Good grief, where do we start today? So much to pick from! Here we go…
Type O Negative
On March 13th 2007, American gothic metal band Type O Negative released their seventh and final studio album, Dead Again (reissue out now). This year marks the 15th anniversary of the band’s final record before the passing of bassist/vocalist Peter Steele.
Type O Negative’s Kenny Hickey comments:
The first casualty of this album was the record company – which promptly went under after its release. Soon after, Peter passed, and then even the rehearsal studio it was written and developed in was burnt to the ground by Hurricane Sandy. As the black cloud continued its relentless path over Type O, Dead Again appeared and disappeared from the streaming platforms for years. Now that the storm has passed we have some slight hope of establishing a small illusion of permanence with this final release of Dead Again. We are sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you.
Depuration
Brisbane 5-piece metal band Depuration have released their latest single and video for the track “Refuse To Rest”. The track follows the release of their debut EP Dissolution which Metal-Roos stated in their review “…is a solid debut worthy of any headbanger’s attention”.
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Judicator
US power metal group Judicator have today released their new album, The Majesty of Decay, via Prosthetic Records. In celebration of the release, the band has also shared a new music video for the title track. On The Majesty of Decay Judicator traverses through weighty themes of love, illness and death, familial belonging and transformation from the mortal coil into the afterlife.
Vėlių Namai
Today we present “Saulės Kalvis” (‘The Sun’s Blacksmith’), the first single from Alkai, the fourth album from Lithuanian ritualistic dark-folk project Vėlių Namai, due for release on January 20, 2023. Alkai serves as an open invitation to experience the mystical world of the Baltics – to feel the sacredness of its ancient past.
“Saulės Kalvis” is about Teliavelis, a Baltic mythological god who – according to Baltic mythology – was the blacksmith who forged the sun. Afterwards, he put it in the sky to illuminate the earth and make the land fertile.
The video clip was shot at Kilkim Žaibu, a Baltic culture and extreme music festival which takes place during the summer solstice – the longest day of the year. In the Baltic tradition, the summer solstice (Rasos, Kupolės) marks a very important celebration.
The live performance features a symbolic blood sacrifice, as well as lighting of a symbol of the sun. The symbol then ignites the great bonfire, honouring the sun and the warmth it provides. It’s a celebration of the sun before the period when days become shorter and darkness starts to return.
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Sugar Horse
The ever-mercurial, boundary-pushing UK rock quartet Sugar Horse have released a new live in-studio performance of their huge track, “Waterloo Teeth”. The track is taken from the new collaborative EP of the same name.
Lansdowne
Boston-based hard rock act, Lansdowne, has announced the release details of their upcoming, hotly-anticipated studio album. Medicine will be coming out on February 3rd through AFM Records, and is already poised to top Album of the Year lists to reign as one of the best rock records in 2023!
Following previously-released singles, “Burn Brighter” and the album title track, today Lansdowne have shared a music video for their new single “Halo”.
