NOCTURNAL RITES revealed "A Heart As Black As Coal" video. The return the melodic metal scene has been waiting for so long.... NOCTURNAL RITES will release their first new album since 2007's "The 8th Sin" on September 29th via AFM Records. "Phoenix" is available as CD, Digipak (incl. bonus track and Nocturnal Rites patch) & ltd. colored Vinyl.
"Betray And Degrade", the new video from SEETHER, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's seventh full-length studio album, titled "Poison The Parish", which was released on May 12. The first release via frontman Shaun Morgan's new label imprint Canine Riot Records was recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee with Morgan taking the reins as producer. He told Billboard of manning the boards: "Ultimately, at the end of the day, I didn't want anybody else to answer to. For me, it was kind of a liberating experience, because I was making an album where I was getting it to sound like I always wanted it to sound like."
Morgan added that he learned much from SEETHER's previous producers: Jay Baumgardner, Bob Marlette, Howard Benson and Brendan O'Brien. "They're all great in their own right," said Morgan. "Of all the producers I learned the most from, [it was] definitely Brendan O'Brien. I learned from him what to do and I learned from the other guys what not to do, so with that kind of knowledge and having done six albums at that point, I figured I had enough information that I could try it myself."
SEETHER has logged more than twenty top 10 hits on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, including the No. 1s "Remedy", "Fake It", "Country Song", "Tonight" and "Words As Weapons". They have also notched four top 10s on the Billboard 200 and have accumulated U.S. album sales of 4.5 million, according to Nielsen Music.
SEETHER is currently on the last leg of its North American tour and will embark on a European trek next month.
The brand new video clip by melodic power metal band SERIOUS BLACK is availale below. "Serious Black Magic" is taken from the upcoming album "Magic" (out August 25th via AFM Records).
Track-list
2-CD Digipak
CD 1
1. With A Tip Of The Hat
2. Binary Magic
3. Burn! Witches Burn!
4. Lone Gunman Rule
5. Now You’ll Never Know
6. I Can Do Magic
7. Serious Black Magic
8. Skeletons On Parade
9. Mr. Nightmist
10. The Witch Of Caldwell Town
11. True Love Is Blind
12. Just Kill Me
13. Newfound Freedom
14. One Final Song
CD 2 (Live in Atlanta Bonus CD)
1.Temple Of The Sun (Intro)
2. Akhenaton
3. Castor Skies
4. Older And Wiser
5. Trail Of Murder
6. As Long As I’m Alive
7. Sealing My Fate
8. I Seek No Other Life
9. Setting Fire To The Earth
10. High And Low
11. As Daylight Breaks (Outro)
Swedish melodic metallers, Narnia, have released an official music video for “Reaching For The Top”, the opening track of the band’s new, self-titled album, out now via Massacre Records. The new clip can be found below.
The new album was mixed and mastered by Thomas "Plec" Johansson. The cover artwork was created by Markus Sigfridsson.
Tracklisting:
“Reaching For The Top”
“I Still Believe”
“On The Highest Mountain”
“Thank You”
“One Way To The Promised Land”
“Messengers”
“Who Do You Follow?”
“Moving On”
“Set The World On Fire”
“Living Water” (2017 Version) (Digipak Bonus Track)
“Utvandrarna” (Digipak Bonus Track)
“Reaching For The Top” video:
“I Still Believe” video:
“Thank You” video:
Tour dates:
August
18 - Falun, Sweden - Sabaton Open Air
19 - Sävsjö, Sweden - Sävsjö Celebration
September
9 - Uppsala, Sweden - KulturNatten
December
2 - Pieksämäki, Finland - GoodMoodStock Festival
Wayward Sons’ debut album, Ghosts Of Yet To Come, will be released on September 15th. A video for the album track “Crush” can be found below.
Wayward Sons is a UK guitar act made up of Toby Jepson (vocals, guitar), Sam Wood (guitar), Nic Wastell (bass), Dave Kemp (keys) and Phil Martini (drums). They have an impressive resume of groups they have previously worked with - Little Angels, Gun, Spear Of Destiny, Treason Kings and Chrome Molly to name a few - which is reassuring in terms of the band as players, but doesn’t really hint at their sound. Wayward Sons sound nothing like the sum of their parts. The music is hard rock but mixed with a vitality and energy - both musically and lyrically.
Ghosts Of Yet To Come is a hugely accomplished debut album - as might be expected. From the staccato riffing of “Give It Away” to the melodic intro of first single “Until The End”, from the hard rock of “Ghosts” to 4/4 rock of “Don’t Wanna Go”, the album sounds familiar yet of its own. Toby Jepson had the basis of songs written when the band formed. Together they then took these rough song ideas and forged their own sound. Lyrically the album sees Jepson treading a far more personal line than some of his previous output.
“I feel I have unfinished business, stories still left to tell, points to make, noise to create, all of the above... besides, it wasn't a choice, more of a need. My intention is very simple. I want to write about what makes me tick; about what I believe in. Hopefully you will believe in it too. It will be warts and all,” says Jepson.
The album was produced by Wayward Sons (Toby Jepson’s previous credits as a songwriter and producer include the likes of Katie Melua, The Virgin Marys, The Answer and Toseland) and Chris D’Adda (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds).
Tracklisting:
“Alive”
“Until The End”
“Ghost”
“Don't Wanna Go”
“Give It Away”
“Killing Time”
“Crush”
“Be Still”
“Small Talk”
“Something Wrong”
ACT OF DEFIANCE will release its sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds", on September 29 via Metal Blade Records.
The official video for the disc's opening track, "M.I.A.", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Robert Graves.
ACT OF DEFIANCE is the group featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar), alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass).
The follow-up to 2015's "Birth And The Burial" was mixed by Dave Otero, who has previously worked with CEPHALIC CARNAGE and CATTLE DECAPITATION, among others. The cover artwork was created by Travis Smith (KING DIAMOND, OPETH, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD).
On "Old Scars, New Wounds", ACT OF DEFIANCE has upped the ante. Each of the eleven new tracks sound fresh and urgent while wielding a timeless quality that will connect powerfully with metal fans new and old — and there aren't many contemporary bands who can make such a claim. Naturally blending a plethora of metallic styles and never recycling ideas, "Old Scars, New Wounds" is an even more dynamic and diverse collection than its predecessor, which was written solely by Broderick and Drover prior to recruiting Bachand and Derek. With a fully seasoned, tour-hardened band in place, there was room for everyone to bring something to the table this time around, and their varying styles helped shape the record. The title — plucked from the blistering track "Conspiracy Of The Gods" — stands as a metaphor for life in general, and the breadth of lyrical matter covered is as broad as the styles of heavy music found on the record. "Another Killing Spree" looks at hardcore drug use, while "Lullaby Of Vengeance" is an angry song about singing angry lyrics, and "Overexposure" is an anthem dedicated to not selling out. There is also some very topical material, most notably on "Mis-Information Age" and "Broken Dialect". "'Mis-Information Age' is very applicable in today's social climate, where we can no longer blindly trust the source of facts that determine our view," Broderick explains. "It asserts that we should be skeptical, making sure we have the truth and not someone's propaganda, while 'Broken Dialect' conveys the idea that people can no longer hold a conversation with each other where their views differ, instead turning to sources that only support the view they want to hold on to." With every track featuring a blistering solo from Broderick, fans of his shredding can rest assured that the guitarist has not held back — though that was not his initial intention. "I actually wanted to tone it down a bit technically in terms of my solos, but the opposite happened! This was because I inadvertently ended up creating a few new techniques to use in my trick bag and saw their potential, so I worked really hard on the execution so they could make the record." "Old Scars, New Wounds" track listing:
01. M.I.A.02. Molten Core03. Overexposure04. The Talisman05. Lullaby Of Vengeance06. Circle Of Ashes07. Reborn08. Conspiracy Of The Gods09. Another Killing Spree10. Broken Dialect11. Rise of Rebellion Going into writing the record, the quartet had no grand plan, and spread across the continental U.S., the individual members worked separately, bouncing demos back and forth and building on each others' ideas. Like many contemporary bands, through taking advantage of available technologies they made a record that is very much a collaborative effort, despite the distances lying between the members' home bases. Recruiting Otero, they tracked the record likewise, with Broderick laying down guitars in his own Ill-Fated Studios in L.A., Derek and Broderick's vocals tracked at Red Light Studios also in L.A., with Bachand tracking his contributions at Manshark in South Hampton, Massachusetts and Drover's drums were laid down at Atlanta's Glow In The Dark Studios. Having proven themselves on the road in support of "Birth And The Burial" both as headliners and supporting the likes of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, HELLYEAH and HATEBREED, the band is looking ahead to the expansive touring that will accompany "Old Scars, New Wounds", and their hunger to get back in front of crowds has not abated in the slightest.
Profesionally filmed video footage of TRIVIUM performing its new song, "The Sin And The Sentence", earlier today (Friday, August 3) at the Woodstock Festival Poland can be seen below. The track, which has been made available for purchase as a digital single through online retailers, marks the band's first recording with drummer Alex Bent (BATTLECROSS, DECREPIT BIRTH), who joined TRIVIUM in late 2016.
"The Sin And The Sentence" is expected to appear on TRIVIUM's follow-up to 2015's "Silence In The Snow" album, tentatively due this fall via Roadrunner.
Asked why it has been so difficult for TRIVIUM's core trio — guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto and guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy — to keep a drummer in the last few years, Paolo told Germany's Grasser Production this past March: "I don't know. Alex is touring with us right now, and we're not rushing into anything. We wanna make sure he likes the situation, he likes the songs. We're having fun touring with him, he's an incredible drummer, and once we get done with the touring, we'll see what happens next. The other guys, we just rushed into every situation, so we're not making the same mistake for a fifth time. We decided to learn from our lessons, which is give it some time, tour with the dudes, see how they actually are on tour, 'cause that exposes a lot about people's personalities and playing. And we're just kind of taking it as we go. Matt, Corey and I have been doing it for so long, we have a set way we like to do things. We're very demanding of each other and of ourselves and our playing and how we are on tour, and we expect nothing less from whoever is behind us on the kit. And thankfully, Alex is a super-pro player, great person, [he's] crushing it live, [and he has] a lot of experience."
Bent's predecessor, Paul Wandtke made his live debut with TRIVIUM in December 2015 at Knotfest in Mexico. A short time later, he appeared in an official promotional photo with the three core members of the band.
Paul joined the Florida outfit on the recommendation of DREAM THEATER's Mike Mangini and replaced Mat Madiro, who departed due to reasons of "creativity."
Madiro was the featured drummer on TRIVIUM's latest album, "Silence In The Snow", which was released in October 2015 via Roadrunner.
SikTh released their new album, The Future In Whose Eyes?, on June 2nd via Millennium Night, the newly created label imprint from Snapper Music, home of Peaceville Records and Kscope. The record found the band venturing into new musical territories and exploring new possibilities and was the first Sikth album to feature a guest vocalist.
After being invited to join Periphery on a US tour in the summer of 2016, vocalist Mikee W Goodman and Periphery singer Spencer Sotelo began to hatch a plan that would lead to Sotelo travelling to the UK to record the song "Cracks Of Light" with Goodman at R&R Studios in Uxbridge.
Summer 2017 saw Periphery touring in the UK, and the chance for Mikee not only to perform with Periphery during their London headline show, but film Sotelo for the video for "Cracks Of Light”.
Goodman recalls the shoot, saying, "I met up with Spencer in Manchester and we literally found a cloak room, put a white sheet up, and got the shots. Very DIY, but it looks great! I think it came out really well, the black and white vibe is cool."
Goodman talks about the reaction to the song, saying, "I have had a lot of positive messages from fans thanking me for the lyrics in this song actually. 'Cracks of Light' is a dark song but it does have a positive message. Inspiration comes from my own battles with depression and trying to find light through the darkness. Some days people have to go through such sadness to find the happiness. People learn a lot more about themselves in certain situations like this."
Order the new album in the following formats here:
- Digipak CD
- Mediabook 3xCD hardcover set with page booklet, bonus instrumental disc, and bonus "Re-Imagined" disc.
- Black Vinyl (180 gram)
- Orange Splatter Vinyl (Limited to 500)
- Purple Splatter Vinyl (Limited to 500)
Tracklisting:
“Vivid”
“Century Of The Narcissist?”
“The Aura”
“This Ship Has Sailed”
“Weavers Of Woe”
“Cracks Of Light”
“Golden Cufflinks”
“The Moon’s Been Gone For Hours”
“Riddles Of Humanity”
“No Wishbones”
“Ride The Illusion”
“When It Rains”
“Golden Cufflinks” video:
“Vivid” lyric video:
“No Wishbones” lyric video:
SikTh are set to play summer festivals in August in the UK and Czech Republic.
SikTh are:
Mikee W Goodman - vocals & lyrics
Dan Weller - guitar
Dan Foord - drums
James Leach - bass
Pin - guitar
Joe Rosser - vocals
German dark rockers, End Of Green, have released a video for “Dark Side Of The Sun”, a track of their upcoming album, Void Estate. Watch below:
End Of Green come from a world of their own; no other band is able to visualize isolation in the midst of beauty with such ear-piercing power and after 25 years of agony they release opus number nine - out on August 18th via Napalm Records.
So what should one expect from Void Estate? Inside of a maze of goth, doom, metal, doleful alternative and deep-rooted pain, they are desperate to find hope. Michelle Darkness sings touching and intimate dirges about aging, loss and loneliness. Every note is clutched by wistfulness and somewhere in these lofty melodies glimmers a spark of optimism; A redeeming ray of hope sheltered in melodic hook lines.
The album artwork was created by Oliver Merkle.
Void Estate tracklisting:
“Send In The Clowns”
“Dark Side Of The Sun”
“The Door”
“Head Down”
“Crossroads”
“The Unseen”
“Dressed In Black Again”
“Mollodrome”
“Worn And Torn”
“City Of Broken Thoughts”
“Like A Stranger”
“Leave This Town” (Bonus Track)
Void Estate available formats:
- 2CD Digipak (CD+DVD)
- 2LP Gatefold
- Digital Album
The 2CD digipak comes with a DVD and very special End Of Green acoustic show at PBHF Club in Berlin 2016. Get your hands on these exclusive End Of Green pre-orders here.
The DVD tracklisting reads as follows:
“Demons”
“Hurter”
“Under The Sway”
“Let Sleeping Dogs Lie”
“Slaves”
“Goodnight Insomnia”
“Final Resistance”
“Pain Hates Me”
“Crossroads” (Calvin Russel Cover)
“Dying In Moments”
“Ghostdance”
“Weakness”
“Head Down”
“Death In Veins”
“Tragedy Insane”
“Sunday Mourning”
“Nice Day To Die”
“Send In The Clowns” lyric video:
“The Door” video:
Teaser #1:
Teaser #2:
End Of Green will be busy touring Germany in October and November. Don't miss this chance to see this five-piece live on the road:
October
20 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theater
21 - Leipzig, Germany - Werk 2
MØRKE, the new album from Copenhagen-based modern hardcore group Psy:code is out today on Pavement Entertainment. The official video for album cut "Leech" has been released as well.
A 360 video of album track “Loosen The Tight” is streaming below.
Psy:code is a band driven by a desire to reach beyond its own boundaries.
The band's first two releases, Delusion and Cause and Neglect, were met with critical acclaim by critics worldwide. The praise was not met with complacency and Psy:code set the bar higher when writing their third album.
MØRKE is a natural progression, but remains grounded in the roots planted by its predecessors.
Over the years Psy:code has supported several major acts, including Slayer, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Trivium, Gorefest, Illdisposed and Artillery. The band has toured extensively in their native Denmark and throughout Europe.
Psy:code has a series of videos planned in the months following the release of MØRKE. Tour dates in support of the album will be announced soon.
Haken are set to hit the road in North America later this month for their 10th Anniversary tour. In advance of that, the band have released a brand new animated video for the track “Lapse”, taken from last year's Affinity album, and created by Miles Skarin at Crystal Spotlight.
The band comments: “’Lapse’ was one of the first tracks we wrote for Affinity. Now more than a year since the album's release, it's great to finally give this song a chance to stand out on its own, as it's one of our favorites! Visually, we wanted to maintain a consistency with our videos for 'Initiate', 'Earthrise' and 'The Endless Knot', so we returned to Miles Skarin at Crystal Spotlight to complete the series. The video incorporates a 3D motion capture technique (previously used on Frost*'s 'Numbers' video) to tie in with Affinity's themes of artificial intelligence/consciousness."
North American tour dates begin on August 23rd in Detroit, MI.
Dates with special guests Sithu Aye (except Atlanta and Mexico):
August
23 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter
24 - Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
25 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
26 - Quebec City, QC - Salle Multi
27 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
29 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s Music Diner
30 - Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
September
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Foundry at The Fillmore
2 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
3 - Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
5 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
6 - Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA XVIII
10 - Mexico City, Mexico - El Plaza Condesa
12 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
13 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
14 - West Hollywood, CA - The Roxy Theatre
15 - Las Vegas, NV - Backstage Bar & Billiards
16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
17 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
19 - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall
20 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
21 - Indianapolis, IN - The Emerson Theater
22 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
23 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
The band recently reissued their first two albums Aquarius and Visions as brand new remastered editions.
Newly remastered by the renowned Jens Bogren (Devin Townsend Project, Between the Buried & Me) both are available as 2CD Digipaks, digital album including the entire albums as instrumentals, and on vinyl, arriving as Gatefold heavyweight 2LP editions with the full album on CD included.
Buy limited colored vinyl and the 2CD digipak here.
Eskimo Callboy, the modern metal six piece from Castrop Rauxel, have released a video for “VIP”, a track from the band’s upcoming album, The Scene, out on August 25th via Century Media Records/People Like You Records. The new clip can be found below.
The band have kicked up a lot of dust, not only in their native Germany, but also internationally. Their latest two albums landed in the German Top Ten Album Charts, We Are The Mess (2014) at #8 and Crystals (2015) at #6, they toured Europe with the likes of Callejon, Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and Asking Alexandria and played high profile festivals such as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Open Flair and Nova Rock. Moreover, Eskimo Callboy already toured countries such as Japan, Russia, China and South Africa and played a full US tour with Deuce and Kottonmouth Kings.
Tracklisting:
“Back in the Bizz”
“MC Thunder”
“The Devil Within”
“Banshee”
“The Scene” (feat. Fronz)
“VIP”
“Shallows”
“Nightlife” (feat. Little Big)
“X”
“New Age”
“Frances”
“Rooftop”
“Calling”
“The Devil Within” (Acoustic) (feat. Tobias Rauscher)
“VIP” video:
“MC Thunder” video:
“The Scene” (feat. Fronz) video:
The band will only play selected shows and festivals during the summer and prior to the album release.
August
3-5 - Lustenau, Austria - Szene Open Air
5 - Horb am Neckar, Germany - Minirock Festival
25 - Gränichen, Switzerland - Open Air Gränichen
Berlin, Germany-based rock overlords, Kadavar, have released a video for “Die Baby Die”, featured on their upcoming fourth studio album, Rough Times, out on September 29th via Nuclear Blast. The clip can be found below. Pre-order the album here.
Commented drummer Tiger: "The process of making this record was quite intense. I kind of went through my inner hell. Working all day, you're fine but at night all these things were torturing me. The new songs are crazy and absurd sometimes, but also serious and very personal. It's the ambiguity that holds Rough Times together. Every song evolved from a certain strong feeling.
“We chose the title because it has this duality. It's not just funny, yet it's not a complete serious title. we're doing fine, but something's missing in this world. We don't really fit in or want to but at the same time we're stuck in this. the times are rough when you wake up and just wanna die, but times can also be rough for very trivial reasons, the latter I have the feeling is very zeitgeisty.
“This collage for the cover is the perfect match for the title. I had this picture in my head throughout the whole process. It's a little rough, but this picture tells a lot."
Added singer/guitarist Lupus: "For me it's a very serious title, bar any humor. We maintain the achievements of our elders, such as women rights, peace and a corporate Europe by touring through clubs, sniffing 100 euro bills through our noses and call attention to ourselves by posting insta stories. Meanwhile people rising to power decline economy, free thinking and progress. If we don't start to really care for this heritage and leave it to people who just want to enrich themselves, we will soon face Rough Times.
“The album itself is a journey through our states of mind. The first three songs is us venting our spleen. About everything and everyone we despise - until towards the end when there's something kinda like hope."
Tracklisting:
“Rough Times”
“Into The Wormhole”
“Skeleton Blues”
“Die Baby Die”
“Vampires”
“Tribulation Nation”
“Words Of Evil”
“You Found The Best In Me”
“The Lost Child”
“A L'Ombre Du Temps”
“Helter Skelter” (Bonus Track)
"Blood & Chaos", the new video from cult U.K. metallers PARADISE LOST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Medusa", which will be released on September 1 via Nuclear Blast.
With "Blood & Chaos", PARADISE LOST presents a dystopian short film about the struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Director Ash Pears from AshTV Music Video explains: "The track talks about elements of savagery and basic instinct. It felt right to set the video in a dark and dystopian post electrical-blackout world, where those who remain are essentially scavengers, and barely survivors. Things they once took for granted like batteries, matches and lighters are now the most sought after. This confusing new world has quickly turned upside down what's important to our character; and also makes him question what he would kill for. Our fantastic lead actor Nick Lester fully threw himself at this role — he really brought it to life alongside his collaborations with our other very talented actors Adele, Cris and Matt.
"The band and their team have been very supportive. I've shot with them before on a performance for 'Beneath Broken Earth', but this narrative-based video is an entirely different animal. They are the kind of band who know what they like but equally give great freedom in how to bring the track to life. It was Nick and Greg who offered advice on the idea of savagery and basic instinct, so I took those ideas and developed them into a story."
You can pre-order "Medusa" in several formats: standard jewelcase CD digibook including two bonus tracks; various colored 180-gram LP (black, clear, copper, gray+red bi-colored, gold and NB anniversary green); collector's box including the digibook, gatefold picture disc, the seven-inch single of "Blood & Chaos", a candle, poster, band photo card and poster flag; mailorder edition collector's box, including the digibook, gatefold picture disc, a seven-inch single featuring the tracks "Shrines" and "Symbolic Virtue", a candle, poster, band photo card, poster flag and exclusive cover artwork.
Pre-order the physical editions of the new album, including special merchandise, at this location.
"Medusa" track listing:
01. Fearless Sky (8:30)02. Gods Of Ancient (5:50)03. From The Gallows (3:42)04. The Longest Winter (4:31)05. Medusa (6:20)06. No Passage For The Dead (4:16)07. Blood & Chaos (3:51)08. Until The Grave (5:41)
The artwork was created by Branca Studio and shows the infamous Gorgone Medusa from Greek mythology, carrying venomous snakes as hair and turning anyone into stone who would dare to look into her eyes.
PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh states about the artwork: "Whilst we were writing 'Medusa' and realizing what the new songs were becoming, we had to find an artist to reflect this direction. After searching around for a while, I found Branca Studios. They have a keen eye for design and their modern take on retro artwork really fit the bill. What they have come up with is a blending of colorful-yet-retro styling, whilst maintaining the classic PARADISE LOST feel."
About the choice to make her the figurehead of this new album, singer Nick Holmes adds: "I was intrigued about a greater meaning and thinking more along the lines of what Medusa represents metaphorically. 'Medusa' as a title works in many ways. From a nihilist perspective, when I read the description of 'Medusa' on the Wikipedia page: 'Attempts to avoid looking into Medusa's eyes represents avoiding the ostensibly depressing reality that the universe is meaningless.' The title was pretty much in the bag!"
PARADISE LOST has announced a very special release show that will take place in Stuttgart at the iconic LKA Longhorn. Only on this night of September 1, PARADISE LOST will perform its entire new album. A short time later, PARADISE LOST will embark for an extensive European journey and bring their label mates and U.S. doomsters PALLBEARER, as well as SINISTRO from Portugal.
Regarding the sound of "Medusa", Nick told Italy's Linea Rock: "I would say if you've ever heard every album by PARADISE LOST, it's closest to the 'Shades Of God' album, our third album. It's an album carrying on from that, but hopefully it's a lot more sophisticated and it's better produced and better played than that album." Gregor added: "Style-wise, it's more between 'Gothic' and 'Shades Of God' era, with modern touches to it as well."
"Rain", the new video from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT, the new band featuring singer Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) of BUCKCHERRY, can be seen below. The song is taken from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT's debut album, "Year Of The Tiger", which will be released on September 15 via Century Media.
The conceptual "Rain" clip was directed by Billy Jayne (BUCKCHERRY) and shot in downtown Los Angeles.
"Year Of The Tiger" was co-produced by Dacanay and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz. The aforementioned new disc is also now available for pre-order and anyone pre-ordering "Year Of The Tiger" will also automatically receive an instant-grat track of the title song.
Regarding the motivation to start this new project, Josh said: "I have a lot of story telling in me and I always wanted to start another band. Something more reckless and off-the-beaten rock path.
"A lot of changes had taken place in BUCKCHERRY and I didn't want to go another year without making new music.
"BUCKCHERRY is in a great place; we have a great new lineup and we have a handful of dates to complete this year. However, my full attention is on JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT and the record dropping on September 15th. We're gonna do a worldwide tour behind this. My goal is to give each band a break, so I can stay consistently making music without over touring and build both situations into something really cool."
He continued: "It was time for me to make a record. It has been two years since I put out new music and that's a long time for me. I am a student of the game and this was an opportunity to not just make a traditional-sounding rock record like I have been doing in the past. THE CONFLICT stuff is heavy, melodic and honest, with a lot of risk taking, and these are the records that bring out the best in me."
Four years after announcing it was calling it quits, long-running Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER is back with a new single, "Save Our Souls". The official video for the song, which was also released digitally, can be seen below.
CLAWFINGER states about the track: "The song is about how Trumpism turnst he world into a cesspool full of fucking heartless piss." The Swedes don't mince words against what they call "the neo-nationalistic govering of U.S. president Donald Trump." "How can someone put a logic on certain ethnics, religions or sexes having certain traits of character and how can someone blame them for the world going wrong?" they say. "How regressive and ridiculous is that? There are idiots in all shapes and colors, same as heroes, and if we aren't standing together, the world will be fucked."
With "Save Our Souls", CLAWFINGER makes a clear and loud statement after a four-year break during which the musicians have been taking care of their families while performing sporadic reunion shows, mostly at European festivals. "CLAWFINGER no longer is our main job," the band explains. "We all have other jobs and families to love."
CLAWFINGER has three gigs scheduled in August and one more in December.
CLAWFINGER's last studio album, "Life Will Kill You", was released in the U.S. in July 2008 via Locomotive Records. The CD, which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 89 upon its European release in 2007, was recorded and produced at Sweden's Fear And Loathing Studios, a facility that CLAWFINGER runs along with the members of MESHUGGAH.
British rockers THE DARKNESS have released the highly entertaining, tongue-in-cheek video for their brand new single, "All The Pretty Girls", out now through Cooking Vinyl. Introducing the video in his own inimitable manner, frontman Justin Hawkins proclaims: "Dear people of the Internet. We have made this excellent video to distract you from the humdrum banality of existence. By looking at film of THE DARKNESS preening and cavorting, you will be transported to an unattainable world of awesomeness. Furthermore, we recommend that you purchase our new record album, for which the above video serves as an amuse-bouche. Enjoy!" The video finds England's most distinctive, multiple award-winning, platinum-selling rock gods performing "All The Pretty Girls" along the beautifully overcast Cornish shoreline. They embrace the typical British summer by rocking out whilst playing tennis, going on a band banana boat ride, travelling on a tractor and even attempting guitar solos while surfing, amongst other suitably seaside-like japes. "All The Pretty Girls" was released last month to great acclaim and all round fabulous excitement, heralding their magnificent new album, titled "Pinewood Smile", which will be released on October 6. The single is available on all streaming platforms and also available for download with pre-orders of the album for the instant gratification of fans.
"Pinewood Smile" finds THE DARKNESS on electrifying form, delivering some of the most sharp-witted, infectious, humorous and downright brilliant songs of their career. The album is also the first to feature the drumming and vocal talents of new band member Rufus Tiger Taylor, son of QUEEN legend Roger Taylor, who shares vocal duties with Justin on two of the tracks, and gets roundly pelted with tennis balls in the "All The Pretty Girls" video… as is only right and proper for the new boy! To celebrate the release of "Pinewood Smile", THE DARKNESS will tour extensively at the end of this year, playing seventeen dates in the U.K. throughout November and December, including a headline show at London's Hammersmith Eventim Apollo on December 10. The shows are part of a wider European tour.
Dirty Thrills are a young, exciting and charismatic London-based hard rock quartet who play bluesy rock 'n' roll with an appealing filthy edge, churning out endless crowd pleasers that make guitar music sound sexy again. With lung-busting, powerful vocals from front man Louis James, killer guitar riffs from Jack Fawdry and solid low-end grooves from the rhythm section of Aaron Plows and Steve Corrigan, each member's wide-ranging influences also combine to produce a pool of sound similar to current rock icons such as Queens Of The Stone Age, The Black Keys and Rival Sons.
Dirty Thrills are set to release their new album, Heavy Living, on September 15th. A video for the album’s opening track, “I’ll Be With You”, is available for streaming below.
Dirty Thrills formed after a drunken night of jamming in a quiet village pub in Wiltshire, but what started out as an inconspicuous session swiftly birthed an ambitious group with the drive and determination to bring the glory days back to the rock scene. Having released and toured a self-titled debut record in 2014, the band recently signed to Frontiers Music Srl and played the UK's Camden Rocks and Wildfire Festivals in June as part of the build-up to their new single, “Law Man”, which Louis James describes as a song "about one man's fight for freedom, only to be struck down by a figure of austerity." They will also be performing at Ramblin' Man Fair in late July, while a full UK tour will follow the mid-September release of their brand new album, Heavy Living, which was recorded at Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouth and produced/mixed by James Loughrey (The Darkness, Skindred, Sumo Cyco).
Heavy Living tracklisting:
“I'll Be With You”
“Go Slow”
“Law Man”
“Hanging Around”
“Lonely Soul”
“No Resolve”
“Interlude”
“The Brave”
“Rabbit Hole”
“Drunk Words”
“Get Loose”
“I'll Be With You” video:
“Drunk Words”:
“Law Man” video:
Dirty Thrills lineup:
Louis James - Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Jack Fawdry - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve Corrigan - Drums
Aaron Plows - Bass
Germany's Aeverium have released a video for the song "Hunted”, taken from their new album, Time. Check it out below. Time is available via Out Of Line Music. Get it at this location.
Time tracklisting:
CD1:
"Hunted"
"Time"
"What About Me"
"Home"
"Brave New World"
"Can´t Break Me Down"
"Resurrected"
"Vale Of Shadows"
"The World Inside My Head"
"My Farewell"
Time is also available as a deluxe 2CD including an exclusive bonus disc with eight unplugged versions.
CD2 (acoustic):
"The World Inside My Head"
"Home"
"Brave New World"
"Time"
"My Farewell"
"Rest In Peace"
"What Are You Waiting For"
"To Live Forever"
There’s no escaping the fact that Sweden is an incomparable breeding ground for some of the heaviest and most crushing metal bands in the world right now. Amon Amarth, Grand Magus, Candlemass, Vokonis, Monolord… all have crossed the water and duly conquered in recent years. In fact, even those yet to arrive can more often than not be found waiting in the wings, battle horn in hand heralding trepidation, Scandinavian-promise and riffs the size of long ships.
One such band waiting to scorch the earth upon which they land is Gothenburg trio Firebreather, who will release their self-titled debut album on Suicide Records this October. Relatively new to the fold having formed in the spring of 2016 from the ashes of underground doom heavyweights Galvano, Firebreather is a devastatingly weighty statement of intent. Taking in four tracks that swallow time behind tooth shattering riffs from guitarist/vocalist Mattias Nööjd and crunching rhythms via bassist Kyle Pitcher and Tommy Hanning (newly replaced by drummer Fredrik Käll), Firebreather are a jaw-breaking triptych of sludge and doom rock.
Mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Corrosion of Conformity, Beastmilk, Obituary) at his Audioseige Studio in Portland, OR and featuring artwork by legendary underground artist Adam Burke, Firebreather are out to make 2017 their own.
Firebreather is released on October 13th via Suicide Records. Check out a video for “The Ice Lord” below.
Tracklisting:
“Fire Foretold”
“Emerald Eyes”
“The Ice Lord”
“Release The Lava”
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