Wolfgang Van Halen lança terceiro single do álbum ‘Mammoth II’; ouça “Take A Bow

Wolfgang Van Halen lançou na última terça-feira, 27, “Take A Bow”, novo single do projeto solo Mammoth WVH. A faixa faz parte do álbum Mammoth II, que será disponibilizado em 4 de agosto via BMG.Esta foi a última música que terminamos. É oficialmente a música mais longa que lancei até hoje, e sinto que o solo de guitarra é realmente especial”, revelou o filho do saudoso Eddie Van Halen em comunicado divulgado à imprensa (via Igor Miranda). “Eu toquei o solo na guitarra Frankenstein original e usando um amplificador Marshall original do meu pai. É exatamente o que ele usou nos primeiros discos do Van Halen. Fico feliz em capturar um pouco da história do meu pai nesta música para sempre”.

Anteriormente, o artista divulgou os singles “Another Celebration at the End of the World” e “Like A Pastime”.

Mammoth II, que sucede Mammoth WVH (2021), foi produzido por Michael “Elvis” Baskette e gravado no estúdio 5150. Wolfgang Van Halen, no entanto, foi responsável por todos instrumentos, vocais e composições do trabalho.

OUTLAW – REACHING BEYOND ASSIAH

Outlaw sounds like a name befitting of a ‘70s influenced trad metal band, but alas this is melodic black metal formed in Brazil. Reaching Beyond Assiah is the trio’s third full-length and first under AOP Records.

Outlaw will definitely remind of Watain and Dissection, but they attack with a mid-paced force while building up a sinister atmosphere. Opener “Bliss Of Soul” is like being sucked into a black hole with a spectral, menacing mid-paced effort with a hopeless atmosphere. The trio doesn’t back down from long songs – six of the seven cuts are at least 6 minutes making for a runtime of almost 45 minutes and for the most part it works – “To Burn This World And Dissolve The Flesh” moves through different tempos with screeching solos and slight violin work in the mid-section, but it cranks best in the beginning and end with a sturdy groove resembling trad metal.

“Beyond The Realms Of God” roars with furious energy after a 2 minute build up and stands out amongst the seven cuts as does the ripping “Everything That Becomes Nothing” is the shortest shot at 4:35 and an album like this could have used some more burners. Outlaw loves to utilize blastbeats and kick drumming to accentuate the spacey, cosmic environment the guitars employ – getting lost in a mid-paced wickedness – which is all well and good, but grows weary when overused. Convincing speed to offset the rumbling, stalking broodiness would work wonders to Reaching Beyond Assiah.

DEICIDE ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2023 EUROPEAN TOUR

Floridian death metal merchants Deicide will cross the Atlantic next month to play 15 shows in Europe. Glen Benton and co. are scheduled to perform in: Norway, Romania, Germany, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium, and The UK in August. The complete routing can be seen in the official tour poster, depicted below.

BURNING WITCHES – A LITTLE DESTRUCTION AMONG FRIENDS

 

This is one of those interviews that was held up due to the band in question having an engagement far more important than yet another press monkey asking a predictable slew of questions. Gearing up for the May 2023 release of their new album, The Dark Tower, Swiss metalheads Burning Witches took time out from the promo junket to take part in the Monsters Of Rock Cruise 2023. The six-day cruise offered Burning Witches the chance to not only perform to an international audience in close quarters, but also for many of their peers. With some unexpected results...

"The Monsters Of Rock Cruise was very cool with great people," says founding drummer Lala Frischknecht. "They treated us very well, and it was the first time we had this type of long cruise, going to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. We had shows, tutorials, interviews, everybody got sunburned... it was great (laughs). We played on opening day, and we closed the cruise. We had a great time."



"We actually had some help from Queensrÿche, because they were at our first show. They said it was sad that we were playing the small stage because the sound wasn't very good. So, they let us borrow their mixer and their lighting guy for our second show. They are friends of Courtney (Cox / The Iron Maidens guitarist - standing in for Larissa Ersnt, who is on maternity leave) and just let us have their guys for free; we were so shocked and so grateful. The whole experience was just unbelievable because we are sort of a new band, and we had all these bigger bands - like the guys from Queensrÿche and Winger - watching us. It gave us a huge rush of energy."

KK’S PRIEST: SINGLE “ONE MORE SHOT AT GLORY” ANUNCIA SEGUNDO ÁLBUM PARA SETEMBRO

A nova banda do ex-guitarrista do Judas Priest, KK Downing, o KK’S Priest, lançará seu segundo álbum de estúdio, intitulado The Sinner Rides Again, em 29 de setembro pela Napalm Records, império austríaco de rock e metal. Com The Sinner Rides Again, a fusão poderosa do heavy metal dos icônicos ex-alunos do Judas Priest, Downing e Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocal), juntamente com o guitarrista AJ Mills (Hostile), o baixista Tony Newton (Voodoo Six) e o baterista Sean Elg (Deathriders, Cage), dobram a força melódica de sua estreia, que a Metal Hammer UK chamou de “extremamente agradável” e a Metal Injection citando como ostentando “ganchos cativantes e muita magia da guitarra”. The Sinner Rides Again possui nove faixas de puro fogo do inferno, produzidas e escritas por Downing e mixadas/ masterizadas por Jacob Hansen.


Os fãs podem experimentar um gostinho de The Sinner Rides Again através do primeiro single “One More Shot At Glory”, lançado junto com o anúncio do novo álbum, cujo video clipe oficial, intenso e de alta qualidade, você assiste mais abaixo. A faixa evoca uma batalha de alto risco com cantos heróicos e contrabaixo, preparando o palco para um solo de guitarra arrepiante. Downing diz sobre The Sinner Rides Again:"Para continuar o legado do rock e metal tradicional do qual tive a sorte de fazer parte por mais de 50 anos, este último álbum, ' The Sinner Rides Again' , foi criado para levar o ouvinte a uma viagem ao mesmo tempo real e fictícia com seus personagens, embora às vezes ambíguo. Essas músicas permitem que a imaginação de todos os fãs desse maravilhoso gênero musical escape da realidade e se junte a nós para continuar nossa experiência de heavy metal no futuro."


Sebastian Münch, A&R sênior da Napalm Records, acrescenta:

" KK Downing criou, com o segundo álbum 'The Sinner Rides Again' , uma obra-prima absolutamente brilhante do heavy metal - uma, acredito, que resistirá ao teste do tempo e será ouvido por fãs de metal ao redor do mundo por muitos e muitos anos. KK Downing é um gênio e os vocais de Tim 'Ripper' Owens são simplesmente hipnotizantes! A Napalm Records está absolutamente orgulhosa de ajudar a continuar a construir esse legado."

MOURNFUL CONGREGATION – THE EXUVIAE OF GODS – PART II

We gave Mournful Congregation's The Exuviae Of Gods – Part I EP a glowing 8/10 review back in August, and now the Australian funeral doom party-ruiners are back with its follow-up, three more songs of unbearably and unbelievably heavy doom.

I mean, check out stunning opener “Heads Bowed” for a look at how regal and stately doom can also be mind-numbingly heavy (the song is a re-recorded version of an old demo tune, proving this band knew what they were doing from an early age). It's a 12:25 opener that drips and oozes great, mournful melodies but never sacrifices heaviness, just like how the old masters did. It's an amazing, masterful journey of a song, and so is “The Forbidden Abysm”, which hits a bit leaner and meaner at 8:47, and has a glorious guitar solo tucked away under all the doom, to boot.

Huge, 18:39 closer “The Paling Crest” starts acoustic and wistful, first-album Cathedral vibes heavy, and when everything comes crashing in, man, this could move mountains; when they bring it down again during this huge song, they create a very moving, delicate sound. When this climaxes and slogs through its conclusion, wow, this is cinematic, this is massive, this is powerful. Also: this is songwritin

VADER ANNOUNCE 40 YEARS OF THE APOCALYPSE ANNIVERSARY TOUR FOR LATIN AMERICA; DATES CONFIRMED FOR NOVEMBER 2023

Polish death metal legends Vader - fresh from their successful An Act Of Darkness tours in Far East, Australia and New Zealand - have announced 40 Years Of The Apocalypse - Anniversary Tour 2023 for Latin America. They will visit 10 countries in two weeks. Venues to be announced soon