BATTLE BORN Announce Self-Titled EP Reissue & Additional May Tour Dates

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Following their recently inked deal with Prosthetic Records, Southampton, UK’s BATTLE BORN have today announced plans to reissue their debut self-titled EP on CD via the Los Angeles based label on May 6. Originally released in 2020, Battle Born serves as an introduction to the bands intensely fun brand of power metal. New material from BATTLE BORN will be revealed in the coming months.

Speaking on the reissue, BATTLE BORN comments: “We’re proud to be re-releasing our debut EP, Battle Born, via Prosthetic Records – with a fresh remaster and a brand new bonus track, Hammer of Might!  We wrote Hammer of Might in the same sessions as the other tracks originally released on the EP, so it seemed like the perfect inclusion for the first step on our new path with Prosthetic.”

Revisit BATTLE BORN‘s self-titled debut here.

Accompanying the news of Battle Born‘s reissue, the band have shared additional show dates for their upcoming UK Ride for Heavy Metal tour – now including two warm up shows in the band’s hometown of Southampton as well as Bournemouth.

BATTLE BORN‘s UK Ride for Heavy Metal tour dates:
6 May – Firehouse – Southampton
7 May – Anvil Rockbar – Bournemouth
20 May – New Cross Inn – London
27 May – Frog and Fiddle – Cheltenham
29 May – The Bullingdon – Oxford
31 May – Corporation – Sheffield
1 June – Ivory Blacks – Glasgow
2 June – Satans Hollow – Manchester
3 June – The Station – Cannock
4 June – Underground – Plymouth
5 June – Golden Lion – Banstaple

PATHOLOGY Release Music Video For ‘Procession Of Mangled Humans’

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Gore-fueled death metallers PATHOLOGY released their 11th studio album, “The Everlasting Plague”, last fall via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band release the music video for ‘Procession For Mangled Humans’. Watch the video directed by DDD, below.

PATHOLOGY comments, “We’re proud to announce the release of our brand new music video for ‘Procession Of Mangled Humans’ from “The Everlasting Plague”. Enjoy the video and we’ll see you on the road!!!”

This Summer, PATHOLOGY will join headliners and label mates brutal-tech death merchants DECREPIT BIRTH on their “The Uncreation Of Civilization” Tour 2022. The 29-date trek will begin in Sacramento on July 8th and will make stops in Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Houston before concluding in South Lake Tahoe on August 6th. Joining the bands are Topeka, Kansas-based brutal death metal horde UNMERCIFUL (July 8th-31st), death metallers CONDEMNED (August 2nd-6th), and Texas Death Metal band STABBING (July 8th-14th & July 16th-26th). Tickets are now on sale for the tour!

Confirmed dates for PATHOLOGY’s upcoming tour with headliners DECREPIT BIRTH are:

7/08/2022 Goldfield Trading Post – Sacramento, CA+ 7/09/2022 Bossanova Ballroom – Portland, OR+
7/10/2022 El Corazon – Seattle, WA+ 7/11/2022 The Shredder – Boise, ID+
7/12/2022 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT+ 7/13/2022 Roxy Theater – Denver, CO+
7/14/2022 BLVD Nights – Kansas City, MO+ 7/15/2022 Reggies – Chicago, IL
7/16/2022 The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN+ 7/17/2022 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI+
7/18/2022 The Crafthouse – Pittsburgh, PA+ 7/19/2022 Empire Underground – Albany, NY+
7/20/2022 Alchemy – Providence, RI+ 7/21/2022 The Kingsland – Brooklyn, NY+
7/22/2022 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ+ 7/23/2022 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD+
7/24/2022 Canal Club – Richmond, VA+ 7/25.2022 The Milestone Club – Charlotte, NC+
7/26/2022 The Masquerade (Purgatory) – Atlanta, GA+ 7/27/2022 The Haven – Orlando, FL
7/29/2022 The Secret Group – Houston, TX*
7/30/2022 Amplified Live – Dallas, TX*
7/31/2022 Come and Take it Live – Austin, TX*
8/01/2022 Rockhouse Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX
8/02/2022 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ~
8/03/2022 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA~
8/04/2022 Whisky-A-Go-Go – West Hollywood, CA~
8/05/2022 The Great Northern – San Francisco, CA~
8/06/2022 Whiskey Dicks Saloon – South Lake Tahoe, CA~
*With UNMERCIFUL
~With CONDEMNED
+With STABBING

“The Everlasting Plague” was recorded earlier this year at Sharkbite Studios. The album was produced by Zack Ohren who also handled engineering and mixing. The demented priest sometimes seen gracing the cover of other PATHOLOGY albums makes a reappearance here as an apex zombie ripping the flesh from his fellow dead man as he ascends to the top of a demolished city. Long-time artist companion Par Olofsson returned to the PATHOLOGY fold to design the piece.

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Release Music Video for New Single ‘Euer Gott Ist Der Tod’

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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 brand of melodic heaviness, accompanied by singular, intense lyrics. Since forming back in 1995, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER have remained innovative and courageous, delivering a form of extreme metal that is second to none. In the artistic realm of the Weimar based quartet there are no rules – anarchy, a free flow of ideas and visions reign supreme!

With a highly supportive and engaged following at their side, they achieved #10 in Germany’s official charts with their album “Der Rote Reiter”. The band has played every major metal festival and countless fans have succumbed to “Reitermania” – which is the wild and crazy experience that only DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER can provide.  

The band are currently getting ready to release “Wilde Kinder” (=“Wild Children”), their new album due out on April 22, 2022 – the official successor to “Der Rote Reiter” (2017)!

And today, they present their brand new single ‘Euer Gott Ist Der Tod’ (= ‘Your God Is Death’). A harbinger of the apocalypse – where death and darkness unite in an invincible alliance. An epic masterpiece! Centre stage as a shining angel amongst the pitch-black chaos is former DEADLOCK singer Sabine Scherer.

Get the single digitally here: https://reitermania.bfan.link/euer-gott-ist-der-tod

“Mors et nox in concordia invicta – United are Death and Night in invincible alliance. So shall it be – until the last sound is gone, all regret is washed away and the old earth is hanging dead in the sky.” // (DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER)

Recently, the band announced “The March For Freedom”, a special worldwide streaming event, which will celebrate the release of their new album and is set to be the ultimate experience of Reitermania’s live-power!  

For the first time ever, the band will perform not only fan favourites but also brand new songs from their upcoming album „Wilde Kinder“. Fans from all over the world will have the chance to join this unique online-event, that will take place via https://live4you.net/reitermania

Get your tickets here: www.reitermania.de

Watch the show trailer here:

Entirely self-recorded, and mixed and mastered by Eike Freese (Chameleon Studios, Hamburg; who has worked for bands like HELLOWEEN, DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER), DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER celebrate a stunning return after their completely improvised ‘Jam Session’ record “The Divine Horsemen” (2021), and attack with “Volle Kraft!” (= full power!).

Pre-order the album “Wilde Kinder” in the format of your choice, here: https://reitermania.bfan.link/wilde-kinder

HORIZON IGNITED Sign with Nuclear Blast, Release Single + Video ‘Towards The Dying Lands’

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Finnish melodic death metal band ‘HORIZON IGNITED’ have officially joined Nuclear Blast Records. 

Over the past thirty frantic years, this passion-raising heavy metal subgenre has undeniably evolved and changed, but some complaints have also been heard in the dim alleys: where are all the magnificent entrants?

Well, as so many times before, kindly turn your face towards Finland − still the most metallic country in the world − and meet melodic death metal’s hottest newcomers…

HORIZON IGNITED has arrived and this relentless sextet is here to stay!

To celebrate the signing, the Finns have instantly released their single ‘Towards The Dying Lands’ which comes along with a music video to start the new phase of their career with a bang!

Listen to the song here: https://bfan.link/HorizonIgnitedTTDLSingle

The band commenting on the signing to Nuclear Blast:
“We are truly honored beyond belief to join the Nuclear Blast -family with our second album! We did set our goals high, but I don’t think that any of us were expecting this.
It is truly a dream come true to have our music released by a legendary label that has housed many of our idols throughout the years.
With Nuclear Blast we are able to take our first steps on this musical journey that allows us to bring our vision alive and to share our music with the world.
This is the beginning so stay tuned!”

Nuclear Blast A&R Jaap Wagemaker adds:
“Nuclear Blast is stoked to announce the signing of the up and coming melodic death metal band Horizon Ignited from Finland.
This band took us by surprise after we were introduced to them by their manager Maurizio Iacono from Kataklysm.
Their sound although based in melodic death metal is also influenced by metalcore as well and has the potential to appeal to a very wide audience.

The band has built up already quite a following on Spotify with their self released album “After The Storm”.
Their new songs are even stronger which is proven by the 2 singles that we will release first.
Later on this year the band will also make their debut on the European stages.
This band is ready to take the world by storm!”

Founded back in 2017 by guitarists Johannes Mäkinen and Vili Vottonen, the debut album “After the Storm” was unleashed when the northern winds choked HORIZON IGNITED’s hometown of Kouvola in early 2019. The completely self-published album met very positive feedback and the band has made its mark since then.

HORIZON IGNITED’s diverse class of act − captivating and guitar-driven melodic death metal flavored with catchy metalcore elements among others.

HORIZON IGNITED are:
Okko Solanterä – Vocals
Johannes Mäkinen – Guitar
Vili Vottonen – Guitar
Miska Ek – Keyboards
Jukka Haarala – Bass
Jiri Vanhatalo – Drums

OCEANS Release Emotional Single ‘Home’, Announce New EP

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After releasing their latest EP named “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part I: Love” in January of this year, rising German/Austrian nu-metal stars OCEANS are pleased to announce the highly anticipated second part of this masterpiece – the digital EP entitled “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part II: Longing”.

The band have also released a music video for their emotional new single ‘Home’.

Get the single digitally here: https://bfan.link/oceans-home

Timo Rotten comments:
“Home is so much more than just the place where we come from. 
It’s love, friends, acceptance – it’s peace. 
I’ve been searching for this place, this feeling of accomplishment all my life and to be honest, I’m not sure I’ve found it yet. But what I do know is, that ‘HOME’ portrays pretty damn well how it feels to search for it.”

Pre-save “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part II: Longing” here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-ii-longing
Get the digital EP “Hell Is Where The Heart Is – Part I: Love” here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-i-love

JOE SATRIANI Reschedules 2022 European And UK tour to 2023

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 11, 2022
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World-renowned guitar virtuoso, JOE SATRIANI, has made the very tough decision to once again reschedule his European tour. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020 it had been rescheduled to begin in April 2022. However, with the current Covid restrictions and quarantine mandates not yet standardized throughout the World, it has been decided that the best path forward is to reschedule once again. The new tour dates will now be moving to 2023.

These NEWLY rescheduled shows are now set to begin on April 1, 2023, in Oslo, Norway and wind up on June 4th in Bordeaux, France.

Fans who are holding tickets for these shows, originally planned to take place in April, May and June 2022, will be honoured for the rescheduled dates. 

Joe’s rescheduled UK concerts have been moved to May 2023. The rescheduled UK dates include Birmingham Symphony Hall (Friday 12 May), Gateshead, Sage Hall 1 (Saturday 13 May), Manchester, Bridgewater Hall (Sunday 14 May), Glasgow, O2 Academy (Monday 15 May), Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion (Tuesday 16 May), and London Palladium (Wednesday 17 May).

Satriani is set to release his new album, The Elephants of Mars, worldwide on April 8, 2022, via earMusic. Pre-order from https://joe-satriani.lnk.to/TheElephantsOfMars. 

His current band features celebrated drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Fogerty) bassist Bryan Beller (Aristocrats) and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte (Thirsty Merc) with Joe Satriani on guitar.

Watch Joe’s music videos for his singles Sahara and Faceless. 

JOE SATRIANI 2023 TOUR

APRIL 2023

1 Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
2 Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset Arenan
3 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio
4 Odense, Denmark @ Posten
5 Aarhus, Denmark @ Train
7 Prague, Czech Republic @ Prague Congress Centre
8 Vienna, Austria @ Wiener Stadhalle
10 Budapest, Hungary @ Barba Negra Track
11 Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola Club
13 Enschede, Netherlands @ Muziekcentrum Enschede
14 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg the Max
15 Heerlen, Netherlands @ RABOzaal Heerlen
16 Antwerp, Belgium @ De Roma
17 Oberhausen, Germany @ Turbinenhalle Oberhausen
18 Nürnberg, Germany @ Löwensaal
20 Berlin, Germany @ Huxley’s Neue Welt
22 Zurich, Switzerland @ Volkshaus Zurich
24 Milano, Italy @ Teatro dal Verme
26 Napoli, Italy @ Teatro Augusteo
28 Lecce, Italy @ Teatro Politeama Greco
29 Roma, Italy @ Auditorium Conciliazione
30 Firenze, Italy @ Teatro Verdi

MAY 2023

2 Bologna, Italy @ Europaditorium
4 Lyon, France @ Transbordeur
5 Nantes, France @ Cité des Congrès
6 Clermont-Ferrand, France @ Coopérative de Mai
7 Tours, France @ Le Vinci
9 Rennes, France @ Le Liberté
10 Saint-Malo, France @ La Nouvelle Vague
12 Birmingham, UK @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
13 Gateshead, UK @ Gateshead Sage 1
14 Manchester, UK @ Bridgewater Hall
15 Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 Academy Glasgow
16 Bexhill, UK @ Bexhill De La Warr
17 London, UK @ Palladium
19 Reims, France @ La Cartonnerie
20 Paris, France @ L’Olympia
22 Metz, France @ Bam
23 Besançon, France @ La Rodia
24 Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
26 Karlsruhe, Germany @ Kulturzentrum Tollhaus Karlsruhe
27 Winterbach, Germany @ Salierhalle Winterbach
30 Toulouse, France @ Théâtre du Casino Barrière
31 Perpignan, France @ @ Le Médiator

JUNE 2023

1 Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Barts
2 Madrid, Spain @ Sala la Riviera
3 Bilbao, Spain @ Santana 27
4 Bordeaux, France @ Théâtre Femina

More dates to be announced.

For further information on specific dates, please contact your local promoter.

For continuing updates on tour dates or album information, visit: SATRIANI.com