Knoxville, Tennessee rockers 10 YEARS have released the official music video for "Burnout", taken from the band's latest album, "(How To Live) As Ghosts". The clip was directed by Robert John Kley and filmed in a warehouse at Structure Exhibits in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"'Burnout' is a song about having everything you've ever wanted in the palm of your hand but letting it slip away," guitarist/drummer Brian Vodinh said. "A case of not knowing what you have until it's gone. It's such a fun song to play live and we will be sharing the stage with BREAKING BENJAMIN as well as SEETHER coming up on tour, so fans will definitely get to hear this one!"
Following a fantastic Canadian tour with SHINEDOWN and IN THIS MOMENT earlier this year, 10 YEARS continues to power through the open road and is in the middle of a U.S. tour with BREAKING BENJAMIN. They then go straight into shows with A PERFECT CIRCLE, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, BLACK STONE CHERRY, FOZZY, POP EVIL, SEETHER, NONPOINT, BUTCHER BABIES and more as well as festival appearances at Rock On The Range, Northern Invasion and Rock Fest.
The first single from "(How To Live) As Ghosts", "Novacaine", has received over 4.8 million plays on Spotify, with the combined streams for the album exceeding 10.5 million. The video has been viewed over 1.3 million times and was playlisted at Scuzz and Kerrang! TV as well as the song being playlisted at Planet Rock and Kerrang! Radio.
10 YEARS returned in October 2017 with "(How To Live) As Ghosts", and welcomed back former members Vodinh and Matt Wantland (guitar).
The band's eighth studio album was produced by the Grammy Award-winning Nick Raskulinecz (ALICE IN CHAINS, FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, KORN, MASTODON).
Less than four short years into their career, Gruesome (featuring current and former members of Exhumed, Possessed, Malevolent Creation, etc.) return with their second full-length sermon, Twisted Prayers. Twisted Prayers follows Death's paradigm shift during the Spiritual Healing era, incorporating more cerebral, melodic instrumentation with elements of thrash and thought-provoking, socially conscious lyrics.
Gruesome’s second studio album Twisted Prayers is due out June 1st on CD/LP/DLX LP/CS/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com here and Digital Downloads / Streaming Services here.
Watch a video for the album opener "Inhumane" below.
Recorded with producer Jarrett Pritchard (Exhumed, 1349, Goatwhore) at New Constellation Studios in Orlando, FL, Twisted Prayers features Gruesome doing what they do best across eight songs and 40+ minutes of unholy hymns with lurid melodies and vulgar atmospheres. The band has once again teamed up with the legendary Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Massacre) for the album’s blasphemous cover art in addition to legendary Death guitarist James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Testament) for a pair of special guest guitar solos. Bow your heads and worship at the altar of Gruesome.
Twisted Prayers tracklisting:
"Inhumane”
"A Waste Of Life”
"Fate”
"Lethal Legacy”
"Fatal Illusions”
"Crusade Of Brutality”
"At Death’s Door”
"Twisted Prayers”
"Inhumane” video:
“A Waste Of Life” lyric video:
The band has announced two exclusive shows in Florida with label mates Exhumed before kicking off a European headlining tour this summer. Beginning July 19th, the trek will travel through two dozen cities and includes appearances at Obscene Extreme 2018, Wacken Open Air, Partysan Open Air and more. See all confirmed dates below.
Swedish melodic hard rock band, Volster (feat. ex-members of Masquerade and House Of Heavy) have released a new music video for “King Of The Hill”, the song is taken from their new album Perfect Storm, which was released on April 20th via Rock Of Angels Records. The video was created by Markus Rytilahti (Miseration, Syconaut, Solution .45, Nocturnal Graves).
The album artwork was made by Jonas Beijer (Afterbürner, Fejd, The Crown, Gooseflesh, Electric Earth). All photos by Jan-Erik Lindkvist Photography AB.
Henrik Lundberg says: “Brought up with music from the 70th and 80th the roots are deep. So it’s no surprise our music is built from these glorious decades even if we also involve more modern flavours. The main ingredient is the melody, what else makes a great song other than great vocals and interesting riffs of course. With members having been active in the music business for decades now is the time to make all our music dreams come true, playing the music we love. Volster is melodic hard rock as it’s supposed to be.”
Tracklisting:
“King Of The Hill”
“Heaven Or Hell”
“Perfect Storm”
“Breathless”
“Still In Love”
“Babylon”
“Hero”
“Games Of War”
“Easier Said Than Done”
“I Don’t Care”
“Drifting Away”
“Ends With Me”
"King Of The Hill" video:
Teaser:
Volster is:
Peter Tenning - Vocals
Ulf Andersson - Guitar (ex-Masquerade)
Henrik Lundberg - Bass (ex-House Of Heavy, ex-Masquerade)
Daniel Granlund - Drums (Syconaut)
AUGUST BURNS RED has released the official Dan Fusselman-directed music video for the song "King Of Sorrow". The track is taken from the band's seventh full-length album, "Phantom Anthem", which came out last October via Fearless Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Found In Far Away Places" was recorded with longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland.
Guitarist Brent Rambler told AXS about AUGUST BURNS RED's relationship with Slovak and McFarland: "We like working with them, because they are our friends and want the band to successful, so they aren't afraid to give us ideas and tell us if something should change. Also, Grant is a great vocal producer and helps tremendously in the studio when we track vocals. They grew up listening to a lot of the same music as we did, so we have very similar tastes in music, which really helps for those out of the box moments in our songs. Their studio is literally a six-block walk from my house, so that's also nice."
In a separate interview with Guitar World, Rambler said that "Phantom Anthem" is "a more serious-sounding album" than AUGUST BURNS RED's previous efforts "in part because this whole last election cycle was really stressful. We're the young people. We're the ones who are going to have to live with the repercussions of what happens over the next however many years."
Added guitarist JB Brubaker: "Like a lot of people, I think we are frustrated because it seems like no one in this country can agree on anything. And if you don't agree with someone’s political views right now, you can't even have a discussion. People immediately become very defensive and accusatory and there's not a lot of civil conversations you can have when people are disagreeing like that."
Long-running Copenhagen-based power metallers Iron Fire have released a video for "Redux (Coming Home)", featured on the double-CD Dawn Of Creation: Twentieth Anniversary, out now via Crime Records. Order the title here, and watch the video below.
The label released the following statement concerning the forthcoming historical metal document: "So now it's been twenty years since five young guys from the Danish country side decided that power metal should be the first step on their quest to glory. The name Iron Fire came up and carved in stone that these Danes meant to be real, and despite their young age, forge catchy power metal rooted in the classics of Helloween and Running Wild. As the journey continued, ups and downs turned and reformed the band into the trio of today. And now that trio is looking back, and in their wish to celebrate 20 years of power metal, a selection of demo songs has found its way to a double album. Along with three brand new songs Iron Fire provides old songs in the original pre-album versions as well as previously unreleased material. This is the raw and pure, from the heart of Iron Fire. Enjoy!"
Tracklist:
Disc 1
"Dawn Of Creation"
"Redux (Coming Home)"
"The Other Side"
"A Token Of My Hatred" (Cover)
"King At Any Cost" (Demo)
"This Kids" (Cover)
"Kill For Metal" (Live)
"Slaughter Of Souls" (Live)
"Final Odyssey" (Live)
"Among The Dead" (Demo)
"Tornado Of Sickness" (Demo)
"Still Alive" (Demo)
"My Awakening" (Demo)
"Enter Oblivion" (Demo)
Disc 2
"Thunderstorm" (Demo)
"Glory To The King" (Demo)
"Defender Of The Ring" (Demo)
"Prophecy Of Pain" (Demo)
"Flames Of Revenge" (Demo)
"Millennium Warriors" (Demo)
"Black Heart" (Demo)
"Vengeance From Hell" (Demo)
"Days Of Tragedy" (Demo)
"Fire God" (Demo)
"From The North" (Demo)
"Hall Of Heroes" (Demo)
"Brothers United" (Demo)
"Jerusalem" (Demo)
Pre-order Bonus CD tracklisting:
"Intro - Blade of Triumph"
"Bridges Will Burn"
"Prince of Agony"
"Steel Invaders"
"Thunderstorm"
"Outro - Odins Call"
UK glam rock/metal band, Indya, have released a new music video for “Tha Final Line” feat. Johnny Doom of Kerrang! Radio. The song is taken from the new album Rebel Music, to be out in the summer of 2018 via Holier Than Thou Records.
The video was filmed in a pub The Highbury in Birmingham by videographer Neil Collins. And also Rock Club The BlackMarket VIP in Hastings. The Final Line was written by Natalie Indya West & produced by Dave Needham of Darkhorse Recording Studios, Epsom.
Indya is from Brighton UK and was formed in January 2015 lead singer & songwriter Natalie Indya West. After studying Music at The Brit School & being influenced by the likes of Joan Jett, Marilyn Manson, Deep Purple & Madonna she has used these influences within her own suggestive music, arranging her songs into a raunchy spectacle creating a Taboo Rock n Roll style of her own.
With teasing drums & Sleazy guitar riffs, think Joan Jett in business with Manson! Indya has an alternative industrious sound oozing sex appeal for all to hear. Finished nicely with a Glam Gloss. Many have commented on the clever interlace of classic rock with glam dirty metal.
The band was named Indya, meaning “Gorgeous Person” by Natalie. Not only does Indya have an incredible live sound, Indya has this ability to own the stage along with her Gorgeous Glam Girlfriends who often join the singer at gigs!
EUROPE's video for the song "The Siege" can be seen below. The clip was helmed by acclaimed director Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company AB (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL).
"The Siege" is taken from EUROPE's latest album, "Walk The Earth", which was released last October via EUROPE's own Hell & Back label through Silver Lining Music. The follow-up to 2015's "War Of Kings" was laid down at London, England's legendary Abbey Road studios and was produced by Dave Cobb, who also helmed the band's previous disc.
Singer Joey Tempest told Planet Rock about the lyrics for "The Siege": "[It is] basically a postcard from the French Revolution, where democracy took a giant leap forward in France (and subsequently Europe). I worked with my old friend Chris Difford (from the band SQUEEZE) on this lyric." As for the music, Tempest said: "John Levén [bass] sent us this riff/idea and we all loved it. In rehearsal, we put it together with a chorus idea Mic [Michaeli, keyboards] had and a very cool song started to emerge. In Abbey Road, Dave helped us with the feel and arrangements and also the small quirky stops in verses and outro."
"Walk The Earth" features original artwork by famed Los Angeles artist Mike Sportes of Filth Mart.
Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL has released the official music video for a new song called "Distortion". The track was uploaded to BABYMETAL's official YouTube channel and became available on digital platforms such as iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify as a digital release.
BABYMETAL fans will get their first chance to hear this new song live on the first date of the band's world tour in Kansas City, Missouri (Uptown Theater). The BABYMETAL trek begins today in the U.S. with sold-out headline shows before appearances at some of the most recognized festivals in the world, including Rock On The Range (U.S.), Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park (Germany) and Download (U.K.).
On April 1, known as "Fox Day", a new prophecy was revealed. The prophecy revealed that up until now we have only experienced the Light Side and there exists an unknown Dark Side, a legend of seven metal spirits The Chosen Seven. "Distortion" explores the unrevealed Dark Side, the Apocrypha, the legend of seven metal spirits in which power is distorted through time and space. The music video of this song presents this unknown side and marks the important beginning of a new legend.
BABYMETAL recently built a new partnership with 5B Artist Management And Records, a leading global music, events, and marketing firm, which manages well-known artists such as SLIPKNOT and MEGADETH. Additionally, with the powerful duo of 5B Artist Management And Records and Cooking Vinyl, which has handled the release of prestigious artists such as MARILYN MANSON and THE PRODIGY, BABYMETAL has announced the establishment of a new record label, Babymetal Records.
Formed in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal.
BABYMETAL's members — Suzuka Nakamoto (a.k.a. Su-Metal, who handles vocals and dancing), Yui Mizuno (a.k.a. Yuimetal) and Moa Kikuchi (a.k.a. Moametal), the latter of whom both scream and dance — admit that they had never listened to metal before joining the group. The girls wear gothy schoolgirl costumes, do choreographed dance routines and bang their heads violently.
BABYMETAL recently released its two concerts from December 2-3, 2007 at Hiroshima's Green Arena on a new Blu-ray titled "Legend S - Baptism XX". The limited-edition set, featuring 16 songs, a live CD and a booklet, is only available for members of the band's fan club, The One.
Society 1 are back with their ninth music video off their Rise From The Dead album for the track "No Control". It's a two part video spanning between albums Rise From The Dead and the yet to be released Black Level Six.
The song was remixed by Patrick Burkholder and remastered by Mike Wells specifically for the video which takes place in the year 2019 as well as an undisclosed timeframe within the future. The scenes are linked together by a type of machine that allows a mad scientist of sorts to view the event through a virtual monitor. The performance is supposedly the last live show of Society 1. The video was shot entirely on green screen and then composited and edited by Matt Zane over the course of a few months.
Vocalist Matt "The Lord" Zane says, "It was a challenge creating this. I had the concept, pitched it to the band and they thought it was different and cool but the next question became...how do we do this? It became apparent fast that the only way it was getting done was with 100% fabricated elements in post production. The decision was made to shoot everything on green screen. The band and the actors had no idea what was going on. They just knew they had to wear certain costumes and react to things happening that actually weren't."
The other unique aspect of the video is that it's a two part story that will span across albums.
"I don't know if it's been done before but this video has a sequel that will debut when the new album Black Level Six is released next year. It will finish the story that we started. We will probably release a teaser trailer of sorts in-between the albums explaining the story a little better to hold people over as well," says Zane.
Watch the video below and make sure to catch Society 1 on July 15th at the world famous Viper Room with Dope.
ALICE IN CHAINS has released the official video for its new single, "The One You Know". The song is taken from the band's much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". Due out later this year, the new disc was recorded in part at Henson Studios in Los Angeles with Nick Raskulinecz, who produced both "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" and its predecessor, 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue", and was mixed by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE).
Guitarist and co-vocalist Jerry Cantrell told Guitar World about the upcoming LP: "It's not that we were keeping it a secret — we just didn't want to say a whole lot about it until we had something to say. And we certainly have something to say with this one. It's a fucking strong record."
The basic tracks for the new ALICE IN CHAINS album were laid down at Studio X in Seattle, marking the first time the band had recorded in the city in more than 20 years, since tracking its 1995 self-titled album at the same facility back when it was known as Bad Animals. "It was cool to be back, because the studio is a part of our history," Cantrell told Guitar World.
As for the musical direction of the new ALICE IN CHAINS material, Cantrell said: "It's a record we haven't done yet, I can tell you that. But it's also a record that has all the elements of anything you would expect from us. It's got our fingerprint. And we're really proud of the material that we wrote and the performances we captured. There's some really heavy shit, some really ugly stuff, some real beautiful stuff, some weirdo trippy shit… it's good!"
Cantrell also addressed the fact that it has been five years since the release of ALICE IN CHAINS' last album. "It's a lot of work doing a record," he said, "and I think it gets harder the older we get. But we just wait until we're ready and until we have enough material that's up to the ALICE IN CHAINS standard, and then we do what we do. This is just the racket that we make when we get together."
"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" was the band's second disc with singer William Duvall, who joined in 2006 following the death of Layne Staley.
"The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here" sold 62,000 copies in its first week of release. It followed up 2009's "Black Gives Way To Blue".
The first two singles from "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here", "Hollow" and "Stone", both hit No. 1 on the rock radio airplay charts, while the album itself debuted on the Billboard album chart at No. 2.
Germany's Lord Of The Lost have released a video for "On This Rock I Will Build My Church", a song from their sixth studio album, Thornstar, out on August 3rd via Napalm Records. The band have also announced European tour dates in October.
Class Grenayde comments on the song: “'On This Rock I Will Build My Church' is the perfect opener for the very large and heavy packaging in which this monster was trapped. The song paves the way for a lot more…”
Chris Harms adds: “For the video we came up with something very special. We’ve invented both, a time machine and a rejuvenation apparatus to live up to our roots and as children, somewhere between the 80s and 90s to shoot this very special music video on VHS. That was damn expensive, but it was worth it.”
Lord Of The Lost are a multi-talented, modern metal band whose music presents itself far beyond genre stereotypes: a solid metal base featuring industrial parts or other dark rock elements - nothing is impossible. This band takes a flying leap beyond genre parameters - better than ever! Their previous releases topped the German album charts already, while the upcoming release Thornstar will in no way be inferior to past efforts. This, their sixth studio album, reveals even more sonic facets of the band, all the while remaining hard and forceful.
The deep and emotional concept behind the album follows the story of a doomed high civilization - Thornstar is a record unique in both sound and concept.
Singer Chris Harms on this concept: “From the beginning it has been a big vision we had with Thornstar - the concept demands a lot of responsibility. And the final result overtook us completely.”
CD1
"On This Rock I Will Build My Church"
"Loreley"
"Black Halo"
"In Our Hands"
"Morgana"
"Haythor"
"Naxxar"
"Cut Me Out"
"The Mortarian"
"Under The Sun"
"In Darkness, In Light"
"Forevermore"
"Ruins"
CD2
"Abracadabra" (feat. Dero Goi)
"Voodoo Doll"
"The Art Of Love"
"Lily Of The Vale"
"Penta"
"Free Radicals"
"Live Pray Die Repeat"
Lord Of The Lost tour dates are listed below. Buy tickets here.
November
1 - Toulouse, France - Rex
2 - Nantes, France - Ferrailleur
3 - Paris, France - Boule Noire
21 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - The Cluny
22 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
23 - Manchester, UK - The Ruby Lounge
24 - London, UK - Electrowerkz
25 - Bristol, UK - The Fleece Bristol
Danish/Swedish death metal band Thorium will release their new album Blashphemy Awakes on June 1st via Mighty Music. Pre-order the album on CD and vinyl here, and watch a music video for the track "Penance" below.
Tracklisting:
"Intro"
"Penance"
"Depravity"
"Maniac"
"Slow Deep And Dead"
"Trust No One"
"Blasphemy Awakes"
"Whispers From The Grave"
"Dead Soul"
"Reign Of Osman"
"Tengil"
"Under The Black Skies"
Scandinavian melodic metal / hardcore band Halcyon Days have released a video for "July", a track from their second full-length, Rain Soaked Pavements & Fresh Cut Grass, out on June 15th via Indie Recordings. Watch the clip below.
Halcyon Days is a melodic metal and hardcore band not swaying stylistically too far away from bands such as Architects, Underoath and Counterparts. Since their beginning in 2012, they have released two EP’s, and most importantly their debut album (2014) titled .ELEVATE. Their debut album was frequently play listed and recommended on Norway’s national radio, NRK P3. Two years after their debut album, they released a self-titled EP in 2016, scoring more than 250k total streams on digital platforms. The EP was met with an amazing response from their fans all over the world, in addition to awarding the band the title of “Band of the Week” from NRK P3’s Urørt at the end of 2016. The band is now ready to release their second full-length album, with the title Rain Soaked Pavements & Fresh Cut Grass.
The album tells stories in simple ways. The book of synonyms that we all love so dearly had been tossed out of the window, focusing on a way more simple vocabulary. The stories talks about reflections on specific events or periods in our lives. The intention from their side was to write songs that wasn’t too open for interpretation, but as you read the lyrics you will get a view into their personal lives and thoughts, with the intent of having the listener being able to relate to the message the songs carry.
German hard rock band Fargo has released "Step Back", their second single and video out of their comeback album Constellation.
36 years after their last release F in 1982, German cult act Fargo has announced the arrival of a brand new studio album. Constellation is due out via Steamhammer/SPV on May 25th, and will be available on CD Digi and coloured gatefold LP.
The current lineup includes founder members Peter Ladwig (vocals/guitar) and Peter "Fargo-Pedda" Knorn (bass). Two songs on the album feature original drummer Frank "Franky" Tolle. In addition, the group consists of guitarist Arndt Schulz (Harlis, Jane) and drummer Nikolas Fritz (Mob Rules).
The Fargo reunion was preceded by the major success of Knorn’s autobiography, Bis hierhin und so weiter, 20 Jahre Rock'N'Roll, in summer 2016. Ever since its release, the musician and band manager has increasingly seen himself faced with urgent requests by faithful Fargo fans to reactivate the band which had ceased to exist since the foundation of Fargo’s successor, Victory, in the early 1980s.
“Suddenly I wondered how Fargo would sound today if the band was still around - or indeed returned,” Peter Knorn explains the initial spark of inspiration that triggered the comeback.
Tracklisting:
"Step Back"
"Leave It"
"Mind Your Own Business"
"Loser's Blues"
"Buzz Buzz"
"Cross To Bear"
"Don't Talk"
"Southern Breeze"
"Boozy Vivienne"
"What's Wrong"
"Goddess Of Destiny"
"Goodnight"
"Step Back" video:
"Leave It" video:
Founded in 1973 by Peter Knorn and Peter Ladwig, the group soon earned itself a faithful fan base and went on to sign a recording contract only a few years later. For a while guitarist Matthias Jabs, who joined the Scorpions in 1978 and went on to make a global career, was also part of the Fargo fold. Fargo themselves developed into an internationally acclaimed act, too, released their debut album in 1979 and brought out three more superlative studio albums by 1982, all of them on EMI, the major label giant of that time. The band toured all over Europe, played with the greatest luminaries of the rock scene, performed outstandingly successful tours with AC/DC, Mothers Finest and The Small Faces, among others, and wowed TV audiences on a regular basis. Thanks to their sensational live shows (including Knorn’s legendary nightly head-first somersault), Europe’s biggest teen magazine Bravo devoted two full pages to the Fargo bassist in January 1981.
You can see the stunt below at 2:09:
Following a time of upheaval, the hard rock act Victory emerged from Fargo in 1984 and continued the successful career of its predecessor seamlessly.
Avantasia guitarist Oliver Hartmann's new single "Simple Man" featuring Eric Martin of Mr Big and The Vardigans has been released, the official video is below. The song is taken from the new hartmann album, Hands On The Wheel, due out on May 18th. It is available now via his online shop here.
The complete album tracklist is as follows:
"Don't Want Back Down"
"Your Best Excuse"
"Cold as Stone"
"Simple Man" (feat. Eric Martin)
"Last Plane Out"
"Soulmates"
"The Harder They Come"
"Dream World"
"I Remember"
"Lost in Translation"
"The Sky Is Falling"
"Heart of Gold"
Germany's most successful symphonic rock event will be touring the world in 2019 with its new album Moonglow.
After sold-out shows in Asia, America and Europe, the tremendous success of their Ghostlights World Tour 2016/2017 culminated in a headline show broadcasted on TV at Wacken Open Air, and next year, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia is getting back on the road, to present its album Moonglow, due to be released in January 2019.
The unique concert experience mixing epicness, rock and opera has attracted over 1.2 million people around the globe within the last few years and is now returning with an even more opulent show in which Tobias Sammet will share the stage with the world's best rock singers.
Tobias Sammet, hailing from Fulda, created the rock event Avantasia in 1999 and celebrated its live premiere in 2008. With over 3.5 million records sold, he is one of the most successful musicians of Germany and has worked with Alice Cooper, Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker (Scorpions), Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer (KISS), Eric Martin (Mr. Big) as well as many other stars from the international music business. For a long time, Tobias Sammet's Avantasia has been considered an insider tip. But after countless headline performances at some of the world's largest rock festivals (Sweden Rock Festival, Quebec Music Festival, Barcelona Rock, etc.), gold awards and several top 10 positions in the world charts, the upcoming Avantasia - Moonglow World Tour 2019 can only be considered the biggest rock event of the year.
Tobias Sammet states: "I've been trying to calm things down for the last 18 months, but apparently my best way of relaxing is to be creative! During this phase, tons of ideas have been coming to my mind, that literally demanded to be realized in Avantasia's epic style. I was so convinced of the songs that I realized very quickly: if ever there is to be a new chapter of Avantasia, then it has to happen with this material - past all the trends and rules of the music industry, hand-made and personal, with epic 10-minute pieces alongside catchy rock songs! Everything was created for only one reason: to write great music without any business men shaping it into bite-sized pieces for the modern entertainment landscape. Moonglow will be the most lavish album of my career, the biggest, most colorful thing and the best and most unreasonable luxury, I have ever created in my life. I can’t wait to release the album in January and then take the Moonglow World Tour on a journey around the globe, where you will witness the biggest show Avantasia has ever put on stage!"
Tour dates:
March
30 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - All Karthalle
31 - Mailand, Italy - Alcatraz
Following up with 2017's EP release Back Again, Toronto melodic proggers The Slyde return with their first full-length effort titled Awakening. The band (formerly known as just Slyde) will drop ten tracks of their intricate, contrapuntal prog rock that they've honed over the last decade on May 18th.
The band comments:
"Awakening refers to the process of invoking change. Each song can be seen as a protest song, arguing for a more peaceful and autonomous way of life. For example, the opening track 'Awaken/Walk With Me' is about getting away from the powerful effects of media control and propaganda. 'Back Again' is about the beauty and fragility of our Earth, and how we take it for granted. 'Divide' refers to the brainwashing effects of politics of fear and division in the West. "Awakening" looks at our daily consumption and poses the question 'what is, or could be, our reality?"
In true prog fashion, The Slyde stays true to their mission statement with their quirky arrangements, aggressive edge, and ominous lyrics. The result is a thought provoking, high-octane album for fans of Rush, Dream Theater, Haken, Coheed and Cambria, and Megadeth. Driven by Nathan Da Silva’s elegant vocals, Sarah Westbrook's powering keyboard skills, and the powerful rhythm section of Alberto Campuzano (Warmachine, ex-Annihilator) and Brendan Soares, the band are to catch the ears of any technically minded melodic prog rock fan.
The band adds:
"We think fans will certainly enjoy this release, and will notice that we're slowly adding more of an aggressive edge to our songwriting plus incorporating more 'metal' elements into the riffs. 'Awakening" is less conceptual than previous releases by containing more straight up rockin' tunes. Each song stands on its own."
Tracklisting:
“Awaken”
“Walk With Me”
“In Silence”
“These Wars”
“Awakening”
“So Blind”
“Fading”
“Join The Parade”
“Divide”
“Back Again”
Southern California metal band, Leatherwolf, have announced three shows in Germany starting next week; their only European live appearances for 2018. The lineup for these shows will include long-time Leatherwolf members: Michael Olivieri (vocals, guitar), Dean Roberts (drums), and Patrick Guyton (bass), guitarist Luke Man, who joined the band last summer, and Man’s Railgun bandmate, Cole Jones, who is filling in for Rob Math on guitar.
The band has posted the followng message on thier Facebook page: “Hey everyone! Counting down the days to our upcoming overseas trip. In case you’re out of the loop: We’re doing two festivals and a headline club gig in Germany starting Saturday, May 12th at the Metalheadz Open Air in Oberndorf, Bavaria, followed by our Friday, May 18th show at the Live Music Hall Weiher in Mörlenbach near Mannheim, and, finally, rockin’ the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday afternoon, May 19th (look for a live broadcast streaming link the day of).
Unfortunately, our guitar player Rob (Math) had other commitments so we’re doing these shows with Mr. Colton Jones filling in on guitar. Some of you in the SoCal area may be familiar with Cole as he plays in Railgun with our other guitar player, Luke Man. Lots of natural chemistry there since they play together all the time so it just made sense to bring in Cole for the occasion. Rehearsals have been going well so rest assured that the Triple Axe Attack will be ‘delivering the goods’ in Germany. We are really looking forward to be back over there once again – see you headbangers very soon! For more info and ticket links, click here."
The band has also posted a video of their 1984 classic, “Kill And Kill Again”, shot at the Keep It True festival in 2015. The audio was mixed by the late, great Chris Tsangarides (Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Y&T) who passed away earlier this year.
Manchester, England's Ingested have released a video for "Better Off Dead". The video consists of live footage filmed during the sold out London stop of their Level Above Human headlining tour in the UK and shows the band absolutely dominating the energetic crowd. "Better Off Dead" comes from the band's new album The Level Above Human, out now.
The group commented on the video, "Today we bring you the release of our brand new video for 'Better Off Dead'. This banger is a clear favourite in the Ingested camp, it has everything you want in an Ingested tune, epic riffs, sick blast beats and disgusting heaviness. Expect to hear this live on The Level Above Human Tour and Devastation On The Nation Tour."
The Level Above Human was engineered by Stu McKay (Arcania, Dyscarnate) and mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Despised Icon), shows the band at the absolute zenith of their 12 year career. Physical bundles are available here, and digital orders are available here.
Tracklisting:
"Sovereign"
"Invidious"
"Misery Leech"
"Purveyors Of Truth"
"Transcendence Of Gods"
"Better Off Dead"
"Last Rites"
"The Crimson Oath"
"Purge The Parasite"
"Obsolescent"
"Narcissist", the new video from Montréal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Meditations", which will be released on June 1 via Nuclear Blast. The 10-song disc was produced by the band's guitarist Jean-François Dagenais and drummer Oli Beaudoin, and was mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR). Mastering duties were handled by Paul Logus (PANTERA).
The "Meditations" cover artwork was created for Ocvlta Designs by Surtsey, who also crafted the artwork for KATAKLYSM's previous record, "Of Ghosts And Gods".
Singer Maurizio Iacono said: "This is a very personal album to me with old wounds being revisited — I felt a big urge to pour my soul into this release. The boys and I were isolated under the same roof during the writing process, just like we did in the early days... with no worries except having fun, being honest and delivering a serious album that represents us today but respects our past. Our new story is coming and we are eager to share it with you!"
"Meditations" track listing:
01. Guillotine
02. Outsider
03. The Last Breath I'll Take Is Yours
04. Narcissist
05. Born To Kill And Destined To Die
06. In Limbic Resonance
07. And Then I Saw Blood
08. What Doesn't Break Doesn't Heal
09. Bend The Arc, Cut The Cord
10. Achilles Heel
Dagenais told That Drummer Guy about KATAKLYSM's decision to work with Ruston: "It was kind of a gamble for us because you never know because our music is so extreme and needs a certain type of process to it, to be able to be delivered right and we weren't sure if going with a guy like Jay Ruston, who is more of a traditional heavy metal/rock producer, that it could work. We all knew that, 'Okay, if this works, it's going to be really awesome. If it doesn't, it could be such a mistake.' No, it wasn't. We got our mixes and we were, like, 'Fuck yeah!' All of us together. We made the right call there and it was perfect. But, we worked really hard on the tracking, me and Oli. We spent months on recording the drums and guitars and the bass tracks and making sure Maurizio delivers the right energy with the vocals. We really polished the thing and we sent it to Jay Ruston and he totally brought it up to another level. So, that's really exciting."
Asheville, NC metal band Lifecurse has released the official music video for "Buzzard Bait", off of their forthcoming album, The Wolf You Feed. Produced by Jamie KIng (Between The Buried And Me, Scale The Summit), The Wolf You Feed is set to release mid-2018.
"'Buzzard Bait' is the first song we have released since 2013's 'Elysium.' The song touches on themes and topics such as society's inherent desire to watch people fail, to rubberneck through life and use other people's failures and faults as a means to lift themselves higher, failing to realize that we are all one in the same. We are all born and we will all die, those are the only two things you are guaranteed in life. The rest is up to you to make the world a better place, or completely destroy it. No one else can make that choice. 'Buzzard Bait' is a song about the constant struggle between light and dark, and the incessant human need for validation from other humans." - Lifecurse
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