The American industrial metal band Hanzel und Gretyl are back and they have recently announced that their new album is coming this summer. The long-awaited follow-up to ‘Black Forest Metal’ will be entitled ‘Satanik Germanik’ and it is due to hit the stores on 6th July 2018 via Metropolis Records.
Sad news for fans of Dew-Scented. The German thrash metal quintet have announced that they will be splitting up this autumn. Here’s an extract from an official statement from the band:
“DEW-SCENTED are no more!
A message from the band themselves…
DEW-SCENTED are no more!
All good things must come to an end…
And it’s now been 26 (!) intense years of sacrifices for the thrash metal cause for us. Despite numerous setbacks, DEW-SCENTED never split up or even stopped for any significant amount of time. We were always blessed with great opportunities and a strong will to soldier onwards.
All in all, we have had an amazing ride with this music we love and not only played countless great shows across the globe, but released ten (!) albums and most importantly, we made tons of life-long friendships along the way because of the band.
But it’s time to realize that we won’t be able to forge ahead much further because DEW-SCENTED just won’t work without complete and constant dedication. And giving such a full-time commitment simply isn’t possible anymore because of how life otherwise evolved throughout the years.”
Before they call it a day they will complete one final tour in Germany. This will include the last show in their hometown of Walsrode.
Here is the schedule:
SA 23.06.2018 Protzen (Germany) – Protzen Open Air / Sold Out!
FR 24.08.2018 Nucknitz/Bautzen (Germany) – Nukstock Open Air
SA 25.08.2018 Wiernsheim (Germany) – Riedler Open Air
FR 05.10.2018 Paderborn (Germany) – Metal Inferno Festival
SA 06.10.2018 Walsrode (Germany) – JZ Mittendrin / Final Show!
The legendary thrash metal titans Slayer announced at the start of this year that they will be calling to a day. Before that takes place they will embark on one final world tour which has already started.
This autumn The Final World Tour will continue in Europe starting in November 2018. Lamb of God, Obituary and Anthrax have been announced as the supports. You can see the full schedule below:
Final World Tour: Europe 2018
NOV 1
Dublin 3 Arena – Dublin, 07, Ireland
NOV 3
Wembley Arena – London, United Kingdom
NOV 5
Cardiff Arena – Cardiff, X5, United Kingdom
NOV 7
Birmingham BCA – Birmingham, A7, United Kingdom
NOV 9
Manchester Arena – Manchester, United Kingdom
NOV 10
Newcastle Metro Radio Arena – Newcastle, United Kingdom
NOV 12
Glasgow Hydro SSE – Glasgow, V2, United Kingdom
NOV 14
Westfalenhalle – Dortmund, 07, Germany
NOV 15
IJsselHal – Zwolle, Netherlands
NOV 17
Vistalegre – Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain
NOV 18
St. Jordi – Barcelona, 56, Spain
NOV 20
Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy
NOV 21
Halle 622 – Zurich, ZH, Switzerland
NOV 23
Stadthalle – Vienna, Vienna, Austria
NOV 24 SAT
Freiburg SICK ARENA – Freiburg, 01, Germany
NOV 26
Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, 04, Germany
NOV 27
ATLAS ARENA – Lodz, Poland
NOV 29
Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany
NOV 30
Messehalle – Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany
DEC 2
Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany
DEC 3 Royal Arena
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Just one year after the release of their orchestral album ‘Swan Songs II’, the German Gothic industrial metal band Lord of the Lost are hard at work putting the finishing touches on their latest opus – ‘Thornstar’. This will be a concept album focusing on the myth of a doomed high civilization. Here’s what the band’s front-man Chris Harms had to say about it:
“From the beginning it has been a big vision we had with ‘Thornstar’- the concept demands a lot of responsibility. And the final result overtook us completely.”
‘Thornstar’ will be out worldwide on 3rd August 2018 via Napalm Records.
1. On This Rock I Will Build My Church
2. Loreley
3. Black Halo
4. In Our Hands
5. Morgana
6. Haythor
7. Naxxar
8. Cut Me Out
9. The Mortarian
10. Under The Sun
11. In Darkness, In Light
12. Forevermore
13. Ruins
In the meantime you can check out their latest video from the opening track ‘On This Rock I Will Build My Church’.
It’s busy times for The Raven Age.They recently completed their UK tour with Savage Messiah and gained a new singer. Now the British groove metal band have announced that they will be joining Killswitch Engage on their European tour this summer starting in Sweden late next month.
In addition to this, they will also be supporting Iron Maiden as well as playing a show with Shinedown and another date with Tremonti.
Here’s the full schedule:
MAY
Thur 31st – Gothenburg Pustervik, Sweden (w/Killswitch Engage)
JUNE
Sat 2nd – Olso Rockefeller, Norway (w/Killswitch Engage)
Sun 3rd – Tronhelm Rocks, Dahis Arena, Norway (W/ Iron Maiden)
Wed 6th – Hamburg Gruenspan, Germany (w/ Shinedown)
Thu 7th – Solvesborg Sweden Rock Festival (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sat 9th – Munich Rockavaria, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sun 10th – Hannover Expo Plaza, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
Mon 11th – Cologne Live Music Hall, Germany (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Thu 14th – Krakow Kwadrat, Poland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Sat 16th – Budapest Akvarium, Hungary (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Sun 17th – Nickelsdorf Nova Rock, Austria (w/ Iron Maiden)
Tue 19th – Warsaw Proxima, Poland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Wed 20th – Prague Letnany Airport, Czech Republic (Iron Maiden)
Fri 22nd – Dessel GMM, Belgium
Sun 24th – Clisson Hellfest, France
Mon 25th – Luxembourg Den Atelier (w/ Killswitch Engage)
Tue 26th – Zwolle Hedon, Holland (w/ Tremonti)
Thu 28th – Sopron Volt Festival, Hungary
Sat 30th – Freiburg Messegelaende, Germany (w/ Iron Maiden)
JULY
Thu 5th – Paris AccorsHotel Arena, France (w/ Iron Maiden)
Fri 6th – Paris AccorsHotel Arena, France (w/ Iron Maiden)
Mon 9th – Milan Ippodromo San Siro, Italy (w/ Iron Maiden)
Thu 12th – Resurrection Festival, Spain
Fri 13th – Lisbon Altice Arena, Portugal (w/ Iron Maiden)
Tue 17th – Trieste Piazza dell’Unita d’Italia, Italy (w/ Iron Maiden)
Fri 20th – Athens Rockwave Festival, Greece (w/ Iron Maiden)
Sun 22nd – Plovdiv Hills of Rock, Bulgaria
AUGUST
Wed 1st – Dublin Academy, Ireland (w/ Killswitch Engage)
In the meantime you can check out their new video here:
It’s been almost a decade since Rammstein‘s last offering ‘ Liebe ist für alle da’. They have been touring extensively and they have treated to their fans to a few welcome distractions ranging from live DVDs, a music video and side-projects. The Lindemann album was very good but let’s face it, nothing beats the real thing – a new Rammstein album…
Now it looks as though the wait might finally be over. The band have recently posted some photos from the studio. Here’s a few:
A new album is in the works. No other details have been announced yet. Stay tuned for more.
Good news for Mortiis fans… The Norwegian industrial metal band has decided to re-release their ‘Perfect Defect’ album which has been long out of print. The album was originally released back in 2010 as free digital download available exclusively from the band’s website and a very limited CD version available at the band’s shows.
Here’s what the band’s front-man had to say about it:
“At the time of the initial release, I had given up on working with a label as I was super pissed off with previous negative experiences in the record industry and decided I’d rather give the album away for free as a gift to our loyal fans during the comeback tour. It was a big fat ‘fuck you’ to certain industry vampires! I have since then calmed down and I’m super stoked to finally be able to give ‘Perfectly Defect’ the proper release it deserves on my own label! Just wait until you see the strictly limited vinyl editions.”
Unlike the earlier editions, the re-issued version will feature all twelve of the original tracks from the recording session. The re-issue of ‘Perfectly Defect’ is scheduled for 1st June 2018 via their own label Omnipresence Records.
