The Halo Effect - Feel What I Believe

THE HALO EFFECT, the new project featuring five former members of the Swedish metal band IN FLAMES and DARK TRANQUILLITY. — Jesper Strömblad (guitar), Daniel Svensson (drums), Peter Iwers (bass), Niclas Engelin (guitar) and Mikael Stanne (vocals) — has released its second single, “Feel What I Believe”. The track, the official music video for which can be seen below.

The song is basically about how it felt growing up and discovering extreme metal in our late teens. Delving into something that was both frightening and alluring at the same time. And having that as the sole focus as you started playing in a band and in essence decided who you wanted to be. That confidence and laser focus is what still fascinates me I love that this somehow endured over the years. This is basically us at 19 screaming "How don't you understand this?". And even if people around us didn't get it at the time at least they could see our passion for it and that's what this song is about.

The video is also reminiscent of the videos we saw growing up. A bunch of long haired people in an abandoned warehouse playing loud music while trying to look cool basically. What we did here though is bring it to another level thanks to Theo Gabay and his amazing team. I love that it captures the vibe of us playing and really enjoying what we do. Also it looks spectacular.

The band have also announced their first ever tour, accompanying Swedish death metal berserkers AMON AMARTH and US thrashers MACHINE HEAD on 31 dates throughout Europe and the UK. See the dates below.

The band comments: “We could not be more excited to partner with Cobra Agency for our first tour of Europe together with metal giants AMON AMARTH and MACHINE HEAD. Working together with people who are passionate about the road, the crews, the bands and the fans means a lot to us and doing this together is something we very much look forward to. See you in Sept/Oct!“

Today's tune "Feel What I Believe" taken from the upcoming album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast.



Upcoming European Tour 2022 AMON AMARTH, MACHINE HEAD /w THE HALO EFFECT

08.09. UK Nottingham – Arena
09.09. UK Cardiff – Arena
10.09. UK London – Wembley Arena
12.09. UK Manchester – Arena
13.09. IE Dublin – 3 Arena
16.09. CH Zurich – Hallenstadion
17.09. AT Vienna – Stadthalle
18.09. PL Krakow – Tauron Arena
20.09. EST Tallinn – Saku Arena
21.09. FIN Helsinki – Ice Hall
23.09. N Oslo – Spektrum
24.09. S Stockholm – Hovet
26.09. DK Copenhagen – Forum Black Box
27.09. DE Hamburg – Barclays Arena
28.09. DE Frankfurt – Festhalle
30.09. DE Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena
01.10. DE Berlin – Velodrom
02.10. NL Amsterdam – Afas Live
04.10. IT Milano – Lorenzini District
06.10. ES Barcelona – Sant Jordi
07.10. ES Madrid – Vistalegre
08.10. ES La Coruna – Coliseum
09.10. P Lisbon – Campo Pequeno
12.10. FR Paris – Zenith
14.10. DE Munich – Olympiahalle
15.10. DE Leipzig – Arena
16.10. CZ Prague – Tipsport Arena
18.10. HU Budapest – Barba Negra
20.10. LUX Esch zur Alzette – Rockhal
21.10. BE Brussels – Forest National
22.10. DE Stuttgart – Schleyerhalle

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At The Gates - The Paradox

Gothenburg melodic death metal pioneers (who are also celebrating their 30th anniversary as a band) AT THE GATES will release their seventh studio album "The Nightmare Of Being" this summer. The concept album focuses on the realization of your own mortality, nihilism and pessimistic philosophies.

A genre-defining act of the Swedish melodic death metal scene. The band around Tomas "Tompa" Lindberg was formed in 1990 and disbanded six years later. But they never really did a proper farewell tour. Therefore they rejoined forces in 2007 for the "Flames Of The End" tour. This injected new blood into them, and so they ended up being back ever since!

The pioneers of "Gothenburg style" melodic death metal return with their highly anticipated follow-up album to 2018’s “To Drink From The Night Itself", pre order "The Nightmare Of Being" https://atthegates.lnk.to/TheNightmareOfBeingID

Today's tune "The Paradox" is taken from the upcoming album "The Nightmare Of Being", out July 2nd, 2021



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Tribulation - Where Gloom Becomes Sound

New week, new month and it's time to present "Record Of The Week".

"Where Gloom Becomes Sound" is the fifth album by the Swedish metal prides TRIBULATION. The album is also the second big album release for 2021 that I review here at Tune Of The Day and BANG!! what a freaking release this is, I'm blown away! TRIBULATION never ceases to fascinate and enchant.

"Where Gloom Becomes Sound" contains ten tunes with forty-eight minutes of playtime that is executed in the best possible way, greatly balanced, darkly atmospheric, and remarkably consistent record. Big and razor-sharp melodies, an enchanting soundscape that is created with both heart and soul, really well crafted accurate composition with a magnific flow which makes you shake and fire up with excitement that small pearls bubbling up on your forehead. "Where Gloom Becomes Sound" opens the doors of "In Remembrance" and the quartet invites you to dive in an electrified double-door to the boiling cauldron of myths, magic, and mystery, the death grunts in Johannes Andersson vocals makes you hold tight and light a candle, the first lines in the opening tune is in Swedish. 

"Det är som mörkast före gryningen,

De alla har slutat andas och luften står still, 

Ur stålet strömma en motståndskraft, 

Som brutit fasornas sigill" 

 So powerful and frightening, these lines could be translated as ("It's darkest before dawn, They have all stopped breathing and the air stands still, From the steel flows a resistance force, Which has broken the seal of the horrors") .

 
The bombastic drumming of Oscar Leander is magnific throughout the whole album and works well with Johannes Andersson bass playing that gives a warm surface. Oscar Leander stands out a little extra at the end when he sweeps like a crazy bull in "Funeral Pyre" and in "Daughter Of The Djinn". The fifth tune "Lethe" is a short piano instrumental played by Jonathan Hultén, a really delicious piece, its Beethoven-Esque sonata evocations providing some brief breathing space. Adam Zaars and Jonathan Hultén's guitars are marvelous, a true sublime display of beauty and strength straight true the whole piece. Listen to the opening part of "Hour Of The Wolf", goosebumps. The euphoric darkness of "Leviathans" is a true gem where they finger a little on the other side of the border to shoe-gaze. The neoclassical guitars in "Dirge Of A Dying Soul" are so beautiful that I melt into a big meat pile. "Inanna" shows that they really know their stuff, so nicely done. The catchy driven piece "Elementals" have so much stuff embedded in itself, and the guitar solo... incredible experience. The closing "The Wilderness" is another beauty that breaks boundaries in their musical craftmanship and the guitar playing, drumming, bass, vocals, just fabulous. 

That this will be the last record from guitarist and songwriter Jonathan Hultén, who dropped out of the band after the recording of the album. I would say, it is in a way his "swan song" (farewell, goodbye) and that makes the listening all the more sentimental. The replacement is Joseph Tholl (VOJD, ENFORCER, DEATH BY FIRE, ROBERT PEHRSSON) a great guitarist so I think they are in good hands, and how it will work out remains to be seen. "Where Gloom Becomes Sound" is a remarkably consistent album.

The album title is inspired by darkwave artist Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows, which could not be more timeless. The statue on the album cover is made by Fernand Khnopff at the end of the 19th century. The immaculate production was helmed by TRIBULATION, producer Jamie Elton, mixing ace Tom Dalgety (GHOST, RAMMSTEIN), and mastering star Magnus Lindberg (LUCIFER, DOOL). The album was released on January 29th, 2021, via Century Media Records. 

In this musical genre, TRIBULATION is probably the best we have in Sweden, so today I am really proud to be Swedish.

Sum: "Where Gloom Becomes Sound" takes you on a journey unlike any other.

My copy of the album ✌

TRIBULATION line-up:

(From left to right on the photo!)

Johannes Andersson - vocals, bass

Adam Zaars - guitars

Joseph Tholl - guitars

Oscar Leander - drums 

Today's tune "Leviathans", taken from "Where Gloom Becomes Sound", enjoy!



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Dark Tranquillity - Moment

Monday, time to introduce "Record Of The Week"

The Swedish melodic death metalheads DARK TRANQUILLITY barely needs any introduction. Together with IN FLAMES and AT THE GATES, they were at the forefront of the Gothenburg-style death metal. Now they are back with the twelfth full-length "Moment", thier anticipated follow-up to 2016’s "Atoma", the album was released on 20 November 2020, via Century Media Records.

"Moment" is anoter great release by the band, well played, beautifully produced, the sound is big and clear with great vocals in both the clean and harmful to the harsh and angry screams, great and well written tunes, heavy and cleaver fresh riffing, fine waving drumbeats. I do like what I hear on "Moment", although it may feel a little predictable, they could have taken another step in the development. The guitars that sounds really fresh and updated since the lineup changes that have happened between records, with long time guitarists Martin Henriksson departing after the release of "Atoma" in 2016 and Niklas Sundin leaving this year. Newcomers Christopher Amott (ARCH ENEMY, ARMAGEDDON) and Johan Reinholdz (ANDROMEDA, WIDOW) are doing a teriffic work to fill the gaps and follow the concept and to put their own stamp on it.

"Moment" contain twelve tunes with fifty minutes of play time, the album opens up marvelous with "Phantom Days", a melodic hard hitting piece, or the post-modern "The Dark Unbroken", the angry "Ego Deception" the beautiful piece with marvelous keys in "Standstill", beautiful guitars that waves in like a cross stitch with a imported silk fabric. More raging tunes like "Identical To None" and the chugging "Failstate" and the rusty metal "A Drawn Out Exit". The stunning solo in "Eyes Of The World" is marvelous. The album closes with the atmospehric "In Truth Divided", beautiful soft clean vocals and neatly played instruments wraps this album up in a very good sence. "Moment" is simply another strong record in an already impressively deep catalog.

Sum: "Moment" a must have for DT fans!

Musicians:
Mikael Stanne / Vocals
Martin Brändström / Electronics
Anders Jivarp / Drums
Johan Reinholdz / Guitars
Christopher Amott / Guitars
Anders Iwers / Bass

Today's tune "The Dark Unbroken" is taken from "Moment", enjoy!



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Varg - Zeichen

The wolves of VARG return to their roots with their seventh full-length album, Zeichen (engl. “signs”), to be released on September 18, 2020 via Napalm Records. The album marks a new era of the wolves haunted by wild battles, death and bloodlust - a resurrection from the fields of Pagan Metal, pairing razor-sharp melodic death riffs with Freki's furious vocals. Forget anything you have seen or heard about them in the past few years and embrace the new album as a reboot of a band that never ceased to evolve and has gotten rid of everything superfluous.

VARG sets an uncompromising sign with first monumental single “Zeichen”, which comes along with an official video and introduces the concept behind their upcoming offering. Visually and lyrically, their first single draws the listener deep into the Viking era, picturing their traditions, a strong community cohesion, ancient runes, the old gods, and their beliefs. The chorus gets stuck in your head, coalesces with the blasting power of riffs, and perfectly showcases the reincarnation of VARG. ”Zeichen” is the ultimate hymn heralding the age of the wolves.

Singer Freki states: “”Zeichen” is the heart of our new album, maybe even of the "new" VARG. It was important to us to release the title song first along with an official music video, since it reflects the energy of our new full-length both musically and visually and invites our fans to the legendary era of the Vikings. Follow us on a journey!”

VARG was formed in 2005 in Coburg, Bavaria by guitarist Philipp "Freki" Seiler and drummer Silvester "Fenrier" Grundmann. They were joined by bassist Nivel, vocalist Frost, and guitarist Da'ath. VARG touches heathen topics but also present circumstances. All members become one with their stage-personas during their live shows, which makes them a real work of art. They are best known for issuing a cease and desist letter to a Swedish techno artist of the same name in 2019. The band's name means "wolf" in Swedish. Their songs deal mainly with paganism and Nordic mythology.

Pre-order the album here: https://smarturl.it/Varg-Zeichen

Today's tune "Zeichen" is the title tune of the upcoming album, set to be released on September 18th, 2020, enjoy!

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Dark Tranquillity - Lethe

Sunday, time for a classic!

Back in 1995 DARK TRANQUILLITY released a true classic of Gothenburg-style death metal with their second album “The Gallery” rounded off by a truly captivating Kristian Wahlin cover. A masterpiece of majestic melodic death metal!

From that album, we have picked one among many excellent tunes. "Lethe" is a true beauty, where the song name, if I'm correct is a river in Hades (Greek mythology) that the dead would drink from to forget all of their hardships in life. It also means to forget or lose memories.

"The Gallery", released on November 27, 1995. It was the first full-length release to feature Mikael Stanne on vocals, as he was previously the rhythm guitarist. "The Gallery" is considered a classic album of the Gothenburg style of metal, along with AT THE GATES "Slaughter Of The Soul" and IN FLAMES "The Jester Race", exhibiting the dual guitar leads, growled vocals and acoustic sections typical of the genre.

“The Gallery” was rereleased in 2012. Accompanied by a second LP incl. KREATOR, SACRED REICH, METALLICA, MERCYFUL FATE, IRON MAIDEN cover versions as well as an etching on Side B, this is a must-have collector’s item and definite edition of this opus for vinyl enthusiasts!

Enjoy today's classic!



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Disillusion - The Great Unknown

With their two records "Back To Times Of Splendor" (2004) and "Gloria" (2006), DISILLUSION from Leipzig, Germany, pushed the boundaries of melodic death and progressive metal so far as to redefine the genres themselves in terms of both emotional depth and stylistic scope. After successful concerts with a refurbished line-up in 2015 and the single "Alea" in 2016, their first new recording in a decade, mastermind Andy Schmidt and co. deliver the logical successor to "Back To Times Of Splendor" in the shape of "The Liberation", an expression of clearance in the literal sense of its title
and testament to human development.

As (Blabbermouth) stated:" "one of the best-kept secrets to come from the metal underground".

"The Liberation" is the result of the Herculean creative task to which Andy Schmidt applied himself; spending countless hours of songwriting and recording. It comes 13 years after "Gloria" but stands with its genuinely enthusiastic, passionate, and driven prog metal as the logical stylistic and lyrical successor to "Back To Times Of Splendor" – but with 15 years of additional life experience on the part of its creator. As an expression of clearance in the literal sense of its title, it is a testament to human development. An interplay of fierce metal with moments of both pure euphoria and introspection, the songs take you on the proverbial roller coaster of emotions that you’ve missed – perhaps since OPETH's "Watershed".

DISILLUSION in 2019 resembles the storm you feel brewing over an epic such as "Wintertide", the straight-in-your-face stunner "The Great Unknown" see it below, or the unexpectedly catchy and hookline-laden "Time To Let Go", which - quite naturally - turned out to be exactly what fans have been craving for so long.

"The Liberation" was mastered by Jens Bogren (IN FLAMES) and is available as Digipak CD, gatefold 2LP, as well as 60-page 2CD book edition (hardcover, 18x18cm) with expanded artwork and audio commentary from Andy Schmidt.

Andy Schmidt (Vox, guitars)

Sebastian Hupfer (guitars)

Ben Haugg (guitars)

Robby Kranz (bass)

Martin Schulz (drums)

Today's tune "The Great Unknown" is taken from the bands latest release "The Liberation", enjoy!


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Amaranthe - Do Or Die

Sweden’s hottest metal export have just finishing their European arena tour with SABATON have released a brand-new song feat. Angela Gossow, the former singer of ARCH ENEMY who left the Extreme Metal giants after the "Khaos Legions" album in 2011 and haven’t grabbed a microphone since then! "Do Or Die" shows AMARANTHE’s heavier side and comes with a dystopian  horror video filmed in Spain, featuring Fardou Keuning's stunning creatures. Alongside Angela, current ARCH ENEMY guitar hero extraordinaire, Jeff Loomis, contributes a crushing solo to the track.

AMARANTHE’s previous videos reached over 250 million views on YouTube and the latest album achieved their so far highest German chart entry on #29 – and this is just the beginning!!! Confirmed for Sweden Rock, Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park and many more summer festivals. New album out in September 2020 followed by worldwide headline tours together with BEYOND THE BLACK⁠, see all the dates below.

Today's tune "Do Or Die" Feat. Angela Gossow. The video featuring a cast of: Huntress: Elize Ryd, The Undertaker: Angela Gossow, Servant: Olof Mjörk, Boy: Breogán Schwarz Keuning. The video was directed by Marcus Overbeck. Enjoy!


Upcoming Tourdates:

Thu, JUN 4 Sweden Rock Sölvesborg, Sweden
Fri, JUN 5 Rockfest Tampere, Finland
Sat, JUN 6 Rock am Ring - Exact day TBA Nürburg, Germany
Sun, JUN 7 Rock im Park - Exact Day TBA Nürnberg, Germany
Fri, JUN 12 Download Festival Castle Donington, United Kingdom
Sat, JUN 13 Dobry festival Prešov, Slovakia
Thu, JUN 18 Graspop - 18. – 21.06.2020 Exact day TBA! Dessel, Belgium
Sat, JUN 27 Full Force (Exact day TBA) Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Fri, JUL 3 Stadsfesten Skellefteå Skellefteå, Sweden
Fri, JUL 24 QStock Festival Oulu, Finland
Fri, JUL 31 Rock in the City Lappeenranta, Finland
Sat, AUG 1 Kuopio Rock (Exact day TBA!) Kuopio, Finland
Sat, AUG 8 Sabaton Open Air - Exact day TBA Falun, Sweden
Thu, AUG 20 Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD
Fri, AUG 21 The Palladium Worcester, MA
Sat, AUG 22 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
Sun, AUG 23 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Tue, AUG 25 Club Soda Montreal, Canada
Wed, AUG 26 Impérial Bell Quebec, Canada
Thu, AUG 27 The Brass Monkey Ottawa, Canada
Fri, AUG 28 Mod Club Theatre Toronto, Canada
Sat, AUG 29 The Eclectic Room Angola, IN
Sun, AUG 30 The Token Lounge Westland, MI
Tue, SEP 1 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Wed, SEP 2 Apollo A.C. Belvidere, IL
Thu, SEP 3 Wooly's Des Moines, IA
Fri, SEP 4 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
Sat, SEP 5 Park Theatre Winnipeg, Canada
Sun, SEP 6 The Exchange Regina, Canada
Tue, SEP 8 The Starlite Room Edmonton, Canada
Wed, SEP 9 Dickens Calgary, Canada
Fri, SEP 11 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, Canada
Sat, SEP 12 El Corazon Seattle, WA
Sun, SEP 13 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Mon, SEP 14 Holy Diver Sacramento, CA
Tue, SEP 15 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
Wed, SEP 16 Whisky A Go Go West Hollywood, CA
Fri, SEP 18 Club Red Mesa, AZ
Sat, SEP 19 Backstage Bar & Billiards Las Vegas, NV
Sun, SEP 20 Liquid joe's Salt Lake City, UT
Mon, SEP 21 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Wed, SEP 23 Trees Dallas, TX
Thu, SEP 24 Come and Take It Live Austin, TX
Fri, SEP 25 Scout Bar Houston, TX
Sat, SEP 26 House of Blues New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Sun, SEP 27 House of Blues Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
Tue, SEP 29 Route 20 Sturtevant, WI
Wed, SEP 30 The Crafthouse Stage & Grill Pittsburgh, PA
Thu, OCT 1 The Underground - Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Fri, OCT 2 Riverfront Live Cincinnati, OH
Sat, OCT 3 The Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
Fri, NOV 13 Zenith Munich, Germany
Sat, NOV 14 Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, Germany
Sun, NOV 15 Muziekcentrum Trix Antwerpen, Belgium
Fri, NOV 20 Élysée Montmartre Paris, France
Sat, NOV 21 Rock School Barbey Bordeaux, France
Sun, NOV 22 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain
Mon, NOV 23 Sala MON Live Madrid Madrid, Spain
Wed, NOV 25 Ninkasi GERLAND Lyon, France
Thu, NOV 26 MHPArena Ludwigsburg, Germany
Fri, NOV 27 Stadthalle Offenbach Offenbach Am Main, Germany
Sat, NOV 28 Haus Auensee Leipzig, Germany
Mon, NOV 30 Komplex 457 Zurich, Switzerland
Tue, DEC 1 Live Club Trezzo Sull'adda Mi, Italy
Wed, DEC 2 Salle Métropole Lausanne, Switzerland
Fri, DEC 4 Barba Negra Budapest, Hungary
Sat, DEC 5 Masters of Rock Cafe Zlín, Czech Republic
Mon, DEC 7 Arena Wien Wien, Austria
Tue, DEC 8 Progresja Warsaw, Poland
Wed, DEC 9 Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany
Fri, DEC 11 Eventzentrum Strohofer Geiselwind Geiselwind, Germany
Sat, DEC 12 Sporthalle Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
Sun, DEC 13 Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht, Netherlands
Tue, DEC 15 Amager Bio Copenhagen, Denmark
Wed, DEC 16 Sentrum Scene Oslo, Norway
Thu, DEC 17 Pustervik Göteborg, Sweden
Fri, DEC 18 Fryshuset Klubben Stockholm, Sweden

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Dissection - Maha Kali

Sunday, time for a classic.

"Maha Kali" is an tune by the Swedish extreme metal band DISSECTION. It was the first release after the rebirth of DISSECTION, shortly after Jon Nödtveidt was released from prison. It represents the band's change from a melodic black metal sound to a more Gothenburg-based sound of melodic death metal. The song "Maha Kali" also appears on the live DVD "Rebirth of Dissection", and was re-recorded and included on DISSECTIONs last full-length album, "Reinkaos"; "Unhallowed (Rebirth Version)" is a re-recording from "Storm of the Light's Bane".

Taken from the "Maha Kali" EP, Released 8 November 2004. The clip is filmed live, taken from "Rebirth Of Dissection" DVD released in 2006. Enjoy!



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October Tide - I, The Polluter

With a history tracing back to the epicentre of melodic death metal in Sweden, OCTOBER TIDE have come a long way and have generated a spark that is strongly felt in the energy of the scene. "In Splendor Below" is the latest addition to their vibrant discography of guitar-driven, emotive death/doom metal art.

OCTOBER TIDE consists of the founding member and long-time KATATONIA guitarist, Fredrik Norrman, his brother and guitarist Mattias Norrman (ex-KATATONIA), vocalist Alexander Högbom (DEMONICAL), bassist Johan Jönsegård (LETTERS FROM THE COLONY) and drummer Jonas Sköld (LETTERS FROM THE COLONY / THENIGHTTIMEPROJECT). While Fredrik prefers for the music to speak for itself, he finds the new album "a bit more aggressive, a bit more death metal, and with an overall colder feeling than previous records".

The band was formed in 1995 by KATATONIA members, Jonas Renkse (BLOODBATH) and Fred Norrman, OCTOBER TIDE spawned two, now-cult releases, "Rain Without End" (1997) and "Grey Dawn" (1999), before going on hiatus for over eleven years. In 2009 Norrman parted ways with KATATONIA, and resurrected OCTOBER TIDE, consolidating the band's reemergence with a new album titled "A Thin Shell", feat. Tobias Netzell of IN MOURNING on vocals. Since then, the band evolved through two more studio albums, "Tunnel Of No Light" (2013) and "Winged Waltz"(2016), both of which featured exceptional guitar work, on top of OCTOBER TIDE's emotional touch on death metal.

"In Splendor Below" album was mixed and mastered by Karl Daniel Lidén at Tri-Lamd studios (BLOODBATH, KATATONIA, BREACH, CRAFT). It was produced by Alexander Backlund from Nailvillage Studio (THENIGHTTIMEPROJECT / LETTERS FROM THE COLONY) and OCTOBER TIDE. Tomarum av Christine Linde created the cover artwork.

Watch OCTOBER TIDE's guitarists Fredrik and Mattias Norrman perform a playthrough of "I, The Polluter", the first single from "In Splendor Below" album, due out May 17th worldwide via Agonia Records.


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Sulphur Aeon - The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos

New week, time for "Record Of The Week".

"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" was released during the winter's solstice, the 21st of December, 2018, speaking of last-minute release by the German Cthulhu-themed melodic death metallers SULPHUR AEON, ten days before the year ended they decided to let it out, not much of play time if they were looking to get on any end-of-year lists around the world, but to stand out and be a little own is something that seems to be popular among metal bands nowadays.

"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" can be found on double vinyl record, compact disc and via the known digital channels. The album is covered by an amazing artwork by Ola Larsson.

"The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" is a powerful album, monstrous death metal with epic overtones celebrating the works of the great H.P. Lovecraft with deep monolithic riffs, blasting thunderous drumming, clean and harsh atmospheric vocals, and the huge melodies. The album opens with "Cult Of Starry Wisdom", where we recognize SULPHUR AEON already after a minute when the watery dripping intro has been flushed away. A furious intro with blasting drums and a sneaky guitar opens up "Yuggothian Spell", a tune that reminds me of my youngest daughter, a lot of drama in a chaotic world. The tune has some clean vocals to spread some unholy ritual to get some dramatic atmosphere in a chaotic sense the tune is heading at. Some superb and insane drumming with a catchy chours and some really beautiful riffs in "The Summoning Of Nyarlathotep". "Sinister Sea Sabbath" the longest piece, flows away to 9½ minutes of great build ups and downfall, deep passages with cleaver hooks which covers all the guys have learned while growing up, smart and crazy. Horrofying and progressive "The Oneironaut / Haunting Visions Within The Starlit Chambers Of Seven Gates", crawls like a snake in the dark, creapy vocals and heavy riffs. "Lungs Into Gills" is a catchy and really hooky piece. "Thou Shalt Not Speak His Name (The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos)" is a theatrical piece of art and a real spellbinding finale, monotone and evil guitars with a terrifying theme. "The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos" are full of colossal hymns and enjoyable ablum, were we get melodically accessible metal that blends the raw and venomous with some catchy and beautiful parts with some really creative and memorable riffs that shows excellent musicanship.

Sum: Death Metal from the deep with a complex spellbound of Lovecraft.

Members:

M. - Incantations

T. - Ritualizations

D. - Tentacles

S. - Abyssopelagial Pulse

A. - Yuggothian Chords

Today's tune "Lungs Into Gills", taken from "The Scythe Of Cosmic Chaos"



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At The Gates - The Mirror Black

To enhance the next cycle of activity for their acclaimed current album "To Drink From The Night Itself" and to stress beginning of their massive European tour with BEHEMOTH and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, Swedish melodic Death Metal pioneers AT THE GATES are now releasing a strictly limited 7" EP entitled "The Mirror Black".

This collector item features the two songs "The Mirror Black" and "Daggers Of Black Haze" off the album "To Drink From The Night Itself" in the versions that come with guest vocals by Rob Miller (Amebix, Tau Cross). This special release with street date of January 11th, 2019 (The first date of the European tour!) and pre-sale start of today, comes limited to 1000x copies worldwide, split up as follows: Black 7Inch: 400x copies (CM Distro Europe Wholesale & Onlineshop) Golden 7Inch: 100x copies (CM Europe Onlineshop) Clear 7Inch: 300x copies (CM Distro Europe Wholesale & Onlineshop) Transparent Red 7Inch: 200x copies (Exclusively from the band on tour), get the chance to grab a copy, see the tour dates below.

Today's tune "The Mirror Black (Featuring Rob Miller)". Video by Costin Chioreanu / Twilight13Media, Filmed by Costin Chioreanu and Gina Sandulescu, Actors: Andrei Tudorache and Ioana Dragan, enjoy!

BEHEMOTH, AT THE GATES & WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM – European Tour 2019:

10.01.2019 Frankfurt (Germany) - Batschkapp
11.01.2019 Munich (Germany) - Tonhalle
12.01.2018 Prague (Czech Republic) - Forum Karlin
13.01.2019 Vienna (Austria) - Arena * Sold out!
15.01.2019 Zurich (Switzerland) - Komplex 457
16.01.2019 Milano (Italy) - Alcatraz
17.01.2019 Lyon (France) - Le Transbordeur
18.01.2019 Barcelona (Spain) - Razzmatazz
19.01.2019 Madrid (Spain) - La Riviera
21.01.2019 Toulouse (France) - Le Bikini
22.01.2019 Paris (France) - Bataclan
23.01.2019 Oberhausen (Germany) - Turbinenhalle
24.01.2019 Berlin (Germany) - Huxleys
25.01.2019 Copenhagen (Denmark) - Vega
26.01.2019 Stockholm (Sweden) - Annexet
27.01.2019 Oslo (Norway) - Rockefeller
29.01.2019 Helsinki (Finland) - The Circus
30.01.2019 Tampere (Finland) - Pakkahuone
01.02.2019 Hamburg (Germany) - Grosse Freiheit 36
02.02.2019 Utrecht (The Netherlands) - TivoliVredenburg
03.02.2019 Brussels (Belgium) - Ancienne Belgique
04.02.2019 Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - Rockhal
06.02.2019 Bristol (UK) - The Marble Factory
07.02.2019 Birmingham (UK) - O2 Institute
08.02.2019 London (UK) - O2 Forum Kentish Town
09.02.2019 Manchester (UK) - O2 Ritz * Sold out!
10.02.2019 Dublin (Ireland) - Vicar Street
11.02.2019 Glasgow (UK) - QM Union

AT THE GATES – Live 2019:

02.03.2019 Umeå (Sweden) - House Of Metal Festival
22.03.2019 Kiev (Ukraine) - Pochayna Event Hall + Powerwolf
23.03.2019 Moscow (Russia) - Zil Arena
25.03.2019 St. Petersburg (Russia) - Club Zal
12.04.2019 Tilburg (The Netherlands) - Roadburn Festival
25.04.2019 Brisbane (Australia) - Triffid + The Haunted & Witchery
26.04.2019 Sydney (Australia) - Manning Bar + The Haunted & Witchery
27.04.2019 Melbourne (Australia) - Max Watt’s + The Haunted & Witchery
05.-08.06.2019 Sölvesborg (Sweden) - Sweden Rock Festival
15.-18.08.2019 St-Nolff (France) - Motorcultor Festival

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Kalmah - Evil Kin

The finish blackened thrash, melodic death/power, folk rockers KALMAH have released their eight full-length album "Palo". And as always the ship is ed by the Kokko brothers Antti (guitars) and Pekka (guitars, vocals). Backed up by the loyal dudes Timo Lehtinen (bass), Janne Kusmin (drums) and their latest recruit Veli-Matti Kananen (keyboards). "Palo" is a powerful high energy record with roots of death metal, Finnish melodic heritage, cantankerous never-say-die attitude and themes of Northern nature and the folly of mankind.

KALMAH was formed in Oulu, Finland in 1998. In less than a year after its formation, KALMAH was signed by Spinefarm Records. The word "kalmah" is Karelian and could be translated as "to the grave" or "to the death".

Antti Kokko states: “Almost 30 years of swamp madness and here we are today representing our 8th album with fishing tridents sharpened shiny. The album stands strongly on the very roots of KALMAH sound yet introduces fresh breath from the Swamplord’s tar-stained lungs. "The Evil Kin" as the first single gives you riffs written back in 1991 blended with melodies of Kalmah today. It’s a perfect statement to show where we were and are right now.”

Today's tune "Evil Kin" is the first single of "Palo", enjoy!



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Necrophobic - Mark of the Necrogram

Once again a new week and it's time to introduce "Record Of the Week".

The Necrogram has awakened! Dormant for nearly four years, the sigil—crafted by Swedish death metal legends NECROPHOBIC long ago in a crucible of fire and ice—will spread hate, plague, and disease once more in 2018.

“Mark Of The Necrogram” is especially significant as it represents the rebirth of NECROPHOBIC with singer Anders Strokirk returning to the fold, also the guitarists Sebastian Ramstedt and Johan Bergebäck joining the gang again. The guys also changed the record company from Season of Mist to Century Media Records.  This is also the first classic Kristian "Necrolord" Wåhlin cover since 1997’s “Darkside”, and musically offers a prime example how to blend death and black metal in the best possible, most diabolic way.

"Mark of the Necrogram" is a fantastic release from these gents. It's melodic, very catchy and right on the spot, an epic album. 49 minutes of Swedish death metal with bombastic blackened harmonies and never letting down on its primal fury and predatory aggression.

From start to finish the album keeps up all the way, I guess I should say it's a masterpiece, well it is. The album is ridiculous well-balanced, fiery guitar-work by the dream team of shredding, Sebastian Ramstedt and Johan Bergebäck! Penetrating speedy blast-beats by Joakim Sterner crazy and well played basslicks by Alex Friberg and then the powerful and guttural vocals by Anders Strokirk. Tunes like "Sacrosanct", "Tsar Bomba", "Pesta" or "Lamashtu" are just a few proofs why “Mark Of The Necrogram” might become one of 2018’s most celebrated metal records. What more is the to say, than I'm happy!

Sum: Don't dare to miss this one!

Today's tune "Tsar Bomba" is taken from "Record Of The Week", enjoy!



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Skogen - I Döden

Category Six: 

 (Death) 

 taken from the annual hard rock evening.

Death, sensitive category for me. Specially as my sister passed away just before Christmas. Try to focus on tunes that have the death meaning wasn't easy even it should be pretty easy to set as most of the rock bands have a tune about death of some kind. So I decided to go deep into the bleak and dark area of music and try to keep it patriotic. The band that crawled on my doorstep was the Swedish SKOGEN (Forest) and "I Döden"(In Death) is a gloomy journey through hollow stone lands that places it's listener on a pedal of northern darkness and death!

Other tunes that was played during this category was.

ZOMBIEKRIG "Evigt Liv" - Cheif Rebel 

(Great Choice from a Swedish Act) 

LIK "Le Morte Homme" - Holm 

(Excellent Swedish Death Metal) 

DRACONIAN "Pale Tortured Blue" - PÖbrink 

(Great pick from the Swedish Death/Doom metal band) 

METAL ALLEGIANCE "Suffargette City" - Hellan 

(Cool Cover of a Bowie classic) 

DECAPITATED "Earth Scar" - MÖbrink 

(Excellent Technical Polish Death Metal) 

AMORPHIS "Death Of A King" - Eriksdotter 

(Excellent Finnish Heavy Metal) 

ÆTHER REALM "Death" - Sandström (Great New Discovery) 

DR. LIVING DEAD "Terror Vision" - Sköldan (Cool Choice) 

PARASITE INC "The Pulse of the Dead
" - Jens 

(Jens Suprice with a New Discovery, Cool tune) SKOGEN "I Döden" - Stones

(Missing songs from two participants).

My Vinyl record with Skogen includes a real cool patch.

Today's tune "I Döden", the title tune from SKOGENs forth album, released 2014. The tune is filmed at Mörkaste Småland, Sweden, 2014.



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Arch Enemy - The Eagle Flies Alone

ARCH ENEMY has released the official video for its new single "The Eagle Flies Alone", taken from the band's forthcoming album, "Will To Power", due out on September 8.

"Will to Power" is the tenth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band ARCH ENEMY. This is the first album to feature guitarist Jeff Loomis who joined the band in November 2014. It's also the first album to feature clean singing as lead vocals.

Co-produced by Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson, "Will To Power" was mixed and mastered by longtime collaborator and friend Jens Bogren (OPETH, AT THE GATES, DIMMU BORGIR). The album's captivating cover artwork was designed by Alex Reisfar.

"Will To Power" marks the second ARCH ENEMY album since the departure of longtime singer Angela Gossow and addition of Alissa White-Gluz. It will also be the first ARCH ENEMY disc to feature guitarist Jeff Loomis, who joined the band in late 2014.

Today's tune "The World Is Yours" is taken from the upcoming album "Will To Power", Century Media Records/Savage Messiah Music, 2017. Director: Patric Ullaeus, Music: Michael Amott, Lyrics: Michael Amott



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