Music
Swedish doom-rock act The Order of Israfel will release its new album, 'The Red Robes,' on May 27 via Napalm Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song and music video, "Von Sturmer." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'The Red Robes,' visit Napalm's webstore. For more on The Order of Israfel, follow them on Facebook.
Pierce the Veil have premiered "Circles," a new song from their upcoming album, 'Misadventures,' due May 13 via Fearless Records.
"Circles" was inspired by last Fall's Paris terrorist attacks and is a hypothesized story about two friends at the the Eagles of Death Metal show and how they tried to save each other as the onslaught was taking place.
Listen to the song below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Thrice have premiered a new song, "Black Honey." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments! The California-based rock act act will release its new album, 'To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere,' on May 27 via Vagrant.
Old-school death metal supergroup Gruesome—which featured current and former members of Exhumed, Possessed, Malevolent Creation, and Derketa—will release its new EP, 'Dimensions of Horror,' on May 20 via Relapse Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song, "Raped by Darkness." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments! To get 'Dimensions of Horror,' visit Relapse's webstore. For more on Gruesome, follow them on Facebook.
Pittsburgh-based hardcore act Eternal Sleep will release its new album, 'The Emptiness of...,' on May 20 via Closed Casket Activities. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song and music video, "Flesh/Blood." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'The Emptiness of...,' visit Closed Casket's webstore. For more on Eternal Sleep, follow them on Facebook.
Eternal Sleep Tour Dates:
6/17/2016 The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/18/2016 The Loving Touch - Detroit, MI w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/19/2016 Hard Luck - Toronto, ON w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/20/2016 Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/21/2016 Middle East - Boston, MA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/22/2016 Marlin Room at Webster Hall - New York, NY w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/23/2016 Underground Arts - Philadelphia, PA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/24/2016 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
6/25/2016 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Nails, Full Of Hell, God's Hate
8/05/2016 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore w/ Integrity, Ringworm, Nails
Whitechapel have premiered a new song, "Mark of the Blade," the title track to their upcoming sixth full-length album.
Produced by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse), 'Mark of the Blade' will be released June 24 via Metal Blade Records.
"It's the most dynamic record we've done, in the sense that one song can be very aggressive while the next one will be softer and sentimental," guitarist Alex Wade says. "At this point in our career and as we grow older, we are taking a more open-minded approach to creating our music, allowing what we think sounds good to evolve naturally, rather than to just write what is expected of us."
Check out "Mark of the Blade" below and let us know what you think in the comments!
Teen metallers Unlocking The Truth have premiered their first-ever video, "Take Control." The song, a rallying cry against bullying, comes off their forthcoming debut full-length album, 'Chaos.' The album was produced by Johnny K (Megadeth, Pop Evil, Disturbed) and is due June 17 via Tunecore.
Inspired by personal experience, drummer Jarad Dawkins commented, "I remember when I used to be bullied in school for the music that I love to play, the jeans that I love to wear. I always told myself that everything is going to be alright. You are going to take control of the world one day."
Check out "Take Control" below and let us know what you think in the comments!
California-based doom rock act Painted Wives will release its new album, 'Obsessed with the End,' on April 29 via Century Media Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere its new song and music video, "Dig." Check out the song below and let us know what you think in your comments!
Vocalist/guitarist Justin Suitor said, "The concept of the video came from a collaborative session between the staff at Exit House Films and the band. After Exit House Films had nailed our lyric video for the song 'Hollow Bones' it seemed obvious to have them do the video for our first single 'Dig. 'Brett and Timmy came to the band with a bunch of ideas and we added a few to the mix and eventually hashed out a treatment for 'Dig.' The result is fantastic. Its an abstract story with a deeper meaning interspersed with a slick band performance. Hopefully it will illicit some mystery and reflection about the lyrics and the intentions of the band from the viewer. It was a great experience making the video and seeing the process from behind the scenes for the first time. The band had a great time performing for the camera and can't wait to do it again!
"The band is super excited to embark on its first national tour in support of such awesome headlining acts," he continues, about opening for Lacuna Coil. "We hope to gather as many fans as possible every night. Seems like the right crowd for us to do just that. Our live show is very nasty and raw. Full of sincere shredding and punishing.We are very interested in finding out how we will be received by new audiences everywhere."
To get 'Obsessed with the End,' visit Century Media's webstore. For more on Painted Wives, follow them on Facebook.
LACUNA COIL w/Butcher Babies, 9Electric, Painted Wives
Sat/May 07 - San Francisco CA - Social Hall *
Sun/May 08 - Los Angeles LA - The Roxy
Mon/May 09 - Phoenix AZ - The Marquee
Tue/May 10 - El Paso TX - Tricky Falls
Thu/May 12 - Dallas TX - Trees
Sat/May 14 - Cherokee NC - Cherokee Event Center (direct support to Halestorm) - Lacuna Only
Sun/May 15 - Richmond VA - The National (direct support to Halestorm) - Lacuna Only
Tue/May 17 - Davenport IA - Adler Theater (direct support to Halestorm) - Lacuna Only
Wed/May 18 - Madison WI - Majestic Theatre *
Fri/May 20 - Traverse City, MI - Ground Zero *
Sat/May 21 - Flint MI - The Machine Shop
Wed/May 25 - Brooklyn NY - Saint Vitus ^^
Thu/May 26 - Uncasville CT - Mohegan Sun Wolf Den ^^
Fri/May 27 - Poughkeepise, NY - The Chance *
Sat/May 28 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club *
w/Stitched Up Heart, 9ELECTRIC, Painted Wives
Tue/May 31 - Chicago IL @ Bottom Lounge
Wed/Jun 01 - Minneapolis MN @ Mill City Nights
Fri/Jun 03 - Lawrence KS @ Granada
Sat/Jun 04 - Denver CO @ Cervantes
Mon/Jun 06 - Columbia MO @ Blue Note
Tue/Jun 07 - Nashville TN @ Exit / In
Thu/Jun 09 - New York NY @ Gramercy
Fri/Jun 10 - Norfolk VA @ The NorVa
Sat/Jun 11 - Raleigh NC @ Lincoln Theatre
Sun/Jun 12 - Atlanta GA @ Masquerade
# - Direct Support to Halestorm - LC Only
* no Butcher Babies
^^ no support
ADDITIONAL MAY + JUNE 2016 DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
London-based hard rockers As Lions have premiered the song "White Flags." The band features Austin Dickinson, son of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, on vocals.
"White Flag" is slated to be included on As Lions' debut album, due later in the year via Better Noise Records
Check out the song below and let us know what you think in the comments!
Ace Frehley has debuted the official music video for his cover of Free's 1970 hit "Fire and Water," featuring KISS frontman Paul Stanley. "It was great working with Paul again and all the years we've spent apart doing other projects seemed to vanish once we hit the stage!," says Frehley. The video notches itself into rock and roll history as the first time both Frehley and Stanley appear in a music video since KISS' music video for "Psycho Circus" released in 1998. It's also the first time in 14 years that the two shared a stage since Kiss' appearance at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Finally, it's the first time Frehley has released a music video since 1989, which was Frehley's cover of "Do Ya" released by both The Move and ELO. Check out "Fire and Water" below and let us know what you think in the comments!