International heavy metal group, Beast In Black, have released a video for "Cry Out For A Hero", a song from their chart topping sophomore record, From Hell With Love, released back in February via Nuclear Blast Records.

Says the band: "During our recent From Hell With Love tour, Damien of Dust In Mind came to us and offered to record our show in Strasbourg in order to make a live video out of it. The result he sent to us was way above our expectations. His video truly shows the real power of the Beast In Black live performances!"

Beast In Black, as well as Edge Of Paradise, will support HammerFall on their 2020 North American headline tour. The trek starts September 14 in Palm Beach, FL and runs through October 19 in Silver Spring, MD.

Dates:

September
14 - West Palm Beach, FL - Kelsey Theatre
15 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum
16 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
18 - San Antonio, TX - Rock Box
19 - Dallas, TX - Trees
20 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
22 - Tempe, AZ - Club Red
23 - Anaheim, CA - Orange National Grove
24 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro
25 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
26 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
27 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
29 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
30 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room

October
2 - Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe’s
3 - Denver, CO - Hermans Hideaway
5 - Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze
6 - Racine, WI - Rt 20
7 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
8 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
9 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Live
10 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
11 - Toronto, ON - MOD Club
12 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
13 - Quebec, QC - Le D’Auteuil
15 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
16 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
17 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre
18 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
19 - Silver Spring, MD - The Filmore




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Connecticut metal band Currents have released a brand new music video for "Poverty Of Self". The band will release their second studio album in Spring 2020. 

Comments vocalist Brian Willie,"'Poverty Of Self' is a stab at predatory enterprises taking advantage of the sick and broken for profit; driving further division in our already fractured world.”

Catch Currents live on stage at the following shows:

December
11 - Asbury Park, NJ - House Of Independents
12 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk's Place
13 - Amityville, NY - Amityville Music Hall
14 - Hartford, CT - Webster Underground

For further details, visit Currents on Facebook.

 




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"Conquer And Divide", the new video from New York hardcore pioneers AGNOSTIC FRONT, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's 12th studio album, "Get Loud!", which was released last month through Nuclear Blast. The clip was was directed by Punchdance Studios, which was also responsible for the video for "I Remember".

Frontman Roger Miret comments: "That's it, nothing new. The rich stay rich, the poor stay poor, but we've lost sight of how we are pawned against each other for political gains as we fight to simply exist."

Miret previously stated about "Get Loud!": "So excited for everyone to hear our new record. I really love the songs and it feels like a great mixture of what we have done our whole career! We put 100% into this from top to bottom! Everyone involved from start to finished just killed it! See you in the pit to celebrate these songs soon!"

"Get Loud!" was produced by Miret, while longtime friend Paul Miner handled the recording, mixing and mastering of the record at Buzzbomb Studio in Orange, California. For the artwork, the band returned to 1986's "Cause For Alarm" artist Sean Taggart. It features the iconic "Cause For Alarm" characters combined with a modern freshness.

"Get Loud!" consists of 13 tracks that are nothing short of classic, homegrown, New York hardcore, but still include some thrashy and punky variety.

"Get Loud!" track listing:

01. Spray Painted Walls

02. Anti Social

03. Get Loud!

04. Conquer And Divide

05. I Remember

06. Dead Silence

07. AF Stomp

08. Urban Decay

09. Snitches Get Stitches

10. Isolated

11. In My Blood

12. Attention

13. Pull The Trigger

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UNEARTH has released the official music video for the song "Sidewinder", taken from the band's "Extinction(s)" album, which came out in November 2018.

For its seventh release and Century Media debut, the band worked with Will Putney (EVERY TIME I DIE, BODY COUNT, GOJIRA, THY ART IS MURDER, SILENT PLANET) at Graphic Nature Studios. Additionally, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Adam Dutkiewicz recorded drums for the effort.

Frontman Trevor Phipps told Distorted Sound about "Extinction(s)": "It sounds like us but we've definitely taken things to a different level. There's some songs on there that dig more back into our roots, where the band came from. There's also some new directions in there as well. It was four years between records for us, so we had a lot of material. We had 24 songs ready to go and we cut those down to 14 then to the best 10. I think this is our strongest record to date. Time will tell whether that's the truth, but we all feel really good about this record. It's heavy, it's dynamic and I think the songs will translate to a live setting very well too. That was a big thing for us. We wanted to write a record where we could play the entire thing live. Our last record, 'Watchers Of Rule', that was more, not prog metal but the most progressive of our catalog, and those songs didn't really translate into our live show as some of the earlier stuff. We definitely take pride in our live performance and interaction with the crowd, high energy, so we had that in mind when writing this record."

Regarding how the members of UNEARTH continue to push themselves creatively, Trevor said: "With the four-year break between records, we did our fair share of touring around the world. I think right now, it's a really good time for music, especially metal and hardcore. It really inspired us to become fans of music again. I don't want to say we got complacent, but we definitely relied on where our roots were from and what we grew up listening to. There is so much great music out there now that we all got fully inspired again, and I think that's where the energy for this album came from. We just became big fans again of what is going on right now, and not just yesterday. We've been doing this for a long time and you have to stay hungry if you wanna stick around. We've seen a lot of our peers come and go over the years and we are still standing. We are determined to go further and further."

UNEARTH will head to Europe in February with support from PRONG and DUST BOLT.

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LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda has released the official music video for his new single, "Fine". The song is featured on the soundtrack of the film "The Blackout" which was released across Russia on November 21 and in Germany, Austria, and the Baltic States on November 28.

Shinoda announced the "Fine" release on social media, sharing some of the song's lyrics on Instagram: "Tell all the children to lock those doors‬ / ‪I've seen the smoke in the sky before‬ / ‪Gotta be up on my feet‬ / ‪When the morning comes‬ ‪/ 'Cause this fight you can't ignore‬ / Everything is gonna be fine.‬"

Mike's full-length solo album called "Post Traumatic", came out last year. Some of the disc was inspired by the death more than two years ago of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington. The latter was found dead in his Los Angeles-area home on July 20, 2017 after hanging himself. LINKIN PARK headlined an all-star tribute concert for Bennington in October 2017 in Los Angeles but has not announced any future plans for recording or touring.

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"The Violence", the latest anthem from British metal outfit ASKING ALEXANDRIA, has been given the remix treatment by one of EDM's hottest producers — Polish beatsmith Sikdope. Watch the accompanying visualizer below.

Sikdope has built a reputation as a chameleon in the studio — from vicious bass-house to radio-ready progressive cuts and futuristic trap sensibilities — with an uncanny knack for keeping everyone guessing. His brand of merciless festival ammunition eventually caught the ears, and co-sign, of Calvin Harris on his breakout hit "Snakes", essentially lighting a fuse that continues to burn with 760,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and a combined social following of 750,000.

Now the 27-year-old producer is steering the direction of electronic music's most exciting new sounds. When he's not canvasing clubs and festivals across the world — from Creamfields China to EDC Orlando's Main Stage — Sikdope is buried under headphones in the lab, tampering with dangerous new sonics.

Speaking on his bombastic remix of ASKING ALEXANDRIA's latest anthem, Sikdope says: "I've been a fan of ASKING ALEXANDRIA for as long as I can remember. They're also great friends of mine, so, of course, I was thrilled when they asked me to remix 'The Violence' (also one of my favorite tracks this year). I sang in a rock band as a teenager so remixing this track felt like second nature to me; I got to go back to my roots but also showcase the evolution of my sound. This remix feels like such an accomplishment for me because when I was in a band as a kid, my dream was to have a release on Sumerian… now I'm on it as a DJ."

ASKING ALEXANDRIA guitarist Ben Bruce says: "I'm a firm believer that the best collaborations come from when artists come together through a true and real connection. A great collaboration can't be forced; they are born from a mutual respect and passion. In this case, Sikdope and myself had been friends and mutual fans of each other's work for many years prior to this collaboration. We went out for dinner one night and decided, spur of the moment, to collaborate! I'm so excited that we finally got to work together and through combined efforts have created such a MONSTER of a tune!"

Since launch back in July, the original version of "The Violence" has clocked up over eight million Spotify streams and two million YouTube views. The track has stayed firmly on the SiriusXM Octane's "Big Uns Countdown" since its debut four months ago.

ASKING ALEXANDRIA is currently in the studio working on its sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2017's self-titled release, which spawned massive radio hits "Alone In A Room", "Vultures" and "Into The Fire" and to date has amassed over 130 million Spotify streams.

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Israeli alternative metallers Walkways released their latest album, Bleed Out, Heal Out, on June 14th through Nuclear Blast. They recently announced that they'll be supporting Nashville, TN based rock / hardcore outfit Memphis May Fire on their upcoming EU / UK tour in December 2019. To give their fans an impression of their live shows, the band release a new live video for their song "Hell Born Shove (Impossible)".

The band comments: "We love touring the world and visiting new countries and making new fans, but there is nothing like playing for our hometown crowd. Our album release show at the Barby club in Tel Aviv was an experience we will never forget thanks to the amazing audience that sang along with every single word."

Tour dates:

1 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
2 - Brighton, UK - Chalk
3 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy 2
4 - London, UK - The Underworld Camden
5 - Leeds, UK - The Key Club
7 - Stoke, UK - The Sugarmill
8 - Glasgow, UK - G2
9 - Manchester, UK - Rebellion
10 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
11 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
13 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
14 - Hamburg, Germany - headCRASH
15 - Berlin, Germany - Musik & Frieden
16 - Munich, Germany - Strom
17 - Zurich, Switzerland - Dynamo
18 - Vienna, Austria - Szene




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Suidakra have released a new video for the track "Morrigan", which is part of the band's anniversary album Echoes Of Yore. The video was recorded in Hamburg with director and producer David Thehlen. The song deals with the Celtic goddess of war Morrigan, is together with "Balor" probably the darkest video in the band's history. 
 
Singer / guitarist Arkadius Antonik comments: "Katinka Melancholia has created an incredibly good costume and mask for us and we had two actors for the story on set in addition to the band recordings. Jana has answered our call on Facebook. We decided to have her because her charisma was perfect for the role of Morrigan. Both actors mastered their performance fantastically!"

Check out the video below.

Echoes Of Yore tracklist:

"Wartunes"
"The Quest"
"Havoc"
"Morrigan"
"Rise Of Taliesin"
"Hall Of Tales"
"Pendragon's Fall"
"Banshee"
"Warpipes Call Me"
"Lays From Afar"




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The Hellenbacks - featuring Michael Doc Ellis of Original Sin - are a four-piece original band, delivering swampy, bluesy, rock n' roll. The group has just premiered the video for "Show Me What You Got", from their second LP, Harsh Environment.

The cover art and tracklisting for Harsh Environment can be seen below:

"The Kids Are Alright Alive!"
"Love And Mercy" (featuring Sina Foley)
"Sweet Music"
"Valentine" (featuring Sina Foley)
"It Must Be Love"
"Show Me What You Got"
"Lovely Thing"
"Give It All To You"
"Please Don't Go Home"
"Whiskey Man" (featuring Coco Montoya)
"Hand Grenade"
"Adore"
"Ugly Day" (featuring Todd Kerns & Christian Brady)

Check out the previously released video for "Love And Mercy":

For further details, visit The Hellenbacks on Facebook.

 




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Fronting an Italian-Belgian band with a wide range of influences, in just a few short years Romano Nervoso has tore up the live music scene at full speed. From local bars and taverns to some of the biggest concert venues and festivals in Europe, having proven himself the undisputed ‘Godfather of Spaghetti Rock’, with his charismatic onstage presence and unmistakable style he is without question a worthy addition to any venue.

With three studio albums already under his belt and having turned up the heat at some of the best summer music festivals, opening for artists such as Johnny Hallyday, Triggerfinger, Band of Skulls, The Datsuns, The Sonics, King Khan & The Shrines and many more, the time has come for Romano Nervoso to take centre stage with the hugely anticipated arrival of new album, The Return Of The Rocking Dead, due for release worldwide in March via Mottow Soundz.

Leading the charge into the New Year, however, is the release of lead single, "Wild Boy", featuring the vocal talents of none other than Danko Jones. A self-confessed die-hard fan and supporter of the band, at his request, the band will tour in January with the great man across Belgium (see list of dates below). Watch the video for "Wild Boy" below:

Tour dates:

January
22 - Het Depot - Leuven, Belgium
24 - De Kreun - Courtrai, Belgium
26 - De Casino - Sint Niklass




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Brazil-based animator Val Andrade has released his new Iron Maiden cartoon clip, based on the band's cover of UFO's "Doctor, Doctor". Watch below:

Andrade's previously released cartoons can be seen below:




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Denmark-based death metal band, Blood Eagle, have recently released the final To Ride In Blood & Bathe In Greed EP via Nuclear Blast. An official visualizer for the track "Worship The Wolf" can be seen below:

The band is comprised of former members of Volbeat, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Illdisposed, and Raunchy. Officially surfaced in 2013, good friendship and love for old school death metal have made Blood Eagle an unstoppable force.

The album was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studios. All artwork was created by Rune Stigart.

To Ride In Blood & Bathe In Greed tracklisting:

Part I:

"Feed On The Blood Of Man"
"Unsung Zeros"
"Impact Irreversible"

"Impact Irreversible" visualizer:

"Unsung Zeros" visualizer:

"Feed On The Blood Of Man" visualizer:

Part II:

"Eyes Sewn Shut"
"Doctrine Of Death"
"Kill Your Tyrants"
"For Those Who Remain"

"Eyes Sewn Shut" lyric video:

"Doctrine Of Death" lyric video:

"Kill Your Tyrants" visualizer:

Part III:

"A Life That Rots Away"
"Worship The Wolf"
"Wall of Hate"

"A Life That Rots Away" lyric video:

Blood Eagle lineup:

Michael Olsson - Vocals
Mircea Gabriel Eftemie - Guitars
Franz Hellboss - Guitars
Mikael Ehlert - Bass
Morten Toft Hansen - Drums




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Swiss folk metal superstars Eluveitie have released a playthrough video for their song “The Slumber”, from their latest album, Ategnatos. The new video features a performance of the track on the hurdy gurdy by Michalina Malisz. Watch below.

Order Eluveitie's Ategnatos here..

Recordings of Ategnatos took place in their beloved New Sound Studio with their engineer of choice Tommy Vetterli. “Yet it was radically different as we only had four weeks to record this time around - as compared to the eight weeks we had for Origins.” By taking mixing duties to the skilled hand of renowned studio wizard Jens Bogren in his Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden, Eluveitie returned to the very spot where they mixed their now legendary Slania album more than ten years ago.

With Ategnatos, the dedicated nine-piece not only worked with a real string quartet (a premiere!) and granted Fabienne Erni’s sublime mastery of the harp the room it deserved; they also undertook a holistic upgrade resulting in some of the most catchy, most aggressive or most epic tunes the Swiss metal nobility has ever offered.

Tracklisting:

"Ategnatos"
"Ancus"
"Deathwalker"
"Black Water Dawn"
"A Cry in the Wilderness"
"The Raven Hill"
"The Silvern Glow"
"Ambiramus"
"Mine Is the Fury"
"The Slumber"
"Worship"
"Trinoxtion"
"Threefold Death"
"Breathe"
"Rebirth"
"Eclipse"

"Worship" lyric video:

"The Slumber" performance/lyric video:

“Ambiramus” video:

"Ategnatos" video:

Eluveitie have joined forces with Lacuna Coil and Infected Rain. The band states: "Our last few months have been extremely intense, creating Ategnatos. Now we simply cannot wait to bring our new songs to the stages and to share our passion, pure fucking metal and heartfelt Celtic mysticism with you all! And all the more we're excited to bring such great bands with us! We feel honoured to team up with our fellows of the heavyweight institution called Lacuna Coil and also with the amazing wizkid that is Infected Rain, whom we've shared festival stages with a few times already!"

Lacuna Coil adds: "Transformation is a process and as life happens you need tons of new music! That’s why we are really excited to team up with Eluveitie and our buddies in Infected Rain for this fantastic tour package. The bill is pretty diverse and interesting and we can’t wait to bring it around Europe. We will play some of our classic songs and introduce some new tunes! We know this tour is going to be rocking, and we know the fans are going to enjoy this as much as we are!"

December
3 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
4 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
5 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska
8 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
12 - Riga, Latvia - Melna Piektdiena
13 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
14 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone
15 - Tallinn, Estonia - Rock Cafe
17 - Stockholm, Sweden - Klubben Fryshuset
18 - Oslo, Norway - Vulkan Arena
19 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgarn
21 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks

Lineup:

Jonas Wolf - guitars
Matteo Sisti - whistles, bagpipes, mandola, bodhran
Nicole Ansperger - fiddle
Alain Ackermann - drums
Chrigel Glanzmann - vocals, whistles, mandola, bagpipes
Fabienne Erni - vocals, celtic harp
Kay Brem - bass
Michalina Malisz - hurdy gurdy
Rafael Salzmann - guitars




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DREAM THEATER, twice Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans, have released the official music video for the song "At Wit's End", taken from the CD/Blu-ray edition of the band's latest album, "Distance Over Time".

Released in February, "Distance Over Time" showcases a newfound creativity for DREAM THEATER while maintaining the elements that have garnered them devoted fans around the globe. The album also marks the first for the band's new label InsideOut Music. The artwork was created by longtime cover collaborator Hugh Syme (RUSH, IRON MAIDEN, STONE SOUR). "Distance Over Time" was produced by guitarist John Petrucci, mixed by Ben Grosse and mastered by Tom Baker.

Said Petrucci: "When I listen back to the album, I can distinctly recall every moment of the writing process; where I was standing in the room, what inspired us in that instant and the meaning behind each song. As a producer, my goal was to try and create the best-sounding DREAM THEATER record we've ever made so that listeners can just be enveloped in the music. I really wanted this recording to truly reflect the spirit, joy and passion that went into making the album and for people to walk away feeling some of the organic nature, personality and raw energy that the band captured while together in the studio. For me, I think it accomplishes that and I hope that other people will feel the same way."

In June 2018, the members of DREAM THEATER secluded themselves in a private location in upstate New York to begin writing for the new record. While spending the summer living together in the property's adjacent residence, the band spent their days and nights crafting the music that would make up the new album in the "Yonderbarn"; a beautiful and spacious barn that had been meticulously transformed into a state-of-the art film and recording studio. Following an intense and extremely productive period of group writing sessions and wanting to retain the magic that was captured in this scenic and inspiring location, they decided to record the album in the very room they had all convened to write together in. Living together during the writing and recording for "Distance Over Time" marked another first for the band's 33-year career. The result is a heavier collection of songs that showcases the early roots of the band while exploring new territory as musicians and as friends.

"It was like going back to summer camp," said singer James LaBrie. "Being around each other the whole time made it that much more of a profound experience. I think the songs reflect the energy. It was a lot of fun to have a situation so powerful at this point in our career."

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German folk rock collective, Knasterbart, have released a video for "Laich Mich Ein", featured on their Napalm Records debut, Perlen vor die Säue, out now. Watch below:

Knasterbart  have steered clear of all things golden and glamorous and chosen the hard life of a bunch of partying hicks instead: These seven dudes keep finding the stars in the gutter and have done so since 2012, churning out truly unique folk rock full of lewd humor, naughty daydreams and a healthy dose of self-mockery courtesy of musicians of Versengold and Mr. Hurley & Die Pulveraffen.

Perlen vor die Säue is a smorgasbord of catchy and tongue-in-cheek songs full of outlaw party flavor ("Ringelpiez am Kiez"), tear-jerking moments ("Bambis Mama") and a peculiar love/hate relationship with Christmas ("Herzchen im Schnee"). This is a hefty, rough-and-ready album for all future piglets and those who already know how to grunt!

Order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"Perlen für die Säue"
"Ringelpiez am Kiez"
"Kneipenschlägerei"
"Backpfeifensonate in d-Moll"
"Bambis Mama"
"Gib dich auf"
"Laich mich ein"
"Muss-ketier"
"Gossenglocken"
"Tanzt nach meiner Pfeife"
"Geboren um zu Sterben"
"Herzchen im Schnee"

"Kneipenschlägerei" video:

Track-by-track videos:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Knasterbart lineup:

Hotze (Vocals)
Fummelfips (Vocals, Mandolin)
Hackepeter (Guitar)
Schramme (Guitar)
Fidolin (Violin)
Klappstuhl (Bass)
Knüppelkalle (Drums)




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Danish black metal enigma, (0), have reissued their self-titled debut EP via Napalm Records - testing the boundaries of black, drone and post metal once again via four extraordinary tracks. Watch a video for the track "(1136)" below:

The elusive quintet’s dusky sound melds with forceful vocals and grave lyrics, offering a demanding and diverse atmosphere of blackened rage and bleak melancholy. (0) draws you straight into the dark vortex of their extreme soundscape and have been compelling listeners since the very beginning! The somber journey of (0) has begun...

(0) on the reissue: “We're excited to announce the re-release of our 2017 debut EP through Napalm Records, and we're really happy that we now get the opportunity to take our music to a larger audience. The main theme of the EP is time. How we spent our time and the consequences of that is one of our primary focuses. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know our names and faces - we let the music of (0) speak for itself!”

Order (0) (Reissue) here in the following formats:

- 1 LP Gatefold Vinyl Black (strictly limited)
- Digital

(0) lineup:

(FJ) - vocals
(JU)  - guitar
(MA)  - guitar
(JK)  - drums
(MC) - bass




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Oceans will release their debut album, The Sun And The Cold, on January 10 via Nuclear Blast Records. A video for the song "Dark" can be found below, and you can pre-order the album here.

Tracklisting:

"The Sun And The Cold"
"We Are The Storm"
"Dark"
"Paralyzed"
"Take The Crown"
"Shadows"
"Legions Arise"
"Polaris"
"Truth Served Force Fed"
"Water Rising"
"Hope"

"Dark" video:

Oceans lineup:

Timo Rotten - Vocals & Guitar
Patrick Zarske - Guitar
Thomas Winkelmann - Bass
J. F. Grill - Drums

(Photo - Niklas Karrenbauer)




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Oceans

Boston's Great American Ghost has signed a worldwide record deal with Entertainment One (eOne) with plans to release a new LP, Power Through Terror, on February 14.

Produced by Will Putney (Counterparts, Harm's Way, Terror), this will serve as the follow-up to 2017's Hatred Stems From The Seed. The new music video for "Prison Of Hate" was directed by Eric Richter and is the first bit of music we're seeing and hearing from the group from the all-new LP. Watch the clip below.

The band just wrapped up a successful European run on the Never Say Die! Tour alongside Crystal Lake, In Hearts Wake, King 810, and more. Great American Ghost will head back out on the road with Bodysnatcher in January.

Extreme music is aggressive by nature, but Great American Ghost may be the angriest sounding band of all time. The group returns with ten songs of absolute fury, Power Through Terror. They direct old-school hardcore wrath at hypocrisy, apathy, and self-loathing, delivered in a dark cloud of relentlessly bludgeoning riffs.

The Boston tradition includes seminal pioneers like Gang Green, SSD, and DYS. The back of Great American Ghost screamer Ethan Harrison's head is tattooed with the symbol for The Hope Conspiracy. But make no mistake, Power Through Terror is a devastating, mature metal-fueled odyssey. As Harrison says of guitarist Niko Gasparrini and bassist Joey Perron, "No matter how much my dudes listen to Meshuggah and Gojira, I'm always going to sound like I love American Nightmare because I do." And it's that potent concoction of the push and pulls between hardcore spite and metal ferocity that makes Great American Ghost's third LP so potent.

Which isn't to say the anger, malice, and corrosive pummelling of Hatred Stems from the Seed (2017) and Everyone Leaves (2015) is absent. Far from it. The Warped Tour, Metal Alliance, and Never Say Die! tour vets sound more visceral than ever. Power Through Terror is more ambitious and even more violent.

Pre-order/pre-save here.

Tracklisting:

"Rat King"
"Prison Of Hate"
"Altar Of Snakes"
"Power Through Terror"
"Rivers Of Blood"
"Socialized Animals"
"Black Winter"
"Scorched Earth"
"WarBorn"
"No More"

"Prison Of Hate" video:




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Great American Ghost

Right before embarking on a European tour with Any Given Day and Landmvrks, Bleed From Within are releasing a brand new song and video, “The End Of All We Know”. Check out the clip below.

The band comment on “The End Of All We Know”: “The doubt and fear that consumed us for years has been replaced with an insatiable hunger to grow as people. We’ve noticed this shift in energy and channelled it into our music. As a result, our new album is the strongest and most uplifting we have ever written. ‘The End Of All We Know’ acknowledges a brighter future in the face of seemingly endless oppression. The journey of this band has been arduous, but we always find strength in each other, our music and the people who support us. We thank you all! Hopefully you too can take something positive from the song and its message. Play it loud.”

Tour dates:
 
December
3 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
4 - Wien, Austria - Arena
5 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurum
6 - Berlin, Germany - C-Theater
7 - Bremen, Germany - Tower
8 - Antwerp, Belgium - JC Bouckenborgh
11 - Paris, France - Backstage*
12 - Aarau, Switzerland - Kiff
13 - Stuttgart, Germany - Jugendhaus Hallschlag
14 - Augsburg, Germany - Kantine
15 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
18 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlachthof Halle
19 - Münster, Germany - Sputnikhalle
20 - Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
21 - Jena, Germany - F-Haus
22 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle 2

* no Landmvrks

(Photo - David Ruff)




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Bleed From Within

New Messiah, featuring C. Will Harden on guitars and Craig Cefola (Dukes, Wheelhouse Junction) on drums, recently released their debut album, Voice Of Choice. A video for a cover of Def Leppard's "Switch 625" can be seen below:

Voice Of Choice includes 20 cover songs that showcase several singers including drummer Tom Hunting (Exodus). Tom hand picked the Stevie Wonder classic “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” as a song he always wanted to cover, along with three others including The Bus Boys’ “Boys Are Back In Town”, Jerry Reed’s “East Bound And Down” and The Time’s “Jungle Love” that also sparked the interest of Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels. Darryl wrote his part in that song and helped to open the album with this original take on Morris Day’s classic from the Prince film Purple Rain.

Rob Dukes (Exodus, Generation Kill, Fragile Mortals) also lends his vocals to tracks. Rob can be heard on the Judas Priest classic “Turbo Lover”, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” and Tom Petty’s “Refugee”, all songs hand picked by Dukes who has worked with life long friend Craig Cefola for decades. Rob was instrumental in helping to get this project off the ground and brought in some of these amazing vocalists to help make this unique collection of covers a reality.

Jack Gibson (Exodus, Testament) and Craig Cefola share their respect for Jerry Reed on “East Bound And Down” from the film “Smokey And The Bandit”. Jack plays bass on the track and also performs the song with his side band (Coffin Hunter).

Venezuelan rocker Deibys Artigas is featured on “Hell Is For Children”, “Call Me”, “The Final Countdown”, the Spanish classic “Bailando” and the Billy Joel masterpiece “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant”, a song that took the band several months to create. Piano parts were turned into Acoustic Guitar, while Saxophone and Clarinet morphs into ripping lead guitar solos.

Tbilisi-based vocalist Esté is featured on “Hot Stuff”, “Our Lips Are Sealed”, “Reach Out” and The Cars classic “Moving In Stereo”. She was the first vocalist on the project and inspired the band to expand the collection to a full album release.

Mitch Saul (Kick Start Charlie) brings his unique vocal stylings to “Holiday Road” from the film “National Lampoon’s Vacation”. The band tried out several singers before finally finding the right voice for this rarely covered Lindsey Buckingham classic.

James Arthur (Wheelhouse Junction) pays tribute to Johnny Cash for the hard rock version of “Folsom Prison Blues”.

Finally, New Messiah guitarist C. Will Harden get’s his chance to shine vocally on Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman”.

This unique collection of covers brings together a special group of excellent talent and pays tribute to these vocalist’s favorite songs. Be sure and check out the album tracks on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play and many streaming services. An album preview can be found below.

Tracklisting:

"Jungle Love" (Feat. Tom Hunting & Darryl “DMC” Mcdaniels)
"Simple Man" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"Hell Is For Children" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Hot Stuff" (Feat. Esté)
"You Haven’t Done Nothin’" (Feat. Tom Hunting)
"Turbo Lover" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"Call Me" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Holiday Road" (Feat. Mitch Saul)
"Boys Are Back In Town" (Feat. Tom Hunting)
"Our Lips Are Sealed" (Feat. Esté)
"The Final Countdown" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Refugee" (Feat. Rob Dukes)
"East Bound And Down" (Feat. Tom Hunting & Jack Gibson)
"Bailando" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)
"Switch 625"
"Moving In Stereo" (Feat. Esté)
"Folsom Prison Blues" (Feat. James Arthur)
"Gold Dust Woman" (Feat. C. Will Harden)
"Reach Out" (I’ll Be There) (Feat. Esté)
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (Feat. Deibys Artigas)

“Simple Man” video:

“East Bound And Down” video:

Album preview:




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New Messiah