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ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN Announce New Album “Kingdom Undone” + Release Music Video for Pummeling New Single ‘Scars’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 25, 2023

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ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN absorb the icy emotion of their surroundings in a hard-hitting hybrid of heavy metal proficiency, metalcore intensity, and skyscraping melodic sensibility. The group channel this energy on their second full-length offering, Kingdom Undone which will be unleashed on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records.

“After many obstacles and times of uncertainty we are reenergized, refocused and ready to finally show the world what we have been working on! Kingdom Undone is Arrival Of Autumn firing on all cylinders. This is our masterpiece and we can’t wait to play these songs for you on the road!”

Pre-order Kingdom Undone here: https://bfan.link/AOA-KingdomUndone

Today, the band set the stage with the incendiary fretwork and pummeling drums that erupts throughout “Scars.”. The contagious melody will lead listeners on an energetic journey that will leave them shouting along “Why don’t you show your scars?”
Jamison Friesen adds, “We are very excited to release the first track off our upcoming album Kingdom Undone! Scars is about being real with the people around you and to stop pretending to be something you’re not. It doesn’t matter what’s on the outside, it’s about having the courage not to hide who you are! We look forward to playing it on our upcoming tours!”

Listen to “Scars” on all streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/AOA-Scars

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN began the recording of Kingdom Undone in August of 2021 at Mark Lewis Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee & at their own studio in Grande Prairie AB, and concluded in December 2021. The album was engineered by the band and Mark Lewis who also was in change of producing, mixing, and mastering. The artwork for the album was created by Travis Smith.

Below is the Kingdom Undone tracklist:
1. Scars
2. Your Fiction
3. Trust
4. Ghosts
5. Hell Comes Home
6. One More Day
7. Liminal
8. Burn
9. Who The Masters Serve
10. Bury Me
11. Hallowed

Next month, ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN will hit the road with labelmates and Bay Area thrash legends HEATHEN. The “Empire Of The Blind” tour will kick off on March 9th in Rhode Island and will travel up and down the east coast making stops in Chicago, Atlanta and Orlando before concluding in Philadelphia on March 26th.

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN is:
Jamison Friesen | Vocals
Brendan Anderson | Guitar
Ryan Sorensen | Bass
Ty Fox | Drums

IN FLAMES’ New Album “Foregone” Conquers International Charts

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 24, 2023

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The Jesterhead is rising again: IN FLAMES, the modern metal visionaries can celebrate another major career milestone. The band’s latest studio album, Foregone, has achieved phenomenal success in the international charts. The band scored a stunning #1 result in their home country Sweden, easily surpassing their competitors. The record also conquered the #1 spot in several other European countries, landing them the top position in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, proving their ongoing international success and the sheer devotion of their fans.

The band stated about the fantastic results:
“We want to thank all the Jesterheads worldwide for the continued support especially on our new album Foregone! Can’t wait to bring these songs live around the world! See you all very soon…”

Foregone is the band’s fourteenth studio album. It’s an unequivocal masterpiece from a band whose artistry and influence on modern metal is undeniable.

Foregone combines the greatest aggressive, metallic, and melodic strengths of IN FLAMES’ landmark records with the seasoned song writing of their contemporary era.

A sense of pride, accomplishment, and continued vitality are evident every time the band takes to the stage and is evident all over Foregone. The album itself represents IN FLAMES past, present, and future.

Order the album here: https://inflames.bfan.link/foregone-newalbum

Germany #1
Switzerland #1
Austria #1
Sweden #1 (Hard Rock #1, Vinyl #1, Physical #1)
USA Record Label Independent Current Album Charts #2
Finland #4
Norway #10
Scotland #15
Greece #20
Spain #20 (Vinyl #1)
Belgium (Vlaanderen) #20
Japan #21
Poland #24
Belgium (Wallonia) #29
Netherlands #60
Australia #63 (Digital #3, Physical #7)
France #63 (Physical #22, Vinyl #63)
United Kingdom #79 (Indie #6, Rock #3, Vinyl #23)
Italy #93

ELEGANT WEAPONS Release First Single ‘Blind Leading the Blind’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 24, 2023

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Metal fans have been eager to hear what the new collaboration, ELEGANT WEAPONS, sounds like, after the formation of the band – comprised of Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer, and Accept drummer Christopher Williams – was first announced last year. Now, the time is finally upon us to get a sneak peek of what lays in store from the quartet, with the new single/video, “Blind Leading the Blind”, which can be viewed and heard via these links:

Listen to the song here: https://ew.bfan.link/blind-leading-the-blind

“The video is great and gives a quirky and stylistic representation of the meaning of the song,” explains Faulkner. “The main character is getting drunk on the power he is given by the people that trust him, only to be found out later when his followers really see the truth. When the power is taken away, he is seen for what he really is.”

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

And shortly after the album’s release, the group plans on hitting the road, according to the guitarist. “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.”

As for the music, Richie describes it as “a mix of Jimi Hendrix, Priest, Sabbath, solo Ozzy and Black Label Society, but with a lot of melody, sort of old school and modern at once if that makes any sense, and actually down-tuned a whole step. There are a lot of guitar solos and the songs are on the heavier side. And even though there’s a lot of melody, it’s still going to shake your bones.”

Lastly, Faulkner sees a promising/long road ahead for ELEGANT WEAPONS. “As far as the future, we are all dedicated to giving this band the longest life we can. Live shows, tours and future albums. Growing with the fans along the way. The writing process for the second album is already underway and with live dates coming in thick and fast, we are looking forward to seeing how the future evolves for ELEGANT WEAPONS.”

And the new video for “Blind Leading the Blind”, is certainly a mighty first step.

Pre-order your copy of Horns for a Halo, here: https://ew.bfan.link/horns-for-a-halo

UPPLOPPET Launch New Single ‘Thinking of Me’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 24, 2023

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Raw attitude meets bittersweet catchiness on Swedish garage rock outfit Upploppet’s new single “Thinking of Me”. The Gothenburg based 5-piece announced their collaboration with The Sign Records in late 2022 and launched the single “Golden Eyes”. Now they return with the explosive hip shaker “Thinking of Me”, recorded in Welfare Studios by Pontus Robertsson, who also mixed the track, and mastered by Hans Olsson in Svenska Grammofonstudion.

Upploppet will record a new album in the beginning of 2023, set for release on The Sign Records in the near future. Upploppet’s new single “Thinking of Me”, as well as their late 2022 track “Golden Eyes” are available now on all streaming platforms.

Christopher Svensson from Upploppet comments on the new single ”Thinking of Me”:

“I wanted to write a song that goes against the typical love song that usually consists of flattering the other person or chasing love, therefore the song starts from a person who has a cocky good self-confidence and describes other people’s perception of himself. In short, it’s about a self-righteous narcissist who thinks he’s the sexiest person in the room and that everyone else can’t get enough of him.

The song has a driving sound with simple licks and quick chord changes to capture the cocky attitude that the lyrics are supposed to convey. After all, that’s how rock n roll should be. Simple, quick and sexy.“

EXUMER Announce North American Hostilities 2023 Tour Dates

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 24, 2023

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Legendary multinational thrash metallers EXUMER will return to US stages this Spring for four special performances from April 13th through April 16th. The North American Hostilities 2023 run includes shows in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Houston, and finally Lombard, Illinois where the band will play Metal Threat Fest. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

EXUMER – North American Hostilities 2023:
4/13/2023 Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA
4/14/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY
4/15/2023 The White Swan -Houston, TX
4/16/2023 Metal Threat Fest @ Brauer House – Lombard, IL

EXUMER released their fifth full-length, Hostile Defiance, via Metal Blade Records in 2019. The album hit the German album charts on position 42, marking the highest chart entry in the band’s storied history. Hostile Defiance is exactly what its title suggests: a forty-two-minute full-on attack. The thrash faction hold nothing back as they unleash hell as only they can, yet with more variety and dynamics than ever before.

Preview and purchase Hostile Defiance at: metalblade.com/exumer

REDEMPTION Premiere Music Video for New Album Single ‘Remember The Dawn’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 24, 2023

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March 17, 2023 will see REDEMPTION release their much-awaited, new album I Am The Storm on AFM Records. Following previously-shared singles, the blistering album title track as well as “Seven Minutes From Sunset”, today, the Los Angeles-based outfit presents a brand new music video for the song “Remember The Dawn”!

Redemption belongs to one of the leading progressive metal bands in the heavy music world today. Formed in 2000 by guitarist / keyboardist / songwriter Nicolas van Dyk, the band features iconic vocalist Thomas England of Evergrey, the rhythm section of Chris Quirarte (drums) and bassist Sean Andrews, as well as Vikram Shankar on keys.

As the album title already promises, I Am The Storm is a gripping, stirring, overwhelming and dramatic, new record by the power prog metal act. Combining unapologetic melodies and hooks with technicality, complexity and thundering riffs, Redemption once again occupies a unique place with its powerful, heavy, intelligent and deeply emotional music.

The new music video for “Remember The Dawn” is now streaming here:

Says band mastermind Nicolas van Dyk about the new single: “With out first two advance releases, we have emphasized the heavier side of Redemption and the economic melodic metal side of Redemption. We have a third side — longer form songs with roots in progressive rock as well as metal, delivered in a cinematic style. Remember the Dawn showcases this third side of Redemption, both musically and — thanks to Vikram’s video assembly — with the visuals of us performing the piece individually in-studio. The meaning of the song touches on a familiar theme with Redemption: live is full of challenges and rewards, of ugliness and beauty, of despair and hope.”

I Am The Storm was produced by van Dyk, Vikram Shankar and sound engineer/guitarist Simone Mularoni (DGM), who – alongside Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) and Henrik Danhage (Evergrey) – will be also featured as a guest musician on the album. The new Redemption record also contains two cover songs, ‘Turn It On Again’ by Genesis and ‘Red Rain’ by Peter Gabriel.