Ahead of the release of their new album, Lay My Soul to Waste, on May 21 via Steamhammer/SPV, I had the fortune of asking Sal Abruscato of A Pale Horse Named Death a few questions about the record, the summer touring season and what it’s like to be a front man as opposed to being behind the kit. Check out the interview here.
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New York goth metallers, A Pale Horse Named Death have premiered a third track off of their upcoming album Lay My Soul to Waste. This new track is called ‘The Needle in You’ and is being streamed via Metal Sucks.
Stream ‘The Needle in You’ here.
Stream ‘Killer By Night’ via Noisecreep.
Stream ‘Shallow Grave’ via Revolver.
Lay My Soul To Waste will be available on May 21st.
Check out the track listing for Lay My Soul To Waste here.
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Brooklyn, New York gothic metallers, A Pale Horse Named Death, have announced the addition of new bass player Dave Bizzigotti from Speed Kill Hate.
Sal Abruscato, A Pale Horse Named Death’s vocalist had this to say to the new addition:
“APHND is excited to begin a new chapter with Dave Bizzigotti as APHND’s new bassist, he is one of us and gets what we are about. We look forward to crushing the fans with our sonic doom.”
A Pale horse Named Death’s newest album, Lay My Soul To Waste, will be released on May 21 via Steamhammer/SPV.
Stream “Killer By Night” via Noisecreep here.
Sream “Shallow Grave” via Revolver Magazine here.
Check out the tracklising for Lay My Soul to Waste here.
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California heavy metallers Vicious Rumors will be heading out on their European tour this weekend. With sadness, the band has announced that their vocalist, Brian Allen, will not be joining the band on tour during the month of May due to sudden family matters.
Brian will return to the band for the summer European tour in July/August 2013 and The Metal Masters Tour featuring Vicious Rumors, Leatherwolf and Seven Witches from September 18th to October 25th. Former Vicious Rumors vocalist and Helstar frontman James Rivera will be filling in for Brian Allen from May 3rd through June 1st.
Guitarist Geoff Thorpe commented: “James is part of the VR family and were so proud to have him join us at this hard time. Don’t miss this special line up of VR on the Electric Punishment Tour all over Europe. We want to thank all our partners, agents, promoters and fans in advance. The only bad tour is the one you don’t do!! See you at the shows for night after night of unforgettable Heavy Metal.”
The band’s new album, Electric Punishment, is out now in Germany and Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. It is set to be released in the US and Canada on May 7th.
Click here to review a list of tour dates, cities and venues.
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Brooklyn gothic metal band A Pale Horse Named Death have debuted another song of their upcoming album titled “Killer by Night.” The upcoming album is, Lay My Soul to Waste, is set for release via Steamhammer/SPV on May 21st.
Lay My Soul to Waste is the bands second studio album and is a follow up to their debut album And Hell Will Follow Me.
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American power metallers Vicious Rumors are debuting the music video for their song “I Am The Gun” off of their upcoming album Electric Punishment via Metal Injection.
Watch the video for “I Am The Gun” here.
Electric Punishment is slated to be released on May 7.
Speaking on Electric Punishment guitarist Geoff Thorpe had this to say, “Impressive double bass thunder, double guitar attacks and haunting vocals the way you only get them with this band.”
Check out upcoming Vicious Rumors tour dates here.
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New York alternative metal band A Pale Horse Named Death have teamed up with Revolver Magazine to premiere the first single off their upcoming album Lay My Soul To Waste. The song, “Shallow Grave,” can be heard right here.
The band will release their sophomore album on May 21st via Steamhammer/SPV. This album is the follow-up to 2011′s And Hell Will Follow Me.
The album’s cover artwork was done by Sam Sheardon who is also responsible for the band’s first release. Click here to check out the album’s track list and a bigger picture of the artwork.
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Austrian Symphonic Metal band Edenbridge have just inked a deal with the German record label Steamhammer/SPV.
The new album, which will be titled The Bonding, will be released on June 21st in Germany, on June 24th in Europe and it will be released on July 2nd in the US and Canada.
You can read comments from Edenbridge’s guitarist and from Steamhammer’s A&R here.
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California heavy metal band Vicious Rumors have released the cover artwork and track list of their upcoming album, Electric Punishment. The album is set to be released on April 26th in Germany, April 29th in the rest of Europe and on May 7th in the US/Canada via Steamhammer/SPV.
This is the band’s eleventh studio album. The cover artwork was done by German artist Christoph Schinzel who has also created covers for Anvil, Circle II Circle, Raven and Agent Steel in the past. Click right here to check out the track list and a bigger picture of the album’s artwork.
Guitarist Geoff Thorpe commented: “We have permanently grown, there have been no two identical albums in our career because each album has a new, fresh approach. Still we’ve never strayed from our course – perhaps precisely for this reason. We’ve remained faithful to our ideals and have always been honest with our fans. I think our loyal followers value that VICIOUS RUMORS have never jumped on any kind of bandwagon. Everything we do comes from the heart, and Electric Punishment documents that no other band on this planet sounds like VICIOUS RUMORS. To us, that’s an incentive, a challenge and a quality feature all in one. And it’s something our fans can rely on when we set off on our next monster tour in spring 2013.”
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Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof recently told Music Life Radio that the reunited thrash legends have been working on a new album for a potential late spring release. It will be their first album since 2008′s This Present Wasteland.
You can listen to the interview, which is over 60 minutes long, here.
Last October, Metal Church announced that they would be reuniting once again for 70,000 Tons of Metal, which many call “the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise” and will take place later this month. They currently do not have any more shows scheduled besides that appearance.
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Swedish heavy metallers Fullforce have released the music video for their song “Awesomeness” today. The video was filmed and edited by Stefan Elmgren.
The band commented on their video: “As a little “Happy New Year” gift to you we’ll give you this music video of the song “Awesomeness” which was filmed and edited by Stefan Elmgren. We dedicate this song and video to you and we hope you’ll enjoy it 
! Cheers and HAPPY NEW 2013!!! 2012 was a great year for FULLFORCE. We have recorded and released our second album (Next Level) brought to you by pure inspiration and love for metal. The feedback has been great both from you and also media and we’re looking forward to see you on the road in 2013!!”
Click right here to check out the video.
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After their second breakup in 2009, Metal Church will reunite once again in January for 70,000 Tons of Metal, which many call “the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise”. The reunion lineup consists of Ronny Munroe on vocals, Kurdt Vanderhoof and Jay Reynolds on guitars, Steve Unger on bass, and Jeff Plate on drums.
Metal Church will do at least two performances on 70,000 Tons of Metal. There, they will perform their 1984 classic self-titled debut album in its entirety. On the other show, there will be a “greatest-hits” set and you can vote for what songs you want the band to play. More details on how to vote will be announced soon.
For the rest of the lineup of next year’s 70,000 Tons of Metal, see here.
There is currently no indication whether the reunion will result in recording a new album or touring extensively. Their last studio album, This Present Wasteland, came out in 2008 on SPV/Steamhammer.
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Florida power metaller Kamelot have recently released the cover artwork for their upcoming album Silverthorn. Yesterday, the band made their first single “Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)” available to purchase on iTunes which you can do right here.
The LP and limited edition will have one version of the artwork, while the standard version will have a different but equally exquisite version. The standard version is presented as an Ecolbook. The limited edition contains the Ecolbook, a bonus CD of nearly 60 minutes of music, a 44 page book and an exclusive poster. The double LP version is a gatefold on colored vinyl. Click here to check out a bigger picture of the album’s cover artwork.
With Tommy Karevik from Sweden as the band’s new vocalist, the band is set to release their new album on October 26th in Germany, October 29th in the rest of Europe and on October 30th in North America via Steamhammer/SPV. It will see its Japanese release on October 24th via King Records.
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British heavy metal icons Saxon have finished recording their new record, which is tentatively due for release in February of next year.
No further more information is currently available, but the album is said to be mixed by British producer Andy Sneap.
The band’s latest album Call to Arms was released last year.
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Moonspell has released a teaser for their upcoming video for the song “White Skies” off of their Omega album. The official video will be released on May 11th.
To see the video click here.
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Orange Goblin are pure rock n' roll... feared, respected and mentioned in whispers by awed rock fans and youngsters across the world. Orange Goblin are the modern UK metal heroes who never give up and always keep kicking ass. Back with their first live album, the pants-seat scorching A EULOGY FOR THE FANS (Candlelight), "The Goblin" just get better with age. Seriously, could this band be any more awesome? I think not.
