Harnessing the spirit of early ‘80s Thrash Metal, Dublin-based four-piece, Saint Slaughter drive their intensive brand of classic Metal into your skull with their latest belter… ‘Led To Treason’. The new single follows on from their previous release, ‘Inglorious’ – a boisterous, snarling tip of the hat to artists such as Sadus, Sodom, Kreator, and ‘Kill em’ All’-era Metallica.
Speaking of the new track, the band says; “‘Led To Treason’ is a song about how propaganda and the war industry, take people’s ideals and urge to defend them into fuel for a meat grinder, that only serves people who view war as a bump in their stock portfolio.”
Having built a strong presence in the flourishing Irish Metal scene post-lockdown, Saint Slaughter are truly a force to be reckoned with live. The bands shows are a hurricane of good, friendly violent fun, where punters throw down their best, ‘Toxic Waltz’ pit-moves almost every time.
Having reached the Grand Final of this years Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Ireland showcase in May, the rise of the bands profile is increasing as each month passes. Their most recent announcement sees them added as official support to UK Thrashers, Xentrix for their 30th Anniversary Tour this coming October, where they will share the bill with fellow, Irish Thrashers, Psykosis and others.
As of now, the band will continue to release isolated singles and are planning to release an EP later in the year. Keep an eye out for more details, coming very soon.
Saint Slaughter are Tom Moylan – Drums Eoin Clarke – Vocals Spencer O’Brien -Bass Jeff Hernandez – Guitars
Artist Worldwide, the international booking agency for some of the most respected artists in heavy metal and punk, has announced the signing of British based international heavy metal band Venom Inc. Venom Inc reunites former Venom and Atomkraft singer/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and Venom founding guitarist Jeffrey “Mantas” Dunn, alongside their former M:Pire Of Evil bandmate Marc “JXN” Jackson on drums.
Says Demolition Man: “I’m proud to announce to have signed with Artist Worldwide in LA, joining artists I admire and with a history of superb musical value.. including Udo, The Dead Daisies, Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen, Doyle, Primal Fear, Glen Hughes, Frank Marino etc etc.. and to be artist rostered with The Dickies seems to complete my circle from my beginning in 1978!! Honoured, humbled, greatful! Here’s to Chuck Bernal CEO for the faith and belief”
VENOM INC. just completed a successful tour through South America. During the tour Mantas, who has recently suffered a second heart attack, was replaced by former Nevermore and Annihilator and current 72 Legions guitarist Curran “Beleth” Murphy.
Watch the footage in Chile below.
Last April, in an interview with Arrow Lords Of Metal, VENOM INC lead singer and bassist Tony “The Demolition Man” Dolan revealed that his former M:PIRE OF EVIL drummer Marc “JXN” Jackson would join the band as the replacement of the fired drummer Jeramie “War Machine” Kling.
Previously, former Cradle Of Filth drummer Nick Barker stepped in to help Venom Inc play two shows in 2022.
VENOM INC. released its second album, “There’s Only Black“, last year via Nuclear Blast Records.
Dolan earlier stated about how guitarist Mantas’s heart attack in 2019 affected the album: “Well, Mantas died and saw only a black void that he thought was empty… So if life is just lights… what is there when all the light goes? There’s ONLY BLACK. So in order to disclose wat lies beyond, you must abate all fear and take the journey in. Welcome inside our album. Maybe you’ll discover something inside or perhaps for you, you won’t and there will remain ‘ONLY BLACK’..
Not all see the light“
“There’s Only Black” track listing: 01. How Many Can Die (03:21) 02. Infinitum (03:47) 03. Come To Me (03:46) 04. There’s Only Black (04:49) 05. Tyrant (05:25) 06. Don’t Feed Me Your Lies (05:51) 07. Man As God (03:23) 08. Burn Liar Burn (05:32) 09. Nine (03:34) 10. Rampant (04:06) 11. The Dance (04:54) 12. Inferno (05:19)
The follow-up to 2017’s “Avé”, “There’s Only Black” marks the second recording under the name VENOM INC., while Dunn and Dolan have a long history as recording artists together in VENOM, M:PIRE OF EVIL and Mantas solo projects. It also marks the VENOM INC. recording debut of drummer Jeramie “War Machine” Kling (also of IMHUMAN CONDITION), who joined the band in 2018.
Abbath Doom Occulta is widely regarded as one of black and extreme metal’’s most prominent front men. For nearly three decades he fronted one of the most influential metal bands ever to emerge from Norway – Immortal.
From the early beginnings with albums such as “Diabolical Fullmoon Mysticism” and “Battles in the North”, to chart toppers “At the Heart of Winter” and “Sons of Northern Darkness”, Abbath has through his work with the group left a major imprint on the worldwide phenomenon that is Norwegian Extreme Metal.
‘Return to the Raven Realms Tour’ will be framed by the most spectacular stage show Abbath ever has undertaken in his nearly 40-year long career.
Abbath states: “I can’t wait to get back on stage this summer to perform some old favorites that I haven’t played for a long, long time. Mark my words – It’s going to be loud and epic!”
Return to the Raven Realms Summer Tour 2024
20.06 Utrecht, NL – Tivoli Ronda 22.06 Dessel, BE – Graspop 23.06 London, UK – Electric Ballroom 24.06 Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanisers 25.06 Dublin, IRL – Academy 28.06 Oslo, NO – Tons of Rock 07.07 Barcelona, SP – Barcelona Rockfest 31.07 Pratteln, CH – Z7 01.08 Vienna, AT – Arena Wien 02.08 Rasnov, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest 03.08 Belgrade, RS – Dorcol Platz 05.08 Lignano, IT – Arena Alpe 06.08 Budapest, HU – Barba Negra 07.08 Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault 08.08 Schlotheim, DE – Party San Open Air 10.08 Helsinki, FI – HELLsinki
FALCON TRAILS release ‘Last Hearts Of Fire’, the first pre-release single from the upcoming studio album ‘Coming Home’ which will be released on 19th July on Metalville Records (Rough Trade).
“Last Hearts Of Fire” is about the people who are now getting older, like the last hippies, but also a whole generation who had the same attitude. When things were very different to the kids today. It’s also a song about what it was like to listen to rock music for the first time in your life. That special moment that you won’t experience a second time.
FALCON TRAILS is a Vintage classic Rock styled three piece band featuring Finnish composer / lyricist Mika Grönholm, U.K based vocalist Lee Small, & Finnish drummer & percussionist Tom Rask.
Their music sails you deep into the seventies with a distinct vintage rock, soul and funk style. Lee and Mika share the same influences in music and in various bands from that period, building the foundation for FALCON TRAILS.
Mika say’s: ‘’It was the music we first heard as children and it stayed in our hearts and minds forever. We heard and saw those big time bands making their mark in our generation, and in our own way, we respect that spirit with our music. We take our hats off to those great acts such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Pink Floyd and many others.”
All the Music from “Coming Home” was written and recorded around years 2018 and 2019 and was completed in 2024, but the material has never has been released until now.
Mika and Lee are no strangers to the music industry. Both recorded albums and there involved in many differnet music projects before, showing their natural musical understanding.
Mika continues: ” When we were writing the tracks for the album, I did rough vocal guide melodies. Then I sent those on to Lee, and he changes what he needs to suit him and his very soulful vocal style, lifting the songs and taking them to where I wanted them to be. Both of us having such a similar style & thinking which makes the creative process very enjoyable and easy.”
TRACK LISTING Fastlane Feel The Way We Want Soul Satisfaction Devotion Caught Winter’s Blues Last Hearts Of Fire Safe In My Arms Stars Coming Home Sapphire Sky
LINE UP Nika Grönholm – guitars, bass, keyboards Lee Small – lead & backing vocals Tom Rask – drums Michelle Lynch – backing vocals on tracks 1, 5, 9
Norwegian Black Metal veterans KOLDBRANN ended 2023 very much on their own terms, releasing a stand-alone, limited edition, 7″ vinyl single that proved itself to be a swaggering, defiant harbinger for the band’s upcoming fourth full-length album “Ingen Skånsel”, which is set for release on Dark Essence Records on the 23rd August.
It is a release that has been much anticipated by Black Metal fans, who recognize in KOLDBRANN a band that has always sought to create a sound that is uniquely their own – fresh, raw, and completely indifferent to whatever trend happens to be prevalent in the genre at the time.
But, significantly, KOLDBRANN have remained deeply rooted in the traditions of True Norwegian Black Metal, and this respect for their roots can be clearly heard on the track ‘I Unaturens Vold’, which has been released as a single. Even the cold and uninviting cover image, shot at Haukelifjell, Norway, by the talented photographer Vildensky, serves to set the foreboding tone and atmosphere for the song.
Short and concise, with a fierce thread running through it ‘I Unaturens Vold’ stands out from many of today’s trends in Black Metal, and can be downloaded or streamed from a number of services at: https://orcd.co/i-unaturens-vold
The video for ‘I Unaturens Vold’ by Necrolust Productions (WHOREDOM RIFE, 1349, FURZE etc.), was filmed at this year’s Inferno Metal Festival in Oslo, where KOLDBRANN played in front of a capacity crowd at the John Dee venue.
KOLDBRANN themselves had this to say about ‘I Unaturens Vold’:
After the punishing previous single, ‘Den 6. Massedød (Manna fra en annen himmel)’, with the primitive necro & roll B-side, ‘Inhumanitær Inngripen’, comes the energetic and melodic ‘I Unaturens Vold’ – the first single taken from our upcoming new album! Fierce and concise, with clear references to classic Norwegian Black Metal, the song has already become an established highlight of KOLDBRANN’s live set
‘I Unaturens Vold’ (translated to ‘In Unnature’s Grasp’) has clear references to classic Norwegian Black Metal, displaying melodious riffs and associations to nature. “Unnature” is used here as a contrast, to point the finger at the fakeness and insincerity in people. It is one of more new songs that deal with standing tall on the outside, turning one’s back on society and the world.
Replete with Mannevond’s trademark blacker than black raw vocals, and Kvass’ clever Norwegian lyrics, the album itself is confirmation that KOLDBRANN is back with a vengeance – as fearsome, as defiant and as uncompromising as ever.
Even the title “Ingen Skånsel”, which means “No Mercy”, lets everyone know that they are in for 12 tracks of pure aggression from a band that has never shown any mercy or taken any prisoners.
With layout by Salowe Vision, track listing for “Ingen Skånsel” is as follows:
Ingen Skånsel
Et Uomtvistelig Falsum
I Unaturens Vold
Prosesjon Under Blyhimmel
Det Kryper Kaldt
Maskiner av Nihil
Forstanden Seiler Sin Egen Sjø
Fortærer av Minne og Form
Rykk Skaperverket Opp med Roten
Vorde Eders Farkost en Katafalk
Serenade til Dødens Elende
Elevert Hinsides Tilstand (CD only track)
“Ingen Skånsel” will be available in CD, Digital, Cassette and Smoke Marble Vinyl formats and can to pre-ordered now at:
KOLDBRANN’s live appearances have earned the band a well-deserved notoriety and 2024/2025 will see the lineup of Mannevond on Vocals, Kvass and Voidar on Guitars, Leonid Melnikov on Drums, and John Grave on live Bass appearing in the Czech Republic, Poland, UK, Austria and Switzerland, as well as first-time performances in Canada and Romania, with more to come!
Legendary thrash metallers HIRAX have released the first single ‘Drill Into The Brain’, taken from the band’s upcoming new EP “Faster Than Death”, exlusively mixed by Bill Metoyer! The EP is set to be released on August 1st via Doomentia Records.
So you think you’re metal aren’t you? Maybe so. But Katon W. De Pena is METAL incarnated. The man may have turned sixty last September but he’s more than ever ready to break necks and crush bones with the mighty HIRAX. Ahead of their long-awaited new studio full-length album (their first in a decade!), upcoming European summer tour and armed with a young, exuberant and hungry line-up, Pena has teamed up with DOOMENTIA to offer a glimpse of their upcoming thrash inferno with this new four-tracks EP, featuring versions of four songs from said upcoming album exclusively mixed for this release-only by Bill Metoyer, the legendary ARMORED SAINT/SLAYER/D.R.I. producer who’s been collaborating with HIRAX ever since their debut full-length Raging Violence back in 1985.
And whoever would be tempted to think that with age comes peace with mind should get ready to be annihilated by this EP opening salvo alone, ‘Drill Into The Brain’, aka sixty-three seconds of the most intense-as-fuck crossover/thrash you’ll hear this year!
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
