Finnish Helsinki-based blackened death metallers GOMORRAN are set to release their debut record Excerpts From the Dark Age on December 3rd 2021 via Inverse Records. Second single Hopeless Endeavor is released today.
Guitarist Joonatan Wiitasalo comments: “Parental discretion is advised when listening to Hopeless Endeavor. This song is about the assassination of Julius Caesar, so there will be some stabbing involved. When I was writing Hopeless Endeavor I listened to lots of older At The Gates, that’s where it started. The song is heavy as hell, aggressive and so much fun to play. It’s definitely worth a listen!”
US based rock group THE 450s releases the third advance single “Lust And Denial” today! This track is taken from the upcoming self-titled album release “The 450s” which will be released on November 19th, 2021 via LOUDER THAN LOUD RECORDS, available for pre-order via this link: https://smarturl.it/The450s
WATCH the video for “Lust And Denial” here:
RockPoser.com discussing THE 450s, “The 450s really do have something special going on!”
THE 450s is a new American Rock band featuring The Rods’ Carl Canedy on drums. The line-up is completed by James Jacobs (St. James) on guitar, Robert Jacobs (St. James) on bass, Ryan Sambrook on keyboards and Rhett, a veteran of major labels, on vocals.
When the quartet got together in Miami at the time the chemistry was effortless, the resultant songs so strong that they caught the ear of legendary producer Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Patti Smith), who went the extra mile in mixing the album, highlighting The 450’s inherent musical tension and dynamics. Chris Collier (Korn, Prong) also worked on the mixing/production, helping to hone the “modern” part of The 450’s “modern vintage” vibe.
The 450s bring an old-school band ethic to bear: No resting on laurels, no copping styles from their forefathers; no pre-fab or pre-conceived anything. “We got together in a room and turned everything up real loud,” they explain. “We jammed and recorded what came out. Ultimately, it’s “about creating this group of songs out of nowhere for no reason other than it’s what we all love to do.”
Under the guidance of legendary frontman Steve Sylvester, Italian horror metal masters DEATH SS return with “Ten”, a new observation on death and darkness. With their tenth full-length album, due out on October 29th 2021 via Lucifer Rising Records, DEATH SS keep offering their own personal blend of horror metal: esoteric, occult music where spontaneity and attitude are the most important values.
The album’s ten tracks orchestrate a sinister mass of sinful abandon full of creepy tales, gloomy stories with somewhat funny twists. It will make the listeners quiver and shiver, with a grin on the face.
The band has premiered the album’s final single at Decibel Magazine. Watch the video of “The Temple of the Rain” at THIS LOCATION!
“X”, the number ten in the Roman numerical system, chosen to name this album, is not a random title. The number Ten symbolizes perfection, as well as the cancellation of all things. 10 = (1 + 0) = 1, illustrates the eternal starting over. Ten is the total of the first four numbers (and in our case the first four Albums / Seals) and therefore contains within itself the entirety of the universal and artistic principles contained in each of them. It corresponds to the Pythagorean Tetraktys which, together with Seven (the total number of musical / magical seals of our pact), is considered the most important number, as it is formed by the sum of the first four (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10), thus expressing the totality, the fulfillment, the final realization…! The number 10 is divine because it is perfect, as it brings together in a new unity all the principles expressed in the numbers (or albums) from one to nine. Esoterically the symbolism of the decade represents the perfection relative to the circular space-time, or the divine immanence. Ten indicates the change that allows the initiate to evolve, grow and rise spiritually. It is the symbol of the totality of the represented reality. From a religious point of view it recalls the number of commandments that God entrusted to Moses on Mount Sinai. It contains the Unity that made everything and zero, a symbol of matter and of the Chaos from which everything came out. It therefore includes in its likeness the created and the non-created, the beginning and the end, the power and the strength, the life and the nothingness. There are also ten circles, the Sefiroth of the Tree of Life. In the Tarot the number Ten, which in the Major Arcana corresponds to the Wheel of Fortune (Arcane X) and to Judgment (Arcanum XX), represents the end of a cycle of experiences and heralds a new beginning. Finally in Dante’s Inferno, the tenth canto takes place in the sixth circle, in the city of Dite, where heretics are punished, that is, the rebels, the free spirits intolerant of Dogma, those who choose to take themselves out of the ordinary way, to which this work is dedicated. – Steve Sylvester
LINE UP: Steve Sylvester (the Vampire) – Vocals Al DeNoble (the Zombie) – Guitars Freddy Delirio (the Phantom) – Keyboards Glenn Strange (the Mummy) – Bass Mark Lazarus (the Werewolf) – Drums Dhalila (the Witch) – Performances
CREDITS: Miss Romina Malagoli – Background vocals Andy Panigada – Additional Guitars on “Zora”, “Suspiria” and “Ride the Dragon”. Ghiulz Borroni – Lead guitar on “Suspiria” Andrea DeVenezia – Additional Guitars on “The black Plague” Luca Laca Montagliani – Accordion on “Suspiria” Roberto Piga – Violin on “Suspiria” Simona Fasano – Lyrical voice on “Suspiria” Produced by Steve Sylvester Vocals and Keyboards recorded by Freddy Delirio at FP Recording Studio, LU – Italy Drums recorded by Federico Pennazzato at TMH Studios, AL – Italy Guitars Recorded by Al DeNoble at TMH Studios, AL – Italy “Suspiria” intro and outro recorded by Edmondo Romano at Eden Studio, GE – Italy All songs mixed, mastered and co-produced by Freddy Delirio at FP Recording Studio. Cover art by Alex Horley. Graphics and layout by Roby Manini and Steve Sylvester for Sylman Productions Photos by Andrea Falaschi Executive producer Vittorio Lombardoni All songs published by Evox3 Music Edizioni Musicali, BG – Italy
TRACKLIST:
LUCIFER (Sylvester) ZORA (Sylvester/Panigada) SUSPIRIA (Queen of the dead) (Sylvester /Panigada) THE TEMPLE OF THE RAIN (Sylvester/Masini/Delirio) THE BLACK PLAGUE (Sylvester/DeVenezia) RIDE THE DRAGON (Sylvester/Panigada) THE REBEL GOD (Sylvester/Delirio) UNDER SATAN’S SUN (Sylvester/Panigada) THE WORLD IS DOOMED (Sylvester/Masini) HERETICS (Sylvester)
Ten long years after their last studio album, Don’t Talk Science, legendary hard rock band VICTORY has announced their return to the scene with a brand new album, entitled Gods of Tomorrow, which will be out on November 26, 2021 through powerhouse label AFM Records!
The iconic band, formed in 1984, is one of the most distinctive hard’n’heavy acts and – beside Scorpions, Accept and Helloween – one of the most successful German groups, played countless arena and festival shows all over the world and released ten chart-breaking records to date. After several line-up changes and years on hiatus, in 2003 VICTORY announced their reunion. Don’t Talk Science, released in 2011, was the latest record to feature the nucleus of the original line-up. But guitarist Herman Frank, who was also a longtime member of Accept, never gave up the idea of continuing with VICTORY once more. Newborn, heavier and stronger than ever, this Fall they will finally return, featuring a high class line-up consisting of Frank on guitar, vocalist Gianni Pontillo, guitarist Mike Pesin, Malte Frederik Burkert on bass and drummer Michael Stein.
VICTORY‘s exceptional talents prove that they can be the gods of today and also of tomorrow, but one can be sure, these new, thirteen album tracks will take you on a wild ride of unexpected power and classic rock grandeur!
After previously- released singles, “Cut To The Bone” as well as the album title track ( which came with 2 killer video clips ), the band has just premiered a brand new single alongside a music video! Incredibly energetic and soulful at the same time, the song “Love & Hate” describes the inner turmoil of a toxic coexistence. Power and the abuse of power – delivered in VICTORY‘s hard rock brilliance, culminating in an extremely catchy chorus.
Listen to “Love & Hate” here:
Guitar mastermind Herman Frank recently commented: “An infinitely exciting and turbulent journey makes a stopover with the new Victory album ‘Gods Of Tomorrow’. But the whole story is far from being told yet…“ Fans of the band will be excited to hear that, as the legend of VICTORY continues. And it’s unquestionable, Gods of Tomorrow will prove they still own their place at the top of the best hard rock bands of all time!
Gods of Tomorrow is slated for a release on November 26, 2021 via AFM Records, the album pre-sale is available at THIS LOCATION
Psychedelic stoner rock trio SOMALI YACHT CLUB have announced an extensive European tour in March 2022 with MARS RED SKY. The tour will kick off in Osnabrück, Germany on March 10, 2022 and will end on March 26, 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. Find the full list of shows below.
SOMALI YACHT CLUB have earlier announced the re-releases of their albums ‘The Sun’ (2014) and ‘The Sea’ (2018). Both albums are available for pre-orders in the Season of Mist shop HERE.
Italian rockers EDGELINE will release their debut album “Leave” on November 5th via Volcano Records.
“Leave” tracklist:
Burn It Faster
Rise Above
Breakout
Before You Fall Again
Take What Is Left
Never Learned to Sleep
Through the Haze
Silence
The Day I’m Gone
Green Waters Running Time: 45’09”
EDGELINE is a rock band born in 2017 near Milan. In 2019, they recorded their first auto-produced EP named “Rise Above”, released on the major streaming platforms. Between December 2020 and the beginning of 2021, they recorded new tracks for their first album “Leave” (recording & mixing curated by Francesco Altare at 33Hz Studio, mastering curated by Riccardo Parenti at Elephant Mastering). Starting from a hard rock foundation, Edgeline aims to propose music that mixes various genres and styles that range from rock to the more aggressive sounds of metal, adding grunge and alternative influences to the mixture.
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 