Greek BLACK FATE Release New Video “Maze”

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Progressive Power Metal band BLACK FATE are sharing the brand new Video “Maze”, third single off their new album “Ithaca” out now via  ROCKSHOTS RECORDS and RUBICON RECORDS in Japan.

The band comments about the song: “‘Μaze’ is one of the most representing tracks for “Ithaca” and Black Fate in 2020. It has one of our favorite guitar riffs and one of the most catchy choruses in the album. The middle section shows our atmospheric and progressive side. With haunting melodies and vocals , delicate keyboards and a technical yet very melodic solo, Maze is one of our favorite songs in ‘Ithaca”‘.

Directed by TK Productions & Black Fate Camera & video editing: TK Productions
Assistant camera: Apostolis Giotopoulos
Lighting engineer: Panagiotis Giannoulas
Lighting engineer assistant: Giorgos Kampisios Assistant: Giorgos Rizos
Audio & lighting equipment: New Age Sound

With their heartbreaking world-class vocals, catchy hooks and lyrics, along with crashing guitar riffs, haunting melodies, and furious technical and melodic solos, Black Fate continues to satisfy bands with the release of their 5th studio album “Ithaca” coming out October 23 via Rockshots Records.

PHYSICAL:https://bit.ly/Ithaca_CD
DIGITAL: http://smarturl.it/BlackFateIthaca

“Ithaca” was mixed and mastered by Steve Lado and follows full-lengths “Between Visions and Lies” (2014) (Ulterium Records),  “Deliverance of Soul” (2009) (Asiral Records), “A Piece of Dream” (2002) (Secret Port Records), “Uncover” (2001) (Secret Port Records).

SPOTIFY:https://spoti.fi/338a5TH
VISUALIZER:https://youtu.be/UPLtmcqVtDM

STORM FORCE Release Music Video For ‘Breathe’ Feat. Serena Pryne

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STORM FORCE have released the music video for Breathe, featuring Serena Pryne. The video was world premiered on Bravewords.com, and now can be seen below.

Lead singer Patrick Gagliardi “When writing Breathe, I wanted to approach the subject of depression and how having a solid support system (in this case, a lover) can bring you out of the funk. I also always liked the term “Breathe” as in relax and just breathe. After the lyrics were written, Greg brought up the idea of making it a duet. This idea fit perfectly with the song lyrically. He suggested Serena Pryne and we all agreed. I love the way her and my voice sound similar, and really mesh well together. She was perfect for the song. Can’t wait to one day sing it live with her”

You can listen to the new STORM FORCE album online at  http://smarturl.it/ageoffear

Led by Greg Fraser and featuring one of today’s most powerful and versatile lead vocalists in Patrick Gagliardi (formerly of Surface Tension), their debut record produced by Darius Szczepaniak (Black Crowes, Sum 41, Big Sugar) combines colossal, crushing melodic rock with hook-laden ballads and massive choruses reminiscent of vintage Cinderella, balanced by classic rock sensibilities of acts like The Who and Van Halen. The group hails from Niagara Falls, Canada and is rounded out by the blistering one-two punch rhythm section of ex-Panik and Step Echo drummer Brian Hamilton and sought-after session musician and touring bassist Mike Berardelli. Storm Force’s groundbreaking new record is the result of a rich blend of rock influences spanning Triumph, UFO, Thin Lizzy, Foreigner, and so many more, and is available on Escape Music worldwide.

LIZZY BORDEN Announces ‘Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2’, Launches Cover Version Of RAMONES Classic “Pet Sematary”

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After releasing My Midnight Things (his fifth Top 200 Billboard release) to critical acclaim in 2018, LIZZY BORDEN has been touring in support of it, joining the likes of Demons & Wizards and Týr on the road in North America last year, plus performing at stages around the world. Now, Lizzy Borden has announced a new greatest hits collection for fans: Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2.

Available digitally on November 13th, Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2 picks up where 1994’s Best of Lizzy Borden leaves off, containing 12 tracks that showcase the Deal with the Devil (2000), Appointment with Death (2007) and My Midnight Things (2018) albums. Additionally, the collection features 2 new cover songs recorded in the summer of 2020 (the first recordings by Lizzy‘s latest live show line-up!): Blue Oyster Cult‘s “Burnin’ for You” and The Ramones‘ “Pet Sematary” – both mixed by Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Steel Panther, Stone Sour).

Digitally re-mastered by Tom Baker (David Bowie, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Tom Petty), Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2 can be pre-ordered now at: metalblade.com/lizzyborden – where Lizzy‘s cover of “Pet Sematary” can also be heard just in time for Halloween!

Best of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2 track-listing
1. My Midnight Things
2. Long May They Haunt Us
3. Tomorrow Never Comes
4. Obsessed with You
5. (This Ain’t) The Summer of Love
6. Under Your Skin
7. Lovin’ You Is Murder
8. The Scar Across My Heart
9. There Will Be Blood Tonight
10. We Only Come Out at Night
11. Abnormal
12. Live Forever
13. Pet Sematary
14. Burnin’ for You

HARLOTT Launch New Single “Detritus of the Final Age”

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On November 13th, HARLOTT will release their new album, Detritus of the Final Age, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Detritus of the Final Age, the title track can be heard now here:

The first single, “As We Breach”, can also be streamed at: metalblade.com/harlott – where the record can be pre-ordered in various formats.

More than 30 years after its inception, thrash refuses to die, and with Australia’s Harlott stoking the fires, the genre is in very good hands. Returning with the follow up to 2017’s mighty Extinction, Detritus Of The Final Age sees them continuing to fight the good fight, delivering a collection of serrated riffs, rampant rhythmic battery and bilious lyrics, hitting hard in all the right places. “For the first time ever, I went into this album with a blank slate,” says vocalist/guitarist Andrew Hudson. “No ideas or requirements, just an empty record ready to be filled with whatever took me. Obviously thrash metal is the wheelhouse of what we do, and it came out pretty thrashy, but it was great to be able to set that aside and explore other avenues.” The result is perhaps the band’s most dynamic release, while holding on tight to that signature Harlott sound that has drawn in a legion of fans from around the world.

Helping to realize the new record, the band’s ranks were refreshed with two new members, Glen Trayhern on drums and Leigh Bartley on guitar. “Both bring their own skills and abilities as well as fresh enthusiasm and ideas. Glen is an absolute machine on the kit and lays a rock solid foundation for us to play to, and Leigh is a weapon on the guitar and such a unique lead writer. I couldn’t have had a better ensemble for this release, and the live show is as violent as ever.” Spending longer writing the record than any of its predecessors, for more than a year Hudson worked on it, experimenting with ideas and styles. Determined to make a record that he would want to listen to – and proudly drawing inspiration from the many bands that have shaped the genre ahead of them – it was integral that he was proud of everything included on the record, and he focused on every aspect of the songs. “Whether its lyrics or riffs or breakdowns, I always make sure that every song has at least one bit that makes you go ‘fuck yeeeeah’. I don’t like the idea of thinking a song or line is ‘good enough’, so I try to make sure the elements of the song are strong enough for them to stand alone outside of the ensemble that they are part of.” The result is “thrash metal with a bit of darkness, a bit of sorrow, a bit of melody and a few hooks thrown in for good measure,” something that Harlott fans will recognize while surely drawing in new listeners.

Detritus of the Final Age track-listing
1. As We Breach
2. Idol Minded
3. Bring on the War
4. Detritus of the Final Age
5. Prime Evil
6. Nemesis
7. Slaughter
8. Grief
9. Miserere of the Dead
10. The Time to Kill Is Now

The Voice Of Sweden Winner ULF NILSSON Drops Rock Single ‘Make a Move’

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The Voice Of Sweden winner Ulf Nilsson has teamed up with songwriters  Linda Varg and Grammy winners Shannon Sanders  and  Drew Ramsey (John Lang, India Arie) to write rock single ‘Make A Move’.

The single, produced by Grammy Award producer Matt Hyde  (Deftones,  No Doubt, Monster Magnet) and mixed by Mathias Wollo (John Legend, Britney Spears and more) in Nashville was released last Friday via Docks/Fifth Island Music AB/Sony Music Entertainment Sweden AB.

OVERKILL Bassist DD VERNI’s THE BRONX CASKET CO. To Release “The Complete Collection”

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OVERKILL bassist DD VERNI’s THE BRONX CASKET CO. return on Friday, November 13th! Deko Entertainment will release “The Complete Collection”, a 5 Disc Box Set including all 4 of the band’s studio releases plus unreleased bonus material.

DD states, “It’s Halloween and Friday the 13th all within a 2 week period…so must be time for a new Bronx Casket Co. release! “

The Bronx Casket Co. was founded by Overkill bassist and main songwriter DD Verni and released the self-titled “Bronx Caset Co.” on Massacre Records in 1999. It was followed up by “Sweet Home Transylvania” in 2001, “Hellectric” in 2005 and “Antihero” in 2011. The band is rounded out by guitarist Jack Frost (Savatage, Seven Witches, Lizzy Borden), keyboardist Charlie Calv (Angel, Shotgun Symphony), drummer Tim Mallare (Overkill, M.O.D.) on the first 3 releases and Rob Pallota (25 ta Life) on the later, and originally fronted by Myke Hideous (The Misfits, Empire Hideous) on the first 3 albums with DD taking over vocals full time on Antihero.

This release is completely re-mastered by Alan Douches (The Misfits, Mastodon, etc…) and includes a bonus disc of early demos, unreleased remixes, a cover of The Misfits classic “Ghouls Night Out”, and a brand newly recorded mash up of the classic Black Sabbath tracks “The Writ/Megalomania” entitled “Sabatage-d”. 

DD continues, “I’m so psyched to have the whole catalog in one spot.  The four records were all so completely different yet part of the same idea, so seeing it all together is very cool.  A bonus disc with demos and extra tracks, as well as all kinds of collectibles makes it something really unique.  It was fun to get back with the guys to bang out the Black Sabbath Sabatage-d song too, felt almost like we never took a break.  I get asked all the time if there will ever be another full length album….hey ya never know. “

This is limited to 500 copies with 100 being set aside for a special Friday the 13th bundle with some ghoulish merch, and your own personalized death certificate signed by Bronx Casket Co. founder DD Verni.

Get these (while supplies last), which can be ordered via: https://tinyurl.com/y2nn2hu7

Product Includes:
– One (1) THE BRONX CASKET CO. “The Complete Collection” CD Boxset 
– One (1) THE BRONX CASKET CO. “The Complete Collection” T-Shirt
– One (1) THE BRONX CASKET CO. Coffin Patch
– One (1) THE BRONX CASKET CO. Signed & Personalized Death Certificate
– One (1) THE BRONX CASKET CO. Coffin Stress Toy

“The Complete Collection” Tracklist:

CD 1 Tracklist: 
Who Lives Forever 
Change the World 
Mercy Ltd. 
No Miracles 
La Triste Verita 
Vampire War 
I Am God Here 
Savior 
Alone (Chanson Pour Les Immortels) 
Jump in the Fire 
The Bad Guy 

CD 2 Tracklist: 
Jesus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore 
The Other Me 
Sewing The Dead 
BCC / Sweet Home Transylvania 
Black Valentine 
Killing Mary Jane 
Dead… For The Moment 
Blue Collar Horror 
Creeperia 

CD 3 Tracklist: 
Little Dead Girl 
Everything I Got 
Dream Of Angels 
Sherimoon 
Bleed With Me 
Motorcrypt 
Let My People Go 
Free Bird 
In My Skin 
Can’t Stop The Rain 
Mortician’s Lullaby 
Live For Death

CD 4 Tracklist: 
Antihero 
Bonesaw 
You Look Like Hell 
Sally 
I Never Loved You Anyway 
Holy Mother 
I Am No One 
Memphis Scarecrow 
Selling My Soul 
Death On Two Legs 
Let Me Be Your Nightmare 
NYC (Devils Playground) 
Alive! 
My Way 

CD 5 Tracklist: 
Sabatage-d (Sabbath mash-up) 
Free Bird (alt mix) 
Sherimoon (remix) 
Ghouls Night Out (unreleased) 
Vampire War (demo) 
No Miracles (demo) 
Don’t Pray For Me (demo)