SMOKE THE SKY PREMIERE BRAND NEW LYRIC VIDEO! New Album 'The Human Maze' Coming Out July 13th!

[Artwork by Cengiz Grauberger]

Heavy Metal meets epic rock riffs with a massive dose of the groove and a hint of some Nola-inspired sound: Welcome to up and coming SMOKE THE SKY! Formed in 2010, this four-piece from Munich, Germany, delivers an energetic Rock sound that relentlessly pounds their listener with catchy riffs and memorable choruses. After the band's critically acclaimed debut album 'Leave This World Loud', self-released in 2012 and followed by numerous shows with bands such as HELLYEAH ( R.I.P. Vinnie Paul Abbott ), CROWBAR or Dave Lombardo's PHILM , SMOKE THE SKY have now unleashed a brand new lyric video for the track 'It's Human'.

SMOKE THE SKY's upcoming and second full length album 'The Human Maze', mixed and mastered by Konst Fischer at the Frankin Studios, is set to be released on July 13th 2018. With their new album, SMOKE THE SKY continue to prove how the South of Germany can heavily rock and will surely satisfy all fans of bands alike PRONG, DOWN, ALICE IN CHAINS, PANTERA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and beyond!

To give a few more appetizer on the band's sound and new album, SMOKE THE SKY have just recently released the following video clips:

BEYOND THE BLACK – Release Second Single From Upcoming Album Heart Of The Hurricane!

Photo Credit: Heilemania

Recently German symphonic metal band BEYOND THE BLACK released their first single and title track of their upcoming album Heart Of The Hurricane. Today the band unleashes the second single from the album entitled "My God Is Dead“.

The band comments on "My God Is Dead“:

"My God Is Dead“ is powerballad and massive battering ram at the same time. The song has an incredible energy which combines the best out of both BtB-worlds and shows the wide range of Heart Of The Hurricane!”

Don’t miss out on "My God Is Dead“ right HERE!

"My God Is Dead“ will be unlocked as instant grat track today as well. You will receive an instant download of the single when pre-ordering the album!

BEYOND THE BLACK is pure symphonic metal full of energy, straightforward and without any compromises! Their engines are hot, and roaring straight into the Heart Of The Hurricane. The title of the third album is not just a catchy phrase, it’s a promise. It’s the result of two years of hard work skyrocketing the band to the next level. Heart Of The Hurricane will be released on August 31 via Napalm Records (GSA via Airforce1).

BEYOND THE BLACK online:

www.beyondtheblack.de

www.beyondtheblack-shop.com

www.facebook.com/beyondtheblackofficial

www.airforce1.tv

DEE SNIDER - Releases Official Music Video For “Become The Storm”!

[photo by Tim Tronckoe]

Hard rock legend DEE SNIDER just released the official music video for the new track “Become The Storm” off his upcoming album For The Love Of Metal.

DEE SNIDER about “Become The Storm”:

"It can be a dark world out there for people being bullied, and I know it. With “Become the Storm” I'm hoping to lift them up and help them find the power within to defeat their adversaries. Sound serious? It is."

Watch “Become The Storm” filmed by Douglas Quill HERE!

For The Love Of Metal was produced by Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta and features contributions from Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), Mark Morton (Lamb Of God), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Joel Grind and Nick Bellmore (Toxic Holocaust) and Charlie Bellmore (Kingdom Of Sorrow). The album will be released on July 27th via Napalm Records.

http://www.deesnider.com/

https://www.facebook.com/facedeesnider/

OUR MIRAGE - firmano per Arising Empire, iniziano i pre-ordini & pubblicano il video

La caldissima band emergente post-hardcore tedesca OUR MIRAGE è entrata a far parte della famiglia Arising Empire.

Gli OUR MIRAGE hanno dato inizio ai pre-ordini dell'album di debutto "Lifeline", che uscirà il 24 Agosto e per festeggiare questa grande novità hanno anche lanciato il video del nuovissimo singolo 'The Unknown'!

Acquista il brano qui: https://0urMirage.lnk.to/TheUnknown

Pre-ordina "Lifeline" qui: https://0urMirage.lnk.to/Lifeline

SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION – Sign With Napalm Records!

Photo Credit: Emmelie Herwegh

We’re happy to welcome the massive lady force SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION to the Napalm Records family!

Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench comments:

„We are super excited to announce the signing of Holland´s, and arguably Europe´s, best up and coming Death Metal band SISTERS OF SUFFOCATION! The 2017 debut album Anthology of Curiosities was a hate spitting death metal masterpiece.“

The band on the signing:

''We are very proud and excited to announce that we have signed with the mighty Napalm Records. We are very happy to be working with them and are looking forward to releasing an album with them soon!''

At the moment the band is working on new material for release. Be on the lookout for their new album at the beginning of 2019!

Line-up:

Els Prins - Vocals

Simone van Straten - Guitars

Emmelie Herwegh - Guitars

Puck Wildschut - Bass

Kevin van den Heiligenberg - Drums

STONED JESUS – Release New Music Video For “Hands Resist Him”!

On September 7th STONED JESUS will administer their next dose of progressive stoner rock on Napalm Records: Pilgrims. Today the band released a brand new music video for the track “Hands Resist Him".

STONED JESUS about “Hands Resist Him”:

"One of the heaviest songs from Pilgrims, "Hands Resist Him" perfectly shows all the sides of our new album - it is dark, haunting and very personal!"

Watch “Hands Resist Him” right HERE!

With their fourth album the Ukrainian trio offers much more than an average desert session: Pilgrims is a multi-faceted affair, mixing groove with noise rock elements, lots of proggy infusions and maybe even a sick bass line reminiscent of Deftones (“Thessalia“). Giants such as Mastodon and Melvins come to mind since STONED JESUS can’t be pigeonholed.

The full track listing of Pilgrims reads as follows:

Excited

Thessalia

Distant Light

Feel

Hands Resist Him

Water Me

Apathy

AMANDA SOMERVILLE’S TRILLIUM - Tectonic

"Tectonic"

Release Date: 8 June 2018

Label: Frontiers Records 

Country: Netherlands

Genre: Rock progressivo 

Tracklist:

1. Time To Shine

2. Stand Up

3. Full Speed Ahead

4. Hit Me

5. Fighting Fate

6. Nocturna

7. Fatal Mistake

8. Shards

9. Clichè Freak Show

10. Eternal Spring

Tra un collaborazione e l’altra (ricordiamo il quartetto femminile delle Exit Eden, che ha realizzato un album da nemmeno un anno) l’affascinante Amanda Somerville trova il tempo di ridar vita al progetto Trillium, monicker sotto cui era uscito “Alloy” nel 2011. In pratica si tratta di un progetto solista della cantante, visto che rispetto all’esordio la formazione è completamente cambiata: ad affiancare la Somerville vi è ora il marito Sander Gommans (chitarra e basso) e due musicisti olandesi come Andre Borgman e Erik Van Ittersum (rispettivamente batteria e tastiere). 

Tectonic è un buon lavoro di heavy metal sinfonico con sfumature gotiche, distante da quanto ascoltato nei lavori con Michael Kiske e Avantasia e molto più vicino a bands come Nightwish e, a tratti, Lacuna Coil. Un heavy metal dalle sonorità moderne quindi, sorretto da potenti riffs di chitarra ma che non perde mai di vista melodie catchy e linee vocali cantabili. Protagonista assoluta è ovviamente la bella voce della Somerville, che sa essere angelica ma anche decisa e potente, ben valorizzata da una produzione stellare. 

Alcuni episodi appaiono fin troppo ruffiani e personalmente avrei preferito un po’ di “sregolatezza” in più, ma la qualità di songs come “Hit Me”, “Full Speed Ahead” e soprattutto la ballata “Eternal Spring” (un autentico gioiellino) è innegabile e confermano Amanda Somerville come una delle migliori voci femminili del momento.

7/10

Andrea

Line-up:

Amanda Somerville – vocals

Sander Gommans – guitar, bass

Erik Van Ittersum – keyboards

Andre Borgman – drums