Solitary: La Ukem Records ha messo sotto contratto con la extreme thrash metal band Solitary.
Il nuovo disco verrà rilasciato nel 2017, inoltre è disponibile il nuovo singolo Unidentified, che è disponibile per il download, dalla pagina Bandcamp della band.
E’ stato realizzato anche un lyric video della suddetta canzone, in associazione tra Andy Pilkington della Very Metal Art, che ha creato l’ultimo artwork per la thrash metal band Flotsam & Jetsam.
Questo il commento del front man Rich Sherrington sul contratto con la Ukem: “We are all very proud of the songs on this album, so it was essential that we signed to a label with the same level of enthusiasm – and with UKEM we have found the perfect match. Having been on UK labels previously we were keen for that to continue and having UKEM join our existing team of metal brothers can only mean that more people will get to hear and experience our metal.”
Einherjer: La viking metal band ha rilasciato il nuovo singolo e video musicale per Ballad Of The Swords.
Il video e le illustrazioni sono state realizzate dall’artista Costin Chioreanu.
Questo il commento del vocalist e chitarrista della band Frode Glesnes:“My favorite artist animates my favorite track on the album. For me it’s pure gold!”
Nidingr: Il nuovo album dei Nidingr si intitolerà The High Heat Licks Against Heaven e verrà rilasciato il 10 febbraio 2017.
Da un punto di vista musicale l’album si stanzierà a metà fra il black e il death metal, ma con temi nordici.
I pre – ordini e il primo singolo il 21 novembre.
Cursed Moon: La Hells Headbangers ha accolto nel suo rooster i Cursed Moon. La one man band proviene da Los Angeles, e si definisce deathwave combinando elemnti del classico goth – rock con il primo black metal.
Questa la genesi della band nelle parole del mainman Sal “Hellraiser” Yanez:
“Well, Cursed Moon started last year (2015), when I began the writing process of it during late September,”
“I was pretty much just jamming on my guitar while I was listening to The Sisters of Mercy and I thought to myself, ‘This would actually be fun to play.’ So, just for fun, I wrote one song and I was really impressed on how it came out, so then I wrote second song and I also liked it. The style of music I was writing was different; it was something I haven’t heard of any band doing. It was some sort of post-punk with an evil twist to it. It had band influences like Fields of the Nephilim, The Sisters of Mercy, and Christian Death mixed with Bathory, Celtic Frost, Amebix, King Diamond, etc. After that moment, I then decided to make it into a real music project and pursue it. That’s when the name Cursed Moon was born along with the unique style of subgenre in what I call ‘deathwave.’ After I had enough songs written, I wanted to go to a legit studio and record them and do them right so I can put out an album. I wrote and recorded all the instruments myself, since this was just a one-man music project. Now, thanks to Hells Headbangers for signing and doing an official album release and for also believing in the Cursed Moon vision, I am currently putting together a live lineup for shows/tours that’s almost complete. That is just the beginning in what’s to come…”
Il primo risultato della nuova collaborazione sarà la pubblicazione dell’album di debutto, che verrà rilasciato nella prima parte del 2017 in formato vinile e cd.
Il disco avrà dieci brani per oltre 54 minuti di musica, incluse cover di band quali: Oz, The Sisters of Mercy, e Skinny Puppy.
Haxxan: Con il player che segue è disponibile The Blackest Chasm, primo brano ad essere estratto dal debut album degli Haxxan intitolato Loch Ness Rising, che vede Killjoy DeSade (Necrophagia, The Ravenous, Wurdulak, ecc…) alla voce/sintetizzatore e il chitarrista Shawn Slusarek, Jake Arnette al basso e Serge Streltsov alla batteria.
Inoltre con lo stesso player è disponibile pre ordinare il disco il 17 febbraio 2017.
Year Of The Goat: Le band Year Of The Goar e The Order Of Israfel hanno collaborato con i Tombstones come band di supporto, per la creazione di un tour che toccherà Germania, Paesi Bassi, Regno Unito, Italia, Austrai e Svizzera.
Questo il commento delle band.
THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL:“We are extremely happy to announce our next tour that will take place in January-February 2017. It is a Co-headlining tour with our friends and label mates Year Of The Goat! Support on this tour will be Tombstones!”
YEAR OF THE GOAT: “We are truly looking forward to be out on the European road again, this time with a package that we’re sure will provide many magical moments. Besides returning to countries and cities we love, we get to visit a few countries and places for the first time as well. We will put together a show of our favourite songs from our current catalogue and bring the uplifting gospel of Lucifer as well as a Lovecraftian gloom. Welcome to the sermon!”
Queste le date confermate:
28.01.17 DE – Berlin / Badehaus
29.01.17 DE – Osnabrück / Bastard Club
30.01.17 DE – Hamburg / Hafenklang
31.01.17 DE – Wiesbaden / Schlachthof
01.02.17 NL – Arnhem / Willemeen
02.02.17 UK – London / Underworld
04.02.17 TBA
06.02.17 CH – Olten / Coq D’Or
07.02.17 IT – Milano / Lo Fi
08.02.17 DE – Munich / Backstage
09.02.17 AT – Vienna / Viper Room
10.02.17 DE – Leipzig / UT Connewitz
11.02.17 DE – Siegen / Vortex
Goatfuneral: La black metal band tedesca ha rilasciato Why I Hate the fruit, il brano farà parte del prossimo disco Luzifer spricht… 10 years in the name of the goat, che verrà rilasciato il 2 di dicembre 2016 dalla Massacre Records.
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