Today, the eagerly awaited new studio album from Swedish war chroniclers SABATON finally sees the day of the light: “The War To End All Wars” is out NOW. Highly praised by international media, the tenth masterpiece of the Swedish metal force is determined to shake the world in its foundations, introducing a new era in the band’s remarkable career.
The band states: “With our last album, The Great War, we found that we had only scratched the surface in terms of the powerful stories of courage and bravery and also the horrors that took place during the first World War. Fans would contact us and tell us these amazing stories from World War One that none of us had ever heard of before. Incredible, human tales like the British and German soldiers who put down their weapons on Christmas Eve in 1914 to share a moment of peace and reconciliation, right there on the battlefield; or the brave soldiers who fought in the White War, some 12,000 feet up in the Alps, who froze to death and whose bodies remain under the snow to this day. These are magnificent stories about everyday people who were willing to give their lives for something that was bigger than themselves. Marrying these true tales to loud, bruising, bone tingling heavy metal? Adding a second chapter to one the most frightening and liberating times in history? Why wouldn’t we make this album?”
To celebrate the release, SABATON releases a video for their fourth single “Race To The Sea”. ‘Race To The Sea’ is a song about the decision from Albert of Belgium during WW1 to flood the last part of Belgium and with the help of water prevent all of Belgium to fall into German hands.
“Race To The Sea” is the fourth single of the tenth masterpiece of SABATON, “The War To End All Wars”, that is released today, March 4th, 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records. Once again, SABATON will dive deep into the atrocities, miracles and happenings around WWI and take the listener to an emotional and exciting ride of 11 tracks. “Race To The Sea” was preceded by the highly praised “Christmas Truce”, the massive hit “Soldier Of Heaven” and overly popular “The Unkillable Soldier”.
Today, Ukrainian progressive metal band JINJER released new merch designs to help raise funds to support their country. You can read the full statement here:
“Thank you all for your concerned messages and prayers sent to us over the last week, we may not answer but we are reading them and they mean the world to us. As you know, there is war raging through the streets and cities of Ukraine right now. Many people have little or no food or water and are very afraid of what tomorrow may bring. Together with Napalm Records, we’re releasing two new T-Shirt designs to raise funds to be donated to various charities throughout Ukraine to help with medical and food supplies, water and so on. If you cannot donate then please share this or any news related to what’s really happening here. Each sale may save somebody’s life in Ukraine. Thank you.“– Eugene Abdukhanov
100% of proceeds earned from these T-Shirts will be distributed directly to charity organizations of JINJER‘s choosing and the band will update you on social media.
Due to the ongoing war in the Ukraine, JINJER are forced to cancel all North American tour dates, including their own headline dates, side shows with In This Moment and participation on the Knotfest Roadshow supporting Slipknot. Originally, the tour kickoff was planned for March 16, 2022. See below for an updated tour schedule.
LATIN AMERICAN TOUR 2022 05.05.22 MX – GUADALAJARA / Foro Independencia 06.05.22 MX – MONTERREY / Cafe Iguana 08.05.22 MX – MEXICO CITY / Circo Volador 10.05.22 CR – SAN JOSE / Peppers Club 12.05.22 PE – LIMA / Yield Bar 13.05.22 CL – SANTIAGO / La Cupula 14.05.22 AR – BUENOS AIRES / El Teatro Flores 15.05.22 UY – MONTEVIDEO / Complejo Sala Show 17.05.22 BR – PORTO ALEGRE / OCulto 18.05.22 BR – CURITIBA / Tork n’ Roll 19.05.22 BR – SAO PAULO / Carioca Club 20.05.22 BR – LIMEIRA / Mirage 21.05.22 BR – SAO PAULO / Carioca Club 22.05.22 CO – BOGOTA / Broken Tattoo Fest 25.05.22 PA – PANAMA CITY / Hangar 18 27.05.22 AW – ORANJESTAD / Teatro Cas Di Cultura
EUROPEAN FESTIVALS 2022 10.06.22 CH – INTERLAKEN / Greenfield Festival 11.06.22 AT – NICKELSDORF / Nova Rock Festival 17.06.22 BE – DESSEL / Graspop Metal Meeting 18.06.22 DK – COPENHAGEN / Copenhell 19.06.22 FR – CLISSON / Hellfest Open Air 22.06.22 IT – ROME / Rock In Roma 23.06.22 IT – VERONA / Rock The Castle 24.06.22 NO – OSLO / Tons Of Rock 25.06.22 ES – CARTAGENA / Rock ImperiumFestival 26.06.22 CZ – SPALENE PORICI / Basinfire Fest 29.06.22 PT – LISBON / LAV – Lisboa ao Vivo 30.06.22 ES – BARCELONA / Rockfest Barcelona 01.07.22 ES – VIVEIRO / Resurrection Fest 02.07.22 FI – HELSINKI / Tuska Festival 08.07.22 DE – BALLENSTEDT / Rockharz Open Air 15.07.22 SE – GAEVLE / Gefle Metal Festival 16.07.22 DE – BORNHOEVED / Blizzarrrd Rock Festival 24.07.22 FR – SELESTAT / Rock Your Brain Festival 27.07.22 SI – TOLMIN / Metaldays 05.08.22 ES – VILLENA / Leyendas del Rock Festival 07.08.22 PL – GDANSK / Ergo Arena w/ Slipknot 10.08.22 CZ – JOSEFOV / Brutal Assault 13.08.22 UK – WALTON-ON-TRENT / Bloodstock Open Air 19.08.22 DE – DINKELSBUEHL / Summer Breeze Open Air 20.08.22 DE – HAMBURG / Elbriot Festival 21.08.22 NL – EINDHOVEN / Dynamo Metal Fest
Rockshots Records is very close to all the people of Ukraine in these dark and painful times, including our outstanding bands Thy Despair and Scarleth.
For this reason we want to support these artists effectively by donating them 100% of the income from their album/download sales.
Thank you in advance to all those who will support this purpose and will make any kind of donation, it will help them for sure. We strongly believe in a world without any kind of war and violence. Stop the war NOW!
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Symphonic death metal architects SEPTICFLESH have announced details of their upcoming eleventh studio album “Modern Primitive”. To coincide with the announcement, the band have revealed the conceptual new video for the album’s first single “Hierophant”.
“Hierophant” tells the first part of story written by guitarist and clean vocalist Sotiris Anunnaki V titled “Salvation”. It depicts the experience of a high priest, acting as a human conduit between Heaven and Earth. Having never heard a single word from the mouth of god, he grows tired of preaching the preordained words of the clergy. He turns to performing primitive and powerful rituals that have been long forbidden, as he seeks the guidance of a chaotic elemental consciousness. The second part of the tale will be revealed with the track “Self-Eater”.
Vocalist and bassist Seth Siro Anton comments “Hierophant is the result of an experiment with ideas that have been haunting our minds for quite a long time. Eventually they matured, leading us to create one of our darkest compositions ever. It is a rhythmical song with profane heavy riffing, layered with melodies that bring to mind chants from mystical ancient civilizations like the Egyptians.”
Guitarist and orchestrator Christos Antoniou states “We found it appropriate to add an imposing ritualistic element to the song. So, from the first second until the end, the orchestration is focused 100% on its grim task, to create an awe-inspiring atmosphere and put the listener at the center of this forbidden ceremony.”
“MODERN PRIMITIVE” TRACK LISTING: 1. The Collector 2. Hierophant 3. Self-Eater 4. Neuromancer 5. Coming Storm 6. A Desert Throne 7. Modern Primitives 8. Psychohistory 9. A Dreadful Muse
Today, Swedish high energy rock and roll band THE HELLACOPTERS‘have shared a video for their brand new single “So Sorry I Could Die“.
The song is the 3rd single taken from the band’s 8th studio album, “Eyes Of Oblivion,” which will be released on April 1st, 2022! Produced by Nicke Andersson & Chips Kisbye (who has overseen every Hellacopters album since “High Visibility” in the year 2000), it will be the band’s first full-length since the release of their temporary farewell record “Head Off” in 2008.
“So Sorry I Could Die” – a stripped down yet intense blues ballad that also pays tribute to southern soul in its vocal delivery – is probably the most unusual song on the album and maybe even in THE HELLACOPTERS‘ whole catalog so far. Make sure to check it out below!
The melancholic video for the song was once again directed by Amir Chamdin and edited by Emil Klinta, who were also responsible for the two previous music videos, “Reap A Hurricane” & “Eyes of Oblivion,” and had been working on several projects with The Hellacopters before, e.g. the documentary “I’m In The Band” (2021).
THE HELLACOPTERS EYES OF OBLIVION Release Date: April 1st, 2022
Reap A Hurricane
Can It Wait
So Sorry i Could Die
Eyes Of Oblivion
A Plow And A Doctor
Positively Not Knowing
Tin Foil Soldier
Beguiled
The Pressure’s On
Try Me Tonight
NICKE ANDERSSON (vocals & guitars) comments: “The album has 10 songs and although it’s obviously not easy to be objective at all, I think musically it sums up everything we’ve touched upon from the start in 1994 up until now. Some of the songs date back as far as 10 years or more, and some were written more recently. It’s rock and roll played with high energy, so for lack of a better term I say High Energy Rock And Roll. You could say it sounds like The Beatles meets Judas Priest or Lynyrd Skynyrd meets the Ramones but the best way to describe this album is that it sounds like The Hellacopters today.“
THE HELLACOPTERS were formed in 1994 by Nicke Andersson (vocals and guitar), Dregen (guitar), Kenny Håkansson (bass) and Robert Eriksson (drums). At that time Andersson was renowned in the metal scene for his work in well-known Swedish death metal band ENTOMBED and Dregen had built a reputation as co-founder and guitarist of his main band BACKYARD BABIES.
Next to THE HIVES and THE BACKYARD BABIES, THE HELLACOPTERS are considered one of the most important and influential Swedish rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s – they achieved two Gold certifications, won the Swedish Grammy and a Kerrang! Award, have amassed 100 million streams to date and have supported and toured with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Kiss, Black Sabbath, ZZ Top or the Foo Fighters. They have released seven albums, ranging fuzzed-out & supercharged garage punk on “Supershitty To The Max!” (1996) & “Payin’ The Dues” (1997) to perfectly crafted & soulful high-energy rock’n’roll with a strong vintage vibe on the following albums, “Grande Rock” (1999), “High Visibility” (2000), “By The Grace Of God” (2002) and “Rock & Roll Is Dead” (2005). A compilation of cover songs called “Head Off” was released in 2008 and marked the band’s last album before ultimately dissolving. In addition THE HELLACOPTERS have released almost four dozen singles, splits and EPs until this day, most of which got the limited 7inch or 10inch vinyl treament, making them a vinyl collector’s dream … or worst nightmare.
THE HELLACOPTERS reunited in 2016 to play a few shows for the 20th anniversary of their debut album, and have proven an unstoppable force ever since, performing at Sweden Rock Festival, Psycho Las Vegas, Download, Hellfest, Roskilde, Ilosaarirock, among others. In October 2021 they announced that they had signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Records and a new album would be in the works for Spring 2022. The first new single, “Reap A Hurricane,” saw the light of day on December 17th, 2021, and was premiered live on stage at a sold out show at Globen in Stockholm on the very same day.
REVISIT THE PREVIOUS SINGLES:
The Hellacopters – Live in Concert 2022
01 Apr – P4 Musikplats, Stockholm, Sweden 11 Apr – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland 12 Apr – Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland 13 Apr – Luttako – Jyväskylä, Finland 05 May – Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 28 May – Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden 08 – 11 Jun – Sweden Rock, Sweden 15 – 18 Jun – Copenhell, Denmark 29 – 30 Jul – Reymire, Sweden 16 Jul – Ingolstadt, Phnx Rising Festival, Germany 22 Jul – Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden w/ IRON MAIDEN, Airborne 27 Aug – Hamburg, Damage Done Fest, Germany (more dates to come!)
Ahead of their anticipated album Statement On Death, Barcelona rockers SYBERIA have delivered the first taste of the album with the mesmerizing single “Nothing Inside.” Accompanying the track, the band shares details behind the video, track listing and additional tour dates.
Having leaned in the direction of post-metal on 2019’s Seeds Of Change, SYBERIA have enthusiastically embraced the genre on fourth album Statement On Death. Transcending their origins as an instrumental rock band, they show many more sides to their songwriting without losing their unique signature sound. Comprised of five riveting tracks spread across 42 minutes, it covers a lot of musical ground, but never once do they lose the attention of the listener, taking them through numerous textured sonic peaks and valleys in beautiful style. “On each album we try not to repeat ourselves and look for things that we haven’t done so far,” states the band.
“When we start songwriting, we never do it following a specific plan. We always compose according to what we have heard at that time, normally we record riff ideas individually and take them to the rehearsal room. Once there, we assemble the pieces of the puzzle to find the desired song, and the result this time is a record that is darker than our previous ones but with the same bright moments.“
Statement On Death will be available on all digital platforms, CD digipak, and vinyl.
Statement On Death Track Listing: 01. Stolen Childhood 02. Ain’t.Care.About.Bullets. 03. Breathe 04. Nothing Inside 05. No Frames to Remember Them
Catch SYBERIA live, as their first tour behind Statement on Death kicks off April 9th in Lyon, France.
SYBERIA On Tour April 2022 09 – Peniche Loupika, Lyon (France) 10 – Kinky Star, Ghent (Belgium) 11- Vortex, Siegen (Germany) 12 – Kuba Kulturbanhof, Jena (Germany) 13 – TBA, Dresden? (Germany) 14 – TBA, Leipzig (Germany) 15 – Le Nouveau Monde, Fribourg (Switzerland) 16 – TBA, Bordeaux (France) 17 – La Cave à Rock, Toulouse (France)
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