May 212013
 

Mortification feb. 2012 Steve Rowe founder, bass guitarist, and vocalist of the Australian metal band’s  ’Mortification’ & ‘Wonrowe Vision’, announces retirement in 2015, marking both his 50th birthday and 30 years in the Christian music industry.

Steve states “I have made a decision that I will be retiring from Christian Music as of 2015. Not exactly sure when in 2015, but our Australian Manager Vic Campbell and I are working on a plan to perform a BIG Double-Header Wonrowe Vision/Mortification show at a major festival here in Australia at some point during 2015. We are all pretty sad about this decision but when it is time, it is time. Continue reading »

May 212013
 

Orphaned Land band 2013Israeli progressive folk metal masters Orphaned Land will release their sixth full-length album, “All Is One”, in North America on June 25 [one day earlier internationally] via Century Media Records. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2010′s “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR” was created by the French artist Metastazis [Paradise Lost, As I Lay Dying, Sonne Adam & Watain] by perfectly incorporating the three biggest religious symbols into one piece of art.

The lyric video for ”Let The Truce Be Known” can be viewed below. Continue reading »

May 202013
 

GandTThe new Grace and Thieves ‘Shepherd Of The Wolves’ 7″ is scheduled for release August 2, but the CD will be released on June 7″ [due to CD's having a much shorter production time]. On the CD release date it will also be live digitally pretty much everywhere. Artwork and tracklist can be viewed below.

All pre-orders get a free instant download, and currently it is available in digital form on our bandcamp page if you prefer the digital copy.

This release is insanely cheap for the pre-order phase, and the price will increase when the pr-order ends so pick up your copy now and save yourself a few bucks! Continue reading »

May 202013
 

fruhstuck2Polish rock band Frühstück are working on new material. The new album will be released in the end of this year. A video update can be seen below, the video also contains a rough mix of a new song “Kick’n'yell”. 

Fruhstuck‘s latest album Quiet was released Jan. 2012, and is available on CD Baby. Our album review can be find here.

Frühstück [pronounced ‘froosh-tuk’, which loosely translates to ‘breakfast’ in German] was formed in 1997. After some lineup adjustments, Frühstück is Martijn Krale, formely No Longer Music [vocals], Wojtek Karel [bass], Tomek Kuzbik [drums], and Marcin Karel [guitars]. Continue reading »

May 202013
 

Kobi FarhiMarcos Codas of GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with singer Kobi Farhi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters Orphaned Land. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below.

Orphaned Land will release their sixth full-length album, “All Is One”, in North America on June 25 [one day earlier internationally] via Century Media Records. The cover artwork for the follow-up to 2010′s “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR” was created by the French artist Metastazis [Paradise Lost, As I Lay Dying, Sonne Adam & Watain] by perfectly incorporating the three biggest religious symbols into one piece of art. Continue reading »

May 192013
 

M_Sweet_2013Michael Sweet of legendary hard rockers of Stryper has finished laying down the lead vocals on the band’s new studio album, “No More Hell To Pay”. The mixing sessions for the CD are set to begin this coming Monday, May 20 for a fall release via Frontiers Records.

Regarding the musical direction of Stryper‘s new material, the band’s guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet told Screamer Magazine: “The song ‘God’, which is on ‘The Covering’; if you took that song along with ‘Bleeding From Inside Out’ and ‘Blackened’ [from 'Second Coming'], and you put it on the same album, that’s a pretty good indication of where we are going and where we are at right now. But at the same time this album is all its own.” Continue reading »

May 192013
 

megadeth_2013Megadeth‘s new song “Kingmaker” can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

“Kingmaker” comes off Megadeth‘s new album, “Super Collider” is scheduled for a June 4 release via Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine‘s new label, Tradecraft, which is distributed by Universal Music Enterprises [UMe]. Horn player Bob Findley — who previously appeared on the track “Silent Scorn” from Megadeth‘s 2001 CD, “The World Needs A Hero” — is a featured guest on the song “A House Divided” on the new album. Other tracks set to appear on the effort include “Forget To Remember”, “Dance In The Rain”, “The Blackest Crow”, “Burn”, “King Maker” and “Don’t Turn Your Back”, a snippet of which can be streamed at MegadethGame.com. Continue reading »

May 172013
 

ImpendingDoom_2012Southern California juggernauts Impending Doom have entered The Machine Shop [Suicide Silence, Lamb Of God] in Belleville, NJ this week to start working on their next LP with producer Will Putney. Bass player David Sittig weighs in on where the band stands in the process:

“The material is our best and heaviest work without a doubt. The chemistry between the five of us this time has been different and very unique. Our original guitarist Manny Contreras re-joined the band and we all could not be happier with what he has brought to the table. This is the Impending Doom album you have been waiting for!” Continue reading »

May 162013
 

Saffire_bandSwedish melodic hard rock band Saffire have posted a full new song online ‘Paralyzed’. The song can  also be streamed below. The song is taken from their upcoming debut album “From Ashes To Fire”.

Their debut album “From Ashes To Fire” will be released tomorrow, May 17th in Europe and North America. Perfect for fans of Rainbow, Dio, Van Halen, Black Sabbath and Whitesnake. Saffire are inspired by the 70′s and 80′s rock and metal bands like Rainbow, Dio, Whitesnake, Van Halen and Black Sabbath. The sound of Saffire can be described as a mix of those bands with a progressive twist, something that makes them stand out in the scene. Continue reading »

May 162013
 

AILD 2012With just a matter of days to go until As I Lay Dying were meant to hit the highways of North America for a tour with Killswitch Engage, the band have announced that they will no longer be performing as scheduled. With their vocalist facing a lengthy prison sentence, the rest of the band have decided to lay low, rather than push on with a replacement.

Said his bandmates in a statement:

To our fans,

In light of recent events, As I Lay Dying will unfortunately not be taking part in the upcoming tour with Killswitch Engage. Given the circumstances, Continue reading »

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