ASHES OF PERISHING, a Helsinki-based modern metalcore band released a new single Burdens with a lyric video. The single is taken from their upcoming debut EP “FRVR / CRSD” which is released on February 29th, 2024, through Inverse Records.
LISTEN Burdens single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/aop-burdens – Single cover by Valtteri Limnell. Composed by Valtteri Limnell, lyrics by Petteri Ylitalo.
The band comments:
“The EP, which acts as an emotional roller coaster, ends as it began. Burdens hits hard like Waste of Life and takes you to the final stop.The song tells the story of those who have witnessed suicide and self-destruction. The road back is long and rocky; through anger and forgiveness, introspection and acceptance, we can find solace.”
WITHOUT WARNING, the new promising Finnish modern metal act who opened recent live shows for Fear Of Domination among others, has released their 6th single called “New Order” with a music video. The single is a provocative dive into the destruction of humanity. “New Order” takes its listeners to a dystopian world where the machine pulse gets fused with heavy electronic and melodic elements. With the new single, the band also showcases their updated look in their outfits which has grown to become a noticeable element.
– As I was writing the song, I wanted to support the band’s concept while showcasing our heavier and dramatic sides. With the familiar melodic elements that have become staples in our music, this song roams through chaotic atmospheres that also support the lyrical themes of the song. Says bassist and producer, Aleksi Rintala.
“New Order” provides a strong musical experience, but also awakens you to ponder how technology affects our society. The single can also be described as a soundtrack from an anxiety filled future, where the artificial intelligence birthed by mankind wants to create a new start by tyranny. Along with the strong lyrics, Without Warning has been able to create a unique atmosphere which sticks to the listener.
-The single is a song about our concept in Without Warning, where we view the story from three different angles. We have built a fictional backstory and theme for the band where an evil artificial intelligence named Omega wants to destroy humankind to build a new future. We, the members of the band, use the term “disciples” when referring to ourselves and we are the creation of Omega. The messengers. In “New Order” you can hear the desperate realization the humankind faces, Omega’s bittersweet thirst for revenge and the disciple’s final warning for what is to come. Describes the vocalist, Michaela “Micha” Tuomenoksa.
You can now listen to “New Order” on all the biggest streaming platforms: https://push.fm/fl/ww-neworder – Single cover by Michaela Tuomenoksa.
Finnish folk metal superstars KORPIKLAANI have released a brand new single called ‘Saunaan‘, the first song to whet your appetite for their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5th, 2024. The pre-order for the album starts today!
Rankarumpu, like the two previous records, was executed with recording / mixing engineer and producer Janne Saksa. It seems that the collaboration between the band and Saksa has reached a whole new level with Rankarumpu.
KORPIKLAANI‘s twelfth studio album is once again full of tasty folk metal and its different flavors, but it also offers new spices. One of the most wonderful features of Rankarumpu is related to the folk instruments. Although KORPIKLAANI has done one or maybe even a couple of unforgettable things in the realm of folk metal, this time new permanent member Olli Vänskä‘s violin and Sami Perttula‘s accordion may surprise even die-hard fans.
One of the best showcases of this new chapter in KORPIKLAANI‘s career is the fast paced, violin-driven and playful folk metal tune ‘Saunaan‘. With its irresistable lead melody and a chorus for the ages, ‘Saunaan‘ is one of the strongest KORPIKLAANI songs to date, and it should fill any fan of the genre with pure delight.
Olli Vänskä commented: “I actually composed ‘Saunaan’ already months before I even knew I would be playing for Korpiklaani. I was working on an upbeat folk metal song and less surprisingly KK – Kings of Folk Metal – was definitely one of the influences.
Then, one thought led to another and suddenly I found myself actually playing for Korpiklaani and we were talking about material for an upcoming album. One night during a festival van ride I played a couple of demo tracks for the guys and Jonne was immediately giving me thumbs up. We worked with the arrangement a little bit and the end result is a pretty pretty good song!”
21.02. UK London – O2 Forum Kentish Town 22.02. UK Norwich – LCR UEA 23.02. UK Nottingham – Rock City 24.02. UK Bournemouth – O2 Academy 25.02. UK Bristol – O2 Academy 27.02. UK Belfast – Limelight 28.02. IRL Dublin – Academy 29.02. UK Cardiff – SU 01.03. UK Birmingham – O2 Academy 02.03. UK Oxford – O2 Academy 03.03. UK Glasgow – O2 Academy 05.03. UK Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse 06.03. UK Liverpool – O2 Academy 07.03. UK Leeds – O2 Academy 08.03. UK Newcastle – NX 09.03. UK London – O2 Forum Kentish Town
05.04. MX Mexico City – Foro28 * Album Release Show 06.04. MX Monterrey – Cafe Ignua
RANKARUMPU NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2024 w/ Visions Of Atlantis & Illumishade
08.04. US Reading – Reverb 09.04. US New York City – Gramercy Theatre 10.04. US Boston – Brighton Music Hall 11.04. CA Montreal – La Tulipe 12.04. CA Ottawa – Brass Monkey 13.04. CA Toronto – Phoenix Concert Theatre 14.04. US Pontiac – The Crofoot 15.04. US Milwaukee – Turner Hall 17.04. US Minneapolis – Skyway Theatre 18.04. CA Winnipeg – Park Theatre 19.04. CA Regina – The Exchange 20.04. CA Edmonton – Starlite Room 21.04. CA Calgary – Dickens 23.04. CA Vancouver – Rickshaw Theatre 24.04. US Seattle – El Corazon 25.04. US Portland – BossaNova Ballroom 26.04. US San Francisco – DNA Lounge 27.04. US Los Angeles – 1720 28.04. US San Diego – Brick By Brick 29.04. US Phoenix – The Nile 01.05. US Denver – Gothic Theatre 02.05. US Lincoln – The Bourbon Theater 03.05. US Joliet – The Forge 04.05. US Pittsburgh – Mr Smalls Theatre 05.05. US Baltimore – Baltimore Soundstage TICKETS: https://linktr.ee/rankarumpu_america_2024
CONFIRMED SUMMER FESTIVALS 2024
29.03. BE Mons – Trolls & Legends Festival 27.-30.06. FR Clisson Hellfest 05.07. FI Tampere – Tuhdimmat Tahdit 12.07. FR Laundresse – La Guerre Du Son 28.07.-03.08. SI Velenje MetalDays 09.-11.08. FR Cercoux Festival 666 09.-11.08. UK Walton on Trent Bloodstock Open Air 09.-11.08. BE Kortrijk Alcatraz Festival 14.-17.08. DE Dinkelsbühl Summer Breeze 15.-17.08. CZ Zámek Moravský Krumlov Rock Castle 24.08. PT Pindelo dos Milagres Milagre Metaleiro Open Air
EUROPEAN WINTER TOUR 2024 w/ In Extremo & Rauhbein
15.11. DE Saarbrücken – Garage 16.11. CH Pratteln – Z7 22.11. DE Rostock – Moya 29.11. DE Berlin – Columbiahalle 30.11. DE Bremen – Pier 2 06.12. DE Nürnberg – KIA Metropol Arena 07.12. AT Wien – Gasometer 12.12. DE Bielefeld – Lokschuppen 13.12. DE Hannover – Swiss Life Hall 14.12. DE Dresden – Alter Schlachthof 20.12. DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee 21.12. DE Stuttgart – Porsche Arena 27.12. DE München – Zenith 28.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 29.12. DE Erfurt – Messehalle 30.12. DE Köln – Palladium
Necrowretch might have emerged alongside the revival of old school death metal, but these deadly sorcerers have always carried a Satanic streak. After all, their new album, Swords of Dajjal, is named after the Islamic Antichrist.
Today, the blackened French band are summoning the gods of barbarity with “Dii Mauri”, the album’s smoldering third single.
“Dii Mauri” begins with a blessing and a curse. “Ave Ingirozoglezim!” Vlad spews, conjuring the fully eruptive force of his band. Drum fills reign down like boulders, while the riffs churn and whip with the blinding fury of a sandstorm. Even in the midst of a lone, piercing guitar that drifts through the air like a mirage, one thing is clear. In their wake, Necrowretch leave nothing but devastation.
“This song pays tribute to the ancient Moorish Gods in Dii Mauri“, says Necrowretch. “Unlike the other Gods that the Roman Empire was integrating into their pantheon after each conquest, the Dii Mauri were considered too barbaric to be ever integrated.
So shall it be… to scribe thy names So shall it be… to cast thy flames…”
The video for “Dii Mauri” was filmed on location in Spain and Kyrgyzstan. It was directed, filmed and edited by Mounir Chraibi.
Horse training was provided by Carolina Lindenau from Spain’s Rancho Bonanza.
Cover Art – Stefan Thanneur / Manifeste
Track-list
1. Ksar Al-Kufar (4:22) [WATCH] 2. The Fifth Door (5:30) 3. Dii Mauri (5:07) [WATCH] 4. Swords of Dajjal (4:56) 5. Numidian Knowledge (4:12) [WATCH] 6. Vae Victis (4:18) 7. Daeva (2:49) 8. Total Obliteration (6:13)
Total:37:27
Now entering their fifteenth year as a band, France’s Necrowretch are about to open the most ambitious chapter of their career with Swords Of Dajjal, their three-years-in-the-making fifth album.
Initially the sole work of multi-instrument and vision leader Vlad, the band was originally for better and for worse lumped in the ‘old school death metal revival’ of the early 10’s. Yet while their debut Putrid Death Sorcery did bear indeed all the usual suspects of said genre, it nevertheless already had that extra, raw-as-fuck and just plain vicious element that really set them apart from the rest of the pack. Conforming to the norm was never in question and instead of selling out or trying to slow things down, as true misfits as they are, the went the exact opposite direction, first with 2015’s With Serpents Scourge, only to be vigorously confirmed by its furious follow-up, and first for Season Of Mist, 2017’s Satanic Slavery. To the point where once the touring cycle was over for the latter, Vlad himself felt he had explored this direction as far as he could have and that changes were on the horizon.
“On Satanic Slavery we on purpose took things as far as we could as our goal was to deliver the most bestial album possible. But once we achieved that goal, I knew we had to take a slightly different if still as uncompromised direction.” Incidentally, that’s when Wenceslas Carrieu from Cadaveric FUMES entered the picture, first as a momentary live session on bass. But when second stringer Kev Desecrator vowed to amicably part way with the band to focus on DESTRÖYER 666, he switched to six-strings and proved to be the valuable songwriting partner Vlad had been looking for since the departure of the band original bass player Amphycion in 2015. “He immediately came up with lots of ideas and thanks to him, we now have a whole new dynamic: a bit like Sepultura had back in the days in between Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser, with me focusing now on my vocals and playing rhythm guitars while Wenceslas takes care of all the solos, the starting riffs and the off-the-map bits.
With their fourth album, and first with Wencelas, The Ones From Hell was only one month old,Necrowretch was about to tour Europe with both Kampfar and Taake for three weeks. A tour bus was booked, the set was well-rehearsed, everything was ready and then… disaster struck. “Six days before we were due to play our first show, the whole thing was cancelled. Then COVID hit us and the world was basically shut down. We were numb for a couple of days but soon realized that the best way to bounce back was to move forward so we instantly started working on new songs.” The result is Swords Of Dajjal by far, their biggest, boldest and most ambitious production ever.
“We spent no less than three years working on the songs, demoeing them and finetuning the details and rehearsing them as a three-piece and six weeks in the studio with Francis Caste (Hangman’s Chair, REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER, Svart Crown etc.). Prior to that, we used to be a pure product of the underground, with albums done in just a couple of days whom were never 100% satisfied with in the end as we had to rush everything. We’re still very underground, mind you. But this time around, we knew we had to give it all, no matter what. So we started by changing our gear, our sound and our tuning. And once we entered the studio, we for instance spent a whole day just testing different amps just to get the right sound and crunch we were looking for. I even took some singing lessons to gain more depth and power. In a way, it almost feels like a whole new band.”
The whole record was written on purpose mostly on acoustic twelve-string guitars (“the idea was that if it sounds good and catchy that way, it’d be even better with distortion”) and as a three-piece, “something we hadn’t done in a long time” with their new drummer Nicolas Ferrero, not exactly a newcomer as he’s been playing on and off live with them since 2018. The result is, according to Vlad, “our most black metal record, with splashes of death metal here and there. Whereas on the previous album all tempos were pushed to the extreme, there’s far more variety here to be found. It also gave us free reins to reach a more mystical, Biblical if you will vibe” fed by his experience living in Turkey in the late 10’s. “We choose to focus on the Dajjal character, basically the antichrist in the Muslim religion. The Coran says that he’ll appear as a false prophet only to bring doom to this world, with an army of demons coming from the east.” Represented on the cover of the album with his double edged sword and bathed in the same kind of reddish and orangey mesmerizing lights one can experience when the sun sets on wind-beaten deserts, all eight songs on the album are prophecies, past and future, where Dajjal plays the leading role.
Now completed on bass by R. Cadaver (former Cadaveric Fumes vocalist) who officially joined once the recording was done after playing as a live session member for the last two years, and armed with their biggest, most complex and intense album of their career, Necrowretch are about to yield their sword of destruction and exterminate everything in sight.
Lineup Vlad – Vocals, Guitars W. Cadaver – Lead Guitars R. Cadaver (Live) – Bass N. Destroyer – Drums
LEATHER LUNG reveal the ripping video clip ‘Empty Bottle Boogie’ as the next single taken from their forthcoming new album “Graveside Grin”. The Boston, Massachusetts quintet’s first full-length is slated for release on March 15, 2024 via Magnetic Eye Records. The pre-sale is now available at http://lnk.spkr.media/graveside-grin
The raunchy videofor ‘Empty Bottle Boogie’ dealing with booze, sweat and fun in a real live setting is now streaming here:
LEATHER LUNG comment: “Do you know that feeling, when the DJ plays your song, so you chug your drink and hit the dance floor?”, singer Mike asks rhetorically. “That’s what we were trying to capture with ‘Empty Bottle Boogie’. This song is an invitation to let it all hang out. It delivers boot-stomping, hip-shaking, fist-swinging energy from start to finish. We write music in the context of movement and this track was meant to shake the floorboards.”
Let’s get this party started! The incorrigible headbangers in LEATHER LUNG have heard the pleas of their enthusiastic following to bring forth a new album of substance-fueled boogie metal, and have obliged at last with the raucous new full-length “Graveyard Grin”. The proper debut album from the New England five-piece has everything promised by their previous EP releases: a thick, chugging concoction of stoner metal, doom, and unrelenting sludge, blended into a refreshingly heavy brew with a catchy kick.
LEATHER LUNG are a wild bunch that know the meaning of fun. This is hardly surprising as the band sprang into existence out of friendship and the punk and hardcore scene of Boston in 2012. Starting as a four-piece, they quickly gained an excellent reputation in their local scene, as well as plenty of critical attention through a string of EPs, starting with “Reap What You Sow” (2014) and followed in regular intervals by “Lost in Temptation” (2016), “Lonesome, On’ry and Evil” (2019), and “Dive Bar Devil” (2022).
‘Dive Bar Devil’ is also the name of LEATHER LUNG‘s own brand of lager beer, which has already sold out and been re-brewed multiple times. One may speculate that this is the liquid coming out off the can that the band’s Green Lady mascot of each of their record covers opens forcefully in the artwork of “Graveside Grin”.
Now a five-piece with the addition of a second guitarist, LEATHER LUNG are ready to take on the world. Following crushing live appearances at DesertFest New York and Psycho Las Vegas, the band return with “Graveside Grin”, a massive sign that these freaks from Boston are ready for the road and amped to get the global party going.
Tracklist
Spit in the Casket
Big Bad Bodega Cat
Freewheelin’ Maniac
Empty Bottle Boogie
Guilty Pleasure
Macrodose (Interlude)
La La Land
Twisting Flowers
Headstone
Cornered Animal
Raised Me Rowdy
LEATHER LUNG is: Mike – vocals Zach – guitar, vocals Ben – drums Jesse – bass, vocals Greg – guitar
Metal Icons Judas Priest unleash another exhilarating new single entitled “Crown Of Horns,” out today via Epic Records. Get it here
This will be the third single release from their highly anticipated new studio album Invincible Shield, set for release on March 8, 2024. Pre-order the album here. The band’s last two singles “Panic Attack” and “Trial By Fire” have streamed over 10 million times since release.
INVINCIBLE SHIELD TRACKLIST: 1. Panic Attack 2. The Serpent and the King 3. Invincible Shield 4. Devil in Disguise 5. Gates of Hell 6. Crown of Horns 7. As God is my Witness 8. Trial by Fire 9. Escape From Reality 10. Sons of Thunder 11. Giants in the Sky
Judas Priest will also delight fans with a world tour this year, the UK leg kicks off in Glasgow on March 11th before taking on North America in April and May. See below for full North American tour routing and head to judaspriestinvincibleshield.com for tickets.
JUDAS PRIEST: INVINCIBLE SHIELD TOUR DATES: Thu Apr 18 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre Fri Apr 19 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center Sun Apr 21 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena Wed Apr 24 – Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance Center Thu Apr 25 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway Sat Apr 27 – Youngstown, OH – Covelli Center* Sun Apr 28 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River Wed May 01 – Rosemont, IL – Rosemont Theatre Thu May 02 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory Sat May 4 – Kalamazoo, MI – Wings Event Center* Sun May 05 – Maryland Heights, MO – St Louis Music Park Tue May 07 – Huntsville, AL – VBC Propst Arena* Thu May 09 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville^ Sat May 11 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Sun May 12 – Mobile, AL – Mobile Civic Center Arena* Tue May 14 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Thu May 16 – Columbus, OH – Historic Crew Stadium ^ Fri May 17 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center* Sun May 19 – Washington, DC –The Theater at MGM National Harbor Tue May 21 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena Wed May 22 – Syracuse, NY – Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview *Not a Live Nation Date ^Festival Performance
Over the past 50 years Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and headlined the world’s biggest stages. With their evolving music and live performances also came a powerful unique identity, a look which has both defined the group and influenced future generations of metal bands the world over. With each year, the Judas Priest legend continues to grow; 2022 saw them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and complete a sold-out rescheduled world tour in support of their 50th Anniversary. As we roll into 2024, Judas Priest continue to retain their crown as one of the biggest and best British bands in the world.
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