Dublin’s GREYFACE Release Video for New Single ‘Underground Star’

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Dublin’s genre-bending GREYFACE release their video for new new single ‘Underground Star‘, out now.

As intriguing sounding as they are looking, Dublin’s GREYFACE hit the scene at full speed with first single ‘Yin’, and they continue apace with the release of their angst riddled, raging new single ‘Underground Star’. As insanely talented as they are youthful, this unique band should be on everyone’s radar as the ones to watch.  

Stream/Buy ‘Underground Star’ here: https://smarturl.it/2ornf7

GREYFACE are an Alternative group based in Dublin city. The band’s philosophy is loosely based on the universal Freudian/Jungian ideas of the inner shadow. Each member of the group names and paints this inner idea most people choose to ignore, or reject for its undesirability. The group refer to their shadow as their ‘GREYFACE’, taking these ideas to the stage in a theatrical and explosive way.

Through high-energy performance, the band performs a stylized mix of music branching from hip-hop, to rock/metal, to electronica. The group performs regularly with backing from MCD, having opened for ‘As It Is’ in The Academy Dublin and performing at Wacken Open Air in Germany.

The current lineup of GREYFACE consists of the following four members:
Shaye – Vocals
Icarus – Guitar
Evra – Bass
Éalú – Drums

After their debut single ‘Yin’ was played on radio stations nationwide, the group received positive press Irish music and politics magazine, Hot Press, interviewing frontman Shaye in the “Hot For 2020 Issue,” and describing them as “A force to be reckoned with” after attending a live concert.

The group now returns with their second single, ‘Underground Star‘. The four piece along with backing vocalists present a hooky anthem with industrial inspired riffs, boasting lyrics layered in irony and self-deprecation. The fictional character Underground Star personifies the clichéd desires of rockstar celebrity narcissism, critiquing popular culture and humanities’ obsessions with violence, sex and self-destruction.

GOST Release New Song “A Fleeting Whisper” From Upcoming Album

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GOST has just released “A Fleeting Whisper”, a new song taken from his upcoming album, “Rites of Love and Reverence”, that is due for a release on August, Friday 13th. Join the coven and click here for the video clip:

There is more to this than meets the eye though: “’A Fleeting Whisper’ is an homage to not only navigating spirituality but simply being human”, GOST explains. “The uncertainty of life makes living both beautiful and terrifying. We all carry around so many similar insecurities and feelings of doubt in this modern digital age. A time in our history which promises ultimate connectivity seems, all too often, to leave many of us feeling increasingly disconnected and alone. Music has always been a way for us to forget our differences and come together as a species.  Personally, music has been the one true constant in my life and in many ways, the only true spirituality I have found solace in. Like a fleeting whisper, sometimes almost undetectable, music ties the events of my life together.”

“Rites of Love and Reverence” is both an album of beautifully crafted songs and a fascinating and intuitively gothic journey, rich with thoughts of supernatural wickedness and real world retribution.

“The lyrics were inspired by witchcraft themes,” says the man himself. “It’s mainly about how witchcraft has affected women throughout history. Witch trials and the subsequent executions throughout the ages terrify me. I fear, as a society, we are always on the verge of such horrible psychosis based on the misunderstanding and intolerance of one another. I try to educate myself on any historical subject I use as an influence, out of respect for the real people who actually lived through it.”

In keeping with its dark theme, “Rites of Love and Reverence” arrives adorned with the most stunning image GOST has used to date, created by celebrated doyen of macabre art, Nona Limmen. Both eerily psychedelic and hazily mysterious, it’s the perfect visual representation of this extraordinary record’s grim but vivid depths.

The perfect soundtrack to these uncertain and frequently horrifying times, “Rites of Love and Reverence” renders GOST’s post-synthwave exploits in kaleidoscopic technicolor, delivering all the glass-shattering grit, incisive melodic melancholy and tripped-out, electronic fervour that his ever-expanding army of admirers demand.

In the past GOST has become renowned as a potent and idiosyncratic live act. Over the last few years he has shared stages with Perturbator, 3TEETH, Mayhem, Carpenter Brut, Power Trip, The Black Dahlia Murder, Midnight, Pig Destroyer and many more, while several headline tours of North America and Europe have further consolidated that already robust reputation.

GOST previously released the following track and video: “Coven”: https://youtu.be/zT6m54oeCes

ENDSEEKER Launch Cover Version for John Carpenter Classic “Escape From New York”

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This past April, ENDSEEKER released their new full-length, Mount Carcass, via Metal Blade Records – which debuted at #22 on the German charts! Today, the band has launched a video for the album track, “Escape From New York” – a cover version of the John Carpenter classic! Stream it now here:

Endseeker comments: “We have a long tradition of cover songs, but this is the first time we chose an instrumental track, and even a main theme from a movie, but 2021 is the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter‘s masterpiece, which just never gets old. The main theme has this iconic beat and mesmerizing melodies that sound so creepy and haunting in their original synth sound that we thought this would be the perfect template for a massive metal version. When we started to play around with it and try out different things for the arrangement, it was clear very fast that this works out absolutely great. We tried to stick quite close to the original and keep that eerie feeling over the song as a deeply respectful homage to this awesome movie and composition.”

New vinyl colors of Mount Carcass, plus band merch, are now available at: eu.kingsroadmerch.com and indiemerch.com

Purchase and stream Mount Carcass worldwide at: metalblade.com/endseeker

Having become one of the premier German death metal bands – and rapidly rising the ranks of the genre as a whole – Endseeker storm back into the fray with Mount Carcass. Building on the groundwork laid down on 2017’s Flesh Hammer Prophecy and having the difficult task of besting 2019’s stunning The Harvest, they have returned with a streamlined, powerful collection that further raises the bar.

Like both of its predecessors, Mount Carcass was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Eike Freese at Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, Germany. Going into the record, Endseeker knew they wanted something rawer and more organic than The Harvest, and while Covid was causing global havoc, the band embraced the time they would have otherwise spent touring, using it to rehearse and discuss what they wanted the record to be. From this process they knew they wanted the songs to be quite straightforward and even have something of a “punkish / crust feel, so to speak. The songs are pretty reduced to the core with all the ballast removed. Every part and every riff has a meaning and isn’t just there for no other reason than extending the song. The album is also very melodic. There are a bunch of very strong guitar hooks and vocal compositions that really stick in your ears for days. It’s way simpler and probably more easy to listen to compared to ‘The Harvest‘ or ‘Flesh Hammer Prophecy‘, but at the same time, it has a very spontaneous and lively attitude with a big chunk of personality.” To keep the genre sounding fresh in 2021, they focused on the production, having just a touch of the old school vibe to remain rooted, and they did not limit themselves too hard to the Swedish death metal style of songwriting they previously embraced, but also let other influences into their songs. “You can hear all kinds of stuff that is inspired by bands like Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Slayer, Dissection, Gorefest, etc. We listen to so many different bands, and somehow, a bit from all of this keeps adding to our music.”

LUCIFER: “Gone With The Wind Is My Love” 7″ Out Now Along With Visualizer Video

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LUCIFER are proud to present you their very own and striking interpretation of the Rita & The Tiaras classic “Gone With The Wind Is My Love”.

The single features a fabulous duet between Johanna of LUCIFER and Elin Larsson of Blues Pills and is now available on all major streaming platforms HERE!

Recorded in the band’s own studio, Elin Larsson was the perfect fit for this powerful soul ballad and comments as follows:

“I had the great pleasure workin’ together with LUCIFER! Lots of music and good vibes!

A special visualizer video based on the cover can be screened HERE!

Side B features a live version of the LUCIFER track “Cemetery Eyes”, which was recorded during last year’s Century Media Isolation Festival and will now be available physically in this version for the first time.

If you missed LUCIFER’s performance at the Century Media Isolation Festival, go check HERE.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A

“Gone With The Wind Is My Love” (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills])

SIDE B

“Cemetery Eyes (Live)” (recorded at Century Media Isolation Festival 2020)

As the band is currently busy working on their international high praised 2020 follow-up “LUCIFER IV”, Nicke comments the current working progress as follows:

“We’re almost done mixing our new album “Lucifer IV” and with the risk of completely jinxing it, I think it’s safe to say we all have a pretty good feeling about this one. Obviously we like it and we can’t wait for people to hear it. If ‘Lucifer III’ was our Black Sabbath meets Fleetwood Mac album then ABBA hangs out with Trouble on this one. It’s that heavy.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:

2021
09/11 Stockholm, Macken Fest, SE
09/16 Bilbao, Kafe Antzokia
09/17 Madrid, Copernico
09/18 Murcia, Garaje
09/19 Barcelona, Bóveda
11/12 Metal Hammer Paradise Festival, DE
11/13 Apeldoorn, Gigant, NL
11/14 Breda, Mezz, NL
11/16 Pratteln, Z7, CH
11/17 Stuttgart, Universum, DE
11/18 Munich, Backstage Halle, DE
11/19 Graz, Explosiv, AT
11/20 Budapest, Instant, HU
11/21 Wien, Arena, AT
11/23 Frankfurt, Das Bett, DE
11/24 Bremen, Tower, DE
11/25 Bielefeld, Movie, DE
11/26 Kiel, Räucherei, DE
11/27 Kolding, Godset, DK
11/28 Oslo, John Dee, NO

2022 (w/ Year Of The Goat)
02/03 Hamburg, Knust, DE
02/04 Köln, Helios 37, DE
02/05 Essen, Turock, DE
02/06 Den Bosch, Willem Twee, NL
02/07 Zappa, Antwerp, BE
02/09 Paris, Backstage, FR
02/10 Strasbourg, La Laiterie, FR
02/11 Kaiserslautern, Kammgarn, DE
02/12 Praha, Nová Chmelnice, CZ
02/13 Nürnberg, Hirsch, DE
02/15 Poznan, U Bazyla, PL
02/16 Dresden, Beatpol, DE
02/17 Berlin, Hole 44, DE
02/18 Hannover, Béi Chéz Heinz, DE
02/19 Odense, Posten, DK
02/25 Gothenburg, Pustervik, SE
02/26 Stockholm, Debaser Strand, SE
03/18 St. Petersburg, MOD, RU
03/19 Moscow, Aglomerat, RU

More to be added!

Tickets at: https://www.seaside-touring.com/tours/#lucifer

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Releases New Track ‘Relentless Fury’

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group have announced the release of a new studio album titled PARABELLUM on July 23. The album will be available on CD, Red Tranparent LP and digital. Today, they present “Wolves At The Door” which can be previewed below.  The pre-order has gone live here: http://smarturl.it/Yngwie_Malmsteen.

The name of Yngwie Malmsteen has always stood for uncompromising excellence. In a career that now spans more than 40 years he has proven himself to be a unique artist. You can try to categorise him in any way you wish. But the manner in which this supreme Swedish craftsman has continually developed his music makes Malmsteen sublimely transcend any definition you attempt to impose.
He now has a catalogue of 21 solo studio albums, each of which has much to commend. Moreover, the guitarist played a crucial role in helping to establish Alcatrazz as a significant force in the 1980s. Malmsteen’s artistry has always clearly incorporated a healthy virtuosity, but his talent goes well beyond a comprehensive control of the guitar. The man is a fine composer and, on recent releases, has also showcased a strong vocal presence.

The striking portrait on the cover was painted by the accliamed artist David Benegas. Malmsteem states, “That was my wife April’s idea. David lives near us in Florida, and we were talking to him about other projects. I did a photo shoot with Mark Weiss, who I think is a great photographer and someone I’ve worked with for a long time. Then David based the portrait on this.  The painting itself is huge, and we’ve had the idea to use it to raise money for the April Way Children’s Foundation (‘dedicated to bringing the artists of the world together to give hope to kids, teens, and young adults that have been orphaned or are in foster care all across the world’).”

In closing he shares, “The bottom line for me is that the passion I feel for the music I make has to be obvious. I am the sort of person who lives in the moment. I wanted this album to have a joyous, spontaneous atmosphere. This must never sound as if it’s been rehearsed so much that it becomes routine.  I hope people will put on this record at the start and listen right through to the end, from start to finish. I recorded this as a singular piece of art. Not as a collection of 10 tracks you can hear in any order you want.  I was asked by Mascot what song would be the lead track. The one for which I’d do a video. You know what? I’d like to do videos for everything here. I view this album as having a natural flow from start to finish. It’s not to be cut up into little pieces. I want fans to experience the delight I had in making it.”

Track list

  1. Wolves At The Door
  2. Presto Vivace in C# Minor
  3. Relentless Fury
  4. (Si Vis Pacem) Parabellum
  5. Eternal Bliss
  6. Toccata
  7. God Particle
  8. Magic Bullet
  9. (Fight) The Good Fight
  10. Sea Of Tranquility

MAYHEM Release New Song “Voces Ab Alta” From Upcoming EP

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For their upcoming EP “Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando”, the most notorious black metal band MAYHEM have reflected on their influences by covering songs from bands like Discharge, Dead Kennedys, Rudimentary Peni and Ramones with an impressive bursting and darkened sound.

In addition to the mentioned cover versions, MAYHEM releases a previously unreleased track today called “Voces Ab Alta”, which was recorded during the “Daemon” session.

The video was done by high the praised artwork and video wizard Costin Chioreanu (Ghost, Opeth, Napalm Death) who impressively captured the atmosphere and the darkness of this performance visually!

The video can be seen HERE

The song is also available on all major streaming platforms and can be found HERE

“Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando” (EP) will be released on July 9th and is available in various formats. For Pre-Order, please follow this LINK

Tracklisting:

SIDE A
Voces Ab Alta
Black Glass Communion
Everlasting Dying Flame

SIDE B
In Defense Of Our Future (Discharge Cover)
Hellnation (Dead Kennedys Cover)
Only Death (Rudimentary Peni Cover)
Commando (Ramones Cover)