Coheed and Cambria release 'Island' video

Watch the new video for Coheed and Cambria's track 'Island':



New album "The Color Before The Sun": The ten-song album marks a bold departure for the NY-based band, who pause the beloved Amory Wars, a seven-album science fiction saga that also bore a comic book empire, in favor of a more personal outing. “It’s very much a time capsule of my last two years,” Claudio Sanchez said in a Mic.com interview. “I created The Amory Wars in 1998 because at the time, I didn’t understand what a frontman or a singer entailed. And I was sort of afraid to share my stories, and I didn’t want my stories to be judged. So I created fictitious ones to essentially hide behind.”

Coheed and Cambria are also giving fans an opportunity to learn more about the individual songs, with a series of behind-the-scenes videos. Clips for “You Got Spirit, Kid,” “Here to Mars” and “Eraser” can be seen via the band’s YouTube page (www.youtube.com/officialcoheed) with new videos rolling out throughout the week.

Rolling Stone declared The Color Before The Sun “a dramatic departure,” Noisey said the new album proves “there are no boundaries for a Coheed and Cambria album” and Alternative Press, in a four-star review, added “the album pops and pulsates with signature Coheed wails and riffs.” The Nerdist, who premiered the band’s ode to the ‘80s video for “You Got Spirit, Kid”, said the new music “features much of what has made Coheed and Cambria a force for the last two decades.”

Echo Black releases "Burn Another Day" Music Video (Feat. Davey Suicide) / U.S. Tour With Combichrist & The Birthday Massacre

New York based Dark Alternative Rock band Echo Black has released their debut music video "Burn Another Day" (featuring Davey Suicide) which originally premiered with REVOLVER Magazine and was directed by Nathan Crooker. The track was produced by Nick Scott and is available for purchase now on iTunes & Amazon. The band also has announced the dates of their upcoming North American tour with Combichrist and The Birthday Massacre. The tour kicks off on October 28th in Baltimore, Maryland and works its way throughout the United States wrapping up on November 23rd in Indianapolis, Indiana. Watch Echo Black's "Burn Another Day" (featuring Davey Suicide) music video below:



This song marks both a beginning and an end for us; the close of one chapter and the opening of another. The four of us have spent a lot of years waiting for this very moment and we each poured our individual sets of influence and experience into this song and video. We are hungry and we are coming out with guns blazing. We are the sound of midnight. - Danny Blu (Lead Vocals) Tour Dates:

10/28 – Soundstage - Baltimore, Maryland 10/29 – Marlin Room @ Webster Hall - New York, New York 10/30 – Fete Music Hall - Providence, Rhode Island 11/02 – The Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11/03 – Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio 11/04 – The Abbey - Chicago, Illinois 11/05 – Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, Minnesota 11/06 – Granada Theater - Lawrence, Kansas 11/07 – The Summit Music Hall - Denver, Colorado 11/08 – Area 51 - Salt Lake City, Utah (no Birthday Massacre) 11/10 – Slim's - San Francisco, California 11/11 – The Whisky - West Hollywood, California 11/12 – The Glasshouse - Pomona, California 11/13 – Nile Theater - Mesa, Arizona 11/14 – The Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico 11/15 - TBA - El Paso, Texas 11/16 – Korova - San Antonio, Texas 11/17 – Gas Monkey - Dallas, Texas 11/19 – The Ready Room - St Louis, Missouri 11/20 – The Rave - Milwaukee, Wisconsin 11/21 – The Stache - Grand Rapids, Michigan 11/22 – St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, Michigan 11/23 – Emerson Theater - Indianapolis, Indianapolis (no Birthday Massacre)

BUTCHER BABIES release new video for 'Igniter'

The BUTCHER BABIES released their latest full-length offering, Take It Like a Man. earlier this year on Century Media Records. The video for 'Igniter' perfectly captures the frenetic, high-energy of their amazing live show. Check it out now:



Heidi Shepherd (vocals) states: "We've all been in that different state of consciousness where rage over takes over your body and mind. ‘Igniter' is about these emotions and about that last straw that breaks you. We were so lucky as to film this video during our live performance at The Download Festival, Metal Hammer Boat and The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards. As it shows our intense live energy on the stage, it also shows our goofy off stage personalities.”

Carla Harvey further adds: “'Igniter' is a song about the anger and frustration that we can let consume and even destroy us at times. When we first started Butcher Babies, I was in a much darker place and often let that rage overtake me, but after 6 years of having a healthy outlet for those feelings through our music, I'm a completely different person. I love that the video for Igniter, shot while we toured the UK this summer, shows a juxtaposition of on stage rage and our off stage fun personalities. It speaks volumes to the release that music provides not only for the listener, but the creators."

BUTCHER BABIES are:

Heidi Shepherd- vocals Carla Harvey- vocals Henry Flury- guitar Jason Klein- bass Chrissy Warner- drums

SKUNK ANANSIE CONFIRM PLANS FOR BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ANARCHYTECTURE’

SKUNK ANANSIE CONFIRM PLANS FOR BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM, ‘ANARCHYTECTURE’. RELEASE DATE SET FOR JANUARY 15th 2016. EUROPEAN TOUR, INCLUDING 2 UK SHOWS, TO FOLLOW IN FEBRUARY/MARCH

A BRITISH BAND FULL OF BRITISH HISTORY, Skunk Anansie are back with their sixth studio album, ‘Anarchytecture’: a collection of hard-hitting alternative rock anthems, brimming with punchy riffs and the sort of fire that can only burn from the heart and soul of vocal powerhouse, Skin.

‘Anarchytecture’ is the follow-up to 2012’s ‘Black Traffic’, and features the group’s regular line-up of Skin, guitarist Ace, bassist Cass & drummer Mark Richardson.

The new album – produced by Tom Dalgety (Royal Blood, Killing Joke, Band of Skulls) at RAK Studios in London, with mixing duties divided between Dalgety & Jeremy Wheatley, and mastering set to be handled by the legendary Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound in New York – has been confirmed for worldwide release on January 15th; it will be supported by a full European headline tour, including two dates in the UK, visiting fans North and South…

February 4th – London, The Forum
February 5th – Albert Hall, Manchester

Meanwhile, Skin is currently appearing as a judge on X Factor Italy, having studied Italian following the invitation to get involved; she also features on the cover of this month’s issue of the Italian Vanity Fair.

About Skunk Anansie: Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, went on hiatus in 2001, then reformed in 2009. To date, they have released five studio albums: Paranoid and Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1996), Post Orgasmic Chill (1999), Wonderlustre (2010) and Black Traffic (2012); they have also issued the compilation album ‘Smashes and Trashes’ (2009), plus the acoustic CD / DVD ‘An Acoustic Skunk Anansie – Live In London’ (2013), along with a run of hit singles, including ‘Charity’, ‘Hedonism’, ‘Selling Jesus’, ‘I Can Dream’ and ‘Weak’. Skunk Anansie went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in Britain and Europe throughout the ’90s, selling over 5 million records and doing 7 sell-out world tours up to 2000. In 1999, the band headlined the Glastonbury festival, and they have also performed with Pavarotti for the Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela for his 80th Birthday ‘Gift To The Nation’ shows.

RAMMSTEIN MARK THE BAND’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF “XXI”

RAMMSTEIN MARK THE BAND’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY WITH THE RELEASE OF “XXI” – THE FIRST VINYL BOX SET OF THEIR CAREER, INCL. ALL OF THEIR SIX STUDIO ALBUMS PLUS RARITIES DOUBLE LP

Release Date: December 4, 2015

If Rammstein’s music is the perfect soundtrack for building large monuments in the desert, then somewhere in the wilder world stands an imposing edifice some 21 years in the making – the length of time the six East Berliners have been collectively mining the Rammstein seam…

In the course of these two decades, the band have risen to the apex of the great rock pyramid, achieving album and DVD sales in the millions, headlining major festivals and bigger venues around the world (including New York’s Madison Square Garden, a show that sold out its 18,200 tickets in under 30 minutes!), and establishing themselves as peerless master showmen with an approach to their art – and ‘art’ is the word – that is dramatic, epic in scale and capable of touching all of the senses; a dark and spectacular fairy-tale laced with controversy, don’t-try-this-at-home theatrics, plus the all-consuming aroma of benzine.

For Rammstein, and it’s the same line-up now as at the start, it’s always been a case of marching to their own beat, gleefully torching the industry rule-book… and everything else! They sing in German, they side-step those visuals typical of the rock ‘n’ metal world, and they present an incendiary, everything-hotter-than-everything-else live experience the like of which hasn’t been seen beneath the popular music banner… Some call it ‘Rammstein-esque’.

This 21st Anniversary Box Set – a numbered, career-wide collection – not only features the six studio albums, produced by Jacob Hellner and re-mastered onto 180gr heavyweight double vinyl by Svante Forsbäck, it also comes complete with a separate rarities double LP, ‘Raritäten’, incl. a previously unreleased version of the track ‘Los’.

In terms of additional content for ‘Raritäten’, Rammstein have taken the thoughtful approach, and there is certainly a choice selection on offer; 16 tracks taken from previous singles, ‘fan edition’ releases and special album formats.

However, it’s the six studio albums that are the centre-piece here, a bona fide body of work bound together by attitude and intent. When it comes to defining precisely what Rammstein stands for, band and brand, it’s the catalogue as a whole that speaks the loudest.

Even the overall presentation of the Anniversary Box lives up to the bands longstanding reputation for quality and detail. The result is a tactile, high-end package that – as well as representing the band across the board, mirroring the scale and ambition of their music – successfully spotlights the character of the individual releases; each comes complete with gatefold sleeve, original artwork and lyrics. Four of the six albums have not been released on vinyl before: Herzeleid, Sehnsucht, Reise, Reise and Rosenrot.

With the vinyl weighing in at a full 180 grams, the sonic capacity is there to properly represent a group capable of shifting from a whisper to a roar without being slowed down by the gears in-between.

From pin-drop to fusillade, from ‘Stirb nicht vor mir’ to ‘Rammlied’, the Anniversary Collection is a carefully-crafted, stylish, authentic celebration of Rammstein 1995-2012, leaving the door ajar for Studio Album Number Seven…

When and if that arrives is in the hands of the ‘Kollektiv’ itself, but one thing’s for certain: the cake honouring their 21st Anniversary won’t be short on candle power.

RARITÄTEN 2LP // Tracklist

Side A

Feuerräder - Single: Engel (Fan Edition), 1997 Wilder Wein – Single: Engel (Fan Edition), 1997 Das Modell – Single: Das Modell, 1997 Kokain – Single: Das Modell, 1997

Side B

Stripped – Single: Stripped, 1998 Halleluja – Single: Links 1 2 3 4, 1998 Mein Herz brennt (Piano Version) – Single: Mein Herz brennt, 2012 Los (Full Band Version) – Album: Reise, Reise, 2004 (Full Band Version – previously unreleased)

Side C

Führe mich – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Donaukinder – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Halt – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Roter Sand (Orchester Version) – Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009

Side D

Liese - Album: Liebe ist für alle da, Special Edition, 2009 Mein Land - Single: Mein Land, 2011 Vergiss uns nicht – Single: Mein Land, 2011 Gib mir deine Augen – Single: Mein Herz brennt, 2012

CHILDREN OF BODOM - Official video for new track 'Morrigan' posted online

Finnish Heavy Metal powerhouse CHILDREN OF BODOM have just released the official video for new track 'Morrigan' over on YouTube:



The video was produced by legendary Swedish director Patric Ullaueus (EUROPE, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY and many more...) in August of this year. Patric commented on the video: "The last time I worked with COB we did great stuff together. Trashed, Lost and Strungout was Gold awarded and the Chaos Ridden Years Stockholm Knockout Live DVD was also Gold awarded. So after all these years it was a great pleasure to get to do their video again. The band decided not to be in the video. They wanted to tell the story about The Warrior Goddess Morrigan and together with the band we made this tale about a man fighting his inner demons."

The band are set to release their new album on October 2nd via Nuclear Blast. Returning to Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios (located at a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) to record I Worship Chaos, the album was produced by the band and Mikko Karmila, who worked with the band on their earlier albums Halo Of Blood, Hatebreeder, Follow The Reaper and Hate Crew Deathroll. The album was mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki and the artwork was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi.

I Worship Chaos track list:

01. I Hurt 02. My Bodom (I Am The Only One) 03. Morrigan 04. Horns 05. Prayer For The Afflicted 06. I Worship Chaos 07. Hold Your Tongue 08. Suicide Bomber 09. All For Nothing 10. Widdershins

Bonus tracks (digibook only):

11. Mistress Of Taboo (PLASMATICS cover) 12. Danger Zone (KENNY LOGGINS cover) 13. Black Winter Day (AMORPHIS cover)

Bonus DVD (digibook only):

01. Making Of

BELPHEGOR Announce ‘Conjuring The Dead Raid‘ UK tour in December

Austria's mightiest extreme metal export, Belphegor are proud to announce that their ‘Conjuring The Dead Raid‘ European tour will be visiting our UK soil. The tour will be in celebration of their current release ‘Conjuring The Dead‘.

The Belphegor horde, led by band founder Helmuth Lehner will launch their crushing assault on the UK alongside US death metallers Vital Remains, Polish death/black metal group Hate as well as Liverpool-based symphonic black metallers Ethereal. The run of EU dates includes 17 shows in nine different countries.

Mighty front man Helmuth Lehner had to say regarding the tour announcement;

“Hail! It's great to return to the mighty land of NWOBHM. Always a pleasure to glorify brutal Metal with you demons!

You better not miss this f****** extraordinary, blasphemous Death/Black Metal package!”

“ENGLAND IS GOING TO HELL WITH US ON 7TH DECEMBER 2015!!”

You can see Belphegor live at the following UK shows;

7th December - Sheffield, Corporation 8th December – 1865 Club, Southampton 9th December – Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton 10th December – The Dome, London