heavy metal
Track: Sevendust – The Day I Tried To Live
Acclaimed US metal group Sevendust have unveiled a new lyric video for their cover of the Soundgarden classic ‘The Day I Tried To Live.’ The song is the first piece of new music from the band since 2018’s critically acclaimed album All I See Is War. “Soundgarden is such an important band to all of us in Sevendust and this …
News: Asking Alexandria Release Physical Copies of Their New Album Like A House On Fire
As of Friday, June 26th, 2020 – ‘Like A House On Fire’, the critically acclaimed new album from Asking Alexandria, is available now in physical form from all retail stores via Sumerian Records. The album was released back in May, but was only available digitally via streaming platforms. ‘Like A House On Fire’ is available on several different vinyl variants and …
Track: PRIMAL FEAR – New Single and Video ‘I Am Alive’ Out Now!
PRIMAL FEAR will release their highly anticipated 13th studio album, Metal Commando on July 24th. The title of the album is self-explanatory; Metal Commando contains 110% PRIMAL FEAR and is full to the brim with their signature power and energy. Last month, the band released the first single ‘Along Came The Devil’ and also kicked off the pre-order for physical products. Now the second single ‘I Am Alive’ has been released digitally, …
News: VENOM ANNOUNCE ‘SONS OF SATAN’ – A COLLECTION OF EARLY DEMO MATERIAL RECORDED BETWEEN 1979-1983
Venom formed in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom‘s first two albums—’Welcome to Hell’ (1981) and ‘Black Metal’ (1982)—are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal in general. Venom‘s second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name …
ALBUM REVIEW: LAMB OF GOD – LAMB OF GOD
American heavy metal band Lamb Of God are set to release their 8th studio album – ‘Lamb Of God’ via Nuclear Blast and Epic Records. It has been 5 years since there last album of new material with 2015’s – ‘VII: Sturm und Drang’. The self titled album will also be the first to feature new drummer Art …
Album Review: Curse The Son – Excruciation
Ron Vanacore, Brendan Keefe and Robert Ives who make up ‘Curse The Sun’, announce the coming release of their 4th album ‘Excruciation’ on June 12th via Ripple music. Since the beginning way back in 2008, ‘Curse The Son’ have been delighting us with heavy Sabbath style riffs and emotional singing. Encompassing multiple genres but keeping …
Track: Lamb Of God – Routes
Lamb Of God has released ‘Routes,’ the fourth single from their forthcoming self titled album out June 19 via Nuclear Blast, featuring a guest appearance from Testament vocalist Chuck Billy. ‘Routes’ was lyrically inspired by vocalist D. Randall Blythe’s time alongside native peoples at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota during the No DAPL movement. This protest, which began with just a few Native …
News: Dokken announce the release of album Lost Songs: 1978-1981 and share video for Step Into The Light
It wasn’t always multi-platinum sales and stadium gigs for Dokken. There was a first-phase and there were early days, and it is those bold first steps to stardom which are celebrated comprehensively on Dokken’s The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 album, out on August 28th2020 through Silver Lining Music. Featuring spectacular sleeve art by renowned US artist Tokyo Hiro …
Track: The Ghost Inside – Pressure Point
The ghost Inside release their second single to be taken from their forthcoming self-titled record out June 5 via Epitaph. This will be the first release since the tragic accident the band suffered back in 2015. We reported on the fundraising here on Backseat Mafia. Pressure Point is a brutal track from the start. The …
Track: The Five Hundred – Black Dogs
‘Black Dogs’ is the first single taken from the bands new album coming in October 2020 via Long Branch Records. ‘Black Dogs’ is a song about isolation and the plague of mental health, particular anxiety, paranoia and suicidal ideations. Vocalist John Woods-Eley speaks of the personal mental torment that inspired him to write the track: “When you are suffering …