'Hunger' is Ilenkus's third release and takes their music in a darker and more violent direction. The EP contains four short, chaotic and cathartic bursts of grinding post metal. The first single from the EP ‘Hunny Bunny’ was recently featured on MetalSucks, with them describing it as: ‘A nut-grabbing explosion of raw violence and grinding post-hardcore, this song brings to mind Axe to Fall-era Converge with just enough Botch-inspired math bits thrown in to keep you on your toes’. Second track 'Pretty Secret' was also just premiered by The Sludgelord. Recorded, engineered and mixed by Aidan Cunningham (Murdock) and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (The Armed, Sunn 0))), Nails, Old Man Gloom). 'Hunger' is due for release digitally on 19/10/16. A limited edition 7" red vinyl will be released late Autumn/Winter in conjunction with WOOAAARGH, Smiths Food Group DIY, Tjueto Cvlt, Icore Produzioni, Vollmer Industries and Feast Records. Artwork by long-time friend and contributor James Sheridan.
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Belgium's Blackened Hardcore mob Oathbreaker put up their new song "Immortals" for listening9/9/2016 Belgium's Oathbreaker are preparing for the release of their most groundbreaking album to date (Rheia, out September 30th on Deathwish Inc.). This record features the most honest, fragile and self-reflective lyrics that the band has written thus far in its 8+ year long career. Oathbreaker have premiered another new song off of the album - listen to “Immortals” now on Stereogum. Oathbreaker formed in 2008 and released their debut full-length Maelstrom in 2011, which was followed by the critically-acclaimed Eros Anteros full-length in 2013. On Rheia, which was engineered, mixed, and mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Loma Prieta), Oathbreaker have truly hit their stride and carve a new path for their blackened/post-metal sound. Rheia is a deeply personal album that showcases the artistic strength that vulnerability brings. See Oathbreaker on tour in North America from September 28th through October 30th with Skeletonwitch and Iron Reagan. More news coming soon.
OATHBREAKER, ON TOUR: 9/28 Asheville, NC – Mothlight # 9/29 Atlanta, GA – The Earl ^ 9/30 Savannah, GA – The Jinx ^ 10/1 Tampa, FL – Crowbar ^ 10/2 Gainesville, FL – The Atlantic ^ 10/4 New Orleans, LA – Siberia ^ 10/5 Houston, TX – White Oak ^ 10/6 Dallas, TX – RBC ^ 10/7 Austin, TX – Barracuda ^ 10/9 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge ^ 10/10 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick ^ 10/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy ^ 10/12 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge ^ 10/14 Portland, OR – Panic Room ^ 10/15 Seattle, WA – Highline ^ 10/17 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Bar ^ 10/18 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater ^ 10/19 Kansas City, MO – Riot Room % 10/20 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews % 10/21 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock % 10/22 Chicago, IL – Subterranean % 10/23 Indianapolis, IN – 5th Quarter % 10/25 Pittsburgh, PA – Cattivo % 10/26 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts % 10/28 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus % 10/26 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery % 10/30 Richmond, VA – Hardywood Brewery % # with Skeletonwitch, Iron Reagan, All Hell ^ with Skeletonwitch, Iron Reagan, Gatecreeper % with Skeletonwitch, Iron Reagan, Homewrecker Sarabante's commanding second LP, "Poisonous Legacy" is out now via Southern Lord and streaming in its entirety. The gripping, lamenting melodies of the guitars define the Poisonous Legacy sound, and speak volumes about Sarabante's world view. Eloquently miserable harmonies soar then swoop downwards, constantly seeking nervous and reverberating moments to amplify and meld into their modern crust motion, involving copious amounts of righteous d-beat and clarity amongst the crunch. Few have done it so well since the advent of Tragedy and His Hero Is Gone, and Sarabante is undoubtedly creating their own approach with impressive, aggressive songwriting and attacking momentum. Their meticulous attention to mournful atmospheres is maintained across the twenty-six minutes, filling Poisonous Legacy with rampaging passages and brooding breakdowns, and making the record a thrilling and powerful statement. Order Poisonous Legacy direct through Southern Lord HERE. Heavily influenced by oppression and trying to withstand the ongoing crisis in their home country, Sarabante's new anthems are forged in times of extreme austerity, which has without doubt blackened their focus. As a result, the music on Poisonous Legacy is darker, filthier, more sincere. and more destructive than before. Poisonous Legacy was mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Nails, Obituary) and is out now on Southern Lord. http://www.facebook.com/sarabante http://sarabante.bandcamp.com http://www.southernlord.com http://southernlord.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin http://twitter.com/twatterlord Neurosis reveals initial info regarding Eleventh album; more European live dates revealed21/6/2016 As the key events of their thirty-year milestone unfold, Neurosis officially announces the name and release date of eleventh full length, "Fires Within Fires". The new album will be released worldwide on September 23rd via their own Neurot Recordings. The announcement of more specific details of Fires Within Fires is imminent, but in the meantime Neurosis announces a dozen new live performances across Europe in August, where they will be joined on select dates by Latvia's fascinating experimental trio, Tesa. Neurosis is in fine form following recent and rapturously received shows in San Francisco and Roadburn, celebrating their thirty-year anniversary. Stand by for further info on Fires Within Fires to be released in the weeks ahead. NEUROSIS Live Dates: 8/10/2016 Brutal Assault Festival - Jaromer, CZ [tickets] 8/11/2016 Festa Radio Onda D'Urto - Brescia, IT [tickets] 8/12/2016 Rock Altitude Festival - Le Locle, CH w/ Tesa [tickets] 8/13/2016 Oya Festival - Oslo, NO [tickets] 8/14/2016 Arena - Vienna, AT w/ Ufomammut, Tesa [tickets] 8/15/2016 UT Connewitz - Leipzig, DE w/ Tesa [tickets] 8/16/2016 Gruenspan - Hamburg, DE w/ Tesa [tickets] 8/17/2016 Patronaat - Haarlem, NL w/ Tesa [tickets] 8/18/2016 Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, BE [tickets] 8/19/2016 Substage - Karlsruhe, DE w/ Tesa [tickets] 8/20/2016 Motocultor Festival - St. Nolff, FR [tickets] 8/21/2016 Amplifest - Porto, PT w/ Tesa [tickets] http://www.neurosis.com http://www.facebook.com/officialneurosis The highly controversial and iconic, Body Count (featuring Ice-T on vocals), has officially inked a world-wide deal with Century Media Records and will begin tracking their highly anticipated new, full-length offering with Will Putney (Miss May I, Upon A Burning Body). Putney also tracked the group’s last effort, Manslaughter, which caught the entire genre’s immediate attention with its sheer abrasiveness and unabashed brutality. Ice- T states: "It’s cool to be a member of The Century Label Group alongside such a lot of well-established metal artists. With our last album Manslaughter, we tested the waters and got a great response from the fans and critics. Now it’s time to go kill it and make a more aggressive album and keep the Body CountT style intact. Producer, Will Putney (Miss May I, Upon A Burning Body), is like a member of the band and has an excellent ear. He’s a great producer because he captures the true essence of our band’s sound. Once we are done writing the song it’s his job to step in and make it sound better. He helps move the record in the right direction, were anticipating working with him again. “Once the records done, were going to shoot a lot of music videos and perform spot-dates on certain tests, etc.” This is the group that dropped hip-hop attitude into heavy metal and hard rock music before Rage Against The Machine, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park and Hollywood Undead made records, despite nary an ounce of rapping over their mosh-pit inducing songs. Body Count is a full on metal band, fronted by a legendary rapper who drops knowledge, violent stories and verbal middle fingers, with a bellowing growl descended from some of punk rock’s most pissed off screamers. Ice-T and co-founder / lead guitarist Ernie C have perfected their mix of thrash, punk and bottom heavy doom across five albums, hitting a zenith with the unstoppable Manslaughter, backed by bassist/songwriter Vincent Price (with Body Count now for nearly 15 years), drummer Ill Will (joined in 2009) and new guitarist Juan Garcia of Evildead. They embody the monumental Southern California tradition of street born punk bands like Suicidal Tendencies combined with the aggressive aural napalm of Slayer. From the punk bite of their gold debut through the metallic triumph of Born Dead (1994), Violent Demise: The Last Days (1997) and Murder 4 Hire (2006), to the all encompassing Body Count vibe of Manslaughter, which merges the strengths of the band’s entire catalogue. Driven by the same iconoclastic, anti-authoritarian and pimp-turned-poet mentality that made Ice-T a gangster rap pioneer, a platinum artist from the streets and a household name in film and television before “rapper / actor” was a commonly used term, Body Count flipped the script with the same tenacity when they bum-rushed heavy metal. The first rumblings of Body Count were heard in the eponymous song unleashed on Ice-T’s gigantic O.G.: Original Gangster album in 1991, which hit stores just two months after Ice’s first major movie role in the modern crime classic, “New Jack City.” The fierce thrash of the “Body Count” anthem put people on notice that the Megadeth cap Ice-T wore on MTV wasn’t for show: aggressive heavy metal and hardcore is in his blood. https://www.facebook.com/bodycountofficial http://bodycountband.com/ Greek hardcore crew, Sarabante, has issued a track from their incoming second LP, "Poisonous Legacy", which is set for release through Southern Lord in June. Tune in and hear the band take their tense, foreboding sound found to new lows, mirroring and capturing the anguish of their native country in the track "Mass Grave." Stream Sarabante's "Mass Grave" at THIS LOCATION. The gripping, lamenting melodies of the guitars on "Poisonous Legacy" define the album's sound, and speak volumes about Sarabante's world view. Eloquently miserable harmonies soar then hammer down on the listener, constantly seeking nervous and reverberating moments to amplify and meld into their modern crust motion, involving copious amounts of righteous d-beat and clarity amongst the crunch. Few have done it so well since the advent of Tragedy and His Hero Is Gone, and Sarabante is undoubtedly creating their own approach with impressive, aggressive songwriting, and forceful momentum. Their meticulous attention to mournful atmospheres is maintained across the twenty-six minutes, filling "Poisonous Legacy" with rampaging passages and brooding breakdowns, and making the record a thrilling and powerful statement from Sarabante. After forming in Athens in late 2006, the Summer of 2011 saw Sarabante release their first album "Remnants". The LP was released by Sara Records, the band's own label, followed by a limited edition CD by Southern Lord. This was followed by an Eastern European tour and numerous local live shows, as well as 2013's Έρμαια Των Καιρών / Under The Shadows, a 7" EP via Man in Decline Records. Heavily influenced by oppression and trying to withstand the ongoing crisis in their home country Greece, Sarabante's new music is forged in times of extreme austerity, which has without doubt blackened their focus. As a result, the music on "Poisonous Legacy" is darker, filthier, more straightforward, and more destructive than we've heard before. Featuring grim artwork by Karouk, "Poisonous Legacy" was mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, Nails, Obituary) and will be released on vinyl and digital through Southern Lord, June 10th. Preorders are available HERE. http://www.facebook.com/sarabante http://sarabante.bandcamp.com http://www.southernlord.com http://southernlord.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/SLadmin http://twitter.com/twatterlord Slovakia's own Wastage are a brutal blend of thrash, hardcore and metalcore with no-nonsense lyrics about dystopian society we live in. As a relentless workhorse, they have already shared the stage with the likes of Sepultura, Decapitated, E-Force, Obscure Sphinx and many more, quickly rising through the ranks in the heavy charts among the bands from Central Europe. Featuring former members of Xibalba, Stone Cold Bitch, Eternity and The Weed, Wastage is definitely a powerful dark force to be reckoned with! Lifeforce Records are very happy to announce the signing London-based Progressive Metal / Hardcore act When Our Time Comes to their roster. The band's fantastic "selftitled" debut album is set to be released April 15 in Europe and May 6 in North America! 'Impending' is the first single taken from the new album. When it comes to music, catchiness and claim are not mutually exclusive. First you take notice of the beautiful, accessible dimension. Then you discover the given substance of the songwriting, and the discerning approach of the songs. What sounds nice and playful, has more to offer than it seems initially. Welcome to the debut album of When Our Time Comes. Having opened shows for the likes of Of Mice And Men, The Color Morale, or Hacktivist, the band from the North of London combines polyrhythmic grooves with heavy breakdowns and emotional easiness. When Our Time Comes are always good for a surprise, but at the same time they pay attention to a harmonious balance and a coherent framework. Formed in 2011, When Our Time Comesare an exciting five piece band from the UK. Drawing on their collective influences from SikTh, Parkway Drive, Thrice, and Periphery, the band released their EP "Test The Waters" in the April of 2012, and now are about to unleash their self titled debut album on Lifeforce Records. New Album "When Our Time Comes" - out April 15 in Europe (May 6 in North America) Visit and "like" the band's Facebook page and stay tuned about latest news and live shows. Cancer Bats has released a brand new video for "Beelzebub" from their "Searching For Zero" full-length. View the video now here. The video comes as a precursor to the band's North American dates set to commence next week including a run with Danzig and Pennywise. Vocalist Liam Cormier admits that the band are "excited to be heading out with Danzig and Pennywise", declaring their love for both bands upon getting "into punk and metal" music and that to "tour with both is like a dream come true! We'll be ripping the pit and headbanging until we puke every night!". 6/17/2015 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL 6/18/2015 Turf Club - St. Paul, MN 6/19/2015 Park Theatre - Winnipeg, MT 6/20/2015 MoSo Rock Bottom - Saskatoon, SA 6/21/2015 International Beer Haus & Stage - Red Deer, AB 6/24/2015 Flashbacks - Kelowna, BC 6/25/2015 Garibaldi Lift Company - Whistler, BC 6/27/2015 Better Than Fred's - Grande Prairie, AB 7/06/2015 The New Direction - Fargo, ND 7/07/2015 Slowdown - Omaha, NE 7/09/2015 The Flycatcher - Tucson, AZ w/ Danzig, Pennywise: 7/11/2015 Fox Theater Pomona - Pomona, CA *no Pennywise 7/12/2015 Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill Park - Flagstaff, AZ 7/13/2015 Friendz Bar & Zombie Burger - Amarillo, TX *CANCER BATS only 7/14/2015 Bayou Music Center - Houston, TX 7/15/2015 Aztec Theatre - San Antonio, TX 7/17/2015 South Side Ballroom - Dallas, TX 7/18/2015 Club Brady - Tulsa, OK 7/19/2015 Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland - Kansas City, MO 7/21/2015 The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO 7/24/2015 MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB 7/25/2015 Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB 7/27/2015 Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver, BC 7/28/2015 Showbox SODO - Seattle, WA 7/30/2015 The Warfield - San Francisco, CA 7/31/2015 Brooklyn Bowl - Las Vegas, NV End Tour 8/15/2015 Gwar BQ @ Hadad's Lake - Richmond VA http://www.metalblade.com/cancerbats http://www.facebook.com/cancerbats Napalm Records are excited to announce the signing of Michigan’s Walls Of Jericho, who are currently conjuring up their new album which will be released via Napalm Records later this year.
Drummer Dustin Schoenhofer expressed the band's excitement and honor they have being accepted into the Napalm Records family, whilst suggesting previous record label deals were not 100% satisfactory as the band "are looking forward to finally finding the right partnership"; indicating not all was well with previous relationships. The band are grateful for their fans and families patience as it has been seven years since the band had released an album. Napalm Records' Vice-President Thomas Caser expressed his delight at the news, calling Walls Of Jericho "one of the most exciting acts out of this genre", heavily praising their live performances and expressing his belief that the band stands out in the music industry. Walls Of Jericho seem to have gone from strength to strength, negating the whole genre-tagging and image fiasco that never seems to end in the music industry, whilst using their wealth of talent to create music meant to last and stand on it's own feet. Walls Of Jericho is: Candace Puopolo Mike Hasty Aaron Ruby Chris Rawson Dustin Schoenhofer www.facebook.com/WallsofJericho www.napalmrecords.com www.facebook.com/napalmrecords |
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