Firenze Metal Festival Returns in February Presenting “Metal Blood Edition”

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Firenze Metal Festival returns on Feb. 10, 2024 at the Viper Theatre in Florence, after a devastating sell-out in November. The main Florentine metal event presents “Metal Blood Edition”, an edition dedicated to the most extreme genres. There will be 6 bands taking turns on stage starting at 7:30 p.m. (gates open at 7 p.m.). Tickets online on TicketOne and Boxer Ticket at € 20.00 + d.p., and at the box office at € 25.00 (usual price of previous editions).

In the historic Viper Theatre (location entered in the top 10 Italy for live shows) you will find food & drink bar, ample parking with attendant staff, and convenient checkroom service.

Headliners the legendary Cripple Bastards, an aƫctive band since 1988, included in the top 20 of the essential discography of European grindcore of tuƫst times, along with Napalm Death, Carcass, Extreme Noise Terror and Nasum.

Storming the Viper Theatre will be Fulci, icons of slam death metal. Fresh from yet another intercontinental tour, the trio is preparing to invest the Viper Theatre with a dizzying dose of violence, inspired by horror director Lucio Fulci.

Brutal technical and ruthless death metal for Hour Of Penance, a band that has been bringing its distinctive style with black metal influences to stages throughout Europe since 1999, opening for Cannibal Corpse, Black Dahlia Murder, and Devildriver.

“Reborn from Hatred”: this is the title of the new album with which the historic Gory Blister sign their long-awaited return on stage. Tech death metal precise and furious for the 1991-born band, amid lyrics inspired by psychology, literature and science fiction.

From the ashes of Disboskator, rise Deviation, a death thrash metal band characterized by insane rhythms and hellish growls (Gorgo of Hades on vocals), a lethal mix of blind rage.

Opening the metal fest will be revelation Sinister Ghost: fresh off the release of their new album “What’s Left Of Human?”, the lineup offers bleak and original black death metal.

After hosting legendary bands such as Mortuary Drape, Necrodeath, Forgotten Tomb, Destrage, Slug Gore and many others, Firenze Metal starts 2024 with a new and overwhelming edition of the festival, an unmissable appointment for metalheads.

More information at https://www.facebook.com/firenzemetal

WHERE OCEANS BURN Release New Single + Visualizer ‘Static’ Feat. Aaron Matts

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WHERE OCEANS BURN are a 4 piece Metalcore act from Manchester, UK, drawing inspiration from artists such as Northlane, Architects and Thornhill. Following the release of their single ‘Euphoria’ in 2023, the quartet now present the brand new track ‘Static’ which features a guest performance by Aaron Matts of ten56. The new single is taken from the upcoming EP ‘The Faces We Portray’ set to be released on February 9th, 2024. Watch the accompanying visualizer above.

“‘Static’ is about going through a dark period in life, abusing substances and the inner dialogue in ones head that follows. Chasing a false feeling of happiness to escape issues you aren’t ready to face”, the band muses.

Their debut single ‘Hollow Heart’ gained huge success, surpassing 800,000 streams across platforms. Their following releases `Shadow // Self’, ‘The Only Home We Know’ and ‘Phoenix’ all followed suit with features on official spotify editorial playlists such as ‘New Metal Tracks’, ‘Metal UK’ and ‘New Blood’, as well as videos surpassing 250,000 views. The quartet embarked on their first UK tour in September 2021 and have played alongside a variety of heavily respected bands including sold out shows supporting Decapitated and After The Burial, as well as playing UK Tech-Fest and Radar Festival in 2023 with bands such as Sleep Token and Periphery.

After signing with management Prime Collective (Ten56., CABAL, Distant), the quartet is getting ready to present their brand new EP ‘The Faces We Portray’, set to release on February 9th .

The new single ‘Static’ is already available on all streaming services.

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Greek GROOVE THERAPIST Unveil Cover + Teaser for Upcoming Album “Monologue”

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Greek Progressive Rockers GROOVE THERAPIST have unveiled the cover and teaser off their upcoming album!

Their sophomore album MONOLOGUE will be available for digital pre-order on January the 15th in all platforms. Official digital release on February 15th 2024.

The band wanted to give a taste to their audience launching a trailer, staring great Greek actor Konstantinos Kazakos, known to the metal world from the narration in Manowar album “The Revenge Of Odysseus”.

Video was directed by Marousa Strogioglou at Henry Dunant Hospital.

The full video will be released the day of the album release, so stay tuned, because Groove Therapist have a lot of surprises up their sleeves.

Groove Therapist is a progressive rock/metal band, formed in Athens, Greece, in 2012. Their music combines rock, metal, funk and classical music, featuring a high quality level of performance. Debut album “Mr. Funker, The Myth”, was released in November 2015 and received outstanding reviews in Europe and USA, whilst it has been characterized as one of the most important progressive rock concept albums of the last two decades!

In April 2017 the band decided to offer a unique experience for a limited number of fans. They recorded, while performing live, their album “Mr. Funker, The Myth” at Sierra Studios, Athens, before of a live audience. The event was a first for the progressive music society in Greece, and the album was released in January 2019.

Groove Therapist appeared twice in Soundart Festival, in Romania in May 2017 and May 2018, alongside Stoned Jesus, Nightstalker, Exivious, Puta Volcano and many other distinguished bands. They also appeared in several venues in Athens, sharing the stage with POEM, September Code, and other band. Their song “Mirror of Reality” was also hosted on 2017’s CD collection of ProgPower USA.

ARADIA to Release Brand New Single ‘Sad Time’ on February 6th

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“Sad Time,” a brand new single from ARADIA, will be released on Feb. 6! The single starts a new adventure for the band, which is working on a new album to be released soon.

The single “Sad Time,” will be distributed and promoted by Wanikiya Record/Promotion, and will be available on all the world’s best music stores, on the Japanese Label and Press Office showcase and also on Crash Sound Distribution! Ready to catapult you into the world of Aradia?

In November 2019, Como guitarist Francesco Rasero decided to start a new musical project inspired by melodic metal and hard rock. Needless to say, the difficulties due to the 2020 pandemic also slowed down the birth of Aradia. The official lineup consists of : Stefano Cheville Perini ( vocals ) Francesco Rasero ( lead and rhythm guitar ) Marco Hellion Gilardoni ( lead and rhythm guitar ) Andrea Fumagalli ( bass guitar ) Cristian Sampietro ( drums ) Special mention : Paolo Gilardoni ( bass) who was a founder but had to leave the project due to family commitments During the first 2 years of activity despite the periods of stop already mentioned, the band cut its teeth jammando on classics by Iron Maiden, Saxon and Judas Priest ( but also Motley Crue ) and soon the need to write their own music was born.

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THE DREDGE Release Post-Apocalyptic Rock Single ‘Whales’ Without Autotune

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THE DREDGE from Bergen, Norway, debuts with the single Whales from their forthcoming album Torches, (spring 2024), a post-apocalyptic rock album with a backbone of bass, drums and distorted guitars and a head full of anguished vocal. 
 
With a soundscape that is big and dramatic, and with a beat that never lets up, Whales evolves through a hefty, hypnotizing riff and manic metaphors – and creates a musical world distorted on the brink of collapse. 
 
The single, as well as the forthcoming album, is thoughtfully produced by the band and Iver Sandøy (Enslaved, Kvelertak), spiked with elegant details and with no trace of autotune or click-tracks. All you hear is the hard, physical work of the band’s fundamental groove.

Pre-order the single at https://thedredge1.bandcamp.com/album/whales-single

The Dredge has been feeding on rock since they were teens, which they are not anymore; One can hear the mix of lived lives and a thousand evenings of rehearsal in what is a band of incredible coordinated interplay. In addition, one can hear the inspiration of so many bands that it impossible to name them. Nonetheless; names like Jane’s Addiction, The Police, XTC, Mogwai, The Mars Volta and The Smile are perhaps among them.
 
The Dredge are: Kjetil Vikene (vocals, guitars, keys), Mats Andersen (bass) and Frode Røsjø from Helheim  (drums). The band was founded in the 90’s and they have finally managed to let an album escape from their vast vault of original material. And about time! It is a shame that this is only the first single; rumours has it that this ridiculously slow moving monster of a band has enough material to fill another five albums.

SNAILMATE Offer ‘Stress Sandwich’ Antidote to a Pressurized Year

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Phoenix-based Snailmate crowned 2023 by releasing their album ‘Stress Sandwich’ and relentlessly touring. Rleased via Toronto’s Indiestructable Records, they offer a twisted humorous take on existential anxiety, delivering funky, poppy, screamy fun through alternative raps. The duo’s also presents the video for ‘Trash, Baby’, created by Chase A Warren.

Alternatively described as synthpunk grindcore pop nerd rap, this has practically become a way of life for the duo, reinforced by their earlier albums ‘Live In Japan’ (2019) and ‘Love in the Microwave’ (2017), plus a myriad of EPs and singles.

Snailmate is lyricist-vocalist and synth wizard Kalen Lander and drummer-backup vocalist Bentley Monet, whose music fuses synthpunk, grindcore, pop and nerd rap for an unpredictable and explosive sound. Together they craft music that is cathartic and relatable yet unique and genre-defying, using humor and wit to tackle topics from isolation and queer identity to bangers about hot sauce and nostalgia.

Produced by Ari Leopold at Lava Lake Studio in Phoenix, ‘Stress Sandwich’ is about growth, exploring themes such as vulnerability, disappointment, and art-making as a beautiful yet imperfect process. They go head to head with depression, anxiety, imposter syndrome, anger, hunger, laziness… but also fun things! These 10 tracks – laced with sarcasm, breathless lyricism and unpredictable genre-bending energy – will leave you satisfied and wanting more.

“This album has been in the works for so long. It took years to process all these feelings and experiences and distill them into just ten short songs, but I’m really glad we didn’t try and finish this thing any sooner. It would have tasted so much different. The flavors needed time to develop. I couldn’t have written ‘Toll Road’ until that bastard stole our money. ‘The Snailmate Show’ wasn’t a thing before we were forced to quarantine and couldn’t play live. And until we had to go through some intense physical changes, ‘My Weird Gross Body’ just wouldn’t have been the same,” says  Kalen Lander.

“I beat myself up a lot during this whole process. I felt like I was taking too long to write the lyrics, and that meant that I was bad at writing. I had lost my touch. But then I really started to understand how, when I FINALLY finished the words for a song, it was perfect. It couldn’t have been perfect if I’d forced it out any sooner. And I think ‘The Laziest Man in the World’ encapsulates that sentiment better than anything.” 

As part of the LGBTQ community and with Bentley being a transgender artist, Snailmate inspires their listeners to be unapologetic and unashamed of who they are, cultivating a fervent fanbase based on inclusivity and shows as a safe space for all genders and people of all sexualities.

‘Stress Sandwich’ is out now, available digitally from fine music platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp. It can also be ordered on vinyl and CD vinyl from the band’s own store, where ample merch is also available, including their very own award-winning hot sauce!

CREDITS
Performed by Kalen Lander & Bentley Monet
Written by Kalen Lander & Bentley Monet
Produced by Kalen Lander & Ari Leopold
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Ari Leopold @ Lava Lake Studio in Phoenix, AZ
Music video by Chase A Warren

TRACK LIST  
1. Trash, Baby   01:58
2. The Snailmate Show   02:39
3. It’s Coming Back!   02:41
4. Shoulda Brought Snacks   02:09
5. The Laziest Man in the World   02:21
6. Overwaiter   02:52
7. I Know What You Want  01:54
8. My Weird Gross Body   02:04
9. Toll Road   01:30
10. Donuts in the Rain   02:48

LIVE DATES
Jan. 12   Tempe, AZ @ The Beast
Jan. 14   Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
Mar. 23  Phoenix, AZ @ Gracie’s Tax Bar
Apr 19  Los Angeles, CA  @ The Offbeat

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