ADAMANTRA Release Third Single ‘Hypocrites’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment
Photographer: Raimo Dahl @ hopeaajavaloa.fi

“When normally it takes tens or even hundreds of different pictures to get that top one that would be used, we decided to go against the grain to get that perfect atmosphere. We took a single photo using 19th century wet plate photography technique. This way there was no need to decide upon which picture to use. It was a one shot. That’s it.”

Ever since the beginning of the millennium, Adamantra has been devoted to molding their prog metal with piety. Now in the fall they will be bringing out their third full-length album. A third single from the album, Hypocrites, is a story of witch hunts featuring a real string quartet for the first time in the band’s recording history.

“When you run away from narrow-mindedness. When you feel that what you are doing is never right or good. Things can be something completely different than what they seem. The world is not black and white. Or is it?”, bass player Jukka Hoffrén comments on the song’s theme.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/adamantra-hypocrites

LINE-UP:
Tuomas Nieminen – Vocals
Panu Kiskola – Guitars
Jukka Hoffrén – Bass Guitar (Amberian Dawn & Coventhrall)
Chrism – Keyboards (James LaBrie & Simulacrum)
Mikko Sepponen – Drums

STRING QUARTET:
Mervi Myllyoja: Violin
Manna Lahti: Violin
Maarit Holkko Viola
Iida Sinivalo: Cello

Cover art:
Cover layout by Jan “Örkki” Yrlund
Original photo by Susanna Kallinen

This single and upcoming album are released through Inverse Records.

http://www.facebook.com/Adamantra
http://www.instagram.com/adamantra_band
http://www.youtube.com/@adamantramusic
https://artist.sptfy.com/adamantra

HERIOT Release New Single + Video ‘At the Fortress Gate’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment
Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/heriotmetal

The UK’s most exciting new heavy band, HERIOT, have unveiled their new single, At the Fortress Gate, their second glimpse of their long-awaited debut album. Devoured by the Mouth of Hell will be released 27th September.

Pre-order the new album here: https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHellNe

The single was recorded with Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects) and GRAMMY award-winning Will Putney (END, Fit For An Autopsy, Better Lovers); and the video was directed by the band’s long-time collaborator Harry Steel and filmed at HERIOT’s performances this summer at Hellfest, Jera on Air, Download Festival, Resurrection, Rock Am Ring and Rock im Park.

The band comment: “At the Fortress Gate blends elements from both our early and newer influences. It’s been one of our favourite unreleased tracks to perform live over this festival season, and we can’t wait to add it in the set for the Fit For An Autopsy tour later this year!”

KANONENFIEBER Release New Single + Video ‘Der Maulwurf’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Blackened Death metallers Kanonenfieber have released a new single and video for Der Maulwurf (The Mole), taken from their upcoming anti-war album, Die Urkatastrophe.

Pre-order the new album here: https://kanonenfieber.lnk.to/DieUrkatastropheNe

KANONENFIEBER explains about the back story of Der Maulwurf:
“Underground mine warfare also began in the fall/winter of 1914 with the start of the trench warfare. The pioneers employed to build the mine shafts worked 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Apart from the miserable oxygen supply, the so-called ‘moles’ had to contend with water ingress and burial. The low tunnels made it impossible to work standing up, which is why the miners soon complained of back problems, open knees and hands and trench foot disease. Miners who worked for long periods of time often suffered from mental illnesses and panic attacks as a result of their work.”

SIGNS OF THE SWARM Drop Live Version of Fan Favorite ‘Amongst The Low & Empty’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Ahead of their headliner “Decade of the Swarm Tour”, Pittsburgh, PA Deathcore unit, Signs of the Swarm, have dropped a live version of their most popular song, Amongst the Low & Empty, from Whitechapel’s 2023 Christmas show. The audio from the board was mixed+mastered by producer Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Varials).

Stream the live single here: https://SignsOfTheSwarm.lnk.to/AmongstTheLowAndEmpty-LiveInKnoxville-2023Ne

 “We wanted to capture the energy of Amongst the Low & Empty from the stage and bring it to your headphones,” explains drummer Bobby Crow. “The song has really taken on a life of its own on the road—serving as our new de facto opener and jolting the crowd with its immediate energy—all thanks to the fans. Special thanks to Whitechapel and the amazing crowd in Knoxville, TN for being part of this. And, yes, we’ll be opening with it on both the ‘Decade of the Swarm’ North American Tour and ‘Faces of Death’ European Tour.”

FEVER 333 Announce New Album “Darker White” + Release New Single ‘No Hostages’

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Photo Credit: Djay Brawner

FEVER 333 have officially announced details surrounding their eagerly awaited new album DARKER WHITE out October 4th. The band have also released a new single called NO HOSTAGES. Watch the video below.

Pre-order the new album here: https://fever333band.lnk.to/DARKERWHITENe

Consisting of fourteen tracks, “DARKER WHITE is the intersection we will all find ourselves in at some point in our lives,” says front man Jason Aalon on the theme of the new album. “It is the struggle we will inevitably face when identifying our metric for good or bad. Wrong or right. Dark and light. All based on our environment, social construction and cultural/psychological conditioning. It is the eagle-eyed observation of said intersection and the removing the shame after realizing we all experience it and it is up to us to find use of this taboo so it can be offered to the world as a beautiful story, piece of wisdom or a perspective that ironically changes your life for the better. DARKER WHITE is a sonic and social experience.”

DARK TRANQUILLITY’s Highly-Anticipated Album “Endtime Signals” Out Now

Posted by metalshockfinland on August 22, 2024
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: . Leave a comment

Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/dtofficial

Gothenburg’s iconic melodic death metal pioneers, Dark Tranquillity, have released their 13th studio album, Endtime Signals.

The band celebrated the release of Endtime Signals  in style: With a performance on Summer Breeze Open Air’s main stage at midnight, Dark Tranquillity ringed in their new musical chapter live on stage with thousands of fans singing along to the new Endtime Signals singles.

Order the album here: https://DarkTranquillity.lnk.to/EndtimeSignalsNe

Endtime Signals was released to much critical acclaim and was rewarded as “Album of The Month” (08/2024) by Metal Hammer’s “Soundcheck”.

In the meantime, the fans at home were treated to a new video for Wayward Eyes, which was directed by Patric Ullaeus.