Modern progressive metal outfit OBSIDIOUS is now releasing a brand new single, “Under Black Skies!” The song is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album, which will be released on October 28, 2022! Listen to the new single at THIS LOCATION.
OBSIDIOUS bassist Sebastian Lanser comments on the track: “‘Under Black Skies’ turned out to be a very complex and demanding tune involving/incorporating multiple meter changes and metric modulations. Regardless of its complexity it has a lot of catchy moments. Our producer V. Santura once said: ”Under Black Skies’ sounds like Dimmu Borgir on steroids.””
Pre-sales and more information on the new record will be revealed in the coming months.
Swedish post-rock duo OH HIROSHIMA is currently gearing up for the release of their fourth studio album, Myriad, out this Friday, March 4, on Napalm Records. In support of their hotly anticipated record release, the band just premiered a brand new lyric video clip for the haunting, third album single “Ascension”!
It’s that mixture of emotions – from infinite sadness to moments of clarity and heart-rending melodies blending into a rumbling volcano of aesthetic noise and ferocious power, but also the unique use of trumpets, cello and trombones throughout – that sees OH HIROSHIMA outclass and grow renowned not only in post-rock circles, but beyond. Following their latest magnum opus, Oscillation in 2019, and due to pandemic lockdowns, for Myriadthe band channeled all of their time and creativity into delivering an epic successor.
Tracks such as “Ascension” – with its glistening guitar lines and the otherworldly voice of Jakob Hemström – leave you lost in a sphere of said sadness mixed with light and hope, matching the imposing sonic melancholy of the track and throughout the record. Watch the new lyric video for “Ascension” HERE:
“We’re very happy to present one last song before the release of our coming record Myriad on March 4th”, Jakob Hemström comments. “Ascension is one of the more dreamy and mellow tracks on the album, meant to offer a nice balance to Myriad as a whole – Though we couldn’t resist to put the ending of the song on fire.”
Myriad was recorded by Kristian Karlsson (pg.lost, Cult Of Luna), and once again mixed and mastered by Cult Of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg. Upon becoming a duo due to former bassist Simon Forsberg departing the band in early 2021, OH HIROSHIMA were provided a challenging chance to step up their songwriting game. There is still a hefty dose of post-rock to be heard on Myriad, but brothers Jakob Hemström and Oskar Nilsson managed to kick down the creative walls of the band, making use of a much broader musical palette. With Myriad, OH HIROSHIMA demonstrate outstanding ability – melding captivating melody with epic, fulminating fervency, and delivering a majestic masterpiece that will undoubtedly be a strong album of the year contender!
OH HIROSHIMA with GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT 09.05.22 DE – Köln / Gebäude 9 10.05.22 FR – Paris / Petit Bain 11.05.22 FR – Angoulême / La Nef 12.05.22 ES – Bilbao / Stage Live 13.05.22 PT – Porto / Casa da Música 14.05.22 PT – Lisbon / LAV 15.05.22 ES – Madrid / Mon 17.05.22 ES – Murcia /Garaje 18.05.22 ES – Barcelona / Apolo 2 19.05.22 FR – Lyon / Ninkasi Kao 20.05.22 CH – Geneva / PTR L’Usine
Tech death titans ARCHSPIRE have received a nomination for the illustrious Juno Award (Canadian Grammy)! The band has been nominated in the “Metal/Hard Music Album if the Year” category for their 2021 release, ‘Bleed the Future.’ The ceremony will take place on May 15, 2022, in which the winner will be announced! The full list of nominees can be found here while all nominees in the metal/hard music album category category are as follows:
2022 METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 🔵 ARCHSPIRE, ‘Bleed the Future’ 🔵 BRAND OF SACRIFICE, ‘Lifeblood’ 🔵 DANKO JONES, ‘Power Trio’ 🔵 SPIRITBOX, ‘Eternal Blue’ 🔵 THE AGONIST, ‘Days Before The World Wept’
Moreover, the band will be annihilating North America this spring as they embark on Tech Trek V! The band will tear through the United States and Canada at 350bpm with support from ENTHEOS, INFERI, and VULVODYNIA. The tour kicks off on April 13 in Seattle, WA and will conclude with a homecoming show in Vancouver, BC on May 14. The full run of shows and tickets can be found HERE.
ARCHSPIRE is touring in support of their critically-acclaimed new full-length, ‘Bleed the Future,’ which topped Billboard’s charts for Top New Artists (#2), Current Hard Music Albums (#5), Heatseekers (#7), Independent Current Albums (#8), and more, landing a total of 17 impressive chart placements across North America during its first week!
Finnish Heinola-based metal band WHERE’S MY BIBLE released a second single and another stunning music video. The single is named Chapter II: Void and it is taken from the upcoming EP Circle which is set to be released on May 13th 2022 via Inverse Records. There will be four tracks on EP and music video is done for each song.
Singer Jussi Matilainen comments: “Void a.k.a Autumn
Story continues. We dive deeper into the human mind. A beautiful video but inside it will be a stormy dark path. (The video will be beautiful but the visuals/mood/context/story/etc. will be a stormy dark path)
This part of the story is about the feeling when you are deep in your depression and every step will be heavier than the other. How will you survive?
If you even have any reason to, or how that feeling leads you to an even darker place where there’s nothing left anymore. And how it’s all real for you. Even the people near you can’t see your personal apocalypse and what’s inside you. What comes to the song, I really love it. ‘Cause it’s more melodic and melancholic than anything else in wmb:s history. Beautiful piece of art.“
Guitarist Pasi Löfgrén continues: “With this song we wanted to do something slower, more melodic and beautiful but also big and heavy to support the lyrics. I like this song very much and I can’t wait to get to play it live even though it brings new challenges for myself because here I jumped to take more care of clean singing along with guitar.”
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist SYLVAINE will be releasing her fourth studio album, ‘Nova,’ this Friday, March 4! The singer/songwriter is now streaming ‘Nova’ in its entirety ahead of its release! Listen to the album HERE.
In addition, SYLVAINE will be embarking on her first ever North American tour this spring in support of AMORPHIS! SYLVAINE will join the tour on April 18 in Millvale, PA and will cross the country before circling back to the East Coast where the trek will conclude in Baltimore, MD on May 12. The full run of dates can be found below! Tickets are on sale now at THIS LOCATION.
The song and album are available for pre-saving on all other digital platforms HERE while the record is available for pre-orders HERE.
Track-list 1. Nova (04:36) [LISTEN] 2. Mono No Aware (09:42) [LISTEN] 3. Nowhere, Still Somewhere (04:34) [WATCH] 4. Fortapt (11:55) 5. I Close My Eyes So I Can See (05:16) 6. Everything Must Come To An End (07:47) Bonus track 7. Dissolution (05:58) Total: 49:51
SYLVAINE North American Tour (w/ AMORPHIS + HOAXED): 04/18: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre 04/19: Joliet, IL @ The Forge 04/20: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre 04/22: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater 04/23: Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell 04/25: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre 04/26: Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial 04/27: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 04/29: San Francisco, CA @ The UC Theatre 04/30: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre 05/01: Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater 05/03: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live 05/04: Dallas, TX @ Amplified Theater 05/06: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft) 05/07: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum 05/08: Orlando, FL @ The Abbey 05/10: Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre 05/11: Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry 05/12: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
SYLVAINE EU Live Dates: 03/02/22: Paris (FR) @ Nouveau Casino **Album release show** 03/05/22: Wervik (BE) @ Oosthove (+Thurisaz) 04/14/22: Oslo (NO) @ Inferno Festival 07/27/22: Tolmin (SI) @ Metal Days Festival
Coming off the band’s success with their recent hit single, “Unbreakable” as #1 on Sirius XM Octane’s Big Uns Countdown, KINGDOM COLLAPSE will release their brand new single “Save Me from Myself” on March 10, 2022.
Kingdom Collapse – Save Me From Myself (Official Teaser):
Relevance. It is one of the most innate human desires. This is why Texas-based rock band, Kingdom Collapse, has carved out their spot in the rock world.
The world first responded to a relevant theme of betrayal when their debut single, “Suffer,” amassed over 8,000,000 YouTube views and 1,200,000 Spotify streams organically. The group’s 2020 hit radio single, “Uprise,” broke into both the Billboard and Mediabase Top 40 Active Rock charts for 9 weeks and went on to become Sirius XM Octane’s #1 Most Played song for several weeks.
The band’s follow-up radio single, “Unbreakable,” became a smash hit across the rock world, spending 12 consecutive weeks on Sirius XM Octane’s Top 15 Big Uns Countdown before landing at the #1 spot. Despite having been released for a matter of months, “Unbreakable” has generated over 4,000,000 Spotify streams to date, tipping the band’s total stream count over 9,000,000 combined.
The group features Jonathan Norris on vocals, David Work on guitar, Aaron Smith on bass and Elijah Santucci on drums. Together, they have been showing the music industry what an independent band can truly achieve.
In 2021, Kingdom Collapse partnered with big time manager, Larry Mazer (KISS, Breaking Benjamin, Lamb of God) as well as one of the leading booking agencies in the industry, Dynamic Talent International. The band has since played the Danny Wimmer Presents: Welcome To Rockville Festival in 2021, as well as several national tours across the entire country.
Kingdom Collapse will be out this Spring on the STILL PANICKING TOUR with From Ashes To New, Fire From The Gods, Blind Channel and Above Snakes.
Kingdom Collapse on the Still Panicking Tour:
03/03 – Pittsburgh, PA — Jergels 03/04 – Flint, MI — Machine Shop 03/05 – Joliet, IL — The Forge 03/06 – Ft Wayne, IN — Rock Star Lounge 03/08 – Grand Rapids, MI — Elevation 03/09 – Urbana, IL — Canopy Club 03/11 – Kansasville, WI — 1175 03/12 – Beaver Dam, WI — Stormy’s —SOLD OUT 03/13 – Fargo, ND — Sanctuary 03/15 – Lincoln, NE — Bourbon Theater 03/17 – Colorado Springs, CO — Sunshine Studios 03/18 – Salt Lake City, UT — Loading Dock 03/20 – Seattle, WA — El Corazon 03/22 – Boise, ID — Knitting Factory 03/23 – Reno, NV — Virginia State Brewhouse 03/24 – Los Angeles, CA — Whisky A Go Go 03/25 – Tempe, AZ — The Marquee 03/26 – Tucson, AZ — Encore 03/27 – El Paso, TX — Rock House 03/29 – San Antonio, TX — Rock Box 03/30 – Dallas, TX — Amplified Live 03/31 – Houston, TX — Scout Bar 04/02 – Destin, FL — Club LA 04/05 – Huntsville, AL — Shagnasty’s 04/06 – Johnson City, TN — Capones 04/07 – Greensboro, NC — Blind Tiger 04/08 – Jacksonville, NC — Hooligans Music Hall 04/09 – Winchester, VA — Blue Fox Billiards 04/13 – New Bedford, MA — The Vault 04/14 – Towson, MD — Recher Theater 04/15 – Rochester, NY — Montage Music Hall 04/16 – Reading, PA — Reverb
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