HANGMAN'S CHAIR - Giving An Emotional Insight With New Single "Loner"

"Don’t waste your time on people, don’t give them any second chance and lock yourself away from anybody."

Release Their New Single "Loner" With An Intensive Music Video.

This song is more than another notch in the impressive discography of French doom metal visionariesHANGMAN'S CHAIR but an emotional deep-dive into the soul and heart of Parisiennes banlieues: Today, the band from Paris releases their new single "Loner" - the song comes with an intensive music video featuring four outstanding protagonists that are brave enough to share all their sorrows, hopes, and dreams with the listener.

The band states:

“Loneliness is dangerous, it’s addictive” as the old saying goes. The LONER video is a nonfiction documentary directed by the talented Kendy Ty. In the contemplative spirit of Terrence Malick, he followed real-life characters Laura, Sam, Sébastien, and Michel into their everyday concerns, struggling with the outside world, living cut off the masses.
Being different and outcasts are their common thread, the picture of Michel's prison tattoo speaks for itself.
Don’t waste your time on people, don’t give them any second chance, and lock yourself away from anybody… does that ring a bell with you too?"

HANGMAN'S CHAIR, formed in 2005 in Paris, is one of the most unique sounding Doom Rock bands currently active. Through the years, they have found and fine-tuned their own sonic brand, somewhere at the crossroads between Type O Negative, Life Of Agony, and Sisters of Mercy, to name a few, mixed with certain street credibility connected to the group’s roots in hardcore. Each album takes its strength and essence from the band members’ life experiences, which they portrait with unflinching honesty. Whether it is the loss of band members, drug overdoses, or the hardships of living in suburban Paris, all those human emotions resonate within each of their songs as they embrace the darkness and transform it into something beautiful, heavy, and melancholic.

HANGMAN'S CHAIR is:
Julien Chanut - Guitar
Cédric Toufouti - Guitar, Vocals
Mehdi Thepegnier - Drums
Clément Hanvic - Bass

SUMO CYCO Reveal Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition + New Single "Sun Eater"

Heavy Crossover Stars SUMO CYCO Reveal Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition + New Single "Sun Eater"

Watch the New Official Music Video for "Sun Eater" below:

Order the Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition via Napalm Records HERE

After setting the music world ablaze in May with the release of their mind-bending latest full-length album, Initiation, fans instantly clamored for more SUMO CYCO. Those prayers are now answered with the drop of the official Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition! Featuring peppy new single "Sun Eater", plus additional limited edition tracks "New Jive", "We Are The Nation" and "Awakened", the Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition is available today via all digital retailers.

Fans can check out a delightfully demonic new music video for "Sun Eater" now! Seamlessly melding punk, reggae, metal and pop, “Sun Eater” joins the ranks of recent singles like “Bystander”, “Vertigo” and more – all boasting millions of streams/views to date.

Frontwoman Skye “Sever” Sweetnam says about the Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition:

"We are ecstatic to get more music out there on the Deluxe Edition of Initiation. We wrote so many songs for Initiation and had some really solid tracks that just didn't make it on the original track listing. We just can't keep them to ourselves."

Skye adds about "Sun Eater":

"When I wrote ‘Sun Eater’ I was contemplating life's big existential questions. No matter what problems we're faced with, we're all just here for a moment spinning warp speed through space. When one starts thinking of the big picture, it can also make our everyday problems seem more insignificant. I sing about my inner demons very often in my music, when comparing those demons to a massive Sun Eating monster of the universe, it really is no match. So, the song is really about seizing the day, because it really is crazy that we even exist.

For the video, I wanted to try some 2D animation inspired by Monty Python and some of my favorite movie and TV opening title sequences. I wanted to inject lots of our signature colour but simple compositions of each frame keeping it all very stark and contrasted. In the video, I have created an alter dimensional clinic where my demons are waiting for a cure. I also introduce the mad Nurse who only prescribes one type of pill for everything. A gold pill that harnesses the sun."

SUMO CYCO's Initiation invites a mass of new followers into their warped, dystopian-like world of “Cyco City”! As with its predecessors Lost In Cyco City (2014), Opus Mar (2017) and countless singles, Initiation is based in the imaginative conceptual location of “Cyco City”. But unlike most concept albums, the lyrical content is inspired by the band’s real-time environment – featuring timely, personal themes of love, sacrifice, anxiety, empowerment and more that all listeners can relate to. By the end of Initiation, listeners will wonder just what exactly SUMO CYCO can’t do, proving them as a band on the rise, and that unconventionality always stands out from the pack.

Order Initiation Digital Deluxe Edition HERE

Want more Initiation? Check out available standard physical editions HERE:

[LP Gatefold Orange Vinyl] [CD Digipack]

SUMO CYCO is:

Skye “Sever” Sweetnam – vocals

Matt “MD13” Drake – lead guitar

Matt "Trozzi" – drums

Oscar Anesetti – bass

POORSTACY Releases New Album 'Party At The Cemetery'

POORSTACY

Releases New Album

'Party At The Cemetery'

Out via 10K Projects

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Catch Him On Tour With Paris Shadows + Gvllow

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Release day is upon us, and genre-blending hip hop-and-rock visionary POORSTACY has today dropped his highly-anticipated forthcoming album 'Party At The Cemetery', out via 10K Projects. Speaking on the release, POORSTACY commented:

'"Party at the Cemetery' is pretty much the embodiment of work I’ve been wanting to put out since the beginning. The whole album is something I was fully involved in from vocals to production, it is a full expression of who I am and what music influences me. I have just been working towards getting the sound right which is something Drew Fulk (WZRD BLD) helped out a lot with. Bring Me The Horizon produced this amazing track "Jump" for me and Oli Sykes jumped on "Knife Party" that I’m also really excited for. I lost a friend to a heroin overdose during the making of the album and it hit hard so I decided to name the project 'Party at the Cemetery.' Not to mourn the death of loved ones but to celebrate their life."

Leading up to the album drop, POORSTACY has previously released the title track "Party At The Cemetery" and "Children Of The Dark", which together have clocked up over 2.6 million streams on Spotify and over 769,000 views on YouTube. Stream 'Party At The Cemetery' here.

South Florida native POORSTACY first gained traction on SoundCloud in 2019 with his emo-rap hit "make up" (produced by Nick Mira) which helped usher the subgenre into mainstream success. After dropping his crossover album 'The Breakfast Club' and releasing collaborations with artists like Whethan, Travis Barker, and more in 2020, POORSTACY has been proclaimed as the "rockstar for the SoundCloud generation" by The Noise. To date, he has over 1.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify and nearly 15 million views on YouTube. Be sure to stay tuned for more POORSTACY news coming soon

PENNIES BY THE POUND present ‘The Waters’

"Pennies By The Pound have more in common with 60s psych-driven rock and 80s American college rock than with their Fenno-Scandian peers. Such a big and extravagant classic psychedelic rock. Wherever they may draw their influences from, one thing is for sure: this is brilliant music for here and now, wherever that may be" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"A trippy ride that recalls the familiar vibes and sounds of none other than Bob Mould, The Church / Marty Willson-Piper, Marillion and Jethro Tull. Yes, all of them and yes, this is actually possible. Loads of flair and professionalism from the band" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"Indeed a wonderful affair... Pennies By the Pound should be on everyone’s radar as a must-have album of 2021 and a band to watch in future" ~ The Record Stache

Prog rock outfit Pennies By The Pound present 'The Waters', a great sonic cleansing experience and invigorating shot of fresh air, beautifully expressing their own unique ideas and sound through the prism of fantastic British progressive rock.

Not long ago, this Finnish trio released their album 'Heat Death of the Universe' via the Lilith label. Mastered by Ride frontman Mark Gardener at his OX4Sound Studio in Oxford, this long-player was produced, recorded and mixed by Rauli 'Rake' Eskolin, a well achieved Finnish producer who boasts over a dozen No. 1 records in Finland in the past 20 years.

"The Waters' is actually one of the first songs I wrote for the band, but it took a while to take shape and thus, didn't originally end up on our debut EP. But that is a good thing as we managed to make the song a whole lot better for the album! It's an exploration of some of the generally unnamed, but powerful feelings evoked by certain things in nature and certain types of landscapes. I grew up and spent all of my childhood summers at the lakeshore, and the hundreds of lakes in Finland are quite a mysterious thing for me even to the present day," says Johannes Susitaival.

Pennies By The Pound unique sound blends '80s prog rock and '90s-early '00s alternative rock. Heavily guitar-driven with a touch of keyboards, they love big choruses, guitar and keyboard solos, bridges and grandiose arrangements.

Hailing from Helsinki, Pennies by the Pound was formed in 2016 by Johannes Susitaival as a solo project, but quickly became a three-piece with musicians from his past bands. Earlier, the band released the lyrics video for 'Indigo Screams' and finally now got to realise their vision for 'The Waters' video.

"We had all sorts of grandiose plans for making a big video earlier (with a different crew and director) in time for the album release, but the pandemic ruined all of that," says Johannes Susitaival.

"After some pondering, I contacted Martin Brown (an old bandmate of mine, and I knew he'd been doing things with film of late) in the hope that he would be able to do something on a smaller scale. We managed to put together something that could be shot without a large production, but still looks pretty epic! We were certainly helped by the magnificent - while a bit too hot - weather this summer."

While still in a punk rock band, Johannes began exploring quite different musical avenues, which led to Pennies By The Pound's self-produced 'Bloodshed and the Blinding Sunlight' EP in 2018. After several years of searching, they found their ideal producer and began recording demos in 2019 for this album. Due to the pandemic, they were only able to record these tracks in autumn of 2020.

On October 29, the 'Heat Death of the Universe' LP will be released on limited edition pink vinyl. Digitally, it is out now, available across the usual platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. The album can be ordered directly from the band, both as digital download and on vinyl, via Bandcamp.

VIDEO CREDITS
Written and directed by Martin Brown and Johannes Susitaival
Camera - Martin Brown and Sam Gurung
Editing - Martin Brown
Post-production - Sam Gurung

ALBUM CREDITS
Johannes Susitaival - vocals, drums, keyboards, rhythm guitar
Vesa Ranta - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Tomi Laaksonen - bass guitar
Rauli Eskolin - additional keyboards, background vocals on track 6
Alexander Meaney - additional lead guitar on track 5
Kaisa Ranta - additional vocals on tracks 3 and 7, background vocals on track 6
All songs written by Johannes Susitaival, except for track 5 written by Johannes Susitaival and Mikko Maksimainen
All arrangements by Pennies by the Pound and Rauli Eskolin
Produced, recorded and mixed by Rauli "Rake" Eskolin
Recorded at E-Studio, Sipoo, Finland and Soundtrack Studio, Porvoo, Finland
Mastered by Mark Gardener in OX4 Sound Studio near Oxford


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British Heavy Metal Legends VARDIS Release New Single "Out Of The Way" (Live)

VARDIS Release Digital Single "Out Of The Way" (Live)

New Live Album '100 M.P.H. @ 100 Club' Out November 26th!

New Wave of British Heavy Metal veterans VARDIS have released a new digital single and lyric video for the song "Out Of The Way" (Live), taken from their upcoming live album '100 M.P.H. @ 100 CLUB'. The new live record will be released on November 26th, 2021 via SPV/Steamhammer in the following configurations:

=> 2 CD DigiPak

=> 2LP Gatefold, 140 g, black vinyl, printed inner sleeves, 1 bonus track

=> Download / Streaming

Pre-Order Link: https://smarturl.it/VardisLive

=> Exclusive CD/LP Bundle with a shirt only at the Steamhammer shop

Pre-Order Link: https://shop.steamhammer.de/artists/vardis/store

In the 1970s, VARDIS’ relentless touring of the working men's clubs of Northern England took them to support slots with Hawkwind, Slade, Motörhead, and Saxon, emerging with a reputation for a unique heavy rock attack and high energy technical brilliance. On November 1st, 1980, Vardis’ live debut LP, '100 M.P.H.', entered UK Album Charts at #52and instantly became a foundational record of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The power trio’s fusion of fast punk rhythms, relentless heavy riffs, and blistering blues-rock solos echoes through Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All ('83) and Megadeth’s Killing Is My Business...and Business Is Good! ('85), and became an old-school Heavy Metal classic.

Four studio albums, three compilations, and seven singles later, SPV/Steamhammerpresent to you the Vardis live experience on record for the first time since 1980: '100 M.P.H. @ 100 Club’. A new double live album was recorded on March 13th, 2020, the 40th anniversary of '100 M.P.H.'. This blistering two-hour set includes every track from an album that led the way for Thrash, performed up close and personal by Steve Zodiac(Guitar, Vocals), Joe Clancy (Drums), and Roly Bailey (Bass) in London’s legendary 100 Club.

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MERCURY X ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM "IMPRISONED"

MERCURY X ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM "IMPRISONED" OUT DECEMBER 10th

'LONELY' SINGLE & VIDEO OUT NOW

Frontiers Music Srl is happy to announce the release of Swedish prog metal band Mercury X's new album, "Imprisoned," on December 10, 2021. Today, the band has released the single and video for the track 'Lonely'. Watch the video below.

Pre-order/save "Imprisoned" HERE: https://orcd.co/mercuryx

Mercury X is an outstanding progressive metal band hailing from Sweden. Mercury X's music and sound takes inspiration from the early '80s progressive metal bands as well as modern metal. The new album, "Imprisoned", is based on their lives during the making of the album, taking the listener through different emotional stages with simple and beautiful melodies accompanied by rough riffs.

Mercury X originally formed in 2013 in Norrtälje, outside of Stockholm. Guitarist/lead vocalist/violinist Martin Björklund, bassist Alfonso Flores, guitarist Jonas Vedin, and drummer/lead vocalist Denis Diaz met for the first time when they were studying music together in high school. They soon formed a band together, but eventually everyone followed their course of studies in different cities. When they all came back home, they decided to start a band again and thus formed Mercury X. Since then, the band has made two albums, both released independently.Le

More recently, they started writing an epic twenty minute long song called 'Imprisoned,' which was originally supposed to be a stand-alone EP release. After it was written, they decided to record an additional four songs and make a proper (for progressive metal) full length album.

As the album neared completion, they started to realize that it was a big step up from their previous releases, both in musical and songwriting quality in general, so they started to shop themselves around for a record deal. Eventually, they got in contact with Frontiers, who were deeply impressed with the quality of the material and signed the band.

LINE-UP:

Martin Björklund

Denis Diaz

Jonas Vedin

Alfonso Flores

Burning the Oppressor Share Powerful "Martyrize" Video — WATCH

NEW ALBUM DAMNATION OUT OCTOBER 29 VIA CANDLELIGHT RECORDS

Canadian death metal quintet Burning The Oppressor have released new single "Martyrize," the second track taken from their upcoming album DAMNATION, out October 29 via Candlelight Records.

The powerful song tackles the issue of domestic abuse. Watch it

"'Martyrize' was written, a few years ago, in a surge of anger and incomprehension after news broke out of abuse suffered by a seven-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother in the eastern townships, Quebec," the band says. "The circumstances of her death sent a shockwave through Canada and authorities ordered a public inquiry to shed light on how child protective services could have failed so miserably, in this particular case, even though they were apprised of the situation well before her death."

The band continues, "During the last year, the number of cases of infanticide and feminicide have also, unfortunately, been on the rise — no doubt emphasized by the current pandemic. Reports of domestic violence have skyrocketed in the past year-and-a-half, and we felt it was important for us to try and bring attention to these tragic situations without romanticizing the suffering of their victims."

Pre-order Damnation here.

Watch the lyric video for the previous single "Warrior."

Burning The Oppressor was founded in 2012 by passionate musicians with different influences and armed with remarkable stage dynamism. With intense texts and brutal riffs, BTO puts into words and sounds the trials of modern life and the sufferings of a society in turmoil. Militant in favour of social equity and the inclusion of all people, the band denounces discrimination and oppression through its work.

Strong from their experiences and numerous performances, from the early days at the Montebello Rockfest Festival to the latter days at Heavy Montréal Festival, BTO's reputation is now stronger than ever. The name still resonates in the minds of all of those who have seen them live. The band has taken the metal scene with strength and burned down each and every venue it has performed at. It proudly shared the stage alongside great bands such as Skeletonwitch, Mass Hysteria, Tagada Jones, The Agonist, Beyond Creation, Jungle Rot, The Browning, The Acacia Strain, After the Burial, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Jinjer.

Burning The Oppressor also left its mark with its three previous albums: The Ignition (2012), Verbal Aggressor (2013), and Bloodshed (2017). Each of these albums were nominated for "Best Independent Metal Album" at GAMIQ Awards and Bloodshed won the public's choice award for the "Metal Album Of The Year" in 2017.

With their forthcoming album, Burning The Oppressor will raise the rage to new heights and pursue its ascent on the metal scene. Armed with its groove death metal, the Canadian lineup is ready to rip your ears apart with blistering, yet catchy riffs, energy and passion.

ALBERT BOUCHARD RELEASES SECOND SINGLE FROM THE FORTHCOMING IMAGINOS II – BOMBS OVER GERMANY ALBUM. “IN

ALBERT BOUCHARD, FOUNDING MEMBER OF BLUE ÖYSTER CULT RELEASES SECOND SINGLE FROM THE FORTHCOMING IMAGINOS II – BOMBS OVER GERMANY (MINUS ZERO AND COUNTING) ALBUM. “INDEPENDENCE DAY” IS OUT NOW AND FEATURES JOE BOUCHARD ON LEAD VOCALS.

Albert Bouchard is best known as a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult. The original line-up sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and the #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart “Burning For You”. Contributing to songwriting, drums, and lead vocals on some of their greatest songs, such as “Cites on Flame with Rock and Roll”.

With the success of “Re Imaginos” last year, Albert Bouchard is now back with “Imaginos 2 – Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)”, continuing the Trilogy of Imaginos, a concept album about an alien conspiracy that is brought to fruition during the late 19th and early 20th century through the actions of Imaginos, an agent of evil. The album weaves scripts and poems by the late Sandy Pearlman. The second single from the album is “Independence Day” which features Blue Öyster Cult alumni Joe Bouchard on vocals and Albert had this to say about it, “Independence Day was the last song written for the Bombs Over Germany record. It was an idea Sandy Pearlman had while we were working on the original Imaginos record in 1983 but all we had was a chorus and some ideas about what the verses would be. When I visited Sandy in the hospital in 2016 I sang what I had of the song for him and asked him to please get better so we could finish it.

Unfortunately he was not able to do that so last year I enlisted my brother Joe to help me finish the song. We already had some lyrics but we added some lines to help move the story along. I liked what he did so much I used his vocal for the lead. He actually created a complete track of the song playing all the instruments. I replaced his drums with mine, had David Hirschberg replace his bass part with a better sound and David and I sang along in the choruses to the part he had already recorded to add some extra fullness to it. My favorite part is the trumpets in the bridge section. I am very happy with how it came out and it makes a great t addition to the Imaginos saga.”

View lyric video here:

“Imaginos 2 – Bombs Over Germany (minus zero and counting)” will be out later this month through Rockheart Records/Deko Entertainment and features guests Ross The Boss (Dictators), Joe Cerisano (Silver Condor, TSO), and reunites original Blue Öyster Cult members Eric Bloom, Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser and Joe Bouchard, as well current BOC member Richie Castellano, who all contribute to this latest installment. The album also features reworks of classics like “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, “The Red and the Black”, and “Dominance and Submission”.

To celebrate Imaginos II, there are limited edition bundles (while supplies last), which can be ordered via: https://bit.ly/AlbertBouchard

Product Includes:
- One CD Album of Albert Bouchards - Imaginos 2
- One Imaginos II Tee
- One Albert Bouchard Guitar Pick
- One Imaginos II Poster (Autographed)

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American Hard Rock Band ARTIFAS Releases Official Music Video for Single "LEAVE ME FOR DEAD"

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Hard rock band ARTIFAS released the official music video for their new single "LEAVE ME FOR DEAD"! The single is from their forthcoming album titled Reflections due out November 19, 2021.

"Leave Me For Dead is a song about abandonment and the struggle to overcome the emotions associated with it. We've all had that person in our lives that we trusted, just to find out that they would leave us for dead when things got tough. This song is about just being in disbelief over something like that and the internal battle that follows when you're left in doubt..." says the band.

American Hard Rock band Artifas was formed in 2011 in Jackson, TN by lead guitarist Cody Criswell and lead vocalist Scottie Somerville. In the months following, the two founders of the group would immediately recruit an assortment of hometown musicians and begin looking to record their debut EP. After having a long and ugly encounter that resulted in the theft of all the bands funds and receiving no album in return, the original incarnation of the group would spend 2012-2013 doing several independent tours and writing music. After debuting with their EP Enemy Inside in 2013 and doing numerous regional/national tours in support of it, the band replaced former members with guitarist Mikey Miller, bassist Anthony Mattox, and drummer Jared Wainscott.

With almost two years of touring with the new lineup under their belts, Artifas inked themselves a record deal and hit the studio to make their first full length album. The 2015 release of the title track, “Inhuman,” would bring the band some commercial success, reaching # 32 on Billboard’s Active Rock chart and sending the band on the road in support of their new album. The band landed tours with established artists like Theory of a Deadman, Shamans Harvest, Pop Evil, Saint Asonia, Aranda, and others. The follow up single from that record, “Blood 4 Blood”, would later get picked up by the World Series of Fighting and subsequently land a feature in the UFC movie “Fight Valley”. The band parted ways with their record label in 2016, and remained on tour throughout the US for most of the following year, also traveling internationally for the first time with the likes of Papa Roach, Hoobastank, P.O.D., Trapt, and Sick Puppies to play for our American Troops.

Multiple tour cycles later, Artifas found themselves back in the studio making new music. The band worked with multiple writers and producers throughout the entirety of 2018, but would ultimately only find themselves frustrated with the recordings that resulted. After a soul search within the group, Artifas elected to embrace their own vision and write/produce their next album independently, free from the creative overreach of outside influence.

After two years of writing, recording, and mixing, Artifas has completed the new album, and plans to unleash it upon the world. With catchy guitar riffs, dizzying drums, and soaring melodies, Reflections will send you on an emotional journey, exploring the band’s semi-prog, radio rock sound while diving deeper into the human complex with lyrics centered around self awareness and the bands own struggles with mental health. The goal for the creation of this album was to make a record that met the band’s expectations and you can rest assured they held nothing back. Mixed and Mastered by Forrester Savell (Twelve Foot Ninja, Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus), Reflections promises to wow you with musical prowess, all the while delivering Artifas’ important message on unity, inspiration, and the sempiternal battle between dark and light.

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Paleface Join Forces With LANDMVRKS On Brand New Track "Dead Man's Diary"

Switzerlan's very own purveyors of brutality, PALEFACE, have launched the new era of the band today with the release of brand new track "Dead Man's Diary". The track features guest vocals from PALEFACE's longtime friend and producer, Florent Salfati of LANDMVRKS and comes accompanied by a big production, high octane music video featuring helicopters, pyro and an S&M dungeon. Watch the video here or by clicking the image below and find the track on streaming platforms here.

Speaking on his band’s latest music video release, frontman Zelli shares

"This song is about a man who has witnessed the overwhelming atrocity that played out in the first three chapters of the band and is now trying to process it with the help of diary entries. The words describe his life, which on the one hand shows the beautiful and positive events he experienced yet on the other hand, demonstrate the pure horror he witnessed.

"This is the most elaborate music video our band has ever filmed. It is a metaphor for the lyrical content of the song. On the outside everything seems fun and larger than life, but deep down the man is imprisoned by his overwhelming, dark thoughts and self-loathing. Having Florent of LANDMVRKS on the song with us was awesome. He also joins us in the video and gives an explosive performance. He is our long-time producer and a good friend of ours, so it was only a matter of time before we finally joined forces.

"Welcome to the next chapter of Paleface. This is just the beginning."

ABOUT PALEFACE

Paleface was formed in Zurich, Switzerland in 2017 by vocalist Marc Zellweger (Zelli) and drummer Colin Hammond (CJ) having met through a mutual friend in 2016. After bonding over a shared love of beatdowns and hardcore, Zelli and CJ shook hands at a concert in 2017 and promised they would create the craziest beatdown band ever together.

They recruited guitarist Yannick Lehmann to the band and released their debut ‘Chapter 1: From The Gallows’ in 2018. Later that year, they brought bassit Tommy-Lee Abt to Paleface family. They played their first show in October 2018 and quickly grew in popularity with the song “Deprivation Method”.

In early 2019, Paleface started writing ‘Chapter 2: Witch King’ which was released in May 2019. The band started to gain international attention with the release of tracks “Human Hunter” and “Skin People”. They released the single “No Mercy At All” at the end of 2019 and started working on the final installment of the dark story they’d created with Chapters 1 & 2.

‘Chapter 3: The Last Selection’ was released on October 30th 2020 to much acclaim. PALEFACE released two music videos for huge tracks “Curse Us”, “The Rats” and “Skalpell” which quickly ranked high in the deadown/hardcore charts and saw the band become cover stars on Spotify’s Heavy Beatdown playlist. The released the music video for "Lights Out" earlier this year. Their releases to date have seen them clock up nearly 3.5 million streams across all platforms and 90k monthly listeners on Spotify alone.

The band have been hard at work on new material and will have more news to share in the coming weeks

The neutrality Switzerland is known for globally does not apply to Paleface.

They came to destroy.

Paleface Are:

Vox: Marc “Zelli” Zellweger

Guitar: Yannick Lehmann

Bass: Tommy-Lee Abt

Drums: Colin “CJ” Hammond

Find Paleface Online

www.palefaceofficial.com

ERDVE Streams Virtual Performance from Lukiškės Prison

Experimental Sludge outfit ERDVE is now streaming the virtual live performance that was recorded in at the Lukiškės prison in Lithuania in September 2020. The unique experience was captured in full by No Brake productions and can be viewed below.

About the location:
The stage at the Lukiškės Prison was set up in a round 4-level hall, which is a main part of the 1st prison block that used to serve as a death row for prisoners a while ago. After the death penalty became prohibited in 1998, the 1st prison block was only used for prisoners serving a life-sentence right until 2019 relocation of inmates to another prison.

ERDVE comment on the show: "Our goal was to enhance the eerie atmosphere of the prison architecture with our musical performance, yet you could still feel the smell and the surrounding energy from the recent prison life. We are happy to be able to share this documented footage shot by NO BRAKE productions, providing a closer look from multiple points of view."

ERDVE is supporting their brand new album, 'Savigaila,' which was released on July! Stream, download, and order HERE.

Style: Experimental Hardcore Sludge

Crushing insanity drips atmospherically out of every crack on 'Savigaila', experimenting with elements from hardcore, sludge, and black metal.

When ERDVE formed in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 2016, the band had a clear aesthetic vision of creating a unique heavy sound that experimented with elements from hardcore, sludge, and black metal – yet was not bound by any unwritten “rules” surrounding those genres. ERDVE’s members had already been active in their local scene and performed in various acts such as NYKSTA, SRAIGĖS EFEKTAS, and SPIRALE. A self-made tape version of their debut made its rounds in underground circles and the Lithuanians received the rare honour of being picked straight out of the dreaded demo pile by virtue of their musical strength and compelling quality.

The core ideas behind ERDVE are translated into lyrics, visuals, and sound by in-depth reflection on concepts such as domestic violence, utmost disgusting behaviour, crimes against humanity, and extremism. Their debut album 'Vaitojimas', released in 2018 by Season of Mist, delivered exactely that!

The new offering 'Savigaila', which translates as "self-pity", revolves around overcoming the numbness within the great challenges of unsettling reality, and accepting them as they are. Regret, envy, self-regard, love, care and togetherness. From completely understandable to the most unreasonable sense. This idea is turned into melodies, rhythm, and sound by ERDVE on the bands upcoming sophomore album.

But make no mistake, ERDVE successfully transformed these melodies into a new unnerving experience on how THEY perceive life and with 'Savigaila', you may find that enjoying life, can be entirely implausible...

Join ERDVE on their next journey into the Baltic darkness!

Line-up:
Vaidotas Darulis – guitar, vox, recording, visuals
Valdas Voveraitis – drums, visuals
Karolis Urbanavičius - bass, piano

Producer / sound engineer: Vaidotas Darulis, self-produced
Mixing studio and engineer: Vaidotas Darulis, self-produced
Mastering studio and engineer: Vaidotas Darulis, self-produced

Cover artwork artist: Vaidotas Darulis

Links:
www.facebook.com/erdvelt
www.instagram.com/_erdve_

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/ErdveSavigaila

Available formats:
Digital
CD Digipak
12" Vinyl Gatefold Black
12" Vinyl Gatefold Crystal Clear & Black Marbled (250 copies)

For more on ERDVE, visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and BANDCAMP.

NEW AUDIO ALERT! DEVOID "MARTIAL HEARTS"

NEW ALBUM "LONELY EYE MOVEMENT"

TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 15, 2021

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the upcoming release of French melodic metal band Devoid's second album, "Lonely Eye Movement" on October 15, 2021.

Today, fans can get their second taste of the album with the new single "Martial Hearts." Listen to it HERE: https://youtu.be/2HLq3VKXdmo

Watch the video for the album's title track below.

Pre-order/save "Lonely Eye Movement" HERE: https://orcd.co/devoid

Devoid is the brainchild of French guitarist extraordinaire Shad Mae. Combining technical finesse and outstanding arrangements with extremely memorable choruses and hooks, Devoid is rounded out by powerhouse German vocalist Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz (Evidence One, Book of Reflections), guitarist Gwen Kerjan, keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud, bassist Geoffrey Shob Neau, and drummer Benjamin Lesous.

The band came to the attention of the label when they submitted their music via the label's Frontiers & Beyond website (https://www.frontiersandbeyond.com) and instantly caught the label staff's ears with their hooky, melodic style.

Line-Up:

Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz - Vocals

Shad Mae - Guitars

Gwen Kerjan - Guitars

Jorris Guilbaud - Keyboards

Geoffrey 'Shob' Neau - Bass

Benjamin Lesous - Drums

NEPHILA Release Music Video for "Clavata" - Self Titled Debut Album Out Now!

Swedish 7-headed psychedelic rock orchestra NEPHILA has released a new music video for the track ”Clavata”. The track is featured on the band’s self-titled debut album, which was released earlier this year.

Jacob Hellenrud from the band comments:

”The lyrics of this song are a tribute to the fear and horror that the spider ”nephila clavata” gives mankind, but Clavata is also that track on the album you just wanna rock your hips to. The music video will therefore make you just wanna move your feet to the beat."

The music video for ”Clavata” was shot and directed by Thomas and Elias Borrenmo at 42store. Nephila’s debut self-titled album was released in June 2021 via The Sign Records. The album is available now on all streaming platforms and can be purchased on CD/LP. Fans can purchase the record here.

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MERCURY CIRCLE Premiere Music Video for "Like Matches"(feat. Cammie Gilbert of OCEANS OF SLUMBER) and Celebrate Release

"A wonderful piece of art that swings perfectly between gloom and romance!"

Metal Hammer, DE (6/7)

"Desolation and despondency never felt so good!"

Powerplay, UK (9/10)

"Killing Moons is a unique listening experience, which enchants with breathtaking soundscapes!"

Metal-heads.de (9/10)

Praised by fans and critics alike for their outstanding 2020-EP The Dawn of Vitriol, Finland's MERCURY CIRCLE have unleashed their hotly anticipated debut full-length record, titled Killing Moons! With 10 brand new tracks spanning over 63 minutes, the band's brand new record is a deeply powerful and majestic piece of music - truly representing a genre of its own - and one that will take the listener on an all-absorbing trip into yet unimaginable spheres.

In support of the new album and to celebrate the release in glorious style, MERCURY CIRCLE just shared a new video clip for the track "Like Matches", with a special guest appearance by none other than Cammie Gilbert of mighty Oceans of Slumber.

Watch the video for "Like Matches" here:

Founded by producer and musician Jaani Peuhu, who paused his activities in SWALLOW THE SUN for the band's upcoming album cycle in order to fully concentrate on MERCURY CIRCLE, the Finnish five-piece is by far no stranger to the scene and features former and current members of well-known acts such as CHILDREN OF BODOM, TO/DIE/FOR, HANGING GARDEN and SLEEP OF MONSTERS. Thematically inspired by daily life with all its dark facets and challenges, "The original idea for the album concept was to make it some kind of a gateway that opens up a path away from everyday life leading somewhere where we can be free from all the stress, grief, Corona or any other worldly worries" Jaani Peuhu explains.

He continues: "This idea of escapism is very basic and true to music, but it turned out to develop a deeper and more complex meaning for me during the writing process. I had to cope with the difficult reality that my father, a brilliant musician himself, was no longer in this realm anymore because of Alzheimers disease. I often wonder where he is, roaming in his own head. I imagine that he is free to travel in space and time and do whatever he wishes there, like destroying planets or having a good time in a spiritual world… all while this disease is erasing a lifetime of memories. Many of us are looking for ways to flee the state we’re in, others don’t have the choice to stay, and even more so, can’t find the way back to the everyday life because they can’t remember it. This is where the term Killing Moons comes into play. It is derived from Echo & the Bunnymen’s The Killing Moon. It had been sitting in my head for a long time and transformed into one of the album’s most personal songs a bit by accident. When I sang the first demo songs in gibberish English, the words Killing Moons made its way into the lyrics and somehow started to resonate with me: The MOONS as a measure of time and the KILLING as a way of erasing the lived years - or the escape from everyday life, as in killing time by reading a good book. As a band, we also created a strong visual story around Jaska’s interest in space and science, as well as around my way of living with energies, spirits and occults. Our daily lives with losses and broken hearts play an important part in our music and lyrics and those concepts help when thinking about what we want to say with our instruments and arrangements. 
So, you can think of the album title in terms of my personal story, but honestly, I’d rather you create your own story and world with us."

"Killing Moons", the debut album by MERCURY CIRCLE, is out now on Noble Demon and available for purchase at THIS LOCATION

MERCURY CIRCLE are:

Jaani Peuhu - Vocals, Guitars, Synths (Iconcrash, Swallow the Sun, Hallatar)

Jussi Hämäläinen - Guitars, Synths, Backing vocals (Hanging Garden, The Chant)

Juppe Sutela - Guitars (To/Die/For)

Ande Kiiski - Bass (Sleep of Monsters, Rytmihäiriö)

Jaska Raatikainen - Drums (Children of Bodom)

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https://fb.me/nobledemonrecords 
https://www.youtube.com/c/NobleDemon?sub_confirmation=1 
https://www.instagram.com/nobledemonrecords/ 
https://www.twitter.com/nobledemonrec/ 
https://snd.click/nobledemon 
https://nobledemon.bandcamp.com/ 
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Actress Kelly Dowdle Releases Music Under the Name Kelly Monrow; New Single "Mama Said" + Official Music Video

"Mama Said" buy/stream link:

https://hypeddit.com/link/7ejdgz

WATCH "Mama Said" - Kelly Monrow ( Official Video ):

Actress Kelly Dowdle, best known for her roles in Billions, Lucifer, American Crime Story, the upcoming film Three Days Rising, Scandal Made Me Famous, Big Momma's House 2 and more has released a new single "Mama Said" under the moniker, Kelly Monrow.

"I was in Nashville doing a co-write with my producer Sinclair and my mom happened to be in town visiting. I was telling Sinclair how my mom raised us as a single woman and what a positive influence she has had on my life. I started firing off some of her sayings and we found ourselves laughing and writing them down. We took those verbatim and turned them into the lyrics of 'Mama Said.' So I guess she basically wrote this song, Thanks Mom!" says Kelly.

She adds, "The coolest part is that my mom got to watch me lay down the final vocals in the studio, which was super special. One of the lyrics is 'go to bed, it can wait till morning,' and that’s really been a great piece of advice. My mom was tough growing up and always reminded me to make my own way and to not rely on anything outside of myself. This song holds meaning to me because I wouldn’t be who I am today without the lessons from my Mama."

Kelly Dowdle is a native Texan. She attended the University of Texas where she received her undergraduate degree in Radio, Television, and Film. Kelly hopes to inspire others through her creative work to not care about the outcome but to stay focused in the joy of the process, always following your heart and doing what makes you happy.

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Hard Rock/Metal Band UNCURED Released Its Powerful New Anthem "TAKE ME AWAY"

"Take Me Away" Buy/Stream link:

https://hypeddit.com/link/ut6pxh

Hard Rock/Metal band UNCURED released its powerful new anthem "TAKE ME AWAY" 
on all major platforms today! Uncured is a 4-piece from New Jersey that is known for its energetic live shows, dynamic vocals, catchy riffs, and blistering guitar solos.

"Take Me Away" showcases the incredible, 4-octave vocal range of Uncured's lead singer Rex Cox. In addition to Uncured's precision guitar work including two exquisite guitar solos, "Take Me Away" features full orchestral strings and brass throughout.

Rex Cox wrote "Take Me Away" during the lock-down at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. "'Take Me Away' is a song about the various stresses created by isolation and detachment. The song tells the story of the growing divide between a couple, and the longing for better times. Ultimately, 'Take Me Away' is a song of liberation, strength, and freedom. The orchestral components give the song a soaring sense of emotional release," says Rex Cox.

Prior to "Take Me Away", Uncured released three other new singles: "Living Like I'm Dead"; "I Won't Break"; and "All Alone".

The band was founded in 2016 by brothers Rex Cox and Zak Cox, who both play guitar and sing. Liam Manley plays drums and Micah Smith plays bass.

Uncured has already played 25 shows in 2021, and recently opened for Judas Priest at the Warlando Music Festival in Florida. Uncured started touring in 2017 and has performed over 200 shows in 14 countries with top acts such as All That Remains, Lacuna Coil, Cradle of Filth, Soulfly, Children of Bodom, Devildriver, White Chapel, Dying Fetus, Katatonia, and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed).

Uncured released its first full-length record Medusa on March 10, 2017. The record was named one of the "10 Best Metal Albums of 2017" by AXS.com. MetalSucks wrote that Medusa is "a synthesis of all manner of melodic, progressive, technical metal — Dream Theater, Opeth, et al. — mixed with a groovy, almost tribal approach trafficked by '90s stalwarts like Sepultura and Fear Factory. Have those two genres ever been mixed together before? Probably, somewhere. Have they ever been mixed together before with such finesse and originality? Certainly not."

Uncured released its second full-length album Epidemic on April 19, 2019. Epidemic was also met with massive critical success. MetalSucks described the album's first single "Choke" as "an assemblage of chunky caveman breakdowns that dance around the band's signature groovy riffs and hook-fueled solos, offering excitement and a never-ending propulsion of madness." Uncuredcreated a play-through of its single "Conquistador" exclusively for Guitar World, who referred to the song as a "technically dazzling track." Finally, MetalSucks called the single "Death Valley" an "absolute slayer of a tune, an amalgamation of prog, power, groove, and death metal."

Their EP Uncovered released in early 2020. It includes covers of songs by Pantera, Sepultura, The Beastie Boys, and America. Their cover of Slayer's 2001 classic "Disciple" was named 2019's Cover of the Year by Sirius XM Liquid Metal.

What People Are Saying!

"Uncured sounds a bit like old school Dream Theater with some modern tricks thrown in, such as full-on breakdowns and smoking guitar acrobatics. This band is comprised of extremely talented and promising young musicians." 
-- Metal Injection

"It has been a long time since I have been this utterly impressed by a new band. And how often do you see two vocalists unleashing harsh vocals with intense yet melodic riffs? The young lads with their youthful energy, technical prowess, and blistering speed set the stage on fire." 
-- Metal Nexus

"The talent in musical composition and song arrangement was vastly evident right from the outset, and it never ceased to engage and compel. Uncured's roots are firmly planted in prog, but also in Scandinavian death metal, and the manner in which they moved from crushing heavy grooves to break into smooth, sexy interludes was beyond exemplary." 
-- Metal Assault Magazine

"Just wow, the raw talent of such a young fronted band is outstanding. Formed, written, and lead by two teenagers, is truly insane." 
-- Shutter 16 Magazine

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BLOOD RED THRONE DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE "TRANSPARENT EXISTENCE"

NEW ALBUM, "IMPERIAL CONGREGATION," OUT TODAY!

The wait is over. Norway's masters of death metal BLOOD RED THRONE have released their long awaited 10th album, "Imperial Congregation," today with Nuclear Blast. The band celebrates the record's arrival with the debut of a music video for their latest single, "Transparent Existence." Check out the video and pick up your copy of "Imperial Congregation" now!

Purchase "Imperial Congregation": http://www.nuclearblast.com/brt-imperial
Stream "Imperial Congregation": https://bfan.link/BRT-imperial-congregation

"TRANSPARENT EXISTENCE" MUSIC VIDEO:

More from "Imperial Congregation":
"Itika" Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/Gt4u18UWD_M
"Conquered Malevolence" Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/B_PPW2nzdZc
"6:7" Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/evs6jiXCdkM
"6:7" Drum Playthrough: https://youtu.be/cdDH5efCveY

With over 25 years and 10 albums soon to be under their belt, BLOOD RED THRONE is dedicated to the continual delivery of straight forward, exceptional death metal with "Imperial Congregation" being no exception. “This time around we’ve made something new and fresh in our sound. We felt it from the very first song that was written; this will take us to a whole different level in terms of arrangements, riffs, vocals... everything. We are super-excited to share this with our fans, and in cooperation with the greatest label ever,” says Olaisen.

"Imperial Congregation" delivers quality, old school sound while reflecting in part upon the self righteous nature of humanity and its incessant need to destroy itself through power, ignorance and religion. “We live outside this system,” explains Olaisen. “We don’t join in on the sheep mentality. Create your own possibilities, be responsible for your own misery or success!”

The haunting, organic album artwork was designed by the infamous Marcelo Vasco. The image displays a flock of old, religious men as they meet in secrecy to design the laws of lower society. “Many of our lyrics deal with our skepticism of religion, and of mankind in general. Be free or be dead,” says Olaisen. "Two gigantic skeletons tower over the men of worship as they dictate human fate by candlelight."

BLOOD RED THRONE Lineup:
Daniel ”Død” Olaisen – Guitar
Ivan ”Meathook” Gujic – Guitar
Freddy "the Shred" Bolsø – Drums
Stian "Gunner" Gundersen – Bass
Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen – Vocals

CARCASS DISCUSS "TORN ARTERIES" IN FINAL ALBUM TRAILER

English extreme metal legends CARCASS have released their final album trailer today, in which they discuss the new record, "Torn Arteries," as a whole.

Watch Album Trailer #7: The New Album

More from "Torn Arteries":

"The Scythe's Remorseless Swing" - Music Video: https://youtu.be/kkE-o-5RqwM
"Dance of Ixtab (Psychopomp & Circumstances March No. 1 in B)" - Music Video: https://youtu.be/34uxC0cfQc4
"Kelly's Meat Emporium" - Visualizer: https://youtu.be/hdcfhccjk78
"Kelly's Meat Emporium" - Drum Playthrough: https://youtu.be/bYnJpfL4DW4
"Under the Scalpel Blade" - Audio Track: https://youtu.be/fT24YUVzI5I
"Torn Arteries" Episode 1: "Kelly's Meat Emporium": https://youtu.be/q2WaI-a_Chc
"Torn Arteries" Episode 2: Artwork: https://youtu.be/MeXbHn2UKe0
"Torn Arteries" Episode 3: "Dance of Ixtab": https://youtu.be/ncqqWc2_dd0
"Torn Arteries" Episode 4: Evolution fo the Carcass Sound: https://youtu.be/7vqDmOK8Ri8

"Torn Arteries" Episode 5: Songwriting: https://youtu.be/hTF-WL0K8IE
"Torn Arteries" Episode 6: "The Scythe's Remorseless Swing": https://youtu.be/oLbMotMMmiQ

"Torn Arteries" is available for purchase now in a variety of bundles and formats, including CD, Box Set and limited edition vinyl pressings. Purchase here: http://www.nuclearblast.com/carcass-tornarteries

Ferocious and uncompromising in their execution, CARCASS’s ability to intricately dissect the innards of death metal, and display them for us to sonically understand has been their point of excellence for over three decades. In 2019 the band released their first single in over 5 years “Under The Scalpel Blade,” followed by a 4 song EP entitled Despicable (October 2020), setting a potent precedent for the full length album coming in September: "Torn Arteries." With the album title itself referencing an old demo created by original drummer Ken Owen back in the 80’s, "Torn Arteries" sits as a bookend on the modern side of the CARCASS discography, connecting directly back to where everything began over 30 years ago.

The album artwork also rings reminiscent of the grotesque photography that appears on classic CARCASS album covers like "Reek Of Putrefaction" of "Symphonies of Sickness." Artist Zbigniew Bielak traveled outside his normal wheelhouse to bring forth a time lapsed set of photos showing vegetables shaped like a heart, rotting over time upon a white plate. This form of artwork was influenced by Japanese Kusôzu, meaning: ‘painting of the nine stages of a decaying corpse.’

“It’s very clean, white, which we’ve never done before,” explains vocalist and bassist Jeff Walker, “it doesn’t look evil, or typically death metal, but I like how clean it is; almost like a coffee table book.” This new album presents images, lyrics, and sounds that so distinctly scream CARCASS, but ferry us into a new era of production, songwriting, and art all together.

“I think as our 7th album, it does stand out from the others both sonically and stylistically,” says Walker. “You can definitely tell that it’s CARCASS; when you drop that needle on the vinyl, when you hear that guitar tone, you can tell it’s Bill Steer, but each album is always a product of its time.”

With "Torn Arteries," each track stands unique from the rest in its approach to guitar, bass, vocals and drumming, along with all the finer details. Filthy and dominating guitar work creates thick layers of tone and melody, piling on top of each other like the weight of dead flesh in tracks like “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”

“The working title for Kelly’s was originally ‘Stock Carcass,’” laughs Walker. “We knew that one was a real meat and potatoes track for the album.” Meanwhile the elevated speed and catchy beat in “Dance of Ixtab” tell a robust and airier story, one that is certain to get a reaction from live crowds. “We built this song around the beat. We had an approach to each song that was a definite idea. It’s all about ‘what haven’t we done before?’”

Recording and Production for "Torn Arteries" wasn’t as simple as sitting down for a few weeks and knocking it all out, but rather spread out over the course of approximately 1 year bouncing back and forth between England and Sweden. Initially, drummer Daniel Wilding did session work in Sweden at Studio Gröndahl with David Castillo while guitars were recorded at The Stationhouse with James Atkinson in Leeds, England. Eventually needing some form of residential location to finalize vocals, bass, and other guitarwork, the band headed back to studio Gröndahl in Sweden to continue work in a very relaxed atmosphere with Castillo. “There was no real big plan to do it this way, the process just organically grew on its own,” says Walker.

Most will find that the only real struggle when indulging in "Torn Arteries" is fighting the desire to start it over the second it finishes. It covers substantial new ground for a band with such a reputation, while still retaining that addictive, time honored CARCASS sound that has come to represent the face of true death metal.

CARCASS is:
Bill Steer - Guitars
Jeff Walker - Bass/Vocals
Daniel Wilding - Drums
Tom Draper - Guitars

3+ decades in, UK underground icons The Speed of Sound present 'Last Orders' from the 'Museum of Tomorrow' LP

"Their creative explosion is definitely worth it... The Speed of Sound are experts in balancing a raw and edgy sound with a guiding and invigorating sense of melody" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Not a band to be mistaken for any other, The B-52s would perhaps come closer or perhaps another jolty post-punk outfit some of you may already know – Pylon. The parallels are there, but this music is new and welcome" ~ Post-Punk.com

“New Wave blood, powered by a heartbeat of 1960’s influences” ~ Louder Than War

"The thoughtfulness that goes into The Speed of Sound’s lyrics and music is precious. Unmistakable sound... a winning formula" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

“Distinctive traces of New York Art Rock and No Wave, often verging on the experimental and psychedelic while never losing its melody and infections catchiness” ~ Sounds

“Moody and intense, yet light and floating at the same time” ~ There Once Was A Note

Power pop / indie rock collective The Speed Of Sound present 'Last Orders', hot on trail of revealing the single 'Opium Eyes' and 'Tomorrow's World' from their Future-Retro-Modernist long-player 'Museum of Tomorrow'. 32 years to the day when the band's debut EP saw the light of day in 1989, they've released this album on CD and Deluxe LP via California-based Big Stir Records.

Hailing from Manchester, The Speed Of Sound's music is optimistic, but with lyrical bite, a punk-inspired DIY ethos and lust for experimentation rooted in psychedelia. Formed in 1989 with a pre-history dating back to the day Andy Warhol died in 1987, The Speed of Sound lies deep below the ‘music industry radar’, allowing for the evolution of their own distinctive sound and live act.

The band, as it exists today, is made up of father and son John Armstrong (guitars and vocals) and Henry Armstrong (keyboards), Ann-Marie Crowley (vocals and guitar), Kevin Roache (bass guitar) and John Broadhurst (drums).

"At first, 'Last Orders' sounds like its a drinking song about getting a round in before the bar closes, but I was at the Stasi (the old East German secret police) Museum in Berlin and that got me thinking about the night the Berlin Wall came down and them furious shredding documents despite the State having collapsed and their job no longer having a purpose. That led me on to the Japanese soldiers in the mid 1970’s that were still unaware World War 2 had ended. The military has a concept of continuing with orders until new instructions are received. So Last Orders is about actual last orders. But then again, it could be a drinking song," says John Armstrong.

"It is tripped-down and acoustic guitar-led, with additional backing vocals recorded individually around the world. Featuring a representative for every continent on the planet and assembled in a virtual room (Abbey Road Studio 3) to create a universal reverb and the sense of togetherness. An intercontinental night out in a pandemic. Come on, it's last orders."

'The Museum of Tomorrow' is an exhilarating nonstop sensory indulgence. A low-altitude magic carpet ride at breakneck speed over the insanity of the early 21st century, drenched in Science-Fiction and retro-futurist infused imagery and themes. Despite some dark subject matter, the lyrics are playful and as bright as coloured vinyl. This is the Museum Of Tomorrow - not a mere time-capsule or bleak survey of dystopian protest themes, but an immersive experience. Drunk with richness it hurtles on, twisting its many turns with subtlety; exhibiting mood, style and pace variance. The trajectory is laid in and the thrusters fire.

While The Speed of Sound has released eight singles via Big Stir Records, 'Museum of Tomorrow' is an all-new experience, each song being single-worthy. Conceived as two seamless sides, the vinyl edition was mastered as two extended pieces - 'Gallery One' and 'Gallery Two'. Korg synthesizer lines, reminiscent of classic Science Fiction incidental music, link the gapless songs.

This music has a definite 60’s influence but with an 80’s twist. With both female and male vocals, their sound is influenced by The Byrds, Small Faces, The Chords, Siouxsie & The Banshees and XTC. Merging the power of punk with floating harmonies, their sit tight between Sonic Youth and Dusty Springfield.

Released on September 17, the 'Museum of Tomorrow' LP is out now digitally, as well as on CD and limited-edition 170g heavy weight vinyl (on black and glorious colour). Vinyl features a 16-page full-colour A5 printed Exhibition Guide containing lyrics, full-colour inner sleeve, a separate picture insert, a sticker, a pair of badges/buttons and a bookmark. Apart from platforms like Apple Music and Spotify, the LP can be ordered via Big Stir's website or Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Written by John Armstrong
John Armstrong - guitars and vocals
Ann-Marie Crowley - vocals and guitars
Kevin Roache - bass guitar
John Broadhurst - drums
Henry Armstrong - keyboards
Recorded at Vibratone Sound Studio, Manchester
Engineered by Adam Crossley and Chris Guest
Mixed By Adam Crossley, Chris Guest and The Speed Of Sound
Mastered by Adam Crossley and Chris Guest at Vibratone Sound Studio
Sleeve front / Artwork by Local Hotel Parking

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Gaahls WYRD Announces New Mini-Album, Shares First Single

Esoteric dark metal formation Gaahls WYRD will be releasing their five song mini-album, 'The Humming Mountain,' via Season of Mist on November 5! The cover artwork, tracklist, and details can be found below. In conjunction, the band is now sharing the title track from the offering, which can be heard below

Pre-orders for 'The Humming Mountain' are now available in the shop HERE.

Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen)-winning metal outfit Gaahls WYRD return with new mini-album The Humming Mountain. Spanning five thought-provoking songs over 30-plus minutes, the mini-album continues from but challenges the tenets of the group’s lauded debut full-length, GastiR - Ghosts Invited. Conceptually, The Humming Mountain intrinsically ties into the pre-history of its forebear, where heady, fastidious topics of origin, creation, and consciousness are pondered, explored, and conveyed to a riveting score of reflective, if sometimes vicious metal. The Humming Mountain resides between spaces but is wholly its own artistic entity.

“I like the concept of a mini-album instead of an EP,” says Gaahl (aka Kristian Espedal). “I like the format of a mini-album. Back in the day, bands like Hellhammer and Celtic Frost used this format. The audience gets more from this format. To me, it’s more serious than if it’s just a few tracks. Plus, the concept of The Humming Mountain isn't big enough for a full-length album. The concept was something I had to get out of my head."

Three of The Humming Mountain’s tracks were originally slated to appear on GastiR - Ghosts Invited but were eventually shelved when Gaahl determined that they weren't a conceptual fit with the rest of the album’s tracks. Indeed, not one to let good ideas die on the proverbial vine, Gaahl worked with guitarist Lust Kilman (Ole Walaunet) and producer Iver Sandøy to refashion them. Through creative process and artful invention, “Awakening Remains - Before Leaving,” “The Dwell,” and the title track were born again for The Humming Mountain. The mini-album’s introspective bookends—opening epic “The Seed” and filmic closer “The Sleep”—came during and after, one song to remind listeners that patience is a virtue and the other to send them off into dream-like cogitation.

“The title track ‘The Humming Mountain’ dictated how the mini-album would go forward,” Gaahl says. “‘The Humming Mountain,’ however, has connections to GastiR - Ghosts Invited recording-wise, but it’s been reshaped. ‘The Dwell’ and ‘Awakening Remains - Before Leaving’ are more from the same foundation. We did change how we approached these songs by adding keyboards and removing bass grooves, especially on ‘Awakening Remains - Before Leaving.’ We got a different flow and pace to the final versions of the songs.”

While The Humming Mountain is a real place called Gnolloden near the Svalbard archipelago, it has no relation to the mini-album's title or contents. Lyrically, The Humming Mountain is about patience. Not in the human sense of the word—though that certainly can be applied to nine-minute opener “The Seed”—but in the universal sense. The vibrations (hums) of creation ebb and flow sub-glacially. The intent of creation spans eons. Even the mini-album’s artwork—captured and designed by Gaahl—is part of the overall theme. The closer to The Humming Mountain, the farther away it appears.

“I’m always searching,” says Gaahl. “I’m trying to find the core of self, the core of everything. GastiR - Ghosts Invited dealt with being conscious about the subconscious. The Humming Mountain is more direct in dealing with that topic. Creation is something that happens very slowly, I believe. I connected it to ice, in a way. It's a Norse concept, where a witch 'hummer' is feeding on salty ice. Out of this comes the first conscious. In Norse creationism, creation originates with sound. Of course, fire and ice are the two opponents, but every being, which are manifestations of something, are connected to humming or noise, the vibrations created by it. That's how I arrived at The Humming Mountain, a slow vibration from the mountain and the slow movement of ice.”

Gaahls WYRD revisited Sandøy’s Solslottet Studio (Wardruna, Crippled Black Phoenix) periodically from August 2020 through May 2021 to track and complete The Humming Mountain. The sessions were set apart for various reasons (schedules mostly), but the team first focused the groundwork on sound design. Gaahl, Lust Kilman, and Sandøy then pivoted to Spektre’s (aka Kevin Kvåle) drums. From there, vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, and piano were laid down. Sandøy also helmed the mix and master.

"The first thing we did was to work through the songs," Gaahl says. "This was to find the foundation of the sound and how we could reshape the sound. We focused on the sound (or voice) of the drums. We didn't want them to be too close to the drum sound on GastiR - Ghosts Invited. I’ve worked on three albums with Iver this year. It's very easy to work with him. He's good at bringing himself into my philosophical mindset. He's tuned into why I choose to do this or that. Usually, before we start, I explain my direction so that he can understand it, and together we can expand upon that direction. On this EP, he's done a lot of the keys and piano parts. He's contributed quite a lot."

Though The Humming Mountain reveals a more contemplative side to Gaahls WYRD, fans of stunners “Ek Erilar,” Carving the Voices,” and “Through and Past and Past” will find new tracks “The Dwell,” “Awakening Remains - Before Leaving,” and the title track equally engaging, while “The Seed” and “The Sleep” are destined to open new doors with their mercurial angst and picturesque, if involuted themes. Indeed, The Humming Mountain sets the stage for Gaahls WYRD’s next chapter.

"We'll release the mini-album next," says Gaahl. "After that, it all depends on how things open up for us to tour. There will be shows in Europe for sure, though. In a way, I hope the pandemic situation may continue for a bit longer. It's a good time for studio work. So, I hope not to be too disturbed by touring to continue to do more studio work. We're about to enter the studio for the next full-length."

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Line-up
Gaahl (Kristian Espedal) - vocals
Lust Kilman (Ole Walaunet) – guitars
Eld (Frode Kilvik) – Bass
Spektre (Kevin Kvåle) – Drums

Style: Expressive, esoteric extreme metal

Guest Musicians:
Iver Sandøy – keys on all tracks

Recording Studio:
Solslottet Studio

Producer, Sound Engineer, Mixing, Mastering:
Iver Sandøy

Cover Art:
Kristian “Gaahl” Espedal

Biography:
Chris Dick
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