REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS Announce New Single ‘The Journey’s of Rig’, Out April 29th, Teaser Revealed

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Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS have announced their upcoming single ‘The Journey’s of Rig’ set to be released on April 29th! To shorten the wait the band has revealed a teaser clip.

The band shared:
“‘The Journey’s of Rig’ is the first single to be taken from the upcoming Ren Marabou and the Berserkers album which will be released in summer 2023. The track is about the Norse God Heimdall and his journey’s on Midgard under his guise Rigs the wanderer. This Viking Metal, Pagan Rock track is set for release on April 29th through United Music Mafia 🛡⚔️🔥”

Watch the teaser for ‘The Journey’s of Rig’ at https://www.facebook.com/renmarabou/videos/1287609471965371

Just recently the band announced their headline shows for this Summer, see the details below!

Ren Marabou shared:
“Our summer shows are now being booked’. 3 Headline shows are announced with loads more to be confirmed, Fibber Magees, Dublin May 20th, The Union Bar, Belfast July 29th, The Railway Bar, September 3rd Tyrone, See you on the road Heathen Tribe 🤘🏻🛡⚔️🔥”

  • May 20th @Fibber Magees – Burning Metal – Dublin
  • July 29th @Union – Belfast
  • September 3rd @The Railway Bar – Cookstown

More shows TBA.

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REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS released their special “Odin (Songs for the All Father)” Compilation on November 16th 2022 through United Music Mafia. It’s available now on all major platforms including Spotify, iTunes, United Music Streaming. 🛡⚔️

“Odin (Songs for the All Father)” tracklist:

  1. Odin’s War
  2. The Wanderer (Odin)
  3. All Hail Odin
  4. Odin’s Sons and Daughters
  5. King of Asgard

Buy “Odin (Songs for the All Father)” at

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REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS released their latest full-length album ‘Tales Of Rune’ on July 1st, 2022 via United Music Mafia.

“Tales of Rune” is the Trilogy along side ‘Valhalla Waits’ and ‘SAGAS’, ‘Tales of Rune’ is their most riff filled, head banging, anthemic and energetic album to date. This cranked up Norse Mythology themed album will have you filling your mead drinking horns, and readying yourself for battle. This new album also features vocals by Berserker Cass and Berserkers Tyr on the track ‘Bragi’ (God of Music). All recorded, mixed and mastered in Meadowbank Studios Donegal 🤘🏻🛡⚔️🔥

Stream /buy “Tales Of Rune” at https://open.spotify.com/album/44fWwjA31AUxlOvxg4vUKz
Order the album at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/renmarabou/tales-of-rune

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Hailing from the Emerald Isle and based in the hills of Co.Donegal these Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers, REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS, deliver their own take on this powerful genre with a high energy stage show and anthemic, contemporary stylings. Endorsed by Cassidy Guitars, Skull Strings, Fishsticks drum sticks and Iron Age Guitar Accessories. Signed to United Music Mafia and Managed by Split Screen Management. The band’s new album ‘Tales Of Rune’ was released on July 1st, 2022. In September REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS joined 2022 “Final Declaration: Northern Tour 2022” with Polish titans VADER and HATE all across Scandinavia! The band released their special “Odin (Songs for the All Father)” Compilation, on November 16th 2022 through United Music Mafia.

Also watch/ stream:
‘King of Asgard’ – https://fb.watch/h7aoPBSbWC
‘Bloodlines …Echos of the Norse Gaels’ – https://open.spotify.com/album/08LTm5a9Tds8hZUC3HnaZB
‘Let’s Drink Mead’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/1ha54ritRWP06mbInOo0pp
‘Brand Of Sacrifice’ – https://open.spotify.com/album/1yKOPpwG663aD3s8GBbGbJ
‘Sigurd the Dragon Slayer’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/0OOr73kAIK4WPkt0ZAH5jf
‘Death of Baldr’ – https://ummmusicvideo.com/v/FtJpC
‘Dødssang’ – https://youtu.be/odx-OzoufTI
‘Fenrir’ – https://open.spotify.com/track/3F8c7CKWNs0wdR5XHGOuye
‘Prophecy of the Seer’ – https://youtu.be/QAXTujQ3xdE

Catch all the band’s music videos at https://ummmusicvideo.com/@Renmarabou

REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS are:
Ren Marabou (Vocals and Guitar)
Terence McCann (Drums)
Michael Casserly (Bass)

Online merch store: https://renmarabou.bandcamp.com/merch

More information at
BAND: https://www.facebook.com/renmarabou
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreenproduction.com

PUPIL SLICER Share New Single + Music Video ‘No Temple’

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London, UK’s PUPIL SLICER have shared a new single and music video, titled No Temple. No Temple is the second track to be taken from the mathcore group’s upcoming sophomore album, Blossom, due for release via Prosthetic Records on June 2. The music video, directed by David Gregory, furthers PUPIL SLICER‘s conceptual world of sci-fi and cosmic horror.

Stream No Temple via Apple Music | TIDAL | Deezer | Bandcamp and Spotify
Pre-order Blossom here.

Speaking on the new single and video, Kate Davies (vocals / guitar) comments: “Blossom is a story that encapsulates a wide gamut of intense emotions and a rollercoaster of events over the 47 minute runtime. Likewise, the musical elements are also equally diverse whilst maintaining a cohesion to what’s going on at that point in the album. 

“The feedback we received for our first single has been overwhelmingly positive but let’s face it – not what a lot of people were expecting from a band named “PUPIL SLICER”.

“Here is a sample from the opposite end of the musical range that Blossom encapsulates –  No Temple is the heaviest song we’ve ever written.”

Drawing influence from a myriad of genre classics across books, movies and videogames, PUPIL SLICER‘s primary lyricist, Kate Davies has crafted a story that conveys personal experiences via an other-worldly narrative. In the wake of a profane signal of alien origin, the album opens with the protagonist losing touch with reality beneath a starry night sky. What follows is a kaleidoscopic voyage through another plane of existence where all is not as it first seems; trapped in a loop of destruction that must be imparted upon others. The tale ultimately comes to a point with serenity achieved in the closing minutes, planting the seeds of hope for an opportunity to start anew. 

Whilst 2020’s Mirrors was lyrically a very raw, biographical album, on Blossom Davies has deftly blended between their lived experiences and the tales that unfold throughout the ten tracks on the follow up. These stories are supported by the intensely intricate and skillful rhythmic backbone provided by Josh Andrews on drums, Luke Fabian on bass and bursts of shredding leads from former live guitarist Frank Muir. Told through the prism of a fantastical fiction, the visceral delivery and cathartic energy is palpable as ever; intergalactic embellishments can’t destroy the umbilical link between what churns within and what is later spewed out. 

An intense month in the studio with producer Lewis Johns has led to a cohesive and confident sounding album that embraces ethereal singing, electronic breakdowns, and bold experimentation – without ever losing sight of their core tenets. Through darkness and despair, there is always – at the very least – a glimmer of light in all that they do. Drawing from influences as diverse as Nine Inch Nails, Deafheaven, Radiohead, and Botch, PUPIL SLICER have moulded an album that is effervescent with passion but doesn’t shy away from a good hook and a catchy chorus.

Blossom track list
1. Glaring Dark of Night
2. Momentary Actuality
3. Departure in Solitude
4. Creating the Devil in Our Image
5. The Song at Creation’s End
6. No Temple
7. Terminal Lucidity
8. Language of the Stars
9. Dim Morning Light
10. Blossom

PUPIL SLICER is:
Kate Davies – vocals and guitar
Frank Muir – guitar
Luke Fabian – bass
Joshua Andrews – drums

PUPIL SLICER have also recently announced a number of 2023 tour and festival dates, including their first ever shows in mainland Europe with Boris.

PUPIL SLICER tour dates:
22 April – Roadburn Festival – Tilburg, NL
29 April – Dudefest – Karlsruhe, DE*
30 April – Les Cuizines Chelles – Paris, FR*
2 May – Cyprus Avenue – Cork, IR*
3 May – Button Factory – Dublin, IE*
4 May – Limelight 2 – Belfast, UK*
5 May – Room 2 – Glasgow, UK*
6 May – Victoria Hall – Settle, UK*
7 May – Record Junkee – Sheffield, UK**
9 May – Colos Saal – Aschaffenburg, DE*
10 May – Trix – Antwerp, BE*
11 May – Patronaat – Haarlem, NL*
12 May – Hafenklang – Hamburg, DE*
13 May – A Colossal Weekend – Copenhagen, DK*
15 May – Bla – Oslo, NO*
16 May – Bla – Oslo, NO*
17 May – Debaser – Stockholm, SE*
18 May – The Abyss – Gothenburg, SE**
19 May – Brolandingerne – Aalborg, DK**
28 May – Portals Festival – London, UK
9 June – Download Festival – Donington Park, UK
10 June – Mystic Festival – Gdansk, PL
16-20 August – Arctangent Festival – Bristol, UK

*Heavy Rock Breakfast tour w/ Boris
**Headline shows

DANKO JONES Return with New, High Voltage Song ‘Guess Who’s Back’ & Announce Upcoming Album “Electric Sounds”

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The undisputed kings of balls-out rock’n’roll, DANKO JONES, have announced the release of their brand new, eleventh studio album, entitled Electric Sounds, via AFM Records. September 15, 2023 will see the three-man squad, dedicated to the noble art of riffs, melodies and life-affirming rock anthems, return to provide maximum satisfaction and to serve up all the Electric Sounds you could possibly need!

Formed in Toronto in 1996, DANKO JONES have seen and done just about everything over the last quarter of a century. Powered by a DIY punk rock spirit, and inspired by the good, great and grotesque of electrified rock ‘n’ roll, they have steadily built a colossal international fan base and become one of the most acclaimed live bands around, embraced by everyone from mainstream radio-rock fans to diehard metalheads. Along the way, they have released ten widely praised studio albums, generating a peerless repertoire of fists-in-the-air crowd-pleasers into the bargain.

From the spiky blues of 2002’s Born A Lion and the crazed power-pop of its follow-up We Sweat Blood (2003), to the priapic perfection of 2010’s Below The Belt, the band’s knack for hitting rock’s sweet spot has never wavered. Over the last decade, DANKO JONES have visibly moved up a few gears. Since frontman Danko and bassist JC joined forced with drummer Rich Knox, the band’s creative fire has blazed more brightly than ever. A succession of all-killer, no-filler albums – Fire Music, Wild Cat, A Rock Supreme, Power Trio – has led to even more gung-ho touring and unapologetic service to the rock cause. With Electric Sounds, Toronto’s archbishops of amplification prove that even a global pandemic couldn’t stop DANKO JONES. In fact, and as first album single “Guess Who’s Back” showcases, it just made them even more unstoppable.

“Guess Who’s Back is not only the lead-off track to our new album, Electric Sounds, it’s also the imperative sentence everyone is begging to answer – Danko Jones!” Charismatic frontman Danko comments. Get the new DANKO JONES song on all digital services HERE, and watch a lyric video for “Guess Who’s Back“, now premiering here:

“Not working for two years really felt like touring rock bands were being put out to pasture,” recalls Danko. “But I guess that only made us try harder. We were still able to record and release an album during the pandemic (Power Trio, 2021). We toured as soon as we were allowed. Now that Electric Sounds is getting released, it doesn’t feel like we missed a beat. During the pandemic, we moved away from each other. JC lives in Finland and Rich lives in Prince Edward Island. So the writing for

this band has changed. We used to bash out ideas in our rehearsal place, day after day, but it’s more about sending files back and forth now. However, last summer, while on tour, we did manage to jam out ideas in a rehearsal room in Berlin for a few days. Out of those jams came the nubs for five songs…”

Five songs have since been expanded to a perfect eleven new DANKO JONES songs, and Electric Sounds promises to have the instant sound and feel of a classic. When the wheel is spinning freely and propelling you forward, there’s no need to reinvent the damn thing: instead, this band are simply honing and refining their craft, always at full volume, while Electric Sounds is a deceptively diverse affair. No band has ever sounded more ready to hit the road than the pumped-up threesome showcased on the hell-for-leather ragers featured on their forthcoming album.

“I’d like to think Electric Sounds falls in line with all our previous albums,” says Danko. “Over the years, we’ve carved out a sound and we’re sticking to it. But if you were to zoom in and compare it to other albums, I’d like to think it’s a bit faster than our other albums. Initially, I wanted all the songs to sound like our song, Cadillac – plodding, mid-tempo, heavy, and to the point.

Our songs are usually about rocking, wanting to rock, enjoying life while rocking, and sometimes I’ll sing about a woman. You can expect zero surprises!”

Armed with yet another stone cold classic, DANKO JONES will launch themselves into 2023 like men on a renewed mission to rock the living shit-lights out of anyone and everyone that wants to join the party. After 27 years of active service, the trio’s commitment and intensity continues to grow, and their popularity and prominence continues to follow an upward route.

Electric Sounds was produced by Eric Ratz, and features guest spots from Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies), Damian Abraham (Fucked Up) and guitarist Daniel Dekay (from Canadian thrash legends Exciter). Slated for a release on September 15, 2023 through AFM Records, the album pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!

Electric Sounds track listing:

  1. Guess Who’s Back
  2. Good Time
  3. Electric Sounds
  4. Get High?
  5. Stiff Competition
  6. She’s My Baby
  7. Eye for an Eye
  8. I Like It
  9. Let’s Make Out
  10. What Goes Around
  11. Shake Your City

DANKO JONES live:
06.05.2023 – NOR – Kopervik / Karmoygeddon Metal Festival
09.05.2023 – ES – Bilbao / Kafe Antzokia
10.05.2023 – ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz 2
11.05.2023 – ES – Valenica / Moon
12.05.2023 – ES – Madrid / Copérnico
17.06.2023 – BE – Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
22.06.2023 – HU – Budapest / Harley Davidson 120th Celebration
23.06.2023 – CH – Bad Ragaz / Quellrock Open Air
24.06.2023 – DE – Norderstadt / MATCH OPEN AIR, Stadtpark
28.06.2023 – AT – Graz / Stadthalle
15.07.2023 – DE – Bersenbrük / Talge Open Air Festival
21.07.2023 – NOR – Tromsø Bukta / Tromsø Open Air Festival
22.07.2023 – FIN – Laukaa / John Smith Rock Festival
02.08.2023 – CH – Schaffhausen / Stars in Town Festival
05.08.2023 – SWE – Uddevalla / Uport Festival
12.08.2023 – DK – Horsens / Jailbreak Festival, (The Prison)
18.08.2023 – CH – Schwarzsee / Lac Noir Schwarzsee Festival

with many more to be announced soon!

DANKO JONES is:
Danko Jones – Vocals/Guitar
John Calabrese – Bass
Rich Knox – Drums

For More Info Visit:
https://www.dankojones.com
https://www.facebook.com/dankojones
https://www.instagram.com/danko_jones
https://twitter.com/dankojones
https://www.tiktok.com/@dankojonesofficial
https://www.afm-records.de
https://shop.afm-records.de

FIFTH ANGEL Announce New Album “When Angels Kill”

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The mighty FIFTH ANGEL is proud to announce their epic fourth album, When Angels Kill, which will be released on June 16th, 2023 through Nuclear Blast Records. For FIFTH ANGEL fans, or fans of melodic power metal, this album is simply a “must have.” Weaving the lyrics and subject matter of the last trilogy of FIFTH ANGEL albums into a double concept record similar to the likes of Helloween’s “Keeper of the Seven Keys,” Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” or Queensryche’s “Operation Mindcrime,” When Angels Kill is all killer, and absolutely no filler. Each song has been crafted into a standalone work, and the double vinyl, CD, and digital versions are nearly seventy minutes in length. 

PRE-ORDER OR PRE-SAVE WHEN ANGELS KILL here: https://fifthangel.bfan.link/wakfa

LISTEN TO THE SINGLE ‘WHEN ANGELS KILL’: https://fifthangel.bfan.link/waksg

Ken Mary (FIFTH ANGEL drummer and producer) commented:

“‘When Angels Kill’ is actually more of a soundtrack to a movie that hasn’t been made yet. This new album combines much of the subject matter from the last three albums and weaves a compelling story. It’s very easy to visualize the “movie” as you listen to this album. Overall, it’s a deep and dark story, but the subjects that the band has always written about deal with the state of mankind. Themes of media deception, war, terrorism, oppression, betrayal, natural disasters and the battle for survival are all woven in. We even reference many of the previous albums song titles in the new lyrics, which to my knowledge has not been done before in a concept album. We hope the fans will feel that this album is something very special”

The story of When Angels Kill begins in the future, when Phoenix, a young man caught in a world undergoing enormous changes, determines that the cunning, deceptive, and ruthless global leader that is enslaving billions will not subjugate him. Although it seems pointless and even fatal to resist, Phoenix joins a remnant of people that fight on for a better world. Traitorous love, catastrophic events, isolation, and impending doom darken his days, but Phoenix somehow retains his will to survive. The story concludes with a surprise ending.

When Angels Kill Tracklist:

01.    Descent Into Darkness
02.    When Angels Kill
03.    Resist The Tyrant
04.    On Wings Of Steel
05.    We Are Immortal
06.    Empire Of Hate
07.    Run To The Black
08.    Seven Angels
09.    Blinded And Bleeding
10.    Kill The Pain
11.    Five Days To Madness
12.    Ashes To Ashes
13.    The End Of Everything
14.    Light The Skies

ELEGANT WEAPONS Unleash new single/video ‘Do or Die’

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Metal fans have been eager to hear what the much-talked about new collaboration, ELEGANT WEAPONS, sounds like – with the arrival of their latest single, ‘Do or Die’. Comprised of Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer, and Accept drummer Christopher Williams, ‘Do or Die’ is the second single/video (directed by Lief Thomason) off their forthcoming debut full-length, Horns for a Halo, and can be accessed below.

Stream ‘Do or Die’ here: https://ew.bfan.link/do-or-die-single

“‘Do or Die’ is a rip roaring track about taking the opportunity and giving it your all,” explains Faulkner. “Take the shot, play the game and do it to the best of your ability. It’s the fastest track on the record and is a blast to play!”

ELEGANT WEAPONS will also soon be hitting the road in Europe beginning in June and running through July, which will include performances with PANTERA, festival appearances, and also headlining their own shows. Tickets to the shows can be purchased via this link: https://bnds.us/u7tlvx

“We are very much looking forward to touring and our first tour dates are taking place in Europe starting in June 2023. Fans can expect heavy songs with catchy melodies, great vocals and lots of riffs! We all live to play live, and can’t wait to take the Elegant Weapons out onto the live stage.”

TOUR DATES:
June
Monday 12 Czech Republic, Prague – O2 Arena (With Pantera)
Tuesday 13 Germany, Berlin – Verti (With Pantera)
Friday 16 France, Clisson – Hellfest
Sunday 18 Belgium, Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting
Tuesday 20 The Netherlands, Amsterdam – Afas (With Pantera)
Wednesday 21 Germany, Hamburg – Edel Optics (With Pantera)
Friday 23 Switzerland, Zurich – Komplex
Sunday 25 Spain, Murcia – Rock Imperium Festival
Monday 26 Spain, Madrid – Mon Club
Wednesday 28 Portugal, Lisbon – Evil Live  Festival
Thursday 29 Spain, Viveiro – Resurrection Festival

July
Sunday 2 Italy, Bologna – Return Of The Gods Festival
Sunday 30 UK, Ebbw Vale – Steelhouse Festival

ELEGANT WEAPONS’ debut full-length, Horns for a Halo (produced by Faulkner’s Priest bandmate, Andy Sneap and featuring album performances by Pantera’s Rex Brown and Judas Priest’s Scott Travis), will be dropping May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records, and can already be pre-ordered: https://ew.bfan.link/horns-for-a-halo

PYRAMID Release New Video ‘Tyranny’ Feat. Tim Ripper Owens

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 14, 2023
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American progressive metal super-project of PYRAMID have finished the production of their upcoming 5th album “Rage” Revisited.

For the new masterpiece of Pyramid-like in their previous album “Validity” – Lance Sawyer, the mainman of this band some of the best musicians of the metal scene:

Tim Ripper Owens (ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth, among others), Andry Lagiou (The Harps), Harry Conklin “The Tyrant” (Jag Panzer) on vocals, Mike Abdow (Fates Warning) on guitars and Chris Quirarte (Redemption) on drums, Adam Bentley (Arch Echo)guitars and mixing engineer, Joey Izzo (Arch Echo) the master on the keyboards and Perrine Missemer on the amazing violin.

For the mastering of “Rage”, Pyramid once again had the best, so Maor Appelbaum did an amazing job at Appelbaum Studios (AbbathI, Angra, Annihilator, Anvil, Armored Saint, Candlemass, Dokken, Faith No More, Fates Warning, Rob Halford, Queensrÿche, Sabaton, Sepultura, Yng J. Malmsteen,etc).

Pyramid released “Rage” worldwide via Sleaszy Rider on physical (2-cd) and digital edition, on 4th November 2022.

In the album is included the single “Tyranny” with the great Tim Ripper Owens with fire vocals. The message is loud and clear!

More information at
https://www.facebook.com/pyramidoffical
https://www.youtube.com/user/1234thelance