Phoenix, Az’s ESCAPE THE HIVE have unleashed their newest – and fourth – video, “I Can See It,” from the debut, This is Gonna Sting, debut album, which can be seen here.
The band has been a bit busy as of late, hitting California and the Midwest for a round of tour dates and teaming up with the popular Facebook group for an autographed poster giveaway.
“We took a little more creative license with the song on the video,” relates ESCAPE THE HIVE frontman, Michael Beck. The song is about seeing the truth and all the things that stand in front of that. But we wanted to take it a little further. So, what’s further out than aliens?!! The last video we did for “Separate Lives” was a bit more serious, so we wanted to do something that made us laugh. Hopefully it makes everyone else laugh as well. That song always goes over really well live. And this last tour through California, Arizona and the Midwest has been no exception. We will be back out on the road this fall and look forward to playing for more fans in more states. Human or alien!”
Barcelona’s rising metal stars BRAINDRAG are proud to present the lyric video for the track “Try Not To Fall”, taken from the band’s masterpiece album “Coure Roent”, out via Wormholedeath.
This track is a powerful anthem for staying strong and true to yourself! Let the lyrics remind you to keep your feet on the ground and your head held high, even when life throws its curveballs. It’s a song about finding your inner strength and chasing your dreams!
BRAINDRAG, formed in 2013 by Enric GS, has evolved through lineup changes to become a force in Barcelona’s music scene. With the addition of vocalist Mireia Pérez, their professionalism soared, leading to the release of the EP “Atreverme” in 2019. Despite pandemic setbacks, the band bounced back with new members and began recording their debut album “Coure Roent.” Their singles “Salta,” “Try Not To Fall,” and “Rhapsody” teased the album’s release in 2023. After supporting Elisa C. Martin on tour, they dropped “Coure Roent” marking a new era for BRAINDRAG.
Their album “Coure Roent” differs from anything you have heard. With soulful riffs, musically it is hard and sensitive, sweeping and romantic. It could be defined as alternative metal, sometimes progressive, powerful, and elegant, wrapped in technology and good melodies. It is an original and authentic project that doesn’t pretend to sound like anything else.
The Metal Injection Festival is now revealing the day splits for its upcoming second annual edition along with the sales launch of single day tickets! In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Metal Injection, the event will be hitting the streets of the website’s origins in New York at Brooklyn Monarch & Meadows on September 21 & 22.
Sponsored by Metal Blade Records and Indie Merch Store, the festival roster includes exclusive specials sets like the recently-reunited God Forbid playing ‘Gone Forever’ for the first time in its entirety and 3 Inches of Blood reuniting and performing on the East Coast for the first time in over a decade. There’s also a very special, commissioned world debut of the project Pallid Veil featuring Luc Lemay of Gorguts, Dave Davidson of Revocation, Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan and In Flames, and Elliot Hoffman of Carbomb; as well as a special acoustic set by Stephen Brodsky and Adam McGrath of Cave In, and so much more! Plus, fans will have access to a very special and rare meet & greet opportunity with Jinjer! Day splits can be found below!
Join Metal Injection for an unforgettable weekend with 31 bands, on 3 stages, in 2 days of rock and metal that runs the gamut between death metal, djent, metal core, hardcore, doom, rock, gothic metal, thrash, industrial, slam and more!
The full lineup is as follows:
Saturday, September 21: Jinjer God Forbid (NY Reunion) Hanabie Revocation Born of Osiris Gost Pallid Veil (Commissioned World Debut) Wretched Carbomb Johnny Booth Uncured Jesus Wept (First NY show ever) Hue (First NY show ever) Vermin Dog Hath Cognitive Fellahin Fall
Sunday, September 22: Converge 3IOB (East Coast Reunion) Cave In (Special Acoustic Set) Rivers of Nihil Oceans Of Slumber Goatwhore Body Box The Phantom Eye Vitriol Necrofier Lamacchia Del Judas Genocide Pact Shock Withdrawal
For every ticket sold, $1 will be donated to Headbang for Science, an annual scholarship award for high school seniors, undergrads & grad students who are pursuing a career in healthcare and/or the physical sciences. It’s the first scholarship foundation to directly provide financial aid to “Metalheads,” and was founded by SiriusXM curator/host and former Pharmacy grad student Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin in 2021.
3 Inches of Blood drummer Ash Pearson previously commented on the band’s long-awaited return to NYC, “We’re very excited to come to New York for the first time in over a decade. New York fans have always been good to us and we’re looking forward to playing for them again. Should be an incredible weekend”
Metal Injection founder and festival organizer Frank Godla said, “Last year was an incredible way to kick things off for the Metal Injection Festival, and with this year being our 20th anniversary I decided to head back to our origins. This year, I bring this mammoth weekend to Brooklyn, NY with a celebration it’s never seen.
“The list of artists and special sets on this roster is truly insane, and I couldn’t be happier about how this shaped up. Even the smallest bands on this roster excite the shit out of me, and will be household names. So here’s your chance to see what they’re made of the way I see them.
“I can’t wait to see y’all there!”
More information can be found via the official Metal Injection website HERE.
Jason Charles Miller has released “Digging in the Dust,” the debut single from his upcoming new album Knives in the Dark. The song is impacting at Americana radio now, while the album, slated for release August 16, will be supported by a North American tour with Steel Panther that launches August 23 in Buffalo, NY. See complete dates below.
“Timing in relationships is everything. ‘Digging in the Dust’ is about a romance that’s long-since ended, but neither side wants to admit it,” says Miller of the inspiration behind his new single. “We’ve all seen that from afar, but the main character is just figuring out it’s happening to them. The inevitability of the situation is slowly being revealed, and this song is the realization of that moment, and the futility of any future together.”
An accomplished southern rock/Americana artist, ‘Knives’ will be Miller’s fifth full-length solo album, and first album with new label One Opportunity Records. He has also released multiple EPs and singles, and a host of high-profile soundtrack and theme music work for shows and games including ‘Critical Role,’ ‘Metal Gear Rising,’ ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ ‘Legends of the Multiverse’ and AEW professional wrestler Brandon Cutler.
“This is the first album I’ve written where my only goal was to write the best songs I can, and not worry about where they might be categorized,” says Miller of ‘Knives in the Dark.’ “By not going out of my way to write for a specific genre, I’ve made what is, hands down, the best – and most representative – album of my career.”
Miller’s music contributions to the Final Fantasy video game franchise have made him a fan favorite to players of the game, and he is featured regularly at Final Fantasy Fan Fest events worldwide, including upcoming officially sanctioned tour stops in China, Japan and South Korea this fall, where he will perform Final Fantasy XIV music alongside all-star ensembles and orchestras.
Widely recognized as the frontman and founder of the rock band Godhead, where he toured the world with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Rammstein, Disturbed, Linkin Park, Slipknot and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, Miller transitioned to a solo artist with the release of his Last To Go Home EP in 2009.
Seamlessly blending the worlds of Americana, rock and country, his solo career has seen him share stages with greats including Billy Ray Cyrus, Alan Jackson, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Ashley McBryde, .38 Special, Allman Betts Band and more.
JASON CHARLES MILLER UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Aug 3-4 Guangzhou Shi, China Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest Aug 5-6 Guangzhou Shi, China Final Fantasy XIV w/ Eorzean Symphony
Aug 23 Buffalo, NY Electric City w/ Steel Panther Aug 24-25 Hampton, NH Wally’s Pub w/ Steel Panther Aug 27 Harrisburg, PA XL Live w/ Steel Panther Aug 28 Dewey Beach, DE Bottle & Cork w/ Steel Panther Aug 30 Portland, ME Aura w/ Steel Panther Aug 31 Bar Harbour, ME 1932 Criterion Theatre w/ Steel Panther Sep 01 Albany, NY Empire Live w/ Steel Panther Sep 02 New York City, NY TBA Sep 04 Fort Wayne, IN Piere’s w/ Steel Panther Sep o5 Nashville, TN TBA Sep 06 Lexington, KY Manchester Music Hall w/ Steel Panther Sep 07 Springield, MO Gillioz Theatre w/ Steel Panther Sep 08 Baton Rouge, LA Varsity Theatre w/ Steel Panther Sep 10 Destin, FL Club LA w/ Steel Panther Sep 11 Jacksonville, FL TBA Sep 12 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room w/ Steel Panther Sep 13 Augusta, GA Miller Theater w/ Steel Panther Sep 14 Jacksonville, NC Hooligan’s Music Hall w/ Steel Panther
Sep 21-22 Yokohama, Japan Yokohama Arena w/ The Primals (performing music from FFXIV)
Oct 12-15 Seoul, South Korea Kintex – Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest
Dec 14 Los Angeles, CA Bar Sinister
(more dates to be announced, check website for additions)
Dusktone is proud to reveal another new addition to the roster, Norwegian black metal masters DEN SAAKALDTE! The collaboration will be for more titles under the Dusktone imprint.
The band has always been the creature of the guitarist SYKELIG and through time the ranks have hosted fine musicians such as Hellhammer (Mayhem, Arcturus, The Kovenant), Niklas Kvarforth (Shining), Anders Kobro (In The Woods) and currently Skoll (Arcturus, Ved Buens Ende).
The latest effort by Den Saakaldte is “Pesten Som Tar Over”, released in the fall of 2023.
Further plans and details will be revealed in the course of 2025!
Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with veteran Metal guitarist Dan Lorenzo (Hades/Non-Fiction/The Cursed/Vessel of Light/Cassius King) about Patriarchs in Black, his project with drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative/Quiet Riot/Danzig).
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
