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Norwegian VORBID Release First Track in 4 Years ‘By the Edge of Mandala’ Feat. Chris Poland

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Norwegian experimental progressive thrashers VORBID are finally back with new music!

4 years after the release of their critically acclaimed debut album “Mind”, Vorbid are set to further explore the outpost of progressive metal.

On the upcoming material the band has plunged even further into the technical and melodic aspects of prog, whilst at the same time maintaining the thrash elements they are known for.

Listen to “By the Edge of Mandala” featuring Chris Poland at https://orcd.co/bytheedge

Their first single By the Edge of Mandala is melodic, yet aggressive track with a guest performance from Chris Poland (Megadeth, OHM) on guitar.

The track is heavily laden with technical guitars, thrash and prog vocals, and infuriated drums.

A five-minute-long adventure into the relatively uncharted territory of progressive thrash, where soft melodic vocals meet harsh thrash growls, and where heavy rhythms are backed by melodic guitars.

By the Edge of Mandala was recorded at Dub Studio in Kristiansand with Endre Kirkesola as producer and Stian Gundersen from Blood Red Throne on bass.

Shortly after recording, the band recruited Hans Jakob Bjørheim as a permanent band member on bass.

CREDITS VORBID – BY THE EDGE OF MANDELA

Produced by Vorbid and Endre Kirkesola
Music and lyrics by Vorbid
Michael Briggs – Vocals, rhythm guitars
Daniel Emanuelsen – Vocals, lead guitars
Marcus Gullovsen – Drums
Stian Gundersen – Bass
Chris Poland – Guest lead guitar

Vorbid is a young, raw, and incredibly energetic metal band from Arendal, Norway.

The band stunned both fans and critics with their unique take on progressive metal infused with elements from thrash and melodic death metal.

The band was founded in 2013 while the members were still in their teens, and has since had rapid and intense growth into a band with their own unique style of metal where Vorbid combine the riffs and the intensity from the thrash genre with the techniques and melodies from the progressive rock genre.

Vorbid have won multiple contests, like 4^th place in GBOB world finale (Global Battle of the Bands), Massive destruction, Rytmisk Fabrikk and the Norwegian finals in the Wacken Metal Battle as well as Bloodstock’s Metal 2 the Masses.

Both of the band’s previous releases, a self-titled EP from 2016, and their debut album Mind from 2018, received amazing reviews and got extensive media coverage. Landing them tours with Norwegian underground heavy weights such as Aura Noir, Obliteration and Einherjer.

In 2022 the Vorbid have returned with even more technically challenging and intriguing music, stepping up the game and proving themselves worthy of a place at the prog metal table.

PROGENY OF SUN Release New Single & Music Video ‘Anguish’

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Finnish blackened death metal band PROGENY OF SUN released a new single and music video Anguish. The band is currently composing new tracks for their debut album.

The band comments:
“Juha once told us (composers) that for once we could create a song where the tempo is actually humane. Subsequently Jaakko went digging through the archives, found a couple of old unused riffs, and ended up using neither. The approach we took with this song was consciously a bit different from normal, although simultaneously the aim was to stay true to the characteristic sound of the band. Eventually all the rough edges of the original demo were smoothed out by joint efforts of the whole band. Even Juha was given the opportunity to add couple of fills. Then Niko made the vocals, once again crushing it with first try. This was the fastest produced song from start to finish during the band’s history so far. As soon as we heard the first demo version, we decided that this song would be prepared to be a single release right away.”

LISTEN to Anguish single on streaming services: https://push.fm/fl/yrqxpthd

Watch earlier released music video Worthless: https://youtu.be/6oLGYdbBNZw

Single’s drums were recorded by Vesa Viitanen from Napalm to thy Face Prod. The track is mixed by Anton Sizikov (Empire Studios). Mastering is handled by Sebastian Has (Behemoth) from Sound Division Studio Poland.

Single cover by: Niko Aromaa

MÅNEGARM Release Lyric Video for ‘Freyrs blod’

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After releasing their chart topping, critically acclaimed epos Ynglingaättens Öde, leading Swedish Viking metal wolf pack MÅNEGARM keep the heathen fire burning bright! Today the three-piece has unveiled a visually palpable lyric video for the album opener, “Freyrs blod”.

With the uncompromising ten-minute opus “Freyrs blod”, MÅNEGARM lure the listener deep into ancient times. The track spans a wide arc between black metal elements that flow into more melodic parts and even acoustic interludes with guitar and violin tunes, just to turn once again into thunderous soundscapes. With this majestic opener, MÅNEGARM showcase why they are regarded as Swedish genre pioneers with good reason, as they inimitably manage to combine vicious black metal foundations with classic folk and Viking elements.

MÅNEGARM on “Freyrs blod”:
“Here’s our brand new lyric video for the song”Freyrs blod”, taken from the new album Ynglingaättens Öde. “Freyrs blod” is the opener on the album and really shows the diversity of MÅNEGARM. Ingo Spörl of Hard Media has created this beautiful and captivating video, full of epic landscapes and nature, that really intertwines with the music in a stunning way!

So brothers & sisters; Sit back and enjoy our Freyrs blod!”

MÅNEGARM have made a name for themselves in the international scene by releasing nine full-length records since their debut, Nordstjärnans tidsålder, back in 1998. Now, the Scandinavian crew takes another stroll through ancient sagas and myths of long forgotten times on the successor to 2019’s chart-topping Fornaldarsagor with their 10th studio album, Ynglingaättens Öde (EN: the fate of the Ynglinga kin).

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On Ynglingaättens Öde, MÅNEGARM incorporates Pagan inspired lyricism based on the old Norse poem Ynglingatal, that describes the fate of an old Norse dynasty – the house of Ynglinga. The album offers balanced variety and atmosphere, breathing new life into ancient myths. Vocalist Erik Grawsiö tells the stories of kings, warriors and battles with clear vocals and contrasts them with grim growls and fierce battle cries! With Ynglingaättens Öde, MÅNEGARM underline their standing as spearheads of the world of Viking metal once more and keep Pagan traditions alive, even after 25 years of existence.

MÅNEGARM on the album:
“Thousands of working hours turned into this beast – our new album, Ynglingaättens Öde. We truly believe this album is our strongest and most complete album to date and despite the dark days of the pandemic, we have created a concept album that is 100% MÅNEGARM and packed with strong melodies, riffs and powerful choruses. This time, we explore an old Swedish Norse dynasty of rulers where we detail their deeds, their rule and above all – their deaths.

So come join us on this journey and meet the fate of the Yngliga kin!”

Ynglingaättens Öde tracklisting:
1. Freyrs blod
2. Ulvhjärtat
3. Adils fall
4. En snara av guld
5. Stridsgalten
6. Auns söner
7. Vitta vettr
8. Hågkomst av ett liv

Live dates 2022:
27.05.22 DE – Bornstedt / Dark Troll Festival
11.06.22 SE – Sölvesborg / Sweden Rock
13.08.22 DE – Schlotheim / Party San Metal Open Air
26.08.22 SE – Norrtälje / Månegarm Open Air
27.08.22 SE – Norrtälje / Månegarm Open Air

FEUERSCHWANZ Release Video for Very Personal Song ‘Das Herz eines Drachen’

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Following their massive German chart entry at #1 with their new studio album Memento Mori in the beginning of 2022, FEUERSCHWANZ have released an official video for what is likely their most personal song to date – “Das Herz eines Drachen” [en: The Heart of a Dragon]. The medieval folk rockers’ ballad shows a previously unknown side of the band with its evident seriousness. In a fire lit by burning guitar sounds and flute melodies, Captain Feuerschwanz mourns his fallen father with his head held high. A song that brings hope in dark times and once again underlines the credo of the last studio album – Memento Mori!

Hauptmann Feuerschwanz on “Das Herz eines Drachen”:
“Das Herz eines Drachen” is a very personal song for me. To find words and sounds for feelings for which there are no words is almost impossible, but with the help of my friends from Feuerschwanz I mastered this challenge.
What if the world feels so threatening that the nervous system goes into a freeze? Perhaps that’s why it’s no coincidence that my second profession, as a psychologist, deals with the effects of trauma on our nervous systems. “Das Herz eines Drachen” is a song that is supposed to bring healing and reconciliation for everything that hurt us when we were young. I have found a new share of authentic strength and connection with my family and to the whole world again through my Dragonheart.”

After the great chart entry at #1 the new FEUERSCHWANZ album Memento Mori remained in the Top 120 of the official German album charts for a total of 11 weeks.

On Memento Mori, FEUERSCHWANZ finally make the step away from the simpler humor of earlier days, to one of the most important bands in German Folk-Rock!

With chanting violin playing, Memento Mori starts its heroic journey with its eponymous opener. The song turns out to be a melodic rock anthem with a well-known medieval character, a blazing guitar riff and life-affirming lyrics. On “Untot im Drachenboot”, the squad around Hauptmann Feuerschwanz sets off for new musical shores in a Viking ship full of undead warriors. “Rausch der Barberei”, on the other hand delivers a violent, raw voice and driving drumming that send its listeners into unbridled frenzy. On “Krampus”, FEUERSCHWANZ sing in a canon of vocals and instruments about the ancient legend of the demonic companion of St. Nicholas, who is dressed in fur and a horned mask. “Hannibal” on the other hand embarks on a raging battle of powerful choirs, swirling violin and guitar solos and driving drums, led by army commander Hannibal. The crowning finale of the almost 40-minute adventure is provided by “Skaldenmet” with its proudly advancing bass.

In trademark FEUERSCHWANZ style, Memento Mori is about great adventures, historic battles and outstanding heroic deeds. FEUERSCHWANZ manage to stay true to their trademarks and at the same time venture into new musical realms. Fans of the band can look forward to an extensive deluxe edition of the album, which extends the running time of Memento Mori by almost double! Two additional CDs feature instrumental versions of all eleven tracks as well as the cover CD Die Glorreichen Sieben (The Magnificent Seven), which includes seven epic reissues from Amon Amarth to Die Ärzte and The Weeknd.

FEUERSCHWANZ on the new album:
“You take nothing with you to your grave, except your coffin… Memento Mori is the direct successor to Die Letzte Schlacht! The world of Hauptmann Feuerschwanz is in flames, overrun by the living dead and scourged by religious zealots… All of this sounds frighteningly real, even in Anno Domini 2021, so it’s time to defy the storm once again and celebrate life. Let’s live here, let’s live now – until death sharpens his knife!”

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Track-list for Memento Mori:

Memento Mori
Untot im Drachenboot
Ultima Nocte
Rausch der Barbarei
Krampus
Feuer & Schwert
Das Herz eines Drachen
Rohirrim
Am Galgen
Hannibal
Skaldenmet

Tracklist Die Glorreichen Sieben:

Blinding Lights (The Weeknd Cover)
Warriors Of The World United (Manowar Cover)
Twilight Of The Thundergod (Amon Amarth Cover)
The Bad Touch (Bloodhound Gang Cover)
Dragostea Din Tei (O-Zone Cover)
Square Hammer (Ghost Cover)
Der Graf (Die Ärzte Cover)

FEUERSCHWANZ live:
Festival Shows 2022:
20.05.22 DE – Bad Segeberg / Felsenburg Festival
03.06.22 DE – Dietenhofen / Bibertal Festival
10.06.22 DE – Kranichfeld / Sternenklang Festival
11.06.22 DE – Gelsenkirchen / Folkfield Fesrtival
24.06.22 DE – Dischingen / Rock am Härtsfeldsee
09.07.22 DE – Tuttlingen / Honbergsommer
23.07.22 DE – Bückeburg / MPS
04.08.22 ES – Villena / Leyendas Del Rock
05.08.22 DE – Wacken / Wacken Open Air
06.08.22 DE – Cologne / Südbrücke – Only Metfest in 2022 w/ Equilibrium, Wind Rose, Grailknights
07.08.22 DE – Hildesheim / M’era Luna Festival
12.08.22 AT – Graz / Metal On The Hill
13.08.22 DE – Höchstadt a. d. Aisch / Schlosshof Festival
17.08.22 DE – Dinkelsbühl / Summer Breeze
18.08.22 DE – Lindau / Club Vaudeville
19.08.22 CH – Vallamand / Rock The Lakes
20.08.22 CZ – Moravský Krumlov / Rock Castle
26.08.22 DE – Dresden / Schleife 1 Open Air
27.08.22 DE – Schleswig / Baltic Open Air
03.09.22 DE – Luhmühlen / MPS
14.10.22 ES – Mallorca / Full Metal Holiday

Memento Mori Tour 2023
w/ Warkings
12.04.23 AT – Linz / Posthof
13.04.23 AT – Vienna / Szene
14.04.23 AT – Graz / Dom am Berg
15.04.23 DE – Munich / Backstage
20.04.23 DE – Frankfurt / Batschkapp
21.04.23 DE – Saarbrücken / Garage
22.04.23 DE – Stuttgart / Im Wizemann
27.04.23 DE – Hamburg / Markthalle
28.04.23 DE – Hamburg / Markthalle
29.04.23 DE – Oberhausen / Turbinenhalle
30.04.23 DE – Nuremberg / Löwensaal
05.05.23 DE – Leipzig / Felsenkeller
06.05.23 DE – Berlin / Huxleys
11.05.23 DE – Bremen / Aladin
12.05.23 DE – Hanover / Capitol
13.05.23 DE – Cologne / Carlswerk Victoria

GWAR’s Blöthar Says Upcoming Documentary Will Have a Streaming & Somewhat Theatrical Release

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Jimmy Kay and Alan Dixon from Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke with Gwar Frontman Blöthar the Berserker. The band’s new album ‘The New Dark Ages’ will be released via Pit Records June 3, 2022. Watch the Full interview below.

When asked about the new album
“To me it sounds like a record that needed to be made right now. You put on records today and they feel like they all sound the same. Bands are very into repeating themselves in a lot of ways. Gwar is very liberating because we don’t have to make the same record over and over again. We use a lot of Tri Tones in some songs which sort of the mark of the Voivod I suppose. Also we wanted to have songs that captured almost an Alice Cooper feel that were varied enough that it would satisfy us as musicians that is what we are interested in doing. I think you have to do what you want to do. I think this record shows that there are things we can teach. This is a band that has never gotten it’s due musically.”

When asked about the upcoming documentary
“The Documentary is actually finished I think it’s going through a final edit here and there. By and large it’s done and I think people are gonna love it. It really explains a lot about the band and about the human side of Gwar which believe it or not does exist. There is really nothing like it. There is nothing like what Gwar puts on stage but there is nothing like the organization that makes it. The documentary is coming out around the same time as the album a little bit later, I think it’s July 2022. There is a big announcement that is coming on how it will be available streaming but I don’t think we can talk about it yet. It will also have a somewhat of a theatrical release.”

When asked about Iron Maiden as an influence on Gwar
“I love Iron Maiden but it always bothered me that Steve Harris had a problem with Punk Rock for some reason. Especially when you can hear it in some of what they are doing around the Killers era. Steve Harris is a big influence on Gwar whether he likes it or not and he probably doesn’t like it.”

When asked about his thoughts on Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
“He is so cute, he is like Justin Beaver, he is just adorable and as far as world leaders go I just want to pinch his little hiney. It too me a long time to I figured out that Canada wasn’t one big ugly state. But now I understand it is not it is it’s own country and it should start acting like it damn it.”

“The New Dark Ages” track listing:

01. New Dark Age
02. Blood Libel
03. Berserker Mode
04. Mother Fucking Liar
05. Unto the Breach
06. Completely Fucked
07. The Cutter
08. Rise Again
09. The Beast Will Eat Itself
10. The Venom Of The Platypus
11. Ratcatcher
12. Bored to Death
13. Death Whistle Suite:
– Temple Ascent
– Starving Gods
– Deus Ex Monstrum

Polish OVER THE UNDER Release “Red Album” Album, Donate All Profits to Help Ukraine

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On April 6 2022, the Polish metal trio OVER THE UNDER released their newest album called “Red Album“. The band decided to donate all profits from the sale of the pre-order to help Ukraine fight the Russian tyrant. Over The Under is a band existing on the Polish music scene since 2014, and in the second half of 2017, they took the idea of rock’n’roll deeply to heart and decided to quit their usual job to play 100 concerts in 100 days without any breaks, thus winning the world record. “Red Album” is a diverse bridge that connects many musical genres. Riffs that draw a handful of southern or thrash classics, seasoned with solid production and a message straight from the heart about the current state of the world.

The album was recorded in the band Studio without a name, released by their own label Falista Records and is available to buy at Bandcamp.

Commentary about “Red Album”:

“The idea of the album is to show the vision of looping civilization. This vision revolves around civilization’s pursuit of a reset, after which everything returns to its roots and the time of development begins again. At the time of writing this album, we didn’t know a pandemic was coming. Maybe she is the reset? We would not expect that our neighbor would be at war. Maybe this war is such a reset? Unfortunately, the album fitted into today’s world situation. Maybe this is just the beginning of the reset? Red may be associated with a hammer and sickle, blood, but for us it is an emergency first aid kit. We donated all the proceeds from the pre-order to humanitarian aid to Ukraine. So the Red Album first aid kit is not just a metaphor”.

As part of the promotion of the album, the band released music videos for the songs “Letter To Mother War” and ”Red“, which You can watch below ⤵