TOURNIQUET drummer Ted Kirkpatrick has joined forces with singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST) and keyboardist Bruno Sa (GEOFF TATE) to record a cover of the iconic song "Gethsemane" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1970 smash hit musical "Jesus Christ Superstar". The demanding vocals and range required for the tune have previously been tackled by Ian Gillan, Ted Neeley (1973 film version), Gary Cherone, Sebastian Bach and, most recently, John Legend.
Kirkpatrick says: "'Gethsemane' has been a favorite of mine from the very first time I heard it in the early '70s. I've wanted to cover it for years — and Tim was the first person that came to mind who I knew could truly do it justice. So with the additional talents of Bruno Sa, who layed down the awesome keys and piano, and Aaron Pace (mixing/mastering), here it is — on the 50-year anniversary of its release in 1970. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do."
Owens had previously worked with Kirkpatrick and TOURNIQUET, handling the vocals on the band's last album "Gazing At Medusa", which also featured Chris Poland (ex-MEGADETH) on lead guitar.
Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 and recorded two studio albums with the band — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before PRIEST reunited with Rob Halford in 2003.
TOURNIQUET is currently working on a new album, due out sometime next year.
On a late afternoon earlier this month, with Dodger Stadium and the downtown Los Angeles skyline in the background, DIRTY HONEY took to the hills — with suitcase in hand — and shot an acoustic performance clip of its song "Down The Road" as the newest installment in the band's "Suitcase Sessions" video series. Due to the COVID-19 shutdown, DIRTY HONEY launched the series when the band had to cancel its plans to travel to Australia to record new music with producer Nick DiDia, as well as perform their first-ever concerts there and in Japan.
"Down The Road" is a seductive and melancholy anthem and this acoustic performance underscores the band's strong connection to the blues. The video's gentle transition from late afternoon to dusk is courtesy of cinematographer Nick Almanza and director of photography Jonathan Suarez. You can check out the clip below.
From the band's Los Angeles base, DIRTY HONEY has been writing and demoing new music with Australia-based producer Nick DiDia via Zoom, and is looking to meet up with DiDia to record either in Los Angeles or Australia — depending on travel restrictions — this summer.
To say that 2019 was a breakout year for DIRTY HONEY would be an understatement. The band released its self-titled debut EP in March 2019. Over the course of the last year-plus, DIRTY HONEY opened for THE WHO, GUNS N' ROSES and SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, performed at more than a dozen major summer festivals, including Welcome To Rockville, Louder Than Life, Heavy Montreal, Rocklahoma, Sonic Temple and Epicenter, and played to SRO crowds at every show on its first-ever headline tour in December and January and February this year. DIRTY HONEY also made music history when it became the only unsigned artist ever to hit #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart with its debut track "When I'm Gone". Additionally, the band was named Canadian Rock Radio's #1 International Breakout Artist of 2019. DIRTY HONEY's second single, went all the way to No. 4 at Rock Radio, and the band has racked up nearly 30 million total streams.
Deep Purple Official Channel continues to celebrate the brilliant work of late Deep Purple keyboard legend, Jon Lord, with their series of clips from February 2003 when he appeared with The Hoochie Coochie Men in Australia, featuring Bob Daisley and Tim Gaze.
Available below is "24/7 Blues" live from Coolum Queensland QLD 2003:
The latest Quarantine Sessions instalment from modern metal band Imonolith, “Persevere,” is available now. Watch the playthrough below.
Drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen comments on the video: “On to our ninth Quarantine Session video. ‘Persevere’ is the last song on our debut album State Of Being. We decided to end the album with this song for the vibe this tune has and the outlook it portrays. It was fitting to end the album on a positive note. It’s obvious what the song is about... Never give up, persevere and bust your ass for what you want out of life. We’re all in control of our lives through the decisions we make, that’s why it’s important to take the time to make the right decisions as we all persevere for what we want out of life.
"The song musically almost has an Alice In Chains vibe to it. Some slinky, grungy style riffs mixed with some hard rock and metal vibes along with some super catchy vocals. One thing about Imonolith's song writing is that we don’t give a fuck about creating a new sound or re-creating a specific genre. We just want to take from our various influences, various moods and write the best songs we can. We feel the art of writing a good song has been somewhat lost these days, in place of ’trying too hard’ to be different and new. It’s pretty much all been done before. So, we focus on being ourselves based off our influences and writing the best songs we can.
"We hope you guys vibe on this playthrough and can take something positive away from this song, whether it be musically or lyrically. Stay safe out there!”
State Of Being album details below.
Tracklisting:
"State Of Being" (intro)
"Becoming The Enemy" (feat. Johannes Eckerstrom)
"Instinct"
"Dig"
"The Mourning"
"Forgone"
"Breathe"
"The Reign" (feat. Jens Kidman)
"We Never Forget"
"Hollow"
"Persevere"
Austrian symphonic power metal heroes, Dragony, have signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records.
Eight years have passed since they debuted with their first album, Legends, and despite their humble beginnings back in 2007, the band is now a well-known representative of the genre. Owing to their outstanding live performance skills, Dragony quickly arose to share the stage with Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Powerwolf, Van Canto and many others.
After their second release, Shadowplay, the band performed at major European festivals as well as headlining Vienna’s popular Donauinselfest in 2016. Since then, Dragony followed up with two strong releases and reinforced their stance even more. Referencing fantasy-scenarios as well as pop-culture elements, like video games and movies, the Austrians conquered the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise and the legendary Wacken Open Air in 2019.
But Dragony are far from stalling and will move even further. Napalm Records is proud to join forces with the Austrian powerhouse and is ready to bring symphonic power metal to the next level!
Dragony on the signing: “Metal is coming home! We are more than thrilled to announce that Dragony has signed a new worldwide record deal with Napalm Records! As an Austrian band, it truly feels almost like a "homecoming" for us to not only work with one of the best labels for metal and rock music in the world today, but one that is also based in Austria. We feel that Napalm Records is the perfect place for our brand of tongue-in-cheek power metal, as the label is also home to many of our favorite acts from the genre. We are very much looking forward to releasing our upcoming fourth album through Napalm, and we are very thankful and excited about all the possibilities of this new collaboration for the next chapter in Dragony history. We stand - with forces united! Stay glorious!”
Dive deep into the world of Dragony and watch the newest music video, “If It Bleeds We Can Kill It”:
Dragony are:
Frederic Brünner - Drums
Herbert Glos - Bass
Manuel Hartleb - Keys
Andreas Poppernitsch - Guitars
Simon Saito - Guitars
Siegfried Samer - Vocals
Last month, STYX drummer Todd Sucherman released his debut solo album, "Last Flight Home", via Aqua Pulse Records. The official music video for the disc's latest single, "Ad Lib Everything", can be seen below.
CDs, high-resolution audio WAV downloads, and limited-edition signed and numbered 180-gram vinyl LPs are available now on all digital outlets as well as Todd's official web site.
Recording sessions for "Last Flight Home", which was co-produced by Sucherman and J.K. Harrison, mainly took place between July 2019 and January 2020 at various locales in California and Texas, with Sucherman handling all lead vocal and principal drumming duties in addition to co-writing nine of the album's ten songs. Over the course of its very concise and well-sequenced 42 minutes, "Last Flight Home" soars mightily, from the universal longing of the title track to the grandiose, twisted orchestral circus vibe of "Ad Lib Everything" (buttressed by a majestic string section) to the heartfelt surrender of "It's Perfection" (featuring angelic background vocals from Todd's esteemed better half, Taylor Mills) to the edgier, self-inflicted carnage of "The Damage".
In fact, "Last Flight Home" is further proof that Sucherman's inherent musical chops and respect for the pocket run deep and true, a fitting testament for a man who's made a career out of serving the needs of the song at hand above all else. As further evidence, Todd cites a few key drummers he admires as being highly influential for how he approached his playing on this album — namely, the likes of Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, Dave Mattacks (FAIRPORT CONVENTION) and Jerry Marotta (PETER GABRIEL).
Listeners expecting a "Methods & Mechanics"-flavored drum clinic will be in for a bit of a surprise when they cue up "Last Flight Home" — albeit in a good way. "Fans of complicated, fast, and tricky drumming are probably going to be disappointed," Todd allows, "but I hope that fans of music will enjoy this record. I know that STYX music affords a lot of room for a lot of playing, but I always try to play musically anyway. Having the singer's perspective this time was interesting, because there were a couple of drum moments I had planned that I thought would be cool from a drummer's perspective. But when I went to play them, they were wrecking the song. I wound up editing my parts so the song could breathe and live better, rather than using it as a platform to show how clever I am."
From Todd's vantage point, the true stars of "Last Flight Home" are indeed the songs themselves, not the musicians who played them. "I've always loved singers, lyrics, and melodies," he observes. "That's more important than any drum histrionics to me. What's drum stuff anyway if it's not paired with music and works in a musical context where you're choosing the right things to play on a song? For me, melody is the most powerful song element there is."
To that end, the title track "Last Flight Home" is where Todd the singer/songwriter felt everything coalesced. "That's a standout moment for me, the experience of writing that song — and it's something that came together rather quickly," he admits. "When we started talking about lyric ideas, I thought about how hard it is for me to get home sometimes when I'm on the road. It seems like it should be easy to do, but it often turns into being some kind of fight or warfare. It's something you have to manage and navigate through just to be able to get home."
From there, the songwriting dominos soon fell into place. "This was also the song that tied everything together," Todd continues, "and to me, as soon as we started working on it, it was clearly Track 1. If you're gonna lead an album off with something, that was the one to do it right. And it was right to be the album title too, because it encompasses my life experience of being a traveling musician. It all happened very naturally and organically, and that's the thing I'm really proud of the most."
The immediate sense of relatability "Last Flight Home" evokes feels even more poignant during these uncertain times. "There's definitely a longing with a hopeful happy ending in that piece of music," Todd acknowledges. "I think we're all longing for something, whether it's a longing for our safety, a longing for this to be over, or a longing for our old reality. It's possible that people can attach their own meaning or gravitas to this particular song, just like they do with any good song."
"Last Flight Home" is also the perfect showcase for Todd's nascent emotive singing style. "It gave me the confidence that, 'Yes, I can do this.' Now I had to be the one to emote and be the storyteller who connects with the lyrics, and then sing them in tune and sing in time, line by line," Todd observes. "And it's not an easy thing to do! You're just trying to detect what works, what can be better, and how it all connects to the star of the show — which is the song. And if my music can provide any sort of comfort at this time, then what greater thing to be able to do for others than to make them feel better, or hopeful, or able to eventually look back on a time where maybe this music got them through this unique and dark time in human history."
Another thing Todd learned during the "Last Flight Home" sessions was how he wanted to bond with his listeners as a lead singer. "Anyone who can connect with a song — that's really something. My respect for all singers has risen exponentially after having gone through this process. Singing is like juggling a chainsaw, a bowling pin, an egg, and a hot potato in foil," he says with a wry chuckle before adding, "I guess there are a few people who are born with it, but, boy — it ain't easy, I can tell you that!"
Todd's innate knack for creating memorable melodies stems from, to some degree, his admiration for artists who come from across The Pond. "I have to be totally honest — British rock has always been what I've gravitated toward," he reveals, "whether it's been THE WHO, THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, XTC, THE BLUE NILE or AQUALUNG. The reason a lot of British music is anthemic or epic is because those artists had to create their own sunshine, so to speak. Great music can come out of circumstances like those, and that hits me emotionally on the deepest level. My favorite records, like THE BEATLES' 'Revolver', are ones that have hills and valleys, and act like a book or a story that pulls it all together."
Ultimately, "Last Flight Home" shows a number of sides of a budding artist now emerging in full bloom. "The whole experience has been so deep and so gratifying," Todd concludes. "It's hard for me to guess how my music will connect with people. But that's really the magic and mystery of music, isn't it, because any piece of music can mean a myriad of things to whole groups of different people. If this album means something to even a handful of people, then it's been my pleasure. If more people are apt to enjoy it, all the better."
Sucherman took over drumming duties in STYX a year before the death of John Panozzo in 1996.
STYX's latest album, 2017's "The Mission", was met with praise from fans. Its arrival ended a 14-year run without an LP of new original material from the veteran band.
33 years after it's initial release, here is Lars Eric Mattsson with "Let Me Rock You" (2020 version). The track is aken from the album Take Me Home 1985-87.
Mattsson previously released a lyric video for "See The Stars", written and first recorded in 1983. The song is included on Lars Eric Mattsson's new reissue Hot And Able 1983-85; the single version is slightly different from the album version.
JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins recently teamed up with steelpan players from eight different countries to record a quarantine cover version of THE WHO classic "Baba O'Riley". Check out the video below.
Perkins is perhaps the only rock drummer to use steelpan in a Top 40 rock band. He told Pan Magazine that he first fell in love with steelpan due to its "beautiful, hallow, haunting sound."
In 2017, world-renowned steelpan player Tracy Thornton launched PAN ROCKS PROJECT L.A., joined by Perkins (on drums) and fellow rock legends Billy Sheehan of MR. BIG (on bass), Tracii Guns from L.A. GUNS (on guitar), and producer Matt Starr, drummer for MR. BIG. The project produced recordings of JANE'S ADDICTION's "Been Caught Stealing", KISS's "Detroit Rock City", LED ZEPPELIN's "Kashmir", the holiday favorite "Carol Of The Bells" and an original tune by Thornton called "Dain Bramage".
Born in Los Angeles in 1967, Stephen met future bandmate Dave Navarro in high school and they started a heavy metal band called DIZASTER. After graduation, Stephen and Dave formed JANE'S ADDICTION.
JANE'S ADDICTION was signed to Warner Bros. after garnering critical claim for their release on the independent Los Angeles label XXX. Under their Warner Bros. deal, they recorded two more critically lauded but sometimes controversial albums, "Nothing's Shocking" and "Ritual De Lo Habitual". Stephen's side projects have included PORNO FOR PYROS and BANYAN.
JANE'S ADDICTION released its last album, "The Great Escape Artist", back in 2011.
In 2019, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield donated his car collection to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. James has always been a car guy and shares his car journey to one of the coolest custom car collections around. Hetfield has described seeing cars in the same way he sees music: as forms of freedom and expression that convey the passions of their creator.
Best known as a co-founder, songwriter, singer and guitarist for the heavy metal band METALLICA, Hetfield has also gained recognition in the automotive world for his unique collection of entirely bespoke vehicles. While the vast majority of collectors acquire vehicles by purchasing pre-existing examples, Hetfield elected instead to build his from scratch, channeling creativity often reserved for his music into the production of rolling sculptures.
A newly released 27-minute video tour of Hetfield's collection can be seen below.
Hetfield made his first major public appearance since entering rehab on January 30, when an exhibit featuring 10 of his classic custom cars opened with a ticketed reception at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Hetfield took part in a chat and helped auction two of his ESP guitars at the event. He said he was proud to have his work on display at the museum. "There's no other place like this," James said. "The Petersen is the pinnacle. It's the best place to have your vehicles. They weren't doing me much good sitting in my garage. I loved looking at them. The best part is they're all together. I didn't want to auction them off and [have them] go all over the world. It's a collection. It marks my life."
Hetfield has been largely out of the public eye since last fall when METALLICA canceled an Australian tour and announced that Hetfield was returning to rehab to battle his addictions. The singer/guitarist first got treatment in 2002, a process that was chronicled in the 2004 documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster".
Among the cars on display at "Reclaimed Rust: The James Hetfield Collection" are Voodoo Priest, based on a '37 Lincoln Zephyr, a '36 Auburn roadster named Slow Burn, a Delahaye inspired '34 Packard, a '36 Ford in bare metal called Iron Fist, a purple '56 Ford F-100 pickup truck and Skyscraper, Hetfield's 1953 Buick Skylark.
As previously reported, a book about Hetfield's cars, "Reclaimed Rust: The Four-Wheeled Creations Of James Hetfield", will be released on July 28 via Insight Editions. In the book, Hetfield opens up his garage for an exclusive tour of the highlights of his incredible collection of restored and customized classic cars.
A few years ago, Hetfield said that he approaches building hot rods the same way he approaches writing music. "Building cars is always an escape," he explained. "It's the same with music. I don't know what I'm gonna make. Cars are like people to me; they like love. They love to be touched, they love to be handled, they love to be driven... they love to be admired… This is a form of expression and freedom, and you can get away with driving something like that but still have your personality show through. It's just like looking at art. You look at a piece and you go, 'I don't get it.' And you look at something else and say, 'That is amazing. I wish I thought of that.'"
Video of MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's latest "Acoustic Happy Hour", which was originally livestreamed on Facebook Live this past Friday, June 26, can be seen below. The session includes covers of SLIPKNOT's "Snuff", PEARL JAM's "Black", DEFTONES' "Change" and STAIND's "Outside", as well as acoustic renditions of MACHINE HEAD tunes "Is There Anybody Out There?" and "Circle The Drain".
Flynn told Kerrang! magazine about "Acoustic Happy Hour": "It's just basically a free show on Facebook. I try to learn two new songs every Friday. I take requests, and I try to play MACHINE HEAD songs that have never been played live acoustic. Last week I covered MUSE, TOOL and LYNYRD SKYNYRD. It's been fucking awesome. The first three or four were horrible — I knew they were — but I knew that if I kept sucking for six weeks I would get past it.
"For the first 20 years of my career, I never took singing lessons. Then I did some about 10 years ago. With these acoustic shows, I've been back in contact with my old singing teacher to try and figure out why I can do a three-and-a-half hour MACHINE HEAD show, but this clean singing is kicking my ass. It's been an opportunity to un-learn all the wrong shit and get an opportunity to do things right."
On June 17, MACHINE HEAD released "Civil Unrest", a two-song digital single featuring A-side "Stop The Bleeding" and B-side "Bulletproof". This pair of fierce protest anthems were both written days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery. "Stop The Bleeding" features a guest appearance from KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach, with Flynn and Leach trading lyrical lines that spit anger and frustration at current events.
MACHINE HEAD is donating a significant portion of the streaming proceeds from "Stop The Bleeding" to Grassroots Law Project, the organization representing George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Sabaton has issued a live music video for "The Price Of A Mile". The song appears on the band's 2008 album, The Art Of War. The clip was filmed on stage during 2020's The Great Tour in Helsinki, Finland with Apocalyptica.
In concert news, Sabaton have added more dates to their previously announced tour early next year through their native Sweden.
Bassist Pär Sundström: "We realized that 23 shows were not enough to cover Sweden properly, so we decided to add a few more. The tour has now grown to 29 dates, making it our largest tour in Sweden so far, and probably the largest tour by any metal band. Several of the already announced shows had sold out in the first week, and we are so damn happy and proud to see your enthusiasm about this tour!"
2021 Sabaton tour dates are as follows:
January
22 - Karlstad - Nöjesfabriken
23 - Örebro - Conventum Kongress
25 - Umeå - Idun Folkets Hus
26 - Östersund - Folkets Hus SOLD OUT
28 - Piteå - Rivierahallen Pite Havsbad
29 - Luleå - Kulturens Hus SOLD OUT
30 - Skellefteå - Folkparken
February
1 - Helsingborg - Sundspärlan
2 - Malmö - Slaghthuset
3 - Halmstad - Live
4 - Trollhättan - Apollon SOLD OUT
6 - Ronneby - Klubb Ronn SOLD OUT
7 - Eskilstuna - Lokomotivet
8 - Uppsala - Uppsala Konsert & Kongress *NEW
9 - Husqvarna - Folkets Park SOLD OUT
10 - Kristianstad - Södra Kasern SOLD OUT
12 - Älmhult - Arenan Älmhults Handelsplats
13 - Borås - Åhaga SOLD OUT
14 - Linköping - Garden
15 - Kalmar - KalmarSalen
17 - Norrköping - Flygeln
18 - Gävle - Gasklockorna SOLD OUT
19 - Borlänge - Galaxen
20 - Falun - Magasinet
22 - Sundsvall – Avenyn *NEW
24 - Värnamo – Gummifabriken *NEW
25 - Mölnlycke - Råda Rum *NEW
26 - Karlshamm – Bellevueparken *NEW
27 - Skövde - Valhall *NEW
ARTE Concert has released video for Lamb Of God's full set at With Full Force XXVI, on June 30, 2019 at Ferropolis in Gräfenhainichen, Germany. Watch below.
Setlist:
"Omerta"
"Ruin"
"Walk With Me In Hell"
"Now You've Got Something To Die For"
"512"
"Engage The Fear Machine"
"Laid To Rest"
"Redneck"
Wacken TV has uploaded Swedish extreme metal legends Necrophobic’s set from 2019 described “as a dark mass of blackened death metal at mighty Bullhead City Circus!”
Necrophobic performed:
“Awakening…”
“Mark of the Necrogram”
“The Call”
“Celebration of the Goat”
“The Crossing”
“Tsar Bomba”
“Blinded by Light, Enlightened by Darkness”
“Revelation 666”
“The Nocturnal Silence”
Check out live footage of At The Gates playing at Germany’s With Full Force Festival last year. The Swedes performed:
“To Drink From the Night Itself”
“Slaughter of the Soul”
“At War With Reality”
“A Stare Bound in Stone”
“Cold”
“El Altar del Dios Desconocido”
“Death and the Labyrinth”
“The Colours of the Beast”
“Suicide Nation”
“The Book of Sand (The Abomination)”
“Blinded by Fear”
“The Night Eternal”
Enterprise Earth is pleased to unveil the video edition of their rendition of Lamb Of God's "Now You've Got Something To Die For". The cover appears on the band's Foundation Of Bones EP, released last week via Entertainment One (eOne). The surprise EP serves as a bridge piece from their latest full-length effort, Luciferous, into the work being laid down for their forthcoming LP, and also marks the band's first self-produced output.
Foundation Of Bones features one new song from the band (the title track), two cover tunes - Lamb Of God's iconic "Now You've Got Something To Die For" and Necrophagist's "Fermented Offal Discharge" - an acoustic interpretation of "There Is No Tomorrow" from their Luciferous LP, and an instrumental version of the new track.
Comments Enterprise Earth guitarist Gabriel Mangold of the band's Lamb Of God cover, "Lamb Of God is one of our collective favorites as we all draw a significant portion of our influence from their catalog. We really wanted to do something off of Ashes Of The Wake and this song seemed to check all of the boxes for us. Straightforward and to the point, this was a ton of fun to cover."
"Foundation Of Bones was a spur of the moment idea that quickly came to fruition," elaborates Enterprise Earth guitarist Gabriel Mangold. "After returning home from our cancelled tour, we began writing and finishing up new material. While listening back to some new demos and being stoked on the quality of the mixes, we thought, 'Fuck it. Let's give self-production a go and release an impromptu EP!' Dan [Watson] tracked vocals at home in Indianapolis. Brandon [Zackey] recorded drums with our good friend/sound engineer, Chris Ghazel, in Los Angeles. I did guitars, bass, production, and handled mixing/mastering duties in my tiny home trailer studio rig in Taos, New Mexico. After several days of tweaking, we had a mix that we were all very stoked on and felt comfortable moving forward with our first self-produced release. I don't think we intended to accomplish anything specific with this EP other than releasing new music that we were very excited to show the world. However, throughout the process, we realized that we were attaining something vital in addition to releasing new music: the ability to self-produce. The sound we're developing is what we want to sound like, and we've all become that much more connected to our music now that we're at the reigns throughout the entire creative and production processes. We are very excited to continue developing our sound and have decided to self-produce our next LP."
Tracklisting:
“Foundation Of Bones”
“Now You’ve Got Something To Die For” (Lamb Of God cover)
“Fermented Offal Discharge” (Necrophagist cover)
“There Is No Tomorrow” (acoustic)
“Foundation Of Bones” (insturmental)
Kings of British death metal Ingested have a released new single "No Half Measures" and announced their Where Only Gods May Tread UK / EU tour, commencing December 1, 2020.
Vocalist Jason Evans comments "Can't wait to get back out on the road and play these new songs for you all in December, We've been wanting to tour with Vulvodynia for ages, we love Vale Of Pnath, and Bound In Fear are gonna crush it! In the mean time, blast our new lyric video 'No Half Measures', learn the words, and get ready to scream it in December! Merry Christmas!"
Ingested's new album, Where Only Gods May Tread, is set for release on August 14th via Unique Leader Records. The artwork and tracklisting can be seen below.
"Follow The Deceiver"
"No Half Measures"
"Impending Dominance"
"The List"
"The Burden Of Our Failures"
"Dead Seraphic Forms"
"Another Breath"
"Black Pill"
"Forsaken In Desolation"
"Leap Of The Faithless"
"Dead Seraphic Forms":
"Impending Dominance":
Where Only Gods May Tread was mixed and mastered by long time producer of Ingested and Cryptopsy guitarist Christian Donaldson (Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, The Agonist), engineering was handled by both Nico Beninato and Sam Yates at Foel Studios in Wales. The artwork was created by legendary artist Dan Seagrave (Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Hypocrisy, Entombed, Rivers Of Nihil, Gorguts, Decrepit Birth).
Catch Ingested on tour with support from Vulvodynia, Vale Of Pnath and Bound In Fear on the following dates:
December
1 - Birmingham, UK - Asylum 2
2 - Newcastle, UK - Think Tank
3 - Glasgow, UK - The Classic Grand
4 - Leeds, UK - The Key Club
5 - Manchester, UK - Rebellion
6 - London, UK - The Underworld
7 - Bristol, UK - The Exchange
8 - Southampton, UK - The Joiners
9 - Aarschot, Belgium - De Klinker Club
10 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete
11 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
12 - Vienna, Austria - Escape
13 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
14 - Prague, Czech Republic - Nova Chmelnice
15 - Berlin, Germany - Cassiopeia
16 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
17 - Leipzig, Germany - Bandhaus
18 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Die Stadtmitte
19 - Zurich, Switzerland - Züri Gmätzlets Vol. II *
20 - Paris, France - Gibus
Metal quartet, After The Burial, have issued the official music video for "In Flux" which has been taken from their previously released album, Evergreen.
Tracklisting:
"Behold The Crown"
"Exit, Exist"
"11/26"
"In Flux"
"Respire"
"Quicksand"
"The Great Repeat"
"To Challenge Existence"
"A Pulse Exchanged"
Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell teamed up with his successor, Terry Ilous, along with guitarists Robby Lochner and Phil Woodward, for a special acoustic concert on Friday, June 26 on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Facebook page.
Video footage of the set, which included acoustic renditions of songs from GREAT WHITE, XYZ and LED ZEPPELIN, can be seen below.
Back in July 2018, Russell slammed his former bandmates in GREAT WHITE for the "deceitful" way Ilous was kicked out of the group.
Ilous, formerly of '80s L.A. hard rockers XYZ, joined GREAT WHITE in 2010 after replacing touring vocalist Jani Lane (WARRANT).
The Ilous-led GREAT WHITE released two albums, 2012's "Elation" and 2017's "Full Circle", before Terry was shown the door and replaced with Mitch Malloy.
Ilous later released a statement in which he claimed he was blindsided by his dismissal from GREAT WHITE, saying that he "proudly invested" all of his energy and focus "into the GREAT WHITE brand."
Russell, who was himself fired from GREAT WHITE in December 2011 (after being on hiatus from the group since 2009), took to his Facebook page to offer his thoughts on Terry's departure from the band, writing: "I just wanted to express my condolences to Terry Ilous for the deceitful way my X band members dealt with the situation of his termination kind of reminds me of something else. Huh? In the last few months Terry and I have gotten to know each other through Linkedin have become what I would say friends. As far as I'm concerned, he's a great guy and he had an opportunity and he took it. The fact is it was my fault that it all happened to begin with. I was unreliable, unhealthy and my addiction ruled my world. I wouldn't have wanted to play with me either if I were them. The only thing I was very upset about was the way they went about it. But at least Terry got an e-mail where I received nothing not even a phone call or a return message. But this is not about me this is about Terry. I'm sure he will find his way to a better place as he is a great singer and has a lot of talent and I have a lot of respect for him. I wish him well and I hope you will all support him in his future efforts."
Russell sued his onetime bandmates in 2012 over their continued use of the GREAT WHITE name after the singer had taken a leave of absence from the band for medical reasons. A short time later, Russell was countersued by guitarist Mark Kendall, keyboardist/guitarist Michael Lardie and drummer Audie Desbrow, claiming the vocalist's self-destructive behavior was damaging the GREAT WHITE name (they also alleged he was charging promoters less for his own touring version of GREAT WHITE). The parties settled in July 2013 without going to trial, with Russell now performing with a new lineup as JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE while the others are continuing as GREAT WHITE.
NONPOINT has released an impassioned music video for the new version of its song "Frontlines", re-titled "Remember Me (A Frontlines Tribute)".
The band stated about the track: "This frontlines tribute aptly named 'Remember Me', edited by artist and creator Francesca Ludikar, is 233 essential workers made up of nurses, doctors, EMTs, first responders, local and federal law enforcement, firefighters, military, postal, shipping, grocery, essential store workers, fans and their children who took part in what will go down in NONPOINT history as our biggest thank you for the sometimes thankless sacrifice you all make for us. This is our sincerest appreciation for everyone in the fight with us against the pandemic. We couldn't do this without you. We will always remember you."
"Frontlines" was the second single from NONPOINT's sixth studio album, 2010's "Miracle". At the time of the track's release, lead singer Elias Soriano said: "'Frontlines' is for our country's armed forces. They risk their lives every day to protect the rights, liberties and lives of people whose names they don't even know."
NONPOINT is currently in the studio and will release new music this fall.
Although NONPOINT has never made a big commercial breakthrough, the band had a pair of Top 25 mainstream rock hits, including "The Truth" and "Bullet With A Name".
NONPOINT spent most of 2019 touring in support of its tenth album, "X", which was released in August 2018. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others.
Last year, NONPOINT announced the addition of guitarist Jason Zeilstra to the group's ranks. He replaced BC Kochmit, who left NONPOINT in order to focus on his family life.
The legendary guitarist and songwriter of THE DOORS and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Robby Krieger will release his first solo album in 10 years on August 14. "The Ritual Begins At Sundown" will be made available via his new home at The Players Club, a division of the Mascot Label Group.
The music video for "The Hitch" can be seen below.
THE DOORS weren't just one of the most iconic bands of their generation, but one of the most influential bands in rock history and Robby Krieger was responsible for writing some of their biggest hits in "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", "Touch Me" and "Love Her Madly".
Krieger returns for his ninth solo album and his first since 2010's Grammy-nominated "Singularity", and once again with his longtime writing partner and co-producer Arthur Barrow. Barrow worked with Frank Zappa through the 1970s and 1980s as well as with Giorgio Moroder, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross and Janet Jackson and worked on soundtracks for "Top Gun" and "Scarface". The album also features other Zappa alumnus Jock Ellis (trombone), Sal Marquez (trumpet) and Tommy Mars (keys) as well as AeB Bryne (flute), Vince Denim (sax), Chuck Manning (sax), Joel Wackerman (drums) and Joel Taylor (drums).
"I was hanging out with my buddy Arthur Barrow and we had some songs we had been fooling around with then we got some other friends involved," Krieger explains when talking about how the album came together.
The legacy of THE DOORS is enormous and a testament to this is the number of awards and accolades that have come their way; Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Library Of Congress selected their debut for inclusion in the National Recording Registry based on its cultural, artistic and historical significance. As of 2017, Los Angeles city council has given them their own day, "The Day Of The Doors", every year. There was even a Hollywood biopic, directed by Oliver Stone on them.
Not many musicians can claim to have performed beside a huge variety of other artists from a visibly excited Lady Gaga like Krieger did in December last year, he was joined by Miley Cyrus live this February, had Marilyn Manson who is a huge fan join him on stage, as well as being asked to guest with everyone from THE RAMONES to John Mayer, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS to CREED and ALICE IN CHAINS to Alice Cooper. Elsewhere other acts to be influenced by THE DOORS includes JOY DIVISION, Iggy Pop, THE STROKES, Mazzy Star and not to mention ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, who did an iconic version of "People Are Strange" for the "Lost Boys" (1987) movie.
So ingrained into popular culture is his music that it has also been sampled from everyone from Jay-Z to Chase and Status, Snoop Dogg to Orbital and Fatboy Slim, he even collaborated with Skrillex. Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp invited Krieger in to work on their debut HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES album, whilst Depp also narrated the Grammy-winning documentary on THE DOORS "When You're Strange" and Krieger appeared in the FOO FIGHTERS "Sonic Highways" documentary. Generation after generation has been inspired.
"The Ritual Begins At Sundown" is a 10-song instrumental record which was recorded at Robby's own Horse Latitudes Studio in Los Angeles and features nine originals and one cover, the Frank Zappa song "Chunga's Revenge", which has a worthy place in the track listing with the incredible Zappa musicians on the album.
The album really is a return to friends, with Robby's relationship with Barrow and Sal Marquez dating all the way back to his first solo album.
"After THE DOORS, I started becoming interested in jazz and started hanging out with a guy called Sal Marquez," he says. "So we put this band together and that was the first Robby Krieger band and we played at the Whiskey A Go Go with Don Preston, Zappa's keyboard player. Arthur Barrow who was a huge Zappa fan — this was before he worked with Frank — he decided that, after graduating from North Texas State music school that he was gonna come out to L.A. and try to get into Frank's band, which was pretty brash of him," he laughs. "He started hanging out with Don and with Zappa, Don was in my band so we decided to put Arthur in charge of the mixing at the Whiskey for our shows, that's when I first met him in the '70s."
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