horndal – Nine Circles

CANTO: Horndal, Exil, Insanity Alert, and More

Are long weekends worth the added stress that follows them? Yes. Yes they are.

I’m feeling some fresh hardcore punk, so we’ll start the week with Exil, who have announced the release date of their Armageddon Label debut. Warning will be out on July 23rd, and to kick start the countdown you can check out the first single, “Maniac”, on this compilation streaming on Bandcamp.
Horndal shared a new video for “Rossen” today over at Decibel, with an accompanying interview. Worth a read and watch, obviously. Lake Drinker is out now through Prosthetic Records, and you can pick it up here. I’ve actually been meaning to check this one out and haven’t gotten around to it yet. Shame!
So this is a fairly substantial 2021 tour. Halestorm and Evanescence are hitting the road together for a handful of Arena dates in November and December, covering a good chunk of the United States. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 14th, and you can scoop them up here.
Crossover thrashers Insanity Alert are releasing their mainstage performance of the song “All Mosh / No Brain” from Hellfest 2019. Check it out directly below. Side note: this is one of the festivals on my ‘to-attend’ list, and clips like these keep that motivation high. Anyway, enjoy.

“Ein Bier… bitte”.
– cmb

I feel moderately accomplished today. That doesn’t suck.

Musk Ox, a project I haven’t mentioned in what seems like forever, will be releasing their third full-length album on July 9th. Inheritance will be an independent release, and pre-order details are coming soon. For what it’s worth, I’m really excited about this.
Horndal are celebrating the release of their sophomore album, Lake Drinker, with a live streamed event via Bandcamp. It’s scheduled for April 18th, and tickets are only $3.00, with all proceeds going to the town’s local non-profit to look after an old factory park.
Pessimist have announced new vinyl pressings of their first three albums, Cult of the Initiated, Blood for the Gods, and Slaughtering the Faithful, available through Season of Mist. Those release dates are May 14th, June 11th, and July 16th, respectively. Check out this trailer for the reissues, and get your pre-order fix here.
The May 7th release date for X, the latest album from thrash metallers Artillery, is growing closer. So we’ll wrap up the day with their new single and video for “Turn Up the Rage”. That one is out through Metal Blade Records, and can be pre-ordered here.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Friday before a long weekend (for some of us). I’ll take it!

Demon Hunter shared a new single from the reimagined album Songs of Death and Resurrection. This is “Loneliness (Resurrected). That album drops on March 5th through Solid State Records, and here’s you’re pre-order link if you’re into that kind of stuff.
Sweden’s Horndal have announced a new record, their sophomore effort. Lake Drinker drops on April 9th through Prosthetic Records. Check out this introduction video to the album, “Rossen”, as you contemplate locking this album in at this pre-order location. Personally, I’m kind of into it.
The thing about Friday is that there are a lot of new videos and album announcements. This next clip comes from Falling In Reverse, who released a reimagined version of “I’m Not A Vampire (Revamped)”. Sounds like that number was in the works for awhile, like a decade, so I suppose that makes it worth checking out.
Enforced sounds like the right way to wrap up the week. The Virginia-based crossover group released a new track and video from the upcoming new album, Kill Grid. That drops on March 12th through Century Media. Take a look at the clip for “Curtain Fire” immediately below.