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• MILWAUKEE METAL FESTIVAL 2025 Adds ROTTING CHRIST, CHIMAIRA, SCOUR, TESSERACT + More to the Lineup

  Dec 11, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  Due to the massive success of the second edition of Milwaukee Metal Festival, the iconic midwestern event is returning in 2025! The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with the pre-party kicking off on May 15. Tickets are now available HERE.   The festival is now pleased to welcome ROTTING CHRIST, CHIMAIRA, SCOUR, TESSERACT + EVIL DEAD to the lineup! More bands will be revealed this week as part of the festival's 12 Days of Christmas campaign, in which the festival will be revealing a new artist every day through this weekend. Be sure to check the official Milwaukee Metal Fest socials (Facebook, Instagram, X) to keep up! Then, the full lineup will be unveiled just before the holidays, so keep a close eye out for more!   The updated lineup is now as follows with more TBA!   DOWN (Anselmo, Windstein, Keenan, Bower, Bruders) Black Label Society Devin Townsend The Dillinger Escape Plan (Performing 'Calculating Infinity') Exodus Chimaira Enslaved Destruction Rotting Christ Suicide Silence Scour 3 Inches of Blood Wolves in the Throne Room Trouble The Acacia Strain Harms Way Fugitive Speed Exhorder Tesseract Macabre Full of Hell END Nekrogoblikon Deceased Evil Dead Legions of Doom + more TBA!

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• GAUPA - Release Video For New Single 'Heavy Lord'

  Dec 11, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  Progressive stoner rock purveyors GAUPA have released a video for their smashing new single, 'Heavy Lord'.
  
  Ever since releasing their self-titled debut EP in 2018, unique psychedelic rockers GAUPA from Falun, Sweden, have had quite the career. To this day, their success story doesn't just include several million streams of fan-favourite singles like 'Febersvan', 'Vakuum' and 'Exoskeleton' from their much acclaimed latest full-length Myriad, but also tours with genre greats like Graveyard and celebrated appearances at renowned European festivals such as Hellfest, Wacken, Alcatraz, Sweden Rock, Brutal Assault, Mystic and Desertfest. Praised for their distinctive sound that combines stoner and psychedelic rock, progressive rock and alternative with the enchanting and creative vocal approach of singer Emma Näslund, GAUPA quickly rose from an insider tip to a household name across the scene and beyond.
  
  Listen to GAUPA's brand new single 'Heavy Lord' below!
  
  LISTEN TO THE SINGLE 'HEAVY LORD':
  https://gaupa.bfan.link/heavy-lord
  
  WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'HEAVY LORD':
  https://youtu.be/UXBhmUPC-wk

  GAUPA ONLINE:

  https://linktr.ee/GAUPAband

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• OCEANS OF SLUMBER Cover "Alone"

  Dec 11, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  This time last year, Oceans of Slumber gifted fans a sneak peak at their new album with the piano medley "Poem of Fire". The Texas trailblazers of progressive metal have never bowed to convention, but on Where Gods Fear to Speak, they reached dark, cinematic new heights. This year, the band toured North America with Lacuna Coil and New Years Day before topping the charts at college radio and critics' year-end lists.  
  
  Today, Oceans of Slumber are putting a bow on 2024 with one of their cherished covers. Their faithful-but-still-groundshaking rendition of "Alone" was recorded at Houston's Southwing Audio during the same session as last year's fiery piano medley.
  
  Watch Oceans of Slumber cover Heart's #1 hit "Alone".
  
  https://youtu.be/Rgm9TE1XMTc 
  
  Where Gods Fear to Speak is out now on Season of Mist
  
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  While originally written in 1983 by proven hitmakers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, "Alone" wasn't inducted into the pop culture cannon until it became a popular cover. Valerie Stevenson and John Stamos recorded the song for the short-lived rock band CBS sitcom Dreams the year before sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson turned it into Heart's second Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper.

  
  Oceans of Slumber remain faithful to the spirit of Heart's beloved power ballad. Underground metalheads will always recognize him as the drummer for grindcore legends Insect Warfare, but Dobber Beverly is also a classically trained pianist who composed every note on Where Gods Fear to Speak. His nimble fingers dutifully recite the song's gentle opening, twirling amidst Cammie Beverly's solitary calls like snowfall.            
  
  "Dobber heard me sing 'Alone' one night at karaoke and thought it'd be cool for us to cover it", Cammie remembers.    
  
  Of course, Oceans of Slumber aren't ones to play directly to the script. Chris Kritikos cranks the power chords to a truly heart-pounding level, while Semir Ozerkan lays down a headbanging bass line. A classic, high-flying, heavy metal guitar solo from Alex Davis clears the runaway for Cammie, whose booming cleans could fill the loneliest of nights.             
  
  "When we got together, we decided to make our version of 'Alone' heavier by leaning into Oceans of Slumber's sound", Cammie continues. "By the time we finished recording, it felt like we'd really transformed the song, giving it new weight and energy while still keeping its heart intact". 

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• CRUCIFICTION Share "Will to Power" Video + Announce First-Ever Tour

  Dec 10, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  CRUCIFICTION, the new br00tal deathcore band featuring Bloodbather's Salem Vex, dropped their debut album Will to Power, inspired by the raw materials with which nightmares are made, earlier this year via Rise Records. Get it here.
  
  Today, the band shares the video for the title track. Watch it here.
  
  Frenetic visuals mix performance footage with further occult themes. The video will chill both your blood and your bones — just like the song. 

  In other Crucifiction news, the band will embark on its first-ever tour this winter, supporting GHØSTKID and Hawk. All dates are below.

  
  CRUCIFICTION ON TOUR:
  WITH GHØSTKID + HAWK:
  1/28 — Orlando, FL — Conduit
  1/29 — Columbia, SC — New Brooklyn Tavern
  1/30 — Baltimore, MD — Metro Gallery
  1/31 — Brooklyn, NY — The Meadows
  2/1 — Lancaster, PA — The Champ
  2/2 — Pittsburgh, PA — Preserving Underground
  2/4 — Columbus, OH — Ace Of Cups
  2/5 — Nashville, TN — The End
  2/6 — Asheville, NC — Eulogy
  2/7 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade (Purgatory)

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• BURNING WITCHES Releases Spellbinding Newest Anthem "Mirror, Mirror" + Official Lyric Video

  Dec 10, 2024 Al Feliciano 0 Comments

  BURNING WITCHES bring back 80s heavy metal vibes and recharge their powerful force with renewed sonic clarity on their upcoming maxi-single, 'The Spell Of The Skull,' out today! With screaming guitars, the Swiss band is back for a heavy metal blast session in the snow.

   

  With 'The Spell Of The Skull,' they curse audiences with two new songs from their latest conjuring of witchcraft. Witchqueen Romana Kalkuhl hypnotizes your mind with her melodic riffs, while diabolic priestess Laura Guldemond conquers your soul with crowd-pleasing shouts. Today, the stunning single “Mirror, Mirror” has been released alongside an official lyric video. The track opens with a virtuous intro that shows the band’s true witchcraft, especially when it comes to creating catchy and hypnotizing guitar riffs. Laura Guldemond, on the other hand, impresses with her incredible vocal range and distinctive style of singing. This new onslaught satisfies all supporters of the fast and unholy forces.

   

  Only a few years after their foundation, these five witches had already performed at fully attended shows at the biggest and most important festivals of the entire metal universe, like Wacken, Summer Breeze, and Rock Harz Open Air in Germany. After five attention-grabbing albums, BURNING WITCHES prepares for another attack in 2025!

   

   

  Watch the Official Lyric Video for “Mirror, Mirror” HERE

  Pre-Order your Copy of 'The Spell Of The Skull' NOW!

  BURNING WITCHES are: Laura Guldemond - Vocals Romana Kalkuhl - Guitars Courtney Cox - Guitars Jay Grob - Bass Lala Frischknecht - Drums

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