DIRTY THRILLS Reveal Additional UK Tour Dates In December To Promote ‘Heavy Living’ Album


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Having just completed a UK tour with Black Star Riders, Blues Pills and Tax The Heat, London based blues-rock quartet Dirty Thrills have added four headlining dates to follow some previously announced shows with GUN and InMe in early December. Their updated live itinerary is as follows :

02.12.17  GLASGOW Barrowland Ballroom *

08.12.17  MANCHESTER Academy **

09.12.17  LONDON Electric Ballroom **

12.12.17  BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy 3

13.12.17  NORWICH Waterfront Studios

15.12.17  MANCHESTER FAC251

28.02.18  LONDON Underworld

 *with GUN  **with Gun/InMe

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Cardiant released their fourth album ‘Mirrors’


Cardiant released their fourth studio album today November 24th 2017 via Inverse Records. The previous album ‘Verge’ was released approx. 4,5 years ago, so fans long anticipation is finally over.

The album features several guest singers, Pasi Rantanen (Thunderstone, King Company), Nitte Valo (Burning Point, Seraphiel) & Janne Saksa who performed session vocals to Cardiant’s debut album ‘Midday Moon’.

The band also rewarded their fans yesterday by releasing a lyric video for the track “Blank Star”and it is available here:

“”Blank Star” is one of the more high tempo songs, and it includes a middle part leaning towards 80’s progressive metal. We are eager to play this and other songs from “Mirrors” live. The album has been written to be listened as a whole, from start to finish” says the band’s guitarist/composer Antti Hänninen.

Listen to the ‘Mirrors’ album:
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2hZmOCX
Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/us/album/52127452
iTunes: http://apple.co/2zwWSX9
Tidal: https://listen.tidal.com/album/81383669

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Album cover by: Tommi “Tex” Hänninen

Track list: 
1. Mirrors And Me
2. Riot Rising
3. Soul (feat. Pasi Rantanen)
4. A Quiet One
5. Blank Star
6. His Supremacy (feat. Janne Saksa)
7. Shooting Star (feat. Nitte Valo)
8. Absolute Power
9. My Delusion
10. Life Has Just Begun
11. Another Time, Another Place (feat. Rantanen, Valo, Saksa)

A music video ‘Life Has Just Begun’ is available here: https://youtu.be/FRoniYzmXGc

Line-up:
Erik Karhatsu – vocals
Outi Jokinen – vocals
Antti Hänninen – guitar
Mikko Mänttäri – bass
Marko Lindroos – keyboards
Lauri Hänninen – drums

VARATHRON reveal first video from “Patriarchs Of Evil” recording sessions


Legendary Greek black metallers VARATHRON are working on their sixth studio album “Patriarchs Of Evil” and today they have released the first video from the recording sessions. Watch drummer Haris record drums at Infinite Loop Music Studio in Ioannina (Greece) and hear fragments of new pre-production songs at:

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Rotten Sound announce dates in Japan and festival shows for 2018


ROTTEN SOUND have announced three shows in Japan next March. The Finnish grind-veterans have furthermore been confirmed by the first festivals in 2018. More dates will follow in due time. All currently published shows can be viewed below.

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ROTTEN SOUND 2017
08 Dec 17 München (DE) Kranhalle (Goregrind Birthday Pt. III)
09 Dec 17 Helsinki (FI) Kuudes Linja (+Woodrue +Fuck-ushima)

ROTTEN SOUND Japan 2018
22 Mar 18 Nishi Yokohama (JP) El Puente
23 Mar 18 Tokyo (JP) Dues Shinjuke
24 Mar 18 Tokyo (JP) Asakusa Gold Sounds

ROTTEN SOUND Festivals 2018
28 Apr 18 Erica (NL) Pitfest (exact date tbc)
12 Jul 18 Viveiro (ES) Resurrection Fest (exact date tbc)

ROTTEN SOUND have previously released a power-driven live video that shows the band tearing their stage apart and whipping the audience into a frenzy.

The track “Trashmonger” has been taken from the Finnish grind kings’ latest album ‘Abuse to Suffer’. The clip can be viewed at the link below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9MQ3pgyUJ4

KORPIKLAANI – new album in progress + first sold out show + trailer online!


Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI are currently in the studio, working on the follow-up of 2015’s »Noita«, before they’ll embark on an extensive European headline run with support from Russia’s ARKONA, Dutch men HEIDEVOLK as well as Norwegian Trve Balkan MetallersTROLLFEST. The billing will be completed with EVERTALEBLACK MESSIAH and THE PRIVATEER on select dates.

Now, KORPIKLAANI have launched a first trailer in which JonneMatson and Sami are greeting from the studio. Check it out, here:

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AT THE GATES – Begin new album recordings; More live-shows announced for 2018!


Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES have begun recordings of their upcoming studio album with producer Russ Russell (Napalm Death, The Haunted, Dimmu Borgir, etc.) at Parlour Studios in the UK, which follows up 2014’s acclaimed comeback release “At War With Reality”. The band has checked in with the following comment:

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