JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS To Play Live Show At Camden Rocks on July 10th

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London based metallers JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS are confirmed to play the all-day hard-hitting show at Camden Rocks on July 10th, alongside Reverted, Rival Karma, Janus Stark, Bleeding Antlers, Star Circus, Thousand Thoughts, Season of Ghosts, The Blood Republic, Tales of Perdition and Red Light Acid Test at The Black Heart! Tickets – http://camdenrocks.seetickets.com. Facebook Event page HERE.

Jason Payne stated:
“It has been too long since I’ve played a show. We’re so excited to be back on stage! I know it’s gonna be a great moment for us and for the fans!”

Furthermore, JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS will play at Ignite live stream festival on Sunday, April 18th. Facebook event page here.

In addition, the band has finished recording their 6-track EP. More details TBA.

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With a history boasting over 300,000 streams, 50 live shows and a modest lifetime of musical creation with past acts, London based metal artist Jason Payne has taken 2020 to embark on a new journey; JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS. A culmination and reincarnation of his strongest rock compositions, with numerous releases ready and waiting taking influence from the likes of Slash, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Korn, and many other legendary over the years. Think big riffs, impactful grit-laden vocals, and an energy just screaming to be invited to the live stage.

Watch the official video for ‘Waking The Damned’, for their debut single, here: https://youtu.be/f_hDsqhQHTQ

More information at
BAND: https://facebook.com/therealjasonpayne | https://thejasonpayne.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreen-management.com/

Finnish SCARS OF SOLITUDE Release New Single ‘No Riddance’

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Finnish melodic metal quartet SCARS OF SOLITUDE have released a new single. No Riddance is the second single taken from the group’s upcoming EP called If These Walls Could Talk to be released later this year. Watch the music video below.

Listen to the single:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uMj2N8
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2Q2nvfN
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mMnnNm
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/218072432
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/178609899

According to the band’s singer/guitarist Tuomo Laulainen “No Riddance is a explosively energetic and vitally melodic metal anthem with a catchy chorus of which’s energy and straightforwardness is borrowed from pop-punk. The song used to go with the working title ’Paramore’ for a long time. The song’s lyrics were written during the sleepless nights accompanied by arrythmia and anxiety as if it were the exact opposite of the song’s musical side.”

The music video for No Riddance was filmed during the “busy gigging year” of 2020 and it is filled with the band’s hearty spirit and its live energy. Luckily the band could go and play most of their planned shows safely even during the weird year and only had to cancel two of them.

The EP still has no release date but it should see the light of day during the second half of the year. More details will follow once the release date has been set.

BLOODSPORT (80s Metal Homage To Jean Claude Van Damme) Release Cassette Edition of EP ‘Lethal Tender’

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What do you get when you combine Jean Claude Van Damme with classic 80’s metal? You get BLOODSPORT, a heavy metal tribute to the one and only Belgian martial artist/actor. Their first Ep “Kumite Attack” was released in 2018 and the year’s “Lethal Tender” is a cut above with tighter drumming, tighter riffing, better vocals, and A+ production! Fans of true heavy metal are digging right into it!

All Bloodsport lyrics and themes revolve around Jean-Claude Van Damme’s movies in the late 80s and early 90s, specifically focused on his martial arts films. “Lethal Tender” is inspired by Van Damme’s movie Lionheart, for those who haven’t seen it, you’re in for a wild ride! Bloodsport explains the track further:

“We were really wanting to continue with the Bloodsport movie theme because it’s such a hit movie for cult cinema, not to mention it’s Van Damme’s best in terms of action and authenticity! Alas, we decided not to focus too much on one film, as he has close to a dozen good martial arts films from that era, all of them totally awesome in their own way. We feel like our music acts as a second soundtrack to the films! They are completely and respectfully dedicated to the glory of those films.”

Bloodsport prides itself on tons of riffs, complex song structures, and very little repetition; they are highly recommended for fans of early Running Wild, Helloween, and Exciter.

“Lethal Tender” was released on March 12, 2021 via Nightstrike Records and is available as a limited edition cassette and CD along with a digital download at the following link: https://bloodsportband.bandcamp.com/album/lethal-tender

Track Listing:

  1. Lethal Tender (7:53)
  2. Lion’s Den (5:06)

EP artwork was hand-painted by Constance Knight.

REINFORCER Reveal Details of ‘Prince Of The Tribes’ Album

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German heavy metallers REINFORCER have announced the details of their debut full-length album ‘Prince of the Tribes’, which will be released on June 18th, 2021 on Scarlet Records.

The tracklist is as follows:

  1. Prince of the Tribes
  2. Allegiance and Steel
  3. Black Sails
  4. Shieldmaiden
  5. Coupe de Grâce
  6. Thou Shall Burn
  7. Hand on Heart
  8. Another Night
  9. Z32

With this record Reinforcer go one step further on the path that they started in 2015 and reached its first peak in 2018 with the release of the well acknowledged debut-EP ‘The Wanderer’. The five piece from Paderborn combines classic heavy metal with an epic power metal approach and takes the listeners on a journey full of dual lead guitars and
heroic melodies.

The impressive, clean yet powerful vocals by frontman Logan Lexi are the appropriate weapon to tell stories from different historical eras and events, all supported by the thunderous drum work with a large amount of double bass action that gives the band the necessary speed.

Recorded at Room 89 Media and Kohlekeller Studio (Powerwolf, Aborted), with mixing and mastering by Kai Stahlenberg at Kohlekeller Studio, ‘Prince of the Tribes’ also features magnificent artwork by Hendrick Noack, depicting the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9) between the Romans and the Germanic tribes.

Reinforcer will make you feel battle ready, no matter where you are. Take your sword and pledge allegiance to the Force!

AUTARKH Featured on National Dutch Television Program

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Dutch extreme metal outfit AUTARKH are being featured on the national television show ‘Muziekstad’ (Music City), from the Dutch broadcasting company 3Voor12/VPRO. In the 30-minute short documentary, founder Michel Nienhuis explains his take on the heavy music scene of the city of Tilburg (NL), which is a fertile ground for the arts. The TV show also features Autarkh’s first ever live performance of the tracks “Turbulence” and “Alignment.” Check out the documentary HERE (English subtitles are available.)

Founder Michel Nienhuis comments: “It is quite rare to see extreme or underground music on Dutch national television nowadays – but due to the Dutch government investing in culture during the covid-19 crisis we got this unique opportunity to be part of the VPRO series Muziekstad. We feel honoured that we were chosen for this episode about the metal scene in Tilburg and it was heart-warming to be able to perform once again with our friends of Witte Wieven and Temple Fang. If you like what you see you can check out our full album premiere online at Roadburn Redux, Friday April 16 at 5:30 CEST.”

To misquote Allen Ginsburg “the circle DODECAHEDRON is broken. But with death comes rebirth.”  AUTARKH takes a radical approach to their musical assault, consuming the listener with dizzying maelstroms of chaos. ‘Form In Motion’ embodies the word “extreme,” putting forth an intrusive battery of blistering guitars, pummeling drums, spastic math metal salvos and cacophonous electronics that culminates in one of the most robust and daring debut records metal has seen yet.

AUTARKH have previously announced their performance at the 2021 ‘Redux’ edition of the prestigious and unique Roadburn Festival on April 16-18, 2021. For more information and RSVP possibilities on the digital event, please visit www.roadburn.com

‘Form in Motion’ is out NOW! Stream/download/order HERE.

Swedish DAEMONICUS Sign With Black Lion Records, New Album In 2021

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Black Lion Records are pleased to welcome Swedish Death Metallers DAEMONICUS into the label’s roster.

Stefan Hagström, Jörgen Persson and Per-Olov Wetser formed Daemonicus in 2006. They think it was natural that they started playing death metal, as it was the genre they all listened to. All band members have had various side projects, including Hate Ammo, Sanity of Impiety and Flagellant. Since their formation in 2006 the band has released two full lengths and a slew of demos as well as a few EPs. Now in 2021 the band is set to return with full power as their new full length is set to be Unleashed sometime in the late year.

Daemonicus are:
David Ekevärn – Drums
PO Wester – Vocals & Guitars
Jörgen Persson – Guitars
Martin Pudas – Bass

Oliver Dahlbäck CEO Comments: I am very pleased to finally welcome yet another brilliant group from my town a band that I have had the pleasure of meeting many times and witness live many times in my youth, their new album will surely be a smashing hit pure Old school 90 HM-2 Swedish Death Metal for fans of LIK, Entombed, Dismember.

Daemonicus comments:
We have know Oliver for years and had the chanse to see Black Lion Records grow to where it is to day! It feels really good that we can work together with the release of our new album. I cant wait to get this show on the road and let you guys hear the new material!