"Aetherside", the new video from DANIEL LIONEYE — the Finnish band featuring HIM members Mikko "Linde" Lindström on guitar and vocals, Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards and Mikko "Mige" Henrik Julius Paananen on bass, alongside Bolton from ENOCHIAN CRESCENT on drums — can be seen below. The clip was directed by Matti Penttila.
Mige stated about the video: "To prove his controversial aetherspermia thesis once and for all, Dr. Daniel Lioneye and his imaginery crew of tulpas attempted to reach out to the far side of quantum universe, and contact the unspeakable beings who occupy those dark, hallucinatory voids. The ritual succeeded beyond all expectations. Answering Dr. Lioneye's hypnotic call, a messianic alien being travelled across vast oceans of realities/possibilities, and penetrated the one we dwell in. The psychic explosion of his coming is now reverbating within the collective unconscious of our species, signaling the beginning of the age of aquarius. This is the testimony of those events."
"Aetherside" is taken from DANIEL LIONEYE's third album, "Vol III", due on August 19 via The End Records. The CD is described in a press release as "an album that is, in many ways, a combination of their previous two. Basking in magnetic glow of the northern lights, this album deals with an existential crisis- depression, disappointment, being lost, meaninglessness."
When formed in 2001, DANIEL LIONEYE originally consisted of Ville Valo (HIM) on drums, Mige on bass and Linde on guitar and vocals. That year, they released "The King Of Rock 'N' Roll" in Finland and Germany, a "tongue-in-cheek" psychedelic stoner rock album. Performing festival shows in Finland under the name DANIEL LIONEYE AND THE JOINT ROLLERS, their music soon reached international audiences when the title track of the album was selected as the theme song for Bam Margera's MTV show "Viva La Bam". In 2006, "The King Of Rock 'n' Roll" was the most played Finnish song in the world (right after Sibelius, of course).
In 2008, Linde wanted to do a DANIEL LIONEYE album completely different than the last. The follow-up album, simply titled "Vol II" (The End Records), was an extreme rock 'n' roll album much heavier than their first, quite noticeably influenced by black metal. The album represented everyday life- divorce, dealing with difficult situations and people, cannabis psychosis, extreme nightmares, self-realization, sex, moving on, standing up for yourself, anger management and the universe.
The Mute Gods, the new band from the mind of renowned bassist, chapman stick player and vocalist Nick Beggs, alongside drummer Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson), and long-time Steve Hackett collaborator and keyboardist Roger King, have released a new video (see below) for their track “Praying To A Mute God”.
“Praying To A Mute God” is featured on the band’s debut album, Do Nothing Till Your Hear From Me, out now via InsideOut Music.
The enigmatic artwork for the record was created by Lars 'Zeituhr" Tellmann,
Tracklisting:
“Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me”
“Praying To A Mute God”
“Nightschool For Idiots”
“Feed The Troll”
“Your Dark Ideas”
“Last Man On Earth” (bonus track)
“In The Crosshairs”
“Strange Relationship”
“Swimming Horses”
“Mavro Capelo” (bonus track)
“Father, Daughter”
“Praying To A Mute God” video:
“Father, Daughter” video:
“Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” video:
“Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me” video (4K 360 degree version):
Finland's ominous progressive metal outfit Oddland has released a new art video for the track "Thanatos", the song culled from the band's second album, Origin, which is nearing release in September via Sensory Records.
Oddland stylistically incorporates a broad spectrum of tones and methods into their forward-thinking delivery, melding aggressive tones, spacious textures, and glorious melodies into a seamless and cohesive entity. The band's new Origin was partly recorded by Oddland, the rest captured at Fantom Studio (Insomnium, Korpiklaani, Oranssi Pazuzu) after which it was mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir). Containing over 45 minutes of music, the album bears a theme which ties deeply into the lyrics and extensive artwork, with a separate piece of art created by Egyptian artist Mohammed Essam for each of the nine songs.
"Meat Hook", the new video from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by Jørgen Munkeby of the acclaimed "blackjazz" act SHINING, is taken from Friedman's latest solo album, "Inferno", which was released in May 2014 via Prosthetic Records (except in Japan, where the album was made available through Universal Music).
"Inferno" was recorded primarily in Los Angeles with engineer Chris Rakestraw (DANZIG, CHILDREN OF BODOM) and mixed by Jens Bogren (OPETH, AMON AMARTH) — features what Friedman recently told Guitar World is "the most intense writing and playing I can do." The album also includes notable guest appearances by several artists influenced by Friedman, including CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho, SKYHARBOR mastermind Keshav Dhar and David Davidson, as well as Friedman's first songwriting collaboration with Jason Becker since the pair played together in CACOPHONY, the pioneering duo of guitar mayhem.
In an interview with Metal Discovery, Friedman stated about "Inferno": "I wanted to do a really unique album and not just having guests on it, but guests that write songs. Not just guest solos because everybody does that; I wanted the guests to have real commitment. And I wanted the guests… it's kinda selfish, but I wanted guests that really have openly admitted that they like my music and been influenced by me and stuff.
"I remember Michael Schenker asked me to join him on a project once and I remember how I felt because I was his fan, of course… I wanted to give three thousand percent. So I wanted to get that reaction out of other people who are really good, and that was the concept."
Regarding the "Meat Hook" video, Friedman told Billboard.com: "'Meat Hook' was one of the few times that a guitar riff shot a vivid image into my mind as I was writing it. That's pretty rare, so I kept that concept of the image I had in mind when it came time to make a video. It was the image of all these massive slabs of meat on hooks, kind of like in the movie 'Rocky'… No idea why the image came to me. Maybe it's because the actual guitar riff is quite aggressive, and when you play it you really feel the stamina of your muscles going at full throttle. If a guitar riff could be physical or 'animalistic,' the main riff in 'Meat Hook' could be described that way."
"Musically, the tune is kinda gory, and there are a lot of tension-and-release moments in it," continued Friedman. "That's like the concept of meat, in the way that slaughtering anything is grotesque and reprehensible, but once the thing is killed, then it gets all dressed up and pampered and seasoned, so when you are eating it, it can be blissful. Kind of a strange turn of events, isn't it?"
"Time To Rise", the new video from WESTFIELD MASSACRE, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former DIVINE HERESY and SNOT singer Tommy Vext, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Stephen Steelman of Brigantine Films.
"Time To Rise" is taken from WESTFIELD MASSACRE's self-titled debut album, which was released on April 29 via Urban Yeti Records. The CD was recorded at Echelon Studios with producer Joseph McQueen.
Regarding WESTFIELD MASSACRE's musical direction, Vext said: "There's definitely a traditional American metal vibe, but we blend power metal, melodic death metal, metalcore all together to get an original flavor to our sound."
Commenting on his choice of joining forces with an independent label like Urban Yeti, Vext said: "Signing with Urban Yeti has been an exciting experience. I try to go by a few rules in life. One of which is to go where the love is. I shared my vision with them and they were excited about it."
He added: "Urban Yeti has really amazing ideas and approaches to getting our music out to an audience that will understand and support it. They are thinking outside the box. I want to be a part of that kind of thinking."
WESTFIELD MASSACRE in 2014 released a video for the song "Darkness Divides". At the time, the band's lineup included former DIVINE HERESY and MORBID ANGEL drummer Tim Yeung alongside guitarists Bill Hudson and Rick Di Marco.
Regarding how WESTFIELD MASSACRE came up with its name, Vext told Metal Injection: "The WESTFIELD MASSACRE is a name I had come up with for a graphic novel idea. Coincidentally it turned out to also be the name of an episode of 'American Horror Story'. In their episode, Westfield High is the stage for a school shooting."
The band will head back out on the road for a series dates starting August 4 in Pomona, California.
WESTFIELD MASSACRE's current lineup:
Stephen Brewer - GuitarIra Black - GuitarDio Britto - DrumsTommy Vext - VocalsErik Tisinger - Bass
Solution .45's new single and video "The Faint Pulse Of Light" is out now! Taken from the album "Nightmares In The Waking State - Part II", to be released on August 26th via AFM Records.
Angels In Vein - featuring vocalist Chris VanDahl (L.A. Guns), guitarist Todd "Taz" Anthony, guitarist Stacey Blades (L.A. Guns), bassist Eric Stacy (Faster Pussycat), and drummer Troy Patrick Farrell (White Lion) - have released their first ever video for the song "1973".
"1973" is available to purchase as an MP3 download at this location. Visit Angels In Vein on Facebook for further details.
Bay Area hardcore thrashers X-Method will release their debut full-length Sex, Alcohol, Rebel Music August 12th on Pavement Music. The official video for “Suicide Gir/Cutter” is streaming below.
Hailing from the infamous and iracible thrash metal breeding grounds of California's Bay Area, X-Method was formed in 2012 by lead singer Abby. Their self-titled seven song EP gained the band national attention and landed them extensive touring in Peru and South America. X-MEthod is a family that loves to involve their fans in every aspect of the band. Referred to as the "Method Militia," these rabid and loyal fans stretch across the world and are ready to strike at a moment's notice.
Tracklisting:
“Denied What’s Ours”
“Brutal As Fuck”
“When Darkness Falls”
“Drink From The Horn”
“Woke”
“Waiting 4 The Rain”
“Addicted”
“Triangles And Sixes”
“Southern Comfort”
“Wasting My Tears”
“Born Into The Affliction”
“Silver On My Back”
“And I Know”
“Suicide Girl/Cutter”
“Fuck Sobriety”
“No Tey Yayas”
John 5 & The Creatures will embark on a string of dates in the U.K. and Europe starting October 5th in London, England. This tour includes an exclusive VIP upgrade; go to this location for details and ticket information.
Tour dates are as follows:
October
5 - The Garage - London, UK
6 - The Corporation - Sheffield, UK
7 - Cathouse Rock Club - Glasgow, UK
8 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
10 - De Helling - Utrecht, Netherlands
11 - Kaiserkeller - Hamburg, Germany
12 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
13 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
In addition, John 5 & The Creatures have released a new single and video, "Hell Haw". The song is available via iTunes, the video can be viewed below.
California based rockers have release a new video for their latest single, "Shade Of Crazy”, taken from their latest album Immortal Waltz. The video was directed by Val Rassi, with cinematography by Paradox.
“We’re excited to share the evolution of our sound, it’s been fun exploring the heavier side of Paradise! We had a great time creating this song and video! We’re all a shade of crazy one way or another, and get ourselves in situations or relationships that can drive us out of our minds, but something about that, can be enticingly addicting!”
"L.Y.L.A.B.", the new video from AUDIOTOPSY, the band featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE, HELLYEAH), drummer Matt McDonough (MUDVAYNE), vocalist Billy Keeton (SKRAPE), can be seen below. The song is taken from AUDIOTOPSY's debut album, "Natural Causes", which was released on October 2, 2015 via Napalm. The CD was produced by the AUDIOTOPSY bandmembers at The Porch Studio in Orlando, Florida with engineer Tim Laud.
McDonough stated about the clip: "In keeping with the DIY philosophy of AUDIOTOPSY, we took upon ourselves the task to create our own video for the track 'L.Y.L.A.B.'. We enlisted our close confidantes, Adam Neal Gonzales for filming [and] directing, and Terry Linder for post production. Their skill and dedication shines in the end result. We share a deep sense of pride and accomplishment in the work on this video. And we are excited to now have the opportunity to share our vision with you."
"Natural Causes" track listing:
01. Headshot02. All We Know03. L.Y.L.A.B.04. The Calling05. H2O (Interlude)06. Swim07. Disguise Your Devils08. Burn the Sky09. Distorted10. Darken the Rainbow11. Frozen Scars12. Natural Causes (Outro)
Tribbett told Metal Insider last year about how AUDIOTOPSY was formed: "In July of 2013, I gave Matt a call just to say what's up, and we talked and were, like, 'Man, we should put a band together. Why aren't we playing music?' I ended up flying up to his house for a weekend and we wrote seven songs in two days. We hadn’t played together since 2009, so the creativity was definitely there. And as soon as that happened, we knew we had to find a singer and a bass player. I mentioned Billy to him, and we knew him from SKRAPE touring with MUDVAYNE back in the day or whatever. He was taken aback by it, because he was pretty much in retirement — he was playing in cover bands and stuff — but he was totally stoked. He happened to be playing with Perry, our bass player at the time, so they came in like a package deal. We went down to Florida to record those seven songs in August of last year, and we just gelled. It came together really quick."
Greg previously stated about the making of "Natural Causes": "The focus was to write solid, hooky, big riff songs. We didn't want to sound or look like every other band. It's not supposed to be regular. We're all building this vision together." Merging intricate instrumentation with a seamless knack for melody, they conjured up a style as heavy as it is hypnotic. "We got a vibe going", added Greg. You could call it 'progressive hard rock.'"
Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kakaha were dismissed from HELLYEAH in 2013.
HELLYEAH and MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray told The Pulse Of Radio that the split with his longtime bandmate and friend Tribbett was painful. "It was really, really tough, I mean, kind of watching Greg go through the things he was going through, you know, as his brother, as somebody that's worked with him for 18 years," he said. "I was watching this decline in him, you know, and it was really, really difficult."
Meanwhile, it's been seven years since MUDVAYNE released its self-titled fifth album, which was barely promoted and sold weakly upon release.
The band has been silent since then, although a message was posted at its Facebook page in 2014 saying that the group had not broken up.
Thrashers National Suicide have released a video for the song “No Shot No Dead”, taken from the band’s new album Anotheround, available on Scarlet Records.
National Suicide is one of the most promising Thrash metal bands on the European soil. Their first album (The Old Family Is Still Alive) came out in 2009 and attracted immediate attention from fans and media alike, and was followed by an extensive tour that included high profile festival appearances in Italy (Rock Hard Festival, Play It Loud), Germany (Thrash Assault), Spain (Keep It Thrash, Metal Cova) and more. Since their inception the band took the stage with Napalm Death, Assassin, Onslaught, Artillery, Exciter, Jag Panzer, Jaguar, Raven, Whiplash, Fueled By Fire, Satan, Sodom, Tankard, Omen, Savage Grace, Legion Of The Damned, Attacker and many other international acts.
National Suicide's new album Anotheround was released on July 22nd on Scarlet Records. The band's sound is faster and sharper than ever, with deep roots in the American thrash metal scene of the ‘80s and some distinctive features that make it instantly recognizable.
Seven Heads Ten Horns, the fourth full-length by Italian masters of melancholy The Foreshadowing, is out today, July 29th, in North America via Metal Blade Records. The album was released in Europe this past April. A video for the track “Nimrod (I - The Eerie Tower)” can be found below.
Order the record in various formats, head to this location.
The album was recorded at Outer Sound Studios (Rome) and mixed and mastered in Białystok (Poland) by Wieslawski Bros at Hertz Studio. The cover artwork was created by Seth Siro Anton (Septic Flesh), who has worked for bands like Paradise Lost, Nile, Soilwork, Heaven Shall Burn, Vader and Moonspell.
The new opus contains the typical The Foreshadowing mood as well as some new epic and eerie elements that will guide you through an abyssal journey from the past to the future of mankind.
Tracklisting:
“Ishtar”
“Fall Of Heroes”
“Two Horizons”
“New Babylon”
“Lost Soldiers”
“17”
“Until We Fail”
“Martyrdom”
“Nimrod (I - The Eerie Tower, II - Omelia, III - Collapse, V - Inno al Dolore)”
“Nimrod (I - The Eerie Tower)” video:
“Fall Of Heroes”:
“17” lyric video:
“Two Horizons”:
Lineup:
Marco I. Benevento - Vocals
Alessandro Pace - Guitars
Andrea Chiodetti - Guitars
Francesco Sosto - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Francesco Giulianelli - Bass
Giuseppe Orlando - Drums
Hard rockers Darkh, from The Czech Republic, have released their official music video for the first single off of their upcoming debut album A Story Yet Untold, due out September 29th.
"It was pretty obvious before 'Bury Our Bones' was even finished that it would be the first single off the album. Individuals whose interests and lifestyles are different from the vast majority will understand, because B.O.B. underlines how powerful and encouraging it is to be among people who get it," says Darkh.
Catch Darkh live in concert:
August
12 - Aqua Fortis MC - Hjørring, Denmark
13 - OpenAir - Kraselov, Czech Republic
September
2 - Paranoir Kemp - Sulice, Czech Republic
28 - Pub Anchor - Norrmalm, Sweden
October
13 - Melodka - Brno, Czech Republic
21 - Rock Cafe - Prague, Czech Republic
Swedish rockers Suicide By Tigers will release their self-titled debut album as CD, Vinyl and digital on September 2nd via Smilodon Records/Sound Pollution. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Berno Paulsson (The Haunted, Amon Amarth, Spiritual Beggars) at Berno Studio, Malmö. The video for the song “Vicious Malicious” can be seen below.
The soil of southern Sweden has for a long time been a great breeding ground for rock ‘n’ roll. This trend continues manifested by Suicide By Tigers focusing on dynamic, blues based rock, with heavy guitars and strong melodies just like the British bands Free, Taste and Led Zeppelin they move from light and shade to tight and loose.
Tracklisting:
“Death On Your Trail”
“Beautiful Nights”
“Pack Of Wolves”
“Vicious Malicious”
“Fox In A Hole”
“True Believers”
“Ball Of Fire”
“Keep You Smiling”
“Karma” (CD bonus track)
The official video for "Cerebral Voting Machine", a new song from MONSTRANCE, the band featuring former CARCASS guitarist Carlo Regadas alongside vocalist Tony Glover (ex-DEVOID) and drummer Nicholas Barker (BENEDICTION, CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT), can be seen below.
MONSTRANCE has plans to record two new songs — "Timeslaves" and "Injustice for All" — to be released on a seven-inch vinyl single and four-track CD. The CD, which is expected before the end of the year, will also feature demo versions of "Karma After The Storm" and "A World On Its Knees".
MONSTRANCE is the brainchild of Regadas, former lead guitar player with grind gods CARCASS, post-CARCASS outfit BLACKSTAR and DEVOID. Following his tenures with CARCASS and BLACKSTAR, Carlo continued to write and record music, mainly for his own enjoyment.
In 2013, after a stint living in the Canary Islands, Carlo returned to the U.K. and met up with old friend and former DEVOID bandmate Tony Glover. Tony had recently unearthed some never-released material of Carlo's, some of which was penned during his tenure with CARCASS. Upon hearing this material again and realizing the strength of the songs, Carlo sent the material to some trusted, musically minded friends for their opinion, and the response was nothing short of astounding!
On the back of this enthusiasm, although reluctant at first, Carlo was urged to send the material to several established record labels, who also responded extremely positively and were very keen to hear more.
Carlo decided to approach some old friends and fellow musicians from the original death metal scene and decided to put together a full lineup, although at first, the intention was just to record an album as a studio project. Such was the friendship, camaraderie and enthusiasm for the project, the decision was quickly made to become a full-time band.Carlo's focus in recruiting band members was not to look for big-name musicians from the genre with previous credentials but rather to source like-minded individuals who were also very accomplished musicians.
The vocal position was immediately filled by Tony, building on their long-standing friendship, previous experience with DEVOID and long-held ambition to do a further project together. Tony has honed his vocal delivery since the DEVOID era, now projecting a unique blend of power, clear diction and articulation. Such is the power of Tony's delivery, the mic level during the vocal demo sessions had to be backed off by -20db!
Belgrade-born Aleksandar Kokai, from Liverpool band CRUSH DEPTH EXPERIMENT, was recruited on bass. A supremely talented and technically gifted bass player who will provide energy and heaviness to a rhythm section of dynamism and power.
The lineup is bolstered further with the addition of yet another old friend, and former ORNAMENT guitar player, Steven Hargraves, who completes the band's live lineup on second guitar. Carlo and Steven have worked closely together to forge a tight, melodic and crushing guitar duo, guaranteed to turn heads in the live setting.
Music-wise, MONSTRANCE cannot be easily pigeon-holed. As far as the band is concerned, it's just metal, albeit with downtuned guitars and extreme vocals. The music is as crushingly heavy as it is melodic and catchy. Carlo's original demos have now finally been completed with the addition of Tony's savage vocal attack, perfectly showcasing the quality and originality of the material.
Dutch blackened heavy/death metal band Onheil has announced the digital release of their last two albums Storm Is Coming and Razor. Besides the CD format, these two albums are now also available through web stores and streaming services like Spotify, iTunes, Google Play and Amazon. Both albums are published by German record label Cyclone Empire.
The digital release is accompanied by a music video for the song “The Omega Legions” which contains mostly footage from one of their live shows, both filmed professionally as well as by fans in the audience.
“The Omega Legions” is not only a song about nihilism and revolution, it's also how Onheil has named their fans. Especially the ones supporting the band at their live shows, headbanging like crazy or getting into the mosh-pit. The song and video is Onheil's way to pay tribute to these metal maniacs.
Onheil will also play a special headline show on August 27th at the legendary underground venue Baroeg, The Netherlands, to celebrate the occasion.
Onheil's latest album Storm Is Coming, which features the song “The Omega Legions' was produced and mixed by Bart Hennephof (Textures) and Yuma van Eekelen (ex-Pestilence) at the Final Focus Studios, The Netherlands. The mastering was done by Tore Stjerna at the Necromorbus Studios, Sweden (Watain, Deströyer 666). The album booklet holds 16 pages of high-quality artwork of which a large part is done by an upcoming artist of the GrimTwins Studios (Deicide).
Howling Giant is what happens when three nerds write about space travel, doomed seafarers, and a sentient android hellbent for a camel killing death crusade. Howling Giant plays self-indulgent, drop-tuned, fuzzed out riffs that could curdle milk.
With the release of their upcoming EP, Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1, due out on August 12th, the fuzz rockers from Nashville, TN have premiered their video and second single “Dirtmouth” (streaming below).
Howling Giant! The very name summons up mental images of a huge mutated orc-warrior astride an even more gigantic mastodon, ready to bring death, doom, damnation and destruction (and many other things beginning with “d”) down upon its enemies.
Names matter, and something magical happened when three nerds obsessed with all that is fuzzed-out, riffed-out, and heavy came together to compose cosmic odes to space travel, doomed sea-farers, and even an android on a camel-killing crusade (what harm did the poor camel ever do to him?), under the name Howling Giant.
Drummer Zach Wheeler says the name is no accident and reflects the band’s music. “Howling Giant sounds a lot like a loud beast, which is what we strive to do musically. We aim to create a full sound that people might normally expect from a five-piece rather than a power-trio.” Indeed, by employing the three-piece format, Howling Giant is following in the footsteps of legends like Motorhead, MC5, Cream, and Corrosion of Conformity; good company to be in! As the band’s philosophy would have it wisely: “Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Hailing from Nashville, Howling Giant obviously had some special metal immunity to all the country and western music in the air. The boys started jamming at school in Boston with an aim to move away from overtly serious music and have fun, describing their music accurately as “loud, energetic, heavy, melodic, and cosmic.”
Overall, Howling Giant’s music forms part of a fascinating Black Hole Space Wizard concept EP series. As guitarist Tom Polzine explains, “Musically we aim to write songs that are melodic, catchy, and head bang-able. As a concept series, we strive to conjure up space-themed imagery of heroes and villains at war, introducing the story and setting the scene of things to come within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. We’re not trying to spell out the entire story so much as we are creating scenes to provoke your imagination.”
Writing is very much a collaborative effort. “We usually come up with a general theme, then we write riffs and musical passages to support said theme. After that, we work on overall arrangements to create a nice flow and build within the song. Lyrics and vocal melodies come last as an icing on a very meaty cake. We find the flow of an album is just as important as the flow of an individual song and we strive to make each song unique. We wanted to include a combination of heavy, spacey, doom, and thrash, all wrapped up in a crunchy garage-sounding blanket. Fans can expect two more EPs within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. And with an overflowing riff bank, who knows how long we’ll go.”
Such far-out music deserves far-out lyrics, and Howling Giant is prepared to go to extreme lengths to get them. As bassist Roger Marks reveals, “We have a strict regimen of smashing our heads into walls daily until lyrics finally come to us.” As for inspiration, “We are inspired by science fiction and occult rituals, as well as books, movies, and other music.”
As part of an overall concept, the EP paints four distinct scenes.
The pinnacle of mankind.
An exodus from Earth.
The Black Hole Space Wizard destroying everything.
A lone survivor trapped on a ravaged Mother Earth.
In Roger’s own words, “The first track is a little more progressive, packed with riffs both dark and triumphant. The second track is all about build and groove. The third track is thrash, metal, and destructive. The final track is spacey with doom elements.”
Overall, it you are one of the many that wishes Mastodon had continued in the cosmic, crushing progressive manner of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain, Howling Giant is your dream band!
Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1 was produced by Howling Giant, mixed by Kim Auch plus mastered by Chris Fasco as the follow-up to their 2015 self-titled debut.
Tracklisting:
“Mothership”
“Exodus Earth”
“Dirtmouth”
“Clouds Of Smoke”
HELLYEAH video for its cover of Phil Collins's "I Don't Care Anymore" can be seen below. The clip was directed by William "Wombat Fire" Felch. The song is taken from HELLYEAH's new album, "Unden!able", which arrived on June 3.
"I Don't Care Anymore" features a guitar track from late PANTERA guitarist and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which Vinnie and Dimebag first recorded 14 years ago. Dimebag was shot to death in 2004 in a nightclub.
Vinnie told Rolling Stone about the song: "When Kevin [Churko, producer] got [Dimebag's original] tracks isolated, he synched them up, and when we listened them it totally gave me goosebumps.
"We've always felt like [Dimebag's] been a part of this band since day one. We felt like his energy and his spirit was always with us. And for people to be able to hear him again in 2016 puts a big smile on my face."
HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray told Killpop how the idea to redo the song came about. "It came from just… I mean, it was so weird," he said. "I was what I call 'in the oven,' which is a very small, dark room, writing lyrics, and those [other] guys [from the band] were in the live room having a blast — probably parties, probably chicks jumping out of cakes. 'Keep the singer over there writing the content that everybody's gonna tap into.' And Christian [Brady, guitar] just brought up how cool it would be to do 'I Don't Care Anymore'. And Vinnie's just, like, 'Me and my brother recorded that fourteen years ago.' And then, all of a sudden, it's this cycle that starts. Vinnie, being Vinnie, gets on the phone with Sterling [Winfield], a dear friend of ours [who's] engineered some PANTERA records, he's engineered some HELLYEAH records. He gets on the phone with him. And PANTERA probably has five warehouses full of things that shoot fire. So he's, like, 'Do you think you can locate that track?' whatever format it was. [We didn't know] how much of the track we had, 'cause we thought we might just be peppering little bits of him through it, whatever we could recover. And then it turns out we got the whole track. We got a new unit. We got it off there. Somehow they converted it into a Pro Tools file. So it's literally, start to finish, it's Dime playing guitar on it, which, that tone…. His tone was just unmistakable. And you could really feel the energy."
Gray also recalled the vocal-recording sessions for the song, which he described as very emotional. He said: "So I go in. And Kevin's [Churko, producer] got me all stoked to do this. So we go in and then we sit down. And I kind of sit up on top of this stool. I kind of sit on the back, a little perched, like a gargoyle, when I sing. And he got the mic all placed. And he's, like, 'Okay, are you ready? Are you ready to do this?' I mean, he's so stoked for it. And I was, like, 'Why is this guy so stoked for it?' And he's just, like, 'I just know you're gonna crush this.' Just the emotion of it and everything like that… So as he's walking out, he shuts the lights off in the studio, and I'm, like, looking at him: 'What's the deal?' He's, like, '[I'm] setting the mood, man. I'm setting the mood.' And I start singing the lines. And it's just… Whatever the timbre of my voice was that day, or whatever, it was just really awesome and perfect in a very non-perfect way. And he's just got his down and he's just… He just comes up and just hits the talkback and he's, like, 'Dude, you're gonna be singing this song for the rest of your life."
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