:BOLVERK: Release Teaser of Highly Anticipated Second Album “Svarte Sekunder”

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Norwegian extreme metal band :BOLVERK: drops the teaser of their second album, “Svarte Sekunder,” set to be unleashed on May 26, 2023, through Wormholedeath.

“Svarte Sekunder” features nine tracks, including eight :BOLVERK: originals and a stunning cover of Jonas Fjeld’s “The Bells are Ringing for You Now.” It can be seen as the twin or at least a “cousin” of last year’s debut album “Uaar”. The majority of the songs were written during the same period, and while we can sense that the band has grown with this new release, the underlying philosophy of both albums remains the same.

The album’s title, “Svarte Sekunder,” which means “black seconds” in English, was initially about those moments when one falls over and thinks they are dead. However, it evolved into exploring the concept of thanatosis and how people and animals play dead. It may even be about those moments on the album that are actually black metal. According to the band, “The title has spun away from us now and lives a life on its own…”

:BOLVERK: is:
Christopher “Rammr” Rakkestad (Elvarhøi, Jordskip, ex. Ragnarok)
Lucass “Yautja” Edquist (Gnida, ex. Mork)
Bjørn “Narrenschiff” Holter (ex. Images at Twilight, ex. Illnath, ex. Aasmegin)
Thomas Bolverk (Under the Oak, Welcome to Hell, ex. Ragnarok, ex. Images at Twilight, ex. Darkness, ex. Black Currant etc…) 

Fans can follow :BOLVERK:

on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BolverkBandNorway  www.facebook.com/ThomasBolverk

FORE (Feat. Inhuman Condition Members) Release Video for New Single ‘Wild Out’

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FORE (feat. Inhuman Condition Members) have released a video for the first single ‘Wild Out’, taken from the band’s sophomore album “Skin”, available for preorder at forepunk.bandcamp.com.

The band says: “Though we’ve been active in the metal community most of our careers, we all have a love of punk rock, and this band has been such a fun outlet for that.  The first record “Hombres” combined our love of Bad Religion, the Offspring, Pennywise, and NOFX, with the aggression and intensity from years of playing metal. On “Skin”, we further honed in the sound, expanding our melodic catalogue, and incorporated more hooks. The whole record is a scorcher and we needed the right artwork for it. And we certainly got it. We are pleased to present to you, “Wild Out”, the first glimpse into FORE 2023 and beyond.”

“Skin” strikes its listener from first glance. Once your eyes set on the gorgeous artwork done by Abbie “Stabby” Rial (and yes, it absolutely may or may not be a spoof of a superb Swedish grind album…), you will be sucked into the tractor-beam of blazing guitars, acrobatic bass, stampeding drums, and the masterful blanket of harmonious vocal arrangements.  Clocking in at 29 minutes, “Skin” offers up a refreshing slab of melody-fueled hardcore punk.

The group, which is now a power-trio, features Brian “The Canadian Glenn Hughes” Stephenson (Umbilicus) on vocals and now handling bass duties, Jeramie Kling (Inhuman Condition, Venom Inc) on drums, and Taylor Nordberg (Inhuman Condition, Deicide) on guitar. 

“Skin” was recorded at Smoke & Mirrors Productions, where it was mixed by Jeramie Kling, and mastered by Taylor Nordberg. Video cut by Jeramie Kling. 

The video recently premiered via The Punk Site and the feature can be found here.

“We’re all just wearing skins.”

FORE’s debut album “Hombres” is available at forepunk.bandcamp.com

MASSACRE Surprise Fans with “Submergence: Live Beyond 2019” Album, Out Now

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Floridian death metal legends MASSACRE are paying homage to their fans with a surprise live album, Submergence: Live Beyond 2019, out today digitally from Nuclear Blast Records. The record features a monumental performance of the band’s coveted debut album, From Beyond, in its entirety with the lineup of Kam Lee (vocals), Rick Rozz (guitar), Mike Borders (bass) and Mike Mazonetto (drums). Today’s release coincides with the band’s East Coast tour with MORTA SKULD and DRUID LORD, which kicks off tonight in Miami, FL. 

Stream Submergence: Live Beyond 2019:  https://massacre.bfan.link/submergence-live-beyond-2019

Commenting on the live record vocalist Kam Lee says:
“This release is for the fans. It had always been intended for the fans as it is all about fan service. It’s for those fans that really wanted it and called for it. The closest thing to the original line up of the From Beyond line up that they could get. It’s the first time that all of ‘From Beyond’ had been performed live in it’s entirety. It was the first show since the reformation in 2017, and it was the first show Mike Borders had performed in Massacre since 1987. If anything it proved that MASSACRE was back – regardless of the changes that would come later, this was the return. The resurgence of the band, and the submergence into the legacy of what the band was and shall be.”

MASSACRE Tour Dates w/MORTA SKULD & DRUID LORD:

April 28 – Miami, FL – Gramps
April 29 – Orlando, FL – The Conduit
April 30 – Savannah, GA – Lodge of Sorrows
May 1 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
May 2 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
May 3 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East/Upstairs
May 4 – Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse On Watts
May 5 – Chapel Hill, NC – The Kraken Bar
May 6 – Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social & Supply

THE BLACK SKELETON Release New Single ‘Swear’

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The first single from THE BLACK SKELETON‘s forthcoming album titled ‘The Rear View’, is officially out now via Golden Robot Records.

‘Swear’ is about as grungy and as catchy as it gets. Listen to it as loud as your system can handle it, you won’t be disappointed. The Black Skeleton is at the wheel and the pedal is to the metal! 

Stream/buy ‘Swear’ HERE

The Black Skeleton can only be described as a powerful, melodic rock journey.

Melbourne based singer-songwriter Quinn Gardener-Kane, has been making what started as a fun journey of writing and recording with other super creative friends, into an emotive rock ‘n roll beast all of its own.
The Black Skeleton is a window to the inner thoughts and stories of Quinn’s life experiences; some dark, some haunting, but always personal. The themes and depth of this collection of songs will resonate, provoke and have a different point of resonation with each listen. 

Quinn has sought after, and secured, some of Australia’s most accomplished musicians to assist in the final recordings, and form the live band to showcase these amazing, kick ass songs.

Give the latest single ‘Swear’ a listen and get hooked too!

More information at

https://www.facebook.com/theblackskeleton/
Spotify
https://www.instagram.com/theblackskeletonband/

Irish Thrashers UNMAKER Release New Video for Single ‘Limb From Limb’

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Conjuring up influences from the early Bay Area Thrash explosion with a peppering of German aggression from the likes of Kreator/Sodom, Dublin City’s UNMAKER are flying the flag for old school, brutal, fast Thrash Metal, with their first single ‘Limb From Limb’.

Formed in the Irish capital back in late 2019/early 2021, Unmaker’s sound is raw, unbridled and in your face. Taking inspiration from ruggedness of early Slayer, Possessed and Sepultura, and applying it to a tornado of speed, groove and aggression, the bands’ impact on the thriving Irish underground scene was welcomed with immediate acclaim. 
 
Using the downtime of the pandemic, the band began writing and recording their debut, ‘Limb from Limb’ – ferocious collection of eight exhilarating tracks that are designed to cause mayhem in your local pit. 

Speaking of the new single, vocalist, Aaron Gilbert says: “As the song that defined Unmaker’s MO, it seemed fitting to have “Limb From Limb” released as a single right before the album drops, as a sign of things to come. It also marks the band’s debut music video release. 

The track has a heavy emphasis on heft. In a word, you could say it is “violent”. It is the culmination of all your built-up anxiety and trauma, until the lid can no longer sustain the pot, and the cap is blown off in a fit of rage. The guitar work on this track explores different genres such as thrash, and death metal. There is also an emphasis on bass, to make the track hit as hard as possible.”
 
On making the video, he added: “Unmaker initially approached Cosmopalace about the possibility of making a music video together back in early 2022, and decided to shoot in 2023. The song itself is about suffering with chronic mental illness, so Aaron pitched the idea to film in an abandoned “asylum”-esque building. Luckily, there was one right beside Aaron’s house.

As there can be a certain “horror” factor to mental illness, Aaron wanted to put that in the video, so the band and Cosmopalace did 2 shoots: one normal, where everyone performed the song, and one where everybody was covered in fake blood. 
The idea then was to interweave the two shoots together, almost like some sort of horrific nightmare. Aaron also put on a straight jacket and they filmed a scene with just him in a cell.”
 
With the album set for release on May 12th, Unmaker will be celebrating on a short run of dates with US Heavy Metal force, Night Demon for their scheduled Irish dates in Belfast and Dublin. 

Limb From Limb Track listing:
To War!
Drop Dead
Limb From Limb
Control
Point Break
Rise
False Disciple
Breathe

The cover artwork for the album was created by Very Metal Art. 

Album pre-save link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/unmaker1/limb-from-limb-2

ELVENKING Celebrate New Album Release with Lyric Video ‘Herdchant’

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The masters of heavy metal, pagan, folk and melodic death metal, ELVENKING, celebrate their return to fantasy with their epic, new album “Reader Of The Runes – Rapture”, out now on AFM Records!

The band’s eleventh studio album marks the sequel to their 2019 magnum opus “Reader of the Runes – Divination”. Yet, on “Rapture”, Elvenking set sail to horizons more distant than ever before, boldly taking the world by storm with their quintessentially unique approach to heavy, powerful music. As guitarist Aydan and vocalist Damna recently confirmed, “Part 2 is darker, it needed to be tragic and violent and this gave us the chance to fully breathe the soundscape we already had in mind as we started to write songs in early 2020. We feel that with this album, we have cast a milestone and set a further limit in what we can do by mixing wisely what we deeply love in metal. We are very satisfied with all the shades that compose these eleven songs; altogether they make a canvas we are very proud of.”

To celebrate their brand new album in glorious style, today, Elvenking are presenting us a final single and lyric video for the epic anthem “Herdchant”! The clip is now streaming here:

“HERDCHANT is the last single out of our new album “ROTR Rapture”.” The band comments. “It perfectly represents the two souls of Elvenking: on one side the love for all the great Metal of the 90s, in this case the melodic death metal from The Gothenburg scene and on the other, the traditional folkloristic music with its magical and dark atmospheres. That is why it is a perfect single to introduce the listeners to the darker chapter of this trilogy also thanks to the grand epic chorus that embodies the most tragic and solemn vein of our sound.”


Ever since their inception in 1997, Elvenking mastered their way to their own identity with courage and bravado, leaving behind the shackles of genres step by step before they truly broke out with their 2014 monument “The Pagan Manifesto”. Elvenking have been defying all genres, now feeling quite at home in their very own enchanted realm. With “Rapture”, the Italian collective delivers part two of their monumental “Reader of the Runes” trilogy, and an epic metal quest of woe and despair, wrought with mysterious figures, dark magic and an altogether mesmerizing autumnal flair reminiscent of a forest glade during an Indian Summer. It’s more than just a metal album. It’s a moving story set to fabulous songs, bridging the gap between fantasy and reality. Many times before, Elvenking have weaved powerful magic into the world. This time, they truly came into their own, wresting their best effort yet from a global pandemic.

“Reader Of The Runes – Rapture” was written between 2020 and 2022, and was recorded between May and October 2022 by the band and renowned producer Scott Atkins (Cradle of Filth, Behemoth) who also took over mixing and mastering duties.

Out now on AFM Records, you can order your album copy at THIS LOCATION