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VADER: New EP “Thy Messenger” Out Now, Lyric Video “Steeler” Unleashed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 31, 2019
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Polish extreme metal legends VADER release their new EP titled “Thy Messenger” today, on May 31st via Nuclear Blast. Furthermore the band unleash a new lyric video for “Steeler”, a tribute to the embodyment of british steel, JUDAS PRIEST!

Frontman Piotr “Peter” Wiwczarek stated:
“Thy Messenger” EP is out NOW !!! And we have new lyric video for You to celebrate it. Here is “Steeler” – our version of famous track from legendary “British Steel” album of JUDAS PRIEST. The new VADER EP is released by Nuclear Blast world wide and available as MCD and 12″ vinyl (in Black and exclusive Red edition). Enjoy and… be back in Sunday. We have really breaking news for You all \m/”

Watch “Steeler” lyric video here:

Also watch “Grand Deceiver” here:

Order the EP now: http://nuclearblast.com/vader-thymessenger

“Thy Messenger” track listing:
01. Grand Deceiver
02. Litany
03. Emptiness
04. Despair
05. Steeler

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“Thy Messenger” was recorded over a week-long period in January and February at Hertz Studio in Białystok, Poland under the supervision of the Wiesławski Brothers. The cover art was painted by Wes Benscoter, who previously worked with VADER on the “De Profundis” LP and has collaborated with such bands as SLAYER, KREATOR and SINISTER.

VADER’s next full-length album “..And then there was only Pain” as “working title” is coming out later this year.

“The upcoming album will be absolutely the most ferocious and brutal in Vader history” – Peter said. “We put much attention on drums and vocal, which were never as vicious before. If You already listened GRAND DECEIVER from our new EP – then You know, what is coming up”.

More information at:
http://www.vader.pl | http://www.facebook.com/vader | http://www.facebook.com/vaderempirewebstore | http://vadernews.pl

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URIAH HEEP To Embark On 2019 North American Tour As Special Guests To JUDAS PRIEST

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 30, 2019
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In celebration of the release of their 25th studio album, Living the Dream, classic rock icons URIAH HEEP will join fellow British rock icons on an extensive North American tour. Kicking off on May 3rd in Hollywood, FL, the trek will run through June 29th in Las Vegas. The current itinerary can be seen below.

Dave Rimmer comments, “‘Speaking as a life long Rock/Metal fan myself, I am very excited that Judas Priest and Uriah Heep will be joining forces to bring a night of Classic British Rock/Metal across North America this May/June 2019! See all you Rockers there!”

Vocalist Bernie Shaw continues,” Judas Priest and Uriah Heep on stage together again in the USA. The BEST of BRITISH METAL and BRITISH ROCK coming to rock you guys from coast to coast. NOT a night to miss if you’re a fan of Classic English 70’s Rock! With both bands playing new songs from their new albums plus all the classic favourites , l can’t wait to blow the roof off every arena on the tour! It’s gonna be killer. It’s gonna rock. Live music at its best! See ya there!”

Founding member and lead guitarist Mick Box adds, “Judas Priest/Uriah Heep: Nearly 100 years of British Metal and Classic Rock on one stage. Both bands with outstanding new albums, considered to be by the fans and the media alike, to be some of their their best work, which just confirms the fact it will be an amazing tour and one not to miss. High Calibre, High Octane music coming at you every single night. It cannot get better than that. We cannot wait! ‘Appy days!”

This tour will have Uriah Heep supporting their latest release, Living the Dream on Frontiers Music Srl. This studio offering will be the 25th in their storied career.

JUDAS PRIEST With Special Guests URIAH HEEP
2019 TOUR DATESMay 3rd: Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Casino
May 4th: Miramar, FL – Village Door Music Hall *
May 6th: Nashville, TN-Municipal Auditorium
May 8th: Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
May 9th: Kent, OH – Kent Stage *
May 10th: Kent, OH – Kent Stage *
May 11th: Kent, OH – Kent Stage *
May 12th: Washington, DC – Anthem
May 14th: Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater
May 15th: Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater
May 16th: Uncastville, CT – Mohegan Sun
May 18th: Albany, NY – The Palace
May 19th: Albany, NY – The Palace
May 20th: Sellersville, PA – ST94 *
May 22nd: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 23rd: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 25th: Chicago, IL – Rosemount
May 28th: Austin, TX – Moody Theater
May 29th: Austin, TX – Moody Theater
May 31st: Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
June 1st: Little Rock, AR – Riverfest Ampitheatre
June 3rd: St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
June 4th: Kansas City, MO – Knuckleheads *
June 5th: Colorado Springs, CO – Broadmoor World Arena
June 8th: Saskatoon, SK – Sasktel Centre
June 10th: Lethbridge, AB – Enmax Centre
June 11th: Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
June 13th: Dawson Creek, BC – Encana Events Centre
June 14th: Prince George, BC – CN Centre
June 16th: Kelowna, BC – Propera Place
June 17th: Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre
June 19th: Spokane, WA – Northern Quest Casino
June 21st: Seattle, WA – Showare Center
June 22nd: Portland, OR – Moda Center
June 24th: San Francisco, CA – Warfield
June 25th: San Francisco, CA – Warfield
June 27th: Los Angeles, CA – Microsoft Theater
June 28th: Ontario, CA – Citizens Business Bank Arena
June 29th – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint

*Uriah Heep Only
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Photo by Travis Shin

URIAH HEEP To Be Inducted Into Hall of Heavy Metal History, May 16, By Martin Popoff, On JUDAS PRIEST Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on April 25, 2019
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Jimmy Kay From Canada’s The Metal Voice spoke to URIAH HEEP guitarist Mick Box. Mick spoke about the upcoming North American tour as a special guest with JUDAS PRIEST, being inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History in Connecticut, on stage, on May 16 2019 by CEO Pat Guesaldo and Rock author Martin Popoff. Box also spoke about touring memories with Rush and Kiss back in the 70’s

Watch the interview here:

URIAH HEEP have sold over 45 million million albums, worldwide performed over 4,000 shows in some 61 countries.

When asked about being inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut USA
“It’s just amazing you know, I think any award or accolade you get is wonderful and we’ll accept it with open arms my friend. It’s a great honor, it’s the fans that put us there in the first place so you know we’re absolutely delighted and course I’ve known Martin Popoff for quite a while now, he’s done lots of work for so many years. Martin even just did our latest bio so it will be really good to catch up with him.”

When asked about their latest album Living the Dream and it’s reception
“Fans and critics love it and we play about seven songs from it in our set list alongside the classics. We love playing the new songs it revitalized us and the fans but the reaction has been just absolutely tremendous and a lot of people have been saying you know it’s one of the best of our career. ”

When asked about Touring with Rush in the 70’s on Neil Peart’s first show and did he think that Rush were a force to be reckon with in years to come
“Yeah that was Neil Peart’s first show with Rush, we gave Rush our audience and they took it by the throat. I think in the early days Geddy was getting the Robert Plant comparisons because he’s got a high voice so in that respect it was a kind of of Downer but you know they got through all of that and came out stronger, And yes it was very obvious they were going to be a force to be reckoned with especially being a 3-piece, my goodness they really kicked backside as we say in England.”

When asked about Kiss opening for Uriah Heep and if there were any cool stories
“Kiss did come out with over-the-top costumes but they certainly had a look about them that was just unbelievable like they’ve coming from another planet. Peter was a prankster on tour, Criss had a habit of putting dyes into into swimming pools, lots of pranks went on yeah it was a good fun.”

When asked about Lee Kerslakes contributions to Uriah Heep over the years
“We were headhunting Lee for a couple of years and we kept asking him and asking him and then suddenly he thought well okay let’s give it a go. It was just a powerhouse it was exactly what we were looking for to cement the band and then when Gary Thames came in those two cemented that rhythm section, we knew our engine room was complete. Lee and I are brothers with different mothers we’re always been found each other, I’m always phoning him and we go out to dinner occasionally. I actually got him up on stage when we played London recently which was really cool. Hopefully Lee can join us for one show that we’re headlining in the Czech Republic, the 12th of July I think I, we are trying to fly him out .”

When asked about Randy Rhoads love for Demons and Wizards
“I think demons touched a lot of people and I think Randy was no exception who really knows good music. I went down to see Bob Daisley play with the Blizzard band, it was quite evident that you know Randy was something special right there jaw-dropping stuff, even the rehearsals. I thought that it was a very powerful band and then I saw him playing with Ozzy and in England and it was great. Why the band (Blizzard of Ozz band ) ever broke that up I’ll never know as long as I can never understand, it was such a strong entity with that chemistry and it’s all about chemistry and they would have gone on to soar and do even greater things. ”

The band’s 25th studio album, “Living The Dream”, was released last September via Frontiers Music Srl

Box is the original guitarist and sole remaining founding member of URIAH HEEP. He, vocalist Bernie Shaw and keyboardist/vocalist Phil Lanzon have formed the nucleus of the band for more than 32 years and released 17 albums together.

Track listing:

01. Grazed By Heaven
02. Living The Dream
03. Take Away My Soul
04. Knocking At My Door
05. Rocks In The Road
06. Waters Flowin’
07. It’s All Been Said
08. Goodbye To Innocence
09. Falling Under Your Spell
10. Dreams Of Yesteryear
11. Take Away My Soul (alternate version) (bonus track; CD/DVD deluxe edition)

Bonus DVD track listing:

* “Grazed By Heaven” music video
* “Take Away My Soul” music video
* “Making The Dream” documentary

Supergroup A NEW REVENGE (Feat. Tim Ripper Owens, Keri Kelli, James Kottak, Rudy Sarzo) To Release Debut Album “Enemies & Lovers” In March, First Single ‘The Way’ Out Today

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 8, 2019
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The LA Based outfit, A NEW REVENGE, featuring an all star line up will release their debut album, Enemies & Lovers on March 29th, 2019 via Golden Robot Records.

Supergroup is a term that has been diluted over time. Throwing a bunch of people from other bands into a new project doesn’t automatically make them Super, but their bio’s will tell you otherwise. It’s time to seek revenge and reclaim that word!

A NEW REVENGE is the very definition of a supergroup. One who’s members have more than earned their legendary statuses but also remain humble enough to let the music do the talking and not actually rely on the term. So who is out for A New Revenge?

Featuring one of the finest voices in metal of all time, Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens (who’s voice is all over albums from Judas Priest, Iced Earth and Yngwie Malmsteen), one of the most versatile and name checked guitarists in rock Keri Kelli (Slash’s Snake Pit, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil Band and a hundred more) the most iconic bass player in heavy metal history, Rudy Sarzo (who’s work with Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Whitesnake and many more has earned him an almost revered status in heavy music) and long time Scorpions drummer James Kottak (also from Montrose, Warrant, Kingdom Come & more).

Keri Kelli, the bands guitarist says of A New Revenge coming together; “Beginning the songwriting process we said ‘Let’s get together and come up with three or four original songs.’ Without any pressure, just creating as we went. Finally we got to the eleven songs we were all happy with. ‘Here’s To Us’ was the first song we wrote for this record. It came very fast and was pretty simple to write. Its basically an ode to hard rock fans the planet over”

To further, Kelli comments on the album Enemies & Lovers “It’s been a long time coming but it’s completely finished mixed, mastered and all ready to go. We all really, really excited to finally unleash this on the hard rock community.”

A video for the first single from the albums release ‘The Way’ can be viewed here:

Due to scheduling conflicts, Sarzo was unable to attend the filming of A NEW REVENGE’s videos. The band’s good friend and renowned player Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE, LAST IN LINE) stepped in at the last minute to take his place.

A NEW REVENGE is greater than the sum of its parts, although its parts are pretty damn mind blowing!

A NEW REVENGE will hit the road across the U.S. in support “Enemies & Lovers” throughout 2019 and is looking at locking in a European tour later in the year. The foursome is an explosive combination with every band member’s skillset and battle tested charisma breaking through the bleak wasteland of current day modern heavy metal.

Razor sharp riffs, thunderous drums and those soaring vocals that come charging in from on high to lay waste to the landscape. A New Revenge are forged from the very heart of heavy metal.

Confirmed track listing for Enemies & Lovers
The Distance Between
The Way
Never Let You Go
Glorious
The Eyes
Fallen
Only The Pretty Ones
Enemies & Lovers
Here’s To Us
Scars

Enemies & Lovers will be released on Friday, March 29th, 2019.

Pre-Order the new album here: http://smarturl.it/anewrevenge

A EPK for the release can be found here :

For further information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/anewrevenge

OZZY OSBOURNE: First Four UK and Ireland Shows With JUDAS PRIEST Postponed Due To Illness

Posted by aliblackdiamond on January 28, 2019
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Just two days ahead of OZZY OSBOURNE‘s ‘No More Tours 2’ which was due to start in the UK and Ireland, it has been announced via the official JUDAS PRIEST Facebook page that the first four shows have been postponed due to illness. The statement reads as follows:

“It is with great regret we have to announce that the first four UK shows on the Ozzy Osbourne/Judas Priest tour have been postponed due to Ozzy having a very bad case of flu – therefore Dublin, Nottingham, Manchester and Newcastle will be rescheduled at a later date – details to follow once finalised – we are very sorry that this has happened and to disappoint so many fans – we wish Ozzy well and look forward to the Glasgow, Birmingham and London shows together – and to the rescheduled ones in the future.

JUDAS PRIEST – 28th January 2019”

The tour, which should have been starting in Dublin on 30th January, will then move onto Europe with special guests JUDAS PRIEST, before moving onto Australia and New Zealand in March.

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More information:

JUDAS PRIEST Official Website

OZZY OSBOURNE Official Website 

JUDAS PRIEST Announce Spring/Summer 2019 North American Tour

Posted by tarjavirmakari on December 4, 2018
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Photo by Travis Shin

With JUDAS PRIEST’s latest studio album, Firepower, confirmed as one of the most successful of the band’s entire career – landing in the “top 5” of 17 countries (including their highest chart placement ever in the U.S., at #5) – demand to see the legendary metal band in concert is higher than ever.

And North American headbangers will get their chance to experience the legendary band on a nearby concert stage this coming spring/summer, when Priest will tour throughout the continent – with the classic metal band Uriah Heep as support.

Kicking off on May 3rd at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and wrapping up on June 29th at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, fans will get an opportunity to catch Priest at the height of their concert powers on any one of the tour’s 32 dates.

“Metal maniacs – Judas Priest is roaring back to the USA for one more blast of Firepower! Firepower 2019 charges forth with new first time performances born out of Firepower, as well as fresh classic cuts across the decades from the Priest world metalsphere. Our visual stage set and light show will be scorching a unique, hot, fresh vibe – mixing in headline festivals, as well as the in-your-face venue close ups. We can’t wait to reunite and reignite our maniacs…THE PRIEST IS BACK!” -Judas Priest

There are few heavy metal bands that have managed to scale the heights that Judas Priest have during their nearly 50-year career – responsible for issuing such all-time classic albums as British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, and Painkiller, as well as the anthems “Breaking the Law,” “Living After Midnight,” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.”

And Priest’s presence and influence remains strong, as evidenced by the chart performance of ‘Firepower’ and its glowing reviews, a Grammy Award win for ‘Best Metal Performance’, plus being a VH1 Rock Honors recipient and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination.

Also, Priest can be credited as being one of the first metal bands to pioneer wearing leather and studs – a look that would eventually be embraced by metalheads throughout the world.

Undoubtedly, Judas Priest’s upcoming North American tour will only add to their ever-growing status of heavy metal legends.

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JUDAS PRIEST TOUR DATES:

DATE                  CITY                                   VENUE
05/03/19              Hollywood, FL                    Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
05/06/19              Nashville, TN                      Nashville Municipal Auditorium
05/08/19              Atlanta, GA                         Fox Theatre
05/09/19              Biloxi, MS                           Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
05/12/19              Washington, DC                 The Anthem
05/14/19              Huntington, NY                   The Paramount
05/15/19              Huntington, NY                   The Paramount
05/16/19              Uncasville, CT                     Mohegan Sun Arena
05/18/19              Albany, NY                          Palace Theatre
05/19/19              Albany, NY                          Palace Theatre
05/22/19              Milwaukee, WI                     Riverside Theater
05/23/19              Milwaukee, WI                     Riverside Theater
05/25/19              Rosemont, IL                       Rosemont Theatre
05/28/19              Austin, TX                            ACL Live at The Moody Theater
05/29/19              Austin, TX                            ACL Live at The Moody Theater
05/31/19              Dallas, TX                            The Bomb Factory
06/01/19              Little Rock, AR                     First Security Amphitheater
06/03/19              St. Louis, MO                       Stifel Theatre
06/05/19              Colorado Springs, CO          Broadmoor World Arena
06/08/19              Saskatoon, SK                     SaskTel Centre
06/10/19              Lethbridge, AB                      ENMAX Centre
06/11/19              Edmonton, AB                       Rogers Place
06/13/19              Dawson Creek, BC               Encana Events Centre
06/14/19              Prince George, BC                CN Centre
06/16/19              Kelowna, BC                         Prospera Place
06/17/19              Abbotsford, BC                     Abbotsford Centre
06/19/19              Airway Heights, WA              Northern Quest Resort and Casino
06/21/19              Kent, WA                               Accesso Showare Center
06/22/19              Portland, OR                         Moda Theatre of the Clouds
06/24/19              San Francisco, CA                Warfield Theatre
06/25/19              San Francisco, CA                Warfield Theatre
06/27/19              Los Angeles, CA                   Microsoft Theater
06/29/19              Las Vegas, NV                      The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel