Swedish hard rock legend THE QUILL have released the video for “Left Brain Blues”. The song is taken from the current studio album “Earthrise” (Metalville Records).
Watch the video below.
With a sound based on a wide range of influences, the band has released one high-quality album after another since their debut in 1995.
The dynamic interplay between original vocalist Magnus Ekwall (Ayreon, Mountain of Power), drummer Jolle Atlagic (Hanoi Rocks, Electric Boys, Firebird), guitarist Christian Carlsson (Cirkus Prütz) and bassist Roger Nilsson (Spiritual Beggars, Arch Enemy, Firebird) creates THE QUILL’s unique, deep 70s heavy rock.
No frills, just real rock at full throttle!
The tracks on “Earthrise” tell stories of alienation set in the confines of space and time. Perhaps not a surprising theme given the state of the world today. But it’s also a theme that runs through the entire history of mankind so far.
Packed with catchy riffs, pounding bass lines and a fantastic frontman, this album will once again delight all fans of honest hard rock.
On September 3rd, PORTRAIT will release their new album, At One with None, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of At One with None, a video for the new single, “Curtains (The Dumb Supper)”, can be viewed here:
The previously released track, “Phantom Fathomer”, can be heard at: metalblade.com/portrait – where the record can also be pre-ordered in various formats.
When it comes to modern heavy metal, there are few bands operating at the same level as Portrait. For a decade and a half, the Swedish unit have been forging their own path, and in the process, infusing life into a longstanding, well-established genre and taking it in new directions. Following up 2017’s acclaimed Burn The World, they return with the mighty At One With None, which was recorded at JFK Studios in Kristianstad, Sweden with Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Hatesphere) handling the mixing. While Portrait fans will immediately recognize it as the work of their heroes, they are not simply rehashing old ideas and treading where they have before. “One simple ‘rule’ that I have had personally is that no song written for this album and onwards should be similar to any song that we have already written and released. We have been doing this for 15 years now, and I am proud to say that I think we have managed to find our own identity and sound, which can’t really be said about that many bands today. This is our greatest achievement, and the goal is to keep exploring and developing our own sound, without repeating ourselves.” The results of working with this philosophy are undeniable, making for an essential addition to the Portrait canon.
At One with None track-listing 1. At One with None 2. Curtains (The Dumb Supper) 3. Phantom Fathomer 4. He Who Stands 5. Ashen 6. A Murder of Crows 7. Shadowless 8. The Gallow’s Crossing
Seattle metal core band DRAGGED UNDER and Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group present “Brainwash Broadcast feat. Spencer Chamberlain”. The band shares, “Brainwash Broadcast isn’t a hyper nuanced allegory, it’s a journal entry on the media sensationalism that we endure every day. You can hear the same story from 2 different outlets with competing ideologies and think two completely different things. It can be hard to decipher satire from real life news some days because of how inundated we are with subjective opinion pieces and click bait headlines. We have a problem with division and fear, and our media and ‘journalists’ are at the center of it.”
Dragged Under head out on a US tour supporting Beartooth this week. The first appearance will be staged at House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV on August 14. The itinerary brings the band coast to coast wrapping with a final show on September 25 in Grand Rapids, MI at 20 Monroe.
On August 6, the band released WE’LL DO IT LIVE via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Timed to that title, Dragged Under presented “Hypochondria,” which can be heard and screened here: https://youtu.be/B3Ap8cw3XFE.
Prior, Mascot Records released a deluxe version of the band’s debut album titled The World Is In Your Way, with two bonus tracks added titled “Just Like Me” and “Feel It.’” Tony Cappocchi [vocals], Ryan Bruce [guitar], Sean Rosario [guitar], Hans Hessburg [bass], and Kalen Anderson [drums] strike an elusive balance between thrashed-up punk, pit-splitting hardcore, technical metal, and hooky alternative. To date, the album has over 12 million collective streams, while the band was applauded by Alternative Press as one of 20 debut albums that took Metalcore to the next level in 2020. The periodical wrote, “the full-length debut by Dragged Under sounds like a dream playlist made by a 2000s scene kid. There’s some melodic, deathcore, pop punk, some post-hardcore and then some nu metal and Foo Fighters to listen to when no one’s around.”
Talking about coming to Europe, frontman Tony Cappocchi says; “For many of us, travelling to Europe was always on our bucket list, but we weren’t sure we’d ever get to actually do it, so to be able to have our music take us to the other side of the world to play festivals we’ve only ever dreamt of attending is humbling.”
On the upcoming dates with Beartooth, Tony adds, “It goes without saying we’re elated to be touring with bands like Beartooth and Wage War. These are a couple of bands that are white hot, and exceptional songwriters. It’s an honor to open the tour. As for the live EP, we wanted to give the fans a taste of what they could expect to see from us once live shows are back. We only got to play a handful of concerts to support that last record so it’s a way to give the audience a fresh perspective on an older release that we think didn’t get its proper time in the sun.”
Tue 14 Jun – Key Club, Leeds, UK Weds 15 Jun – Asylum 2, Birmingham, UK Thurs 16 Jun – Star & Garter, Manchester, UK Fri 17 Jun – Camden Assembly, London, UK Sat 18 Jun – O2 Brixton Academy, London, UK w/The Ghost Inside Tue 21 Jun – Hall Of Fame, Tilburg, The Netherlands Wed 22 June – Backstage BTM, Paris, France Tues 28 Jun – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany Weds 29 Jun – Hafenklang, Hamburg, Germany Thurs 30 Jun – Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany
On June 18th, 2021, Anders “LA” Rönnblom, best known as the founder / songwriter for Killer Bee, X-Romance and a member of Wolfpakk, released his solo- album Love 2 Be Hated under the flag of SOCIAL DISORDER through powerhouse AFM Records. In support of his critically acclaimed solo affair, today SOCIAL DISORDER premiered a brand new video for the haunting and epic rock ballad “The One”!
Call it a labour of love, as the album sees Rönnblom opening up his heart and soul: Love 2 Be Hated takes the listener on a journey through his life, a battle with alcoholism, personal demons, and his way out of it, all set to a backdrop of music inspired by his earliest influences.
But Rönnblom didn’t take this journey on his own, however, chosing to enlist the help of a who’s-who of rock and metal greats, many of whom he has a personal connection to including Tracii Guns (Guns ‘n’ Roses, L.A. Guns), Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), Dave Stone (Rainbow), Snowy Shaw (King Diamond, Dream Evil, Mercyful Fate), Shawn Duncan (DC4) and Leif Ehlin (Perfect Plan). SOCIAL DISORDER‘s voice is provided by Thomas Nordin, a previously undiscovered Swedish singer who delivers Rönnblom’s songs with power and grit that perfectly captures the era of classic no-nonsense rock!
Says Rönnblom about the track of the new video: “The song is about to reflect on your past…You got to be able to accept and love yourself before you can love anyone else.”
Watch the new SOCIAL DISORDER video for “The One” here:
Love 2 Be Hated was produced by Anders LA Rönnblom and mixed by Mårten Eriksson at Fanclub Production in Stockholm, Sweden. The album was mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers Audio Mastering in Finland (Rammstein, Entombed, Volbeat, Amaranthe).
According to Rönnblom, SOCIAL DISORDER was never planned to be what it turned out to be. As he got deeper into the songwriting he contacted Tracii Guns, Rudy Sarzo and Killer Bee bandmate Shawn Duncan about taking part in the recordings. Even though they are his songs and it’s his story, Love 2 Be Hated is a team effort, with everyone involved adding their own touch and spice to the songs. In fact, it was important for Rönnblom that everyone involved put themselves into each song.
While Rönnblom also wrote the lyrics to capture the events of his life in music, Love 2 Be Hated is not and should not be regarded as a concept album. The goal was to have his story touch people and give the listener something they can relate to.
“The lyrics are open to interpretation,” Rönnblom recently stated. “This is my story, sure, but if that story draws people in and makes them say ‘Hey, this could be me…’ and they take away something inspirational or positive from these songs I couldn’t be happier.”
Love 2 Be Hated is out now AFM Records, and a must-have for every classic and hard rock fan, the album is available to purchase at THIS LOCATION!
US-Extreme Metal force VITRIOL announce the re-release of their previously limitedly released and rare Demo EP “Antichrist”. The record will be available on all digital platforms this week on Friday 13th. The presale for the exclusive vinyl version will launch on the same day.
Kyle Rasmussen comments:
“Vitriol’s first introduction to the public was in 2012 by way of a three song digital release entitled Antichrist EP. Nearly a decade later we have decided to reach back and offer our most formative material with a proper look and sound. Remixed, remastered, and featuring newly recorded vocals, our goal was to let our fans see what we were through the lens of what we are now.”
2021 has been a wild and exciting year for the hardest working band in Rock, THE PICTUREBOOKS.
What started as a wild idea, “The Major Minor Collective” mutated into a colossus of possibilities and experiences for the band.
Accompanied by a 6-month single campaign, the last single before the album drop (September 3rd) will be released today at 6pm CET.
“Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die” is a kick-ass song that couldn’t have found a better partner than ELIN LARSSON of BLUES PILLS.
Her powerful and soulful voice, paired with Fynn’s distinctive singing style, gives the song a unique vibe that musically covers everything from traditional blues to modern rock.
The bass on this song is played by none other than RYAN SINN of THE DISTILLERS and SVEN POLLKÖTTER of TAUMEL who contributed some additional percussion.
The video premiere takes place today at 6pm CET and can be viewed HERE.
The track can be STREAMED from today on everywhere!
The band goes live on INSTAGRAM at 5:50 pm CET, joined by ELIN LARSSON.
ELIN LARSSON sums up her time with THE PICTUREBOOKS as follows:
“I had such a great time recording ‘Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die’ with Fynn and Philipp from The Picturebooks . They drove all the way up to my hometown Fagersta in Sweden. We hung out and had a great time writing and creating together. Love these dudes. This tune is a banger! Go check it out!”
THE PICTUREBOOKS continue with the following words:
„Elin Larsson was on our wish list for a long time now and she was the first on to say yes to work with us on this album. We drove to Fagersta, Sweden, to record her in her mother in law´s basement.Two intense days of jamming, writing lyrics and singing, good food and an incredible vibe! Elin is perfect for this song and Ryan Sinn from THE DISTILLERS tops it all off with an incredible performanceon bass! Thanx also to Sven Pollkötter of TAUMEL for helping out with the double drums. Philipp and Sven played drums together in our motorcycle garage for this one – loud as F..K!“
Tracklisting:
Here’s to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzèn [Refused, INVSN])
Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon [Clutch])
Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson [Black Stone Cherry])
Beach Seduction (feat. Leah Wellbaum [Slothrust])
Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck])
Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills])
only available on Digipak-format and Digital Album
You can now pre-order “The Major Minor Collective” HERE.
“ON THE ROAD AGAIN“-Tour 2022
13/03/22 Hamburg @ Nochtspeicher (GER) 15/03/22 Gothenburg @ – Pustervik (SWE) 16/03/22 Stockholm @ Slaktkyrkan (SWE) 17/03/22 Copenhagen @ Hotel Cecil (DNK) 19/03/22 Antwerp @ Kavka (BEL) 20/03/22 Zwolle @ Hedon (NLD) 22/03/22 Cologne @ Artheater (GER) 23/03/22 Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof (GER) 25/03/22 Berlin @ SO36 (GER) 26/03/22 Leipzig @ Moritzbastei (GER) 28/03/22 Prague @ Futurum (CZE) 29/03/22 Krakow @ Kwadrat (POL) 31/03/22 Budapest @ Robot (HUN) 01/04/22 Vienna @ B72 (AUT) 02/04/22 Zurich @ Werk 21 (CHE) 07/04/22 Barcelona @ Razzmatazz 3 (ESP) 09/04/22 Madrid @ Caracol (ESP) 10/04/22 Bilbao @ Stage Live (ESP) 12/04/22 Stuttgart @ Universum (GER) 13/04/22 Munich @ Strom (GER) 14/04/22 Bielefeld @ Forum (GER) 17/04/22 Paris @ La Maroquinerie (FRA) 19/04/22 Manchester @ Rebellion (GBR) 20/04/22 Dublin @ Grand Social (IRL) 21/04/22 Glasgow @ King Tuts (GBR) 23/04/22 London @ The Dome (GBR) 24/04/22 Bristol @ Exchange (GBR) 27/04/22 Sheffield @ Corporation (GBR) 28/04/22 Birmingham @ Mama Roux´s (GBR)
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