Dream Child to Release Debut Album “Until Death Do We Meet Again” September 14th via Frontiers Music Srl

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Updated: 06/07/2018

New Song “You Can’t Take Me Down” Streaming Now
 
Band Line-Up Features Craig Goldy, Simon Wright, Rudy Sarzo, Wayne Findlay & Diego Valdez
Frontiers Music Srl had previously announced the formation of a brand new band featuring legends of the hard rock/heavy metal scene, Dream Child and today announces the release of their debut album, “Until Death Do We Meet Again” is scheduled for September 14th.
 
Dream Child features:
Craig Goldy: Guitars (ex-Dio, Giuffria)
Simon Wright: Drums (ex-AC/DC, Dio, Operation: Mindcrime)
Rudy Sarzo: Bass (ex-Quiet Riot, Ozzy, Whitesnake, Dio)
Wayne Findlay: Guitars and Keyboards (ex- MSG)
Diego Valdez: Vocals (Helker)
Today, the first song from the album, “You Can’t Take Me Down” is available to hear HERE.
Of “You Can’t Take Me Down” Craig Goldy states: “It’s about when all the people, circumstances, obstacles and so forth that life can throw at us take a turn for the worst and that no matter what, we can and will prevail!”
Pre-order “Until Death Do We Meet Again” & stream the single here: http://radi.al/DreamChild
Craig Goldy says, “The band Dream Child was conceived during a brainstorming session with Serafino (President of Frontiers) one day while discussing other matters over the phone. I mentioned that I had been listening to my favorite bands a lot recently, Deep Purple and Rainbow’s “Rising” album, among others in that style and had noticed that many people who also love those bands often have the very same comments as one another: “They don’t make music like that anymore!” Even though I said that in passing, Serafino asked me a question that would forever shape my future. He simply asked, “Well, can you?” and I said…..”YES!!!”
During the very first public memorial for our most beloved Ronnie James Dio, I had mentioned that whenever I do start writing original material again that I would utilize everything that I had learned from working side by side with the Master for so many years in such a way that I would hope to make him proud….and here it is! The name is inspired by one of his lyrics on the “Dream Evil” album and the nickname he gave me at the time, Dream Child!
We are so very fortunate to have bassist Rudy Sarzo as a featured guest, Simon Wright on drums, Wayne Findlay on guitars and keyboards, and a surprise vocal discovery from Argentina, Diego Valdez, whose voice will send shivers up your spine!!
This album will bring back memories of the days most people have thought were long gone and never to return, yet it is also new and fresh enough to be unique with some unexpected twists and turns!! No more “same old, same old” here, no fillers. Every song is an oasis in the desert and a rare gem in the coal mines of life in this new world that thinks the past greatness of rock would remain in the past. We’ve brought it back to life once again!!
I am very proud of this album and all who have made this become a reality. There are some big names who’ve lent a hand in the writing and I am amazed at the new and aggressive sound that producer Alessandro Del Vecchio has brought to these songs!!! I hope you all agree….”

Track Listing:

1. Under The Wire
2. You Can’t Take Me Down
3. Game Of Shadows
4. It Is What It Is
5. Playin’ With Fire
6. Light Of The Dark
7. Midnight Song
8. Until Death Do We Meet Again
9. Washed Upon The Shore
10. In A World So Cold
11. Weird World
12. One Step Beyond The Grave
For More Info Visit:

STONED JESUS – Announce New Album Details!

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Posted: 06/04/2018

Watch Out for Pilgrims This September!

 

 
On September 7th STONED JESUS will deliver their next solid slab of progressive stoner rock on Napalm Records: Pilgrims.
With their fourth album the Ukrainian trio offers much more than an average desert session: Pilgrims is a rather multi-faceted affair mixing groove with noise rock elements, lots of proggy infusions and maybe even a sick bass line reminiscent of good old Deftones (“Thessalia“). Giants such as Mastodon and Melvins come to mind since STONED JESUS can’t be pigeonholed.
The band comments on the new album:
“This record was inspired by our relentless touring and the feelings you get – or more precisely you lose – because of it. It’s weird how disconnected one becomes when constantly surrounded by people. Musically it’s pretty different from what we’ve done, it’s more song-oriented but simultaneously more challenging than before – sonically and structurally”

The full track listing of Pilgrims reads as follows:
1. Excited
2. Thessalia
3. Distant Light
4. Feel
5. Hands Resist Him
6. Water Me
7. Apathy
Pilgrims will be available in the following formats:
-1 LTD Edition 4 Page Digipack
-Various LP Gatefolds (different colours)
-Digital Album
Pre-Orders will be available shortly, keep your eyes open!
Tour Dates:
STONED JESUS
14.07.18 SP – Viveiro / Resurrection Fest
27.07.18 DE – Neuensee / Rock im Wald
02.08.18 GR – Almiros / Los Almiros Festival
19.08.18 FR – Saint-Nolff / Motocultor Festival
02.09.18 GR – Thessaloniki / Street Mode Festival
07.09.18 UA – Kyiv / Bingo Club13.09.18 DE – Wiesbaden / Schlachthof
14.09.18 DE – Stuttgart / JH Hallschlag
15.09.18 CH – Pratteln / Z 7
17.09.18 DE – Munich / Feierwerk
18.09.18 AT – Graz / PPC
19.09.18 AT – Vienna / Arena
20.09.18 DE – Leipzig / Werk 2
21.09.18 DE – Berlin / Bi Nuu
22.09.18 NL – Nijmegen / Doornroosje
23.09.18 NL – Amsterdam / Melkweg
24.09.18 DE – Köln / Helios 37
25.09.18 DE – Bielefeld / Forum
26.09.18 BE – Brussels / Magasin 4
27.09.18 FR – Paris / Petit Bain
28.09.18 UK – London /The Garage
29.09.18 UK – Sheffield / Doom vs Stoner Festival
12.10.18 UA – Lviv / FESTrepublic
19.10.18 UA – Kharkiv / ART AREA DK
20.10.18 UA – Dnipro / Makhno Pub
Line-up:
Ihor Sydorenko – Vocals & Guitars
Serhij Sljussar – Bass
Dmytro Zinchenko – Drums
For More Info Visit:

https://www.instagram.com/stonedjesusband/

HALCYON WAY Premiere Music Video For New Song “Blame”

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Posted: 06/04/2018

HALCYON WAY, the American metal band from Atlanta, premiere the first single from their upcoming studio album“Bloody But Unbowed”, due out on August 3rd on Agonia Records. The new song, titled “Blame”, is available in the form of a music video directed by Chance White and produced by White Flame Studios. Watch the video at this link:
HALCYON WAY‘s sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. From Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira– HALCYON WAY draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands. With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, “Bloody But Unbowed” is sure to please fans of many forms of metal. Be that modern, power, thrash and progressive metal – but also hard rock fans. Crammed full of huge anthemic choruses, shredding solos, and brutal riffs, this release checks off all the boxes.

“Bloody But Unbowed” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Trivium, Bad Wolves, Threat Signal) and is replete with artwork from Travis Smith (Opeth, Overkill, Death, Iced Earth).

The album boasts a very special appearance of “The Nailhead Choir”, with many guest names to be revealed soon.
The band commented: “We are beyond excited to finally unleash this beast upon everyone. This is by far our heaviest album, but it also has the biggest choruses, and it’s just the right next step in our evolution as a band. It was a difficult album to write and put over the finish line, and we cannot wait to have everyone hear it. From the songs to the production to the art, we think all our fans are going to absolutely love it, and when people that haven’t heard Halcyon Way before get a taste, they’re going to be like ‘where has this band been my whole life?'”.
Track Listing:
1. Devolutionize
2. Bloody But Unbowed
3. Blame
4. Slaves To Silicon
5. Superpredator
6. Primal Scream
7. Ten Thousand Ways
8. The Church Of Me
9. Cast Another Stone
10. Crowned In Violence
11. Burning The Summit
12. Desolate
+ European Edition Bonus Tracks:
13. Insufferable
14. Stand For Something
Album formats:
– Digipack CD
– Black LP
– Digital
Line-up:
Steve Braun – vocals
Jon Bodan – lead guitars, backing vocals, programming
Max Eve – rhythm guitars
Skyler Moore – bass, backing vocals
Aaron Baumoel – drums
HALCYON WAY is the ultimate example of blue-collar work ethic, self-reliant bootstrapping, and hard work & perseverance in spite of nearly insurmountable odds. This award winning band has released four studio albums worldwide through Nightmare Records/Sony RED, and most recently via Massacre Records, and has performed on 4 continents (and about 20 countries and counting), extensively touring with the likes of Saxon, Sabaton, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Fozzy, Skid Row, U.D.O. and Delain. Most recently, HALCYON WAY finished a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime and is gearing up to hit the road again in support of their new album “Bloody But Unbowed”.
HALCYON WAY on-line:
Agonia Records:

RAGE OF LIGHT – Sign With Napalm Records!

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Posted: 05/30/2018

 
 
Welcome to the family! RAGE OF LIGHT are proud to announce their worldwide signing to Napalm Records!

The band on the signing:
“We are thrilled to join the Napalm family! Currently working on our first full-length album, we are very much looking forward to this collaboration. Rage will be unleashed!”

Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench comments:
“The charismatic singer Melissa Bonny is no stranger to the metal world since she is also the singer of Swiss Powermetal Band “Evenmore”; whose 2016 album received very positive feedback. The band’s talent; particular Melissa´s vocal range are simply amazing and can be heard in the video “I Can, I Will” but also in the released cover songs for “Judas” (Lady Gaga) & “Twilight of the Thunder God” (Amon Amarth). Rage of Light, Welcome to The Napalm family!”

RAGE OF LIGHT is a Swiss trance metal/melodic death metal band, created by vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Pellet, known for his past works with Trophallaxy/Dysrider.

Jonathan came up with the idea to create a hybrid of trance and melodic death metal elements in 2007, but due to being busy with other projects, it took almost a decade for the idea to fully bear fruit. Finally, in 2015, he recruited Evenmore vocalist Melissa Bonny and guitarist Noé Schüpbach to complete the band.

They released their first EP in 2016, titled Chasing a Reflection, as well as two singles in 2017. This year they are working on new RAGE OF LIGHT hits. Keep your eyes & ears open!

RAGE OF LIGHT are:
Melissa Bonny – Main Vocals
Jonathan Pellet – Vocals, Keyboards, Synth & Drums Programming
Noé Schüpbach – Guitars, Bass
For More Info on RAGE OF LIGHT Visit:
www.facebook.com/rageoflight
www.rageoflight.bandcamp.com

HALCYON WAY detail new album ‘Bloody But Unbowed’

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Posted: 05/23/2018

American metallers from Atlanta (GA), and Agonia Records recent signees, HALCYON WAY, announce details of their fourth studio album, successor to Billboard-charting “Conquer” from 2014. The new record is titled “Bloody But Unbowed” and is set to be released on Agonia on the 3rd of August worldwide.

HALCYON WAY‘s sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. From Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira – HALCYON WAY draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands. With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, “Bloody But Unbowed” is sure to please fans of many forms of metal. Be that modern, power, thrash and progressive metal – but also hard rock fans. Crammed full of huge anthemic choruses, shredding solos, and brutal riffs, this release checks off all the boxes.

“Bloody But Unbowed” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Trivium, Bad Wolves, Threat Signal) and is replete with artwork from Travis Smith (Opeth, Overkill, Death, Iced Earth). The album boasts a very special appearance of “The Nailhead Choir”, with many guest names to be revealed soon. HALCYON WAY is currently filming a music video for the lead single “Blame”, which is expected to drop early June together with pre-orders.

The band commented: ““We are beyond excited to finally unleash this beast upon everyone. This is by far our heaviest album, but it also has the biggest choruses, and it’s just the right next step in our evolution as a band. It was a difficult album to write and put over the finish line, and we cannot wait to have everyone hear it. From the songs to the production to the art, we think all our fans are going to absolutely love it, and when people that haven’t heard Halcyon Way before get a taste, they’re going to be like ‘where has this band been my whole life?'”.

Tracklisting:
1. Devolutionize
2. Bloody But Unbowed
3. Blame
4. Slaves To Silicon
5. Superpredator
6. Primal Scream
7. Ten Thousand Ways
8. The Church Of Me
9. Cast Another Stone
10. Crowned In Violence
11. Burning The Summit
12. Desolate
+ European edition bonus tracks:
13. Insufferable
14. Stand For Something

Album formats:
– Digipack CD.
– Black LP.
– Digital.

Line-up: 
Steve Braun – vocals
Jon Bodan – lead guitars, backing vocals, programming
Max Eve – rhythm guitars
Skyler Moore – bass, backing vocals
Aaron Baumoel – drums

HALCYON WAY is the ultimate example of blue-collar work ethic, self-reliant bootstrapping, and hard work & perseverance in spite of nearly insurmountable odds. This award winning band has released four studio albums worldwide through Nightmare Records/Sony RED, and most recently via Massacre Records, and has performed on 4 continents (and about 20 countries and counting), extensively touring with the likes of Saxon, Sabaton, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Fozzy, Skid Row, U.D.O. and Delain. Most recently, HALCYON WAY finished a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, and is gearing up to hit the road again in support of their new album “Bloody But Unbowed”. 
HALCYON WAY on-line:
Website: https://www.halcyonway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halcyonway
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/halcyonway
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hwmetal
Instagram: https://instagram.com/halcyonwayofficial

Agonia Records:
Website: http://agoniarecords.com
Webshop: http://tinyurl.com/agoniashop
Facebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecords
Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/agoniarecords
Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial
YouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec
HALCYON WAY ujawnia szczegóły nowego albumu “Bloody But Unbowed”

 

HALCYON WAY, amerykański zespół pochodzący z Atlanty, który niedawno podpisał umowę wydawniczą z Agonia Records, wyda nowy album studyjny 3 sierpnia. Następca debiutującego na liście Billboard Heatseekers “Conquer” (2014) nosi tytuł “Bloody But Unbowed”.

Metal w wykonaniu HALCYON WAY można określić jako ciężki, progresywny, chwytliwy, techniczny i przede wszystkim skupiony na silnych kompozycjach. Zespół czerpie inspiracje od takich wykonawców jak Megadeth, Dream Theater, Testament czy Chimaira. Cechują go chwytliwe wstawki, harmonijne wokale w stylu King’s X czy Stryper, oraz ciężka i wpadająca w ucho sekcja rytmiczna. Najnowszy album spaja ze sobą wiele podgatunków metalu (w tym thrash metal, power metal czy metal progresywny) i hard rock.

Mark Lewis (Whitechapel, Trivium, Bad Wolves, Threat Signal) odpowiada na nagrania, miksy i mastering nowego krążka. Okładkę przygotował Travis Smith (Opeth, Overkill, Death). Na albumie znajdzie się również specjalny, gościnny występ “The Nailhead Choir”, a nazwiska muzyków będących częścią wspomnianego chóru zostaną ogłoszone niebawem. Zespół obecnie nagrywa klip wideo do pierwszego singla “Blame”, który ma się ukazać na początku czerwca wraz z przedsprzedażą.

Komentarz zespołu: “Jesteśmy podekscytowani mogąc w końcu wydać ten album. Jest to nasz najcięższy krążek, z jednymi z najlepszych refrenów jakie nagraliśmy. Czujemy, że jest to również właściwy krok w ewolucji naszego zespołu. Trudno było doprowadzić ten album do końca, więc teraz nie możemy się doczekać aż ludzie go usłyszą. Począwszy od utworów, przez produkcją, aż po okładkę, myślę że nasi fani go docenią, a ludzie którzy do tej pory nie słyszeli o Halcyon Way będą pozytywnie zaskoczeni”.

HALCYON WAY wydał do tej pory cztery albumy studyjne przez Nightmare Records / Sony RED, a ostatni album również nakładem Massacre Records. Zespół jest znany z ciężkiej pracy i częstego koncertowania, które zawiodło go na cztery kontynenty (w tym ponad 20 państw), grając trasy z takimi formacjami jak Saxon, Sabaton, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Fozzy, Skid Row, U.D.O. i  Delain. HALCYON WAY niedawno ukończył europejską trasę koncertową w towarzystwie Angra i Operation: Mindcrime (Geoffa Tate’a  z Queensryche). Niedługo znowu wyruszy w trasę, promować nadchodzący album.

Utwory:
1. Devolutionize
2. Bloody But Unbowed
3. Blame
4. Slaves To Silicon
5. Superpredator
6. Primal Scream
7. Ten Thousand Ways
8. The Church Of Me
9. Cast Another Stone
10. Crowned In Violence
11. Burning The Summit
12. Desolate
+ Bonusowe utwory (tylko Europejska edycja):
13. Insufferable
14. Stand For Something

Formaty albumu:
– Digipack CD.
– Czarny vinyl.
– Pliki cyfrowe.

Skład:
Steve Braun – wokal,
Jon Bodan – gitara prowadząca, dodatkowe wokale, programowanie,
Max Eve – gitara rytmiczna,
Skyler Moore – bass, dodatkowe wokale,
Aaron Baumoel – perkusja.

HALCYON WAY on-line:
Website: https://www.halcyonway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halcyonway
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/halcyonway
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hwmetal
Instagram: https://instagram.com/halcyonwayofficial

Agonia Records:
Website: http://agoniarecords.com
Webshop: http://tinyurl.com/agoniashop
Facebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecords
Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/agoniarecords
Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial
YouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec

GWAR Announces Summer-Fall Headline Tour Dates

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Posted: 05/15/2018

 
 
Attention Bohabs! Fresh from the slaughter of countless thousands of metal fans in Mexico City at the Corona Hell and Heaven Festival last weekend, your Lordsand Masters GWAR have announced new headline shows this summer and fall as part of “The Blood Of Gods Tour”. Joining GWAR on the tour will be Light The Torch. A complete list of dates can be found below.
 
Again, during this tour GWAR will offer the:
 
“GWAR LORDS & MASTERS VIP EXPERIENCE PACKAGE”
 
-One (1) General Admission Ticket with Venue Early Entry
 
-Exclusive access to GWAR soundcheck where you will pledge allegiance to your Lords & Masters!
 
-Invitation to play a GWAR instrument onstage at soundcheck
 
-Tour of the weapons of your Lords & Masters
 
-Early Merch Access to avoid the crowds
 
-One (1) Souvenir item signed by members of GWAR
 
-One (1) Souvenir GWAR laminate
 
-Photo opportunity with GWAR before the show
 
-You will be killed by GWAR on stage during the show.
 
-Designated Slave Pit Area to pledge your allegiance 
 
-Get killed on stage by GWAR! (18+ only)
 
VIP Packages will be available exclusively at https://www.gwarvip.com.
Tickets will be available at GWAR.net.
 
All tickets and VIP packages will go on sale this Friday May 18th at 10:00 local time.
 
Blothar the Beserker on the upcoming tour, “Foolish Talking Apes! The world is our circus, and you are our monkeys! Come, swallow my sword and bear witness to the greatest happening in superhuman history! GWAR’s Blood of God’s tour will change your meaningless lives. A true mutated menagarie of malevolence the likes of which have never been seen”.
 
Guitarist Pustulus Maximus adds, “I can’t wait to pursue my new career in academia and teach the people of America their ABC’s: Anal, Booze and Cocaine”
 
 
GWAR W/ Light The Torch and TBD:
7/11: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s#
7/12: Cadott, WI @ Rock Fest*
7/13: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection**
7/14: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s**
7/15: Lincoln, NE @ The Bourbon Theatre**
7/16: Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note**
7/17: Springfield, MO @ The Complex**
7/20: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel**
9/13: Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
9/14: Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre
#DevilDriver Appears this date only
*Festival Appearance
**Light The Torch on July Dates Only 
For More Info Visit:
http://www.gwar.net
http://www.gwartv.com
http://instagram.com/gwar
https://twitter.com/GWAR
http://www.youtube.com/gwar
http://www.facebook.com/gwar
http://www.gwarbq.com
http://www.gwarjapan.net
http://www.metalblade.tv/tv

HALCYON WAY sign record deal with Agonia Records

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Posted: 05/11/2018

HALCYON WAY, an American metal band from Atlanta, GA, has signed a worldwide record deal with Agonia Records. Fresh off a month-long European tour with Angra & Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime, the band is expected to release a new studio album – successor to Billboard-charting “Conquer” from 2014 – in August.
HALCYON WAY is the ultimate example of blue-collar work ethic, self-reliant bootstrapping, and hard work & perseverance in spite of nearly insurmountable odds. This award winning band has released four studio albums worldwide through Nightmare Records/Sony RED, and most recently via Massacre Records, and has performed on 4 continents (and about 20 countries and counting), extensively touring with the likes of Saxon, Sabaton, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Fozzy, Skid Row, U.D.O. and Delain.

HALCYON WAY‘s sound cannot be neatly slotted into any sub-category of metal. It can be described as heavy, catchy, technical, progressive and above all, focused on strong songcraft. The band draws influences & inspiration from many metal bands, from Megadeth to Dream Theater, to Testament and Chimaira. With a magnitude of catchy hooks, vocal harmonies a la King’s X or Stryper, and heavy, technical, yet ultimately accessible instrumentation, HALCYON WAY is ready to begin a new chapter with their forthcoming studio album.

“We’re really stoked to be announcing our partnership with Agonia Records” – comments the band. “Their commitment to working our new record alongside us is strong and we can’t wait to open this new chapter in our career. We just got back from a fantastic tour with our friends in Angra and Operation:Mindcrime, and we had the opportunity to test out some of the new songs. The crowds went ape over them so we can’t wait to get the new record in everyone’s hands so we can get out there and support it some more!”.

HALCYON WAY‘s last album, “Conquer” (2014), hit the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at #41 for week of release sales. It was named “Record Of The Week” on the Revolver Magazine website, and the lead single “Web Of Lies” spent more than 6 weeks on the USA CMJ metal radio charts. More news on the follow-up to “Conquer” will be announced soon.

Line-up: 
Steve Braun – vocals
Jon Bodan – lead guitars, backing vocals, programming
Max Eve – rhythm guitars
Skyler Moore – bass, backing vocals
Aaron Baumoel – drums
HALCYON WAY on-line:
Website: https://www.halcyonway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/halcyonway
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/halcyonway
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hwmetalAgonia Records:
Website: http://agoniarecords.com
Webshop: http://tinyurl.com/agoniashop
Facebook: https://facebook.com/agoniarecords
Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoniarecords
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/agoniarecords
Bandcamp: https://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/agoniarecordsofficial
YouTube: http://youtube.com/AgoniaRec

OBSCURA: Announce New Album Diluvium; Share Title-Track Music Video

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Posted: 05/08/2018

Photo Credit: Christian Martin Weiss
 

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Germany’s progressive death metal masters OBSCURA complete their long-running, four-album conceptual circle with the release of Diluvium (defined as a great oceanic flood), their most evocative, diverse and vibrant release to date. Diluvium is due out July 13th on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records.
 
Watch the official video for “Diluvium” via YouTube HERE and all digital streaming services AT THIS LOCATION. “Diluvium” was directed by Mirko Witzki (Kreator, Blind Guardian, Caliban) and further explores the album’s celestial themes. The band commented further on the concept: 
“With the title track of our new album we present you one of the most fast forward and brutal compositions “Diluvium” has to offer. The music video created by German Cinematographer Mirko Witzki shows the first part of a connected story relating to the band’s long running four album cycle.”
Additionally, OBSCURA will perform at select European festivals this summer including Vienna Metal Meeting, Amsterdam Metal Meeting and Summer Breeze Open Air. Stay tuned for more tour dates in the near future.
 
OBSCURA’s fifth studio album Diluvium is due out July 13th on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records. Physical packages are available via Relapse.com HERE and Digital Downloads / Streaming Services AT THIS LOCATION.
 
Recorded with longtime producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany, Diluvium is a stunning achievement for the illustrious quartet and a landmark release for progressive metal as a whole. Complete with all the band’s signature elements plus groundbreaking polyrhythms, dramatic songwriting, and jaw-dropping virtuosity, OBSCURA raise the bar once again with an album that will go down in the annals of metal history as one of the most astonishing performances the genre has to offer.  
 
Album Art Credit: Orion Landau 
 
Diluvium Tracklist:
1.   Clandestine Stars
2.   Emergent Evolution
3.   Diluvium
4.   Mortification of the Vulgar Sun
5.   Ethereal Skies
6.   Convergence
7.   Ekpyrosis
8.   The Seventh Aeon
9.   The Conjuration
10. An Epilogue to Infinity
11. A Last Farewell (Bonus Track)
 
OBSCURA Tour Dates:
 
May 12 Vienna, AU Vienna Metal Meeting 2018
 
May 19 Amsterdam, NL Amsterdam Metal Meeting 2018
 
Aug 15-18   Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summer Breeze Open Air 2018
 
OBSCURA Bio:
Founded in 2002 by guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer, German progressive death metal band OBSCURA caused a stir when they – out of nowhere – toured as support for the legendary Suffocation on the band’s European tour in 2006 and independently released their debut album
Retribution that same year. From its very beginnings, the band (named after Gorguts’ inimitable 1993 full-length) demonstrated an uncanny ability for blending different forms of technical, cerebral metal into a coherent synthesis of death, thrash and black metal merged with progressive elements.
In 2009, after being acquired by Relapse Records, the band released Cosmogenesis, a marvel of technical and progressive metal that firmly established OBSCURA as one of modern extreme metal’s leading lights. Not one to bend to convention, OBSCURA distinguished themselves and their unique brand of music via the tasteful use of vocal effects, fretless bass, philosophical underpinnings, and other elements rarely touched on in extreme metal.
In addition to cracking the US Billboard charts, the release of Cosmogenesis saw OBSCURA embark on their first worldwide tour, which included visits to North America, Europe, and Japan. Cosmogenesis was followed in 2011 by Omnivium, which was lauded by Decibel, Terrorizer, Metal Injection, and dozens of others as a landmark achievement in technical music. That album entered the US and German charts while enabling the band to conduct another run of extensive touring across the globe. Five years since the release of the universally-acclaimed Omnivium, the progressive metal masters returned with their strongest and most dynamic release to date. The aptly-named Akróasis (Greek for “hearing” or “listening”) draws on all the various elements of OBSCURA‘s signature sound and combines those qualities into a cohesive and mind-blowing whole.
The band embarked on multiple world tours with such renowned artists as Cannibal Corpse, Death To All, Children of Bodom and countless others including numerous festival appearances at Hellfest, Graspop Metal Meeting and many others. 
Now in 2018, OBSCURA complete their long-running, four-album conceptual circle with the release of Diluvium(defined as a great oceanic flood), their most evocative, diverse and vibrant release to date. Recorded with longtime producer V. Santura (Triptykon, Pestilence) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany, Diluvium is a stunning achievement for the illustrious quartet and a landmark release for progressive metal as a whole. Complete with all the band’s signature elements plus groundbreaking polyrhythms, dramatic songwriting, and jaw-dropping virtuosity, OBSCURA raise the bar once again with an album that will go down in the annals of metal history as one of the most astonishing performances the genre has to offer.
OBSCURA are:
 
Steffen Kummerer – Vocals/Guitars
Rafael Trujillo – Guitars
Linus Klausenitzer – Bass
Sebastian Lanser – Drums
 
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DUST BOLT Kicks Off Second Ever Off North American Tour Tonight Alongside Obituary, Pallbearer and Skeletonwitch

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Posted: 05/02/2018


Last year, Napalm Records artist and German Thrashers Dust Bolt, stormed the shores of North America for the first time.  After a successful tour, Dust Bolt are now back and ready to hit the road alongside Obituary, Pallbearer and Skeletonwitch. The tour starts tonight in Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade and runs June 3rd in Miami, FL.  A complete list of dates can be found below.
Dust Bolt frontman Lenny Bruess cannot wait to return to North America:
“We´re back again! What´s up America!? Dust Bolt is coming back to North America and WE CAN`T wait to hit the stages and go 100 percent nuts with you all! We just recorded our new album and didn´t play a live show in 4 months, so we´re more than stoked to bang our heads and shred some riffs for you! I hope you are prepared! See you all on tour!”
DUST BOLT W/Obituary:
5/2: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
5/3: Greensboro, NC @ The Blind Tiger
5/4: Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
5/5: New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
5/6: Boston, MA @ Sinclair
5/8: Toronto, ON @ Opera House
5/9: Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
5/10: Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
5/11: Cleveland, OH @ Agora Ballroom
5/12: Detroit, MI @ Majestic
5/13: Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/15: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
5/16: Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
5/18: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
5/19: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
5/21: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
5/22: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
5/23: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
5/25: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
5/26: Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
5/27: Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red
5/29: Austin, TX @ Barracuda
5/30: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
5/31: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
6/1: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
6/2: Orlando, FL @ The Haven Lounge
6/3: Miami, FL @ The Ground

DUST BOLT released their third album Mass Confusion 

in July 2016 via Napalm Records.  (Order Here)
 It’s only been seven years since Southern Germans DUST BOLT won the W:O:A Metal Battle 2011 – six years the band has used to transform themselves from hot newcomers into national thrash heroes with their debut Violent Demolition! These Bay Area aficionados dropped their third full length Mass Confusion in July 2016. Relentless touring plus constant fine-tuning of the typical DUST BOLT sound have finally paid off: the old school songwriting is focused and free of ballast weight, yet despite all the rage and aggression there is still plenty of breathing space for melodic guitar work, gang shouts and ten-ton grooves.
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MOTOGRATER Reveals New Music Video for Hard-Hitting Anthem “Daggers”

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Posted: 04/30/2018

Watch Now via Loudwire
 
2018 DESOLATOUR Begins Sunday, May 6 in Las Vegas, NV
 
New Album, Desolation, Out Now via EMP Label Group
 
California-based, Billboard chart-topping hard rockers MOTOGRATER recently announced their upcoming spring and summer “Desolatour” dates, set to begin on May 6 in Las Vegas, NV. The tour will run through July 7 when the band performs at Mosh Out to the Masses festival in Muncie, IN. See below for all currently confirmed tour dates.
In advance of the tour, MOTOGRATER is pleased to reveal a music video for their hard-hitting, melodic anthem “Daggers”. The track can be heard on the band’s 2017 full-length release, Desolation, released via Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson’s EMP Label Group. Watch the video, directed by Matt Lord Zane in Los Angeles,now via Loudwire: http://loudwire.com/motograter-daggers-exclusive-video-premiere/
Guitarist Matthew “Nuke” Nunes says, “Firstly, we would have never been able to pull this off without the support of Mikey Doling at JaxxRock Ent and Angel Chavez at DW Drums. Shooting the “Daggers” video was a great experience all around. We are very proud of what we were able to accomplish. The director Matt Lord Zane and crew – especially the amazing Laney Chantal (makeup/paint) – were nothing short of incredible to work with. We would be remiss to not give a huge shout out to Mike Tempesta at Jackson EVH for loaning us the awesome amps and heads. MOTOGRATER is truly excited to show the world something we feel is a true piece of art. See you on the road soon!”
MOTOGRATER Desolatour dates:
5/6 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
5/7 – Bakersfield, CA @ 1933
5/8 – Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
5/9 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Lounge
5/10 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
5/12 – Idaho Falls, ID @ The Gem
5/13 – Kennewick, WA @ Eagles Lodge 2491
5/14 – Jerome, ID @ Diamondz Event Center
5/15 – Lewiston, ID @ 3rd Wheel
5/16 – Eugene, OR @ W.O.W. Hall
5/18 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery
5/19 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Viper Room
5/20 – Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar
6/2 – Pipestem, WV @ Metal In The Mountains
6/16 – Danville, IL @ Slang Metal Fest @ Shovelhead Saloon
7/7 – Muncie, IN @ Mosh Out The Masses @ The Water Bowl
While online, watch the official lyric video for the first single from Desolation, “Parasite,” directed by Brian Cox of Gemini Syndrome and Hollywood Undead, here: https://youtu.be/2hccUQOWQyA
About MOTOGRATER
Formed in Santa Barbara, California the mid-90s, MOTOGRATER honed its creative industrial/tribal sounds and samples through playing and recording, and signed with Sever Records, founded by Dez Fafara of Coal Chamber and DevilDriver. MOTOGRATER evolved further thanks to dark, groove-oriented guitars, and in 2003, the band inked a deal with No Name/Elektra Records, and put out its self-titled major-label debut to critical and fan acclaim.
2003’s acclaimed Motograter (Elektra Records) album launched a fiercely unique heavy rock band that was a breed apart from the nu metal masses, thanks to tribal body paint and the Motograter itself-a hand-made instrument created from industrial cable and guitar pieces that creates a singular bass sound. The 2003/4 radio singles “Down,” “Suffocate” and “No Name” put the band-then fronted by Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch)–on the map. “Suffocate” landed in the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; “Down” cracked the Top 3 Billboard Mainstream charts; and Motograter toured on Ozzfest 2003, as well as sharing stages with Korn, Marilyn Manson, Cradle of Filth, and many more.
After going on hiatus in 2005. They reformed in 2008 with a new lineup, putting out the Pre-Release EP in 2009, while their The Damned Holiday Tour thrilled old fans and made new ones. After touring and performing for the next few years with artists such as Pop Evil, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Danzig, Anthrax, and more, MOTOGRATER discovered North Carolina native James Anthony Legion in 2015, and in early 2016, began recording their latest album, Desolation.

 

MOTOGRATER Online:

 

MOTOGRATER is:
James Anthony Legion – vocals
Matthew “Nuke” Nunes – guitars
Jesse Stamper – guitars
Aeon Cruz – bass
Jonathan “Zero” Price – percussion/samples
Casey Cahill – Motograter
Ryan Ramirez – drums

 

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