TARJA Releases Third Single ‘The Unforgiven’ from “Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church”, Out August 11th

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TARJA chose “The Unforgiven” to be the last single before the release of “Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church”. This kick-starts a series of official live releases that follows Tarja all over the globe, performing in unique and inspired venues. It is unforgettably Tarja at her finest and “Rocking Heels”, is the journey her thousands of fans have waited for.

“The Unforgiven” is one of the most iconic songs in Metallica’s unmatched canon of classics. Tarja, an icon in her own, delivers an undeniably classic performance of that song and perfectly conveys the theme of the struggle of the individual against the aspirations of those who want to subdue him.

“Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church” is the document of a very special concert in the idyllic setting of Wacken Church. It will be released on August 11th, 2023 on earMUSIC and is the first release of the live series “Rocking Heels”.

In front of just 300 handpicked fans, this onetime-only event opened the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2016. Tarja presents unique arrangements of rock and heavy metal classics by her favourite artists including “Numb” by Linkin Park, In Flame’s “Alias”, Metallica’s “The Unforgiven”, songs by Joe Satriani and Slipknot as well as a Nightwish song and Tarja originals.

PRE-ORDER “ROCKING HEELS: LIVE AT METAL CHURCH” HERE

With its captivating performances of well-known songs paired with Tarja’s iconic voice, this live album is a treasure for fans, as well as a discovery for Tarja-newcomers and all those who missed the chance to attend this exclusive concert. “Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church” will be released as a Ltd. 2LP Vinyl Edition, CD Digipak in LP-replica design and on Digital.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Announce Fall 2023 US Headline Tour

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After hitting the Spring 2023 festival circuit and a spate of headline dates in the U.S., UK juggernauts BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will return to North America for a proper and long-awaited headline tour this fall.

The tour kicks off on October 8 in Montreal and runs through November 10 in Orlando. Of Mice & Men and Vended will serve as support. Tickets are available now, here.

It’s the band’s first full North American headline run since before the COVID-19 pandemic and is a welcome return to venues!

“After five long years, we’re finally heading back to the USA and Canada for a proper headline tour,” states frontman Matt Tuck. “We cannot wait to play and see you all again — it’s been far too long.”

BMFV’s self-titled album — their seventh — is out now via Spinefarm.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE ON TOUR:
WITH OF MICE & MEN + VENDED:

10/8 — Montreal, QC — Mtelus
10/10 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
10/12 — New York, NY — Terminal 5
10/13 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
10/15 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
10/17 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
10/18 — Cleveland, OH — The Agora
10/19 — Cincinnati, OH — The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
10/21 — Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
10/22 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theatre
10/24 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore Minneapolis
10/26 — Denver, CO — Mission Ballrom
10/28 — Flagstaff, AZ — Pepsi Amphitheater
10/29 — San Diego, CA — SOMA Mainstage
10/31 — Los Angles, CA — The Wiltern
11/1 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
11/2 — Albuquerque, NM — Revel Entertainment Center
11/4 — San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center At Tech Port
11/5 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues Dallas
11/7 — Houston, TX — House of Blues Houston
11/8 — New Orleans, LA — The Fillmore New Orleans
11/10 — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live Orlando

TILL THE DIRT Annihilate with New Single ‘Starring Role’

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After their volcanic introduction last month, extreme metal band TILL THE DIRT return with their followup single ‘Starring Role’. The catastrophic track is found on the band’s Scott Burns produced, debut record, Outside The Spiral, due out August 25th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Influential death metal legend, ATHEIST vocalist and TILL THE DIRT mastermind Kelly Shaefer comments on the new song:
“‘Starring Role’ is the first track on the album. It’s a song that ranks among my favorites on the record, and also a favorite of producer Scott Burns. It’s a straight up ripper! It encompasses all of the unique hybrid qualities of this whole album. Lyrically it is a song about the oddness of dreams and the role we sometimes do not seem to play, or understand as we awake from them. This is a perfect banger for cranking loud, and driving at high speeds!”

Stream ‘Starring Role’: https://tillthedirt.bfan.link/starring-role

Pre-Order Outside The Spiral: https://tillthedirt.bfan.link/outside-the-spiral-A

INTERLOPER Release New Single ‘Sanctum’

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Progressive heavy metal vehicle, ​INTERLOPER is proud to reveal their newest offering in the form of the single, ‘Sanctum’. 

The 6-minute banger is a mix of the band’s more technical elements and its very melodic guitar approach. ‘Sanctum’ is a glimpse into a new era of INTERLOPER.

Andrew Virrueta comments, “We present to you our newest song, ‘Sanctum’! We’re extremely excited about having this song finally out. It is a step in a heavier direction, as well as a more progressive direction. We hope you love it! Thanks so much for sticking around with our ever-evolving music. We are always trying to push the boundaries with what is conventional, and we feel this song really showcases the full spectrum of what we are capable of. “

Stream ‘Sanctum’ here: https://interloper.bfan.link/sanctum-sgl

Check out the ‘Sanctum’ guitar playthrough here:

INTERLOPER released their debut, full-length album SEARCH PARTY on June 11, 2021 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The deep cohesiveness of INTERLOPER’s writing process for SEARCH PARTY allowed for a creative project with no real boundaries or restrictions. The album was produced by the band and Joey Virrueta. Drums were recorded at Big Bad Sound LA by Jack Ruley and Zach Fisher, with the mixing and mastering completed once more by Andrew’s brother Joey Virrueta. The album artwork was created by Caelan Stokkermans.

Order your copy of Search Party in the format of your choice here: https://interloper.bfan.link/search-party

FOLLOWING THE SIGNS Release Video for Single ‘Escape’, New Album Out Now

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Rising Cork groove metallers, FOLLOWING THE SIGNS have released an official video for their latest single, ‘Escape‘, which comes from their excellent new debut LP, ‘Conflictions’.

Watch the official new video for ‘Escape‘ HERE.

Featuring a collection of twelve blistering contemporary Metal tracks, ‘Conflictions’ is a furious debut, loaded with skyscraper melodies and deep, dark breakdowns, reminding us all, yet again, the level of quality that exists in the Irish Metal scene today.
 
With previous singles ‘This Day is Mine’ and ‘Exposed’ having made a respectful impact with heavy music fans and critics alike, their new single ‘Escape’ continues to reinforce the bands ability to find a perfect equilibrium between melody, and face-melting heaviness. 

Speaking of the new single, the band commented: 
“With ‘Escape’, we wanted to show a very nice pre-chorus and chorus that were drafted in the first days of the album writing. The whole song is built around these two that the whole band is really proud to show you. The song wasn’t supposed to be a single but Josh from JSR Studio did an amazing job with the song that led us to pick ‘Escape’ as one of the main songs of the album.”

Having already featured in Metal Hammer Germany, and both previous singles getting UK and Irish premieres ahead of release, the interest in Following the Signs is gathering momentum, as fans are being drawn to the bands ability to fuse elements of old and new styles of Metal, with ease and authenticity. 

Following The Signs are a force to be reckoned with” – Fistful of Metal Magazine.
“A crushingly heavy debut, bursting with intense heaviness” – overdrive.ie
“‘Conflictions’ offers irritable hook-laden riffs, created for maximum pit carnage” – The Razors Edge
“‘Conflictions’ sees Following the Signs fire on all cylinders with chain-gun intensity” – Musipedia of Metal
“Following the Signs hefty and accessible compositions deserve to reach a wider audience.” – Eternal Terror

More info…
Every member of the band has different influences, which brings a lot of richness to our sound. Dan’s vocal influences are mainly Whitechapel, Linkin Park, and Motionless in White. Regarding the guitars, Noel’s and Vinny’s main influences are Slipknot, Deftones, Sepultura, and Lamb of God. 
Finally, Rory, who plays finger style bass, it’s more Sepultura, Black Sabbath and Korn. All these influences offer a mix to suit the band, and are the origin of very different vibes within the album.

“From start to finish we aimed to catch people’s attention right off the bat, whether it was the first notes played on the guitars, or the velocity of the vocals accompanying. We definitely aimed for a darker theme lyrically, talking across a range of emotions and thoughts people could really get behind while the instruments set the vibe for everything to fall into place.
Today, Following the Signs can be characterised as Groovy Metalcore, with melodic and intense riffs.”

‘Conflictions’ is out now. Stream the album in full here.

Dan Hayes (Vocals)
Noel Crowley (Guitars)
Vincent Renoux (Guitars)
Rory Taylor (bass)

https://www.facebook.com/FollowingTheSignsCork
https://www.instagram.com/followingthesignscork/

NASTY Share New Single ‘Roses’

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”’All roses turn to dust!’ Love hurts… especially when it is not returned”, say NASTY about their latest single and video taken from their upcoming album, “Heartbreak Criminals”, that is due for a release on September 8th. Check “Roses” here:

Preorders: https://NastyBand.lnk.to/HeartbreakCriminals

The quartet follow-up 2020’s “Menace” (2020) even more pissed off and with even more love in their hearts. Tracks like “Resurrection” and “Don’t Play with Fire” already illustrated NASTY’s growth as artists while continuing to hold the flag of “f*cked-up music for a f*cked-up world” high. Indeed, re-recording old-school, fan-favourite tracks “Declaring War” and “Chaos,” both off 2006’s “Declaring War”, connects NASTY’s brow-beaten dots from the beginning to who the group are today. Heartbreak Criminals is a sonic life lesson of fist-fights lost and battles hard won. NASTY are perseverance. 

The band recently announced a special release show with Desolated, Words Of Concrete and Dogbite, so mark your calendars.
08.09.23 (DE) Essen – Turock

After already playing the 2021 edition NASTY will be headlining all EU mainland dates of the Impericon Never Say Die! Tour 2023 that is also featuring King 810, Ten56, Chamber, Fox Lake and Reduction.

Avocado Booking presents: Impericon Never Say Die! Tour 2023
Nasty (headlining mainland) / King 810 (headlining UK)
Ten56, Chamber, Fox Lake, Reduction
Presented by FUZE in GSA

03.11.23 (DE) Köln – Essigfabrik
04.11.23 (DE) Lindau – Club Vaudeville
05.11.23 (CH) Solothurn – Kofmehl
06.11.23 (DE) München – Backstage
07.11.23 (AT) Wien – Arena
08.11.23 (DE) Nürnberg – Hirsch
10.11.23 (CZ) Prague – Storm
11.11.23 (PL) Wroclaw – Zaklęte Rewiry
12.11.23 (DE) Leipzig – Felsenkeller
13.11.23 (DE) Berlin – C-Theater
14.11.23 (DE) Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
16.11.23 (DE) Hamburg – Gruenspan
17.11.23 (NL) Eindhoven – Effenaar
18.11.23 (BE) Ghent – Chinastraat
19.11.23 (FR) Paris – La Bellevilloise (no Ten56)
21.11.23 (UK) Birmingham – Asylum
22.11.23 (UK) Manchester – Club Academy
23.11.23 (UK) Bristol – SWX
24.11.23 (UK) London – O2 Academy Islington
http://www.neversaydietour.com
http://www.facebook.com/NeverSayDieTour

NASTY on European summer festivals:
30.06.-01.07.23 (FR) Rennes – Superbowl Of Hardcore
08.07.23 (BE) Ieper – Ieper Fest
28.-29.07.23 (DE) Hartenbergsee – Afdreiht Un Buten
16.-19.08.23 (DE) Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze
19.08.23 (DE) Hamburg, Elbriot

NASTY are:
Berry – bass
Nash – drums
Paddy – guitars
Matthi – vocals

NASTY online:
https://www.facebook.com/getnasty/
https://www.instagram.com/nastybandofficial/
https://twitter.com/nastylc