SATAN´S WRATH SIGNS WITH METAL BLADE

 

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Formed in 2011 by multi-instrumentalist Tas Danazoglou (Vocals, Drums, Bass) and Stamos K (Guitars), Satan’s Wrath deal in a style of heavy metal music which harks back to the times when the death, black and thrash genres were all considered one in the same, and only leather, spikes and bullets were real!

The band’s debut release Galloping Blasphemy contains nine tracks of unholy terror and is to be released on September 25th, 2012 in North America, and September 21st/24th in Europe. Updates and new music will be released on metalblade.com as they become available.

Tas Danazoglou comments on the deal with Metal Blade: “I bought ‘Show No Mercy’ by Slayer when it was first released and have dreamt of the day when my own unholy necro-noise would be unleashed upon the earth via the same channels. Literally, this is my nightmare come true”.

Brian Slagel of Metal Blade Records, who celebrate their 30 year anniversary this year, comments: “When I first heard Satan’s Wrath it transported me back three decades to the early days of the label when I loved bands like Slayer (who released their first 3 titles between 1983 & 1985 on Metal Blade) and Possessed (whose first commercial release was the track “Swing of the Axe” which opened the Metal Blade compilation ‘Metal Massacre XI’ in 1985). What will always impress me about the heavy metal genre is its ability to borrow from the past and boldly wear it’s influences on its sleeve, while still sounding fresh and relevant to the time it was created. Satan’s Wrath are one of those bands, and will be right at home alongside the other acts on the Metal Blade roster – past, present and future”.

http://www.metalblade.com/us/artists/satans-wrath/

KING OF ASGARD PREMIERS "THE NINE WORLDS BURN" VIDEO

 

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Swedish Viking Metallers KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi’mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected it’s songwriting skills.

In collaboration with MetalInjection.net KING OF ASGARD are now premiering the The Nine Worlds Burn video clip! Click HERE to check out a video packed with fire and smoke!

KING OF ASGARD comments on the video shoot: “Why look further, when one is surrounded by great artists? Again, King of Asgard teamed up with the “Einhärjar” video creator, Rickard Monéus and the 1897 crew including Andreas Edelönn. The production set up took place in the depths of a forest close to King of Asgard’s rehearsal lair. A late night in May – dusk and burdened raindrops. Perfect conditions for creating works of ruin. Searching to reflect the mythological end-of-this-world theme of “The Nine Worlds Burn”, Rickard and Andreas produced a video full of ritualistic and apocalyptic visuals that perfectly enhance the song’s sense of dread and destruction. A result we are all proud to present. That depict and burn the crust of the earth!”

Make also sure to check out the landing page at www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard where you’ll find several pre-order links!

…to North track listing:

1. Intro

2. The Nine Worlds Burn

3. The Dispossessed

4. Gap of Ginnungs

5. Bound to Reunite

6. Nordvegr

7. Up on the Mountain

8. Plague-ridden Rebirth

9. Harvest (The End)

10. …to North

…to North will be released July 31st via Metal Blade Records.

KING OF ASGARD is:

Karl Beckman – vocals/guitars

Lars Tängmark – guitars

Jonas Albrektsson – bass

Karsten Larsson – drums

http://www.kingofasgard.com/

http://www.facebook.com/kingofasgard

http://www.myspace.com/kingofasgardsweden

http://www.youtube.com/kingofasgardsweden

http://www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard

SIX FEET UNDER ADD MORE DATES TO EUROPEAN TOUR

 

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American Death Metal giants SIX FEET UNDER have added a bunch of shows to their European tour where the band will play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows.

Undead Tour 2012

SIX FEET UNDER

05/08/12 – DE – Rostock – Alte Zuckerfabrik

06/08/12 – PL – Warschau – Progresja

08/08/12 – DE – Würzburg – Posthalle

09/08/12 – NL – Rotterdam – Baroeg

10/08/12 – NL – Steenwijk – Buze

11/08/12 – CZ – Jaromer – Brutal Assault Festival

12/08/12 – DE – Berlin – Postbahnhof (+ DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

13/08/12 – DE – München – Backstage (+DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

14/08/12 – CH – Pratteln – Galerie (+DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

15/08/12 – DE – Essen – Turock (+DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

16/08/12 – NL – Kerkrade – Rock Temple (+DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

17/08/12 – DE – Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze *

18/08/12 – DE – Hamburg – Grünspan (+DEW-SCENTED + DEADBORN)

Undead, the latest installment of audio brutality from death metal deviants SIX FEET UNDER entered the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #5 upon its first week of release! In addition, Undead landed at at #30 on the Billboard Top Independent Album Chart, #22 on the Billboard Top Hard Music Albums Chart, #14 Billboard Top Current Albums Chart and #183 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.

In Canada, the record ranked in at #34 on the Hard Music Chart, #199 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #167 on the iTunes Top 200 Chart, #35 on the iTunes Rock Chart and #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart.

Undead reaped additional praise in Germany entering the German Media Market/Saturn Album Charts at #56 and the German Media Control Charts at #65.

Comments vocalist/death metal maverick Chris Barnes: “Thank you to all of our fans for embracing our new album Undead with such ravenous fervor! And to all at Metal Blade Records for their belief in the band all these years and all the hard work of everyone at the label! This marks the first time in SIX FEET UNDER’s career, as well as my own, that we have reached Billboard’s Top 200. It is proof positive that underground music and death metal is not dead and is still a force to be dealt with. A very special thanks to the decades of hate that spawned the focus that went into this album. Cheers! It’s 420, motherfucker!”

Crowned “the best thing SFU have recorded since Maximum Violence,” by Decibel, “an album on which this new level of musicianship adds value without tarnishing SIX FEET UNDER‘s legacy of brutality,” by Outburn and simply a “kickass SIX FEET UNDER record,” by Revolver, Undead was unleashed to European ears via Metal Blade on May 18 and offers an updated lineup of Barnes alongside guitarist Rob Arnold (ex- Chimaira), longtime guitarist Steve Swanson (ex-Massacre), bassist Jeff Hughell (ex-Brain Drill, ex-Vile), and drummer Kevin Talley (Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Chimaira).

SIX FEET UNDER:

Chris Barnes – vocals

Steve Swanson – guitars

Ola Englund – guitars

Jeff Hughell – bass

Kevin Talley – drums

http://www.sfu420.com

http://www.facebook.com/sixfeetunder

http://twitter.com/sixfeetofficial

http://www.youtube.com/sixfeetunder

http://www.myspace.com/sixfeetunder

http://metalblade.com/sixfeetunder

KING OF ASGARD PREMIERS NEW SINGLE "GAP OF GINNUNGS"

 

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Swedish Viking metal act KING OF ASGARD made an astonishing impact on the scene with their debut album Fi’mbulvintr, released in 2010. After playing a bunch of festivals and club shows in 2010 and 2011, KING OF ASGARD are now ready to unleash their second album …to North. Recorded at the infamous Sonic Train Studios with engineer Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at the helm …to North shows a band that has perfected their songwriting skills.

In collaboration with Metal Hammer Germany KING OF ASGARD are now launching the second single taken off the new album …to North. Click HERE to check out Gap Of Ginnungs!

Comments KING OF ASGARD on Gap Of Ginnungs: “We picked this song out as the second single taken off the “…to North” album as it represents the more epic side of King of Asgard. The opposite of “The Nine Worlds Burn” really which is a typical straight forward King of Asgard song. Gap of Ginnungs carries different elements of the band such as choirs and broad melancholic songwriting. Here we also present the second guest musician, Jimmy Hedlund. He is playing the lead guitar solo where we felt that the song needed something extra and this was his void to create upon. He did, and according to us, with a marvelous result and the circle was closed. This one is for you – followers of the King!”

Make also sure to check out metalblade.com/kingofasgard and stream the first single The Nine Worlds Burn. You will also find several pre-order links there!

…to North track listing:

1. Intro

2. The Nine Worlds Burn

3. The Dispossessed

4. Gap of Ginnungs

5. Bound to Reunite

6. Nordvegr

7. Up on the Mountain

8. Plague-ridden Rebirth

9. Harvest (The End)

10. …to North

KING OF ASGARD have also posted two videos from the studio, you can find them HERE and HERE!

…to North will be released on July 31st in North America.

KING OF ASGARD is:

Karl Beckman – vocals/guitars

Lars Tängmark – guitars

Jonas Albrektsson – bass

Karsten Larsson – drums

http://www.kingofasgard.com

http://www.facebook.com/kingofasgard

http://www.myspace.com/kingofasgardsweden

http://www.youtube.com/kingofasgardsweden

http://www.metalblade.com/kingofasgard

GYPSYHAWK ANNOUNCE "REVELRY & PERSEVERANCE"

 

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Pasadena, CA’s Gypsyhawk will be celebrating the release of their second album, Reverly & Resilience, with an in-store performance at Vacation Vinyl in Los Angeles, CA. The album release party/performance is FREE and will be held on August 24th at 8:00pm. Additionally, ‘The Great Food Truck Race’-winning Grill ‘Em All truck will be serving their critically-acclaimed, metal-themed burgers before the show from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Gypsyhawk and Metal Blade invite all fans from the greater-LA area to help celebrate the release of Revelry & Resilience and crush some burgers!

http://vacationvinyl.com

http://www.grillemalltruck.com

Revisiting the electrifying sounds of bullshit-free 70s rock, Gypsyhawk are a breath of fresh air compared to the endless onslaught of breakdown obsessed bands cluttering up heavy music. Marinating their wares in whiskey and weed, they hurl out blistering riffs and irresistible hooks and grooves, doing their damnedest to ensure that everyone at their shows is having as much fun as they are. With Revelry & Resilience, their second full-length and Metal Blade debut, this vibe bleeds from the speakers from start to finish, determinedly putting a smile on your face and compelling you to throw your hair around, no matter how much or how little you might have. “It’s music for girls to shake their asses to and dudes to bang their heads,” states vocalist/bassist Eric Harris. “It’s good-time rock and roll, and we don’t take ourselves too seriously, but at the same time we’re not one-dimensional ‘yeah-dude-let’s-party-all-the-fucking-time!’ guys, and I like to think there’s something for everyone in our music.”

Reverly & Resilience will be in stores on August 28th, 2012. Fans can pre-order the album and listen to the first single, Hedgeking, now at metalblade.com/gypsyhawk.

Gypsyhawk will be performing as part of the Mayhem Festival Cruise alongside Lamb of God, Anthrax, Machine Head, Hatebreed, and their label mates Battlecross, plus many more from December 7th-December 10th. For the complete line up, information, and to book a room, visit mayhemcruise.com.

“equal parts bold classic-rock boogie and hazy space rock” Alternative Press Magazine – Top 100 bands you need to know in 2012

“Hedgeking is some rockin’, catchy shit, man” MetalSucks.net

“‘Metal without the cliches’ they used to say of UFO and Gypsyhawk have obviously been paying attention… No fuss, no frills, just proper rock loud n’ proud.” Metal Hammer UK – 8/10

GYPSYHAWK is

Andrew Packer – Guitars

Eric Harris – Bass and Voice

Ian “P.P. Rider” Brown – Drums

Erik “Ron Houser” Kluiber – Guitars

http://twitter.com/gypsyhawkusa

http://gypsyhawk.bandcamp.com

http://www.facebook.com/Gypsyhawkusa

http://www.youtube.com/gypsyhawkofficial

DESASTER PREMIERS VIDEO FOR "PHANTOM FUNERAL"

 

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German blackened thrash act, DESASTER, in collaboration with Rock Hard magazine Germany, has launched the first official DESASTER music video! Head over to rockhard.de to check out Phantom Funeral, taken off the band’s latest album The Arts Of Destruction!

The Arts Of Destruction was released on February 28th and can be purchased at metalblade.com/desaster.

DESASTER guitarist Infernal comments: “After 23 years of total DESASTER, finally we have our first official video clip! We wanted something in the vein of some 80s video clip stuff, for example VOIVOD’s “Ravenous Medicine” and the director fulfilled our wishes! It’s not the usual “50 pictures in a second” MTV-style, but pure art of destruction with great atmosphere! Enjoy!”

“They wanted it old school – they GOT it old school!” is what director Oliver “Bomber” Barth of Visions In Fear Productions comments.

The Arts Of Destruction is the follow-up to 2007′s Satan’s Soldiers Syndicate; support for each record has included club and festival shows all over the planet.

“it’s all about Satan, leather, spikes and crushing everything in their path with pure metallic power. Absolute thrash chaos, but The Arts of Destruction is certainly no ‘disaster’” Kerrang Magazine

“Think Sodom and Destruction circa 1984, throw in a liberal splash of Kreator’s ‘Pleasure to Kill’, and season with a hint of Watain.” Metal Hammer

“from the opening salvo of hyper black violence, the more considered Teutonic thrash overtones that make their presence felt as the album progresses, to the flourishes of Slayer-isms that creep into the mix, the air of familiarity is coupled with a unique edge every step of the way” Terrorizer Magazine

DESASTER live battles:

07/07/12 – DE – Hünxe – Extremfest

18/08/12 – DE – Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze Open Air

01/09/12 – DE – Essen – Turock Open Air

07/09/12 – DE – Waldsassen – Stormcrusher Festival

08/09/12 – DE – Geiselhöring – Death Doomed The Age Festival

13/10/12 – IT – Rome – Closer Club

17/11/12 – DE – Ulm – t.b.c.

26/01/13 – TU – Istanbul – Pulp Life

http://www.total-desaster.com

http://www.facebook.com/666Desaster666