CANNIBAL CORPSE, ENSIFERUM, AGALLOCH, WINTERFYLLETH

Upon the moors of ancient Albion, a cold wind of Black Metal fury has been roaring, growing steadily in pitch since its first stirrings back in 2007. England's own WINTERFYLLETH has pretty much branded English Black Metal into the flesh of the international map. The name WINTERFYLLETH is derived from the Old English for 'winter full moon', a moniker which brings about visions of frost amid foggy moors of naked trees, benighted and ancient. You are facing one of the greatest Black Metal bands from the old island...see them live at Party.San Metal Open Air 2015. 

For a band that has spent the last 15 years gracefully and aggressively testing the limits of the sound that heavy metal makes, Portland’s AGALLOCH have explored many ways. AGALLOCH have twisted Black Metal into a fabric of folk reverie, classical grandeur and atmospheric washes. There have been exultant harmonies and disembodied howls, chamber music interludes and industrial noise ruptures, gilded acoustic fantasies and barbaric electric marches. From the start, AGALLOCH created new ways to work these disparate elements into complicated prog-rock forms—song suites, lengthy tracks, uninterrupted albums—while maintaining momentum. See the band live at Party.San Metal Open Air 2015.

From the chilly Scandinavian homeland which they draw their inspiration, ENSIFERUM sits atop the heap of modern folk-metal bands. Along with other few genre standbys ENSIFERUM have built their reputation with heroic lyrics, power-metal riffs, and raspy guttural vocals. The band is well known for their very entertaining live shows and it´s about time that these northmen return to german soil. ENSIFERUM live at Party.San Metal Open Air 2015. 

Sometimes, a band can completely divide its fanbase right down the middle by making changes in their sound, or revising their identity altogether. They try new directions or sometimes ride the waves of popularity in what mainstream metal shifts towards. We feel like no one has ever had these sorts of problems with CANNIBAL CORPSE, in their quarter-century long career. Honestly, have these guys ever put out a bad album? If any Death Metal fan exists who isn’t into CANNIBAL CORPSE, (unbloody likely, but they could exist), you better do your homework. One of the greatest and biggest Death Metal bands around will play Party.San Metal Open Air 2015: CANNIBAL CORPSE.

Ya se acerca la recta final del concurso ‘ARF Rock Party’. Los seguidores del festival, tras emitir un total de 62.934 votos, eligieron entre las 1.076 bandas y solistas que se habían presentado al certamen. Ahora llega el momento de que el jurado elija al vencedor de cada una de las seis finales que se celebrarán en marzo. La final de Valencia cambia de sala a la Jerusalem y en Vitoria actuarán Sermond's en lugar de El Fabuloso Combo Espectro, que se retira por problemas de agenda.

El acceso a las finales es gratuito, a través de invitación. Las invitaciones para cada final podrán solicitarse a través del apartado Rock Party dentro de la web oficial de Azkena Rock Festival. El plazo de solicitud se abre en este momento y finalizará a las 13:00horas del viernes anterior a cada final. Para solicitar las invitaciones deberás completar un breve formulario con tus datos y la final a la que quieres asistir. Después, la organización del festival confirmará mediante correo electrónico la aceptación de la solicitud. Cada invitación es individual y sólo podrá solicitarse una por persona.

Finales ‘ARF Rock Party’

Viernes 13 de marzo
VITORIA-GASTEZ, Jimmy Jazz
20.30 Apertura de puertas
21.00 Malasiento
22.00 The Boo Devils
23.00 Sermond’s
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 13 de marzo

Sábado 14 de marzo
MÁLAGA, Eventual Music
21.00 Apertura de puertas
21.30 InBlauK
22.30 Sweethearts From America
23.30 Sniper Alley
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 13 de marzo

Viernes 20 de marzo
BARCELONA, Music Hall
19.30 Apertura de puertas
20.00 The Outside Hours
21.00 Twin Wolf
22.00 White Noise
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 20 de marzo

Sábado 21 de marzo
VALENCIA, Jerusalem
20.30 Apertura de puertas
21.00 Stereozone
22.00 Rosy Finch
23.00 Blues Weiser
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 20 de marzo

Viernes, 27 de marzo
VIGO, La Iguana Club
22.00 Apertura de puertas
22.30 Fellows
23.30 Black Horde
0.30 The Sonic Race
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 27 de marzo

Sábado, 28 de marzo
MADRID, Sala Sol
21.30 Apertura de puertas
22.00 Dark Hellion
23.00 Electric Fence
0.00 MadMartin Trío
Invitaciones: Pulsa aquí para solicitar tu invitación antes de las 13.00h del viernes 27 de marzo

THE ORDER OF ISRAFEL featuring Tom Sutton (ex-Chruch of Misery, Horisont), are well known for their early seventies Doom sound combined with progressive and folk elements. Their latest album Wisdom (Napalm Records) has proven what this Swedish combo from the metal hotspot of Goteborg is made of.

Check out the band’s latest video for “On Black Wings, A Demon”

The band will be hitting the road to support doom legends in PENTAGRAM on the following dates:

21.05.15 BE – Antwerp / Trix
23.05.15 DE – Munich / Backstage Halle
24.05.15 DE – Lindau / Club Vaudeville
25.05.15 AT – Vienna / Arena
27.05.15 DE – Leipzig/ UT Connewitz
28.05.15 DE – Berlin / SO36
29.05.15 DE – Hamburg / Klubsen

For More Info Visit:
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Swedish Rockers GREENLEAF are pleased to announce that they have signed a worldwide deal Napalm Records!

GREENLEAF on the signing with Napalm Records:
“We’re happy to announce that the next GREENLEAF album will be released on Napalm Records! After many great years with Small Stone Records and especially Scott Hamilton we want to say THANK YOU! With Napalm Records we found the perfect partner to make the next step. It's an honour to be on the same label as great bands as Monster Magnet, My Sleeping Karma, Brant Bjork, John Garcia and Vista Chino.The progress of recording the first album starts in the end of May. The songs are ready and we’re really stoked about putting it down on tape!”

Sebastian Muench, A&R Napalm Records:
“Napalm Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing with GREENLEAF! The 2014 album release of “Trails & Passes” has been celebrated in the Rock/Stoner community as a true masterpiece!
If you had not had a chance to see GREENLEAF live than you can catch them share the stage with CLUTCH, WEEDEATER or various other headline shows! Greenleaf will also play Crumble Fight Fest, Stoned From The Underground, Red Smoke Festival, Rock im Wald, Krach am Bach, Lake on Fire and many more! Welcome to the Napalm Family!!"

More news on the upcoming album will be unveiled soon!
To shorten the waiting time, find all upcoming shows & summer festivals below!

06.06.15 FR - Crumble Fight Fest / Montaigu                  
07.06.15 FR - Heretic Club / Bordeaux
09.06.15 LUX - Den Atelier / Luxembourg City
10.06.15 CH -Kinski / Zurich
11.06.15 FR -Le Brin De Zinc / Chambery
12.06.15 FR - Warmaudio / Lyon
13.06.15 FR - Le Volume / Nice
03.07.15 SE - Peace & Love Festival / Borlänge
08.07.15 DE - La Casa / Cottbus
09.07.15 DE - Stoned From The Unerground
12.07.15 PL - Red Smoke Festival / Pleszew
15.07.15 PL - Chmury / Warsaw
16.07.15 PL - Stonamite / Gdansk / Poland
17.07.15 LI - Devilstone Open Air / Anyksciai
24.07.15 DE - Rock im Wald / Neuensee
25.07.15 DE - Krach am Bach / Beelen
07.08.15 AT - Lake on Fire / Waldhausen
08.08.15 CH - Out in Gurin / Sargans
14.08.15 DE - Aquamaria Festival / Plattenburg
29.08.15 SE - Iris Festival / Öland

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Por: Fani Nadki

Discográfica: Relapse Records

Tau Cross es lo que a día de hoy podemos denominar como “supergrupo”, y no me refiero a un grupo formado por personas muy conocidas y “famosas”, sino todo lo contrario. Músicos que han demostrado su valía durante años en bandas de renombre que se han ganado su espacio en lo más alto por méritos propios y demostrándolo día a día tanto en el estudio como en directo.

En este caso la banda está formada por Rob (The baron) Miller a las cuatro cuerdas y voces que conoceréis por ser el vocalista y bajo de Amebix. Michael Langevin como batería, que compartirá su tiempo entre Tau Cross y Voivod. Andy Lefton, guitarra que encontramos a su vez en War//Plague y el cuarto miembro también machacando las 6 cuerdas es Jon Misery que además de la citada banda es el frontman de Misery.

Una vez conocéis de dónde llega cada uno de sus integrantes queda claro la infinidad de influencias que vamos a encontrar en el primer lanzamiento de este cuarteto que además se encuentran bastante lejos el uno del otro; 2 integrantes estadounidenses, otro canadiense y un inglés. La diversidad de géneros que encontraremos en el LP va desde punk crust, rock alternativo, heavy metal, toques más oscuros y profundos... Y una voz que ya conocéis todos los seguidores de Amebix; que le da ese toque sucio y rockero/punkarra muy rollo Old School.

11 temas que fusionan los estilos anteriormente citados de un modo magistral.

Comenzamos con “Lazarus”, con un toque muy punk y atmosférico a su vez. Es uno de los mejores temas del álbum, y nos resume lo que vamos a escuchar a continuación en cuanto al estilo se refiere.

Otro temazo por venir; “Fire in The Sky”, con toques más vivos, toques sinfónicos como intro y para darle algún matiz al tema. Seguimos en la misma línea pero un poco más tirando a metal.

Los 3 temas que encontramos después son el desarrollo de esa intro que eran los 2 primeros, y nos vuelven brindar 2 cortes  alucinantes. Primero un medio tiempo de los más solemne y que podía encajar a la perfección en la banda sonora de una película de vaqueros “We Control The Fear”. Y con la siguiente “You People” volvemos a la caña, rollo muy metalero y riffs pegadizos, melodía... Otra vez el patrón de 2 temas estrella para captar toda nuestra atención y seguir con 5 temas más para cerrar un alucinante primer lanzamiento. Por ejemplo el siguiente, “Prision” es todo un himno punk ochentero.

Y seguir en la misma línea con los 4 cortes finales. Alucinante cómo mezclan el rollo punk rock old school con temas como “Sons of the soul” con un rollo Neurosis muy atmosférico y una voz limpia, y que suene todo tan bien fusionado.

“The Lie” y “Our Day” continúan para dar paso a un cierro de lo más emotivo, otro medio tiempo profundo  que te hará cerrar los ojos y sentir toda la esencia de la banda: “The Devil Knows His Own”.

Una producción perfecta tanto a nivel acústico como para las partes más heavies.

tras escuchar el álbum al completo solo nos queda decir que no vas a encontrar mucha complejidad en el , más bien todo lo contrario. Un trabajo cargado de simplicidad que hace que sea aún mejor por la calidad que destila al usar todas las influencias de cada músico; desarrollarlas y ejecutarlas de un modo perfecto.

Para seguidores de bandas como: Amebix, Voivod, Killing Joke, Motorhead, Neurosis, GBH, Discharge, Doom debiera escuchar.

Y la discográfica que publica esta joya es nada más y nada menos que Relapse Records, siempre apoyando al metal más underground y consolidado así como a nuevas bandas emergentes!

Tracklist:

• Lazarus Download Track

• Fire In The Sky Download Track

• Stonecracker Download Track

• Midsummer Download Track

• Hangman's Hyll Download Track

• We Control The Fear Download Track

• You People Download Track

• Prison Download Track

• Sons Of The Soul Download Track

• The Lie Download Track

• Our Day Download Track

• The Devil Knows His Own

Tau Cross:

Rob ‘The Baron’ Miller- Bass and Vocals (Amebix)

Michel ‘Away’ Langevin  - Drums  (Voivod)

Andy Lefton -Guitar     (War/Plague)

Jon Misery- Guitar       (Misery)

Artwork Credit:

Orion Landau

Nota: 8.5/10

Nos alegra poder anunciar el cartel final del Resurrection Fest 2015, con reparto por días y escenarios de bandas incluido. Hemos de destacar las últimas bandas que cierran la programación principal: por un lado, una de las mayores leyendas de la historia del metal, Max Cavalera, vendrá con Soulfly a repartir caña con su groove metal y a recordar grandes clásicos gracias a un setlist especial formado por canciones de Soulfly y Sepultura para que no falten himnos como "Refuse/Resist" o "Roots Bloody Roots". Por otro lado, los belgas Oathbreaker también estarán en el festival con su peculiar blackened hardcore tras su cancelación en 2011. Finalmente debemos anunciar la cancelación unilateral de Chelsea Grin, los cuales serán sustituidos por los franceses Betraying The Martyrs, quienes vendrán desde París con su potente deathcore.

Las nuevas incorporaciones no finalizan ahí, ya que tendremos tres bandas tributo este año cerrando la fiesta: Abaixo Cu Sistema (tributo a System of a Down), Defclones (tributo a Deftones) y The Everlongs (tributo a Foo Fighters).

También nos complace añadir oficialmente a los tres ganadores de nuestro Band Contest Estrella Galicia 2015 tras la batalla de bandas del pasado 16 de mayo: Brothers Till We Die, Borderlands y Blaze Out.
¡Enhorabuena una vez más!

Junto a la programación gratuita de la fiesta de presentación del miércoles 15 de julio (Biohazard, Pro-Pain, The Decline, Killus, Bastards On Parade y Mutant Squad), el póster final es el que podéis ver aquí mismo.

Estas casi 80 bandas se repartirán a lo largo de 4 días de fiesta continua en un entorno inigualable y harán la mejor semana del año. Nos vemos en Viveiro. ¡Te esperamos!

British Death Metal mongers DECREPID have finished their sophomore album and it's ready to be unleashed upon mankind!! Title for this monstrous work is "Osseous Empire" and it was originally intended for a 2014 release, but line up changes forced the band to delay their plans until 2015.

Formed back in 2005, and specially since the release of the band's debut album "Devoted to Death" in 2011, which was very well received by the scene, DECREPID have been forging a reputation by themselves as one of UK's most pure and uncompromising Death Metal acts with a sound that's brutal yet old school sounding with songs full of killer and crushing riffs. Definitely not for modern trendy core-boys.

Track listing for "Osseous Empire" is as follows:

1. Concussion
2. Death Walks Above
3. Indulgence in Self Destruction
4. Ashumaniac
5. Into to the Doom
6. Breeding Anger
7. Fear Within

Release date for "Osseous Empire" is settled for June 20th through Xtreem Music. You can visit DECREPID's Facebook profile here: https://goo.gl/fjkLcH and you can listen to an exclusive advance track of the album on the following links:
https://youtu.be/C-QHCsp0irc
http://soundcloud.com/xtreemmusic

First single unveiled!

Anthropocene, a proposed term for the present geological epoch (from the time of the Industrial Revolution onwards), during which humanity has begun to have a significant impact on the environment.

In 2012, CATTLE DECAPITATION shocked the metal world with what was revered by fans and haters alike as their best album to date, "Monolith Of Inhumanity". Here we are, three years later, CATTLE DECAPITATION and Metal Blade Records are pleased to unveil to the world the band's magnum opus with "The Anthropocene Extinction", set for world wide release August 7th, 2015.

Reenlisting "Monolith Of Inhumanity" producer Dave Otero (Allegaeon, Cephalic Carnage), CATTLE DECAPITATION returned to Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado, eager to revisit the close collaboration that helped bring that record to life. "Dave is a bonafide producer," elaborates vocalist Travis Ryan. "He's got a lot of great ideas and this time we heard him out pretty religiously because making Monolith… had worked out so well. We've always kind of co-produced our records with whoever we brought in, but these last two we did a lot more listening to what he had to say rather than just sticking with what we were saying. Sometimes we shot down his ideas and vice versa, but that discussion was always beneficial. He basically becomes the fifth member of the band at that point, and I think that kind of relationship is the best way to get anything out of anybody."

CATTLE DECAPITATION also enlisted a surprising array of guests to help achieve their vision. The one and only legendary PHILIP H. ANSELMO lends his throat to "The Prophets Of Loss" while recent signee to his Housecore Records label, fellow San Diegan and friend of the band, AUTHOR & PUNISHER, brings forth the industrial damnation as an intro to the track "Plagueborne." Additionally, Germany's dark metal misanthrope, MR. JURGEN BARTSCH of the almighty BETHLEHEM, lends a spoken word piece in his native tongue to the apocalyptic final track "Pacific Grim." Your body simply is not ready.

The record also sees the band extending their collaboration with illustrator Wes Benscoter, who's handled the artwork for every CATTLE DECAPITATION release since 2002's "To Serve Man". "When we work with Wes, he becomes a member of the band," says Ryan. As always, Benscoter formulated striking imagery that conveyed the record's themes in unflinching style, the cover featuring a bloated and distorted corpse washed up on a beach, its torn abdomen disgorging a mass of waste plastic.

Whereas "Monolith Of Inhumanity" dealt with what could become of the earth and its life forms had humans continued their present course, with "The Anthropocene Extinction" we have been transported forward to man's last gasps, reminiscent of what is currently going on with the Laysan Albatrosses on the island of Midway Atoll. The birds and aquatic wildlife of the Pacific Ocean are mistaking the vast amounts of man-made plastic items for food, ingesting it and are dying in large numbers, rotting where they fall and exposing to the world what is happening to the ecosystems of the earth's oceans - the most unknown and unexplored part of our planet. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch of the North Pacific Gyre is just part of the problem - there are five gyres on planet earth and they're all filling with plastic waste outnumbering the plankton vital for the ocean's ecosystems. The breakdown of the earth's ecosystems has begun long ago due to human interaction as well as the domino effect that will surely seal the fate for our species: "The Anthropocene Extinction"

The first taste of "The Anthropocene Extinction" comes in the form of opening track, "Manufactured Extinct"

"The Anthropocene Extinction" Track Listing:
1. Manufactured Extinct
2. The Prophets of Loss
3. Plagueborne
4. Clandestine Ways (Krokodil Rot)
5. Circo Inhumanitas
6. The Burden Of Seven Billion
7. Mammals In Babylon
8. Mutual Assured Destruction
9. Not Suitable For Life
10. Apex Blasphemy
11. Ave Exitium
12. Pacific Grim

 "The Anthropocene Extinction" will be released August 7th, 2015 via Metal Blade Records.

CATTLE DECAPITATION:
Travis Ryan - Vocals
Josh Elmore - Guitar
Derek Engemann - Bass
Dave McGraw - Drums

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Debut Album Out This Fall!

AUDIOTOPSY, the powerhouse new band featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne, Hell Yeah), drummer Matt McDonough (Mudvayne), vocalist Billy Keeton (Skrape) and bassist Perry Stern have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.  Their debut album is scheduled for release in the fall 2015.

“AUDIOTOPSY is the band that has been waiting to happen,” says Greg.  "All the stars aligned and here we are. It's some of the best music I've been a part of. We all cannot wait for everyone to hear it and we’re excited to join forces with Napalm to make it all happen! See ya on tour!”

“We are thrilled to announce that AUDIOTOPSY has signed with Napalm Records! All of the members have already left their mark on the music scene with different groups before and we’re glad to be part of the AUDIOTOPSY story that will certainly follow suit! The debut record will be released later this year and leave no doubt that this is a highly creative and innovative group of musicians,” states Napalm Records Vice President Thomas Caser.

Extensive tour plans are in the works for what will undoubtedly be a very busy remaining 2015 and beyond in support of the new album.  So expect much more news from these guys in the weeks and months ahead.

Matt prophetically adds: “Sometimes your world only changes once. Sometimes your world changes forever. Sometimes we get to change together. AUDIOTOPSY welcomes you, the change and the future. Thanks for joining us on our journey.”

For More Info Visit:
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