AFTER ALL have released the official video for “The Judas Kiss”, the first single from the upcoming studio album “Eos”, set to be released on October 14th via Metalville Records.
AFTER ALL are best known for their original take on speed metal song writing, where killer riffs lay the foundation for songs with hooks and big choruses, lavishly garnished with guitar leads and harmonies. More than 30 years and 10 albums into their career, the band present their best ever line-up.
The new album ‘Eos’ introduces vocalist Mike Slembrouck and drummer Bert Guillemont, who add an impressive dose of melody and intensity to the band’s sound.
With ‘Eos’, founders Dries Van Damme (guitar) and Christophe Depree (guitar), along with long-time bass player Frederik Vanmassenhove, once again confirm their position as one of Belgium’s finest metal bands.
Like every AFTER ALL album since 2009, ‘Eos’ was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö at Unisound.
The new album features stunning artwork by Travis Smith.
‘Eos’ will be available on CD, vinyl and on all major digital platforms.
“EOS” TRACK LISTING Premonition The Judas Kiss Deceptor Kindred Spirits Elegy For The Lost Waiting For Rain Demons Raging Grand Illusion Torn Asunder Shadows Of The Mind At Dawn’s First Light
The new album “Of Sound And Fury” by GOLDSMITH, the band around ex-Blackend guitarist and singer Michael Goldschmidt, has been on sale since 24 June. Together with Christoph Brandes and Dominik Schweizer, the gentlemen offer a 40-minute journey from metal roots to classic rock and blues on the 8 songs. With “The Parade Of Euphoria” there is now a new video from the longplayer. Check out the Song and the whole album, which also has a lot of catchy tunes too!
Fantastical heavy metallers SPELL will release their new LP, ‘Tragic Magic‘, on October 28 via Bad Omen Records. Featuring ten tracks of prime, progressive heavy music flooded with mesmerizing atmospheres, ‘Tragic Magic‘ sees Spell take a decidedly grittier lyrical approach, leaning less into escapism, while confronting real life challenges of modern times. Striking cover art by Canadian artist Francesco Gemelli (Master, Esoctrilihum) portends the palpable potency that the record promises. Pre-order ‘Tragic Magic‘ at: spellofficial.bandcamp.com
A first taste of what ‘Tragic Magic‘ holds in store can be ingested now as Spell unveils a video for the LP’s radiating first single “Ultraviolet”. Created by Sean Edwards for Ramble Films (Freeways), the eye-catching clip showcases Spell at the height of its powers. Stream Spell‘s “Ultraviolet” video at:
“Ultraviolet” explores the hidden terror of forces that rule us but cannot be perceived or understood,” says Spell vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Cam Mesmer. “Our world is shaped by powers that the limitations of our physical bodies prevent us from directly encountering. Will we fall victim to the lust for that which cannot be ours, or harness them to fulfil our wildest dreams?“
‘Tragic Magic‘ is the highly-anticipated follow up to Spell‘s critically-acclaimed 2020 LP, ‘Opulent Decay‘, a record hailed as “fantasy rock” by Blabbermouth, “enchanting” by Heavy Blog is Heavy, and “a captivating mix of Rush- and Blue Öyster Cult” by Revolver. ‘Tragic Magic’ was written and recorded entirely as a collaboration between brothers Cam and Al (Lester); the record’s songcraft is steeped in the atmosphere of the arcane, yet the hooks are more razor-sharp than ever. While influences like the esoteric charge of the aforementioned Blue Öyster Cult and the elemental expansions of Camel and King Crimson drift through these crepuscular melodies, Spell are as likely to be influenced by the life-affirming energy of ’60s Motown, the ethereal dimensions of Cocteau Twins, the strident woe of Candlemass, and the classic songwriting chops of Russ Ballard.
“The themes on this album are more concrete, guided by personal experience,” offers Mesmer. “Tragic Magic’ has to do with mental illness, ageing, the death of a loved one, the decay of time… this is what ‘tragic magic’ means to us – loss and tragedy outside of our control, which fundamentally alters our perceived reality. This album is our response to the world as it currently is: music for an ascetic age.“
“And we couldn’t be happier about the result,” Mesmer continues. “The identity of Spell came into sharp focus as it was always intended to be. Music is magic, and Spell is a spell. Fundamentally, it is a forum to make our dreams come true.“
Track listing: 01. Fatal Breath 02. Ultraviolet 03. Hades Embrace 04. Fever Dream 05. Sarcophagus 06. Cruel Optimism 07. A Ruined Garden 08. Souls in Chains 09. Watcher of the Seas 10. The Watching
If you are nostalgic about the glorious decade of Eighties rock, Volcano Records & Promotion is proud to present to you ‘Don’t Care About It’, the new single of ALIVE, Italian hard rock band that grew its attitude straight down in Hollywood.
‘Don’t Care About It’ is available on Volcano’s YouTube channel and anticipates the new album that will be out on October 28th. It comes right after the epic experience ALIVE lived in Los Angeles a couple of years ago when these Italian fellas traveled to Southern California to play the legendary Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard during the Volcano Rock Night 2020. ‘Don’t Care About It’ mixes with maestry and irony a full legacy of high influences from Van Halen to Extreme, with a solid rhythm section, exciting guitar parts and solos, and the ‘old-but-gold’ high pitch voice totally on the right spot. Check this out at the link below and stay tuned for other anticipations coming further on.
Danish death metal legends MACERATION are back after 30 years with their second album! Today the band teams up with Metal Shock Finland, to premiere for Finland, their new single + video ‘Epiphany Of The Past’, taken from their upcoming album “It Never Ends…”, set to be released via Emanzipation Productions on November 25th, 2022. The song is a catchy as hell straight old-school death metal anthem, with the aggressive sound you come to expect from the Danish collective, with the inimitable growls of legendary Dan Swanö adding a Swedish dimension to it all just like on the debut album.
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It’s official. Maceration hiatus is over and the Danish death metal band will release their new album ”It Never Ends…” November 25th featuring death metal legend Dan Swanö – Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath etc. – as a vocalist. This happens 30 years after the release of their debut and only studio album this far. The Danish band played a pivotal role in the local death metal scene, being among the pioneers of the style in Denmark. Their “A Serenade Of Agony” album, also with Dan Swanö on vocals and members of pioneers Invocator, paved the way for a whole generation of Danish death metal bands to follow.
“We are back with our second album. A perfect timing, 30 years, after the debut album, and of course very important for us that the album again is featuring Dan Swanö on lead vocals. It has been a very exciting experience to record this album and get to be working with Dan again. I think this is actually the first time Dan is back growling on an album since the Edge of Sanity days, so this is very special”, says Jakob Schultz, guitarist, ex Invocator, and one of the original members of Maceration.
This year, in the frenzy of the “A Serenade Of Agony” re-release, the live album “Live Disfigurements” (recovering long, historical concerts recordings) and the book “Incombustible Remains” (telling the story of the band’s first concert, opening for DarkThrone), Maceration reformed and are back in business. The band already played important festivals in Denmark such as Metal Magic and Death Coast. And still got time to write and record a new album. In this album, to be released this fall via Emanzipation, to which Maceration just signed a record deal, Dan Swanö (ex-Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath) is back as a session lead vocalist, just as on the debut album, and also as the producer. The album is mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö in his own Unisound studio, where he also recorded the vocals.
“At the time of the initial request I had given up singing all together, and especially growling, but since Maceration was the first album session job I ever did as a vocalist, back in 1991, I felt that I needed to be on this album, so I decided to sign on for the growling duties, as well as the sound duties, and pay my respects not only to the band for choosing me to sing on their first album, but also to finally singing on a full-on top notch HM-2 death metal release”, Dan Swanö says about his role as session vocalist and producer on the upcoming album. “I must say that that it sounds so much better than I ever though possible, given that I really haven’t used this particular style of growling since the mid 90’s and combined with the awesome riffing and the world-class drumming, it sometimes teleported me back to the vibe I had when I recorded the vocals for Edge of Sanity’s “Unorthodox” back in 1991”, Swanö explains.
The cover artwork for “It Never Ends…” was done by the Swedish artist Ola Larsson, also known for his work for bands like Sulphur Aeon, Temple Of Void and Disma. His creation for Maceration’s new album sums of the atmosphere of diabolical forces from the underworlds beyond in a very unique and intense way, combining the grotesque with the darkest corners of your mind.
The live Maceration lineup is comprised of original Maceration members, lead guitarist Jakob Schultz (ex-Invocator) and rhythm guitarist Lars Bangsholt. The new line-up features also bass player Robert Tengs, drummer Rasmus Schmidt (Illdisposed, ex- Myrkur) and singer Jan Bergmann Jepsen (ex-Cor Vacante), who also sings on the album, on the title track and on the song “Tender Twigs Of Innocence”, together with Swanö.
“It Never Ends” will be released on digital, CD and LP (black and white vinyls, each limited to 300 units) via Emanzipation Productions on November 25th, 2022.
Recording lineup: Dan Swanö – vocals Jakob Schultz – lead/rhythm guitar Lars Bangsholt – rhythm guitar Robert Tengs – bass Rasmus Schmidt – drums
Swedish Death Metallers DEFLESHED have set October 28th as the release date for their new full-length “Grind Over Matter“! For a first preview of the album, a new video (directed by Magnus Ewald) for the single ‘Grind Over Matter’ can be viewed at: metalblade.com/defleshed – where “Grind Over Matter” can also be pre-ordered in various formats.
Gustaf Jorde comments: “We’re excited to present the first song off our first album in 17 years – “Grind over Matter”! Together with Lawrence Mackrory we’ve worked hard to produce an audial bitch slap for all of us who need one from time to time. Enjoy the madness – fast forward to the front!“
“Grind Over Matter” was tracked at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden, with Lawrence Mackrory, with two weeks devoted to drums, another two for guitar and bass and two three-day sessions for vocals. “It was pretty straightforward, the hardest part was to not get carried away by impulsive ideas too much, but stay put to the original plan,” says Jorde.
Cover art by Roberto Toderico
From the mid-90s to 2005, Sweden’s Defleshed churned out a hot blend of thrash, death metal and grindcore, marking themselves as one of the most vital bands in all three of those genres. Having run out of inspiration and wanting to try other things they called it a day the same year they released their fifth album “Reclaim The Beat“, and ever since fans have hollered for their reunion. In 2021 they got what they were asking for when the band’s core lineup – guitarist Lars Löfven, drummer Matte Modin and bassist/vocalist Gustaf Jorde – got back together. They released the “Fleshless And Wild” single the same year and are now looking forward to releasing “Grind Over Matter” on October 28th!
Defleshed live: 28/10/22 SE – Uppsala – Katalin / album release show 29/10/22 SE – Karlstad – Nöjesfabriken w/Skitsystem 05/11/22 SE – Linköping – The Crypt 25/11/22 DE – Hirschaid – Braincrusher In Hell Festival 06/12/22 JP – Tokyo – Show Space Odd 07/12/22 JP – Osaka – Socore Factory 08/12/22 JP – Tokyo – Show Space Odd
Defleshed line-up: Gustaf Jorde – vocals/bass Lars Löfven – guitars Matte Modin – drums
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