GATES TO HELL Celebrate New Album Release with ’21 Sacraments’ Single + Video

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Louisville natives GATES TO HELL have returned to deliver their undeniable truth—Death Comes to All. The band brings a monstrous energy to the studio and an unmatched ferocity to their live performances.

In celebration of the album’s release, the band unveils the music video for the track, 21 Sacraments’. The mosh-inducing song was inspired by the storyline of the Silent Hill game series. Directed and edited by Errick Easterday,watch the music video for ’21 Sacraments which includes iconic visuals from the video game.  

GATES TO HELL comments,“We are super stoked for Death Comes To All to finally be out for everyone to hear. It was great working with Randy when recording the album and we put a lot of time gearing up for this record to come out. We appreciate all the help from the Nuclear Blast team and all the support of everyone who has been checking out the singles and pre-ordering the record. Now it’s time to get back to the best part of music which is touring with friends and playing shows.”

Order/stream Death Comes to All: https://gth.bfan.link/death-comes-to-all

This Spring, the band will join headliners THE ACACIA STRAIN on their ‘It Can Always Get Worse 2025‘ tour. The 13-date trek will kick off on May 2nd at Amityville Music Hall and will make stops in Virginia Beach and Memphis before making appearances at Welcome To Rockville and later concluding the run at Milwaukee Metal Fest on May 18th. The tour package includes FROZEN SOUL and SNUFF ON SIGHT. 

It Can Always Get Worse 2025′ tour
w/ THE ACACIA STRAIN, FROZEN SOUL and SNUFF ON SIGHT

05.02 Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
05.03 Asbury Park, NJ @ House Of Independents
05.05 Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
05.06 Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819 (no Frozen Soul)
05.07 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
05.10 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater (no Frozen Soul)
05.11 Springfield, MO @ The Regency Live
05.12 Little Rock, AR @ The Rev Room
05.13 Memphis, TN @ Growlers
05.14 Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl
05.15 Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
05.16 Chattanooga, TN @ Barrelhouse Ballroom (no Frozen Soul)
05.17 St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag (no Frozen Soul)
05.18 Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Metal Fest

Other Dates
08.05 Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest 2025
09.21 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life

TOMMY HARRISON GROUP Release New Single ‘Fight To Survive’ for Title Track of Upcoming EP

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Tommy Harrison Group is an Orlando, FL based hard rock band. Originally starting as an instrumental trio with diverse influences in classic hard rock, metal and jazz, Harrison’s first, self-titled album was released in 2017. Since, Harrison has moved towards his hard rock roots and enlisted the vocal talents of Mark Kaleiwahea for a new 2025 EP release, Fight to Survive (From the Ashes Records). Kaleiwahea is most recognized as the long-time vocalist and guitarist for Honolulu based Sacred Rite, a powerful force in the underground metal scene in the 1980s and 1990s, a group still active to this day. 

Like Kaleiwahea, Harrison is native to Hawai’i and are both now residents of Florida. Harrison is best known for his time in the Denver band, Dogs of Pleasure, and time in the Hollywood club scene in the early 1990s with Aristocratic Trash, voted a top band by Music Connection magazine in 1992. Harrison is also known as an academic – this rocking professor is on the faculty at the University of Central Florida.

Joined by drummer Joshua Priest, Tommy Harrison Group’s powerful riffs coupled with melodic sensibilities makes ‘Fight to Survive’ accessible by a wide audience, while bringing appeal to a classic hard rock and metal fan base. Tommy Harrison Group will be releasing a series of singles in summer 2025, beginning with the release’s title track on March 21st. Ideal for playlists suited towards their classic metal influences of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, Fight to Survive will also be a good fit for playlists that include hard rock groups ranging from Breaking Benjamin to Three Days Grace.

Stream the single here:

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DEKADENT Release New Lyric Video ‘Vorteks strupa’ + Announce South European Mini Tour

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After more than 5 years since their last full-length album, DEKADENT released their 7th full-length album DIONYST. The band focused on the production quality of this new album after careful preparation. The result is a powerful and expansive metal album that combines brutal romanticism with emotional contrast. The band also released a music video for one of their first two singles, Zástor. The latest album has already received very positive reviews and is likely to become a fan favourite.

Watch below their new lyric video ‘Vorteks Strupa’.

Throughout their career Dekadent performed extensive and mainly headline shows in towns across their homeland, while played in numerous cities across Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, …

The band will be on tour from April 29 to May 1 in Greece and Bulgaria. They will be the special guests for the mighty American black metallers Blackbraid in Athens & Salonica and later will headline a show in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Bandcamp: https://dekadent.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dekadent.official
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HARM’S WAY to Kick Off Co-Headlining Tour with FULL OF HELL This May

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Chicago-based HARM’S WAY will return to the road this Spring on a co-headlining tour with Full Of Hell with support from Kruelty, Jarhead Fertilizer, and Clique. The journey runs from May 10th through June 8th and includes several HARM’S WAY solo dates as well as performances at Sonic Temple, Welcome To Rockville, and Milwaukee Metal Fest. The tour will commence in advance of a special HARM’S WAY EP release with details to be unveiled in coming weeks.

Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.

HARM’S WAY w/ Full Of Hell, Kruelty, Jarhead Fertilizer, Clique:
5/10/2025 Lincoln Factory – Detroit, MI w/ Converge
5/11/2025 Sonic Temple – Columbus, OH ^
5/13/2025 Eulogy – Asheville, NC **
5/14/2025 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC **
5/15/2025 Welcome To Rockville – Daytona, FL ^
5/16/2025 Georgia Theater – Athens, GA w/ Full Of Hell, Sanguisugabogg
5/18/2025 Milwaukee Metal Fest – Milwaukee, WI ^
5/19/2025 Blueberry Hill Duck Room – St Louis, MO
5/20/2025 Portal – Louisville, KY
5/21/2025 Exit/In – Nashville, TN
5/23/2025 Rubber Gloves – Denton, TX
5/24/2025 Empire Garage – Austin, TX
5/25/2025 Secret Group – Houston, TX
5/27/2025 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
5/28/2025 Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
5/30/2025 The Canal Club – Richmond, VA
5/31/2025 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
6/01/2025 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
6/02/2025 Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
6/04/2025 AMH – Amityville, NY
6/05/2025 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT
6/06/2025 The Middle East – Boston, MA
6/07/2025 Theatre Fairmount – Montreal, QC
6/08/2025 Axis Club – Toronto, ON
^ Festival Date
** HARM’S WAY only

HARM’S WAY‘s most recent album, the critically lauded Common Suffering, was released in September 2023 on Metal Blade Records.

For nearly two decades, HARM’S WAY has evolved from whispered underground favorites to their own globally adored force with an arsenal of songs that helped shape heavy music’s trajectory creating a roadmap for legions interested in “reinventing” themselves. HARM’S WAY has never stayed complacent and constantly morphed, shape-absorbing and reapplying influences in new and creative ways to create some of the most well-executed songs in hardcore, punk and metal.

And yet, considering the changeling that they and their previous efforts are, Common Suffering is easily the most musically diverse undertaking in their catalog. The album beams with incredibly memorable riffs, breakdowns, and impeccable songwriting. The title is a clear nod to the collective experiences of the past three years of chaos, misanthropy, paranoia, disorder, confusion, and anxiety, with the band exploring themes ranging from personal struggles with mental health, relationships, political upheaval, corruption, and political power.

Stream and purchase Common Suffering at: metalblade.com/harmsway

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WIND DOWN Present ‘Without Doubt And Illusion’ Official Music Video

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Progressive metal innovators Wind Down have unleashed the official music video for “Without Doubt And Illusion”—a hauntingly introspective track from their highly anticipated concept album, The Burning Past, set for release on April 18, 2025, via Wormholedeath Records.

“Without Doubt and Illusion” takes you on a powerful introspective journey, where silence and solitude lead to a profound self-realization. The track explores themes of breaking free from past doubts and misconceptions, confronting uncertainty, and ultimately seeing things as they truly are. As the fog of illusion lifts, the protagonist embraces clarity, shedding old beliefs and discovering a new truth within themselves.

The Burning Past: A Concept Album Ignited by Ancient Wisdom

Wind Down’s debut album is a bold narrative steeped in Native American traditions and shamanic rituals, exploring themes of rebirth, ancestral memory, and the cyclical nature of truth. Tracks like “Without Doubt And Illusion” showcase their self-coined “Progressive Groove Metal” sound—a fusion of polyrhythmic precision, soaring melodies, and seismic riffs that bridge the cerebral and the primal.

Pre-save the album here: orcd.co/theburningpast

Formed in 2021 by Damian “Blady” Jurek and Wojciech “Świerszcz” Wojtyczek, founding members of Thetragon, Wind Down quickly grew into a formidable unit with the additions of Kuba Czubik, Władysław Zawojski, and Marcin Borula. The band’s journey began with the release of their debut EP, Uśpieni Ludzie (Euthanised People), which garnered widespread praise, thanks to its title track and accompanying music video.

Building on the momentum, Wind Down toured extensively, sharing stages with international metal heavyweights like Necronomicon (Germany), Stonecast (France), and 3000AD (New Zealand), alongside prominent Polish acts such as Iscariota, Styxx, and Subterfuge.

In 2023, the lineup evolved, bringing in Franciszek Trybus and Tomasz Wiśniewski (formerly of Thetragon and Kruk) to solidify their sound. By April 2024, the band began recording their debut full-length album at Hertz Studio, with the final touches—mixing and mastering—handled by Ergosphere Studios. Their album The Burning Past, is set for release on April 18, 2025, via Wormholedeath Records.

Connect with the band

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youtube.com/@winddown5133
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ASKA Release “Knight Strike” Album to All Digital Services & Release New Single + Video for Track ‘1944’

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BraveWords Records is pleased to announce the digital release of ASKA “Knight Strike”. To accompany the digital release ASKA release the latest single and brand new music video for the track 1944.

Stream of Purchase “Knight Strike”: https://smarturl.it/aska

ASKA talking about their new video 1944, “This song is a work of historical fiction which takes a pivotal point in world history and posits the question: “What if….?”

Controversial? Maybe. Yet there have been many books, films and television series written on the same premise. To say we find it a bit preposterous that we were forced to remove all symbology and iconography of one side’s combatants and leadership from our video to meet YouTube’s censorship standards would be the understatement of the year. Especially when one can see far worse on any documentary dealing with the actual events, not the fictionalized ones we were originally portraying here.

It goes without saying, the song is a work of historical, military fiction based on actual events. ASKA does not condone war, discrimination or persecution of anyone based simply on religion, gender or race.

Now crank up the volume, hit play, share with your friends and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section.”

Reviews of “Knight Strike”:

The new album is just straight ahead classic heavy, heavy metal  and features George Call who also sang in Cloven Hoof, Omen, and a few other bands. – The Metal Command Show

“Knight Strike”… exceeds expectations, offering a tour de force of U.S. heavy/power metal replete with vigor, melody, and fervor. – Metal Zone

In essence, with “Knight Strike,” ASKA not only meets but exceeds expectations, offering a tour de force of U.S. heavy/power metal replete with vigor, melody, and fervor. George Call’s vocals, a sublime fusion of Coverdale’s grit, Defeis’s range, and Lizzy Borden’s theatricality, further elevate the sonic tapestry, infusing it with depth and resonance. This album is a masterful amalgamation of diverse sounds and emotions, inviting listeners on a captivating sonic journey. – Metal Zone

94 out of 100, so what does this mean, well if you are an ASKA fan you will get it, if you love metal an essential purchase, if you have never heard of ASKA this is a good one to get you will not be disappointed! – Lance Souther Metalholics, Rock, Punk & Comedy for Eternity

About ASKA:
ASKA, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas-based, long-running heavy metal band has, as the title they gave their 3rd international tour can attest, “been there, done that”. And how! In 1992, just a short year after the release of the group’s self-titled debut album, they began touring the world performing at military bases, embassies and satellite installations around the globe for the U.S. Dept. of Defense/USO entertainment services. For nine years the group maintained a steady course, playing for U.S & foreign military troops in well over 56 countries and territories globally before turning their focus to the civilian world. There, they promptly played festivals around America and Europe and furthered their exposure in no small way. From inception to present, ASKA released seven full length albums on both national and international labels. 

During the process, ASKA’s triple-threat frontman/vocalist/guitarist, George Call, came to the attention of cult, US underground metal pioneers, Omen, where he was promptly recruited to take over the lead vocalist slot for three years while still maintaining his role in ASKA. When that association dissolved, George was immediately snatched up by former Atlantic Records/Metal Blade, Midwestern, MTV veterans, Banshee, where he’s been front and center on the band’s two newest top notch releases. While helming both bands after a fateful meeting at a festival performance with ASKA in Germany, Call, was further enlisted to join U.K. legendary, cult NWOBHM band, Cloven Hoof, where he proceeded to record and release three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite albums. ASKA drummer Danny White joined George on two of these endeavors while the band’s long-serving bassist/vocalist, Keith Knight, engineered and recorded a high percentage of George’s extra-curricular activity at his Knight Recording Studios, keeping the three working together even when it was outside of the band. 

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