SEETHING AKIRA Release New Single ‘The Fallen’

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SEETHING AKIRA have released a new single ‘The Fallen‘, new album ‘Dysfunctional Wonderland‘ will be released on 3rd September on FiXT.

‘The Fallen’ describes hitting an emotional low point, trying so hard to convince yourself it’s rock bottom, only to find yourself falling further and further into the dark corners of your mind. When all hope is lost, you’re alone, where only others can pull you back from the abyss. – Seething Akira

Check out ‘The Fallen’ on Spotify HERE
Pre-order the album now: https://fanlink.to/DysWonderlnd
Album ‘Dysfunctional Wonderland’ is due out on September 3rd on FiXT

Independent future rock label FiXT is proud to announce the signing of UK electro-nu-core 6-piece band Seething Akira. The exclusive, multi-album deal includes a deluxe edition re-release of Seething Akira’s explosive debut album Sleepy Skeletor, featuring newly remastered bonus tracks Firepower and Airstrike along with instrumental versions available for the first time. Seething Akira is also releasing the band’s upcoming full-length album Dysfunctional Wonderland with FiXTon 3rd September.

“We’re extremely excited to reintroduce Sleepy Skeletor to the masses, but this time with the power of FiXT behind us! Tracks from this album has taken us from major UK festivals to European tours, so we’re excited to present these classic tracks to as many ears as possible!” – Seething Akira

‘Sleepy Skeletor’ album Deluxe Edition is available now on all platforms from independent electronic rock label FiXT.

“They are a band that need to be seen to be believed, especially in the live environment, where they truly thrive, being in their element. It’s no surprise that they have already supported the likes of Skindred, Hacktivist and Don Broco.“
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Together with the voices of Kit DConrad & Charlie Bowes, SEETHING AKIRA have been tearing venues apart with their incredible, high energy live performance since 2012. With UK and EU tours under their belts, the band have put their stamp on festivals such as Victorious, Bloodstock, Camden Rocks, Techfest and Festival De Musique (Belgium) amongst others. Having remixed for electronic crossover legends such as Pig & Empiron and worked with Ex Prodigy Jim Davies, SEETHING AKIRA are set to become the future curators of Crossover music.

SEETHING AKIRA’s ‘Dysfunctional Wonderland’ tour dates:
24th July, FortyTwo, Worthing
Thursday 12th August, Sophie Stage, BLOODSTOCK
9th September, The Anvil, Bournemouth
10th September, The Crofters Rights, Bristol
11th September HRH Goth, O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
12th September HRH Goth, O2 Academy, Leeds
13th September, Dead Wax, Birmingham
14th September, The Prince Albert, Brighton
15th September, The Parish, Huddersfield
16th September, Bannermans, Edinburgh
17th September,  FAC251 Manchester
18th September, The Cobblestones, Bridgewater

Check out their previous videos:
DED: https://youtu.be/DtvbhxUg77c
LUCID DREAM: https://youtu.be/DtvbhxUg77c
KENNETH DOPELAND: https://youtu.be/IrpcF09AmOo
KNOCK OFF GOD: https://youtu.be/CO2YTh9kxNw
I AM THE DEVIL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS1d3EIy2Fc
THE ISLANDER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2lzwNJOtc
AIRSTRIKE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5i81Qqklc

THOR Unleashes New Album, Shares Video “Because We’re Strong!”

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Today the long-awaited 39th studio album from classic metal superhero THOR is officially released worldwide! The album, Alliance, includes special guest appearances from Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid, W.A.S.P.’s Chris Holmes, Raven vocalist John Gallagher, Danko Jones, Anthrax’s Neil Turbin, Ross “The Boss” Friedman and many more. It features stunning artwork from Timo Wuerz and is available on both digital as well as on CD in a digipak and limited-edition silver vinyl in a gatefold jacket! To celebrate this monumental release, THOR shares a brand-new video, the official Official Music Video for the short film “LIBERATOR” starring Lou Ferrigno, Peta Wilson and Ed Asner.

Visit the official “LIBERATOR” website: liberatormovie.net

About the entire project, THOR proclaims, “After 50 years of living and breathing Metal and Rock n Roll, I can truly say that this is the BEST album of my career. There have been a myriad of songs written and albums recorded in my 50 year career. If hang up the helmet, cape and hammer after this one, call it a day, I can truly feel proud of this record. I feel that this could be the greatest work of my life. It certainly was a union of power and an honor to work with such talented artists from around the world. For which I shall be eternally grateful.”

Order Alliance on CD & Vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=thor+alliance&post_type=product
Stream/download the digital: https://orcd.co/thor_alliance_album

Track List:

  1. We Need Musclerock feat. John Gallagher (Raven)
  2. Niflhel (Realm Of The Dead) feat. Björn Strid (Soilwork)
  3. The Ultimate Alliance feat. Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar), Nina Osegueda (A Sound Of Thunder) & Fang VonWrathenstein (Lords Of The Trident)
  4. Ode To Odin feat. Dan Cleary (Striker)
  5. We Will Fight Forever feat. Neil Turbin (Anthrax)
  6. Because We Are Strong
  7. Rock Around The World feat. Danko Jones
  8. Queen Of The Spiders feat. Frank Soda (The Imps)
  9. Power Hungry
  10. Bounty Hunter feat. Frank Meyer (The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs) & Dennis Post (Warrior Soul)
  11. Battlements feat. Trevor William Church (Haunt)
  12. Thor vs. The Juggernaut (War Of The Gods) feat. Sean Peck (Death Dealer)
  13. Generation Now feat. Joey Killingsworth (Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre)
  14. After The Laughter feat. Martin Gummesson (Thundermaker)
  15. Good Stuff feat. Al Harlow (Prism)
  16. Congregate feat. Joey Roads & Sheldon Byer (Roadrash)
  17. We Will Fight Forever (Reprise)

INSOMNIUM Release Single + Video “The Antagonist“ And Announce Release Of ‘Argent Moon’ EP

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Finnish melodic death metal pioneers INSOMNIUM present their new single “The Antagonist” and announce the release of the “Argent Moon” EP, which will be released worldwide on September 17th, 2021 via Century Media Records.

Like the previously released singles – “The Conjurer“ and “The Reticent“ – “The Antagonist“ is one of the four songs which will be featured on this EP.

Watch the video for “The Antagonist” HERE

Frontman Niilo Sevänen about how the “Argent Moon” EP came to be:

“When the Corona outbreak forced us to cancel all the tours and shows, we pretty soon adopted a mindset that we better do something and keep ourselves in motion. We wanted to try how the streaming shows might work. We wanted to see what kind of new music might grow in the darkness and misery of the quarantine. And soon these vibes were channeled into songs that came to be the “Argent Moon” EP.

We wanted to try something a bit different so all the four songs on this release represent the softer side of Insomnium. The ballads and the mellow tunes. Acoustic guitars and clean vocals. The sorrow and agony that creeps into your heart when the nights grow longer. But fear not, we haven’t changed our style. Next album will be something different again. We used all the ballad ideas here so maybe it will be pure blast beats. We shall see.

The “The Antagonist” video is something new and fresh too, since we worked with director & mastermind Ville Lipiäinen for the first time ever. The result is a bit different kind of Insomnium montage.”

You can watch the videos to the previously released singles here:

The “Argent Moon” EP will be available as Ltd. CD Digipak, LP+CD and as digital album. All physical formats can be pre-ordered HERE as of now.

INSOMNIUM live:

26.11.2021 Leipzig (Germany) – Hellraiser
27.11.2021 Salzburg (Austria) – Rockhouse
28.11.2021 Wien (Austria) – WUK
30.11.2021 Köln (Germany) – Essigfabrik
01.12.2021 Utrecht (Netherlands) – Tivoli
02.12.2021 Nijmegen (Netherlands) – Dornrosje
03.12.2021 Paris (France) – La Machine
04.12.2021 Grenoble (France) – Ilyade
05.12.2021 Straßbourg (France) – La Laiterie
06.12.2021 Nürnberg (Germany) – Hirsch
07.12.2021 Prag (Czech Republic) – Futurum
08.12.2021 Berlin (Germany) – Metropol
10.12.2021 Stockholm (Sweden) – Klubben
11.12.2021 Oslo (Norway) – Vulkan
12.12.2021 Gothenborg (Sweden) – Pustervik
13.12.2021 Copenhagen (Denmark) – Pumpehuset
14.12.2021 Hamburg (Germany) – Grünspan
15.12.2021 Aschaffenburg (Germany) – Colos-Saal
16.12.2021 Munich (Germany) – Backstage Werk
17.12.2021 Mannheim (Germany) – MS Connexion
18.12.2021 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7
19.12.2021 Stuttgart (Germany) – Wiezemann
20.12.2021 Bremen (Germany) – Tivoli

SEPULTURA Reveal New Single ‘Apes Of God’ Feat. Death Angel’s Rob Cavestany

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While the pandemic paralysed the entire world and prevented bands from touring, Latin America’s biggest metal export SEPULTURA refused to sit back and feel like animals trapped in a cage. Therefore, in early 2020, the legendary Brazilians from Belo Horizonte seized the moment to start their own weekly “SepulQuarta” video podcast, in which they invited other famous musicians from all over the world to not only discuss important topics, but also perform a track from SEPULTURA‘s massive catalogue together with the band.

The resulting full-length compilation will now be released on August 13th, with the album containing 15 classics featuring internationally renowned guests and friends such as Devin Townsend, Matt Heafy, Danko Jones and many more.

Today, SEPULTURA unveils a new version of their 18-year-old sensational track ‘Apes Of God’ that they recorded together with Death Angel guitarist and Grammy nominee Rob Cavestany. So get ready for some stomping rhythms and crushing riffs, and watch the music video here:

In case you missed the previously released song ‘Mask’ that they recorded together with prog master Devin Townsend, watch it here: https://youtu.be/1gRHQ2nLKQ0

This is the full tracklist featuring all international guest musicians:
01. Territory (feat. David Ellefson)
02. Cut-Throat (feat. Scott Ian)
03. Sepulnation (feat. Danko Jones)
04. Inner Self (feat. Phil Rind)
05. Hatred Aside (feat. Angélica Burns, Mayara Puertas & Fernanda Lira)
06. Mask (feat. Devin Townsend)
07. Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering (feat. Emmily Barreto)
08. Vandals Nest (feat. Alex Skolnick)
09. Slave New World (feat. Matthew K. Heafy)
10. Ratamahatta (feat. Joao Barone & Charles Gavin)
11. Apes Of God (feat. Rob Cavestany)
12. Phantom Self (feat. Mark Holcomb)
13. Slaves Of Pain (feat. Fred Leclercq & Marcello Pompeu)
14. Kaiowas (feat. Rafael Bittencourt)
15. Orgasmatron (feat. Phil Campbell)

The jewelcase CD or eco-friendly, recycled vinyl (available in black or individually marbled) are available for pre-order: http://nblast.de/Sepultura-SepulQuarta

Pre-save the album here: https://sepultura.bfan.link/sepulquarta

NIGHTWISH Release Live Video “Nemo”, Exclusively Available on Amazon Music

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Clocking 150.000 attendees from more than 100 countries for their ground-breaking online concert “An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World”, the Finnish Symphonic Metal band NIGHTWISH broke records and, once again, re-wrote metal history during the most challenging time for music all over the world.

Sharing a testimonial from that memorable night, NIGHTWISH recorded their performance of “Nemo” and teamed up with Amazon to gift their fans a breath-taking video as an Amazon Original.

“Nemo (Virtual World Version) (Amazon Original)” is available to watch and stream exclusively here:
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0987JGQ7H

Tuomas Holopainen stated earlier about the livestream:
“‘The Islander’s Arms were a figment of our imagination. That was the key thing that made us decide we wanted to do this – that we’re actually going to be able to play inside this fantastical tavern, and almost play to each other rather than to the cameras. That’s why we called it “An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World” – we invited people to come and watch us play, instead of us playing to the world.”

“An Evening With Nightwish In A Virtual World” was a full-length live experience that reached magical dimensions set in virtual reality – The Islanders Arms tavern. The technical production was led by Zoan, whose Burst Live platform also powered Finnish rap superstars JVG’s May 1st virtual reality show that attracted more than a million viewers.

“Nemo” comes from the band’s fifth studio album “Once” (2004) that made NIGHTWISH legends of modern Symphonic Metal. As a tribute to the manifesto that they gifted the world 18 years ago, the band will re-release “Once” as a remastered version with bonus tracks in different formats on August 6th. Pre-order your copy of “Once” (Remastered) here: http://nblast.de/Nightwish-Once

“Once” was not only a unique milestone for the band, it also sealed the long-term relationship between Nuclear Blast Records and NIGHTWISH – a bond that remains unbroken. It climbed up to #1 in the album charts in Germany, Finland, Norway and Greece, achieving triple platinum status in Finland with more than 90.000 CDs sold, triple gold status in Germany with more than 300.000 sold CDs and gold status in Switzerland, Austria and Norway.

OCEANHOARSE Premiere New Lyric Video “The Damage”

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August 20th 2021 will see the release of “Dead Reckoning”, the highly anticipated debut studio album by Helsinki-based heavy metal outfit OCEANHOARSE. Featuring 13 tracks, loaded with crushing riffs, vocal harmonies and high voltage arrangements, “Dead Reckoning” shows a band willing to explore things in their very own style, instead of sticking to any kind of average formular.

After the previously- released singles “One With The Gun” and “Reaching Skywards”, today OCEANHOARSE have released a brand new lyric video for the track “The Damage”. If you’re a fan of Machine Head, Megadeth and other riff-oriented metal masters but still got a secret crush for Alice in Chains or Avenged Sevenfold -type melodic choruses, you don’t want to miss this!

‘”The Damage’ is a heavy metal anthem that begins with a moody guitar intro followed by haunting vocals. Then, the song takes a sudden U-turn and drags you in the middle of a metal mayhem filled with some lightning fast drumming! The Alice in Chains style wailing vocal harmonies and the song’s epic closure with harmonized guitars ultimately leads us to the punchline: ‘The damage is done.” the band comments.

“Dead Reckoning”, the group’s first studio album (OCEANHOARSE released a live album “The Damage is Done – LIVE!” last year, recorded on their first European tour) will be released on August 20th through Noble Demon and is available for pre-save and pre-order HERE

Tracklist:

  1. Headfirst
  2. Locks
  3. Betrayed by Light
  4. One With The Gun
  5. Reaching Skywards
  6. Fields of Severed Dreams
  7. Submersed
  8. The Intruder
  9. Fight For Tomorrow
  10. From Hell to Oblivion
  11. REW
  12. Dead Reckoning
  13. The Damage

Upcoming Oceanhoarse shows:
27.10.2021 Telakka, Helsinki (w/ Bloodred Hourglass, MyGrain, Balance Breach)
26.12.2021 Hoarsefest 2021, On the Rocks, Helsinki (w/ Shereign, Thy Row)