Exciter:
OTTAWA: today is the day! We pound metal at Mavericks tonight in the Nation’s Capital. First time a Beehler fronted Exciter has played our hometown since 1991. See you tonight! Toronto…you’re next: tomorrow at The Rockpile.
Last minute tickets for both shows @ this location.
CANADIAN SHOWS
JULY 15 – OTTAWA, ON – Mavericks
JULY 16 – TORONTO, ON – The Rockpile
JULY 23 – ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Rockhouse
Tankard: Out on February 26th: “For A Thousand Beers” Vinyl- and CD-boxset!
Formed in 1982 in Frankfurt, Tankard are considered one of the pivotal, German metal acts. Often cited alongside Kreator, Sodom & Destruction as one of the big four of Teutonic thrash metal. An early demo, ‘Alcoholic Metal’ got them signed to the fledgling Noise Records label based in Berlin, and from 1986 to 1995 they released seven studio albums (Zombie Attack, Chemical Invasion, The Morning After, The Meaning Of Life, Stone Cold Sober, Two-Faced and The Tankard) plus an EP (Alien), a live album (Fat, Ugly & Live), a live video (Open All Night) and a compilation (Hair Of The Dog), plus an EP as Tankwart, their covers band alter ego. Now celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band, this box set of their entire Noise discography also contains some previously unreleased live concert video and audio and is the complete collection of their time with the label. Still touring and recording today, Tankard show no signs of slowing down. Hold up a beer and raise a toast!
Includes:
Zombie Attack
(Remastered on milky clear and red splatter vinyl)
Chemical Invasion
(Remastered on green and yellow swirl vinyl)
The Morning After (plus Alien EP)
(Remastered 2LP with original artwork)
The Meaning Of Life
(Remaster on green and purple swirl vinyl)
Stone Cold Sober
(Remastered on blue and gold splatter vinyl)
Two-Faced
(Remastered on black and silver half and half vinyl)
The Tankard (plus Aufgetankt EP)
(Remastered 2LP with original artwork)
12“ x 12“ 40 page book of photography, quotes and lyrics from the bands tenure at Noise Records.
DVD containing previously unreleased rare concert performances Open All Night (Berlin 1990), Live At The Dynamo (Eindhoven 1987), plus previously unreleased audio for Live At Volksbildungsheim, Frankfurt (1988) and the long deleted live album for Fat, Ugly & Live.
Exclusive Signed 12’’ x 12’’ signed coaster
Carcass: Our new album TORN ARTERIES will be out on September 17th via Nuclear Blast Records. Listen to the first single “Kelly’s Meat Emporium.”
Carcass · William Steer · Jeffery Walker · Daniel Wilding · William Steer · Jeffery Walker · Daniel Wilding
Napalm Death: UK Grindcore pioneers NAPALM DEATH are re-issuing two outstanding albums from their ample catalogue physically again today via Century Media Records.
TIME WAITS FOR NO SLAVE
UTILITARIAN
Destruction: NEW LABEL ANNOUNCED!
We are proud to inform you, that we have signed a worldwide record deal with NAPALM Records. The band is currently working on a Blu-ray/CD release for this summer and is also in the studio, producing new demos for the upcoming album (release early 2022).
DESTRUCTION Vocalist Schmier:
“Well, this decision was a long way coming! We are super excited to join the Napalm family because I have been a fan of the label and their philosophy for a long time. I’ve followed their impressive history and great work for many years and have recommended Napalm Records to other bands and friends before. So now it was finally time for us to move on and be a part of their roster of fantastic artists. A strong and fresh partner for these crucial years of our career is an important step for us, nevertheless, we want to thank Nuclear Blast Records for nearly two decades of flawless cooperation, friendship, and trust! We have had one of our best years with NB and are very thankful for the time we had together! We were using the time well to prepare new releases for our faithful fans worldwide, more news about that very soon!”
Napalm Records A&R Sebastian Muench:
“I am absolutely excited to work with such a legendary band as DESTRUCTION! I watched them play live in Frankfurt when I was 14 years old, and now working together as a team on new album releases is a dream come true! Welcome to the Napalm family!”
We will have detailed news about the upcoming releases very soon for you – thanks for the support!
Stay tuned!
Adrianne Stone: Sad news: Gerri Miller (center rear), Metal Edge editor/contributor to numerous publications, passed last night after months of fighting cancer. She contributed greatly to the success of countless ’80s/’90s rock bands. Her unique insight, humor & friendship will be missed.
Gerri was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in September.
I’m deeply saddened by Gerri Miller’s passing. She was a wonderful friend and supportive of the 80s metal scene. My Condolences to her family and friends 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/oE94HSqKT4
— Rudy Sarzo (@rudysarzo) March 16, 2021
On February 12th, Sacred Reich will release CD and LP reissues of their classic albums Ignorance, Surf Nicaragua and The American Way via Metal Blade Records.
Waylon Reavis, former Frontman of Mushroomhead and the current singer of A Killers Confession, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. Reavis revealed his condition on Headbangers con live stream on Sunday, December 6th. Reavis also talked about his time in Mushroomhead and his departure from the band and why. He talked about his four-year sobriety as well.
Reavis went into detail about his cocaine addiction for years and how he used drugs to cope with how unhappy he was. He just never fit in. A man from North Carolina coming to Cleveland. “We are from two different backgrounds,” states Reavis. “Living most of my life on the road stuck in a full bus and miserable, then I would go home and be miserable there too. I was being paid very, very little money, and I could barely feed my family. I just was not happy, so the drugs would help me cope, and all it did was make things worse for myself. I was like a ticking time bomb. When you’re given fame like that, you just hold on for the wrong reasons.”
He then was asked how he got sober. “Well, I met my wife Julie in 2017, and we became very close friends. I wanted a change. I needed to change. I moved to Philly with Julie and just fell in love. She helped me through getting sober. I hid in my house for six months and created my live TV screen show for the stage. I bring the arena to the clubs. I just love my life now. I’m truly happy.”
“Unfortunately, Two months ago, I was diagnosed with colon cancer, and my heart crashed,” states Reavis. “My father passed away from this at 58 years old, and my mother passed at 39 from breast cancer. I was just waiting for my time. Luckily they caught it early, and they were able to cut it all out. I have had four removed, but they keep growing fast. I have changed my entire diet, thanks to my wife and taking medications. I may have to battle this the rest of my life, but I am going to live my life happy and FIGHT!”
Reavis is now living with his wife Julie and Children in Florida. He Is also the Head of A&R for Wake Up! Music Rocks record label. He runs the label alongside his wife and owner, Pepper Gomez.
“I truly enjoy my life,” Reavis says. “I love my wife, I love my job, and I love my band! My Step-Son Morgan is the drummer, and my best friends are my bassist JP, and my guitarist Tommy Church (formerly of Mushroomhead). I love traveling the world with them!
A Killer’s Confession is managed by Jeromy Jerome at FM Music Management. “Jerome has changed the course for AKC, and I’m so thankful for him coming into our lives,” says Reavis. “I have an amazing team now, and I enjoy being myself, writing the way I want!”
Waylon Reavis is releasing a cover of the A Perfect Circle song “Gravity” this week.
A Killer’s Confession’s new album is set to be released in 2021. The first single, “Remember,” will be released on January 27th. “A couple of songs are about my cancer and about my father,” says Reavis. “Those songs mean a lot to me. I cannot wait for everyone to hear them! I’m really excited about this one. Every album I write is different and will never be the same as the others. This one is both heavy and melodic. I took myself back to my roots. It’s what the fans want, so I always like to give them what they have been waiting to hear.
A KILLER’S CONFESSION:
Waylon Reavis – Vocals
JP Cross – Bass
Tommy Church – Guitar
Morgan Bauer – Drums
SODOM “Sodom & Gomorrha” – New single and lyric video out today (located below).
Taken from the upcoming album “Genesis XIX” – out November 27th, 2020!
Video created by Ingo Spörl
Sodom: The mixes for the new Sodom album “Genesis XIX” are done at the Woodhouse Studio in Hagen, Germany! More news regarding release dates, singles/videos and configurations will be revealed within the next two weeks. Stay tuned!
INSIDE THE ALBUM:
Testament
Practice What You Preach
This is PART II of the full in bloom interview with producer / engineer Alex Perialas. You can listen to PART I of our interview with Alex, where he talks about the Anthrax days, @ this location.
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW VIA THE EMBEDDED YOUTUBE CLIP / SOUNDCLOUD WIDGET BELOW.
YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW VIA APPLE PODCASTS.
INTERVIEW DESCRIPTION:
Alex talks about recording Testament’s 1989 masterpiece, Practice What You Preach.
Alex Perialas Interview via YouTube
Alex Perialas Interview via Soundcloud
Alex Skolnick: Tonight, I’m part of the “Raising Hell” book launch. The event starts at 7 p.m. with Mike Hill and I joining author Jon Weiderhorn. Of course, I’m early, browsing (it’s heavenly when the place you need to be is right here Strand Book Store.
Strand Book Store
828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
From the author of the celebrated classic Louder Than Hell comes an oral history of the badass Heavy Metal lifestyle–the debauchery, demolition, and headbanging dedication–featuring metalhead musicians from Black Sabbath and Judas Priest to Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot to Disturbed, Megadeth, Throwdown and more. In his song “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll” Ozzy Osbourne sings, “Rock and roll is my religion and my law.” This is the mantra of the metal legends who populate Raising Hell–artists from Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slipknot, Slayer, and Lamb of God to Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Disturbed, Megadeth, and many more! It’s also the guiding principle for underground voices like Misery Index, Gorgoroth, Municipal Waste, and Throwdown.
Through the decades, the metal scene has been populated by colorful individuals who have thwarted convention and lived by their own rules. For many, vice has been virtue, and the opportunity to record albums and tour has been an invitation to push boundaries and blow the lid off a Pandora’s box of riotous experiences: thievery, vandalism, hedonism, the occult, stage mishaps, mosh pit atrocities, and general insanity.
To the figures in this book, metal is a means of banding together to stick a big middle finger to a society that had already decided they didn’t belong. Whether they were oddballs who didn’t fit in or angry kids from troubled backgrounds, metal gave them a sense of identity.
Drawing from 150-plus first-hand interviews with vocalists, guitarists, bassists, keyboardists, and drummers, music journalist Jon Wiederhorn offers this collection of wild shenanigans from metal’s heaviest and most iconic acts–the parties, the tours, the mosh pits, the rage, the joy, the sex, the drugs . . . the heavy metal life!
Horns up!
Tonight, I’m part of the “Raising Hell” book launch. The event starts at 7 p.m. with Mike Hill and I joining author Jon Weiderhorn, @LouderThanHell. Of course, I’m early, browsing (it’s heavenly when the place you need to be is right here @strandbookstore) pic.twitter.com/unVYnb4V57
— Alex Skolnick (@AlexSkolnick) January 23, 2020
DEATH ANGEL is proud to FINALLY announce our first headlining tour in many years of North America!! We’re doing this tour in support of our new album Humanicide.
Supporting the ideals of the true thrash scene that we came from that supported the beliefs that kept the scene alive! That being said we are extremely proud to present what we feel is a true modern day thrash tour that represents the beliefs, and foundation of what that amazing scene is, and always has been based on!! Rebellion, truth, energy, camaraderie, and most importantly the music!
This tour represents the roots through the evolution of what is this incredible genre, and scene we know as thrash!!!!
DEATH ANGEL
North American Humanicide Tour
Featuring:
DEATH ANGEL
Exmortus
Hellfire
Nov 16th – Seattle, WA – Club Sur
Nov 17th – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
Nov 18th – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
Nov 19th – Edmonton, AB – Starlite
Nov 20th – Calgary, AB – Dickens
Nov 21st – Regina, SK – The Exchange
Nov 22nd – Winnipeg, MB – Pyramids
Nov 23rd – St. Paul, MN – The Amsterdam
Nov 25th – London, ON – London Music Hall
Nov 26th – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Place
Nov 27th – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
Nov 28th – Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey
Nov 29th – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti Bar & Spectacles
Nov 30th – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
Dec 1st – New Bedford, MA – Vault @ Greasy Luck
Dec 3rd – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon
Dec 4th – Baltimore, MD – Otto Bar
Dec 5th – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
Dec 6th – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
Dec 7th – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
Dec 8th – Orlando, FL – Shovelhead Live
Dec 10th – Lafayette, LA – Grant Street
Dec 11th – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
Dec 12th – Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live
Dec 13th – Dallas, TX – Tree’s
Dec 14th – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
Dec 15th – Enid, OK – 1927 Event Center
Dec 17th – Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
Dec 18th – Mesa, AZ – Club Red
Dec 19th – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey
Heathen (Official): Who wants to see a reissue of this album, remastered from the original master tape?
To answer your impending question… Yes, we’re working on this!
Thanks to Ron Quintana for the image below!
Heathen released their second studio album, Victims of Deception, on April 12, 1991 via Roadrunner Records.
Havok: Album five is tracked! Can’t thank our producer, Lark Mewis, enough for the weeks of hard work and for being so cool to work with. This rekkit is gonna smoke everything else we’ve ever done. Mixing up next… #getready
THRASH METAL REVIVALISTS HAVOK RETURN WITH V
NEW ALBUM SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE GLOBALLY
ON MAY 1 st VIA CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
(New York, NY – February 12, 2020) Colorado-based thrashers Havok are back! After a whirlwind yet rewarding cycle for 2017’s Conformicide effort, the high-octane outfit have emerged from the studio victorious with their new album, V. Engineered, mixed, mastered by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, etc.) and showcasing stunning artwork by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Hatebreed, etc.), V will be released worldwide on May 1, 2020 via Century Media Records.
Havok’s guitarist/vocalist David Sanchez explains about V: “A lot of experimentation went into the writing and recording of ‘V.’ The album offers the same intensity that we’re known for, but with a few twists that may surprise people. The music is dense with lots of different intertwining parts and we’re beyond excited to release our best-sounding record to date.”
The track listing for V is:
1. Post-Truth Era
2. Fear Campaign
3. Betrayed By Technology
4. Ritual Of The Mind
5. Interface With The Infinite
6. Dab Tsog
7. Phantom Force
8. Cosmetic Surgery
9. Panpsychism
10. Merchants Of Death
11. Don’t Do It
Havok are also pleased to announce their newest band member addition in bass player Brandon Bruce, who debuts on V.
Bruce comments: “I am really excited about this record and to be playing bass with Havok. We really focused on structure and songwriting while maintaining the heavy riffs and brutal music the band is known for. I’m proud of how it turned out and can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
Further details about V including release formats, first single and the pre-sale will be revealed later this month.
Upon release, Havok’s latest album Conformicide entered the official sales charts as follows: Germany (Top 100 Charts): # 94, Belgium (Flemish Charts): # 124, USA (Billboard Charts): # 67 Billboard Top Current Albums, # 4 Billboard Heatseekers, # 4 Billboard Current Hard Music, # 5 Billboard Top Hard Music, # 23 Billboard Rock.
Havok toured restlessly across the globe with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies, Overkill, Crowbar, Darkest Hour, Warbringer and many more in support of Conformicide, an album that Metal Injection described as follows: “Conformicide will likely be remembered as a modern thrash classic.”
Havok is: (from left to right)
Reece Alan Scruggs – Lead Shred
Pete Webber – Lead Drums
David Sanchez – Lead Riffs / Lead Vocals
Brandon Bruce – Lead Bass / Backing Vocals
Sacred Reich vocalist/bassist Phil Rind joins SiriusXM Metal Ambassador Jose Mangin for an hour interview/takeover special where you’ll hear tracks off the band’s new album Awakening (Metal Blade Records), their first in 23 years. Plus Phil picks out the hour’s playlist featuring his favorite songs from Slayer, Sepultura, Pantera, Metallica, Powertrip, Black Sabbath & more.
Thurs 8.29 @ 11am ET / 8am PT
Thurs 8.29 @ 4pm ET / 1pm PT
Fri 8.30 @ 12am ET / 9pm PT
Fri 8.30 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT
Sat 8.31 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT
Sun 9.1 @ 10pm ET / 7pm PT
.@SacredReich #Awakening is out now, stream on your preferred platform here: https://t.co/3bDUPPI8zV pic.twitter.com/rnrDuFB6YQ
— Metal Blade Records (@MetalBlade) August 26, 2019
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