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CANTO: Rammstein, Vile Creature, Boris, and More

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This Thursday feels like it should be a Friday.

We’ll start with the new dates Rammstein announced for their North American stadium tour. Unfortunately, my show got canceled. But I guess I can use the refund to pick a different one? …Assuming this new schedule even happens, of course.
So this sounds pretty cool. Vile Creature have announced a choose your own adventure concert experience that will stream on August 14th. Get ready for “Glory! Glory! Live!” right here.
Sylvaine has released a vocal play-through of “Mørklagt”, taken from Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone, which dropped back in 2018. She’s also offering vocal lessons, which is pretty cool.
In case you missed the news, Boris dropped a new album on July 3rd titled, simply, No. Naturally, we’re going to close with the new visualizer for “鏡 -Zerkalo-“. Give it a look below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

LambofGod2020

A couple stories from yesterday worth (re)visiting. First, this tale of Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider playing for a band in a divided Germany is absolutely wild.
Not sure if anyone caught the False news from yesterday, but it’s not a good situation. That said, I have to commend the rest of the band for taking the stand they have.
I really don’t bother sharing album sales figures anymore because, well, 21st century and stuff. But at the same time, the opening week for the new Lamb of God record was pretty impressive, even if a bit of a drop from their last release.
I’ve really enjoyed the latest album from Deathwhite, Grave Image, so naturally I’m going to close with their new lyric video for “Among Us”. That album is available now through Season of Mist, if you weren’t aware.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

rammstein 2020

“Right here by my feverish side, the ghosts of those I loved. Gone is the cruelest longing now, undone this grief of mine.”

And it’s official, Rammstein have postponed their North American stadium tour. The current goal is to move the dates to next year, so I guess I’ll hang onto this ticket for a city I can’t remember at this time.
Meanwhile, Insomnium and Eluveitie have outright canceled their tour. That could have been an entertaining one, we’ll see if those two try and line things up in the future.
Sounds like Tom G Warrior is working on a new dark psychedelic project, which I am 100% here for. There’s no name for the project or anything at this point, but you can learn more here if you’re curious.
We can close with some Italian death metal. Why the hell not? This is from Fulci, for a track titled “Apocalypse Zombie”. Sounds entertaining enough.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

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Happy Friday, everyone. And a well-deserved Friday at that.

Puscifer have marked their return with an appropriately named new track called “Apocalyptical”. That single is available for purchase, and they have a new album slated for a release sometime this fall.
Sabaton have released a live version of “The Attack of the Dead Men”, a track taken from their latest album, The Great War. The footage is from their performance in Moscow and features Radio Tapok.
Rammstein has officially canceled their 2020 stadium tour in Europe, which means the next domino to fall is likely their stadium here in North America. Is it a bummer, sure. But I support the call. They are looking into rescheduling opportunities, so more details should surface soon enough.
And we will wrap up the week with some hardcore out of France. This is the new video from Stinky for “Distance”. Of Lost Things is out June 12th through M-Theory Audio.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

LambofGod2020

What are we on? Week 6? 7? Is anything even real anymore?

Lamb of God are the latest to announce a delay in the release of a new album. Their self-titled album will now drop on June 19th, five weeks later than the originally scheduled release. Understandable, and at least we don’t have to wait too much longer when all is said and done.
Rammstein released a statement at the end of last week regarding their upcoming stadium tour. While not confirming the shows were going to be canceled or postponed, there’s no doubt that might end up being the reality. They’re doing their due diligence, and we will need to stay tuned.
Here’s some drum cam footage of Abbath‘s “Bridge of Spasms” performed in Poland as part of their Outstrider European tour earlier this year. Honestly, I will take any live footage I can get at this point.
August Burns Red dropped a cover of NOFX‘s “Linoleum”, with the help of Shane Told of Silverstein. Not a bad way to spend some quarantine time. A reminder that their latest album, Guardians, is out now on Fearless Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb