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INGESTED Confirm European Dates as Support of DYING FETUS

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 28, 2022

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The kings of British death metal, INGESTED, are checking in with another tour confirmation, this time as direct support to American Death Metal legends DYING FETUS!

DYING FETUS
+ INGESTED
10.06.22 – UK – London – Boston Music Room
12.06.22 – Netherlands – Nijmegen – Doornroosje
13.06.22 – Germany – Kassel – Goldgrube
15.06.22 – Germany – Chemnitz – AJZ
17.06.22 – Germany – Schweinfurt – Stattbahnhof
21.06.22 – Spain – Bilbao – Santana27
22.06.22 – Spain – Zaragoza – CC Delicias
23.06.22 – Spain – Valencia – Republicca

Before INGESTED will on the road supporting FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY!

FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY
+ INGESTED
06.05.22 UK Bristol @ Fleece
07.05.22 UK Birmingham @ The Mill
08.05.22 UK Manchester @ Rebellion
09.05.22 UK Glasgow @ Cathouse
10.05.22 UK Southampton @ The Loft
11.05.22 UK London @ o2 Academy Islington
12.05.22 France Paris @ Gibus
13.05.22 Germany Köln @ Essigfabrik
14.05.22 Germany Berlin @ SO36
15.05.22 Germany Hannover @ Faust
16.05.22 Germany Hamburg @ Logo
17.05.22 Germany Leipzig @ Conne Island
18.05.22 Poland Warsaw @ Proxima
19.05.22 Germany Nürnberg @ Hirsch
20.05.22 Austria Wien @ Arena
21.05.22 Hungary Budapest @ Barba Negra
22.05.22 Slovenia Ljubljana @ Orto Bar
23.05.22 Italy Milan @ Slaughter Club
24.05.22 Switzerland Lyss @ Kulturfabrik
25.05.22 Germany München @ Backstage
26.05.22 Germany Saarbrücken @ Garage
27.05.22 Netherlands Utrecht @ Helling

INGESTED summer festivals:
11.06.22 Netherlands Leeuwarden @ Into The Grave
16.06.22 Czech Republic Cerveny Kostelec @ MetalGate Czech Death Fest
18.06.22 Switzerland Pratteln @ Z7 Wild Dayz
19.06.22 France Clisson @ Hellfest
24.06.22 Spain Cartagena, Murcia @ Rock Imperium

Kicking of 2022 with the release of “Rebirth,” a taste from their upcoming album, slated for release this fall on Metal Blade Records.

Watch “Rebirth” now: youtu.be/C-THzENUVyw

“‘Rebirth’ has arrived at quite an important time for INGESTED. We’ve shed our skin and transformed into our next phase,” proclaims frontman Jason Evans. “We decided on a live video for the single as we’ve missed the bubbling intensity of playing live so much over the past year or so, we really wanted capture the destructive nature of an INGESTED show. Unchained, unleashed and unburdened, we’re ready to show the world what INGESTED is truly capable of, and to all our fans, thank you for sticking with us through the years, the best is yet to come!“

INGESTED formed in 2006 in Manchester, England and have since toured extensively with Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile, Carnifex, Revocation, and have been seen on European festival stages including Summer Breeze Open Air. The band earned Billboard chart entries in 2018 with their album The Level Above Human, including: #5 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, #30 Independent Albums, #16 Hard Rock Albums, #135 Top 200. The band saw chart action again with their 2020 release Where Only Gods May Tread including #4 Current Hard Music Albums, #10 Top new Artist Albums, #139 Billboard Top Albums and #15 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums, and #50 UK Independent Albums chart. With an already extensive release and touring history, INGESTED are eagerly anticipating an exciting new era as part of the Metal Blade Records roster.

16 years into their career, with original members Sean Hynes, Jason Evans & Lyn Jeffs, INGESTED made the exciting move to sign a new long-term deal with Metal Blade Records in 2021. Evans adds, “Metal Blade Records is a legendary label, with a roster of legendary artists and we are very proud to say that INGESTED will now stand amongst them. We’re super excited about this next step in our journey and can’t wait to bring you more music, more videos and more shows, worldwide. Here comes the Metal Blade era of INGESTED!“

CULT OF LUNA’s Johannes Persson + Perturbator Join Forces for FINAL LIGHT, Self-Titled Album Out June 24th

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Photo credit: Chad Michael Ward & David Fitt

FINAL LIGHT, a one-time only project featuring Perturbator and Cult of Luna‘s Johannes Persson, release their self-titled album on June 24 via Red Creek.

The project is the result of both a recently discovered kinship and the opportunity for Perturbator, at the request of Roadburn’s Walter Hoeijmakers, to do a commissioned piece with a musician of his choice for the festival’s 2020 iteration, which of course did not happen.

“It was an honour,” James Kent (Perturbator) recalls. “I immediately thought of Cult of Luna. Even though my music is mostly electronic and synth-based, we both have a knack for creating atmospheres, so I thought it would be a very interesting match.“

Kent and Johannes first met only months beforehand, when Johannes attended one of the Frenchman’s shows in Stockholm. “I’ve been a fan for a long, long time,” Johannes says. “We had this creative discussion back and forth and we hit it off.“

As soon as the pair began work on their boundary-decimating songs, they knew that they had to be immortalized as an album. “It was immediate,” states Kent. “We had almost an hour of interesting music, so it would’ve been a shame to simply perform it and not do anything with it afterwards. It’s a project that I really want to share; it’s not only the fruit of a collaboration between me and one of my favourite musicians, but also very unique and once-in-a-lifetime.“

The pair unveiled the live version of Final Light last week, as they performed on Friday at Roadburn 2022.

A preview of Final Light arrives today with the release of “In The Void,” a nine-minute song that incorporates the best of the two forward-thinking musicians. All-consuming, electrified bass notes are answered by creeping six-string melodies, before alien synth lines dance beneath anguished screams.

Final Light physical and digital pre-orders are available now with the album available on black vinyl via Metal Blade Records here: indiemerch.com, with digital pre-orders available here: orcd.co/finallight

Final Light track list:
1. Nothing Will Bear Your Name
2. In the Void
3. It Came with the Water
4. Final Light
5. The Fall of a Giant
6. Ruin to Decay

Follow FINAL LIGHT here: orcd.co/follow_finallight

GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN Sign With Argonauta Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 27, 2022

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Leipzig-based heavy psych and instrumental trance rockers GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN have inked a record deal with Argonauta Records, home for acts such as Los Natas, Mitochondrial Sun by Niklas Sundin (formely in Dark Tranquility), Mammoth Storm, High Fighter, Suma or Ancient Vvisdom to name just a few. Formed in 2011 in Jena, the German trio creates a vibrant mixture of melodical recognizability and rhythmic complexity. GODZILLA IN THE KITCHEN have released one full-length record to date, with a new album to follow in the hopefully not so distant future via the Italian powerhouse label.

“By a fan of Instrumental music I am, I have to warn you that Godzilla in the Kitchen are really something unique in the whole genre,“ Argonauta Records owner Gero Lucisano is convinced. “Trance inducing and Psych Rock in a very genuine way. Highly melodic and definitely with a lot of energy, the new album will set new standards for the underground movement!”

The band comments: “We are delighted to have signed our first record deal with such a prestigious and experienced label as Argonauta Records. Gero is an expert in the industry and an absolute specialist of the underground music scene. We are taking the next big step as a band and releasing our 2nd album together with him after our debut 7 years ago. We are really excited to present our new songs to you.“

YATRA Premiere New Single + Visualizer for ‘Death Cantation’

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Maryland’s YATRA yesterday premiered their new single, Death Cantation, and its accompanying visualizer via Decibel. Death Cantation is the second single to be taken from the band’s upcoming fourth full-length, Born into Chaos, set for release on June 10. The new track further showcases the trio’s bold evolution away from their doom and sludge origins into brutish death metal.

LISTEN TO DEATH CANTATION AND WATCH THE VISUALIZER VIA DECIBEL HERE.

Death Cantation will be available on all streaming platforms on Friday, April 29.
Born into Chaos is available to pre-order here.

Speaking on the premiere, Dana Helmuth (guitar / vocals) comments: “Death Cantation is a battle thrash seek and destroy mission into a burning Gygaxian mindscape of blood and fire. This was the last song written before we recorded Born into Chaos and it’s become one of our favorites in the live set.”

Written during the pandemic, Born into Chaos combines the uncertainty of the times and the desire to push forward at all costs. The group often jammed, while Helmuth constantly wrote, always looking to up his game. Riffs were hammered out via voice recorder and exchanged with drummer Lafferty and bassist Geisbert to keep the collaboration between members alive and productive. All eight songs were birthed frenzied and combative. Clearly, YATRA weren’t ready to capitulate or sacrifice re-discovered instinct.

Born into Chaos was recorded by YATRA, engineered by Noel Mueller (Foehammer, Myopic) at Tiny Castle Recording in Towson, Maryland. Mueller also handled the mix. The band then onboarded Brad Boatright (Sleep, Monolord) at Audiosiege in Portland, Oregon, to master. The team’s primary goal was to give YATRA heft, grit, and power on new songs like Born into Chaos, Terrorizer and Tormentation. Truly, from the first to the last spin, there’s no escape from YATRA’s feral charge on Born into Chaos.

Like their 2020 full length, All is Lost, YATRA’s Born into Chaos will come adorned in a Paolo Girardi (Power Trip, Black Breath) while also revealing a revamped logo by renowned artist Mark Riddick (Nunslaughter, Revel in Flesh). Draped in straightforward yet probing lyrics and supported by a killer horror-inspired video for Terminate by the Sword, Born into Chaos exposes the bone of YATRA’s complete transformation. The group’s new album will see them chart new courses for North America and Europe in 2022 and 2023.

Born into Chaos tracklist:

Death Cantation
Born into Chaos
Wrath of the Warmaster
Terminate by the Sword
Reign of Terror
Terrorizer
Omens of Fire
Tormentation

KILL RITUAL Sign with Massacre Records, New Album Coming in Late 2022

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Massacre Records is happy to welcome KILL RITUAL to their roster!

Formed in 2010, the band has established themselves five critically acclaimed and well received studio albums, tours with Iced Earth, Sanctuary, Raven and Hirax as well as a recent EP.

If you are a fan of powerful and classic guitar-oriented metal with a tight rhythm section and wide-ranged vocals with Bay Area Thrash roots, you are going to want to check out the band comprised of vocalist Brian “Chalice” Betterton, guitarist/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Steven D. Rice, bassist David Alusik and drummer Seamus Gleason!

The band recently finished recording their upcoming sixth studio album “Kill Star Black Mark Dead Hand Pierced Heart”, mixed by King Diamond guitarist Andy La Rocque at SonicTrain Studios. The album is scheduled to be released in late 2022 via Massacre Records.

More information at https://www.facebook.com/KillRitual

RIOGHAN Releases Second Single + Music Video ‘Promises’

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Finnish RIOGHAN is set to release her debut album ‘Different Kinds Of Losses’ later in 2022 via Inverse Records. The album has been made in collaboration with Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Einar Solberg (Leprous), Teemu Liekkala (ex-Manufacturer’s Pride, Red Eleven) and Teemu Koskela (ex-Celesty).

The second single Promises from the upcoming album is released today and a stunning music video made by Aarni Visuals can be seen here:

Rioghan comments Promises single:

“Promises brings out some new colors and tunes from Rioghan. A bit more aggressive, a bit more djenty, let’s see where it leads. The lyric of this song inspired the overall mood and structure a lot, as it tells a story of violence from those who are closest to you. The song holds some sharp turns and reflects the more progressive metal side of the upcoming album.”

Listen to Promises single on:
Youtube: https://youtu.be/-L-6TsxqnJM
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3veBm4E
Bandcamp: https://rioghan.bandcamp.com
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3EMoN3D
Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09X66BSQQ

-Composed by Jenni Perämäki & Teemu Liekkala. Lyrics by Jenni Perämäki
-Mastered by Svante Forsbäck / Chartmakers Oy.
-Vocal recordings: Ville Hautaluoma
-Produced, recorded & mixed by Teemu Liekkala

Watch music video of first single Breath: https://youtu.be/XUqer-e072Y

Rioghan is a music project performed by me, singer Rioghan Darcy. Rioghan was founded in 2019 and is based on Lapua, Finland. Rooted deeply in both gothic and progressive metal scenes, I sure should bring something interesting on the table. I started off in 2010 as a poetry and lyric writer, but in 2019 I finally wanted to add some more to the mix and decided to fleshen up some of my words with music.

Songwriting wasn’t my strong suit, so I teamed up with a few skilled writers and together we came up with a 4 song EP “Blackened Sky”, which was released in March 2021. EP got some positive attention in alternative scenes, a few interviews and radioplays internationally. As things started rolling I decided I want to make a full length album and wanted to gather a new songwriting crew for that. Between the album demo making, we made a few cover songs with Teemu Liekkala and 2 songs from the EP “Covers II” got to Spotify editorial playlists, and have gained about 160k streams at this point.