SUNBURST: "LULLABY" MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED

The progressive metal band SUNBURST just released a music video for the track "Lullaby" online. The highly anticipated SUNBURST debut album "Fragments of Creation" was released on February 26th in Europe and North America through Inner Wound Recordings. Link to the music video: https://youtu.be/-FObmzEYpAQ The sound of Sunburst can be described as Dream Theater meets Nevermore and Conception and with "Fragments of Creation" they show that they are a force to be reckoned with! Sunburst are: Vasilis Georgiou (Black Fate, Innosense) - Vocals Gus Drax (Biomechanical, Paradox, Black Fate, Suicidal Angels) - Guitars Kostas Milonas (New Day Slave, Foray Between Ocean, Paradox, Outloud) - Drums Nick Grey (End Of Innocense, Jailcat) – Bass "Fragments of Creation" artwork: http://www.innerwound.com/promo/sunburst_artwork.jpg Sunburst band photo: http://innerwound.com/promo/sunburst_band.jpg Sunburst online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunburstofficial Inner Wound Recordings online: Website: http://www.innerwound.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/innerwoundrecordings Back to Mondo Metal STL

hereAndNow "Flipside Story" review for Transcending Obscurity

Here's my review of Bulgarian groove metal band hereAndNow's new album for Transcending Obscurity webzine.

Put your ass on some of this free jazz! It's a cool record.

SUBROSA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘FOR THIS WE FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF AGES’ Available on CD, LP & digital formats from Profound Lore on August 26, 2016

Salt Lake City experimental doom band SubRosa are elated to announce their most triumphant and enveloping album to date; For This We Fought the Battle of Ages, due out August 26th from Profound Lore Records. Continuing the momentum from 2013’s More Constant Than the Gods, which saw year-end acclaim in metal and mainstream outlets, For this We Fought The Battle of Ages brings a new awareness to SubRosa as one of the most prominent progressive metal bands from America today. The band’s crushing monolithic sound canvas consists of a devastating mix of soul-crushing doom, innovative chamber music (solidified by the band’s two electric violin players) and balladry all filtered through the veil of American gothic tragedy.

Guitarist Rebecca Vernon’s vision for SubRosa brewed for some years before songwriting for the band began in the beginning of 2005; debut album The Worm Has Turned was released the following year, the Strega LP followed in 2008 and SubRosa went on to self-releaseThe Swans Trapped In Ice EP in 2009. In 2011, SubRosa’s groundbreaking full-length album No Help For The Mighty Ones was released on Profound Lore Records; No Help received extensive critical acclaim. With the band’s lineup solidified with Vernon alongside Kim Pack (electric violin, vocals), Sarah Pendleton (electric violin, vocals), Levi Hanna (bass) and Andy Patterson (drums), SubRosa released More Constant Than the Gods in 2013 which topped countless year end lists including Decibel Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, SPIN, Entertainment Weekly and more.

Now, SubRosa will release For This We Fought the Battle of Ages which sees the band expanding their sound to a new plateau with their heaviest, darkest, and most dynamic-sounding album to date through bigger-sounding production value (the new album was fully engineered and mixed by drummer Andy Patterson). With the awareness brought onto the band with the new album’s predecessor, which also saw SubRosa on their most active touring schedule yet, For This We Fought the Battle of Ages will bring push the band further as they prepare to unveil their most important and crucial album in their repertoire.

SubRosa will tour the globe extensively in support of For This We Fought the Battle of Ages - the band has confirmed a European tour in September and October and will tour the U.S. following in the Fall. More info coming soon.

For This We Fought the Battle of Ages Tracklist:
1. Despair Is A Siren
2. Wound of the Warden
3. Black Majesty
4. Il Cappio
5. Killing Rapture
6. Troubled Cells

SubRosa, on tour:
June 15-18 Salt Lake City, UT @ Crucial Fest
June 22-26 Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival
August 26-28 Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Las Vegas *Record Release Show*
September 22-24 Wroclaw, Poland @ Asymmetry Festival
December 10 Denver, CO @ Black Sky Fest

SubRosa is:
Rebecca Vernon: Guitar
Sarah Pendleton: Electric violin + Vocals
Kim Pack: Electric violin + Vocals
Levi Hanna: Bass
Andy Patterson: Drums

* top photo by Chris Martindale


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ZIRAKZIGIL UNVEIL ADVANCE STREAM OF "WORLDBUILDER"; OUT JUNE 10 Band prepare for West Coast run with Wizard Rifle later this month

Praised for it's "doom-filled, sludgy riffs" while consisting of "vocals so brash and low they make the listener feel as though they are minutes from the world’s end" (Invisible Oranges), ZIRAKZIGIL are pleased to share an advance stream of their sophomore album "Worldbuilder" due out this Friday (June 10) via PROSTHETIC RECORDS. Likened to legendary prog acts Rush and King Crimson, you can stream the five lengthy tracks via Invisible Oranges here: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/zirakzigil-worldbuilder-album-stream-re-issue-premiere/. "Worldbuilder" is an "enthralling experience...for those who like their metal tough, woodsy and atmospheric" (Outburn Magazine). Pick up a pre-order from PROSTHETIC's webshop of the album on CD or double vinyl (black and purple variants) at store.prostheticrecords.com/bands/zirakzigil. Digital pre-orders can be found below: https://zirakzigil.bandcamp.com/album/worldbuilder-redux https://itun.es/i6Yw4yf https://amzn.com/B01EDAFIRM Track Listing 1. Kategoria (watch) 2. Prolegomena 3. Will and Presentation 4. Terra Perricolosa BONUS TRACK 5. Prolegoria * *Included only on CD & Digital versions ZIRAKZIGIL will hit the road later this month in support of noise rock outfit Wizard Rifle across the West Coast, come out and hear material from "Worldbuilder" live at one of the following dates! TOUR DATES 6/18 Portland, OR - Panic Room # 6/20 Sacramento, CA - Starlite #  6/21 San Francisco, CA - The Hemlock # 6/22 Santa Cruz, CA - Blue Lagoon 6/23 Glendale, CA - Complex #  6/24 Los Osos, CA - Sweet Springs  6/25 Pacifica, CA - Winter’s Tavern  # with Wizard Rifle For tickets and further information, visit facebook.com/zirakzigilpdx.

WATCH THE NEW LYRIC VIDEO FROM ISRAELI PROG/CORE PROJECT, ARP

ARP (Augmented Reality Project) is a modern prog/core project from Tel Aviv, Israel. Headed by writer and producer Yoav Efron, ARP features some of Israel's top metal artists. Today, ARP has launched the official lyric video for the track "Reborn", which can be viewed below or at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6xExVgp6g "Reborn" will be featured on the band's upcoming self-titled EP. More news on that later. ARP "Reborn" www.arproject.net | fb.me/AugRealityProject Back to Mondo Metal STL

Bulgarian Metallers hereAndNow Streaming Debut Album in its Entirety

Sofia's (Bulgaria) hereAndNow are streaming debut album Flipside Story in its entirety. Visit the link below to stream and/or pre-order the album.
https://hereandnowband.bandcamp.com/releases

Flipside Story will be released on June 16

A new force on the internal metal scene, hereAndNow rages against the ills of society through its music. Stylistically, this is melodic, progressive, modern, and groovy metal. The album was mastered by Swedish producer Jens Bogren (Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell, Amon Amarth etc). The album will be available on the band's site and all major online outlets. In addition to the CD, a custom designed flash drive will be available, with maximum quality sound and a subscription to the supporters' area with exclusive making-of material, including pictures, videos, song notations and alternative mixes.


"The energy stays on full blast throughout their new release."
- JP's Music Blog


"Well executed melodic death metal."
- Can This Even Be Called Music?


Track List:

1. areYouWithUs
2. toResist
3. forsakeTheSick
4. becauseWeCan
5. rebuildAndDestroy
6. ruinsOfThePast
7. protestMarch
8. theHydra
9. chooseASide
10. spaceElevators
11. There

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