VACANT VOICE have recently premiered a music video for a track titled “Half-Light” taken off of their recent debut record “Cathartic Beauty.” The live-shot video was captured during the bands first show back in March ‘23, with an over-capacity sized crowd that was culminated with just a single month of promotion. Stream the entire video below!
The album can be found on all major platforms as well as the bands Bandcamp page.
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New York City tribute masters TRAGEDY recently released their Napalm Records debut, I Am Woman, to the masses! Following fantastic album singles “Venus”, “I’m So Excited” and “I Will Survive” and “She Bop”, today, TRAGEDY are thrilled to reveal a new music video for their reimagination of Shirley Bassey‘s classic James Bond title track “Goldfinger” – just in time for this week‘s kick off of their second UK leg of a massive wold tour!
TRAGEDY comment:
“Tragedy’s freshest member, Gibbon Ass Freehly, over 400 years younger than the rest of us (he’s from the future…long story), takes the lead here on our twist on this classic Bond theme. We’ll cover you in goosebumps and glitter!”
Director Cara Maria O’Shea’s video was inspired by the original film’s opening credits, which featured movie scenes superimposed over a golden woman in silhouette.
TRAGEDY had a glitter-encrusted grip on the entertainment world when they emerged in the early 2010’s. Now, following the 2015 breakout viral music video for their cover of Grease’s “You’re The One That I Want” and 2017’s second viral hit, a cover of “Stayin’ Alive” by the Bee Gees, TRAGEDY are back with a brand new twist on I Am Woman!
Having introduced their raucous trademark stage show to audiences in the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland and beyond, and releasing several albums of metalized disco, soft rock and pop covers before even tasting their first viral hit, TRAGEDY proved early on that they were never just your everyday satirical cover band. These six warriors of wacky fully embody the soul of the original and reimagine it from the top down, infusing the tracks with an undeniably infectious energy that can be felt both on stage or on wax. And while their 80s hair metal image would imply that plenty of misbehavior is to be seen on the surface, one only need witness TRAGEDY live a single time to understand that the band’s true overarching message is one of carefree joy, humanity, acceptance and the simple pursuit of a damn good time.
…Shiny costumes, dramatic eye makeup and headbanging hilarity…” – The Village Voice (US)
“Hard riffs, tight white flares, and even tighter octave-scraping harmonies… essential listening” – The Sun (UK)
Order I Am Woman HERE
TRAGEDY will kick off their second leg of UK shows and festivals this week. See below for all tour dates.
21.07.2023 UK, Swansea, Sin City
22.07.2023 UK, Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
23.07.2023 UK, Steventon, Oxfordshire
24.07.2023 UK, Bilston, The Robin
25.07.2023 UK, Manchester, Rebellion
26.07.2023 UK, Huddersfield, The Parish
27.06.2023 UK, Grimsby, Yardbirds
28.07.2023 UK, Pikehall, Derbyshire, YNot Festival
29.07.2023 UK, Guildford, The Boilerroom
Tragedy also are happy to announce the cooperation with its new live-agency for outside Northern America: David Caracandas from now on is looking after the band‘s live business for RTN Touring / www.rtn-touring.com.
TRAGEDY is:
Disco Mountain Man – vocals, keys
Mo’Royce Peterson – vocals, guitar
Andy Gibbous Waning – bass, vocals
Gibbon Ass Freehly – guitar, vocals, horns
The Infernal Demigibb – drums
The Lord Gibbeth – drums
TRAGEDY online: WEBSITE – FACEBOOK – INSTAGRAM – TWITTER – NAPALM RECORDS
Sink me! The notorious pirates YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS offer a precious surprise from their treasury in the form of the brand new, catchy standalone single, “Mates Together”. Fighting side by side and ruling over the seven seas, the Swedish sea-pillagers celebrate an incredible blood bond of 15 years! Rowing through rough seas and salty winds, the track is accompanied by a swashbuckling lyric video and invites fellows to raise their horns to the imaginary journey.
Hauling towards their 15 Years A Privateer summer tour, YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS pull their buccaneers on deck to celebrate their singalong hymns and unmistakably folksy tunes! With furious sets at festivals like Wacken Open Air, they offer honest and energetic folk tunes and foul ramblings to secure their unique position in the genre. These Swedish marauders of the sea take you through the ups and downs of the pirate life!
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS on “Mates Together”:
“It has been 15 years since our band was founded after a drunken night at a pirate themed floating bar in the middle of our hometown, Umeå. The past decade and a half has been one hell of a ride. To commemorate this anniversary, we wanted to write a song not just for us, but for the pirate community as a whole, and for all of our fans and who have supported us throughout this journey.
Without you, YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS simply would not exist. But thanks to your loyal support, our crew of musicians rolls over 20 pirates deep, and our ship sails across Europe all around the year. ‘Mates Together’ is a song about how life sometimes hits you hard in the back of your head, but if you roll with the punches and sail with the wind, you can discover treasures of undying friendship and bonds that can withstand the hardest storms.”
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS is catapulting you back to the early 18th century! Inspired by traditional Irish and Scandinavian folk music, the Privateers have lived and acted out the stories of the rough sailor’s life at sea since their founding in 2008. With 20 crew members and records like A Pirate Stole My Christmas (2021) and Hostis Humani Generis (2020), the blood bounded unit plunders and dances to their catchy hymns around the world in the most authentic way. Captivating songs like “You and Me and the Devil Makes Three” and “Gangplank” have racked up over 10 million streams and invite ye to unforgettable singalong nights.
Experience YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS on their 15 Years A Privateer tour:
20.07.23 BE – Hell /Diest
21.07.23 NL – Eindhoven / Café The Jack
22.-23.07.23 DE – Bückeburg / MPS
02.-03.08.23 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air
18.08.23 CZ – Moravsky Krumlov / Rock Castle
19.-20.08.23 DE – Bad Mergentheim / Annotopia
24.08.23 DE – Frankfurt / Nachtleben
25.08.23 CH – Luzern / Sedel
26.08.23 DE – Geislingen / Miev
27.08.23 DE – Munich / Backstage Club
31.08.23 DE – Hanover / Café Glocksee
01.-03.09.23 DE – Luhmühlen / MPS
05.09.23 DE – Hamburg / Logo
06.09.23 DE – Berlin / Reset Club
08.09.23 DE – Selb / Festival Medival
09.09.23 DE – Bochum / Rockpalast
23.-24.09.23 DE – Cologne / Spectaculum Markt
14.-05.10.23 DE – Feuchtwangen / Feuchtwangen Medieval Market
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS are:
Bellows – Accordion, lead vocals
Taljenblock – Viola, violin, backing vocals
Filthylocks – Recorder, tin whistle
Ina “Battery” Molin – Percussion
Scurvy Ben – Percussion, backing vocals
Monkey Boy – Percussion, backing vocals
Meatstick Nick – Bass, backing vocals
Wan Cho Choong – Banjo, sitar
Malvina Märlprim – Guitar, backing vocals
Silent Jim – Mandolin, backing vocals
Nobility – Harpsichord, backing vocals
Harpy – Harp
Eva the navigator – Violin, backing vocals
Shameless Will – Vocals
Old Red – Bass and guitar
Freebird af Wærmaland – Violin, viola, vocals
Quick Fhinn – Percussion
Hog Eye McGinn – Banjo
YE BANISHED PRIVATEERS online:
Website
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Up-and-coming German speed metal outfit KNIFE have unleashed another boisterous new single, “Night Vision”, together with an imprisoning official music video. Greeting demons with merciless, heavy guitar riffs and inciting the restless storm of raging singer Vince Nihil, the smoking hot video keeps the rebels trapped in an unyielding steel cage.
KNIFE on “Heaven Into Dust”:
“Bangers! When the night is darkest, the only light is the strike of the KNIFE. ‘Night Vision’ is the second assault from our new album, Heaven Into Dust. Aggression and power are unleashed, like a wild animal escaping from a cage. This is the essence of the pure KNIFE metal. A vision divine!”
Formed in 2019, the band defied the pandemic – quickly establishing their standing in the scene with their acclaimed self-titled debut record, Knife (2021). Now, the quartet delivers their sharpest blade with the new album and Napalm Records debut, Heaven Into Dust, out August 25, 2023! Fans can look forward to their furious set at Wacken Open Air or several tour dates with Sodom at the end of the year.
KNIFE’s new album kicks off with dramatic organ tunes and unsettling whispers. Album opener “Hawks Of Hades” sets the tone for their newest chapter. Raspy punk screams rule the darkness together with an eclectic arrangement. Followed by the rousing track “Night Vision”, remarkable classic rock riffs build its foundation while unbridled drums hustle along with shredding guitars. Topped by a catchy, raw refrain, vocalist Vince Nihil fits in perfectly with the fiery demonic atmosphere. Unleashing their 80’s hard rock and heavy metal influences on songs like “With Torches They March” and “Black Oath and Spells”, they showcase the band’s skill in creating remarkable choruses, characterized by soaring vocals, scorching guitar solos and leading drum strokes. KNIFE keeps on rolling with dynamic changes on the album closer “No Gods in the Dark” – featuring unbending, shrieking screams dueling with shredding riffs before the instrumental finale fades out. With Heaven Into Dust, the band has truly sharpened their tools and gets the listener’s heart pumping instantly while keeping the devil’s horns alive.
Pre-Order Heaven Into Dust NOW
Heaven Into Dust tracklisting:
1. Hawks of Hades
2. Night Vision
3. Heaven into Dust
4. Iron Sceptre
5. With Torches They March
6. Black Oath and Spells
7. The Arson Alchemist
8. A Phantom Devised
9. Realm of Violence
10. No Gods in the Dark
KNIFE live 2023:
02.08.23 GER – Wacken / W:O:A Festival
01.09.23 GER – Merseburg / Merseburger Rocknacht
23.09.23 GER – Berlin / Greetings From Hell
27.12.23 GER – Oberhausen / Evil Obsession Tour
28.12.23 GER – Heidelberg / Evil Obsession Tour
29.12.23 GER – Regensburg / Evil Obsession Tour
30.12.23 GER – Erfurt / Evil Obsession Tour
KNIFE are:
Ferli Coltello – Drums
Laz Cultro – Guitars
Vince Nihil – Vocals
Gypsy Danger – Bass
KNIFE online:
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Melbourne-based blackened deathcore group MÉLANCOLIA share the video for ‘HissThroughRottenTeeth‘, the title track from their debut album of the same name released April 21st via Greyscale Records and Nuclear Blast Records.
‘HissThroughRottenTeeth‘ immerses listeners in a torturous tale of birth, life, and death, chronicling a fallen deity cast down from a godly realm and met with the punishment of reincarnating as a human with a wealth of knowledge yet stripped entirely of power. Track seven of eight, ‘HissThroughRottenTeeth‘, guides the album through to its crescendo, and the end of the first mortal cycle. Watch here.
“The song has always made us feel low, dreary and woeful – not quite awake and not quite dreaming, stuck in a horrible limbo somewhere between,” tells vocalist Alex Hill.
“The video represents that visually with low lighting and moody red hotel scenery, like a comedown from the worst night of your life. The title track is the breaking point for the album’s main character and the realization there is nowhere to go but low.”
MÉLANCOLIA sink their teeth into their monstrous storyline with eerie passages, guttural deliveries, and grotesque visuals, dispensing pure dread through their music. The quartet will share their vision live later this month as they support TO THE GRAVE on the Destroy All Lines presented ‘Director’s Cuts East Coast Tour‘ alongside STARVE and THE WANDERING. MÉLANCOLIA will showcase their live show for the first time to audiences in Sydney and Brisbane and will perform to a sold-out hometown crowd in Melbourne. Tickets on sale now.
They will also make their first festival appearance at Adelaide’s Froth & Fury Festival in November, joining the likes of THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SUNK LOTO, and more.
After establishing themselves just last year with the single ‘Horror_Ethereal‘. the band announced in February their signing to both Greyscale Records for Australia and New Zealand and Nuclear Blast for the rest of the world. MÉLANCOLIA may be fresh out the gates but they’re miles from the start line as the four-piece have crafted a unique sound that has already catapulted them to new heights.
MÉLANCOLIA unveiled their second single ‘[Inure]‘ alongside their album announcement in early March, which invited listeners into MÉLANCOLIA’s world of unease and doom, thematically inspired by sadomasochism and how it’s often used as a tactic to feel after experiencing a sense of numbness for so long.
MÉLANCOLIA echo a tormented entity trapped within the claws of despair, angst, and unnerving melancholy. Like messengers of darkness, Alex Hill takes his place at the forefront as vocalist, Joshua Taafe and Billy Morris join the fold as guitarists with Mason Page on drums. Storming through the gates of 2023 with a vengeance, MÉLANCOLIA played their first-ever show with THY ART IS MURDER on their ‘Decade Of Hate Australian Tour’ in January alongside STARVE and JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED.
HissThroughRottenTeeth is streaming everywhere via Greyscale Records and Nuclear Blast. Order your copy of HISSTHROUGHROTTENTEETH, here:
https://melancolia.bfan.link/hissthroughrottenteeth
SCAR SYMMETRY have revealed the video for ‘Xenotaph’, taken from their latest album, The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph). For ‘Xenotaph’, SCAR SYMMETRY enlisted the help of The Ultraterrestrial Choir – a 233 voice strong ensemble consisting of fans, friends and family from all over the world; with each choir member multitracked the resulting recording consists of literally thousands of vocal tracks!
Guitarist Per Nilsson comments: “Xenotaph concludes Phase II in an open-ended way, leaving the listener on a bit of a cliffhanger musically as well as lyrically. We felt strongly that Xenotaph deserved its own music video, to bring closure to this second part of our Singularity saga and to showcase the song to the fullest, and to put the spotlight on our amazing, crowd-sourced choir – it is definitely not the last time we will call upon our fans to sing with us!”
Stream and purchase The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) now at: https://scarsymmetry.bfan.link/xenotaph
SCAR SYMMETRY 2023 Live Dates
22.07.23 FI – Laukaa, John Smith Open Air
28.-29.07.23 DE – Heimburg, HMN Festival
03.-05.08.23 SE – Rejmyre, Skogsröjet
12.08.23 FIN – Helsinki, Hellsinki Metal Festival
07.10.23 DK – Køge, Køge Metal Festival
27.10.23 NO – Brekstad, Ørland Rockfest 2023
About SCAR SYMMETRY
Formed in Sweden in 2004, SCAR SYMMETRY were a unique proposition from the start. Although clearly owing a debt to the pioneering melodic death metal bands of the ‘90s, guitarist Per Nilsson and his comrades were walking their own evolutionary path. As showcased on 2005 debut Symmetric In Design, the band were driven by fervently progressive and proudly melodic instincts, infusing their often brutal riffs and arrangements with wild, futuristic atmospherics, and sublime, emotional melodies that always hit their targets with ruthless precision.
As SCAR SYMMETRY moved forward, their music continued to evolve in tandem. They joined forces with Nuclear Blast Records for 2006’s breakthrough opus Pitch Black Progress (2006), and have since amassed an extraordinary catalogue of forward-thinking but irrevocably crushing modern metal. From the glossy, hyper-melodic barrage of Holographic Universe (2008), to the immaculate thunder of The Unseen Empire (2011) and the astonishing, cosmic odyssey that is The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity) (2014). the Swedes have blown minds and enhanced their reputation with every artistic step.
SCAR SYMMETRY is
Roberth Karlsson – Vocals
Lars Palmqvist – Vocals
Per Nilsson – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Benjamin Ellis – Guitars
Henrik Olsson – Drums
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 