Rock Duo, THE SPIDER ACCOMPLICE, Release New Single "FIGHT" + Official Music Video; New Album Due Out in October!

August 31, 2022

Los Angeles rock duo, THE SPIDER ACCOMPLICE, released their new single "FIGHT" along with the official music video today. The single, mixed by Vikram Shankar and mastered by Maor Appelbaum, is from their forthcoming new album titled The Venomous Montage due out this October. The video was directed/produced by Vicente Cordero.

"The new full-length album, 'The Venomous Montage,' is 11 songs worth of eclectic symphonic rock that is all distinctly The Spider Accomplice!" says the duo.

This Los Angeles- based duo has racked up 12 LA Music Critics’ Awards over the last 5 years, making them LAMC’s most-awarded band in history. With their unique sound and striking visual presence, they have become a name to know in symphonic rock.

Pre-pandemic, the band toured the U.S., but when the lock-down hit, they focused on writing, recording, and shooting videos for a slew of singles and the music that would become the new full-length. Recently, in anticipation of that release, they've been performing in Hollywood at venues such as The Whisky A Go Go and The Viper Room.

More Music by The Spider Accomplice:

WATCH "Clinging to Your Skin" here: https://youtu.be/ACEBKN9cLQc

The Spider Accomplice is
VK Lynne, vocals
Arno Nurmisto, guitars

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Shoegaze / Post-Punk devotees A Shoreline Dream treat listeners to 'Loveblind' ahead of new album

August 31, 2022

"Delicate curves and beauty... a glorious dawn" – PopMatters

"Goth heaven... one of the leading lights of the neo-shoegaze movement" – DKFM

"A wild and beautiful thing" – The Big Takeover

"Shadowy and storming dreaminess.. reminiscent" – Stereo Embers Magazine

Iconic shoegaze / postpunk outfit A Shoreline Dream present the single 'Loveblind', the title track from their forthcoming album, their first dose of new music since the Covid pandemic began. Just as infectious as the lead track 'Alarms Stop Ringing', these two sonic gems preview 40 minutes of goth-laced progressive soundscapes.

"The title track is a true representation of the observation and realization that so many of us are lost in a sea of past visions of love. Waiting for it to return, forgetting it's gone in some cases, and searching for it within ourselves. With so much self-reflection happening these days, it's difficult to realize that the ones we've cared for need "love" now more than ever to successfully find their way out of personal storms," says Ryan Policky.

'"The production is indeed much darker than many previous A Shoreline Dream tracks, but also one heavily influenced by some of my biggest influences from the early years of goth and gaze-inspired music. An orchestra of deeper tones, with an emphasis on traditional composition and symphonic execution. Extreme highs, and hidden lows centered around a pop focused tempo".

The 'Loveblind' album, set to release on September 23 via Latenight Weeknight Records, follows their critically acclaimed 'Melting' album (2020). Their sixth full-length album, A Shoreline Dream dives into recollections and past desires while looking forward in a wash of soundwaves pointed towards a blinding future. Produced by Ryan Policky and recorded over 10 months in the Barnum suburb of Denver, Colorado, this album features immense synth layers, the band's signature guitar and symphonic vocals.

Over the years, A Shoreline Dream has churned out numerous acclaimed releases, working with legends such as Ulrich Schnauss, Mark Kramer and The Engineers(for whom they created a remix for progressive label gods K-Scope). They also opened for Chapterhouse for their very final appearance.

While the pandemic has taken its toll on our mental well-being, the perception of money and power has blown previous years away. Dying to get back to the good times, moments of pure, unscathed lust, we are eager for new experiences to sweep us off our feet. 'Loveblind' reaches for that same energy, taking cues from previous A Shoreline Dream works released over the past 16 years, drawing more from their progressive goth roots. Layers of moodiness, blissful explosions of rock and chugging tempo mix with the pain, love, hope and moments of near death experienced while creating the album itself.

On August 30, 'Loveblind' will be available for download exclusively via Bandcamp, where 'Alarms Stop Ringing' can also be downloaded and the full 'Loveblind' album is available for pre-order. On September 23, the album will be released everywhere online, including Spotify and Apple Music.

ALBUM CREDITS
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Ryan Policky
Written and performed by Ryan Policky, except 'Driveaway' and 'Hazewash' written and performed by Ryan Policky and Erik Jeffries
Cover artwork by Ryan Policky
Released via Latenight Weeknight Records, LLC
UPC: 196925236942. Catalogue # LAT026
Music Copyright 2022 Latenight Weeknight Records, LLC
Artist photos in black by Allan Cutler. Photos in white by Aaron Thackeray
'Loveblind' video filmed in Barnum, Denver, Colorado
Acting, costume design and dance by Tiffany Smyth
Filmed, directed and edited by Ryan Policky

QUEENSRŸCHE RELEASES NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR “BEHIND THE WALLS”

August 31, 2022

QUEENSRŸCHE releases their new track and music video for “Behind The Walls” today via Century Media Records. Purchase and stream the track on all digital platforms now and check out the video premiere today, August 31st at 5pm CET / 11am EST / 8am PST, HERE.

“It is a story about those in crisis dealing with various forms of abuse. The protagonist is faced with the dichotomy of reconciling a lifetime of devout faith, while suffering immense abuse with no intervention,” states QUEENSRŸCHE about “Behind The Walls”.

“Behind The Walls” follows QUEENSRŸCHE’s two previously released singles, “In Extremis” and “Forest”, which are off the band’s forthcoming album Digital Noise Alliance out on October 7th.

Pre-order Digital Noise Alliance, HERE. The album is available in the following formats:

Vinyl:

Gatefold black 2LP

2.000x Gatefold lilac 2LP - available at US outlets

500x Gatefold Side A/B split (white & blue) 2LP - available at CM Distro Wholesale EU and CMDistro.de

500x Gatefold Side A/B split (black & silver) 2LP - available only at EMP

500x Gatefold glow in the dark 2LP - available only from QUEENSRŸCHE

CD:

Ltd. Deluxe CD Box Set (including CD Digipak, poster, QUEENSRŸCHE "Digital Noise Alliance" metal pin and branded earplugs)

CD Digipak

Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version)

Digital:

Digital album

Following the release of Digital Noise Alliance, the band will embark on another tour opening for the mighty Judas Priest on their “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour. See below for the full list of tour dates.

QUEENSRYCHE Tour Dates:

Opening for Judas Priest

Oct. 13 Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale

Oct. 15 Albany, NY - MVP Arena

Oct. 16 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall Fenway

Oct. 18 Uniondale, NY at Nassau Veterans

Oct. 19 Wilkes-Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

Oct. 21 Kalamazoo, MI at Wings Event Center

Oct. 22 Detroit, MI at Masonic Temple Theatre

Oct. 24 Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center

Oct. 25 Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre

Oct. 27 Green Bay, WI - Resch Center Theater

Oct. 29 Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center Moline

Oct. 30 Mankato, MN - Mayo Clinic Event Center

Nov. 01 Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center

Nov. 02 Rapid City, SD - The Monument

Nov. 07 Ontario, CA - Toyota Center

Nov. 08 Tucson, AZ - TCC Arena

Nov. 10 Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center

Nov. 12 Park City (Wichita),KS -Hartman Arena

Nov. 13 St. Charles, MO - The Family Arena

Nov. 15 Corbin, KY - The Corbin Arena

Nov. 17 Southaven, MS - Landers Center

Nov. 18 Baton Rouge, LA - Raising Canes River Center

Nov. 20 Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center

Nov. 22 San Antonio, TX - Tech Port Center & Arena

Nov. 23 San Antonio, TX - Tech Port Center & Arena

Nov. 25 Dallas, TX - The Factory - Deep Ellum

Nov. 26 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street

Nov. 28 Edinburg, TX - Burt Ogden Arena

Nov. 29 Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall

With a career that not only spans, but has charted the course of multiple genres, QUEENSRŸCHE remains a force in their own right. Digital Noise Alliance, QUEENSRŸCHE’s 16th studio album continues their ever-evolving legacy.

Once again teaming up with producer Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), Digital Noise Alliance not only refracts QUEENSRŸCHE’s past accomplishments but also pushes into the band’s future. It is the band effortlessly moving from strength to strength: immediate and thought-provoking. Quintessentially QUEENSRŸCHE.

QUEENSRŸCHE line-up is Eddie Jackson (bass), Michael Wilton (guitar), Todd La Torre (vocals), Casey Grillo (drums) and Mike Stone (guitar).

Watch “In Extremis (Official Video)”:

YouTube

Watch “Forest (Official Video)”:

YouTube

Extreme Melodic Death Metal Stars DEFACING GOD Release Third Single “The Resurrection” + Lyric Video

August 31, 2022

Debut Album, “The Resurrection Of Lilith”

Out This Friday | Pre-Order NOW!

The duchess and dukes of darkness, DEFACING GOD, have returned to unleash their wrath with their new album, 'The Resurrection of Lilith', out this Friday via Napalm Records. Casting new spells, the band is ready to meet their nemesis and raise hellfire by summoning Lilith, the mother of Darkness.

Rooted in occultism and witchcraft, DEFACING GOD strives on ancient stories and grandiose soundscapes conjuring their worthy representation of opulent Scandinavian metal traditions. Echoing styles of artists such as Dimmu Borgir and Cradle of Filth, the band continues the legacy of unconventional extreme metal, taking their rightful place in the garden of Eden and ready to deface God!

But first, DEFACING GOD complete the unholy trinity with their third offering, just before the album drops. Their new single “The Resurrection” summons the sacred sovereignty Lilith and showcases the band’s potential lying within extreme melodies with a twist of haunting riffs and indelible drums that immerse astoundingly with the gory growls of vocalist Sandie The Lilith. Stirring with powerful feminine rage, DEFACING GODencapsulates symphonic sounds with extreme power, creating anthems for the banished.

DEFACING GOD on “The Resurrection”:

“The Resurrection - the title track of the beast we are about to release! This song is dedicated to Lilith and her resurrection. A song of rebellion and an all-consuming need for revenge. Revenge over those who banished her to a cursed fate and revenge in the name of all her fellow witches - her blood sisters - strong women throughout history who never got a voice!’”

Join the cult and watch the lyric video for “The Resurrection”

DEFACING GOD state:

“A lot of mixed emotions and passion has been held over and inside this album and to support those emotions our sound is both eerie and dramatic, filled with symphonic details to set the mood and atmosphere. We have created a lot of details so that the listener is challenged, which is why it is important to mention that we chose to work with Lars Vinther on the tracks.

Lars did the orchestration parts and he is that ´´extra´´ we needed to complete our sound with the classical components and to make our sound more grandiose and dramatic. The use of classical instruments/symphonics is something that is more seen in the modern black metal genre (Cradle, Dimmu Borgir etc.) But we play melodic death metal and because of our love for classical music and our dark and massive sound, we thought it would be interesting to experiment with the orchestrations and more layers in our music.

Melodic death metal has been made a million times before, but I think we managed to make this piece very personal with all the experimenting.

Pre-order DEFACING GOD's debut 'The Resurrection Of Lilith' NOW!

The rising force of occult Melodic Death Metal with their impressively grand debut!

The Resurrection Of Lilith arises with a cinematic, chanting introduction, leading the listener into the demonic world of DEFACING GOD. Building up tension to release into an uncompromising melodic, orchestral death metal assault on “The Invocation Part I “Lilith””, the track emerges as the first of three songs introducing female forces of legend as a trinity to be reckoned with – the first being Lilith, Adam’s first wife, who refused to obey and now reigns as a symbol of feminine rage and independency, but also for the darkness found within oneself. Bookending the undeniably strong “The Resurrection” are parts two and three – “The Invocation Part II “Jezebel”” and “The Invocation Part III “Abyzou”” – which lead into “The Rise of Trinity”. The remainder of The Resurrection Of Lilith proves to be an auditory onslaught of epic proportions, seeing DEFACING GOD unleash their supreme power and full songwriting dynamics with varying yet unrelentingly hard-hitting tracks like “The End Of Times”, “Echoes From Fulda”, “Death Followed Like a Plague” and “Enslaved”. Penultimate track “In the Land of Rain and Sorrow” blasts with a blackened, dense wall of sound before the album closes with encapsulating, symphonic “Into the Mist of Memories” – featuring a neo-classically inspired guitar solo.

DEFACING GOD are:

Sandie Gjørtz - Vocals

Signar Petersen - Lead Guitar

Christian Snapholt Nielsen - Rhythm Guitar

Michael Olsson - Drums

Rasmus "Kalke" Nielsen - Bass

Simonetti's GOBLIN Announces 'Suspiria' Anniversary Tour

August 31, 2022

Claudio Simonetti's

GOBLIN

Announces North American Tour

to Celebrate 45th Anniversary of

'Suspiria'

GET TICKETS

Composer Claudio Simonetti has written and recorded some of the most influential soundtracks in horror, including Dawn of the Dead, Demons, Deep Red, Tenebre, and countless others, with his seminal work still informing the genre to this day. This year, Simonetti's Goblin celebrates the 45th Anniversary of Dario Argento's iconic picture, Suspiria, with a live performance of the score set to a screening of the film! Following the finale of the cult classic, the collective will return after a brief intermission to deliver a set of quintessential Goblin material alongside clips of the songs’ cinematic counterparts.

The epic three-month-long trek will kick off just in time for Halloween on October 25 in Kansas City, MO and will hit several historic venues, most notably the infamous Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO) where The Shining (1980) was filmed.

Before the final curtain draws on December 13 in WInnipeg, MB, the tour will divert for a one off in Tokyo (JP) on November 18. The full run of dates can be found below and tickets are available HERE!

GOBLIN North American Dates:

10/25/22: Kansas City, MO @ Screenland Armour Theatre

10/26/22: Kansas City, MO @ Screenland Armour Theatre

10/27/22: Minneapolis, MN @ Fitzgerald Theater

10/28/22: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

10/29/22: Madison, WI @ The Orpheum Theater

10/30/22: Milwaukee, WI @ The Oriental Theatre

10/31/22: Grand Rapids, MI @ Wealthy Theatre

11/01/22: Detroit, MI @ Flagstar Strand Theatre

11/02/22: Indianapolis, IN @ The Kan-Kan Brasserie

11/03/22: Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall

11/04/22: Cleveland, OH @ Heights Theater

11/05/22: Niagara, NY @ Rapids Theatre

11/06/22: Ottawa, ON @ Mayfair Theatre

11/07/22: Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe

11/08/22: Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre

11/09/22: Queens, NY @ Melrose Ballroom

11/10/22: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

11/11/22: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

11/13/22: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa

11/14/22: Washington, DC @ The Howard Theatre

11/20/22: New Orleans, LA @ Poor Boys

11/21/22: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom

11/22/22: Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre

11/23/22: Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre

11/26/22: Tempe, AZ @ Nile Theatre

11/27/22: Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Theatre

11/29/22: San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre

12/02/22: Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre

12/03/22: Portland, OR @ Hollywood Theatre

12/04/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre

12/05/22: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre

12/06/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

12/09/22: Estes Park, CO @ The Stanley Hotel

12/10/22: Estes Park, CO @ The Stanley Hotel

12/12/22: Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre

12/13/22: Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre

GOBLIN Japan Dates:

11/18/22: Tokyo (JP) @ Club Citta

Tickets: http://tonedeaftouring.com/goblin

In addition to standard tickets, VIP packages will also be available and will include:

- Limited Silk Screened Poster (signed)

- Limited Shirt

- VIP laminate

- Limited Pin

- Early entry

- Meet and Greet

Lineup:

Claudio Simonetti: keyboards

Daniele Amador: guitars

Cecilia Nappo: bass

Federico Maragoni: drums

Links:

Official Goblin Website

CONSTELLATIA Reveals New Album, Shares First Single

August 31, 2022

South African progressive black metal band CONSTELLATIA will be releasing its sophomore full-length, 'Magisterial Romance,' on November 11, 2022 via Season of Mist! The album details, tracklisting, and artwork can be found below! In celebration of the announcement, the band is now sharing the mesmerizing first single, "Adorn," along with a music video! The song and video can be seen below.

The new track is accompanied by two guest musicians from HONEYMOAN; vocalist Alison Rachel and guitarist Skye MacInnes. The video was filmed and edited by Barry De Villiers.

CONSTELLATIA bassist/vocalist Keenan Oakes comments: "We are overjoyed to share some new music with all of you, finally. Our second collaboration with Alison Rachel; 'Adorn' is a beacon of light, a real empowering song which speaks to growth and the love of self. Sit back, turn it up and enjoy. Thank you for listening!"

Pre-orders for 'Magisterial Romance' are now live HERE.
Pre-save the album on all streaming services HERE.

Following the end of Wildernessking’s career, Keenan Oakes had to continue making music, despite the difficulties of playing in a metal band in Cape Town, South Africa. Regardless, Oakes joined forces with Crow Black Sky’s Gideon Lamprecht in 2018 to create the musical entity known as CONSTELLATIA. Taken from the word ‘constellation’, CONSTELLATIA refers to the nature of existence and the natural world, the cosmos, and extracting meaning and happiness from it all. The band’s somber take on progressive black metal encapsulates inherently human subjects; a distillation of life’s meander, sadness and tribulations.

Inspired by artists such as Opeth, Mastodon, The Cure, Primordial, Neurosis, Wolves in the Throne Room, Pink Floyd, Beach House, Agalloch, Emperor and Cult of Luna, Constellatia imbue their stark musical landscape with ferocity and reverie. Following the release of their debut record via Isolation Records in 2019, The Language of Limbs, CONSTELLATIA was very quick to garner the attention of listeners around the world, leading to their acknowledgement and subsequent signing to the large, independent record label, Season of Mist. While The Language of Limbs sounds bleak and tends to instill a sense of longing within the listener, it too sparks an idyllic feeling of catharsis with the mesmerizing atmospheric soundscapes and subtle intoxicating harmonies.

Now with Season of Mist’s support moving forward with their sophomore record, CONSTELLATIA have the footing and foundation to fully expand on their musical endeavours. The new album which is set to release on November the 11th 2022, shows CONSTELLATIA continuing to evolve on their already mature sound, creating these larger-than-life romantic compositions that express the emotional spectrum of simply being; an amorphous progressive metal experience enriched with lavish ambiance and ripe with spirit, unique to them alone.
From the very start, the goal with CONSTELLATIA was to create emotionally dense and textured metal that is both transcendent and incredibly human. With the release of their upcoming record later this year, CONSTELLATIA will reveal just how much more dynamic and vulnerable their music has become. It may seem that the band is now hitting their stride, but they have only just begun. Plans are being made to tour the many corners of the world in support of their new album and subsequent releases.

To love
The wheels of this great turning
Dispel the grey aura you’ve known
Deepen the joy, stars aglow

Follow CONSTELLATIA on Facebook, Instagram and B andcamp.

Genre: Progressive black metal

Mastering studio and engineer: Fascination Street - Tony Lindgren

Producer / Mixing engineer: Gideon Lamprecht

Line-up:
Gideon Lamprecht - Lead guitar
Adam Hill - Rhythm guitar
Keenan Oakes - Bass, vocals

Recording Line-up:
Gideon Lamprecht - Lead guitar
Adam Hill - Rhythm guitar
Keenan Oakes - Bass, vocals
Frank Schilperoort - Drums

Guest musicians:
Alison Rachel (Honeymoan) - vocals on "Adorn"
Skye MacInnes (Honeymoan) - additional guitars on "Adorn"

Cover Art: Kent Andreasen

Biography: Written by JP Pallais

Pre-save: https://orcd.co/constellatia-mr
Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/Constellatia-MR

Formats:
CD Digipak
2x 12" Gatefold (Black)

Modern Hard Rock Band, Titans in Time, Release New Single "Prey" to All Major Platforms!

August 31, 2022

"Prey" can be found at:

https://linktr.ee/Titansintime

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/titansintime/prey

Titans in Time have released their brand new single "Prey" to all major platforms!
"Prey" is the follow up to the band's latest, well-received single "Higher Power."

Titans in Time is a modern hard rock band from Cleveland, OH who is quickly gaining recognition as a hard working, performance driven group chasing the dream of Rock and Roll.

The group put out their first full length album, Love Found // Love Lost in 2019 and quickly charted on Billboard for “Current Hard Rock Albums” and “Top New Artists Heatseekers” and have been touring nationally through multiple markets. Through these opportunities, the band has been able to play the main stage at Inkcarceration and Dirt Fest while headlining venues in their hometown of Cleveland including The Agora, The Foundry.

Titans has played and shared the stage with bands including Godsmack, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Motionless in White, Live, Red Sun Rising, Buck Cherry, POD, Nonpoint, Islander, Gemini Syndrome, Trapt, CKY, Flaw, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Palaye Royale, and most recently September Mourning.

The guys chase every opportunity they can get to share the experience of what it means to attend a show and how it feels to be a fan and a Titan.

More Music by Titans in Time:

Titans in Time - Frozen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSV6N_CjmgM

Titans in Time - Sunglasses At Night:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfXaD4BJXI

Titans in Time are:
Vocals - Vince Gillman
Guitar - Zac Gundlach
Bass - Joshua Jansen
Drums - Matt Bryson

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LENNE Releases New Lyric Video for Single "Miracle"

August 31, 2022

LENNE released their new lyric video for single "Miracle" today! The single is from their debut EP A Sympathetic Antipathy released through Imagen Records.

"'Miracle' is about my late mother. She died slowly from ALS. She was very religious but eventually couldn't even hold her prayer books. After putting her to bed every night, I'd beg god (even though I had lost faith long ago) to please stop the process of her crippling. Please, let her talk again. Eat again. So, that's why the chorus is 'Searching for miracles. In need of a miracle.' Literally just begging god to help my sweet mother. 'Always trying to explain, still I just fall down' is in reference to her losing her speech and constantly getting hurt from falling. She remained faithful to the day she died. Never cursed god for her illness.. I did," says Leonard Cerzosie Jr.

The video was created by Gary Sandler of Mindsnap Music.

A Sympathetic Antipathy can be streamed/downloaded at:

https://ffm.to/qb95ekb

Back in the early 2000's, Leonard Cerzosie Jr. started a band with his brother called The Infinite Staircase that did very well as an independent band. the band worked with artists like Earl Slick from David Bowie's band, Candlebox, Sevendust, and even Zakk Wylde. In 2009, they scored a slot on tour with Black Label Society, Sevendust, and Dope that sealed a lot of friendships they still have to this day.

"In 2010, the love of my life passed away suddenly. Pill overdose. It was a devastating time. She was only 27. Morgan Rose and I wrote and recorded the EP, No Amends that was a dedication to my love" says Leonard Cerzosie Jr.

He continues, "Over the years, I've had my hand in multiple projects. I formed "Le Projet" around 2013 that featured members of Candlebox, Sevendust, and The Infinite Staircase. I also joined the Baltimore band "The Mayan Factor" a few years ago and have toured with them in Mexico City and the states. During all this, my mother was diagnosed with ALS. One day- after performing a friend insisted on introducing me to someone. He was confident we needed to meet. That was the day I met Jim Taylor. We did get along immediately and have since been composing all sorts of music together."

"When my mother passed away, Morgan got very involved with what was going on with me and my dad. He invited us out to his place in Atlanta multiple times. We started recording songs with Corey Lowery that would ultimately become 'LeNNe'. We spent much time digging deep for the right lyrics and tones. There were multiple artists involved over the course of a few years, but the official line up is me and Jim led by Morgan," he adds.

A Sympathetic Antipathy is the culmination of a few years of musical collaboration. The project was produced & co-written by Morgan Rose along with Leonard Cerzosie Jr., Corey Lowery, and Jim Taylor. In its various stages of recording, engineering talents include Jose Urquiza, James "Fluff" Harley, and Mike Ferretti. The initial inspiration for the EP was the passing of Lenny's mother after years of battling ALS. Tracks like "Miracle" were written about that struggle. Rose & Cerzosie have a history of writing & recording together and included a remastered version of a song they wrote with The Infinite Staircase in 2013 called "No Amends". Other musicians featured on the EP include Chris Caffrey of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Justin Taylor of Alborn.

The current band line up consists of heavy hitting, Maryland musicians Mike Slaski, Rob Landon, and Stephen Hybdzinski; alongside Evan Crider ,Taylor from PA and Cerzosie from NY.

"This was originally supposed to just be a session in Atlanta with Morgan & Corey. The plan was to do a song in honor of my mom. We ended up having such cool, sometimes borderline morbid chemistry. Funny fact? The original song that started this whole thing didn't even make the EP. We went along this darker, heavier path while still maintaining all the melodies we initially created," says Leonard Cerzosie Jr.

For More Information Please Visit:

LENNE

IMAGEN RECORDS

New York art-pop band ELK CITY present 'That Someone', first release on Magic Door Record Label, co-founded by GUIDED B

August 31, 2022

"Elk City’s cool and elegant sound draws on 1980s “dream pop” and bits of 1960s folk-rock" ~ The New York Times

"A formidable offering... it comes as no surprise Elk City sounds so animated, brazen and effervescent. LoBue’s commanding vocals are the icing on the cake, making for a highly infectious track" ~ The Spill Magazine

"White-hot, catchy and propels the listener ahead in forward motion... with a vocal timbre somewhere in the midst of Chrissie Hynde, Blondie and Patti Smith" ~ The Record Stache

Art pop band Elk City shares 'That Someone', a song exploring the dual nature of self and other, excitement and dismay. The sound is vibrant, raw-edged, guitar-driven and maybe even a little scary. The shadow-laden accompanying video was filmed in New York City and Montclair, New Jersey, as well as edited by Ray Ketchem.

The first single from their forthcoming 'Above the Water' LP, opens a new chapter in the Montclair, New Jersey-based band’s evolutionary story, showcasing a new guitar-rich lineup featuring members of Versus, Luna and the Psychedelic Furs side-project Feed.

Elk City revolves around its founders, artist/vocalist Renee LoBue and producer/drummer Ray Ketchem. Ketchem’s Magic Door Recording studio is homebase, where the band creates their uniquely swirling dream pop for insomniacs.

‘That Someone’ and the full ‘Above the Water’ LP will be released via the new Magic Door Record Label, founded by Guided by Voices drummer Kevin Marchwith Ketchem and LoBue. These three neighbors, collaborators and friends launched the label with a simple mission to release music created by the rich community of artists who surround them.

With a glimmering rock thread, 'That Someone' dishes up potent atmospheric pop with psychedelic undertones and overtones. Ketchem and LoBue's co-pilots here are uniquely qualified for this high-flying task: twin rods of lightning in guitarists Sean Eden (Luna) and Chris Robertson (Feed, Punch Havana), and electrifying bass courtesy of Richard Baluyut (Versus).

Since 1999, Elk City has faced the omnipresent question: What does Elk City sound like? Given their output of 5 albums, 3 EPs and countless one-off tracks, the answer is ever evolving. But that’s a good thing, revealing an even deeper question:

What does Elk City feel like?

It feels pretty good, man. 'That Someone' is definitive in this regard: Like so many Elk City songs, it feels like it’s happening at night, and there’s a storm coming.

Opening with a riff akin to early Sleater-Kinney or 'Loaded'-era Velvets, it quickly goes Blondie, then unleashes into the kind of full-fledged tornado that is uniquely Elk City.

“We’ve never used this much improv before,” says Renee LoBue of this initial single and the forthcoming album.

“The stuff you hear is happening in the moment, while tape was rolling,” says Ray Ketchem.

From there, Richard Baluyut became the band’s rehearsal tape archivist and obsessive editor, building out these rehearsal room jams into something completely different: The kind of elegantly crafted 3:30 pop songs that decades ago, bands would press onto a 12-inch, one to a side, almost as if to say, “Here’s a song you can get swept up in. Here’s a song about what it feels like to be alive.”

‘Above the Water’ was recorded, mixed and mastered at Ketchem’s Magic Door Recording, opened in 2017 as an acoustically lush refuge where musical expression and experimentation can unfurl. Ketchem, whose production credits include Guided By Voices, Luna, and Gramercy Arms, partnered with legendary studio designer George Augspurger to transform a cavernous warehouse into a freeform studio where vintage microphones, modern studio gear, and bespoke sound tuning elevate and inspire.

As of August 31, 'That Someone' will be available everywhere digitally, including Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify and Bandcamp, where the full album can already be pre-ordered. The 'Above The Water' LP will be released on October 21.

CREDITS
Renee LoBue - lead vocals, percussion
Chris Robertson - guitars, backing vocals
Ray Ketchem - drums, percussion, synths, sounds
Sean Eden - guitars
Richard Baluyut - bass, synths, backing vocals
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording, Montclair, NJ
Songs written and performed by Elk City.
© 2022 sound is crazy music (BMI)
Single cover artwork by Ray Ketchem. Album artwork by Ray Ketchem & Renee LoBue

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THE LA MAYBE Release Official Lyric Video for Acoustic "The Long Road"!

August 31, 2022

Carolinas based heavy rock band THE LA MAYBE has released the official lyric video for the sublime, acoustic version of "The Long Road." Created in-house by lead guitarist and band co-founder Dallas Dwight, "The Long Road" is off of the newly released Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed debut album, Dirty Damn Tricks.

Dirty Damn Tricks Deluxe Edition Out NOW!

“'The Long Road' was written for anyone who feels like they aren’t where they want to be in life. For those feeling lost or out of place. For the dreamers who long to fly away from the mundane. Each verse signifies a vignette of a different type of struggle. We’ve more than likely all been one (or all) of the 4 characters at some point in our lives. More than anything, 'The Long Road' symbolizes hope and the will to never give up on what you want out of life." - Dallas Dwight, The L.A. Maybe

The L.A. Maybe is a 5-piece rock n' roll band hailing from the southern heat of the Carolinas. If you’re a fan of Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, or Van Halen…you will feel right at home adding LAM to your record collection. Having toured internationally to rock fans all over the world, The L.A. Maybe firmly plants its feet at the very forefront of the New Wave of Classic Rock movement and you’re sure to have at least one of their choruses stuck in your head at any given moment. Drawing influence from nearly every style of music, The L.A. Maybe put on an electrifying live show and stand for everything you love about rock music, old and new.

SEVEN KINGDOMS DROPS MUSIC VIDEO FOR CHASING THE MIRAGE

August 18, 2022

Power metal four-piece SEVEN KINGDOMS has released their official music video for "Chasing the Mirage". This music video was filmed during the Unleash the Archers and Beast in Black tours in 2021 and 2022. It features also Striker, Aether Realm and Lords of the Trident. Seven Kingdoms has also been announced for the ProgPower USA Festival in September of 2023.

Their long-awaited fifth studio album, 'Zenith', is out now via Distortion Music Group. The follow-up to 2017's 'Decennium' and the "Empty Eyes" EP in 2019, 'Zenith' saw 7K put the power in the hands of their fans - who ultimately responded with thunderous support by raising more than $50,000 through the band's Kickstarter Campaign

The new album is led by the singles "Universal Terrestrial", "Diamond Handed", "Love Dagger" as well as the newest single, "CHASING THE MIRAGE"!

On the release of 'Chasing the Mirage', guitarist Camden Cruz comments:

"This was a fun one! We took this song on the road with us before the album came out so we could show the world a little slice of what we do on tour. It features two of our biggest fans Kayleigh and Zac who helped make this video happen! There are a lot of fun moments captured here on film and we’re really excited to share it with everyone!”

SEVEN KINGDOMS - "Chasing the Mirage" (Official Video)

ORDER 'Zenith' HERE

‘Zenith’ was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, FL and 8 Arms Audio in Orlando, FL during the summer and fall of 2021. The record was mixed and mastered by Jim Morris, at Morrisound Recording in November of 2021. Cover art was done by Jan Yrlund (Battle Beast, Korpiklaani, Windrose).

Seven Kingdoms Lineup:

Sabrina Cruz - Vocals

Camden Cruz - Guitar

Kevin Byrd - Guitar

Keith Byrd - Drums

Seven Kingdoms Online:

https://www.facebook.com/SevenKingdomsOfficial/

https://www.instagram.com/sevenkingdomsofficial

https://www.youtube.com/user/sevenkingdoms1

https://sevenkingdoms.bigcartel.com

https://www.twitch.tv/sevenkingdomsofficial

VOIDBRINGER Release Lyric Video For First Single "Years OF Waste" + Announce New EP Wasteland Out November 4th!

August 18, 2022

Orange County progressive/melodic death metal band VOIDBRINGER will release its first EP Wasteland on November 4th via Blood Blast Distribution. This is the first project from Miles Dimitri Baker(INTERLOPER, ex RINGS OF SATURN) where he is handling guitar and vocal duties.

Today, the band is proud to release its first single "Years Of Waste" off the upcoming EP. Watch the lyric video for "Years Of Waste" below.

Miles Dimitri Baker comments, "I am pleased to launch my new band, VOIDBRINGER. This is something I have wanted to do for quite some time. where I am able to bring to life a clear vision of what I want to do musically, lyrically, and visually. I have always been into the heavier side of music and I feel very good about returning back to my roots a bit with VOIDBRINGER. It feels like I am coming home so to speak.

The first single, 'Years of Waste', off of the Wasteland EP is a track that reflects on parts of my life that have been filled with self-doubt, self-destruction, and an incredible amount of internal conflict. It’s about the experience, acceptance of your past, and the struggle to move forward."

The theme of the Wasteland EP is past experiences and personal struggles that have been faced and fought over many years. The EP was written and performed by Miles Dimitri Baker while the engineering was completed by by Joey Virrueta. For the album, Miles utilized his Schecter Guitar Signature Model 7 string, Elixir Strings, Hosa Tech, and Seymour Duncan Pickups. The artwork for Wasteland was created by Jugoslav Stankin.

Live/full time members are on the horizon and shows/tours to follow.

Pre-order/stream the Wasteland EP, here: https://bfan.link/years-of-waste
Purchase tabs and merch for the album, here: https://voidbringerofficialmerchstore.bigcartel.com/
Check out VOIDBRINGER on Bandcamp: https://voidbringerofficial.bandcamp.com/album/wasteland-ep

Fred Abong releases 'Passenger Side' single ahead of new 'Yellowthroat' album

August 18, 2022

Singer-songwriter Fred Abong will be releasing his new 'Yellowthroat' LP on August 23 via Seattle-based startup Disc Disc, recorded together with Rob Ahlers, drummer in 50FOOTWAVE and the Kristin Hersh Trio, of which Abong is also a part.

This is Abong's sixth album, having self-released five on his own, as well as two EPs. Abong’s music has been described as a cross between “ragged Replacements and lyric-driven Bob Dylan,” and as “Elliott Smith with balls”.

Ahead of this, Abong presents the album's third single 'Passenger Side' along with a self-produced video. This follows 'Twister' and 'Aurora', which he released ahead of the UK and US legs of Abong's recent tour with Kristin Hersh.

Fred Abong is a Filipino-American artist, whose music represents an endearing mix of indie-alternative rock and folk singer-songwriter. His work is characterized by existential and romantically focused poetic lyrics, a hypnotic, sometimes gravelly, baritone voice, off-kilter and down-tuned guitars and unconventional song structures. He has a raw and unpolished production aesthetic with an overall direct, though deceptively imaginative and oblique, presentation.

"Early on, Rob (Ahlers) and I felt that 'Passenger Side' was a possible single because it seemed so ‘easy’. That’s not to say that it’s a ‘simple’ song in any way… just that it has a very accessible sound and vibe, says Fred Abong.

"In any case, like the rest of 'Yellowthroat', it treats of the romantic journey, in particular the sense of being ‘taken for a ride’ by the relationship, but not necessarily in the pejorative sense. It’s focus is the early stages, where the trip is dark and foreboding (maybe ‘mysterious’ is a better term). The lovers as ‘a pair of possums going through the crosswalk in the night’, suggests their desire to discover one another privately, away from the gaze of humanity, and the song culminates in a recognition of both brokenness and true intimacy as well as a fragile hope that for the full blossoming of love. Plus, there’s an awesome keyboard part by Rob!

Until returning to music full-time, Abong spent nearly a decade immersed in academia, completing a Ph.D. in Humanities and working as an adjunct professor in the Religious Studies, Philosophy, and English Departments at various universities. He has also been a practicing Vedic astrologer for the past 20 plus years.

As of August 13, 'Yellowthroat' will be available on CD and 12-inch 160-gram black vinyl, as well as digitally across the. It can be obtained in all formats via Bandcamp.

SELECT PRESS FEEDBACK
“There is a purity and honesty in his approach that gets more and more intense with each track. It feels like you’re riding a wave of energy” ~ Higher Plain Music

“Thoughtful, minimalist, sometimes even bleak, but all the better for it. The ghost of Syd Barrett watches over everything... ‘Yellowthroat’ takes another sonic leap forward” ~ Real Gone Rocks

“An almost painful intimacy to his words despite the oblique phrasing and imagery he conjures” ~ Isolation Records

“An ascent out of singer-songwriter folk territory into something bordering on punk and psychedelia” ~ Fatea Magazine

“Beautifully raw, uncluttered and quite cinematic, these songs could easily serve as the soundtrack to a Jim Jarmusch film. Melodically infectious and lyrically mysterious, they beckon the listener back to experience them over and over again” ~ Newport Naked

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This is GWAR Blu-Ray and DVD Coming October 25th!

August 18, 2022

The critically acclaimed documentary This is GWAR was released earlier this summer via Shudder, AMC Network's premium streaming service for horror, thriller, and the supernatural. On October 25th, This is GWAR will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD. It is available for pre-order HERE. Both the Blu-Ray and DVD will be chock full of special features which are listed in detail below.

This is GWAR is the powerful story of the iconic heavy metal art collective, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years. The feature documentary includes interviews with the band members, both past and present, and other artists, including Weird Al Yankovic, Thomas Lennon, Alex Winter, Bam Margera, and Ethan Embry, including never seen footage of legendary GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus).

This is GWAR is directed by Scott Barber (Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story), with producers Tommy Avallone (Bill Murray Stories) and Josh Goldbloom (V/H/S/94). Executive Producers include Bill Parks, Zach Blair, Matthew Helderman, and Luke Taylor.

Guitarist Brent Purgason on the upcoming release, “We are really happy to see This is GWAR available on Blu-Ray soon. While it’s impossible to tell the entire history of the band in one movie, the doc does an amazing job of showing the trials, tribulations, successes and losses of the legendary GWAR!”

“We're really excited to get this out there, so people can add This is GWAR to their home collection. You can never have enough GWAR! We have a lot of really cool special features, we think folks will really love,” adds director Scott Barber.

Blu-Ray and DVD Special Features

1) Behind the scenes of a GWAR show

2) GWAR on Empire Records (As told by Ethan Embry)

3) The Legend of GWAR: The Story of the Scumdogs of the Universe

4) The Last Interview with Dave Brockie

5) GWAR From The Outside: Bonus Interviews

6) Four Pillars of GWAR: A brief deep dive into the origin of GWAR focusing on Hunter Jackson, Dave Brockie, Chuck Varga, and Don Drakulich

7) Slave Pit Walk Through with Michael Bishop

8) An Important Message from the Scumdogs of the Universe

9) This Is GWAR Commentary Track From Bob Gorman and Mike Derks

About GWAR

The story of GWAR is carved across the history of this hopeless planet, but GWARthemselves are not of this world…Their story begins far past Uranus, in the deepest reaches of space, where the beings known as GWAR were warriors in the Scumdogs of the Universe, an elite fighting force in the army of the Master of All Reality. But GWARproved too reckless and powerful, and after a series of tragic but hilarious blunders, they were banished to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, with orders to conquer an insignificant backwater prehistoric mudball known as the planet Earth. Once here, GWAR, the original Ancient Aliens, shaped the face of the globe, wiping out the dinosaurs, and mating with apes to create the human race. Having accidentally given rise to all human history, the Master of All Reality froze them in Antarctic ice where they could do no more harm. It was there they were discovered by a shady entrepreneur known as Sleazy P Martini, who sat the band down in front of professional wrestling, late-night horror movies, heavy metal music, and a steady diet of crack cocaine until GWAR became the cultural force they are today!

About Shudder

AMC Networks' Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers, and the supernatural. Shudder's expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand.

BASTARÐUR Drops New Music Video for "Viral Tumor"

August 18, 2022

Crust punk outfit BASTARÐUR (ft. singer/guitarist Aðalbjörn "Addi" Tryggvason of Sólstafir) is now sharing the brand new music video for the song "Viral Tumor!" The track is taking from the band's 2021 debut album, 'Satan's Loss of Son.' The video can be seen below.

Tryggvason comments, "'Viral Tumor' was the first song written for this album and features all the things I wanted to achieve by doing this album, so making a performance video felt perfect, having a whole band playing a song written a time long ago alone in a garage."

'Satan's Loss of Son' is now available HERE.

Singer/guitarist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason has always worn his vast musical influences on his sleeve. Be it an ENTOMBED sticker emblazoned on his guitar, queueing up Ennio Morricone before a set, or paying homage to Lemmy Kilmister with his cowboy sensibilities, it’s no secret that his love for music cannot be contained to any one genre. Now, Tryggvason is taking his adoration for crust punk to an exciting new level with his latest project, BASTARÐUR, which channels influences such as NAPALM DEATH, TERRORIZER, MOTÖRHEAD,and DISFEAR.

“The idea of writing death metal in the vein of old ENTOMBED came in 2018,” Tryggvason says on the project’s inception. “Not being able to channel my love for such music through my main band [SÓLSTAFIR], I began writing riffs, and riffs became songs, and all the sudden it had more crust punk elements than I had foreseen.” And yet, despite the apparent departure from SÓLSTAFIR’s sound, Tryggvason’s signature voice and brief moments of atmospheric texture color the record in familiar shades that ring true to his core musical identity.

The band was born during personal turmoil, a prime example of turning a negative situation into a positive opportunity. “Living with my parents after a relationship break up and being unemployed, I set up a small studio in my dad’s garage, and after a few months there was an album of material,” explains Tryggvason. “Me and my good mate Birgir Jónsson, most known for his work with Icelandic metal act DIMMA, had for years talked about making music together, and this seemed the perfect time, so we got ourselves into a studio with former SÓLSTAFIR live sound guy Jóhann and recorded the album in a few days.”

Tryggvason tapped several other co-conspirators to contribute towards his vision. Guest vocals are attributed to Marc Grewe (MORGOTH/INSIDIOUS DISEASE) and Alan Averill (PRIMORIDIAL), the latter of whom also penned the lyrics on two of the album’s tracks. Some of the blistering guitar solos were handled by Ragnar Zolberg, whom SÓLSTAFIR fans may know as he has filled in on bass for the band during occasional live shows, and Thrainn from SKÁLMÖLD. “I dare to call them Hanneman/King of Iceland,” Tryggvason says of the talented pair of axmen.

BASTARÐUR’s debut also takes a cue from Tryggvason’s distant musical past and rudimentary beginnings. “I used to be in a punk band called BÖLVUN, where I played drums,” he explains. “’Afturhalds Kommatittir’ is from that band, so we got Ingi Thor Pálsson and Flosi Þorgeirsson to play on that song. Flosi also does a bass solo on ‘Viral Tumor.’

Now, after three years in the making, BASTARÐUR is finally ready to make its debut via Season of Mist!

Style: Crust punk

Guest musicians:
Guest vocals on "Neonlight Blitzkrieg" by Marc Grewe
Vocals on "Black Flag Fools" by Alan Averill
Backing vocals on "Afturhalds Kommatittir" by Ásgeir Trausti, Júlli T og Siggi Hjálmur.
Guitar leads on "Burn" by Ragnar Zolberg
Guitar leads on "Neonlight Blitzkrieg" by Thrainn Árni Baldvinsson
Guitar leads on "Viral Tumor" by Ragnar Zolberg and Thráinn Árni Baldvinsson
Bass solo on "Viral Tumor" by Flosi Þorgeirsson

Line-up:
Adalbjörn Tryggvason - Vocals/guitar/bass
Birgir Jónsson – Drums

Recording studio: Hljóðriti, Kleifarsel and Grótta

Produced by: Aðalbjörn Tryggvason

Recorded/mixed: by Jóhann Rúnar at Hljóðriti

Cover art: Fannar Aumingi

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

Available formats: cd digipak, vinyl black and coloured

The Native Howl (Winners of Band Competition TV Series 'No Cover') Release New Track + Music Video "Sons Of Destruction" (via Sumerian Records)

August 18, 2022

Hailing from Leonard, MI, The Native Howl (winners of the hit TV series No Cover) have released their new single and music video for "Sons of Destruction", the first after signing with Sumerian Records. Speaking on their new agreement with Sumerian and experience on No Cover, the band shares:

"Sumerian Records is the first record label that we in The Native Howl have come across that has matched our level of excitement and passion for original music. They have their thumb on the pulse of the modern industry, whilst retaining the integrity and zeal of times past. We are beyond stoked to work with a team that has a genuine love of musical creation.

We in The Native Howl were honored to take part in this competition. We found the concept of the show itself (to judge musicians based on compositional ability rather than performance alone) to be noble; and its execution, exemplary. After a decade as a band, and through the grueling Covid era, we must thank ‘No Cover’ for being the galvanization required to save our group, and for proving to us that there is now more than ever a necessity for original music in the world.”

Watch the music video for "Sons Of Destruction" below and stream the track here.

See The Native Howl on the road starting this month with Black Label Society and Jared James Nichols, and in September with Airbourne. For ticket information, please click here.

Supporting Black Label Society and Jared James Nichols

8/30 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz

8/31 - Chattanooga, TN - The Signal

9/2 - Fayetteville, AR - JJ's Live

9/3 - Tyler, TX - Country River Club

9/4 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore New Orleans

Supporting Airbourne

9/9 - New York City, NY - The Gramercy Theatre

9/10 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts

9/11 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

9/15 - Québec City, QC - Impérial Bell

9/16 - Saguenay, QC - Festival Saint-Honoré dans l'Vent (Friday)

9/17 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre

9/20 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House

9/22 - London, ON - London Music Hall

9/23 - Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner

9/25 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life Festival (Sunday)

9/26 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge

9/27 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry

9/28 - Winnipeg, MB - The Pyramid Cabaret

9/30 - Calgary, AB - The Palace

10/1 - Edmonton, AB - Midway

10/3 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom

10/4 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern

10/5 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

10/7 - San Francisco, CA - Starline Social Club

10/11 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

The Native Howl is an American “Thrash Grass” band from Leonard, MI. A newly-coined genre from their 2016 release of the same name, they combine the aggressiveness and intensity of thrash metal with the melodicism and precision of bluegrass. The band has toured 45 of the 50 U.S. States as well as Canada, naming highlights such as the Rock Legends Cruise, closing FloydFest, and performing The National Anthem before The Chicago Bulls’ game at United Center in Chicago. Recently, they were the winners of Season 1 of the band competition show, 'No Cover' and just wrapped up a national tour with GWAR.

Find The Native Howl Online

thenativehowl.com

SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER Join FOZZY on 2022 SAVE THE WORLD TOUR!

August 18, 2022

Nashville, TN based, legendary hard rock band SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER has announced that they will be joining CHRIS JERICHO fronted, metal powerhouse FOZZY on their 2022 SAVE THE WORLD US dates .Launching September 8 at The King Of Clubs in Columbus, OH, the tour will span the US and into Canada, wrapping up October 10 at Elevation in Virginia Beach, VA,

2022 SAVE THE WORLD Tour Dates:
09/08 @ The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH
09/09 @ Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
09/10 @ Machine Shop – Flint, MI – SOLD OUT
09/11 @ Jergels – Pittsburgh, PA
09/12 @ Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
09/15 @ Castle Theater – Bloomington, IL
09/16 @ The Art Theater – Hobart, IN
09/17 @ The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
09/18 @ Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
09/19 @ Jefferson Theater – Charlottesville, VA
09/29 @ Underground – Charlotte, NC
09/30 @ Canal Club – Richmond, VA
10/01 @ Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
10/02 @ Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY
10/03 @ Taffeta – Lowell, MA
10/06 @ Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
10/07 @ Opera House – Toronto, ON
10/08 @ Empire Live – Albany, NY
10/09 @ Brooklyn Bowl – Philadelphia, PA
10/10 @ Elevation – Virginia Beach, VA

Click for Tour & Ticketing Information

"Sonically, this is the most polished Seventh Day Slumber has ever sounded, complete with tight riffs, compelling drums, and dynamic vocals. None of this is surprising, considering Kellen McGregor produced the album. Everything sounds so well thought out and is arranged with precision. Weston Evans’s guitarwork is stellar, and his relentless fretwork has helped push Seventh Day Slumber into new territory. Drummer Blaise Rojas pummels his instrument with dexterity and control while also contributing significantly to the writing. Vocalist Joseph Rojas shines, displaying an impressive range. All the pieces of this album fall together wonderfully, and it is delightful to see this veteran band push the envelope of what’s typically expected of a band with their longevity." - ROCK ON PURPOSE

Click to Purchase SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER Physical Copies

As a consistent force in the music industry for nearly 20 years, SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER still performs over 200 dates per year. The band has brought a fresh new feel to their signature sound, producing their heaviest hitting album, yet. "Death by Admiration," the title track, was co-written with TELLE SMITH featuring The Word Alive and produced by MEMPHIS MAY FIRE's KELLEN MCGREGOR.

The band was started by JOSEPH ROJAS following a serious battle with drug addiction and a failed suicide attempt. "Music has always been an outlet for me and kept me going when I felt like giving up. Honestly there are times I don't think I would have made it, had it not been for a song or a band's music. I started this band because I wanted to be that for others," says ROJAS.

Singer/Songwriter Duo Dauzat St. Marie Release Official Music Video for Their Cover of Bonnie Raitt's Single “I Can’t Make You Love Me"

August 18, 2022

"I Can't Make You Love Me" can be streamed/downloaded at:

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Singer/songwriter duo Dauzat St. Marie released the official music video for their cover of Bonnie Raitt's single "I Can't Make You Love Me." The duo will be on tour this fall (dates below)!

The name Dauzat St. Marie (pronouced “dō-zaht saynt mah-ree”) has been circulating quite far and wide these past several years through heavyweight touring with some heavyweight artists. Known for their lockstep vocal harmonies and catchy, yet thought-provoking songwriting, singer/songwriter troubadours Mat Dauzat and Heather St. Marie have kept the name Dauzat St. Marie popping up all over the U.S. by touring as main support for Grammy® Award winning heartthrob Rick Springfield’s “Stripped Down” solo acoustic show series for the past five years and peppered in dates with The Marshall Tucker Band, Lindsay Ell, Schuyler Fisk / Sissy Spacek, and Rick Derringer. Most recently, Dauzat St. Marie toured the U.S. as support for legendary music icons Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo.

2020 was shaping up to be a monumental year for Dauzat St. Marie. They kicked it off with a performance at Los Angeles’s iconic Dodger Stadium for the Komen “More Than Pink” Walk. Then the duo began preparing for their biggest tour to date – the support slot on the summer arena tour with Rick Springfield and one of the world’s best-selling groups of all time – CHICAGO. Sadly, the tour was terminated less than two months before it even began due to Covid-19. Though being handed a tough blow, Dauzat St. Marie didn’t skip a beat – the duo used the forced downtime to begin releasing new music and videos as soon as the world went into lockdown. Their first single released during lockdown titled “Common Ground” landed on the world-famous music compilation series “Now That’s What I Call Music” volume 75, gaining Dauzat St. Marie a large new audience worldwide with the compilation series’ cult-like followers.

In less than nine months into the lockdown, Dauzat St. Marie gained over 1.6 million YouTube channel views, with their music video for “Common Ground”logging over a million views alone. Their music video for “In It Together” was used by The American Cancer Society as a vehicle for awareness and fundraising in a national Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign (Heather is a recent breast cancer survivor), and one of their singles titled “Where Were You?” landed on the 2021 Grammy® Awards ballot in three separate categories – Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Pop Duo / Group Performance.

While continuing to roll out singles into 2021, Dauzat St. Marie was invited to record in collaboration with Zac Brown, Jason Mraz, KT Tunstall, Keith Goodwin (Good Old War), and other Taylor Guitars sponsored artists on the song “I Know What Love Is,” with all funds raised going to MusicCares to assist musicians struggling during the pandemic. The song has been streamed over 2.5 million times and raised over $12,000 for MusicCares.

Dauzat St. Marie Tour Dates:

August 26, 2022 @Whiskey Richards, Santa Barbara, CA
August 27, 2022 @Cold Spring Tavern, Santa Barbara, CA
August 28, 2022 @The Reserve at Third Window Brewing Co., Santa Barbara, CA
September 8, 2022 @Crusens, Creve Coeur, IL Emperors & Angels (unplugged)
September 9, 2022 @Bar 13, Pierceton, IN
September 10, 2022 @Lithopolis Honey Festival 2022, Lithopolis, OH
September 11, 2022 @Fairplain Yacht Club, Ripley, WV w/ Justin Johnson
September 13, 2022 @South Side Junction, Fayettville, WV
September 14, 2022 @The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV
September 16, 2022 @The Cooperage, Milwaukee, WI
September 17, 2022 @The Livery, Benton Harbor, MI
September 22, 2022 @Hillsdale Brewing, Hillsdale, MI
September 23, 2022 - Double Clutch, Okemos, Michigan w/ Shallow Side
September 24, 2022 - The Foundry, Jackson, Michigan w/ Shallow Side
September 25, 2022 @Harvest in the Wood Festival, Ravenswood, WV
September 29, 2022 @Locust Alley, Natchez, MS w/ Gabriel Bass & Jeremy LeWayne
September 30, 2022 @Huckleberry Brewing, Alexandria, LA
October 1, 2022 @Dixie Theater, Ruston, LA
October 3, 2022 @Red River Revel ,Shreveport, LA
October 6, 2022 @Roasting Room, Bluffton, SC
October 7, 2022 @Shovelhead, Lounge, Orlando, FL
October 8, 2022 @ Blue Jay Listening Room, Jacksonville, FL
October 9, 2022 @Hammock Wine, Palm Coast, FL
October 11, 2022 - TBA - Daytona, Florida
October 12, 2022 - Casey’s NSB, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
October 13, 2022 - TBA - Florida
October 14, 2022 - TBA - Florida
October 15, 2022 - TBA - Florida
October 16, 2022 - TBA - Florida
October 19, 2022 @Juke Joint ,Ocean Springs, MS
October 20, 2022 @Big Mikes, Thibodaux, LA
October 21, 2022 @Market Square, The Woodlands, TX
October 22, 2022 - TBA - Dallas, TX
October 23, 2022 @Shreveport House Concert Series, Shreveport, LA
November 4, 2022 - Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
November 5, 2022 @Ojai Underground Exchange, Ojai, CA

More Tour Date Information can be found at: https://bnds.us/sg8qt7

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NYC Event Alert - BLOODBATH & Duff’s Brooklyn Announce Blood Drive & Listening Party Event

August 18, 2022

BLOODBATH & Duff’s Brooklyn Announce Blood Drive & Listening Party Event on September 7, 2022

Hosted by Napalm Records in Conjunction with the 11th Annual Duff’s Blood Drive, Supporting the New York Blood Center

Taste the Brand New, Special Edition BLOODBATH x Bolero Snort Brewery Beer - “CARVED” Pumpkin Spice Coffee Stout

In partnership with Duff’s Brooklyn and the New York Blood Center, BLOODBATH is thrilled to announce an official upcoming listening party/blood drive event in celebration of the band’s stellar upcoming album, “Survival of the Sickest”, out September 9! Hosted by Napalm Records, the party will take place on September 7, 2022 at Duff’s Brooklyn (168 Marcy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211), and is open to the public at 6:30pm. Attendees must be 21+, and there is no cost to enter.

Fans can get a very first listen to the album in full during the party, as well as taste a BLOODBATH branded beer - the brand new, special edition “CARVED” Pumpkin Spice Coffee Stout - brewed in collaboration with premier New Jersey brewery Bolero Snort. Attendees will also experience the chance to win copies of the album in various formats, and other fun surprises!

As mentioned, this listening party will also double as Duff’s 11th annual blood drive! The New York Blood Center will be onsite receiving blood donations from any interested parties in attendance. Those who donate blood will receive a limited edition event shirt (while supplies last)! ***All attendees giving blood will be required to be of age and will not be permitted to donate blood if they have consumed alcohol prior, per safety guidelines.

Don’t miss this chance to experience the new BLOODBATH album two whole days earlier than the world, give to a great cause and attend the “sickest” party of the season!

BLOODBATH says:

"Many thanks to the legendary Duff's in Brooklyn and to everybody involved in putting this event together. Be there on September 7 to hear our new album, “Survival Of The Sickest”, in full, give some blood or enjoy some 'Carved' stout - let's just hope no zombie outbreaks occur or Nick will need to bust out the Super Bee for a sequel!"

Jimmy Duff, owner of the legendary Metal Mecca, Duff’s Brooklyn, says:

“Duff’s is thrilled to be partnering with the legendary Bloodbath, the New York Blood Center, Napalm Records and Bolero Snort Brewery to bring you our 11th annual blood drive party in conjunction with the release of Bloodbath’s killer new album “Survival of the Sickest”! Come on out to donate blood to those in need or try an exclusive beer and join the fun.”

Javier Jiménez, Donor Recruitment representative at the New York Blood Center adds:

“There’s no better way to help hospital patients than donating blood. Not enough people donate. When you do, you will make a difference in the lives of three patients. Support Duff’s Brooklyn Blood Drive on September 7, and thanks to all involved for their partnership in helping save lives here in New York."

Watch the official music video for "Carved"

Pre-order "Survival Of The Sickest" NOW:

The world is in flames, and "Survival Of The Sickest", produced by BLOODBATH and co-produced and mixed by Lawrence Mackrory at Rorysound Studios, offers no respite from the horrors of reality. Instead, with the addition of new guitarist Tomas ‘Plytet’ Åkvik (Lik) onboard, BLOODBATH’s latest and greatest album gleefully confronts the slavering ghoul lurking in the shadows, and treats him to ten songs of ripping death metal frenzy. Alongside BLOODBATH’s official alumni, "Survival Of The Sickest" boasts a smattering of irresistible cameos from the great, good and ghoulish of the metal underground, including Barney Greenway (Napalm Death), Luc Lemay (Gorguts) and Marc Grewe (Morgoth).

From the thuggish brain-smash of opener “Zombie Inferno” to the bleak, obsidian ooze of closer “No God Before Me”, "Survival Of The Sickest" is the sound of a great band in blistering form. In contrast with The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn, which borrowed heavily from the blackened end of the death metal world, the new BLOODBATH goes straight for the jugular in true old school fashion. With strong echoes of everything from Morbid Angel and Death to Deicide and Obituary, songs like the rampaging “Putrefying Corpse”, the disgustingly slow and heavy “Dead Parade”, and the deliciously twisted “Tales Of Melting Flesh” breathe fresh fire into an arcane, perpetually rotting formula.

Formed by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström (both of KATATONIA), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity) in 1998, BLOODBATH devoted themselves to resurrecting the increasingly forgotten art of pure death metal. In 2014, they unveiled a new frontman – legendary Paradise Lost vocalist Nick Holmes, now redubbed Old Nick – and yet another macabre musical evolution. With this new line-up, the only way to go was grim. On "Survival Of The Sickest", BLOODBATH evoke their most horrifying sonic scenarios to date, from the death-by-munching nightmare of “Malignant Maggot Therapy”, to the murderous nihilism of “Affliction Of Extinction”. A glorious comeback from a legendarily wicked musical force, "Survival Of The Sickest" provides yet more proof that BLOODBATH are the kings of the old school.

"Survival Of The Sickest" will be available in the following formats:

Digisleeve CD Edition

Digital Full Length Album

1 Tape Edition - Brown Transparent with blue print – ltd to 200, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

Wooden Box Edition (incl. Digisleeve, Mouse Trap, Album Cover Flag, Cover Patch) – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP SKY BLUE – limited to 300, Napalm Records Shop exclusive – SOLD OUT!

1LP DARK GREEN – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP PICTURE VINYL – limited to 500, Napalm Records Shop exclusive

1LP BLACK

BLOODBATH are:

Nick Holmes – vocals

Anders Nyström – guitar

Tomas Åkvik – guitar

Jonas Renkse – bass

Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot – drums

Toronto power trio ON get gritty with 'Blackmail', a song of truth and empowerment. ON is now on tour

August 17, 2022

Loud post-punk rock’n roll power trio ON - a trio comprised of Toronto natives, formerly of popular acts Acid Test, Danko Jones and Deliuss - present their attitude-laden new single 'Blackmail'.

Made up of Lucy Di Santo (vocals, bass), Dan Cornelius (drums) and Steve Fall(guitars), ON is currently on their 'Underdog' Tour throughout August, hitting venues in Kingston, Ottawa, Baldwin, Toronto, Barrie, Paris, Cambridge, Hamilton, and London.

This is the second single from the band's new 'ON' album, scheduled for release on September 16 via Indiestructable Records, following up the brazen 'Underdog'.

"This is a song about empowerment, strength, and self-actualization. It embraces recovery of one’s authentic self and soul from external forces - whether they be human, institutional, cultural, or chemical," says Lucy Di Santo.

"This record deals with where we are today and what we’ve overcome, persevering as a society and as individuals. I found myself as part of a genuinely authentic creative, human experience with Steve and Dan in various geographical locations including NYC, Florida and Toronto and felt the need to document it melodically. It’s about pain, hope, reframing and overcoming. It’s about survival. The songs are an authentic and complete collaboration of the triad and soul connection that is ON."

Always pushing forward with an eye on the rear-view mirror, ON pays homage to its roots - post-punk, grunge, old-school funk and 90s college rock. With infectious guitar riffs with a dash of p-funk groove, ON's music recalls a listening journey of classic albums on vinyl. While some songs are carried by emotional weight, some are ripping mini-audio trips with invigorating twists and turns.

"This record 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 band," says ON guitarist Steve Fall.

"Dan and I wrote the riff to Blackmail in NYC at his apartment. We really felt good about the bounce feel of the verse guitar part. The accent on the second part of the verse hook was subtle and kind
of loose. We dug the groove and vibe. Once we presented the initial riffs to Lucy, she immediately grabbed it and went into a very introspective lyric – a discussion about people messin' about with your head. "I'm here on the microphone. I'm clear I know what the score is… on your telephone sensing you're not what your sayin”. It’s about people hiding behind technology and Lucy having enough of it. Empowerment.”

Having toured the USA, Mexico and Canada, ON's recordings are found on various CFNY and CMW New Music Compilations, as well as limited cassette tape releases via the Opcion Sonica label.

Toronto is still home for Di Santo and Fall, while Cornelius currently resides in NYC. Written in Toronto and New York City, the pre-production recording took place in Fort Meyers in winter 2021 with Drew Howard at Star Sound Studios. The band has since been working out of Phase One Studios with sound engineer Darius Szczepaniak (Sum 41, Black Crowes, Big Sugar, Bare Naked Ladies, Jann Arden).

As of August 17, 'Blackmail' will be available everywhere online, including Bandcamp, where 'Underdog' can already be found. The full 'ON' album will be released on September 16 and can 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
'Underdog' video filmed by Lindi Gordon and edited by Michael Gucciardi