BURNING POINT Release Title Track ‘Arsonist Of The Soul’ From Upcoming Album

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Following their latest, 2016- album The Blaze, October 22, 2021 will see Finland’s melodic heavy and power metal force BURNING POINT return with a brand new album! Arsonist Of The Soul will be released on October 22, 2021 through AFM Records.

BURNING POINT may had its share of line-up changes throughout their more than two decades of existence. The main constant though, mastermind/guitarist/songwriter Pete Ahonen, always kept the ship on route and his clear vision and artistic integrity made BURNING POINT one of the most reliable purveyors of excellent classic power and heavy metal.

After handling the vocals on his own from the band’s foundation up until the arrival of Nitte Valo (ex-Battle Beast) in 2015, now Ahonen and BURNING POINT present a new voice on the band’s upcoming album: Luca Sturniolo! Replacing Valo, Sturniolo turns out to be quite a discovery; his powerful, varied vocals perfectly match with Ahonen’s fiery fretwork and strong, experienced songwriting. Besides Ahonen, Sturniolo and Pekka Kolivuori, now bassist Jarkko Poussu (ex-member of Finnish thrash pioneers A.R.G.), Tuomas Jaatinen on drums and Matti Halonen (Keyboards) have joined BURNING POINT.

“I am extremely happy about the new line-up and the new record. All the guys are very, very talented and excited!“, Ahonen comments.

A little heavier than on their last album and featuring twelve blistering, razor- sharp tracks, BURNING POINT’s characteristic melodies are the distinctive core of the band’s sound, shrouded in a captivating depth of powerful melodic heavy metal and epic hard rock anthems. Songs such as the first, previously- released single Blast In The Past ( Listen HERE!), have already showcased Arsonist Of The Soul will mark one of BURNING POINT’s strongest records to date. Now, the band unleashed a brand new single and video, showing off their hard rock (and 80’s) influences in glorious style!

“As anyone can hear it’s very epic and very much Black Sabbath influenced,” Ahonen mentions. “I think this song sums up the album pretty nicely, hard and heavy with a lot of melody!”

Listen to the album title track, Arsonist Of The Soul, right here:

BURNING POINT’s new record was mastered by Juanne Huotari, and shines with its pleasant throwback to early 2000’s heavy metal sound, but with up-to-date production the band is known and loved for. With Arsonist Of The Soul, they definitely raise the bar once more!

Coming out on October 22, 2021 and available as LP, CD and Digital formats, the album pre-sale is now available at THIS LOCATION!

Tracklist:

  1. Blast In The Past
  2. Rules The Universe
  3. Out Of Control (Savage Animals)
  4. Persona Non Grata
  5. Arsonist Of The Soul
  6. Hit The Night
  7. Running In The Darkness
  8. Calling
  9. Off The Radar
  10. Fire With Fire ´
  11. Will I Rise With The Sun
  12. Eternal Life

A KILLER’S CONFESSION Release Video + Single ‘Tell Your Soul’

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A KILLER’S CONFESSION, the band led by vocalist Waylon Reavis, have released its brand new single “Tell Your Soul,” featuring Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray today via Wake Up! Music Rocks. The single is from the band’s highly anticipated third album coming out later this year. 

Watch Video:  HERE
Stream / Download:  HERE

“This song was an amazing collaboration between Sahaj Ticotin, Chad Gray, and myself,” states Waylon Reavis. “It was an honor to work with such true professional artists on such a powerful song. I hope everyone can feel the raw emotion and are moved just like I am when they listen. This song is about forgiveness and acceptance of one’s own shortcomings. I want to thank Chad and Sahaj for being such great friends and recording this song with me. Wombat absolutely crushed this video. Amazing talent all the way around!”

“Waylon has wanted to do a song with me for a very long time, and earlier this year, we tried, but the song just didn’t fit either one of us,” says Chad Gray. “So we went back to the drawing board with Sahaj Ticotin. The song really spoke to me, so we went for it. Everything just seems to fall into place. I’m really excited about this release. My boy Wombat absolutely killed the video. I’m stoked for this song to drop. It’s a nice prelude to some more solo stuff I have on the way. I can’t wait for you all to hear this. Enjoy.” 

A Killer’s Confession is on tour now with Gemini Syndrome. This summer, the band will be playing several festivals, including Orlando Metal Fest, Metal In The Mountains, Incarceration Festival (with Mudvayne), and a sold-out hometown show in Akron, OH, on August 6th to celebrate the release of the new single.

AKC Tour Dates:
With Gemini Syndrome

Aug. 6 – Akron, OH – Empire Concert Club SOLD OUT
Aug. 7 – Louisville, KY – Diamond Ballroom
Aug. 8 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Aug. 10 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
Aug. 11 – OKC, OK – 89th St Collective
Aug. 12 – Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
Aug. 14 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
Aug. 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad

Headline shows / Festivals:

Aug. 18 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
Aug. 20 – Jacksonville, FL – Acchetype
Aug. 21 – Orlando, FL – Central Florida Metal Fest V
Aug. 24 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
Aug. 25 – Huntsville, AL – Sidetracks
Aug. 26 – Pipestem, WV – Metal In The Mountains
Sep. 10 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration

ROCKBORN Release “Rock Me Harder” Song/Video

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ROCKBORN’s new single/video, “Rock Me Harder,” was released yesterday, August 6th – which serves as a preview of the group’s forthcoming brand new studio album (arriving in spring 2022). 

Comprised of members Lu Reid (vocals), John Lyell (guitar), Dino Serna (bass), and Gary Gabaldon (drums), ROCKBORN is a female-fronted heavy rock band that is intense, sexy, bluesy yet edgy with raspy, sassy power vocals performed with dynamic emotional passion.

Dark, tasty guitar riffs and funky fresh bass lines are lifted up to the stratosphere by hard-hitting, solid drum rhythms and powerful, soaring vocals. ROCKBORN creates music with heartfelt lyrics, emotional depth, melodic intricacies that have modern, contagious hard energy, down-to-earth classic grit, heavy with mystical “Zeppelinesque” romance and enduring timeless appeal.

The “Rock Me Harder” single/video sums it all up perfectly, which can be experienced here:

And to stream the new song and buy here: http://smarturl.it/1ptyr3

“‘Rock Me Harder’ was born out of a couple of rough ideas between John, who had this incredibly heavy riff, and some lyrics I had been toying with for quite some time,” explains Lu. “His riff gave me a shove in the right lyrical direction. I needed the foundation and inspiration that his riffs gave me to finish the lyrics, and of course after hearing Dino and Gary throw in their ingenious licks to John’s riffs, I was able to come up with the melody lines and the phrasing needed to kick this song into gear.”

“Overall, this song is a culmination of the synchronicity of all the members of ROCKBORN. I’m very pleased with the ferocity and impactful energy that John, Dino, Gary and I gave to this very powerful female empowerment song. I hope that everyone, digs on this fantastic groove that Gary and Dino masterfully perform and also the badass riff and the brilliant lead guitar of John. Most of all I want women to know that they deserve what they want and they can have what they want. Just be bold and ask for it, like ‘Rock Me Harder’ does!”

ROCKBORN is perfectly poised to build upon the buzz created by the Michael Wagener-produced, engineered and mastered previous album, ‘Born to Rock,’ which spawned the popular video “Reasons Why I Cry,” which has received 2.25 million views on YouTube. “Rock Me Harder” most certainly delivers!

GODS OF DECAY Release New Single/Official Video ‘Suffocate You’

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Post-grunge, goth metal group GODS OF DECAY have released their first single/official video taken from their forthcoming album Collective Psychosis, due out worldwide via Sliptrick Records later this year.

The song Suffocate You focuses on societal relationships and how society ignores the hardships of an individual while simultaneously trying to suppress (“suffocate”) the willpower of its members.

However, with the music video, the band attempted to create a visual interpretation of the aforementioned issues by portraying a love-hate relationship with elements of paranormal whilst focusing on core themes of betrayal and revenge.

Lindsay Schoolcraft Releases New Single ‘I May Be One’ with Christopher Caouette

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Juno nominated singer/songwriter Lindsay Schoolcraft has teamed up with fantasy film score composer Christopher Caouette to release the epic “I May Be One” on Bandcamp.

Lindsay commented “This collaboration, while a new venture, has been such a pleasure to create with Chris. When Chris sent me the first version I knew this song was about hope and finding justice and peace. I then created an Elven Warrior Princess character to write the song around. I truly do believe that one person can make a difference and that’s what I feel this song is about. The final touch of adding guitars and drums really brought this whole track together.”

Listen to the song at this location.

CHRISTOPHER stands out in the Epic-Fantasy genre with his strong sense of  musical storytelling with Celtic, World, Electronic, and Classical influence and raises the bar for what Epic-Fantasy music really can become.

In 2009 “Alandar” made it to the TOP 5 “Best Neo-Classical and Electronic Album of 2009” by Zone Music Reporter.

SPIRIT ADRIFT Release Music Video for “Wake Up”

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As they prepare for the release of their monumental new E.P. “Forge Your Future”, SPIRIT ADRIFT have reemerged with a music video for the album’s stunning second single “Wake Up.”  Vocalist/guitarist Nate Garrett comments: “The video for ‘Wake Up’ marks the third time we’ve worked with Guilherme Henriques, and these collaborations somehow produce better results every time. Guilherme has become a crucial contributor to how we visually express ourselves. For this video, he and I began by discussing a certain story arc from Alan Moore’s run on Swamp Thing  comics, and our own unique vision took shape from there.”  He continues, “‘Wake Up’ was written at the height of the toilet paper buying frenzy. As usual, I was totally disgusted with humanity, and I needed to write about it. This song celebrates the reason we all got into metal/rock n roll in the first place. Music is a way of life that offers us freedom from the insane expectations of a sick society. While this video is our first foray into anything resembling fun or humor, it wholeheartedly delivers the sincere message of the song. TURN ON, TUNE IN, DROP OUT.”

Watch Spirit Adrift’s music video for “Wake Up” HERE.

Written at the beginning of the pandemic, Forge Your Futurefeatures three new songs that showcase Spirit Adrift at their strongest.  Recorded at Homewrecker Recording Studio with Ryan Bram at the helm, the tracks were handed over to the legendary Zeuss  to handle the E.P.’s mixing and mastering.  Garrett comments, “These songs, and this band, represent persevering through difficult times, staying true to your innermost self, and celebrating the life-affirming power of metal. We can’t wait to see you all live and in the flesh, in the meantime we hope you enjoy the tunes.”

Since their inception, Spirit Adrift is much more than an obsession for Garrett.  It’s become a mission unto itself — a quest to re-cast the power and potential of melodic metal, doom and hard rock like the masters before him. Garrett’s songwriting style teeters between vintage and modern, combining intelligent lyrics that provoke spiritual and philosophical thought with bold hooks and gilded riffs.  With four albums behind Garrett and drummer Marcus Bryant, including 2020’s year-end chart-topper  Enlightened In Eternity, Spirit Adrift have shown the world just what heavy metal can be.  

Forge Your Future will be available August 27th from Century Media on vinyl and digital formats; pre-orders are available here.  See Spirit Adrift play select shows in October and look for more news and music to come soon.

Forge Your Future, track listing:

  1.  Forge Your Future
  2.  Wake Up
  3. Invisible Enemy