Human Scum! The time has come. ‘The New Dark Ages’ has finally been unleashed on the public. The album is now available digitally, with CD formats arriving July 15th and vinyl and cassette on September 16th, via the band’s own Pit Records. Pick up or stream the album at https://lnk.to/GWAR_TNDA.
In celebration of the album’s release, GWAR has released a video for their big-time, sell-out, soon-to-be hit radio single, ‘Ratcatcher.’ Watch the video below.
Following a blistering set at Slam Dunk Festival, alt-rock heavyweights Silverstein announce two UK headline shows, with support from Comeback Kid, Senses Fail and Koyo. The band will appear on the 10th of December at the Birmingham O2 Institute and on the 11th of December at London’s Electric Ballroom. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday 8th of June HERE.
BLACK STONE CHERRY are excited to announce a very special London event to mark the arrival of their forthcoming ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All’ release, which is set to land via Mascot Label Group on Friday 24th June. A concert film and documentary of the Kentucky band’s triumphant show at the iconic London venue is set to premiere at the Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, W1 on Monday 20th June, with the band in attendance. Frontman/guitarist Chris Robertson, guitarist Ben Wells, drummer John Fred Young and new bassist Steve Jewell will be participating in a fan Q&A, together with movie director, Mike Rodway, directly following the screening.
Roadrunner Records band Motionless In White have shared “Scoring The End Of The World,” the title track and final new song to be released off their widely anticipated new album before its arrival on June 10th. Available on all streaming platforms, the new song features renowned video game composer Mick Gordon whose credits include Doom, Wolfenstein, and Prey.
Israel born and LA based heavy rock artist OHP (OREN HALMUT) has committed a new pop classic to the pantheons of metal with his pounding cover of the 1984 A-Ha, 1986 MTV Video Music Awards sweeping hit single, “Take On Me.” Originally premiered with GHOST CULT MAGAZINE, OHP’s metal take on “Take On Me” replaces bubbly synths and soaring falsetto heights with crunchy guitars and bass filled roars, but retains the intense longing from the Norwegian original.
“I chose ‘Take on Me’ for me newest metal cover because its such an iconic song, and one which was a big part of my childhood; it’s also such a distinct time piece of the 1980s and I really wanted to give it a modern take.” “With this cover, I wanted to stay true to the original while giving it a completely new tonality, so i kept the original key and bpm of the song, and made sure all the major lines are staying in the arrangement, while taking out all the synthesizers and replacing them with live instruments.”
“‘Take On Me’ is performed with LA friends and session players Yohai Portal (lead guitar), Nick Diiorio (bass), and Lenergizer (drums). The video was shot in a warehouse in Los Angeles during Covid as part of a full OHP Live show. I decided to utilize the time when all live music was put on hold, due to the pandemic, to organize a group of musicians, and to take my YouTube channel live. Being a single, one stop shop musician, I chose the best people I believe fit the job, and put together this show with a great production company called Dark Bright that provided all the sound and lighting needed.” – OHP
Oren started his musical endeavor at the young age of nine in Tel-Aviv Israel. After playing and recording with numerous artists in his home town, he relocated to California in early 2000. Since then, he has been a prominent musical figure in Los Angeles, across the west coast and the nation. He owns H2O studios in North Hollywood, where he works as a producer, drummer and guitar player depending on the needs of each individual project. In 2016 oren started the “ohp metal” channel on youtube which features weekly metal covers of popular songs ranging from pop ,country, hip hop and RnB .The channel has gained over 10000 subscribers and growing weekly.
Oren currently lives in Los Angeles and is endorsed by Vater drumsticks, Dean Markley Guitar Strings and Moody guitar straps.
2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Symphonic Metal titans EPICA. After nearly 1 million albums sold worldwide and over 300 million combined streams on all digital platforms, the Dutch band has manifested their talent to combine metal with unique operatic vocals and has gained a huge international fanbase in the process. Through their career EPICA have played over 1,000 shows in more than 60 countries across all continents.
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