On 16 September, the new BATTLESWORD album “Towards The Unknown” was released via MDD Records and has since received several top marks in the worldwide trade press and a large number of features and interviews.
With “Hound Of Hades”, the quintet now releases a lyric video for one of the album’s songs, which, after the CD and limited Alubox/DigiPak version, will soon also be released on vinyl via DocGator.
Those who like a mix of melodic death and Scandinavian old school should definitely enjoy the new lyric video as well as the complete album. “Towards The Unknown” contains the songs from “The 13th Black Crusade” maxi from 2008, remastered by Dan Swanö, as a bonus.
Australian rocker Cassidy Paris has had a busy 2022. With a sold out EP Launch for her latest ep ‘Flirt’ and multiple live shows all over her home country of Australia, furthermore Cassidy is currently on her first ever tour of the UK. Gigs include festival appearances at Hard Rock Hell,Winter Storm, and a special guest slot to fellow Aussie rockers, Wicked Smile. See the list of remaining shows below.
At just 19 years old, Cassidy is delivering her rockiest single yet. ‘Danger’ is a 80s infused rock track with a modern twist that’s sure to please fans of melodic rock who won’t want to miss her on tour in the UK this month.
Cassidy says, “I’ve had an overwhelming amount of support from the UK, so it’s incredibly exciting for me to be heading over for the first time on a month-long tour. My new single ‘Danger’ is out hours before I land in the UK so it’s going to be rad to debut that live. This new single is a representation of the rock music I was raised on, so it’s going to be extremely cool to chat to everyone about how it came to be. Touring overseas is a literal dream come true for someone of my age, and I’m ready to rock the UK.”
Raised on classic hard rock and inspired by female rockers such as Lzzy Hale, Joan Jett, Pink, Pat Benatar & Avril Lavigne, the fiercely determined teenager is on a mission to inspire a new generation of younger fans to not only listen to Rock ‘n’ Roll, but pick up a guitar instead of a phone.
At the age of 11, Cassidy met singer songwriter Paul Laine (ex Danger Danger, The Defiants), who developed a unique mentoring role. Paul took Cassidy under his wing to help develop Cassidy as an artist and songwriter, collaborating with her in songwriting and producing her music. From early on, Cassidy has wanted to deliver a strong message through her music. In 2018, she released ‘Stand’, a heartfelt song about ‘standing up for yourself’ as a young woman. Cassidy continues to deliver that message, promoting anti-bullying through performances at many schools around Melbourne, Australia and is an active campaigner for the worldwide ‘Metalheads Against Bullying’ organisation.
Cassidy has built up a strong connection with her growing worldwide fan base that has already seen her perform in America and Japan. She was also invited twice onto the line-up of the New Wave of Classic Rock WebFest. Her talents have not gone unnoticed by one of the major guitar giants Fender, lending their support by joining forces with Cassidy to bring her on as an endorsee of Fender Squier Guitars. Cassidy has also joined the roster of Silverback Touring Agency.
Further to this, Cassidy has been acknowledged as a semi-finalist for her song writing efforts in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for Best Rock Song and Best Unsigned Artist.
2022 has seen Cassidy tour Australia with the likes of support shows with John Corabi & H.E.A.T with a month long current U.K. Tour.
UK TOUR NOVEMBER 2022: 09 Nov – MANCHESTER, Rebellion (w/ Wicked Smile) 11 Nov – LANCASTER, The Pub (w/ Wicked Smile) 12 Nov – EDINBURGH, Bannermans (w/ Wicked Smile) 13 Nov – NEWCASTLE, Trillians (w/ Wicked Smile) 15 Nov – STOKE, Eleven (w/ Wicked Smile) 16 Nov – BRADFORD, Nightrain (w/ Wicked Smile) 18 Nov – CANNOCK, The Station (w/ Wicked Smile) 19 Nov – SWANSEA, Hangar 18 (w/ Wicked Smile) 20 Nov – HASTINGS, The Carlisle (w/ Wicked Smile) 22 Nov – LLANDUDNO, The Motorsport Lounge (w/ Wicked Smile) 25 Nov – BATHGATE, Dreadnought (w/ Wicked Smile) 26 Nov – WINTERSTORM FESTIVAL, Troon
It is with great regret that LAMB OF GOD & KREATOR have to announce that their “STATE OF UNREST” co-headline tour, which was scheduled for November and December this year, had to be postponed.
LAMB OF GOD stated: “EUROPE – we regrettably announce that due to unforeseen circumstances we have to postpone the ‘State of Unrest’ tour with Kreator to February / March 2023. Support for the new dates will be announced soon.”
KREATOR commented: “Hordes, we deeply regret having to move the State of Unrest tour to February 2023, due to factors outside of Kreator’s control.
To those 50,000 people who have held tickets since 2020, thank you for your continued support and excitement for these shows!
Fortunately, you won’t have to wait too long. We hope that your already amazing patience can hold out for another 2 months, we promise it will be worth the wait.
To those who are unable to attend the new dates, refunds are available to you – please contact your point of purchase. See you soon!“
You can find the new dates for February and March 2023 below.
A support act will be announced in the coming weeks.
STATE OF UNREST TOUR 2023 LAMB OF GOD | KREATOR Support: tba
15-Feb-2023 Munich Germany – Zenith 17-Feb-2023 Warsaw Poland – Stodola low tickets 18-Feb-2023 Riga Latvia – Palladium new show 19-Feb-2023 Helsinki Finland – Ice Hall Black Box sold out 21-Feb-2023 Stockholm Sweden – Annexet new venue 22-Feb-2023 Copenhagen Denmark – Forum Black Box low tickets 24-Feb-2023 Wiesbaden Germany – Schlachthof low tickets 25-Feb-2023 Ludwigsburg Germany – MHP Arena 27-Feb-2023 Paris France – Olympia Paris low tickets 28-Feb-2023 Brussels Belgium – Ancienne Belgique sold out 2-Mar-2023 Tilburg Netherlands – 013 Poppodium low tickets 3-Mar-2023 Leipzig Germany – Haus Auensee 4-Mar-2023 Essen Germany – Grugahalle 5-Mar-2023 Hamburg Germany – Edel Optics Arena 7-Mar-2023 Manchester UK – Manchester Academy sold out 8-Mar-2023 Bristol UK – O2 Academy sold out 10-Mar-2023 Birmingham UK – O2 Academy sold out 11-Mar-2023 London UK – O2 Brixton Academy sold out 14-Mar-2023 Barcelona Spain – Razzmatazz 1 15-Mar-2023 Madrid Spain – Riviera 17-Mar-2023 Zürich Switzerland – The Hall 18-Mar-2023 Saarbrücken Germany – E-Werk new venue 19-Mar-2023 Berlin Germany – Columbiahalle
Atmospheric black metal project WOODS OF DESOLATION will be releasing its new full-length, ‘The Falling Tide,’ on December 9 via Season of Mist, making its debut to the label! The band is now sharing the third new single from the offering, “Illumination,” which can be heard at THIS LOCATION!
WOODS OF DESOLATION comments, “‘Illumination’ is a song with layered meaning. As this was the first song written for the new album, the lyrics may also simultaneously offer some ‘illumination’ to the concept behind the preceding Woods of Desolation album, ‘As The Stars.'”
‘The Falling Tide’ is now available for pre-order HERE. Pre-save on your favorite streaming service HERE.
The cover artwork was created by Lucas Ruggieri.
Tracklisting: 01. Far From Here (07:02) [WATCH] 02. Beneath a Sea of Stars (07:23) 03. Illumination (05:01) [LISTEN] 04. The Falling Tide (06:32) [LISTEN] 05. The Passing… (03:45) 06. Anew (06:39) Total Duration (36:22)
Las Vegas riff riders SPIRITWORLD have released their new single ‘Relic of Damnation ‘. The video was done by Todd Hailstone and is the final chapter out of the DEATHWESTERN TRILOGY. What Started with ‘Pagan Rhythms’ and continued with ‘DEATHWESTERN’, finds it’s epic ending with ‘Relic of Damnation’.
Blast-phemous metalcore ov death band OV SULFUR have dropped their brand new single ‘Stained in Rot’.
Ricky Hoover (vocals) comments:
“Stained In Rot” is the heaviest song I’ve been a part of vocally and lyrically. It’s about bringing to light the fact that religion and government are constantly trying to become one and change the world into a theocracy. It’s about showing the horrors that have happened under that way of thinking and control. It’s about pulling out the truth and shoving it back in the faces of religionists while the ‘truth’ they be forced to believe crumbles around them.”
Chase Wilson (guitar/vocals) adds: “We knew we had to release this song on The Pain Remains Tour, as it has more of a slamming, brutal death metal riffing ala Aborted and Ingested, but it’s also got the blackened deathcore sound that fits in with Lorna Shore and Angelmaker. It’s crushingly heavy yet teases some of Ricky’s expanded vocal chops via a little bit of singing. Yes, that’s Ricky on the chorus!”
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 