Swedish metal supergroup, Soen, have released a video for their interpretation of the Slipknot classic, “Snuff”. The track is taken from the forthcoming release Atlantis, out via Silver Lining Music on November 18.
Founding members Martin Lopez and Joel Ekelöf explain their selection of Slipknot’s deeply dark meditation on darkness rejecting love “Snuff”: “We wanted to do something extra special during the Atlantis concert. The obvious path would have been to pick an epic progressive song from the likes of Genesis, Pink Floyd etc. Instead, we went for the opposite with ‘Snuff’, a scaled down and brutally honest song that we all love in its powerful sincerity.”
Atlantis is a special concert film featuring thirteen of the group’s most popular compositions reinterpreted with live orchestral accompaniment. Atlantis was created within the mystic and magical confines of Atlantis Grammofon Studio in Stockholm, Sweden, which has seen a wide range of international artists record, from Quincy Jones to Lenny Kravitz to Green Day. Formerly a movie house in 1941, it went on to become Metronome Studio (during which time ABBA was born) before becoming Atlantis Grammofon in 1983.
Filmed and recorded on December 10, 2021, Martin Lopez (drums & percussion), Joel Ekelöf (lead vocals), Lars Enok Åhlund (guitars & piano), Cody Lee Ford (lead guitar) and Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel (bass) worked together with an 8-piece orchestra to reinterpret and rediscover fresh energy and elements in classic Soen songs, such as “Antagonist”, “Monarch”, “Jinn” and “Lucidity”, as well as introducing a stunning interpretation of Slipknot’s deeply dark meditation on darkness rejecting love, “Snuff”.
The end result of this eighty minute performance is some remarkable new aural refractions of Soen’s greatest material for fans to absorb and enjoy. As has always been the way with Soen: the deepest dives yield the greatest treasures.
Atlantis was recorded by David Castillo and Iñaki Marconi, mixed by Castillo, and mastered by Tony Lindgren. The performance was filmed and directed by George Laycock from the bespoke British production house Blacktide Phonic/Visual.
Atlantis will be available as a DVD-CD with bonus footage, a Double 12” Limited Edition Vinyl, Long Form Video, Digital Download and Streaming. Pre-orders available here.
The additional orchestral musicians and contributors on Atlantis are:
Stefan Stenberg, Double Bass
Joakim Simonsson, Piano and Organ
Karin Liljenberg, Violin 1
Andreas Forsman, Violin 2
Erik Holm, Viola
Cecilia Linné, Cello
Johanna Börjesson, Vocals
Therése Börjesson, Vocals
Technical support: Dan Wahlbeck
Drum tech: Rickard Gustafsson
Sound support: Niclas Lindström
Soen wish to thank them deeply for their immense contribution to this performance.
With no sign of slowing down, the relentless metal quintet recently announced a twenty date North American Tour, kicking-off at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall; the tour will also see Soen perform as special guests of Katatonia in Dallas and Austin on December 6 and 7.
The North American dates follow shortly after the 2021 rescheduled Imperial European Tour that Soen postponed due to the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The European dates include the opportunity for an unforgettable and intimate evening with Soen at their sole premiere live acoustic show taking place at Zoetermeer’s De Boerderij on September 30. The band are excited to be on the road again and have added fourteen new dates in Europe and the United Kingdom.
“It's a dream come true to finally be able to do an extensive North American tour,” enthuses Lopez. “It's a milestone for any band to tour a continent with such a rich musical history and we are very excited about finally getting to meet our North American audience. See you all there!”
All purchased tickets remain valid for the rescheduled dates and tickets remain on-sale. Full list of confirmed dates, tickets, and additional information available here.
Soen are:
Martin Lopez - Drums and percussion
Joel Ekelöf - Lead vocals
Lars Enok Åhlund - Guitars and Piano
Cody Lee Ford - Lead Guitar
Oleksii "Zlatoyar" Kobel - Bass
Storm Force are back. After releasing their critically acclaimed debut, Age Of Fear, the group unleashes a stunning re-working of "Uninvited", by fellow Canadian icon, Alanis Morrissette.
"What started as an impromptu jam while working on songs for the next Storm Force album, quickly developed into something really special we wanted to share right away!" says singer Patrick Gagliardi.
The new single, "Uninvited", is once again produced by Darius Szczepaniak and features legendary special guest keyboardist Ray Coburn (Roger Hodgson, Honeymoon Suite, Corey Hart). The single is available now on all digital services. The new album will be tentatively arriving in fall 2023.
Storm Force released their debut album, Age Of Fear, in early 2020. Led by Canadian rock legends Brighton Rock founder and lead guitarist Greg Fraser and featuring one of today’s most powerful and versatile lead vocalists in Patrick Gagliardi (formerly of Surface Tension), their debut record produced by Darius Szczepaniak (Black Crowes, Sum 41, Big Sugar) combines colossal, crushing melodic rock with hook-laden ballads and massive choruses reminiscent of vintage Cinderella, balanced by classic rock sensibilities of acts like The Who and Van Halen.
The group hails from Niagara Falls, Canada and is rounded out by the blistering one-two punch rhythm section of ex-Panik and Step Echo drummer Brian Hamilton and sought-after session musician and touring bassist Mike Beradelli.
Storm Force’s groundbreaking first record is the result of a rich blend of rock influences spanning Triumph, UFO, Thin Lizzy, Foreigner, and so many more, and will be available on Escape Music worldwide. Order your copy now from The Music Shop.
QUEENSRŸCHE's music video for the song "Hold On" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Thomas Crane of killDevil Films. The track is taken from the band's sixteenth studio album, "Digital Noise Alliance", which was released on October 7 via Century Media. The record was once again helmed by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who previously worked with QUEENSRŸCHE on 2015's "Condition Hüman" and 2019's "The Verdict" LPs.
QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton told Metal Edge magazine about "Digital Noise Alliance": "It's an album that kind of stretches and encompasses the whole music genre of QUEENSRŸCHE. It's got some very melodic moments, it's progressive, it's heavy metal and it's very album-oriented visual music that is going to be just a good all-around QUEENSRŸCHE album."
Regarding the songwriting process for "Digital Noise Alliance", Wilton said: "I was living in Seattle at the time, and when you're isolated like that, it does weird things to your head space. I talked to Todd [La Torre, vocals] and mentioned that in all that time I had been writing lots of little riffs on the guitar. So, I went and visited Todd in Florida in late January of 2021. I had no idea he had also invited producer Zeuss to come down from Massachusetts, as I hadn't brought along any guitars with me. I was just going to go hang out with Todd in Florida. But we then made a conscious decision between all of us that this album's process would not be songs being e-mailed to each, waiting for their approval back. This was going to a process where on-the-spot riffage, experimentation, improvisation and seeing what sticks was the way we wanted it made. So, I'd come up with a riff and Zeuss would record it and Casey [Grillo, drums] would get on the electronic drums and put a drum beat to it, and we'd file it and move onto the next riff and so on. Then we would sit back and listen and if everybody was vibing on what we did during that day, we'd listen to all the parts and imagine where they would sit within a song structure and then kind of put them together from there. Eventually we had about 22 song ideas, and we had to wither that down to about 11 or 12 tunes."
As for the lyrical themes covered on "Digital Noise Alliance", Michael said: "A lot of the songs are our perspective on the current unrest in the world, especially in the United States, and whatever the music dictated to us for the lyrics. Todd writes great lyrics, as does Eddie [Jackson, bass], and I wrote some lyrics, too. I think as I said earlier, it's a full, all-encompassing QUEENSRŸCHE record that I think everyone is going to really enjoy."
This past March, La Torre told FOX17 Rock & Review about QUEENSRŸCHE's new LP: "Each song might have a little different attitude and we wanted to just use real amps and all the vintage, real stuff that was used throughout the history of QUEENSRŸCHE.
"We did all the drums at a place in Clearwater [Florida] — a huge home with the most amazing ceiling for a drum room," La Torre continued. "So we did all the drums there. And then, really, at my place [in St. Petersburg, Florida], we're able to track all the guitars, bass and vocals.
"Those days of renting thousand-dollar-a-day studios, we don't really need that anymore. And our producer Zeuss, who did the last two QUEENSRŸCHE albums — he does all Rob Zombie's stuff; he's a very seasoned producer, [and] he does mixing and mastering, so he's a one-stop shop — he's down here from Massachusetts. So he's handling all those duties. And things are going really well. We're having a great time."
Last November, La Torre told Canada's The Metal Voice about the musical direction of the new QUEENSRŸCHE material: "It doesn't sound like 'The Verdict'. It's its own new kind of thing. We really kind of just focused more on melodic hooks. I don't think we went in thinking, like, 'Oh, we need to sound old school or new or this.'"
He continued: "You know what we did on this record… Every other time, each guy would kind of submit their own song ideas and then we would kind of work on that. But what we did on this record was, other than Eddie — Eddie has a couple of songs that are really cool that he wrote and then showed us kind of when they were pretty much done. And then Michael kind of wrote some interesting chords — still staying within the keys and everything. But we all got in a room with our here [in Florida], and we literally started from scratch. Like, 'Michael, what do you got?' [And he would] come up with a riff. And Casey would sit on the drums, or I would sit on the drums. We were all actually in a room and just tried it like the good old days. So this record was totally like that — the whole thing pretty much, minus one or two songs. And even that changed a little bit."
In October 2021, Wilton confirmed that returning guitarist Mike Stone would contribute guitar solos to the band's new studio album.
Since late May 2021, Stone has been handling second-guitar duties in QUEENSRŸCHE, which announced in July 2021 that longtime guitarist Parker Lundgren was exiting the group to focus on "other business ventures."
Stone originally joined QUEENSRŸCHE for the 2003 album "Tribe" and stayed with the band for six years before leaving the group.
For the past five and a half years, Grillo has been filling in for QUEENSRŸCHE's original drummer Scott Rockenfield, who stepped away from the band's touring activities in early 2017 to spend time with his young son.
In October 2021, Rockenfield filed a lawsuit against the band's fellow original members Wilton and Jackson, alleging, among other things, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful discharge.
Frontiers Music Srl recently announced the signing of Tarmat, an exciting new AOR/melodic rock band hailing from Niterói, Brazil. The label will release their debut album, Out Of The Blue on December 9.
A new single and video, "Rosetta Stone", is out today. Watch the video below, and pre-order/save Out Of The Blue here.
Alexandre Daumerie (vocals), Eduardo Marcolino (guitars), Gabriel Aquino (keyboards), and José Marcus (bass) formed the band in mid-2020 during the early stages of the global pandemic. Four longtime friends, they have played together in hard rock bands since 2006. Eduardo and Gabriel are also childhood friends who play together in the instrumental progressive rock band Anxtron. Born from a yearning to start a new band to write and play some original AOR-oriented music together, their upcoming debut album, Out of the Blue was recorded during 2021-22. Rafael Marcolino provided drums, while the album was mixed and mastered in Sweden by Eduardo Belchior (Intense Music Productions) and Ronny Milianowicz, respectively.
With a clear nod to the '80s, yet sounding fresh, Tarmat's music is influenced by varied acts from across rock's spectrum such as Journey, Boston, Europe, Simply Red, Christopher Cross, Van Halen, Toto, and Queen. Melodic rock/AOR fans from around the world will surely find much to enjoy on the band's debut, Out Of The Blue.
Out Of The Blue tracklisting:
"Backbone Feeling"
"Out Of The Blue"
"Moving Backwards"
"Gibberish"
"Rosetta Stone"
"More Than Less"
"Your Enemy"
"True Colors"
"Dinner’s On The House"
"The Knight"
"Rosetta Stone" video:
Lineup:
Alexandre Daumerie - Vocals
Eduardo Marcolino - Guitars
Gabriel Aquino - Keyboards
José Marcus - Bass
Blackened death thrash practitioners, Goatwhore, released their new full-length, Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven, last Friday via Metal Blade Records. In celebration of its release, today the band is pleased to unveil their new video for the record's title track.
Trooping into their twenty-fifth year as conjurors of the most ruthless extreme metal, with Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven Goatwhore spews forth forty-seven decimating minutes of the band's trademark brew of death, black, thrash, and classic metal delivered with breathless intensity and an unapologetic bloodlust.
With the band's multifaceted title track, vocalist Louis B. Falgoust II ventured into an idea of emotional despondency within older texts and writings, feeling like several of these writings missed an element of human nature/emotion. "The basic laws and rules guided by simple aspects of good and evil and the emotional/mental journey in which people would have to traverse them. Life is simple, but very complex when coming to the relationships of numerous people together and their paths crossing. The idea was spawned from delving into my own idea behind the relationship of Judas and Jesus, reading various writings on the topic, from the basic ones we all have heard to the forbidden concepts like the Gospels Of Judas. It's also about the idea of doing something you may think is positive or beneficial, but it only ends up putting you in a more negative foundation, and this abstraction can send a person into a very dark place. Life around you begins to crumble and the thoughts become more askew. The title is more of a metaphor embracing this idea."
View Goatwhore's video for "Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven", directed by David Brodsky:
Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven was produced by Jarrett Pritchard (Exhumed, 1349), who handled the band's Vengeful Ascension full-length, and tracked primarily at Studio In The Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana under pandemic restrictions. Additionally, the band recruited acclaimed producer Kurt Ballou (Converge, High On Fire, Gatecreeper, Code Orange) to mix the record with final mastering duties handled by Grammy-award winning engineer Ted Jensen (Ghost, Gojira, Cult Of Luna). The record is tied together by the striking artwork of longtime collaborator Jordan Barlow who's cryptic use of sigils holds deeper meaning to the record's entirety.
Unquestionably their fiercest, most accomplished album to date in sound, concept, and execution, the twelve-track Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven stands among the most volatile and plainly dangerous records to come out of 2022. Featuring ferocious beasts like the maniacally thrashing "Born Of Satan's Flesh," the oldschool, crossover flavored "Death From Above'' with its guttural chorus, and a towering title track that's as haunting as it is heavy, the band - Duet, Falgoust, drummer Zack Simmons, and bassist Robert "TA" Coleman (his first recorded output with the band) - covers a wealth of sonic terrain while preserving their signature, nefarious Goatwhore aura. With an overall tone described by Duet as "dark and evil" with a perpetual sentiment of "impending dread," the record allows little light to cling to.
Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven tracklisting:
"Invocation 3"
"Born Of Satan's Flesh"
"The Bestowal Of Abomination"
"Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven"
"Death From Above"
"Ruinous Liturgy"
"Victory Is The Lightning Of Destruction"
"Voracious Blood Fixation"
"The Devil's Warlords"
"Weight Of A Soulless Heart"
"Nihil"
"And I Was Delivered From The Wound Of Perdition"
"Death From Above" visualizer:
"Born Of Satan's Flesh" video:
Goatwhore lineup:
Louis B. Falgoust II - vocals
Sammy Duet - guitars, vocals
Zack Simmons - drums
Robert "TA" Coleman - bass
Deep Purple have released a restored live video for "Strange Kind Of Woman". This restored video was filmed on September 3, 2005 at Polo Express, Düsseldorf, Germany. It was recorded for the TV promotion of the studio album, Rapture Of The Deep. This live version hasn't been released on any Deep Purple CD or video.
Following the news in July that Steve Morse will be stepping back from the band, after more than a quarter of a century, Deep Purple announced that, following an abundant summer of touring, Simon McBride will join the band permanently.
Collectively, the band stated: “We are thrilled that Simon has agreed to join. Simon’s playing is up there with the greats. Of course, Steve can’t be replaced, the same as Ritchie, and Steve has a long legacy with Deep Purple. In Simon we have not found a replacement, but an extraordinarily talented and exciting guitarist in his own right. The reception from audiences over the Summer has already been great and we are looking forward to the forthcoming dates in the UK and Europe across the rest of the year. It is clear that Simon also holds great respect for those before him. We are all excited for what the years to come hold for the band.”
Simon stated: “I'm very happy to be asked to join the band, at the start of the pandemic if someone would have said to me that I was going to be the new guitarist in Deep Purple I would have just laughed, but here we are and it's happening. Deep Purple has a history of great guitarists so I’m very honoured to be asked to be part of that. They are all amazing musicians and more importantly, I have become very good friends with the guys so I can't wait to continue touring and even perhaps some writing and recording.”
In 2022, Powerwolf continue to build upon their status as the most successful German metal band in current music. An entry at #1 on the Official German Album Charts with the massive streaming event The Monumental Mass: A Cinematic Metal Event, a celebrated headline show at the legendary Wacken Open Air, impressive shows with Iron Maiden and KISS, as well as their upcoming headline tour across the biggest stages in Europe are just some of the highlights of this last year.
With the new single and music video, "My Will Be Done", the Wolves once again prove that they are one of the most exciting bands in the genre and have truly earned their outstanding status. The single can be purchased physically in 7'' picture vinyl, digipak CD and digital formats, and comes with both an orchestral and instrumental version, in addition to the original version.
Watch the official video for “My Will Be Done”:
Powerwolf are about to boost their prowess to the next level as they embark on their very first journey to North American shores. Today, Powerwolf announces two massive, once-in-a-lifetime live performances in New York, NY and Montreal, QC in 2023.
The first performance will take place on February 23 at The Palladium, located in New York City's world famous Times Square, and the second will take place at Montreal's impressive M Telus on February 24.
This is the very first time that North American Powerwolf fans will get their chance to feed the need for the 'Wolf - live and in person! Powerwolf is internationally renowned for their colossal, breathtaking world-class stage shows, so come see what all of the buzz is about and feast your eyes on one of the most impressive live spectacles in heavy music.
Tickets for both dates go on sale this Friday, October 7 at 10 AM, local time. Make sure to grab your tickets quickly - these will go fast. For tickets and more information, make sure to check local venue listings and powerwolf.net/tickets.
Powerwolf states: “North America, your calls over the years have not gone unheard! The holy heavy metal mass will finally be celebrated next year for the very first time in New York City and Montreal! Let's make sure that it will be an experience that neither you, nor we as Powerwolf will ever forget!”
Lineup:
Attila Dorn - Vocals
Matthew Greywolf - Guitar
Charles Greywolf - Bass
Falk Maria Schlegel - Organ
Roel Van Helden - Drums
Roadrunner United was a project organized by iconic hard rock record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary, culminating in the US Billboard Top 200, UK Albums, and Australian ARIA Albums-charting original The All Star Sessions. Four "team captains" (Slipknot's Joey Jordison, Machine Head's Robb Flynn, Fear Factory's Dino Cazares, and Trivium's Matthew K. Heafy) were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands. It was truly a heavy metal family affair - and then some.
The release was labeled "a testament to Roadrunner's far-reaching impact on the genre" by MTV. Because that's exactly what it was.
Additionally, on December 15, 2005, a concert celebrating the project, album, and anniversary took place at the Nokia Theater in New York City. That star-studded event featured multiple musicians, both past and present, from Roadrunner bands - as well as musicians that did not originally perform on the All-Star Sessions album.
The set list consisted of some of the most popular and famous songs released by Roadrunner Records, as well as some of the original songs from the project's album. The "core band," which performed on the majority of the songs, consisted of the aforementioned Cazares (Fear Factory), Adam Duce (Machine Head), the late Paul Gray (Slipknot), the late Joey Jordison (Slipknot, Murderdolls), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), and Roy Mayorga (Hellyeah, Stone Sour).
Now, both the original All-Star Sessions album and the concert performance itself will be made widely available in multiple configurations on March 10, 2023. Pre-orders for the concert album, which will be available on vinyl, CD, digitally, and presented in HD for the first time, are now live. Watch "The End" (Live) below.
"The Roadrunner United album was something I still have a hard time believing that it happened," says Heafy, who served as the youngest songwriting captain on the album. "A 19-year-old me being enlisted to be able to write anything I wanted… while picking a dream lineup of my favorite musicians every single every song? I am still honored and grateful to have been allowed this amazing experience. All I can say is… I want to do Part II."
Flynn reflected on his participation as a captain, saying, "I had a couple of riffs left over from [2004 Machine Head album] Through the Ashes of Empires that I hadn't ended up using, so brought them into play first-off for Roadrunner United. The song that really kicked it off for me was 'The Dagger.' I was like, 'Man, this is a f--king banger. I don't know if I even want to give this away!’'I actually told the label, 'If you can lock in Howard [Jones] from Killswitch Engage to do the vocals, you can have it. Otherwise, I'm keeping it for Machine Head!' We had so much fun when Howard flew in to record that song at my studio. He only had about three sentences of lyrics prepared, so we spent hours talking over what the song could be about, and then he freestyled a bunch. I remember him getting up, walking into the vocal booth, and just belting out this f--king insane scream, this screech! It became the sound that opens the whole record."
That moment caused a wave of songs to come flooding through for Flynn and further inspired his creativity on songs and the iconic Machine Head album that came after — 2007's The Blackening. He even stated that working with different artists for Roadrunner United "really opened my mind to all these possibilities."
All details about each configuration of the live concert album and original CD are below.
Roadrunner United: The Concert (Live At The Nokia Theatre, New York,Ny, 12/15/2005) Vinyl:
We have opened the vault to bring to you for the first time on vinyl Roadrunner United The Concert (Live at the Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, 12/15/2005), featuring members of Slipknot, Anthrax, Trivium, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Sepultura, and more. Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. On December 15, 2005, in New York City. Roadrunner Records produced the metal concert to end all Metal Concerts: 39 musicians, representing 25 different Roadrunner bands, performed 25 songs from 19 different bands' repertoires. This unique and unprecedented aggregation of musicians was no jam session. Each song was studiously rehearsed and arranged, coming together with exuberant perfection, to produce a concert that can only be called legendary and iconic!
Conceived as a follow-up to the Roadrunner United The All-Star Sessions, the label recruited the core team of musicians (Dino Cazares, Adam Duce, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Andreas Kisser, and Roy Mayorga) as the backbone of the performance. Sure enough, as they fine-tuned the songs and rehearsed them tirelessly, dozens of other musicians boarded the performance.
This 3-LP set represents the gathering of a community of musicians that spans the heavy metal history of the first 25 years of Roadrunner Records — from King Diamond to Slipknot and beyond. Those who were lucky enough to be there experienced a night they will never forget. For the first time as a live concert album, this 3-LP set on red, white, and black-colored vinyl is a chance to relive that special night again and again. The concert will also be available digitally. It is also presented in HD for the first time ever.
Tracklisting:
Side A:
Biohazard' - "Punishment"
Madball - "Set It Off"
Stormtroopers of Death - "March of The S.O.D."
Life of Agony - "River Runs Red"
Obituary - "The End Complete"
Side B:
Mercyful Fate - "Curse pf The Pharaohs"
King Diamond ''Abigail”
Annihilator - "Alison Hell"
Deicide - "Dead By Dawn"
Side C:
Trivium - "Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr"
Killswitch Engage - "My Last Serenade"
Chimaira - Pure Hatred"
Fear Factory - "Replica"
Side D:
Type O Negative - "Black No. 1"
Roadrunner United - Tired ‘N Lonely"
Stone Sour - "Brother"
Roadrunner United - "The Rich Man"
Side E:
Roadrunner United - "The Dagger"
Roadrunner United - "The End"
Soulfly - "Eye For An Eye"
Sepultura - "Refuse/Resist"
Side F:
Slipknot - "Surfacing"
Machine Head - "Davidian"
Slipknot - "(sic)"
Sepultura - "Roots Bloody Roots"
Musicians: Steve Asheim, Matt Baumbach, Cory Beaulieu, Glen Benton, Rob Caggiano, Keith Caputo, Dino Cazares, Mike D’Antonio, Phil Demmel, Adam Duce, Brian Fair, Robb Flynn, Justin Foley, Paul Gray, Billy Graziadei, Paolo Gregoletto, Matthew K. Heafy, Andols Herrick, Scott Ian, Jamey Jasta, Howard Jones, Joey Jordison, Andreas Kisser, Jesse Leach, Logan Mader, Roy Mayorga, James Murphy, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Nadja Peulen, Evan Seinfeld, Acey Slade, Travis Smith, Joel Stroetzel, Corey Taylor, Ville Valo, Tommy Vext, Jeff Waters, Jordan Whelan, Tim Williams
Roadrunner United: The Concert (Live At The Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, 12/15/2005) CD:
This 2-CD set represents the gathering of a community of musicians that spans the heavy metal history of the first 25 years of Roadrunner Records — from King Diamond to Slipknot and beyond. Those who were lucky enough to be there experienced a night they will never forget. For the first time as a live concert album, this 2-CD set is a chance to relive that special night again and again.
Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions CD:
Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions. Four "team captains" were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands, and produce and oversee the album's 18 tracks: Joey Jordison, Dino Cazares, Robb Flynn, and Matt Heafy. The 18 tracks are back in print for a limited time to celebrate four decades of Roadrunner Records' mark on the metal world.
The All-Star Sessions tracklisting:
"The Dagger"
"The Enemy"
"Annihilation by the Hands of God"
"In the Fire"
"The End"
"Tired 'n Lonely"
"Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)"
"Dawn of a Golden Age"
"The Rich Man"
"No Way Out"
"Baptized in the Redemption"
"Roads"
"Blood & Flames"
"Constitution Down"
"I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)"
"Army of the Sun"
"No Más Control"
"Enemy of the State"
Rock and metal maniac Rob Zombie, who’s dedicated his life to making catchy mega hit songs and becoming a world renowned writer/director of modern horror movies, has influenced countless musicians. Chicago’s SOiL is no exception. With the release of the new studio album in August, Play It Forward features the group tackling songs made famous by some of their influences including Prong, Motörhead, The Ramones, and White Zombie.
The cover of White Zombie’s “Thunder Kiss ‘65” has been one of the songs that has connected with SOiL fans the most, currently ranked as the third most popular song on the Play It Forward album and the band’s sixth best performing song overall across their entire catalog. SOiL’s revision of the 1992 classic makes it clear that there is a great affinity between SOiL and White Zombie. They both pack a punch and bust a groove thanks to a well-rounded group of musicians, which perhaps explains why so many SOiL and Zombie fans seem to be gravitating toward SOiL’s version of the song.
The band explains, “White Zombie and Rob Zombie’s solo material have always held a special place in SOiL’s heart. When we first heard our singer Ryan’s voice in 1997, when we were completing the line up for SOiL, his vocals were the perfect combination of Layne Staley merged with Rob Zombie. So it only seemed proper to do ‘Thunder Kiss ‘65’ on the Play It Forward covers album. We feel it turned out great and gives a nice little nod of gratitude to an early influence of ours. Not to mention having the honor to tour with Rob Zombie on the Merry Mayhem (2001) and Ozzfest (2002) Tours. He’s one of the nicest guys ever with a hilarious dry sense of humor.”
With the song gaining so much traction so fast, it was decided upon to make a more non-traditional hallucinogenic free-form video for the track that incorporates vintage footage of biker gangs and go-go dancers to evoke the rough and tumble gritty nihilism of the song’s lyrics and old school style.
Play It Forward is now available on all formats including two distinct album designs: a “cassette” design for CD and vinyl and a special alternate “skeleton” design issued only on vinyl.
Order the CD/Vinyl here. Stream/download the digital here.
Tracklisting:
"Runnin' Down A Dream"
"Thunder Kiss '65"
"Nightmare"
"No Voices In The Sky"
"Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck"
"Monkey Wrench"
"What It's Like"
"I Wanna Be Sedated"
"Rockin' In The Free World
"Unsung"
"Black Betty"
On October 14, Northern Irish rockers The Answer are set to make a spectacular and long-awaited return with their first studio single for almost seven years, "Blood Brother". The band are delighted to give you the first listen to this fabulous track with their new video, released today.
The new track, "Blood Brother", was produced and mixed by rising British rock producer Dan Weller (Enter Shikari, Bury Tomorrow) and will precede the bands comeback performance as special guests at the Planet Rockstock festival, December 3, where fans will get their first taste of The Answer for a very long time with classic catalogue tracks as well as the latest music from their soon to be released new seventh studio album.
In support of this, the band have also announced a very special run of limited capacity UK and European album shows in March 2023 which will showcase the complete new album as well as classic The Answer tracks.
"Blood Brother" is power-keg anthem which sees the band hark back to their early 2006 sound but produced with a very contemporary alternative rock twist. It showcases a pounding minimalist rock groove with their trademark exceptional vocals from lead singer and front man Cormac Neeson.
Says Neeson “Our new track 'Blood Brother' is a thundering slab of positive energy created by four brothers who quite frankly just really missed each other. We’re back and we had more fun writing and recording this new music than we’ve ever had. We truly believe this could possibly be the best album we’ve ever recorded, and 'Blood Brother' is a very special track for us!”
Emerging into the rock world spotlight in 2005, their debut single "Keep Believin’" became the subject of critical acclaim and led The Answer to the ‘Best New Band’ award at that year’s Classic Rock Awards. The following year, the young band consolidated that early promise with Rise, a debut album that received universally great reviews went on to sell over 125,000 copies worldwide on the independent Albert Productions rock label, a startling debut achievement.
The ensuing years saw the band cement their fearsome reputation, both as an astonishing live band and as rock’s brightest hopes, securing high profile support slots with The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, and a two-year stint on AC/DC’s 2008 Black Ice tour, which took them around the world and into some of the biggest venues on the planet.
“We were thrown to the wolves a lot of nights on the road with AC/DC and all we had to fall back on was the four of us playing together” recalls mercurial guitar hero Paul Mahon. “We had to make it work and dig in really hard. It was an incredible rock baptism”.
In 2019, long time uber fan and international independent hard rock label Golden Robot founder, Mark Alexander-Erber, fulfilled a life-long ambition by signing The Answer to his Golden Robot Records to secure a brand-new seventh studio album, due for release in 2023; a record which, in the words of Alexander-Erber will be The Answer’s “greatest balls out straight ahead rock album ever’, eclipsing the debut of Rise for power, songs and sheer attitude. To say I am excited is an understatement, for me it’s a life-long ambition and privilege to work with these guys.”
With over 300,000 catalogue album sales under their belt and considered one of the forebearers of what is now colloquially known as the New Wave of Classic Rock, The Answer are thrilled to release "Blood Brother", a track they feel represents a truly powerful comeback after a long time away from the scene.
The Answer recently announced a series of very special limited UK and European album showcase performances in March and April 2023. Tickets are on sale now.
Says Neeson: “We have been waiting to make this announcement for some time and are so excited to be able to perform once again at these UK and European album launch shows. It’s been almost 6 years since our last gig and you better believe we are both nervous and pumped at getting back in front of our fans with our new music. Look forward to seeing you down the front!”
UK dates:
March
16 - Blackpool, UK - Waterloo Bar
17 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute
19 - Bristol, UK - Thekla
20 - London, UK - 100 Club
21 - Leeds, UK - Key Club
23 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight 2
European dates:
March
25 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
26 - Den Bosch, Netherlands - Willem Twee
28 - Essen, Germany - Turock
29 - Hamburg, Germany - Logo
30 - Berlin, Germany - Franz Club
3 - Munich, Germany - Strom
April
1 - Dornbirn, Austria - Conrad-Sohm
2 - Zurich, Switzerland - Plaza
4 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
5 - Savigny, France - L’Empreinte
6 - Vorselaar, Belgium - De Dreef
Today marks a very special video premiere event for Five Finger Death Punch as they launched not one but two official videos simultaneously for the first time ever: the official clip for current #1 single “Times Like These” along with a video for part 2 of the story, “Welcome To The Circus”. Watch both clips below:
Five Finger Death Punch's ninth studio album, AfterLife, is available via Better Noise Music.
Tracklisting:
"Welcome To The Circus"
"AfterLife"
"Times Like These"
"Roll Dem Bones"
"Pick Up Behind You"
"Judgment Day"
"IOU"
"Thanks For Asking"
"Blood And Tar"
"All I Know"
"Gold Gutter"
"The End"
Serj Tankian, the prolific artist, activist, best known for SYSTEM OF A DOWN, will release a new five-song EP titled "Perplex Cities" on October 21 via Serjical Strike. "Perplex Cities" is Serj's second EP in the last couple of years, following his 2021 release of the hard-hitting "Elasticity" EP.
The official music visualizer video for the song "I Spoke Up", taken from "Perplex Cities", can be seen below.
As an artist who has brought forth diverse types of music with each release, it's no surprise that this EP explores new musical territory. In his words, "This whole collection of songs within 'Perplex Cities' is a completely different sound than what I've done before. More electronic, subtle and deeper in terms of its layers of presentation musically. 'Perplex Cities' gives off an aura that is unique and unlike my previous releases."
Before reaching the music streaming platforms next month, each track off the EP will be made available via a free augmented reality experience featuring Tankian presenting the five tracks himself in an intimate fashion. Via the app he will be appearing in the same space as the listener-viewer to explain the music and listen along. The full EP will be available on all major streaming platforms thereafter, on October 21.
Says Tankian: "I'm always trying to create new and interesting ways to connect with people via my music. We made some amazing videos for the last EP 'Elasticity', so I wanted to try something different for 'Perplex Cities'. I love the idea of appearing in the room with someone listening to my music. It's intimate, fun and different."
"Perplex Cities" track listing:
01. Pop Imperialism
02. The Race
03. I Spoke Up
04. Rumi Loves His Cars
05. Forgive Me Father
For those interested in his musically composed art, Tankian will be debuting new paintings at Stephanie's Gallery in the Los Angeles area beginning October 9. The exhibition is titled "Shapeshift – A Dynamic Dive Into Diversity" and extends through Nov. 1. As with his previous artworks, each of these new paintings will be accompanied by a musical score that corresponds with the paint on canvas and made accessible via the same Arloopa app.
On April 29 of next year, fans of Tankian will also be treated to a unique concert with the debut of "Invocations" at The Soraya in Northridge. Composed and performed by Serj, these new works are symphonic, operatic, emotive and will bring the CSUN Symphony, ethnic instrumentalists and a variety of diverse vocalists, including Tankian, together on stage with a choir for this very special evening of live musical performance.
Sator have released a new music video for "Brown Eyed Son" taken from the band’s album Return Of The Barbie-Q-Killers, released earlier this year.
The video for "Brown Eyed Son" was recorded at Sator's gig at Partille Arena on September 16, 2022. The idea of the video was to show off a band in its proper element - on stage - in the simplest way. An element that Sator still, to this day, 25+ years into their career, manages in a way few other bands can match.
During the video's two minutes and ten seconds, the viewer gets an intense insight into what Sator is, remains and will always stand for - rock ‘n’ roll with a slice of punk and everlasting coolness.
"Brown Eyed Son" was produced and designed by Patrik Skoglöw Photography
Sator’s Chips Kiesbye comments: "What a great tour it was! We will take a short break now, but we will be back in 2023 for more shows. While you wait you can see some footage from the tour in the new video for "Brown Eyed Son" from our new album Return Of The Barbie-Q-Killers. See you soon."
The clip below features Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen performing "The Phantom Of The Opera" with vocalist Henk Poort at her solo show at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 1st, 2021.
Floor: "The only correct way to end the evening; 'The Phantom Of The Opera' with the one and only Henk Poort. It was a dream to sing this song with him on Beste Zangers, but it has been just as amazing to perform this song with him live in front of all of you. Hope you enjoy it!"
The setlist was as follows:
Set 1:
"Ever Dream" (Nightwish)
"Storm In A Glass" (Northward)
"Nemo" (Nightwish)
"Mama" (Samantha Steenwijk cover)
"Sweet Curse" (ReVamp song - with Henk Poort)
"Dangerous Game" (from Jekyll & Hyde - with Henk Poort)
"Euphoria" (Loreen)
"Face Your Demons" (After Forever)
"Winner" (Tim Akkerman cover)
Set 2:
"Slow, Love, Slow" (Nightwish)
"Shallow" (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper cover)
"Strong" (After Forever)
"Élan" (Nightwish)
"Energize Me" (After Forever)
"Qué Se Siente" (Rolf Sanchez)
"Bridle Passion" (Northward)
"Our Decades In The Sun" (Nightwish)
"Wolf And Dog" (ReVamp)
"The Phantom Of The Opera" (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover - with Henk Poort)
KISS has shared a snippet of "Lick It Up" performed live at the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA on October 7th. Check out the footage below.
On September 21st, Modern Drummer finally caught up with KISS drummer Eric Singer in Florida, who shared an up close and personal look at his current kit.
"This was fun! It was KISS' third show attempt (rescheduled twice) in West Palm Beach for the End Of The Road Tour. This one went off without a hitch. We had a chance to speak with Eric Singer on stage during the pre-show pyrotechnics testing for the fire marshal. Keep an eye on the background activities while Eric describes his incredible custom Pearl Tour Kit built by master drum builder Billy Baker of Baker Drums in Nashville."
To view the band's complete tour schedule, visit this location.
Anneke van Giersbergen (VUUR, ex-The Gathering) has checked in from her solo acoustic European tour with a new video, titled "Acapella hotel room shenanigans."
Anneke checked in from Day 2 of the tour, in Kastoria, Greece, where things definitely did not go as planned.
Anneke: "At the end of my set, a huge cloudburst knocked the power out… throughout the whole city.
Since we couldn’t go outside anyway, we turned this unexpected situation into something intimate and cozy. I sang a couple of songs, on one knee to catch the light of my iPad and the phone lights of the audience. It was a special moment we shared together.
So that’s day 2 of the tour people. Never a dull moment. Looking forward to the coming weeks!
Vid by our awesome promoter Chris @madeofstoneprods, sitting next to our ‘all over sudden out of a job’ sound engineer @thejacques."
Australian metallers LORD have checked in with the following update:
"Friends! Due to a number of factors which ultimately made little sense for the band, we have made the decision to remove our show for LORD - Live at ProgPower USA XVII from Vimeo where it was being hosted exclusively.
We’ll spare you the details but long story short, it was not viable to continue hosting on the platform and unfortunately there were no alternatives that we wished to use.
So what now? Well, we're uploading the entire show onto YouTube to be accessible for free, indefinitely. It’s been a few years since release and we know that there are a lot of people who have still not seen the full show. If you’re not already subscribed to our channel, follow this link.
We’re excited to be launching it on our YouTube channel and have everyone get the opportunity to watch it.
While this is great news for many, there will be a number of you who have previously purchased the show on Vimeo and we want to make sure that we acknowledge this.
For those who have previously bought the show, send us a DM to show us your purchase, and we’ll hook you up with a AUD$20 voucher for anything available on the store. It’s our way of saying thank you and acknowledging the impact of the decision that we have made.
Finally! Before we wrap things up we have a VERY limited number of CDs left from this release here. If you don’t own the CD yet (remember, its one of the releases on the Bingo card!) then you can pick up either an autographed or non-autographed CD from our store. Only 500 of these were printed and contain 3 bonus tracks.
If you want to get an unsigned copy, use the code PPUSA and get 15% off that particular version.
Reach out if you have any questions and we look forward to sharing LORD - Live at ProgPower USA XVII on YouTube.
Thanks for your support as always and being part of our inner circle. Cheers!"
Setlist:
"The Dreaming"
"Freedom"
"Netherlife (Black Roses Die)"
"Set in Stone"
"Redemption"
"Tarranno del Mar"
"Resurrection"
"The Legend of Huma"
"Through the Fire"
"Footsteps in the Sand"
"Creeping Death"
Sabaton guitarist / Majestica frontman Tommy Johansson has shared his cover of the Backstreet Boys hit "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely". Check it out below.
Johansson: "This cover was first recorded back in 2009 with me, Calle Sundberg, Mattias Johansson and Christian Sundberg (R.I.P. my dear friend).
I would like to dedicate this song to my best friend Calle, who sang the 2nd part of the 2nd verse in such a great way that I kept it the same way he sang it on our 2009-cover."
Johansson previously shared his power metal cover of the Spice Girls hit "Viva Forever". Check it out below.
A few weeks before the first edition of Rock United by Scarlet Aura the melodic metal band hailing from Romania bring out their latest video “Frostbite,” from their Genesis Of Time album released last year.
"Meaning the death touch, frostbite is a power metal song with an anthem atmosphere that could make any fighter break down the rules, any soldier back to his feet, any illness disappear and any impediment melt away. This song is about the moment you fight for your own life and the death touch makes you even stronger, this song is about you!" said Mihai Danciulescu, song writer and Scarlet Aura guitarist.
“Frostbite” will be played live on October 25 at Beraria H during Rock United by Scarlet Aura. The first edition will unite on stage key figures of the rock scene in an unprecedented event. The two stars joining the debut edition of Rock United by Scarlet Aura are the metal queen - Doro Pesch and Ralf Scheepers, the legend whose voice identifies with the music of Primal Fear, Gamma Ray, and most recently, Avantasia.
Scarlet Aura promises a majestic show featuring an entangling mix of own songs, most loved covers and landmark tracks released by special guests, performed together.
Aura Dănciulescu, lead singer of Scarlet Aura explains: "Just like our guests, we live, feel and sing metal. And the passion for metal is the trigger that set in motion the mechanism that brings today to Romania this fabulous line up! We invite you all to join Rock United by Scarlet Aura, the first edition of an event we plan to reiterate yearly!"
Scarlet Aura is the first female fronted Romanian rock act to claim recognition on the international scene by touring with Tarja Turunen, Angra, Rhapsody and Jeff Scott Soto.
Doro Pesch has been making metal history since the 80s and released stelar hits like "Raise Your Fist", "Für Immer", "All We Are", or "Metal Tango." Nicknamed The Queen Of Metal, Doro holds a special place in the gallery of female singers of the metal scene, as one of the most loved performers of the genre.
The list of celebrity guests continues with one of the most poignant male presences of the metal scene: Ralf Scheepers. His voice brings to life hits like "Angel In Black" or “I Am Alive” (Primal Fear), "Heading For Tomorrow" (Gamma Ray) and "Dying For An Angel" (Avantasia).
From the Romanian scene, legendary figure Nicu Covaci of the landmark band Phoenix joins this musical reverie. "Nunta", "Mugur de fluier", "Andrii Popa" and "Mica Țiganiadă" are only few of the tunes that incapsulate key moments of Romanian rock history.
Scorpions have uploaded footage performing the Lovedrive classic “Is There Anybody There” from Wacken Open Air 2012. Check out the Scorpions rewind below:
Scorpions have released a new single with "Out Go The Lights", a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the band's Rock Believer album. Stream the single here, and below:
Scorpions frontman and international rock icon, Klaus Meine, enthusiastically endorses Swedish heavy rock queens, Thundermother. Thundermother are currently on the road with Scorpions as Special Guests on the North American Rock Believer Tour supporting their new album, Black And Gold (out now on AFM Records).
"Make sure to come early because you don't want to miss our special guest Thundermother from Sweden. Those girls rock the house every night like crazy. If we rock like a hurricane, they bring the thunder. Be sure to don't miss them and we'll see you out there!” - Klaus Meine
Watch Meine's endorsement below:
About the tour, guitarist Filippa Nässil says: “Our set is 45 minutes of pure and raw madness! If you put AC/DC and Motörhead together, then you have Thundermother.”
Guernica Mancini (vocals) adds “'We fight for rock’n’roll' is our motto, and that is what we are doing on that stage every night. Thundermother don’t just play rock, we ARE rock!"
Tour dates:
October
4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
7 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Cente
9 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
13 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena
15 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
18 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Coliseum
21 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
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