The Greek masters of symphonic death metal SEPTICFLESH are releasing a lyric video for the second new song taken from their forthcoming tenth full-length, ‘Codex Omega’, which has been scheduled for release on September 1st.
SEPTICFLESH comment on ‘3rd Testament: “As the release date of our new album is getting closer, it is only appropriate to introduce you to the song that revolves around the main theme, ‘3rd Testament’ (Codex Omega). So, behold the anti-bible. Listen to the sutras of the 3rd and final book in the divine drama series…”
SEPTICFLESH have previously revealed the artwork, which has been created by frontman Seth and track-list of ‘Codex Omega’. Both can be viewed below.
Cover art: Seth Siro Anton
1. Dante’s Inferno (5:34)
2. 3rd Testament (Codex Omega) (4:08)
3. Portrait of a Headless Man (5:00)
4. Martyr (5:07)
5. Enemy of Truth (4:55)
6. Dark Art (5:24)
7. Our Church, Below the Sea (3:59)
8. Faceless Queen (5:20)
9. The Gospels of Fear (3:41)
10. Trinity (4:07)
Bent Knee have unveiled their gripping music video for ‘Time Deer’. The video and song are a stunning depiction and commentary on our ever-changing and strained relationship with technology and our environment, just one of the many themes discussed on band’s critically-acclaimed album Land Animal.
The director Riki Nitabaru comments: “Before I began working on the animation, I spent some time thinking about how to portray the song’s story in visuals. The story centers around a deer that travels through time, trying to find the cause of humanity’s problems in the modern world. I thought it would be too dull to draw that up literally, so I interpreted the story in my own way to add some flare.
In my take, just as the deer finds the cause of all strife, the world starts to cleanse itself. The deer becomes a receptacle of all living things, and it morphs to become a brand new being that encompasses all life forms.
Since I had this storyboard in my mind, putting together the production was like a simple puzzle. There were times where I was unsure what to draw for specific moments of the song. But, I found inspiration in the drama portrayed in the music, and was able to create something better than I first imagined.
I hope this video enhances your enjoyment of Bent Knee!”
“Bent Knee deliver in a way that not many bands can.” – Louder Than War
“Throwing off shackles of genre…truly the definition of experimentalism.” – Consequence of Sound
“It’s very rare that an artist or band comes along that changes your perspective on music and art. Bent Knee have done just that.” – Substream
The band recently released a live video for the single ‘Terror Bird’, and you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/XIcTchfB8To
Bent Knee formed in 2009 as a democratic collective determined to push the boundaries of pop and rock. Lead singer and keyboardist Courtney Swain’s soaring vocals are instantly arresting. Guitarist Ben Levin is one of the most dynamic and versatile guitarists around, shifting between the raging and raucous to the sublime and meditative. Bassist Jessica Kion and drummer Gavin Wallace-Ailsworth combine into an enthralling rhythm section that’s equal parts powerhouse and nuance. Violinist Chris Baum’s kinetic violin work provides drama, grace and intrigue. World-class producer and live sound designer Vince Welch weaves it all together with a captivating, expert touch.
The band has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Its last two albums, 2016’s Say So and 2014’s Shiny Eyed Babies, were hailed as significant art-rock achievements. The group has performed hundreds of shows across the world to date. During the fall of 2016, the band played for ecstatic audiences as an opener for the U.S. leg of The Dillinger Escape Plan’s farewell tour ahead of signing with InsideOutMusic/Sony.
“We’re very excited to be working with InsideOutMusic/Sony,” said Swain. “It’s wonderful to have our music reach a lot of new ears across the globe through them. It’s an honor to join their roster of prestigious artists and we look forward to a long relationship with the label.”
Boston, Mass. punk rock legends STREET DOGS are excited to reveal they have signed a worldwide record deal with Century Media Records.
Bassist Johnny Rioux comments:
“We are thrilled to be invited into the Century Media family. We have always appreciated bands and labels doing something different and who value and express themselves through multiple genres of music, CM are no exception and have a rich history to back it up. Rock and roll, metal, hardcore, if it has heart, soul, and conviction we always stand behind it.”
The band will celebrate their signing later today as they join the prestigious Vans Warped Tour for a string of dates featured on the SkullCandy Stage throughout July 16. Full dates can be found listed below. Tickets are available now at http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates/.
In addition to that, the band’s European fans can look forward to STREET DOGS shows and festival gigs from mid-August to early September, you can view the exact dates below.
Virtually everyone in the punk rock world knows who the STREET DOGS are. Formed in 2002 following the departure of vocalist Mike McColgan from Dropkick Murphys, it was clear from that moment he began writing with Rioux that this would be more a force, and a family, than simply a band.
Having gone through various line-up changes over the past 15 years, STREET DOGS have released five full-length albums and several EP’s, including their most recent 7″, “Crooked Drunken Sons”, in 2013 via Pirates Press. The band have kept an active international touring schedule over the years on the road with a who’s who of punk icons including Flogging Molly, Social Distortion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rancid, Bad Religion, The Pogues, Cock Sparrer, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag and Dropkick Murphy’s, just to name a few!
Stay tuned for more news on STREET DOGS and new music!
STREET DOGS Live Shows 2017
Vans Warped Tour Dates
July 6 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavillion Charlotte
July 7 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavillion
July 8 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell H at Jones Beach Theatre
July 9 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
July 10 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 11 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans Unite HL Amphitheatre
July 12 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 13 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
July 14 – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavillion
July 15 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
European Summer Tour Dates
August 19 – Vyskov, CZ – Fest Pod Parou
August 20 – Vienna, AT – Chelsea
August 21 – Munich, DE – Backstage
August 24 – Kulttempel, DE – Oberhausen
August 25 – Niedergörsdorf, DE – Spirit Festival
August 26 – Chemnitz, DE – AJZ Talschock
August 27 – Eindhoven, NL – Blue Collar Hotel
August 29 – Bristol, UK – The Exchange
August 30 – London, UK – Underworld
August 31 – Viersen, DE – Rockschicht
September 1 – Lindau, DE – Club Vaudeville
September 2 – Nonnweiler, DE – Primsrock 2017
September 3 – Magenta (Milano), IT – Decibel Club
September 6 – Hamburg, DE – Monkeys Music Club
For ticket links & booking info, please visit: http://www.mad-tourbooking.de/street-dogs/
STREET DOGS Line-Up
Mike McColgan: Lead Vocals
Johnny Rioux: Bass
Matt Pruitt: Guitar
Lenny Lashley: Guitar
Pete Sosa: Drums
Nearly three years in the making, SATYRICON have announced that ‘Deep calleth upon Deep’, their highly anticipated ninth studio album, is set for release on 22nd September via Napalm Records.
Recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during early 2017 and mixed together with revered studio guru Mike Fraser (who previously worked on SATYRICON’s 2006 album, ‘Now, Diabolical’), ‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ is not just a new collection of songs from one of extreme music’s most enduring and reliable bands: this is a wholesale reinvention and a brand new era in SATYRICON history.
Oslo 05072017. Photo: Marius Viken
Frontman and visionary, Satyr informs us “Approaching this release, what I always kept in mind is that either this is the beginning of something new or it’s gonna be my last record. If this is going to be the last, then it needs to be something special. If there are more records, then I’d better make sure that this is so different from the last one that it feels like a new beginning. I think it’s really, really dark, very spiritual and filled with confidence and energy.”
‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ is a profound statement about the essence of SATYRICON’s music and the eternal value of art itself. Satyr continues, “The way that I see it is that for any art, be it SATYRICON or any other form of art with substance, in order for you to be able to inhale and completely understand it, it will take a little bit of you as well. If you get it all after a couple of listens, you know that it probably won’t stay with you. So the title is saying, ‘From the depth of the people making this record to the depth of the listener…’ If you want to take part in this journey, you should be prepared to dig deep down in the darkest corner of your soul with us.”
SATYRICON is also proud to share the album’s front cover – an obscure drawing from 1898 by perhaps the greatest Norwegian artist of all time, Edvard Munch.
SATYRICON have always excelled as a live band, their evocative performances increasingly becoming special events as their frequency is dialled back to accommodate the Oslo band’s new ‘modus operandi’. The band are set to play a European run of dates in support of Deep calleth upon Deep:
13.07.17 DE – Balingen / Bang Your Head Festival
15.07.17 LI – Anyksciai / Devilstone Festival
23.07.17 FR – Simandre-Sur- Suran / Ragnard Rock Festival
24.09.17 DE – Hamburg / Grünspan
25.09.17 DE – Essen / Turock
26.09.17 NL – Tilburg – 013
27.09.17 BE – Vosselaar / Biebob
29.09.17 UK – London / Heaven
30.09.17 FR – Paris / La Maroquinerie
01.10.17 FR – Nantes – MJC De Reze
02.10.17 FR – Toulouse / Le Metronum
04.10.17 ES – Madrid / Sala But
05.10.17 ES – Barcelona / Razzamatazz
06.10.17 FR – Montpellier / Rockstore
07.10.17 IT – Bologna / Zona Roveri
09.10.17 CH – Zurich / Dynamo
10.10.17 DE – Munich / Backstage Halle
11.10.17 AT – Vienna / Szene
12.10.17 CZ – Prague / Akropolis
14.10.17 PL – Krakow / Kwadrat
15.10.17 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
16.10.17 DE – Berlin / SO36
17.10.17 DK – Copenhagen / Pumpehuset
19.10.17 DK – Aarhus / Train
20.10.17 SE – Gotherburg / Pustervik
21.10.17 SE – Stockholm / Klubben
22.11.17 NO – Molde / Gamle Kulturset
23.11.17 NO – Trondheim / Byscenen
24.11.17 NO – Oslo / Sentrum Scene
25.11.17 NO – Tromso / Driv
29.11.17 NO – Bergen / Hulen
30.11.17 NO – Stavanger / Folken
01.12.17 NO – Kristiansand / Kick
02.12.17 NO – Hamar / Gregers
‘Deep calleth upon Deep’ will be released in digital format, a CD digipak and gatefold vinyl options. Pre-orders will go live in August.
Finnish Folk Metal Superstars KORPIKLAANI will release their first ever live Blu-ray/DVD+2CD package titled »Live at Masters of Rock«, on August 25th, 2017 through Nuclear Blast. In support of this release, the band with front man Jonne Järvelä has unleashed the first single‘Pilli on pajusta tehty’, which can be purchased here: http://nblast.de/KorpiklaaniDigital
After hearing the title of the package, it’s easy to conclude that it was recorded at the identically named festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic. But there’s even more to be excited about, this release doesn’t just include KORPIKLAANI‘s show from 2016, it even has a second full show from 2014 as bonus feature. The 2016 concert features guest appearances from Tero Hyväluoma (additional fiddler) as well as Toni Perttula (additional accordion player), Sami‘s identical twin brother. Mixing and mastering of »Live at Masters of Rock« were handled by front man Jonne Järvelä himself.
Jonne comments, “This our first ever DVD release, which we are quite proud of. It has no backing tracks, no choirs, no samples, all the mistakes are included. It is just us, KORPIKLAANI, pure live rock ‘n’ roll.”
He also adds, “I spent a lot of time during the mastering process with Svante Forsbäck who recently handled the RAMMSTEIN mastering and we worked hard to achieve the right ambience and crowd sound. So when you turn it up loud, it feels like you are right there in the middle.”
Sami adds, “For us, our bigger shows means more folk musicians, which are much cheaper than pyro, for example my brother agreed to this show for a few beers and he doesn’t even drink much!”
»Live at Masters of Rock« – Track Listing:
Blu-ray/DVD 2016:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer 2014:
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. Tuonelan tuvilla
03. Ruumiinmultaa
04. Metsämies
05. Kantaiso
06. Juodaan viinaa
07. Petoeläimen kuola
08. Sumussa hämärän aamun
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Kultanainen
11. Uniaika
12. Louhen yhdeksäs poika
13. Uni
14. Vodka
15. Ievan polkka
16. Rauta
17. Wooden Pints
18. Pellonpekko
19. Happy Little Boozer
CD1 (2016)
01. Intro (Tanhuvaara)
02. A Man With A Plan
03. Journey Man
04. Pilli on pajusta tehty
05. Erämaan ärjyt
06. Lempo
07. Sahti
08. Ruumiinmultaa
09. Vaarinpolkka
10. Viima
11. Metsämies
12. Kultanainen
13. Kipumylly
14. Ämmänhauta
15. Rauta
16. Kylästä keväinen kehto
17. Wooden Pints
18. Vodka
19. Beer Beer
21.07. RUS Usabda Otrada – Folk Summer Fest
22.07. UA Dovzhanka – Faine Misto
11.08. RO Brasnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
12.08. P Vagos – Vagos Metal Fest
08./09.09. CH Hüttikon – Meh Suff! Metal Festival
16.09. J Osaka – amHall
17.09. J Nagoya – Rad Hall
18.09. J Tokyo – Liquid Room
20.09. RC Shenzhen – Red Sugar Jar
21.09. RC Guangzhou – Tu Space
22.09. RC Chengdu – Little Bar Space
23.09. RC Beijing – Gawara-Tango Live
24.09. RC Shanghai – Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Future House
07.10. FIN Helsinki – Heavy Metal Heart Festival
w/ ARKONA, HEIDEVOLK, TROLLFEST
15.02. B Antwerp – Trix
16.02. D Hamburg – Markthalle*
17.02. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle 2*
18.02. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg
19.02. D Saarbrücken – Roxy/Garage
20.02. F Paris – Elysée Montmartre
21.02. F Nantes – Stereolux
22.02. F Toulouse – Le Bikini
23.02. E Madrid – Sala But
24.02. E Barcelona – Salamandra 1
25.02. F Lyon – Transbordeur
26.02. CH Vevey – The Rocking Chair
27.02. D Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
28.02. D Berlin – Columbia Theater
01.03. CZ Prague – Meet Factory
02.03. D Munich – Backstage*
03.03. D Stuttgart – LKA*
04.03. CH Pratteln – Z7*
05.03. I Milan – Magazzini Generali
06.03. A Salzburg – Rockhouse
07.03. A Graz – Orpheum
08.03. A Vienna – Simm City
09.03. D Leipzig – Hellraiser*
10.03. D Geiselwind – Musichall*
11.03. D Hanover – Capitol *extended shows – more info coming soon…!
Shiraz Lane touring in Europe w Brother Firetribe this Fall!
New Shiraz Lane material coming up later this year
Finnish young rock dynamite Shiraz Lane will return to European venues in October and November 2017, supporting their great fellow countrymen Brother Firetribe, who are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year!
Shiraz Lane´s been working on their 2nd album in Stockholm for the whole year with a Swedish songwriter/ producer Per Aldeheim (Def Leppard, Pain, Fatboy, Soilwork…). The album will be out in early 2018, and the guys are super happy about both with their results in the studio and these upcoming Fall live dates:
“We are extremely excited to join forces and support Brother Firetribe through Europe during the upcoming Autumn of 2017. It will be a pleasure to revisit some of the awesome venues and embrace the atmosphere we were so warmly welcomed on our last tour, and are thrilled to bring our caravan to new destinations for your eyes and ears to witness. You might even have an exclusive chance to hear some new material we have been working so hard on throughout the year. Perhaps we might even release a single before the leaves fall from the trees? Time will tell..!”
Shiraz Lane will continue the album´s vocal recordings in Gröndahl Studios in this month and will play live this Summer still in Üferrock (DE), Summer Breeze (DE) and Hair Metal Heaven (UK), before focusing on the European tour, beginning on the 11th of October.
Brother Firetribe 15th Anniversary European Tour w. Shiraz Lane:
11.10. GER – Berlin, Quasimodo
12.10. PL – Wroclaw, Firlej
13.10. CZ – Prague, Nova Chmelnice
14.10. GER – Leipzig, Hellraiser
16.10. GER – Hamburg, Knust
17.10, GER – Bochum, Zeche
18.10. GER – Frankfurt, Nachtleben
19.10. FR – Paris, Maroquinerie
21.10. UK – London, Bordeline
22.10. UK – Nottingham – Rockingham Festival (BFT only)
24.10. BE – Vosselaar, Biebob
25.10. GER – Cologne, Underground
26.10. GER – Nuremberg, Hirsch
28.10. HU – Budapest, Durer-Kert
29.10. AT – Vienna, Chelsea
30.10. GER – Munich, Backstage Halle
1.11. CH – Zurich, Dynamo Werk 21
2.11. IT- Milan, Legend
4.11. ESP – Madrid, Caracol
More Shiraz Lane tour dates will be anounced later this year.
Take a sneak peak to their funny studio sessions (incl. English subtitles):
Dark Art Conspiracy 
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