While initially formed in 2004, it was only in May 2010 that the formation of Soen was announced, its lineup consisting of former Opeth drummer Martin Lopez, ex-Death, Testament and Sadus bassist Steve DiGiorgio, Willowtree vocalist Joel Ekelöf and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis. The group's first song, "Fraccions", was released on the band's official website on October 2010. Their first video, for the song "Savia", was posted on their Facebook page on February 2012. Their second video is a moody acoustic version of the song "Ideate". The band's third video is for the song "Delenda".

Drummer Martin Lopez has described Soen's music as "melodic, heavy, intricate and very different than everything else." Their debut, Cognitive, was released in February 2012 to positive critical reception, the members' technical proficiency receiving most praise, though many reviewers noted extreme stylistic similarities to the music of Tool.

Martin Lopez commented on the Tool similarity: "We are inspired by Tool but I consider them not only a band but a genre. Besides that, I really don’t think there’s anything to argue about, we make good music whoever it would remind you of. Some people tend to dislike rather than like and are looking for faults instead of seeing music for what it is, good or bad".

For those of you who missed the latest incarnation of Death To All on their previous tour last year, you’ve now been given a second chance. Although the members are different the idea remains the same, this time round on The Symbolic Tour we’ve got Bobby Koelble the original guitarist as well as the power house that is Gene Hoglan on drums and the infamous Steve DiGiorgio death metal’s most prominent bassist, filling for Chuck is Max Phelps after his brilliant performance.

Not only will the band be touring the Symbolic album, arguably Death’s most celebrated album but DTA have incredible support in tow, with Loudblast and death metal rumblers Abysmal Dawn.

The influence of Symbolic among the death metal community is immeasurable, single handedly the most melodic that band has been, with phenomenal song writing melding the perfect amount of ferocity with memorable vocal lines. Making it in my opinion the most accessible of all Death albums, instead of its technicality driven predecessor and the progressive jump on Death’s final release The Sound of Perseverance. Make sure that you get yourself down to one of these shows as there will more than likely not be another opportunity like this!

27/02/2015 – DE – Bochum

28/02/2015 – NL Eindhoven 

01/03/2015 – BE – Antwerp

02/03/2015 – UK – London

03/03/2015 – IR – Dublin

04/03/2015 – UK – Manchester

05/03/2015 – FR – Paris 

06/03/2015 – CH – Zurich

07/03/2015 – DE – Munchen

08/-3/2015 – DE – Ludwigsburg

09/03/2015 – IT – Milan

11/03/2015 – AT – Salzburg 

12/03/2015 – AT – Wien

13/03/2015 – PL – Cracov

14/03/2015 – PL – Gdansk

15/03/2015 – PL – Warsaw

16/03/2015 – DE – Berlin

17/03/2015 – DE- Wurzbur

18/03/2015 – DE – Hamburg 

19/03/2015 – SE – Gothenburg

20/03/2015 – SE – Stockholm

21/03/2015 – NO – Oslo

22/03/2015 – DL – Copenhagen

Richmond, Virginia's IRON REAGAN are true road warriors. After just wrapping up an extensive North American run (with Napalm Death, Voivod and Exhumed), the band has a quick break before heading over for their first-ever Australian tour, after which they will go back to the States for more US shows and then head over to Europe for a tour here.
Bassist Land Phil on touring Europe: "I am very excited to bring IRON REAGAN to all you crazy head bangers across the ocean. We have been busy as hell these past two years touring the US and Canada and have yet to get the opportunity to go overseas and play in front of some of the greatest audiences in the world. Prepare for some raging, out of control, cross-over insanity!"
Iron Reagan released their sophomore full-length The Tyranny of Will via Relapse Records last year along with the viral video directed by Whitey McConnaughy (Red Fang, ZZ Top) for the song "Miserable Failure" .  Watch the video here and stream the full album here .

European tour dates:
April 30 - Dunkerque, FR - Les 4 Ecluses
May 01 - Meerhout, BE - Groezrock Festival
May 02 - Nantes, FR - Nantes Hardcore Festival
May 04 - Bourg en Bresse, FR - La Tannerie
May 05 - Schweiz, DE - TBC
May 06 - Koln, DE - Underground
May 07 - Osnabruck, DE - Bastard Club
May 08 - Berlin, DE - Cassiopeia
May 09 - Andernach, DE - JUZ Live Club
Jun 18 - Copenhagen, DK - Copenhell Festival
Jun 19 - Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
Jun 20 - Hiausterdyk, NL - Dokk'em Open Air Festival
Jun 21 - Clisson, France - Hellfest Festival
Jun 23 - Lyon, FR - Warm Audio
Jun 24 - Sadenia, IT - TBA
Jun 25 - Milano, Italy - Solomacello Festival
Jun 26 - Roma, IT - Traffic Club
Jun 27 - Bologna, IT - Freakout Club
Jun 28 - Nova Gorica, SK - Mostovna
Jul 01 - Antwerpen, BE - TBA
Jul 02 - Tilburg, NL - Hall of Fame
Jul 03 - Munster, DE - Vainstream
Jul 04 - Tabor, CZ - Mighty Sounds Festival
Jul 08 - Bristol, UK - The Exchange
Jul 09 - Newcastle, UK - Think Tank
Jul 10 - Glasgow, UK - Audio
Jul 11 - Manchester, UK - Star & Garter
Jul 12 - London, UK - The Underworld (co-headline w/ Terrorizer LA)
Jul 16 - Giedrius, LT - Devilstone Festival
Jul 17 - Viveiro, ES - Resurrection Festival
Jul 18 - Albi, France - Xtreme Festival

Fronted by the venomously lyrical Tony Foresta (Municipal Waste), on paper IRON REAGAN is a Richmond, Virginia super group (the band also features Phil Hall of Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse, etc. as well as Ryan Parrish formerly of Darkest Hour together with members of Mammoth Grinder).
In other IRON REAGAN news lead singer Tony Foresta has released a brand of signature hot sauce called "Liquid Arson".  A collaboration with the renowned Tears of Joy Hot Sauce brand, Tony's hot sauce is a mosh pit in your mouth with a 9 out of 10 heat rating and is available for purchase  here .


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After the successful album release of THULCANDRA’s new album Ascension Lost (Napalm Records) the guys from Germany have now premiered a new music video for the track “The Second Fall”!

THULCANDRA front man Steffen Kummerer’s distinct voice, including his ominous screams, meshes flawlessly with darkly majestic riffs, atmospheric leads, and frantic percussion. Check out the video here!

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SATYRICON taps Oslo Faenskap and Vredehammer to support the "The Dawn Of A New Age 2015" tour in April.
SATYRICON has always supported the Norwegian underground scene and will bring two potent new Norwegian bands our with them in April.

Oslo Faenskap is a young band signed to Indie Recording. Their self released album "Give credits where credits is due", was produced by Anders Odden (Cadaver, Magenta, Order, Satyricon). This album got the attention of Indie Recordings, and they are currently working on their record label debut.
They have supported various acts such as Mayhem, Kvelertak, Avenged Sevenfold and SATYRICON on gigs in Norway. They mix all kinds of metal into their own blend and bring on a potent live show.

Vredehammer is fronted by Per Valla who has been involved with various extreme metal bands in the past such as Allfader and Elite. Their latest album, "Vinteroffer", was nominated in the best metal album category at the Norwegian Spellemannprisen this year. They have one foot in the old school and one in the modern extreme metal category. Vredehammer is a name to look out for.

SATYRICON  "The Dawn Of A New Age 2015" tour in April:

04.04.2015 NL – Nijmegen / Doornroosje
05.04.2015 FR – Oignies / Le Metaphone
06.04.2015 FR – Paris / La Machine
07.04.2015 UK – Manchester / Sound Control
08.04.2015 UK – London / Scala
10.04.2015 BEL – Durbuy / Durbuy Rock Festival
11.04.2015 GER – Bochum / Matrix
12.04.2015 GER – Wiesbaden / Schlachthof
13.04.2015 CZ – Prag / Akropolis
15.04.2015 GER – Munich / Bachstage Halle
16.04.2015 CH – Pratteln / Z7
17.04.2015 FR – Montbéliard / Impetus Festival
18.04.2015 IT – Pordenone / Deposito Giordano
19.04.2015 AT – Vienna / Szene
21.04.2015 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
22.04.2015 GER – Berlin / SO36
23.04.2015 GER – Leipzig / Werk 2
24.04.2015 GER – Hamburg / Markthalle
25.04.2015 SE – Malmö / KB
26.04.2015 SE – Stockholm / Nalen

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Norwegian Black Metal legends SATYRICON have signed a worldwide deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records for release of their upcoming DVD Live At The Opera!

Mastermind Satyr about the story behind Live At The Opera:

“The whole thing started with us doing one song, “To The Mountains” a year and a half before the actual show. We performed at a closed event in the main hall of the opera with the Royal Norwegian Opera Chorus. It was very inspirational. I then said to the conductor that I would love to do a whole show like this. He loved the idea, I was serious about it, and he was serious about it.

We spent approximately one and a half year working with composer and arranger Kjetil Bjerkestrand on the choral arrangements. When I picked songs, I was not necessarily looking at only songs suitable for choral arrangements or typical in the Satyricon live set. For me, it had to be a combination. If you look at songs like “Die By My Hand”, it`s pretty obvious we`ll want to use a choir for that because it has a choir on the record too. On the other hand, there were other things I had to consider. For example, “K.I.N.G.” is probably the most famous Satyricon song ever – and not necessarily a song I can imagine with choral arrangements. But just because people hear it more or less the same way always, I thought it would be interesting to take that song and give it a totally different vibe for this one time. And it`s also interesting to see if we can work it around the structure of a song that is more or less straightforward.

For something that we planned for so long, put so much work into, and something this unique – of course it would be nice to film it and record it. But I made it very clear to the people around Satyricon that I`m not going to turn this into a recording session where you can buy tickets.When you hear or or watch this recording you should feel like you're there.

This is not “Satyricon – Best Of from the Opera”, this is a show! The perfect parts need to go in there, but also the parts that are not so perfect. That`s the nature of it, that`s the real deal. It's not a live album. It's a celebration of what Satyricon stands for as a band.”

Live At The Opera is set to be released in Europe on May 1st & on May 5th 2015 in North America via Napalm Records. This upcoming release will contain the full performance DVD and double CD of this exclusive and very special concert by the legendary Satyricon.

Watch a preview of Live At The Opera here!

To celebrate their upcoming DVD release, SATYRICON will be hitting the road for an extensive European tour. Catch them live on the following dates:

21.02.2015 NOR – Bergen / Blastfest
04.04.2015 NL – Nijmegen / Doornroosje
05.04.2015 FR – Oignies / Le Metaphone
06.04.2015 FR – Paris / La Machine
07.04.2015 UK – Manchester / Sound Control
08.04.2015 UK – London / Scala
10.04.2015 BEL – Durbuy / Durbuy Rock Festival
11.04.2015 GER – Bochum / Matrix
12.04.2015 GER – Wiesbaden / Schlachthof
13.04.2015 CZ – Prag / Akropolis
15.04.2015 GER – Munich / Bachstage Halle
16.04.2015 CH – Pratteln / Z7
17.04.2015 FR – Montbéliard / Impetus Festival
18.04.2015 IT – Pordenone / Deposito Giordano
19.04.2015 AT – Vienna / Szene
21.04.2015 PL – Warsaw / Progresja
22.04.2015 GER – Berlin / SO36
23.04.2015 GER – Leipzig / Werk 2
24.04.2015 GER – Hamburg / Markthalle
25.04.2015 SE – Malmö / KB
26.04.2015 SE – Stockholm / Nalen
19.06.2015 FR – Clisson / Hellfest

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