Sweden’s symphonic extreme metallers ZORNHEYM have released their highly anticiptated sophomore album,”The Zornheim Sleep Experiment“, today with Noble Demon. The band celebrates the record’s arrival with the debut of a brand new lyric video for the track “The Revelation”, which band mastermind ZORN (ex – DARK FUNERAL / – DEVIAN) describes as “The heaviest Zornheym track to date. A mesmerizing horror theme of epic proportion“!
Watch the lyric video for “The Revelation” here:
With ten new tracks of powerful, cinematic and mesmerizing symphonic extreme metal, “The Zornheim Sleep Experiment” is a musical as well as dramatic and storytelling work of art that revolves around the horrors of a mental institution and its prisoners. Once again, ZORNHEYM create their very own wall of sound by using a real choir and a string quartet and bring the album’s story to life in a graphic novel that accompanies and expands upon the stories behind the record. So get lost in the world of ZORNHEYM and join the band on their distracting journey straight into the depths of the asylum!
“The Zornheim Sleep Experiment” is out now on Noble Demon and available to purchase physically + digitally at THIS LOCATION
Silent Pendulum Records has announced the December 3rd release of None But a Pure Heart Can Sing, the new album by SO HIDEOUS. It’s the New York City band’s first new album since 2015’s acclaimed Laurestine, released on Prosthetic Records.
In the six years since the critically acclaimed Laurestine, So Hideous founder Brandon Cruz and his longtime collaborators Christopher Cruz and Etienne Vazquez went their separate ways and devoted themselves to families and careers. So Hideous receded into the mist but Brandon Cruz never stopped writing. In 2020, with a new album’s worth of music taking shape, the Cruz brothers and Vazquez brought bassist DJ Scully and drummer Michael Kadnar ( also in Downfall Of Gaia ) – the explosive rhythm section of The Number Twelve Looks Like You – into the ranks.
None But a Pure Heart Can Sing is a new and astonishing piece of work from this adventurous band. Still raging as hard as ever, still expressing the extremes of torment and beauty, the album sees So Hideous incorporate new sounds and rhythms into its approach.
But give ear, as the band just shared a video for the killer track “The Emerald Pearl”, which injects the band’s usual orchestral post-black metal sound with some clear jazz and Afrobeat influence. Watch SO HIDEOUS‘ brand new video right here:
Brandon Cruz describes in detail the new direction the band has taken: “I think we still have the foundation of what we laid before, being influenced largely by Japanese post-metal bands Mono and Envy, and composers such as Arvo Part and Max Richter. We wanted more rhythm this time and we expanded outward to include influences from Fela Kuti and Tony Allen‘s Afrobeat percussion, James Brown‘s horn section, and the balladry of Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. It was also nice to finally experiment a bit with more Penderecki-style tone clusters and glissando on the more dissonant sections.”
Absolutely thrilling on a musical level, absolutely cathartic on an emotional level, None But a Pure Heart Can Sing is an example of the triumph of art created with open minds and open hearts. Discussing the concepts behind None But a Pure Heart Can Sing, Brandon Cruz states: “The record is about rediscovering the freedom to share your passion, whether it be your art or your own voice, without any angst, anger or second thoughts. We talked a lot about the times we used to get into a room to play when we were 16 or whatever and the only barometer was if it ‘felt right and sounded good.’ When you see little kids they just extemporaneously break out into song and dance. They don’t care who’s watching. I had this idea of someone in some form of captivity, yearning to be free and sing her song.”
None But a Pure Heart Can Sing was engineered, mixed and mastered by The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios. The vocals were recorded at Atomic Garden West by Jesse Nichols. The album will be released on December 3, 2021 via New York’s label Silent Pendulum Records, to pre-order your copy in Europe visit the Evil Greed shop at this location!
Tracklist: 1) Souvenir (Echo) 2) The Emerald Pearl 3) Intermezzo 4) Motorik Visage 5) From Now (Til the Time We’re Still)
Lineup: Brandon Cruz – guitar, keys, string arrangements, lyrics Christopher Cruz – vocals Etienne Vazquez – guitar DJ Scully – bass Michael Kadnar – drums
Progressive rock collective CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX will be live-streaming their upcoming concert from the Felsenkeller venue in Leipzig (DE) on October 29! The band will be joined by special guest Jonathan Hultén (former TRIBULATION). This will be CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX’s only concert of 2021 in which they will debut their new lineup, new singer Joel Segerstedt, and new music. The event will start at 1:00 P.M. EDT // 19:00 CEST via TixForGigs,TV. Tickets are available now at THIS LOCATION and more information on the event can be found HERE.
Those who wish to attend the concert in person can find tickets HERE.
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX is supporting 2020’s full-length ‘Ellengæst,’ which can be streamed, ordered, and downloaded HERE.
Legendary Italian metallers SKANNERS have released their new album Greatest Hits, out now via Music For The Masses Records, furthermore the band has also launched the official video for the song “Under the Grave”, the only unreleased track included in the new Album.
BREED OF AGGRESSION was born out of Scott McClellan and Susie Hoffman Beahm’s shared goal to create extreme metal that is organic, free, and without defining limits to their sound. Their first album, ‘This Is My War’, exemplifies that approach, delivering eight intense tracks produced by Destrophy frontman and guitarist, Ari Mihalopoulos, that boldly announce the arrival of this dynamic duo. ‘This Is My War’ will be released worldwide on Dark Star Records on November 5th, pre-orders are underway now. The first single and video is “Unmasked”.
Stream “Unmasked” on SoundCloud, below.
Pre-order BREED OF AGGRESSION: https://smarturl.it/Breedofaggression
Tony Martin, former Black Sabbath lead singer on BREED OF AGGRESSION, “Susie sings really well and the talent is surely there, the tracks that stand out for me are “Unmasked” and “I Am The Enemy”.
Susie Hoffman Beham discusses making the album, “This album has been two years in the making and I couldn’t ask for a better partner in its creation. The landscape Scott painted allowed me to open my mind and create something that came organically and without boundaries.”
Scott McClellan talking about meeting Susie, “I had been writing a metal album & was in search of a singer for it for a while, Through mutual friends I was introduced to Susie, I asked her to audition, the 1st song I was completely blown away by her power! I was not looking for a female vocalist for this album, when I had heard her voice, my opinion was changed right away, her skill stands out like no other in both male and female metal singers, that being said BREED OF AGGRESSION was born.”
Hailing from the Midwest, BREED OF AGGRESSION is a new heavy metal project founded by Scott McClellan and Susie Hoffman Beahm.
An accomplished guitarist and songwriter, Scott McClellan’s solo album Brutal Intentions was released on Dark Star Records in 2019. He is the featured guitarist on ex-Black Sabbath frontman Tony Martin’s forthcoming solo album Thorns, set for 2022 release on Dark Star Records. In addition to Pantera tribute bands Domination and Cemeterygatez: America’s Number One Pantera Tribute Band, Scott has played in The Brain Chiggers and Brotherhood of Spine. McClellan is also an in-demand session guitarist and songwriter.
Susie Hoffman Beahm has been a staple in the music industry for over twenty years, teaming with top manufacturers on instruments that support children’s discovery in the classroom and beyond. An advocate of school music programs and women’s growth in the music industry, Susie frequently volunteers her time toward related causes. She has done session work on a variety of musical projects and is a member of the indie band Natural Oil and Heathen Soul.
This is My War Track List:
Dance With the Devil
Unmasked
This is My War
I am the Enemy
Cicada
Driver of the Nail
We are the Strong
Aftershock
Produced by Scott McClellan and Susie Hoffman Beahm Mixed and Engineered by Aristotle @ Inner Light Recording Studio Recorded at Dreamography Studio and Inner Light Recording Studio Total Run Time for album 37.28
Mysterious masked band CULTUS BLACK have been added to the already stacked lineup for the Rise of the Machine North American Tour in 2022!Cultus Black will be joining metal mainstays STATIC-X, FEAR FACTORY, DOPE, TWIZTID & MUSHROOMHEAD on the tour!
This tour will continue the band’s memorial tribute to Wayne Static and celebrate the 20th Anniversary release of Static-X’s sophomore album Machine.
Cultus Black is an aggressive hard-hitting band that identifies itself as a cult. Their music is unapologetic and intense, yet it is often marked with mesmerizing melodies that could draw in even the most cynical listener. Cultus Black is also identified by their strange appearance. The frontman who simply calls himself “L” stalks stages in ritualistic body paint as other cult members surround him in masks meant to signify their cult status.
Tour Dates that Cultus Black will be on:
Mar 15 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Corona Mar 16 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre Mar 17 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall Mar 18 – Ft. Wayne, IN – The Clyde Mar 19 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Mar 20 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection Mar 22 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues Mar 23 – Philadelphia, PA – T.L.A. Mar 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre Mar 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts Mar 26 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues Mar 27 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Mar 28 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater Mar 29 – Denver, CO – The Summit Music Hall Mar 31 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues Apr 01 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues Apr 02 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater Apr 03 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
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 ) 