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Exclusive Premiere for Finland: THORIUM ‘A Crown To Obscurity’ Live Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 24, 2023
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Photo by Terkel Christensen

With a 25+ year career and five studio albums released – the last of which “Danmark” in 2022 – Danish death metal veterans THORIUM recently headed to South America for an epic presence in Brazil’s Setembro Negro Festival. In Carioca Club, São Paulo, they played the pack venue in a line-up that also included Sodom, Hellhammer, Bulldozer, Vulcano and Cancer, among many others.

From the festival, Thorium gathered live footage that now make up the images for the “A Crown To Obscurity” video, which the band is releasing this week. Death metal, sweat & underground brotherhood closely tied together in one of the heaviest and tightest tracks from the album “Danmark”.

THORIUM teamed up with Metal Shock Finland, to premiere the live video for Finland, Enjoy it below!

Enter Thorium! The Danish death metal veterans are nearing their silver jubilee as a band but are still as vibrant as ever on the new album “Danmark”. Vocalist Michael H. Andersen has once again gathered a new crew – well, besides mr. JP on leads who has survived from the last album to fight another round – and released an album that is as old school as ever. Even down to the recording which was done live at Angioni Studios with all rhythmic instruments present, recording as a band. With small imperfections and all. And without a metronome to guide the band members. Just like in the old days. 

The music was recorded during one week in the summer of 2021. Followed by vokillz which were penned and recorded in succession, one song per day, getting that spontaneous feel of death metal of yore. Finally mixed by Jacob Bredahl at Dead Rat Studio in the autumn. Jacob had the guts to not only leave the tiny imperfections in there, but in some cases even shed spotlight on them. It’s all about prioritizing that feeling of rawness and spontaneity, akin to the band’s live sound. 

Musically, the guys do have a few tricks up their sleeves. While the backbone of the band’s utterings is still a cross between the traditional Florida bands and their Swedish counterparts, other influences are roaring their ugly, rotten heads as well. There’s some black death bashing in “Defiance” and “Nine Lives”, a driving groove in “My Decay” and “Reign the Abyss” or the eerie melodies in opener “War is coming” or “A Crown to Obscurity” recalling mid-period Hypocrisy. This is Thorium at their creative and brutal peak. 

And oh yeah, Thorium has made a virtue out of covering obscure old school death metal classics. This time they turn to their motherland. Michael Volbeat’s original DM horde Dominus is targeted with the faithful rendition of “Into the Gods” from the Astaroth demo. Keeping in line with the lyrical theme of the album “Danmark”. Dedicated to the strong, beautiful home country of the band and the proud values it was built upon so many centuries ago. – René ”Nolder” Nielsen, Metalized Magazine, December 2021 

“Danmark” is out now LP (white and black vinyls, each limited to 300 copies), CD and digital formats via Emanzipation Productions.

Line-up:
MHA – vokills
Jose Cruz – guitars
JP – guitars
Jesper – bass
Daniel – drums

Webshop: https://bit.ly/thor-shop

More information at
https://www.facebook.com/thoriumdeathmetal
https://www.instagram.com/thoriummetal/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PPLAyE4Okqdjqzc4DOmuT

IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Drop Brand New Single, Cover of Metallica’s ‘Motorbreath’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2023
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Photo by Kraussphoto

Avantgarde metal trio IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT has dropped a brand new single: a cover of Metallica’s “Motorbreath”!

The fourth in a series of covers, “Motorbreath” can be heard now here.

Steve Blanco (bass) comments: “As a metal band, only a fool would believe we aren’t influenced by Metallica. Many miles and hours traversing the northern hemisphere have we listened to the live & studio Metallica greatness from the 1980s and 1990s, and so have we decided to pay homage with a nostalgic cover from that earliest album recorded in upstate NY. Play it loud because metal is the law.” 

Read more from Imperial Triumphant about this cover and Metallica’s influence on their music via a new Decibel interview with Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian here:

The previously released singles/covers can be heard below:
–“Paranoid Android” (Radiohead cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI9f_Sc3CAI
–“A Night In Tunisia” (Dizzy Gillespie cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fczJK-Otu-Y
–“Jacob’s Ladder” (Rush cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uQjqdRQ9FE

Imperial Triumphant tour dates – w/ Baroness
Nov. 28, 2023 – Boston, MA – Royale
Nov. 29, 2023 – New York, NY – Webster Hall

Imperial Triumphant released their latest full-length, Spirit of Ecstasy, last year, with media hailing the group as “one of the most intriguing acts in metal” (Needle Drop). Disturbing, mind-bending, darkly powerful, Spirit of Ecstasy is uneasy listening for turbulent times; stream the record now here: https://imperialtriumphant.lnk.to/SpiritOfEcstasyID, or watch the video for single “Merkurius Gilded” (featuring Kenny G and Max Gorelick) at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywcshfrpO3A

EVERGREY to Release 30th Anniversary Album “From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits” on December 15th

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2023
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[photo credit: Patric Ullaeus]

EVERGREY, Gothenburg’s finest export of darkness, celebrates 30 years of metal mastery with a very special treat to be released via Napalm Records: their anniversary album, entitled From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits, will see the light of day on December 15, 2023.

From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits will be available in various formats – for example, an extremely limited 112 page hardcover book and 1CD digisleeve bundle (incl. rare photos and imagery, behind the scenes stories and exclusive liner notes from the members). It wraps up three decades of EVERGREY’s journey, carries some very special treats along with it, and cements their position as one of the most genre-defining bands of our time. From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits unites EVERGREY’s past and present and paves the way for their next chapter – and an even brighter future to come!

EVERGREY states:
“Make sure you get a hold off the limited edition book as we have worked intensely for months to gather all the photos and write all the stories for each of the albums, it’s an insanely cool product to have and to remember all of these years together with us! Here’s to another 30! “

Pre-order From Dark Discoveries to Heartless Portraits HERE

In addition to live versions of recent tracks like “Call Out The Dark” and “Where August Mourns”, the record travels down memory lane with “My Allied Ocean”, “A Touch Of Blessing”, “Recreation Day” and “King Of Errors”. The second half of the offering contains soulful piano vocal versions of four songs from the latest full-length (“Save Us”, “Call Out The Dark”, “Blindfolded” and “Midwinter Calls”), and demo versions of the same tracks, topped by a instrumental version of “A Silent Arc”.

From Dark Discoveries To Heartless Portraits tracklisting:
1.   Call Out The Dark (Live Version)
2.   Where August Mourns (Live Version)
3.   My Allied Ocean (Live Version)
4.   A Touch Of Blessing (Live Version)
5.   Recreation Day (Live Version)
6.   King Of Errors (Live Version)  
7.   Save Us (Piano Vocal Version)
8.   Call Out The Dark (Piano Vocal Version)
9.   Blindfolded (Piano Vocal Version)
10.  Midwinter Calls (Piano Vocal Version)
11.  A Silent Arc (Demo Version – Instrumental)
12.  Save Us (Demo Version – Rough Mix)
13.  Midwinter Calls (Demo Version – Rough Mix)
14.  Call Out The Dark (Demo Version – Rough Mix)
15.  Blindfolded (Demo Version – Rough Mix)

From Dark Discoveries To Heartless Portraits will be available in the following formats:
–Hardcover book + 1CD Digisleeve Bundle (incl. rare photos and imagery, behind the scenes stories & exclusive liner notes from the members) – ltd. to 150 copies worldwide
–2LP Gold Vinyl – ltd. to 300 copies worldwide
–2LP Black Vinyl
–1CD Digisleeve
–Digital Album

Since their very first record, 1998’s The Dark Discovery, the Swedish entity around founder, singer and guitarist Tom S. Englund – one of the most distinctive vocals in metal – has enthralled fans and critics alike with their matchless skill in merging progressive heaviness with intense melodic metal topped by gripping lyrics that run shivers down one’s spine. To date, the band has gathered numerous worldwide chart positions with thirteen studio albums in total, and in 2022, the five-piece proved again – even after 30 years of existence – that their creativity sees no bounds with the release of the flawless A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament).

EVERGREY are:
Tom S. Englund – vocals, guitars
Henrik Danhage – guitars
Rikard Zander – keys
Jonas Ekdahl – drums
Johan Niemann – bass

EVERGREY online:
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Napalm Records

SOLBRUD Share First Single ‘Tåge’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2023
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Copenhagen, Denmark -based Black Metal band SOLBRUD is set to release their highly anticipated fourth studio album, titled “IIII”, on February 2, 2024 via Vendetta Records. 

On “IIII”, SOLBRUD goes directly against their previous way of composing, arranging, and filtering the music – namely collectively. When the songwriting for the upcoming double album began, SOLBRUD decided that the four members should each, individually, compose music and write lyrics for one vinyl side each. But of course, all tracks recorded by the band as a whole. At the same time, there was a desire to expand the musical palette even further. This new process was therefore both inspiring and exciting for each individual band member. But also, a working method that became very time- and energy-consuming along the way. The result of it all has become SOLBRUD‘s longest, most ambitious, and most diverse album to date – even leaving room for shorter and simpler tracks. The band’s atmospheric and alluring black metal with their characteristic sound, however, remains intact.

As mentioned, the album is called “IIII”. The number 4 thus is a recurring theme; 4 members, 4 vinyl sides and SOLBRUD‘s 4th studio album. The 4 classical elements – Wind, Water, Earth and Fire – are also part of the universe around “IIII”. Each vinyl side – and thus each member’s compositions – constitute one element each.

The band started the recordings of “IIII” in 2021, but in the autumn of 2021 vocalist/guitarist Ole Luk left SOLBRUD to focus on his solo project Afsky. But Ole Luk is still part of “IIII”, as he wrote and composed his part, and recorded it with the band before his departure. SOLBRUD played a farewell concert with Ole Luk in Copenhagen on May 28th 2022, at the big stage at their forming grounds Ungdomshuset Dortheavej 61. The new stage center vocalist and guitarist in SOLBRUD is David Hernan, who became part of the band at the beginning of 2022. David Hernan has already played several concerts in Denmark and abroad with SOLBRUD and has proven his worth as a new frontman. 

In support of the release of their new album, today, the band has unveiled a first intense glimpse of what to expect with the debut single “Tåge”. Listen to the track on your favorite streaming platform or right here:

“IIII” will be released on Friday 2nd of February 2024 by German label Vendetta Records. The album was produced by SOLBRUD with Markus F. Larsen, who also mixed the album – and finally mastered by Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, Morbid Angel, etc) in Sweet Silence Studios.

“IIII” track listing:

  1. Hvile (17:36)
  2. Tåge (6:13)
  3. Når Solen Brydes Del I – En Undring Vækkes I Mit Sind (2:04)
  4. Når Solen Brydes Del II – Mod Afgrundens Flammehav (11:27)
  5. Når Solen Brydes Del III – For Evigt, For Altid, Forandret (7:03)
  6. Når Solen Brydes Del IIII – En Ny Tid For Mig Står (3:20)
  7. Ædelråd (15:58)
  8. Sjæleskrig (8:19)
  9. En Ild Som Tusind Sole (10:01)
  10. Aske (7:48)
  11. Postludium (4:15)

SOLBRUD are:
David Hernan – vocal/guitar
Adrian Utzon Dietz – guitar
Tobias Hjorth Pedersen – bass
Troels Hjorth Pedersen – drums

For more info visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Solbrud
https://www.instagram.com/solbrud_official/
https://solbrud.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/vendettacult

KIRA MAC Announce 12-Date Spring 2024 Headline UK Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2023
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British rock band KIRA MAC is pleased to announce their 12-date Spring 2024 UK Tour. Planet Rock will launch a 48-Hour Ticket Pre-sale at 10am BST on Monday October 23rd.

Tickets go on general sale 10am BST on Wednesday October 25th at planetrock.com, thegigcartel.com and www.kiramac.com.

The UK tour starts Thursday April 25th
 at Leeds Brudenell Social Club and ends at the Stoke Underground on Saturday May 11th. See the tour dates in the flyer, below.

Kira Mac, the UK’s hottest rock sensation, is reinventing the classic genre with a modern twist. Their music bursts with the raw power of old-school rock, fused seamlessly with contemporary flair, soulful melodies, and a generous dose of rock ‘n roll attitude.

This dynamic band, a diverse collective of musicians hailing from various corners of the UK, serendipitously crossed paths in the heart of Manchester in 2018. United by a shared passion for crafting authentic music inspired by working-class struggles, they embarked on a journey to create something truly extraordinary.

Kira Mac’s influences span the rich tapestry of rock and diverse musical genres. Their unique talent is honed from grassroots beginnings, rooted in an unbridled love for music’s eclectic and acoustic dimensions.

Watch Kira Mac’s official music video for “Mississippi Swinging” on YouTube.

Fronted by Rhiannon Hill’s powerhouse vocals, and Joe Worrall’s blistering guitar skills, the band delivers a fresh take on rock ‘n roll songwriting and a distinctive sound. Alex Novakovic (guitar) and Bret Barnes (bass), creating an electrifying rhythm and percussion backbone.

Kira Mac is poised to set UK stages ablaze once again, bringing their electrifying sound to festivals and live shows. Brace yourself for a rock revival like no other, led by the unstoppable force that is Kira Mac!

THE CONVALESCENCE Share New Brutal Single ’79 Years’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on October 23, 2023
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Ever since the release of the first single, “Undead Swarm,” in August of this year, which was quickly followed a month later by another single “No Survivors,” THE CONVALESCENCE’s new album, Harvesters Of Flesh & Bone, has put itself in the running for one of the most buzzed about new metal albums of 2023! Blogs and magazines from all across the metalsphere have been hailing the arrival of the album and pushing the singles up the charts (“Undead Swarm” went Top 10 on the iTunes Metal Chart). Today marks the next step, another single from the album, “79 Years,” that will get your blood pumping faster than you can say “Happy Halloween!”

Fittingly, the band seems to have saved its most brutal track for release during this darkest of all seasons. “79 Years” wastes no time in getting to its vicious musicality and terrifying lyrics that evoke images of abduction and abuse, “Hear the torture beneath the floor, Shackled and screaming paired with savage beatings.” But the band knows that the most hideous and horrid of all beasts is the one that lies within, or as the song’s refrain puts it, “How can we live with what we’ve become.”

Stream/download the single:  https://orcd.co/theconvalescence_79years

Harvesters Of Flesh & Bone will be released on both CD and digital November 3. Pre-order your copy today and be sure to catch the band on their full-scale U.S. tour – info available at http://tconband.com/

  • CD: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/the-convalescence-harvesters-of-flesh-and-bone/
  • Digital: https://orcd.co/theconvalescence_harvesters

TRACK LIST:

  1. Harvesters Of Flesh And Bone
  2. Reaper
  3. Bloodletter
  4. No Survivors
  5. Sacrificial Offering
  6. 79 Years
  7. The Worst Of All Creations
  8. Undead Swarm
  9. Ignite The Flames
  10. Fire & Blood
  11. Experiment Complete

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