Deep Purple have just unveiled rare video footage of “Under The Gun”, taken from the band’s classic 1984 album Perfect Strangers. The unseen film clip that was scheduled to be the first single from the album that went platinum in Canada and and the US, and gold in the UK, Germany and Argentina. According to the band: “This incredible vision has been lost until now, some 32 years after the tracks release, and includes extended guitar parts!”
New York City natives, Mother Feather, have released a video for the track “Mirror”, from their full length debut, Mother Feather, available worldwide today, May 13th, via Metal Blade. Order at this location. The new clip can be found below.
Mother Feather's Metal Blade debut features two new tracks combined with re-mastered versions of the band's previously released recordings, Mother Feather EP (2011), Living Breathing EP (2013).
Tracklisting:
“Living, Breathing”
“Mirror”
“Natural Disaster”
“Trampoline”
“Mother Feather”
“747”
“Beach House”
“The Power”
“They Tore Down The SK8 Park”
“Egyptology”
“Mirror” video:
“Living, Breathing” video:
“Mother Feather” video:
Lineup:
Ann Courtney - Vocals
Elizabeth Carena - Vocals & Keyboards
Matt Basile - Bass
Chris Foley - Guitar
Gunnar Olsen - Drums
Swedish medieval metal outfit, Apocalypse Orchestra, has signed with Sweden's fastest growing label, Despotz Records. The sextet, who hail from the Baltic Sea region, and utilize non traditional instruments such as lutes, bagpipes, the mandola and even the hurdy gurdy, have one leg entrenched in medieval times and the other firmly in modern metal.
Apocalypse Orchestra was formed by mult-instrumentalists Mikael (vocals, guitars, mandola, lute and cittern) and Erik (hurdy gurdy, mandola, bagpipes, backing vocals) who developed a bond over their mutual love of the unlikely combination of folk music and doom metal. With a foundation of original music and lyrics the duo also decided to incorporate melodies stemming from as far back as the 11th century, the goal was to create a musical homage to a long gone era.
The songs tell stories of plagues, of hell and the senseless acts of war and suffering, all while weaving a romantic era thread combined with the crushing modern metal mentality that only Apocalypse Orchestra can deliver.
The band says, "We are very happy to commence this cooperation with Despotz Records, It feels like the next logical step for us today. Despotz have shown that they understand the band and our music and have shown complete confidence in us."
Apocalypse Orchestra have begun recording their debut album in various castles across the Swedish countryside and expect the album to see a release later in 2016. The band have uploaded a live clip that can be viewed below.
Despotz Records' Omer Akay says, "Apocalypse Orchestra is Sweden's 'Best Kept Secret' and we couldn't be prouder than to have them with Despotz."
German Celtic metal act, SuidAkrA, have released a video for “Pictish Pride”, a track from their newest album, Realms Of Odoric, which will be released in North American on May 20th. The new video can be found below.
Realms Of Odoric is presented with extensive epic artwork by artist Kris Verwimp.
Tracklisting:
“Into The Realm”
“The Serpent Within”
“The Hunter's Horde”
“Creeping Blood”
“Undaunted”
“Lion Of Darcania”
“Pictish Pride”
“On Roads To Ruin”
“Dark Revelations”
“Braving The End”
“One Against The Tide”
“Cimbric Requiem”
"Daybreak", the new Shan Dan-directed video from California's groove metal juggernauts DEVILDRIVER, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Trust No One", which will be released on May 13 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2013's "Winter Kills" was once again produced by Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER) with assistance from Jason Suecof (AUGUST BURNS RED, DEICIDE, DEATH ANGEL). The new CD marks the group's first release since the departures of guitarist Jeff Kendrick and drummer John Boecklin and addition of axeman Neal Tiemann and former CHIMAIRA sticksman Austin D'Amond. "Trust No One" track listing:
01. Testimony of Truth02. Bad Deeds03. My Night Sky04. This Deception05. Above It All06. Daybreak07. Trust No One08. Feeling Ungodly09. Retribution10. For What It's Worth
Said frontman Dez Fafara: "'Trust No One' is a vicious record filled with huge grooves and big hooks, guitar bass assery and thundering drums!Lyrically it goes to a realistic space exploring a ton of different emotion and headspaces regarding being human and what it means to exist. The band worked long hours writing as well as in the studio along with our producer to forge 'Trust No One'! I hope you turn it the fuck up and enjoy this record from start to finish!"
Added Spreitzer: "'Trust No One' is the record that I’ve been wanting to write for twelve years."
DEVILDRIVER has tapped former WAYNE STATIC guitarist Diego Ibarra (a.k.a. Ashes) to play bass on its tour in support of "Trust No One".
Ibarra joined DEVILDRIVER as the replacement for former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Chris Towning, who appeared on the Dez Fafara-fronted band's 2013 album "Winter Kills".
Boecklin and Kendrick played their last show with DEVILDRIVER as part of the 2014 Knotfest in Devore, California.
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 title track, 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)
“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
"Sunday", the new video from Iggy Pop and Joshua Homme, can be seen below. The song is taken from "Post Pop Depression", the seventeenth Iggy Pop album, which was released on March 18 via Rekords Rekords / Loma Vista / Caroline.
The first Iggy Pop album co-created with producer/guitarist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader Homme, "Post Pop Depression" began with a succinctly worded text from Iggy to Joshua, and was realized in seclusion with Homme's enlisted aid of his QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE bandmate and DEAD WEATHER-man Dean Fertita and ARCTIC MONKEYS drummer Matt Helders. Both became instantly integral in creating and shaping the Detroit meets Palm Desert by way of old Berlin vibe of "Post Pop Depression": Interweaving with and augmenting even more superhuman than expected Iggy vocal performances and Homme's tapestry of guitar, bass, piano and backing vox, Fertita's talent for wringing the most out of only the most essential notes worked in seamless tandem with Helders' pushing himself and his new bandmates to unforeseeable heights and depths.
The result would be a timeless work, one that sounds as if it's always been there, has existed before any of the musicians were even born-yet imbued with the ramshackle energy of a garage band that threw itself together yesterday.
"I wanted to be free," recalls Iggy of the earliest germ of the partnership with Homme that culminated in "Post Pop Depression". "To be free, I needed to forget. To forget, I needed music. Josh had that in him, so I set out to provoke an encounter — first with a carefully worded text, followed by a deluge of writings all about me. No composer wants to write about nothing. He got revved up and we had a great big rumble in the desert USA."
"This was to go where neither of us had gone before," adds Homme. "That was the agreement. And to go all the way."
"Post Pop Depression" is equal parts a dream come true for co-creator Homme as it is a record that defiantly takes its place in Iggy's storied discography alongside the twin towers of "The Idiot" and "Lust For Life" — two records and the mythic Berlin era of their creation canonized as much lyrically ("German Days") as sonically ("Sunday") on this new record.
"Post Pop Depression" is a singular work that stands proudly alongside the best works of either of its principles, from THE STOOGES to QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, bearing its creators' undeniable sonic DNA while sounding like nothing they've done before. It's a record that wouldn't exist without either Pop or Homme — and one that probably shouldn't in theory if you really think about it-but it does, and we and rock 'n' roll are all the better for it.
"Post Pop Depression" track listing:
01. Break Into Your Heart02. Gardenia03. American Valhalla04. In The Lobby05. Sunday06. Vulture07. German Days08. Chocolate Drops09. Paraguay
The album is being supported by a tour realizing Homme's ambition to assemble a live outfit worthy of both bringing the new album and doing justice to the gems and wreckage of the Ig's sprawling solo catalogue: The core band that recorded the album is expanded by QOTSA's Troy Van Leeuwen and journeyman guitarist Matt Sweeney.
UK rockers Cats In Space have released their new single and video, “Only In Vegas”, it's a light hearted ‘ELO tinged’ pop rock romp through the crazy world that is Las Vegas.
The track is taken from their critically acclaimed debut album Too Many Gods. The video can be viewed below:
The song was written by guitarist Greg Hart and 10cc’s Mick Wilson. This time focussing on massive lush harmony vocals, multi layered walls of guitars and accompanied by some delicious acoustics, this hook laden song even features the wonderment of the keyboard Vocoder. With a fun, no expense spent video to accompany the song, it is pop rock at its best and once again confirming there’s no other band out there quite like Cats In Space.
Greg Hart says: “Initially the track was a light acoustic ‘romp’ that Mick Wilson and I agreed could possibly fill a gap as a ‘bonus’ song, maybe perhaps as an album track. However, as in many cases in the studio, a song sometimes grows on its own and becomes something much more. Dean Howard laid down some amazing ‘Joe Walsh style’ guitar, which kinda lit the blue touch paper, and the ‘Cats wall of sound’ was once again implemented! Adding ELO vocoders, a Glenn Campbell style guitar solo played on a ‘Baritone guitar’ and a wall of 40 harmony guitars, tons of vocals and lead vocal ad- libs by Mick Wilson, it turned the song into another huge production. At the end everyone was insisting this ‘had to be a single’. Who was I to argue? After all, it hit all the 70s iconic themes that I loved as a kid. It does in my opinion benchmark the fact that us Cats like to have fun sunny songs as well as the ‘Gothic sinister epics’ in the ‘Cat repertoire’. We all need happy tunes in our lives, and this for us is the ideal song to play on a Summers day with the roof down as you blast along the motorways pretending it’s 1976, but respecting the national speed limits at all times of course..!”
Tapping into a simpler, youthful, happier time, when music was meant to be like this. Cats In Space are now here for the duration, with the Spaceship firmly docked on Earth. Love or hate the name, it ain’t going away anytime soon. Yes, the ‘Cats crept in’, but they ain’t creeping out again!
Cats In Space fans, look out for something very special being released to tie in with the bands Out Of This World tour this September. A rock duet on a timeless 70s classic that will put your windows in, but more on that later. You can see the Cats In Space play live at The O2 London at Stone Free Festival Sunday, June 19th.
Dutch all-female Dutch death/black metal band SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION released its debut five-song EP, "Brutal Queen", on April 22. The effort combines technical, old-school death metal with great hooklines and elements of black metal, according to a press release.
Founded in 2014 in Eidhoven, SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION managed very quickly to establish an amazing live reputation and got lots of invitations from venues and smaller festivals. This was noticed by Eindhoven Metal Meeting, who gave them a chance to present themselves for a bigger audience.
It has always been a dream of vocalist Els Prins to start an all-female death metal band, but she didn't seem to be able find the right group of girls to make this dream reality — that is, until she met guitarist Simone van Straten. Sharing a love for extreme music, they recruited drummer Amber de Buijzer and bass player Marjolein van den Nieuwenhuizen and started rehearsing. They released their first single, "Boundaries", in July 2014 and played their first show one month later. In May 2015, Marjolein exited the band and was replaced by Puck Wildschut.
Earlier this year, SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION finally went into the studio in Antwerp to record "Brutal Queen", and the first pressing is already sold out.
The band is scheduled to perform at the Antwerp MetalFest on July 10, to be followed by an appearance at the Stonehenge festival three weeks later.
SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION is:
Vocals - Els PrinsGuitar - Simone van StratenDrums - Amber de BuijzerBass - Puck Wildschut
"Draconian Love", the new video from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, can be seen below. The clip contains live footage from AVANTASIA's recent shows in Brazil.
"Draconian Love" is taken from AVANTASIA's seventh studio album, "Ghostlights", which entered the German chart at position No. 2. Released on January 29 via Nuclear Blast, the twelve-song CD was produced by Tobias and Sascha Paeth at Gatestudio in Wolfsburg, Germany. Paeth engineered and mixed "Ghostlights", while the mastering was done by Michael Rodenberg.
In an interview with Myglobalmind, Tobias stated about the lyrical themes covered on "Ghostlights": "It's a concept that started in novel form on 'The Mystery Of Time' and 'Ghoslights' is based on that one, so it finishes the story. The twelve new songs represent twelve stations on the protagonist's journey. It's a journey where he is looking for answers for some questions about his own existence and that leaves its mark on his philosophical worldview as well. Those twelve songs represent key moments on this journey and then it's done. There is no happy end indeed — it's a very open ending — but I didn't want to continue the story in fairytale form. Instead I wanted it to be more universal, so that people can think about the things that happen in the story. You should be able to interpret it for yourself in the end. So this concept and topic is definitely finished."
Tobias also talked about the musical direction of "Ghostlights". He said: "I'm not that kind of person who sits down after a large market analysis and says, 'The next album has to be faster, darker or softer.' That will never happen, and that's good, because you can keep it interesting for yourself. I never really know in which direction it will lead. I just have a rough idea in mind when I develop a concept and of course there is a certain quintessence that is always present during the whole process, but I never really know how it will turn out. You never know if a song gets more dark or something like that. These are simply nuances. So many things are happening during the development process, so because of smallest changes a song can go into a different direction in the end. Let me give you one example. There is one song called 'Draconian Love' that sounds quiet dark, but that just happened in the studio. Originally this one was a typical AVANTASIA track in the vein of 'Dying For An Angel' or 'Avantasia' from the very first record. At the end of the day, Sascha Paeth came up with the idea that my duet partner Herbie Langhans from SINBREED could sing his part an octave lower than me to get a bigger discrepancy between our two voices. And suddenly this song got this kind of… many people call it 'gothic' touch. I really can't compare it, since I'm not into this style of music, but because of that little change this song got a more darker tone."
"Ghostlights" features guest appearances by:
* Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER)* Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)* Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH)* Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION)* Michael Kiske (HELLOWEEN)* Ronnie Atkins (PRETTY MAIDS)* Bob Catley (MAGNUM)* Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN)* Bruce Kulick (KISS)* Robert Mason (WARRANT)* Herbie Langhans (SEVENTH AVENUE, SINBREED)* Oliver Hartmann* Sascha Paeth
The instrumentalists on "Ghostlights" are as follows:
* Sascha Paeth - rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, additional keys* Michael Rodenberg - orchestration, keys* Tobias Sammet - additional keys and bass* Bruce Kulick - lead guitar* Oliver Hartmann - lead guitar* Felix Bohnke - drums
CD
01. Mystery Of A Blood Red RoseLead vocals: TobiasLead guitar: Sascha Paeth
02. Let The Storm Descend Upon YouLead vocals: Tobias, Jorn Lande, Ronnie Atkins, Robert MasonLead guitar: Oliver Hartmann
03. The HauntingLead vocals: Dee Snider, TobiasLead guitar: Sascha Paeth
07. Master Of The PendulumLead vocals: Marco Hietala, TobiasLead guitar: Sascha Paeth
08. Isle Of EvermoreLead vocals: Sharon Den Adel, Tobias
09. Babylon VampyresLead vocals: Tobias, Robert MasonLead guitar: Bruce Kulick, Oliver Hartmann, Sascha Paeth
10. LuciferLead vocals: Jorn Lande, TobiasLead guitar: Bruce Kulick
11. Unchain The LightLead vocals: Tobias, Ronnie Atkins, Michael KiskeLead guitar: Sascha Paeth, Oliver Hartmann
12. A Restless Heart And Obsidian SkiesLead vocals: Bob Catley, TobiasLead guitar: Bruce Kulick
Digibook
CD 1
01. Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose02. Let The Storm Descend Upon You03. The Haunting04. Seduction Of Decay05. Ghostlights06. Draconian Love07. Master Of The Pendulum08. Isle Of Evermore09. Babylon Vampyres10. Lucifer11. Unchain The Light12. A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies13. Wake Up To The Moon (bonus track)
CD 2 (Bonus Disc - AVANTASIA live)
01. Spectres02. Invoke The Machine03. The Story Ain't Over04. Prelude05. Reach Out For The Light06. Avantasia07. Whats Left Of Me08. Dying For An Angel09. Twisted Mind10. The Watchmakers' Dream11. Another Angel Down---Earbook (digibook including 68-page photobook, 28.5x28.5cm)+ CD 3 karaoke version of CD 1 without bonus track
01. Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose02. Let The Storm Descend Upon You03. The Haunting04. Seduction Of Decay05. Ghostlights06. Draconian Love07. Master Of The Pendulum08. Isle Of Evermore09. Babylon Vampyres10. Lucifer11. Unchain The Light12. A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies
Mailorder Box
- Earbook- Poster- Autograph- Lanyard + Pass- 10" Vinyl (tracks to be confirmed)
Vinyl
Side A
01. Mystery Of A Blood Red Rose02. Let The Storm Descend Upon You03. The Haunting
Side B
01. Seduction Of Decay02. Ghostlights03. Draconian Love
Side C
01. Master Of The Pendulum02. Isle Of Evermore03. Babylon Vampyres
Side D
01. Lucifer02. Unchain The Light03. A Restless Heart And Obsidian Skies04. Wake Up To The Moon (bonus track)
US metallers Dead By Wednesday will release their new album, The Darkest Of Angels, on May 20th in Europe via David Ellefon's (Megadeth) EMP Label Group and distributed by SPV. The album was produced by Nicholas T. Rage of Toxic Holocaust (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta).
The Darkest Of Angels features 11 killer tracks with 11 heavyweight guest vocalists including: Brian Fair (Shadows Fall), Eric AK (Flotsam and Jetsam), John Arch (Fates Warning), Rob Dukes (Generation Kill, ex-Exodus), Carley Coma (Candiria), Waylon Reavis (ex-Mushroomhead), Sean Danielsen (Smile Empty Soul), Paul Stoddard (Diecast), Kris Keyes (formerly Gargantua Soul), Antony Hamalainen (Armageddon) and Ceschi Ramos (Fake Four Inc.).
A new video for “Live Again” featuring Shadows Fall’s Brian Fair can be found below.
Tracklisting:
“The Beginning of the End (Intro)”
“Live Again” (featuring Brian Fair)
“Donner’s Pass” (featuring Rob Dukes)
“Self-Medicate” (featuring Paul Stoddard)
“Power Troopers” (featuring Ceschi & David Ramos)
“Darkest of Angels” (featuring John Arch)
“The Surgeon” (featuring Rob Roy & Marc Rizzo)
“Defining Fire” (featuring Antony Hamalainen & Waylon Reavis)
“Chosen” (featuring Carley Coma)
“Phoenix Rising” (featuring Kris Keyes)
“You Must Like Suffering” (featuring Sean Danielsen)
“Break When I’m Dead” (featuring Eric AK)
“Live Again” video featuring Brian Fair:
“Darkest Of Angels (D.O.A.)” featuring John Arch of Fates Warning:
“The Surgeon” featuring Dead By Wednesday vocalist Rob Roy:
Dead By Wednesday are:
Rob Roy - Vocals
Opus - Drums
Joey Concepcion - Guitars
Mike Modeste - Bass
Just before the start of their European tour next week, Sweden’s Port Noir has launched a new video for the track, “Earth”, taken from their latest album, Any Way The Wind Carries, which was recently released. Watch the video below:
Death Dealer the band featuring Ross The Boss of Manowar, Sean Peck of Cage and Denner/Shermann, Stu Marshall of Empires Of Eden and Blasted To Static, Mike Davis of Halford and Lizzy Borden and Steve Bolognese of Into Eternity have released the second music video from their sophmore release Hallowed Ground. The album was released October 4th, 2015 on SMG records to critical acclaim and now the video for the thrasher "K.I.L.L." is up for viewing.
"We shot this video in Los Angeles with some good friend of ours, and wanted to just have some fun with it,” says Ross. "When our director friend offered to film this idea he had, we took off an extra day from the tour and did it. It shows the lighter side of the DD world if you will." Sean added, "I love this song personally. I was watching a video in St. Petersburg, Russia of W.A.S.P. doing ‘L.O.V.E. Machine’ one of my favorites of theirs and I said to Stu, hey we need a spelling song! I came up with most of it right there on the spot and we wrote the rest of it backstage at the show the next day in Moscow. Thanks Blackie!"
Hallowed Ground can be purchased on vinyl and cd format at this location.
Hot off the heels of a very successful European mini-tour with The Ocean – French cinematic metal heads Hypno5e have released a brand new video for the track “South Shore - Blind Man's Eye”, taken from their new album Shores Of The Abstract Line (2016 Pelagic Records).
Clocking in at a whopping 15 minutes, the video represents the final chapter in the Shores Of The Abstract Line album odyssey.
Written and directed by singer and film director Emmanuel Jessua, the video also includes clips from his yet to be released short film Cerbere as well as outtakes from his upcoming independent movie debut El alba, Les ombres errantes (2017), filmed in Bolivia.
Sao Paulo traditional heavy metal act Primator has released a video for “To Mars”, a track written by Dark Avenger vocalist Mario Linhares. The band released their debut album Involution in 2015.
The collaboration between Primator and Linhares became closer when the band and Dark Avenger shared the stage at a show in San Paulo in April 2015. Linhares produced Primator’s debut album and also wrote the song “To Mars”.
Produced by Daniel de Sá, the video for "To Mars" occurred at Pedreira do Icatu, in Votorantim/Brazil at the same disabled mine that was used in 2012 for a memorable show of Focus, the legendary Dutch progressive rock band.
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