The 2020 JUNO Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards) live ceremony was postponed this spring due to the coronavirus. Tonight the awards show will announce all of their winners, including the award for Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year. The nominees are LindsaySchoolcraft (ex Cradle of Filth) for Martyr(Cyber Proxy),Kobra And The Lotus – Evolution (Napalm/The Orchard), Single Mothers Dine Alone – Through A Wall (The Orchard), and Striker – Play To Win (Record Breaking Records/Independent). The JUNO Awards are set to be hosted by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alessia Cara will host the show, which will be broadcast live on CBC. Artists who released albums between September 1, 2018 and November 8, 2019 were eligible for nominations.Continue reading →
Cradle of Filth keyboardist and vocalist Lindsay Schoolcraft has been nominated for the 2020 JUNO Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards) for her debut album Martyr!Martyr released on October 7th via her label, Cyber Proxy.Martyr is nominated for the Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year along with other contenders such as Kobra And The Lotus – Evolution (Napalm/The Orchard), Single Mothers Dine Alone – Through A Wall (The Orchard), and Striker – Play To Win (Record Breaking Records/Independent). The JUNO Awards are set to be held on Sunday, March 15 at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Alessia Cara will host the show, which will be broadcast live on CBC. Artists who released albums between September 1, 2018 and November 8, 2019 were eligible for nominations. Lindsay commented:Continue reading →
Dark Tranquillity kicked off their North American headlining tour with Warbringer and Striker last night in Florida, and we have exclusive video from the show for your viewing and head banging pleasure today. Continue reading →
Dark Tranquillity promised that they would return to North America this year, and they have kept their word. The Swedish legends will be headlining a massive North American tour here in September and October, with support coming from Warbringer and Striker. Continue reading →
I’ve always enjoyed the era from eighties to the early nineties when it comes to metal. It was truly a period that defined itself as a sound between the guitar squeals and vocal screams. As time went on there’s been a lot of material that has come out that has been amazing, but seemed to have abandoned the old sound and feel. Now enter Stand In The Fire (Record Breaking Records), the latest release by Striker from Edmonton. From the opening drums of ‘Phoenix Lights’, there is no mistake that their intention is to make you fall in love with metal all over again.
The title track ‘Stand In The Fire’ leaps from the speakers like frontman Dan Cleary himself leaps and bounds energetically across the stage. ‘The Iron Never’ Lies kicks off with precision juggling between drummer Adam Brown and guitarist Tim Brown. In the all instrumental track ‘Escape From Shred City’, Tim even gives both Steve Vai and John 5 a run for their money on the fretboard. ‘United’ fires off as a war cry piercing the soul with the message that nothing has or will tear them apart. This track is the crown jewel of the album.
Finishing as strongly as they started ‘One Life’ dizzies the senses vocally and instrumentally until the last note fades away. While the older metal sound may seem less relevant to some of the newer metal heads, most will appreciate having the classic sound still around and being done right. I know I certainly do.
German power metallers Primal Fear is streaming “Bullets & Tears,” off of their new studio album Rulebreaker in North America on January 29, 2016 via Frontiers Music Srl below. The band has also released their touring schedule for early 2016.
With Brainstorm & Striker Feb 05: Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona (ES) Feb 06: Garaje – Murcia (ES) Feb 07: Arena – Madrid (ES) Feb 10: Divan Du Monde – Paris (FR) Feb 11: Kabana – Siegburg (DE) Feb 12: Nove Chelmince – Prague (CZ) Feb 13: LA Café – Cham (DE) Feb 14: Logo – Hamburg (DE) Feb 16: Musikzentrum – Hannover (DE) Feb 17: Garage – Saarbrücken (DE) Feb 18: LKA – Stuttgart (DE) Feb 19: Z7 – Pratteln (CH) Feb 20: Backstage – München (DE) Feb 21: Barba Negra – Budapest (HU) Feb 23: Szene – Vienna (AT) Feb 24: TBA – Cracow (PL) Feb 25: K17 – Berlin (DE) Feb 26: Posthalle – Wuerzburg (DE) Feb 27: Turock – Essen (DE) Feb 28: Biebob- Vosselaar (BE)
North American Co-Headline Tour With Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody: Apr 26: Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT Apr 28: Stage 48 – New York, NY Apr 29: Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA Apr 30: Agora Ballroom – Cleveland, OH May 01: Token Lounge – Detroit, MI May 03: Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL May 04: Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN May 05: Granada Theatre – Kansas City, MO May 06: Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO May 08: El Corazon – Seattle, WA May 09: Rickshaw – Vancouver, BC May 11: RockBar – San Francisco, CA May 12: The Grove – Los Angeles, CA May 13: LVCS – Las Vegas, NV May 14: Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA May 15: Club Red – Phoenix, AZ May 17: Trees – Dallas, TX May 18: Scout Bar – Houston, TX May 20: The Haven – Orlando, FL May 21: Orpheum – Tampa, FL May 22: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA May 24: Soundstage – Baltimore, MD May 25: Upstate Concert Hall – Albany, NY May 26: Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA May 28: Palladium – Worcester, MA May 30: Club Soda – Montreal, QC May 31: Imperial – Quebec City, QC Jun 01: Mod Club – Toronto, ON
Asher Media Relations has a new holiday sampler Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5 available as a free download below.
The track listing is as follows: 01: Accursed Spawn – Clotheshanger Abortion 02: Adrenechrome – The Lead Elephant 03: Aggression – Cut Your Sins Off (Galy Records) 04: Arrival Of Autumn – Like Fire 05: BLEED – Hate March Kill 06: BornBroken – A Nation of Ignorance 07: Cryptic Hymn – Revel In Disgust 08: Defect Designer – Crusaders (Sleaszy Rider Records) 09: Display of Decay – Created To Kill 10: Elderoth – Black And Blue 11: Éohum – Equatorial Rains 12: [Evertrapped] – Palace of Injustice (Hellstorm Recordz) 13: Evilheart – Decimated Opposition (Test Your Metal Records) 14: Exes For Eyes – Done For Good feat Speed Strid of Soilwork 15: Fall City Fall – Love And Art 16: Fallen Angels – Nightmare (Cyberdyne Records) 17: False Flag – Nest Of Vipers 18: FUCK THE FACTS – Solitude (Noise Salvation) 19: Gomorrah – A Disaster’s Nightmare (Test Your Metal Records) 20: Haiduk – Syth 21: Helleborus – Coils 22: Hibria – Pain (Test Your Metal Records) 23: id. – Sagittarius A 24: Infalling– Distorted Visions 25: Inverted Serenity – Everscending 26: Keychain – Shock Rock City 27: Leave The Living – Word of a Whore 28: Meridius – Walk the Plank 29: MUTANK – Corporate Child 30: New Jacobin Club – Parade of Innocents (Manticore Music Group) 31: Odium – Return to Form 32: Psychostick – Obey The Beard 33: Puttin’ On The Foil – Giver To The Liver 34: Pyramids On Mars – Heaven’s Gate 35: Saints of Death – Blood Vendetta 36: Scissortooth – 10 30 (Galy Records) 37: Seven Year Storm – Dyatlov 38: Silent Line – Black and White 39: Striker – Too Late 40: The Apex – Glass Walls 41: The Order of Chaos – Apocalypse Moon 42: Them County Bastardz – No Easy Way 43: Titans Eve – War Path 44: Train Bigger Monkeys – Lack of Morality 45: Tylor Dory Trio – Time The Beholder 46: Van Halst – Save Me 47: Vantablack Warship – The Pit 48: Vesperia – The Western Tempests 49: WILT – Illusion of Hope (Bindrune Recordings) 50: Windy City Slaughter – A Grave For Two 51. XUL – Orbit of Nemesis
Edmonton metallers Striker is streaming their music video for “Too Late,” off of their forthcoming album Stand In The Fire, out on February 6, 2016 below. The band will be supporting Primal Fear on an upcoming European tour.
Feb 05: Razz 2 – Barcelona (ES) Feb 06: Arena – Madrid (ES) Feb 07: Garaje – Murcia (ES) Feb 10: Divan Di Monde – Paris (FR) Feb 11: Kubana – Siegburg (DE) Feb 12: Nove Chelmice – Prague (CZ) Feb 13: L.A. Café – Cham (DE) Feb 14: Logo – Hamburg (DE) Feb 16: MusikZentrum – Hannover (DE) Feb 17: Garage – Saarbrucken (DE) Feb 18: LKA – Stuttgart (DE) Feb 19: Z7 – Pratten (CH) Feb 20: HM’s Calling – Munchen (DE) Feb 21: Barba Negra – Budapest (HU) Feb 23: Szene – Wien (AT) Feb 24: TBA – Cracov (PL) Feb 25: K17 – Berlin (DE) Feb 26: Posthalle – Wurzburg (DE) Feb 27: Turock – Essen (DE) Feb 28: Biebob – Vosselaar (BE)
The 2015 Loud As Hell Heavy Metal Festival will be held at the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, Alberta from July 31 – August 2, 2015
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Artillery formed in the Copenhagen suburb of Taastrup, Denmark in 1982 by Michael and Morten Stützer. Since then the band has gone through numerous lineup shifts and gave released six studio offerings. The first period of Artillery’s existence gave the world the three classic albums – Fear Of Tomorrow, Terror Squad and By Inheritance – featuring some of the finest moments of thrash metal Europe has ever put out.
ARTILLERY w/ Striker, VX36, Potential Threat, Dahlmers Realm: Apr 09: Rock Bar Theatre – San Jose, CA Apr 10: Five Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA Apr 11: The Drunken Lass – Prescott, AZ Apr 12: Blue Max – Midland, TX Apr 13: The Three Links – Deep Ellum, TX Apr 14: The Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX Apr 15: Walter’s on Naylor – Houston, TX Apr 16: Siberia – New Orleans, LA Apr 17: West End Live – Orlando, FL Apr 19: The Brass Mug – Tampa, FL Apr 21: The Pour House Music Hall – Raleigh, NC Apr 22: The Syndicate Venue – Birmingham, AL Apr 23: Good Time Charlie’s – Tupelo, MS Apr 24: The Metal Grille RK NYDM Spring Bash 15 – Cudahy, WI Apr 25: Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA Apr 26: Bushwacker’s Saloon – Denver, CO Apr 27: The Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
