Finnish metal band Autumn’s Grief releases a new single called Perfectly Flawed on August 14th 2024. The track is taken from their upcoming third album ‘Dead Among The Living’ which is set to be released on October 25th 2024 by Inverse Records.
Single cover painting by Kris Olson (krisolsonart.com). Edited by Mikko Virtanen
“Perfectly Flawed is a story about the effects of traumas encountered at a young age. It describes a sad continuum in which a person constantly strives to prove one’s worth without ever being enough.The single will be out via Inverse Records.” Tells the band’s vocalist Noora Virtanen
Dead Among The Living Track list:
The Absolution
Dead Among The Living
Perfectly Flawed
Pushing Up The Daisies
The Inquisition
Aberration of Light
The Skyclad Spell
A Light In a Void
The Failure
Alone
Composed & Written by Autumn’s Grief
Album cover painting by Kris Olson (krisolsonart.com). Edited by Mikko Virtanen
Autumn’s Grief takes the listener on a journey through the sorrowful and cinematic metal music landscape filled with beautiful piano melodies, dark and heavy guitars, robust bass and mournful vocals. Founded in 2021 and originated from Finland, Autumn’s Grief has released two full albums, The Dead Don’t Smile (2021) and Dead By The Dawn (2022). The third album, Dead Among The Living will be the ending album of the band’s Dead-trilogy. The band consists of guitarist Santtu Rosén (Dead End Finland), keyboardist Ville Skön (Willie Dangerr, Synthwave Willie) and vocalist Noora Virtanen (Tulio)
Line-up: Vocals – Noora Virtanen Guitar & Bass – Santtu Rosén Keyboards – Ville Skön Jarno Petterinen – Session drums
Canadian progressive rock titans, The Wring, are back to warp your reality with their highly anticipated new album, “Nemesis.” Set for a global invasion on September 27th, 2024 via Wormholedeath Records, “Nemesis” promises a genre-defying journey unlike any other.
“Nemesis” represents the band’s fourth studio effort, weaving together a tapestry of influences ranging from hard rock to jazz, metal, and echoes of both ’80s and ’70s rock. This genre-bending album promises an exhilarating sonic journey, appealing to a diverse audience with its eclectic mix of musical styles.
Tracklist
Badlands
The Nail
Blur
The Sword
Before I Disappear
Welshrats
Dark Passenger
Nemesis
Check out ‘Nemesis’ Album Teaser here:
A New Era of The Wring
Through 2023, the next iteration of the entity known as The Wring was in full creative mode. New songs, a new singer, and a new drummer… change is the only constant. Spectra introduced Don to the incredible talent of bassist Reggie Hache. Nemesis will also feature his vocal genius, delivering what “I believe to be the most cohesive and memorable set of songs to date.” stated Don. Kyle Brian Abbott performed all drums on this record. Kyle is a precise and articulate player who was the metronomic backdrop for often slippery and shifting time. An absolute powerhouse. Of course, Francis Perron returned for mixing duties. A Juno award-winning talent, Francis brings the songs to life. The music would not be the same without him.
“The Sword” Ignites the Flame
To celebrate the arrival of “Nemesis”, The Wring proudly unveils their new single, “The Sword”, now available on all digital platforms. This track is a testament to the band’s signature sound and a preview of the musical journey that “Nemesis” promises to deliver.
The Wring’s journey began in 2015 as Don Dewulf’s solo project. Over nine years and four albums later, the vision continues to push boundaries. Rooted in Northern Ontario, Canada, The Wring has morphed from a solo endeavor into a full-fledged hard rock band with a deep love for progressive exploration.
The band’s story is one of constant evolution. From their self-titled debut in 2017, which saw them sharing stages with legendary acts like Diamond Head and Anvil, to lineup changes that yielded the powerful single “48 oz.,” The Wring has consistently defied expectations. During the pandemic, Don launched the globally recognized “Project Cipher,” collaborating with drumming titan Thomas Lang, the renowned bass player Bryan Beller from Aristocrats/Joe Satriani, and acclaimed vocalist Marc Bonilla. This project paved the way for “SPECTRA,” released in December 2022, which featured contributions from a stellar cast of musicians and the masterful mixing talents of Francis Perron. With the unwavering support of industry veterans like Jon Asher and Erin Buell, Don is now laser-focused on unleashing the power of “Nemesis” upon the world.
Album Performers: Don Dewulf – Guitars & Keyboards Kyle Brian – Drums Reggie Hache – Bass & Vocals
Swiss avant-garde experimentalist band SCHAMMASCH has today announced their sixth studio effort, and second in their The Maldoror Chants series, The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean, set for release via Prosthetic Records on October 25. Alongside the album announcement, SCHAMMASCH has also shared lead single, They Have Found Their Master.
Commenting on the lead single, SCHAMMASCH share: “They Have Found Their Master is the looming of a tempest wave closing in, the destructive force of a monolithic wall of water, swallowing everything in its way to culminate in the melodic furiosity of classic 90s black metal towards the end, additionally embellished by Kathrine Shepard’s hauntingly beautiful vocal contribution.”
Originally conceived as a collection of shorter releases the idea behind The Maldoror Chants series has developed into a more elaborate shape and structure. This upcoming release will be the second in an ongoing series of works by SCHAMMASCH that draws from Les Chants de Maldoror – one of the 19th century’s most fascinating literary works which would later become part of the foundation of the surrealist movement. The first SCHAMMASCH release inspired by the book was 2017’s The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite. The poetic novel was written by Comte de Lautréamont (also known as Isidore Lucien Ducasse) and published in the late 1860s. His writings have proved influential to other writers, musicians and visual artists over the years – including the likes of Dalí and Magritte.
For The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean, SCHAMMASCH have specifically drawn inspiration from sections of the text that serve as a hymn to the splendour of the ocean as well as a provocative comparison between ocean and humanity, sardonically highlighting the latter’s inferiority. Finding a kinship to the evocative, melancholic sense of vastness, loneliness and societal aversion conjured up in the text, SCHAMMASCH’s chief songwriter, C.S.R embraced the book’s spirit and surreal lucidity during the persevering difficulties of the past years, resulting in personal growth and, yet again, a transformation of SCHAMMASCH’s artistic horizon. Old Ocean inherits an underlying sense of a longing; a longing to step outside of human society, to wash away the profanities and petty struggles – to dissolve into the unfathomable yet somewhat peaceful void of the sea, vanishing into the great unknown.
Sonically, the album charts the continued evolution in the sound of SCHAMMASCH; dark, gothy undertones rise often to the surface with sultry spoken word taking centre stage at various points. A pulsating, monolithic rhythm flows through the album with their atmospheric take on post-black metal providing a majestic backdrop – replete with a love for detail and the use of unusual elements like accordions, classical orchestration or industrial soundscapes – to explore existential thoughts on humanity and its ambivalent relationship to nature. Ethereal layers are delicately applied with the additional vocals of Kathrine Shepard (Sylvaine) on They Have Found Their Master and Image of the Infinite.
As has increasingly become the case, many of the album’s production duties were carried out by C.S.R himself, maintaining his introspective gaze on the work under creation. Additional engineering was handled by Michael Zech (The Ruins of Beverast, Secrets of the Moon), with further engineering, mixing and mastering courtesy of Markus Stock (Empyrium, The Vision Bleak). As with The Maldoror Chants: Hermaphrodite, the artwork for the release was created by Mexican surrealist Héctor Pineda, with the layout completed by C.S.R’s own Eye of Saros.
Whilst the music and lyrics that make up The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean unfurled over the past decade-plus before being committed to tape, the resulting album is a vital and fresh sounding addition to the SCHAMMASCH discography. It may just be their most coherent work to date; an opus rich in creativity, leaving much to discover.
The Maldoror Chants: Old Ocean tracklist: 1. Crystal Waves 2. A Somber Mystery 3. Your Waters Are Bitter 4. They Have Found Their Master 5. Image of the Infinite 6. I Hail You, Old Ocean
Upcoming SCHAMMASCH tour dates: September 14 – Cosmic Void Festival – London, UK September 21 – Bosphoros Open Air – Istanbul, Turkey September 27 – Werk21 – Zürich, Switzerland (Headline show) October 4 – Hard Rock Fest XIII – Avelgem, Belgium December 6 – De Mortem Et Diabolum – Berlin, Germany December 14 – Eindhoven Metal Meeting – Eindhoven, Netherlands
Cranked Up Records is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its label family: Paisty Jenny! Known for their high-energy, adrenaline-filled performances, Paisty Jenny is ready to take their career to the next level with this exciting new partnership.
Paisty Jenny, the hard-hitting rock band, is equally excited to share that they have officially inked a deal with Cranked Up Records. This collaboration marks a new chapter for the band as they prepare to release fresh music and visuals that fans won’t want to miss.
In September 2024, Paisty Jenny will be shooting their first music video under Cranked Up Records, with the highly anticipated release of their new single, “Jesus And Guns,” slated for October 2024. This project promises to deliver the raw energy and emotion that Paisty Jenny fans have come to expect.
Before the music video, Paisty Jenny will be capturing live video footage at the Bourbon Theatre on August 14, 2024. The band will be performing alongside rock heavyweights Black Stone Cherry and Nonpoint, ensuring an unforgettable night of rock and roll.
Paisty Jenny is no stranger to the stage, having shared the spotlight with renowned acts such as My Darkest Days, Buckcherry, Kid Rock, Like a Storm, Otherwise, Saving Abel, Cavo, Tesla, Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, and Drowning Pool. Their extensive experience also includes multiple career-defining performances with legends like Bret Michaels, Vince Neil, Jackyl, LA Guns, Firehouse, Slaughter, Lita Ford, and Skid Row.
In 2019, Paisty Jenny collaborated with multi-platinum producer Sylvia Massy (Tool, System of a Down, Sevendust) and Michael Beck (Jake E Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel) to reach new heights in their musical journey. The result was their acclaimed CD, 18 Days In Weed, recorded at Massy’s Loud Palace in Weed, California, and released on March 30, 2019.
The band’s first official radio release, “ANYTHING,” produced by Michael Beck, made a significant impact, debuting at #3 on the FMQB ACC for most station adds, second only to Nickelback, and climbing to #90 nationwide in total plays.
Their follow-up single, “CRIMINAL,” became the first from the Massy/Beck sessions to rise to #54 on the MEDIABASE Active Rock Indie Label Report. It also qualified for consideration in multiple categories at the 56th Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Rock Performance.
Paisty Jenny continued their momentum with subsequent singles, “LET IT GO” and “HIGH,” both reaching #137 on the BDS Mainstream Rock Indicator Chart, solidifying their presence in the rock music scene.
With the upcoming release of “Jesus And Guns,” and the support of Cranked Up Records, Paisty Jenny is poised to continue their ascent in the rock world. Stay tuned for more updates on their journey!
About Paisty Jenny: Paisty Jenny is a rock band known for their electrifying performances and powerful sound. With years of experience and a dedicated fanbase, Paisty Jenny continues to push the boundaries of rock music with each new release.
Swiss death metal act AMPUTATE has revealed details about their forthcoming, new studio album entitled “Abysmal Ascent”, that is slated for release on October 11, 2024 via Massacre Records! Coming as Jewel Case CD and Ltd. Vinyl LP, the pre-sale has just started at https://lnk.to/abysmalascent
A lyric video for their first single, the album title track, is now premiering below. The track features guest vocals of Barbara “Babs” Brawand (Caladmor), and according to the band, it’s “a song about the rise of unstoppable forces of evil upon this world, with nothing less than pure hate for all mankind, with biblical damnation proportions and apocalyptic total obliteration.“
The release of “Abysmal Ascent”, the band’s third full-length studio offering, is almost a statement for art itself. With this album, AMPUTATE went the contrary way of a lot of other bands. Their previous concept album dealt with the topic of A.I., but this time the songs are all individual and cover different, mostly dark topics.
The band created a raw and very true version of death metal. There is no A.I. used on the cover, the whole artwork is manmade from A to Z; the lyrics, the pictures and all songs of course. AMPUTATE recorded straight from their amps (no re-amping) and the vocals were recorded as direct and natural as possible, which the band is damn proud of.
“It sounds awesome, very true and not overproduced,“ says guitarist and vocalist Nuno Santos. “Pure honest death metal, the old school way. We just don’t like this artificially sounding plastic metal kind of thing, so we hope you like our little true death metal production!”
Album Tracklist:
I Am Genocide
Abysmal Ascent
Malevolent Manifestation
Cavernous Temple Of The Absurd
Hybrid Organism
Extractive Monolith
Sepulcro
Venomous Prophecies
Visceral Dominion
Perpetuum
AMPUTATE is: Tom Kuzmic – Lead Vocals, Guitar Nuno Santos – Guitar, Vocals RafaHell – Bass, Vocals Tobias Tell – Drums
DEFEATED SANITY have pushed the boundaries of extreme metal for 30 odd years. The band execute jazz-infused chaos with mind-bending precision, while also slamming together so many memorable breakdowns that they cracked the Billboard charts. Their upcoming seventh album still hits from every odd angle, but on Chronicles of Lunacy, these technical maniacs return to sheer brutality.
“The last few DS albums leaned heavily on the proggier side of our sound”, says the band’s drummer and founding member Lille Gruber. “We still like to experiment, but on our new album, we wanted to get back to the raw slamming that our fans love about Psalms of the Moribund or Chapters of Repugnance”.
The video for “The Odour of Sanctity” was created by Obscenery Films.
Just like the rivers of hell, “The Odour of Sanctity” comes pouring out the speakers in a never-ending stream of filth. Guttural vocals spew through a churning mix of chunky riffs, hiccuping drum fills and a cavernous low-end. “We wanted to keep some of the fidelity that’s associated with modern death metal”, the band says, “but Chronicles has more of the raw production style that stood out on Psalms and Chapters“.
To dig back into the brutal mindset that long-time fans have come to crave, in January 2024, Defeated Sanity returned to Thousand Cave Studios. The underground New York City hotspot was also the excavation site for TheSanguinary Impetus, which dumped a fresh layer of dirt on the more “polished” production of Passages Into Deformity. Except this time around, the band encouraged producer Colin Marston to really get his hands dirty.
“The Odour of Sanctity” stinks to high heaven. New guitarist Vaughn Stoffey shreds with such gross speed that even the old school heads will be spinning around like The Exorcist. Of course, the ungodly pace is still set by the whip of Lille Gruber. He opens the song as if puncturing a wound, hammering out blast beats that are as merciless as the nails of the cross.
“Lille’s drumming is just ridiculous”, says Jacob Schmidt, whose belching bass lines give “Odour” a oddball bounce. “He’s the face of the DS franchise. So even though Chronicles is more slamming and straightforward, the weird, hyper-technical experiments still found a way into the mix”.
Plenty of knuckle-dragging awaits within its stomach-turning twists, but Chronicles of Lunacy isn’t Defeated Sanity for dummies. Heck, the album’s concept is wrapped up in the many malicious ways that delusional thinking can rot the human psyche. “Each song deals with a different strain of mental corruption”, says Josh Welshman. “Odour” stinks of religious fanaticism. After a brutal showing on Sanguinary, Welshman returns with a vengeance. “A miracle defiled / Fraudulently wrought“, he summons with a demonic growl as the band open up the pit with a brutal breakdown.
“In true DS fashion, ‘Odour’ showcases the full range of our sound”, the band says. “It’s freaky but also unrelentingly brutal, which represents the crossroad that we ended up at on Chronicles of Lunacy. Even though the album can get pretty fucking weird, there’s still a emphasis on straight-up slamming”.
Tracklist 1. Amputationsdrang (2:30) 2. The Odour Of Sanctity (3:36) [WATCH] 3. Accelerating The Rot (3:22) 4. Temporal Disintegration (5:52) 5. Extrinsically Enraged (4:09) 6. A Patriarchy Perverse (4:16) 7. Condemned to Vascular Famine (6:00) 8. Heredity Violated (3:48) Total runtime: 33:35
DEFEATED SANITY is unequivocally one of the most unique, boundary-pushing and crucial bands in the history of extreme death metal. Their music is as technically coherent as it is mind-bending and memorable. Endlessly replay-able and full of discovery, their maze of riffs and musical passages is inspired by infamous classic bands in the extreme metal genre, while also heavily steeped in jazz and progressive classical elements.
The band consists of four members. They’re led by drummer Lille Gruber, who’s the son of deceased co-founding member Wolfgang Teske. Gruber is joined by bandmates Jacob Schmidt (bass), Josh Welshman (vocals) and Vaughn Stoffey (guitar).
As well as being the drummer of Defeated Sanity, Gruber is the multi- instrumental, songwriting mastermind behind the band’s deep and compelling catalogue of songs and compositions. He possesses a bag of tricks seen nowhere else in the genre, and a musical prowess which is on full display throughout their new album Chronicles of Lunacy.
“We love experimenting”, explains drummer and founding member Lille Gruber. “But we realized that some of our oldest fans might have gotten lost after our last couple of albums. With the new one, we wanted to focus more on neck-snapping brutality”.
Chronicles of Lunacy punches you right in the face. Press play and “Amputationsdrang” already has you pinned to the mat beneath its non-stop blasts. Get comfortable, too, because Defeated Sanity don’t let the album up for air until the very end of Track 4. But turns out, acting like knuckle-dragging cavemen isn’t so easy for a band that has a Mensa-level maestro like Gruber at the controls.
At the tender age of six, Lille Gruber picked up heavy guitar and drums. Inspired by killer American BDM bands like Disgorge, Monstrosity and Brodequin, the German wunderkind recorded the band’s first demo alongside his father, Wolfgang Teske. Since Wolfgang’s passing in 2008, Gruber has composed every foul note of Defeated Sanity. Whether he’s hammering his snare, pinging between cymbals or riding a colossal groove, The Chronicles of Lunacy flows like a never-ending stream of filth.
“Lille’s drumming is just ridiculous”, Jacob Schmidt says. Schmidt – who toured with Obscura behind Cosmogenesis – joined as the other half of Defeated Sanity’s chaotic rhythm section for the band’s beloved second album. His nimble, belching bass give the new album’s lead single “The Odour of Sanctity” a dizzying bounce. “He’s the face of the franchise, so we’re never going to abandon those head-scratching moments that set Defeated Sanity apart”.
Indeed, Chronicles of Lunacy isn’t Defeated Sanity for dummies. Heck, the lyrics are wrapped up in the twisted ways that delusions can rot the human psyche. This heady concept was made flesh by none other than Jon Zig. Drawn in painstaking detail by his wicked right hand, the album’s cover shows that the birth of some ideas look an awful lot like a gory and sex-crazed nativity scene.
“Each song on Chronicles deals with a different form of mental corruption”, Josh Welshman says”. “Odor” stinks of religious fanaticism. “A Patriarchy Perverse” cracks open the mind of co-ed killer Ed Kemper, while “Extrinsically Enraged” practically foams at the mouth with squealing hammer-ons. “That one’s more literal”, says Welshman with a hearty laugh. “It’s about contracting rabies”. If it weren’t for Disposal of the Dead / Dharmata, then Defeated Sanity would’ve chewed through as many vocalists as they have albums, but after a brutal showing on their last one, Welshman is back with more guttural vengeance. His growls ooze from the pit of his gut on “Temporal Disintegration”, stomped out like the innards of a cockroach by the gravity-defying slams.
While it still hits from every odd angle, Chronicles of Lunacy does draw a jagged red line back to Defeated Sanity’s brutal origins. After all, the band now share a label with their namesake. In true, DS fashion, the first song written for this album was “Heredity Violated”, a headbanging grand finale that never stops chugging. “This album isn’t as tough on the brain as the last two”, says new guitarist Vaughn Stoffey, whose chunky riffs whip “Accelerating the Rot” into the fastest song in the band’s canon. “It’s rawer and more straightforward, which gets back to what fans love about Psalms of the Moribund“.
To dig up the sheer brutality that long-time fans have come to crave, Defeated Sanity returned to Thousand Cave Studios. New York City’s most vile underground hotspot also served as the excavation site for the Billboard-charting The Sanguinary Impetus, which shoveled a fresh layer of dirt over the “polished” production of Passages into Deformity. But the band encouraged producer Colin Marston to get down and dirty with Chronicles of Lunacy. “We still wanted some of the high fidelity that you hear on modern death metal records”, Schmidt says, “but this album has the same crushing low-end as Psalms or Chapters of Repugnance“.
The band execute this two-headed approach to monstrous effect on “Condemned to Vascular Famine”. At just under six minutes, the song delivers the longest ass beating on Chronicles of Lunacy. At times, all four members sound like they’re climbing up the walls in separate asylums, but after slipping in a brief nod to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the band come slamming down into the album’s ugliest breakdown.
“That’s one of our favorites”, the band says. “It lands at a crossroad of the DS sound that we ended up with on Chronicles of Lunacy. Even though it gets pretty fucking weird at times, there’s still an emphasis on heavy, straight-up slamming”
None of their albums are ever going to follow a straight line, but on Chronicles of Lunacy, Defeated Sanity return to sheer brutality.
Lineup Josh Welshman – Vocals Vaughn Stoffey – Guitars Jacob Schmidt – Bass Lille Gruber – Drums
Guest musicians Danny Nelson and Paolo Paguntalan provide backup vocals on “Amputationsdrang” and “Accelerating the Rot”
Recording Studio Thousand Caves Studio in January 2024.
Production Recorded, mixed and mastered by Colin Marston. Produced by Colin Marston and Defeated Sanity.
Cover Art Artwork by Jon Zig Title lettering by Liz Schmidt Layout by Alex Eckman-Lawn
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