Welsh alt-pop quartet THE NIGHTMARES have released the video for their new single 'Life Won't Wait'. The track will be released digitally on 15th November 2019, ahead of the band's tour with Tiger Army later this month.

For fans of The Cure, Alkaline Trio and Placebo, 'Life Won't Wait' is a keys-driven, melancholic slab of alt-pop that vocalist/guitarist Adam Parslow says is “a song about not letting anxiety take control of your life.”

Check out the video for 'Life Won't Wait' here: https://youtu.be/e3jNgmOIE9c

THE NIGHTMARES are made up of previous and current members of The Vestals, Sharks, Save Your Breath and Disjoy. New single 'Life Won't Wait' follows the release of the quartet's debut self-titled EP and first nationwide tour with Holding Absence earlier this year. The Nightmares caught the attention of Kerrang! who said the band have "coffinloads of promise," Clash Magazine who declared they are “burning with energy,” as well as The i Paper and more.

See THE NIGHTMARES live at one of the following dates:

23.11.2019 - Newport, Le Pub (Single Launch)
25.11.2019 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (w/ Tiger Army)
26.11.2019 - Manchester, Academy (w/ Tiger Army)
28.11.2019 - Bristol, The Fleece (w/ Tiger Army)
29.11.2019 - London, O2 Islington Academy (w/ Tiger Army)

THE NIGHTMARES are:
Adam Parslow - Vocals & Guitar
Eleanor Coburn - Keys
James Mattock - Drums & Backing Vocals
Benjamin T. Mainwaring - Bass

For more information:
https://www.thenightmares666.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thenightmares666/
https://twitter.com/thenightmaresuk
https://www.instagram.com/thenightmares666/

Lebanese blackened death metallers KAOTEON return with new single 'Wolves of Chaos' and have announced the release of new self-titled album on 17th January 2020.

Premiered via Metal Injection, check out 'Wolves of Chaos' here: https://youtu.be/rwzFbAiSJUI

Having both fully relocated to the Netherlands, guitarist Anthony Kaoteon and vocalist Walid WolfLust teamed up with bassist Linus Klausenitzer of Obscura and drummer Adrian Erlandsson of At The Gates for the next chapter of KAOTEON.

Kaoteon is the band's heaviest, darkest and most esoteric work to date, and with the world on the brink of societal collapse, there has never been a better time for such a bleak record. With their unique Middle Eastern perspective, it is all the more harrowing.

On the new record Anthony Kaoteon took a different approach to writing. He explains: “On previous albums, every KAOTEON track had over 10 main riffs that could be extended into a song each. With the self-titled upcoming album, the riffs have an identity of their own. Every riff on this album was composed during a state of flow and there are no fillers. I just didn't want to compose riffs that fit between other riffs. I recorded whole tracks as they came to my mind after several hours of meditation.”

The state of the world today and the band’s relocation to the Netherlands have played a big part in inspiring the themes on the album. The band comment: “The themes are about borders, physical, political and mental. They are about pushing forward against all weights, about looking for home, guided by a beacon in the dark, keeping one eye on your destination and another at the shadows of the mind as well as the shadows of power creeping over our world. These themes evolved from fresh out of the Middle East and rediscovering the notion of home and in the hope of settling someday.”

The new self-titled album is the first release since KAOTEON‘s award-winning album Damnatio Memoriae, which received wide critical acclaim, earned the band a Metal Hammer Golden God award, and put them on the global metal map. 2020 will see the band build upon their success and lead the charge for Middle Eastern extreme metal.

Pre-order Kaoteon here: https://kaoteon.bandcamp.com/album/kaoteon

KAOTEON online:
www.facebook.com/kaoteon
www.instagram.com/kaoteon
https://kaoteon.bandcamp.com

Canadian metallic hardcore outfit VULTURES have released their new video for 'Acceptance', taken from their raucous EP Hunger, released 4th October. 

Premiered via New Noise Magazine, you can now watch the video to 'Acceptance' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH8_dsSe9Mw

Guitarist Cole Lamb comments: "'Acceptance' is the second song of our EP, Hunger. This song is about a young boy who gets peer pressured into doing cocaine to be accepted into a group of friends and in return dies from an overdose and his mom is devastated. Our mission statement in 'Acceptance' is to raise awareness because this is a tragedy that happens everywhere. Hunger is about different perspectives of the people drug abuse affects."

VULTURES convey an unapologetic and visceral energy through their brand of hardcore. With sonic inspirations that include the likes of Converge, Every Time I Die, and The Dillinger Escape Plan, the band combine the technicality and bite of metal with the attitude of hardcore punk in order to deliver performances with unrivalled potency and aggression and no little amount of fun.

VULTURES' second EP Hunger contains six tracks that put forth an attack of driving riffs and incendiary finger-pointing in just under twenty minutes. Hunger was produced, mixed, and mastered by Tim Creviston (Misery Signals, Spiritbox), and features Larissa Stupar (Venom Prison) on track five, 'This Hunger'.

Initially playing local DIY house shows as a means of introducing themselves in 2016, VULTURES have since proceeded to support metal heavyweights Enterprise Earth, Archspire, '68 and plenty more.

The band since embarked on their largest tour yet in support of the EP, including their first foray into the USA, and select dates with Cancer Bats and Despised Icon.

VULTURES are:

Alex Pearce - vocals
Cole Lamb - guitar
Graham Scanlon - drums
Bradley Seabrook - bass
Ian Bezpalko - bass (on record)

For more information:

https://vulturesofficial.com
https://facebook.com/bandofvultures
https://instagram.com/vulturesbc
https://vulturesbc.bandcamp.com 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3lsanA8Lr0tpgKbsQ3ZR0p

CABAL have released new single 'Tongues', with an accompanying video shot at Copenhell Festival 2019, in the band's home town Copenhagen, Denmark. 'Tongues' is the first taste of what to expect from the next CABAL album, which will be released in 2020.

Watch 'Tongues' here: https://youtu.be/lZTy94qJqFk

The band have also announced their first ever US tour in February supporting Ingested, see poster below for full dates.

CABAL are one of the most brutal and promising heavy acts hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band aim to create a visceral and doom-laden atmosphere throughout both their music and visual expression. The production is crystal clear, whilst the songs draw a lot of inspirations from everything from black and death metal to djent and hardcore.

After the success of their self-released debut EP Purge in 2016, the band signed with Long Branch Records and released their first full-length Mark Of Rot in 2018. New material is just around the corner and 2020 will see CABAL bring their next wave of darkness to the world.

MARISA AND THE MOTHS have released their new single 'Needy' and announced their second headline tour. The band's debut self-titled LP will be released 15th November.

Watch 'Needy' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8M1SQUM5pk

Stream on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0sOebIEFtQ1aogEJTU712J?si=VzZqY0H8Tle5JaOnFGkcSA

Pre-order Marisa And The Moths:
https://marisaandthemoths.bandcamp.com/
and https://music.apple.com/gb/album/marisa-and-the-moths/1480415028?

Dates for the newly announced tour are as follows:

16/11 The Monarch, Camden
21/11 The Holroyd Arms, Guildford
22/11 Back Beat Bar, Brighton
29/11 The Den, Harrogate
30/11 Skinny Jimmy's, Workington
01/12 The Old School House, Hull
07/12 The London Stone, Staines

'Needy' follows the release of the bands two singles, 'Skin' and 'Slave', a hard-hitting introduction to MARISA AND THE MOTHS, a band who bring to mind the best hard rock and grunge bands of the 90s. Triple guitar duties are shared between frontwoman and vocalist Marisa Rodriguez, Chris Merton, and Sophie Lloyd. Sophie in her own right is a well-regarded guitarist, with over 230,000 YouTube subscribers, 50,000 Facebook fans and 127,000 Instagram followers.

For fans of Halestorm, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, MARISA AND THE MOTHS deliver a deeply personal sound, detailing Marisa’s struggles with anxiety and everyday sexism amongst other themes. The music is the perfect vehicle for Marisa’s voice, soulful and powerful, as well as Sophie's eye-popping guitar skills.

MARISA AND THE MOTHS are:

Marisa Rodriguez / Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Liam James Barnes / Bass, Backing Vocals
Jason Wilson / Drums, Producer
Sophie Lloyd / Lead Guitar
Chris Merton / Guitar

For more info:

https://www.marisaandthemoths.com/
https://www.facebook.com/marisaandthemoths/
https://twitter.com/Marisa_Moths
https://www.instagram.com/marisaandthemoths/

CONJURER will be special guests and main support to Finnish melodic death metal titans Insomnium on their UK and Ireland tour in early 2020.

Dates are as follows:

Jan 17 2020 (GB) BIRMINGHAM / O2 Academy 2
Jan 18 2020 (GB) NORWICH / The Waterfront
Jan 19 2020 (GB) LONDON / Islington Assembly Hall
Jan 20 2020 (GB) MANCHESTER / Academy 3
Jan 21 2020 (IE) LIMERICK / Dolan's Warehouse
Jan 22 2020 (IE) DUBLIN / Whelan's
Jan 23 2020 (GB) GLASGOW / Cathouse
Jan 24 2020 (GB) NOTTINGHAM / Rescue Rooms
Jan 25 2020 (GB) NEWCASTLE / Riverside
Jan 26 2020 (GB) BRISTOL / Thekla

The band comment: "After our headline run, we’re keen to get back on the road with Insomnium next year. These will be the biggest U.K. shows we’ve ever done and we’re beyond excited to be a part of this bill."

The news follows CONJURER's smash sold-out UK headline run in October with support from Earth Moves and Armed For Apocalypse.

Watch the band's newest video, 'Thankless' here: https://youtu.be/Ogjc5DzIRHE

Purchase their debut LP Mire: http://www.holyroarrecords.com/products/605967-conjurer-mire

2020 will continue CONJURER's rise as the UK's most exciting new metal band, following their relentless 2019. Two tours of North America, with Rivers of Nihil and then Revocation and Voivod, bookended CONJURER's Download Festival debut and triumphant collaborative Curse These Metal Hands release with Pijn.

CONJURER have also announced their split covers EP with PALM READER, due for release 13th December via Holy Roar Records.

Boasting four tracks with two covers each, both bands pay tribute to the acts that have influenced and inspired them: CONJURER cover Mastodon and Slipknot, while PALM READER cover Rage Against The Machine and Thrice.

Full tracklisting:

1. Conjurer - Blood and Thunder (Mastodon)
2. Conjurer - Vermillion (Slipknot)
3. Palm Reader - Tire Me (Rage Against The Machine)
4. Palm Reader - Circles (Thrice)

Watch the band's previous videos:

The Mire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgYK2DsL_4o
Retch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLyTcuQYT9I
Choke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDK56BamkxM

For more information:

http://www.facebook.com/conjureruk
http://www.twitter.com/conjureruk
http://www.instagram.com/conjureruk

http://www.holyroarrecords.com/

UK alt-rockers CARRY THE CROWN return with a fresh lease of life with their new single 'Runaway', released today (Friday 1st November). For fans of You Me At Six, Don Broco and Mallory Knox, CARRY THE CROWN showcase a mix of electric, bouncy choruses with soft, infectious hooks. In the band's own words, 'Runaway' is a track "moving them forward", delivering a matured sound that remains true to who they are.

Check out the video for 'Runaway' here: https://youtu.be/Zo4voKNVRsw

"The song’s lyrics intentionally contradict themselves from the verses to the chorus, to highlight the confusion felt within the narrative," the band comment. "It moves from suspicion and needing reassurance, to the desire for what you already have to stay the same. It mirrors the complexity of relationships and the feeling of fear of losing someone. We believe ‘Runaway’ will be a refreshing change in style for our current fans and a great way to be introduced to everything Carry The Crown."

In their short time as a band, CARRY THE CROWN have already gained support from BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing in Lincolnshire and Kerrang! Radio, and featured on numerous official Spotify playlists. It's no surprise, as they bring together the melodic vocals of You Me At Six and combine them with the bouncy guitar work of Don Broco, all whilst honing their own unique sound.

CARRY THE CROWN will play a series of shows in support of the new single, dates are as follows:

02.11.2019 - Lincoln, HMV (instore show and signing)
09.11.2019 - Lincoln, 2Q Festival
23.11.2019 - Lincoln, Liquor (Forget Me Rocks Acoustic, charity show)
27.11.2019 - Leeds, The Lending Rooms

For more information:
http://www.carrythecrown.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/carrythecrown/
https://twitter.com/carrythecrownuk
https://www.instagram.com/carrythecrownofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/carrythecrownofficial

Hungarian apocalyptic prog rock/metal act PERIHELION have release new single 'Tavasszal a Vadak', taken from new album Agg, set for release on 6th December.

Premiered via Metal Sucks, listen to 'Tavasszal a Vadak' here: https://youtu.be/cW2ohlp7YNg

Guitarist/vocalist Gyula Vasvári told Metal Sucks: “‘Tavasszal a Vadak’ is the opener of our new album Agg. This song was born as a result of rehearsal jam sessions and improvising. We originally intended to put it in a different place on the album due to its heavier character. However, as the concept of the new release evolved, we decided to put it right at the beginning, thereby giving the album the intonation we had always imagined. We love it!”

'Tavasszal a Vadak' is the second single which opens new album Agg, seven tracks inspired by the world's ever-increasing moral decline and turmoil, that is both abrasive and yet strangely comforting; a smorgasbord of dark sounds, emotions and feelings.

The band are about to embark on a Euro headline tour in support of 'Tavasszal a Vadak' and previous single 'Erdő'. Catch them on the following dates:

1/11 - Brno - Bajkazyl, CZ
2/11 - České Budějovice - Velbloud Music Ba, CZ
4/11 - Strasbourg - Le Local, FR
6/11 - Chambéry - Brin de Zinc, FR
7/11 - Delemont - The Pub Fiction, CH
9/11 - Maribor - Gustaf Pekarna, SL

PERIHELION fuse psychedelic rock, avant-garde metal and post-black metal, to create a sound that is atmospheric, ethereal, beautiful and haunting in equal measure. A band who use dynamics as much as melody, the quartet create captivating soundscapes with many twists and turns; each track is a journey in its own right.

Translating as "very very old" in archaic Hungarian, Agg is a concept album about escapism. Each track has a different take on the process of heading towards death, the ultimate escape, which serves as a sour metaphor for the decline of humanity. Agg was recorded live in a rehearsal space with the view to creating something truly natural and atmospheric, and the result is a chilling and distinctly organic sound.

Having played together since 2001, PERIHELION officially formed in 2012 and released their self-titled debut that year. In 2014 they followed up with an EP entitled Nap fele néz which caught the attention of respected French label Apathia records, who released their sophomore album Zeng in 2015. Subsequent releases Hold (EP 2016) and Örvény (album 2017) gained the band huge international attention, which saw them tour Europe, play festivals in France and Switzerland, and open for Zeal & Ardor and Tormentor.

More information:

https://www.facebook.com/perihelionofficial/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5H4vGzSH2B0IXbxgugxSvA

UK rockers OF ALLIES have announced their anticipated second LP, Are We Better Off?, due to be released 13th December.

To celebrate the news the band have also streamed new single ‘Off The Map’.

Stream ‘Off The Map’ here: https://smarturl.it/off-the-map

Pre-order the LP here: https://arewebetteroff.com

The news follows the DIY band’s highly impressive, successful run of singles, including Summer’s smash ‘Beyond The Wave'.

Stream 'Beyond The Wave' here: https://smarturl.it/beyond-the-wave

OF ALLIES' debut LP Night Sky has garnered four million streams since its release in 2017, as well as hitting over 300,000 listens of their previous two singles 'Blossoms' and 'The Hierophant'.

OF ALLIES have already caught the eyes and ears of other notable UK press and industry, including Metal Hammer, Kerrang! radio and magazine, BBC R1 Rock Show and Huw Stephens' Radio 1 Show. The unsigned and independent band have also found success on multiple Spotify Official playlists, including Top of the Rock, The Rock List, All New Rock, New Noise and more.

This comes as no surprise as the band boast an undeniably British stamp; a thick, multi-layered sound that is fast becoming OF ALLIES' trademark. For fans of Twin Atlantic, Breaking Benjamin, Deftones, Lower Than Atlantis and Fightstar, OF ALLIES tread the lines between alternative rock, melodic rock and UK rock whilst always hinting at something darker.

For more information:

http://ofallies.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OfAllies/
https://twitter.com/weareofallies
https://www.patreon.com/ofallies