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Canadian technical death metal
warriors FRACTAL GENERATOR have posted "AEON", a track from the bands anticipated new release "MACROCOSMOS", due to be unleashed 1/15/2021 via EVERLASTING SPEW RECORDS.
FRACTAL GENERATOR unleashed "APOTHEOSYNTHESIS", unleashed 10/2/2015 (on BANDCAMP-SELF
RELEASED).
FROM FRACTAL GENERATOR:
Our new album will be out on January 15th 2021! In the meantime, you can check out "Aeon" and "Macrocosmos" on youtube, bandcamp and spotify! We'll have one more song premiere before the release
Swedish melodic death metal warriors ARCH ENEMY have announced FALL 2021 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES WITH CARCASS, BEHEMOTH and UNTO OTHERS.
ARCH ENEMY unleashed "WILL TO POWER", 9/8/2017 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
ARCH ENEMY unleashed the bands anticipated live DVD release "AS THE STAGES BURN", 3/31/2017 via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS.
CARCASS unleashed "𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘", 10/30/2020 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
CARCASS, via YOU TUBE, are streaming "UNDER
THE SCALPEL BLADE", a stand alone track originally featured on
DECIBEL'S "FLEXI SERIES", unleashed 1/2020.
CARCASS unleashed "SURGICAL STEEL", 9/13/2013 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
BEHEMOTH unleashed "O
PENTAGRAM IGNUS" (EP), 9/26/2019 via NEW AEON
MUSICK.
BEHEMOTH unleashed "I LOVED YOU AT YOUR DARKEST", 10/5/2018 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM UNTO OTHERS:
UNTO OTHERS TO SUPPORT BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY + CARCASS FALL 2021 IN EUROPE AND THE UK
Good afternoon friends and fans of the band, UNTO OTHERS is scheduled to return to Europe next year with
. We are honored to be a part of such an amazing line up. Ticket links and dates below
EUROPEAN SIEGE 2021 TOUR DATES
Behemoth - Arch Enemy - Carcass - Unto Others
TUE 28.09 - Dublin, IE @ Olympia
THU 30.09 - Glasgow, UK @ o2 Academy
FRI 01.10 - Manchester, UK @ o2 Apollo
SAT 02.10 - Birmingham, UK @ o2 Academy
SUN 03.10 - London, UK @o2 Brixton Academy
TUE 05.10 - Paris, FR @ Zenith
WED 06.10 - Toulouse, FR @ Bikini
FRI 08.10 - Lisbon, PT @ Sala Tejo
SAT 09.10 - Madrid, ES @ Vistalegre Arena
SUN 10.10 - Barcelona, ES @ Sant Jordi Club
TUE 12.10 - Lyon, FR @ Le Radiant
WED 13.10 - Milano, IT @ Alcatraz
FRI 15.10 - Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
SAT 16.10 - Prague, CZ @ Tipsport Arena
SUN 17.10 - Katowice, PL @ MCK
TUE 19.10 - Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra
WED 20.10 - Vienna, AT @ Gasometer
FRI 22.10 - Ludwigsburg, DE @ MHP Arena
SAT 23.10 - Den Bosch, NL @ Main Stage
SUN 24.10 - Brussels, BE @ Forest National
TUE 26.10 - Zurich, CH @ Samsung Hall
WED 27.10 - Frankfurt, DE @Jahrhunderthalle
FRI 29.10 - Munich, DE @ Zenith
SAT 30.10 - Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Hall
SUN 31.10 - Hamburg, DE @ Edel Optics Arena
MON 01.11 - Gothenburg, SE @ Partille Arena
WED 03.11 - Helsinki, FI @ Black Box Ice Hall
FRI 05.11 - Stockholm, SE @ Annexet
SAT 06.11 - Copenhagen, DK @ Forum Black Box
BEHEMOTH frontman NERGAL comments:
"After more than a year’s break from live music, we can think of no better homecoming to our beloved Legions than delivering to you a performance of new music and an event for the ages: ‘The European Siege’ – a crushing combination of CARCASS, ARCH ENEMY and BEHEMOTH. We also proudly present the uniquely brilliant, UNTO OTHERS who will warmly welcome you to this night of metal magic!"
ARCH ENEMY founder MICHAEL AMOTT comments:
”As we’ve been going through these troubled and challenging times lately, I think we all need something to look forward to. A reason to believe, right? Well....this is it!! ‘The European Siege’ tour, featuring ARCH ENEMY, BEHEMOTH, CARCASS and UNTO OTHERS is undoubtedly the ultimate Metal tour of 2021 - see you there!
German technical death metal warriors OBSCURA have finished writing the bands anticipated new release, to be unleashed in 2021 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
OBSCURA have announced guitarist
RAFAEL TRUJILLO, bassist LINUS KLAUSENITZER, and drummer SEBASTIAN
LANSER have left the band.
OBSCURA have inked a record deal with NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS:
Obscura finished songwriting and enter the studio for their sixth album soon!
Today, we're excited to announce that the songwriting for their upcoming album is finished and that the band will enter the studio very soon. They have tapped famous award-winning producer Fredrik Nordström for the upcoming full-length album and booked famous Studio Fredman, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. The sixth album of OBSCURA is scheduled for a 2021 woldwide release via Nuclear Blast.
Steffen Kummerer states: „As of now, songwriting duties for the new, yet untitled album, have been finished. We picked the most promising compositions out of more than twenty pieces written during the last months and we can’t wait to record our sixth studio effort, starting in December. While the new album contains more guitar solos than any of our records before, all compositions are eagerly waiting to be performed live on stage and celebrated worldwide with our fans. As a collective, we are enthusiastic about the diverse, progressive and heavy songs to be released in 2021 through Nuclear Blast records.”
International death metal warriors HEADS FOR THE DEAD, via YOU TUBE,
have posted "CREATURES OF THE MONOLITH", a track from the
bands anticipated new release "INTO THE RED", due to be unleashed
12/11/2020 via TRANSCENDING
OBSCURITY RECORDS.
HEADS FOR THE DEAD unleashed "SERPENT'S CURSE", 9/24/2018 via TRANSCENDING
OBSCURITY RECORDS.
FROM HEADS FOR THE DEAD:
CREATURES OF THE MONOLITH
Here we have the closing track of the "Into the red" album.
It's probably the most epic track from the new album and very Lovecraft inspired in its own dark vibe!!!
The track features as welll another stunning climax guitar solo of Matt Moliti from US Deathers
BTW.
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Czech Republic death metal warriors RAVENOIR have posted "IN THE SIGN OF THE HORNS", a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE DARKEST FLAME OF ETERNAL BLASPHEMY", due to be unleashed 2/21/2021 via GOTHOOM PRODUCTIONS.
FROM GOTHOOM PRODUCTIONS:
n the deafening roar of the planet's most active volcanoes, the Gates of Hell have opened again to hurl out into the world writhing in agony its newborn sons of Darkness -
RAVENOIR, a new formation of heretics centered around frontman Alesh AD, plays an uncompromising, yet technically challenging blend of black and death metal. Their irreverent debut „The Darkest Flame of Eternal Blasphemy“ will no doubt be a breath of fresh air for the black metal scene in Czech and Slovakia.
Apart from guitarist Alesh AD (ROOT), RAVENOIR's line-up is rounded out by Igor Hubík (ROOT) on bass, drummer Patrik Sas and guitarist Jakub Önslaughter Maděryč.
One of the guests featured on the band's first outing is Jiří BigBoss Valter (ROOT's frontman), who contributed lyrics to two songs and lent his unique voice and inimitable delivery to the Prologue to the album.
Another stellar guest is guitar legend Andy La Rocque of KING DIAMOND, whose guitar solo is featured on the title track.
RAVENOIR's debut will be released under the banner of Slovakia's Gothoom Productions on February 21, 2021.
„The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy“ track listing:
01 - Nocturnal Initiation (Prologue) 3:41
02 - Ravenoir 3:36
03 - The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy 5:12
04 - In The Sign Of The Horns 3:18
05 - From The Dead Shadows Of The Void To Eternity (Intermezzo) 4:23
06 - Blood Pact 3:16
07 - Dark Vision 4:00
08 - Hellfire's Icon 2:14
09 - Alter Ego 8:38
Total length: 38:18
Check out the lyric videos for „The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy“ and „In The Sign Of The Horns“:
Brány pekel se po čase znovu otevřely, aby za ohlušujícího dunění erupcí těch nejaktivnějších vulkánů planety vyvrhly do světa zmítajícího se v agónii své čerstvě zrozené syny Temnoty - RAVENOIR.
RAVENOIR je nová formace heretiků, sdružených kolem frontmana Aleshe AD (ROOT), hrající nekompromisní, přesto technicky vycizelovaný black/death metal. Není pochyb o tom, že jejich rouhačský debut „The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy“ vnese čerstvý vichr do aktuálně poněkud stagnující česko-slovenské blackmetalové scény.
Kromě již zmíněného Aleshe AD (kytara, zpěv) tvoří sestavu RAVENOIR dále baskytarista Igorr Hubík (ROOT), Patrik Sas (bicí) a Jakub Önslaughter Maděryč (kytara).
V roli hostů se na tomto infernálním opusu představí Jiří BigBoss Valter (ROOT), jenž svým nezaměnitelným přednesem namluvil prolog alba a coby brilantní textař přispěl texty hned ke dvěma písním, a dále celosvětově proslulý kytarista Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND), který vyšperkoval svým sólem eponymní skladbu debutu „The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy“.
Prvotina neznabohů RAVENOIR vyjde 21. 2. 2021 pod záštitou slovenského labelu GOTHOOM PRODUCTIONS.
„The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy“ seznam skladeb:
01 - Nocturnal Initiation (Proloque) 3:41
02 - Ravenoir 3:36
03 - The Darkest Flame Of Eternal Blasphemy 5:12
04 - In The Sign Of The Horns 3:18
05 - From The Dead Shadows Of The Void To Eternity (Intermezzo) 4:23
German blackened/death metal warriors VOREUS have posted "PROGENY OF FIRE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "THE PROCLAMATION", due to be
unleashed 12/4/2020 via SENTIENT RUIN.
FROM VOREUS:
Listen to "Progeny Of Fire"!
VIDEO BELOW: VOREUS: "PROGENY OF FIRE" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF SENTIENT RUIN):
Dutch symphonic metal warriors EPICA have posted a video for "FREEDOM-THE WOLVES WITHIN", a track from the bands anticipated new release "OMEGA", due to be
unleashed 2/26/2021 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
EPICA have POSTPONED the bands SEPTEMBER 2020 LATIN AMERICAN tour dates until DECEMBER 2021.
EPICA unleashed "THE ACOUSTIC UNIVERSE" (EP), 10/4/2019 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
EPICA unleashed "THE SOLACE
SYSTEM", (EP) 9/1/2017 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
EPICA unleashed "THE HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE", 9/30/2016 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
FROM EPICA:
Our new single 'Freedom - The Wolves Within' is out now! It is the second single taken from our upcoming album ‘ΩMEGA' which comes out February 26th 2021.
U.S.A. based blackened extreme metal super group (featuring PHIL ANSELMO of DOWN, JON JARVIS FORMALLY OF PIG DESTROYER, DEREK ENGEMANN OF PHILLIP H. ANSELMO AND THE ILLEGALS and ADAM JARVIS OF HATE ETERNAL) SCOUR have posted a video for "FLAMES", a track from the bands anticipated new release "BLACK" (EP), unleashed 11/27/2020 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.
SCOUR unleashed "RED" (EP), 11/3/2017 via HOUSECORE RECORDS.
