UK’s Power Metal Sensation FELLOWSHIP have signed a multi-album deal with Scarlet Records.
Hailing from Harwich, England, Fellowship is a four-piece on a mission to take melodic power metal to new heights.
Having started making music together in late 2019, the band released a collection of songs in March of 2020 to widespread acclaim. With a range of backgrounds all the way from metal to musical theatre, they’ve taken the scene by storm, achieving hundreds of thousands of video views, almost as many streams and winning a few awards along the way.
Inspired by Rhapsody and Twilight Force in equal measure, along with Majestica, Sabaton and occasionally some anime theme songs, Fellowship’s music is designed to lift spirits and fire up the soul.
Fellowship’s debut album is set to be released in July 2022 – metal has never felt so good!
Germany’s most spectacular band are Weimar’s DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER. The band, whose name translates as “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, brandish a unique style of melodic heaviness, accompanied by one of a kind, intense lyrics. Recently, the band unleashed their new masterpiece “Wilde Kinder” (=“Wild Children”), which is the official successor to their highly successful album “Der Rote Reiter” (2017) and already stormed the German charts at #9!
Today, the band have announced their VOLLE.KRAFT.VORAUS. tour that will set stages on fire across Gemany, Austia and Switzerland in October of this year. Unbridled live power, pure excitement, and maximum energy – DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER turn every show into a spectacle, making sure that their fans understand what the Reitermania is really about. For the first time, the band will embark on a club tour in celebration of their new top 10 album “Wilde Kinder”, from which they have today released yet another music video for the song ‘Der Eisenhans’ (=Iron John”).
Everything on “Wilde Kinder” sounds exactly like the Riders as we know and love them – hard riffing, with dynamic drumming and catchy choruses.
There’s no question about it – DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER will make every single show unforgettable. There could not be a more fitting tour motto than VOLLE.KRAFT.VORAUS., as they set to take everyone along on a ride through 25 years of the band’s history, woven between new hymns, so that both old school and new school fans alike can enjoy an evening full of emotion. The band will be supported by German pagan metallers WOLFCHANT.
Metal Hammer and Sonic Seducer present: DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER VOLLE.KRAFT.VORAUS. EU Tour w/ WOLFCHANT
14.10. DE Stuttgart – LKA-Longhorn 15.10. CH Pratteln – Z7 20.10. DE Nürnberg – Hirsch 21.10. DE München – Backstage 22.10. AT Wien – SimmCity 27.10. DE Bochum – Zeche 28.10. DE Kaiserslautern – Kammgarn 29.10. DE Erfurt – HSD 03.11. DE Berlin – Columbia Theater 04.11. DE Hannover – Capitol 05.11. DE Dresden – Alter Schlachthof 10.11. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp 11.11. DE Hamburg – Markthalle 12.11. DE Köln – Carlswerk Victoria
The release of the long-awaited new album “Cancer Culture” is getting closer and closer.
Across eight studio albums, DECAPITATED grew from the adolescent dream of teenagers from a small Central European town to one of the leaders of the metal genre. Each successive album has further expanded the band’s sound with genre-bending authenticity and integrity.
Today, we get yet another taste of what “Cancer Culture” has to offer, with their newest single “Just A Cigarette”.
Guitarist and songwriter Vogg comments on the song as follows: “Just A Cigarette is a powerful, epic, melodic death metal song about human life expectations and death. It was the first song I wrote for the Cancer Culture, which shaped the whole album. To present the track even more and affect the listeners’ senses, we wanted to deliver it with a great piece of art. For this occasion, we teamed up with the Polish artist Marcin Białas, who let us use his fantastic gravure prints, which we used in our video as well.”
The official video for the new banger was filmed and directed by Marcin Halerz in Krakow, Poland.
The track is a technical death metal masterpiece, accompanied by a pure metal video!
With only three weeks remaining until the release of their new record ‘Shrine’, the passion for BLEED FROM WITHIN’s most fiercely anticipated record is intensifying. Fueling the fire, the Scottish 5-piece are thrilled to deliver a stunning blow in the form of their fourth album single, the peerless ‘Flesh And Stone’.
Accompanied by a video, ‘Flesh And Stone’ is a modern metal masterpiece, peppered with blackened blast beats and masterly symphonic refrains. The song details the destruction of our planet Earth, and the dismal future we all face as a result of unbridled greed and corruption.
Ali Richardson stated, “Flesh And Stone was born from the idea that future generations will inherit a dying planet. The evidence to support this theory is overwhelming, but we are still met with people who choose to deny the fact that this world is finite. Avoiding the traditional performance style video, we instead wanted to create a cinematic fictional world that could no longer defend itself from the sun; a barren wasteland once full of life. In her isolation, our desperate protagonist has resorted to rituals in order to manifest some form of life on this dead world, but it’s too late. It was fun watching this world come together, and we’d like to thank our friend Matt Daley from Clearway Media for his great work on this. Aside from the video, this is a stand out song on the album, and for good reason. We’ve been waiting patiently to share this with you all. Enjoy.”
Catch Bleed From Within live at the following upcoming show dates:
Bleed From Within – Summer Festivals 02/06/22 – Gdnask, PL – Mystic Festival 10/06/22 – Castle Donnington, UK – Download Festival 24/06/22 – Gräfenhainichen, DE – Full Force Festival 29/06/22 – Viveiro, ES – Resurrection Fest 18/08/22 – Sulingen, DE – Reload Festival
Shrine – EU Tour 2022 w/ Humanity’s Last Breath + Allt 01/12/22 – Cologne, DE – Club Volta 02/12/22 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje 03/12/22 – Eindhoven, NL – Dynamo 04/12/22 – Hamburg, DE – Logo 05/12/22 – Copenhagen, DK – VEGA 06/12/22 – Berlin, DE – Hole 44 07/12/22 – Frankfurt, DE – Das Bett 08/12/22 – Stuttgart, DE – Kulturquartier 09/12/22 – Vienna, AT – Arena 10/12/22 – Warsaw, PL – Hydrozagadka 11/12/22 – Prague, CZ – Underdogs 12/12/22 – Munich, DE – Feierwerk 13/12/22 – Aarau, CH – Kiff 14/12/22 – Lyon, FR – Warmaudio 15/12/22 – Paris, FR – Le Backstage
Following the recent release of new single “AfterLife” multi-platinum hardrock powerhouse FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH are announcing the August 19 release of their new album of the same name. AFTERLIFE is available for pre-order HERE. Also today, the band dropped another new track called “IOU” – listen HERE. The official lyric video for the song can be watched HERE and provides a first ever sneak-peek into the Metaverse project the band has been working on. The interactive virtual world will be a gamified fan club experience, developed on the near photorealistic Unreal Engine and providing an extension of the band’s existing Fan Club app in the near future. Download the Five Finger Death Punch Fan Club app Here.
“AFTERLIFE was hands down my favorite record to make.” says 5FDP guitarist Zoltan Bathory and continues: “It is our ninth album so at this point, we have legions of loyal fans, and our signature sound is more than established. It became its own island, our ground zero we operate from and we can always come back to. So when we started this record, there was an excitement of impending musical adventures, we knew we could step away as far as we wanted to, there was a freedom of truly “anything goes.” This resulted in an album that is way more diverse than our previous ones, while it feels more unified, because there is a framework of overarching stories in Ivan’s lyrics and interconnecting musical motifs between songs. It was not planned as a concept album, but we were so hyper-focused on painting a complete picture, it somehow feels like one… We are very proud of it and are just as impatient as the fans waiting for the release, can’t wait to share it.”
5FDP have amassed over 8 billion streams to date. AFTERLIFE is the highly anticipated follow-up release to their 2020 album, F8 which debuted at #1 on rock charts around the world and Top 10 on the Mainstream charts in the USA, Austria, Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and more. See below for full AFTERLIFE tracklisting.
Exclusively curated by the band, various limited edition AFTERLIFE vinyl and merchandise offerings and collectibles are also available for pre-order today in the official band and label-stores (US 5FDP Store, Euro 5FDP Store, US Label Store, International Label Store).
Last month, the band released the first official single and title track, “AfterLife” from the forthcoming album. The song is currently climbing the charts after it was met with instant critical praise. Loudwire deemed it a “hard-hitting rock radio gem you’d hope for from 5FDP, starting with a solitary atmospheric guitar lick, giving way to bullet-like drums and a fleshed out full band assault brimming with energy and a pulsing low end.” The band’s longtime collaborator Kevin Churko(Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Skillet) helmed the producer duties of the ninth and arguably most diverse record of the band. Watch the lyric video for “AfterLife” HERE.
The band also recently announced a 2022 North American headlining tour presented by Live Nation, kicking off in Portland, Oregon on August 19th, the new album’s release date. The tour will span over 30 dates, closing out on October 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The band will be joined on tour by very special guest Megadeth, with additional support from The HU, and Fire From The Gods, promising an intense multi-faceted night of heavy rock music. Full list of dates below. Visit FiveFingerDeathPunch.comfor tickets.
Coinciding with last month’s tour announcement, 5FDP also launched the official Five Finger Death Punch Fan Club. Members have exclusive first access to presale tickets before anyone else. The Fan Club is available as a stand-alone app in the Apple, Android and Google Play app stores and is both a community for the most diehard fans, as well as the official one-stop shop for the latest 5FDP news. Premium Members of the Fan Club will receive numerous additional perks throughout the year.
AFTERLIFE Tracklisting
Welcome To The Circus
AfterLife
Times Like These
Roll Dem Bones
Pick Up Behind You
Judgment Day
IOU
Thanks For Asking
Blood And Tar
All I Know
Gold Gutter
The End
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Upcoming Tour Dates
Fri Aug 19 – Portland, OR – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Sat Aug 20 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Tue Aug 23 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater Wed Aug 24 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheater Fri Aug 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion Sat Aug 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater Tue Aug 30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion Thu Sep 1 – Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater Fri Sep 2 – Houston, TX –The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman Tue Sep 6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Wed Sep 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Fri Sep 9 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach Sat Sep 10 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live Mon Sep 12 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Wed Sep 14 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center Thu Sep 15 – Camden, NJ – Waterfront Music Pavilion Sat Sep 17 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater Sun Sep 18 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center Tue Sep 20 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview Wed Sep 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake** Fri Sep 23 – Scranton, PA – Pavilion at Montage Mountain Sat Sep 24 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium Tue Sep 27 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater** Wed Sep 28 –Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Fri Sep 30 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Sat Oct 1 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center Tue Oct 4 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center Wed Oct 5 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Fri Oct 7 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Summerfest Grounds Sat Oct 8 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Mon Oct 10 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Wed Oct 12 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP Fri Oct 14 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Sat Oct 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater
One of the most successful rock acts in modern music, Five Finger Death Punch have been hard at work in the studio over the past year writing and recording the follow-up to their 2020 album F8. The album, produced by Kevin Churko, debuted at #1 on Rock charts around the world and top 10 on the mainstream charts in the USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, the UK and many more. It produced four #1 hit singles with “Inside Out,” “A Little Bit Off,” “Living The Dream,” and “Darkness Settles In,” the latter of which saw the band tie the record for most consecutive #1’s on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart with seven chart-toppers in-a-row with Disturbed. The band has amassed over 8 billion streams and 3 billion video views to date and have sold over one million tickets between 2018 and 2020 alone.
5FDP are also making their movie acting debut with their appearance in the upcoming horror-thriller film THE RETALIATORS, a Better Noise Films production, which is set for a fall 2022 theatrical and streaming release. 5FDP band members Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory and Chris Kael appear both onscreen and on THE RETALIATORS original soundtrack, alongside some of the biggest names in rock: Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, From Ashes to New, The HU, All Good Things, and more.
Acclaimed Mongolian rock band The HU released a new single called “This Is Mongol” ahead of their second official studio album set for release later this summer via Better Noise Music. With “This Is Mongol,” as with all of their music, The HU connects the world to Mongolian culture and its unique core values of natural preservation and spiritual connection with the earth. These core values are on full display in the new, epic official video for “This is Mongol,” also released today. The deeply meaningful lyrics uplift the Mongol people, as the band wishes for prosperity and peace among all. Previously debuting at #1 on the World Album and Top New Artist charts with their 2019 debut album The Gereg, the band is excited to start dropping new music for fans. Currently on their Black Thunder Tour this spring, The HU also recently played at Coachella, earning an array of critical acclaim. They will also join Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth on tour later this summer. Full list of dates below. To stream, download and catch the stunning video for “This Is Mongol,” click HERE.
Speaking about the video, singer and tumur hhuur player Jaya said, “We shot in the Mojave Desert, Nevada and the environment reminded us of Gobi Desert in Mongolia. We enjoyed shooting the video, which happened during our tour and gave us a little break to reminisce about home. The song perfectly matched the environment we made the video in. It was one of the best memories we created as a band and it was special because our producer Dashka was with us to oversee the whole process.”
Enkush, who also sings and plays the morin khuur, shared his thoughts on their tour dates with Five Finger Death Punch and Megadeth, “We grew up listening to Megadeth and can’t express how much they have inspired and motivated us to do what we love every day, so you can only imagine our excitement for our next tour with them. Everybody knows Megadeth is one of the four biggest trailblazers in thrash metal and to be performing with a modern band such as FFDP is truly going to be legendary. Although it will be our first time performing with them, we will bring our A-game on this tour.”
Thrilled to be sharing more of their Mongolian roots, producer Dashka said, “Creating this song meant so much to me. We are announcing our arrival through music and specifically through this song. In these uncertain times, I hope we are bringing positivity, empowerment and strength to fight for better days.”
In celebration of their new single and upcoming album, The HU also released an official music video directed by John Connor Hammond. The visual is set in the Mojave Desert and showcases the band energetically performing their inspiring new single “This Is Mongol.”
Over the last several months, the band has been recording new material in their homeland of Mongolia and shared an update from the studio with fans on their YouTube channel HERE. While on their current headlining tour, the band has been teasing the new music from their much-awaited sophomore album, out late this summer. The tour continues tonight, May 13, in Portland, ME and will see the band journey across the southern U.S. throughout May 29 landing in Dallas, TX before ending in Mexico City, MX on May 31. For more information on The Black Thunder Tour, visit https://www.thehuofficial.com/tour-1.
On the morin khuur and serving as a vocalist, Gala talked about their recording process, “Our second album was recorded during Covid lockdown, where we used the time to put our best effort and astounding amount of energy to focus on the work. Therefore, it is our hope to present our listeners with unique songs that have their own characteristics.”
Temka, who plays the tovshurr and sings background vocals, also spoke about their upcoming album, “The new album has great quality, composition, melody and overall it is sensational. The lyrics that Dashka wrote consist of our traditional values, virtues and wisdom of our ancestors. Our fans can expect to hear and feel the messages we try to deliver through our songs, such as love and respect for parental love, the importance of sustainability and cultural heritage. We can’t wait for our fans to listen and enjoy our second album and are excited to be performing for fans whom we have yet to meet. We will see you very soon and send our regards to our fans all over the world!”
Soon after, The HU will continue their trek across North America, as they head out on tour with Megadeth, Five Finger Death Punch, and Fire From The Gods. The tour, presented by Live Nation, will kick off in Portland, Oregon on August 19th and span over 30 dates, closing out on October 15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Concertgoers are promised an intense multi-faceted night of heavy rock music. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
Most recently, the band headlined a tour last fall through North America after joining Halestorm’s headlining tour, reuniting with frontwoman Lzzy Hale, their special guest on “Song of Women” from their #1-charting debut album Gereg. In addition to those tours, The HU also performed a slew of high-profile festival dates including Austin City Limits, Outside Lands, Rocklahoma, Inkcarceration and more. Those dates coincided with The HU’s appearance on Metallica’s Special 30th Anniversary ‘Black Album’ Reissue Covers Project, for which they covered the legendary band’s “Through the Never.” They appeared on the track listing alongside some of the biggest names in music – Elton John, Miley Cyrus, Yo-Yo Ma, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, J Balvin with the Neptunes, Weezer, and many more – who offered their own renditions of Metallica’s songs that originally appeared on the iconic LP.
The band is excited to share more news on new music and further touring in the coming weeks on their social media channels and encourage everyone to give them a follow so they don’t miss out on anything: Website, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok.
The HU Upcoming Tour Dates:
May 13 – Portland, ME – State Theater May 14 – Albany, NY – Empire Live May 16 – Washington, DC – Warner Theater May 17 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa May 19 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore May 20 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz May 21 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm May 22 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville May 25 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City May 26 – Little Rock, AR – Little Rock Music Hall May 27 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theater May 28 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (Buzzfest) May 29 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion May 31 – Mexico City, MEX – Lunario Aug 19 – Portland, OR – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Aug 20 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater Aug 23 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheater Aug 24 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheater Aug 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion Aug 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater Aug 30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion Sep 1 – Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater Sep 2 – Houston, TX –The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman Sep 6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Sep 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Sep 9 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach Sep 10 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live Sep 12 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater Sep 14 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center Sep 15 – Camden, NJ – Waterfront Music Pavilion Sep 17 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater Sep 18 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center Sep 20 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview Sep 21 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake** Sep 23 – Scranton, PA – Pavilion at Montage Mountain Sep 24 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium Sep 27 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater** Sep 28 –Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Sep 30 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Oct 1 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center Oct 4 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center Oct 5 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Oct 7 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Summerfest Grounds Oct 8 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Oct 10 – Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Oct 12 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP Oct 14 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Oct 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheater **5FDP, The HU, and Fire From The Gods only
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