 Swiss metal band, Maxxwell, have announced the release of their fourth album 'Metalized' on September 21, 2018. Metalized says it all - many concerts have left their mark. On the new record, the band rocks harder, catchier and a lot more edgier than on their earlier releases. The lyric video for the title track 'Metalized' will be released on June 29, 2018. The song is a homage to the band's big influences, with a bit of a wink. A video teaser can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/40vwMxI7DP4 Sometimes it takes a little longer for a work to reach completion. This is what happened with Maxxwell, who have taken a full four years to produce their fourth release, "Metalized". Thanks to the strength of the band's last album, "Tabula Rasa", they played support on tours with Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock, Doro, Kissin' Dynamite, Rage & Shakra and support slots for Within Temptation, Extreme, Gloryhammer - just to name a few. In the almost 10-year career of Maxxwell, they have performed a total of over two hundred shows.
The band is ready to conquer the stages of this world, and all signs point to a storm. The band's new self-confidence is also the completely autonomous way things are being done this time round. The band is overseeing the label, management, booking and production all in one. A tour has already been confirmed. Maxxwell will be accompanying "Threshold" on their "Legends Of The Shires" tour as a special guest. More to come soon... 10.10. Musikbunker – Aachen, DE 11.10. Z7 - Pratteln, CH 12.10. Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, DE 13.10. Boerderij - Zoetermeer, NL 14.10. Markthalle - Hamburg, DE 16.10. F-Haus - Jena, DE 17.10. Nová Chmelnice - Prague, CZ 18.10. Feierwerk - Munich, DE 19.10. MS Connexion Complex - Mannheim, DE 20.10. Turock - Essen, DE 21.10. Islington Assembly Hall - London, UK www.maxxwell.ch www.facebook.com/maxxwellswitzerland
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 New Hampshire's Begat The Nephilim have teamed up with Decibel to stream their entire new album Begat the Nephilim I: The Surreptitious Prophecy / Mother of the Blasphemy which will be released on June 15th via Unholy Anarchy. Listen to the album here: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/06/12/full-album-stream-begat-the-nephilim-i-the-surreptitious-prophecy-mother-of-the-blasphemy/ In addition, the band have announced a number of shows to coincide with the release. Check out all dates below. JUNE 15th - Bungalow - Manchester, NH 16th - Cooks Cafe - Naugatuck, CT 29th - The Tank - Agawam, MA 30th - 212 - Westbrook, ME JULY 12th - Century Bar - Philadelphia, PA 13th - Lakeside Tavern - Richmond, VA 14th - Grove - Knoxville, TN 15th - Springwater Supper Club - Nashville, TN 16th - Highlands Taproom - Louisville, KY 17th - The Estate - Columbus, GA 18th - Verona - Port Richey, FL 19th - Warrior on the river - Tallahassee, FL 20th - Slims - Raleigh, NC 21st - The Palladium - Worcester, MA (W/ Summer Slaughter) Pre-order the album here: https://unholyanarchy.aisamerch.com Begat The Nephilim is an American blackened melodic death metal band based out of Southern New Hampshire that has a sound comparable to acts such as The Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth, Cattle Decapitation and Fleshgod Apocalypse. Since the bands inception in August 2012 Begat The Nephilim have shared the stage with high profile acts such as Soulfly, Suicide Silence, Napalm Death, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Morbid Angel, Job For A Cowboy, Dillinger Escape Plan and many more as well as participating in tours/festivals across the US such as Summer Slaughter and the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. Begat The Nephilim have a heavy yet melodic sound and bring a frenetic and chaotic live performance to the stage which has left a lasting impression on crowds across the US with the band undertaking several nationwide tours and resulted in them being picked up by Unholy Anarchy Records.  Osaka's Crossfaith have today released 'The Perfect Nightmare', the first taste of their forthcoming fifth album. Speaking of the track, singer Ken says:- "Welcome to The Perfect Nightmare! You will all be hearing more music from us very soon, but we wanted to start telling our next story with this raging tune. We will see you all soon!” Watch / listen here:- https://unfd.lnk.to/ThePerfectNightmare  He's not wrong either, the Japanese quintet bring their must-see live show to UK and European venues in September and October. World Tour - UK & Irish dates: OCTOBER 13: BRISTOL Marble Factory 15: GLASGOW The Garage 16: NOTTINGHAM Rock City 17: MANCHESTER Academy 2 19: LONDON Electric Ballroom 20: SHEFFIELD Festivile 21: DUBLIN Academy An album announcement will follow shortly.  Witch Mountain, who recently announced the May 25 release of their self-titled album via Svart, stream "Mechanical World" (https://soundcloud.com/nathan-carson-783351518/mechanical-world-a-spirit), a cover of Spirit's 1968 single. "As my Spirit LP collection grew, I played this song for Rob Wrong," explains Nate Carson. "He recognized the riff because it had been sampled in the Brother Ali song, ‘Sleepwalker’. That was cool because it meant we each had a connection to the song, from different angles. We both thought 'Mechanical World' was classic, unique. So we played it for Justin and Kayla in the tour van, and they both latched onto it immediately. We especially liked hearing a woman sing these lyrics without changing the pronouns. That always freshens things up. Our arrangement is the same as the original but tuned down a few steps to make it heavier." Witch Mountain pre-orders are available via https://witchmountain.bandcamp.com/album/witch-mountain. Witch Mountain tour dates: May 31 Seattle, WA North West Terror Fest June 23 Portland, OR Star Theater # July 11 Sacramento, CA Blue Lamp July 12 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill July 13 San Diego, CA Til Two July 14 Los Angles, CA Lexington July 15 Phoenix, AZ Club Red July 16 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad July 18 Austin, TX Lost Well July 19 Denton, TX Dan’s Silverleaf July 20 Memphis, TN HiTone July 21 Knoxville, TN Pilot Light July 22 Atlanta, GA The Earl July 23 Asheville, NC Mothlight July 25 Chapel Hill, NC Cat’s Cradle July 26 Richmond, VA Strange Matter July 27 Baltimore, MD Metro July 28 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie July 29 Brooklyn, NY Saint Vitus July 31 Boston, MA Great Scott August 1 Portland, ME Geno’s August 2 Montreal, QC Vitrola August 3 Ottawa, ON House of Targ August 4 Toronto, ON Garrison August 5 Buffalo, NY Mohawk August 7 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlie’s August 8 Chicago, IL Reggie’s August 9 Omaha, NE Lookout Lounge August 10 Denver, CO Hi-Dive August 11 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge www.facebook.com/witchmountain http://witchmountain.bandcamp.com  Death metal mavericks Taphos premiere the new track "Ocular Blackness" at heavily trafficked web-portal InvisibleOranges.com. The track hails from the band's highly anticipated debut album, Come Ethereal Somberness, set for international release on June 8th via Blood Harvest Records and Helter Skelter Productions. Hear Taphos' "Ocular Blackness" in its entirety exclusively HERE. Hot on the heels of Blood Harvest's compilation of the band's first two recordings as Demo MMXVI & 7" EP MMXVII, garnering widespread acclaim and heightening anticipation for their first full-length, at last arrives Taphos' Come Ethereal Somberness. As a debut LP, Come Ethereal Somberness does everything it should: stay consistent to a band's sound established on their demos whilst pointing toward new avenues. Here, Taphos do both, and then some. Hailing from the same Danish scene as Undergang and Phrenelith, Taphos create a classic - and classically gutted - style of Metal of Death. Their first recording, Demo MMXVI, possessed a darkly thrashing sound highly reminiscent of turn-of-the-'90s death metal on both sides of the Atlantic, as resolutely Scandinavian as it was American, its filthy propulsion as palatably fresh as it was authentically ancient. On the subsequent two-song EP, Taphos' sound becomes more world-eating, their songwriting aims more epic whilst not losing the raw fury of their beginnings. Now, with Come Ethereal Somberness, they synthesize the two stylistic shifts into something both berzerker and epic, manic and finessed in equal measures. Indeed, Taphos are firing on all songwriting cylinders here, as the energy literally bursts off the charts but retains a sense of composure and daresay class rarely scene in full-blooded death metal. Hammering and hideous yet nevertheless invoking a clarity that never castrates their attack, the quartet render each of these seven central compositions (bookended by moody instrumentals) a story unto itself. Hell, the titles themselves tell that story - "Ocular Blackness," "Insidious Gyres," and the equally telltale "Thrive in Upheaval" and "Impending Peril" among them - and that story is horrific.
New nightmares are here, then, and Taphos will be taking them on the road with a full European tour this month alongside Swedish comrades Degial (dates after the jump). Thus, as its title ominously proclaims, Come Ethereal Somberness! Hear the new, aforementioned track "Ocular Blackness" exclusively HERE, courtesy of InvisibleOranges.com. Hear the previously revealed (and aforementioned) "Thrive in Upheaval" and "Impending Peril" HERE at Blood Harvest's Bandcamp. Pre-order info can be found HERE.  "The Preditorial Siege of Europa" tour dates with Degial Wednesday 2nd May: Oslo, Norway - Revolver *just Degial Thursday 3rd May: Gothenburg, Sweden - The Abyss *just Degial Friday 4th May: Hamburg, Germany - Bambi Galore Saturday 5th May: Oberhausen, Germany - Helvete Sunday 6th May: Arnhem, The Netherlands - Willemeen Monday 7th May: London, UK - Boston Music Room w/ Aura Noir (n) Tuesday 8th May: Paris, France – Le Klub Wednesday 9th May: Toulouse, France - Les Pavillions Sauvages Thursday 10th May: Bilbao, Spain – Pub Mendigo Friday 11th May: Porto, Portugal - Metal Point Saturday 12th May: Madrid, Spain – Studios Rock & Pop Sunday 13th May: Barcelona, Spain – Sala Monesterio Monday 14th May: Nice, France – Atherax Music Tuesday 15th May: Milan, Italy – Circolo Svolta Wednesday 16th: Abtenau, Austria - Temple Neudegg Alm Thursday 17th May: Dresden, Germany - Chemiefabrik Friday 18th May: Wroclaw, Poland - Ciemna Stromna Miasta Saturday 19th May: Berlin, Germany - Urban Spree www.killtownbookings.com www.facebook.com/taphosdeath www.taphos.bandcamp.com www.bloodharvest.se www.bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/BloodHarvestRec www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-Harvest-Records/300012152033  This April and May, Chicago post-metallers Snow Burial will embark on an eleven-date European tour with Cornwall doom outfit Monolithian. Beginning in the United Kingdom on April 23rd, circling through the continent, and closing with London's acclaimed Desertfest on May 5th, this tour will be Snow Burial's second trip across the pond. Snow Burial recently recorded at the famed Electrical Audio in early 2018, crafting a split 7-inch with Iowa City’s doom maestros Aseethe (Thrill Jockey). The tapes and vinyl will be released courtesy of Hand Of Death Records. The band commented, "We are beyond excited to get back to Europe and hit the road with our good friends in Monolithian. The opportunity to be a part of Desertfest and spend two weeks getting loud across an ocean is amazing and humbling. Add to that the chance to bring with us a brand new split tape with Aseethe from Hand of Death Records and we're on top of the world. " Formed after a Shiner reunion show, Snow Burial established themselves in the American Midwest scene and released twin EPs Oxblood Siren (2013) and Oxblood Tides (2014). Through promoting the EPs and extensive regional touring, the band earned a reputation for their crushing sound and performances.  Following positive reviews, tours, and airplay, the band released their inaugural LP Victory In Ruin in January 2016. Snow Burial continued touring the US and UK in 2017, featuring an opening slot for Scott Kelly and Sanford Parker’s project Mirrors for Psychic Warfare, with coverage from Metal Hammer Magazine and multiple blogs. In spring 2017, they proudly released a new song “Burn Down the Crown,” on the Unpresidented: DIY vs. Donald Trump benefit compilation. Tour Dates *with Quietus (FR) 23.04.18 Portsmouth UK @ The Festing 25.04.18 Saint-Etienne FR @ The Thunderbird 26.04.18 Lille, FR @ Bobble Cafe* 27.04.18 Plzen, CZ @ Divadlo Pod Lampou 28.04.18 Kolin, CZ @ Bar Pod Hodinami 29.04.18 Biansko-Biala, PL @ Rudeboy Club 30.04.18 Jena, DE @ Cafe Wagner 02.05.18 Barnbury UK @ The Wheatsheaf 03.05.18 Plymouth, UK @ The Underground 04.05.18 Nottingham, UK @ EARTHMOVER Festival (Angel Microbrewery) w/Primitive Man and Bismuth 05.05.18 London, UK @ DESERTFEST (The Dev)  Lord Of The Lost are a multi-talented, modern metal band whose music presents itself far beyond genre stereotypes: a solid metal base featuring industrial parts or other dark rock elements – nothing is impossible. This band takes a flying leap beyond genre parameters – better than ever! Their previous releases topped the German album charts already, while the upcoming release 'Thornstar' will in no way be inferior to past efforts. This, their sixth studio album, reveals even more sonic facets of the band, all the while remaining hard and forceful. The deep and emotional concept behind the album follows the story of a doomed high civilization - 'Thornstar' is a record unique in both sound and concept. Singer Chris Harms on this concept: “From the beginning it has been a big vision we had with Thornstar – the concept demands a lot of responsibility. And the final result overtook us completely.”
Denmark's Taphos sets release date for debut album; reveals first tracks, to tour with Degial in May4/4/2018  Blood Harvest Records and Helter Skelter Productions set June 8th as the international release date for Taphos' highly anticipated debut album, Come Ethereal Somberness, on CD and 12" vinyl formats. Hot on the heels of Blood Harvest's compilation of the band's first two recordings as Demo MMXVI & 7" EP MMXVII, garnering widespread acclaim and heightening anticipation for their first full-length, at last arrives Taphos' Come Ethereal Somberness. As a debut LP, Come Ethereal Somberness does everything it should: stay consistent to a band's sound established on their demos whilst pointing toward new avenues. Here, Taphos do both, and then some. Hailing from the same Danish scene as Undergang and Phrenelith, Taphos create a classic - and classically gutted - style of Metal of Death. Their first recording, Demo MMXVI, possessed a darkly thrashing sound highly reminiscent of turn-of-the-'90s death metal on both sides of the Atlantic, as resolutely Scandinavian as it was American, its filthy propulsion as palatably fresh as it was authentically ancient. On the subsequent two-song EP, Taphos' sound becomes more world-eating, their songwriting aims more epic whilst not losing the raw fury of their beginnings. Now, with Come Ethereal Somberness, they synthesize the two stylistic shifts into something both berzerker and epic, manic and finesse in equal measures. Indeed, Taphos are firing on all songwriting cylinders here, as the energy literally bursts off the charts but retains a sense of composure and daresay class rarely scene in full-blooded death metal. Hammering and hideous yet nevertheless invoking a clarity that never castrates their attack, the quartet render each of these seven central compositions (bookended by moody instrumentals) a story unto itself. Hell, the titles themselves tell that story - "Ocular Blackness," "Insidious Gyres," and the equally telltale "Thrive in Upheaval" and "Impending Peril" among them - and that story is horrific. New nightmares are here, then, and Taphos will be taking them on the road with a full European tour this May alongside Swedish comrades Degial (dates after the jump). Until then, as its title ominously proclaims, Come Ethereal Somberness! Hear two new tracks off the album, the aforementioned "Thrive in Upheaval" and "Impending Peril" HERE at Blood Harvest's Bandcamp. Pre-order info can be found HERE.
"The Preditorial Siege of Europa" tour dates with Degial
[more tour info: www.killtownbookings.com] www.facebook.com/taphosdeath www.taphos.bandcamp.com www.bloodharvest.se www.bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com www.twitter.com/BloodHarvestRec www.facebook.com/pages/Blood-Harvest-Records/300012152033  Asphodelia is a dark symphonic metal act founded in 2016 in Foggia, Italy, by Samuela “Samah” Fuiani (vocals and keyboards) and Ruggero “Lordian” Doronzo (guitar), and currently including Davide Ricciardi (bass), Giuseppe Centonza (drums) and Gianni Colonna (guitar). Their sound blends symphonic and choral sonorities, electronics and Mediterranean echoes into a solid metal frame with a strongly dark mood. Their lyrics are usually centred on the theme of the afterlife, on the life and death dichotomy, the fleetingness of time and the misery of the human condition. The band is named after the asphodel, typical Mediterranean flower connected to the ancient Greek Underworld: in the ancient Greek mythology, the Asphodel Meadows is a place where the indifferent souls, who lived a life of neither good or evil, are sent to live after death. The band released a promo EP entitled ’Vengeance' on May 26, 2016, receiving enthusiastic response from their fan-base. In May 2017 they signed a management and booking deal with The Flaming Arts Agency, leading to important stage experiences such as the Female Metal Voices Tour Russia 2017 as main support to The Agonist, Sirenia and Cellar Darling. Recently, Asphodelia have recorded their debut album "Welcome Apocalypse" and signed to Denmark's Mighty Music. The band are currently about to perform on an European tour with more shows to come, in support of the album release.
Truth is free from labels and categories. What lies beyond has no boundaries. Welcome to the place in the Underworld where boundaries fall apart. Welcome to the Asphodel Meadows. The long awaited album of Asphodelia will be released on April 20th 2018, with gigs starting even before the release. Asphodelia already have these dates confirmed - and more to come: 31.03 “The Carlisle" - Hastings, UK 01.04 “The Quinphonic Festival” - Birmingham, UK 02.04 “The Musician” - Leicester, UK 05.05 “SinFest Metal Festival” - Paola, MALTA 02.06 “The One Metal Club” - Milan, ITALY 15.06 "Zobens un Lemess Open Air” - Bauska, LATVIA 23.06 “Metal Lorca” - Lorca, SPAIN Check out the lyric video for the title track "Welcome Apocalypse" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqB-4nBgTc8&feature=youtu.be https://www.facebook.com/asphodeliaofficial/  Andorran progressive metallers Persefone have released their dark new single 'In Lak'Ech' (feat. Tim Charles from Ne Obliviscares) ahead of their upcoming EU tour. The single will be available to purchase digitally and also on 12" vinyl. Listen to 'In Lak’Ech' here: https://persefone1.bandcamp.com The band hit Europe on the following dates: 24.03.2018: FR - Lyon, Ninkasi Kao 25.03.2018: IT - Milano, Rock Pub Centrale 26.03.2018: SV - Ljubljana, Orto Bar 27.03.2018: SK - Bratislava, Randal Club 28.03.2018: DE - München, Backstage 29.03.2018: DE - Karlsruhe, Substage 30.03.2018: NL - Hoofddorp, Duycker 31.03.2018: FR - Paris, Le Petit Bain 01.04.2018: UK - London, Garage Highbury 02.04.2018: UK - Birmingham, The Asylum 03.04.2018: UK - Manchester, Ruby Lounge 05.04.2018: DE - Essen, Turock 06.04.2018: DE - Hamburg, Markthalle 07.04.2018: DK - Copenhagen, Vega 28.04.2018: ES - Madrid, Progstureo, festival 30.06.2018: ES - Barcelona, BeProgMyFriend festival 07.07.2018: SE - Uppsala, Uppsala Rock festival 02.08.2018: DE - Wacken, Wacken Open Air 08.09.2018: US - ProgPower USA, Atlanta, USA 13.10.2018: FR - Toulouse, Very Prog festival Almost four years have passed since Persefone unleashed their highly-acclaimed album Spiritual Migration. An impressive tour-de-force of insanely great musicianship that took both the press and the listeners by storm (1.5 million views on YouTube).  With a new guitarist and a new drummer Persefone have now taken their music to the next level with the release of their brand-new album Aathma (ViciSolum Records) in 2017. Aathma was mixed and mastered by legendary producer Jens Bogren in his Fascination Street Studios (Sweden). The album includes the epic 20-minute title-track, with guest appearances from vocalist Merethe Soltvedt and Leprous guitarist Øystein Landsverk. Aathma also features Cynic's Paul Masvidal, appearing on the song 'Living Waves', as well as on 'An Infinitesimal Spark'. The amazing cover art is created by none other than Travis Smith, who shouldn't need further introduction. |
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