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  RED CALLING release their single/video "TORTURE". The female-fronted band Red Calling is a modern/metal hard rock quartet with a slight trigger pull on the side of an electronic metal-based in Tampa, FL, Red Calling has a collaborative sound and stadium-level volume that electrifies its audiences. Lending their unique uptake on metal on their latest release, "Torture", the listener is tantalized by the strings, and then in full cock loaded gears it grinds the explosion of vocalist Jessica Pons. "Torture" leads the listener closer to throwing the metal horns over and over again. Clearly, Red Calling is here to drop their solid metal sound right where it belongs... in a stadium of metalheads. The band features Jessica Pons on vocals, guitar, and keys; Javier Pons on lead guitar and synth; Deven Starr on drums; and Luis Pons on bass and synth. Check out the video for "Torture" below: Hard Rockers Red Calling has debuted their new single a...

Sonically there is something different here, whether it provokes or invokes an emotion, a beat, an attitude, "Disco Kills" delivers from beginning to end. The vocals arouse the groove calls and are all timely matched with the sex appeal of the band. Add their storytelling video and in its completion "Disco Kills" leads to some cool rock n roll. "Disco Kills" has been produced to create a message in a way that only true rock can. A solid vibe, and a direct correlating throb that grinds this single and delivers. A single written to make you want to turn it up loud and play it on repeat. Purchase, download or stream 'Disco Kills':  http://smarturl.it/discokills Check out the video for the song below: David Harris: '“Disco Kills” was one of those songs that came really quickly once I started writing the music for it. I always loved those old-school huge-sounding Black Sabbath/Mountain/Aerosmith/Rolling Stones riffs & I always want to write s...

  Laang 冷 (Terror black metal from Taiwan) releases single Dongshang 冻伤 in anticipation of the upcoming release of their full album “Xinteng 心疼” on Talheim Records in July 2021. The lyric video is now available on YouTube, and full streaming available on all major music streaming platforms. Watch the lyric video below: https://youtu.be/T7XczywadIM   Laang 冷, based in Keelung City 基隆市 Taiwan is born from horrifying experiences of what lies beyond life by the band’s frontman 楊海濤 during a near-death experience when shot. While medically dead, 海濤 experienced what he can best describe as “a place beyond Hell”, a world of incomprehensible terror and desolation beyond explanation. The music of Laang 冷 represents the crushing terror and the misery associated with this event. The band’s iconic musical style combines aggressive and non-canonical black metal riffing with melancholic melodies, tortured vocals performed in Mandarin Chinese, dark orchestras, and traditional erhu in...

It's the news we've all been waiting for - The Quireboys' A Bit of What You Fancy Anniversary Edition is confirmed to land on 2nd July initially with the CDs, and then Blue Vinyls 6 weeks after that. In addition, the lead single, 7 O'Clock, is set to be released on 18th June as a double A-Side, featuring both the brand new studio version and a superb live version recorded at London's prestigious O2 Forum, Kentish Town. A brand new video will accompany the single too. This studio re-recording of their iconic first album will reflect the current Gypsy Rock n Roll sound of The Quireboys, and prove to be powerful, inspirational and full of all the quality of a modern-day recording. Over the next few days and weeks, we will be spreading the word once more about this stunning album, with the aim to get the lads into the charts where they deserve to be - with the aim to make the release hit the national top 10 This is a must for all Quireboys fans worldwide and will be ava...

  “Feed The Moon” was produced by Billy Graziadei (Biohazard), mixed by Michael Patterson (Nine Inch Nails), and mastered by Maor Applebaum (Faith No More). List to the album: https://ffm.to/feedthemoon Yard of Blondes was first noticed in 2013 by legendary KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. Already acclaimed by the press, the band made many appearances on national television in Europe. The singles “ You and I & I ”, “Lowland ”, “ Do you need more? ” and “ Hummingbird ” are continuously played on radio stations worldwide. “The latest American single from Yard of Blondes, "Hummingbird" is a heady little bit of alt rock, stuffed with guitars with clever riffs and a refreshing Seventies patina.” —Rolling Stone magazine Limited vinyl edition  also available. Yard Of Blondes will play the full album in livestream, from the Firewater Studios , in Los Angeles, on Saturday, May 22. https://www.facebook.com/YOBmusic https://www.yardofblondes.com/ https://linktr.ee/yardofblondes

  After the forced stop due to the pandemic, KLOGR are coming back. They are ready to resume the songwriting session for the new album, suspended last September. The band also announces a new line up, welcoming (back) Filippo De Pietri as the new drummer. He was actually Klogr first drummer, who collaborated with Rusty on the band's debut album "Till You Decay" back in 2011. Rusty comments “We have tried to write music in different ways using technology but it is not our universe. I found myself in the studio with Fil and jamming together, that natural musical affinity immediately resurfaced. The next album will certainly be an emotional and instinctive album." Klogr are getting ready to be back on the road again both in selected festivals and headline shows, and confirm their collaboration with K2 Music Management who will work on the band's upcoming activities. Check out the 'Guinea Pigs' drums playthrough video with the new drummer: Stay tuned and foll...

  Rockshots Records is proud to announce their latest signing of Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence for the release of their next album "Timegate Anathema" due out in October 2021. The band comments: "We hope fans will be excited as we are for this new record. It is the most complete and refined album we made so far, and we think that the introduction of new elements and musical inspirations will attract new ones. We plan for it to be a heavy and romantic experience." Recorded at The Groove Factory (Udine, Italy) and Line/Out Studio (Milano, Italy) with mixing and mastering by Michele Guaitoli (Visions of Atlantis, Temperance, Kaledon), "Timegate Anathema" will feature ten tracks of symphonic and power prog metal plus will see the band introduce new elements and experimentation into their sound. The album goes from power metal songs like "The Way Of Time" and "My Soul Sad Until Death" to heavy and dark ones like "Rain and ...

  MICHAL GRALL – musician from Poland, known from such bands as SINISTER (legendary Netherdlands Death Metal band), UNBLESSED DIVINE (band with ex-Malevolent Creation (US) singer), TRAUMA (Polish Death Metal act) – is now scheduling tons of new music, projects seeking wordwide attention and domination. Here is what Michal reveals of his planning in the nearest future: UNBLESSED DIVINE (Dark as Hell Death Metal) Full album is planned for Q4 2021 and will be released via Massacre Records The Exalted One video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo8nMGYrnlw   THE BLACK DISORDER (Black Metal) We have just recorded full length with my Black Metal vocals and some keys and solos, lyric video coming up, then the release, yet unsigned Kneel! video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5pAkOlSKd8 MANSLAUGHTER (Death/Black) 3rd album (followup from 2013 „Earthborn Daemon” will feature a cold Black/Death stuff Earthborn Daemon video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhAsOo8d67Q ...

  Brazilian melodic metal LASTING MAZE performed on April 24th at Festival Desérticas II, where they released their second EP, "Thunder". Vocalist Grazy Mesquita commented on the event: "We were looking for the right date to release our new EP "Thunder", and the festival festival gave us an excellent opportunity to do it. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we produced a great audiovisual content for the festival that was shown in a pre-recorded format, those were the videos from the 'Lockdown Sessions' version of the songs 'Thunder', 'Kosmos' and 'Destiny (Carry On)', all songs belonging are taken from our new EP. We had a wonderful team to produce these videos, Tiago Bampa was responsible for the location and filming, he is a partner who has been producing our videos for a long time and always delivers an impeccable job. Polly Freitas and Adrienny RosWin were responsible for makeup and costumes. For each video there was a change of co...

  Memphis, TN quintet S.A.M (aka Savage After Midnight) have released an intense action video for scorching track “Remedy” featuring Asking Alexandria’s Danny Worsnop on Guest Vocals. The video was shot in and around Jacksonville, Florida with Director Christian Lawrence over 2 days. S.A.M.’s Shi Eubank explains “Danny and I had a VERY rough concept of what we wanted to say in visual form for “Remedy” but decided that letting the concepts organically come to life was the way to go. I flew down to Jacksonville with Christian, some gear and away we went creating. Taking a less scripted approach to a video was actually a super cool experience, and it all just worked”. Worsnop says “We let the whole concept be a meeting of minds, going in with nearly nothing scripted and using what we had in the moment to piece it together on the fly. It was a really special opportunity to push and test ourselves, while spending time with friends trying to make something unique we could be proud ...

  Vokonis' fourth studio album ”Odyssey” is out now. More dynamically diverse than ever, the album's 6 new tracks feature guest musician Per Wiberg (Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, Kamchatka) on Keyboard. "Odyssey" is Vokonis' first true prog-record A record for the new decade. After the success of Vokonis' critically acclaimed third album ”Grasping Time” (2019), Vokonis immediately went into recording more material. With the goal set to further expand the prog landscape, Vokonis crafted recordings that are more dynamically diverse and forward-thinking than ever before. The result is ”Odyssey”, the upcoming fourth studio album by Vokonis. Ranging from full-blown doom to melodically blissful passages, the new album features guest musician Per Wiberg (Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, Kamchatka) on Keyboard. With tangible prog- influences combined with stand-out choruses, the 6 tracks on ”Odyssey" further explores the sound that Vokonis introduced on 2019’s ”Grasping Tim...

  Rock act Above Only hail from Cincinnati, Ohio, and were formed by singer/songwriter Justin James and drummer Chad Yarger. Building off the success of their rock hits "Evil Never Sleeps" and "Change", which together generated millions of streams. Above Only are back with their new single 'Listen Friend'. The new song is taken from their yet to be released debut album "Darkness I Used to Know". ' Listen Friend' deals explicitly with depression, self-hate, and suicide. 'Listen Friend' is an anthemic rock hit that is hard-hitting both musically and lyrically. Listen to the new song below: https://www.facebook.com/aoband

  Leicester metal group Internal Conflict have revealed the first single and music video from their forthcoming highly anticipated new album 'A P O R I A'. 'Bleed The Sky' is a vital slice of British modern metal and demonstrates why the band are widely regarded as "ones to watch" on the underground metal scene, especially during these times of turbulent challenge and dramatic change. Watch the official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEUWSXIm_A   "We're living through times that feel like we are standing in the face of insurmountable obstacles. Some of us might feel betrayed and cast aside, but refusing to be defeated during extremely difficult times. 'Bleed The Sky' is a track drawn from some of my own past experiences, but ultimately it's a song for anyone that is facing demons and difficult times. They say it’s always darkest before the dawn, which only makes sense in hindsight." - Adam Kyle (lead vocals). Kyle's d...

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What happens when Brick-Metal-guy BEN BLUTZUKKER and Swedish Metal-Icon  SNOWY SHAW (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Notre Dame, Illwill, Dream  Evil, among others) team up for a joint single? The result is called METALHEAD and will not only musically pick up those who grew up with the metal of the 90s, but also remind them with its countless cross-references to the great bands of that time hidden in the lyrics! Of course, a Brickfilm music video with Lego and alternative bricks must not be missing for this single! Besides BEN BLUTZUKKER and SNOWY SHAW as minifigures, there are also a whole lot of Easter Eggs from the metal heydays of the 90s to discover! Who will find them all? Check out the Brickfilm Music Video for 'Metalhead' here or below  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nja84fxXivU Download & Stream 'Metalhead':  https://ben.blutzukker.com/Metalhead/ Webshop:  https://BenBlutzukker.bandcamp.com For more on Ben Blutzukker: https://ben.blutzukk...