On October 30, Foo Fighters livestreamed a performance from East End Studios in Glendale, CA for Amazon Music. The set was available through Amazon Prime and Twitch. However, if you didn’t catch it, you can still get a taste of the show with the below live video for “All My Life.”
The Smashing Pumpkins are streaming a previously unreleased live version of “Here Is No Why.” The track was recorded during a February 4, 1996 show in Los Angeles, CA and it will appear on the deluxe 30th anniversary edition of “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness.” As previously reported, that reissue will be released on November 21.
Four Year Strong have premiered a new video for their new song “Whiplash.” You can check that out below:
Nefarious have parted ways with singer Katon W. De Pena (Hirax). The band, which also features guitarist Rick Hunolt (ex-Exodus), guitarist Doug Piercy (ex-Heathen), bassist Tom Gears (ex-Blind Illusion), and drummer Will Carroll (Death Angel), will move forward with Sean Rivera (Coffin Hunters) on vocals. The new lineup will perform at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, CA on January 3.
Carroll said the following about De Pena’s departure during an appearance on “Zetro’s Toxic Vault“:
“Things didn’t work out [with Katon]… HIRAX is touring, and they’re pretty busy. So that played a part in it. But it was a communication thing that was really the problem. He would not talk to us for months at a time… He just broke off communication with us. So we took that as he didn’t wanna be in the band… And we did waste some time waiting and sitting around… But we had to move on. And that’s where Sean comes in.”
He then further discussed Rivera:
“His name is Sean Rivera. And he sings for a band, or he’s in a band called COFFIN HUNTERS. Not to be confused with the [side band of EXODUS bassist] Jack Gibson, COFFIN HUNTER. This one’s plural, COFFIN HUNTERS, and they’re more of a traditional heavy metal band. They play a lot in Santa Rosa. Rick discovered him. Rick went to one of their shows and saw him sing. And we knew things were kind of going south with Katon.”
Carroll also added the following via social media:
“I didn’t say anything out of line or untrue. In fact, I gave a very vanilla version of the whole Katon thing.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Uuhai have signed a new deal with Napalm Records. The band’s new album, “Human Herds,” will be released through the label on January 9.
“Human Herds” Track Listing:
01. “Beginning”
02. “Human Herds”
03. “Ancient Land”
04. “Uuhai”
05. “Dracula”
06. “Khurai”
07. “Khar Khulz”
08. “Paradise”
09. “Uvdis”
10. “Secret History Of The Mongols”
The band commented on the album:
“’Human Herds’ is a reflection on the unstoppable tide of humanity—our migrations, our revolts, our worship, and our wounds upon the Earth. Yet in our chaos, we must remember: we all live under one sun and one moon on Earth, sharing the same fragile home.”
A video for the first single, “Uuhai,” can be found below. The group added the following about that:
“From the ancient felt dwellings of the nomads to the storm winds that tie down spirits, Uuhai carries the voice of a nation. A cry of fire, steel, and blood, it honors the mountains, rivers, and sky that gave rise to the Mongol spirit.”
Wielded Steel have signed a new deal with 1126 Records. With this news, the band have also shared a new video for their new song “Your Words Mean Nothing.” Vocalist Jesse Clark said the following about the single:
“‘Your Words Mean Nothing‘ is a song about the empty promises of prosperity that are slung around by the ruling class, to try and keep poor people docile and accepting. How they attempt to use identity politics to pit people against each other and keep them distracted and angry. It’s also about how those politicians, and billionaire CEOs, that engineer and profit off of the suffering of the working class are just people. People that can be made to face consequences. There are more of us than there are of them.”
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