Finnish Viitasaari-based melodic death / doom band Shadecrown have released their new single, 'Slivers", from their upcoming third studio album, Solitarian, which is set to be released on September 17th via Inverse Records. Check out the official video for the track below.
Keyboardist Saku Tammelin comments: "Slivers" is straightforward and one of the fastest songs on the album. It's a story about emotionally and physically abusive person whose victims survived and moved on in their lives."
Shadecrown (founded in 2012) is a melodic death metal band from the heart of Finland. The band consists of Jari Hokka on vocals, Tomi Tikka and Joonas Vesamäki on guitars, Saku Tammelin on keyboards, Janne Salmelin on bass / backing vocals and Kalle Varonen on drums. To date the band has released one self-titled demo, the Chained EP, and 2 full length albums, Agonia (2016) and Riven (2019). Third full-lenght album, Solitarian, will be released on September 17th.
Tracklist:
"The Awakening"
"Dark Heart Replica"
"Momentary Trails"
"Slivers"
"The Loss"
"Aeon's Still"
"Crestfallen"
"Solitarian"
Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' August 13 performance at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana can be seen below.
GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its summer 2021 tour on July 31 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dubbed "We're F'N Back!", this trek comes on the heels of the "Not In This Lifetime" run that began in April 2016 and became the No. 3 highest-grossing tour in the history of Billboard Boxscore.
As was the case with "Not In This Lifetime", the current GUNS N' ROSES tour features classic-lineup members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Axl Rose (vocals) backed by guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and second keyboardist Melissa Reese.
The massive touring production will make stops in Detroit, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, and more before wrapping up with two shows in Hollywood, Florida, at the Hard Rock Live Arena on October 2 and 3, 2021.
On August 6, GUNS N' ROSES officially released a new song called "Absurd" across all digital music providers. The studio version of "Absurd" — which is a reworked version of a previously unreleased GN'R track called "Silkworms" — arrived three days after the band performed the tune live for the first time during its concert at Boston's Fenway Park.
GUNS launched its long-rumored and long-awaited reunion tour with an April 2016 club show in Hollywood and appearances in Las Vegas and at California's Coachella festival.
The band is now reportedly working on a new studio album — the first under the GUNS banner since 2008's "Chinese Democracy" and the first to feature Rose, Slash and McKagan since 1993.
Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN's August 14 concert at Speaking Rock in El Paso, Texas can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Oscar Olivas").
DOKKEN's classic lineup — Don Dokken, George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown — reunited for a short Japanese tour in the fall of 2016. The trek marked the first time in 21 years the four musicians had hit the road together.
A DOKKEN concert DVD focusing on the band's reunion tour, "Return To The East Live (2016)", was made available in 2018. In addition to the Japanese performance, the set included footage from the classic lineup's only U.S. show in September 2016 at Badlands in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as newly recorded acoustic reworkings of "Heaven Sent" and "Will The Sun Rise". Also featured on "Return To The East Live (2016)" was "It's Just Another Day", the first DOKKEN track featuring the group's classic lineup since 1997's "Shadowlife".
Since completing the Japanese reunion dates, DOKKEN has continued to perform with the group's current lineup — including bassist Chris McCarvill, guitarist Jon Levin and drummer BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF LORDS).
DOKKEN is currently working on material on a new studio album, tentatively due next year via Silver Lining Music, the label owned by Thomas Jensen, one of the founders of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival. It will mark the group's first disc since 2012's "Broken Bones".
Judas Priest were the Sunday headliner at Bloodstock Open Air 2021, which took place at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, England this past weekend. Fan-filmed video from their set is available below.
The setlist on the night was as follows:
"One Shot At Glory" (live debut)
"Lightning Strike"
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
"Exciter" (first time since 2005)
"Turbo Lover"
"Hell Patrol" (first time since 2009)
"Halls of Valhalla"
"The Sentinel"
"Rocka Rolla" (first time since 1976)
"Victim of Changes"
"Desert Plains"
"A Touch of Evil" (first time since 2005)
"Dissident Aggressor" (first time since 2009)
"Blood Red Skies" (first since 2012)
"Invader" (live debut)
"Painkiller"
"The Hellion"
"Electric Eye"
"Hell Bent for Leather"
"Metal Gods" (with Glenn Tipton)
"Breaking the Law" (with Glenn Tipton)
"Living After Midnight" (with Glenn Tipton)
Texas based symphonic metal band, Tulip, has released their new single "Clone" out now on all major platforms. The single is from their new six-track storyscape EP The Witch, due out on September 17th, 2021.
The EP, which is their heaviest yet, opens with the menacing "Sidewinder", and throttles listeners into the pulsing anthems of "Clone" and "Proxy", finally ratcheting up to the massive title track "The Witch".
Their first two singles "Sidewinder" and "Proxy" racked up over 100,000 listens on Spotify in their first month alone. With this latest release, Tulip is poised to impact the symphonic metal world, fronted by former opera singer Ashleigh Semkiw's intense vocals, Colin Parrish's powerful guitar and Ryan Claxton's fury on the drums making them unlike any other in the genre.
Forged in the fire of excommunication, Texan transplants Tulip deliver their own brand of symphonic metal, spearheaded by ex-professional opera vocalist Ashleigh Semkiw, and Colin Parrish on guitar.
Their story is a unique one. Publicly shamed, ostracized and cast out of the church, Semkiw and Parrish formed Tulip - an acronymic nod to their former faith.
Emerging together for the first time in 2018, the members of Tulip are established artists, having performed for a decade in their respective past acts; Ashleigh in professional opera, Brandon with Oni throughout Europe alongside the likes of Children Of Bodom and Lamb Of God, Ryan sessioning across the USA and Canada, and co-lead member Colin as an accomplished recording and mix engineer.
TULIP, their self-titled debut EP was self written, recorded and mixed, and was mastered by Troy Glessner (Devin Townsend, New Found Glory, Disturbed). The five song collection delivers symphonic metal with a modern groove oriented twist.
Following their first US tour with Swedish metal outfit Evergrey, Tulip went even further with their next recorded effort. The LP High Strangeness boasts twelve tracks of bone crushing drums, searing guitars and masterful vocals underpinned with full orchestration and layered synths.
Recorded at their home in Argyle, Texas - the LP was born out of a fascination and curiosity both Semkiw and Parrish share for the unexplainable. Avid fans of Coast to Coast AM Radio and Whitley Strieber, they sought to create a musical pilgrimage into the unknown.
Red Wolf's debut album, Sessions Vol. 1, was released in October 2020. They have released an official video for the song "Face Of God". Check it out below.
It all started in Spring 2020, during the COVID – 19 lockdown, when Euge Valovirta (Cyhra) had received compliments and questions about the songs he had used on his YouTube channel’s videos which were just 1-2 minute clips of cool riffs basically written for a particular video about a certain amp, effect pedal, etc.
Around the same time Adde Larsson, with whom Euge had played several Cyhra shows since he had filled in for Alex Landenburg, called Euge that he really likes Euge’s solo album, Easy Does It, and if he ever plans to record another he’d like to be the drummer on that.
Since all of their main band’s tours were cancelled, they had plenty of time so they decided that Euge will complete the aforementioned clips into full songs at his home studio in Helsinki, Finland and Adde will then record drums on them in his hometown Gothenburg, Sweden. When the demos of the songs were finished Euge decided that the songs require vocals and someone to finish the writing process with him and the first guy he thought who’d be perfect for the job was Samy Elbanna (Lost Society) and Samy replied immediately, without hearing a single song, that he is in.
Around the same time, Euge thought that he wants his old bandmate from Suburban Tribe Janne Joutsenniemi (Stone, Suburban Tribe) to play bass on the songs and Janne also replied immediately that he is in. Janne also growls on the album which he hasn’t done since Stone’s last album Emotional Playground (1991).
After the drums were done Euge, Samy and Janne recorded their parts at their home studios and by early July the recordings were finished, without the guys meeting once during this time, and the mixing started at IYP studios in Gothenburg, Sweden by Matthias Törngren.
Euge Valovirta: “All of this happened very naturally & effortlessly and this has been probably the easiest album writing & recording process that I’ve ever been a part of and I’m really happy how everything turned out. 'Crossing The Line' was the first song we completed and it set the direction for the rest of the album. It’s working title was 'JCM800' ‘cos it was written for my YouTube channels’ – video about my all time favourite amp; Marshall JCM800 2203 which I used on the album, naturally."
Samy Elbanna: "As a person who always has enjoyed creating and doing as much as possible, this was an absolute dream to be a part of! This has been without a doubt one of the funniest and most organic projects I’ve ever had the honor to participate! Great songs and a great group of guys, what could be better?!"
Janne Joutsenniemi: "I haven’t played or sung for a while so this was a nice change for me to rock out with the guys, even from a distance since everybody played their parts on their own for obvious reasons. I haven’t even met or talked with Adde but it was really fun to play the bass on top of his drums and my playing fitted naturally to his playing. I can hear hear the fresh and enthusiastic touch in everyone’s playing and everything was done in the spur of moment since we had no time or need to analyze and rehearse things any further. It was straight forward full speed ahead, trusting your own intuition and that’s what music is all about."
Adde Larsson: "Having been working together with Euge as a stand in drummer for Alex Landenburg in Cyhra for about 2 years and with a bunch of shows and tours under the belt together, me and Euge have really hit it off and he has become a very good and dear friend of mine. When this opportunity rose to do this project together there was absolutely nothing that would stop me in my tracks to take the change and join! To also be playing with Samy and Janne in the same band was a massive extra privilege and a surprise to say, especially knowing what they have achieved in their individual careers! It makes me very humble and excited to be a part of this machine and it’s just simply awesome and honouring to be a part of this all."
Tracklist:
"Crossing The Line"
"The Road"
"The Point Of No Return"
"Running In Circles"
"The Devil Inside Of Me"
"Hypocrite"
"Watch It Burn"
"Coming For You"
"Face Of God"
"I Am The Night"
Fractal Universe have released a guitar / saxophone playthrough video for "Withering Snowdrops", featured on their new album, The Impassable Horizon, out now via Metal Blade Records. Watch the clip below.
"'Withering Snowdrops' is one, if not the most challenging track to play on the album. Not only is the riffing very flashy, but the key of C# minor results in quite difficult fingerings where you cannot rely on open strings too much! With its uplifting and bouncy chorus, crushing riffs, sax/guitar solo section, and climactic outro, this song has a lot to tell while also being the shortest in our discography!"
The Impassable Horizon can be ordered here on CD, vinyl, as well as digitally. Fans can also visit Fractal Universe's official store for additional vinyl and more.
The Impassable Horizon tracklisting:
"Autopoiesis"
"A Clockwork Expectation"
"Interfering Spherical Scenes"
"Symmetrical Masquerade"
"Falls Of The Earth"
"Withering Snowdrops"
"Black Sails Of Melancholia"
"A Cosmological Arch"
"Epitaph"
"Godless Machinists"
"Flashes Of Potentialities" (Unplugged)
Corey Taylor performed the classic SLIPKNOT song "Wait And Bleed" live with his solo band for the first time this past Thursday (August 12) at Fargo Brewing Company in Fargo, North Dakota. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer also played the track the following night (Friday, August 13) at The District in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Fan-filmed video footage of both concerts can be seen below.
"Wait And Bleed" was the lead single from SLIPKNOT's self-titled debut album, which came out in 1999. The song was written by Taylor and SLIPKNOT's founding drummer Joey Jordison, who passed away last month. Jordison told Kerrang! about the track: "I wrote the music for 'Wait And Bleed' on my own… I showed it to the guys at rehearsal, and then Corey wrote some lyrics really fast in our practice space… He took us to a new level immediately." Taylor added about "Wait And Bleed"'s lyrical theme: "The song's about that switch in your head that can go at any moment. You go from being a civilized human being to someone who can commit terrible acts. I've always been fascinated by the fact we represent ourselves as civilized when, at any moment, we can become animals."
Taylor, who plays his solo shows without SLIPKNOT's trademark masks and coveralls, told Ireland's Overdrive in a 2019 interview that he couldn't see SLIPKNOT ever going unmasked. "It's such a part of our art," he said. "It's also part of the reason why we change the masks with every album. Unlike KISS, they have always used the same makeup and it never evolved. For us, we've changed with every album and not only the masks but also the outfits. You can totally tell every album by the uniform. I think things like that have kept SLIPKNOT relevant, it's kept the music vibrant, it's kept the live shows different and it's kept us from stagnating. So, no, I could never see us losing the masks. If we ever got the notion to do SLIPKNOT unmasked, I think I'd be, like, 'Well... eh, no.' We are all in our 40s now and we still very much have a love/hate relationship with what we do but every time we step on stage, we're absolutely prepared to give it everything we've got. So, for me, personally, when that feeling stops, when we start trying to cut corners and try to make things easier, just so we can 'get on with it,' that's when it's gonna be time to call it a day."
Taylor kicked off his "CMFTour" summer 2021 tour on August 6 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada. The trek features special guests CHERRY BOMBS, led by Taylor's wife Alicia Taylor, on all dates. The shows find Taylor and his band running through anthems from his critically acclaimed solo debut "CMFT", choice cuts from his SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR catalogs, and various covers and surprises.
2021 has been as busy as ever for Taylor. Having recently wrapped the sold-out spring leg of his "CMFTour", which he documented in a series of "Tour Diaries" for Rolling Stone, Taylor also recently released an inspired new cover of CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG's "Carry On" and fronted GROUND CONTROL, a supergroup also comprised of Taylor Hawkins (FOO FIGHTERS), Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION) and Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) performing at "The Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day" in tribute to the late David Bowie.
"CMFT" made impressive debuts on charts around the world in October, entering at No. 1 on Billboard's Current Hard Rock Albums chart, while claiming No. 2 on Current Rock Albums, No. 6 on Vinyl Albums, and No. 9 on the Top Albums charts. Furthermore, "CMFT" landed Top 10 on the official album charts in Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, with Top 20 debuts in the United Kingdom, Finland and Japan (international chart).
"CMFT" was recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas with producer Jay Ruston and Corey's recording band — Christian Martucci (guitar), Zach Throne (guitar), Jason Christopher (bass), and Dustin Schoenhofer (drums).
Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil performing two separate concerts this weekend — Friday, August 13 at Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana and Saturday, August 14 at The Regalia in Lake Ozark, Missouri — can be seen below.
This weekend's shows came more than two months after Neil struggled to complete his solo concert at the Boone Iowa River Valley Festival in Boone. Based on fan-filmed video footage of the gig posted on YouTube, the 60-year-old rocker, who hadn't performed in more than a year and a half due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began losing his voice several songs into his set, which consisted exclusively of CRÜE classics and cover songs previously recorded by the band.
14 songs into the performance, Vince attempted to sing CRÜE's smash hit "Girls, Girls, Girls" but gave up mid-song, explaining to the crowd: "Hey, guys… I'm sorry, you guys. It's been a long time playin'. My fuckin' voice is gone… Eh… We love you, and we'll hopefully see you next time, man. Take care."
After Neil walked off the stage, his backing band — which still consists of bassist Dana Strum and guitarist Jeff "Blando" Bland from SLAUGHTER, along with drummer Zoltan Chaney — continued to play the song, singing along to what appeared to be pre-recorded backing vocals.
MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Stadium Tour" with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS was originally scheduled to take place last summer but ended up being pushed back to 2021, and then to 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In December 2019, CRÜE manager Allen Kovac told Fox Business that "some of" the bandmembers had enlisted outside help to get in shape for the trek. Kovac was referring to criticism of Neil for his supposed diminished singing ability and weight gain, as well as the health status of guitarist Mick Mars, who has been dealing with a chronic form of arthritis that led him to undergo a hip replacement.
Kovac explained: "Some of them are working with a trainer, some of them are working with a nutritionist to make themselves the best they can be. The greatest insecurity for an artist is: Is anyone going to care about my music? Is anyone going to buy a ticket? We were in November [2019] when the discussions were happening, and these guys were already into regimens of how they get ready for a tour."
Speaking specifically about Neil, Kovac added: "Let's see what Vince sings like and looks like when the tour goes out."
CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx also said that Vince was "killing it" while working with "trainers" and "nutritionists" in preparation for "The Stadium Tour".
Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's July 31 performance at Warehouse Live in Houston, Texas can be seen below.
Yngwie's new album, "Parabellum", was released on July 23 via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. Only four of the songs on the LP feature vocals. The album title is Latin, translating as "Prepare For War".
After working with some of the top hard singers of the past four decades, Yngwie now handles much of the lead vocals himself in his own band, backed by a lineup that includes keyboardist Nick Marino, bassist/vocalist Ralph Ciavolino and drummer Brian Wilson.
In June, Yngwie announced a month-long fall 2021 U.S. tour. Support on the trek will come from former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5.
During a recent YouTube livestream for his 58th birthday, Malmsteen was asked if he would ever consider making an album that is reminiscent of his earlier efforts, as requested by some of his biggest fans. He responded: "Obviously, I'm very flattered that so many people like what I do, but I'm also aware that a lot of people don't like what I do. So what I end up doing is I don't make albums on request — except [2019's] 'Blue Lightning' [which paid homage to those from the blues world who have inspired him] was a little bit like a request album, a little bit, although I did what I wanted anyway. But especially on this last album, 'Parabellum', it's a very, very honest album. It's exactly what comes out of me — exactly. And some people have heard it and they say that it reminds them of the older days. And that's fine. And if it doesn't, it doesn't. It wasn't intentional."
He continued: "I just do what I feel like doing. And what I've done in the past is in the past. And I'm not gonna go back, 'Oh, yeah, maybe I should do that. Maybe I should not.' I don't work like that. I actually let it flow naturally. It has to come to me like a spontaneous thing for me to love it. And even though I actually could do things on request — if you want me to, I can write a country and western song right now; I could do that, but I don't want to do that. I wanna make music that comes from within me as a spontaneous, honest expression. And if people love it, I'm very happy. If they don't, I won't change it anyway."
Fan-filmed video footage of Bruce Dickinson belting out an a cappella version of "Tears Of The Dragon", the first single from his second solo album, 1994's "Balls To Picasso", during his August 7 spoken-word show in Nottingham, U.K. can be seen below.
Earlier this week, the IRON MAIDEN singer confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated.
Dickinson received a positive diagnosis just days after he abruptly postponed the last two dates of his U.K. spoken-word tour because a member of his immediate household contracted the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Bruce told Rolling Stone he took a lateral-flow COVID test after he started feeling like he was getting a cold, and it came back positive. "I thought, 'Oh well, shit,'" he said. "I was kind of sneezing a bit. For a couple of days, I felt a bit groggy, kind of like the flu, and that was it. And I'm 63 years old. I've pretty much got no doubt that had I not had the vaccine, I could be in serious trouble."
IRON MAIDEN's new album, "Senjutsu", will be released on September 3 via BMG. It was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by bassist Steve Harris.
The video for the LP's first single, "The Writing On The Wall", was made by BlinkInk based on a concept by Dickinson with two former Pixar executives. It followed a month-long teaser campaign and global "treasure hunt" for clues about the track title and concept.
Former H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall, who won the Swedish Idol reality television run in 2009, recorded four albums with the band between 2021 and 2020. He has been sharing an assortment of covers on YouTube and has checked in with his latest clip. CHeck it out below.
Grönwall: "This song was basically the starting point of my professional career as an artist. I performed this song during my Swedish Idol audition back in 2009. Twelve years later it's time to give this bad boy a try again. Here's my version of the Skid Row song '18 And Life'."
This version of "18 And Life" will be available on all streaming platforms as of September 3rd. Pre-save on Spotify here.
September 25th, 2020 saw the release of the debut single from Donna Cannone, "Cross The Line". They have released the new single "Nothing To Do", what the band describes as "a song about the division, isolation and negativity created by the frenetic usage of social media. An inspiration to look at the real world and to explore friendship that might be right there, next to you".
"It all started as a game, something fun to do. As it should be."
And with that, Donna Cannone was born. Former Thundermother member Giorgia Cateri (guitars) and her fellow Italian ex-pat Luca D’Andria found themselves heading to a rehearsal room a short while ago to play some music and, in their own words, "have some fun." Giorgia's former Thundermother bandmate Tilda Stenqvist was brought in on drums as the trio began putting together a number of new songs. A knock at the door brought a surprise as, guitar in hand, Bjorn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork, Night Flight Orchestra) had heard what the band were up to and wanted in. Soon the quartet were recording demos, and one of these demos fell into the hands of Swedish label Despotz Records and a deal was soon done.
"It is with great excitement we announce our signing with Despotz Records. We believe we can achieve some amazing things together and this unit is currently brewing something very interesting. -Something real, wicked, and fiery, that will both cross bridges and cross lines."
The first fruits of this collaboration is the band's debut single - the infectious "Cross The Line", taken from their upcoming album scheduled for early 2021.
"Cross The Line"
Donna Cannone is:
Luca D’Andria - vocals, bass
Giorgia Carteri - guitar
Björn "Speed" Strid - guitar
Tilda Nilke Nordlund - drums
Paralandra, fronted by Casandra Carson - who also sings in The L.I.F.E. Project alongside Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand - spent the Spring of 2021 in the studio with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, Sevendust).
Kicking things off with this track, here’s what vocalist / guitarist Casandra Carson had to say to RJ Frometa of Vents Magazine: "We are so incredibly excited to finally unleash 'Despicable' to the world! Our producer, Elvis Baskette, truly brought our idea to life, and we couldn’t be happier with the final product."
This song was written by Casandra about some people in her life who constantly criticized her for being herself, and pushed their beliefs on her; calling her despicable. But she has reversed the roles with this song. Calling them out for their hypocrisy, and owning her truth.
Stream / download "Despicable" now at this location.
Catch Paralandra live in concert:
August
14 - RC McGraws Bar and Grill - Manhattan, KS
20 - The Horny Toad - Lake Of The Ozarks, MO
21 - The Horny Toad - Lake Of The Ozarks, MO
28 - The Enchanted Forest & Grain Haus - New Albany, IN
September
5 - Rocklahoma - Pryor, OK
11 - The Tater Patch - Rolla, MO
17 - Downstream Casino - Quapaw, OK
18 - The Shrine - Tulsa, OK (with Tantric)
Atmospheric black metallers, Ghost Bath, will release their fourth full-length album, Self Loather, on October 29 via Nuclear Blast Records. On the album, the band closes out the trilogy - tragedy, ecstasy, and dread/hatred - and hosts their most devastating and dark music to date.
Today, the band releases the first single, "Convince Me To Bleed". Check out the visualizer below.
Dennis Mikula comments, “'Self Loather' was always a part of my creative vision. I had imagined this final record of the trilogy to be heavier, more devastating, dark, and vicious. It is by far the record most filled with hatred. The three basic human emotions I wanted to capture were tragedy ('Moonlover'), ecstasy ('Starmourner'), and dread/hatred ('Self Loather'). While at the same time, all of these express depression and sorrow. I believe in this record we found our sound. The original title was Sunloather, and though I hate the sun, I found that it did not fit with the theme of everything we were forming. There is something I hate much more than the sun. And so we made the decision to forego the cosmic prefix and replace it with the true nature of this album. Self."
Pre-order your copy of Self Loather here. Pre-save the album here.
Self Loather will be available in the following formats:
- CD Jewel
- CD Digipak
- Vinyl
* Grey | White Swirl With Black Splatter
* Clear With Red Splatter
* Black | Grey Swirl
* Purple With Black Swirl
- Cassette
* White
* Black
- CD Jewel + T-Shirt
Self Loather tracklisting:
"Convince Me To Bleed"
"Hide From The Sun" (Feat. CJ McMahon Of Thy Art Is Murder)
"Shrines Of Bone"
"Sanguine Mask"
"Crystal Lattice"
"Sinew And Vein" (Feat. Graf Of Psychonaut 4)
"I Hope Death Finds Me Well"
"For It Is A Veil"
"Unbearable"
"Flickering Wicks Of Black"
"Convince Me To Bleed" visualizer:
Ghost Bath is:
Dennis Mikula - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synths, Lyrics
Tim Church - Guitar
John Olivier - Guitar
Josh Jaye - Bass
Jason Hirt - Drums
"We've been working hard on our new studio album, which will be released in early 2022, but took a break to record a live performance of tracks culled from our discography," states a message from melodic hard rockers, Edge Of Forever. "Dubbed Live Studio Session, the new digital EP is now available to stream/download here, and video of the full performance can be watched below."
Tracklisting:
"Native Soul" (live)
"Edge Of Life" (live)
"Promised Land" (live)
"Carry On" (live)
"Take Your Time" (live)
"Distant Voices" (live)
"Feeding The Fire" (live)
Carnifex have returned to ignite sonic memories of albums past with the scorch of old-school sound. On September 3, the band will release their eighth studio album via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, they release tthe live video for the track "Slit Wrist Savior". The video, filmed during their Road to Rock Fest 2021 tour, can be seen below.
The band comments, "We revisited 'Slit Wrist Savior' all these years later to remind ourselves where we started and to remind the fans what having fun in the pit is all about.”
Carnifex’s Graveside Confessions is no stranger to the harsh world in which it was created. While all of humanity experiences the turmoil of pain, weakness, and betrayal, it is also deeply ingrained in our nature to keep these notions closely protected; to keep them secret. Often as we approach death, we feel an insatiable need to reveal these things to one another; to confess.
The album arose just in time to aid in celebrating the 15 year anniversary of the debut Carnifex album, Dead In My Arms. The band revisited their first album to re-record three songs, but now with huge advancements in production technology. A return to their roots, these songs act as the completion of a circle; a return to where things first began.
Graveside Confessions will be available in the following formats:
- CD Jewelcase
- Red Cassette
- Vinyl
- Red & Pink Swirl W/ Black Splatter
- Clear W/ Red & Black Splatter
Pre-order your copy here. Pre-save the album here.
With the engineering of the record completed in-house by drummer Shawn Cameron, the band recorded the album at Back Lounge Studios in San Diego, CA almost entirely themselves with the help of Mick Kenney for the mixing and mastering. This process especially compared to Carnifex albums of the past developed a far more satisfying and concentrated artistic vision for the band. Carnifex enlisted English artist Godmachine, who has worked on the two previous albums, to create the next instalment of visual art for Graveside Confessions.
Graveside Confessions tracklisting:
"Graveside Confessions"
"Pray For Peace"
"Seven Souls"
"Cursed"
"Carry Us Away"
"Talk To The Dead"
"January Nights"
"Cemetery Wander"
"Countess Of Perpetual Torment"
"Dead Bodies Everywhere"
"Cold Dead Summer"
"Alive For The Last Time"
"Collaborating Like Killers" (Graveside Edition)
"My Heart In Atrophy" (Graveside Edition)
"Slit Wrist Savior" (Graveside Edition)
"Graveside Confessions" video:
"Pray For Peace" video:
Lineup:
Scott Ian Lewis | Vocals
Shawn Cameron | Drums
Cory Arford | Guitar
Fred Calderon | Bass
In August 2019, power metal newcomers Northtale released their successful debut album, Welcome To Paradise. After a recent lineup change, the band announced their new vocalist, Guilherme Hirose from Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Now, with a new album and a big tour on the horizon, the band is happy to present a special single to shorten the wait: Today, Northtale releases a music video for their re-recorded version of the 2019 track "Follow Me" with Guilherme Hirose on vocals. Watch the clip below, and
get the single digitally here.
Guitarist Bill Hudson comments: "As most of you know, we have recently welcomed our new singer, Guilherme Hirose, to the band. While the world was hiding inside their homes, a lot of musicians just went into the studio to create new music, and we were no different. Guilherme has blown our minds in the studio, and I am pretty sure we've created a much better record than our debut. This also made me want to listen to him sing some of our old songs, so we recorded a few of those in the studio and we get to show them to you now! Sadly, it'll be a few months before our new album is out, but rest assured, it'll come out in time for our European tour with Unleash The Archers and Striker this winter! We will start it off with my favorite song in the entire album, 'Follow Me'!"
New singer Guilherme Hirose adds: "I'm very happy and thankful that I was able to put my interpretation and soul on some of the songs from Northtale's debut album! I can't wait for everyone to save those songs on their favorite playlists!"
As lead vocalist and co-songwriter of successful modern progressive metal band Haken, Ross Jennings has been involved in some of the biggest releases in the prog metal world over the past decade.
Now, Jennings has written, recorded, and self-produced his debut solo effort, titled A Shadow Of My Future Self, which is set to be released on November 19 via Graphite Records.
A Shadow Of My Future Self finds Ross on a musical journey fans have not heard him explore professionally before, writing very personal songs in what can only be described as a love letter to Ross’s extensive record collection and eclectic musical upbringing that were the foundation to his musical inspiration. This album in question starts on the fringe of a country road, navigates indie pop, anthemic rock, power ballads, and culminates in some epic prog.
Ross has the following to say about the project: “Despite my history, I rarely regard myself as a metal singer, so I was in desperate need to scratch a long time itch and make a record that appeals to the broader spectrum of my musical palette. With A Shadow Of My Future Self, I unashamedly wear my influences on my sleeve but this is the kind of music I always imagined I’d be making before I took the path less traveled into prog metal… Needless to say, this is somewhat more accessible and radio-friendly stuff!”
Today, Ross unveils a new video for the single "Violet", which you can watch below.
“The lyrics of ‘Violet’ once again deal with navigating through the highs and lows of close, long-term relationships. For the video I reconnected with an old friend from my days in film school, ‘Ben Jones’ (aka Vidiotbrain) (https://www.instagram.com/vidiotbrain/). Among my vast notes for the video treatment, I showed him Peter Gabriel’s video for ’Sledgehammer’ and asked him to take the spirit of that and crank it up to 11…be careful what you wish for they say! I couldn’t be happier with the results.” - Ross
You can also stream the track here. The album is available for pre-order here.
Tracklisting:
"Better Times"
"Words We Can't Unsay"
"Violet"
"The Apologist"
"Rocket Science"
"Catcher in the Rye 5:19"
"Since That Day"
"Young At Heart"
"Feelings"
"Third Degree"
"Phoenix"
"Grounded"
"Year"
"Be The One" (Bonus Track)
"Violet" video:
"Word's We Can't Unsay" lyric video:
"Grounded" visualizer:
Ross Jennings is also announcing a series of acoustic shows taking place next month across the UK with a show also occurring in Israel.
Dates:
November
19 - Manchester, UK - Factory
22 - York, UK - The Fulford Arms
24 - Glasgow, UK - Attic @ The Garage
26 - Exeter, UK - Cavern
27 - London, UK - Bush Hall (Support for Jon Gomm)
30 - Israel, Reading 3 Club
Back with a vengeance and hell-bent on destruction, Norwegian death metallers, Cadaver, are back in business and ready to reign. Edder & Bile, the first full length from this band’s new incarnation of Anders Odden’s original, extreme metal vision, was unleashed unto the world in November of 2020 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band releases the music video for the single, "Feed The Pigs", which was directed by Julio Mendoza. Watch below.
Anders Odden comments, “The first song Dirk Verbeuren and I wrote as we resurrected Cadaver back in 2016 was 'Feed The Pigs'. At the time, I was looking for a singer and as the song pays tribute to the Florida scene (the 80s and early 90s) Kam Lee from Death and Massacre was on my shortlist to fill the role. When he got the demo he got super inspired and wrote all the rest of the lyrics and recorded a demo within 24 hours. We were blown away and kept this original idea when we recorded the album in 2019. As the pandemic destroyed all interactions with social distancing, we thought of making a video that reflects our time. All of us have done several COVID-19 collaborations where musicians jam across their bands and film themselves. This video is a tribute to the post-apocalyptic world we live in, enjoy.”
Edder & Bile was produced by the band as well as Adair Daufembach who also handled the engineering. The album was recorded and mixed at Northwood Sound Studios in Hollywood, CA. The album features vocal cameos from death metal icons Kam Lee (Massacre) and Jeff Becerra (Possessed) ensuring that this crushing rebirth has underground credentials to spare. The photo for the artwork was taken by Hannah Verbeuren and the layout was created by Justin Bartlett.
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