Hot on the heels of their recent record release, rising Maltese metal band, Align The Tide, has dropped a brand new video for their latest single, “Blacklist”. The song is found on the band’s sophomore album, Dead Religion, that’s available now via Cleopatra Records.
Commenting on the new song, vocalist/guitarist Kyle Farrugia says, “”Blacklist” - Every individual's personal black book of everybody that is hated by him or her. Taking form in the eyes of a psychopathic killer and hired gun, This song is anger-filled and bound to fuel you up with hateful-energy all throughout the track. Heavy grooves and rhythm in this track will keep you bobbing your head and it's instrumental simplicity makes it a song that can be easily memorized.”
Align The Tide was formed in Mellieħa, Malta during 2015. After experimentation with different styles and lineups, founding members Danny Dalli (drums / vocals) and Kyle Farrugia (vocals / lead guitar) enlisted Nikki Buttigieg (rhythm guitar) and Gabriel Camilleri (bass) to help round out the band and define the band’s unique amalgam of thrash, groove and melodic metal sound they’ve become known for.
On their record Dead Religion, Align The Tide takes listeners on an introspective journey with dark heavy lyrical themes that will shock and inspire, complemented with monster riffs and thundering drums.
Farrugia adds about the record, “Dead Religion is catchy; it's heavy; it's toe-tapping and enjoyable. Each track has its single thing that distinguishes itself from the other tracks. Other than that, they are very simple and easy to memorize and enjoy, which will play a very important role in live performances. Some songs are based on real life experiences, whilst some are concepts and stories which run through our mind every single day. Few topics may turn out to be morbid, but we'd like to think of them as wake up calls in order to open your mind and actually think about the situation at hand.”
Tracklisting:
“Intro”
“Comedown”
“Sicko Mode” (Travis Scott cover)
“Blacklist”
“Dead Religion”
“Dark Passenger”
“Retribution”
“Stillborn”
“Lucid Life”
“Welcome To Hell”
“The Golden Throne”
FAITH NO MORE singer Mike Patton and Jean-Claude Vannier, who recently issued the "suave and slinky" (Consequence Of Sound) album "Corpse Flower" (Ipecac Recordings), have released the official music video for "A Schoolgirl's Day". The clip, which was created by Nino Del Padre, features footage from the 1962 low-budget classic film "Carnival Of Souls". Padre said of the pairing: "It's almost as if the film was created for this song."
"Corpse Flower" arrived in September, the result of a chance encounter between Patton and the French producer, who met at a Serge Gainsbourg retrospective at the Hollywood Bowl. Vannier, who is perhaps best known to North American audiences for his work with Gainsbourg, is one of the most influential artists and producers in modern French music.
A variety of musicians, both in Los Angeles and Paris, took part in the recording of "Corpse Flower", with the Los Angeles team including Smokey Hormel (BECK, JOHNNY CASH), Justin Meldal-Johnsen (BECK, AIR, NINE INCH NAILS) and James Gadson (BECK, JAMIE LIDELL). The Parisian players are Denys Lable, Bernard Paganotti (MAGMA), Daniel Ciampolini, Didier Malherbe, Léonard Le Cloarec and the Bécon Palace String Ensemble. The lyrics for "Ballad C.3.3." are drawn from Oscar Wilde's "The Ballad Of Reading Gaol" poem, which was initially published using the name C.3.3.
Passion will release their self-titled debut album, Passion, on January 24 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single and video, "Trespass On Love" is out now. The video can be found below, and you can stream the single and pre-order the album, here.
Passion is a new British hard rock band inspired by the 80’s and 90’s giants of the genre. First single, “Trespass On Love” was actually the first song written for the album and the spark that ignited singer Lion Ravarez (aka Dan Rossall) to start the band. "It was from here that I decided to go on and assemble Passion as a band and produce our debut album,” says Lion. "The song is perhaps a little more mellow than the rest of the album, but it's certainly rich with influences that hail from the melodic rock and AOR genres. We wanted our first music video to showcase Passion's attitude and sense of humour, it's very tongue-in-cheek. We hope that anyone new who discovers us will understand that we just want to put a smile on their face. The music video was directed by Jay Hillyer and we shot the footage at Impossible Nightclub in Manchester, UK."
The concept behind Passion is simple: great musicianship, great songwriting, memorable melodies and hooks, serve the song first. "In addition to this,” continues Lion, "we wanted to create an act using fictional characters (hence the names) as we feel humour is positive, after all this is the entertainment industry. Don't let that confuse you though, we're not a joke band. We're deeply passionate about creating high quality rock music and we're also very enthusiastic about entertaining an audience.”
Passion play straight up melodic hard rock, with bold and excitable hooks and alluring musicality. "We love soulful vocals with razor sharp highs, memorable guitar riffs, and tasteful solos. If you like "songs", then you'll enjoy Passion. I'm confident that we can make a mark on the rock and metal scenes the world over, it just takes time, but we’re gonna get there, I promise,” concludes Lion.
Passion tracklisting:
"Intensity"
"Trespass On Love"
"Too Bad For Baby"
"Lost In The Dark"
"Back"
"Victims Of Desire"
"We Do What We Want"
"Built To Please"
"She Bites Hard"
"Big Game"
"Trespass On Love" video:
Lineup:
Lion Ravarez - Vocals
Chance Vanderlain - Guitar
Weston James - Bass
Bobby Laker - Drums
A 360-degree video of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" on July 11 at Telia Parken in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below.
"Moth Into Flame" is taken from METALLICA's latest studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", which was released in November 2016 via Blackened Recordings.
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke to Guitar World magazine about the lyrical inspiration for "Moth Into Flame", which describes a Britney Spears-like pop queen that crashes and burns. Asked if he had someone specifically in mind when he was writing the track, James said: "The 'pop queen' in the song is not really female or male. It's about how people think popularity or fame is going to solve their problems. Or whether fame should even be a goal for a musician. For us, fame has sometimes been a burden, like, how do we get rid of this thing? [Laughs] It's a Pandora's box that often makes you wonder, Okay, how do I become un-famous? Some people have felt that urge so strongly they've taken their own lives to escape it."
He continued: "The song was somewhat inspired by the Amy Winehouse documentary, 'Amy'. When I watched it, it really made me sad that a talented person like that fell for the fame part of it. But, to some degree, I see that mentality reflected in everyday life — people obsessively taking selfies and sending them to friends for validation."
Hetfield also talked about how "autobiographical" "Moth Into Flame" is, considering that the members of METALLICA were "pop queens" for a while during the "Black Album" period. "The 'Some Kind Of Monster' film is a prime example of believing that people need you in a certain way, and if you don't deliver, they'll hate you," he said. "I've experienced some aspect of that almost all my life. If you're not aware of it enough, the monster that is fame can swallow you up. During that period, we were being swallowed. We stopped caring about each other. We didn't care what METALLICA meant to us and other people. We could only see the ugly side and we wanted to get away from it. We couldn't see what was beautiful about our lives. Whatever you focus on, you start working toward, and at that point in our lives we were thinking, this is a hell for us. We lost perspective. Eventually we realized it wasn't about the fame and that we needed to care for the band and each other· That was a hard lesson to learn."
METALLICA will headline five major North American festivals next year, all of which are produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. The events are Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Music + Arts, Louder Than Life and Aftershock. The band will play two separate headlining sets at each stop, with a unique setlist for each performance, resulting in 10 different shows.
These shows will be METALLICA's only U.S. festival appearances of 2020. The quartet will play on Friday night and Sunday night at each event.
To mark the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with the San Francisco Symphony, which resulted in the live "S&M" album and video, the band re-teamed with the symphony in early September for two shows for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors.
A film of last month's concerts, called "S&M²", arrived in theaters worldwide on October 9.
U.S. hard rock / metal band, Vandallus, will release their third powerhouse album Outbreak on December 12, 2019 digital, CD and vinyl via Mercinary Records. It's all about classic dynamic recordings with a real live drummer, no pitch shifting, and no crushed or fake elements. New video for "Barricade" is streaming below.
The album was produced by CrazyV and Vanik. Recorded at Mercinary Studios (Avon, OH). Mixed and mastered by CrazyV. Production asisstant Noah C. Buchanan.
Vandallus from Cleveland, Ohio feature two thirds of the mighty Midnight in their line-up. Vandallus is Jason’s baby “aka CrazyV”, Midnight boss Jamie Walters also wrote a few songs to kickstart the debut album On The High Side (2016) via High Roller Records. The idea came about of making an album in the vein of late 1970s/early 1980s hard rock. Being that there was a significant amount of underground buzz about the music, it had become a functioning band.
The sound of On The High Side is a very direct and sort of old school sound, according to Jason, that’s exactly how it was originally planned: “The main vibe with this band is all about capturing an era that won't be forgotten, just straight forward old school hard rock without the BS. I had the debut album mastered by Arnie Acosta (Santa Monica Mastering) whom worked on many of the classic productions of that time. The follow-up album Bad Disease was recorded live in the studio and released in 2018, and now here comes the third powerhouse Outbreak ready to be unleashed upon the world. “I'm all about classic dynamic recordings with a real live drummer, no pitch shifting, and no crushed or fake elements.”
Vandallus are very much motivated to play live as often as they can. Generally, we like to stick to more festival-type shows because we like to put on a full out energetic performance without cutting any corners. The ‘80s is an era that I'm truly inspired by, and through the music we're trying to get the upcoming generations to be as inspired as I am. Our goal is to get the younger kids to see the energy and vibe, and experience what the classic shows were all about.
Tracklisting:
“Barricade”
“Not Alone”
“Heartbreak Eyes”
“Outbreak”
“Bang The City Down”
“Shotgun Lady”
“Indecision”
“Cold Hearted”
“Ready To Rise”
“Vandallus” (Tape EP bonus)
Novembers Doom will release their new album, Nephilim Grove, this Friday, November 1, via Prophecy Productions. A video for the track "What We Become" can be found below.
With Nephilim Grove, Chicago's Novembers Doom celebrate their 30th anniversary in style, building upon the grandiose vision founder Paul Kuhr has developed throughout the years. As an entity existing in his singular musical universe of doom, death and progressive metal, the band by now dodges all endeavours of categorization.
Kuhr expands on 2017's Hamartia in the most daring yet root-conscious way, offering "new colors, new sounds, the same bad-assery. We never set out with a vision other than to just write what makes sense and feels right. It always shows our mood at a given point in time while while I am striving for lyrical and emotional consistency."
From the rolling thunder that is "Petrichor" across the goth-tinged title track and "Black Light", which marries thrashing outbursts with melodic finesse, to the dramatic finale "The Obelus", the record marks nothing less than a stately upgrade of genre.
The tracks were mixed and mastered at Unisound by Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Dissection, Opeth), who plainly declares, "I know I say this all the time, but it is their best so far" - a statement that rings true with regards to the songwriting prowess on display, something only true veterans such as these achieve. Crowned by empathic ruminations on the human condition's underbelly, Novembers Doom's eleventh studio album exudes timelessness right away.
Nephilim Grove is available as as digipak CD, 2CD artbook with two bonus tracks, 2LP (400 black, 200 red) and box set, containing the artbook and double vinyl (silver) alongside posters. Pre-order here.
Tracklisting:
"Petrichor"
"The Witness Marks"
"Nephilim Grove"
"What We Become"
"Adagio"
"Black Light"
"The Clearing Blind"
"Still Wrath"
"The Obelus"
Steel Mountain Crossing, featuring former Quiet Riot vocalist Mark Huff, along with Tiger Claws guitarist Dennis D, bassist David Leighton and drummer Grant Dubois, will release their new album on November 9 via Dragon City Demo.
The band has released a video for the song, "Last Rites", which can be viewed below. Check it out and stay tuned for full album details, coming soon.
Earlier this year, the band issued the following message:
“To Bravewords, it's readers and to all our metal brothers and sisters worldwide, Mark Huff and Dennis D here... We’re still alive and well. We wanted to say hello and let you know we are doing a new project called Steel Mountain Crossing.
"Dennis is an amazing guitarist. For years, he has been undoubtedly New York City’s best studio / session secret weapon guitarist of trade and worked for everyone from Notorious Big, Lil Kim, P Diddy to Mayhem. He is a very diverse guitarist and he assembled a great rhythm section featuring Grant Dubois on drums and David Leighton on bass whom are some of the best studio session musicians in Seattle.
"We just finished recording an album we are releasing in November. It’s a bit of a different direction from Quiet Riot. This music has nothing to do with hair metal from the ’80s. This is new and much heavier than anything we’ve done, yet there are ballads and rockers as well. Dennis wants to add ‘hello’ and mentions that is great to be here in Seattle and to offer our music and that it’s been a good time recording with Mark. Seattle is an amazing place with extremely talented and dedicated local musicians.
"We wanted to say thank you to all the readers for the support in the past and the continued support in the future. It means so much to us. We truly love you all and can’t wait to get back out and see you all again. Thank you so much. Peace and be well.”
Frontiers Music Srl has announced the release of Decarlo’s debut album, entitled Lightning Strikes Twice, on January 24. Today, the band has premiered the music video for the title track, which you can watch below. Stream the single and pre-order the album here.
The band Decarlo originated in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fronted by Tommy DeCarlo, best known for having performed with Boston since 2007, he co-founded the band with his son, guitarist Tommy DeCarlo Jr. As Tommy tells it, Tommy Jr. is truly the backbone of Decarlo. He has a great feel for what's going to work on stage, not just musically, but production wise, too and leads the charge in the band's performances. Of course no band is complete without a great supporting cast, which in Decarlo's case is provided by drummer Dan Hitz, bassist David Netta, and newest member Payton Velligan, who's a multi-talented keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist.
The band's debut album, Lightning Strikes Twice, is a very fine slice of melodic rock, deeply rooted in the sound of masters of the genre like Boston, Foreigner, Survivor, and REO Speedwagon.
"Without question, musically Tom Scholz has been my biggest influence. He along with Brad Delp created pure magic in the studio,” tells Tommy DeCarlo. "Brad with his amazing voice and Tom of course being one of the best songwriter/producers I've ever heard, touched not only me, but millions with their recordings. I could name quite a few other bands that influenced me as well, but none as much as the music of the band Boston!”
"We're very excited about the release of Lightning Strikes Twice!," continues Tommy. "As an artist/songwriter you're always going to be proud of your work, but there's nothing more gratifying than to please those who matter most...the fans! It's our hope that the music on this debut release will in some way/shape or form touch those who take the time to listen to it."
Tracklisting:
"A Better Day"
"You Are The Fire"
"Give Love A Try"
"Into The Storm"
"Lightning Strikes Twice"
"Still In Love "
"Rock N’ Soul"
"There She Goes"
"Stand Up (Play Ball)"
"The One"
"Gotta Go"
"I Think I Fell In Love With You"
"Lightning Strikes Twice" video:
Lineup:
Tommy DeCarlo - vocals
Tommy DeCarlo Jr - guitars
Dan Hitz - drums
David Netta - bass
Payton Velligan - keyboard/guitar/vocals
Finnish melancholy death-doom metal act, Swallow The Sun, have released an official live video for the song “Stone Wings”, filmed at John Smith Festival in July this year. The song is taken from the band’s latest album, When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light, which came out in January 2019.
Watch “Firelights” from the same show:
Swallow The Sun continue touring Europe, starting on October 31 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Support is coming from Swedish death doom metal act October Tide and fellow Finns Oceanwake.
Dates:
October
31 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Stengade
November
1 - Flensburg, Germany - Roxy
2 - Osnabrück, Germany - Bastard Club
3 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Dutch Doom Days
4 - Paris, France - Backstage
5 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Mini Z7
6 - Retorbido, Italy - Dagda Club
7 - Rome, Italy - Traffic Club
8 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Orto Bar
9 - Krakow, Poland - Zaścianek
10 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Randal Club
11 - Budapest, Hungary - Dürer Kert
12 - Plzen, Czech Republic - Pod Lampou
13 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
14 - Berlin, Germany - Cassiopeia
15 - Weimar, Germany - Uhrenwerk
16 - Würzburg, Germany - Hammer Of Doom*
17 - Hannover, Germany - Bei Chez Heinz**
* only Swallow The Sun
** without Oceanwake
Lineup:
Mikko Kotamäki - Vocals
Matti Honkonen - Bass
Juuso Raatikainen - Drums
Jaani Peuhu - Keys & Vocals
Juho Räihä - Guitar
Juha Raivio - Guitar & Keys
German folk rock collective, Knasterbart, have released a video for "Kneipenschlägerei", a track from their upcoming Napalm Records debut. Check it out 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.
After the band just inked a worldwide deal with leading rock and metal label Napalm Records, their fourth album, Perlen vor die Säue (English for Pearls Before Swine), will see the light of day on November 29.
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!
"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"
Black metal outfit Gaerea, who recently signed to Season Of Mist, have shared a brand new live video for the song "Whispers," which is taken from the band's 2018 release, Unsettling Whispers. The video was shot during their performance at the Amplifest in October 2019.
Gaerea will be releasing a new album in 2020, making it their official debut to Season Of Mist. Check out Unsettling Whispers via the Bandcamp player below.
Unsettling Whispers (Black Metal) by GAEREA (Portugal)
Gaerea is a black metal quintet from Portugal. Emerging in the beginning of 2016, the band released its first EP on November 11, 2016 through Everlasting Spew Records, receiving many praises from the worldwide press
With the release of the bands first full length album Unsettling Whispers (June 22 via Transcending Obscurity Records in 2018), Gaerea had the pleasure to perform and tour festivals in Europe and China, including performances with Jupiterian in April 2019 and a Headlining Chinese tour in May 2019. The band already performed on festivals like SWR Barroselas Metalfest (PT), De Mortem et Diabolum (DE), Throne Fest (BE), Frantic Fest (IT), Eresia Metal Fest (IT), Amplifest (PT) and many more.
During this fall, the band will do a 21-show tour with Numenorean under the Doomstar Bookings wing throughout Europe.
Extreme metallers Negator released their new album, Vnitas Pvritas Existentia, on October 18 via Massacre Records. New video for "Khaire Phos" is streaming below:
The album was produced, mixed and mastered by the Wiesławski brothers and Negator at Hertz Studio in Poland. The elaborate front cover is a collaboration between various artists: It's based on an idea by Negator, which was digitally drawn to life by Haervaerk Tattoo, then transposed into a woodcut by Manvfactvs, and afterwards further illustrated and finalized for the print by Irrwisch.Artdesign.
Vnitas Pvritas Existentia will close a cycle that began in 2003, and also marks the beginning of a new cycle, whose development has not yet been determined. The album will bring the band's history so far to a conclusion using occult and ritualistic themes.
Vnitas Pvritas Existentia is a well-thought-out and total work of art, that clocks in with a total playing time of 55:05 minutes. Nothing on this album is unintentional; everything has a purpose. There is much more to the used symbolism and carefully crafted lyrics than what meets the eye.
The album will be available as CD Digipak, limited edition vinyl LP, in digital format and a limited fan-edition with additional content, exclusively and soon-to-be available at the band's webstore. The digital pre-order will start soon.
Tracklisting:
"Temple Of Light "
"Sangvis Serpentis"
"χαῖρε φῶς (Khaire Phos)"
"Pyroleophis"
"Prophets Of Fire"
"Ritvs Sex"
"Regnvm Spiritvs Immvndi"
"Et Verbvm Caro Factvm Est"
"Rite Of The Trident"
"Der Ruf der See" (Bonus Track)
(Photo - Peter Kupfer Photography / Anabell Ganske)
Victorius have released the first single and heroic music video cut from their new album, Space Ninjas From Hell. Take a blustery ride through the intergalactic universe led by the mysterious “Super Sonic Samurai” from the dark side of the sun.
Victorius have created a monumental sci-fi hymn - praising the Japanese warrior who was created to kill the enemy with his cosmic superpowers. The epic genesis of catchy futuristic tunes, traditional nippon parts and powerful metal elements take you straight to another dimension.
Victorius on "Super Sonic Samurai": "Sharpen your laser katana and enter a new dimension of cheesy Power Metal! We proudly present the first single of our upcoming album, Space Ninjas From Hell! 'Super Sonic Samurai' tells the epic story of the raging battle between the ultimate cyborg samurai and evil ninjas from outer space! The team of Witzki Visions brought to life what we thought would only exist in our crazy minds, but we created a (CGI) world without boundaries or limits! If you like blockbuster movies you gonna love our new video!!! The war has begun, so join the ninja clan and preorder our new album, mighty shinobi!"
Watch the video for "Super Sonic Samurai" below.
Victorius will release their new album, Space Ninjas From Hell, on January 17. The new offering is packed with vigorous power metal tunes and bold anthems about the most intergalactic space adventure. Victorius take you to a world of Japanese myths, tales and frightening space ninjas.
Victorius on the new album: “Finally, a new chapter begins! January 17th 2020!!! Napalm Records!!! Mark the date, sharpen your laser katana and brace yourselves for the great cosmic NINJAWAR!”
With All Hallows' Eve and the Day Of The Dead fast approaching, L.A.-based thrash/death/shred quartet Exmortus have unveiled a visualizer for the title track for their just-released horror-themed EP, Legions Of The Undead. Check out the clip, which was designed by Wayne Joyner (Dream Theater, Devin Townsend), below.
Says guitarist Jadran "Conan” Gonzalez: "Just in time for Halloween, enjoy this video of the new EP title track, 'Legions Of The Undead,' inspired by the darker themes in Tolkien & Lovecraft lore. We are extremely excited to perform the new songs on Death Angel's North American Humanicide Tour this November and December. See you on the road, Legions!"
As Gonzalez acknowledged, the song "Legions Of The Dead” nods to the Dead Men of Dunharrow in Lord Of The Rings. It is joined on the new EP by one other new original track - the Evil Dead-inspired "Swallow Your Soul” - as well as three instrumental covers: renditions of Danny Elfman's "Beetlejuice” theme and Bernard Hermann's theme from Alfred Hitchcock's horror classic Psycho, as well as a neoclassical shred take on 19th Century Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky's haunting "Night On Bald Mountain.”
Tracklisting:
"Legions Of The Undead"
"Swallow Your Soul"
"Beetlejuice"
"Psycho Theme"
"Night On Bald Mountain"
"Psycho Theme” playthrough video:
"Beetlejuice" playthrough video:
"Swallow Your Soul” video:
Tour dates:
November
15 - Bend, OR - Third St. Pub
16 - Seattle, WA - Club -Sur
17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
18 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theater
19 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite
20 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
21 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
22 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramids
23 - St. Paul, MN - The Amsterdam
25 - London, ON - London Music Hall
26 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
27 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar
28 - Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey
29 - Quebec City, QC - L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
30 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
December
1 - New Bedford, MA - Vault @ Greasy Luck
3 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
4 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar
5 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
6 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
7 - Tampa, FL - Brass Mug
8 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
10 - Lafayette, LA - Grant Street
11 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
12 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
13 - Dallas, TX - Tree’s
14 - Tulsa, OK - The Shrine
15 - Enid, OK - 1927 Event Center
17 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
18 - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
19 - West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey
Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "The God That Failed" on July 9 at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below.
METALLICA will headline five major North American festivals next year, all of which are produced by Danny Wimmer Presents. The events are Epicenter, Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple Music + Arts, Louder Than Life and Aftershock. The band will play two separate headlining sets at each stop, with a unique setlist for each performance, resulting in 10 different shows.
These shows will be METALLICA's only U.S. festival appearances of 2020. The quartet will play on Friday night and Sunday night at each event.
To mark the 20th anniversary of METALLICA's first performance with the San Francisco Symphony, which resulted in the live "S&M" album and video, the band re-teamed with the symphony in early September for two shows for the grand opening of Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors.
A film of last month's concerts, called "S&M²", arrived in theaters worldwide on October 9.
QUIET RIOT's music video for the song "In The Blood" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Hollywood Cowboys", which will be released on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. The clip was inspired by spaghetti westerns like "A Fistful Of Dollars" and "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly".
"It was a fun video to film in period clothes, for both the band and actors," drummer Frankie Banali told Ultimate Classic Rock. "It was filmed on western-town locations in Agua Dulce, California. It is a homage to the spaghetti western genre films and especially those by director Sergio Leone. Director Regina Banali wrote it based on many spaghetti westerns and did a wonderful job directing it. She really crafted the acting performances and did beautiful work capturing the look and feel of those classic films. And, of course, all-American boys wanted to be Hollywood Cowboys! So we all had a blast."
The follow-up to 2017's "Road Rage" will feature the following songs:
01. Don't Call It Love
02. In The Blood
03. Heartbreak City
04. The Devil That You Know
05. Change Or Die
06. Roll On
07. Insanity
08. Hellbender
09. Wild Horses
10. Holding On
11. Last Outcast
12. Arrows And Angels
The cover artwork can be found below.
Asked how "Hollywood Cowboys" differs from other QUIET RIOT LPs, Banali said: "This is the most diverse QUIET RIOT release. The songs run the gamut from straight-ahead balls-to-the-wall rock tracks to a blues song to double-bass-drum pedal-to-the-metal songs. There is a whole lotta grooves going on."
Banali previously told Canada's The Metal Voice about "Hollywood Cowboys": "My consideration always is — not because I have to, but because of the way I am — my first consideration when I'm writing something, and when I write together with my writing partner Neil Citron, is, 'Would [late QUIET RIOT singer] Kevin DuBrow like this?' And the greatest thing about Kevin is he was so open-minded and he had such a broad taste in music that there were very few things that he didn't like. For instance, on the [2006] 'Rehab' record, some of the things that Neil and I wrote Kevin really liked but it was not in his comfort zone, which is why we went out and had some of the lyrics co-written by Glenn Hughes. But, again, a lot of credit goes to Kevin, whereas I could play him a song and he would love it, and he would say, 'I don't know what to do with this.' But that did not make it impossible for it to be on the record. So that continues with the future QUIET RIOT studio release."
DuBrow died in November 2007 of an accidental cocaine overdose. He was 52 years old.
Banali resurrected QUIET RIOT in 2010, three years after DuBrow's death.
QUIET RIOT went through two vocalists — Mark Huff and Scott Vokoun — before settling on Jizzy Pearl in 2013. Pearl announced his exit from QUIET RIOT in October 2016 and was briefly replaced by Seann Nichols, who played only five shows with the group before the March 2017 arrival of "American Idol" finalist James Durbin. Last month, Durbin quit QUIET RIOT and was replaced by a returning Pearl.
The wait for the new album Procession Of Ghosts is almost over. To shorten the pre-release week, Dawn Of Disease drops a third single, “Where The Clouds Reach The Ground”, along with an official video. Once more the band proves its versatility mixing dark growls with catchy hooks, creating an atmosphere of sound which perfectly supports the lyrics and reflects the title itself - another impressive piece of melodic death metal.
That Dawn Of Disease “invested a lot of time, energy and emotions” in the track and the upcoming album, is not just audible but perceptible.
“Where the clouds reach the ground
There is nothing but silence
Where the vastness is profound
Night and day bear eternity”
Watch the official video for “Where The Clouds Reach The Ground” below.
Says the band: "With 'Where The Clouds Reach The Ground' we would like to introduce you to the epic and melancholic side of our forthcoming album Procession of Ghosts. This song carries a lot of emotional energy and will surely affect you from the very first second. Inspired by the gloominess of autumn and winter 'Where The Clouds Reach The Ground' is the right companion for the current season. Supported by an obscure and atmospheric video, which was shot and directed by Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Dawn of Solace), the track shows us in a metaphoric way the hidden sides of ourselves. Join us on our journey through the dark to the place where the clouds reach the ground!"
Dawn Of Disease will their new album, Procession Of Ghosts, on November 1 via Napalm Records. The album represents phenomenal melodic death metal sounds, with more than enough energy to stand out from the masses. It secures Dawn Of Disease's status at the forefront of German death metal. Melancholy meets relentless brutality, while hymnal passages, dark growls, fast riffs and catchy hook lines create a perfect sonic landscape.
The Procession Of Ghosts album will be available in the following formats:
- 1 CD Jewel Case + Cardboardsleeve + Bonus Tracks
- LP Gatefold BLACK + Download Card + Bonus Tracks
- LP Gatefold GOLD + Download Card + Bonus Tracks
- Music Cassette + Bonus Songs
- Shirt + Jewel Case CD
- Shirt + Vinyl Black
"Lapsarian"
"Procession Of Ghosts"
"May The Waves Take Me"
"Shrine"
"Where The Clouds Reach The Ground"
"As Heaven Shatters"
"Autumn Days"
"Apotropaic"
"In Death We Blast" (Bonus)
"Hypnosis" (Bonus)
Call Of Charon's new deathcore / death metal album Plaguebearer will be released next Friday, November 1st. You can now watch the official video for "These Shining Stars", the new single from the album.
Plaguebearer was mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren at Castle Ultimate Productions. Scotty Bates is responsible for the album's cover artwork. Guest musicians on the album include CJ McMahon of Thy Art Is Murder, Frankie Palmeri of Emmure and Henri Sattler of God Dethroned.
Tracklisting:
“Prayer To An Empty Sky”
“Illusive Savior”
“The Decline Of The West”
“Misery (The Plaguebearer)” (feat. CJ McMahon)
“These Shining Stars”
“We Had It All (My Excuse)”
“Antigone’s Farewell”
“Crown Of Creation” (feat. Frankie Palmeri)
“Losing Ground”
“My Darkest Hour”
“Another Path”
"Crown Of Creation" lyric video:
“Illusive Savior” video:
For further details, visit Call Of Charon on Facebook.
Atlanta rockers, Brother Hawk, have released a new single and video, "Like Water". Watch an official video below.
With raging riffs and huge hooks, their music has been described as "the sunset that the hero rides into." Combining Southern and post-rock influences, this new track is no exception and dropped with a mellow video so you can jam along to it.
PRIDE & GLORY has released a new music video for the track "Machine Gun Man" along with the brand-new, reissue of the band's self-titled album. The video, compiled from live footage during the PRIDE & GLORY years, depicts a young Zakk Wylde honing his distinct sound that became the hallmark of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY.
Before there was BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, there was PRIDE & GLORY. Known at the time as a Zakk Wylde side project, PRIDE & GLORY and their debut self-titled record would lead to what Berzerkers worldwide now know as BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. PRIDE & GLORY was Wylde's first self-fronted project, before releasing his first solo album, "Book Of Shadows", in 1996.
"Pride & Glory", now available on an all-new picture disc version, contains five new bonus tracks via a download card: "The Wizard" (BLACK SABBATH cover), "Torn and Tattered", "In My Time of Dyin'" (LED ZEPPELIN cover), "The Hammer & the Nail" and "Come Together" (THE BEATLES cover).
Track listing:
01. Losin' Your Mind
02. Horse Called War
03. Shine On
04. Lovin' Woman
05. Harvester Of Pain
06. The Chosen One
07. Sweet Jesus
08. Troubled Wine
09. Machine Gun Man
10. Cry Me A River
11. Toe'n The Line
12. Found A Friend
13. Fadin' Away
14. Hate Your Guts
15. Machine Gun Man (acoustic bonus)
16. Mother Mary (alternate version)
These five additional tracks are included on the download cards for a total of 21 tracks:
01. The Wizard (BLACK SABBATH cover)
02. Torn And Tattered
03. In My Time Of Dyin' (LED ZEPPELIN cover)
04. The Hammer & The Nail
05. Come Together (THE BEATLES cover)
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is continuing to tour in support of its tenth full-length album, "Grimmest Hits", which was released in January 2018 via Entertainment One (eOne).
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