"To some people heavy metal is Motorhead and to others it's Judas Priest."
Glenn Danzig
Norwegian outfit Tonic Breed has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming “Outsold” album. Check it out below, and you can pre-order “Outsold” at the band’s official website here. Tonic Breed consists of:
Patrik Svendsen – Vocals/Guitar
Thomas Koksvik – Guitar
Rudi Golimo – Bass
Mats Johansen – Drums
U.S. extreme metal outfit Goemagot has released a new official music video for the track “Bigotry,” which can be seen below. For more details on the three-piece outfit, head over to the Goemagot Facebook profile here.
Belarus outfit Serdce will soon be launching pre-orders for upcoming album “Timelessness,” which will see release via Blood Music. Today the band has released an extended teaser showcasing clips from three songs off the album. Check it out below.
Sacred Serenity has issued the following announcement about calling it quits and forming a new band called Codex:
“So the time has come to tell you all what we have been doing for the past year and a half. First of all, we want to thank our fans and the bands we’ve shared the stage with during our time as SS.
“Without you we wouldn’t be where we are today. So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. With that being said, we have good news and bad news.
“First, the bad. We regret to inform you that we are laying Sacred Serenity to rest. We took the last year and a half to write a new record. And after listening to what we had written, we thought a lot about the direction of the band and what we wanted out of it this time around. Collectively, we decided that Sacred Serenity wasn’t cutting it anymore.
“Now for the good news! We are officially announcing our new project Codex. With a fresh start and a new sound we are ready to hit the scene hard and fucking heavy. We hope those of you who enjoyed SS will follow us on this new path and continue your support and show as much love to this project as you did with SS.”
Check out a teaser clip below, and you can find more info on Codex at the band’s new Facebook profile.
Mexican metal outfit S7N has released a new music video for the “Blackout” track, taken from the album “Fearless.”
“Blackout” was produced by La Lola, directed by Cheeno Mesdrage, and can be seen in the YouTube clip below. You can also hear more music from S7N over at the band’s Facebook profile.
Poland’s black metal outfit Witchmaster is back with a new line-up and an upcoming new album on Osmose records.
The “Antichristus Ex Utero” album contains eleven tracks of rabid old school black metal in the uncompromising Witchmaster style. The album was recorded during summer 2013 and mixed by Malta (Behemoth, Decapitated).
Inferno (of Behemoth) has returned to the band after some 10 years of absence, taking care of battery and guitars. The rest of the line-up is rounded out by Reyash (ex-Vader, Incantation), Bastis, and Kali.
French isolationist black metal outfit Aurvandil – recently covered in our Unearthing the Metal Underground series – today streams the entirety of the “Thrones” album, released in Europe this week by Eisenwald (May 6th in North America).
Give all four tracks a listen in the player below, thanks to Decibel Magazine. You can also read our review of “Thrones” right here.
After launching a special cover of “To Go Off And Things” by the Cardiacs, Napalm Death is now working on an upcoming new album and follow-up to 2012′s “Utilitarian.” The band comments:
“First night done laying some more drum tracks down for the new ND album… A different approach than the last record with different recording sessions.
“Some of the songs are worked out and some songs we are going for a more spontaneous approach to see where it takes us but so far we are getting some cool dynamics in drum tones and songs, which will ultimately lead to a more diverse and crazy sounding album! It’s looking good so far!”
Further details are forthcoming, and you can follow the recording process over at the band’s Facebook profile here.
Stream Of Passion has uploaded part one of a series of track-by-track clips for new album “A War Of Our Own,” which is out now.
See Marcela shares some insights on the ideas behind the album’s songs below. The album’s track listing is as follows:
1. Monster
2. A War of Our Own
3. The Curse
4. Autophobia
5. Burning Star
6. For You
7. Exile
8. Delirio
9. Earthquake
10. Secrets
11. Don’t Let Go
12. Out of the Darkness
13. The Distance Between Us (Digipack Bonus Track)
Revamp has checked in from the band’s North American tour supporting latest album “Wild Card” (reviewed here).
Check out a video clip from the road below. To hear more from the band, you can also see the lyric video for “Nothing” at this location.
Remaining dates on the North American trek are as follows:
Apr. 23–The Masquerade–Atlanta, GA
Apr. 24–House of Blues Orlando–Orlando, FL
Apr. 25–Revolution–Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Apr. 26–State Theatre–St. Petersburg, FL
Apr. 28–Scout Bar–Houston, TX
Apr. 29–Trees–Dallas, TX
May 1–Club Red–Tempe, AZ
May 2–House of Blues–West Hollywood, CA
May 3–Slim’s–San Francisco, CA
May 5–Knitting Factory Concert–House Spokane, WA
May 6–El Corazon–Seattle, WA
May 7–The Venue–Vancouver, BC
May 9–The Starlite–Room Edmonton, AB
May 10–Republik–Calgary, AB
May 11–Riddell Centre–Regina, SK
May 12–Park Theatre–Winnipeg, MB
May 14–The Summit Music Hall–Denver, CO
May 15–Sunshine Theater–Albuquerque, NM
May 16–Diamond Ballroom–Oklahoma City, OK
