accept – Nine Circles

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 264 (12.31.2022)

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022ChrisLeave a comment

That’s it. So long 2022, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. I just posted my end of year list, and yeah: the #1 pick is a crossover hardcore punk album that incorporates free jazz and noise and everything under the sun…what else did you expect? So let’s kick off the last edition of the Nine Circles Playlist with the mighty OFF! and see what else will help us close out the new year.

To paraphrase The Outer Limits, I will control the horizontal. I will control the vertical. So that means I’m also going to front-load this with the 80s metal I picked up on vinyl and cassette this week. Which means you’re getting dosed with some classic Accept and Satan…you’re welcome. Elsewhere in the Nine Circles universe we’ve got plenty of heavy to ring in 2023, including music from Angerot, Shores of Lunacy and Leper Colony, a blast of bangers from Yob, Mizmor + Thou and Nechochwen, more killer music from Predatory Light (I really need to revisit that) and Moonlight Sorcery, not to mention D. Morris BRINGING IT with some classic Harvey Milk. There’s a ton more, including God Mother, Windhand, Asunojuokei (for once not added by me, so thanks Ian!), and Morrow, among others.

That’s it for 2022. Get listening. Stay safe. See you next year…

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– Chris

CANTO: Accept, Lamb of God, Lybica, and More

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Still shaking out the FITM cobwebs. In a good way. I wish I could say it’s nice to be home and back at work but… I’m not so sure it is.

Leading, we have news surrounding the first U.S. Accept tour in a decade. The dates run from September 29 through October 29, and include some meet and greet packages. Get the full scoop right here.
In other North American tour news, we have Wormhole, who will be joining the Shadow Of Intent headlining tour this coming October with the likes of Enterprise Earth and Inferi. All the dates can be found here.
Lybica, the new project featuring Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley on guitar, have revealed details surrounding the self-titled debut album. The release date is set for September 16, and it will be available through Metal Blade. Check out the video for “Manifest” right now.
This performance video for “Hyperventilating” from Voyager is also worth checking out. They’ll be releasing the full virtual performance, A Voyage Through Time, on August 26 through Season of Mist.
Lamb of God unveiled a video for “Omens” today, the title-track from their upcoming new album. Check it out below. That record drops on October 7 through Epic Records, and can be pre-ordered here.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Darkest Hour, Accept, Depths Of Hatred, and More

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

I feel like this week didn’t really happen… is that healthy?

Darkest Hour are distributing Live in Lockdown – The Complete Collection in the near future via their Patreon. There will be audio and video formats of their online performance from last September, including limited colored vinyl.
Accept went ahead and shared a new single with us today, which is fun. This one is called “Zombie Apocalypse”, taken from Too Mean To Die. That album, their 16th studio album, drops on January 29th through Nuclear Blast.
Canadian death metal crew Depths Of Hatred, with new vocalist William Arseneau, have a new album dropping on March 19th. Inheritance will be available through Prosthetic Records, and you can listen to the second single from that album, “Sadistic Trials”, right now.
We’ll close today with one of my favorite projects coming out of Iceland. This is the new video for “Hvítamyrkur” from Katla. That track is taken from their second full-length album, Allt þetta helvítis myrkur, available through Prophecy.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Voivod, Blind Guardian, Accept, and More

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

Finally. We slide, or stumble, into the damn weekend.

Voivod has announced a new live album, Lost Machine – Live, that will drop on November 27th through Century Media. The album was recorded during their show in Québec City while they were touring The Wake. Get your pre-order on right here.
In more fun pre-order news, Blind Guardian have launched theirs for the 25th anniversary of Imaginations From The Other Side. That will be out on December 11th through Nuclear Blast.
And then we have a couple fun new tracks to share to round out the week. The first comes from Accept, who released “The Undertaker” today. That is the first single from their upcoming new studio album, Too Mean To Die, which is out on January 15th through Nuclear Blast.
And lastly, a new video from Ascension of The Watchers for “The End Is Always The Beginning.” Check it out below. Apocrypha is out next Friday through Dissonance Productions.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Quickies: NEW AT THE GATES. The rest doesn’t matter. As much.

September 22, 2014CoreyLeave a comment

Hope you all enjoyed the Top 10 featuring Lamb of God. Some good stuff in there. Probably the only good thing about a Monday. But anyway, onto some current stuff:

God dammit. Ozzy is relentlessly amusing. This time, apparently he got into a strangers car thinking it was his own. But in all fairness, I’ve been there.
Here’s a band called Mourn. It’s comprised of members of Cynic, Exivious, and Textures. I’m sure it’s good. Although I hear it’s also different.
In the latest of addition of ‘Metal Bands Make Alcohol’, I give you… Accept’s wine. It’s German… and it’s not a Riesling. They’re doing it wrong.
Normally, this would be the feature post. But today… it plays second fiddle. Either way, I give Shaq singing Bon Jovi. Yes, I said that.
NEW AT THE GATES. That’s a real sentence. Title track from the upcoming album: