Following the success of the Glenn Hughes Signature Crush Bass 50 Combo Amp, Orange Amplification takes great pleasure in launching the Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O Bass guitar. Based on the popular O Bass, the new Signature O Bass has a rich vibrant purple finish and comes with two changeable ivory and jet black 3-ply scratchplates and a quality padded gig bag.
The bass guitar body is made from lightweight African Okoumé wood which gives it a resonance that transfers easily through the Seymour Duncan SPB-1 Bass Pickup. The strong neck is made from Maple with a Purpleheart fretboard to give a clear, bright, transparent sound. The Bass guitar is finished with a Chequerboard binding around the body and headstock for a classic, distinctive feel and look.
The luxurious colour of the Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O Bass evokes the 1960’s and 70’s as well as the beginnings of heavy metal. Whatever the music played, this eye-catching deep purple bass guitar will certainly make a statement on any stage or studio, especially when coupled with the purple Glenn Hughes Signature Crush Bass 50 Combo!
Longtime Orange Ambassador, Glenn Hughes, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’ celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Deep Purple’s Burn album in 2023. In 2024 he will be taking his ‘Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live’ show on a nationwide USA tour.
To find out more about the new Glenn Hughes Signature Purple O Bass and all the other Orange Amp products, please go to orangeamps.com/.
ANA are a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Melbourne (Australia). Their sound is suspenseful, mysterious, and soulful, and they just premiered a new music video and single entitled “Moth“. This is the first single & music video taken from their upcoming EP album The Art of Letting Go which is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2024 via Eclipse Records. The album was produced by Josh Mak & Anna Khristenko, recorded & mixed by Chris Themelco (Eye of the Enemy, Colour & Shade, Naberus) at Monolith Studios, and mastered by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson (Groove Armada, Soilwork, Mayhem) at The Panic Room Studio, and the music video was directed by Aaron Mak.
“Moth is one of my favorite songs from the EP because it commences and concludes with a gentle melody, whereas the middle of the song emanates a passionate heat” says lead vocalist Anna Khristenko. “I found this an apt reflection of who I am as a person. From the beginning I knew I wanted to feature a ballerina to physically manifest both the beauty and pain associated with passion. We found the lovely Carol Green who has performed with Australia’s National ballet company, The Australian Ballet. She was mentored by Sulamith Messerer, a prominent Russian ballerina and choreographer who played a key role in establishing the Tokyo Ballet. Carol brought an irreplaceable quality to her performance that extended beyond mere technical skill. Utilizing the act of ballet, she conveyed the bittersweet nostalgia of returning to a familiar action and the conflicting feelings that follow, all whilst being a truly kind, elegant and exquisite person to work with.” Director Aaron Mak adds, “The song is about irrational passion; the inevitability that no matter how many times you have been hurt, you continuously fly towards the light, like a Moth to the flame. We portray this with the simultaneous actions of the band’s passionate performance, and the seasoned ballerina’s emotionally charged performance. To ultimately reveal that the ballerina is a future version of Anna, we demonstrate that love and passion can take a hold of us beyond the boundaries of our bodies, our minds and even time itself.”
The new EP album by Ana is entitled The Art of Letting Go and the record is a portrait of passionate emotions bared to the bone, the skin peeled back on our hearts showing new vibrant colors. Vocalist Anna Khristenko offers us an intimate vocal that is mesmerizing, smooth, and ethereal, yet also rocking, sassy, and badass. Like a magic carpet ride through mist and shadows, the band creates a sense of suspense and payoff like some mystic noir-setting suddenly becoming a lighted path to an absolutely beautiful music that is addictive, catchy, and hauntingly vivid. The arrangements on this record are dynamically intriguing and sonically satisfying. The rhythm guitar patterns are crisp and full, the lead solos electrifying, and the keys used inventively as lead, background, and counterpoint in a variety of soundscapes. The bass is all balls and bottom, and the drums alternate between a deep groove, a force on the march, and flares and fireworks in hummingbird sixteenths smooth as late autumn dusk. Altogether, this record makes the chaotic parts of life seem poetic, and it reinforces to us that there is still room for radiance in our souls, in our lives, in the world. The Art of Letting Go was produced by Josh Mak & Anna Khristenko, recorded & mixed by Chris Themelco (Eye of the Enemy, Colour & Shade, Naberus) at Monolith Studios, and mastered by Thomas ‘Plec’ Johansson (Groove Armada, Soilwork, Mayhem) at The Panic Room Studio. The Art of Letting Go will be released on March 29, 2024 by Eclipse Records.
Black magick metal masters Bewitcher will be embarking on their winter warm up run of live shows in the Pacific Northwest this week! The trek kicks off this Friday, January 19, in Vancouver, BC at the New Year’s Winterfest and will conclude in Portland, OR on January 27. The full run can be found below!
Bewitcher is supporting their recently released rarities and B-sides album, which is due on November 17, 2023 via Century Media Records! ‘Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves: Ten Years of Black Leather, Black Magic & White Hot Fucking Steel,’ is a massive 17-track compilation of Bewitcher original demo recordings, including rare and previously unreleased material, all remastered as well as two brand new studio tracks.
You can get a taste of the epic sampler by checking out “Speed ‘Til You Bleed (Midnight Hunters demo, 2015)” at THIS LOCATION.
The record is now available worldwide on available as Standard CD Jewelcase, Ltd. Gatefold white 2LP, and Digital album. Stream, order, or download it HERE.
BEWITCHER (U.S. Live Dates): 01/19: Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall (New Year’s Winterfest) 01/20: Seattle, WA @ Funhouse 01/27: Portland, OR @ Star Theater
Speed ‘Til You Bleed (Midnight Hunters demo, 2015) [WATCH]
Midnight Hunters (Midnight Hunters demo, 2015)
Rome is on Fire (Midnight Hunters demo, 2015)
Wild Blasphemy (Wild Blasphemy demo, 2013)
Rebellion at the Gates of Heaven (Wild Blasphemy demo, 2013)
Black Speed Delirium (Wild Blasphemy demo, 2013)
Trial of Swords (Wild Blasphemy demo, 2013)
Bewitcher (Satanic Panic demo, 2013)
Sin is in Her Blood (Satanic Panic demo, 2013)
In the Night (Satanic Panic demo, 2013)
Harlots of Hell (demo, 2014)
Hot Nights, Red Lights (demo, 2014)
In the Sign of the Goat (demo, 2015)
Hedgerider (demo, 2015)
Since their formation in 2013, Bewitcher has seen their signature “Black Magick Metal” sound go from humble beginnings to new heights of creativity and wild anthemic fervor. A small collection of long out-of-print demo tapes kicked off what has proven to be an enduring line of ripping studio albums, singles and EPs. They have earned a reputation as one of the hardest working touring acts around, bringing their volcanic, high energy live shows to every corner of North America and parts abroad.
Now, as the band reaches a new crucial milestone, they are taking a moment to look back on a decade of diabolic speed and sorcery. Their latest offering, ”Deep Cuts & Shallow Graves: Ten Years of Black Leather, Black Magic & White Hot Fucking Steel“, is a massive 17-track compilation of Bewitcher’s original demo recordings, including rare and previously unreleased material, all remastered as well as two brand new studio tracks. Released November 17 on all formats, including a stacked double LP version, it is a compelling retrospective on the earliest days of this rising force in the world of heavy metal.
Line-Up: M. von Bewitcher – vox & guitars A. Hunter – drums & percussion A. Magus – bass guitar & backing vox
After nearly 10 years of absence, the world’s most brutal band, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE, muscled their way back into the scene with the announcement of their first new album in a decade, Quad Brutal! Scheduled for release on February 23, 2024 via Napalm Records, Quad Brutal features 10 tracks of heavyweight thrash-infused extremity and sprint-worthy speed. It will instantly have listeners coming back for more – ready for endless reps and skipping nothing (except maybe leg day).
Today, following the band’s raging latest singles “No Pain No Gain” and “Don’t Be Lazy”, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE – the unmissable project helmed by As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis – returns with another new burner, the Terminator inspired track “Destroy The Machines”. Featuring vocals from the unstoppable Dany Lambesis and deft guitar work by Mark MacDonald and Joey Alarcon (Wolves at the Gate, Born Through Fire) – the track combines the most blistering metalcore and thrash-infused savagery known to both man and machinekind!
Tim Lambesis says about “Destroy The Machines”: “AI has begun taking over, and it happening pretty quickly. Arnold warned us about it back in 1991, and we should have listened. 33 years later I’m doing to best I can to spread the message that will save humanity. We must destroy the machines. Or at very least we should have a lot of fun singing about it.
The vision I had in mind while writing the opening riff was to create a war march. Since AI can create song now, I challenge it to write one this aggressive. It’s my sonic war against the machines, and I believe I’m victorious… at least for now.”
In historic AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE fashion, Quad Brutal is supported by a slew of guests on each track – in addition to vocal contributions from Dany Lambesis (HELLBØRN), tracks on Quad Brutal are supercharged by professional bodybuilders and vocalists Craig Golias and Rob Bailey, vocalist Ricky Hoover (Ov Sulfur, ex-Suffokate), guitar virtuosos Angel Vivaldi, Clayton King, Brandon Richter (Bleeding Through), Joey Alarcon (Wolves at the Gate, Born Through Fire) and more. Oh, and Ahhnold himself, of course!
Absolute units like relentless debut single “No Pain No Gain”, hammering “Get Down”, apocalyptic harbinger “Judgment Day” and massive “I Never Quit” blister and groove with unmatched fury, while death-meets-metalcore burners like “Destroy The Machines”, “MeatGrinder” and “Don’t Be Lazy” explode with the colossal strength of Ahhnold himself. On the other end of the weight bench, large and in charge head-spinners like “Conquer” and “Hey Bro Can You Spot Me?” bring the brutality without sacrificing melody, and will have fans of Lambesis’ other projects turning their heads.
Lambesis says about Quad Brutal: “Being commissioned by The Govournator to sonically encompass the brutality of 80s action, bodybuilding, and judgment day into one album is a task that comes with great responsibility. First, I had to make it brutal of course. Then, I had to make sure to include choruses so that people don’t forget the great wisdom of Ahhnold’s words. And since it’s the fourth album, I had to really work on my quad strength at the gym to someday be ready to carry the weight of the world from the album cover when it’s passed along to me someday. The result is an album that is much more diverse than any ADM album I’ve written, and in the spectrum of heavy, it is the most brutal by a long shot when you hear all 10 songs.”
Quad Brutal track listing: 1. No Pain No Gain (feat. Craig Golias, Angel Vivaldi) 2. Conquer (feat. HELLBØRN, Clayton King) 3. Hey Bro Can You Spot Me? (feat. Craig Golias, Alarcon) 4. Judgment Day (feat. Ov Sulfur) 5. Everybody Pities The Weak (feat. HELLBØRN) 6. Don’t Be Lazy (feat. Craig Golias) 7. Get Down (feat. Craig Golias) 8. Destroy The Machines (feat. Dany Lambesis) 9. MeatGrinder (feat. HELLBØRN) 10. I Never Quit (feat. Kill ROB Bailey, Craig Golias, Bleeding Through)
AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE launched 15 years ago as a one man band, triumphing as the metal scene’s newest obsession with their 2008 debut album, Total Brutal. After releasing two more acclaimed albums in 2009 and 2014, the one man band did the impossible – they broke up. After a decade of regrowth and rebirth, and with the help of good friends by his side, Lambesis finally felt inspired to work on new music for the project, now emerging as Quad Brutal – chock full of the band’s most heavy, breakneck riffage, non-stop pummeling rhythms and Ahhnold-approved ferocity yet. AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE is prepared to climb back to the top of their weight class – packing more punch than Mr. Universe himself with Quad Brutal!
Cassette tapes. Remember those? Those things with the dual spools and loads of wide brown plastic recording string that’d occasionally unravel and hang out of the shell, requiring a pencil and firm wrist to spin back into place?
Yeah, well, once upon a time, old-school sound systems contained cassette decks for the express purpose of recording shows, and these “cassette” things were a standard part of every tour. Motörhead were certainly no exception, recording show after show. They contain gold, pure aural gold, and had for many years sat hundreds of feet underground in a small cave Lemmy owned, guarded by small, hairy centurions in Roman armor with small spears and bad attitudes. Only the magic password would release them, and thankfully, Lem had scribbled it down and left it inside an old sketch book for us. There were loads of the dirty, dusty, greasy little buggers gathered, with the likes of Malmö, Madrid, Heilbronn and Norwich scrawled in biro on the tiny labels alongside a date…and thus we started to make available this unique collection of live gems via carefully digitized transfers, in a series of releases titled The Löst Tapes.
To date these tape cassettes have documented five of Motörhead‘s ear splitting live performances from across the decades; and have been released digitally, with volumes 1 to 4 also receiving limited edition vinyl editions. Now, due to overwhelming demand the collection of volumes 1 to 5 is now available as a CD box set collection, with the latest volume 5 also pressed on vinyl.
Volume 1 : Live at Sala Aqualung, Madrid, 1st June 1995
Ace of Spades Sex and Death Over Your Shoulder I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care) Metropolis On Your Feet or On Your Knees Liar Stay Clean Burner Orgasmatron Dog Face Boy Born to Raise Hell Nothing Up My Sleeve Lost in the Ozone The One to Sing the Blues You Better Run Sacrifice Going to Brazil Killed by Death Silver Machine Iron Fist Overkill
Volume 2 : Live at University of East Anglia, Norwich, 18th October 1998
Bomber No Class I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care) Over Your Shoulder Civil War Take the Blame The Chase Is Better Than the Catch Nothing Up My Sleeve Born to Raise Hell Shine Love for Sale Dead Men Tell No Tales Sacrifice Too Late Too Late Orgasmatron Stone Dead Forever Going to Brazil Killed by Death Iron Fist Ace of Spades Overkill
Volume 3 : Live at KB Hallen, Malmö, 17th November 2000
We Are Motörhead Bomber No Class I’m so Bad (Baby I Don’t Care) Over Your Shoulder Civil War Metropolis Shoot You in the Back God Save the Queen Born to Raise Hell Stay Out of Jail Damage Case Sacrifice Orgasmatron Lemmy Bass Solo Going to Brazil Broken Iron Fist Killed by Death Ace of Spades Overkill We Are Motörhead
Volume 4 : Live at Sporthalle, Heilbronn, 29th December 1984
Iron Fist Stay Clean Heart of Stone The Hammer Metropolis Shoot You in the Back Jailbait Killed by Death Ace of Spades Steal Your Face Nothing Up My Sleeve Road Crew Introduction – Adrian (We Are) The Road Crew Bite the Bullet The Chase Is Better Than the Catch No Class Motörhead Bomber Overkill Iron Fist Stay Clean
Volume 5 : Live at Download Festival, Donington, England, June 13, 2008 (Also releasing on double LP)
Doctor Rock Stay Clean Be My Baby Killers Metropolis Over the Top One Night Stand Rosalie In the Name of Tragedy Just ‘Cos You Got the Power Going to Brazil Killed by Death Ace of Spades Overkill
WADE BLACK’S ASTRONOMICA have released their new video for first single “Darkness Falls”, taken from the band’s upcoming album “The Awakening” that will be released on March 8, 2024 as Digipack CD, Curacao Transparent Vinyl limited to 300 copies worldwide and digital streaming/download format.
The band comments on the song: “Darkness Falls is dedicated to all those suffering from the mental illnesses that have plagued our world. Everyone goes through trials and tribulations in life. Unfortunately, you cannot fix everything all the time. Whatever your emotional downfall is, it slowly takes over and drains you of your essence. Our message is that human will is strong and, in the end, you always move forward and conquer your problems.”
Digital single of “Darkness Falls” is now available across all digital and streaming platforms! Pre-save the album, here: https://bfan.link/the-awakening
Video by Cineview
Album Line-Up: Wade Black – Vocals Rich Marks – Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitars, Basses and Additional Keyboards Patrick Johansson: Drums James Fox – Rhythm Guitars, Additional Guitars and Keyboards
Touring Line-Up: Wade Black – Vocals Rich Marks – Lead Guitars Ryan Bales – Rhythm Guitars Kyle Sokol – Bass Luca Caracciolo – 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
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 