EPICA RELEASE THIRD TRAILER FOR ‘THE HOLOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLE’

Dutch symphonic metal stars EPICA are ready to release the third studio trailer for their upcoming masterpiece ‘The Holographic Principle‘. This new clip reveals a glimpse into the drum and vocal recordings and a detailed look behind the scenes.

“Only one month to go until the release!!!,” the band states. “Here is the 3rd part of the EPICA documentary. Dealing with the acoustic sessions, artwork and the concept behind ‘The Holographic Principle’! We hope you’ll enjoy watching it as much as we did by making the album.”

Catch up on the first two trailers:
Epica talk about the songwriting process: https://youtu.be/LSlEVPjG7rg
The band showcase the different instruments they worked with: https://youtu.be/HzqHyRu1oSc

Pre-order ‘The Holographic Principle’ here:
Limited Edition Earbook, Limited Edition Blue Vinyl, Limited Edition Bi-Coloured Vinyl, Limited Edition Mail Order Boxset from the Nuclear Blast UK store: http://nblast.de/EpicaNBUK
iTunes + ‘Universal Death Squad’ instant grat: http://nblast.de/EpicaTHPiTunes
Listen in the NB Novelties playlist: http://sptfy.com/2zZF
2CD Digipack, CD & Vinyl (inc signed insert) from Recordstore.co.uk : http://nblast.de/EpicaRecordstore

Track listing as follows:
01. Eidola
02. Edge Of The Blade
03. A Phantasmic Parade
04. Universal Death Squad
05. Divide And Conquer
06. Beyond The Matrix
07. Once Upon A Nightmare
08. The Cosmic Algorithm
09. Ascension – Dream State Armageddon
10. Dancing In A Hurricane
11. Tear Down Your Walls
12. The Holographic Principle – A Profound Understanding Of Reality

Don’t miss EPICA on tour!
10.08.-12.08.  Leyendas del Rock festival XII Vilenna, Spanien

The band’s own EPIC METAL FEST:
01.10.  NL        Tilburg – Epic Metal Fest Netherlands
15.10.  BR       Sao Paulo – Epic Metal Fest Brazil

EPICA + POWERWOLF + BEYOND THE BLACK
12.01.  D         Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
13.01.  D         Cologne – Palladium
14.01.  D         Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
16.01.  CH       Geneve – Salle Des Fetes De Thonex
17.01.  CH       Zurich – Volkshaus
18.01.  IT         Milan – Live Club
20.01.  D         Munich – Tonhalle
21.01.  A          Vienna – Gasometer
24.01.  PL        Warsaw – Progresja
25.01.  D         Berlin – Huxley’s
27.01.  D         Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
28.01.  CZ        Prague – Forum Karlin
29.01.  D          Hannover – Capitol
31.01.  D          Hamburg – Mehr! Theater
01.02.  BE        Brussels- Ancienne Belgique
03.02.  UK       London – o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
04.02.  F          Paris – Le Zénith

London tickets available from myticket.co.uk / seetickets.com
VIP-upgrades are available from: www.soundrink.com

More on EPICA:
Lyric video for the first single, “Universal Death Squad“: https://youtu.be/P_Ys_W7ySkM

www.epica.nl
www.facebook.com/epica
www.nuclearblast.de/epica

Epica Album

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DUSKS EMBRACE Set To Release New Album “ReAwakening” This Autumn

(Photo Credit Stephan Partipilo)

Salem, Portland based Progressive Metal band, Dusks Embrace have announced their fourth studio album ReAwakening, which is set to be released this Autumn.

ReAwakening will be a milestone for the band in many ways. This record introduces a new vocalist, Aldo Arevalo, as well as a whole new sonic palette for the band. This record is the coalescence of years spent working on various metal, EDM, electronic and video game style music. The wide range of influences have led this record to be as much of a sonic journey as well as a musical one. Not content to follow in the trend of chugging metal, Dusks Embrace have worked to create a record that is strong in songwriting as well as sonic direction. The atmosphere of the synthesizers and catchy melodies along with a focus on songs over technicality will be a breath of fresh air in the sometimes stagnate world of progressive music.

Commented founder and guitarist Josh Brewer: “The creative process for ‘ReAwakening’ has been very different from previous Dusks records. In the past I have written the majority of the material but did almost all the finalizing and production myself. This time around was the first real collaborative effort. I still wrote all the standards for the material but as I put the band together we rehearsed and added parts. Having the input from the other guys as well as the new vocalist really helped push the material to be more of what I have always wanted.

He continues: “The biggest difference from our previous records is a lack of a  clear sense of stylistic direction. This was the first record that really felt like what I wanted to do and not what fit in to a typical genre. We have always had moments of progressive tinged music but it was always sandwiched in with the more metal over tones. This record feels more like a constant flow and nothing seems forced into the record. It manages to cover a wide sonic and musical palette without sounding like a gimmick.

Dusks Embrace is a band that will soon define a movement. One that focuses on being able to write catchy, musically and sonically dense music that still plays on enough pop sensibilities to keep people coming back for more. The band is a shining example of the ability of independent artists in the modern age to push boundaries musically and independently release professional quality material.

Dusks Embrace’s fourth studio album ReAwakening is out this Autumn. The exact date, as well as the album art and track listing will be revealed in the coming weeks. The band has previously released a lyric video for “Face Forward” taken from ReAwakening.

Dusks Embrace on the web:

http://www.dusksembracemusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/dusksembrace

https://twitter.com/dusksembrace

https://www.youtube.com/user/joshrbrewer

https://play.spotify.com/artist/0kXtEBIaHdgpALmiFs8BA6

Dusks Embrace line-up:

Josh Brewer – guitar, vocals

Aldo Arevalo – vocals

Myke Daniel – bass, vocals

Liam Manley – drums

VADER – NEW LYRIC VIDEO RELEASED

Vader Iron Times

The new EP from Polish death metal legends VADER , ‘Iron Times‘, was released on August 12th. Today, the band has released the lyric video for the brand new track, “Prayer To The God Of War” via YouTube.

VADER‘s Piotr states:
“11 days ago VADER has released a new record ‘Iron Times’. This EP includes two new tracks and two bonus cover songs. Today we have the big pleasure of introducing to you the lyric-video for one of new songs – ‘Prayer to the God of War’!  The whole new album ‘The Empire’ will be out via Nuclear Blast in November and ‘Iron Times’ is the appetiser before the album. Enjoy and do not be afraid to visit us on tour in November/December!”

‘Iron Times‘ includes the following songs:

Side A
01. Parabellum
02. Prayer To The God Of War
Side B
01. Piesc I Stal
02. Overkill

The EP is available digitally here: http://nblast.de/VaderIronTimesiTunes

VADER have also announced the release of their new studio album, ‘The Empire‘. The follow-up to their highly-acclaimed 2014 album, ‘Tibi Et Igni‘, was recorded at Hertz Studios in Bialystok, Poland and produced byWojtek and Slawek Wiesawski.

‘The Empire’ will be released on November 04th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast.

VADER live:
26.08. SK  Terchova – Terchovsky Budzogan Festival PIRO
02.09. F    Torcy – Fall of Summer Fest

Transsiberian Blitz TOUR 2016
09.09. Rus    St.Petersburg – OPERA
10.09. Rus    Kazań – „Mayakovsky”
11.09. Rus    Moscow – Brooklyn
12.09. Rus    Samara – Zvezda
13.09. Rus   Yekaterinburg  – Nirvana
14.09. Rus   Novosibirsk – „R-club”
15.09. Rus   Krasnoyarsk – „Era”
16.09. Rus   Irkutsk – Rock’n’Roll Pub
17.09. Rus  Khabarovsk – Velicano
18.09. Rus  Vladivostok –  SanRemo Hall
20.09. RC  Bejing –  Yu Gong Yi Shan
22.09. RC  Hong Kong – Hidden Agenda
23.09.  T   Taipei – The Wall
24.09. J     Osaka – Shinsaibashi Paradigm
26.09. J     Tokyo – Harajuku Astro Hall

The Empire Rising Europe 2016 pt. ONE
(w/ Hate Eternal , Threat Signal)

04.11. D  Bad Oeynhausen – Druckerei
05.11. D  Andernach – Juz-Live-Club
06.11. B  Arlon – L’Entrepo
07.11.  TBA
08.11.  TBA
09.11. CH  Zurich – Dynamo
10.11.  TBA
11.11. I   Brescia – Circolo Colony
12.11.  TBA
13.11. NL  Rotterdam – Baroeg
14.11. UK  London – The Dome
15.11.  TBA
16.11.  TBA
17.11.  TBA
18.11.  TBA
19.11. D  Essem – Turock
20.11. D  Leipzig – Taubchenthal

w/ INFERNAL WAR, INCIDIUS
22.11.  PL        Poznan – Blue Note
23.11.  PL        Torun – Od Nowa
24.11.  PL        Zabrze – Wiatrak
25.11.  PL        Wroclaw – Alibi
26.11.  PL        Katowice – Mega Club
27.11.  PL        Rzeszow – Life House
29.11.  PL        Krakow – Kwadrat
30.11.  PL        Bialystok – Zmiana Klimatu
01.12.  PL        Lublin – Graffiti
02.12.  PL        Warszawa – Progresja
03.12.  PL        Gdansk – B90
04.12.  PL        Olsztyn – Andergrant

More info:
www.vader.pl
www.facebook.com/vader
www.nuclearblast.de/vader

Vader tour

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OPETH RELEASE 5TH STUDIO BLOG FOR ‘SORCERESS’

Swedish experimental heavy-rock pioneers OPETH have released the fifth instalment, “Studio Report – Episode 5,” of their in-depth, behind the scenes series on the making of their 12th studio album, ‘Sorceress‘. In this new trailer, frontman Mikael Akerfeldt talks about the vocal recordings in the legendary Rockfield Studiosand the writing process for his lyrics. The highly-anticipated record is due out on September 30th via the band’s imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment.

Catch up on the previous episodes:
Mikael leads you through the Rockfield Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olffy8UPwbo
Mikael
speaks about the guitar recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG-oDDNmWC8
Axe
speaks about the drum recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lV8N7AiBY
Martin
speaks about the bass recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et2mbByRt6s

Opeth recently released a lyric video for the record’s title track “Sorceress“, which has has already received mass critical praise from fans and critics alike. Watch the video here:

‘Sorceress’ track list:
1. Persephone
2. Sorceress
3. The Wilde Flowers
4. Will O The Wisp
5. Chrysalis
6. Sorceress 2
7. The Seventh Sojourn
8. Strange Brew
9. A Fleeting Glance
10. Era
11. Persephone (Slight Return)

Sorceress cover

Pre-order ‘Sorceress’:
Nuclear Blast Store: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressNB
Recordstore.co.uk (orders come with signed inserts – whilst stocks last): http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressRS

Pre-order ‘Sorceress’ Digitally:
iTunes: http://nblast.de/OpethSorceressIT

MORE INFO:

 

SONATA ARCTICA ANNOUNCE FIRST TRAILER FOR “THE NINTH HOUR”

Sonata Arctica - Closer to an Animal

After announcing the new album ‘The Ninth Hour‘, due on October 7th, the Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA now present the first in a series of album trailers. Check out the first one here in which the band talk about the first single, ‘Closer To An Animal’:

Pre-order the album digitally here: http://nblast.de/TheNinthHouriTunes

Nuclear Blast UK store exclusive:
Limited Edition Light Blue Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataBlueVinyl
Exclusive Digipack CD + Canvas Artwork Print: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiCanvas

Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk:
Digipack CD: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiAmz
Black Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataVinylAmz

‘The Ninth Hour’ full tracklist:
01. Closer To An Animal
02. Life
03. Fairytale
04. We Are What We Are
05. Till Death’s Done Us Apart
06. Among The Shooting Stars
07. Rise A Night
08. Fly, Navigate, Communicate
09. Candle Lawns
10. White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
11. On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)

Watch the lyric video to ‘Closer To An Animal

Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen.

Right after the summer festival season and the release of their anticipated record, the band will embark on a European tour together with their label mates TWILIGHT FORCE. Dates as follows:

SONATA ARCTICA  
Special Guests: TWILIGHT FORCE
presented by: Metal Hammer, Musix, Blast, Rock it + Powermetal.de & Dragon Productions
07.10.16 NOR – Trondheim, Trondheim Metal Fest *SOLD OUT*
08.10.16 SE – Borlänge, Liljan
09.10.16 SE – Huskvarna, Folkets Park
11.10.16 DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
12.10.16 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
13.10.16 NL – Haarlem, Patronaat
14.10.16 NL – Tilburg, 013
15.10.16 UK – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16.10.16 FR – Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
18.10.16 FR – Strasbourg, La Laiterie
19.10.16 CH – Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
20.10.16 IT – Milan, Alcatraz
21.10.16 DE – Mannheim, Alte Seilerei
22.10.16 DE – Bochum, Zeche
Booking: Dragon Productionswww.dragon-productions.com

BRUJERIA – BAND DEBUT BRAND NEW TRACK, “BRUJA-“

brujeria-pocho-aztlan

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA will release their fourth full length album, entitled Pocho Aztlan, on Mexican Independence Day (September 16) via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Today, the band has debuted a new track from that album entitled “Bruja-

Pocho Aztlan is now available for pre-order on Limited Edition Neon Yellow Vinyl, Limited Edition Orange Vinyl and CD/T-Shirt bundle (images below) from the Nuclear Blast UK web store:http://nblast.de/BrujeriaNBUK

Fans can also pre-order the album digitally via iTunes and receive the song “No Aceptan Imitaciones”  and “Bruja-” instantly: http://nblast.de/BrujeriaPochoAztlanIT

The lyric video for the first single from Pocho Aztlan, “No Aceptan Imitaciones” can be viewed below:

Pocho Aztlan track list:
1. Pocho Aztlan
2. No Aceptan Imitaciones
3. Profecia Del Anticristo
4. Angel De La Frontera
5. Plato O Plomo
6. Satongo
7. Isla De La Fantasia
8. Bruja-
9. Mexico Campeon
10. Codigos
11. Debilador
12. California Über Aztlan (DEAD KENNEDYS cover)

Pocho Aztlan is the band’s first release since Brujerizmo was released in 2000 via Roadrunner. It was recorded over the course of many years and at several studios around the globe. The end result was mixed by Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, THE EXPLOITED).

BRUJERIA‘s legend has proliferated for nearly three decades. When the band first emerged from the sunbaked hellscape of Los Angeles in 1989, the city was on the brink of chaos. Daryl Gates ruled the LAPD with an iron fist, overseeing a legion of blue-suited stormtroopers who cracked brown and black skulls at every opportunity. Rodney King, the ’92 riots, and CA governor Pete “Pito” Wilson’s anti-immigrant Prop 187 were all on the bleak horizon. The Mexican-American agitators of BRUJERIA captured the mood of the city’s minorities with the band’s infamous and widely banned 1993 debut, Matando Güeros (“Killing White People”), quickly becoming the Spanish-language counterparts to early grindcore masters TERRORIZER and NAPALM DEATH. Led by lyricist and mastermind Juan Brujo, BRUJERIA were alternately rumored to be satanic drug lords and members of well-established metal bands. The truth, as always, lay somewhere in between.

Fast forward to right about now: Pocho Aztlan is BRUJERIA’s first new album in 16 years. The title translates to “Wasted Promised Land,” a combination of Aztlán, the fabled ancestral home of the Aztecs, and the term pocho, which native Mexicans use to refer—not always kindly—to their counterparts born in the States. Brujohimself is pocho, a man caught between two worlds. Many pochos are not exactly accepted with open arms in Mexico. Meanwhile, they’re too often regarded as second-class citizens in their adopted US home. Brujo has transcended both scenarios through the power of BRUJERIA’s uncompromising grindcore and death metal. His all-Spanish lyrics are as vivid as they are effective: Bona fide tales from the frontlines of the drug war, the racial divide, and the battle for the border. “A lot of BRUJERIA songs are true stories,” Brujo says. “And if they haven’t happened yet, they will happen.”

BRUJERIA is:
Juan Brujo – Vocals
Fantasma – Vocals, Bass
Hongo – Guitar, Drum Programming
El Cynico – Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Hongo Jr. – Drums
Pinche Peach – Vocals, Samples
Pititis – Female Vocals
A Kuerno – Guitar
Sangron – Backup Vocals
Guero III – Backup Vocals

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BLUES PILLS – BAND RELEASE ‘I FELT A CHANGE’ MUSIC VIDEO

Up and coming multi-national rock act BLUES PILLS have released the official music video for the song ‘I Felt A Change’ from the brand new album, ‘Lady In Gold’ which was released on August 5th via Nuclear Blast. Watch the video:

The video was directed by Johan Bååth (AVATARIUM, DREGEN) who is best known for his work with cult director Jonas Åkerlund (THE ROLLING STONES, U2, MADONNA, OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA) and shot by well known BACKYARD BABIES drummer Peder Carlsson.

Watch the band talking the songs ‘Burned Out’, ‘I Felt A Change‘ and ‘Elements And Things‘ in this video trailer: https://youtu.be/C52elhdXHKo

More on ‘Lady In Gold‘:
‘Little Boy Preacher’ lyric video: https://youtu.be/yPVW2QpgWuY
‘Lady In Gold’ music video: https://youtu.be/AHRvig4l9c4
About the album title and its meaning: https://youtu.be/9_4-rjmJApw
About the lyrics: https://youtu.be/oDblv4WCI1M
About the time after the debut: https://youtu.be/6TcVou3Fjbo
Q&A: https://youtu.be/6VrAhbZ0mzI

‘Lady In Gold’ is OUT NOW. Order your copy (all with signed inserts – while stocks last):
Limited Edition formats at Recordstore.co.uk:  http://bit.ly/RSBluesPills

Limited Edition formats exclusively from the Nuclear Blast UK store:  http://bit.ly/ShopBluesPills

Alternatively, order the album digitally: http://bit.ly/BluesPillsLIG

Just as it’s highly successful predecessor, ‘Lady In Gold’ was once again produced by Don Alsterberg (GRAVEYARD, DIVISION OF LAURA LEE, JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ, JERRY WILLIAMS). The cover art for Lady In Gold was created by Marijke Koger-Dunham (THE BEATLES, CREAM).

‘Lady In Gold’ tracklisting as follows:
01. Lady In Gold
02. Little Boy Preacher
03. Burned Out
04. I Felt A Change
05. Gone So Long
06. Bad Talkers
07. You Gotta Try
08. Won’t Go Back
09. Rejection
10. Elements And Things

‘Lady In Gold’ Tour 2016
+ KADAVAR
+ special guest
30.09.2016 SE – Stockholm, Debaser
01.10.2016 SE – Gothenburg, Pustervik
03.10.2016 DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
04.10.2016 DK – Aarhus, Voxhall
05.10.2016 DE – Hannover, Capitol
07.10.2016 DE – Nürnberg, Löwensaal
08.10.2016 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle
09.10.2016 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
11.10.2016 CH – Yverdon-les-Bains, L´Amalgame
12.10.2016 DE – Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
14.10.2016 DE – München, Tonhalle
15.10.2016 DE – Berlin, Columbiahalle
17.10.2016 AT – Linz, Posthof
18.10.2016 AT – Wien, Gasometer
19.10.2016 IT – Milano, Alcatraz
21.10.2016 DE – Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena
22.10.2016 CH – Pratteln, Z7
23.10.2016 FR – Nimes, La Paloma
25.10.2016 ES – Madrid, Joy Eslava
26.10.2016 ES – Barcelona, Apolo
28.10.2016 FR – Bordeaux, Le Rocher de Palmer
29.10.2016 FR – Rouen, Le 106
01.11.2016 UK – Wolverhampton, Slade Rooms
02.11.2016 UK – Glasgow, Classic Grand
04.11.2016 IR – Dublin, Voodoo Lounge
05.11.2016 UK – Manchester, Club Academy
06.11.2016 UK – London, Koko
08.11.2016 UK – Bristol, Marble Factory

09.11.2016 FR – Nancy, L´Autre Canal

Summer Club Shows 2016
13.08.2016 HU – Budapest, Barba Negra Track
15.08.2016 SI – Ljubljana, Kino Siska
16.08.2016 AT – Innsbruck, Weekender
23.08.2016 PL – Wroclaw, Alibi
24.08.2016 PL – Katowice, Megaclub

Festivals 2016
12.08.2016 AT Bildein -Picture On festival
18.08.2016 BE Hasselt -Pukkelpop Festival
19.08.2016 DE Torgau -Rock & Blues Nacht
20.08.2016 DE Dinkelsbühl -Summer Breeze
28.08.2016 FR Paris -Rock En Seine
11.11.2016 DE Weissenhäuser Strand -Metal Hammer Paradise

More on BLUES PILLS:
‘High Class Woman’ music video:  https://youtu.be/I9y9fCZGHk4
‘No Hope Left For Me’ music video:  https://youtu.be/iV9XFldAi7w
‘Gypsy’ music video:  https://youtu.be/AFaqK1VShtk
‘Devil Man’ lyric video:  https://youtu.be/g6p2R8jaUW0
‘Jupiter’ lyric video:  https://youtu.be/R5Evh8E3_oI

SONATA ARCTICA – ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘CLOSER TO AN ANIMAL’ AND ALBUM PRE-SALE START

Sonata Arctica - Closer to an Animal

After announcing the new album ‘The Ninth Hour’, due on October 7th, the Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA now present their first single and lyric video ‘Closer To An Animal‘.

“‘Closer to an animal’ was a song that our vocalist Tony sent to the studio somewhere around the middle of the sessions with the words: ‘This will be the album opener’,” keyboarder Henkka Klingenberg remembers. “After checking out the demo, we all just had to agree. I would say that musically this is a ‘metal meets 80’s’ type of song. We wanted this as the first single, since it gives quite a clear picture of what you can expect on the upcoming album, or at least some of it. I’m really looking forward to opening the shows on the next World Tour with this track!”

Watch the lyric video to ‘Closer To An Animal‘:

Pre-order the album digitally here: http://nblast.de/TheNinthHouriTunes

Nuclear Blast UK store exclusive:
Limited Edition Light Blue Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataBlueVinyl
Exclusive Digipack CD + Canvas Artwork Print: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiCanvas

Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk:
Digipack CD: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiAmz
Black Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataVinylAmz

‘The Ninth Hour’ full tracklist:
01. Closer To An Animal
02. Life
03. Fairytale
04. We Are What We Are
05. Till Death’s Done Us Apart
06. Among The Shooting Stars
07. Rise A Night
08. Fly, Navigate, Communicate
09. Candle Lawns
10. White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
11. On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)

Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen.

Right after the summer festival season and the release of their anticipated record, the band will embark on a European tour together with their label mates TWILIGHT FORCE. Dates as follows:

SONATA ARCTICA  
Special Guests: TWILIGHT FORCE
presented by: Metal Hammer, Musix, Blast, Rock it + Powermetal.de & Dragon Productions
07.10.16 NOR – Trondheim, Trondheim Metal Fest
08.10.16 SE – Borlänge, Liljan
09.10.16 SE – Huskvarna, Folkets Park
11.10.16 DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
12.10.16 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
13.10.16 NL – Haarlem, Patronaat
14.10.16 NL – Tilburg, 013
15.10.16 UK – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16.10.16 FR – Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
18.10.16 FR – Strasbourg, La Laiterie
19.10.16 CH – Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
20.10.16 IT – Milan, Alcatraz
21.10.16 DE – Mannheim, Alte Seilerei
22.10.16 DE – Bochum, Zeche
Booking: Dragon Productionswww.dragon-productions.com

Watch their latest clips:
The Wolves Die Young‘ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGp0kms-GEk
Love‘ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBACRtmu0VQ
Cloud Factory‘ lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO5FPHFI6sI
Kingdom For A Heart’ – official track: http://youtu.be/TnhNPM1A4t8

More info:
www.sonataarctica.info
www.facebook.com/sonataarctica
www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica

METAL ALLEGIANCE – FALLEN HEROES EP OUT NOW + FOURTH VIDEO TRAILER RELEASED

Metal Allegiance Fallen Heroes

On Friday, METAL ALLEGIANCE released their newest EP, entitled Fallen Heroes, which pays homage to the 3 legends – Lemmy Kilmister, David Bowie, and Glenn Frey – who impacted not just their lives but the world as well.

To celebrate the band’s new EP, they released the fourth video trailer which features Mark Osegueda talking about his cover of “Suffragette City” by David Bowie. Check it out on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel:

Mark Osegueda comments about David Bowie: “He transcended so many more things then just the word musician. He was a true original and made people feel as if they were apart of something. He made you feel comfortable within your own skin about being different and apart from the masses.”

If you missed any of the previous trailers, please see below:
Trailer 1Alex Skolnick discusses the loss of the 3 legends as well as how the songs were chosen:
Trailer 2Alissa White-Gluz chats about her vocal cover of “Life In The Fast Lane” by The Eagles
Trailer 3Mark Menghi talks about how the EP came into fruition

Below is the track list for Fallen Heroes:
1. Iron Fist featuring Troy Sanders
2. Suffragette City featuring Mark Osegueda
3. Life In The Fast Lane featuring Alissa White-Gluz

– Guitar: Alex Skolnick
– Bass: Mark Menghi
– Drums: Mike Portnoy

Order the EP via iTunes now: http://nblast.de/MAiTunes

Recorded at Conclave Studios in New York City, Fallen Heroes was produced by Mark Menghi, Mike Portnoy,and Alex Skolnick. The album was mixed by Jay Ruston in Los Angeles, CA and mastered at Sterling Soundin New York City by Ted Jensen. The initial sketch of the artwork was created by Mark Menghi and Stephen Thompson (Anthrax) and was later finalized by Marcelo Vasco (Slayer).

METAL ALLEGIANCE took the news of Lemmy’s passing very hard as the bands very first gig was onMotörhead’s first Motörboat cruise. It was on that boat where the idea to write a record together and carry the MA flag as a brand/band rather than a sporadic, special event. The band comment, “all of us in MA are humbly grateful for the opportunity that team Motörhead gave us“.

In late 2015, the band scheduled a West Coast string of intimate club dates with a stop as the world-famous Whisky A Go-Go. The year concluded with the band heartbroken saying goodbye to their beloved friend. They later found out that his funeral and memorial services would be held the day of their performance. The band was asked by their tour agent who is also Motörhead‘s agent, Lemmy‘s management, close friends of his, and the owner of the Rainbow & Whisky to incorporate a tribute which of course, they obliged. The day of their performance, Sunset Blvd. was shut down and their bus was parked on a street filled with tears, madness, partiers and a sea of mourning metal heads. They said goodbye to their friend that evening with help fromMotörhead drummer Mikkey Dee amongst a ton of other special guests.

The next day they played their final show at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. Mid-set they were informed that David Bowie had passed. Mark Menghi comments, “I remember coming off stage to trade bass duties with David Ellefson (we would rotate songs) and he stopped me, looked me and Osegueda in the eyes and said ‘Dude, Bowie just passed away.’ Literally in mid-set we got that news. I looked at Mark and he was in tears. Not even a minute later, he was on stage telling the Bay area crowd of the news he just learned. I turned to the side and looked over at Mike Portnoy and he just had his head down with his hands over his head trying to comprehend what Mark was saying. The next few songs was our Lemmy tribute and tears rolled off all of our eyes while paying tribute to one while learning of the passing of another.”

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DESTRUCTION – BAND RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “GENERATION NEVERMORE”

Destruction Under Attack

Iconic thrash metal band DESTRUCTION released their new masterpiece ‘Under Attack’ on May 13th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Today, the band has uploaded the lyric video for the track Generation Nevermore.

Frontman Schmier states:
“Did you ever ask yourself how is it possible that the global population just loves to make cash with killing our planet and our fellowmen and doesn’t give a fuck? Where is the wake up call of our political leaders in charge? Mankind does not really wanna have a look in the mirror till it’s too late … and this is an angry Thrash song about that sad fact!”

Pick up ‘Under Attack’ here:
CD: http://bit.ly/UnderAttackAMZ
Limited Edition Red Vinyl:  http://bit.ly/UnderAttackVinyl

DESTRUCTION will join forces with US-based thrash metal monsters FLOTSAM & JETSAM, Swedish metal maniacs ENFORCER and Brazil’s NERVOSA for a full European headlining tour this fall. Find all dates below!

‘Europe Under Attack 2016!
w/ FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, ENFORCER, NERVOSA
15.09.  CH       Pratteln – Z7
16.09.  D         München – Backstage
17.09.  I           Brescia – Circolo Colony
18.09.  D         Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
20.09.  D         Bochum – Matrix
21.09.  F          Strasbourg – La Laiterie
22.09.  F          Grenoble – La Belle Electrique
23.09.  F          Marseille – Le Moulin
24.09.  F          Toulouse – Metronum
25.09.  E          Barcelona – Razz2
27.09.  E          Sevilla – Custom
28.09.  P          Lisbon – RCA Club
29.09.  P          Porto – Hard Club
30.09.  E          Madrid – Arena
01.10.  E          Bilbao – Stantana 27
02.10.  F          Paris – La Machine
04.10.  UK       Glasgow – Audio
05.10.  IRL       Dublin – Voodoo Lounge
06.10.  UK       Manchester – Club Academy
07.10.  UK       London – Underworld

08.10.  NL        Rjissen – Lucky
09.10.  NL        Drachten – Iduna
10.10.  D          Rockstock – M.A.U. Club
11.10.  CZ        Prag – Storm Club
12.10.  D         Nürnberg – Hirsch
13.10.  D         Siegburg – Kubana
14.10.  A          Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm
15.10.  B          Hasselt – Muziekodroom*
16.10.  D         Mannheim – 7er Club
*without Flotsam & Jetsam

More DESTRUCTION dates:
10.08.  CZ        Jaromer – Brutal Assault
14.08.  RO       Rasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
16.12.  NL        Eindhoven – Effenaar
08.10.  NL        Rjissen – Lucky
09.10.  NL        Drachten – Iduna
10.10.  D          Rockstock – M.A.U. Club
11.10.  CZ        Prag – Storm Club
12.10.  D         Nürnberg – Hirsch
13.10.  D         Siegburg – Kubana
14.10.  A          Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm
15.10.  B          Hasselt – Muziekodroom*
16.10.  D         Mannheim – 7er Club
*without Flotsam & Jetsam