Transatlantic Heavy Metal powerhouse VEIL OF THE SERPENT is back with a vengeance, unveiling their thunderous new single and accompanying music video for “The Rolling And The Thunder“! This release marks the first offering from their highly anticipated digital EP “Gallery Of Sin III“, which was announced just two weeks ago.
“The Rolling And The Thunder” showcases VEIL OF THE SERPENT at their finest, delivering a crushing blend of heavy riffs, relentless drumming and powerful vocals. The single captures the band’s signature sound, blending dark atmospheres with intense melodic elements. With lyrics that delve deep into themes of corruption, greed, and the ruthless pursuit of power, this track is set to be a standout in the bands growing discography.
The official music video for “The Rolling And The Thunder” visually amplifies this narrative with haunting imagery that fans will find both captivating and thought-provoking. The video, much like the song itself, serves as a rallying cry against corruption.
Fans and new listeners alike can watch the music video for “The Rolling And The Thunder” on VEIL OF THE SERPENT‘s official YouTube channel and stream the single on all major digital platforms.
About the band: VEIL OF THE SERPENT is a multi-national heavy metal band that was founded in 2021 by guitarist Gene and his son Felix. The two mooted the idea of working together in 2020. One year later they found a very talented singer in JD Stafford who completed the band’s line-up.
VEIL OF THE SERPENT is: JD Stafford – Vocals Gene – Guitars Felix – Drums
“Sometimes Love Is Hell” the third single from the new studio album by Babylon A.D. is being released to radio. The second single, and title-track, “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day” reached #27 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Chart (#33 Archived) and #3 on the Mediabase Classic Rock Daily Chart. The single saw support from the likes of Alice Cooper on his nationally syndicated radio show ALICE’S ATTIC and Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM’s Hair Nation. Stations with spins on the single included WDRV (97.1 The Drive) in Chicago, KSAN (107.7 The Bone) in San Francisco, KSLX (100.7) in Phoenix and WCXS (94.7) in Detroit.
Derek Davis, lead singer, discussed the meaning of track, “Sometimes Love Is Hell” is the universal love story of every man and woman that have ever lived since the days of Adam and Eve. Love alway starts out peaches and cream and then the daily grind of everyday life sets in and the beautiful movie that began with two people joining their souls together slowly becomes a struggle for what they once had. Can you get back to the beginning? Will you make it to the end? How strong is the bond that has been forged? Can you survive the struggle and stay in the fight to be with the one you love Forever? This is what the song is about. It’s every man and woman’s journey of hope, desperation, desire and the truth that, “Sometimes Love Is Hell! But it can be Heaven Too! It’s how bad do you want it!”
Recent praise for the Babylon A.D. album “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”:
“All these years later they still “Bang The Bells”. – Max Volume / 105.7 KOZZ Reno’s Classic Rock
“Derek Davis and his Babylonians deliver the cornerstone of their catalog. Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day is a gem-riddled roof of songs that sits firmly atop the Babylon A.D. empire that has been under construction for more than three decades.” – Scott Itter Dr. Music/All Music Magazine
“The new Babylon A.D. album… might just be the comeback that 80’s Rock fans have been waiting for… If you love 80’s Hard Rock this is an essential purchase.” – The Rock Pit
Babylon A.D. can’t wait to start playing the songs live and have some very exciting shows coming up.
Upcoming Babylon A.D. Tour Dates: Sept 20th – Feather Falls Casino – Oroville CA Sept 21st – Horsefest – Newark CA Oct 26th – Vinnie’s Bar & Grill – Concord, CA – 107.7 Bone Night Out Sept 5-8, 2025 – Hard Rock Hell Sleaze Festival – O2 Academy – Leicester, England
Looking For A Heartbeat 4:21 D. Davis – R. Freschi
I Will Never Break Again 7:00 D. Davis – J. Matthews
White Hot Bullet 3:45 D. Davis
Crashed Into The Sun 4:52 D. Davis – R. Freschi – D. Soto – C. Pepe
Face Of GOD 6:30 D. Davis
Shut Up 4:31 D. Davis – D. Soto – C. Pepe
Super Beast 3:43 R. Freschi – J. Matthews – D. Soto
Album details: Produced, Mixed, Engineered by Derek Davis @ The BADMOFO’s Recording Studio, Pleasanton, CA. Drums recorded by Gabriel Shepard @ 25th Studios Oakland CA. Mastered By David Donnelly, DNA Mastering Los Angeles CA. Photos – Angela Probst – Studio A Vintage Artwork Concept Design – Derek Davis
Band Members Derek Davis – Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar Ron Freschi – Lead Guitar, Background vocals John Mattews – Lead Guitar Craig Pepe – Bass, Background vocals Dylan Soto – Drums / Background vocals Background vocals I Will Never Break Again Lane Borchard
About Babylon A.D.
Formed in 1987, Babylon A.D. hail from the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Original members, Derek Davis vocalist/songwriter, guitarist’s and music writers John Mathews and Ron Freschi drummer James Pacheco and bassist Rob Reid met in high school before they began playing together as “The Persuaders” making a name for themselves with their powerful live performances and catchy songwriting skills becoming one of the top drawing original Hard Rock bands in the Northern CA.
In 1989 the band changed their name to “Babylon A.D.” and caught the attention of Arista Records President and industry music mogul “Clive Davis”, who signed them at a live showcase in Los Angeles thanks to their impressive three song demo and a home made video. John Mattews departed the band and was replaced by another high school friend Dan De La Rosa just before their self-titled album “Babylon A.D.” was released in 1990. The album included their hard rock classic hits “Bang Go The Bells”, “Hammer Swings Down” and “The Kid Goes Wild”, which featured Screaming “Sam Kinison” and was the trailer song and promotional video for Orion Pictures (ROBO COP 2). The band scored three #1 songs at Metal Radio and reached Gold status on their first release, which spent 38 weeks on the Billboard top 200, peaking at # 46. Their sophomore effort (Nothing Sacred) was produced by the legendary “Tom Werman” and released in 1992, it produced two more top-ten metal rockers. “Bad Blood” and “So Savage the Heart”. Constant touring throughout the early 1990s and several MTV videos made them one of hard rock fans favorite bands.
In 1999 the band and released “Live In Your Face” on Apocalypse Records, a compilation of live tracks recorded at various cities’ across America. Their next release “American Blitzkrieg” soon followed in 2002 and both records were well received by critics and fans alike. In 2008 the band released Babylon A.D. “In The Beginning” on Perris Records, a compilation of songs from the original demo tapes that secured them their recording contract with Arista Records.
After a long hiatus the band started playing and recording again in 2014. Touring across the States and Europe releasing the four song E.P “Lost Sessions”. in 2018 John Matthews rejoined the group and the band signed with Frontiers Records for their forth studio release “Revelation Highway” Four singles/ videos and more touring followed through the beginning of 2020. In 2022 original members James Pacheco and Robb Reid left the band for other pursuits remaining connected to the bands legacy and part of a brotherhood of friendship that has lasted for over 30 years!
PRESENT DAY… Fast forward to 2023, BABYLON A.D. announced new members Craig Pepe (bass) and Dylan Soto (drums) and a new live concert album “Live Lightning” from Perris Records. The new album included their top-ten rock-radio classic hits from their debut album as well as songs from “Nothing Sacred”, “American Blitzkrieg”, and “Revelation Highway”.
As 2024 begins the band is set to release their 5th studio album on Perris Records titled “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day” on May 17th. The 11 track album is classic Babylon A.D. firing on all cylinders, showcasing great songwriting talent, performances and the hard rock sound the band is known for. New videos and singles are coming and the band is currently booking and playing select live shows across the states in support of the new album.
In anticipation of their upcoming Scandinavian run with labelmates SONATA ARCTICA, Swedish symphonic metallers TUNGSTEN have unveiled a new single, taken from their upcoming album “The Grand Inferno,” due on October 18, 2024 via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM). Children’s voices from a world beyond introduce ‘Lullaby,’ an infectious track which turns into a driving, industrial-dominated hit song full of vengeance and regret. Its chilling vibe comes to life in another music video directed by TUNGSTEN guitarist/backing vocalist Niklas “Nick” Johansson.
TUNGSTEN declare, “It’s about a mother who sacrifices her own child to a herd of unknowing beings to stay forever young, but her story takes a dark turn as the child returns from the grave and brings revenge for the things she had done to her as the lullaby she sang for her child is sung forevermore by the child.”
About the music video recording they add, “The place we rented to film the band scenes for the music video was very strange and spooky. Small trees and bushes were growing on the third floor in a big warehouse room…green moss covered the ground…overall a fun but kinda nasty experience.”
Pre-order “The Grand Inferno” in your preferred physical format [CD-digipak or coloured vinyl], pre-save it on your favourite digital service provider (DSP), or pre-order the album digitally to receive ‘Lullaby,’‘Vantablack,’‘Blood Of The Kings’ and ‘Walborg’ instantly now, here: https://tungsten.rpm.link/grandinfernoPR
“Clear Cold Beyond” European Tour 2024 w/ SONATA ARCTICA, FIREWIND, SERIOUS BLACK Presented by Rock Hard DE + IT, Rock It!, Rock Antenne, musix, metal.de, Spark, La Heavy, RPM & Dragon Productions 12.09.2024 SE Östersund – Gamla Teatern 13.09.2024 NO Trondheim – Tapperiet 14.09.2024 SE Örnsköldsvik – Nöjesbolaget 16.09.2024 NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena 17.09.2024 SE Karlstad – Nöjesfabriken 18.09.2024 SE Huskvarna – Folkets Park 20.09.2024 DK Roskilde – Gimle
About TUNGSTEN
TUNGSTEN are a Swedish symphonic metal band formed by ex-HAMMERFALL drummer Anders Johansson and his sons Niklas and Karl in 2016, completed by vocalist Mike Andersson. With their technical virtuosity and captivating compositions, the band have made a name in the international metal scene, and with their album “The Grand Inferno,” their first release via RPM, they will undoubtedly enrich the metal landscape. The record brims with nothing but energy and innovation, and promises a powerful fusion of dynamic instrumentation and captivating melodies with the quartet’s signature sound being apparent throughout.
TUNGSTEN are: Mike Andersson | vocals Niklas “Nick” Johansson | guitars, backing vocals Karl “Kalle” Johansson | bass, keyboards, screams Anders Johansson | drums
Anticipation is building for the release of SINISTRO‘s fourth studio album, “Vértice”, set to debut on October 4, 2024 under the banner of Alma Mater Records, the Portuguese record label run by MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro. Today, the enigmatic doom outfit has unveiled the second pre-release single from the upcoming album, titled “Elegia”, along with an evocative music video directed by the talented Henrique Reis and edited & color-graded by Liv Weiss.
Listening to “Elegia”, it becomes evident that SINISTRO has crafted a work that is both direct and powerful, yet elegantly infused with the fine nuances reminiscent of a cinematic masterpiece. Reflecting on this track, the band shared, “Sinistro sees ‘Elegia’, as the most straightforward, driven song on the album while seamlessly carrying the nuanced sensibilities of a film soundtrack as in their previous albums. The theme was inspired by the poignant chronicles ‘Mãe do verbo amar’ by the Portuguese writer Baptista-Bastos. ‘Elegia’ is a homage to birth, existence and the enduring love of our mothers.“
Coming from the Portuguese underground, SINISTRO have crafted their way into the international music scene with their groundbreaking, fully instrumental and self-titled debut album from 2012, a film soundtrack ambiance and landscape approach with a Floydian touch that quickly established them as a unique collective of musicians.
2013 seen the band release their Cidade EP, for the first time adding vocals to their enthralling sound, that gained high praise from both national and international press. SINISTRO signed to Season Of Mist in 2016, with their much-acclaimed album Semente, they crafted and perfected even more their incredible songwriting skills and became sort of a rock/fado (typical Portuguese chant) to many.
Having toured and acclaimed by the likes of Paradise Lost, Cult Of Luna, Mono, Alcest or
Subrosa, with countless shows in Europe and South America as well as high profile festivals such as Roadburn Festival, Doom Over London, Graspop MM, Metal Days, Eistnaflug Iceland or Resurrection Fest, with three impressive full-length records under their belt and after five years rebuilding the band in the midst of a pandemic and line-up changes, SINISTRO finally return with their new album “Vértice”!
“Vértice” was produced by Miguel Tereso (Gaerea, Analepsy) and will be released on October 4 via Alma Mater Records. The album is now available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION
Tracklist:
Amargura
Elegia
Pontas Soltas
O Equivocado
Perfeita Encenação
Templo Das Lágrimas
SINISTRO is: Priscila Da Costa Rick Chain Paulo Lafaia Pedro Do Vale Ricardo Matias
Symphonic metal force Belle Morte presents a stirring new rendition of their acclaimed single, “Exorcism” – this time, in a soul-stirring piano version. Known for their dark, gothic-infused soundscapes and progressive flair, Belle Morte continues to captivate audiences with their evocative musical journey.
“Exorcism (Piano Version)” offers a poignant reinterpretation of the original track, stripping away the layers to reveal its raw emotional core. As the band fervently works on their forthcoming album, this release serves as a testament to their unwavering creativity and commitment to artistic exploration.
Experience the transformative power of Belle Morte’s “Exorcism (Piano Version)” and stream it here.
Led by the enigmatic vocalist and lyricist Belle Morte, the band features an exceptional lineup: Sergey Butovsky on bass guitar and arrangements, Maria Shumanskaya on keyboards, Ilya Rogovoy and Ilya Petrashkevich on guitars, and Rostislav Golubnichiy on drums.
Since their inception, Belle Morte has carved a niche in the metal scene with their debut EP “Game On” in 2018, followed by their ambitious conceptual album “Crime of Passion” in collaboration with Italian label Wormholedeath. Inspired by John Fowles’s psychological thriller “The Collector,” the album delves into themes of obsession and tragedy, weaving a haunting narrative that resonates with listeners worldwide.
Currently, Belle Morte is expanding their sonic horizons with their upcoming second full-length album, featuring collaborations with musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds. Incorporating a rich tapestry of ethnic instruments – from Ukrainian Bandura to Japanese Shamisen, Indonesian suling and gamelan, Celtic bouzouki, and Germanic lyre – the band promises a genre-defying musical odyssey that pushes the boundaries of symphonic metal.
September 20, 2024 will see Germany-based rock act Bird’s View release its hotly-anticipated, sophomore studio album “House of Commando” via Drakkar Entertainment. The pre-sale is available at https://birdsview.bfan.link/house-of-commando
Following a number of pre-released songs from their upcoming album, today, the up-and-coming band is presenting their latest single “Came Along”!
“Came Along is our hymn for people not feeling connected to any group”,Bird’s View comment. “The song captures disconnection and the struggle to socialize in any kind of way – the struggle of finding affiliation and the problem of zoning out in conversations or any kind of interactions and finally finding someone where it’s different but you can’t understand why or how.”
Since their much-acclaimed debut album, “Red Light Habits” (released in the Spring of 2023), Bird’s View‘s path has been shaped by an unstoppable, forward momentum. Their sound is a wild fusion of driving rhythms, razor-sharp guitar riffs and catchy hooks. Every show is an explosive mix of sweaty rhythms, wild guitar riffage and raw movement. With an expression reminiscent of the best days of grunge, Bird’s View sweep their audience away from the first to the last beat.
After touring with acts such as Soulfly, Skid Row or Dirty Honey, it’s no wonder why they have been labelled as “one of the best young rock bands in Germany”! Their second studio offering “House of Commando” was mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins & many more), and chanels a new flavor of acts such as QOTSA, Refused and Soundgarden.
Being in their early twenties, the young band quickly developed its own explosive sound that combines the authenticity of punk with the melody of alternative rock. Since their formation in 2019 by founding member Niko Huber – son of Nik Huber, owner of world re-known boutique company Nik Huber Guitars , their course and goal has been clear: Straight forward! Bird’s View fire their songs into the captivated crowd, with their youthful energy and fast pace, they do not only inspire a new generation of rock fans, but will also awe the old school heart. They are the voice of a generation longing for real, unadulterated music!
BIRD’S VIEW Live: 31.08.2024 (DE) Schwaigern, Sommer Nachts Fest 20.09.2024 (DE) Frankfurt a. Main, Das Bett with many more shows to be announced soon!
BIRD’S VIEW is: Niko Huber – Guitars, Lead Vocals Alex Köper – Guitars Jan Iser – Drums Max Westenburger – Bass, Backing Vocals
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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