Lanfear will release their new album The Code Inherited on July 1st via Pure Legend Records. A new video for "The Opaque Hourglass" is streaming below.
Four years after This Harmonic Consonance the unique Lanfear come up with their new album The Code Inherited. Once again they mix their metal with lots of power and melody. A monolithic album with an exceptional singer (Nuno Miguel de Barros Fernandes) and sublime songwriting, led by mastermind/guitarist Markus “Ulle” Ullrich. Outstanding tracks as “Converging Saints” and “Evidence Based Ignorance” are in the classical Lanfear style while the band undoubtedly is also influenced by progressive and sophisticated genres. Powerful songs as “The Delusionist” are on an international level and Nevermore or Communic would have loved to present material like that in their harmonic days.
One of the most melodic tracks on the album is “The Opaque Hourglass”. With the piano driven chorus this will surely be a fave amongst the fans. The terrific “Self-Assembled” starts almost gently until fat guitar riffs blend in and the whole song explodes and becomes very heavy. As a bonus and just for the fun of it Lanfear present their very own Bryan Adams song with “Summer of ‘89”.
Tracklisting:
“The Delusionist”
“The Opaque Hourglass”
“Evidence Based Ignorance”
“The Code Inherited”
“Self-Assembled”
“Converging Saints”
“Remain Undone”
“Summer Of ‘89”
"The Opaque Hourglass" video:
Lineup:
Nuno Miguel de Barros Fernandes – vocals
Kai Schindelar – bass
Markus Ullrich – guitars
Richard Seibel – keyboard
Jürgen Schrank – drums
Texas-based classic rockers Scorpion Child release their second album, Acid Roulette, today (June 10th) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The band has released a music video for "Reaper's Danse". Created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight 13 Media, the video can be viewed below.
Tracklisting:
“She Sings, I Kill”
“Reaper’s Danse”
“My Woman In Black”
“Acid Roulette”
“Winter Side Of Deranged”
“Séance”
“Twilight Coven”
“Survives”
“Blind Man’s Shine”
“Moon Tension”
“Tower Grove”
“I Might Be Your Man”
“Addictions”
"Reaper's Danse" video:
“My Woman In Black” lyric video:
“She Sings, I Kill” lyric video:
"Acid Roulette chronicles the life trials of a traveling man who was imprisoned for a murderous crime," comments Aryn. "He was forced into confessing by his wife and her wealthy lover so that they could live out their romance without him in the picture. Once sentenced to a life's term, he goes through extreme emotions dealing with the only woman he'd ever loved taking everything he'd known as "real" away from him. He has to create and redefine his own reality accompanied by its roller coaster of emotional reflection. He experiences many different psychological changes throughout the years and escapes by means of drugs and his writings. These songs become his diary of a madman. The focus is mainly on the seasons in a year, for each song represents a month. The songs exist to drive home the full power of human emotion as many albums do, however, Acid Roulette wires us into those extremes."
Montreal based deathcore pioneers, Despised Icon, will release their Nuclear Blast debut, Beast, on July 22nd. Today, the band has released the music video for the song "The Aftermath". Check out the clip, directed by Matt Charland, below:
The new album was produced and engineered by former guitarist Yannick St-Amand (Beneath The Massacre, Neuraxis) and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Opeth, Nevermore). Artwork was created by Alexandre Goulet. Check out the album teaser for Beast below.
"It's been 7 years since our last record and our batteries are fully recharged," comments the band. "The O.G. lineup is back and the new shit hits hard. You'll hear sounds of our older slammin' death metal days blended with the speed and technicality of our latest records. Cheers to everyone that has stood by us after all these years. Can't wait to unleash the Beast."
Beast tracklisting:
“The Aftermath”
“Inner Demons”
“Drapeau Noir”
“Bad Vibes”
“Dedicated To Extinction”
“Grind Forever”
“Time Bomb”
“One Last Martini”
“Doomed”
“Beast”
"Beast" video:
Teaser:
In-studio video:
For many extreme music fans, it may be hard to remember a time before Despised Icon, given the massive influence they’ve subsequently had on the genre. But when the group formed back in 2002 and released Consumed By Your Poison the same year, there was little intersection between the sounds of classic death metal and the brute force of hardcore. But Despised Icon were among the first to fully embrace the signatures of the traditional death metal formula combined with a relentless embrace of breakdowns, part of an emerging new sound.
Now Despised Icon have returned with their upcoming album entitled, Beast. The genre-defining band is fully reawakened, poised to recapture the crown with the monstrous and merciless might of their potent expression. Featuring the men responsible for most of the band’s now classic death metal catalog, Beast is a vicious commentary on the state of the world and the state of music itself.
Berlin, Germany’s Tanzwut will release their tenth studio album, Schreib Es Mit Blut, on July 8th via AFM Records. The band have released a video for the album’s bonus track, “Stille Wasser” (featuring Liv Kristine), which can be found below.
Tracklisting:
“Schreib Es Mit Blut”
“Steig Ein”
“Bruder Leichtsinn”
“Chaos”
“Reiter Ohne Kopf”
“Geteert Und Gefedert”
“Stille Wasser”
“Reicher Als Ein König”
“Hahnenkampf”
“Wenn Ich Tot Bin”
“An Den Klippen”
“Bleib Bei Mir”
“Wer Wir Sind”
“Neue Ufer”
Bonus track:
“Stille Wasser” (featuring Liv Kristine)
“Stille Wasser” (featuring Liv Kristine) video:
“Schreib Es Mit Blut” video:
After celebrating the album release with a live show at this year's RockHarz Festival and playing two other festival gigs, Tanzwut will be on club tour in the fall.
Dates are as follows:
July
7-9 - Ballenstedt - Rockharz Festival
29 - Langen Trechow - Open Air auf dem Nopperhof
Bigfoot, a hard rock band from Britain, has just signed a multi-album deal with Frontiers Music Srl.
Formed in the spring of 2014, Bigfoot consists of members from various bands from the Northwest England rock scene that combines powerful vocals, dual lead guitars, and a heavy driving rhythm section. With influences stemming from many different rock genres, from the likes of the Eagles to Pantera, this is a band that can be appreciated by a wide range of music fans. Since forming, Bigfoot have toured constantly around the UK and landed slots at the likes of Breakout Festival 2014, Bloodstock Festival 2015 and Hard Rock Hell 2015.
Bigfoot has already released two EPs (self-titled and Stone Soldiers), which both received great critical acclaim from the press, and they are set to commence the recording of their debut full length album after the summer.
Check out two songs from the band:
"The Other Side of Paradise" video:
"Run":
The band says, "We are absolutely thrilled to join the Frontiers family alongside so many of our musical influences and heroes. We hope that together we will have a long and successful relationship and we can't wait to release our debut album in 2017."
Bigfoot are:
Antony Ellis - Lead Vocals
Sam Millar - Guitar
Mick McCullagh - Guitar
Matt Avery - Bass
Tom Aspinall - Drums
Southern California's veteran sludge-rock trailblazers -(16)- are set to return with their seventh full-length album, Lifespan Of A Moth, the band's heaviest, darkest, and most complex material to date. Check out the new video for the album track “Peaches, Cream And The Placenta”, streaming below.
Self-produced by the band and recorded with Jeff Forrest (Cattle Decapitation, The Locust) at Doubletime Recording Studio in San Diego, CA, Lifespan Of A Moth sees the band sounding uglier, rawer and more visceral than ever. Down-tuned feedback-driven riffs and bludgeoning rhythms violently clash with vocalist Chris Jerue's distorted, tortured howls across eight tracks of -(16)-'s signature blend of hardcore punk, thrash and sludge. Lifespan Of A Moth is the sound of a band that has spent 25 years wallowing in addiction and anguish, and will leave you feeling crushed and confronted by the negativity of existence.
Lifespan Of A Moth is set for release this July 15th via Relapse on CD/LP/Digital. Physical pre-orders via Relapse.com can be found at this location; digital pre-orders are available through the band's Bandcamp page, here.
Lifespan Of A Moth tracklisting:
“Landloper”
“Peaches, Cream And The Placenta”
“The Morphinist”
“The Absolute Center Of A Pitch Black Heart”
“Gallows Humor”
“Secrets Of The Curmudgeon”
“Pastor In A Coma”
“George”
Cathedral Of The Black Cult, the second full-length album by Croatian black metal band Black Cult, was released on CD today, June 9th, in Ukraine and Croatia. It will be released in Japan on June 10th, The UK and Europe on June 17th, as well as North and South America on July 8th.
Containing ten songs, including a Motörhead cover “Kingdom Of The Worm”, Cathedral Of The Black Cult is a manifestation of the individual presence of its creators within the black metal scene for almost two decades. Each track is a journey into a realm of despair and darkness, mainly due to the harsh vocals and cold and dark guitar melodies that blend perfectly together. The cover art and tracklisting are as follows:
"Black Cathedral"
"Worship The Beast"
"Dark Matter"
"Until The Devil Takes Us"
"The Witches Dance"
"Hierophant"
"Undeath"
"Gaze Of Insanity"
"Ego Te Absolvo"
"Kingdom Of The Worm" (Motörhead cover)
This is not an album that anyone can just 'whack on' in the background willy nilly. It must be listened to intently and taken in like the musical drug that it is. Cathedral Of The Black Cult is a flawless, yet intimidating musical experience which will open a portal to another dimension to the listener who's ready to gaze into it.
Streaming melodic riffs in extended phrases form the defining character of each song with representational distinction and progressions towards tonal and rhythmic changes, communicating the purpose of hierarchical sequence observed in nature’s ferociously necessary order of operation, reflected in the substance of the inner-self, magnified in the character of spiritual striving and agonizing existential discovery.
This is pure unsaturated black metal in all of its cold fury! There isn’t just grim lyrics reflecting the power of Satan and the beauty of Darkness, but the album actually draws the listener into the world beyond humanity. If you truly understand the music, you will be taken to the dark endless universe!
Check out the video for "The Witches Dance", as well as an album teaser clip below:
Italian rock/metal band,, Secret Rule, will release their new album, Machination, on June 24th via Scarlet Records. The band have released a video for the album’s first single, “The Saviour”, which can be found below.
Machination was produced, mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Moonspell, Dark Tranquillity) and features special guest appearances by Stefan Helleblad (Within Temptation), Timo Somers (Delain), Fabio D’Amore (Serenity) and more.
The band is fronted by powerful singer Angela Di Vincenzo and includes notable musicians such as keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg (Sonata Arctica) and drummer Sander Zoer (ex Delain).
Machination tracklisting:
“Ex-Machina”
“The Saviour”
“I Have The Sun”
“Dolls”
“I Will”
“The Image”
“You’re The Player”
“Your Trap”
“Foolish Daisy”
“Short Stories”
“A Mother”
Accomplished comedian Jim Breuer released his first musical full-length, Songs From The Garage, with longtime backing band The Loud & Rowdy, on May 27th via Metal Blade Records.
Breuer has launched a video for "Old School", taken from the new album. Staying true to the theme of the album, the video begins in Breuer's garage and shows him paying tribute to the rock legends that inspired this musical endeavour in the first place. He and his backing band work their way from practicing in a garage to playing a huge venue, with guest appearances from Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Johnson, and even Kurt Cobain.
Breuer says of the track: "This song is the perfect catchy summertime hard rock tune for you, and it's a throwback! It's 'OLD SCHOOL’.”
The recently released Songs From The Garage debuted at #13 on the Billboard Hard Rock Music Albums chart, and at #116 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart.
Songs From The Garage tracklisting:
“Thrash”
“Raising Teenage Girls”
“Old School”
“Be a Dick 2nite”
“My Rock n Roll Dream” *
“Mr. Rock n Roll” *
“Who's Better Than Us?!”
“Family Warrior”
“Sugar Rush”
“Wannabe”
“The Unexplained”
Greenleaf have released a video for “Tyrants Tongue”, a track from their new album, Rise Above The Meadow, released back in February via Napalm Records. The new video can be found below.
"A Million Fireflies"
"Funeral Pyre"
"Howl"
"Golden Throne"
"Carry Out The Ribbons"
"Levitate And Bow (Pt. 1 & 2)"
"You´re Gonna Be My Ruin"
"Tyrants Tongue"
"Pilgrims"
"High And Low" (bonus track)
Italian death metallers, Ragestorm, have released an official music video for the track “Moloch”, featured on their album The Thin Line Between Hope And Ruin, available via Sliptrick Records. The new clip can be found below.
The Thin Line Between Hope And Ruin tracklisting:
“The Meatgrinder Theory”
“Debt Ritual”
“Polysilicotetrapropryvinylfluorethalene”
“Moloch”
“Idiocracy”
“Acid Tears”
“Interlude: Hari Seldon's Speech” (feat. The Boylerz)
“The Thin Line Between Hope And Ruin”
“Soldiers Of A Lost War”
“New World Disorder”
“Reaching the Impossible”
Locrian have released a new video, for the Infinite Dissolution album track “An Index Of Air”. Check it out below.
Infinite Dissolution tracklisting:
“Arc Of Extinction”
“Dark Shales”
“KXL I”
“The Future Of Death”
“An Index Of Air”
i. Divinations”
ii. Air Structures”
iii. Watcher Of The Clouds”
“KXL II”
“The Great Dying”
“Heavy Water”
“KXL II”
"Drowning, Fading, Falling", the new video from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut album, "Alliance Of Thieves", which will be released on August 19 via Mascot. The CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California.
Based in Melbourne, Australia, MESHIAAK features veteran extreme metal drummer Jon Dette, who has played with SLAYER, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and ICED EARTH, alongside TERAMAZE guitarist Dean Wells, former 4ARM frontman Danny Tomb and bassist Nick Walker.
Wells says: "We went with keeping the sound as band-orientated and organic as possible, but with using a lot of modern technology.
"It's a blend of old and new because we recorded to two-inch tape for the drums through an old Neve desk, but the rest of the album was produced in my home studio.
"We also went with a mixer named Jacob Hansen who is known for a lot more progressive music. But I think the combination really gives MESHIAAK a new and fresher sound than most traditional thrash albums.
"And so we've tried to create something fresh among the guidelines of traditional metal and thrash with some progressive elements, although at the same time we wanted to make music feel like when we first discovered bands like MEGADETH, METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD... even ALICE IN CHAINS and SLIPKNOT."
Wells adds that the progressive overtones in MESHIAAK's music come largely from his interest in other musical genres not typically associated with an extreme metal band. He says: "I have a lot of influences outside the metal world such as TOOL and DREAM THEATER, and a lot of guitar instrumentalists as well like Guthrie Govan and Joe Satriani.
"At times, I had to be brought back into line to keep things metal and exciting. I think that's what makes MESHIAAK unique — the melting pot of influences we have. Perfect soundtrack for punch-ups with your mates."
"Alliance Of Thieves" track listing:
01. Chronicles Of The Dead02. It Burns At Both Ends03. I Am Among You04. Drowning, Fading, Falling05. At The Edge Of The World06. Last Breath Taken07. Maniacal08. Alliance Of Thieves09. Death Of An Anthem
The second instalment in a trio of short films by Norwegian filmmaker Reinert Kiil, set to music by Mortiis, is now available. Draugr, which features Mortiis' "Too Little Too Late" as its soundtrack, continues the trilogy in Kiil's depravity-driven style.
"Ethanol injected directly into veins, naked chicks with shotguns, split tongues and sword swallowing," Mortiis said. "What could possibly go wrong?"
The "shock film" director has gained notoriety as Norway's only Grindhouse filmmaker. Draugr has already caused national Norwegian media to all but ban the film short, due in part to its content, as well as Mortiis' past affiliation with early Norwegian black metal.
Slovenian all-female heavy metal band, Hellcats, have released a video for their recent single, "I Am". The video was filmed recently in Ljubljana at the local drift car ring and it is the work of the same director, Pedrag Rajčič-Perica, who also directed their last video for the song “Demon Dreams” which reached the top of the video charts in Slovenia.
"I Am" is also the first single from their upcoming album. Their previous (debut) album, Warrior Princess, which was critically acclaimed in Slovenia and around the world was released in 2014.
Sasha Zagorc (bass) formed the heavy metal/hard rock band Hellcats with her sister Sonja Zagorc (drums) 10 years ago. The band had to deal with quite a lot of criticism as the first all-female band on the Slovenian metal scene, but they just kept going and now have fans all over the world. For Hellcats having a band provides much needed relaxation, and they love going on tour as best friends, Sasha told the BBC in an interview a few days ago.
Enjoy the adventure of Hellcats "I Am" video accompanied with addictive music, spinning wheels, smoke and engine noise of drifting cars that symbolizes the free-minded spirit with forward facing attitude.
Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of Minneapolis, MN’s Out Came The Wolves. The band - Cameron Burns (Vocals), George Shrouder (Guitar), Austin Brady (Guitar) and Ervin Buljubasic (Bass) - have also released a digital single comprised of tracks “96” and “Queen Mary,” which is available today at all DSPs.
“Queen Mary” is accompanied by an official music video, which is streaming below. Both tracks will appear on the band’s debut LP due out later this fall.
Frontman Cameron Burns commented on the band’s signing, “I've grown up listening to bands on Roadrunner Records and it's truly a dream come true to be a part of their family and work with them. I've always been that kid in the crowd losing my voice to bands on stage and now I get to show the world what Out Came The Wolves is made of.”
Guitarist George Shrouder added, “We have unanimously looked up to Roadrunner bands our entire lives. Having the opportunity partner up with the best label in the world is a dream come true.”
This summer Out Came The Wolves will join Myka Relocate on a US trek which is set to get underway June 15th in Salt Lake City, UT at Billboard Live and continue through mid-July (tour itinerary here). Out Came The Wolves recently wrapped an extensive US tour supporting The Word Alive and were recently selected for Taco Bell’s “Feed The Beat” program.
Out Came The Wolves began turning heads in 2013, selling out local venues throughout the Midwest which eventually lead to support slots on hometown bills with acts such Asking Alexandria, August Burns Red and We Came As Romans. Praised for their electrifying mix of modern rock and post hardcore, Out Came The Wolves will release their debut LP for Roadrunner Records later this fall.
First conceived as an indie importer of metal albums in 1980, Roadrunner Records has grown into the most significant and innovative label in heavy music culture. Code Orange’s elevated and expansive mixture of hardcore / punk finds them at the forefront of a new generation of artists and cements their places as torchbearers who will continue to further the label’s already historic legacy.
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