jueves, 15 de abril de 2021

ARTILLERY RELEASE VIDEO FOR "TURN UP THE RAGE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

On May 7th, Artillery will release their tenth full-length, X, via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of X, a video for the new single, "Turn up the Rage" (produced by Terkel Christensen // Aggressive Artwork), can be viewed at: youtu.be/-1yVzWY4scY

The previously released single, "In Thrash We Trust", can be heard at: metalblade.com/artillery - where the album can also be pre-ordered in the following formats:


- ltd. digipak-CD (incl. 2 bonus tracks)

- 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)

- blood red / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 300 copies)

- viole(n)t blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive - limited to 200 copies)

- blue / red / white melt splatter vinyl (limited to 200 copies)


In the mid-1980s, Denmark's Artillery established themselves as being at the cutting edge of the thrash movement, and nearly forty years later, they continue to destroy. Returning with their tenth - and aptly titled - full-length X, they prove once again that they have not missed a step, delivering a record that's ruthlessly heavy, catchy and pure molten metal. "We wanted to have the typical Artillery trademarks, like the riffs and hook lines in the usual combination together with aggression and melody. We always try to combine melodic thrash metal with elements from the heavy sounds of the 70s and the 80s, and this time with new elements in some of the songs," says guitarist Michael Stützer. "We don't have to push ourselves hard when we're writing a record because we love what we're doing."

Sadly, guitarist - and Stützer's brother - Morten Stützer passed in 2019, which understandably affected the band. Having played a big part in shaping Artillery's songs and appearing on every album up to 2018's riveting The Face Of Fear, his loss is a real blow. "It was tough, even if he did not play live with us since 2016, he was always supporting us. Morten was a unique musician and writer and a very humorous guy, and following his death was the first time ever I thought about stopping playing music. But, he always said that I had to go on with Artillery and continue playing if he was not there anymore. He will be missed so much." Admitting it was very strange entering into the writing process without him, the brothers typically playing off each other a lot, they still managed to pull things together, helped by the contributions of new guitarist Kræn Meier, who has been playing live with the band since 2017.

X was tracked in Medley Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Søren Andersen, who the band have worked with on every record since 2009's When Death Comes. As well as his production work, Andersen contributed some keyboards to "The Ghost Of Me", also adding some effects to a few other songs, and the band recruited their drivers/merch men to contribute some backing vocals on four tracks. With the record in the can, the band are able to start to look toward what is next, hoping the Coronavirus pandemic passes soon so that they can get back on the road, but now is also a good time for reflecting on what they have achieved at this point in their lengthy career. "It feels great and awesome to have been going for nearly forty years. I'm so glad, and I am so lucky that I can do what I love the most, making albums and touring for our awesome fans. If anyone had told me forty years ago that I would have made ten albums and played in over sixty different countries, I wouldn't have believed it."


X track-listing

1. The Devils Symphony

2. In Thrash We Trust

3. Turn up the Rage

4. Silver Cross

5. In Your Mind

6. The Ghost of Me

7. Force of Indifference

8. Varg I Veum

9. Mors Ontologica

10. Eternal Night

11. Beggars in Black Suits


Artillery line-up:

Michael Bastholm Dahl - vocals

Michael Stützer - guitars

Kræn Meier - guitars

Peter Thorslund - bass

Josua Madsen - drums


Artillery online:

https://www.facebook.com/ARTILLERY.DK

http://www.artillery.dk

https://twitter.com/artillerymetal

MILLSTONE RELEASE "ISLE" + VIDEO FOR "ZOMBIELAND"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Siberian metal collective MILLSTONE have joined forces with New Noise Magazine in premiering the official video for "Zombieland." The song is taken from forthcoming album Isle. Check out the video at the following location:

newnoisemagazine.com/video-premiere-millstone-zombieland

Isle falls under the groove\death-metal umbrella, with melodic solos, varied rhythms and a "wall-of-sound" density. Each of the nine tracks carries its own unique mood; from acoustic sketches to bottom-heavy Meshuggah-esque passages, along with a lethal dose of straightforward classic thrash.

Isle was written by MILLSTONE mastermind Ivan Scherbakov and produced by Vladimir Lehtinen (Second To Sun, Ultar, Grima, etc.), Isle is a concept album based on sci-fi novel “The Inhabited Island” (Arkady and Boris Strugatsky).

Isle will be out on CD and digital formats on May 15.. Pre-orders are available at https://smarturl.it/MILLSTONE_ISLE


www.facebook.com/millstonerussia

www.instagram.com/millstone_band

www.youtube.com/channel/UCvHPSxqjqGLGfK8u8GmovGA


REALITY GREY RELEASE NEW ALBUM "BENEATH THIS CROWN" + VIDEO FOR "POWERBLAST"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Reality Grey has been making their rounds through the Italian metal scene since 2004, having spent years touring and playing alongside bands such as Deicide and Municipal Waste plus three well-received full-lengths under their belts. This year, they will be adding a new album “Beneath This Crown” to their legacy.

Earlier this April, they dropped their latest single “Powerblast” from the forthcoming record, a very groovy song where the guitars and drums create an immense monolithic wall of sound. And speaking of drums, the band is sharing their playthrough video for the track via its premiere on Sick Drummer Magazine HERE

Drummer Francesco Inchingolo adds:

"It's one of my favourite songs to play out of the new album, it is very challenging with the double bass with all those triplets, and implements several different techniques, I need to be very focused when I play it. The drumset I used has a very dynamic sound and the double pedal is very light and easy to use, which is vital to play this song properly."

Until they can hit the stage again, Reality Grey hopes that “Beneath This Crown” will tide over fans with its aggressive, melodic vocals and razor-sharp guitar solos. According to them, the creative process for this release has been very meticulous and nothing has been left to chance. On this offering, the music has affected the lyrics; there is a lot of anger and a bit of sadness. 

Completely aggressive and refreshingly catchy, Reality Grey is recommended for fans of Scar Symmetry, Lamb of God, and Unearth.

“Beneath This Crown” will be out via Blood Blast Distribution, powered by Nuclear Blast as of May 7, 2021.


Album pre-save - https://backl.ink/144305702


Videos:

Daybreakers - https://youtu.be/spOgWpdGcwY

Multidimensional Hollow - https://youtu.be/4hDxsTop8Fs 

Powerblast - https://youtu.be/s3pSFUFZzSI 


Track Listing:

1. Legion (Intro) (1:51)

2. Fade In Fear (4:44)

3. Kings Of Nothing (5:18)

4. Preachers Of Hatred (4:05)

5. Daybreakers (5:37)

6. Powerblast (4:09)

7. Multidimensional Hollow (4:16)

8. The Fury (4:01)

9. Dreaming (Feat. Milly Florio from End Of Skyline) (5:13)

10. Reascent (4:01)

11. Beneath This Crown (5:28)

12. Indelible Stains (3:39)

13. The Void (4:34)

Album Length: 57:03


For more info:

Facebook.com/RealityGrey 

Instagram.com/realitygrey 


Reality Grey is supported by the Programmazione Puglia Sounds Record - 2020/2021 and REGIONE PUGLIA FSC 2014/2020 - Patto per la Puglia Investiamo nel vostro futuro.


ANTI-GOD HAND RELEASE "WRETCH"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Anti-God Hand

Wretch

American Decline Records

4 June 2021

Wretch is the debut full-length from British Columbia’s Anti-God Hand, a black metal project that boasts technicality, atmosphere, and curiosity in addition to precise, meticulous songwriting. Their first EP, Endless Excavated Earth showcased two long-form bangers featuring riffs upon riffs in an explosive, but classic black metal formula. Wretch changes things up, adding elements from less abrasive genres while also demonstrating the guitarist’s impressive chops. Songs like “Snowblade” nod to shoegaze and prog with cascading guitar and lithe tremolo, while others like “Moss Golem” feature lush finger-picking and lead single “Zero-Harm Environment” brandishes death metal flourish.

Wretch is out 6.4.21 and was mastered by Andrew Weathers. Art was done by Sebastian Ruslan.

Tracklist:

   01 Forest Outpost

   02 Zero-Harm Environment

   03 Threshold Magic

   04 Sacred Canon

   05 Snowblade

   06 Moss Golem

   07 The Axe That Splits The Cedar


https://antigodhand.bandcamp.com/


OBSOLETE PREMIERS NEW ALBUM "ANIMATE // ISOLATE"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

Decibel has premiered Animate//Isolate, the upcoming new album from Death Thrashers OBSOLETE!

Animate//Isolate (Exclusive Album Premiere)

decibelmagazine.com/2021/04/14/album-premiere-obsolete-animate-isolate


"This is how technical death metal should sound. The band strikes that elusive course, spinning heads with technical ability and complexity, but keeping them banging with memorable moments and an engaging narrative structure."

- Decibel


"One of death metal’s most face-meltingly delicious releases in 2021."

- Heavy Blog is Heavy


“Animate//Isolate is the must-hear metal album of the year so far!"

- Skull Fracturing Metal


"Sharp lookin’ record, tons of riffs, their brains are attached when they shred, and the flow of the tracklist is immense. A high recommendation."

- Grizzly Butts


"They let the music do the talking, and after listening to this album, they are making a pretty powerful statement!"

- Rock and Metal Temple


Unspeakable Axe Records will release Animate//Isolate April 19 on CD and cassette. Pre-orders available on Bandcamp and the UAR Store.

For a certain type of metal purist, extremity is defined not by blast beats and bowel-bothering growls, but by how fast a band can sand your face off with a riff that is both instantly memorable, and so intricate and alien that you can't begin to understand how to play it on a lowly human guitar. By that metric, OBSOLETE may be that certain purist's favorite band.

Every riff here is fine-tuned for maximum cerebral carnage. Why play a normal scale in a normal way at a normal speed, when you can play a bizarre, upside-down bit of nightmare logic at warp 9? Somehow OBSOLETE is able to bang out riff after riff in this style all over their new album Animate//Isolate. Just as impressively, they string them together into comprehensible structures and memorable songs--a collision of head-bangable death/thrashing goodness and advanced technicality encountered only occasionally in such predecessor bands as SADUS and demo-era CYNIC. Adding in occasional splashes of black metal and avant-death dissonance, OBSOLETE manages to craft a debut album that stands apart from the crowd without resorting to gimmicks or unlistenable experimentation.

With Animate//Isolate, OBSOLETE have put together one hell of a first salvo. Nine tracks deep and bristling with ideas and hyperactive energy, this is a death/thrash album that any fan of either genre should hear.

Creativity. Ferocity. Technicality. Obsolete. Animate. Isolate.


Track Listing:

1. Still

2. The Atrophy of Will

3. The Slough

4. Old Horizon

5. Silent Freeway

6. Stumbling and Listless

7. The Fog

8. Callousness of Soul

9. Intercostal

unspeakableaxerecords.com

unspeakableaxerecords.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/unspeakableaxerecords