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CANTO: Soilwork, Within Temptation, Culted, and More

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

Hold your children close and pray for oblivion.

Soilwork has a new EP dropping on Friday, titled A Whisp Of The Atlantic, through Nuclear Blast. Today, they released a drum playthrough for “The Nothingness And The Devil”, taken from that EP… obviously.
Culted have unveiled new album details today. Nous will be out on February 26th through Season of Mist. Pre-order it here, and check out the new single, “Lifers”, now.
Terror dropped a surprise release today. Sink to The Hell is a rare tracks EP that is available now through WAR Records.
Within Temptation shared out a new video today for “The Purge”. That’s a new one, so be sure to give it a watch immediately below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Carach Angren, Osi and the Jupiter, Within Temptation, and More

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

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“They spoke of the loneliest shadow, a thousand year old enemy. When man bowed for souls of the new world, a thousand year old legacy.”

Osi and the Jupiter have announced that July 31st will be the release date of the new Appalachia EP through Eisenwald. Needless to say, this is one I will be picking up… and FITM nostalgia is only, like, 10% of the reason.
Carach Angren have released their third new single from their upcoming album, Franckensteina Strataemontanus, which drops on June 26th through Season of Mist. Check out “Operation Compass” right here.
We’ll close with a couple new videos, because that just sounds fun. The first is from Within Temptation, for a new track called “Entertain You”. You can check that out here. Side note, you should be happy that I didn’t work a pun into this bit of news.
And finally, a new lyric video from Green Carnation for “Sentinels”. In case you haven’t checked out Leaves of Yesteryear yet, it’s very good. And it’s out now through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Static-X, Sepultura,Within Temptation, and More

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020CoreyLeave a comment

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I can’t stop listening to the new stuff from Green Carnation and Paradise Lost. Just in case you were worried.

Static-X and Dope had about 200 grand worth of gear robbed from their shared warehouse space. Regardless of how you feel about the music of either project, that shit sucks. You can read more, and see images of the stolen gear, here.
Within Temptation are going to be streaming their Black Symphony performance (from Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena back in 2008) on the socials April 30th, this coming Thursday, at 2:30 PM EST.
So this is cool from Sepultura. They launched the SepulQuarta sessions, a weekly event where they host a Q&A, perform a new track live, and provide more insight into their history. That will take place every Wednesday at 3:00 PM EST.
The latest band to announce a “virtual tour” is Saint Asonia, who will be performing live on a wide range of digital platforms between April 30th and May 15th. You can also check out their latest single, “Blind”, immediately below.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Scholar of the First Sin: Hera’s Best of 2019

January 13, 2020January 12, 2020Hera1 Comment

Best of 2019

The Dark Souls franchise may own this title, but Aldia’s got nothing on me.

Last year around this time I made a statement, hoping that I would take it easier on the album listening; however, I also said that it would be for naught, as my 2019 release calendar was looking great and I was so excited about it.

However, life has a way of kicking you in the bollocks. Continue reading →

CANTO: Within Temptation, Thy Art Is Murder, Killswitch Engage, and More

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019CoreyLeave a comment

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I’m making a lot of cold brew. Weird, right?

Thy Art Is Murder announced a North American tour with Cannibal Corpse. They cover a lot of ground in October and mostly November, so check them out in a city near you.
Within Temptation canceled their set at a festival in Lebanon in response to another band, Mashrou’ Leila, being forced off the bill by Christian groups that apparently took issue with their openly gay singer and lyrical content, from what I read. I commend Within Temptation.
In case you wanted to see the cover artwork for Tool’s upcoming Fear Inoculum, here you go.
Check out this music video from Killswitch Engage for “I Am Broken Too”. It’s very Killswitch Engaging, and if you like clean vocal KSE, you’ll be all about this. Atonement drops on August 16th via Metal Blade.