Melodic metal quintet The Raven Age are making their return to the stage with 23 festival and support appearances over the summer. The tour sees them feature at seven major festivals including main stage appearances at Download and Mystic Festival, as well as featuring as special guests to Volbeat and Tremonti across their respective headline shows.


The tour news is accompanied with the announcement of a new guitarist. Tommy Gentry will be the permanent replacement for Tony Maue, who has decided to pursue his career as a vocalist.

Manager Dan Wright comments: “Bringing Tommy Gentry into the fold is a huge moment for the band. Not only is he a world class guitarist but he is also a long-term friend and an incredible all-round musician. He will undoubtably bring a world of creativity to The Raven Age and we’re very excited to hit the stage with our new line up this summer. Tommy was also very influential on the successful ‘Exile’ streaming event that took place last year and it’s great that we can now develop our relationship further. The band and I are sad to see Tony leave but were always aware of his desire to be a lead vocalist. We will always remain close friends and would like to thank him for his dedication to TRA over the past 5 years. We wish him all the best for the future.”

New guitarist Tommy Gentry comments: “The Raven Age have been widely considered the next big British metal band and when the opportunity came up it was a no brainer. I’ve been close friends with the boys for years, pretty much feel like family to me - I love their passion for storytelling and their attention to detail when it comes to every part of the band. I’ve been lucky to have worked with them on previous campaigns and now look forward to being part of their future success! It’s been amazing to have an insight into what is planned for the next few years - both musically and theatrically. The fans are going to be blown away with what’s around the corner…”

The band also confirm that they have been in the studio with Matt Hyde and the highly anticipated third album is almost finished.

Guitarist George Harris comments: “Blood, sweat and tears have gone into this record and as a result we really are sitting on something special. Our last album 'Conspiracy' elevated us to a new level, and we've seen a surge of new fans that are now patiently awaiting this next chapter... they certainly won't be disappointed! The excitement and confidence in the camp is sky high right now, we know this next album is going to hit hard. There also may be one or two surprises in store… this is just the beginning of what’s yet to come and we'll have more news on this later in the summer.”

The band's tour schedule is as follows:

*Special Guests to Volbeat
**Special Guests to Tremonti

May
24 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie *
25 - Rouen, France - Le 106 *
27 - Clermont-Ferrand, France - La Cooperative De Mai *
28 | Toulouse, France - Le Bikini *
30 | Lille, France - Le Splendid *
31 | Nancy, France - L’Autre Canal *

June
2 - Rockfest - Finland
3 - Mystic Festival - Poland
4 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Theatre **
7 - Cologne, Germany - Kantine **
8 - Luxembourg - Rockhal **
11 - Download Festival - UK
14 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur **
17 - Alkmaar, Netherlands - Victory **
18 - Copenhell Festival - Denmark
20 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz **
27 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy **
29 - London, UK - O2 Academy **

July
1 - Resurrection Festival - Spain
2 - Lisbon, Portugal - VOA Festival
4 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA **
6 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz **

August
14 - Alcatraz Festival - Belgium

ALL THINGS FALLEN (FEAT. MEMBERS OF DARKWATER AND PAIN OF SALVATION) RELEASES "THE SENTINEL" LYRIC VIDEO

All Things Fallen was started in 2017 by Markus Sigfridsson (Darkwater, Harmony, Lance King). On their self-titled debut album, released in 2019 via Blackoak Records, Leo Margarit (Pain Of Salvation) joined on drums, along with Erik Tordsson on lead vocals.

Shadow Way is even more melancholic and melodic, and has a darker vibe to it than the first album. It also flirts with the '70s Rainbow style, but with modern production.

Joining Markus, Leo and Erik on Shadow Way is Raphael Dafras (Edu Falschi, Almah) on bass. As on the first album, you will also find an amazing guest appearance by Maria Grigoryeva on violin. The album was mixed and mastered by Dennis Koehne (Orden Ogan, Sodom).

METALLICA EM CURITIBA CITY com abertura do Greta Van Fleet e Ego Kill Talent

Depois de praticamente 40 anos de espera, os fãs de Curitiba puderam se surpreender com o 1º show da banda Metallica na capital paranaense. A apresentação, que aconteceria inicialmente em 2019, precisou ser prorrogada por causa da pandemia. A espera foi longa, mas para quem esteve no Estádio Couto Pereira nesta noite de sábado (07), viu um show épico.
Nem o frio espantou os 45 mil pagantes Depois de uma espera de mais de dois anos, os fãs do Metallica lotaram o Estádio do Couto Pereira para assitir ao show da banda. Segundo as estimativas dos organizadores, o espetáculo foi visto por mais de 45 mil pessoas. Essa não foi a primeira apresentação do Metallica no Brasil, mas foi a primeira em Curitiba.

Os ingressos para ver o baterista Lars Ulrich, o vocalista e guitarrista James Hetfield, o guitarrista solo Kirk Hammett e o baixista Robert Trujillo estavam esgotados desde 2019. Os shows de abertura nas apresentações do Brasil ficatam por conta do Ego Kill Talent.

Na turnê de 2022, a banda fará shouw em Porto Alegre e São Paulo (10/5 - Estádio do Morumbi) e Belo Horizonte (12/5 - Brasil Estádio Mineirão). Em outras passagens pelo Brasil, o Metallica já tinha de apresentado no Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo

Entre o público curitibano que esteve presente no Couto Pereira estava o prefeito de Curitiba Rafael Greca. Segundo ele, das 45 mil pessoas que estiveram no Estádio, 20 mil vieram de outras cidades para assistir a apresentação.

O stelist incliu os maiores sucessos da banda, Whiplash, Ride, Memorry, Seek, Moth, One, Sas, Whiskey, Unforgive, Bellz, Creep, Fade, Puppetz, Battery, Nothing e Sandman.


Como habitual, o Metallica fez algumas alterações em seu repertório – conforme observado anteriormente aqui no site, sempre nos mesmos pontos do show. Na comparação com o setlist apresentado em Porto Alegre, as músicas “Harvester of Sorrow”, “No Remorse”, “Fuel”, “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” e “Blackened” foram substituídas por “The Memory Remains”, “Whiskey in the Jar” (tocada pela primeira vez em 2022), “Creeping Death”, “Fade to Black” e “Battery”.


Metallica, Greta Van Fleet e Ego Kill Talent em Curitiba
Ego Kill TalentNow!
Sublimated
We All
The Call
Heroes, Kings and Gods
Lifeporn
Last Ride
Greta Van FleetBuilt by Nations
Black Smoke Rising
Caravel
My Way, Soon
Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer)
The Weight of Dreams
Highway Tune
MeatllicaWhiplash
Ride the Lightning
The Memory Remains
Seek & Destroy
Moth Into Flame
One
Sad but True
Whiskey in the Jar
The Unforgiven
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Creeping Death
Fade to Black
Master of Puppets
Bis:
Battery
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman




Mulher dá à luz durante apresentação do Metallica no Paraná: 'Começou o show, começaram as contrações', As contrações, que começaram na abertura do show da banda, foram ficando mais intensas, segundo a tatuadora. Faltando apenas três músicas para acabar o show, ela pediu para que Jaime chamasse os bombeiros porque o bebê iria nascer.

A caminho do ambulatório montado no estádio, a bolsa estourou. Luan nasceu ao som de um dos maiores clássicos da banda, a música Enter Sandman, que, coincidentemente, era a canção favorita do avô paterno que morreu há alguns anos.



"O menino nasceu no final do show, na última música, a mais famosa, a que o meu pai mais gostava. Não tinha roteiro melhor para a história. Eu chorei muito de emoção. A música em si tem um significado porque era a que o meu pai mais gostava", relata emocionado Jaime...

POWERWOLF LANÇA VÍDEO AO VIVO DE “VENPOWERWOLF LANÇA VÍDEO AO VIVO DE “VENOM OF VENUS”OM OF VENUS”

 

A banda de Power Metal alemã, Powerwolf, lançou um novo videoclipe ao vivo! O vídeo, para a faixa “Venom Of Venus”, é retirado do próximo álbum ao vivo, “The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event”, que está programado para ser lançado em julho deste ano pela Napalm Records.


Falando sobre o novo videoclipe, a banda comenta:


“Apesar de The Monumental Mass já ter sua estreia ao vivo há alguns meses, ainda é fantástico compartilhar cenas e músicas deste evento único mais uma vez! Os meses de preparação e trabalho que colocamos com nossa equipe para criar uma emocionante jornada no mundo do Powerwolf realmente valeram a pena e com ‘Venom Of Venus’ temos uma música que nunca tocamos antes, então é ainda mais especial compartilhar essa música com você hoje!”

“The Monumental Mass – A Cinematic Metal Event” está programado para ser lançado em 8 de julho pela Napalm Records. As pré-encomendas já estão disponíveis e podem ser adquiridas aqui.

Tracklist:




CD 1
01 Prologue / Monumental Mass Theme
02 Faster Than the Flame
03 Venom Of Venus
04 Stossgebet
05 Demons Are A Girl‘s Best Friend
06 Monumental Mass Theme – Sin
07 Dancing with the Dead
08 Cardinal Sin
09 Resurrection By Erection
10 We Drink Your Blood
11 Glaubenskraft

CD 2
01 Monumental Mass Theme – Confession
02 Fire & Forgive
03 Beast of Gévaudan
04 Incense & Iron
05 Where The Wild Wolves Have Gone
06 Monumental Mass Theme – Forgiveness
07 Amen & Attack
08 Army of the Night
09 Blood for Blood (Faoladh)
10 Armata Strigoi
11 Epilogue / Monumental Mass Theme

MAULE - MAULE

 

Iron Maiden fans, tired of the meandering, bloated compositions? Longing for the speed and vibrancy of the old days, when they were still struggling to break free of London's East End

? Well then check out the debut from Vancouver's own Maiden enthusiasts. While these Canucknuckleheads' vocals won't be mistaken for "The Air Siren", the music is spot on ‘80s worship.

"Evil Eye" kicks things off, trumpeting a clarion call of influences in the opening bars, a sing-along, headbanging anthem: the first of many. Maule seem to recognize their gravel throated singer is the weakest link, so his time in the mix is (thankfully) minimalized, leaving the guitars plenty of time to play. With gritty, shouted lyrics, the abruptly ended "Ritual" keeps the Steve Harris tributes under wraps, until the extended guitar break. Infectious, repetitive chorus should make "Summorner" an in-concert favorite (if we ever get back to those days!). Ditto the "we pay in blood" refrain in their signature tune. Midway through, there's a temporary downshift, to a slow chug, until the lively guitar tandem returns to the racing tempo laid down earlier. Squarely in the middle of the running order, there's the full-on speed metal of "Red Sonja", but even here, there's time for a tasty six-string interlude (without any perceptible drop in tempo). Said flare actually brings the song to a close. "Sword Woman" was available as an online single, so for a teaser, check it out. Switching gears, "Father Time" marches to a belabored beat devoid of famed UK influences. "March Of The Dead" wanders in like-minded Visigoth territory, while disc closer "We Ride" begins with motorcycle sound effect, then maintains a mid-tempo NWOTHM mindset.



Not the most original sound, but certainly one that can find its niche under the vast metallic umbrella.

WATAIN – THE AGONY & ECSTASY OF WATAIN

 

The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain – the moniker could be seen as pretentious, but unbridled confidence is exactly what the Swedes needed to once again establish themselves as a premier black metal band. With heaps of praise and endless hype sent their way, Erik Danielsson and his legion of rebels have found inspiration with tight songwriting, enchanting melodies, and fiery aggression.

The Agony & Ecstasy could be seen as a way of how Watain meticulously melds the dark, blackened melodies with searing guitars as evidenced by “The Howling” and the chilling “Serimosa” – a truly outstanding effort of haunting instrumentation with a gripping guitar melody that showcases the skills of drummer E. Forcas (his first studio performance with Watain).

Painting landscapes of doomsday, spiritual cleansing, and reflection, the brooding “We Remain” (featuring The Devil’s Blood’s Farida Lemouchi as guest vocalist) is a philosophical hymn with a subtle rhythm and pointed drum hits to accentuate the vocals. On the other side of the spectrum, “Black Cunt” holds stunning, evil, apocalyptic riff work that gives way to the thundering, frenzied bass and guitar of “Leper’s Grace”.

At ten tracks, it’s a fully developed album at 49 minutes which shows just how far the songwriting has come. “Not Sun Nor Man Nor God” is a short, ritualistic instrumental while “Before The Cataclysm” exceeds 7 minutes as mid-paced ride into Armageddon.

While “Funeral Winter” is a bit too standard and mostly forgettable, but closer “Septentrion” hits breathtaking notes that wields a violent triumph that capitalizes on the “Ecstasy” of the album title. Their best effort since Lawless Darkness – Watain proves they are still a creative force and worthy of attention.

ARCH ENEMY RELEASE RECAP VIDEO FROM WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS DATE ON THE NORTH AMERICAN SIEGE 2022

Remaining tour dates:

May
7 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
9 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
10 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theatre
11 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
13 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre
15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hollywood Palladium

On July 29, Arch Enemy will release their 11th studio album, Deceivers, via Century Media Records. For fans that can't wait for the record's release, the band is now offering a new 7", "Sunset Over The Empire" (due out May 20) - with the title track also appearing on Deceivers.

Arch Enemy's founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott comments: "I am thrilled that we are releasing our next single 'Sunset Over The Empire' not only digitally everywhere as usual, but also as a physical 7" vinyl record. I'm a big fan of the vinyl format myself and I think this killer looking 7" will be a nice collector's item as it's a limited run. The B-side is an instrumental we've never released before on a record, and the A-side is one of my fave tracks off our new upcoming album Deceivers!"

Pre-order "Sunset Over The Empire" here, where the 7" is available in the following versions:

- white vinyl (limited to 1000 copies; available via CM Distro Europe)
- transparent orange vinyl (limited to 500 copies; band exclusive)