Today PAIN release their new single ‘Push The Pusher‘. Demonstrating their ability to blend electro grooves with fist-pumping rock, this track is presented with a stunning clip made by a dedicated video team, Midjourney and AI tools. All images in the video are generated by Ai and animated by two artists, Dmitry Alekseev and Sergey Kozlov, who created this special video in 2,5 months. The creators worked with a unique method, and developed this masterpiece for ‘Push The Pusher‘.
PAIN are back and prove to be more innovative, entertaining and daring than ever before. The new album I Am, will be released on May 17th via Nuclear Blast Records.
Peter Tägtgren comments: “Push The Pusher was the first song I started working on after PIMH. I was hungry for distortion and stomp, to create an industrial feeling again. Lyric wise it’s really about me, as I’ve heard more then half of my life..to grow up.”
Thrashmetal masters EXODUS return with more than exciting news! The band announces today their live album British Disaster: The Battle of ’89 (Live At The Astoria). 35 years after the recording the band decides to share this outstanding live performance with their fans. Recorded live at The Astoria in London back in March of 1989, EXODUS show once again why they are one of the biggest thrash metal bands of all time. Headbanging riffs, fast solos and an amazing atmosphere are what can be expected by this live album which sees the light of the world on May 30th 2024.
To commemorate their live album announcement, the band have released a brilliant visualizer video for their new live single ‘Fabulous Disaster (Live At The Astoria)’. The title track of their 1989 released album gives already a taste of how energy-loaded this live album is!
Gary Holt comments on the live album: “Sometimes something truly awesome drops right in your lap. In the case of Exodus, it was full multitrack tape reels from our headlining show in London while on tour for Fabulous Disaster! So we thought, “let’s listen and see what we have” and BAM! We were on FIRE! Pure over the top thrash, one hundred percent live, and as dangerous as ever! We are fucking stoked to be able to release this for our fans. Total mayhem!”
Recorded on the 8th of March in 1989 at The Astoria in London, fans witnessed a night that went down in history and became legendary among EXODUS and thrash metal fans worldwide. The band had just released their third studio album Fabulous Disaster and started five month run to promote the album which brought the Americans also to Europe for a month of live shows. During this European run EXODUS decided to record the show in London, but never released it. This recording remained unheard of in the EXODUS vaults. Until now!
Be prepared for a much more aggressive and rawer sound than on the studio albums. British Disaster: The Battle of ’89 (Live At The Astoria)is the ultimate live album presenting the sheer energy of what made EXODUS famous and notorious for during the 80s and what made them a legendary thrash metal band. A best of setlist compiled from the band’s first three classic albums. The live album, mixed and mastered by Zeuss and the artwork done by Mark DeVito, will be available as CD, 2LP vinyl and digital.
Tracklisting: 1. The Last Act Of Defiance 2. Fabulous Disaster 3. ’til Death Do Us Part 4. Corruption 5. The Toxic Waltz 6. A Lesson In Violence 7. Chemi-Kill 8. Piranha 9. Like Father, Like Son 10. Deliver Us To Evil 11. Parasite 12. And Then There Were None 13. Verbal Razors 14. Brain Dead 15. Strike Of The Beast
US progressive metal band EXIST has today shared a new music video for Window To The All, the visual features footage of the band performing the track live in Charlotte, NC in January. Window To The All is taken from EXIST‘s new fourth album, Hijacking the Zeitgeist, which is been released via Prosthetic Records today (April 12).
Speaking on the music video release, Max Phelps (vocals and guitar) comments: “Window To The All is the album closer for Hijacking The Zeitgeist. It probably contains some of the most ‘tech death’ parts on the album although it’s also chock full of groove as well as a beautiful jazz fusion solo executed by Charlie Eron (our new guitarist, WAIT). Musically there’s some great interaction between Alex Weber (bass) and Brody Taylor Smith (drums) that really adds life and depth to some of the repeating riffs. Lyrically the song reflects on the limitations of our vantage points as humans and how we are all stuck within ourselves.”
EXIST’s latest full-length sees the group expand upon their established dichotomy of extreme metal technicality and sanguine atmospherics with an intentionally more concise approach to songwriting, resulting in the most direct and emphatic album of their 14 year career.
Similarly to 2020’s Egoiista, EXIST took on a keen co-production role for Hijacking the Zeitgeist as recording sessions commenced in early 2022, with the band emphasising a collaborative approach to the songs arrangements. Drum co-production was handled by John Douglass (Mr. Bungle, Entheos and The Contortionist) before vocals were handled by Mike Semesky in the winter.
Hijacking the Zeitgeist’s sonic heft isn’t without its diaphanous counterpoints, as Phelps and new addition Charles Eron (guitar and synths) craft deceptively complex interplay on album high points in Thief of Joy (featuring Sanjay Kumar of Inferi and Wormhole), Blue Light Infinite and soaring closer Window to the All. EXIST’s sonorous sonic landscape is bolstered by immersive rhythmic lock-ins between Alex Weber (bass and vocals) and Brody Smith (drums), that shine in Anup Sastry’s mix and Kris Crummett’s mastering work.
At the core of Hijacking the Zeitgeist lies a multifaceted exploration of algorithmic rabbit holes, conspiratorial paranoia, and the universal traits that lie within humanity – these cautionary tales are tied together in striking detail with album art by Sebastian Jerke. EXIST treats both the allure and perils of both digital mazes and the real world, with equal parts wide eyed awe and horror.
Hijacking the Zeitgeist tracklist: 1. Blue Light Infinite 2. Thief of Joy 3. Hijacking the Zeitgeist 4. Funeral Toll 5. A Path to Nowhere 6. One Degree Removed From Human 7. Window to the All
EXIST is: Max Phelps – Guitars and Vocals Alex Weber – Bass and Vocals Charles Eron – Guitars and Synths Brody Taylor Smith – Drums
Following the release of their latest album, “Heavy Rain”, German Power Prog Metal Act IVORY TOWER has shared a new music video for the album track “Never”!
IVORY TOWER‘ssixth studio album, “Heavy Rain”, was released on March 29, 2024 as CD Digipak and digital formats via Massacre Records, order your copy at: https://lnk.to/ivorytowerheavyrain
Filmed at the Kieler Ostseehalle with support from Dancecrew K-System Kiel, the video clip for “Never” is now streaming here:
With their new studio offering “Heavy Rain”, IVORY TOWER prove that they are the masters of their craft, with a singer who can belt out cascading melodic passages as well as staccato vocals is just the cherry on top along with the spherical keyboard sounds, screaming guitar solos and the killer riffs this album has to offer! This is in-your-face metal, and the first album with Lord Francis Soto, who has joined the band as new vocalist in 2021! With his sense for great melodies and extraordinary vocal skills, he gives the tracks on “Heavy Rain” that unique something!
The new IVORY TOWER album was mixed by Jens Bogren & Alexander Backlund, and was mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios. The cover artwork was created by Frankey Efef-Media.
“Heavy Rain” track listing:
Black Rain
Holy War
Never
The Destination
60 Seconds
Heavy Ride
Recover
Monster
Voices
The Tear
ALBUM LINE-UP Lord Francis Soto – Vocals Sven Böge – Guitars Björn Bombach – Bass Frankey Fasold – Keys Thorsten Thrunke – Drums
GUEST MUSICIAN Florian Tabbert: Drums on “Black Rain” and “Recover”
IVORY TOWER Live: 13.07.2024 DE Leutenbach – Dalmstock Open Air 26.-27.07.2024 DE Osterholz-Scharmbeck – Burning Q Festival
HEAVY TEMPLE celebrate today’s release of their sophomore full-length“Garden of Heathens” with the launch of an official videosingle for the track ‘Extreme Indifference to Life’.
“Garden of Heathens” is out today, on Friday, April 12, 2024 via Magnetic Eye Records and streaming in full on all relevant platforms. Please find all album details below.
“This album is just as much a projection into the future of the band as it is a reflection of past personal experience“, singer and bass player High Priestess Nighthawk writes. “It’s about realizing my power, but I also hope that people hearing this will be able to find their own. We were able to create something truly beautiful out of a lot of strife, and ultimately what I took from the creation of ‘Garden of Heathens’ is that nothing matters and everything matters. We’re all what we’ve been waiting for. We just need to believe it. I’ve been doing this for over a decade and it feels like I’m just getting started.“
Listen to the full album here:
HEAVY TEMPLE are back. Back from touring across the United States as well as finding adventure and making new friends in Europe for the first time. Back from the rehearsal room where the making of new songs became far more of a group effort than on the debut album. And back from Animal Farm studio where John Forrestal gave the new album “Garden of Heathens” a rich and warm organic sound that is also crisp and crystalline.
Where the debut full-length “Lupi Amoris” charged forward like a roaring mastodon, “Garden of Heathens” comes across more diverse and sophisticated without losing punch or heaviness. And while the powerful vocals of frontwoman High Priestess Nighthawk provide a strong gravitational pull, HEAVY TEMPLE always remain a riff-first kind of band. Even so, the heavy-touring Philadelphia, PA trio have expanded their range to encompass an even wider breadth of rock and metal road stops, from BARONESS to THE BEATLES and BLACK SABBATH to FU MANCHU – with many crossroads in between.
Wherever HEAVY TEMPLE are heading on this diverse and dynamic record, they always stay real with both feet on the ground. Except, that is, when it comes to the lyrics. With her words, the High Priestess admits to peddling a version of things that isn’t real – with a grim smile and quite deliberately so. In fact, that’s the theme running through “Garden of Heathens” as a red thread. From the American Dream to relationships, below the surface there is anxiety, betrayal, and doubt. And while some of the lyrical metaphors might at first glance seem to focus on religion, they are definitely not that literal. Rather, these are Nighthawk’s most personal lyrics ever.
HEAVY TEMPLE came into existence on the 2012 winter solstice during a night filled with the pure enjoyment of creating and playing heavy music. Once established, they drew a steadily growing flock to local shows in Philly, and soon gladly accepted invitations to tour alongside such notables as RUBY THE HATCHET, MOTHERSHIP, ROYAL THUNDER, and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY as well as performances at notable festivals such as The Maryland Doom Fest, Psycho Las Vegas, and Decibel Metal & Beer, among many others.
Following the two EPs “Heavy Temple” (2014) and “Chassit” (2016) and a number of singles, HEAVY TEMPLE at last took a break from heavy touring to record their first full-length. “Lupi Amoris” (“Wolves of Love”) was released in 2021 to strong applause from both critics and followers alike. This album opened new doors including more festival appearances, a US tour with THE OBSESSED and their first tour of Europe with friends and labelmates HOWLING GIANT.
HEAVY TEMPLE are not just back, they are here to stay. “Garden of Heathens” gives strong testimony that the trio is pushing hard to broaden their spectrum and break through any preconceptions and obstacles in front of them. “Garden of Heathens” sheds new light and a wider perspective on heavy and desert rock, psychedelia, and doom metal. Check this out!
Tracklist:
Extreme Indifference to Life
Hiraeth
Divine Indiscretion
House of Warship
Snake Oil (and Other Remedies)
In the Garden of Heathens
Jesus Wept
Psychomanteum
Recording line-up: High Priestess Nighthawk – vocals, bass Lord Paisley – guitar Baron Lycan – drums
Sentinels, the latest full-length from German heavy metal practitioners VULTURE, is out today on Metal Blade Records!
If there is one band that combines a classic approach with fresh ideas and an expansive joy of playing to honor their ancestors from the likes of early Exodus, Metallica, or Slayer, then it is, without debate, VULTURE. On Sentinels, VULTURE proves once again that tradition and further development are not mutually exclusive, but on the contrary can lead to something extraordinary that leaves no headbanger untouched.
“In direct comparison to the last album, Dealin’ Death, we’ve picked up the pace again noticeably,” says guitarist Stefan Castevet. “We’re bolder and a bit wilder again. It was important to us to be catchy and to include choruses that stick. Of course, we’ve basically retained our style, but we’ve defined the framework of the songs more clearly.”
In celebration of the release of Sentinels, today the band unleashes a video for “Oathbreaker,” arguably the most straightforward song on the album. Comments Castevet, “‘Oathbreaker’ is our homage to both the heroes and founders of our style in the late ’70s and early ’80s, as well as the brave among us who put everything on one card, pursue their passion and have found a way outside the social norm to understand heavy metal as their purpose in life. We salute you!“
Watch VULTURE‘s previously released video for “Unhallowed & Forgotten” HERE and “Realm Of The Impaler” HERE.
VULTURE Live: 4/12/2024 Bambi Galore — Hamburg, DE * Record Release Show 4/13/2024 Hühnermanhattan – Halle, DE * Record Release Show 4/26/2024 SWR Festival – Barroselas, PT 5/10/2024 Huginns Awakening Fest – Ostende, BE 5/30-6/1/2024 Muskelrock Festival – Alvesta, SE
VULTURE: L. Steeler – vocals S. Castevet – guitars M. Outlaw – guitars A. Axetinctör – bass G. Deceiver – drums
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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