To celebrate the release of their new 10'' inch today, metal giants Epica have launched a lyric video for their bombastic track 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle' – a unique collaboration with the Dutch Grammy-award winning Metropole Orkest. Watch the clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP8vRlp9PzM Singer Simone Simons states: "Here it is, our lyric video from 'Beyond the Matrix- the Battle'. Get ready to dive into the sea of pure tranquillity together with Epica and the Metropole Orkest" In the summer of 2017, with the help from their massive fan base, Epica won a high-profile competition organized by the Metropole Orkest. The first prize was a recording of a song of their choice with the orchestra. In between Epica‘s heavy touring schedule, the band was able to conjure up a unique, never-before-seen 'Big Band meets Symphonic Metal' rendition of 'Beyond the Matrix'. As a bonus to all voters, runner-up in the competition and friend of the band, Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) contributed a beautiful guest-solo on the song. Epica vs Metropole Orkest - 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle' is out today and available as a limited-edition vinyl and digital download through Nuclear Blast. You can order the limited-edition 10-inch and bundles from the band‘s webshop http://smarturl.it/epica_vs_mo or from the Nuclear Blast mail-order: http://nblast.de/EpicaBeyondTheMatrix Digital version: http://geni.us/EpicaBeyondTheMatrix www.epica.nl | www.facebook.com/epica | www.nuclearblast.de/epica
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The Netherlands' Epica vs Metropole Orkest launch teaser for 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle'29/9/2018 Metal giants Epica have launched a short teaser from their upcoming release 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle' – a unique collaboration with the Dutch Grammy-award winning Metropole Orkest. In the summer of 2017, with the help from their massive fan base, Epica won a high-profile competition organized by the Metropole Orkest. First prize was a recording of a song of their choice with the orchestra. In between Epica‘s heavy touring schedule, the band was able to conjure up a unique, never-before-seen 'Big Band meets Symphonic Metal' rendition of 'Beyond the Matrix'. As a bonus to all voters, runner-up in the competition and friend of the band, Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) contributed a beautiful guest-solo to the song. Simone Simons comments: "The short teaser of 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle' gives you a small preview of our upcoming release. Never before did we have such a unique collaboration as with the Metropole Orkest. Expect to be blown away, literally and figuratively!” Watch the teaser here: https://youtu.be/R8DjQ8bOdLg EPICA vs METROPOLE ORKEST - 'Beyond The Matrix - The Battle' will be released as a limited-edition vinyl and digital download on October 26th through Nuclear Blast. You can pre-order the limited-edition 10-inch and bundles from the band‘s webshop http://smarturl.it/epica_vs_mo or from the Nuclear Blast mail-order: http://nblast.de/EpicaBeyondTheMatrix Digital version: http://geni.us/EpicaBeyondTheMatrix www.epica.nl | www.facebook.com/epica | www.nuclearblast.de/epica Black Lion is pleased to welcome Dutch Death Metal group Bloodphemy. Bloodphemy’s members have played in numerous successful Death Metal bands such as Sinister, Pleurisy, Bodyfarm, Houwitser, Khaoz, Judgement Day. They know their shit when it comes to playing Death Metal, writing and recording albums, touring internationally, and are known for creating one hell of a live show. Their new album "In Cold Blood" will be released worldwide in 2019. Bloodphemy are ready to take the stages in 2019 in support of their new album the band is already confirmed for: *Fuck the Commerce - Germany Březovská Metalová Noc Open Air - Czech Republic Bloodfest - The Netherlands To be sure to catch the band live and stay tuned for more news. Get your copy of In Cold Blood via Black Lion Records: Black Lion Records Website Black Lion Records Facebook Dutch thrash metallers Overruled have unveiled the cover artwork for "Hybris", the new studio album that will be released later this year by Punishment 18 Records. The cover was realized by Mario López (Hyades, Sabbat, Repulsor, Iron Kobra, Endovein, Game Over). Mastering was handled by Jeff Waters (Annihilator). http://www.overruledband.com www.punishment18records.com www.facebook.com/punishment18records Recently, Dutch thrash metallers Overruled has signed for Punishment 18 Records that will release their new album in studio. Mastering was handled by Jeff Waters, well known as mastermind of legendary technical thrash metal band Annihilator. New information will follow soon. http://www.overruledband.com www.punishment18records.com www.facebook.com/punishment18records American Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle) awarded Metal Hammer Golden Gods' Icon Award13/6/2018 Maynard James Keenan received the Icon Award at Monday night’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods’ ceremony. The award was presented to Keenan by Daniel P. Carter, host of BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show, recognizing a lifetime of contributions to heavy music, with past lifetime achievement winners including Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Lemmy and Alice in Chains. Keenan was celebrated for his work with his trio of bands: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Tool. Keenan is in the midst of a European tour with A Perfect Circle, supporting the band’s recently released album, Eat The Elephant. A Perfect Circle kicks off the first of three consecutive, sold out shows in the UK beginning this evening at the O2 Apollo in Manchester followed by back-to-back performances at the O2 Academy Brixton. A Perfect Circle tour dates: June 12 Manchester, UK O2 Apollo Manchester SOLD OUT June 13 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT June 14 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton SOLD OUT June 16 Landgraaf, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival June 17 Berlin, Germany Zitadelle SOLD OUT June 20 Zurich, Switzerland Halle 622 June 21 Dessel, Belgium Kastelsedijk June 22 Clisson, France Hellfest June 23 Esch-Sur-Aizette, Luxembourg Rockhal June 24 Dessel, Belgium Graspop June 26 Paris, France Olympia SOLD OUT June 28 Madrid, Spain Download Festival Madrid June 29 Barcelona, Spain Be Prog! My Friend Festival July 1 Verona, Italy Rock The Castle October 20 West Valley City, UT Maverik Center October 22 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater October 24 Austin, TX Austin 360 Amphitheatre October 26 – 28 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music + Arts Experience October 29 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre October 30 Orlando, FL CFE Arena November 1 Charlotte, NC Bojangles’ Coliseum November 2 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena November 3 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena * November 6 New York, NY The Theater at Madison Square Garden November 7 Baltimore, MD UMBC Events Center November 9 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre (WRIF Radio Show) November 11 Minneapolis, MN Armory (93X Radio Show) November 13 Cedar Rapids, IA U.S. Cellular Center November 14 Park City, KS Hartman Arena November 17 Anaheim, CA The Theatre at Honda Center November 18 Las Vegas, NV The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Chelsea November 20 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre December 2 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow Academy December 3 Manchester, UK Victoria Warehouse December 5 London, UK Wembley Arena Pavilion December 7 Antwerp, Belgium Lotto Arena December 12 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum Copenhagen December 13 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle Hamburg December 15 Kraków, Poland Tauron Arena Kraków December 16 Vienna, Austria Wiener Stadhalle December 18 Milan, Italy Mediolanum Forum December 19 Rome, Italy Palalottomatica 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 Dutch Melodic Death Metallers Purest Of Pain unveil "The Solipsist" video via NoCleanSinging17/2/2018 Dutch melodic death metal band Purest Of Pain will be the releasing their debut album "Solipsis" on March 1st, 2018 to follow their 2013 single "Momentum" and 2011 EP "Revelations In Obscurity". Lead by guitarist and main songwriter Merel Bechtold of DELAIN, whom also performs in much respected bands MaYaN and The Gentle Storm / Anneke van Giersbergen, the energetic quintet from Holland, which now includes Delain drummer Joey de Boer is a force to be reckoned with. Combining Scandinavian metal influences with groove, ambiance, tone and melody, the band has teamed up with NoCleanSinging.com for the North American premiere of their lyric video and second single "The Solipsist". Check out the "The Solipsist" at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2018/02/16/an-ncs-video-premiere-purest-of-pain-the-solipsist/ Seven years in the making, from the writing process up to the final mastering to launching a successful online crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo (raising over 18,000 Euros, thank you video here), along with increasing their funds through live performances, which saw them open for such bands as Opeth, Textures, Suicide Silence, Unearth and Attack Attack! plus an unforgettable slot at Wacken in 2014. "Solipsis" is 14 tracks of brutality blended with groove and emotion produced by Merel Bechtold with recording done at Mantis Audio Studio (Delain) and mastering by Jens Jorgen (Opeth, Arch Enemy, Soilwork). Guitarist Merel Bechtold comments: "‘Solipsis’ is a guitar oriented record, is has been recorded as organic as possible: partly at home, partly at Mantis Audio Studio. The song ‘E.M.D.R.’ is written by fellow guitarist Michael van Eck. All the other songs were summoned by myself. The lyrics are written by vocalist J.D. Kaye. And even though the music is at times technical and challenging, it's undeniably driven by relentless groove, enhanced by hugely melodic passages, wonderful tone and moments of ambient clarity." "Solipsis" will be available on CD, Vinyl plus as a digital release and is available for pre-order here. Their single "Terra Nil" is available for download and stream on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Spotify, Deezer. The CD and Vinyl versions have slightly altered artwork. Merel Bechtold was responsible for its concept and bass player Frank van Leeuwen designed and finalized the covers. Band Members: J.D. Kaye - Vocals Merel Bechtold - Guitars Michael van Eck - Guitars Frank van Leeuwen - Bass Joey de Boer - Drums
Dutch melodic death metal quintet Purest Of Pain are ready to unleash their long-awaited debut album ‘Solipsis’ on March 1st, 2018. Purest Of Pain launched a successful Indiegogo campaign for the ‘Solipsis’ album. Only one plug-in, and not a single digital effect or synth was used for the recording of ‘Solipsis’. “Really digging the album, honestly! You guys have managed to blend brutality with groove and emotion in a great way!” Jens Bogren (Opeth, Arch Enemy, Soilwork) The album was produced by Merel Bechtold. Mixed by Mantis Audio. Mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Arch Enemy, Soilwork). Merel Bechtold was responsible for the artwork concept and bass player Frank van Leeuwen designed and finalized the cover. Purest Of Pain recently released an audio video for the song 'Terra Nil', which can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/BJFzvvYOdM8
PUREST OF PAIN is: J.D. Kaye - Vocals Merel Bechtold – Guitars (Delain, MaYaN, The Gentle Storm/Anneke van Giersbergen) Michael van Eck – Guitars (Vanaheim) Frank van Leeuwen – Bass Joey de Boer – Drums (Delain) Groove, ambiance, tone and melody: leave that up to the Dutch melodic death metal band PUREST OF PAIN (est. 2008). Their debut album ‘Solipsis’ is a force to be reckoned with. Guitarist and main songwriter Merel Bechtold, who’s already toured the world with the much respected bands Delain, MaYaN and The Gentle Storm/Anneke van Giersbergen, is leading this energetic quintet from Holland. On March 1, 2018, ‘Solipsis’ will see the light of day: it’s a must for fans of Scandinavian sounding metal! PUREST OF PAIN has been a relentless live act for a few years now. After having released the EP ‘Revelations In Obscurity’ (2011) and the single ‘Momentum’ (2013), now it’s time for their debut full length album ‘Solipsis’. The band didn’t hold back one bit. It took them seven years to create it from the writing process up to the final mastering. PUREST OF PAIN have supported bands like Opeth, Suicide Silence, Unearth and Textures, and were representatives for Holland during the Metal Battle at Wacken Open Air 2014. www.purestofpain.com www.facebook.com/purestofpain 2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014’s critically-acclaimed ‘Omniscient’ album with their new opus ‘Sentinels’, confirmed for release this coming March 16th via APF Records. Recorded with engineer Jamie Dodd (Orange Goblin) at Flesh & Bone Studio's, Hackney and tracked by Steve 'Geezer' Watkins at Woodworm studios (which has also been used by legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi), ‘Sentinels’ is a colossal sounding record, it’s ten tracks punching the listener with an oppressive towering monolithic sound that batters, but never dulls the senses. “This album is a natural progression from our previous releases,” explains guitarist Ryan Cole. “It has the Desert Storm sound, but has moved in a much harder, darker and heavier direction.” Today we get to hear the first rumblings from ‘Sentinels’ in the shape of ‘Too Far Gone’, a brutal, pounding powerhouse of a track that tackles the bleak subject of excessive binge drinking. “It’s the paradox of hard liquor being both the cause and the remedy of the sickness,” states vocalist Matt Ryan. “Self destruction and punishment of the body. It’s inspired by the tragic tales of Bon Scott and John Bonham, along with fictional characters Ben Sanderson of Leaving Las Vegas and to a lesser extent, Jim Lahey of Trailer Park Boys. It’s a miserable outcome as our song begins with alcoholism and ends in death.” Stream ‘Too Far Gone’ here: https://soundcloud.com/apf-records/desert-storm-too-far-gone/s-oelmn Pre-order ‘Sentinels’ here: http://apfrecords.bigcartel.com/ In addition to the album’s release, the band will be hitting the road hard throughout February, March and beyond in the UK and Europe. This is a band that have never been afraid to get in the van and have shared stages with a who’s who of heavy talent over the years, including Karma To Burn, Corrosion Of Conformity, Red Fang, VoiVod, Orange Goblin, Crowbar, Weedeater, Valient Thorr and many more. Catch Desert Storm live at the following dates in the UK and Europe: 03.02.18 | United Kingdom | Manchester | The Bread Shed 17.02.18 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | o2 Academy 22.02.18 | United Kingdom | London | The Devonshire Arms 23.02.18 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Baroeg 24.02.18 | Netherlands | Eindhoven | The Jack Cafe 25.02.18 | France | Douai | Red Studio 26.02.18 | Belgium | Antwerp | Kids Rhythm & blues bar 27.02.18 | Germany | Berlin | Urban Spree 28.02.18 | Germany | Weimar | Gerber3 01.03.18 | Germany | Dresden | Chemiefabrik 02.03.18 | Czech Republic | Prague | Theremin 03.03.18 | Poland | Warsaw | Hydrozagadka 04.03.18 | Slovakia | Bratislava | Fuga 05.03.18 | Slovakia | Kosice | Collosseum 06.03.18 | Poland | Katowice | Klub Faust 07.03.18 | Poland | Wroclaw | Black Moon 08.03.18 | Germany | TBC 09.03.18 | Netherlands | Zwolle | Jacks Bar 10.03.18 | Belgium | Brussels | Rock Classic 07.07.18 | United Kingdom | Bradford | Underground 28.07.18 | United Kingdom | Bournemouth | The Anvil 04.08.18 | United Kingdom | Abingdon | Abingdon Town F.C 25.08.18 | United Kingdom | Bolton | Alma Inn 29.09.18 | United Kingdom | Sheffield | o2 Academy Desert Storm is: Matt Ryan - Vocals Chris White - Guitar Ryan Cole - Guitar Elliot Cole - Drums Chris Benoist - Bass www.facebook.com/desertstormuk www.twitter.com/desertstormuk www.desertstormband.com www.desertstorm.bandcamp.com www.instagram.com/desertstormuk |
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