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Me And That Man, the gothic folk project from Behemoth frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski and British/Polish musician John Porter, have released the official music video for the song "Magdalene." The track is taken from their debut album, Songs of Love and Death, which is out now. Directed by Zev Deans (Behemoth, Pallbearer), the N.S.F.W. video clip can be seen below.
Speaking of the song and video in an Instagram post, Nergal explained, "Finally we are releasing Me And That Man video for a song 'Magdalene' from Songs of Love and Death album. Some might find it offensive or disturbing so please note that this video is for entertainment purposes ONLY! Yet deep in heart I hope most people will appreciate beauty and artistry of it rather than focusing and pointing out provocative factors.
"A collaboration of a renown Vogue photographer Ryan Michael Kelly, my good friends and uncompromising artists Zev Deans and Dariusz Szermanowicz and talented NYC-based performer Nikki Delmonico. It's a compelling drama, adventurous and... alternative to what the 'book' is trying to tell us. It's an antagonistic story of a popular guru but what matters most to me is the fact it's the love song. Let's say Jesus walked this earth. Let's say he really was a leader of a new founded sect. And as every charismatic leader is surrounded by many gorgeous and submissive women, Jesus was no different. But like every other Casanova one day he falls in love. Let's say her name is … Magdalene. She's resistant to his adorations, so he pulls out the strongest cards to prove his love and devotion for her. He changes water to wine, walks on the water… all this just to convince her. What's the result of his attempts…? Get your popcorn ready, press play, watch and enjoy. Or not."
This year's annual Louder Than Life Festival will take place at Champions Park in Louisville, Kentucky from Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1. The lineup will feature sets from Ozzy Osbourne with Zakk Wylde, Prophets of Rage, Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, Incubus, and many more.
"Prophets of Rage are psyched to bring a brass knuckle Marshall Stack beatdown to the Louder Than Life festival," said Tom Morello. "We are gonna unleash the Rage, Bring The Noize and Take the Power Back so come on down and get some."
Rob Zombie added, "The Zombie and his horde are ready to throw down and get weird at Louder Than Life. Zombie and Ozzy together again! Dig it! See you in Louisville!"
"It's been way too long since we've played Louisville, and we're stoked to be coming back in a big way to join friends Prophets of Rage, Thrice and the rest of the amazing lineup at Louder Than Life," said Tim McIlrath of Rise Against.
The full 2017 Louder Than Life music lineup also features: Halestorm, Gojira, The Pretty Reckless, In This Moment, Eagles of Death Metal, Thrice, Hollywood Undead, Of Mice & Men, Steel Panther, Falling In Reverse, Sleeping With Sirens, Nothing More, Beartooth, Starset, We Came As Romans, Lacuna Coil, Miss May I, Radkey, Bleeker, While She Sleeps, Greta Van Fleet, Fire From The Gods, '68, Badflower, He Is Legend, Black Map, DED, Through Fire, Palisades, and Biters.
Danny Wimmer Presents founder Danny Wimmer added, "I'm excited to have Prophets of Rage close out the festival. After seeing them in a small setting in L.A., I couldn't wait to get them added to our festivals this fall. Tom, Tim, and Brad from Rage Against the Machine, along with Chuck D and DJ Lord from Public Enemy and B-Real of Cypress Hill, playing the hits that made Rage one of the most iconic bands in history is a special thing to see. Adding that along with Ozzy Osbourne, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Rise Against, Stone Sour…how could you miss this lineup? And after an incredible run with Gojira this spring I can't wait for them to come to Louder Than Life as well. I'm beyond excited for this year's festival. It's a can't miss experience."
Single day and weekend tickets as well as V.I.P. packages for Louder Than Life will be available here starting on Friday, June 2 at 12:00 P.M. Eastern. Tickets and VIP packages start at the following prices. Fans are encouraged to buy early and save, as ticket prices will increase in the coming weeks.
A limited number of GA ticket 4-packs and Zippo VIP 2-packs, as well as camping packages, will also be available starting June 2. Discounted online hotel rates will be available through Curadora. Visit LouderThanLifeFestival.com for details.
General Admission ticket discounts will also be available for active military through GovX.
Also, Louder Than Life is presenting an official aftershow event with Pierce The Veil on September 30 at Mercury Ballroom (611 S. 4th St., Louisville, KY 40202). Tickets to the after show event will be available for purchase starting Friday, June 2 at Noon ET.
Louder Than Life will also feature interactive music, food and beverage experiences including: Artist autograph signings and beverage sampling at the Monster Energy Hospitality Rig, Jack Daniel's Experience, Zippo Encore Music Experience, FYE Fan Experience, Bourbon World presented by the Louisville Courier-Journal, The Music Experience, It's Miller Time VIP Lounge and Sports Bar, Heavy Tiki , The Big Easy Boil, Rock & Roll BBQ, Love & Fire (open flame cooking), Dyin 2 Live / Fxck Cancer, and more to be announced in the coming months.
Here are the preliminary lists of Louder Than Life bourbon, craft beer, spirits and food partners:
Bourbon World presented by the Louisville Courier-Journal: Featuring the world's TOP bourbon's including Angel's Envy, Basil Hayden's, Benchmark, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Eagle Rare, Evan Williams, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, Michter's, Old Forester, Larceny, Town Branch, Wild Turkey, Woodford Reserve and more!
Whiskey and Other Beverages: El Jimador Tequila, Jack Daniel's, Monster Energy, Miller Lite, Southern Comfort
Craft Beer (Regional) & Artist Inspired Beverages: Alltech Lexington, Falls City Beer, Goodwood Brewing Company, Motörhead Shiraz, New Albanian Brewing Company, TROOPER Beer, West Sixth, Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards
Food Village: Boss Hog BBQ, Cellar Door Chocolates, Doc Crow's, Gelato Gilberto, Gospel Bird, Hebros Kitchen, Hi-Five Doughnuts, Island Noodles, Joelle's Hot Chicken, Mike's Kentucky Kitchen, Merle's Whiskey Kitchen, Momma's BBQ, Pie Baby, Sacrilicious, The Big Cheesy, Tumbleweed (serving Jack Daniel's inspired food items), Up In Smoke BBQ, and many more
For the first time in 16 years, Tool have incorporated the Ænima track "Eulogy" back into their live set. Fan-filmed video footage of the band performing the deep cut at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, and at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, can be seen below.
Additionally, Tool performed "Descending," a fairly new song that they debuted live a few years ago. A clip of the performance can also be viewed below.
While there is still no word as to when Tool's elusive fifth album will drop, the band did recently relaunch its official website for the first time in 15 years. When fans inquired about new Tool and A Perfect Circle albums via Twitter, APC's official account replied that the rumors are "not true." In response to one user who said, "I still wouldn't put too much stock into anything that MJK or their camp says," the account replied, "But u should. Other than Apr 1st jokes, no new record was announced or promised in 2017 by @mjkeenan When it's real u will know #weALLwantit."
Tool will continue their trek tomorrow, May 27th, at Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor, Maine. The tour will conclude with a very special performance on June 24th in San Bernadino, California, where the group will be supported by Primus, Clutch, Melvins, Fantômas and the Crystal Method. Additionally, the trek will feature a headlining appearance at the Governor's Ball Music Festival in Randall's Island Park, New York, making it the band's first New York City show in over 10 years. The remaining dates are available below.
Tickets are available at this location.
05/27: Bangor, ME @ Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
05/28: Allston, MA @ Harvard Athletic Complex ('Boston Calling')
05/30: Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
05/31: Hamilton, ON @ First Ontario Centre
06/02: Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
06/04: Randall's Island Park, NY @ Governors Ball Music Festival
06/05: Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
06/07: Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
06/08: Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
06/09: St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
06/12: Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
06/13: Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
06/15: Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
06/17: George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheater
06/18: Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center
06/21: San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
06/23: Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
06/24: San Bernardino, CA @ Glen Helen Amphitheater
Richmond, Virginia's Municipal Waste have shared "Slime and Punishment," the title track from their forthcoming album due on June 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The song is available below along with a 360-degree visualizer.
Speaking of the album title's origins in a video clip, bassist Phil "Landphil" Hall explained, "We were walking around doing press for Fatal Feast and the press agent at the time was throwing famous book titles at us and she said to make them a Waste title and she said 'Crime and Punishment' and [vocalist Tony Foresta] immediately said 'Slime and Punishment.'"
He continued, "We've always done, like, a play on words for a lot of songs so it's like our take on Crime and Punishment, but really, just on the title, you know. It's not like we read the book or anything."
Slime and Punishment is the first of the band's albums that was recorded by Hall. The record was tracked at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, Virginia and mixed and mastered by Bill Metoyer (Slayer, Dark Angel, Lizzy Borden) in Hollywood. The album art was created by Andrei Bouzikov, who also rendered the covers for Massive Aggressive, The Art of Partying and the Municipal Waste/Toxic Holocaust split, Toxic Waste.
"Tracking at home makes it a lot less stressful," explained Hall in an additional clip. "We don't have to worry about looking at the clock or answering to anybody else's schedule. We just set our own schedule and make the album happen in a way that is convenient for us."
Slime and Punishment can be pre-ordered in various formats at this location.
Metalcore outfit Eighteen Visions have released "The Disease, The Decline, and Wasted Time," the third single from their forthcoming release, XVIII. The album, which is the first from the band in 11 years and the follow-up to 2006's self-titled, is due on June 2 via Rise Records. The song can be heard below.
Eighteen Visions will celebrate the album's debut with a live performance at The Observatory in their hometown of Orange County, California. on June 2. The performance will be the band's first since their 2007 show at Chain Reaction in Orange County, California, which was thought to be their final show ever. Tickets are available at this location.
XVIII can be pre-ordered in various formats at this location.
Memphis May Fire have shared the official music video for the song "That's Just Life," which is taken from their latest album, This Light I Hold. The video, which was directed and edited by Bryson Roatch (Papa Roach, Saint Asonia), can be seen below.
The powerful black and white clip depicts a series of individuals who battle either physical or mental illnesses. Those featured in the video share their struggles and stories with cardboard signs. Towards the end of the clip, they portray a more positive note, smiling while they share messages of hope and perseverance, inspiring others to overcome their struggles as well.
During an interview for our February/March 2017 issue, frontman Matty Mullins explained of the band's writing drive, "We never stop. From the time we drop a record until the next one comes out, we're just grinding. We're constantly writing and working on new material."
This Light I Hold is available now via Rise Records. You can download the album here or order a physical copy at this location.
Beartooth have released the official music video for the song "Sick of Me." The song appears on their latest album, Aggression, which the deluxe edition will be released tomorrow. The clip can be seen below.
Directed by Marc Klasfeld (Twenty One Pilots, Fun., Katy Perry), the "Sick of Me" video is a documentary-style clip that depicts four individuals who overcame serious battles with depression.
Speaking about his own struggles with depression, frontman Caleb Shomo explained, "Depression and anxiety isn't something you just get away from. It's just inside you. For me it's just always in my brain churning. It's about fighting it and overcoming it, you can't run away from it. You have to deal with it. This song is a big way to help. At least for me, music has been implanted in my body and what I've connected with. When I go on stage everything goes away. If you can choose that you will not let depression and anxiety run your life, you're going to make it. It's your body and your life and your choice."
Klasfeld added, "It's rare that I am able to create a music video that allows other people to get their story across with such a positive message. I really hope it can help anyone afflicted with depression in some way."
In addition to the video launch, Beartooth have launched a special line of "Sick of Me" merchandise. In order to help spread mental health awareness, all proceeds from the shirts will be donated towards the National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI), which is "is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness."
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe will contribute vocals to DevilDriver's forthcoming outlaw country album, Outlaws Till the End. A video clip of Blythe recording vocal tracks for Johnny Cash's "Ghost Riders in the Sky" can be seen below.
Uploaded to Instagram by Anahstasia Fafara, the wife of Devildriver frontman Dez Fafara, the post's caption read, "A special peek for MY followers only! When you heard that DevilDriver is doing Outlaw Country Covers I hope this is what you expected! I have never heard Randy sound so ferocious! His highs are like a banshee escaping Hell! And there's 2 to 3 guests to each song!!! This project is going to be so Sick!! I'm so honored to be apart of this even if it's only to Witness!"
Outlaws Till the End will feature 13 metal versions of songs from country icons such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, and more. And aside from Blythe, other guests include Glenn Danzig, John 5 (Rob Zombie, ex-Marilyn Manson), Mark Morton (Lamb of God), and more. The LP will be produced by Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Every Time I Die, etc.) and is tentatively scheduled for an early 2018 release.
During this year's Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, Revolver TV caught up with Fafara. When asked about DevilDriver's plans for the future, he stated, "We're going in the studio to do something real special. Not a new record, per say, but something real cool. We've got something coming. We've got something really special coming. Something no one has done, actually, and that's hard to say, but I'm saying it."
Goatwhore have shared the lyric video for "Chaos Arcane," the latest single from their forthcoming seventh studio album, Vengeful Ascension. The song and its accompanying video are available below.
"Chaos Arcane" is centered around Nyarlathotep, a character created by H.P. Lovecraft. Commonly known as "the crawling chaos," Nyarlathotep has often be reimagined into the Lovecraft Mythos and considered to be one of the Outer Gods. This particular Goatwhore track depicts the character's attempt "to recount the inexplicable sense of fear in expectancy of an unknown evil."
Frontman Ben Falgoust previously explained of the album, "Each song is a representation of Goatwhore from day one until now. It really shows our evolution as a band. I don't think that this band has reached its peak yet. I mean, I think we're closer now than ever but we're still growing; we're still evolving."
Vengeful Ascension was produced by Jarrett Pritchard (1349, Gruesome), making it the first since 2003's 'Funeral Dirge for the Rotting Sun' that was not overseen by Erik Rutan.
Speaking on the band's decision to depart from Rutan, Falgoust said, "Working with Rutan was awesome. We did some great records with him. But you come to a point where you're like, 'All right. Let's try something new.' It was part of trying to remove ourselves from a comfort zone and a risk thing we needed to take. Plus, we really wanted to hit the essence of where we are live and what better way to harness that than by having our live sound guy involved. Jarrett is knowledgeable with the studio stuff. He also knows how we sound coming out of a P.A. and we really wanted to get closer to that."
The record is due on June 23 via Metal Blade Records. It can be pre-ordered in various formats at this location.
SikTh's new album, The Future in Whose Eyes?, features a guest shot from Periphery frontman Spencer Sotelo on "Cracks of Light." Check out an exclusive interview below of Sotelo and SikTh frontman Mikee Goodman discussing how the collaboration came together and hear a preview clip of the track.
"They're really nice people, everyone on that U.S. tour felt it was the best one they'd been on," says Goodman of his band's summer 2016 trek with Periphery. "I suppose a funny story was when we stopped at a service station in the Arizona desert. The only thing was that when we left and drove away, [drummer] Dan Foord was not with us. We assumed he was in his bunk," he laughs. "But he had actually been left behind at a gas station. He had no phone on him so an hour later, we got emails from our management, saying he had made contact through email. We then drove an hour back and got him."
It was during the tour that Goodman knew he wanted to team up with their fun tourmates for the group's next album. "I especially love Spencer's voice. He's not your usual djent singer and he's very much a spiritual man. He knows his mind well and so we nailed the song really quickly," he says.
The first-ever guest vocalist on a SikTh record, Sotelo says he first heard of the band in his early 20s from an old bandmate. "One of the guys in the band was a huge fan of SikTh and this was way back in the early days. He turned me on to them and ever since and that's what pushed me into the progressive genre and listening to progressive metal. SikTh, to me, have always been at the forefront of the genre."
As for the song, Goodman explains, "Cracks of Light' is a journey in the mind of someone who is dwelling in darkness and negativity. After a while they realize they must try hard to find light and hope to better their journey. As it is not only on the inside but people start to see outwardly what effect this is having. This was based on my own personal experiences with depression and journeys I've had to try and surpass those thick black clouds."
The Future in Whose Eyes?, the British mathcore sextet's first new studio album since 2006, is out on June 2 via Millennium Night. You can pre-order a copy here. For more on SikTh, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.