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AVENGED SEVENFOLD THE DILLINGER ANCIIENTS CROWBAR TESTAMENT THE STAGE ESCAPE PLAN VOICE OF THE VOID THE SERPENT ONLY LIES BROTHERHOOD OF THE CAPITOL DISSOCIATION SEASON OF MIST EONE MUSIC SNAKE Avenged Sevenfold have spent the last COOKING VINYL Vancouver’s Anciients have no time to For nearly three decades, the name Crow- NUCLEAR BLAST two decades becoming on one of the most The Dillinger Escape Plan has been a spare: No fillers, no hesitation – they are just bar has been synonymous with HEAVY. For over three decades, Testament has dangerous rock and roll bands on the planet juggernaut since their inception in 1997. pushing and pulling and banging those Since rising ominously from the swamplands consistently delivered unadulterated, unbri- – taking their particular strain of hard rock to With their appeal to music lovers of many heads from start to finish. With their sopho- of New Orleans in 1990, they’ve been dled, and unbreakable metal in its purest some bold and darkly psychedelic new varieties and tastes – and their unparalleled more opus Voice of the Void, the Canadians hailed internationally as one of the world’s form without compromise or any signs of places. Their new album Voltaic Oceans rep- live performances – they have made an indel- are fulfilling all the glorious promises that foremost purveyors of crushing, melodic slowing down. Over the course of seminal resents many new changes: New drummer, ible mark on the world of rock music. And 2013’s Heart of Oak already made. In com- sludge. Crowbar’s eleventh and latest releases ranging from The Legacy and Prac- new label, new adventures. Here the band now, with Dissociation, the band’s incredible parison to their critically acclaimed debut album, The Serpent Only Lies, is both an af- tice What You Preach to The Gathering and has made their most aggressive music ever run is coming to an end. The range that songs full-length, which already contained the musi- firmation of the band’s staying power and a The Formation Of Damnation, which won – embracing its deep love of heavy metal like “Symptom of Terminal Illness,” “Low Feels cal equivalent of the warm flow, solid earthi- nod to their legacy. “To me, it’s a fresh- “Best Album” at Metal Hammer’s 2008 more than it ever has before. It’s the sound of Blvd” and “Honeysuckle” traverse challenged ness, and beautifully dark undertones of sounding version of old school Crowbar,” Golden Gods Awards, the group’s sales ex- a band taking more risks than it ever has the band’s ideas about even having a creative whisky matured in ancient oak casks within says vocalist, guitarist and mastermind Kirk ceeded 14 million worldwide with 2 million before – which is really saying something for ceiling, and what was possible without losing an intoxicating song-writing, the new songs Windstein. “I intentionally went back and in the U.S. alone. However, in 2016, Testa- a band that has gone into “Bat Country” as their authenticity. “We really achieved some have exponentially boosted the tasty formula listened to a lot of old Crowbar stuff, like ment return with more teeth than ever on often as they have. But afraid of The Dark- bewildering balances on all these songs,” unique to this band. Anciients have remark- the self-titled and Broken Glass albums, to get Brotherhood Of The Snake. “The first record ness Avenged Sevenfold are not. The says bassist Liam Wilson. “These tracks repre- ably honed their composition skills and a feel for what my mindset was 20-plus years is always classic because you form the band, word “voltaic” means to conjure electricity sent us at our most scathing, most unhinged, moved further into their very own musical ago. I also went back and listened to the you’re totally into it,” explains guitarist Eric via some sort of chemical action – a galva- most indestructible and simultaneously at our territory: Those amazing vocal duels between bands that influenced Crowbar in the be- Peterson. “Then, you get signed and end up nizing force. Voltaic Oceans implies danger- most focused and delicate; our most detached grim growling and clean singing, which have ginning, like Trouble, Saint Vitus, Melvins, in a cycle. We took some time to do Brother- ous new terrain. Enter at your own risk. You and yet most intimate… Most memorable been brought to perfection, would alone sup- and the first Type O Negative record. So it hood Of The Snake, and it shows. Different may never want to leave. and still defiantly experimental. We’ve always port the constant tension and high dynamics was kinda me doing my homework.” influences came in. We haven’t had this been a bit of everything and its opposite, and of this record. Yet of course, a barrage of many thrash tracks since The Legacy. It’s a it’s only more fully realized on Dissociation.” crunchy riffs as their instrumental counterpart new era.” maintains the proper balance. ROCK WOLVES BLESSING A CURSE DARK TRANQUILLITY IN FLAMES SEEKER ROCK WOLVES SATISFACTION ATOMA BATTLES LOSS STEAMHAMMER/SPV FOR THE VENGEFUL CENTURY MEDIA ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC VICTORY No doubt about it, Rock Wolves leave no SMART PUNK RECORDS Twenty years since Dark Tranquility burst Formed in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1990, In The old adage “everything is bigger in questions unanswered and certainly nothing Blessing A Curse is a hard rock band from onto the metal scene with Skydancer, the Flames is world-renown as one of the fore- Texas” rings true for Dallas wrecking crew to be desired. The band name alone is an Orlando, Florida with a sound made up of Gothenburg quintet prepares to release stu- fathers of Melodic Death Metal. With 11 Seeker. Having made an indelible imprint unmistakable indication of the journey that intricate riffs, progressive drums, electronic dio album number ten. Atoma is the sound of studio albums released, countless successful in the metal underworld since forming in this new all-star trio has embarked on: clas- production, eerie as well as appealing/in- perseverance. It’s also proof of the band’s tours around the globe, millions of records 2011, they are back with their new noise, sic rock music, melodic, powerful, contempo- tense vocals, and an eclectic style of scream- ability to reinvent itself and stay relevant. sold and a massive fanbase worldwide, In titled Loss. Taking the most venomous ingre- rary, diverse, with just the right degree of ing. They have made a mark with catchy This record is quintessential Dark Tran- Flames has proven to be an unstoppable dients of metal, Seeker’s art is best de- toughness and a sure feel for gritty hooks. melodies not usually combined with their quility while giving a fresh spin to the trade- force in heavy music. From the first opus in scribed as loud, pissed, chaotic heavy metal, This band knows how these things are done, heavier style. Though they project a primar- mark sound. Atoma was recorded at Rogue 1994 entitled ”Lunar Strain” to the previous fitting of their mantra ‘aggressive non-confor- because thanks to Herman Rarebell, Michael ily vindictive persona, they show a strong Music in Gothenburg, the studio owned by release ”Siren Charms” (2014), In Flames mity above all else.’ Seeker released the Voss and Stephan “Gudze” Hinz, Rock motivation for growth. Blessing a Curse is D.T. keyboardist Martin Brändström. Mixing has risen to great heights in music history. album Unloved in 2013, and since then vo- Wolves consists of three of the most re- sure to leave the listener needing more as duties were handled by David Castillo, The melodies, the harmonies and the lyrics calist Bryce Lucien went through some ca- nowned rock musicians of the past forty “Caving In” – the first single from their new known for his work with bands such as Kata- that characterize In Flames’ signature lamitous times between the releases, which years. Musically as well as lyrically, their album, Satisfaction for the Vengeful, lays tonia, Opeth and Candlemass. The striking sound have evolved throughout the years would become Loss. With Lucien now pick- mission is straightforward, featuring great bare. “‘Caving In’ emulates the feeling of cover artwork was once again created by proving that In Flames is so much more ing up the bass and guitarist Andy Torres emotions but also clear words on current knowing an anxiety attack is coming but you the band’s guitarist Niklas Sundin. A limited then their former self, as their new album, and drummer Alex Curry added to the mix, events. Featuring members of Scorpions, can’t escape,” vocalist Joshy Singer told Re- edition double CD features the songs “The Battles, proves again and again. In Loss shows the emotions exacerbating from Mad Max, and Cassanova, you can rest as- volver about the song. “You know that where Absolute” and “Time Out of Place” that Flames is a band that fans around the a slow knife cutting to a limb severing chain- sured that Rock Wolves know that Rock you are isn’t where you want to be, but showcase a very different side of the band. world can rely on, inspiring their fans, the saw. “I wanted everything about the album and Roll fun is a serious business – and there’s nothing you can do about it and you Recorded and mixed by Anders Lagerfors at Jesterheads, to live by the phrase, ”In Flames to be faster, darker, more evil, more raw, they’re damn good at what they do. They feel like you’re being swallowed alive.” In- Nacksving studios, these tracks are among We Trust”.

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