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Tags: Dethlehem, Jens Bogren

Conducting from the Grave Vocalist Mikey Powell Rediscovers His Inner Love of Singing with Emergence

Filed Under: Audio, Features, General News, Interviews, New music by Brian Shields

Jan.30, 2015

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Most people know Mikey Powell as the very Deathcore vocalist for Conducting from the Grave. Now Mikey is out with a very different side project, an innovative new label, and a message for metal fans of all stripes. Listen and learn more after the jump.

Tags: Conducting From The Grave, Emergence, Hellforge Records, Mikey Powell, Wide Eyes

Nightingale – Retribution

Filed Under: Reviews by Eden Kupermintz

Jan.29, 2015

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We’ve talked a lot about fun, music and analysis here on the blog and we’re sure to talk about in the future as well (there’s an editorial coming, worry not). What exactly is the relationship between enjoying music, its complexity and its innovation? The question will perhaps remain forever open, but that doesn’t have to stop us from just enjoying what we enjoy, regardless of intellectual matters. This is exactly the kind of approach one should use when sitting down to listen to Nightingale‘s newest album, Retribution. There’s nothing here to innovate or complicate but it rings true with the good kind of nostalgia; the kind that takes the best out of familiar themes and works on them.

Tags: Dan Swano, Dire Straits, Genesis, Nightingale, Rush, Yes

PHOTOS: August Burns Red, Miss May I, Northlane, Fit For A King, ERRA—January 22nd, 2015 @ Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MD

Filed Under: Photos by Heavy Blog

Jan.29, 2015

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January 22nd, 2015 marked the first stop of the six-and-a-half week tour featuring ERRA, Fit for a King, Northlane, Miss May I, and August Burns Red. The night was an absolute madhouse as fans of high-energy metalcore packed Baltimore Soundstage from the photo pit to the merch stands at the back of the venue. I have been to many metal concerts as well as college raves at Baltimore Soundstage and none of those nights could even compare in terms of the sheer number of people in attendance. Even though it was the first night of the tour, everybody’s performance was full of energy and on point. The band’s that night embodied “The Frozen Flame Tour” perfectly. Although they may have been frozen and frostbitten by the cold winter air, their passion for their music burned strong and shines brightly on stage. If you are looking to catch a great tour this winter, go and see the date closest to you. You will not be disappointed.

Tags: August Burns Red, Erra, Fit for a King, Miss May I, Northlane

Alkaloid Answer The Call of ‘Cthulhu’

Filed Under: Audio, Upcoming releases by Noyan Tokgozoglu

Jan.29, 2015

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German progressive death metal supergroup Alkaloid is definitely on the top of my watchlist. Not just because the group has Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possesion, ex-Obscura, ex-Necrophagist) and Hannes Grossmann (Blotted Science, ex-Necrophagist, ex-Obscura), Linus Klausenitzer (Noneuclid, Obscura), Danny Tunker (Aborted) and Morean (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid). Not only is this lineup very exciting, but they’ve already released a teaser and a song, and they both sound great. Now they have another song titled “Cthulhu”, and it’s awesome. Check it out.

Tags: Aborted, Alkaloid, Blotted Science, Christian Muenzner, Dark Fortress, Morbid Angel, Necrophagist, Noneuclid, Obscura, Spawn Of Possession

Austin Peters Riffs Out On Outrun The Sunlight’s ‘Where Every Word Spoken, Speaks’ In Playthrough Video

Filed Under: General News, Video by Kyle Gaddo

Jan.29, 2015

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Chicago’s Outrun the Sunlight are basically taking over the winter, having released the stellar Terrapin [review] before the holidays, provided us with a video for “The Pace of Glaciers,” and now a playthrough video for “Where Every Word Spoke, Speaks”?

Be still our collective heart.

Tags: Outrun the Sunlight

Dodheimsgard Share ‘Aphelion Void’ Excerpt From New Album A Umbra Omega

Filed Under: Audio, General News, New music, Upcoming releases by Jimmy Rowe

Jan.29, 2015

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Avant garde black metal legends Dodheimsgard (also known as DHG) will be releasing their first album in eight years this March and it’s promising to be plenty weird. The band’s psychedelic take on black metal has paved the way for many oddities in underground music, and the band seems to have every intention on continuing their work in the furtherance of the experimental.

Following last week’s announcement detailing A Umbra Omega, the group have shared a two-minute clip from the 15-minute ‘Aphelion Void’, and while it’s difficult to judge a 68 minute record on such a short clip, what we’re hearing dials back on the industrial influences. Give the sample a stream after the jump.

Tags: DHG, Dodheimsgard

Beyond Creation Will Be Touring America This March And April

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours by Kit Brown

Jan.29, 2015

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Montreal’s technical death shredders in Beyond Creation have just announced a mini-tour across the Midwest and east coast of the United States! Fresh off of the October release of their sophomore LP, Earthborn Evolution, and some touring across Canada with the dizzyingly fast Archspire, these guys are ready to gear up for some headlining dates. Check them out below:

Tags: Archspire, Beyond Creation, Reaping Asmodeia

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Watch This Playthrough Of ‘Origin Of Escape’ With Monuments’ Adam Swan And John Browne

Filed Under: General News, Video by Kyle Gaddo

Jan.29, 2015

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Having wrapped up a monumental (heh heh) tour with the mighty Animals as Leaders and The Devin Townsend Project, Monuments are hard at work promoting their latest album, The Amanuensis [review] with more live shows on the horizon and even playthrough videos, brought to you by MESA Engineering.

Tags: Adam Swan, John Browne, Monuments

Dissona In The Studio Working On A New Album; Exclusive Bass Session Audio, Video, And Images Here

Filed Under: Audio, General News, Video by Kyle Gaddo

Jan.29, 2015

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Much to our mutual dismay, we have largely ignored covering the Chicago-based prog aficionados Dissona. Hell, even digging through our inbox we discovered that they wanted us to cover their album back in September of last year and it went unread. Oops! Still, we managed to give them a little face time on Heavy Blog when Leprous had their first US tour ever (sponsored by us!) and Dissona was right there opening for them on the Chicago date.

We’re rectifying old mistakes, though, and here to tell that Dissona is great.

Tags: Craig Hamburger, Dissona