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MÉLANCOLIA DELIVER FOREBODING NEW SINGLE “[INURE]”

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ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM, “HISSTHROUGHROTTENTEETH”

Melbourne-based blackened deathcore group MÉLANCOLIA deliver the second chapter of their story with new single, “[Inure]”, releasing as the sophomore single from their debut album, HissThroughRottenTeeth, out Friday, April 21 via Greyscale Records (AUS/NZ) and Nuclear Blast Records (Rest of World). Album pre-order’s live now. 

“[Inure]” invites listeners into MÉLANCOLIA’s world of unease and doom, thematically inspired by sadomasochism and how it is often used as a tactic to feel after experiencing a sense of numbness for so long. The video clip presents a sinister backdrop to accompany the sonic horror.

The new single becomes the second offering from MÉLANCOLIA’s debut album, HissThroughRottenTeeth, which will see its release this April. Immersing listeners in a torturous tale of birth, life and death, HissThroughRottenTeeth follows a fallen deity, cast down from a godly realm and met with the punishment of reincarnating as a human with a wealth of knowledge yet stripped entirely of power.

“Essentially the album is about the pain of existence and how we get no say in coming into this world,” says vocalist and songwriter Alex Hill.

Below is the tracklist for HissThroughRottenTeeth:
1. Horror_Ethereal
2. Dread Will Follow
3. GOD TONGUE
4. When Shovels Drag On Concrete
5. The Hands That Tied The Noose
6. [Inure]
7. HissThroughRottenTeeth
8. …a cold static eulogy

The album traverses different stages of the deity’s miserable existence, doomed to repeat a painful cycle for all of eternity. MÉLANCOLIA sink their teeth into their monstrous storyline with eerie passages, guttural deliveries, and grotesque visuals, dispensing pure dread through their music. 

After establishing themselves just last year with their leading single “Horror_Ethereal“, the band announced this February their signing to both Greyscale Records for Australia and New Zealand and Nuclear Blast for the rest of the world. Mélancolia may be fresh out the gates but they’re miles from the start line as the four-piece have crafted a unique sound that has already catapulted them to new heights.

The quartet will take their place as main support for Gravemind on Friday, April 14 at Stay Gold, Melbourne. Presented by What We Did On The Weekend, Mélancolia will be joined by Vilify and Body Prison, where they’ll showcase a collection of relentless unreleased tracks. Tickets are on sale now!

MÉLANCOLIA echo a tormented entity trapped within the claws of despair, angst, and unnerving melancholy. Like messengers of darkness, Alex Hill takes his place at the forefront as vocalist, Joshua Taafe and Billy Morris join the fold as guitarists with Mason Page on drums.

Storming through the gates of 2023 with a vengeance, MÉLANCOLIA played their first-ever show with THY ART IS MURDER on their Decade Of Hate Australian Tour in January alongside Starve and Justice For The Damned.

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Rising Prog-Metal Juggernauts STELLAR CIRCUITS Ink Deal With Nuclear Blast

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Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive-metal juggernauts STELLAR CIRCUITS. Recruited by A&R legend Monte Conner, the Winston-Salem, North Carolinians join the ranks of the world’s biggest metal label with plans to release their eagerly awaited sophomore album later this year. 

Commenting on the signing, the band states: 

“We’ve always been such big fans of Nuclear Blast and the bands they’ve worked with over the years. It’s an honor and a privilege to be welcomed into the NB family like we have. This partnership marks the beginning of a new era of Stellar Circuits and we couldn’t be more excited.”

Combining the progressive artistry of innovators like TOOL and the powerful ferocity similar to that of GOJIRA, STELLAR CIRCUITS recent upward trajectory is no surprise. Amassing millions of Spotify plays on their own, the band has developed a worldwide cult following with their distinctive prog sound that weaves in and out of metal sub-genres, providing a dynamic yet fully accessible listening experience as heard on previously released singles like “Go With Your Ghost,” “Penny Dreadful” and “Skylights.”

Details of their impending second, full-length album will be revealed in the weeks to come. 

About STELLAR CIRCUITS: 

Formed in 2015, Stellar Circuits emerged to combine the conceptual polarities of groove-oriented music with progressive-minded technicality. Over the quartet’s lifespan, they’ve managed to fulfill their own prophecy, formulating a core sound that is complex and layered, while providing a listenability that extends well beyond the rock genre. Visceral, intellectual, groovy, technical, and melodious are rarely indicators that can all be used to describe the aural essence of one band. In the case of Stellar Circuits, the rare combination makes a striking and definitive appearance in all they do. 
 
The Winston-Salem, NC foursome followed their 2015 debut EP with their first full-length album in 2018. “Ways We Haunt” would be recorded with North Carolina’s own Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend), a legend in his own right, bringing his signature touch to Stellar Circuits’ first long form release. 
 
Generating significant attention, especially from the band’s more veteran industry peers, Stellar Circuits would go on to be invited as special guests on Chevelle’s 2021 N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. tour.  Completing a nationwide trek that introduced Stellar Circuits to a significantly broader audience, the foursome immediately saw their fanbase increase exponentially, prompting a shift in their attention to a new record with which they could continue to build on the solid foundation they had since established.

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DEATHSTARS Unleash New Video For second Single “Midnight Party”

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Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS recently announced their return with the new album Everything Destroys You, which is set to be released on May 5th via Nuclear Blast Records.

Fans have eagerly waited for their first release in over eight years, which brings us back to the good old Scandinavian Deathglam and destructive urban party nights.
Today, the band reveals the second album single, “Midnight Party”.

The track is accompanied by a complimentary video – filmed in Stockholm, it depicts the band attending a packed club show, watching a Deathstars female cover band. Hint: this alternative Deathstars might feature some familiar faces…

Frontman Whiplasher Bernadotte comments on the song:

“I wanted to write a kind of worst slash filthy slash dark yet catchy party song and lyrics; something that was bad in a good way – bringing moral downfall up- to – speed al dente.. It’s about those times when you end up binge partying and don´t go to sleep for days, it’s just constantly midnight with the additional clear and present downward spiral and debauchery that eventually makes you go insane. The party that never stops until you collapse. Very different from David Lee Roth-poolpartyrock, to say the least.”

The album will be released in the following formats:

CD jewel case with 16-page booklet
1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster white
1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster splatter dark green & yellow

LINE-UP

Whiplasher Bernadotte – Vocals

Nightmare Industries – Guitars and Keys

Cat Casino – Guitars

Skinny Disco – Bass

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ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN – ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “KINGDOM UNDONE”

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RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THEIR PUMMELING NEW SINGLE, “SCARS”

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN absorb the icy emotion of their surroundings in a hard-hitting hybrid of heavy metal proficiency, metalcore intensity, and skyscraping melodic sensibility. The group channel this energy on their second full-length offering, Kingdom Undone which will be unleashed on May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records.“After many obstacles and times of uncertainty we are reenergized, refocused and ready to finally show the world what we have been working on! Kingdom Undone is Arrival Of Autumn firing on all cylinders. This is our masterpiece and we can’t wait to play these songs for you on the road!”

Today, the band set the stage with the incendiary fretwork and pummeling drums that erupts throughout “Scars.”. The contagious melody will lead listeners on an energetic journey that will leave them shouting along  “Why don’t you show your scars?” 

 Jamison Friesen adds, “We are very excited to release the first track off our upcoming album Kingdom Undone! Scars is about being real with the people around you and to stop pretending to be something you’re not. It doesn’t matter what’s on the outside, it’s about having the courage not to hide who you are! We look forward to playing it on our upcoming tours!”
Listen to “Scars” on all streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/AOA-Scars

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN began the recording of Kingdom Undone in August of 2021 at Mark Lewis Studios in Hendersonville, Tennessee & at their own studio in Grande Prairie AB, and concluded in December 2021. The album was engineered by the band and Mark Lewis who also was in change of producing,  mixing, and mastering. The artwork for the album was created by Travis Smith.

Pre-order Kingdom Undone here: https://bfan.link/AOA-KingdomUndone 

Kingdom Undone will be available in the following formats:

  • CD Jewel case
  • T-shirt
  • CD + T-shirt Bundle
  • Orange/ Blue Swirl Vinyl

Below is the Kingdom Undone tracklist:
1. Scars
2. Your Fiction
3. Trust
4. Ghosts
5. Hell Comes Home
6. One More Day
7. Liminal
8. Burn
9. Who The Masters Serve
10. Bury Me
11. Hallowed


Next month, ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN will hit the road with labelmates and Bay Area thrash legends HEATHEN. The “Empire Of The Blind” tour will kick off on March 9th in Rhode Island and will travel up and down the east coast making stops in Chicago, Atlanta and Orlando before concluding in Philadelphia on March 26th.

Confirmed dates for the  “Empire Of The Blind”  Tour with headliners HEATHEN‘s are:
3/09/2023  PROVIDENCE, RI – ALCHEMY
3/10/2023  BROOKLYN, NY – THE KINGSLAND
3/11/2023  MONTREAL, QC – PETIT CAMPUS
3/12/2023  TORONTO, ON – SNEAKY DEE’S
3/13/2023  DETROIT, MI – THE SANCTUARY
3/14/2023  CUDAHY, WI – X-RAY
3/15/2023  CHICAGO, IL – REGGIES
3/16/2023  CINCINNATI, OH – LEGENDS  
3/17/2023  KNOXVILLE, TN – THE BRICKYARD
3/18/2023  ATLANTA, GA – BOGGS
3/19/2023  TAMPA, FL – BRASS MUG
3/20/2023  MIAMI, FL – GRAMPS
3/21/2023  ORLANDO, FL – THE HAVEN
3/23/2023  CHARLOTTE, NC – THE MILESTONE
3/24/2023  CHESAPEAKE, VA – RIFFHOUSE
3/25/2023  BALTIMORE, MD – METRO
3/26/2023  PHILADELPHIA, PA – MILKBOY

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN is:

Jamison Friesen | Vocals
Brendan Anderson | Guitar
Ryan Sorensen | Bass
Ty Fox | Drums

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DEATHSTARS announce New Album “Everything Destroys You”

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Release Stunning Video For New Single
“This Is”

Swedish industrial cult act DEATHSTARS finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You, which will be released on May 5th through Nuclear Blast Records.
Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback, spotlighting everything that is DEATHSTARS: adrenaline, bombast, sex & glam!

“The reason it’s been taking so long is that we simply wanted – and needed – a break after intense touring and so on, and on top of that the pandemic happened so tours were postponed and the release with them, so it feels fantastic to finally be able to present Everything Destroys You‘, says Nightmare Industries.

The band are celebrating their return with an amazing video for the first single ´This Is´ .

Frontman Whiplasher Bernadotte stated about the video: “We had a lot of discussions regarding the first video. At some point, it was going to be filmed in Mexico City, the next day Paris or Belgrade but we ended up just filming it in Stockholm, where we live. It was kind of a slimmed-down production, shooting for a couple of days in the old slaughterhouse area in Stockholm.
We wanted to do a video with no green screen or blue box, just a straightforward rock video that illustrates what this band is about in less than four minutes. It was weird shooting it where we did. We actually filmed it in ‘Slaktkyrkan’, which means ‘The slaughter church’, and the scenario… well, in one corner you could see a very androgynous looking Cat in high heels with a lot of weird lights all around him, in another corner Nightmare strapped to some fence in a straitjacket, then we had Skinny with a chainsaw and an angle grinder – just decapitating mannequins, Nitro toiling in a sea of fire and drums, and also me with my 130-kilo python, who is 6,30 meters long and her name is Cruella. Interesting creature! She was very heavy to walk around with; sliding around my shoulders and constantly licking my neck with her tongue. We had a good time.”

Listen / pre-order:https://bfan.link/deathstars-thisis-1152.ema  

The album will be released in the following formats:

  • CD jewel case with 16-page booklet
  • 1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster white
  • 1LP Sleeve + A2 Poster splatter dark green & yellow

LINE-UP

Whiplasher Bernadotte – Vocals

Nightmare Industries – Guitars and Keys

Cat Casino – Guitars

Skinny Disco – Bass

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FEAR FACTORY RE-SIGN TO NUCLEAR BLAST

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“RISE OF THE MACHINE” TOUR KICKS OFF FEBRUARY 25TH!

Nuclear Blast Records is proud to announce that extreme industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY have re-signed their contract and are ushering in a new era. Initially signed to the label in 2013, the band has released the albums Genexus, Aggression Continuum, and Recoded.

FEAR FACTORY‘s Dino Cazares comments:
“This is a new year and a new chapter for FEAR FACTORY. We are off to a great start because we have re-signed with Nuclear Blast Records and our A&R legend Monte Conner, who originally signed the band in 1992. It is a great feeling to be with a label that gets us and who has always had our backs, especially when we needed them the most. Prepare for the future of FEAR FACTORY.”

Nuclear Blast A&R Monte Conner states:
“Working with FEAR FACTORY right from the start of their amazing career has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my own career. I was thrilled to be reunited with them when I signed FEAR FACTORY to Nuclear Blast in 2013, and to be able to continue that journey once again for round #3 feels incredibly satisfying. I have believed in Dino Cazares from day one, and I know he is going to deliver a killer new album with all the trademarks that have made and still make Fear Factory one of the most pioneering and unique sounding metal bands of all time.”

Next month, FEAR FACTORY will hit the road with headliner STATIC X on the “Rise Of The Machine” North American tour. The 42-date trek will also feature Dope as well as selected dates with MUSHROOMHEAD and TWIZTID. Confirmed dates for the tour are included below.

Feb 25: San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
Feb 27: Portland, OR – Roseland
Feb 28: Seattle, WA – Showbox
Mar 01: Vancouver, BC – Richshaw Theater – *SOLD OUT*
Mar 02: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Mar 03: Boise, ID – Revolution Concert Hall
Mar 04: Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
Mar 05: Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Mar 07: Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
Mar 08: Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater *
Mar 09: Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom *
Mar 10: Dallas, TX – House of Blues *
Mar 11: San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater *
Mar 12: Houston, TX – House of Blues *
Mar 14: Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theater *
Mar 15: Orlando, FL – Plaza Live *
Mar 16: Charlotte, NC – Underground – *SOLD OUT* *
Mar 17: Baltimore, MD – Soundstage – *SOLD OUT* *
Mar 18: Philly, PA – Theater of the Living Arts – *SOLD OUT* *
Mar 19: NYC, NY – Irving Plaza *
Mar 21: Boston, MA – Big Night Live *
Mar 22: New Haven, CT – Toad’s *
Mar 23: Montreal, QC – MTELUS *
Mar 24: Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall *
Mar 25: Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall – *SOLD OUT* *
Mar 26: Cleveland, OH – House of Blues #
Mar 28: Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian #
Mar 29: Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts #
Mar 30: Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs #
Mar 31: Ft Wayne, IN – The Clyde *
Apr 01: Milwaukee, WI – The Rave *
Apr 02: Green Bay, WI – Epic Event Center*
Apr 04: Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection *
Apr 05: St Louis, MO – Del Mar Hall #
Apr 06: Indy, IN – The Vogue #
Apr 07: Chicago, IL – House of Blues #
Apr 08: Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis #
Apr 09: Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater #
Apr 11: Denver, CO – The Summit #
Apr 13: Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues#
Apr 14: San Diego, CA – House of Blues #
Apr 15: LA, CA – Belasco Theater – *SOLD OUT* #

* Featuring special guest MUSHROOMHEAD
# Featuring special guest TWIZTID

Last year, the band released Recoded via Nuclear Blast.Like the innovative one-two punch of Demanufacture and Remanufacture, Recoded brilliantly reimagines the songs from 2021’s landmark Aggression Continuum with diverse ferocity.

The remixes stand as a mesmerizing counterpart to the band’s tenth album. Produced by co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist Dino Cazares and mixed/mastered by Damien Rainaud (DRAGONFORCE, ONCE HUMAN), Recoded boasts new interpretations of Aggression Continuum songs. Recoded features long-time collaborators Rhys Fulber, Zardonic, Tyrant Of Death, Rob GEE, BLUSH_RESPONSE, and Dualized. The albumis the fourth FEAR FACTORY album with artwork by Anthony Clarkson.

Order/stream Recoded here: https://fearfactory.bfan.link/recoded

Below is the Recoded tracklisting:
1, Adapt Or Die – Intro narrative by Jake Stern sound FX by Zardonic  
2. Hatred Will Prevail – “Monolith” Remix by Rhys Fulber
3. Disobey – “Disruptor” Remix by Zardonic
4. I Am The Nightrider – “Fuel Injected Suicide Machine” Remix by Dualized/Zardonic
5. Path To Salvation – “Purity” Remix by Rhys Fulber  
6. Worthless – “End Of Line” Remix by Zardonic  
7. Empires Fall – “Collapse” Remix by Tyrant Of Death
8, System Assassin – “Aggression Continuum” Remix by Rhys Fulber  
9. Hypocrisy Of Faith – “Manufactured Hope” Remix by Rob Gee
10, This Is My Life – “Cognitive Dissonance” Remix by Zardonic
11. Recoded – “Recode” Remix by Blush Response  

Bonus Tracks (Included on vinyl formats)
12. Turbo Factory – “End Of Line” Remix by Turboslash
13. Break Off – “Disruptor” Remix by Rhys Fulber

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HEATHEN & ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN ANNOUNCE “EMPIRE OF THE BLIND” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2023

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Bay Area thrash legends HEATHEN (on title picture) are proud to announce their Spring US tour entitled “Empire Of The Blind” tour. Joining them for the 17-date tour are labelmates and Canadian metal upstarts ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN. The tour kicks off on March 9th in Rhode Island and will travel up and down the east coast making stops in Chicago, Atlanta and Orlando before concluding in Philadelphia on March 26th.

HEATHEN will be touring in support of their latest album Empire of the Blind which was for the most part engineered, produced, mixed, and mastered by Christopher “Zeuss” Harris at Planet Z Studios. Additional details—rhythm guitars, etc.—were put to digital “tape” by Kragen Lum at SubLevel Studio in Little Rock, AR. The album features guest appearances by Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER), Rick Hunolt (ex-EXODUS),and Doug Piercy (ex-HEATHEN). 

HEATHEN comments, “We’re stoked to continue the ‘Empire of the Blind’ tour in the Eastern half of the USA and part of Canada with our labelmates ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN! Get ready for some kick-ass Thrash Metal as we continue to BLEED THE WORLD!”
 
ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN states, “We are pleased to announce our first USA tour since 2019 and couldn’t be more stoked to share the stage with the almighty HEATHEN!”

Tickets for the tour are now on sale!

Confirmed dates for HEATHEN‘s “Empire Of The Blind”  Tour with ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN are:
3/09/2023  PROVIDENCE, RI – ALCHEMY
3/10/2023  BROOKLYN, NY – THE KINGSLAND
3/11/2023  MONTREAL, QC – PETIT CAMPUS
3/12/2023  TORONTO, ON – SNEAKY DEE’S
3/13/2023  DETROIT, MI – THE SANCTUARY
3/14/2023  CUDAHY, WI – X-RAY
3/15/2023  CHICAGO, IL – REGGIES
3/16/2023  CINCINNATI, OH – LEGENDS  
3/17/2023  KNOXVILLE, TN – THE BRICKYARD
3/18/2023  ATLANTA, GA – BOGGS
3/19/2023  TAMPA, FL – BRASS MUG
3/20/2023  MIAMI, FL – GRAMPS
3/21/2023  ORLANDO, FL – THE HAVEN
3/23/2023  CHARLOTTE, NC – THE MILESTONE
3/24/2023  CHESAPEAKE, VA – RIFFHOUSE
3/25/2023  BALTIMORE, MD – METRO
3/26/2023  PHILADELPHIA, PA – MILKBOY

HEATHEN is:
David White | Vocals
Lee Altus | Guitar
Kragen Lum | Guitar
Jason Mirza | Bass
Jim DeMaria | Drums

ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN online:
Jamison Friesen | Vocals
Brendan Anderson | Guitar
Ryan Sorensen | Lead Guitar
Liam Frith | Bass
Ty Fox | Drums

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BEYOND THE BLACK – NEW ALBUM BEYOND THE BLACK IS OUT NOW!

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Having recently finished their hugely successful European tour, today BEYOND THE BLACK release their brand new, self-titled masterpiece Beyond The Black via Nuclear Blast Records. The band also delivers a new music video for the album focus track ‘Free Me’.

Jennifer Haben comments: 
„This album is the epitome of Beyond the Black and it’s arrived finally where it belongs: with our fans! We couldn’t be happier, and today we’re celebrating this release with the powerful, reassuring message of our new single “Free Me“: Never think you need to go out alone and solemly carry the weight of the world. We’re in this together and we are many!“

Order the new album Beyond the Black here: https://beyondtheblack.bfan.link/beyond-the-black

Beyond The Black Tracklisting:
1. Is There Anybody Out There
2. Reincarnation
3. Free Me
4. Winter Is Coming
5. Into The Light
6. Wide Awake
7. Dancing In The Dark
8. Raise Your Head
9. Not In Our Name
10. I Remember Dying 

Bonus Tracks:
1. I Remember Dying (Stranger Reprise)
2. Wide Awake (Piano Version)
3. Raise Your Head (String Version)

German Symphonic Metal ascending stars BEYOND THE BLACK can already look back across a stratospherically successful career, despite their youthful years. Upon release, their 2015 debut album hit like a bomb in their home country. Songs Of Love And Deathbesieged the German Top 15 for weeks, which led to the band being awarded the Metal Hammer Award for “Best Debut” in 2015. Its successor Lost In Forever (2016) entered the German charts at #4 and paved the way for a huge tour throughout Germany, and across countries like the UK, Russia, and Japan. Since the band’s live debut in 2014, they have played some of the world’s biggest Metal festivals like Wacken Open Air (several times) and have toured as support to heavy weights such as AEROSMITH, KORN, SCORPIONS, SAXON, and WITHIN TEMPTATION. During the campaign for their third record Heart Of the Hurricane(2018),BEYOND THE BLACK landedtheir first-ever European headline tour, which took them across 10 countries, with most dates selling out.

Before they’d even finished the Heart Of the Hurricane touring cycle, BEYOND THE BLACKhad already gone back to the studio to write and record album number four. The result was Horizons,released in June 2020, which entered the German album charts at #3 (CH #6, AT #16, BE #53) marking the band’s most successful album release to date.

Two years later, BEYOND THE BLACK are back to launch a new chapter. Following the release of recently highly acclaimed tracks ‘Reincarnation‘, ‘Is There Anybody Out There‘, ‘Winter Is Coming’ and ‘Dancing In The Dark’, the band release their new, fifth studio album – the self-titled Beyond the Black on January 13th, 2023!

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HOST Release Pulsing Electronic Single “My Only Escape”

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Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes have revealed the latest single from their brand new dark wave project HOST, a pulsing electronic single titled ‘My Only Escape‘.

The third single from their debut album IX, which will be released on 24th February through Nuclear Blast Records, ‘My Only Escape‘ is yet another display of lush nuance that showcases the band’s vast range of influences.

Vocalist Nick Holmes commented, 
“Musically, this track has an intentional repetitive element that builds throughout the song, this is also mirrored in the lyric idea, as in the repetition of an everyday life held in such poor regard. The feeling of actually being physically scared, acts as an acceptable relief from day to day drudgery.”

Watch the lyric video for ‘My Only Escape‘ here:

Stream ‘My Only Escape‘ on all platforms and pre-order IX on various formats now from: https://host.bfan.link/HOST-my-only-escape.ema

IX Tracklist
1. Wretched Soul
2. Tomorrow’s Sky
3. Divine Emotion
4. Hiding From Tomorrow
5. A Troubled Mind
6. My Only Escape
7. Years of Suspicion
8. Inquistion
9. Instinct

IX Digipack Tracklist
1. Wretched Soul
2. Tomorrow’s Sky
3. Divine Emotion
4. Hiding From Tomorrow
5. A Troubled Mind
6. My Only Escape
7. Years of Suspicion
8. Inquistion
9. Instinct
10. I Ran (A Flock Of Seagulls cover)
11. Hiding From Tomorrow (Lustmord Remix)
12. Tomorrow’s Sky (GosT Remix)

About HOST

The origins of HOST do not trace back to the 1999 PARADISE LOST album bearing the same name but instead to the West Yorkshire music clubs of the mid-to-late 1980s. WhileHolmes and Mackintosh were already certified heavy metal fanatics (“metal thrashing mad” as Holmes equates), they were equally drawn to the New Wave and Goth music scenes. The pounding rhythms, sublime melodies and undercurrent of darkness drew them in, creating immediate earworms and a desire to delve further.

Mackintosh finally put plans into motion during the pandemic for a venture that would merge his penchant for sound design with the moods and atmosphere of 1980s dance-pop and Goth. The project was originally a solo pursuit until he asked Holmes, his longtime PARADISE LOST songwriting partner, to join. ‘HOST’ was selected as the name as a tip of the hat to the aforementioned album that found PARADISE LOST in an unprecedented period of experimentation that eschewed their metal roots and also challenged their fanbase in ways like never before.

“We always stood by ‘Host’ as an album,” says Mackintosh. “This project is not totally connected to that album, but some of the ideas are extrapolated. We’re taking the basic premise and trying it out now. And, really, it was something fun and interesting for us to do. We’ve been doing PARADISE LOST for a long time and got an itch to try something different from where PL is now. I could take PL down this route again. Who knows? It may happen if we live long enough, but I thought, ‘Why not now?’ I had the time to do it.”

HOST is:
Nick Holmes – Vocals
Greg Mackintosh – Guitars, Synths & Programming

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HAMMERFALL Return To Nuclear Blast Records & Receive Multiple Awards

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Nuclear Blast are proud to welcome back the Swedish powerhouse HAMMERFALL who started their career in 1997 on the label with their debut album Glory to the Brave.

Their entire Nuclear Blast catalogue from Glory to the Brave to the 2014 album (r)Evolution was recently certified with a Diamond Award for over 1,5 million worldwide sales.

And there´s been even more to celebrate: following on from Renegade (2000),  Crimson Thunder (2002) and No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009), their fifth studio album Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken from 2005 is now their fourth album that has gone Gold in Sweden, whilst Crimson Thunder even went  Platinum, celebrating over 60,000 sales in their home country.

Photo Credit: Dirk Behlau

The band comments on the signing:”We were part of building the label back in the day, starting with our first album. For a long time, we were along for the ride as Nuclear Blast evolved into the immense powerhouse it is today. Although we did leave for three studio albums, and we are pleased with those albums and thank everyone who worked with us on them, we are very excited to be back where we belong: with Nuclear Blast. It truly feels like we’ve come home.”Marcus Hammer, Managing Director at Nuclear Blast comments: “In the darkest days of the 90s of death and black metal HammerFall spearheaded a glorious revival of classic melodic metal and they are now bigger than ever before. It’s an impressive career of creative power and we are more than happy to welcome them back at the label where they started. Over the past few years, we always stayed in good contact working on their massive back catalogue and it’s a pleasure to continue the relationship for new albums in the near future. Thanks to HammerFall, their management and amazing crew!”

In 2023 HammerFall will release a special Platinum Edition of Crimson Thunder with tons of bonus material and will continue their worldwide live crusade.

Check out the tour dates here!Europe:
31.01.23 FR Strasbourg – La Laiterie
01.02.23 FR Paris – Le Trabendo
02.02.23 FR Lyon – Ninkasi Kao
03.02.23 ES Barcelona – Palau Sant Jordi *with Helloween
04.02.23 ES Madrid – WiZink Center *with Helloween
24.03.23 SE Örebro – Frimis Salonger
25.03.23 SE Karlstad – Nöjesfabriken
31.03.23 SE Skövde – Skövde Kulturhus
01.04.23 SE Huskvarna – Folkets Park
14.04.23 SE Sundsvall – Club Deströyer
15.04.23 SE Umeå – Nolia
20.04.23 SE Malmö – Kulturbolaget
21.04.23 SE Kalmar – Kalmar Salen
22.04.23 SE Sälen – Högfjällshotellet
27.04.23 SE Stockholm – Cirkus
05.05.23 DE Bochum – RuhrCongress *with Helloween
06.05.23 DE Hamburg – Sporthalle *with Helloween

US Tour
12.05.23 US Houston, TX – Wharehouse Live
13.05.23 US Dallas, TX – The Factory
15.05.23 US Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
16.05.23 US St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
18.0523 US Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
19.05.23 US Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
20.05.23 US New York City, NY – Terminal 5
21.05.23 US Worcester, MA – Palladium
22.05.23 CAN Montreal, QC – Théâtre Fairmount
23.05.23 CAN Toronto, ON – History
24.05.23 US Royal Oak, MI – Music Theatre
25.05.23 US Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
26.05.23 US Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
27.05.23 US Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore
28.05.23 US Lawrence, KS – The Granada
30.05.23 US Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
31.05.23 US Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
01.06.23 US Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
02.06.23 US Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater
03.06.23 US San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
04.06.23 US Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
Festivals:
24.06.23 NO Oslo – Tons Of Rock
15.07.23 AU Leoben – Area 53 Festival
12.08.23 ES Villena – Leyendas Del Rock
16.-19.08.23 DE Dinkelsbuehl – SummerBreeze
17.-19.08.23 CZ -Moravsky Krumlov-Castle Garden – Rock Castle 

Line-up:
Joacim Cans – vocals
Oscar Dronjak – guitar
Fredrik Larsson  – bass
Pontus Norgen – guitar
David Wallin – drums