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CHILDREN OF BODOM's 'Halo Of Blood', the bands eighth studio album, will be released on June 11th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Artwork was created by artist Sam Saramäki, known for his classic COB album covers for 'Follow the Reaper' (2001), 'Hate Crew Deathroll' (2003), and 'Are You Dead Yet?' (2005).
Here is the track-by-track breakdown for 'Halo Of Blood':
To support 'Halo Of Blood', CHILDREN OF BODOM will be one of the featured acts on the 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. COB will perform alongside Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Mastodon, Amon Amarth and others across the United States. Launching on June 29th in San Bernardino, California, the 5-week trek will run through August 4th in Dallas, Texas.
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour dates for 2013 are as follows:
- 06/29/13: San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA
- 06/30/13: Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA
- 07/02/13: Idaho Center Amphitheater in Nampa, ID
- 07/03/13: White River Amphitheater in Auburn, WA
- 07/05/13: Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ
- 07/06/13: Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM
- 07/07/13: Fiddler's Green Amphitheater in Englewood, CO
- 07/10/13: Molson Canadian Amphitheater in Toronto, ON– CANADA
- 07/12/13: First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA
- 07/13/13: Susquehana Bank Center in Camden, NJ
- 07/14/13: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY
- 07/16/13: Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA
- 07/17/13: Bangor Waterfront in Bangor, ME
- 07/19/13: Toyota Pavilion in Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA
- 07/20/13: Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY
- 07/21/13: The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT
- 07/23/13: PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
- 07/24/13: Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
- 07/26/13: Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, IN
- 07/27/13: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL
- 07/28/13: DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI
- 07/30/13: Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
- 07/31/13: 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater in Tampa, FL
- 08/02/13: Tower Amphitheater in Austin, TX
- 08/03/13: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, TX
- 08/04/13: Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, TX
CHILDREN OF BODOM, and AMON AMARTH have announced that they will be bringing the U.S. headbangers a few Mayhem Fest off dates. This off dateswill feature the following artists (lineup varies from city to city as mentioned below):
ROB ZOMBIE, MACHINE HEAD, BEHEMOTH, JOB FOR A COWBOY, BATTLECROSS, EMMURE and HUNTRESS. Here is the confirmed list of tour dates.
- 7/9: Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection (w/ Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy, Battlecross & Huntress)
- 7/29: Louisville, KY @ Expo 5 (w/ Behemoth, Emmure, Job For A Cowboy, Huntress & Battlecross)
- 8/5: Bonner Springs, KS @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheater (w/ Rob Zombie & Machine Head)
- 8/7: St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s (w/ Battlecross & Huntress)
- 8/8: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works (w/ Huntress & Battlecross)-
- 8/9: Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s (w/ Battlecross & Huntress) Related links: Children Of Bodom
"I can't wait for people to feel the emotion and energy in this
album", said lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon. "I'll never forget the
first time we got together. There was something [magical] about it. It's
like this band is what we were all meant to do. I still feel that way. I
never want to stop. This is what fans have been waiting for, and
Sevendust is here to stay."
March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for
SEVENDUST fans. That day brings the highly anticipated release of the
band’s brand NEW album, their ninth studio effort, 'BLACK OUT THE
SUN', on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's
Independent Label Group). Check out the cover of the NEW SEVENDUST album HERE!
The band recently unleashed a track-by-track breakdown of the first three songs from their NEW albumHERE.
'Black Out The Sun' track listing: 01. Memory 02. Faithless 03. 'Till Death 04. Mountain 05. Cold As War 06. Black Out The Sun 07. Nobody Wants It 08. Dead Roses 09. Decay 10. Dark AM 11. Picture Perfect 12. Got A Feeling 13. Murder Bar
Sevendust with Coal Chamber, Lacuna Coil, Candlelight Red and Stolen Babies:
3/28 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*
3/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live*
3/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom*
3/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
4/2 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*
4/3 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion*
4/4 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom*
4/5 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s*
4/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave*
4/8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights*
4/9 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes*
4/11 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s*
4/12 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s*
4/13 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy**
4/14 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater**
4/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium**
4/17 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater**
4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory**
4/19 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom**
4/20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom**
4/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!**
4/23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore**
4/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle**
4/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom**
4/27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater**
4/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom**
*feat. Candlelight Red
**feat. Stolen Babies Related links: Sevendust
As previously reported, March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for SEVENDUST fans. That day brings the highly anticipated release of the band’s brand NEW album, their ninth studio effort, 'BLACK OUT THE SUN', on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group). Check out the cover of the NEW SEVENDUST album HERE!
The band recently unleashed a track-by-track breakdown of the first three songs from their NEW album. And today, the band released two more videos that discuss some more of the bands NEW songs. Check out all the videos here:
'Black Out The Sun' track listing: 01. Memory 02. Faithless 03. 'Till Death 04. Mountain 05. Cold As War 06. Black Out The Sun 07. Nobody Wants It 08. Dead Roses 09. Decay 10. Dark AM 11. Picture Perfect 12. Got A Feeling 13. Murder Bar SEVENDUST filmed a video for the CD's first single, "Decay", just before its recent tour with LACUNA COIL kicked off on February 2 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sevendust with Coal Chamber, Lacuna Coil, Candlelight Red and Stolen Babies:
3/28 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee*
3/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live*
3/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom*
3/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
4/2 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre*
4/3 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion*
4/4 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom*
4/5 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s*
4/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave*
4/8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights*
4/9 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes*
4/11 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s*
4/12 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s*
4/13 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy**
4/14 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater**
4/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium**
4/17 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater**
4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory**
4/19 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom**
4/20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom**
4/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!**
4/23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore**
4/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle**
4/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom**
4/27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater**
4/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom**
*feat. Candlelight Red
**feat. Stolen Babies Related links: Sevendust
As previously reported, March 26, 2013 is going to be a very good day for SEVENDUST fans. That day brings the highly anticipated release of the band’s brand NEW album, their ninth studio effort, 'BLACK OUT THE SUN', on their 7Bros. Records label (through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group). Check out the cover of the NEW SEVENDUST album HERE!
The band recently unleashed a track-by-track breakdown of the first three songs from their NEW album. Those NEW songs are "Memory", "Faithless" and "'Till Death". 'Black Out The Sun' track listing: 01. Memory 02. Faithless 03. 'Till Death 04. Mountain 05. Cold As War 06. Black Out The Sun 07. Nobody Wants It 08. Dead Roses 09. Decay 10. Dark AM 11. Picture Perfect 12. Got A Feeling 13. Murder Bar SEVENDUST filmed a video for the CD's first single, "Decay", just before its recent tour with LACUNA COIL kicked off on February 2 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Sevendust with Coal Chamber, Lacuna Coil, Candlelight Red and Stolen Babies:
3/28 – Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee* 3/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia LA Live* 3/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom* 3/31 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades* 4/2 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre* 4/3 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion* 4/4 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom* 4/5 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s* 4/6 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave* 4/8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights* 4/9 – Joliet, IL @ Mojoes* 4/11 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s* 4/12 – Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s* 4/13 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy** 4/14 – Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater** 4/16 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium** 4/17 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater** 4/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory** 4/19 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom** 4/20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom** 4/22 – Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!** 4/23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore** 4/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle** 4/26 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Ballroom** 4/27 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater** 4/28 – Dallas, TX @ The Palladium Ballroom**
*feat. Candlelight Red **feat. Stolen Babies Related links: Sevendust
Veteran Death Metal legend, Nile, offer a morbid foretaste of its upcoming pitch-black studio record, 'At The Gate Of Sethu', in the form of the first part of a series of track-by-track videos! Let George (drums) and Dallas (guitars, vocals) give you further information on the idea behind some new songs:
Also check the official lyric video for the song, “The Fiends Who Come To Steal The Magick Of The Deceased,” here: http://youtu.be/z6SZTiha8bw, and stream “The Inevitable Degradation Of Flesh,” via the Nuclear Blast web-store: http://bit.ly/atgosnbusa.
'At The Gate Of Sethu' is due out July 3rd. It can be pre-ordered now through the Nuclear Blast web-store in various formats at: http://bit.ly/atgoslp.
'At The Gate Of Sethu' track-listing:
01. Enduring The Eternal Molestation Of Flame
02. The Fiends Who Come To Steal The Magick Of The Deceased
03. The Inevitable Degradation Of Flesh
04. When My Wrath Is Done
05. Slaves Of Xul
06. The Gods Who Light Up The Sky At The Gate Of Sethu
07. Natural Liberation Of Fear Through The Ritual Deception Of Death
08. Ethno-Musicological Cannibalisms
09. Tribunal Of The Dead
10. Supreme Humanism Of Megalomania
11. The Chaining Of The Iniquitous
Bonus:
12. Enduring The Eternal Molestation Of Flame (instrumental)
13. The Inevitable Degradation Of Flesh (instrumental)
The follow-up to 2009's, 'Those Whom The Gods Detest', was once again produced and mixed by Neil Kernon (Nevermore, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide). Cover artwork was produced by a true genius of darkened visuals, Seth Siro Anton (Soilwork, Paradise Lost, Septic Flesh).
The first in a series of video clips in which guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive Metallers GOJIRA, gives a track-by-track breakdown of the band's NEW album "L'Enfant Sauvage", can be seen below. The CD, which is available for streaming in its entirety HERE, will be released on June 26 via Roadrunner Records.
'L'Enfant Sauvage' translates to "The Wild Child" and it features 11 tracks of mind-bending, thunderous Metal.
Here is their music video for "'L'Enfant Sauvage'":
A special collector's package of 'L'Enfant Sauvage' will feature two bonus tracks and a double-colored vinyl version of the record, along with an exclusive t-shirt. Pre-orders are available here.
The track listing for 'L'Enfant Sauvage' is as follows:
1. Explosia
2. L’Enfant Sauvage
3. The Axe
4. Liquid Fire
5. The Wild Healer
6. Planned Obsolescence
7. Mouth Of Kala
8. The Gift Of Guilt
9. Pain Is A Master
10. Born In Winter
11. The Fall
As previously reported, GOJIRA will be touring with LAMB OF GOD and DETHKLOK. Here is the complete list of tour dates (Tickets available now):
8/1 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Thater
8/2 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theater
8/4 Calgary, AB @ Big 4
8/5 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
8/7 Winnipeg, MB @ Convention Centre
8/9 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
8/10 Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
8/11 Toronto, ON @ Heavy TO
8/12 Montreal, QC @ Heavy MTL
8/14 Grand Rapids, MI @ Delta Plex
8/15 St. Louis, MO @ Family Arena
8/19 Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater
8/21 Chicago, IL @ Congress Ballroom
8/22 Detroit, MI @ Compuware Arena
8/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
8/24 Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheater
8/25 Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
8/26 Baltimore, MD @ Pier 6 Pavilion
8/29 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
8/30 Lowell, MA @ Tsongas Arena
8/31 Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theater
9/1 Philadelphia, PA @ Outside at the Electric Factory
9/2 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Park Convention Hall
9/4 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
9/5 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
9/7 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
9/8 San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Garden
9/9 Dallas, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
9/11 Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
9/13 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theater
9/14 Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
9/15 San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic
The wait is over. Today sees the release of the highly anticipated NEW album from Knoxville, Tennessee's WHITECHAPEL. The band's self-titled fourth album has been met with critical acclaim and fans are clamoring to see the band perform the NEW material live.
Fans will have that chance this summer as WHITECHAPEL will be a part of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival which is set to kick off June 30th in San Bernardino, CA. Following the festival run, WHITECHAPEL will hit the road supporting Hatebreed this September. A complete list of all dates including headlining shows can be found below.
Whitechapel is available to order in exclusive bundle packages HERE.
Loudwire is hosting an exclusive stream of the single "I, Dementia" HERE.
The first single from Whitechapel entitled "Hate Creation" is available for streaming exclusively HERE.
Singer Phil Bozeman and guitarist Alex Wade offer their insight on the new album with a track-by-track breakdown exclusively hosted by AbsolutePunk HERE.
WHITECHAPEL filmed a series of videos during the recording process of the new album. The first video in the series provides an in depth look at the drum tracking process for the album. The second installment focuses on the recording of the guitar parts for the new album. The third video focuses on the vocal tracking process. All of the segments can be viewed HERE.
Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake.
The album was engineered and mixed by Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver), who also handled production duties alongside the band. The album artwork was created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers Group with art direction provided by WHITECHAPEL.
Whitechapel Tracklisting:
1)Make it Bleed
2)Hate Creation
3)(Cult)uralist
4)I, Dementia
5)Section 8
6)Faces
7)Dead Silence
8)The Night Remains
9)Devoid
10)Possibilities of an Impossible Existence
Headlining Dates:
6/26: Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot, Slayer, As I Lay Dying:
6/30: San Bernadino, CA @ San Manuel Theater
7/1: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
7/3: Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
7/4: Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater
7/5: Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound**
7/6: Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
7/7: Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
7/8: Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheater
7/9: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion**(w/ The Devil Wears Prada)
With two weeks remaining before the highly anticipated release of WHITECHAPEL's self-titled NEW album, the excitement is continuing to build. Today singer Phil Bozeman and guitarist Alex Wade have provided an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the NEW album below. Delve into the minds of two members of WHITECHAPEL as they give you the meanings and stories behind the NEW songs and check out the breakdown below (courtesy of Absolute Punk).
PHIL BOZEMAN's track-by-track breakdown:
Make It Bleed: This song is about being constantly watched by someone/something (enemy, government, ect.) and their waiting for when you realize that they are watching you. Kind of like illuminati conspiracy.
Hate Creation: This is about caring and being selfless constantly and just being screwed over no matter how much good you do. Eventually, you just blow up.
(Cult)uralist: This is about giving into fads and following anything you can to be noticed. This song is just me talking about how I will never give into it and telling people that they're fucking stupid, get a life.
I, Dementia: This is basically talking from the perspective of dementia as if it were a person. Basically two split personalities clashing with each other.
Section 8: It's a military term for a mentally unstable person. This song is about a person driven mad by society and just losing it.
Faces: This song seems political but it's just standing up against a tyrant or a power driven waste of life and killing him. I've dealt with people like this my whole life.
Dead Silence: This song is pointed towards prophesies believed by a certain human being and scaring the masses with it. Aka, Harold Camping.
The Night Remains: This one is just a fucked up place I made up in my head. A place where there is only horror, violence and suffering. Where the sun never shines and the seas are blood instead of water which when contacted with a corpse, it reanimates itself into a demon that can't be killed.
Possibilities of an Impossible Existence: This song is just depressing. Anything that is a fear, tragedy, etc. is what this song is about. It's how we will never be able to coexist.
ALEX WADE's track-by-track breakdown:
Make It Bleed: With every album the opening song has always had an "epic" and "melodic" vibe to it. "The Somatic Defilement" "Father of Lies" and "Devolver" all kind of have this powerfully melodic and epic vibe to them, so with this song we strived to do the same. It's still very heavy and pummeling but definitely the most melodic song on the CD. The melodies are very dark and brooding, from the piano intro to the clean/acoustic guitar break in the middle of the song. The lead that breaks out in the middle of the song lets the listener know to expect some catchy solos on the record as well.
Hate Creation: Probably my second favorite song on the cd, this song is very reminiscent to the title track on "This Is Exile" in my opinion. It's very fast and abrasive, the blasting on this song reaches speeds we have never done before on previous records. I love how fast and angry the song is but in the middle of the track there is the ambient and toned down section. It's gives off a really cool "Tool" vibe and I love the ambient guitars in the background, we used an Ebow on the guitar to achieve that effect. Vocally the track sounds a lot like Slipknot, I even saw some discussion where kids thought we literally had Corey Taylor do guest vocals, but all the vocals are done by Phil. In fact there are no guest vocals at all on this record, everything was done by Phil. The song is tuned in B standard on a 7 string, which is something new to us; we usually utilize drop tunings, not standard.
(Cult)uralist: This song is definitely no holds barred and it kicks you in the teeth from the beginning. It reminds me a lot of Behemoth. Very much straightforward death metal until it reaches the groovy tom break at 00:52. Phil's vocals shine over the Meshuggah-esque riff that follows, screaming words faster than most rappers can speak softly. We all just laughed in amazement when he did it in the studio. That part was all one take, believe me or not, I was there and saw it with my own eyes haha. Towards the ending of this song there is another really great solo that Ben did. This song was tuned in drop A, which is what every album has been tuned to until this cd. The majority of this CD was tuned in drop G, aside from this track, Hate Creation, and Devoid.
I, Dementia: This is my favorite song on the record by far. It is very dark and brooding, and the main intro/chorus riff reminds me a lot of Rammstein or Meshuggah. It has a very driving, almost marching type rhythm to it. It's the slowest, and heaviest song we have ever written. The clean break in the middle of the song sets the mood for the following riff after it, which sounds like an anvil falling from the sky and landing on a puppy. The solo towards the end is my favorite solo on the CD, which was written and performed by our good friend in our hometown Ben Eller.
Section 8: Most of our fans are familiar with this song already as we tracked it for the Recorrupted EP in fall of 2011. It's a great song and we felt like it didn't get the recognition it deserved on the EP, so we decided to completely re-track everything and put it on the new album. The song structure itself is exactly the song; we just re-recorded the song so the quality would be up to par with the rest of the album. I think it sounds drastically better as this version compared to the EP and I am really glad we re-recorded it.
Faces: This song kicks in really fast and has a very "punk rock" vibe to it. The rhythm of the kicks and guitars are very percussive and tight, much like a Fear Factory style riff. It has one of my favorite riffs on the whole cd, which is at 1:32. I love how the guitars are chugging along yet the kick is reserved and let's the riff breathe. That style of riffing is definitely something I would like to utilize more in the future. The song also features another guest solo from our friend Ben Eller as well.
Dead Silence: Probably my third favorite track on the CD, this song is also very dark in tone and really groovy as well. The riffs are very chuggy and groove oriented. We just wanted this song to be very straight forward and angry. Even the chorus while sounding very melodic, you can still hear and feel the anger behind Phil's voice. The break towards the middle of the song where Phil's vocals pan left and right with the guitars sounds really cool as well. The acoustic ending of the song is one of my favorite sections of the CD too, Ben wrote that in the back of the bus one night and liked it so much he just recorded it with his phone and sent it to Mark (the producer) and asked him to drop it in. That's why it has that really distant and "telephone" kind of sound to it. It's also a great segue into "The Night Remains".
The Night Remains: This song is short but sweet. It gets it point across by being relentlessly heavy but filled with catchy hooks. The riffs remind me of an almost rock 'n roll death metal, kind of in the vein of Entombed. The beginning of the track is actually a mandolin that Ben played and then Mark threw a bunch of crazy effects on it to give it an eerie vibe. I like Phil’s vocals on this a lot, he did a good job of using hooks and catchy lyrical patterns to suite the music.
Devoid: We didn't do an instrumental track on "A New Era of Corruption" and everyone like "Of Legions" from "This Is Exile" so much we decided to do another instrumental on this CD. The overall vibe of this song is very desolate and lonely sounding, which is why Phil called the track "Devoid". The piano intro leads into a very melodic yet crushing breakdown riff that is repeated in a way that is captivating. You can't help but nod your head along with this track.
Possibilities of an Impossible Existence: Another one of my favorites from this album, this song has a very depressing tone to it in my opinion. An overall theme of despair musically and lyrically. The song is relentless, from the driving opening riff that reminds me of Mastodon to the verse riff that pounds over and over again in the style of Meshuggah. The chorus in this song is much like the chorus to Dead Silence, it's melodic yet instead of angry, it's almost sad sounding. I like on this record how we were able to convey emotion not only through the vocals and lyrics, but with the instruments as well. The ending of the CD is the same piano part from the introduction of the CD. This was done on purpose to kind of tie the end to the beginning, to make the CD a "whole" rather than just stopping at the end.
'Whitechapel' is available for pre-order in exclusive bundle packages HERE.
Loudwire is hosting an exclusive stream of the single "I, Dementia" HERE.
In NEW WHITECHAPEL tour news, the band has just confirmed a string of dates with Hatebreed, All Shall Perish and Deez Nuts. The tour is scheduled to kick off September 13th in Clifton Park, NY and will run through October 12th in Detroit, MI. Tickets go on sale for fan club members Wednesday June 6th and for the general public on Friday June 8th. A complete list of dates can be found below.
Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with 'Whitechapel' the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake.
The album was engineered and mixed by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver), who also handled production duties alongside the band. The album artwork was created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers Group with art direction provided by WHITECHAPEL.
WHITECHAPEL filmed a series of videos during the recording process of the NEW album. The first video in the series provides an in depth look at the drum tracking process for the album and can be viewed HERE. The second installment focuses on the recording of the guitar parts for the new album and is available for viewing HERE. The third video focuses on the vocal tracking process and can be viewed HERE.
The first single from Whitechapel entitled "Hate Creation" is available for streaming exclusively HERE.
Whitechapel Tracklisting:
1) Make it Bleed
2) Hate Creation
3) (Cult)uralist
4) I, Dementia
5) Section 8
6) Faces
7) Dead Silence
8) The Night Remains
9) Devoid
10) Possibilities of an Impossible Existence
Don't forget that WHITECHAPEL will be making their return to North
American this summer as part of the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM
FESTIVAL! Here is the complete list of tour dates:
6/30 – San Bernardino, CA
7/1 – San Francisco, CA
7/3 – Seattle, WA
7/6 – Phoenix, AZ
7/7 – Albuquerque, NM
7/8 – Denver, CO
7/10 – Dallas, TX
7/11 – Houston, TX
7/13 – Tampa, FL
7/14 – Atlanta, GA
7/15 – Indianapolis, IN
7/18 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/20 – St. Louis, MO
7/21 – Chicago, IL
7/22 – Detroit, MI
7/24 – Cincinnati, OH
7/25 – Cleveland, OH
7/27 – Philadelphia, PA
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA
7/29 – Washington, DC
7/31 – Saratoga, NY
8/1 – Buffalo, NY
8/3 – Boston, MA
8/4 – Scranton, PA
8/5 – Hartford, CT
WHITECHAPEL with HATEBREED, ALL SHALL PERISH & DEEZ NUTS:
- Thu/Sep 13: Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
- Fri/Sep 14: Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
- Sat/Sep 15: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
- Sun/Sep 16: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- Mon/Sep 17: Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
- Tue/Sep 18: Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
- Wed/Sep 19: Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
- Thu/Sep 20: Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
- Fri/Sep 21: Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
- Sat/Sep 22: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
- Sun/Sep 23: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House
- Mon/Sep 24: Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory Concert House
- Tue/Sep 25: Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
- Wed/Sep 26: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
- Thu/Sep 27: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
- Fri/Sep 28: San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
- Sat/Sep 29: Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theater
- Sun/Sep 30: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
- Mon/Oct 01: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
- Wed/Oct 03: Austin, TX @ Emo's East
- Thu/Oct 04: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
- Fri/Oct 05: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
- Sat/Oct 06: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
- Sun/Oct 07: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
- Mon/Oct 08: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
- Tue/Oct 09: Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
- Wed/Oct 10: Richmond, VA @ The National
- Thu/Oct 11: Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
- Fri/Oct 12: Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
AUGUST BURNS RED, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA & WHITECHAPEL:
- 26/10/12 – DE – Köln – Underground
- 28/10/12 – BE – Brussels – AB
- 30/10/12 – DE – Hamburg – Markthalle
- 31/10/12 – DE – Münster – Skaters Palace
- 01/11/12 – DK – Aarhus – Voxhall
- 02/11/12 – SE – Gothenburg – Brewhouse
- 05/11/12 – SE – Stockholm – Klubben
- 06/11/12 – SE – Malmö – KB
- 03/11/12 – NO – Oslo – Fabrikken
- 07/11/12 – DK – Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
- 08/11/12 – DE – Berlin – C-Club
- 09/11/12 – DE – Chemnitz – Südbahnhof
- 10/11/12 – PL – Warsaw – Progresja
- 11/11/12 – PL – Krakow – Kwadrat
- 13/11/12 – DE – Frankfurt – Batschkapp
- 14/11/12 – DE – München – Backstage Halle
- 16/11/12 – CH – Zürich – Komplex
- 17/11/12 – IT – Milan – Tunnel Club
- 18/11/12 – DE – Karlsruhe – Substage
- 19/11/12 – FR – Paris – Le Bataclan
Swedish progressive Death Metal band Opeth recently released their 10th studio album titled "Heritage", which was released on September 20 (via Roadrunner Records). Additionally, the band is currently on a massive North American tour with fellow Swedish countrymen Katatonia.
Here is vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth breaking down the band's new album, "Heritage", a third video will be added soon!
The band recently released a video for their first single 'The Devil's Orchard', taken from their 10th studio album titled "Heritage", which was released on September 20 (via Roadrunner Records).
Directed by the award-winning New York City-based photographer Phil Mucci, who had previously directed KORN's video for 'Oildale', the video will definitely captivate the eyesight of the legions of Opeth fans all over the world.
On November 1st, 2011, Thrash Metal titans Megadeth are releasing their 13th studio album appropriately titled TH1RT3EN via Roadrunner Records. Here is the track-listing of one of the most anticipated records of 2011.
CD track listing:
01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
05. Guns, Drugs & Money
06. Never Dead
07. New World Order
08. Fast Lane
09. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium Of The Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13
Here is a track by track breakdown by Megadeth's bassist Dave Ellefson, courtesy of MusicRadar.com.
1) "Sudden Death":
Ellefson: "This is a track that was being worked on when I rejoined the band. I came in on a Friday, I played my part on a Saturday, and on Monday we put out the press release that I was back in MEGADETH. So this song represents a real homecoming for me. Musically, I wanted to combine a New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and a thrash style in my bass playing. There's some great rhythmic work going on, particularly in the intro, and the riff, especially towards the end, gives me a chance to move up an octave and create tension underneath the guitars. All by itself, it's a very exciting song. But when I think about what it represents, it's deep on an emotional level."
2) "Public Enemy No. 1":
Ellefson: "We started writing this song during a soundcheck in Croatia last year, and we finished it in Vienna, Austria a short while later. Funnily enough, earlier this year we wrote another song on the record called 'Never Dead' in the same venue in Austria. So that place has magic in it. Again, it's another New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-type song, at least as far as what I do. I loved the early DEF LEPPARD records, and I'm copping a bit of a Rick Savage bass approach on it. I really tried to write around the vocals. I love to hear as much of the band, especially the vocals, when I record a bass part. As a player, I want to be the mortar between the blocks that glue the building together. Once the vocal melody developed, Johnny [K, producer] and I worked with Dave [Mustaine, guitar/vocals], and that allowed me to put down a strong bass part. It was a fun way to record. I had a lot of note choices available to me, and there's a cool moving bassline in the B section of the verse as well as the chorus. As a listener, none of that matters, but hopefully, you'll feel the song jump."
3) "Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)":
Ellefson: “This is some of my favorite kind of bass playing. In a not very obvious way, it harkens back to a kind of punk-rock style of picking.
“I went at it with a lot of fervor and tried not to overthink what I was doing. My main goal was to lock in with the drums. It’s a blazing song. Total attitude, lots of fun.”
4) "We The People":
Ellefson: “This song is like riff-mania. Dave has a great ability to write a fantastic array of riffs, and he’s a master at compiling them to create a song. He writes a riff, then he writes another riff, and when you think he can’t come up with another one, he does so – and then he puts them all together.
“Anybody who loves amazing Megadeth riffs will really be into We The People. It’s a total explosion of great parts.”
5) "Guns, Drugs & Money":
Ellefson: “I can’t even tell you how happy I am that we have a song that is made up of one riff. [laughs] That’s not always easy to do. I know a lot of metal fans don’t like Green Day, but I think they’re masters of the one-riff song. That’s what we did here, and it works beautifully.
“It’s so punk rock, the one-riff idea. The Ramones did it on so many of their songs - maybe all of them. When I heard Dave play this part, I knew that was all we needed. The band shifted dynamics in the chorus, Dave played around with the vocal melody…and it was a song!
“Many of our tracks are quite complex; that’s probably something a lot of our fans like about what we do. The genius of Guns, Drugs & Money, however, is in its simplicity.”
6) "Never Dead":
Ellefson: "When Dave first played me this riff, I was floored. It was so violent and in your face, it reminded me of the 'Peace Sells' album. In particular, it sounded a little like 'Good Mourning/Black Friday', but in a great new way. I loved it. What's funny is, Dave forgot about it for a while. We got together earlier this year to work on some stuff, and I reminded him about this one, and he couldn't remember it. Fortunately, he had recorded it on his BlackBerry, so he was able to find it. As soon as we all started playing it for real, we were like four little kids jumping around a room. It's such a strong riff. It's so huge, you can't help but get crazy when you hear it."
7) "New World Order":
Ellefson: “This one goes way back. We wrote it on the Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991 and made a demo of it for Countdown To Extinction, but it didn’t fit on that album for whatever reason. So it sat on the shelf all these years – however, it was included on the remixed and remastered Youthanasia record.
“Shawn Drover really pushed to have New World Order be on this record. Of all the songs that have never been officially released as formal master recordings, he really thought it was ready.
“It’s such an old-school thrash tune. We re-recorded it, and I think we improved the outro section for the solos. Dave updated some parts and made them more violent. It’s so cool! [laughs] Here we are, 20 years later, finally getting the song right and made into a master recording.”
8) "Fast Lane":
Ellefson: “Fast Lane was a funny one. As a bass player, it was all about learning some fancy licks, going into the studio and having the producer say, ‘Man, can’t you just play some eighth notes?’ [laughs]
“This song was me hunkering down and knocking it out and making my wrist a fulcrum. I'm just playing eighth notes, sixteenth notes, holding down the fort. I got going and locked in with the drums, and pretty soon, I didn't even know the tune was over – I was in the zone.
“Another cool driving song. You put this one on in your car, and you’re flying.”
9) "Black Swan":
Ellefson: “Black Swan had been recorded and not officially released during my time away from the band. When I heard it, it was one of my favorite tunes, and I could never figure out why it was never put out there. [laughs]
“I love the melody, the lyrics, the whole vibe. It was written before the movie Black Swan, so it has nothing to do with that - although people might naturally assume that's the case.
"I was really happy that Johnny K picked Black Swan out and said we should finish it up. As a listener, it really gets me.”
10) "Wrecker":
Ellefson: “This has one of the wittiest and funniest set of lyrics. I know Dave’s words are sometimes kind of dark, but Wrecker represents more of the humorous side to him.
“The riff is massive. It’s one of those parts where the whole band just rallied around and dug in and blew the house down. Some riffs are good, others are great, and then there’s riffs that just rock your world. Wrecker is the last example.”
11) "Millenium Of The Blind":
Ellefson: “Funnily enough, another song that was started in 1991. I don't know what it was about 1991. Anyway, a demo was made, but it was never released. We only had a few minutes of it on tape, so it needed some development. Dave and Johnny K really brought it up and made it into a full-length song.
“I’m glad they took the time with it, because it always had the startings of greatness, but it was never nurtured properly. Now it’s lived up to its promise.
“A lot of our stuff has to sit for a while. A great idea is a great idea, and if you come back to it, there’s gotta be a reason. I’m glad this song’s time has finally come.”
12) "Deadly Nightshade":
Ellefson: “Originally, the riff was written during the sessions for Youthanasia, or maybe Cryptic Writings. It’s been around for a while. See what I mean? Some of our stuff has to sit for a while.
“I’m so happy that the riff matured into a complete song – it's so menacing. [laughs] I seem to recall playing the basis for the song in Rome, Italy, during a soundcheck, and I remember seeing the janitor and the popcorn lady turning around and getting into it. That meant something to me.
“When you get right down to it, that’s the true test of a great song. Plenty of people will tell you something is cool, but if you can get the janitor and the popcorn lady at a venue rocking out to an unfinished song, come on, then you know it’s cool!” [laughs]
13) "13":
Ellefson: “It really epitomizes the story of Megadeth. Before starting the record, Johnny K had read Dave’s autobiography, and I think that helped him understand Dave’s psyche, as well as what Megadeth is all about.
“As the song was being developed musically, the words started to spill out onto the page, largely from Johnny’s conversations with Dave. If you ever wanted to hear a song that summed up the arc of Megadeth as a band, 13 is it.
“Chris Broderick did a great job with the acoustic and clean-sounding electric guitars. As a bassist, I love playing to those kinds of tones. They’re very open, and they let me be creative with the licks and the lines. It’s like bass playing from the 1970s, or even the ‘60s. James Jamerson, the great Motown bassist – I definitely tried to cop some of his groove, a very flowing style.
“The song ends on such a high. Megadeth hasn’t had a big, theatrical kind of song since In My Darkest Hour, so now we’ve got another one with 13. It’s the perfect ending to a great album.”
Vinyl track listing:
Side A:
01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
Side B:
01. Guns, Drugs & Money
02. Never Dead
03. New World Order
Side C:
01. Fast Lane
02. Black Swan
03. Wrecker
Side D:
01. Millennium Of the Blind
02. Deadly Nightshade
03. 13
Here is an interview we conducted with drummer Shawn Drover, in which we discuss the bands new album, the Big 4 and more!
Here is our Big Four 4 special, featuring Megadeth!
Tour-dates:
Latin American tour:
11/9 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Cubierto Malvinas
11/10 - Estadio Cubierto Malvinas - Buenos Aires, Argentina
11/12 - Maquinaria Festival, Club Hipico - Santiago, Chile
11/14 - SWU Music & Arts Festival - Sao Paulo, Brazil
11/16 - Jose Cuervo Salon - Mexico City, Mexico
11/17 - Jose Cuervo Salon - Mexico City, Mexico
11/19 - H&H Metal Fest, Calle 2 - Guadalajara, Mexico
11/20 - Banamex Auditorium - Monterrey, Mexico
Machine Head have wrapped up the production of their seventh studio album titled "Unto the Locust" (to be released on September 26/27, 2011 via Roadrunner Records). The band is currently destroying stages at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Recently, their guitar master Phil Demmel was interviewed by the Denver alt-weekly Westword and he was asked to give a track-by-track breakdown of "Unto The Locust". Here it is!
- "I Am Hell," the opener, is actually a sonata. It's a song in three parts, and it's a pyromaniac song. You know, it's the most brutal song Machine Head has ever written. It's got to at least be eight minutes long. So, it starts off with... you know, I'm not going to break down the music too much. I mean its still pretty early before the record comes out, but it's a three part tune.
- "Be Still in Now," which is, uh, kind of a few riffs that I threw together, that kind of got shelved for a minute, got put away, and got brought back from the dead when I came in one day and those guys were kind of jamming on it. It kind of got some chest compressions, and it got brought back to life. Epic jam. It's about struggle, and overcoming struggle, and knowing that the light at the end of the tunnel is only there if that light shines inside of you.
The title was... Like my grandmother handed down all of her grandchildren bible verses in all their Easter cards and Christmas cards. She used to sign one to each, and mine was Psalm 46, which is, "Be still, and know that I'm the Lord". Basically, be steadfast. Know that you will get through, and this shall pass. It kind of fit into the tune and kind of fit into the chorus. I mean, I got it tattooed on my arm around eight years ago. So, it's been kind of my mantra through my life. So, I'm really stoked that Rob chose to title the song that.
- "Locust" is a concept I came up with, based on a few people I have encountered in my life, just like everybody has: The type of person that just comes into your life under a different guise, under false pretenses, to befriend you, be your buddy, be your man, be on your team, or, you know, to be your lover or whatever. Their goal is just to soak up all your resources and just to drain you of all you've got, whatever you have to offer. Once they're discovered, they fly off into the next crop and drain that of everything. Yeah, it just feels like hell.
- "This is the End" is a burner, one of the faster Machine Head songs ever [laughter]. Rob and David got together, and we took a break from everything after touring for three years. We took about a six-month break, got back together and wrote this song. It's really fast. Kind of a Death Metal song, but it's got the classical sound like a Death Metal tune. The whole record has kind of neo-classical feel to it. The song, Rob's going to have to describe the lyrics. It's basically about people kind of living and not being able to accept present times and moving on to things.
- "Darkest of Day": this song is probably the biggest departure of our record, in terms of when we did on "Innocence Denied" on Through The Ashes. It's kind of a ballad, with acoustic guitars. This one I'm going to leave up to something of a surprise. All of my friends that aren't kind of into Metal say, "Damn, is that you guys?" It's a beautiful, beautiful song. Still heavy, but us growing as musicians. It has my favorite, the best solo I've ever done for this band, so far, dripping with emotion. I'll leave it at that.
- "Pearls Before Swine" is a song about addiction. It was a song without lyrics really for a while, without a concept. We kind of came up with an idea to write about addicts and addiction, when talking to each other and watching Breaking Bad episodes to kind of catch up and start again to see it. [laughter] It's not a song about hope. It's just a song about about being in the throes of addiction, in its claws, and a lot of my lyrics are in there. So, there's a lot of descriptive thoughts of addiction. It's not a song of hope for sure. It's not "Stairway to Heaven." It's not a song of hope for sure.
- And the last song is a song called "Who We Are," which is another song that Rob wrote. He and Dave kind of had it before I started writing for the record. I took some time off last year to deal with some personal stuff. This one and the other one I talked about earlier are the two that Rob had already written and brought. You know, he had all this music pouring out of him, and he had to get it out...so. Yeah, I don't know really how to describe those two, so I'm going to refrain from doing that.
Here is a video of Machine Head performing "Locust" at these years Mayhem Fest:
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL TOUR DATES:
7/19 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Maryland Heights, MO (St. Louis, MO)
7/20 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
7/22 - Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA (Boston, MA)
7/23 - Parc Jean-Drapeau - (Heavy MTL) - Montreal, QC
7/24 - Comcast Theatre - Hartford, CT
7/26 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY
7/27 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
7/29 - First Niagara Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA (Pittsburgh, PA)
7/30 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA (Washington DC)
7/31 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
8/2 – Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach - Virginia Beach, VA
8/3 - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC
8/5 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL (Chicago IL)
8/6 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI (Detroit, MI)
8/7 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis, IN)
8/9 - Zoo Amphitheatre - Oklahoma City, OK
8/10 – Gexa Energy Pavilion - Dallas, TX
8/12 - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood - Atlanta, GA
8/13 - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL
8/14 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL
Soundwave Revolution 2011 with VAN HALEN / ALICE COOPER / BAD RELIGION / HOLE / MACHINE HEAD & MORE!
09.24 - Brisbane, QLD - RNA Showgrounds
09.25 - Sydney, NSW - Old Kings Oval, Parramatta Park
09.30 - Melbourne, VIC - Tabcorp Park, Melton
10.01 - Adelaide, SA - Showgrounds
10.03 - Perth, WA - Arena, Joondalup
South American Tour-Dates with Sepultura:
10/14 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Citibank Hall
10/15 - Curitiba, Brazil @ Master Hall
10/16 - Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Casa de Gaucho
10/21 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ El Teatro Flores
10/23 - Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Caupolican
