MUSIC EXTREME

domingo, 4 de agosto de 2024

SAXON, DIMMU BORGIR, MACHINE HEAD AND 31 MORE CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR 2025

PRESS RELEASE:

W:O:A 2024 is nearing its end and, in addition to some rain and a whole lot of shine, had everything we could want from a festival. And while the last riffs are played, we continue exactly where we left off and as you can see, in 2025 it continues in a very futuristic way!

The first silhouettes are already appearing on the horizon next year - 34 to be exact.

This group is led by 4 unique, not entirely unknown faces from the metal scene:

Saltatio Mortis:

Old love never rusts. It doesn't matter that you spend most of your time on stage in knight's armor. Saltatio Mortis and the W:O:A – that is love. With their powerful album Finsterwacht, the Karlsruhe band have once again cemented their excellent reputation within the metal universe.

Without a doubt, the band around frontman Alea is one of the most successful representatives of hard music on the German market.

We don't have to introduce them to you anyway, because you seem to love the band as much as we do. They are back on the holy ground and are bringing with them a very special birthday set for their 25th anniversary. If we're being completely honest, we can't think of a better place to mark this milestone.

Machine head:

Machine Head – a thrash institution. At a time when the genre was on the verge of death, it was Machine Head who defied wind and weather as a benchmark set in stone. They mixed groove and brutality in their very own style. They found the melody and enriched it with merciless riff attacks.

“Burn My Eyes”, “Through The Ashes Of Empires” and above all the oversized “The Blackening” pass all the tests of time.

Only a few names in Wacken history will give metalheads as much goosebumps as Robb Flynn and Co. Their legendary show in 2009 is burned into the collective Wacken memory.

And because it was so nice, we're inviting the gentlemen back! We recommend: Warm up your neck muscles!

Papa Roach:

Iconic is just one of many words that comes to mind when we think of Papa Roach. How quickly time flies becomes unavoidably apparent when we realize that the band has been in the business for over 30 years. Hits like “Last Resort”, “Scars” and “Help” have just been released, haven’t they? The Americans have now been awarded multiple platinum records and have gained a gigantic fan base thanks to their unique mix of nu-metal, hard rock and alternative.

Anyone who knows the band can look forward to an energetic and rousing show, which frontman Jacoby Shaddix in particular brings to the stage.

The sound of an entire generation united in one show at the largest heavy metal festival in the world. This combination promises another unforgettable evening in the long list of legendary Wacken concerts.

Gojira:

When we talk about the greats of modern metal, the name Gojira cannot be missing. Well known on the Holy Ground for a long time, they are finally coming back to Wacken.

Anyone who followed their show at the Olympic Games knows exactly what we are in for: The band virtuously combines a wide range of styles in their music. These sounds are packaged in a stage production that is second to none. With “Magma” from 2016, the band became the first French band ever to place an album at number 1 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums. A modern classic!

Metalheads buckle up, because one thing Gojira won't do is slow down. We can expect a lot here on the Holy Ground.

Of course, we don't stop there. One or two acquaintances also cast their shadows - and more new faces also appear on the horizon!

Apocalyptica

Saxon

Within Temptation

Dimmu Borgir

Ministry

Michael Schenker “My Years With UFO“ Set

Peyton Parrish

Beyond The Black

Clawfinger

Grave Digger “45th Anniversary Show”

Obituary

Windrose

Brothers Of Metal

Tarja & Marko Hietala

Hanabie

Decapitated

Destruction

Celeste

Orange Goblin “30th Anniversary”

Angel Witch

Dominum

Exhorder “Slaughter In The Vatican Show”

Night Demon “Curse Of The Damned 10th Anniversary Show”

Mimi Barks

Seven Spires

Clowns

Dool

Crownshift

Midnight “Complete & Total Hell Set”

Pre-sales start tomorrow at 8 p.m. on Metaltix.com – be quick and get your tickets for W:O:A 2025!

www.wacken.com

sábado, 3 de agosto de 2024

VICIOUS BLADE SIGNS WITH REDEFINING DARKNESS RECORDS - NEW ALBUM "RELENTLESS FORCE"

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We are super stoked to announce Vicious Blade’s upcoming album, Relentless Force, on Redefining Darkness Records! Boasting vocalist, Clarissa Badini, of Death Metal fiends Castrator, Vicious Blade have quickly become Steel City’s best extreme metal export supporting acts such as Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Raven, Tower, Spiter, Tombstoner, Frozen Soul, Obituary, and most recently Heavy Metal legends Anvil!

Vicious Blade is a 5-piece relentless Thrash band forged from the Pittsburgh underground and features vocalist, Clarissa Badini, of Castrator fame. In 2020, the band released their 1st self-titled EP on Our Ancient Future Records supported by a year of regional shows. The follow-up, Siege of Cruelty, came a year later in 2021 which brought international press, festival dates, touring, and filming two music videos. Soon after, the band were asked to appear on Wise Blood Record’s compilation, Faster Than the Devil 2, alongside Blasted Health, The Gauntlet, and Bastard Cröss.

Relentless Force is the band's strongest work to date, firmly planting their flag as not just another Midnight clone like so many others, but as quality band and true force to be reckoned with. The band plan to get back on the road this fall in support of the album with new labelmates, Gorgatron.

The band adds,

“We are very stoked to finally release our title track off of our upcoming album Relentless Force. We are also very stoked to be joining forces and working with Redefining Darkness for this release! We’d also like to thank the ultra talented James Bousema for collaborating with us on the album artwork! And a huge thanks to everyone who has supported us thus far! We hope you enjoy it. Spread it, shred it!”

VINYL & CD PREORDERS are now available via Bandcamp and the RDR Webstore also has some exclusive merch bundles available!

VICIOUS BLADE

Relentless Force

Redefining Darkness Records

27 September 2024

Tracklist:

Relentless Force 2:50

Lunacy 2:54

Mistress Of Death 3:03

Visceral Weakness 2:36

Forged Steel 2:17

Blasphemous Conjuring 3:13

Nocturnal Slaughter 3:10

Scorched 2:31

Death Blow 5:17

Vicious Blade is:

Clarissa Badini - Vocals

Jeff Ellsworth - Lead guitar

Erik Wynn - Gutar

Justin Pelissero - Bass

Kevin Parent - Drums

Recorded and Mixed by Mario Quintero at Audiosiege

Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege

Cover artwork by James Bousema

Back cover photo by Samantha Stowe

Layout & Design by Kevin Parent

FFO: Sacrilege, Hellripper, Midnight, and Destruction

PREORDER LINKS for Vinyl / CD / Digital

Vicious Blade Bandcamp https://viciousblade.bandcamp.com/album/relentless-force

Redefining Darkness Webstore (Bundles Available) https://shop.redefiningdarkness.com/

https://www.facebook.com/viciousbladepgh/

https://www.instagram.com/vicious_blade/

DEMONICAL RELEASE "VICTORIOUS DEATH - LIVE IN LATIN AMERICA"

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Swedish death metal extraordinaire DEMONICAL is gearing up to release its first ever live record, "Victorious Death - Live In Latin America", on August 30th (CD/MC/Digital) and September 27th (LP) via Agonia Records. The album constitutes tracks recorded during a tour of the eponymous region in September 2023, and is led by the single "Sun Blackened (Live)", available now on streaming platforms and accompanied by a music video.

The audio received a full-scale treatment featuring mixing at Wellbay Studios with Johan Hjelm, and mastering at Pentagram Music Studios by George Emmanuel (Lucifer's Child, ex-Rotting Christ, ex-Necormanita). The album artwork was created by Chris Kiesling.

DEMONICAL mastermind Martin Schulman commented: "After eighteen years and several hundred shows world-wide it’s finally time for the first Demonical live full-length! We are very proud of this album - which was recorded during our ravishing Latin America tour in September last year - as it catches us in the raw and brings forth our Swedish death metal darkness in a pure and relentless way. We would like to thank our fans and followers for the support and dedication during all these years. You are the best, this album is for you!"

DEMONICAL was spawned in 2006 by then-former Centinex members, Martin Schulman (bass), Ronnie Bergerståhl (drums) and Johan Jansson (ex-guitars & ex-vocals), with a mission to return to the roots of death metal. The now-fivepiece has made good on that promise with a vengeance, traversing a HM2-beaten path of melodic, Swedish death metal, replete with darkness and brutality. Their last release, 2023's "Into Victory", crowns a discography of seven studio albums and three EPs, interlaced with regular tours. The last of them, "Titans Of Darkness Tour", has seen the band journey across Europe with Inquisition in spring 2024, with majority of shows sold-out.

Tracklisting (CD/MC/Digital):

01. Towards Greater Gods

02. We Conquer the Throne

03. Into Victory

04. Aeons Of Death

05. The Order

06. Fallen Mountain

07. Wrathspawn

08. Unfold Thy Darkness

09. Sun Blackened

10. My Kingdom Done

11. All Will Perish

12. By Hatred Bound

13. Välkommen Undergång

14. Somebody Put Something in My Drink

Tracklisting (LP):

01. Towards Greater Gods

02. We Conquer the Throne

03. Into Victory

04. Aeons Of Death

05. The Order

06. Wrathspawn

07. Unfold Thy Darkness

08. Sun Blackened

09. Välkommen Undergång

10. Somebody Put Something in My Drink

Formats:

- CD

- LP

- MC

- Digital

Upcoming shows:

Aug 31, 2024 - Naestved Metalfest, Naestved, Denmark

Sep 7, 2024 - Burgore Death Fest, Burgos, Spain

Oct 26, 2024 - Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden

Line-up:

Charlie Fryksell - vocals

Eki Kumpulainen - lead guitars

Johan Haglund - rhythm guitars

Martin Schulman - bass

Ronnie Bergerstahl - drums

http://www.facebook.com/Demonicalofficial

http://instagram.com/demonicalofficial

http://facebook.com/agoniarecords

https://www.instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial/

VAST PYRE RELEASE "VAST PYRE"

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Band: VAST PYRE

Album: Vast Pyre

Country: Germany

Genre: Stoner Doom

Label: Octopus Rising

Release date: August 30, 2024

"Beware those dark pleasures which surround you:

Before the Vast Pyre fulfills its relentless force, you'll dwell in a constantly obsessed mind with the second single „Eternal Funeral“.

VAST PYRE is a mirror of failure; reflection of the soul; adrift inadequacies and human obscurities.

Come, and enter a world of heavy-hypnotising riffs and unhinged souls.

BEHOLD THE NIGHTTIME" - VAST PYRE comments on the single

The album tracklisting:

Focus Deceased

Cataleptic

Revelation

Eternal Funeral

The Argent Tomb

In the end of 2021 Försti (guitar) and Wally (drums, vocals) were in the mood and got together to jam some Stoner/Doom tunes from Electric Wizard, Black Sabbath, Sleep etc. and hanging out from time to time. Genre-specific, they knew what they wanted. After some sessions and finding the right sound, they concentrated on writing their own songs - a few ideas got discarded. Bit by bit, they extended their backline/equipment in the rehearsal room, because they needed to add more low-end to the guitar. In the end, there was a huge backline that drove their sound and they decided to not put in any bass-guitar as an instrument separately: they just wanted to make "guitar-only" music. Later, their friend Jonny (lead guitar) joined the band at the end of 2022. Henceforth, the songs were rearranged and fine tuned. In August 2023 Vast Pyre opened for the Festival "Burgbrand Open Air" and shared the stage with bands like EREMIT and INDIAN NIGHTMARE, to name just a few. That should be the only concert they played that year, because first they wanted to record/mix their stuff, what they eventually did from November 2023 to February this year.

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/vast.pyre/

https://www.instagram.com/vast.pyre/

https://www.argonautarecords.com/

DISSECTOR RELEASE "ENERGY PERPETUAL"

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Energy Perpetual (EP)

by Dissector

Dissector is a melo-thrash metal band born in 1993. Since 2006 it exists as a studio project. In 2012 the band has published LP "Not Like Before". Next LP "Grey Anguish" was published 2015 together with EP "Pride & Hate". June 2016 follows "Planetary Cancer" and in 2017 - LP "LOSS". 2022 follows the 30-th anniversary and new LP "Igniter"

Tracklist:

1.Energy Perpetual 04:27

2.Symbiosis 04:52

3.Energy Perpetual (Instrumental Vers. 2) 04:25

4.Energy Perpetual (Instrumental Vers. 3) 04:20

5.Symbiosis (Instrumental) 04:52

Third single from the album "Vita Est Visio Nocturna Mortis"(2024) feat. Anabelle Iranti (ex-Cradle Of Filth) on vocals and keyboards and additionally Richard Shaw (ex-Cradle Of Filth) on solo-guitar in the track "Symbiosis". Includes two unreleased instrumental versions of the title track.

released July 26, 2024

DISSECTOR:

Yan Fedyaev – vocal, guitars

Oleg Aleshin – bass

Andrey Glukhov - drums

Guest musicians:

Anabelle Iratni - vocal & keyboards (1, 2, 5)

Ig Che - drums (1, 3, 4)

Lorelei Ether – keyboards (3)

Richard Shaw – solo-guitar (2, 5)

Music by Dissector

Lyric by Randy Gerritse

Yan's vocals recorded by Dan Strizhakov at HPJ Records

Drums (2, 5) recorded at Medium Studio

Editing, mixing and mastering by Theodor Borovski & Slaughtered Studio

Logo & artwork created by Pablo Antonov

https://dissector.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Dissector-107484652627160/

THORNSPAWN RELEASE "CORONATION OF THE SUPREME BEAST"

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Coronation of the Supreme Beast

by Thornspawn

Tracklist:

1.Blackmoon Arise!! 04:09

2.Sermon of the Witches Crepuscular, Under the Auspice of His most Foul Host (Bestialis Convocatio) 03:44

3.For He who reserves his veins for the abomination that approaches 02:54

4.The Great Procession (Bellowing promulgation of demonical Mephistophelean scourge) 03:54

5.Anointed by Typhon. To Harness the Storms of Mars. 03:37

6.Blessed by the Radiant Crown of Mysterion Babalon (Adorned in entrails of Scarlet Purpura) 04:07

7.Slaughtered Death, Mutilated Remains (The Vore Approaches) 01:35

8.Coronatio Supremae Bestiae 04:48

released May 6, 2024

“Coronation of the Supreme Beast” made its presence known in the year MMXIII. After an exhausting attempt, and with lack of inspiration, it would be ritually dismembered, and the coronation would be dethroned. In the year MMXXII it would rise once again with the proper weaponry and imperishable declaration, and this is its abominating & vengeful campaign towards all!

Conjured, transfixed, butchered and given impetus blasphemy at Temple of the Beast Studios from June 2022- December 2023.

All lyrical manifestations, guitar compositions, percussive formulation, bass foundation by X.Blackthorn©

Mixed & Mastered by Absu A. Morales at Optical Music Studios (OpticalMusic666@outlook.com)

Photography by: Hella (Goddess of Impurity Prod)

Layout by: Werwolf

CD Version Art by: Jenglot Hitam

Produced by: BlackDeath Coven Records & Temple of the Beast Studios (U.S.A.)

Executive Producer: Werewolf Records (Finland)

Blackthorn’s horrendous exorcism consisted of the following on this recording: Pearl Drums, Meinl, Zildjjan, & Wuhan cymbals, Tama pedals, Vic Firth drum sticks, BC Rich Guitars, Jackson Guitars, ESP Bass, Death Trident Picks, and Alesis Andromeda Synth, exclusively.

Blackthorn-Drums, Guitars, Vocals, Bass

https://thornspawn.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/thornspawn

https://instagram.com/thornspawnofficial

REGRAVE RELEAE "TORN IN EIGHT DIRECTIONS"

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Torn in Eight Directions Demo

by Regrave

Grindcore from Portland Oregon

Tracklist:

1.Resurrected Despot 01:18

2.Acid Scaffold 01:04

3.UMS 01:05

4.Flattened 01:32

5.Encircled by Lampreys 01:41

6.Smell the Guru 02:22

7.Warehouse of Stolen Goods 01:54

8.Termites 01:14

9.Dig Up the Body 03:33

10.Hunted by Polygamists 01:22

11.Injected with Bovine Serum 01:00

12.Torn in Eight Directions 01:40

Greg Ingestion - Guitars, Pitch

Matt Aldrich - Drums

released June 14, 2024

Recorded with Philip Holmes at Trainspotter Studios

Mastering by Dominick Scala at As Above Studio

https://regrave.bandcamp.com/

viernes, 2 de agosto de 2024

ANASARCA RELEASE "GODDESS OF THE SOMBER SHADE"

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"Goddess of the Somber Shade" promo 2024

by ANASARCA

Tracklist:

1.Achlys 03:58

2.He is Dead 03:43

3.In Memoriam 04:40

This is a 3 song promo/advanced demo for the upcoming 5th album "ACHLYS" 2024/2025. You will get WAV files for burning your own CD, feel free to download the printable cover for it as well.

1. Achlys (3:59)

2. He is Dead (3:44)

3. In Memoriam (4:41)

released July 21, 2024

Recorded at Wretched Noise, Oldenburg, Germany 15th and 20th of June 2024.

https://anasarca.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anasarca/183059815069069

https://instagram.com/anasarca_deathmetal