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• ANIMA INSIDE New Single / Music Video "Alien" Captures The Essence of Their Evolution In Expanding Their Musical Fusion

  Dec 3, 2024 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  ANIMA INSIDE New Single / Music Video "Alien" Captures The Essence of Their Evolution In Expanding Their Musical Fusion

  Anima Inside, one of South America’s (Ecuador) most dynamic and boundary-pushing rock bands, returns with their latest single, "Alien". This track offers a mesmerizing preview of the band's forthcoming album set to release in 2025. True to their spirit of innovation, the band describes "Alien" as one of their most unique creations. It captures the essence of their evolution—an ever-expanding fusion of styles that remains unmistakably their own.

  With its hypnotic blend of influences, "Alien" delivers a fresh and timeless sound. The song features an intricate guitar solo, vibrant rhythmic layers, and an emotive message that resonates deeply with today’s listeners. As the band puts it, “It’s probably the strangest song we’ve ever created, but it has something that makes you want to hear it over and over. The fusion, the solo, the message—it’s very Anima Inside and incredibly current.”

  Since their beginnings in 2006, Anima Inside has been known for its ability to blend progressive rock roots with modern, mainstream accessibility. "Alien" encapsulates this evolution perfectly, balancing technical prowess with a raw emotional edge. The song’s themes of alienation and introspection echo the band's ongoing exploration of the human condition, a recurring motif in their music.

  This single marks the next step in a career that has seen Anima Inside perform alongside legends like Ozzy Osbourne, Deep Purple, and KISS, and share stages at major festivals such as Hell and Heaven Fest Mexico and Domination MX. Their sound has always defied easy categorization, weaving elements of progressive rock, Andean rhythms, and Afro-Latin influences into a style that is distinctly their own.

  "Alien" is a testament to the band's commitment to pushing creative boundaries while staying true to their roots. It serves as both a standalone piece of art and a tantalizing introduction to the sonic journey their upcoming album promises to deliver. With its unforgettable hooks, striking instrumentation, and profound lyrics, the track is a perfect reflection of the versatility and artistry that define Anima Inside.

  As the band prepares for the release of their next full-length record, "Alien" stands as a bold statement of intent, showcasing their ability to innovate while maintaining the essence of what has made them one of the most recognized names in South American rock. Keep an eye on Anima Inside as they gear up for what promises to be an extraordinary 2025, and don’t miss "Alien" now available on all major streaming platforms.

  Digital - https://lnk.to/nJ5RaT​

  More info: https://www.rockshots.eu | https://animainside.com | https://www.facebook.com/AnimaInside | https://www.instagram.com/animainside | https://x.com/AnimaInside

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• LOUD AS HELL Open Air Festival 2025 Launches Early Bird Tickets! Camping & Extreme Music In Alberta's Badlands - Drumheller, AB

  Dec 2, 2024 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  LOUD AS HELL Open Air Festival 2025 Launches Early Bird Tickets!

  August 1st - 3rd - Camping & Extreme Music In Alberta's Badlands - Drumheller, AB

  LAH 2024 Lineup Spotify Playlist – https://spoti.fi/3WwDCkh​

  Nestled in the badlands of Drumheller, AB, one of Canada's loudest decibel-breaking open-air extreme music events, LOUD AS HELL FESTIVAL will host its 13th annual festivities from August 1st to 3rd, 2025.

  Showcasing the best up-and-coming Canadian and international talent to roar through the country's largest dinosaur fossil grounds, LAH has launched its early bird weekend passes.

  This weekend pass grants you full access to all the headbanging, moshing, and metal mayhem that Loud As Hell Open Air has to offer. Don’t miss out on this limited-time offer!

  The early bird weekend pass price is $140 CAD (this includes camping on-site). The weekend pass full price of $175 CAD will be in effect when the festival 2025 lineup is announced in the new year.

  Early Bird Weekend Passes Available at https://loudashell.ca/shop/loud-as-hell-early-bird-ticket-weekend-pass/​

  In additional news, LAH has revamped their website www.LoudAsHell.ca with a fresh new look and design, along with online shopping of LAH merch, pictures, and videos to reminisce of years past along with updated festival Information and FAQ section.

  Since its inception in 2012, LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL has exposed hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their 2024 edition was host to the most stacked lineup to date featuring BEYOND CREATION, STRIKER, ANCIIENTS, GREEN JELLY, THE CONVALESCENCE, SUPER MONSTER PARTY, TERRIFIER, and lots more. Previous years have witnessed well-known bands such as Jungle Rot, Narcotic Wasteland, Necronomicon, Into Eternity, Goatwhore, Battlecross, Fit for An Autopsy, Anciients, Archspire, Unleash The Archers, Striker, KEN mode, Obey The Brave, Protest the Hero, AngelMaker, Divinity, Neck of The Woods, Endast among many more.

  Live LAH 2024 - Anciients - Despoiled - https://youtu.be/-E440Gax4ao​

  Live LAH 2024 - Terrifier - Depths Of The Storm Scepter - https://youtu.be/ZEm4ncOlbH4​

  Live LAH 2023 - Art of Attrition - ...And It Will All End Forever - https://youtu.be/Idp1d6s2MRk​

  Live LAH 2023 - Narcotic Wasteland - Sex, Lies and DNA - https://youtu.be/q-AraxYaEfA‪

  Live LAH 2023 - Jungle Rot - A Call To Arms - https://youtu.be/b5GCaJ--lZo​

  More info:
  ​LoudAsHell.ca​
  ​Facebook.com/LoudAsHellFestival​
  Twitter: @LoudAsHellFest
  Instagram: @LoudAsHellFestival
  ​Social Media Hashtags #LAHXIII, #LAHOA, #LAHOA2025

  About:

  LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL has hosted hundreds of Canadian and international bands annually since 2012 with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During its decade of showcasing Canadian and international bands, the festival has grown into a pilgrimage for metalheads from across the country.

  LOUD AS HELL OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2025 will be celebrating its thirteenth festival event presented by Loud As Hell Productions, Jurassic Ink Custom Tattoo, Prairie Fire Events, and Asher Media Relations. LAH always works its hardest to deliver the best lineup in the West ready to melt your face off. Featuring bands from across Canada and beyond, you won’t want to miss any of it. And don’t forget about their freak shows, burlesque dancers, clinics, vendors, and dinosaurs!

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• STRIKER Forced To Cancel Remaining Dates On "Shredding North America Tour" w/ Seven Kingdoms, Lutharo

  Nov 28, 2024 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  STRIKER Forced To Cancel Remaining Dates On "Shredding North America Tour" w/ Seven Kingdoms, Lutharo

  + New Music Video "Live To Fight Another Day"

  Seventh Studio Album "ULTRAPOWER" Out Now!

  Produced by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Tallah, King 810)

  Due to irreversible damage to their tour van while on their "Shredding North America Tour" with Seven Kingdoms and Lutharo, Canadian heavy metal champions STRIKER are sad to announce they will be unable to continue to perform the remainder of their scheduled show dates.

  "As you may have heard, on our night drive to Portland we drove over a large rock that rolled onto the road as we turned a corner on Highway 101. Everyone was unharmed but our van took irreparable damage and has been written off completely. Unfortunately, due to time and logistical constraints, we will not be able to continue the tour.

  We’d like to thank Seven Kingdoms, Lutharo, and Continental Booking for their understanding and wish them luck on the rest of the tour!" - STRIKER

  Shredding North America - Seven Kingdoms, Striker, Lutharo, Osyron ​
  # = w/ Osyron
  Nov 27 – The Black Cat – Saskatoon, SK #
  Nov 28 – Sidestage – Winnipeg, MB #
  Nov 30 – Reggie’s – Chicago, IL
  Dec 1 – Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
  Dec 3 – Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
  Dec 4 – Metro – Baltimore, MD
  Dec 5 – Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC
  Dec 6 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
  Dec 7 – The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
  Dec 8 – Conduit – Orlando, FL

  STRIKER was on tour to support their latest album "ULTRAPOWER" produced by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Tallah, King 810). The seventh full-length from STRIKER follows their Juno Award-winning self-released record "Play to Win" (2018) unleashed on their label Record Breaking Records.

  With the band writing material since 2018, "ULTRAPOWER" is a collection of Striker tinkering and exploring new avenues. From the album's opening track "Circle of Evil", a Malmsteen-esque metal banger about secret societies and the evil dealings behind closed doors to their previously released single "BEST of the BEST of the BEST" serving up some big riffs and hockey arena vocals to "Blood Magic", which might be one of Striker's most progressive songs, taking cues from bands like King Diamond, with its unconventional structure and punctuated guitar solos. From the band delving into their obsession for late 80s AOR and pop rock with "City Calling", an ode to 1987, and bands like Toto and Kenny Loggins with their hook-powered albums. To fans experiencing the band's first attempt at a synth-wave track with "Live To Fight Another Day", this new offering sees Striker making a shredding love letter to the hard-rocking era of guilty pleasures.

  The band comments on the album:

  "Starting with the album cover, we wanted the artwork to represent how we feel as a band right now. We are an engine that is fired up and ready to roll. We’re made of metal and our circuits gleam! The album itself is an amalgamation of 5 years of writing and exploring music. With influences from AOR to Speed Metal, Hardcore to Hair Metal, Steely Dan to Deathcore, you name it, it made its way into the album. In the end with the help of Josh Schroeder’s guiding hand, we melted it all together to present something uniquely Striker. Lyrically we’ve stuck to the Striker tradition of writing montage songs for movies that don’t exist, songs about our spiraling serfdom, and lyrics about the evils that lurk in the shadows."

  "ULTRAPOWER" was released on February 2nd, 2024, and is available at https://www.striker-metal.com/shop/ (CD, Vinyl, Digital)

  Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3SnIshu

  [embed]https://open.spotify.com/album/3sh2DcGubJlIQffR9OdFp8[/embed]

  Music Videos:

  Live To Fight Another Day - https://youtu.be/BR2zXgqwpWw

  [embed]https://youtu.be/BR2zXgqwpWw[/embed]

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  Suck To Suck - https://youtu.be/oJcw1EY_D1w

  [embed]https://youtu.be/oJcw1EY_D1w[/embed]

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  Give It All - https://youtu.be/jRKsJp49Lwc

  [embed]https://youtu.be/jRKsJp49Lwc[/embed]

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  Best of the Best of the Best - https://youtu.be/0oX9LFx2szs

  [embed]https://youtu.be/0oX9LFx2szs[/embed]

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  More info: Striker-metal.com

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• HELLFIRE 76 Turn Up The Volume With New High Octane Southern Metal Album “Rags to Rage”

  Nov 28, 2024 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  HELLFIRE 76 Turn Up The Volume With New High Octane Southern Metal Album “Rags to Rage”

  ​Southern Metal powerhouse duo Hellfire 76 has now released their first full-length album “Rags to Rage”. The eight-track collection, clocking in at 31 minutes, represents a perfect distillation of the band's heavy Southern stoner devil metal sound. They delve into a variety of topics from critical examination of dictatorships and religion to personal, relatable experiences. The comment on the record:

  “The album is a continuation of our first release, in that the subject matter is all thought-provoking. As for a lot of music, we want the lyrics to be literal but also open to the listener's interpretation. Sticking with the theme and ideas of Voodoo, Witchcraft, The Occult, and other oddities. We want to take the listeners on a dark and ominous journey into a place they don’t normally think about. Musically, it’s straight up, fuzzed out, uptempo jams, but with the various lyrical topics, it gives the listener a little more to chew on.”

  Recorded at Catalyst Recording in Charlotte, NC with producer Rob Tavaglione, “Rags to Rage” draws deeply from the well of Southern Gothic tradition and occult themes. The album showcases the duo's remarkable ability to create a massive sonic landscape with just two members, featuring Von Bury's (LOVESUCKER, BLOODY HAMMERS) multi-instrumental talents (guitar, bass, organ, vocals) alongside Mike McGuiness's (FACE THE WORLD) powerful drumming.

  The heavy dose of fuzzy, groove-laden rock will appeal to fans of doom, stoner rock, and traditional metal especially those with an interest in Clutch, Killing Joke, and Fu Manchu.

  Listen to the album's full-stream premiere on MetalInsider HERE.

  "Rags To Rage" is available for album pre-order at https://hellfire76.bandcamp.com.

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  Track Listing:​
  1. Rags to Rage - 3:33
  2. Steal Your Soul - 3:25
  3. 1000 Crimes - 3:38
  4. As Above - 3:44
  5. The Keepers - 3:40
  6. Magic and Religion - 3:23
  7. Black Angel - 3:43
  8. The Omen - 5:45
  Album Length: 30:52

  More info: Hellfire76.com | Facebook.com/Hellfire76nc | Instagram.com/hellfire76nc

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• NECRAMBULANT Unleash Bludgeoning Claymation Video "Chunked Pus Powder" Off New Album "Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance" Out March 2025

  Nov 28, 2024 Fistoffreedom 0 Comments

  NECRAMBULANT Unleash Bludgeoning Claymation Video "Chunked Pus Powder"

  New Album "Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance" Out March 2025 via Gore House Productions

  Gore House Productions proudly announces the release of Necrambulant's second full-length "Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance" to follow 2022's "A Feast of Festering Flesh" (EP) and 2013 debut album "Infernal Infectious Necro-ambulatory Pandemic".

  The sophomore album due out on March 7th, 2025, is a relentless record presented as an anthology of all that Necrambulant represents, horror, gore, and slamming brutal death metal. Musically, the band incorporated a full arsenal of death metal and slam to further define their self-described sound of "Inhuman Slam Grind". Lyrically, the album has something to offer on many levels of thematic brutality; zombies, serial killers, cannibals, sci-fi, and Warhammer.

  "We think our new full-length will be well received by fans of our earlier work. We put out our somewhat experimental EP back in 2022 to a very mixed bag of reviews. We had kind of expected that particular release to receive some heat, as it was a bit of a departure from our previous sound. For the EP, we wanted short, to-the-point, less modern-sounding slam/death metal. We wanted it to have the sound of something like a reanimated corpse that had been lying out in the desert, dried out, dusty, and decayed; that was my approach to the vocal sound and some people dug it while others hated it. But with the new album being more of a return to form, we hope that it will be more well-received among fans who have been with us since the beginning as well as something fresh for our newer listeners to enjoy as well. The new album is just a relentless barrage of slamming brutal death metal. We strived for a no bullshit / no filler track list that will just pummel the listener with heaviness." says the band.

  To infest the auditory canals of extreme metal fans around the globe, Necrambulant is unshackling their first single "Chunked Pus Chowder" accompanied by a gruesome claymation video. The band explains further on the track:

  "This is one that was written with more humor in mind than anything else. Just a song that's gross for the sake of being gross. Peter Jackson's 80s films "Bad Taste" and "Dead Alive" (especially the dinner table scene) probably played a role in coming up with this one." adds the band.

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  Bandcamp - https://gorehouseproductions.bandcamp.com/track/chunked-pus-chowder-2​

  Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3ZpLKWm​

  Recommended for fans of Devourment, Kraanium, Cephalotripsy, Cannibal Corpse, and Abominable Putridity, Necrambulant's "Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance" will be available as of March 7th, 2025 from Gore House Productions.

  Album pre-order (Cassette and CD) will be available at https://orcd.co/uomnecrambulance​

  Track Listing​
  1. Amalgamation of Gresome Curdling Ambonination - 3:09
  2. Inhumane Creophagus Repulsion - 3:14
  3. Catastrophic... / Epoch 0 - 3:14
  4. Barbarian Brute Force Annihilation - 3:47
  5. Sentenced to a Guttonous Pit - 2:59
  6. Pestilential Ascendancy - 2:53
  7. Ineffable Tormenting Possession - 2:24
  8. Chunked Pus Chowder - 3:04
  9. Upheaval of Malignant Necrambulance - 2:01
  10. Coffin Meat - 2:50
  11. Self-Biologic Carnivorous Cannibalism - 3:00
  Album Length: 32:35

  More info: ​Gorehouseproductions.com​ | Facebook.com/necrambulantaz | Instagram.com/necrambulant | Tiktok.com/@necrambulant

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