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.
SLAYER's new music video for the song "You Against You" can be seen below. The clip was directed by BJ McDonnell, who previously worked with SLAYER on the "Repentless" video. "You Against You" stars Jason Trost ("Hatchet III") as Wyatt, the eyepatched rebel inmate, and tells the story of the circumstances that led to Wyatt's erroneous arrest and imprisonment.
SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph recently told Be In The Loop Magazine about the "You Against You" clip: "We filmed that in southern California in the Mojave desert, and it was close to an air force base. There's this guy, and he's a collector of like, airplane wrecks, decommissioned planes, that kind of thing, so we went out there and filmed it on this guy's property. It was a huge yard, and it was just amazing. He had a C-130 without the wings, and, you know, how often do you get to sit in the cockpit of one of those things? When I was done with my part of the video, I just walked around all day, sitting in cockpits, checking out these planes. It was awesome. The video is killer, definitely the most fun I've ever had making one. When you see it, just know, those aren't props — that's all real stuff."
"Repentless" was McDonnell's first stint directing a music video. He directed the 2013 horror film "Hatchet III" and has worked as a motion picture cameraman.
"You Against You" is taken from SLAYER's latest album, "Repentless", which is the band's first album to feature guitarist Gary Holt. The EXODUS axeman replaced founding member Jeff Hanneman, who passed away on May 2, 2013 from liver failure. The band's other guitarist, Kerry King, told ArtistDirect how he worked with Holt during the recording of the record. "When I did leads, I probably did half of them," he said. "Gary came in and did his. Then, I probably did the other half of mine. He got to play off of mine on some songs. I got to play off of his on other songs."
He continued: "[Gary] did 'You Against You' before I did mine. I think that one really captured me and Gary playing off each other. He did the first lead and second lead. I did the third and the fourth. The second and third sound like they were written for each other. They play really well off each other."
"Repentless" was released on September 11, 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2009's critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated "World Painted Blood" was produced by Terry Date, who has previously worked with PANTERA, DEFTONES and SOUNDGARDEN. The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco in collaboration with the band's Tom Araya and Kerry King.
"Repentless" debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 50,000 equivalent album units in the week ending September 17.
Bordeaux, France-based psychedelic stoner doom trio, Mars Red Sky, will release their stunning new album Apex III (Praise For The Burning Soul) in North America this May via Listenable Records. Orders can be placed at Listenable Records.
Already available to European audiences, Apex III (Praise For The Burning Soul) was captured by Gabriel Zander, who also engineered the band's lauded Stranded In Arcadia offering, and Jacob Dennis in Studio Cryogene in Bègles, France and truly pushes the boundaries of the band's already monolithic sound. With Apex III (Praise For The Burning Soul), Mars Red Sky delivers grandiose and hypnotizing hymns rooted in a far wider range of musical influences stretching from Robert Wyatt, The Beatles, Nick Drake and Neil Young to Electric Wizard, Acid King and, naturally, Black Sabbath.
Tracklisting:
“(Alien Grounds) / Apex III”
“The Whinery”
“Mindreader”
“Under The Hood”
“Friendly Fire”
“Prodigal Sun”
“Shot In Providence” (bonus track on CD edition)
"Angel In Disgrace", the new video from THE RAVEN AGE, the U.K.-based band led by IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's son George Harris, can be seen below. The closing cut on THE RAVEN AGE's self-titled EP, it has already been streamed more than 150,000 times, proving to be their most successful track yet.
Said George: "This track has gained a lot of attention across the world and it's nice to be able to illustrate the story behind the song."
THE RAVEN AGE is a melodic metal band from London, United Kingdom consisting of five individuals who very quickly became friends through sharing a love for heavy music and a passion for songwriting.
In 2009, guitarists Dan Wright and George Harris began establishing their vision of a band that combines contemporary heavy music with powerful melodic vocals to create an epic and unique sound.
After writing their first album, they began searching for likeminded musicians to join the band and make their vision a reality.
Taking on bass player Matt Cox in 2012, with vocalist Michael Burrough and drummer Jai Patel joining in early 2013, the lineup was complete and ready to take their music to the stage.
THE RAVEN AGE is currently touring South America with IRON MAIDEN and ANTHRAX as part of "The Book Of Souls" world tour, which will continue on to North America, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and finish with an extensive run in Europe. The band will also be appear at some of the most established rock and metal festivals this summer, including the U.K.'s Download.
THE RAVEN AGE has many more exciting announcements planned for the remainder of this year, including the release of the band's debut full-length album.
Frontiers Music Srl will release of Ted Poley's new solo album, "Beyond The Fade", on May 13. Best known as lead vocalist for melodic rock masters DANGER DANGER, Ted Poley is also an accomplished solo artist, having released two acclaimed releases, "Collateral Damage" (2006) and "Smile" (2007). The story of "Beyond The Fade" starts after DANGER DANGER's acclaimed performance at Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan in 2014, when Ted and the label developed the idea to work together on some new music. The next step was to speak to producer Alessandro Del Vecchio (HARDLINE, EDGE OF FOREVER) and with a band that he put together, Ted performed at the second edition of the Frontiers Rock Festival. A few months later, Ted came back to Italy to finish the vocals on the album. Ted says: "I am absolutely thrilled with the way the whole album came out. If I have one quote: 'It's awesome!' My great friend and co-producer Alessandro Del Vecchio brought my sonic vision to life and no request from me was too great for him toward his goal of making 'the ultimate Ted Poley solo album" and he surely delivered on his promise. We had a lot of fun making the album and its obvious when you hear it. You can practically hear my smile while I am singing. We decided to make it sound big and there are a ton of backing vocals (in some cases more than 80 tracks of them!), along with great songs, soaring melodic guitar leads, pounding bass and big drums, all layered with cool keyboards... like a delicious musical cake! Save some room for dessert, I know that you are going to love this one!" With songs penned by the brothers Tom and James Martin (VEGA) and "Hands Of Love" written by Tony Bruno/Joe Lynn Turner, the sound of the record is nothing else but Ted Poley at his best, with immediately recognizable hooklines, amazing guitar work, immaculate production and total '80s attitude! "Beyond The Fade" track listing:
01. Let's Start Something02. Everything We Are03. Hands Of Love04. The Perfect Crime05. Stars06. Higher07. Where I Lost You08. You Won't See Me Cryin'09. We Are Young10. Sirens11. Beneath The Stars
The official video for the song "Higher" can be seen below. Ted Poley: Lead VocalsIssa: duet vocal on "The Perfect Crime"Alessandro Del Vecchio: Drums, Keyboards, Backing VocalsMario Percudani: GuitarAnna Portalupi: Bass
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