Italy’s Mexican Standoff is delighted to announce the release of their Cheap Trick inspired song “Denver Omelette”.
“This our take on 80’s Glam Rock, less hair metal and more Cheap Trick style melodies. The chorus revolves around a stop and go that emphasizes its open melody.” says the band.
The cover track is featured on the band’s upcoming album “Raiders of the Dutch Rudder”, which will be released on October 4th, 2024 from Rockshots Records.
Showcasing their blend of classic rock energy, metal aggression and punk rebellion for a groovy musical experience, “Raiders of the Dutch Rudder” draws from metal, glam and punk, for a sound that is both fresh and familiar with lyrics ranging from imaginative storytelling to personal reflections.
Heavy metal legends, SABATON, are excited to announce that over 650 cinemas spanning 25 territories are taking part in the global premiere of their explosive concert film, “Sabaton – The Tour To End All Tours”. Cinema tickets for this event are now on sale.
Additional venues and territories are expected to join the campaign soon, with the global premiere taking place on October 11, 2024, except for France, where it will be premiering on October 13, 2024.
So far, participating countries include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The “Sabaton – The Tour To End All Tours” concert film was recorded at the sold-out Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, where 16,000 fans gathered to watch the band during their 2023 European tour. This is a heavy metal journey like no other that gives the audience a front row seat to one of the most epic, explosive live shows to date, throwing them right into the heart of the action!
Join the band as they relive the triumphs and sheer adrenaline of their biggest tour ever, captured in stunning detail on the big screen. This is an opportunity to experience SABATON‘s live performances like never before!
Sabaton frontman, Joakim Brodén, comments: “The initial plan with this concert film was to bring an explosive Sabaton show right to our fans’ doorsteps! We’ve packed every ounce of our live energy into this experience, making it as close as you can get to a Sabaton show without actually being there in person. This isn’t just a film; it’s an immersive heavy metal experience and we can’t wait for our fans to see and feel the power of our music through the big screen like never before. Who knows, maybe we’ll pick up some new fans along the way!”
Meanwhile, SABATON band manager and bassist, Pär Sundström, says: “In 2023, we embarked on our biggest tour ever, and in Europe alone, we covered over 50,000 kilometres with a dedicated team of 170 amazing people, 9 buses, 12 trucks, and even a tank! “The Tour To End All Tours” was an unforgettable journey for each of us – unique, thrilling, and deeply eye-opening. We wanted to share this extraordinary experience with everyone, especially those who couldn’t attend our live shows for whatever reason.”
“Sabaton – The Tour To End All Tours” isn’t just a movie – it’s a testament to the power of music, the strength and unwavering dedication of the SABATON community. It’s a cinematic experience that will transcend borders, unite nations and celebrate the universal language of metal. Buckle up because it’s going to be one hell of a ride!
“Sabaton The Tour To End All Tours” will be shown in theatres in collaboration with All Things Live and Folkets Hus och Parker.
Virginia thrash titans ENFORCED are back with a vengeance, announcing their latest EP A Leap Into The Dark, set for release on October 25, 2024. The six-song EP features three brand-new ENFORCED tracks alongside three explosive B-sides, including the fan-favorite “Casket” and blistering covers of ENGLISH DOGS’ “The Chase Is On” and OBITUARY’s “Deadly Intentions.” The title track from the EP, “A Leap Into The Dark,” is available now, accompanied by an intense new music video available HERE.
The band’s frontman shares insight into the title track’s thematic depth: “A Leap Into The Dark” is fixated around a very vivid dream I had that I couldn’t forget or erase. Lyrically, it’s about taking a massive leap of faith into a chaotic unknown. It could lead to blessings or towards your downfall. It doesn’t matter; you’re at the moment where you need to make a decision. A Leap Into The Dark is the choice I’ve made. I am not afraid of the unknown.”
A Leap Into The Dark is produced and mixed by the renowned Arthur Rizk (BLOOD INCANTATION, POWER TRIP, KREATOR, CODE ORANGE), capturing ENFORCED’s unrelenting ferocity in its purest form. Building on the hardcore thrash foundation laid by their critically acclaimed albums War Remains (2023) and Kill-Grid (2021), the new EP serves as a harbinger of more to come.
A Leap Into The Dark is the sound of ENFORCED journeying into new levels of intensity and aggression. Fans can expect nothing less than a full-throttle aural assault as the band continues to carve their place in the pantheon of modern thrash.
A Leap Into The Dark Tracklist:
“Betting on the End”
“A Leap Into The Dark”
“Deafening Heartbeats”
“Casket” (2024 Remaster)
“Deadly Intentions” (OBITUARY Cover)
“The Chase is On” (ENGLISH DOGS Cover)
ENFORCED will be hitting the road this November for a massive European tour alongside GATECREEPER and 200 STAB WOUNDS. The tour will kick off in Dublin, IE on October 30, 2024, and will make stops across the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Belgium.
European Tour Dates:
10/30 Dublin, IE @ Whelan’s
10/31 Bristol City, UK @ The Fleece
11/01 London, UK @ O2 Academy Islington
11/02 Manchester, UK @ Damnation Fest
11/03 S-Hertogenbosch, NL @ Sepulfest
11/04 Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
11/05 Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
11/06 Milan, IT @ Legend Club
11/07 Vienna, AT @ Arena
11/08 Munich, DE @ Backstage
11/09 Essen, DE @ Turock
11/10 Hannover, DE @ Musikzentrum
11/11 Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
11/12 Oslo, NO @ John Dee
11/14 Tampere, FI @ Olympia
11/15 Helsinki, FI @ Aaniwalli
11/16 Oulu, FI @ Kantakrouvi
11/18 Stockholm, SE @ Kollektivet Livet
11/19 Gothenburg, SE @ Film Studios
11/20 Hamburg, DE @ Knust
11/21 Berlin, DE @ SO36
11/22 Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
11/23 Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann
11/24 Antwerp, BE @ Zappa
ENFORCED is:
Knox Colby (Vocals) Will Wagstaff (Guitars) Zach Monahan (Guitars) Ethan Gensurowsky (Bass) Alex Bishop (Drums)
For more information about ENFORCED and their upcoming projects, visit:
Swedish gothic metal maestros TRIBULATION is pleased to reveal that pre-orders are now live for their sixth studio album, ‘Sub Rosa in Æternum,’ is due on November 1, 2024 via Century Media Records, which follows up the band’s award-winning 2021 album, ‘Where the Gloom Becomes Sound.’ In celebration, the band is now unveiling the third single from the offering, “Hungry Waters,” which can be found along with a music video directed by Damon Zurawski at THIS LOCATION.
Tribulation’s “Hungry Waters” is a mesmerizing exploration of the depths of desire, the pull of oblivion, and the relentless hunger that drives humans forward. This song captures the haunting tension between yearning and surrender and the lyrics weave a dark and immersive narrative, and paint the powerful imagery of drifting through endless, treacherous seas.
Guitarist Adam Zaars comments, “‘Hungry Waters’ takes us yet further down this untrodden path we’ve entered and is something we’ve simply never done before. For me, it’s one of the highlights of the upcoming album with its mix of melancholy and fervour and its intricate musicality. Can you handle it? I think you can.”
On ‘Sub Rosa in Æternum,’ Tribulation conjure new beast: Part psychological horror of Italian cinema, part gaunt British goth, and part Art Deco opulence, ‘Sub Rosa In Æternum’ is a blazing torch upon a cloudy, skeleton sky. Pre-orders are now live HERE.
In addition, TRIBULATION will be supporting legendary progressive metal pioneers Opeth on their upcoming North America tour, which will kick off on October 11 in Milwaukee, WI and conclude on Halloween night in San Francisco, CA. this October 2024 with their last show on Halloween in San Francisco. The full itinerary can be found below while the tickets can be found HERE.
TRIBULATION North American Tour Dates (Supporting OPETH):
10/11: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave / Eagles Club 10/12: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater & Ballroom 10/14: Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre 10/15: Montréal, QC @ L’Olympia 10/16: Worcester, MA @ Palladium 10/18: Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/19: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 10/20: Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre 10/22: Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle 10/23: New Orleans, LA @ Fillmore New Orleans 10/24: Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin 10/25: Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre 10/27: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom 10/29: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 10/30: Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater 10/31: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Tribulation is known for their unique blend of gothic and death metal. Formed in 2005, the band consists of Johannes Andersson (Vocals/Bass), Adam Zaars (Guitar), Joseph Tholl (Guitar) and Oscar Leander (Drums). They have released several captivating albums during their career and are renowned for their theatrical live performances. ‘Sub Rosa in Æternum’ marks the first release of the band after their 2023 EP ‘Hamartia,’ which has achieved critical acclaim after Tribulation’s award-winning last studio album, ‘Where the Gloom Becomes Sound’ in 2021.
Lineup: Johannes Andersson (Vocals/Bass) Adam Zaars (Guitar) Joseph Tholl (Guitar) Oscar Leander (Drums)
Post-Metal outfit LAUDARE has delivered another intense taste of the band’s upcoming new full-length record, entitled “Requiem”, which will be out on October 11 via Moment of Collapse Records. Following the release of the first two singles “Dies Irae” and “Sanctus“, the band follows up today with the track “Lacrimosa”.
Listen to the song through your favorite streaming platform HERE
Hailing from Leipzig, Germany, LAUDARE is all about poetry – in words and composition. The quartet consisting of guitar, bass, drums and cello is cutting its own path, passing by Post and Progressive Rock, Metal, Folk and Neo-Classical Music, yet staying unsettled at last.
Featuring ten brand new tracks, on the band’s upcoming album the self classification as ‘violent poetry’ gets clearer with every song. Calm, melodic, spoken word passages as the poetry and harsh and hectic parts, that mark the violent counterpart.
“Requiem” by LAUDARE will be out on October 11 via Moment of Collapse Records and is available for pre-order at THIS LOCATION
The day has arrived! – NWOBHM living legends BLITZKRIEG have released their long-awaited new studio album, self-titled. After a handful of outstanding single tracks and a plethora of great reactions from the press, the record is finally out for all heavy metal fans to sink their teeth in. And, boy, they’re in for an EPIC trip with the ten tracks of the long-player.
Unrepentantly flying the flag for Classic British Metal since the release of their 1981 “Blitzkrieg/Buried Alive” demo, Blitzkrieg were a pivotal influence on countless heavy metal bands for decades to come: most notably, Metallica, who released a cover of the band’s eponymous track “Blitzkrieg” both on the “Garage Inc” compilation album, and as a B-side on their 1984 single “Creeping Death”.
“Blitzkrieg” is out now on CD, LP (black, green and red vinyl versions available, each limited to 200 copies) and digital, via Mighty Music. It can be ordered via this link.
“Blitzkrieg” tracklist:
1. You Won’t Take Me Alive 2. The Spider 3. Dragon’s Eye 4. If I Told You 5. Vertigo 6. Above The Law (Pull The Trigger Pt. 3) 7. I Am His Voice 8. The Night He Came Home (Halloween) 9. On Olympus High (instrumental) 10. Aphrodite’s Kiss
Formed in Leicester in late 1980 by lead vocalist Brian Ross (who remains at the helm of the band to this day), the band would take a four-year hiatus when Ross left to join NWOBHM legends Satan, recording their classic album “Court In The Act” (Roadrunner) and touring extensively, before reuniting with bassist Mick Moore to form Avenger.
1985 saw the release of Blitzkrieg’s long-awaited debut album “A Time Of Changes” on legendary British label Neat Records, which remains a cult classic to this day. Further success would follow with 1991’s “Ten Years Of Blitzkrieg” (Roadrunner) and a three-album deal in 1995 with Neat Records.
The band continued to champion Classic Metal throughout the turbulent 2000s, with albums like 2002’s “Absolute Power” (Hellion) and 2007’s “Theatre Of The Damned” (Armageddon), the latter of which was co-produced by Saxon frontman Biff Byford after Blitzkrieg opened for Saxon on their UK tour the year prior. All the while, the band remained a mainstay on the international festival circuit, with appearances at Wacken, Headbangers Open Air, Keep It True, Hard Rock Hell and countless others, along with regular tours in four continents.
Returning from a hiatus in the wake of their critically acclaimed releases “Back From Hell” and “Judge Not”, Blitzkrieg are as vital, powerful and ferocious as the day they were founded over 40 years ago. Long time members Alan Ross (son of Brian Ross) and powerhouse drummer Matt Graham are joined by bassist Liam Ferguson and virtuoso guitarist and producer Nick Jennison. Their new album “Blitzkrieg” is set for release in summer 2024 via Mighty Music, and if early previews are to be believed, is their best work since 1985.
Lineup: Brian Ross: lead vocals Nick Jennison: guitar, vocals Alan Ross: guitar, vocals Liam Ferguson: bass Matthew Graham: drums
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