French Melodic Death Metal musicians Aephanemer have released an official video for the song 'The Sovereign', taken from the band sophomore album 'Prokopton', scheduled for a re-release on October 25th, 2019 via Napalm Records. This video was shot by director Cédric Gleyal of URIPROD VIDEO. Prokopton was mixed by Dan Swanö at Unisound AB and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. Watch 'The Sovereign' : https://youtu.be/ggncUCeWVZo Preorder Prokopton : https://smarturl.it/Prokopton Aephanemer is: Martin Hamiche – Lead Guitar Marion Bascoul – Vocals & Rhythm Guitar Lucie Woaye-Hune – Bass Mickaël Bonnevialle – Drums Toulouse-based Melodic Death Metal unit, Aephanemer, who burst into the heavy music scene in 2014 and just recently inked a worldwide deal with leading rock and metal label Napalm Records, will re-release the band's second studio album on October 25th! Integrating the elements of Scandinavian melodic death metal, Slavic traditional music and classical symphonics, the French four-piece band has developed a sound that could likely influence a whole new generation of metal. With their 2014 debut EP, Know Thyself, followed by the critically acclaimed full-length, Memento Mori, in 2016, Aephanemer quickly assembled an impressive, loyal fanbase from all over the world – stepping out of one of Europe's best metal secrets to the biggest hopes in the new wave of melodic death metal! Due in part to their deft musicality, high-octane live performances at prestigious festivals alike Wacken Open Air and a fresh, modern sound, the band quickly gained high praise from both fans and critics alike, but also the well-deserved attention of Napalm Records. Aephanemer could not be more proud to have their latest, sophomore album, titled Prokopton and originally self-released in March 2019, reissued by the label, and for the first time on vinyl, too! To celebrate in perfect style, the band has just premiered a brand new music video to the blistering track “The Sovereign”!
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Visions Of Atlantis release their second single off Wanderers today along with a beautifully conceptualized video. Leaving behind old memories, the song takes the listener to the wild and untamed nature, and into the dreamscapes of the band. “A Journey To Remember” is a powerful song, guaranteed to have you captivated and enchanted! Watch “A Journey To Remember” HERE! On August 30th, Visions Of Atlantis will release their long awaited seventh studio album Wanderers via Napalm Records. The follow up full length album for 2018’s The Deep & The Dark, which hit the charts in Germany, the USA, the UK and Switzerland, continues the everlasting journey of Visions Of Atlantsi in 19 years of band history right into the wideness of the seas. As Oomph!’s singer Dero states: ”The perfect mixture of female and male vocals, embedded in great symphonic metal hymns!” Visions Of Atlantis on the new album: “This is our heart & soul, the essence of Visions Of Atlantis.” Pre-Order the new album Wanderers NOW! Visions Of Atlantis is an Austrian-French-Italian Symphonic Metal band that was formed in August 2000 in the beautiful town of Bruck an der Mur. Visions Of Atlantis uses harmonies of male and female vocals from the beginning of their career, which makes them extraordinary and distinctive from other bands of the genre. The band consists of Clémentine Delauney (vocals), Michele Guaitoli (vocals), Christian Douscha (guitar), Thomas Caser (drums) and Herbert Glos (bass). About two years after the release of their debut album 'Existence', French modern-metallers Hyaena just unveiled a first video excerpt from their upcoming new album with the single "Stolen Hero" available right now on YouTube. The song will feature on 'Poison Pen', coming out this fall for CD & Digital on the band's webstore and the main legal services. Pre-orders are already opened on the Ulule crowdfunding platform. Watch the official music video of "Stolen Hero" | Pre-order the album on Ulule Hyaena is born in 2010 in Orléans,France and performs a kind of progressive metal, with some pieces of various other metal genres, going from ambient to death metal. The band, founded by Nathan Lourdou and Jimmy Couton, became a full band in 2013 with Virgile's vocals. Their first EP 'Seasons', mixed and mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist, Scale The Summit...), was released after almost a year of work. The songs, both technical and melodic, ask about society and the relationship of men with their environment. The reflection about the human condition is a constant for the band who has concluded the EP by the release of the single "YAMA" in 2014, with its first music video. After a few shows, Alex Barthelemy joins the band and focuses his work on the first full-length album called 'Existence', and spent 3 years producing 62 mins of progressive dark ambiances and captivating melodies. For fans of Architects, Gojira, Meshuggah... Toulouse-based Melodic Death Metal unit Aephanemer, who burst into the Metal scene in 2014, have signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. With their debut EP Know Thyself, followed by the first and critically acclaimed full-length Memento Mori in 2016, the band quickly began to grow a loyal fanbase and already left their big stamp in the current extreme Metal scene and beyond. Integrating musical elements from Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal, Slavic traditional music and classical symphonies, Aephanemer deliver such fresh and modern sound that could likely see them to influence a whole, new generation in metal. After two years of songwriting and countless live performances, including a show at Wacken Open Air in 2018, Aephanemer have not just released their sophomore album, Prokopton, in March 2019, but have already gained the attention by leading Rock and Metal label Napalm Records:- "Over the course of 3 year I have been following Aephanemer and always impressively admired this French band style of Melodic Death Metal.“ A&R Sebastian Muench comments. "Napalm will re-release the unbelievable album Prokopton during late 2019 and fans of Wintersun, Children Of Bodom and Ensiferum should get excited! "Bienvenue" to the Napalm family!“ Says the band about their recent signing:- "We are more than happy to announce we have signed with one of the leading heavy metal record labels, and house of many bands we love: Napalm Records! After five years as an independent band, we are committed to get the most out of this opportunity to reach the next level and focus on our dearest duties: creating music, playing it live, and meeting our supporters! Many great things are coming!" See Aephanemer's new video for the fierce track Bloodline, taken from Prokopton, HERE! Set for a re-release on Vinyl and CD formats in late 2019 with Napalm Records, watch out for many more news on Aephanemer to follow in the days ahead! Aephanemer is: Martin Hamiche – Lead Guitar Marion Bascoul – Vocals & Rhythm Guitar Lucie Woaye-Hune – Bass Mickaël Bonnevialle – Drums Aephanemer Live: July 27 FR - Rock à Block, Le Girouard August 5 CH - Pratteln August 31 FR - Keudfest, Cossé-en-Champagne September 6 FR - Metal Help Fest, Montpellier September 21 ESP - Folk Fest Zaragoza, Zaragoza www.facebook.com/Aephanemer www.instagram.com/aephanemerofficial www.aephanemer.bandcamp.com www.napalmrecords.com French melodic metallers Ezox stream brand new album 'One Last Breath'; out now on digital and CD16/7/2019 As announced a few weeks ago and after already unveiling the official music video of the single "For Today" and then releasing their new album 'One Last Breath' for CD & Digital, French melodic metallers EZOX just streamed the full-record over YouTube. In addition to the album full-stream, the official 4K music video for the single "For Today" is still up on YouTube too while physical and digital versions of the album are both available on bandcamp. Stream the whole record on YouTube | Buy your copy on Bandcamp ...For the record...
Founded in 2013 in South-East of France, EZOX is a melodic metal four-piece which spend its first year as a band to write some songs and find its own musical path. EZOX's first effort official 'Crawl To Paradise' compiling the works written between 2014 and 2018 is a bewitching journey through violence and melodies of an announced disaster that sounds like crushing waves... A few months only after the release of the EP, Ezox entered the studio to record a new album released worldwide on May/June 2019. For fans of In Flames, Dissection, Parkway Drive, Trivium, Thy Art Is Murder... Purity Through Fire sets August 19th as the international release date for Neptrecus' highly anticipated third album, Ars Gallica. The album shall be released on limited-edition digipack and normal jewelcase CD formats, with the vinyl LP version following during the winter. One of the black metal underground's best-kept secrets, Neptrecus have been proudly flying the banner for traditional French black metal since 2011. During that time, they've patiently and studiously built a stellar canon of work that's reverently rooted in '90s classicism but not once smacks of regression or backwards-thinking complacency. If anything, Neptrecus staunchly set their sights on the horizon, and dutifully unfurl forward their attack with windswept grandeur and fiery passion. In short, timeless black metal imagination. And now, under the auspices of Purity Through Fire do Neptrecus deliver their finest work to date with Ars Gallica. Simply by continuing to do what they do best is how the quartet deliver a master stroke with their third album. Robustly recorded - muscled leanly, metallic where so much black METAL forgets the latter aspect - whilst not losing their intrinsic mysticism, Ars Gallica displays a Neptrecus seemingly drunk on their own power, whipping forth an epic fury atop a breathtaking canvas of textures and emotions. This winding 'n' wily attack betrays an advanced grasp of songwriting that's multi-hued and malicious in equal measure, painting wide swathes of majesty and malevolence, wonder and wickedness. It's as much Olde Worlde as it is new, and makes for a mesmerizing 48-minute journey. As the once-honorable idiom of French BM continues to be distorted with dissonance and obfuscation, all masking a wholesale lack of actual songwriting, here arises Neptrecus to raise their swords and carry the banner of the past into the present! Raise the banners with the new track "Retour aux Sorces" HERE at Purity Through Fire's official YouTube channel. www.facebook.com/neptrecus www.purity-through-fire.com French Lovecraftian black metal masters The Great Old Ones have unveiled the cover art, album title and track titles of their upcoming new record, 'Cosmicism'. Furthermore, the band has shared an album teaser, which can be found at the Season of Mist Youtube Channel at the link below. The album is set for worldwide release in the fall of 2019. Link - https://youtu.be/HiVh5uzWzj0 Vocalist and guitarist Benjamin Guerry comments:- “'Cosmicism' is a literary philosophy developed by H.P. Lovecraft. In summary, this philosophy expresses the fact that humans are totally insignificant in the light of what is happening in the cosmos, events that we can’t understand, issues that are beyond us. Each song on this album features a specific Lovecraftian entity, as well as the protagonist who meets her, sinking into admiration and madness." The Great Old Ones emerged from the old parts of the ancient Aquitanian harbour city of Bordeaux, FRANCE - as famed for its secrets as for its deep red wine - in the year 2009. After releasing their first album 'Al Azif', the reactions of critics and fans were unanimously positive. The Great Old Ones ollowed up with their second full-length 'Tekeli-li', which garnered even higher praise. As a result, the French black metallers played a show at the acclaimed Roadburn festival and Hellfest. Furthermore, the Bordelais opened for BEHEMOTH in their homeland and supported SHINING in France as well as label mates DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT across Europe. The third full length 'EOD - A Tale Of Dark Legacy' (2017) marked another big step in the band's fast rising career. It kept the promise of luring its listener deeper into darkness. The five piece took the road with the legendary Gaahls WYRD, and embarked on a successful European co-headline tour with AUÐN from Iceland. The band played respected festivals such as Brutal Assault and Eindhoven Metal Meeting in front of a gigantic crowd of cultists. Now, the French worshippers of Cthulhu reveal their fourth offering to the old ones. “Cosmicism” is a literary philosophy developed by H.P. Lovecraft. In summary, this philosophy expresses the fact that humans are totally insignificant in the light of what is happening in the cosmos, events that we can’t understand, issues that are beyond us. The production of this album was entrusted to Francis Caste (SINSAENUM, LOUDBLAST, SVART CROWN, REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMER, HANGMAN’S CHAIR) of the Studio Sainte-Marthe, who managed to capture the singular essence of The Great Old Ones. The record is a true journey in the cold and deep space, in which each song features a Lovecraftian entity, and parallel the dark destiny of the protagonist who meets her. Advanced and melodic black metal of haunting beauty with lyrics inspired by H.P. Lovecraft result in a perfect match. Just listen and you will find out what waits down there... Recording line-up Benjamin Guerry: Vocals, guitars Aurélien Edouard: Guitars Alexandre 'Gart' Rouleau: Guitars Benoit 'Barby' Claus: Bass Leo Isnard: Drums http://thegreatoldonesband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thegreatoldones/ https://thegreatoldones.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thegreatoldonesofficial/ Ukrainian Modern Metallers Jinjer begin recording new album and European headline tour announced30/5/2019 Ukraine's most ferocious metal export Jinjer have officially begun work on their highly anticipated third album and follow up to their Napalm Records debut King Of Everything (2016) and their amazing “Micro” EP (2018). Once again teaming up with sound producer Max Morton at Kaska Studio in Kiev, the as of yet untitled album is expected to be released sometime in fall 2019 and promises to be their best and most fierce material to date. "No rest for the wicked! Together with our long time friend and producer Max Morton, we are pleased to announce that we’ve entered Kaska Studio in Kiev to begin recording our third full album, to be released later this year. Trust us, it’s gonna blow your heads off," says the band. Hot off the heels of the news that numerous North American dates with special guests The Browning being upgraded to bigger venues and some shows near the sell out point, Jinjer have also announced a full blown European Headline Tour in November/December to coincide with the release of their new album. Jinjer seem determined to take over the world one country at a time and by any means necessary:- “Europe! We are coming for you! The time has come to show you the fiercest side of Jinjer ever, with a new album, new songs as well as all our older hits and a few surprises in-between. We know a lot of you have been waiting for us to do a proper headline tour with our own production and that time has finally come! Join us this November/December throughout Europe and the United Kingdom and help us celebrate this new era with a bang!” Do not miss your chance to see Jinjer somewhere in Europe or North America this year! JINJER at European Festivals: 14.06.19 UK – Donington Park / Download Festival 15.06.19 ES – Fuengirola / Rock The Coast Festival 18.06.19 SE – Malmoe / KB (w/ Tesseract) 19.06.19 SE – Gävle / Gasklockorna (w/ Tesseract) 20.06.19 SE – Gothenburg / Pustervik (w/ Tesseract) 22.06.19 DE – Essen / Turock (w/ Tesseract) 23.06.19 DE – Karlsruhe / Substage 25.06.19 PL – Krakow / Mystic Festival 27.06.19 FR – Antibes / Festival les Nuits Carrées 29.06.19 DE – Gräfenhainichen / With Full Force 30.06.19 FI – Helsinki / Tuska Festival 02.07.19 AT - Salzburg / Rockhouse (w/ Tesseract) 03.07.19 CH – Aarburg / Musigburg 04.07.19 CH – Monthey / Pont Rouge 05.07.18 FR - Colombier-Saugnieu / Plane’R Fest 06.07.19 DE – Trier / MJC Mergener Hof 09.07.19 DE – Lindau / Club Vaudeville 11.07.19 AT – Wörgl / Komma 12.07.19 HU – Dunaújváros / Rockmaraton 14.07.19 UA – Kiev / Atlas Weekend 19.07.19 UK – Gloucestershire / Amplified Open Air Festival 20.07.19 FI – Laukaa / John Smith Rock Festival 27.07.19 IT – Bolotana / Roc And Bol Metal Festival 02.08.19 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air 03.08.19 DE – Köln / RheinRiot Festival - Palladium 06.08.19 DE – Jena / F-Haus 07.08.19 CZ – Josefov / Brutal Assault 08.08.19 PT – Vagos / Vagos Metal Fest 10.08.19 NL – Leeuwarden / Into The Grave 11.08.19 NL – Rotterdam / Baroeg 15.08.19 DE – Aachen / Musikbunker 17.08.19 DE – Hamburg / Elb Riot 21.08.19 DE – Siegburg / Kubana 22.08.19 DE – Würzburg / Posthalle 23.08.19 DE – Wörrstadt / NOAF 24.08.19 DE – Sulingen / Reload Festival JINJER North American Tour w/ The Browning: 9/7: St Louis, MO @ Fubar 9/8: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective 9/11: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 9/12: Los Angeles, CA @ The Whisky 9/13: Mesa, AZ @ Club Red (MAIN ROOM) 9/15: Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 9/17: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 9/19: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live 9/20: Dallas, TX @ GMBQ 9/24: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 9/25: West Palm Beach, FL @ Respestable Street 9/26: Orlando, FL @ Soundbar 9/27: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 9/28: Greenville, SC @ The Firmament 9/29: Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage 10/1: Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Vounge 10/2: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater 10/4: New Bedford, MA @ The Vault @ Greasy Luck 10/5: Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s 10/6: Montreal, QC @ Astral 10/8: Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck 10/9: Ottawa, ON @ The Brass Monkey 10/10: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall 10/11: Cleveland, OH @ The Winchester 10/12: Cincinnati, OH Riverfront Theater 10/13: Pittsburgh, PA @ Crafthouse 10/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle 10/16: Angola, IN @ The Eclectic Room 10/18: Columbus, OH @ Al Rosa Villa 10/19: Flint, MI @ Machine Shop 10/20: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache @ Interection 10/22: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge 10/23: Belvedere, IL @ Apollo Theater 10/24: Waterloo, IA @ Spicoli’s 10/25: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood Smokehouse 10/26: Racine, WI @ Route 20 10/29: Calgary, AB @ Dickens 10/30: Edmonton, AB @ Starlite 10/31: Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw Theater 11/1: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 11/2: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater JINJER Headlining Europe: 08.11.19 UA – Kiev / Bingo Club 12.11.19 DE – Dresden / Beatpol 14.11.19 DE – Berlin / Bi Nuu 15.11.19 DK – Copenhagen / Pumpehuset 16.11.19 DE – Hannover /Musikzentrum 19.11.19 LU – Esch-Alzette / Kulturfabrik 20.11.19 DE – Frankfurt / Das Bett 21.11.19 DE – Leipzig / Hellraiser 22.11.19 DE – Annaberg-Buchholz / Alte Brauerei 23.11.19 DE – Köln / Gebäude 9 24.11.19 DE – Bochum / Zeche Bochum 26.11.19 NL – Amsterdam / Q-Factory 27.11.19 NL – Eindhoven / Dynamo 28.11.19 NL – Antwerp / Kavka 29.11.19 UK – London / Heaven 30.11.19 UK – Birmingham / Asylum 01.12.19 UK – Newcastle / Think Tank 03.12.19 UK – Manchester / Rebellion 04.12.19 UK – Bristol / The Exchange 06.12.19 FR – Paris / La Maroquinerie 07.12.19 FR – Annemasse / Château Rouge 08.12.19 FR – Toulouse / Le Rex 10.12.19 ES – Murcia / Garaje 11.12.19 ES – Madrid / Mon 12.12.19 ES – Barcelona / Bóveda 13.12.19 FR – Toulon / Omega Live 14.12.19 IT – Milan / Legend Club 15.12.19 CH – Zürich / Dynamo 16.12.19 DE – München / Backstage Werk 18.12.19 AT – Graz / Dom im Berg 19.12.19 AT – Wien / Szene 20.12.19 HR – Zagreb / KSET 21.12.19 SK - Bratislava / Majestic www.facebook.com/JinjerOfficial www.jinjer-metal.com Finnish Folk Metal Superstars Korpiklaani don't seem to need any rest! After playing an extensive European tour with Turisas and Trollfest in support of their latest studio album 'Kulkija' ('Wanderer'), the band is about to kick off an 8-show Australian & New Zealand run (w/ Troldhaugen) tomorrow. But before the sextet continues their current touring cycle with a North American co-headline tour with their label mates in Eluveitie in September/October, Korpiklaani will perform a string of European festival gigs. In anticipation of these upcoming summer dates - starting at Metalfest Open Air, Pilsen (CZ) on June 2nd - the band has unleashed a brand new lyric video for the Czech version of their all-time favourite 'Beer Beer', which can also be found on the tour edition of 'Kulkija'. Check out 'Bír Bír' [ft. Fleret] over on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drIAMzV7qg Fleret comments:- "The cooperation with Korpiklaani on the Czech version of their hit song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' convinced us that even folk metal superstars like them can be nice guys with stellar manners. Not only did they prove this during the rehearsal at the Masters Of Rock Café in Zlín but also on the Masters Of Rock 2018 festival stage where we played with them after only one rehearsal of their song 'Vodka', our song 'Vizovice' and then - we believe we can say - our common song 'Beer Beer (Bír Bír)' with the Czech lyrics of our lyricist Jan Mrlík. That was a remarkable and exciting experience for us and hopefully for Korpiklaani as well. Korpiklaani, thanks to all of you!" The track will be available digitally from Friday, May 24! KORPIKLAANI live: 'The Wayfarers Australia & New Zealand Tour 2019' w/ TROLDHAUGEN 18.05. NZ Wellington - Valhalla *SOLD OUT* 19.05. NZ Auckland - Whammy Bar 21.05. AUS Brisbane - The Triffid 22.05. AUS Sydney - Manning Bar 23.05. AUS Canberra - The Basement 24.05. AUS Melbourne - Max Watt's 25.05. AUS Adelaide - Enigma Bar 26.05. AUS Perth - Amplifier 02.06. CZ Pilsen - Metalfest Open Air 21. - 23.06. LT Varniai - Kilkim Žaibu 05.07. F Colombier-Saugnieu - Plane ‘R Fest 06.07. D Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air 12.07. UA Kiev - Atlas Weekend 26.07. SLO Tolmin - MetalDays 01. - 04.08. RO Rasnov - Rockstadt Extreme Fest 02. - 03.08. FIN Tampere - SaariHelvetti 17.08. F St. Nolff - Motocultor Festival 'Wanderers Towards Rebirth - Kulkija Ad Ategnatos' w/ ELUVEITIE, GONE IN APRIL 19.09. USA Tampa, FL - The Orpheum 20.09. USA Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 21.09. USA New Orleans, LA - House of Blues 22.09. USA Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 23.09. USA Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live 24.09. USA Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill 26.09. USA Mesa, AZ - Club Red 27.09. USA Los Angeles, CA - Regent Theater 28.09. USA Oakland, CA - Metro Operahouse 29.09. USA Portland, OR - The Bossanova Ballroom 30.09. CDN Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre 01.10. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon 03.10. USA Denver, CO - Summit 04.10. USA Lincoln, NE - The Royal Grove 05.10. USA Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 06.10. USA Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall 07.10. CDN Toronto, ON - The Opera House 08.10. CDN Ottawa, ON - Brass Monkey 09.10. CDN Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona 10.10. CDN Québec, QC - Impérial Bell 11.10. USA Worcester, MA - Palladium 12.10. USA Reading, PA - Reverb 13.10. USA Baltimore, MD - Soundstage 14.10. USA New York, NY - PlayStation Theater Are you a traveller or a wanderer? Be part of Korpiklaani's journey around the world! Use the hashtag #KorpiklaaniWayfarers on Twitter and Instagram, and your photos will appear here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniWayfarers www.korpiklaani.com www.facebook.com/korpiklaani www.nuclearblast.de/korpiklaani Alien Weaponry have released the music video for their new single, "Ahi Kā", which premiered last week over at Billboard. The song represents the first new material from the New Zealand based metal trio since releasing their 2018 debut album, Tū. Fans can check out the music video for "Ahi Kā" via the link below. The track is also featured on Adult Swim's new, streaming-only compilation record Metal Swim 2. Alien Weaponry's singer-guitarist Lewis de Jong talks about "Ahi Ka" (Which, like many of the band's songs, is sung in New Zealand's indigenous language of Te Reo Māori):- "Ahi Kā was inspired by the Auckland city council's decision to burn down what was considered to be the unsightly indigenous Maori village of Okahu Bay in advance of Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 visit. The eviction sparked a 40-year battle for the native Ngati Whatua to reclaim their land, including protests and battles with the police. Amid worldwide criticism, a small portion of the original land was ultimately returned with an apology and some compensation." Watch "Ahi Ka" HERE "Ahi Kā" is available for streaming and purchase through Spotify and iTunes (respectively) over HERE! Fans and music critics alike have applauded the band's approach to unifying Te Reo Māori (the native language of New Zealand) with thrash metal sensibilities; ultimately creating a sound that is driven by emotionally and politically charged conflict while boasting youthful, warrior-like resilience. Both Lewis and Henry are of Ngati Pikiāo and Ngati Raukawa (Māori tribal) descent, and began their schooling at a kura kaupapa Māori (full immersion Māori language school) where singing waiata (songs) and performing haka were a daily routine. Also ingrained in their early education were stories of New Zealand history told to them by their father, who would also introduce them to the music of Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Anthrax, Ministry, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many others. Alien Weaponry was formed in 2010 by brothers Lewis (vocals & guitar) and Henry de Jong (drums), who were 8 and 10 years old at the time. The two would later move to the small town of Waipu in 2012, and went on to meet Ethan Trembath (bass) there in 2013. The de Jong brothers came up with the name Alien Weaponry after watching the film District 9. Alien Weaponry have also been nominated for "Best International Breakthrough Band" at the 2019 Heavy Music Awards (UK). The event takes place on August 22nd at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London. Fan voting is now open at https://vote.heavymusicawards.com/ until June 27th. ALIEN WEAPONRY On Tour: North American Headlining Tour 11.05.2019 US - Rockingham, NC / Epicenter* 12.05.2019 US - Washington, DC / DC9 13.05.2019 US - Boston, MA / Middle East 15.05.2019 US - New York, NY / Saint Vitus 16.05.2019 CA - Montreal, QC / L'Esco 17.05.2019 CA - Toronto, ON / Velvet Underground 19.05.2019 US - Chicago, IL / Chicago Open Air* 22.05.2019 US - Minneapolis, MN / 7th St Entry 24.05.2019 US - Pryor, OK / Rocklahoma* 26.05.2019 US - Denver, CO / Bluebird Theater 28.05.2019 US - San Francisco, CA / Bottom of the Hill 29.05.2019 US - Los Angeles, CA / The Roxy TOUR DATES EU 07.06.2019 DE - Berlin / Musik & Frieden 08.06.2019 DE - Frankfurt / Batschkapp 10.06.2019 UK - Cardiff / Fuel Rock Club 11.06.2019 UK - Bristol / The Exchange 12.06.2019 UK - Dublin / Vodoo Lounge 13.06.2019 UK - Glasgow / Audio Glasgow 15.06.2019 UK - Donington / DE74 2RP Castle Donington 16.06.2019 UK - London / The Underground Camden 18.06.2019 LX - Belval / Rockhal 19.06.2019 DE - Köln / Luxor 20.06.2019 DE - Hamburg / Uebel & Gefährlich 21.06.2019 DK - Kobenhavn / Copenhell Festival 2019 23.03.2019 FR - Clisson / Hellfest Open Air 2019 25.06.2019 DE - Saarbrücken / Garage 26.06.2019 DE - Hannover / Capitol 28.06.2019 FI - Helsinki / Tuska Festival 2019 03.07.2019 FR - Paris / Les Etoiles 61 rue du Chateau d´Eu 04.07.2019 FR - Toulouse / Rue Louis Bonin 06.07.2019 ES - Galicia / Resurrection Fest 2019 07.07.2019 PT - Lisbon / RCA Club 09.07.2019 ES - Sevilla / Sala Even 10.07.2019 ES - Madrid / Nasca Music Live 12.07.2019 ES - Barcelona / Sala Boveda 15.07.2019 IT - Milan / Circolo Magnolia 16.07.2019 IT - Padova / Parco Della Musica 20.07.2019 NL - Eindhoven / Dynamo Metalfest 2019 22.07.2019 SL - Tolmin / MetalDays Festival 2019 24.07.2019 HU - Budapest / Dürer Kert 27.07.2019 PL - Warsaw / klub Stodola Batorego 03.08.2019 DE - Stuttgart / Hanns-Matin-Schleyer-halle 06.08.2019 DE - München / Backstage Werk 07.08.2019 DE - Dresden / Alter Schlachthof 08.08.2019 CZ - Josefov / Brutal Assault 2019 10.08.2019 NL - Leewarden / Into The Grave Festival 2019 11.08.2019 BE - Kortrijk / Alcatraz 2019 16.08.2019 AT - Graz / Metal On The Hill Festival 2019 Official Website: www.alienweaponry.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlienWeaponry Instagram: www.instagram.com/alienweaponry Twitter: https://twitter.com/alienweaponry |
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