One of the stalwarts of the early NWOBHM scene, like many others in the genre, Whitley Bay rockers Tygers of Pan Tang were signed – albeit briefly – to celebrated Geordie label Neat Records along with the likes of Venom, Raven, and Saracen. However, while many of those acts were to remain on Neat a while longer (original vocalist Jess Cox even left the band to run the label), the commercial potential of Tygers… had not gone unnoticed, the band being signed almost straight away by prominent international label MCA.
Building anticipation for one of the must have albums of 2016, Meshuggah has released a third trailer for their new album The Violent Sleep of Reason, due for release on October 7th via Nuclear Blast.
Meshuggah has released the first single from their highly anticipated new album. ‘Born In Disssonance’ comes off of the The Violent Sleep of Reason, due form Nuclear Blast on October 7th. You can hear the new song at this link or below:
In an interview about the track with Rolling Stone, drummer Tomas Haake remarked:
“It ties in with the Biblical Apocalypse, the idea of a deity coming back to undo it all and taking to heaven the ones who are righteous.It’s about a monster that’s coming for us, or maybe an asteroid hurtling towards the earth. It’s always been a weird conundrum for me how some people, even devout people, fear the Apocalypse whilst others welcome it. I’ve never understood that.”
The album was produced by the band and was engineered by Tue Madsen of Puk Studios in Kaerby, Denmark. The Artwork was created by Keerych Luminokaya who created the artwork for Koloss and The Ophidian Trek as well as the new images for each of the 7 albums and 3 EP’s featured in the 25 Years of Musical Deviance box set.
The Violent Sleep Of Reason will be available in the following formats:
Nuclear Blast UK Store:
– Mail-Order Exclusive Box Set*
Limited to 1,000 worldwide
Includes: Latex face mask, (2) stickers, (2) 1.25” buttons, poster flag, certificate of
Swedish metal legends Meshuggah have released the first album trailer for their highly anticipated new album The Violent Sleep of Reason, due out on, October 7th from Nuclear Blast Records. You can Watch the video at this link or below:
Mar 13: Baroeg – Rotterdam (NL)
Mar 14: Bolwerk – NL Sneek (NL)
Mar 15: Dynamo – NL Eindhoven (NL)
Mar 16: Aeronef – FR Lille (FR)
Mar 17: The Hub – UK Plymouth (UK)
Mar 18: Queens Hall – UK Nuneaton (UK)
Mar 19: Audio – UK Glasgow (UK)
Mar 20: Voodoo Lounge – IRE Dublin (IRE)
Mar 21: Underworld – UK London (UK)
Mar 22: Muziekodroom – BEL Hasselt (BEL)
Mar 23: Glazart – FR Paris (FR)
Mar 24: VIP – FR Saint Nazaire (FR)
Mar 25: Santana 27 – SP Bilbao (SP)
Mar 26: Paradise Garage – PT Lisbon (PT)
Mar 27: Arena – SP Madrid (SP)
Mar 28: Razzmatazz 2 – SP Barcelona (SP)
Mar 29: Les Caves du Manoir – CH Martigny (CH)
Mar 30: Circolo Cologny – IT Brescia (IT)
Mar 31: Traffic Club – IT Rome (IT)
Shredhead releasedDeath is Righteous January 13 on Mighty Music. The album is streaming in its entirety here. Mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Suicide Silence, The Haunted, Aborted, Sick of It All), the new album redefines Shredhead’s musical style, making it more mature, more melodic, more groovy, and much heavier than anything they’ve done. Throughout 41 intense minutes the band blasts away with brute force. Ranging from songs that are aggressive and fast to laid back and groovy, the music is enhanced by lyrics that hit close to home. The name of the album describes the concept, which is that death comes to us all in the end, just as it should. These 11 tracks map the way to self-destruction, in all of its aspects and forms in a life that needs to end. On Death is Righteous the now Berlin-based group brings what’s true and honest with a relentless energy that resonates from the first note to the last word.
German-based Israeli quartet Shredhead have just released their sophomore album, Death Is Righteous (Mighty Music). Despite the cheesy moniker and gaudy album artwork, the band – Aharon Ragoza (vocals), Yotam Nagor (guitars), Lee Lavy (bass) and Roee Kahana (drums) – are actually a surprisingly tight thrash outfit.
Muscular, groove-laden riffing is the order of the day, and everything on Death Is Righteous brings to mind the likes of Pantera circa ’91-94, Lamb of God, Sylosis and Dolving-era The Haunted. Such hero worship works out well; generally it’s a relentless swirl of shredding, squealing solos, Anselmo-esque screams and pummelling drums.
There’s plenty of good songs too; ‘Devil’s Race’, ‘The Lie’ and ‘Walk with the Dead’ all get the blood pumping with a furious mix of speed, groove and aggression. The likes of ‘Last Words Are Lost’ and ‘Hallucinations’ even stray into death metal territory. Shredhead are clearly a talented band – Nagor’s guitar work is especially impressive at times – and the ferocity rarely lets up and the appearance of Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Suicide Silence and Dark Tranquillity) on mixing/mastering duties give the whole thing a clear but muscular sound.
Unfortunately the consistency isn’t there and the song writing often lets them down. None of the songs are bad, but it’s often a case of once heard, soon forgotten – the title track is fairly non-descript and the album distinctly tails off towards the end.
If you’re after a stop gap until the next Lamb of God release, this should tide you over nicely. For the majority of its 42 minute runtime, Death Is Righteous delivers an enjoyable excuse to head bang. Unfortunately there’s too few standout moments for this to be a memorable or enduring listen, but maybe ones to watch for the future.
Israeli thrashers Shredhead is streaming their animated music video for “Walk With The Dead”, off Death is Righteous”, off ofDeath Is Righteous, out now via Mighty Music, here.
Mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Suicide Silence, The Haunted, Aborted, Sick of It All), the new album redefines SHREDHEAD’s musical style, making it more mature, more melodic, more groovy, and much heavier than anything they’ve done. Throughout 41 intense minutes the band blasts away with brute force. Ranging from songs that are aggressive and fast to laid back and groovy, the music is enhanced by lyrics that hit close to home. The name of the album describes the concept, which is that death comes to us all in the end, just as it should. These 11 tracks map the way to self-destruction, in all of its aspects and forms in a life that needs to end. On Death is Righteous the now Berlin-based group brings what’s true and honest with a relentless energy that resonates from the first note to the last word.
In March, SHREDHEAD will joing VADER and HATE on the Blitz! Over Europe Tour 2015. Tour dates are as follows:
Mar 13: Baroeg – Rotterdam (NL)
Mar 14: Bolwerk – Sneek (NL)
Mar 15: Dynamo – Eindhoven (NL)
Mar 16: Aeronef – Lille (FR)
Mar 17: The Hub – Plymouth (UK)
Mar 18: Queens Hall – Nuneaton (UK)
Mar 19: Audio – Glasgow (UK)
Mar 20: Voodoo Lounge – Dublin (IRE)
Mar 21: Underworld – London (UK)
Mar 22: Muziekodroom – Hasselt (BEL)
Mar 23: Glazart – Paris (FR)
Mar 24: VIP – Saint Nazaire (FR)
Mar 25: Santana 27 – Bilbao (SP)
Mar 26: Paradise Garage – Lisbon (PT)
Mar 27: Arena – Madrid (SP)
Mar 28: Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona (SP)
Mar 29: Les Caves du Manoir – Martigny (CH)
Mar 30: Circolo Cologny – Brescia (IT)
Mar 31: Traffic Club – Rome (IT)
Israeli metallers Shredhead is streaming their new albumDeath is Righteous, out now via Mighty Music, here. Their album was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Suicide Silence, The Haunted, Aborted, Sick Of It All).
Check out the official lyric video for “Death is Righteous” here.
1. Devil’s Race
2. LPBZ
3. The Lie
4. Last Words are Lost
5. Death is Righteous
6. Hallucinations
7. Walk with the Dead
8. Can’t be Left Alive
9. Witness Hell
10. I Hate Myself
11. I Am
Israeli thrashers Shredhead is releasing Death Is Righteous on January 12, 2015 via Mighty Music. The record was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Suicide Silence, The Haunted, Aborted, Sick Of It All). Watch the lyric video for “Death is Righteous” here.
01. Devil’s Race
02. LPBZ
03. The Lie
04. Last Words are Lost
05. Death is Righteous
06. Hallucinations
07. Walk with the Dead
08. Can’t be Left Alive
09. Witness Hell
10. I Hate Myself
11. I Am
