The band comment: “Riluo is our most vulnerable and emotional album yet. Whether it be a soundtrack of understanding to those who have suffered or a message of raw truth to others, we hope Riluo will touch hearts and souls.”
Laang 冷 (“cold”) are born from an unearthly near-death experience, and the post-traumatic stress suffered by vocalist-guitarist Haitao Yang. The band’s music exquisitely explores the pain, misery, and struggle of trauma and recovery – a unique and highly cathartic project.
Laang 冷‘s musical style combines aggressive and non-canonical black metal riffing with melancholic melodies, tortured vocals performed in Mandarin Chinese, dark orchestras, and traditional erhu & guzheng instrumentation. Haunting and captivating, Laang 冷 provide a highly-charged tormented soundscape – heard throughout the meditative Riluo (“sunset”), with eight new tracks ruminating on death and beyond.
Although still a relatively new project, Laang 冷‘s list of achievements so far is impressive. Their debut album Haiyang 海洋 (“ocean”) was released in 2019 on Talheim Records, and received the Kaohsiung City National Culture Award, followed by headlining tours through Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 2021 the band released their second album Xinteng 心疼 (“misery”), again on Talheim Records, followed by a headlining North American tour May 2022.
Laang 冷‘s music has also been featured in several movies and video games, including the Hollywood horror film Antidote (2021), directed by Peter Daskaloff, and the video game Dyslite and Silver Squad.
Laang 冷 are: Haitao Yang – Vocals, guitar, erhu, synthesizers Willy “Krieg” Tai – Bass
Belgian death-doom metallers MY LAMENT have signed to Ardua Music for the release of their first full-length in over a decade. “The Season Came Undone” is due out September 22nd 2023.
The band has shared the first single, “November”, in the form of a lyric video. Watch it HERE.
Tracklist:
1. Everything Goes to Waste 2. My Mausoleum 3. Fallacy 4. Like Fallen Rain 5. Oh, Fall 6. Dying of the Light 7. Like Something Almost Being Said (Instrumental) 8. November 9. Life Will Be the Death of Me (2023 Remaster)
After two successful releases, “Broken Leaf” (2009, Solitude Productions) and “Sorrow” (2015), the band have honed their underground roots into a more accessible sound with an emphasis on concise songwriting and memorable melodies.
The upcoming new album “The Season Came Undone” (nine tracks, 51 minutes) reflects the band’s ambition to reach a wider audience without giving up their doom/death heritage. With unique vocal harmonies, soaring leads, a pounding rhythm section and thoughtful lyrics, MY LAMENT has matured into a forward-thinking foursome that doesn’t sound quite like any other band.
Watch for more singles and news on other upcoming MY LAMENT activities to be posted shortly.
MY LAMENT is a doom/death metal band from Antwerp, Belgium. Since its genesis in 2002, the core line-up has remained the same: founding members Steph (bass) and Vincent (drums), soon joined by Paul on guitar. Additional guitars, synths and vocals were supplied by various members throughout the years, with a debut demo titled “Beneath the Hidden” coming out in 2006. Full-length album “Broken Leaf” was released to critical acclaim in 2009 on the Russian doom metal label Solitude Productions.
Always looking beyond the confines of metal, MY LAMENT was chosen to be part of “Heaven and Hell” (2010), an ambitious contemporary music production inspired by the poetry of William Blake, alongside classically trained musicians, singers, composers and scenographers. Some of these concerts saw Robrecht filling in on guitar, who eventually joined as a permanent member.
MY LAMENT hired vocalist Xavier to incorporate melodic singing as well as death metal grunts on “Sorrow” (2015). However, for the following tour in Germany and the Czech Republic, they decided to continue as a four-piece band, with Robrecht combining vocals and guitar.
Invigorated by new influences and a stable line-up, the band has since honed their underground roots into a more accessible sound with an emphasis on concise songwriting and memorable melodies. This new direction became evident in the single “Life Will Be the Death of Me”, released with a self-produced 360-degree video in 2018.
Line-up:
Steph – bass Vincent – drums Paul – guitars Robrecht – vocals & guitars
Visionary musician and composer MAX ENIX is proud to present the mesmerizing lyric video for “Angels of the Apocalyptic Storm,” a powerful track from his album “Far From Home.” The lyric video, accompanied by the enchanting piano talents of special guest Derek Sherinian, delves into profound themes of societal corruption, division, and destruction, urging for peace, justice, and a transformative shift in mindset.
With thought-provoking lyrics that resonate deeply, “Angels of the Apocalyptic Storm” serves as a poignant call to action. Max Enix’s evocative verses weave a tapestry of emotions, highlighting the plight of those affected by human trafficking, pollution, and other social issues. The song urges listeners to engage in introspection, reject oppression and cruelty, and work towards a world where everyone can thrive.
Max Enix’s album “Far From Home” is a true musical masterpiece that defies genre conventions. It skillfully fuses progressive-symphonic-post rock/metal with elements of film score, world/New Age, hip-hop, jazz, and other international varieties. The result is a captivating avant-garde sound that takes listeners on an extraordinary sonic journey they have never experienced before.
The lyric video for “Angels of the Apocalyptic Storm” was created in collaboration with Volume Agency. Explore their work on their official website: www.volumeagency.net
Heavy metal titans KREATOR proudly present the ‘Klash Of The Ruhrpott’ festival – July 20th, 2024 at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen. Featuring the long awaited union of Germany’s legendary ‘Teutonic 4’, completed by Sodom, Destruction and Tankard.
The one-day thrash extravaganza is a celebration of German metal, expected to welcome domestic and international fans for this once in a lifetime event!
Mille Petrozza (KREATOR) commented: ‘I’m so happy we have an opportunity to present this package in the best way possible! It’s going to be a really special day, full of love and respect…and the most extensive Kreator set ever…prepare for some DEEP CUTS!’
Tom Angelripper (SODOM) commented: “I am very happy to finally be able to share the stage with my old companions and friends again. A meeting with these four fantastic bands cannot be surpassed in terms of cult status. It will be a very special event for us and our fans. Until then, please stay healthy and confident. See ya soon… Cheers, TOM“
Schmier (DESTRUCTION) commented: “Oh YES – we all have been waiting for this to happen, I am excited that it finally worked out! Hopefully this is the beginning of some more to come! We are super thrilled to be a part of this – thanks for the invitation Mille!“
Gerre (TANKARD) commented: “Good things take time! Finally the 4 big will clash and thrash together. We feel very proud to be a part of this historical event!”
KREATOR presents ‘Klash Of The Ruhrpott’ July 20th, 2024 | Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen feat. KREATOR, SODOM, DESTRUCTION, TANKARD
TICKETS: available here – Tickets On Sale August 2nd, 2023.
Keep your eyes peeled for more information and make sure to follow the bands online for updates.
Bavarian metal act DUST BOLT has signed a worldwide record deal with AFM Records! The band will release their much-awaited, fifth studio album, titled Sound & Fury, on February 23, 2024. The pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!
“We are happy and grateful to have found a label & partner that understands the development such as the potential of the band, while giving us absolute creative freedom and respect towards our art.” The band comments. “This is rare and something special these days. With the even amount of respect and appreciation we are looking forward to a good and long lasting partnership in the name of music, metal & rock n roll. Let’s do this!“
To shorten your wait for DUST BOLT‘s forthcoming album release, today, the band has unleashed a first single, the furious rager “I Witness”! A music video is now premiering here:
Says the band: “Here we are – In your face. “I Witness” is the first single of many new Dust Bolt tunes coming. It’s been a adventurous and exciting way since the last album and we are glad to be back with full pace and full energy. We have never been so certain of any of our releases as for this album. We are ready for the future.
“”I Witness“ shares the emotion of us and many young folks out there, witnessing what’s happening around us, witnessing injustice, witnessing populism, backwardness and empty slogans in times that need progress, empathy and new ideas.“
Formed in 2007, DUST BOLT have been resolute and ruthless in their pursuit of metal glory over the last 16 years. Childhood friends with a collective passion for metal in all its various forms, the quartet led by vocalist/frontman Lenny Bruce have established themselves as one of Europe’s leading thrash metal bands. Across four acclaimed studio albums on Napalm Records – Violent Demolition (2012), Awake The Riot (2014), Mass Confusion (2016) and Trapped In Chaos (2019) – and countless intense and celebratory live shows among acts such as Obituary or Sepultura, DUST BOLT have paid their dues and earned the respect of an ever-expanding army of fans in the process.
For those eager to predict the future, DUST BOLT have looked like heavyweight contenders for a long time, but the truth is that the band have only just started their heavy metal mission. In 2024, the Germans will release their fifth album, Sound & Fury, via AFM Records, an album that refines and noisily redefines the DUST BOLT sound for a new era. Written during those isolated months of pandemic lockdown, the new record represents the peak of the band’s creativity, and a major leap forward in every department. The first DUST BOLT record to feature new bassist Tom Liebing, alongside Lenny Bruce, guitarist Florian Dehn and drummer Nico Remann, Sound & Fury grew from a long period of self-reflection that began when the world shut down.
Although still rooted in thrash and old school metal, the new record adds dazzling colour and diversity to the band’s trademark sound. With pummeling grooves, spine-tingling dynamics and a startling, part-melodic vocal performance from Lenny Bruce, the new songs mark the beginning of a new era of DUST BOLT destruction. Simultaneously catchier than any previous record and grittier and heavier than before, Sound & Fury is the sound of a great band realising their full potential.
“Starting the process for this record one and a half years ago, we had literally nothing. No money, no budgets, no label, no nothing. Nothing, but a vision. A vision and us,“ the four-piece reveals. “That´s how we started recordings drums in Berlin and that’s how we continued, doing it all by ourself in the end, having me producing the album together with a friend (and so felt 5th band member) in a basement in Munich. Finally, we couldn’t be happier than getting Moritz Enders for the Mix & Mastering on board, too, closing the circle to our ideas and vision.
This album marks the beginning of a new era for DUST BOLT. For Metal in & from Germany. This is just the beginning.”
Sound & Fury track listing:
Leave Nothing Behind
I Witness
I am the One
New Flame
Burning Pieces
Sound and Fury
Love & Reality
Bluedeep
Disco Nnection
You Make Me Feel (Nothing)
Feel the Storm
Little Stone
DUST BOLT Sound & Fury Tour 2024 (presented by EMP & Metal Hammer, Tickets on sale: August 1, 2023!)
22.02.2024 (DE) München – Strom 23.02.2024 (DE) Köln – Helios 37 24.02.2024 (DE)Frankfurt – Nachtleben 25.02.2024 (DE) Erfurt – From Hell 27.02.2024 (DE) Berlin – Cassiopeia 28.02.2024 (DE) Hamburg – Bahnhof Pauli 29.02.2024 (DE) Hannover – Lux 01.03.2024 (DE) Bochum – Rockpalast
DUST BOLT is:
Vocals / Guitar – Lenny Bruce Guitar – Flo Dee Bass – Exx Tom Drums – Nico Rayman
CYNIC just wrapped up a special co-headlining tour of North America. Paul Masvidal and his band of cosmically gifted players celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album with help from their in-state buddies and fellow progressive music icons Atheist. So it’s no surprise to hear they put on a stellar show.
Loud Flashapplauded Cynic’s intricate, headless guitar riffs at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre. Meanwhile, at the Teragram Ballroom in LA, Metal Insider complimented the ethereal edginess between the clean and growled vocals. And Digital Beat assured that the custom mood lighting and tranquil but expressive playing made the band’s set at the Canal Club in Richmond “nothing short of amazing”.
But Cynic aren’t done commemorating the 30th anniversary of their debut album. The ReFocus/Remembrance tour is headed deep into the American South with five dates across Georgia, Louisiana and Florida, which is where the band first formed back in the late ’80s. They’ll be playing all of “Focus” and paying tribute to late drummer Sean Reinert and bassist Sean Malone.
Dates 09/01 Miami, FL @ Gramps 09/02 Orlando, FL @ Conduit 09/05 New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall 09/06 Atlanta, GA @ Prog Power 09/08 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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