OCEANS - Music Video For New Single "If There's A God She Has Abandoned Us" Out + Pre-Save Digital EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part III: Clarity

earlier this year with Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing, the band have proudly announced the third and final part of the series Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part III: Clarity which will be released on November 25th.

In addition, OCEANS will release Hell Is Where The Heart Is as a physical album on November 25th, comprising of the songs from the Hell Is Where The Heart Is EP series.

To coincide with the announcement, OCEANS have released a video for their brand new single called "If There Is A God She Has Abandoned Us".


Timo Rotten comments: 
"No matter how positively you try to go through life, there are times when you just feel abandoned and left alone. It seems like everything is going down the drain, so how can one not lose hope in these times right now? Previous generations seemed to give no fucks about this world and now we’re left to pick up the shards. Some people just want to watch the world burn and I’m so fed up with all of this." 

Pre-save the EP and pre-order the physical album here:
https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-iii-clarity.ema 

Stream the new single here: https://oceans.bfan.link/itgshau.ema 

Watch the 'If There Is A God She Has Abandoned Us' music video here

Get the digital EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part I: Love 
here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-i-love.ema

Get the digital EP Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing
here: https://oceans.bfan.link/hell-is-where-the-heart-is-pt-ii-longing

OCEANS have already left a lasting impression on their two released EPs this year. The third part of this EP series closes the circle and builds on the lyrics and messages of the predecessors, which are now finally brought together as a whole on the album Hell Is Where The Heart Is.

About:
Ever since their inception, up-and-coming German outfit OCEANS have dropped jaws everywhere they went. With a unique sound that sits somewhere between nu-metal, progressive, post, and death metal and putting mental health at the top of their agenda, the four-piece quickly became a known constant in today’s metal landscape. OCEANS have become known for their inclination towards innovation and experimentation within their genre; covering songs by the likes of Alessia Cara and collaborating with prominent musicians such as MACHINE HEAD’s Robb Flynn and CALIBAN’s Andy Dörner amongst others. Having released two EPs in 2019, their debut album in 2020, and another EP in 2021, the band featuring visionary mastermind Timo Rotten can easily be described as one of Europe’s hardest and fastest working bands in the genre. Enter 2022 and OCEANS have already proved that they’re set to continue on their upwards trajectory with their two latest offerings Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part I: Love and its follow-up Hell Is Where The Heart Is - Part II: Longing.


OCEANS is:
Timo Rotten | vocals, guitar
Patrick Zarske | guitar
Thomas Winkelmann | bass
J.F. Grill | drums

Nick Palma Releases New Single "Gravity"; New Album Due Out on Sept

Nick Palma released his new single "Gravity" to all major platforms! The single is from his first full length album Helix due out on September 16, 2022.

Nick Palma is an American guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Through years of honing his craft, he has developed a style that infuses strong melody, heavy rhythms, and blazing shred guitar. Born in the suburbs of New York, he knew at the age of 10 that music was his passion. Some of his early influences include Slash, Synyster Gates, Dimebag Darrell, Steve Vai, Jimmy Pageand more.

Prior to his solo debut, Palma is best known for being the main songwriter and driving force behind the band Another Days Armor. Having formed the band in 2014 along with drummer Alec Keshishian, the band began to see success after years of hard work, perseverance, and learning how to navigate the music industry. After an abrupt hiatus of the band in 2020, he decided to push forward with a career in music, except without the constraints of others holding him back any longer.

Shortly after his decision to pursue a solo career, Palma took songs he had already written along with brand new ideas to write his first full length album with the help of Keshishian on drums. His main goal with his music is to make the listener feel the emotions rooted into the songs as they were written. "Music is a universal language and some of us who don't sing have just as much to say" says Nick.

More Music By Nick Palma:

Nick Palma - LANTERNS" (Official Music Video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnWJTe8hZE

Nick Palma - The World Ends With You (Official Music Video):

https://youtu.be/ysbS0p1eHAA

Nick Palma - We'll Never Know (Official Music Video):

https://youtu.be/XXPDRWUEl1A

Nick Palma's music can be streamed/downloaded at:

Nick Palma Music

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Amazon

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EPICA Reveal New Music Video For "Blank Infinity (Live At Paradiso)" + Collector's Editions Catalog Releases Out Now

The day has come for EPICA to finally release their Early Years Collector’s Editions 'We Still Take You With Us', including their first 3 albums as well as the rare ‘Live At Paradiso’ and their first official live recording at Netherland’s ‘Twee Meter Sessies’.

Order the early years collection 'We Still Take You With Us' and 'Live At Paradiso' linked here.

To celebrate the release of these different editions (which are part of their 20th Anniversary Festivities) EPICA will perform a long sold-out show at the 013 in Tilburg featuring a massive stage production, guests, and exclusive rarities on the setlist tomorrow night. While you’re in Tilburg, you might as well treat yourself with popcorn and the exclusive cinema premiere of ‘Live At Paradiso’ at Tilburg’s Pathé tonight, Friday the 2nd. And before heading to the venue tomorrow, you can stop at the pop-up shop right next to Poppodium on Saturday between 12:00 and 17:00 to grab some of the freshly released box editions, signed copies, or other rarities from the band’s personal archives! 

For everyone not being able to attend, you can watch a pro-shot of tomorrow’s live show with EPICA and Sahara Dust right at www.epicastream.com.

Join us on one last trip down memory lane with this 4K remastered video for "Blank Infinity (Live At Paradiso)" linked here.

Mark Jansen comments:

'Blank Infinity' is one of the songs from the ‘Consign To Oblivion’ album that we played a lot live during the early years. I sometimes miss the song in our set, but we have so much to choose from that nowadays it is impossible to integrate all of them!"

In addition to the audio of ‘We Will Take You With Us’ finally being available on all streaming platforms today, the band has also launched all the videos of this release on their YouTube channel.

North American EPICA fans will have their chance to see the band hit the stage with Sabaton on The Tour to End All Tours. For ticket information, please click here.

EPICA North America Tour Dates:

September 15 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre

September 16 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

September 17 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

September 19 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House

September 21 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater

September 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium

September 24 - Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theater

September 25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl

September 27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

September 28 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium

September 30 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom

October 1 - Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center

October 3 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

October 4 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle (Sold Out)

October 6 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring (Sold Out)

October 8 - Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center

October 10 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit

October 11 - Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe

October 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Minneapolis (Sold Out)

October 15 - Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

October 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia

October 21 - Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

October 22 - Montreal, QC @ Place Bell

October 23 - New York, NY @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom 

Find EPICA Online

www.epica.nl

FNTM Release New Single "IM NØT OKAY" feat.Telle Smith (THE WORD ALIVE) + Official Music Video

FNTM released their new single "IM NØT OKAY" feat.Telle Smith (THE WORD ALIVE) along with the official music video to all major platforms! The single was produced, mixed and mastered by Jeff Dunne (Ice Nine Kills/Wage War/Motionless In White).

Observation of the world around us shows us on a steady trajectory towards failure. We are consumed by religion, social media, depression, etc, and continue to idolize and put these toxic “leaders” on a pedestal.

“'IM NØT OKAY' is written as part of an over arching story we are telling, from the perspective of how technology/AI would be viewing our society and how it would feel seeing this huge intellectual mass tumble towards destruction, with a smile the whole way. It’s disappointing but somehow awe inspiring seeing how far we’ve come, and how far we will fall if we don’t fix it,” says the band.

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Texas Rockers DIOSA Drop Music Video for New Single "Fire"

Hard rockers DIOSA are back with a new single and music video! The Houston-based band has partnered with New Noise Magazine to premiere the music video for, "Fire", which can be seen below.

Speaking about their new single with New Noise, the band comments:

“The meaning of our new song is simple and was written poetically by our vocalist 'this fire that burns in me; I won’t let it die until I’m 6ft down below.' Never quit on yourself, embrace the struggles that life throws at you and come out on top. No one can take that away from you.“

Stream "FIRE" Here!

About DIOSA:

Born from a series of eclectic tastes over time to form the sound they have today, the boys Justin (vocals, guitar), Tyler (bass), and Luis (guitar) knew from a young age that music was something they always wanted to pursue. While the band's rocky journey has been constantly tried and tested, DIOSA made those life-changing moments count by sharing them through their music.

DIOSA isn't the kind of band that serves to please others when it comes to shaping their sound. The band has a vast range of influences that span artists like Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Avenged Sevenfold, ZZ Top, Bad Religion, Blink 182, Danzig, Def Leppard, Volbeat, Alice In Chains, HIM, Velvet Revolver, STP, Bryan Adams, and Brian Setzer - to name a few. From these artists, the band drew inspiration from their wide-ranging tastes and molded them together within the realm of modern alternative with stabs of classic rock.

DIOSA Lineup:

Justin Vincent Estrada – Vocals, Guitar

Julian Cruz – Drums

Luis Torres – Lead Guitar

Tyler Rix – Bass

American-Irish artist Ronan Conroy presents 'Double Helix' from forthcoming album 'The Slow Death of the LoveMyth'

"Dreamy, brooding and ethereal with a DIY punk ethos... sonically haunting and otherworldly with dark fairy-land shimmer" ~ Amplify Music Magazine


Brooklyn-based artist Ronan Conroy presents his new single 'Double Helix', an atmospheric track featuring captivating vocals by Julie Dicterow of Oh Halo. Lush with dark reverie, this is the first taster of his forthcoming album 'The Slow Death of the LoveMyth', beautifully complemented by a captivating video created by NYC-based artist Hypnodoll.

While Conroy is best known for his folk-flavoured indie rock, on this new album, he reveals his post-punk alter-ego, soaked in dream wave and goth richness. Drawing on the darker side of goth classics, select tracks on this album are crowned with ethereal female vocals. Apart from Julie Dicterow, who was a catalyst for Ronan to embark on this particular path, this record also features vocalists Shannon Brown and Susan Hwang of Lusterlit, and stellar drums by Justin Wierbonski (a.k.a. Demonic Drums).

"Where some of my songwriting has been more situational or distilled as expressions of particular events - universal human experiences like heartbreak, disappointment, betrayal, but driven by a need to process or express a particular chapter of my life - LoveMyth goes a step further in giving voice to the deeper underlying darkest fears that maybe aren’t always expressed, that are there as archetypal tendencies throughout many or all of the chapters of our lives," says Ronan Conroy.

"Maybe it’s fear of vulnerability, or discomfort with how raw, irrational or unacceptable some of our base preconceptions or pessimistic expectations can seem, that make them tougher subjects to explore musically."

Growing up in Dublin, Ireland with four strongly opinionated brothers and musician parents (his father played guitar and mandolin and his mother played guitar and tin whistle), Conroy was exposed to an array of musical influences, ranging from new wave and post-punk to David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Elvis and Abba. His world changed at 15 when his mother loaned him her nylon string guitar and taught him a few chords, instantaneously unlocking a whole new world of songwriting.

Years later, he would release two albums with Brooklyn's The Listeners and go on to perform with gothic dreampop band Oh Halo on guitar and backing vocals from 2011 to 2014, during which time he released one album with them.

Since 2013, Conroy immersed himself in the 'Lovemyth' project, this work culminating in 'The Slow Death Of The LoveMyth' LP, a collection influenced by the 80s/90s goth bands he grew up listening to, as well as ethereal darkwave bands he would be introduced to later.

As with all the music Conroy has released since 2013, this record was produced, engineered and mastered by Charlie Nieland at Capture Sound Studios. Frontman of Her Vanished Grace and Lusterlit, and a recognized solo artist in his own right, Nieland is a well-respected engineer and producer, known for his work with Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Blondie and Scissors Sisters.

"Going deeper into my goth influences seemed to offer me a natural and more suitable sonic landscape for these topics, and channelling my love for seminal goth bands like The Cure, along with ethereal acts like Love Spirals Downwards, Autumn’s Grey Solace and All About Eve has been a special experience that I’ve laboured over for years. Each of the guest singers has elevated the project to new levels and surpassed even my own visions of how their voices could combine with the instrumentation," says Ronan Conroy.

As of August 30, 'Double Helix' will be available digitally via Spotify, Apple Music and all good digital music platforms. It will also be available as a single via Bandcamp or an instant-grat download there upon ordering the full album, which will be released on October 21.

CREDITS
Written by Ronan Conroy (ASCAP 3284024)
Ronan Conroy - lead and rhythm guitar on all tracks, and vocals on 'This Dream', 'Born in Conflict' and 'Dark Paradise'
Charlie Nieland - bass, syths, piano, drums, and backing guitar
Justin Wierbonski - drums
Julie Dicterow - vocals on 'Double Helix'
Shannon Brown - vocals on 'Passenger' and 'Nightland'
Susan Hwang - vocals on 'Love Myth' and 'Demon'
Publisher: Rip My Heart Out And Eat It Music (ASCAP 4499980)
Produced, engineered and mastered by Charlie Nieland at Capture Sound Studios, Brooklyn
Album cover and artist photos by Shannon Brown
Video by Hypnodoll

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

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

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

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

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

More Music by The Spider Accomplice:

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

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

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

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

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

"A wild and beautiful thing" – The Big Takeover

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

Vinyl:

Gatefold black 2LP

2.000x Gatefold lilac 2LP - available at US outlets

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

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

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

CD:

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

CD Digipak

Standard CD Jewelcase (Japanese version)

Digital:

Digital album

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

QUEENSRYCHE Tour Dates:

Opening for Judas Priest

Oct. 13 Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale

Oct. 15 Albany, NY - MVP Arena

Oct. 16 Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall Fenway

Oct. 18 Uniondale, NY at Nassau Veterans

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

Oct. 21 Kalamazoo, MI at Wings Event Center

Oct. 22 Detroit, MI at Masonic Temple Theatre

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

Oct. 25 Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre

Oct. 27 Green Bay, WI - Resch Center Theater

Oct. 29 Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center Moline

Oct. 30 Mankato, MN - Mayo Clinic Event Center

Nov. 01 Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center

Nov. 02 Rapid City, SD - The Monument

Nov. 07 Ontario, CA - Toyota Center

Nov. 08 Tucson, AZ - TCC Arena

Nov. 10 Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center

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

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

Nov. 15 Corbin, KY - The Corbin Arena

Nov. 17 Southaven, MS - Landers Center

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

Nov. 20 Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center

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

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

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

Nov. 26 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street

Nov. 28 Edinburg, TX - Burt Ogden Arena

Nov. 29 Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall

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

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

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

Watch “In Extremis (Official Video)”:

YouTube

Watch “Forest (Official Video)”:

YouTube

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

Debut Album, “The Resurrection Of Lilith”

Out This Friday | Pre-Order NOW!

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

 

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

 

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

 

DEFACING GOD on “The Resurrection”:

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

 

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

DEFACING GOD state:

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

DEFACING GOD are:

Sandie Gjørtz - Vocals

Signar Petersen - Lead Guitar

Christian Snapholt Nielsen - Rhythm Guitar

Michael Olsson - Drums

Rasmus "Kalke" Nielsen - Bass

Simonetti's GOBLIN Announces 'Suspiria' Anniversary Tour

Claudio Simonetti's

GOBLIN

Announces North American Tour

to Celebrate 45th Anniversary of

'Suspiria'

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

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

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

GOBLIN North American Dates:

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

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

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

10/28/22: Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11/07/22: Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe 

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

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

11/10/22: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

11/11/22: Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA

11/13/22: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa 

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

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

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

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

11/23/22: Dallas, TX @ Texas Theatre 

11/26/22: Tempe, AZ @ Nile Theatre 

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

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

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

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

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

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

12/06/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 

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

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

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

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

GOBLIN Japan Dates:

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

Tickets: http://tonedeaftouring.com/goblin 

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

- Limited Silk Screened Poster (signed)

- Limited Shirt 

- VIP laminate

- Limited Pin

- Early entry

- Meet and Greet 

Lineup:

Claudio Simonetti: keyboards

Daniele Amador: guitars

Cecilia Nappo: bass

Federico Maragoni: drums

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CONSTELLATIA Reveals New Album, Shares First Single

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Follow CONSTELLATIA on Facebook, Instagram and Bandcamp.

Genre: Progressive black metal

Mastering studio and engineer: Fascination Street - Tony Lindgren

Producer / Mixing engineer: Gideon Lamprecht 

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

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

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

Cover Art: Kent Andreasen

Biography: Written by JP Pallais

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

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

"Prey" can be found at:

https://linktr.ee/Titansintime

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

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

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

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

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

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

More Music by Titans in Time:

Titans in Time - Frozen:

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

Titans in Time - Sunglasses At Night:

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

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

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LENNE Releases New Lyric Video for Single "Miracle"

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

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

The video was created by Gary Sandler of Mindsnap Music.

A Sympathetic Antipathy can be streamed/downloaded at:

https://ffm.to/qb95ekb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What does Elk City feel like?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

Dirty Damn Tricks Deluxe Edition Out NOW!

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

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

SEVEN KINGDOMS DROPS MUSIC VIDEO FOR CHASING THE MIRAGE

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

ORDER 'Zenith' HERE

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

Seven Kingdoms Lineup:

Sabrina Cruz - Vocals

Camden Cruz - Guitar

Kevin Byrd - Guitar

Keith Byrd - Drums

Seven Kingdoms Online:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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


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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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



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

 

Blu-Ray and DVD Special Features 

1) Behind the scenes of a GWAR show

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

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

4) The Last Interview with Dave Brockie

5) GWAR From The Outside: Bonus Interviews

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

7) Slave Pit Walk Through with Michael Bishop 

8) An Important Message from the Scumdogs of the Universe 

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

 

 About GWAR

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

 

About Shudder

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