GRAVE DIGGER ANNOUNCE KNIGHTS & RIOTS TOUR 2023 WITH MYSTIC PROPHECY; TRAILER AVAILABLE

German metal legends Grave Digger have announced the Knights & Riots Tour 2023 through their homeland - and a stop om Pratteln, Switzerland - with Mystic Prophecy and Cellar Stone. Date are available below.

January
13 - Hannover, Germany - MusikZentrum
14 - Neuruppin, Germany - Kulturhaus
15 - Magdeburg, Germany - Factory
16 - Berlin, Germany - Hole 44
17 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
18 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
19 - Bamberg, Germany - Live-Club
20 - München, Germany - Backstage
21 - Memmingen, Germany - Kaminwerk
22 - Mannheim, Germany - 7er Club
23 - Pratteln, Swizuerland - Z7
24 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - Colos-Saal
25 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche
26 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
27 - Glauchau, Germany - Alte Spinnerei
28 - Andernach, Germany - JUZ Live Club

THE BEST MESTAL ALBUM 2022 RADIO ROCK LOS ANGELES , HAMMER,JAPAN METAL.

Each year bands and artists release several albums around the planet, big names in heavy music, and lesser known bands seek their prominent position. Today we bring bangers the highlights of the best albums released in 2022, and we are pleased to inform you that a Brazilian band, is on this list as the most downloaded album of 2022, the drean and illusion by veteran Brazilian band Sacredeath, was in the spotlight around of the globe. Hammer British magazine completes 40 years of circulation in 2023 and is the main current reference in metallic press RADIO ROCK one of the main Radios of Finland and Los Angeles, founded in 1990, influences generations of rockers for decades.






THE BEST METAL 2022


Rock Believer Scorpions
IMPERA GHOST
THE WAR TO END ALL WARS SABBATON
THE END SO FAR SLIPKNOT
THE SICK THE DYNG AND DEAD
OZZY PATIEND NUMBER 9
THE DREAN AND ILLUSION SACREDEATH
HALO AMORPHIS
Autopsy – Morbidity Triumphant
Lamb Of God – Omens
AfterLife five finger death punch

IMAGES OF EDEN – WEATHERED AND TORN

Images Of Eden are back with a new EP and while the title is Weathered And Torn – the music is anything but. Continuing the momentum from their impressive 2021 album Angel Born, Weathered And Torn is unabashedly aggressive musically with lyrics dealing with the frustrations of the past several years, however there is this positive, spiritual component to it.

Frontman Gordon Tittsworth brings forth a radiant energy that exudes the emotions of the lyrics and music. He reminds of Todd La Torre. Closer “The Dead Me” is the only one of the five tracks that takes it easy rhythmic wises as there is a certain Queensrÿche “Silent Lucidity” vibe to it. The title track and “Survivor’s Guilt” are drenched in pounding rhythms with a modern flair and breathing melodies as it’s perfectly clear these guys have some raging emotion to express. “Coexistence” even features lower, guttural type vocals in the opening chords. Love the back half of the track where the lead guitar lets loose and even a synth makes its way in, but doesn’t sound out of place. Impressive prog musicality here – the best of the bunch.

Acting like and addendum to Angel Born, Weathered And Torn is Images Of Eden showing continued inspiration and why they are one of the most underrated prog/heavy metal acts out there. Check it out!

FOO FIGHTERS FRONTMAN DAVE GROHL PERFORMS "MY HERO" WITH BILLIE EILISH IN MEMORY OF TAYLOR HAWKINS

On December 15th, Billie Eilish perforned at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles,CA. During her show she was joined by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, and they performed the band's hit "My Hero" in honour of drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away earlier this year. Check out the fan-filmed video below.

Grohl offered the following before the performance:

"Earlier this year all of the Foo Fighters and our families gathered together at my house to watch the Grammys, and when Billie came out for her performance in a Taylor Hawkins t-shirt, the room was filled with real tears of love and gratitude. So from our families who aren't here tonight, and the Hawkins family and everyone, we'd like to thank you very much. So let's sing it for Taylor."

Alice in Chains

 

A banda de Rock Alternativo e Grunge chamada Alice in Chains é um dos maiores nomes do Rock dos anos 90. Com grandes sucessos como Man in the Box, Would?, Them Bones e Rooster, a banda alcançou o sucesso por causa de sua sonoridade intensa e sombria, além de ótimos arranjos de guitarra e bons duetos de vozes.


Jerry Cantrell segue sendo o líder da banda até os dias de hoje. Os músicos já lançaram três ótimos álbuns após a morte do icônico vocalista Layne Staley, vítima de uma overdose em 2002. Mesmo com a significante ausência desse grande frontman, a banda soube manter o brilho no trabalho e segue fazendo shows pelo mundo.

KATATONIA: CONFIRA O SINGLE “AUSTERITY”

 

No mês de outubro, os suecos do Katatonia anunciaram o lançamento do seu décimo segundo disco de estúdio “Sky Void of Stars”, para o dia 20 de janeiro do próximo ano, via Napalm Records.


No inicio deste mês, a banda lançou o segundo single que estará no próximo álbum. A faixa “Austerity”, já está em todas as plataformas de streaming e rendeu um videoclipe sob a direção da TTV Media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTj41rDTgBw

MEGADETH ISSUES TEASER FOR “KILLING TIME” VIDEO

Megadeth will release their music video for “Killing Time” on December 16. A teaser for the track from their new album The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead! is available below and will be the fifth installment from the band’s short film series featuring mascot Vic Rattlehead. The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead! came in at #22 on our BravePicks 2022 list.

Rage Against the Machine: Tim Commerford revela diagnóstico de câncer

baixista do Rage Against the Machine, revelou estar em tratamento para um câncer de próstata.

A revelação aconteceu durante uma entrevista à Spin em que o músico contou ter recebido o diagnóstico em maio deste ano, pouco tempo antes de sair em turnê com o Rage Against the Machine.

O baixista contou que só havia contado sobre a doença para seus colegas de banda e a namorada dele. Ele disse ter se inspirado para tornar seus problemas públicos após ver uma apresentação de Duran Duran na TV e ficar sabendo que o músico Andy Taylor também está em tratamento contra a mesma doença.

“Eu estava com a minha namorada, estávamos assistindo à cerimônia do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame na TV. O Duran Durante estava lá e eu só pensando, ‘caramba, eu sabia todas essas músicas quando era pequeno’. Eu vi eles no palco e fiquei pensando, ‘onde está o Andy Taylor, porque tem outro cara ali?!’. Depois eu soube, ‘o Andy Taylor está em estágio 4 de câncer de próstata e não foi’”.

“A minha vida também está meio assim… Tem muita gente que tem [câncer de próstata]. Muita gente se pergunta, ‘para onde eu vou?’. Terapia não é o suficiente. Você precisa conversar com pessoas que estão passando por isso. Eu sempre tive orgulho da minha forma física e de cuidar de mim. Mas é o tipo de coisa que você tem sorte ou não. Espero que alguém leia isso aqui e pense, ‘po**a, eu preciso me examinar’, quando souberem de mim”.

Commerford também falou sobre o impacto da doença em sua saúde mental: “Seja o que for que aconteça, me pergunto se está acontecendo porque tenho câncer, e o câncer de próstata é muito, muito, muito difícil porque está ligado à sua sexualidade. É difícil se desconectar disso e quando você é forçado a entrar nessa situação, é uma jornada psicológica brutal”.
Novo projeto 7D7D

No início do mês, Commerford anunciou uma nova banda de rock alternativo chamada 7D7D e lançou o primeiro single “Capitalism”.

A nova banda é formada pelo baterista Mathias Wakrat e o guitarrista Jonny Polonsky. Tim já havia trabalhado com Mathias na banda Wakrat e com Jonny na Big Nose. Essa última banda também integrava o colega do Rage Against the Machine, Brad Milk.

“Capitalism” começa num ritmo mais energético, com a bateria de Wakrat. Logo depois, cria-se uma tensão com as guitarras de Polonsky. E por fim, surgem o baixo e vocais de Commerford. Embora ela pareça de primeira positiva, a letra é contraditória à energia da música.

Rex Brown está com COVID e ficará de fora da turnê do Pantera em 2022

  O baixista não virá ao Brasil para o Knotfest no   próximo domingo

Na legenda de uma foto postada no Instagram, o Pantera confirmou que Rex Brown está com COVID e não participará do restante dos shows pela América Latina.

O baixista esteve ausente no Knotfest Chile e foi substituído por Derek Engemann, do Cattle Decapitation. Em um comunicado inicial, a organização do evento disse que Brown estava com “problemas de saúde”, mas a rádio local Futuro noticiou que o músico estaria com COVID e teria viajado de volta aos Estados Unidos.

Em postagem no Instagram, o Pantera incluiu uma nota escrita pelo próprio Rex Brown: “Peguei uma variante bem leve de Covid, mas por conta dos nossos protocolos eu não quero arriscar que meus irmãos e nossa equipe fiquem doentes! Estou me sentindo melhor e devo ter uma recuperação rápida. Feliz Natal a todos e vejo vocês ano que vem!”

O Pantera vem ao Brasil sem Rex Brown para se apresentar no Knotfest e também em show com o Judas Priest, ambos em São Paulo. Ingressos à venda.

IRON MAIDEN: PAUL DI’ANNO VOLTARÁ A ANDAR

 

O primeiro vocalista da banda Iron Maiden, o músico chamado Paul Di’anno, voltará a andar após cirurgia realizada ontem. Depois de sete anos se locomovendo apenas por cadeira de rodas, o vocalista teve ajuda financeira dos atuais integrantes de sua antiga banda para auxiliarem no pagamento de seu procedimento cirúrgico.


O resultado da cirurgia foi um sucesso, agora o músico está em recuperação e logo voltará a andar sem auxilio da cadeira de rodas. E as novidades não param por aí: além disto, o músico já se prepara para vir ao Brasil em 2023 para fazer shows.

INCURSION - BLINDING FORCERating: 8.5

 

An incursion is an invasion or attack, usually brief, and this Florida based band had a short existence from 1982 - 86 with no official releases outside of a local compilation at the time. In 2018 the two original guitarists, and drummer got back together resulting in The Hunter (EP) in 2020. Blinding Force, their first full-length album continues with all the traditions from the ‘80s American heavy metal bands like Riot, Jag Panzer, Omen, and Cirith Ungol. Now in 2022, they are full force in the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal.

Title track opens the album with strong riffing and vocals like any one of the above mentioned names. Even the music has an older sonic aesthetic, doesn't sound over produced or fiddled with. "Vengeance" drives with force, steadfast drums and guitars.

"Running Out" maintains the energy, "The Sentinel" leaves room in the verses for singer Steve Samson to show his range. Traditional gallop to "The Rites", "Master Of Evil" very Iron Maiden Killers album in the guitar bass harmony. Drum pattern begins the epic Manowar melody in "Strike Down", and "Hang Em High" hits with twin guitar harmonies.

TODAY IN METAL HISTORY 🤘 DECEMBER 13TH, 2022🤘CHUCK SCHULDINER,

R.I.P. Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner (DEATH, CONTROL DENIED) May 13th, 1967 – December 13th, 2001

COFFIN TORTURE - BLENNOID

 

Second album here from South Carolina freakies Coffin Torture, a sludgey death metal duo who lay down tons of awkward, sideways vibes on Blennoid. Autopsy immediately come to mind, but there's a more hardcore feel here as well, a smart Relapse atmosphere, the recording, handled by Kylesa's Phillip Cope, probably helping with that.

I really like the occasional clanking and clashing of extra percussion and other sounds, while songs like “Budo” lay down more head-bopping stoner riffs, although filtered through a heavy Electric Wizard haze, thankfully. The band just stomps and sludges through the grime on the mighty and massive “Confessor” and album highlight “Crawling Spleen”, pure death/doom goriness, this band really tapping into Autopsy's spirit in a way that very few pull off. The riffs on this song just pull and tear apart, as do the ones found on the massive, pummelling title track. “Yateveo” ends things off with a brisk gurgling punk gallop and a bit of dynamics and a lighter touch before the repetitive hypnosis of the closing.

IRON MAIDEN – THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST / BEAST OVER HAMMERSMITH (40TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED DELUXE EDITION)

 

By and large, when an established rock or metal band changes their lead singer, bad things happen – either artistically (1998’s Van Halen III) and/or commercially (1994’s Mötley Crüe). Iron Maiden is one of the rare instances where a vocalist switcheroo helped elevate them in both areas – when Bruce Dickinson inherited the lead singer spot from Paul Di’Anno, in time for 1982’s The Number Of The Beast.


Featuring some of Maiden’s best-known tunes (the title track, “Run To The Hills,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name”) and fan favorites (“Children Of The Damned,” “The Prisoner,” “22 Acacia Avenue”), TNOTB served as Maiden’s global breakthrough. And right around the time of the album’s release, a performance by the group at the Hammersmith Odeon in London was recorded…and sat on a shelf for many years (before eventually being issued in 2002 as Beast Over Hammersmith, as part of the Eddie’s Archive CD box).

 

PANTERA LIVE

 

On December 9th, Pantera - featuring Phil Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) backed by Zakk Wylde (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drumns) - brought their tribute tour to Knotfest Colombia in Bogota, Colombia. Fan-filmed video is available below.

The setlist was as follows:



"A New Level"
"Mouth For War"
"Strength Beyond Strength"
"I'm Broken"
"5 Minutes Alone"
"This Love"
"Yesterday Don't Mean Shit"
"Fuckin' Hostile"
"Planet Caravan"
"Walk"
"Cowboys From Hell"
"Domination / Hollow"

QUIET RIOT: NOVA MÚSICA COM DUBROW, BANALI E SARZO SERÁ LANÇADA NESTA SEGUNDA

 

O videoclipe oficial de uma nova música da lendária banda Quiet Riot, intitulada “I Can’t Hold On”, fará sua estreia online nesta segunda-feira, 12 de dezembro. A faixa, que apresenta o falecido vocalista do Quiet Riot, Kevin DuBrow, e o falecido baterista, Frankie Banali, ao lado dos atuais membros Rudy Sarzo, no baixo e Alex Grossi, nas guitarras, foi composta por DuBrow e Grossi. A música foi produzida, projetada e mixada por Alistair James, enquanto o vídeo foi dirigido pela viúva de Frankie, Regina Banali.




Em março passado, Rudy disse que o próximo álbum de estúdio do Quiet Riot incluiria uma música que foi originalmente gravada com DuBrow, o que poderia indicar ser “I Can’t Hold On”. O músico de 72 anos, que recentemente voltou ao Quiet Riot após uma ausência de 18 anos, falou sobre a possibilidade de material novo do grupo durante uma entrevista ao The Rock N’ Roll & Coffee Show. Ele disse:

THE COMMONERS - FIND A BETTER WAY

Citing The Black Crowes as “a considerable influence,” The Commoners from Toronto, Ontario beautifully meld blues, soul, and good old-fashioned rock ‘n roll into a warm and soothing musical experience. Although the roots-based band is pictured as a four-piece on the album cover – vocalist / rhythm guitarist Chris Medhurst, bassist Ben Spiller, lead guitarist Ross Hayes Citrullo, and drummer Adam Cannon – are joined by their friend, organist / piano player Miles Evans-Branagh on eight of the nine songs on this stunning, Southern rock inspired album.

Opening song and title track “Find A Better Way” features a special guest appearance from The Trews keyboardist Jeff Heisholt, and was mixed by Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Journey). What an inviting way to start an album! Put simply, “Fill My Cup” is irresistible. “More Than Mistakes” is reminiscent of under-rated mid-‘90s Canadian rockers, Buffalo Brothers. “Too Much” hits that sweet spot just right. “Naturally” marks the mid-point, thereby providing a mellow yet impactful interlude.

“I Won’t” is highlighted by pedal steel courtesy of Michael Ekhart, and sees The Commoners veering towards country music. “Deadlines” brings back the euphoric element found at the beginning of this record. Passing the seven-minute mark, “Hangin’ On Again” is by far the longest of the bunch, resonating as it builds. Rather than going out with a bang, The Commoners opt for a tender closer in the form of “Alive”. Whether full-on ripping or acoustic picking, authenticity and sincerity are undoubtedly the name of this alluring game.

AUTOPSY - MORBIDITY TRIUMPHANT Rating: 8.0

 

t's been seven years since gory, grindy DM legends Autopsy dropped the excellent Skull Grinder record (at 28 minutes, I call it a full-length, although “mini-album” works and was always kind of a cool designation in my mind), and, really, I've got to say this: Autopsy's 2011-2015 run of four records totally rules, the band on a near-Napalm Death/Kreator mid-career resurgence.

The momentum was lost but Morbidity Triumphant is here to destroy, and destroy it does through all manner fast (“Stab The Brain”) and sludgey (“Final Frost”), the two speeds we want out of this DM institution. New bassist Greg Wilkinson (of the underrated Brainoil) holds his own alongside terrible twosome Danny Coralles and Eric Cutler and, of course, drum/vocal hero Chris Reifert (who plays in Static Abyss with Wilkinson). Autopsy's strength has always been their incredible grasp of eerie atmosphere, of weird riffs, of horribly ugly punked-out death/doom/sludge and look at this, the opening riffs of “The Voracious One” bring the swamps home, doing all that stuff in one atrocious swoop.

Love how things then get lower and slower for “Born In Blood” before the band picks up to an extremely punk place, Autopsy just sticking to their guns—always—and doing what is right, which is sewage-grade death/doom, punked out with just enough gore-grind in there for good measure. “Tapestry Of Scars”, again with those icy, sideways, horror-movie riffs that quite literally only Autopsy ever manage to pull off so well; “Your Eyes Will Turn To Dust” is a killer atmospheric sludge/death party to close things off, somehow all at once being scary and a party, with a great song title to boot

NAZGHOR: SUECOS LANÇAM SEU NOVO ÁLBUM “SEVENTH SECULAR CRUSADE”

 

A banda sueca Nazghor, lançou nesse último dia 25 de novembro, através do selo The Wild Hunt, o seu 7º álbum de estúdio, intitulado “Seventh Secular Crusade”. Contando com 7 músicas, o trabalho entrega um Black Metal forte, pesado, agressivo, mas que também não abre mão as boas melodias. Uma ótima pedida para fãs de bandas como Watain, Dissection ou Naglfar, mas com uma identidade própria muito forte.


Destacando músicas como a épica “Seventh Secular Crusade”, a intensa e agressiva “Fulminating Fire” e a mais melódica “Beyond the Grave”, o álbum já se encontra disponível para audição nas principais plataformas de streaming