The Fundamental Slimes and Humours album out 1st April

'Golden Future' visualiser streaming now

The self-proclaimed "Best Goblin Metal on the Planet" known as Nekrogoblikon have shared new single 'Golden Future', taken from their new album The Fundamental Slimes and Humours, set for release on 1st April.

Watch the visualiser to 'Golden Future' here: https://youtu.be/kvBEWx473K0

The band comment: "Here's a quote from the band about the release: "Excited to share the extremely optimistic 'Golden Future' with you all! Hope you enjoy it!"

Nekrogoblikon will be hitting the UK / EU this summer for a number of festivals, with dates confirmed at Bloodstock, Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault, and Vagos Metal Fest.

Watch the video to previous singles:
'This Is It,': https://youtu.be/DAf1j3u8i-M
'Right Now': https://youtu.be/0Ij38K5iCfk

Nekrogoblikon online:
Website || Facebook || Twitter || Spotify || Instagram

Tracklisting:

1. Right Now
2. Golden Future
3. Yin
4. Supernovas (Exploding in Space)
5. Bones
6. Going to Die
7. A Lesson in Hate
8. This Is It
9. Fancy Wind
10.Carousels
11. No Such Thing as a Key

Los Angeles, California's Nekrogoblikon are melodic hard rock pranksters who deploy gnarly death metal earworms filled with crafty hooks, claw-pumping choruses, lightning-fast riffs, and over the top, EDM-style keyboard flourishes. With their ostentatious goblin hypeman John Goblikon, the band takes cues from hyperbolic horror-metal enthusiasts like GWAR, Finntroll, and Dethklok, while maintaining an affable, self-referential sense of humour. The group's early outings, like 2007's Goblin Island, were largely low-fidelity affairs, but by the early 2010s, Nekrogoblikon were operating at a far higher technical level, and employing a rotating cast of talented players.

Founded in 2006, Nekrogoblikon self-produced their debut album, the relatively lo-fi Goblin Island, in a basement. The LP was released in 2007, and an expanded line-up was quickly assembled to help flesh out the fledgling group's audacious live shows. The more technically proficient Stench arrived in 2011, and included the single 'No One Survives' — the video written and directed by Brandon Dermer (Panic At The Disco, Every Time I Die, Diplo, Dillon Francis) became a viral hit, and landed the band festival slots at Download Festival in the UK and Rock Im Park/Rock Am Ring in Germany. The Power EP was issued the following year, and in 2014 the band joined Limp Bizkit on the Kerrang! Tour. In 2015 they released the concept LP Heavy Meta via their own Mystery Box label, and in 2018, Nekrogoblikon issued their fourth studio long-player, Welcome to Bonkers, which was followed by extensive touring including performing on the entirety of the final cross-country Vans Warped Tour and Summer Slaughter. In between touring stints, the band (along with Brandon Dermer and writer/actor Dave Rispoli) released three seasons of RIGHT NOW, a comedic talk show starring band mascot John Goblikon. The series features a wide array of high profile guests including comedian Bobby Lee, The Used, Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die, Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit, and Joe Trohman from Fallout Boy.

[Photo Credit: Paul McGuire]

Featuring footage from America's Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List

Leave A Scar album out now via Napalm Records

Music icon Dee Snider has released a moving and heartfelt music video for his new single 'Stand', featuring footage from America's Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List documentary. New album Leave A Scar is out now via Napalm Records.

Watch the video for 'Stand' here: https://youtu.be/VP8Wc4bQYd4

Purchase Leave A Scar here: https://napalmrecords.com/deesnider

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Dee Snider was recently interviewed as part of a powerful new REELZ documentary detailing the aftermath of one of the most horrific tragedies in music history, The Station nightclub fire, entitled America’s Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List. Featured in the documentaries soundtrack is one of the most heartfelt, moving songs from Dee's latest album, Leave A Scar, entitled 'Stand'. Today, in honour of the lives lost, Dee Snider and The Guest List director/producer David Bellino proudly unveil a brand new music video for 'Stand', featuring unforgettable footage from the documentary itself.

Dee Snider says about the 'Stand' music video:
"While I didn't write 'Stand' for The Station nightclub fire documentary, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List, it is a perfect fit. The full tragedy of that horrific night was the despicable lack of support shown for a community in desperate need. 'Stand' speaks to the importance for us all to recognise these moments of desperation and do something about them. 'Don't leave your mark... leave a scar!'"

REELZ original documentary America’s Deadliest Rock Concert: The Guest List premiered this past Sunday, 20th February, presenting the deeply personal stories of lives forever altered by the tragic Station nightclub fire that left 100 people dead, more than 200 injured, and devastated the tight-knit community of West Warwick, Rhode Island. Dee Snider has performed at The Station nightclub numerous times throughout his career and was instrumental in bringing together fellow recording artists for a fundraising concert for survivors and victims’ families.

Dee Snider adds:
“Nobody should have to die because they want to see a band and listen to the music they love. Nobody should be scarred for life, be crippled or have their children orphaned because of their love for rock n' roll. This documentary not only serves as a reminder of this incredible tragedy, but it shines a light on an amazing group of people who overcame unfathomable loss, and survived, even thrived in the aftermath.”

Dee Snider’s latest album, Leave A Scar, is an illuminating plentitude of angst etched in time, serving as a musical refuge and expressive output for Dee. But in turn, this auditory time capsule, written to express the anger, unease and pain, emerges as not only crushingly heavy, but relentlessly powerful. Each of the 12 tracks on Leave A Scar not only further bolster Dee Snider's position as one of the most celebrated frontmen of all time, showcasing that his vocal delivery and commanding swagger is as strong as ever, but that he is nowhere near stopping.

Dee Snider band line-up:
Dee Snider - Vocals
Charlie Bellmore - Guitar & Background Vocals
Nick Bellmore - Drums
Russell Pzütto - Bass & Background Vocals
Nick Petrino - Guitar & Background Vocals


Dee Snider online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
NAPALM RECORDS

Leave A Scar track-listing:

1) I Gotta Rock (Again)
2) All Or Nothing More
3) Down But Never Out
4) Before I Go
5) Open Season
6) Silent Battles
7) Crying For Your Life
8) In For The Kill
9) Time To Choose
10) S.H.E.
11) The Reckoning
12) Stand

[From left to right: The Trve Cody Taylor, Spot-On Sam/SOS, Killer V, Rob The Ripper & Breakdown Bran]
Photo by: Chris Kells Edit by: Ash To Life

Fronted by Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist and Robby J. Fonts of Stuck Mojo

Kings Today EP due 22nd April

Hard-hitting and melodic; pissed off and groovy; energetic and catchy: Sicksense are here to make you bounce and sing your heart out with their exciting and refreshing brand of groove metal. The band - Killer V (Vicky Psarakis of The Agonist) and Rob The Ripper (Robby J. Fonts of Stuck Mojo), with guitarist Breakdown Bran (Bran Panic), drummer The Trve Cody Taylor (Cody Taylor) and bassist Spot-On Sam/SOS (Samuel Bedard) - have announced the release of their debut EP Kings Today on 22nd April and have unveiled a brilliantly entertaining video for the title-track.

Watch the video to 'Kings Today' here: https://youtu.be/vWv8yR2o6Zc

Pre-order Kings Today here: https://soundescapeagency.com/sicksense/kingstoday

Following the release of debut video 'Make Believe' new single / video 'Kings Today' serves as a fun and hard-hitting introduction to the band and is an exciting taste of what can be expected from the EP. Directed by Chris Kells, who is also the bassist from The Agonist, the concept of a visual food fight was one he'd been wanting to create for some time, and 'Kings Today' turned out to be the perfect fit.

On the single Killer V comments: "The song is about moving forward together by having a willingness to understand others and that it’s okay to disagree and challenge ideas. At the end of the day, I believe we’re all more alike as people than we are different. The music is dark and moody and sets a serious tone, which creates a beautiful visual contrast with the food flying everywhere and us yelling at each other. Plus, we got a cool bear sitting at the dinner table with us.”

From the opening riffs of 'Kings Today' to the closing growls of "Heart Of Stone," Sicksense are dedicated to their mission of making fans bounce and sing their hearts out through thought-provoking lyrics, rage-fuelled raps and powerful melodies, supported with low-tuned stomping nu-metal riffs and grooves.

Having both performed a range of styles in numerous heavy bands, Killer V and Rob The Ripper (who are married) wanted to return to a genre that’s close to their hearts, but also make music that is specifically written for two vocalists. Written with dual vocal interplay from a male / female perspective, their performance reflects a personal and fun side of them as people, but also tackles social and societal issues in the world today. Sicksense were born out of the band’s desire to share their upbeat and fun message with the world.

Kings Today was recorded, mixed & mastered by Christian Donaldson. The artwork for the EP was created by Aleksandra Panic.

Sicksense are:
Killer V – Vocals/Keys
Rob The Ripper – Vocals
Breakdown Bran – Guitars
Spot-On Sam/SOS – Bass
The Trve Cody Taylor - Drums

Sicksense online:
https://www.facebook.com/sickxsense
https://twitter.com/sickxsense
https://www.instagram.com/sickxsense

Tracklisting:

1 – Kings Today
2 – Forgotten Days
3 – Make Believe
4 – Soul Snatcher
5 – Heart Of Stone

Photo Credit: Anthony Arbet

Debut album Between Me and The Machine out now via Arising Empire

"an absolutely stunning album" - Alex Baker, Kerrang! Radio

Resolve have released an alternate version of their track 'Seasick Sailor', taken from their debut album Between Me and The Machine via Arising Empire, out now.

Check out the video for 'Seasick Sailor (Alternate Version)': https://youtu.be/AxdPucdC9JI
Stream 'Seasick Sailor (Alternate Version)": https://resolve.lnk.to/seasicksailoralt
Order Between Me and the Machine here: https://resolve.lnk.to/bmatm

Since the release of their highly acclaimed and successful debut album, Resolve have been experimenting and exploring a more bare-bones sound, resulting in a special take on their own song 'Seasick Sailor (Alternate Version)'.

On the reworked version of the track, bassist Robin Mariat explains:

"We’ve never been afraid to show the softer side of our influences, but this alternative version of 'Seasick Sailor' is the most bare-bones we’ve ever been. Or at least it is for the first minute and a half, before it starts building into a full-on orchestra with a full orchestra arrangement. So probably not that bare-bones after all. But it sure was a lot of fun to put this version together and add another sonic layer to the BMATM universe!"

On the album overall, Robin continues:

“It’s about finding your own place within a world that is becoming more and more dominated by machines. We are part of the last generation that grew up without the Internet. Even though it feels natural to us, it’s also easy to still feel a little bit lost.”

Vocalist Anthony Diliberto comments on their debut album:

"It’s hard to put into words what this record means to us. We’ve been working on it and doubting ourselves for what feels like an eternity now, but to see it finally see the light of day is so much more thrilling than it is scary. We can only hope people will take the time to listen to it from start to end with as much attention as possible, and perceive just a bit of the blood, sweat, tears and love that went into it. We also want to say the biggest thank you to the people who support us, pre-ordered the album or just spread the word, and to our amazing team for all their work over the last year, together we are Resolve."

'Seasick Sailor (Alternate Version)' follows the album's previous singles 'Forever Yours', 'D.G.G.R.S.', 'Surrender', 'Emerald Skies', 'Beautiful Hell' and 'Seasick Sailor', which have all had strong support on Alex Baker's Kerrang! Radio Fresh Blood show.

Resolve are a band that have been savouring every second of their journey so far and biding their time - observing, learning, building - and making sure that every single aspect of how they’ve wanted the band to function was fully realised before delivering it to the world.

Starting their journey back in 2016 after their previous projects parted ways and their intentions set on this being their forever band, vocalist Anthony Diliberto, bassist Robin Mariat and drummer Nathan Mariat have spent the last half a decade tinkering with the formula that feels the most suited to them. Making their first mark in 2017 with debut EP Reverie, before following with standalone single ‘Carmela’ in 2018, it wasn’t until 2019 that they felt truly at home in their sound.

That was in the form of Pendulum, a collection of three songs that not only represented the beautifully bludgeoning and densely expansive sound that was resting in the back of their heads, but also found them appearing on Spotify’s New Core, New Metal Tracks and Kickass Metal playlists.

When looking out for each other and soul searching feels more crucial than ever before, Resolve have put together a record that transcends borders altogether. They've created a universe littered with as much darkness as light and as much hardship as hope. Between Me and The Machine feels like just the beginning of a truly spectacular voyage to the stratosphere, but right now, it is the sound of a band making the most brutally honest and beautifully human music they can.

Resolve will support LANDMVRKS on their 2022 UK/European tour, joined by ten56. and Glassbone.

Tour dates:

08.03.22 Strasbourg La Maison Bleue*
09.03.22 Nantes La Scene Michelet*
11.03.22 Paris Le Backstage
12.03.22 Lille La Bulle
18.03.22 Montpellier Secret Place
19.03.22 Lyon Warmaudio
30.03.22 Switzerland Aarau Kiff
31.03.22 Switzerland Geneve PTR/L’Usine
01.04.22 Italy Milan Legend Club
02.04.22 Italy Bologna Alchemica
03.04.22 Italy Verona The Factory
05.04.22 Slovakia Bratislava Kulturak Klub
06.04.22 Poland Warsaw Hydrozagadka
07.04.22 Germany Berlin Hole 44
08.04.22 Germany Vechta Gulfhaus
09.04.22 Belgium Antwerp JH Kaddish
10.04.22 Germany Köln Club Volta
11.04.22 Germany Hamburg Logo
12.04.22 Netherlands Arnheim Willemeen KZ
13.04.22 Germany Wiesbaden Schlachthof
14.04.22 Germany Stuttgart Club Cann
15.04.22 Czech Republic Prague Futurum
19.04.22 Germany Trier Miez
20.04.22 Germany München Backstage
21.04.22 Germany Schweinfurt Alter Stattbahnhof
22.04.22 Germany Göttingen Freihafen
23.05.22 UK Birmingham Asylum 2
24.05.22 UK Manchester Rebellion
25.05.22 UK London 229
*With Dagoba

Tickets are on sale here: http://www.landmvrks.com/

Check out Resolve's previous singles:

'D.G.G.R.S' video: https://youtu.be/Nadh9LRn2Ao
Stream/purchase 'D.G.G.R.S': https://resolve.lnk.to/dggrs

'Surrender' video: https://youtu.be/qFE2FMwEKJs
Stream/purchase 'Surrender': https://Resolve.lnk.to/surrender

'Emerald Skies' video: https://youtu.be/HdwhrdVUENA
Stream/purchase 'Emerald Skies': https://Resolve.lnk.to/emeraldskies

'Beautiful Hell' video: https://youtu.be/PJiarX5Xt18
Stream/purchase 'Beautiful Hell': https://Resolve.lnk.to/beautifullhell

'Seasick Sailor' video: https://youtu.be/6bqXC_UwlmU
Stream/purchase 'Seasick Sailor': https://resolve.lnk.to/seasicksailor

Resolve are:
Anthony Diliberto | Vocals
Robin Mariat | Bass
Nathan Mariat | Drums

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/resolveofficial
https://twitter.com/resolveoff
https://www.instagram.com/resolveofficial

Between Me and The Machine Tracklisting:

1. Beautiful Hell
2. Seasick Sailor
3. Sing Me To Sleep
4. D.G.G.R.S
5. Fifteen Roses
6. Emerald Skies
7. With Love
8. Cycles
9. Surrender
10. Between Me and The Machine
11. Forever Yours

Photo credit: Martyna 'Gingerdope' Wisniewska

They Fear Us album due 29th July via Hassle Records

"Exhilarating new single" - The Guardian
"Juddering staccato riffs and a massive chorus" - Metal Hammer
"An absolute beast" - Rock Sound
"Scarily good" - Kerrang!

Acclaimed UK metallic hardcore troupe Ithaca have released their stunning new video for the single 'They Fear Us', the first glimpse of their long-awaited second album, They Fear Us, due 29th July via Hassle Records.

Watch the eviscerating video here: https://youtu.be/5QkvQKWl5vc

Pre-order the album and stream the single here: https://orcd.co/theyfearus

In the words of Ithaca: "Making this video was one of the hardest but most creatively fulfilling things we've ever done as a band. We shot in multiple locations over multiple days, we stripped down to our underwear, we swallowed fake blood - we put everything into it!

"The video is about reclaiming power - our main location was in a stately home of the British landed gentry, to create a contrast between us and the colonial imagery on the walls, representing us kicking down doors and taking up space. The visuals are influenced by experimental cinema, religious iconography and pre-Raphaelite paintings. We set this level of ambition to announce ourselves as an unapologetic, inescapable force in the heavy music scene - you will fear us."

Ithaca are one of the most exciting and vital voices in the UK heavy scene currently. Formed out of a mutual love of metallic hardcore but despair at its lack of ambition, Ithaca exist to challenge everything you thought a band that makes heavy music should look and sound like.

A glitter-covered nailbomb, Ithaca seamlessly blend the brutality of Relapse Records metalcore with blackgaze, 90s industrial metal, 70s prog and even tinges of 80s power pop. Their influences stretch beyond the musical - this album comes with a clear vision and aesthetic: drawing from members’ different ancestral heritage, queer/non-conforming identities and iconic figures in avant-garde, new wave and post-punk culture.

Their upcoming second album They Fear Us is the sound of a band healing from trauma - standing in their own, unapologetic voice. Furious and wildly inventive while also being more coherent and accessible, this album will introduce Ithaca to a wider audience than they’ve ever had before. In the words of the band: ‘those who oppose us; your sins will catch up to you. You will fear us’.

Ithaca's 2019 lauded debut The Language of Injury was followed by their early 2020 tour with Grammy-nominated indie-rock band Big Thief, starting at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

Press support from The Guardian, Pitchfork, BBC R1, Metal Hammer, Kerrang!, Rock Sound, Revolver, Decibel, BrooklynVegan, and performances with Bleeding Through, Jamie Lenman, Anaal Nathrakh, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, at Boomtown Fair and ArcTanGent Festival position Ithaca as a great hope in the future of new UK music. Ithaca have also appeared on Ed Gamble’s Spotify podcast ‘Lifers’, Sky News and BBC3.

For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/IthacaUK
https://twitter.com/ITHACABAND
https://www.instagram.com/ithacaband
https://www.hasslerecords.com/

Tracklisting:

1. In The Way
2. The Future Says Thank You
3. They Fear Us
4. Camera Eats First
5. Cremation Party
6. Number Five
7. Fluorescent
8. You Should Have Gone Back
9. Hold, Be Held

First single 'Infernal Judgement' is streaming now

Lunacrium Thepsis out 20th May via Unique Leader Records

Unique Leader has announced the signing of blackened-death metallers The Dark Alamorté. Their forthcoming album Lunacrium Thepsis, a crushing mix of ambient death metal, fusing bleak and melancholic atmospherics with a dense wave of brutality, will be released on 20th May. The band have also revealed the new visualiser and first single from the LP, 'Infernal Judgement'.

Watch 'Infernal Judgement' here: https://youtu.be/cMwqQxaVV6Y
Preorder Lunacrium Thepsis here: https://orcd.co/lunacriumthepsis  

On signing to Unique Leader The Dark Alamorté commented: "We'd like to express our thanks and elation to Unique Leader Records for uniting with us on this ambient crusade."

Commenting on the new single, the band added: "Infernal Judgment: 'Torturers of Great Mask Divine. From seed, to white ash. Where mercy walks, the embers follow.' The acceptance of vexation brings forth the ideal individual from within. An insight like no other enforces a realization of what must be done."

Traversing the realms of a genre that has been rehashed and redesigned many times, The Dark Alamorté confronts black metal's conventional soundscape by weaving in their own brand of ambience and death metal. An ethereal avalanche that threaten to consume you as ghostly melodies carry the listener away on a wave of dissonant bliss. Accompanied with unrelenting drums and devastating vocals, The Dark Alamorté will leave you with a haunting memory.

The Dark Alamorté are:
Josh Franco-Zavala: Vocals
Jacob Franco-Zavala: Guitar
Manny Calvillo: Drums
Fabian Limon: Bass

For moreThe Dark Alamorté info:
Facebook || Instagram

Unique Leader Records online:
Website || Facebook || Twitter || Instagram || YouTube

Lunacrium Thepsis tracklist:

1. The Inner Quiet
2. Cast Into Froth
3. Gowns of Undying Light
4. Vongrimson Burrows
5. A Loathing Tomb
6. Glasshaven
7. Tempest Barren Furor
8. Inmergo Dominium
9. Antediluvian Revelation
10. Infernal Judgement
11. Ungiving Sorrow
12. Tusk In The Abyss
13. Fearfeeder
14. Scourge of Fire
15. Lunacrium Thepsis

[Photo by Wombat Fire]

Sympathy For The Ignorant out 1st April via MNRK Heavy

Chicago-based thrash trio Misfire have unveiled their latest video and single, 'Red Flag'. Premiered via Metal Injection, the track comes from the band’s pulverising Sympathy For The Ignorant debut full-length, set for release on 1st April on their new label home of MNRK Heavy.

Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/NvY2M7My_3I
Pre-order Sympathy For The Ignorant here: https://misfire.lnk.to/sympathyfortheignorant

Conjuring old-school flavoured thrash metal devastation with the kind of bombastic firepower that could wake the dead, Misfire creates more of a racket than bands twice their size, delivering song after song of unrelenting fury. It’s music that could have arrived in the thrash golden age of 1986, when bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Dark Angel, and Sodom delivered vital records. And yet Misfire is forward-thinking, injecting modern metal mastery into their brew for a powerful, timeless sound.  

Comments the band of new single 'Red Flag', “This song is the result of a series of incredibly challenging situations we have been in throughout our lives. This was one of the first songs written for Misfire and we are stoked to share it with you all! Raise your red flag!" 

Created in a small studio and engineered by bassist/vocalist Sean Coogan, the debut album for Misfire is free from click-tracks and other unnecessary frills, projecting the purity of what three musicians raised on Pantera and the Big 4 sound like in a room together. Sympathy For The Ignorant is heavy, confident, and filled with the kind of earworm thrash metal riffs that sends aspiring players to the guitar store.  

“The album is a sonically badass version of what you’ll hear live. It’s real, no fake shit,” drummer Nicademus says. “It’s very much a throwback to the way things used to be recorded. Like, just turn the shit on, press record, layer some stuff in after that, put some words on top of it, mix it, and it’s done.” 

Armed with the attitude and songs to follow in the footsteps of Slayer, Metallica, and Lamb Of God, the three men of Misfire are heavy metal lifers. “I started playing drums when I was eleven, and ever since, it’s all I talk about,” says Nicademus. “Jay and I started jamming together at ages twelve and thirteen.”  

In just a short couple of years, Misfire quickly shared the stage with thrash legends Sacred Reich and modern throwback bands like Iron Reagan and Warbringer. As long-running tastemakers Metal Crypt wrote in a review of Sympathy For The Ignorant, “these fellows are ready for the big leagues.”  

“Whatever happens, we’re going to be here for a long time because we can’t live without doing this shit,” Nicademus declares. “All we want is to make records, tour, and have a good time doing it.”   

Misfire is poised to give the world a much-needed dose of Windy City whiplash. Get ready.

View the band’s previously released video for their first single 'Fractured' here. 

Misfire are:
Jay Johnson – vocals/guitar  
Sean Coogan – vocals/bass  
James Nicademus – drums

For more information:
Facebook || Instagram || MNRK Heavy

Sympathy For The Ignorant Track Listing:

1. Fractured

2. Red Flag

3. War Of Mine

4. Skin Of Mirrors

5. Death Trap

6. No Offense 

7. R.I.P.

8. He Said, She Said

9. L.Y.S. 

10. Sympathy For The Ignorant

About MNRK Music Group: 

MNRK Music Group is one of the largest independent music companies in the world, with recording, music publishing and management divisions operating in every major music market. MNRK is committed to discovering and guiding leading music creators and talent, and is home to numerous top tier artists, the iconic Death Row Records and the music publishing catalog of Chuck Berry, plus premier music companies Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang. Its catalog across divisions consists of 54,000 music tracks, including multiple GRAMMY winners and platinum selling hits. To learn more visit mnrk.com

[Photo by Justin Reich]

New album Zero and Below out 4th March via MNRK Heavy

Next week, New Orleans, Louisiana sludge metal trailblazers Crowbar will drop their long-awaited new full-length, Zero And Below via MNRK Heavy. In advance of the record’s release, today the band unleashes a video for 'Bleeding From Every Hole'.

Premiered via Brooklyn Vegan, watch the video here: https://youtu.be/mLAdKSKa4tk

The moment you hear it, you know it’s Crowbar. Praised by media giants like Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Decibel, and Revolver, twice immortalised by MTV’s Beavis And Butt-Head, the group are worshiped by the heartbroken and downtrodden - those who exorcise their demons in smoke-covered riffs of mournful devastation. A genuine band’s band, with a wide-ranging influence across multiple genres, Crowbar “helped draw up the sludge metal blueprints” - Kerrang!.

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Duane Simoneaux at OCD Recording And Production in Metairie, Louisiana, Zero And Below is reverently old-school, counterbalanced by a resonant melodicism that’s stunningly mature. The record, which cements the band’s dense catalogue exactly one dozen studio albums deep, is the most unforgivably doom-driven Crowbar record since their 1998 landmark effort, Odd Fellows Rest.

Led by riff lord Kirk Windstein, whose menacing bellow and smooth drawl puts resilient, unrepentant strength behind even the most somber odes to suffering, songs like 'Chemical Godz,' 'It’s Always Worth The Gain,' and latest single, 'Bleeding From Every Hole,' are unapologetic emotional outpourings, with a bare-knuckle resolve alongside its soul-searching vulnerability, reliably delivered with crushing heaviness.

Notes Windstein, “I really love this track. It’s kind of strange that it was written before the Covid epidemic because the song is basically what so many people went through in a metaphorical way during the shutdowns, loss of work, and social life. Things seemed so bad that no matter which way you turned it was the wrong direction. I wanted to express that there are people that feel that things are hopeless… but they do get better in the end. Your inner strength is there. It needs to be let out. I hope everyone enjoys the song. It is really one of my favorites.”

Adds BrooklynVegan, “The song's a rager that finds Crowbar’s mix of heaviness and melodicism in fine form, and it comes with a video that's modelled after a creepy, campy horror movie.”

View the band’s previously-released video for 'Chemical Godz' HERE.

Zero And Below will be available on March 4th on CD, LP, cassette, and digitally. Find pre-orders at THIS LOCATION.

In conjunction with the release of Zero And Below, Crowbar will join Sepultura and Sacred Reich for the North America Cuadra Tour 2022. Initially scheduled as a 2020 run, the journey kicks off March 4th and runs to 9th April. Additional support will be provided by Art Of Shock. All tickets previously purchased for the 2020 dates will be honoured.

Crowbar are:
Kirk Windstein - Vocals / Guitar
Matt Brunson - Guitar
Shane Wesley - Bass Guitar
Tommy Buckley - Drums

Crowbar online:
http://www.facebook.com/crowbarmusic
http://www.twitter.com/crowbarrules
http://www.instagram.com/crowbarmusic
http://www.martyrstore.net
http://www.mnrkheavy.com
http://www.facebook.com/MNRKHeavy
http://www.twitter.com/MNRKHeavy
http://www.instagram.com/MNRK_heavy

Zero And Below tracklisting:

1. The Fear That Binds You
2. Her Evil Is Sacred
3. Confess To Nothing
4. Chemical Godz
5. Denial Of The Truth
6. Bleeding From Every Hole
7. It's Always Worth The Gain
8. Crush Negativity
9. Reanimating A Lie
10. Zero And Below

Photo credit: Anders Plassgard

New single and video 'Save Us' streaming now

Gothenburg’s finest export of darkness, EVERGREY, enter a thrilling new chapter in the band’s history with their thirteenth studio album and Napalm Records debut, A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament), to be released on May 20, 2022 via Napalm Records.

The band celebrate the news with their soaring first single 'Save Us', in which heavy prog and melancholic beauty collide, proving EVERGREY are still top songwriters in their field.

Watch the video for 'Save Us' here: https://youtu.be/vKTlyXDpNaY

Pre-order: https://lnk.to/AHP-TOT/napalmrecords

The pounding album opener reflects everything the new full-length stands for, kicking in immediately with stunning guitar work and unveils a chorus sure to top the annals of EVERGREY history. Listen carefully and you will hear the voices of hundreds of fans who were invited by EVERGREY to send recordings of their voices to later provide group vocals for the track – making their everlasting mark on EVERGREY history.

For the astonishing music video, the five-piece teamed up with long-time companion Patric Ullaeus to create a bewitching visual experience that exemplifies EVERGREY.

Tom S. Englund (vocals, guitar) on 'Save Us':

“'Save Us' is about us. It’s about you and I. It’s about how I see our minds becoming hostages in a world where painting optimal portraits of ourselves is more important than being who we really are. It’s about my observation of watching people around me who are feeling that they’re not good enough for the world, or for themselves. I’m afraid we’re lost, and I think we need to help each other to find our way back to what is important, to rediscover a true sense of self. As we, as artists, also contribute to content and social media as a livelihood, it’s about the paradox of being caught in a world which is hard to free yourself from. I can only wish that our music brings some balance to that equation.”

Celebrating over 25 years of metal mastery, EVERGREY, led by founder, singer and guitarist Tom S. Englund, are known for wandering the realms of progressive and heavy melodic metal and painting sonic renderings with their twelve studio records released as of today. A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament), the follow-up to the unit’s highly successful 2021 full-length, Escape of the Phoenix (which landed at numerous chart positions worldwide), reveals a 10 track mélange of which every note, every riff and every word seeps pure poetry – creating a ceaseless intensity that mesmerizes from the very first second.

The new album was recorded at Top Floor Studios Gothenburg, engineered by Jakob Herrman and produced by Tom S. Englund and Jonas Ekdahl, with mixing and mastering by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios (Volbeat, Destruction, Epica and many more), whereas the hauntingly beautiful album artwork was conjured by Giannis Nakos at Remedy Art Design. Nakos is known for creating artworks for acts like Oceans Of Slumber, Amaranthe, The Agonist and The Crown as well as merchandise for Morbid Angel, Suffocation or Cryptopsy – just to name a few.

EVERGREY on the new album:

“Here it is! A new album! Yet again! This is what we love about music, it never ends! Our mission is to write music so here you are! 10 new songs! 10 new EVERGREY songs that we hope you will have by your side as your life continues to shift and grow. 10 songs that we wish will be part of the soundtrack when you're creating new memories and new possibilities in your life. 10 songs that we feel privileged to have you listen to. 10 songs that have risen through the ashes of two years where our creativity has had more time than ever to flourish.

10 songs we really hope you will enjoy as much as we did writing them. As usual we have given it our best and we can't wait to hear what you have to say! A new year, a new album, a new record label = new possibilities. All this can only be positive, right?

 Enjoy!

 Tom, Jonas, Rikard, Johan & Henrik”

A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) tracklisting:

1. Save Us

2. Midwinter Calls

3. Ominous

4. Call Out the Dark

5. The Orphean Testament

6. Reawakening

7. The Great Unwashed

8. Heartless

9. Blindfolded

10.Wildfires

A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) impresses with flawless, meticulous production that deftly depicts both heartfelt honesty and scorching metallic intensity, while its instrumental force of furious, technically driven riffs, skyrocketing solos and dramatic synths merges with the expert, brooding vocal performance of Englund – one of the most distinctive vocalists in metal. He skilfully balances harsh and heavy tones with an inarguably soulful approach, all topped by melancholic, thought-provoking lyricism that digs deeper with every spin, leaving a long-lasting impact. Songs like 'Midwinter Calls', which also contains fan participation with atmospheric audience recordings from the band’s latest tour through Sweden, and 'The Great Unwashed', draw the listener in with grooving, glistering instrumentation, flowing between boisterous dynamics and a next level vocal performance, while emotive 'Wildfires' turns the volume down as a goosebump-worthy ballad that hurts and heals all at once. 'Call Out The Dark' begins atmospherically with accented keys, suddenly evolving into an intense opus of symphonic and power metal attributes in the blink of an eye, whereas the record’s longest track, 'The Orphean Testament', impresses by revealing its heaviest facet. A sensitive introduction lures the listener into 'Heartless', and offers one of the album’s most engaging verses, followed by a hauntingly beautiful chorus and variety in pace to create a magnificent listening experience.

EVERGREY will be touring Europe in 2022. UK dates are as follows:

EVERGREY - European Tour 2022
+ special guest: Fractal Universe
+ Virtual Symmetry
 
17.09.22 GB – London / 229 venue
18.09.22 GB – Nottingham / Rescue Rooms
19.09.22 GB – Bristol / Thekla
20.09.22 GB – Manchester / Academy 3
21.09.22 IE – Dublin / Voodoo Lounge
22.09.22 GB – Glasgow / Cathouse
23.09.22 GB – Newcastle / St Dom’s Social Club
24.09.22 GB – Birmingham / The Asylum 

EVERGREY are:
Tom S. Englund - Vocals, Guitar
Henrik Danhage - Guitar
Rikard Zander - Keyboard
Jonas Ekdahl - Drums
Johan Niemann - Bass

EVERGREY online:
Website
Facebook
Instagram
Napalm Records

A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) will be available in the following formats:
• Deluxe Box (incl. Canvas, Pendant, Liner Notes on Pergament Paper) – limited to 500 copies
worldwide
• 2LP Gatefold “Die Hard” Marbled Red/Black (incl. Slipmat + 7inch (black) w/ 2 exclusive
Bonus Tracks) – limited to 500 copies worldwide
• 2LP Gatefold Glow in the Dark – limited to 500 copies worldwide
• 2LP Gatefold Black
• 2LP Gatefold Gold – Band exclusive, limited to 300 copies worldwide
• CD Digisleeve
• Digital Album