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.”
Bad Omens have revealed that they will be livestreaming their December 12 show at AFAS Live in Amsterdam, NET. Virtual tickets can be purchased through Veeps.
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.”
Enthroned are streaming their new album, “Ashspawn,” in its entirety online. You can check that out below. The effort will officially be released tomorrow (December 5).
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.”
Static-X have shared a new visualizer for their song “Down.” That track originally appeared on the Japanese edition of the band’s 1999 album “Wisconsin Death Trip.“ It will also be featured on the 25th anniversary edition of the record (out December 12). The group commented:
“We’ve always known there were gems buried in the ‘Wisconsin Death Trip‘ archives but seeing Exum’s images come to life in this new visualizer feels like stepping back into 1998. ‘Down‘ was a track we always loved and giving it this new visual energy is our way of celebrating Wayne, the album, and the fans who have kept this music alive for 25 years.”
Lionheart have premiered a new song titled “Death Grip.” The track, which features A Day To Remember’s Kevin Skaff, is from the band’s new album, “Valley Of Death II,” which will be released on January 9.
Cyhra (Kamelot, ex-Amaranthe, ex-In Flames, etc.) have premiered a new video for their new song “Box With Spirits.” You can check that out below:
Singer Jake E. commented:
“‘Box With Spirits’ looks at the architecture of avoidance — the masks we wear, the truths we tuck away, and the small, deliberate choices that keep us from being seen. The title is a careful double entendre: spirits as both ghosts and distilled solace. We go to the liquor cabinet not only to drink, but to defer a reckoning, to soften questions we’re not ready to answer; the bottles become companions to the things that haunt us. And why put the heart in that same box? Because hiding it can feel like protection — a way to preserve what’s fragile, to shield love from further damage, to parcel pain into something manageable, or even to freeze a version of ourselves we’re not willing to lose. In that box, vulnerability is both locked away and preserved; it’s a refuge and a prison. The song interrogates that uneasy calculus and the tiny courage required to open the lid and let what’s inside be found.”
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