Right before Halloween, VESSEL OF LIGHT vocalist Nathan Opposition flew out to New Jerseyfor a busy 48 hours. Nathan sang a cover of Jimi HendrixFoxy Lady which the rest of the band( Dan Lorenzo guitars, Ron Lipnicki drums and Jimmy Schulman bass) had recorded during the Last Ride sessions at JROD Productions in Pomona, NY. Nomad Eel Records have just released a 7″ lathe cut of Foxy Lady/Torture King single. Sirius/XM’s Liquid Metal has been spinning Foxy Lady since it was released.
Speaking of Torture King Dan Lorenzo said, “Jason Stewart is editing an elaborate video for Torture King which should be ready December 15th. In the mean time I asked my buddy Jay Bones to make a quickie video for our new single There’s No Escape. Jay included a bit of our rehearsal footage from the night before Halloween.”
Vessel Of Light released their 4th CD Last Ride October 23rd on California’s Nomad Eel Records.
Manager of ALCATRAZZ Giles Lavery and Keyboardist Jimmy Waldo will appear live on The Metal Voice Sunday Dec 6 3pm EST to provide a statement and clarify the recent announcement and split with singer Graham Bonnet.
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On Dec 4 2020 it was announced on Facebook
Alcatrazz members Jimmy Waldo, Joe Stump, Gary Shea and Mark Benquechea will be joined by singer Doogie White for all their 2021 Alcatrazz tour
Later that day Graham Bonnet took to his social media and posted saying that he will still be recording and performing with Alcatrazz despite the fact that he has parted ways with the musicians who performed with him on the band’s latest album, “Born Innocent”.
“Another Face” is the third single taken from “Curse Of Autumn”, the upcoming album from Los Angeles-based dark melodic metallers WITHERFALL. Helmed by vocalist/keyboardist Joseph Michael (Sanctuary), guitarist Jake Dreyer (Iced Earth), bassist Anthony Crawford (Chon), and drummer Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats), WITHERFALL’s new configuration aligns the brightest stars.
WITHERFALL enlisted Bradley Cook (Slash) to track the drums at Doghouse Studios and Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth/ Demons & Wizards) to produce (with Michael/Dreyer) at Independence Hall. Jim Morris (Savatage) engineered and mixed, while Tom Morris (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) mastered at Morrisound Recording. Adorned by a striking Kristian Wåhlin cover and supported by a visually stunning Zev Deans (Ghost, BEHEMOTH!…) video for “As I Lie Awake,” the “Curse of Autumn” is peak WITHERFALL.
EYEHATEGOD have set a March 12 release date for the band’s first new full-length album in seven years, A History of Nomadic Behavior.
The album news arrives with a visualizer for “High Risk Trigger” a taste of what’s to come on the 12-song album. Lyrically, the song is cryptic and abstract, but it touches on the all-pervasive fears bred by an invisible germ storm sweeping through the nation and a society sickened by police brutality: “Infection is the way, disruptive crowd takes aim/Burn down the rail yard house, destroy the U.S.A.”
Singer Mike IX Williams said of the songs on the album, “We’re not a political band, but it was hard not to be affected by the news from the past year. During this recording, I thought a lot about how stupid humanity has become and how America is now completely divided with these people who don’t believe in science and blindly follow liars and nonsensical ideologies. Some of those feelings may have found their way into these songs, but it is mostly subliminal.”
A History of Nomadic Behavior follows a period that saw the New Orleans based band on the road for three years, preceded by Williams suffering liver failure and a transplant. “We toured our asses off for three years and that’s where A History of Nomadic Behavior basically comes from,” adds Williams before touching on his health challenge: “Death is a part of life, it’s a roll of the dice. Sometimes you take life as it comes, other times you fight to stay alive.” The album was produced by Eyehategod, Sanford Parker (Yob, Voivod) and James Whitten (Thou, High on Fire), with mixing by Whitten. The band recorded at HighTower Recording and Hypercube studios.
The album is available in various formats and can be pre – ordered HERE!
A History of Nomadic Behavior track list:
Built Beneath the Lies
The Outer Banks
Fake What’s Yours
Three Black Eyes
Current Situation
High Risk Trigger
Anemic Robotic
The Day Felt Wrong
The Trial of Johnny Cancer
Smoker’s Place
Circle of Nerves
Every Thing, Every Day
A History of Nomadic Behavior album cover, artwork by Gary Mader and Mike IX Williams
French death metal innovators of AGRESSOR are now releasing three new live videos in celebration of the ‘The Order of Chaos’ box set, which will be released tomorrow, December 4. The live performances of ‘When Darkness,’ ‘Deathreat,’ and ‘Warrior Heart’ were filmed at Le Splendid in Lile in 2007 and can now be viewed HERE.
AGRESSOR were founded in 1986 and immediately presented their first demo, ‘The Merciless Onslaught’ in the same year. The Southern French band’s second demo, ‘Satan Sodomy’ (1987) caused some scandal due to its sexually implicit cover and black metal undertones. At the time of the release of their split with LOUDBLAST entitled ‘Licensed to Thrash” (1988), AGRESSOR had begun touring in French speaking territories alongside such soon to be renowned bands as SAMAEL, SODOM, MESSIAH, and LIVING DEATH.
AGRESSOR became the first French metal act to be signed by an international label after recording the demo, ‘Orbital Distortion’ in 1989. A year later, the band began cooperating with Philippe Druillet for the visuals of their debut album, ‘Neverending Destiny’, which received a warm welcome with its combination of brutal thrash riffing and what would now be considered an early form of technical death metal.
Their sophomore full-length, ‘Towards Beyond’ (1992) was produced by Börje “Boss” Forsberg of BATHORY and Black Mark fame and came with ultra-heavy passages on top of their trademark technical riffing. AGRESSOR continued to spearhead the French extreme metal scene with their following release as well as through touring with such renowned acts as MORBID ANGEL, OBITUARY, PESTILENCE, BIOHAZARD, SINISTER, and WARGASM.
Following a UK tour with CRADLE OF FILTH in 1996, the sole remaining founding member, vocalist and guitarist Alex Colin-Tocquaine put the band on a short hiatus, but AGRESSOR returned with ‘Medieval Rites’ in 1999 and more live activities. Their latest album under the programmatic title, ‘Deathreat’ was released in 2006 and since then the French have occasionally played rare shows.
Extreme Belarusian Avant Garde duo MORA PROKAZA are now premiering a brand new music video for the song “Madonna,” which is taken from the band’s 2020 release, ‘By Chance.’ The new video, which was created by MORA PROKAZA, can be seen at THIS LOCATION.
The up and coming experimental duo combine the ferocious sounds of black metal with the street vibes of trap, tinges of industrial, and out-of-the-box instrumentation, creating a sound that is wholly unique and groundbreaking that you must hear it for yourself to truly grasp the artistic genius behind the Belarusian outfit.
‘By Chance’ is out now and can be streamed, downloaded, and purchased HERE.
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