Swiss rockers JACK SLAMER will release their upcoming album “Keep Your Love Loud” on November 27th via Nuclear Blast. Today, they unveil a new music video for their third single ‘Sun Soul Healing’.
‘Sun Soul Healing’ – Single No. 3 – sees JACK SLAMER shoot straight for a celebration of the sun itself! The sun goddess in all her glory turns out to be a vehicle for our own environmental problems on earth – in the end we are all one. An energetic shuffle groove and edgy guitar riffs team up to showcase our own ticking clock on earth.
BLIND GUARDIAN will release the special 25th anniversary edition of their “Imaginations From The Other Side” album on December 11th. This edition will contain live recordings and other special versions of the BLIND GUARDIAN classics featured on the album.
“A brilliant album celebrates its 25th anniversary and it is great to celebrate this in such a bombastic manner. Luckily we filmed our 2016 show in Oberhausen when we performed the entire album live. This is the perfect moment for us to present this masterpiece in so many different ways. An ideal resurrection of precious memories long gone, but not forgotten. This album is made for eternity… I hope. Enjoy”, says vocalist Hansi Kürsch.
Today, BLIND GUARDIAN reveal a live clip for their classic “Bright Eyes”.
Hansi Kürsch comments: “Bright Eyes” is a godsend. The piece was composed during an unexpected forced break in production. When we were able to continue recording the album, André and I were not entirely happy with the composition, but luckily Marcus and Thomen had recognised the song’s potential straight away, so it landed in its raw form on the album without any further intervention on our part. We put it on the album and then it surprisingly turned out to be one of the absolute highlights of the record, or perhaps even our entire career. I have no idea, nowadays, what we did not like back then. The songwriting for „Imaginations…“ was long finished and we were already recording the album, when André got severe problems with his fingers and had to undertake a critical surgery, which as we know now, was fortunately successful. “Bright Eyes” is without any doubt one of the band’s and the audience’s favourite songs, especially when it comes to live shows. One of the ultimate singalongs and therefore one of the absolute highlights in a Blind Guardian concert. Check it out.”
KILLER BE KILLED, who release one of the year’s most anticipated rock records, “Reluctant Hero”, on Nov. 20 via Nuclear Blast Records, have debuted a third single from the eagerly-awaited collection: ‘Inner Calm From Outer Storms’.
“‘Inner Calm From Outer Storms’ is about having the ability to sense a distant or unseen target,” explains Troy Sanders. “It explores a journey of reckless abandon where the destination may, or may not, actually exist.”
Greg Puciato agrees, saying the lyrics reference “the idea of being open to the freedom of having chaos be a state of existence.”
The song debuted this Thursday via Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal hosted by Jose Mangin.
What could possibly be a better time of the year to dive headfirst into dark and progressive melodic metal? While the shadows of winter are creeping up upon us and the nights get longer it is the perfect time for “Curse Of Autumn”, the upcoming album from L.A.’s finest WITHERFALL that is scheduled for a release in March 2021.
The album art is once again another hand painted masterpiece by the legendary Kristian Wåhlin, the fourth painting in the WITHERFALL series.
Watch a visualizer clip to see the art in its full glory while listening to the first song, “The Last Scar”:
WITHERFALL comments: “This is a nice a happy one… heavily inspired by an evening on tour in the Czech Republic. Quite possibly one of the most aggressive WITHERFALL songs and certainly a test of stamina for instrumentalists and voices. During the recording Our producer Jon Schaffer really put us to the test on getting these final takes. Both WITHERFALL and our team at Century Media felt this song would be the perfect way to introduce our latest offspring ‘Curse of Autumn’. Like any other WITHERFALL record this one is quite the storm. This is but the first gust of wind…”
Norwegian blackened Viking heavy metal solo-band HJELVIK has released a new song and music video for their third single from the upcoming album Welcome to Hel, out on November 20th 2020 via Nuclear Blast. Watch the victorious video saga ‘Glory of Hel’ animated by Adam Avilla of Flesh & Bones in San Francisco, California which includes a guest performance by Matt Pike from the bands High on Fire and Sleep here:
Frontman Erlend Hjelvik comments on the song: “I’m excited to finally unveil Glory of Hel in all its…glory! It’s one of the hardest rocking tracks from Welcome to Hel and is visited by the mythical Matt Pike (High on Fire & Sleep) who lends his killer voice and face melting guitar solo. To top that off, there’s a badass animated music video created by the disgustingly talented Adam Avilla. The video depicts a twisted take on the death of Odin’s son Balder and the ensuing events of Ragnarok with an animation style reminiscent of cult classics like ‘Heavy Metal‘ and ‘Fire and Ice.‘. Thanks to both Matt and Adam for their amazing contributions and I hope people love it!”
HJELVIK‘s first solo album Welcome to Hel, based on Norse mythology and history, includes all the trappings of a lucrative Viking pillage. The album was recorded and mixed at The Hallowed Halls in Portland, Oregon, US by Justin Phelps (Joe Satriani, Poison Idea, Slough Feg) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer, Alan Douches (Mastodon, Converge, Baroness). Special guest appearances by Matt Pike (Sleep, High on Fire) on ‘Glory of Hel’ and Mike Scalzi (Slough Feg) on ‘Necromance’ are also included. The legendary Joe Petagno created the Welcome to Hel cover artwork and HJELVIK logo and is responsible for creating the timeless iconic images we all love from bands like Motörhead, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth.
Erlend HJELVIK’s first two singles + music videos from the Welcome to Hel debut album here:
Welcome to Hel tracklist: 1. Father War 2. Thor’s Hammer 3. Helgrinda 4. The Power Ballad of Freyr 5. Glory of Hel 6. 12th Spell 7. Ironwood 8. Kveldulv 9. North Tsar 10. Necromance
HJELVIK is the new solo-band of ex-KVELERTAK frontman, lyricist and co-founder Erlend Hjelvik. After touring worldwide with some of the world’s greatest bands like METALLICA, SLAYER and GHOST and earning four Norwegian Spellemann awards, Erlend parted ways with his bandmates in 2018 and has spent the last two years songwriting and creating HJELVIK‘s first solo album.
Dutch blackened Death Doom Metallers SOULBURN are soon to release their fourth album “NOA’S D’ARK” on November 13th, 2020 via Century Media Records.
Therefore, a new SOULBURN single entitled “Shrines of Apathy” is being released today, which you can check out in a video created by Maurice Swinkels / Younique Film (Legion Of the Damned, Exodus, Kataklysm, etc.) HERE!
SOULBURN’s frontman Twan van Geel commented about “Shrines of Apathy” as follows:
“It is with great honour we hereby present to you our latest video: “Shrines of Apathy”. Recorded and compiled by the notorious Maurice Swinkels (aka Sephiroth – dark horned ruler from the abyss) It was a great joy collaborating with him on this, and are more then pleased with his craftmanship!
“Shrines of Apathy” is the 3rd single we spit out from our upcoming album “NOA’S D’ARK”, which will be happily aborted in the viral magnitude of 2020’s November 13th. This song as well, might just remind you all of the unstilled hunger of our death magnets! The time is NOW, and however you want to fill this in on your behalf, make it count! Mors Vincit Omnia!”
SOULBURN previously released a lyric video for the album’s first single “From Archaeon into Oblivion” HERE and you can also check out another song off the “NOA’S D’ARK” album with “Anarchrist” HERE!
“NOA’S D’ARK” tracklisting (47:32 min.)
The Morgue of Hope (07:17) Noah’s Dark (03:57) Tempter ov the White Light (05:30) Anarchrist (05:57) Shrines of Apathy (04:34) Assailed by Cosmic Lightning (03:18) Triumphant One (02:15) Anointed – Blessed – and Born for Burning (03:47) The Godless I (05:03) From Archaeon into Oblivion (05:46)
You can pre-order for “NOA’S D’ARK” in its various formats HERE!
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
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