Tuesday, September 7, 2021

CATALYSIS - “Relicta” (Thrash/Groove Metal)

Catalysis is a 4-piece metal band from Dundee, Scotland. Formed in late 2016, the band have released 2 studio EPs; ‘Into the Unknown’ (2017), ‘Catalysis’ (2018) and their debut full-length album ‘Connection Lost’ (2020). The self-titled EP and album were mixed and mastered by Death Metal legend Mendel bij de Leij (ex-Aborted) and both received very positive reviews upon release. ‘Connection Lost’ also features guest guitar solos from Phil Demmel (Vio-Lence, ex-Machine Head) and Joey Radziwill (Sacred Reich).

Catalysis is now gearing up for the release of ‘Relicta’ on September 18^th 2021, a new 6 track EP which showcases the band’s sound better than ever before. The two main things that Catalysis strive for in sound is unrelenting aggression and stomping groove, but this isn’t all that the Catalysis sound is about. With matured song writing, the band have also delved further into its melodic elements with more memorable vocal melodies and more refined guitar solos that highlight the bands melodic development. This new EP from Catalysis has once again been mixed by Mendel bij de Leij.

As well as the bands sonic message, there’s always a deeper meaning in the lyrics of the band's music. The band often tackle topics that are important to its members and are relevant to current events, with themes surrounding climate change and human’s relationship with the natural world, how prevalent xenophobia and racism are in modern society, and the further effects of many governmental decisions around the world. The lyrics on Relicta have deviated from this, and instead covers death, loss and issues with one's own mental health.

In 2019, the band also completed their first European tour, including a show at the Agressive Music Festival in Czech Republic.

Catalysis is a band for fans of Machine Head, Sylosis, Chimaira, Gojira, The Black Dahlia Murder etc.

LIVING METAL announce new album | Premiere new song "It's Only About Heavy Metal"

¡'Do You Believe in Steel?' coming Sept 29th!

LIVING METAL, the Brazilian traditional Heavy Metal band, has just shown the world a new audiovisual material. This is the music video for the song "It's Only About Heavy Metal." This is the first single of the band's upcoming studio album "Do You Believe in Steel?", which will be released on September 29th. This recent audiovisual content was produced by Lauro Nightrealm and recorded and mixed at Casanegra Studio, by Rafael Augusto Lopes.

Regarding this new release, the band stated the following:

Rafael Romanelli, guitar player, said: "I think this moment is very important for the band, because it was not easy to carry out this work. We spent more than 2 years working on this album, even in the current pandemic situation, which has made things very difficult. It's very fullfilling for us, keeping in mind that it is the first song on our first full album, with the full band, with everyone recording their part as a band and not as on the EP which was more like a project.

Pedro Zupo, lead singer, stated: "It's Only About Heavy Metal" is much more than a song, it is a summary of the band's proposal. In a present day full of hatred, judgments and prejudices, Heavy Metal should be our cry for freedom, where we can take refuge and have fun. Living Metal is about this, about the pleasure of listening to good music while drinking an ice cold beer. I feel like we managed to synthesize that on this track. I am anxious that people can hear not only this song but all the songs from ´Do You Believe in Steel? ´, the new album. "

LIVING METAL - "It's Only About Heavy Metal"

About LIVING METAL

LIVING METAL is a Metal band originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil and, formed by Rafael Romanelli in 2018, with the aim of being the Brazilian exponent of traditional heavy metal worldwide.
The name of the band has two possible meanings: “Metal that lives” or “Metal as a way of life”. That is the perfect summary of Living Metal's proposal, which seeks to rescue the approach of heavy metal as a form of entertainment (alcohol, motorcycles, travel, sex, etc.), inspired by classic groups such as Judas Priest, Manowar, Accept, Saxon and much more.

The band's first EP, also called “Living Metal”, was released in October 2018, with the singles and music videos “Fire On Two Wheels” and “Hail The True Metal”, which had many guest appearances such as: Jackie Chambers (Girlschool), Steve Morrison (Tysondog), Matthew Graham (Blitzkrieg), Scala Mercalli, Torture Squad, Vitinho Rodrigues (ex- Torture Squad and ex- Voodoo Priest), Pastore, Fernanda Lira (Crypta) and Prika Amaral (Nervosa). The first work was echoed in the specialized media and attracted the attention of many promoters around the world. In this way, Living Metal was invited to share the stage with legends of the genre such as Picture, Raven, Leather Leone, Whiplash, Skull Fist, Air Raid, Warhammer, Vulcano and Torture Squad.

In September 2019, Living Metal continued their work and released with the band Torture Squad the album “Living for Torture”. This split has three songs from the last EP and two new tracks, one of them called “Where Satan Is Falling”, which also originated a music video that featured Mayara Puertas, singer from Torture Squad.
In May 2020, the compilation “Hail The World Metal”, led by Living Metal, brought together 23 bands from 21 different countries. Immediately after, with the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, the band needed to reorganize their way of working, given the current health situation.
Thus, the group had the initiative to invite musicians and bands from other countries for a series of collaborations in order to cover metal classics. These recordings were released on the band's YouTube channel and are also available on major streaming platforms.

By staying active even with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Living Metal achieved its goal of continuing to entertain its fans. This work was recognized with invitations to the Roadie Crew Online Fest (festival of the largest metal magazine in Brazil), and also by three live broadcasts with established bands from the Brazilian scene, such as Krisiun, Scars and The Law Kill Destroy.
Living Metal has the focus on their first studio album, scheduled for release on September 29, 2021, with 10 brutal songs that show the might of a class band.

TRACKLIST - "Do You Believe in Steel?"

1 – It’s Only About Heavy Metal
2 – We Are Metal…You Are Not!
3 – Hitting The Road
4 – Alcohol
5 – By The Honor Of The Blade
6 – I Am The True
7 – Bells Of Freedom
8 – I Live By The Sin
9 – Night Action
10 – Do You Believe In Steel?

LIVING METAL are:

Pedro Zupo: Vocals
Rafael Romanelli: Guitar
Jonas Soares: Guitar
João Ribeiro: Bass
Jean Praelli: Drums

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Torture Of Hypocrisy - Humanufacture - (Industrial Groove Metal)

FFO: Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Gojira, Lamb of God, Slipknot, Strapping Young Lad, Venom

CD Worldwide Distributor: TOTAL METAL RECORDS

Digital Distributor: IMusician

HUMANUFACTURE album is the 4th studio album by Polish industrial groove metal band TORTURE OF HYPOCRISY founded in 2007. The release is an essence of the band's ultra-modern style and sound compiled with mastery of tracks composition. Album is representing the 7-string guitars mastership with groove drumming, concrete bass, challenging growls and screams, and strong vibe of electronic ambience inspired by video games such as Deus Ex series or Cyberpunk. The conceptual layer was to show a metaphorical picture of recreating and reprogramming a human entity in modern society - human which turned to be a battery for GDP fed by fake news and social programs like Chinese "Social credit system". The record features also the unique, almost 10min long industrial masterpiece titled "Body Parts Reproduction Facility”. HUMANUFACTURE is the new quality in the meaning of industrial metal, redesigned to be based on atmosphere, heaviness, severity and interesting composition, instead of techno-like music played by thousands of bands in this genre. As always, the band delivers a full top-tracking album with no-throwbacks policy. The official sponsor of this record is Mayor of Braniewo.

Check them out on Spotify and add them to your playlists!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/66NYhqTs1OEpI0H4XGBtP3?si=K_0qvykHR4G8jx3bI-pTwg&dl_branch=1

Check out the video!

https://youtu.be/yQI4he1MG1o

TORTURE OF HYPOCRISY - TECH-ADDICT | OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Torture of Hypocrisy stands out by representing holistic and conceptual approach to all aspects of music creation. Each album concept is fluidly matched with lyrics, music, including choose of instruments, artworks, video clips and what is outstanding - the sound color and atmosphere of final master tracks. This aspect is strongly planned and designed to fit all other aspects of the music. The conceptual approach to the issued music forced the band to combine elements of many genres such as groove / death / progressive metal / djent and even ethnic or electronic music. Inherent elements of ToH's music are also ambience appearing in the tracks. ToH style is characterized by a huge dose of groove, the severity of 7-string guitar riffs, intricate composition and English lyrics with diverse topics. As a result ToH developed its own recognizable sound and style stamp, which is a rare thing nowadays where most of progressive or djent bands sounds alike. "

The band TOH deliver some excruciatingly heavy, ultra-modern metal music that builds to a chilling, haunting climax” - Daniel R Warnes - POWEPLAY MAGAZINE