Genre-bending metal powerhouse Veil of Maya has today released their latest music video for their track “Outrun”(via Sumerian Records). The music video is one of the first of its kind filmed at a live concert since the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking on today’s release, frontman Lukas Magyar shares:
“Outrun is extra special to us because it’s something we haven’t done before and we weren’t trying too hard to make something different. It just came together organically and we were all very pleased when it was complete.”
Watch the video for “Outrun”here or at the link below, stream the track here, and be sure to stay tuned for more Veil of Maya news coming soon.
Veil of Maya are currently on the Afterburner Tour in support of Dance Gavin Dance with Polyphia, Eidola, and Wolf & Bear. For ticket information, please click here.
Tour Dates:
Oct 06 | St Petersburg, FL | Jannus Live Oct 08 | Nashville, TN | Marathon Music Works Oct 09 | Atlanta, GA | Masquerade Oct 10 | Atlanta, GA | Masquerade Oct 12 | Dallas, TX | Bomb Factory Oct 13 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live Oct 14 | Houston, TX | Warehouse Live Oct 15 | San Antonio, TX | Vibes Event Center Oct 16 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion Oct 18 | Albuquerque, NM | El Rey Theater Oct 19 | Tempe, AZ | Marquee Theatre Oct 20 | Las Vegas, NV | Brooklyn Bowl
The Podcast That Rocked for 10/5/21. Discussion on Spiritbox uplifting metal in unexpected ways, the metal community Vended (featuring children of Slipknot members) trying to make a name for themselves, the ongoing idiocy of Ted Nugent, and more.
Spiritbox And The Metal Community
Discussion topic: –Spiritbox are getting positive attention, and thus bringing positive attention to heavy music. -Metal has been dying out for years due to gatekeeping. -Vended are trying to make a name for themselves. -Ted Nugent ate horse dewormer and thinks everyone else should as well. -Lindsey Stirling asked Twitter if she should make a rock album. She should. -Update on Ritchie Faulkner from Judas Priest. -Trivium have album #10 coming out soon. -Billboard Mainstream Rock Top 3, more. -Thanks to the Twitch subathon, there will be a Discography Tier List stream and a Riffage stream in the near future.
Thanks to everyone who tuned in live on YouTube and Twitch. We will have New Music Night this Sunday on Twitch at 7PM EST. An album review for Trivium’s In The Court Of The Dragon will be coming out on YouTube this week. Follow the socials to keep up to date with what’s going on for future videos and streams.
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While metalcore is currently plagued by thousands of identical sounding bands, there are still some great groups out there. This video takes a look at 10 metalcore bands worth hearing.
Architects are a British metalcore band from Brighton, East Sussex, formed in 2004 by twin brothers Dan and Tom Searle. The band now consists of Dan Searle on drums, Sam Carter on vocals, Alex Dean on bass, and Adam Christianson and Josh Middleton on guitars.
Bad Omens is an American Alternative Metalcore band from Richmond, Virginia formed in 2015 by frontman Noah Sebastian, guitarist Nicholas Ruffilo, and bassist Vincent Riquier.
The Ghost Inside is an American metalcore band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of vocalist Jonathan Vigil, guitarists Zach Johnson and Chris Davis, bassist Jim Riley and drummer Andrew Tkaczyk.
Ice Nine Kills (sometimes stylized as ICE NINE KILLS or abbreviated to INK, and formerly known as Ice Nine) is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts who are signed to Fearless Records.
Spiritbox is a Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. The band comprises vocalist Courtney LaPlante, guitarist Mike Stringer, bassist Bill Crook, and drummer Zev Rose.
Critically acclaimed British punk rockers Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have released their new single “Off With His Head” featuring British newcomer Cassyette. The latest from their fourth full-length studio album Sticky, out October 15th via AWAL Recordings, “Off With His Head” is a raucous take on patriarchal society with Cassyette serving as a Bonnie Tyler for Gen Z to Carter’s Axl Rose or James Hetfield. PRESS HEREto download/streamandPRESS HEREto watch the song’s official music video.Sticky, the band’s most fiery and addictive record of their career, is available for pre-order now at all DSPs; each digital pre-save will include an instant download of “Off With His Head” along with previously released singles “Go Get A Tattoo,” “My Town” and “Sticky” – PRESS HERE.
“Patriarchal society is a plague; it’s a pyramid scheme,” shares Carter. “It has strict regulations regarding who and how it benefits and is unique in its ability to oppress people at the exact same time it benefits them. ‘Off With His Head’ is a scathing generalized attack on trolls whose only joy in life is flexing their sixth-form grammar and Proud Boy mentality with the same smug tact as both sides of the fence in Good Will Hunting. The patriarchy is the worst because it enables all men to exist in a greater quality of life than all women and children, and while doing so, it also organizes the men into an untenable hierarchy that excludes a high percentage of men. Patriarchal society is designed to support apex predators.”
Sticky, produced by the band’s other co-founder Dean Richardson (guitar, synth/keys), celebrates the thrill of returning to freedom and all the joy and madness that entails. The album solidifies the pairing of Carter and Richardson as one of the most exciting partnerships in punk rock and Carter (previously of Gallows and Pure Love) as a vital voice in UK music, rallying against injustice, the patriarchy, right-wing politics and toxic masculinity. Their sound practically punches out of the speakers on the forthcoming collection with a new directness and immediacy and Carter sounding like an untamed force of nature, embodying the impish menace of Keith Flint one minute, Sid Vicious the next.
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes introduced this new chapter in their growing career with the ferocious hit single “My Town” featuring IDLES’ front man Joe Talbot, described by Carter as “a metaphor for our collective mental health falling apart.” PRESS HERE to watch the official music video for “My Town” and PRESS HERE to watch a new live performance video of the song featuring Talbot from this summer’s headlining set at the Download Pilot Festival, which first premiered with BrooklynVegan. Sounding like a turbo Madness or The Specials, recent single “Go Get A Tattoo” featuring Lynks is an irreverent ode to tattooing, Carter’sother full-time gig, and his own east London tattoo shop that was barely able to open its doors due to the pandemic. PRESS HERE to watch the official music video for “Go Get A Tattoo.” The 10-track album, the follow-up to 2019’s acclaimed End of Suffering, also features the title track “Sticky,” a snarling call to arms, and an additional guest spot from Primal Scream vocalist Bobby Gillespie.
Since their debut in 2015, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, who’ve racked up nearly 140 million worldwide streams,have built a reputation for blistering anthems that owe as much to brooding desert rock as it does hardcore and power-pop. They’re redefining punk-rock with a sound that straddles eras and genres, putting The Rattlesnakes in a category all their own, while also challenging tired cliches and setting the world to rights. Carter is particularly outspoken about mental health and how it’s changed his perspectives on masculinity, using his voice and platform to break down societal norms and barriers. The band has also fostered a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment at their live performances, encouraging equality and empowerment with their fans. Known as one of the best live acts in the UK, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, who’ve supported the likes of Foo Fighters, Bring Me The Horizon, and Sum 41, will be embarking on a headlining tour across the UK later this year to support the release of Sticky followed by a full European outing at the top of 2022; visit www.andtherattlesnakes.com for all upcoming tour dates.
Today marks the highly anticipated arrival of acclaimed British rock group Asking Alexandria’s new full-length studio album See What’s On The Inside. The album is the band’s first studio LP since the news of their new global deal with Better Noise Music earlier this year, when they were signed by label president Dan Waite out of the company’s London office. See What’s On The Inside is evidence of the group’s falling back in love with making music together. It is the first collection of songs that the band, today composed of its original line-up, wrote and recorded together in the same room in over a decade. The project is preceded by first single “Alone Again,”which was released in August to critical acclaim from the likes of Forbes, NME, Loudwire, and more, and now sits at #9 on BDS Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart, marking it the band’s fastest rise to the top 10 ever in their career. “Alone Again” has not only started a new chapter for the band musically, it has also translated to global success where international streaming has grown to now 66% of their listenership, according to Spotify, accompanied by a worldwide premiere of “You’ve Made it This Far” on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. The new album is now available for purchase, download and streaming across platforms HERE.
Thrilled to be sharing their latest body of work, lead guitarist Ben Bruce said, “Our new album See What’s on the Inside was named with the thought process that we would let the album, the songs, and the lyrics speak for themselves. It’s been a hell of a journey to get to this point. Ups and downs, laughter and tears. But here we are, seven albums later, more focused, more passionate and more excited than ever before. Our dear AA Family, it’s finally time to See What’s On the Inside.”
The band celebrated the release of the album by premiering the official music video for second single “Never Gonna Learn.” As they recorded this album together during quarantine, the visual, directed by Wombat Fire, showcases the band performing the song in an intimate setting interspersed with polaroid images of the session.
Last month, Asking Alexandria made their return to touring, joining A Day To Remember on their “Re-Entry Tour” throughout North America. The tour kicked off on September 28 in Rochester, NY, and goes until November 6 in St. Augustine, FL. The band has also announced a UK/European tour in spring 2022, with tour dates set from March 30 to April 15. Tickets are available for purchase today HERE. See a full list of dates below.
Asking Alexandria will also be celebrating Rocktober with Better Noise Music this month. For all the latest music from Better Noise Music, including See What’s On The Inside follow “Rocktober” on SpotifyHERE and listen to “2021 Rocktober Playlist” on YouTubeHERE.
UPCOMING TOUR & FESTIVAL DATES Sep. 10 – Danville, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival Sep. 11 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Sep. 25 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2021 Sep. 28 – Rochester, NY – Main Street Armory Sep. 29 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Sep. 30 – Washington, DC – The Anthem Oct. 02 – West Springfield, MA – The Big E Arena Oct. 04 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17 Oct. 07 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater Oct. 08 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom Oct. 09 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom Oct. 11 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory Oct. 13 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom Oct. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Great Saltair Oct. 15 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Casino Oct. 17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Oct. 18 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre Oct. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Palladium Oct. 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre Oct. 24 – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater Oct. 26 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom Oct. 27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center Oct. 29 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion Oct. 30 – Springfield, MO – O’Reilly Family Event Center Nov. 01 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium Nov. 02 – Columbia, SC – The Township Auditorium Nov. 03 – Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy Nov. 05 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Nov. 06 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheater Nov. 13 – Daytona, FL – Welcome to Rockville Mar. 30 – Kiev, Ukraine – Stereoplaza April 1 – Moscow, Russia – Adrenaline Stadium April 3 – St. Petersburg, Russia – A2 April 5 – Munich, Germany – Neue Theaterfabrik April 6 – Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s April 8 – Haarlem, Netherlands – Patronaat April 9 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk April 11 – Manchester, UK – 02 Ritz April 13 – Birmingham, UK – 02 Institute April 15 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
In celebration of the release of brand-new album Moral Hygiene – out TODAY via Nuclear Blast – Ministry releases the explosive new music video for the latest single, “Disinformation” about the slippery slope we find ourselves in when consuming mass media without critical thinking.
Moral Hygiene is Ministry’s 15th studio album and features some of the project’s strongest and most inspired material to date. It features the creative masterwork of founder and creator Al Jourgensen who spent the pandemic pause in 2020 ruminating on the new world we as a society have found ourselves in – while pondering just what we are going to do about it.
The 10 tracks are a follow-up to 2018’s lauded AmeriKKKant and put forth Jourgensen’s societal manifesto and plea for civilization to get back to a set of standards that lives up to and embraces our humanity.
Previous singles have included “Alert Level” (sounding the alarm on the state society is in), “Good Trouble” (a rallying cry to fight for human rights in homage to Civil Rights leader John Lewis) and “Search And Destroy” (the unique take on The Stooges classic), the latter of which features guitar virtuoso Billy Morrison (Billy Idol/Royal Machines). Morrison is also heavily featured on a number of songs on the album. The record also includes a collaboration with Jello Biafra (Jourgensen’s cohort in side project LARD) on “Sabotage Is Sex.”
Moral Hygiene was recorded with engineer Michael Rozon (also behind the boards on AmeriKKKant) at Scheisse Dog Studio, Jourgensen’s self-built home studio and creative lab. As with all Ministry albums, all songs are written and performed by Al Jourgensen. Additional contributions come from Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, Royal Machines), Cesar Soto (Man The Mute), John Bechdel (Killing Joke, Fear Factory), Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, Soulfly, Nausea), Paul D’Amour (Tool, Feersum Ennjin), Arabian Prince (N.W.A.), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) and sitar player Flash.
Next spring, Ministry will debut new songs from Moral Hygiene on the upcoming Industrial Strength Tour alongside celebrating the 30th anniversary of seminal album The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste. Special guests The Melvins and Corrosion Of Conformity will open each night. The tour dates are as follows with more to be announced soon.
THE INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH TOUR MARCH/APRIL 2022
March 2022 6 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage 8 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount 9 Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall 12 Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theater 15 Boston, MA @ House of Blues 16 Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks 22 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle 23 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live 26 Dallas, TX @ Amplified Life 28 San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater 29 Houston, TX @ House of Blues 31 Chicago, IL @ Riviera
April 2022 1 Cleveland, OH @ The Agora 3 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall 5 St Paul, MN @ Palace* 9 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater 10 Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom* 12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 13 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues 14 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues 16 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield 18 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Streamed on New Music Night and voted on by Rocked viewers, this is a playlist of songs all given the highest percentage of positive votes through September of 2021. Each song was played in full to a live audience and voted on with a thumbs up or thumbs down by each viewer on Twitch.
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Best New Music September 2021 | Spotify Playlist
Featuring: Iron Maiden – “Days Of Future Past” Tremonti – “A World Away” Biffy Clyro – “Unknown Male 01” Avatar – “Barren Cloth Mother” Ayron Jones – “Supercharged” Ghost – “Enter Sandman” WALK THE MOON – “Fire In Your House” The Darkness – “Nobody Can See Me Cry” Ice Nine Kills – “Rainy Day” Explosions In The Sky – “Flying” Volbeat – “Shotgun Blues” Anberlin – “Two Graves” Tom Morello/Bring Me The Horizon – “Let’s Get The Party Started” Poppy – “Lessen The Damage” Starset – “Leaving This World Behind” The Darkness – “Jussy’s GIrl” Explosions In The Sky – “Nightfall”
Thanks to everyone who tuned in live this past month and voted on songs. Making these playlists has been a great way to keep up with new music as it drops.
Gold-selling hard rockers Of Mice & Men — Aaron Pauley (bass + vocals ), Valentino Arteaga (drums), Alan Ashby (guitar), and Phil Manansala (guitar) — have had quite a prolific 2021 thus far. The Southern California-based quartet used their time spent in the 2020 lockdown, which was the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in an incredibly productive way. During that period, the band wrote and recorded both the Timeless and Bloom EPs, which were released in February and May of this year, respectively.
But today, OM&M are back and continue their consistent feed of new music with the new single “Mosaic.” Listen here.
“‘Mosaic’ is about questioning whether or not we, as human beings, can overcome our seemingly primal need for combativeness, because it’s more prevalent than ever in our lives these days,” shares Pauley about the track.
Of Mice & Men enjoyed a groundswell of activity around their previous drops. The new music was described as “crushing” by Revolver, and as “thought provoking” and “cinematic” by Loudwire. MetalSucks celebrated the new material as a “call back to the band’s heavy roots,” while Knotfest enthused that it’s “a gut-punch reminder of their dynamic songwriting and unrelenting heft.” The single “Obsolete” dominated SiriusXM’s Octane channel upon release.
There is more to come — lots more — so stay tuned.
“We wanted to do something grander than the typical four-piece Converge music,” says Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon in reference to the inspiration that eventually bloomed into Bloodmoon: I, the new collaborative album created by the legendary hardcore band alongside dark songstress Chelsea Wolfe, her bandmate/writing partner Ben Chisholm, and Cave In vocalist/guitarist Stephen Brodsky. Bloodmoon: I is out November 19 on CD/Digital via Epitaph Records and on vinyl June 24 via Deathwish.
The collaboration first began in 2016 at Roadburn festival in The Netherlands where the seven-piece performed revamped Converge material under the name Blood Moon. The energy and rapturously received appearance inspired the group to want to make music together, though it would take several years before their schedules allowed. In late 2019, they were finally able to begin working on new material together at Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou’s God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. Future sessions were planned for 2020 but the pandemic would see the remainder of the record be finished remotely.
Produced by Ballou, Bloodmoon: I is a harrowing and atmospheric collaborative effort that sees each performer working together and outside the comfort zones in order to create something that is truly unique to the project. “I feel like everyone just kept the music in mind and wanted to do what’s best for the song,” notes Brodsky.
“The project stretched my vocals in new ways. It’s so different than what I normally sing over that I was able to open up and be vulnerable with my vocals,” says Chelsea Wolfe. “Our dynamics are pushing and pulling in all different directions on this record, and I find that to be creatively rewarding,” adds Bannon.
Today, the seven-piece offer the first glimpse of Bloodmoon: I with the lead track “Blood Moon,” premiering now on Revolver.
Bloodmoon: I is Converge – Jacob Bannon (vocals), Kurt Ballou (guitar), Nate Newton (bass), Ben Koller (drums) – featuring Chelsea Wolfe, Stephen Brodsky (Cave In, Converge), and Ben Chisholm (Chelsea Wolfe).
TRACKLIST 1. Blood Moon 2. Viscera of Men 3. Coil 4. Flower Moon 5. Tongues Playing Dead 6. Lord of Liars 7. Failure Forever 8. Scorpion’s Sting 9. Daimon 10. Crimson Stone 11. Blood Dawn
The Podcast That Rocked for 9/28/2021. Talk on the ongoing fallout from Machine Gun Kelly’s live performance from Louder Than Life, Musician Reactions, Spiritbox success, good metalcore bands, and more.
MGK VS Rock Fans
The Podcast That Rocked on Spotify
Discussion Topics: -Covering Machine Gun Kelly’s controversial performance at Louder Than Life and the potential future problems/other musician reactions. -Blue Ridge Rock Fest owners in legal holding and misleading people about why other events are postponed. -Massive success for Spiritbox after their first week of Eternal Blue. -TOOL announce 2022 world tour. -Billboard Mainstream Rock Top 3, more.
Thanks to everyone who tuned in live. As I talked about at the end of the podcast, I will have a subathon stream on Oct 3rd, starting at 7PM EST with New Music Night. We’ll have different people pop in along with some of the Rock Coliseum guys as well. Hope to see you all there!
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