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Florida death metal machine INHUMAN CONDITION recently posted a teaser for “Whiplash” (Metallica cover) to their social media. One could only assume that the full track is imminent!
Check out the trailer here.
INHUMAN CONDITION are:
Jeramie Kling – vocals/drums
Terry Butler – bass
Taylor Nordberg – guitars
JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR are proud to unveil the first video from their forthcoming new album “Souls Of The Innocent” released by Global Rock Records July 15th worldwide!
The first video and first music released from the forthcoming new album is once again what Burning Starr do best… U.S. Power Metal!
The new video showcases the bands new line-up in a setting they are most comfortable… performing.
Look for Burning Starr on the road in 2023 and beyond as they celebrate nearly 40 years of Burning Starr!
Many surprises are planned for later this year and into 2023 with a career spanning anthology, reissues of the back catalog and much more!
Bassist Ned Meloni adds:
I’m beyond excited about the release of our new album, Souls Of The Innocent. We’ve managed to stretch our boundaries in some new directions while still maintaining the same path we’ve been on in recent years. There’s an ever present and intangible group X-factor throughout this album as a result of working together for so many years. Our individual and collaborative efforts in both the writing and playing departments have reached new heights on this one. The addition of our new singer, Alexx Panza, brings pleasing new textures and a wonderful vibrato while maintaining the signature, time-tested Burning Starr vocal dynamics. Working with Kevin Burnes again means we have top shelf production values and sonic perfection. I can’t stop listening!
“Souls Of The Innocent”
01 The Ascension
02 Demons Behind Me
03 I Am The Sinner
04 River Of Blood
05 Souls Of The Innocent
06 Winds Of War
07 Ships In The Night
08 The Wrath Of Attila
09 Road To Hell
10 All Out War
11 Where Eagles Fly
12 When Evil Calls (Bonus Track)
NORDIC UNION, the ongoing musical collaboration between legendary Danish rock singer Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids) and prolific Swedish songwriter and producer Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T.), have announced their third album, “Animalistic” will be released on August 5, 2022. Today, the band has released the first single and video from the album, ‘In Every Waking Hour’.
Pre-order/save “Animalistic” on CD, Limited Edition Green LP, & Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/animalistic
As has been well documented at this point, Atkins was recently given a stage four cancer diagnosis, but rather than sit at home and sulk, the legendary frontman has thrown himself into creating more music. March 2021 saw the release of his solo album, “One Shot”, which was followed almost one year to the day later in March 2022 by another solo album, “Make It Count”. Not satisfied with resting on his laurels, Atkins partnered up with Martensson in late 2021 and early 2022 to work on Nordic Union’s third album, “Animalistic”.
Martensson is coming off the heels of two successful 2021 releases, the fourth album, “Retransmission” from W.E.T. and his main band Eclipse’s most successful album to date, “Wired”, which charted in various countries around the world.
Fans of previous Nordic Union’s album will find nothing but pure melodic hard rock joy to soak in on this third opus. Martensson, on an absolute creative, and commercial, winning streak with the most recent Eclipse albums, wrote the bulk of the album with contributions from Atkins and Miqael Persson, and also produced, mixed, and mastered the album. The results are nothing short of inspired and delightful. A true testament to the skills and talent of both Atkins and Martensson.
The partnership between the two musicians started in 2015, when Frontiers President and Head of A&R, Serafino Perugino had the idea to bring the two together to create some uncompromising Scandinavian melodic hard rock. Martensson worked on some demos and sent them off to Atkins for him to hear. The enthusiastic reaction from Atkins sparked a brand new musical alliance that culminated in Nordic Union’s self-titled debut album, which was released in January 2016. Musically, the duo presented a hybrid of the more melodic aspects of Pretty Maids’ sound mixed with elements of Eclipse, Talisman, and W.E.T., while still possessing their own identity.
Following requests from fans for a follow up to the debut, the two musicians decided to give Nordic Union another shot, so after a few months of production, “Second Coming” was finished and unleashed in October 2018. Every aspect of the album screamed QUALITY. The songwriting was of the highest standards, the musicianship faultless, and the production top notch, crisp and clear as a bell. Atkins deftly demonstrated throughout the album that he knows how to use his voice effectively at any given point in a song. Heavy riffs, soaring vocals, thumping beats, and a grand ballad…this album had it all and flowed perfectly with songs that are memorable, rocking, and of course, melodic.
Come August 5, 2022, fans can one again expect to be floored by another gem from Nordic Union!
“Animalistic” Tracklisting:
LINE-UP:
Ronnie Atkins – Lead & Backing Vocals
Erik Martensson – Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Keyboards and Backing Vocals
Additional Musicians:
Fredrik Folkare – Lead Guitar
Henrik Eriksson – Drums
Thomas Larsson – Lead Guitar on “Scream”, “Riot”, & “Last Man Alive”
Produced by: Erik Martensson
Mixed & Mastered by: Erik Martensson
Executive Producer/A&R: Serafino Perugino
More information at https://www.facebook.com/NordicUnionMusic
FRANK BELLO and Rare Bird proudly present the famed Anthrax bassist’s debut solo EP, Then I’m Gone. Issued as a deluxe gatefold split 12”, the EP contains three songs alongside excerpts from his 2021 autobiography, read by the author and accompanied by additional new music.
Bello performs all instruments (except drums) on “Then I’m Gone,” “It Won’t Be Long,” and “See Me Now,” as well as the score accompanying the narrated pieces, each selected and read from the book released with Rare Bird last year, Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax.
“I revisited some really dark times in my life when I was writing my book, and writing these songs was the result of reliving them,” explains Bello, who appears on every Anthrax release since 1985. “Music has always been a great outlet for me as a coping mechanism. I felt it was a good time to put out these songs for people who connected with the book and maybe some who haven’t yet. Thanks for listening!”
A cornerstone of the legendary “Big 4” of metal alongside Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, Anthrax has sold over ten million albums, traveled the globe countless times, and collaborated with a diverse list of creative icons, including Public Enemy, Keanu Reeves, and the late “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott. Fathers, Brothers, and Sons details the tragedy and triumph of the music industry and Bello’s intense personal life.
Like the book, the songs on Then I’m Gone are intimate, revealing, and powerful. Then I’m Gone EP deluxe gatefold vinyl is available for preorder now in limited-edition purple and white/purple splatter variants, as well as standard black vinyl, direct through Rare Bird (www.rarebirdlit.com) and Experience Vinyl (www.experiencevinyl.com).
All Preorders include a digital download code with the full vinyl audiobook in the sealed vinyl jacket and a monthly email with links to audio, video, instrumentals, and bonus material.
Then I’m Gone is scheduled for release on November 4, 2022.
Tracklisting:
Side A: “Then I’m Gone,” “It Won’t Be Long,” “See Me Now”
Side B: “First Kiss,” “Compass Point,” “See Me Now [Revisited]”
Then I’m Gone EP + Vinyl Audiobook Official Promo Video:
“First Kiss” Vinyl Audiobook Private Press Sample: https://soundcloud.com/rarebirdlit/frankbellofirstkiss/s-JrOyssQcdnL
Music by Frank Bello.
Recorded by Mark Dann.
Photography by Jeremy Saffer.
Vinyl Audiobook Narration by Frank Bello
Additional music recorded at Rare Bird, Los Angeles, Calif.
Release Date (Worldwide): November 4, 2022
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https://rarebirdlit.com
Spinefarm/UMG is pleased to announce the signing of British four-piece KID KAPICHI.
After putting out debut album This Time Next Year independently in 2021, the band has signed a worldwide deal for the follow-up Here’s What You Could Have Won — a deserved reward for all their graft. These 11 new songs are an excellent showcase for the band’s bigger and punchier, “beat punk” sound, co-produced with Dom Craik from Nothing But Thieves.
A behemoth of a band on and off stage, thanks to the Hastings scene that nurtured them, their best songs explore racism, in-work poverty, mental health, violence, frustration, and all-consuming love with honesty and humor. All their songs come studded with barbed wire hooks, bristling with the juddering shock of lived experience, and the cathartic thrill of a balled-up fist relaxing into an air punch.
In the wake of this announcement, Kid Kapichi have shared the video for the new single “Rob The Supermarket.” Watch it here.
“‘Rob The Supermarket’ is a song about a tear away forced into a tight spot who takes matters into their own hands regardless of the consequences,” says vocalist/guitarist Jack Wilson. “It’s a question about what is morally correct in times like these, with the cost of living going through the roof and food bank usage at an all-time high. But let’s be honest. For most people, there has always been a cost of living crisis.”
The new studio album, Here’s What You Could Have Won, will be released on September 23 via Spinefarm. It features the comeback single “New England” — the band’s most explicitly political song yet, with a searing guest verse from Bob Vylan — and Partygate polemic “Party At No. 10,” which was praised by Liam Gallagher on Twitter, leading to Gallagher asking the band to support him at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It’s a brutal dissection of the xenophobic Little England mentality.
Frontman Wilson says, “The title, Here’s What You Could Have Won, sums up the feeling of missed opportunity. Being dragged right at a junction when you know you should be going left or screaming at the TV whilst someone picks the wrong answer on a game show. It looks inwardly at the UK and the decisions that have been made and how they have affected us all.”
Lead guitarist Ben Beetham adds, “It’s not a concept album but it does have a running theme. We like to write songs about current affairs and what direction the world seems to be turning. As a result, we write as close to the deadline as possible to keep it relevant.”
HERE’S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON TRACK LISTING:
“New England” (Feat. Bob Vylan)
“Rob The Supermarket”
“5 Days On (2 Days Off)”
“I.N.V.U.”
“Super Soaker”
“Party at No.10”
“Cops & Robbers”
“Tar Pit”
“Never Really Had You”
“Smash the Gaff”
“Special”
Pre-order the album here.
Kid Kapichi also revealed a very special album release show, taking place on September 23 — just down the road from Hastings at the iconic De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea.
Additionally, the band will appear at a number of UK festivals, which are posted below.
KID KAPICHI UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCES 2022:
7/9 — 2000 Trees
7/30 — Attitude Festival [HEADLINE]
7/31 — Kendall Calling
8/26 — Reading Festival
8/27 — Leeds Festival
Further touring plans will be revealed in due course.
KID KAPICHI ARE:
Ben Beetham — Guitars + Vocals
Eddie Lewis — Bass
George Macdonald — Drums
Jack Wilson — Vocals + Guitars
The flagbearers of modern UK death metal, INGESTED, have been churning out bilious anti-anthems for more than a decade and a half, dropping a string of releases that have helped shape the genre. In 2022, they return with the digital single Ashes Lie Still, featuring Julia Frau.
Fans can purchase the digital single HERE or listen on any of the major steaming platforms.
“Ashes Lie Still was written in my darkest times, my father suddenly passed away while I was on tour and the very next day Covid halted our career for over two years. You can hear my pain and frustration musically as well as lyrically; it’s a dark, brooding piece and Julia compliments the feel of the track perfectly. It’s an incredibly personal song to me and I’m proud it’s the first single from our Metal Blade debut,” comments guitarist and backing vocalist Sean Hynes.
Fans in Europe have the chance to catch the band live as they wrap up their dates with DYING FETUS and make stops at three different festivals, including HELLFEST in Clisson France this Sunday.
The new single was co-produced by the band and previous collaborator Nico Beninato, Jeffs living close to Beninato’s studio in Mallorca and recording his drums there, while Hynes recorded his guitars at home in the UK with the producer assisting remotely. Vocal tracking was interrupted by Evans falling seriously ill when finally making it to Mallorca and was ultimately tracked back in Manchester. Bass was again supplied by Dominic Grimard (Ion Dissonance/The Last Felony).
Founded in 2006 in Manchester, England, Ingested have since toured extensively with Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Carnifex, Revocation, and have been seen on European festival stages including Summer Breeze Open Air. The band earned Billboard chart entries in 2018 with their album “The Level Above Human,” and saw chart action again with their 2020 release “Where Only Gods May Tread“. Slimmed down to a three piece – comprising of drummer Lyn Jeffs, guitarist/backing vocalist Sean Hynes and vocalist Jason Evans – the band feel they are in the best place that they have ever been, enabling them to work at the top of their game. “Being signed to Metal Blade Records is an important moment for the band so we’ve made sure that this is the most complete album we’ve ever produced. We’ve grown exponentially as songwriters and people, this album has a darker, more mature feel to it that we think any fan of death metal or metal in general will love. It’s got an energy to it that’s hard to describe, you can just feel it when you hear it.“
TOURING:
w/ DYING FETUS
17.06.22 – Germany – Schweinfurt – Stattbahnhof
21.06.22 – Spain – Bilbao – Santana27
22.06.22 – Spain – Zaragoza – CC Delicias
23.06.22 – Spain – Valencia – Republicca
Summer festivals:
18.06.22 Switzerland Pratteln @ Z7 Wild Dayz
19.06.22 France – Clisson @ Hellfest
24.06.22 Spain – Cartagena, Murcia @ Rock Imperium
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