 Decibel Magazine has issued an official video for "Rotten" the title track to the new album by Edinburgh, Scotland-based blackened grind/metal faction Scumpulse, as the record nears release via Gore House Productions next week. Alongside the new video and a brief interview with the band, see Scumpulse's new "Rotten" video at Decibel RIGHT HERE. Also see the band's previously-released official video for "Alba Gu Bràth" HERE and a promo video HERE. Rotten will see release through Gore House Productions on CD and digital formats on February 23rd; pre-orders are now available HERE. Scumpulse will devastate audiences across Europe in support of Rotten, having announced several new bursts of live dates for the coming weeks including an album release show the day of the album's release and several dates supporting Ancst. Watch for more live dates to be announced, including a European Summer tour. Scumpulse Tour Dates: 2/23/2018 Banshee Labyrinth - Edinburgh, UK *Rotten release show 3/03/2018 Funeral Fest - Barrow, UK 3/24/2018 Opium - Edinburgh, UK 3/25/2018 Aatma - Manchester, UK w/ Ancst 3/26/2018 The Gryphon - Bristol, UK w/ Ancst 3/27/2018 The Black Heart - London, UK w/ Ancst Founded in 2013, Edinburgh-based Scumpulse follows a previously-released EP and single with one of the most anticipated albums to hail from the Gore House compound. Their debut album, Rotten, delivers eight punishing tracks of perfectly blended crusty, blackened metallic grindcore. Eight tracks align into a savage, thirty-eight-minute assault, bridging influences from Darkthrone and Impaled Nazarene to Carcass and Exhumed. Rotten was recorded between Black Cave Recordings, Chamber Studios, and s9fifty, and mixed/mastered by Andrew Rankine, and completed with artwork by Kasper "Sandullos" Povlsen. Rotten is a debut you do not want to miss. http://www.scumpulse.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/scumpulse http://www.youtube.com/scumpulse http://www.twitter.com/scumpulse http://www.scumpulse.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/scumpulse http://www.gorehouseproductions.com https://gorehouseproductions.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/GoreHouseProductionsOfficial
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The 'Releases Of The Year' series are albums chosen by myself as the best release from each country / dependency known to have an official release in the year 2017. These are alphabetized in country order so are easy to navigate. Each award has national flag featured alongside the band name, Release Of The Year' and Facebook link (where provided)
 This February, Listenable Records will unleash Under The Mountain, the debut full-length from Scotland-based metal / doom rockers King Witch. In advance of its release, Decibel Magazine is hosting a premiere of the band's official video for "Beneath The Waves." Calling the record, "heavy and epic," the outlet furthers, "Driven by thunderous riffs and rhythm section and propelled into the next dimension by powerhouse vocalist Laura Donnelly, the quartet just sounds huge..." Elaborates Donnelly, "'Beneath The Waves' was inspired by stories such as Moby Dick and explores man's need to destroy anything and everything beautiful, dangerous, and unfamiliar... and the retribution dealt in return. This track felt like a natural choice for the video - soaring vocals, massive drums and some huge riffs!" View King Witch's "Beneath The Waves" video, courtesy of Decibel Magazine, at THIS LOCATION. Under The Mountain is scheduled for a February 9th, 2018 release via Listenable Records. For pre-orders visit THIS LOCATION. Under The Mountain was recorded and produced by guitarist Jamie Gilchrist at their underground studio in their home city of Edinburgh, mixed and mastered by Tom Dring at Vagrant Recordings (Dragged Into Sunlight, Acolyte) in Southport and comes swathed in artwork created by Donnelly. The record serves as King Witch's follow-up to their debut EP, Shoulders Of Giants, and boasts nine riff-laden tracks offset by Donnelly's powerful yet bewitching vocals. Influenced by everything from Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin to Mastodon and High On Fire, Under The Mountain is as melodic as it is monolithic, taking its listener on a journey from soulful doom to full-tilt metal mayhem. Formed in early 2015 in a dark cavern beneath the streets of old Edinburgh, King Witch manifests a potent and heavy brew of old school metal and the meatiest of '70s classic rock. In a time where many seek to stick rigidly within the confines of their chosen genre, King Witch simply writes the songs they want to play. http://www.instagram.com/kingwitchband http://www.listenable.net http://www.facebook.com/listenablerecs  Oh wow! Back in 2008, Alestorm were mere newcomers and beginners - and yet they created a modern metal classic and a completely new subgenre. Captain Morgan`s Revenge marks the birth of Pirate Metal as we know it today and turned a couple of young Scotsmen into the hottest band the modern metal scene has to offer! Ten years later and sold-out shows all over the world, their boozy debut gets its well-deserved anniversary treatment and will be re-released on January 26th 2018 with Napalm Records! Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition has received a fresh remix and remastering by original producer Lasse Lammert at his LSD studios and will be coming with a rejuvenated artwork. Alongside the 'Live At Summer Breeze' bonus disc, this re-release will be a true gem for all collectors, new fans and nostalgics alike! The pirates about their upcoming Anniversary Edition: "Oh wow! Can't believe it's been 10 years already since we made this record. We were all terrible musicians back then, and it was only thanks to the immense skill of our producer Lasse Lammert that we managed to salvage a passable bunch of songs. But anyway, it seems a bunch of you people seemed to like this album, so we decided to give it a bit of spit and polish for the 10th anniversary. NO, this is not one of those shitty 'brickwall' remasters that some bands do, and NO, this is not a re-recording by a bunch of disinterested and jaded old musicians. We've taken the original multitrack source material from 10 years ago (bad playing, cheap keyboards, awful vocals and everything), and just re-mixed the whole album to be punchier, tighter, more dynamic, and more sonically delightful than before. You probably won't even notice the difference! But it's there. And it'll sound awesome on vinyl, for the first time ever!" Captain Morgan`s Revenge – 10th Anniversary Edition, coming as CD digi pack, LP gatefold and digital download, is now available for pre-order HERE! 
After the band just returned from the US Vans Warped Tour as well as an extensive European run this year, Alestorm will continue to drop their anchor live on the following dates. Turn on your eyepatch and let the rum flow freely here: 25.11.17 MX – Mexico City / Cosa Nostra 26.11.17 CO – Bogota / Auditorio Lumiere 28.11.17 PE – Lima / Mangos 01.12.17 BR – Curitiba / John Bull 02.12.17 BR – Sao Paulo / Tropical Butanta 03.12.17 BR – Porto Alegre / El Toro Pub 04.12.17 UY – Montevideo / Montevideo Music Box 06.12.17 AR – Rosario / Animal 07.12.17 AR – Buenos Aires / Uniclub 08.12.17 AR – Cordoba / Casa Babylon 09.12.17 CL – Santiago / Nuevo Club Rock & Guitarras Piratefest UK Tour 2018: with support from Rumahoy and The Dread Crew Of Oddwood 09.02.18 UK – Liverpool / O2 Academy 10.02.18 UK – Sheffield / Corporation 11.02.18 UK – Newcastle / Northumbria Uni 13.02.18 UK – Aberdeen / Garage 14.02.18 UK – Glasgow / O2 ABC 15.02.18 IRE – Belfast / Mandela Hall 16.02.18 IRE – Dublin / Tivoli 17.02.18 UK – Birmingham / HRH Metal 18.02.18 UK – Manchester / O2 Ritz 20.02.18 UK – Leeds / Stylus 21.02.18 UK – Norwich / Waterfront 22.02.18 UK – London / O2 Forum 23.02.18 UK – Brighton / Concorde 2 24.02.18 UK – Bristol / Motion 25.02.18 UK – Southampton / Engine Rooms www.alestorm.net www.facebook.com/alestormband www.alestorm.napalmrecords.com  Bloodstock’s annual, hugely popular ‘Metal 2 The Masses’ initiative offers unsigned and DIY bands the chance of being part of the Bloodstock festival experience! For 2018, your band could be playing on the bill alongside the likes of Judas Priest, Gojira, Nightwish and many more amazing bands. Plans for 2018 are under way and Bloodstock along with their favourite ale, Hobgoblin Beer, are aiming once again to track down the best breaking metal bands across the UK and give them a platform to show what they can do. Detailed below are the participating UK regions (there’s more to come in Europe) – so if you’re in a self-signed or unsigned band and want to try out for a slot on the Bloodstock bill, get in touch with the promoter nearest you for details on how to enter and get yourselves involved!! One winner from each event will win a slot on Bloodstock's ‘New Blood’ stage, with many more additional prizes to be announced. In August 2018, your band or your favourite local act could be one of the lucky bands stepping on stage at Bloodstock! BELFAST - [email protected] BIRMINGHAM - [email protected] or [email protected] BRISTOL – [email protected] BURNLEY - [email protected] CARDIFF - [email protected] CARLISLE - [email protected] COVENTRY - [email protected] DUBLIN - [email protected] or [email protected] GLASGOW - [email protected] HITCHIN - [email protected] HULL - [email protected] LEICESTER - [email protected] LONDON - [email protected] MANCHESTER – [email protected] MERSEYSIDE - [email protected] MILTON KEYNES - [email protected] NEWCASTLE - [email protected] NORTHAMPTON - [email protected] NORWICH - [email protected] NOTTINGHAM - [email protected] OXFORD - [email protected] READING - [email protected] SALTASH - [email protected] SELBY – [email protected] SHEFFIELD - [email protected] SOMERSET - [email protected] STOKE - [email protected] WREXHAM - [email protected] For further details on M2TM, check out https://www.facebook.com/groups/m2tmofficial or for bands wishing to submit applications outside the initiative, please email [email protected]. Standard weekend tickets for Bloodstock are currently available at ‘early bird’ prices (just £125 for four days of metal fun) so grab yours now at the ticket store if you want to save £20! In order to keep up with inflation and extra costs in 2018, standard weekend tickets with camping will increase from last year's £139 to £145 once the ‘early bird’ allocation is gone. Bloodstock will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 9th-12th August 2018. Get additional information over at www.bloodstock.uk.com. Austria's Belphegor reveal album artwork and announce first dates for the 'Totenritual Crusade 2017'12/7/2017  On September 15th, European diabolical death/black metal kings Belphegor will unleash their new full-length inferno ‘Totenritual’, releasing their diabolical death/black sounds onto the world once again. Today, the band have revealed the cover design of the upcoming album. The artwork was created by Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, who also painted the cover artwork for ‘Pestokalypse VI’ in 2006 and ‘Conjuring The Dead’ in 2014.
Belphegor are also pleased to announce that they will be heading to our UK and Ireland shores again. Support bands on this run will include Deströyer 666, Enthroned, Nervochaos and Nordjevel. The dates are a part of a wider European hell ride which will kick off September 28th in Copenhagen, Denmark. 28.09.2017 - DEN - Copenhagen, Pumpuheset 04.10.2017 - GER - Weinheim, Café Central 05.10.2017 - GER - Oberhausen, Helvete 06.10.2017 - BEL - Bruges, Het Entrepot 07.10.2017 - BEL - Marbehan, Salle du Bois Isles 08.10.2017 - London, The Dome 10.10.2017 - Glasgow, Audio 12.10.2017 - Belfast, Limelight 2 13.10.2017 - Dublin, Voodoo Lounge 17.10.2017 - FR - Marseille, Jas' Rod 18.10.2017 - CH - Lucurne, Schuur 20.10.2017 - AUT - Graz, Xplosiv Belphegor will soon reveal the remaining Rituals and cities for this tour of brutal Death/Black Metal cremations!!  ‘Totenritual’ was recorded at Stage One Studios, Germany and Studio Mischmaschine, Austria. Over three years have passed since the ‘Conjuring The Dead’ album was released. The new album was mixed by Jason Suecof and mastering handled by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studios, Florida. www.belphegor.at www.facebook.com/belphegor  The UK's legendary extreme metal icons Cradle Of Filth have announced the details for the band's upcoming 12th full-length album. ‘Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay’ will be released on September 22nd via Nuclear Blast. You can view the stunning cover artwork by Artūrs Bērziņš below. Bērziņš is the mastermind behind the new record’s artwork, photography and videography – best known for his defiant neo-symbolism raster graphics and oil paintings; postmodern interpretations of classic myths. He has been proclaimed as a “sacred monster of Latvian postmodernism”. Commented the infamous Dani Filth: "The album is deeply infused with Victorian gothic horror and thus the title is a reflection of that. 'Cryptoriana' implies the Victorian's infatuation with the supernatural, the grave and the ghoulish. And the subtitle 'The Seductiveness Of Decay' further cements this attraction to death and the glittering lengthy process of self-annihilation." The first single off ‘Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay’ will be released on July 5th, the same day that the album pre-order will become available.  ‘Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness Of Decay’ was recorded at Grindstone Studios, Suffolk, UK by the very honourable Scott Atkins, esq. who has been the resident go-to producer for Cradle Of Filth for several albums. Dani sat in during the mix, serving up flaming mugs of teas, making the studio couch his own and lending his ears when necessary.  The band have also announced their first full scale UK and Ireland tour in years, starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 30th October. Added Dani Filth: "We, as a band, are incredibly excited about hitting the UK and Ireland for a full run of dates around All Hallows Eve, as playing the band's home country is always great fun and the audiences here are very receptive. And nuts. The dates will be the first in a long line of shows that will extend throughout the rest of the World throughout 2018. We aim to be very prolific on the live front, delivering a show worthy of our fan’s exalted expectations and more" CRADLE OF FILTH UK & IRELAND TOUR: 30.10. Belfast - Limelight 31.10. Dublin - Academy (Halloween Show) 02.11. Manchester - Academy 2 03.11. Glasgow - Garage 04.11. Birmingham - O2 Institute 2 05.11. Leeds – Church 07.11. Oxford - O2 Academy 08.11. Southampton - Engine Rooms 09.11. Norwich - Waterfront 10.11. London - Electric Ballroom 11.11. Bristol – Bierkeller Tickets will go on sale on Monday, June 19th here: www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.cradleoffilth.com | www.facebook.com/cradleoffilth | www.nuclearblast.de/cradleoffilth  UK alt-rock five piece As Lions have unveiled a special acoustic performance of the current hit single ‘Skin’ by Rag ‘n’ Bone Man, filmed at London’s YouTube Creative Studio in Kings Cross. Showcasing the band’s softer side, the stripped back version exposes their incredible ability to adapt, and tone things down. WATCH HERE / (Spotify Audio Link) The band are currently on the road in the US with Shinedown, where they have bulldozed their way into the Top 15 of the Billboard Mainstream and Active Rock Radio Charts, joining the company of huge US rock acts including Avenged Sevenfold, Papa Roach, Mastodon and many more. And now, following their headline show at the Boston Arms Music Rooms in March, As Lions will be back in the UK for their first ever headline tour, playing a run of 17 dates in September.  As Lions are also confirmed for their first UK festival appearance of the year at Bristol's Fat Lip Festival in July with Young Guns. The band will also be playing a number of European & US festivals including Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park, Graspop, Rock On The Range and Northern Invasion. FESTIVAL APPEARANCES June 2nd – Rock Am Ring (DE) June 2nd-4th – Rock Im Park (DE) June 16th-18th – Graspop (BEL) July 23rd – Amplified Festival, Gloucestershire July 29th – Fat Lip Festival, Bristol HEADLINE DATES Sept 9th – Bridgend, Hobo’s Sept 10th Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms Sept 12th – Nottingham, Rock City Basement Sept 13th – Bristol, Louisiana Sept 14th – Tunbridge Wells, Forum Sept 15th – Norwich, Waterfront Sept 17th – Chester, Live Rooms Sept 18th – Birmingham, Flapper Sept 20th – Leeds, Key Club Sept 21st – Newcastle, Jumpin Jacks Sept 22nd – Glasgow, Garage Attic Sept 23rd – Stoke, Sugarmill Sept 25th – Manchester, Rebellion Sept 26th – Dover, Booking Hall Sept 27th – Bournemouth, Anvil Sept 28th – Southampton, Joiners Sept 29th – Leicester, Firebug Sept 30th – London, Old Blue Last WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY SNAPCHAT: AsLionsOfficial  Scottish avant-garde blackened metal band Ashenspire have teamed up with Heavy Blog is Heavy to reveal their lyric video for "Restless Giants". The video features images of Glasgow while the harrowing track plays in the background. The track is taken from their new album Speak Not of the Laudanum Quandary which will be released on January 20th. The band commented: "Drawing particularly relevant parallels to scenes of today, Restless Giants is an observation focusing on the displaced, or refugees. Scottish history is no stranger to this concept (the Highland Clearances come to mind) but the uprooting and vilification of common peoples has long been a tool used by oppressors and imperialists the world over to justify subjugation and indifference. We leave the listener to draw their own conclusions on the associated images." Stream "Restless Giants" here: http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/01/16/exclusive-premiere-ashenspire-are-restless-giants/ Pre-order the album here: http://www.auralwebstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=869&controller=product&id_lang=1 Speak Not Of The Laudanum Quandary will be released on January 20th 2017 via Code666 Recorded and Mixed by Greg Chandler (Esoteric, Fen) Mastered by Brad Boatright (Sunn O))), Bell WItch, Yob, Converge) Artwork by Ryan Mutter, logo by View from The Coffin  British blackened avant-garde band Ashenspire have teamed up with Transcending Obscurity to debut the epic title track of their new album ‘Speak Not Of The Laudanum Quandary’. The band commented "Speak Not... is a summation of what the album is about, but crucially looks at the arrogance and moral vacuity of the British empire in pursuit of expansion and economic domination. Particularly highlighted, and referenced in the title, are the first and second Opium wars that were waged against China. We hope it brings you both ecstasy and reflection." Stream the track here: http://tometal.com/song-premiere-scottish-avant-garde-black-metal-band-ashenspire/ Pre-order the album here: http://www.auralwebstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=869&controller=product&id_lang=1 Speak Not Of The Laudanum Quandary will be released on January 20th 2017 via Code666 Recorded and Mixed by Greg Chandler (Esoteric, Fen) Mastered by Brad Boatright (Sunn O))), Bell WItch, Yob, Converge) Artwork by Ryan Mutter, logo by View from The Coffin https://www.facebook.com/Ashenspire/ |
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