Sydney-based Thrash Metal outfit DARK ORDER has announced plans to release their fourth studio album titled ‘FALL OF THE HOLOCENE’ in January 2023 via Battlegod Productions.
The band just released a lyric video Operation Condor of the previous studio album ‘Cold War of the Condor’ as a lead-up to the release of the new album. Also, the band plans a live-action video clip for the first aggressive single to be released by the end of the year.
Singer Raul about the song: “This is a song about a true historical event that operated between 1975-1983 about how a 8 military governments, led by Chile, sent death squads globally to hunt down left-wing subversivesx”
Members Raúl Ignacio Alvarez Garcia – Vocals & Rhythm Guitars Ryan Gillespie – Lead Guitars Nick Dumycz – Drums Paul Talbot – Bass
Brisbane extreme metal MINUS LIFE has today unleashed on the world their latest lyric video. The track, THE HYPTONIST, is the latest track to be released off their 2021 album CONTORTED REALITY. Hitting us this March, this track shows again just why MINUS LIFE is one of Australia’s premier extreme metal acts.
Described by the band as a track that “delves into the psychological mind games, truths, lies and the extremes of emotions that make up human relationships,” sit tight as you are taken on a “melodic/thrash metal journey with soaring harmonized vocals, pounding rhythms, crunching guitars and a hypnotizing orchestral arrangement.” Combined with the spectacular visualizer provided by STEREO 27 Production, THE HYPNOTIST lyric video is an audio-visual metal masterpiece.
The new release comes just in time for MINUS LIFE to set off on their tour run in Australia, playing the huge Adelaide metal festival THE NEW DEAD in April and the inaugural METAL HEALTH festival in Brisbane. With more dates to be announced in other areas of Australia after this release, MINUS LIFE is ready to hypnotize the masses once again with their relentless style of metal.
Melbourne progressive metal outfit IRONSTONE released ‘Shiny Things’, their first single for 2022.
Shiny Things pushes and pulls between heavy, low tuned percussive guitars and a groovy vibe, all the while slamming down riffs, hooks, and melody galore. Exploring a somewhat quirky feel the band has managed to inject fun into an otherwise heavy, hard-hitting track. With a mix of clean and extreme vocals, catchy choruses, and crushing breakdowns, Shiny Things takes the listener on quite a ride. There’s also a clear message in the lyrics about the downside of being too focused on material things and forgetting what’s really important. Shiny Things is accompanied by a very entertaining video, where the band really allows their personality to shine through. The video tells the story of a lonely guy who’s trying to fill the void in his life by purchasing ‘stuff’ from TV infomercials. In a strange twist and ‘groundhog day’ style of repetition, he eventually discovers the thing he REALLY needs.
The band says… “We had a lot of fun writing Shiny Things and an absolute blast making the video. We’re bombarded on a daily basis with advertising and a glossed over version of reality, and it’s all too easy to become drawn in. We saw an opportunity to poke a bit of fun while still demonstrating that the things we desire don’t always bring happiness, and a shiny exterior doesn’t always mean quality within.”
Shiny Things was mixed by Chris Themelco of Monolith Studios and mastered by Acle Kahney of Tesseract. It comes as a follow up to IRONSTONE’s late November release, ‘Mr. Struggle.
IRONSTONE is having a launch show for ‘Shiny Things’ on Thursday the 3rd of March at Stay Gold in Melbourne. Joining them on the night are Suspyria and Nth Rd.
Bad Bible, an alternative rock band from Ukraine, premiered their new single A place Beyond Time yesterday at ProStar. Described as a band for fans of The Birthday Massacre, The Hardkiss, and Mushroomhead, Bad Bible is one of the bands bringing back that 90’s-early 00’s alternative rock sound with massive success.
The new single, described by the band as a message to encourage listeners to find a place to call their own.
“Most of the people are afraid of being alone, even for a short time. But everyone needs to have a rest sometimes. To run away from everything and everyone, where no one could hurt you,” the band explains.
“It’s your own place, A Place Beyond Time, it could be anything: bath, bed, forest… – anything you want. A place, which has been chosen by your soul, which gives you the energy to move again. So, when your batteries are low, be honest with yourself and don’t be afraid of loneliness, when no one is around…”
Capturing the feeling of what it means to be human, Bad Bible in the past has shown that they are effortlessly able to combine classic nu-metal guitar riffs, electronic synths, and melodic female vocals. Something that listeners can expect when they listen to the new single.
Members: Igor Valevach – Composer / Guitar Elena Moldavanova – Vocas/ Lyrics Aleksey Kuchkin – Bass
Hailing from Brisbane, prominent blackened thrash/death metal act Idle Ruin is set to release their new single ‘Valley Inferno’. The single premiered on 4ZZZfm on the night of February 20th and will be released across all audio platforms and YouTube on the 22nd. Fans can expect to be hit with a blistering thrash track, engineered and mixed by Brendan Pip Auld and mastered by Joel Grind. Not only is ‘Valley Inferno’ the first single recording with new bassist Tim Maastricht but is the first glimpse of an upcoming split EP.
The band was supposed to be touring the East Coast of Australia, but plans were altered due to the current situation. “We’ve had a lot of great responses to the first EP but performing it live has had its share of obvious drawbacks in the last twelve months,” the band states.
“We were intending to begin 2022 with a mini-tour of the Australian east coast which had to be canceled thanks to the recent wave of COVID. With the tour no longer happening, we’ve decided to push forward the release of one of our upcoming recordings as a single.”
Line-Up: Liam Anthony – Drums & Lead Vocals Kaleb Doherty – Guitar & Vocals Tim Maastricht – Bass
Today, melodic death metal newcomers Besomora are releasing their second single, “I Was Made for Lovin’ You”- a cover of KISS’ smash hit, yes, you’ve heard it right, a melodic death metal version of the KISS song!
The single comes along with an amazing high-end video! Check it out below.
Besomora was founded by Russian-born Vladislav Martynov and Croatian-born Daniel Zolotic in February 2021 as a Covid-19 project, the band is a Sydney-based four-piece playing Melodic Death Metal.
The name Besomora is derived from Slavic mythology and draws inspiration from dark spirits and demons which Besomora says is a direct representation of the imagery they wish to portray and a reflection of their music. The band’s deep ties to their Eastern European background and their interpretation of melodic death metal are a refreshing and hard-hitting medley of all that is traditionally right in the melodic death genre. Vlad and Dan have a very clear direction and an extremely high standard for what they want to produce with the band.
Besomora has been working hard on their social media campaign, promoting themselves with regular updates on their progression and development as they worked towards the release of their second single, the cover of Kiss’ smash hit “I Was Made for Lovin’ You”. To accompany these updates are a promotional shoot and teaser clips of the band recording the single’s music video, showing off their polished and professional approach to their art. The second release couldn’t come quickly enough after the metal community’s response to their first single “Disgraced”, which within 2 weeks of the 23 July release picked up traction around the world, 11K views of the song on YouTube and airplay on multiple radio stations including UK Hard Rock Hell Radio’s show, Dark Compass.
Besomora has only recently done live shows it was due to the Covid-19 Global pandemic that the band wasn’t able to promote themselves in the traditional route of live shows and establishing a fan base by opening for other acts. All four members are exceptionally talented performers and it will be just a matter of time before the band makes a name for itself.
Line-up: Vlad Martynov – Guitars & Vocals Daniel Zolotic – Drums Zeus Wijetunga – Bass Matt Perkins – Lead Guitar
Perth, Australia’s latest progressive musical act, Jamart has released an emotional film clip for the track “Disgrace” which touches on PTSD and domestic violence issues. The track comes off the debut self-titled album, which was released in 2021 and isavailable on all major digital platforms: https://smarturl.it/jamartalbum.
The film clip, shot by award-winning filmmaker Peter Renzullo, has been gaining attention worldwide with the video receiving awards across the international film festival circuit including Best Music Video from American Golden Picture International Film Festival and White Unicorn International Film Festival as well as Euro International Music Video Awards. (Check out the video below)
On the lyrics and the concept for the film clip, Jamart creative mastermind Ersh On comments: “I felt the need to tell this story with song and video. The video and words are from the child’s perspective, witnessing his loving, beautiful mum and their whole world getting trashed as he grows up. The first part is what happened, the second part is what could have happened had I not gone through certain phases in life.
There are countless people going through this and others who have grown up with this, now living with PTSD. I feel this music video may help them feel not alone and take some action to either escape or heal from it.”
Written and recorded through 2020 and 2021 at Vision Rehearsal Studios, the self-titled debut album encapsulates a whirlwind of adventurous creativity dubbed “mystic soul metal” where the music ebbs and flows around shades of melodic and heavy, progressive songs blended with dynamically charged landscapes and sounds. The album was mixed and mastered by John Prosser with artwork handled by Arif Rot from WormRot.
On the release of his new project, creative mastermind Ersh On stated: “So relieved to give a piece of me to everyone through this album.”
TRACKLISTING:
Wanted dead Cuxt War King Cross Public Killing Disgrace Djinn Canvass Black BanCkull
Producer: Jamart Mix/Mastering: John Prosser Recording dates & Location: March 4th, 2021 Vision Rehearsal Studios Artwork: Arif Rot from WormRot
