Lebanon based band HERITAGE have announced a special OPETH tribute night. The show, presented by Metal Bell Magazine, will take place in Lebanon, at The Palace Beirut on Saturday 12th October.
Tickets for the event are available at this location.
Background:
The sole purpose of HERITAGE is to pay tribute to Swedish progressive metal legends OPETH. The band covers a wide variety of OPETH songs, ranging from early progressive death metal anthems to more recent progressive rock masterpieces.
HERITAGE aim to deliver in a part of the world where OPETH might never perform, a professional show while trying to create vibes similar to those OPETH create in their live shows.
The members of HERITAGE each come from different backgrounds and it was their passion for OPETH that gave birth to this project. Stay tuned for a sixth member to be announced soon!
Symphonic/progressive rock trio DON CANYON have released a new video for their single ‘Palladio’. The video was shot on location in the stunning Pikni Forest in Paphos, Cyprus. The music is a re-arrangement of the well known classical composition by Karl Jenkins, but with a rock concept:
The video was self directed by DON CANYON and recently the band published a set of behind the scenes photos taken whilst filming, which can be seen here.
DON CANYON was formed in Cyprus in 2018 by Panos, who has a background in classical violin, with his brother Themis, where they self-recorded, filmed and edited their first instrumental track to air on YouTube. The track is from the well-known movie “Requiem For a Dream” – Panos had initial idea to do a rock version of the track with his brother. As Cyprus is a small island with no large rock audience, the band’s focus is to spread their blend of rock music with classical tones to listeners in Europe and America. Guitarist Yegor has recently joined the brothers and the band are searching for a vocalist, with plans for starting to play live shows.
DON CANYON is:
Panos Papadopoulos – Drums, Violin Themis Papadopoulos – Rhythm & Lead Guitar Yegor Aquarius – Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Austrian melodic death metallers VERMOCRACY have just announced their new guitarist, Morgane Rake (also of BLACK COVEN). Morgane joins the band as they are working on their debut album.
The band stated:
“With great pleasure we announce that Morgane Rake will join us on the guitar! During the last practicing sessions we’ve seen not only her significant skill in playing but also her deep ambition and excitement for METAL!!! So we are more than happy to welcome her in our midst and are looking forward to an amazing time!
We are the Vermin, WE ARE VERMOCRACY!!!“
VERMOCRACY formed in Vienna in 2017 and performed their live debut in the summer of 2018. They have played many shows around Vienna since, including a recent slot supporting Dubai death metal band NERVECELL at the Viper Room Vienna. VERMOCRACY now have a stable lineup, following the addition of new vocalist and front man Michael Frick (HORNS OFHATTIN, ex-THEOTOXIN) in February this year and are ready to move forward with more live shows.
Symphonic/progressive rock trio DON CANYON are preparing to release their new video for the single ‘Palladio’. The video was shot on location in the stunning Pikni Forest in Paphos, Cyprus. The music is a re-arrangement of the well known classical composition by Karl Jenkins, but with a rock concept.
The video, self directed by the band, is set for release on 15th August and DON CANYON have published a set of photos taken whilst filming. You can check them out on the gallery below:
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More to come soon!
DON CANYON was formed in Cyprus in 2018 by Panos, who has a background in classical violin, with his brother Themis, where they self-recorded, filmed and edited their first instrumental track to air on YouTube. The track is from the well-known movie “Requiem For a Dream” – Panos had initial idea to do a rock version of the track with his brother. As Cyprus is a small island with no large rock audience, the band’s focus is to spread their blend of rock music with classical tones to listeners in Europe and America. Guitarist Yegor has recently joined the brothers and the band are searching for a vocalist, with plans for starting to play live shows.
DON CANYON is:
Panos Papadopoulos – Drums, Violin Themis Papadopoulos – Rhythm & Lead Guitar Yegor Aquarius – Rhythm & Lead Guitar
German thrash titans DESTRUCTION are set to unleash their 17th studio album, “Born to Perish”, on August 9th, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today, the band releases the second single entitled, ‘Betrayal’.
The official video clip can be seen here:
Video directed by Achilleas Gatsopoulos for Hypnagogia Films | www.hypnagogia.com
Filmed in June 2019 in Berlin/Germany & Basel/Switzerland
Director Achilleas Gatsopoulos states: ” It was my honor to be entrusted by such a historic band to create a fresh visual aesthetic for their new album. It was important for me to strip things down and start with the basic raw and powerful visual elements that derive from their trademark logo: Sharp angular shapes, high contrast and a monochromatic color palette of red, black and white. Inspired by Dario Argento’s horror masterpiece SUSPIRIA as well as by the existential portraits of Francis Bacon and mythology, we create a dark tableaus of archetypal forms of betrayal: Two-faced/deceit, Back-stabbing, Infidelity, Garden of Eden, Wartime Snitch and we close with none other than the iconic Kiss of Judas. It was an immense pleasure to work with the guys and I am really looking forward to next time. ‘Til then, enjoy the audiovisual onslaught that is BETRAYAL.”
Frontman Schmier adds: “This is maybe my fave song from the new album cause of it´s classic thrash feel and the very catchy chorus. Randy is all guns blazing here and Mike & Damir have an awesome solo battle! “We all have our experience with BETRAYAL and wanted an emotional, atmospheric and different video!”
The tracklisting of “Born to Perish”
01. Born To Perish
02. Inspired By Death
03. Betrayal
04. Rotten
05. Filthy Wealth
06. Butchered For Life
07. Tyrants Of The Netherworld
08. We Breed Evil
09. Fatal Flight 17
10. Ratcatcher
Bonus:
11. Hellbound
The recordings for “Born To Perish” took place from January to March 2019 in the Little Creek Studio in Switzerland under the aegis of long time intimate VO Pulver.
The stunning cover artwork was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for ANNIHILATOR, GRAVE DIGGER, STRATOVARIUS, TANKARD and many more.
The brand-new line-up featuring the Canadian drum animal Randy Black and Swiss shred-master Damir Eskić, together with veterans Schmier and Mike, is here to bring you musical destruction. This is a new chapter in the long, impressive history of the band.
Tour dates:
07. – 10.08. CZ Jaroměř – Brutal Assault
08. – 10.08. D Schlotheim – Party.San Open Air
16.08. BG Varna – Rock Fest
31.08. A Breitenstein – Metal Escalation Festival
“Killfest 2019 – Part II” w/ OVERKILL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
12.09. P Porto – Hard Club
13.09. E Madrid – La Riviera
14.09. E Barcelona – Salamandra
17.09. D Saarbrücken – Garage
18.09. D Nuremberg – Hirsch
19.09. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
22.09. D Herford – X
23.09. D Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
24.09. B Antwerp – Trix
08./09.11. D Weissenhäusser Strand/Ostsee – Metal Hammer Paradise
07.12. D Balingen – Crazy X-Mas
Multi-Platinum-selling rock band, PUDDLE OF MUDD, will release their long-awaited new album, “Welcome to Galvania”, on September 13th via Pavement Entertainment. It marks the band‘s first full-length album of new material since 2009‘s “Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love and Hate”.
Having sold over 7 million albums worldwide and releasing a string of chart-topping hits, including “Blurry,” “She Hates Me,” “Psycho,” and “Control,” Puddle of Mudd is finally ready to share some new music with their fans.
“This album has been a long time coming. I‘m just so happy to finally get it out there for my fans,” says Puddle of Mudd‘s frontman, Wes Scantlin. “I hope the new music inspires my fans to live their lives. I‘m just trying to crawl under people‘s skin and help them through their life musically.”
Fans who pre-order the album will receive 2 versions (clean and explicit) of the instant grat track, “ Uh Oh,” the album‘s lead single. Fans can also stream the song HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/4UykfrNY2XpGSrkfcqSs0u
“Sometimes in life you come across people who want to bring you down and rip apart your soul. Well, those days are gone,” says Scantlin. “I have surrounded myself with a great team of people. They believe in me and I believe in them. I‘d like to thank each and every one of them for their hard work and perseverance. I would also like to thank all of my fans for their patience. This is just the beginning. I have a lot more rock ’n‘ roll in me to share with the world!”
Pavement Entertainment‘s President Mark Nawara and Vice President Tim King have to say, “We are thrilled to be working with Puddle of Mudd. We are proud to say that Wes and company have officially inked the deal with Pavement.” They also add, “Wes is a great songwriter with an extremely unique and iconic voice and the new album is a monster. The band has been selling out large venues around the world. Now it’s time to bring new music to the ever growing and hungry fanbase.”
Puddle of Mudd will be supporting the new album touring the country this summer and fall into 2020. Visit here for more information and tour dates: https://www.facebook.com/puddleofmudd/
See them here:
July 2019
23rd BRADFORD, UK – Trash
24th BRISTOL, UK – O2 academy 2
25th LONDON, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
26th ETZIKEN, CH – Etziken Open Air
27th SCHMERIKON, CH – Rock Fest
Get the new single here: 
