Left Hand Sounds & Godz ov War Productions present WRATH DIVISION‘Death-Centered Ideology’, first track off debut album ‘Barbed Wire Veins’, due out in August in CD/LP/digital formats!
Debut album of Wrath Division is 8 bestial blows sprinkled by a massive, powerful sound of real war metal. Barbaric sounds of bass and rumbling drums crush bones to dust, barbed wire guitars mercilessly pierce through the body. The triumphant shriek will be heard! Only the ashes covered by smoke and the bodies of the fallen remain. Wrath Division pays tribute to Revenge, Archgoat and Black Witchery. No more, no less.
Matthew Lewellin has released a new single and music video “Let Love Be”. Matthew Lewellin a/k/a the stage name MAntis, is a singer, songwriter and charismatic performing artist from southern CA. Matthew has performed in various cover bands and projects; and concentrates on original material. He fuses heavy and melodic guitar, with powerful soulful vocals; and is making an impression in the digital marketing world of music.
“Let Love Be” is a melodic approach to songwriting; about the innocence of childhood, how youth is experienced to the fullest. With much change and adjustments of normal life, we must cling back to what is essential to us as humans- whom and what we Love.
Swiss-Italian progressive metal masters VIRTUAL SYMMETRY celebrate the first anniversary of the latest studio album “Exoverse” releasing the live album “EXOVERSE Live – Out Of The Shadow” on June 30th 2021.
The band has just revealed the live video for the second single “XI”. “‘XI’ is one of the first songs we recorded for our last album ‘Exoverse’. It represents the begin of the main character’s inner journey. It’s also one of the longest and most articulatetracks,musically and vocally speaking”, explain VIRTUAL SYMMETRY.
Watch the video HERE:
The album was recorded at the end of October 2020 during the show at Teatro Plaza in Mendrisio (Switzerland) along with several guests as backing singers, two choirgirls and a string trio. That exciting performance was mixed by Federico Pennazzato (SECRET SPHERE). The cover artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes (ANGRA, AMARANTHE, JAMES LABRIE).
Previously the band released a live video for the track “Exodus” which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/0t9b0a8ewCE
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY comments: “We are so damn proud that we are able to present a full-blown live show in these extremely difficult times. The show at Cinema Plaza was nothing but epic and really captured the strength and power of the band as a live act.“
The track listing reads as follows: 1. Intro – Entropia 2. XI 3. Eyes Of Salvation 4. Program Error 5. Odyssey 6. Remember 7. Elevate 8. Exodus 9. Safe 10. Exoverse Suite
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY released their sophomore full-length album “Exoverse” on June 30th 2020. “Exoverse” is their first concept album, telling the story about a hero traveling to a new dimension beyond the known universe in order to discover himself. The opus was recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, UK and it features many special guests, such as legendary drummer Thomas Lang, DREAM THEATER’s keyboardist Jordan Rudess, saxophonist Ruben Paganelli and the symphonic orchestra Sinfonietta Consonus, EVERGREY’s Tom S. Englund, singer Jennifer Vargas and the gospel choir NuVoices Project.
VIRTUAL SYMMETRY are a revelation in the progressive metal universe, stunning their fans and listeners. Influenced by classical music and contemporary metal, the band showcases a unique style characterized by epic suites and cinematic elements. Balancing melody and technique, they lead the listeners through a dynamic and emotional journey in each track.
Icelandic Tech Death battalion OPHIDIAN I will be releasing their new album, ‘Desolate,’ on July 16, making it their debut to Season of Mist! The band is now releasing the mind-blowing new single, “Spiral to Oblivion!” The song and its accompanying music video, which was created by Ásgeir Helgi Þrastarson, can be heard at THIS LOCATION.
The band comments on the new album and track: “‘Spiral To Oblivion’ was among the first songs we wrote for the album and has been a band-favourite since its inception. With this song we wanted to make a very death metal oriented song but keep prominent focus on the attributes we were striving for with the album and sound of the band as a whole – memorable melodies and solid structure & composition. To sustain apt harmonious guidance, the guitar leads and melodies became a centrepiece of this song. As with many other songs on the album the guitar leads serve as the central source of melody and are present throughout the bulk of the song. We feel that we ended up with a full-force, tech-death banger that we can’t wait to play live. Our friend Ásgeir Helgi did a great job on the video; capturing the spirit and essence of OPHIDIAN I.“
“Diamonds” is available for pre-saving on all digital platforms HERE. Pre-orders are now live HERE
The artwork for ‘Desolate’ was created by Eliran Kantor.
Track-list 1. Diamonds (4:35) (WATCH) 2. Spiral To Oblivion (3:31) (WATCH) 3. Storm Aglow (4:12) 4. Unfurling The Crescent Moon (2:53) 5. Sequential Descent (4:31) 6. Captive Infinity (3:43) 7. Enslaved In A Desolate Swarm (4:05) 8. Dominion Eyes (3:13) 9. Jupiter (4:01) 10. Wither On The Vine (4:07) Total: 38:51
German haunting death metallers MENTAL CRUELTY have announced a massive headline tour across Europe, with support from Distant, Paleface, and Crown Magnetar.
The band’s A Hill To Die Upøn European tour is in support of their album of the same name, released 28th May 2021 via Unique Leader.
Dates as follows:
12-Apr-22 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof 13-Apr-22 Germany Nürnberg Z-Bau 14-Apr-22 Poland Wroclaw Akademia Club 15-Apr-22 Germany Berlin Cassiopeia 16-Apr-22 Czech Rep. Prague Nova Chmelnice 17-Apr-22 Hungary Budapest Dürer Kert 18-Apr-22 Austria Wien Viper Room 19-Apr-22 Germany München Backstage 20-Apr-22 Switzerland Aarau Kiff 21-Apr-22 Germany Leipzig Naumanns 22-Apr-22 Germany Hamburg Logo 23-Apr-22 Netherlands Den Bosch Willem Twee 24-Apr-22 Germany Oberhausen Kulttempel 26-Apr-22 UK Southampton Joiners 27-Apr-22 UK Birmingham Mama Roux 28-Apr-22 UK Glasgow Garage Attic 29-Apr-22 UK Manchester Satans Hollow 30-Apr-22 UK Bristol Rough Trade 01-May-22 UK London New Cross Inn 03-May-22 France Paris Gibus 05-May-22 Switzerland Geneve Undertown 06-May-22 Belgium Antwerp JC Bouckenborgh 07-May-22 Germany Karlsruhe Die Stadtmitte
Founded in 2016 in Germany, the quintet have established themselves as one of the most exciting bands on the extreme underground, touring Europe with Rings Of Saturn and Nekrogoblikon in 2019 and North America with Signs Of The Swarm and Disentomb. Now with two albums under their belts, including 2019’s critically acclaimed Inferis, produced by Sky Van Hoff (Rammstein, Kreator), they have become well known for their signature blackened breakdowns, blast beats, epic arrangements and slamming brutality.
US powerhouse TRAGEDY promise another all metal tribute to The Bee Gees and beyond with its first release on Napalm Records, Disco Balls to the Wall, a collection of new masters, new mixes and some all-new recordings of TRAGEDY’s most beloved songs, out July 30. Prepare your air guitars and get the party started!
Following up on their enjoyably bombastic take on the Grease soundtrack classic “You’re The One That I Want”, NYC-based TRAGEDY swirls the spirit of disco with red-hot heavy metal on their second remastered single, “Stayin’ Alive” (The Bee Gees). The song was originally released on TRAGEDY‘s album The Joy Of Sex (2017) and supported by a hilarious music video with several nods to the 1970s classic movie, Saturday Night Fever. The video stars comedian/musician Dave Hill (Witch Taint, Last Week Tonight) in the Travolta role of Tony Manero, and also features the cabaret dance troupe, The Love Show, and of course, TRAGEDY. Shot on location at the Knitting Factory and on the streets of Brooklyn, this entertaining romp is a 3 1/2 minute tale of a disco dreamer who finds his true love of metal on the dance floor. This is the pure genius of TRAGEDY – merging the sex-appeal of disco with the mania of heavy metal, and forging an entirely new genre of disco-metal in the process.
TRAGEDY say about “Stayin’ Alive”: “This song and video represents so many awesome things about what is arguably the world’s greatest city, New York, and inarguably the world’s greatest band, TRAGEDY. NYC and TRAGEDY are a melting pot of energy, creativity…and insanity. We’ve brought together these warring worlds – disco and metal – and forged an invincible musical and cultural alliance. Travolta struts. Massive riffs. Tight pants. Lush harmonies. Is it disco? Is it metal? Yes. Yes, it is.”
It doesn’t matter at all if you love or hate disco or metal – you will unabashedly love TRAGEDY and their bombastic, crazy mix of disco, metal, glitter and revelry! The band’s first offering with Napalm Records will include TRAGEDY’s unique twist on hits such as Abba’s “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” and “Dancing Queen”, Toto’s “Africa”, Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” and Adele’s intense super-hymn ”Skyfall”, just to name a few. These fearsome brothers drop the perfect selection of all-time favorite disco, soft-rock and pop favorites – completely reimagining them as glorious, red-hot heavy metal treatments.
TRAGEDY add: “Disco Balls to the Wall is the biggest, sexiest, collection of hits we’ve ever released. It’s as if the Bee Gees turned into werewolves, ate some teens, then bred with the local dog population; thus creating the world’s most beastly recordings of disco and soft-rock songs ever made. Sharing this album with your friends and lovers will make you 500% more desirable.”
Get your body shaking when TRAGEDY start to rock out with The Bee Gee’s “How Deep Is Your Love” and “Tragedy”, and headbang to the tunes of Slayer’s heavy riffing thrash thunder “Raining Blood” combined with “It’s Raining Men” from American duo The Weather Girls in a way absolutely never heard before. Disco Balls to the Wall is finally topped by a smashing live version of Donna Summer’s fabulous “Hot Stuff”, featuring Alex Skolnick of Testament on lead guitar. What a ride! But the party won’t stop as long as there’s a repeat button to push heavily!
The concept, while subversive and humorous, goes well beyond what others have done in satirical music – TRAGEDY celebrates the soul of the original song, even while turning the soundscape on its head. The amps are cranked to eleven, but the emotion is not lost. You’ll discover new meaning in songs that have been a part of your life as long as you can remember. You’ll laugh and cry, dance and mosh, and feel newly connected to the disco-metal that was inside you all along.
TRAGEDY’s past releases have charted on the NACC Heavy Top 10, and the band was awarded a 2019 Album of the Year nod by the Necrosexual via Metal Injection and described as “one of the hottest bands on the internet” by Loudwire. Due to their energizing and captivating live performance, TRAGEDY have already turned venues all around the globe into a hefty disco metal night and are absolutely ready to spread their glittered wings even further with their upcoming, dominating album of “best of” favorites, Disco Balls to the Wall.
Disco Balls to the Wall Tracklisting: 1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) 2. You’re The One That I Want 3. Evil / Baker Street 4. Stayin’ Alive 5. Sweet Caroline 6. Raining Blood / It’s Raining Men 7. How Deep Is Your Love 8. Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In 9. Africa 10. Total Eclipse Of The Heart 11. Tragedy 12. Dancing Queen 13. Skyfall 14. Hot Stuff
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