ANTHRAX: DANNY LILKER TO FILL IN FOR FRANK BELLO ON BANDS SPRING/SUMMER 2024 EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN RUN

 

 

DANNY LILKER, original bassist for  New York City, New York, U.S.A. based thrash metal warriors ANTHRAX will fill in for FRANK BELLO ON BANDS SPRING/SUMMER 2024 EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN RUN. 

 

 

 ANTHRAX unleashed  "FOR ALL KINGS",  2/26/2016 via MEGAFORCE RECORDS

 

 

 

FROM SONIC TEMPLE: 

 

Sonic Temple, we have some news for you! Unfortunately, Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming festival run at Sonic Temple. However, none other than Anthrax founding member and original bassist Dan Lilker, will be jamming on stage at the Temple. Lilker, who co-wrote and played on Anthrax’s debut album Fistful of Metal, was also a member of Stormtroopers of Death with Charlie Benante and Scott Ian.

Lilker in no way has been sitting idle over the past four decades, having played in a wide variety of bands. He was the bassist for the thrash/metal band Nuclear Assault and the grindcore band Brutal Truth. He also plays bass for Exit-13, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept, and more.

40 years later, welcome home, Dan. And we can’t want to rage with you and every fan at Sonic Temple.

#SonicTemple #ST #Anthrax

 

 

FROM FRANK BELLO: 

 

Hey Everybody,

I wanted to let all my friends know that I’m sorry that I won’t be coming to play the upcoming Anthrax dates in Mexico, South America, or the couple of U.S. festival dates in May. Everything’s OK, but for personal reasons, I won’t be able to make those shows. I want to thank my friend Danny Lilker for stepping in for me- he’s gonna rock it! Enjoy the shows , I’m sure they will be great , and I’ll look forward to seeing you all soon!! — Frank #anthrax #monsterenergy #metal #goodvibes

 

 April 13 - MXMF The Metal Fest, Ciudad De México, Mexico
April 15 - Cancha Diamante, San Salvador, El Salvador
April 17 - Pepper's, San Jose, Costa Rica
April 19 - The Metal Fest, Quito, Ecuador
April 21 - The Metal Fest, Santiago, Chile
April 23 - Sala de Museo, Montevideo, Uruguay
April 25 - El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 28 - Summer Breeze Open Air, São Paulo, Brazil
May 09 - Welcome to Rockville, Daytona Beach, FL
May 17 - Sonic Temple Festival, Columbus, OH

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

 

 

 

SCAR SYMMETRY: ANNOUNCES NEW LINEUP

Avesta, Sweden melodic death metal warriors SCAR SYMMETRY have announced drummer and founding member HENRIK OLSSON and guitarist BENJAMIN ELLIS have left the band,

 LAWRENCE DINAMARCA is SCAR SYMMETRY'S new drummer and STEPHEN PLATT is the bands new guitarist. 

 

 SCAR SYMMETRY unleashed "THE SINGULARITY (PHASE II XENOTAPH)",  6/9/2023 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS. . . 

 

 

ITP V.024 REVIEW: SCAR SYMMETRY "THE SINGULARITY (PHASE II XENOTAPH)"

https://spak-individualthoughtpatterns.blogspot.com/2024/03/itp-v024-review-scar-symmetry.html 

FROM SCAR SYMMETRY:

SCAR SYMMETRY ANNOUNCES NEW LINEUP

We regret to announce the departure of our drummer, lyricist and founding member Henrik Olsson and our guitarist Benjamin Ellis.

This year it's been 20 years since Henrik, Jonas and I formed Scar Symmetry. Little did we know when we recorded the demo for the song Seeds of Rebellion that it would sow the seeds for a two-decade long progressive melodeath journey that has taken us to places beyond our wildest dreams. We created seven Scar Symmetry albums together that we are immensely proud of, and Henrik's drumming and awe-inspiring lyrics have played a big part in our enduring success.

Due to family reasons, Henrik couldn't join us when we returned to the stages post-covid in 2022 and he has been sitting out all shows since. He has now made the decision to leave the band to continue to focus on his family as well as on other musical endeavours. While we will continue to miss him dearly – we did our last show with him in 2019 – we do understand and respect his decision. We are so grateful for the creativity, passion and energy that Henrik has fueled the band with and we wish him nothing but the very best as he moves on to the next chapter of his life and career.

After a couple of tours as a session player, Benjamin joined the band in 2016 and toured with us up until the end of 2022. A consummate professional, Benjamin's live performances were immaculate, as were the guitar solos he contributed to last year's release, our comeback album The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph). Benjamin has been working on some seriously delicious music of his own for years now and the time has come for him to step down from Scar Symmetry and to reveal his future musical plans. We thank him for his hard work and dedication and we are looking forward to following him on his continued journeys.

So, without further ado... Let's present the new guys!

It is our utmost pleasure and honor to welcome Lawrence Dinamarca into the band! Lawrence is a real drummer's drummer; he was hand-picked by Henrik to take over the live duties in 2022 and has been touring with us ever since. This tornado of a drummer has played with bands like Nightrage, Carnal Forge, Manticora and Loch Vostok in the past and the fierceness of his playing is in stark contrast with his gentle personality!

Let's set the scene for our next introduction: a couple of years back, I went to a Devin Townsend show and was blown away by the guitarist in his band, a Mancunian guitar phenomenon who was celebrating his 35th birthday that very day! After the show, at the bar, we were introduced to each other and I immediately broke out in song, singing ”HAPPY BIRTHDAY” at the top of my lungs, getting the help of a loosely assembled choir consisting of other people from the touring party as well as random bar patrons. Our birthday boy was surprised but probably not as surprised as when I called him up, about a year later, asking him to start touring with us. It is our honor and utmost pleasure to welcome mr Stephen Platt into the fold!

Please give Lawrence and Stephen a very warm welcome as well as your best wishes for Henrik and Benjamin!

Love,

Per and Scar Symmetry

 

FROM  BENJAMIN ELLIS: 

After almost a decade, my time with Scar Symmetry has come to an end. While I have loved performing live with the band, and feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to contribute some solos to the latest album, my real passion in life is creating music, and it’s time for me to finally set my focus on sharing my own music again.

While it is the right move for both myself and the band, closing this chapter is a real tough one, as Scar Symmetry has been a huge part of my life.

I can safely say that discovering “Pitch Black Progress” during my formative guitar playing years was a landmark moment for me, expanding what I thought was possible on the instrument and fuelling my imagination in the kinds of music I wanted to create. Going from being a huge fan of the band as a young wannabe-shredder, to filling in for Per on a tour in 2014, becoming an official member in 2016, and now going our separate ways, it has been a wild ride. I don’t think I could ever pinch myself enough to stop from feeling like all of this may have just been a crazy dream…

I will always be honoured and humbled that my musical heroes trusted me to help share this music, which has meant so much to me, with the world.

Per, Rob, Lars & Henrik - Thank you for sharing some truly awesome, unforgettable moments which I will never forget. I wish you all the very best in your future endeavours.

I want to also express my deepest gratitude to all of the fans, who have shown such incredible support to the band and myself these past 10 years.

It has been a joy to share this music with you and I hope that our paths will cross again someday.

The next chapter for me now is my solo project, “Mythic”, and I will be sharing some music and more details on that tomorrow.

Big love

Benjamin Ellis

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l- 

. PARTY CANNON: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "NOT IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING"

  Scotland based death, slam metal warriors PARTY CANNON have posted a video for "NOT IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING" , a track from the bands anticipated new release "INJURIES ARE INEVITABLE", due to be unleashed 4/26/2024 via UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS.      

PARTY CANNON unleashed "VOLUMES OF VOMIT",   1/14/2022 via GORE HOUSE PRODUCTIONS.

VIDEO BELOW: PARTY CANNON: NEW TRACK "NOT IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF UNIQUE LEADER RECORDS): \\\

 

 

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Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

WHITE WARD: ANNOUNCE APRIL 2024 UKRAINIAN and EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

 Ukrainian experimental black metal warriors WHITE WARD have announced SPRING 2024 UKRAINIAN EUROPEAN TOUR DATES.

 WHITE WARD unleashed "FALSE LIGHT",  6/17/2022 via  DEBEMUR MORTI PRODUCTIONS.

 ITP V.022 REVIEW: WHITE WARD: "FALSE LIGHT": 

https://spak-individualthoughtpatterns.blogspot.com/2022/07/itp-v022-review-white-ward-false-light.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM WHITE WARD: 

FINAL TOUR DATES / FINAL TOUR DATES

Here's the final gig list for our April tour, which kicks off in less than two weeks!

Concert tickets can be found at: https://whiteward.band/shows/…

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Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-  

ACCEPT: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "THE RECKONING" VIA BANDCAMP

  German metal legends ACCEPT have posted a video for "THE RECKONING", a track from the bands anticipated new offering “HUMANOID”, due to be unleashed 4/26/2024 via NAPALM RECORDS.

ACCEPT unleashed "TOO MEAN TO DIE", 1/29/2021 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.

 

 

 

 

 

FROM NAPALM RECORDS: 

 

 

German Heavy Metal Legends ACCEPT Reveal Second New Single, “The Reckoning”!

New Studio Album, Humanoid, out April 26, 2024 via Napalm Records.

Watch the video now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV8USmxRzw0

Pre-Order the album here: https://lnk.to/ACCEPT-Humanoid/

Check Out The 3D Interactive Humanoid Experience Website and Immerse Yourself in the New Album: https://accept-humanoid.vercel.app/

Iconic heavy metal institution ACCEPT have released their second new single, “The Reckoning”, off of their highly anticipated album, Humanoid, out April 26, 2024! The dark accompanying music video channels ACCEPT’s captivating live energy and matches the sinister instrumentation and apocalyptic lyrics of the track.

Formed in 1976, ACCEPT was the first internationally successful German heavy metal band. Currently, the frontrunners are again at the top of the international heavy metal scene, having stormed the charts with their latest album, Too Mean To Die, peaking at #2 on the Official German Album Charts. Order your copy of ACCEPT’s next masterpiece, Humanoid, now, and check out the official music video for “The Reckoning” below for a taste of what’s to come!

Wolf Hoffmann on “The Reckoning”:

“We’re thrilled to release ‘The Reckoning’ as our second single. It’s is one of our favorites from the new album: hard hitting, solid metal with lyrics about a poignant life theme. We hope the fans enjoy it as much as we do! “

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW: ACCEPT: NEW TRACK "THE RECKONING" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF NAPALM RECORDS):  

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

ALLEGAEON: POST VIDEO FOR "IRIDESCENT"

 Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.technical death metal warriors ALLEGAEON have posted a video for "IRIDESCENT", a stand alone single, unleashed 3/27/2024 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. .    

 

 ALLEGAEON unleashed "DAMNUM", 2/25/2022 via METAL BLADE RECORDS. 

 DECAPITATED have announced SPRING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH SEPTIC FLESH, KATAKLYSM and ALLEGAEON. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO BELOW: ALLEGAEON: "IRIDESCENT" (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS): 

 

 

 

 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-

RAGE: POST VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK "DYING TO LIVE"

 German based heavy metal, power metal warriors RAGE have posted a video for "DYING TO LIVE", a track from the bands anticipated new release "AFTERLIFELINES", due to be unleashed 3/29/2024 via STEAMHAMMER. 

 

 

 RAGE unleashed "RESURRECTION DAY", 9/17/2021 via STEAMHAMMER. . 

 

 

 

FROM  RAGE:

Rageheads!

This one speaks volumes on its own; no need for further words - "Dying To Live" is out now! Only two days until “Afterlifelines” is unleashed. Don't miss out!

"Dying To Live": https://orcd.co/rage_dyingtolive

Pre-order "Afterlifelines" here: https://ragespv.lnk.to/Afterlifeline

 

 

VIDEO BELOW:  RAGE:  NEW TRACK "DYING TO LIVE"  (VIA YOU TUBE, COURTESY OF SPV ENTERTAINMENT): 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-