MALUM has risen from the ashes as a brand new entity in the Norwegian underground scene. The prime directive is raw, melodic and atmospheric black metal. Embracing the pain, anger and agony that is this existence.
After an extensive writing process MALUM formed as a 2 piece studio project in 2020, followed by the release of their debut EP “Ad Mortem” in 2022 and debut album “In Nauseam” in 2023.
Debut album “In Nauseam” was produced by Doedsprofet. Whole was mixed by Anders Gjelsvik and mastered by Hugo Alvarstein (Nordjevel, Thunderbolt). Cover artwork was done by duo: Den Unge Herr Holm and Solfall. Album was released digitally on October 6th, 2023.
Hellstain Productions presents the physical release of their debut album “In Nauseam” with official merchandise! Pre-order is available at official label webstore. Now with a complete lineup MALUM will finally greet their fans live at their debut gig 6.6.2024 at John Dee in Oslo, Norway together with Thale and Krapyl (fb event)!
Tracklist:
1. Into the Vast Horizon 2. Futility of Denial 3. In Agony II 4. Emptiness 5. To Live Is to Suffer 6. In Nauseam
This week sees the release of “Houses Of The Unholy”, a new record by German massive metallers GRAND MASSIVE, which contains only 5 songs, but with a playing time of just under 30 minutes is somewhere between an EP and an album. The band itself sees the output more as a “special release”, which is mainly reflected in the recording line-up along with various guest musicians (e.g. Bay Area legend Doug Piercy).
With “Call Of Demons” there is now another sample as an atmospheric lyric video on the MDD YouTube channel! Check it out!
Necrofier are keeping the black flame burning well into the fall. Houston’s heaviest melodic black metal band are joining their Southern Satanic brethren in Goatwhore this September. They’ll saddle up alongside Portland death metal Antichrists Vitriol for a tour that’s bound to burn hot and fast from Eastern Canada through the Midwest all the way down the East Coast.
Along the way, all three bands will stop to wreak havoc at Full Terror Assault and Metal Injection Festival.
North American Venomous Evocation Tour September 5 – Cave In Rock, IL @ Full Terror Assault [TICKETS] September 6 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabe’s [TICKETS] September 7 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club [TICKETS] September 8 – Cudahy, WI @ X Ray Arcade [TICKETS] September 10 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups [TICKETS] September 12 – Toledo, OH @ Frankie’s Inner City [TICKETS] September 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Hall [TICKETS] September 14 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme [TICKETS] September 15 – Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary [TICKETS] September 17 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace [TICKETS] September 18 – Ottawa, ON @ Brass Monkey [TICKETS] September 19 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar [TICKETS] September 20 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Club [TICKETS] September 22 – Brooklyn, NY @ Metal Injection Festival [TICKETS] September 24 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery [TICKETS] September 25 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 [TICKETS] September 27 – Orlando, FL @ Conduit [TICKETS] September 28 – Miami, FL @ Gramps [TICKETS] September 29 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits [TICKETS] September 30 – Pensacola @ Handlebar [TICKETS]
This summer, Necrofier are joining the legendary Obituary for two swampy shows in Dallas and Baton Rouge.
“It’s an honor to play a couple shows with these legends”, says Bakka. “Surely, everyone will be chopped in half!”
Necrofier 2024 US Dates Supporting Obituary May 31 – Dallas, TX @ Trees [TICKETS] June 1 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live [TICKETS]
Axe shredders can now conjure the wickedly distorted riffs and eerie, melodic dissonance that Necrofier harnessed on their most recent album, Burning Shadows in the Southern Night. Idiot Box Effects has blessed the band with their very own custom guitar pedal.
“The new Echo Drive is a collaboration between me and the KILLER black metal band Necrofier”, says Atarimatt, who’s been making effects and noiseboxes full time under the name IdiotBox since 2011. “Plug this sucker in and bring on TOTAL SOUTHERN DARKNESS!!!”
The Necrofier Echo drive is a tube screamer-style overdrive pedal. It runs into two separate echo circuits. The left switch is for echoes, while the right switch does overdrive. Each knob is named after a different raw ingredient in the band’s evil alchemy: Reflection (echo 1), Chaos (echo 2), Alchemy (echo signal mix), Flame (overdrive volume), Strike (overdrive intensity) and Darkness (tone).
A limited run of first-edition, autographed Necrofier Echo Drive pedals are available on Bandcamp while supplies last. The pedal can also be purchased through the IdiotBox Effects webstore.
Burning Shadows in the Southern Night: 01. The Fall from Heaven (03:24) 02. Total Southern Darkness (05:43) 03. To the Wolves (03:54) [WATCH] 04. Forbidden Light of the Black Moon (05:20) [WATCH] 05. Destroying Angels (05:09) [WATCH] 06. Whispers That Burn in the Dark (04:40) 07. The All Seeing shadows (04:44) 08. On Wings of Death We Burn the Sky (03:50) 09. Call to the Beyond (04:29) 10. Burnt by the Sacred Flame (06:00) [WATCH] Total Running Time- 00:47:12
Jimmy Kay from Canada’s The Metal Voice sat down and spoke with Night Ranger’s guitarist Brad Gillis at this year’s M3 Rock Festival on May 5, 2024.
Brad spoke about the legacy of the band’s album Dawn Patrol and smash hit ballad Sister Christian as well as his time with Ozzy Performing and recording the live album ‘Speak of the Devil’.
When asked about the legacy of their debut album Dawn Patrol “It got us out of the gate. We were lucky enough to get a record deal back then but because we were more of a kind of a hard rock band, we released ‘Don’t tell me love me’ which was a hard rocking song and the radio picked it up on it. It had double guitar solos and the big long outro and we were lucky to be right in that Gap where hard rock with Melody uh was viable for radio. So Dawn Patrol (album) was huge for us. We came out right when MTV came out so they didn’t have enough content for their 24/7 format so they played the video from ‘Don’t tell me you love me’ 20 times a day. It was great, it put a face to the music and we went out with Kiss for our first tour and it was awesome. To be able to still be doing it 42 years later is freaking awesome.”
When asked why Ozzy’s Live album ‘Speak of the Devil’ (1982) has stood the test of time despite being put together so quickly “We kind of took it to the next level and maybe overplayed. The timing was right. The sound was good. I ended up having this stereo set up with slight delay on my guitar. I cranked my amp to freaking 10 man, the speakers were singing. I still sign these records all the time and love that people still enjoy that record, it was a time in my life that I’ll never forget. We had to get it together (rehearse) because it was live. You realize when you do a live show with a band you’re rehearsing before you record that live show for release. So these songs were new for us to play live and we got it together. Ozzy never even showed up (rehearsal); he was never even there. So we got it together. We just kind of overplayed it cuz there were no rules back then.”
When asked if he mapped out his solos on Speak of the Devil “No. I’m off the cuff with that stuff. Tony Iommi was a great player and the stuff he came out with was so Innovative back then. He started heavy metal pretty much. But I would definitely stick to some of the classic things he did but like I said then I go nuts and Rudy (Sarzo) would go nuts. And we kind of turned into a kind of a live jam band at a few points on the ‘Speak of the devil’ record . Max Norman did pick the best out of the sound checks and the two live shows for the record but the mix was huge and my guitar tone was huge. It was the time in our life that everything was you just do want and just do it well.”
When asked about the legacy of smash hit power ballad Sister Christian “Wow, I got to tell you man it’s been in so many movies and so many like cartoons, American Dad, all kinds of movies and stuff. So that’s been quite a legacy for that song. We play it live and everybody sings along. We played shows with big country bands or Kid Rock and there’s these kids, they are 18 years old or younger and they’re all singing the ‘Motorin’ (Chorus) and it’s like wow. It’s definitely a Timeless classic song for us.”
Fresh off of their recent European tour with SKÁLMÖLD and SEVEN SPIRES, Vancouver-based blackened symphonic metal outfit ATAVISTIA will release their new EP Inane Ducam (translates to ‘I Will Lead Into Nothingness’) on July 19, 2024. Featuring new guitarist Elia Baghbaniyan and bassist/vocalist Spencer Budworth, Inane Ducam seeks to explore different genres and styles while still maintaining the core ATAVISTIA sound.
Band founder Mattias Sippola comments “‘Inane Ducam’ was an experimental writing process – lower tuning, the debut of Spencer’s fierce low growls, and tempos reaching close to 300BPM. During the Winter months of 2023, Vancouver experienced extremely dark, cold, and gloomy days which is an antidote to creating music like this.”
Listen to the album’s first single “Timeless Despair” here.
Past praise for ATAVISTIA:
“‘Cosmic Warfare’ is a rollicking ride through metal’s propensity for duality as the quartet show off their skill at fist-banging harshness on one end and melodic layered density on the other.”- Decibel Magazine
“ATAVISTIAhave always managed to sound massive, but little more. Now, we have the massive aesthetic wedded to actual songs, nestled within an album composed with structure and discipline. The result is impressive. Scarily, there is still room to improve. Whereas before I wrote these guys off as cheap WINTERSUN knock-offs, they have now brought themselves whisper-close to their heroes. If Jari doesn’t get his act together, his band could be overtaken soon. Perhaps they have been already.”– Angry Metal Guy
“Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day” the new studio album from BABYLON A.D. is out today on Perris Records. The album can be purchased or streamed at https://smarturl.it/Rome. Along with the album release, Babylon A.D. have released a brand new video for the title track “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”, watch it below.
We are so excited about this release, “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day” has really put the band back on the map. All the fan support, radio play and reviews we are getting from the album are so amazing. It really feels good to know We Are Back! We can’t wait to share this album on the road and the shows we have lined up this year are gonna be a blast for the band and the fans alike. – Derek Davis, Babylon A.D.
The single “Wrecking Machine” has been featured on numerous new and classic rock radio outlets across the United States, where it recently reached the Top 40 on the Mediabase Classic Rock radio charts. The single has also been featured on the nationally syndicated “Alice’s Attic” hosted by the legendary Alice Cooper and has received notable airplay including major market spins from the likes of WDRV & WPJX in Chicago, KSAN in San Francisco, KSLX in Phoenix, WCXS in Detroit and KLPX in Tucson.
The first listen of the new Babylon AD brings you back to a simpler time of pure fun rock n roll, while keeping your feet planted in the present! It’s a blast in your ears and I can’t wait to hear it and see it LIVE!! – Larry Mac Program Director, 96.1 KLPX Tucson
Too early to spoil it, but I will say 2 things about the record. IMO, it blows “Revelation Highway” out of the water and if you like the first 2 albums you will LOVE “Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day”. – Brian Basher, BraveWords Radio
This is truly an amazing release! A great album from start to finish… this is truly one of the highlights of 2024 so far. – Pete Eklund, Metal Impact Radio
BABYLON A.D. definitely rekindled the romance of their earlier sound with “Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day”. – Metal Temple
Vintage Artwork Concept Design – Derek Davis
This is a record that sounds just like the band back in the day, full of fire, wonderfully heavy and firing on all cylinders: with guitar and vocals that haven’t lost a thing over the decades. Some bands come back with a bang, it seems that Babylon has just gone nuclear. – The Rock Pit
Derek Davis and his Babylonians deliver the cornerstone of their catalog. Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day is a gem-riddled roof of songs that sits firmly atop the Babylon A.D. empire that has been under construction for more than three decades. – Scott Itter, Dr. Music Podcast and All Music Magazine
Babylon A.D. can’t wait to start playing the songs live and have some very exciting shows coming up, The ‘Whisky Go A Go’ in June and ‘Monsters On The Mountain’ in August in Gatlinburg Tennessee.
Upcoming Babylon A.D. Tour Dates: June 7th – Whisky go Go – Hollywood CA Aug 3rd – Fulton 55 – Fresno CA Aug 9th – Liquid Joes – Salt Lake City UT Aug 10th – Wild Goose Saloon – Parker CO Aug 17th – The Boardwalk – Orangevale CA Aug 25th – Monster On Mountain – Gatlinburg TN Sept 20th – Feather Falls Casino – Oroville CA Sept 21st – Horsefest – Newark CA
Looking For A Heartbeat 4:21 D. Davis – R. Freschi
I Will Never Break Again 7:00 D. Davis – J. Matthews
White Hot Bullet 3:45 D. Davis
Crashed Into The Sun 4:52 D. Davis – R. Freschi – D. Soto – C. Pepe
Face Of GOD 6:30 D. Davis
Shut Up 4:31 D. Davis – D. Soto – C. Pepe
Super Beast 3:43 R. Freschi – J. Matthews – D. Soto
Album details: Produced, Mixed, Engineered by Derek Davis @ The BADMOFO’s Recording Studio, Pleasanton, CA. Drums recorded by Gabriel Shepard @ 25th Studios Oakland CA. Mastered By David Donnelly, DNA Mastering Los Angeles CA. Photos – Angela Probst – Studio A Vintage Artwork Concept Design – Derek Davis
Band Members Derek Davis – Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar Ron Freschi – Lead Guitar, Background vocals John Mattews – Lead Guitar Craig Pepe – Bass, Background vocals Dylan Soto – Drums / Background vocals Background vocals I Will Never Break Again Lane Borchard
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