POWERWOLF Release Lyric Video ‘Blood For Blood (Faoladh)’, New Studio Album Out Now

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Today, the wait is finally over – the new POWERWOLF record, Call Of The Wild, is out! Call Of The Wild, the follow-up to their 2018 #1-charting and gold-award winning studio album Sacrament Of Sin, manifests the band’s inimitable success story and proves once again that they sit unchallenged on the throne of the genre.
 
Along with the new album they also dropped a new lyric video: peppered with gripping riffs, POWERWOLF once again showcase their musical variety. “Blood For Blood (Faoladh)” is another anthemic, powerful song, which will not only inspire fans, but also excite live audiences.

Watch the new video for “Blood For Blood (Faoladh)” HERE:

Once again created in cooperation with the honorable producer duo of Jens Bogren and Joost van den Broek, the masterpiece is opening a new chapter in the band’s history. The eighth studio album serves both old and newly recruited POWERWOLF devotees with well-known and loved classic trademarks, and equally surprise and delight them at every stage of this wild 11-track ride with stylistic developments on an unprecedented scale!
 
Matthew Greywolf on Call Of The Wild:
“With Call Of The Wild, we are opening a new, exciting chapter in the history of POWERWOLF. The album sounds unmistakably like POWERWOLF and is so much more at the same time: Besides new territory like the Celtic instrumentation in “Blood for Blood (Faoladh)” or the ballad-like “Alive or Undead”, we have raised all our trademarks to a new level. Until now, we never sounded so powerful and wild – in the truest sense of the word. We are more than happy to be able to share this beast of an album with you all!”

First Formats are Already SOLD OUT – Grab Your Copy HERE!

POWERWOLF Live 2021: 2021 marks not only the return of the wolves, but also the return of the heavy metal community to the legendary fields of Wacken. What could be a better setting to celebrate the first holy metal mass under the sign of Call Of The Wild than a headline show at the Bullhead City Festival in Wacken!

POWERWOLF Headline Show
18.09.21 DE – Wacken / Bullhead City

On their upcoming tour, fans can not only expect brand new heavy metal anthems to be played and chanted along by thousands, but also the biggest and most epic production POWERWOLF has brought to the stage thus far, once again cementing their status as one of the most intense live bands.

Wolfsnächte 2021
01.10.21 DE – Stuttgart / Schleyerhalle
02.10.21 CH – Zurich / Samsung Hall
04.10.21 ES – Barcelona / Razzmatazz
05.10.21 ES – Madrid / Riviera
07.10.21 FR – Paris / Zenith
08.10.21 UK – London / Roundhouse
09.10.21 BE – Antwerp / Lotto Arena
10.10.21 NL – Amsterdam / Afas Live
12.10.21 IT – Milan / Alcatraz
13.10.21 DE – Frankfurt / Jahrhunderthalle
15.10.21 DE – Munich / Zenith
16.10.21 DE – Oberhausen / König Pilsener Arena
17.10.21 CZ – Prague / Tipsport Arena
18.10.21 PL – Katowice – MCK
20.10.21 HU – Budapest / Arena
21.10.21 AT – Vienna / Gasometer
22.10.21 DE – Berlin / UFO im Velodrom
23.10.21 DE – Saarbrucken / Saarlandhalle

JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS: Debut EP ‘The Abyss’ + ‘The Purge’ Music Video OUT NOW

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Today, July 16th, London based metallers JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS release their 6-track debut EP ‘The Abyss‘. To celebrate the EP, the band has unleashed a video for their latest single ‘The Purge‘.

Watch ‘The Purge’ video here:

Jason on ‘The Purge’:
“Very proud and excited to release our new video “The Purge”. It’s a song that talks about feeling stuck in your own prison and then you fight your own demons and you set yourself free from the pain. It was inspired by a personal chapter in my life and with the ideology of cleansing yourself from the sins and mistakes you did in the past. It’s about forgiving yourself and move on.
A powerful, upbeat, riff-driven, sing-along new single in support of my new EP, with a music video shot in the legendary Camden Town venue ‘The Underworld’ to accompany.”

Jason Payne on the debut EP “The Abyss”:
“The Dark is a song that sums up the theme of this EP, “The Abyss”. It’s about death, obscurity and the “nothing”. It talks of things like trying to reach to the void, feeling confused and betrayed, and about a person that’s losing his essence. Without a consciousness, and with no purpose in our lives, we’re just a bunch of roamers taking a road to the abyss, and that leads us to the dark and lashes us to insignificant beings floating in “the nothing”.
When I was writing this EP, I got affected by the outside world. It’s a dark period that we’re living. I caught the essence and the feelings that this time put me through and made a whole EP about existentialism and nihilism. This period made me question who am I, what’s my purpose, what have I done with my life and what if this all ends now? Would it matter? Do we matter? Does life matters? Of course, it does! In my opinion, there’s no point of doing anything or living if this doesn’t matter. However, when I wrote this EP, I don’t give you the bright side of the story. That’s for the fans to find out. My whole point with this work is to make people question their lives and feel these emotions. This record means so much to me, since it’s about everything I felt and still feel. I’m a person who never stops asking questions. I always want to know more. Specially, when it comes to existentialism, I’m always in internal conflict, since I question everything. This is my message, this is my music and it’s about how I feel, and hopefully, people will relate to it.”

Stream / Buy the EP here: http://smarturl.it/JPtheabyss

‘The Abyss’ EP Tracklist:

  1. The Dark (feat. Daisy Pepper)
  2. Breathing Rage (feat. Andy Martongelli)
  3. The Purge
  4. Vicious
  5. Lost
  6. Thoughtless

Also watch the EP video teaser here: https://youtu.be/e0R6eXH8HvE

Jason on ‘The Abyss’ EP and coverart:
“Writing this EP was a sensational experience for me. Lyrics are very personal and me and the guys put our hearts and soul in making this. It’s the most powerful, boldest and heaviest work we’ve ever done so far. I believe this sets new standards for our future works and I couldn’t be prouder of what we achieved by creating such a unique work of art.
We named it the Abyss due to the dark period of time we’ve been going through, due to the pandemic. However, by diving into an abyss, for us, it doesn’t necessarily mean to hit the ground and die, but to be reborn. If we learn something from life is that every time we have to face a hard path, we have to find a way of overcoming those obstacles. These tracks are full of rage, insanity and introspective moods.
Fall into the glooms of darkness with us. Launch date: 16th July 2021.”

Recently, the band launched their Patreon fundraising campaign, check it out and support, here: https://www.patreon.com/thejasonpayne

May 20th, the band performed live their earlier single ‘The Dark’ at Under The Bridge (Chelsea Football Stadium). The band has posted the official live video on their YouTube channel, in case you missed it, watch it here: https://youtu.be/MFeUOF3uCTE

With a history boasting over half a million streams, 50 live shows and a modest lifetime of musical creation with past acts, London based metal artist Jason Payne took 2020 to embark on a new journey; JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS. A culmination and reincarnation of his strongest creations, featuring debut single ‘Waking The Damned’, plus ‘The Dark’, ’The Purge’, and numerous other high energy tracks making up the arsenal that is The Abyss, the debut EP out now. Think Slash, Alter Bridge, Metallica, and many other legendary influences. Think big riffs, impactful grit-laden vocals, and an energy just screaming to be invited to the live stage.

Watch the official videos
‘The Dark’ official video, here: https://youtu.be/TIENdwGGGgw
‘Waking The Damned’: https://youtu.be/f_hDsqhQHTQ

Photo credit: Blackham Images

More information at
BAND: https://facebook.com/therealjasonpayne | https://thejasonpayne.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/SplitScreenManagement | http://www.splitscreen-management.com

WIZARDTHRONE Release New Single “Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics”

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Vast distances from Earth’s dimension, in a galaxy millions of light-years away, the WIZARDTHRONE resurges! Traversing vivid sci-fi multiverses in the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft via comprehensively established technical death, power and symphonic black metal, Hypercube Necrodimensions (out today via Napalm Records) is a bombastic journey through hyperspace and otherworldly realities. Featuring members of ALESTORM, GLORYHAMMER, AETHER REALM, FORLORN CITADEL, NEKROGOBLIKON and more, the musical brilliance of WIZARDTHRONE is absolutely undeniable.

In celebration of Hypercube Necrodimensions being released today, WIZARDTHRONE reveal their single and video for “Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics”! WIZARDTHRONE pushes the boundaries of technical synth metal, displaying incredible musicality on their new single. Lyrically exploring tales of journeys through alternate dimensions, “Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics” is guaranteed to conquer the hearts of tech-death, power- and symphonic metal fans!

Watch the music video for “Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics” HERE:

Guitarist/Songwriter M. Archistrategos Barber elucidates further:
“Black Hole Quantum Thermodynamics” was the first track written for WIZARDTHRONE, and encapsulates the deadliest facets of Extreme Wizard Metal. What better way to celebrate the momentous release of Hypercube Necrodimensions than bestowing a gift of this sort upon the Earth? Such a relentless and brutal song would surely need to be mirrored by an equivalent spectacle, and so it was that we entrusted the venerable videomage J. “Iconoclast” Nageer with this daunting task. Never before has the blasphemous allure of the boundless abyss been portrayed with such devastating accuracy! Xhul praises all who have waited patiently for this release, and assures you that diabolical forces are already in motion to further unleash the might of WIZARDTHRONE.”

Featuring guest appearances from Aleksi Munter (SWALLOW THE SUN/INSOMNIUM), Florian Magnus Maier (DARK FORTRESS/ALKALOID) and Evan Berry (WILDERUN), Hypercube Necrodimensions is a spectacular display of WIZARDTHRONE’s musical finesse, constantly pushing the boundaries of heavy metal and thus offering a one-of-a-kind extreme wizard metal listening experience!

Hypercube Necrodimensions will be available on digipack CD bundled with an exclusive Shirt and as a black gatefold LP, as well as marbled curacao/green vinyl (limited to 300) and as a digital album.

Order Hypercube Necrodimensions HERE

AUDIO REIGN Release Video for ‘Relentless’, Song about Isolation During the Pandemic

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Australian rockers AUDIO REIGN announce the release of their brand new music video for the single RELENTLESS. The video was premiered worldwide on BraveWords.com and is now available on the band’s YouTube channel, below.

Jake Fleming lead vocals from Audio Reign spoke about the new video, “The Relentless music video shoot was a massive effort by all. We worked our ideas with our close friend Eva Grzelak who wrote and produced the video. It was all shot on one windy freezing day haha (except for the androgenous relentless spirit clawing out of the ground) which was a separate shoot.
We had to carry all our band equipment by hand across to the middle of this massive field so that there were no tyre marks at the location where we set up. The video was shot out in the empty expansive field to really bring home the isolation concept. We had visuals added to the video to highlight the impact the pandemic had on us, the live music industry and the world in general. The androgenous Relentless spirit clawing out from the ground is a visual display of our relentless determination to rise strong from this situation.”

Don’t miss Audio Reign’s live virtual reality, VR, live stream by Netgigs on July 18th. Join the boys as they get set to unleash their explosive brand new single ‘RELENTLESS’ to the world. This very special Sunday afternoon event will be held at Crown and Anchor in Adelaide South Australia. For more information or to watch the VR live stream visit: http://www.AudioReignVR.com

Live Stream Times:
Sydney, 7/18 4 pm
Adelaide, 7/18 3:30 pm
London, 7/18 7 am
Los Angeles 7/17 11 pm

PARADISE LOST Present Video for New Single ‘As I Die (Live)’

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Tired of sunshine, singing birds and all these smiling people around? Good. PARADISE LOST have just the right amount of misery and grimness at hand for you and are ready to release the testimony of last year’s intimate streaming event “At The Mill”today, to herald this year’s autumn.

Captured at The Mill Nightclub near the band’s hometown in Yorkshire, England, the recording of the BluRay was directed by Ash Pears, mixed by Les Smith and mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano, and unites the band’s greatest songs of the past 30 years in one show.

Available as CD, Blu-Ray and several vinyl colours of which the limited editions are mostly sold out already, “At The Mill” can be ordered, downloaded or streamed via this link: https://bfan.link/paradiselost-atthemill.ema

As final appetizer from the show, PARADISE LOST unveil the live video of their legendary hit ‘As I Die’ and guitarist and songwriter Greg Mackintosh comments:
“This song is almost 30 years old and its popularity amongst our fans, old and new, still amazes us. It marked a turning point in our career and if you missed it, here it is played live at The Mill.”

Watch the full clip of ‘As I Die (live)’ here:

In case you missed the hauntingly beautiful live version of “Darker Thoughts”, check it out now: https://youtu.be/A7KNP78xiMY 

The band’s evergreen ‘One Second‘ is available here: https://youtu.be/wF0gZNoeIeE

PARADISE LOST will tour next February together with MOONSPELL in the United Kingdom.
You can catch the package here:
February 5th, 2022 – Leeds, UK – The Warehouse (Obsidian Album Launch Show)
February 6th, 2022 – Colchester, UK – Arts Centre
February 7th, 2022 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront
February 8th, 2022 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
February 9th, 2022 – Stoke, UK – Sugarmill
 
February 11th, 2022 – Glasgow, UK – The Garage*
February 12th, 2022 – Newcastle, UK – Riverside*
February 13th, 2022 – Wolverhampton, UK – KK’s Steel Mill*
February 14th, 2022 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms*
February 16th, 2022 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy*
February 17th, 2022 – Bristol, UK – SWX*
February 18th, 2022 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom*
*with MOONSPELL

You can buy tickets here: http://www.paradiselost.co.uk/tour/ 

SABATON Release New 2-Track Single “Kingdom Come/Metal Trilogy”

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There is no rest for the wicked: After already releasing a set of fantastic singles once again proving the inexhaustible creativity of SABATON, the band releases a cover version of MANOWAR‘s ‘Kingdom Come’ today – born as a tribute to the American metal heroes and a video game collaboration.

Watch the video for ‘Kingdom Come’ here:

Listen to the song here: https://sabaton.bfan.link/kingdom-come.ema

Pär Sundström, co-founder of SABATON and bass player, states:
“Our fans have spoken. YOU requested the release of this song everywhere, so this is for all of you!
This recording was meant to be a tribute to Manowar and a collaboration with a video game bearing the same name, when we recorded it a few years ago.
We are happy to see that you appreciate the song so much, and we have paid attention to your wishes and requests. You asked for it, you got it!”

Even before its physical release on August 27, the Limited Black/Red Spot 12” Vinylbecame a popular collector’s item with high scarcity value: The 666 copies were sold outwithin days. The EP includes ‘Metal Trilogy’, a medley of three SABATON songs: ‘Metal Ripper’, ‘Metal Crüe’ and ‘Metal Machine’.

SABATON is arguably the most important band to emerge from the modern metal scene, journeying forth with confidence on a steady ascendence that’s rewarded them with five Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards (including Best Live Band three different years) and multiple nominations for the Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards, the Grammis. In 2016, “The Last Stand” debuted at No. 1 in three different European countries and cracked the Top 3 in four others. Brodén (vocals), Sundström (bass), Chris Rörland (guitar), Hannes van Dahl (drums), and Tommy Johansson (guitar) curate a festival of their own, Sabaton Open Air, that started back in 2008, as well as their own forward-thinking Sabaton Cruise, that is being held since 2009. Their last album “The Great War” cracked the Top 10 in 11 countries including #1 positions in Switzerland, Germany and Sweden.

The band announced their “Tour To End All Tours” two weeks ago: In Spring 2022, SABATON will be visiting 26 cities in 17 countries, bringing their ground-breaking modern metal to the people and delivering breathtaking live shows in a setting that will once again set new bars for concerts of this kind. SABATON will be supported by Mongolian rock band THE HU and Finnish heavy metal veterans LORDI. Get your tickets here:
https://www.sabaton.net/tour/

Watch the band’s latest music videos here:
“Defence Of Moscow”:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjXanLjpTU
“The Royal Guard”:  https://youtu.be/kZN5bw3wg9g
“Livgardet”: https://youtu.be/Um5R_PH7Jek