San Rock Festival 2024 Returns to San Gregorio Matese (CE) – Italy

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On August 10, 2024, the beautiful municipal villa of San Gregorio Matese (Villa Luisa) will host the second edition of the San Rock Festival, the music event that is conquering Campania!

Born on September 1, 2022 from the idea of a young rock music enthusiast, the San Rock Festival has grown rapidly thanks to the commitment of a group of young people determined to bring the best rock music to the heart of Matese. After the success of the first edition, which attracted more than 200 people on August 12, 2023, the festival returns with an even richer and more engaging program.

Some of the best emerging bands of the Italian rock scene will take turns on stage: Hanabi, Hangarvain, Furius Jane, Walnut Tree, Tir, Enloveski and Usurper. A mix of styles and sounds that will make this evening dedicated to music and sharing unique.

The organization of the San Rock Festival, which is about to officially become the San Rock Cultural Association, is led by: Silvio Montone, Iuliano Antonio, Ferritto Miriana and Iameo Debora

The founding members, Danilo Montone, Zappulo Gianluca, Langellotti Simona and Ferritto Guido, along with the other members of the association, are working enthusiastically to ensure that this second edition will be even more extraordinary than the first.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience an unforgettable evening of rock music, passion, and the beauty of the Campanian nature. We look forward to seeing you in great numbers at the San Rock Festival 2024!

More information at https://www.facebook.com/Sanrock.festiv4l

ASHES TO OMENS Release New Single + Official Music Video ‘My Favorite Sin’

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Athens-based hard rock band Ashes to Omens proudly announces the release of their new single, “My Favorite Sin,” accompanied by a captivating music video. This highly anticipated release marks another significant milestone for the band.

“My Favorite Sin” was expertly engineered, mixed, and mastered by Michael Guevarez, ensuring a top-tier auditory experience for listeners. The music video was directed by James Murray and produced and filmed by Halo Union Productions. Grant Butler skillfully edited the video, which was shot on location in Decatur, GA, and Colbert, GA.

“‘My Favorite Sin’ is a song about struggling to find your way in a relationship that you know is toxic but you just can’t let go because of how it makes you feel,” explains James Branton, the band’s vocalist. The song’s powerful lyrics and intense instrumentals capture the emotional complexity of holding onto a relationship that’s both harmful and irresistible.

Ashes to Omens continues to push the boundaries of the hard rock genre, and “My Favorite Sin” is a testament to their evolving artistry and dedication to their craft.

STREAM “My Favorite Sin” at https://linktr.ee/ashestoomens

Based in Athens, Georgia, Ashes To Omens seamlessly blend Hard Rock, Alternative Rock and Post-Grunge styles into something powerful and unique. With the help of producer Michael Guevarez, Ashes To Omens is set to take 2024 by storm with the release of three new singles. Fans can expect nothing less than a further evolution of the sound they have come to know and love.

Beyond the music, the band’s story is one of triumph over hardship, overcoming challenges and staying true to a vision.

Following the band’s momentous start behind their 2017 single “The Screws,” lead singer James Branton, with the support of his brothers in music, triumphed over a battle with thyroid cancer. With renewed purpose and strength, Ashes To Omens hit the pavement, releasing critically acclaimed singles including “The Conflict Within,” “War Cry,” and their 2021 album Black Boxes (produced by Matt Washburn at LedBelly Sound Studios.) Along with touring the East Coast, these releases gained attention for the band in several publications, radio airplay, and a loyal and rabid fanbase.

Following a short break in 2022, Ashes To Omens, with its re-invigorated line-up, is set to give the world new music and a new show behind it in 2024. The latest singles further show the band’s growing maturity and evolution in their craft, sure to draw new fans while keeping the faithful coming back for more.

Ashes To Omens are:
James Branton – Vocals
Christopher Blake – Bass
Casey Lee – Drums
Trip Cooper – Guitar
Nathan Grant – Guitar

For More Information Please Visit: Official Website – Facebook – Instagram – YouTube

VOMIT FORTH to Release New Album “Terrified Of God”, on October 11th

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Northeast based agents of terror Vomit Forth are driven to create the most visceral death metal the world has ever experienced. The band has just announced their new album, Terrified Of God, set for release October 11th. To celebrate, the band have dropped a new single, Rotting Wool.

Stream the new single here: https://VomitForth.lnk.to/TerrifiedOfGodNe

In the deep winter of early 2024, the band headed into a cabin in the woods with Randy Lebouf (The Acacia Strain, Jesus Piece), who recorded, mixed, mastered and produced the album. Vomit Forth had an unabashed goal to make “the most unsettling, brutal and scary death metal record of all time” and across the album’s twelve tracks, they surpass it.

On the album’s themes, vocalist Kane shares:
“The biggest thing I want to get across with this record and that humanity doesn’t know everything.  We are flawed, and in a lot of ways disgusting.  We act like we aren’t afraid of what happens after we die.  I know most people like to think nothing happens and we just conduct heat.  That there’s no consequence other than how we effect other people during our time here, but I know there’s a hint of fear in the back of everyone’s mind.  Everyone feels it.  Not a single person on this earth lives without being ‘Terrified of God’ at one point or another in their life.”

Pre-order Terrified Of God now!

BLOOD INCANTATION Announce New Album “Absolute Elsewhere”, Out October 4th

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The new Blood Incantation album, Absolute Elsewhere , is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. Yes, that’s an audacious, possibly hyperbolic claim, but few can claim a sonic watershed as readily as this Denver, Colorado quartet. Hovering at nearly 45 minutes, their longest full length recording yet, the album’s two sprawling movements – The Stargate and The Message – are as confounding as they are engaging, exponentially expanding upon the formulas laid down by their scene-shattering debut Starspawn (2016) and landmark followup Hidden History of the Human Race (2019).

Stream the latest single here: https://BloodIncantation.lnk.to/LuminescentBridgeNe

As Blood Incantation’s Paul Riedl tells,  “‘Absolute Elsewhere’ is our most potent audial extract/musical trip yet; like the soundtrack to a Herzog-style Sci-Fi epic about the history of/battle for human consciousness itself, via a 70s Prog album played by a 90s Death Metal band from the future.” 

For inspiration, the group looked to the mid-70’s progressive rock collective, Absolute Elsewhere (best known as a celestial stopover for King Crimson drummer, Bill Bruford) as the album’s namesake. For the uninitiated, Absolute Elsewhere’s obscure 1976 album, In Search of Ancient Gods , was constructed as a musical accompaniment to the works of Chariots of the Gods author, Erich Von Daniken, and his theories of non-terrestrial humanoid prompts towards mankind’s evolution. The subject matter of which should serve as no surprise to anyone familiar with Blood Incantation’s cosmically philosophical leanings.

But make no mistake, the four musicians working under the Blood Incantation banner for the past decade – guitarist and vocalist Paul Riedl, drummer Isaac Faulk, guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky and bassist Jeff Barrett – have successfully left the microgravity of genre behind and are re-writing the Rosetta Stone of extreme music with a new language entirely. Demonstrations like their 2022 all-synth show or 2024’s Roadburn Festival headlining appearance where they played back-to-back death metal and ambient made it clear: Blood Incantation have honed their abilities to go boldly where few bands have gone before, and reveal no signs of slowing down.

KANONENFIEBER Release New Single + Video ‘Panzerhenker’

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“Nur der Tod gewinnt im Krieg”
[“Only death succeeds in war”]
–Kanonenfieber

On September 20th, blackened death metal outfit Kanonenfieber will release their sophomore album, Die Urkatastrophe. Panzerhenker is the latest single from the upcoming anti-war album. Pre-order Die Urkatastrophe now!

Stream the new single here: https://Kanonenfieber.lnk.to/DieUrkatastropheNe

Kanonenfieber explains about the back story of Panzerhenker: “The Battle of Cambrai took place from November 20 to 30, 1917 and marked the first offensive in which tanks played a decisive role in the attack strategy. The British carried out the attack with the support of battle and auxiliary tanks as well as an intensive barrage. The offensive was halted by German counterattacks. With the help of anti-tank field guns the Germans managed to take out a large number of the British tanks. J. Krüger, who was known as the ‘Panzerhenker’ (Tankslayer / Tank Executioner), played an important role in this. Even when his battery was wiped out, Krüger remained as the last survivor at a field gun and destroyed up to 16 of the approaching tanks. When enemy assault troops penetrated his positions, he attacked with a pistol and was eventually wounded and captured.”

SWALLOW THE SUN Unleash Pure And Intense Single ‘Innocence Was Long Forgotten’

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Finnish Death Doom Masters, Swallow The Sun release new single, Innocence Was Long Forgotten, a majestic new song where broken sapphires shine from fallen eyes, reminding us of Eden we left behind.

Produced and mixed by Dan Lancaster (Bring Me the Horizon, Muse, Enter Shikari, etc.), mastered by Tony Lindgren (Fascination Street Studios) and recorded by Juho Räihä at SoundSpiral Audio.

Stream the new single here: https://SwallowTheSun.lnk.to/InnocenceWasLongForgotten-SingleNe

Swallow The Sun comments on the new single: “All the new Swallow The Sun music felt like an ice dagger through a sleeping heart. So we wanted to work with a powerful producer, Dan Lancaster, to push this dagger even deeper into this heart of ours.”

More than two decades of despair, beauty, and heartache have not only shaped but fueled Finnish melancholy torchbearers, the chart-topping and two-time Finnish Grammy nominated Swallow The Sun. Formed in Jyväskylä in 2000, the quintet has enjoyed numerous fan-lauded music videos (10+ million YouTube views) and streaming dominance (50+ million Spotify plays), while also embarking on a four-continent, 900-show run over the course of their 20-year career.

Their new music, however, is the group’s first step on the new path to the unknown.