Hailing from Corona, California, Gutsaw is a 3-piece death metal band that was formed in 2003 and forged in the era of Showcase Theatre and Chain Reaction. Gutsaw honed its skills and defined their sound by playing with some of the most brutal gore bands of the early and mid 2000s. By the release of their third EP, Gutsaw has been playing some of the heaviest, most brutal, music for nearly two decades.
New Zealand global metal frontrunners ALIEN WEAPONRY have been touring around the world nonstop since the 2021 release of their acclaimed sophomore album, “Tangaroa“, out now via Napalm Records! Spreading vital messages of peace, awareness and warning through the power of their culturally-driven music, “Tangaroa” proves a massive next step for the band – encompassing all of the elements that make ALIEN WEAPONRY heavy metal’s most authentic rising stars.
Following the release of their three previous Tangaroa music videos for “Tangaroa”, “Buried Underground”, and “Hatupatu”, in anticipation of their winter and early 2023 performance plans supporting both Guns N’ Roses and Gojira, ALIEN WEAPONRY have dropped an official video for none other than their album closer track ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’. The track extends an important proclamation against bullying through the eyes and experiences of frontman Lewis de Jong.
Lewis de Jong says about “Down The Rabbit Hole”: “This was an absolute blast to film! ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ represents the growth I’ve experienced throughout my life and putting to bed demons from the past. The video captures the meaning well – the broken objects representing said demons. It’s the rough times in life that make you who you are, as long as you rise above it.”
As mentioned above, ALIEN WEAPONRY is thrilled to be hitting the road this winter and next spring with some of rock and metal’s biggest icons. In December, the band will support Guns N’ Roses on two shows in their home country of New Zealand, and will pick back up to join Gojira on a tour of the UK and Europe in February 2023. See below for all tour dates, and for individual show information, visit www.alienweaponry.com.
ALIEN WEAPONRY Upcoming Tour Dates: w/ Guns N’ Roses in 2022 Thurs, Dec 8 – NZ, Wellington @ Sky Stadium Sat, Dec 10 – NZ, Auckland @ Eden Park
w/ Gojira in 2023 Sat, Feb 11 – IRE, Dublin @ National Stadium – SOLD OUT Sun, Feb 12 – N. IRE, Belfast @ Ulster Hall Tue, Feb 14 – ENG, Newcastle @ City Hall Wed, Feb 15 – SCO, Glasgow @ O2 Academy Fri, Feb 17 – WAL, Cardiff @ Motorpoint Arena Sun, Feb 19 – ENG, Manchester @ O2 Victoria Warehouse Tue, Feb 21 – ENG, Nottingham @ Motorpoint Arena Wed, Feb 22 – ENG, London @ Alexandra Palace Fri, Feb 24 – FRA, Bordeaux @ Arkea Arena Sat, Feb 25 – FRA, Paris @ Accor Arena Sun, Feb 26 – LUX, Luxembourg @ Rockhal Tue, Feb 28 – FRA, Lyon @ Halle Tony Garnier Thurs, Mar 2 – GER, Munich @ Zenith Fri, Mar 3 – POL, Gliwice @ Arena Gliwice Sun, Mar 5 – GER, Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof
ALIEN WEAPONRY is: Henry Te Reiwhati de Jong – Drums, Backing vocals Lewis Raharuhi de Jong – Guitars, Lead vocals Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds – Backing vocals & guitar on “Unforgiving”
From their destructive 2013 debut “In The Wake of Pestilence”, on through to their crushing 2016 follow-up “Malediction” and into the vortex of insanity from their 2021 masterpiece “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon”, Deformatory unrelentingly summon their creative darkness to deliver another slab of ferocious Canadian death metal. Without acquiescing to the weakness of modern metal, they reach deep into the abyss of infernal intensity to deliver a new offering of blistering madness entitled “Harbinger”.
For Deformatory, all audio and visual content is carefully crafted with the utmost care, ensuring that listeners are given only the best experience, a punishing onslaught of riffs, devastating vocals, and chest-pounding drums – all delivered with no frills, no bullshit, just pure death metal. The production was handled by Topon Das of F*ck The Facts at his studio Apartment 2 Recording in Ottawa, ON, which the band explains in further detail:
“Das impeccably captured the essence and intensity of Deformatory’s vision. Every nuance has been brought to light, mixed, and mastered without sacrificing integrity in order to fit into the modern standards of extreme music. All instruments are real fucking instruments and each can be discerned without the overproduced wall of plugins and tone packs we have unfortunately grown accustomed to hearing today. There is an eerie atmosphere that lurks throughout this EP and it can be heard clearly through every string, growl, and cymbal.”
Deformatory keeps it simple and traditional, their writing process is organic, with no click tracks or guitar pro files – they just jam until a sickening track reveals itself. Sometimes it just takes an hour or two for them to discover a sound that will demolish the room and melt faces, they are already 4 songs deep into the next album, so fans can expect a new record sooner than they would hope for.
A sonically relentless death metal experience, Deformatory is worthy listening for those whom enjoy Angelcorpse, Vitriol, and old Cryptopsy.
The short video on the making of “Harbinger” can be seen below:
“Harbinger” is being released on September 13, 2022.
After BEYOND THE BLACK already released their new single ‘Reincarnation’ a few months ago, they now present their next track ‘Is There Anybody Out There?’.
Jennifer Haben proclaims: “These times confront us with unknown demons and often times we must lose our principles painfully to find new paths. ‘Is There Anybody Out There?‘ shines light on these dark moments to give you power to handle them bravely. Be beacons, Ravens! This world needs you!”
BEYOND THE BLACK have already had an extensive international festival summer, which will soon lead into the band’s biggest headline European tour to date.
BEYOND THE BLACK – REMAINING SUMMER FESTIVAL 2022:
28.08.2022 | CH-Aarburg, Riverside Festival
BEYOND THE BLACK & AMARANTHE–CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2022
06.10.2022 | AT–Vienna, Arena
07.10.2022 | DE–Leipzig, Haus Auensee
08.10.2022 | DE–Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena
09.10.2022 | BE–Antwerp, Trix
11.10.2022 | UK–Manchester, O2 Ritz
12.10.2022 | UK–London, Forum Kentish Town
14.10.2022 | FR–Lyon, Ninkasi Kao
15.10.2022 | ES–Barcelona,Salamandra
16.10.2022 | ES–Madrid, Mon Live
18.10.2022 | FR–Bordeaux, Rock School Barbey
19.10.2022 | FR–Paris, Elysée Montmartre
21.10.2022 | DE–Berlin, Columbiahalle
22.10.2022 | DE–Offenbach, Stadthalle
23.10.2022 | CH–Zürich, X-Tra
25.10.2022 | IT–Milan, Live Club
26.10.2022 | CH–Lausanne, Metropole
28.10.2022 | DE–Geiselwind, Event Hall
29.10.2022 | CZ–Zlin, MOR Cafe
30.10.2022 | HU–Budapest, Barba Negra
31.10.2022 | DE–Munich, Zenith
02.11.2022 | PL–Warsaw, Progresja
04.11.2022 | DE–Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle
05.11.2022 | DE–Hamburg, Zeltphilharmonie
06.11.2022 | NL–Utrecht, Tivoli Ronda
08.11.2022 | DK–Copenhagen, Amager Bio
09.11.2022 | NO–Oslo, Sentrum Scene
11.11.2022 | SE–Gothenburg, Pustervik
12.11.2022 | SE–Stockholm, Klubben Fryshuset
KINGS OF MERCIA, the new group formed by acclaimed rock/metal guitarist Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch / Matheos) and powerhouse rock vocalist Steve Overland (FM) have announced the release of their self-titled debut album on September 23rd, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. Accompanying the duo on the upcoming album are Matheos’ Fates Warning bandmate Joey Vera on bass, and legendary drummer Simon Philips. The album is now available for pre-order: metalblade.com/kingsofmercia
Today, Kings of Mercia are pleased to share the new single “Liberate Me”. Watch the visualizer for the single here:
Steve Overlund says this about the track: “‘Liberate me’ is another great example of what the Kings of Mercia album represents, a high energy, hard rock song about someone who has lived life selfishly and done many wrongs, but as the years take their toll, they begin to regret their past and want to make things right. Once again, it shows off the great individual talents in the band with great performances by all.“
TRACKLIST: 01. Wrecking Ball 02. Humankind 03. Sweet Revenge 04. Set the World on Fire 05. Too Far Gone 06. Liberate Me 07. Nowhere Man 08. Everyday Angels 09. Is It Right? 10. Your Life
Days Of The Lost, the debut album from THE HALO EFFECT, has entered the official charts in Sweden at the pole position, No. 1. It´s believed to be the first debut album from a metal act that has ever topped the Swedish charts in the first week of release. The record has also archieved chart success around the rest of the world – check out all chart results below!
The band comments on this incredible success:“We are equally excited and humbled seeing that our debut album is making an impact on the charts around Europe. Nr 1 on our home country of Sweden is just mind-blowing and having the nr 6 positions in Germany, Finland and the Austria respectfully gives us the impression that the unholy forces of melodic death metal fandom is with us. Thank you everyone who has purchased, streamed and viewed our album. We couldn’t be more proud and we love you all for being there with us. See you on the road soon!”
The band will soon embark on an extended European tour and already have plans to hit the studio again to work on new material when they return.
AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD /w THE HALO EFFECT 08.09. UK Nottingham – Arena 09.09. UK Cardiff – Arena 10.09. UK London – Wembley Arena 12.09. UK Manchester – Arena 13.09. IE Dublin – 3 Arena 16.09. CH Zurich – Hallenstadion 17.09. AT Vienna – Stadthalle 18.09. PL Krakow – Tauron Arena 20.09. EST Tallinn – Saku Arena 21.09. FIN Helsinki – Ice Hall 23.09. N Oslo – Spektrum 24.09. S Stockholm – Hovet 26.09. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box 27.09. DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena 28.09. DE Frankfurt – Festhalle 30.09. DE Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena 01.10. DE Berlin – Velodrom 02.10. NL Amsterdam – Afas Live 04.10. IT Milano – Lorenzini District 06.10. ES Barcelona – Sant Jordi 07.10. ES Madrid – Vistalegre 08.10. ES La Coruna – Coliseum 09.10. P Lisbon – Campo Pequeno 12.10. FR Paris – Zenith 14.10. DE Munich – Olympiahalle 15.10. DE Leipzig – Arena 16.10. CZ Prague – Tipsport Arena 18.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra 20.10. LUX Esch zur Alzette – Rockhal 21.10. BE Brussels – Forest National 22.10. DE Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle
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