Back On Black will be reissuing CJSS’ 2000 album Kings Of The World on CD this month.
"Thief Of Hearts" is one of the tracks on the album. The band features David T. Chastain - Guitar, Russell Jinkens - Vocals, Mike Skimmerhorn - Bass and Les Sharp - Drums. All of the live video was shot at Bogart's in Cincinnati, Ohio over the years.
Horror metal band First Jason, featuring Friday The 13th’s original “Jason Voorhees” Ari Lehman, has announced the release of its new video for their latest single “The Price Of Peace.” Describing the song as embodying a harder edge than the band’s recent projects, Lehman says he is particularly proud of this track as it is reminiscent of the group’s earlier work.
“It’s kind of like us almost returning to our original formula, like ‘Jason Never Dies,’ which has most of our biggest hits where we’re on a little more hardcore than a heavy metal sound. Maybe even a little bit of a nu metal sound in there, admittedly, because I’ve been very impressed by bands like Nonpoint, Ice Kills Nine, who I did a collaboration with, and just looking at different sounds that are out there,” Lehman said.
What’s also different about the “Price Of Peace” is its subject matter. Written during quarantine, the song explores today’s turbulent times. Lehman said “It asks the question, ‘Is this the price of peace that we have to pay?’ And it says the only way to pay the price is to sacrifice your pride, so it’s a philosophical song, which kind of reveals a lot about me.”
California glam metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER have recruited Rikki Dazzle as their new bassist following the departure of Lexxi Foxx.
Fan-filmed video footage of some of STEEL PANTHER's recent live performances, featuring Dazzle on bass, can be seen below.
Earlier this month, Lexxi — whose real name is Travis Haley — told Rocking With Jam Man that he hadn't spoken with his former bandmates since his exit. "I still talk to the singer [Michael Starr] a little bit; I have in the past," he said. "But I think that those scars and I think that the departure, the way that it went down, I think there's some sore spots. But that's tough for me to talk about.
"That was something that I'm very proud of — to be that character for such a long period of time, and to play with those cats," he continued. "They're all amazing musicians. And I just think that it is different to not have that [in my life] — I'd been in character for so long — but I have to say it's a little refreshing as well."
When STEEL PANTHER first announced Lexxi's exit in July, the band jokingly said that Foxx "started his side business, 'Sexy Lexxi's Prettiest Pets,' to bring in money for Botox during the lockdown." After realizing that "his love for making pets pretty was greater than his love for being pretty himself," he chose "to hang up his mirror and focus on his newfound passion: making ugly dogs pretty," the group wrote in a statement.
Back in December 2018, Lexxi sat out a STEEL PANTHER tour after being admitted to "sex rehab." The real reason for his absence was never officially disclosed.
During an appearance on a recent episode of the "2020'd" podcast, STEEL PANTHER guitarist Satchel stated about Lexxi's departure: "We didn't want him to quit. Nobody wanted him to quit, including a lot of fans. I'm sure a lot of fans are very sad that he left. But he's the guy who left the band. I think he's got his own things he's dealing with, and he just wanted to go and do that. So, I don't know… I can't answer for Lexxi Foxx. But we will all miss Lexxi Foxx, and we all wish him the best in everything that he does. But we didn't fire him; he quit the band. So we're gonna have to move on and get somebody else who's younger and foxier and doesn't need as much Botox," referencing the drug doctors have been using for years to treat wrinkles and facial creases.
Formed in 2000, STEEL PANTHER specializes in imitating and exaggerating the less flattering aspects of 1980s hair metal, with unrepentantly crude, non-PC sexual content as a favorite lyrical theme.
The group's music has been described as "VAN HALEN meets MÖTLEY CRÜE meets RATT meets 'Wayne's World', complete with operatic shrieks, misogyny, shredding guitar solos and libidinal overdrive."
Thirteen years ago, STEEL PANTHER changed its name from METAL SKOOL to its current moniker and shifted the focus of its act from '80s metal covers to originals.
Haley, who was an original member of STEEL PANTHER, recently announced the formation of his new band HOLLYWOOD GODS N' MONSTERS with longtime friend and television celebrity from MTV's "Pimp My Ride", Diggity Dave.
Swedish band, Mad Invasion, combines classic 70’s hard rock influences with a modern approach and soundscape. The vast experience of the band members as musicians, songwriters and performing artists - includes numerous album releases and tours over the years.
In September, Mad Invasion released their long-awaited debut album, Edge Of The World, an album that offers a wide range of heavy songs with bone crushing guitars, airy keyboards, and a dynamic rhythm section - adding the final touches to the very distinct Mad Invasion sound.
Today, the band premier their new video for the song, "Walking In The Shadows". This heavy and dark song describes the constant battle between good and evil... where more often than not – evil wins. It’s about how lonely it can be when you feel overwhelmed with dispair and dark thoughts... when it seems like there’s no way out. In that darkness is also where the demons appear, haunting and taunting, in all shapes and forms... The band represent the champions for good in a world where evil is always close and lurking.
The video was partly filmed in Prague and the dark story is emphasized by the elements of this classic city, with all its dark history. This video is also special in that this is where the ’Fallen Angel’ is born... the angel in white who went from an innocent little girl to being turned by the dark side... This happens in the ending part of the video, after a massive song outro, building towards the final climax... Variations of her final transformation, showing when good turns to evil - has become a signature trademark for the band, being used at the end of several videos as well in marketing material.
Stream the Edge Of The World album on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Amazon Music. Order the CD/LP here.
Tracklisting:
"Edge Of The World"
"Scream'n Shout"
"Crazy & Wild"
"Devil's Calling"
"Destruction"
"Until The End"
"Fallen Angel"
"Walking In The Shadows"
"Trial By Fire"
"Cry Mercy"
Mad Invasion lineup:
Pete Sandberg - Vocals
Björn Dahlberg - Guitar
Hal Marabel - Guitar / Keyboards
Mats Jeppsson - Bass
Mats Bergentz - Drums
German doom / sludge metal quartet Confusion Master has issued a new video for the mammoth “Viking X”. The song serves as the new single from the band’s impending second LP, Haunted, set for a November 19th release through Exile On Mainstream.
Haunted was recorded during the encompassing Winter desolation of 2020, captured by Lutz Baumann at various live sessions in multiple rooms and practice studios, after which it was mastered by James Plotkin (Khanate, Pelican). Clearly not to be mistaken for a love and peace affair, but channeling hardcore anger in its purity, the result is a bonafide gain in horror cosmic doom with a strong Lovecraftian existential swirl, as reflected in the stunning cover illustration by Antonio Ilievsky / Pig Hands.
The lead track on Haunted, “Viking X”, is a thundering, groove heavy, ten-and-a-half-minute movement that encompasses the Confusion Master sound. “The layers of human condition rightly placed anger against evil,” says the band. “Those of us who choose differently never surrender.”
Haunted will see release through Exile On Mainstream on November 19th through all digital services as well as 12” vinyl, with a bundled CD which features one bonus track not on the vinyl. Additionally, two limited fan editions of the album will also be released, each including with special pressing/packaging attributes, additional bonus material and merch, and a cassette release, Live At Fusion Festival.
Find pre-orders for all physical editions of Confusion Master’s Haunted at this location.
Tracklisting:
"Viking X"
"The Cannibal County Maniac"
"Casket Down"
"Jaw On A Hook"
"Haunted" (Digital / CD / Limited fan's edition bonus track)
"Under The Sign Of The Reptile Master" (Digital / Limited fan's edition bonus track)
Sweden's Eclipse have released a video for "Roses On Your Grave", the opening track of their new studio album, Wired. Watch the video below, and order/save Wired here.
Tracklisting:
"Roses On Your Grave"
"Dying Breed"
"Saturday Night (Hallelujah)"
"Run For Cover"
"Carved In Stone"
"Twilight"
"Poison Inside My Heart"
"Bite The Bullet"
"We Didn't Come To Lose"
"Things We Love"
"Dead Inside" (CD and Digital Exclusive Bonus Track)
"Roses On Your Grave" video:
"Twilight" video:
"Bite The Bullet" video:
"Saturday Night (Hallelujah)" video:
Lineup:
Erik Mårtensson – Vocals
Magnus Henriksson – Guitars
Philip Crusner – Drums
Victor Crusner – Bass
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans DEATH ANGEL will release a new live album titled "The Bastard Tracks" on Black Friday, November 26 via Nuclear Blast. Recorded live at The Great American Music Hall in their hometown of San Francisco on May 22, 2021, and streamed live soon after, "The Bastard Tracks" is a deep-cuts collection of rarely and never performed songs from the band's celebrated catalog that will be released digitally and on CD, vinyl and Blu-ray.
Vocalist Mark Osegueda states: "When we performed and filmed the songs for 'The Bastard Tracks', it was such a crazy time, and having missed being able to perform live for so long was taking its toll on me to a certain degree as I have been a live performer for the majority of my life. I must say it was a pretty dark time. I know it was for so many of us. But music once again helped to pull us through it.
"It was a bit odd performing to no crowd, but it felt great re-learning some deep tracks and getting on stage with the guys and unleashing this pent-up aggression. And the response from everyone who tuned into it suggesting that we release it as an album was overwhelming. Well… thanks to them, here it is. I hope you enjoy it."
Guitarist Rob Cavestany added: "Choosing and sequencing the songs for 'The Bastard Tracks' setlist was quite a different trip. All of them had rarely (and in some instances never) been played live. We hadn't performed in front of a live audience for over a year, the longest ever for this band. It was to be filmed live at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and then broadcast worldwide on the good ol' interweb! I could get into that…
"From basically re-learning most of these songs to getting them as tight as they should be, we put our energy together and made it happen. I'm thankful for having had this goal to focus on during those (still) crazy earth crisis days. It gave us an important reason to get together at DA studio and JAM! Literally the only time I've felt 'normal' since 2020 was while we were jamming. Fortunately, we've been able to do it a lot. Now, we proudly present the audio and visual recordings of those sessions. Turn it up! P.S. - We cannot wait to exchange live energy with you as soon as possible!!"
Today, DEATH ANGEL has revealed the record's first single and live music video for "Where They Lay".
Osegueda said of the track: "'Where They Lay' is a prime example of a DEATH ANGEL bastard track. We have rarely played this song live and I'm guessing the last time we did was 2010. I love the release I get singing this song. Namely because the screaming bits I do are so cathartic. And I need a release during these crazy times. And screaming is one of my favorite ways to get frustration out of my system. I look forward to screaming in front of a live audience again soon."
Cavestany added: "Rise! This empowering message echoes thru the entire song from the first note to the last. 'Where They Lay' is one of our pure thrash cuts with those chugging riffs, pounding grooves and vicious lyrics that incites headbanging and thrashing. It's so fun to play on guitar, I love the percussive, rhythmic attack and the solos are so twangy. I'm stoked to include it in the set and to launch it as the first single from our upcoming release 'The Bastard Tracks'."
Last December, DEATH ANGEL streamed its seventh annual "Another Death Angel XMas Show" from The Great Northern in San Francisco.
This past January, DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll confirmed to EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza's YouTube channel, Zetro's Toxic Vault, that he and his bandmates have spent part of their coronavirus downtime putting together material for the follow-up to the Grammy-nominated "Humanicide" album.
In October 2020, DEATH ANGEL released a four-song EP, "Under Pressure". The effort included a cover of QUEEN + David Bowie's "Under Pressure", followed by a new track titled "Faded Remains", plus acoustic versions of "Act III"'s classic "A Room With A View" and "Humanicide"'s "Revelation Song". The EP was mixed by Max Norman (OZZY OSBOURNE, MEGADETH, BAD COMPANY) and mastered by Ted Jensen (LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, HALESTORM).
Released in May 2019 via Nuclear Blast, "Humanicide" saw DEATH ANGEL returning to producer and friend Jason Suecof (DEICIDE, TRIVIUM) of Audiohammer studios for the recording and mixing, along with the mastering of the legendary Ted Jensen (SLIPKNOT, PANTERA) of Sterling Sound, who added the final touches and brought it all to life, with artist Brent Elliott White (LAMB OF GOD, MEGADETH) providing the ominous cover artwork.
In March 2020, Carroll spent almost two weeks on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at a Northern California hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He first got sick when he and the rest of DEATH ANGEL spent more than a month on the road in Europe with TESTAMENT and EXODUS as part of "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" tour.
Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Of Wolf And Man" on October 10 at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California can be seen below.
Around 40,000 people attended each day over the course of the four-day event starting on October 7 at Sacramento's Discovery Park.
A number of COVID protocols were in place for this year's Aftershock, with Sacramento County Public Health issuing a statement saying they provided the festival organizers "information regarding the current California Department of Public Health guidance for mega-events which include requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test."
Chamie McCurry, chief marketing officer with production company Danny Wimmer Presents, said: "From the beginning of the year, as long as we were going to be allowed by the local authorities, we were going to be bringing this event back and we were going to be doing it safely."
McCurry said that METALLICA was the biggest draw this year, performing two nights of the festival.
"It's a truly unique experience for METALLICA fans to be able to see them two nights, never repeat a song. Two completely different sets," McCurry told KCRA. "This is something that's part of history."
Mike Testa, president and CEO of Visit Sacramento, said that this year's Aftershock was expected to generate an economic impact of close to $30 million.
In August, Danny Wimmer Presents announced that the sold-out Aftershock would require attendees, staff, crew and artists to provide proof they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or a negative test within 72 hours of their first day at the festival. The festival also added a section to its web site about virus safety guidelines.
In a statement posted on social media, Danny Wimmer Presents founder Danny Wimmer said: "We are at an unprecedented crossroads with uncertainty about whether or not our festivals will happen this Fall. It is not my nature to idly sit back and let others decide our fate. Instead, I am going to do everything in my power to ensure that our festivals happen, even if that means enacting policies that some people may not agree with. But before you react negatively to our policy, please consider this. What I see is that the fans feel the world needs music festivals now more than ever. We need to bring people back together to heal from the past 18 months. We need to get the people and artists whose livelihoods depend on live events back to work. I am confident that these requirements are what is needed to guarantee that we have fun and safe festivals this Fall."
Gemini Syndrome have released their new studio album, 3rd Degree - The Raising, via Century Media. In celebration of the album’s release, a brand new video and single, “Absolution”, have been released. Watch the clip below:
Produced by Matt Good (Asking Alexandria, Memphis May Fire, Hollywood Undead) this is undeniably the heaviest, and darkest album of the band’s career. The album is available in CD, Limited Edition vinyl, and digital download formats. Order here.
"Reintegration"
"IDK"
"Die With Me"
"Baptized In Fire"
"Children of the Sun"
"Abandoned"
"Broken Reflection"
"Sum Quod Eris"
"Best of Me"
"Absolution"
"Hold the Line"
"Where We Started From"
"Fiat Lux"
“Broken Reflection”:
“Abandoned”:
"Die With Me" video:
Gemini Syndrome recently announced dates for their first headline tour in support of 3rd Degree - The Raising. The band will be joined on the first leg of the tour by Ovtlier, and on the second leg by Oh! The Horror. Also joining the tour are Pushing Veronica and Them Damn Kings. All tour dates are listed below.
Gemini Syndrome are offering special VIP packages for the tour. These packages include a special private acoustic performance, a VIP ‘Synner’ laminate, autographed poster, and meet & greet session with the band. (*VIP Packages must be purchased in addition to a regular concert ticket.)
Tickets, and VIP Packages for all shows are available at GeminiSyndrome.com.
“We're very excited to be back out in the road again this fall. It’s a time of transformation on our planet and our lives in preparation for the rebirth of the approaching solstice. We're grateful to share this Initiation with all you Spiritual Soldiers on the frontline helping to bring music back to this fucked up world,” says Gemini Syndrome vocalist Aaron Nordstrom.
Drummer Brian Steele Medina continues, “We love nothing more than performing and creating a sacred space for transmutation with our brothers and sisters. Now more than ever, it feels like everything is trying to pull us apart and perpetuate the illusion that we are separate. That we are not ONE. It's all bullshit. Give us your pandemics, your Pentagon UFO videos, and your barriers... It's all fucking noise, but we're louder and we will rise above it all.”
Direct support on the tour will be split between Rochester, New York’s Ovtlier, who will be on the first half of the tour (October 28 - November13), and Sacramento, California’s Oh! The Horror, who will join the run for the second half of the dates (November 14 - 27). Additional support comes from pop-punk rock powerhouse Pushing Veronica, and New Jersey hard rock wrecking machine Them Damn Kings.
Tour dates:
October
28 - Chippewa Falls, WI - Joel’s 4Corners *
29 - Green Bay, WI - EPIC Event Center *
30 - Racine, WI - Rt 20 (WIIL Rock Halloween Bash) *
31 - Battle C
The Darkness - frontman/guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist/producer Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, drummer Rufus Taylor - will release their new album, Motorheart, on November 19 via Cooking Vinyl. A video for the new single, "It's Love, Jim", is available for streaming below.
“It’s Love, Jim” is an all-out, high intensity, rock ‘n’ roll barrage. The video reflects the unimaginable effects of an intimate encounter of the alien kind. It captures archive footage of the band conducting a séance as a yearning otherworldly spirit unleashes its inescapable powers through Justin, Dan, Rufus and Frankie, as well as some unsuspecting cattle outside.
Justin says, “This song (herein referred to as “she/her”) is all about an extra-terrestrial goddess of other worldly beauty. She’s fast, powerful, not of this earth. Her sensual symphony nestles in your ear and lays mind eggs that seep confidence liquid into your brains. You’ll feel invincible all day long, and everything will go right after you hear it. Yeah, so it’s really catchy and should be number 1 all around the world please.”
Motorheart is a record of immeasurable rock and roll extravagance and yet another masterpiece from England’s favorite rock icons. Album pre-orders are available at the band’s official store, here
Paying homage to a devoted sex robot named Motorheart, the album growls, pounds and stomps with Rufus Taylor’s drums, Frankie Poullain’s bass and Justin & Dan Hawkins’ guitars all turned up to 11, whilst Justin’s trademark vocals soar to ever more earthquaking levels. Drop the needle anywhere on Motorheart and be instantly transported from this moaning and weeping vale of tears to Elysian fields of rock where all hands are raised, the drinks - just as in the Club Tropicana of yore - are free, and everyone wears a pleasingly salacious grin. Does it rock? Is the sun hot? Has your partner’s touch grown cold? The Darkness are the Orwellian boot stamping on the flaccid face of limp rock, forever!
Motorheart tracklisting:
"Welcome Tae Glasgae"
"It’s Love, Jim"
"Motorheart"
"The Power And The Glory Of Love"
"Jussy’s Girl"
"Sticky Situations"
"Nobody Can See Me Cry"
"Eastbound"
"Speed Of The Nite Time"
"You Don’t Have To Be Crazy About Me… But It Helps" *
"It’s A Love Thang (You Wouldn’t Understand)" *
"So Long" *
Fans of the German puppet comedy superstar, Sascha Grammel, have known for a while now: The likable ventriloquist from Spandau and proud creator of puppets and audience favorites such as eagle pheasant Frederic Freiherr von Furchensumpf, turtle lady Josie or ecotrophologist Professor Dr. Peter Hacke, is always good for a surprise.
Grammel swears by the music of German metal band The Unity to motivate him during fitness workouts. Apparently, his favorite track to sweat, cycle, run and lift weights along is "Close To Crazy". But that's not all! Grammel and his endearingly eccentric puppet flatmate now appear in The Unity’s latest video - and you can see they’re enjoying every second of it.
Referring to the unusual song title, Grammel's alter ego Frederic quizzes his boss in the video intro: “Did you write this song?” And counters Grammel's honest denial with, “But it would’ve been very fitting! You're close to crazy too!”
"Close To Crazy" (Live) is the forerunner to The Unity’s new live album‚ The Devil You Know - Live, which is due for release by Steamhammer/SPV on November 12, and includes recordings of concert highlights from their tours of Germany and several European countries between 2017 and 2020.
The accompanying video shows The Unity as comrades in arms with the two Gamma Ray members Henjo Richter (guitar) and Michael Ehré (drums, Primal Fear), alongside bandmates Gianbattista Manenti (vocals), Stef E (guitar), Jogi Sweers (bass) and Sascha Onnen (keyboards) at the Masters Of Rock Festival in the Czech Republic, where the band, as always, managed to thrill fans and critics alike.
The band will also be back on stage for the big release party of The Devil You Know - Live on December 25 & 26 at the Jahnhalle in Nordenham, Germany. Additional shows, festival appearances, and tours throughout Europe are also scheduled for 2022. And, who knows, you may even spot Sascha Grammel with his puppet family in the audience at one gig or another. Like all the best fans, they’re close to crazy, after all.
The Devil You Know - Live was recorded between 2017 and 2020 during tours through Germany and a number of other European countries, at shows in small, overheated clubs with sweat dripping from the walls, but also at big festivals such as the Masters Of Rock in the Czech Republic and in Germany at the Karlsruhe Knockout Festival and the Bang Your Head in Balingen. The tracklisting focuses on material from their albums The Unity (2017) and Rise (2018), but in We Don't Need Them Here also includes the single release
Finnish death doom pioneers, Swallow The Sun, have released their newest single, “Enemy”, taken off their upcoming album Moonflowers, which will be released worldwide on November 19 via Century Media Records.
Compared to the dark and mournful “Woven Into Sorrow”, their latest single release, “Enemy”, presents the heavier and more dramatic side of the album without seeming less sad and gloomy. Watch the video, which was produced by Dronicon Films, below.
Moonflowers will be available as Ltd. Deluxe sky blue 3LP+2CD & Art Print Box Set, Ltd. 2CD Mediabook, Gatefold black 2LP+CD and digital album (incl. Bonus album) and can be pre-ordered here.
Tracklisting:
CD1
"Moonflowers Bloom In Misery"
"Enemy"
"Woven Into Sorrow"
"Keep Your Heart Safe From Me"
"All Hallows’ Grieve"
"The Void"
"The Fight Of Your Life"
"This House Has No Home"
CD2
"Moonflowers Bloom In Misery" (Classical Version)
"Enemy" (Classical Version)
"Woven Into Sorrow" (Classical Version)
"Keep Your Heart Safe From Me" (Classical Version)
"All Hallows’ Grieve" (Classical Version)
"The Void" (Classical Version)
"The Fight Of Your Life" (Classical Version)
"This House Has No Home" (Classical Version)
"Woven Into Sorrow" video:
Watch the previously published classical Trio N O X versions below:
Swallow The Sun have announced their Moonflowers Tour 2021, which will included support slots from Abigail Williams and Wilderun. The band will be touring the US starting November 20 in Mesa, AZ and wrapping on December 19 in West Hollywood, CA. Tickets are available for purchase now.
Tour dates:
November
20 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater*
21 - Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad*
22 - Dallas, TX - Trees*
23 - Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live*
24 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
26 - Orlando, FL - The Haven
27 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
28 - Baltimore, MD - Angels Rock Bar
29 - Clifton, NJ - Dingbatz
30 - Brooklyn NY - The Monarch
December
1 - Montreal, QC - Cafe Campus
2 - Quebec City, QC - La Source de la Martiniere
3 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground
4 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
5 - Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary
6 - Pittsburgh, PA - The Crafthouse
7 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
8 - Madison, WI - The Crucible
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze
10 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
11 - Denver, CO - Herman’s Hideaway
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe’s
14 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
15 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre
16 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom
17 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Upstairs
18 - Santa Ana, CA - Stages
19 - West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey A Go-Go
* no Abigail Williams
Swallow The Sun have also announced a European headline tour in winter 2022, with special guest Avatarium.
Starting on January 24, the band grasps the opportunity to celebrate their latest release of the full-length studio album Moonflowers with 35 shows through 15 countries across Europe ending on February 27.
Tour dates:
January
24 - Backstage (Halle) - München, Germany
25 - Orto Bar - Ljubljana, Slovenia
26 - Legend Club - Milano, Italy
27 - Secret Place - Montpellier, France
28 - Bóveda - Barcelona, Spain
29 - Sala - Caracol, Madrid, Spain
30 - Le Rex - Toulouse, France
31 - CCO Villeurbanne - Lyon, France
February
1 - Backstage - Paris, France
2 - Essigfabrik - Köln, Germany
British guitarist Will Wallner and Croatian singer Vivien Vain have teamed up to record a Thin Lizzy tribute EP, titled The Legend Never Dies, featuring four ‘deep cuts’ from four different Thin Lizzy albums.
The EP features guest musicians Vinny Appice, Derek Sherinian, and Tony Franklin. It was mixed and mastered by Chris Collier. The Legend Never Dies will be released on November 2.
Comments Wallner: “We were in the process of trying to record our new album, Duel, but I felt like we weren’t quite ready yet. I thought recording some fun covers might help us get prepared, like a warm up. We started with the song ‘Do Anything You Want To’ and recorded the whole song in literally an hour. It sounde
This summer, Hammer King dropped a hammer strike with its Napalm Records debut, Hammer King. Now, the German keepers of the hammer surprise their fans with a fiery music video for “Ashes To Ashes”. On “Ashes To Ashes”, the kings from Kaiserslautern, Germany set everything ablaze with an epic battle hymn, leading the journey of their latest chapter Hammer King to its glorious finale.
Kicking off with heavy, burning guitar riffs, “Ashes To Ashes” delivers massive drum play, mighty echoing choirs and the powerful vocals of Titan Fox V that prove the track as a strong, anthemic flagship, bursting with bite and catchiness. Hammer King knows how to get your head banging.
Titan Fox V about “Ashes To Ashes”: "Hammerous Folks! Here it is - our new video 'Ashes To Ashes'! A live favorite of our latest album Hammer King. Needless to say that it was a damn hot video to shoot. Let it be a cleansing fire of pure Heavy Metal! God bless the King, may the King bless you."
Hammer King keeps it heavy with speedy riffs, energic grooves and fist-pumping choruses, devoting their existence to the one and only myth of the godly Hammer King. The new self-titled album starts off with blasting drums and brisk guitars on “Awaken The Thunder”, with frontman and guitarist Titan Fox V showing off his incredible vocal range, whereas tracks like “Atlantis” prove Hammer King’s ability to write catchy and memorable choruses. Hammer King tells the lore of the Hammer King himself, a wrathful and mighty war god, who is praised in tracks like anthemic “Baptized By The Hammer”, energetic and double-bass driven “In The Name Of The Hammer” and the hard-hitting “Hammerschlag”. Kneel before the king of kings, the Hammer King!
"Awaken The Thunder"
"Baptized By The Hammer"
"Onward To Victory"
"Hammerschlag"
"Atlantis" (Epilogue)
"We Are The Kingdom"
"Into The Storm"
"Ashes To Ashes"
"In The Name Of The Hammer"
"Kings Of Kings"
"Holy" (Outro)
"Hammerschlag" (HK Version) Bonus Track (physical only)
The Lurking Fear, the old-school death metal group from Sweden featuring members of At The Gates, Disfear, God Macabre, Skitsystem, Tormented and The Haunted in their illustrious lineup, are soon to release their sophomore album, Death, Madness, Horror, Decay, worldwide on November 19 via Century Media Records.
Consequently, The Lurking Fear are launching a second single off the upcoming album today. Check out the rabid and ripping 1:11-minute track “Death Reborn” in a video by Max Ljungberg below.
The Lurking Fear vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant commented about the track as follows: “’Death Reborn’ was one of the last tracks to be finished for the album. A pure old school death metal storm, that main riff just blew me away when I heard it, and I knew we had to make space for it on the A-side of the album straight away. The lyrics were quite instant as well, as the track had a certain attitude that needed to be conveyed in the lyrics as well. Still drawing main influence from the Lovecraft universe, but with an added extra aggressive twist. And, I know it is short...approx. one minute, but if you have three great riffs like these, why make it complicated?”
Death, Madness, Horror, Decay follows up The Lurking Fear’s acclaimed debut album Out Of The Voiceless Grave (2017) and was recorded at Welfare Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden with Per Stålberg and Kalle Lilja. The album features epic artwork once again conceived by Stefan Thanneur, who already worked on The Lurking Fear’s debut album, and also includes a special guest appearance by Chris Reifert (Autopsy, ex-Death) on vo
Arch Enemy are teasing their return to the spotlight with a new promo photo by video director Patric Ullaeus and 15 second video clip. The photo is accompanied by the question "Ready?" and the clip with the statement "Soon." Check it out below.
Arch Enemy's latest album, Will To Power, was released in 2017 via Century Media. It was the band's second record with Alissa White-Gluz, the former singer for Canadian bashers, The Agonist.
Arch Enemy’s thunderous co-headlining The European Siege tour with Behemoth is regrettably forced to postpone to fall 2022 due to the ongoing global situation. However, Arch Enemy can comfortingly announce that they will have a brand-new album for you by then. Expect nothing but an outstanding tour with a massive LP behind their back.
Michael Amott comments as follows: "Nobody’s more disappointed than us about this, that’s for damn sure. But it is what it is, and we’re already looking forward to getting back to it in 2022! Stay healthy, stay metal!"
Nergal further adds: "As Michael says, it is what it is - we go again for 2022! Behemoth are coming with new music and new stage shenanigans…a spectacle worth waiting for. We’ll see you there!"
The tour retains its special guest slot from Behemoth and Arch Enemy's longtime friends and metal legends Carcass, and opening the evening’s momentous proceedings will be Portland, OR's hotly-tipped gothic metal newcomers, Unto Others (formerly known as Idle Hands).
The rescheduled dates are listed in full below. All tickets will remain valid for the new dates, so keep them safe.
2022 tour dates:
September
27 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
29 - Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy Glasgow
30 - Manchester, England - O2 Apollo
October
1 - Birmingham, England - O2 Academy Birmingham
2 - London, England - O2 Academy Brixton
4 - Paris, France - Le Zénith
5 - Toulouse, France - Le Bikini
7 - Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseu de Lisboa
8 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio Vistalegre
9 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
11 - Lyon, France - Le Radiant
12 - Milano, Italy - Alcatraz
14 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
15 - Prague, Czech Republic - Tipsport Arena
16 - Budapest, Hungary - Barba Negra
18 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
19 - Katowice, Poland - Spodek
21 - Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena
22 - Den Bosch, Netherlands - Mainstage Brabanthallen
23 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National
25 - Zurich, Switze
Canadian thrash act Infrared has a new video out for their track “No Master, No Gods”, which comes from their recently released album From the Black Swamp. Birthed back in 1986, their music is an experience that brings the listener back in time to the ‘80s, but with an ever so slight hint of modern metal bolstered by solid, high-quality production.
Infrared starts with a riff, from which the rest of the music spawns. The songs may have an energy that conveys a certain feeling which can lead to a lyrical topic or sometimes they just come up with a cool song title and then write lyrics to go with it. They share their thoughts on the energetic and fast “No Master, No Gods”.
“With blistering drums and riffs coupled with mid-tempo verses and slow grinding choruses, No Masters, No Gods is about the power of truth. When you have it, you will bow to no one; not to gods, profits, leaders, or even people in your interpersonal life.”
The songs on the album are a collaborative effort between the band members, it was produced, mixed and mastered by Kamal and the album artwork was done by Nate MacDonald. Infrared has shared the stage with bands such as Anvil, Sacrifice, Razor, and Venom Inc., and looks forward to supporting this album with a tour as soon as possible.
Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro has shared a new video taking fans backstage in Phoenix and Los Angeles while on The Metal Tour Of The Year with Lamb Of God and Hatebreed.
Says Kiko: “In this video you will see the Phoenix backstage and soundcheck before going on stage. As I walked around the whole house, Lamb Of God was on stage and I went there take a look before getting ready to go on stage. After that, straight to the next city, Los Angeles.
“Fivepoint Amphitheatre, that's where we played. Showing the whole place with a drone, you can check closely teams preparing all the equipment for the night's shows. During this preparation time there was an epic table tennis kombat with James Lomenzo (Megadeth bassist). Who was the champion?! Watch to see!”
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