GARMARNA Premiere New Song “Två Systrar”

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Swedish folk rock pioneers GARMARNA are now premiering the second new song from their upcoming record ‘Förbundet’. The track “Två Systrar”, with guest vocals from Maria Franz (HEILUNG, EUZEN) is streaming at the official Season of Mist Youtube Channel HERE.

GARMARNA comment: 

“‘Två Systrar’
This one goes deep.

We’ve been playing around with this classic tale of betrayal and revenge before but it was always put on hold. Not this time. The poetry is breathtaking, it doesn’t get much starker than this.

Musically, for us this is one of the most satisfying songs we’ve done. With Garmarna, there is always a riddle. An escape room. We’re trapped until we solve the puzzle. Here, it started with an original idea of ours blended with a traditional melody and in an hour we transformed a whole bunch of ideas into a melody that just flows.

Stefan was playing around with the amazing Elektron Octatrack, preparing a soundpack of nordic sounds (keep your eyes open for that). So a Mouth harp, treated in a million ways, created a set of harmonies we could play on the keyboard. The strange harmonies seemed to be the key so we followed.

There has been some moments where creating music is expanding ones soul and mind in ways words cannot describe and personally, the creation of Två Systrar is one of the most powerful examples of this.

We’re so proud to present “Två Systrar”.
Enjoy!”

Video credits:
Artwork by Axel Torvenius
Film / Photography by Severus Tenenbaum
Video by Aimed and Framed

Tracklist:
1. Ramunder (04:58)
2. Två Systrar (05:53)
3. Dagen Flyr (03:51)
4. Sven i Rosengård (05:24)
5. Ur världen att gå (04:52)
6. Vägskäl (04:56)
7. Lussi Lilla (04:35)
8. Avskedet (05:27)
9. Din Grav (01:56)
Total: 0:41:52

The cover artwork of ‘Förbundet’ was created by Axel Torvenius.

THE CARVELS NYC Release New Album ‘Live at the Cutting Room’

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Influenced by NYC original punk (Blondie, Ramones, Heartbreakers), 60s girl groups (The Ronettes, The Shangri-Las), with a drop of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground’s deadpan cool – The Carvels NYC bring sticky tuneful rock and roll with powerful unique vocals, rollicking Thunders-style guitar licks and wailing sax.

The long-awaited full-length album from The Carvels NYC, Live at the Cutting Room is out now via Die Laughing Records! The album was recorded in May 2020 at legendary venue The Cutting Room in NYC with producer Freddie Katz, and mixed/mastered by Jim Diamond (White Stripes, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion). 

Stream/buy Live at The Cutting Room HERE

Tracks

  1. I Wanna Be Well
  2. My Little Troll
  3. Lonely Fantasy
  4. New Normal
  5. Stay the Fuck Home
  6. Darlin’ Where are You
  7. Candy Says
  8. Do What You Do
  9. Savin’ You for Later

Full credits, lyrics and complete info: https://thecarvelsnyc.com/new-lp-the-carvels-live – Available from select retailers and http://www.dielaughingrecords.com – Distributed by Cobraside: http://www.cobraside.com

NUCLEAR POWER TRIO To Release ‘A Clear and Present Rager’ EP On October 30th

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As the Earth of 2020 continues to revolve in a puzzling singularity, three of the world’s most powerful men have harnessed their collective capabilities for nuclear and musical power into a quest for world peace. On October 30th, this trio of explosive musicians/personalities will unleash their debut EP, A Clear and Present Rager. The trio took time away from their duties of state to film several music videos, the first of which can be seen right now. It’s not fake news, pre-orders are available, and it’s all right here: metalblade.com/nuclearpowertrio

A Clear and Present Rager was recorded in Denver, Colorado by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio. “Frankly, a lot of power trio recordings are just pathetic. We thought about records we all liked sonically and kept coming back to ‘Cattle Decapitation‘, so it was terrific that Dave had us all out to beautiful Colorado to golf and record,” stated Donald.

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un are certainly uncommon names when discussing potential supergroups, but in keeping on the surreal path of the ever-distorting world, they were destined to come together. The groundwork for several songs emerged from a single session, with cabinet members who heard the demos remarking that after listening they felt immediately more centered and ready to navigate the world. Donald, Vlad, and Kim’s efficiency working together spoke volumes to the value of utilizing a musical platform in place of a political one to invoke real change.

When asked about the group’s audacious goal of peace through music, Vladimir said, “Everything will probably never be good for people, but we have to try, because I truly believe in the power of music. Do you see my heart?” Vladimir was shirtless, on one of his majestic white horses, tapping a finger to his chest. “I play from here.”

The EP’s October release is set immediately before the United States presidential elections, a timely moment to catalyze a bold and conscientious path towards world peace. Our world has seen more than enough conflict. If there’s a chance at unity, if there’s a chance to turn gnarly riffage into a better society, then it’s a chance that must be taken. These three leaders are no strangers to stopping at nothing to get what they want – and they want peace. The unknown future rolls toward us, but we face it, for the first time, with a sense of hope. If these three men, these world leaders of differing views and morals, can learn the value of a peaceful existence on Earth through music, maybe we can too.

SIX FEET UNDER Release Video For New Single “Blood of the Zombie”

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On October 2nd, SIX FEET UNDER will release their seventeenth full-length, Nightmares Of The Decomposed, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Nightmares Of The Decomposed, a video for the new single, “Blood of the Zombie” (directed and animated by Reino Aedmäe / hardradafilms.com), can be seen here:

The previous singles – “Amputator” and “Zodiac” – can be heard at: metalblade.com/sixfeetunder, where the record can also be pre-ordered in various formats.

Comprised of twelve tracks, Nightmares Of The Decomposed is a defining statement, making it very clear that more than twenty-five years into their career, Six Feet Under remain at the forefront of the genre. Dynamic, heavy as hell, catchy, and uncompromising, it is everything that the band’s longtime faithful have come to expect from the deadly unit, and is clearly the product of a lot of hard work by vocalist Chris Barnes, guitarists Jack Owen and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell and drummer Marco Pitruzzella.

Tracked at various studios including Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, which over the years has played host to the likes of AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith amongst others, it was produced, engineered and mixed by Chris Carroll, who has given it a full and chunky feel. The album’s mastering was handled by Chaz Najjar at Badlands Recording in Denver, Colorado. The finished product comes packaged in artwork by Luke Hunter and is packed with songs that will sound great live, and will sit comfortably alongside the classics already filling out their set lists, helping to drive the band ever closer to their fourth decade of existence.

Chris Barnes (vocals) comments: “Working again after 25 years writing an album with my old band mate from Cannibal Corpse, Jack Owen, was like coming home…To a room full of dead bodies. Jack’s writing and riff work on this album gave me the fuel to write some disturbing lyrics and really set my creative mind on fire.”

Nightmares Of The Decomposed track-listing
1. Amputator
2. Zodiac
3. The Rotting
4. Death Will Follow
5. Migraine
6. The Noose
7. Blood of the Zombie
8. Self Imposed Death Sentence
9. Dead Girls Don’t Scream
10. Drink Blood Get High
11. Labyrinth of Insanity
12. Without Your Life

Stockholm’s LIK Launch Video For Single “Morbid Fascination”, New Album Out Now

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On September 25th, Stockholm’s LIK unleashed their third full-length, Misanthropic Breed, via Metal Blade Records – in addition to releasing a video for the single “Morbid Fascination”! Watch the clip now here (filmed and edited by Joakim Antman):

Stream the rest of Misanthropic Breed and purchase the record at: metalblade.com/lik – where the album is available in various formats.

Sweden has long been held in high regard as one of the hotbeds of global death metal. With Misanthropic Breed – produced, mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (Obey Mastering) – Lik only add fuel to this fire. “The title of the record is ‘Misanthropic Breed‘, because it describes the world today and the generations that are emerging,” states vocalist/guitarist Tomas Åkvik. “In a way, it’s more applicable than ever with the quote ‘It’s every man for himself’ being so suitable, and it’s also a ‘hidden’ homage to both Dismember and Entombed.”

Far darker in tone and with fewer jokes than included on their previous releases, when it came to lyrical subject matter, the band were influenced partially by movies and books, but most of their inspiration came from looking back at their own catalogue. “The songs are inspired by older  Lik songs, and where we could take a new direction from that. Of course there are other bands that we love involved as well, but for example, ‘Female Fatal to the Flesh’ is an evolved take on ‘The Deranged’ from Carnage mixed with ‘Skin Necrosis’ from ‘Mass Funeral Evocation‘ (2015) while ‘The Weird’ is an even more brutal ‘Ghoul’ from the same record. Then there’s ‘Corrosive Survival’, which was inspired by the disaster of Chernobyl, and ‘Morbid Fascination’ is like a Metallica/Entombed/Dismember track which turned out really cool. I think the main inspiration is still drawn from old school death metal, which we think is how death metal should be played.”

Misanthropic Breed track-listing
1. The Weird
2. Decay
3. Funeral Anthem
4. Corrosive Survival
5. Female Fatal to the Flesh
6. Misanthropic Breed
7. Flesh Frenzy
8. Morbid Fascination
9. Wolves
10. Faces of Death
11. Becoming

THE OBSESSED Celebrate 40th Anniversary And Start Streaming Songs Of Iconic ‘Incarnate’ Album

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Officially formed in 1980, legendary THE OBSESSED built the bridge between metalheads and punks. Influencing heavy music for generations, they are one of the most distinctive bands in the worldwide stoner, doom and heavy rock scene. Led by Scott “Wino” Weinrich, a heavy music lifer admired and acclaimed by the likes of Dave Grohl, Pepper Keenan, Henry Rollins or Phil Anselmo, THE OBSESSED has been releasing milestone albums for decades on labels like Hellhound, Columbia and Relapse, with Wino himself playing and performing with members of Sleep, Neurosis, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and more.

Since their earliest days, THE OBSESSED accumulated dozens of demos, b-sides, covers and alternate recordings, many of which were issued in various limited releases and an early-2000s collection called ‘Incarnate’. Long out of print and gone digitally, Blues Funeral Recordings’ new ultimate edition of THE OBSESSED ‘Incarnate’ is completely remastered, features the addition of 4 new tracks, and is packaged with all new artwork, photos, and extensive new liner notes with Wino himself telling stories behind each long-lost gem. The Obsessed ‘Incarnate’ Ultimate Edition will be released digitally as well as in a beautiful gatefold double LP package with a unique vinyl color configuration exclusively for Record Store Day on October 24th 2020!

To celebrate 40 years of THE OBSESSED in the most glorious style, Blues Funeral Recordings have just started to stream a series of songs online! Just recently premiered with The Obelisk, let’s kick off with the heavy rock juggernaut, ‘Concrete Cancer’, which is finally back again on all digital platforms and streaming here:

Watch out for many more track premieres to follow in the days ahead, and until the ‘Incarnate Ultimate Edition’ will be reissued exclusively for Record Store on October 24th, 2020, available in the following formats:

– USA/Canada – Black/Red Marble Vinyl
– Germany/Austria/Switzerland – Solid Sun Yellow Vinyl
– UK/Sweden- Pure White Vinyl

‘Incarnate’ is a must-have anniversary album by one of the most distinctive bands of the heavy rock and stoner doom scene, one that belongs in every well-sorted THE OBSESSED record collection. The tracklist reads as follows:

LP:
A1 Yen Sleep
A2 Concrete Cancer
A3 Peckerwood Stomp
A4 Inside Looking Out
A5 Mental Kingdom

B1 Sodden Jackal
B2 Iron & Stone
B3 Indestroy
B4 Mourning
B5 Spirit Caravan
B6 Skybone

C1 On The Hunt
C2 No Blame
C3 Neatz Brigade
C4 Hiding Mask
C5 Endless Circles (live)

D1 Streetside
D2 Climate Of Despair
D3 Decimation
D4 Fears Machine
D5 Field Of Hours

CD:

01 Yen Sleep
02 Concrete Cancer
03 Peckerwood Stomp
04 Inside Looking Out
05 Mental Kingdom
06 Sodden Jackal
07 Iron & Stone
08 Indestroy
09 Mourning
10 Spirit Caravan
11 Skybone
12 On The Hunt
13 No Blame
14 Neatz Brigade
15 Hiding Mask
16 Streetside
17 Climate Of Despair
18 Decimation
19 Fears Machine
20 Field Of Hours