MAN WITH A MISSION & MILET Collaborate on Theme Song ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’ for New TV Series

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MAN WITH A MISSION and MILET will collaborate on ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’, a new song for the opening of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –Swordsmith Village Arc-. The new television series is scheduled to start from April 2023.

The new opening track was announced through the on-screen event, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour in Japanese theatres, which comes ahead of the new television series in April.

The song surprised fans in the first episode of the Swordsmith Village Arc and the news spread instantly through social media. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour is formed of Episodes 10 and 11 from the Entertainment District Arc and Episode 1 of the new Swordsmith Village Arc. It will begin showing in Japan before hitting theatres in more than 80 countries around the world.

Regarding the song MAN WITH A MISSION’s Jean-Ken Johnny (guitar / vocals / rap) says, “We are honoured to be part of the opening track for this extraordinary work Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -Swordsmith Village Arc-, with the diva of the times, milet. We hope you will enjoy our song with the miraculous story of how the characters’ lives cross, spin, and create bonds together.”

Milet adds, “I am so delighted and excited to sing for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -Swordsmith Village Arc-. I hope to support this work that is loved around the world with ‘Kizuna no Kiseki’ with the invincible artist, MAN WITH A MISSION. A story of deep, yet fragile bond and love… With all my heart, I would like to cherish and sing the song.”

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- World Tour

MAN WITH A MISSION

MAN WITH A MISSION are one of the most successful rock bands in Asia today. The half man, half wolf collective consist of Tokyo Tanaka (vocals), Jean-Ken Johnny (guitar, vocals, rap), Kamikaze Boy (bass), DJ Santa Monica (DJ), Spear Rib (drums). They regularly sell out arenas across their homeland and have also completed sold-out headline tours of the UK, Europe and US. MAN WITH A MISSION have been a part of major cultural moments in Japan and beyond. Their songs have sound tracked numerous films, TV shows, video games, sporting events and TV commercials.

MILET

Debuted from a major label on March 6th, 2019. Her debut single, ‘inside you’ produced by Toru (ONE OK ROCK) achieved #1 on 11 music streaming sites. On June 3rd, 2020, her 1st album eyes was released and it debuted #1 in the Oricon weekly album chart and Oricon weekly digital album chart. She performed at the Closing Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in August 2021. At the end of 2022, she was selected to appear in the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen for 3 consecutive years.

MAN WITH A MISSION
Official Website http://www.mwamjapan.info/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwamjapan
Staff Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwaminfo029
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MWAMjapan/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/mwamofficial/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mwamofficial/

MILET
Official Website　https://www.milet.jp/
Twitter：https://twitter.com/milet_music
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/milet_music/
TikTok：https://www.tiktok.com/@milet_official

HONG FAUX Release Video for New Single ‘Starkiller’

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‘Starkiller‘ is the second single from Swedish rockers HONG FAUX in anticipation of their upcoming album Desolation Years, due out later in 2023. Flirting with the songwriting of the 90s, this track seduces you with an Americana seasoned verse before throwing you into an arena chorus laced with big vocals and a message to get your shit together.

Pre-order/add/save link: https://bfan.link/hong-faux-starkiller

ABOUT HONG FAUX
Ever since Hong Faux’s very first recorded notes that started their journey from blog, to magazines, to radio and MTV, people have tried to label the music and try to figure out the meaning of the band’s name. A London promoter called it “Old school super sludgy riffology with blues wailin’ vox”. Listening to the songs ‘Present Tense-Less’ and ‘Bad City Blues’ on their debut album, it would be foolish to argue against such a statement. On the other hand, you’ll find the sound that brought together four guys with very diverse musical tastes and backgrounds.
      
One of the things the band members all dig on the same level is the harder bands that came out of Seattle in the early nineties. So, all put together, with a few added ingredients, you get heavy stoner riff galore with strong melodic vocals that honour the harmonic complexity of the grunge era.
“Our ambition is to combine the guitar riffs from the 70’s, the grunge scenes more melodic arts from the 90’s with modern rock. We have always enjoyed pop choruses and were convinced that the harder rock crew would think we were wimpy. But we were wrong… I guess even the cool dudes like to be tickled on the thighs every once and a while.” – lead singer Nik Serén.
      
The four-piece has done shows all over Europe, sharing stages with such diverse bands as D-A-D, Clutch, Graveyard, Danko Jones, Coheed and Cambria and Babyshambles. You can count on Hong Faux delivering both weight and melody, just like they always do.

Line-up: 
Niklas Serén – Lead vocals & guitar 
Björn Billgren – Lead guitar 
Johan Bergqvist – Bass & vocals 
Jonathan Hummelman – Drumkit 

Chilean WEIGHT OF EMPTINESS Release New Single/Lyric Video ‘Wolves’

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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!!!”

Available now at: Apple Music | Spotify | & other major stores

Weight Of Emptiness are:
Alejandro Ruiz – Vocals | Juan Acevedo – Guitar | Alejandro Bravo – Guitar | Mauricio Basso – Drums | Mario Urra – Bass

More information at Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick

MAERZFELD Release New Single + Video ‘Plöttzlich Tut Es Weh’

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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

ALLES ANDERS Tour 2023

08.04.23 Köln | Groove Bar
09.04.23 NL-Weert | De Bosuil
20.04.23 Geiselwind | Musichall
21.04.23 Krefeld | KuFa
22.04.23 Flensburg | Roxy
04.05.23 Bensheim | Musiktheater REX
05.05.23 Selb | Rockclub
06.05.23 Wolfenbüttel | KuBa-Halle
20.05.23 Siegburg | Kubana
21.05.23 Hamburg | Logo

France’s MANIGANCE Unveil New Single ‘All Your Excesses’

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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.”

Listen to “All Your Excesses” digitally at https://bfan.link/all-your-excesses

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.

Album pre-save – https://bfan.link/theshadowsball​
CD pre-order – https://bit.ly/theshadowsballCD

Music Video – “The Shadows Ball” – https://youtu.be/lWoGUusvcvY

Track Listing:​

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

Album Length: 52:12

200 STAB WOUNDS to Play Decibel Magazine Tour 2023 with Dark Funeral, Cattle Decapitation + Blackbraid

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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