Metal Anarchy

  • Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Etc.) Announces New Album “Starveil”

    Fabienne Erni (Eluveitie, Illumishade) has revealed that her new solo album, “Starveil,” will be released on March 13. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

    “Starveil” Track Listing:

    01. “Vareon”
    02. “Sky’s Breath”
    03. “Ritual” (feat. Lena Scissorhands)
    04. “Stone By Stone”
    05. “Starveil”
    06. “Living And The Dead”
    07. “Shaelun Vyrathi”
    08. “Forged In Me”
    09. “Never Let Go”
    10. “Elren”
    11. “Thalen Muron”
    12. “Call Beyond Time”
    13. “Lullaby Echo”

    Three singles from the record, “Living And The Dead,” “Stone By Stone,” and “Sky’s Breath,” have already been released. You can find those below:

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , , , ,

  • Raven Announce Spring North American Tour

    Raven have announced a spring North American tour. Slackjaw will open.

    Tour Dates:

    03/18 Louisville, KY – Goodwood Whiskey Row
    03/19 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
    03/20 Kansas City, MO – Westport Brewery
    03/21 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Live
    03/22 Dallas, TX – RBC
    03/26 West Hollywood, CA – The Whisky
    03/28 San Francisco, CA – Above DNA
    03/29 Reno, NV – Club Underground
    03/31 Portland, OR – Dante’s
    04/01 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
    04/02 Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
    04/04 Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
    04/05 Denver, CO – The Federal Theatre
    04/07 Lincoln, NE – 1867 Bar
    04/08 Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade
    04/09 Chicago,IL – Reggie’s Rock Club
    04/10 Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
    04/11 Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
    04/12 Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary
    04/14 New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
    04/16 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
    04/17 Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro
    04/18 Quebec City, QC – L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
    04/19 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
    04/21 Albany, NY – Empire Underground
    04/22 Old Town, ME – The Old Town Theatre
    04/23 Manchester, NH – Jewel Music Venue
    04/24 Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
    04/25 Harrisburg, PA – HMAC
    04/26 Richmond, VA – Ember Music Hall
    04/29 Raleigh, NC – Chapel Of Bones
    04/30 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
    05/01 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
    05/02 Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social & Supply
    05/03 Bradenton, FL – Oscura

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , ,

  • Charlotte Wessels’ The Obsession Premiere “After Us, The Flood” Music Video

    Charlotte Wessels (ex-Delain) and her band The Obsession have released a new song titled “After Us, The Flood.” You can find a video for that track below:

    Wessels commented:

    “‘After Us, The Flood’ is a song about climate change, told through the eyes of someone who has convinced himself it isn’t real. He feels protected within the walls of his own home while the world outside quietly begins to fall apart. As the song unfolds (spoilers!) that sense of safety proves to be an illusion; the decay he’s ignored eventually finds its way inside.

    We poured a lot of heart into this track, shaping a sonic story about denial, dread, and the fragile comfort of looking away. The video doesn’t literally follow the lyrics, but instead imagines the consequences of that mindset, offering a symbolic glimpse of a world where wealth loses all meaning once the planet as we know it is gone.”

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , ,

  • Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) Announces New Album “Honora”

    Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has revealed the details for his new album “Honora.” The record will be released on March 27 and it will feature six originals and covers of tracks from George Clinton and Eddie Hazel, Jimmy Webb, Frank Ocean and Shea Taylor, and Ann Ronell. Pre-orders can be found HERE.

    Flea recorded the solo effort with producer and saxophonist Josh Johnson, guitarist Jeff Parker, bassist Anna Butterss, and drummer Deantoni Parks. Thom Yorke, Nick Cave, Mauro Refosco, Nate Walcott, and more contributed as well. Flea says he was initially worried about working on the album, thinking the other musicians would see him as “a non-playing motherf*cker, charlatan, rock poseur or fan.” However, that wasn’t the case:

    “It turns out they were all the most genuinely supportive people, moving me deeply and daily with their generous spirits … Sitting in a room and playing the music with them made me feel like I was on drugs. I was buzzing, tripping and floating around the studio. I love them, they truly gave of themselves. I bow all the way down.”

    A visualizer for the latest single, “Traffic Lights,” can be found below. Flea added the following about that:

    “Deantoni and I played what became ‘Traffic Lights’ the first day. Something about it reminded me of Atoms For Peace, so I sent it to Thom. Just knowing him, I thought it would be a rhythm and a sensibility that he would relate to. And I was right, he did. With a gorgeous melody and the words, you know, about living in the ‘upside down’ and how do you make sense of things when we’re getting all this fake shit and real shit? Everyone has their ways of dealing with the world. But he’s just the warmest, free-flowing, jamming motherf*cker.”

    “Honora” Track Listing:

    01. “Golden Wingship”
    02. “A Plea”
    03. “Traffic Lights”
    04. “Frailed”
    05. “Morning Cry”
    06. “Maggot Brain”
    07. “Wichita Lineman”
    08. “Thinkin Bout You”
    09. “Willow Weep for Me”
    10. “Free As I Want To Be”

    Tour Dates:

    05/07 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
    05/09 Toronto, ON – Opera House
    05/10 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
    05/12 New York, NY – Webster Hall
    05/13 Washington, DC – Black Cat
    05/16 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theater
    05/21 Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
    05/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
    05/26 London, UK – Koko
    05/28 Paris, France – Alhambra

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , , , , , , ,

  • Geoff Tate (Ex-Queensrÿche) Hopes To Release “Operation: Mindcrime III” This Summer

    During a recent interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF, Geoff Tate (ex-Queensrÿche) offered another update on his new album “Operation: Mindcrime III.” The singer hopes to release the record this summer.

    Tate said the following:

    “It’s all recorded. We’re just doing the mixing stage of it right now. With [producer and DISTURBED bassist] John [Moyer] touring and me touring, it’s a bit of a challenge to get us in one place so we can actually confer and listen to the music and make mix notes. So we have to kind of line it up where we have several days that we can devote to it. So that’s coming up very soon. So we hope to be finishing it up and releasing it this summer.”

    He also explained the concept:

    “[It’s from] the perspective of Dr. X, how the story happened from his point of view. Which is kind of interesting, I think, because we’ve only heard it from Nikki’s point of view, and he’s been sort of this victim throughout the whole story. And Dr. X’s perspective is completely different, ’cause he’s not the victim at all. So it’s very aggressive, and, yeah, I’m looking forward for people to hear it.”

    He continued when asked if “Operation: Mindcrime” was always meant to be a trilogy:

    “No, it’s kind of an ongoing story. I am fascinated by social science — why human beings do what we do, and groups of people that seem to have patterns over time, following in the footsteps of their generation. That kind of stuff just is fascinating to me. And so that was the basis for the story of ‘Operation: Mindcrime’. And so I just kind of explored that — human nature and what happens to a guy who gets convicted of murder and sent to an insane asylum and then graduates to a prison and then finally gets out after 20 years in prison. Does he still have the motivation for revenge against the people that put him there? That’s kind of the focus of ‘Mindcrime II’, the revenge aspect of it.”

    He also added the following when asked if the music will be similar to Queensrÿche’s early material:

    “Yeah, I guess so. It’s got some complex arrangements, which QUEENSRŸCHE was pretty into during our writing. It’s just very aggressive sound-wise. And stylistically, I would say, it’s very QUEENSRŸCHE.”

    [via Blabbermouth]

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , ,

  • Infant Annihilator Planning To Release New Album This Year

    Infant Annihilator’s Dickie Allen has taken to social media to offer an update on the band’s new album. According to him, the effort will arrive this year.

    Allen said the following:

    “There’s nothing I wanna do more than show everyone new IA, I’ve been listening to the last mix for so long and I just wanna share it with everyone!

    BUT, I trust Aaron and Eddie to make what is already a masterpiece even better. This album is their baby and I’m just happy I get to be apart of it. They wrote all the lyrics and did all the patterns for me, all I had to do is have the voice they needed. Extremely grateful to be apart of an album of this magnitude and for me this is the best vocal performance I’ve ever done.

    NEW IA 2026, NO QUESTIONS, ITS CUMMING!”

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , ,

  • Filth To Release “Welcome To Shell Town” EP In March

    Filth have announced a new EP titled “Welcome To Shell Town.” The effort will be relased on March 6 and it can be pre-saved HERE. A new single, titled “Outta Pocket,” will debut on January 30.

    “Welcome To Shell Town” Track Listing:

    01. “Bodies” (Drowning Pool cover) (feat. Nathan James)
    02. “Rollin“
    03. “Stupify“
    04. “Shell Town“
    05. “Outta Pocket“
    06. “Not Around Here“

    Guitarist David Gantt commented:

    “‘Shell Town‘ is us leaning deeper into what shaped us, the music, the environment, and the mindset that came out of growing up in Shelby. This EP is a reflection of where we’re from and why Filth sounds the way it does.”

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , ,

  • Gojira, Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, Etc. Set For 2026 Rock Fest

    The lineup has been revealed for this year’s Rock Fest. That event will be held in Cadott, WI on July 16-July 18. A bonus bash is also scheduled for July 15. Heres the daily lineups:

    July 15 (Bonus Bash): Candlebox, Buckcherry, Dying Wish, DeathbyRomy, Fox Lake, Dakota, Micah Ariss, and Saint Tragedy.

    July 16: Gojira, I Prevail, Machine Head, Hatebreed, Set It Off, Magnolia Park, Lacuna Coil, Upon A Burning Body, Zero 9:36, Silly Goose, Guilt Trip, Robenx, Showing Teeth, Lines Of Loyalty, Under Black Sky, Reaping Asmodeia, Arson River, All The Pretty Horses, Bedlam, Dystopica, Thrash Of Titans, Legacy Of The Loud, From Ashes To Embers, and Kanebrake.

    July 17: Limp Bizkit, Body Count, Insane Clown Posse, Static-X Des Rocs, Miss May I, Bones UK, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Dogma, Autumn Kings, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines, Versus Me, Alborn, Silvertung Levels, Unkle Daddy, Vickis Dream Kissing Candice, Ratchet Dolls, Valleykill, Ozzy Rebourne, Queen Of The Ryche, Make Fire, and Dead Amsterdam.

    July 18: The Offspring, Halestorm, The Pretty Reckless, Hollywood Undead, Badflower, Story Of The Year, Ill Niño, Butcher Babies, Kami Kehoe, DED, Until I Wake, Kingdom Collapse, Beyond Threshold, Amerakin Overdose Corsair, Dievenoire, Climactic, Caster Volor, Hannan, Via, The Hybrid Theory, Cowboys From Hell, Plague Of Stars, and Greater Than Human.

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

  • Exhorder Share “The Tale Of Unsound Minds” Live Video

    Exhorder have shared a new live video for their song “The Tale Of Unsound Minds.” The clip was filmed during the band’s April 25, 2025 set at the Fillmore in New Orleans, LA. The track appears on their latest album “Defectum Omnium.”

    In other news, the group also have a tour booked with Luicidal, Ringworm, Phobia, and Slowhole. Here’s the dates for that run:

    01/29 Lafayette, LA – Freetown Boom Boom Room (no Luicidal and Phobia)
    01/30 McAllen, TYX – Cine El Rey (no Luicidal)
    01/31 Austin, TX – The Lost Well (no Luicidal)
    02/01 Dallas, TX – Trees (no Luicidal)
    02/02 El Paso, TX – RockHouse (no Luicidal)
    02/03 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
    02/04 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
    02/05 Las Vegas, NV – The Dive Bar
    02/06 Ventura, CA – VMH
    02/07 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
    02/09 Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go GO
    02/10 San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
    02/11 Portland, OR – Dante’s
    02/12 Everett, WA – Tony V’s
    02/13 Tacoma, WA – Airport Tavern
    02/14 Boise, ID – The Shredder
    02/15 Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High
    02/16 Denver, CO – HQ
    02/18 Springfield, MO – The Regency (no Luicidal)

    With Ringworm, Phobia, and Slowhole:

    02/19 Lombard, IL – WCSC
    02/20 Madison, WI – Annex
    02/21 Covington, KY – Madison Live
    02/22 Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , , , , , , ,

  • A Killer’s Confession, Ventana, Crossbreed, Etc. Set For 2026 Michigan Metal Fest

    The first set of bands have been revealed for this year’s Michigan Metal Fest. The event will be held at Leila Arboretum in Battle Creek, MI on August 14-15 and it will feature the following: A Killer’s Confession, Ventana, Crossbreed, Gorepig, DemsFightingWords, and Let It Rot. Further artists are pending.

    caemanamelio

    ,
    , , , , , , , , ,