A roundup of news from Nuclear Blast artists including updates on Tankard, Paradise Lost, Rings Of Saturn, Death Angel, Kataklysm, Then Comes Silence and Belphegor,
Bay Area technical death core metallers, RINGS OF SATURN, arrive back on the scene to release their fourth full length studio album »Ultu Ulla« on July 28th via Nuclear Blast Records. The alien death core quartet present an entirely new and esoteric proposition to heavy metal.
RINGS OF SATURN mastermind Lucas Mann discusses the album title:
“The album name, »Ultu Ulla« means “Time Immemorial” in Sumerian Cuneiform. »Ultu Ulla« (Time Immemorial) is about aliens transcending space and time and uncovering an ancient incomprehensible entity that threatens the fabric of universal existence.”
The band releases the first single of the album, ‘Inadequate‘. Watch the music video on the Nuclear Blast YouTube Channel below:
The German thrash metal legends TANKARD released their highly praised 17th studio album »One Foot In The Grave« on June 2nd via Nuclear Blast Records.
Order »One Foot In The Grave« physically here: http://nblast.de/TankardOFITGNB
Digital here: http://nblast.de/TankardDigital
Now the band presents a lyric video for the song “Syrian Nightmare”.
Check it out
Frontman Gerre states:
“This is a song with a really serious message: It’s about those catastrophic conditions in Syria where countries from all over the world try to enforce their power interests. And as always, the people suffer endlessly. That’s what makes us enormously sad, but also angry since everyone’s just watching; massacres become a daily routine. I realised this even more when I was recording the song’s vocals, so they turned out very aggressive.”
PARADISE LOST‘s studio album »Medusa« will be released on September 1st via Nuclear Blast. With this 15th full-length release, the legends are returning to their early beginnings, delivering their heaviest record of the past 15 years, melding crushing doom metal with Nick Holmes’ harsh death growls and raw organic sounds, heralding a new era of pure Northern misery.
The artwork was created by Branca Studio and shows the infamous Gorgone Medusa from Greek mythology, carrying venomous snakes as hair and turning anyone into stone who would dare to look into her eyes. Guitarist Greg Mackintosh contemplates about the artwork:
“Whilst we were writing »Medusa« and realising what the new songs were becoming, we had to find an artist to reflect this direction. After searching around for a while, I found Branca Studios. They have a keen eye for design and their modern take on retro artwork really fit the bill. What they have come up with is a blending of colourful yet retro styling, whilst maintaining the classic PARADISE LOST feel.”
About the choice to make her the figurehead of this new album singer Nick Holmes adds:
“I was intrigued about a greater meaning and thinking more along the lines of what Medusa represents metaphorically. Medusa as a title works in many ways. From a nihilist perspective, when I read the description of ‘Medusa’ on the wikipedia page: ‘Attempts to avoid looking into Medusa’s eyes represents avoiding the ostensibly depressing reality that the universe is meaningless’
The title was pretty much in the bag!”
Paradise Lost tour Australia in December
Swedish post punk/dark wave masters THEN COMES SILENCE have announced title and release date of their upcoming, fourth full-length studio album.
»Blood« will be released on October 20, 2017 worldwide via Nuclear Blast.
Mastermind Alex Svenson explains the album title as follows: “I named it »Blood« because the album is a process of sorrow, search for strength, a permission to feel hate sometimes and to let love in.”
The band recently released a brand new song called ‘The Dead Cry For No One’. The track will also be feature on the upcoming album. Check out the official music video here:
‘The Dead Cry For No One’ (see single cover below) can now be purchased digitally from this location: http://nblast.de/TCSDigital
Diabolical death/black metal giants BELPHEGOR have just released the tracklist of their forthcoming album »Totenritual«. It’ll be released worldwide via Nuclear Blast on September 15th.
The track listing for the new album reads as follows:
I. Baphomet
II. The Devil’s Son
III. Swinefever – Regent Of Pigs
IV. Apophis – Black Dragon
V. Totenkult – Exegesis Of Deterioration
VI. Totenbeschwörer [Instrumental]
VII. Spell Of Reflection
VIII. Embracing A Star
IX. Totenritual
»Totenritual« was recorded at Stage One Studios, Germany and Studio Mischmaschine, Austria. Over three years have passed since the »Conjuring The Dead« album was released. The new album will be mixed by Jason Suecof and mastering done by Mark Lewis at Audiohammer Studios, Florida.
The artwork will once again be created by Greek artist Seth Siro Anton, who also painted the cover artwork for »Pestokalypse VI« in 2006 and »Conjuring The Dead« in 2014.
DEATH ANGEL‘s latest studio album »The Evil Divide«, was released worldwide on May 27th, 2016 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today, the thrashers unveil their lyric video for the monumental track ‘Breakaway‘, that you can watch here:
After several US tours with their label mates SLAYER and ANTHRAX amongst others, the band is set to present their current record live in Europe this summer with headline shows and appearances at festivals such as Rockharz Open Air, Antwerp Metal Festival, and Bang Your Head!!! Festival. All details can be found below!
Vocalist Mark Osegueda stated:
“It is with the sincerest excitement and anticipation that I can proudly say DEATH ANGEL is FINALLY coming back to tour Europe and the UK this summer! In support of our latest release »The Evil Divide«! We almost feel as if we were banned from playing over there to our most loyal and dedicated fans! And we promise to UNLEASH an assaulting set night after night and stage after stage as if that were in fact the case! So we invite you all to come celebrate and exchange the energy that is METAL! The energy that is DEATH ANGEL!”
Canadian hyperblasters, KATAKLYSM, will celebrate their 25th band anniversary in 2017 and embark on a big headline tour through Europe in autumn. In support of these upcoming shows, the band now releases their lyric video to their mindblowing classic ‘Illuminati‘ off the re-release of »Shadows & Dust«/»Serenity In Fire« in one box. Watch it here:
On their special shows in October, KATAKLYSM will bring their classic records »Shadows & Dust« and »Serenity In Fire« on European stages in their entirety! Make sure to visit these exclusive shows on one of the following dates:
KATAKLYSM
»A Moment In Time – Shadows & Dust vs. Serenity In Fire«
w/ GRAVEWORM
05.10. D Hanover – Capitol
06.10. D Leipzig – Hellraiser
07.10. B Antwerp – Trix
08.10. D Hamburg – Grünspan
10.10. UK London – o2 Academy Islington
12.10. D Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn
13.10. CH Luzern – Schüür
14.10. D Bochum – Matrix
15.10. D Nuremberg – Hirsch
17.10. CZ Prague – Roxy
18.10. A Vienna – Simm City
19.10. D Lindau – Vaudeville
20.10. CH Lausanne – Les Docks
21.10. D Munich – Backstage
