progpower usa – Nine Circles

CANTO: Svalbard, Tankard, Legion of the Damned, and More

The start of another week, and I have nothing new to offer the world. Oh well!

Let’s open up with something fun. Tankard released a new animated music video for “Beerbarians”, which you can view here. That track is taken from their 18th(!!!) studio album, Pavlov’s Dogs, which dropped back last September through Reaper Entertainment.
West Coast deathgrind collective Deathgrave are releasing It’s Only Midnight on April 14 through Tankcrimes. Today they unveiled all the details including the tracklist, cover art, and most importantly, the first single. Give “Your Rulers Are Here” a watch and listen over at Decibel.
Dutch death thrash veterans Legion of the Damned are releasing their new album, The Poison Chalice, on May 26 through Napalm Records. Give the video for the first single, “Beheading of the Godhead”, a watch here.
The 2023 edition of ProgPower USA is pretty damn stacked, and today they announced that Elvenking will be performing on the first day of the festival, September 6. Ticket options, including single day, can be found here.
We’ll wrap up Monday with a new single from Svalbard. The performance video for “Eternal Spirits” can be seen below, and is available through Nuclear Blast. Sounds like they’re at work on a new studio album, so it’s safe to say more updates will be coming in the future.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

I officially live in the mountains… just in time for winter.

Northwest Terror Fest is returning in 2023, and the lineup is pretty darn stacked. Yob, Wormrot, Horrendous, and obviously many more. That festival is set for May 25 through 27 in Seattle, and tickets go on sale this coming Friday. Get the full scoop here.
With Focus turning 30 in 2023, Cynic are paying homage to late members Sean Reinert and Sean Malone, while marking the anniversary of that album, with two special performances. They’ll be performing on the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise, which is set for January 30 through February 3, and then at ProgPower USA on September 6 in Atlanta. These are their first live performances since the passing of Reinert and Malone.
Switching things up fairly aggressively, we have news from Lordi. They’ve just signed on with Atomic Fire Records, so it seems that their next chapter is being written, and new music is on the horizon. We’ll keep our eyes out. For now, if you happen to be in Europe, they’re currently on the road basically through May. (Not really… more like until December, and then again in April and May).
Swedish death metallers Souldrainer unveiled a visualizer for the new track “End of the World”. That’s the closing track from Departure, which is out on December 9 through Black Lion Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

It’s getting colder. And darker. I approve.

Sad news from Satyricon today, as frontman Sigurd “Satyr” Wongraven has been diagnosed with a brain tour. It looks like it is benign, which is good news. Still, our thoughts are with him of course.
Here’s a staggering figure for you. ProgPower USA sold out in a record nine hours. Understandably so once you dig into the lineup, highlighted by Devin Townsend, Green Carnation (playing the entirety of Light of Day, Day of Darkess), and Scar Symmetry. Drool.
For better or worse, Devildriver is back and hitting the studio. There were a few lineup changes since Winter Kills dropped in 2013, so we’ll see what happens. Or, we won’t.
Do you guys know who Augustus Sol Invictus is? If you don’t, allow me to assist. He is from Florida and is running for U.S. Senate. Boring, right? Not quite. It wasn’t recently brought to the public’s attention that he once sacrificed a goat and drank it’s blood as part of a pagan ritual. Brutal.
Finally, here is Slipknot’s new music video for “XIX”, directed by Clown.