Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing of GRONIBARD! The French gore grind outfit will be releasing their new album via the label in the spring of 2022!
GRONIBARD comment on the signing: “We, Gronibard, are very proud to be under the Season of Mist banner. Michael has promised us to pay us with the Morbid Angel’s ‘Illud Divinum Insanus’ collector boxset and assured us it will reach great value soon and make us rich.“
For a glimpse of what’s to come, check out GRONIBARD‘s album ‘Satanic Tuning Club’ HERE
The French gore grind masters of GRONIBARD were formed in Lille (FR) in 1998 and released their very first album ‘Gronibard’ about 10 years ago, in 2001. The album, consisting of 33 songs, was very well received by French press, resulting in the recordings of a brand new EP, ‘Satanic Tuning Club’ in 2004 (and which was re-issued in 2012). Shortly after, the band was invited to play the mighty Maryland Death Fest in 2005 alongside WORMED and DESPISED ICON. In 2008, Gronibard released their second full length “We are french fukk you” resulting in more European shows and Festival appearances.
In the spring of 2022, GRONIBARD will release their third brand new album via Season of Mist!
Full Discography: “Gronibard” – Full length (2001) “Satanic Tuning Club” EP (2004) “Split your Guts” Split CD (2003) “We Are French Fukk You” Full length (2008) “Gronibard / Anal Penetration” Split 7’EP (2009)
With the recent release of the band’s 15th studio album to critical and fan acclaim, Dream Theater have released another music video from A View From The Top Of The World. The video for “Awaken The Master” is a frenetic, high-definition CGI marvel from long-time collaborator Wayne Joyner. Continuing to challenge themselves as musicians, “Awaken The Master” marks the first recorded use of an eight-string guitar by John Petrucci. The track was the last one recorded for the album and clocks in at an impressive 9:47 – making it the 3rd longest song on A View From The Top Of The World. The video for “Awaken The Master” can be seen HERE
“It’s the last song we wrote. It’s also the first time I’ve used my eight-string guitar, which was fun for me. Back in the day when we were writing Awake, I’d always wanted to play a seven-string. So, I ordered myself one. I wanted to be inspired again by the instrument without any pre-conception. I used it, and I wrote in my style on the eight-string. It was actually a prototype! ‘Awaken The Master’ purposefully starts with guitar only. John Myung wrote the lyrics. Recently, I heard him say, ‘The master was your heart’. He was referring to awakening your heart. It’s one of the heavier songs on the record due to the range of the instrument,” explains John Petrucci.
You can also watch a special Band Trivia video with the band getting quizzed on Dream Theater history HERE
A View From The Top Of The World is available HERE
ARJEN LUCASSEN (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on Feb 18th, 2022 on InsideOutMusic. Today, Arjen is pleased to share the first single and video from the album’s closing track “Lost Children of the Universe”.
Arjen has this to say about the track: “This 10-minute epic is the first video clip/single of the new Star One album Revel in Time. The lyrics are inspired by the movie Interstellar.
This is a slightly different version than on the CD. On CD1 Roy Khan sings the lead vocals and on CD2 Tony Martin sings the lead vocals. For this YouTube version I combined their voices. Both such great singers, I just couldn’t choose! Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for your attention!”
The album will be available for pre-order on Dec. 17th and it will come as Ltd. 2CD Digipak, Ltd. Deluxe 3CD+Blu-Ray Artbook (incl. a poster of the cover artwork), and as 180g Gatefold 2LP (incl. the album on CD & an LP-Booklet).
CD 2 features alternate versions of the same songs as CD 1, but with different vocalists. Also available will be a 5.1 mix, a high-res audio version, and an exclusive, hour-long Behind the Scenes video, on the Blu-ray included in the Artbook.
In support of their forthcoming album, Ecdysis, Moldovan progressive modern metal unit INFECTED RAIN has announced to team up with metal heavyweights DAGOBA for an extensive European tour in early 2022!
INFECTED RAIN belongs to 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 – to reveal the next chapter of their metamorphosis. The band will release their otherworldly fifth album, Ecdysis, on January 7, 2022 via Napalm Records. Following 2019’s Endorphin, INFECTED RAIN took the heavy scene by storm, aside prestigous festival stages and with their high- voltage live performances the band has toured with acts alike Lacuna Coil, Eluveitie and many more.
Formed in 1998 and a touring history with bands such as Machine Head, In Flames or Fear Factory, French groove metal act DAGOBA will round up this eclectic tour package as one of THE live highlights in early 2022!
Says front vocalist Lena Scissorhands:
“We are extremely thrilled about coming back to Europe again! We missed you all so much!
Come celebrate with us our new album and the big return on the stage!”
Make sure to catch INFECTED RAIN and DAGOBA live at the following dates, tickets for the Ecdysis By Night Tour 2022 are on sale now!
INFECTED RAIN + DAGOBA
16.02. (DE) MUNICH Backstage Club 17.02. (DE) TRIER Mergener Hof 18.02. (DE) WEINHEIM Cafe Central 19.02. (DE) DRESDEN Beatpol 22.02. (PL) WARSAW Hydrozagadka 23.02. (CZ) BRNO Melodka 24.02. (CZ) PRAGUE Rock Café 25.02. (CZ) ČESKE BUDEJOVICE Fabrika 26.02. (CZ) OSTRAVA Barrák 28.02. (AT) VIENNA Viper Room 02.03. (AT) SALZBURG Rockhouse 03.03. (AT) GRAZ Explosiv 04.03. (CH) LUCERNE Sedel 05.03. (CH) MONTHEY Pont Rouge 06.03. (DE) STUTTGART Club Cann 08.03. (FR) STRASBOURG La Maison Bleue 09.03. (FR) SAVIGNY LE TEMPLE L’Empreinte 10.03. (FR) BORDEAUX Barbey Rock School 11.03. (FR) NIORT Le Camji 12.03. (ES) BILBAO Stage Live 13.03. (PT) LISBON RCA Club 15.03. (ES) SEVILLA Sala X 16.03. (ES) MADRID Caracol 17.03. (ES) BARCELONA Razzmatazz 3 18.03. (FR) CHALON-SUR-SAONE La Peniche 19.03. (FR) NILVANGE Le Gueulard Plus 20.03. (FR) CHATEAU THIERRY La Biscuiterie 15.04. (FR) ST GERMAIN EN LAYE La Clef 17.04. (FR) FONTENAY LE COMTE On n’a plus 20 ans * 19.04. (BE) ROESELARE De Verlichte Geest * 20.04. (NL) BREDA Mezz 21.04. (NL) DRACHTEN Iduna 22.04. (BE) BREE Ragnarock 23.04. (NL) ARNHEM Willemeen 26.04. (DE) BERLIN Cassiopeia 27.04. (DE) ESSEN Turock 28.04. (DE) COLOGNE Helios 37 29.04. (DE) HAMBURG Logo 30.04. (DE) HANNOVER Bei Chéz Heinz 01.05. (DK) AALBORG 1000Fryd 02.05. (DK) VANLØSE Stairway 03.05. (DK) KOLDING Godset 05.05. (NO) KOPERVIK Karmøygeddon Metal Festival * 06.05. (SE) STOCKHOLM Hus 7 * 07.05. (SE) GOTHENBURG Valand * *Dagoba only
On their upcoming album, INFECTED RAIN have redefined themselves. 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 – showcasing the band’s advancement while blending extreme, progressive groove with dark, haunting melody.
Just recently, they’ve shared a first album appetizer, the brand new single “Postmortem Pt. 1”. The potent track dispenses the band’s patented formula instantly, with eerie synth-laden soundscapes seamlessly cascading into countless layers of cosmic atmosphere backed by thick, grooving riffs, barreling drums and skyscraper growls. Get yourself into the perfect mood of finally seeing them live again soon, and watch INFECTED RAIN’s new music video for “Postmortem Pt. 1” here:
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.
“While the whole world was in a deep depression, Ecdysis was slowly but surely maturing“, Lena commented earlier. “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.”
Postmortem Pt. 1 Fighter Longing Goodbye The Realm of Chaos feat. Heidi Shepherd (Butcher Babies) Everlasting Lethargy These Walls Showers November Never the Same Nine, Ten Postmortem Pt. 2
Shortly after the release of their most successful album to date, JUDAS (#2 in the German album charts), LORD OF THE LOST deliver their next highlight with the BluRay/DVD/CD release of their almost two-hour Sinister Summer livestreaming concert under the name The Sacrament of Judas on December 10, 2021. Now, the Hamburg based band has yet another highlight to offer – the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta”.
Backed by the most elaborately produced music video in the band’s history so far, LORD OF THE LOST go one better and release “Viva Vendetta” as an authentic soundtrack to the completely Western-style video. A musical recreation of the famous Ennio Morricone soundtrack style, the band creates an unmistakably honest western flick that couldn’t have hit the mark more precisely, proving that they are quite capable of venturing into new territories without losing their personal trademarks!
Chris Harms on the new version: “As we are confronted with more and more hate on the internet that comes with our increasing success, we see more often that we are ‘too dark’ for the rock scene, ‘too colorful’ for the gothic scene and ‘not hard enough’ for the metal scene. We’re told we look way ‘too gay’ and are ‘not true’, whatever that means. We love to dance between the chairs, and will never voluntarily sit in just one of them, ergo that’s perfectly fine for us. As is so often the case, things get rolling for us spontaneously through crazy ideas. During an extremely entertaining discussion about the dusty meaning of ‘trueness’, we realized that there is nothing ‘truer’ for a western video than an authentic-sounding western soundtrack variant of the song. And so, we spared no expense or effort, and with extreme attention to detail, created the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta“.“
Watch the TRVE WESTERN VERSION of “Viva Vendetta” HERE:
On their new offering JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST draw the listener into a conflict that has lasted for thousands of centuries and is as old as mankind itself: The conflict between good and evil. On JUDAS, LORD OF THE LOST tell of this conflict from the perception of the character of Judas Iskarioth, known as highly diverse, and the so-called Gospel of Judas, a paper that’s said to consist of conversations between Jesus Christ and Judas Iskarioth and casts a different light on religious history as it’s told in the Bible’s New Testament.
LORD OF THE LOST on JUDAS: “Don’t judge a book by its cover. This sentence could hardly apply any better to someone in theological history than to the figure of Judas Iskarioth, who represents only one thing at first glance: Betrayal. If you take a closer look, almost endless possibilities of interpretation open up here: from “Judas the murderer” to “Judas the redeemer” and “Judas the actual martyr”, who, if you believe in it, could only find room in hell for his salvific betrayal after dying for what he did, in complete contrast to Jesus Christ. This field of tension and the apocryphal writings of the “Gospel of Judas” are the basis for a double album that not only illuminates the dark and light side of history, but above all the grey areas in between, in which we move emotionally and ideologically throughout our lives and try to find our place.”
Canadian Tech Death outfit ARCHSPIRE are now announcing new European tour dates together with DECAPITATED, BLACK TONGUE and INFERI in January/February 2022! The band will be blasting through 11 countries at 350 bpm and a full list of confirmed shows can be viewed below. Tickets are on sale HERE. ARCHSPIRE previously announced the rescheduled European tour dates for November 2022, together with RIVERS OF NIHIL and ALLEGAEON. Tickets for that run are on sale HERE.
ARCHSPIRE +Decapitated +Black Tongue +Inferi 25 Jan 22 Vienna (AT) Viper Room 26 Jan 22 Salzburg (AT) Rockhouse 27 Jan 22 Munich (DE) Backstage 28 Jan 22 Milan (IT) Slaughter Club 29 Jan 22 Aarau (CH) KiFF 30 Jan 22 Lyon (FR) CCO 31 Jan 22 Istres (FR) L’Usine 01 Feb 22 Barcelona (ES) Bóveda 02 Feb 22 Madrid (ES) Caracol 03 Feb 22 Bilbao (ES) Stage Live 04 Feb 22 Nantes (FR) Le Ferrailleur 05 Feb 22 Paris (FR) Le Trabendo 07 Feb 22 Southampton (UK) The Loft 08 Feb 22 Bristol (UK) The Fleece 09 Feb 22 London (UK) Islington Assembly Hall 10 Feb 22 Manchester (UK) Club Academy 11 Feb 22 Limerick (IE) Dolan’s Warehouse 12 Feb 22 Dublin (IE) Button Factory 13 Feb 22 Glasgow (UK) The Classic Grand 14 Feb 22 Sheffield (UK) Corporation 15 Feb 22 Birmingham (UK) Mama Roux’s 16 Feb 22 Brighton (UK) The Arch 17 Feb 22 Antwerp (BE) Kavka 18 Feb 22 Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel 19 Feb 22 Eindhoven (NL) Dynamo 20 Feb 22 Hannover (DE) Béi Chéz Heinz 21 Feb 22 Wiesbaden (DE) Schlachthof 22 Feb 22 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat 23 Feb 22 Hamburg (DE) Bahnhof Pauli 24 Feb 22 Nuremberg (DE) Z-Bau 25 Feb 22 Berlin (DE) Hole44 26 Feb 22 Wroc?aw (PL) Pralnia 27 Feb 22 Dresden (DE) Puschkin
ARCHSPIRE +Rivers of Nihil +Allegaeon +Black Crown Initiate 11 Nov 22 Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel 12 Nov 22 Karlsruhe (DE) Die Stadtmitte 13 Nov 22 Milan (IT) Slaughter Club 14 Nov 22 Aarau (CH) KiFF 15 Nov 22 Munich (DE) Backstage Halle 16 Nov 22 Prague (CZ) Futurum 17 Nov 22 Vienna (AT) Viper Room 18 Nov 22 Budapest (HU) Dürer Kert 19 Nov 22 Poznan (PL) U Bazyla 20 Nov 22 Dresden (DE) Puschkin 21 Nov 22 Berlin (DE) Hole44 22 Nov 22 Hannover (DE) Béi Chéz Heinz 23 Nov 22 Copenhagen (DK) Stengade 24 Nov 22 Hamburg (DE) Logo 25 Nov 22 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje 26 Nov 22 Bristol (UK) Thekla 27 Nov 22 London (UK) O2 Academy Islington 28 Nov 22 Glasgow (UK) Cathouse 29 Nov 22 Manchester (UK) Rebellion 30 Nov 22 Birmingham (UK) Mama Roux’s 01 Dec 22 Southampton (UK) The Loft 02 Dec 22 Paris (FR) Gibus 03 Dec 22 Aarschot (BE) De Klinker Club
The band will be playing in support of their freshly released album ‘Bleed the Future’, which was released on October 29, 2021 and can still be heard in full HERE.
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