U.S./Irish hard rockers BLACK STAR RIDERS are set to release their hotly-anticipated third album »Heavy Fire« on the 3rd of February via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band premiere the new lyric video for ‘Heavy Fire’, the album’s thundering opening track.
Lead vocalist/guitarist Ricky Warwick explains about the track: “Only fools would believe that rock n roll can rejuvenate a world in the throes of a collapsing civilisation that’s coming under heavy fire from all asunder. But what if the would-be fools are right?”
Mammothfest 2016 was a resounding success with heavyweight acts such as Textures, Venom Inc and Conan leading the metal assault that resulted in a near complete sell out, and saw the festival nominated for three festivals award nominations, including the UK Festival Awards in two categories, Best Metropolitan and Best Small Festival 2016 as well as the TBFM Best Independent Festival 2016. The festival continues to expand and grow each year and this year will be no exception…
Only one month into 2017 and Mammothfest have already announced the first ‘Mammothfest presents’ show in April, along with redesigning the artwork and concept. Now armed with the metal mammoth, we are getting straight to what we all want to know…the line-up for this year’s festival!
Along with the redesigned image and artwork of the festival is a new website www.mammothfest.uk – so check it out now, sign up to mailing list and be the first to get the latest news as well as discounts, prizes and more.
Modern Age Dying represents a voiceful dissagreement with the steps humanity is taking blindly towards it’s own damnation. The lyrics in ‘Age Of Regression‘ speak of the will to break free from the chains of lies which the corrupt elite feeds their slaves, the people of the world, and encouraging them to rise and use their yet unrealized power, just like it occured repeatedly in mankind’s history.
The band comments: We are blessed and grateful for being able to play the music that we like and speak to people live in these times hardened for underground scene”
History:
This band formed after a Slovakian Experimental Death Metal outfit ‘Apothecy‘ ceased to exist due to departure of it’s founding and leading frontman. The remaining members however still wish to pursue music, and so they reincarnated with new guitarist and bassist and formed ‘Modern Age Dying’.
The young formation started putting their first material together in spring of 2016 on which they began to get to know each other’s vastly different musical tastes and styles as is significant on their first single demo release ‘Age Of Regression‘ .
Modern Age Dying is currently finishing their material to build their debut album, planning to release more demos prior, one song at a time to keep the fire alive. They will also endeavour to play live for their growing fanbase as much as they can, in as many towns, cities and countries as possible.
So metalheads, enjoy the music, visit their networks, and stay tuned, there’s sure more to come… Follow band for updates: https://www.facebook.com/modernagedying/
The US Band TRAUMA will be live on stage at 70000 Tons Of Metal Festival 2017. The Festival is from 2nd February to 6th February 2017. 60 bands on 1 cruise ship. Tickets are available at http://www.70000tons.com.
TRAUMA drummer Kris Gustofson stated: “Trauma is delighted and honored to be playing on the 70000 tons of metal cruise with some of the best bands in Metal. This is going to be a blast and we look forward to putting the pedal to the Metal.” Also, a new hammer line-up was announced by the band.
LINE-UP 2017:
Donny Hillier (ex-Black Sunday Dream) – vocals Joe Fraulob (ex-Danzig, ex-Brutal Groove, ex-Deconstruct) – guitars Steve Robello (Dublin Death Patrol, ex-Heist, ex-Out Of Control, ex-Rock The Nation) – guitars Kris Gustofson (ex-St. Elmos Fire, ex-Mechanizm, ex-Moon Dog Mane, ex-Dunmore, ex-Threat) – drums Marcel Eaton (ex-Serpant & Seraph) – bass
Featuring Interviews with Members of ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and More
GENE HOGLAN‘s highly-anticipated second DVD, The Atomic Clock: The Clock Strikes Two, is due to be released on February 3, 2017 and will feature the Clock himself breaking down some of his favorite beats, telling stories and playing along with tracks from several of his most legendary projects, including Strapping Young Lad, Testament and Death.
In advance of next week’s release, Hoglan is revealing what many extreme music fans may consider the most anticipated playthrough from the DVD, Strapping Young Lad’s “Skeksis” from their Billboard-charting 2005 release, Alien. Take a look at the blazing playthrough now via GENE HOGLAN’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/-eaIvh6ELVg
GENE HOGLAN recalls the original “Skeksis” writing and recording sessions: “Devin [Townsend] and I wrote the tune in late summer, early fall of ’04, at this shabby downtown Vancouver rehearsal space that kinda represented where we were both at mentally in our lives. I remember him mentioning that he’d love to have an ‘Almighty PunchDrunk’ (one of my all-time favorite bands whom I’ve also drummed for) feel and vibe to whatever was about to come out of us. To me, that meant to include, ‘the PunchDrunk beat’, which is this great, samba-esque, Latin-feel beat (that I am sure has a name, I’d love to know it) which PD proudly stole from the legendary Canadian band The Smalls. I’m sure you’ve all heard it a time or two.
Dev and I played around the beat the whole song, getting closest to it in the chorus, then really sinking into it in the last minute or so, in the part I refer to as the “girl fight” part, because that’s what it sounds like Dev is saying there. It is such a fun beat to play, and a real satisfying denouement to the song. A moment of crowning glory to a ruling tune. The version on the new DVD is a completely re-envisioned mix, where the vocals and samples are absent, really bringing out the rhythm guitars and basic tracks.”
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