Radio Silence, the sophomore release from the LA based rock band Roxanne, is out now via Rat Pak Records. Watch a video for the song "Girls Alright" below.
Originally formed in the late '80s, Roxanne garnered commercial success with their 1988 self-titled debut album, which was well received with two songs charting on rock radio; “Cherry Bay” and “Sweet Maria”, as well as a cover of Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” which hit #63 on the Billboard singles charts and was in full rotation on both dance and rock stations simultaneously.
As with many bands from that era, facing the decline in interest for AOR rock due to the onslaught of the grunge scene, the guys in Roxanne went on hiatus. Now, 30 years later, the band returns with a new offering entitled Radio Silence, which features 11 tracks of pure adrenalized classic rock influenced music, and also features special guest appearances by guitar legend George Lynch, King’s X frontman dUg Pinnick and Korn drummer Ray Luzier.
Regarding the recording process, lead singer Jamie Brown comments, “We wanted to make a rock record that you’d want to crank in your car and drive fast with the windows down and I think we accomplished that!” Drummer Dave Landry adds, “We are all very proud of this album and are ecstatic the way it turned out... the songs, the tones and the performances. Recorded on two-inch analog, it sounds real, it is real, and truly represents the way our band sounds!”
With influences that range from Queen to Bad Company to Thin Lizzy, Radio Silence is best described as a perfect blend of classic rock with a modern-day edge. The album was produced by Rich Mouser and Jamie Brown and recorded, mixed & mastered at The Mousehouse Studio in Los Angeles, CA
Roxanne's Radio Silence is available in various formats and bundle configurations including a limited print Red & Black Splatter vinyl pressing with an alternate track sequence, cassette and hand-autographed CD bundle which you can find at this location.
Tracklisting:
"Someone To Kill"
"Girls Alright"
"Super Bad" (ft. George Lynch)
"Thin Blue Line"
"Broken Chandeliers"
"Man In The Moon" (ft. Ray Luzier & dUg Pinnick)
"Go Fuck Yourself" (ft. George Lynch & dUg Pinnick)
"Without Us"
"Quarter To Four"
"I Don’t Want To Live This Way"
"First Mistake"
"Girls Alright" video:
"Thin Blue Line" video:
"Go Fuck Yourself" (ft. George Lynch & dUg Pinnick) video:
Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl.
The official music video for the latest single from the disc, "Rage", can be seen below.
Sonically, "The Devil You Know" covers a lot of ground and incorporates influences from BLACK SABBATH to LED ZEPPELIN to KYUSS to THE HELLICOPTERS, all while distinctly sounding like L.A. GUNS. The band is rejuvenated and inspired after relentless touring and is taking no prisoners.
"After the success of 'The Missing Peace', a lot of people requested that the next record stay on track with the more metal side of the band's music, which is my personal favorite side of the band," says Guns. He continues: "I drew from my typical influences of NWOBHM [New Wave Of British Heavy Metal], while still not forgetting my earlier influences of the late '60s and early '70s."
"It's loaded with attitude and most of it bad," says Lewis of the album's lyrical content. You want a love song — [fuck] off and listen to JOURNEY. They say write about what you know, and lord knows we've all known some evil bitches and dudes that have gone out of their way to make life difficult for us. We say unanimously from the whole band — [fuck] you, we're going places you could only dream about. We know what it's like to be put down, poked, ridiculed... but guess what, looks like we get the last laugh. This band has always been fueled by adrenaline and anger and this record is a glimpse inside the carnival of rage that dwells deep inside our collective souls. Not much sunshine and hold tight to your lollipop... This is gonna be a fast, loud, bumpy ride!"
"The Devil You Know" track listing:
01. Rage
02. Stay Away
03. Loaded Bomb
04. The Devil You Know
05. Needle To The Bone
06. Going High
07. Gone Honey
08. Don't Need To Win
09. Down That Hole
10. Another Season In Hell
11. Boom (bonus track; CD and digital only)
When "The Missing Peace" was released in October of 2017, it added a new and unexpected chapter to the long and often confusing history of L.A. GUNS, who, along with W.A.S.P., are the longest-running, continuously active group of the 1980s Sunset Strip scene.
Since being founded by guitarist Guns and drummer Rob Gardner in 1983, more than 50 musicians have performed under the L.A. GUNS moniker, including Axl Rose (who fronted the group prior to forming HOLLYWOOD ROSE, and then again for a brief period after that band's breakup), Ralph Saenz (better known as Michael Starr of STEEL PANTHER), Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, QUIET RIOT), Chuck Garric (ALICE COOPER), Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.) and Keri Kelli (NIGHT RANGER, RATT).
In 1987 — two years after Guns left the original lineup of GUNS N' ROSES to restart L.A. GUNS with a group of musicians, including Mick Cripps — the band 's "classic lineup" was solidified with the additions of vocalist Lewis (GIRL), bassist Kelly Nickels and drummer Steve Riley (W.A.S.P.). Those five members appeared on the group's first three albums — its eponymous 1988 debut, 1989's "Cocked & Loaded" and 1991's "Hollywood Vampires".
When Riley left the band in 1992, it began a rotating door lineup that continues in full force in 2018, a year in which four guitarists have performed alongside Guns. The group's current lineup officially features Guns, Lewis, drummer Shane Fitzgibbon, bassist Johnny Martin and bassist-turned-guitarist Adam Hamilton, who played with the band from 2001 to 2007 and rejoined earlier this year after the departure of Johnny Monaco (ENUFF Z'NUFF). Because Hamilton is unable to tour extensively, however, the group recently announced that FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Ace Von Johnson will join them on longer tours.
For a number of years after Guns left the band in 2002 to focus on BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION — a group that also featured MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx — there were two competing versions of L.A. GUNS: one featuring Lewis and Riley, and another featuring Guns. After the latter incarnation disbanded in 2012, Guns and Lewis gradually began making amends, performing a full set of L.A. GUNS material together at a Las Vegas concert in 2015 before officially joining forces (while initially being billed as L.A. GUNS' PHIL LEWIS & TRACII GUNS) for a handful of concerts the following year. For the past two years, the group has toured and recorded simply as L.A. GUNS.
In 2019, however, there are once again competing incarnations of L.A. GUNS, as Riley — who was in the group for a total of 27 years and is said to own 50 percent of the band's name — will perform at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland in May under the L.A. GUNS moniker with a lineup that will include Nickels and guitarist Scott Griffin (who played bass for the band from 2007 until 2009, and then again from 2011 to 2014).
Since the M3 performance was announced, Guns and Riley have traded barbs on social media. "Some guys would rather headline a sports bar than play on a great bill like M3," Riley wrote on December 6. "L.A. GUNS is back to being a fantastic band and Steve Riley is still a drummer," Guns responded. He subsequently added, "What would you have done without my name [for] the last 15 years, you ungrateful punk?"
Whitesnake scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with Slide It In, a release that has sold more than six million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Slow An’ Easy” and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year and Rhino / Parlophone is celebrating with several new versions, including an enormous seven-disc boxed set.
Watch a video for "All Or Nothing" (2019 Remix) below:
Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition will be available on March 8th. The 6CD/DVD collection includes newly remastered versions of both the UK and US mixes of the album as well as the 35th Anniversary Remixes from 2019, plus unreleased live and studio recordings, music videos, concert footage, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale.
In the video below, David Coverdale opens his brand new copy of Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition box set:
Three other versions of Slide It In will also be available the same day. A double-CD Deluxe Edition includes the newly remastered UK and US mixes expanded with a selection of bonus tracks. The double-LP Deluxe Edition features the newly remastered UK and US mixes. And finally, a single-disc version includes the newly remastered brand-new mix of the complete album. The music will be available digitally as well.
“Slide It In was always meant to be a structured, more electric modern take on the classic blues-based hard rock that Whitesnake were famous for, but our new Hook City Hooligan, Mixer Extraordinaire Christopher Collier, has hand-tooled this classic record for the 21st century,” says Coverdale. “Hearing all the performances so fresh and so clear after 35 years was amazing. Mel, Cozy and Jon’s playing on the record is as vital now as it was all those years ago. All the featured players shine. Not only did Christopher get the best out of the recording, but, he gives the album a fresh coat of sonic paint bringing it right up to date. I’m personally thrilled with it.”
After releasing Saints & Sinners in 1982, Whitesnake reconvened the following year in Germany to begin recording songs for what would become the band’s sixth studio album, Slide It In. At the time, band members included Coverdale, guitarists Micky Moody and Mel Galley, bassist Colin Hodgkinson and keyboardist Jon Lord. The album was initially released in 1984 in the UK, where it climbed into the Top 10.
Soon after, the band’s lineup changed. Jon Lord left to rejoin Deep Purple and Moody and Hodgkinson were replaced by guitarist John Sykes, and Neil Murray, who was Whitesnake’s original bassist. Prior to its US release in 1985, Slide It In was remixed while newly recorded parts by Sykes, Murray and keyboardist Bill Cuomo were added, resulting in two distinct versions of the album, both of which are included in this set.
Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition features unreleased versions of every album track, including 35th Anniversary remixes made this year, as well as monitor mixes recorded in 1983. The set boasts more than a dozen unreleased live recordings from 1984 that feature an entire concert from Glasgow, Scotland, plus several songs from Jon Lord’s final show with Whitesnake in Sweden. The collection’s final disc unearths 30 tracks that cover original demos and early mixes for album tracks, as well as unfinished song ideas.
The DVD from Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition mixes music videos and live performances, all of which have been carefully restored and remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound for the first time ever. A newly recorded interview with singer David Coverdale rounds out the DVD.
Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition
Tracklisting:
Disc One: US Mix (1985) 35th Anniversary Remaster
“Gambler”
“Slide It In”
“Slow An’ Easy”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
“Give Me More Time”
“Standing In The Shadow”
“Hungry For Love”
“All Or Nothing”
“Spit It Out”
“Guilty Of Love”
Disc Two: UK Mix (1984) 35th Anniversary Remaster
“Gambler”
“Slide It In”
“Slow An’ Easy”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
“Give Me More Time”
“Standing In The Shadow”
“Hungry For Love”
“All Or Nothing”
“Spit It Out”
“Guilty Of Love”
Bonus Tracks:
“Need Your Love So Bad” - Single B-Side
“Gambler” - 7” Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)
“Guilty Of Love” - 7” Eddie Kramer Mix (1983)
Disc Three: 35th Anniversary Remixes (2019)
“Slide It In” *
“Slow An’ Easy” *
“Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
“Give Me More Time” *
“Guilty Of Love” *
“All Or Nothing” *
“Spit It Out” *
“Standing In The Shadow” *
“Hungry For Love” *
“Gambler” *
“Need Your Love So Bad” *
Intro to “Gambler” from David Coverdale
“Gambler” *
“Standing in the Shadow” *
Intro to “Slide It In” from David Coverdale
“Slide It In” *
“Give Me More Time” *
Intro to “Love Ain’t No Stranger” from David Coverdale
“Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
“Hungry For Love” *
Intro to “Guilty Of Love” from David Coverdale
“Guilty Of Love” *
“Spit It Out” *
Intro to “Slow An’ Easy” from David Coverdale
“Slow An’ Easy” *
“All Or Nothing” *
David Coverdale discusses the U.S. vs U.K. versions ofSlide It In
Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show (Sweden, April 16, 1984)
“Gambler”
“Guilty Of Love”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
“Reading An’ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)”
Disc Five: Live in Glasgow, Scotland (March 1, 1984)
“Gambler” *
“Guilty Of Love” *
“Reading An’ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)” *
“Love Ain’t No Stranger” *
“Here I Go Again” *
“Slow An’ Easy” *
“Cryin’ In The Rain” *
Keyboard Solo
“Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” *
“Fool For Your Loving” *
“Need Your Love So Bad / Thank You Blues” *
“Slide It In” *
“Don’t Break My Heart Again” *
Disc Six: Early Ruff Mixes, Original Demos and Obscurities
Early Ruff Mixes with Unfinished Lyrics
“All Or Nothing”
“Hungry For Love”
“Spit It Out”
“Give Me More Time”
“Slow An’ Easy”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
“Need Your Love So Bad” - Instrumental
“All Or Nothing” - acapella excerpts remix
“Slow An’ Easy” - organ and drum excerpts remix
Wheezy Interludes - various alcoholic studio antics, David and Mel “fighting a cold”
Original Demos
“Slow An’ Easy”
“Slide It In”
“Standing In The Shadow”
“All Or Nothing”
“Spit It Out”
“Guilty Of Love”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
Intro to “Need Your Love So Bad” from David Coverdale
“Need Your Love So Bad”
Unfinished Symphonies: Demo Ideas that Were Never Finished
“Body Heat”
“The Gypsy In You”
“Lounge Lizards”
“Great Riff In The Morning”
“The River Song”
“Can’t Make A Deal With The Devil”
“Prayer For The Dying”
“Spend The Night With Me”
“So Much To Live For”
“Riff Raff Blues”
“Thanks You Blues”
DVD: Music Videos & Live Clips
“Guilty Of Love” - Music Video
“Slow An’ Easy” - Music Video
“Love Ain’t No Stranger” - Music Video
“Give Me More Time” - Top Of The Pops
“Standing In The Shadow” - New Promo Video
“Love Ain’t No Stranger” - Live… In The Still of the Night
“Slide It In” - Live at Donington (1990)
Extra Features
Jon Lord’s Last Whitesnake Show (1984)
“Gambler”
“Guilty of Love”
“Love Ain’t No Stranger”
“Reading An’ Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)”
Whitesnake Chronicles: David Coverdale discusses the 35th anniversary of Slide It In
* previously unreleased
"Love Ain't No Stranger" (2019 Remix):
"Slow An' Easy" (US Mix, 2019 Remaster):
"Ready An' Willing (Sweet Satisfaction)" (Live in Glasgow 1984)
On March 8th, the Faroe Islands' Týr will release their eighth full-length, Hel, via Metal Blade Records. Hel is a collection of ruthlessly melodic and irresistibly compelling progressive folk metal that will immediately resonate with any who have followed the band at any point over the two decades of their storied career.
For a new preview of the album, a video for the single "Ragnars Kvæði" can be seen below:
Hel can also be pre-ordered here in the following formats:
- digipak-CD
- box set (digipak CD, drinking horn, leather belt clip, poster, autographed photo card - limited to 1000 copies)
- steel-blue / gray marbled vinyl (US retail exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
- clear mushroom brown marbled vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- blue / white / black / red splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
- turquoise blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 500 copies)
- clear / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)
- bordeaux red /black marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- olive marbled vinyl (Nuclear Blast exclusive - limited to 200 copies)
- white / blue marbled vinyl (Tutl exclusive - limited to 100 copies)
Known for their prolific nature - dropping their first five full-lengths in the space of just seven years - the six-year gap between Valkyrja (2013) and Hel is by far the longest between any two of their records. During that period the band toured hard, taking the album around the world, including a support run with Children Of Bodom in North America and an appearance on the 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise. However, other factors played into this extended break between releases.
"We approached this one differently because I learned that if I continue doing albums in the way we had up to now, I would die from a heart attack before I'm 50!" says guitarist/vocalist Heri Joensen. "That's one of the reasons we changed our method and took such a long time on this one."
That this tactic - which also includes more songwriting contributions from bassist/vocalist Gunnar Thomsen and guitarist Terji Skibenæs than on previous releases - has been beneficial is borne out in the finished product, which is perhaps more immersive than those that came before.
"Musically it leans a bit towards our album, 'Ragnarok' (2005)," states Thomsen. "It's a bit more epic and also much better worked through than any of our previous albums." It also marks the recording debut of drummer Tadeusz Rieckmann, who has manned the drum throne for Týr's live shows since 2016.
Hel tracklisting:
"Gates Of Hel"
"All Heroes Fall"
"Ragnars Kvæði"
"Garmr"
"Sunset Shore"
"Downhill Drunk"
"Empire Of The North"
"Far From The Worries Of The World"
"King Of Time"
"Fire And Flame"
"Against The Gods"
"Songs Of War"
"Alvur Kongur"
BraveWords is premiering the new video from Richmond, Virginia-based rockers Red Reign, for one of the standout tracks from their self-titled EP - “Toxic”. An eye-popping blend of a live performance mixed with concert photos of the band, the video is a reflection on last year’s performances, and a look forward of things to come for this promising band.
“'Toxic' is a song about a relationship,” explains the band’s singer/guitarist, Carlton “Bubba” McMichael (who is also joined in the band by guitarist Stevie Shred, bassist Larry Moore, and drummer Sammy Lee). “That starts out great, but as time goes on, things turn darker and darker - to where it is poisonous to continue, but they still love each other.”
The video itself feature performance footage of the band, as well as great pictures by Out with Ambler and Jeff Mays Photography.
Additionally, the band has confirmed several upcoming shows - one with Winger (on March 16th in Warrendale, PA), and a pair with Tesla (April 26th in Erie, PA and April 28th in Baltimore, MD).
Red Reign’s self-titled EP was overseen by Grammy-nominated producer David Ivory (Halestorm, Roots, Silvertide), and can be purchased here.
Red Reign EP tracklisting:
“Not That Way”
“Chains”
“Toxic”
“Red Reign”
“What is Love For”
LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda has released the official music video for the song "I.O.U.". The track is taken from Mike's solo album, "Post Traumatic", which came out last June.
Directed by Chady Awad, the "I.O.U." video features exclusive footage from Mike's U.S. tour this past fall and comes just days after the kick-off of his European headline leg in Berlin.
"I.O.U." follows the recent release of Mike's two new tracks, "Prove You Wrong" and "What The Words Meant", which are now available on all DSPs for the very first time as part of "Post Traumatic (Deluxe Edition)".
Shinoda told Forbes about "I.O.U.": "[It's] a really grimy, dark hip-hop track. It's all braggadocio and it comes from the type of hip-hop that I listened to growing up. I took it to Jason Joshua to mix. He mixes a lot of modern hip-hop and pop, but a ton of really great dark hip-hop records, and we were talking about the track, and he goes, 'Who did the track on this?' I'm, like, 'What, what do you mean?' This is the first time we worked together so he didn't know I make all the music. I'm always driving the ship in the LINKIN PARK album-writing and the sound-creation process.
"On this record, I did 90 percent of the stuff, made 90 percent of the sounds and wrote the songs and all the lyrics and everything," he continued. "When I did open the door to collaborate with other people, it was usually something that just happened naturally; it was with friends and folks that I trust and I respect. At the end of the day, it's my record, it's got my name on it. I need to make sure that everything is reflective of how I see things and how I present it."
Some of the new LP was inspired by the death almost 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.
Legendary American grunge pioneers L7 have signed with Joan Jett's Blackheart Records for their first album in 20 years, "Scatter The Rats", due out May 3.
"I've been friends with L7 for years and am very excited and proud to have the opportunity to release their new album on Blackheart!" shares Jett.
Adds L7's Donita Sparks: "When we decided to make a new record, Joan was there for us as the good friend she has always been. So great to stomp into Blackheart Records with her at the helm. We're very excited to work with Joan and the entire Blackheart family. Just imagine the family dinners!"
Opening the album with a galvanizing reflection on letting go of old grudges for the sake of fighting a greater evil, the band has unleashed a blazing new video by Blue Hats Creative for lead single "Burn Baby" directed by Courtney and Hillary Andujar. The new track sees the band tight as ever, delivering their ferocious energy through a wall of rage. "Burn Baby" will be available on a special Record Store Day seven-inch single with b-side "Fighting The Crave".
Working with producers Norm Block (JENNY LEE, PAPER CRANES, PLEXI) and Nick Launay (NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, YEAH YEAH YEAHS), L7 recorded "Scatter The Rats" at Happy Ending Studios and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, instilling each track with a kinetic vitality. The album's title track came to life in a moment of pure spontaneity. "There were a couple of rats in the basement of the studio, where all the amplifiers were, and at one point Norm said to us, 'Let's get rockin', we can scatter the rats,'" Sparks recalls.
"Scatter The Rats" embodies everything that made the band so iconic in the first place-the distortion-heavy riffs and headbanging rhythms, sludgy grooves and indelible melodies. Incendiary, cathartic, and down right fun it touches on issues of codependency, lonely hearts, internal conflict and setting aside old grievances for the greater good. Harnessing their revolutionary spirit and boundless energy, L7 achieve a direct transmission of raw feeling, often spiked with biting commentary on the chaos of the world today.
Having toured the world, delivering their take-no-prisoners spirit to massive sold-out crowds in recent years, L7 looks forward to introducing a certain elusive element back into the musical landscape. L7 will be joining "The Bash Music & Craft Beer Festival" tour across the U.S. with RANCID and more, with additional U.S. dates to be announced soon.
"I think it's good for people to enjoy a meat-and-potatoes rock band for a change," says Sparks. "We're not rocket science; we're rock and roll. And there's value to that, and we do it pretty well. So if you want to rock, come on back to L7."
Tengger X Cavalry Recordings presents another remarkable metal offering from the lands of China, Nine Treasures. The Mongolian-language metalcore group first turned heads in the Beijing heavy metal scene back in 2010 by incorporating traditional nomadic music elements - eventually rising up the ranks to perform at Wacken Open Air in 2013.
Today, Nine Treasures have revealed a new music video for the Buddhism-inspired track, "Bodhicitta", featuring members of fellow Chinese melodic metal band and Tengger X Cavalry Recordings artist, Liberation. Watch the music video below, and download/stream the track now via Bandcamp and other digital retailers.
Nine Treasures lead vocalist Askhan Avagchuud says about the track, "The song title translates to, 'the heart of the great wisdom'. In Buddhism, we talk about cause and consequence a lot. It would be great if more people were able to gain happiness and wisdom from studying the wisdom of the Buddha. And this song talks about the power of the wisdom in our mind and soul. Such is the motivation behind the song."
He adds about his humble metal beginnings, "I was born at the very edge of the Inner Mongolia province in China (a town named New Barag Left Banner), where heavy metal music hardly makes an appearance in any case... Throughout the years, I kept thinking about how I was introduced to heavy metal for the first time in my life, and I have to say it really seems like my destiny..."
Tengger X Cavalry Recordings founder Nature G says about the band, "Tengger Cavalry and Nine Treasures basically grew up together in the same scene in Beijing 10 years ago. We were the first few to play Asian folk metal with Mongolian influences back then. We were, together, the pioneers. We even held two festivals together called North Asian Folk Metal Night Volumes 1/2. And now look at where Nine Treasures is - they played the Wacken Open Air main stage and major Chinese fests. Great success. This new video is like no other. We call ourselves the New Wave of Asian Heavy Metal. Get ready folks."
"Bodhicitta" can be found on the new compilation album, Sound Of The Raging Steppe, available now via Tengger X Cavalry Recordings - a new record label founded by Tengger Cavalry frontman Nature G to bring underground Chinese and Mongolian nomadic metal music to North American listeners. Sound Of The Raging Steppe is available for download here via Bandcamp. The compilation also features music from five additional folk-influenced heavy metal bands, who have come together to provide a stampede of horseback-heavy sound - weaving an untold story of Chinese history that smashes stereotypes.
Massachusetts old-school hardcore band DEATH RAY VISION — which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio — has released a music video for the song "Just Let It Die". The wildly raucous and entertaining clip sees the bandmembers getting their asses kicked by pro wrestlers inside the ring.
"The video was a blast to make," said guitarist Pete Cortese. It has an old-school BEASTIE BOYS vibe, which is in stark contrast to the 'get on with the apocalypse already' lyrical theme. It's almost as if God wanted us to get our asses beat by semi-pro wrestlers."
Stepping into the ring for "Just Let It Die", which was filmed at The XWA Event Center in Warwick, Rhode Island, are pro-wrestlers Marty The Moth, John Steele, King Leòn the 6th, Moshpit and Buff Dad.
"There's just something magical about watching your doppelganger as he's being pummeled to death," said guitarist Chris Rosati. "This shoot was honestly some of the most fun I've had in this band to date. We got to drink beer and watch live wrestling all day long. I mean, c'mon… Does it get any better than THAT?"
"Just Let It Die" is taken from DEATH RAY VISION's new album, "Negative Mental Attitude", which is available on Bullet Tooth.
"It's a playful jab at the hardcore scene, in a way," D'Antonio said about the album title. "There's a lot of people who preach a 'positive mental attitude' and they practice anything but that." The title also succinctly represents the band's current direction which deviates from their previous "go old-school or go home" approach. "We don't really have a lot of good moods on this one," Cortese continued. "It's a little more morose, melodic, and to say that it will be 'our finest work to date' would be a little too positive for the angle we're going for."
DEATH RAY VISION wrapped up 2018 with a U.S. tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BORN OF OSIRIS and CROWBAR.
The group will next perform at the Providence Tattoo And Music Festival with TRAPT and SALIVA in March, and embark on a short tour with INTO ANOTHER and BEYOND later that month.
Mortiis has released a gore-splattered video for the song Visions Of An Ancient Future ahead of his forthcoming album Spirit Of Rebellion. The former Emperor bassist originally recorded the song on his long out-of-print 1994 solo album Ånden som Gjorde Opprør, from his so-called ‘Era 1’ period. This brand new version sees Mortiis completely reinterpreting the song for the 21st century. “I had all these artistic aversions to everything I'd done in the 90s for different reasons,” Mortiis tells Metal Hammer. “But when [Swedish record label] Cold Meat Industry asked me to play their 30th anniversary show, I decided that it was time to go back to it and re-interpret some of it.
“I started again from scratch. I re-recorded everything, digging up new things and replacing old sounds. And I always felt the old Mortiis stuff could have had more percussion. That was one of the things I went crazy on – I added some really heavy percussion in places. It's epic-sounding now in parts.”
Visions Of An Ancient Future is taken from Spirit Of Rebellion, which is a modern reimagining of Ånden som Gjorde Opprør.
“This is just a snippet of the song - a section I thought was effective for a video. The whole song in itself is 25 minutes – that’s longer than the original song. The whole of Spirit Of Rebellion now is 50 minutes. The original was 38 minutes.” Mortiis has also announced a US tour which begins on March 28 and ends on April 7.
The official music video for the new QUEENSRŸCHE song "Blood Of The Levant" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Verdict", which will be released on March 1 via Century Media Records. The disc was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, ICED EARTH, HATEBREED) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, Washington; Planet-Z in Wilbraham, Massachusetts; and Watershed Studio in Seattle, Washington.
Says QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre: "We are very excited to unveil our new video 'Blood Of The Levant' from our upcoming album 'The Verdict'. This song and video is based on real events that sparked the onset of the Syrian war.
"We would like to thank David Brodsky and Allison Woest from MyGoodEye Music Visuals for bringing our vision and concept to life on screen! A very special thanks as well to the additional cast and crew for their valued dedication to this effort."
"The Verdict" track listing:
01. Blood Of The Levant
02. Man The Machine
03. Light-Years
04. Inside Out
05. Propaganda Fashion
06. Dark Reverie
07. Bent
08. Inner Unrest
09. Launder The Conscience
10. Portrait
Todd spoke about "The Verdict"'s musical direction with Eclectic Arts, saying: "It's got more driving songs on this record than the last one… I think there's elements that are more progressive — some different time signatures. It's a good-flowing album. There's some slow, kind of haunting, creepy, cool stuff on this record," he continued. "Like I say, there's more progressive elements on this one, I think — certainly more, I think, than the last one. The song 'Condition Hüman' was kind of progressive in QUEENSRŸCHE's standards, so there's kind of some of those elements going on. Really good lyrical content — thought-provoking stuff. Certainly never trying to tell anyone what to think, but to think. Again, a lot of it deals with things that are happening in the world that everyone can identify with and relate to. I tried to have some really good vocal acrobatics on this [album]. There's not a ton of high singing, but there's some high stuff on there vocally. I mean, it just sounds like a great QUEENSRŸCHE album to me. But you never know until you put it out to everyone, and then it's not yours anymore."
"The Verdict" will mark QUEENSRŸCHE's third full-length release with La Torre, following the departure of Geoff Tate in 2012.
For the past two years, drummer Scott Rockenfield has been taking time off from QUEENSRŸCHE's touring activities to spend time with his young son, who was born in early 2017. Filling in for him is former KAMELOT drummer Casey Grillo.
La Torre, who has played drums since the age of 13, laid down the drum tracks on "The Verdict".
QUEENSRŸCHE's spring U.S. headline tour with special guests FATES WARNING will kick off on March 2 in Orlando, making stops in major markets such as New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and will wrap on April 3 in Seattle. THE CRINGE will be joining both bands on select dates.
"On My Side", the new Andy Maier-directed video from the Christian metal band DEMON HUNTER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album "War", which will be made available alongside a companion LP, "Peace", on March 1.
Frontman Ryan Clark said about the "On My Side" clip: "[We tried to] keep things straightforward with regards to the overall approach. Though the video is strictly performance, we did have some fun by filming each setup the same way a number of times using different lighting scenarios in each. This meant performing it the exact same way (hand motions, body positioning) over and over, but ultimately allowed us to toggle between looks while maintaining the same general positioning, which gives a really cool effect in the end."
Clark told Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show that releasing two separate albums "with the polarized styles" that DEMON HUNTER is known for — "heavy and the super-melodic 'ballad'-style songs" — is something he and his bandmates have "talked about doing for a long time." He explained: "We didn't want to do it too early in our career just because it felt like a lofty sort of endeavor. So we didn't want to get carried away too early. So now kind of rounding out our albums at No. 9 and No. 10, seems like a really good time to do it."
Ryan said that DEMON HUNTER decided not to package the two LPs together because "double albums are too hard to digest. Of the ones that have been released from bands that I really like, I never really found myself diving into them and fully really soaking them in just because it's quite an undertaking," he said. "So I wanted this to almost be two autonomous things that are meant to be listened to. And I know, coming out on the same day and everything, they might as well be packaged together, but the idea of them being separate is that they… it might not be so burdensome to consume."
"War" track listing:
01. Cut To Live
02. On My Side
03. Close Enough
04. Unbound
05. Grey Matter
06. The Negative
07. Ash
08. No Place For You Here
09. Leave Me Alone
10. Lesser Gods
"Peace" track listing:
01. More Than Bones
02. I Don't Believe You
03. Loneliness
04. Peace
05. When The Devil Come
06. Time Only Takes
07. Two Ways
08. Rescue Myself
09. Bet My Life
10. Fear Is Not My Guide
DEMON HUNTER formed in Seattle in 2001. The lineup features Clark alongside co-founder Jonathan Dunn (bass), drummer Tim "Yogi" Watts (drums, since 2004), lead guitarist Patrick Judge (since 2008) and guitarist Jeremiah Scott (since 2011). Clark remains the primary songwriter, with increasing contributions from Judge.
SCHATTENMANN keep on continuing their success in thrilling the Goth Scene: The NDH Newcomer release their second album! “Epidemie” is going to be released on 5th of July and is the band’s AFM Records debut. This new chapter is heralded by the first single of the forthcoming album. “Kopf durch die Wand” is an energetic anthem for all the mavericks and free spirits of this world and describes the quartet’s philosophy perfectly. Have a listen to “Kopf durch die Wand” here:
“There are always people changing the world, moving borders and making the impossible real”, says singer Frank Herzig. “Everyone of us can achieve great things – especially together! ‘Kopf durch die Wand’ is a song getting the heart of this issue. WE never give up! WE support each other! WE can change things!”
Album Tracklist - Schattenmann - Epidemie:
01. Schattenland
02. F.U.C.K.Y.O.U.
03. Schlag für Schlag
04. Epidemie
05. Wahrheit oder Pflicht
06. Ruf der Engel
07. Kopf durch die Wand
08. Schwarz = Religion
09. Gewissen
10. Darkroom
11. Nadel und Faden
12. Phantom
The first songs of “Epidemie” can be heard live on the SCHATTENMANN headliner tournee starting today:
With their debut album „Licht an”, SCHATTENMANN did not only shape the term NDH 2.0 as a cocktail made of stoic rhythms and danceable melodies but also thrilled critics and fans across all borders in 2018. The band did not only support acts like MEGAHERZ, UNZUCHT and FEUERSCHWANZ during their tours, but also left a lasting impression with their explosive and exciting show on the legendary MERA LUNA FESTIVAL.
"Dance Of Life", the new video from WEST BOUND, the hard-hitting Los Angeles-area rock band featuring vocalist Chas West (RESURRECTION KINGS, BONHAM, LYNCH MOB), guitarist/producer Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, TRIBE OF GYPSIES), guitarist Jimmy Burkard, bassist Jason Cornwell and drummer Dave "Chilli" Moreno, can be seen below. The song is taken from WEST BOUND's debut album, "Volume I", which was released on February 22 on Frontiers Music Srl.
West says his "inspiration for WEST BOUND's sound came from "influences from the '70s and '80s classic hard rock, back when music was — in my opinion — real and passionate, from the heart and soul. Bands like LED ZEPPELIN, WHITESNAKE, DEEP PURPLE, FOREIGNER, AEROSMITH, VAN HALEN, etc. were what we grew up on and we went back to our youth when writing the songs for the album."
If you remember the great bluesy hard rock explosion from the late '80s and early '90s with bands like TESLA, CINDERELLA, BADLANDS, TORA TORA and SALTY DOG and enjoy the modern throwback hard rock like RIVAL SONS, MASSIVE WAGONS, INGLORIOUS and the like, you are going to find WEST BOUND right up your alley.
On the first single and video, Chas explains that "the song 'Never Surrender' is one that Roy Z and I came up with in the studio. It's about going through struggles in life and never giving up on your dreams. People can relate to it in their own lives… It's a theme we all know as human beings. Sometimes the tough times can help you define your true character."
"Volume I" track listing:
01. Never Surrender
02. Dance Of Life
03. Ain't Gonna Drown
04. Beautiful Dream
05. Nothing
06. Roll The Bones
07. On My Own
08. Keeper Of The Flame
09. Turn To You
10. No Room For Sympathy
11. Traveller
Stephen LeBlanc provides keyboards on the album and Brian Tichy (ex-WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, FOREIGNER drummer/guitarist) played on and co-wrote two songs with Chas.
The official music video for the song "Welcome To The Garden State" from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 19th studio album, "The Wings Of War", which is being released today (Friday, February 22) via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in New Jersey, SKH Studio in Florida and Jrod Productions with engineering handled by bassist D.D. Verni and guitarist Dave Linsk. The album was produced by the band while Chris "Zeuss" Harris took care of the mixing and mastering. Travis Smith (NEVERMORE, OPETH, SOILWORK, DEATH) was again enlisted to create the artwork for the album.
Comments vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth: "Not before in our video history have we presented something so artistically seedy. This due to the brilliant-yet-twisted vision of the editing-room genius, behind-the-camera magic and damn tenacity of Mr. Tommy Jones; a good-standing card-carrying Jersey Boy, who did the band and the state proud. We had verbalized the story line to Tommy, who fully got it and we all created something to be proud of. So when you visit the Garden State, see or hear something that is different for you and you think, 'Hmmmm that's not the way we do it at home,' remember this: you're not at home anymore... are you?"
"The Wings Of War" marks OVERKILL's recording debut with drummer Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM), who joined the band in 2017.
"The Wings Of War" track listing:
01. Last Man Standing
02. Believe In The Fight
03. Head Of A Pin
04. Bat Shit Crazy
05. Distortion
06. A Mother's Prayer
07. Welcome To The Garden State
08. Where Few Dare To Walk
09. Out On The Road-Kill
10. Hole In My Soul
Ellsworth said: "It was a blast making 'The Wings Of War'! It is something old feeling new again, as our chemistry was altered by the addition of Jason Bittner. I was curious from the get-go, how would it pan out? I think what we accomplished here is a new, upgraded OVERKILL that embraced the new chemistry, while taking our roots into the present. The new formula produced not only more raw power, but more places to go with melody, a win, win. The key is being not only interested in the change, but part of it. I'll tell you what, it's still fun as hell making OVERKILL records."
Last year, Ellsworth told Brian Aberback of Patch.com about the musical direction of OVERKILL's new material: "What I notice about it is that there are parts of it that delve into really classic heavy metal that are spawned off the riff. There's kind of a brutal metal riff and then there's a heavy metal riff. The brutal riff being more in the modern sense of OVERKILL but the classic riff goes back into the feel of 'Feel The Fire', 'Taking Over', 'The Years Of Decay' kind of influence.
"I think what we're doing is staying with that classic riff but adding the brutality after," he continued. "So it has the vibe of classic heavy metal with that spawned aggression off of it. Obviously, we're not going to be progressive or off the tracks with where we're going. It's OVERKILL. But the internal end of that is really exciting because we notice every little different nuance in it."
Asked what Jason has brought to the band, Ellsworth said: "He's put a lot of work into the album and his excitement has spread to all of us. He's the first person in this band who's deeply, technically trained. That's one of the most exciting things about this project. This guy is pretty close to a virtuoso when hitting the skins."
Dutch death metallers, Putrefied Corpse, have released a video for "Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body", a track from the band's debut album, Left To Rot, out on March 19th via Xtreem Music. Watch the clip below.
Putrefied Corpse was born in 2013, but after going through different stages and changes in its lineup, the band has finally achieved a steady one that includes ex-members of bands like Phlebotomized, Adetar and Death Squad. Throughout the year 2018, the band has been recording their debut album, Left To Rot, which they showed to Xtreem Music, who immediately offered them a deal. The style of Putrefied Corpse is pure death metal the old-school way whose main influences come from bands like Gorefest, Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy, Obituary, and Massacre.
"Intro I"
"Smashed To Pieces"
"Cordon Bleu Of Her Curvaceous Body"
"Embrace Death In Solitude"
"Bloodbath"
"Sociopathic Monstrosity"
"Intro II"
"Obliteration Of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation"
"Procreation Of The Rotten Flesh" (feat. Per Boder)
"Necrotopia - Zombie Apocalypse"
"Joyful Repeating Movement"
"Godly Beings" (Obituary cover)
The official video for the song "Speedbag" from RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, can be seen below. The track is taken from RED DRAGON CARTEL's sophomore album, "Patina", which was released in November via Frontiers Music Srl.
The follow-up to RED DRAGON CARTEL's eponymous 2014 debut, "Patina" marks the group's first release with drummer Phil Varone (SAIGON KICK, SKID ROW) and bassist Anthony Esposito. The band's current lineup is rounded out by singer Darren James Smith.
RED DRAGON CARTEL's new album was recorded at Esposito's Obscenic Arts studio in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania and was mixed by legendary producer Max Norman, who has previously worked with OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH, SAVATAGE and LOUDNESS, among others.
In addition to being the new bassist for RED DRAGON CARTEL, Esposito co-produced the album alongside Lee.
"I think we had a great production partnership," says Jake. "He never discouraged me from trying things that were a bit outside the box; in fact, he encouraged it. His attention to detail in the recording of everything was exceptional. Much more than I alone would have toiled over. He has an incredible work ethic that kept me from lapsing into complacency. If we disagreed on how something should be, we'd find a perfect marriage of the two sides, or completely reimagine it. We didn't settle on anything unless we both agreed it was perfect. If I do another album, I'd love it to be with him again."
Another new member to RED DRAGON CARTEL is drummer Phil Varone, whose style Lee really appreciated. "Phil is a very solid and groove-oriented player, who is not afraid to turn things upside down to give the song a more unique flavor," explains Lee.
"Patina" marks a change of style from the debut RED DRAGON CARTEL album, featuring a more bluesy hard rock direction as opposed to its predecessor's heavier leanings.
Lee says: "The first album was more of a piecemeal production with some of the song ideas being 10 years old and never having more than one player in the room at any time. I wanted to do this one from scratch with all the songs originating and worked on with everyone in the room, on their instruments. It felt much more organic, like the way I used to do it for the first 20 years of my career — more honest to my roots."
When asked about his musical inspirations for the record, Jake says: "My inspirations for 'Patina' are from the artists I loved during my youth. Robin Trower, Santana, BLACK SABBATH, CAPTAIN BEYOND, THIN LIZZY, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, David Bowie… I could go on and on, but let me also say that there are also hints of SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, Dick Dale, psychedelia and even some George Benson. Don't let any of that scare you — it all makes sense!"
"Patina" is a definitive statement of Jake's unbelievable skills with a monster production from Esposito and a perfect mix, courtesy of Norman, whose relationship with Jake dates back to the guitarist's days with OZZY OSBOURNE.
The track listing for the disc is as follows:
01. Speedbag
02. Havana
03. Crooked Man
04. The Luxury Of Breathing
05. Bitter
06. Chasing Ghosts
07. A Painted Heart
08. Punchclown (bonus track)
09. My Beautiful Mess
10. Ink & Water
Back in September 2015, RED DRAGON CARTEL was rejoined by Darren James Smith after a period of several months during which the band played shows with a number of other vocalists, including former JONES STREET frontman Shawn Crosby, Canadian singer Paul D'Eath (CITIZENS UNITE, MUSHROOM TRAIL), Chas West (Jason Bonham, LYNCH MOB, 3 LEGGED DOGG) and Michael Beck.
Issued in January 2014, RED DRAGON CARTEL's debut CD sold around 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 69 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The official video for the song "No Reprisal" from Boston's UNEARTH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Extinction(s)", which was released in November. 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."
On March 29, Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL will release their seventh full-length album, "The Valley", via Metal Blade Records. The official Mathis Arnell-directed music video for the latest single from the disc, "When A Demon Defiles A Witch", can be seen below.
Produced once again by Mark Lewis (CANNIBAL CORPSE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) and featuring artwork by Branca Studio, "The Valley"'s title is a reference to the part of Hardin Valley (west of Knoxville) where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up. Set against this backdrop, he approaches his subject matter unflinchingly, building upon everything that came before, making it clear that he has survived that which he was forced to endure and is not afraid to confront it.
"Phil has been upfront in his lyrics in the past about hardships he endured in his life as a child, and I believe with this record we tried to paint a better picture of that," says guitarist Alex Wade, who alongside his bandmates, stands a hundred percent behind everything their vocalist has to say. "I feel our music is Phil's release from his past, being able to get it out and speak about it, and hopefully anyone who hears it that may have gone through similar experiences can find some release in it as well."
Anyone throwing "The Valley" on for the first time will immediately recognize it as the work of WHITECHAPEL, yet, as has been the case with each release, there is also evolution in play. "Sound-wise, it's all over the place," Bozeman states plainly. "There's aggression, and then you're hit with ominous and emotional guitar riffs. It's mean, but then transfers to soft and inviting. It's a whirlwind of emotions throughout."
"The Valley" track listing:
01. When A Demon Defiles A Witch
02. Forgiveness Is Weakness
03. Brimstone
04. Hickory Creek
05. Black Bear
06. We Are One
07. The Other Side
08. Third Depth
09. Lovelace
10. Doom Woods
This spring, WHITECHAPEL will co-headline the 2019 edition of the "Chaos & Carnage" U.S. tour with DYING FETUS. Support on the trek will come from REVOCATION, FALLUJAH, SPITE, UNCURED and BURIED ABOVE GROUND.
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