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AVERSED (Ft. Allegaeon, Unflesh Members) Premiere ‘Death Lullaby’ Standalone Single

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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Boston-based progressive melodic death metallers AVERSED have been on a roll ever since their well-received 2021 album, Impermanent, was released. First, the band tracked and recorded a live-in-the-studio EP running through several songs on the album. Earlier this spring the band added new vocalist Sarah Hartman to the fold and dropped an ambitious single called “Every Hill A Tomb” and followed that with a bit of touring. 

In June the band hit the road for a ten-day run hitting multiple cities in four states. Today they’re excited to launch their latest single, “Death Lullaby” at Metal Injection, AT THIS LOCATION. Later this winter, the band is set to record their second album at a studio in Vermont. They are in currently in the process of finalizing the writing of the album in order to hit that firmly set plan. Stay tuned for more news and music from Aversed in 2023!

The band comments:
“Humans have a universal language: violence. It’s the only solution we consistently turn to in order to solve even our most basic problems. Death Lullaby serves as an ode to this natural state of affairs. While all of us aspire to it, universal peace is a concept that is hard to comprehend. We need violence to comfort us and lull us to sleep each night because that is what we know. The beauty of being a metal musician and a fan is that we have an outlet to release this explosion of violent feelings within each of us.”

Alongside today’s launch of “Death Lullaby”, the band partnered with Bone Up Brewing Company in Massachusetts to launch a delicious Death Lullaby IPA . New limited edition Aversed merch featuring the cover art for “Death Lullaby” is now available on Bandcamp as well.

About The Band
Boston, Massachusetts-based progressive melodic death metallers have maintained a constant presence in their scene both live and in the studio since their inception in 2009. 

With the release of Impermanent, Aversed presented a hard-to-categorize metal experience cultivated of unprecedented beauty and torment. The third release following 2011’s self-titled EP and 2016’s Renewal EP, Impermanent marked a turning point for the New England scene veterans as they pivoted from a purely melodic death metal approach towards something more expansive, progressive, and blackened. Impermanent showcased Aversed’s unique approach to songwriting with nine diverse compositions full of catchy hooks and vast melodies. The album received rave reviews from fans and sites alike and helped elevate Aversed’s status in the scene to new heights.

Aversed is:
Sarah Hartman – vocals
Sungwoo Jeong – Guitars (ex-live for Begat the Nephilim)
Alden Marchand – Guitars
Martin Epstein – Bass (ex-live for Unflesh)
Jeff Saltzman – Drums. lyrics (Allegaeon, Unflesh, Continuum (live), ex-Solium Fatalis)

PLAYHOUSE Drop Video for Title Track of New Album “Dancing At Funerals”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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PLAYHOUSE, Canada’s melodic hard rock masters, drop new video for “Dancing At Funerals,” the title track from their brand new album that released on July 22nd. 

The video offers a deep and emotional look into the fine line between life and death. The video encompasses everything about this album and it is best explained by Playhouse vocalist Peter Cat: “The Song Is About Death Celebrating Life.” It is a dark, yet well-conceived video that touches plenty of emotions. 

The album “Dancing At Funerals” presents a mature and classic sounding Playhouse and a very diverse ride through 13 original, yet different tracks; it’s a musical journey through life.
 
Vocalist Peter Cat explains: “Dancing At Funerals” is a beautifully-crafted, dark record. Inspired by the dead and written for the living. It’s our best record so far!

The album release has been preceded by the release of 3 single’s, “The Storm,” “Hell’s A Long Way Down” and “Champagne” all have which have been receiving critical acclaim from media and fan’s alike. Hell’s A Long Way Down” is a great example of a more mature Playhouse and has been a front-runner for the album. 

Vocalist Peter Cat gives some background about the track:  
 
“Danny sent me chords and music to a beautiful country song. I wrote a melody and lyrics about a sinner in Memphis, Tennessee who confesses on his death bed to a priest who also happens to be his younger brother. “Hell’s a long way down,” the priest says!

The track was recorded between September 2020 and May 2021 at Uplift Studios and produced by Kevin Jardine, written and performed by Playhouse. Video was filmed and directed by Jared Pollack of Jared Pollack Media.
 
 Peter Cat: “This is a beautiful country rock song and we are really proud that it’s tasty like a Tennessee Whiskey”

Video for “Hell’s A Long Way Down” can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/2mz8dXDW6lc

The most recent single from the album, “Champagne,” features rapper Annakin Slade who delivers a cool and subtle piece to the song. The latest single switches gears from the band’s usual hard rock vibe and throws an emotional twist into a cool, summer, classic. The band offers some incite into the single:
   
Bassist – Danny Williams – “Pete came over to my place one night, we had some wine and ended up writing Champagne. Our producer Kevin Jardine suggested we get Annakin Slayd to lay down a rap and when all was said and done, we ended up with a feel good summer song.”

Video for “Champagne” can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/g646lV53AcE

Vocalist – Peter Cat – “Champagne” is a quirky summer time love song inspired by a Greek goddess and written for the lovers and dreamers.”
 
 “Dancing At Funerals” is now available in all digital formats at:
 https://playhousedancingatfunerals.lsnto.me/playhouse-dancingatfunerals
 
 Order The CD Now at:
 https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-At-Funerals-Playhouse/dp/B0B4F5X656/ref=sr_1_1

Formed in 1987, five high school friends set out to be the biggest rock band to ever come out of Canada. With a reputation for their high energy shows and big anthems, they quickly began filling every club & theater that they played.  The band was destined for global success, selling thousands of copies of their two EP’s; 1988’s “Little Monster” and 1990’s “Tongue, Tied & Twisted.” Just like so many bands in the early 90’s, the success that seemed to be theirs for the taking never fully manifested and after almost a decade of decadence and steady touring in support of such bands as Extreme, Killer Dwarfs, Lee Aaron and Harem Scarem, the band decided to call it quits. It was an end of an era………but some things never fully come to an end.
 
Fast forward to 2016 – the band reunites and enters the studio with veteran producer and guitarist of Slaves on Dope; Kevin Jardine, to record new songs. In 2017, for the 1st time in 25 years, Playhouse returned to the stage with a sold out comeback show in Montreal, Canada. Many high profile shows followed, including opening slots for The Dead Daisies, L.A. Guns, Buckcherry, Dizzy Reed’s Hookers & Blow, Helix, and Warrior Soul. The band also releases their first album “The Rock N’ Roll Circus” to critical acclaim in 2018 and followed that up with a single and video, “Revolution Tonight,” in 2020!

The band has  joined forces once again with legendary Canadian producer Kevin Jardine(Faith No More, Mastodon, Run DMC, Cypress Hill, Anthrax, Korn, Sepultura, Beastie Boys, 3rd Bass, Men Without Hats). This album is sure to turn a lot of heads and will open the ears of the core fans as well as new listeners alike.
 
 Playhouse is: 
 Vocals: Peter Cat
 Bass: Danny Williams
 Guitar: KK
 Guitar: Eric “Freak” Westergard
 Drums: Steve Creep

MAAHES Release ‘Invincible’ Live Video from Dark Easter Metal Meeting

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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Almost 2 years ago the debut album “Reincarnation” by Egyptophile black metallers MAAHES was released. In the midst of the Corona Pandemic, many opportunities to promote the album live fell through, but the band still managed to showcase their impressive liveshow at various festivals. Among others, at Ragnarök, Wolfszeit, the Barther Metal Open Air and the Dark Easter Metal Meeting. At the latter, several live recordings were made with several cameras at the Backstage in Munich on 16 April 2022, which were used in their now released video for “Invicible”. The video is now available on the MDD YouTube channel, the album is still available in well-stocked stores and more live shows are coming up. You can find the dates enclosed! 

Live shows
26 Aug Pure Fucking Metal Fest, Laberweinting
23 Sep Salzburg, MARK /w Groza, Vorga
24 Sep Bratislava, Kulturak /w Groza, Vorga
30 Sep Nürringen, Kuckucksei /w Vorga + Anheim
02 Dez Leipzig, Bandhaus /w Eïs, Vorga
28 Jan Oberhausen, Helvete /w Eïs, Vorga

Order at
MDD Shop: http://mdd-records.de/maahes
AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2Q8bO3C

Death Metal Veterans COATHANGER ABORTION Return with Devastating New Album “Plan C”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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More than twenty years into a career of bludgeoning, battering brilliance and Tennessee’s COATHANGER ABORTION have returned with their third full length album; bringing together all the elements that have made them such a renowned name on the underground death metal scene and then lifting everything to the next level. Shocking, confrontational, sickeningly heavy and armed with some of the genre’s finest examples of accomplished song writing, Coathanger Abortion present the mind-blowing metal assault of Plan C.

Since their first demo release, back in 2003, Coathanger Abortion have always been about so much more than ‘that name’. Of course the band’s infamous moniker has done its job – no one ever forgets it once they’ve heard it – but those who’ve braved the albums released under that banner are often shocked by just how damn good Coathanger Abortion really are. And with Plan C they’ve just got even better! Absolutely pulverising in terms of sheer bloody heaviness, this album also combines rich texture, unsettling melody, groove, intensity, consuming atmosphere and wickedly barbed, memorable hooks. Seven new original tracks, including ‘Dissecting Society’ with its shifting tempos and muscular power and the fear infused aura of ‘What Lies Underneath’, are completed by a rigorous rampage through the Broken Hope classic ‘Cannibal Crave’, featuring guest vocals from Damian Leski (Broken Hope, Gorgasm) – that this legendary slice of death metal history slots seamlessly into the arsenal of Coathanger Abortion material shows just how good this album is.

United once more with Comatose Music, the label that have supported their two previous full length albums, Coathanger Abortion are ready to begin what will surely be the most successful chapter in their story so far. On October 21st the magnificent monster that is Plan C will be uncaged and the blinkered majority will again be running for cover. It’s time to welcome back the blood-splattered anti-heroes of death metal.

Get a first taste of blood at Slam Worldwide where where the single ‘Corpsewood’ is streaming below.

APRIL ART Release New Single + Video ‘Headline’, Deluxe Edition of “Pokerface” Out September 30th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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April Art intend no less than to write the best album of the world. Impossible?

True to the motto now more than ever, they’ve freed themselves musically and created a completely new band feeling. The new generation of German rock music, celebrated with performances for the legendary German television show Rockpalast and massive radio airplay for the band’s previous singles, is ready to conquer the stages and hearts with their new single Headline, another foretaste of the album POKERFACE. Extraordinarily, the band managed to get off to an upright start during the pandemic that pretty much paralyzed the whole live music business and a regular everyday band life.

“What can you do when life puts obstacles in your way? Your own thing! – and even more consistent and determined than ever before!” is the message of the April Art’s album. The band, just like nearly everyone in the live (music) industry, has suffered extremely from the pandemic and its effects. But giving up was never an option for April Art. They know exactly what they are doing – and they’re doing it with passion and a positive fuck you attitude.
April Art offer a modern, fresh, cheeky approach and give courage, power and optimism – just what the world needs right now. Despite various requests from record companies, April Art are going to release their album POKERFACE without a label. The result: hard, edgy, and melodic songs, full of energy and passion, 100% April Art. Frontwoman Lisa-Marie Watz underlines: “The songs are made for the here and now. Other partners would have only slowed us down. Even though these are difficult times, the fans are waiting for new music.”

The new single Headline is available here: https://ampl.ink/HEADLINE

Though POKERFACE was produced completely in an own studio, the album could easily be mistaken for an US import. And that’s maybe because Ben Juelg, producer of the record and drummer of the band, is significantly involved in the production. In addition to the drums, he also operated the recording studio and helped create the complete album in less than 4 months. The result is a 12-song strong incredibly versatile set of titles, which underlies a solid foundation: The beauty and the beast, embodied in one person by frontwoman Lisa, supported by guitarist Chris Bunnel, bass player Julian Schuetze and drummer Ben Juelg. Together, the three deliver an instrumental brute pedestal for their vocal force of nature.

Anyone who has seen April Art live will know what it’s all about: The band doesn’t do things by halves. A common thread runs through the entire repertoire – a fantastic female voice with several facets, a rock singer with a lot of grunge and strong emotions at the same time. All of that is paired with the rhythm group that runs like a machine, unbelievably wicked guitar sounds and solos that will turn your head plus countless electronic gimmicks. April Art manage to unleash an energy that just blows you away.

The band just joined Dark Tranquillity and Ensiferum on tour for the first time during 12 shows in France and Spain and played on numerous stages in cities from Barcelona to Paris as well as at well-known German festivals like Blizzard and Rockharz or international, e.g. at the Alcatraz Metal Festival in Belgium. In case you missed them, there are still possibilities to see April Art play live in 2022 – at established festivals as well as during their first headline tour this fall.

The Deluxe Edition of POKERFACE will be out on September 30th on Vinyl and CD.

Tracklist

  1. POKERFACE
  2. Change
  3. Interlude: Manifest
  4. Rising High
  5. Sky Is The Limit
  6. Warrior
  7. My Way
  8. Interlude: Leave It Behind
  9. See The Light
  10. Start Over
  11. Interlude: Letters
  12. Superhero
  13. Try
  14. Leave It Behind
  15. Headline

FESTIVALS:
18.08.2022 – Rock Castle Open Air – Moravský Krumlov (Czech Republic)
19.08.2022 – Wild Motors & Beach Party – Gusow (Germany)
20.08.2022 – Rhein Rock Open Air – Monheim am Rhein (Germany)
02.09.2022 – Rock Im Wald – Malsch (Germany)
08.10.2022 – Rock um zu helfen – Freiberg (Germany)

POKERFACE – TOUR 2022:
30.09.2022 – Wilhelmshaven – Pumpwerk (Germany)
15.10.2022 – Köln – Club Volta (Germany)
22.10.2022 – Hamburg – HeadCrash (Germany)
23.10.2022 – Berlin – Maschinenhaus (Germany)
29.10.2022 – Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal (Germany)

GRAVE DIGGER Reveal Official Teaser for “Heart Of A Warrior”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on August 14, 2022
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Photo by Jens Howorka @ Blendfabrik Düsseldorf

German Heavy Metal legends GRAVE DIGGER have revealed the official teaser for their new single and video ‘Heart Of A Warrior’ coming out on August 19th. The single is taken from their upcoming  album “Symbol Of Eternity”.

Pre-order “Symbol Of Eternity” (out August 26, 2022): https://bit.ly/grave_digger_symbol_of_eternity

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