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ENFORCER Postpone European Tour With SKULL FIST + AMBUSH To 2022

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 20, 2021

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Swedish heavy metal commando ENFORCER recently released its second live album, “Live By Fire II”, which is now available through Nuclear Blast Records.

Sadly, the band have to announce that due to the pandemic, the “Kings of the Underground” tour has to be postponed until May 2022. Already bought tickets will remain valid!

ENFORCER + SKULL FIST + AMBUSH
Kings of the Underground Tour 2022

05.05.22 DE – Essen – Turock
06.05.22 NL – Rotterdam – Baroeg
07.05.22 FR – Dijon – La Vapeur
09.05.22 ES – Barcelona – Salamandra
10.05.22 ES – Madrid – Caracol
11.05.22 FR – Montpellier – Secret Place
12.05.22 DE – Weiher – Live Music Hall
13.05.22 DE – Leipzig – Hellraiser
14.05.22 DE – Hamburg – Kulturpalast
15.05.22 BE – Hasselt – Muziekdroom
16.05.22 DE – Hannover – Subkultur
17.05.22 DE – Berlin – Lido
18.05.22 PL – Warsaw – Progresja
19.05.22 AT – Vienna – Viper Room
20.05.22 DE – München – Backstage
21.05.22 IT – Milan – Slaughter Club

Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/39x8xCL

The new live album “Live By Fire II” is available as Gatefold 2LP with 16-LP sized booklet, CD with 28-page booklet, and digital album. Physical formats of the release include extensive booklets containing a tour program, liner notes and tons of photos compiled and designed by vocalist/guitarist Olof Wikstrand recapturing ENFORCER’s touring cycle for the albums “From Beyond” and “Zenith” during the years 2015 – 2020.

Get the album in the format of your choice, here: http://nblast.de/Enforcer-LiveByFireII

Watch the video of the entire live show here: https://youtu.be/TYXzX5z7f6Y

“Live By Fire II” offers an intense and passionate performance captured in front of a truly dedicated and wild audience in Mexico City, 2019. “Live By Fire II” lets you experience ENFORCER at the top of their game and marks an outstanding live record documenting the group’s steady path to global recognition in recent years. It also serves as a stunning reminder of how many heavy metal anthems ENFORCER have crafted on their total of five studio albums so far! From the speed metal attack of ‘Destroyer’, ‘Searching For You’, ‘Midnight Vice’ to perfect sing-alongs like ‘From Beyond’, ‘One Thousand Years In Darkness’ and ‘Take Me Out Of This Nightmare’, the enthusiastic crowd and powerful sound of “Live By Fire II” result in a captivating and extremely entertaining listen.

ICYMI:
‘Destroyer’ OFFICIAL LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HZGlNhoSLE
‘From Beyond’ OFFICIAL LIVE: https://youtu.be/CYKA391G7pQ

CURIMUS Take A Walk In Their Own ‘Garden Of Eden’

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Garden Of Eden is the third full-length album by Finnish modern deaththrashers CURIMUS. Following Realization (2012) and Artificial Revolution (2014), the band takes their intense energy even further – the album is a half-hour beatdown combining thrashy riffs and modern elements. The new material is faster and darker, all wrapped up in an uncompromising soundscape. The themes of the songs revolve around human selfishness, fecklessness and injustice in all its forms. At the end this world is the Garden Of Eden, where no one is happy.

Garden Of Eden was originally released in Finland in 2020 by Inverse Records and hit the Official Finnish album chart at #18 and the Physical album chart at #3. Now, Sliptrick Records takes over to spread the the album worldwide with the ‘International Edition’.

The singer of the legendary NWOBHM-band Hell, David Bower, gives Garden Of Eden an international touch. His unique voice can be heard on the song 72.

The album was recorded & mixed by Juho Manninen at Rotten Mystik Kult Studios. Mastering was done by Jaakko Viitalähde at Virtalähde Mastering.

Curimus hail from the small town of Loimaa, Finland in 2004. The band is known for their energetic live performances and has toured, besides Finland, in Estonia & Russia. Aggressive rhythms, furious riffs and explosive live shows – that’s what Curimus is all about.

Garden Of Eden | Released April 20th, 2021 on Sliptrick Records

JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS Reveal First Details Of Upcoming EP “The Abyss”

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London based metallers JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS have revealed first details of their upcoming 6-tracks EP, entitled “The Abyss“.

Read what Jason has to say on upcoming EP:
“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.”

Stay tuned for more details.

JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS will play the all-day hard-hitting show at Camden Rocks on July 10th, alongside Reverted, Rival Karma, Janus Stark, Bleeding Antlers, Star Circus, Thousand Thoughts, Season of Ghosts, The Blood Republic, Tales of Perdition and Red Light Acid Test at The Black Heart! Tickets – http://camdenrocks.seetickets.com. Facebook Event page.

Jason stated:
“It has been too long since I’ve played a show. We’re so excited to be back on stage! I know it’s gonna be a great moment for us and for the fans!”

With a history boasting over 300,000 streams, 50 live shows and a modest lifetime of musical creation with past acts, London based metal artist Jason Payne has taken 2020 to embark on a new journey; JASON PAYNE & THE BLACK LEATHER RIDERS. A culmination and reincarnation of his strongest rock compositions, with numerous releases ready and waiting taking influence from the likes of Slash, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Korn, and many other legendary over the years. Think big riffs, impactful grit-laden vocals, and an energy just screaming to be invited to the live stage.

Watch the official video for ‘Waking The Damned’, for their debut single, here:

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

GENTLE SAVAGE Release Lyric Video For New Single ‘Lovin’ Ain’t Easy’

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GENTLE SAVAGE have released a lyric video for their new rocking single ‘Lovin’ Ain’t Easy‘, graphic & digital art by Kristian K XP, watch it here: http://hyperurl.co/GentleSavage_Lovin

‘Lovin’ Ain’t Easy’ is available on all major streaming services, at https://smarturl.it/gentlesavage_lovin
Order ‘Lovin’ Ain’t Easy’ at https://smarturl.it/GS_Lovin_Single_2021.

Lead vocalist Tornado tells the whole story on the single:
Lovin’ Ain’t Easy is a presentation of a persons emotional state when without really knowing why, one has been rejected and left stranded by the loved one. In this case the narrator is a male person, but it could be anyone who lives in an intimate relationship with another human being. The mood is neither sad nor aggressive. It’s more like the narrators love affirmation. He leaves the decision whether to quit or to continue in the hands of the beloved woman who’s leaving home.

The atmosphere, melodies and harmonies borrow musically from the wonderful 70’s era. Spiced with modern production and sound engineering Lovin’ Ain’t Easy leans towards The Beatles and Alice Cooper. A careful listener can find some delicate details in the soundscape, submerged in the background and filling up the scenery. This tune is closest to the feel of Gentle Savage when the band first started writing music and it is planned to be a stand-alone single, not included to the upcoming ‘Midnight Waylay’ debut album.

Tornado on the single coverart:
“The idea of using the Chaos cross in the cover art of Lovin’ Ain’t Easy popped up during the vocal recordings. Vocalist Tornado Bearstone has a Chaos cross pendant he got years ago from his best friend while this friend was getting married. Tornado was the best man and as they both had Chaos cross pendants, they decided to swap and wear each others crosses in the wedding ceremony. Seeing the pendant hanging in his vocal booth while singing the vocal lines of Lovin’ Ain’t Easy brought up some memories, ideas and questions about entropy, chaos and love. All combined to the Chaos cross symbol. You wanna know more?”

“You see…Life seems to be affected by the law of Thermodynamics (Second law of Thermodynamics = The second law may be formulated by the observation that the entropy of isolated systems left to spontaneous evolution cannot decrease, as they always arrive at a state of thermodynamic equilibrium, where the entropy is highest). Right. Sounds surprisingly much the way it sometimes is in love and relationships. This brought Tornado to think about chaos (a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order). Allright…now that sounds like a lovers spat.”

“Lovin’ Ain’t Easy lyrics combined with Tornado’s playful deductions about entropy and chaos formed the single cover that asks you symbolically; You dare to jump without control?
And in the end; come hell or high water, it’s always good to Rock’n Roll!”

As previously announced, Due to the current Covid pandemic GENTLE SAVAGE are forced to postpone their debut album ‘Midnight Waylay’ release to later this Spring. The new release date will be announced soon.

Tornado on the debut album: “Midnight Waylay depicts a ‘taking it easy in the daytime, turning into a beast at night’ kind of lifestyle. Just like a hunter strikes from the shadows, ruthless and silent, these songs can without warning rock your world. As a concept the album Midnight Waylay is best appreciated when served whole, but each song has its own character and works well independently. Find your own adventure, let yourself loose!”

For more news on upcoming debut album “Midnight Waylay”, follow the band at https://gentlesavage1.bandcamp.com

Watch the videos for the previous singles:
‘YNAMW (You Never Ask Me Why)’ – https://youtu.be/5pm5E0uV0N4
‘Honey Bunny -the Rock’n Roll transformation’ – https://youtu.be/CsBGKvzZKko
‘Run Run Poor Boy’ – https://youtu.be/_TJ3BfgOz6k
‘Karelian Magic’ – https://youtu.be/osEmTdkQCps

“It is all about the songs. And their internal message. That’s the basic philosophy behind Gentle Savage.”

Subscribe to GENTLE SAVAGE’s new youtube channel hyperurl.co/GentleSavageYouTube

GENTLE SAVAGE are:
Tornado Bearstone, songwriter, vocals and guitar
Jay B, drums and backing vocals
Vance Bead, bass and backing vocals
Tim O`Shore, guitar and backing vocals
Theo van Boom, keyboards and backing vocals

’Treat yourself and let our magic in. We’ll take care of the rest’.

Band promo photo by Timo Soasepp
Single coverart by Vin Valentino

More information at
https://www.facebook.com/Gentlesavagerockband
http://gentlesavagerockband.com
https://www.instagram.com/gentlesavageofficial

Swedish LEACH Release D.O.D. Single, Feat. Bjorn Speed Strid

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Swedish thrashers LEACH have release D.O.D., the first single from their upcoming album “Lovely Light of Life” via Metal- Rules. The track is featured by Bjorn Speed Strid, and can be heard at this location. Pre-sale available here:
https://orcd.co/pvbab6r.

If it’s burly, melodic, and fits together perfectly, it’s probably from Sweden. LEACH certainly fall into the above categories, and their warts-and-all style of thrash ‘n’ roll is just begging for a throwdown.

Lovely Light of Life is their third major rodeo and, straight out of the gate, it’s a thrash, hardcore and rock ‘n’ roll mission statement. LEACH have established a style and sound which is wholly theirs and which makes them stand out from the crowd. Lovely Light of Life will be released worldwide on May 21st on the American label Brutal Records.

The record features a varied yet cohesive collection of relentlessly chugging grooves and anthemic riffs carved out of the foundation of rock itself. The band is anything but a one-trick pony and has a distinctive knack of using dynamic changes and sonic shifts to keep listeners captivated. LEACH know how to get the pit started and can keep their audience hooked in until the very last track.

To top it off, the production strikes a perfect balance between crisp and rough-‘n’-ready – a tip to the skills of Christian Silver at Studiomega (Arch Enemy, Kreator, Soilwork, Dragonforce).

Lovely Light of Life also includes a bonus track, “D.O.D”, featuring Soilwork vocalist Björn “Speed” Strid – a fact that the band is clearly delighted with:-
Getting Björn to feature on one of our songs is of course a big deal. Us growing up in Sweden, Soilwork were such a big influence on us — still are. And Björn, being the pro he is, absolutely nailed it on the first try. Stoked to have him on one of our songs and definitely something we now can check off our bucket list.

Coming from such a rich music scene as Sweden’s, a band cannot help but take some influence from their forefathers. In this case, the insistent energy of Raised Fist, the rock ‘n’ roll parts of latter-day Entombed, and the infectious melodies of The Haunted are all evident in LEACH‘s sound. The US also gets a look in, with Hatebreed’s snarling bravado and the thrash-fest of Exodus and Nuclear Assault all figuring into the melting pot.

LEACH is a band built for the stage and, with live experiences that stretch from Europe to Dubai, the power and reach of their frantic energy has been proven. They are now hungry and eager to bring their sonic onslaught to all corners of the world.

Tracklist:
Prelude
Serenade (For The Broken Brave)
Carry The Stigma
Trench Walk
Scorched Earth Tactics
Aniara
True North
Down For Counting
Vultures
Gaslighting
Sweet Blasphemy
D.O.D (Feat. Bjorn Strid of Soilwork) (Bonus track)

DANKO JONES Share New Fan Only Single ‘Flaunt It’ With Lyric Video To Commemorate 25th Anniversary

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 19, 2021

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DANKO JONES have shared new garage punk blitz, “Flaunt It” along with a lyric video. This is a fan-only single. Watch it HERE! The lyric video commemorates the band’s 25th Anniversary and comes off of their upcoming album Power Trio out August 27th via Mate In Germany. Album pre-orders are available HERE!

The new track follows the lead single “I Want Out“, released mid-March. Currently the single has seen success as it hits Top 3 at German Rock Charts.

“Power Trio” sees Danko Jones delivering each engine-revving riff, soul-shaking stomp, and shout-it-loud hook with a sniper’s precision. It’s such a simple, self-evident title, but one loaded with significance, as it speaks to the special triangular alchemy Danko shares with his trusty bass-slinging accomplice JC and drummer Rich Knox. It also stakes out the band’s place on a storied lineage of three-piece titans Jimi Hendrix Experience, ZZ Top, Rush, Motörhead, Venom, Dinosaur Jr., and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, to name a few.

When you choose to start a power trio, you’re not simply forming a band, you’re entering a blood pact—a tacit acknowledgement that all three members need to carry their equal share of the weight lest the whole enterprise collapse. There’s nowhere to hide in a power trio—no second guitarist to cover your mistakes, no keyboard player to smooth things over, no horn section to distract the crowd. If you fuck up, the whole band fucks up. Everybody needs to be on their A-game at all times.

“Power Trio” follows the band’s electrifying, world charting album, “A Rock Supreme” released in 2019. It also sees the band once again tapping into the production prowess of Eric Ratz, who previously amped up the bone-breaking boogie of 2017’s full-throttle rocker “Wild Cat” and 2015’s bloodlusty “Fire Music”.

Album Pre-order: https://dankojonesmusic.lnk.to/PowerTrio

Tracklist:
01. I Want Out
02. Good Lookin’
03. Saturday
04. Ship of Lies
05. Raise Some Hell
06. Blue Jean Denim Jumpsuit
07. Get To You
08. Dangerous Kiss
09. Let’s Rock Together
10. Dangerous Kiss
11. Start The Show