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Finnish hardcore heroes UNKIND revealed the album details for their upcoming sixth full-length entitled Pelon Juuret (Translation: Roots of Fear).

The album was recorded with producer Kari Nieminen at Noisecamp studios in Turku, Finland at the end of 2012. Pelon Juuret continues in the direction of the group’s previous work, offering up a furious fusion of d-beat hardcore crossed with a highly creative touch of atmospherics — as if Mogwai made a record of Tragedy covers or From Ashes Rise were influenced by Explosions In The Sky.

The album will be released on CD/LP/Digital via Relapse Records on July 9 in North America, July 8 in the UK/World, and July 5 in Germany, Benelux and Finland. A trailer for Pelon Juuret is available here while exclusive pre-order packages are available via Relapse here.

UNKIND previously released five full-length albums and a handful of vinyl-only releases.  The band’s catalog is available for streaming via their official Bandcamp page here.

Pelon Juuret coming July 9 via Relapse Records

UNKIND Tour Dates:

Aug 02-03  Lappeenranta FIN – LPRHC Fest

Aug 16        Lahti FIN - Back To Skool Fest

Aug 17        Tampere FIN - Vastavirta

Aug 23        Turku, FIN - Klubi

Aug 24        Helsinki, FIN - PRKL

Aug 30         Jyväskylä, FIN - musta kynnys

Sep 09        Kouvola, FIN - rytmikatti

 “easily one of the best hardcore/crust-punk albums to be released tin a very long time” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

“a heavy, emotional, well-crafted album that’s well worth the time and heartache it will cost you” – About.com

“an awesome balance between compassion & rage” – Cvlt Nation

“forward-thinking, moving music” – Exclaim

www.relapse.com 

www.facebook.com/unkindhardcore

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Norwegian viking neo-folk group WARDRUNA announced they will return to Oslo, Norway for an appearance at Riksscenen on Friday, October 18.

Multi-intrumentalist Kvitrafn commented,

“It’s been a long time since Wardruna performed in Oslo, so we are very excited to be presenting the songs from our new album Yggdrasil for our fans in Oslo!”

The band, additionally featuring vocalists Gaahl (ex-Gorgoroth, God Seed) and Linda Fay Hella, will also be seen making their debut live performances in the US and the UK; appearing at the Stella Natura Festival in California’s Tahoe National Forest in September and at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London later in October.


Yggdrasil is the second release in the band’s “Runaljod” trilogy, which interprets the runes of the elder futhark. Much like the first album in the series, gap var Ginnunga, the recording took place at locations relevant to the different runes using outdoor locations along with old and historical instruments such as deer-hide frame drums, mouth harp, clove and hoof rattles from deer and goats, bone flutes, goat and cow horns, Hardanger fiddle and bowed lyres. 

Yggdrasil, which has been praised for it’s “gut-wrenchingly authentic riffage,” (Alibi) is currently available digitally on iTunes or in jewel-case cd format from the Prosthetic webstore! A limited edition bundle pack featuring the album along with a custom designed bronze necklace and a 32-page digibook containing extra artwork, translated lyrics, and further reading on the Runes concept is also available for pre-order HERE.

Experience WARDRUNA’s captivating live show here:
9/20-22   Nevada City, CA – Stella Natura Festival @ Shinnyboo Creek Resort
10/18      Oslo,NO – Riksscenen
10/24       London, UK – Queen Elizabeth Hall
10/25       Tilburg, NL – 013

For more information on the band, please visit:
Wardruna.com

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Power thrashers Sanktuary are proud to announce they will be unleashing their debut album Something Fierce on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 via Canadian metal label Spread The Metal Records.

Bassist Cole Hume comments:

“This journey has been quite the experience and we are incredibly stoked to unleash Something Fierce to the masses. So crack a cold one, strap on some clean undies and grab an umbrella ’cause this shit storm’s coming soon to a record store near you.”

Spawning from high school friendship and growing into something much more epic, Sanktuary kicked things off with two back-to-back EPs – 2009′s self-titled release and 2010′s Black Magic Brew – and soon followed that up with a massive move from Whitehorse, Yukon to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

After touring the country following their epic relocation and being faced with a major blow in Toronto that saw their van and nearly all their gear get stolen, Sanktuary turned things around with a third EP in 2011, Tundrastruck (a 3 way split with Black Moor and Metallian), followed by them signing to Spread the Metal Records, which sent them all the way back to Whitehorse to record Something Fierce.

“Sanktuary was one of the very first bands that I looked at for my label, Spread the Metal Records. They’ve been with me from the beginning and I believe in them so strongly that I’ve never let them go. The way that they’ve matured on this record is nothing short of astonishing” – Matthew Day of STM

Video message from Sanktuary on signing to STM

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1. Deadly Prey
2. Heat Lightning
3. Hail The Villain
4. Thrill Of The Kill
5. Screeching For Vengeance
6. Fire In The Sky
7. Beyond The Wall
8. Midnite Mass

For more info on Sanktuary, please visit these following links.

http://www.spreadthemetal.com/

http://www.facebook.com/sanktuarymetal

https://www.twitter.com/sanktuarymetal

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Russian female-fronted rockers LOUNA unleashed their new album, Behind a Mask via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED. Revolver Magazine is streaming the album in full at this location. Head to Revolvermag.com now to preview the album for the next 24 hours! Last week, Revolvermag.com hosted an exclusive interview with the band in which they discuss Behind a Mask, rewriting their songs in English, misconceptions about LOUNA based on stereotypes, and more. You can watch the video now at this location.

LOUNA’s Behind a Mask will appeal to fans of a blistering and passionate hard rock sound. North American fans will recognize the album’s clear handiwork— Behind a Mask was mixed by renowned producer/engineer Dan Korneff (Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, Paramore) and mastering duties were handled by the legendary Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, New York.

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Order Behind a Mask NOW at Amazon.com

“From start to finish, LOUNA takes you on an exhilarating ride that will leave you wondering what the hell just happened. Behind a Mask might just be the dark horse of the year so far” – TheFrontRowReport.com

“My verdict is that LOUNA rocks no matter if you look at them under a Punk, a Rock or even a modern Metal magnifying lens… Addictive as hell vocal lines” – MetalKaoz.com

“The vocals are solid hard rock screams and shrieks with the music firmly in the alternative/modern metal camp. Energetic and up tempo hooks and riffs really come to life with the commercially friendly vocals” – SeaofTranquility.org

“LOUNA is about to teach Americans what Moscow metal is all about” - Music Underground

“I enjoy getting new music. It is even better when it’s really good music. Russian rockers LOUNA are unleashing a disc soon on the rest of the world, and they are going to make a mark with this one… Kicks the doors off the hinges” –100percentrock.com

LOUNA has a brand new music video for the track Business coming soon. View the new teaser video for the track now at CraveOnline.com. The full music video for Business is one of the most expensive and elaborate productions in Russian music history according to the film company, InnerVision.

LOUNA, the 2009 Best New Alternative Artist at the annual Russian Alternative Music Prize awards based on the strength of their first EPs. LOUNA released their first album, Let’s Get Louder in December of 2010, selling out every venue during their first national tour of Russia supporting the album. Two singles, Fight Club and Let’s Get Louder reached #1 on the Russian radio charts, with Fight Club remaining in the top 10 for a record-breaking 16 weeks also being named the 2011 Rock Song of the Year at the annual Nashe Awards. Along with this, LOUNA were nominated for Breakthrough Artist and Solo Performance of the year. Their second album, The Time of X, released in February of 2012, nominated for Album of the Year at this year’s Nashe awards where vocalist Lou Gevorkian was named Female Vocalist of the Year for the entire country.

LOUNA: Lou Gevorkian (vocals), Vitaly Demidenko (bass), Rouben Kazariyan (guitar), Sergey Ponkratiev (guitar), Leonid “Pilot” Kinzbursky (drums)

For more information on LOUNA, please visit these websites:

www.lounarocks.com

www.reddecaderecords.com

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Earlier last week, Forbes Magazine posted an in-depth piece on the comeback of vinyl and Record Store Day, written by Tim Clark. In a time where people are quick to label the current state of the music industry as “failing” or “experiencing a downfall”, Tim Clark points out that the independent record store experience illustrates otherwise.

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Down vocalist and Housecore Records CEO Philip H. Anselmo was interviewed for the piece, and gave his personal thoughts on the rise in record store activity and how it supports growth in the music business and community. As one of the leading voices of the recent indie label and independent music takeover, Forbes looked to Anselmo has a voice of authority.

From Forbes piece:

“When he was younger, Anselmo used to constantly scour underground record stores and to this day still believes in the vinyl format. ‘Record Store Day promotes this type of passion of having the actual product in your hand instead of just a download,’ said Anselmo. ‘I love having the full album, art, lyrics and I think vinyl sounds better. And as a label owner, it makes me happy to see that people slowly but surely want to have this tangible copy in their hands instead of a free [expletive] download, which is driving me [expletive] bananas.’ Record Store Day is now celebrated on the third Saturday every April is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music.”

Forbes calls Record Store Day, ‘an industry phenomenon.’

To read the full article, visit this direct location.

LOUNA: Hot Russian Singer! – Tons of New Album Promo Crap

Russian rockers LOUNA are pleased to share a new, exclusive video interview with Revolver Magazine. In the interview, the band discusses the new album Behind a Mask, rewriting their songs in English, misconceptions about LOUNA based on stereotypes, and more. You can watch the video now at Revolvermag.com.

LOUNA is poised to take over the American hard-rock scene with their new album, Behind A Mask, in-stores and available online April 30, 2013 via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED. Behind A Mask will open the eyes and ears of the American rock music scene by showcasing the pure blistering talent of LOUNA and the soaring vocals of the band’s lead singer Lousine “Lou” Gevorkian (in a world that has become immersed in autotune and over-production, Behind A Mask boasts true musical talent with only 10-15 seconds of vocal correction on the entire 45-minute record). Behind A Mask features 10 of the band’s best songs from their first two albums and have been painstakingly adapted into English by American producer and lyricist Travis Leake (the SLoT). The album was mixed by renowned producer/engineer Dan Korneff (Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach, My Chemical Romance, Paramore) and mastering duties were handled by the legendary Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, New York.

You can pre-order Behind a Mask now at Amazon.com. As of last month, the band released two new tracks, Business and Mama, via iTunes and Amazon. Download the tracks at the links below.

Download Mama – Amazon / iTunes
Download Business – Amazon / iTunes

LOUNA has a brand new music video for the track Business coming soon. View the new teaser video for the track now at CraveOnline.com. The full music video for Business is one of the most expensive and elaborate productions in Russian music history according to the film company, InnerVision.

LOUNA released their first album, Let’s Get Louder in December of 2010, selling out every venue during their first national tour of Russia supporting the album. Two singles, Fight Club and Let’s Get Louder reached #1 on the Russian radio charts, with Fight Club remaining in the top 10 for a record-breaking 16 weeks and also being named the 2011 Rock Song of the Year at the annual Nashe Awards. Along with this, LOUNA was nominated for Breakthrough Artist and Solo Performance of the year. Their second album, The Time of X, released in February of 2012 has already produced a #1 single, Mama, and their most recent single People Looking Up entered the Russian charts in the top 10.

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LOUNA:
Lou Gevorkian (vocals)
Vitaly Demidenko (bass)
Rouben Kazariyan (guitar)
Sergey Ponkratiev (guitar)
Leonid “Pilot” Kinzbursky (drums)

For more information on LOUNA, please visit these websites:

www.lounarocks.com
www.reddecaderecords.com

***Behind A Mask and the single Mama were originally slated for release through RDR via Rocket Science Ventures/The Orchard, with the original album release date as April 23, 2013. Due to a new deal signed by Red Decade Records LLC with Membran Entertainment Group/Sony RED, the single (as well as any other past or future LOUNA release) is no longer available through RDR via RSV/Orchard and is now available online via iTunes and Amazon through MEG/ RED. Behind A Mask will now be released via MEG/RED on April 30, 2013 in the U.S. and Canada. All future Red Decade Records LLC releases will be released through MEG/RED as well. Red Decade Records LLC apologizes for any confusion regarding this release and feels that this new partnership with Membran Entertainment will allow LOUNA and our other artists to reach more people in a more effective manner.

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Mutant Overlords GWAR will be taking over the airwaves of AXS TV to bring to you the human scum a live broadcast transmission from their performance tonight. GWAR “Fate or Chaos Tour 2013″ will be aired live on AXS TV on April 17 at The Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado. The broadcast will air at 12:00 AM EST/ 9:00 PM PST. AXS TV is available on: DIRECTV Channel 340, DISH Network Channel 362, AT&T U-Verse Channel 1106, and Verizon FiOS Channel 569. For additional affiliate and distributor channel information including Charter, Comcast Xfinity, Suddenlink and others please visit: www.axs.tv/subscribe.

There will be contests and giveaways on the GWAR tab of the AXS TV website at Facebook.com/AXSTVConcerts. Fans are also encouraged to use the hash tag #axsGWAR to participate on Twitter.

Quoteth the warty one, Oderus Urungus, lead singer of GWAR:

“The Fate or Chaos show is the most spectacular show we have done since the one we did before this one, and that one was awesome, even though I can’t remember what it was. Now GWAR’s struggle against your angry God is to be broadcast live by AXS TV and preserverd for all eternity, an undying testimony to the undimmed majesty of the world’s most outrageous rock and roll band…the mighty GWAR!”

This show is part of the second leg of the “Fate or Chaos” tour which features support of Warbeast and Wilson. A complete list of dates can be found below.

August will see the fourth annual GWAR-B-Q, the group’s annual outdoor music and meat-fest which is getting more massive every year. The new album’s release follows soon after, and then the band will embark on a mega-huge world tour that will continue well into 2014. Sounds like business as usual for the hardest working band in show biz.

AXS TV airs more live concerts and music events than any other network. It’s commitment to music has been showcased with live programming that includes Lamb of God, Seether, Dee Snider Rock and Roll Roast, Golden Gods, The Darkness, Sebastian Bach plus Zakk Wydle, Incubus and Linkin Park.

GWAR Fate Or Chaos Tour w/ Warbeast and Wilson
4/17: Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre (Tickets)
4/18: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Lounge (Tickets)
4/19: Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s (Tickets)
4/20: Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom (Tickets)
4/21: Little Rock, AR @ The Rev Room (Tickets)
4/22: Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works (Tickets)
4/23: Greenville, SC @ The Handlebar (Tickets)
4/24: Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater (Tickets)
4/25: Jacksonville, FL @ Free Bird Live (Tickets)

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Dutch death-dealers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT have premiered the second new song new song from their  forthcoming Season of Mist album, TETRAGRAMMATON. The new song, titled Todesnacht von Stammheim is streaming via New Noise Magazine.

THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT (TMDC) deliver destruction with their latest album TETRAGRAMMATON. A mighty assault of punishing riffs, vicious drum slaughter, and ridiculously brutal vocals, the album bears down on the listener like a tank from start to finish. TMDC prove their metal has more depth however with narration and ornamentation (synths, effects) straight out of vintage Hollywood action films. Rest assured, you’ve never heard brutal metal like this before. A full track listing can be found below.

Track listing:
1.) God Amongst Insects
2.) Human Wave Attack
3.) Drugs, Thugs, & Machetes
4.) Todesnacht von Stammheim
5.) S.A.D.M.
6.) Qasr Al-Nhaya
7.) Aslimu!!! All Slain Those Who Bring Down Our Highly Respected Symbols To The Lower Status Of The Barren Earth

TETRAGRAMMATON is available for pre order at the Season of Mist E-shop.

Season of Mist website, the THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT website, and Facebook page.

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French black metal innovators SETH released the first new track from their forthcoming album, The Howling Spirit. A lyric video for the song Scars Born From Bleeding Stars is streaming now via SMN News. The Howling Spirit is slated for a North American release date on June 11.

SETH recently reactivated following the re-release of their critically acclaimed 1998 debut Les Blessures de I’Ame. The new edition is remastered and includes two bonus tracks and brand new artwork. The re-issue is currently available on Season of Mist’s E-shop as CD and hand-numbered, double gatefold LP limited to 500 copies.

Regarding the new incarnation of the band, band leader Heimoth issued the following statement:

“This is some exceptional moment for us as we are now officially back on the very same label that released our first album in ’98 and I guess this truly makes our recent comeback even more worthwhile. Both parts have taken different directions for more than 10 years but we are thrilled to unveil The Howling Spirit together. I personally feel this is a significant step forward born from the special relationship the band and SOM have had through the years.”

SETH news and tour information available the SETH Facebook page.

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