A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including new releases from Anthrax and Therion plus Corrosion Of Conformity album trailer.
Multi-Grammy-nominated thrash icons ANTHRAX will see »Kings Among Scotland,« the band’s long-awaited live-in-concert DVD, arrive in stores and online on April 27, 2018. Captured last February 15 at the band’s sold-out concert at Glasgow‘s historic venue the Barrowland Ballroom, the two-hour »Kings Among Scotland« incorporates the band’’s entire live show along with interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and other B-roll shot on the band’s tour bus, backstage, in hotels and elsewhere. The DVD will also include a “gear rundown” from each of the band members. »Kings Among Scotland« can be pre-ordered starting today; log on to www.anthrax.com for all purchasing information.
“Playing for our friends at the Barrowlands has always been very special,” said ANTHRAX‘s Frank Bello. “We all know we’re going to get together and have an insanely great time, and we think that incredible interaction and energy really comes through on this video.”
With packaging art created by Steve Thompson (SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD, IRON MAIDEN), the DVD’s concert is presented in two parts. For part one, ANTHRAX performed the “favourites” that had been voted on pre-show by the band’s fans and includes gems like ‘Madhouse,’ ‘Be All, End All,’ ‘Breathing Lightning,’ and ‘A.I.R.’ The band augmented the stage production for part two, with ramps and staircases and other production values while they tore into their classic 1987 album »Among The Living«, performing ‘Caught In A Mosh,’ ‘I Am The Law,’ ‘Indians,’ ‘Eflinikufesin (N.F.L.),’ and more.
“It was a pretty intense show,” added guitarist Scott Ian, “especially when the crowd was so insane, the floor actually started moving up and down.”
“It was a challenge for all of us to play »Among The Living« live,” admits Charlie Benante. “We’ve played a number of that album’s songs in our shows over the years, but not all of them, and playing a song in a recording studio is not the same as playing it live on stage. So we put in a lot of time to get all of the tracks down perfectly. And I’ll tell you, after we finished that set, as arduous as it was, we all felt a sense of exhiliration, like we could go out and do it again.”
»Kings Among Scotland« was produced, directed, filmed and edited for Film24Productions by Paul M. Green (OPETH, THE DAMNED, THE LEVELLERS), with the sound mixed by ANTHRAX studio producer Jay Ruston. For the filming, Green utilised 17 cameras, including a crane and several mobile and stationery Go-Pros.
The release of »Kings Among Scotland« coincides with ANTHRAX‘s North American co-headline tour with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – »The KillThrax Tour II« – set to kick off January 25 in Montreal. All dates are below.
»The KillThrax Tour II«
w/ KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, HAVOK
25.01. CDN Montreal, QC – M Telus
26.01. CDN London, ON – Music Hall
27.01. USA Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
28.01. USA Richmond, VA – The National
30.01. USA Tampa, FL – Jannus Live
31.01. USA Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
02.02. USA Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom Club Stage
03.02. USA Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
05.02. USA Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
06.02. USA Birmingham, AL – Iron City
08.02. USA Corpus Christi, TX – The Pavilion at Concrete Street
09.02. USA Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Pavilion
10.02. USA Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
11.02. USA Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
13.02. USA San Diego, CA – House of Blues
14.02. USA Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
16.02. USA Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House
17.02. USA Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House
19.02. CDN Edmonton, AB – The Ranch
20.02. CDN Grande Prairie, AB – Bowes Event Center at Revolution Place
21.02. CDN Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
23.02. CDN Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
24.02. USA Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre
25.02. USA Sioux City, IA – Anthem at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
27.02. USA Joliet, IL – The Forge
01.03. USA Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
02.03. USA Rochester, NY – Dome Arena
03.03. USA Worcester, MA – The Palladium
04.03. USA Portland, ME – State Theatre
Tickets & VIP upgrades: www.anthrax.com
Order »For All Kings« (Tour Edition), here.
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On February 2nd, symphonic metal pioneers THERION will finally release Christofer Johnsson‘s monumental brainchild »Beloved Antichrist«, a sweeping rock opera loosely inspired by Vladímir Soloviov’s “A Short Tale Of The Antichrist”. The entire piece reaches an impressive length of 3 hours. The dramatic and epic opus comes to life through 27 different character roles, performed by long-time band members like Thomas Vikström, Lori Lewis and Chiara Malvestiti, amongst many others. The band will unveil the first excerpt from »Beloved Antichrist« in single form before Christmas – and today, they present the cover artwork designed by Thomas Ewerhart, as well as the tracklisting:
THERION presents »Beloved Antichrist«
Act I
01. Turn From Heaven
02. Where Will You Go?
03. Through Dust, Through Rain
04. Signs Are Here
05. Never Again
06. Bring Her Home
07. The Solid Black Beyond
08. The Crowning Of Splendour
09. Morning Has Broken
10. Garden Of Peace
11. Our Destiny
12. Anthem
13. The Palace Ball
14. Jewels From Afar
15. Hail Caesar!
16. What Is Wrong?
17. Nothing But My Name
Act II
01. The Arrival Of Apollonius
02. Pledging Loyalty
03. Night Reborn
04. Dagger Of God
05. Temple Of New Jerusalem
06. The Lions Roar
07. Bringing The Gospel
08. Laudate Dominum
09. Remaining Silent
10. Behold Antichrist
11. Cursed By The Fallen
12. Resurrection
13. To Where I Weep
14. Astral Sophia
15. Thy Will Be Done!
Act III
01. Shoot Them Down!
02. Beneath The Starry Skies
03. Forgive Me
04. The Wasteland Of My Heart
05. Burning The Palace
06. Prelude To War
07. Day Of Wrath
08. Rise To War
09. Time Has Come/Final Battle
10. My Voyage Carries On
11. Striking Darkness
12. Seeds Of Time
13. To Shine Forever
14. Theme Of Antichrist
Currently, THERION are working on the possibility of bringing the entire production to the stage. And while this monumental undertaking still simmers away in the production halls, the band has announced a pan-European tour taking them to 25 (!) different countries, where they will perform some new and some classic THERION hits. Catch the symphonic metal titans on one of the the dates of their pan-European tour:
THERION
w/ IMPERIAL AGE and NULL POSITIV
01.02. D Essen – Turock*
02.02. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg*
03.02. UK London – Islington Assembly*
04.02. UK Manchester – Rebellion*
06.02. UK Newcastle – Riverside*
07.02. UK Aberdeen – The Assembly*
08.02. UK Glasgow – Audio*
09.02. UK Sheffield – Corporation*
10.02. UK Belfast – Limelight*
11.02. IRL Dublin – Tivoli*
13.02. UK Bristol – Bierkeller*
14.02. UK Birmingham – o2 Institute*
15.02. B Kortrijk – De Kreun*
16.02. F Paris – Le Trabendo*
17.02. CH Pratteln – Z7*
18.02. F Lyon – Ninkasi Kao*
20.02. E Bilbao – Santana 27*
21.02. P Porto – Hard Club*
22.02. P Lisbon – Lisboa ao Vivo*
23.02. E Sevilla – Sala Custom*
24.02. E Madrid – Sala Mon Live*
25.02. E Barcelona – Razzmatazz 2*
27.02. F TBA**
28.02. F Marseille – Espace Julien**
01.03. I Brescia – Circolo Colony**
02.03. I Rome – Orion**
03.03. I Bologna – Zona Roveri**
04.03. SLO Ljubljana – Kino Siska**
05.03. HR Zagreb – Tvornica**
06.03. SRB Belgrade – Dom Omladine**
08.03. GR Thessaloniki – Principal Club Theater**
09.03. GR Athens – Piraeus 117 Academy**
10.03. BG Sofia – Mixtape 5**
11.03. RO Bucharest – Arenele Romane**
13.03. H Budapest – Barba Negra**
14.03. SK Bratislava – Majestic Music Club**
15.03. CZ Prague – Meetfactory**
16.03. PL Wroclaw – A2**
17.03. PL Warsaw – Progresja**
18.03. PL Gdansk – B90**
20.03. LT Vilnius – Rock River Club**
21.03. LV Riga – Melna Piektdiena***
22.03. EST Tallinn – Club Tapper***
23.03. FIN Helsinki – Nosturi***
24.03. FIN Jyväskylä – Luttako***
25.03. FIN Tampere – Olympia-Kortteli***
27.03. S Stockholm – Klubben***
28.03. S Gothenburg – Brewhouse***
29.03. D Bremen – Tivoli****
30.03. D Berlin – Bi-Nuu****
31.03. D Flensburg – Roxy****
01.04. D Cologne – Jungle****
03.04. D Munich – Backstage****
04.04. F Charmes – Rock ’n’ Roll Stage****
05.04. D Jena – F-Haus****
06.04. B Bomal-Sur-Ourthe- Durbuy Rock****
07.04. NL Tilburg – 013****
*w/ MIDNIGHT ETERNAL
**w/ THE DEVIL
***w/ ENEMY OF REALITY
****w/ ACYL
10.04. IL Tel Aviv – Barby Club
12.04. RUS Moscow – GlavClub Green Concert
13.04. RUS St. Petersburg – Zal Ozhidaniya
15.04. UA Kiev – Sentrum
Win exclusive fan packages and a meet & greet with THERION on every evening of their upcoming tour – find out how you can participate:
https://www.facebook.com/therion/photos/a.10151226113248603.465694.6810453602/10155139689628603/?type=3&theater
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Part four of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY‘s »No Cross No Crown« video blog series is now playing. In an interview conducted by J. Bennett, the band discusses their sound evolution from their earliest days to now. Watch the clip at the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel:
Mehr zu »No Cross No Crown«:
‘Wolf Named Crow’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
‘Cast The First Stone’ OFFICIAL TRACK:
Trailer I:
Trailer II:
Trailer III:
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY‘s »No Cross No Crown« will be released via Nuclear Blast Entertainment worldwide on January 12th, 2018 on CD, digital, vinyl, and cassette formats. Various pre-order bundles are currently available, here:
Pre-order »No Cross No Crown« digitally and receive ‘Wolf Named Crow’ and ‘Cast The First Stone’ immediately or stream both tracks, here:
Listen in NB Novelties Playlist:
»No Cross No Crown« – Track Listing:
01. Novus Deus
02. The Luddite
03. Cast The First Stone
04. No Cross
05. Wolf Named Crow
06. Little Man
07. Matre’s Diem
08. Forgive Me
09. Nothing Left To Say
10. Sacred Isolation
11. Old Disaster
12. E.L.M.
13. No Cross No Crown
14. A Quest To Believe (A Call To The Void)
15. Son And Daughter
