Great American Ghost have showcased a taste of their new LP “Power Through Terror” (out February 14th on eOne Music) via a moshtastic new song “Altar Of Snakes” along with an accompanying music video. Frontman Ethan Harrison told Revolver in regards to the origin of the LP title: I felt frustrated with people being brainwashed to give up their rights to officials that deal with fear. That’s where the title comes from — it’s power being obtained through terrifying acts. Great American Ghost are bringing the heavy on the road along with Bodysnatcher, Born A New, Distinguisher and Strangled: 01/30…
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Japanese Post Rock/Screamo veterans Envy have debuted the second track from their upcoming LP “The Fallen Crimson”. The track “A Faint New World” showcases Envy’s penchant for creating a beautiful atmosphere only to juxtapose it with brief passages of metallic dissonance. ‘The Fallen Crimson’ is due out worldwide February 7th. https://youtu.be/uOgyPMjuFIM
Industrial metal act 3TEETH have debuted a music video for the track “Altaer”, the latest single from their 2019 album “Metawar”. The video was premiered on Metal Hammer and takes place at the Mad Max inspired Wasteland Weekend festival in the Mojave Desert. Of the video shoot/fest in general frontman, Alexis Mincolla had this to say: “The vibe was immersive to say the least, and when temperatures dropped to about 40 degrees and the wind speeds kicked up to about 50 mph, it made for a very wild night.” https://youtu.be/AOtUerSbfSs The band have quite a number of tours booked in…
Brutal Death band Benighted have released their first single entitled “Brutus” from upcoming album “Obscene Repressed” due out April 10th via Season Of Mist records. The band had the following comments regarding the single: “Here we go, my friends, we are proud to unleash our first new track, ‘Brutus!’ It’s a song written in French about the pure hate from the album’s main character Michael, and his story against his father and the disgusting things he does to his mother… Enjoy and spread it like a plague!!!” Also of note is the inclusion of a cover of Slipknot’s “Get This” on select versions of…
Progressive metal legend/former king of the all-mighty skullet Devin Townsend, has once again begun playing songs from his days as a Strapping Young Lad. The songs in question were played as part of his sets on the The 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise. Fan favorites such as Love? and Aftermath were played as well as debuting the live version of deep cut Almost Again. Songs from the disbanded Devin Townsend Project were also played. The following musicians were recruited to play the material Guitars – Wes Hauch (ex-The Faceless/Black Crown Initiate) Bass – Kyle Konkiel (Bad Wolves) Drums – Dirk…
A trailer for the new Ozzy Osbourne documentary “Biography: The Nine Lives Of Ozzy Osbourne” has been released as part of A&E’s ongoing ‘Biography’ series. Ozzy’s wife Sharon, served as executive producer of the doc. It is expected to premiere in March at the music festival turned multimedia event South By South West (or SXSW for short) festival in Austin Texas. The below clip shows the impact Ozzy has had on several fellow musicians and producers including Rob Zombie, Post Malone, Rick Rubin, and Marilyn Manson. Manson is set to open for Ozzy on his upcoming tour, the dates can…
This year’s ‘Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’ inductees have been made official and they include: Depeche Mode The Doobie Brothers Whitney Houston Nine Inch Nails The Notorious B.I.G. T. Rex Other acts on the ballot, but were not inducted were: Judas Priest Motörhead Soundgarden Thin Lizzy Pat Benatar Dave Matthews Band Kraftwerk MC5 Rufus featuring Chaka Khan Todd Rundgren It can be noted that the final choices that were set to be inducted are at odds with the fan-voted ballot which took place over the past few months. The final tally of the campaign can be found below: 01. Dave…
DragonForce have announced that Alicia Vigil (Vigil Of War) will be handling bass and back up vocal duties on their upcoming touring. She’s taking over for Frédéric Leclercq who left the band last year and has since joined Kreator. Vigil offered the following comment regarding her new role: “So beyond stoked that DragonForce chose me to be a part of this! I can’t wait to travel the world and play these new cities with them and be a part of their legacy.” You can catch DragonForce on the following dates: With Frozen Crown & Athanasia: 02/03 Antwerpen, BEL – Zappa 02/04 Utrecht, NET – Tivoli 02/05…
Avenged Sevenfold has released a previously unreleased track called “Set Me Free”. You can stream it below. The track was originally recorded during the sessions for the gold-certified 2013 album, “Hail To The King”. It’s available now as a bonus track from the version of the band’s 2008 live release “Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough”, which will be available on February 7th. https://www.youtube.com/embed/KMpIMi55VSs
From Autumn To Ashes have announced their first live show in several years. They will be performing at the newly revived ‘Furnace Fest’. The latest bands that were announced along with them were ERRA, Mineral, and Unweed Sailer. The event will take place September 18-20th at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, AL. The bands already confirmed are: ’68 August Burns Red Beloved Better Off Boysetsfire Cave In Codeseven Converge Evergreen Terrace Few Left Standing Further Seems Forever Glasseater Haste Hopesfall Hot Water Music Knocked Loose Life In Your Way Living Sacrifice Luxury Misery Signals Norma Jean SeeYouSpaceCowboy Shai Hulud The Beautiful…
