"Through The Mirrors", the new slasher flick-inspired video from TERROR UNIVERSAL, the "horror metal" band featuring ILL NIÑO drummer Dave Chavarri (who also previously played with SOULFLY), can be seen below. The song is taken from TERROR UNIVERSAL's full-length debut, "Make Them Bleed", which was released on January 19 via Minus Head Records. The disc features guest appearances by bassists John Moyer (DISTURBED, ART OF ANARCHY, ex-ADRENALINE MOB) and Tony Campos (FEAR FACTORY, MINISTRY, SOULFLY, STATIC-X). Campos appears on the track "Dead On Arrival", and Moyer can be heard on "Spines".
"Through The Mirrors" was directed by vocalist Plague via Film/Facer Productions. He says: "As a director, I was given the freedom to give my visual interpretation of what the song meant to me personally. The inner self that tortures the outer self into being something different no matter the cost. Now mix a twist of insanity into the recipe and you get the 'Through The Mirrors' official TERROR UNIVERSAL music video."
Adds Chavarri: "I am very pumped to be releasing the 'Through The Mirrors' video, as this track is one of my favorite songs on our new album, 'Make Them Bleed'. This song showcases many of TERROR UNIVERSAL's diverse sounds, as it's brutally heavy and also has a very anthemic and memorable chorus."
"Make Them Bleed" track listing:
01. Passage Of Pain
02. Welcome To Hell
03. Spines (feat. John Moyer)
04. Make Them Bleed
05. Through The Mirrors
06. Dig You A Hole
07. Dead On Arrival (feat. Tony Campos)
08. Into Darkness
09. Your Time Has Come
10. Piece By Piece
Guitarist Ahrue Luster (ILL NIÑO; formerly of MACHINE HEAD), who played with TERROR UNIVERSAL in the early stages of the band, has not been involved with the group for around two years.
"Fix Me", the new video from Kee Marcello, can be seen below. The track is taken from his latest studio album, "Scaling Up", which was released in October 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl.
With "Scaling Up", the former EUROPE guitarist is using his past as a springboard to take a giant leap into the future. With the new music firmly grounded in the songwriting tradition that made him a multi-platinum rock star in the first place, Kee explores the boundaries of melodic hard rock with a contemporary performance that nods to his past and employs sizzling production. This is an album all his fans will have to pick their jaws up off the floor after hearing!
Kee Marcello is a unique artist in the hard rock genre. He has never stopped evolving and growing as both a writer and a guitarist and the new album illustrates how much he has managed to raise the bar yet again with both his guitar playing, singing and writing.
Conceived and recorded in the winter and spring of 2016, "Scaling Up" encompasses all the influences and genres in which the Swedish musician has been involved in since the start of his career. Besides the obvious resemblances to EUROPE's classic sound, Kee also gives a nod to his past in EASY ACTION. Speaking of EUROPE (particularly the "Prisoners In Paradise" era), Kee took two officially unreleased songs, "Wild Child" and "Don't Know How To Love No More", and rearranged and re-recorded them from scratch. Beyond those two tracks, you can hear a touch of sleaze and more classic hard rock on songs like "Fix Me", "Blow By Blow" and "Soldier Down".
Marcello said: "The whole idea of 'Scaling Up' is to, very respectfully, use the music of my past as a canvas to paint a picture of where I stand today and what I aim for in the future as a guitarist/singer/writer. I think we've got the balance of now and then just right, and it's performed by the best group of musicians I've ever had the honor of playing with!"
Kee Marcello is one of the most renowned guitarists from Scandinavia and has an amazing history to his name. He's best known as the guitarist — from 1986 to 1992 — of one Sweden's biggest musical exports, EUROPE. In the late '80s and early '90s, EUROPE were one of the biggest rock bands in the world. They sold over 30 million albums, landed at No. 1 on sales charts in 26 countries and shared the biggest stages with acts like METALLICA, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI. Kee is now also enjoying a new wave of success as a TV persona in Sweden, as well as being involved in other musical projects.
"Scaling Up" track listing:
01. Black Hole Star
02. On The Radio
03. Don't Miss You Much
04. Fix Me
05. Wild Child
06. Finger On The Trigger
07. Soldier Down
08. Scandinavia
09. Good Men Gone Bad
10. Scaling Up
11. Don't Know How To Love No More
12. Blow By Blow
Recording lineup:
Kee Marcello: Guitars/Vocals/Keys
Ken Sandin: Bass
Darby Todd: Drums
Special guests:
Mattias Eklundh – guitar solo on "Good Men Gone Bad"
Michele Luppi – keyboards on "Wild Child"
Produced and arranged by Kee Marcello
Mixed by Tobias Lindell
"To Hell Or The Hangman", the new video from Irish pagan metallers PRIMORDIAL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Exile Amongst The Ruins", which will be released on March 30 through Metal Blade Records. The band teamed with producer Ola Ersfjord, who worked on PRIMORDIAL's 2016 live album, "Gods To The Godless". The record was tracked at Dublin's Camelot Studios, located adjacent to PRIMORDIAL's rehearsal room.
Once again building upon their signature sound, the follow-up to 2014's "Where Greater Men Have Fallen" is a more raw, "old-school sounding" record than its predecessor. Hitting home with what vocalist Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill describes as "a direct energy" and wielding an urgency that is undeniable, the Irish quintet once again effortlessly blend elements of tragedy and might like no one else. Likewise, the evolution in their sound continues to be organic and unforced, ensuring that "Exile Amongst The Ruins" is essential listening for both their long term faithful and those only now drawn into their world.
Commenting on the album's first single, "Stolen Years", Averill said: "'Stolen Years' may seem like a strange choice as our lead single, and on the face of it, I guess it is. It's not a blood-and-thunder epic about tragedy and might and the ruin of nations, nor is it a nine-minute epistle of doom. Have no fear, the album does contain those also, but to open this time, we chose something different.
"This album has some surprises and this is one of them — a short and painfully simple song which almost didn't make the final cut, if you can believe so. The video, cut by Costin Chioreanu, is about the journey involved in finally getting to that moment where you walk on stage. The song itself about that last night on earth that comes to us all. Sometimes we never know when that might be. Hold your loved ones tight tonight; this could be it…"
"Exile Amongst The Ruins" track listing:
01. Nail Their Tongues
02. To Hell Or The Hangman
03. Where Lie The Gods
04. Exile Amongst The Ruins
05. Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed
06. Stolen Years
07. Sunken Lungs
08. Last Call
To coincide with the album release, the Irishmen have announced two special and rather intimate album-release shows in Germany as well as their appearance on the "Heathen Crusade" European tour with Finland's MOONSORROW as co-headliners and Germany's DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT as support act.
PRIMORDIAL is:
Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill - Vocals
Ciarán MacUilliam - Guitar
Michael O'Floinn - Guitar
Pól MacAmlaigh - Bass
Simon O'Laoghaire - Drums
SUPERJOINT's new video for the song "Fuck Your Enemy" can be seen below. The clip was shot by Mike Holderbeast in New Orleans, Lousiana during the band's 2017 tour.
SUPERJOINT's latest album, "Caught Up In The Gears Of Application", was released in November 2017 via singer Philip Anselmo's Housecore record label. The disc was recorded at Philip's New Orleans-area studio, Nodferatu's Lair and was produced by Anselmo and Stephen Berrigan. The effort was mastered by Scott Hull (AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED, PIG DESTROYER) at Visceral Sounds.
SUPERJOINT's current lineup includes guitarists Kevin Bond (CHRIST INVERSION, ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER) and Jimmy Bower (DOWN, EYEHATEGOD), drummer José Manuel Gonzalez (WARBEAST, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS) and bassist Stephen Taylor (PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, WOVEN HAND, 16 HORSE POWER).
Anselmo told Decibel magazine that SUPERJOINT was forced to drop the "RITUAL" from its name was "because there's a bloodsucking leech out there who took advantage of a situation. But we're all at fault as well for signing a document that basically has a zero sunset clause, meaning that this person is privy to a cut of any money a 'SUPERJOINT RITUAL' would make. Hence getting rid of the 'RITUAL,' coming back as SUPERJOINT, and cutting out that cancer."
"Devastation Trail" is Saber Tiger’s latest single and video, taken from their forthcoming album Bystander Effect (Expanded Edition), which will be released via Sliptrick Records on March 13th. Get the single via iTunes, or Amazon, and watch a video for the track below.
Through some of their heaviest and most aggressive riff work, the track tells the story of internet trolls who target their messages of jealousy and hatred towards entertainers and other talented people. A subject that is as relevant worldwide as it is in the band’s native of Japan. No sympathy nor subtlety is shown towards the cowardly behaviour of internet trolling.
"Devastation Trail" is written by guitarist and founding member Akihito Kinoshita with lyrics by Fubito Endo, whose current resume also includes lyrics for legendary Japanese heavy metal band Anthem.
Pre-order your copy of Bystander Effect (Expanded Edition) here.
Tracklisting:
"Dying Breed"
"Sin Eater"
"Act Of Heroism"
"Dreadout"
"One Last Time"
"Just-World Hypothesis"
"What I Used To Be"
"Shameless"
"An Endless End: Another Time"
"Devastation Trail"
"Afterglow"
"Ship Of Theseus"
"First Class Fool"
"Sin Eater" (2013 Demo)
"What I Used To Be" (2013 Demo)
"A Love Unreal", the new video from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming tenth full-length album, "Grimmest Hits", which was released on January 19 via Entertainment One (eOne). The clip was directed by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's longtime collaborator Justin Reich.
Regarding the songwriting process for "Grimmest Hits", BLACK LABEL SOCIETY frontman Zakk Wylde told the Omaha World-Herald: "The only ideas I really had [prior to going into the studio] were 'The Only Words'. I wrote that when I was sitting in a hotel room. It reminded me of a CREAM thing. The only other riff I had laying around was 'Trampled Down Below'.
"Every record that we do, it's like a box of cracker jacks," he continued. "We don't know what we're gonna get till we get there.
"That's the whole fun thing about making records. You're going in with, 'Let's see what happens.'
"You could be listening to 'Heart Of Gold' on the radio and then me and you listening to that, it'd be cool if we wrote something like that.
"A lot of things happen like that. You get sparked off by writing the riff. Listening to [LED] ZEPPELIN or [BLACK] SABBATH or THE ALLMAN BROTHERS. What you end up coming out with can be something different."
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY recently kicked off a North American tour in support of "Grimmest Hits". Joining them on the trek are CORROSION OF CONFORMITY on all dates, with EYEHATEGOD and RED FANG appearing at select shows.
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is:
Zakk Wylde - Vocals/Guitar
John DeServio - Bass
Dario Lorina - Guitar
Jeff Fabb - Drums
Facing Fire has released their debut EP through Pavement Entertainment. The band is excited to bring their heavy-hitting music to life. The new release is available on digital and streaming outlets worldwide.
Facing Fire is a hard rock band from Southern Ohio. The band consists of guitarists Tony Phillips and Caleb Miller, vocalist Scott Artis, bassist Josh Quillen, and drummer Levi Ausmus.
In addition to releasing their new EP, Facing Fire is premiering the official music video for the single "Filthy Life." The song puts an emphasis on freeing yourself from a past that has the power to weigh you down. "I personally connect so much with our new single 'Filthy Life.' It just felt right as I began to write the lyrics," says Artis. "I love the positive message and I hope it has an impact on people who may need it."
"Facing Fire has been the chance of a lifetime. I finally get to make the kind of music I've always wanted. When all the pieces come together like this and there's that chemistry there, it's an amazing experience as an artist. You can't help but want to work even harder and do even more. We just want to explore where the music takes us and we really hope the listeners will be as involved in the experience as we are," says Phillips.
Aegean Sorrow, the impending new full-length from Greek death/doom veterans On Thorns I Lay, will see release this March via Alone Records. In advance of its official unveiling, the summons the video "Erevos" for public consumption.
On Thorns I Lay's Aegean Sorrow will see release on CD and digital formats via Alone Records and on vinyl via The Vinyl Division on March 12th with preorders to be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Tracklisting:
“Intro”
“Aegean Sorrow”
“Erevos”
“In Emerald Eyes”
“Olethros Part I”
“Olethros Part II”
“The Final Truth”
“A Sign Of Sadness”
“Skotos”
Belgium’s Wiegedood are releasing a video to the title track of their upcoming album, De Doden Hebben Het Goed III. The final chapter of their De Doden Hebben Het Goed trilogy will be out April 20th, just in time for their performance at the prestigious Roadburn Festival on Sunday, April 22nd.
Wiegedood shared insight on the album's cover art (featured below), which was completed by Stefaan Temmerman, stating: "The picture for this cover was taken in Sint-Eloois-Winkel, a small town near Kortrijk where Levy grew up. Subsequently, the cover for De Doden Hebben Het Goed II was taken in De Haan, where Gilles spent his childhood and the first cover picture was taken in Ransberg, where Wim grew up and is still living today.”
After being formed in 2014 by Levy Seynaeve (Amenra, Oathbreaker) as well as Wim Coppers and Gilles Demolder (both also in Oathbreaker) Wiegedood quickly became a household name in the European extreme metal scene. Both of their previous albums, De Doden Hebben Het Goed and De Doden Hebben Het Goed II, as well as their furious and cathartic live performances made waves beyond the realms of black metal.
Wiegedood have already confirmed the following live shows and more international dates will follow shortly:
March
17 - Lokeren, Belgium - De Kapel
22 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Narauti
23 - Minsk, Belarus - Brugge
24 - Moscow, Russia - Model T
25 - St. Petersburg, Russia - Zoccolo
28 - Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom
30 - Oslo, Norway - Inferno Festival
31 - Edegem, Belgium - Catacomb
April
22 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Roadburn Festival
May
5 - Sydney, Australia - Direct Underground Fest
6 - Melbourne, Australia - Direct Underground Fest
27 - Langres, France - Outch! Festival
August
8-11 - Jaroměř, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault
18 - Mean, Belgium - Metal Mean Festival
Long Branch Records recently announced the newest addition to the family. The UK atmospheric-djent-proggers Valis Ablaze have signed a deal with the label and will release their debut full-length, Boundless, on April 6th. The first single, "Paradox", is available now on all digital platforms. A video for the track can be found below.
Vocalist Carley Coma of Candiria has launched a new series of videos for the band's latest album While They Were Sleeping. The series dives deep into the story behind the album's concept.
The first video addresses the title track. The second centers on "Mereya", the second track on the album. The third video looks at "Wandering Light" and the new fourth video talks about "The Cause". Watch all below.
New videos for each track will be launched in sequence in the coming weeks.
Candiria will be headlining the Blacklight Media Records showcase in New York City on March 8th at the Gramercy Theatre. The band has put together a special set list for the night, celebrating over 20 years of its sophomore album Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The band will also appear at this year's New England Metal + Hardcore Fest in April.
Neal Morse has released a video for "JoAnna", a track from his new solo album, Life & Times, out now through Radiant Records via Metal Blade Records/SONY on all digital outlets, as well as CD and vinyl. Order the album here, and watch the Stephen Yake/Christian Rios-directed clip for "JoAnna" below.
Tracklisting:
"Livin’ Lightly"
"Good Love Is On The Way"
"JoAnna"
"Selfie In The Square"
"He Died At Home"
"She’s Changed Her Mind"
"Wave On The Ocean"
"You + Me + Everything"
"Manchester"
"Lay Low"
"Old Alabama"
"If I Only Had A Day"
"JoAnna" video:
"Livin’ Lightly" video:
"He Died At Home" video:
Morse recently released a new promo video, in which he discusses his upcoming tour in support of his new album, Life & Times. Watch below:
Check out Neal Morse at the following tour stops (with more dates to be added in the coming weeks on his official website):
February
20 - Boston, MA - Club Passim
22 - Sellersville, PA - Sellersville Theater
23 - New York, NY - The Cutting Room
March
17 - Denver, CO - The Soiled Dove
22 - Decatur, GA - Eddie’s Attic
23 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
28 - Mesa, AZ - Make Weird Music HQ
30 - Whittier, CA - Whittier Theater
April
3 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
5 - Portland, OR - The Old Church Concert Hall
6 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
12 - Evanston, IL - Space
13 - St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill Duck Room
14 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
18 - Quebec City, QC - TBA
19 - Montreal, QC - TBA
21 - Toronto, ON - The Great Hall
Houston-based progressive metal outfit, Oceans Of Slumber, have released a video for their new single, “No Color, No Light”, featured on their upcoming album, The Banished Heart, to be released on March 2nd. The track features guest vocals by Evergrey’s Tom Englund.
Drummer Dobber comments, “‘No Color, No Light’ was the last song the band wrote for the album and our answer to love’s deathly bellows. A song about crossing into the darkness and chasing the shadows to find her or him. Would you answer the call? Don’t wait....”
"No Color, No Light" is available as a digital single on all download and streaming platforms and as an Instant Grat Track on iTunes and Amazon. Pre-orders for all physical formats of the album are also available. Use this link to direct you to selected download and streaming platforms or to pre-order a physical copy of the album.
Tracklisting:
"The Decay of Disregard"
"Fleeting Vigilance"
"At Dawn"
"The Banished Heart"
"The Watcher"
"Etiolation"
"A Path to Broken Stars"
"Howl of the Rougarou"
"Her in the Distance"
"No Color, No Light"
"Wayfaring Stranger"
"The Banished Heart" video:
“The Decay Of Disregard” video:
Oceans Of Slumber live:
March
2 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (album release show)
3 - New York, NY - St. Vitus Bar (album release show)
April
6 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
7 - Glasgow, UK - ABC1
8 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy
10 - Dublin, Ireland - Tivoli
12 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
13 - London, UK - O2 Forum
Oceans Of Slumber lineup:
Cammie Gilbert - Vocals
Anthony Contreras - Guitar
Sean Gary - Guitar
Keegan Kelly - Bass
Dobber Beverly - Drums
"Ministry Of Metal", the new video from IRON ANGEL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Hellbound", which will be released on May 4 through Scandinavia's premiere metal-rock label Mighty Music.
IRON ANGEL is one of the true cult legends of the German speed metal genre. Formed in the Hamburg-area back in 1980 and known for two classic eighties metal album "Hellish Crossfire" from 1985 and "Winds Of War" from 1986 and a reputation as a staggering live band. The band has toured Germany with KING DIAMOND and in recent years has showed it is still a live band to reckon with at festivals like Metal Magic in 2016 and earlier this year at the Headbanger's Open Air in Germany. The band also recently toured South America with big succes.
Now the time has finally come for the long awaited comeback album from the band — the first studio effort in over 30 years!
"Hellbound" track listing:
01. Writing's On The Wall
02. Judgement Day
03. Hell And Back
04. Carnivore Flashmob
05. Blood And Leather
06. Deliverance In Black
07. Waiting For A Miracle
08. Hellbound
09. Purist Of Sin
10. Ministry Of Metal
Welsh "ragga metal" band SKINDRED has released a music video for its new single, "Machine". The clip features actor and stuntman Neil Chapelhow, best known for his work in the films "Wonder Woman" and "Fantastic Beasts".
The band states: "When we were told we were doing a video with the stunt team that's be behind the Marvel films, James Bond and the Bourne films, we knew we were in for a good time on the shoot. Throw in Gary from REEF and one of our fave bars in London (Big Red) and you have the ingredients for a really fun video. The idea is don't judge a book by its cover. SKINDRED is inclusive. Not exclusive. So when someone in a rock bar is being teased by some 'rockers' for not being the same as them, he hits back! In a big way!"
"Machine" features vocals by REEF frontman Gary Stringer and guitar by Phil Campbell of MOTÖRHEAD. The track was previously used as both the intro and outro theme to AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson's TV show "Cars That Rock".
"Machine" is taken from SKINDRED's upcoming album, "Big Tings", which will be released on April 27 via Napalm Records. A single,
Behind-the-scenes studio footage from the "Big Tings" recording sessions at Peter Gabriel's Real World studio in the village of Box, Wiltshire, England, can be seen below.
SKINDRED, along with producer James Loughrey and engineer Lee Slater, could not be more excited about what will be the band's seventh studio album.
Says SKINDRED guitarist Mikey Demus: "The name hopefully says it all. You can expect some seriously 'Big Tings' from SKINDRED on our next record. We've thrown away the rulebook and pushed ourselves harder than ever to create the biggest, baddest, and most banging songs we could muster. We can't wait to start unleashing this new stuff on the world, so prepare yourselves for some 'Big Tings'!"
Roaring and pounding, the follow-up to 2015's "Volume" is a magnificent beast churning out heavy, distortion-laden riff punches melting into vocalist Benji Webbe's frenzied rapping. Explosive metal and punk material rubs shoulders with smooth melodies — and, of course, SKINDRED wouldn't leave us on the dancefloor without a hefty helping of their trademark Godzilla-esquely huge choruses. Big songs, big sound, big tings!
SKINDRED will embark on a full U.K. tour in April with special guests CKY.
Rumahoy, the latest piratic addition to the Napalm Records roster, have released a video for "Quest For Heritage", featured on their album The Triumph Of Piracy. Order the album here, and watch the new clip below.
Tracklisting:
“AHOY!”
“Quest For Heritage”
“Forest Party”
“The Haitian Slam”
“Huffman, The Pirate King”
“Kill The Trolls”
“Netflix And Yarr”
“Pirateship”
“The Triumph Of Piracy”
Edinburgh, Scotland-based blackened grind / metal faction Scumpulse has issued an official video for "Rotten," the title track to their new album.
Rotten will see release through Gore House Productions on CD and digital formats on February 23rd; pre-orders are now available at this location.
Tracklisting:
"Alba Gu Bràth"
"Rotten"
"Broken Reflection"
"Gnawed By Pigs"
"King Of Dogshit"
"Pure Jakebawlocaust"
"Wage Decay"
"Sand And Dust"
Scumpulse will devastate audiences across Europe in support of Rotten, having announced several new bursts of live dates for the coming weeks, including an album release show and several dates supporting Ancst. Watch for more live dates to be announced, including a European Summer tour.
Scumpulse Tour Dates:
February
23 - Banshee Labyrinth - Edinburgh, UK - Rotten release show
March
3 - Funeral Fest - Barrow, UK
24 - Opium - Edinburgh, UK
25 - Aatma - Manchester, UK (with Ancst)
26 - The Gryphon - Bristol, UK (with Ancst)
27 - The Black Heart - London, UK (with Ancst)
The band's previously released official video for "Alba Gu Bràth", as well as an introductory promo clip, can be seen below
Founded in 2013, Edinburgh-based Scumpulse follows a previously-released EP and single with one of the most anticipated albums to hail from the Gore House compound. Their debut album, Rotten, delivers eight punishing tracks of perfectly blended crusty, blackened metallic grindcore. Eight tracks align into a savage, thirty-eight-minute assault, bridging influences from Darkthrone and Impaled Nazarene to Carcass and Exhumed. Rotten was recorded between Black Cave Recordings, Chamber Studios, and s9fifty, and mixed / mastered by Andrew Rankine, and completed with artwork by Kasper "Sandullos" Povlsen. Rotten is a debut you do not want to miss.
For further details, visit the official Scumpulse Facebook page.
The official video for "My Darkest Moment", a new song from Norwegian extreme, melodic metallers SUSPERIA, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's first full-length studio album since 2009, titled "The Lyricist", which will be released on March 16 via Agonia Records.
The origins of SUSPERIA can be traced back to 1998 when Tjodalv, then occupying the drum seat with DIMMU BORGIR, and longtime friend Cyrus (ex-SATYRICON, OLD MAN'S CHILD) got together to share ideas and write songs. Clearly rooted and seasoned in the Norwegian black metal scene, SUSPERIA elevated its sound into more melodic areas of extreme metal, embracing and exploring a variety of musical avenues with ease.
On "The Lyricist", SUSPERIA has gone back to its black origin in many ways, one of which is a grimmer expression. The characteristic melodic twist the band is known for is still present, and an additional layer of variety has been added thanks to new vocalist, Bernt "Dagon" Fjellestad (whose stage debut with the band was made at last year's 70000 Tons Of Metal). From SUSPERIA's pragmatic point of view, the new album is a "good old-fashioned kick in the head, both old and new fans should find enjoyable".
Track listing:
01. I Entered
02. Heretic
03. The Lyricist
04. My Darkest Moment
05. Day I Died
06. Void
07. Feed The Fire
08. Whore Of Man
09. Come Alive
"The Lyricist" was recorded at three different studios in Norway between February 2015 and May 2016. The album was later mixed and mastered at Strand Studio (CHROME DIVISION, THE WRETCHED END, IN VAIN) by Marius Strand. Cover design and artwork was prepared by Vincent Fouquet. New band photos were shot by Espen Bakken.
LIFE OF AGONY's video for the song "Dead Speak Kindly" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Leigh Brooks of Firebelly Films.
"Dead Speak Kindly" is taken from LIFE OF AGONY's latest album, "A Place Where There's No More Pain", which was issued in April 2017 via Napalm. LIFE OF AGONY's fifth studio LP marked the band's first release since singer Mina Caputo (formerly known as Keith Caputo) came out as transgender in 2011.
LIFE OF AGONY last month announced the addition of drummer Veronica Bellino to the group's ranks. She joined the band as the replacement for Sal Abruscato, who "amicably" left LIFE OF AGONY in December.
Bellino is a New York native who has been on the rise as one of the industry's hottest young drummer/songwriters. Veronica has co-written with the legendary DMC, found a national spotlight in The Game's "Red Nation" video, worked with LL Cool J as a member of his signed band 13, conquered dozens of stages with drum icon Carmine Appice's SLAMM group, and worked with Living Legend Award recipient Jeff Beck.
Bellino will make her live debut with LIFE OF AGONY when the band plays two intimate hometown shows on Wednesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 19 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York. Each night's set will be unique, with the group diving deep into its catalog to perform never-before-played tracks along with some of its classics.
"I am extremely excited and grateful to play these first two shows in the birthplace of LIFE OF AGONY," said Bellino. "Being a New York native myself, I can't wait to share this with friends, family and fans!"
Caputo added: "I'm excited to think that this thing we're doing is touching so many people in so many cultures. I'm extremely grateful to be sharing that stage again, the most intense stimulating way to hear music, with my brothers Alan and Joey, and, of course, our newest member of the band, Veronica. Connecting with her is certainly another dream come true for us. I'm so excited to do our thing, with all our soul and all our might."
PAPA ROACH's music video for the song "My Medication" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's ninth studio album, "Crooked Teeth", which was released last May via Eleven Seven Music.
Written and recorded in a cramped North Hollywood studio, "Crooked Teeth" was produced by Nicholas "RAS" Furlong and Colin Brittain, with the exception of "Born For Greatness", which saw the band collaborate with writer/producer Jason Evigan (Jason Derulo, Demi Lovato, Zedd, MAROON 5). Furlong and Brittain, who grew up listening to PAPA ROACH, inspired the band to revisit some of the traits that personally endeared the band to them, most notably singer Jacoby Shaddix's rapping technique and the band's intense live energy.
"The first time we met up with RAS and Colin, they said that [2000's] 'Infest' was on constant rotation when they were growing up and they wanted to bring back some of that fire," said Shaddix. Added Furlong: "The whole idea was to take the classic elements of PAPA ROACH that everyone loved and revamp them into a modern version of the sound through the creative process, and we ended up with a bold, courageous and more adventurous version of PAPA ROACH."
PAPA ROACH will return to the studio in the summer to resume work on the follow-up to "Crooked Teeth". Shaddix told TheRave TV: "In June and July, we're gonna step in the studio and continue working on the next record — we've already started work on the next record — and pick up where we left of with 'Crooked Teeth' and just keep kicking ass and taking names."
PAPA ROACH has been previewing a new song called "Geronimo" at some of the band's recent shows. Drummer Tony Palermo told Germany's Metal-Heads.de that the track's lyrics "are basically [about] Jacoby growing up and looking for stuff to do in a small town."
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