http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:57:27 -0500 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/21246/narcotic-wasteland-ex-nile-kicks-off-tour-w-accept http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/21246
New Single “The Best Times Have Passed”
Photo Credit: Kenji Tsunami of Tsunami Films

Narcotic Wasteland (formed by Dallas Toler-Wade (ex-Nile) will be hitting the road for North American tour dates supporting German heavy metal legends during October (dates listed below). Those who attend will get to experience the full onslaught of Narcotic Wasteland. Always well-rehearsed, they deliver a tight performance including dual guitars. From harmonies to counterpart melodies, it gives the band some of that traditional metal style. They are also not afraid to challenge the audience with an array of styles from whiplash-inducing fast metal to infectious arena metal.
In additional news, Narcotic Wasteland is hosting a guitar giveaway during their tour dates. The band is offering up a signed Jackson JS32T Rhoads - Satin Black Guitar. Details on how to enter can be found HERE and in the following video -

Tour Promo Video:

NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES - ACCEPT with special guest NARCOTIC WASTELAND

9/29/2022 Nashville, TN - The Brooklyn Bowl
9/30/2022 New Orleans, LA - Santos Live *NW Only
10/1/2022 Houston, TX - Concert Pub North
10/2/2022 FT. Worth, TX - The Rail Club
10/4/2022 San Antonio, TX - The Espee
10/5/2022 El Paso, TX - Rockhouse
10/7/2022 San Juan Capistrano, CA - The Coach House
10/8/2022 W. Hollywood, CA - Whisky A Go-Go
10/9/2022 Las Vegas, NV - Count's Vamp'd
10/11/2022 Denver, CO - The Venue
10/13/2022 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave Ballroom
10/14/2022 St. Charles, IL - The Arcada Theatre
10/15/2022 Westland, MI - The Token Lounge
10/16/2022 Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Theater
10/18/2022 Vineland, NJ - Landis Theater
10/20/2022 Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
10/21/2022 Providence, RI - Fete Music Hall *NW Only
10/22/2022 Brooklyn, NY - Lucky 13 Saloon *NW ONLY
10/24/2022 Wallingford, CT - Cherry St. Station *NW ONLY
10/25/2022 NYC - The Gramercy Theatre
10/26/2022 Derry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall
10/27/2022 Harrisburg, PA - XL Live
10/29/2022 Columbus, OH - The King of Clubs



Tour Poster credit: Andrea Roberts of Ashley Talent International

Dallas Toler-Wade started Narcotic Wasteland while he was in between tours with Nile. He started writing music that was a little more similar to things he was doing in a previous band and since then has released two albums, 2014’s self-titled and 2017’s “Delirium Tremens” with their third record due out in 2023.
Dallas Toler-Wade was a long-standing 18-year member of the brilliantly Egyptian-themed metal band, Nile, where he composed the music for hit songs such as, “Execration Text”, “Permitting the Noble Dead to Descend to the Underworld”, and “Lashed to the Slave Stick”. Toler-Wade was also featured in Guitar World magazine alongside founding member and guitarist/vox/songwriter Karl Sanders.
Inspired mostly by thrash metal and classic heavy metal, Narcotic Wasteland is becoming more thrash and speed and less death metal and getting better at writing material that is meaningful and powerful. They are recommended for fans of Vader, The Crown, and Nile.
Singles:
“The Best Times Have Passed” - https://orcd.co/nwtbthp
“Morality and the Wasp” -
About:
Narcotic Wasteland started as a side project Dallas Toler-Wade had been working on the past few years when he was not touring or in the writing/studio with metal heavyweights "Nile."
‘So I just started writing some songs, kind of more in the style of things I was playing before my time in Nile. The more we started working on these demos, the more we wanted to complete an album and take it to the stage!!! Our observation of what was going on in parts of the town we grew up in and in other parts of the world fueled a new level of angst for me personally.”
Write up courtesy of: ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS



Additional Videos and Links

LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/narcoticwasteland
Website: www.narcoticwasteland.com
Stream “The Best Times Have Passed” now! 
https://orcd.co/nwtbthp
Booking: http://ashleytalentinternationalllc.com



]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:22:06 -0500 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18788/xenos-confirmed-to-the-next-edition-of-area-53-metal-fest http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18788
Italian Thrash masters XENOS have been confirmed to the next edition of the prestigious Area 53 Metal Fest that will take place in Austria from 14 to 16 of July.  Among the other bands confirmed there are Testament, Exodus, Death Angel, Sepultura and Accept.


]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 11:12:04 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18787/heart-of-gold-new-single-bright-lights-available http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18787

RELEASES NEW SINGLE
'BRIGHT LIGHTS'

Manchester-based artist Heart Of Gold has released their newest single and video, “Bright Lights”. With transitional themes of dwelling on the past, heartbreak, longing, and acceptance, vocalist Michael McGough reaches for the hand of those who are attempting to navigate their own story’s plot twists. Notes of reminiscing accompany this piece’s overwhelming feeling of moving on and by the end, the idea of starting over doesn’t seem so hard to stomach.
“ Bright Lights is a conversation I have with myself about holding on to the reminder of what’s to come ,”   McGough   says on the new track. “ Whether it’s leaving a relationship or losing someone yet allowing myself time to grieve while simultaneously focusing on moving forward. Lyrically it demonstrates that despite growing and moving on, you’re still hit with flashes from the past, but you use it to ready yourself for better things .”

Watch the video for ' Bright Lights'   below:

Peppering subtle philosophical insights, midnight ponderings, and fond memories alongside layers of dreamy synths and smooth saxophone, Heart of Gold’s Michael McGough is bringing a refreshing personal spin to pop music.
 
As many a listener can attest, it’s no secret that the genre in which Heart of Gold resides has always embraced tales of love and heartbreak. Yet, while these themes are indeed tastefully sprinkled throughout McGough’s latest work, his debut record is less about finding “the one,” and more about finding oneself in the swirling ups and downs of life’s winding roads.          
 
It may seem odd at first to call this a coming-of-age story for an artist who’s seen outpourings of success both on his own as well as with popular post-hardcore group, Being As An Ocean. However, this new era is a rebirth of sorts for the singer-songwriter.
 
Serving as an aural time capsule for stories new and old, this is a testament to McGough’s lived experiences, drawing inspiration from a set of notebooks spanning the past ten years, and memories that date back even further to his childhood in a small English village.
 
But time was not the only plane Heart of Gold traversed in the creative process. Traveling to tap the talents of friend, producer, and studio owner, Phil Gornell, McGough routinely left his San Diego home around sunrise and made the five-to-six-hour drive to a small studio not too far from Burbank, Los Angeles. After several weeks, and with vocals and guitar completed, he and the music made their way back to Gronell’s iconic Steel City Studios in Sheffield. It was here in England that drums and percussion were tracked, engineered, and sent to Gornell in LA before circling back to Manchester for mastering. Distance was even bridged virtually as the team collaborated with Black Peaks’ Will Gardner over Zoom to add an extra dash of glittering artistry and the bright brassy flair of a saxophone solo or two.
McGough’s constant commute and the resulting miles of worldly reflection are reminders to appreciate all the highs, lows, excitement, and adventure life throws one’s way. The metaphor has infused itself deep into the very bones of “Bright Lights”, and the new track whisks listeners away to a nostalgic sunset trip down memory lane, immersed in vibrant melodies as soft neon lights glow in the rear view. An exploration of self, nestled within the verses and foot-tapping beats of pop music. Heart of Gold in a nutshell.

HEART OF GOLD  online:
instagram.com/ thisisheartofgold
facebook.com/thisisheartofgold
twitter.com/michaelrmcgough
tiktok.com/@thisisheartofgold
]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:46:40 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18786/jumpscare-visualizer-video-of-earth-decay-in-support-of-il-bardo http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18786
The parthenopean melodic death metal Jumpscare, in collaboration with the Duchy of Il Bardo, have released the video visualizer of Earth Decay, a track extracted from the album 'Don't Close Your Eyes', directed by Luigi Cervellini (LB Studio) and produced by the band itself. The video visualizer aims to raise awareness of the harms of pollution and climate change.
"We decided to make a video to raise awareness on climate change since Earth Decay (the song chosen as the" soundtrack "of this video), a song that denounces the opulence and greed of those who exploit the environment, animals and men "- explains Graziano. "Climate change changes the equilibrium of the earth's temperature and has strong repercussions on man and the environment; the earth's temperature is modified due to the greater concentration of greenhouse gases which have a heavy impact on the entire ecosystem. A serious problem that should become a priority, and instead too often underestimated, when not ridiculed, and not treated with due attention. A real problem that should be of absolute priority, given that we risk facing disastrous consequences both for our planet and for our health".
The decision of the Band and the intentional micronation to publish the video in February is not a  random decision: in fact, this date marks the foundation of the "Bardo" and with it, the concrete action of both parties to raise public awareness of global warming. The Bard has always fought against pollution and against any form of exploitation of nature: a better world is possible only if we realize how important our daily actions, however small, are, for better or for worse ".
The synergy between the parthenopean band and the intentional micronation of the 'Bardo' is not new; several times the collaborations between Duke Piercarlo Bormida and Graziano Ciccarelli (founder and drummer of Jumpscare), together with the whole band, have given life to synergies of various kinds, starting from 2016 with the production of the single/intro 'Chthonic Dreams' to continue with the remix 'Dead Bodies' always by the Piedmontese producer and composer.
The album 'Don't Close Your Eyes' was produced at Sonitus Studio by Tommaso Monticelli (Genus Ordinis Dei) and was released via Vault Lab (digital & jewel case version) and the Reborn Through Tape Records label (limited edition to 100 copies in cassette format) alongside important names such as Kreator, Sacred Reich, Bulldozer, Raw Power, Discharge and many others.
WATCH THE VISUALIZER VIDEO HERE:

Below are the videos of the previous singles:
'Dead Bodies':

'Dead Bodies Remix' produced by Bormanus:

'Falling Tears' (Live Video):

Follow:
www.jumpscareband.com
www.linktr.ee/jumpscareband
www.facebook.com/jumpscare.band
To learn about the reality of Il Bardo micronation and support its initiatives, visit:
www.bardomicronation.eu
www.facebook.com/bardomicronation
Instagram: bardo_micronation

]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:34:00 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18785/rockshots-records-feel-the-revival-w-hilltops-are-for-dreamers-new-music-video-new-album-in-disbelief-due-out-march-25t http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18785

Photo Credit - Victor Lamprinos
Hilltops Are For Dreamers will be releasing their debut album "In Disbelief" via Rockshots Records on March 25th. The album itself is a world of extremes and vastly different from the band’s musical past. It blends influences from post-hardcore with acoustic blues melodies, progressive structuring, heavy riffing, a dash of black metal along with exploring electronic and cinematic paths. The record is meant to be a journey from a gloomy emotional state to a possible healing point through the process of realization. It is divided into three parts, Shadows, which is the dark unfolding of the path, Overturn, where the growing consciousness leads to the hope of a better self, and Awakening, which depicts a moment of revival and prospective remedy. For the album's mixing and mastering, they teamed up once again with Steve Lado at SL Studios.
"In Disbelief has a loose concept and it’s not a storytelling album from the point of having a main character or hero. However, each of the songs has a lyrical and musical theme that matches with the part where it belongs to." adds band founder Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos (Guitars / Bass / Keys / Programming).
Today, the band presents their first single "Revival", a personal favourite of Vasilis' as he explains further:
"In my opinion, it is a very open-minded song. It’s a mix of all my influences, starting from electronic and jazz music (the acoustic parts remind me of ‘Thrice’ jazz moments) and moving to extreme metal respectively. This is why the song is accompanied by an animated music video. Lyrically, this is about realization, where you understand all these messages from the past, your nightmares, and the signs. You might have ignored them and taken some risks, but you understand now. It’s never too late."
Watch and listen to "Revival" at the following links:
Music Video - 

Digital -   https://bfan.link/revival-1
Hilltops Are For Dreamers   are recommended for fans of Opeth, Thrice and Soilwork.
Album pre-order -   https://bit.ly/InDisbelief_CD

Track Listing:
Shadows
1. Silence (5:03)
2. Severe Serenity (3:56)
3. Healing After The Fall (5:19)
Overturn
4. The Tide (3:15)
5. Turn Into Oblivion (4:09)
Awakening
6. The Sirens Woe (4:10)
7. Revival (3:53)
8. Unsoiled Soul (3:34)
Album Length: 31:99
Band Line Up:
Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos: Guitars / Bass / Keys / Programming
Michael Enger: Vocals
Dionysus Maratos: Programming
Album Credits:
- Guitars & bass recorded and played by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos
- Keys and programming by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos
- Vocals performed by Michael Enger
- Drums arranged and programmed by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos & Dionysus Maratos
- Drums refined and edited by Defkalion Dimos
- All music & lyrics by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos, except ‘Unsoiled Soul’ music by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos & Dionysus Maratos; classical guitar lead by Victor Lamprinos
- Recorded by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos at Hilltops Recordings & Michael Enger
- Produced by Steve Lado at SL Studios
- Mixed & Mastered by Steve Lado at SL Studios
- Co-Produced, edited & engineered by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos
- Artwork synthesis & design by Sophia D.
- Band Logo by Sophia D.
- Artwork photography by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos
About:
Hilltops Are For Dreamers (HAFD) is an ambitious project that took shape and form in London around 2018 by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos. However, they pride themselves in being a multinational band, specifically, UK and Greece-based. The band was born through the ashes of the five-piece Greek metalcore act ‘From Zero To Hero, (FO2H)’ that was disbanded in 2012 immediately after the release of their debut album and Dionysus Maratos (ex-FO2H, Celene) was the only one who joined HAFD in their first steps.
Since 2018, the band has managed to self-release their first ‘self-titled’ EP (January 2020) in digital format, receiving a number of positive reviews, including Metal Hammer, Greece (07/10). Mainly focused on a post-hardcore direction, the EP has successfully blended early ‘00s metalcore elements with blues licks and catchy melodies. One lyric and a unique music video have also been produced to support the achievement.
Additionally, during the first Covid-19 lockdown, they wrote and then released the split digital EP ‘A Transition’ (July 2020) with the fellow band ‘Repent For Joy’, pushing their music a step further. That release was accompanied by a music video for the song ‘The Tide’, featuring Michael Enger, who also does vocals on the debut album, ‘In Disbelief’.
What first began as a studio project by Vasilis Papageorgakopoulos from the unfulfilled musical restlessness of the past has become a strong collaboration of fellow international musicians to create and record.
In the end, everyone's goal remains the same; to create influential music following the vision of a no-boundaries-physical or not-world where people connect with sounds and emotions.
Fun Facts:
The artwork photographs were taken over the years by Vasilis in the UK, he never thought that they could be used to synthesize the album inner booklet, but now they are. They challenge fans to find out where some of the pics are from, especially the one in the ‘Awakening’ part of the booklet.
Some of the lyrics were written/conceptualized by Vasilis while he traveled to work by train before the Covid era. Also, some of them are the outcome of just singing while strolling/walking around the streets of London.


For more info :
Facebook.com/ HilltopsAreForDreamers
Instagram.com/ hilltopsarefordreamers
Spotify
]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:16:23 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18784/caliban-announces-new-album-dystopia http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18784


(Essen, Germany – January 20, 2022) – When the gates of the world slammed shut in 2020, German metal spearheads CALIBAN focused their energies in the studio. The results were nothing short of prolific: at first, Zeitgeister, a collection of classic CALIBAN songs re-done in their native German, but more importantly, a brand-new album, Dystopia.
 
The band have also just released their new track “Ascent Of The Blessed”, which is available on all DSPs now. Additionally, the music video, which was directed by Daniel Prieß, can be seen below:

 
CALIBAN vocalist Andreas Dörner states about “Ascent Of The Blessed”, “This song is inspired by my imagination of a near-death-experience and the question about my life. It’s about the question if one is a good or an evil person.”
 
The approach to Dystopia was instinctive and organic. The result was simply darker and heavier. A state of the world address and a sign of these locked-down times. The band members worked in relative isolation, not being able to meet up for writing sessions. Ideas were passed around via the internet. Yet, the anxiety and angst they were all feeling came through. Hence the opening line of the album title track and war-cry: “Welcome Dystopia – Come show me who you are!” Amidst the anger and sonic wreckage, there’s still a ghost of hopefulness as the band searches for identity, solidarity and ultimately rising from dystopian ashes. A long running fixture in the European metal scene, CALIBAN have reemerged with a furious vision for these dark days. Welcome Dystopia.
Dystopia was produced by Benjamin Richter (Moonspell, Emil Bulls) and guitarist Marc Görtz, as well as co-produced by Callan Orr (Dream On, Dreamer).

The eye-catching artwork was crafted by the creative team of Season Zero, who designed the artwork for Zeitgeister.

CALIBAN is Andreas Dörner (vocals), Marco Schaller (bass), Denis Schmidt (guitar), Marc Görtz (guitar), and Patrick Grün (drums). 
Follow CALIBAN:

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]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:08:53 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18783/black-sabbath-tribute-usa-releases-video-emotionally-creative-rendition-of-changes http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18783
Probably one of the best and most authentic international touring   Black Sabbath Tribute bands,   EARTH   releases an amazingly creative video and song rendition of   Black Sabbath’s “Changes!”
It was recorded while on the road on their last European   “Lords of the Earth Tour”   in September of 2021 somewhere between Dresden & Berlin, Germany. The song was produced by   Christian F. Lawrence   of   Mindsnap Music   and mastered by   Nicky Bellmore . The video was shot and directed by known TV producer & videographer   Jessica Spinelli.
Earth   was hand-picked and asked to open the official Sabbath movie premiere   The End   for them in the North East playing an opening set to their movie!
Check out video here:

To stream / download:
https://earth420.bandcamp.com/ track/changes
“Changes” was also added to their new EP which is very originally an “all acoustic Sabbath” album called Live & Unplugged by Earth feat. song staples like…

Tracklisting:
1. Paranoid
2. Electric Funeral
3. Planet Caravan
4. Sweet Leaf
5. Changes

]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:58:09 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18782/necronomicon-announces-spring-us-tour http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18782
Canadian blackened death metal masters NECRONOMICON will be embarking on an extensive North American tour this spring! The band will be co-headlining the run along with THE CONVALESCENCE and touring in support of 2019's opus, 'UNUS.' The trek will kick off on April 29 in Kalamazoo, MI and will then circle the states and conclude on June 4 in Chesterfield, MI. The full run of dates can be found below. Tickets are on sale now!
NECRONOMICON main man Rob the Witch comments: " I think I don't need to mention how hard these last years have been for everyone, and it's about time that we get back to a healthy music scene. We are more than happy to be back in U.S. We really hope you guys will come and support us as we bring you 'Vivus Verum' on this run. Hail to all of you"
NECRONOMICON   will be supporting 2019's 'UNUS,' which can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered  HERE .

NECRONOMICON (w/ The Convalescence):
04/29: Kalamazoo, MI @ Papa Pete’s [ TICKETS ]
04/30: Toledo, OH @ Main Street Bar & Grill [ TICKETS ]
05/01: Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club [ TICKETS ]
05/02: Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon [ TICKETS ]
05/03: St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall [ TICKETS ]
05/04: Sioux Falls, SD @ Big's Bar [ TICKETS ]
05/05: Denver, CO @ The Venue
05/06: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock [ TICKETS ]
05/07: Boise, ID @ The Shredder
05/08: Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper [ TICKETS ]
05/09: Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse [ TICKETS ]
05/10: Portland, OR @ Dante’s Theater [ TICKETS ]
05/11: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge [ TICKETS ]
05/13: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick [ TICKETS ]
05/14: Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live [ TICKETS ]
05/15: Gallup, NM @ Juggernaut Music [ TICKETS ]
05/16: El Paso, TX @ Rockhouse Bar & Grill
05/17: Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live [ TICKETS ]
05/18: Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live [ TICKETS ]
05/20: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger [ TICKETS ]
05/21: Houston, TX @ Acadia Bar & Grill [ TICKETS ]
05/22: Crestview, FL @ Jimmy’s Jukebox [ TICKETS ]
05/24: Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug [ TICKETS ]
05/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits [ TICKETS ]
05/26: Winter Park, FL @ The Haven Lounge [ TICKETS ]
05/27: Jonesboro, GA @ Furnace 41 [ TICKETS ]
05/28: Knoxville, TN @ The Concourse [ TICKETS ]
05/29: Wilmington, DE @ Bar XIII
05/30: Worcester, MA @ Ralph’s Rock Diner [ TICKETS ]
05/31: Portland, ME @ Geno’s Rock Club [ TICKETS ]
06/01: Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall [ TICKETS ]
06/02: Mechanicsburg, PA @ Lovedraft’s Brewing Co. [ TICKETS ]
06/03: Fort Wayne, IN @ Rockstar Lounge [ TICKETS ]
06/04: Chesterfield, MI @ Diesel Concert Lounge [ TICKETS ]
The album art for 'UNUS,' which was created by Simon Bossert, can be found below with the track list.

T Tracklist
1. From Ashes into Flesh  (04:23)
2. Infinitum Continuum (05:27)
3.  Paradise Lost  (04:55)
4. The Price of a Soul (01:56)
5.  Singularis Dominus  (04:50)
6.  The Thousand Masks  (03:20)
7. Ascending The throne of Baator (04:54)
8. Fhtagn (01:59)
9. Cursed MMXIX  (04:13)
10. Vox Draconis (04:13)
Total playing time: 0:40:10

Montreal’s premier blackened death metallers are back with 'UNUS', the crushing and cinematic follow up to 2016’s 'Advent of the Human God'. With each record NECRONOMICON has created in the span of their 31-year career, the band has steadily evolved in both sound and power; 'UNUS' is no exception to this.
 
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s legendary grimoire, NECRONOMICON formed in 1988 by founding guitarist and singer Rob "The Witch" in the deep, northern part of Canadian province Quebec, Fjord of Saguenay. Since then, the band have carefully released each full-length without haste, allowing them to perfect every nuance before unleashing their sonic assaults upon the masses. In 2019, NECRONOMICON was presented with a certificate of honor for over 30 years of service via H.S. production/Tommy Tremblay, and the people of Saguenay Lac St Jean, making them the second band after VOIVOD to ever receive this honor.
 
'UNUS' is a searing cacophony of blistering riffs, machine-like drums, and a symphonic ambience, culminating in a sound that calls to various metal icons such as DIMMU BORGIR, SEPTICFLESH, BEHEMOTH, and DEICIDE. The record combines the furious elements of death metal with the orchestral prowess of black metal, creating the perfect synthesis of both genres. Standout tracks like “Paradise Lost” and “Singularis Dominus” only solidify NECRONOMICON’s ability to continuously produce high quality metal that’s just as dark and brutal as it is elegant.
Line-up
Rob the Witch: Guitar/vocals
Divider: drums
Recorded at Sliver Wings studio, produced by Rob The Witch
Mixed and mastered at Darth Mader music studio by Logan Mader (Machinehead)
Recording line-up:
Rob the Witch: Guitar/vocals/bass
Divider: drums
Special feature: Geirlioz (Dimmu Borgir) on Piano in ''From Ashes Into Flesh''.
Artwork: Dragon caducea design by Nestor Avalos, layout and artwork by Simon Bossert
Style: Blackened Death Metal
For more on  NECRONOMICON , visit their official  FACEBOOK ,  TWITTER , and  INSTAGRAM .

For more on  SEASON OF MIST  artists, visit our official  WEBSITE ,  FACEBOOK ,  INSTAGRAM ,  YOUTUBE , and  TWITTER .


]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:45:25 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18781/turbo-lovers-get-ready-to-blast-audiences-with-video-reasons-that-we-rhyme-off-new-album-lettin-it-fly http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18781
Ohio’s Turbo Lovers has already amassed a respectable discography since the early 2000s, including six LPs and placements on several compilations. They have recently released “Lettin’ It Fly!” and have a video single “Reasons That We Rhyme” to entice fans.
Turbo Lovers plays the kind of music they want to see live, and this new album is the next phase of their love affair with rock n’ roll. It’s become second nature and essential for them to keep writing and performing and they attribute that drive to the long-term success of the band. They are extremely proud of this latest release and feel they have stepped up their game compared to past albums. They explain the track:
“If there’s a paint-by-numbers Turbo Lovers track, this is probably it. An AC/DC-influenced rocker that’s lyrically about falling for the wrong person, realizing it, and then trying to break away. AC/DC is the band that inspired me to pick up a guitar in the first place, so naturally, a lot of what we do is rooted in their style.”
Looking forward to getting back on stage and bringing the party to their fans, Turbo Lovers wrote this album with the live show in mind. Fun and engaging, they don’t take themselves too seriously, but still exude a high level of professionalism and musicianship on stage.
Turbo Lovers began as a recording side project back in 2003 for guitarist/singer B.J. Lisko. The band as a live entity began in 2006. Turbo Lovers was started because of Lisko’s love for arena rock and 80s rock, along with filling a regional need for a band of that style in Northeast Ohio. Turbo Lovers remains the only straight-up, original rock band from the Youngstown area.
Turbo Lovers is a fist-pumping, foot-to-the-floor, memorable and inspiring rock ‘n’ roll experience recommended for fans of AC/DC, Kiss, and Danko Jones.
“Reasons That We Rhyme” is available on YouTube

“Lettin’ It Fly!” was released on February 4, 2022 and is available for download at Turbolovers.bandcamp.com, Apple Music, and Spotify.

Track Listing:
1. Should’ve Known Better (4:26)
2. Reasons That We Rhyme (3:19)
3. Too Cocky (4:27)
4. Lettin’ It Fly (3:45)
5. Gave Me A Sign (3:50)
6. Almost Great (3:22)
7. Finally Home (3:22)
8. Under Pressure (3:46)
9. Rockers Extraordinaire (4:23)
Album Length: 34:42
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Turbo Lovers
• All songs written by: Turbo Lovers
• Produced by: Dave Piatek
• Mixed by: Dave Piatek and Keith Dougherty
• Mastered by: Dave Piatek
• Album Artwork by: B.J. Lisko
• Member of ASCAP
Album and Live Band Line Up:
B.J. Lisko – Guitar/Vocals
Keith Dougherty – Bass/Backing vocals
Christian DeSantis – Drums
For more info:
Facebook.com/theturbolovers
Instagram.com/turboloversyo
Twitter.com/turboloversrock

L-R: Keith Dougherty (Bass/Backing Vocals) | B.J. Lisko (Guitar/Vocals) | Christian DeSantis (Drums)
Photo credit – Gary Leininger
About:
Turbo Lovers is a rock ’n’ roll power trio from Youngstown, Ohio that’s equal parts bravado, swagger and fun. Often chastised for taking their name from what some consider the worst Judas Priest album in history, the band’s sound is more akin to AC/DC, The Wildhearts, and Kiss than the New Wave of British Heavy Metal Gods. But yeah, there’s a little Priest in ‘em, too.
“Lettin’ It Fly” is the band’s new 9-track album, and it’s straight-up, infectious, and unpretentious rock.
“We’re sort of like AC/DC and Danko Jones in that with each album we’ll have a few surprises here and there, but it’s reliable working-class rock ’n’ roll,” said guitarist/singer B.J. Lisko. “It’s all about hooks and solid songs, and we feel like we’ve got plenty of those on the new album.”
The band’s steady stream of support shows opening for the likes of Warrant, Kix, Loverboy, Sebastian Bach, Slaughter, Reverend Horton Heat, Blaze Bayley, and Stephen Pearcy, among others, has netted it a solid fan base, and the racket made by three Ohio rock lifers has turned quite a few heads, as well.
The band originally started as a recording project for Lisko before morphing into somewhat of a revolving door of drummers and bass players. Bassist Keith Dougherty and drummer Christian DeSantis joined the band in late 2011 and have been in tow ever since.
“Turbo Lovers didn’t really become Turbo Lovers, officially, until these guys joined,” Lisko said. “It’s a cohesive unit now, and I couldn’t imagine doing this with anybody else.”
“These never-say-die soldiers are the sole sleazers in their luckless mid-US town, yet they make a genre-hopping trucker metal juggernaut that easily straddles The Supersuckers and Y&T in the same goddamn song. – Classic Rock Magazine
“The pride of Youngstown, Ohio. Their headbanging take on AC/DC, shit-kicker country and 80s metal is low-brow and rabble rousing. – Classic Rock Magazine
“Aging rock ‘n’ roll lifers from the guts of Ohio use their arena rock illusions to create an impressively overblown collection of balls-out chug, sort of like Guns N’ Roses with male pattern baldness, bills to pay, and a flabby with that won’t stop bitchin’ at them. Desperation rock lives. Here’s the proof. – Classic Rock Magazine
“Turbo Lovers are, officially, from the worst town in America: Youngstown, Ohio, known far and wide for its off-the-charts unemployment and high school dropout rates, to say nothing of the subsequent crime sprees such circumstances foster. Naturally, they sound like a trailer park Judas Priest robbing a gas station.” – Classic Rock Magazine
“Youngstown’s Turbo Lovers shake rock ‘n’ roll to its very foundation and deliver it in its most basic and timeless form. – Cleveland Free Times
“Fun rock that is light-hearted and unpretentious. Oozing bravado, you can’t help but enjoy the music from this extremely likeable trio.”– Powerplay Magazine

]]> Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:37:02 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18665/hearse-traipse-across-the-empty-graves http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18665

Listen HERE .
Artist: HEARSE
Release title: Traipse Across the Empty Graves
Label: SINISTRARI RECORDS
Release Date: 24-01-2022
Format: CD, Digital
Genre: doom metal
Country: United States
For fans of Thergothon, Unholy, My Dying Bride, Black Sabbath, Rigor Sardonicus, Winter, Paradise Lost
Formed in 1997 and having released 2 demos "Plague & Disease... Holocaust & Armageddon" in 1997 and "So Shines a Good Deed in a Weary World" in 1999, this Pennsylvania/Delaware outfit just released their debut album on SINISTRARI RECORDS. Featuring THE BLACK LOURDE OF CRUCIFIXION of black and death metal bands such as CRUCIFIER, ABHOMINE, DECIEVERION, GBK, BLUDGEON, and BRETHREN.
The area around Chester, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware is not only known for its industrial wasteland, racketeering, gambling and prostitution. It is also where the funeral doom band HEARSE was given a painful coffin-birth. Underneath the mechanized noise of shipbuilding, the manufacture of iron beams and boilers, and the production of bricks and chemical dumping sites, comes the sound of HEARSE's funeral doom metal.
Recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered at FERMENTATION RECORDINGS, Boothwyn, Pennsylvania.
Engineered by Mark Vizza at fermentationrecordings@gmail.com
Produced by Cazz 'The Black Lourde of Crucifixion' Grant III
Executive Producer - SINISTRARI RECORDS
Tracklist:
1. A Pinebox Penance
2. Groans Below
3. The Wraith in the Fog
4. Whispers of Sorrow
5. The Hopeless Realm
6. His Majesty
7. Coma
8. The Nightmares Have Come
9. In the Abstract Abyss
Line-up:
Cazz 'The Black Lourde of Crucifixion' Grant III (drums, vocals, lead guitars, keyboards)
Ordog (bass, guitar)
Follow:
Website: www.sinistrarirecords.com
Bandcamp: https://doomhearse.bandcamp.com/album/traipse-across-the-empty-graves
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn1VEOUhoI8fQ0yNnXRf2A

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:52:14 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18662/schauer-roaring-thunder-of-days-long-passed-atmospheric-black-metal http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18662

LISTEN "Roaring Thunder of Days long passed" HERE.
For fans of Drudkh, Caladan Brood, Burzum, Woods of Desolation
Schauer plays Atmospheric Black Metal inspired by Austrian nature. This EP is a metaphysical journey through the human mind with five songs channeling the pure cosmic energy of mother nature herself.
All Songs written, recorded, arranged and produced by Schauer
Artist: Schauer
Release title: Roaring Thunder of Days long passed
Label: Kvlt und Kaos Productions
Release Date: 21-01-2022
Format: CD, Digital
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Country: Austria
Tracklist:
The Horror in the Valley
Roaring Thunder of Days long passed
Pale Stars to observe our Loneliness
In the frail Arms of foreign Ground
Be still this Animal Spirit
Line-up:
Kilian Bauer (Bass / Vocals)
Michael Seedoch (Guitars / Synth / Drums)
Follow:
Website: https://www.kvltundkaosproductions.com/schauer
Bandcamp: https://kvltundkaosproductions.bandcamp.com/album/roaring-thunder-of-days-long-passed
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Schauer_official-104708631829313
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnFSO329HQE19VtMX0DhEsg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schauer.official/

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:45:40 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18654/dark-funeral-launches-new-single-and-video-for-nightfall http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18654
DARK FUNERAL LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO
FOR “NIGHTFALL”
(Stockholm, Sweden – February 8, 2022) - Swedish black metal masters DARK FUNERAL release the second single, “Nightfall”, from their highly anticipated seventh album We Are The Apocalypse, which will be released on March 18th, 2022 via Century Media Records. While the first single "Let The Devil In" was an introvert journey, contemplating the darkness within, "Nightfall" is the diametral opposite. "Nightfall" is a display of blistering fury, invoking the seven witches, Lamashtu, to bring forth the eternal night. Watch the video, filmed, directed and edited by Grupa13, below.

“With ‘Nightfall’, we continue to push the boundaries and go faster than anything we have ever done before. I wanted to create the feeling of levitating above the soundscape and into my own dark and twisted world. At this speed, it was also a challenge to find a good balance and dynamic where melodies and atmosphere did not disappear in a noise, but I think we really nailed it! Nightfall gives epic a whole new meaning. Enjoy,” Lord Ahriman states about the track.
Heljarmadr adds, “Sometimes I am quite glad that I am not a drummer. I think Jalomaah outdid himself here and it was like standing in a wind tunnel when we recorded it in the studio. But through all the high tempo hammering shines great detail and I think this song has a lot of dynamics. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing the crowd chant "Nightfall" the day we bring it to the stage.” 
On March 18th, DARK FUNERAL will release their long-awaited seventh full-length album We Are The Apocalypse(@centurymediarecords / Sony Music Sweden). On the same day, the band invites all fans to the Sound Pollution Store in Stockholm for a signing session and meet and greet. The following day, March 19th, they will be in Gothenburg and Bengan's Record Store to do the same.
Pre-orders for We Are The Apocalypse are available now. Listen to “Nightfall” and “Let The Devil In” on all streaming platforms, HERE .
Get your exclusive and limited edition "Nightfall" T-Shirt HERE .

To celebrate the album release, DARK FUNERAL will play a very special show on April 16th, 2022 at Fållan in Stockholm, Sweden, to celebrate We Are The Apocalypse supported by special guest Samael and support act Eleine. The show will also be streamed online. Get your streaming tickets by following the link HERE . To stay updated on the event, just follow the link HERE , where a steady stream of information about the release show will be provided.

DARK FUNERAL Tour Dates:
16.04. Stockholm, Sweden – Fållan
24.04. Tel Aviv, Israel – Gagarin Club TLV
07.05. Camden, United Kingdom – Electric Ballroom
10.06. Esbjerg, Denmark – Death Coast Festival 2022
11.06. Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Into The Grave 2022
24.06. Oslo, Norway – Tons Of Rock 2022
07.07. Ballenstedt, Germany – Rockharz Open Air 2022
15.07. Kristianstad, Sweden – Kristianstad Rockfest
10.08. Jaromer, Czech Republic – Brutal Assault 2022
12.08. Kortrijk, Belgium – Alcatraz 2022
13.08. Obermehler, Germany – Party San Open Air 2022
14.08. Walton On Trent, United Kingdom – Bloodstock Open Air 2022
20.08. Dinkelsbühl, Germany – Summer Breeze Open Air 2022
For more information and ticket shops click the link HERE.
DARK FUNERAL is Lord Ahriman (guitars), Heljarmadr (vocals), Chaq Mol (guitars), Jalomaah (drums), and Adra Melek (bass).
Follow DARK FUNERAL:
Website  
Facebook 
Instagram 
YouTube ]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:26:07 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18651/desecresy-first-single-cover-art-and-track-list-revealed http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18651

The heaviest, darkest and most eerie Finnish Death Metal band DESECRESY, continues its unbreakable alliance with Xtreem Music, which has a new chapter in the form of their 7th album entitled "Unveil in the Abyss", which will be released on April 19th. through Xtreem Music, on CD, 12"LP, Cassette and Digital formats.
DESECRESY is a one-man band; Tommy Grönqvist has always written all the music and played all the instruments until his fifth album where he also took the vocal duties, becoming even more guttural. The style of DESECRESY remains as always, a dark, putrid, eerie and hypnotic Death Metal with Doom touches, reminiscent of bands like BOLT THROWER, INCANTATION, RIPPIKOULU, MYTHIC, ABHORRENCE (fin), ROTTREVORE...
The tracklist for "Unveil in the Abyss" is as follows:
01. Rivers of the Nether Realm
02. Echo Beyond Time
03. Cult of Troglodytes
04. Staring of the Infinity
05. Cataclysmic Phenomena
06. Necrolevitation
07. Dissolve Through Obscure Worlds
The release date for "Unveil in the Abyss" will be 19th of April 2022 through Xtreem Music on CD, 12"LP, Cassette & Digital formats. You can visit DESECRESY's official Facebook here: http://b.link/Desecresy and listen to the 1st advance single on the following link:



]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:20:56 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18646/greek-epic-doom-veterans-reflection-return-with-new-single http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18646
Pitch Black Records announces the return of Greek Epic/Doom metal veterans REFLECTION, five years after the band’s last epic full-length “Bleed Babylon Bleed”, with the release of a brand-new track.

“March of the Argonauts” sets the standard for the band’s upcoming new album (to be released later this year) that re-enacts the massive epic metal feeling that has always been characteristic of the band’s sound and more specifically in this case, 2003’s “Odyssey” album. The roaring vocals, the melodic guitars, the sophisticated bass and the galloping drums, all pour together into a sonic vessel of a force to be reckoned with.

The song’s lyrics pay tribute to one of the most famous adventures of Greek mythology, the quest of Jason and the Argonauts for the Golden Fleece. Stathis Pavlantis, founder and guitarist of REFLECTION comments: “The naval exploration of the world beyond the Ancient Greek domain, against all odds and challenges, is linked with our intention to continue to explore the realms of epic heavy metal, against the entropy of time. Our passion for metal never dies!”

“March of the Argonauts” was recorded at Dark Water Audio, Athens, Greece in a very natural setting and it’s worth mentioning that during the recordings, no drum triggers or samples were used, no guitar re-amping or voice autotune and copy/paste. As a band destined to play on stage, REFLECTION wanted to be true to their fellowship and perform as authentic as possible.
The new REFLECTION song has just been exclusively premiered at the popular NWOTHM Full Metal Albums YouTube channel and is already available for streaming or purchase on Bandcamp and all other digital stores worldwide.

LINKS:

https://smarturl.it/reflection_argonauts
https://www.facebook.com/reflectiongr
www.pitchblackrecords.com


]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:02:57 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18644/dragonbreed-necrohedron-to-be-released-on-22-april http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18644
The guys of the Suidakra/Graveworm Melodic Death Metal mixup Dragonbreed have finished work on their debut long-player. The stylistic and also a personal journey back in time to the early days of the genre will be titled "Necrohedron" and will be released on 22 April via MDD Records!
Raw, wild and inspired by the spirit of the early years, the quintet around Graveworm singer Stefano Fiori and Suidakra's Arkadius Antonik will play 8 songs with a playing time of 38 minutes. Also on board: cover artist Kris Verwimp, who is not only responsible for the artwork, but also for the lyrical content, which is a concept story that has been lying untold in his drawer for a long time and now fits Dragonbreed like a glove. A first sample and further information will be available soon!

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:57:50 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18643/der-weg-einer-freiheit-shares-guitar-bass-play-through-announces-tab-books http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18643
German black metal experimentalists  Der Weg einer Freiheit   are now releasing a guitar and bass play-through video for the song "Am Rande der Dunkelheit," which is taken from the band's latest record, 'Noktvrn.' The clip can be seen at  THIS LOCATION .

Alongside the video, the band has announced the   complete guitar and bass tablature transcriptions  for their entire catalog. Pre-orders for the tab books are available in the Season of Mist shop  HERE  and via the band's official store  HERE .

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  comment: "It's been a lot of work, but after having released the tab books for the self-titled album, 'Agonie' and 'Unstille' last summer, we finally finished the books for 'Noktvrn', 'Finisterre,' and 'Stellar' and can now offer them for pre-order. All guitar and bass tabs have been personally transcribed by Nikita Kamprad and are digitally included as Guitar Pro tabs in each book. The first edition of 150 copies each comes signed by Nikita!
 
To celebrate this we recorded a guitar and bass play-through in Nicolas' and Nikita's studios in Berlin and Würzburg and offer a free tab for the song 'Am Rande der Dunkelheit' to be found in the video description. Guitarists and bassist out there, show us what you've got!"

'Noktvrn' was released in November 2021 and cracked the  Billboard Charts  for the first time ever! In the U.S., the band landed the  Current Hard Rock Music Albums  (#27) and  Top New Artist Albums  (#30) while in Germany, the band made the Offizielle Deutsche Charts (official German charts) (#34). The album was named one of the  best records of 2021  by  Metal Injection ,  No Clean Singing ,  The Big Takeover ,  Heaviest of Art , and more!

Order 'Noktvrn'  HERE .

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  have furthermore unveiled the cover artwork of 'Noktvrn', which was created by   Max Löffler.

Tracklist :
1. Finisterre II (01:52)
2.  Monument  (06:46)
3.  Am Rande der Dunkelheit  (08:18)
4.  Immortal  (06:50)
5.  Morgen  (07:00)
6. Gegen das Licht (11:13)
7. Haven (05:45)
Total: 0:47:44



Progressive, avant-garde black metal experimentalists  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  have never stopped smashing through the boundaries of the genre they’ve called home since forming in early 2009. And with 2021 welcoming the release of fifth album, Noktvrn, the Germans are looking to expand the minds and perspectives of their ever-increasing fanbase, similar to how they pushed themselves in every element of the new album’s creation. Ironically, supporters being able to pay witness to the leaps and bounds the band has made over the course of 12 years, five albums and one EP and live recordings should count themselves lucky for being able to do so.

DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  may have existed and thrived over the course of that time, but forging on beyond its self-titled debut wasn’t part of guitarist/vocalist/mastermind Nikita Kamprad’s original plan.

Formed out of the ashes of black metal quartet FROSTGRIM and good time-lovin’ melodic deathcore posse, FUCK YOUR SHADOW FROM BEHIND, Kamprad and original vocalist Tobias Jaschinsky founded  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  as an expression of both their love of black metal and the search for liberation through art, as evidenced by taking the idea of their moniker — which translates to ‘The Way of Freedom’ — to heart.

“FROSTGRIM could be seen as the direct predecessor to  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT ,” says Kamprad, from his studio in Würzburg, in the state of Bavaria, “because it was Tobias, our former singer, and I. We had this black metal band together when we also had FUCK YOUR SHADOW FROM BEHIND. We were a part of both bands and when they split up, there was nothing left. For me, black metal was always the most important musical genre where I could see myself doing music. So, I created songs for myself and basically they became the first  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  album. It is officially self-titled, but it actually doesn’t have a title. It’s just Der Weg einer Freiheit because initially after I wrote and released that first album, the band was supposed to be over. But the feedback from friends, fans and the press was so immense and so many people wanted to see the band live and to see it continue, in the end, I was like ‘why not?’ There was no reason why I couldn’t go on with new stuff.”

Originally self-released, the debut was picked up by Viva Hate Records who then issued follow-ups in the form of the Agonie EP and second full-length, Unstille which were supported via appearances at name festivals such as Summer Breeze Open Air and Wolfszeit Festival as well as on European tours opening for the likes of WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, NEAERA. 2014 had  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  joining forces with Season of Mist for third album, Stellar which was issued a few months later in March of 2015.

With the label and a groundswell of support behind them, the band’s star continued to rise in Stellar’s shadow with showings at Wacken Open Air, Hellfest and Roadburn, a tour in support of MOONSPELL and their first headlining runs. 2017 saw the release of album number four, Finisterre, which continued the steady growth of the band’s profile. In addition to drawing bigger crowds at festivals and on tours, they ventured overseas for the first time, playing in Japan and Iceland.

“I was doing music for six or seven years when I started  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  and I was always in bands that would meet up and write in a rehearsal space, but I always wanted to have my own band. I had the opportunity to do my own thing and that’s why this band is called  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  because it’s basically about my way of achieving my own freedom. For some people that way is through sport or cooking or writing; for me, it was about writing music and lyrics.”

Twelve years on, Kamprad is taking advantage of the freedoms afforded to him as he strives to personify the band’s titular expression. Being joined by drummer Tobias Schuler, bassist Nicolas Ziska and guitarist Nicolas Rausch has made  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  more a unit than ever and allowed Kamprad to feel comfortable relinquishing his steely grip on the band’s creative reins during the writing process which began in late 2019 and was completed by September of 2020. This has allowed for vast differences in Noktvrn’s creation that have expanded the album’s overall breadth beyond black metal and extreme music to incorporate the influence and inspiration of classical composer Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturnes, his series of 21 so-called “night pieces.” This, in turn, birthed the album’s artistic mandate requiring that material only be created during the wee hours.

“I always wanted to do an album about the night and dreams and I’m really, really big fan of Chopin and his night pieces in general. For me, it made sense that this album should have a title that connects with this theme. To the left of me right now is a piano and some of Chopin’s sheet music for the Nocturnes. One day I probably looked at it and wanted to pay tribute to this great composer. That’s why we chose to write the title a little bit differently with the ‘k’ instead of a ‘c’ and a ‘v’ instead of a ‘u’ to make it more special. We also chose the ‘v’ in particular because it’s our fifth album and that’s the Roman numeral for five. It’s just something special we did with the name, even though we weren’t sure at first about the lettering because it can be seen as generic, especially in black metal. We have reasons that are deeper than what you see on the surface; not because we want to be ‘true’ — or ‘trve’ — or something,” he explains with a laugh.

The Chopin and classical music influences on Noktvrn are much more than surface cosmetics. Lilting acoustic guitar piece ‘Finisterre II’ opens the album. Jericho-like horns are the bleating accent to the proggy black metal of ‘Monument.’ Baroque arpeggiation familiar to the tuxedo-and-coat tails crowd are spiralled around Oslo’s Helvete shop in ‘Morgen.’ There are also tendrils of folk, shoegaze and indie rock that make brief and appropriate appearances, but it’s the night-time theme that runs deep as Kamprad discovered early on in the writing process.

“‘Immortal’ was one of the first songs I wrote for the album and it was really, really weird because I wrote the song when it was very, very late when I fell into a night-time rhythm that was not my usual rhythm. Here, I felt I was having different kinds of dreams and thoughts. Sometimes I’d be half-awake, half-asleep and not really aware of what my real state of mind was. That was an experience that made me think about giving the entire album the nocturnal or night theme. I’m a very passionate sleeper; I love sleeping and dreaming and dreams are important to me because there’s a freedom in them. In this night rhythm, my head was in a different state and I wanted to create in this state because it was something different for me.”

Lyrically, Noktvrn has Kamprad taking enormous steps outside what has become his regular modus operandi since he took over the mic following Jaschinsky’s departure in 2012. The new album has him expanding his reach beyond not only his usual collection of personal thoughts and mother tongue, but also the style and texture with which he would previously deliver his meanings, ideas, and recollections.

“Usually, the lyrics have mainly been about myself, but on this album there were two events in the last two or three years connected to anxiety attacks. I haven’t experienced them myself, but a couple people who are very close to me have. The lyrics for the song ‘Am Rande der Dunkelheit’ are based around these people’s experiences and them telling me how they felt in a situation where they think they can’t breathe, that they think they’re dying and their life is coming to an end. I tried to imagine through the lyrics how they might have felt. I was trying to find my own words to describe the experience while trying to describe it if I had lived it myself.

“Another completely new thing on this album are the songs ‘Immortal’ and ‘Haven’ which are in English, which we’ve never done before. I always wanted to sing in English ever since I took over the vocals. Singing is the most direct musical expression I feel. Playing guitar is cool, but singing is even more my thing and I always want to push the boundaries so I implemented clean singing as well but, for me, doing clean vocals is very uncomfortable and difficult in German. I think singing clean vocals in English sounds nicer because German is a hard language which fits the harsh vocals perfectly. I wanted to try it out to see how it felt, and surprise, surprise, it felt great! I really like it and imagine there will be more English lyrics in the future.”

Barring a pair of live albums, all previous  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  releases were created almost entirely from the ground up by Kamprad. He would write the songs on his own and do the bass, guitar and vocal tracks himself with Schuler playing drums while engineering, producing and mixing along the way. Kamprad may still be the songwriter-in-chief who produced and mixed Noktvrn (with assistance from Jan Kerscher), but this album makes a significant developmental step as it not only welcomes song writing contributions from the other members, but has the band ably demonstrating their ability by recording live off the floor.

“The new album is the most natural sounding  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  album,” he says excitedly, “not only the sound, but the riffing and because we recorded the songs live. Music today, especially metal, can be too difficult and technical for bands to even play and record their own songs from start to finish. For me it was very important during the song writing to focus on playing the songs all the way through without stopping. That created a very natural flow through the songs and throughout the whole album. Also, it was a new thing that the whole band was involved in the whole recording process and the last stages of the song writing. Writing and recording mainly by myself was a very exhausting and streamlined process that I liked at some points, but after Finisterre I couldn’t do that anymore and had to change something.

“I still wrote the songs here in my studio then showed them to the others,” he explains. “Then, we met up for rehearsal and pre-production and played through the songs, recorded them and really analysed all the small details, the iteration of parts, the transitions, the guitar sound, the drum beats and everything, even the cymbal hits! What came out were still my songs, but with all kinds of input from the guys. They’re the same songs, but going over all the details brings them to another level. When we entered the studio all we had to do was focus on playing and nothing else because everything was settled already. That was a new and very good experience for us as a band.”

All of the above makes Noktvrn a beacon of musical forward thought, drastic jumps and transformative risks. In his soft-spoken humble manner, Kamprad laughs at the idea that  DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT  is little more than a personal expression vehicle; instead, he refers to the band as “a very professional hobby,” while downplaying what makes these black metal mavericks entirely special.

“Maybe what is the special thing about us is that we never stopped. Since the beginning, we haven’t taken a break and we’ve always tried to be present with tours and shows and festivals, so there was never a break.”
      





Line-up Nikita Kamprad: guitars, vocals
Tobias Schuler: drums
Nico Rausch: guitars
Nico Ziska: bass
Style : Black Metal
Guest musicians:  Dávid György Makó   – The Devil’s Trade - on “ Immortal ”
Recording studio:  Ghost City Recordings, Germany
Producer / sound engineer:  Nikita Kamprad (producer engineer), Jan Kerscher (engineer)
Mixing studio / engineer:  Nikita Kamprad / own studio
Mastering studio / engineer:  Philipp Welsing, Original Mastering
Cover art:  Max Löffler


Links:
http://derwegeinerfreiheit.de/ https://www.facebook.com/derwegeinerfreiheit http://instagram.com/derwegeinerfreiheit http://derwegeinerfreiheit.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/derwegeinerfreiheit http://www.twitter.com/dwef_official  
Available formats:   CD digipak, clamshell box, vinyl black and coloured




]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:52:35 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18642/korypheus-premieres-new-single-icarus http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18642
Ukrainian prog-metal band Korypheus unleash today their first standalone single and video of 2022.
You can watch at this location: 

"Icarus" is a post-modern song twisting ancient myth into a new alien-inspired tale about futility and courage.
Directed by Max Lavrinchuk
Mastered at REVET SOUND

In April 2022 Korypheus will embark on the European tour supporting Israelian proggers Orphaned Land. 
The band's.second album «Over the Rainbow»  released in 2020 via French metal label M&O Music won praise from critics and fans alike:
• “I’m going to make a very bold statement and say that KORYPHEUS have made one of, if not, the best Prog Metal albums of 2020”.  (Metal Temple, UK)
• “Over the Rainbow is a revelation, being a wonderfully fresh mixture of metal, core and prog - sort. The extraordinarily gifted five-piece. Like fellow countrymen (and women) Jinjer, Korypheus have that same intensive uniqueness and persona.

Follow:
www.korypheus.com
https://www.instagram.com/korypheus_band/
https://www.facebook.com/Korypheusband
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YemI6edDR5z4upLRdR4Zg



]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:42:15 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18641/out-soon-malum-mortuus-ashes-of-the-traitors-cross http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18641
Malum Mortuus's first EP after a year-long recording break, Ashes of the Traitor's Cross, constitutes a declaration of war against the Judeo-Christian establishments and a cross to bear for the traitors. Their first EP with JP Roth on bass duties was recorded mostly live except for vocals and additional guitars. May the pain of your treachery bear you down like a crucifix.
Recorded at Shelob's Lair, Aurora CO, Dec. '21, Jan. '22. 
Engineered, recorded, and mixed by The Black Ram. 
All guitars by The Black Ram. 
Gang vocals by Malum Mortuus. 
Backing vocals on Ashes of the Traitor's Cross by Gabe Slaughter of Gomorrah.
Tracklist:
Under the Raven's Banner
Ashes of the Traitor's Cross
Mark of Usurpation
Seven Horns of the Deceiver God
The Blinding of the Far Wanderer
Line-up:
The Black Ram: guitar and lead vocals
The Spectral Visage: drums and backing vocals
JP Roth: bass and backing vocals

Follow:
Bandcamp: eternalmalummortuus.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malum.mortuusCO
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatVpX4bSx8fXbQjb71-WGg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eternal_malum_mortuus/

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:35:03 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18640/london-crust-act-discord-return-with-new-ep-police-the-police http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18640
POLICE THE POLICE is a brutal four song battering of angry filthy crust. Lyrical topics such as police reformation, political dissidence, and anarchism sit alongside barked vocals, rusty guitars, and subterranean bass. The EP is the first new music front man Weeks has written since becoming ill in December rendering his voice unusable.
"It was a crappy six weeks, but my voice is back and I'm ready to growl, shout, howl, and bark about all the terrible nazi shit happening in the world right now" Weeks opines from his home base in South London. "I've also got new CRONENBERG underway, and a new grind project called JAMIE LEE CURTIS. Later in the year you'll also get a new OLIVIA NEUTERED JOHN EP, so brace for a practically endless stream of ugly music!"
POLICE THE POLICE track listing:
1. Police the Police (02:40)
2. They Drank Wine While Your Nan Died Alone (1:59)
3. Bloody Code (2:34)
4. Parliamentary Gallows (3:18)
POLICE THE POLICE is available Friday on Bandcamp, Spotify, Amazon, and just about anywhere else - but you can listen to the title track today at discordcrust.bandcamp.com
]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:31:20 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18639/angel-nation-releases-music-video-for-seraph http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18639
ANGEL NATION, the melodic metal band founded by the classically trained Finnish singer Elina Siirala (also in Leaves' Eyes) just released a music video for "Seraph", the first single from their new album "Antares".







"Antares" will be released on CD and digital on April 8th and on limited vinyl on June 3rd via Inner Wound Recordings.





Elina Siirala of ANGEL NATION comments on the single:

"'Seraph' is the manifestation of all the willpower and determination we've had to show as a band and as individuals during the past two years. Lockdowns, no concerts, no normal life... it's easy to forget who you are and slowly sink into the darkness. But the power of the music will always bring us back to the surface and at the end 'from the light, reborn I will rise like Seraph'."





The greatly anticipated third album takes Angel Nation to a new level! Named after the star "Antares", the brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius, it takes the listener on a journey of multiple elements, through an album full of energy and fire with the true sound of a metal band! "Antares" is combining catchy melodies, stadium rock and powerful metal tunes together with a flavor of modern synths, while maintaining depth, both musically and lyrically.





Inspired by a concept of an army of angels (Seraphim), the often cryptic texts intertwine with true-life stories, leaving room for the listener's own interpretation.





The album is mixed and mastered by Alexander Krull (Leaves' Eyes, Atrocity) and the artwork was created by Jobert Mello (Sabaton, Primal Fear).





Get ready for it all: Heavy, rocking and epic tunes from this highly anticipated album with tons of character!






ANGEL NATION online
Website: http://www.angelnationofficial.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/angelnationmusic

Inner Wound Recordings online
Website: http://www.innerwound.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/innerwoundrecordings








]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:26:35 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18638/imperial-age-announcing-new-album-new-world-out-august-5 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18638
“The World has changed. I see it in the Water. I feel it in the Earth. I smell it in the Air.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien
Four years have passed since the release of our latest album “The Legacy of Atlantis”, a concept album and a metal opera about Atlantis – the ancient advanced civilization, and Magic – the legacy of that civilization.
Since then many things have changed in ourselves and in the world around us, and this is also reflected in the new music.
While built upon the foundation of its predecessor musically and lyrically, “New World” is faster, heavier and focuses on such concepts as Development, Evolution, Path (Dao), Freedom, Exploration and Knowledge. If “Legacy of Atlantis” was element Water, “New World” is element Air.
The cover art is once again symbolic (using the same language as the symbols in Tarot decks), and contains a cipher which closely follows the lyrics. Can you de-cipher it?
Despite being faster and heavier than the previous album, “New World” retains all the signature features of Imperial Age symphonic metal style: punchy guitars & drums, symphonic orchestra (this is the first time we actually recorded live orchestral instruments on all songs), symphonic choir, anthem-style choruses and 3 different lead singers: Aor, Jane and Kiara.
The album contains 7 regular tracks and one enormous 18-minute-long metal symphony called “Call of the Towers” that is stylistically a bit different from the other songs – darker, a bit tragic but at the same time elevated and spiritual, sometimes a bit resembling “Turn the Sun Off!”. It even has a 3-minute-long church organ solo.
Tracklist:
1. Windborn [03:40]
2. Legend of the Free [04:17]
3. The Way is the Aim [04:01]
4. Shackles of Gold [04:02]
5. The Wheel [04:14]
6. To the Edge of the Known [03:40]
7. Distant Shores [04:44]
8. Call of the Towers [18:12]
Total play time: 46 minutes 48 seconds
The album will be released worldwide on 05th August 2022, in the following formats: Digital, CD, Digipack, Double-CD Earbook and Vinyl.
4 singles will be released ahead of the album in Digital and CD formats, accompanied by 5 music videos and 8 live videos from the “Live New World” online concert with choir and orchestra.
The ‘New World’ album & music videos have been 100% crowdfunded by our fans during the campaign of July-August 2021. All Crowdfunder Bundles will be shipped and emailed by 05 July 2022. All singles will also be emailed in digital format to all Crowdfunders two weeks before their respective release dates.
Pre-order for everyone else will open soon, so stay tuned!
Source: https://www.imperial-age.com/announcing-new-album-new-world-out-august-5/


]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:20:10 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18637/voivod-launches-new-video-for-sleeves-off http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18637
NEW ALBUM SYNCHRO ANARCHY OUT NOW!
(Montreal, Canada – February 11, 2022) – Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD release their newest studio album Synchro Anarchy today worldwide via Century Media Records.
 
To celebrate the release of Synchro Anarchy,  the band have released a new video clip created by Felipe Belalcazar / Mental Pictures for the track “Sleeves Off”.



VOIVOD vocalist and lyricist Denis “Snake” Bélanger states about the track/video,  “Here’s a cool clip from our friend Felipe Belalcazar. It’s a mixture of animation and live footage. The animation in the clip goes backwards, maybe in reference about the past when I had to make big decisions, as a teenager. Some were good, some were bad, but one thing for sure, I didn’t want to be cast in a mold to fit perfectly in the conformity of the world. I wanted to be me, show everyone who I was, do things on my own, and be creative. And when I met the boys, I found the place where I wanted to be. The live footage shows that I was right, as we are still going after so long. Enjoy!“



 



Bélanger adds about today’s release of  Synchro Anarchy ,  “Here it is folks. So proud to present this album to you. It is one of a kind, a very unique and distinctive album. It was made with all the passion we have for music under particular conditions. Driven by a nuclear brainstorm between the 4 of us in a state of emergency. Written, recorded, and delivered, and not necessarily in that order, we managed to do it all in a few months. We hope you will enjoy the album. We can’t wait to see you all of you, our fans out there on our upcoming tours. We’ve been missing you!”



 



Check out the band’s previously released videos for “ Planet Eaters ”, “ Paranormalium ”, and “ Synchro Anarchy ”, off the new VOIVOD album,  Synchro Anarchy .







Synchro Anarchy  was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Studio /  https://radicart.net /  in Québec, Canada and mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering /  http://www.maorappelbaum.com /  in California, U.S.A and produced by VOIVOD. The album features cover artwork by VOIVOD’s Michel “Away” Langevin and includes the following track-listing:







VOIVOD  Synchro Anarchy  Tracklist:



1. Paranormalium

2. Synchro Anarchy

3. Planet Eaters

4. Mind Clock

5. Sleeves Off

6. Holographic Thinking

7. The World Today

8. Quest For Nothing

9. Memory Failure





Next to the Jewelcase CD, LP and Digital Album formats, Synchro Anarchy will also be available in a Deluxe edition as Ltd. 2CD Mediabook and as Digital Album (2CD), containing the special Return To Morgöth - Live 2018 bonus disc, which features a full live-show recording of VOIVOD’s 35th Anniversary hometown appearance at the Festival Jonquière En Musique from June 29th, 2018. The show was recorded and mixed by Francis Perron, mastered by Yannick St-Amand and features the following track-listing:
 
VOIVOD - Return To Morgöth - Live 2018 - Bonus Disc:
1. Post Society
2. The Unknown Knows
3. Ravenous Medicine
4. Psychic Vacuum
5. Obsolete Beings
6. Technocratic Manipulators
7. Fall
8. The Prow
9. Order Of The Blackguards
10. The Lost Machine
11. Korgüll The Exterminator
The LP format of  Synchro Anarchy  is available to purchase,  HERE , and comes on 180g vinyl with an A2 poster and is available in the following variants/limitations.

 
Black LP & Poster - unlimited
Transp. Green LP & Poster - 1500x copies via CM Distro & Webshop Europe & all US outlets
Transp. Sun Yellow LP & Poster - 300x copies via CM Webshop Europe
White LP & Poster - 300x copies via all Canadian outlets & Napalm Records
Silver LP & Poster - 300x copies via Nuclear Blast
Red LP & Poster - 300x copies via EMP
Sky Blue LP & Poster - 400x copies via Voïvod on tour
 

Closing in on 40 eventful years of existence, VOIVOD are returning with their 15 th  studio album, reaffirming they are one of the most fervently creative bands in the universe.  Synchro Anarchy  follows 2018's highly praised and Juno Award winning  The Wake  album, as well as 2020’s stellar  Lost Machine - Live  release.

 

In other news, VOIVOD have recently confirmed that they are a part of the  Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest , to take place at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA on June 10-11, 2022. Other artists set to appear at the event include  Cannibal Corpse, Candlemass. Wolves in the Throne Room ,  Nuclear Assault, The Red Chord, Sanguisugabogg  and many more. For further details, check out the event,  HERE , and watch the event’s trailer,  HERE .

Photo credit: Catherine Deslauriers VOIVOD is (from left to right on photo by Catherine Deslauriers) Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain (guitar), Denis “Snake” Belanger (vocals), Michel “Away” Langevin (drums), and Dominic “Rocky” Laroche (bass). Follow VOIVOD:
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]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:05:10 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18636/napalm-death-launches-visualizer-video-for-resentment-is-always-seismic-dark-sky-burial-dirge http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18636
RESENTMENT IS ALWAYS SEISMIC – 
A FINAL THROW OF THROES MINI-ALBUM OUT NOW
BAND ANNOUNCES MORE TOUR DATES!
(New York, NY – February 11, 2022) –UK grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH release their new mini-album Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes today via Century Media Records. To celebrate the release of the mini-album, the band have released a visualizer video created by Chariot Of Black Moth for the record’s experimental final track “Resentment is Always Seismic (Dark Sky Burial Dirge)”. Watch the video, HERE.
 
“Narcissus”, the furious opening track of the Mini-Album, can be viewed, HERE.
 
Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes is a partner recording to NAPALM DEATH’s latest, much acclaimed Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism album from 2020, concluding matters through vital, tumultuous grindcore and shockwave ambience.
“You can certainly consider “Resentment Is Always...” as an extension of - or partner recording to - the “Throes…” album. We had long since wanted to put a mini-album out – in the spirit of the old days – and found we had enough quality tracks even after all the “Throes...” bonus tracks to do that. Hopefully this mini holds some nice twists in its own right for people, and certainly covering “People Pie” by Slab! made us really stretch ourselves, which feels great artistically. In the end, resentment is certainly seismic – it can trigger the complete erosion of humanity in many situations. That was the point that I really wanted to hammer home overall,” states NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark “Barney” Greenway.
The 8-track mini-album Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes is available as ltd. CD digipak, vinyl as well as in a digital album format. See below for the album’s tracklisting.
Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes Mini-Album (29:33) tracklisting:
1. Narcissus (03:10)
2. Resentment Always Simmers (04:16)
3. By Proxy (02:22)
4. People Pie (04:24) [SLAB! cover]
5. Man Bites Dogged (04:24)
6. Slaver Through a Repeat Performance (03:47)
7. Don't Need It (01:05) [Bad Brains cover]
8. Resentment is Always Seismic (Dark Sky Burial Dirge) (05:59)
The mini album’s vinyl edition comes as 12” (at 33 ⅓ RPM) on 180g vinyl and in the following variants/limitations:
Black LP - unlimited
Transp. Red LP - 1500x copies via CM Distro & Webshop Europe & all US outlets
Clear LP - 300x copies Nuclear Blast
Silver LP - 300x copies via EMP
Transp. Green LP - 500x copies via Napalm Death
 
Purchase the various formats of Resentment is Always Seismic – a final throw of Throes, HERE.
 
NAPALM DEATH recently announced massive updates to their upcoming worldwide touring schedule, including dates across the UK starting next month, a return to North America together with Arch Enemy and Behemoth in April/May as well as the postponement of the group’s “Campaign For Musical Destruction” tour across Europe to February/March 2023 (Its revised line-up will be announced soon!). Below is an overview of all upcoming NAPALM DEATH live-appearances announced so far. 

NAPALM DEATH – Live 2022:
Fri 04.03.2022 Leeds (UK) - Boom Leeds
Sat 05.03.2022 Leeds (UK) - Boom Leeds - Sold Out!
Fri 11.03.2022 Oxford (UK) - Academy 2
Sat 12.03.2022 Buckley (UK) - The Tivoli
Fri 18.03.2022 London (UK) - The Underworld
Sat 19.03.2022 Liverpool (UK) - Academy 2
Fri 25.03.2022 Torquay (UK) - The Foundry
Sat 26.03.2022 Wolverton (UK) - The Craufurd Arms
 
Arch Enemy & Behemoth + NAPALM DEATH, Unto Others – "The North American Siege 2022":
Sat 16.04.2022 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre 
Mon 18.04.2022 San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theatre 
Tue 19.04.2022 Dallas, TX - Amplified Live 
Thu 21.04.2022 St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live 
Fri 22.04.2022 Atlanta, GA - The Eastern 
Sat 23.04.2022 Charlotte. NC - The Fillmore Charlotte 
Mon 25.04.2022 Toronto, ON - Rebel 
Tue 26.04.2022 Montreal, QC - Mtelus 
Thu 28.04.2022 New York, NY - Terminal 5 
Fri 29.04.2022 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sat 30.04.2022 Worcester, MA - Palladium 
Mon 02.05.2022 Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theatre 
Wed 04.05.2022 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre 
Sat 07.05.2022 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot 
Mon 09.05.2022 Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 
Tue 10.05.2022 Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre 
Wed 11.05.2022 Portland, OR - Roseland Theater 
Fri 13.05.2022 Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre 
Sun 15.05.2022 Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Palladium

Additional NAPALM DEATH US headline shows:
Wed 27.04.2022 Syracuse, NY - The Lost Horizon
Fri 06.05.2022 Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater
 
NAPALM DEATH – Live 2022:
Sun 26.06.2022 Clisson (France) - Hellfest Open Air
Fri 01.07.2022 Limerick (Ireland) - Dolans Warehouse
Sat 02.07.2022 Dublin (Ireland) - Academy
Sun 03.07.2022 Belfast (UK) - Limelight
Sat 16.07.2022 Dortmund (Germany) - Tombstoned Fest Open Air
Fri 05.08.2022 Steenwijkerwold (The Netherlands) - Dicky Woodstock
Sat 06.08.2022 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans (France) - Sylak Festival
Fri 12.08.2022 Kortrijk (Belgium) - Alcatraz Metal Festival   
Sat 13.08.2022 Oulu (Finland) - North of Hell Fest
Fri 19.08.2022 Dinkelsbühl (Germany) - Summer Breeze Open Air 
18.-20.08.2022 Sulingen (Germany) - Reload Festival
Sat 10.09.2022 Rotterdam (The Netherlands) - Baroeg Open Air
09-11.09.2022 Aleksandrów Łódzki (Poland) - Summer Dying Loud

NAPALM DEATH - “Campaign for Musical Destruction” – European Tour 2023
Thu 09.02.2023 Eindhoven (The Netherlands) - Dynamo
Fri 10.02.2023 Köln (Germany) - Essigfabrik
Sat 11.02.2023 Berlin (Germany) - Astra Kulturhaus
Sun 12.02.2023 Wrocław (Poland) - Concert Center A2
Tue 14.02.2023 Budapest (Hungary) - Dürer Kert
Wed 15.02.2023 Wien (Austria) - Arena
Thu 16.02.2023 Brno (Czech Republic) - Sono
Fri 17.02.2023 Magdeburg (Germany) - Factory
Sat 18.02.2023 Hamburg (Germany) - Gruenspan
Sun 19.02.2023 München (Germany) - Backstage
Wed 22.02.2023 Besançon (France) - La Rodia
Thu 23.02.2023 Marseille (France) - Le Jas Rod
Fri 24.02.2023 Biarritz (France)- Atabal Biarritz
Sat 25.02.2023 Quéven (France) - Centre Culturel Les Arcs
Sun 26.02.2023 Paris (France) - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Tue 28.02.2023 Oberhausen (Germany) - Kulttempel
Wed 01.03.2023 Leipzig (Germany) - WERK 2
Thu 02.03.2023 Paderno Dugnano / MI (Italy) - Slaughter club
Fri 03.03.2023 Mannheim (Germany) - MS Connexion Complex
Sat 04.03.2023 Hüttikon (Switzerland) - Meh Suff! Metal-Festival
Sun 05.03.2023 Utrecht (The Netherlands) - Tivoli
Tue 07.03.2023 Bristol  (UK) - O2 Academy Bristol
Wed 08.03.2023 Manchester (UK) - Club Academy
Thu 09.03.2023 Glasgow (UK) - Classic Grand
Fri 10.03.2023 Kingston Upon Hull (UK) - Tower Ballroom
Sat 11.03.2023 Birmingham (UK) - O2 Academy The Institute
Sun 12.03.2023 London (UK) - Electric Ballroom
 
NAPALM DEATH’s latest and much lauded 16th studio album Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (2020), which was recorded with longtime producer Russ Russell and features artwork by Frode Sylthe, entered international sales charts upon release as follows: Germany: #8, Austria: #37, Switzerland: #26, Finland: #35, Belgium: #88, Spain: #78, France: #120, UK (Rock Chart): #3 and USA: #58 Billboard Top Albums. Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, which is still available to purchase in various formats, HERE.
Watch “Backlash Just Because”:
YouTube
Watch “Amoral”:
YouTube
Watch “A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen”:
YouTube
 
Watch “Contagion”: 
YouTube
 
Follow NAPALM DEATH:
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]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:57:23 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18634/out-today-abrasive-edge-of-darkness http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18634
ABRASIVE was founded by Ralf Köhler (git./vocals), Alex Ringwald (bass/screams), and Alex Mäckle (drums) in April 1999! They combined the old-school-styled Death Metal sound with a piece of Grindcore and US brutal Death Metal a la SUFFOCATION or SEVERE TORTURE. The result was a grooving bastard of aggression and brutality with the typical ABRASIVE guitar lines. Ralf’s typical Death Metal growls and guttural style vocals, which are completed by the relentless screams of Alex became a trademark of the band. 
After several releases via NICE TO EAT YOU Records or MDD Records and countless shows and festivals (Soul Grinding, Mountains of Death, NRW Deathfest, Flesh Party Open Air, Exhume The Metal Festival) inside and outside Germany to spread the name of the band out to the world, 800 sold copies of “Desire” MCD (2001) and 1000 sold copies of each “Devotion” (2004) and “Awakening Of Lust” (2007),  ABRASIVE would establish themselves as a well-known band within the underground scene. The following releases “The Birth – Born In Sodom” (2011/MDD Rec.) and “Book Of Sin” (2017/RTM Prod.) confirm their status. 
The new CD “Edge Of Darkness” shows the most varied songs the band have ever written. The new tracks are darker and more intense than ever before. 
Produced by Roman Schönsee (ex PYOGENESIS) at Foundsound NL.
Cover Art by Ardha Lepa
Recorded by Abrasive
Mixed Mastered by FoundSound Studio
 
Tracklist:
1. Puppet Face
2. Reborn
3. Chamber of Secrets
4. Mass of Human Flesh
5. Bleed for Us
6. Innocence
7. Pull the Strings
8. Bizzare
9. Uncontrolled
10. Emptiness
Line-up:
Alex Ringwald: Bass, Vocals
Alexander Mäckle: Drums
Ralf Köhler: Vocals, Guitars


]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 14:42:48 -0600 http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18633/existenter-band-release-a-new-ep-inverted-pyramid-trilogy http://metaldevastationradio.com/marietta-moonshine/blog/18633
Russian Metal act presents heavy metal guitar riffs with evolving melodies and female vocals.
Existenter plays metal, but they have a groove feel and a distinct style of their own that are not often found in this genre.
They are inspired by the creativity of such leaders of the modern metal scene as Soen, Vola, Haken, Karnivool, Gojira, Spiritbox, Architects, SETYØURSAILS
After the release of their debut album "Planet in the Universe" in May 2021, the band has started to release new singles and EP from the second upcoming album "Lonely Artist", which will be out in 2022.
The album "Planet in the Universe" was added to:
TOP 20 METAL ALBUMS OF 2021 by https://metalised.wordpress.com/
"THE PROG MIND" AWARDS list of the favorite albums of 2021
BEST DEBUT ALBUMS OF 2021 by Progressive Rock / Metal fans community on Facebook
EP "Inverted Pyramid Trilogy" was released on February 9, 2022: Spotify – Inverted Pyramid Trilogy
Line-up
• Anton Mityugin - composer, bass guitarist, backing vocalist;
• Aleksandr Sidelin - the author of music and lyrics, also in his power guitar and backing vocals;
• Miroslava Mirova is responsible for keyboards;
• Anton Zaitsev - drums;
• And Maya Gitsina, whose vocals permeate all the compositions of the band.
FOLLOW:
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/existentermusic/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial
VK https://vk.com/exismus



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