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ABYSMAL DAWN Stream Entire “Nightmare Frontier” EP Ahead of Release Date

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 2, 2022
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Los Angeles death metal titans ABYSMAL DAWN will be releasing a brand new EP, ‘Nightmare Frontier,’ on February 4, 2022 via Season of Mist! The band is now streaming the new album in its entirety ahead of Friday’s release! You can hear the offering at THIS LOCATION.

The band comments, “Our new EP is a available to check out now! It includes a Bloodborne inspired track, a re-recorded song from our first album, an In Flames cover and a Candlemass cover with some unexpected clean vocals. It was fun to explore and pay tribute to some of our more melodic influences on this one. Enjoy!”

Pre-orders for ‘Nightmare Frontier’ are now live at the Season of Mist E-Shop, Abysmal Dawn Bandcamp, and Abysmal Dawn Store. The single and EP can be pre-saved across all streaming services HERE.

Moreover, ABYSMAL DAWN will be embarking on an extensive North American tour as direct support for OBSCURA at the start of next year! The trek will kick off in San Diego, CA on February 3 and will conclude on March 23 in Fresno, CA! Tickets are on sale NOW!

‘Nightmare Frontier’ follows up 2020’s critically-acclaimed album, ‘Phylogenesis.’ The album was named one of the best albums of 2020 by Metal Injection, Metal Insider (#7), Teeth of the Divine, Cursed Zine, and more! In addition, drummer James Coppolino is listed as one of Sick Drummer Magazine‘s favorite drummers of 2020 and the band’s song “Soul Sick Nation” was among Loudwire‘s “66 Best Metal Songs of 2020.”

‘Nightmare Frontier’ was mixed and mastered by Charles Elliott at Tastemaker Audio. Drums were engineered by John Haddad at Trench Studios, while tracking for all instruments was handled by Elliott.

The artwork for ‘Nightmare Frontier’ was created by Par Olofson.

Tracklist:
01. A Nightmare Slain (4:43) [WATCH]
02. Blacken The Sky (4:15) [WATCH]
03. Behind Space (3:37)
04. Bewitched (6:43)
Total running time: 00:19:20

THEIGNS & THRALLS Sign with Rockshots Records for Self-Titled Debut Album

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Rockshots Records is proud to announce their latest signing of THEIGNS & THRALLS for the release of their self-titled debut album due out April 8, 2022.

Theigns & Thralls is the brainchild of Skyclad vocalist and songwriter Kevin Ridley. Originally, it was intended to be an ‘occasional band’ to perform songs from Ridley’s back catalogue of songs from Skyclad and his solo album while working around Skyclad’s touring plans. However, when the 2020 global pandemic struck, his plans changed. Being stuck in lockdown, the project became a collaborative recording project building on a few demo ideas. At first, musician friends were contacted to add a bit of violin here and a whistle there. But then things gathered momentum and friends of friends were also asked and players across Europe joined to contribute. The response was, to say the least, overwhelmingly positive and, in the end, twenty-five musicians from bands such as Korpiklaani, Ensiferum, Cruachan, Waylander, Celtibeerian and Metal De Facto as well as solo musicians (new and old acquaintances of Ridley) contributed everything from drums, bass, guitar, violin, whistles, bagpipes to hurdy gurdy and vocals.

“I think that, because of lot of the album was written and recorded in a fairly short space of time, there is certain feel and continuity to it. There is a blend of Celtic Speed-Punk, Folk-Metal and Classic Rock influences. Added to that, in terms of lyrical content, there is a strong appreciation of history, literature and humanism that comes together.” adds Ridley.

The name Theigns & Thralls (which basically means masters and servants) was settled on and it was also decided to make an eponymous album so that Theigns & Thralls was the band’s name, the name of the album, and the name of one of the songs. This was to help clarify the band’s ’mission’ or ‘raison d’etre’.

As well as putting out the album and videos, the next phase of the band’s evolution will be to put together a ‘touring band’ when permitted, not only to do what was originally intended, but also to perform the new original songs – perhaps with a few guest artist appearances – and to become a force in their own right.

Theigns & Thralls is:
Kevin Ridley (Skyclad). vocals, guitar and mandola
John Ryan (ex-Cruachan), violin, Cello and backing vocals
Dave Briggs (Waylander), guitar, whistles and backing vocals
Arjon Valk, bass and backing vocals
Mike Verhof, drums

ASGAARD Drop “Sny na jawie” (Radio Cut) Lyric Video

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ASGAARD are proud to present you the lyric video of “Sny na jawie”, which is the 3rd track from the upcoming album “What if…”. Watch it below.

The song features lyrics by Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński (1921-1944) and is the first in the band’s career sung entirely in Polish.

Pre save “What if…” here: orcd.co/asgaardwhatif
Pre order the CD here: http://www.szataniec.pl/ASGAARD

Recording line-up:
Przemysław ‘Quazarre’ Olbryt – vocals
Bartłomiej ‘Hetzer’ Kostrzewa – rhythm, lead and acoustic guitars
Wojciech ‘Flumen’ Kostrzewa – synth, samples, fx, additional drums programming
Przemysław Nowak – bass (session)
Alvern – drums (session)

LILLI Release Second Single ‘Manflake’ from Upcoming Album

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Photographer: Markus Koskinen

Finnish rockers LILLI have released their second single, Manflake, from their upcoming second album. The previous single Limits of Life gave some tasters of the bands refreshed musical direction and this new single creates a continuum towards the second album’s more energetic and heavier punch.

“Manflake leans towards the more traditional hard rock recipe added with a hefty handful of rage from punk. As a fusion of these two the new single is at the same time fiercely stand taking and fist raising rumble”, tells the band’s bassist and chief studio officer Sami Halinen. “With Manflake, we have pushed to increase the quality of our sound without forgetting the rough edge coming from punk. All this is served to the listener as an efficient 3 and a half-minute package.”, Halinen continues.

The band Vocalist Lily Black opens the background of the lyrics: “Manflake is pointed at people who are offended about other people not tolerating their unsolicited opinions and bad behavior. It encourages you to be brave and live your life the way you are without minding the opinions of people who live in the past and think that everything was better then.”

Listen to “Manflake”:
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ufSUgt
Apple Music: https://apple.co/3L1CjTC
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ALeYkB
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/fi/album/284183852
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/210803840

Chicago Death Metal Veterans DISINTER Release “Demolition” Album

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Demolition, the new compilation by Chicago, Illinois Death Metal legends DISINTER, is out now in collaboration with Pest Records!

Here’s what Mike LeGros had to say about it:

“After new songs were crafted, we wanted to demo material along the way, up to the recording of the new full length BREAKER OF BONES. We infiltrated 3 recording studios 1 per year, for the last 3 years, recording 2 new songs, and re-recording an older song, with each session. Demo I 2019, Demo II 2020 and Demo III 2021 are the end result, and have been compiled for a release with PEST RECORDS. “DEMOLITION” showcases our first new material in over 15 years. We are anxiously awaiting this release which will go corpse in casket with our 6th full length release BREAKER OF BONES. We are happy to be working with an underground label, like PEST RECORDS, and thankful that they had interest in working with us, to bring these demo recordings together for this release.”

Play / order here: https://pestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disinter-demolition

Demolition is made of 3 unreleased demos from the past 3 years each featuring 3 tracks:

Demo 1 2019

DEMOLITION OF THE MIND
DEAD INSIDE
DISINTER

Recorded @ IRON HAND AUDIO
Engineered by Dan Klein January 2019

Demo 2 2020

RED QUEEN
THE HELL WE’VE BECOME
DEMONIC PORTRAITURE

Recorded @ BELLE CITY SOUND
Engineered by Chris Wisco 2020

Demo 3 2021

REANIMATE THE RAVENOUS
THE CURSE OF ETERNAL NIGHT
BREAKER OF BONES

Recorded @ MERCENARY DIGITAL STUDIOS
Engineered by Scott Creekmore Spring 2021

DYING OATH Sign with Extreme Management Group

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Extreme Management Group (EMG), home to bands like Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Rings of Saturn and more, has announced their partnership with Virginia Metalcore act DYING OATH.

Starting from humble beginnings of a small town, Dying Oath set out to change the local music scene. Releasing only 3 singles early on, the band had no idea what lay ahead of them. Building a steady following locally in a short amount of time, based solely on their love for their fans and the music they make, they began the swift roller-coaster ride of their lives.

Dying Oath’s original music is nothing short of unique, between the edgy gut punching growls of their front woman, alongside her partner’s smooth melodic cleans, to the 2000s-esque heavy metalcore riffs and chest thumping bass and drums. With influences such as Bullet for my Valentine, As I Lay Dying, In Flames, and Lamb of God, this band brings a melting pot of flavor to their music.

Their live show is said to be very passionate as it tells their story through an energetic stage performance, and has managed to help them make a name for themselves. Early in their career, Dying Oath, in under 2 years, have played festivals with some of the top bands that inspired them from all over the world, and has motivated them even more to put in the work to take their career to the next level.

Dying Oath has managed to snag the eyes and ears of local and national radio stations, magazines, and podcasts abroad, as well as thousands of views on their music videos. Their most recent release, End of Days, is a testament to their will to continue through all the hardships that the band has faced so far between member changes, the pandemic, and everyday life. Their friendship and love for what they do has pushed them to endure through hardship in the music industry as well as their private lives and has proven to only make them stronger as a unit.

In the midst of writing uplifting songs about overcoming difficult times and empowerment, Dying Oath hopes to shine as a light in the darkness to make a solid connection to the very people that got them through to begin with, the fans. This band’s main goal is to create music they’re proud of against all odds, even if that just means playing music with their friends on the weekend. Their “Dying Oath” is to be successful in their own lives doing what they love.

Now, the band has signed with Extreme Management Group, and had the following to say about the partnering, “We are beyond excited to have Scott and the incredible team at EMG in our corner. Expect big things very soon!”. EMG said, “We are happy to bring Dying Oath into the mix and look forward to a successful partnership”. Anticipate big things to come from DYING OATH and Extreme Management Group.

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