Italian technical progressive metal masters ELDRITCH have released ‘Born on Cold Ash’, second single taken from the new album ‘Innervoid’ to be released on November 17th via Scarlet Records.
Stream the single below.
Eldritch are back with the talented new frontman Alex Jarusso, ready to broaden the sonic spectrum of the band and impress old & new fans.
‘Innervoid’ strikes hard with both relentless sonic aggression and a truly emotional charge: a perfect mix of devastating guitar riffs and rhythm section and melancholic melodic openings, with a certain dark mood.
The very interpersonal lyrics, in which the human soul is speaking freely, are perfectly in line with the complex and captivating music of the seasoned tech-prog metal merchants.
unique and distinctive powerful and melodic prog metal with dark melancholic shades
recorded and produced by Eugene Simone and Eldritch at ES Studio and Magnitudo Studio; mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio
artwork by Federico Mondelli (Frozen Crown, Nocturna, Volturian)
for fans of Queensrÿche, Nevermore, Symphony X, Fates Warning, Evergrey
West Coast deathgrind practitioners CATTLE DECAPITATION today unleash their brand new video for “Solastalgia.” The track comes by way of the band’s critically lauded tenth studio album, Terrasite, released earlier this year via Metal Blade Records. The video was directed by David Brodsky and vocalist Travis Ryan and produced by Allison Woest for My Good Eye: Music Visuals.
Watch CATTLE DECAPITATION “Solastalgia” video below.
Watch the band’s previously released videos for “We Eat Our Young” HERE, “Scourge Of The Offspring” HERE, and “A Photic Doom” HERE.
Though many bands have tried, no one articulates the real apocalypse humanity is facing as vividly and succinctly as CATTLE DECAPITATION. With 2019’s Death Atlas, they reached the apex of this, perhaps leading some to believe they had no place left to go beyond such an achievement, but alas, the band returned with Terrasite, which is as bold a statement as they have ever made. Roaring to life with the savage yet hauntingly melodic “Terrasitic Adaptation” and advancing through the likes of the relentless “We Eat Our Young” and culminating with the ten-plus minutes of “Just Another Body,” Terrasite is an album that constantly shifts dynamics and demands a variety of emotional responses. The record crushed Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #2 position on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, #3 on the Current Independent Albums chart, #4 on the Rock Albums chart and more!
Cover art by Wes Benscoter
Terrasite features the artwork by longtime collaborator Wes Benscoter (Vader, Kreator, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy), was produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Allegaeon) and includes Dis Pater of Midnight Odyssey handling piano and synths.
CATTLE DECAPITATION will kick off their Terrasitic Infestation North American headlining tour next month. Set to begin on November 10th in Ventura, California, the journey will make its way through over two-dozen cities, coming to a close on December 16th on the band’s home turf of San Diego, California. Support will be provided by Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, and Castrator. Tickets are on sale now at: tix.soundrink.com/tours/cattle-decapitation. See all confirmed dates below.
CATTLE DECAPITATION w/ Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator: 11/10/2023 Ventura Theater – Ventura,, CA 11/11/2023 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 11/12/2023 Rock House Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX 11/14/2023 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 11/15/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 11/16/2023 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX 11/18/2023 Chelsea’s Live – Baton Rouge, LA 11/20/2023 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA * No Immolation 11/21/2023 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL 11/22/2023 The Abbey – Orlando, FL 11/24/2023 Hanger 1819 – Greensboro, NC 11/25/2023 Peabody’s Nightclub – Virginia Beach, VA 11/27/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 11/28/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Philadelphia, PA 11/29/2023 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA 11/30/2023 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY 12/01/2023 Beanfield Theatre – Montreal, QC 12/02/2023 Opera House – Toronto, ON 12/04/2023 St Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 12/05/2023 House Of Blues – Chicago, IL 12/06/2023 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN 12/08/2023 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO 12/09/2023 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT 12/10/2023 The Shredder – Boise, ID 12/11/2023 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA 12/12/2023 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR 12/14/2023 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA 12/15/2023 The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA 12/16/2023 Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
CATTLE DECAPITATION: Travis Ryan – vocals Josh Elmore – lead guitar Belisario Dimuzio – rhythm guitar Olivier Pinard – bass David McGraw – drums
Swedish progressive psychedelic rock band GAUPA has released a video for new digital single, ‘Moloken (Live At Monkey Moon Studios)‘. It’s an excerpt from an intimate studio session the band played in late May 2023. Following their much-lauded appearances at both Desertfest London and Desertfest Berlin, GAUPA went to Monkey Moon Recordings in Dortmund, Germany and recorded three songs live over the course of an afternoon, ‘Moloken‘ from their critically acclaimed most recent album Myriad as well as a breathtakingly intense 11-minute joint version of their songs ‘Sömnen‘ and ‘Febersvan‘, the former also from Myriad, the latter taken off of GAUPA‘s self-titled first EP. You can listen to the full session at all digital streaming services.
Stockholm based heavy rock megalith LUCIFER have announced the release date of their magnificent new album, LUCIFER V, which is due out on January 26th, 2024 on Nuclear Blast Records. Consisting of nine unholy hymns, LUCIFER‘s fifth offering can easily be regarded as their magnum opus and sees the band channeling all their strengths known from previous records into one monumental mass of electrifying heavy rock and roll.
And since All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, LUCIFER have shared a thematically fitting video for new single, ‘At The Mortuary‘, a most delightful treat with several tricks up its sleeve. Witness this Sabbathian mass in glorious black-and-white which revolves around all things that really matter – love, death and dancing in graveyards.
As 2024 is shaping up to be the year of LUCIFER, the band is also pleased to announce the first leg of THE SATANIC PANIC EUROPEAN TOUR 2024 which they will be co-headlining with NWOBHM legends, ANGEL WITCH. Critically acclaimed heavy metal band THE NIGHT ETERNAL from Germany will be the support on all dates. Please scroll to the bottom for more infos.
1. Fallen Angel 2. At The Mortuary 3. Riding Reaper 4. Slow Dance in A Crypt 5. A Coffin Has No Silver Lining 6. Maculate Heart 7. The Dead Don’t Speak 8. Strange Sister 9. Nothing Left To Lose But My Life
AVAILABLE FORMATS: Gatefold LP | CD | Cassette | Digital Album
THE SATANC PANIC TOUR 2024 (EUROPE) LUCIFER w/ Angel Witch & The Night Eternal
02.02. DE Flensburg – Roxy* 03.02. DE Kassel – Goldgrube* 04.02. DE Berlin – Lido* 06.02. NL Utrecht – De Helling* 07.02. NL Maastricht – Muziekgieterij*
* Co-Headliner: ANGEL WITCH Support: THE NIGHT ETERNAL
More dates to be announced soon.
THE SATANIC PANIC TOUR 2023 (NORTH AMERICA) LUCIFER & COVEN Special Guests: Early Moods
Nov 8, Los Angeles, Teragram Ballroom Nov 9, San Diego, Brick By Brick Nov 10, Santa Cruz, The Atrium Nov 11, Berkeley, The Cornerstone Nov 13, Portland, Star Theater Nov 14, Vancouver, Hollywood Theatre Nov 15, Seattle, Substation Nov 18, Denver, The Oriental Theater Nov 19, Omaha, The Waiting Room Nov 21, Minneapolis, Fine Line Nov 22, Chicago, Bottom Lounge Nov 24, Toronto, Lee’s Palace Nov 25, Montreal, Le Studio TD Nov 26, Cambridge, The Sinclair Nov 28, Philadelphia, Underground Arts Nov 29, New York, Le Poisson Rouge Nov 30, Baltimore, Soundstage †
† Only Lucifer & Early Moods
ABOUT LUCIFER
Since its inception in 2014 In Berlin, the highly prolific band led by charismatic singer Johanna Platow Andersson has released four electrifying albums on Rise Above (LUCIFER I) and Century Media Records (LUCIFER II-IV), as well as and numerous stand-alone singles infused with 1970s hard rock, proto heavy metal, doom and occult rock, with a nod to their main influences such as Black Sabbath, Pentagram & Blue Öyster Cult. They have played over 200 shows in the Europe, Japan, North & South America, including festivals such as KISS Kruise, Psycho Las Vegas, Hellfest, Wacken and many more, most recently supporting the band GHOST on their European tour in spring 2023. Two of their shows have been recorded and broadcasted by prestigious German national TV program Rockpalast.
LUCIFER, now located in Stockholm, have been nominated twice for a Swedish Grammy in the category ‘Best Hardrock/Metal Album’ as well as the Swedish Radio Award P3 and several GAFFA nominations. Amongst others, they have graced the cover of the leading US metal magazine, Decibel, before their first album was released.
The group has concluded recording their fifth studio album, LUCIFER V, the first one to be released by their new label, Nuclear Blast Records, due out on January 26th 2024. Although LUCIFER is known to notoriously deliver critically acclaimed albums, supreme songwriting and quality recordings, LUCIFER V is rumored to be their best album yet. Combining elements of all their previous albums into one monumental mass of electrifying heavy rock and roll. Eerie landscapes shaped by soaring guitar riffs, the thunderous pounding of bass and drums from some sort of groovy inferno, haunted melodies to weep into your drink to, the screeching tires of a 1971 Cadillac hearse, the humorous morbidity and tragic wit of Johanna’s lyrics. If death had a best friend, it would be LUCIFER and they would hang out together at the local cemetery, shooting the shit. Catch LUCIFER live this November in North America on The Satanic Panic Tour co-headlining with Coven, as well as this coming February together with Angel Witch, when LUCIFER brings The Satanic Panic Tour to Europe.
LUCIFER is:
Johanna Platow Andersson (vocals) Nicke Andersson Platow (drums) Linus Björklund (guitar) Martin Nordin (guitar) Harald Göthblad (bass)
Emerging theatrical power metal unit DOMINUM will release their debut album, Hey Living People, on December 29, 2023 via Napalm Records! Lead by songwriter and producer Felix Heldt (Feuerschwanz, Visions Of Atlantis and more) on vocals in the character of Dr. Dead, the band takes the living into the world of the undead – telling stories of zombies, survival and insatiable hunger for more, creating their own intense and captivating reality. Today, the band has unleashed the catchy opening track from the upcoming album, entitled “Immortalis Dominum”!
“Immortalis Dominum” sets the scene with an eerie intro that builds into a flamboyant chorus. The accompanying top-quality music video is once again made by the acclaimed 360 Grad Design, and it transforms the dramatic track into a horror movie. DOMINUM are currently gearing up for their epic live shows with bands such as Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Equilibrium and Hämatom this autumn, and have more exciting performances coming up in 2024. Check out the official music video for “Immortalis Dominum” below and make sure to pre-order your copy of Hey Living People!
DOMINUM on “Immortalis Dominum”: “Listen, my living friends, you’ve already heard the tales of my first two creations – ‘Patient Zero’ and ‘Victor’ – and I know you cherish them, but probably not the way I do. A father’s love is unlike any other, you see. With this new story I’m presenting, I’m providing a glimpse into my inner world. It’s a dark place, but it leads to a bright conclusion – the heart of it all, the anthem of the undead – ‘Immortalis Dominum.’ I am the master of the undead, and this is my legacy. Yours, Dr. Dead”
Dr. Dead adds on the album: “Hey Living People! I’ve been working on this for so long, decades in the making. Now, the time has come for my very first magnum opus to be unleashed – “Hey Living People”. I’ve served you the appetizers, but I believe you’re ready for a full happy deadly meal. For those ready to plunge into the abyss, I’ve prepared the “Die Hard” package, complete with a dash of an exclusive antidote. I understand your fear of my ever-advancing zombie horde (and rest assured, they are coming!), but that antidote may buy you a little extra time. This package also features a top-notch calendar to help you schedule your personal apocalypse as well as a personally signed autograph card by all zombies and myself – can you imagine what it takes to make a zombie sign a card? Mark my words, “Hey Living People” is the ultimate dose of the undead – the most intense experience you can get. If you’re daring enough to embrace the zombie lifestyle, join us and become a part of the living dead squad. Yours, Dr. Dead”
Fantastic storytelling, genius songwriting and a high level of musicianship are the core of DOMINUM, which is evident on their 13-track first offering that combines the energy of metal with the drama and narration of horror movies. Massive power metal track “Danger Danger” convinces with its skillful instrumentation and storyline through bombastic vocals. Title track “Hey Living People” is a catchy future hit song, fit for both rock radio and huge festival stages. DOMINUM’s first standalone single, “Patient Zero”, features a high-quality music video by 360 Grad Design (Rammstein, Peter Maffay, Within Temptation & many more) that resembles a horror movie. Featuring sharp solos and singalong choruses on tracks like “Cannibal Corpses” and “Better Shoot Yourself”, and playful lyrics on songs like “We All Taste The Same”, Hey Living People is sure to entertain. On top of their original songs, DOMINUM also serves up epic “zombie metal versions” of three well-known tracks: legendary mid-80s hit “You Spin me Round (Like a Record)” originally by Dead Or Alive, Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” and Australian rock band Midnight Oil’s “Beds are Burning”.
Hey Living People is produced by bandleader and main songwriter Felix Heldt and recorded in collaboration with Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe, Arch Enemy, Katatonia, Delain, Evergrey among other significant metal bands), who also mixed and mastered the album. DOMINUM has already been booked for many big festivals for summer 2024 without even having released a single song. They will also bring their characters into the world of the living this autumn on their German tour dates with Equilibrium and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, unleashing their epic metal show that could not be more alive. Join the Living Dead Squad and become part of the most up-and-coming force in theatrical power metal!
Hey Living People Tracklisting: 1 Immortalis Dominum 2 Danger Danger 3 Hey Living People 4 Cannibal Corpses 5 Patient Zero 6 We All Taste The Same 7 Frankenstein 8 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) 9 Better Shoot Yourself 10 Half Alive 11 The Chosen Ones 12 Bad Guy 13 Beds are Burning
DOMINUM live: w/ Hämatom 28.10.23 DE – Kaiserslautern / Kammgarn
w/ Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Equilibrium 26.12.23 DE – Munich / Backstage Werk 27.12.23 CH – Pratteln / Z7 28.12.23 DE – Cologne / Essigfabrik 29.12.23 DE – Hamburg / Grünspan 30.12.23 DE – Jena / F-Haus
DOMINUM are: Dr. Dead – Vocals Patient Zero – Bass Victor – Drums Tommy – Guitars
Anthemic guitar-drenched sonics, killer melodic hooks and soaring high voltage with an alternative twist, London rock band, THE SURVIVAL CODE, explore what it’s like to be human and navigate the challenges and opportunities of the music industry in the digital age on their forthcoming new album.
Recorded and produced with Matt Hyde (Gallows, Ash, Slipknot) ‘Whispers of Woe’ delves deep into the rollercoaster of modern age creativity that’s filled with moments of self-doubt, and the constant battle to stay true in a world that often prioritises marketable personas over genuine identity.
The tracks shine a light on modern day artists paths, illuminating the uncertainties and hurdles they face in an ever-evolving, fluid industry that’s often difficult to keep up with. ‘Whispers of Woe’ serves as a reminder to music artists to hold onto their authenticity, persist through challenges, and maintain a positive perspective while addressing personal struggles.
Watch below ‘Digging Your Own Grave’ official music video.
As a band The Survival Code has witnessed common music industry murkiness, from underhand band management tactics resulting in money being stolen from the group, to a former touring member concealing significant drug issues, and more. However, the band has celebrated significant wins; notably previous EP, ‘Crosses To Carry, Coffins To Fill’, has amassed over 3 million streams with the single ‘So Serious’ alone generating 1.6 million streams and counting.
‘Whispers of Woe’ heightens previous releases by The Survival Code, having risen to the challenges laid bare following 2019’s success but ultimately the difficulties that 2020 onwards presented. Whilst the core essence of the band’s heartbeat remains, singer/songwriter Gary McGuinness has delivered his best songs yet through rich song writing that’s enhanced with effective production values. Grit, guts, fizz and fuzz are complemented with hooks and melody in abundance, whilst the lyrics pull no punches in their stories, or rather whispers, of anguish. The songs on this new album will resonate with many creative artists who choose (or rather it chooses them) to navigate the complex landscape of the modern entertainment industry.
The Survival Code’s third long player delves deep into the rollercoaster of modern age creativity that’s filled with moments of self-doubt, and the constant battle to stay true in a world that often prioritises marketable personas over genuine identity. Notably, tracks like ‘We Are Just Fooling Ourselves’ ‘Never Knew You Existed’ and ‘Digging Your Own Grave’ shine a light on modern day artists paths, illuminating the uncertainties and hurdles they face in an ever-evolving, fluid industry that’s often difficult to keep up with. ‘Whispers of Woe’ serves as a reminder to music artists to hold onto their authenticity, persist through challenges, and maintain a positive perspective while addressing personal struggles and defying conventional industry norms.
Like so many musicians, during the making of the new album The Survival Code were forced to be agile due to the unprecedented effects of the pandemic. McGuinness demonstrates his talent as a multi-instrumentalist, playing all instruments on the new album and showcasing just how passionate a songwriter he is. Everything underscored and recognised, the new album ‘Whispers of Woe’ documents an account of what once was, is now, and where The Survival Code are heading on their own unique musical journey into the new year and beyond.
‘Whispers of Woe’ is released via Good Deeds Music Ltd on 26th January 2024. Pre-order the album and limited edition collectable book (both feature bonus tracks) here.
Album Tracklist:
1. The Heart Will Bleed 2. Never Knew You Existed 3. For Right, Or Wrong, For Better, Or Worse 4. We Are Just Fooling Ourselves 5. Sum Of All Our Parts 6. Built To Break 7. Haunted By Myself 8. Choreography & Chaos 9. Can’t Be Explained 10. Digging Your Own Grave 11. Waiting In Wings 12. Random Faces 13. Before The Dark Takes All Of Us * 14. There Has To Be Another Way * 15. Your Voice ** 16. Weight of the World ** (* bonus track on CD, ** bonus tracks exclusively on art book/album)
The Survival Code is: Gary McGuinness – Vocals, Guitars, Drums Simon Hartop – Live Drums
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
