MESSER Releases New Inspring, High-Energy Song “Hope In This World”

The MESSER Machine is fired up once again with another positive energy-driven song, “Hope In This World.”

“Hope In This World” is the newest creation from this modern rock power house known for their catchy hooks and high energy live performances. With 3 top 25 active rock singles, MESSER is poised to raise the bar even higher. Re-energized and focused, MESSER is ready to deliver an experience that goes beyond the music.

"Our new single was born out of the pandemic. We couldn’t just sit here and do nothing. We have a platform and we are compelled to use it for good" says the band.

They continue, "One of the most powerful things you can give someone is hope. We live in a world more divided than ever, making it hard to see a way for us to find a place of peace and harmony.'Hope In This World' is a song about bridging the gap between us that seems to be growing every day. The core message of this song is helping people find hope despite the negativity. It's easy to get trapped in boxes of belief and confusion. This song is about the lifeline we cling to for change, the light at the end of the tunnel."

Be a part of the Machine and help us find some Hope In This World.

Messer continued their momentum from their breakout year with the release of "Simple Man", the 3rd single and video from their self-titled debut album, which bowed at #3 on the Soundscan New Artist chart and was named "New and Noteworthy" at iTunes and Amazon Music. The Dallas, Texas based band had a banner year in 2018 with first single “Make This Life” reaching #25 on the Active Rock radio charts, and second single "Save Myself" also made it into the Top 30 - the only truly independent act to do so.

"Simple Man" peaked at #23 on the Active Rock charts, and is the highest charting single for the band to date. It garnered attention throughout the rock world with spots on key Hard Rock playlists @ Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Radio, Google Play Music, Youtube and Slacker Radio. The band has received accolades @ Loudwire, AXS, Alternative Press, Revolver, New Noise, Pure Grain Audio, and more.

The band was relentless touring hard in 2019, opening for Pop Evil, Scott Stapp, and headlining their own tour. Messer played more than 250 shows in 2019, including a 40-city sold out tour with RED and Lacey Sturm. The band was personally invited by Kevin Lyman to play the Texas leg of the final Vans Warped Tour.

The band's cutting-edge modern rock sound was born through serendipitous connections in the thriving Deep Ellum music scene of Dallas, an area that has given rise to iconic Hard Rock and Metal bands like Pantera, Drowning Pool, Hell Yeah, and King's X. The band grew their fan base locally, and began to branch out regionally and nationally, opening for notable bands such as Sick Puppies, Candlebox, Hinder, Vince Neil, Black Stone Cherry, Drowning Pool, Metallica, Scott Stapp Of Creed, and Avenged Sevenfold, among others. It was on one of these tours that the band caught the attention of Los Angeles based writer/producer, Chad Gendason. The band felt an immediate camaraderie with Chad and a lasting bond was made. Messer started writing with Chad, and their first collaboration became "Simple Man". Fan favorite "Whiskey" soon followed and the songs started to flow into what would become their self-titled debut album "Messer". The album was mixed by Ben Grosse (Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin, Disturbed) and mastered by Tom Baker (Papa Roach, David Bowie, Motley Crue).

Messer is:

Dereak Messer, Lead Vocals

Jonathan Simmons, Guitar/Vocals

Kenn Youngar, Drums/Vocals

Maddox Messer, Bass/ Vocals

Messer Show Dates:

Saturday Feb 12th in Dallas, Texas @ Amplified Live

Wednesday Feb 23rd @ Galaxy Theater for music video premier / acoustic performance

Saturday May 7th in Ft. Smith, Arkansas @ 7 Steel Horse Ralley

Saturday Jul 30th in Jackpot, Nevada @ Edgefest

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SPITE Drop New Single & Video "Caved In"

The second installment of a relentless series of events from California metal band SPITE drops today in the form of brand new single "Caved In" and its accompanying new music video. Stream the track here HERE and watch the video below.

"Caved In" follows previously released single "Made To Please", which was the band's first release on their new label home, Rise Records. Speaking on today's release, guitarist Alex Tehrani shares:

"This is truly the SPITE we were meant to be - it is the best/loudest that Darius has ever sounded, paired with music that resembles a new band."

News on more new music from SPITE coming soon.

ABOUT SPITE

Starting in 2016, SPITE have spent the last 5 years developing their sound and reputation through their live shows. After their largest, most successful tour to date in Spring 2020, they spent the better part of the following lockdown writing. Now for the first time, the band is releasing music on a new label, where they feel the record correctly represents the energy they bring to the stage. With 36 million Spotify streams, 130,000 monthly Spotify listeners and over 8.6 million YouTube views across their previous output including popular music videos for Kill Or Be Killed, The Offering and Judgement Day SPITE have established themselves as a lethally furious force to be reckoned with.

SPITE are

Darius Tehrani - Vocals

Lucas Garrigues - Guitar

Alex Tehrani - Guitar

Ben Bamford - Bass

Josh Miller - Drums

Find SPITE Online

SpiteCult.com

Call Me Karizma Releases New Music Video "Dead Body" via Thriller Records

Genre-blending rap and rock artist Call Me Karizma has today released his latest single and music video, "Dead Body" (via Thriller Records). Fans also have a chance to see Call Me Karizma on the road starting this month (please see below for more information). Speaking on today's release, Karizma shares:

“I wrote Dead Body last July with my friends Skimmy & John Gomez. We drove up into the mountains in California, rented a cabin & wrote Dead Body the first day. I got to perform it live at my concerts in Russia, but the first time I’ll get to play it in front of a U.S. audience will be this tour starting this month. This music I’ve made is the best music I’ve ever created, and the release of them all starts now with Dead Body.”

Watch the music video for "Dead Body"

Click here for ticket information, and be sure to stay tuned for more Call Me Karizma news coming soon.

Call Me Karizma Tour Dates:

February 19 - Fort Collins, CO @ The Coast

February 20 - Denver, CO @ Globe Hall

February 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Catch One

February 23 - Tempe, AZ @ Aura

February 26 - Dallas, TX @ Ruins

February 27 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger

March 3 - Orlando, FL @ Henao Contemporary Center

March 4 - Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly

March 5 - Atlanta, GA @ Smith's Olde Bar

March 8 - Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

March 10 - Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall

March 11 - Elizabeth, NJ @ Crave Cave

March 12 - Boston, MA @ Middle East

March 14 - Louisville, KY @ WWME Hall

March 15 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahalls

March 16 - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom

International Tour Dates:

April 15 - Moscow, R

April 16 - St. Petersburg, RU

April 23 - Warsaw, PL

Call Me Karizma is the voice of the unheard and outcasts. Having been newly signed to Thriller Records (a new label founded by Bob Becker, the mastermind and founder of world-renowned alternative rock label Fearless Records) and blending influences of rock, hip-hop, pop, and punk, Karizma does not shy away from storytelling, covering topics on mental health, politics, and relationships. In late 2020 he released his first album 'To Hell With Hollywood' as an independent artist. Without a manager or record label, he charted on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Charts. Karizma recently wrapped up touring in support of his latest EP, 'Bleached Serpent'.

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Wade Bowen Announces Two-Day Bowen Musicfest 2022; Tickets On Sale Now

WADE BOWEN’S ANNUAL BOWEN MUSICFEST RETURNS APRIL 9 & 10 IN WACO, TEXAS

Deana Carter, Parker McCollum, Shenandoah, Lainey Wilson and More to Perform Along With Bowen

Tickets Benefitting the Bowen Family Foundation On Sale Now at WadeBowen.com

As his brand-new EP Where Phones Don’t Work continues to impress fans and critics alike, Wade Bowen celebrates the return of his annual charity concert, with the two-day Shiner Bock Presents Bowen Musicfest 2022 Benefitting the Bowen Family Foundation set for Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at Baylor University’s McClane Stadium Touchdown Alley. Tickets are available to purchase HERE.

Performing along with Bowen himself on Saturday, April 9 are MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year and fellow Texan Parker McCollum as well as multi-Platinum songstress Deana Carter. Sunday, April 10 features performances from chart-topping newcomer Lainey Wilson and GRAMMY Award-winning band Shenandoah, plus the Wade Bowen & Friends All Star Jam featuring William Clark Green, Randy Rogers, Deana Carter, Casey Donahew, Josh Abbott,Jamie Lin Wilson, Stoney Larue, Lee Roy Parnell and more surprise guests.

“When we launched our annual Bowen Musicfest and Bowen Classic golf tournament, I never dreamed that we’d still be at it twenty years and millions of dollars later,” reflects Bowen. “I’m so proud of the way my family, friends and hometown continue to step up with hearts and hands to help make Waco a better place. At the Bowen Family Foundation, we believe that Music Heals and I can’t wait to see the good we can do for the community with this incredible group of musicians joining us in April.”

With funds raised by the annual Bowen Musicfest, the Bowen Family Foundation has helped children and families in and around Waco via beneficiaries including March of Dimes Waco, CASA of McLennan & Hill Counties, City of West Disaster Relief, Boys & Girls Clubs of Waco, Inspiración, The Mentoring Alliance and more.

Bowen takes the stage at this year’s event with an arsenal of new music after finding a renewed sense of focus and passion over the past year-plus. “Two decades into his music career, Bowen's music retains a newcomer’s energetic fervor, melded with his signature blend of sounds from across the wide spectrum of Texas music,” praises Billboardof the musical reawakening, while MusicRow reminds us that “the perennially popular” singer/songwriter “can always be counted on for Country excellence.” Lead single “When Love Comes Around” is proof of that as it climbs the Top 15 at Texas radio, while also earning features on prominent playlists including Spotify’s “Heart of Texas” and “Texas Country Now.”

For additional information on Bowen Musicfest and more, visit www.WadeBowen.com and follow on Facebook@TheWadeBown or Twitter and Instagram @WadeBowen.

About Wade Bowen
Twenty years and some 4,000 shows into his career, the name Wade Bowen has become synonymous with authentic Country music – and for good reason. An artistic descendant of American icons like Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Robert Earl Keen and more, Bowen is a contemporary link in a Texan chain of roots-rock poets stretching back more than 50 years – yet his ambition never ended at the state line.

Seen as one of the genre’s finest and most genuine modern voices, Bowen’s approach stays rooted in tradition, but also stands on the creative cutting edge. His focus remains on writing unique songs with a literary quality and shifting his sonic territory to match his life, as evidenced by his uplifting new single, “When Love Comes Around,” off his brand-new EP, Where Phones Don’t Work, available everywhere now via Thirty Tigers.

Wielding a knack for direct, poetic songwriting that never panders, Bowen matches his gravel-road growl to an organic sound spanning the whole of Texas and beyond, tapping both country and rock influences. A dozen albums have shown his sonic diversity – including six studio sets, two live collections, a gospel album and an ongoing series of buddy-country hits with fellow Texan, Randy Rogers. Along the way, he’s scored hits and accolades based on quality, not quantity, and continues to perform around 200 nationwide shows each year – including multiple appearances on the venerated Grand Ole Opry stage.

Dance Gavin Dance Announce Swanfest 2022 Line-Up, Venue & Date

Dance Gavin Dance Announce Line-Up For

SWANFEST 2022

Including Animals As Leaders, Knocked Loose, Veil Of Maya Movements, Moon Tooth, Eidola, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Volumes,

And More

At Heart Health Park, Sacramento, CA

Tickets and VIP Packages Available Now From DGDSwanfest.com

SWANFEST, the one-day festival headlined and curated by Dance Gavin Dance, has announced the new lineup for the rescheduled event taking place at Heart Health Park, in the band's hometown of Sacramento, CA on Saturday, April 23rd.

Joining headliners Dance Gavin Dance for SWANFEST 2022 will be Animals As Leaders, Knocked Loose, Movements, Anthony Green, A Skylit Drive, Covet, Eidola, Fall Of Troy, Fire From The Gods, Hail The Sun, Kublai Khan TX, Moon Tooth, Royal Coda, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Tillie, Veil Of Maya and Volumes.

Tickets and VIP packages are on sale now from DGDSwanfest.com

Since their inception in 2005, Dance Gavin Dance has steadily built a huge cult following. Blending complex instrumentation with huge poppy choruses and raw, aggressive screams, they have fathered an entire genre of their own characterized by their signature combination of elements of post-hardcore, math-rock, progressive-rock, and post-rock. This has become aptly named 'Swancore' after the band's virtuoso guitarist, Will Swan and his record label Blue Swan Records.

This was the inspiration for the first-ever Swanfest which took place in 2019 at City National Grove of Anaheim. Headlined and curated by Dance Gavin Dance, the event was a phenomenal sell-out success, seeing over 7000 fans in attendance - a rare feat for a festival in its first year.

SWANFEST was due to return for a second year in 2020, bigger and better and this time in Dance Gavin Dance's hometown of Sacramento, CA. Sadly, the pandemic meant the event had to be called off. Now, after a long 2-year wait, Dance Gavin Danceand SWANFEST will finally land at Heart Health Park, Sacramento, CA on Saturday, April 25th, 2022 with a stacked line-up and a big party vibe. Don't miss the celebration, get your tickets now.

Speaking on today's announcement, Jon Mess of Dance Gavin Dance shares:

“This is the best Swanfest we’ve had since Swanfest 1.”

SWANFEST will kick off Dance Gavin Dance's previously announced Spring 2022 tour that will see the band - joined by Memphis May Fire, Volumes and Moon Tooth - hit a further 18 cities to end in Birmingham, AL on May 20th. Tickets and VIP packages are available now from dancegavindance.vip

Full Dates below.

4/23 SWANFEST —Heart Health Park, Sacramento, CA

4/26 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory

4/27 Boise, ID Revolution

4/29 Wichita, KS Cotillion

4/30 Omaha, NE The Admiral

5/1 Des Moines, IA Val Air

5/3 Ft Wayne, IN Pierre’s

5/4 Cleveland, OH Agora

5/6 Grand Rapids, MI Intersection

5/7 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom @ The Rave

5/9 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory

5/10 Albany, NY Empire Live

5/11 Hartford, CT Webster Theater

5/13 Richmond, VA The National

5/14 Raleigh, NC The Ritz

5/15 Columbia, SC The Senate

5/17 Ponte Vedra, FL Concert Hall

5/19 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Auditorium

5/20 Birmingham, AL Sloss Furnaces

Dance Gavin Dance released their ninth studio album, Afterburner, in April of 2020. Since its release, the album has clocked up 124 million streams and topped a multitude of charts on two separate occasions, once with it’s digital release hitting #14 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 across the Current Albums, Alternative, Billboard Top Albums, Digital, Current Digital Albums, Rock, Heavy Rock and Current Independent Albums charts and again when the physical version was released several months later due to the pandemic, when it hit #1 across Vinyl, Internet, Alternative, Rock, Hard Music, Independent Current Albums, #3 Top Current and Billboard Top Albums and #47 on the Billboard 200 charts. This past Christmas, the band surprised fans with a special holiday gift by dropping ‘Afterburner (Instrumental)’ on streaming platforms. It was previously only available via a Target exclusive double disc CD.

As the undeniable statistics keep mounting up, the fact becomes more and more clear that Dance Gavin Dance are becoming one of this generation's most popular and enduring forces from the world of heavy music. As Pollstar put it in their recent feature on the huge success of the tour - "Sacramento, Calif.-based Dance Gavin Dance is not just any band."

About Dance Gavin Dance:

Rejecting tired formulas at every step, Dance Gavin Dance merge progressive rock and post-hardcore with thick groove, brilliantly combining experimental music with hooks and a warped sense of humor. The group has amassed over 1.35 billion global streams, and 1.2 million album equivalent units sold across their catalog in the US alone. With hundreds of thousands of rabid fans engaged with Dance Gavin Dance on socials and their very own festival event, Swanfest, which sold out its inaugural edition in 2019 and is slated to see a triumphant return in 2022 in the band's hometown of Sacramento this April, it all amounts to a full force band facing a mainstream that has overlooked them for too long.

Dance Gavin Dance are:

Tilian Pearson: Vocals

Jon Mess - Vocals

Will Swan - Guitar/Vocals

Tim Feerick - Bass

Matt Mingus - Drums

Find Dance Gavin Dance Online

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Adam Ezra "Live Loud" - Out Today!!!

Our New Single, "Live Loud," Is Available Everywhere You Can Stream Music!!!

Autumn Getaway Tickets On Sale Monday, February 14!

This 3 day trip will be taking place October 16-18, 2022 in Ogunquit, ME.  We had an amazing time Getawaying last year...can't wait to do it again.  This trip sold out quickly last time, so even though we've increased capacity a bit, we still want to make sure you have a chance to pounce when tickets go on sale. :)

Gathering Series

For the rest of February Adam will be back in the desert, continuing to Gather with us twice a week.  Stop by anytime!  He continues to stream every Tuesday at 7pm EST, and once during the weekend.

The Gathering Series is free for anyone who wants to stop by, but we are thrilled that so many of you have decided to become Member-Supporters of the series, helping us continue to keep the series alive, no matter what.  To learn more about this program, including the benefits we put together to show our appreciation to our Member-Supporters (gifts, shared demos and unreleased music, early concert ticket access, etc), click here. 

Ireland's CAT DOWLING releases 'All That I Can Do' single. Full 'Animals' album out now

"Cat Dowling’s vocals, melodicism and pop sensibility are brilliant... introspective and heartfelt... passionate and liberating" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

“”An unforgettable and soothing voice and powerful delivery... easy to see why Dowling is indeed one of the artists “making it” abroad" ~ The Spill Magazine

“The strongest collection of her career. She has exceeded expectations with an LP throbbing with anger and ennui” ~ Irish Times

"A total submersion in love, pain and everything in between .On a par with PJ Harvey and Patti Smith" (Album of the year) ~ Irish Independent

“It's her incredible vocals that resonate. When mercurial, she is reminiscent of the gutsy Karen O. When the pace slows, the respectful tone evokes Kristin Hersh” ~ Sunday Times

“An artist with a lot to say and plenty of bewitching ways to say it. Excellent” ~ RTE

“Truly a talent we can now believe in” ~ Mail on Sunday

Dublin's Cat Dowling has released 'All The I Can Do', the fourth single from her new ‘Animals’ LP, released digitally on January 28 via Forever In Financial Arrears Records (FIFA Records).

While a dance song, ‘All That I Can Do’ is also an intimate declaration of love. Cat Dowling notes, “All that I can do is give you my love” the songs opening line captures the meaning of this song. “Love is the greatest we can offer anyone and that includes ourselves”.

The new 11-track long-player was produced by Gerry Horan with Dowling as co-producer, and mixed by Ger Mcdonnell (The Cure, U2, Van Morrison, Martha Wainwright, Shane McGowan, Sinead O'Connor), This album was partially recorded at Crossroads Studio in her native Kilkenny with support from Ireland's Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media.

Lauded as one of the most wonderful and evocative vocalists in Irish contemporary music, Dowling's beautifully dark pop songs and husky, achingly intimate vocals will grip you from the outset. The former Babelfish and Alphastates frontwoman creates well-crafted songs that inspire.

Earlier, Dowling released the singles 'Animals', 'Freedom' and ‘Trouble’, the video for which was created by BAFTA award-winning director Fergal Costello, recalling a dark, comedic and violent tale set outside of 1981 Belfast.

In 2013, Dowling debuted with ‘The Believer’ LP, ranked in numerous ‘Best of Year’ music polls, including The Sunday Times. The title track featured in the second series of ‘Banshee’, produced by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty, True Blood) and the ‘Witches of East End’ TV series, featuring Julia Ormond. The song ‘Somebody Else’ was also used in ‘My name is Emily’. Cat has also lent vocals on many collaborative projects, including for ABC’s ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ with Emmy-winning actress Viola Davis.

FIFA Records is a steadily expanding label, who have continuously worked with exciting new Irish talent (Fight Like Apes, One Morning in August, Klubber Lang, Hope is Noise, Dae Kim, Lorraine Nash), as well as releasing material from more established names on the Irish indie scene, such as The Frank & Walters, Emperor of Ice Cream, August Wells, Power of Dreams and Whipping Boy.

Released on CD (the limited-edition cassette has sold out), the 'Animals' LP is also now also available via Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Produced by Gerry Horan
Co-produced by Cat Dowling
Recorded by Karl Odlum, Gerry Horan, Jed Parle
Mixed by Ger McDonnell
Mastered by Fergal Davis
Performed by Cat Dowling, Gerry Horan, Jeremey Hickey, Marja Gaynor.
Music and Lyrics written by Cat Dowling
'Animals' video by Marc Corrigan
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REdEFIND Release New Single "IMAGES" + Official Music Video; Announce Show Dates with Texas Hippie Coalition

REdEFINED Music can be streamed/downloaded at:

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REdEFINED released their new single "IMAGES" along with the official music video today. The single is from their EP also titled IMAGES that was produced/mix/mastered by Zack Dufort of Exodian Studios. In addition, the band has announced show dates with Texas Hippie Coalition.

WATCH "IMAGES" directed by Brando Jones Films below.

Established in 2015, REdEFIND is a massively dynamic quartet based out of Greenville, South Carolina. They tout a powerful and invigorated sound via a melting pot of aggressive hip-hop influenced nu metal with a sleek, modern metalcore edge. REdEFIND are on a mission to redefine modern metal music as we know it.

REdEFIND is motivated to take their game to the next level with plans to expand across the 
country as a national touring act. Sharing the stage with national performing acts like 
Mushroomhead, (Hed) P.E., Avatar, Butcher Babies, and 36 Crazyfists, it's clear that Redefindmean business. The group released their sophomore EP, entitled Let's Party in April of 2020 and followed that up in August of 2021 with the EP Images. REdEFIND are preparing to go on tour supporting Texas Hippie Coalition in early 2022. If you couldn't tell by now, REdeEFIND are positioning themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

REdEFIND show dates w/ Texas Hippie Coalition:

Thu Feb 24 @ Warehouse Concert Lounge & Event Center in Clarksville, TN 
Fri Feb 25 @ Shagnasty’s Grubbery & Pour House in Huntsville, AL 
Sat Feb 26 @ Furnace 41 in Jonesboro, GA 
Sun Feb 27 @ Downtown Music Hall in Fort Walton Beach, FL 
Thu Mar 3 @ Suck Bang Blow in Murrells Inlet, SC 
Sat Mar 5 @ Sidewinders in Bristol, TN 
Sun Mar 6 @ The Dil's Center in Parkersburg, WV

REdEFIND is:

Jordan Caparell -Vocals 
Drew Porter - Bass, Backup Vocals 
Dru Woodall - Guitar 
Dustan Snow - Drums

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MEDIA ALERT: Scorpions Share "Seventh Sun" — LISTEN

19TH ALBUM ROCK BELIEVER OUT FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In the language of musicians, the term "flageolet" refers to an ingenious technique of eliciting harmonics from a string instrument, producing various overtones in addition to the fundamental frequency of that one string.

From the very first note of "Seventh Sun," Rudolf Schenker and his Flying V manage to spectacularly draw us into this powerful song in an almost mystical way, much in the tradition of Scorpions classics such as "Animal Magnetism" and "China White."

Once more, artistic elements of this kind highlight the band's intention to reaffirm the Scorpions' unique DNA with their latest album Rock Believer.

"Seventh Sun" is the imminent lead single from their outstanding studio recording Rock Believer, scheduled for worldwide release on February 25.

Yet again, the band underlines the authenticity and power of their songs with exceptional lyrics.

Rock Believer, the credo of their new album, will also be the moniker of their upcoming tour.

In March and April 2022, the band is set to perform at the Planet Hollywood Resorts & Casino in Las Vegas as part of their residency, followed by a world tour scheduled to kick off with a number of shows in Germany in June 2022.

Cinematic Ambient Duo SILENT SKIES Unveils New Album Nectar – OUT NOW!

Get your copy HERE!

New Single + Official Music Video “Let It Hurt”

“In a world where collaborations, especially at such a level, are rare, we can only applaud the gesture. This new album is simply remarkable”

Metallian, FR

“'...the rich record brims with emotive soul that manages to be intimate yet absolutely grand”

Prog, UK

“Music as soulful as it is enraptured, imbued with deep melancholy and cinematic beauty: SILENT SKIES conjures images of subtle sadness in the dark winter sky.”

Classic Rock, GER

“An album made for long, gloomy and thoughtful winter evenings.”

Legacy, GER

“An antistress remedy in notes.”

Sonic Seducer, GER

“On their second album, SILENT SKIES take the listener on an acoustic journey that

is full of surprises.”

Hardline, GER

“ ...one of the first highlights of 2022.”

Metal.de, GER

…a dark, haunting ambient soundscape…”

Folk N Rock, USA

“…a not-to-be-missed album…”

Metal Kaoz, USA

“…like a calm sea after a storm…”

A&P Reacts, CAN

SILENT SKIES, the cinematic ambient project of Evergrey’s Tom S. Englund and classically trained pianist and composer Vikram Shankar (Redemption), have finally unveiled their second studio album and label debut, Nectar, via Napalm Records today.

This spectacular full-length soaked in a melancholic atmosphere showcases the touching intensity of SILENT SKIES’ musical expression without holding anything back. Infinite, heartfelt Nectar enchants with sounds like pure poetry lifting off the page and wrapping around its listener with a gentle glow as it combines the reminiscence of the likes of producers and composers such as Olafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm and Ludovico Einaudi, and bands ranging from Sigur Rós to Anathema. The balance between haunting instrumentals and vocal intensity that complement each other in perfect harmony walks a delicate line where listeners are treated to the best of both worlds.

To accompany the release of Nectar, SILENT SKIES' emotive third single “Let It Hurt” has been released together with an intense official music video. “Let It Hurt” addicts with an intimate intro possible due to Tom S. Englund's heartbreaking vibrato, quickly developing dramatically and wrapping the listener in a multitude of evocative sounds, blending cinematic strings and piano with hooky modern vocals.

Vikram Shankar on “Let It Hurt”:

“To celebrate the release of Nectar, we are thrilled to unveil this video for 'Let It Hurt', directed with a subtle and artistic touch by our dear friend Patric Ullaeus. 'Let It Hurt' was one of the first pieces of music written for Nectar, and its composition was a dramatic catalyst for the way the rest of the album would turn out; writing and listening back to 'Let It Hurt' gave us immediate and intuitive visions of some of the new ground Nectar was to cover. It provides a window into some of the new sonic possibilities of the record, while simultaneously harkening back to the intimate core nucleus of SILENT SKIES that fans know well: piano, vocals, strings, and heart-rending honesty. We hope you enjoy Nectar as much as we enjoyed making it!”

Dive into the sonic universe of SILENT SKIES and watch the

official video for “Let It Hurt”

In 2017, the paths of Swedish progressive band EVERGREY’s vocalist Tom S. Englund and multi-instrumentalist Vikram Shankar crossed fatefully. Both artists set themselves free from limitations to captivate their listener with Nectar - a soulful ten-track offering, produced by Englund and Shankar themselves and mixed/mastered by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios.

SILENT SKIES on the new album:

“We are tremendously proud to announce our second record, Nectar, is out now! Nectar represents an expansion and an elevation of all things that make us who we are; simultaneously grander and more intimate, more futuristic yet more organic and thoughtful. This record represents who we are, and it means so much to both of us, that we cannot wait to hear your feedback on it.”

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With Gothenburg’s EVERGREY known as one of the most prolific bands in progressive metal, Englund is by far no stranger to the scene. After partnering with North Carolina, USA-based pianist Vikram Shankar – who had already worked with greats like Redemption and Anneke van Giersbergen – this fateful encounter, now known as SILENT SKIES, set its first milestone with the release of their spine-tingling debut Satellites back in 2020. Two years later, this fruitful collaboration returns with Nectar, marking the sequel of something that’s far more than just a side project of Englund’s. Rather, it’s the brainchild of two highly talented individual artists with deep knowledge and many years of experience, whose creativity and spirit culminates in an exceptional form of musical expression. Shankar’s sensitive yet intense piano tunes merge with the poignant vocal interpretation of Tom S. Englund to take the listener on a touching, melancholic ride that wanders through the darkest facets of life, while always leaving a spark of hope to hold on to. This otherworldly sonic collaboration is graced by the outstanding contributions of Leprous' cello player Raphael Weinroth-Browne, who appears on nearly every track of the album to spice up the stirring sound even more.

SILENT SKIES’ sophomore full-length sets off with the soulful, ethereal “Fallen From Heart”, immediately creating a tapestry of sound to get lost in. Tracks like delicate “Taper” and shimmering “Neverending” are dominated by the yearning vocals of Englund, but never fail to give Shankar’s instrumental virtuosity the well-deserved space to shine bright like the first sunray welcoming the day. Beautifully honest “Let It Hurt” addicts with its remarkable chorus hitting on point, blending cinematic strings and piano with hooky modern vocals. Darker realms lure with dramatically accented, heart-beating “Cold”, with its lingering electronic elements that build a tangible, gripping maelstrom of emotions. Instrumental title track “Nectar” closes this new chapter of SILENT SKIES but leaves its audience with a long-lasting impact and the key to a door that’s worth entering over and over again.

Nectar will be available in the following formats:

- 6p Digisleeve

- 2LP Gatefold BLACK

- Digital Album

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SILENT SKIES are:

Tom S. Englund

Vikram Shankar

AZ THE WORD BURNZ Pay Tribute to Local Artist & Friend with Official Music Video and Debut Single, "End Of Suffering"!

Tucson, AZ based, metal harmony band AZ THE WORLD BURNZ has released the official music video for their debut single, "End of Suffering." With the single produced by Elias Tannous(CRAZY TOWN), "End of Suffering" was directed by Louie Cohen(EPIDEMIC MEDIA), and was written in tribute to late local musician and friend Jesus Manuel Ramirez, Jr.

"That night, off in the distance, I overheard the triumphant sound of a horn, whilst wandering across what remained of a scorched, Southwestern wasteland. As the blanket of darkness covered the ash-filled desert, appearing before me was a large phoenix, with fiery scarlet wings and bold streaks of golden feathers. With enormous wingspan, I watched it rise up to the heights of towers, illuminating the smokey, night sky. Also, emerging from the flames, spawned four horsemen who would ride forth through the cities as a group, transcending the musical arrangements of the times into a unique crossbreed of genres fusion infectiously adorned by many nations. It was at that moment, I knew the end wasn't near. In fact, it was right here. It was the end of one era and beginning of another. And as for me, this meant the "End of Suffering"." - Local Tusconian

Click to Purchase / Stream "End of Suffering" Online

Az The World Burnz emerged from the ambers and onto the music scene shortly following the sudden death of a member in their music community, Jesus Manuel Ramirez, Jr. In honor of their late friend, their debut song "End of Suffering" was birthed, trailblazing into existence a first-of-its-kind, multi-faceted, quartet harmony group. In collaboration with Elias Tannous, from the 9-times platinum band, 'Crazytown' (best known for their international hit "Butterfly"), their new single reaches out to the listener who's ever experienced losing a really good friend. Due to release on February 4, 2022, "End of Suffering" brings an enthralling uniqueness of sound that unifies the fusion of metal, soul, and rap into a refreshing blend of harmony that could end all wars. Also known as A-T-Dub-B, this Tucson-based music group seeks to collaborate with artists/bands in various genres including metal, hip-hop, EDM, rock and country. Packing that much diversity of sound, the music world will definitely want to hear more from them….

DAWN OF ASHES Takes on the Depths of Darkness with New Single, "The Despondent Hole"!

Los Angeles based Industrial Metal band DAWN OF ASHES has released "The Despondent Hole," the newest single off of their upcoming LP, Scars Of The Broken. Reflecting on the darkest experiences of severe depression, "The Despondent Hole" is more than a simple song, but an assertation of the overwhelming, all-encompassing struggle that sufferers face.

“'The Despondent Hole' takes you down into a place where depression rules your life. People who struggle with depression feel that others don’t understand how it feels to be depressed, and this disorder is like a disease that is hard to cure. Feeling trapped and alone is a hard experience to face in life. Understand that you’re not alone and you can pull yourself out of this hole.” - Kristof Bathory

“Scars Of the Broken has been one of the most emotionally difficult albums that I have ever created. All of the musical and lyrical content was straight from a place that I have been dealing with for a long time of my life. I poured out every darkest and deepest emotion into every song. Mental health is something that a lot of people struggle with and sometimes it just needs to be heard through music. I hope this album helps those that are struggling.”

Click to Pre-Order 'Scars of the Broken' Online!

Los Angeles, CA-based DAWN OF ASHES – whose very name brings to mind “the beginning of the end” – has broken ground across multiple genres, from aggrotech/terror EBM to industrial black metal, producing a unique hybrid of dark electro and industrial-metal styles since 2001.

Rolo Tomassi New Album 'Where Myth Becomes Memory' Out Now

ROLO TOMASSI have released their new album Where Myth Becomes Memory through MNRK today. Already hugely acclaimed, this album is a finale to their trilogy that began with Grievances (2015) and ran through Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It' (2018), with all three albums being produced by long term collaborator, Lewis Johns. Listen to Where Myth Becomes Memory on your streaming platform of choice here.

What the press are saying about Where Myth Becomes Memory:

"Across Myth, Rolo Tomassi artfully balance feelings of uncertainty with bold moments of stunning clarity." - Revolver

"A triumph for intuition and instinct, "Where Myth Becomes Memory" is another unique and relentlessly fascinating ROLO TOMASSI album, and arguably their finest yet." Blabbermouth (8.5/10)

"Where Myth Becomes Memory is a goosebump-inducing collection of brilliance that binds explosive energy and epic elegance." - Knotfest.com

"Nothing is ever cut-and-dry for Rolo Tomassi. The depth of their arrangements manifests at their most savage, and their most accessible." - Metal Injection (9/10)

"Where Myth Becomes Memory makes the ethereal into something strikingly personal, like suddenly becoming awash with otherworldly light." - New Noise Magazine

"Masters of heaviness" - The Guardian

“Rolo Tomassi's evolutionary journey has been a pleasure to behold." - Metal Hammer (9/10)

"A record that mesmerises without compromise, and could not have come from anyone else" - Kerrang! (4/5)

“A stunning record that cements Rolo Tomassi as one of the best British bands around" - Upset Magazine (5/5)

"Where Myth Becomes Memory is the definitive Rolo Tomassi experience, a crushing and direct release that further cements their place in heavy music." - Guitar.com (9/10)

ROLO TOMASSI have spent 17 years leading the pack rather than following and 'Where Myth Becomes Memory', sees them lead with more poise and determination than ever before. The new album serves as the final part in an unintended trilogy that began with 2015’s 'Grievances' and continued with 2018’s 'Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It', the most critically acclaimed album of the band’s career to date. Every ROLO TOMASSI album shows signs of growth, but 'Where Myth Becomes Memory' serves as a culmination of a period of creativity that has exalted ROLO TOMASSI to their loftiest status so far as a band, with a singular vision where the most savage, unhinged sonics can co-exist harmoniously with epic cinematic elegance and grace.

ROLO TOMASSI have released 3 singles from Where Myth Becomes Memory to date, "Cloaked", "Drip" and most recently, "Closer", watch the video by clicking the image below.

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Formed in 2005 this quintet’s early material blended hardcore with kitschy synths and nonsensical song structures. However, the group shaved off its more oddball qualities in favor of shoegaze and dream-pop on subsequent releases.This sound is beautifully demonstrated with Dillinger-style freak-outs that transition to lush soundscapes at a moment’s notice. Anchored by the Spence siblings’ complementary singing voices, the group perfectly blur the barrier between tranquility and destruction.

They have worked with US super producer Diplo and performed on Channel 4 TV live with Biffy Clyro (watch that HERE), they have played the SXSW Festival, released an album through IPECAC after catching the ear of Mike Patton and their last album is on around 7 million streams on Spotify alone.

This most recent album from 2018 'Time Will Die And love Will Bury It' was released to a flurry of praise an acclaim, landing it as the 2nd highest review score for the year on Metacritic (gaining a 92/100). Following previous tours and shows with the likes of Faith No More, Biffy Clyro, Dillinger Escape Plan, Architects, The Bronx and Gojira in 2019 (as main support), the band have established themselves as a live tour-de-force, now a headline prospect not only in their home territory of the UK and the EU, but also Australia, Japan, Russia and the USA.

There is no band on Earth quite like ROLO TOMASSI.

ROLO TOMASSI are:

Eva Korman - Vocals

James Spence - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals

Chris Cayford - Guitars

Nathan Fairweather - Bass

Al Potts - drums

Find Rolo Tomassi Online

www.RoloTomassiBand.com

UPON WINGS Release New Single/Music Video "Scars" - feat. Kevin Jardine (Slaves on Dope)

UPON WINGS have been heard everywhere - from Slipknot's Knotfest "New Flesh"playlist to SiriusXM Octane's Big 'Uns Countdown.

Now, Upon Wings and vocalist Anné Autumn Erickson have released an inspiring new single, called "Scars", featuring beats from Slaves on Dope guitarist Kevin Jardine. In addition to releasing the single, the official music video for "Scars" is out today.

Watch the official music video for "Scars” below and listen on all platforms at UponWings.com/Scars!

"Scars" is new territory for Anné and Upon Wings, as it features a strong, catchy hip-hop beat in the tradition of greats such as Eminem and Dr. Dre, crafted by Jardine, and inspiring lyrics and melodies from Anné.

"Thematically, this song is about being proud of your scars and what you've been through," Anné Autumn Erickson says. "It's about letting go of negative influences in your life, whether that means people or anything else that is bringing you down. Be proud of your scars."

"Musically, this song features a hot hip-hop beat," she adds. "I felt super inspired to try something new!"

Jardine produced and mixed the beats for "Scars" at his Uplift Studios in Canada. The final song was mixed and mastered by R&B artist and recording engineer WinksDaGod in Michigan.

"Scars" is available now on streaming and download platforms right now. Find it at UponWings.com/Scars.

"Scars" will appear on Upon Wings' upcoming EP. Last year, the band released their previous single, "Eternal Way", featuring Ralf Scheepers of Primal Fear and Gamma Ray and Falling in Reverse touring guitarist Max Georgiev and mastered by Grammy Award-winning Glenn Brown. Then there's the band's 2020 charity single, "Amazing Grace", featuring Corey Lowery of Seether. Both of the aforementioned tracks will also appear on the new EP.

Watch and listen to the previously released "Eternal Way" here.

Upon Wings, fronted by Anné Autumn Erickson, have spent the last several years carving a name for themselves in the music world with their inspiring, heartfelt brand of rock and metal. They've been heard on SiriusXM Octane's Big 'Uns Countdown for their single "Afterlife", featuring Brett Hestla of Creed and Dark New Day. Their 2021 single, "Eternal Way", appeared on Knotfest's "New Flesh" playlist. They've also been featured on Loudwire's "Weekly Wire" playlist with their Christmas music.

UPON WINGS Online:

Website: UponWings.com

Facebook: facebook.com/UponWings

Twitter: twitter.com/UponWings

YouTube: youtube.com/UponWingsOfficial

Instagram: instagram.com/UponWings

BLACK SWAN ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM "GENERATION MIND"

DUE APRIL 8, 2022

NEW SINGLE FOR THE TITLE TRACK OUT NOW

Vocalist Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), bassist Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big), otherwise known as BLACK SWAN will return with a second album, "Generation Mind" on April 8, 2022. The first single from the album, the title track, is out today. Listen to the single and pre-order/save "Generation Mind" on CD/LP/Digital HERE: https://orcd.co/generationmind A music video for 'Generation Mind' was filmed in Los Angeles recently and fans can expect that to premiere in the coming weeks.

Picking up where their stunning, and well-received, debut album “Shake The World” left off, the foursome once again delivers a powerful hard rock statement. With the entirety of the album written and composed by McAuley, Pilson, and Beach, "Generation Mind" sees Black Swan an even more cohesive and focused unit from their debut.

Once again produced and recorded by Jeff Pilson at Pilsound Studios in LA, with Matt Starr’s drums being recorded at On Deck Sound Studios, “Generation Mind" is another outstanding showcase for the musical talents of the instrumental players in the band as well as McAuley’s powerful voice, which seems to defy age. Black Swan has again produced something fresh, heavy, intensely melodic and an album that is certainly not a mish-mash of the members other bands, but it’s own unique sonic entity.

“Generation Mind” is a killer slice of melodic hard rock/metal from seasoned players who defied all expectations on their debut by having gelled musically so cohesively. And now, having established their sonic signature and being more in tune with one another's songwriting, they have taken the blueprint of "Shake The World" and taken it to the next level on "Generation Mind".

Whether you are a fan from “back in the day” of the members' other bands or brand new to the '80s hard rock scene and just diving in, "Generation Mind" is going to be essential listening!

LINE-UP:

Robin McAuley - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals

Reb Beach - Guitars, Background Vocals

Jeff Pilson - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Keys, Background Vocals

Matt Starr - Drums, Percussion

Casey McAuley - Additional Background Vocals

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'Deeper Sleeper' - the new single from Jules Maxwell (Dead Can Dance)

"Sublime ... a work of reflective, sophisticated elegance"

Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)

Roger O'Donnell (The Cure)

"I love this collection of songs and the way they gently describe places and times we may have visited and forgotten"

James Chapman (MAPS)

"Cycles is a stunning album. This is music for the soul"

Charlotte Vincent (Vincent Dance Theatre)

"This is a haunting, absorbing and atmospheric collections of works"

Foy Vance

"This is fucking beautiful, every bit as alluring as I have come to expect from Jules Maxwell"

deeper sleeper

Jules Maxwell’’s first single from the forthcoming Cycles album is an intriguingly hypnotic piece of work. A simple piano motif builds and expands and intensifies like some dark movie soundtrack. It is an exquisite and affecting piece of music, accompanied by an equally compelling video featuring a snail filmed in his garden. The secret of Maxwell’s music is that its simplicity allows the listener space to contemplate deeper, and in so doing discover a world of detail and complexity.

“Working with Dead Can Dance for the past decade has taught me a lot about composition” explains Maxwell. “Brendan and Lisa’s music is dense and poetic, but actually at it’s core it is constructed from beautifully simple strands. Like life. In my opinion that is why people can identify with it. Simplicity for me as a composer is the Holy Grail. I have spent my whole career trying to simplify and distill ideas to their essence, and allow my music to breathe”

For fans of Radiohead, Max Richter and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Jules Maxwell will be opening for Dead Can Dance on their European shows in 2022.

Jules Maxwell is a multi-instrumentalist composer and songwriter. He plays keyboards for Australian band Dead Can Dance and in May 2021 released a critically acclaimed album with Lisa Gerrard, entitled Burn.

In 2021 he also released Nocturnes on Archangelo Recordings - a beautifully melancholic collection of instrumental pieces, much of it written in collaboration with the acclaimed UK dance company Vincent Dance Theatre.

He composed 4 songs for Le Mystére des Voix Bulgares 2018 album Boocheemish and the song First of July which appeared on Foy Vance’s debut album Hope. Jules has also collaborated with Duke Special on numerous recordings, shows and projects including the 2009 National Theatre production of Mother Courage directed by Deborah Warner.

He has worked often with acclaimed theatre artist Mark Storor on projects at London's Roundhouse as well as in ice cream vans, warehouses and schools.

His work at Shakespeare’s Globe, includes the 2016 production of The Merchant of Venice starring Jonathan Pryce and the 2017 production of Boudica starring Gina McKee.

He has created modern dance soundtracks for Wayne McGregor, Cathy Marston, Vincent Dance Theatre, Bern Ballet, Skanes Dansteater Malmö, Jasmin Vardimon and Candoco Dance Company and in 2019 his debut full length opera The Lost Thing was presented by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

He has released 5 albums of his own eclectic material over the years and in 2022 will be releasing a second volume of piano instrumentals entitled Cycles on the Ghost Palace label.

Jules Maxwell is originally from Ireland but currently lives in London with his wife and young son.

All music composed, arranged, performed and produced by Jules Maxwell

Cycles album publishing : Copyright Control

Nocturnes album published by Schubert Music Publishing Ltd

Recorded at The Cross, London

Mastered by Michał Kupicz

Executive producer: Daryl Bamonte for Archangelo Music

Cover photographs by Jules Maxwell

Artwork design by Giovanni Rodriguez and Jules Maxwell

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STORMRULER Joins the "Devastation on the Nation" North American Tour!

STORMRULER Joins "Devastation on the Nation" North American Tour

Beginning April 21st w/ Rotting Christ, Borknagar, and More!

Debut Album, Under The Burning Eclipse, Out Now via Napalm Records - Order HERE

Rising Black Metal outfit STORMRULER are pleased to announce that they will be joining the lineup for this year's highly anticipated 'Devastation on the Nation' North America tour! The midwestern duo will fill the space vacated by their vaunted labelmates Wolfheart, who announced their withdrawal from the bill as they work to finish their upcoming studio record.

Speaking on joining this excellent lineup for the upcoming Spring trek, Jason & Jesse from Stormruler comment, "We're incredibly proud to announce that we'll be a part of this year's Devastation On The Nation tour supporting the mighty Rotting Christ and Borknagar. We are eager to lay siege alongside all of our fans across North America, leaving behind a sea of ash and embers."

STORMRULER re-released their epic, 19-track debut album, 'Under The Burning Eclipse', on May 28th, 2021 via Napalm Records

STORMRULER on the "Devastation on the Nation" 2022 North American Tour

w/ Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Abigail Williams & Ghost Bath

4/21 - Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone

4/22 - Portland, OR - Bossanova Ballroom

4/23 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre

4/24 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon

4/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall

4/27 - Denver, CO - The Roxy Theater

4/28 - Kansas City, MO @ BLVD

4/29 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre

4/30 - Chicago, IL - Reggies

5/01 - Detroit, MI - Sanctuary

5/03 - Toronto, ON - Lees Palace

5/04 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques

5/05 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial

5/06 - Manchester, NH - Jewel

5/07 - Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus Bar *SOLD OUT*

5/08 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage

5/10 - Greensboro, NC - Blind Tiger

5/11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In

5/12 - Birmingham, AL - Zydeco

5/13 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell)

5/14 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum

5/16 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall

5/17 - Fort Worth, TX - Haltom Theater

5/18 - Austin, TX - Come and Take It Live

5/19 - El Paso, TX - Rockhouse Bar

5/20 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theater

5/21 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick

5/22 - Los Angeles, CA -1720

Order 'Under The Burning Eclipse' Here

STORMRULER – featuring the dark lyrical genius and deft skill of guitarist/vocalist Jason Asberry and drummer Jesse Schobel – have built a noteworthy subterranean following since their formation, leading to their recent signing with Napalm Records. Combining unrelenting black metal atmosphere and vision from varying metal genres with a brutal, modernized twist of inspiration, careful listeners may just be able to identify themes from some of their favorite stories, games, and more…

Featuring 19 tracks alternating between ominous instrumental ambiance and incendiary black metal riffs and fury, their latest album, 'Under The Burning Eclipse', tells harrowing tales of war, death, victory, and defeat, and delivers an unmatched, hellscaped auditory experience. The album is a solid hour of fantasy-laden, grim fables transfixed in blackened scourge. Fans of extreme metal will not want to miss this debut offering from the mighty STORMRULER!

STORMRULER Online:

Website: https://www.stormruler.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StormrulerOFFICIAL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stormrulerofficial/

HELL MILITIA Unleashes New Song,"Genesis Undone"

After nearly a decade of silence, French underground black metal formation HELL MILITIA has returned with a brand new album, 'Hollow Void!' The record is set for release on March 18 via Season of Mist Underground Activists.The band is now sharing the pummeling new single, "Genesis Undone," which can be heard at THIS LOCATION.

HELL MILITIA comment: "The song is very much inspired by the world crumbling right below our feet. While the topic is nothing new, the results have never been so close. All that matters right now is to accelerate the end and welcome a lifeless symbol among the ruins."

Pre-orders for 'Hollow Void' can be found HERE while the record can be pre-saved across your favorite streaming service HERE.

Ten years have eclipsed since ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, HELL MILITIA’s last studio album. Black metal has wandered into unforeseen territory and simultaneously drifted back to its roots in that span, remaining entrenched as a polarizing but no less interesting force. Its increased visibility has become the carrot dangled in front of many bands seeking wider acceptance within the underground. But has also made it easier to identify the bands who, fundamentally, will forever uphold black metal’s venerable tenets of darkness and Satanism. Therefore, it is with little surprise that HELL MILITIA have risen to the occasion with their fourth long-player, ‘Hollow Void’. 

HELL MILITIA’s absence can be explained through a mix of personal and intra-band turmoil. Line-up changes included members literally disappearing to the other side of the world. Vocalist RSDX went missing in action after his life took a dark turn. Side musical projects and new life endeavours eventually put the band on hold. But when HELL MILITIA (who are completed by guitarists Arkdaemon and Saroth, bassist S. and drummer Dave Terror) regrouped in 2018 for a few selected live shows, it helped lay the foundation for what would become ‘Hollow Void’.

As is now customary, the pandemic delayed the album’s recording. The band was rehearsing in Paris when global lockdowns began. And since some members of HELL MILITIA reside outside of France in Sweden and the Netherlands, it meant they had to wait out the first wave of the pandemic to start tracking later in 2020. HELL MILITIA eventually entered Studio Saint-Loup outside of Paris in the fall of 2020 to lay down drums. Additional instruments, vocals, and mix and mastering were conducted with producer/engineer BST at BST Studios through the summer and fall of 2021. According to RSDX, the tumult of recent years, the pandemic and real life’s comings-and-goings were perfect ammunition for ‘Hollow Void’’s creation.

“The whole recording process took longer than expected, but as life took its turn straight up until the vocal recordings, the timing was exactly what it needed to be,” he says “A lot of these experiences were included in the lyrics, giving an honest reflection of what was going on. Bitter days, unshakable religious faith, death, contempt for life, urban filth and an even more bitter aftertaste turned into the toxic cocktail we called ‘Hollow Void’. Still, the pent-up energy increased to a point it just had to explode. We put all that energy back into the album. Now that everything is recorded, we await the date we can unleash this on this world. We will keep the energy at this level until it’s time we can perform it.”

The resultant effort is perhaps HELL MILITIA’s most strident effort to date. The band’s orthodox, unrelenting approach is a broadside to the black metal scene at large. Dense chord swaths, a whirling barrage of blast-beats and RSDX’s nihilistic, scathing vocals coalesce into an album that exploits the true nature of black metal: Savage, unforgiving and grim.

“We wanted to make a much more aggressive approach this time,” confirms the vocalist. “A true-to-form, punch-in-the-face comeback album. We wanted to combine the dissonant riffs of ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ with the raw and filthy sound of our first album, ‘Canonisation of the Foul Spirit’ and include some new elements. I think we succeeded in this, as it is much more raw, aggressive, yet catchy and 100 percent recognizable as HELL MILITIA.”

The events of the last few years provided no shortage of lyrical topics for RSDX. The nihilistic, unforgiving concepts heard on the band’s previous full-lengths remain very much intact, albeit coming across far more prescient in a world on a fast-track toward its own demise. However, RSDX notes that his lyrics on ‘Hollow Void’ are a combination of him looking inward as well as outward toward a world that fills him with disgust. 

“The lyrics are the universe of HELL MILITIA, and at times, also a diary of all events of the last couple of years,” he says. “It is a summary of bitter days, fanatic unshakable religious faith, urban filth, decay, death worship and an extremely bitter aftertaste. It has traditional Satanism and a contempt for life at its very core.”

Indeed contempt, Satanism and a total disregard for human life have been the primary thread of HELL MILITIA’s musical output since they emerged on the scene in 2001 via the ‘SPK Kommando - We Hope You DIE’ split alongside fellow French black metal holdovers Antaeus, Eternal Majesty and Deviant. The band’s lauded and influential ‘Canonisation of the Foul Spirit’ would follow four years later, establishing HELL MILITIA as one of the leading purveyors of the 2000s French black metal wave. 2010’s ‘Last Station on the Road to Death’ and 2012’s ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ followed, bringing them even closer to black metal’s true, raw spirit. As evidenced by ‘Hollow Void’, the last ten years have done little to HELL MILITIA’s approach.

“We are still the old, bitter radical individuals whose masks are off,” closes RSDX. “What the scene does is of no concern or interest to us. We are in contact with bands and individuals we respect. The rest of the world can keep their watered down, non-ideological form of black metal. Black metal to us means the same as it did when the band was founded: A vessel of strong expression in music and ideology with unshakable faith at its very core. If a band doesn’t have that, it’s not black metal. I may approach life differently now that I’m in my 40s than when I was in my 20s, but the attitude and radical stand on what black metal should be has not changed.”

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/hellmilitiaofficial
https://www.instagram.com/hellmilitiaofficial

Genre: Black Metal

Line-up:
RSDX - Vocals
Arkdaemon - Guitars
Saroth - Guitars
S. - Bass
Dave Terror - Drums

Guest musicians: Meyhna’ch (ex-Mutiilation, ex-Hell Militia, former vocalist) Guest vocals on “Corruption Rejoice”
 
Recording studio: Drums recorded at Studio De Saint-Loup, all other instruments, mix, and mastering done at BST Studio
Producer / sound engineer: BST Studio
Mixing studio and engineer: BST Studio
Mastering studio / engineer: BST Studio

Biography: David E. Gehlke

Cover art: Manuel Tinnemans // Comaworx

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

Available formats: CD digipack, vinyl black and coloured

Ignescent Releases New Single "Remnant" + Official Music Video; EP Ascension to Release March 4, 2022 1

"We will not be silent and we will not back down. We are the remnant."

"Remnant" can be bought/streamed at:

https://linktr.ee/Ignescentmusic

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ignescent/remnant

IGNESCENT released their new single "Remnant" to all major platforms! The single is from their EP Ascension that drops March 4, 2022.

"The definition of remnant is a small remaining quantity of something, especially after a tragedy. 'Remnant' is about us being blessed beyond measure despite our failures and weaknesses and despite going through tragedy and hardships. It's about perseverance and saying to the world even when we are brokenhearted and suffering we won't give up and we will keep going," vocalist Jennifer Benson says. "We will come up stronger despite adversity. It's an encouragement to others to do the same and to not lose hope and to not give in to fear. I hope this song makes people feel inspired and to rock out!" says the band.

Female fronted and from Chicago, Illinois, IGNESCENT is a rock band founded by Jennifer Benson. Since 2008, the band has been primarily touring throughout the Midwest and Nashville area. IGNESCENT headlined the Budweiser Boneyard Stage last year at Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin. IGNESCENT have opened for Stryper, Flyleaf, Eve 6, Buckcherry, Megadeth, Saliva, Lacey Sturm, Otep, John Cooper of Skillet's band - Fight The Fury, Dan Sperry of America's Got Talent, Another Lost Year, September Mourning, Art of Dying, Letters From The Fire, Like a Storm and has played at fests with Switchfoot, Colton Dixon, Memphis May Fire, The Devil Wears Prada, and Veridia. The band has co-written songs with Jeremy Valentyne of New Years Day, including their release "Exodus," which he also produced and performed on.

IGNESCENT’s music is a great mixture of rock and pop with a great message. Their music has a rock/alternative edge that sounds right at home with most Top 40 formats. IGNESCENT combines their musical backgrounds to form a harmony that is both addictively musical and inspiring.

IGNESCENT is more than just a rock band, they are real people with a combination of great stories, combined with moving guitar riffs and a driving beat create a sound fans connect to. Their influences include Flyleaf, Evanescence, and Jinjer. “We’re authentic people that just want to encourage others with our message", shares Jennifer Benson.

IGNESCENT’s first CD, Electrified, was produced by four-time Dove Award winning & Grammy nominated producer Travis Wyrick (10 Years, P.O.D.) and recorded at Lakeside Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee. The first song on the CD, “Calling Out to You”, was co-written with former lead guitarist of Skillet, Ben Kasica. IGNESCENT's newest release was produced by Cameron Pierce Mizell who has worked with Memphis May Fire and Sleeping With Sirens. IGNESCENT also co-wrote a song with Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf called "Fearless". IGNESCENThas already been booked at Rock Fest in Cadott, WI summer of 2022 and will be appearing with special guest Sameer Bhattacharya.

IGNESCENT is:

Jennifer Benson on lead vocals

Ian Sebastian on bass guitar

Ty Moreland on guitar

Joshua Garcia on drums

Ignescent on Tour:

March 4 - Ignescent EP Release Show featuring Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf with Fallen Phobia and The Protest at The Town in Aurora, IL 
March 11 - Ignescent at The Back Bar with Trapt in Janesville, WI 
May 7 - Ignescent at Suicide Awareness Show in Chicago - place tbd 
May 13 - Ignescent at WC Social Club with Disciple in West Chicago, IL 
July 15 - Ignescent at Rock Fest in Cadott, WI featuring Sameer Bhattacharya of Flyleaf on guitar

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Killing Joke Announce "Lord of Chaos" EP + Share Video for Title Track — WATCH

As the Doomsday Clock hits 100 seconds to midnight, the original Killing Joke lineup announces the Lord of Chaos EP, marking their first new material in seven years.

Killing Joke confirm that all hope is probably lost — or at least missing — with their first new studio material in over seven years.

Enter the Lord of Chaos EP, featuring two brand new recordings, plus two re-workings of songs from the confrontational UK band's last studio album, 2015's Pylon.

"I've never known anything like the time we are living in now; not since the Cuban Missile crisis but now in comparison we have multiple flash points. Lord of Chaos is about complex systems failure, when technology overloads and A.I. misreads the enemies' intentions," says Dr. Jaz Coleman.

The Lord of Chaos EP will be available on CD, digital, and three vinyl formats.

Watch the video for the title track below.

LORD OF CHAOS EP TRACKLISTING:

"Lord of Chaos"

"Total"

"Big Buzz" (Motorcade Mix)

"Delete In Dub" (Youth's Disco 45 Dystopian Dub)

Tracks 1 and 2 were produced by Killing Joke and mixed by Tom Dalgety and they set the tone for the band's next studio album, currently being worked on in Prague.

Meanwhile, Tracks 3 and 4 give a fresh spin to numbers from the Pylon album — "Big Buzz" having been re-mixed by Dalgety and Nick Evans, and "Delete" getting the full dub treatment courtesy of Killing Joke's Youth, who has a longstanding reputation in this area.

Killing Joke are very much music as ritual — raw, uncompromising and precisely-targeted lyrically; and Dr. Jaz Coleman, Geordie, Youth, and Big Paul, founding fathers of the group and an ongoing influence on both alternative music and (counter) culture in general, show absolutely no signs of mellowing.

With collective nostrils flared and righteous anger carried torch-high, The Four continue to take their music of resistance to fresh levels.

Consider yourself warned.

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