Portland spiritual metalcore band FALLSTAR have released a new song from their upcoming Facedown release (and fourth album) Sunbreather. The first really huge sounding melodic yet heavy song I have heard in 2021, I found it a gripping blend of styles with commercial appeal via the excellent and hard to pull off performance by Chris Ratzlaff but still anchored strongly to the underground.
California Christian metal label Facedown Records has announced 2020’s Facedown Fest!
This year’s Facedown Fest will take place from March 6-7 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California!
The lineup includes War of Ages, Bloody Sunday, Dynasty, Deathbreaker, My Epic, Comrades, Everything in Slow Motion, Dens, Weathered, and American Arson.
The fest will see Bloody Sunday reuniting with their They Attack At Dawn lineup.
Check out the Facedown Fest 2020 playlist over at Spotify.
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Pennsylvania metallers War of Ages have announced their newest album Void to be released on September 13 via Facedown Records.
Void is the follow up to 2017’s Alpha and was recorded at Sicktones Studios.
Check out the first two tracks off of Void – “Miles Apart” and “Sulphur and Salt” over on the band’s Spotify.
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My Epic have announced a two part concept project. The first EP of the project Ultraviolet will be released on March 30 and you can listen to the brand new song “Of Wilderness” now!
I honestly am always pretty stoked whenever this band releases new music. They are very capable and amazing songwriters.
The “Of Wilderness” track is def mellow and reminds me a bit of later-era Codeseven when they got smoother and melodic but very spacious. The Violence EP is said to be the darkest material from the band yet and will follow Ultraviolet (guys, Ultraviolet was already an awesome Kylesa record, fyi…but not hatin’).
The second part, “Violence”, will be released in late 2018.
Pre-Orders are available now for “Ultraviolet”.
More BELOW.
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The brand new and final album from Christian metal core act Sleeping Giant I Am is out now! Check it out now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and our online store.
FINAL SLEEPING GIANT SHOWS:
Jan. 28 – Dallas, TX @ Trees w/ Nothing Left
Feb. 16 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Advent
Feb. 17 – Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse – SOLD OUT
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!
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“Memoir” is the second single from My Epic’s upcoming release “Viscera”, out on May 6. Don’t forget to pre-order with limited vinyl and apparel options in our online store. Or pre-order on iTunes.
My Epic will be touring in support of “Viscera” from April 29 – May 21. Click here to check out all of the tour dates.
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Love this band’s fine sense of musicianship. Quality.
RIYL Thy Will Be Done, Shadows Fall, Cynic.
To celebrate ten years of War Of Ages mighty guitar and faith charged Pride Of The Wicked, our pals at Facedown are “bringing us hope”, celebrating with limited editions of gold and clear/red color-mix vinyl, and a special edition ten-year anniversary shirt. Pre-order now! (Scheduled to ship Feb. 19)
Regardless of anyone’s religious beliefs, this is undoubtedly an awesome metalcore record with some fantastic guitar work, especially. I always have thought this band deserves to be way bigger.
“I never thought I’d be on my own/now bring me peace that shelters me…”
In other rad WoA news, the band are on a big, much deserved tour package for P.O.D., Dead Letter Circus and 10 Years are touring. Dates for this stacked package are HERE!
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The debut Rival Choir (formerly Mouth Of The South) album “I Believe, Help My Unbelief” will be released on February 5 and pre-orders are available now. Check out all the pre-order bundle options in their online store.
Check out the Rival Choir track “Aftermath” below. It’s a pretty cool first single with a great kind of Deftones/Far reminiscent slower groove in places and a strong vocal presence before going into some Chariot territory with a bang. Dig the new direction.
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Mouth Of The South, one of the newer bands on Christian label Facedown Records, have revealed a video for “Good Intentions” from their label debut Struggle Well. The song shows a man gripped in self doubt and loathing who is slowly eroded by dark thoughts that manifest physically. The song is pretty heavy as far as this style of rock n roll/punk influenced metal core goes, without dipping too far into the loose bowels breakdown terrain.
Watch it BELOW.
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War of Ages will be heading out this spring for their first headlining tour of 2015. They’re teaming up with Dream Beard brand, Phinehas, and Death of An Era to bring you the Supreme Chaos US tour! New Noise Magazine is a sponsor. The tour kicks off in WoA’s hometown (Erie, PA!) and treks across the US to Pomona, CA just in time for War of Ages to play Facedown Fest.
The recent War Of Ages record Supreme Chaos is one of their finest outings and a surefire way to stay engaged with modern metal that has a point.
Check www.warofagesmetal.com for full dates. Watch an exciting tour trailer BELOW.
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Facedown‘s perhaps best band Gideon are back with “Survive” featuring Caleb from Beartooth as a guest. It comes from Gideon’s triumphant record Calloused from 2014, a must hear metalcore release that leans hard on hardcore but also has serious groove and low end crunch. Roaring strong, this band is still in it to win it!
Click HERE and support these guys hard!
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via Facedown Records:
We could not be more proud to release the new Mouth Of The South album “Struggle Well”. From the music, to the lyrics, to the artwork, it’s an incredible album and we hope you will check it out. You can pick it up digitally on iTunes or Amazon MP3 or get the CD version in our online store, Amazon or most great indie record stores out there like Bull Moose, Looney Tunes, Gray Whale, Dimple, Newbury Comics, Rasputins, Exclusive, Vintage Vinyl, Zia and more. And make sure to check out the band on tour now on the “Struggle Well Tour” and keep your eyes out for some great tour announcements in the near future.
+ please check out the exclusive Mouth Of The South online merch store.
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War Of Ages have released a dynamic new video for “From Ashes”, perhaps the most anthemic song from the new slab Supreme Chaos. As I hit this up on Youtube I was the 665th viewer, yikes! Though if you think about it, 668 is the real “neighbor of the beast”- considering how street numbers on houses go.
Anyway, this song has my favorite solo/bridge/outro section of any tune of 2014. I was lucky months ago to get an unfinished advance of the track and must’ve listened to that section fifty times. It is awesome how the vocals don’t clutter it up and still raise spirits.
If you are feeling down, like I am big time today, hopefully this will raise your spirits. Great effort from one of the best metalcore bands who really know how to do it right.
We would also like to send out a big Thank You to everyone who already bought a copy and helped make this the most successful War Of Ages release to date. – Facedown/WoA
Click HERE and rise up.
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There are some bands more adept at riding the chaos than others in the storied history of underground music. From noise and hardcore pioneers like Steel Pole Bathtub to Man Is The Bastard to synth/indie/post-core bands like Six Finger Satellite to numerous grindcore bands like Fuck The Facts, etc.- some groups just embody the concept of "fuck it/let's really go for it" more than others. NY's Black Mesa sits proudly in that same spirit of frenzy and ferocious inventiveness, as evidenced by their recent compilation of insanely manic live performances. Whatever sub genre they throw in the emotional blender, you are bound to enjoy a deliciously nutritious smoothie of muddy sonic punk purée.
