Thrash Metal Legends DESTRUCTION Announce 2022 North American Headline Tour

Featuring Direct Support from NERVOSA

Also Featuring Special Guests Sunlord and VX36

New DESTRUCTION Album, Diabolical, out April 8, 2022

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION are thrilled to announce that not only will they celebrate their 40th anniversary by dropping their mind-blowing grenade of a new album, Diabolical (out April 8, 2022 via Napalm Records), they will also hit the road in North America on a 26-date headline tour this spring!

Featuring direct support from prime thrash metal force and label-mates Nervosa, the tour will also feature special guests Sunlord and VX36. The run will kick off on April 28 in Brooklyn, NY and hit a slew of cities before coming to a close with a DESTRUCTION-only performance at Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, MD on May 29. Tickets are on sale NOW via individual venues!

DESTRUCTION mastermind Schmier says:

“Yes - we are super thrilled: the first tour of the new record, Diabolical, will kick off in North America! We could not tour there on the last album because of the pandemic, so we made it a top priority to return as soon as the circumstances would allow us, to play for our American fans again!

We are bringing our friends Nervosa along - they are a perfect match! We toured together before and the pits were smoking! They also haven't toured in the USA or Canada in a long while. This is a killer package and we are super excited! See you all for a serious beating!!!”

Nervosa guitarist Prika Amaral adds:

"This will be a super fun tour with legends and friends - Nervosa with DESTRUCTION touring for the third time together, but this time in North America, and Nervosa with the new lineup. Be prepared for a thrash massacre! We can't wait!"

Diabolical North American Tour 2022

DESTRUCTION w/ Nervosa, Sunlord & VX36

4/28: Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere

4/29: Boston, MA @ Middle East / Downstairs

4/30: Montréal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques

5/01: Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace

5/03: Millersville, PA @ Phantom Power

5/04: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

5/05: Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary

5/06: Chicago, IL @ Reggies

5/07: St Paul, MN @ Turf Club

5/08: Iowa City, IA @ Wildwood

5/09: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck

5/10: Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater

5/12: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall

5/14: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

5/15: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater

5/17: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall

5/18: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720

5/19: Garden Grove, CA @ Garden Amp

5/20: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

5/22: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

5/23: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse

5/24: Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live

5/25: Houston, TX @ White Oak

5/27: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Vinyl)

5/28: Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero

5/29: Baltimore, MD @ Maryland Deathfest - DESTRUCTION only

Pre-Order Diabolical HERE:

As one of the most legendary German thrash metal bands in existence, DESTRUCTION grace the wall of fame alongside giants like Kreator, Sodom and Tankard. On their 15th studio record, DESTRUCTION brings out heavy artillery full of honest and uncompromising thrash metal, catapulting you straight into the seventh heaven of metallic bliss and causing a massacre of razor-sharp sound no fan of the genre should miss! The title track "Diabolical" shows no mercy, showing us a glimpse of what DESTRUCTION have in store for their upcoming album Diabolical!

After the charging start of album opener "Under The Spell", DESTRUCTION shows no mercy on title track "Diabolical", with raging drums, bloodthirsty riffs and hellish vocals that sink deep down into your bones. "No Faith In Humanity" relentlessly rages on with non-stop headbanging action, while DESTRUCTION continues to smash eardrums on "Hope Dies Last" - providing unbeatable brutality with unstoppable speed, destructive verses and screeching voices. "Tormented Soul", on the other hand, is loaded with proper heavy metal and explosive drums. The grand finale of the 47-minute parade of devastation is provided by cover track "City Baby Attacked By Rats", originally by GBH, guaranteeing whiplash by combining rough hardcore punk with brute thrash metal.

Diabolical will be available in various formats in different territories, including a digital album and CD (bundled with a t-shirt + an exclusive “Mad Butcher”-bust), 1LP gatefold editions in black, crystal clear and marbled yellow/red!

DESTRUCTION are:

Schmier - Bass, Vocals

Martin Furia – Guitars

Randy Black – Drums

Damir Eskić – Guitars

Seven Kingdoms release new Video Clip and announce Crowdfunding Campaign for New Album ‘Zenith’

After two crushing tours with Unleash The Archers in the USA, Seven Kingdoms launches the Crowdfunding Campaign for their upcoming Studio Album, ‘Zenith’ to open on February 15th on Kickstarter.com and will end on March 22nd at Midnight! ‘Zenith’ is the 5th Studio Album from Seven Kingdoms and is scheduled to be released worldwide in June after the crowdfunding has completed. The band will complete crowdfunding before their USA tour with Beast In Black and spend the months of April and May promoting the release for June.

Today, Seven Kingdoms also releases the Video Clip of ‘I Hate Myself For Loving You’ a cover song that can be found on the upcoming release! This cover song was funded on the last Kickstarter Campaign and is now fulfilled!

The Cover Art and track-listing will be revealed on February 10th!

Commented Guitarist Camden Cruz, “We are stoked to drop this first video! It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to release a full length album and we’re finally here! We put a lot of time into this release and are currently putting the team in place that will help us bring this material worldwide over the upcoming years! We are thankful for the opportunities we have been able to have, and for our wonderful fans that have given us 4 previous successful crowdfunding campaigns - this will be our 5th! We can’t wait to start the release process!”

Are you new to Seven Kingdoms? Check them out below!

• Facebook: www.facebook.com/sevenkingdomsofficial

• Instagram: @sevenkingdomsofficial

• Twitch :www.twitch.tv/sevenkingdomsofficial

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PMYvG0U25tgSi8jQExPAC?si=S89QNQGfQ-unAYjr18Ph4A

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

• Official Merchandise Shop: https://sevenkingdoms.bigcartel.com

Caitlyn Smith Announces Headlining THE HIGH & LOW TOUR 2022

Powerhouse vocalist and country music singer/songwriter Caitlyn Smith announces her headlining tour, The High & Low Tour 2022. Kicking off in Smith’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minn. on April 1, the tour will hit 13 cities, including a show at Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville.

“I can’t think of a better place to kick off this tour than my home state of Minnesota,” shares Smith. “We were supposed to tour with my last record but were unable to due to the pandemic. Needless to say, I’m beyond thrilled to see all your faces on the road and finally be able to play Supernova live. I’m also very excited to share a taste of the new music I’ve been working on the last year, too!”

Tickets are on sale February 11 at https://www.caitlynsmith.com/.

Smith spent the last year opening for George Strait, Reba, Little Big Town, and Old Dominion where she played stadiums and arenas across the country. In March, she will head overseas to perform as part of C2C in London before she hits the road to headline her own tour.

The High & Low Tour comes on the heels of Smith’s recent release “High,” about which BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris raved “It’s big and it’s dramatic and it is absolutely fantastic. I love this record” and MusicRow stated, “this single confirms the widely admired songwriter’s status as a first-rate record maker.” Written by Smith along with Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Erin Decilveo, “High” was originally released by Cyrus on her album Plastic Hearts.

Along with the release of “High,” Smith revealed that she will be self-producing her next album, arriving later this year.

“Self-producing has taught me so much about trusting my own compass,” shares Smith. “In the past, I’ve been guilty of looking for direction from everyone else. That’s why I decided to choose my own adventure. It has been a beautifully terrifying experience and has added a layer of vulnerability when you’re also responsible for painting the sonic landscape as an artist, in addition to writing and singing the songs.”

Stay tuned for release details.

Caitlyn Smith - The High & Low Tour 2022

4/1 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
4/6 – New York City, NY – Gramercy Theatre
4/7 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
4/23 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Indy
4/24 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
5/4 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
5/5 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Wonder Bar
5/6 – Philadelphia, PA – MilkBoy
5/7 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere
5/11 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
5/12 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
5/13 – Savannah, GA – District Live
5/14 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm

About Caitlyn Smith
After winning a Critics Choice Award and writing songs for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Meghan Trainor and John Legend, Garth Brooks, and Jason Aldean, Caitlyn Smith has established herself as one of Nashville’s brightest rising stars. Undeniably one of the best vocalists of this generation, Smith’s 2018 Starfire and 2020’s Supernova saw her in the pages of TIME Magazine and The New York Times, and had her named to Rolling Stone’s 10 country artists to know and Paste’s 10 country artists to watch. Her latest single, “High,” is available everywhere now. Visit CaitlynSmith.com for more information and follow along on Instagram and Twitter @caitlynsmith or @caitlynsmithmusic on Facebook and TikTok.

VONAMOR presents 'You The People', second taste of their debut eponymous LP

"Captivating avant-garde new-wave... charmingly ensures via an 80s call-and-response style throwback; with an ensnaring melody" ~ Post-Punk.com

"Dynamic and exciting... a clear indication of how original and passionate, if not also complex, their artistic vision can be" ~ The Spill Magazine

"An addictive necromantic mood" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"Chilling and fiery… Stellar offering" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"A dark delicious slice of darkwave excellence" ~ Skylight Webzine

"Charismatic and talented... avant-garde sensibilities and diverse influences, delivering music that is unique and haunting" ~ The Record Stache

Postpunk-darkwave-electro trio VONAMOR presents their pulsating and enthralling new single 'You the People'. Recalling the best dark pop of the '80s, this is the second taste of their impending debut 'VONAMOR' album, an 8-track collection produced by Lucio Leoni and being released via Time To Kill Records (TTK).

The hypnotic fast-paced videoclip features dystopian imagery depicting the messed-up and borderline world in which we live. The sound weaves together stories of men, power and protest worldwide to sharp dialogue between male and female, voiced in English and Italian. Colours and pounding images mesh with archive footage of clashes between people and power, men and progress, technology and freedom, as flashes of our modern world strike your retina.

“Through our darkwave music and words, we search for the question, the ambiguity, the multiform influence of a variety of demons. We feel the urgency of questioning ourselves, our fellow human beings and the reality around us," says Giulia Bottaro.

"At first it may seem you are watching the videoclip for 'You the People', but the more you go on, you may feel that the video itself is watching you - and you are there, at the very intersection between we and you, between past and present, between desire and fear, between sound and colour."

'You The People' underlines VONAMOR's dialecticism and style, as well as their will to convey originality and sensuality, even when menacing, with passion and intensity. Eternally playing with words and sounds, they never lose sight of the rhythmic, Dyonisian and captivating soul of their electro dark, post-punk vision.

This single follows the lead track 'Take Your Heart', which has been met with international acclaim, and its intriguing video, directed and edited by Fabio Santomauro. Last year, the trio released the singles 'Never Betray Us' and 'Fast-Forward Girl'.

VONAMOR is made up of sisters Giulia Bottaro, Francesca Bottaro and Luca Guidobaldi, with Francesco Bassoli and Martino Cappelli joining the trio for live performances. The band's roots date back to 2016 in Rome. Initially focused on communicating images and composing scores for short films, they morphed into the trio we know today with their style, literary echoes, imperious art-pop and enigmatic aesthetics.

“VONAMOR is an escape plan, our treasure island, a thick and savage jungle that gives you the chance to let your prayers and whispers reverberate like a church. We used the music in this album to walk paths that we hadn’t known before, to connect Rome to Paris to Berlin to Beijing, to mix techno music with folk, to let our voices and bodies mingle and dance to an incredibly weird yet familiar beat, and finally to search for a boom of love and light into the dark of our everyday life: yes, VONAMOR is a boom!" says Luca Guidobaldi.

'You The People' is available across online stores and streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Spotify and elsewhere. On February 18, the full-length album will be released, both digitally and on CD, and can be pre-ordered directly from Time To Kill Records.

CREDITS
Music and lyrics written and performed by VONAMOR ©℗ 2020
Giulia Bottaro (vocals, bass, metal flute)
Francesca Bottaro (drum station, sequencer, saxophone, clarinet, synth)
Luca Guidobaldi (vocals)
Francesco Bassoli (LP - guitars and loops)
Martino Cappelli (live performances - guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, oud, loops).
Edited by VONAMOR
Recorded in Rome at Monkey Studio & L'Albero Recording Studio by Lucio Leoni & Luca D’Aversa
Artistic production, sound engineering and mixing by Lucio Leoni - Lapidarie Incisioni
Mastering by Elephant Mastering
Art direction and design by Francesca Bottaro
Photography by Marco Stramaglia
Label and physical distribution: Time to Kill (TTK) Records
Digital distribution: Believe Intl
Artistic production by Lucio Leoni. Digital distribution by Believe International
Label and physical distribution by Time to Kill (TTK) Records
Video direction, editing on 'Take Your Heart' by Fabio Santomauro
Video direction, editing on 'You The People' by Francesca Bottaro


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Soen Announce Worldwide Stream Recorded Live Event 'LIVE FROM ATLANTIS GRAMMOFON STUDIOS'

Announce Exclusive

'LIVE FROM ATLANTIS GRAMMOFON STUDIOS'

Worldwide Stream Recorded Live Event

On Friday, February 18

Ticket Info Here

Further to the unavoidable and unfortunate postponement of their 2021 European IMPERIAL TOUR, the provocative and engaging Swedish-based metal group SOEN announce LIVE FROM ATLANTIS GRAMMOFON STUDIOS, a worldwide and exclusive on-demand stream recorded live event which will take place on February 18th, 2022 at 8:00 pm EST/CET/AEDT.

“This is something we have had in our minds for a very long time but never had the chance to bring to fruition till now” offers co-founding member, Martin Lopez.

With the promise to bring an unforgettable and intimate evening to their fans, SOEN (Joel Ekelöf, Martin Lopez, Lars Enok Åhlund, Cody Ford, Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel) will be performing new and unique arrangements to various tracks from their past and present repertoire; to complete this astounding experience, SOEN will be accompanied by a quartet of classically trained musicians and a choir.

“We always felt that our songs have the potential of working under different arrangements and wanted to try something different, with a quartet and a choir; leaving out all the technical aspects and just focusing on the raw emotion of the songs...” furthers Lopez. “The postponement of our November dates gave us the opportunity to finally go for it, I'm extremely happy with the outcome and I know our audience will appreciate to see SOEN this way.”

Tickets to LIVE FROM ATLANTIS GRAMMOFON STUDIOS can be purchased here. The event will broadcast in three different time zones and can be streamed with a valid ticket for up to 72 hours:

8:00 pm EST (Canada, North, and South American territories)

8:00 pm CET (UK, European and African territories)

8:00 pm AEDT (Australasian territories)

SOEN also offers a special discount to everyone who is in possession of a valid ticket purchased for any dates of the IMPERIAL TOUR (including past shows). T&C on the eligibility of the discount can be found on SOEN’s Facebook page.

SOEN’s latest album, IMPERIAL is available here.

SOEN:

Joel Ekelöf – Vocals

Martin Lopez – Drums

Lars Enok Åhlund – Keyboards and Guitar

Oleksii “Zlatoyar” Kobel – Bass

Cody Ford – Lead Guitar

Find SOEN Online

SOENmusic.com

Ukrainian Metalcore Unit SPACE OF VARIATIONS Announces New Album “IMAGO”, Reveals First Single

Album IMAGO, Reveals First Single “SOMEONE ELSE” + Video

New Album, IMAGO, out March 18, 2022 via Napalm Records

Pre-Order NOW!

Unstoppable Ukrainian ultra-modern metalcore unit SPACE OF VARIATIONS have made a name for themselves in the international scene, but now take it to the absolute next level with their upcoming in-your-face full-length, IMAGO, officially set for release on March 18, 2022 via Napalm Records.

IMAGO seamlessly mixes gut-punching hardcore riffs and catastrophic breakdowns with colorful electronics, brutalizing vocals and, at times, trance-like synth – exploring elements of djent, hip-hop and even hyperpop influence along the way. The album’s addictively erratic, emotive atmosphere echoes their spontaneous live performance; having previously toured with modern metal giants Jinjer, the four-piece relentlessly smashed European stages while captivating each listener with futuristic stylings reverberating the likes of Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, Norma Jean and LANDMVRKS.

Today, the band steps up their game with hard-hitting first single “SOMEONE ELSE” –

loaded with aggressive screams, charging transitions and synth elements that leave no room for rest, the track delivers a promising glimpse of what fans can expect from the new album.Keep an eye on this futuristic metal monster!

SPACE OF VARIATIONS on “SOMEONE ELSE”:

“’SOMEONE ELSE’ video is a metaphor. It talks about individualism, talks about originality of everyone of us as a human creations. Talks about how we all involved to social life. And how sometimes it feels like a pain. To play a role, and not being your real self is a suffering. This video shows how faceless crowd tries to destroy individuality of a main character, tries to kill him, tries to make him looks the same as they are.

In this song the character goes through stages of acceptance, realizing the facets of all the beautiful and terrible he has inside. Paradoxically, an internal puzzle becomes complete only through disassembling oneself. Acceptance of the reality, no matter how good or bad it is, is sobering. This is IMAGO.

Just keep your inner fire burning hot.“

Watch the music video for “SOMEONE ELSE”

SPACE OF VARIATIONS crushes the confines of modern metal with addictive IMAGO!

Following their 2019 Napalm Records debut, the XXXXX EP, an unbridled SPACE OF VARIATIONS breaks new ground and transcends all expectations with their exciting and undeniably fresh second studio album IMAGO.

Furiously crashing opener “SOMEONE ELSE” sets free the uncompromising spirit of SPACE OF VARIATIONS – instantly breaking down genres and placing a forceful exclamation mark at the start with smashing instrumentation and a feverish vocal and lyrical assault by Dmytro Kozhukhar and Olexii Zatserkovnyi. Devastatingly heavy “1M followers” takes no prisoners from the first second and features a hefty appearance from former Asking Alexandriavocalist Denis Stoff, resulting in a fearless, addictive metalcore banger. Tracks like eponymous “IMAGO” and intense mid-tempo “Serial Killer” emphasize the multifaceted nature of SPACE OF VARIATIONS with sporadically scaled-back instrumentation and emotion turned to 10. On the contrary, previously released penultimate post-hardcore dystopia “Ultrabeat” delivers bone-crushing beats and is by far no stranger to the band’s devotees. Closing with an insane verse from Ukrainian rap sensation ALYONA ALYONA, the track undeniably marks a milestone in the unit’s soon-to-be revered history while representing the seething desire to expand all limits of songwriting and creativity. This mindset embodies SPACE OF VARIATIONS and their sonically boggling ode to the future,IMAGO.

SPACE OF VARIATIONS on “SOMEONE ELSE”:

“The ‘SOMEONE ELSE’ video is a metaphor. It talks about individualism, talks about the originality of every one of us as human creations. Talks about how we all involved to social life. And how sometimes it feels like a pain. To play a role, and not being your real self is suffering. This video shows how a faceless crowd tries to destroy the individuality of a main character, tries to kill him, and tries to make him looks the same as they are.

In this song, the character goes through stages of acceptance, realizing the facets of all the beautiful and terrible he has inside. Paradoxically, an internal puzzle becomes complete only through disassembling oneself. Acceptance of reality, no matter how good or bad it is, is sobering. This is IMAGO.

Pre-Order IMAGO NOW:

SPACE OF VARIATIONS are:

Dima Kozhuhar - Vocals

Alex Zatserkovny - Guitar/vocals

Anton Kasatkin - Bass

Tima Kasatkin - Drums

Animals As Leaders Announce The Parrhesia US Tour

Ground breaking, genre defying instrumental trio, Animals As Leaders, have announced ‘The Parrhesia Tour’ which will be hitting 19 cities across the US to accompany their upcoming album of the same name. This monumental tour, produced by Live Nation, will feature two special sets by the progressive metal outfit - one of which will feature the new album Parrhesia (out on March 25th via Sumerian Records) in its entirety. Tickets go on general sale at 10AM local on Friday, January 21st from animalsasleaders.org.

Beginning at the end of March, the tour will kick off in Denver on March 30th and travel throughout 18 further cities ending in Los Angeles, CA at the notable Ace Theater on April 22nd. Tickets go on general sale on Friday, January 21st at 10am local from animalsasleaders.org. Full dates listed below.

Citi is the official card of the Animals As Leaders Parrhesia Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, January 18th at 12pm EST local time until Thursday, January 20th at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS ‘PARRHESIA TOUR’

W/ Special Guests TBA

Mar 30 - Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall

Apr 1 - Kansas City, MO @ Truman Theater*

Apr 2 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*

Apr 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater

Apr 4 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues

Apr 5 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts

Apr 6 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

Apr 8 - Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally's*

Apr 9 - Lititz, PA @ Mickey's Black Box*

Apr 10 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

Apr 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl

Apr 12 - Boston, MA @ Big Night Live

Apr 13 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage

Apr 15 - Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre

Apr 16 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues

Apr 18 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

Apr 19 - Austin, TX @ Emo's

Apr 21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater*

Apr 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Theater At The Ace Hotel

*Not a Live Nation Date

Animals As Leaders recently announced their first new album in six years. Their long-awaited return, titled Parrhesia, will be out on Sumerian Records on March 25th. The release has been highlighted so far by the release of singles “Monomyth” and “The Problem Of Other Minds” which combined, have clocked up 1.3 million Youtube views and over 2 million streams on Spotify alone since release.

Pre-order the album here.

ABOUT ANIMALS AS LEADERS

It might sound strange to associate “storytelling” with instrumental music. But ANIMALS AS LEADERS jettisoned the rules, limitations, and boundaries of conventional rock music from the start. Armed with palette-expanding eight-string guitars, rich synths, and pummeling percussive grooves, the trio is beloved by metalheads, aspiring virtuosos, jazz fanatics, and casual listeners alike. As Pitchfork observed, “Animals As Leaders have walked the tightrope between sheer technical virtuosity and actual emotional resonance.” Even without vocals, this is intimate, myth-making music.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS began as a solo outlet for guitarist Tosin Abasi, whose creative partnership with classically trained guitarist Javier Reyes and Berklee-educated drummer Matt Garstka is built on a shared love of everything from fusion to technical death metal. Garstka graced the cover of Modern Drummer in 2015. In one of his many appearances on their cover, Guitar World named Tosin among the Guitarists of the Decade. Rolling Stone featured him as part of their “Young Guns” series. The Chicago Tribune declared him “the closest thing prog-metal has to an Eddie Van Halen.”

Kerrang! included their album, 'Weightless' among its Best Albums of 2011. 'The Joy of Motion' entered the Billboard 200 at No. 24 in 2014, and 'The Madness of Many' cracked the Top 20 in 2016. Now more than a decade into their career, a quick look at the bands they’ve toured with demonstrates the consistently diverse appeal of ANIMALS AS LEADERS. It’s a list that includes Korn, Deftones, Thrice, Meshuggah, Underoath, TesseracT, and Circa Survive as well as major festivals with the likes of Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, and Slipknot.

ANIMALS AS LEADERS offer more than clinic-ready musicianship and proficiency. A focus on mood, texture, and emotive power elevates the material past any preconceived notions, resulting in a fascinatingly unique phenomenon, with an unlikely and profound appeal across multiple sub-genres and over 200 million career streams to date.

“We all know how talented the guys in Animals As Leaders are. Absurdly talented,” declared Metal Sucks. “They are one of the finest, most interesting units in modern music.”

Find Animals As Leaders Online

www.animalsasleaders.org

ZINNY ZAN Signs with Wild Kingdom! - New Single "Heartbreak City" Out Now!

New Single "Heartbreak City" Out Now!

Upcoming Album 'Lullabies for the Masses' Coming May 20th

Wild Kingdom Records are thrilled to announce the signing of Hard Rock legend Zinny Zan & Stefan Bergström (Easy Action, Shotgun Messiah, Zan Clan & Skintrade) under the band name ZINNY ZAN. The group's first single, "Heartbreak City", is a classic rocker track! A straightforward up-tempo beat with a great guitar riff and a killer tune to play loud while cruising in your car with your best buddies or your lover!

"Heartbreak City" is out now!

https://orcd.co/heartbreakcity

ZINNY ZAN's new album, 'Lullabies for the Masses', will see a May 20th, 2022 release on Wild Kingdom.

Calle at Wild Kingdom comments on the signing:

“We are very proud to be the record label managed to sign Zinny Zan for their new upcoming album “Lullabies for the Masses”, an album we see has great potential to be a true Hard Rock Classic.”

Zinny Zan and Stefan comment about the signing:

“A match made in Heaven! We did shop this album around and we had a few companies that showed interest but after sitting down with the team from Sound Pollution and also adding that we have been talking about doing something together for some time down the line since we’ve known each other for years now seemed like the perfect timing.

That and the common view of this whole thing around this album made the choice quite easy.”

Ex-Skintrade bass player Hogge Calmroth is also a member of the band.

Stone Broken Have a "Revelation" — WATCH

ALBUM ARRIVES APRIL 15 VIA SPINEFARM

BAND SHARES VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK — below.

STONE BROKEN will release their dynamic new studio album Revelation via Spinefarm on April 15.

Pre-order it here.

Watch the video for the title track and first single below.

Borrn from a desire to push themselves into new realms of musical creativity, Revelation sees Stone Broken storming into rock's big leagues.

Having partnered with award-winning producer and former SikTh guitarist Dan Weller (Enter Shikari, Holding Absence, Bury Tomorrow) back in early 2019, both artist and producer hit it off right from the get-go. Working remotely with Weller between Walsall and London, the band shared lots of new ideas, experimenting with aspects of electronic sound design and fusing different strands of their more straight-ahead hard rock with darker electro elements — something frontman Rich Moss and drummer/backing vocalist Robyn Haycock had long wanted to try.

Revelation is an album both for Stone Broken fans and for the band itself. And between the enforced COVID break and these exhilarating new elements that have been iincorporated into the music, the band and their Broken Army are ready to take on the world.

"We had a completely different approach on this record compared to our previous records," says Moss. "We wanted to try everything. We wanted to experiment, we wanted to build our sound from the ground up and totally re-imagine the 'Stone Broken Sound' — but without losing what we already had. It wasn't easy, not in the slightest. But we managed to break down a few walls to get there, and along the way had some awesome discoveries, like [drummer] Robyn now having more vocal duties across the whole record. It really works well and brings a whole new dynamic to our songs."

STONE BROKEN ARE :

Chris Davis —Lead Guitar

Rich Moss — Vocals + Guitar

Robyn Haycock — Drums

Kieron Conroy — Bass

STONE BROKEN SOCIAL MEDIA:

‌ ‌Spinefarm Records:

https://www.facebook.com/spinefarm

https://twitter.com/Spinefarm

http://www.spinefarmrecords.com/usa/

https://instagram.com/spinefarmrecords/

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

FINNISH HARD ROCKERS RUST N' RAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM "ONE FOR THE ROAD"

FINNISH HARD ROCKERS RUST N' RAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

"ONE FOR THE ROAD"

DUE MARCH 11, 2022

SINGLE & VIDEO 'PRISONER' OUT NOW

PRODUCED BY JIMMY WESTERLUND (ONE DESIRE)

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Finnish hard rockers Rust n' Rage's new album, "One For The Road". Produced by Jimmy Westerlund (One Desire), “One For The Road” will be released on March 11, 2022. Today, the band has released a new single and video from the album, 'Prisoner'. Watch the video below.

Pre-order/save "One For The Road" HERE:

Through lots of hard work and gigging, Rust n' Rage have been starting to make a name for themselves in their home country of Finland. With energetic live shows and anthemic songwriting, this rock n’ roll-quartet is ready to introduce themselves to the world more than ever before. Be sure to stay tuned for their Jimmy Westerlund produced debut album, which will be chock full of anthemic, hard rocking, melodic tunes.

Coming from a small town in Finland called Pori, Rust n’ Rage is made up of four guys who all live for a similar cause: Rock n’ Roll. While individually practicing a lifestyle of hard rockin’ and playing their hearts out around their small town, it didn’t take long for Vince, Johnny, Jezzie, and Eddy to meet and realize they had a shared musical vision. Their musical influences originate from the '80s, with their idols being such legends as Guns n’ Roses, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Dokken, and the like. Rather than merely be the sum of their influences though, Rust n' Rage concentrates their songwriting on being separate from their influences, while still maintaining those awesome hard rock riffs and high-pitched vocal screams.

In 2020, things started rolling for the band, having found a new manager and a new producer to help them get their musical vision properly recorded. Based on the strength of their newly created/recorded singles, the band caught the interest of Frontiers Music Srl, who have signed them to a worldwide deal. Signing with Frontiers is an opportunity to release their music to a global audience and to show the world what they are made of. Stay tuned for more exciting things to come from these Finnish rockers in 2022.

Line-up:

Vince - Vocals

Johnny - Guitar

Eddy - Bass

Jezzie – Drums

Kreator Announce New Album 'Hate Über Alles'; Drop Music Video For Title Track

The mighty KREATOR are proud to announce their fifteenth studio album, 'Hate Über Alles,' which will be released on June 3rd, 2022 via Nuclear Blast Records. Five years after their highly acclaimed album “Gods Of Violence” (2017), peaking at #1 in the German album charts, the genre-defining band are proud to announce this new 11-track behemoth. Starting today, "Hate Über Alles" can be pre-ordered in various formats here.

Today also marks the release of the first new KREATOR single, the vicious title track "Hate Über Alles" along with a brand new music video. Listen here. Watch below.

For 37 years, KREATOR has spear-headed a thrash metal crusade, inspiring generations of metal heads and musicians alike. The collision of traditional and contemporary values is a sentiment that Mille Petrozza has breathed in to the soul of this monumental new album; recruiting visionary producer Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Cavalera Conspiracy, Ghostmane and Turnstile) from Philadelphia to work with the band at the legendary Hansa Studio in Berlin. Hate Über Alles features gorgeously grim cover artwork by renowned artist Eliran Kantor (Testament, Thy Art Is Murder, Helloween), serving a bold statement against hate and division in today's society.

Mille Petrozza comments:

"Hate Über Alles reflects the time we’re living in. Everything is really loud and aggressive. The way we communicate has changed, thanks to social media. It causes a lot of imbalance. The world is in a state of disrepair. Life is not harmonic right now, it’s disharmonic… that’s where I was going with the title.”

ABOUT KREATOR

Decades into their game-changing career, German metal legends KREATOR find themselves more successful and influential than ever. They’ve stuck to their guns, weathered the trends and outlasted their peers – never once wavering from the ferocious noise that excited them as teens. If anything, that thirst for sonic warfare is just as strong, if not stronger, today. Where others have suffered from creative malnourishment and artistic uncertainty, something which even metal’s biggest and best are prone to, KREATOR have always charged full steam ahead – thanks to the red-eyed conviction and fearless determination of founding singer and guitarist Miland ‘Mille’ Petrozza. On 1985 debut Endless Pain, the Essen innovators created the template for extreme noise to come, fusing elements of thrash and black metal in ways that had never been heard before. Their sophomore album of the following year, Pleasure To Kill, became one of the landmark albums of 1986 – making metal history alongside key releases from Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. And onwards they marched, bringing hellish anthems to the masses in every album that followed, with a track record few could ever rival.

The last decade has been a particularly exciting time for the group, with 2012’s Phantom Antichrist proving how they could embrace modern production techniques and move with the times without forsaking the underground spirit and defiance which made them a household name in the first place. Its successor, 2017’s Gods Of Violence, saw them topping the German charts for the very first time in their career, a feat virtually unheard for a band of such thunderous intensity. Returning this year with fifteenth opus Hate Über Alles – which marks their first studio album with Frédéric Leclercq (ex-Dragonforce, Sinsaenum) on bass, joining Mille, guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö and drummer Jürgen ‘Ventor’ Reil – the metal titans are once again channelling an unholy heaviness strong enough to tilt the earth off-axis.

Conquering and destroying in the way only KREATOR can, Hate Über Alles will undoubtedly sit proudly amongst the finest metal releases of this year. And so onwards they march once more…

Find Kreator Online

www.kreator-terrorzone.de

Kreator EPK Here

Marillion release "infectious" new single “Murder Machines” from their upcoming studio album as well as the highly topical accompa

Marillion share their deep reflection on human interaction in the current global situation with their most upbeat single in many years.

The band’s 20th studio album “An Hour Before It’s Dark” will be released on March 4th, 2022.

Watch the official video for “Murder Machines”

With “An Hour Before It’s Dark”, Marillion release one of their most upbeat albums of their career while, at the same time, they once again do not shy away from uncomfortable topics, reflect on their own behaviour, and put their finger in the wounds of time.
Exactly one month before the album's release, the band shows how well this goes together with a new foretaste of their latest creation.

"Murder Machines" is a song that was born in the challenging times of lockdown and social distancing and has become so much more than just a mirror of our times, more than a song that deals with the precious as well as dark sides of human relationships.

Steve Hogarth about the story behind “Murder Machines”:
“I tried not to write about the virus. But it’s been so much a part of life for the past two years that it kept creeping in. The terrifying reality that to wrap my arms around my father or mother could ultimately kill them, gave birth to this song. The lyric was then developed to hint at jealousy and heartbreak - the pain of watching the woman you love embrace another man, or the emotional “murder” of the serial adulterer. And, of course, the arms of the superpowers, and the psychopaths who sometimes have their fingers on the triggers. Beware the murder machines...”

Listen to “MURDER MACHINES” here: https://Marillion.lnk.to/MurderMachines

Like its predecessor, 2016's critically acclaimed and chart-topping album “F*** Everyone And Run (F E A R)”, “An Hour Before It's Dark” was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios, which also provided the perfect backdrop for the carefully chosen selection of behind-the-scenes footage in form of a documentary on the making of the album as well as a performance of “Murder Machines” which will be released together with the album.

Pre-order “AN HOUR BEFORE IT’S DARK” here: https://Marillion.lnk.to/AnHourBeforeItsDark

Marillion will embark on a major European tour in autumn 2022, preceded by several Marillion weekends until summer 2022.
Founded in 1979, British rock band Marillion have, over the course of 19 studio albums, become one of the most commercially successful progressive rock bands of the 1980s and are still one of the most outstanding representatives of their genre. Marillion embraced the potential of the internet for both their commercial approach and to interact with their audience, long before their peers.

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WATAIN RELEASE VIDEO & 7INCH FOR NEW SINGLE "THE HOWLING"

Notorious Swedish black metal collective WATAIN is proud to unleash "The Howling" - the first single from their upcoming new studio album, "The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain," which will be released on April 29th, 2022.

"The Howling" sets the tone for what will be offered on the band's 7th full-length, an unsettling blackened voyage in 10 chapters that is as inexorably vicious as it is enticing.

E. Danielsson (vocals) adds:
"The Howling refers to the wordless voice of the wild, wailing eerily through the ages, urging us to leave our safe spaces and explore the dark recesses of the great Abyss both within and without. To see it, to learn from it, to know it. "

The single is available in both digital and physical form - a strictly limited 7'' with "The Howling" on its A-side and the Profanatica cover "I Arose" on its B-side can be bought as of today (no pre-order!). The Black Vinyl is exclusively available through Nuclear Blast Mailorder, whereas the Oxblood colored version is being sold in the band's own shop. Act quick as these will be gone fast!

Pre-order / Pre-save The Album "The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain":
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WATAIN will join forces with equally infamous Norwegian black metal legends MAYHEM for a tour through North America, aptly labeled "The Sanguine Sodomy Of North America," starting on March 7th, 2022. They will be supported by US blackened speed metal punks MIDNIGHT.

MAYHEM / WATAIN
The Sanguine Sodomy Of North America Tour 2022
Special Guests: MIDNIGHT

March 07: San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
March 08: Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
March 09: Phoenix, AZ, The Nile Theater
March 11: Salt Lake City, UT, The Depot
March 12: Denver, CO, The Summit Music Hall
March 14: Dallas, TX, Amplified Live
March 15: Austin, TX, Mohawk
March 16: Houston, TX, White Oak Music Hall
March 18: Atlanta, GA, Masquerade
March 19: Tampa, FL, Orpheum
March 20: Charlotte, NC, The Underground
March 22: Montreal, QC, Club Soda
March 23: Toronto, ON, The Phoenix
March 25: Worcester, MA, The Palladium
March 26: New York, NY, Irving Plaza
March 27: New York, NY, Irving Plaza
March 29: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Soundstage
March 30: Pittsburgh, PA, The Roxian
March 31: Detroit, MI, The Majestic
April 01: Chicago, IL, The Vic
April 02: Minneapolis, MN, Skyway Theatre
April 03: Joliet, IL, The Forge

ABOUT WATAIN
Watain crawled out of Satan’s cunt in 1998, and has since then ascended and grown into one of the world’s most well known and notorious Black Metal bands. Their legacy is often referred to with fear, love, confusion or awe, but seldom with indifference.

Their infamous live shows have become a worldwide phenomenon; inimitable ceremonies of wild Black Metal fanatism where the sacred and solemn collides with raw unadulterated force. With their greatly anticipated seventh studio album, Watain continues to arouse and electrify their audience with an unmistakable, adventurous brand of Black Metal Magic, processed and distilled over the course of a 25-year long history.

Recorded live by long time collaborator Tore Stjerna in his infamous Necromorbus studio, now re-located to an old church on the Swedish countryside, ”The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain” takes the listener one huge step closer to the innermost heart of a band that despite always being surrounded by rumors and controversy has always strived for a most sincere and genuine form of expression.

With 10 songs written by the founding trinity of Watain (E. Danielsson, H. Jonsson and P. Forsberg), it is also the first Watain album to be recorded live with a full line up completed by A. Lillo, H. Eriksson and E. Forcas.

The material is further enriched by noble contributions from Farida Lemouchi (ex The Devil’s Blood, now in Molassess) and Gottfrid Åhman (ex In Solitude, now in PÅGÅ).

The lyrics, always a central aspect of every Watain album, range from manic proselytism to profound contemplation on the relativity between life and death, sacred and profane, holy and unholy, agony and ecstasy, eagerly excavating the winding depths of mind and spirit with a new sense of clarity and determination.

Characterized by a morbid sense of beauty mingled with raw primal force, Watain is the wolf that keeps hunting, fearless and free, in the dark night of man.

LIAR THIEF BANDIT Release New Single "Better Days"

New Album 'Diamonds' Coming This Summer!

Swedish power trio Liar Thief Bandit are back with their new single "Better Days". A direct and uplifting Rock' n' Roll track with Thin Lizzy-inspired twin guitars and big, melodic choruses. "Better Days" is the second single from Liar Thief Bandits' upcoming mini-album, 'Diamonds', set for release in the Summer of 2022 via The Sign Records.

Mike from the band on "Better Days":

Better Days is an uplifting tune with a touch of melancholy, filled with dynamic guitar work and fierce vocals. The song is about realizing when enough is enough, that changes have to be made and at the same time being fully aware of the difficulties such changes most certainly will bring.

STREAM "Better Days" HERE

About LIAR THIEF BANDIT:

What do you get if you blend the melodic essence that helped shape the ‘70s and the raw garage revival of the late ‘90s with a modern touch of uplifting lyrics and undeniable energy? The answer is Liar Thief Bandit – a power trio born to play live with the sole purpose to carry the torch of all that ever was, is, and will be rock’n’roll in its purest form.

After humble beginnings in 2015 making demos and playing those first crucial shows, the defining journey took off in late 2016 when the self-produced debut album “Gun Shovel Alibi” was released. Extensive touring followed and the band’s DIY ethics brought them to numerous European countries during 2017. Their lightening, energetic live show caught attention and left the audience wanting more. The hectic tour schedule influenced the three-piece to write, record, and deliver their sophomore epos “Straight Ahead” released in august 2018 quickly followed by three European tours putting Liar Thief Bandit on the map as a hard-working rock’n’roll band to reckon with.

With new songs in the making, May 2019 saw the trio doing their 100th show in Hamburg as the premiere of an 18-day tour through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, and Czech Republic. The coming fall saw a split 7” vinyl with Grande Royale released on The Sign Records and a joint tour through Germany and Switzerland supporting the double A-side single. The track “Virtue Not a Vice” left no one doubting the power of innovating riffs and rememberable melodies that makes Liar Thief Bandit stand out in the current rock atmosphere.

The third full-length was recorded during the spring of 2020 in Malmö’s Tambourine Studios inspired by hardships in a hard-working touring band as well as complicated situations in life. The theme throughout the 12 songs touches on philosophies of picking yourself up, taking chances, and facing obstacles with a positive state of mind. “Deadlights” was released on May 14th 2021 via The Sign Records.

Always thinking ahead, more music was already on its way. Following the release of “Deadlights”, one of the land’s hardest working rock trios fired up the engine and headed to the outskirts of the small Swedish west coast town Strömstad in the summer of 2021 to record once again. 7 tracks were laid down in 7 days at Tilt Recording Studios with Max Dahlby at the helm, who’s worked with Åskväder, The Drippers, and Scumbag Millionaire to name a few. 6 originals and a cover of Graveyard’s “Ain’t Fit to Live Here” as the first single to be released from the upcoming mini-album “Diamonds”, which takes off where “Deadlights” ends. It follows the same theme and feel as its predecessor but with additional reflections and new views on self-realization. A troubled mind finding keys to push forward surrounded by roaring guitars, pounding drums, and fierce vocals.

Liar Thief Bandit:

Mikael Jacobson - Guitar / Vocals

William Grube - Drums

Niklas Dahre - Bass

Connect with Liar Thief Bandit:

https://www.facebook.com/LiarThiefBandit

https://www.instagram.com/liarthiefbandit/

https://liarthiefbandit.bandcamp.com/

AMMO presents 'A Cold War City', a submergence in deep dark reverie

"Lying somewhere between a rapturous dream and an esurient nightmare... one of the most haunting propositions in recent times" ~ Ringmaster Review

"Melancholic loaded reverie, entrancing you into Lynchian territory" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Glorious and amazing... A very emotional approach" ~ White Light / White Heat

"Addictive blend of Chromatics-style whispers and Phantogram melodicism" ~ Amplify Music Mag

"Dark dreamery in sonic form with tantalizing and euphoric escapism. Ethereal and lush, the rhythm, full-hall sound and haunting creates a stunning atmosphere" ~ The Record Stache

"Melancholic escapist dreamery... ‘a must-hear" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

Dark ethereal dreanweaver AMMO has revealed the spellbinding video for her new single 'A Cold War City', recently released via California-based Mourning Sun Records. This cavernous offering, just short of 5 minutes, unfolds like a Lynchian lullaby, as does the video, which was directed and edited by AMMO with cinematography by Jenny Baumert.

"A Cold War City is an exploration of human memory and its fickle nature. We rewrite details of past experience over and over until eventually a fiction replaces our recollection. We are the authors of our own memoirs which are under constant revision," says AMMO.

"The video for this song represents the relationship I have with my own experiences and the frustrations of recollection. I wanted to convey the feeling of being trapped in pursuit of clarity among a murky and unclear tangle of memories - what it’s like to drown in one’s own emotional chaos tied to the past."

Co-produced and recorded with Alex Posell, former Black Flamingo bandmate, who also contributes drums and percussion, this single was mixed and mastered by Robert Duncan IV at Mourning Sun Records in Los Angeles.

In 2021, AMMO released the single 'Rose + Crown' with an accompanying video for the title track, directed by AMMO and co-filmed by Christopher Slater. B-side 'Total Recall' pays tribute to Adrian Borland of influential 1980s UK band The Sound.

Currently based between Los Angeles and New York City, AMMO’s distillate aesthetic can be described as otherworldly ethereal shoegaze, driven by the pulse of primordial percussive rhythms that provide a backdrop for haunting vocals and lush, atmospheric guitar lines. Siouxsie and the Banshees, Rudimentary Peni, Dead Can Dance, Cranes, Cocteau Twins and Enya act as the influential foundation, supporting the lens through which AMMO channels her art.

AMMO's world is enveloped in a number of music, photography and film projects. Her band Brass Box released their full-length LP 'The Cathedral' in 2019.  Past music projects include Black Flamingo, Darklands and Tête. Her music has been said to “shackle the living or free the dead…” by creating mystical magnetic soundscapes – “the kind of music that should soundtrack a sand-dune-to-shoreline road movie by David Lynch”.

A rock and roll photographer, musician and songwriter, AMMO spent her youth ditching school to delve through record store bins and scour the LA music and art scene in hopes of running into like-minds. 

Pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo is a constant in her life. She has produced a feature film, co-foundedPLAG Presents, a platform for women musicians and the LGBTQ community voices to be heard. Her storied history in shooting fashion editorials and directing short films and music videos has allowed her to achieve a deeper connection with her listeners. These artistic mediums empower her exploration of illusive and melancholic topics, offering listeners an emotional and visceral experience by creating a dialogue between the imagined and physical.

'A Cold War City' is out now, available across online stores and streaming platforms, includingSpotify,Apple MusicandBandcamp, where it can be obtained directly from the artist.

CREDITS
Written and performed by AMMO

Drums and percussion by Alex Posell

Produced by AMMO and Alex Posell

Mixed and mastered by Robert Duncan IV

Released by Mourning Sun Records

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

Video directed & edited by AMMO

Cinematography by Jenny Baumert

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Manchester's Caulbearers present earthly funk rock delight on 'Twisted Cord' single

"Impressive... stellar, believable and inspiring.... vocals and lyrics that are heartfelt, hopeful and genuine" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Music worthy of top-dog soundtracks.. Caulbearers struts in with a sonic funkadelic swagger and groovy bassline that recalls early works by the likes of RHCP and No Doubt" ~ Spill Magazine

“Funky and original... All music should be this progressive” ~ Jammerzine

"Exploring the spiritual ties that bind us as communities" ~ God is in the TV

'Texturally rich and gorgeously cinematic... It may rest on the creative shoulders of musical giants, but it has its eyes set firmly on the future" ~ The Swindonian

“Twisted Cord' https://soundcloud.com/caulbearers/twisted-cord/s-D13QgGADdVX

Caulbearers

Twisted Cord

Single Cell Recordings

25 February 2022

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Manchester's Caulbearers present earthly funk rock delight on 'Twisted Cord' single

FOR FANS OF: Massive Attack, early Maroon 5, Sufjan Stevens, Moby, Djo, Cinematic Orchestra, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, A Certain Ratio
Photos by Jan School, except collage images by Ben Taylor & Latent Variables
FCC clean

FOR SHARING
'Twisted Cord' https://soundcloud.com/caulbearers/twisted-cord/s-D13QgGADdVX
Bandcamp https://caulbearers.bandcamp.com/album/twisted-cord-single
Pre-save the single https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/caulbearers/twisted-cord
'Solid Supposed' feat. Ruth Blake (2021) https://youtu.be/1FPtinaYcGg 
'Burst Through The Borders' (2021) https://youtu.be/e4DgMN6VKsQ
'Over Comes A Cloud' (2020) https://youtu.be/4ckjxV0FDY0

FOR REVIEW & AIRPLAY
Soundcloud preview https://soundcloud.com/caulbearers/sets/twisted-cord_release/s-0kXxFSU9cso
Online press kit https://haulix.promo/7nb
Download via Dropbox https://bit.ly/3cBjkAb
         
"Impressive... stellar, believable and inspiring.... vocals and lyrics that are heartfelt, hopeful and genuine" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Music worthy of top-dog soundtracks.. Caulbearers struts in with a sonic funkadelic swagger and groovy bassline that recalls early works by the likes of RHCP and No Doubt" ~ Spill Magazine

“Funky and original... All music should be this progressive” ~ Jammerzine

"Exploring the spiritual ties that bind us as communities" ~ God is in the TV

'Texturally rich and gorgeously cinematic... It may rest on the creative shoulders of musical giants, but it has its eyes set firmly on the future" ~ The Swindonian


Manchester-based Caulbearers have announced their next release - the upbeat funk-rock single 'Twisted Cord', along with B-side 'Synching (Bubbling Spring Remix)'. This offering sees Caulbearers back with their signature dark funk grooves and bittersweet, multi-layered laments.

Mixed by Seadna Mcphail (Badly Drawn Boy, Jah Wobble, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, Happy Mondays) and mastered by Jim Spencer (New Order, Johnny Marr, Charlatans, Factory Floor), this follows the slower, more spacious and meditative sound of their 2021 single 'Burst Through The Borders'with B-side 'Solid Supposed'.

With pulsating guitar hooks and distorted drum breaks, the song explores different tonalities usually associated with Flamenco, Arabic music and Indian ragas, enhanced by renowned violinist Olivia Moore (Jason Singh, Stuart McCallum, Suns of Arqa), whose own work fuses jazz with Indian classical music. This track also features such acclaimed Manchester musicians as pianist John Ellis (The Cinematic Orchestra, Stone Roses' John Squire, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tom Jones, Lily Allen) and bassist Alex Berry (The Earlies, King Creosote, Daniel Johnston, Thea Gilmore, Micah P Hinson).

Fronted by Damien Mahoney, core members included guitarist Anton Hunter(Beats and Pieces Big Band, Article XI), cellist Stefan Skrimshire and drummer Phil Bennett. Somerset-based ethereal folk artist Ruth Blake also contributes vocals in her ongoing collaboration with the band.

The lyrics for 'Twisted Cord' explore how intense events in our lives can act like initiations by shaking up, radically changing and enriching our perspectives. Sometimes we need to break down or be broken apart, in order to come back together stronger and with greater understanding. The healing of our wounds over time can transform into wisdom, bringing more colour, depth and detail to the tapestry of our lives.

The song also celebrates the concept of Animism  - the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence - a foundational thread for the varied belief systems of many indigenous peoples, who deeply understand the importance of ritual, ceremony, initiation and connection to nature that the majority of us in the west have forgotten.

‘The songs are rarely stories specifically, but more like moods, deep emotional states or parallel worlds that we enter into, where scenarios, perspectives and protagonists can shift and morph with a dream-like quality,” says Damien Mahoney.

Working with a different artist for each single, 'Twisted Cord' showcases original artwork by Ben Taylor, a painter and sculptor who often combines natural materials and up-cycled gems to create incredible, large-scale pieces of work. These reflect Ben’s reverence for nature, plants & magic, depicting some of the profound experiences of ancient spiritual traditions he has been initiated into.

As of February 25, 'Twisted Cord' will be available across digital platforms, including Apple Music and Spotify. It can already be pre-ordered via Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Written, recorded, produced & edited by Damien Mahoney at Padded Cell Studio (except piano & keys recorded by John Ellis at Limefield Studio)
Mixed by Seadna Mcphail at Airtight Studios
Mastered by Jim Spencer at Eve Mastering
Single cover artwork by Ben Taylor


Keep up with Caulbearers
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Kellie Pickler Joins SiriusXM's The Highway, Hosting Middays 12-4pm ET Beginning Feb. 14

Country singer/songwriter and actress Kellie Pickler, known for her RIAA Gold-certified debut album Small Town Girl, her RIAA Platinum-certified single “Best Days of Your Life” and five Emmy Nominations for Pickler & Ben, will join SiriusXM’s The Highway, beginning Monday, February 14.

“I am so excited to join the SiriusXM family as a host on The Highway,” shares Pickler. “This is such a fun and amazing opportunity to really connect with Country music fans across North America. I’m looking forward to sharing some of my current favorite songs and artists, along with chatting with some very special guests!”

Kellie Pickler will host middays from 12pm-4pm ET Mondays through Fridays on SiriusXM’s The Highway via satellite (ch. 56) and on the SXM App.

Last year, Pickler was announced as one of the USO’s Global Ambassadors, supporting the organization’s Give More Than Thanks initiative – a campaign encouraging all Americans to find actionable ways to express their gratitude for the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families.

SiriusXM’s The Highway plays new Country music including the hottest country superstars, up-and-coming artists, and the very latest discoveries direct from Nashville. SiriusXM is available to subscribers in their car, on their phone and connected devices at home with the SXM App. Streaming access is included for most subscribers. Go towww.siriusxm.com/ways-to-listen to learn more.

About Kellie Pickler
Country singer/songwriter and actress Kellie Pickler grew up immersed in country music in the small town of Albemarle, North Carolina with the words of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton shaping her musical footing. At the age of 19, she gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol.” In 2006, she signed with 19 Recordings/ BNA Records and released her debut album, Small Town Girl, which has gone on to sell more than 900,000 copies worldwide and produce three hit singles: “Red High Heels,” “I Wonder” and “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind.” She followed that in 2008 with her self-titled sophomore record, featuring country radio hits “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful,” “Best Days of Your Life” (co-written with Taylor Swift and her first Top 10) and “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You.” Having established herself as not only a powerful vocalist but also a songwriter, Pickler released her third studio album, 100 Proof, in 2011 to huge critical acclaim. The album was named the No. 1 Country Album of The Year by Rolling Stone and listed on the “Best of 2012” by The Washington Post.

In 2018, Kellie made her Hallmark Channel debut with “Christmas at Graceland,” their highest-rated movie in history and most-watched movie of the year, playing the film’s lead, Laurel: a finance executive who rediscovers her passion for singing; a role she reprised in the June 2019 sequel “Wedding at Graceland.” For the films, Kellie recorded and performed beloved Christmas songs including: “Silent Night,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “Joy To The World,” and Elvis Presley hits “Can’t Help Falling in Love” and “Hound Dog.” In-between touring, Kellie filmed her third Hallmark Channel movie “The Mistletoe Secret,” which premiered in November 2019.

Pickler is an avid supporter of the U.S. military, having completed twelve USO Tours. She has been honored with the Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award, the USO Heart for the Warrior Award and the Chris Kyle Patriot Award.

About SiriusXM
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Bad Omens Release Official Music Video For "Like A Villain"

Los Angeles-based rock sensation Bad Omens has released their new music video for "Like A Villain". The song is taken from the band's upcoming album 'THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND' out on Friday, February 25 (via Sumerian Records). Prior to today's release, Bad Omens have shared music videos for the album title track "THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND" and "ARTIFICIAL SUICIDE" which combined have clocked up 2.7 million views on YouTube, and the single releases (also including "What do you want from me?" and "Like A Villain") have totaled over 15 million streams and counting across platforms. Watch the "Like A Villain" music video here or at the link below and pre-order 'THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND' here.

Bad Omens slither through boundaries, only to ultimately choke convention in the process. The quartet—Noah Sebastian (vocals), Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson (guitar), Nick Ruffilo (bass), and Nick Folio (drums)—materialize with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks, and the tingles of sensual high-register harmonies uplifted by cinematic production. Racking up over 250M worldwide streams to date and earning acclaim, the band presents an uncompromising and undeniable vision on their third full-length album, 'THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND' (Sumerian Records).

“Making the record changed us as songwriters and musicians. In many ways, I feel like it set me free as an artist because every decision made in the writing process was for myself, with no fear for anyone else’s expectations of what our third album should sound like. Be it our fans or our record label.”

They’ve always wielded this level of magic though…

The group’s 2016 self-titled debut, 'Bad Omens', yielded fan favorites such as “Glass Houses” and “The Worst In Me” which eclipsed 22.6 million Spotify streams. On its heels, 2019’s 'Finding God Before God Finds Me' spawned “Dethrone” (11.2 million Spotify streams) and “Careful What You Wish For” (9.8 million Spotify streams). Along the way, they toured with numerous marquee acts and received tastemaker praise.

After their first headline tour was canceled mid-way at the top of the global pandemic, the band found themselves at home in Los Angeles with plenty of time. Where they absorbed and imparted a different palette of unexpected inspirations. Channeling what the frontman describes at times as a “cursive sound” they embraced newfound confidence and boundlessly loose creativity. Anything went in the studio, and all “rules” were broken. Noah and Jolly wrote, produced, and engineered the music themselves while GRAMMY® Award-nominated producer and songwriter Zakk Cervini (Halsey, Grimes, Poppy, blink-182) lent his talents with the mix and master. Challenging himself, Noah decided to “make a track sampling items around the house, none of which were musical instruments”.

This ultimately became the framework for the first single “THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND”. Claps puncture the icy soundscape as his voice stretches from a breathy moan into an evocative and entrancing hook, breaking from a whisper into the seductive chant, “It wasn’t hard to realize. Love’s the death of peace of mind.” It culminates on a climactic scream uplifted by a distorted crunch.

“The whole record really details the loss of peace of mind,” he explains. “The lyrics in the title track are a little more specific in terms of the conflict at the heart of something more intimate and personal.”

By speaking it aloud, Bad Omens offer a level of comfort and empathy, with a sinister shroud. At the same time, they also give rock music a sexy new shape on 'THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND'.

“Sonically, we want to do something you can’t arrive late or early too,” he leaves off. “You can’t cheat your way to the final act. You have to get on the ride and process it until the end. The songs are meant to be heard from start to finish. We want you to take the whole trip with us.”

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ABBATH Premieres New Song, "Dread Reaver"

Norwegian metal legend ABBATH will drop its third full-length album, 'Dread Reaver,' on March 25 via Season of Mist! The band is now premiering the title track, which can be heard below.

Pre-orders for 'Dread Reaver' are available in the Season of Mist shop HERE. Pre-save the album on streaming services HERE.

The ravens gaze ominously from above. The seas roar in anticipation. The mountains creak yet again. Abbath’s remarkable new album, Dread Reaver, is upon us all. Two years in the making, Abbath’s third full-length is the culmination of everything before it. A fusion of debut Abbath (2016) and follow-up Outstrider (2019), the aptly titled Dread Reaver extends its fantastical fangs outward and drives its cloven hooves onward. Indeed, there’s nothing like an Abbath record. This is the darkest metal for epic journeys and ancient battles. Comprised of eight riveting tracks and a red-hot cover of Metallica’s “Trapped Under Ice,” Dread Reaver shows Abbath triumphing over all trials and tribulations, riding hard into merciless glory as the one and only “Lemmy of black metal.”
 
Abbath was formed by Olve Eikemo (aka Abbath) in Bergen, Norway, in 2015. After splitting with vaunted extreme metallers Immortal, the beguiling frontman and storied songwriter only had one path: Abbath. Years before, he had proven that venturing out of the Immortal constellation was not only plausible but doable with the I project, a short-lived, one-album (Between Two Worlds) band featuring notable musicians from Immortal, Enslaved, and Gorgoroth. Indeed, once Eikemo was free of Immortal’s shackles, he was able to assemble a cadre of like-minded conspirators for his solo debut album, Abbath. So crucial was Abbath that the Norwegian Embassy in the UK ran a music/culture piece, while in Norway, the album was nominated for a Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy). Metal Hammer Germany even gonged Abbath with its Best Debut award. Follow-up album, Outstrider, was equally lauded. Billboard’s coverage sent shockwaves through the rock/metal scenes, while Kerrang! labeled it “dominating and creative,” awarding it 4Ks. Decibelalso heaped praise on Outstrider, giving it the Best New Noise trophy. New album Dread Reaver will yet again lionize Abbath as leader of the frost-bitten pack.
 
Powered by Abbath’s creative musical imagination, Dread Reaver runs riotously out of the gate. The album’s edifice affords tracks like “Acid Haze,” “Scarred Core,” “The Deep Unbound,” and the album’s closing title track ample room to champion the extremes of black metal, heavy metal, and hard rock. While there are nods to NWOBHM greats, thrash metal’s luminaries, and black metal icons, Dread Reaver is unmistakably Abbath. There is no other fingerprint. Paired with thought-provoking lyrics based on the historical figure of Othryades, Abbath’s new album not only shouts exultant but reads like an ancient pyrrhic tale steeped in violence, sorrow, and grit. The idea of a Dread Reaver—a fearless duelist—can also be read as a metaphor for life’s actions and subsequent struggles. Be warned: Dread Reaver is Abbath at his most menacing and accomplished.
 
Dread Reaver was produced by Endre Kirkesola, Abbath, and Dag Erik Nygaard at Dub Studio in Kristiansand and Bergen Lydstudio, respectively. Kirkesola and Nygaard also engineered. Mixing was performed by Abbath and Kirkesola, while the mastering was done by maestro Maor Appelbaum (Faith No More, Rob Halford) at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in Los Angeles. The goal was to field a storming production that sat firmly at the crossroads of Abbath’s heroes Kiss, Motörhead, Manowar, and Bathory. From the anthemic thrust of opener “Acid Haze” and the epic pound of “Dream Cull” to the rampaging “The Book of Breath” and the wicked cover of Metallica’s “Trapped Under Ice,” Dread Reaversounds as massive as Norwegian mountain and as fiery as the depths of Hell. Truly, the recording lineup of Abbath (guitar, bass, vocals), Ukri Suvilehto (drums), Ole André Farstad (guitars), and Mia Wallace (bass) found their sonic muse.
 
Abbath and Season of Mist will release Dread Reaver on February 25th, 2022. The album features a Bjørn Stian Bjoarvik (Immortal) cover and will be supported by singles “Dream Cull”, “Dread Reaver” and “The Book of Breath.” Of course, it’ll all be powered by Abbath’s wry, larger-than-life persona. If “Ace of Spades” catapulted Motörhead to fame and notoriety, then Dread Reaver will find Abbath atop extreme metal’s gigantic heap, the spoils of icy blood, scorching sweat, and steely tears at his feet. As “Myrmidon” states, “Die with a smile, stare glassy-eyed up / At boiling skies! / Valkyries descend to gore-caked fen / Fallen warriors arise!” Lightning strikes thrice with Abbath’s incredible Dread Reaver!

Recording line-up:
Abbath - Guitar, bass & vocals
Ukri Suvilehto - Drums
Ole André Farstad - Lead & acoustic guitars
Mia Wallace - Bass on Acid Haze, Scarred Core, The Deep Unbound & Dread Reaver
Simon Dancaster - Lyrics

Recording studio: Recorded in Dub Studio / Additional recordings: Bergen Lydstudio

Producer / sound engineer: Endre Kirkesola / Dag Erik Nygaard

Mixing studio and engineer: Abbath and Endre Kirkesola

Mastering studio / engineer: Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering - California - U.S.A

Biography: Chris Dick

Cover art: Bjørn Stian Bjoarvik / Photos by Francisco Munoz

Links:
www.facebook.com/abbathband
www.abbath.net
www.instagram.com/abbath_official

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

Available formats: Digital, CD digipak, CD digibox, vinyl black and coloured

FORTUNE CHILD Releases Second, Classic Rock Gem Single, "Slow Down"!

Debut LP, Close to the Sun, Out 3/1/2022!

Jacksonville, FL based Rock band FORTUNE CHILD has released the sophomore single, "Slow Down.". Showcasing their '70s rock proficiency, the guitar driven track is off of the band's upcoming, debut LP, Close to the Sun, which is produced by the legendary Kevin Elson (Journey, Mr. Big, Europe, and Lynyrd Skynyrd).

“'Slow Down' is a song about balance. We work extremely hard to be the best at what we do which makes the situation feel more serious, but we always make sure to take the time to reflect on what an amazing experience it’s been so far.” - FORTUNE CHILD

Purchase / Stream "Slow Down" Online!

It's no secret that these North Florida natives respect their Rock 'N' Roll elders. It's the true feel of the 70's (bell bottoms, mustaches and all) but with a touch of modern flair. Having just formed in 2021, Fortune Child (Christian Powers/ vocals, Buddy Crump/ lead guitar, Melanie Jo/ drums, Jon Ward/bass) has quickly garnered the support of the Southeast US Rock 'N' Roll scene and will continue to do so with each passing day. These cats know how to rock, and it seems that there's no stopping them once those first notes rip through the air.

For 2022, the band has partnered with legendary rock producer Kevin Elson (Journey, Mr. Big, Europe, Lynyrd Skynyrd) to produce their full length debut album, Close to the Sun, due in early March. Their first single, "Far", is already well on its way, having found its own rightful spot on Yahoo! News and has gathered press coverage in countries as far away as Australia and Russia. It even got a good old-fashioned thumbs up from Billy Gibbons himself and has turned the heads of some of the industry's heaviest hitters. This sort of thing leads us all to wonder: What could come next for this brand new Rock 'N' Roll freight train?