Volcano Records & Promotion is thrilled to announce the release of the new single by MON AME, titled “Solo d’essenza”. This track marks a return to the band’s most intimate and true roots, exploring profound and personal themes through their unique and captivating style.
«”Solo d’essenza” deals with the most intimate and true part of us, our soul, our vital energy, the divine part that is in each of us, our essence. At a time when materialism and appearance have taken precedence over our “emotional being”», Mon Ame wants to go against the tide, setting to music the most beautiful, neglected, and immortal part of every living being: its essence.
Mon Âme was formed in 2020 during the global pandemic, an event that inspired the band’s name. Initially composed of Fabio D’Elia (guitar and vocals) and Francesco Albanese (drums), the band stands out for its British and dark sound, where noise and melody intertwine in an unbreakable embrace. The hermetic and introspective lyrics complete a musical picture that the band likes to call “rock literature”.
American death metal icons NILE recently announced their highly-anticipated 10th album, The Underworld Awaits Us All, out August 23 via Napalm Records, and the first reviews are in! The album’s breakneck first single, “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes”, arrived to much acclaim from long time fans, and was instantly dubbed by Consequence as “kinetic, technically dense brutality”, while MetalSucks hailed it as “face disfiguring death metal from start to finish”.
The album’s second single and most succinct standout, “To Strike with Secret Fang”, pushes that unrelenting prowess to the next level. Out today via a new lyric video and streaming on all major platforms, the track blends low-end punishment with blackened death metal inspiration, rhythmic vocal mastery and brutal conviction. Listen below!
Alongside the single, NILE have also announced their upcoming 2025 USA co-headline tour with death metal greats Six Feet Under. The tour begins January 7, 2025 in Nashville, TN and will feature support from Psycroptic and Embryonic Autopsy. Tickets for this unmissable onslaught go on sale this Friday, July 12 at 10:00AM EDT! Pre-show meet and greets will also be available for both headliners. Visit https://nile-official.com/ for tickets and more information, and see below for all tour dates.
NILE’s Karl Sanders comments on the new track and tour announcement: “‘To Strike with Secret Fang’ is a straight-to-the-point, uptempo blasting venomous assassin’s blade of a metal song. It’s the shortest track off the new record, The Underworld Awaits us All, which of course in Nile fashion has several long form complex metal compositions. But ‘Fang’ instantly goes right for the throat and will no doubt be a burner for live Nile shows.
“Speaking of, Nile is very pleased for the opportunity to once again share the stage with the guys in Six Feet Under and Psycroptic. We are also primed and ready to play some of the killer songs from the new Nile album for metal fans, as well as classic Nile tracks that have become live favorites over the years. We have no doubt that metal will take place!”
NILE & Six Feet Under 2025 USA Co-Headliner “Revenge of the Underworld Tour” w/ Psycroptic & Embryonic Autopsy
01/07/25: Nashville, TN @ Basement East 01/08/25: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade 01/10/25: Orlando, FL @ The Abbey 01/11/25: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room 01/12/25: Tampa, FL @ Orpheum 01/13/25: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm 01/14/25: Greenville, SC @ Radio Room 01/15/25: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 01/17/25: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom 01/18/25: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Underground 01/19/25: Albany, NY @ Empire Live 01/20/25: Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedrafts 01/21/25: Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground 01/23/25: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theater 01/24/25: Columbus, OH @ The King Of Clubs 01/25/25: Flint, MI @ Machine Shop 01/26/25: Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation 01/27/25: Joliet, IL @ The Forge 01/29/25: St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag 01/30/25: Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts 01/31/25: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s 02/01/25: Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 02/02/25: Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater 02/04/25: Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater 02/06/25: Las Vegas, CA @ Sinwave 02/07/25: Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory 02/08/25: Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Roseville 02/10/25: Portland, OR @ Bossanova Ballroom 02/11/25: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 02/13/25: Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone 02/14/25: Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst 02/15/25: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720 02/17/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater 02/18/25: Farmington, NM @ Lauter Haus 02/20/25: Dallas, TX @ Haltom Theater 02/21/25: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live 02/22/25: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Additional NILE Tour Dates:
NILE Underworld Europe Tour 2024: September 3, 2024 – Essen, GER @ Turock September 4, 2024 – Amstelveen, HOL @ P60 September 5, 2024 – Bristol, UK @ The Fleece September 6, 2024 – Glasgow, UK @ Slay September 7, 2024 – Dublin, IRE @ Opium September 8, 2024 – Belfast, N.IRE @ Limelight2 September 10, 2024 – Manchester, UK @ Rebellion September 11, 2024 – London, UK @ Underworld September 12, 2024 – Drachten, HOL @ Iduna September 13, 2024 – Uden, HOL @ De Pul September 14, 2024 – Brugge, BEL @ Het Entrepot September 15, 2024 – Mannheim, GER @ MS Connexion Complex September 17, 2024 – Barcelona, SP @ Salamandra September 18, 2024 – Valencia, SP @ Almassera September 19, 2024 – Sevilla, SP @ Custom September 20, 2024 – Lisbon, POR @ RCA September 21, 2024 – Porto, POR @ Hard Club September 22, 2024 – Madrid, SP @ Mon September 24, 2024 – Moncalieri (TI), ITA @ Audiodrome September 25, 2024 – Rome, ITA @ Largo September 26, 2024 – Modena, ITA @ Notte Tempio September 27, 2024 – Aarau, CH @ KiFF September 28, 2024 – San Dona’ Di Piave, ITA @ Revolver September 29, 2024 – Munich, GER @ Backstage
NILE Japan Tour 2024: October 8, 2024 – Tokyo @ Space Odd October 9, 2024 – Tokyo @ Space Odd October 10, 2024 – Osaka @ Varon
NILE in Bangkok: October 12, 2024 – Bangkok, TH @ Mr. Fox Live House
NILE Australia & New Zealand Tour 2024: October 15, 2024 – Perth, AU @ Milk Bar / Civic Hotel October 16, 2024 – Adelaide, AU @ The Gov October 17, 2024 – Brisbane, AU @ The Brightside October 18, 2024 – Melbourne, AU @ Max Watts October 19, 2024 – Hobart, AU @ Uni Bar October 20, 2024 – Sydney, AU @ Crowbar October 22, 2024 – Auckland, NZ @ Whammy
NILE Festivals: May 22-25, 2025 – Baltimore, MD, USA @ Maryland Deathfest XX
Boasting airtight technicality and unrelenting brutality, the new album pushes each member of NILE – founding mastermind/guitarist Karl Sanders, longtime drum master George Kollias, vocalist/guitarists Brian Kingsland and Zach Jeter, and bassist Dan Vadim Von – to their furthest extremes both in artistry and performance. Once again produced and recorded at Sanders’ own Serpent Headed Studios in Greenville, South Carolina, the band returned to Vile Nilotic Rites engineer Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Whitechapel) for mixing and mastering.
Facing the planet’s inevitable end with their diehard fans at their side, NILE waste absolutely no time with histrionics on The Underworld Awaits Us All, distilling their trademark Egyptology driven tempest down to its most streamlined essence. Charging into battle as its namesake depicts, “Stelae of Vultures” makes an immediate impact with dissonant guitar chords and supernatural drumming, teasing the auditory evisceration to come. Topped by impressive screams and gutturals, the track leads into “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes”, citing the Egyptian Book of the Dead’s 181st chapter. The album’s most succinct track, “To Strike with Secret Fang”, blends low-end punishment with blackened death metal inspiration, before album standouts such as “Naqada II Enter the Golden Age” and “Overlords of the Black Earth” breathe new life with thrash and fusion experimentation, as well as real human choirs – adding a raw element to the NILE fold.Each track soars as a technical tour-de-force – featuring career-defining extreme drumming from Kollias, as well as razor-sharp soloing from all three active guitarists and palpable bass exploration. A perfect example of this equation is pinnacle burner “Under the Curse of the One God”, combining sinister atmospherics with breakneck pacing and whirlwind, vicious riff acrobatics.
Throughout the remainder of its 11 pummeling tracks and intricate interludes, NILE masters full-tilt speed and ferocious musicality. 30 years into their heavy reign, The Underworld Awaits Us All proves that NILE is marching onward and undoubtedly upward, bleeding metal for their fandom for as long as the sands of time will allow.
The Underworld Awaits Us All’s mind-bending art was once again envisioned and created by Michał ‘Xaay’ Loranc, with reference to the cycle of life and judgment at its end.
The Underworld Awaits Us All track listing: 1. Stelae of Vultures 2. Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes 3. To Strike with Secret Fang 4. Naqada II Enter the Golden Age 5. The Pentagrammathion of Nephren-Ka 6. Overlords of the Black Earth 7. Under the Curse of the One God 9. Doctrine of Last Things 10. True Gods of the Desert 11. The Underworld Awaits us All 12. Lament for the Destruction of Time
NILE is: Karl Sanders – Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards George Kollias – Drums Brian Kingsland – Guitar, Vocals Zach Jeter – Guitar, Vocals Dan Vadim Von – Bass
Following the explosive acclaim and surprise release of their first new single in five years, “Burden”, Grammy nominated metal legends AS I LAY DYING return with another brand-new single. Coinciding with today’s kick off of their USA headline tour in northern California, the new single, “The Cave We Fear To Enter”, is available to stream now via Napalm Records and impacts with a new music video directed by Tom Flynn.
The lyrical concept behind “The Cave We Fear To Enter” began with an idea from bass player/vocalist Ryan Neff, inspiring vocalist Tim Lambesis to develop the lyrical message further.The balladic track begins pensively before charging into an emotive melodic metalcore opus. Like “Burden”, the new track was co-produced by guitarist Phil Sgrosso and Hiram Hernandez, mixed by Aaron Chaparian and mastered by Ted Jensen.
Frontman Tim Lambesis offers about the lyrical process behind “The Cave We Fear To Enter”: “This is the first time I’ve written lyrics based on an idea started by someone else in the band. Sometimes, when we try out different melodies, we’ll temporarily use words that just happen to fit as a placeholder. But on this song, Ryan chose words that he felt represented what he had been processing leading up to the demo. It felt right for me to leave that therapeutic expression in place. So, when I took over, the imagery of a cave where you face your fears came to mind. While I only know a little of Joseph Campbell’s work, the imagery brought to mind a quote of his that I remembered and used for inspiration as well.”
Guitarist Phil Sgrosso chimes in on the development of the song musically and working with video director Tom Flynn again: “‘The Cave We Fear To Enter’ may be one of our most adventurous songs to date. We broke out of a lot of old habits and formulaic moves to create something that touches on a lot of emotional elements we haven’t explored so deeply before. From its inception, it was instantly a favorite for all of us.
We really enjoyed collaborating with Tom Flynn on the video to combine the storylines between ‘Burden’ and ‘The Cave We Fear to Enter’, continuing the journey of the character through new environments and circumstances. It was a lot of fun to take new creative risks to tell this story visually alongside the somber and uplifting nature of the song.”
AS I LAY DYING kicks off their massive USA tour with support from Chelsea Grin and Entheos today! Later, European fans can catch the band on their “Through Storms Ahead Tour” tour, beginning November 15 in Würzburg, Germany. For tickets and more information on all shows, visit https://asilaydying.com/.
USA SUMMER 2024 AS I LAY DYING w/ Chelsea Grin, Entheos
07/09/24: Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst 07/10/24: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades 07/12/24: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater 07/13/24: Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theatre 07/14/24: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 07/15/24: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex 07/16/24: Denver, CO @ Summit 07/17/24: Kansas City, MO @ The Truman 07/19/24: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection 07/20/24: Mansfield, OH @ INKcarceration 07/21/24: Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues 07/23/24: Albany, NY @ Empire Live 07/24/24: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza 07/25/24: Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of The Livings Arts 07/26/24: Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore 07/27/24: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 07/29/24: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore 07/30/24: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 07/31/24: St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing 08/02/24: Houston, TX @ House Of Blues 08/03/24: Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum 08/04/24: San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center 08/06/24: Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater 08/07/24: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 08/08/24: Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 08/09/24: San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park 08/10/24: San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
USA Festival Date: 09/22/24: Worcester, MA @ New England Hardcore & Metal Fest
THROUGH STORMS AHEAD EUROPE 2024 AS I LAY DYING w/ Caliban, Decapitated, Left to Suffer
11/15/24: Würzburg, Germany @ Posthalle 11/16/24: Prague, Czech Republic @ Sasazu 11/18/24: Gothenburg, Sweden @ Film Studios 11/19/24: Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller 11/21/24: Helsinki, Finland @ Kulttuuritalo 11/23/24: Stockholm, Sweden @ Fållan 11/24/24: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio 11/25/24: Berlin, Germany @ Uber Eats Music Halle 11/26/24: Warsaw, Poland @ Progresja 11/27/24: Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra 11/28/24: Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer 11/29/24: Munich, Germany @ Zenith 11/30/24: Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz 12/01/24: Rome, Italy @ Orion 12/03/24: Zürich, Switzerland @ Xtra 12/04/24: Lyon, France @ Transbordeur 12/05/24: Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 12/06/24: Madrid, Spain @ Riviera 12/08/24: Paris, France @ Trianon 12/09/24: Saarbrücken, Germany @ E-Werk 12/10/24: Brussels, Belgium @ AB 12/11/24: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg 12/13/24: Hamburg, Germany @ Inselpark Arena 12/14/24: Leipzig, Germany @ Haus Auensee 12/15/24: Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle
(Caliban & Decapitated to rotate depending on market)
AS I LAY DYING: Tim Lambesis – vocals Phil Sgrosso – guitar Ryan Neff – bass/vocals Ken Susi – guitar Nick Pierce – drums
Only a month now until metalheads will return to Derbyshire’s Catton Park in the UK, where BLOODSTOCK welcomes headbangers from all over the world along with 120 bands to another unforgettable 4 day festival experience from August 8 – 11, 2024. Fans can look forward to headliners like Amon Amarth, Architects, and Opeth and see Hatebreed, Korpiklaani, Malevolence, Satyricon, Deicide, Whitechapel, Enslaved, and many more on stage or enjoy fairground rides, Viking battles, a gaming arena, heavy metal art gallery, signing tent, or drinks on the festival grounds.
Photo credit: Tina Korhonen
But there’s one more reason 2024 will be a very special year at Bloodstock: By arrangement with Official Motörhead management, Bloodstock has announced that the legendary, late, great Lemmy Kilmister will be permanently memorialised at the heavy metal festival. Some of Lemmy’s ashes will be housed at BLOODSTOCK – one of only a few places globally – in a unique urn, with the festival commissioning a Bust of Lemmy to incorporate the ashes. Fans will be able to view the installation and pay tribute to Lemmy and his legacy in the Rock And Metal Museum on site. Once the festival is over, the Bust of Lemmy will move to Nottingham’s ROCK CITY where fans will have access to the ashes; they will return each and every year to their primary home on the hallowed turf of BLOODSTOCK at Catton Park. The ceremony takes place officially on Friday the 9th of August at BLOODSTOCK. The memorial will be part of a bigger picture theme for the festival this year to commemorate this special news and celebrate the remarkable legacy of Lemmy and Motörhead. In a way, the ghost of Lemmy Kilmister will watch over the fans at BLOODSTOCK – this year and forever!
– The RAM Gallery on site will be extended this year to accommodate an expanded Motörhead theme, including a full wall of Motörhead artwork, as well as archive memorabilia, plus you can relive a moment in time by visiting a recreation of Lemmy’s touring dressing room.
– On site this year, BLOODSTOCKers will see the Motörhead Bomber in the arena, witness various bands paying tribute to Motörhead by incorporating Motörhead tracks into their live sets, and the opening and closing of the festival will be marked with a sounding of the famous Motörhead Air Raid Siren.
– BLOODSTOCK will also welcome Motörhead’s Phil Campbell to the festival this year and are thrilled to have his participation in these special celebrations.
Even more Motörhead themed activations are still in the works, so stay tuned as this exciting development continues coming together!
Motörhead’s manager Todd Singerman comments: “BLOODSTOCK has always been a special place for Motörhead and for Lemmy. The people and the energy matched Lemmy’s values perfectly. Alan and Vicky were also great friends, and basically family of Lemmy, as he was the reason that they originally got together. This is definitely a fitting honor in the continuing series of enshrinements of Lemmy’s ashes in his most loved places.” Bloodstock’s Vicky Hungerford adds: “We were humbled and honoured to be approached by Motörhead management to have Lemmy’s ashes at BLOODSTOCK. Lemmy holds a very special place in everybody’s heart, but to myself and my husband he was the reason we met and fell in love. Nothing will mean more to us and the BLOODSTOCK family than to honour his legacy and have Lemmy forever at BLOODSTOCK.”
Get ready by checking out the PODCAST WITH VICKY HUNGERFORD (BLOODSTOCK) and get your tickets before they’re gone: https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/
Get ready for a fresh wave of Finnish metal fury! Rising act MOURNING WOOD has inked a deal with Wormholedeath Records to release their debut EP, “Fill Your Grave,” set to be unleashed on August 2nd, 2024.
Mourning Wood boasts a seasoned lineup with a combined arsenal of musical knowledge spanning vocational studies to university degrees. Their experience translates to a tight and polished sound, honed through countless gigs and an undeniable musical chemistry that stretches back to 2013 (officially forming in 2021).
Drawing inspiration from metal giants like Sentenced, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, and Billy Idol, the band delivers a fresh take on classic Finnish metal with a twist of their own. Mourning Wood’s songs are about life, death, and mental illness with a twist of dark humor.
“Fill Your Grave” delves into the raw pain of letting go. Each track explores the different stages of grief, from the initial shock to the simmering frustration that fuels the human condition. The journey began back in 2021 with guitarist Eino-Akseli Koski’s searing demos. The band meticulously crafted their sound, recording “Gone At Last” in 2022 and completing the EP in 2023.
Tracklist:
Fill Your Grave
Last Drop
Sociopath
Ave Mania
Gone At Last
Experience the power of Mourning Wood firsthand with the music video for “Fill Your Grave”:
August 2, 2024 will see ASENBLUT release their much-awaited, new album “Entfesselt” via Massacre Records,marking a new era of the Melodic Viking Death Metal act ASENBLUT.
“Entfesselt” (in english “Unleashed”) will be available as CD Digipak, Ltd. Box Set, Ltd. Vinyl LP (black, silver, transparent green) and Digital formats; the boxset will include the CD Digipak, an “Asenblut” leather bracer, sticker plus autograph card. Pre-order the upcoming ASENBLUT album here: https://lnk.to/entfesselt
In support of their record release, ASENBLUT have not only announced a series of upcoming live dates (find all shows listed below!), today, they are also sharing a music video for their brand new single “Wie ein Berserker”!
“The strongest image and ASENBLUT’s mascot: The berserker – unleash your inner one every day!” Says frontman Tetztel.“No challenge too hard, to hill too steep. Take matters in your own hands – like a berserker! You only must get up as often as you fall. No fear, invest blood and sweat, even if it tears you apart!”
“Wie ein Berserker” is now streaming on all digital providers via https://asenblu t.bfan.link/wie einberserker
Even though the album is not a concept album per se, the album title “Entfesselt” certainly gives the direction and right impression at first glance; there is just no holding back anymore. “Entfesselt” turned out rougher, more direct and more powerful than any ASENBLUT album before! 10 tracks filled with raw energy and emotion, considering the lowest lows and celebrating the highest highs.
The songwriting was done by Balrogh in close colaboration with Tetzel, who directed the songs and wrote all the lyrics. It is no coincidence that the choruses of a lot of songs draw you in and make you sing along and pump your fist! For the sound, the band decided to go a bit more in-your-face: Big guitars, strong and harsh growls and thundering drums.
Featuring guest appearances of such as Askeroth of Nachtblut and Matthias Mente (Deliver The Galaxy), “Entfesselt” was produced, mixed and mastered by Maté Balogh, with an additional mastering by Andrea Testori at Streetrec Studio. The cover artwork was designed by Nick Greenwood.
Tracklist:
Das Ende der Götter
Entfesselt
Unbesiegbar
Wie ein Berserker
Arm in Arm
Hexengericht
Wölfe des Meeres
Blut und Sand
Dagon
Nox Nostra Est
In support of “Entfesselt”, ASENBLUT will embark on an album release tour with dates in Germany and Austria this August. Make sure to catch them live at the following shows, with special guests DELIVER THE GALAXY, presented by Legacy, Metal.de and Powermetal.de:
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