Avatar Drop "Violence No Matter What" Duet With Lzzy Hale — LISTEN // Band Touring the U.S. This Spring

The heavy metal 'n' roll, dark, madcap visionaries collectively known as AVATAR — vocalist Johannes Eckerström, guitarists Jonas Jarlsby andTim Öhrström, bassist Henrik Sandelin, and drummer John Alfredsson — have unleashed yet another track from their upcoming magnum opus and ninth album Dance Devil Dance, out Febriuary 17 via Black Waltz Records, distributed by Thirty Tigers. Pre-order the album HERE.

Today, the band has shared the new song "Violence No Matter What," a powerhouse duet with the inimitable Lzzy Hale. Watch it below.

 Eckerström says, "'Violence No Matter What' is about one thing and one thing only. It's ok to debate and fight and to think differently. But there is a limit, and the line must be drawn at authority held with violence, a world view that cannot survive without enemies, a promised return to a fabricated former glory." 

Hale says, "'Violence No Matter What' was such an inspiring piece to be a part of! Thank you so much to the boys for giving me the opportunity to express my angst against the horrors of this world through such a brilliant song!"

The almighty Avatar will also return to the road this spring on a headline tour that kicks off April 28 in Omaha and runs through May 28 in Pittsburgh. Veil of Maya and Orbit Culture will support. All dates are below, including key spring festival appearances.

Get tickets here.

AVATAR ON TOUR:
WITH VEIL OF MAYA + ORBIT CULTURE:
4/28 — Omaha, NE — The Admiral
4/29 — Denver, CO — Ogden
4/30 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
5/1 — Boise, ID — Revolution
5/3 — San Diego. CA — Observatory
5/4 — Los Angeles, CA — Belasco
5/5 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
5/6 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
5/7 — Phoenix, AZ — Van Buren
5/9 — Austin, TX — Emo's
5/10 — Dallas, TX — The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
5/12 — Minneapolis, MN — Skyway Theater
5/13 — Green Bay, WI — Epic Events Center
5/14 — Moline, IL — The Rust Belt
5/15 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
5/16 — Detroit, MI — Royal Oak Theatre
5/18 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome to Rockville+
5/19 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live
5/20 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theater
5/21 — Lexington, KY — Manchester Music Hall
5/23 — New York, NY — Webster Hall
5/24 — Boston, MA — Paradise
5/25 — Silver Springs, MD — The Fillmore
5/26 — Philadelphia, PA — TLA
5/27 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple+
5/28 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theater
+Festival date

 AVATAR ARE:
Johannes Eckerström — Vocals
John Alfredsson — Drums
Jonas Jarlsby — Guitar
Henrik Sandelin — Bass
Tim Öhrström — Guitar

Elle King's New Album COME GET YOUR WIFE Out Now

Fusing her rural Ohio roots with life lived on both coasts, Elle King firmly sets her stakes in Nashville with the release of her new album Come Get Your Wife, out today and available HERE. Relaxed, unrestrained, brazen and vulnerable, the album is all things King! With the release of the new music, Nashville Lifestyles proclaims, “Elle King Reigns Supreme” and begs the question, “Is Elle King Country’s New Queen,” in their January cover feature on her.
 
King co-wrote eight of the songs on the record that opens with a nod to her native Ohio. “It’s where I grew up, it’s where I learned about music,” said King. “It’s about rural living and my foundation and it’s where my Paw-Paw and my brother live. Ohio made me who I am”
 
Truth and humor permeate the album and are on full display in the already released and current Top 40 single “Worth A Shot,” feat. Dierks Bentley, “Out Yonder,” “Tulsa,” “Try Jesus,” “Jersey Giant” and the smash #1, award winning song “Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Come Home),” with Miranda Lambert.
 
New songs releasing from the record include the raw and powerful “Love Go By” (performance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Jan. 26) and the gratitude-infused “Lucky,” that she wrote with a heart full of gratitude and reflection about her life, career and most importantly, her son Lucky (performance on "Good Morning America" on Jan. 27). “Lucky,” is also featured in a brand new music video available Today.
 
There’s no better place to celebrate new music than with the fans, and that party kicks-off Feb. 14 in New Orleans with her headline A-FREAKIN-MEN Tour Presented by Slow & Low. “I have put all of my energy and love into this album, and I cannot wait to share it live for everyone.” Ten markets are sold out already and tickets for other dates are selling fast. 
 
King’s live show is a “… showcase for her range from soulful crooning to guttural singing and head-banging to the rock and roll sound of the drumming and electric guitar solo,” said the San Francisco Riff. American Songwriter highlighted her performance as one of the “8 Moments We loved at This Year’s Pilgrimage Festival.” They noted, “She showcased her rock roots and her country twang on Sunday afternoon with a set that washed an air of levity over the crowd.”
 
King and her band bring a full set of new music and hits to the stage which include her smashes “Ex’s & Oh’s,” “Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home),” “Different For Girls,” “America’s Sweetheart,” and more. King is offering tickets as well as VIP meet & greet packages at every show which are available to purchase at ElleKing.com.

The Elle King A-FREAKIN-MEN Tour Presented by Slow & Low, will also feature the musical force that is Red Clay Strays.
 
A-FREAKIN-MEN Tour Presented by Slow & Low:
Feb 14 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore   
Feb 16 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Feb 17 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Feb 18 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
Feb 19 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
Feb 21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
Feb 22 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Feb 24 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Feb 25 – Harrisburg, PA – XL Live
Feb 27 – Cleveland, OH – Masonic Auditorium
Feb 28 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center
March 1 – Indianapolis, IN – “Old National Centre”
March 3 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
March 4 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
March 5 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace
March 7 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
March 8 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
March 10 – Denver, CO – Summit
March 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Union Event Center
March 13 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Sodo
March 14 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 15 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
March 17 – Stateline, NV – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room
March 18 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
March 20 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
March 22 – Dallas, TX – The Factory At Deep Ellum
March 23 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Live At Moody Theater
March 24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
March 25 – Bossier City, LA* – Margaritaville Resort Theater – Support TBD

Chase Wright's Wedding Anthem "Never Loved Before," Out This Friday

Rising singer-songwriter and Indiana native Chase Wright is no stranger to navigating the peaks and valleys of relationships, with his 2022 release “Hurt No More” and 2021 hit “Wish You’d Miss Me” each exploring the longing of a past love despite its toxicity. Now, the new father is being more honest with himself than ever before, admitting that perhaps he never really knew what love was. Pre-save “Never Loved Before,” available everywhere Friday, HERE.
 
In Nov. 2022, the 2023 Pandora and Nash News Artist to Watch celebrated the birth of his first son, Ashur Lee Wright, with girlfriend Brittany Norris. Building his relationship with Norris and becoming a father put a new perspective on love – one more mature and authentic than he had ever felt prior.

“Everyone grows up learning how to navigate relationships differently, thinking they know what love is from an early age – and I was no different. Being in a relationship and raising our son Ashur together has taught me so much about love and partnership. And I’ve learned that love runs much deeper than any emotion I’ve felt before,” reflects Wright. “Growing together… and I hope that’s something everyone can find and recognize.”
 
The song, written by Wright alongside Jeffrey East and Josh Kelley, and produced by Jared Keim, premieres exclusively today on Taste of Country, with Wright reflecting on its meaning and how it has evolved since becoming a father. Read it HERE.

Download the lyrics HERE.

Most recently, Wright released his single “Hurt No More” in late 2022, penned by Kane Brown, Jeremy Bussey, Ben Johnson, Taylor Philips and Wright. The song details the inner turmoil of longing for a past love, while simultaneously acknowledging its toxic effects, and has become his fastest streaming song to-date, already garnering over 10 million streams and counting.

For more information and the latest news, follow Wright on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter HERE.

About Chase Wright:
Chase Wright is doing more than make his childhood dreams come true: he’s introducing himself as a bold new Nashville artist with a freewheeling approach to genre, firm footing in relatable storytelling and soft spot for big choruses. Respect for country music’s way around a story without feeling beholden to it defines the Indiana native’s energetic songs, which rely on electric loops and pop-rock chords alongside more traditional sounds made from steel strings and wood. It’s a confident blend that belies the fact that Wright first picked up a guitar as a freshman track star at DePauw University. After graduating with a degree in economics, Wright packed his bags for Nashville, where he has since earned a publishing deal with Toby & Molly Music and signed with Morris Higham for management. 2022 was a breakout year for the rising star who was recognized by Spotify as a Hot Country Artist to Watch and named among SiriusXM’s Highway Finds class. Most recently, Wright was recognized among Pandora’s Artists to Watch 2023: Country list. Following the 2021 release of his debut album Intertwined, Wright continues to roll out new music with his latest hit “Hurt No More” available to stream everywhere now. In total, fans have streamed his music to the tune of 135 million times.

BIZARREKULT Streams New Album via Black Metal Promotion

Solo black metal project BIZARREKULT is now streaming its upcoming sophomore full-length, 'Den Tapte Krigen'  via Black Metal Promotion in its entirety! Meaning "The Lost War," the record will be released via Season of Misttomorrow, January 27, 2023, making it BIZARREKULT's debut to the label! Listen to the full record ahead of its release below.

BIZARREKULT mastermind Roman V. comments: "The time has come; the second Bizarrekult album is out and I welcome you on this journey into reflections, perspectives and findings on the ultimate quest for identity. The journey that started many years ago and is not over yet. Are we able to learn from our past and accept what we are and what others are? Are we able to improve?"

'Den Tapte Krigen' can be pre-ordered HERE and the album can be pre-saved on all digital streaming services HERE

Since the genre’s inception, black metal has been ruled by lone wolves. Individuals who blur the lines between “masterminds” and “madmen,” creating in solitude and willful confinement. From first and second wave purveyors such as BATHORY and BURZUM to this century’s revivalists like SAOR and PANOPTICON, these anomic souls have made incomparable contributions to the dark arts. And in 2022, BIZARREKULT paves a new yet familiar path, establishing itself as one of the cult visionaries of this decade.

Before finding his way to music, multi-instrumentalist Roman V was first a poet. Since childhood, Roman found an outlet in writing and by 2006, he created BIZARREKULT as an auditory accompaniment to his verbal expressions. “BIZARREKULT since the beginning was a quest of identity and philosophical search for answers on the questions that bother the mind at night and day,” explains Roman.

Despite the project’s inception 16 years ago, BIZARREKULT’s music did not make its debut until the release of ‘Vi Overlevde’ in 2021. As he started feeling challenged by the declining state of the world, Roman pursued a new path and decided to go straight to the environment that incubated and birthed the genre that he loves. As he relocated from Siberia to his current home of Norway, his new surroundings had its intended purpose and greatly impacted his musical journey. “After some initial recordings the project was set aside in order to deal with increasing mass challenges from the surrounding world. And then it ended up getting a spark a decade later in a different environment, nature, language and culture. So distant, but so close. Norway has become my second home and the last few years that led to revitalization of BIZARREKULT were spent on reflecting on myself, meaning, purpose and reuniting with the things that were important – art and creativity.”

Meaning “We Survived,” ‘Vi Overlevde’ was a very intimate, vulnerable, and personal offering. Roman describes the record as “a testament to survival through personal crisis” and notes that it is “filled with reflections on childhood, family and societal relations.” The musician took care to ensure that the record delivered a comprehensive package, aligning the music, artwork, and lyrics with exact precision.

As the world was collectively reckoning with the turmoil of year two of a global pandemic, the album’s message gave many hope. Fans started to emerge, reacting to the record with their own artistic interpretations as a way to pay tribute. The album also won the hearts of the media, appearing on a handful of “album of the year” lists, including scoring a third place position from Sweden’s biggest newspaper, Aftonbladet.

Now, BIZARREKULT is ready to enter a new chapter, forging a new union with Season of Mist and completing the work on its sophomore full-length, ‘Den Tapte Krigen.’ Meaning “The Lost War,” ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ thematically picks up the thread from where ‘Vi Overlevde" left off, but sees a musical evolution as BIZARREKULT continues to find and establish its identity. “The main message of ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ is about a constant war inside our lives, war with ourselves, our closest ones, our societies,” says Roman. “It’s a war in which we can lose everything, including our personality, faith, honour and dignity. However, similar to ‘Vi Overlevde’ that ends on a rather positive note, ‘Den Tapte Krigen’ contains a message of hope and reconnection, of necessity to make a peace with yourself, accept what you are, your identity, and share forgiveness and love. This is the only way out of the vicious circle.”

Line up:
Roman V.: music, lyrics, vocals

Studio line up:
Roman V.: vocals
Ignat P.: guitar, bass
Alexander P.: drums
Dina: vocals

Mixing + Mastering: Miguel Tereso - Demigod Recordings
Artwork: Ivan Gladkikh

Photo credit:
Chantik Photography

Links:
www.instagram.com/bizarrekvlt
www.facebook.com/bizarrekult
www.bizarrekult.bandcamp.com
www.vk.com/club3949218

Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Bizarrekult-DTK
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/bizarrekult-krigen

ENSLAVED Release New Single "Forest Dweller"

Enslaved have released a new single and video from Heimdal, their 16th studio album due out on March 3rd 2023. 'Forest Dweller' launches with progressive splendor, guiding the listener into a churning, psychedelic journey through archaic Norse folklore. One might ask what lessons we can divine from our celestial ancestors? We might never understand their true intentions, but their echo will live on regardless.

Enslaved's Grutle Kjellson commented,

“To me 'Forest Dweller' was the most immediate song on the album, at least in its earliest form as an instrumental demo. I spent quite some time to get into some of the other songs of the album, but this one seemed somehow logical, well logical by Enslaved standards that is. I had an idea for a lyric, and Ivar’s amazing and diverse riffs on this one made it easy to pan out the scripture. I made a rough plan on what to sing over it, and we actually ended up using some parts of those recordings on the album!

The song sort of showcases our representative samples of inspiration: Led Zep, Genesis, Destruction, Iron Maiden and David Bowie, to mention a schizophrenic tapestry of influences. It mirrors in the lyrics as well, which deals about both darkness and light in connection to the nature of Heimdal.”

You can pre-order Heimdal here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/heimdal.ema
Listen to 'Forest Dweller' here: https://enslaved.bfan.link/forest-dweller.ema
Watch the 'Forest Dweller' video below.

Heimdal, is both a departure and a communion with roots forged over three decades ago in the turbulent birth throes of Norway’s black metal scene. The record is named after Heimdal, arguably the most mysterious entity in Nordic mythology.

The record features psychedelic track 'Caravans To The Outer Worlds' from last year's EP of the same name. Album bonus versions contain an extra track, 'Gangandi', alongside a Blu-Ray copy of 2021's stunning Otherworldly Big Band Experience streamed event - the band's boldest project to date, featuring fellow Norwegian prog band Shaman Elephant. The kaleidoscopic stage show features a stellar setlist, covering Enslaved's career, both past and present. 

Caravans to the Outer Worlds (Live from The Otherworldly Big Band Experience)
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/sh7l0I3l2Fg

Heimdal was produced by Enslaved's own Ivar Bjørnson, Iver Sandøy and Grutle Kjellson. Mixing was handled by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, and the final treatment was mastered by Tony Lindgren. The concept and lyrics for Heimdal was, as always, developed by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson in tandem. 

The album was recorded primarily at Solslottet Studios in Bergen, which is owned by Iver Sandøy. Solslottet is a satellite of the well-known Duper Studios, where the drums were recorded and engineered by Iver himself, with assistance from Vegard Lemme. The main guitars, bass, pianos, organs, and vocals were also recorded at Solslottet. Arve 'Ice Dale' Isdal recorded his guitar leads at his own Earshot & Conclave Studios. The final touches and a few experimental ideas were added at the Overlook Hotel using Solslottet’s mobile studio rig. All music for Heimdal was written and demoed at Ivar Bjørnson’s own Crow’s Nest studio.

ENSLAVED + INSOMNIUM 
NORTH AMERICAN CO-HEADLINE TOUR 2023
w/ Black Anvil
05 April   New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06 April   Boston, MA - Big Night Live
07 April   Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
08 April   Toronto, ON - The Opera House
10 April  Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew's Hall
11 April  Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
12 April   Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
14 April   Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre
15 April   Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
17 April   Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
18 April   Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw
19 April   Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
21 April   Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall
22 April   Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre
23 April   Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater
25 April   Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live
26 April   Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
28 April   Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
29 April   Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
30 April   Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage

VIP tickets for NA shows available here: enslaved.soundrink.com

ENSLAVED - 2023 FESTIVAL SHOWS
04 Feb   DK,  Fredericia - Winter Metal Magic
13 May   UK, London - Incineration Festival
05 Aug   NO, Bergen - Beyond The Gates
10 Aug   CZ, Jaroměř - Brutal Assault
12 Aug   DE, Thüringen - Party.San
10-11 Nov   MX, Monterrey - Mexico Metal Fest

Never faltering, Norway’s iconic Enslaved continue to exist as one of the most original and dependable components in our scene's indestructible backbone. Possessing the reputation as one of the most riveting live acts around, they never fail to offer us talent of the highest calibre, always doing justice to their signature black/progressive sound. Enslaved was formed in 1991 by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson, releasing their first demo Yggdrasill in the summer of 1992, their legendary mini-album Hordanes Land coming out in 1993, and with their debut full-length Vikingligr Veldi arriving in the spring of 1994.

Enslaved in 2022 are a band in stellar form - a band at its most existentialist and self-conscious, proud Bergeners bearing the torch of their hometown’s extraordinary musical history. Their most recent material shows Enslaved at their most unleashed and thought-through - a lethal combination unfurling a potential that’s easily rekindling the furor of their early works while dancing gracefully through their most ambitious, most haunting and most musical tunes yet. A contradiction? Life itself is a contradiction. And yet we all live to prove it wrong.

Enslaved are:
Ivar Bjørnson | guitars 
Grutle Kjellson | vocals
Arve 'Ice Dale' Isdal | guitar
Håkon Vinje | keyboards, clean vocals
Iver Sandøy | drums

RICK WAKEMAN CBE RETURNS TO THE USA WITH A NEW SOLO SHOW

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman CBE is pleased to announce that he will be returning to the USA in March and April 2023, with his latest tour, AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN: HIS MUSIC AND STORIES, starting Wednesday, March 15 in Phoenixville, PA. 

“It’s always so enjoyable playing in America,” Wakeman comments. “At every show, I see old friends and hopefully, make new ones.”

Wakeman’s set will consist of music taken from across the wide breadth of his 50-year-plus career, stripped back to its roots in arrangements for grand piano. It will include work from his early days as a session player arranging and performing keyboards on hits like David Bowie’s Life On Mars, through his groundbreaking stint with progressive rock band YES and his own multi-platinum solo albums, plus quirky covers of other acts like The Beatles.  

And this glorious display of keyboard virtuosity will be punctuated by hilarious anecdotes and reminiscences of his life. Renowned as much for his irreverent sense of humour as his musical talent, as he himself says, all of Wakeman’s stories contain an element of truth; it’s up to the audience to decide how much! 

In a departure from his previous solo tours, as well as playing a grand piano, Wakeman will also be bringing along a few electronic keyboards to add variety and texture to his set. “I’m looking forward to ringing the changes with the addition of keyboards, which is a bit of a departure from my traditional ‘piano shows’, but will give me the opportunity to vary the setlist.”

With over 50 million albums sold in five decades and an enviable reputation as a wit and raconteur, AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN: HIS MUSIC AND STORIES will be an opportunity to share musical memories and riotous reflections in the company of a true rock legend!

RICK WAKEMAN 2023 US TOUR
Tickets for all shows will be available through RWCC.com 
and each local theatre’s ticketing site.
 
March 15​  Phoenixville, PA​ Colonial Theatre​                                                          ON SALE NOW
March 17 ​ Fort Lauderdale, FL​ Amaturo Theater @ Broward County​                    ON SALE FEB. 2
                 70’s Rock & Romance Cruise                                                                ON SALE NOW *
March 25​  Clearwater, FL ​Capital Theatre @ ​Ruth Eckerd Hall​                              ON SALE FEB. 3
March 27​  Atlanta, GA​ Variety Playhouse​                                                               ON SALE FEB. 3
March 30​  Bethlehem, PA​ Wind Creek Events Center  ​                                          ON SALE FEB. 3
March 31​  Atlantic City, NJ​ Sound Waves Theater @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino​  ON SALE FEB. 3
April 1​       Montclair, NJ​ Wellmont Theater​                                                             ON SALE FEB. 3
April 3​       Red Bank, NJ​ The Vogel @ Count Basie Theatre​                                 ON SALE FEB. 3
April 4​       Ridgefield, CT​ Ridgefield Playhouse​                                                    ON SALE FEB. 3 
April 5​       Huntington, NY​ The Paramount​                                                            ON SALE FEB. 3
April 6​​       New York, NY​ City Winery​​                                                                    ON SALE FEB. 3
April 9​       Derry, NH​ ​Tupelo Music Hall                                                                 ​ON SALE TBD

Ron Keel’s “Streets of Rock N Roll” added On Mondays to Sammy Radio / Red Rocker

Sammy Radio is excited to announce the addition of the Ron Keel “Streets Of Rock N Roll” Radio Show, starting Monday, January 30th, from 5pm to 6pm PT, and every Monday after that! Rest assured it’s gonna bring some kick-ass rocking good times!

Ron Keel’s show has exploded into a house-hold name and after the Rock n Roll Happy Hour interview on Sammy Radio, we all figured that this would be an awesome fit for our listeners! So we struck a deal to make this yet another first … one more of many to come! Collaborations such as this are meant to be! So be sure to tune in to www.SammyRadio.com on Mondays to get a dose of the “Street Of Rock N Roll”

Ron Keel's STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL is built on a solid but diverse foundation of all styles of rock music and highlighted by compelling exclusive interviews with multi-platinum rock stars, celebrities, authors and new artists. Keel takes the listeners along on his travels around the world and backstage at some of the industry’s biggest events, creating a unique and entertaining listening experience each week.

From 2012-2014, million-selling rocker Ron Keel's "STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL" syndicated radio show aired on up to 50 FM/AM/online stations worldwide. Then Keel was handpicked to spearhead the launch of a revolutionary new Midwest rock station, KBAD 94.5 FM (Sioux Falls) and spent three consecutive ratings periods as the #1 voice on the #1 rock station in that market. In 2019 Ron re-launched STREETS OF ROCK N ROLL weekly, combining the passion that initially ignited his broadcasting career with his years of experience on live radio.

DAGON DESTROYER Featured in Cinematic Drum Playthrough of "The Fight Within" by SOCIETY 1!

Last week, SOCIETY 1's new single and music video for “The Fight Within” was released, and they've just shared a cinematic drum playthrough video featuring DAGON DESTROYER!

The music video is directed by LORD ZANE and produced by Dagon Destroyer.

Dagon had this to say about the drum play though video, “This was an interesting composition. I go from straight-ahead, four-on-the-floor, industrial type playing to some tribal-fusion flavor. I really enjoyed this song. The drums are subtle and there's some great nuance going on. I hope you enjoy the video.”

LORD ZANE (SOCIETY 1 Front-man) shared his thoughts about reuniting with Dagon again after 20 years, “Working with Dagon after all these years has been the kick in the ass Society 1 music has needed to get to yet another level. His approach to rhythm isn't just about keeping the beat but enhancing the songs musically. The way he approaches riffs and weaves in and out of them just transforms the sound and feel into something truly unique.”

Tour Dates:
02/22 @ Whisky A Go Go - Los Angeles, CA
02/24 @ TBA - Fresno, CA
02/25 @ The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
02/27 @ Roseland - Portland, OR
02/28 @ Showbox - Seattle, WA
03/01 @ Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, B.C.
03/02 @ Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA
03/03 @ Revolution Music Hall - Boise, ID
03/04 @ Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV
03/05 @ Ace Of Spades - Sacramento, CA
03/07 @ Van Buren - Phoenix, AZ
03/08 @ El Rey Theater - Albuquerque, NM
03/09 @ Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
03/10 @ House of Blues - Dallas, TX
03/11 @ The Aztec Theater - San Antonio, TX
03/12 @ House Of Blues - Houston, TX
03/14 @ Buckhead Theater - Atlanta, GA
03/15 @ Plaza Live - Orlando, FL
03/16 @ Underground - Charlotte, NC
03/17 @ Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
03/18 @ T.L.A. - Philadelphia, PA

Click for Additional Dates & Ticketing Information.

DEATHSTARS - announce New Album "Everything Destroys You"

Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You, which will be released on May 5th through Nuclear Blast Records.
Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback, spotlighting everything that is DEATHSTARS: adrenaline, bombast, sex & glam!

“The reason it’s been taking so long is that we simply wanted - and needed - a break after intense touring and so on, and on top of that the pandemic happened so tours were postponed and the release with them, so it feels fantastic to finally be able to present Everything Destroys You', says Nightmare Industries.

The band are celebrating their return with an amazing video for the first single ´This Is´ .

Frontman Whiplasher Bernadotte stated about the video: "We had a lot of discussions regarding the first video. At some point, it was going to be filmed in Mexico City, the next day Paris or Belgrade but we ended up just filming it in Stockholm, where we live. It was kind of a slimmed-down production, shooting for a couple of days in the old slaughterhouse area in Stockholm.
We wanted to do a video with no green screen or blue box, just a straightforward rock video that illustrates what this band is about in less than four minutes. It was weird shooting it where we did. We actually filmed it in 'Slaktkyrkan', which means 'The slaughter church', and the scenario… well, in one corner you could see a very androgynous looking Cat in high heels with a lot of weird lights all around him, in another corner Nightmare strapped to some fence in a straitjacket, then we had Skinny with a chainsaw and an angle grinder – just decapitating mannequins, Nitro toiling in a sea of fire and drums, and also me with my 130-kilo python, who is 6,30 meters long and her name is Cruella. Interesting creature! She was very heavy to walk around with; sliding around my shoulders and constantly licking my neck with her tongue. We had a good time."

Check out the video below.

Listen / pre-order: https://bfan.link/deathstars-thisis-1152.ema  

The album will be released in the following formats:

• CD jewel case with 16-page booklet

• 1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster white

• 1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster splatter dark green & yellow

LINE-UP

Whiplasher Bernadotte - Vocals

Nightmare Industries - Guitars and Keys

Cat Casino - Guitars

Skinny Disco - Bass

Listen / pre-order: https://bfan.link/deathstars-thisis-1152.ema  

DEAD BY WEDNESDAY Releases Innovative New Music Video Featuring Stop Motion Building Bricks;

New England's premier metal band DEAD BY WEDNESDAY released their brand new animated stop motion music video for their single "Mars in Exile." The drummer's 8-year-old son, Orion St. Lawrence, inspired the story & concept, and designed the building brick band characters. You can also see some of the footage he originally shot with real building brick figures projected on the screens during the guitar solo. The video was directed by Sal DelGreco, who also did all of the voice acting. The kick ass animation was done by Paul Stamper. The single is taken from their brand new album Capital Conspiracy, that released June 24th, 2022 on Mindsnap Music / Salt of the Earth Records. This new album from DBW is a total lesson in authentic musical aggression and was produced by Nicky Bellmore (drummer & producer of Dee Snider, Corpse Grinder, & Jasta). DBW’s album is available in stores as well as anywhere music is streamed or downloaded. Capital Conspiracy also hit # 1 on the nationally renown NACC Top 30 Loud - Hard Rock Radio Charts!

WATCH Dead By Wednesday - “Mars in Exile” (LEGO music video):

Grab the album Capital Conspiracy here:

https://orcd.co/dead-by-wednesday_capital-conspiracy

For more information:

www.dbwmusic.com

www.facebook.com/deadbywednesday

www.instagram.com/deadbywednesday

www.twitter.com/deadbywednesday

www.reverbnation.com/deadbywednesday

www.youtube.com/DBWtv

NYC's GRAMERCY ARMS releases 'Tricky Love Stuff', second single from star-studded 'Deleted Scene' LP

"Gentle and perfectly arranged, it is both calming and genuine, straightforward and talented, giving space and voice everywhere that the song and its story requires. A hidden Americana-indiepop gem, Gramercy Arms show that music truly is a journey"~ The Spill Magazine

"A slice of mature, soulful pop, gentle and refined, a swirl of gorgeous boy-girl harmonies, laced with elegant guitar lines and the perfect balance between a slightly nostalgic then and a now calling out for such astute, chart-friendly pop. A future classic" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Melancholic yet radiant, emotively shadowed but joyfully rousing, Yesterday’s Girl swiftly and keenly had the body swinging and pleasure bubbling, its melodic jangle and rhythmic kneading just as magnetic" ~ Ringmaster Review


NYC indie pop-rock outfit Gramercy Arms presents 'Tricky Love Stuff', the second taste of their third album 'Deleted Scenes', which will be released via New Jersey-based Magic Door Record Label on March 3.

This song features contributions by the amazingly talented Claudia Chopek on violin, Peter Hess (The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Anti-Social Music) on saxophone and backing vocals by Reneé Lo Bue (Elk City, Flowers of America),Jessie Kilguss and Gary Burton (Dovedale). This star-studded album also involves members of Guided by Voices, Phillip Glass Ensemble, Nada Surf, Luna, Aeon Station, The Little River Band, Elk City, Lloyd Cole and the Negatives, The Dambuilders and Joan As Police Woman.

Gramercy Arms is a revolving collective, masterminded by Dave Derby (The Dambuilders, Lloyd Cole). Inspired by the artistic heyday of ‘70s and ‘80s-era New York City, they make addictive indie pop - exquisite hook-laden melodies filled with lyrics that will have you floating back in time, remembering your favorite mistake.

"'Tricky Love Stuff' is a happy-sad pop song about teenage high school romance mixed in with adolescent awkwardness and I guess is actually fairly autobiographical," says Dave Derby.

Earlier, Gramercy Arms released 'Yesterday's Girl', penned by Derby and music legend Lloyd Cole (with video by acclaimed visual artist Debora Francis) for Darlene Love. Artfully reimagined as a duet with Derby and Renée Lo Bue, they also released an acoustic version of this song, performed live at the Magic Door Recording Studio in Montclair, NJ.

Produced, recorded and mixed by Ray Ketchem (Guided By Voices, Luna, Elk City) at Magic Door Recording, this album was mastered by award-winning engineer Greg Calbi (John Lennon, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Todd Rundgren).

Lyrically driven and rich on vocal-harmony, interspersed with elements of 60s sunshine pop and folk-rock, 'Deleted Scene' follows previous albums 'The Seasons of Love' (2012) and 'Gramercy Arms' (2008).

As of January 25, 'Tricky Love Stuff' is available across online platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and other online stores, as well as Bandcamp, where the album can also be pre-ordered.

CREDITS
Music and Lyrics by Dave Derby
Produced, Recorded & Mixed by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording
Additional Recording by Lloyd Cole
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Publishing Passive-Aggressive BMI / Warner-Chappell
Dave Derby - vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Claudia Chopek - violin
Peter Hess - saxophone and backing vocals
Gary Burton - backing vocals
Renée Lo Bue - backing vocals
Jessie Kilguss - backing vocals
Artist photos by Max Skaff and Debora Francis
Cover artwork by Debora Francis and Ray Ketchem
'Tricky Love Stuff' video by Qian Wenyu
'Yesterday's Girl' video by Debora Francis

LIVE SHOWS
Feb. 22   BOSTON - Midway Cafe (album release show)
Feb. TBD  NEW YORK CITY (album release show)


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Slip Neon On w/ Neo-Traditional Country Newcomer Randall King

Hard-Touring Texas Troubadour Flies Two Stepping TikToking Fans to Town 
and Brings Viral Dance to Video Set

Filmed at Cahoots Dancehall & Honkytonk, 
Home to King’s First Headlining Show in State of Tennessee

Warner Music Nashville artist and Amarillo, Texas native Randall King has a knack for creating tunes that you can tap your feet to, and as fan-favorite “You In A Honky Tonk” off 2022’s Shot Glass gets a video treatment, it also brings a new two-step to one of middle Tennessee’s last remaining true honky tonks.
 
“In West Texas, if you don’t keep ‘em on the dance floor you aren’t doing your job,” King speaks of his early days playing for tips and growing his touring base. “When I booked my first headlining gig in Tennessee, I couldn’t believe we pre-sold-out Cahoots Dancehall & Honkytonk. It’s kinda become a tradition to bring these songs to life there just like I remember that first night on their stage. First with our ‘Record High’ music video, and now, with a song named ‘You In A Honky Tonk,’ you have to go to a real honkytonk for the video.”
 
Claiming a MusicRow DisCovery Award upon its release, critic Robert Oermann states, “this dude is a for-real country singer, and this rhythm-happy Texas honky tonker stakes a for-real claim to stardom,” while Rolling Stoneremarks, “King sings it with delicious gusto, curling his voice around notes in impressive — but not flashy ways — and demonstrating why he’s a talented newcomer to watch.” And King’s music has even Saving Country Musicopining, “nobody is more traditional when it comes to new mainstream country than Randall King,” and the UK’s Holler noting ahead of his performance at C2C Festival this year, “there’s an old-fashioned sensitivity and a likeable softness to King’s particular brand of cowboy masculinity.”
 
Written by John King, Matt Rogers and Brandon Day, the Bart Butler and Ryan Gore-produced “You In A Honky Tonk” music video was brought to life by director Brooke Greenberg after already amassing millions of listens (and spawning tens of thousands of videos) thanks in large part to user LonestarTequilaBar’s original thigh-grabbin’ new line dance. “Naturally when it came time to shoot the music video, we had to have the ‘You In A Honky Tonk Two Step’ featured,” King boasts, “and who better to star in this than the ones who made it famous!” See King with the duo behind the scenes of the shoot HERE. 
 
With a hefty tour schedule spanning from Montana to the Carolinas and every state in between, visit randallking.comto find a show close to you and see King under the neon for yourself.

About Randall King:
One of country’s new crop of modern traditionalists, Warner Music Nashville artist Randall King grew up on the endless plains of West Texas – and his sound is steeped in their timeless beauty with a mix of grit and grace. He grew up singing in the back of a ‘93 Chevy Suburban, mimicking the pure-country vocals of stars like Keith Whitley, George Strait, Alan Jackson and John Anderson and over the years became drawn to the electrifying energy of modern stars like Eric Church, Dierks Bentley and Jason Aldean. After years of hustling and a road-warrior’s diet of 150 shows each year, King produced and released the defiant 2016 EP, Another Bullet, then followed up with a 2018 self-titled album. Now, King is bringing an organic, timeless sound to country’s mainstream with his major label debut album Shot Glass. The 11-song collection, seven of which were co-written by King, centers around a night out at a bar, with each track representing a different point of view of those in the room. The album was named to Whiskey Riff’s Top 40 Country Albums of 2022 and Billboard’s All Genre 50 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far), making him the only male country artist to make the list. With over 170+ million career streams to his name, the 2023 Music Mayhem Magazine and 2022 Pandora and Country Now Country Artist to Watch is looking to the anywhere-and-everywhere future with music that captures the essence of a Western poet who’s never been afraid to be himself.

SWOLLEN TEETH Announce Debut, Self-Titled EP Produced By Slipknot's Sid Wilson; Drop Official Music Video For Title Track

Alternately unpredictable, calculated, premeditated, and spontaneous, Swollen Teeth are a whirlwind of invention. The collective announce their debut EP today, a brutal, visceral, roundhouse kick to the gut of the modern heavy music landscape produced by Slipknot's Sid Wilson. The self-titled EP will drop on Wednesday, April 26th and will be the first release to come out on Blowed Out Records, a brand new label venture, also announced today, between legendary producer, Ross Robinson (Korn, The Cure, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At The Drive In and countless others), artist Ghostemane and Bill Armstrong (SideOneDummy).

Today's announcement is highlighted by the release of the EP title track and its accompanying music video. Watch the video for "SWOLLENTEETH" below and find the track on streaming platforms HERE.

Speaking on today's announcement, Sid Wilson shares

“After all these years, when I thought I’d never find another group of humans outside of Slipknot that knew the formula to transparency thru frequencies, and not thru appearance, I discovered Swollen Teeth. This is trü-Metal!” 

Ross Robinson adds

"Sid and I listening to roughs in Iowa, emotions ran high - I found myself getting chills throughout my body to that familiar molten metal pulse I love so much - this time that force is known as “Swollen Teeth” - hunger + talent have that vibration I can’t ignore - Bill, Eric, and I (“Blowed Out Records”) are totally committed to rip it out there for the long haul.. "

ABOUT SWOLLEN TEETH

The sound, the look, the atmosphere, the lore. Swollen Teeth are as much a ritual as a performance, summoning primal ferocity in clouds of intrigue with a thundering rumble. Each musical outburst arrives shrouded in mystery, enveloped by a sense of dread, with passion and purpose. Heavy percussion, riffs, punk gang chants, dive bombs, turntables, breakdowns, shrieks, guttural screams, and powerfully unashamed anthemic melodies coalesce in Swollen Teeth. The collective absorbs the raw intensity of the most potent subculture and spits it back with a determined uniqueness. They’ve spent countless hours in the lab, lobbing out occasional missives online like Molotov cocktails. Each of the scattered, chopped up, and explosive clips unleashed to the world, culled from a handful of shadowy live appearances, built anticipation for the group’s inevitable ascension. They travel in our dimension but are not of it. This is otherworldly chaos without apology. /W\

ABOUT BLOWED OUT RECORDS

Ross Robinson (Korn, The Cure, Slipknot, Glassjaw, At The Drive In and countless others..) artist Ghostemane and Bill Armstrong (SideOneDummy) have joined forces to create a new record label called Blowed Out Records. As veterans of the music industry, they bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table and have set out to discover and promote new talent together. The label's first release, "Swollen Teeth," is a hardcore album produced by Sid Wilson of Slipknot and mixed by Mike Balboa with Ross Robinson. It's a collaboration between established and new artists that promises to be a heavy hitting release. Blowed Out Records is dedicated to providing a platform for underground and lesser known bands to showcase their music and gain a wider audience.

Swollen Teeth Are

Megaa - Vocals / Sampler / Turntable

Sun - Vocals / Bass

Skutch - Drums

HOG - Guitar

ROTTEN SOUND Reveals Music Video for New Song, "Suburban Bliss"

The apocalypse is nigh and Finnish grindcore entity ROTTEN SOUND has crafted the perfect soundtrack to accompany humanity’s impending extinction. Aptly titled ‘Apocalypse,’ the band’s eighth studio album is dropping into 2023 with the same blistering speed and chaotic impetus as an asteroid searing through atmosphere and crushing everything upon impact.

Each song delivering abrupt yet violent aftershocks, delivering an auditory assault with its unstoppable, seismic force. The band is now sharing the vicious second single, "Suburban Bliss," along with a music video, which can be found below.

'Apocalypse' is due on March 31, 2023!

In addition, ROTTEN SOUND is now launching pre-orders for 'Apocalypse,' which cab be found HERE.

The album can be pre-saved across streaming services HERE.

ROTTEN SOUND have firmly established themselves as one of the leading acts of the grindcore scene. Expertly wielding the fierce brutality and massive aggression of their genre, the Finns add intelligent songwriting, effective arrangements, and musical proficiency as well as subtle death metal elements to their sound.

Their forthcoming album ‘Apocalypse’ embodies those aforementioned virtues to the point. The full length delivers eighteen short sharp chops that hit home perfectly.

ROTTEN SOUND was conceived in the city of Vaasa, Finland by guitarist Mika Aalto in 1993, who was soon joined by vocalist and word-smith Keijo Niinimaa. The duo still remains in place, while the original members in all other positions have been replaced several times until today.

The Finns can field an impressive catalogue of now eight highly acclaimed studio albums, eight EPs, three split singles, a single, and a live DVD. Furthermore, ROTTEN SOUND have already conquered the stages of all major metal and hardcore oriented festivals and also toured in regular intervals alongside such renowned acts as MALEVOLENT CREATION, PHOBIA, DISFEAR CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EXHUMED, NAPALM DEATH, and PIG DESTROYER – among many others.

With ‘Apocalypse’, ROTTEN SOUND are gearing up their musical juggernaut just in time before crushing stages all over Asia and Europe this spring. 

Recording Studio: 
Sound Supreme (drums and vocals)
Nordic Audio Labs (guitars and bass)

Recording engineer: Janne Saksa 
Mix: Rain City Studios by Jesse Gander
Master: Audio Siege by Brad Boatbright

Cover artwork: Error Design

Line-up:
Mika Aalto - guitars
Matti Raappana - bass and backing vocals
Sami Latva - drums
Keijo Niinimaa - lead vocals

Links:
https://www.rottensound.com
https://www.facebook.com/rottensoundofficial
https://www.instagram.com/rottensoundgrind

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

RAUL KERR (BLOODYWOOD, NO FLAG) Releases New Single & Music Video, "The Vegan Song "Green Goddess"!

Raoul Kerr (Bloodywood, No Flag) has released the high energy, official music video his progressive new single, THE VEGAN SONG "GREEN GODDESS."

"Green Goddess is about using plant based food to fight climate change. Whether it was the crazy hot summer, freezing cold winter or natural disasters, 2022 was filled with brutal reminders that climate change is real and now we're all feeling it. Plant based food is the best way to fight back on an individual level. Whether it's having the occasional vegan meal, going all out vegan or anything in between, it time to do anything and everything we can. Help us put the word out and let's kick some ass!" - Raoul Kerr

"It's time to fight back! Crazy hot summers, Freezing cold winters, climate change is REAL and we're all feeling it. Plant based food is the best way to fight back on an individual level. Whether it's having the occasional vegan meal, going all out vegan or anything in between, YOU can make a difference and together we'll hit like a tidal wave.

Ride with us on Instagram for more, become the movement"

URIAH HEEP RELEASE SECOND SINGLE “HURRICANE” CHAOS & COLOUR NEARS RELEASE

British hard rock legends and progenators Uriah Heep release the second single “Hurricane”, taken from their twenty-fifth studio album Chaos & Colour, set for release January 27th, 2023 via Silver Lining Music.  

The anthemic and epic “Hurricane” carries an underlying historical and mythological theme. 

Co-writer and drummer Russell Gilbrook explains: “Simon (Pinto) and I wrote the song about how our ancestors looked at storms and how these can be interpreted as being messages from the Gods… Their power is awesome and a great inspiration for a rocking track!”

Chaos & Colour second single, “Hurricane”, is accompanied by a lyric video available to watch below.

Founding member Mick Box comments: “Music and lyrics are of paramount importance to me… I used to hate those ‘80s MTV million dollar videos as they created such a visual image that all calls to imagination were lost because you didn’t have to think. I think the power of music and lyrics are that they do certain things to certain people.”

Watch/Listen to the recently released “Save Me Tonight” here. 

Chaos & Colour is an album which bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation, “Fly Like An Eagle” takes the listener on a journey of meditation, whilst “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” During the entire album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals sit expertly beside the band’s phenomenal artistry (Mick Box – guitar, Phil Lanzon – keyboard, Russell Gilbrook – drums, Dave Rimmer – bass), rounding out exceptional performances throughout.

Produced by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkerk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery. In this, their 53rd pioneering year as a band, Chaos & Colour sees Uriah Heep throwing down more life, light and energy than peers 40 years their juniors.
“It sounds exactly as one would hope some of hard rock’s greatest architects to sound, 50 years in: committed, passionate, bursting with ideas and absolutely not interested in stopping any time soon” – Classic Rock 

“It’s incredible how the album songs can sound so fresh and urgent and at the same time so timeless to already be
considered classic” – Rock Hard

“You know you’re onto a winner when you get goosebumps at the start of the first song. Huge riffs and even bigger melodies that you will be humming for days” 10/10 – My Global Mind

“Chaos & Colour Chaos ranks alongside Uriah Heep’s best work for many a year. Class is permanent, and in Chaos & Colour, Uriah Heep show once more that they are the classiest of acts.” – Metal Talk

“Uriah Heep are on an immaculate, impeccable level of creativity – still after almost 54 years. Chaos & Colour could have been also named Glory & Gold!” – Metal Hammer 

“A lush load of hard rock, tangy, lively riffs, epic organ, powerful grooves and most important hooks like total earworms.
A feast for fans!”- Rock Hard 

“Heroes of the rock Olympus! Not only one thumb up for the album but two thumbs up”- Hardline  

Chaos & Colour is available to pre-order in Black and Coloured Vinyl configurations, as a standard CD Digipak, a Deluxe CD packaged in a hardcover book with Uriah Heep’s Chaos & Colour signature patch and in digital formats.

Pre-orders available on this site

MICK BOX - Lead Guitar / Vocals
PHIL LANZON - Keyboards / Vocals
BERNIE SHAW - Lead Vocals
DAVE RIMMER - Bass Guitar / Vocals
RUSSELL GILBROOK - Drums & Percussion
 
Produced by Jay Ruston
Engineered by Pieter Rietkerk
Recorded at Chapel Studios UK
Mixed by Jay Ruston at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California
Additional Engineering by John Douglass
Mastered by Paul Logus

Follow Uriah Heep on:
Website: www.uriah-heep.com
Facebook: facebook.com/uriahheepofficial 
Instagram: instagram.com/uriahheepofficial/ 
YouTube: youtube.com/UriahHeepOfficial
Spotify: spotify.com/uriahheep 
Twitter: twitter.com/uriah_heep

August Burns Red Drop "Backfire" Video — WATCH

NEW ALBUM DEATH BELOW OUT MARCH 24 VIA SHARPTONE RECORDS

20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH

Grammy-nominated Lancaster five-piece AUGUST BURNS RED — JB Brubaker [lead guitar], Brent Rambler [rhythm guitar], Matt Greiner [drums], Jake Luhrs [vocals], and Dustin Davidson [bass] — have a big year in front of them.

The band will drop its new album Death Below on March 24 via SharpTone Records. Pre-order it here.

Today, they have dropped the video for the new single "Backfire." Watch it below.

"'Backfire' is song that musically is a punch in the face, and we wrote the lyrics to follow suit," says ABR. "The song is about choosing who you follow wisely, and not allowing people you've never met to influence the decisions you make in life. 'Backfire' ticks all the boxes when it comes to an ABR song."

The album features guest spots from guitarist Jason Richardson, as well as Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, JT Cavey of ERRA, and Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath.

ABR will also embark on the 20 Year Anniversary Tour, during which they will play material off all nine of their albums as they hit North America.

The first leg of the tour kicks off on February 15 in Silver Spring, MD and runs through March 14 in Charlotte, NC. The second leg launches on April 13 in Philadelphia, PA and wraps on May 12 in Quebec in Canada. The tour marks the first time the band has played Canada since 2019.
 
The support acts are The Devil Wears Prada, and Scottish band Bleed From Within, who are touring the U.S. for the first time. The bands will appear on both legs of the tour.

VIP packages are on sale right now at this location and include an exclusive, 200+ page photo book that spans each year of ABR's entire career. 

AUGUST BURNS RED ON TOUR:
WITH THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA + BLEED FROM WITHIN:
2/15 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
2/16 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
2/17 — Atlanta, GA — Heaven at The Masquerade
2/18 — Orlando, FL — Heart Support Festival*
2/20 — Fort Lauderdale, FL — Revolution Live
2/21 — Pensacola, FL — Vinyl Music Hall
2/23 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
2/24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
2/25 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center
2/27 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
2/28 — San Diego, CA — Soma
3/1 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
3/2 — Sacramento, CA — Ace Of Spades
3/4 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
3/5 — Seattle, WA — Showbox Sodo
3/7 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
3/8 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
3/10 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
3/12 — Little Rock, AR — The Hall
3/13 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
3/14 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte
4/13 — Philadelphia, PA — The Fillmore Philadelphia
4/14 — New York, NY — Palladium Times Square
4/15 — Albany, NY — Empire Live
4/16 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
4/18 — Niagara Falls, NY — Rapids Theater
4/19 — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/21 — Grand Rapids, MI — The Intersection
4/22 — St. Louis, MO  — Red Flag
4/23 — Kansas City, MO — The Truman
4/24 — Wichita — Wave Outdoors
4/25 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom
4/26 — Omaha, NE — Slowdown
4/28 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore Minneapolis
4/29 — Chicago, IL — Concord Music Hall
4/30 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogarts
5/2 — Cleveland, OH — House of Blues
5/3 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
5/5 — North Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
5/6 — Richmond, VA — The National
5/7 — Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom
5/9 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall
5/10 — Toronto, ON — Danforth Music Hall
5/11 — Montreal, QC — MTelus
5/12 — Quebec, QC — Theatre Capitole
5/13 — Montreal — MTelus
*Festival Date

ABOUT AUGUST BURNS RED:
August Burns Red is likely the only metal act ever described as "thrillingly empathetic" (Kerrang!). It's a testament to the ferocious band's ability to recognize and connect with the mixture of brokenness and hope found in their audience and within themselves. A hard-working collective with a shockingly stable lineup for the vast majority of their career, August Burns Red pour every ounce of themselves into their music. Atmospheric, riff-laden, aggressive bursts of controlled chaos, filled with shifting time signatures and tempos, deliver confessional, self-reflective, and authentic emotion.
 
Tour stops with Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, and Bring Me the Horizon; several major international hard rock festivals (Rock Am Ring, Download, and Aftershock, to name a few); and the Vans Warped Tour are among the destinations around the world to witness ABR's live prowess. Massive headlining treks celebrating 10-year anniversaries for Constellations and Leveler demonstrated the enduring relevance of the band’s catalog, nearly 20 years into ABR's storied career. 2020's Guardians debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hard Music, Rock Albums, and Vinyl Albums charts. 
 
Revolver, who put the band on their cover the same year, observed August Burns Red "embrace the pain so well." It's a truth never more evident than on Death Below, their stunning ninth studio album. Recorded with longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland, Death Below encompasses all of the pissed-off strength of the band's past without sacrificing an ounce of catchy, melodic might. Death Below boasts guest appearances from ABR allies Jesse Leach (Killswitch Engage), Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath), Jason Richardson (All That Remains), and JT Cavey (ERRA). "It's getting difficult for the members of August Burns Red to keep one-upping themselves," marveled Billboard shortly before Guardians arrived. With Death Below, they emerge victorious again. 

Power trio ON presents 'Break You' from eponymous album, announces West Coast tour

"Sitting pretty at the heavier end of the College Rock sound, the band has managed to pull off a clever blend of pop melody with raw rock abrasiveness in quite a potent sonic sucker punch. Their very tight weave of classic and alt rock coated grunge works fabulously" ~ The Spill Magazine

"A cool album. A smart album. A deftly crafted album. A rock album? Yes…but much more. So much more" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Its DNA intwértwined with sounds once pounded out by the likes of the Pumpkins, Hole and L7...  one of the most exciting outfits to emerge post-pandemic" ~ Global Texan Chronicles


College rock / power trio ON present 'Break You', a potent prism of the 90s-flavoured indie rock vibes offered on their latest eponymous 'ON' album, recently released via Toronto-based indie imprint Indiestructable Records.

ON is a power trio made up of Lucy Di Santo (vocals, bass), Dan Cornelius(drums) and Steve Fall (guitars) - carrying on the legacy of their former 90's band - the Sire Records-signed Acid Test - with members also having been in other popular Toronto bands Danko Jones and Deliuss.

Always pushing forward with their trademark sound while also paying homage to their post-punk, grunge, old-school funk and 90s college rock roots, they dish out infectious guitar riffs with a dash of p-funk groove to create positive heavy music recalling the golden days of American college radio.

Lucy Di Santo says, "The song 'Break You' soars like a goodbye love letter to a toxic person, place or substance; it’s a decree of emancipation - and breaking away from what dictates and captures the human soul. It is an outcry, a battle cry, and finally a freedom cry of intention - all wrapped up in a hardcore punk-metal riff that end with Sabbath-esque overtones."

Earlier, ON released the singles 'Blackmail' with video directed and edited by Michael Gucciardi and 'Underdog' with lively video filmed by Lindi Gordon and edited by Gucciardi. With these singles and focus track 'Hereafter', the band has charted in the Radio Indie Alliance charts consecutively over the past half year.

Written in Toronto and New York, ON guitarist Steve Fall says the 'ON' album is "a document of friendship navigating explores in pain, and hope. Looking at the world with a collaborative effort to document what we see, witness and feel through songwriting and chemistry as a band." Following pre-production recording with Drew Howard at Star Sound Studios in Cape Coral, the band worked with sound engineer Darius Szczepaniak (Sum 41, Black Crowes, Big Sugar, Bare Naked Ladies, Jann Arden) out of Phase One Studios.

No stranger to touring North America, the band are once again gearing up for a West Coast tour that will bring them to dozens of U.S. cities after a successful Ontario tour in 2022. This string of shows is scheduled to kick off in San Diego on February 14.

The full 'ON' album is out now and available everywhere online, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. It can also be ordered at https://indiestructablerecords.com.

ALBUM CREDITS
Written, arranged by ON (Di Santo, Fall, Cornelius)
Lucy Di Santo - vocals, bass
Dan Cornelius - drums
Steve Fall - guitars
Produced by ON and Darius Szczepaniak
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Darius Szczepaniak at Phase One Studios, Toronto
Preproduction & original engineering by Drew Howard at The Star Sound Studios, Cape Coral, FL
Additional drum programming (FLA) by Jay Aitch / The Star Sound Studios
‘Break You’ single cover by Michael Gucciardi
Single cover photography by Gord Hawkins


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...And Oceans Streams Full New Album Ahead of Release

Symphonic black metal formation ...AND OCEANS is now streaming its brand new full-length album, 'As in Gardens, so in Tombs,' ahead of its release! The album is due this Friday, January 27, 2023 via Season of Mist. Listen to the record in its entirety below.

...AND OCEANS vocalist Mathias Lillmåns comments on the stream: "Today …And Oceans will take you on journey through a kaleidoscope of means to the one and the same end. As above, so below. As in heavens, so on Earth. As in Gardens, so in Tombs."

The album can be pre-ordered HERE and pre-saved HERE.

It’s rare for a band to commandingly return with their best effort to date, but Finland’s ...And Oceans are here to prove that 2020’s Cosmic World Mother was the sound of creative floodgates bursting through into a new body of water, an ocean if you will. Well, that was their pinnacle up until their new album, As In Gardens, So In Tombs, is let out into the world. Everything that ...And Oceans’ first full-length in 18 years did well – blistering symphonic black metal, heady themes that dealt with the connection between philosophy and psychics, and ...And Oceans’ trademark adventurous songwriting - As In Gardens, So In Tombs manages to eclipse and recontextualize. It’s the sound of a band seizing every ounce of momentum and upping the ante in every way. While ...And Oceans has never written the same album twice, in many ways, their latest sounds like an opportunity for the Finnish group to pick up and improve upon what they started. Symphonic black metal is never this fun, free, and fantastic. 

Lead single “Cloud Heads” is a great introduction into the magic and serves as a statement of intent. Swirling melodies, blastbeats that sound like the rumbles after The Big Bang, and ethereal symphonic touches result in a song that’s equally fierce and pleasant to take in. A kinder, gentler (but not gentle) version of ...And Oceans.

“’Cloud Heads’ is certainly one of my favorites!” vocalist Mathias Lillmåns shares. “It was sort of an icebreaker song. It was one of the first songs we wrote straight after Cosmic World Mother was finished, and the first lyrics I wrote for the album. It was the song that paved way (or broke the ice) for the rest of the album.”

Part of the reason the band even needed to “break the ice” with this record is the pace at which their last was written, as guitarist Timo Kontio acknowledges:

“Well for me starting to do Cosmic World Mother was more nerve wrecking and even in doubt whether we should make new music or not. In the end it was quite an easy project to do, to our relief. So when we started to make this album, it was more relaxed and more or less go with the flow mentality. We had the first ‘difficult comeback album’ done, and everything came quite easily! It was really refreshing to make this kind of music after so long.” 

“I was only supposed to produce guitars for Cosmic World Mother,” Lillmåns adds, “but a month before the recordings were supposed to start, my phone suddenly rang. I could sense that this phone call was going to be important when I saw it was Timo calling. I was asked to join the band and also to write lyrics for the whole thing. Immediately when I saw the first version of the [album] cover, I got this vision of what the concept of the album would be, and I wrote most of the album in sort of a frenzy with the next few weeks.” 

“It’s strange with the new album,” he continues, “because I have always been forced to use tight deadlines for myself when writing music or lyrics. It seems I need the pressure to create something I’m happy with. Also, for some reason I get most done when traveling, I used to take trains to nowhere just write sometimes back in the day! This time there were no pressure, no traveling, and I was not on the edge of a burn out, and it went smoother than ever before! The lyrics just kept on coming, not as fast and not in such a trancelike frenzy as the last album, but good stuff on a steady basis.”

So while Cosmic World Mother was the sort of ravishing fever dream of an album that poured out of ...And Oceans in fits and starts, As In Gardens, So In Tombs was the result of the band taking the time to sweat the small stuff. The result can be found everywhere – melodies are brighter, the orchestral elements feel more essential, and Lillmåns’ vocals have swallowed a mushroom (in a garden or tomb?) as done a Mario-like levelling up. Even in the way the album sounds, As In Gardens, So In Tombs sounds warmer, the kind of record meant to be played while walking alone in nature. That sense of measured purpose was very intentional as Lillmåns notes:

“[The record] definitely feels grander and more melodic. I think stepping up the production also was something that helped in this sense! Having Juho Räihä at SoundSpiral Audio taking a bigger role in the recording and having it sent over to Tore Stjerna at NBS Production definitely made it sound more massive and took a load off our shoulders to focus on the music itself!”

Who could’ve guessed that leaving the musicians to focus on the music would have good results?

As noted earlier, musically and thematically, everything about Cosmic World Mother was rapidly birthed from its creators. The themes of that record weighed heavily on the band and carried over into this record. Cosmic World Mother was about how energy is eternal and how only changes form. This record doubles down on that notion by focusing on how humanity's energies toward enlightenment are often the same path, even if we have different languages, religions, customs, etc. I have this vision of us all playing different levels of a video game but ending up at the same ending. Energy is the most efficient recycler in the universe. So where and how did Lillmåns find inspiration to write the lyrics for this album? Did he end up walking gardens and pacing graveyards? 

“I went back to gardens, moved away from the city into the nature. I always felt like I needed to be in a dark place to create lyrics that came from the heart, ‘when the body suffers, the mind flowers,’ kind of state. This time I was at ease, and it was surprisingly efficient. I usually don’t want to spoil too much and having people to think for themselves, but yes, I had the time to sit down and read during the pandemic and came to some conclusions (as in nature, so in books). I think it’s a very calming thought, that whatever happens, whenever it happens, makes no difference. We have always and always will be a part of the circle of eternal energy; we have always existed and will always exist in some form. A notion that became ever so clear when reading up on different religions, worldviews, customs, and philosophies.”

Recording Studio: 
Drums & Bass at D-studio
Guitars & Vocals at SoundSpiral Audio
Keyboards & electronics at Ryijy’s cave.

Producer/Sound engineer: Juho Räihä
Mix/Master: Necromorbus Studio / Tore Stjerna

Line-up:
Timo Kontio - Guitar
Mathias Lillmåns - Vocals
Teemu Saari - Guitar
Pyry Hanski - Bass
Kauko Kuusisalo - Drums
Antti Simonen - Keyboards

Cover artwork: Adrien Bousson
Bio: Nick Senior
Pictures: M.Laakso

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/AndOceansShop
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/andoceans-gardens

Formats:
CD Digipak
CD Clamshellbox
2x 12” Gatefold (Black)
2x 12” Gatefold (Crystal clear, red & blue marbled / limited to 600)
2x 12” Gatefold (Gold & black marbled / limited to 300) 
Cassette

MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT Announces Spring 2023, EVIL EYE TOUR with Special Guests ADULT. & KANGA!

In celebration of 36 years, MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT will hit the road this Spring after a four year hiatus. The “Evil Eye Tour” kicks off May 14th, 2023 at the Nile Theater in Mesa, AZ. The set list for the 14-date western US tour will focus heavily on the band’s early career on both the Wax Trax and Interscope record labels (1987 - 1997). Joining TKK as direct support will be Detroit’s avant-garde electronic duo ADULT. and underground pop purveyor KANGA completes the bill.

EVIL EYE 2023 Tour Dates:
05/14 @ Nile Theatre - Mesa, AZ
05/15 @ Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
05/17 @ House of Blues - Houston, TX
05/18 @ The Rock Box - San Antonio, TX
05/19 @ Mohawk - Austin, TX
05/20 @ The Echo Lounge - Dallas, TX
05/22 @ Oriental Theater - Denver, CO
05/24 @ Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
05/26 @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR
05/27 @ The Crocodile Showroom - Seattle, WA
05/30 @ Ranch House - Sparks, NV
05/31 @ Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, CA
06/02 @ Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA
06/03 @ Music Box - San Diego, CA

Additional Tour & Ticketing Info

Hailing from Chicago’s renowned Wax Trax! Records stable of artists, MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT have been conjuring up sonic tales of sex, blasphemy and kitschy horror since 1987. The band helped develop the industrial music genre, yet have continued to expand their style, creating one of the most diverse repertoires in modern music. Electronic rock, heavily influenced by both disco and funk can best describe their sound, while spoken-word samples lifted from B-movies gives the band their signature mark. They have released 14 studio albums, a slew of remix compilations, and have contributed to a variety of soundtracks and film scores, including a cameo performance in the 1994 cult movie classic The Crow.

Artist Franke Nardiello and musician Marston Daley, two Chicago neighbors who enjoyed late night binges watching trashy exploitation films and horror flicks, wanted to make their own movie to be called “My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult”. While the project never came to fruition, they wrote some music to be the accompanying soundtrack. Both worked at the Wax Trax record store, and when label founders Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher heard the songs, they were intrigued. Using the film title as the name of the band, they released a 3-song EP in early 1988. The response was overwhelming, and it was clear fans wanted to hear more.

Taking the stage names Groovie Mann (Nardiello) and Buzz McCoy (Daley), the duo began to focus on music full time. They created an occult meets leather biker image to compliment the band’s name which included enlisting a bevy of voluptuous back-up singers / dancers known as the BOMB GANG GIRLZ. In June of ’88, they flew to label mate Luc Van Acker’s studio in Belgium to record their first album, I See Good Spirits and I See Bad Spirits. It was recorded in just ten days, and mixed in another ten days at Southern Studiosin London. The fans ate it up! They followed up with two hard-hitting dance floor 12” tracks - Kooler Than Jesus (1989) and Cuz It’s Hot (1990), which features no-wave chanteuse Lydia Lunch on vocals. The New York Times wrote, “Sex, blasphemy, big beats and go-go dancing; they’re all in a day’s work for My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult”. This attracted the attention of indie fans, as well as the ire of the PMRC and conservative religious groups in practically equal measure. By the time of their sophomore release, Confessions Of A Knife (1990), they were far and away one of the biggest selling acts on the label.

1991 saw the release of their third album, Sexplosion!, a calculated sonic and visual departure from their previous work. 1950’s pin-up models replaced the demonic imagery, while sleazy stripper horns, disco beats and house diva vocals (provided by artist Shawn Christopher) took prominence over the more abrasive musical elaments.They put together a provocative stage show, complete with spinning police lights, mirror balls and a stocked bar with bartender to serve the scantily clad musicians and dancers while they performed. Alternative Press reviewed the show as “Sin-sational!”, while Melody Maker described it as “A Cabaret from Hell”. It was a huge success, and the album sold so well (fueled by the phenomenal radio hit “Sex On Wheelz”) that the group signed a deal with Interscope Records shortly afterwards and released two more albums - 13 Above the Night (1993), and Hit & Run Holiday (1995).

Hollywood also embraced the KULT, recognizing the unique cinematic aspect in their sound. Most notably, the band scored five songs for animator Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World (1992) and wrote the lap dance song for director Paul Verhoven's saucy Showgirls (1993). Comedies BASEketball and The Flintstones Movie prominently feature songs from the Hit & Run Holidayalbum. They have been roasted by MTV’s Beavis & Butthead, and were written into the story line of the film Sexy Evil Genius which also features the song "A Daisy Chain 4 Satan”. Most recently the club hit “Kooler Than Jesus” can be heard blasting in Season 3 of the Netflix series Narcos.

The band moved to Rykodisc in 1997 and re-released their entire remastered / repackaged catalog, along with five more studio albums, including an homage to 70’s disco era called Gay Black & Married, and the sultry and decadent Filthiest Show In Town (2007). They also formed their own label, SleazeBox Records, in 2001, enabling the release of a growing number of side-projects in addition to new TKK material.

Today SLEAZEBOX.com boasts the complete THRILL KILL KULT catalog, in addition to related works such as Mann’s DARLING KANDIE, and McCoy’s self titled projects. They continue to work with Wax Trax! Records for the purpose of re-issuing special limited edition vinyl. Buzz and Groovie still record and perform live along with veteran band mates Mimi Star (bass) and Justin Thyme (drums), all the while making a reputation for themselves as one of the most notorious and controversial cult bands of their generation.