Dawn Ahead signs with Art Gates Records. New album in March 2021

We are proud to present the Thrash / Death Metal band Dawn Ahead as the explosive new addition to the international catalog of Art Gates Records artists. Originally founded in 2012, this band has developed a unique sound, which consists of the combination of contemporary Thrash Metal combined with the roots of the genre with the brutality of Death Metal. Extreme sonority, neck-breaking riffs, beastly solos, all this while maintaining a catchy essence in the purest style of a metal hymn, an untraditional sound, but exciting, a wild journey through everything we love about this genre

Tracklist: Death Roll State Of Mind Suffer Anthem Of The Fallen I Command Among The Blind Shot At Dawn All I Have To Do Pride Summon The Black Excess After releasing 2 EPs in recent years, this five-member line-up is set to reveal all their fury with the international release of their debut album "Fallen Anthems", which will be released worldwide on March 19, 2021 through from Art Gates Records. The disc has been recorded in Marbug Records, Germany. Mixed and mastered by Marbug Records. Produced by Dawn Ahead. Pre-sales soon available. More info in www.artgatesrecords.com and :

 

ICED EARTH and DEMONS & WIZARDS disappear from Century Media website

Heavy Metal bands ICED EARTH and DEMONS & WIZARDS have disappeared from the Century Media Records artist list. As you know, guitarist Jon Schaffer is a member of both groups, arrested for his participation in the assault on the United States Capitol.

However, Century Media has not issued any statement on these events. You can consult the list of artists of the German label -which belongs to Sony Music- in this link and check that none of the groups are listed. The bands' records cannot be found in the record company, CMdistro, either.

We remind you that the musicians who accompany Jon Schaffer in ICED EARTH distanced themselves from the actions of the leader of the band. Singer Stu Block, bassist Luke Appleton, drummer Brent Smedley and guitarist Jake Dreyer released a statement. "We do not support riots or violent acts," the artists said.

Also, Hansi Kürsch, Schaffer's partner in DEMONS & WIZARDS, posted a message through his main band, BLIND GUARDIAN, distancing himself from the assault on the Capitol and any violent act.

Jon Schaffer faces six federal charges for the riots.
Jon Schaffer's teammates at ICED EARTH stand apart from the Capitol assault

We remind you of the statement from the remaining members of the US formation:

"We want to thank those of you who have sent words of support in the last few days. Some of you have worried about our silence, which we understand. We needed some time to properly process the information and find out some facts before making a statement.

First of all, we DO NOT tolerate or support the riots or acts of violence in which the rioters were involved on January 6 in the United States Capitol building. We hope that everyone involved that day will be brought to justice for investigation and held accountable for their actions.

With a broken heart we send our love and compassion to all who have been in pain over the events of January 6. We are deeply saddened and our hearts go out to the families of the lives lost that day. There really are no adequate words to comfort. We want you to know that we are with you in your shock, grief and pain. Much love to all of you.

Stu, Luke, Jake, Brent. "
 

Melodic Death Metal Unit WOLFHEART to Release “Skull Soldiers” EP this March!

Melodic Death Metal Mainstays WOLFHEART to Release New EP,  Skull Soldiers, on March 5, 2021 | Pre-Order HERE   Watch the New Video for Title Track “Skull Soldiers” HERE   Happening Today at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET:  Catch WOLFHEART’s Virtual Concert Stream HERE

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As if announcing today’s new virtual performance stream wasn’t enough of an early holiday gift (see below for more information), Finnish melodic death metal mainstaysWOLFHEART are doubling their musical output with the announcement of their upcoming EP, Skull Soldiers, scheduled for release on March 5, 2021 via Napalm Records!   WOLFHEART continue the heroic battle forged on their highly-acclaimed 2020 full-length,Wolves of Karelia, with two new, frostbitten Winter War-inspired singles and two special rarities. The new studio tracks featured on the EP, “Skull Soldiers” and “Hereditary”, both explore new territory while maintaining the WOLFHEART trademark sound – searing through the mountainous ice with colossal, guttural vocals, driving blastbeats and rhythms.   Today, the band has shared a brand new lyric video for the title track, “Skull Soldiers”, featuring guest vocals from Petro Solovey of Ukranian band Wolfanger. Blazing guitar leads and scorching guttural vocals burn as Solovey and frontman Tuomas Saukkonen tell the tale of a small unit of powerful Finnish soldiers who painted skulls and skeletons onto their helmets during the Winter War.   WOLFHEART frontman Tuomas Saukkonen says about “Skull Soldiers”: "I wanted the first single to be as heavy and crushing as possible in our standards so it would reflect the theme in the best possible way. The lyrics also are heavily connected to the Skull Soldiers themselves, and Petro from Ukrainian band Wolfanger provided awesome guest vocals in his native language, adding another level to the brutality.”

Watch the lyric video for “Skull Soldiers” HERE

The Skull Soldiers EP’s unrelentingly heavy offerings bring to life a sonic aura of freezing winter temperatures and the crushing weight of the Finnish army that was never willing to surrender. In addition to its aforementioned new studio tracks, the EP is also accented by two rarities: the first – an eerie new acoustic version of the Shadow World (2015) track,“Aeon of Cold”, featuring the airy, chilling clean vocals of bassist Lauri Silvonen, and the second – a flawless live version of the Wolves of Karelia single “Reaper”, recorded during the band’s virtual concert stream performance that aired in 2020. Skull Soldiers is a must-have for diehard and new WOLFHEART fans alike, staving off cravings until the band’s next offering!   Saukkonen says about the EP’s concept: "I did a lot of research about the Winter War for the Wolves of Karelia album, but after the album was out, a few reporters gave me some additional details during the interview cycle and it turns out I managed to miss some really cool hidden gems. One of them was a small "elite group", or "Winter War special unit", who called themselves Skull Soldiers – ninja level soldiers who painted skulls and skeletons on their helmets. I really felt that I had to write some kind of a sequel for Wolves of Karelia, and since lockdown brought a lot of free time, we decided to make an EP while waiting for the world to open up again for touring.”   He adds about the EP’s rarity tracks: “The acoustic version of ‘Aeon Of Cold’ is something we have been thinking for a while now. Our bass player, Lauri, has awesome clean voice and we would like to play a full unplugged gig at some point, and based on that idea we have already been arranging some of the songs with acoustic guitars. Since there are no gigs at the moment, we wanted to try out the idea in studio. Same goes with live version of ‘Reaper’. We did a multitrack recording when we did our first streaming gig last April and since we are unable to play live to our fans, this is the second-best thing we could offer."

Pre-Order the Skull Soldiers EP HERE!

Skull Soldiers EP tracklisting: 1. Skull Soldiers 2. Hereditary 3. Aeon of Cold (Acoustic) 4. Reaper (Live)   The Skull Soldiers EP will be available in the following formats: - 12 inch Vinyl EP in Silver + Patch (Napalm Mailorder - strictly limited) - 12 inch Vinyl EP in Silver + Patch + Shirt (Napalm Mailorder - strictly limited) - Digital EP

12 inch Vinyl EP in Silver + Patch + Shirt (Napalm Mailorder - strictly limited)

Watch WOLFHEART’s Virtual Performance Stream TODAY HERE!

WOLFHEART’s virtual studio performance stream is happening today at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST / 9 PM CET, so make sure to get your tickets now via TicketSpice.com! The stream will be available to view for 72 hours after its initial stream time. During this event,WOLFHEART will perform their debut studio album, Winterborn, in its entirety, plus favorites and rarities scarcely ever performed live, in celebration of Winterborn reaching over 10 million streams via Spotify and YouTube combined. This is an absolute must-see for any diehard WOLFHEART supporter! The stream will also include bonus footage such as fan-chosen multi-instrumental tutorials and exclusive band Q&As.

WOLFHEART is: Tuomas Saukkonen: Guitar, Vocals Joonas Kauppinen: Drums Lauri Silvonen: Bass, Backing Vocals Vagelis Karzis: Session Guitar   WOLFHEART online: FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM NAPALM RECORDS

 

DEATH OF A LEGEND - Second single BEYOND THUNDERDOME out now! 💥

DEATH OF A LEGEND release their second single BEYOND THUNDERDOME

After the great success of the first single Faceman, which has passed the 27k streams in a little more than a month from its release, Death of a Legend are ready to unveil Beyond Thunderdome. It's a mixture of energy and irony, trademarks of the band, and Trippy declares about it: "No dead cities standing silent in a radioactive wasteland and no armored muscle cars full of spikes and chiansaws. They told us the most precious thing left was fuel and they were wrong. Then they told us the most precious thing left was water and again they were wrong. All the way wrong. It's toilet paper and it's over. Beyond Thunderdome is the first song we worked on together at the beginning of 2020. The line up was not complete at the time and we were still trying to find our own way of making things so the first version sounded more like a thrash metal track. In the beginning it felt challenging to put it together and keep it on a leash but later.. fuck that, we just let ourselves go and everything started flowing naturally. Enjoy!" Death of a Legend, rock’n’roll band formed by members of the hardcore punk scene of Milano, are:Trippy (voice), Mark (guitars), Zane (bass) and Don Malastorte (drums). Their style is a mixture of the iconic rock blues groovy vibes of Danko Jones, the raw facets of groups such as Maylene and the sons of Disaster and The Bronx and the typical groove of early Volbeat. Watch Beyond Thunderdome HERE For more information about Death of a Legend: https://linktr.ee/deathofalegend

 

KING BAAL: "Conjurements" Album Available For The Media

"Conjurements" is due for release on 29 01 2021 via Wormholedeath Records worldwide                   

 

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Unfleshed - "Twisted Path To Mutilation" (Death Metal/Portugal)

After two decades of existence, portuguese death metallers Unleash released their debut full-length "Twisted Path To Mutilation" via Larvae Records.

Their new album features twelve songs over a fleeting hour injected with impious inexorable old school death metal, that will surely satisfy the most avid devotees of Suffocation, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Sinister...and Savage Death Metal! Also includes as bonus, their acclaimed "Exhuming The Bastards" (EP 2000), remastered for this release. 

Line-up:

César C. - Bass and Vocals
David P. - Guitars
José S. - Guitars
Hugo A. - Drums

 

Tracklist:

01. Cadaveric Intercourse

02. Cannibalistic Homicide

03. Lingering Sore

04. Covered In Shit Drowned In Piss

05. Shotgun Fellatio

06. March To The Slaugther

07. Everlasting Insanity

08. Divine Molestation

09. Ripped From The Inside *

10. Stabbed Full Of Mayhem *

11. Inherently Dead *

12. Plagued By Inveracity *

* Bonus Tracks - EP "Exhuming The Bastards" (2000) 

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