German Folk Metal, EQUILIBRIUM, released "Rise Again". Video clip created by Makki. Filmed during several shows of Equilibrium's 'Armageddon Tour' in October 2016. Audio taken from 'Armageddon' album.
Sepultura have released a new music video for their track "Phantom Self". The song comes from the group's forthcoming album "Machine Messiah", out on January 13th, 2017.
The guitarist Andreas Kisser said about the song, "'Phantom Self' starts with a short intro based on the Brazilian rhythm 'Maracatú', original from the Northeast region of Brazil. We mixed this very Brazilian sound with violins performed by a Tunisian violin ensemble, the Myriad Orchestra. This was a suggestion from Jens Bogren, the producer of the album, who worked with this orchestra before and he thought it could be a nice combination. We used the violins on different parts of the song and that opened a lot of new possibilities, specially for my guitar parts, it was great to have that conversation between guitar and violins making the part even more special. It's a very heavy song, with a lot of groove, one of the most complete songs we ever worked with and it's taking Sepultura to a new level!"
The vocalist, Derrick Green, adds: "The lyrical idea came from an article that Andreas sent me. It was about a young man who had everything going for him and unfortunately was in a horrific car accident in the 70's. After the accident he lost his entire idea of who he was. No one could figure out what was going on inside his mind. He would have glimpses of his former self but doctors realized that chemical elements of his mind had shifted. He had become an entirely different person within himself. There is this element of change that exists within all of us. This ability is important for our evolution as human beings to move forward even after traumatic events."
"Machine Messiah" track listing:
01. Machine Messiah
02. I Am The Enemy
03. Phantom Self
04. Alethea
05. Iceberg Dances
06. Sworn Oath
07. Resistant Parasites
08. Silent Violence
09. Vandals Nest
10. Cyber God
The thrash metal legend OVERKILL released another lyric video "Mean, Green, Killing Machine". This track is taken from their upcoming album "The Grinding Wheel", Out February, 10 2017. via eOne Music (North America) and Nuclear Blast (Europe).
Vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth about the album's style: "At the end of the day Overkill is Overkill. Our trademark is that we are always recognizable on every release. For the three decades we have been around we were always Overkill. So sure it is a metal record and like always it will have sort of a thrash vibe to it with some melody in it. It's always best to try to make it better or at least think in your mind that it is going to be better. That becomes the challenge. I think that is what keeps the band rolling. A lot of bands are known for what they have done, but I feel being known for where you are and what you are doing is where true value lies. I feel we accomplished that on the last few albums."
Thrash metal legend, ANTHRAX, launched a lyric video for the track "Suzerain" from the their critically acclaimed album "For All Kings" via Nuclear Blast
The lyrics speaks about a leader who would be so powerful that all nations, all people, would come under his benevolent authority, and in return, he would bring peace, happiness and prosperity to all of Earth. Ian Scott said "Mankind keep making the same mistakes over and over. You'd think that after thousands of years of religious, economic and ideologic wars, we'd have figured out how to live with each other, but we haven't. That's what drew me to the idea for 'Suzerain'."
"For All Kings" sold over 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart.
"Suzerain" lyrics:
It's everything, what's wrong with it?
It's everything, what's wrong with us?
Null, rictus grin, beyond death
And it's after
Me, so insane, suzerain
And he's calling
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over
Come see, with me as everything turns
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is solved it only starts over
You'll see with me as everything burns
What comes after
What comes after me
A history, of love and pain
In this story it's all the same
Void, rictus grin, stand in sin
Rule the rulers
Blood, on the plains, suzerain
And he's screaming
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over
Come see with me as everything turns
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is solved it only starts over
You'll see with me as everything burns
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over
I'll be set free, free from this memory
What comes after
What comes after me
NOTHING IS OVER, nothing is over
You'll see with me as everything burns
Nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over, nothing is over
I'll be set free, free from this memory
What comes after, what comes after me [End of lyrics]
The veteran death metal band from New York, Immolation, has premiered their new music video. Check out the 360° video for “Destructive Currents” below. The track is from the band’s upcoming new album "Atonement" which is due out on February 24th via Nuclear Blast.
"Atonement" track list:
1. The Distorting Light
2. When the Jackals Come
3. Fostering the Divide
4. Rise the Heretics
5. Thrown to the Fire
6. Destructive Currents
7. Lower
8. Atonement
9. Above All
10. The Power of Gods
11. Epiphany
After Gods Of Violence, watch KREATOR Official video for 'Satan Is Real', taken from the album 'GODS OF VIOLENCE', out on January 27th 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records!
Gods Of Violence will contain 11 tracks with a total running time of approx. 52 minutes.
The tracklist as follows:
01. Apocalypticon
02. World War Now
03. Satan Is Real
04. Totalitarian Terror
05. Gods Of Violence
06. Army Of Storms
07. Hail To The Hordes
08. Lion With Eagle Wings
09. Fallen Brother
10. Side By Side
11. Death Becomes My Light
The alternative metal band from Denmark, FOREVER STILL, just released an official video "Awake the Fire" taken from their latest album "Tied Down", out last January 2016 via Nuclear Blast.
Check out the video:
Tied Down tracklists
1. Scars 02:45
2. Once Upon a Nightmare 03:57
3. Miss Madness 03:51
4. Awake the Fire 03:00
5. Breathe In 02:47
6. Save Me 04:25
7. Your Light 03:53
8. Alone 03:09
9. Break the Glass 03:08
10. Tied Down 03:27
Total playing time 34:22
"Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful." - Amy Lee.
Happy birthday, Amy!
Background information
Born: Amy Lynn Lee, December 13, 1981
Riverside, California, U.S.
Residence: Brooklyn, New York
Other names: Amy Hartzler
Home town: Little Rock, Arkansas
Genres: Alternative metal
Instruments: Vocals piano harp
Years active: 1995–present
Labels: Epic Wind-up EMI
Associated acts: Evanescence, Dave Eggar Seether
Website: www.amyleeofficial.com, www.evanescence.com
SEPULTURA released an official lyric video "I Am The Enemy" from their fourteenth SEPULTURA studio album, MACHINE MESSIAH, out January 13, 2017 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Andreas Kisser states:
"The song 'I Am The Enemy' was one of the last songs we worked on before going to Sweden to record the album, it's really simple and straight forward with a strong influence of the hardcore scene of the 90's.
The lyrics talk about ourselves as human beings, with concepts and pre-concepts implanted in our heads through education, religion, the environment and all of our own experiences. We are the problem and the solution, do not blame anything or anyone else but yourself, you are your own enemy. Face yourself, rethink your life and then you'll have a chance to make a better world for yourself.
We are playing the song live already and the reaction is being amazing, now you all have the chance to listen to the album version, play it loud!"
German veteran heavy metal band, GRAVE DIGGER released an official video "Healed By Metal" via Napalm Records.
[Youtube] Classic cuts like ‘Headbanging man‘ and ‘Heavy metal breakdown‘ quickly established Grave Digger as one of Germany`s pioneering metal acts in the early 80s – fast forward 36 years since the band`s formation, and their attitude hasn`t changed! The title track (and opener) of Healed By Metal is a stomping anthem, stoic and proud yet still catchy and beastly. Grave Digger stay true to their no-frills traditional brand of metal on album number eighteen, letting the thunder rain on endless roads (‘Lawbreaker‘) and indulging in epic melodies (‘Call For War‘). Here are your Ten Commandments of Metal!
Pre-order "Healed By Metal" now! http://smarturl.it/HealedByMetal-NPR
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/HealedByMetal-DL
Tracklisting:
“Healed By Metal”
“When Night Falls”
“Lawbreaker”
“Forever Free”
“Call For War”
“Ten Commandments Of Metal”
“The Hangman’s Eye”
“Kill Ritual”
“Hallelujah”
“Laughing With The Dead”
Digipak bonus:
“Kingdom Of The Night”
“Bucket List”