Photo Credit: Sherri Bemis

Maxim Mental, the solo project of Say Anything’s Max Bemis, has released a new video for his single 'Evermore (and the Grammy Goes to)' . The track is taken from his upcoming album Make Team Presents Maxim Mental in Maximalism, out now via Dine Alone Records.

Directed by Bemis and shot and edited by Daniel Poe, watch 'Evermore (and the Grammy Goes to)' here: https://youtu.be/_YHMvnh-RBA

Max Bemis commented "I've always come up with or contribute heavily to much of the insanity that makes it into my videos (as if you couldn't tell). This is, however, the first time those involved were kind (and naïve) enough to let me direct one. Whether that's because the subject matter is so personal, or it's Covid desperation, I had great fun, am super proud of it, and am now hungry for more, God help me."

Make Team Presents Maxim Mental in Maximalism was co-written and produced by Grammy nominated producer Will Yip (Code Orange, Title Fight, Turnstile) who is also a longtime collaborator of Max Bemis.

Say Anything was, despite its place in a genre known for sincerity, somewhat of a satire of the quintessential emo band. Bemis being the Andy Kaufman of it all was enough to delight and confuse an entire generation as to whether he was a “real boy” or Ziggy Stardust infused with Curb Your Enthusiasm and the Vagrant Records discography. The final Say Anything LP was written from the point of Oliver Appropriate, a personification of this intentionally confused public persona; his death during climactic 'Sediment' echoed the end of an era for the band itself. When ready to recover from twenty years of trauma making music, Max’s answer was more natural than that of the obvious invented "characters" of Bowie and other musicians to escape pigeon holes; with Maxim Mental, for the first time, Max had to be solely himself.

For more information:
https://maxim-mental.com/
https://twitter.com/maxbemis/
https://www.instagram.com/maxbemis/

Make Team Presents Maxim Mental in Maximalism tracklisting:

1. Evermore (and the Grammy Goes to)
2. Sunk 'Im
3. Girl's the Truth
4. Grace Beyond Christ
5. Jay Were a Jew
6. Cirque Le Douche
7. Cliffwood
8. Jawbreaker
9. Mime
10. F*cking Part 2 (F*cking on a Trampoline)
11. Mental Music
12. Simple Sweet

UK progressive metal juggernauts Exist Immortal have unveiled 'Emerge', the second single / video taken from the quintet's upcoming full-length, self-titled album due 14th October via Seek and Strike.

Watch the video to 'Emerge' here: https://youtu.be/dCoWNyPzM9M

New albumExist Immortalcan now be pre-saved here: https://orcd.co/eximalbum

Album pre-orders will be available from Friday 23rd September here: https://ex-im.co.uk/merch-store

On the new single, vocalistMeyrick de la Fuente states:

"Our latest offering ‘Emerge’ is a bombastic, melodic and sweeping metal anthem, which serves as the emotional climax of the album.

"As the penultimate song on our new self-titled studio album, 'Emerge' lives up to its name lyrically uplifting the listener with guitar and vocal parts which can only be described as epic. This track is our favourite example of the melodic chemistry betweenMeyrickandMikey, with intertwining melodies, whilst the hard hitting rhythm section gives the song its pulsing and anthemic feel.

"Mixed with a breakdown of harsh vocals, and guitar melodies that vintageAvenged Sevenfoldthemselves would approve of, 'Emerge' is sure to be the emotive anthem our fans will sing their hearts out to. We absolutely cannot wait to play this one live because of the sing-along nature and those guitar solos.

'Emerge' is a personal favourite of ours and our fans who have had a chance to hear it early. The song and video is the perfect representation of our journey and abilities so far. We cannot wait for this one."

On the upcoming full-length album, the band comment:

"We are very excited to present our latest, self-titled, full length album. For us this is a culmination of a lot of work, building and evolving. We bring back a lot of the heavier elements from our older releases while keeping a lot of the aesthetics and layers from Triptych. As musicians we have always struggled with where to place ourselves amongst our peers and always written music we wanted to make over intentionally fitting into existing trends. We feel that this album is by far our most accomplished and self-assured record to date, reincorporating harsh vocals while exploring new territory on the guitar side of things."

Watch the video to previous single 'Flare' here: https://youtu.be/NkYaM85u8fg

In celebration of the album's release date, Exist Immortal will be embarking on a string of UK-based tour dates, including a headline set in Camden's intimate Black Heart on release day.

"We are bringing our biggest and best headline show we have ever toured with us and will be playing new songs alongside fan favourites, so old and new fans alike will experience something fresh. Our new record is set for an 14th October release, which we feel is easily our best work to date drawing influence from our entire back catalogue of music into the most refined, truest version of EXIM. This London show will be the official launch party of the new album and we are so excited that this show and iconic venue will be the very first time this new era is brought into the world."

Full tour dates below:
14.10 - London, Black Heart
26.10 - Bristol, Crofters Rights
27.10 - Sheffield, Corporation
28.10 - Newcastle, Head Of Steam
29.10 - Birmingham, Scruffy Murphy’s
30.10 - Southampton, Suburbia

Hailing from the Southeast of England, Exist Immortal combine metalcore and technical metal with pop influences. Having spent the last few years touring across the UK and Europe developing their sound and growing their fanbase, they’ve left a lasting impact on their audiences with their powerful live shows. Fresh off their recent headline performance at UK Tech Fest (UK) and other appearances at the likes of Metaldays (SLOV), Euroblast (GER), Maximum Rock (ROM) and tours with high profile acts such as Sikth, Textures and Landmvrks, Exist Immortal are ready to release their follow up to 2021’s three-part release Triptych. Released on Seek and Strike Records, Triptych received much critical acclaim including parts two and three being nominated for Progspace EP of the Year 2021, cementing the band as one of the hottest acts in the progressive metal/metalcore scene.

Exist Immortal are:
Meyrick de la Fuente - vocals
Kurt Valencia - guitars
Mikey Gee - guitars
David Billote - bass
Charlie Bines - drums

Exist Immortal online:
https://ex-im.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/existimmortal
https://twitter.com/ExistImmortal
https://www.instagram.com/existimmortal

New progressive thrash/hardcore group Skin Failure have revealed their new video for 'Meat Pond', the first visual treat of their out-of-this-world debut album Radillac, which will be released 11th November via Small Pond.

The single, which features guest vocals from Charlie Davis of Wasted Death and Beggar, can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTEKUMbqhQ8

Pre-order / stream Radillac here: https://listen.smallpondrec.com/meat-river

Skin Failure comment on 'Meat Pond': "One of our favourites, this track came together super-fast when we were writing and then in the studio and it was a total joy to have Charlie (Davis) (Wasted Death / Beggar) come and guest with us. He really added some gnarly f**king character to the choruses and then the part in seven just sounds beastly with both Will and Charlie's voices."

A concept album, Radillac tells the story of an interdimensional 'Jesus', flung into amphetamine-powered wormhole and travelling through time and space. 'Meat Pond', track three from the record, has our 'Jesus' finding himself in 1980s London, meeting a godlike Jeff Bridges and training in a Matrix-style montage.

This is not your everyday album, then. A full-throttle, high-psychedelia record, Radillac is the sound of a band having as much fun as is inhumanly possible. Elements as disparate as Every Time I Die, Mastodon, and Slayer clash and combine to thrilling effect, with a bonus guest feature from UK comedy legend Ed Gamble on track four's 'Remy LeBeau's Big Pile of Bones'.

Forming in 2021 after a few years of riff-gathering, Skin Failure's thrilling debut is testament to the limitless talent of the group: Will Gardner (vocals), Paul Stallan (guitar), Toby Stewart (guitar), Dave Larkin (bass), and Sam Simpson (drums). Skin Failure will make their live debut at ArcTanGent 2022.

For more information:

www.instagram.com/skinfailureuk
www.facebook.com/skinfailureuk
www.twitter.com/skinfailureuk

Tracklisting:

1: Intro l In time and Space
2: Sleeveless Jesus l The Void
3: Meat Pond l Down by the River
4: Skit l Remy LeBeau's Big Pile of Bones
5: Full Throttle Nothing pt2 l The Montage
6: The Beast Awaketh l A Hole in the Sky
7: Southern Fried Homicide l The Radillac Battle Sequence
8: Give'r By the River l As Bridges Fell (Metal Alarm Call)
9: Radical One l Amphetamine Dreamland

Photo Credit: Jack Farrell

Up-and-coming instrumental rock duo Bicurious are heading out on their biggest UK headline tour to date, with label labelmates The Last Vinci as main tour support. The announcement follows a highly successful year for the band, who released their critically acclaimed debut album, (re)constructed, and played to packed crowds at ArcTanGent, The Great Escape, Portals, Rock Herk (BE) and more. Bicurious will follow this UK run with some dates in France in late October and a short Irish co-headline tour with Brighton prog-rock outfit Poly-Math in November. 

UK Dates:

28.09.22 - Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge 
29.09.22 - Manchester, Retro 
30.09.22 - Nottingham, JT Soar
01.10.22 - Chester, Live Rooms
02.10.22 - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
06.10.22 - London, Signature Brew
07.10.22 - Guildford, Star 
08.10.22 - Bristol, Crofters Rights 

Tickets are on sale here: https://bit.ly/3DGVuRq

(re)constructed is out now via Narrow Door Records, available here: https://bit.ly/3R4I9FA

Dublin-based rock duo Bicurious are currently writing their second album, between the tours and festival appearances they have scheduled throughout 2022. Their debut full-length ‘(re)constructed’ came in July 2021 to critical acclaim in Ireland and the UK, including support from the likes of Metal Hammer and Guitar World. The album has amassed 490K Spotify streams, and followed the 2018 EP ‘I’m So Confused’ which itself has gathered 3.7 million streams. The band have toured Ireland, the UK, France and Italy, supported Irish post-rock legends And So I Watch You From Afar across their most recent Irish tour, and turned heads at ArcTanGent, The Great Escape, Portals and Rock Herk (BE) this year. The band keep on pushing to broaden their horizons, both geographically and musically.

Bicurious are:

Taran Plouzané - Guitar/Vocals
Gavin Purcell - Drums


For more information:
https://bicuriousbandofficial.com
https://facebook.com/bicuriousbandofficial
https://instagram.com/bicuriousbandofficial
https://spoti.fi/3LNScwo
https://linktr.ee/bicuriousband
https://bicurious.bandcamp.com

Crawling from the depths of the grime-filled Spanish underground, Bonecarver are once again on the lookout for fresh victims. The brutal death metallers have returned with the announcement of their new album, Carnage Funeral, due 11th November via Unique Leader Records. 

Alongside the announcement the band have released a blazing new music video for their first single to be lifted from the upcoming album. Title track 'Carnage Funeral' was filmed in Radical Sonora in Madrid and on location at the monastery in Cáceres. 

Pre-order/pre-save the album here: https://orcd.co/carnagefuneral

Watch the new video here: https://youtu.be/VGDj0DQnlk4

Bonecarver commented on the new single: "The title track from our new album Carnage Funeral looks inside the mind of someone that thinks the human race is an infection that should be exterminated. The world is coming close to the the point of no return and the only way to fix it is to end the human race. It's an extreme way to look at the problem we are all living with, taking inspiration from movies, books and music." 

Formed from the ashes of Cannibal Grandpa, Spanish masters of ultra-modern brutality, Bonecarver, have been at the forefront of the extreme scene in their native Madrid since 2014. Combining stories about infamous serial killers with their own take on brutal death metal, the band received worldwide praise for their Unique Leader debut Evil in 2021. 

Returning with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Carnage Funeral, Bonecarver have spawned a skull crushing monster. The nine tracks offer an oozing, infernal masterclass in bone-splintering death metal, a true statement of intent from the start, showing this new iteration are serious about establishing their own legacy whilst taking extreme metal to a new level. 

Bonecarver are:
Fernando Del Villar - Vocals
Rubén Contreras - Drums
Alberto Bravo - Guitar
Alex Tena - Guitar

For more Bonecarver info:
Facebook || Twitter || Instagram || Spotify ||Youtube

Carnage Funeral tracklist:

1. Carnage Funeral
2. Ancient Atrocity
3. The Reckoning
4. Thorned
5. Pillars Of Tragedy
6. Morgue Desecrator
7. The Red Wake
8. Horror Disorder
9. Bereavement

Heavy hardcore legends LIONHEART are back in full force with new single 'DEATH COMES IN 3'S' featuring the mighty Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, and have announced new album Welcome To The West Coast III, set for release on 9th December via Arising Empire.

Watch the video to 'DEATH COMES IN 3'S' here: https://youtu.be/TR5tNmfI-1U

Welcome To The West Coast III is 11 tracks of crushing riffs and violence-inciting grooves, which boasts a star-studded guest feature line-up including Ice T (Body Count), Alex Taylor (Malevolence) and more, joining frontman Rob Watson for a maximum vocal assault. The album is available to pre-order on CD, limited coloured vinyl, a limited special box, plus exclusive merch options.

Pre-order here: https://arisingempire.com/wttwcIII

Welcome To The West Coast III was produced by Jamey Jasta, mixed and mastered by Will Putney and the photography / artwork created by renowned California street photographer Angel Macias.

The band will be touring Europe this autumn with support from Terror, Get The Shot and Dying Wish.

LIONHEART are:
Rob Watson | Vocals
Nick Warner | Guitar
Walle Etzel | Guitar
Richard Mathews | Bass
Jay Scott | Drums

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

Track listing:

01. THE TRILOGY INTRO
02. DEATH COMS IN 3'S feat. Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)
03. HELL ON EARTH
04. LIVE BY THE GUN feat. Ice-T (Bodycount)
05. COLD WATER FAREWELL
06. STORIES FROM THE GUTTER PT. II feat. Antmoney (E-Town Concrete)
07. NEW MONEY _ OLD PAIN
08. DEATHBED CONFESSION feat. Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)
09. AT WAR WITH THE GODS feat. Los (Desmadre)
10. BONNIE & CLYDE '05
11. EXIT WOUNDS feat. Alex Taylor (Malevolence)

Bay Area, California’s reigning kings of heavy hardcore first stormed into the scene in 2007 with their debut album: The Will To Survive. Taking influence from bands like Blood For Blood, and Madball; LIONHEART came out swinging with a full-blown assault of blistering metallic hardcore. They quickly followed it up with 2010’s Built On Struggle, 2012’s Undisputed and years of non-stop touring.

Following a short break after their release Undisputed, the band came back stronger than ever with 2014’s Welcome To The Westcoast. The album debuted at #1 on both iTunes Metal and GooglePlay Metal Charts. LIONHEART stormed into the scene again in January 2016 with Love Don’t Live Here. The album title, a nod to a classic R&B/ Motown Song by the same name, shows the band's unwillingness to conform to the typical hardcore mould, as well as the bitter and unforgiving lyrical content the band is known for. November 2017 saw LIONHEART unleash Welcome To The Westcoast II. A sequel to Welcome To The Westcoast (2014), the album brought forth a new era in California Hardcore, and saw them again debut at #1 across the iTunes Metal Charts and Google Play Metal Charts.

2019, after endless touring around the globe, LIONHEART returned with their most punishing album to date: Valley Of Death. Backed by a combination of blistering metallic hardcore and heavy West Coast groove, front-man Rob Watson provides an insight into a life of torment, violence, and an unrelenting will to overcome. With Valley Of Death LIONHEART climbed into the German Top 20 Album Charts, as well as #1 on iTunes Metal Charts and Google Play Metal Charts.

Brutal death metal outfit Omophagia have released a blistering new single 'The Plague', taken from their album Rebirth In Black which is released today via Unique Leader Records.

Meshing technical and brutal elements with meticulously crafted riffs into a violent cacophony of modern death metal, you can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/HSeMcMhxzkQ

Order Rebirth In Black here: https://orcd.co/rebirthinblack

Omophagia's name relates to the consumption of raw flesh, so it's no surprise that the death metal horde tear through skin and bone with razor sharp precision. Following on from their 2019 Unique Leader release 646965, Rebirth In Black is the latest soul crushing offering from the Swiss-Brazillian death metallers. The eleven track album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Kohlenkeller Studio (Aborted, Benighted, Cytotoxin) with accompanying album artwork created by Stefan Skjoedt.

Forming in 2006, Omophagia hail from Switzerland and comprise of a world class group of Swiss and Brazilian musicians. Their first demo, Devouring Raw Flesh (2008) reaped the critical acclaim of the extreme metal underground and led to various live club shows, as well as festival spots nationwide and abroad opening for the likes of Morbid Angel, Kataklysm and Keep Of Kalessin. At the close of 2009, Omophagia recorded their Guilt By Nescience (2010) debut. Mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio in Poland, the record earned the approval of Metal Hammer Magazine who awarded the offering “Demo Of the Month” status hailing, “brutal blasting drums meets massive, buzzing riffs, framed by soulful leads, rounded off by classic deep-growled vocals. Rhythmical variability and a well-balanced sound make Guilt By Nescience a record for friends of brutal sounds on a technical high level.”

Their sickeningly ferocious follow-up album In The Name of Chaos (2016) then saw the band go out on tour alongside Morgoth and Incantation. In 2019 Omophagia released 646965 to critical acclaim worldwide. Since then the international five-piece have staked a pretty brutal claim within the world of extreme metal, renowned for their breakneck speed, ruthless extremity and intensity, having toured with the likes of Nile, Hate Eternal and Vitriol.

Omophagia online:
Facebook || Twitter || Spotify

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

Tracklisting
1. Intro
2. The Consequences Of Guilt
3. Redemption In Self-Destruction
4. Rebirth In Black
5. The Plague
6. Thoughts Of The Earth
7. Serve As Slave
8. Insights Of A Dying Man
9. All For None
10. Time Tells
11. I Live For Your Death

Photo Credit: Jodi Cunningham

Hyper-melodic, epic rock trio LostAlone have released their new single 'Time Goes Fast When You're Having Fun (So For A Long Life You Best Have None)'. The track, which was written/produced by frontman Steven Battelle and mixed by Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari, is taken from the band's long-awaited fourth album The Warring Twenties - due for release on 30th September via Dharma Records.

Check out 'Time Goes Fast When You're Having Fun (So For A Long Life You Best Have None)' here: https://ffm.to/timegoesfast

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Battelle explains:

“It's a chaotically relentless song, racing desperately to leave its mark in the quickest but most coherent way possible, before collapsing under its own weight. It's dealing head on with the conversations in my mind that are continuously tormenting me, vying for my attention with a mission to ruin me.

"I’m talking about climate change in both the planet sense and, at the same time, in my mind - both of which are seriously damaged and in trouble." 

Pre-order/pre-save The Warring Twenties here: https://ffm.to/thewarringtwenties

LostAlone will conclude 2022 with a UK headline tour, with special guests Fort Hope. Dates are as follows:

09.12.22 - London, Boston Music Room
10.12.22 - Bristol, The Lanes
12.12.22 - Manchester, Star & Garter
13.12.22 - Glasgow, Classic Grand
15.12.22 - Leeds, Key Club
16.12.22 - Derby, The Venue

Tickets are on sale here: https://lostalone.com/shows/

LostAlone surprised fans with their return in March, eight years since they originally split, announcing a run of shows supporting My Chemical Romance, as well as a hometown headline show which subsequently sold-out. The band's fourth album, The Warring Twenties, marks their first full-length since 2014's Shapes of Screams.  

A personal dystopia, The Warring Twenties was written and produced by frontman Steven Battelle. LostAlone called upon a variety of friends to mix the songs: Greg Wells (The Greatest Showman, Deftones, Twenty One Pilots), Rou Reynolds (Enter Shikari),  Adam Noble (Biffy Clyro, Placebo, Liam Gallagher) and Rich Collins.

Battelle comments: "Unbelievably this has been the most geographically diverse of anything we’ve done. Whilst isolating in my apartment during lockdowns, the record owes its existence to remote work in London, Derby, Los Angeles, Nottingham, Glasgow, Hastings and New York."

Check out LostAlone's previous singles:  

'The Last Drop Of Forever': https://ffm.to/lastdropofforever
'Punchline Punched Back': https://ffm.to/punchline
'Enduring The Dream': https://ffm.to/enduringthedream

For more information:
https://lostalone.com/
https://www.facebook.com/lostaloneofficial/
https://twitter.com/lostalone/
https://www.instagram.com/lostaloneofficial/

Photo Credit: Ekaterina Gorbacheva

Up-and-coming solo shred guitarist Morgan Reid has shared his new single 'Djinn & Juice'; a progressive, instrumental metal piece in which the Bloodshot Dawn axeman attempts to channel gangster rap influences from his Toronto youth. 

Stream 'Djinn & Juice' here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/morganreid/djinn--juice-2

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/OJouI6d3Z6Y
 

Morgan comments: "Having grown up in Toronto in the 90s and 2000s, an inevitable influence and fundamental part of my musical vocabulary has always been gangster rap. To this day, I partially accredit my love of aggressive metal music to those early influences. I spent a lot of time trying to write raps of my own around the age of 12, and it was a fantastic step into the world of rhythm and music. This track is about being one with that tough yet ambient, laid back vibe. Listen as I do my best to channel some magic and sift it through my instrumental modern metal style. Although it’s a first, the final product is undoubtedly me, as it retains all the usual elements - it’s packed with progressive riffs, melodic choruses and extreme/technical solos. The parallels between rap and metal aren’t always apparent, but they live in my musical DNA and I hope you can appreciate the spellbinding fusion that is 'Djinn & Juice'."

'Djinn & Juice' is taken from Morgan's long-awaited debut album Terran, to be released 25th November. The project is supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Morgan is well-known for his fierce technical shredding, slamming riffs, bombastic windmills and his expressive, melodic lead lines.

Known as guitarist for tech-death outfit Bloodshot Dawn, Morgan has been at the pinnacle of the guitar world for a good number of years already. Now a JTC guitarist, Morgan made it to the top 5 of Per Nilsson's Guitar Messenger Contest in 2013, alongside Plini, and with his first live performance garnered praise at Guitar Idol 4 in 2014. 

Soon after Morgan joined Bloodshot Dawn, following the departure of Benjamin Ellis, who left to join Scar Symmetry. His first ever gig with the band was a sweaty one, the aptly named Incineration Fest in London, which preceded Morgan's first tour of Japan with the band.

In following years Morgan has toured with the likes of Decapitated, Virvum, Fleshgod Apocalyse, and across Canada, Japan and Europe. With Bloodshot Dawn Morgan has also performed at Hellfest, Bloodstock, Hammerfest and Metaldays, among others.

Beside music, Morgan is also a professional dancer and choreographer. Having moved to Europe at the age of 18 to enrol in a prestigious dance program, Morgan's dance has been integral to his development as a composer and songwriter. His skills as a dancer, and beyond as a yoga enthusiast and martial artist, have helped him develop his own unique, dynamic style with the instrument through years of practice and research.

For more:
https://www.instagram.com/morganreidguitar
https://www.facebook.com/Morganreidguitar
https://morganreidguitar.com