NIGHTFALL Share Censored Music Video for “Martyrs of the Cult of the Dead (Agita)”

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Last week, Greek melodic metal masters NIGHTFALL premiered the NSFW official music video for the song “Martyrs of the Cult of the Dead (Agita)” via OnlyFans! The band is now sharing the censored version of the video via the official Season of Mist YouTube. You can watch the latest version at THIS LOCATION.

The original video, which was created by Antoine de Montremy, can also be seen for FREE at THIS LOCATION.

NIGHTFALL vocalist Efthimis Karadimas previously commented, “We are honored to have our ‘Martyrs of the Cult of the Dead,’ aka ‘Agita,’ being made by Antoine de Montremy, the producer of Chris Holmes’ documentary ‘Mean Man’ (official selection in 2020 Hollywood Gold Awards, Florence Film Awards, Orlando Film Festival and FMX) and his fabulous team. The video is based on ‘Agita’ lyrics and it represents the struggle with depression through its personification in female form (the word “depression” is a female noun in the Greek language). OnlyFans premiere has been chosen to avoid problems with YouTube’s strict policy towards nudity and violence. Especially the latter. This is not a porn video.”

Video director Antoine de Montremy added, “In pure Nightfall fashion, approaching this video and the song’s concept has been quite a challenge: Efthimis already had a very precise vision for ‘Agita’ and we wanted to honor both the song and its message.

“Opening up about depression and its very solitary struggle is quite a brave move in nowadays so well polished metal world. Introducing female metaphors and pushing all boundaries was the only path to illustrate this inner struggle between love and hate, comfort and fear, joy and despair.

“Blessed with Hanna and Fanny’s outstanding performances – embodying all feelings human mind can experience – and thanks to the greatest filming crew ever, we are happy to unleash the fury of Agita to the world!”

‘At Night We Prey’ is out NOW and can be streamed, downloaded, and purchased HERE.

NIGHTFALL have previously announced new European tour dates together with Draconian in March 2021! A full list of confirmed shows can be found below.

NIGHTFALL
+Draconian
10 Mar 22 Warsaw (PL) Hydrozagadka
11 Mar 22 Gdansk (PL) Drizzly Grizzly
12 Mar 22 Berlin (DE) Nuke
13 Mar 22 Leipzig (DE) Hellraiser
14 Mar 22 Prague (CZ)Nova Chmelnice
15 Mar 22 Regensburg (DE) Eventhall Airport
16 Mar 22 Mannheim (DE) MS Connexion Complex
17 Mar 22 Dortmund (DE) Junkyard
18 Mar 22 Hamburg (DE) Kronensaal
19 Mar 22 Enschede (NL) Metropool
20 Mar 22 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg
21 Mar 22 Antwerpen (BE) Zappa
22 Mar 22 Rennes (FR) Ubu
23 Mar 22 Paris (FR) Petit Bain
24 Mar 22 Zurich (CH) Werk 21
25 Mar 22 Paderno (IT) Slaughter Club
26 Mar 22 San Donà di Piave (IT) Revolver
27 Mar 22 Vienna (AT) Viper Room

TANTRIC Return With Powerful New Album ‘The Sum Of All Things’, Release Single & Video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 24, 2021
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TANTRIC are one of the most distinctive metal bands to emerge in the wake of the post-grunge explosion, a band fronted by vocal powerhouse Hugo Ferreira, whose unmistakable baritone rasp can be heard on the band’s massive hit singles from 2001, “Breakdown” and “Down And Out.” Now Ferreira and company, including guitarist Sebastian LaBar, bassist Jaron Gulino, and drummer Jason Hartless, are about to roar back to life with an impressively heavy and deeply emotional album, The Sum Of All Things! The album is the product of a new partnership between the band, veteran producer Chuck Alkazian (Chris Cornell, Sponge) and L.A.-based indie label Cleopatra Records, and it certainly measures up to its title as it represents a culmination of all that Tantric have been working toward in their 20+ year career. Not only does the album include new songs that reveal incredible growth in the band’s songwriting, with memorable melodic hooks and poetic lyrics on tracks like “Twisting & Turning,” “The Sum Of All Things,” and the album’s first single “Living Here Without You,” but also finds the band revisiting the aforementioned breakout hit singles in spectacular fashion.

“Living Here Without You” was chosen as the album’s first single because of the rapturous reception it received at Tantric live shows, and it’s easy to hear why. The song paints a moving portrait of a love that entangles the soul and produces a powerful sense of yearning when taken away. Shifting back and forth from the sparse atmospheric verses to bombastic choruses, the song’s musical dynamics echo the push-pull dynamic of romantic passion and set the stage for Ferreira’s resonant vocals. The band also shot a breathtaking new video with award-winning video director Vicente Cordero (Industrialism Films) that brings the album’s cover art to vivid life.

Stream the single: https://orcd.co/tantric_living_here_without_you

The Sum Of All Things will be available July 23 on all digital platform as well as digipak CD and a special 2LP vinyl package with the full album on colored vinyl PLUS a bonus 12” single!

Pre-order the CD & vinyl: https://cleorecs.com/store/?s=tantric&post_type=product
Pre-order/pre-save the digital: https://orcd.co/tantric_the_sum_of_all_things

TRACK LIST:

  1. Alone
  2. Walk That Way
  3. Twisting And Turning
  4. Can’t Find This
  5. Living Here Without You
  6. Take Me I’m Broken
  7. The Words To Say
  8. Compound
  9. Pushover
  10. Ten Years
  11. The Sum Of All Things
    BONUS TRACKS
  12. Breakdown
  13. Down And Out
  14. Whiskey & You

BOKASSA To Release New Album ‘Molotov Rocktail’ on September 3rd

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 24, 2021
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[photo credit: Kenneth Sporsheim]

After recently signing with Napalm Records, Norwegian power trio BOKASSA are fully charged up and ready to set everything ablaze on their upcoming album, entitled Molotov Rocktail, out September 3, 2021 via Napalm Records.
 
The follow up to Crimson Riders (2019), released during their tour with METALLICA, displays their trademarked brand of stoner punk at its best throughout all 11 tracks. Today, the band kicks things off with their raucous first single “Careless (In The Age Of Altruism)”, during which the three-piece unites heavy stoner rock riffs with melodic singalong choruses, alongside an energetic music video! Norway’s most exciting export and Lars Ulrich’s “new favorite band” brings the noise and delivers energy like THE BRONX, RED FANG, BILLY TALENT and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. Hundreds of thousands of streams and fans across the world can attest: BOKASSA are on their way to becoming the elite of stoner punk!
 
Bokassa adds:
“‘Careless (In The Age Of Altruism)’ was one of the first tracks written for Molotov Rocktail and a single candidate from the get go because of its crunchy riffage and affective hook. As with ‘So Long, Idiots!’ our protagonist has become more and more disillusioned with the world, and tries his best to avoid it, while existing comfortably in his own bubble. We also think it may be the only song that includes the word ‘Didjeridon’t’?”

Watch the music video for “Careless (In The Age Of Altruism)” HERE:

Hailing from Trondheim, Norway, hard rock trio BOKASSA have recently made a name for themselves with their brand of hard-hitting, melodic, catchy punk and stoner rock, right from the first full length, Divide & Conquer (2017). During the Worldwired tour with METALLICA, the band released the critically acclaimed Crimson Riders (2019). On top of this, the Norwegians were nominated for the prestigious Spellemann-Award as Breakthrough of the Year in 2020. Now, BOKASSA are ready to enter the next explosive chapter with their exciting new album, Molotov Rocktail!

Pre-Order Molotov Rocktail NOW

Vocalist and guitarist Jørn Kaarstad’s unmistakably raspy voice and crushing guitar riffs hit satisfyingly hard with the snappy drumming and fat bass tone of drummer Olav Dowkes and bassist Bård Linga. Songs like “Herticules”  effortlessly pull off the transition between melodic choruses and punishing breakdowns, while the title track “Molotov Rocktail” is two minutes of pure stoner punk paradise with its dense songwriting and dynamic production. The album closer’s intro riff (“Immortal Space Pirate 3 Too Old For This Sith”), meanwhile, could be lifted straight off a classic  BEHEMOTH album. On Molotov Rocktail, BOKASSA’s daring but cohesive tightrope act of singalongs and neck breaking grooves is highly contagious – mixed and mastered by Machine (CLUTCH, THE BRONX, EVERY TIME I DIE) the powerhouse from Trondheim misses no chance to entrance the listener with every second of runtime!

Molotov Rocktail Tracklisting:
1. Freelude
2. So Long Idiots!
3. Pitchforks R Us
4. Hereticules
5. Low (And Behold)
6. Godless
7. Molotov Rocktail
8. Burn It All (P.T.S.D.E.A.D)
9. Careless (In The Age Of Altruism)
10. Code Red
11. Immortal Space Pirate 3 Too Old For This Sith

IGNEA Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 24, 2021
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Napalm Records is pleased to welcome outstanding Ukrainian melodic modern metal five-piece IGNEA to its growing roster. The outfit has just inked a worldwide record deal with the premier rock and metal label and mixes heavy riffs and storytelling with symphonic, electronic and folk elements, creating a powerful soundtrack-like experience. Staying true to the melodic essence of their music, IGNEA also includes touches of brutality by occasionally incorporating extreme vocals, breakdowns and blast beats.

In 2013, IGNEA kicked off with their debut EP Sputnik. Things started revving up after the release of the incredibly powerful and popular single “Alga” – the first-ever original song from a Ukrainian band recorded with a full symphonic orchestra – gathering over six million views on YouTube and counting! The track is cut from the band’s debut album, The Sign of Faith (2017), in which IGNEA combines heavy soundscapes with clean and extreme vocals, adding authentic Middle Eastern melodies spliced with a melodic essence, to create a breathtaking auditory experience.

IGNEA’s second full-length, The Realms of Fire and Death, was released in 2020. Their national awards, The Best Ukrainian Metal Act, chose it as metal album of the year, and IGNEA was also named the best Ukrainian metal band of 2020.

IGNEA is currently preparing for great things to come soon and will unveil new music later this year. In addition, the unit is working on its third record and debut with Napalm Records for 2022 – more to be announced soon!

IGNEA’s vocalist Helle Bogdanova states:
“I truly believe that our cooperation with Napalm Records will go under the banner of synergy that will bring the best out of IGNEA and also make our label proud to have us in the roster. IGNEA means ‘burning’, and mixing fire with Napalm can be simply nothing else but a blast. So, ‘strike a match, let’s make it bright’!”

Pierce into IGNEA’s stunning universe and listen to “Alga” & “Jinnslammer” NOW.

Brazilian APRIL 21st Take on Depression with New “Healing My Wounds” Music Video & Single

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 23, 2021
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Brazilian metalcore band APRIL 21st have revealed a new music video and single for the song “Healing My Wounds“. The video was directed by Lucas Akira and Romulo Machado. “Healing My Wounds” is the first single from the band’s new EP entitled Courage Is Born from Fear which is scheduled for a worldwide release on September 10, 2021 via Eclipse Records. Watch it right now on YouTube at this location.

“This song tells a story in first person, the moment when someone is unable to visualize the solution for their problems and they go into deep depression” says guitarist Herbert. “The chorus is an inner voice screaming that it is necessary to be strong to continue, and that nobody can help you except for yourself. In the video, we are representing this ongoing fight between someone’s mind and their demons, as an actual fight in a boxing ring. The message is simple though; we have to keep fighting and believe in ourselves no matter how difficult a situation seems to be.”

The band’s new EP album Courage Is Born from Fear contains five tracks that are both intense and honest. The album was produced by Bruno Barros (Skank, Toninho Horta, Lagun) at the renowned Sonasterio studios in the beautiful mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the cover art was designed by Lucas Akira. The first single “Healing my Wounds” contains a harmony element that redefines what a verse riff might be, while the second single “Decision”, spotlights the fastest and tightest bass drum hummingbird 16ths in a blast beat that we ever might have the pleasure of hearing (and feeling right down to the marrow). “Struggling to Break This Cycle” explodes through our headphones with enough drive and funk to satisfy the most serious of metal freaks, and “Stand up and Scream” features a platform guitar solo that is the epitome of melody and speed in a glorious hybrid.

For more information on April 21st, please follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Eclipse Records.

HOODED MENACE Share New Song “Chime Diabolicus”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 23, 2021
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Death doom outfit HOODED MENACE will be releasing their new full-length album, ‘The Tritonus Bell,’ on August 27 via Season of Mist! The band is now sharing the second new single, “Chime Diabolicus,” which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

Guitarist Lasse Pyykkö comments on the new album and track: “Just like the lead single ‘Blood Ornaments,’ the second premiere track ‘Chime Diabolicus’ showcases very well where Hooded Menace is in 2021, offering some 80´s heavy metal vibes, catchy and powerful vocals, better crafted solos, and a faster pace while never forgetting the band´s roots in slow death/doom style. Actually, the slower riff, somewhere in the middle of the song where the second solo kicks in, is one of our heaviest.”

Pre-orders are now live HERE

Track-list 
1. Chthonic Exordium (1:16)
2. Chime Diabolicus (8:10) (LISTEN)
3. Blood Ornaments (9:01) (WATCH)
4. Those who absorb the Night (5:52)
5. Corpus Asunder (7:17)
6. Scattered into Dark (9:05)
7. Instruments of Somber Finality (2:45)
Bonus
8. The Torture Never Stops (W.a.s.p. cover) (4:07)
Total: 47:40