“The female of the species is more deadly than the male. The very last thing you want to do is get on the wrong side of Hellz as she proves this maxim, tearing your heart out with her bare hands whilst smiling with a warmth that could outshine a thousand suns. With her usual glorious mix of heaviness and unique vocals that are some of the best in rock, Hellz leads the way.”- Paul Monkhouse for MPM
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New year newer, bigger, badass music from Hellz .The Australian Queen of rock Hellz is starting 2021 off with the January 9th release of her new hard rock anthem ‘Salute’. Salute written by Lisa Perry and produced by the phenomenal Daryl Abyss from ‘The Abyss’, is the first of a new collaborative project between Hellz and the Abyss that will roll out some amazing rock anthems in 2021.
Salute is an official one finger salute to life’s darkest demon’s. The narcissists, (Gaslighters), the mind manipulators.
Written by Lisa Perry lead singer of Hellz on a plane ride back from the USA to Sydney in 2019 after a whirlwind of a journey that left some bitter memories in her mind. Lisa Perry states “bad experiences always create great songs, so for that I thank the asshole that ‘Salute’ is about”. “I think everyone needs to give the old 1 finger Salute to that someone special in their life.” Mental abuse in any way, shape or form is never ok. Salute the official video hits the Hellz Facebook page on January 9th 2021 followed by the release in all music stores globally on the 15th of January 2021. Hellz will be touring internationally in 2021 with Global Unity Tours on the International Women Of Rock Unity tour.
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New Album from Danish Quintet to be Released in 2021
Since forming in 2014, LIVLØS have rapidly made their mark on the Danish metal scene through energetic and enthralling live performances, as well as reputable releases and appearances, including COPENHELL, EUROSONIC and SPOTFESTIVAL. Determined and efficient, LIVLØS have proven why they are among Denmark’s most promising metal bands. Today, Napalm Records is proud to announce that LIVLØS has signed a worldwide record deal, in addition to signing with in-house booking agency Napalm Events!
LIVLØS on signing with Napalm Records: “We are immensely proud to sign with such a great label as Napalm Records, as well as Napalm Events and Iron Avantgarde Publishing! The label alone has provided us with multiple records that have essentially aided in shaping the sound of LIVLØS over the years – and even before the band was started! We look forward to a long and prosperous adventure with our new family and to taking the LIVLØS name even further!”
Thorsten Harm, Booking Agent at Napalm Events on signing LIVLØS to Napalm Events: “Since I was running into LIVLØS’ manager at the legendary Prime Collective Christmas Party in Copenhagen in late 2018, I kept an eye on this promising band. In the last few years they worked hard and were developping succesfully in their home country. Now it’s time for them to move on and explore international territories. I’m excited to represent them as a booking agent from now and can’t wait to get them on the road once the pandemic is over.”
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LIVLØS (translates to ‘lifeless’) performs melodic death metal, merging grandiose Scandinavian melodies and melancholy with intense American-rooted death metal, putting a unique spin on bands like AT THE GATES, CARCASS and DEATH.
The band is currently working on their explosive, hard-hitting 2021 release, ready to take their career to the next level with Napalm Records!
LIVLØS is: Niklas Lykke (vocals) Franz Posch (guitar) Kenneth Breinbjerg (guitar) Søren Frambo (bass) Thomas Dannemand (drums)
Here is the playlist for the show that aired on Metal Devastation Radio on sunday 3rd January 2021. The first three tracks are our tribute to Mark Rowley who sadly passed away on New Year’s Day 😦
Judas Priest – Angel
Motorhead – Bomber
Marillion – He Knows You Know
Cirith Ungol – The Frost Monstreme (Forever Black)
Lionheart UK – All I Want Is You (The Reality of Miracles)
August Burns Red – Bones (Guardians)
Primal Fear – The Devil In Me (Rulebreaker)
Thundermother – Ghosts (Heat Wave)
Iron Maiden – Blood Brothers – for Mark Rowley from the Maiden Crew
Katatonia – The Winter Of Our Passing (City Burials)
Iron Saviour – Soul Eater (Skycrest)
Soulskinner – The Destroyer of Worlds (Seven Bowls of Wrath)
Carcass – The Long and Winding Bier Road (Despicable)
Blood of Angels – Blood of The Lamb (Failure of Faith)
Lamb of God – Memento Mori (Lamb of God)
Wizards of Hazards – Children of The Damned (End of Time)
Metalomaniacs – Rock Isn’t Dead (Last Day On Earth)
Generation Steel – Invoke The Machine (The Eagle Will Rise)
Demons and Wizards – New Dawn (III)
Testament – Children Of The Next Level (Titans of Creation)
Armored Saint – End of The Attention Span (Punching The Sky)
Annihilator – Dressed Up For Evil (Ballistic, Sadistic)
Spirit Box – Holy Roller (Holy Roller)
Mammoth WVH – Distance – Wolfgang Van Halen’s tribute to his late father Eddie Van Halen
Wargasm UK – Spit
Urne – The Lady and The Devil (The Mountain of Gold)
Counting The Killers – Another Shore (Hidden In The Open EP)
Gravehuffer – Death before Disco (NecroEclosion)
Judas Priest – The Sentinel (Defenders of The Faith)
Mother Faster – Shotgun Blast (Slower Father)
Shadow Warrior – I Am The Thunder (Cyberblade)
Sonic Blast – Quest For Camelot (Humanity Divided)
Betrayed – The Message (The Unbeliever)
Wings of Destiny – City On Fire (Memento Mori)
Siren – Watch Us Fly (Back From The Dead)
Warzaw – Switchblade Renegade (Werewolves On Wheels)
This week, we played the second half of the Best of 2020 that we couldn’t air last week due to technical difficulties, plus our look at ones to watch for 2021.
New Year’s day was also a sad time as one of heavy metal’s greatest lovers, Mark Rowley, passed away. We paid our own tribute to him at the start of the show, dedicating three tracks to him and some emotional words from our very own Cliff Scowen.
“ Dystopia ” released on December 16th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on December 18th (UPD: physical format on the 15th of January 2021) via NorthPoint Productions (Europe / N / S America). A concept album offering a considerable expansion of the band´s trademark sound and featuring performances by guest vocalists: Mats Leven ( Candlemass, TSO, Skyblood ), Mark Boals ( Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire ), Henrik Brockmann ( Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe ), Kenny Lubcke ( Narita, Zoser Mez ) and Alexandra Andersen ( Royal Hunt, JSP ).
“Dystopia” is available on ALL digital platforms (as MP3, FLAC), and as a regular CD (jewel case), various deluxe editions / bundles and a double heavy vinyl LP at:
ROYAL HUNT keep intriguing fans with their adventurous endeavors and the band´s 15th studio album is no exception: a monumental concept opus featuring symphonic, progressive yet hard hitting compositions full of impeccable performances, wrapped tightly into immediately accessible format and a lush, contemporary production.
The addition of some extraordinary guest singers and their outstanding performances combined with vastly extended orchestrations creates a truly conceptual, cinematic feel throughout each and every track.
For fans of The Shrine, Revolution Mother, Black Flag
Released (November, 27) The new Sludge / Punk / Stoner Rock project SNOW is releasing their first single on November 27th. “Skate Fast Die Hard” is a manifesto for freedom and frenzy packed with musical elements linked to Hardcore Punk, Sludge, Stoner Rock and Rock’n roll. Fast and accurated with a sonic urgency, fast and heavy riffs and an apotheotic ending that shakes the brain the song is the first of the two singles from the band’s debut album, leaded by Rodrigo Neves (TIGERSHARKS) and which has the collaboration of friends. The album “Skate Fast Die Hard” is expected to be released in early 2021 through Red Garage Records but before that another single from the band will be released.
About SNOW:
With the arrival of the pandemic situation 2020 became a chaotic year. With the Covid blast many people stayed in their homes. This situation made Rod (from the band TIGERSHARKS) take an old idea to the band SNOW. The band is a solo project that he always wanted to put together, a project more focused on Sludge and Doom, with strong influences from Hardcore Punk and Stoner.
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The band has both slow and dense sounds, as well as faster and simpler ones, and influences from names like The Shrine, Revolution Mother and Black Flag, being a perfect soundtrack for a Skate ride, smoking or driving a Cadillac on the rise velocity . The album was produced by Rodrigo and Andrez Machado (longtime friend and owner of the Red Garage studio in Porto Alegre / RS). The band’s first album was recorded remotely with Rod recording guitars, vocals and drums, while Andrez recorded other guitar lines and mixed / mastered the material. In addition to the two, the album also featured bassist Rodrigo Borba in the low frequencies.
The first single, “Skate Fast Die Hard is a perfect soundtrack for a skate ride. The sound is Stoner Rock, Crossover and the purest Rock’n roll. Transiting between the energetic chaos at 200km / h and the dense drag the track is born as the first single from SNOW and that baptizes their debut album to be released in 2021 by Red Garage Records. The artwork for the single “Skate Fast Die Hard”, as well all the others related to the project, are made by Rodrigo Neves himself.
Release Date: December 25 2020Limitation: 500 Copies digipack CDSellings Points: Second Release old school death metal
Track list:1. Descending To The Catacombs2. Gallery Of Bones 04:183. Atonement Refused 04:274. Among The Tombs Absent Gods 03:235. Caverns Of Torture 05:126. Whithin Monumental Chaos 05:56
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Blessed By Perversion was created in mid 2010 inspired by death metal and extreme music.
The band released their first EP called ‘ Destroy the Image of God’ in 2012. After many gigs and the addition of a new member, Blessed By Perversion was ready to record their first full length album ‘ Between Roots And Darkness’ . This is an old school feeling death metal album with a lot of melodic parts. The album was released in 2016 via Razed Soul Productions and received great reviews from metal sites and magazines from around the world.
Now with a new drummer and with more consistency than ever, Blessed By Perversion is releasing a new masterpiece of pure death metal with old influences of American ( Deicide, Morbid Angel, Monstrosity ) and European ( Sinister, Obsecration or Soulskinner ) death metal creates “ Remnant Of Existence ” 6 songs of pure metal of death
NMTCG is proud to announce the release of Stealth live album “Live For Your Faith” on the 31st of December 2020, available worldwide as CD via the official on line store of the band on its website and as digital download via iTunes Store, Amazon, Google Play and all major stores and via direct order on NMTCG website.
Stealth is an Italian heavy metal band founded in 1997 by Ivan, Daniele and Lorenzo with the recent add of the new drummer, Michele. They released several albums and EPs and performed all over Italy and many European countries.
Live For Your Faith is the live version of Stealth’s third album. It’s the 12th official release of the Italian metal band and was recorded during the ‘Fight For Your Tour’ gigs in Italy, UK and Slovenia between 2015 and 2017.
Together with the remix version and the original album it is a concept trilogy with same track list and same cover artwork of all the 3 albums.So like the original album, the artwork of Live For Your Faith pays a tribute to an old C.O.D. cover.
The original war-themed full length album, Fight For Your Faith, was released in 2014. Engineered and Mastered by Ays Kura
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The band was formed in 1997 by Daniele Gorbini (bass guitar) and Ivan Lattanzi (vocals/rhythm guitar) playing some Metallica cover songs. They performed their first gig on August 3 rd 1997 under the name of Metal Militia together with other 2 local musicians. After that first gig Daniele and Ivan chose Lorenzo Pimpini (lead guitar) and Roberto Rastelli (drums) to complete the band line-up. On December 1998 Metal Militia released their first self produced EP ‘Mind Is Blind’ with 6 original songs and also started playing outside of their region and got their first local radio appearances and magazine reviews.
On March 2000 the band released its second self produced EP ‘Existence’ made of 5 original tracks. At the same time the band changed its name into Stealth. At the end of the same year summer, after various gigs to publicize the new EP, drummer Roberto Rastelli sadly decided to leave the band. In November Federico Governatori replaced Rastelli at the drums. The band started writing new material and on February 2001 entered the ‘Potemkin Studio’ of Andrea Mei to record their first full length album.
On March 14 th 2001 was released ‘Stealth’, a self produced album of 11 original songs and presented to the public during a gig in a well known local rock/metal club. Soon after they started an Italian tour of 30 gigs that lasted one year and half.
On August 2001 the song ‘Take the Message’ was chosen to be part of ‘Cosarock 2001’, a compilation of local bands released after the ending of the homonym festival, during which Stealth also played.
On January 2002 Pimpini left the band to focus on his solo projects. Nazario Campofiloni, emerging musician of the area, becomes the first guitarist. During summer 2002 the audio/video compilation ‘Kosarock 2002’ was released with 3 Stealth’s songs performed live and recorded during the second edition of that festival.
CHECK AND COVER THIS OUT ! AND EARLY GIGS IN EUROPE
The band resumed live performing after a forced break due to the guitarist change and worked on the 9 songs that would then be recorded from spring 2003 at the ZdB studios ,an independent label from Latina. After drums recording sessions ended Governatori decided to drop the band and Mirko Antolini replaced him. With Antolini Stealth started promoting the new album ‘Check this out !’ that was released in co-production with the Italian label ZdB on December 17th 2004.
‘Check This Out !’ is Stealth’s second album, product of one year of work in search of both technical and artistic improvement. The result was an album with a captivating sound where the band pushed on toward a wide internationalism. Tracks are sung in Spanish, German, English, expressing the need of a new communication which aimed to win listeners beyond borders’ (ZdB press release)
The album received good national and international reviews and allowed the band to play their first gig abroad, more precisely in Dubrovnik , Croatia at Klub Orlando on May 13 th 2006. Just after that, Campofiloni told the band that his journey with Stealth was over. After some auditions, Marco Scocco became the new temporary guitarist and he allowed the band to finish the ‘Check This Tour’ including 2 amazing gigs in Latvia on March 23 rd and 24 th 2007 at Fontaine Palace Club in Liepaja and Klub Depo in Riga .
Also in 2007 the song ‘Crack ‘n Roll’ from the latest album was featured on an Italian heavy metal compilation called ‘SG Revolution II’ and released by SG Records . The perfect way to celebrate the first decade of music of the band.
On July Stealth went back at ZdB studios in Latina to record ‘Cover This Out!’, a project album featuring cover songs the band was playing during their early years and some 80s and 90s remakes. The album was released on 18 th July 2008 with a launch gig in Italy. The song Freestyler (cover of Bomfunk MC’s ) was included on the compilation ‘Cover For Madness’ released the same year by SG Records .
Some months later Marco Scocco left the band and in the early months of 2009 Stealth announced on its official website the reunion with Lorenzo Pimpini. After 7 years Lorenzo decided it was time to come back and the other members welcomed him back with open arms.
OTHER GIGS IN EUROPE – LIVE BOOTLEG AND BOILER
After some weeks spent trying a new set list, the band went back on the road playing gigs in Slovakia , Switzerland , Belgium and Italy during the “Cover This Tour!” In December 2009, due to recurrent problems at his wrist, the drummer Mirko Antolini left the band. On March 21st 2010 Stealth choose David Gasparetti as new drummer. After various gigs in Italy during spring and summer to finish the ‘Cover This Tour !’On October 30th 2010 Stealth hit the stage of ‘Rout 66’ in Kiev, Ukraine for a memorable show.
On December 30th 2010 the band released the official live bootleg ‘Alive For The Live’ with 13 tracks recorded live during the performance in Kiev, later mixed at the ZdB studios and distributed by CPRS/Venus Dischi. Two official live music videos were released in 2011 from that album: ‘Crack ‘n Roll’ and ‘Take The Message’ .
On December 29th 2011 the band released the single ‘Boiler’, the first original song the band produced since ‘Check This Out!’. In June 2012 Stealth went back to studio but this time at the ‘UNDAtheC studios’ of Simone Cicconi in Macerata to start recording a new album. At the end of that year the band released a ‘Medley ’98-‘11’ of all the songs recorded until that period. The medley is available as free download on both their official website and soundcloud channel .
The song ‘Boiler’ was included on the compilation ‘All Metal 2013’ released by Sonny Music on May 21st 2013. Later that year the band released an unofficial video version of the song.
The album was produced and recorded by Simone Cicconi at his UNDAtheC Studios in Macerata, Italy, mastered at HMM Studios in Lilla Edet , Sweden and distributed by Sliptrick Records. Few months after the release, the band started the ‘Fight For Your Tour’ performing in many European countries including UK , Croatia, Hungary , Slovenia and Italy.
During the tour, after a gig in Rome in 2016, the drummer David Gasparetti decided to leave the band. Following auditions the band welcomed Michele Cipolletta as new drummer at the end of November 2016. In the meanwhile the album got very good national and international reviews and hundreds of radio broadcastings over the world. The band released 3 official music videos from the album: 7 Hours Under Fire , Perpetual War and Inner Land . They also appeared in various international compilations such as: the British TBFM breaking bands 2016 summer and winter CDs with the songs ‘7 Hours Under Fire’ and ‘Perpetual War’. On the Issues 31 and 32 of the Spanish ‘ Rock Estatal’ DVD Rom released both in 2017 with the magazine, with the songs ‘Lo Que No Sé’, ‘Risiko’, ‘Perpetual War’, ‘Radiophobia’, ‘Boiler’ and the video of ‘Lo Que No Sé (Live in Kiev)’. On the Issue 83 of Fireworks Metal Rock Magazine CD with the song ‘Perpetual War’.
In an interview on Metal Rulz on 3rd February 2017, Ivan announced the band was working on a remix version of ‘Fight For Your Faith’.
On August 3rd 2017, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Stealth released a DVD Rom with almost 2 hours of unedited videos and hundreds of exclusive pictures taking during more of 100 concerts throughout Europe. On the 1 st of July 2018 the band released the remix album “Fight For Your Fate” showcasing DJs and artists from many countries. The album is a mixture of genres and styles from industrial to techno dance which well reflects the different artists’ backgrounds.
December 28, 2020 – Texas industrial/metal band SCREAM AT THE SKY has unleashed a brand new video for their song, “World Of Hate.” The track appears on SCREAM AT THE SKY’s self-titled EP which dropped in February of 2020.
The “World Of Hate” video was directed by Erik Gustafson courtesy of Erik Gustafson Cinematography and Brian Carter.
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“This is actually one of the first songs I wrote for SCREAM AT THE SKY. I wrote the song about a real life situation of one of my close friends giving up everything because of their world falling down around them .
The song itself was written to inspire people to be proud of what they have. Life tests you every day. But you’re not alone because the same battles that you facie involve and impact more than you if you fail.
It’s also about looking directly into a person who is not really there in their mind, soul, and spirit; a body walking in a world without a soul… without purpose, only hatred and doubt living in their mind. It’s about finding your way by turning your hate into purpose through stepping up and taking the test the world of hate throws at you.
It’s written to get a message to the person directly that was and is still fighting their own battles, with hope that one day they get back to doing what they are good at and love. Come down walk in a world of hate. This is just another test that you have to take!!!” – Brian Carter
December 9, 2020 – Alt Rock/Metal band Follow Me Dark ends 2020 on a high note with the release of their self-titled odyssey “Follow Me Dark”. Slated to go LIVE on the winter solstice, the 12/21 release is an impeccable testament to their dedication and perseverance. COVID truly changed everything for musicians, putting them in an introspective position to create art during a time when nobody is playing shows. In light of this, Follow Me Dark chose to focus on finishing their album right in time for the changing of seasons. In the spirit of challenging comfort zones, their full length album is meant to welcome people into listening to something outside of their realm of comfort. Instrumentally, the band taps into multiple genres in an attempt to convey a mood through music to reflect the dimensions that are inside of all of us. Their intricate textural interludes and melodic choruses captivate fans of alt rock, metal, psychedelic rock, indie rock and even rock opera. The modern psychedelic grooves and metal attacks tap into fans of Muse, Alice in Chains and Deftones.
Follow Me Dark’s emotional new album isn’t afraid to confront human nature in a very raw and transparent way. Consisting of Stephen Kozak (vocals/guitar), Sean Batinic (guitar), Elliot Grove (bass) and Jim Boots (drums), the band reveals a chemistry between bandmates that assists in amplifying their message in a relatable yet ‘larger than life’ way. Hailing from Grass Valley, CA, the band has successfully introduced their grassroots following to a progressive approach to songwriting. And in “Follow Me Dark”, the band embraces very organic musical peaks and valleys, offering a refreshing complexity to the alt rock/metal genre. “Too much music nowadays is predictable, it’s unexciting. It’s not surprising. That’s something we pride ourselves in; we try to make music that pushes you into “I didn’t see this coming. I’m off my rocker. I can’t categorize this” says vocalist/guitarist Stephen Kozak.
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Full length albums are often hard to come by in our singles-laden world. But “Follow Me Dark” has a unique way of provoking you to commit to listening from beginning to end. The “Follow Me Dark” project embraces the darker parts in all of us that we aren’t always consciously aware of. With the release of their self-titled project, they hope to create an outlet for people who might be confronting some of the same feelings that they do; those feelings of dread, confusion, chaos and anger. In the words of drummer Jim Boots, “There’s a dark, shadowy feeling to the music that’s kind of what the world is going through right now.” And after such a turbulent year, it’s important not to ignore those feelings but to welcome them knowing that many are experiencing the exact same thing. While the light and positive emotions bring us together, so do the dark ones. Our imperfections make us relatable to one another and after a culmination of two years of intense creativity, Follow Me Dark hopes to provide their fans with cathartic & spiritual experience to wrap up a year that is sure to go down in history books.
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