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BAILER Release Video for Gut-Punching New Single ‘Gateway Drug’

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Irish metallic hardcore outfit BAILER mark their return with a video for their gut-punching new single ‘Gateway Drug’, out today (11th August 2021) via Blood Blast Distribution. The track is the first taste of the band’s upcoming debut album, due for release later this year. 

On the new single, vocalist Alex O’Leary states: “The root of addiction is misery. I feel like if misery was a drug, it’d be the gateway drug to a life consumed by addiction for those who may be exposed to it too often or too early. This song highlights the acceptance that there might be no escape from suffering, but it’s not the problems you face, its all about how you deal with them. That’s what matters.”

Watch the music video for ‘Gateway Drug’ here:

Stream ‘Gateway Drug’ here: https://bfan.link/gatewaydrug

Following on from 2018’s self-titled EP (Distroy Records), 2017’s ‘PTSD’ and 2016’s ‘Shaped By The Landscape’, BAILER’s ambitious collection of tracks is about to expand and truly propel their notoriety outside of their native Ireland.

Having impressively garnered attention from Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Metal Injection and Heavy Blog Is Heavy so early into their career, BAILER have proven to be Ireland’s most exhilarating heavy band. Now with their debut album on the horizon, the quartet are setting their sights on becoming one of hardcore’s most exciting prospects. 

BAILER have already a strong reputation on their home ground, playing shows alongside Norma Jean, Sick Of It All, The Black Dahlia Murder, Conjurer, Employed To Serve, Palm Reader, Malevolence, God Mother, Coilguns and more.

2018 and 2019 saw the band start to mark their territory further afield, having successfully toured Russia and the UK extensively in support of their self-titled EP. In 2021, BAILER are eager to get back on international stages to launch the new era of the band. Starting with Bloodstock Festival in August, expect to hear a lot more from BAILER over the coming months. 

SKELETOON Reveal New Album Details

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SKELETOON’s much anticipated new album ‘The 1.21 Gigawatts Club’ will be released on October 15th on Scarlet Records.

Here is the tracklist:

  1. Intro
  2. Holding On
  3. Outatime
  4. The Pinheads
  5. 2204
  6. Enchant Me
  7. We don’t Need Roads (The Great Scott Madness)
  8. Pleasure Paradise (Oh La-La)
  9. The 4Th Dimensional Legacy
  10. Eastwood Ravine
  11. Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry Cover)
  12. No Landing Zone (Bonus JP edition)

SkeleToon’s brand of europower metal has never been so classic and 80s sounding, yet contemporary. How did they do the trick? They just had so much fun doing it! And you can feel this über joyous approach in every single track of the new album, the third in a row since 2019. The goal was to mix their solid metal background with some AOR influences.

Mission accomplished, thanks to a subtle use of the synths and the massive choirs powered by some very special guests as Simone Bertozzi (Ancient Bards), Simone Mularoni (DGM) and Alessio Lucatti (Vision Divine, Deathless Legacy).

After successfully celebrating the myth of the ‘Goonies’ flick with the brilliant ‘They Never Say Die’ album, the NerdMetal gang headed again to Hollywood: ‘The 1.21 Gigawatts Club’ is actually a concept based on the
evergreen ‘Back to the Future’ saga, revisiting Marty & Doc’s adventures with both the due respect and a super hilarious spirit. The ultimate fusion between power metal and OST: what a great time to be alive!

The album has been recorded, mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio in San Marino. The beautiful artwork was made by Stan W. Decker (DragonForce, Rage, Primal Fear).

THE DEVIL’S TRADE Share Live Video for “Három Árva”

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Dark folk project THE DEVIL’S TRADE TRADE is now unleashing a brand new live version of the song “Három Árva,” which is taken from the 2020 album ‘The Call of the Iron Peak.’ The track was recorded at the Templom venue in Budapest (HU) during the Fekete Zaj festival and features multiple guest artists.

The video, which was created by Peter Szabo, can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

Mastermind Dávid Makó comments on the video: “While writing I can hear most of my songs performed by a doom band with some kind of folk influence. So from the first album it has been a natural drive for me to redo these with full orchestration. When I got invited to Fekete Zaj, one of the most important underground festivals of Hungary, where I played several times before, I knew this is the right time and place to ask my old band HAW to join me and see if the imaginary soundscape could come alive.“

‘The Call of the Iron Peak’ is out NOW and can be ordered, streamed, and downloaded HERE.

KING BUFFALO Share New Updates On Forthcoming Record Releases

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[ King Buffalo recording their new album in a Cave ]

June 4th 2021 seen Rochester, New York heavy psych and prog- rock act KING BUFFALO release their third, full- length album, entitled The Burden of Restlessness, as a self-release throughout North America and via Stickman Records in Europe. The Burden of Restlessness was released as the first of three records the trio has planned to issue during 2021. 

While the second album, recorded live in a cave, is done and ready to be unleashed, the current worldwide situation at the pressing companies with a vinyl production delay, forced King Buffalo to move their upcoming releases to the Fall and into early 2022.

As the trio states: “Friends, We have good news, bad news, and more good news.

Good news: We recorded our second record LIVE in a cave! It will only have one single because it’s four 10-minute songs. If you like our long-form stuff (and caves), you’ll love this record! 

Bad news: As you’ve probably seen, the whole world is experiencing massive vinyl production delays, so the 2nd Record won’t be released until late Fall of 2021. This also means we are pushing the third part of this album-trilogy into 2022.

But MORE good news: Because of this delay we’ve started on MORE ideas! We came up with a killer one recently and it’s going to be really unique. We can’t wait to reveal more in the coming months.


Bonus: ‘Live at Freak Valley’ is now FREE on bandcamp! Hopefully this will hold you over until we get closer to revealing more about the 2nd Record.”

King Buffalo‘s ‘Live at Freak Valley’ was recorded in 2019 and released as a one-time only pressing. The digital download is now available for free and exclusively via their Bandcamp page HERE!

The band’s latest album and first part of their trilogy, The Burden Of Restlessness, marked King Buffalo‘s most focused progressive offering to-date. The album, whose LP edition sold out quickly, not only continues to push their progressive aspects forward into new avenues of melody and exploration, but at the same time, it is not mistitled. There are deep undercurrents of frustration and even an aggressive pulse that coincide with the spaciousness for which the band has been so widely lauded since their 2016 debut, Orion. 

While they are about to hit the road for an extensive US tour soon, including several dates with Clutch and Stöner, watch out for many more album details and updates about King Buffalo‘s epic trilogy to follow in the weeks ahead!

2021 US Tour Dates (Tickets on sale at www.kingbuffalo.com )
9/9 Greeley, CO @ Moxi Theater
9/10 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/11 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
9/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
9/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
9/17 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/18 Seattle, WA @ Barboza
9/19 Portland, OR @ Lola’s Room at the Crystal Ballroom
9/29 FT. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s Guys*
10/1 Albany, NY @ Empire Live*
10/2 New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall*
10/3 Portland, ME @ State Theater*
10/5 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom*
10/7 Long Island, NY @ Paramount Theater*
10/8 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*
10/9 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino*
11/4 Washington, DC @ DC9
11/5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
11/6 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Café
11/12 Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch
11/13 Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI
11/14 St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
11/16 Madison, WI @ The Bur Oak
11/17 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
11/18 Milwaukee, WI @ The Back Room at Colectivo Coffee
11/19 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
11/20 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
1/20/22 Ottawa, ON @ Club Saw
1/21/22 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
1/22/22 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
* w/ Clutch & Stoner

BENEDICTION Release Music Video For “Tear Off These Wings”

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Today, UK death meal pioneers BENEDICTION are unleashing a new music video for the song “Tear Off These Wings” from their most recent album “Scriptures“, which was released on Oct 16th, 2020, through NUCLEAR BLAST. The video was put together & edited by none other than singer Dave Ingram himself. 

You can watch the music video for “Tear Off Your Wings” here:

Be sure to grab the BRAND NEW PICTURE VINYL variant of BENEDICTION‘s much lauded new album “Scriptures“!

ORDER “SCRIPTURES” HERE: http://nblast.de/Benediction-Scriptures
LISTEN TO “SCRIPTURES” HERE: http://nblast.de/BenedictionScriptures 

The new album “Scriptures” sounds 100% like BENEDICTION: they blend death metal with a “fuck-off punk rock attitude”, heavy metal riffing and a groove that hardly any other band can capture. Dave Ingram‘s signature growl and powerful lyrics enhance the tonal framework that makes their sound so distinctly BENEDICTION. As usual the tracks vary from slow and heavy to fast and intense, from shorter, in your face rippers to crushing monoliths.

The artwork fits perfectly to BENEDICTION and awakens and will resonate with any devoted Old School Death Metal fan. It was created by Birmingham artist Simon Harris and is reminiscent of the iconic artwork of their early output. There’s no doubt that it will fit in perfectly to every vinyl collection next to “Subconscious Terror“, “The Grand Leveler” or “Transcend The Rubicon“.

All in all, “Scriptures” is an album of bare bones death metal, where everything is just as it should be. A jewel in the catalogue of a band that has been present from the very beginning and, in line with one of their most classic songs “We bow to None“, has always remained true to themselves and their fans. 

COMBICHRIST Announce Second Leg of Fall Tour Dates with KING 810, DAVEY SUICIDE + MODERN MIMES

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Industrial core band COMBICHRIST announced dates for the second leg of their fall tour that includes bands King 810, Davey Suicide and Modern Mimes. The tour kicks off on October 18th in Seattle, Washington at El Corazon. The band has new music coming soon from Out of Line Records.

“Time to get back on stage!I’ve been waiting way too long for this, and can’t believe we’re finally back on track! Let’s fucking do this!” says Andy LaPlegua, the band’s vocalist.

The band’s latest video for single “Not My Enemy” can be seen here.

Combichrist Tour Dates:
First Leg of Tour with King 810, Heartsick and Reign of Z:

9/19/21 – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
9/20/21 – Manchester , NH @ Jewel
9/21/21 – Providence, RI @ Alchemy
9/23/21 -Harrisburgh, PA @ HMAC
9/24/21 – Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz ^
9/25/21 – Mansfield, OH @ The Electric Co
9/26/21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
9/27/21 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
9/28/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
9/30/21 – Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
10/1/21 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
10/2/21 – Tampa, FL @ Pegasus Lounge
10/3/21 – W.Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street
10/5/21 – Austin, TX @ Come & Take It Live
10/6/21 – Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
10/7/21 – Fort Worth, TX @ Rail Club Live
10/8/21 – OKC, OK @ The Oil Room
10/10/21 – TBA
10/11/21 – Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock
10/13/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
10/14/21 – Tijuana, MX @ Club Respekt
10/15/21 – San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
10/16/21 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewing ^

^ without King 810

Second Leg of Tour with King 810, Davey Suicide and Modern Mimes:

10/18/2021 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/20/2021 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Royal
10/21/2021 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theatre
10/22/2021 – Denver, CO @ Herman’s Hideaway
10/23/2021 – Lincoln, NE @ The Royal Grove
10/24/2021 – Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood
10/25/2021 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
10/26/2021 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Bigs Live
10/28/2021 – Madison, WI @ The Annex
10/29/2021 – Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club
10/30/2021 – Westland, MI @ Token Lounge ^
10/31/2021 – Louisville, KY @ Diamond Concert Hall ^
11/1 / 2021 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell)
11/3/21 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Scandals Live
11/4/21 – Frederick, MD @ Cafe 611
11/6/21 – Akron, OH @ The Empire ^

^ without King 810

Initially cutting his teeth in the seminal Norwegian hardcore bands My Right Choice (later re-named Fleshfire) and European hardcore legends; Lash Out, LaPlegua segued into the electronic music world with Icon of Coil. Originally a solo project, it morphed into a full band. Not only did IOC mark LaPlegua’s first major work with electronics and dance beats, but it also granted him wider exposure beyond Norway; IOC was LaPlegua’s first project to be released in the United States.It wasn’t until 2003 that LaPlegua founded Combichrist -the project that would soon dominate his time. A departure from IOC’s softer electronic sound, Combichrist took LaPlegua’s hardcore past and electronica present and merged them into a singular, mechanical monster. Without the compromise of the band dynamic, LaPlegua, who does everything in the studio himself on Combichrist releases, was able to explore whatever avenue he desired musically. What he found was a long dark road with plenty of twists and turns. The Joy of Gunz, LaPlegua’s first release as Combichrist, was quickly followed by two EP’s: 2004’s Kiss the Blade and Sex Drogen und Industrial. In 2005, LaPlegua was back at it again, releasing the landmark album Everybody Hates You. Defying the dreaded sophomore slump, the second Combichrist full-length featured two tracks that would become club classics “This Shit Will Fuck You Up” and “This Is My Rifle” and was also the project’s U.S. debut on Metropolis Records. Further benchmarks were set with the release of the 2006 EP Get Your Body Beat, the title track of which landed Combichrist its first appearance on Billboard’s Top 10 Dance Singles chart.

The years that followed brought on 6 more full-length albums —What the Fuck Is Wrong with You People? (2007), Today We Are All Demons (2009), Making Monsters (2010), No Redemption (Official DmC: Devil May Cry Soundtrack)(2013), We Love You (2014), This Is Where Death Begins (2016) -as well as a handful of additional EPs. On top of Combichrist’s many releases, LaPlegua has also logged countless miles, globetrotting on tours of Europe, South America, Australia, the United States, and four full months in Europe and North America touring with Rammstein (in front of hundreds of thousands of people).Combichrist released album One Fire, in June of 2019.

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