Pearl Jam have shared a new live video for their song “Upper Hand.” The clip was filmed during the band’s September 9, 2024 show at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The track appears on their latest album “Dark Matter.”
During a recent interview with Jaimunji, Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski opened up about bands like Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, etc. who are still touring despite getting older. The frontman also expressed a disinterest in more modern acts like Parkway Drive, Avenged Sevenfold, and Sleep Token.
Nergal said the following:
“Every time Guns N’ Roses are in town, I’m up and I always go and check it out. With all those legacy bands, be it Guns, be it AC/DC, be it fucking Metallica, [Iron] Maiden, in the first place I’m a fan of their music. I collect their records. I’ve always been a fan [of those bands], as far as I remember. And I always tell whoever I talk to, man, just go and see those bands. Buy tickets and go and see [them play], because the time is flying. And it’s gonna be in a blink of the eye that Metallica is no longer, fucking Maiden is no longer. You would be, like, ‘Oh, shit. I should have gone and gone and seen them.’ Yeah, you fucking should. So every time those bands come across Poland or wherever I have a chance, [I] fucking go and embrace that because this era is getting to an end.
It’s gonna be another few years, hopefully good years for the [afore]mentioned bands and others — there’s more, but there’s lesser and lesser. It’s shrinking, [the list of] big arena rock-star bands that I look up to. I mean, I know Parkway Drive is probably an arena band now, but it doesn’t tell me anything. I don’t know what Parkway Drive is. I don’t know what Avenged Sevenfold is. I don’t know what — who is Sleep Token? It’s not me. It’s not my DNA. I mean, I don’t fucking get it. It’s probably good music. It’s all well played and big productions and stuff, but once those giants leave the earth, leave the stage, let’s put it that way — I’m lonely. There’s nowhere to go.”
He also added the following when asked about the possibility of touring with Behemoth in his late 70s:
“I’m only 48. But then again, extreme metal is not really heavy metal. It is, sort of. It is a form of heavy metal, just on steroids. Obviously it requires way more energy and stamina and physical vitality or whatever you call it. And it’s not easy. It’s not getting any easier.
[On the upcoming Australian tour], you’ll see Behemoth at its prime, which means that we exactly know how to do it. We know how to level out our physical potential throughout the set. And we still can pull off a 75-minute-long set that’s very dynamic and intense, and you won’t get bored. You won’t go, ‘It’s a fucking old-school death or black metal band just cashing in on their legacy.’ No, no — we put all the force there and we’re all in.
When I look at bands — I don’t know — Klaus Meine [of] Scorpions, the dude is almost 80 years old. Hey, my mom is 80 this year, I believe, or 79. And the dude, he looks good. He barely walks [on stage], but his voice is fucking on point. And I’m, like, ‘Holy fuck.’ So I’m 48, and I’m counting. [I have] 32 years to go. No fucking way! But then again, you never know. But I’m guessing another 10 years. 10 good years of touring and maybe doing another record, even though I’m questioning the sense of recording any new music. Who fucking cares these days about new music? But, anyways, I think Behemoth has at least 10 good years ahead, and we’re so looking forward to come back over there [to Australia].”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent interview with Kerrang!, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris was asked about the possibility of retirement. The 69-year-old says he still has no plans to call it quits.
Harris said the following amid British Lion’s UK tour:
“I’m not thinking about retirement. But we all know that it’s coming at some point when you’ll be forced into it by one thing or another. I still stay fit, playing football and tennis and things, but you never know what’s coming round the corner. That’s why you’ve got to make the most of this while you can, going out enjoy every gig for the sake of it. I’ve been saying that for the last 10 years, but it’s truer now than ever.”
He also added:
“I’m scared to stop in a way, scared to slow down. But playing shows like these does bring that old feeling back. They’re very similar in many regards. It’s about that feeling of trying to be out there fighting for the band, trying to get as many people in as possible, proving yourself every night to try and get exactly where it is that you want to be.”
During a recent appearance on the HardLore podcast, Circa Survive’s Anthony Green confirmed that the band are broken up. According to him, the group disbanded after he suffered a relapse back in 2022.
Green said the following when asked if Circa Survive’s current status can be described as a hiatus:
“Uh, no. I’d call it a breakup. I think hiatus was thrusted upon us. But it’s hard to talk about all that stuff because Circa wasn’t just a band for me. We were like a family. You know what I mean? And when that sh*t went down — talk about things I wish I would have done different, you know? When all that sh*t went down, it was such a heartbreaking thing. We, I, never imagined it going away the way it went, none of us did.
…We had a tour for ‘Blue Sky Noise‘. It was like our ten year anniversary tour. It was going to be our third ten year anniversary tour and it was postponed by the pandemic… And we postponed it, and postponed it, and I relapsed right before and had to go to treatment. And it was a really stressful time for the band. This is all their life doing this band. And all their life is having to deal with me sometimes being accountable, sometimes being not.
And I think it got to the point where it was so difficult, and I was so far gone, that I think for them the best thing was for me just to get help and to focus on that. And nobody really knew what to do. And darkness descended. And you know, I don’t like war stories. I’m not that kind of guy. Circa Survive is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I love it more than anything. And I always want to celebrate it, and I always will.
[It’s] a weird situation because what I want more than anything is for us all just to be friends with each other, no matter what. Like all that stuff that Circa means to other people too. I just… we’ve all kind of come together — not all of us — but since then I’ve been talking to everybody. Nick [Beard,] the bass player, came out to see me in California. And Colin [Frangicetto, guitarist/vocalist] and Brendan [Ekstrom, guitars] and I have spent time together. We’ve all been talking a little bit, and that just to me, that’s everything.
I don’t know if the band is ever going to do anything ever again, you know what I mean? And even if it did, it wouldn’t be the same. It just wouldn’t. I mean, people want… Sometimes it’s hard, ’cause you want to give people what they want. You want to do stuff like that. But it’s like not at… I’m a people pleaser. So, I always want to give people what they want. And part of me feels like I don’t even deserve to be here unless I’m doing what people want of me. You know what I mean? And so, it’s tough. But I don’t want to put anybody in a bad situation. I just want to honor what everybody needs in their life.
And just being able to be friends with those people and have them in my life in any way is like really special. And to be able to send them messages and be like, ‘remember that?’ Brendan and I saw each other at Ink & Dagger. We were in the pit at Ink & Dagger in Philly, and it feels good to be able to celebrate that again. And I love it. It should be celebrated, you know what I’m saying? I’m always down.”
[via The PRP]
Necrofier have announced a new album titled “Transcend Into Oblivion.” The effort will be released on February 27 via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
“Transcend Into Oblivion” Track Listing:
01. “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path I”
02. “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path II”
03. “Fires of the Apocalypse, Light My Path III”
04. “Behold, the Birth of Ascension”
05. “Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way I”
06. “Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way II”
07. “Servants of Darkness, Guide My Way III”
08. “Mystical Creation of Enlightenment”
09. “Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade I’
10. “Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade II”
11. “Horns of Destruction, Lift My Blade III”
12. “Toward the Necrofier”
Vocal/guitarist Bakka commented:
“This album really ended up where I always wanted us to go. It also had me digging deeper into the journey, into myself and basically everything to get it here. I felt the way the record makes you sound. Sometimes surrounded in chaos and sometimes in moments of accession. I really like what we did on the previous album, but it doesn’t compare to what we have accomplished on the new one.
The other records have different concepts, but they weren’t drawn out in one big piece like the new one.From the creation, the record is based on a Luciferian Dark Night Of The Soul. ‘Fires Of The Apocalypse Light My Path’ is the awakening. The first three songs are experiences and dreams that were happening as this change began, and I questioned everything I was doing. It starts feeling as though a new fire has been lit, but it grows dark as we venture into the second act, ‘Servants Of Darkness Guide My Way.’ This is the struggle and torment that comes along with the awakening. Realizing things from the past are no longer true and you see the world in a different way, and it isn’t easy. This leads into Act III, ‘Horns Of Destruction Lift My Blade.’ This is the rebirth or accession. You have been transformed; you are not who you were before. Everything has changed, you see the world differently and you take what is yours.”
A video for the first single, “Servants Of Darkness, Guide My Way I,” can be found below. Bakka also had the following to say about that track:
“The torment and struggle that comes along with awakening. The descent into darkness to be reborn. Where at first you thought everything was done, now you learn that these trials are what help shape you while they drive you mad.”
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