YES, who are Steve Howe, Alan White, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood, released their latest studio album The Quest on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music in October 2021.
The album was produced by Steve Howe. “Much of the music was written in late 2019 with the rest in 2020. We commissioned several orchestrations to augment and enhance the overall sound of these fresh new recordings, hoping that our emphasis on melody, coupled with some expansive instrumental solo breaks, keeps up the momentum for our listeners,” said Steve.
The band have launched a new video for the track ‘A Living Island’, created by Wayne Joyner who has made all of the promotional clips for ‘The Quest’. Watch the video HERE.
Legendary Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo has announced the upcoming release of his new album ‘War of the Worlds, Part II,’ due out on March 25th, 2022, on InsideOutMusic.
Now you can see the video for “Metamorphosis,” the second single to be released from ‘War of the Worlds, Part II.’
Unique Arkansas progressive doom quartet, PALLBEARER, will be travelling to Europe this summer to embark on a string of exceptional show dates, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their seminal record ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘. At this handful of select shows, encompassing both festival and club shows, the band will perform the album in its entirety.
The band have released a live video of ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ openingtrack ‘Foreigner‘, from their recent show at Saint Vitus, Brooklyn. Watch HERE.
Sorrow & Extinction – 10 Year Anniversary 04 Aug RU Moscow, Klub Gorod 05 Aug RU Saint Petersburg, Lastochka 06 Aug FI Helsinki, On The Rocks 09 Aug CZ Josefov-Jaromer, Brutal Assault 10 Aug DE Kassel, Goldbrube 11 Aug NL Haarlem, Patronaat 12 Aug BE Courtrai, Alcatraz 13 Aug DE Osnabrück, Bastard Club 14 Aug DE Oberhausen, Kulttempel 16 Aug DE Wiesbaden, Kesselhaus 17 Aug DE Dinkelsbühl, Summer Breeze 18 Aug DE Karlsruhe, Dudefest 19 Aug FR Saint Nolff, Motocultor 20 Aug UK Somerset, Arctangent
Pallbearer will be celebrating a decade of ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ over the course of 2022. Throughout the year, look out for more anniversary show news, limited edition merch, and a limited deluxe vinyl package via 20 Buck Spin.
Pallbearer, formed in Little Rock, Arkansas by Brett Campbell, Joseph D. Rowland, and Devin Holt, were, on the release of their debut LP, ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘, at the vanguard of the resurgence in doom metal.
At just under fifty minutes, the five tracks that make up ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ are towering aural force. The seminal record instantly made waves among listeners and critics who found Pallbearer’s compositional paradox of vulnerability and might to be unparalleled.
Pitchfork heralded ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ “a triumph,” while NPR claimed the songs on the album “challenge the doom gods themselves for a place on the throne.” The album was both Stereogum and Pitchfork’s #1 Metal Album of 2012 and was Spin’s #2 Metal Album of the Year in 2012.
A decade later, ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ is no less an achievement.
The ‘Sorrow & Extinction‘ shows aren’t Pallbearer‘s only European dates this year. The band will be returning overseas for their first shows in support of their 2020 acclaimed album ‘Forgotten Days’ on an extensive co-headline tour this Autumn with Elder, plus special guests Irist.
Pallbearer + Elder – European Co-Headline Tour 2022 w/ Special Guests Irist 22 Sep Berlin, DE 23 Sep Leipzig, DE 24 Sep Prague, CZ 25 Sep Warsaw, PL 26 Sep Vienna, AT 27 Sep Budapest, HU 28 Sep Ljubljana, HR 30 Sep Munich, DE 01 Oct Pratteln, CH 02 Oct Milan, IT 03 Oct Grenoble, FR 06 Oct Barcelona, ES 08 Oct Porto, ES 09 Oct Madrid, ES 11 Oct Toulouse, FR 12 Oct Montpellier, FR 13 Oct Nantes, FR 14 Oct Paris, FR 16 Oct Tilburg, NL 18 Oct Aarhus, DK 19 Oct Oslo, NO 20 Oct Drammen, NO 21 Oct Stavanger, NO 22 Oct Bergen, NO 25 Oct Stockholm, SE 26 Oct Gothenburg, SE 28 Oct Copenhagen, DK 29 Oct Hamburg, DE 31 Oct Dortmund, DE 02 Nov Brighton, UK 03 Nov Bristol, UK 04 Nov London, UK 05 Nov Manchester, UK
Pallbearer‘slatest album, the critically acclaimed LP ‘Forgotten Days‘ was released in 2020. The band are currently working on new material.
Pallbearer formed in Little Rock, Arkansas USA in 2008. A heavy rock band from the South isn’t that unlikely, but one that is responsible for, in part, rekindling America’s (and the world’s) passion for heavy rock/doom metal is all but unbelievable. From ’Sorrow and Extinction‘ (2012) and ‘Foundations of Burden‘ (2014) to ‘Heartless‘ (2017) and ‘Forgotten Days‘(2020), Pallbearer ignited in generations new and grizzled, not just a renewed interest in originators such as Black Sabbath and Candlemass but also infatuation over echelons of lesser-knowns.
RTN Touring is happy to announce the following great melodic metal package from the north, feat. DYNAZTY, SIRENIA and SURMA, coming this April, yes in 2022.
All the bands and promoters and of course RTN-Touring team is very positive about the developments, we all think there is far the best situation now in the last two years to make a charming package like this finally happening in 2 months.
Even with the current conditions, but also we are sure that most restrictions will be lifted in most countries with the spring coming soon.
RTN-Touring proudly presets: DYNAZTY (AFM / Records)SIRENIA (Napalm Records) Supported by SURMA (Metal Blade Records) and 1 more band
”When we released The Dark Delight in 2020, we never got the opportunity to get out and tour to present that album live.
This year though, we have the chance to properly do it. PLUS presenting the next step of the band, which of course is our coming album Final Advent. We are also vividly excited and highly determined to bring our absolute a-game once we hit the road and this tour, making sure that it will be the best version of Dynazty on a stage so far!
Absolutely can’t wait!”
SIRENIA statement:
“We are very pleased to announce that we will go on tour together with Dynazty and Surma in April. After such a long time of waiting we can finally perform songs from our latest album live. Don’t miss out on this first chance to hear them in concert, and to check out this great tour package”. – Morten / SIRENIA
Canadian blackened death metal masters NECRONOMICON will be embarking on an extensive North American tour this spring! The band will be co-headlining the run along with THE CONVALESCENCE and touring in support of 2019’s opus, ‘UNUS.’ The trek will kick off on April 29 in Kalamazoo, MI and will then will circle the states and conclude on June 4 in Chesterfield, MI. The full run of dates can be found below. Tickets are on sale now!
NECRONOMICON mainman Rob the Witch comments: ” I think I don’t need to mention how hard these last years have been for everyone, and it’s about time that we get back to a healthy music scene. We are more than happy to be back in U.S. We really hope you guys will come and support us as we bring you ‘Vivus Verum’ on this run. Hail to all of you”
NECRONOMICON will be supporting 2019’s ‘UNUS,’ which can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.
NECRONOMICON (w/ The Convalescence): 04/29: Kalamazoo, MI @ Papa Pete’s [TICKETS] 04/30: Toledo, OH @ Main Street Bar & Grill [TICKETS] 05/01: Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club [TICKETS] 05/02: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon [TICKETS] 05/03: St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall [TICKETS] 05/04: Sioux Falls, SD @ Big’s Bar [TICKETS] 05/05: Denver, CO @ The Venue 05/06: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock [TICKETS] 05/07: Boise, ID @ The Shredder 05/08: Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper [TICKETS] 05/09: Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse [TICKETS] 05/10: Portland, OR @ Dante’s Theater [TICKETS] 05/11: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge [TICKETS] 05/13: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick [TICKETS] 05/14: Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live [TICKETS] 05/15: Gallup, NM @ Juggernaut Music [TICKETS] 05/16: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill 05/17: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live [TICKETS] 05/18: Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live [TICKETS] 05/20: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger [TICKETS] 05/21: Houston, TX @ Acadia Bar & Grill [TICKETS] 05/22: Crestview, FL @ Jimmy’s Jukebox [TICKETS] 05/24: Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug [TICKETS] 05/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits [TICKETS] 05/26: Winter Park, FL @ The Haven Lounge [TICKETS] 05/27: Jonesboro, GA @ Furnace 41 [TICKETS] 05/28: Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse [TICKETS] 05/29: Wilmington, DE @ Bar XIII 05/30: Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s Rock Diner [TICKETS] 05/31: Portland, ME @ Geno’s Rock Club [TICKETS] 06/01: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall [TICKETS] 06/02: Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. [TICKETS] 06/03: Fort Wayne, IN @ Rockstar Lounge [TICKETS] 06/04: Chesterfield, MI @ Diesel Concert Lounge [TICKETS]
Legendary NWOBHM band TYGERS OF PAN TANG release today the official video for the title track of their new EP, “A New Heartbeat”. The video, directed by the band’s drummer Craig Ellis, was made in Covid-19 pandemics time, with a working method and a concept reflecting exactly that.
“By the time the World had persevered through over a year of the Covid-19 pandemic we were all in a very bleak state and the band, presented here in black and white from the onset, is a reference to that“, Craig states. “As the song progresses and the pandemic worsens each member loses definition, becoming a different person to who they once were. Each member is often in their own modular shape just as many of us have been when having to quarantine, but we also come together at times just as we did during the writing of the new album. The vibrant green, present throughout the video, represents three elements; the moving modular shapes are the covid virus threat that is constantly shifting towards and away from us; the ECG pulse is the aspiration and fortitude to overcome the disease and the menacing tiger in the background is constantly moving towards the screen as we all, together fight and push forward, challenging the pandemic head-on. Towards the end of the video we see a further change clearly indicating promising signs ahead“, the musician/director concludes.
What did the Tygers Of Pan Tang do when the world was locked down? Well, quite a lot as it happens. For a start a new guitarist, Francesco Marras, and a new bass player, Huw Holding were recruited. They were also proud to collect a music industry award from Hard Rock Hell as winners in the NWOBHM section. And … if that wasn’t enough, they have written and demoed their next album and produced a new four track E.P.
The E.P. features two rerecorded tracks from their first album “Wild Cat” plus two new tracks. “Fireclown” and “Killers” from “Wild Cat” now firmly bear Francesco’s musical stamp and new tracks “A New Heartbeat” and “Red Mist” demonstrate what might be expected from the next Tygers album – the Tygers signature sound of heavy as hell riffs, finger knotting solos and Jack Meille’s vocals extraordinaire. The mix was executed by Marco Angioni at Angioni Studios and, as with all recent Tygers releases, the mastering was completed by Harry Hess.
The release comes initially as a digipak CD and will only be available in physical form from the Tygers website and directly from their record company Mighty Music/Target Group. A vinyl version will follow.
Robb Weir commented ““Fireclown” and “Killers” are much neglected Tygers gems. They are rarely played live but often requested so we thought it would be interesting to hear a modern take on them. Visiting the past brings back so many memories for us and, I’m guessing, for Tygers followers”. Jack Meille added: “Lockdown may have prevented us from playing live but it couldn’t curtail the creative spirt that has resulted in the creation of “A New Heartbeat” and “Red Mist” for this single”.
“A New Heartbeat” EP will be released on vinyl LP and digipack CD on February 25th, 2022 via Mighty Music. It’s on sale exclusively now in Targetshop.dk.
“A New Heartbeat” tracklist:
A New Heartbeat
Red Mist
Fireclown
Killers
Line-up: Robb Weir – guitar Francesco Marras – guitar Jack Meille – vocals Gav Grey – bass (on the EP) Huw Holding – bass Craig Ellis – drums
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