POSSESSED Release Pt.3 Of “The Creation Of Death Metal” Documentary

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 23, 2019
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POSSESSED revealed their first album in over 3 decades, »Revelations Of Oblivion« which will be released on May 10th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, the band releases part three of their multi-part documentary series entitled  “The  Creation Of Death Metal“. Watch as they discuss the regional differences in the sound of death metal, here:

In case you missed the first two episodes of “The Creation Of Death Metal” series, watch it here:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/Sd-fjO6uuzE
Part 2: https://youtu.be/Kw3BwkgAyFU

Recently, the band released their second single, “Shadowcult” with a live clip from their performance at “Live At Bloodstock Open Air 2017“. Watch the live clip for “Shadowcult”, here: https://youtu.be/BkUwVJjCyao

The band also offers fans a visualizer for the first single, “No More Room In Hell” which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Ixk00N1W78c

Pre-order »Revelations Of Oblivion« in the format of our choice as well as brand new merchandise, here: www.nuclearblast.com/possessed-revelations

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»Revelations Of Oblivion« was recorded at NRG studios and Titan Studios with Jeff Becerra as executive producer and Daniel Gonzalez as co-producer for the album.  Mixing and mastering was handled by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN, BLOODBATH) at Abyss Studios in Sweden. For the artwork, the band enlisted Polish artist Zbigniew Bielak(PARADISE LOST, DIMMU BORGIR, DEICIDE, GHOST, GORGUTS) to create a piece that brought back the notion of true fear that was once associated with the idea of evil.

So far, the band has announced the following live dates for 2019:

POSSESSED – Devils Over Europe 2019
06.06.              UK       London – Underworld
07.06.              NL        Rotterdam – Baroeg (w/ NORDJEVEL)
08.06.              NL        Enschede – Metropool (w/ NORDJEVEL)
09.06.              D         Gelsenkirchen – Rock Hard Festival
12.06.              CH       Langenthal – OldCapitol (w/ NORDJEVEL)
14.06.              I           Rome – Traffic Live Club (w/ NORDJEVEL)
15.06.              I           Paderno Dugnano (MI) – Slaughter Club (w/ NORDJEVEL)
16.06.              E          Barcelona – Boveda
17.06.              E          Madrid – Caracol
18.06.              P          Lisbon – RCA Club (w/ NORDJEVEL)
19.06.              P          Porto – Hard Club (w/ NORDJEVEL)
21.06.              F          Clisson – Hellfest
23.06.              B          Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
25.06.              PL        Krakow – Mystic Festival
28.06.              N         Oslo – Tons Of Rock

13./14.09.       CDN     Montréal, QC – Québec Deathfest

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VULTURE INDUSTRIES Premiere New Single & Video “Deeper”, European Tour Kicks Off

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 23, 2019
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Norway’s VULTURE INDUSTRIES are set to release a new single, titled “Deeper”, on Dark Essence Records. A video for the single, by long-time Romanian artist and long-time collaborator Costin Choireanu, can be seen here:

“Deeper” tells the story of man’s insatiable greed for more, as symbolised by the miners digging all the way to Hell. Starting out with a haunting trumpet solo, the track mixes a Spaghetti Western vibe with the rhythmic and melodic drive of a large-scale rock opus. Musically “Deeper» nods in the direction of such diverse acts as Ennio Morricone, Type O Negative, The Beatles and Lee Hazlewood, but at the same time there is also a solid dose of rock and metal, in the signature style of VULTURE INDUSTRIES.

VULTURE INDUSTRIES frontman, Bjørnar E. Nilsen had this to say about the origins of the song:

It was one of those scorching summer days of 2018. The The parched grass had turned the fields the colour of old paper, and the sun, at its zenith, was mercilessly searing our skin. Thirsty, hungry, and with tongues swelling, we had just missed the ferry crossing and could taste our hopes turn to ashes in our mouths. Trying to remain calm, but steadily feeling the building pressure of desperation, as a boiler ready to blow, we waited in line. Then suddenly the one year old in the back seat broke the silence chanting AHUM, AHUM, AHUM, AHUM! Overcome by what felt like divine inspiration but might very well have been sent from the depths of Hell, I started drumming on the dashboard. DUM, DADADUM, DADADUM, DADADUMDADUMDADUM.”

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Printed on Limited Edition 7″ green vinyl to coincide with the Strange Rain tour with HELHEIM, MADDER MORTEM and CAELESTIA, which kicks off  on the 25th April, “Deeper” will be out on Digital platforms on the 23rd of April.  Strictly limited to 500 copies, the 7″ also features the a live performance of  “The Benevolent Pawn” recorded at USF in Bergen.

“Deeper” is now available to purchase from:

Dark Essence Records https://www.darkessencerecords.no/shop/deeper/
Vulture Industries Webshop: https://vultureindustries.bigcartel.com   (including Ts and Bundles)

Routing for the Strange Rain tour is as follows:

Apr 25 Quantic Club , Bucharest, RO
Apr 26 Flying Circus , Cluj Napoca, RO
Apr 27 Vörös-Kék Yuk, Budapest, HU
Apr 28 Nova Chmelnice , Prague, CZ
Apr 29 Backstage, Paris, FR
May 01 The Underworld , London, UK
May 02: Logo, Hamburg, DE
May 03 Konfus, Esbjerg, DK
May 04 Skullcrusher, Dresden, DE
Jun  01 John Dee, Oslo, NO

 

CULTED Sign With Season of Mist, To Release New Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 23, 2019
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Season of Mist are pleased to welcome blackened industrial doom outfit CULTED to the roster! The band is gearing up to release their fourth full-length, ‘Vespertina Synaxis; A Prayer for Union and Emptiness’, which will be their debut to the label. Stay tuned for more details!

Speaking about the signing, CULTED comments, “We are grateful for the opportunity to release our music on this legendary label. To have a seat at the table amongst the ranks of so many talented artists is a great honour. We appreciate the opportunity to continue to create our sounds and share them with the world. We look forward to working with Season of Mist and reaching a wider audience.”

CULTED crawled forth from the icy expanse of the Canadian prairies and the Nordic coast of Sweden. Michael Klassen and Matthew Friesen were approached by Daniel Jansson to collaborate on an international project. In 2008, these ideas began to coalesce, with fellow Canadian Kevin Stevenson joining the cult to start the recording of their first LP ‘Below the Thunders of the Upper Deep,’ which was released via Relapse Records, as well as the EP ‘Of Death and Ritual.’

2013 saw the release of the follow-up full-length, ‘Oblique to All Paths,’ which was written, recorded, and produced in various closets, basements, dens, and domiciles. Now, in 2019, CULTED continue their down-tempo exploration of blackened and industrial soundscapes with ‘Vespertina Synaxis; A Prayer for Union and Emptiness.’ The mini-album finds its inspiration in the isolation, alienation, and damnation that dominates the rime-encrusted lands CULTED inhabit.

CULTED Line-up:
Matthew Friesen – guitar, bass, keyboards, noise and percussion
Michael Klassen – guitar, bass keyboards, noise and percussion
Kevin Stevenson – drums and percussion
Daniel Jansson – Vocals and noise

ARCHSPIRE’s Music Used As Template For AI-Generated Death Metal

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 22, 2019
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Dadabots is special artificial intelligent (AI) software that creates music. The software, developed by Berkley College of Music graduates Zack Zukowski and CJ Carr, is built upon a “recurrent neural network” that receives data and then uses it to interpret musical sequences on its own. Simply stated, the software teaches itself how to compose music based on the work of an existing band as its data-set.

After several failed attempts at creating stable, listenable death metal, the creators turned to the music of ARCHSPIRE, which ended up being the perfect template to generating metal tunes via artificial intelligence.

“The neural net we used listened to ‘Relentless Mutation’ over and over again,” explains Zukowski. “All raw audio, no tabs, no midi. It generates what it thinks it hears and tunes itself until it begins to intimate the sounds from the original album. After generating, it randomly stitches the audios together, refills the buffer, and streams it with ffmpeg. Repeat.”

He continues, “The remarkable part is the high quality-to-shit ratio. We tried this with 100 albums and found that Archspire’s music made for the most interesting bot. Zero curation was necessary. Everything it generates sounds good to us. You’re hearing everything it makes. Our theory is the faster the blast beats, the more stable the net. Archspire is absurdly fast – they are basically machines. So far, we haven’t found anything that works better.”

ARCHSPIRE adds, “We’ve been hearing about this ‘AI that’s trained on Archspire writing death metal’ over the past few weeks. Well, here’s the thing: We actually aren’t surprised about this. We’ve been utilizing very similar technology to write our music this entire time. The program we’ve been using? It’s called T.O.B.I. It stands for:

Technically 
Outrageous 
Boner
Inducer

“Tobi has been part of our writing process since 2009, and while you may notice that he takes on a physical form as guitarist in the band, rest assured under those tight fitting clothes, he’s more machine than man.”

To hear some of the AI-generated albums that Dadabots have produced, visit their YOUTUBE and OFFICIAL BANDCAMP. More on the project can be read in a document the researchers’ produced in 2017 at THIS LOCATION.

ARCHSPIRE will perform their latest full-length, ‘Relentless Mutation’ in its entirety on their upcoming North American tour, which kickoff on May 9 in Seattle, WA and will conclude on June 4 in Boise, ID. The full run and ticket links can be found below as well as on ARCHSPIRE’s Official Website.

The band also previously released a spicy new video to promote the tour, which can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

Additionally, the band’s guitar contest is still happening! In conjunction with the upcoming tour, ARCHSPIRE has partnered with Kiesel Guitars and Indie Merch Store to giveaway a brand new Kiesel AM7 Guitar to one fan with the sickest meme skills! The lucky winner and a runner up will both receive an Indie Merch Store prize pack as well. Check out the details below on how to enter:

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1. Create your best ARCHSPIRE related meme
2. Use the hashtags #TechTrekIV and #ArchspireMemeContest
3. Share the Tech Trek IV tour poster (admat can be found below)
4. Follow @Archspireofficial
Multiple entries are allowed. Contest ends Friday, April 26 at 12:00 A.M. PDT

Kiesal Guitars Presents
TECH TREK IV
ARCHSPIRE + VIRVUM (w/ Inferi and Wormhole):

05/09: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/10: Portland, OR @ Twilight Cafe & Bar (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/11: Oakland, CA @ Metro Opera House (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/12: West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey-A-Go-Go (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/13: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick (TICKETS)
05/14: Mesa, AZ @ Club Red (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/15: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill (EVENT LINK) **Tix available @ door D.O.S.
05/16: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/17: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live! (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/18: Corpus Christi, TX @ Boozers Rock Bar (TICKETS)
05/19: New Orleans, LA @ Santos **Tix TBA**
05/20: Orlando, FL @ The Haven (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/21: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory) (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/22: Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/23: Philadelphia, PA @ Voltage Lounge (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/24: Brooklyn, NY @ The Kingsland (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/25: Boston, MA @ Once Ballroom (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/26: Erie, PA @ Basement Transmissions (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/27: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/28: Louisville, KY @ The Tiger Room (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/29: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/30: St. Louis, MO @ Firebird (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
05/31: Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room (TICKETS)
06/01: Denver, CO @ Roxy Theater (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
06/03: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)
06/04: Boise, ID @ The Shredder (TICKETS // EVENT LINK)

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CATTLE DECAPITATION To Kick Off Five-Date Mini-Tour With Special Guests UNIDAD TRAUMA Next Week

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 22, 2019
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CATTLE DECAPITATION will kick off a five-date mini-tour with special guests/grindcore merchants Unidad Trauma next week. The journey will rampage its way through San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, and Colorado Springs. See all confirmed dates below.
CATTLE DECAPITATION w/ Unidad Trauma:
4/30/2019 DNA – San Francisco, CA
5/01/2019 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA w/ Cave Bastard, Temblad
5/02/2019 Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV w/ Guttural Secrete, Excerebration
5/04/2019 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM w/ Suspended, Snot Goblin
5/05/2019 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
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CATTLE DECAPITATION released their Medium Rarities full-length last fall via Metal Blade Records. Featuring six previously unreleased pre-Human Jerky demos (1999) with frontman Travis Ryan on guitar (while also handling vocal duties), plus the long-sought-after To Serve Man (2002) bonus track, “Rotting Children For Remote Viewing,” as well as the six songs from 2005’s split EP with Caninus and other rarities, the collection spans the band’s twenty-two-year long career and is a must-have for any CATTLE DECAPITATION devotee.
To preview and purchase Medium Rarities, visit: metalblade.com/cattledecapitation.

BLOODY HAMMERS Release Official Video “Now The Screaming Starts”, New Album “The Summoning” Out On June 28th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 22, 2019
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[Photo Credit: Anders Manga]

Inspired by the 1973 horror flick “Now The Screaming Starts” the Transylvania County based duo BLOODY HAMMERS release the first official video of their upcoming album The Summoning. The video transports the sinister and dark feeling that BLOODY HAMMERS create as no other band in 2019.

Anders Manga on the video and the song:
“When I was thinking about my approach for the “Now the Screaming Starts” video, I just happened to be watching some classic movie trailers. The trailer for ‘The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave’ and some other classic Giallo slashers got me inspired to go for that high contrast, color washed look. I think I accomplished it and we’re really stoked on the vibe of it now.

The song was originally inspired by the Amicus Productions film, “And Now the Screaming Starts!” from the early 70s but it eventually took on its own narrative about a narcissistic killer who’s being haunted by his past victims. It all comes together in the video… BUT.. please Don’t Watch It Alone!!! …or at least have a nurse present. Up the Hammers!”

Watch “Now The Screaming Starts” here:

BLOODY HAMMERS deliver their fifth studio album entitled The Summoning on June 26th 2019 via Napalm Records! Halloween comes earlier this year!

The U.S. duo has prepared a wonderfully creepy horror musical experience that pays homage to classic flicks such as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) and Now The Screaming Starts (1973). BLOODY HAMMERS’ idea of a soundtrack for your favorite video nasties holds some surprises on their upcoming record.

Pre-Order The Summoning HERE

The Summoning track listing:

  1. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
  2. Now the Screaming Starts
  3. The Summoning
  4. Fire In The Dark
  5. The Beast Is Coming Out
  6. Welcome to Darkness
  7. Tales That Witness Madness
  8. Condemned, The Prisoner
  9. From Beyond The Grave
  10. Unbreakable

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