After 24-year wait, THE VELDT opens time-capsule with the release of their Robin Guthrie-produced 'Illuminated 1989' album

"This album is not only a historical sonic document, but it’s a shimmering, charming, sensual and cinematic body of remarkable psychedelic rock that resembles nothing currently in the music sphere" ~ Spill Magazine


US alternative rock / postpunk outfit The Veldt release their 'Illuminated 1989' album on November 24 via Portland-based Little Cloud Records and North Carolina’s 5BC Records. This is the original 1989 full-length record produced by Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie, previewed by the latest offering 'Angel Heart', the lead track 'The Everlasting Gobstopper', and the single 'Aurora Borealis' (with Elizabeth Fraser making a cameo appearance on backing vocals), plus a B-side remix, created by The Veldt. 

Guthrie also remastered the album for vinyl earlier this year. While originally intended to be the band's first album, their label Capitol Records shelved the recording and sent them back into the studio with producer Lincoln Fong (Moose), resulting in their first album released with the title 'Marigolds'.

One of the most notable first-wave shoegaze bands, formed in North Carolina in the 1980s, The Veldt revolves around identical twins Daniel Chavis (vocals, guitar) and Danny Chavis (guitar). Their unique sound was influenced by Cocteau Twins as readily as Marvin Gaye and free-jazz warriors Sun Ra and Pharaoh Sanders. Referencing European post-punk while embracing modern hip-hop, these trailblazers work with transient dreamscapes as fluidly as solid song structures.
 
Pitchfork included The Veldt's album 'Afrodisiac', produced by the legendary Ray Shulman (The Sundays, Bjork, The Sugarcubes) and released via Mercury Records, in the top 50 shoegaze albums ever released, while Stereogum included ‘Until You’re Forever’ in the top 31 shoegaze tracks. Their sound also inspired future generations of alternative artists, including TV On the Radio.

The Veldt's journey is fascinating. Performing since they were children, the Chavis brothers’ musical roots lead back to the church and southern juke-joints, and listening to music that included gospel, Motown and Pink Floyd. The Veldt formed in the late 80’s in Raleigh amongst the legendary North Carolina music scene of the time, initially signing with Mammoth Records - leading to a chain of major-label relationships that took the group across Europe and the U.S. playing shows with the likes of Throwing Muses, Pixies, Cocteau Twins and Jesus & Mary Chain.

After moving from Raleigh to New York, they briefly performed as Apollo Heights before returning to their original name The Veldt. Joined by Japanese bassist-programmer Hayato Nakao, they together forging music that is a heady and sensual blend of shoegaze and progressive soul, dreamy soundscapes and infectious grooves. Some of the band's recent notable releases include 'The Shocking Fuzz Of Your Electric Fur' EP (2017) and the album 'Entropy is the Mainline to God' (2022).
 
Over the years, The Veldt has collaborated with TV On The Radio, Mos Def, Lady Miss Kier (Deee-Lite), A.R.Kane and toured or played with Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Pixies, Throwing Muses, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins, Manic Street Preachers, Phantogram, Modern English, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oasis, Chuck D, Living Colour and Schooly D.

On November 24, the 'Illuminated 1989' album will be released digitally via Portland-based Little Cloud Records and 5BC Records, and available from fine music platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp.  The Veldt is currently touring the USA and will be joined by TREMOURS throughout December, culminating in a performance at Seattle's KEXP. The album will be released on vinyl on December 15.

CREDITS
‘Illuminated 1989’ released via Little Cloud Records and 5BC Records
Danny Chavis - guitar
Daniel Chavis - vocals, guitar, lyrics
Marvin Levi - drums
Joseph Hue Boyle - bass
Elizabeth Fraser - additional vocals
Robin Guthrie - programming, additional guitars
Lincoln Fong - programming
Written by Danny and Daniel Chavis
Recorded and produced at September Sound by Robin Guthrie
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR 

TOUR DATES
MON 11/27 = Atlanta, GA @ 529
TUE 11/28 = Birmingham, AL @ TBA
WED 11/29 = New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
THU 11/30 = Houston, TX @ 1810 Ojeman
FRI 12/1 = Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
SAT 12/2 = Silver City, NM @ Whiskey Creek Zocalo w/ Tremours
SUN 12/3 = Phoenix, AZ @ Linger Longer Lounge w/ Tremours
MON 12/4 = San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar w/ Tremours
TUE 12/5 = Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers w/ Tremours
WED 12/6 = San Francisco, CA @ Kilowatt w/ Tremours
THU 12/7 = Portland, OR @ Show Bar w/ Tremours
FRI 12/8 = Seattle, WA @ the Central Saloon (TremoloFest) w/ Tremours
SAT 12/9 = Vancouver, BC @ TBA
SUN 12/10 = Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown w/ Tremours)
MON 12/11 = Eugene, OR @ Old Nick’s w/ Tremours
TUE 12/12 = Olympia, WA @ Le Voyeur w/ Tremours
WED 12/13 = Tacoma, WA @ TBA
THU 12/14 = Seattle, WA @ KEXP


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THE HALO EFFECT - release video for brand-new single ´The Defiant One´

THE HALO EFFECT’s debut album Days Of The Lost hit the charts all over Europe - #1 in Sweden, #3 in UK, #6 in Germany, Austria and Finland, and #8 in Switzerland.
An extensive European tour with MACHINE HEAD and AMON AMARTH followed, as well as numerous festivals and headline shows.
While fans are eagerly waiting for the follow up to their mind blowing debut album Days Of The Lost, the band offer up a video for a track that has already become a staple in their live setlist for quite some time, ´The Defiant One´.
 

Mikael Stanne comments:” ´The Defiant One´ was recorded during the Days of the Lost sessions and has been one of the songs we have played live last year. So in order to hold you over before we present you with what we have written and recorded for the next album here is ´The Defiant One´. The video was shot at Pustervik, Gothenburg during our sold out tour of Sweden and it captures us in our hometown among some of our closest friends. Enjoy!”

Watch the video here below.

Listen to the song on all platforms:
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THE HALO EFFECT is:
Niclas Engelin | guitar
Jesper Strömblad | guitar
Mikael Stanne | vocals
Peter Iwers | bass
Daniel Svensson | drums

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Necrowretch Announce New Album w/ Cutting-Edge Single

There's black metal. There's death metal. And then, there's NECROWRETCH.

The French band combine the best of both worlds into music made straight from the depths of hell. After setting a merciless pace with Satanic Slavery and The Ones From Hell, Necrowretch are back and ready to rip open a fresh and bloody chapter of fiery blasts and twisted riffs. 

Today, Necrowretch are announcing their fifth and fieriest offering yet. Swords of Dajjal cuts closer to black metal but continues the band's exploration into Satanism and other anti-theist iconography. Heck, these songs are so dark and devilish, that Necrowretch sound like the musical manifestation of the Anti-Christ. 

Swords of Dajjal comes out February 2, 2024. 

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Lead single "Numidian Knowledge" is a vile concoction of metal both blackened and deadly. N. Destroyer pounds out frantic double-bass kicks. W. Cadaver's riff are hot and sharp enough to peel skin, while Vlad's screams and shrieks baptize you in the fires of hell.   

"Wisdom lies below the great Imedjasen", says Necrowretch. "It is told that one who breaks the seal shall be blessed with infinite fortune... But his self will be condemned to endless suffering".

Watch the wretched video for "Numidian Knowledge" below.

Now entering their fifteenth year as a band, France’s NECROWRETCH are about to open the most ambitious chapter of their career with Swords Of Dajjal, their three-years-in-the-making fifth album.

Initially the sole work of multi-instrument and vision leader Vlad, the band was originally for better and for worse lumped in the ‘old school death metal revival’ of the early 10’s. Yet while their debut Putrid Death Sorcery did bear indeed all the usual suspects of said genre, it nevertheless already had that extra, raw-as-fuck and just plain vicious element that really set them apart from the rest of the pack. Conforming to the norm was never in question and instead of selling out or trying to slow things down, as true misfits as they are, the went the exact opposite direction, first with 2015’s With Serpents Scourge, only to be vigorously confirmed by its furious follow-up, and first for Season Of Mist, 2017’s Satanic Slavery. To the point where once the touring cycle was over for the latter, Vlad himself felt he had explored this direction as far as he could have and that changes were on the horizon.

“On Satanic Slavery we on purpose took things as far as we could as our goal was to deliver the most bestial album possible. But once we achieved that goal, I knew we had to take a slightly different if still as uncompromised direction.” Incidentally, that’s when Wenceslas Carrieu from CADAVERIC FUMES entered the picture, first as a momentary live session on bass. But when second stringer Kev Desecrator vowed to amicably part way with the band to focus on DESTRÖYER 666, he switched to six-strings and proved to be the valuable songwriting partner Vlad had been looking for since the departure of the band original bass player Amphycion in 2015. “Heimmediately came up with lots of ideas and thanks to him, we now have a whole new dynamic: a bit like Sepultura had back in the days in between Max Cavalera and Andreas Kisser, with me focusing now on my vocals and playing rhythm guitars while Wenceslas takes care of all the solos, the starting riffs and the off-the-map bits.

With their fourth album, and first with Wencelas, The Ones From Hell was only one month old, Necrowretch was about to tour Europe with both KAMPFAR and TAAKE for three weeks. A tour bus was booked, the set was well-rehearsed, everything was ready and then... disaster struck. “Six days before we were due to play our first show, the whole thing was cancelled. Then COVID hit us and the world was basically shut down. We were numb for a couple of days but soon realized that the best way to bounce back was to move forward so we instantly started working on new songs.” The result is Swords Of Dajjal by far, their biggest, boldest and most ambitiousproduction ever.

“We spent no less than three years working on the songs, demoeing them and finetuning the details and rehearsing them as a three-piece and six weeks in the studio with Francis Caste (HANGMAN’S CHAIR, REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER, SVART CROWN etc.). Prior to that, we used to be a pure product of the underground, with albums done in just a couple of days whom were never 100% satisfied with in the end as we had to rush everything. We’re still very underground, mind you. But this time around, we knew we had to give it all, no matter what. So we started by changing our gear, our sound and our tuning. And once we entered the studio, we for instance spent a whole day just testing different amps just to get the right sound and crunch we were looking for. I even took some singing lessons to gain more depth and power. In a way, it almost feels like a whole new band.”

The whole record was written on purpose mostly on acoustic twelve-string guitars (“the idea was that if it sounds good and catchy that way, it’d be even better with distortion”) and as a three-piece, “something we hadn’t done in a long time” with their new drummer Nicolas Ferrero, not exactly a newcomer as he’s been playing on and off live with them since 2018. The result is, according to Vlad, “our most black metal record, with splashes of death metal here and there. Whereas on the previous album all tempos were pushed to the extreme, there’s far more variety here to be found. Italso gave us free reins to reach a more mystical, Biblical if you will vibe” fed by his experience living in Turkey in the late 10’s. “We choose to focus on the Dajjal character, basically the antichrist in the Muslim religion. The Coran says that he’ll appear as a false prophet only to bring doom to this world, with an army of demons coming from the east.” Represented on the cover of the album with his double edged sword and bathed in the same kind of reddish and orangey mesmerizing lights one can experience when the sun sets on wind-beaten deserts, all eight songs on the album are prophecies, past and future, where Dajjal plays the leading role.

Now completed on bass by R. Cadaver (former CADAVERIC FUMES vocalist) who officially joined once the recording was done after playing as a live session member for the last two years, and armed with their biggest, most complex and intense album of their career, Necrowretch are about to yield their sword of destruction and exterminate everything in sight.

Lineup
Vlad - Vocals, Guitars
W. Cadaver - Lead Guitars
R. Cadaver (Live) - Bass
N. Destroyer - Drums

Recording Studio       
Studio Sainte Marthe, Paris

Sound, Mixing & Mastering Engineer
Francis Caste

Cover Art
Stefan Thanneur / Manifeste

Photography
Léonor Ananké

Biography
​​​​​Olivier Zoltar Badin

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Links:
Official Website: https://necrowretch.net/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Necrowretch
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/necrowretch
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/0cIx910hgtpgvicBJv3ybq
Bandcamp: https://necrowretch.bandcamp.com/

Booking Contact:
Roman: roman@district-19.com

Available Formats:
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12" Vinyl Gatefold - Black
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Photo by Léonor Ananké

London's SABATTA present rock of ages on new 'How To Get Even' album, plus high octane video for 'Get Over Yourself'

"An unholy amalgamation of sounds... Refusing to obey genre lines, they eventually realised that their misfit sound was what defined them – and they didn't want to fit in anyway" ~ Clash Magazine

"Charismatic and wild, frontman Yinka Oyewole leads the band through psychedelia, grunge punk and funk with some great shredding and even falsetto heights.... Sabatta drives a blaze of fiery, magnetic vocals, funked-out bass and thrashing guitar" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Exhibiting a style that can be closely linked to punk legends Bad Brains and Dead Kennedys... uncompromising modern punk rock music" ~ Fortitude Magazine

"The grit and the glory of ‘Get Over Yourself’ is a powerful calling card for the album... You can hear the London concrete embedded in their sound and it is brutalist and compelling"  ~ Joyzine


London-based alternative-psychedelic rock artist Sabatta presents the new album 'How To Get Even’ via Blackfriars Entertainment), arriving after the trail blazed by two memorable funkadelic groove-laden singles - 'Get Over Yourself', an ode to the obliviously self-important, and ''Get Your Shit Together', a wakeup call to the masses. Here, listeners can experience multiple shades of a very particular hue.
 
From the opening drum rolls of the album’s first track 'Something' to the lilting final notes of album closer 'Small VIctories', 'How To Get Even' is a bit like sitting in a South London dive bar with singer/guitarist , setting the world to rights until the sun comes up.  The chorus of the opener defiantly announces ‘I can’t be something you want that I know I’m not!’, a sentiment that runs throughout the album, explored against the backdrop of a raw, spiky guitar sound and inimitable voice.

Revolving around guitarist and songwriter Yinka Oyewole, who was raised in Essex and is of Nigerian lineage, Sabatta crafts a raw and individual sound with spiky guitar and an inimitable voice, like a mix of Hendrix, QOTSA and early Red Hot Chili Peppers, strained through the sieve of South London. It's no wonder with musical influences ranging from Curtis Mayfield, Prince, Tupac and Hendrix to Bad Brains, Thin Lizzy, Parliament / Funkadelic and Black Sabbath.

Produced and mixed by Oyewole, this album was recorded by Alex Franklinos at Shrunken Heads Studio (King Krule, Ghostpoet, Songdog, Domino Records)and mastered at London's EC Mastering (Sony, Universal, BBC).

"‘My voice I was born with, but when it comes to guitar I wanted my own tone. I can’t expose the recipe BUT when I play you definitely know it’s me," says Yinka Oyewole.

"While songs like 'To Love Me Is To Know Me', 'Not Today' and the title track 'How To Get Even' show a defiant and indomitable spirit, 'Plugged In' and 'Here I Go Again' respectively celebrate the importance of living in the moment and finding new love. Back-to-back tracks 'Blood, Sweat and Tears' and 'Get Over Yourself' are almost like a yin and yang to each other, the former acknowledging struggle and the latter warning not to take it all too personal. 'Get Your Shit Together' is a mantra we all need to hear sometimes, while 'One Chance’ is a deeper, darker tale of survival. 'Take You There' is an extraterrestrial blues riff fest, a 2-minute instrumental cosmic slop with furious guitar antics".

Yinka Oyewole began making noise with Sabatta's debut album 'Middle Of the Night' in 2015, their sound compared to Hendrix and QOTSA, but with an edge like Bad Brains and The Clash, the album’s lead single 'Politician' garnered national play on BBC 6 Music, setting the band off touring nationally.

As of November 17, the ‘How To Get Even' album is available from all fine digital music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, with a CD release anticipated later this winter.

CREDITS
Music & lyrics by Yinka Oyewole
Recorded by Alex Franklinos at Shrunken Heads Studio, London
Produced & mixed by Yinka Oyewole for Blackfriars Entertainment
Mastered by Aaron McIntosh at EC Mastering, London
Yinka Oyewole - guitar, vocals, bass
Adam Frederick Jacques - drums
Cover artwork by Tilt Designs
Artist photography by Marisa Knight
'Get Over Yourself' video shot & directed by Rodney Victor Williams
Co-directed by Yinka Oyewole
Edited by Alan Schaaf for Otter Studios  
Filmed on location in Borough, South-East London
Aaron Scars - bass (video)
Sebastian Fernandez - drums (video)
Location manager - Art Terry

Chicago-based rocker Leon Frear releases contemplative 'Secret Second Moon', previewing debut album 'Wild Rice'

"Frear has a voice which somewhat recalls Marty Willson-Piper of The Church fame and his side project Nocturum... This is something for fans of Nick Cave and related"~ Side-Line Magazine


Chicago-based rock and roll artist Leon Frear presents the riveting single 'Secret Second Moon', along with a fantastic comic strip-styled video created by French animator Ronald Grandpey. A seasoned musician, this album represents a new start for him under this moniker.

'Secret Second Moon' is the first offering from his debut album 'Wild Rice', the culmination of songs reflecting a dramatic period in which he experienced a life-altering love affair, its implosion and aftermath, followed by a decade of reflection and changes.

Informed by his own personal experience, Frear's music speaks of love, lust, broken promises, broken phones, and multiple incinerated bridges. This 10-track collection was produced by Frear in his home studio in Chicago, playing every instrument and capturing every breath to tape during a recording process that took years in isolation to complete.

"I picked up my belongings, changed my name and moved to Chicago. I just wanted to get lost in the crowd. It took a decade to get sober, restore my health, sanity and put together enough equipment to make this record," says Leon Frear.

"Wild Rice is the story of those times, but told in reflection. The songs came from a place of true grief, regret and a little bit of anger. But through all of those things, I gained wisdom and became a better person. And while the details may be different, I think every human on this planet shares in the experience of feelings of grief. Ultimately, I think it is an album about empathy."

Sonically, I was inspired to make Wild Rice while listening to old Leonard Cohen albums, Harvest by Neil Young, Stories from the City by PJ Harvey and lots of old ballads by Nick Cave. Those albums and artists sound weary and world worn and I did my best to capture a similar feeling.

Laced with hints of sadness and regret, anger and remorse, somehow the lyrics are tempered with a sardonic wit that leaves the listener wondering if Frear doesn’t secretly savor feeling bad, just for laughs. If there’s an opportunity to mock an uncaring universe, this is an opportunity Frear doesn’t let go to waste.  

Dubbing his brand of post-alternative music “vocabulary rock”, Frear aims to shift the emphasis away from the man and towards the music and lyrics, while inviting the listener to commiserate together through this exploration of grief, depression and sadness.

As of November 21, 'Secret Second Moon'' is out album will be available from fine music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.  The 'Wild Rice' album will be released - on vinyl and digitally - on February 2, 2024.

CREDITS
Music and lyrics written by Leon Frear
Recorded by Leon Frear in his Chicago home studio
Mastering by Adam Boose at Cauliflower Studios
Vocals and instruments performed by Leon, except
Faye Whitt - backup vocals on 'Murder of Crows'
Front cover collage by Faye Whitt
Ronald Grandpey - Video director / animator
Artist photos by Jeremy Glickstein

Bandcamp  https://leonfrear.bandcamp.com/track/secret-second-moon-2
Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/track/7xr5dalE8IQATgaPtXUAkA
Apple Music  https://music.apple.com/us/album/secret-second-moon-single/1715993924
'Wild Rice' album order  https://leonfrear.bandcamp.com/album/wild-rice

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EXTREME Announce Tour + Share "THICKER THAN BLOOD" Video

Boston's EXTREME will return to the UK and Europe to spark a new revolution that will take over stages from London to Milan and all points in-between. Non-stop touring behind their rapturously received new album SIX has already seen the band crisscross the U.S., as well as thrill audiences in Australia and Japan.

To set off this next leg of their journey and prepare fans for the Extreme live experience, the band shared a new video for "THICKER THAN BLOOD," filmed from a unique perspective.

"With the 'Thicker Than Blood' video, we wanted to shoot a video that celebrates the fifth and most important member of the band — our fans," video co-director and Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt explains. "So we shot it from the fan's point of view."

Watch the video below.

Globe-spanning footage from California, Australia, and Japan shows just how intense the connection between band and fans can get in the live arena.

"No matter how great a band believes they are, you cannot achieve your dreams of touring the world and doing what you love most, performing, without your fans. It's the most important relationship in our career," Betterncourt continues. 

With Living Colour supporting in the UK and many dates along the way already sold out, the excitement and anticipation for Extreme's return to these shores is electric... and "Thicker Than Blood" is high-wire proof of what the fuss is all about.

SIX is out now, stream it HERE.

Find U.S. tour dates here and below.

TRIUMPH OF DEATH PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW VIDEO ‘MESSIAH’ AND DEBUT ALBUM ‘RESURRECTION OF THE FLESH’ OUT NOW

Hellhammer's "Messiah" marks the earliest collaboration between the band's founder, Tom Gabriel Warrior, and his then new friend (and future Hellhammer bassist) Martin Eric Ain, in late 1983. While Warrior wrote the music, Ain and Warrior co-wrote the lyrics. The song reflects a generation's perennial foreboding of an impending terminal nuclear escalation in West Europe during the Cold War. Which, remarkably, makes it as topical today as it was when it was first created.

Triumph Of Death's performance of "Messiah" is taken from the group's "Resurrection Of The Flesh" live album, and the accompanying video clip was filmed during the group's concert at Dark Easter Metal Meeting in Munich, Germany, in April of 2023.

Triumph Of Death’s debut live release Resurrection Of The Flesh has been receiving glowing reviews in the press and is being heralded as a masterpiece of extreme metal history already.

“A sustained blizzard of riff-driven ugliness, unholy uproar and otherworldly menace, "Resurrection Of The Flesh" is a monstrous, exhilarating gift from Tom G. Warrior to the astute hordes that hang on his every embittered word and deed. It's loud, proud, punk as fuck and, even after 40 years, still considerably more dangerous than 99% of everything else that's going on in metal today. This magnificent abomination endures." – Blabbermouth 8.5/10

“Resurrection Of The Flesh is surely the most artistically satisfying and eventful live album in recent memory” – Metal Hammer UK 8/10

“I want to say thank you for this piece of metal history…this album is already as timeless as its originals” – Moshpit Passion 10/10

“Without a doubt, it is one of the best live albums in a long time and a must-release in any metal fan’s collection.” – Mariskal Rock 10/10

Order the album here: https://triumphofdeath.lnk.to/rotfPR

Triumph Of Death
Tom Gabriel Warrior - voice/guitar
André Mathieu - guitar/vocals
Jamie Lee Cussigh - bass
Tim Iso Wey – drums

Resurrection Of The Flesh is available as:

  • Deluxe CD mediabook

  • Double gatefold LP w/booklet and posters on black vinyl and B&W swirl (indie store exclusive)

  • Super deluxe double red vinyl LP bookpack with bonus 7” single plus posters and photo card

www.triumphofdeath.net

KILL THE THRILL release unsettling video for new title track

KILL THE THRILL are France's most enigmatic metal band. Despite a few lineup changes over the years, long-standing members Marylin Tognolli & Nicolas Dick have been penning poignant post-punk lyrics over bleak industrialized new wave landscapes ever since the band's genesis in 1989.  

Now, Kill the Thrill are back with their fifth album. Autophagie is abrasive and hypnotic. The title track swarms with feedback-laden guitars, tingling piano and Dick's haunted, roughshod vocals.  

Watch the video for "Autophagie", which splices together scraps of near-apocalyptic images into a surreal fever dream that would give David Lynch nightmares.    

'Autophagie' comes out January 26, 2024 on Season of Mist.

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"We had this thread of autophagy running through the album", says Kill The Thrill, "the principle of which is to enable adaptation and survival, because this cannibalistic process is triggered in conditions of stress or impoverishment. It's at the point of metamorphosis, of regeneration, and it's an unavoidable evil if there's to be a revival. The images in the clip resonate with autophagy through the prism of a violent distortion of the things transmitted, but also of our own strangeness, and of us humans, who contemplate them fascinated, imagining ourselves to be in control of everything, until we forget where we came from.

The clip is conceived as a ghostly journey, a tale in 2 parts, a visual trance that plunges us into the heart of darkness with a strong sense of hyper-acceleration in time. The flashes of white and areas of grey provide clues, and conjure up powerful images of life on earth. A civilization that has taken care of its space by forging artisanal tools, but whose desire to delimit and control everything, and its need to consume more and more, has transformed this artisanal knowledge into an instrument of mass degradation."

KILL THE THRILL was formed in 1989 and is composed of Nicolas Dick on vocals, guitar and lap-steel, Marylin Tognolli on bass for its founding members. Stemming from the French noisy wave of the early 90's, their music is often described as dark, abrasive and hypnotic, full of epic moments, with a dense and rich sound mixing elements of industrial rock, post-punk, dark new wave and experimental metal.

Forging an atmosphere as dreamy as chaotic, with multiple layers and atmospheres, sometimes ambient, sometimes more hostile. Kill The Thrill interlaces orchestrated soundscapes, enriched with innumerable layers and arrangements, playing amongst the rifts to create a unique and personal work, so far from everything and so close to everyone.
The group released its first album in 1993 entitled Dig, followed by an EP Pit(on the labels Noise Product CH and Semetary), and at that time had three musicians, already working with samples and playing with blocks of sound.

In 1996, the trio became a duo with a second album entitled Low (Noise Product CH), recorded, mixed and produced by Nicolas Dick. The artist ErikM intervened on the interludes with sound tracks which frame each title of the group. The album is hailed by the press as a perfect balance between melody and distortion.

Over the years, tracks have appeared on a large number of compilations: "La Famille" (Noise Product Belgium), "Serial Killer Vol 1" (Roadrunner), "Brutale Generation" (Semetary / WMD), "Ah Quelle Belle journée" (Amanita records), "A Wild State Of Noise And Disorder "(Pandemonium), "5 Years Of Fury" (Noise Product CH), "Tribute To Godflesh" (Nihilistic H. Rec.), "Fear Drop 14" : "Coal Fire" on The Cure Masterpiece Pornography, "Dark 80's" (Atropine Records) etc.

Frederic De Benedetti joined the band on guitar and it's again as a trio that the album 203 Barriers was released by Season Of Mist in 2001, the album again entirely recorded and produced by Nicolas Dick. With this new opus Kill The Thrill’s music has evolved towards a daring, disturbing and more extreme sound. With international promotion and distribution, signing with the label Season Of Mist allowed an opportunity of further development for the band.

Kill The Thrill has shared stages all over Europe with other artists such as Godflesh, Killing Joke, Zeni Geva, Isis, Young Gods, Treponem Pal, Einstürzende Neubauten, La Muerte, Neurosis, Jesu, Jim Rose Circus, Grötus, Dillinger, Escape Plan, Dälek, etc.

The album Tellurique released in 2005 (Season Of Mist, recorded and produced by Nicolas) combines a cold and clinical industrial/metal sound with a new wave sensibility, bathed in a heavily melancholic atmosphere, but leaning more in the direction of noisy, distorted shoegazing mists than the fires of metal. The album is described by the press as an organic journey in which you must immerse yourself to feel its harshness and beauty.

This exacerbated trio asserts itself as a true entity in symbiosis, with an unfiltered and no holds barred take on music and sound.
Anger has no origin, and when the events from which it arises, physical bodies and soundwaves, can no longer contain patience and intelligibility, the sounds become the violence.

But with Kill The Thrill, violence is always suggested more than frontally expressed, it remains hemmed in and contained.

In 2015 the band reissued its first under the title 1989 (Atypeek Records), a digital-only album intended as a nod to Kill The Thrill’s origins.
During a few years of silence put to good use on the personal and musical projects of the members of the group, Kill The Thrill took the time to polish new album Autophagie, which will released at the beginning of 2024.

The band has released a limited number of albums in its career so far, but is resistant to all erosion, the secret of its longevity residing in the timelessness of the music.

An atypical band whose music is enough to itself ; a discrete band for imposing music ; a group which reveals next to nothing but pursues its sonic quest, outside of common standards. A living ambiguity: cold and hot, the calm and the storm.

"A long flow of orgasmic lava, a wave of shimmering noises that carries away everything in its path. One immerses oneself entirely in its bewitching atmospheres. We leave for a long descent on a carpet of guitars, their richness is inside, under this heap of notes and noises, under this black and disturbing mass. It's up to you to understand what you can during a journey that is sublime".

To Kill the Thrill reaches for the ineffable.

Line-up
Nicolas Dick - Lead vocals, guitar, lap steel, sample
Marylin Tognolli - Bass Guitar
François Rossi - Drums

Recording Studio            
Le Puits Sonore

Sound, Mixing & Mastering Engineer
Nicolas Dick

Pre-save: https://orcd.co/kttautophagiepresave

Pre-order: https://shop.season-of-mist.com/list/kill-the-thrill-autophagie

Available Formats:
Digital Download
CD Digipak
2x12" Vinyl Gatefold - Black
2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Clear Transparent
2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Green
2x12" Coloured Vinyl Gatefold - Clear Transparent w/ Black & White Splatter

Links:
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/kill-the-thrill/73438869
Bandcamp: https://killthethrill.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killthethrill/
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/killthethrill_band/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KillThe_Thrill
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KillTheThrill-band

Photo by Pierre Gondard

Northlane Share Video For New Single "Dante"

Australia's heavy music vanguards Northlane have shared their expansive new single, "Dante," out now via Believe.

"Dante" is the first piece of new music since the release of their #1 album Obsidian (2022) and signals a new era for the four-piece.

Watch the video below. 

Stream the song here. 

"Dante" is an instant Northlane classic years in the making and is dubbed by the band as "4D on steroids."

 "Dante" was originally written by guitarist and songwriter Jon Deiley as a pure dance track not intended for Northlane. The band spent a year developing the song to fit their signature sound, resulting in an emotionally heavy track carried by a compulsive beat that opens up to a panoramic chorus.

The striking lyrics carry a lot of weight, as frontman Marcus Bridgeexplains, "'Dante' is a song about losing someone close to us. As we try to process our grief, we are constantly asking ourselves questions, memories clouded with reminders of our loved one's pain, wondering if there's anything we could have done."

"Dante" was recorded with their old friend and revered producer, Will Putney right before Northlane set off on the massive Monsters of Rock U.S. tour with Parkway Drive in August this year. It's been close to a decade since they last worked with Putney on their breakthrough Singularity (2013) and #1 album Node (2015), and during that recording session, Northlane collaborated with some of the most influential artists in their history.

Northlane will debut "Dante" live on home soil in February on their first and only headline tour of the country in 2024. Featuring an absolutely jam-packed lineup of guests, including Erra (USA), Landmvrks (France) and Banks Arcade, and a second Melbourne show has already been added to meet demand. 

ABOUT NORTHLANE:
Northlane are a chart topping, award-winning metal band from Sydney, Australia. Through fearless evolution and unmatched innovation, Northlane have become vanguards of heavy music across the globe, entirely on their own terms. The band have released six acclaimed albums, including ARIA Chart #1 records Obsidian (2022) and Node (2015), alongside Singularity (2013), Mesmer (2017) and Alien (2019) which all debuted at #3. Northlane have also won three consecutive ARIA Awards for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album, as well as two AIR Awards for Best Independent Heavy Album.

PHOTO CREDIT: Kane Hibberd

The Intemperate Sons Release Official Music Video for Single "Dark Day's Night" via FRAME|WORK/INgrooves

Indie rock band The Intemperate Sons released the title track off the yet to be released, Dark Day’s Night LP (set for early 2024). The track was produced by Amir Derakh and The Intemperate Sons at The Kitchen Recording Studios in Dallas, TX. A brand-new music video for the single was released today, 11/17/2023 to the usual platforms.

The Intemperate Sons get a little darker about their outlook on humanity in this track exploring the underbelly of social media and the effects on society as well as personal relationships. Yet, in the end, it isn’t too late to turn back!

All Intemperate Sons’ tracks are mixed by Amir Derakh in Long Beach, CA. All mastering is done by Mike Marsh Mastering in the U.K.

The Intemperate Sons release all their music through the Frame|Work/INgroovesrecord label at the direction of Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. The Intemperate Sons are managed by Denny Sanders at The Label Group.

The Intemperate Sons emerged onto the rock scene in the summer of 2019 in Dallas, TX, to bring their distinct sound to the genre. A deep love for music brought family members Keith Watson (drums), Jake Watson (guitars) and Max Watson (vocals, guitars, keys) together along with close friend Mark Marks, who provides the groove on bass to unite everything together. The band's sound has been described as a 90's alternative style that is obsessed with the 70's.

"Dark Day's Night" can be streamed at:

https://ffm.to/tis-dark-days-night

https://ffm.bio/theintemperatesons

Keith is well acquainted with entertaining massive crowds of concert goers and has played with many successful bands in Dallas, such as Gun Hill, Natural Born Thrillers and Agents of Solace, on top of opening for Lynch Mob, Joe Lynn Turner and Sponge. He is the primary lyricist for the band and has written the music for some of their most successful songs, including “Dust to Dust,” “The Color Within,” and “Unrealized.”

Multi-talented and gifted with the ability to play various instruments, Max is also the lead vocalist of the group. Along with being musically dexterous, he has also collaborated with Keith to write lyrics on the released songs “Going Crazy” and “Way Back When.” In the studio, Max usually surmounts expectations and goes above and beyond to prepare prior to a session with his own vocal harmonies.

Jake is the song architect of the Sons and extremely instrumental in the crafting of the music. His inventive ways of bringing lyrics to life in clever ways are unprecedented and fascinating to see in the studio setting. He is a prolific writer of music as well and is credited with helping create the songs “What’s Done is Done,” “Remission,” “Way Back When” and “Wading in the Gray.” Both Max and he play lead guitar on many of the songs as well. The other members of the band fondly refer to him as the “art director” since he enjoys taking charge in those areas for the group.

Prolific and unifying, Mark is an accomplished bass player and well known in Dallas. He was in the regionally successful band, Haggard, and had opened for Sebastian Bach of Skid Row. His input in song writing has been invaluable to the process of creating captivating melodies.

Despite the pandemic putting a pause on many major events, The Intemperate Sons lived up to their name and let nothing hold them back from making music. Constantly hard at work in the studio, they have collaborated with Amir Derakh (Julien-K, Dead by Sunrise, Orgy, Rough Cutt) and Ryan Shuck (Julien-K, Adema, Dead by Sunrise, Orgy). Both have lent their musical talents to various songs and ultimately have brought the Sons on to their label, Frame|Work. This led the band to also recently join the management roster at The Label Group. Ryan worked with Amir to produce the band’s upcoming track, “Game of Keep Away,”and has had a huge impact on the group. He’s been especially influential on Max’s vocal melodies and delivery. Amir also plays guitar on this latest ballad and has been mixing all of the band’s music as well as performing on multiple songs.

Another notable collaboration has been with Tony Franklin (The Firm, Roy Harper, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Whitesnake), primarily on the first album, The Color Within. He has been a valuable friend of the band and has played bass on some of their best tracks from that album, including “Running Man,” “Dust to Dust” and “The Color Within.”

The Intemperate Sons’ take on alternative rock is a dark and powerful concoction of hard rock mixed with folk and grunge concepts. The band has earned a serious reputation for writing and performing tracks that scratch deep into the backbone of the human experience. There is no shortage of darkness in their writing style, which has a retro vibe with many guitar-driven tracks stacked on top of a groovy rhythm section. The heavier style fits perfectly with the two and three-part vocal harmonies that are a huge part of their overall sound. It has been said that musicians that are related form unique sounds and communicate at a frequency only they can understand. This frequency has become engrained in their songwriting, arrangements, guitar melodies and vocal harmonies. The band has been compared to Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and even R.E.M.

The Intemperate Sons are:

Max Watson (vocals, backing vocals, guitars, keys, bass)

Jake Watson (guitars, bass and backing vocals)

Keith Watson (drums, backing vocals)

Mark Marks (bass)

Photo Credit: Nate Schiefelbein

The Intemperate Sons Show Dates:

Sat Dec 2 @ The Mystical Market 2023 in McKinney, TX
Fri Dec 15 @ Six Springs Tavern in Richardson, TX w/ Flash Mob
Sat Jan 27 @ Rob's Billiards Sports Bar in Euless, TX
Fri Mar 1 @ Hanover's Draught Haus in Pflugerville, TX

For More Information Please Visit:

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Any Given Day Announce New Album "Limitless" + Share Video For Title Track

ANY GIVEN DAY will issue their upcoming album Limitless on January 26 via Arising Empire!

Watch the video for the title track below.

True to its name, Limiteless explores themes of boundless potential and unbridled creativity. The album promises to be a groundbreaking addition to their discography, featuring tracks that push the limits of metalcore with innovative sounds and profound lyrical depth. Fans can expect a collection of songs that not only resonate with the band's signature energy but also venture into new musical exploration.

The band states, "Our new album Limiteless is infused with a new vibe of positivity and energy that we've honestly never felt before, like we shook things up but still stayed true to ourselves. This album really represents a leap into uncharted waters, ditching the formulaic for a sound that is fresh and unbound. It reflects the boundless spirit and heart we've put into every melody and lyric.
Limiteless is the perfect word for this new adventure — it's what you'll feel in every track and every line we've poured our hearts into for this album. We can't wait for you to hear it."

About the title track, the band says, "'Limitless' isn't just the title track of our new album! This song is like our anthem of self-belief and never giving up. You should always believe in yourself, never let negativity stop you and have the guts to shape your own destiny with determination and courage. It's all about overcoming obstacles, grabbing opportunities, and showing that you've got unlimited potential. This song is basically a celebration of the human spirit kicking butt!"

The new album Limiteless is available as CD, limited colored vinyls and a special fan box, together with unique merch options at the Arising Empire Online Shop. Pre-order it here.

Photo by Moritz Hartmann

ABOUT ANY GIVEN DAY:
Although hailing from Germany, ANY GIVEN DAY are living The American Dream. Founded in 2012, they ignited interest in 2014 with their debut, My Longest Way Home (Official German album charts: #28). Then, they boldly proved they were more than just an internet phenomenon with 2016's Everlasting (Official German album charts: #14). ANY GIVEN DAY look back on countless tours and shows with the likes of CALIBAN, BURY TOMORROW, TRIVIUM, or SUICIDE SILENCE on stages of every size. On Overpower (Official German album charts: #19), ANY GIVEN DAY perfected their blend of unruly brutality, melodies, and catchiness. Stream and purchase Overpower here.
 
ANY GIVEN DAY ARE:
Dennis Diehl — Vocals
Andy Posdziech — Guitar
Dennis Ter Schmitten — Guitar
Michael Golinski — Bass
Leon Stiller — Drums

BEING AS AN OCEAN Unveil Emotive New Single "Flesh and Bone"

Melodic post-hardcore trailblazers Being As An Ocean have today released their emotionally charged single, "Flesh & Bone", a powerful exploration of the duality between the pursuit of dreams and the yearning for home. Experience the heartrending beauty of "Flesh & Bone" HERE. Watch the official music video below.

Pre-order the band's upcoming album, 'Death Can Wait' (out February 2nd, 2024 via Out Of Line Records) HERE.

Providing further context for "Flesh & Bone", the band shares

"Flesh & Bone seeks to describe the splitting of the soul that happens when one gives themselves to their passions, dreams, and obsessions. It is about the feeling of longing for home while being away, while also acknowledging that too much time spent in comfort is time taken away from the unknown, discovery, and adventure. The song is about missing loved ones from the road: the isolation that can be felt when you are away from your support network, especially when you are emotionally low. When the road has become a part of who you are or has shaped you in significant ways, no matter how much you hold those you love dear or how precious the time spent at home, the road still pulls at you and your spirit still hears its call," the band elucidates, capturing the essence of the new single."

With "Flesh & Bone", Being As An Ocean invites listeners to a profound journey through the tumultuous landscape of an artist's heart. It is an anthem that resonates with the sweet sorrow of parting, and the unshakable hope that beckons with every step away from the familiar. Following a successful headlining tour with Of Virtue and SENNA, this single emerges as the third prelude to their highly anticipated album, 'Death Can Wait' set for release on February 2nd, 2024 through Out Of Line Music. Another extremely personal set of songs loaded with pure emotion continuing the band's legacy of crafting deep, introspective music that speaks to the soul.

Being As An Ocean will be playing a special, one-off show at LA's Teragram Ballroom on December 16th, supporting Crown The Empire and will be embarking on a UK & European tour in February next year with Currents on their 'The Death We Seek UK/EU Tour' with Oceans Ate Alaska and Sentinels. For tickets and for more info, head HERE. Full routing below.

BEING AS AN OCEAN

SUPPORTING CROWN THE EMPIRE

12.16.23 - Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA

ABOUT BEING AS AN OCEAN

Being as an Ocean is a post-hardcore/melodic hardcore band hailing from Southern California. Formed in 2011, the band has been on a journey of self-discovery and artistic evolution, constantly pushing the boundaries of their genre.

In 2012, Being As An Ocean released their debut album, "Dear G-d...," which garnered immediate attention and marked the beginning of their rise in the music scene. With their emotionally-charged sound, Being As An Ocean has left an indelible mark on the alternative music landscape. Their music has resonated with countless people, offering comfort and strength during life's most challenging moments. They have inspired a generation of musicians to be fearless in their exploration of emotion, lyricism, and sound.

Since then, the band has toured the world multiple times over and released career defining records such as “How We Both Wondrously Perish” in 2014, “Waiting For Morning To Come” in 2017, and "PROXY" in 2019. With their unique blend of honesty, vulnerability, and artistic innovation and the pending release of their new album "Death Can Wait" through label Out Of Line music, there's no doubt that Being As An Ocean will continue to make an impact one heartfelt song at a time.

GASKET Release "Dull the Needle" EP Via Blue Grape + Listen to "Bled Dry"

Baltimore quartet GASKET have released Dull the Needle, a seven song EP today, November 17, via Blue Grape Music. Get it here.

The band has also shared the visualizer for "Bled Dry." Watch + listen below.

The band describes the EP as an "exhibition of vitality."

The EP clocks in at less than 10 minutes of run time but is a full length dose of ferocity and fury. 

Each song clocks in at under two minutes, efficiently making their points, leaving the listener gasping for air before mercilessly moving onto the next track. 

GASKET serve up a lethal and gnarly blend of crusty punk, old school hardcore, and straight up metal over the course of the EP.  Consider this your fair warning.

"GASKET are opening the door for the next generation of kids looking to take metal and hardcore to new places, and we at Blue Grape Music are proud to help the band propel heavy music culture to an ever widening global audience with the release of their first EP Dull the Needle," says Blue Grape president Dave Rath.

Photo credit: pocholo

Myrath Share "Child Of Prophecy" Video

"Child of Prophecy," the second single from Myrath's new album Karma is out today and accompanied by a music video including previously unseen footage of their exceptional live show filmed in Carthage earlier this year. Pre-order Karma here. 

Listen to "Child of Prophecy" HERE.

Watch the video below. 

The song paints a vivid narrative of a world at the precipice of change, where a child of prophecy emerges as a beacon of hope amid encroaching darkness. The lyrics evoke a sense of urgency and determination, urging listeners to head the warnings of the past and embrace the call to action. 

Through haunting whispers carried by the wind, the song beckons the audience to join a crusade against the shadows, urging them to offer their hearts and shield their eyes as they ignite a fire of transformation. 

Directed by Michail Sedov, the music video was shot on September 13, 2023 during the band's sold-out show at Carthage in their home country Tunisia. 

"Myrath from Tunisia might just be the most underrated band ever. Their new album really excites me – they have something fresh and back it up with a great stage show. They played a tiny stage at Wacken where nobody brings more than guitars and amps and brought a two-truck production. It was amazing!" – Pär Sundström, Sabaton

As the sands of time continued to shape their journey, Myrath's relentless dedication led to the creation of their highly anticipated album Karma, slated for release on February 2 via earMUSIC as limited transparent red LP, black LP and Digipak. The forthcoming opus promises to be a testament to their evolution, delivering a sonic tapestry woven from passion and innovation.

With Karma, Myrath solidify their place at the top of the metal scene with a powerful and captivating blend of Eastern melodies and Western heavy metal. From the epic opening track "To The Stars" to the hauntingly beautiful "Child Of Prophecy," this album will take you on a theatrical journey through a world of myth and legend. 

Featuring soaring vocals, intricate guitar riffs, and complex percussion, Karma showcases the virtuosity and creativity that have made Myrath one of the most exciting and innovative bands in the genre. With its stunning production and lush soundscapes, this album is sure to be a classic for years to come.

Post Profit Release "Self Defeater" EP + Share "Two Toxic"

Newly signed SHARPTONE RECORDS band POST PROFIT — Matt Jackson [vocals, guitar], Nick Hawner [guitar +vocals], and Zach Hicks [drums + vocals] — released their six-song EP, Self Defeater, today, November 17, via SharpTone Records. Get it here.

The band has shared the visualizer for "Two Toxic." Watch + listen below.

"With 'Two Toxic,' we wanted to do something different and show a more emotional side with what we call an 'anti' love song," the band says. "Lyrically, it touches on the feeling of being in love, but also highlights the negative effects that often come with it.  We put aggressive driving guitars and accents up against gentle delicate moments to resemble that push and pull effect."

The band continues, "We're excited for you all to hear this song and the rest of the EP Self Defeater in its fullness. We've poured our heart, soul, and emotion into it and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did creating it for you. Thank you so much."

Fresh off a spate of dates supporting Nothing More and Dead Poet Society, Post Profit are currently wrapping up a co-headline tour with Silly Goose, with much more touring planned for 2024. All remaining dates with Silly Goose are below. Get tickets here.

Stay tuned for much more from Post Profit in 2024.

POST PROFIT ON TOUR:
WITH SILLY GOOSE:
11/18 —  New Orleans, LA — Parish @ House of Blues
11/20 —  Nashville, TN — The End

ABOUT POST PROFIT
Some would say Post Profit have been waiting for this moment since the cradle, with each member being introduced to musical instruments between the ages of 2 to 6. 

Zach and Matt forged a friendship as toddlers ever since their moms became best friends from church in Longview, TX. Nick would later learn of Matt's vocal prowess through the high school intercom. "Matt's father was the high school principal," explains Nick. "And he'd have Matt on there in the mornings singing about refraining from drugs and alcohol and striving for good school attendance." 

Over the next few years, the trio would really get to know each other from attending and performing at local shows. Nick and Zach especially hit it off and quickly became inseparable, spending much of their time listening to music, eager to put their own band together. Meanwhile, Matt was sinking his teeth into a Dallas based metalcore band called Far From Earth.
 
During early 2017, Matt started hosting open jams every Sunday at a smoky East Texas dive bar and one night asked Zach to join on drums. Zach dragged his new friend Nick along on guitar and the trio quickly formed a strong musical bond. They would soon start slipping originals into their covers sets and after months of unrelenting practices and bar jams they booked their first show at a Halloween party in Tyler, TX.
 
With the experience of countless gigs across the South, Post Profit soon gained a reputation for their commanding and impactful live performance, including powerful 2021 and 2022 performances at Welcome To Rockville in Daytona, FL. Rallying around influences such as Deftones, Incubus, Failure, and Quicksand, the band refined their original songs and sound into what would become their 2022 debut self-produced album When You Think It's Right It's Always Wrong.  The release garnered over a million cumulative streams independently, and the success of their single "Smother" grabbed the attention of SharpTone Records, eventually landing them a deal.

CELESTE - Release Video For ‘Plisse Les Yeux Jusqu’au Sang’ + New EP "Epilogue(s)" Out Today!

French extreme metal avant-gardists CELESTE have released a video for the song 'Plisse les yeux jusqu’au sang' from their new EP, Epilogue(s), which is out today through Nuclear Blast Records. 

The EP features three exclusive bonus tracks from their most recent album, Assassine(s) (2022). Epilogue(s) beautifully concludes the transformative journey CELESTE embarked upon two years ago. Pushing the boundaries of heavy music once again, CELESTE delivers a sonic tapestry of stunning diversity, immersing listeners in a realm where ethereal melodies meet raw power. Prepare to be captivated as the band's artistic vision reaches its pinnacle, leaving an indelible mark on your musical soul.

And now embark on a spellbinding cinematic journey with the vdeo for 'Plisse les yeux jusqu’au sang', a song which sees CELESTE combine hauntingly melodic textures with probably their heaviest riffs to date.
                    
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR 'PLISSE LES YEUX JUSQU’AU SANG' Below:

PURCHASE OR LISTEN TO THE NEW EP EPILOGUE(S):
https://celeste.bfan.link/epilogue-s

MORE FROM EPILOGUE(S):

WATCH 'IL SE VIDE LENTEMENT' (OFFICIAL VIDEO):
https://youtu.be/XTWUnu4X9cI

WATCH 'WITH IDLE HANDS' (OFFICIAL VIDEO):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XZB0gK3Veg

About CELESTE:

Having played more than 500 shows around the world, including appearances at several prestigious extreme music festivals, theaters and venues (Hellfest, Roskilde, Copenhell, SummerBreeze, Brutal Assault, Roadburn, Psycho Las Vegas...), with one EP and six albums under their belt, CELESTE have succeeded in creating their own musical atmosphere and are today considered to be one of the most important bands of the "French Avant-Garde Black-Metal" scene.

For 15 years, this French metal band has crafted a hybrid sound that defies easy categorization but remains unmistakable. By skillfully blending elements of black metal, post-metal, and hardcore, CELESTE has created a singular and immersive musical experience, characterized by its violence, oppressiveness, and darkness.

While CELESTE is renowned for their musical prowess, their live shows are equally famous for their apocalyptic and suffocating experiences. Immersed in complete darkness and thick smoke, the audience relies on strobe flashes and the red beams of the musicians' headlamps for guidance.

"This band has become one of the defining groups of their generation. Cult favorites for a notoriously picky group of fans, it's easy to see why CELESTE are viewed as some of the best out there right now" METAL INJECTION

Revisit CELESTE's most recent album, ASSASSINE(S):
https://celeste.bfan.link/assassine-s

Credit: Xavier Metral

CELESTE is:
Johan Girardeau - Vocals & Bass
Guillaume Rieth - Guitar
Antoine Royer - Drums
Sébastien Ducotte - Guitar

BAY AREA THRASH LEGENDS, SADUS, RELEASE FIRST ALBUM IN 17 YEARS, THE SHADOW INSIDE

After nearly two decades, the wait is over! East Bay thrash metal legends SADUS have returned with a massively anticipated new album, The Shadow Inside, out now from Nuclear Blast Records. It’s been 17 long years since the release of their last full-length, Out For Blood (2006), and the band sounds just as viciously vital as the day they first lit up audiences almost 40 years ago!

Recorded with Juan Urteaga (EXODUS, TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD) at Trident Studios, The Shadow Inside is a merciless masterclass of thrash with blistering tracks like ‘Scorched And Burnt,’ ‘It’s The Sickness’ and ‘Ride The Knife,” that further cement the band’s metal legacy.

Today, SADUS aims attention towards another standout track, ‘Anarchy,’ which is accompanied by the brutal video below.

Commenting on the song, lead vocalist/guitarist Darren Travis states:

“In a world of confusion, people will rise to Anarchy.. there’s no turning back..!”

Stream/Purchase The Shadow Inside: https://bfan.link/tsisadus.ema  

‘Anarchy’ Music Video:

Featuring ominous artwork by accomplished artist Travis Smith (FLESHGOD APOCALPYSE, OPETH), The Shadow Inside, is a contemporary thrash classic with colossal, groove-laden riffs at break-neck rhythm and blistering solos. It’s the record fans have been waiting desperately for and one of the year’s most crucial metal albums.

Commenting on the record’s impending release, Darren Travis says:

“I am giddy with excitement for this album to be unleashed upon the world. With the help of the entire Nuclear Blast team, we will bestow a hugely anticipated release of The Shadow Inside!!  

THANK YOU for your interest in our little band for all these years. I hope you will find the same release of excitement that WE DO!! The love of METAL is the only reason for SADUS!! Thank you ALL for the undying SUPPORT!!!! Fucking SADUS!!”

About SADUS:

It has been sixteen long years since the monstrous sound of SADUS last bestowed a new record upon the world, but the time has finally arrived. This November, Nuclear Blast Records proudly presents the triumphant return of the unconquerable SADUS with their sixth full-length studio album, titled The Shadow Inside.

Adorned with the compelling artwork of Travis Smith, the album cover depicts an all-consuming demon of the cosmos fiercely enveloping a tortured soul beneath, perfectly encapsulating the vision and duality that the songs on this record deliver. Founder and drummer Jon Allen shares his excitement about working with Travis once again, reminiscing about their collaboration on Elements of Anger. He points out that several tracks on the new album, such as ‘The Devil In Me’ and ‘The Shadow Inside,’ revolve around the idea of an internal entity constantly pushing us. At times, one might find themselves at the edge of reason, attributing their actions to the shadow within, an external force they blame for their choices. While not a concept album per-se, every song deals with life decisions and the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions to unlock the best life has to offer. The track ‘The Shadow Inside’ boasts a heavier and slower tone, with a touch of classic, gut-wrenching grind, creating a fitting climax to the album.

A formidable darkness flows through tracks like ‘Anarchy’. Evidently influenced by the tumultuous post-Covid times of mass hysteria, looting, and general loss of control, the melody reflects this chaotic environment. Allen describes the track as “more straightforward and in-your-face, hitting listeners right in the gut. ”Despite the intensity, SADUS manages to retain their signature death/thrash blend, staying true to their old-school roots. The aggression remains palpable, allowing their music to speak for itself with raw, unapologetic power.

‘Scorched and Burnt’ follows suit, with its steady beat and chaotic vocals seamlessly intertwining with blistering guitar work. The track gradually transitions into an impassioned melody, igniting a fiery explosion as the song nears its conclusion. Although inspired by the literal wildfires that plagued California during its creation, ‘Scorched and Burnt’ delves deeper into the idea that individuals often feel like someone or something is constantly out to get them. Yet, in the end, the song urges unity, recognizing that every action, even in chaos, ripples through the lives of others.

The process of creating The Shadow Inside was unhurried and unencumbered by unnecessary roadblocks. SADUS allowed their creativity to flow naturally, collecting riffs and writing together in person.The band took their time, nurturing and developing their musical ideas until they evolved into the powerful tracks we hear today. Allen emphasizes that their drama-free and family-oriented approach to making music is one of the reasons their sound speaks so powerfully to their fans. Collaborating with Juan Urteaga of Trident Studios added another layer of refinement to the album, as his expertise in death metal played a vital role in shaping its overall sound.

All that being said, SADUS is not a band that simply stands apart from the crowd for the sake of being different. They stand tall, unswayed by mass hysteria and media influences, choosing to make their own decisions and encourage others to do the same. In a world filled with disinformation and false flags, they emphasize the importance of being smart, using common sense, thinking for ourselves, and remaining aware of our surroundings.

As November approaches, the anticipation for The Shadow Inside is sure to grow. With their uncompromising vision, SADUS continues to stand as a beacon of authenticity and integrity within the heavy metal community, forever forging their path in the ever-evolving landscape of music.

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SEVER RED Reveals New Single / Visualizer, "Gone"!

SEVER RED, the emerging powerhouse rock band fast becoming known for their electrifying performances and soul-stirring compositions, is thrilled to announce the release of a stunning visualizer for their latest single, "Gone."

Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Billboard #1 producer JOSH SCHROEDER in Midland, MI (LORNA SHORE, THE COLOR MORALE, VARIALS, IN HEARTS WAKE, KING 810, THE PLOT IN YOU, and DAYSEEKER), "Gone" is driven by thunderous percussion, searing guitar riffs, and a vocal performance that cuts to the bone, and is a sonic journey that takes listeners through a landscape of emotions. With lyrics that paint a vivid picture of heartbreak and introspection, SEVER RED invites fans to connect with the universal experiences woven into the fabric of their music.

Featuring a fusion of striking visuals and symbolic imagery, the visualizer for "Gone" takes the audience on a mesmerizing journey through the themes of loss, resilience, and the enduring human spirit. It's a carefully curated visual narrative that enhances the listener's connection to the music, offering a unique and immersive experience.

"To me, ‘Gone’ is a long hard look in the mirror. It brings to light the self-destructive nature of substance abuse and torment encapsulated by my own addictions.” - KEVIN RINER - SEVER RED

SEVER RED is an emerging, four-piece, American rock band from the Shenandoah Valley. The band’s debut EP, “Sick & Tormented”, is set to release January 26th, 2024.

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MESSER Releases New Single "Lay Down Your Heart" in Dolby Atmos + Official Music Video

Messer, the dynamic rock band known for their evocative melodies and powerful anthems, has launched their latest single titled "Lay Down Your Heart." Available now on all major music platforms, this heartfelt track is set to be featured on the upcoming MESSER Deluxe Edition Album, slated for release on March 15, 2024, in Dolby Atmos.

In conjunction with the single's debut, Messer has revealed the official music video, offering fans a visually compelling accompaniment that enhances the song's emotional resonance.

WATCH MESSER "Lay Down Your Heart" Official Video below.

"Lay Down Your Heart" delves deep into the themes of reconciliation, healing, and the journey towards overcoming seemingly insurmountable differences. Penned from a deeply personal perspective, the song reflects on the regret and struggle experienced after words are spoken that one wishes they could retract.

Bassist, Maddox Messer, shared insights into the inspiration behind the song: "This song is about the struggle and regret of saying things that you wish you could take back in personal relationships. It embodies the pain and the process of moving forward, transcending heartache to rise above it. As we immersed ourselves in the music, it became evident that the message extends beyond individual relationships. It speaks to the larger context of unity among family, friends, and society. 'Lay Down Your Heart' resonates with the collective need for change and the acknowledgment that both sides often regret words and actions."

Messer's ability to encapsulate raw emotion within their music has resonated with audiences, making their releases highly anticipated events. The band's commitment to authenticity and relatable storytelling continues to solidify their place within the rock music landscape.

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Messer is:

Dereak Messer, Lead Vocals

Bobby Tillotson, Guitar/Vocals

Kenn Youngar, Drums/Vocals

Maddox Messer, Bass/ Vocals

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