UK Metal Quartet ARKDOWN Release New Single ‘Harbingers’

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UK metal quartet ARKDOWN have released their punishing new single ‘Harbingers’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming record Terra Phasma, due for release on 3rd December 2021.

The band explain the meaning behind the new single:

“‘Harbingers’ is about betrayal at its core. Broken promises and oppression, being let down and betrayed but finding the strength to move on through that and past it, and hopefully trying to realise that it can make you a stronger person when you emerge from the other side. I’ve been let down and lied to a lot in the past and I guess that Harbingers is a first step in letting whoever has gotten the better of me in the past know that they’re the reason I’m still standing. They’re the reason I am who I am today. Everyone experiences it in some form or another, but if they’re like me they’ll keep it bottled up. I hope that others listening to the song will get the message that they’re not alone, even though it might feel like it when everyone lets you down.”

Stream ‘Harbingers’ here: https://terra-phasma.arkdownmusic.com/f9at

Arkdown are a four-piece metal band from Sheffield, UK. Formed in late 2015, the quartet draw heavily on modern metalcore and death metal influences, framed by their signature melodic, yet heavy, riff-based style.

Self-releasing their single ‘In Torment’ and their debut EP The Calling whilst touring the length of UK, Arkdown have supported a glut of heavy hitters in the scene, from Fit For An Autopsy and Oceans Ate Alaska, to Kingdom of Giants and A Night in Texas.

With the release of their second standalone single ‘Miasmic’, Arkdown‘s sound matured and extended their reach, as they broke out of the UK to play shows in mainland Europe – before COVID-19 put on the brakes. Arkdown spent that time refining their line-up and sound before working on their upcoming record, Terra Phasma.

LUDOVICO TECHNIQU Premiere New Single ‘Burn Everything’

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Having recently been #1 on the international iTunes metal charts along with charting on the highly prestigious DAC (Deutsche Alternative Charts – Germany), LUDOVICO TECHNIQU have premiered their new single on Metal Injection. The song “Burn Everything” is a fast-tempo gothic industrial Metal track that blazes a trail of destruction as it burns down everything in its path.

Breaking 1,000,000 streams on Spotify with a recent single of their dark brand of gothic industrial metal, Ben V., along with his band Ludovico Technique, bring a thoughtful depth and complexity to the genre. Presenting the very embodiment of Gothic culture in its purest form and their new single reflects that.

Download and stream ‘Burn Everything’ HERE.

From New York City, the band originally drew inspiration from goth industrial acts such as Skinny Puppy and The Sisters of Mercy, yet now, Ludovico Technique have added glimpses of Type O Negative, Rammstein, and Rob Zombie to their unique take on gothic music.

Swedish Death Metal Assembly GRAND CADAVER Release New Single ‘Grim Eternal’

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Hot on the heels of this year’s critically acclaimed debut EP, Madness Comes, Swedish death metal assembly, GRAND CADAVER, return with their long-awaited debut album on Majestic Mountain Records.

Featuring guitarists Stefan Lagergren (The Grifted/ex. Treblinka/Expulsion) and Alex Stjernfeldt (Novarupta/Let Them Hang), drummer Daniel Liljekvist (Disrupted/ex. Katatonia), Pagandom bassist Christian Jansson, and vocals from Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne, the band draws together some of the finest musicians the Swedish metal scene has to offer.

“I heard two songs from an early demo, and I just knew I had to work with them,” explains Majestic Mountain Records’ Marco Berg. “I was blown away! Grand Cadaver honours old-school death metal but put their own spin on it and the production is some of the heaviest I have heard in years.”

New single ‘Grim Eternal’ is a sprawling death metal dirge driven deftly around the historic circuitry of Marshall stacks and HM-2s. Where traditional thrash metal meets Stockholm Death Metal, consuming doom and progressive rock along the way, Grand Cadaver was established to celebrate the legacy of extreme music, while seizing the moment to hang out, drink beers and share riffs and great music with friends and close allies.

The band will officially release their debut album, Into the Maw of Death, on 29th October via Majestic Mountain Records but you can stream their scorching new single ‘Grim Eternal right HERE, right now!

TRACK LISTING:

 1. Disanimated
2. Soul Infestation
3. World Mausolem
4. Grim Eternal
5. Reign Through Fire [Listen Here]
6. Into The Maw Of Death
7. Empire Of Lies
8. Malovent Fate
9. Manifest Insanity
10. Cold Dead Light Leads 

Pre-order HERE

35th International Biker Fest Ready to Start Engines, Full Program Revealed

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35th International Biker Fest Ready to Start Engines, get ready!

34 years of history, 5 areas of Lignano Sabbiadoro occupied by 350 exhibitors, 3300 Demo Rides in the last edition, 450 off road riders, 250 Moto Tours made to know the Region, 14 official motorcycle manufacturers present with all the new motorcycle models, on 480,000 square meters: pure adrenaline in the central days of September and a great desire to savor again the normality and the love for engines.

This is the program and the numbers of the 35th edition of the Biker Fest in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine) Italy.

35th edition of the Biker Fest in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), where the golden beaches will compete with the gleaming chrome of the mechanical beasts, thousands of guests from all over the world, as evidence of the weight and internationality reached by this event that has made tourism and passion for engines at 360 ° its core business.
The event takes place in 4 different areas of the city to accentuate and diversify the peculiarities of each proposed attraction, so that the entire community is involved in the event.

Many national and international trends have come to life right here and it’s no coincidence that the Biker Fest Custom Bike Show is the most historical in Europe (born in 1987) and affiliated at its origins with the “Rat’s Hole” of Daytona and Sturgis (USA). An absolute exclusive is the Final of the IMC Custom Bike Show Championship (Italian Motorcycle Championship) and the only date of the AMD World Custom Bike Show Championship in Italy, with the exhibition of the most beautiful bikes in Europe. 

Among the prizes up for grabs there are 4 expense refunds of 1,000 Euros and free stands at mega trade fairs such as the Motor Bike Expo in Verona and Rome Motodays, and additional accessories offered by major international catalogs, worth tens of thousands of Euros.

As always, the area of the free Demo Rides at the Stadium, created by the Official Motorcycle Manufacturers present, will be a great success: last year’s edition saw over 3,400 of them!

There will also be an 7 km long Off-Road area on two wheels, now in its 13th edition with the name of “Enduro Fest“, while for the 4 wheels it will be about 2 km long, without forgetting the social commitment with the hospitality to associations of disabled people who will be accompanied along the paths and other race exhibitions of Garden Tractor, Moped, Vespa and Lambretta … with the name “Mods Meet Rockers“.

But this event can not miss the good old Rock live with a dozen live performances, and then the Pin Up Contest and news for all tastes, such as the involvement of the Skate Park and WindSurfing exhibitions, particularly appreciated given the location.

Even the culinary tastes will be amply satisfied with typical local and national cuisine, but also Bavarian, Argentine and Slovenian, with tasty dishes washed down by the best craft beers on the market.

Then various Moto-Tours starting from Thursday to visit the UNESCO cities and other places of special interest in the Region. The trips will start from Luna Park in the early morning and are organized and guided by the Moto Club Morena (present with a stand at the main entrance) and the magazine Mototurismo that for the first time will take the field during the event.

Grand finale on Sunday, with the 26th U.S. Car Reunion, since 1995 the most important and historic Italian event for American cars: the last edition boasted the presence of 400 splendid American V8s.

Speaking of something peppery, we can not fail to mention the “East Coast Sweet Pin-Up Contest” reaching this year its 6th edition. A contest that will see more than a dozen beautiful girls take the stage, ready to challenge each other with lipstick, acts and jokes. The contest, created by our friend Pelù, will take place on Saturday, while on Sunday the artists will be accompanied by the wonderful American Cars present.

You will find a careful eye to technology and Green Power at the e-Mobility Village in the Stadium area, created in collaboration with the Agency Lignano Holiday, a 2nd edition where visitors will have the opportunity to test for free hundreds of electric and hybrid vehicles, from cars to scooters through motorcycles and e-bikes. This area is one of the largest and best organized not only nationally but also in Europe.

During the event there will be also the big E-Mobility Meeting: gathering of electric cars of every kind and brand, realized in collaboration with Tesla Club Italy, which will see a long snake of electric cars on the streets of Lignano Sabbiadoro during Sunday, September 19th, get more information here.

Finally, we remember that also this year will be renewed the historic “Moto Senza Frontiere” (Motorcycles without Borders), an area dedicated to dozens of “Motoglobetrotters“, motorcyclists who have traveled the world by motorcycle and that will be available to the public to showcase their books, videos and to tell their adventures on the road. They will also do it from the main stage, during the evenings of Friday and Saturday. 

Green Pass can be required: https://www.bikerfest.it/en/covid

To miss it would be a crime, to be there an unmissable experience!

More details and programs coming soon: www.bikerfest.it – info@bikerfest.it

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HOTEL/CAMPING Biker Fest affiliated: https://www.lignanoholiday.com/it/bikerfest2021/ STAND: stand@bikerfest.it 

VENUS SYNDROME Streaming First Single “Sideral Groove”

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VENUS SYNDROME will be releasing their sophomore album “Cannibal Star” on October 22nd, via Rockshots Records.

Formed originally as a Dream Theater cover band under the moniker MetroTheater, it wasn’t too soon after that drummer Thibaud Pontet (Eternal Flight), guitarist Ayman Mokdad (Alien Encounters), keyboardist Rodolfo Lima Sproesser (Goiana, Tahra, Heretic, Floyd Rose cover Pink Floyd), bassist Florian Guidat and vocalist Emmanuelson (Ellipsis, Rising Steel, Hydroflame) were keen to create something more.

It came under the suggestion of main composer and guitarist Ayman Mokdad to the rest of the band that he had written original material inspired by the concept of the “Venus Syndrome”, in which the Earth undergoes runaway warming and the oceans boil off and is viewed as the greatest threat to humanity’s existence (more info here).

From those lyrical and musical ideals, Venus Syndrome offered up their self-titled debut album during April 2020 all while being an international collaboration between musicians on two sides of the globe. Rodolfo Lima Sproesser is based in Brazilian while the rest of the group is in France. 

Carefully crafting power melodies, intricate hard rocking rhythms and soaring vocals inspired by the likes of Russell Allen (Symphony X), Warrel Dane (Nevermore) and Ray Adler (Fates Warning), the band is ready to introduce their next recording and the sophomore full-length “Cannibal Star”.

Recruiting Simone Mularoni (Domination Studio, Ultra-Violence, T/L Rhapsody, Eternal Idol, Eldritch, Elvenking) for mixing and mastering, the new album is a more mature production compared to their self-recorded effort. On “Cannibal Star”, Venus Syndrome showcases eleven tracks for fans to not just enjoy its melodic progressive metal groove, but also go beyond the listening experience and understand the message behind their music.

“Humanity will disappear if each one of us, each individual do not contribute to safeguarding it. Art, and particularly music is a healer and can help us reach the target and build something strong for our kids and their kids hopefully.” says guitarist and composer Ayman Mokdad.

The band decided on the tracks not just on record, but how they would be best performed for a memorable live experience and the importance of its messaging for saving our planet and humanity.

“There’s an amazing live show that goes with these songs, that’s why there is an instrumental ouverture, an instrumental interlude, and an ending part on the song “Contaminate Me” that we can play with the audience for several minutes. They can expect all the energy and power of the universe. We want them to sing our songs long after the show.”

In preview to its release, the progressive metal group is sharing their first single “Sideral Groove”, a groovy seven strings song, where the chorus says it all. “Music is our life our companion and the reason to live. Our mission to believe in.” adds the band.

Digital pre-save – https://bfan.link/sideral-groove

Album Pre Order – https://bfan.link/cannibal-star

Track Listing:
1. Ouverture 2040 (2:41)
2. Dark Side of The Sun (4:07)
3. Sideral Groove (5:33)
4. Sun Inside Me (4:53)
5. Golden Mind (4:37)
6. Empire of The End (4:12)
7. Cannibal Star (3:11)
8. Breaking The Black Stars (4:23)
9. Tunnel of Light (3:31)
10. Like A Monster (4:08)
11. Contaminate Me (4:40)

Album Length: 46:01

Romanian WHITE WALLS Release New Single + Music Video “Month’s End”

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Critically acclaimed Romanian progressive metallers WHITE WALLS return with a new single and music video for the song “Month’s End”. “Month’s End” is the 3rd single from “Grandeur” , the band’s most recent album. The new video has been directed by Majii and represents the visualization of the concept behind the song.  

Hailing from the Romanian shores of the Black Sea, the progressive metal outfit White Walls was founded in 2009. The band’s sound has been associated with diverse groups, such as Leprous, The Ocean, Opeth, Tool and Karnivool. White Walls often intertwine elements of darkness and light with relentless riffs, melancholic chords and a balanced mix between restlessness and restraint.

“Grandeur” opened a whole new spectrum of musical pathways and unleashed a more mature sound compared to the band’s past studio efforts. The band got the talented Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Make Them Suffer, Animals as Leaders) to take care of mixing and mastering. Both the album as well as the previous singles have been successful, motivating the band to try a new visual approach.

About the concept behind the song, guitarist Dasu comments: “After releasing the first two singles “Starfish Crown” and “Eye For An I”, we wanted to showcase another side of the album, a more dynamic one. We chose to bring to light the songs which define us the most and the circle is completed by adding “Month’s End” to the triad. ”

Discussing the music video, Dasu adds: “We all understand our songs differently, so I am going to write about what “Month’s End” means to me. I feel it’s about our inner struggles, the war within the different sides of our own personality,. The video is a perfect extension to the song, as it illustrates its ideas and concept very well. We constantly fight with ourselves, who wins in the end?

Listen to “Month’s End”