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CANTO: Massacre, Earthless, Armored Saint, and More

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

In case you didn’t notice, we’re big fans of the new Worm record around these parts.

We’ll kick Friday off with Earthless, who have announced some early 2022 tour dates. Tickets went on sale today for their run of 10 dates that beginning on January 27th in Los Angeles and end February 8th in Phoenix.
Armored Saint released their new CD/DVD Symbol of Salvation Live today, and to mark the occasion they revealed the video for “Spineless”. That one is out through Metal Blade.
Can’t find a way to attend Knotfest Los Angeles? Well, you’re in the luck. The performance will be streamed live, taking place on November 5th, and tickets can be purchased here. As far as Slipknot goes, this is their first ever live stream, and the footage will be available for an additional 72 hours after the show.
Crippled Black Phoenix are live streaming their Leipzig concert next Friday, October 29th. They’ll be joined by Jonathan Hultén for the event, which is awesome. Tickets for the event can be picked up here.
Massacre is always the right way to close a week. Side note: I’m only just now appreciating how incredible their logo is. Anyway, check out the gnarly new clip for “Return of the Corpse Grinder” below. The uncensored version was understandably banned from YouTube, but you can peep that here if you feel up to it. Resurgence is out now on Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Album Review: Tribulation — “Where the Gloom Becomes Sound”

January 29, 2021January 28, 2021Angela Block2 Comments

Here we are again with another collaborative review, and this is one we have been looking forward to for quite some time. Tribulation is a band that we both thoroughly enjoy, from their creative songwriting to their spooky swag, and we have both been enamored with their live performances over the years as their stage presence is otherworldly. When the news first broke about a new Tribulation album to kick off 2021, we had a feeling that this year would start off alright. Where the Gloom Becomes Sound is everything we expected it to be and more.

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Rainbows in the Dark: Ian’s Best of 2020 List for Nonmetal

January 3, 2021December 30, 2020Ian1 Comment

This past year has seen some of the most exhilarating and emotionally deep metal that I’ve seen in a while, but what about the non-metal side of things? Well, fortunately we’ve had just as many pleasant surprises on that front, and just as much music that will ultimately be talked about for years to come. It bears repeating that I am humbled that I am in the position to be able to talk at length about all of this, and boy there sure is a lot to talk about. From deep, brooding atmosphere to technical wizardry to lo-fi indie glory, polished folk and everything in between, there’s a lot to get into, so strap in as we bring you the very best of all things non-metal and metal adjacent.

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CANTO: Soilwork, Tribulation, Allegaeon, and More

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

Saturday post because SO many things happened yesterday.

Allegaeon released a new digital single, Concerto in Dm, which features that title-track and B-side “In Flanders Fields”. Those tracks date back to the Apoptosis days, and you can check out a play-through and documentary here.
Trivium’s Matt Heafy has teamed up with social media person/human/whatever Jared Dines to create the Dines X Heafy EP. Watch the video for the single “Dear Anxiety” if you feel so inclined.
Tribulation opened my Friday with a pretty substantial lineup change. Jonathan Hultén has made the decision to pursue other paths, with Joseph Tholl taking his place. There appears to be no negative feelings in any direction… but this is still weird for me.
And finally, Soilwork released a new video for “A Whisp Of The Atlantic”, the title-track from their new EP which dropped Friday through Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Khemmis, Paradise Lost, Tour Updates, and More

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

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More cancellations coming your way today (to no surprise I’m sure). I’ll make sure to include some fun stuff to balance things out.

Alice Cooper is going to postpone his Spring tour, with dates hopefully moved to the Fall. Meanwhile, Devastation on the Nation (Borknagar, Rotting Christ, etc) is being moved to early 2021, and Killswitch Engage is also postponing their tour with August Burns Red and Light The Torch until a later date.
Onto the lighter stuff. Khemmis have revealed details behind their next release. It will be a live mini called Doomed Heavy Metal and it drops on April 17th through Nuclear Blast. Check out this video for their cover of Dio’s “Rainbow in the Dark.”
Also emerging from Nuclear Blast is an update from Paradise Lost, who have a new album dropping on May 15th. The album will be titled Obsidian and you can get a very brief taste of what’s to come right here.
Finally, in celebration of the release of Chants From Another Place, here is the animated music video from Jonathan Hultén for “Where Devils Weep”.