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GOTHMINISTER Releases New Album Single & Music Video ‘One Dark Happy Nation’

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Earlier this year, Norwegian gothic industrial metal act GOTHMINISTER received remarkable international attention with his new single ‘We Come Alive”, that got chosen to compete in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In the grand final of MGP, GOTHMINISTER achieved a phenomenal fourth place and won the hearts of many new fans.

Now, a brand new single, entitled “One Dark Happy Nation”, continues the story and again shouts out the message: Cherish the art of being different. The song is taken off GOTHMINISTER‘s forthcoming studio offering, Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds, slated for a release on May 3, 2024 via AFM Records. Coming out as as limited clear vinyl, CD-Digipak and digital formats, the album pre-sale is available at https://gothminister.bfan.link/pandemonium-ii-the-battle-of-the-underworlds

GOTHMINISTER, Bjørn Alexander Brem, comments:

“It feels great coming back from the Norwegian leg of Eurovision competition where I challenged the whole commercial scene with the Gothminister darkness. And I think they liked it:) After having performed on Norwegian in front of almost 1 million tv viewers preaching the message of darkness – what can be more logical for Gothminister than to continue this mission with this new single called «One Dark Happy Nation».”

“One Dark Happy Nation” is now available on all digital platforms via https://gothminister.bfan.link/one-dark-happy-nation, watch the stunning new video clip premiering here:

In the world of dark and heavy sounds, GOTHMINISTER have earned themselves a reputation of being “one of the most iconic gothic/industrial metal acts”. Not only has their power-laden sound and unique blend of modern gothic industrial metal, danceable EDM parts and a pinch of retro charm inspired their audiences since 1999, its eloquent fantasy stories and impressive theatrical live shows have also transported them to uncharted territories. The band’s sophisticated music videos received more than 30 international film awards to date to date.

All of the new tracks on Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds were composed and written by Brem, who also produced the new release. The mix is courtesy of Henning Verlage (Unheilig, Eisbrecher) and Norwegian sound engineer Morten Lund, who has worked with Morten Harket (A-ha), among others, was in charge of the album mastering. “The new material is faster and catchier than that of the predecessor album, but at the same time it sounds even more complex and modern, with more sophisticated vocal melodies and challenging breaks,” Brem recently said, “at the same time the driving beats for the dancefloor and the concept of ultra-low-sounding, tough guitar riffs are still present and link both recordings.”

Coming on May 3, 2024, pre-order Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds now at: https://gothminister.bfan.link/pandemonium-ii-the-battle-of-the-underworlds

GOTHMINISTER Live:

BATTLE OF THE UNDERWORLDS TOUR
21.04.2024 Parsippany, NJ, Dark Force Fest (USA)
04.05.2024 Parkteatret, Oslo (NOR)
20.05.2024 Wave Gotik Treffen, Leipzig (DE)
28.06.2024 Rock Am Härtsfeldsee, Dischingen (DE)
06.07.2024 Mulheim an der Ruhr, Castle Rock Festival (DE)

with many more dates to be announced soon!

For More Info Visit:
https://www.gothminister.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialgothminister
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https://www.afm-records.de

HALF ME Release New Single & Video ‘Nothing To Lose But The Chains’

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Hamburg heavy hitters Half Me release their visceral new track ‘Nothing Left To Lose But The Chains’, following the exhilarating previous singles ‘Quitter Talk’ and ‘Concrete Ceiling’.The new track and video are out now via Arising Empire.

Stream the single here: https://arisingempire.com/chains

Unnerving heaviness meets a bloodcurdling wail of desparation on this latest entry in Half Me‘s expanding discography.

Formed in Hamburg in 2018, Half Me – guitarists Chris and Julius, vocalist Chris, drummer Max and bassist Tobias – are one of the latest additions to the Arising Empire roster. Musically, Half Me blend a modern rendition of metal and hardcore with highlights of 90s nu-metal. Pounding riffs and breakdowns are accompanied by brutal, yet sometimes elegant, vocals that all balance together to formulate the band’s own distinctive sound.

In just a few years, Half Me have made an impact in the music scene by self-producing their music and videos, displaying their intensive and energetic demeanour. Debuting with four singles initially, it was their their single ‘Exitwound’ (featuring Jack Bergin of Void of Vision) that gave the group a breakthrough and landed the band in the spotlight of Knotfest’s Countdown to Oblivion.

Riding the high of their recent success, Half Me’s highly anticipated debut album SOMA was met with huge critical acclaim. 2024 promises to be a big year for this fiery quintet.

Catch the band live with Resolve on the following dates:
May 03: DE Cologne Gebäude 9
May 04: UK London The Underworld
May 05: UK Birmingham The Devil’s Dog
May 06: UK Glasgow Classic Grand Lounge
May 07: UK Leeds The Key Club
May 08: UK Manchester Rebellion
May 09: UK Bristol The Exchange
May 10: UK Southampton The Joiners
May 11: NED Drachten Iduna
May 12: DE Hamburg Banhof Pauli
May 14: DE Berlin Hole44
May 15: DE Dresden Blauer Salon
May 16: AT Vienna Viper Room
May 17: CZ Prague Rock Cafe
May 18: DE Munich Feierwerk
May 19: IT Milan Legend Club
May 20: CH Monthey Pont Rouge
May 21: DE Nuremberg Hirsch
May 22: DE Frankfurt Das Bett
May 23: DE Vechta Gulfhaus
May 24 DE Stuttgart Im Wizemann
May 25: NED Utrecht De Heiling
May 26: DE Trier Mergener Hof

Tickets available here: https://resolveofficial.co/pages/tour

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PESTILENCE Reveal First Single ‘Horror Detox’ from Upcoming Best-Of Album

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Legendary Dutch death metallers PESTILENCE preview their upcoming, re-recorded best-of album, “Levels of Perception”, set for release on April 26th via Agonia Records. The album features twelve tracks from across the band’s 38-year career and will be preceded by a three-week long headlining tour of Europe, which starts on April the 3rd. Listen to “Horror Detox”, here:

Patrick Mameli – whose signature vocal, guitar and songwriting skills constitute the hallmark of PESTILENCE – finds “Levels of Perception” to be a testament to the band’s role in death metal’s progression. “I’ve always wanted to do a best-of album, because it would mean that I’ve achieved something in the past; something that still has its value today,” Mameli reflects. “To be able to choose from songs that I composed in the distant past, transporting them into the now, with the line-up of the recordings that consisted of Michiel van der Plicht (drums), Rutger van Noordenburg (guitar) and Joost van der Graaf (bass) – I found this to be of great value and sheer awesomeness.”

Re-recording of the tracks has not only managed to breathe new life into them – half thanks to new line-up, and other half by implementing subtle changes which reflect Mameli‘s matured vision and refined with years of experience aesthetic – but also sets them apart from cheap, unimaginative compilations, by unifying the album’s sound as befits a full-length release. “The album’s title is Levels of Perception. Why? Because this is what has happened with the songs,” Mameli explains. “Performed by different musicians, with their own views, musical abilities and interpretations, shining a new light on them. So here we are with new Levels of Perception.”

The drums for “Levels of Perception” were recorded by Michiel van der Plicht in 2021, during a live stream held in T Paard (The Hague, NL). “These recorded drum tracks were so awesome that we just had to use them, fine-tuning the guitars and bass,” Mameli comments. These and other re-recordings were done with Reaper behind the console at van der Plicht‘s own studio On Duty in Mijdrecht, NL. The latter engineered, mixed and mastered the album. “I’ve started to realize, after recording Exitivm, that when you can engineer, mix and master by yourself, the control over your own product is way bigger, through the honesty and passion for your own compositions; rather than hiring an engineer that has no feel for your music,” PESTILENCE’s frontman wraps up.

Pre-order “Levels of Perception”: https://pestilence.store/levels-of-perception/

Tracklisting:
01. Horror Detox (Re-recording)
02. Mvlti Dimensional (Re-recording)
03. Mobvs Propagationem (Re-recording)
04. Sinister (Re-recording)
05. Dehydrated (Re-recording)
06. Dominatvi Svbmissa (Re-recording)
07. Land of Tears (Re-recording)
08. Necromorph (Re-recording)
09. Deificvs (Re-recording)
10. Twisted Truth (Re-recording)
11. Sempiternvs (Re-recording)
12. Ovt of the Body (Re-recording)

“Levels Of Perception” recordings musicians:
Patrick Mameli – vocals and lead guitars
Michiel van der Plicht – drums
Rutger van Noordenburg – lead guitars
Joost van der Graaf – bass

PESTILENCE was established in the Netherlands in 1986 and is considered to be a progressive death metal phenom, labeled on the same genre-defying scale as Death, Cynic and Atheist. The group is led by founder, guitarist and mastermind Patrick Mameli, who’s been the band’s binding factor through two breakups and reunions. Both a reinvention and a confirmation of everything the band has been standing for since 1986, PESTILENCE is more than ever breaking new grounds and exploring the further outposts of extreme metal on “Exitivm” (2021) – the last album, which landed on several Billboard charts; most notably including the top 200 best selling albums. In 2023, the band remastered & reissued its classic catalog, and announced “Portals” to be the title of its next studio album, which is currently in the works. PESTILENCE shows no signs of slowing down, starting 2024 off with a spring tour and a long-sought best-of album, “Levels of Perception” – both of which will roll out this April.

Tour dates:
23.03. NL – Kampen, Ukien
31.03. NL – Nijverdal, Cult Art
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Black Death Over Europe 2024
Pestilence + Carnation + Bodyfarm
03.04. DE – Munich, Backstage
04.04. DE – Trier, Mergener Hof
05.04. DE – Berlin, Orwo Haus
06.04. PL – Krakow, Kamienna 12
07.04. CZ – Jaromer, Narodak
08.04. CZ – Ostrava, Barrak
09.04. SK – Kosice, Collosseum
10.04. AT – Vienna, Viper Room
11.04. HU – Budapest, A38
12.04. IT – San Donà di Piave, Revolver
13.04. 1T – Milan, Legend
14.04. FR- Marseille, Jas Rod
15.04. ES – Barcelona, Sala Boveda
16.04. ES – Madrid, Revi Live
17.04. PT – Lisbon, RCA Club
18.04. PT – Porto, Hard Club
19.04. ES – Zaragoza, Sala Lo Intento
20.04. FR – Limoges, C.C.J. Lennon
21.04. BE – Antwerp, Zappa
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25.05. SK – Surany, Songs Of Hate Festival
21.06. DE – Protzen, Protzen Open Air
22.06. BE – Dessel, Graspop
27.07. BG – Sofia, Sofia Metalfest
28.07. GR – Athens, Release Festival
10.08. CZ – Brutal Assault
26.10. NL – Sneek, Bolwerk

PESTILENCE on-line:
Website: http://www.pestilence.nl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pestilenceofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pestilenceofficial/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JcFn4PlXFuXmhRXpOpsan

ACxDC Announce New Album “G.O.A.T.”, Reveal Lead Single ‘Thot Police’

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Long running grind and powerviolence band ACxDC has today announced their forthcoming sophomore album, G.O.A.T., set for release via Prosthetic Records on April 26. The Los Angeles, CA based group has also shared the lead single from G.O.A.T., titled Thot Police, alongside the tracks Goatcore and Vested Interest which are available to listen to below.

Stream Thot Police via Apple Music | TIDAL | Deezer | Bandcamp and Spotify

Speaking on the Thot Police single release, ACxDC comments: “Thot Police stems from overhearing people, as well as seeing online discourse, in relation to extreme music (hardcore, punk, power violence, metal, etc) STILL discussing female participants and attendees by the value of their body parts.

“Consistent comments on the value of women in bands and whether they’ve received their recognition based on their “hotness”. Attacking the replication of mainstream values and norms in a music scene that for nearly five decades has confronted these attitudes and been comprised of women, femmes, non binary, and trans folks since it’s inception.”

Delving deeper into the depths of depression than its predecessor, 2020’s Satan Is King, G.O.A.T. digs down into a more emotional realm than the usual absurdist concepts previously used as subject matter. Although a glimmer of biting sarcasm, self-deprecating humor, and political rage rounds out the album, a solid majority deals with failure, imposter syndrome, and self doubt. Released four years after their Prosthetic debut, a shift in mental stability and musical aggression produces a much more cohesive, tightly wound, and unnerving side to ACxDC.

In November 2019 ACxDC returned to producer Taylor Young (Nails, Twitching Tongues) – who recorded and mixed Satan Is King – at The Pit Recording Studio, Van Nuys, CA; Brad Boatright later mastered the album at Audiosiege. Dylan Garret Smith provided the G.O.A.T. emblem which symbolises ACxDCs attachment to Satanism and commitment to upsetting religious nerds everywhere.

Embracing grind, hardcore, punk, death metal, and more, ACxDC subverts the traditional “powerviolence” sound standing out sonically on their own- precisely as their Demon-Core name implies. A first in ACxDC history, G.O.A.T. features some of extreme music’s most notable voices with features from Henry Everitt & Roger Rivandeneira (No/Mas), Alex Jones (Undeath), Elliott Morrow (Gulch), and Galax (Greenwitch).

G.O.A.T. Tracklist:
1. Wanna See a Dead Body
2. Boxed In
3. Clout Chaser (ft. Elliott Morrow from Gulch)
4. Greatest of All Time
5. Mortality Salience
6. At Midnight
7. Into the Void
8. Definition of Insanity (ft. Henry Everitt and Roger Rivandeneira from No/Mas)
9. Fairweather
10. Thot Police
11. Flying Pigs
12. Inside Joke (ft. Galax from Greenwitch)
13. Vested Interest
14. Karoshi (ft. Alexander Jones from Undeath)
15. Feed the Blade
16. Goatcore
17. Expired

ACxDC is:
Sergio Amalfitano – Vocals
Jorge Luis Herrera – Drums
Ryan James Corbett – Bass
Edward Jason Oropeza – Guitar

CHAPEL OF SAMHAIN Stream New Album “Black Onyx Cave” Ahead of Release

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Portuguese death metallers CHAPEL OF SAMHAIN are set to release their debut album “Black Onyx Cave” in CD format (300 hand-numbered copies) on March 18th 2024 via Nuclear Winter Records.

Today, Decibel Magazine is hosting the album’s official premiere. Stream “Black Onyx Cave” at THIS LOCATION.

Tracklist:

01. Charnel
02. Flesh
03. Pale
04. Delirium
05. Portal
06. Ether

A path has been made for so long that desire gave birth to a new dimension of horror, where the graves awake at night and swallow the breathless.

Black Onyx stared into this abyss and sealed a lefthand pact with Phoros to rot the alchemy upon the philosophical stone. These fumes wrecked the pillars of time and procreated a vicious ensemble of smothering tunes towards ruin baptized under the moniker CHAPEL OF SAMHAIN.

Totally architected in a monolithic vision and crafted in the sulphuric womb of lunacy both musicians accepted this challenge outside their other musical projects (Grog, Velório & Nethermancy) to embrace and celebrate the newborn spirits of the dead.

Wandering through the extreme and obscure catacombs of the old school metal scripts, traces of death, black with eerie symphonies gather for a mass of skull crushing hymns along with a choir of morbid enchantments that turn down the crosses for the CHAPEL OF SAMHAIN hordes as the ambiences grow thicker within the abyssic layers of doom.

Once entering Black Onyx Cave, an altar will rise as you will feel the mark and the creation force behind this unparalleled vortex meant to represent the seasons change within light and shadow as Man grows wither into His Mastery. Transmutation is the Key!

FFO: early Morgoth, Profanatica, Acheron, Imprecation

More information at
https://nuclearwinterrecords.bandcamp.com/
https://nuclearwinterrecords.com/

SUNNATA Announce New Album “Chasing Shadows”, Release Single + Video ‘Chimera’

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Feral wilderness prophets Sunnata, (sanskr. noun emptiness, voidness) have announced their fifth full-length album Chasing Shadows will be self-released on 10th May. Ahead of the album, the band have released their beguiling new single ‘Chimera’ with accompanying music visualiser.

Pre-order Chasing Shadows here: https://sunnataofficial.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-shadows

Sunnata commented on the new single: “‘Chimera’, the opening track from Chasing Shadows, manifests the presence of duality across the entire universe. Just like a mythical hybrid creature, the song is a bizarre mix of different genres and ideas, glued together into a compelling passage. From a blast beat and Pattonesque vocals, through a ceremonial trance-inducing build-up to a heavy, rock n rolling riffage, ‘Chimera’ proves to be an amalgamation, binding those pieces together to form a single entity.

“The song’s lyrics bind many paradoxes together, posing them as something inherent to reality. Dreamy recall of hinduistic Maya sets the tone of the piece – an ever-evolving appearance, an ever-changing shape. The cycle of life – the one who comes from the horizon and goes away – is prevalent like an imperative. Those who try to deny it and shape the world to their individual needs are fighting for the cause that is unreachable.

“The evolution binds units together, but also sets them apart. Paradoxes are part of us. Only the one, who is born and dead at the same time, prevails.”

The four piece Warsaw-based doom metal magi have been paving their own way to higher metal skies since their 2014 debut Climbing The Colossus. Their spellbinding sophomore album Zorya (2016) made the band gather even more momentum with regard to the European alternative heavy scene. Third album Outlands (2018) brilliantly brought out even more character, confidently crossing the frontier of progressive doom to land in even more melancholic and mind-expanding alleys. Fourth release Burning in Heaven, Melting on Earth (2021) was their most transcendent, melding together all the heaviness, intensity and tenderness into a graceful, cross-pollinating form, to create something incredible that grabbed the attention of fans and press worldwide, demanding attention and respect.

Chasing Shadows sees Sunnata expanding their sonic spectrum with their most complex record to date. Exploring both the most extreme aspects and subtle incarnations of their essence, Chasing Shadows is a mind-altering doomscape painted with everlasting, captivating stories. Hitting high notes in the eyes of fans and journalists, from here Sunnata are free to roam wherever.

Commenting on the album: “The fifth album for a band like ours is no joke. We are extremely proud on one hand, but also exhausted on the other as the creative process pushed us to the current limits. It’s the most complex and longest Sunnata record to date. Filled with nuances, genre blends and confident expansion of the band’s sound spectrum. Anyone familiar with our discography can easily tell that both change and experimentation are part of our nature, but at the same time – the constant need to push ourselves outside of the comfort zone, go beyond – is what stretches one’s limits. Maybe this is why we liked the title so much – we are chasing the uncatchable – shadows, illusions, visions and try to frame them with our musical language.”

Chasing Shadows Tracklisting

1. Chimera
2. Torn
3. At Dusk (Interlude)
4. Wishbone
5. Saviour’s Raft
6. Adrift (Reprise)
7. The Tide
8. Hunger
9. Through the Abyss (Interlude)
10. The Sleeper
11. Like cogs in a wheel, we’re trapped between waves of distorted time

Known for their expressive and atmospheric live performances, Sunnata have already taken part in various international festivals and been invited to open for Mastodon, Paradise Lost, Entombed AD, Rotting Christ, Sleep, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and The Sword. To celebrate the album release Sunnata will hit the road this summer on the following dates.

May 10: (PL) Warsaw – Hybrydy – Release Party
May 13: (CZ) Brno, Kabinet Muz
May 14: (HU) Budapest, Robot
May 15: (AT) Salzburg, Rockhouse
May 16: (DE) Jena, Klub Kuba
May 17: (BE) Liege, La Zone
May 18: (UK) London, Desertfest
May 20: (FR) Lille, La Bulle Cafe
May 21: (BE) Brussels, Le Lac
May 22: (NL) Nijmegen, Merelyn
May 23: (DE) Dresden, Ostpol
May 24: (PL) Poznan, 2Progi
May 25: (PL) Cracow, Studio
May 31: (DK) Esbjerg, Fuzztival Esbjerg
Aug 17: (UK) ArcTanGent

Tickets available at: https://www.atonal.agency/tickets

Sunnata are:
Szymon Ewertowski – guitar, vocals
Adrian Gadomski – guitar, vocals
Michal Dobrzanski – bass guitar/synth
Robert Ruszczyk – drums, percussion

For more information, follow the band online:
https://sunnataofficial.com
https://facebook.com/sunnataofficial
https://instagram.com/sunnataofficial
http://sunnataofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://youtube.com/user/sunnataofficial/videos
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6oHuHx6xpW7IfamYXWFfmy