Alternative metal band based in Gothenburg DREAM DROP, has truly come out on top since the live scene made a comeback after the pandemic restrictions. The band has previously been on tour with Blood Command, Smash Into Pieces and STARSET and now they are preparing for an autumn filled with new gigs. With a constant presence on social media, and a close contact with their own community, the band shows a clear creative thinking that is required to get the attention of the outside world.
Dream Drop has also been busy in the studio finalizing their 2nd studio album ‘ACNE SUPERSTAR’, set to be released in November this year. The album is a tribute to the teenage years and today the band releases the fourth chapter called ‘I Just Want Forever’. In the new single Dream Drop replaces their characteristic uptempo sound with a grand ballad filled to the brim with emotions.
“I Just Want Forever” began as a piano ballad the singer Joar made in the middle of the night a dark autumn evening. It is Joar’s absolute strongest vocal performance ever and it took several months of practice to pull off. After the rest of the band joined in and contributed to the song, it was clear to us that this is the album’s ballad” – Dream Drop
The new, long-awaited studio album by Israeli Death Metal veterans SPAWN OF EVIL titled “Sadistic Missionaries” is out now on Pest Records and is available for streaming and ordering here:
The band’s new opus is a decade long worth material featuring 8 new tracks of traditional brutal Death Metal with melodic guitar lines, furious rhythm section and wrathful vocals that will surely impress fans of bands like Morbid Angel, Benediction, Gorefest and the likes.
Here’s what the band’s leader and founding member Moti Rokah had to say about the new collaboration and album: “Our new album Sadistic Missionaries is a milestone in our 25 years journey of pure fun & anger release. The album speaks of those who embrace power to its evil form rather than humanity…
The album is our spoken word against the sadistic corruption that dominates the world and destroys life in every aspect. A huge appreciation to Pest Records that took us under their wings. Two great friends and talented guests shared their guitar solos on the new album: James Reed of Vile Iniquity (USA) and Liran Aloni of Primaterra (Ger.), Kutna Hora (Isr.), ex-Spawn of Evil.”
With 25 years of activity under-belt, SPAWN OF EVIL have released 2 full-length albums prior to “Sadistic Missionaries” and played live intensively throughout the years becoming one of the most representative Death Metal bands in Israel.
Revolucionarios, from Mexican folk/death metal group AZTLAN, is taken from the album Revolución. The concept of Aztlan is to expose the Mexican culture from ancient times like Aztecs and Mayan to the present day with the sound of Mariachi and Prehispanic Music through a world full of mysticism.
Revolución is a conceptual album dedicated to the armed movement that took place in Mexico in 1910. It was a bloody war known as “The Mexican Revolution”.
Aztlan are set to appear at Rotafest on October 21st as part of their Tour de Muertos 2023. Rotafest takes place in Tepic, Mexico.
DESTRÖYER 666 will never surrender. K.K. and his roving gang of black thrash bullies thundered out of the Outback back in the early ’90s. Since then, they’ve headlined Australia’s largest heavy metal music festival and toured Europe with Immolation.
Now, these burly Aussies are continuing to celebrate their 30th anniversary with a tour of Latin America. Don’t miss the chance to see these infamously unapologetic brawlers this fall, when Deströyer 666 ride like hell through Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Chile.
Dates 09/29 CDMX, Mexico 09/30 Guadalajara, Mexico 10/04 Quito, Ecuador 10/05 Cali, Colombia 10/06 Pereira, Colombia 10/07 Medellín, Colombia 10/08 Bogotá, Colombia @ Jersey Club 10/11 Santiago, Chile 10/12 Concepción, Chile 10/13 Puerto Montt, Chile @ Kroovy Club 10/14 La Serena, Chile
Earlier this summer, Deströyer 666 reissued their first demo “Six Songs With The Devil. Last month, they released “To The Devil His Due”, a compilation of four long-out-of-print EPs.
Order ‘Six Songs With the Devil’ HERE. Order ‘To The Devil His Due’ HERE.
Tracklist: 01: Satanic Speed Metal (03:50) 02: The Sirens Call (03:56) 03: King of Kings (4:00) 04: Lord of the Wild (05:43) 05: Ghost Dance (4:09) 06: Taste The Poison (03:01) 07: Levens Bloed (02:26) 08: Through the Broken Pentagram (04:47) 09: See You in Hell (04:14) Total Run Time: 00:34:46
Italy’s one-man black metal band HIEMS offers advance stream of long-awaited new studio album “Stranger in a Wasteland”.
The album was released on September 8th via Agonia Records. The stream is available here:
HIEMS was launched in 1996 by Italian songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Alessandro “Algol” Comerio. “Stranger in a Wasteland” marks his third outing and is the sound of an artist confident in his craft. Recorded during lock-down, the music captures the dismal feelings of alienation and detachment, and translates them into malevolent, minimalistic and non-canonical black metal, infused with dark hard rock and ominous grooves. In comparison with “Worship or Die” – the second and last installment from 2009 – “Stranger in a Wasteland” boasts a much clearer and refined production, which added a commanding character to the vocals, exposed the weight of the guitars, and sharpened the overall listening experience. The topic of death – closely followed by a sense of not belonging – is equally present in the musical and lyrical layer of the album.
“It’s been a long time since the last Hiems record,” recalls Comerio. “I’ve always continued to write material, but only when the pandemic gave me some free time was I able to gather the songs written in the past years and shape them. I chose the name of the record to highlight the song that is the best representation of my vision of life and the current world. I feel like a stranger wherever I go. I can’t find any religion or philosophy with which I can completely agree, and today’s world seems to me a wasteland; destroyed and forgotten. So yeah, I do feel like a stranger in a wasteland. It’s about not belonging to any creed or flag. To follow your own path, even if it leads to loneliness. Regarding the production, I’m a sound maniac. I spent days and days in the studio, searching for the sound I had in mind. I wanted the record to sound different from actual ‘plastic’ metal, so I chose not to use triggers or artificial reverbs and go completely old school.”
“Stranger in a Wasteland” was recorded at Elfo Studio (Forgotten Tomb), engineered by Daniele Mandelli and mixed and produced by Daniele Mandelli and Alessandro “Algol” Comerio. The album was mastered at La Maestà Studio (Muse) by Giovanni Versari and comes with artwork by Adam Burke (Solstafir, Enforcer). Layout illustrations (medieval engravings) were provided by Davide Schileo. Guest appearances include Gabriel Minuta (guest guitars), Paolo Apollo Negri (guest hammond organs) and Elisabetta Marchetti (guest vocals).
Tracklisting: 1. A Night on the Bare Mountain 2. Death Unites Us 3. Master of Lies 4. March! 5. The Rites of Terror 6. Bereavement 7. Better Off Dead 8. Stranger In A Wasteland 9. Quietus
The Thuringian masters of the macabre, EISREGEN, have announced a 7″ single, titled “Heckenschütze”, slated for release on October 20, 2023 via Massacre Records! A music video for the title track, not for the fainted heart, is now streaming below.
With their new single “Heckenschütze”, the German extreme metal band is offering a smash hit which unites all their trademarks: Lyrics from the point of view of a psychologically disturbed mass shooter who has fallen through the social net, hauntingly presented by band leader M. Roth and musically embedded in deep dark melodies that immediately stick in your ears.
The heavy video clip for “Heckenschütze” is now premiering at THIS LOCATION.
Coming out as a special edition, the single will be available as a vinyl 7″ in different colors, each with an enclosed CD version of two songs: as the B-side is adorned with a new recording of the very first EISREGEN song “Zeitenwende”, which was previously only available on the legendary “Promo 96”. The single “Heckenschütze” thus offers the band’s newest song to date and, as a contrast, the very first song they ever created! The usual brutal sound carpet was provided by Yantit as producer and Markus Stock, who was responsible for the mix and mastering. Pre-Order “Heckenschütze” now atTHIS LOCATION!
EISREGEN Live: Grenzgang Tour 2023 – Support: Maahes
13.10.2023 DE Lindau – Vaudeville 14.10.2023 DE Passau – Zauberberg 20.10.2023 DE Trier – Mergener Hof 21.10.2023 DE Siegburg – Kubana 27.10.2023 DE Lichtenfels – Paunchy Cats 28.10.2023 DE Frankfurt – Nachtleben 03.11.2023 DE Magdeburg – Factory 04.11.2023 DE Gera – Comma 10.11.2023 DE Oberhausen – Helvete 11.11.2023 DE Kassel – Goldgrube 24.11.2023 DE Nürnberg – Cult 25.11.2023 DE Annaberg-Buchholz – Alte Brauerei 23.12.2023 DE Erfurt – Club From Hell*
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