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RIVERS OF NIHIL Announces North American Headlining Tour With Entheos, Conjurer, And Wolf King

12/14/2018

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Currently wrapping up their European tour with Revocation, Archspire, and Soreption, RIVERS OF NIHIL will head back out on the road this spring on a North American headlining tour. The journey will run from March 1st through April 6th. Support will be provided by Entheos, Conjurer, and Wolf King. See all confirmed dates below.
 
RIVERS OF NIHIL comments, "We are excited to head out on our first full US headlining tour. Entheos, Conjurer, and Wolf King are all bands that are making big waves in their respective fields and we are honored to have them as part of this fantastic package. We are also excited to be bringing a healthy dose of material from our newest album out with us this time, in addition to some old favorites. 
See you on the road."
 
RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ Revocation, Archspire, Soreption: 
12/13/2018 Stage Live - Bilbao, ES
12/14/2018 L'Ampli - Pau, FR 
12/15/2018 Petit Bain - Paris, FR
12/16/2018 Underworld - London, UK
12/17/2018 Mama Roux - Birmingham, UK
12/18/2018 The Fleece - Bristol, UK
12/19/2018 Rebellion - Manchester, UK
12/20/2018 Magasin 4 - Brussels, BE
12/21/2018 Doornroosje - Nijmegen, NL
12/22/2018 Turock - Essen, DE
w/ Entheos, Conjurer, Wolf King:
3/01/2019 Cattivo - Pittsburgh, PA
3/02/2019 The Foundry - Cleveland, OH
3/03/2019 Sanctuary - Detroit, MI
3/04/2019 Emerson Theater - Indianapolis, IN
3/05/2019 Reggies - Chicago, IL
3/06/2019 Club Garibaldi - Milwaukee, WI
3/07/2019 Vaudeville Mews - Des Moines, IA
3/08/2019 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO
3/09/2019 Moe's - Englewood, CO
3/10/2019 Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
3/12/2019 Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
3/13/2019 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
3/14/2019 Paris Theatre - Portland, OR
3/16/2019 Holy Diver - Sacramento, CA
3/17/2019 1720 - Los Angeles, CA
3/18/2019 Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
3/19/2019 Club Red - Mesa, AZ
3/21/2019 Gas Monkey Bar & Grill - Dallas, TX
3/22/2019 Come And Take It Live - Austin, TX
3/23/2019 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
3/24/2019 Santos Bar - New Orleans, LA
3/26/2019 Crowbar - Tampa, FL
3/27/2019 O'Malley's - Margate, FL
3/28/2019 The Haven - Orlando, FL
3/29/2019 The Masquerade (Hell) - Atlanta, GA
3/30/2019 The End - Nashville, TN
3/31/2019 The Radio Room - Greenville, SC
4/02/2019 Drunk Horse Pub - Fayetteville, NC
4/03/2019 Riffhouse Pub -Chesapeake, VA
4/04/2019 Canal Club - Richmond, VA
4/05/2019 Voltage Lounge - Philadelphia, PA
4/06/2019 Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY
 
RIVERS OF NIHIL will be touring in support of their Where Owls Know My Name full-length recently issued via Metal Blade Records. Where Owls Know My Name debuted on the Billboard and Canadian music charts at #3 Top New Artist Albums (Billboard / US), #9 Current Hard Music Albums (Billboard / US), #57 Top 200 Current Albums (Billboard / US), #61 Top 200 Albums (Billboard / US), #50 Top 200 Chart (Canada), and #10 Top Hard Music Charts (Canada) upon its first week of release in March.
 
To preview and purchase Where Owls Know My, visit  metalblade.com/riversofnihil.
 
"....one of the best progressive death metal albums in years..." - HeavyBlogIsHeavy.com
 
"...not only a fresh breath of air for death metal but metal in general. The record promises extravagant technicality that is fascinating and entertaining." - Metal Injection
 
"...a behemoth accomplishment from an already accomplished band." - Invisible Orange
 
"RIVERS OF NIHIL could well be the next heirs to the heavy prog throne." - Louder Sound
 
"A genuine classic." - Sputnik Music

http://www.facebook.com/riversofnihil
http://twitter.com/riversofnihil
http://www.youtube.com/user/Riversofnihilpa
http://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
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Desertfest London announce OM as first headliner + 15 more acts!

12/14/2018

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After warming you up with our first announcement in September, it’s time to break out the big guns. Today we’re adding 16 killer bands to DESERTFEST LONDON, including the lineup for 2019’s Old Empire stage, which, after years of bringing some of the heaviest sounds all weekend, will this year takeover as our Friday main stage. We couldn’t be happier with their first pick, Desertfest 2019’s opening headliners: the incomparable, spiritual force of stoner drone that is Om.
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Formed in 2003 as one great band drifted off for a decade, Om - then consisting of the two-part assault of Sleep’s Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius - brought with them an extension of the hypnotic heavy first hinted at on Sleep’s Jerusalem/Dopesmoker. Achieving more with just vocals, bass and drums than most can dream of with a packed out stage, the opening one-two punch of Variations on a Theme and Conference of the Birds serves as a revelation to many. Through God is Good and their latest LP, Advaitic Songs - their first as a trio and surely one of the finest put to record this decade - Om continued down a path of hazed out perfection. It’s a testament to the importance of the band that, even as Sleep woke up, Om persist, ready to send you into a trance at the pluck of a bass. 
Joining them on the Old Empire stage are Wovenhand. Labelled many things over near two decades, from alternative country, to neo-folk, to Southern-gothic, Wovenhand are simply low and slow, oozing with an atmosphere of gloom. Music torn from the heart and soul of David Eugene Edwards (ex-16 Horsepower), Wovenhand are a deeply personal experience that you won’t want to miss. But that’s not all for the Old Empire stage, who offer up three more treats for Desertfest 2019! Firstly, a slice of black metal in the shape of Wiegedood. Featuring members of post-black metal heroes Oathbreaker, as well as being part of the illustrious Church of Ra collective - a handful of acts tethered by a DIY ethic - Wiegedood will bring heaviness as we traditionally know it to the stage. 

The jazz-inspired, ominous soundscapes of HHY & the Macumbas bring an exploration of the apocalypse to proceedings. Showcasing why they’re one of the most inimitable acts in the Portuguese, or perhaps even European underground scene, HHY are ordered chaos, wielding a twin attack of percussion and horns, tied together with a thin spine of drone. Rounding off this year’s Old Empire stage come the desolate, minimalist sonic mantras of Louisville’s Jaye Jayle. Revelling in the simplicity of a “Less is more” philosophy, Jaye Jayle build tension with their barely crawling musical progressions and stitch it all together with the gruff, semi-spoken vocals of Evan Patterson.
Elsewhere over the weekend, we’re excited to be welcoming Ukraine’s Stoned Jesus to Desertfest London. Offering up one of the scene’s most beloved albums in 2012’s Seven Thunders Roar, the stoner blues trio remains a treat to catch live; as do punk infused stoner rockers Mondo Generator. Headed up by legend of the underground, Nick Oliveri, Mondo Generator are, like any of Oliveri’s myriad projects, an undeniably raucous experience live. Next up, a double bill of some of Europe’s finest heavy psych; Part of the modern Greek wave of stoner and psych, without ever disappearing into the crowd, Naxatras are unashamed worshippers of the 70s riff. Whilst Oslo’s The Devil and the Almighty Blues live up to their name, bringing a devilishly groovy stomp and infusing it with their almost nonchalant, relaxed tones, fast becoming one of the most exciting bands in all of heavy psych.
There’s doom aplenty as ever at Desertfest, with all angles covered: the occult is worshipped with Sabbath Assembly and Messa’s take on the science of slow, whilst Elephant Tree will continue to show why they’re one of the UK’s finest acts with their uncompromising push outwards to the outer limits of doom. A double dose of 70’s worship comes in the form of the strutting duo of Great Electric Quest and Salem’s Bend, with today’s announcement rounded off by two chances to get high; High Fighter are set to surround us with a densely packed smog of doom and High Reeper filtering the riffs of classic heavy metal through the So-Cal skater scene.
With dozens more bands still to be announced, including our Saturday and Sunday headliners, Desertfest London 2019 is shaping up to be another hit of the best stoner, doom, sludge and psych on the planet. 

DESERTFEST LONDON /// 3-5th May, 2019 in Camden (London)
All tickets on sale at this location



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HECATE ENTHRONED - release new album 'Embrace Of The Godless Aeon' on January

12/14/2018

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HECATE ENTHRONED - New Album "Embrace Of The Godless Aeon" Coming In January
First release in five years from UK blackened death metal group now available for pre-order

The UK-based blackened death metal group HECATE ENTHRONED will release “Embrace Of The Godless Aeon,” their first album in five years (and their debut for new label M-Theory Audio), on January 25, 2019. The album – which features cover artwork by Nestor Avalos (Bloodbath, Rotting Christ, The Black Dahlia Murder), as seen above – can be pre-ordered now on CD and red splatter vinyl at this location (www.m-theoryaudio.com/store). A limited-edition deluxe box set that includes exclusive purple vinyl and cassette editions of the album, a signed photo card and other collectibles is also available.
 
A new song from the album, “Temples That Breathe,” will premiere on streaming and digital download platforms on December 7. A brief teaser clip can be seen here: https://youtu.be/VGB5hTZwcas
 
One of the UK underground's longest-running and most respected acts, HECATE ENTHRONED has been praised by the likes of Terrorizer for their “mixture of death metal aggression with black metal atmosphere.” “Embrace Of The Godless Aeon”– their first recording with vocalist Joe Stamps, who joined the band in 2015 – sees the group continue to deftly mix black with death, modern with classic and extreme with symphonic. The album, which features guest vocals on three songs by Sarah Jezebel Deva (Cradle of Filth, Therion, Mortiis), was co-produced by Dan Abela(Voices, The Antichrist Imperium).
 
Says bassist Dylan Hughes, “This album with its epic sweeping orchestration and heavy aggression represents a new chapter for us cementing the chemistry of the current lineup and our partnership with M-Theory. A welcome return from Sarah Jezebel Deva hints to the grandiose flavor of earlier releases, but this time, it's tempered with a guitar and drum sound forged from solid steel and then edged by a razor-sharp production from Dan Abela. The summoning of unholy flame and terror that is the cover art is an oil painting commissioned from in-demand satanic artist Nestor Avalos and begins your visceral journey through cold bleak landscapes, crushing tormented seas and searing shards of heavy metal.”
 
Originally co-founded in Wales by guitarist Nigel Dennen in the mid-1990s, HECATE ENTHRONED is dedicated to delivering their own brand of evil metal with little regard to politics or the trends of popular demand. The group's 1997 debut, the Andy Sneap-produced “The Slaughter Of Innocence, A Requiem For The Mighty”(Blackend Records), was a seminal release in the then-burgeoning orchestral black metal movement. Since then, several full-lengths and EPs and numerous live performances have firmly established the band as one of extreme metal's most important voices, a sentiment that “Embrace Of The Godless Aeon” firmly reinforces.
 
HECATE ENTHRONED's next live performance will take place on December 1 at the Tabernacl Chapel in Llandundo, North Wales, followed by a show in Belgium on December 14th with Altar at De Verlichte Geest in Roeselare. The group plans to tour extensively throughout 2019.
 
For more info:
www.facebook.com/HecateEnthroned
www.m-theoryaudio.com
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ETERNAL VOYAGER release "Darkened Times" album cover artwork and track listing

12/14/2018

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Minneapolis, Minnesota power metal band ETERNAL VOYAGER have released the cover artwork and track listing for their upcoming 2nd album titled "Darkened Times"

Guitarist Brian Blake has checked in with the following comment:

Finally, the artwork and track listing for our upcoming ripping 2nd album "Darkened Times" is unleashed to our worldwide fan base and metal community. We have forged a face melting album full of US power metal songs cranked up to 12. With a new vocalist, bassist and drummer bringing their shining steel to the recordings, we have increased the metallic firepower ten fold. The new album "Darkened Times" will be will be mixed in the US and mastered by producer / guitarist Stu "The Hammer" Marshall (Night Legion, Blasted to Static, Death Dealer, Empires of Eden, Dungeon) who will provide a truly menacing sound to the final master. Expect no mercy.

Eternal Voyager - "Darkened Times" track listing
1.Riders of the Apocalypse (Intro)
2.(Redemption) Through Fire and Steel
3.Winds of Fire
4.Tyrants of Our Land
5.Darkened Times
6.The Fallen
7.Out in the Darkness
8.Wings of the Cherubim
9.Our Worlds Decay
10.Eye of the Soul
11.Throne of Truth (A New Beginning) (Outro)Eternal Voyager - Band Line-Up
Lead Vocals - Alonso "Zo" Donoso (UNITY) 
Rhythm Guitar / Vocals- Brian Blake 
Lead Guitar - Kurt KJ Johnson 
Bass Guitar - Jaden Adair 
Drums - Mark Deebach

For the latest band news and show dates, visit their official website and Facebook page:
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Official Eternal Voyager website
Official Eternal Voyager Facebook page
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DLE HANDS: Kerrang Premieres Retro "By Way Of Kingdom" Video; Debut EP Out Now Via Eisenwald

12/14/2018

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Portland goth rockers IDLE HANDS are proud to announce the premiere of their spell-binding nostalgia trip, "By Way Of Kingdom," which is now available in video form via Kerrang!
 
. Check out the retro video for "By Way Of Kingdom" at this location.
 
Kerrang! says the video, directed by Brock Gossi of Vortex Videos, "will make old-school metalheads think they’ve caught the raddest episode of a VH1 Classic round-up." The band's signature old-school flavor permeates a type of liquid—heavy—metal that is so molten, it would be unwise to sleep on such a fledgling metal act. 
Rising from the ashes of Spellcaster like a new wave phoenix, IDLE HANDS is bound to catch the attention of anyone who loves NWOTHM, gothic rock and/or the sleaze of the 80s. The critically-lauded debut EP, Don't Waste Your Time, features five dark, moody and ballad-esque tracks complete with riffs, hooks and tinges of the occult. Recently released through Lone Fir Records and Eisenwald, the EP was recorded by Gabe Johnston (Spellcaster) and mastered by the illustrious Brad Boatright (Corrosion of Conformity, Yob).

Formed deep in the heart of the Pacific Northwest during 2017, IDLE HANDS initially began as a sole creative outlet for former Spellcaster bassist Gabriel Franco, who now handles vocals and rhythm guitar. With the first EP under their belt and tours scheduled with bands like Uada, Tribulation, and Gaahl's Wryd, among others, IDLE HANDS plans to release a full-length and tour just as heavily in 2019.

“'By Way Of Kingdom' has been a favorite since the release of the EP," says guitarist/vocalist Gabriel Franco. "At our first show, the crowd was singing along word for word and we were absolutely blown away. The next day. we decided the song deserved a music video. It was really fun and pretty intense to film. Sebastian does a nice high kick, too."

Don't Waste Your Time is streaming here, and currently available in black, clear and translucent red vinyl editions via Lone Fir Records and on CD via Eisenwald. 
 
FFO: In Solitude, Tribulation, The Sisters of Mercy, Ghost
 
 
IDLE HANDS is:

Gabriel Franco - vocals, guitar
Sebastian Silva - guitar
David Kimbro - bass
Colin Vranizan - drums

Tour Dates:

with HAUNT & HELLFIRE
1/17 - Reno, NV @ Shea's Tavern
1/18 - Oakland, CA @ Elbo Room
1/19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Catch One (Union)
1/20 - San Diego, CA @ Space
1/21 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
1/23 - Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewing
1/24 - Central California @ TBA
1/25 - San Jose, CA @ TBA
1/26 - Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp
with GAAHL'S WYRD, TRIBULATION & UADA
21.2 - Hamburg, DE @ Kronensaal
22.2- Essen, DE @ Turock
23.2 - Aalst, BE @ Cinema
24.2 - Utrecht, BE @ Helling
25.2 - London, UK @ O2 Islington Academy
26.2 - Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
28.2 - Munich, DE @ Backstage
1.3 - Winterthur, CH @ Gaswerk
2.3 - Vienna, AT @ Viper Room
3.3 - Prague, CZ @ Nova Chmelnice
5.3 - Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
6.3 - Poznan, PL @ U Bazlya
7.3 - Berlin, DE @ Bi Nuu
8.3 - Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
9.3 - Weinheim, DE @ Cafe Central
10.3 - Leeuwarden, NL @ Neushoorn

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/idlehandspdx
https://idlehandspdx.bandcamp.com
http://www.lonefirrecords.com 
http://store.eisenton.de
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DEATHCHANT: Doomed & Stoned Premieres "Pessimist" From Los Angeles Proto Metal Unit; Self-Titled Debut To See Release Via King Volume Records This January

12/12/2018

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Los Angeles-based psychedelic heavy proto-metal collective DEATHCHANT will release their self-titled debut this January via King Volume Records. Captured live over a two-day period at a secluded cabin in Big Bear, California, the seven-track recording manifests an immersive wall of noise-induced heavy metal mania that is equal parts paranoia and transcendental harmony.
 
In advance of the release, Doomed & Stoned offers up opening track "Pessimist" for communal feasting.
 
Check out the track alongside an interview with creator TJ Lemieux, courtesy of Doomed & Stoned, at THIS LOCATION.
 
Deathchant will be released on January 10th digitally and on vinyl via King Volume Records with Dune Altar handling the cassette edition. For preorders, visit the King Volume Badcamp page at THIS LOCATION where you can also stream first single, "Hex."
 
California residents can catch DEATHCHANT live next month. Additional shows to be announced in the coming weeks.
 
DEATHCHANT w/ Banquet: 
1/24/2019 Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA
1/25/2019 Blue Lagoon - Sacramento, CA
1/26/2019 TBA - Los Angeles, CA
 
DEATHCHANT is the brainchild of TJ Lemieux (Child, Psychedelic Speed Freaks, Mainline Ladies, Babylon) with John Bolino, Colin Fahrner, and George Camacho. They've been dubbed psychedelic rock, proto-metal, doom, stoner metal, noise-punk, hard rock, and everything in between, but if you ask them, DEATHCHANT is just, "rock and roll with psychedelic influences." Fluctuating between peaceful, meditative, eastern-tinged messages of unity and all out warcrys with an underlying lesson of love and peace-through-violence, the band is driven by Lemieux's brooding aesthetic and signature psychedelic guitar atmospherics. DEATHCHANT echoes through the darker side of proto-metal and hard rock creating a sound that is loud, massive, and about as melodic as a sonic assault of this magnitude can be. They resonate with wherever or whoever you are and deliver an excitingly raw and catchy brand of unforgetting rock and roll. The band's debut was written by Lemieux, mixed by Lemieux and Stephen Schroeder and engineered and mastered by Schroeder.
 
"...volatile, exciting, and unpredictable..." - The Obelisk

http://www.deathchantnoise.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/kingvolumerecords
http://www.kingvolumerecords.bandcamp.com
http://www.kingvolumerecords.limitedrun.com
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ACCEPT Symphonic Terror – Live At Wacken 2017 Debuts at #16 On Billboard's Classical Chart!

12/12/2018

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ACCEPT released their masterpiece Symphonic Terror – Live At Wacken 2017 via Nuclear Blast  on November 23. Today, the band is proud to share that the live album debuted at #16 on BillboardsClassical Chart.

"Our performance in front of 80,000 crazy metal fans at Wacken in 2017 was the highlight of my career,"states ACCEPT guitarist and mastermind Wolf Hoffmann.  "I have to thank my fellow musicians, who supported and shared the adventure with me, !Nuclear Blast the # 1 metal label - who made it happen, always having first class products available and of course, OUR FANS!  Thank you all for your support and recognition! We are happy to announce that we will bring the  SYMPHONIC TERROR to selected venues in Europe (including Russia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Japan etc) in 2019. See you on the road!"
 
And because what started as a premiere at Wacken caused a sensation and gained recognition worldwide, the Symphonic Terror will hit cities live in April 2019. The band have already revealed the first tour dates for Germany: 

20.04.19    Wuppertal  -  Stadthalle
21.04.19    Leipzig  -  Haus Auesee
22.04.19    Hamburg  -  Mehr!Theater
23.04.19    Fürth  -  Stadthalle
25.05.19    Saarbrücken - Congresshalle
27.05.19    München - Circus Krone
 
Pre-order for these very special Symphonic Terror ACCEPT-shows 2019 has started.
Get your tickets here: https://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tickets/indoor/ticket/accept-transatlantic-vector-studies-2019.html

Wolf Hoffmann is already filled with anticipation: "Those who couldn’t be there at Wacken have never seen ACCEPT like this. But it’s definitely worth it! On our last tour, I personally missed the orchestra in some songs. What I can already say is this: There will be some visual and musical surprises on theSymphonic Terror-Tour, that you wouldn’t exactly expect from ACCEPT. 2019 will be exciting!“

And you can be a part of it! The pre-sale for this very special ACCEPT tour will start on November 5th 2018.

Watch the recently released live videos from the show at Wacken 2017 to see what awaits you on this tour.
"Balls To The Wall": https://youtu.be/nPJDhsWs-g4
"Symphony No. 40": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pStDVnp18Zk&feature=youtu.be
"Breaker": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7h-7dADw74&feature=youtu.be

Order your copy of Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017 here: http://nblast.de/AcceptSymphonicTerror
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NIGHTWISH - End Of An Era Reissue OUT NOW! + Reveal New Live Video For "Wish I Had An Angel"

12/12/2018

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​End Of An Era Reissue OUT NOW!
+
Reveal New Live Video For "Wish I Had An Angel"

Today, NIGHTWISH's monumental live document End Of An Era is re-released as 3 LP and Earbook formats including BluRay, 2 CD and 3 LP.
Get your copy here: http://nblast.de/NightwishEndOfAnEra
Or at the NIGHTWISH webshop: shop.nightwish.com

To celebrate the occasion, they also reveal a new live video for the song "Wish I Had An Angel".
Watch the new live video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nc_cVWCY8U

Also, watch the other recently published live-clips here:
 "Nemo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJf6N_bRzFk
"Sleeping Sun": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LiuNOKP4B0
"Ghost Love Score": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiSsPBGJ0hs

Also, watch the recently published live-clip of "Nemo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJf6N_bRzFk

October 21st 2005 is a historic date for every NIGHTWISH fan – many tears flowed, yet the foundation was laid for a new beginning and the ongoing continuity of the band. What subsequently appeared as the DVD titled End Of An Era was not only the final show of their mega-selling "Once" tour, but also the very last joint performance with their singer Tarja Turunen. Due to all of these facets and more, the DVD will give you goose bumps many times over, yet it crowns the end of the Tarja chapter with a unique show that could hardly have been better or more spectacular. The setlist is stunning and contains 18 hymns, such as the opening "Dark Chest Of Wonders," "Sleeping Sun," "Nemo" and "Bless The Child" through to the final "Wish I Had An Angel". If you do not already own this live masterpiece, you can now look forward to the extensive new edition.

 
The tracklists read as follows:
BluRay
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders
02. Planet Hell
03. Ever Dream
04. The Kinslayer
05. Phantom Of The Opera
06. The Siren
07. Sleeping Sun
08. High Hopes
09. Bless The Child
10. Wishmaster
11. Slaying The Dreamer
12. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
13. Nemo
14. Ghost Love Score
15. Stone People
16. Creek Mary’s Blood
17. Over The Hills And Far Away
18. Wish I Had An Angel
19. Documentary “A Day Before Tomorrow”
 
CD1
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders
02. Planet Hell
03. Ever Dream
04. The Kinslayer
05. Phantom Of The Opera
06. The Siren
07. Sleeping Sun
08. High Hopes
09. Bless The Child
10. Wishmaster
 
CD2
01. Slaying The Dreamer
02. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
03. Nemo
04. Ghost Love Score
05. Stone People
06. Creek Mary’s Blood
07. Over The Hills And Far Away
08. Wish I Had An Angel
 
3LP (33 RPM)
Side A
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders
02. Planet Hell
03. Ever Dream
Side B
01. The Kinslayer
02. Phantom Of The Opera
03. The Siren
Side C
01. Sleeping Sun
02. High Hopes
03. Bless The Child
Side D
01. Wishmaster
02. Slaying The Dreamer
03. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
Side E
01. Nemo
02. Ghost Love Score
03. Stone People
Side F
01. Creek Mary’s Blood
02. Over The Hills And Far Away
03. Wish I Had An Angel

Order your copy of End Of An Erahere: http://nblast.de/NightwishEndOfAnEra
 
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CHILDREN OF BODOM Release First Single "Under Grass And Clover" From Hexed + Pre-Order Now Available!

12/12/2018

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Release First Single, "Under Grass And Clover" From Hexed 
+
Pre-Order Available, Here: nuclearblast.com/cob-hexed

Finland's melodic death superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM are proud to the announce the release of their tenth album, Hexed, on March 8, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the band reveals the official music video for "Under Grass And Clover" which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/1gpfzCxiQ-A

COB frontman, guitarist, and mastermind Alexi Laiho comments, “'Under Grass and Clover' is the sound of COB on fire and has been my favorite song since it was written. It’s fast, melodic, heavy and dark but also short and sweet. Someone told me that it’s kinda like old school Dimmu Borgir and AWKand that’s pretty damn cool in my books so we must’ve done something right .”

Hexed will be available for purchase in the following formats:
  • CD Digipak
  • Pink w/ Black splatter vinyl – Limited to 300
  • CD Digipak + T-Shirt + Poster
Pre-order your copy of Hexed here: http://nuclearblast.com/cob-hexed

Join bassist Henkka Blacksmith and guitarist Daniel Freyberg for a Facebook Live Chat today at 8:10AM Pacific/11:10am Eastern. They will be discussing "Under Grass And Clover".

Watch the live chat here: www.facebook.com/childrenofbodom 
 
Hexed saw the return to Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios where they were reunited with Mikko Karmila (I Worship Chaos, Halo Of Blood, Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper & Hate Crew Deathroll) who recorded everything except keyboards and also produced the album with the band. Janne Wirman recorded keyboards at Beyond Abilities Studios. The album was mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

For this album, the band enlisted Deins Forkas to create the album artwork. Bassist Henkka Blacksmith commented on the cover, “For some years already I have wanted to try a different approach with our cover art.  We are so used to digital art so that is really hard to do something else. Doing it all the way with computer is somewhat safe and convenient. This time we all agreed to try it old school.  We found this cool dude and gave him simple instructions.  The cover has to be purple and the reaper has to be central. Half a year later we got his work, and with little tweaking, we have the cover of Hexed.  It is very different from what we are used to, even the Reaper looks different, but at the same time very spooky. “

Below is the track listing for Hexed
1. This Road
2. Under Grass and Clover
3. Glass Houses
4. Hecate’s Nightmare
5. Kick in the Spleen
6. Platitudes and Barren Words
7. Hexed
8. Relapse (The Nature of My Crime)
9. Say Never Look Back
10. Soon Departed
11. Knuckleduster
12. I Worship Chaos (live)
13. Morrigan (live)
14. Knuckleduster (remix)

Stay tuned for more information about the album as well as announcements about  their upcoming US tour in the spring and European trek in the summer!
ABOUT CHILDREN OF BODOM
Fully 20+ years into the tough, heroic grind that represents the lifeblood of extreme musicians - Finnish metal scientists CHILDREN OF BODOM have certainly won over crowds globally through a crafted alloy that is theirs alone. But the building of their esteemed career has also been aided and abetted by the simple maths of all that hard work and the intense touring. Their shows are widely acknowledged for being engaging, personable and energetic thrash parties – which inevitably end up indelibly stamped on the circuit boards of headbangers worldwide.

CHILDREN OF BODOM have incorporated many different musical styles into their celebrated sound, leading critics and fans to label them as melodic death metal, thrash metal, symphonic black metal, and neoclassical metal. Their enthralling mix of melodic hooks and instrumental acrobatics have solidified the band as one of the leading voices of music’s new generation.


WATCH: Under Grass And Clover music video

WATCH: "Morrigan" Music Video

WATCH: "I Worship Chaos" Lyric Video

WATCH: "Horns" Music Video

WATCH: "My Bodom (I Am The Only One)" Lyric Video




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King Diamond announces new DVD/Blu-ray, 'Songs For The Dead Live'; new video "Sleepless Nights (Live at The Fillmore)" now online

12/12/2018

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On January 25th, King Diamond will release a new DVD/Blu-ray, Songs For The Dead Live, via Metal Blade Records. 

There is only one King Diamond, and for more than thirty years the great Dane has been dropping classic albums and putting on shows fans remember for the rest of their lives. Perhaps the only downside to having such a formidable catalogue is that there are just too many great songs to fit into a single set. However, you would be hard-pressed to find a fan who wouldn't want to hear 1987's seminal Abigail in its entirety, and Songs For The Dead Live captures this, twice, and in very different locales. Boasting eighteen songs per set, each of the two shows - Belgium's Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2016 and Philadelphia's Fillmore in November 2015 - feature a brace of classic King Diamond and Mercyful Fate tracks including "Welcome Home," "Halloween," and "Eye Of The Witch" before launching into Abigail. The performances of the all-star lineup of musicians, comprising of guitarists Andy LaRocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Matt Thompson, are absolutely ferocious, hammering home every single moment. 

For a preview of Songs For The Dead Live, a video for "Sleepless Nights (Live at The Fillmore)" can be viewed at: http://metalblade.com/kingdiamond/ - where you can also pre-order the release in the following formats: 
--2DVD/CD 6-Panel Digipak
--Blu-ray (includes audio digital download of Philadelphia Show) 
--special edition box set with 5 discs (2DVD, 2CD, 1 Blu-ray) plus poster, flier, laminate, setlist, ticket, sticker, and guitar pick (limited to 3000 copies) 
--opaque blue with white splatter vinyl (US retail exclusive - limited to 600 copies) 
--opaque red with black splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 
--opaque white with black splatter vinyl (US webstore exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 
--180g black vinyl (EU exclusive) 
--transparent amber marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 700 copies) 
--clear ghost white vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 500 copies) 
--orange-brown/black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies) 
--black/purple melt vinyl (Nuclear Blast exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 
--orange/red marbled vinyl (Napalm exclusive - limited to 300 copies) 
--clear lavender marbled vinyl (EMP exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 
--clear ash grey marbled vinyl (Bengan exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 
--pink blue marbled vinyl (Ebay exclusive - limited to 200 copies) 






Captured on film by director Denise Korycki for Wild Wind Studios, she worked closely with King on every aspect of filming, and throughout the viewer finds themselves front and center as the shows unfold. This includes some inventive camera placement, such as riding in on the back of the wheelchair as it is wheeled out to "Out From The Asylum" at the start of the show, or looking up from the coffin at the commencement of Abigail opener "Funeral", which adds an extra dimension to proceedings. Naturally, the theatricality that has become synonymous with King Diamond is there in full force, making for an even more immersive experience. The gothic stage set and the participation of actors playing out certain scenes tying into the songs definitely increases the drama and the sense of complete disconnect from the trappings of reality, ensuring that the shows remain riveting from start to finish. 

While the setlists are virtually identical, the drastic difference in the two venues make for distinctly different atmospheres. The sweeping, epic scale of Graspop and the virtual sea of baying metalheads makes for a particularly thrilling spectacle, King holding them all in the palm of his hand. The Fillmore show is immediately more intimate, and rather than a mixed bag of metal lovers drunk on a weekend of the heavy stuff, the audience is comprised entirely of the King Diamond devout, screaming back every word, their love for their hero bleeding from every frame. Songs For The Dead Live gives those who missed out on seeing these shows in the flesh a chance to vividly experience them, offering so much deeper an experience than your run of the mill live DVD. 

Graspop Metal Meeting track-listing
1. Out from the Asylum
2. Welcome Home
3. Sleepless Nights
4. Halloween
5. Eye of the Witch
6. Melissa
7. Come to the Sabbath
8. Them
9. Funeral
10. Arrival
11. A Mansion in Darkness
12. The Family Ghost
13. The 7th Day of July 1777
14. Omens
15. The Possession
16. Abigail
17. Black Horsemen
18. Insanity 

The Fillmore track-listing
1. Out from the Asylum
2. Welcome Home
3. Sleepless Nights
4. Eye of the Witch
5. Halloween
6. Melissa
7. Come to the Sabbath
8. Them
9. Funeral
10. Arrival
11. A Mansion in Darkness
12. The Family Ghost
13. The 7th Day of July 1777
14. Omens
15. The Possession
16. Abigail
17. Black Horsemen
18. Insanity 

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CANDLEMASS – New Album Out February 2019

12/11/2018

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CANDLEMASS have come full circle: their first singer Johan Langquist (who left the band after singing on the legendary 1986 debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus) has returned!

Now, the epic doom metal veterans announce their 12th full length album The Door To Doom!




Pre-order The Door to Doom right HERE!


The Door To Doom unsurprisingly follows the plotline mastermind, songwriter and bass player Leif Edling established in the past years: epic world class doom metal that relies on slow mammoth riffing. With Johan Langquist`s highly dramatic vocal style and the love for details, the band made this album to the next “Epicus”. This masterpiece is rounded off by a beautiful guest appearance by none other than Black Sabbath`s Tony Iommi on ‘Astorolus – The Great Octopus‘.



Tony Iommi on his appearance:
“Candlemass are a major force in Scandinavian heavy rock and have always acknowledged the influence we had on their music.  They asked if I’d contribute to a track which sounded pretty good so I thought ‘why not’ “. 

Leif Edling states:
“We feel very honoured that Tony Iommi said yes to play the solo on ASTOROLUS. The song was sent to the management and amazingly enough, the master agreed to let his mighty SG sing on the track! For me personally this is  a dream come true. Tony Iommi has always been my hero and guiding light when it comes to heavy music, so to hear that he likes the song and also would like to play on it, gave me chills down the spine! I'm still in shock! But kudos to him to be so cool to even listen to it. Hats off! Tony Iommi is and will always be God!”



The Door to Doom tracklisting:

1             Splendor Demon Majesty 
2             Under The Ocean
3             Astorolus - the Great Octopus
4             Bridge Of The Blind
5             Death´s Wheel
6             Black Trinity
7             House Of Doom
8             The Omega Circle  


CANDLEMASS are:

Leif Edling: Bass
Mats "Mappe" Björkman: Guitars
Jan Lindh: Drums
Lars "Lasse" Johansson: Guitars               
Johan Langquist: Vocals


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FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS: Wyoming-Based Outdoor Metal Fest Announces First Three Bands For 2019 Gathering With The Ruins Of Beverast, Munly And The Lupercalians, And Saor

12/11/2018

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Following its expansion in 2018, Wyoming-based outdoor metal gathering FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS returns in 2019, with the largest lineup and gathering for the festival to date. The promoters of the event have announced the first three bands for this year's event, including The Ruins Of Beverast, Munly And The Lupercalians, and Saor.
 
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS is a singular event, taking place in front of the Rocky Mountains' crowning jewel, the Grand Tetons just outside of Jackson, Wyoming. Getting its start as a rogue one-off show in the wilderness, the FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS festival is now a multi-day event showcasing the live performances of some carefully curated bands performing on an outdoor stage directly in front of the Tetons, as the sun sets behind them. It is two days of music, art, and revelry nestled deep in the beauty of nature, providing an escape from the trappings and monotony of modern civilization both through the music on display and through the beauty and isolation the atmosphere uniquely provides.
 
Leading with a campfire pre-show on July 12th, the main events of FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS 2019are set to take place on July 13th and 14th. The first three bands confirmed to perform this year include a very rare US performance by entrancing German black/death/doom outfit The Ruins Of Beverast, the first-ever US performance by Scottish folk/black metal band Saor, as well as Colorado's gothic country/Americana collective Munly And The Lupercalians, a new project of singer/songwriter Jay Munly.
 
The fest will once again include camping at nearby Heart Six Ranch. Attendees can eat, drink, and camp on location and will also have access to sponsored hiking trips, whitewater rafting, backpacking, fishing, canoeing, horseback rides, and other outdoor activities during daytime hours preceding the musical performances in the evening.
 
Tickets for FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS will go on sale in mid-December, and the remaining acts in the fest's diverse lineup will be announced in waves over the months ahead.
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SABATON | Carolus Rex Awards Quadruple Platinum Status To Sabaton

12/10/2018

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King Charles XII of Sweden has returned to his kingdom after 300 years to congratulate SABATON on the success of their album that bears his name.
 
Carolus Rex (2012) has been certified quadruple platinum in the band’s home country of Sweden, and in an exclusive new video, the king is seen travelling across epic Swedish landscapes to deliver the platinum discs into the hands of frontman Joakim Brodén.

The video was produced to mark the incredible coincidence of the album officially reaching quadruple platinum status on the 300th anniversary of the King’s death. Watch the video 'A royal delivery for SABATON', here: https://youtu.be/lZcw4kvKxSk
 
Carolus Rex is a concept album about Sweden’s 17th and 18th century empire, with a special focus on the rise and fall of Charles XII, the tragic king who devoted his whole life to war but could not prevent his empire’s downfall.
 
After receiving the official discs from the king, Joakim said: “We put a lot of ourselves into making every album unique, and we had an idea that this album would particularly speak to Swedish people because it’s telling a story that’s rarely heard outside of Sweden.

This album has been very successful but we’re not stopping here. Our next challenge as a band is to come up with an album that tells a story that’s as important to music fans everywhere as Carolus Rex has been to those in Sweden.”
 
To celebrate the album’s success, a special “platinum” collectors’ edition of Carolus Rex was released on 30 November, and is available via the band’s label Nuclear Blast http://bit.ly/PlatinumCarolus
 
SABATON has planned a series of treats for social media followers in the days and weeks following the release, including exclusive interviews on the genesis of the album and a chance to win a signed copy of the platinum edition.
 
A special edition 300th anniversary shirt and hoody have also been released to mark the occasion, featuring brand new artwork of the king not seen anywhere else, and are available now in the webstore http://bit.ly/Carolus300

More on Carolus Rex:
"Lion From The North" OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/T1gvNaC17B4
"Carolus Rex" OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZMY-YXLa38
"Carolus Rex" SWEDISH VERSION: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc_4O3-N4o4
"A Lifetime Of War" OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvdbDw5bXnQ

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Carolus Rex (Platinum Edition) will be available in the following formats:
  • 2 CD-DIGI
  • 2 LP
  • 3 CD + 2 BLU-RAY- EARBOOK
  • AWARD EDITION
  • DIGITAL

SABATON live:
12.12. S Baltic Sea - Sabaton Cruise *SOLD OUT*

04.05.             CZ        Pilsen - Liberation Festival
07. - 09.06.     D         Nuremberg - Rock im Park
07. - 09.06.     D         Nürburg- Rock am Ring
13. - 16.06.     A         Nickelsdorf - Nova Rock
01. - 03.08. D Wacken - Wacken Open Air *SOLD OUT*
09.08.              UK       Derby - Bloodstock Open Air
17.08.              S         Falun - Sabaton Open Air
22. - 24.08.      D         Sulingen - Reload Festival




Purchase your copy of Carolus Rex Platinum Edition here: www.nuclearblast.com/sabaton-carolusrexplatin
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BLACK ROYAL: Finnish Death Sludge Practitioners Issue "Denial" Video; Lightbringer Full-Length Out NOW Through Suicide Records

12/10/2018

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View / Share BLACK ROYAL's "Denial" At THIS LOCATION 
Finnish death sludge practitioners BLACK ROYAL have issued a video for "Denial." The track comes off the band's Lightbringer full-length, released earlier this year via Suicide Records. A dense and obliterating work both musically and thematically, Lightbringer centers itself on mankind's utter failure in finding inner strength and the empty trust in false ideologies; the soundtrack to a world on the path towards imminent decay.
 
Comments the band of "The Denial," "The song -- which is a mixture of Motörhead and Entombed -- originated when our drummer Jukka insisted we do a d-beat-type song. We obliged as Jukka is the founding member. Lyrically it's an ode to free thinking and an attack against organized religion. For the video, we wanted to do a tribute to our idols from '90s."    
 
View BLACK ROYAL's "Denial" video at THIS LOCATION where you can also view clips for "The Chosen," and "Cryo Volcanic," as well as their performance at this year's Tuska Open Air in Helsinki.
 
BLACK ROYAL's Lightbringer is out now on CD, LP, and digital formats via Swedish-Finnish label Suicide Records. Find orders at THIS LOCATION.   
 
Hailing from Tampere, Finland, BLACK ROYAL was forged in 2013. The quartet's music combines modern sludge with '90s death metal, classic seventies influences, epic choruses and unconventional arrangements, resulting in a distinctly alluring sound often and accurately described as "death blues." Inspired by beer and occult teachings, their music is laced with distortion and growls proclaiming various themes from free thought to the perils of organized religion. Following two critically-lauded EPs - The Summoning Pt.1 and Pt.2, released in 2015 and 2016 respectively - the band was signed by Swedish-Finnish label Suicide Records and unleashed the Dying Star seven-inch/digital single, serving as the first taste of Lightbringer.
 
Of the record's concept, the band elaborates, "Faith is, more or less, a consequence of fear and ignorance. Mankind's quest for meaning is greater than their ability to understand that we hold the key to our own potential and inner strength. This act against the original plan of The Elders and The Wise has led mankind to the brink of their own intellectual extinction. To survive, mankind must abandon the power of religious dogmas and evolve by the strength from one's inner self. The time has come for the Lightbringer to enthrone and steer man back to the path of free thought and prove wrong their false choices, the reason for current global chaos). Now is time for the new world order. It won't be divine."
 
"...a bludgeoning assault on the auditory senses, laced with underlying heft of groove and tone, but filled with a brutality that reveals itself as a core element..." - The Obelisk
 
"...a massive, gut-rumbling, head-moving behemoth, dark as night and immediately addictive, with an atmospherically occult melody that soars." - No Clean Singing on "The Chosen"
 
"Finnish death 'n' roll in the vein of Entombed's post-Wolverine Blues offerings with echoes of Boston's own Motherboar." - Rock And Roll Fables
 
"Lightbringer is initially a burly, savagely hybridized sludge beast with a death metal head and a stoner rock fist that can really rise to power when it needs to. Yet throughout its spin I could hear soft-balled nods to early Mastodon ('Pentagram Doctrine'), Faith No More riffs ('The Chosen'), and heady Warhorse-like aggro-sludging that rarely felt self-conscious about how it rocks..." - Grizzly Butts
 
"[Lightbringer] sees BLACK ROYAL merging the brutal and raw aggression of Entombed and Dismember with the groovy sludge of Acid Bath and Down resulting in a captivating and infectious sound that can be described as death blues. - Rock 'N' Load
 
 "Oh man this is good! Rumbling, tumbling sludge with a burly death metal back bone and tangible nods to the likes of Lurk, Warcrab, Yellowtooth, Crowbar, latter Gorefest , early Mastodon, label/country mates Demonic Death Judge, and for a super obscure reference, now defunct Michigan act, If He Dies, He Dies." - Teeth Of The Divine  
 
"To step out of the relative unknown already baring an apex predator's grin is rare, but Lightbringer knows that to define is to limit, and arrives secure in its advanced substance and magnetic presence. Those taken with The King is Blind or Lazarus Blackstar will find plenty to tackle here, as BLACK ROYAL provide more than enough brazen brawn and indomitable force of will to sate any savage yearning." - Angry Metal Guy
 
"...an exciting album. One that blends the ferocity of death metal with the ominous barrage of doom whilst still allowing each track to breathe. There is plenty of piss and vinegar within the tracks to make the pulse race. I look forward to hearing more from this lot." - Ave Noctum

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EYE OF NIX: Avant Metal Collective Issues 2018 Tour Diary Via Cvlt Nation; Black Somnia Reissue Out NOW And Streaming Via Prophecy Productions

12/10/2018

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Avant metal collective EYE OF NIX recently completed their first ever East Coast tour. The week-long trek included an appearance at Prophecy Fest at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, New York alongside Alcest, Xasthur, Kayo Dot, and more.  
 
Visit Cvlt Nation for a tour diary documenting the band's adventures at THIS LOCATION.  
 
EYE OF NIX recently reissued their critically-lauded Black Somnia full-length via Prophecy Productions. Initially issued in limited quantities via Scry Recordings, Black Somnia is now available on digipack CD and vinyl formats. For orders, visit THIS LOCATION.
 
Recorded by renowned producer Billy Anderson (Bell Witch, Pallbearer) at The Hallowed Halls in Portland, Oregon and mastered by Brad Boatright (Gatecreeper, Necrot), Black Somnia centers on themes of fear, control, and anxiety while shape-shifting through a lens of blackened psychedelia and doom. The band collaborated with ritual visual artist Anima Nocturna to create the album's stunning artwork. EYE OF NIX is founding vocalist Joy Von Spain, guitarist Nicholas Martinez, and noise artist Masaaki Masao. As of 2018 the group is joined by bassist Zach Wise and drummer Luke LaPlante.
 
Stream Black Somnia in its entirety at THIS LOCATION.  
 
Forged in the Pacific Northwest in 2012, EYE OF NIX has released two albums and a demo EP to date and has shared the stage with artists like SubRosa, Voivod, Jarboe, King Dude, Worm Ouroboros, Sabbath Assembly, Eight Bells, and Atriarch. The band's creative intent is to craft music that is threatening, beautiful, and harsh through mesmerizing rhythms, emotive melodies, and haunting.
 
"Von Spain deserves mention in the same breath as Diamanda Galás and Siouxsie Sioux... she shares an uncompromising attitude and a fervent desire to make her voice a conduit for catharsis. Even when on the dark folk of 'Fear's Ascent; which sounds like a Greek Orthodox dirge using her eerie voice to intone a rapturous hymn, the intensity is astounding." - Invisible Oranges
 
"...called 'hypnotic' and 'heart-stopping' by critics, Black Somnia embodies both those contrasting descriptions - there are times when vocalist Joy Von Spain is gentle, other times when she's operatic, and still others where she sounds like a possessed person vomiting out  her demons." - Alternative Control
 
"...a jarring and very unsettling seven minutes of frenetic drums, pummeling doom riffs and frequent tempo changes, all underpinned by the tortured howls of vocalist Joy Von Spain." - Echoes And Dust on opening track "Wound And Scar"
 
"...atmospheric, ambitious melodic black metal meets thoughtful, midnight-tinted doom, stately neocrust, and ghostly vintage goth in a perfect danse macabre..." - Noisey
 
"...a mature musical journey with a surprisingly varied emotional palate." - The Stranger
 
 "...a heart-stopping experience, a record that combines all the shadowy forces we fear and delivers them in a moving, massive presentation. It's not every day we get bands that truly stand on their own, but EYE OF NIX is one of them, and they're a force with which the world might not be fully ready to contend." - Meat Mead Metal
 
"...a work of art put together from extreme metal styles with a spooky gloom that's... scary, beautiful, ghostly, dark, painful, liberating and... interesting!" -- Vokills
 
"...a unique sinister force..." -- The Offering
 
"...howling, cavernous, avant-garde metal that's doom at heart and restless of spirit." -- Collective Zine UK

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HEROD: Swiss Progressive Sludge Metal Unit Joins Pelagic Records For The Release Of Sombre Dessein; Teaser Video Posted

12/10/2018

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Swiss progressive sludge metal unit HEROD has joined the Pelagic Records roster and will release their Sombre Dessein full-length early next year.
 
Initially the brain child of guitarist Pierre Carroz, 2014 saw HEROD's debut release They Were Nonevia Mighty Music and a subsequent European tour. Following the departure of their original vocalist, former The Ocean (Precambrian) vocalist Mike Pilat was recruited for follow up album Sombre Dessein. Pilat also plays guitar and HEROD is now furnished with a supplementary layer of musicality to complement both the heaviness and soundscape aspects of their palette.
 
Recorded and mixed by Swiss audiophile Julien Fehlman and mastered by Magnus Lindberg from Cult Of Luna, Sombre Dessein is an album of staggering riffs, intricate yet groovy polyrhythmic patterns, and pure heaviness. The bilingual vocal approach adds an unusual but intriguing aspect to the band's delivery of their craft.
 
"The concept of the album is about the end of our Judaeo-Christian and thermo-industrial civilization," comments Carroz. "The artwork and video clip are made up from footage of Shipbreakers, people who dismantle huge container ships which end up mooring to die on Indian or Bangladeshi shores." HEROD creates a strong musical and visual image of the abysses of the human consumption project, "which turns out to be hell on earth for these people whose every day work involves constantly risking their lives to feed their families."
 
Throughout their young four years of presence, HEROD has already shared the stage with such acts as Gojira, Crowbar, The Ocean, Carcass, Obituary, Napalm Death, and Voivod, attesting their repute as the busboys of King Herod, serving up whole sides of rare riffs, disposition, beauty, and authority. Fans of Scarlet, Breach, Yob, Meshuggah, Gojira, and Textures, pay heed.
 
Sombre Dessein will be released February 15th, 2019 via Pelagic Records.  
 
In the meantime, check out the album teaser at THIS LOCATION.
 
HEROD Lineup:
Pierre Carroz - guitar
Bertrand Pot - guitar
Michael Pilat - guitar, vocals
Fabien Vodoz - drums

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PULCHRA MORTE: Death/Doom Unit Featuring Current And Former Members Of Wolvhammer, Eulogy, Harkonin, Withered, And More To Release Debut Full-Length Via Ceremonial Records This February; Track Streaming + Preorders Available

12/10/2018

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View / Share PULCHRA MORTE's "Soulstench" Video At THIS LOCATION 
 
Death/doom unit PULCHRA MORTE -- featuring within its ranks current and former members of Wolvhammer, Eulogy, Harkonin, Withered, and more -- will release its debut full-length this February via Ceremonial Records. Titled Divina Autem Et Aniles, the ten-track offering was captured byPULCHRA MORTE guitarist/renowned producer/engineer Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Goatwhore, Wolvhammer, Gruesome, Exhumed, etc.) at his own New Constellation Studios in Orlando, Florida, mastered by Chris Common (Tribulation, Primordial, Exhumed, Gruesome), and features the vocal talents of former Eulogy co-conspirator Heather Dykstra and cellist Naarah Strokosch as well as additional backing vocals by Tor Stavenes, AKA Seidemann of 1349 and Svart Lotus. It all comes swathed in the striking cover art of Jordan Barlow (Goatwhore, Haarp, Psychon Vex).
 
Divina Autem Et Aniles carries its listeners back to an era where unabridged heaviness and darkness reigned supreme. Of the record's weighty themes, vocalist Jason Barron notes, "I was going through an extremely dark time in my personal life. I had the perfect dark cloud for proper inspiration for a '90s-style doom/death metal band with a name meaning 'beautiful death:' Tasting a small portion of bliss and having it taken away forever, severe depression, madness, relationships, complete and total loss - all the formulæ for life itself. 'Give No More,' for example, was the first song I wrote for PULCHRA MORTE. It's about an individual suffering from major disease, depression, and utter madness, composing his own epitaph, completely accepting his failure, and giving up, happily ending his life. The album is filled with stories of embracing death and the end, and also the new beginnings that death brings."

Adds Pritchard, "As we move forward, the subject matter will broaden, not only with darkness but in ways, certain levels of empowerment; perhaps the shift where a person goes from being the pawn to the hand. Not by ignoring it, but by embracing what is. We are all interested in a vast number of topics that are applied in everyday life, ranging from Hermetic philosophy to Crowley and Austin Spare, writings by everyone from Israel Regardie to Terence McKenna, traversing dimensional barriers, hallucinogenic communication, ritual Magick, conspiracy... The world is a dark place. There is no shortage of such topics to reflect on all around us."
 
Divina Autem Et Aniles will be released on February 1st on CD and digitally via Ceremonial Records and is available for licensing in various territories. For physical preorders visit the official PULCHRA MORTE bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION where first single "Soulstench" can be streamed.
 
View the band's previously released video for "Soulstench" at THIS LOCATION.
 
Additionally, PULCHRA MORTE's limited-edition seven-inch single featuring "Soulstench" on Side A and a rendition of Paradise Lost's "The Painless" on Side B is still available in three color variants HERE.
 
Divina Autem Et Aniles Track Listing:
1. Give No More
2. Black Ritual
3. Soulstench
4. Ignis Et Tempestas
5. Fire And Storm
6. Thrown To The Wolves
7. Reflection Of A Drowning Sun
8. Shadows From The Cross
9. IX
10. When Legends Die
 
PULCHRA MORTE (ˈpul.kʰra / ˈmɔr.te) began with an idea to recapture a feeling that has become increasingly scarce in the dense landscape of extreme music today: the manifestation of songs containing weight, atmosphere, and feeling. Forged by drummer/backing vocalist Clayton Gore and vocalist Jason Barron, formerly of St. Louis staple Harkonin, with guitarist Jeffrey Breden in 2017, the trio began writing songs with the intention of recapturing the purpose of greats from the late-'80s through early-'90s doom-laden death metal scene, a point where feeling superseded technicality. During this process, Gore contacted long-time friend and cocreator, producer/engineer Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Goatwhore, Wolvhammer, Gruesome, Exhumed, etc.), the two of them enjoying a thirty-year friendship and collaboration from the days of the seminal Tampa, Florida-based death metal band Eulogy.
 
Joining forces, the band completed the recording of their debut album Divina Autem Et Aniles with Pritchard taking on bass and auxiliary guitar duties as well as producing and engineering the album. Full rehearsals took place in Chicago over the summer of 2018, with Dylan Kilgore of Withered being recruited to play bass while Pritchard moved to full-time guitar. Band intact, the rehearsals yielded excellent results, and from these sessions a proper video for first single "Soulstench" was generated. In its wake, PULCHRA MORTEunleashed a limited edition seven-inch of "Soulstench" with a beautiful tribute to Paradise Lost -- a cover of Gothic classic "The Painless" -- occupying its B-side as an exclusive. 
 
PULCHRA MORTE is planning a number of appearances throughout 2019 in support of Divina Autem Et Aniles and are already hard at work on the follow-up album.  
PULCHRA MORTE:
Jeffrey Breden - guitars 
Jarrett Pritchard - guitars 
Jason Barron - vocals 
Clayton Gore - drums/backing vocals 
Dylan Kilgore - bass/backing vocals

http://PulchraMorte.com
http://www.facebook.com/PulchraMorte
http://www.instagram.com/PulchraMorteMetal
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DEATHCHANT: Los Angeles-Based Proto Metal Collective To Release Self-Titled Debut This January Via King Volume Records; New Track Streaming At The Obelisk + Preorders Available

12/10/2018

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"...volatile, exciting and unpredictable..." -- The Obelisk
 
Los Angeles-based psychedelic heavy proto-metal collective DEATHCHANT will release their self-titled debut this January via King Volume Records. Captured live over a two-day period at a secluded cabin in Big Bear, California, the seven-track recording manifests an immersive wall of noise-induced heavy metal mania that is equal parts paranoia and transcendental harmony.
 
In advance of its release, The Obelisk is streaming first single, "Hex," noting of the release overall, "DEATHCHANT offer a feedback-drenched take on darker heavy rock, so that even the strut of opener 'Pessimist' can just absolutely collapse into biting noise at a moment's notice - which it does - and then resume its course like nothing happened. There are 'hey wait!' moments like that all over the album, and to add to that, [founder TJ] Lemiuex's vocals are coated in reverb... in such a way that in context of some of the severity surrounding feels like a tip of the hat to Wovenhand that immediately gives the songs a distinguishing element. There's no shortage of groove to go around in 'Pessimist' or elsewhere, and as the album unfolds with 'Control' and 'Ritual' - which as I understand it was going to be the title-track at one point - there is a linear character to the transitions that the noise-factor only helps further."
 
Read more and hear "Hex," courtesy of The Obelisk, at THIS LOCATION.
 
Deathchant will be released on January 10th digitally and on vinyl via King Volume Records with Dune Altar handling the cassette edition. For preorders, visit the King Volume Badcamp page at THIS LOCATION.
 
Deathchant Track Listing:
1. Pessimist
2. Control
3. Ritual
4. Eulogy
5. Breathe
6. Hex
7. Trigger
 
California residents can catch DEATHCHANT live next month. Additional shows to be announced in the coming weeks.
 
DEATHCHANT w/ Banquet:
1/24/2019 Bottom Of The Hill - San Francisco, CA
1/25/2019 Blue Lagoon - Sacramento, CA
1/26/2019 TBA - Los Angeles, CA
 
DEATHCHANT is the brainchild of TJ Lemieux (Child, Psychedelic Speed Freaks, Mainline Ladies, Babylon) with John Bolino, Colin Fahrner, and George Camacho. They've been dubbed psychedelic rock, proto-metal, doom, stoner metal, noise-punk, hard rock, and everything in between, but if you ask them, DEATHCHANT is just, "rock and roll with psychedelic influences." Fluctuating between peaceful, meditative, eastern-tinged messages of unity and all out warcrys with an underlying lesson of love and peace-through-violence, the band is driven by Lemieux's brooding aesthetic and signature psychedelic guitar atmospherics. DEATHCHANT echoes through the darker side of proto-metal and hard rock creating a sound that is loud, massive, and about as melodic as a sonic assault of this magnitude can be. They resonate with wherever or whoever you are and deliver an excitingly raw and catchy brand of unforgetting rock and roll. The band's debut was written by Lemieux, mixed by Lemieux and Stephen Schroeder and engineered and mastered by Schroeder.

​http://www.deathchantnoise.bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/kingvolumerecords
http://www.kingvolumerecords.bandcamp.com
http://www.kingvolumerecords.limitedrun.com
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PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2019: First Round Of Bands Announced Including Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, High On Fire, Yob, And Oranssi Pazuzu; Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now

12/10/2018

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America's annual rock 'n' roll bacchanal PSYCHO LAS VEGAS will take over Mandalay Bay Resort And Casino next Summer. Set to take place from August 16th through August 18th, PSYCHO LAS VEGAS is unmatched in its level of presentation and 2019 promises not only a bigger and better festival but the experience of a lifetime. The event will feature four stages, including the newly renovated Events Center, the iconic House Of Blues, the Mandalay Bay Beach, featuring a wave pool and lazy river, and an old-school Vegas-style Lounge in the middle of the casino floor!
 
The curators of the event are pleased to announce the first round of PSYCHO LAS VEGAS bands with Cambridge, UK rock collective Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats, Oakland metal titans High On Fire, New York post-hardcore collective Glassjaw, Oregon doom heroes Yob, Paris-based dark electronic/cyber punk practitioner Perturbator, Berlin psychedelic stoner rock collective Kadavar, and Finnish cosmic black metal alchemists Oranssi Pazuzu!
 
The highly coveted "Psycho Special" passes sold out instantly, but Tier | Weekender General Admission passes are still available at $249, plus taxes and fees, but will increase to $299, plus taxes and fees, once the first tier sells out. Nab your tickets today at: VivaPsycho.com.
 
Additionally, 300 High Roller VIP passes will be sold at $499, plus taxes and fees in the coming weeks. High Roller Pass Benefits include:
 
  • VIP access for all three days of the festival + entry to the Thursday Pre-Party at Daylight BEACH Club
  • VIP hotel and festival check-in at Mandalay Bay
  • Dedicated lines for expedited entry to all stages of the festival
  • Private viewing areas, seating, restrooms and bars at three stages of the festival
  • Limited edition and exclusive merch item for 2019 High Rollers only
  • Perks and benefits from select festival sponsors throughout the year
Single-day tickets will be available in the Spring at $109, plus taxes and fees. While the festival format will remain largely the same as previous years, the Thursday pre-party at DAYLIGHT Beach Club will be a more intimate event for attendees and will require a separate ticket from the festival pass.
 
Heralded as the vacation destination for those who worship all that is rock 'n' roll, PSYCHO LAS VEGAS' move to Mandalay Bay is a monumental milestone in the growth of the event. The resort is one of the crown jewels of MGM Resorts International and is home to over 3,000 affordable rooms, nine bars and lounges, and 24 restaurants. Occupying 120 lush acres of land on the Strip, the world-class property defines grandeur in every sense of the word while still providing a sense of seclusion fans have come to expect. Make no qualms about it, PSYCHO LAS VEGAS 2019 will usher in a new era of spectacle, performance, and production. Don't miss it!

http://www.vivapsycho.com
http://www.facebook.com/psychoLasVegas
http://www.instagram.com/psycholasvegas
http://www.mandalaybay.com
http://twitter.com/MandalayBay
http://www.facebook.com/mandalaybay
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USDM Squad CONTRARIAN Announce March Release of Willowtip Records Album 'Their Worm Never Dies'

12/10/2018

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U.S. progressive Death Metal squad CONTRARIAN will release new album Their Worm Never Dies, March 15, 2019 on Willowtip Records.

A new school of old school death metal. Creating death metal that is authentically new while have a natural memory and understanding of the old. Rooted in early 90's progressive death metal, but with an unrelenting forward thinking approach, CONTRARIAN return with their third full-length release Their Worm Never Dies.

Spearheaded by guitar player Jim Tasikas, alongside George Kollias (Nile) simultaneously handling drum and vocal duties, CONTRARIAN is not a super group, but a unit of like-minded musicians that coincidentally converged on a vision of what a modern death metal band should sound like. 

Organic sounding, yet aggressive and melodically complex, Their Worm Never Diesis packed with snake-like Schuldinerian-style riffage and atmospheric variations that will provide a wholly enticing listen to all those willing to take in its eccentricity.


Track Listing

1. Vaskania (The Evil Eye)
2. Exorcism
3. My Curse
4. The Petition
5. Among The Misled
6. Their Worm Never Dies
7. Whomsoever Worships the Whiteworm

Album Credits
Jim Tasikas - Guitars
Brian Mason - Lead Guitars
Ed Paulsen - Bass
George Kollias - Drums/Vocals

Additional Backing Vocals by George Bokos

Recorded at Watchmen Studios, Lockport, NY USA and Burnt Orange Studiosm Brandenton, FL USA

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by George Bokos at Grindhouse Studios Athens, GR




facebook.com/contrarianmetal/
willowtip.com

willowtip.bandcamp.com/

 
facebook.com/willowtip/


twitter.com/willowtip


youtube.com/user/WillowtipRecords
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AENIMUS Discuss The First Single, "Before The Eons"

12/7/2018

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Discuss The First Single, "Before The Eons"
Pre-Order Available Here: nuclearblast.com/aenimus-dreamcatcher

With an arsenal of technical skills ready to unleash upon the world, Bay Area natives AENIMUS are proud to announce their upcoming sophomore album, Dreamcatcher, will be released on February 22nd via Nuclear Blast Records.  Today, guitarists Sean Swafford and Jordan Rush discuss the bands first single, "Belore The Eons" here: https://youtu.be/W98ln6hCdCo

Check out the music video for their first single "Before The Eons". Watch it here: https://youtu.be/ob-qUFQkbFc 

Dreamcatcher is a concept album that draws inspiration from horror novels and movies,such as  It, The Shining, Hannibal Lecter, and The Dead Zone. The album was recorded by the band while mixing and mastering were handled by Jamie King (BTBAM, THE CONTORTIONIST). The album features guest appearances from Mike Semesky (INTERVALS, THE HAARP MACHINE), Jamie Hanks (I DECLARE WAR), Brian James (FALLUJAH) Sims Cashion and Leonardo Guzman.

Pre-order your copy of Dreamcatcher and receive a download for "Before The Eons" instantly.nuclearblast.com/aenimus-dreamcatcher 

Dreamcatcher will be available in the following formats:
  • CD jewel
  •  Vinyl – black, purple w/ black splatter, blue w/ white splatter
  • Album Cover Long sleeve
  •  Album Cover Hoodie
  • Album Cover T-shirt
  • CD + Web Design T-shirt + Poster Bundle
  • Vinyl (purple w/ black splatter) + Web Design T-shirt + Poster Bundle

BelowDreamcatcher track list:
  1. Before the Eons
  2. Eternal
  3. The Ritual
  4.  My Becoming
  5. The Dark Triad
  6. Between Iron and Silver              
  7. The Overlook
  8. Caretaker
  9. Second Sight
  10. Day Zero
  11. Dreamcatcher

AENIMUS announced 3 west coasts shows leading up to the release of Dreamcatcher. 

Catch them live at the following dates:
1/4/2019  Arlene Francis Center - Santa Rosa, CA
1/5/2019  The Haul - Grants Pass, OR
1/6/2019  Bossanova Ballroom - Portland, OR
AENIMUS will embark on the DEATH… Is Just The Beginning 2019  North American tour as direct support for co-headliners and label mates HYPOCRISY and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE. The tour kicks off on March 15th at the The Regent in Los Angeles and will make stops in Richmond, Toronto and New York before concluding in Oakland, CA on April 15th.

Tickets for the tour are now on sale here:www.nuclearblast.com/aenimus-tour

Catch AENIMUS on the "Death...Is Just The Beginning" Tour 2019
HYPOCRISY and FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE!
3/15/2019  - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent
3/16/2019  - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
3/17/2019  - Mesa, AZ - Club Red
3/19/2019  - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
3/20/2019  - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater
3/21/2019  - Kansas City, MO - Riot Room
3/22/2019  - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
3/23/2019  - Austin, TX - Come and Take it Live!
3/24/2019  Scout Bar - Houston, TX
3/26/2019  The Haven - Orlando, FL
3/27/2019  The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
3/28/2019  The Maywood - Raleigh, NC
3/29/2019  Canal Club - Richmond, VA
3/30/2019  The Palladium - Worcester, MA
3/31/2019  Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY
4/01/2019  Théâtre Corona - Montreal, QC
4/02/2019  Imperial Bell - Quebec City, QC
4/03/2019  Mod Club - Toronto, ON
4/05/2019  Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
4/06/2019  Studio B - Minneapolis, MN
4/07/2019  Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MB CANADA
4/08/2019  The Exchange - Regina, SK CANADA
4/09/2019  Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB CANADA 
4/10/2019  Dickens Pub - Calgary, AB CANADA
4/12/2019  Rickshaw Theatre- Vancouver, BC CANADA
4/13/2019  El Corazon - Seattle, WA
4/14/2019  Bossanova Ballroom - Portland, OR
4/15/2019  Metro Opera House - Oakland, CA
 
AENIMUS is :
Alex Green - Vocals
Sean Swafford - Guitar
Jordan Rush - Guitar
Seth Stone - Bass
Cody Pulliam - Drums

WATCH: "Before The Eons" Music Video

WATCH: Discuss The Inspiration And Lyrical Themes Of Dreamcatcher

WATCH: Discuss 

WATCH: DIJTB Tickets On Sale Tour Trailer

WATCH: Nuclear Blast Signing Trailer
​

Pre-order your copy of Dreamcatcher here:www.nuclearblast.com/aenimus-dreamcatcher
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POWER TRIP: Dark Operative To Release LP Version Of Opening Fire: 2008-2014 Collection This Friday

12/7/2018

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Following its digital release earlier this year, Dark Operative now presents the anxiously awaited vinyl version of POWER TRIP's Opening Fire: 2008-2014. A collection of the band's earliest non-LP output, the compilation documents POWER TRIP's self-titled 7", the "This World" single from The Extermination Vol: II LP compilation on Flatspot Records, the "Hammer of Doubt" 2010 version fromAmerica's Hardcore LP compilation on Triple B Records, and the entirety of The Armageddon Blues Sessions. All tracks have been here been remastered by the band's longtime producer Arthur Rizk and the release completed with bold artwork by illustrator Matt Stikker.
 
Opening Fire: 2008-2014 sees release as POWER TRIP this year celebrates their tenth anniversary as a band. The vinyl edition is available in an array of colors, including a clear vinyl tour and Bandcamp exclusive color, gold vinyl as the Dark Operative mailorder exclusive color, red vinyl as a RevHQ mailorder exclusive color, and a store-exclusive color variant created from random colors in order to create unique colors and patterns for the retail versions, so the scheme for each store-bought copy is unique.
 
The vinyl version of POWER TRIP's Opening Fire: 2008-2014 hits stores this Friday, December 7th; find preorders via Bandcamp HERE, through the Dark Operative webshop HERE, and through RevHQ HERE. A CD version will see release in the new year.
 
POWER TRIP's Southern Lord-released breakthrough album, Nightmare Logic, has earned praise from The New Yorker to a Pitchfork's Best New Music, to countless best-of/year-end lists The band was awarded the Best Metal Album Of The Year from Loudwire and song placement in the WWE. Touring relentlessly, the band has headlined tours across North America, Europe, and Japan this year alone, recently supported Danzig on several US shows, and is currently playing shows with The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghoul, and others. POWER TRIP plays a one-off collaborative set with Prurient as part of Hospital Fest in New York City this Saturday, December 8th, and they are confirmed to support The Original Misfits alongside Fear and Venom Inc. in Chicago this April.
 
POWER TRIP:
12/03/2018 The Green Room - Flagstaff, AZ w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghoul, Gost, and Skeletal Remains
12/05/2018 Jake's - Lubbock, TX w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghoul, Gost, and Skeletal Remains
12/06/2018 House Of Rock - Corpus Christi, TX w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghoul, Gost, and Skeletal Remains
12/07/2018 Come And Take It Live - Austin, TX w/ The Black Dahlia Murder, Ghoul, Gost, and Skeletal Remains
12/08/2018 Knockdown Center - Queens, NY @ collab set w/ Prurient @ Hospital Fest
4/27/2019 Allstate Arena - Rosemont, IL w/ The Original Misfits, Fear, Venom Inc. [tickets]
 
Opening Fire: 2008-2014 Track Listing:
1. Divine Apprehension
2. Suffer No Fool
3. Brainwave
4. This World (2014)
5. Hammer Of Doubt (2010)
6. Armageddon Blues
7. Lake Of Fire
8. The Evil Beat
9. Acid
10. Questions
11. Vultures

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https://twitter.com/PowerTripTX
http://www.facebook.com/powertripTX
http://darkops.site
http://darkoperative.bandcamp.com
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AntropomorphiA enters the studio to begin recording new album, 'Merciless Savagery'; announces line-up change

12/7/2018

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Unholy Dutch Death Metallers AntropomorphiA are currently busy in the studio recording their next album‚ Merciless Savagery. The album is being recorded at Aftermath studios and will be produced by drummer Marco Stubbe. Mastering duties will be handed over to infamous Dan Swano in December for a tentative release in spring of 2019! 

AntropomorphiA comments: "As we shred closer to the end of the recordings of our 4th full length album, everything feels more pervasive than ever before. While we went through some unsettling dark and overwhelming times during the writing of this album, which is not necessarily something negative in our realm, it gave us the hostile anger and exact perspective to move forward and create this audial landscape. Our origins are weaved within the structure of this album but there was a lot of new ground to be discovered. It's brutal, it's dark, it's hateful, filled with infectious riffs and a 'fuck you' to a mostly repetitive scene." 

In other news the band had a line-up change just recently. Bassist Marc van Stiphout has left the band and AntropomorphiA have called Jeroen Pleunis to duty. "Marc parts ways with us with no hardship or ill will. Marc's follow up is Jeroen Pleunis (ex-Villainy), Jeroen is no stranger to the band and he will bring his talent and raging madness to our fold. As the landscape changes a new era begins, gates will open and spew forth a beast of hellish ferociousness." 

AntropomorphiA line-up:
Ferry Damen - vocals, guitar
Jos van den Brand - guitar
Jeroen Pleunis - bass
Marco Stubbe – drums 

AntropomorphiA online:
http://antropomorphia-official.com/
http://www.facebook.com/AntropomorphiA
http://www.youtube.com/AntropomorphiA
http://soundcloud.com/antropomorphia
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Calgary's 420 Music & Arts Festival Announce First Batch 2019 Bands

12/7/2018

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Calgary's 420 Music & Arts Festival Announce First Batch 2019 Bands

Early Bird Passes Available Now!



What the press is saying:

The Rock Metal Podcast: Interview with festival co-organizer CC Getty here.

The Gauntlet: The 420 Music and Arts Festival is a homegrown bash here.

Daily Hive: 420 Music and Arts Festival returning to Calgary for a second year here.

Hellbound: Festivals You Don't Wanna Miss here. 

Growing into one of Canada's best events to celebrate 420 culture, METALHEADS UNITED is proud to announce the first batch of bands for the 2019 line-up of the 420 Music & Arts Festival being hosted in Calgary, AB, Canada on April 18th, 19th, and 20th. 

The line up features an assortment of stoner, psychedelic, heavy rock, sludge and doom with a range of returning festival alumni and fresh talent that is sure to satisfy attendees and their craving for good times and great music. Last year's festival fan favourite and huge crowd pleaser San Diego's Great Electric Quest return with their partying blend of classic metal and stoner rock. They will be joined on the line up by festival veterans Heron (Vancouver), Mammoth Grove (Calgary), Brown Dwarf (Red Deer) and Black Hell Oil (Saskatoon). Confirmed to perform on the festival for the first time will be Bort(Vancouver), Bloated Pig (Calgary), Denimachine (Calgary), The Baseborn Band (Calgary), Shadow Weaver (Calgary), Row of Giants (Calgary) and all the way from the UK, the event's first ever European act, groovy progressive stoner rock band The Grudge on their first trip to North America (links to the bands listed below).

In addition to the festival's music programming, the 2019 festivities will be offering an expanded selection of events that will be hosted at various venues in Calgary, which includes a Pinball Tournament at Pin-Bar (501 17th Ave SW) on April 20th. More details events to be announced.

Early bird passes are now on sale for only $50 CAD at the following link: https://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/store-2/   

2019 Line Up (more to be announced)
Returning Acts: 
Great Electric Quest (San Diego) www.facebook.com/electricquest/
Heron (Vancouver) www.facebook.com/herondoom/ 
Mammoth Grove (Calgary) www.facebook.com/mammothgrove/
Brown Dwarf (Red Deer) www.facebook.com/browndwarftheband/  
Black Hell Oil (Saskatoon) www.facebook.com/wearealsonamedbort/ 
 
New to the Festival
The Grudge (UK) www.facebook.com/stonethegrudge/  
Bort (Vancouver) www.facebook.com/wearealsonamedbort/
Bloated Pig (Calgary) www.facebook.com/Bloatedpigmusic/  
Denimachine (Calgary) www.facebook.com/denimachine/
The Baseborn Band (Calgary) www.facebook.com/The-Baseborn-Band-143840236279440/
Shadow Weaver (Calgary) www.facebook.com/ShadowWeaverRock/  
Row of Giants (Calgary) www.instagram.com/rowofgiants 
For all news about 420 Music & Arts Festival events, please visit the following links:

Official Website: https://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC  
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/420musicandartsfestival 
Travel Alberta: https://www.travelalberta.com/ca/events/420-music-and-arts-festival-6972/ 
Festival Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2159499584293238/ 
Pinball Tournament Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2122446714675930/ 

About:

Since their inaugural year in 2017, Calgary's 420 Music & Arts Festival is three days of rad music and fuzzy vibes. The festival showcases bands from across Canada and USA ranging from stoner rock, desert rock, doom & sludge metal and kick ass rock n roll along with multiple exhibitors and vendors (Hemporium, Millie's Tree, Norml Canada, SANE Clothing, The Perogy Boyz, Waffles & Chix, Mammoth Beard Co and more) related to 420 culture. Past headliners have been Dopethrone, Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Vista Chino) (special guest DJ set on 420), Sasquatch, La Chinga, Wo Fat, Anciients and Black Mastiff. 
 
Partners:
Asher Media Relations
The Celestial Agency
Clearview Accounting Services
Deadly Tattoos
Loud as Hell Festival
Mammoth Beard Co.
METALHEADS UNITED
Sloth Records
Titan Products

Media:
Absolute Underground Magazine
BeatRoute (AB)
Broken Neck Radio
Calgary Metal Scene Events
CJSW 90.9 FM
Exclaim!
The Highway
Metal Master Kingdom
PureGrainAudio.com
SKUNK Magazine

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MESHUGGAH Release Reissues Of Their First Five Albums On Vinyl

12/7/2018

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Exclusive Collection Of Vinyl Reissues of 
Meshuggah EP, Contradictions Collapse, None,Destroy Erase Improve, and Chaosphere
OUT NOW! 
 Available For Pre-Order Here: nuclearblast.com/meshuggah-reissues

Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH are proud to release their very special vinyl reissue collection celebrating the bands legacy. The collection offers a  limited one-time only pressing that includes re-imagined cover artwork, redesigned gatefold jackets, and audio mastered for vinyl. The first five albums are now available via Nuclear Blast.

Get the MESHUGGAH re-issues here: nuclearblast.com/meshuggah-reissues

Watch the trailer about the upcoming MESHUGGAH reissues here: https://youtu.be/X6G9AbatAmg

The first five reissues being released on November 30th are as follows:

Meshuggah EP (1989)
  • Clear with Black Splatter (limited to 500)
Contradictions Collapse (1991)
  • Bone/Grey Swirl (Limited to 500)
None EP (1994)
  • Bronze with Black Splatter (Limited to 500)
Destroy Erase Improve (1995)
  • Gold/Brown Swirl (Limited to 500)
Chaosphere (1998)
  • Swamp Green with Mint Green Splatter (Limited to 500)

The re-designed album artwork was completed by Keerych Luminokaya who created the artwork for the band's 2012 release of KOLOSS. For the remastering of the albums, the band returned to Thomas Eberger of Stockholm Mastering who worked with the band on The Violent Sleep of Reason which secured the band their first GRAMMY nomination for “Best Metal Performance..


Order copies of the first 5 reissues here:http://nuclearblast.com/meshuggah-reissues
 
ABOUT MESHUGGAH

While the term “genre-defining†gets tossed around quite frequently these days in the music industry, and most especially the heavy metal industry, it is truly the only proper term to align with the head expanding sounds created by MESHUGGAH. The band began it’s formation in UmeÃ¥, Sweden in 1987. With over 25 years and 8 full length albums as masters in this realm, the band have been on an endless journey to outwardly reveal their uncommon sonic stamp. This greatly pertains to the musical precision required in order to create songs with such unique time signatures.
 
In 1989 the band’s vestal voyage began with their self titled release that was limited to only 1,000 copies and completely sold out. In 1991 with the release of their first full length album Contradictions Collapse the band welcomed their new drummer, and the man that would eventually be dubbed “the best drummer alive;†the incredible Tomas Haake. Their 1995 album Destroy, Erase, Improve, and the release of Chaosphere in 1998 gained massive attention and really pushed the band into the popular heavy metal touring circuit. Things progressed more and more until the release of their 2002 albumNothing which would go on to sell over 110,000 copies in the United States. As the years and albums progressed a term describing the band’s progressive music style; “djent†emerged to solidify their genre defining nature. In 2005 they released Catch Thirtythree which perplexed and delighted many fans and critics as a 47 minute-long “uni-song†that genuinely required patience and attention to detail. A few years later in 2008, obZen made it’s way into the world alongside a stunning music video for the single “Bleed.†  obZen sold over 82,000 copies in the US, alone. In 2012 the 10-track record Koloss was reveled and made its way to the top 20 of the Billboard top 200, re-demonstrating once again, the exclusive talents held only by MESHUGGAH. 

In the time between Koloss and the release of their 8th full length studio album The Violent Sleep of Reason, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's debut studio album, the idea was born to let creative genius Keerych Luminokaya redesign each album cover with a new sense of style (Luminokaya began creating artwork for the band with their 2012 release of KOLOSS, and has continued working closely with them by providing artwork for albums and tour/stage design). This project stretched over 6 months, and resulted in the release of the “25 Years of Musical Deviance†box set. Only 1000 copies were produced, and they sold out immediately. Inspired by the high demand from fans who couldn't get their hands on a copy of the box set the first time around, Nuclear Blast will now offer the albums individually on a variety of colored vinyl, in a one-time only limited pressing. Starting with the first 5 albums: MESHUGGAH, CONTRADICTIONS COLLAPSE, NONE, DESTROY ERASE IMPROVE, and CHAOSPHERE, and set to be released on Nov 30th, 2018. All albums are now remastered especially for vinyl by Thomas Eberger of Stockholm Mastering, who is also coming back into play after having worked with the band on The Violent Sleep of Reason.
 
In the wake of the massive 25 year milestone, there truly is no better way to complete the collections of fans worldwide than with the installation of these beautifully remastered albums. It’s also a rarely seen opportunity for newer, younger fans who have yet to discover MESHUGGAH to introduce their ears and their minds to this stand-alone collection of timeless, mathematical auditory brilliance.

WATCH: Special Vinyl Reissue Releases - Remastered & Reimagined

"Clockworks" Music Video
 
"Born In Dissonance" Lyric Vide
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