Metal Anarchy

  • Distant Share Video For “Flesh And Nails” Featuring Bodysnatcher’s Kyle Medina

    Distant have premiered a new video for their new song “Flesh And Nails.” The track, which features Bodysnatcher’s Kyle Medina, is from the band’s new album, “Into Despair,” which will be released on November 6. The group commented:

    “On ‘Flesh And Nails,’ we join forces with our longtime friend Kyle Medina for a powerful and uncompromising exploration of betrayal, deception, and broken trust. The track confronts the reality of those who hide behind false loyalty, only to turn their backs when it matters most. Channelling anger, frustration, and hard-earned clarity, ‘Flesh And Nails’ captures the emotional weight of discovering who people truly are when the façade falls away. It stands as a visceral statement on betrayal and the lasting scars left by those closest to us.”

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  • He Is Legend Announce “Time Travel” North American Tour

    He Is Legend have announced the dates for their “Time Travel” North American tour. The trek will feature a setlist spanning the band’s catalog. In Angles and Excide will open on most dates.

    Tour Dates:

    09/18 Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
    09/20 Louisville, KY for Louder Than Life Festival
    09/21 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
    09/22 Philadelphia, PA – Nikki Lopez
    09/23 Richmond, VA – Canal Club

    With In Angles and Excide:

    10/02 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
    10/03 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
    10/04 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
    10/06 Miami, FL – Churchill’s
    10/07 Orlando, FL – Conduit
    10/08 Panama City, FL – Mosey’s Downtown
    10/09 Birmingham, AL – Workplay (He Is Legend only)
    10/11 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
    10/12 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
    10/13 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
    10/14 Detroit, MI – Sanctuary (Catacombs)
    10/15 Toronto, ON – Lee’s
    10/16 Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro
    10/17 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
    10/18 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
    10/20 Providence, RI – Alchemy
    10/21 Albany, NY – Empire Underground
    10/22 Manchester, NH – Jewel Music Venue
    10/23 Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
    10/24 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
    10/25 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery

    He Is Legend commented:

    “Join us on the ‘Time Travel’ tour, where we will be playing something off of every album. While we have thoroughly enjoyed doing album plays these past couple years, it is going to feel pretty good to offer up a more varied set list for those fans out there who want to see us play a little bit of everything. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am local time. Grab yours and don’t forget to bring a friend and your dancing shoes because we can’t wait to shake it with you!”

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  • Godflesh Announce Penultimate Studio Album “Decay”

    Godflesh will be releasing their penultimate studio album, “Decay,” on September 25. The effort’s first single, “Living/Ending,” can be found below.

    “Decay” Track Listing:

    01. “Master And Slave“
    02. “Living/Ending“
    03. “Feral Colony“
    04. “Fear Of Man“
    05. “Fodder“
    06. “Consume Me“

    Vocalist/guitarist Justin Broadrick commented:

    “Music for me, is rarely complete, but it has to reach a point where enough is enough. Creatively, there has to be self-discipline. One has to end it.

    ‘Decay‘ was born from the same sessions as ‘Purge‘. It was one huge pool of songs. I picked what I felt was appropriate for what I wanted to achieve with ‘Purge‘, with the intention of releasing the songs that didn’t fit as a new album within a year of ‘Purge‘ being released. Unfortunately, two years passed whilst considering external labels, so that I didn’t have to self-release Godflesh anymore, but it took an awful lot of time to establish a comfortable home for me. The recordings were done, but as usual for me, I did change a lot of stuff once I came back to it.

    Fortunately, all of the recordings for ‘Decay‘ were completed long before the surgery, vocals included… although the back end of a couple of songs were recorded with the hernia itself, and that was a struggle. I was already aware that the Godflesh shout, so to speak, was exacerbating the hernia greatly, as was every Godflesh performance in the lead-up to the surgery once the hernia appeared, and the hernia was mostly caused by year upon year of shouting in Godflesh. The album was mixed post-surgery, and while I was still in some pain and considerable discomfort, but fortunately Godflesh is generally me expressing my pain, albeit [usually] mental, philosophical and existential, whereas this was physical pain.

    It expresses my pain, and I’ve put my body and soul into this expression for the majority of my existence. I feel quite lucky, because Godflesh is now physically impossible for me, rendering it useless. I now wish to move out of its constraints, move on creatively with heavy/ugly music to new ground.”

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  • Burial Path Part Ways With Vocalist, Bassist, And Drummer

    Burial Path have parted ways with vocalist Maya Pobst, bassist Christian Caringer, and drummer Nola Veru. Despite this, guitarists Matthew McClure and Martin Rosa III plan to continue.

    The band commented:

    “We have some bittersweet news to share with you all. Maya has decided to step down as the vocalist of Burial Path. We wish her the best in her new music adventures and can’t wait to see the big accomplishments she achieves!

    We are also sad to announce that Christian has also decided to step down as the bassist for Burial Path. We wish him well in his future musical endeavors.

    Nola has also decided to step down as our drummer due to her crazy schedule with her work and her main band Sidefect. They’re in the middle of a lot of recording, so we’re excited to hear the new music.

    We are grateful for Maya’s, Christian’s, and Nola’s contributions, dedication, and hard work they put into Burial Path during their tenure. We had a lot of adventures and fun in their short tenure. They all will be dearly missed.

    What does this mean for Burial Path? We will be taking a short break as we fire up auditions to fill all of the positions. Thank you all for your incredible support and encouragement, it seriously keeps us going. You will hear from us again shortly!”

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  • Bayway Announce Fall North American Tour With Cold Steel, Two-Piece, And Load Tha Nine

    Bayway have announced a fall North American tour. Cold Steel, Two-Piece, and Load Tha Nine will open.

    Tour Dates:

    09/21 Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
    09/22 Portland, ME – Gino’s
    09/23 Worcester, MA – Palladium Upstairs
    09/24 Montreal, QC – Les Foufounes Électriques
    09/25 Toronto, ON – Hard Luck Bar
    09/26 Detroit, MI – Edgemen Printing
    09/28 Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache
    09/29 Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
    09/30 St. Louis, MO – Fubar Lounge
    10/02 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
    10/03 Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
    10/04 Kansas City, MO – The Rino
    10/06 Little Rock, AR – Vino’s
    10/07 Memphis, TN – 1884 Lounge at Minglewood Hall
    10/08 Atlanta, GA – Altar at The Masquerade
    10/09 Birmingham, AL – WORKPLAY
    10/10 Nashville, TN – The ‘58 at East Side Bowl
    10/12 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
    10/13 Virginia Beach, VA – Peabody’s Nightclub
    10/14 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
    10/15 Philadelphia, PA – Upper Darby American Legion Post 214

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  • Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore To Perform With Deep Purple For The First Time Since 1993

    Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is planning to make a guest appearance during Deep Purple’s August 12 show at the Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. It will be the 81-year-old’s first performance with the band since 1993.

    Blackmore commented:

    “There is something we wanted to mention about tomorrow night… Well, it is a secret and I don’t want anybody to know, but I’m probably get up and do an encore with the band, Deep Purple. But you can’t tell anybody, and I know that this is gonna be kept a secret. And will it? I suppose so.”

    “I actually called up… I didn’t call him up, I sent my A.I. pigeon to [singer] Ian Gillan in Portugal, where he lives at the moment. And I said, ‘How would you feel about if I got up just for an encore? Just one of the songs. I don’t want to intrude.’ And I said, ‘No pressure — just kind of [for] old times’ sake.’ I’m 81 now. So he seemed to love the idea, put it to the band, got a thumbs up, and it looks like we might be doing that.”

    “I have my roadie there kind of now, setting up my amplifier. But I’ll be using a small amplifier, but it’s very loud. It’s what I use when I record. I hope I can compete with the guitar player [Simon McBride], ’cause I can see that he has very big amplifiers behind him. So, it’d probably just be the one number, as it’s been a while. I changed my strings on my Strat, which I haven’t done in over 25 years… I hope the guy out in the front can turn me up. I’ve got my roadie there for a soundcheck.”

    He also commented on his physical issues:

    “I did have my injection in my lumbar area yesterday. It’s a special injection I have that enables me to stand in one spot, because if I’m playing a Strat on stage, I have a hard time with the shoulders and the lumbar area. I’ve got four herniated discs, if anybody wants them. And I had my injection yesterday of a steroid which helps me get through standing up on stage. But I do have a kind of a stool there just in case I start toppling over or something. But I know that Ian Gillan has his maladies too with his eyesight, I think. And so as you get older, you collect all these things… And fusion is out of the question. That’s too big a job. But the stem cell stuff looks interesting. So I’m kind of recovering from that at the moment. I’m on steroid. And it’s very hard to sleep when you’re on steroids, but I’m on one steroid. And thanks to the doctors at Stony Brook [University Hospital]; they were excellent. I didn’t feel hardly any pain. But I think we’ve all got something to complain about. I just have more things to complain about than usual. And if don’t complain, I’ll find something to complain about.”

    He then circled back to the show:

    “[Simon] is a very good guitar player. As was, and is, [former guitarist] Steve Morse, is a great guitar player.

    So, that’s gonna be interesting. I have not played rock music in 25 years, actually. It’ll be good to see the old guys again. I think we’ll all be on crutches and wheelchairs and things, although I think the rest of them are okay. But, yes, it’s kind of frightening. I haven’t played rock in 25 years… I’ve been playing acoustic guitar for 25 years, and at first I was very uncomfortable playing it, but I got used to it, and now I’m used to playing the acoustic more so than the electric.”

    He also added:

    “I just thought it might be an idea to let a few people know ’cause I think a lot of people would like to see that. So hopefully my guitar stays in tune, and I can play whatever song is going to be played. It’s just the one song, I think.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

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  • Eyehategod Announce U.S. Tour With BL’AST, Luicidal, & Evil Army

    Eyehategod have announced an October U.S. tour with BL’AST!, Luicidal (ex-Suicidal Tendencies), and Evil Army. Here’s the dates:

    10/07 Nashville, TN – Cobra
    10/08 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
    10/09 Chicago, IL – Reggies (feat. Cavity)
    10/10 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle (feat. Cavity)
    10/11 Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary (feat. Cavity)
    10/12 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
    10/13 Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
    10/14 Springfield, MO – The Regent
    10/15 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
    10/16 Haltom City, TX – Haltom Theater
    10/17 Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
    10/18 Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
    10/19 Houston, TX – Bad Astronaut

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  • Anxious Premiere New Song “Don’t Move”

    Anxious have premiered a new song titled “Don’t Move.” You can find a visualizer for that track below:

    Vocalist Grady Allen commented:

    “This song is about a relationship that defined my early twenties falling apart – then trying and failing to rebuild it. It’s about disengaging with reality in hopes of reclaiming the bond you’ve lost with someone, but never feeling truly close in the process. ‘Don’t Move’ is about knowing that feeling, but trying to ignore it in the hope that things will change.

    This song was the first song from a group of tracks I started writing at the end of last summer. There were no expectations for a record, or for a cohesive idea of what that would mean – it just felt like there was a lot of space for ‘let’s just put together whatever comes naturally and see what happens.’ The bridge for this song came first and I was trying to channel some of the atmospheric building action that happens a lot on the B-side of Jimmy Eat World’s ‘Clarity.’ I was also super inspired by Armlock, probably my favorite new band of the last several years. Their layered acoustic guitars and vocals was something I was trying to pull off on the bridge.”

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  • Noctule Premiere New Song “Goddess Of Rot”

    Noctule, the video game themed project featuring Svalbard’s Serena Cherry, have premiered a new song titled “Goddess Of Rot.” That track is from the band’s new “Elden Ring”-inspired album, “Extinguish Thy Flame,” which will be released on September 25.

    Cherry commented:

    “Honestly? I think this is the solo song that Svalbard fans will appreciate the most. It has the big reverb-drenched leads, the pretty-yet-sad harmonies, a balance of emotional screams and delicate clean singing. It’s the slowest and least heavy song on the album, leaning into atmospheric Finnish Metal influences such as Insomnium and Sentenced, but also DSBM influences such as Thy Light.

    But what does the music mean? Well, in the fight to protect those you love, you can get destroyed beyond recognition. When love morphs into sacrifice that leads to inevitable loss. This is what my new song ‘Goddess Of Rot’ is about – but specifically, it is about Malenia. Malenia is one of the bleakest characters in the harsh game of ‘Elden Ring.’ So of course, she is my favourite. She is fighting to protect her brother Miquella while slowly losing herself to Scarlet Rot.

    I deeply connected with her tragic story, so I wrote a song about Malenia to encapsulate the abandonment she suffers but also pay sonic tribute to the devastating power of her Scarlet Rot.”

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  • Suicide Silence Vocalist Eddie Hermida Co-Founds Independent Music Company Arson Theory

    Suicide Silence and All Shall Perish vocalist Eddie Hermida has co-founded Arson Theory alongside Cameron Almasi. The independent company will offer “a modern, artist-first model designed to challenge traditional industry structures.”

    More details were shared in a press release:

    “Arson Theory, a new independent music company founded by Cameron Almasi and Eddie Hermida (Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish), is a modern, artist-first model designed to challenge traditional industry structures in heavy and alternative music.

    Built by artists and industry veterans, Arson Theory operates as a full-service ecosystem spanning distribution, label services, publishing, rights management, sync, marketing, merchandising, physical distribution, and catalog acquisitions. The company’s core approach centers on giving artists access to global infrastructure and hands-on development while maintaining greater ownership, control, and creative identity.

    ‘Arson Theory is really the byproduct of two people with very different perspectives coming together and realizing there was an opportunity to build something better. Eddie and I have been friends for a long time, and over the years we would constantly compare what his bands were experiencing in heavy music with what my clients were receiving in the pop, rap, and dance worlds, especially around distribution, publishing and creative support,’ recalled co-founder Almasi.

    ‘I saw a gap between complete DIY independence and the traditional label system. Artists shouldn’t have to choose between doing everything themselves and giving up ownership, flexibility, or a large portion of their economics just to receive meaningful support. Publishing was similar, I wanted to bring the kind of creative development, collaboration and opportunity I had seen in other genres into heavy music.’

    Being created by industry-professionals, Arson Theory’s thoughtful infrastructure is no accident. Co-founder and lead vocalist for Suicide Silence and All Shall Perish, Hermida explains, ‘Arson Theory is a project that never in my wildest dreams I could have imagined I’d be a part of. Ultimately, I’m a musician that has had a rough time with the ‘industry’ so I approached this project carefully. Now a year-and-a-half later, I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to help boost the trajectory of someone’s career.

    We care about the musician and that is what I believe makes this label so special. It has artists keeping the balance behind the scenes and representing for the artist before any idea comes to fruition. It has managers fed up with red tape working to make things more streamlined. I am happy and proud of what has been built and look forward to watching this company become a staple in the metal and alternative space.’

    Positioned between independence and traditional label systems, Arson Theory is focused on long-term artist development and scalable career growth. In a short time, the company has established itself as an active independent player in the space, working across a global roster that includes emerging talent, established acts, charting releases, and RIAA-certified artists, with capabilities across both distribution and publishing.

    Confident in the future they’ve landscaped, Almasi notes, ‘My goal for Arson Theory is to become the undeniable home for artists in heavy and alternative music who want independence without having to sacrifice partnership.’

    On the Arson Theory roster already: Shadow Of Intent, 3Teeth, All Shall Perish, PeelingFlesh, Carcosa, Psycho-Frame, Boltcutter, Dead Air Divine, Chain Gang, Slow Degrade, Brayton, Kent Osborne, Morgoth Beatz, Shalløw, Weeping Wound, Zero Signal, Charnel, Nervepitch, Piss Ant, Corpse Pile, Traitors, Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Vitals US, 157frq, Vandalheart, Luke Fiadino, Moodring, Keep Close, Still Remains, Evergreen Terrace, Shadow Of Intent, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Yvncc, Further Within, Gutrectomy, and more.”

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