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CANTO: Kerry King, Warkings, Locrian, and More

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

It’s a Monday… do we think there is anything good going on?

Lots of reaction (mostly positive) to the new Kerry King track, titled “Idle Hands”. Might as well start there. Here’s a lyric video for it. Oh and the lineup behind this track? Pretty beastly.
Next up, Warkings. They also released a lyric video today, this one for “The Rite”. That track is taken from the 2022 album Morgana, which is available through Napalm Records.
Post-metal trio Locrian announced a new LP, End Terrain, will be out on April 5 through Profound Lore. The first single, “Chronoscapes”, can be heard here.
Wrektomb have set the release date for their debut album, Bovine Mockeries of Human Posturing. That one will be out through Personal Records on April 5 as well, and you can get an early taste over on Bandcamp.
And to wrap up Monday, the latest from Lord of the Lost. Check out the clip for “The Future of a Past Life” below, a track that features Marcus Bischoff of Heaven Shall Burn. Blood & Glitter is available through Napalm Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: In Flames, Sylvaine, Apparition, and More

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024CoreyLeave a comment

So many exciting announcements today! Not being sarcastic!

We’ll start with the tours. First, Rotting Christ announced a brief North American run out in the PNW and then a few dates across Canada, with Uada and Abigail Williams alongside. The party kicks off in late March following a Latin American run immediately before it.
And then one I am absolutely, and obviously, excited about. In Flames will be back for a headlining run in May, accompanied by Gate Creeper and Creeping Death. Tickets go on sale to the public this coming Friday.
California death metal crew Apparition are releasing their second full-length on March 22. Disgraced Emanations From A Tranquil State will be out through Profound Lore, and the first single, “Asphyxcreation”, can be heard here.
Virginia metal-punk trio Bat have signed on with Nuclear Blast, and it doesn’t seem like it will take long to get some new material. New music this coming March maybe? I’m not complaining.
We’ll close out with Sylvaine, and the Eg Er Framand EP announcement. That will be out on March 22 through Season of Mist, and a video for “Dagsens Auga Sloknar Ut” can be seen below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Insomnium, Wayfarer, Amon Amarth, and More

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Making this quick (again) because I have to be somewhere else like 15 minutes ago.

Hey, a tour announcement that intrigues me. Insomnium returns to North America next April and May with Omnium Gatherum and Wilderun. Tickets for this absolute melodeath party go on sale this coming Friday.
And then a show I really want to go to but can’t! Wayfarer announced a record release show for American Gothic on March 29 at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. Tickets go on sale for that one on Friday as well. That album dropped back in October through Profound Lore and Century Media, in case you happened to miss it somehow.
Swiss industrial metal veterans Samael are releasing a live album on February 16 through Napalm Records, titled Passage – Live. Preorders are up now, and you can check out the live version of “Jupiterian Vibe” here.
In closing, we have a new music video from Amon Amarth for “Saxons and Vikings”, which features members of the heavy metal legends. That, of course, is taken from The Great Heathen Army, which is available through Metal Blade. Oh, and in case you missed it, they have a massive tour coming up in North America next year with Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, and Frozen Soul.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Cruciamentum, The Halo Effect, Necrowretch, and More

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023CoreyLeave a comment

Gonna make this quick so we can all gear up for American Thanksgiving the rest of the night.

Leading off with tours has been fun this week, so let’s do that again. Gorod, Wormhole, Hath, and Exist have a string of U.S. dates in January, kicking off on the 12th in Philadelphia. Tickets can be acquired here.
And then a few months later you’ll have the opportunity to catch Firewind on the road with Immortal Guardian and Edge Of Paradise. Those April and May dates open near me in Manchester, New Hampshire… but alas I’ll be out of town for that one. Here’s the schedule if you need it.
Let’s all take a minute to appreciate how damn good the new Cruciamentum album is. Officially out on Friday through Profound Lore, Obsidian Refractions can be heard in full a little early here.
French black and death metal project Necrowretch have announced details surrounding their fifth album. Swords of Dajjal is set for a February 2 release through Season of Mist, and a video for “Numidian Knowledge” can be seen here.
The Halo Effect are keeping the momentum up with a new video for “The Defiant One”, which you can see below. That track was a live staple while they were touring Days of the Lost, and serves as a bit of a hold over until new album details emerge.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Album Review: Wayfarer — “American Gothic”

November 1, 2023October 30, 2023Chris6 Comments

Sometimes you make mistakes. I wrote a whole post about some of the mistakes I made when it came to end of year lists, and then just a month or so later made another mistake: putting A Romance With Violence by Denver’s Wayfarer at only 21 when it should have been much, much higher. Since then, it’s been one of my most listened to records, with that opening section of “The Crimson Rider (Gallows Frontier, Part 1)” still being one of the best riffs to come out in the last 10 years. So, when the chance to grab the promo for their new release American Gothic came in, I grabbed it immediately. I knew what to expect, but that’s not the same as what I got, which is a refinement of everything I loved and a masterful, complete record that I guarantee will be placing much, much higher in the year of our Goat Lord, 2023.

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