In support of their latest album “Dead Reckoning“, Finland’s very own OCEANHOARSE have shared a brand new lyric video for the track “Fields of Severed Dreams”. Released on August 20th via German Label Noble Demon, the band’s studio album debut features 13 tracks, loaded with crushing riffs, vocal harmonies and high voltage arrangements and shows a band willing to explore things in their very own style, instead of sticking to any kind of average formular. But listen for yourself and enjoy the new lyric video by OCEANHOARSE, streaming here:
Furthermore the band will hit the road soon for an extensive 22-days-run, together with Swedish progressive metal masters SOEN and PORT NOIR. Tickets are available atTHIS LOCATION and the dates are as follows:
As the world circles the abyss at gathering speed, WIEGEDOOD have returned to provide a perfectly vicious soundtrack. Their new visualizer clip for “Now Will Always Be” is offering a deep dive into the artwork of “There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road”, that is scheduled for a release on January 14th, 2022. Immerse yourself in 8+ minutes of mesmerizing disgust:
The band comments: “A seemingly never-ending mantra dedicated to the now. A hypnotic drone that evolves into a melodic opus.”
The band about the album: “’There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road’” focuses on the filthiest and most disgusting parts of human nature and society. It steers clear from the typical Black Metal themes and concepts, instead zoning in on the struggle we lead within, trying to overcome the fact we are all made from that same filth. Exploring places the previous trilogy didn’t even scratch the surface of, both lyrically and musically. A first-hand look into pure disgust, a psychotic ride with synths, tape-recorders, hot club jazz and distressing samples. A definite switch from our previous work, a dark turn into something unexpected and unwelcome.”
Being dedicated road dogs the band will embark on a European tour following the release of the album. The first part will be supported by Portrayal Of Guilt.
20.01.2022 (NL) Amsterdam – Q-Factory * 21.01.2022 (FR) Paris – Petit Bain * 22.01.2022 (FR) Colmar – Grillen * 23.01.2022 (BE) Brussels – AB-Box * 25.01.2022 (DE) Hamburg – Hafenklang * 26.01.2022 (DK) Copenhagen – Vega * 27.01.2022 (DE) Berlin – Zukunft * 28.01.2022 (DE) Leipzig – UT Connewitz * 29.01.2022 (PL) Poznan – Pod Minoga 30.01.2022 (CZ) Prague – Fuchs2 * 31.01.2022 (HUN) Budapest – Durer Kert * 01.02.2022 (AT) Vienna – Arena * 02.02.2022 (AT) Innsbruck – PMK * 03.02.2022 (IT) Mezzago – Bloom * 04.02.2022 (CH) Dudingen – Bad Bonn * 05.02.2022 (DE) Munich – Feierwerk * 06.02.2022 (DE) Cologne – Gebaeude 9 * 10.03.2022 (UK) Birmingham – Hare & Hound 11.03.2022 (UK) Bristol – he Crown 12.03.2022 (UK) Newcastle – The Cluny 13.03.2022 (UK) Glasgow Broadcast 14.03.2022 (N.IRE) Belfast – Voodoo 15.03.2022 (IRE) Galway – Roisin Dubh 16.03.2022 (IRE) Dublin – Grand Social 17.03.2022 (UK) Manchester – Star & Garter 18.03.2022 (UK) Plymouth – The Underground 19.03.2022 (UK) London – Oslo 22.03.2022 (LT) Vilnius – XI20 23.03.2022 (LV) Riga – Melna Piektdiena 24.03.2022 (EE) Tallinn – Sveta Baar 25.03.2022 (RU) Saint Petersburg – Lastochka 26.03.2022 (RU) Moscow – Gorod *w/ Portrayal Of Guilt
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Co-Founder Albert Bouchard has released a video for ‘OD’d On Life Itself’, taken from “Imaginos II” album, and announces a livestream and in-store event with JOE BOUCHARD on November 20th.
Albert Bouchard is best known as a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult, along with his brother and bassist Joe Bouchard. The original line-up sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and the #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart “Burning For You”, with both contributing to songwriting, and lead vocals on some of their greatest songs, such as “Cites on Flame with Rock and Roll” and “Hot Rails To Hell”.
Albert Bouchard is back with “Imaginos 2 – Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)”, continuing the Trilogy of Imaginos, a concept album about an alien conspiracy that is brought to fruition during the late 19th and early 20th century through the actions of Imaginos, an agent of evil. The album weaves scripts and poems by the late Sandy Pearlman. Albert has just released a video for the track “OD’d On Life Itself” and describes it as follows, “This video was made with the invaluable assistance of Kenny the puppet, the evil sock monkey (who has traveled all over the world with me), flying violins, the Shadow, two years worth of prescription bottles and homemade special effects. It tells the story of those people with too vivid imaginations mashed up with bad cases of insomnia.”
To celebrate this new release and all things Blue Öyster Cult, both Albert and Joe will be making a rare in-store appearance at Blue Raven’s Art Rock Revival in Frenchtown, NJ on November 20th from Noon-2:00 P.M. where they will be on hand to meet with fans and sign memorabilia. This will be followed by a special free livestream event at 3:30 PM (EST) hosted by Sirius XM’s Keith Roth and presented by Deko Entertainment and Volume.com. The guys will premier a recently recorded Bouchard Brothers show covering new material and all the BÖC classics, and will take questions in a Live Q&A that you will not want to miss.
Imaginos 2 – Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)” is out now through Rockheart Records/Deko Entertainment and features guests Ross The Boss (Dictators), Joe Cerisano (Silver Condor, TSO), and reunites original Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and Joe Bouchard, as well current BOC member Richie Castellano, who all contribute to this latest installment. The album also features reworks of classics like “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, “The Red and the Black”, and “Dominance and Submission”.
There are limited edition Imaginos II bundles (while supplies last), which can be ordered via: https://bit.ly/AlbertBouchard
Product Includes: – One CD Album of Albert Bouchards – Imaginos 2 – One Imaginos II Tee – One Albert Bouchard Guitar Pick – One Imaginos II Poster (Autographed)
“Imaginos II – Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)” Tracklist: 1. When War Comes 2. Independence Day 3. 7 Screaming Dizbusters 4. OD’d On Life Itself 5. II Duce 6. Bombs Over Germany 7. Before The Kiss (A Redcap) 8. Three Sisters 9. Quicklime Girl (Mistress of the Salmon Salt) 10. The Red and the Black 11. Dominance and Submission 12. Shadow of California 13. Cities on Flame (With Rock and Roll) 14. Half Life Time
A very special 25th Anniversary re-issue of the pioneering self-titled debut album by Norway’s avant-garde Black Metal innovators BORKNAGAR is out worldwide today via the band’s longtime label partner Century Media Records.
Check out a visualizer clip for the track “Dauden (Remaster 2021)” created by Wanderley Perna / W Designer to get an impression of “Borknagar (25th Anniversary Re-issue 2021)” here:
BORKNAGAR founder and mastermind Øystein G. Brun commented about “Dauden” as follows: “ If there is one song that has shaped my sound and inspired my career as a musician that is “Dauden”. Even though this was not the first song written for the debut, “Dauden” was the first song I carved out on my, then newly bought, Fostex multitrack recorder. This opened a new world to me, to be able to sit in solitude and work out layers of guitar arrangements without the typical fuzz and chaos of a rehearsal room. I still remember the grandiose feeling of musical excitement when the mid-section of this song fell into place. A notion that music can derive from “nothing” to become an entity bigger than life. This exact notion has kept my flame burning throughout all these years. Furthermore, when first talking with Kristoffer “Garm” Rygg about him doing the vocals and joining the band, “Dauden” was the song we were talking about, this was the musical trigger so to speak. He was seriously into this song. And I can clearly remember as if it was yesterday, Garm dancing around in studio in awe doing choirs. There was something magical about this one…And still is!”
And Øystein G. Brun previously commented on “Borknagar (25th Anniversary Re-issue 2021)” as follows: “Throughout the years I have received countless requests for a re-release of this album…but because this album represents such a personal and treacherous part of my life, I wanted it to be done with dignity. And here we are: This is the definitive re-release of the debut album of BORKNAGAR. This release contains a genuine re-master of the debut album, based on the original mix tapes. This has been done with the uttermost care and love by yours sincerely to maintain the original sound and flavour of the album, and solely to improve the listening experience. Working on this re-release has been an emotional ride. While always maintaining a good feeling about the project it has been times of frustration and technical obstacles. Hours has been spent finding and compiling old pictures, dealing with tapes and equipment that has not been played or used in over 25 years. But now it is done, and I hope you all enjoy and appreciate this release as much as I do.”
Initially released in 1996, “Borknagar” saw Øystein G. Brun recruiting a phenomenal cast of like-minded musicians such as Garm (Ulver, ex Arcturus) doing the vocals, drummer Grim (ex-Immortal, Gorgoroth), Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved) on keyboards and bassist Infernus (who played in Gorgoroth) to enter the notorious halls of Grieghallen Studios with the goal of rupturing the peripheries of what was then deemed “traditional” Black Metal.
The new deluxe edition of the album, now entitled “Borknagar (25th Anniversary Re-issue 2021)” marks the definitive version of this pioneering Norwegian Metal classic, as it includes a careful remaster of the 10 album songs courtesy of Øystein G. Brun himself, a makeover for the original artwork, profound liner notes, exclusive photos and a bonus disc full of previously unheard material from the band vaults. Here are the complete tracklistings of the Anniversary release:
Most recently, BORKNAGAR have unfortunately been forced to cancel their previously announced European headlining run with support by SAOR and Cân Bardd, initially scheduled to happen in November-December 2021. But in better news, BORKNAGAR have announced a re-scheduled routing for their long overdue return to North America as part of the “Devastation Of The Nation” tour with Rotting Christ, Wolfheart and Abigail Williams, as well as several other shows for 2022 in order to continue to promote their latest album “True North”. Check out a list of all upcoming BORKNAGAR dates here:
BORKNAGAR – Live 2021: 11.12.2021 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Eindhoven Metal Meeting
BORKNAGAR – Live 2022: 08.01.2022 Zürich (Switzerland) – Dynamo / Mehsuff Winter-Festival
Rotting Christ, BORKNAGAR, Wolfheart & Abigail Williams “Devastation Of The Nation” – North American Tour 2022 21.04.2022 Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone 22.04.2022 Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom 23.04.2022 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre 24.04.2022 Seattle, WA – El Corazon 26.04.2022 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall 27.04.2022 Denver, CO – The Roxy Theater 29.04.2022 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre 30.04.2022 Chicago, IL – Reggies 01.05.2022 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary 03.05.2022 Toronto, ON – Lees Palace 04.05.2022 Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques 05.05.2022 Quebec City, QC – Imperial 06.05.2022 Manchester, NH – Jewel 07.05.2022 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus Bar 08.05.2022 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage 10.05.2022 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger 11.05.2022 Nashville, TN – Exit/In 12.05.2022 Birmingham, AL – Zydeco 13.05.2022 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell) 14.05.2022 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum 16.05.2022 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 17.05.2022 Fort Worth, TX – Haltom Theater 18.05.2022 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live 19.05.2022 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar 20.05.2022 Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theater 21.05.2022 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick 22.05.2022 Los Angeles, CA – 1720 More info: https://www.facebook.com/devastationonthenation Tickets: https://bit.ly/DOTN2022
BORKNAGAR – Live 2022: 27.05.2022 Hollandscheveld (The Netherlands) – Graveland Open Air 28.05.2022 Whittlebury Park / Towchester (UK) – ManorFest 19.06.2022 Clisson (France) – Hellfest 24.06.2022 Kauhajoki (Finland) – Nummirock 27.08.2022 Thessaloniki (Greece) – 8Ball 28.08.2022 Athens (Greece) – Kyttaro
Moonspell, My Dying Bride, BORKNAGAR, Wolfheart & Hinayana “Ultima Ratio Fest” – European Tour 2022 29.09.2022 Frankfurt (Germany) – Batschkapp 30.09.2022 Leipzig (Germany) – Hellraiser 01.10.2022 Antwerp (Belgium) – Trix 02.10.2022 Luxembourg (Luxembourg) – Den Atelier 03.10.2022 Paris (France) – Elysee Montmatre 04.10.2022 Lyon (France) – Transbordeur 05.10.2022 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7 06.10.2022 Stuttgart (Germany) – LKA 07.10.2022 Geiselwind (Germany) – Music Hall 08.10.2022 Munich (Germany) – Backstage Werk 09.10.2022 Brno (Czech Republic) – Sono 10.10.2022 Budapest (Hungary) – Barba Negra 11.10.2022 Vienna (Austria) – Arena 12.10.2022 Wroclaw (Poland) – A2 13.10.2022 Berlin (Germany) – Kesselhaus 14.10.2022 Hamburg (Germany) – Markthalle 15.10.2022 Oberhausen (Germany) – Turbinenhalle 2 16.10.2022 Utrecht (The Netherlands) – Ronda Ticket pre-sale: http://www.ultima-ratio-fest.com
“True North” received raving reviews in the media and was elected “Album of the month” by publications like Metal Hammer (Germany), Legacy (Germany) or also Scream (Norway). The album scored several international sales chart rankings upon release as follows: Germany: #31, Switzerland: #34, Finland: #42, Austria: #56, Sweden (Physical Albums): #46, USA (Billboard Heatseekers): #12, USA (Billboard Hard Rock): #22 as well as ITunes Charts: Canada: #70, Italy: #77, Germany: #86 and Finland: #94.
Italian metal titans EXTREMA have scheduled a 5-date UK tour of England during the last week of November (details below).
Extrema guitarist and founding member Tommy Massara said, “After a long inactive period forced upon us by Mr Covid, we thought it would be a great idea to connect with Metal fans, and what better way to do that than some intimate club venues!”
From its humble beginning in Milan back in the mid-1980s, the band has since then toured and shared the stage with the like of Metallica, Motörhead, Death Angel, Korn, Megadeth, and Slayer. Extrema fuse Bay Area Thrash sonorities with Motörhead-like undiluted power.
DIE KUR is based in London and through the course of 5 studio albums, they have built a reputation as a point of reference in Industrial Metal. The band’s music is unpredictable, dark, intense, and heavy as fuck.
THE HERETIC ORDER describes themselves as a ‘Classic Metal band for the modern age’. The band’s live shows are infamous for their horror-themed imagery. Imagine King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Sabaton and Black Sabbath converging on the same stage…..that’s roughly what you should expect from The Heretic Order. Check out “Evil Rising” – the most recent full-length from The Heretic Order, released by Massacre Records in 2018.
With such a powerful and exceptional bill, Headbanging Party UK Tour is going to be unmissable!
Dates: 24th November – ‘The Musician’ (Leicester) 25th November – ‘Doctor Browns’ (Middlesbrough) 26th November – ‘The Fenton (Leeds) 27th November – ‘The Giffard Arms’ (Wolverhampton) 28th November – ‘Electrowerkz’ (London)
Advance tickets from www.seetickets.com for all dates except ‘Doctor Browns’, which is a free entry event.
Moldovan progressive modern metal unit INFECTED RAIN recently announced the next chapter of their metamorphosis – their otherworldly fifth album, Ecdysis, out January 7, 2022 via Napalm Records. Launched to immediate acclaim upon simultaneously releasing the haunting video for first single “Postmortem Pt. 1”, Ecdysis electrifies with resonating riffs, cosmic electronics, Lena’s treasure trove of vocal abilities and intense lyrical themes ranging from depression and abandonment to embracing reality.
Today, INFECTED RAIN follows up with intense second single, “Fighter”! The aggressive new track showcases the most brutal side of the band, bringing out their ruthlessness in full force with a hardcore-influenced tornado of rhythms and provoking lyricism.
Frontwoman Lena Scissorhands says about “Fighter”:
“Inspired by strong women who never give up, Fighter is a reminder of the here and now! Fighter is a reminder of strength and potential. ‘Today right now, all you’ve got is this!'”
Watch the official music video for “Fighter” HERE:
In other brand new news, just last week, INFECTED RAIN announced their massive upcoming concert stream and documentary, dubbed“The Devil’s Dozen”! Dive deep into the history of INFECTED RAIN with a full documentary spanning the past 13 years of the band’s history with behind the scenes footage, and witness a breathtaking full show with incredible production and special effects – including rare song material! Both the documentary and concert stream will become available for viewing on November 26 and can be watched for eight days after the first airing.
INFECTED RAIN have become one of the most exciting new acts in the heavy music world, with charismatic, multi-talented frontwoman Lena Scissorhands emerging as one of the fastest-rising leading ladies of the genre. Now, the band arises from the dark depths once again – freshly off their very first tour of the USA with Butcher Babies and Stitched Up Heart. Produced once again by Valentin Voluta, Ecdysis successfully demonstrates ultramodern brutality without sacrificing emotion and melody – showcasing a new layer of INFECTED RAIN that longtime followers and new fans alike will embrace.
Frontwoman Lena Scissorhands adds about Ecdysis: “While the whole world was in a deep depression, Ecdysis was slowly but surely maturing. The time in isolation away from all our plans and goals, away from loved ones and the stage, brought out something so new and different in us. A new chapter starts with this album, a chapter of raw emotions and complete commitment.”
Tracks like “Fighter” bring out the ruthlessness of the band in full force with hardcore levels of aggression, inciting a tornado of rhythms and provoking lyricism beckoning the listener to stay focused in the here-and-now and fight! Featuring tough-as-nails Butcher Babies vocalist Heidi Shepherd, sonically slaughtering single “The Realm Of Chaos” pummels and bends as it decimates with a mosh-attack unlike any other on Ecdysis. Noteworthy standouts like “Longing” and “These Walls” ransack with instant angst while showcasing some of the most varying guitar work on Ecdysis – fluxing between churning grooves, towering leads, technical effects and ominous chords – while selections such as “Everlasting Lethargy”, “November” and “Never The Same” boast some of Lena Scissorhands’ most eclectic vocal performances amid ripping pit-worthy metalcore and dazzling electronic passages. Examples of stunning, dynamic songwriting manifest with honest offerings like the impressive “Goodbye”, haunting “Showers” and threatening album closer “Postmortem Pt. 2” (shortly advanced by sneaking electro-interlude “Nine, Ten”). The finisher encapsulates the album’s ethereal, immense quality while connecting back to its start like a sonic ouroboros.
The Realm of Chaos feat. Heidi Shepherd (Butcher Babies)
Everlasting Lethargy
These Walls
Showers
November
Never the Same
Nine, Ten
Postmortem Pt. 2
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