Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have entered Sweetspot Studios in Sweden to record their ninth studio album and follow-up to their highly acclaimed and Grammy Nominated album, The Violent Sleep Of Reason.
The band comments, “Things are happening. As some of you figured out we have entered Sweetspot Studios and have begun recording a new album. ::Spoiler:: There will be distortion and kicks.
And in the end we all dance, laughing, into our doom: with a stirring coup de grâce of artful short film and extended song, the Swiss band CELLAR DARLING herald a new, furiously audiovisual era of their work.
Already a few weeks ago, CELLAR DARLING released their new piece “DANCE” about the mysterious dancing plague of 1518, an eleven-minute mammoth project that resembles a Celtic prog symphony more than a conventional rock song. Equally courageous and visionary, the trio of Anna Murphy, Merlin Sutter and Ivo Henzi is now breaking new ground visually, as well: the corresponding video could not be further from a typical clip. Instead, CELLAR DARLING take us into a nightmarish forest scenery, somewhere between TOOL and Shakespeare, between dark fairy tale and contaminated apocalypse. But in this case, we ourselves are the virus.
Early last year, Sepultura released their sensational new record Quadra –a contemporary thrash monument, backed by sublime melodies and technical dexterity. Itching to perform new tracks live to their fans, the band are thrilled to announce a UK leg to their Quadra European Tour, already announced for later this year.
Andreas Kisser stated, “I’m so thrilled to announce the UK tour for November, it has been a crazy year and I miss the stage so much. We will have the chance to perform the news songs from our last album QUADRA for the first time plus all the best songs of our career. I can’t wait to see you all again from the stage, don’t miss this! Stay safe and well and see you all soon!”
SEPULTURA – QUADRA TOUR 2021 w/ Sacred Reich + Crowbar 04.11. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio 05.11. DE Berlin – Festsaal 06.11. DE Leipzig – Hellraiser 07.11. DE Hamburg – Markthalle 09.11. PL Wroclaw – A2 10.11. AT Vienna – Arena 12.11. CZ Zlin – Hala Datart 13.11. DE Munich – Backstage 14.11. CH Lausanne – Les Docks 16.11. ES Barcelona – Razzmatazz 17.11. ES Madrid – La Riviera 18.11. PT Porto – Hard Club 19.11. ES Pamplona – Totem 20.11. FR Toulouse – Le Bikini 21.11. FR Paris – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge 23.11 UK Wolverhampton – KK’s Steel Mill 24.11. IE Dublin – Academy 25.11 UK Manchester – O2 Ritz 26.11 UK Glasgow – Garage 27.11 UK London – Brixton Electric 28.11. BE Antwerp – Trix 30.11. LU Esch/Alzette – Rockhal 01.12. DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof 02.12. DE Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn 03.12. CH Pratteln – Z-7 04.12. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik 05.12. NL Haarlem – Patronaat
It goes without saying that the global metal scene would not be the same without Sepultura. For 35 years now, the Brazilian icons are not only a band revered worldwide; they have been, are and forever will be at the very forefront of thrash metal, trailblazing ever since they released their long-since legendary debut album Morbid Visions in 1986.
While quickly establishing themselves as leaders of the second wave of thrash in the late eighties, to this day they never came even close to stagnation. Quadra, their mighty new undertaking, is proof of a will unbroken, a thirst unquenched and a quality so staggeringly high it’s a wonder this band doesn’t implode. Now three albums deep into what may very well be their strongest incarnation yet – uniting the talents of old-school members Andreas Kisser (guitars, vocals) and Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (bass), vocal force of nature Derrick Leon Green (vocals) and drummer Eloy Casagrande – Sepultura are an unleashed power to be reckoned with, uniting bucketloads of experience and youthful vigour in a totally revived way.
Recently, OCEANS released their first single ‘WE ARE NØT OKAY’ from the upcoming digital EP of the same name, that is due to be released on April 30th. The band follows up with the second single from that masterpiece, titled ‘VOICES’.
Dealing with schizophrenia, an often misunderstood and yet very serious condition, the song is completed by the mesmerizing voice of Lena Scissorhands (INFECTED RAIN) and once again proves the band’s stunning ability to merge different music styles into their work.
Today, the Swiss/Dutch heavy metal coven BURNING WITCHES are proud to unleash an epic new single, Flight Of The Valkyries, taken from their upcoming fourth full-length album, The Witch Of The North. The record will be released on May 28th 2021 through Nuclear Blast.
The positive impact of music to people’s health and wellbeing has no doubt. Listening to music and playing it makes your brain stronger. The campaign “Music Improves Brain Health” from Alzheimer Association of Kanta-Hame takes place for the sixth time this year – supported by the Swedish modern metal heroes of SOILWORK!
Drummer Bastian Thusgaard states: “I think music is an outlet that allows us to express our feelings and connect to various states of mind. I believe that most people, whether they are aware of it to not, use music to channel their feelings and cope with both the good and bad in life. I truly believe that music is great for our mental health and I’d say we all need music in our lives in order to function.”
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