Ready to follow up the 2019 debut album “Imperium Romanum”, METAL DE FACTO second album “Land of the Rising Sun part I” will be released in 2024, with a first single out in early fall 2023!
The theme of the album will be Japanese culture.
Album also introduces Metal De Facto’s new vocalist Aitor Arrastia to the wider public.
“We are extremely excited to reveal the cover and the theme of the album. Killer artwork done once again by Gyula Havancsák! Amazing vocal performance of the new vocalist Aitor Arrastia, I know I’m beyond ecstatic to finally get these songs out for all the Power Metal fans! And as some of you might have guessed from the title… there is going to be part II later, so it’s a gift that just keeps giving!” Says Esa Orjatsalo bands guitar player.
Finnish Power Metal band Metal De Facto was formed in 2017. In 2019 they released their first album Ancient Rome themed “Imperium Romanum” which got excellent reviews all around the world. Band did some shows in their native Finland, but covid halted further touring. In 2022 their vocalist Mikael Salo had to quit the band for personal reasons and Metal De Facto started looking for a new singer. The search was over quite fast when they found Aitor Arrastia from Spain. His powerful voice fits the band perfectly and his style of singing will remind fans of the great days of first wave of Power Metal. It is time to Make Power Metal Great Again! Again!
It’s time for the last single from DEAD TALKS before the new album “Veneration Of The Dead” is finally released on August 18th! Get ready for another waltzing death metal monster called “508”!
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Tattarisuo Finland in the 1930s: A man stole corpses from the cemetery to first dismember them and then bury them in the mud, because he expected a satanic treasure to rise from the dead as a result.
Timeleap – Today: Based on the case of Tattarisuo, a musical monster arises from the ashes of Corpse Molester Cult to seemingly prove that death is not the end. DEAD TALKS from Lohja (Finland) are ready to unleash their full-length debut “Veneration Of The Dead” full of waltzing midtempo death metal tunes you can’t escape.
The first heavy guitar strums of ‘Son Of The Nameless One’ let a slow bulldozer roll over the listener, leaving behind nothing but wasteland. You have to face ‘The Human Plague’ now, an all-crushing stomper. The horror picks up the pace – but just a little – to make ‘508’ even more hazardous, and it seems like ‘The End Of The Tunnel’ has been reached. But DEAD TALKS live up to their name and make you face a ‘Pedophile God’. Black’n’roll reigns while the hearse is driven by the ‘Death’s Charioteer’. After this ride, it’s getting more atmospheric during ‘Skinless’ before ‘Trigger/Religion’ makes you want to start the whole terror again.
“Veneration of The Dead” by DEAD TALKS will be released via APOSTASY RECORDS on August 18. 2023! Arm your ears for this strike of dread!
DEAD TALKS – BAND Antti Åström Tomi Joutsen Jukka Veiksola Timo Vainio Joni Laakso Henkka Åkerlund
Since their sudden appearance on the scene with the self-titled debut album in 2020, Norwegian up-and-coming desert rockers SLOMOSA have hit the ground running with relentless tours alongside bands such as Orange Goblin, Sasquatch and Stöner. Now, following their recent signing with Stickman Records, the four-piece has shared a brand new song taken off their upcoming, second full-length, which they recently recorded at Polyfon Studio in their hometown of Bergen!
Just exclusively premiered via The Obelisk, a music video for the crushing laid-back banger, “Cabin Fever”, is now streaming here:
As SLOMOSA singer and guitarist Benjamin Berdous recently said: “The feel good vibes of our first album were apparent in the music, even though the lyrical themes were more serious and angry, but also in some sense comforting for me personally. Since then more of life has happened and things have gotten more serious, and as always this reflects on the music. It’s still important to me that we continue to offer something fresh in an at times homogeneous genre. Catchy vocal hooks and heavy guitar riffs is our recipe, and we don’t plan to mix up our diets!”
To shorten your wait for the band’s new album, slated for an early 2024-release with many more details to be revealed in the months ahead, make sure to catch SLOMOSA live at the following dates:
22.07.2023 – Vang i Valdres (NO), Vinjerock 28.07.2023 – Michela (DE) , Rock Im Wald 29.07.2023 – Aschaffenburg (DE), Colos-Saal w/ Sasquatch 30.07.2023 – Breitenbach (DE), Herzberg Festival 01.08.2023 – Dresden (DE), Chemiefabrik 02.08.2023 – Hannover (DE), Faust 04.08.2023 – Beelen (DE), Krach Am Bach 05.08.2023 – Cernoy (FR), Celebration Days Festival 11.08.2023 – Kortrijk (BE), Alcatraz Festival 25.08.2023 – Voss (NO), Hedleberget
with KING BUFFALO:
05.10.2023 – Berlin (DE), Lido 06.10.2023 – München (DE), Keep It Low 08.10.2023 – Dudingen (CH), Bad Bonn 10.10.2023 – Barcelona (ES), Razzmatazz3 11.10.2023 – Madrid (ES), Nazca 12.10.2023 – Lisbon (PT), RCA Club 13.10.2023 – Porto (PT), Hard Club 14.10.2023 – Hondarribia (ES), Psilocybenea 15.10.2023 – Toulouse (FR), Connexion Live 22.10.2023 – Deventer (NL), Burgerweeshuis 24.10.2023 – Köln (DE), Club Volta 25.10.2023 – Amsterdam (NL), Melkweg 26.10.2023 – Eindhoven (NL), Effenaar 27.10.2023 – Frankfurt (DE), Zoom 28.10.2023 – Hamburg (DE), Lazy Bones Festival (w/ Elder, King Buffalo & many more!)
with ELDER: 29.10.2023 – Copenhagen (DK), Pumpehuset 31.10.2023 – Amersfoort (NL), Fluor 01.11.2023 – Oberhausen (DE), Kulttempel 02.11.2023 – Nijmegen (NL), Doornroosje 03.11.2023 – Leuven (BE), Het Depot 04.11.2023 – Paris (FR), La Maroquinerie 05.11.2023 – Lille (FR), Black Lab 07.11.2023 – Bristol (UK), The Fleece 08.11.2023 – Brighton (UK), Patterns 09.11.2023 – London (UK), Electric Ballroom 10.11.2023 – Glasgow (UK), Slay 11.11.2023 – Leeds (UK), Brudenell Social Club 12.11.2023 – Manchester (UK), Gorilla
SLOMOSA are: Benjamin Berdous – Vocals/guitar Marie Moe – Vocals/bass Tor Erik Bye – Guitar Jard Hole – Drums
The track Desert Ship is taken from the forthcoming album It Is All Overman from German post-rick group OVERMAN. The album is set for release via Sliptrick Records on September 5th on CD and in digital format on all major platfroms.
The group said; “If you are looking for a small but intense break from the madness of everyday life, you may enjoy the drifting Desert Ship“.
Overman is: Christoph Wollmann – Vocals | Hauke Drews – Bass | Jan-Marc Ivers – Drums/Guitars/Keyboards
Out today on Massacre Records, this BLUTGOTT release brings together the entire “Trinity of Blood Gods” – consisting of Debauchery, Blood God and Balgeroth – under one name!
The Debauchery (CD 2 – “Enemy Of Mankind”) and Balgeroth (CD 3 – “Der Blutgott nagelt dich ans Kreuz”) versions are re-releases from 2018, while the Blood God version (CD 1 – “Respawned In Heavy Metal”) is a completely re-recorded interpretation of the songs, inspired by classic metal bands like Judas Priest, Saxon, Iron Maiden, Motörhead and Accept. The BLUTGOTT Metal Universe! Available as a 3-CD-Digipak and digital formats, order this must-have record collection HERE!
Following the previously-released clip for Slaughter The Devil, a new video for Beyond The Eternity Gate of the Blood God Version is now streaming here:
For more BLUTTGOTT video clips, visit the Massacre Records Youtube channel at this location!
Beasts Of Balgeroth Beyond The Eternity Gate Slaughter The Devil Bloodcrushing Heavy Metal Respawned In Heavy Metal Slaughtercult Of Carnagers Overlord Of The Black Ark Starchild In The Godspire Enemy Of Mankind Dreadnought Demon Engine Mighty Bone Halls
Beasts Of Balgeroth Beyond The Eternity Gate Slaughter The Devil Bloodcrushing Heavy Metal Teutonic Hell Slaughtercult Of Carnagers Overlord Of The Black Ark Starchild In The Godspire Enemy Of Mankind Dreadnought Demon Engine Mighty Bone Halls
Blutgott Blitzkrieg Jenseits des Himmelstors Schlachte den Teufel Blutmusik In der Hölle spricht man deutsch Mörderkult der Zerfleischer Drakorgaur das Ungeheuer Sternenkind Menschenfeind Dämonische Schlachtmaschine Knochenheim
BLUTGOTT Live: 08.09.2023 DE Barleben – Metal Embrace Festival 13.10.2023 DE Cham – L.A. 03.11.2023 DE Gera – Heinrichs Club 04.11.2023 DE Oberhausen – Helvete 08.12.2023 DE Nürnberg – Der Cult
True Norwegian black metal pioneer MAYHEM will be releasing a monumental live album, ‘Daemonic Rites,’ on September 15, 2023 via Century Media Records! The record is a comprehensive look at the legendary band’s chaotic and intense performances from various cities around the world over the last two years. The album promises to be a thrilling sonic journey for fans and a testament to Mayhem’s unparalleled live prowess.
In conjunction with the upcoming release, Mayhem is now unveiling a first look with a performance video of the first single, “Malum (Live 2022).” Filmed during the band’s March 2022 concert in New York City in collaboration with renowned director Zev Deans, the clip encapsulates the intensity and ferocity that Mayhem brings to the stage.
“We wanted to document how great the band and set sounds like after almost 40 years of playing live,” explains Necrobutcher. “As a treat to our fans, we decided to release this live recording.
“I knew from day one back in 1984 that this band was going to be outstanding—one of the best bands ever! I guess that’s a big reason why we still are here after 39 years—andcounting.”
‘Daemonic Rites’ marks the culmination of the ‘Daemon’ era, which commenced in 2019 with the release of their critically acclaimed studio album, ‘Daemon.’ The journey continued with the savage EP ‘Atavistic Black Disorder’ in 2021, leaving audiences hungry for more. This latest live conglomeration serves as the ultimate chapter-closer for this landmark.
Fans can pre-order and pre-save ‘Daemonic Rites’ HERE.
Tracklisting:
Intro
Falsified and Hated
To Daimonion
Malum
Bad Blood
My Death
Symbols of Bloodswords
Voces Ab Alta
Freezing Moon
Pagan Fears
Life Eternal
Buried by Time and Dust
Silvester Anfang
Deathcrush
Chainsaw Gutsfuck
Carnage
Pure Fucking Armageddon
For fans who are hungry for the real thing, fret not! Mayhem will be hitting the road later this year with Cannibal Corpse, Gorguts, and Blood Incantation. The extensive trek will kick off on September 22 in Nashville, TN and will draw the final curtain a month later on October 21 in Louisville, KY. Tickets can be found HERE. The full itinerary is as follows:
Mayhem Live North American Dates (w/ Cannibal Corpse, Gorguts, Blood Incantation):
09/22: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Hall 09/23: Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore 09/24: Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine 09/26: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE 09/27: Toronto, ON @ Rebel 09/28: Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia 09/29: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 09/30: Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel 10/02: Detroit, MI @ The Royal Oak 10/03: Gary, IN @ Hard Rock Live 10/04: Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore 10/06: Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom 10/07: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot 10/09: Tacoma, WA @ Temple Theatre 10/10: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory 10/11: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory 10/13: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield 10/14: San Diego, CA @ SOMA 10/17: San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theatre 10/18: Dallas, TX @ The Factory 10/20: Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 10/21: Louisville, KY @ Paristown Hall
With a reputation built on their unyielding commitment to the darkness, Mayhem has become a revered name in the world of extreme metal. As a band that defies expectations and pushes the boundaries of the genre, their live performances are known for leaving audiences breathless and in awe.
Mayhem is thrilled to share this live opus with their dedicated fans, who have stood by them throughout their tumultuous and illustrious career. ‘Daemonic Rites’ is not only a celebration of the past but also a declaration of the band’s continued relevance and power in the present-day metal landscape.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 