A roundup of the latest news from Nuclear Blast including updates on Dimmu Borgir, Kataklysm, Earthless, Light The Torch and Riot V.
The time has finally come! After more than seven years of silence, DIMMU BORGIR mark their epic return and unveil the first song of their new full-length album »Eonian«, due to be released on May 4th via Nuclear Blast.
This first track off the new record, the symphonically charged ‘Interdimensional Summit’, comes with a music video shot by Patric Ullaeus, who had previously worked with the band for the clips of ‘Progenies of the Great Apocalypse’, ‘Sorgens Kammer – Del II’ and the award-winning ‘The Serpentine Offering’.
The song represents the more epic side of a devilish and diverse album, which pays tribute to all eras of the band’s 25-years-long history. Pre-order the format of your choice here.
Watch the music video for ‘Interdimensional Summit’ here:
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Montréal based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM have completed work on their latest effort, »Meditations« – the soon to be released album which consists of 10 blistering tracks. Produced by the band’s own guitarist J-F Dagenais and drummer Oli Beaudoin, the record was mixed by Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STONE SOUR a.o.). Mastering duties were handled by Paul Logus (PANTERA a.o.).
Today, the band are pleased to unveil the »Meditations« cover artwork, which can be seen above. It was created by Ocvlta Designs by Surtsey, who also crafted the artwork for KATAKLYSM‘s previous record, »Of Ghosts And Gods«.
Singer Maurizio Iacono commented, “This is a very personal album to me with old wounds being revisited – I felt a big urge to pour my soul into this release. The boys and I were isolated under the same roof during the writing process, just like we did in the early days…with no worries except having fun, being honest and delivering a serious album that represents us today but respects our past. Our new story is coming and we are eager to share it with you!”
»Meditations« – Track Listing:
01. Guillotine
02. Outsider
03. The Last Breath I’ll Take Is Yours
04. Narcissist
05. Born To Kill And Destined To Die
06. In Limbic Resonance
07. And Then I Saw Blood
08. What Doesn’t Break Doesn’t Heal
09. Bend The Arc, Cut The Cord
10. Achilles Heel
»Meditations« marks the return to old work ethics. All four band members wrote and composed together under the same roof for the first time in over a decade and returned to the old days of songwriting efforts which saw the band’s classics such as »Shadows & Dust«, »Serenity In Fire« and »In The Arms Of Devastation« come to life.
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EARTHLESS, who recently announced their Nuclear Blast debut, »Black Heaven«, are now sharing the album‘s title track ahead of the band‘s eagerly-anticipated North American tour:
“A whirlwind ride through dark clouds and muddy waters, hi-energy sludge that rolls and heavy riffage that rocks,” is how drummer Mario Rubalcaba described ‘Black Heaven’. “Psychedelic sprinkles all over the place make me wanna turn this sucker up loud as hell only to howl at the heavens”
“The main riff for ’Black Heaven‘ came about during a soundcheck in Australia in 2015,” adds bass player Mike Eginton. “I think we sort of played that riff a little bit several times on that tour while we were setting up. Other parts came in over the following years, but it wasn‘t ever worked on very seriously until we started working on »Black Heaven«. Then it came together pretty quickly when we started jamming it out.”
The band has previously previewed another track off the album, ‘Gifted By The Wind’. MetalSucks wrote that the song “masterfully recalls a time when bands had the ability to stretch a three-minute song to six minutes without being obnoxious.” Listen here.
Pre-orders, with digital pre-orders including instant downloads of ‘Gifted By The Wind’ and ‘Black Heaven’, are available now via Nuclear Blast.
»Black Heaven« was recorded at Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree, California with Dave Catching (EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) handling production.
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LIGHT THE TORCH (formerly known as DEVIL YOU KNOW) have released the song ‘Calm Before The Storm’ from their upcoming new album »Revival«.
Check it out here:
“‘Calm Before the Storm’ is just a fun song,” said singer Howard Jones. “It pairs well with good friends and a road trip. We hope you’ll enjoy putting it on repeat.”
The band also recently started a series of webisodes about the album
See episode #1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL_rO2jeFqU
Episode #2 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMxC2bS6FW0
»Revival« will be released via Nuclear Blast Entertainment on March 30. The band recently shared the song ‘Die Alone’, which opens the album.
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Cult New York heavy metal band and godfathers of power metal, RIOT V, will release their 16th album entitled, »Armor Of Light«, on April 27th via Nuclear Blast.
Today sees the release of the first single off the new album, entitled ‘Victory‘, just in time for the launch of the album pre-order!
Listen and watch, here:
Mastermind Donnie van Stavern (bass) states:
“‘Victory’ is the first song on the new album “Armor of Light” and the first song I wrote for it! I’m taking it back to my writing roots of “Thundersteel”/”Privilege of Power” style, a fast no holds barred face melting assault on your ears! Although it is about a victorious battle of Thunder Bay it also means a victory of sorts for us and the fans for keeping the torch burning! Rise up your voices strong and scream along cry out…Victory!”
Pre-order »Armor Of Light« digitally and receive ‘Victory’ instantly or stream the song:
http://nuclearblast.com/riotv-armoroflight
The album was produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier (METAL CHURCH, FLOTSAM & JETSAM, SLIPKNOT, KORN a.o.), while the cover artwork was created by Mariusz Gandzel (CRYSTAL VIPER a.o.).
