WHITECHAPEL Launches New Single, “Third Depth”, DOWNFALL OF GAIA Releases video for new single ‘We Pursue The Serpent Of Time’, KING DIAMOND Launches New Video, “Arrival (Live at Graspop)”, TYR Reveal Details For New Album, TANITH Signs Worldwide Deal with Metal Blade Records
On March 29th, Whitechapel will release their 7th full-length, The Valley, via Metal Blade Records.
Mixed by David Castillo, mastered by Ted Jensen, and produced once again by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder), The Valley is a reference to the part of Hardin Valley (west of Knoxville, Tennessee) where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up. Set against this backdrop, he approaches his subject matter unflinchingly, building upon everything that came before, making it clear that he has survived that which he was forced to endure and is not afraid to confront it. “Phil has been upfront in his lyrics in the past about hardships he endured in his life as a child, and I believe with this record we tried to paint a better picture of that,” says guitarist Alex Wade, who alongside his bandmates, stands 100% behind everything their vocalist has to say. “I feel our music is Phil’s release from his past, being able to get it out and speak about it, and hopefully anyone who hears it that may have gone through similar experiences can find some release in it as well.”
For a preview of The Valley, the new single “Third Depth” can be heard here.
To hear the previously released tracks (“Brimstone” and “Black Bear”), please visit:
www.metalblade.com/whitechapel
February 8th, 2019 sees DOWNFALL OF GAIA release their anticipated new album ‘Ethic Of Radical Finitude’!
DOWNFALL OF GAIA have now released the second single out of ‘Ethic Of Radical Finitude’, a song they shot a video for.
Head here to check out ‘We Pursue The Serpent Of Time’!
Comments DOWNFALL OF GAIA: “Today we’re excited to share the musicvideo for our song “We Pursue The Serpent Of Time”, the second new song of our upcoming album “Ethic Of Radical Finitude”!
This time we’re joined by our friend Nikita Kamprad from Der Weg einer Freiheit for some guestvocals and we hope you enjoy this collaboration as much as we do! Thanks for listening!”
CLICK HERE where you can stream the first single ‘As Our Bones Break To The Dance’! Check out the pre-order bundles, ‘Ethic Of Radical Finitude’ is available in various formats.
On January 25th, King Diamond will release a new DVD/Blu-ray, Songs For The Dead Live, via Metal Blade Records.
There is only one King Diamond, and for more than thirty years the great Dane has been dropping classic albums and putting on shows fans remember for the rest of their lives. Perhaps the only downside to having such a formidable catalogue is that there are just too many great songs to fit into a single set. However, you would be hard-pressed to find a fan who wouldn’t want to hear 1987’s seminal Abigail in its entirety, and Songs For The Dead Live captures this, twice, and in very different locales. Boasting eighteen songs per set, each of the two shows – Belgium’s Graspop Metal Meeting in June 2016 and Philadelphia’s Fillmore in November 2015 – feature a brace of classic King Diamond and Mercyful Fate tracks including “Welcome Home,” “Halloween,” and “Eye Of The Witch” before launching into Abigail. The performances of the all-star lineup of musicians, comprising of guitarists Andy LaRocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg and drummer Matt Thompson, are absolutely ferocious, hammering home every single moment.
For a preview of Songs For The Dead Live, a new video, “Arrival (Live at Graspop)”, can be viewed HERE.
On March 8th, the Faroe Islands’ Tyr will release their eighth full-length, Hel, via Metal Blade Records.
Hel is a collection of ruthlessly melodic and irresistibly compelling progressive folk metal that will immediately resonate with any who have followed the band at any point over the two decades of their storied career.
For a preview of the album, the first single, “Fire and Flame”, can be heard at:
metalblade.com/tyr
Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Tanith to its worldwide roster!
Since the release of their debut 7″ Citadel in February 2018, Brooklyn, New York’s Tanith has garnered a swift rise of interest. Formed between a group of musicians and friends, this US/UK collaboration features the stellar musicianship of Russ Tippins (guitar, vocals) of Satan fame, this time around sharing lead vocals with Cindy Maynard (bass, vocals) and lead guitar with Charles Newton. The line-up is completed by Keith Robinson on drums.
Tanith comments: “It is a great honor to be working with Metal Blade. We started this band as friends, trying to make something new and exciting. Just one year later, we find ourselves signed to a label that we grew up with.”
While the music is evocative of 70s-era bands like Blue Oyster Cult and Wishbone Ash, the band itself conveys a signature sound, mixing hard rock and folk elements. The dual lead voices and harmonies are warm and melodic, the twin guitars anthemic and soaring, all grounded by Robinson’s adept drumming.
Their first release, Citadel, was recorded 100% analog from tape to mixing to cutting the master direct to lathe, making it a very special record. According to Russ, “for some time now, I’ve wanted to make music modelled on the organic sounding bands of the early 1970s. In particular, I wanted to record it entirely on analog tape, the way all music used to be made.” Tracked over two days by Hugh Pool at Excello Studios in Brooklyn, NY, Citadel is the sound of a full band playing live to 2″ tape, with none of today’s digital editing fixes. The 7″ vinyl release of Citadel sold out in 10 weeks.
Since then, Hoove Child Records and Antheos Records have both put out cassette versions of the single, while Tanith made live appearances across the USA, culminating at the Frost and Fire Festival in Ventura, California in 2018
Following the initial release and tour, the band has been writing to record enough songs for a full-length.
Fans can expect this new Tanith album in spring 2019, so stay tuned for more news coming soon!
Tanith online: www.facebook.com/pg/TanithNYC
