Raleigh, NC’s progressive metal titans, Valleys, have released a new music video for “Desperate Me”. The video acts as a tribute to their fallen brother, Michael Clement, who was tragically killed in a car accident on February 5th, 2016; exactly one week prior to the release of Valleys debut album, Experiment One: Asylum.
"Desperate Me" was filmed, produced and edited by good friend Jaiden Frost of Jaiden Frost Presents. The band would like to extend a huge thank you to Jaiden for all his hard work in video capturing for Valleys of the years, especially with "Desperate Me".
The song comes off of Valleys debut full length, Experiment One: Asylum, which was released on February 12th, 2016.
Young British tech-metallers Fraktions have announced their upcoming EP, Anguish, out August 12th. To celebrate the news, the band have released a new video for “Freedom Of The Conscious Mind”.
Anguish is a highly compelling new release from a band equally influenced by classical music, the jazz noodling’s of Tigran Hamasyan and the progressive metal of TesseracT and The Contortionist; Fraktions are an exciting addition to the burgeoning second wave British tech-metal scene.
Having played alongside Drewsif Stalin, No Consequence (whose frontman features on the EP), Kadinja, and Bleed from Within, Anguish is an irresistible new take on technical metal. Inspired by songwriter and pianist Joel Pinder’s classical leanings, the EP presents an impressively mature approach from such a young band.
A concept EP, Anguish is about the final chapter of a schizophrenic woman’s life. The protagonist suffers from aural hallucinations as a result, a condition translated musically into the EP’s frantic and unpredictable style, veering between piano-led dissonance and guitar-led technical off-kilter riffing. The multiple sound-worlds of the EP mark Fraktions out as a band to take notice of – a young group with a promising future ahead of them.
The EP was recorded and mixed by Daniel Reid of No Consequence and mastered by Acle Kahney of TesseracT.
Catch the band's album launch show at Surya, London, on August 14th.
Swiss melodic death metal band Xaon will release its debut EP Face Of Balaam on October 16th. The official video for first single "Discrowned", featuring vocals by Soilwork's Björn "Speed" Strid is streaming below.
Brilliant melodies combine with the aggression of death metal throughout Face Of Balaam, yet that description doesn't quite do justice to the range of styles influencing the sound of Xaon. Consider the contributions of legendary acts like Anathema, Type O Negative, My Dying Bride, Soilwork, Demonical, Ulver, and even Finnish act Disgrace's early-to-mid ‘90s output, and you'll get the picture.
Face Of Balaam was produced and arranged by band members Vinc and Flo, recorded between June and August 2015, mixed and mastered by Julian at Parallel Focus Studios. Vocals engineered by Rob Carson at Carsonian Sound Solutions. All vocals, except "Discrowned", by were performed by Franco-American singer Rob Carson. Samples on "How We Become Ephemeral Birds" and "Discrowned" by J.-P. Lana. The album artwork was created by Californian artist and painter Erik Burton Kirchner.
Tracklisting:
“How We Become Ephemeral Birds”
“Discrowned”
“When The Everlasting Gardens Die Away”
“The Soundcleaner”
“Veins Like Burned Trees (The Awe That Walketh In Obscurity, Part I)”
Kampfar have released a video for “Tornekratt”, a track from their award-winning album, Profan. Watch below:
After over 20 years of digging in the bile and muck of the underground, Kampfar received the acclaim they deserve. At the Spellemann 2015 (Norwegian Grammy) they were pitted against greats such as Enslaved and Tsjuder, but managed to run away with the award for "Best Metal Album In 2015" for their most recent effort, Profan.
Kampfar released Profan on November 13th via Indie Recordings. Listen to the album at this location.
Tracklisting:
“Gloria Ablaze”
“Profanum”
“Icons”
“Skavank”
“Daimon”
“Pole In The Ground”
“Tornekratt”
The album is available on CD jewelcase, limited CD digipak with patch, black LP gatefold, limited orange LP gatefold with black and yellow speckles. Exclusive T-Shirt bundles are also available in the Indie Recordings webshop only. Order at this location.
With two successful releases to their name, Iceland's Momentum are hard at work on their next full-length album, which will once again appear on Dark Essence Records, at a date as yet to be specified. Whilst work is continuing apace, the band have revealed "Dire Host", a title track from the album, via a video which was filmed in the studio. The clip can be seen below:
Dire Host was recorded in June in Hveragerði, a small town about a half hour drive from Reykjavík, and the new album marks the first time that Momentum will be working in the studio with Friðrik Helgason. As to what fans should expect from the album, Dire Host gives a pretty good idea according to the band who had this to say: “The songwriting process for a new album is going very well and we are really enjoying the direction in which we are heading. It has been, and continues to be, a new learning curve for the band to keep the music to just the three of us, but it would seem that we thrive on challenging ourselves with something different every time.
"We wanted to go and record a proper example of what the band is doing today and we feel that Dire Host captures that quite well. If you happen to be at Eistnaflug festival next week you will be able to see this live as well as a lot more of the new material, including a special treat that we've been working very hard on this past month.”
Momentum, whose lineup comprises Kristján on drums, Holaf on vocals and bass, and Ingvar on guitar and vocals, is set appear not once, but twice at the Eistnaflug Festival in Iceland in July. Their first appearance will be on the Boli stage on Wednesday the 6th at 5:50 PM, whilst on Friday the 8th they hit the Brennivin stage at 10:20 PM for what will be a special show.
The clip below features Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's "Tears Of The Dragon" performed on acoustic guitar, violin an vocals during the release concert of Thomas Zwijsen's new Nylon Maiden album, Preserved In Time. The video features Zwijsen on acoustic guitar, Ingrid Pontes on vocals and Anne Bakker on violin.
A video for “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” from Nylon Maiden’s upcoming double CD, Preserved In Time, can be seen below. Nylon Maiden is headed up by Dutch classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen - known for his acoustic renditions of some of metal’s greatest songs and arrangements of Iron Maiden tracks.
Nylon Maiden’s Preserved In Time was released in June. Thomas has gained almost 10 million views on YouTube with his arrangements of Iron Maiden songs for classical guitar, making this his most anticipated album to date.
Preserved In Time promises to be Zwijsen’s ultimate Iron Maiden tribute album. It makes the classical guitar world a bit more metal by adding 16 Iron Maiden songs (and two Bruce Dickinson songs) to its repertoire.
Zwijsen’s long-time collaborator Blaze Bayley is one of the returning guest musicians on this album, performing two tracks from his Iron Maiden days, as well as a unique version of “Blood Brothers” off the Brave New World album! This is the first time Blaze performs an Iron Maiden song from the post-Blaze era. It gives Iron Maiden fans an idea of what it would have sounded like if Blaze had stayed with the band.
Tracklisting:
Disc 1
“If Eternity Should Fail”
“Stranger In A Strange Land”
“Judgement Of Heaven” (with Blaze Bayley & Anne Bakker)
“Ghost Of The Navigator”
“Powerslave” (Thomas & band)
“Burning Ambition”
“Tears Of The Dragon” (Bruce Dickinson song)
“Blood Brothers” (with Blaze Bayley)
“When The Wild Wind Blows” (Thomas & band)
Disc 2
“Afraid To Shoot Strangers”
“Como Estais Amigos” (with Blaze Bayley & Anne Bakker)
“Wrathchild”
“Tears Of A Clown”
“Jerusalem” (Bruce Dickinson song)
“For The Greater Good Of God”
“Reach Out”
“Fear Of The Dark”
“Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” (Thomas & band)
Zwijsen comments: “In our attempt to choose the best track listing for the most fulfilling, surprising and complete Iron Maiden tribute album, we simply couldn't fit all the songs on a single CD, so we decided to make it a double CD this time. Many of the songs were requests from people on YouTube. If this were to be the setlist at an Iron Maiden concert, I’d be very happy!”
Indie Recordings recently announced their latest signing, Australian black metal tour de force, King. The band’s debut album, Reclaim The Darkness, will hit shelves on August 23rd. Pre-order here, or via iTunes. A videos for the single “Reclaim The Darkness”, as well as an audio stream of the track “All In Black”, can be found below.
Tracklisting:
“Intro”/“Cold Winds”
“Reclaim The Darkness”
“All In Black”
“My Destination The Stars”
“Night Sky Abyss”
“Winter Sons”
“The Journey Begins”
“Black North”
“One World One King”
Accept’s guitar powerhouse Wolf Hoffmann's classical handwriting carved a different niche for the German legends since the early music labeling of something called heavy metal, which can be witnessed on his second solo album, entitled Headbangers Symphony, completely dedicated to the grand Classic Maestros, out today via Nuclear Blast. And to coincide with its release is the new video fo the song “Night On Bald Mountain”.
Wolf Hoffmann has a passion. His life-long love and dedication to heavy metal music is documented in dozens of albums spanning four decades with his long time heavy metal band Accept. But beyond heavy metal, Wolf has an incessant craving for the classics, yes, the ones written decades and centuries ago.
Classical music has always been an influence - albeit limited - on Accept's teutonic approach to rock and heavy metal. However, it wasn't until 1997 during a extended hiatus from Accept, that Wolf Hoffmann finally had the chance to fully explore and fulfill this interest by recording his first astounding solo album Classical, a record filled with his rock guitar driven interpretations of some of classical music’s most loved compositions.
"I have always incorporated classical music in my songwriting with Accept, especially with Metal Heart, but I constantly felt there was so much more that I could do and I did not want to overload Accept or force it in any way. I always knew I could make a whole record of it and that’s how the first record Classical was born. Even today, fans tell me that they are still listening to it, that's why it is so fantastic now to do another one."
Headbangers Symphony is truly a bold statement by a genuine musician who simply refused to rest on his laurels and continues to push and challenge himself.
Headbangers Symphony tracklisting:
“Scherzo” (L. v. Beethoven)
“Night On Bald Mountain” (M. Mussorgsky)
“Je Crois Entendre Encore” (G. Bizet)
“Double Cello Concerto in G Minor” (A. Vivaldi)
“Adagio” (T. Albinoni)
“Symphony No. 40” (W. A. Mozart )
“Swan Lake” (P. Tchaikovsky)
“Madame Butterfly” (G. Puccini)
“Pathétique” (L. v. Beethoven)
“Meditation” (J. Massenet)
“Air On The G String” (J. S. Bach)
“Scherzo”:
"I am just so excited about Headbangers Symphony. It has taken a long, long time but here we are, it's done, finally!" Wolf is just bursting with vigor as he talks about his latest labor of love. But why now? "It's truly coincidental, after we completed the last Accept tour, I finally had the time to finish it. I started this a few years ago. The early recordings have been sitting in my archives in my home studio for years, almost completed. The reality was that with the continued success of Accept, I was only able to work on it when Accept was not recording or touring."
The prevalent early challenge was to pick the most suitable compositions. This was an exploratory process that only increased Wolf's adoration for the classics. "I always listen to classical music, it's always playing throughout my house. I have a huge collection of classics and as I listen - often at random, I take notes if something truly strikes me. When I notice that this or that could work in a translation to rock or heavy metal, I remember it and I pursue it! This has been going on for a long time!"
There are several reasons for the necessary experimentations that faced Wolf. Most classical compositions were written to be performed by a full orchestra. The fluid timing, those multiple, complex layers and sections that stretched out for lengthy periods, classical music was simply never designed to be played to the rigid beat so prevalent in rock 'n' roll.
Headbangers Symphony showcases an overabundance of highly skilled improvisations. Wolf took the main pieces, and then wrote riffs that fit them. Lastly, in the grand hard rock tradition, he layered a guitar solo over it. He shaped the sound into a quite adventurous elegance, but the key themes of the originals remained.
The first volume had a focus on the better known pieces; the second - Headbangers Symphony - takes a similar approach. "In general, it does follow the same path," admits Wolf, "but this time I did try to add a couple lesser known compositions. Mostly though, listeners will say, hey, I know that melody… so it’s pretty much the same path as the Classical record. It was my desire to record melodies I like and melodies people recognize."
Now that the album is done, Wolf is proud looking back and is pleased with this true labor of love; something he has wanted to do since the first record Classical came out almost 20 years ago. While Accept's Peter Baltes added several impressive bass lines, and other notable guest musicians made an appearance as well, the bulk of the work was completed by himself and Italian musician and arranger Melo Mafali.
"There are two major categories," Wolf elaborates. "First the heavier stuff like Beethoven, the bombastic, full force epics on which you can simply shred along. Of course then there are the ballads, slower compositions that bring out the deeper feelings in each listener."
The highlights on Headbangers Symphony are plentiful and easy to pin point. The album kicks off with 'Scherzo' from the well-known "9th Symphony" by Ludwig v. Beethoven. Many listeners might recognize the opening riff from the Accept song "Teutonic Terror". "Back in 2009," Wolf explains, "when we started working on the songs for the »Blood Of The Nations« album, I played the classical demos to our producer Andy Sneap. He liked that riff a lot and insisted on using it for the album. So we wrote 'Teutonic Terror' using this "borrowed" riff."
Other highlights follow in rapid succession: "Night On Bald Mountain" by Russian composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky is a very dramatic dark song on the theme of a witches’ Sabbath, a perfect fit for Wolf's "metal treatment". "Symphony No. 40" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be immediately recognizable. "It's a little more up-tempo, pretty happy, typical for Mozart. Not mean and heavy as most of the other stuff," Wolf points out. Additional high-points include Wolf's interpretations of such masterworks as Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake," "Pathétique" also from Ludwig v. Beethoven, "Méditation" from the opera Thais by French composer Jules Massenet, and of course the aforementioned "Madame Butterfly".
All in all, the eleven compositions on Headbangers Symphony paint the perfect portrait of Wolf's life-long passion for the classics and his adoration for heavy metal. "I worked so much and so long on this until I felt it was ready. Now it is and I am thrilled and proud. This is my baby, my labor of love, ready for me to set it free."
US black metal legends Kult Ov Azazel have released a new official video for the song "Dawn of Luciferian Enlightenment".
Comments Xaphan, Kult Ov Azazel frontman: "The video was something we decided to put together using tour footage and photos from the past year. It was conceptualized between myself and Ricktor (Wolfpack 44/Electric Hellfire Club/Coven) with him creating and editing the video."
On January 1st, 2016 Kult Ov Azazel revealed a new pre-production demo track of “Corpus Edimus, Sanguinem Bibimus” on their Facebook page. The pre-pro demo track featured a guest solo by Phil Fasciana of Malevolent Creation. At this time, the band has half of the album recorded as a pre-production demo and continues to forge forward with the pre-production recordings. Violators Of The Covenant will be the first album recorded with the new line-up and will be the first recording appearances of Hag (vocals), Necrol (guitar), Armanen (bass), along with longtime members Xaphan (guitar/vocals) and Hammer (drums). The album will be recorded and produced by the band at S.B.S. Studio in Fort Lauderdale, FL and will include ten tracks. More information will be revealed shortly.
Newly signed Black Swamp Water with former Illdisposed and Dawn of Demise drummer, releases the first single "World On Fire" from the forthcoming album Chapter One.
Chapter One (including "World On Fire") is produced and mixed by Tue Madsen (Raunchy, Moonspell, Sick Of It All).
According to a press release, Black Swamp Water is old school hard rock and heavy metal with obvious references to bands like Black Sabbath, Ozzy and Corrosion Of Conformity.
The long awaited Tue Madsen produced and mixed debut album Chapter One is written with the same energetic approach to rock music - but the band has matured and gathered valuable live experience in the past two years (latest at the Royal Metal Fest 2016).
Check out the ”World On Fire" performance video:
Black Swamp Water:
Vocals: Bjørn Bølling Nyholm
Guitars: Jan Geert & Martin Lykke Hansen
Bass: Jeppe Birch Friis
Drums: Kim Langkjær Jensen
Self-proclaimed Godfathers of Finnish metal, Sarcofagus, have released their final album with the original lineup entitled Back From The Valley Of The Kings. The first video from this release is the 2016 version of "Talo" which can be seen below,along with the original "Talo" video, released in 1982.
The first Limited Edition CD pressing of the album is only available to buy from sarcofagus.com. Fans are advised to act quickly as stock is already running low and there are no plans for a second pressing. The album is also available on most of the digital delivery sites such as Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon.
Sarcofagus were founded an eye-rotatingly 38 years ago, way back in 1978. The band originally broke up in 1980 after three albums (Cycle Of Life - 1980, Envoy Of Death - also 1980, and Moottorilinnut - 1981). In 2010, the original lineup reconvened for a reunion tour of Finland and this unique album was the result.
Sarcofagus frontman, guitarist and film-maker Kimmo Kuusniemi talks about the album: "Back in the '90s, I started to ponder whether it would be a cool idea to re-make the two first Sarcofagus albums, Cycle Of Life and Envoy Of Death. These albums where recorded 36 years ago, so the studio technology was fairly primitive. I have always thought that the songs themselves were good and worthy of an update."
"The Back From The Valley Of The Kings album was recorded during a one-day studio session in 2010. Before this session, Sarcofagus had only played together four times (one rehearsal and three gigs) since reuniting. The idea was to achieve a fresh 'live' and original '80s feel on the recording to both do justice to the songs and stay true to the originals."
"Although it was recorded in one day, this album proved to be the hardest I ever had to mix and master in my 40 year music producing career. The problem was to get the sounds right, as during the studio session there was no time to work with individual instrument sounds. Also, the drums bled the other instruments and the Hammond Leslie speaker broke down in the middle of the recording. I'm very happy about the end result so this is an appropriate way to end this chapter of the original Sarcofagus; all done, all good, good bye."
The tracklisting for Back From The Valley Of The Kings is as follows:
"Subconsious Penetrating"
"Astral Flyer"
"Here I Am"
"Eternal Silence"
"Stolen Salvation"
"Insane Rebels"
"Wheels Of Destruction"
"Back To Black"
"2nd Coming"
"Talo"
"Metallinen Sateenkaari"
"1000 Megawatin Totuus"
"Go To Hell"
"Envoy Of Death"
"Deadly Game"
"Die To Win"
Empire State melodic metalcore quintet, Hollow Bones, self-released their debut album, Lionheart, back on May 27th. The band have now released a video for the album track ““Altruistic Lung” (see below).
Over a year in the making, Lionheart was mixed, mastered and engineered by Randy Pasquarella at Pasquarella Recordings and self-produced by Hollow Bones with Pasquarella's assistance.
Tracklisting:
“Wandering Sparrow”
“The November Diaries”
“Lionheart: Execution”
“Altruistic Lung”
“DRYTOOTH”
“I Watched The Snow Fall, And Bury Your Bones”
“Lionheart: Sonder”
“Wolfcrone”
“A Murder Of Crows”
“Altruistic Lung” video:
“DRYTOOTH” video:
“The November Diaries”:
Hollow Bones is:
Patrick Anthony - Vocals
Sharon Malfesi - Guitar/Vocals
Andrew Formale - Guitar
Kyle Cullen - Bass
Connor Warren - Drums
Ripple Music has announced the addition of Bay Area, stoner/doom heavyweights, The Watchers, to their growing family.
Hailing from the great San Francisco Bay Area, The Watchers are a gathering of international seasoned players, from some of the most massive heavy bands of the last decade. Tim Narducci - Vocals (SpiralArms, White Witch Canyon), Carter Kennedy - Drums (Orchid), Jeremy Epp - Guitar (Black Gates, Venting Machine), and Cornbread - Bass (SpiralArms, White Witch Canyon). The guys have come together to preach and worship all things heavy riff rock n roll with there music.
The Watchers have just joined forces with Ripple Music to release their first offering the Sabbath Highway EP, due out on vinyl, CD and digital worldwide on November 4th. The 5-song EP features, "Sabbath Highway", "Today", "Requiem", "Call The Priest" and "Just A Needle."
"We're very ecstatic to be a part of the Ripple family!" says Tim Narducci. "We love their approach and the fact that they have true footing in the underground heavy rock, doom, metal scene. Todd and Pope's passion for their bands and roster is contagious and beautiful. We see a great relationship ahead!"
The first video "Today" was put together by the band paying homage to the late great 70's dare devil Evel Knievel. All hand picked footage by the band to guide the song along with its statement: No regrets, never look back, and live in the moment. This guitar line driven tune sprinkled with some Travers and Thin Lizzy influence, will draw you in and make you a believer.... rock and roll ain't going away... is alive and here to kick your ass.
Trivium have released an official live video for “Dead And Gone”, a track from the album Silence In The Snow, available now from Roadrunner Records. Watch the new clip below:
How do you think Trivium's Corey Beaulieu performed when he took the Jackson Speed Round challenge? Do you think he flew through it with ease, or got a bit stumped? Can you guess the one celebrity he would freak out to meet? Place your bets and enjoy this latest installment of Jackson Speed Round.
Deadlock have released a music video for “Backstory Wound”, a track from the new album, Hybris. Watch below:
Hybris is set to be released on July 8th via Napalm Records and turns out to be a multi-faceted monster in terms of both shape and content. At the same time it painfully digs through the latest events in the Deadlock camp. Despite the tragic death of founder and drummer Tobias Graf (immortalized with a moment of silence on the album) and the departure of singer Sabine Scherer (now replaced by Margie Gerlitz), the megalomaniac creative urge could not be suppressed.
Sebastian Reichl on Hybris: “Hybris is both powerlessness and hope, melancholia and confidence united, accounting for the past in the truest sense. The effort to meet your demons, to forgive and to find salvation with your own history. The release of dammed aggressions and wash away all fears. Put all wrath and anger in music and lyrics to fill with new passion. This is all what Hybris symbolizes and you can feel it every second on the album. It was our longest trip. Giving up was never an option.”
Hybris finds its inseparable counterpart in a 90 min. DVD documentary, The Longest Road, that translates the album concept to visuals. The DVD tracklisting reads as follows:
Intro
Winter - Restart
Spring - Songwriting
Summer - Demo
Fall - Pre-Production
Winter - Recordings
Spring - Hybris
Credits
The Longest Road trailer #1:
The Longest Road trailer #2:
Deadlock have always been about extremes – and always will be! Fans love these Germans for every emotional force run through the raging depths of death metal, technical prowess, borderline pop-laden melodies, nods to classic metal, and casual flirtation with trance and beats. A gripping and blunt rollercoaster ride that sees light in the blackest night – and that is something only Deadlock can achieve!
See Deadlock live at these upcoming summer festivals:
Faithsedge recently returned with Restoration, their third and most melodic release to date. The album was released on Scarlet Records in Europe and North America on June 24th and on Spiritual Beast in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan on June 15th. A new video for the track “Faith And Chris” can be found below.
Fronted by mastermind singer/songwriter Giancarlo Floridia, the band returns with a stellar lineup featuring Stryper bass player Tim Gaines, Ace Frehley / Mr. Big drummer Matt Starr and former Dokken guitarist Alex De Rosso. Both keys and production were handled by Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Revolution Saints).
The approach is very melodic with an old school feel: 80's style hooks, big drums, slamming bass, epic keys and big production. At the same time the album keeps a current up to date feel with lyric content of today’s world mixed with a competitive metal feel. Giancarlo's songwriting approach mixed with each members experience and skills takes the album to new heights.
Tracklisting:
“Never A Day”
“Jennifer”
“You Cannot Give Up”
“Faith And Chris”
“Her Way Back”
“Regret At All”
“This War”
“Taking Our Lives”
“Let You Breathe”
“This Is Everything”
“Faith And Chris” video:
“Never A Day” lyric video:
With different supergroups that come and go, Faithsedge is more than just that, the band members worked together as a tight team and the result and chemistry show in the end result.
Grammy-nominated rockers, Skillet, will release Unleashed, their new studio album and follow-up to their 2013 release Rise, on August 5th via Atlantic. The 12-track album, a year in the making, is currently available for pre-order via all digital retailers including iTunes and Amazon (widget below). Pre-orders will include an instant download of the debut single “Feel Invincible”, and the follow-up track “Stars”.
Skillet have released their video for “Feel Invincible”. The single is already #22 at Active Rock and moving up the charts. Check out the clip below:
From the bombastic opening riff of “Feel Invincible” to the memorable closing of the album finale “The Resistance,” it is clear the band has created an album that lets their music speak loudest, while still delivering some of their most personal and heartfelt collections of songs to date.
“I wanted to make an album that could make people feel the music,” said Skillet’s John Cooper. “I always aim to write songs to which people can relate, but this time I wanted to see not only how the songs would connect lyrically, but also how they’d connect musically.”
Songs like “Back From The Dead”, “Stars” and “Out Of Hell” showcase the musicianship and songwriting that has garnered the band a rabid worldwide fan base, a platinum selling album and multiple Grammy nominations. Comprised of husband and wife John (lead vocals, bass) and Korey Cooper (rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals), Seth Morrison (lead guitar) and Jen Ledger (drums, vocals), the band wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album. Once again they collaborated with Brian Howes, (Daughtry, Halestorm, Nickelback), as well as, Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Disturbed, Five Finger Death Punch), Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Walk The Moon, Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park) and Seth Mosley (Newsboys, TobyMac) to create Unleashed.
Unleashed tracklisting:
“Feel Invincible”
“Back From The Dead”
“Stars”
“I Want To Live”
“Undefeated”
“Famous”
“Lions”
“Out Of Hell”
“Burn It Down”
“Watching For Comets”
“Saviors Of The World”
“The Resistance”
“Feel Invincible” lyric video:
Skillet will embark on a headline tour of the United States this September. The tour will kick off on September 22nd in Clive, IA and through October with more dates to be added and announced in the near future.
The tour will feature Thousand Foot Krutch on the first half of the US run and Sick Puppies will finish the second half of the tour. Devour The Day will be playing the entire tour.
The headline tour will make stops in cities such as Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; and Sayreville, NJ to name a few. More tour dates will be announced in the near future. An exclusive pre-sale for The Panheads (The Official Skillet Fan Club) goes live today, Wednesday, June 22nd. Tickets and VIP Packages will be available and fans can sign up for the fan club at this location.
Tour dates:
September
22 - Clive, IA - 7 Flags Event Center *
23 - Turtle Lake, WI - St. Croix Casino *
24 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium *
25 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion *
29 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall *
30 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre *
October
1 - Peoria, IL - Limelight *
6 - Fort Wayne, IN - Piere’s ^
7 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews #
8 - Cleveland, OH - Agora #
9 - Knoxville, TN - The International #
12 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom #
13 - Washington, DC - The Fillmore Silver Spring #
14 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater #
15 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva #
16 - Richmond, VA - The National #
20 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre #
23 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom #
* Skillet, Thousand Foot Krutch, Devour The Day
^ Skillet, Sick Puppies
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