Italian horror metallers, Cadaveria, have released their new music video for “Carnival Of Doom”, a track from their latest album Silence. Cadaveria released Silence on November 18th, 2014 via Scarlet Records. The new video can be found below.
Tracklisting:
"Velo (The Other Side Of Hate)"
"Carnival Of Doom"
"Free Spirit"
"The Soul That Doesn't Sleep"
"Existence"
"Out Loud"
"Death, Again"
"Exercise1"
"Almost Ghostly"
"Loneliness"
"Strangled Idols"
"Carnival Of Doom" video:
"Strangled Idols" video:
Trailer:
Cadaveria frontlady Cadaveria Herself will be one of the main characters of HipstApocalypse game. An epic adventure filled with tons of heavy metal references, set in the magical city of Turin, populated by hideous zombies. A must-play for all the metalheads, PC & Mac gamers, PS4 & Xbox addicted.
HipstApocalypse press release states:
“Man, this hangover is killing me. Feels like Pantera and Slayer are merrily smashing my neurons. I’ve fallen straight in an apocalyptic scenario and zombies seem to be all over the place. Um, way too weird zombies, actually, as they are…Hipster Zombies! Naked ankles, cuffed pants and dirty beards! The cemetery I’ve just woken up in is as chilling as the cover in Master of Puppets. As deft as a concrete mixer I run away to find a shelter, survive, grab myself a beer and to kill ‘em all! Seek and Destroy!
“Set in an apocalyptic Turin, in which people have been turned into hideous Hipster Zombies, HipstApocalypse is a really peculiar epic adventure. This game is a tribute to metal icons: its main character has been clearly inspired by Lemmy Kilmister, while the sets are a mashup of essential records that will make every head banger’s eyes twinkle with delight. The ironic storytelling and the dialogues recall some LucasArts projects, such as Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and more.
“Cadaveria will be the second main character of the game. The Lady of Shadows will interact with the esoteric and mysterious part of the city, massively contributing to the plot.
“Arm yourself with mosh, head banging and studs to solve the mystery behind HipstApocalypse!”
HipstApocalypse is a pilot project by Gallab LTD, an indie game development company based in London. The concept art by Mirko Fascella gives the character design a personal, signature style. The soundtrack is made of original songs played by Italian underground bands.
"Suden Tunti" (The Hour Of The Wolf), the new video from Finnish pagan metallers MOONSORROW, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Jumalten Aika" — "The Age Of Gods" in English — which will be released on April 1 via Century Media.
"This is the shortest song we've done in more than ten years!" comments MOONSORROW's Ville Sorvali. "It has all the elements that make it a MOONSORROW track, but it's still something we hadn't done before. This is the dark side of folk metal — the epic battle of Fenris and Odin from a new perspective."
"This is the day we never thought would come. We never thought we would release an official MOONSORROW music video," adds MOONSORROW's Mitja Harvilahti. "Writing music without compromises is hard enough. Making a video that catches the same spirit without compromises and awkward moments that takes away the credibility is even harder! We had a thought for some time that only an animated video with enough artistic flavor would work. Since 'Suden Tunti' is somewhat based on actual myths, it was possible to create the world where the script takes place!"
"Jumalten Aika" will be released in the following formats:
* Limited 2CD Mediabook & Patch (European edition)* Limited 2CD Digipak & Patch (U.S. edition)* Gatefold black 2LP+CD* Gatefold white 2LP+CD - CMDistro.de (EU webshop exclusive), limited to 100 copies* Gatefold transparent green 2LP+CD - NuclearBlast.de exclusive, limited to 200 copies* Gatefold clear 2LP+CD - distributed via RED in the US, limited to 400 copies* Gatefold silver 2LP+CD - CMDistro.com (US webshop exclusive), limited to 200 copies* CD / Digital The limited edition 2CD formats come with a strictly limited patch as well as a bonus disc including cover versions of GRAVE's "Soulless" and ROTTING CHRIST's "Non Serviam". These were intentionally added as a second disc to be separated from the main album's intricate musical and lyrical concept. All physical formats will also include English translations of the lyrics to allow you to delve deeper into the darkened folklore of MOONSORROW. "Jumalten Aika" track listing:
01. Jumalten Aika (12:43)02. Ruttolehto incl. Päivättömän Päivän Kansa (15:21)03. Suden Tunti (7:06)04. Mimisbrunn (15:55)05. Ihmisen Aika (Kumarrus Pimeyteen) (16:00) Bonus disc:
01. Soulless (GRAVE cover) (3:18)02. Non Serviam (ROTTING CHRIST cover) (5:10) "There are a lot more folk music influences present in 'Jumalten Aika' than earlier", comments MOONSORROW's Henri Sorvali (guitar, keyboards and vocals). "This time around, they are more deeply integrated to the overall sound.
"'Jumalten Aika' is like a circling wolf biting the hardest when you would never expect it. The music is unchained aggression, deep mysteries of the North and thundering witchcraft combined together in a molten forge of the Gods and reminds us all of something that never left our blood and soil."
To present "Jumalten Aika" live, MOONSORROW will embark on a co-headlining tour in April with fellow countrymen KORPIKLAANI. Both bands will perform extended long sets. Prior to that, there will also be an official MOONSORROW album release show at Virgin Oil in Helsinki on April 1.
The official video for "We Don't Have To Dance", the first single from BLACK VEIL BRIDES singer Andy Biersack's solo project, ANDY BLACK, can be seen below. The song is taken from ANDY BLACK's debut album, "The Shadow Side", which will be released on May 6 via Lava/Republic.
"The Shadow Side" was produced by John Feldmann and is expected to include collaborations with FALL OUT BOY's Patrick Stump, Gerard Way, 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER's Ashton Irwin and ALL TIME LOW's Rian Dawson.
"The Shadow Side" track listing:
01. Homecoming King02. We Don't Have To Dance03. Ribcage04. Stay Alive (feat. Matt Skiba)05. Love Was Made To Break06. Beautiful Pain07. Put The Gun Down08. Drown Me Out09. Paint It Black10. Break Your Halo11. Louder Than Your Love12. Broken Pieces13. The Void
Biersack states: "['We Don't Have To Dance'] is hands down one of my favorite tracks from the record and it was fun to write about loathing social events, hatred of small talk and refusal to dance at clubs haha!"
Regarding the making of ANDY BLACK's debut CD, Biersack told U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine: "It's completely different, very unlike my entire career, which has been spent in a collaborative effort with four other individuals. There's also a precedent when it comes to making a BLACK VEIL BRIDES record. At this point now, this is our fifth record that we're making — and that's not to say that we go in with a cookie-cutter approach, but we certainly know stylistically what we like. The odd thing about the solo record was there was no precedent."
Asked what ANDY BLACK sounds like, Biersack said: "I think my intention for this was to go as far in the other direction as possible. Sonically, the goal was to really play with music and a lot of different stuff, to have a lot of odd instrumentation and to have a lot of programmed stuff, keyboards and more classic, almost pop-rock guitar. It's more U2 than MEGADETH. There are no guitar solos on the record. There's a lot of drumming styles; there's some weird sleigh bells. It was about playing with music and seeing what happened. We came up with something in the vein of stuff I love — U2, Adam Ant… It's somewere between Springsteen, new romantic and modern goth-pop music."
Biersack previously described ANDY BLACK as a "fun and artistic way for me to try something that musically I wouldn't want to force into BLACK VEIL BRIDES."
Asked why he couldn't incorporate his songs into BLACK VEIL BRIDES, Biersack replied, "There are so many bands I loved growing up whose singer would have a new idea for a sound and then completely ruin the band by taking a shit on the whole audience. That wasn't my interest."
Biersack continued, "It would be different if the reason I was doing this was that I wanted to get away from BLACK VEIL BRIDES… This is more that I didn't want to cross the two things."
The singer said that when he informed his bandmates about the project, "I made it very clear… it was a passion project on the side, and everybody in the band gets it."
"Catatonic", the new video from German thrash metallers EXUMER, can be seen below. The clip was directed by David Thelen during EXUMER's European tour in January/February and captures the dark lyrical themes of the song, portraying the psychological manifestations of physical torture and abuse.
Comments EXUMER vocalist Mem V. Stein: "We were compelled to use this track as our first clip from the new album because the song sums up the overall concept behind the record very well. 'Catatonic' is also different as it is a mid-tempo cut, but yet just as hard-hitting as any of our fast songs — or even harder in a sense. We were able to create a visually daring piece with the help of our director and his crew, while exploring new techniques for us, working with an actor on the set for the first time."
"Catatonic" is taken from EXUMER's fourth full-length album, "The Raging Tides", which came out on January 29 via Metal Blade Records.
Recorded with producer/engineer Waldemar Soychta at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, Germany, "The Raging Tides" is a deliberate and violent thrash attack that stays true to the band's 30-year legacy. Conceptually and lyrically, vocalist Mem V. Stein has based the bulk of the record around human suffering — specifically "caused by torture or other means for political, religious, or personal gain for the individuals/organizations who inflict the pain," Stein asserts. Inspired by a wide range of books and articles, the title of the album itself, according to Stein, "represents the ebb and flow of human misery and despair around the globe."
"The Raging Tides" track listing:
01. The Raging Tides02. Brand Of Evil03. Catatonic04. Sacred Defense05. Welcome To Hellfire06. Sinister Souls07. Shadow Walker08. There Will Always Be Blood09. Dark Reflections10. Death Factory11. Forever My Queen (PENTAGRAM cover; bonus track) 12. Hostage To Heaven (GRIP INC. cover; bonus track feat. Rob Dukes, Waldemar Sorychta, Markus Freiwald)
Formed in 1985 by Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh, EXUMER went on to release two albums (1986's "Possessed By Fire" and 1987's "Rising From The Sea") that are regarded as some of the most cult thrash metal releases ever to come out of Germany. EXUMER was also one of the first thrash metal acts to capture exotic, foreign markets like Poland and Brazil, where their albums were domestically released in the 1980s. The subsequent tours that followed those releases secured the band live shows in front of thousands of fans and an unusually large following outside of Germany.
Plagued by lineup changes and internal turmoil, EXUMER broke up in 1990, and did not perform live, with the exception of 2001 appearance at the prestigious Wacken Open Air festival, until 2009.
Brazilian thrash metal band Vetor has released a video for “Endangered Species”. The song is taken off their new album Chaos Before The End. The video was directed by Rodiney and produced by Just Multimedia Design Studio.
Chaos Before The End was recorded in Brazil, produced by Anibal Pontes and mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordström (Dream Evil).
Finnish death metal legion, Gloria Morti, will release their fifth album, titled Kuebiko, on March 18th, their first for Willowtip Records. A new video for the track “Executioner” is streaming below.
With Kuebiko, Gloria Morti is back with another solid slice of confrontational Finnish death metal, the band expertly blending thrash, melodic, and black metal, and surreal atmospheric elements into their sound making for a sonic wrecking-ball reminiscent of such bands as At The Gates, Carcass and Fleshgod Apocalypse. Gloria Morti's fifth studio effort, Kuebiko finds the unit traversing grimmer and dirtier grounds than ever before, both musically and thematically.
Tracklisting:
“Syntymä”
“The Foul Stench Of Vomiting Blood”
“Josef Fritzl”
“Chimeral Form”
“Death By A Thousand Cuts (Lingchi)”
“Case No. 1102162”
“Gallows Built In Rows”
“Executioner”
“The Termination Of All Bonds”
UK rockers Space Elevator, fronted by the mysterious singer The Duchess, will release their new self-titled album on CD and vinyl on May 13th via SE Productions/Cargo Records. Produced by David Young/The Duchess/Adam Vanryne. Engineered by Adam Vanryne. Recorded at Mike Moran Music Buckinghamshire, England.
Tracklisting:
“Elevator”
“We Are The Losers”
“I Will Find You (Gallifrey Dreams)”
“Ordinary Day”
“Little White Lies”
“Loneliness Of Love”
“More Than Enough”
“Really Don’t Care”
“Oils And Bubbles”
“We Can Fly”
“Move On”
The band just released a cover of Thin Lizzy's "Don't Believe A Word". All download profits to actiononaddiction.org.uk (Patron HRH The Duchess of Cambridge). Watch a video below:
Space Elevator are:
The Duchess - Vocals
David Young - Guitar
Brian Greene - Drums
Chas Maguire - Bass
Debut album lineup:
The Duchess - Vocals
David Young - Guitar
Brian Greene - Drums
Neil Murray - Bass (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Brian May Band)
Elliott Ware - Keyboards
European thrash metallers, Game Over, have released a video for “Neon Maniacs”, a track from their new album, Crimes Against Reality, out on April 1st via Scarlet Records.
Crimes Against Reality is the third album for Game Over, one of the most promising up and coming bands in the European metal scene. It follows the widely successful Burst Into The Quiet, which put Game Over on the map and displayed their massive potential. Inspired by the classic Bay Area thrash metal scene of the ’80s, Game Over mix those influences with modern sounds and a very distinctive personality.
Crimes Against Reality contains ten new tracks that mix sharp riffs, anthemic choruses and powerful rhythms, enriched by the use of unusual instruments such as Moogs and Hammonds. Lyrics vary from B-movie scenarios to social-political themes, science fiction, mythology and dystopian visions. The album was recorded by Simone Mularoni (DGM) at Domination Studio in San Marino.
Cover artwork was created by Mario E. Lopez (Evil Invaders, Impalers, Hyades).
Tracklisting:
“What Lies Within...”
“33 Park Street”
“Neon Maniacs”
“With All That Is Left”
“Astral Matter”
“Fugue In D Minor (allegro ma non troppo)”
“Just A Little Victory”
“Gates Of Ishtar”
“Crimes Against Reality”
“Fix Your Brain”
“Neon Maniacs” video:
Game Over will tour the US with New Jersey thrashers Condition Critical straight after the album release. Confirmed dates on the poster below:
British hard rock band, The Treatment, have released a video for “Backseat Heartbeat”, a track from their new album, Generation Me, out today. The band’s third album is the first to feature new lead singer Mitchel Emms and new guitarist Tao Grey.
Formed in Cambridge in 2008, early reports of the Treatment’s Generation Me album points to a triumphant return-to-form, celebrating a raft of spectacular big sounding rock songs bursting with hi-octane rock energy.
Tracklisting:
“Let It Begin”
“The Devil”
“Tell Us The Truth”
“Generation Me”
“Backseat Heartbeat”
“Cry Tough”
“We Are Beautiful”
“I Know She Knows”
“Bloodsucker”
“Better Think Again”
“Light The Sun”
“Bloodsucker”:
“Generation Me”:
“The Devil”:
“Let It Begin” video:
EPK (Electronic Press Kit):
Produced by Laurie Mansworth, mixed by Tony Newton and mastered by Ade Emsley, Generation Me is the follow up to 2014’s Running With The Dogs album. It’s a hands-down, mind-blowing rock extravaganza that will leave rock fans wanting more than what they bargained for.
Ever since The Treatment first arrived in 2011 with their debut album, This Might Hurt, they’ve played numerous festivals including Sonisphere, Download and most recently, Steelhouse, and toured extensively with Alice Cooper, Steel Panther, KISS, Motley Crue, Slash, and W.A.S.P.
A 14-date nationwide UK Tour will launch on Wednesday, April 27th, when the band kick things off at Norwich Waterfront, with their final UK show at London’s O2 Academy Islington on Friday, May 13th. Tickets for all 14 shows are on sale now. Special guest on all UK concerts is The Amorettes.
Lineup:
Mitchel Emms (vocals)
Tagore Grey (guitar)
Tao Grey (guitar)
Dhani Mansworth (drums)
Rick 'Swoggle' Newman (bass)
Rob Zombie's new album, "The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser", will be released on April 29 via UMe/T-Boy Records. The CD was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris and features Zombie alongside guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D and drummer Ginger Fish.
The official Danielle Lovett-produced video for the album's first single, "Well, Everybody's Fucking In A U.F.O.", can be seen below.
Says Rob Zombie: "This album is the best thing we've done to date, and we can't wait to share it with you. No, we mean it. It's the most fucked up thing we've ever done.
"We spent so much time putting this monster together and it's been worth it because this thing is about to explode!
"The album is out on April 29th, but there is a lot of shit going on in the lead-up to the release, so check out the pre-sale, get involved in the discussions and check back here for updates regularly! This bitch is moving forward FAST, and it's a train you don't want to fucking miss.
"Oh, and if you don't believe how fucked up this album is, take a look at the track listing below. Shit gets weird."
"The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser" track listing:
01. The Last Of The Demons Defeated02. Satanic Cyanide! The Killer Rocks On!03. The Life And Times Of A Teenage Rock God04. Well, Everybody's Fucking In A U.F.O.05. A Hearse Overturns With The Coffin Bursting Open06. The Hideous Exhibitions Of A Dedicated Gore Whore07. Medication For The Melancholy08. In The Age Of The Consecrated Vampire We All Get High09. Super-Doom-Hex-Gloom Part One10. In The Bone Pile11. Get Your Boots On! That's The End Of Rock And Roll12. Wurdalak
Rob Zombie spoke to Louder Noise about why he has held back the release of his new album even though the record was completed months ago. Zombie said: "It'll probably come out in [the spring], because what I wanna do is I wanna do a very large visual component to go with the record — shoot thirteen videos, or shoot a movie go with it. And because of [Zombie's upcoming sixth live-action feature film, a horror thriller called] '31', I couldn't get to that yet. So I'm gonna do that probably in January, so we'll put it out soon after that."
He continued: "I love it. I mean, I really like the record. The last record was my favorite record in a long time. 'Cause I had kind of hit a low with making records. It just kind of got boring; I hated being in the studio, and I kind of got reinspired on the last record. And this sort of follows up on it. So I think that, much like '31'… You just have those things in your career where you're, like, they all can't be the best one. With records, sometimes you have those moments where you can tell, 'This one's special.' And that's how it feels."
Zombie told Loudwire that the follow-up to 2013's "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor" was recorded over the course of a year, with the band working for a few weeks, taking a break for a few months, then coming back. He said, "We were living with it for a long time, and it really — I think it made the record so much better."
Although Rob spends a lot of time making movies, he told The Pulse Of Radio a while back he's not ready to quit music yet. He said: "People go, 'How long can you do this, how long do you want to do this?' I want to do it as long as it's fun, because that's what it's supposed to be. I mean, I don't need the money, so I don't have to drag my ass out on tour just to make money. I'm all good there, so if it's not fun, it's nothing, it's just stupid, you know. And when you're not having fun, you're not gonna do good work. You're gonna seem like a miserable guy who's just doing it for the money, and I just never wanted to do that."
"Build Your Thrones", 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 the Stephen Steelman of Brigantine Films and perfectly captures the band's live performance ferocity mixed with an eye-popping storyline that will quickly suck you in.
"Build Your Thrones" is taken from WESTFIELD MASSACRE's self-titled debut album, which is due on April 29 via Urban Yeti Records. The CD was recorded at Echelon Studios with producer Joseph McQueen.
Said Vext: "We aspired to make this [WESTFIELD MASSACRE] something theatrical and brought in very talented people to work on the album, the artwork and the music videos, which will be a short film trilogy."
He continued: "I just wanted to take the music and make something bigger than just another metal band."
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."
German metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY have just released their ninth studio album, "War Brigade", via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at the Prophecy & Music Factory Studios with singer Roberto Dimitri Liapakis once again sitting in the producer's chair. Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY) was responsible for the mix at the Studio Fredman in Sweden.
Commented Liapakis: "It's been the sixth time we're working with Fredrik. We get along well and respect his work.
"I can't wait to get feedback for the new album, because the expectations are high. I'm 100% sure that we won't disappoint any fan with 'War Brigade'!"
The cover artwork was once again created by Uwe Jarling, who was also responsible for the artwork of MYSTIC PROPHECY's 2013 album, "Killhammer".
"War Brigade" track listing:
01. Follow The Blind02. Metal Brigade03. Burning Out04. The Crucifix05. Pray To Hell06. 10,000 Miles Away07. Good Day To Die08. The Devil Is Back09. War Panzer10. Fight For One Nation11. War Of Lies12. Sex Bomb (TOM JONES cover) (digipak bonus)
The official music video for the song "The Crucifix" can be seen below.
MYSTIC PROPHECY will play a one-off show in Israel for the first time on April 23 at Gagarin Club in Tel Aviv.
"Dark Light Child", the new video from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (ex-FIREWIND) — can be seen below. The animated clip was created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight13Media (AT THE GATES, GRAVE, ARCTURUS), who was also responsible for the artwork for the band's new album, "Sunrise To Sundown".
Amott commented: "The release of our ninth studio album, 'Sunrise To Sundown', is imminent and we're celebrating with an animated video by our artist friend Costin Chioreanu for the song 'Dark Light Child'! I've had the music for this song a couple of years already, but we started jamming it again recently and everything fell into place when Per [Wiberg, keyboards] helped me finish it up with a great lyric and vocal arrangement."
"Sunrise To Sundown" is being released on March 18 in Europe and March 25 in North America via InsideOut Music.
"Sunrise To Sundown" track listing:
01. Sunrise To Sundown02. Diamond Under Pressure03. What Doesn't Kill You04. Hard Road05. Still Hunter06. No Man's Land07. I Turn To Stone08. Dark Light Child09. Lonely Freedom10. You've Been Fooled11. Southern Star
The album's limited edition version is being released as a two-CD mediabook with a bonus disc including seven tracks (two covers versions and five live songs) and an expanded booklet. The LP format is on 180-gram vinyl and comes in gatefold packaging with a double-sided poster as well as the full standard album on CD as bonus.
After a busy couple of last years with ARCH ENEMY, Michael Amott and his bandmates have once again found the availability and inspiration to lay down eleven dynamic and uplifting new songs, which not only easily demonstrate how much on top of their game SPIRITUAL BEGGARS still are after over twenty years of activities, but also add a fresh and spontaneous vibe to their impressive catalogue. Speaking about how the new album came together, Amott said: "We've been writing the album here and there over the last couple of years when our schedules have allowed us to meet up and spend a few days jamming. A few of the songs I wrote on my own; others were written by our keyboard player Per Wiberg. Our drummer Ludwig Witt submitted two tracks that are actually his first major contributions to the band as a writer — and they're great songs too! I also co-wrote a few tunes with Per Wiberg and that was really a lot of fun as well, it's been a very collaborative process." In contrast to the often-soulless current high-tech digital cut-paste recordings, "Sunrise To Sundown" was tracked live off the floor. Amott said: "I'm super excited about how the album sounds sonically. Our engineer, Staffan Karlsson, also produced and mixed the album, and the result is something we're very proud of.
"I think every album we have made (this being our ninth) has had its own vibe and atmosphere. I can honestly say this band has never made the same album twice.
"To me, 'Sunrise To Sundown' is the next chapter of the book we've been writing since we started the band over twenty years ago. Of course, the foundation of our style is heavy rock music, but we always keep evolving adding new influences and colors to the bands core sound." SPIRITUAL BEGGARS reissued two of its classic catalog titles on October 14, 2013: the band's 2005 "Demons" album was made available for the first time ever on vinyl via InsideOut Music; and their acclaimed and hard-to-find debut LP, the self-titled "Spiritual Beggars" from 1994, was re-released with over 70 minutes of unreleased bonus material via Century Media Records.
Spain's Blast Off present their new video, "Government Of Money". A track re-recorded to mark the occasion of new guitarist Ruben and vocalist Fàbio joining the band. The song has been tracked at Ultrasound Studios with Pedro Mendes and mixed and mastered by Mika Jussila at his Finnvox Studios in Finland.
This spring, Salt Lake City's Visigoth will embark on their first national trek with headliners Night Demon. The heavy metal quintet will be touring in support of their recently released debut, The Revenant King. For a preview of their epic live show, check out the new video for "Dungeon Master" and "Mammoth Rider", shot at the Frost And Fire Festival last year:
Visigoth's Jake Rogers (vocals) comments: "We are pleased to embark on our first ever Eastward conquest alongside our brothers-in-arms in Night Demon! We are looking forward to the many nights of riff-fueled madness and heavy metal camaraderie that lie ahead. Unfortunately, both our lead guitarist Lee and drummer Mikey are unable to join us for this run. We would like to welcome Noah Hadnutt and Connor Carlson onboard as they step in and take up arms in their absence and help us continue to die for rock'n'roll! See you on the road!"
Night Demon adds: "Well, it's been a fulfilling experience for Night Demon touring the world in support of our most recent effort, Curse Of The Damned. We were fortunate enough to have the album honoured as album of the year in five different publications, and make the top ten albums of 2015 in over thirty publications, worldwide. To honour our fans who now have had the time to sit with the album and get familiar with it, as well as the fans who have yet to see these songs performed live, Night Demon will be hitting the road this spring for what we are calling the Final Curse tour. We will be performing Curse Of The Damned in its entirety every night of the tour in over thirty cities across the United States. We are also pleased to be bringing out Visigoth as support on their first national tour. Thanks for the endless support! This one is for the fans and all the people out there who have continued to make Curse Of The Damned a very successful album for the band."
Tour dates:
April
8 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
11 - San Antonio, TX - Korova
12 - Austin, TX - Beerland
14 - Houston, TX - Rudyard's
15 - Ft. Worth, TX - Grotto
19 - Atlanta, GA - TBA
22 - Asheville, NC - Odditorium *
25 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
26 - Portland, ME - Geno's Rock Club *
28 - Boston, MA - Great Scott *
29 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar *
30 - Montreal, QC - Katakombes *
May
2 - Detroit, MI - Small's *
3 - Cleveland, OH - TBA
8 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Music Joint *
9 - St. Louis, MO - Fubar
11 - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
12 - Denver, CO - TBA
13 - Salt Lake City, UT - TBA
The New Roses have released a new music video, for their track "What If It Was You”, featured on their new album, Dead Man’s Voice, out now via Napalm Records.
Tracklisting:
“Heads Or Tails”
“Thirsty”
“Partner In Crime”
“Dead Man's Voice”
“I Believe”
“Ride With Me”
“Hurt Me Once (Love Me Twice)”
“Not From This World”
“What If It Was You”
“Try (And You Know Why)”
“From Guns & Shovels”
The official music video for "Karate", a brand new song from the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL, can be seen below (courtesy of the official BABYMETAL YouTube channel). The track is taken from the group's second album, "Metal Resistance", which will be released on April 1 via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment in the U.S. and earMUSIC in Europe.
Pre-orders of "Metal Resistance", with "Karate" as an instant grat track, are available on iTunes. "Metal Resistance" features songs that have already been performed live, as well as many never-been-heard-before new songs.
First heard at last year's Yokohama Arena shows, the infectiously hooky "Karate" sees the girls singing "Seiya, soiya," and is accompanied by a karate-style choreography. Following their previous album, "Metal Resistance" features both songs performed as solo songs, and as a group. "Amore -Aoboshi-" and "No Rain, No Rainbow" is performed by Suzuka Nakamoto (a.k.a. Su-Metal), and "GJ!" and "Sis. Anger" are performed by Yui Mizuno (a.k.a. Yuimetal) and Moa Kikuchi (a.k.a. Moametal). The U.K. version of "Metal Resistance" also sees the girls' first full-English song "The One", which had also been performed for the first time last year at Yokohama Arena. BABYMETAL will kick off the 2016 world tour with a headline show at the world-famous Wembley Arena, U.K. on Saturday, April 2, making history by becoming the first Japanese artist to headline the legendary venue.
The track listing for each "Metal Resistance" format is as follows: CD and limited box set including CD + exclusive T-shirt:
01. Road Of Resistance02. Karate03. Awadama Fever04. YAVA!05. Amore06. Meta Taro07. From Dusk Till Dawn08. GJ!09. Sis. Anger10. No Rain, No Rainbow11. Tales Of The Destinies12. The One (English version) 2LP: Side 1
01. Road Of Resistance02. Karate03. Awadama Fever Side 2
01. Yava!02. Amore03. Meta Taro Side 3
01. From Dusk Till Dawn02. GJ!03. Sis. Anger Side 4
01. No Rain, No Rainbow02. Tales Of The Destinies03. The One (English version) Of the new album, BABYMETAL mastermind Kobametal stated: "As prophesied by the Fox God, a new album will be released on April 1st, 2016, also known as the Fox Day.
"Since the release of BABYMETAL's debut album in 2014, we have been racing across the globe non-stop on our world tour. Through the last tour, I have come across people from all over the world and have had the chance to feel that miraculous moment when everyone came together via BABYMETAL.
"Our new song 'The One' contains lyrics that speak of uniting the world, or a crowd favorite at concerts, 'Road Of Resistance', that never fails to bring our fans together. Every BABYMETAL song makes up this extraordinary story.
"I continue to believe that the songs of BABYMETAL continue to push them forward to discover new possibilities.
"All I can say right now is for all of you to wait patiently for the coming of the Fox Day."
Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal.
BABYMETAL's members admit that they had never listened to metal before joining the group. The girls wear gothy schoolgirl costumes, do choreographed dance routines and bang their heads violently.
Many heavy metal fans have been reluctant to embrace BABYMETAL — which also includes producer Kobametal and a backing band of corpse-painted virtuosos — with some Internet forums calling them "the definition of a gimmick", "awful" and "metal for hipsters."
SOTO, the band led by vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, will release its second studio album, "Divak", ue on April 1 via earMUSIC.
The official video for the song "Weight Of The World", taken from "Divak", can be seen below.
"Divak" (pronounced "dee-vock") comes shortly after the band's debut release, "Inside The Vertigo". It's a mere 15 months later, partly due to Jeff Scott Soto's insistence on continuing to create and build a true brand for his new venture.
Once again, the album is produced by Jeff Scott Soto and drummer Edu Cominato. It was mixed by long time JSS engineer/associate John Ellis.
The band features Soto on vocals; Cominato on drums; lead guitarist Jorge Salan; bassist David Z; and keyboardist/guitarist BJ. They are heavily featured on "Divak" with their writing contributions together. The first single, "FreakShow", was co-produced/written by Tony Dickinson, who also co-wrote "The Fall", which was the first single from "Inside The Vertigo". The track is an extension of the SOTO sound created especially for this new band.
SOTO, formed in 2014, are the dream band created when Jeff Scott Soto realized how much he missed the "heavier side" of his career after fronting artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, TALISMAN and JOURNEY, and even his own solo albums. The band hopes to continue its role as a driving force in today's current hard rock and metal scene.
"Divak" track listing: 01. Divak (Intro)02. Weight Of The World03. FreakShow04. Paranoia05. Unblame06. Cyber Masquerade07. In My Darkest Hour08. Forgotten09. SuckerPunch10. Time11. Misfired12. The Fall From Grace13. Awakened Bonus tracks (all digital retailers):
14. Final Say (live)15. The Fall (live)16. Break (live)17. When I'm Older (live)18. Stand Up (live)
"Winterbane", the new music video from ABBATH, the band led by ex-IMMORTAL frontman Olve Eikemo (a.k.a. Abbath), can be seen below. The clip was created by Jon Simvonis and was filmed by Ragnvald Stokken and Francisco Munoz.
"Winterbane" is taken from ABBATH's self-titled debut album, which was released on January 22 via Season Of Mist.
Bass duties for ABBATH are being handled by a man familiar to metal fans across the world — Tom Cato Visnes, more widely known as King Ov Hell and main composer for several GORGOROTH albums as well as his own bands OV HELL, with singer Shagrath from DIMMU BORGIR, and GOD SEED, with exceptional black metal vocalist Gaahl.
King Ov Hell comments on the "Winterbane" clip: "After some months of hard work, we are finally ready to present you the greatest metal video of all time, 'Winterbane'. Next project would be to build a wall between Sweden and Norway, and have the Swedes pay for it. We are making metal great again!"
ABBATH released a seven-inch single, "Count The Dead", on December 11, 2015 via Season Of Mist. The A-side features the title track while the B-side consists of a cover version of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Riding On The Wind".
In a recent interview with Australia's TheMusic.com.au, Abbath spoke about the circumstances surrounding his departure from IMMORTAL and his decision to launch a new group. "I feel like I've been fired," he said. "It was never my intention to go solo but I really feel like I've been forced into it. Apparently they [lyricist/guitarist Demonaz and drummer Horgh] are going to continue on [as IMMORTAL] without me and that's fine — but it was very disappointing that no one, not even [IMMORTAL's record label] Nuclear Blast, wanted to hear my side of the story. The other guys wanted to do things solely on their timetable and also claimed that I need to go to rehab, which was just nonsense, because I've always delivered, live and in the studio — always."
He continued: "I just think they ended up being in it for the wrong reasons. They weren't showing any passion for what we were doing.
"Even though my new band is called ABBATH, it finally feels like I'm in a real band — part of a group of musicians who have a great dialogue and share a passion for the music. It didn't feel like that in IMMORTAL for a long time."
"Follow You", the the brand new music video from the Sheffield, England-based band BRING ME THE HORIZON, can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's fifth studio album, "That's The Spirit", which debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 62,000 copies in its first week of release. The chart and sales numbers were career highs for the British act.
"That's The Spirit" marks a surprising change in BRING ME THE HORIZON's sound and singer Oliver Sykes told The Pulse Of Radio how it came about. "Really, we were wrapping up 'Sempiternal', and we just felt like we'd progressed a lot just in that short space of time since releasing 'Sempiternal' and touring it, so, yeah, I guess when we finished the campaign, we just really felt like we had a big opportunity. Like, 'Sempiternal' really got us out to the public a lot more than the previous record and stuff, and it felt like people were waiting to see what we did next and people were really hungry for it, you know what I mean? So we just wanted to take the opportunity and really smash it out of the park, I guess."
"That's The Spirit" not only marks a change in the band's sound but also has a concept behind it.
Sykes explained recently: "It's a celebration of depression. A way of making light of it. That's the spirit — it's quite a depressing phrase when you think about it — the sort of thing you only ever use when you know there's no positive answer to the situation."
BRING ME THE HORIZON last month announced a headline U.S. spring tour. Dates kick off April 30 at Welcome To Rockville festival in Jacksonville, Florida and continue through May 22 at Columbus, Ohio's Rock On The Range.
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