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
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AWS have been invited to Wacken Open Air - one of the biggest European metal festivals - this summer! Wacken team ensured its support to AWS before as well as Germany's biggest metal festival posted a video message on their social media platforms according Eurovision Song Contest 2018. ► AWS - Wacken video message on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WackenOpenAir.official/videos/2003333269690258/ ►AWS - Wacken video message on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-tV6uwZXM ► AWS - Wacken video message on Twitter: twitter.com/Wacken/status/99423073483879628 AWS - a hard working, underground modern metal band did it again: after they won the local Eurovision Song Contest - with the support of the whole local scene from the major rock bands till’ the underground death metal fellows - they qualified for the Grand Final of Eurovision 2018. Sadly they did not win, nonetheless they delivered a powerful performance. ►AWS - Viszlát nyár (Eurovision Semi-Final, Lisbon) bit.ly/2wAQSvq ►AWS - Viszlát nyár (english and acoustic versions): bit.ly/2Ibhfxd ►AWS - Viszlát nyár (contest song and karaoke version) bit.ly/2Ka410j www.facebook.com/awszenekar www.facebook.com/EdgeRecordsHungary www.facebook.com/EurovisionSongContest www.facebook.com/pg/WackenOpenAir.official Swiss Blackened Death metallers Stortregn will release their new anticipated album “Emptiness Fills the Void” on May 25th, via Non Serviam Records. Today the band has unleashed a new song "Through The Dark Gates" from the album, stream it here: https://youtu.be/tWzfo1EQb20 Comments the band on the track: "Through the Dark Gates, the opener, really sets the tone of the album. It is a twisted tale of a timeless being, plagued with loneliness and deceit, that corrupts the living. Intense, yet melancholic, the music expresses the being’s personality and chronicles the inescapable fate of humanity. The black gates are open!" “Emptiness Fills the Void” will be released on digipak format. The first 50 pre-orders will receive a free patch. PRE-ORDER: Webshop: http://www.non-serviam-records.com/shop.php#!/Stortregn-Emptiness-Fills-The-Void-digipak-Pre-Order/p/103155720/category=5291899 Bandcamp: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/emptiness-fills-the-void Stortregn is a blackened death metal band, formed in Switzerland in 2005. Initially influenced by the Nordic black metal scene, they have expanded their vision and sound into a more contemporary era. They are greatly appreciated for their music and even more so for their live shows. With a relentless energy, they deliver a mix of charging riffs, blast beats and brutality that leaves the audience with a lasting impression and begging for more. After a deluge of gigs, including Wacken, Metal Days, and 4 international tours, Stortregn has become inevitable in the Blackened Death metal scene. After recording three albums, toured in three different continents and worked with various records labels, they are proud to present the fourth album, “Emptiness Fills the Void”. To give the album the aura it deserves, they hired the revered Daniel Seagrave to create the artwork, and recorded the album at the prestigious Conatus Studio with Vladimir Cochet (Mirrorthrone, Weeping Birth). The album will be released by Non Serviam Records on May 25th, 2018. Moreover, with the recent signing with Alpha Omega Management Agency, Stortregn are now planning to tour the world intensely. The band recently finished their European tour with Immolation & Full Of Hell, and there is far more to come. Expressing this album through live performances with violence, blast beats, and killer riffs is what the band is about. At each of their thunderous live appearances, Stortregn ravage the place until the smallest shred of human skin is marked. The five members, tight as a hungry wolf-pack, energetically release their inner storm to transform every show into a dark and metallic mass of death, with precision, quality and professionalism. https://www.stortregn.com https://www.facebook.com/stortregn https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement http://www.non-serviam-records.com Hungarian hard rock / groove metal band Road have released their seventh studio album, “A tökéletesség hibája” (English translation: A Flaw in Perfection) earlier this month. The album, containing 12 brand new songs, was recorded at SuperSize Recording Studio and was recorded, mixed, mastered by Zoltán Varga. The cover art was made by Gyula Havancsák, who previously worked with Wintersun, Ensiferum, Stratovarius, Edguy and many others. ➧ The new album can be ordered on the band’s official website: www.road.hu ➧ (Official album teaser video) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJdZ-Uo2_14 ➧ Road on online platforms: songwhip.com/artist/road The band also premiered their first videoclip off the album, which was shot for the final song of the record, “Sokkal jobb jónak lenni”. Multiple award winning Hungarian actor Imre Csuja (Argo, A Kind of America, Glass Tiger, The Whisky Robber) also makes a special appearance in the video, which was made by Mihaszna Film Studio. ➧ ROAD - Sokkal jobb jónak lenni (Official video) goo.gl/DWqKsJ www.facebook.com/roadzenekar www.instagram.com/roadzenekar/?hl=hu www.youtube.com/channel/UCaxDfVieo85h-cgHru32Q4w www.facebook.com/EdgeRecordsHungary Italy's folk metal KormaK signs a worldwide deal with Rockshots Records! Hailing from the south of Italy, newcomer folk metallers KormaK have just signed a record deal with Rockshots Records for the release of their debut album "Faerenus" in June! The album inspects on the concept of madness and what this is caused by. Indeed "Faerenus" is the ethereal place where the hidden fears come to life by creating times, places and divinities, and the mind self-evolves until all the memories are mutated into obsessive nightmares with no escape."Faerenus" is a no-place covered of secret symbols as well as obscure meanings, ending with the lullaby "Eterea El" that commits you to leave that place no more. KormaK was born in October 2015 from an idea of the singer Zaira De Candia with the original line-up. The band takes its name from "The Kormak Saga", a fantasy literary work loved by all the band members. The different influences of the musicians led the project to range in different genres, keeping the folk and Celtic metal as main topic. In March 2018 they realized their first single "The Goddess’ Song", available at the following link: https://youtu.be/bcZI-QYDPW0 The debut album "Faerenus" is set to be released on June 29, 2018 via Rockshots Records, and it's already available for pre-order here: http://bit.ly/Faerenus_PREORDER If you are into Ensiferum, Heidevolk, Amon Amarth, Folkearth, you cannot miss the ultimate folk metal opera "Faerenus"! www.rockshots.eu www.facebook.com/KormaKOfficial/ Alpha Omega Management is pleased to announce the signing of San Diego's nu Metal act The Flood! Comments Michael J Felder, band's guitarist and founder: "We are excited to be part of what we call the best management agency on the planet. We're ready and cannot wait to see all of our new fans overseas!" Alpha Omega Management adds: "We're thrilled to welcome The Flood to our roster family! The band is born to be on stage, they play heavy, without compromizes, delivering to its audience a fabulous mix of dark melodies of pain and pleasure! You are invited to join and follow The Flood!" The Flood started with guitarist Michael J Felder (Ash The Sky) and bassist Todd Sauer (Ash The Sky) in summer 2016. On Drums is Xavier (Blackie) Sanchez (ex-Benedictum) and rounding up with vocalist Kathleen McDowell-Takahashi. The Flood is a mixture of alternative metal / nu Metal a dark sludgy melodic mixture of pain and pleasure as noted by Kathleen's clever lyric writing abilities. The band is also very talented all musicians being from touring bands makes the music easy on the ears but very very heavy. The Flood is a diverse group of people striving for the same thing, the live audience, the shows are pounding and heaving sonically sound and raw. https://www.reverbnation.com/theflood2 https://www.facebook.com/pg/THEFLOODINDEEP https://alphaomega-management.com https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement Brazilian thrash commando unit Nervosa is synonymous with raw aggression and untamed power! “Downfall Of Mankind” is the upcoming masterpiece by this outstanding combo which will be released on June 1st via Napalm Records. Today a new song sees the light of day: Please get ready to “Kill The Silence”! Guitarist Prika comments on the new song and video: “A perfect scenery to compose lyrics that encourage overcoming. It talks about things that hurt you and that you’re not alone. This new video symbolizes a new phase in the band with which I identify myself 100%!" "I like the idea of using fire in the video, because i think the symbology has everything to do with the message in the song. Fire represents renewal and mainly purification, and using it in the video really gives me the idea of triumph, overcoming and moving on!” adds Fernanda. Watch “Kill The Silence” - HERE! The video is again directed by LURINGA, the same company that produced "Hostages"! Don’t miss out on the band’s previous video for “Never Forget, Never Repeat” HERE! PRE ORDER DOWNFALL OF MANKIND HERE! - Available as CD Digipack & Gatefold LP For their third record the trio joined forces with producer Martin Furia who has worked with artists including the likes of Destruction, Flotsam & Jetsam and Evil Invaders. Genre legends such as João Gordo (Ratos de Porão), Rodrigo Oliveira (Korzus) and Michael Gilbert (Flotsam & Jetsam) are featured on the new album as well! Downfall Of Mankind Tour 2018: 13.07.18 DE – Milmersdorf / HEADACHE INSIDE 14.07.18 DE – Torgau / In Flammen 15.07.18 CZ – Vizovice / Masters Of Rock 18.07.18 DE - Berlin / Cassiopeia 21.07.18 DE - Hamburg / Logo 22.07.18 DE - Osnabrück / Bastard Club 26.07.18 DE - Bochum / Rockpalast 27.07.18 DE - Köln / MTC 01.08.18 ES – Vitoria / Urban Rock Concept 02.08.18 ES – Oviedo / Sir Laurens 03.08.18 ES – Madrid / Copernico Cavern 04.08.18 ES – Barcelona / Sala Monasterio 05.08.18 FR – Toulouse / L'Usine A Musique 07.08.18 FR – Lyon / Rock 'N' Eat 08.08.18 FR – Montpellier / Secret Place 10.08.18 IT – Milan / Circolo Svolta 11.08.18 IT – Cervia / Rock Planet 14.08.18 DE - Mannheim / 7er 16.08.18 DE – Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze Open Air 17.08.18 CZ – Litoměřice, Death Coffee Party 18.08.18 DE – Erfurt / From Hell 27.08.18 DE - München / Backstage Club 25.08.18 AT – Spital am Semmering / Kaltenbach Open Air 30.08.18 CH – Luzern / Schüür 31.08.18 CH – Hauteville / Abyss Festival 01.09.18 BE – Chapelle-Lez Herlaimont / Cercle Metal Festival 02.09.18 UK – Edinburgh / Heavy Scotland NERVOSA is: Fernanda Lira – Vocals, Bass Prika Amaral – Guitars, Backing Vocals Luana Dametto – Drums www.facebook.com/femalethrash www.nervosaofficial.com www.napalmrecords.com Halcyon Way, an American metal band from Atlanta, GA, has signed a worldwide record deal with Agonia Records. Fresh off a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, the band is expected to release a new studio album - successor to Billboard-charting "Conquer" from 2014 - in August. Halcyon Way is the ultimate example of blue-collar work ethic, self-reliant bootstrapping, and hard work & perseverance in spite of nearly insurmountable odds. This award winning band has released four studio albums worldwide through Nightmare Records/Sony RED, and most recently via Massacre Records, and has performed on 4 continents (and about 20 countries and counting), extensively touring with the likes of Saxon, Sabaton, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Fozzy, Skid Row, U.D.O. and Delain. Halcyon Way's sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. The band draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands, from Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira. With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, Halcyon Way is ready to begin a new chapter with their forthcoming studio album. "We’re really stoked to be announcing our partnership with Agonia Records" - comments the band. "Their commitment to working our new record alongside us is strong and we can’t wait to open this new chapter in our career. We just got back from a fantastic tour with our friends in Angra and Operation:Mindcrime, and we had the opportunity to test out some of the new songs. The crowds went ape over them so we can't wait to get the new record in everyone's hands so we can get out there and support it some more!". Halcyon Way's last album, "Conquer" (2014), hit the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #41 for week of release sales. It was named "Record Of The Week" on the Revolver Magazine website, and the lead single "Web Of Lies" spent more than 6 weeks on the USA CMJ metal radio charts. More news on the follow-up to "Conquer" will be announced soon. Line-up: Steve Braun - vocals Jon Bodan - lead guitars, backing vocals, programming Max Eve - rhythm guitars Skyler Moore - bass, backing vocals Aaron Baumoel - drums Website: https://www.halcyonway.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halcyonway Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/halcyonway YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hwmetal Website: http://agoniarecords.com Webshop: http://tinyurl.com/agoniashop Facebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecords Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/agoniarecords Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial YouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec “In 1820, the great Northern War Chief Hongi Hika departed New Zealand for England. On his return, he brought with him the word of God and hundreds of muskets. Things would never be the same again …” … so begins the video for Alien Weaponry’s new single, ‘Kai Tangata’. The title literally translates to ‘Eat People’; and refers to the ancient Māori tradition of eating the flesh of their enemies after battle in order to insult them. It is also an ancient term for a war party. In their epic 7-minute song, the thrash metal trio recreates the memory of the early 19th Century musket wars, where Ngapuhi (Northern) tribes, newly armed with muskets, attacked and decimated the de Jong brothers’ Te Arawa (Central North Island) ancestors, who at that time were still using traditional weaponry. Watch ‘Kai Tangata’ right HERE! The driving riff that carries the song echoes the pounding footsteps of the war party, while the chorus traces the parts of the full body moko (tattoo) traditionally worn by Māori warriors. The images are of brutal hand-to-hand combat and the taking of slaves, with flashes of white teeth reminding us of the eventual fate of those unfortunate captives. “Some people might find it a bit grisly,” says singer and lead guitarist Lewis de Jong. “But it’s stuff that actually happened and nobody ever talks about it. We’re not saying it’s right or wrong, it’s just a part of our history.” The song refers to ‘nga tohu a Tūmatauenga’ (the symbols of Tūmatauenga – the Māori god of war), and it is from this deity that the band’s debut album, "Tū", takes its name. “Quite a few of the songs on the album are about battles or conflict,” says drummer Henry de Jong, who was largely responsible for the lyrics of Kai Tangata. “So we thought it was appropriate to name the album after Tūmatauenga. Tū also means to stand strong and proud, to stand for something; which we think is important as a band and as people.” The video has special significance for the band due to the locations and people involved. Parts of the clip were filmed at the Waipu Caves, not far from where the band members live. The rest was filmed in the de Jong brothers’ Te Arawa tribal territory; and many of the people featured – including the kapa haka group Te Matarae i Orehu – are members of their Ngati Pikiao whanau (family) and their wider Te Arawa iwi (tribe). ALIEN WEAPONRY - LIVE 2018: 22.-28.07.18 SV - Tolmin / Metal Days Festival 02.-04.08.18 DE - Wacken / Wacken Festival 09.08.18 UK - Walton-on-Trent / Bloodstock Open Air 01.09.18 DE - Hamburg / Welt-Turbojugend Tage More Dates Coming Soon! ALIEN WEAPONRY is: Lewis De Jong – Vocals, Guitars Henry De Jong – Drums Ethan Trembath – Bass www.alienweaponry.com www.facebook.com/alienweaponry www.napalmrecords.com The time has finally come to let this beast out of its cage! German nu-metalcore act Heruin has officially unveiled their debut EP, Addict. The five-song release is now available worldwide. You may have previously stumbled upon their anthemic Sworn In-meets-Korn single "Haunted" or the headbang neck-breaker title track, but now you can listen to the full package. Listen to the Full Addict EP now by clicking here Alike the aforementioned songs, "Gore" will have you seeing red in the mosh pit right before singing along for the catchy chorus. "Love" digs deep into djent territory, yet still maintains that classic metalcore vibe with a spine-chilling clean vocal verse. And if you're searching for a bit of nu-metal nostalgia, give "Issue" a spin. For anyone big on modern nu-metalcore acts like Sylar or Cane Hill, this will most definitely be up your alley. Heruin is a recently formed project based in Munich, Germany consisting of Darius Asgarian (vocals), Benjamin Cepiga (guitar), Ludwig Urban (guitar), Jonas Hoelscher (bass), and Aaron Dylan Rusch (drums). Their style is both reminiscent of nu-metal bands like Korn and Linkin Park as well as more modern metalcore groups including Sworn In or My Ticket Home. With a ferocious groove and harsh vocals building up to a huge, hooky chorus, you'll want to jump on the bandwagon immediately before these guys explode. Check out the band's merch here and stay tuned for more Heruin videos and announcements! Purchase & Addict EP iTunes Google Play Amazon Music Spotify Youtube |
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