Midwest death metal titans JUNGLE ROT have released the Dustin Smith-directed video for the song "Send Forth Oblivion". The track is taken from the band's self-titled album, due out July 20 via Victory Records.
As the album hits shelves, JUNGLE ROT will hammer audiences as it returns to the road with HAVOK and EXTINCTION AD starting July 23 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
"Jungle Rot" track listing:
01. Send Forth Oblivion
02. Delusional Denial
03. A Burning Cinder
04. Triggered
05. Fearmonger (feat. Schmier)
06. Stay Dead
07. Glory For The Fallen
08. Pumped Full Of Lead
09. Twisted Mind
10. Terrible Certainty (KREATOR cover)
"Fearmonger" features DESTRUCTION vocalist/bassist Schmier lending his shrieking throat as JUNGLE ROT vocalist/guitarist Dave Matrise lays down a counter-guttural growl lower than Dante's gates of hell.
Matrise explains the song's origin: "We covered the DESTRUCTION classic 'Invincible Force' some years ago and Schmier told me ours is his favorite DESTRUCTION cover he has ever heard from any band. Years later, we toured together and right away, Schmier approached me to start singing the song with him in concert. His trademark style and my vocals worked so well together that when I began writing this new record, the idea immediately came up to have him as a guest vocalist. He loved it and was honored to be a part of it. That's how we created 'Fearmonger'."
In January 2018, JUNGLE ROT entered Belle City Sound with engineer Chris Djuricic behind the board. Mixing and mastering was done by the legendary Dan Swanö (DARK FUNERAL, MARDUK).
"Jungle Rot" blasts off with "Send Forth Oblivion", an audible equivalent to stainless steel medical devices in your eardrum. Another track, "Glory For The Fallen", shows Genenz pounding away at his woofer as he explains the track was written for his close friend Jeff, who was murdered in 2017.
"I definitely needed to put something on the album for my fallen brother, and another track directed at the cowardly scumbag who took his young life, which is 'Pumped Full Of Lead'," he said. "I've had a lot of pain to write with, so that is my message — life is pain."
"Jungle Rot" closes with a crushing cover of KREATOR's 1987 classic "Terrible Certainty".
"I love this song and it's one I've always wanted to cover. I remember seeing them for the first time, saying to myself I want to start a band," Matrise confesses.
As the hype surrounding JUNGLE ROT points that this is their most dynamic and diverse release to date, Matrise states the band has never measured their success by tailgating other acts.
"We are JUNGLE ROT," he says. "This is JUNGLE ROT. Bands may want to call it a day, hang up their axes and go to bed, that is their call, but that is of no consequence to us or our plotted course. By the early 1990s, the death metal revolution was ready to overthrow the stagnant metal scene, and 20-plus years later, our job has not changed.”
The cover art for "Jungle Rot" was again helmed by the masterful and brutal mind of artist Gyula Havancsak.
"Jungle Rot" pre-orders are available now and feature all new t-shirts, long-sleeve, baseball tee, 46" x 46" flag, zip-up hoodie, limited-edition colored vinyl, CD and a gore-proof cassette tape limited to only 75 copies. All pre-orders include an instant download of "Fearmonger".
German melodic hard rockers MAD MAX will release their new album, "35", on August 10 via SPV/Steamhammer. The disc's first single, "Beat Of The Heart", stands out among the 11 songs for a number of reasons. On one hand, the track could be described as the 2018 sequel to MAD MAX's most important hit "Night Of Passion", and on the other hand, the bandmembers have made their longstanding dream come true with the video that supports the song.
"For once in the history of MAD MAX, we wanted to shoot a video that has the look and the cinematic quality of a real little motion picture," the band said. "Thanks to the support of our sponsor Hubert Teichmann, we got that opportunity at last."
By way of explanation: Hubert Teichmann, among other things the owner of the private "Staudenbahn" railway line near Augsburg, has been a staunch patron of the arts for a number of years — again the term "idealism" comes to mind! — and he supplied the financial means that enabled mad max to shoot a video clip in Berlin with a number of actors, among them leading man Vinzenz Kiefer ("The Baader Meinhof Complex", the action/crime drama series "Alarm für Cobra 11", "Jason Bourne") and director/screenwriter Oliver Betke.
"35" will be released as CD digipak version, limited vinyl version, download and stream.
The official video for "Melody", the new single from the German a cappella metal band VAN CANTO, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's seventh studio album, "Trust In Rust", which will be released on August 10 via Napalm Records.
VAN CANTO comments: "'Melody' wraps up what VAN CANTO means to the band members: lots of voices, dynamic changes and drums, a positive message and — a lot of melodies that hopefully will be joined by our fans when we play live."
Since 2006, they have brought pure vocal power to the metal world. Now made up of seven members, VAN VANTO's "Trust In Rust" covers a wide stylistic range, from melodic to bombastic, showcasing the band's takes on ballads, hard rock ballbreakers and speed metal anthems. Covers, ranging from HELLOWEEN's "Ride The Sky" (featuring HELLOWEEN's Kai Hansen) to AC/DC's "Hells Bells", give listeners a completely fresh glimpse at the vocal crew. The sound of "Trust In Rust" reflects VAN CANTO's varied experiences on the road with unbroken power and passion for the human voice in heavy metal.
VAN VANTO comments on the new album: "If you release seven albums in 12 years, you aren't able to rust. Nevertheless, the new album is rougher and more metal. It's a composite work of all seven bandmembers, full of new ideas but without losing the good old VAN CANTO style. We are still excited about what we are doing and believe in ourselves — 'Trust in Rust'!"
"Trust In Rust" track listing:
01. Back In The Lead
02. Javelin
03. Trust In Rust
04. Ride The Sky (feat. Kai Hansen)
05. Melody
06. Neverland
07. Desert Snake
08. Darkest Days
09. Infinity
10. Hells Bells
11. Heading Home
CD 2: Best Of - Orchestral Versions (available in the digipack)
US power/thrash veterans Meliah Rage have released a video for "Idol Hands", the title track of their ninth studio album, out now. Watch the video below.
Idol Hands marks the return of Paul Souza (the vocal powerhouse that replaced original singer Mike Munro and can be heard on 2004's Barely Human, 2006's The Deep And Dreamless Sleep and 2011's Dead To The World. The album is a veritable feast for power metal fans, complete with Nichols' unmatched rhythmic mastery and Souza’s versatile voice. Still killing to survive... 30 years strong!
And yes, the album title is quite significant, given the fact that Nichols broke his wrist in late 2013 and was uncertain if he’d play guitar again after three serious surgeries. Meliah Rage is rounded off by original guitarist Jim Koury, drummer Stuart Dowie and bassist Darren Lourie.
Check out a glowing BraveWords review of Idol Hands at this location and watch for a major BraveWords feature on Meliah Rage coming soon.
Idol Hands is available to order on CD and as digital download (in lossless formats) from their Bandcamp page.
Idol Hands tracklisting:
“The Kill-All Rule”
“Dark As Your Thoughts”
“Idol Hands”
“Crushed Beneath My Heel”
“Sentenced To Life”
“Absolute Power”
“Infernal Bleeding”
“Where Darkness Lies”
“Idol Hands” video:
“Dark As Your Thoughts” video:
“Infernal Bleeding”:
Production credits:
Produced, mixed and mastered by: Peter Rutcho
Rhythym guitars: recorded by John Bean Cats Liar Studios
Drums: recorded by Joel Hopkins at Red Devil Studios
Lead guitar and bass: recorded by Peter Rutcho
Vocals: recorded and produced by Rich Spillberg at Solstice Studios
Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band Mushroomhead recently announced the release of their upcoming DVD, entitled Volume III, a follow up to the DVD's Volume 1 (2005) and Volume 2 (2008). The DVD is set to hit retailers on August 17th via Megaforce Records and will feature over 90 minutes of new material - including new music videos, backstage antics, and exclusive never-seen-before content. Pre-orders are available now via Amazon.
Mushroomhead has released a brand new, terrifying, cinema-quality music video for the alternate version of their track, "We Are The Truth", cut from their most recent and successful charting album, The Righteous & The Butterfly (the album debuted at #20 on the Billboard Top 200, #1 on the Billboard Independent Chart, and #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Chart). The track and video feature Jackie Laponza of Unsaid Fate on guest vocals.
Impressively, the video is a complete DIY production, featuring sets the band built themselves and shot in their hometown of Cleveland. Watch it now:
"As you can imagine, the entire Mushroomhead camp is heavily into horror films," says producer / drummer / founder Steve "Skinny" Felton. "So, we decided to do an Evil Dead tribute. Dr. F, Stitch and myself were responsible for all set designs. I think the end result is very creepy and a lot of fun."
Get another taste of the high-quality video on Volume III via the official video trailer:
In celebration of the DVD release, Mushroomhead will headline The Summer Of Screams Tour this summer, presented by Scream Factory and Dread Central. Joining Mushroomhead on The Summer Of Screams Tour will be Powerman 5000 (on select dates), The Browning, Psychostick (on select dates), Kissing Candice, Unsaid Fate, Voodoo Terror Tribe (on select dates), and Earth Caller (on select dates).
The Summer Of Screams Tour will run for 25 dates across North America, beginning on August 17th and running until September 15th. Tickets are on sale now.
Tour dates:
August
17 - Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
19 - Toronto, ON - Rockpile West
21 - Manchester, NH - Bungalow
22 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
23 - Virginia Beach, VA - Shaka’s
24 - Spartanburg, SC - GroundZero
25 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall
26 - New Orleans, LA - Southport Music Hall
28 - Houston, TX - Houston Underground
29 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live
30 - Laredo, TX - Ethos Live
31 - Fort Worth, TX - The Rail Club
September
2 - Los Angeles, CA - 1720
4 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
5 - Portland, OR - Dante's
6 - Seattle, WA - Club Sur
7 - Billings, MT - Pub Station
8 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
9 - Denver, CO - The Roxy Theater
11 - Merriam, KS - Aftershock
12 - Waterloo, IA - Spicoli's
13 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
14 - Ringle, WI - Q & Z Expo Center
15 - Chicago, IL - Patio Theater
Powerman 5000 (Sept 2nd - Sept 15th)
Psychostick (Aug 17th - Aug 31st)
Voodoo Terror Tribe (Aug 17th - Aug 30th)
Earth Caller (Aug 31st - Sept 15th)
"Apples And Oranges" is the third UK single by Pink Floyd, released in 1967. It was the final song written by Syd Barrett with the group. After David Gilmour replaced Syd Barrett, the band recorded a promotional video in Belgium in a fruit market with Roger Waters lip-synching to the song.
The video is included in The Early Years 1965–1972. Get it here, and watch the rare clip below:
Danish death metallers Baest, whose moniker translates to ‘beast’ or ‘brute’ in the band’s native language, have released "Vortex", the second single from their forthcoming debut album Danse Macabre. Set for release on August 17th via Century Media Records, Danse Macabre offers an intense Messe Macabre uniting influences from the likes of Bloodbath, Dismember, Bolt Thrower, Entombed and 90’s Morbid Angel with uttermost savagery.
Baest comments: “Gathered from the whirlwinds of decadence, this is the most aggressive track coming out of the den of Baest so far. The epicentre of the Danse, the embodiment of the seven sins combined, we give you 'Vortex'!”
Directed, filmed and edited by Søren Kahr, the "Vortex" video takes you literally into the den of Baest, as it was actually shot at the group’s rehearsal place perfectly illustrating the song’s savage intensity - enjoy the carnage!
Danse Macabre will be released as 180 gram vinyl plus CD, as jewelcase CD, and on all digital platforms. Apart from regular black vinyl, the following limited colours are available:
- 200x transparent green - BAEST exclusive-
- 100x gold - CMDistro.de exclusive-
- 200x silver - also available through CMDistro.de-
- 100x transparent red - Headbangr Edition, available alongside an exclusive t-shirt bundle via Headbangr.dk
Danse Macabre, recorded with Andreas Linnemann at Output Lydstudio and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory at Obey Mastering (Firespawn, Decapitated, LIK), offers extremely focused (de)compositions perfectly blending Boss HM-2 pedal abusing buzz saw guitars, vicious blasts, deep growls and infectious hooks.
Formed in 2015, Baest played over 40 shows within the quintet’s first year of existence, quickly turning heads due to their windmill headbanging skills and ferocious frontman Simon Olsen. Previously, Baest performed at Copenhell, Roskilde, Royal Metal Fest, Eurosonic and supported bands like Hatebreed, Dying Fetus, Entombed A.D. and Illdisposed, in 2018 they will play at Summer Breeze, do a Denmark headlining tour and selected shows supporting Abbath in Germany.
Tour dates:
July
12 - Devilstone - Anyksciai, Lithuania
August
3 - Grimfest - Aarhus, Denmark
10 - Dirty Days Of Summer - Copenhagen, Denmark
11 - Smukfest - Skanderborg, Denmark
16 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbühl, Germany
September (with Abbath)
5 - Leiden, Netherlands - Gebr. De Nobel
6 - Essen, Germany - Turock
7 - Mannheim, Germany - MS Connexion Complex
Germany's Mob Rules have released a new digital single and video for the song "Ghost Of A Chance", taken from their forthcoming studio album Beast Reborn.
Singer Klaus Dirks explains: "The song arose spontaneously more from a gut-feeling, than from the head. Playing straight ahead, very rhythmic with gripping arrangement, it gets to the point quickly and efficiently. The motifs of the song are presented very strongly without losing themselves. Content-wise the song tells about leaving the past behind to dare a new beginning after everything old has broken apart. It is not certain what will happen. There is the "ghost of a chance" that everything will get worse or better. It's just the exciting thing that you don't know what lies ahead."
Beast Reborn will be released on August 24th via SPV/Steamhammer on CD digipak, 2LP gatefold (incl. 1 bonus track), limited boxset (incl. CD, 2LP, towel, hand-signed photo card, 2 track bonus CD, patch, sticker etc.), download and stream. Pre-order here.
"Beast Reborn is a great album filled with catchy tunes that will stick with you. Fans of melodic metal should definitely check this one out!" - Jens Bogren (Fascination Street Studios)
Energetic, massive, focussed - that’s how Mob Rules appear on their new album. The success of their previous album Tales From Beyond was the impetus being used by the six rockers to bundle their energies and produce this new and very straightforward album. With dense sound, straightforward songs and the familiar big melodies, Mob Rules go directly to the listener’s ears. Rough and fast-paced they move across the roots of metal, to haunting, modern compositions, which makes their sound more fresh and up-to-date than ever.
New band member Sönke Janssen also has a hand in this: Being the new second guitarist he expands and completes Mob Rules’ sound spectrum. Not only within the band things are moving, they also get input from outside: Jens Bogren took over mastering. He works with great artists like Kreator and Amorphis at his Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. Bogren is a real guarantor for a punchy sound. Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann (Orden Ogan) is responsible for most of the choirs and yet again accountable for the mix of the album is Markus Teske.
Mob Rules take full advantage of their potential and show their strength precise and focussed. With Beast Reborn, Mob Rules draw the logical consequence of their progress
and at the same time dare to experiment with new things.
Tracklisting:
"Beast Reborn"
"Ghost Of A Chance"
"Shores Ahead"
"Sinister Light"
"Traveller In Time"
"Children's Crusade"
"War Of Currents"
"The Explorer"
"Revenant Of The Sea"
"Way Back Home"
"My Sobriety Mind (For Those Who Left)"
Album release shows:
August
24 - Weiher, Germany - Live Music Hall
25 - Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete Pub
Aborted’s new album TerrorVision will be released on September 21st. Today the band reveals the official video for the first new album track, “Squalor Opera”. Check it out below.
TerrorVision will be offered in the following formats:
- Standard CD Jewelcase
- Gatefold LP+CD
- Ltd. Box set (with Digipak CD, bonus CD with the tracks of the “Bathos” EP, black belt with metal belt buckle, sticker set and button set)
- Digital
The official pre-sale starts on July 13th.
Album artwork by Par Olofsson (Exodus, Immolation, Immortal).
TerrorVision tracklisting:
"Lasciate Ogne Speranza"
"TerrorVision"
"Farewell To The Flesh"
"Vespertine Decay"
"Squalor Opera"
"Visceral Despondency"
"Deep Red"
"Exquisite Covinous Drama"
"Altro Inferno"
"A Whore D’oeuvre Macabre"
"The Final Absolution"
"Squalor Opera" video:
Aborted lineup:
Sven De Caluwe: Gurgloroth
Mendel Bij De Leij: Flesh Upon The Razor Wire
Stefano Francescini: Nocturnal Pulse
Ken Bedene: Hymen Blaster
Ian Jelekis: Immaculate Resection
Kissin' Dynamite have released their new studio album, Ecstasy, today via Metal Blade Records. It is the follow-up to Generation Goodbye (2016), which reached #14 in the official German album charts.
In celebration of the album's release, Kissin' Dynamite are stoked to unleash their new video for the song "You're Not Alone".
Produced by Kissin' Dynamite singer Hannes Braun, Ecstasy harks back to the quintet's unpolished, energy-laden early days, while at the same time marking a turning point in their eleven-year history. In autumn, the group will embark on their first concert tour as special guest since changing labels; from October 26th on Kissin' Dynamite will accompany Powerwolf, who are currently breaking all success records, for 16 joint gigs throughout Europe.
"I've Got The Fire"
"You're Not Alone"
"Somebody's Gotta Do It"
"Ecstasy"
"Still Around"
"Superhuman"
"Placebo"
"Breaking The Silence"
"Waging War"
"One More Time"
"Heart Of Stone"
"Wild Wind"
"No Time To Wonder"
Unleashing their new EP Disobey today on July 6th via Extreme Metal Music, a subsidiary of Rockshots Records, El Paso, TX's Not My Master are sharing with fans their new music video "Acadence" in celebration of its release.
Vocalist Chris Kidwell comments:
"I hope this song knocks people the fuck out. I feel like there’s some bad energy in our country. I don’t like it, I’m not feeling it. We can’t blindly follow bullshit and tarnish the word patriotism. I am not here to just obey. Silence is acceptance."
NMM have shared the stage with Death Angel, Soulfly, Nile, Rotting Christ, LA Guns, Kyng, Lord Dying and many more. They also toured across the States in several venues including Whisky A Go Go and Viper Room in Los Angeles.
Mixed and mastered by Chris Collier (Korn, Prong, Fear Factory), Disobey contains seven tracks including a cover version of Danzig's "How The Gods Kill". Extreme Metal Music / Rockshots Records will release the Disobey EP on July 6th.
Tracklisting:
"Acadence"
"Revenge"
"Where's God Now"
"Morning Star"
"Lies"
"How The Gods Kill" (Danzig cover)
"Consume"
Lineup:
Chris Kidwell - Vocals
Chelo Styes - Guitar
Rudy Barajas - Bass
Charlie Gonzalez - Drums
Psychedelic doom rockers, Motorowl, have launched a video for their new single “To Take” off their upcoming album Atlas, which will be released on July 27th through Century Media Records.
The band comments, "‘To Take’ is an ode to our own freedom. This is a story of letting people be the way they feel right, even if you have to take something from you. Again we put riffs and feelings together to a song that sounds like us. Be nice to each other. Don’t kill each other.”
The single “To Take” will be offered as an Instant Grat Track with all digital album preorders.
The band comments on the songwriting and recording process:
“We started writing Atlas right after the release of Om Generator to stay in the flow. Also we played a lot of concerts during the process of writing, so we were constantly playing the old songs live while we were writing the new material at the same time. We realized that the live feeling is an essential part of our music, so we decided to record the whole album live altogether as a full band in the studio.
“And when you do such live recordings, you need the perfect partner, engineer and a place where you feel comfy. We found all that at Off The Road Studios in Leipzig. It’s a marvelous place with a big library in the main studio, a fireplace and a lot of room. We met there with our friend Charlie Paschen (who works with bands like Coogans Bluff or Rotor) to record the album within ten days. The decision to let Mr. Dan Swanö do the mix and mastering again was easy. He simply knows how we have to sound like.
“Atlas combines the pain in our chests with the indestructible force that we have as a band to make this music together. We wanted to mash the power of synth driven ‘80s rock hymns with the deep crushing slowness of a doom riff. Atlas was written by the whole band and that’s the deep essence of our music: Five very different guys who work together like a clockwork.”
The artwork was created by Pol Abram (Branca Studio).
Tracklisting:
“Infinite Logbook”
“The Man Who Rules The World”
“Atlas”
“To Give”
“To Take”
“Cargo”
“Norma Jean”
"To Take" video:
"Atlas" video:
Motorowl is:
Max Hemmann - Guitar/Vocals
Vinzenz Steiniger - Guitar
Martin Scheibe - Drums
Tim Camin - Bass
Daniel Dettlev - Keys
The official video for the song "Harmaja" from Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Kulkija" ("Wanderer"), which will be released on September 7 via Nuclear Blast.
The "Harmaja" clip was directed by Ville Lipiäinen, who has previously worked with NIGHTWISH, BEAST IN BLACK and POWERWOLF.
Founding member Jonne Järvelä commented: "'Harmaja' is an unusual KORPIKLAANI song with its slow tempo and emotional strength. The song is about longing and I managed to charge it with a great emotional atmosphere.
"When making the album, we mostly used the first takes; we didn't get stuck in details when there was no particular need to.
"I was surprised — although in a positive sense — that Nuclear Blast wanted to release 'Harmaja' as a single and a video. Usually they prefer more uptempo, fun, drinking songs. The new album, 'Kulkija', of course, has that material too, since being over an hour long, it contains the entire scope of different emotions.
"I bought a new classical guitar and started to re-acquaint myself with the 5-finger picking technique. I created a finger exercise that then formed the basis of the song. I sent a very basic version of the song to our lyricist Tuomas Keskimäki, who, in the same evening, sent back the lyrics for 'Harmaja'. The text refers to 'Sylvian Joululaulu', a well-known poem about longing by Zachris Topelius. I sang the demo in my home studio immediately and that was it — the song felt good and strong right away and I knew that it was going to end up on the album.
"The video was shot in the pool of the Maritime Safety Training Centre in Lohja. The water was so cold that even constant visits to the sauna couldn't stop the coldness from creeping into my bones. It was very difficult to remember the lyrics, keep my head above the surface of the water and sing — while at the same time trying to look like I wasn‘t freezing to death. All for art!
"Lipiäinen knew exactly what was needed for the video and managed to create just the right atmosphere. Lipiäinen knew exactly what was needed for the video and managed to create just the right atmosphere. The shots change slowly, there is no rush with anything and the story stays just right above the surface until the more stormy ending."
With 14 tracks and a total running time of over 71 minutes, "Kulkija" is the group's longest album to date. Working with producer Janne Saksa for the first time, the album was recorded at Petrax Studio (Hollola, Finland) and mixed at Sound Supreme Studios (Hämeenlinna, Finland). Mastering duties were handled by renowned engineer Svante Forsbäck (RAMMSTEIN). The cover was designed by Jan Yrlund (BATTLE BEAST, MANOWAR), who has already created several artworks for previous albums and singles for the band.
Järvelä commented: "We've never been as satisfied with a final result as we are with 'Kulkija'. We tried to keep it very natural. Like the wanderer, this album is a journey, one that makes you feel good."
Accordionist Sami Perttula added: "'Kulkija' isn't just a collection of songs, it's a 'real' album with a unique atmosphere guiding the listeners through a long journey. All songs were well prepared in advance and nothing needed to be arranged in the studio. Tuomas [fiddle] and I had lots of space to develop and play the folk arrangements."
"One Heart One Soul", the new video from U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, can be seen below. The song is taken from U.D.O.'s upcoming album, "Steelfactory", which will be released on August 31 via AFM.
According to a press release, "Steelfactory" sees "U.D.O. return to their core competence, clearly influenced by their past shows with DIRKSCHNEIDER, the songs in their rousingly simple straightness have a hymn character, as it is only known from the past."
The press release continues: "'Steelfactory' has become a timeless metal album and thus the impressive statement of a master of his craft. With its earthy, punchy and handmade sound — with the participation of the Danish producer Jacob Hansen (among others, VOLBEAT) — 'Steelfactory' meets the nerve of the time, which may be triggered again since the successful DIRKSCHNEIDER tour worldwide."
"Steelfactory" track listing:
01. Tongue Reaper
02. Make The Move
03. Keeper Of My Soul
04. In The Heat Of The Night
05. Raise The Game
06. Blood On Fire
07. Rising High
08. The Devil Is An Angel (digipack bonus track)
09. Hungry And Angry
10. One Heart One Soul
11. Pictures In My Dreams (digipack bonus track)
12. A Bite Of Evil
13. Eraser
14. Rose In The Desert
15. The Way
Dirkschneider has spent the last two years touring under the DIRKSCHNEIDER banner, performing classic ACCEPT songs for the last time. The trek, which was originally supposed to conclude with the band's North American run in January/February 2017, has now been extended through the fall of 2018.
Guitarist Stefan Kaufmann recently rejoined U.D.O. for the group's summer festival appearances.
Kaufmann left U.D.O. in September 2012 for health reasons.
He was the drummer for ACCEPT on nine albums but was forced to give up drumming towards the end of the band's initial run after sustaining a serious injury to his back.
Stefan joined U.D.O. as a guitar player in 1996, following ACCEPT's second breakup, and recorded nine albums with them, including his most recent release with the group, 2011's "Rev-Raptor".
In addition to Udo and his son Sven (drums), the DIRKSCHNEIDER and U.D.O. bands include bassist Fitty Wienhold and guitarist Andrey Smirnov.
The official video for "Gods Go First", a brand new song from Finnish metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM , can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Burning Cold", which will be released on August 31 via Cenury Media. The cover artwork was once again created by Olli-Pekka Lappalainen, who has been responsible for every single artwork for the band since the very first demo.
The band comments: "'Gods Go First' is about the will and the power of it, like good ol' Yoda sayz 'do, or do not, there is no try' — Gods go first to the absolute, and to nothingness! Catchy wild ride with a lot of nasty shameless musicianship included. Sure this one's gonna be a killer live tune which will get a lot of moshpits rolling! We wanted to make an intensive old-school video with just the band and nothing else, and team captured well this moment of playing in a tiny old barn in the middle of nowhere."
"The Burning Cold" track listing:
01. The Burning
02. Gods Go First
03. Refining Fire
04. Rest In Your Heart
05. Over The Battlefield
06. The Fearless Entity
07. Be The Sky
08. Driven By Conflict
09. The Frontline
10. Planet Scale
11. Cold
Main songwriter and guitarist Markus Vanhala comments: "Sometimes you can be extra proud of something you've achieved, and I could claim that 'The Burning Cold' has a sense of special chapter for me. I haven't been this excited for a new album of mine for ages!
"I've been extra busy with all the touring in the past year(s) and I truly don't know when and where I got these songs made. They somehow wrote themselves indeed. We got some really good kick-ass songs and fresh tunes made up and 'The Burning Cold' has a really honest feeling in it. Fresh rebirth of OMNIUM GATHERUM!"
Singer and frontman Jukka Pelkonen comments on the lyrical themes and concepts: "There are two major lyrical concepts on the new album. Firstly, it touches the great human tragedies and fortunes which are around us — tragedies such as war and the engulfing darkness that follows, and fortunes which are tangled in experiences we all share despite of the seemingly burning world. Secondly, the lyrics speak loudly of the human emotional condition. How do we love? Why do we hate? Why some things are easier to leave behind than others. Why does death terrify us, and if it does why do people act like it does not exist?
"This album is a pinnacle of all the hard work we as a group have done in OMNIUM GATHERUM for a long time. The music comes alive and reaches new perspectives. Still. This is truly melodic death metal. Sharpened polished, brutal."
"The Burning Cold" was once again mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö and produced and engineered by Teemu Aalto.
Interstellar duo Neorhythm have released an official lyric video for "Pictures Of Future", a track from the debut album Zetetic. Blast off below.
Neorhythm offer what can only be described as metal from space on debut album Zetetic. Creative in concept and aggressive in approach, Zetetic is an interstellar journey that is impossible to forget. The album was produced and mixed by Vladimir Lehtinen (Second To Sun).
Zetetic is out now and streaming in its entirety. Stream and/or purchase the album here.
US-based death/black metal act Cast The Stone, comprising original members Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index, Scour), Derek Engemann (ex-Cattle Decapitation, Scour), Jesse Schobel (Legend, ex-Scour) and vocalist Andy Huskey, have released a video for their cover of Indfestdead’s (Dan Swanö) "Jesusatan". The track appears on the band's upcoming six-track EP Empyrean Atrophy, due for release via Agonia Records on August 31st. Find the clip below.
First formations of Cast The Stone began in 2002, long before its protagonists departed for their better known metal-scene mainstays, including death metal bands Misery Index, Cattle Decapitation, and Scour with Phil Anselmo on vocals. While such ties leave a clear mark, Cast The Stone emerge not as some metal supergroup, but as a project of the original and purest intent of its membership.
Each of Cast The Stone members is involved in writing music, and each has varying tastes. But they all seem to have one acquired taste in common: an appetite for American and Swedish death metal. On Empyrean Atrophy, one can distinctly hear sounds similar to Dismember, Grave, At The Gates, and other proponents of the genre. There are also artisan elements one could liken to more dark and progressive Swedish acts such as Opeth, Edge Of Sanity and Dissection. Perhaps this reason alone, Dan Swanö was a clear choice for production (having produced or had been a member of some of the aforementioned bands).
Hybridizing the dark ferocity of Swedish death metal through a lens of American brutality, Cast The Stone hits a creative stride with Empyrean Atrophy. Guitarist Mark Kloeppel commented, "The band's sound is a testament to an enduring spirit that’s driven us to return to our most organic influences, merge them together, incorporate disparate elements, and forge our own sound. Each person has a distinct sound unto themselves, so it's really cool how smooth and cohesive this stuff comes across. You can immediately hear how different this is from the other things we've been involved in, yet it's still very true to our individual styles. Our bassist Derek progressively weaves my guitars and Jesse's uber-creative drumming style together in a way that only he can. This is all crowned off by Andy Huskey's crazy death metal vocals which are... well, just listen."
Tracklisting:
"As The Dead Lie"
"The Burning Horizon"
"Standing In The Shadows"
"A Plague Of Light"
"Empyrean Atrophy"
"Jesusatan"
"Jesusatan" video:
"As The Dead Lie" lyric video:
Empyrean Atrophy will be available on:
- Digipack CD
- Black LP
- White LP (Bandcamp exclusive)
- Purple Splatter LP (Agonia Records Webshop exclusive)
- Digital files
The official video for the song "When The Jackals Come" from New York death metallers IMMOLATION can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latests album, "Atonement", which was released in February 2017 via Nuclear Blast.
The "When The Jackals Come" clip was directed by IMMOLATION guitarist Robert Vigna.
Commented the band: "We are excited to release this new video to the fans! This is one of our favourite songs off the 'Atonement' record. The song itself has a very dark vibe, so we aimed to make the video as best a representation of it as we could. We hope everyone enjoys it! 'Their war is already won…your world will end, when the jackals come.'"
"Atonement" was recorded at Millbrook Sound Studios in Millbrook, New York with longtime producer Paul Orofino, and mixed and mastered once again by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH, SUFFOCATION). Cover art was created by renowned artist Pär Olofsson (IMMORTAL, THE FACELESS, EXODUS, ABYSMAL DAWN), along with additional artwork by the very talented Zbigniew Bielak (GHOST, ENSLAVED, PARADISE LOST, WATAIN).
IMMOLATION vocalist/bassist Ross Dolan previously said that "Atonement" "is a very dark and haunting album, both musically and lyrically, commenting on the darker side of humanity and the world today. Each song on this album is unique in its own way, offering the listener a wide range of dark and sinister passages that I think really hone in on all the elements that make this band what it is.
"The sound of this record is exactly what we were hoping for, and we feel the production really gives these songs that massive sound and dark sinister feel they needed. Zack and Paul really nailed it with this one and made our tenth album our best-sounding record to date. We are all very proud of what we have created here."
IMMOLATION is:
Ross Dolan - bass/vocals
Robert Vigna - guitar
Steve Shalaty - Drums
Alex Bouks - guitar
IMMOLATION will support Max and Igor Cavalera on the second leg of the "Return To Roots" tour in February/March.
Juno award-winning metallic noise rock band KEN mode will release their seventh studio album Loved on August 31st through New Damage Records in Canada. The album is now available for pre-order here.
The band have released a Christopher Mills-directed video for the track "Feathers & Lips", which follows the release of the first single “Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should” and its companion video. Both tracks are now available as instant downloads when fans pre-order Loved.
About “Feathers & Lips” guitarist/vocalist Jesse Matthewson had this to say, “I've never understood why so many of the most aggressive and extreme/cruel political figures are also the least likely candidates to win in an actual fight. This isn't exclusive to either side of the spectrum. There's a hole in these people that is being filled with being a dick to and/or trying to control other humans with some of the most irrational bullshit. And their voices are always the ones being heard, because they tend to be yelling the loudest..."
Loved, which follows KEN mode’s critically acclaimed and Juno nominated 2015 release Success, represents yet another pivot point in the group’s sound. Moving away from the indie/noise, punk focused tracks on Success, Loved sees the band delving deeper and darker than ever before, resulting in what may be the group’s quintessential statement of violence and despair made sonic.
Drawing from not only the desperate noise and industrial sonics of the 80’s and 90’s, on Loved, KEN mode has mixed in the decidedly more extreme tone and presence of death and black metal, expertly captured by producer Andrew Schneider’s (Unsane, Cave In, Daughters) sick vision of noise and girth. “We entered writing for this album with one goal in mind – to please the smile”, states Matthewson, referring to the album cover piece by the band’s long-time collaborator Randy Ortiz – see below.
Tracklisting:
“Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should”
“The Illusion Of Dignity”
“Feathers & Lips”
“Learning To Be Too Cold”
“Not Soulmates”
“Very Small Men”
“This Is A Love Test”
“Fractures In Adults”
“No Gentle Art”
“Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should” video:
Live dates with Shallow North Dakota:
September
28 - Winnipeg, MB - The Good Will Social Club
29 - Saskatoon, SK - The Black Cat Tavern
30 - Calgary, AB - Palomino
Chicago-based technical/progressive metal group Without Waves have released a video for "Victorian Punishment", featured on the band's Lunar album, released last year via Prosthetic Records. Watch the clip below.
Without Waves effortlessly create a rich fusion of extreme, progressive metal and cascading soundscapes with precision songwriting, showcasing blistering riffs and unorthodox time signatures paired alongside dreamy melodies and poetic chord structures. An important new addition to a new wave of young, progressive and urgent technical metal artists.
Tracklisting:
“Sewing Together The Limbs”
“Poetry In Putrid Air”
“Us Against”
“Never Know Quite Why”
“Victorian Punishment”
“EDMS”
“Lost Art”
“Fractals”
“Memento More”
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