Finnish post-hardcore ‘violent pop’ collective BLIND CHANNEL have released their brand new single ‘Don’t Fix Me’, taken from the forthcoming album Lifestyles Of The Sick & Dangerous.
‘Don’t Fix Me’ is a huge rock anthem, where mighty riffs and pummelling drums meet synths, captivating harmonies and a frenzied rap from vocalist Niko Moilanen. The accompanying video captures the band on the road during their recent tours across the US and Europe which is available to watch HERE
Regarding the single Blind Channel say, “‘ Don’t Fix Me’ continues the theme of brokeness, featured on the upcoming album. However, this time we decided to be empowering and uplifting and wrote something people wanna scream while having the craziest time of their lives. This song is the soundtrack for the wildest parties and the cure for the day-after’s hangover.”
‘Don’t Fix Me’ is the latest song to be taken from the band’s upcoming fourth album Lifestyles Of The Sick & Dangerous, which also features the previously released award-winning and multi-million streamed singles including ‘Bad Idea’, ‘Dark Side’ ‘Balboa’ and ‘We Are No Saints’.
Blind Channel were the most successful artist at the recent Finnish Grammy Awards (Emma Gala) last month, where they received six awards, including two for ‘Dark Side’ (‘Song Of The Year’ & ‘Most Streamed Song’). They also were awarded ‘Band Of The Year’, ‘Artist Of The Year’ (by public vote), ‘Rock Of The Year’ and the ‘Export Award’ – the latter testament to their rapidly rising international profile having spent almost the entirety of this year on the road throughout the US, Europe and UK.
Today, two international metal heavyweights celebrate an extension of their alliance: Swedish metal legends IN FLAMES have re-signed with NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS – extending their partnership on a worldwide level. As one of the most influential metal bands of all time, the news foreshadows some exciting plans for the Gothenburg legends, soon to be rolled out.
Marcus Hammer, the managing director of Nuclear Blast, states: “We are extremely happy to welcome In Flames back into the NBR family on a worldwide basis. Here’s the message to the Metal world: A new Metal masterpiece is about to drop and you can guarantee there is no decay visible. Quite the contrary; In Flames and Nuclear Blast will kill it together – once again and stronger than ever!“
Nathan Barley Phillips, Senior A&R, comments: “As a dedicated long-serving Jesterhead myself, it gives me great pleasure to represent In Flames as they embark on this exciting new chapter of their illustrious career. I cannot wait for you all to hear what this incredible band have in store!”
Following this groundbreaking news, IN FLAMES have today released a crushing new single titled ‘State Of Slow Decay’. The song, which was premiered live at Sweden Rock festival, comes accompanied by a video that features the band performing their new track on an unconventional stage.
Anders Fridén adds on ‘State Of Slow Decay’: “We have always done our own thing without any pressure from the outside world, BUT being back with Nuclear Blast worldwide has for sure inspired us to write a host of new material that includes the past, the present and the future. ‘State of Slow Decay’ includes everything that In Flames are known for, but it’s more than just a song, it’s a fucking statement. I couldn’t be happier to release this as a taste of what’s to come.“
07. – 09. 07. FI Tampere – Sauna Open Air 07. – 09.07. FI Oulu – Rock In The City 15. – 16.07. ES Fuengirola – Metal Hammer Paradise 30.07. DE Oberhausen – Knotfest 06.08. SE Rättvik – Dalhalla Brinner
More information about European tour dates will be revealed in the close future, stay tuned and keep yourself updated via the band’s channels.
UGLY KID JOE have released a single and video for ‘That Ain’t Livin’, the bands first new music in 7 years with album to follow.
‘That Ain’t Livin’ is the first single to be taken from Ugly Kid Joe’s forthcoming album ‘Rad Wings of Destiny’ which is due for release on October 21st. The album will see the band teaming up with Producer Mark Dodson – who was behind the desk forthe bands debut album release ‘Americas Least Wanted’ which celebrates it’s 30th Anniversary this year.
“That Ain’t Livin’ is a tip of the hat to old school AC/DC Powerage Rock & Roll” comments Ugly Kid Joe frontman Whitfield Crane.
The track features Shannon Larkin, Dave Fortman, Klaus Eichstadt, Cordell Crockett and Whitfield Crane with a guest appearance from Yellowcake guitarist JJ Curran. Ugly Kid Joe return to Europe this Summer for a slew of Festival appearances throughout June and July including Hellfest, Copenhell and Graspop.
TOUR DATES
15.06. Copenhagen, Denmark – Copenhell 17.06. Hinwil, Switzerland – Rock the Ring 18.06. Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting 19.06. Hamburg, Germany -Knust 21.06. Prague, Czech – Futurum Music Bar 22.06. Essen, Germany – Turock 23.06. Köln, Germany – Gebäude 9 24.06. Namur, Belgium – Coco Grill 26.06. Clisson, France – Hellfest 13.07. Katowice, Poland – Metal Hammer Festival 17.07. Midalidare, Bulgaria – Midalidare Rock
DRAGGED UNDER and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group have released the band’s new studio album UPRIGHT ANIMALS. Over the course of the past couple of years, the band has emerged with a formidable fan base yielding millions of streams. On a visual level, they are amongst the most creative visionaries when it comes to the medium of music videos, with each clip being more compelling than the last. Today, the band and label premiere a new tour video for “Never Enough” here:
Prior to the new album’s street date, Dragged Under band presented “Crooked Halos” (https://youtu.be/Ch11ukbOOy8) and “All Of Us” (https://youtu.be/uIBGie-JCbQ). But nothing is more poignant when it comes to Dragged Under than the unwavering commitment to articulate the personal perspective of front man Tony Cappocchi when it comes to humanity and The World as we know it circa 2022.
At the time of “All of Us” being revealed, he shared, “For me, ‘All of Us’ is meant to connect with anyone who listens to it. I want everyone to feel that despite their situation; be it relationship issues, social pressures, self perception, we’ve all had a weird few years, and a lot hasn’t gone as we planned. It’s important to zoom out from the microscope through which we view our problems, and realize that life and all of its frustrations are happening to all of us. We wanted to make a lighthearted video to contrast the tension of the song, but we liked the idea of using dolls to tell that story. It’s a bit of a commentary on the nature of feeling a bit out of control of the situations we’ve found ourselves in the last couple of years, and how we sometimes have to just pretend it’s all good. Dolls have an ability that I envy, they can smile through their problems and hide their emotions. I can’t relate.”
When you strip everything else away, we rely on our animal instincts to survive. In the face of danger, we either flee or fight without hesitation. No matter how many perceived differences exist between us, we breathe the same air, drink the same water, and eat the same way to subsist. Dragged Under naturally harness this primal power in their hard-hitting hybrid of punk, rock, metal, and hardcore. Choosing to progress, the Seattle quintet—Tony Cappocchi [vocals], Ryan Bruce [guitar], Sean Rosario [guitar], Hans Hessburg [bass], and Kalen Anderson [drums]—sharpen their claws, teeth, and style on their second full-length album, Upright Animals [Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group].
“There’s obviously a media divide, there’s a class divide, and there’s a racial divide in this country,” observes Tony. “In many ways, we use our animal instincts to think when it’s convenient for us instead of our evolutionary abilities. Trying to keep up with all of the information these days is like drinking from a firehose. So, our animal tendencies still shine through. A lot of enlightenment still needs to happen before we can consider ourselves anything other than animals walking around on their hindlegs. That’s what the album is about.”
The UK & Europe are also set to host Dragged Under this summer for a set of shows and festivals: Tickets available from: https://www.draggedunder.com/dates
10 June 2022 – The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK 11 June 2022 – Download Fest, Donnington, UK 13 June 2022 – Cathouse, Glasgow, UK 14 June 2022 – Key Club, Leeds, UK 15 June 2022 – Asylum2, Birmingham, UK 16 June 2022 – The Star And Garter, Manchester, UK 17 June 2022 – The Camden Assembly, London, UK 18 June 2022 – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK (supporting The Ghost Inside) 21 June 2022 – Hall Of Fame, Tilburg, NL 22 June 2022 – Backstage BTM, Paris, FR 23 June 2022 – Hellfest, Clisson, FR 25 June 2022 – Vainstream Festival, Munster, DE 26 June 2022 – Full Force Festival, Ferropolis, DE 28 June 2022 – Schlachthof/Kesselhaus, Wiesbaden, DE 29 June 2022 – Hafenklang, Hamburg, DE 30 June 2022 – Gebäude 9, Cologne, DE
The third full length from the trio, “Event Horizon” is ONELEGMAN’s most peculiar release to follow a new concept for each one of its tracks; to create a mosaic with sounds, lyrics, and graphics in order to show to the listener the direction of their journey. The band explains in further detail:
“We’ve always meant for our music to give listeners an odyssey and this intention was never stronger than on this third album. We have aimed high, but not necessarily far, we focus on the intimacy of humanity, sometimes on the unconscious, and to explore the universe to the limit of possible knowledge and consciousness. We titled the album “Event Horizon” because it is precisely that, an EVENT HORIZON. This album is an auditory exploration of new worlds, the chaos theory, the last days of a star’s life, the direction of time, entropy, the fourth dimension that is gravity, love as an elementary form of existence, existence as a mere force of attraction and repulsion between electrons, existence as creatures of God or as sons of physics and chemistry.”
It is not the band’s intention to translate the works of scientists such as Greene, Rovelli, Bertone, Hawking, Jim Al-Khalili, and Primo Levi into music, but to take inspiration from their treatises, terminologies, and thoughts to build cosmic and quantum images where they search for the true human essence, perhaps where life is born.
Today, the band is revealing their first single and the album’s title track with a new music video that can be watched below.
The band adds: “Welcome to the world of science fiction. Black holes challenge the nature of space and time, passing through one of them would mean understanding and revealing the intimate secret of the universe. Event Horizon is not only a physical limit that our current technology does not allow us to cross, it’s a mental limit we’ll have to push ourselves to cross to understand the real potential of our mind and the true meaning of life. This track reflects the power of the lyrics with heavy and monumental guitar riffs, orchestral strings, and wide choruses. The video clip was made capturing the creation of a painting by Alessandro Rinaldoni, a talented artist and close friend of ours since the beginning of our career.
Rockshots Records will be releasing ONELEGMAN‘s new album “Event Horizon” this coming October 21, 2022.ALBUM PRE ORDER – https://bit.ly/EventHorizonCD
Tracklist: 01-Chaos Theory 02-Magnetar 03-Event Horizon 04-The Line 05-Radiate 06-Steric Hindrance 07-Black Holes Have No Hairs 08-The Order Of Time 09-Cosmos 10-Slaps Two By Two Until They Become Odd
About: ONELEGMAN was formed in 2003 in Reggio Emilia, Italy. They introduced themselves to the world with their 2007 self-produced EP. In 2011, they collaborated with Dysfunction Production, an Italian team of producers who worked with Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Tue Madsen (Meshuggah), Logan Mader (Machine Head) and Dan Korneff (Paramore), Bjorn Strid (Soilwork) among the others to produce their debut album “The Crack”.
In 2015, they released their sophomore full-length “DO YOU REALLY THINK THIS WORLD WAS MADE FOR YOU?”. The record was a more rock-oriented, dynamic, orchestral concept album about people experiencing, living, and interpreting the theme of change through a tragedy that leaves a mark on their lives forever. It was dedicated to those affected by the earthquakes that struck the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy during May 2012.
Supporting their catalogue with tours across Italy and sharing the stage with bands like HATEBREED, WOLFMOTHER, and LACUNA COIL among many others, ONELEGMAN entered the studio in 2019 to create their third album, “Event Horizon” now set for release in 2022.
MÄDHOUSE have released their new official video for their first single “Down ‘N’ Dirty”! The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album of the same title “Down ‘N’ Dirty” that will be released on July 29, 2022 via ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records!
“A nice girl gone astray… she got one foot in the grave and the other one on the street”
“Down ‘N’ Dirty” will be released on July 29, 2022 as jewel case CD and digital streaming and download format.
Music written by Mikky Stixx/ Lyrics written by Mikky Stixx Video recorded by Olivia Oswald and Andreas Graf Edit by Mikky Stixx
MÄDHOUSE is: Tommy Lovelace – Vocals Mikky Stixx – Guitar, Backing Vocals Thommy Black – Guitar, Backing Vocals Rickey Dee – Bass Casey Jean Eiszenman – Drums
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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