SLYDER SMITH & THE OBLIVION KIDS Premiere ‘Pleasure Victim’ Video

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In advance of the band’s debut LP, ‘Charm Offensive’, which is out tomorrow, 19th August, the swaggering British rock band, SLYDER SMITH & THE OBLIVION KIDS, have premiered a brand new video for their latest single, ‘Pleasure Victim’.

This new material lands as the group prepare for an extensive UK Tour commencing 23rd August as special guests to groove rock legends Electric Boys.

‘Pleasure Victim’ is a sleaze powered runaway train; an homage to the decadence and debauchery of the late 80s/early 90s Soho rock scene. The new song is a hard-hitting classic rock anthem with filthy duelling guitars, steam roller bass and relentless pounding beat. Lyrically it tells the story of the transformation from being shackled to the doldrums of the 9-5 life to when the weekend finally comes, and the seduction of the night lures you in to live the dream of rock stardom. 

“Seduce me with all your charms, I’m a victim when I’m in your arms” 

You are powerless, you are addicted to the music, addicted to the look, get dressed to impress, choose your poison, and offer yourself up to the altar of the rock gods. This is your song, this is your anthem, whether you like it or not, you are now a Pleasure Victim… at least for tonight!

Slyder Smith first swaggered onto the stage as lead guitarist with glam-tinged power popsters, Last Great Dreamers. After releasing four studio albums and one live album on Ray Records, Slyder has toured extensively throughout the UK & Europe with LGD headline shows and special guest slots to The Quireboys, The Wildhearts, Terrorvision, The Darkness, Enuff ZNuff, and more. 

Slyder now takes centre stage leading his new power trio, Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids (featuring Tim Emery on bass and drummer Rik Pratt) in an honest outpouring of grit, glamour and emotion.

Produced by Pete Brown (George Harrison, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Marc Almond, The Smiths, Sam Brown), Slyder Smith & the Oblivion Kids’ debut album, ‘Charm Offensive’ is a chocolate box of sonic sensations offering up a little something for everyone – from heavy riffage with walloping drums akin to AC/DC to the anticipated sleaze rock shades of Hanoi Rocks.

However, this band is not afraid to step away from their rock roots, instead, with nods to the likes of The Doors, Velvet Underground, The Stranglers and The Kinks from the past and the alternative rock sound of Manic Street Preachers, The Oblivion Kids have reimagined an 80s synth pop classic and mastered singalong pop, gothic, dark Americana, and dare we say it, funk rock?!

‘Charm Offensive’ is out 19th August via Ray Records. Pre-Save Digital – Pre-Order Physical

Tour dates:

23rd Aug – STOKE – Eleven (w/ Electric Boys)
24th Aug – LONDON – The Underworld (w/ Electric Boys)
25th Aug – SWANSEA – Hangar 18 (w/ Electric Boys)
26th Aug – Y LLEW COCH – Mach, Machynlleth (w/ Electric Boys)
27th Aug – BRADFORD – Nightrain (w/ Electric Boys)
28th Aug – SHEFFIELD – HRH Sleaze
30th Aug – NEWCASTLE – Trillians (w/ Electric Boys)
31st Aug – EDINBURGH – Bannermans (w/ Electric Boys)
1st Sept – GLASGOW, Hard Rock Cafe (w/ Electric Boys)
2nd Sept – WOLVERHAMPTON, The Robin (w/ Electric Boys)
3rd Sept – BLACKPOOL, The Waterloo (w/ Electric Boys)
11th Sept – BRISTOL (Southpaws) – Crofters Rights
6th Oct – MANCHESTER – Star & Garter
7th Oct – BLACKPOOL (Rockmantic) – The Waterloo
8th Oct – GLASGOW – Audio
9th Oct EDINBURGH – Bannermans
11th Oct –  EDINBURGH (solo acoustic) Bannermans (w/ Tony Wright)
3rd Dec – SHEFFIELD (Winter Rocks Festival) – The Corporation
4th Dec – NEWCASTLE – Trillians
20th Dec – LONDON – Water Rats
11th Mar – HRH Spring Break – Great Yarmouth

Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids are:

Vocals & Guitar – Slyder Smith
Bass – Tim Emery 
Drums – Rik Pratt

Connect with Slyder Smith & The Oblivion Kids:

. Official website: https://www.slydersmith.com
. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slydersmithandtheoblivionkids
. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0My4aaHRcxhfetxe88lAOI
. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slyder_smith
. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRJya7QcdImW-Y2OUS0StfQ
. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SlyderSmith

Filthy UK Quartet GRIEF RITUAL Release New Anti-Government Single ‘Telluric’

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GRIEF RITUAL are a band sitting at a musical crossroads – caught between blackened metallic hardcore, post-metal, and the heavier, slower sides of black and death metal, Grief Ritual are as heavy and as miserable as their name suggests.

The trio have released their second single ‘Telluric’, which you can view below.

Stream here: https://linktr.ee/grief_ritual

In the words of the band: “‘Telluric’ is about how twelve years of Conservative government have decimated the NHS and the wider UK health and social support networks.”

The single is another glimpse of Grief Ritual‘s debut EP, Spiritual Disease – a metaphor for the mental illness brought on by the despotic state of the world – which will be released on 9th September.
 
Human rights continually stripped away, poverty increasing, inequality propping up the super-wealth of the few: these are the themes which Grief Ritual play on. Spiritual Disease is a haunting listen, grim and cathartic, a twenty-minute release of paralyzing, fearful, angry emotion, reminiscent of END, Leeched, Harms Way, Nails, and early Napalm Death.

Spiritual Disease was recorded with Joe Clayton at No Studio (Pijn, Curse These Metal Hands) in the shadow of Strangeways Prison.

TRACKLISTING:
1: Dissolution
2: Immurement
3: Telluric
4: Atrophy
5: Pareidolia
 
Such a thoughtful approach has already led the young, new band to be described as a “nuanced exploration of caustic catharsis” by The Quietus, as well performing at Bloodstock Open Air and at ArcTanGent x 2000trees crossover event in Summer 2021.
 
In their brief time as a group, Grief Ritual have already supported Heriot, Heart of a Coward, Knocked Loose, Static Dress, Wiegedood and END. Grief Ritual also made their 2000trees debut this summer, and have recently undertaken a mini-tour with Gutter. 

Grief Ritual are:
 
Chris Ward (guitar) (he/him)
James Broady (drums) (he/him)
Jamie Waggett (vocals) (they/them)

CEASELESS TORMENT Sign with Wormholedeath, New Album “Victory or Death” Out September 30th

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Finnish Thrash Metal band CEASELESS TORMENT signed a licensing deal with Wormholedeath for their new album “Victory or Death”, which is due for release on September 30th, 2022.

Formed in Helsinki, Finland, Ceaseless Torment has been thrashing the world with their aggression since 2008. The band takes its influence from the eighties and early nineties Thrash Metal bands, and from the very beginning, it was clear, that brutal and aggressive Thrash Metal was the way to go. As a fierce squad full of hate, the band has played live in over 15 countries and toured with bands such as Nervosa and Evil Invaders. The band have released two full-length albums, ’The End They Bring’ (2014) and ’Forces of Evil’ (2017). The third album “Victory or Death” was recorded in 2021 and will be released in 2022.

Tracklist
1 Final Sacrifice
2 Beyond the Boundaries of Sanity
3 All Be Dead
4 Killing Commands
5 Funeral Pyre
6 Only Victory or Death
7 Sons of Sodom
8 Obsession Possession
9 Slaves of Hell

Line up:
Sebastian Fredriksson -Guitar & Vocals
Mikko Karppelin -Bass
Tommi Makkonen -Drums

HEARTS & HAND GRENADES Pay Homage to Rag ‘N’ Bone Man with New Single ‘Human’

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Buffalo, NY rockers HEARTS & HAND GRENADES have just dropped a new single entitled “Human” which is a stunning metal cover of the hit song originally released by Rag ’N’ Bone Man. This cover version brings a new interpretation of the viral pop song to light, and is the first offering to modern rock fans of something new from Hearts & Hand Grenades since the release of their latest full length album ‘Between the Lines’ which was released in November of 2021.

Listen to “Human (Rag ‘N’ Bone Man cover)” right now: https://ffm.to/humn

Hearts & Hand Grenades tour dates
Aug 25 – Battle Creek, MI @ The Music Factory w/ Flaw
Aug 26 – Farwell, MI @ Rock 4 Vets Music Festival Liberty Mountain Event Center
Aug 27 – Farwell, MI @ Rock 4 Vets Music Festival Liberty Mountain Event Center
Aug 28 – Farwell, MI @ Rock 4 Vets Music Festival Liberty Mountain Event Center
Sep 23 – Roanoke, VA @ Awful Arthur’s Downtown
Sep 24 – Axton, VA @ Mountain Valley Brewing w/ Donnie Fitzgerald
Sep 30 – Niagra Falls, NY @ Evening Star Concert Hall w/ Sponge

Islandic CHERNOBYL JAZZ CLUB Sign with Argonauta Records

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Reykjavík-based heavy and hard rock collective, CHERNOBYL JAZZ CLUB, has announced the worldwide signing with Argonauta Records. Following the band’s much acclaimed, powerful debut album Grímulaust, self-released digitally in 2021, the Italian label is proud to issue the record as physical formats during 2022!

“Chernobyl Jazz Club is an extraordinary experience, I was completely excited while listening to their songs, with their unique atmospheres made of hard rock with the extraordinary vocal performance by the singer Amalìa,“ says Argonauta Records owner Gero Lucisano. “They show us the strength of their music via a massive riffage, merged with a great touch of Epic grandeur!”

Convince yourself and dive into the sound of Chernobyl Jazz Club  with previously-released single Ruðvalgur:

Drummer Hreidar comments: “We are thrilled to announce that we have signed with Argonauta Records and we are looking forward to be able reaching out to many metal and rock fans around the world through such a great label!

There was never a doubt that Argonauta Records would be a perfect match for us as it combines many things we as fans of like hard rock music, a hard working label and of course Italy!“

Chernobyl Jazz Club is:
Amalia – Vocals
Siggi – Guitar
Elli – Bass
Hreidar – Drums

BRODEQUIN Sign to Season of Mist, Fourth Full Length Coming in 2023

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Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of BRODEQUIN, the brutal death metal outfit from Knoxville, TN! The band will be releasing its fourth full length in 2023, making it the band’s debut to the label!

In celebration of this new union, BRODEQUIN is now streaming their entire back catalogue, “Methods of Execution” (2004), “Festival of Death” (2001), and “Instruments of Torture” (2000) on all digital platforms!

BRODEQUIN comments on the signing:

“Brodequin is very pleased and honored to announce we are now part of the Season of Mist family!! The Season of Mist roster is familiar to many, and packed with substantial names of various genres including 1349, Abbath, Benighted, Wormed, Tsjuder, Severe Torture and many more! 

“We feel this is an important step in the direction we have been moving towards for several years, and are certain our partnership with Season of Mist will further spread our version of brutality to many more individuals.

“In addition to Season of Mist’s excellent support on every level, we will now have the best distribution we’ve ever had in both the United States & Europe. This will not only alleviate the high shipping costs from the U.S. to our European friends, but extend our reach overall. Season of Mist is just as excited as we are to get the new album out, they also will be the source for our back catalog, digital and physical as well as the associated merchandise.

“We will be recording late this summer and looking forward to a 2023 release! More news such as the album title etc. will be coming soon.“

The Brodequin was a French torture instrument used during the Middle Ages designed to destroy the legs of its victims. Enough ferocity was unleashed to not only shatter bone, but reduce the limbs to the point where the marrow would flow from the wounds.

Taking inspiration from this period in history three individuals from Knoxville, TN began composing music based off what was the most brutal of times. Brodequin chose and still uses period woodcuts and simple imagery from the era as a nod to its historical influence and as a way to demonstrate barbarity without the need for generic splatter illustrations that lack substance. This imagery would prove an important aspect of creating the bands unique brand among their peers and Brodequin’s version of brutal death metal. Brodequin is often cited as the band that pioneered the lyrical and visual themes of medieval punishment and torture used by many contemporary bands.

Brodequin’s first offering in 1998 “Instruments of Torture” made an immediate impact on the brutal death metal scene and was followed by another well received album entitled “Festival of Death”. For Brodequin’s third album “Methods of Execution” a new member (Jon Engman) was introduced and their first European appearances took place at Fuck the Commerce (Germany) and Obscene Extreme (Czech Republic).

After a considerable hiatus Brodequin returned with a 2 song promo released in 2021 entitled “Perpetuation of Suffering”, featuring two of the three original members (Jamie & Mike Bailey) with a new drummer (Brennan Shackelford). With the lineup complete, Brodequin’s new material is among the best they have ever written. Plans are set for a 2023 release through Season of Mist Records.

“…It doesn’t get darker than that. It’s just like this giant mess of darkness. And I also feel that total commitment to what they’re doing.” – Ben Monder Guitarist on David Bowie’s Blackstar

Line up:
Jamie Bailey: Bass/Vocals
Mike Bailey: Guitar
Brennan Shackelford: Drums
Joaquin Chavez: (Live) Guitar