Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 9:15 AM (PST)
While we all mourn the end of DEP, the band have some stuff still up their sleeves. Behold the new video for “Limerent Death”, one of the key tracks from grand finale Dissociation( Note: so far it is a finale, I mean. Ministry made like 3 farewell records after all and now are just basically back so who knows…anything is possible in an age where At The Gates, Quicksand and At The Drive In all have new reunion material). But yeah, whether the band return someday remains to be seen. Meanwhile celebrate their succinct brand of brash bombast HERE.
Vocalist Greg Puciato comments: “So … we could’ve gone the normal route and put a video out before our record came out, but the truth is we were so wiped out from the writing and the recording and the weight of the breakup that we just couldn’t give a shit at the time. Besides, we knew that nothing more conceptual than live footage ever felt right for this song anyway, and at the time, after being off tour for a while … well … there just wasn’t any. So here’s a little something, directed by Oleg Rooz, who lived with us for our last European tour and shot endlessly. It’s only a year after our album came out and about a dozen shows away from the band finale, but hey … fashionably late.”
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 3:53 PM (PST)
The bros of Lionheart have released a video for their latest slammer “Still Bitter Still Cold”.
The track comes from the band’s upcoming album Welcome To The West Coast II and premiered with Kerrang! Magazine.
“The song title and lyrics are a continuation/tie-in to some of our older material,” says vocalist Rob Watson. “The mid-tempo groove is heavy, dark, and helps tell the story perfectly. This is one of our favorite tracks on the new album and one we really look forward to playing live.“
Welcome To The West Coast II is available now for pre-order via Fast Break Records (for US) and BDHW (for EU).
Posted by Metal Riot on Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 9:09 PM (PST)
The brand new War Of Ages album “Alpha” will be released on December 8. Check out the first single “Cut Throat” below and help us spread the word to your friends!
Pre-Orders are available now and included Blood and Fire Colored Vinyl, Limited edition screen printed posters by Dave Quiggle, T-Shirts, hats and more!
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 6:15 PM (PST)
Call Newburgh’s metallic hardcore outfit All Out War legends/tyrants/veterans or whatever, they still lead the pack. 2017 found the ferocious band recently dropping Give Us Extinction (their sixth mosh fest) to eager fans. Now you can also hear a song “Accept No Masters” from the same sessions as part of the Decibel Flexi Series HERE. Most people are not ready to be unplugged from bad systems and this song underscores the need for new solutions. A cool and eerie intro gives way to a terrifying high speed attack before an insane pit starter mid tempo bash section comes in. It is hard to hear this song without envisioning windmilling crazy people.
Recorded at West West Side Studios with Steve Evetts and mastered by Alan Douches with artwork by Alexandre Goulet, Give Us Extinction is the band’s first full length since 2010’s Into The Killing Fields. It includes a cover of Nausea’s “Cybergod,” and features guest vocals on “Choking On Indifference” and “Cybergod” by Emily Muscara (Straphangers), and on “Carcass Rot” by Michelle Eddison (ex-Starkweather).
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 4:45 PM (PST)
Threat Signal have returned with some long awaited new music. “Exit The Matrix” is the first taste of Disconnect (pre order HERE now!), due out on November 10th worldwide via Agonia Records. Def cool to hear their sound again and there is even a little more progressive edge to the bridge and solo section that were a cool surprise. Not feeling the cleans on this one as much as some of the older stuff, but Jon Howard remains an in charge force on the screams nonetheless. I really do think if Linkin Park moves forward he is literally the only ideal choice for the job.
Anyway, I am gonna go back to enjoying the last few episodes of American Gods that I need to catch up on but this Threat Signal news was absolutely welcome energy that a lot of us were waiting for! Great to have them back.
NEW SONG PREMIERE! Listen to the first single from our long-awaited fourth studio album, "Disconnect", due out on November 10th worldwide via Agonia Records. The track "Exit The Matrix" is available in the form of a lyric video below, or on YouTube, at:https://youtu.be/Kviui27X7RUPRE-ORDER the new album at:CD/BOX/LP/MERCH: https://agoniarecords.com/threatsignaliTunes: http://radi.al/THREATSIGNALBandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/disconnectJon commented: "Well, we made it to album number 4! To say its been a tough ride would be an understatement, but as the shit piles on, we'll keep shovelling that shit off!! So we began writing this album back in 2012, and continued writing over the next 3 years until we were able to hit the studio again. Basically our thought process while writing was to not have an end goal of what the album should sound like. We didn't plan to make a really heavy album, or a melodic album, or take anyone else's input on what we should sound like. We basically just wrote songs with a clear and open mindset until Disconnect grew together. This album ranges from melodic metal, to hard rock, to thrash metal, and even down to a chill acoustic tune, its a roller coaster of a ride while staying true to the Threat Signal sound. You will feel the energy from all of our previous albums plus something new. A big thanks to Agonia records for believing in us and finally getting this album released. Also a HUGE thanks to the fans for sticking with us over the years. I'd like to dedicate our album Disconnect to my fallen friend and former Threat Signal drummer Norm Killeen. May you be jamming with the best of them in the next life!!! Peace and love"."Disconnect" was recorded and produced by Jon Howard and lead guitarist Travis Montgomery. Mixing and mastering were done by Mark Lewis (DevilDriver, Whitechapel, Battlecross, Coal Chamber). Artwork for the album was created by Ludovic Cordelieres of Rusalkadesign (Kamelot).Tracklist:1. Elimination Process2. Nostalgia3. Walking Alone4. Exit The Matrix5. Falling Apart6. Aura7. Betrayal8. To Thine Own Self Be True9. Dimensions10. Terminal Madness11. Eyes Sewn Shut (*BOX CD exclusive)Album formats:- Digipack CD.- Limited BOX (CD + bonus track, poster, patch and sticker).- Regular black LP.- Limited transparent blue/opaque red ("colour in clolour") LP.- Digital.- TS.
Posted by Threat Signal on Thursday, September 14, 2017
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 6:47 PM (PST)
Hardcore faithful Gideon are set for part two of Wage War’s ‘Deadweight ‘Tour along with Varials, Loathe and Oceans Ate Alaska. This will be a high energy tour, for sure.
Can't wait for Round 2 with Wage War, Oceans Ate Alaska, Varials and Loathe. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon local. wagewarband.com
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 1:08 AM (PST)
“…It’s about moving forward and leaving what’s behind you exactly that, behind you.”– Brock Lindow
Everyone sort of recalls the cover art for36 Crazyfists‘A Snow Capped Romance the best, perhaps. It is kind of the record art you maybe subtly most associate with the band as far as branding, even though I listen to other albums by them more. But I feel like the NEW artwork for Lanternssort of fits them as a band the most. The traveler faces the cold and the road ahead but is not overcome by it, a solid metaphor for an inspirational band that has pushed forward no matter what for over two decades as a leading light in grooving, depressive, melodic nu hardcore fusion and hard rock. There was a solid thumbs up from fans for the new track “Death Eater”, which premiered recently at Loudwire .
This group just really hits the sweet spot for me as far as cultivating their own sound and path/holding their own no matter what is the current biggest trend. I think they fuckin’ slay year after year.
It was great to catch up with vocalist Brock and learn more about the ebb and flow of sadness and motivation that fed one of the strongest releases yet from a band with plenty of good songs under their belts already.
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 9:20 AM (PST)
Yo. It is Tuesday but feels like an extra bad Monday cuz straight up FUCK that Trump and Keebler Elf with a face made for dog dominating Jeff Sessions are pulling mad DACA bullshit. But we can at least rage to some rad heavy music. My soundtrack this morning has been some super chill Rezz Mass Manipulation, some brutish Mantar and this here Clover action we have for ya today! Clover is releasing a new 7″ vinyl later this month and have launched a preorder for it. Preorder the recorder now at: https://thebandisclover.bandcamp.com/album/7
My friend M. Guthaus elaborates:
“Our last 2 releases have both been full length albums. We decided that our next release was going to be something shorter to give potential new fans something quick and easy to listen to. In my own experience, I have sometimes found it hard to find a good listening starting point in reference to bands I am unfamiliar with who have extensive discographies. Sometimes if you try to start with a full length record, you can become quickly bored if the record is more of a slow burner. What we wanted to do with this release is try to give listeners a full grasp of what our band is all about in 2 songs. The 7” format also worked perfectly for this because we have never released anything on vinyl before.”
“For this release, we decided to put our song “Aurora” on it which we recorded with Will Putney last year for Metal Sucks Converse Rubber Tracks. It is one of the songs we are most proud of as a band so it only seemed right to put it on this record since it never had a formal physical release. We also have included “The Hunter” on this record which is a brand new track that we recorded earlier this year. I think collectively these two songs give a good presentation of what our band is all about.”
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 9:47 PM (PST)
Trivium are back with a follow up to Silence In The Snow and you might be wondering if the new single is able to top what was arguably their best album since perhaps Shogun. Well, “The Heart From Your Hate” can be heard below. It is pretty cool. Little less of a Metallica/Megadeth musical vibe to this one than the “Silence In The Snow” single (which also had some of Matt’s coolest vocal melodies – It is impossible not to notice his vocal growth since working with David Draiman on Vengeance Falls). This new single reminds me a bit more of, say, Demon Hunter or Atreyu and has a very slick feel to the riffing, not in a bad way just more like speeding in a new Corvette than a thrash march to war.
Set for release on October 20th, The Sin And The Sentence is available for pre-order today at all DSPs and www.trivium.org, with all pre-orders receiving instant grat downloads of the album’s title track and the newly released single, “The Heart From Your Hate”. As this band grows more mature and continues to carve their name in metal history, you can’t help but feel they are destined to stay one of the biggest forces for metal that can bridge to the mainstream for the next generation. Here’s hoping they keep at it.
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 12:59 PM (PST)
Within The Ruins is one of our favorite weirder metalcore bands around here, always tweaking their core sound to push their boundaries further skyward. Halfway Human, their latest, is a solid follow up to the mind blowing guitar work on Phenomena that finds the band working a bit better as a full group while still remaining technically fierce and fun. Honestly kids, with Dillinger heading out to pasture you fans of technical metalcore and hardcore better hope WTR and Car Bomb stick around and keep us guessing what will come next.
Today we can say for sure that a tour is coming next as well as a new video for “Incomplete Harmony” which you can check out HERE or below.
“We’re extremely excited to announce a full U.S. headliner tour with some great supporting bands,” says guitarist Joe Cocchi.
The band is also debuting the aforementioned all new live music video for their track “Incomplete Harmony.” Directed by Bobby Bates, this is the third music video we’ve seen from Within The Ruins since the release of their latest release.
Within The Ruins will be playing the “Ataxia” instrumental in its entirety on this run, and will offer additional surprises as well. “We’ll be performing some instrumental material live for the first time ever. On top of the ‘Ataxia’ instrumental medley, we’ll be throwing in a bunch of older material from our first few albums. Come out to a gig and bang your heads!”
Check out tour dates, supporting acts and the video below.
Posted by Morgan Ywain Evans on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 6:13 PM (PST)
California hardcore band Lionheart have decided that they aren’t really calling it quits after all and instead they will become a part time band. Personally I think more bands should do this rather than calling it a day because you have other obligations. I saw these dudes once live and they blew the lid off the venue and outshined the headliner, so that’s gotta mean something.
ATTN: When we announced our breakup, over a year ago, we meant it. Balancing jobs and personal lives w/ trying to tour…
In addition, the band have announced dates with Nasty, saying:
Much love to our boys in Nasty. We wouldn’t have even considered coming back if we couldn’t do it with friends. Thanks for getting us back on track. See ya in the pit.
As New York metallic hardcore outfit ALL OUT WAR prepares to release their damaging new Give Us Extinction LP through Organized Crime Records next month, the band has unleashed the first single from the album, debuting “Burn These Enemies” through Stereokiller.
ALL OUT WAR arises with arguably the band’s most crushing material to date on their sixth official album, Give Us Extinction. With more than forty-two minutes of unchecked aggression, the album sees vocalist Mike Score’s scornful accusations at mankind strike with more venomous intensity than ever. The monstrous grooves and slamming breakdowns executed by drummer Jesse Sutherland, bassist Erik Carrillo, and guitarists Taras Apuzzo and Andy Pietroloungo leave craters of scorched earth in their wake with a monolithic NYHC-fueled mandate, while searing elements of thrash metal blaze forth from the wreckage. The album furiously delivers eleven original tracks, and the band pays homage to New York punk/crust icons Nausea with a cover of the band’s “Cybergod.”
Posted by Metal Riot on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 11:41 AM (PST)
“Give me a reason why I should stay.” “This is a song for the beaten and broken”. “You took everything from me.” “I’ll keep pushing on.” None of these are exactly original sentiments for an easycore record. That said, For The Win are good enough at what they do and if you are into this lighter cousin of metalcore you prob are more concerned with the general vibe, singing along and moshing to relatable riffs and themes than having the lyrics be on the Mars Volta end of the spectrum. Still, as the San Diego based band – newly signed to Victory – moves forward through their new record Heavy Thoughts, the moments of passion and clear conviction are pulled down by a lot of cliche. That said, I am sure this will do fine with scene kids. It isn’t on par with Homesick by ADTR but at least while you are listening to it the album is decent. It just doesn’t stick with you afterwards.
Don’t think I am being a hater. There are some very enjoyable melodic threads wound around the heart of these riffs, like a lighter Parkway Drive with more unabashedly giant pop hooks over the verses and breakdowns. “G Series” and the almost Foo Fighters-esque intro to “Nowhere To Run” might not break the mold but you’ll be humming along one way or another. Kyle Christensen is a very capable vocalist who just happens to sound like tons of stuff that has come before and the band throw in too many one note chug breakdowns that are the epitome of lowest common denominator. Like, they make some Bury Your Dead breakdowns look like rocket science.
I was recently watching Phil Anselmo & The Illegals cover “A New Level” with Rex Brown sitting in on bass from Download 2014. The riffs are signature no matter who plays them, and not just because they are from such a gigantic hit metal record. The parts are just memorable! Even when Dickelback covered “Sad But True” you can’t help but sing the main riff afterwards. Or, say, the intro riff to Dagnasty’s classic “Circles”. It’s just undeniable, one of the best punk songs ever no matter which vocalist. In my opinion too many younger punk scene bands might be having fun but the commercial ambition tends to squash a lot of bands into a similar vein. It’s not bad music but it doesn’t grab with the intensity of risks paying off.
Like Homesick, the album ends with a high school heart strings radio emo ballad. The most telling number though, and also maybe the best song, is the fast kind of Jimmy Eats World sounding “All Or Nothing”, which is basically also what you will take away from this band. You’ll either love it or never care if you hear any of it again. With the country plagued by social horrors and scandal daily, we kind of need the punk of the world to be more like Downtown Boys, Oak and Le Butcherettes right now a lot more than more of this style that has been glutting the arteries of the scene since the early 00’s. Like, we get it.
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Posted by Metal Riot on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 2:30 PM (PST)
First came their cover of Mexican folk song “Malagueña Salerosa,” followed by a reimagining of Mr. Bungle’s “Retrovertigo.” Now Avenged Sevenfold continue the rollout of new tracks with the release of “Dose,” a song originally intended to be part of the track listing on newest album, The Stage.
“Musically, ‘Dose’ was supposed to be a Part 2 to “Roman Sky” and had a very cinematic feel, but we turned it into more of a tripped-out metal song,” says vocalist M. Shadows. “The lyrics were inspired by an unsolved mystery that dates back to the 1950s about an airline traveler who, if you believe the story, supposedly fell into our dimension from another. According to reports, he showed up in a Tokyo airport with a passport from a country that didn’t exist anywhere on a map. He was detained for questioning, but mysteriously vanished from a room guarded by immigration officials, taking with him all evidence of his existence. It ties into the theory that there are infinite possibilities of our lives being played out across space and time. Don’t know if the story is true, but I’m fascinated by that kind of stuff and thought it’d be a fun idea for a song.”
Check out the song, which almost comes off like A7X with a Soundgarden feel, below.
SEEKER has been perhaps the coolest band on Victory for awhile now, completely uncompromising and out to craft their own approach. Bryce stops by today to take part in our latest edition of Formative Years!
Read BELOW for five records that molded his approach to chaos!
OMNIUM GATHERUM have just released their brand new single “Blade Reflections”. It is now available on all streaming and download platforms and will also be featured on a limited Edition Omnium Gatherum / Skalmöld split 7-inch, which will be available on the upcoming "Arctic Circle Alliance” European Tour (see below for all dates).
You can watch the lyric video for “Blade Reflections” streaming here: https://youtu.be/j5glljbcJPw
Singer Jukka Pelkonen comments, "In the light of recent events we wanted to voice our opinion about the tragedy of suicide. This is a subject that may concern anyone at some point. ʻBlade Reflectionsʼ is a statement against suicide and an encouragement to all of those who dwell in the depths of self-annihilation. Having been there myself too, I know how devastating it can be. There is nothing more precious than this life itself and it is worth seeing through. Though, we do not condemn those who choose to go, rather we want to stand by with all the rest, all of us, who are staying."
