The official music video for the song "Remember" from Norwegian progressive metallers CIRCUS MAXIMUS can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Havoc", which will be released on March 18 via Frontiers Music Srl. "Havoc" is CIRCUS MAXIMUS's highly anticipated fourth studio album and one that will certainly make a huge impact on the progressive metal scene. The band's musical formula is not easy to pull off. Take jaw-dropping musicianship, singer Michael Eriksen with a voice from the heavens and put it together with hooks, anthemic melodies, and enough groove and heavy riffing to satisfy any prog metal fan, and you've got the CIRCUS MAXIMUS sound. "The theme on this new album is about moments and experiences in life that lead to love and hate," says guitarist and producer Mats Haugen. "Metaphorically, it's about succumbing to fire and striving to cope with the aftermath of decisions when overshadowed by the love we have for others and ourselves." Musically, the band offers the usual mixture of very heavy moments intertwined with extremely accessible melodies. Songs like "Pages", the opener "The Weight", "After The Fire" and "Remember" show the full range of the CIRCUS MAXIMUS sound. Still, the album has very heavy songs ("Havoc") and slow and melodic moments ("Loved Ones") too. The band is set to tour heavily in support of this new release with shows in Europe, U.S. (they are already confirmed for the ProgPower USA festival) and more territories to come. The redefining sound, the songwriting and the clever production, highlights the band as one of the leading, original progressive metal bands around.
"Havoc" track listing:
01. The Weight02. Highest Bitter03. Havoc04. Pages05. Flames06. Loved Ones07. After The Fire08. Remember09. Chivalry CIRCUS MAXIMUS is:
Michael Eriksen - VocalsMats Haugen - Guitar, backing vocals and programmingTruls Haugen - Drums, backing vocals and percussionLasse Finbråten - Keyboards, samples, programmingGlen Møllen - Bass
Sebastian Bach has just uploaded the following video (filmed by Suzanne Le Bach) of his solo band rocking the Skid Row tune "Piece Of Me" in Brisbane, Australia in 2015.
Joining Bach on stage are: guitarist Brent Woods, drummer Bobby Jarzombek, and bassist Rob De Luca. Front of house sound was provided by Dave Hart, with monitors courtesy of Chris Miller.
In anticipation of his upcoming book, 18 And Life On Skid Row, iconic rocker Sebastian Bach will embark on a US Spring Tour that will incorporate an intimate acoustic set followed by a full electric live show.
"'An Evening with Sebastian Bach'. No, that doesn't mean we're going to end up in the back of a police car. It means that for selected shows on the upcoming tour, we want to do something brand-new. Let's bring the music back to its purest form. We have been touring a lot in the last few years so it's time to do something different. You're going to get two sets for the price of one. We're going to open up the show with some stripped-down tunes, re-set the stage, and then come back with the Big Guns", says Bach.
The tour kicks off on April 27th in Jacksonville, FL and wraps up in Salt Lake City on June 3rd. Tickets are on sale now, with VIP package upgrades available here.
His upcoming memoir 18 And Life On Skid Row is now set to release June 28th through Dey Street books. "Pushing the book gives us the opportunity to really finish it properly. The publishers asked me for 30 pictures. I gave them 150. There are easy ways to do memoirs, simple ways to do biographies. What separates these books is the archival content. 18 And Life On Skid Row could also be called the Skid Row Archives. I am giving you my personal collection, photos, & documents none of you have ever seen. A lot of them. I look forward to the book release and the book tour following the book release. If I am going to go on a tour of book stores, I have to really be into the book. June 28th release date gives us an extra month to pay attention to detail. In a project of this scope there are many details."
In his memoir, Bach recounts lurid tales of excess and debauchery as he toured the world with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Soundgarden, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses. Filled with never before seen photos from his own personal collection, 18 And Life On Skid Rowis the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of creatively reeling from a band that broke up in its prime.
From a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home, this is a tale of perseverance, of wine, women and song, and of a man who has made his life on the road. 18 And Life On Skid Row is not your ordinary rock memoir, because Sebastian Bach is not your ordinary rock star.
Tour dates:
April
3 - Sunrise, FL - Rockfest*
27 - Jacksonville, FL - Mavericks
28 - John's Creek, GA - 37 Main
29 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
30 - Orlando, FL - Moonstone Music Festival*
May
1 - Mobile, AL - Soul Kitchen
4 - Corpus Christi, TX - Brewster Street Ice House
5 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
6 - San Antonio, TX - Alamo City Music Hall
7 - Dallas, TX - Trees
8 - Baton Rouge, LA - Lava Cantina
10 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
11 - Nashville, TN - Mercy Ballroom
13 - Greensboro, NC - The Cone Denim Entertainment Center
14 - Charlotte, NC - Amos Southend
15 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theater
17 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
18 - New York, NY - BB Kings
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
24 - Cincinnati. OH - Bogart's
25 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
26 - St. Charles, IL - The Arcada Theatre
27 - Toledo, OH - Ohio Bike Week*
28 - Dubuque, IA - Mystique Casino
29 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma*
31 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
June
1 - Lincoln, NE - Vega
2 - Engelwood, CO - Gothic Theatre
3 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
On March 6th, vocalist / guitarist Pat Travers and drummer Carmine Appice released The Balls Album via Cleopatra Records.
Described as a supercharged, full throttle piece of real deal rock and roll majesty by two of the hottest driving forces in classic rock, The Balls Album features some of the bluesiest ball busters of all-time like “Taken”, or the fist-pumping anthem “Rock Me”, plus two bonus tracks that include a monster cover of Barry White’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
The Balls Album tracklisting:
"Taken"
"Better From A Distance"
"Escape The Fire"
"Rock Me"
"I Don't Care"
"Remind Me To Forget You"
"Hey You"
"I Can't Let You Go"
"Never Saw It Coming"
"Stand Up"
"Keep On Rockin"
"Gotta Have Ya"
"Tonite" (Bonus Track)
"Never Gonna Give You Up" (Bonus Track)
Affiance have premiered their video for "Reboot" from their brand new EP, Gaia, out Friday, March 11th. Watch it below.
Affiance is streaming the entire Gaia EP via the following YouTube playlist:
To celebrate the release and as a special token of their enormous sense of gratitude towards their core local fanbase, Affiance will play their first-ever, free hometown show at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio on the EP release date.
March
11 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora Ballroom
12 - Columbus, OH - The Summit
13 - Warren, MI - The Ritz
14 - Connellsville, PA - The Cinema
15 - Rochester, NY - Waterstreet Music Hall
16 - Providence, RI - Firehouse 13
17 - Amityville, NY - Amityville Music Hall
18 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
19 - Trenton, NJ - Championship Bar & Grill
21 - Greensboro, NC - Arizona Pete’s
22 - Pensacola, FL - The Handlebar
23 - Houston, TX - Scouts Bar
24 - Austin, TX - Dirty Dog
25 - Ft. Worth, TX - The Rail Club
26 - San Antonio, TX - Korova
28 - Merriam, KS - Aftershock Live Music Venue
30 - Burnsville, MN - The Garage
JUDAS PRIEST's tour in support of their 17th studio album overall, "Redeemer Of Souls", was one of the most extensive of the group's entire career — consisting of 130 shows in 33 countries, and offering a setlist that touched upon selections from nearly all of their classic albums. And now, fans can relive the live PRIEST experience once more, with the release of the new CD/DVD/Blu-ray, "Battle Cry", on March 25 via Epic Records.
Recorded live on August 1, 2015 at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival in front of an audience of 85,000, "Battle Cry" is available on a 15-track CD, with the entire show on Blu-ray and DVD (running over 94 minutes), as well as digital audio and video formats. The DVD and Blu-ray also contains three bonus tracks shot in Poland on December 10, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.
What makes the show's track listing so appealing is it balances new classics ("Dragonaut", "Halls of Valhalla", "Redeemer Of Souls") along with headbanging classics ("Metal Gods", "Electric Eye", "You've Got Another Thing Coming"), as well as key album tracks from yesteryear ("Devil's Child", "Beyond The Realms Of Death", "Jawbreaker").
"Battle Cry" CD track listing:
01. (Intro) Battle Cry02. Dragonaut03. Metal Gods04. Devil's Child05. Victim Of Changes06. Halls Of Valhalla07. Redeemer Of Souls08. Beyond The Realms Of Death09. Jawbreaker10. Breaking The Law11. Hell Bent For Leather12. The Hellion13. Electric Eye14. You've Got Another Thing Coming15. Painkiller
"Battle Cry" DVD/Blu-ray track listing:
01. (Intro) Battle Cry02. Dragonaut03. Metal Gods04. Devil's Child05. Victim Of Changes06. Halls Of Valhalla07. Turbo Lover08. Redeemer Of Souls09. Beyond The Realms of Death10. Jawbreaker11. Breaking The Law12. Hell Bent For Leather13. The Hellion14. Electric Eye15. You've Got Another Thing Coming16. Painkiller17. Living After Midnight Recorded live on August 1, 2015 at Wacken Open Air festival, Germany. Bonus tracks:
18. Screaming For Vengeance19. The Rage20. Desert Plains Recorded live on December 10, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.
A performance clip of "The Hellion/Electric Eye", shot at last year's Wacken Open Air festival, can be seen below.
Coheed And Cambria have premiered their video for "Island". The official video features an unlikely friendship between two Time Square comic book superheroes busking - ahead of the premiere of the upcoming Batman V. Superman movie release. The video comes as the band is midway through an extensive and nearly sold out headlining tour and just a few months after the release of their eighth full length album, The Color Before The Sun.
Lead singer Claudio Sanchez is no stranger to comics - as Coheed and Cambria's latest album marks a bold departure from the beloved The Amory Wars, a seven-album science fiction saga that also bore a comic book empire. Sanchez is also a staple of the comic book scene and a regular at San Diego Comic Con, inviting his fans to come out to signings. He felt it appropriate to create this video as an homage to both New York City and his favorite characters.
"When I think of these two iconic characters, I think of opposite attraction" says Sanchez. "I think of myself and my wife. How two opposite ends of a spectrum can create harmony and balance. In one way or another, these characters have been paired up with like-minded love interests, the Bat and the Cat... The Alien and the Amazonian... I wanted to bring the Dark and the Light together."
Coheed And Cambria are heading to Australia this May for their headline tour. Find ticket information at this location
Capturing the world’s attention with their trademark mix of momentous guitar riffs, wild percussion, formidable vocals and contagious hooks, Coheed And Cambria have cemented themselves as one of the most thrilling, notable, and distinctive acts of its era.
After traversing the outer limits of science fiction over seven acclaimed concept albums, Coheed And Cambria’s latest offering The Color Before The Sun marks the band’s first non - conceptual album and the first to be recorded live in the studio. Founder and songwriter Claudio Sanchez explores his emotions nakedly, plainly and unabashedly.
Coheed And Cambria continue their love affair with Australia by bringing their signature sound down under once again, serving up a selection of musical delights both new and old from their storied career spanning over two decades.
Dates:
May
5 - Sydney - Metro Theatre
6 - Melbourne - Max Watt’s
10 - Brisbane - Max Watt’s
11 - Adelaide - The Gov
13 - Perth - Capitol
After excessively touring with their recent album Berlin in 2015, Kadavar has cooked up a new and exciting project for 2016, to keep them and their followers busy during the winter-break. Together with long-time friend and collaborator Nathini van der Meer , who has created artwork and videos for them in the past, they are working on their first "Visual Album"- 12 short films accompanying each of the albums' songs, to be released once a month throughout the entirety of the year.
The first video, “Pale Blue Eyes”, can be seen below:
Lupus Lindemann wrote the song "Pale Blue Eyes" when Kadavar visited the Salton Sea on their first trip through the United States, playing the stage of the infamous "Range" at the Slab City Prom 2013. Slab City or "The Slabs" is a snowbird campsite in the Californian Sonora Desert 156 miles northeast of San Diego, where RV-people, outlaws and squatters from across North America formed a wild and lawless "city" from debris around the famous and colorful Salvation Mountain build by Leonard Knight in the 1980s.
There are no rules in the slabs (besides "Don't be an asshole") and during one of those memorable Slab City nights, the Kadavar guys found themselves dancing around the fire alongside this wild desert bunch, dressed in discarded ball-gowns, and watching the sunrise from atop the salvation mountain. This song, an ode about "a mysterious lady with pale blue eyes", is actually about cross-dressing drummer Tiger in his purple dress, looking so fine.
For the first video release of this visual album, Nathini van der Meer traveled back into the desert to find a real Slab City original - Mopard the Wizard of East Jesus - whom she followed on one of his walks through the desert. See pictures below:
Kadavar recently teamed up with Scion A/V Metal and Skybound Entertainment (The Walking Dead, Outcast) to release "Words Of Evil," a brand new, unreleased song.
Commented Kadavar singer Lupus: "Originally we had written the song for our album Berlin, but thought it would stick out too much and decided not to put it on the album. Nevertheless I think it is one of the best songs we've ever written. At least it is one of my faves. A lot of NWOHBM and straight to your face!"
Download the track via the Soundcloud player below:
Israeli metallers, Ferium, will release their new album, Behind The Black Eyes next month. The follow-up to their 2014 debut album Reflections will be released on April 21st and pre-orders are being taken now at this location. Check out the new music video for the track “Revelation” below.
Behind The Black Eyes was produced and mixed by Elram Boxer. It was mastered at The Panic Room by Thomas Plec Johanssen.
The band discusses the sound and ideas behind the album as follows: "Aggression is the most important thing about metal in our opinion. It has been an important outlet for so many people, including ourselves. We write the music from the bottom of our souls. The creative minds behind Ferium have experienced deceit, unfaithfulness, heartbreak, betrayal, pain and loss, all of which creates a sonic portrayal of aggressiveness and frustration in an effort to solve all of life's struggles, and to turn them into positive and empowering experiences.
“With our lyrical concept revolving personal relationships, emphasizing a story from the protagonists point of view, our new album has a much more direct and cohesive approach than Reflections, Behind the Black Eyes is a concept album, which makes it much easier to imagine yourself being in the story through vocals that play a big role in creation of the atmosphere and the huge groove riffing. Eliran Kantor's (Testament, Atheist, Hatebreed) mesmerizingly brutal cover artwork gives the lyrical concept the image it deserves."
Tracklisting:
“Aftermath”
“Power Is All That Matters”
“A Journey We Had”
“Revelation”
“Losing The Grip”
“She Feels Like Home”
“Seven Years Of Seven Levels Of Hell”
“We Fell Apart, We Fall Together”
“A Free Man”
London, England’s Zoax will release their self-titled debut album on May 13th via Century Media Records. Album details are forthcoming, but the band have released a music video for the track “The Bad Blood”.
Frontman Adam Carroll comments: “Since day one, we have always set out to make this the opener for the album because it has an element of introducing each band member. But what really sold us was opening with a track that says the lyric 'If there is a god, watching over us. Can someone tell him to, keep the bad blood'. It's a big question that I would feel so many people ask themselves especially with the current state of everything in the world today. This track was one of the early ones that we finished, and afterwards we then realized that we have a lot more to say on this album than we initially thought.”
Zoax recently announced their appearance as special guests to Funeral For A Friend on their sold out Last Chance To Dance final farewell tour.
Funeral For A Friend are playing one very last run of shows, performing the album Hours one night and Casually Dressed the following night alongside songs from their other records and EPs. The tour package also includes the US metalcore originators Shai Hulud.
April (with Funeral For A Friend, Shai Hulud)
2 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
3 - Luxor - Cologne, Germany
5 - Y Plas - Cardiff, UK
6 - Y Plas - Cardiff, UK
8 - The Ritz - Manchester, UK
9 - The Ritz - Manchester, UK
10 - O2 ABC - Glasgow, UK
11 - O2 ABC - Glasgow, UK
13 - Institute - Birmingham, UK
14 - Institute - Birmingham, UK
15 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK
16 - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - London, UK
French tech death strategists Gorod have released a video for “Inner Alchemy”. The track comes off the band’s A Maze Of Recycled Creeds full-length, releases last fall in North American via Unique Leader Records.
Centered on unfathomable fantasies created by various secret societies and mystical orders, A Maze Of Recycled Creeds is a near 50 minute long work of diabolic genius spewing forth 11 tracks of arthritis-inducing riffs, spiraling, harmony-rich fret decompositions, surgically-precise time shifts, blasts, brawn and an incessant barrage of malicious vocal onslaughts.
In related news, Gorod will kick off a Canadian tour later this month. Set to commence on March 24th and run through April 16th, the band will be joined by Bookakee as well as Beyond Creation on select dates.
Demonic Resurrection frontman Demonstealer, who recently announced the release of his second solo album This Burden Of Mine featuring George Kollias on drums, has released a new single from the album. A video has been released for the song “When The Hope Withers And Dies” which also features a guest solo from DR axe-man Nishith Hegde and Ashwin Shriyan (also DR) on bass. The album is slated for release on March 25th.
Demonstealer commented, 'The idea was to do like a guitar and vocal play-through of the song but during the shoot it kind of morphed into a music video. It's nothing fancy at all really.”
Sahil Makhija aka Demonstealer, helming bands like Demonic Resurrection and Reptilian Death, teams up with none other than George Kollias of Nile fame on drums, to release a groundbreaking album, This Burden Is Mine. With a vast experience and multiple instrument proficiency, Demonstealer, on the new album creates music that surpasses simple genre categorization, for this is a new blend of styles from all over - from death metal to thrash metal, laced with elegant and stunning atmospheric parts, propelled by the world class drumming of the legend George Kollias.
This is a new epic coming from the biggest names in not just the region but also worldwide, and this could very well be a tour de force, the album we've all been waiting for. The album showcases rare maturity, with Demonstealer indulging in melodic solos and accentuating them with moments of clean vocals.
Artwork was created by Michal 'Xaay' Loranc (Behemoth, Vader, Nile, Demonic Resurrection).
Tracklisting:
“How The Mighty Have Fallen”
“An Unforgiving Truth”
“When The Hope Withers And Dies”
“This Burden Is Mine”
“Frail Fallible”
“The Failures Of Man”
“Where Worlds End”
“The Last Jester Dance”
“From Rubble And Ruin”
Chicago’s Sweet Cobra have released a video for “Repo”, a track from their new studio album, Earth, out via Magic Bullet Records. The video can be found below.
Recorded and produced by Matt Talbot of Hum and Kurt Ballou of Converge at Talbot's Earth Analog Studios, mixed by Ballou at his Godcity Studio, and mastered by Carl Saff, Sweet Cobra's Earth LP also features guest contributions from both Ballou and Talbot. The nearly 46 minute record shows the band hungrier than ever; the trusted and infectious ferocity fans expect is here delivered through a slick, more accessible approach. The pairing of Talbot and Ballou as producers has truly yielded a stunning, classic heavy album for the ages.
Boston’s InAeona have unveiled a live music video for their single “Never Forever”, taken from their debut full-length Force Rise The Sun. Watch it below.
With less than two weeks until the release of their new album, Los Angeles rock act Vampires Everywhere has released the music video for their new single, “Perfect Lie.” The track will be featured on the new album, Ritual due out on March 18th. Directed by Orie McGinness (Oceano, Get Scared), the dark and seductive video is a perfect companion for the sexy, industrial track.
Vocalist Michael Orlando explains of the song, “Relationships are the devil’s way to fuck with humanity. We put our trust in others and pray they return the trust 100 fold! However, 99% of the time we are let down and lose pieces of ourselves in the process. This song represents the trials & tribulations of this ritual. My last relationship taught me trust is overrated. I lost a giant piece of myself and again the monster took over. I am better as a monster because of it.”
Ritual tracklisting:
“Perfect Lie”
“Violent World”
“Black Betty”
“Take Me To Church” (featuring Alex Koehler of Chelsea Grin)
“The Ghost Inside My Head”
“Truth In You”
“The Demon Inside Me”
“9 Lives”
“American Nightmare”
"Perfect Lie" video:
“Take Me To Church”:
“Black Betty”:
Teaser:
In support of the new album, the band will be kick off their headlining North American run, The Ritual Tour this month, to be followed by a slot on the upcoming Make America Hate Again tour alongside Filter and Orgy.
Sweden's darkened hardcore outfit, Grieved, have released a music video for the track “Opaque”, featured on the band’s first full-length (and official Prosthetic Records debut) released worldwide on January 22nd.
As with their previous EP Ageing and split releases with Runes alongside the band’s debut mini-album Samaritans, Grieved have brought the cold, dark streets of Sweden's capital into the veins of each track with their angst-filled, emotionally driven anger displayed by distorted killer riffs and impassioned lyrics.
Queen have posted the video compilation streaming below, featuring a selection of their greatest rock songs including “Headlong”, “We Will Rock You”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “Liar”, “Princes Of The Universe”, “Tear It Up” (Live in Budapest 86), “One Vision” (Live at Wembley 86), “Dragon Attack” (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl 82), and “Put Out The Fire”.
In the video footage below, Queen guitarist Brian May performs a 12-string acoustic version of “’39” in the studio. The clip is taken from the A Night At The Opera 30th Anniversary DVD.
Queen’s A Night At The Odeon, Live At Hammersmith ’75, is out now on CD (Hollywood Records), and DVD & Blu-Ray (Eagle Rock Entertainment). This show was a culmination of the 26-date Queen Invite You To A Night At The Opera UK tour and the first tour that they had ever performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” on.
The CD, DVD & Blu-Ray package features the band’s full live show, complete with a never heard before ‘second encore’ of “Seven Seas Of Rhye” and “See What A Fool I've Been”. The DVD and SD Blu-Ray versions also contain two special bonus features – Looking Back At The Odeon, a brand new 22-minute documentary featuring a previously unseen interview with Brian May and Roger Taylor by Old Grey Whistle Test presenter Bob Harris about the 1975 Hammersmith Odeon show, plus the rarely seen Live At The Budokan – Japan 1975 footage, featuring three songs (“Now I'm Here”, “Killer Queen” and “In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited”) recorded during their legendary tour of the Far East.
Tracklisting (CD/Vinyl/Digital):
“Now I'm Here”
“Ogre Battle”
“White Queen (As It Began)”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Killer Queen”
“The March Of The Black Queen”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Reprise)
“Bring Back That Leroy Brown”
“Brighton Rock”
Guitar Solo
“Son And Daughter”
“Keep Yourself Alive”
“Liar”
“In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited”
“Big Spender”
“Jailhouse Rock” Medley
“Seven Seas Of Rhye”
“See What A Fool I've Been”
“God Save The Queen”
DVD and SD Blu-ray formats do not include “Seven Seas Of Rhye” or “See What A Fool I've Been”.
Following the recent release of their second album, Till Life Do Us Part, leading Israeli melodic death metal quintet The Fading have released a new lyric video for the single "Chasing Time"; it can be viewed below.
Formed in 2006 by vocalist Ilia Badrov The Fading claimed prominence following their victory at the world renown Wacken Metal Battle. Representing Israel at the 'Heavy Metal Mecca' earned The Fading a record contract with Wacken Records and just months later the band were holed up at the Underground Studio tracking their debut album. One year on from their Wacken 2008 appearance, the band released In Sin We'll Find Salvation.
The years that followed would see the band hit the road hard, sharing stages with leading acts such as: In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Arch Enemy, Ensiferum, Misery Index, Evile, Warbringer and more, as well as headlining tours across Eastern Europe and Russia, before taking time out to write and record a follow-up album.
Early 2013 saw the completion of that record, and one whIch would be entitled Till Life Do Us Part. The album was later recorded at A.G. Studio in Israel and self-produced by the band with the mix and master overseen by Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios. The album however wouldn't see its official release until December 29th, 2015.
Artwork for the album and an animated video for the title track was produced by Israeli animation artist, Tim Razumovsky.
The official video for the song "Merciless" from melodic progressive metal masters LORDS OF BLACK can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "II", which will be released on March 18 via Frontiers Music Srl.
LORDS OF BLACK is the band formed by world-class singer Ronnie Romero, renowned guitarist Tony Hernando and monster drummer Andy C. Their vision was to form a metal band with a modern approach blended with catchy, melodic and progressive elements.
After months of intense and hard work on the songs, LORDS OF BLACK independently released its acclaimed self-titled debut which was co-produced by Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN). Metal Hammer Spain deemed it "the best metal album released in Spain this year."
LORDS OF BLACK supported the release with a series of very successful live shows, some of them as "very special guest" for high-profile international acts. Then the news of Ronnie Romero joining the new incarnation of RAINBOW broke out. This brought the band to the attention of the international media, with RAINBOW legend Ritchie Blackmore describing Romero's voice as "a cross between Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury."
However, now LORDS OF BLACK are ready to conquer the world with "II", an album which will blow the minds of fans of modern melodic metal. Once again co-produced, mixed and mastered by Roland Grapow, the disc is not only the follow-up to LORDS OF BLACK's outstanding and acclaimed debut album, but is an album with superbly crafted songs that will instantly become absolute metal classics.
"The new album, being the follow-up to a first record that was so greatly received, had to get to a higher place," says Tony Hernando. "After an intense year of writing and producing, along with the live performances, we came up with songs that are still deep and complicated in some arrangements, but have been written with the live performance in mind… The quest was to come up with something that artistically was meaningful for us as musicians and at the same time could catch the attention of the listeners. We really hope you enjoy this new album and come with us for a great ride!"
Tracks like "Merciless", "Everything You're Not", "Insane", "New World's Coming" and "Shadows Of War" showcase the heavy and complex yet very melodic style of the band. The song "The Art of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland" is the conclusion to the trilogy that commenced on the debut album, while the song "Cry No More" is inspired and dedicated to the late, great, Phil Lynott.
"II" track listing:
01. Malevolently Beautiful (Intro)02. Merciless03. Only One Life Away04. Everything You're Not05. New World's Comin'06. Cry No More07. Tears I Will Be08. Insane09. Live By The Lie10. Die By The Truth11. Ghost Of You12. The Art Of Illusions Part III: The Wasteland13. Shadows Of War14. Lady Of The Lake (RAINBOW cover, bonus track CD edition)15. Innuendo (QUEEN cover, bonus track digital edition)
Regarding how he landed the RAINBOW gig, the Chilean-born Romero told Rafabasa.com: "I don't know from how long they had me on their list, but they contacted me some months ago, at the beginning of summer, to tell me about a chance to an audition . I deeply remember that 'day one' and that first 'hi,' been doing your daily activities and receive an email from Ritchie Blackmore himself is quite hard to assimilate, after a few days days, even weeks."
Romero also talked about Ritchie's recent description of his vocal style as "a cross between Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury." He said: "I just think about how lucky I feel, not just to get the gig, but how the hell they found me. Having so many good singers worldwide. From the first contact, I just tried to give my best to get it. I always believed in myself, and with the support of my family and close friends, even more. About his words, I just can be thankful, he put the bar quite high with his description. [Laughs] But I'm also glad with his confidence on me to this huge task."
All Hail The Yeti will release their new full-length concept album, Screams From A Black Wilderness, on April 8th via Minus Head Records. The concept, based on classic campfire-circle horror stories, presents a different story with each track.
All Hail The Yeti recently released a music video (streaming below) for the track "After The Great Fire", cut from their previous self-titled album. Screams From A Black Wilderness features the prequel to that concept track, entitled "Before The Flames".
Both videos are directed byBrian Cox of Flarelight Films and depict an orphanage housing children being abused by possessed caretaker nuns. When the nuns try to hide the abuse, their plan backfires tragically and everyone meets their demise. "Before The Flames" conceptualizes how the evil corruption came to be, before the tragic flames were set.
"This portion of the story is told from one child's point of view - the little girl writing the letter to her parents begging them to come save her," states vocalist Connor Garritty. "The idea for the story was something I came up with and immediately wanted to convey visually in addition to musically. The director Brian and I worked pretty closely together on the concept and treatment. From the initial idea I knew that I wanted it to be something that would make people feel uncomfortable but not be too gory. It's more of a "suggested" horror, to think of what these nuns are doing to these little children."
“Before The Flames” video:
“After The Great Fire” video:
Screams From A Black Wilderness, is produced by Matt Hyde, known for his prior work with renowned groups such as Deftones, Slayer, and Soulfly, and features a guest vocal appearance from Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists.
Vocalist Connor Garrity clarifies that the Screams From A Black Wilderness writing process, both sonically and conceptually, came easily once the new line-up for the band had been solidified. "When our guitarist Alan Stokes joined the band, the writing process finally felt natural. While we knew we wanted to connect it to the self-titled album, Screams From A Black Wilderness was truly conceptualized as it came together in the studio. We knew we wanted to do something different while still keeping our integral sound - this album, to us, is a more developed version of the style you hear on the self-titled release. Working with Matt Hyde was instrumental; he understood what we were doing musically and used that to pull the best out of us."
Screams From A Black Wilderness will feature a heavier, grimier and considerably more advanced version of the All Hail The Yeti fans have come to know since their inception. Stay tuned for the release of new tracks, music videos and other details coming soon.
Tracklisting:
“Before The Flames”
“Plague Dance”
“Let The Night Roar”
“Mr. Murder” (feat. Brock Lindow)
“Lady Of The Night”
“Witch Is Dead”
“Daughter Of The Morning”
“Sun Will Never Set”
“Fall Of Core”
“Breaking On The Wheel”
“Nemesis Queen”
“Angels Envy”
Philadelphia’s Nothing have released a music video for “Vertigo Flowers”, a track from their sophomore LP, Tired Of Tomorrow, due for release on May 13th via Relapse Records. Watch the new video below.
Tired Of Tomorrow will be available on CD / LP / Deluxe 2xLP (with two bonus tracks) / Cassette / Digital. Physical pre-orders and bundles are available via Relapse.com here, and digital downloads can be pre-ordered via Bandcamp at this location.
People often wonder why Nothing are so damn loud. In the case of many artists, the volume stems from a preoccupation with negativity, misanthropy and the human condition. But while Nothing's attitude lines up with these ideas, their personality isn't one that the band picked from a list of clichés. It's one moulded by their own experiences, from family troubles and personal tragedy to a string of bad luck that Murphy's Law would balk at. And that volume, rather than a selling point, is the only way the band has been able to translate the difficulty of real-life events into musical form.
Tired Of Tomorrow is a record born out of a chain of events that forced frontman Domenic Palermo to drastically re-think and re-shape his perspective about both life and music. Borrowing from personal memoir and external works alike, Nothing have worked the deepest influences of their youth and maturation into a package that's ultimately at its most relevant in the present day.
Tired Of Tomorrow was originally set for release via Collect Records, until the band discovered that the label had been funded by the now-infamous hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, whose roster subsequently dissolved under the weight of the unsettling controversy surrounding him. Though the album was written before the Shkreli debacle, Palermo sees those events to only have strengthened the sentiments and ideas behind Tired Of Tomorrow, rather than confuse its message. It's a mess to think about, but as always, the contradictions and paradoxes of the kind Nothing harnesses ultimately lead to the greatest revelations, and the band's personal and tragic path has nonetheless led Nothing to produce deeply heartfelt and inspiring music. Whichever way you want to look at it, you can't deny that Nothing feels good.
The band’s 2014 debut LP Guilty Of Everything, a record inspired largely by the events surrounding Palermo’s incarceration in 2002 following an aggravated assault charge (to which he pleaded self-defense), garnered widespread critical acclaim. After having toured relentlessly across North America and Europe, playing with the likes of DIIV, Merchandise, Torche, Failure, Hum and many more, Nothing will announce tour dates for 2016 imminently.
Tired Of Tomorrow tracklisting:
“Fever Queen”
“The Dead Are Dumb”
“Vertigo Flowers”
“ACD (Abcessive Compulsive Disorder)”
“Nineteen Ninety Heaven”
“Curse Of The Sun”
“Eaten By Worms”
“Everyone Is Happy”
“Our Plague”
“Tired Of Tomorrow”
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