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FOGHAT Release Single + Video ‘Drivin’ On’

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FOGHAT present the official video for “Drivin’ On”, the first single from their upcoming studio album “Sonic Mojo” which will be released in Europe on 10.11.2023 exclusively on Metalville Records.

“Drivin’ On” was co-written with the band’s good friend Kim Simmonds, who sadly passed away in December last year. Part blues, part ZZ Top and part FOGHAT, this song is destined to become a live fan favourite.

“Sonic Mojo”, the first new studio album in seven years, offers exactly what the loyal FOGHAT fan base has come to expect from their favourite band.

From the first notes of their 1972 self-titled classic, through their bombastic multi-platinum gem “Foghat Live” (1977) and 2016’s slide guitar-drenched “Under The Influence”, to their forthcoming album “Sonic Mojo”, FOGHAT have always been all about the music. Music that is played loud. Music that is played live. Music that makes you want to move.

“Sonic Mojo” was recorded by founding member and drummer Roger Earl, his longtime FOGHAT companions guitarist Bryan Bassett (Wild Cherry, Molly Hatchet) and Rodney O’Quinn (Pat Travers Band) on bass, and with new singer and guitarist Scott Holt (Buddy Guy).

Three of the songs on “Sonic Mojo” have a special meaning for Roger Earl, as they were co-written with Kim Simmonds, the man who helped Roger to his breakthrough as a member of Savoy Brown in 1967. Sadly, Kim passed away shortly after writing these songs in December 2022.

On their new album, FOGHAT also tip their hat to legendary artists who came before them, such as Willie Dixon, B.B. King or Chuck Berry, among others, with some great cover versions.

“SONIC MOJO” TRACK LISTING

She’s a Little Bit of Everything (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
I Don’t Appreciate You (R. Earl/Holt/Bassett/O’Quinn)
Mean Woman Blues (Claude DeMetrius)
Drivin’ On (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
Let Me Love You Baby (Willie Dixon)
How Many More Years (Chester Burnett)
Song for Life (Rodney J. Crowell)
Wish I’d a Been There (C. Earl/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
Time Slips Away (Simmonds/R. Earl/Bassett/Holt/O’Quinn)
Black Days & Blue Nights (R. Earl/Holt/Bassett/O’Quinn)
She’s Dynamite (B. King Riley — B.B. King)
Promised Land (Chuck Berry)

FOGHAT online
https://foghat.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Foghat
https://www.instagram.com/foghat_official/
https://www.youtube.com/user/FOGHATMUSIC
https://www.pinterest.de/foghatmusic/
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/6x33CmZWo2Ve4hxYl2Craq
https://www.tiktok.com/@foghat_official

REPENTANCE Release Sophomore Album “The Process of Human Demise”, Out Now

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Chicago, Illinois-based metallers REPENTANCE have released their highly anticipated sophomore album, “The Process of Human Demise”, out now via Noble Demon. Listeners can expect an album that combines aggressive riffs, powerful vocals, and thought-provoking lyrics, creating a captivating musical journey through the depths of human emotions and the struggles of existence. Produced by Alex Lackner at Accelerated Sound (with mix/master by Chris Collier at CMC21 Productions), the record’s pristine production quality perfectly captures the band’s raw energy and intensity.
“The Process Of Human Demise” features 12 brand new tracks showcasing REPENTANCE at their strongest yet – With guest contributions from the likes of TRIVIUM‘s Corey Beaulieu and FEAR FACTORY‘s Milo Silvestro, the band’s latest offering has become a relentless and intense maelstrom that will sweep you along and an album not to be missed in 2023!

“Repentance has the nineties in its blood, grooving and thrashing like PANTERA or even DEVILDRIVER in their glory days!” – Powermetal.de

“An album that every fan of TRIVIUM or DEVILDRIVER should listen to!” – Hellfire Magazin

“The Process of Human Demise paints Repentance as an up and coming winner in the modern metal arena!” – Dead Rhetoric

To celebrate the day in a fitting manner, REPENTANCE have released a brand new version of their latest music video for the track “Down In The Water”. Watch the video here:

Founder and guitarist Shaun Glass on “Down In The Water”: “Definitely one of my personal fave songs off the new album! This song oddly enough was one of the first tracks demoed in the early stages and had been changed a few times til we finally got it to where it is now. It has such powerful driving feel & hooks the listener instantly.“

“The Process of Human Demise” is out NOW on Noble Demon and available for purchase at
THIS LOCATION

“The Process Of Human Demise” track listing:

Buried By Fear
Withered and Decayed
Reborn
The Process of Human Demise
Empire
Down In the Water
A Future Untold
All the Misery
Light It Up
No Innocence
A Grave For the False Ones
Venom Inside

Repentance are:
Adam Gilley – Vocals
Shaun Glass – Guitars
Eric Burns – Guitars
Eric Karol – Bass
Brandon White – Drums

For more info visit:
http://www.repentanceband.com
https://www.facebook.com/WeAreRepentance
https://www.instagram.com/repentanceband/
https://twitter.com/WeAreRepentance
http://nobledemon.com
http://shop.nobledemon.com

BODY VOID Share New Single + Lyric Video ‘Cop Show’

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BODY VOID has today shared a new track, titled Cop Show, alongside an accompanying music video. Cop Show is the second single to be taken from the New England via Bay Area based doom trio’s upcoming fourth album, Atrocity Machine, which is due for release via Prosthetic Records on October 13. The song sees BODY VOID pulling influence from the dystopian sci-fi film Robocop, and serves as a critique on police violence.

Stream Cop Show via Apple Music | TIDAL | Deezer | Bandcamp and Spotify
Pre-order Atrocity Machine here.

Speaking on the single, Willow Ryan (guitar, bass, synths, vocals) comments: “Cop Show lyrically might be the most specific on the album. It focuses on the way in which police violence, in place of abolition or even just reform, we’ve turned killings and assaults into a spectacle to be consumed and entertained by. Paul Verhoven’s brand of dystopian absurdity was a big influence on Atrocity Machine as a whole, but especially on this song with Robocop.”

BODY VOID‘s morose view of the world hasn’t lightened any since the release of 2021’s critically acclaimed Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth, although Atrocity Machine embraces absurdity on a new level. The subject matter in hand takes stock of the oppressive systems and societal functions that continually degrade the lives of millions as they passively become a cog in the very machine that subjugates them. Police violence is the thematic centre of the unravelling horror on Atrocity Machine, highlighted specifically on the track Cop Show which details the commercialisation of fear and violence being turned into a spectacle.

The grotesque reality of living in a capitalist landscape, with the value of human life decreasing daily provides infinite fuel for anxiety and trauma. The lurid tones of modern day news media are the backdrop to an Akira-inspired encounter with divine violence, Atrocity Machine offers a cosmic view of living under such systems of oppression. Specifically that the status quo can’t last forever; a self-destructive society will indeed eventually destroy itself.

The suffocating nature of oppression seeps into the sound of Atrocity Machine too. Although still a doom band at its core, BODY VOID in 2023 has expanded to incorporate dexterous layers of synths, samples and noise that makes their industrial-sludge sonic emissions an asphyxiating listening experience. The band credit producer Ben Greenberg (Portrayal of Guilt, VR Sex, Soft Kill) with bringing their electronic elements into a cohesive sound that embraces heaviness and claustrophobic chaos in equal measure.

Artwork is thematically on point – inspired by Tetsuo: The Iron Man (a person becoming a machine) – and created by Ethan Lee McCarthy. Marking a shift from their previously black-and-white-only artwork, Atrocity Machine is both visually and sonically drawing a line in the sand, delineating the beginning of a new chapter for BODY VOID.

Atrocity Machine tracklist:
1. Microwave
2. Human Greenhouse
3. Flesh Market
4. Cop Show
5. Divine Violence
6. Atrocity Machine

BODY VOID is:
Willow Ryan (guitar, bass, synths, vocals)
Janys-Iren Faughn (electronics, samples, live bass)
Edward Holgerson (drums)

ONLAP Unleash ‘Fever’ Lyric Video

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Paris-based alternative rock force, ONLAP, has premiered a lyric video for their new single “Fever”! The track will be part of the band’s upcoming, first full-length album, that is scheduled to be released in the Spring of 2024 via AFM Records.

ONLAP comments: “Unleash the primal power of ‘Fever’! This track is a sonic inferno, a molten fusion of raw lust and searing guitar riffs that’ll ignite your senses and leave you craving more. Get ready to sweat it out, for the fire is coming! We had a lot of pleasure to write that song, as an additional key piece of the upcoming album to be released with AFM in 2024!”

Following previously-released singles, “Nevermind” and “Crawling In The Dark”, their new “Fever” lyric video is now streaming here:

ONLAP was formed in 2006, driven by a full DIY-spirit. Since years, each song they self-released has been ruling Social Meida platforms and playlists, with a fan base growing day by day (with 380k monthly Spotify listeners and 115k YouTube subscribers to name just a few numbers) and a cross-platform streaming performance of more than 150 million streams. “The Awakening”, the band’s top hit on Spotify, reckons with 23M streams only to this impressive hoard of facts.

Following their recent signing with AFM Records and as first single releases instantly prove, ONLAP have never felt more vibrant and hungry than they are on their upcoming album. After all those years self-releasing a giant number of tracks, some EP’s, and 1 best-of records in celebration of their 15th band anniversary, ONLAP have been hard at work to finally unleash a full-length album containing 10 colossal, new tracks. Their much-awaited debut will be a collection of their musical history, roots and recent influences, but most important: including a multiple degree of links inside the album, that will be revealed later. Watch out for many more details and news to follow in the weeks ahead, and get ready for the most ambitious offering ONLAP has achieved in their career to date!

For More Info Visit:
https://www.instagram.com/onlap_music
https://www.facebook.com/ONLAP.Official
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vkIUHgmiNIPn4Beoh2QPc
https://www.afm-records.de

MAVIS Sign to Arising Empire & Release New Single ‘Tortured Land’

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German metalcore quartet MAVIS have announced their signing with Arising Empire, alongside a video for their brand new single ‘Tortured Land’.

Stream/purchase ‘Tortured Land’ here: https://arisingempire.com/mavis

The music video for ‘Tortured Land’ was filmed in collaboration with Danny Jakov of deadapefilms, encapsulating MAVIS‘s intense and dynamic performance style. The narrative presents the challenge of confronting inner demons and anxieties, illustrating how facing them alone can magnify the issues and wreak havoc with everything on their path.

MAVIS are gearing up to release more new music, following their impressive debut EP Shades in 2020.The four-piece blend relentless intensity with poignant, powerful lyrics, all presented with a hint of theatrical flair. The emotional and dynamic vocal delivery of Phil Donay indicates the band’s significant progression from their earlier work, and suggests an intention to raise the stakes even higher.

MAVIS collaborated with Manuel Renner (Senna, CONSVMER, Vicious Rain, The Butcher Sisters) of Überlärm Studios to record, mix and master their new material. Together they crafted a sound that accentuates the band’s melodic yet spirited aspects, while retaining a robust and vibrant energy. In doing so, MAVIS not only demonstrate their ambition to secure a spot among the esteemed bands of their genre, but also affirms their commitment to making a lasting impact.

MAVIS are:
Phil Donay | vocals
Manu Weller | guitar
Mo Amrein | guitar
Jakob Schulz-Klein | drums

For more information:
https://www.instagram.com/maviscult
https://www.facebook.com/mavisbandmavis
https://www.tiktok.com/@maviscvlt
https://twitter.com/maviscult
https://mavisband.com/

ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND Reveal “Pieces” Album Details & Music Video for New Single ‘Eyes Wide Shut’

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Following their recent signing with Drakkar Entertainment, German metalcore upstarters, ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND, have finally revealed new details about their upcoming, first full-length studio album! Pieces will be available as CD, Vinyl, as Bundles and Digital formats on November 3, 2023, the pre-sale has just started at THIS LOCATION!

After ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND has shared the previously-released, first single “Dissimulate”, today, the Stuttgart-based five-piece is premiering a brand new track taken of their upcoming Pieces! According to lead guitarist / clean vocalist Lars, “Eyes Wide Shut” is about alcoholism and the destructive course that addiction can take on one’s own life and also on the life of those who are close to you.”

Born in 2012, yet re-formed in 2016, the band released their much-acclaimed, self-titled debut EP in 2019, followed by numerous singles, captivating music videos and shows with scene heavy weights such as Attila, Emil Bulls, Veil Of May among many more. Produced with Nils Lesser of Vaultroom Productions, Pieces sees the band fuse early 2000’s metalcore with modern electronic sounds, vocals ranging from pop punk-ish to deathcore-esque enrich their songs with a sense of grandeur. Both old- and new school metalcore fans alike better watch out and get ready to ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND!