UNLEASH THE ARCHERS Release Music Video For Track “The Matriarch”!


The definition of matriarch says: “A woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state; specifically:  a mother who is head and ruler of her family and descendants.”

“The Matriarch” is also the brand new track and music video off of UNLEASH THE ARCHERS’ upcoming album Apex. The album marks the tenth anniversary of UNLEASH THE ARCHERS! These heavy metal heroes are celebrating this honor with an exhilarating feast on their fourth masterpiece – out on June 2nd via Napalm Records!

Brittney Slayes states:
“This track is chapter three in the story, and in it we are introduced to our antagonist “The Matriarch” in all her malevolent glory.  We call this one our “quick banger” because it’s fast, catchy, and fun, and hopefully it won’t take long to learn the words!  It is sung from an omniscient point of view, drawing the listener in with tales of The Matriarch’s depravity.  The best part is the bridge, because the song is so dark, and then it launches into this flowing wraithlike guitar melody that is so memorable, I sing along to it every time and I think the fans will too!  Absolutely can not wait to play this one live  ;)„  

Check out the brand new video “The Matriarch


Channeling the fiery brilliance of shooting stars, there is immense beauty on Apex, and it clutches you with a fervor that lingers well beyond the last cymbal decay. Through swift melodies and a flair for the dramatic, UNLEASH THE ARCHERS newest release compels you to chant with fists raised high in the air “All hail heavy metal!”

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Apex full track listing:

1    Awakening
2    Shadow Guide
3    The Matriarch
4    Cleanse The Bloodlines
5    The Coward’s Way
6    False Walls
7    Ten Thousand Against One
8    Earth And Ashes
9    Call Me Immortal
10    Apex

 

The listener will partake in a furious adventure, weaving through elements of the strongest metal genres of our time!  Grab your pre-order here!

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ARMSTRONG METAL FEST Offer Free Digital Sampler For 2017 Line Up


Situated in the Okanagan Valley with the beautiful backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, ARMSTRONG METALFEST, now in its ninth year, is British Columbia’s largest gathering of metalheads from across Western Canada and beyond. The fest has put together a free digital sampler to give fans a taste of this year’s 2017 line up being held on July 14th and 15th at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong, BC. This year’s headliners include Boston’s tech death / thrash titans REVOCATION, Vancouver’s reggae-metal fusion NINJASPY, Canadian 80’s thrash legends AGGRESSION and Vancouver Whammy Award Best Local Metal Artist winner GOLERS among many more from across the country.

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To get your free download of AMF’s Mountain Moshpit Vol. 2 featuring over an hour of headbanging tunes, please visit the following link:

https://armstrongmetalfest.bandcamp.com/album/armstrong-metalfest-2017-mountain-moshpit-vol-2

 

Weekend pass available for $120 CAD regular pre-sale with camping included in ticket price. Weekend of festival, the weekend pass will be $160 CAD at the festival gate. Day pass will be available at the festival gate only for $70 CAD. Camping is an additional $20 CAD for day pass per night. Please visit the following link for details and purchase: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/

 

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Helsinki Death Metal Band Post Pulse To Release Debut Record


Helsinki-based death metal band Post Pulse announce their existence with the debut record, “Halls of the Damned” to be released on May 26th 2017.

With former members of The Man-Eating Tree (Century Media Records) and HUNG (The End Records), the multi-national lineup has created a sound that mixes unique rhythms with detailed melodies to create a powerfully aggressive experience.

The first video “Frozen Heart” is currently on premiere at Metal Injection

 

Official Website: http://www.postpulsemetal.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/postpulse
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/postpulse
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/postpulse/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQAiP6nvaF7x2LNtzxfsgw
Tumblr: http://postpulse.tumblr.com/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/postpulse/

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SEVEN KINGDOMS Release Official Music Video For Track “Kingslayer”!


This is not only for fans of Game Of Thrones! “Rebellion is coming, soon the gates will fall” state the lyrics of SEVEN KINGDOMS’ latest track & music video “Kingslayer”.

SEVEN KINGDOMS are blazing a wild passion through every millisecond of their monstrous music. Welcome Decennium, their furious 10th anniversary. Be sure: This fast’n’heavy thrash and power metal is always uptempo, fierce and epic. Songstress Sabrina Valentine sings with full force and her charismatic voice flirts insanely with heavy twin guitars.

See and hear it for yourself with the official music video premiere for “Kingslayer

The band states:
“Kingslayer is a song about Jaime Lannister’s betrayal of his oath, which earned him that very nickname across the Seven Kingdoms. The Mad King was ready to blow up all of Kings Landing with stocks of wildfire hidden under the streets, rather than face defeat to Robert’s rebellion. Having already seen enough atrocities committed by the king, Jaime could not stand by any longer with the lives of the entire city at stake. He murdered the Mad King, the one his life was sworn to protect. Instead of becoming a hero, this betrayal would be how history remembered Jaime Lannister.”    

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Decenium full track listing:
1.Stargazer
2. Undying
3. In The Walls
4. The Tale Of Deathface Ginny
5. Castles In The Snow
6. Kingslayer
7. The Faceless Hero
8. Neverending
9. Hollow
10. Awakened From Nothing
11. In The Walls (EP Master) (Bonus Track)
12. Undying (EP Master) (Bonus Track)
13. The Bloody Meadow (Re-Recording) (Bonus Track)
14. Stormborn (Re-Recording) (Bonus Track)

Decennium will be released via Napalm Records this Friday May 5th 2017! Get your copy HERE!

Soon SEVEN KINGDOMS will hit the road on full length North American tour with Evergrey, Need and Ascendia to support the new album Decennium. All dates can be found listed below:

5/6: Orlando, FL @ The Haven
5/7: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
5/8: New Orleans, LA @ Southport Hall
5/9: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
5/10: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey
5/11: San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
5/13: Phoenix, AZ @ Joe’s Grotto
5/14: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
5/15: Las Vegas, NV @ Adrenaline Bar
5/17: Los Angeles, CA @ The Viper Room
5/19: Portland, OR @ TBA
5/20: Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
5/21: Vancouver, BC @ The Rickshaw Theater
5/22: Calgary, AB @ Dickens Pub
5/23: Regina, SK @ Exchange
5/25: Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
5/26: Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
5/27: Detroit, MI @ The Token Lounge
5/28: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
5/30: Quebec City, QC @ L’Anti
5/31: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electrique
6/1: New York, NY @ The Marlin Room
6/3: Manchester, NH @ Jewel

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LACUNA COIL – re-sign with Century Media Records, embark on more extensive touring worldwide


While Italian Metal icons LACUNA COIL are celebrating their 20 year anniversary it is time to open another chapter in the relationship between the band and their long-term label: LACUNA COIL have just signed a new deal with Century Media Records.

Antje Lange, General Manager International of Century Media Records: “Century Media Records is very happy that LACUNA COIL have renewed their contract with us and we are very much looking forward to the next albums of this exceptional Italian band. Century Media appreciates the continuous trust of the band. The recent album ’Delirium’ charted in 12 countries and the band is touring around the globe.”

Cristina Scabbia, vocals: “I am so excited to have signed with Century Media again. Nowadays it is so important that, whichever label is backing up an artist or a band, one has full trust in the artistic and musical vision. I know LACUNA COIL and Century Media will continue to work hard together to make common goals happen faster and more successfully.”

Andrea Ferro, vocals: “We are really excited about starting this new adventure with Century Media Records, we had some great 20 years together that helped us become an internationally successful band. Like in every relationship there have been ups and downs but overall we’ve worked with some great people always willing to grow up with the band and together we have achieved really amazing goals. Here is to another chapter about to start and more successful stories!”

Catch LACUNA COIL live at one of the following shows and festivals:
06.05.17 (AT) Trofaiach – Feel the Noise Festival
07.05.17 (HU) Budapest – A38 Ship
08.05.17 (SK) Bratislava – Majestic Music Club
19.05.17 (CH) Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmel
20.05.17 (CH) Monthey – Irreversible Festival
22.05.17 (IS) Tel Aviv – Hateatron Club
24.05.17 (FI) Tampere – Yo Talo
26.05.17 (RUS) St. Petersburg – Aurora Club
27.05.17 (RUS) Moscow – Volta Club
01.07.17 (IT) Cagliari – Arena Sant’Elia (+ CJ Ramone)
05.-08.07.17 (DE) Ballenstedt – Rock Harz Festival
08.07.17 (IT) Sabbioneta (MN) – Sabbio Summer Fest
13.-16.07.17 (CZ) Vizovice – Masters OF Rock
22.07.17 (DE) Esslingen – Riverside Festival
28.07.17 (RO) Sibiu – Art Mania Festival
01.08.17 (IT) Treviso – Suoni di Marca Festival
02.08.17 (IT) Filago – Filagosto Festival
03.-05.08.17 (DE) Wacken – Wacken Open Air
06.08.17 (IT) Manduria (TA) – South’s Cheyenne International Bike Show & Rock Metal Festival

LACUNA COIL have announced that they will be joining Dutch symphonic metal giants Epica on the North American leg of the band’s “Ultimate Principal” Tour. The month-long September trek marks LACUNA COIL’s first US tour dates in over a year, as the band continues to support their latest full length studio album, “Delirium”. Joining LACUNA COIL and Epica on the Ultimate Principal Tour are INSOMNIUM & Elantris.

LACUNA COIL North America tour dates with Epica, INSOMNIUM & Elantris
31.08.17 (USA) Boston, MA – Royale
01.09.17 (CAN) Montreal, QC – Metropolis
02.09.17 (CAN) Quebec City, QC – Imperial Theater
03.09.17 (CAN) Toronto, ON – Opera House
05.09.17 (USA) Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
06.09.17 (USA) Joliet, IL – The Forge
08.09.17 (USA) Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
09.09.17 (USA) The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
11.09.17 (USA) Seattle, WA – The Showbox
12.09.17 (USA) Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theater
14.09.17 (USA) Berkeley, CA – The UC Theater
15.09.17 (USA) Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
16.09.17 (USA) Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
17.09.17 (USA) Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre
19.09.17 (USA) San Antonio, TX – Alamo Music Hall
20.09.17 (USA) Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
21.09.17 (USA) Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
23.09.17 (USA) Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
24.09.17 (USA) Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
25.09.17 (USA) Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
27.09.17 (USA) Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live!
28.09.17 (USA) Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero Theatre
29.09.17 (USA) New York, NY – Playstation Theater

Fresh, dark and extremely powerful are only a few of the best ways to accurately describe LACUNA COIL’s newest opus “Delirium”, which encompasses the strength and heavy approach of thrash metal from the 90’s twisted with goth elements into a modern style.

Check out the video clips taken from “Delirium”:
“Blood, Tears, Dust”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9sVUqOhcPU
“Delirium”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYIEGaIjklk

LACUNA COIL online:
http://www.lacunacoil.it
https://www.facebook.com/lacunacoil

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PHOTOREPORT: KING DUDE and DRAB MAJESTY: 29.4.2017 at Kuudes Linja / Finland


KING DUDE : 29.4.2017 at Kuudes Linja, Finland. Photography by Serena Solomon

DRAB MAJESTY: 29.4.2017 at Kuudes Linja, Finland. Photography by Serena Solomon

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