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Skindred share lyric video for ‘Struggle’

March 28, 2021

Skindred have revealed a brand-new lyric video for the track ‘Struggle’, which is previously unreleased and is featured on the upcoming re-release of Roots Rock Riot, which will be out on April 23rd, 2021 via Hassle Hindsight (Membran). You can be pre-order the album here. The very timely and poignant new song ‘Struggle’ is an acoustic track, and although not the typical Skindred sound, showcases the band’s prowess as powerful songwriters. Drummer Arya Goggin comments, “The song ‘Struggle’, to me at least conveys a message of hope when your in the battle for love. We have all been there and sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. ‘Struggle’ is about keeping on with the fight as it will be worth it in the end. “Life is sometimes a struggle and this year it has really highlighted that. To me it’s as important today as it was when we wrote it over 15 years ago. I’m so pleased it’s getting the chance to be heard and hopefully people will draw a positive message from it.” It [Read More]

Gojira release new single ‘Amazonia’

March 28, 2021

Two times Grammy nominees Gojira released a brand-new single ‘Amazonia’ from their highly anticipated new album ‘Fortitude’, which will be out April 30th through Roadrunner Records. ‘Amazonia’ is available on all streaming platforms. The video was directed by Charles de Meyer on different locations in Brasil. De Meyer has been working with multiple moviemakers (Vincent Moon, Hauxplay, Jennifer Kumiko Hayashi and Midia Ninja) to get an unfiltered view on the life and fight of indigenous tribes there. The proceeds of the song will be for the benefit of the organization Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), which advocates for the environmental and cultural rights of indigenous tribes in the Amazonas area, which suffered immensely – victims of deforestation, land loss, forced labour, violence and harassment. In cooperation with the social purposes orientated digital platform Propeller Gojira curate a one-month charity campaign with an auction of unique individual items from Gojira and befriended bands. The auction started Friday with a Joe Duplantier signature guitar, that was decorated by Duplantier with an art piece of the fauna [Read More]

Void Of Vision announce ‘Hyperdaze (Redux)’ – album out this Friday

March 4, 2021

Melbourne metal stalwarts Void Of Vision are confirming details of their new record today, due out this Friday via UNFD. Titled “Hyperdaze (Redux)”, this re-release of the band’s 2019 album “Hyperdaze” comes complete with a heaving list of guests collaborating across every track. Following recent cuts with Thornhill’s Jacob Charlton and Ecca Vandal released in the lead up to its announce, the rest of “Hyperdaze (Redux)” finds VOV collaborating with the likes of Jamie Hails (Polaris), Jon Deiley (Northlane), Lucas Woodland (Holding Absence), Garrett Russell (Silent Planet) & more. Void Of Vision vocalist Jack Bergin declares how the “Redux” release finds the intensity of the original “Hyperdaze” completely dialled up on a notch: “The people I hand picked for each track not only bring their own influence on board, but also build on what was already such an emotionally heavy release. It’s fully shaken the album up and spat it out somehow even more powerful than the original. We are super proud that we could create such a bold and collaborative project and still have [Read More]

Kingdom Of Giants share new single ‘Side Effect’

July 19, 2020

California-based metal band Kingdom of Giants have shared “Side Effect” their latest single from their upcoming album “Passenger” today. Showcasing a chorus that will be stuck in your mind instantly and a classic Kingdom of Giants breakdown their fans love, “Side Effect” is an obvious standout on the album. When discussing the single, the band shared “We would love to hear what our listeners’ interpretations of this song are! We have all had too many instances where someone’s interpretation of our songs helped them more than our actual meanings ever would have”. Fans can check out “Side Effect” and pre-order “Passenger” ahead of its October 16th release date via SharpTone Records now at shrptn.co/sideeffect With “Passenger”, Kingdom of Giants is poised to soar beyond “best-kept secret” status and into the modern metal and post-hardcore stratosphere, with a continuously evolving sound that pushes both the band and their audience forward. While firmly rooted in classic metalcore elements, familiar to fans of Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying or international counterparts like Architects UK and Northlane, the six-piece California band bravely color outside the lines of the safe and predictable. The only “constant” in the Kingdom of Giants discography [Read More]

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Avatar announce the release of their new record ‘Hunter Gatherer’

May 5, 2020

Four days ago Swedish Melodic Death-Metal band Avatar officially closed the cycle of their latest record “Avatar Country” with a short video thanking the fans and summing up the years 2016 until now. ‘Avatar Country’ was more than ‘just’ a record. There was a concept and a story behind this album. They toured the world with it and even made a movie with the help of crowd-funding. If you haven’t seen it yet, you should really catch up. Check out ‘Legend Of Avatar Country: A Metal Odyssey’: Yesterday the band announced: ” A new door opens. A new era begins. Step into the darkness and see.” Just about 30 minutes ago, Avatar decrypted that message and announced the release of their new record. It’s called “Hunter Gatherer” and will be released August 7th. Make sure to follow the band on their social media for more news to come: https://www.facebook.com/avatarmetal/ http://avatarmetal.com/ https://twitter.com/avatarmetal https://www.instagram.com/avatarmetal/

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Avatar share ‚Legend Of Avatar Country: A Metal Odyssey’

March 5, 2020

In late 2018 Avatar started a Kickstarter Campaign to finance the making of an extended documentary on their latest record ‘The Legend Of The King’. At the time that we’re writing this, we have released music videos for ’A Statue of the King’, ’the King Wants You’ and ’the King Welcomes You to Avatar Country’. They have all gotten a great reception and with three music videos recorded and released, our record labels have fulfilled their commitment when it comes to promoting the album Avatar Country and we are very happy with our working relationship. But we want more and believe you do too. We are not a normal band. Avatar Country is not a normal album. We want to tell the full story and we want You to help us make this a reality. Together with You, we want to bring AVATAR COUNTRY to the screen! Avatar Country will be a featurette (longer that a short movie but shorter than the Godfather) based on the music of the album of the same name. It [Read More]

Photo Gallery: The Renegades Tour 2020 with Equilibrium, Lord Of The Lost, Nailed To Obscurity and Oceans

February 3, 2020

With 2020 already one month old, we ended January with a stop of The Renegade Tour at the Backstage in Munich. Four German metal bands made for one heavy night. Oceans Nailed To Obscurity Lord Of The Lost Equilibrium The Renegades tour is still under way. So take your chances and check out those awesome bands live. For more information on the bands, follow their social media: Oceans https://www.facebook.com/oceansofficialDE/ https://oceansofficial.com/ https://www.instagram.com/oceansofficial/ https://twitter.com/ocnsofficial Nailed To Obscurity https://www.facebook.com/nailedtoobscurity/ http://www.nailedtoobscurity.com/ https://www.instagram.com/official_nailedtoobscurity/ https://twitter.com/OfficialNTO Lord Of The Lost https://www.facebook.com/lordofthelost/ http://www.lordofthelost.de/ https://www.instagram.com/officiallordofthelost/ https://twitter.com/LordOfTheLost Equlibrium https://www.facebook.com/equilibrium/ http://www.equilibrium-metal.net/ https://www.instagram.com/equilibrium_official/