Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES continue to promote their acclaimed latest studio album “The Nightmare Of Being” by launching a new video clip for the track “Garden Of Cyrus” today.
Created by long-time collaborator Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media, the clip for the outstanding track “Garden Of Cyrus” can now be seen below.
AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg Redant comments about the video as follows: “For our latest video, “Garden Of Cyrus”, we have once again chosen to work with our long-time partner Costin Chioreanu. And I think it is safe to say that this time he has truly outdone himself! It is a different song, at least in death metal terms, and of course it needed a different idea for the video. Once again, we let Costin do his own interpretation of the music and the lyrics, and he has taken us on a real psychedelic journey with this one. I think this is the song on our latest album “The Nightmare Of Being” that raised the most eyebrows in the metal community. And I am proud that we as a band can still surprise people, adding another dimension to our sound, without losing the essence of what AT THE GATES is. Enjoy!”
The video supports the recent announcement of a massive tour package featuring In Flames, AT THE GATES, Imminence and Orbit Culture running between November 12th and December 17th, 2022 across all of Europe.
Tomas Lindberg Redant added the following comment about the upcoming tour with In Flames: “We are very excited about finally, being able to play in front of our European fans in support of our latest album “The Nightmare Of Being”. This time we will hit the road with our long-time friends In Flames. It’s such a weird fact that we have actually never toured together, although we are from the same town! So this will be a great opportunity to experience “The Gothenburg sound”, and it is awesome to be part of such a strong package. We can´t wait to get out there again!”
Swiss djent metal veterans MYCELIA have just revealed a new music video entitled “In A Gas Station at the Outskirts of the Meth Desert” for their latest single. The video was directed by Theo Benjamin, and it is the second of a two-part music video double feature which concludes the overarching storyline of the band’s neon-soaked cybercrime concept album In A Late Country.
“This is the conclusion of a two-part musical short film which tells the story of In A Late Country” says drummer Marc Trummer. “In a Gas station at the Outskirts of the Meth Desert takes a sharp narrative turn from In a Late Country’s storyline. While it retains the album’s sci fi-noir aesthetic and tone, it switches the protagonists’ friendship on its head as their odyssean search for a missing woman takes a darker turn… who murdered Ava Kessler? The focus on the twists and turns of a friendship lie at the core of this release, as friendship has always been one of the most important driving forces in Mycelia. In a Late Country touches upon a range of subjects, making the protagonists’ relationship a focal part of this video very fitting.”
Mycelia’s upcoming release entitled In A Late Country is a fifteen song post-apocalyptic djent metal concept album which tells the story of a young man trying to find his lost girlfriend during a government-controlled evacuation program to deal with an overpopulated city. The vocals throughout the album are the lines from the characters in the story, sung as if they were playing out in real time. While every song on the album tells a bit of the overall storyline, the singles highlight the most pivotal twists and turns of the plot. “The Beginning of a Long Hangover” sets the stage for the concept album, introducing the main character Marvell. We discover he is accused of murdering his girlfriend and he asks his friend Di Prisco for help to find out what really happened to her. After discovering Ava was seen with the member of a terrorist organization called the Ultrahydraulists, the second single “Towards the Melting Library” has Marvell and Di Prisco attempt to communicate with the Ultrahydraulists through the librarian named Al-Kitab. After finding out that Ava wasn’t really killed, but she left the city as a part of the evacuation program, Marvell follows a lead by visiting an address. In the third single which is entitled “In A Gas Station at the Outskirts of the Meth Desert“, he discovers the police commissioner who admits that the evacuation program doesn’t exist after all, and it is actually a ruse to cover for a government-controlled genocide to reduce the ever-growing numbers of an already overpopulated city.
RIVERS OF NIHIL have confirmed headlining performances in Arkansas, New Mexico, Iowa, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee through September and October during the off-dates of their North American tour supporting The Contortionist. The full month-long journey begins on September 11th in Dallas, Texas and runs through October 15th in Indianapolis, Indiana and will find RIVERS OF NIHIL performing their latest full-length, the critically adored The Work, in its entirety with the bonus of a special encore on all headlining dates. Tickets are on sale now! See all confirmed dates below.
RIVERS OF NIHIL w/ The Contortionist: 9/11/2022 The Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 9/12/2022 Vino’s – Little Rock, AR ** 9/13/2022 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 9/14/2022 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 9/15/2022 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM ** 9/16/2022 Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ 9/17/2022 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 9/18/2022 El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA 9/19/2022 The Alpine – Reno, NV ** 9/20/2022 Bossanova – Portland, OR 9/21/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 9/23/2022 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT 9/24/2022 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO 9/25/2022 Lefty’s – Des Moines, IA ** 9/26/2022 Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN 9/27/2022 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL 9/28/2022 St. Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 9/29/2022 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY ** 9/30/2022 Le Studio TD -Montreal, QC 10/01/2022 Opera House – Toronto, ON 10/02/2022 Beachland Ballroom – Cleveland, OH 10/03/2022 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH ** 10/04/2022 Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA 10/05/2022 The L – Horseheads, NY ** 10/06/2022 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA 10/07/2022 Union Stage – Washington, DC 10/08/2022 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY 10/09/2022 Paradise – Boston, MA 10/11/2022 Arizona Pete’s – Greensboro, NC 10/12/2022 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA 10/13/2022 Eastside Bowl – Nashville, TN 10/14/2022 The Concourse – Knoxville, TN ** 10/15/2022 Deluxe @ Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN ** RIVERS OF NIHIL headlining show; No Contortionist
RIVERS OF NIHIL released The Work last Fall on Metal Blade Records. The band has never fit neatly into a box, but with 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name, they transcended all labels applied to them. Returning in 2021 with The Work, they’ve forged further into new territory, delivering an album that’s as cerebral as it is visceral, and that covers a staggering sonic range, definitively placing them in a category of their own. Inarguably a dense, heavy collection, The Work is far too dynamic to be considered a solely metal record and there is a genuine warmth that shows through, particularly tracks like “Wait” and the gorgeous “Maybe One Day.” Additionally, the band has incorporated far more clean vocals alongside the screaming that tears through many of the record’s heavier tracks. Courtesy of their friend Zach Strouse, saxophone once again adds extra layers of atmosphere to the collection, utilizing baritone, soprano, and alto saxes to great effect.
UGLY KID JOE are back! With “Rad Wings Of Destiny” (Metalville Records – release date 21.10.2022) the Californians release their first studio album in seven years!
For the new songs, the band once again worked with producer Mark Dodson, who was already responsible for UGLY KID JOE’s multiplatinum debut album “America’s Least Wanted” in 1992, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
“Rad Wings Of Destiny” will be released as CD digi, vinyl and limited fan box.
In November, UGLY KID JOE will return to Europe to present the new songs live to their fans.
TRACK LISTING That Ain’t Livin‘ Not Like The Other Everything’s Changing Kill The Pain Lola Dead Friends Play Up in the City Drinkin’ And Drivin’ Failur Long Road
LINE UP WHITFIELD CRANE: vocals KLAUS EICHSTADT: guitar DAVE FORTMAN: guitar CORDELL CROCKETT: bass ZAC MORRIS: drums SHANNON LARKIN: drums
VOGELFREY have released “Flammenvogel”, the first single taken from the upcoming new studio album “Titanium” (Metalville Records – 16.09.2022).
You can watch the official video below.
Born from ashes – turned towards the sun – VOGELFREY are back and flamingly spread their wings.
After the pandemic-induced silence, the six vagabonds now rise to a musical flight of fancy that will undoubtedly sweep all listeners away. Metallically hard and yet full of folky joy, VOGELFREY let the sparks fly on their sixth studio album “Titanium” and once again refine their unique alloy of medieval and modern.
As a bonus for the limited box version, VOGELFREY present six of their most popular songs in a completely acoustic guise. “Folksnah” puts the focus completely on the folky side of the band for the first time and will also delight die-hard fans with brand new versions of vogelfreyer classics.
“Titanium” powerfully emphasises the musical and lyrical strengths from eighteen years of band history without shying away from new creative ideas. VOGELFREY rise to heaven as a fiery phoenix – are you with them?
TRACK LISTING
“Titanium” Flammenvogel Stahlhammer Nicht A Nie Wieder Met Legenden Gott Gegen Gott Sawney Bean Samael Hilf 1000 Jahre Bier Unsterblich
“Folksnah” Legenden (acoustic version) Ära Des Stahls (acoustic version) Lindwurm Massaker (acoustic version) Schuld Ist Nur Der Met (acoustic version) Heldentod (acoustic version) Walhalla (piano version)
Ritual collective HEILUNG are proud to release the third new track, which is taken from the band’s upcoming album “Drif”. The new offering is set for worldwide release on August 19, 2022 via Season of Mist and ‘Tenet’ can now be listened to via the Season of Mist YouTube channel HERE. The link may be freely spread throughout your channels.
HEILUNG comment on the track: “Our third single release is a palindrome. All individual musical parts, melodies and instruments (and even at times the lyrics) play the same both forward and backwards. The song is based on the “Sator Square”, the earliest datable two-dimensional palindrome, first found in Herculaneum (Italy), a city buried under the ashes of the erupting Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, at that time part of the flourishing Roman Empire. What is particularly interesting with this palindrome is that not only does it read forwards and backwards but also vertically in both directions.
S A T O R A R E P O T E N E T O P E R A R O T A S
The unusual melody of the piece is created with a special code system employing numbers, runes and Latin letters taken from the square itself, and deciphered in a complicated system to give birth to Heilung’s first melodic palindrome. Love from Heilung“
The album can be pre-ordered HERE and pre-saved HERE.
HEILUNG previously revealed announced new updates for their European tour in 2022 and 2023. A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.
HEILUNG comment on the tour: “It has been wonderful to feel the ground shake under our feet again on the various festival stages around Europe this summer and experiencing the joy of all of you being able to reunite, sing and dance in large gatherings again. It has been like a colorful sunrise after a long night. We are now ready for our next step on our continent: The Europe Tour. We would like to give thanks to everyone working hard behind the curtains for the past two/three years to make this happen. It has not been easy sorting out as the world has changed. On this tour we are bringing you our newest studio album “Drif”. “Drif” means “gathering”, just like we will gather again to heal, bond, and create, and be greater together.
We are deeply honoured to reveal that the amazing artists Eivør and Lili Refrain will be joining us on this tour, we look forward spending time with you on the road. This will truly be a once in a lifetime experience. See you all out there. Love Heilung“
HEILUNG release show 19 Aug 22 Borre (NO) Midgardsblot 2022
HEILUNG US tour 2022 26 Aug 22 Atlanta, GA (US) Cobb Energy Center 28 Aug 22 Asheville, NC (US) Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 30 Aug 22 Pittsburgh, PA (US) Stage AE 01 Sep 22 Toronto, ON (CA) Meridian Hall 03 Sep 22 Montréal, QC (CA) MTELUS 06 Sep 22 New York, NY (US) Hammerstein Ballroom 08 Sep 22 Worcester, MA (US) The Palladium 10 Sep 22 Detroit, MI (US) Masonic Temple Theatre 13 Sep 22 Chicago, IL (US) Radius 15 Sep 22 St. Paul, MN (US) Myth Live 20 Sep 22 Seattle, OR (US) The Paramount Theatre 22 Sep 22 Portland, OR (US) Keller Auditorium 24 Sep 22 San Francisco, CA (US) The Warfield 27 Sep 22 Los Angeles, CA (US) Greek Theatre 29 Sep 22 Phoenix, AZ (US) Orpheum Theatre 01 Oct 22 Dallas, TX (US) The Factory in Deep Ellum
HEILUNG EU tour + Eivør + Lili Refrain 26 Oct 22 Copenhagen (DK) Forum Black Box 28 Oct 22 Stockholm (SE) Annexet 30 Oct 22 Helsinki (FI) Black Box 02 Nov 22 Krakow (PL) ICE* 04 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Forum Karlin* 06 Nov 22 Halle (DE) Handel Halle* 08 Nov 22 Zurich (CH) Halle 662* 11 Nov 22 Brussels (BE) Cirque Royal* 13 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Tempodrom 16 Nov 22 Bochum (DE) Ruhrcongress 18 Nov 22 Paris (FR) L’Olympia 02 Dec 22 Budapest (HU) Barba Negra 05 Dec 22 Ljubljana (SI) L56 07 Dec 22 Frankfurt (DE) Jahrhundert Halle 09 Dec 22 Milan (IT) Alcatraz 14 Dec 22 Stuttgart (DE) Liederhalle Hegelsaal 16 Dec 22 Vienna (AT) Gasometer 18 Dec 22 Munchen (DE) Zenith 08 Jan 23 Rouen (FR) Le 106* 10 Jan 23 Metz (FR) La Bam* 12 Jan 23 Tilburg (NL) 013 [SOLD OUT] 14 Jan 23 London (UK) O2 Academy Brixton 17 Jan 23 Manchester (UK) Bridgewater Hall 19 Jan 23 Dublin (IE) National Stadium 22 Jan 23 Glasgow (UK) Barrowland
In further news, HEILUNG has teamed up with HYRAW clothing’s new brand, Old Norse, for a set of exclusive merch items. A very limited amount can be found in the band’s official store, the rest will be sold on tour only!
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