Undead was formed in 2013 and the world hasn’t been the same since. The band was resurrected from their graves to unleash pure chaos into this darkened world. After releasing ‘Blood Enemy’ in 2015 the band has once again rose from the catacombs to unveil their horrific death metal. The band is set to release four new tracks on November 11th titled ‘Resurrection’. The band has released the a lyric video for their ‘Resurrection’ and it will haunt you to no end. Enjoy!
BloodRoseRed wisely chose Malice as one of her SOTA:Minnesota bands back in September (please see: Malice spotlight), which trumped my choice of them the week before. Well, we were offered an interview with founder, primary songwriter and bass player, “The Metal Warrior” Rayman James through Online Metal Promotion and BloodRoseRed kindly offered me the interview since I had also become a fan and missed out on their SOTA. Gotta love a group that gets along as well as we do! We would like to thank Mr. James for his time answering our questions and giving us his gift of music! Love this band!
*This is part of our State Of The Art series, showcasing bands every Monday from the featured State*
This month’s State is South Carolina!
Happy freaking Halloween everyone! This also means that we are closing this chapter on our State of the Art: South Carolina series. Definitely another state that has proven to have no lack of killer bands to listen to and choose from. If all of the stellar bands presented thus far by our staff has not convinced you that Metal is alive and well in SC, let me offer you Bokor Law.
Show Me Your Universe is a newly formed band from Tours, France. The band was formed in 2015 and their debut EP entitled ‘We’re All Sinners’ was released on July 10th, 2016. Their Post-Hardcore sound has led them to opening for well known bands like Eths, Materia, Beyond the Styx and some others. The band is comprised of 5 members. Jeremy Dubray is the lead vocalist alongside guitarists Cyril Masset and Alexis Collas, drummer David Moreau and bassist Vivien Cheneveau. Continue reading
I hope this isn’t the first you’ve heard of Death Trip. If it is, let me tell you now I’m highly disappointed in you. Death Trip is from the Big Stone Gap, Virginia area of the Appalachian Mountains and while the area may be rural their music certainly echos outside of the hills of Southeastern Virginia. Their first release was 2013’s ‘Distracted’, followed by the sophomore effort ‘So Far, No Good’ in 2015. The band of course wastes no time and now have released their new record, ‘Professional Asshole’, on October 29th. The album is 13 delicious tracks of brutal punk with a side order of hardcore. They meld these styles so well that it is hard to decipher where one ends and the other begins. The style in which they play music seems a bit chaotic at times but that chaos has developed into a finally wrapped gift when it’s fully unveiled to their fans. Continue reading
Upon A Burning Body recently released their album ‘Straight From The Barrio’ on October 25th. Their 4th record on Sumerian Records. The Texas deathcore band is trying to achieve the same accomplishments as their sophomore record ‘Red. White. Green.’, which debuted at No. 105 on the Billboard 200 in 2012. The band has now released their 2nd video from the new album. The previous video was for “Already Broken”, released about 3 weeks ago and showcased an amazing chorus and some Latin flare. Now the band has released a 2nd video for the track “B.M.F.” The song is pure aggression and includes an amazing Fresh Prince Of Bel Air theme throughout the video. Pick up your copy of ‘Straight From The Barrio’ today. Continue reading
Doomed is a one man army conjuring up amazing doom from Germany. Pierre Laube is the man that does it all. Instruments, concepts, vocals, artwork and production he is fully in charge of his art and it knows no boundaries. The band was formed in 2011 and have 4 albums released thus far. The most recent album marks their 5th album which released September 26, 2016 titled ‘Anna’via Solitude Productions. The new release ‘Anna’ is a concept album about the repercussions of war and the album is full of those haunting, emotive moments without straying away from the solid death/doom music that they’re known for. The album features guest appearances from members of Hail Of Bullets, The 11th Hour, Camel Of Doom and others. Continue reading
Louisville, Kentucky’s STONECUTTERS has announced their upcoming December tour through the Northeast. The tour begins December 1st in Dayton, Ohio and runs through December 10th in Huntington, West Virginia. The band is touring in support of their 4th album ‘Blood Moon’. That album was one of the best metal albums of 2015 (Read Review here.). If you haven’t had a chance to experience Stonecutters live then I suggest you get your ass out there and do so on this tour.
AFI have been involved in a mysterious build up over the past couple weeks releasing minor tidbits of information and unveiling a portion of a song backwards on Spotify. They have now revealed they are set to release their 10th studio album titled ‘AFI (The Blood Album)’. The album is set to hit stores January 20th and will be the follow up to their 2013 album ‘Burials’. This will also mark the band’s first release on Concord Records. The new effort was recorded at Megawatt Studios in Los Angeles and was produced by guitarist Jade Puget with the renowned Matt Hyde (Slayer, ASG, Parkway Drive, Monster Magnet) joining in co-production. Matt is renowned in the metal world, and we only expect great things since he’s involved. Continue reading
Riff lords Crowbar have announced co-headlining tour dates with NOLA neighbors Goatwhore, capping off the calendar year with style. “This upcoming tour is one that we’re all looking forward to!,” says Kirk Windstein. “These are our Brothers. Hell, Sammy Duet was in Crowbar for a few of our best records! To the fans of both bands, here’s your early Christmas present!” Crowbar is touring in support of their upcoming album ‘The Serpent Only Lies’ which releases October 28th via eOne Music. This album is following up one of Crowbar’s most successful records to date. ‘The Serpent Only Lies’ will be the follow up to the highly buzzed about ‘Symmetry in Black’. That album sold over 4,000 copies in its first week of release in 2014, the highest of any LPs in the band’s 27 year career, beating out its predecessor, 2011’s ‘Sever the Wicked Hand’. We recently reviewed the bands new album (read here) and we are sure the album will be well received by everyone. Our hopes on this tour, which we wouldn’t miss is that Sammy gets on stage and at least plays one song with Crowbar. Continue reading
