THE NOW have released their anthemic new single and video, ‘Shoot Them Down’, which is available now on all digital plaftorms via Golden Robot Records.
‘Shoot Them Down’ is the second single lifted from THE NOW’s upcoming EP, ‘The Truth Always Comes Out In The End’ which is available for pre-order/add/save now and set for release May 13.
Filled with heavy bass, catchy drums and a fists in the air chorus, ‘Shoot Them Down’ is a pure high energy British rock track and set to become a live favourite.
‘The Truth Always Comes Out In The End’ is a 5 track EP, themed around a mysterious individual who uses ransom notes to communicate. The highly infectious, guitar heavy tracks along with the distinctive vocals of singer Shane Callaghan, leave an indelible impression on the listener, wanting to hear more from the punchy rock band from South Wales.
Each track has multiple meanings and the challenge is for the listener to determine their own version of the story related to each song.
THE TRUTH ALWAYS COMES OUT IN THE END TRACKLISTING
Holy
Rockstar
Shoot Them Down
Rewind
This Town
Pre-order/add/save ‘The Truth Always Comes Out In The End’ HERE
Germany’s heavy thrashers DAILY INSANITY announce that they will embark on an extensive European headline tour. And this tour promises nothing but evenings full of headbanging and moshpits!
DAILY INSANITY’s Gene about the tour: ”Time is slipping by and we’re not getting any younger. So we’re looking forward to finally hit the road again. Fans can look forward to old school metal at its best with songs from “Conspiracy”, “Chronicles Of War” and we may also release something new to accompany the tour. As with the whole virus situation, you never know when you see each other again. So you better don’t miss these shows!”
On a bunch of dates DAILY INSANITY will be teaming up with death thrashers RISE OF KRONOS to play some exclusive co-headlining shows.
RISE OF KRONOS’ Tom added: “We are really looking forward to join forces with our thrash brothers DAILY INSANITY to bring slaughter to the cities! To be back on the road is what we desire the most. We will present songs from our last three albums as well as our new album entitled Council of Prediction. Also we have a brand new live show prepared for you. Let’s have a great time!”
Don’t miss out on this outstanding tour and secure your ticket now! The list of confirmed dates is below and the tour is expected to continue in 2023.
“The Final Crusade Tour 2022” DAILY INSANITY + Guests 17.06.2022 DE – Meissen, Sachsenkeller 18.06.2022 CZ – Prague, Black Pes Club 22.07.2022 PL – Torun, Dwa Swiaty 23.07.2022 PL – Warsaw, Metal Cave Club 16.09.2022 DE – Hamburg, Logo* 17.09.2022 DE – Rostock, Alte Zuckerfabrik* 14.10.2022 PL – Zagan, Klub Elektrownia 15.10.2022 DE – Magdeburg, Damned Souls 28.10.2022 DE – Jena, Rosenkeller* 29.10.2022 CZ – Mlada Boleslav, Fararova Sluj* 02.12.2022 DE – Lübeck, Riders Café* 27.12.2022 PL – Slupsk, Motor Rock Pub 28.12.2022 PL – Poznan, Nowe Amore 29.12.2022 DE – Berlin, Slaughterhouse *with Rise Of Kronos
Bristol, UK-based band RXPTRS – who blend rock, metal, punk, and hardcore with a seamlessness that is enviable, creating something that is unique that seethes with boundless energy – have announced their forthcoming album Living Without Death’s Permission, out June 24 via Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records. Pre-order it here: blacklightmediarecords.com/rxptrs
The album will come in two vinyl variants. The EU/UK Exclusive is White/Black Marble while the US Exclusive is Transparent Pink.
Today, RXPTRS, who were tipped by Alternative Press as one of 20 UK bands you need to know, have dropped the official video for “Rock Bottom (Is a Stepping Stone).” Watch it here:
“Money and religion don’t compute,” says singer Simon Roach, pulling back the curtain on the song’s genesis. “I’ve always found it farcical when those two worlds collide. During the pandemic, I saw a millionaire televangelist asking for money – from people poorer than himself – so he could cure them of COVID. He was basically lying to their faces. I saw red and wrote this song.“
Roach continues, “We knew we had to make this video and portray what this man was doing, in our own way. I think this situation and these things are some of lowest, darkest forms of our nature. We wanted to show the exploitation. As we developed the idea, it got darker and more angry. So we had to take a step back, and focus on the funnier side of it. It truly is farcical so it deserves a parody.“
Living Without Death’s Permission track listing: 01. Burning Pages 02. Rock Bottom (Is a Stepping Stone) 03. Dead Awake (Pretty as the Drugs We Take) 04. Demons in My Headphones 05. Collapse 06. Gutterflies 07. The Death Rattle 08. Cold Ground 09. The Frail 10 Let Me Die How I Want
RXPTRS (pronounced “Raptors”) are a new wave of British rock. The energetic quintet combines ferocious grit with an ear for melody. Built upon the backdrop of the UK, the fiercely creative, long-term friends set out with a sonic mission statement to not succumb to a single barrier, to push boundaries and go beyond the limit of genres, creating a raw sound that is unmistakably their own. Each raucous track is laced with lyrical depth as RXPTRS lay it all on the line. They state, “Music is a vessel, this is how we channel the experiences that have shaped us. This is how we bare our scars.” Quickly becoming renowned for their explosive live performances, the group’s hardcore following continues to grow. Their workhorse mentality towards touring has seen them light up stages across the UK and Europe alongside the likes of Escape the Fate, King 810, As It Is, Light the Torch, and more. RXPTRS‘ visceral energy continues to infect the population as they cut their teeth on the live scene, with no sign of slowing, they’re truly hellbent on showing everyone the way of the RXPTR.
Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD has announced the details of their forthcoming tenth album, the immense and unapologetic, ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’ coming August 26th, 2022 (via Nuclear Blast x Imperium Recordings). The debut of the first video from the album, the ferocious “CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE” can be viewed below.
‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN’ is a 13 track concept album set in a decimated futuristic wasteland where the sky is stained crimson red. The crux of the story is based on 2 main characters:
Character #1 Ares: (pronounced Aries), our main, who loses the love of his life (Amethyst) and goes on a murderous rampage against the vile sect responsible for her murder.
Character #2 Eros: (pronounced Arrows) the perpetrator, who loses his mother to a drug overdose and becomes radicalized in the aftermath. Eros goes off the deep end manifesting his own killing spree.
The lyrics detail how their lives intertwine.
MACHINE HEAD founder Robb Flynn comments: “Thanks to my 2 teenage boys my family has become obsessed with this awesome Japanese anime series called “Attack On Titan.” The album’s concept was loosely inspired by the series in the sense that in the storyline, there is no “good” or “bad” guy, both characters believe they’re doing the right thing as it applies to their being, but make no mistake, both are committing acts of pure atrocity and evil. The opening track “SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR” is basically our character #1’s origin story.”
The colossal concept comes with a list of equally colossal packaging for various physical formats including 16 different worldwide vinyl formats, deluxe vinyl box set (with bonus tracks), CDs (both old-school longbox and jewel box options), multi-color cassettes, and a limited-edition Digipak with bonus tracks.
CDs, Digipak, cassettes, and all digital formats will be available on Aug 26th, with all vinyl formats arriving on Nov 25th.
ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN track listing:
SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR
CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE
BECØME THE FIRESTØRM
ØVERDØSE
MY HANDS ARE EMPTY
UNHALLØWED
ASSIMILATE
KILL THY ENEMIES
NØ GØDS, NØ MASTERS
BLØØDSHØT
RØTTEN
TERMINUS
ARRØWS IN WØRDS FRØM THE SKY
PRE-ORDER MACHINE HEAD’S NEW ALBUM “ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN” HERE
Catch MACHINE HEAD on the road across Europe, starting in August. For ticket information, click here.
Electric Happy Hour Live: August 31 – Glasgow @ Garage (SOLD OUT) September 2 – Inverness @ Ironworks September 4 – Aberdeen @ Lemontree(SOLD OUT) September 5 – Dundee @ Fat Sams September 6 – Edinburgh @ Liquid Room(SOLD OUT)
Machine Head & Amon Amarth “Vikings & Lionhearts” Tour Dates:
SEPTEMBER 08th NOTTINGHAM, Arena 09th CARDIFF, Arena 10th LONDON, Wembley Arena 12th MANCHESTER, Arena 13th DUBLIN, 3 Arena 16th ZURICH, Hallenstadion 17th VIENNA, Stadthalle 18th KRAKOW, Tauron Arena 20th TALLINN, Saku Arena 21st HELSINKI, Ice Hall 23rd OSLO, Spektrum 24th STOCKHOLM, Hovet 26th COPENHAGEN, Forum Black Box 27th HAMBURG, Barclays Arena 28th FRANKFURT, Festhalle 30th OBERHAUSEN, König Pilsener Arena
OCTOBER 01st BERLIN, Velodrom 02nd AMSTERDAM, Afas Live 04th MILANO, Lorenzini District 06th BARCELONA, Sant Jordi 07th MADRID, Vistalegre 08th LA CORUNA, Coliseum 09th LISBON, Campo Pequeno 12th PARIS, Zenith 14th MUNICH, Olympiahalle 15th LEIPZIG, Arena 16th PRAGUE, Tipsport Arena 18th BUDAPEST, Barba Negra 20th ESCH SUR ALZETTE, Rockhal 21st BRUSSELS, Forest National 22nd STUTTGART, Schleyerhalle
Legendary Swedish black metal formation MÖRK GRYNING is pleased to announce their first ever United States tour, which has been rescheduled from April 2020! The long-awaited trek will kick off on April 28 in Brooklyn, NY and will tour the East Coast until the grand finale on May 9 in Philadelphia, PA. The full run of dates and ticket links are below!
The album can be streamed, downloaded, and purchased HERE.
Moreover, MÖRK GRYNING has reissued four of their previous full-length albums in vinyl and digipak formats, including their seminal debut record. The following records are now available HERE. ‘Tusen år har gått…’ (1995) ‘Return Fire’ (1997) ‘Maelstrom Chaos’ (2001) ‘Pieces Of Primal Expressionism (2003)
MORK GRYNING (w/ Arsantiqva, The Noctambulant, Promethean Horde): 04/28: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows* [TICKETS] 04/30: Columbus, OH @ The Spacebar* [TICKETS] 05/01: Chicago, IL @ Magoos* 05/02: Newport, KY @ The Southgate House* [TICKETS] 05/03: Nashville, TN @ Clearwater Club* [TICKETS] 05/04: Atlanta, GA @ Bogg’s* [TICKETS] 05/05: Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug [TICKETS] 05/06: Orlando, FL @ The Haven [TICKETS] 05/07: Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero [TICKETS] 05/08: Raleigh, NC @ Ruby Deluxe [TICKETS] 05/09: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie [TICKETS] *No Promethean Horde
After two years of forced hiatus, Metalitalia.com, Vertigo and Cerberus Booking are pleased to look to the future with optimism and announce the full line-up for the Metalitalia.com Festival 2022! The event, scheduled for mid-September, this time will gather the hardest, most infernal and darkest metal around, for two days of extreme music set to take place at the Live Music Club in Trezzo Sull’Adda (Milan, Italy).
Day 1 – Saturday 17th September 2022 Alongside SODOM, CORONER, IN.SI.DIA and HYADES, we are proud to announce the BULLDOZER reunion concert! The band will play an Italian exclusive set for Metalitalia.com Festival: a special show called “40 Years Of Wrath” dedicated to early pivotal releases such as “The Day Of Wrath”, “The Final Separation” and the “Fallen Angel” EP! Among the new confirmations for the first day, we also welcome ONSLAUGHT: the legendary English thrash metal band will storm the festival with a set full of classics as well as new songs from the acclaimed new album “Generation Antichrist”. Before them, EXTREMA will take the stage with another exclusive concert focused on their classic album “The Positive Pressure … of Injustice”. Tommy Massara’s band will perform the entire album, which is often considered the masterpiece of the Milanese band. The bill of this day is completed by NATIONAL SUICIDE, a true force of the Italian thrash metal scene.
Day 2 – Sunday 18 September 2022 The second day will be a total extreme metal onslaught: alongside WATAIN, ABBATH, ASPHYX, TRIBULATION and BØLZER we are pleased to reconfirm one of the most appreciated and discussed acts of the last decade: BATUSHKA. The Polish black metal band, which will perform at the festival with all its suggestive scenography, will be the incarnation led by guitarist and composer Krzysztof “Derph” Drabikowski, recognized by fans as the true architect of the success achieved by the group thanks to the beautiful debut album “Litourgiya” and the more than worthy successor “Панихида”. We are also extremely happy to welcome back NECROPHOBIC! The long running Swedish band returns to Italy after many years with a show that will see them perform songs taken from the latest wonderful works “Mark of the Necrogram” and “Dawn of the Damned” for the first time in our country. The Lombard death metallers BLASPHEMER will have the honor of opening this dark day for extreme metal: expect many songs from their latest masterpiece “The Sixth Hour”.
Full line-up:
Day 1 – Saturday 17th September 2022
SODOM CORONER BULLDOZER (special “40 Years Of Wrath” show) ONSLAUGHT EXTREMA (special “The Positive Pressure…of Injustice” show) IN.SI.DIA HYADES (reunion show) NATIONAL SUICIDE
Once again, the Live Music Club, our historic venue in the outskirts of Milan, will welcome you with an outdoor lounge area, several refreshment points, a beergarden, a metalmarket and a special area where free meet & greet sessions will be held with all the available bands. Times and additional details will be revealed in due time.
TICKETS
Single day: 39€ + booking fees | At the doors: 45€
Weekend ticket: 65€ + booking fees | At the doors: 75€
Please remember to always keep up to date with the local Covid 19 regulations for concerts.
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