Ukrainian WWI experts 1914 join the Napalm Family! With their unique blackened death/doom metal sound, 1914 leads you back in one of the darkest chapters of the last century - they breathe The Great War! Strongly influenced by genre pioneers like Bolt Thrower and Entombed, 1914 have already released two full length albums, Eschatology of War (2015) and The Blind Leading The Blind (2018), which making them one of the most talked about newer bands in the genre. From now on they are part of the Napalm roster! 1914 on the signing: “We’re so excited to work with Napalm Records, the label we know very well and fully respect. We hope our cooperation will be really fruitful and awesome. 1914 want to tell the world about The Great War, about its horrors and the senselessness of war and murders. For us, the partnership with Napalm Records is a great chance to spread these ideas all over the globe, a chance to tell everyone that war is hell, that it’s only death, mud and fear, so fuck the wars! Be sure, we are going to take full advantage of this chance. And for all those who consider our music as political, we can say ‘just go fuck yourself’ because the worst things to have ever happened with this world are religions, ideologies and their followers.” Sebastian Muench A&R Napalm Records on the signing: “Napalm Records is proud to announce the signing of Ukraine's blackened death / doom metal band 1914 and will re-release the epic album The Blind Leading The Blind later in the year. 1914 plays the most exciting war topic related death metal since the glory days of Bolt Thrower. Intriguing death / doom metal as the soundtrack of the hopeless, muddy trench war of WWI!” “It’s neither about politics, nor about propaganda - it’s just war, trenches, fear, hopelessness and endless death around of you” -1914- Dive head-first in the gruel days of The Great War and watch “Stoßtrupp 1917” HERE: Line Up Vocal - 2.Division, Infanterie-Regiment Nr.147, Oberleutnant – Ditmar Kumar Guitar - 37.Division, Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr.73, Wachtmeister - Liam Fessen Guitar - 5.Division, Ulanen-Regiment Nr.3, Sergeant - Vitalis Winkelhock Bass - 9.Division, Grenadier-Regiment Nr.7, Unteroffizier - Armin von Heinessen Drums - 33.Division, 7.Thueringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr.96, Gefreiter - Rusty Potoplacht YouTube Channel
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German Death Metallers Pesterous Mind have been well-known to the underground since their demo from 2016. In the beginning of 2018, they signed a contract with Boersma-Records in order to release the successor of their 2017 debut album „Infinite Abyss“. It was worth the waiting, because on March 29th, 2019, the time will have come: "Haaluci.Nation" is the name of the second album! The Mexican-based Aztec folk metal group Cemican – whose unique music incorporates elements of the legends, mysticism and ideologies of ancient Mexican culture – has signed with M-Theory Audio, who plans to release the group's new album in the late spring/early summer. Cemican – who combine the modern instrumentation of a metal band with traditional pre-Hispanic instruments – experienced a breakout year in 2018. In addition to their new single/video “Guerreros de Cemican” receiving regular airplay on SiriusXM's Liquid Metal, the six-piece group was invited to perform at the Paris edition of the Download Festival and Germany's Wacken Open Air, as well as Force Fest – described by Revolver as “Mexico's premier open-air festival” – in their native country. The band plans to build on their momentum on 2019, when they will return to Europe in both the winter – when they'll perform at France's Cernunnos Pagan Fest and Germany's Wacken Winter Nights – as well as the summer, when they will make their debut at the French festival Hellfest. M-Theory label head Marco Barbieri explains the decision behind signing the band:- “I was first exposed to the sound of Cemican upon hearing ‘Guerreros de Cemican’ played on Liquid Metal. Finding out more about this exciting new band I saw the captivating promo video (https://youtu.be/9UTRDQtpgL8) and that they were performing on some big shows. I was impressed and wanted to buy their record only to find that they were still unsigned and looking for a home. I immediately had to get in touch and share my enthusiasm and belief in the group and their musical and visual concept and here I’m proud to announce the forthcoming album and help further develop the band and spread their appeal.” Xaman Ek states that:- “Life is the centre of every culture, the mysticism and ancient sounds gathered in the path of the death, warrior blood and glory of an empire,”. “The rituals of the Aztecs lead by the war drums through the red path...todos somos guerreros.” (We Are All Warriors) Formed in 2008, Cemican has independently released two albums to date – 2009's “Ometiliztli” and 2012's “Ticateh Ipan Miquixtlahuac.” More information on the group's new record – which will include “Guerreros de Cemican” in addition to other new tracks recorded in late 2018 – will be revealed in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/CemicanMex and Instagram @cemican_mex CEMICAN is: Tlipoca – Drums Tecuhtli – Guitar/vocals Ocelotl – Bass/backing vocals Yei Tochtli – Prehispanic Instruments Mazatecpatl – Prehispanic Instruments Xaman-Ek – Rituals/Dance/Prehispanic Instruments With their new album "Unalterable" due out on Black Lion Records on the 12th April, Sweden's Mist Of Misery have unveiled a video for a track from the album. The video, for the track "Halls of Emptiness" can be seen at https://youtu.be/9tA2_WEGmNk "Unalterable" will be the third full-length album from Mist Of Misery, and promises to be the longest, and most in-depth work that the band has every created. Split into two parts, with fourteen tracks, and a total running time of almost two hours, "Unalterable" was recording during 2017 and 2018 at the Forlorn Halls Studios and in various private locations in Stockholm, Sweden. Black Lion Records will release "Unalterable" in Double CD and Digital formats, both of which are now available to pre-order from https://mistofmiseryblacklion.bandcamp.com/album/unalterable All guitars on "StormblÂst" and the clean parts on "Unalterable" were performed by Erik Molnar. With artwork by Alice Ruitenberg, booklet design by Marcos Cerutti, and Bandphotos by Nikita Smirnov, tracklisting on "Unalterable" is as follows:
Of "Unalterable", the band had this to say: "The actual conception of "Unalterable" goes a long way back, with the title track having already been written in 2014. However, back then, we had no idea that we would be using it as the title track for our third-full length album. The rest of the songs were composed during 2017 and 2018 and the album was recorded during the same period. This album differs a bit from our earlier releases, both in production and in the composition of the songs. They are longer, darker, and more atmospheric than on any of our previous releases, and with its running time of almost two hours, it is the by far the longest work we've ever recorded . The title "Unalterable" refers to the path of life, unalterable despite all efforts to alter its course, forcing us to dwell in this miserable existence until life's end." Mist Of Misery's next live appearance will be at Copperfield's in Stockholm, Sweden, on the 30th March. https://www.facebook.com/MistofMisery/ https://www.instagram.com/mistofmisery/ https://mistofmiseryblacklion.bandcamp.com https://blacklion.nu https://www.facebook.com/blacklionrecordsswe/ https://blacklionrecords.bandcamp.com https://twitter.com/Blacklionrecswe Denmark's Forever Still discuss the dystopian concept of 'Breathe In Colours' in first album trailer10/2/2019 After recently presenting the first single off their upcoming album 'Breathe In Colours', out on March 29th via Nuclear Blast, Denmark's high-flyers Forever Still unveil further details about their sophomore full-length release. In this new trailer - once again created by band with their long-established DIY ethic - frontwoman Maja Shining explains why the band developed the concept of a dystopian future for 'Breathe In Colours' and decided to focus the musical content on the problems of the modern world instead of writing songs with a very introspective point of view like they did on their predecessor 'Tied Down'. Watch the first album trailer here: https://youtu.be/AWdYqvomrXc On March 29th, the album will be available both physically and digitally. Pre-order your version now: http://nblast.de/FSBreatheInColours In case you missed the first music video, make sure to watch 'Rew1nd', here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--CQeGZvo9M www.foreverstill.dk www.facebook.com/foreverstill www.twitter.com/foreverstilldk www.instagram.com/foreverstillofficial After five years of roaming city streets like a pack of rabid dogs, Vircolac is set to release its debut full length album titled Masque on Sepulchral Voice Records in Europe and Dark Descent Records in the US. Following on from 2016's The Cursed Travails of the Demeter EP, Masque celebrates a bolder edge mixing more visceral and vicious aural assaults with a foreboding and obtrusive atmosphere throughout the 36 minutes of the recording. The album title reflects the myriad masks we as human beings hide behind and the cover represents what is ultimately left once the mask of flesh is finally removed. Whether pauper or opulently venal, the end is the same for us all. Thematically, the album reflects two different strands of storytelling, with Side-A adopting a starkly defiant tone throughout. Side-B then takes a moodier assessment of the obsequious venality that governs the world we inhabit and inherit. The conclusion of this being the mass industrialized slaughter of much of Europe's young in the great war. Masque is a direct statement of purpose by Vircolac and is the culmination of half a decade of steadfast belief in the continual relevance and importance of Death Metal. www.facebook.com/vircolacdeathmetal darkdescentrecords.com facebook.com/DarkDescentRecords sepulchralvoice.de Scottish Atmospheric black metal project Ruadh to release debut album "Sovereign" 12th April9/2/2019 Ruadh (which is pronounced "Roo-Ah" and translates to "red" is a one man Atmospheric Black Metal project from Glasgow, Scotland. Drawing from the vast well of history, culture and mythology, musician and songwriter Tom Perrett set out to compose music purely to taste, creating an unmistakable atmosphere with the beating heart of old school Black Metal favourites of his, such as Windir, Bathory, Burzum and others, which should also appeal to fans of Saor, Winterfylleth, Panopticon and similar acts. Tom was born and raised in one of the oldest Burghs in Scotland, which translates to "The red glen". The derivation of the name of the town is un clear but one theory is that the area was once a settlement of Reuther, an ancient king of the Scots, who ruled between 213 and 187 BC. Ruadh’s debut album “Sovereign” will be released digitally and as collector’s edition in CD digipak (limited to 1000 copies) on 12.04.19 PRE ORDER THE DEBUT ALBUM "SOVEREIGN" www.ruadh.bandcamp.com www.northern-silence.de facebook.com/ruadhofficial twitter.com/ruadhofficial American Metalcore outfit Kingdom Of Giants sign with SharpTone Records; release brand new single9/2/2019 Metalcore’s next breakout band Kingdom Of Giants has joined forces with the genre’s leading label SharpTone Records, and today has released a music video for their brand-new single, 'Bleach.' “The KOG boys and I are beyond excited to announce our signing to SharpTone Records. The roster is filled with so many of our close friends and so much talent, it is an honour to be put remotely in the same category as any of them. Along with the signing announcement we have dropped our brand new single 'Bleach' - tracked, mixed, and mastered by myself, and co-written with a few close friends Daniel Goehring, Noel Torres, Stuart Richardson, and Mitchell Garrett. The song is accompanied by my personal favourite music video from KOG to date, shot and edited by the legend Orie McGuinnes, the last few months we’ve had opportunities present themselves that we never thought possible, and are eternally grateful to anyone and anything that has helped us this far in our career.” - KOG. We hope you are all as excited as we are for the future of Dana Willax The new single arrives just in time for Kingdom Of Giants’ North American tour with Born Of Osiris, Chelsea Grin and Make Them Suffer, which kicks off in Minneapolis, MN today. Kingdom Of Giants is a 6 piece metalcore band hailing from Northern California. Formed in 2011, the band has since embarked on a relentless journey, touring the world and releasing some of the most enthralling and ferocious music the scene has seen in years. Today’s signing announcement and new single, 'Bleach,' are just the tip of the iceberg for what will undoubtedly be a monumental year for the band. Kingdom Of Giants Tour Dates: 2/7 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater 2/8 Kansas City, MO @ Aftershock 2/9 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall 2/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex 2/12 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 2/13 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 2/15 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 2/16 Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater 2/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red East 2/19 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 2/21 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom 2/22 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live 2/23 San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall 2/24 Houston, TX @ Warehouse 2/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 2/27 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room 3/1 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 3/2 Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger 3/3 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage 3/5 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA 3/6 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre 3/7 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 3/8 Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theatre 3/9 Montreal, QC @ Fairmount 3/10 Toronto, ON @ Velvet 3/12 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre 3/13 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland 3/14 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall 3/15 Cincinnati, OH @ Thompson House 3/16 St Louis, MO @ Ready Room 3/17 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues www.facebook.com/kingdomofgiants www.instagram.com/kingdomofgiants www.sharptonerecords.co The Interbeing have just dropped their first song since their 2nd album 'Among the Amorphous' was released in July 2017. The new single “Depressor” is an energetic and fierce industrial, pulsating “slap-in-the-face” that shows a new and more sinister face of The Interbeing. The story about The Interbeing continues, front-singer Dara Corcoran explains: “'Depressor' is the first song on our new venture. The song follows the main character from our two albums 'Edge of the Obscure' and 'Among the Amorphous'. After finding his true form at the end of 'Among the Amorphous', The Interbeing becomes the necessary Depressor.” Stream the single here:- https://prime-collective.lnk.to/tE2UOPR Originated in 2007 The Interbeing has from the beginning won several prizes in their native Denmark. Their debut album from 2011 was acclaimed “Album of the Year” by the biggest Danish music magazine, GAFFA. The album was re-released in Japan, and two tracks were used as a soundtrack in a Japanese game. The second chapter 'Among the Amorphous' from 2017 is an album that lifts the bar in regards of storytelling and songwriting in the world of Technical Metal. The Interbeing has had the honour to be the main support for massive international names such as Stone Sour (US), Meshuggah (SE) and Parkway Drive (AU), and during the fall 2017 the band toured as main support for Twelve Foot Ninja (AU) through six European countries. Viuda Negra, one of the pioneering bands of Spanish heavy metal, has just released the first advance single of their first full-length, Al Final/In the End, an album recorded in Spanish and English, which will be released on 2-CD through Fighter Records on April 2nd. Hear that advance single, "Al Final/In the End," HERE at Fighter's official YouTube channel. The current lineup of Viuda Negra, which includes the members of the legendary original formation - Javier Gómez (guitar), Xavi Gómez (drums), and José Tomás (bass), with the incorporation of the vocalist Damián Chicano Ruiz (Chicanos and Evil Hunter) - return to the fray after more than 30 years, to continue forging metal in the national and international music scene. Al Final/In the End shows a sober musical style with a sound and their own, recognizable identifying stamp: striking guitars and solos, strong rhythms and melodies, with an impeccable vocal quality that hook you on the first listen. The new album of Viuda Negra is a work full of great songs of heavy metal and hard rock, songs that made them mythical in the '80s within the national metal scene, and that now with this new recording and interpretation, with the current sound and arrangements, they make us enjoy a real metal feast. We are going to enjoy those guitar duels, the shuddering solos and endless trepidating rhythms that will not leave indifferent any lover of the genre.
Viuda Negra has returned with more strength than ever, and they are here to stay and rewrite their history. International release date for Viuda Negra's Al Final/In the End will be April 2nd through Fighter Records on CD format, with the vinyl LP version following later on. In the meantime, hear the album's title track "Al Final/In the End" HERE at Fighter Records' official YouTube channel. ww.facebook.com/heavymetal82 www.fighter-records.com www.facebook.com/fighter.records |
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