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DEFILED Stream New Album “The Highest Level” Ahead of Release

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: DEFILED. Leave a comment
Photo taken by Shigenori Ishikawa

Tokyo’s death metal trailblazer DEFILED is now streaming their brand new opus, ‘The Highest Level,’ ahead of tomorrow’s release! The album can be streamed at THIS LOCATION.

‘The Highest Level’ can be pre-ordered HERE and pre-saved on streaming services HERE.

Moreover, 2023 marks a seminal year for DEFILED as it celebrates three decades since the release of their first demo and twenty years since the Japanese death dealers formed a union with Season of Mist!

The band will be celebrating this release with a headlining tour of Japan starting from tomorrow, April 28 until May 10. Then, then band will join HATE and VADER for three Japanese dates in June. The full itinerary can be found below!

The artwork for ‘The Highest Level’ was created by Wes Benscoter.

Track-list:
1. Off-limits (02:35) [WATCH]
2. Stealth (03:11)
3. The Highest Level (03:17) [WATCH]
4. Entrapped (03:16)
5. The Status Quo (02:32)
6. Warmonger (02:37)
7. Demonization (03:29)
8. Inquisition (03:39)
9. Madness Accelerated (02:11)
10. Delusion (02:54)
11. Only the Strongest Survive (02:54)
12. Red World (04:06) [WATCH]
13. The Last Straw (03:25)
14. Requiem (02:43)
15. The Speech (00:36)
Total (43:17)

DEFILED Live Dates (Japan 2023):
28 Apr 23 Yokohama (JP) El Puente
29 Apr 23 Tokyo (JP) Earthdom
30 Apr 23 Sendai (JP) Solfa
01 May 23 Koriyama (JP) Peak Action
02 May 23 Niigata (JP) Flower Pop
03 May 23 Nagano (JP) The Venue
04 May 23 Nagoya (JP) Daytrive
05 May 23 Kyoto (JP) Trust
06 May 23 Osaka (JP) Hokage
07 May 23 Takamatsu (JP) Toonice
08 May 23 Syunan (JP) Rise 
09 May 23 Fukuoka (JP) Reflex
10 May 23 Okayama (JP) Ark
09 Jun 23 Tokyo (JP) WWW (Vader + Hate)
10 Jun 23 Nagoya (JP) Holiday Next (Vader + Hate)
11 Jun 23 Osaka (JP) Zeela (Vader + Hate)

When it comes to straight-forward, bone-crushing death metal, Tokyo’s DEFILED delivers! ‘The Highest Level’ stays true to the traditional death metal formula, while the band’s gritty songwriting approach lends to its authenticity. DEFILED attempts to make no frills with this new full-length, instead speaking directly to the sensibility of old school death metal fanatics who are simply looking for some face-melting violence!

The early 90s was a crucial and formative time for death metal, a genre that started to predominantly emerge in the west with bands like Decide, Cannibal Corpse, Autopsy, Obituary, and Morbid Angel having a stronghold on America while Entombed, Cadaver, Carcass, and many others started to make waves in Europe and the U.K. But across the vast Pacific Ocean, DEFILED was taking a cue from its peers and became one of Asia’s leading purveyors during the genre’s early inception.

Upon releasing a series of demos and EPs during the mid-90s, the Japanese powerhouse finally released its first full-length, ‘Erupted Wrath,’ via Nightfall Records. Upon its release, the band broke out of Asia and started to make its debut in America across the extreme metal fest circuit – performing twice at Milwaukee Metal Fest as well as appearing at November to Dismember in Texas.

The band kept busy during the turn of the century while continuing to build their profile and dominate metal audiences around the globe and by 2003, they formed a union with Season of Mist, where the band has become one of the label’s most consistent death metal mainstays. Since then, the band has released six full-length albums, the majority of which are under the Season of Mist banner.

As the band celebrates thirty years since its legacy was formed, they are ready to unleash another pummelling offering onto the masses. ‘The Highest Level’ still carries the same time-tested formula that Defiled established three decades ago, remaining true to their identity, and still carrying the torch as one of the genre’s founding fathers.

Line-up
Shinichiro Hamada: vocals, guitar
Yusuke Sumita: guitar
Takachika Nakajima: bass
Keisuke Hamada: drums

More information at

  • https://www.facebook.com/defiled
  • https://www.instagram.com/defiledjapan
  • https://defiledjapan.bandcamp.com
  • https://soundcloud.com/defiled
  • https://www.defiled.info

INGESTED Share ‘With Broken Wings’ Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
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INGESTED have released a video for ‘With Broken Wings’. Watch it below. It’s truly a slice of life – Ingested style!

“Manchester has always been a big part of our identity, so we wanted to the video to be a nod and a homage to our roots and the music we grew up listening to as kids,” says singer Jason Evans. “We filmed it on location on a street in a Manchester housing estate, in one continuous take. No bells or whistles, just a dirty Manc, on a Mancunian street, with some fucking heavy riffs! This is our home. Enjoy!“

The band released their album Ashes Lie Still last fall via Metal Blade. Get it here.

Ingested will return to the road on a North American headline tour next week. All dates are below.

INGESTED ON TOUR:
WITH DEVOURMENT, EXTERMINATION DISMEMBERMENT, + ORGANECTOMY
05/04 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
05/05 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovecraft’s
05/06 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
05/07 – Greensboro, NC – Hanger 1819
05/09 – Miami, FL – Gramps*
05/10 – Orlando, FL – Conduit*
05/11 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
05/12 – Nashville, TN – The End
05/13 – Little Rock, AR – Rev Room**
05/14 – Fort Worth, TX – Rigdlea Room
05/16 – Houston, TX -Scout Bar**
05/17 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live**
05/18 – Albuquerque, NM -Launchpad
05/19 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Underground
05/20 – Anaheim, CA -Chain Reaction
05/21 – San Francisco, CA – Neck Of The Woods
05/23 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom^
05/24 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon^
05/25 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper
05/26 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
05/27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
05/28 – Denver, CO – Roxy Theater
05/30 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge#
05/31 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary#
06/01 – Cleveland, OH – No Class#
06/02 – Toronto, ON -Velvet Underground#
06/03 – Montreal, QC – Foufones Electriques#
06/04 – Cambridge, MA -Sonia#
*With Implosive Disgorgence
**With Peeling Flesh
^With I Declare War
#With Vomit Forth

ABOUT INGESTED:Ingested are the flagbearers of modern UK death metal. They have been churning out bilious anti-anthems for more than a decade-and-a-half, dropping a string of releases that have helped shape the genre. They return with Ashes Lie Still, their most dynamic, inventive, and daring release to date, holding nothing back. The band describes it as “a modern essential. It still has the core Ingested elements of groovy slamming riffs, quick drumming, and guttural vocals but there’s also atmosphere, ethereal moments, and some raw old school aggression.” Over the course of 10 tracks, Ingested hack, slash, and steamroll through everything in their path, and Ashes Lie Still easily stands as the highpoint of an already impressive career. Founded in 2006 in Manchester, England, Ingested have since toured extensively with Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Carnifex, and Revocation, and have been seen on European festival stages including Summer Breeze Open Air. Slimmed down to a three-piece, the band feels it is in the best place it ever has been, enabling the members to work at the top of their game.

Ashes Lie Still was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson. It was co-produced by the band and previous collaborator Nico Beninato, with drummer Lyn Jeffs living close to Beninato’s studio in Mallorca and recording his drums there, while Sean Hynes recorded his guitars at home in the UK with the producer assisting remotely. Vocal tracking was interrupted by Jason Evans falling seriously ill when finally making it to Mallorca and was ultimately tracked back in Manchester. Bass was again supplied by Dominic Grimard (Ion Dissonance/The Last Felony).

Ingested succinctly encapsulate their existence, saying, “We’ve always been the underdogs, always fighting for scraps. Well, it’s time to get out of the fucking way, because now it’s our turn to eat at the table.“

You’ve. Been. Warned.

INGESTED ARE:
Jason Evans – Vocals
Sean Hynes – Guitars + Backing Vocals
Lyn Jeffs – Drums

MORE FROM INGESTED:
“Ashes Lie Still” (Feat. Julia Frau)
“Shadows in Time”
“Tides of Glass”
“From Hollow Words” (Feat. Sven de Caluwé)
“All I’ve Lost” (Feat. Matthew K. Heafy)
“Echoes of Hate”

CAPRA Return to Europe for Full Summer Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
Posted in: Int. News, News. Tagged: CAPRA. Leave a comment
Photo by Tyson Pate

Metallic Hardcore Outfit CAPRA will return to Europe for full Summer tour.

“You asked, we listened! We’re beyond stoked to finally be heading across the pond this summer to play a handful of dates surrounding so many sick festivals and hang with all of you. We’ve got a few off days to fill so if you want to have us in your city, be sure to hit up our agents at District 19!“

CAPRA
2023-07-28 – Salle Claude Augier – Montendre, FR
2023-07-29 – Xtreme Fest – Albi, FR
2023-08-01 – Metaldays – Velenje, SI
2023-08-02 – Sala Estraperlo – Barcelona, ES
2023-08-03 – Rock Beer The New – Santander, ES
2023-08-04 – Sala Gong – Oviedo, ES
2023-08-05 – Pub Transylvania – Vigo, ES
2023-08-06 – Sala Silikona – Madrid, ES
2023-08-09 – Backstage – Munich, DE
2023-08-10 – Brutal Assault – Jaromer, CZ
2023-08-11 – VAZ Pfarrheim – Burglengenfeld, DE
2023-08-12 – Helvete – Oberhausen, DE
2023-08-16 – Summer Breeze – Dinkelsbühl, DE
2023-08-17 – Birrificio San Giorgio – Vicenza, IT
2023-08-18 – Frantic Fest – Francavilla Al Mare, IT
2023-08-19 – Pignoletto Fest – Modena, IT
2023-08-22 – Bei Chéz Heinz – Hannover, DE
2023-08-23 – Bambi Galore – Hamburg, DE
2023-08-24 – Goldgrube – Kassel, DE
2023-08-25 – Stummsche Reithalle – Neunkirchen, DE
2023-08-26 – Neuborn Open Air – Wörrstadt, DE

Capra is a metallic hardcore band roaring out of the depths of southern Louisiana. With high energy delivery and raging rock and roll hooks inspired by Converge and Every Time I Die, this is the band for their time and place. Their debut album In Transmission came out on Metal Blade Records and was one of the most talked about hardcore debuts in 2021, garnering praise from Revolver, Knotfest and many more! Since then the band has toured heavily, performing with Killswitch Engage, Eyehategod, Exhorder, Whores, and KENmode as well as a landmark performance at Furnace Fest.

Capra line-up:
Crow Lotus – vocals
Tyler Harper – guitar
Trevor Alleman – guitar
Jeremy Randazzo – drums
Ben Paramore – bass

BOSPARANS FALL Release “Kampf um Norbeneck” Lyric Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
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On 26 May, “Götterspiel: Dunkle Zeiten”, the new album by German RPG melodic death metallers BOSPARANS FALL, will be released. From the concept album, which is set in the universe of the role-playing game “Das Schwarze Auge” and which contains 10 songs of great melodic death/extreme metal, a first song, “Kampf um Norbeneck”, is now available as a lyric video on the MDD YouTube channel!

“Götterspiel: Dunkle Zeiten” will be released as a CD in jewelcase and as a limited DigiPak with alternative artwork in a premium aluminium box, which contains a patch and a puzzle map as well as a game/collector figure of the antagonist Xardas in tabletop scale 28mm. The box and the CD are now available for pre-order from the band and the label. The complete Tracklist of the album you can find below. Be prepared!

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. Dunkle Zeiten
  3. Bosparans Zinnen
  4. Rondra
  5. Firun
  6. Praios
  7. Alrik Immerda
  8. Schwarzmagier Xardas (feat. Kalbsgrinder)
  9. Kampf um Norbeneck
  10. Goldene Blüten auf blauem Grund

Preorders
▶ MDD: http://mdd-records.de/bosparansfall
▶ BANDCAMP: https://bosparansfall.bandcamp.com/
▶ AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3ohjMMh

More information at

  • https://www.facebook.com/Bosparans.Fall
  • https://www.instagram.com/bosparans.fall/
  • https://bosparansfall.bandcamp.com/

FIRES IN THE DISTANCE Premiere New Single + Music Video ‘Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
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Photographer credit: Matty Thrash

Connecticut, US melodic death / doom band FIRES IN THE DISTANCE are today premiering a new single and music video, titled Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind, via Invisible Oranges. Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind is the final pre-release track to be taken from their forthcoming sophomore album, Air Not Meant For Us, which is set for release via Prosthetic Records on Friday (April 28).

LISTEN TO AND WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR CRUMBLING PILLARS OF A TRANQUIL MIND VIA INVISIBLE ORANGES HERE.
Pre-order Air Not Meant For Us here.

Speaking on the premiere the band comments: “Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind is one of the heaviest songs from Air Not Meant For Us. A slow, crushing, and heartfelt dive, detailing the devastating processes of complete mental collapse. The song highlights Randy Slaugh’s (Tesseract, Devin Townsend, Periphery) orchestral contributions and brings forward deeply emotional passages through melancholy and melodic string sections.”

On their second album, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE further expand on their musical foundations of wistful melodicism, crushingly heavy guitar work and intricate atmospherics. Across Air Not Meant For Us’ six tracks, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE tie together intensely personal ruminations on mental health and themes of existentialism in the form of mortality salience, without losing sight of the importance of perseverance.

Teaming up with Salt Lake City producer Randy Slaugh, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE’s chief songwriter Yegor Savonin (composition, guitars, programming, lyrics) sought to reach even greater dynamics within the band’s core sound of melodic death and doom metal. With live orchestration in the form of violas, violins, cellos, as well as piano work, proving to be an incredibly fruitful collaborative process for both band and producer.

Air Not Meant For Us marks the first time the band have recorded with new drummer, Jordan Rippe, who delivers his own wide range of ornate work and feeling to the group’s established sound. Whilst drums for the album were recorded at the historic Power Station New England, the rest of the instruments were tracked at Studio Wormwood in North Carolina with returning producer, Dave Kaminsky, who handled recording and mixing in both studios. 
 
In addition to the collaboration with Randy Slaugh, the album also features a guest appearance from Burial in the Sky guitarist James Tomedi on instrumental track Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves, who’s deft fretwork adds an additional layer of dynamic sheen.
 
Kristian Grimaldi’s thunderous vocal delivery compliments the album’s composition strongly and projects the songs to a greater level of formidability. The record is rounded out by Craig Breitsprecher’s complex and serpentine bass work which weave throughout the LP with an imperative sense of cohesion.
 
Seeking to retain aesthetic continuity, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE once again reached out to Caelan Stokkermans for the album’s art and layout, which masterfully conveys Air Not Meant For Us’ emotional core. With a runtime of 51 minutes across six songs, FIRES IN THE DISTANCE’s sophomore effort is a melodic doom and death metal odyssey in both artistic vision and sound.

Air Not Meant For Us tracklist:
1. Harbingers
2. Wisdom of the Falling Leaves
3. Crumbling Pillars of a Tranquil Mind
4. Adrift, Beneath the Listless Waves
5. Psalm of the Merciless
6. Idiopathic Despair

FIRES IN THE DISTANCE is:
Yegor Savonin – composition, guitars, programming, lyrics
Craig Breitsprecher – bass, vocals
Kristian Grimaldi – guitars, vocals
Jordan Rippe – drums

MESSIAHVORE Release Huge New Single ‘Hopes Of The Living Dead’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2023
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MESSIAHVORE have released their huge new single ‘Hopes Of The Living Dead’, the band’s new album ‘Transverse’ is coming on 2nd June via Iron Head Records.

Get ready for the heavy grooves and head-bobbing riffs of Messiahvore‘s upcoming album, ‘Transverse.’ The Denver metal band draws inspiration from 90s icons like Helmet and Prong, while also incorporating elements of stoner metal, death metal, and even doom at times. The result is a unique sound that is both heavy and diverse.

TRANSVERSE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER/ADD/SAVE NOW

The journey through ‘Transverse‘ is an intense one, with punishing vocals and stoney harmonies laden with distortion and spacey echoes. The lyrics explore dark themes of introspection, murder, and robots, making for a truly immersive listening experience.
 
Messiahvore has enhanced their sound with the addition of baritone guitarist Kevin Disney‘s vocal talents, alongside the band’s vocalist Bart McCrorey. This has allowed the band to create an even fuller and more dynamic sound that is sure to impress fans old and new.
 
The album’s first single, “Hopes of the Living Dead,” is already making waves in the metal community, garnering positive feedback from critics and fans alike. It’s a powerful track that sets the tone for what is sure to be one of the most exciting metal albums of the year.

Stream/buy ‘Hopes of the Living Dead’ HERE

‘Transverse‘ is set to be released on June 2nd via Iron Head Records, and fans of heavy, dense grooves won’t want to miss it. Get ready to take a journey through the dark and intense world of Messiahvore and come out the other side with a newfound appreciation for their unique sound.

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