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CANTO: King Woman, Red Fang, Burning Witches, and More

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Today was a little more tame, which is all I can ask for.

King Woman has set July 30th as the release date for the highly anticipated sophomore album, Celestial Blues. That will be out through Relapse Records, and is available for pre-order here. Check out the clip for “Morning Star” while you’re at it.
Red Fang have announced a U.S. tour, scheduled for this coming October and November. Support will be provided by Starcrawler, Here Lies Man, and Warish. I will definitely be attending this one, because Red Fang is awesome… and even more awesome live. And a reminder, Arrows is out this Friday, also through Relapse.
Atreyu has also announced a fairly massive U.S. tour this coming November and December. They’ll be supported by Tetrarch, Crown The Empire, Saul, and Defying Decay. Tickets go on sale this coming Friday, but there’s always a pre-sale code for those that want it.
We have a couple videos worth sharing today (subjective), and we’ll start with Vreid. They dropped the clip for “Dazed and Reduced”, which is taken from the recently released Wild North West, out through Season of Mist.
And we’ll close with the video from Burning Witches. The Witch Of The North is out now through Nuclear Blast, and the new video for “We Stand As One” is available immediately below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: January 17 – 23, 2021

January 18, 2021January 14, 2021JoshLeave a comment

Maaaan, if you missed that sneak attack from Gatecreeper last week, GO FIX THAT. Exactly what I needed and they do a thing at the end that was a shocking, but excellent, surprise of a thing. Anyway, get it. This week brings us new death metal jams from Asphyx, ecclectic-doomy-bluesy-riffy-psychedelicy tunes from Here Lies Man, and a balls out two track banger from Sumeru. Beyond that, we’ve got a lengthy list to peruse that has a little something for everyone. And don’t forget, there’s a whole host of bands putting out killer stuff that crops up unannounced so keep your finger on the metal new release tab over at Bandcamp.

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CANTO: Dread Sovereign, Here Lies Man, Noir, and More

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Alright, let’s see if we have anything positive to share today.

Looks like we have a couple videos to drop in here, so let’s start with Noir. They released a new video for “Daydreaming”, a cover of the Radiohead classic. Like with all covers, I am curious how everyone feels about this.
And then we have new stuff from Here Lies Man. Their next album, Ritual Divination, drops on January 22nd through RidingEasy Records. Today, however, you can listen to a new track titled “Collector of Vanities”. Check that out and then pre-order the album.
Anybody else miss that curiously metal song featuring David Hasselhoff, “Through The Night”? Well, if you did, be sure to check out this guitar playthrough from CueStack over at Guitar World. I haven’t listened to it yet, but I saw it floating around. Seems like the response was favorable… who knew?
And we’ll close with the new video from Dread Sovereign for “The Great Beast We Serve”. Their third full-length album, titled Alchemical Warfare, drops on January 15th through Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Best of 2018: Chris’s List

December 27, 2018December 27, 2019Chris8 Comments

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What does music do for you?

In the end, it’s the only question that matters. An admittedly hard question to hear, what with the screaming of every opinion in every corner of the internet, but in the end when you step away from the noise and muck of screen shouting and scene guarding it’s your opinion in the end. Every year that I’ve written an end of year list for Nine Circles it’s been a variation of the same theme: when we write about music, we’re writing about ourselves. What matters is what the music does to you, and only for you.

But what’s the point, if you’re really only writing for yourself? Continue reading →

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