In December of 2015, three bands with three different stylistic approaches to aggressive music, came together to create a collective piece of work – “The Depression Sessions”. THY ART IS MURDER, THE ACACIA STRAIN, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY and Nuclear Blast Entertainment will release the results of this experience both digitally and on limited edition vinyl, on August 12th.
You can now stream the single ‘They Will Know Another‘ by THY ART IS MURDER here:
The song is among the last pieces of music the band recorded before the departure of vocalist CJ McMahon.
Doom Metallers DRACONIAN sadly had to cancel their show at ROCKHARZ (find the full statement here) but the organizers already announced a replacement. One of Germany’s hottest Power Metallers, WINTERSTORM, will attend the Harz Mountains and most likely they will bring some new songs from their upcoming album “Cube Of Infinity” (to be released by NoiseArt Records on August 19th 2016).
In the download area of the ROCKHARZ homepage, visitors will find some important information as download. For example, the area plan, the plan for the infield area, all important opening hours and the signing session times at the booths of metal.de and AFM Records. The download area can be found here: http://www.rockharz-festival.com/infos/downloadbereich
The ROCKHARZ 2016 takes place at the airport Ballenstedt from July 7th to July 9th 2016.
Extreme metallers BRUJERIA will release their fourth full length album, entitled “Pocho Aztlan”, on September 16 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The release will be followed by a US tour this October alongside CATTLE DECAPITATION and PIÑATA PROTEST.
w/ CATTLE DECAPITATION, PIÑATA PROTEST
01.10. USA Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
02.10. USA Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
03.10. USA New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
04.10. USA Philadelphia, PA – Voltage
06.10. USA Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
07.10. USA Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
08.10. USA Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze
09.10. USA Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
10.10. USA Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
12.10. USA Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
13.10. USA Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
14.10. USA Oakland, CA – CA Deathfest (BRUJERIA only)
17.10. USA Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
18.10. USA San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
More BRUJERIA dates:
05.07. SLO Kranj – Trainstation Subart
06.07. A Vienna – Escape Metal Corner
07.07. E Viveiro – Resurrection Fest
08.07. D München – Backstage
09.07. D Torgau-Entenfang – In Flammen Open Air
11.07. CZ Ostrava – Barrack Music Club
12.07. SK Bratislava – Randal Club
13.07. RO Rasnov – Club Rockstadt
14.07. CZ Trutnov – Obscene Extreme Fest
07.08. DOM Santo Domingo – Escenario 360
18.09. USA Las Vegas, NV – LVCS
“Pocho Aztlan” is the band’s first release since “Brujerizmo” was released in 2000 via Roadrunner. It was recorded over the course of many years and at several studios around the globe. The end result was mixed by Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, THE EXPLOITED).
Check out the track video for the song ‘Viva Presidente Trump!’ here:
The track comes from their recent 7″ release by the same name, which is now available for purchase digitally on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Purchase the single here.
BRUJERIA‘s legend has proliferated for nearly three decades. When the band first emerged from the sunbaked hellscape of Los Angeles in 1989, the city was on the brink of chaos. Daryl Gates ruled the LAPD with an iron fist, overseeing a legion of blue-suited stormtroopers who cracked brown and black skulls at every opportunity. Rodney King, the ’92 riots, and CA governor Pete “Pito” Wilson‘s anti-immigrant Prop 187 were all on the bleak horizon. The Mexican-American agitators of BRUJERIA captured the mood of the city’s minorities with the band’s infamous and widely banned 1993 debut, »Matando Güeros« (“Killing White People”), quickly becoming the Spanish-language counterparts to early grindcore masters TERRORIZER and NAPALM DEATH. Led by lyricist and mastermind Juan Brujo, BRUJERIA were alternately rumored to be satanic drug lords and members of well-established metal bands. The truth, as always, lays somewhere in between.
Fast forward to right about now: “Pocho Aztlan” is BRUJERIA‘s first new album in 16 years. The title translates to “Wasted Promised Land,” a combination of Aztlán, the fabled ancestral home of the Aztecs, and the term pocho, which native Mexicans use to refer – not always kindly – to their counterparts born in the States. Brujo himself is pocho, a man caught between two worlds. Many pochos are not exactly accepted with open arms in Mexico. Meanwhile, they’re too often regarded as second-class citizens in their adopted US home. Brujo has transcended both scenarios through the power of BRUJERIA‘s uncompromising grindcore and death metal. His all-Spanish lyrics are as vivid as they are effective: Bona fide tales from the frontlines of the drug war, the racial divide, and the battle for the border. “A lot of BRUJERIA songs are true stories,”Brujo says. “And if they haven’t happened yet, they will happen.”
Swedish death metal veterans CENTINEX, featuring members of Demonical and October Tide, are streaming their new studio album “Doomsday Rituals” prior toits July 8th release via Agonia Records. It can be heard below:
CENTINEX originated in 1990 as a riff-oriented part of the classic Swedish death metal movement and disbanded in 2005 after releasing eighth full-length albums. In 2014 they surprisingly resurfaced with a refreshed line-up of Martin Schulman (Demonical) on bass, Sverker Widgren (Demonical, Diabolical) on guitars, Alexander Högbom (October Tide, Spasmodic) on vocals and Kennet Englund (Interment, Centinex 1999-2003) on drums. Year 2014 also saw the release of their come-back record, “Redeeming Filth”.
The band dosen’t want the fans to be kept waiting another near-decade for a new album. Titled “Doomsday Rituals”, the record is a natural follow-up to “Redeeming Filth”.Martin Schulman (bass) commented: “Heavy riffing, deep brutal vocals, everything from slow via mid-tempo to faster stuff, a perfect mix of the early 90’s Florida and Stockholm sound”.
“Doomsday Rituals” was recorded at Wing Studios with Sverker Widgren (Centinex, Demonical, Diabolical) behind the knobs. The cover artwork was made by Bahrull Marta of Abomination Imagery.
Available formats:
– Digipack CD.
– Regular Black LP.
– Orange LP (limited to 150 copies).
– White, Grey and Black T-shirts.
– Regular “Doomsday Rituals” Black T-shirt.
– Digital.
Tracklist:
1. Flesh Passion
2. From Intact to Broken
3. Dismemberment Supreme
4. Generation of Flies
5. The Shameful Few
6. Doomsday
7. Exist to Feed
8. Death Decay Murder
9. Sentenced to Suffer
10. Faceless
Upcoming shows:
09.07 2016 AT – Scharnstein (Bäckerberg) – Sick Midsummer Fest
18.08 2016 GER – Barth – Barther Metal Open Air
27.08 2016 GER – Jena – Rock Am Wehr Festival
27.10 2016 SWE – Baltic Sea – Close-Up Cruise
29.10 2016 FIN – Turku – Turun Kuolema II
12.05 2017 CZE – Horni Libchava – NTEY Deathfest
13.05 2017 GER – Ahrensburg – Holsteiner Death Fest
ALTER BRIDGE are ecstatic to announce their long-anticipated return to Europe! Their biggest headline shows yet, the 24-date tour treks 15 countries and kicks off on November 4, 2016.
Produced by Michael ‘Elvis’ Baskette, Alter Bridge’s fifth studio album is planned for release in October 2016, via Napalm Records. Fortress, the band’s widely acclaimed 2013 album, swept into charts worldwide – including the UK at #6, USA at #12 (Billboard 200), Germany at #7, and Austria at #4. Fans can look forward to hearing new songs on the tour, as well as their favourites!
Special guests include Danish rockers, VOLBEAT, who released their sixth album, “Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie”, earlier this month. French metal group, GOJIRA, will be giving fans a taste of their crushing new album, “Magma”, and up-and-comers, LIKE A STORM, jet in from New Zealand to get the party started.
Dates stack up as follows:
With: Special Guest TBC, Like A Storm Fri 4th Nov – BILBAO, Spain – Santana 27 Sat 5th Nov – BARCELONA, Spain – Razzmatazz Tue 8th Nov – PARIS, France – Zenith Wed 9th Nov – BRUSSELS, Belgium – AB Thu 10th Nov – AMSTERDAM, Holland – HMH Sun 13th Nov – BERLIN, Germany – Columbiahalle Mon 14th Nov – VIENNA, Austria – Gasometer Wed 16th Nov – KATOWICE, Poland – Spodek Sun 20th Nov – OSLO, Norway – Sentrum Scene Mon 21st Nov – COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Vega Main Hall
With: Volbeat, Gojira, Like A Storm Wed 23rd Nov – MANCHESTER, England – Arena Thu 24th Nov – LONDON, England – O2 Arena Sat 26th Nov – NOTTINGHAM, England – Motorpoint Arena Sun 27th Nov – BIRMINGHAM, England – Genting Arena Mon 28th Nov – CARDIFF, Wales – Motorpoint Arena Thu 1st Dec – GLASGOW, Scotland – Hydro Fri 2nd Dec – LEEDS, England – First Direct Arena
With: Gojira, Like A Storm Sun 4th Dec – FRANKFURT, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle Mon 5th Dec – COLOGNE, Germany – Palladium Tue 6th Dec – HAMBURG, Germany – Mehrl Theater Fri 9th Dec – BOLOGNA, Italy – Unipol Arena Sat 10th Dec – MUNICH, Germany – Zenith Sun 11th Dec – BASEL, Switzerland – Jakobshalle
Tickets go on general sale at 9:00amFriday 8th July and can be bought online via www.alterbridge.com. For pre-sale tickets, please check with your local promoter/venue.
For more information, please contact the Napalm Records Promotion department.
ACCEPT‘s guitar powerhouse, WOLF HOFFMANN, releases his second solo album today (Friday 1st July) through Nuclear Blast, entitled”Headbangers Symphony”, completely dedicated to the grand classic maestros. To mark the occasion, the brand-new music video for ‘Night On Bald Mountain’ has been revealed today. Check it out below:
Wolf commented on the video:
“Some ideas devised in a split second can work like a charm, and originally it was like – there’s no way you can do that… but I thought WHY NOT?! We had so much fun and it was party time from the first second onwards! I hope that the fans get it: a very hot summer night with friends and music and going a bit over the top… I wish you all could have been there!”
01. Scherzo (L. v. Beethoven)
02. Night On Bald Mountain (M. Mussorgsky)
03. Je Crois Entendre Encore (G. Bizet)
04. Double Cello Concerto in G Minor (A. Vivaldi)
05. Adagio (T. Albinoni)
06. Symphony No. 40 (W. A. Mozart )
07. Swan Lake (P. Tchaikovsky)
08. Madame Butterfly (G. Puccini)
09. Pathétique (L. v. Beethoven)
10. Meditation (J. Massenet)
11. Air On The G String (J. S. Bach)
Check out our new interview with Wolf Hoffmann at this location.
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