Wolves is the first single from the album Withered Paradigma by the Chilean band WEIGHT OF EMPTINESS, which will be released worldwide via Sliptrick Records on March 7th.
“The magnificent process of evolution, the hopeful visualization of a future full of benefits that our enviable intellect offers us and, like it, separates us from the “animal”… or not? In Wolves, it tells of that moment in life when the wild animal in us gets out of control, and we are only guided by the primordial instincts of the beast, breaking any paradigm assigned to our perfect societies or the status quo, that animal force that has raised nations and that in packs, are the true and only meaning of the rebellion… listen to the howls within you… listen to your inner wolf!!!”
MAERZFELD release the new single and video “Plötzlich Tut es Weh”, taken from the forthcoming new studio album “Alles anders”, coming out on February 24th via Metalville Records.
The new single from the upcoming MAERZFELD album “Alles anders” is a song full of emotion and epic strength. The band unites their entire sound spectrum in an impressive way in “Plötzlich Tut Es Weh”. On “Alles anders” you can hear and feel a mixture of depression, hope, anger, despair, joy and courage. But also the will to look curiously at the future, to understand change as a chance and to break with habits. So now, in a positive sense, “everything is different”.
TRACK LISTING “ALLES ANDERS” Alles anders Wach auf Bakkushan Ich bin der Tod 100 auf 0 Ich steige auf Keinen Sinn Schönen Weltuntergang Hübschler:in Plötzlich tut es weh Lange nicht
LINE UP Ron Huber – Keyboards Mike Sitzmann – Gitarre Jochen Windisch – Gitarre Heli Reißenweber – Gesang Michael Frischbier – Schlagzeug Bernd Körber – Bass
TOUR DATES Eis over Europe Tour 2023 with EISBRECHER
27.04.23 Strasbourg (FR) | La Laiterie 28.04.23 Zürich (CH) | Xtra Limmathaus 29.04.23 Innsbruck (AT), Music Hall 09.05.23 London (UK) | O2 Academy Islington 11.05.23 Antwerpen (BE) | Trix 12.05.23 Eindhoven (NL) | De Effenaar 13.05.23 Luxemburg (LU) | Den Atelier 16.05.23 Paris (FR) | La Machine du Moulin Rouge 17.05.23 Lyon (FR) | CCO Villeurbanne 18.05.23 Barcelona (ES) | Razzmatazz 2
France’s MANIGANCE will be releasing an English version of their latest album “The Shadows Ball (Les Bal Des Ombres)” on February 24th, 2023 via Rockshots Records. The original francophone version was released on March 18, 2022.
Today, the band presents their next single “All Your Excesses”, a song that denounces the behaviours and human activities that lead to the progressive and rapid destruction of our environment, our planet.
“All our excesses have serious consequences. It’s our responsibility to change,” says Carine Pinto (vocals/lyrics)
François Merle (guitar) adds:
“This is the most complicated piece in terms of rhythm. The bass/drums part is very precise and an acoustic guitar solo brings a Hispanic touch. The vocals on the chorus are particularly high and very metal.”
What started out as a cover band to doing full fledge originals and being garnered “Best French Group of 2003” by Hard Rock Magazine and triumphing on the stage at Hellfest (Live video), “The Shadows Ball” is the band’s eighth studio album and first to be sung in English by new vocalist Carine Pinto who replaced Didier Delsaux in 2018. The band made the decision to do English songs as they wanted to make their music more accessible to foreign audiences in preparation for their 2023 European tour with Rhapsody of Fire in March.
“This album contains different songs from the Manigance standards. We have shortened the songs and worked on the arrangements. We think we can play a lot of these songs in our shows. It’s a sign that the fans should enjoy these songs. They are adapted to be played live. We have evolved in our writing process. The songs are still very rich, but the structure is simpler. We also listen to the latest productions to offer a modern album with a current sound.” adds guitarist François Merle.
The new album features twelve tracks that are inspired by Pinto’s lyrics from personal and intimate emotions, but also can relate to most listeners, from the betrayal of a friend, the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral (Paris – France), climate change, violence against the LBGT community, confinement during COVID, and domestic violence.
“The Shadows Ball” is recommended for fans of heavy metal and bands like Battle Beast and Accept.
1. Odyssey – 1:23 2. Cold Blood – 4:24 3. All Your Excesses – 4:28 4. End of Lock Up – 4:26 5. The Shadows Ball – 5:14 6. Death Warrant – 4:01 7. High Treason – 4:48 8. Eternity – 4:36 9. At Gates of Memory – 4:42 10. In Spite of Everything – 4:42 11. Dawn of The New Fight – 4:49 12. Forgotten Survivor – 4:34
Cleveland death metal outfit and recent Metal Blade Records signees 200 STAB WOUNDS will support Dark Funeral on this year’s edition of the Decibel Magazine Tour! The trek begins on May 11th in Santa Ana, California and runs through June 10th in Los Angeles, California. Additional support will be provided by Cattle Decapitation and Blackbraid.
Comments the band, “We’re ready to rip the Decibel Tour across North America with Dark Funeral! Get your tickets and come rage with us. These shows are going to be ones to remember. See you at the gig!“
Tickets are now on sale. See all confirmed dates below.
200 STAB WOUNDS w/ Dark Funeral, Cattle Decapitation, Blackbraid: 5/11/2023 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA 5/12/2023 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 5/13/2023 El Rey – Albuquerque, NM 5/15/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 5/16/2023 Empire Control Room – Austin, TX 5/17/2023 The Warehouse – Houston, TX 5/19/2023 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL 5/20/2023 Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA 5/21/2023 The Underground – Charlotte, NC 5/23/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 5/24/2023 Irving Plaza – New York, NY * No Blackbraid 5/26/2023 Club Soda – Montreal, QC 5/27/2023 Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON 5/28/2023 Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI 5/30/2023 The Metro – Chicago, IL 5/31/2023 First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN 6/02/2023 The Summit – Denver, CO 6/03/2023 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT 6/05/2023 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 6/06/2023 The Vogue Theater – Vancouver, BC 6/07/2023 The Roseland Ballroom -Portland, OR 6/09/2023 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA 6/10/2023 Regent Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Formed in 2019, the band that BrooklynVegan refers to as, “stupidly heavy” pays homage to old-school death metal in the vein of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, and Mortician while carving out their own brutal sound in this new wave of death metal starting to boil up in the metal scene. Stream 200 STAB WOUNDS‘ latest single “Masters Of Morbidity” at: youtu.be/Y93ynEu01uE
“With a pitch-black sense of humor, the Cleveland death metal quartet boils the genre down to its essence – which means they live and die by the riff” PITCHFORK
“This Cleveland collective are out to slaughter unsuspecting death metal fans with a fury heavily rooted in death metal’s past, bringing to mind the best combinations of the sounds from the late 1980s to early 1990s with an undeniable underlying groove provided by the guitars and bass.” INVISIBLE ORANGES
“They’ve only been around since 2019, but 200 Stab Wounds shows are already notorious bloodbaths.” REVOLVER
“You are walking into a slaughterhouse and 200 Stab Wounds is holding the sledgehammer.” METAL INJECTION
“The noise that 200 Stab Wounds have been making is far from subtle.” BLOODY DISGUSTING
Ukrainian Metal band HETMAN released 5th full-length album Black Heart on December 9th, 2022. Today band released the official music video for “White Threads, Black Needles”, you can watch it below.
Band comments: “Life has a great variety of colours and shades. And there are two ways to make it better. One way is just to enjoy your life, where your family and close ones are near and healthy. Enjoy every second of it. The other way is about money, which can buy love, joy and happiness. So it’s up to you to decide and everything you need to decorate your life is in your hands. We wish you peace, happiness and love”
Hetman was founded in 2006 by bassist and vocalist of Kherson’s death/black metal band Demonium in 2006.
From the beginning the concept and ideology of the band was based on classical ethnic and philosophic literature from different nations but with special emphasis on Ukrainian literature.
In 2006-2007 the first album Winter Talks With A Grove was recorded. Poems by T. G. Shevchenko, Omar Hayam, George Byron and Sándor Petőfi were used as lyrics while musically it is black metal with some clean vocals elements. It wasn’t sold but only distributed between friends and colleagues.
In 2011 the album was re-recorded at home studio Cerberus Records and in 2012 it was released as limited edition, 100 copies only, distributed by Sublimity Records label.
In 2013 musicians started to record the second album, which included songs that were written in 2010-2013. The album was named Matir (Mother) and the main concept was about man and the land where he was born and raised and which he should remember. Recording sessions started in March 2012 and finished in June at Oleksii’s home studio.
The third album The Book Sewn From Ashes was also recorded at home studio in 2016 and mastered by Oleksii Romanchenko (Khors, Balfor, Demonium, Semargl.) The album was released in 2017 via Svarga Music.
The next album Clenching Teeth was released in 2019 via Nocturnus Records.
From December 2021 to February 2022 the latest album named Black Heart was recorded. The album calls people to humanity and defense of nature – forests, lakes and rivers from pollution and destruction.
Hard rockers MONROE have released their debut EP This Is Rebirth to all major platforms today via Imagen Records. The EP was produced by Morgan Rose (Sevendust), Shaun Foist (Breaking Benjamin), Barry Stock (Three Days Grace), Justin Taylor (Alborn) and Jose Urquiza (Three Years Hollow). All of these wonderful musicians assisted Monroe during the writing process of the EP to bring you the best quality product that you could ask for!
A name you will not forget! Monroe has become a fan favorite! With loyal and dedicated fans Monroe is always sure to pack the house!
Artwork by renowned visionary artist Steven Nathan
They are the perfect mixture of ground-shaking hard rock and beautiful melodic melodies! They strive to take over the scene! This highly talked about band is sure to not disappoint! Their music video single “Tides” released in 2021 shook the area, and grabbed the attention of Jose Urquiza (Singer of Three Years Hollow), Shaun Foist (Drummer for Breaking Benjamin, along with Morgan Rose (Drummer for Sevendust), and Barry Stock (Lead Guitar for Three Days Grace)!
Monroe is: Gavin Arnold (Lead vocals/guitar) Dalton Seebruck (Lead guitar) Logan Bell (Bass) Josh Kennedy (Drums)
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