Weekly Music News 19.03.23
Weekly news roundup for the week beginning March 19, 2023
The band "The Fading" releases a new song with a wild video we saw during its "return from the dead" show. We have to say: the song is insane, and the video even more so!!!
The band "Matricide" releases "Obey".
It is the third single from Matricide's forthcoming second album.
The band says the upcoming video was inspired by the current political climate in Israel, but is relevant anywhere in the world.
"Coming from a politically turbulent place like Israel, we cannot ignore the political clashes in our country and the ever-present fear of democracy being eroded. The band channels society's collective anger and questions its seemingly blind obedience: why don't we fight back? Why do we obey?"
The talented multi-instrumentalist Wolfgang Van Halen delivers "Another Celebration at the End of the World", with a self-deprecating video continuing the idea behind "Don't Back Down". It is the first single from Mammoth WVH's next album, "Mammoth II", due August 4. The man has plenty of talent and humour: he fires his own doubles from the band and looks for other musicians. Watch what happens...
After five singles with carefully made videos, "Oceans On Orion" releases its debut album, "Start from Nothing". The album, like the band, began taking shape years ago. It all started when singer Lev Kerzhner was being tested for a unit in the Ministry of Defense and was tasked with breaking into a car. Drummer Aviram Zeevy, who served in the unit, caught him in the act and tested his reactions under pressure to assess his suitability. Lev passed. During training and service, he discovered that Aviram shared his passion for music. Their love of metal led them to write together. Now, after years of hard work and quite a few incredible shows (we speak from experience), the band releases a wonderful debut!!
Listen to the album on: Spotify
German art/progressive-rock band "RPWL" has released "Crime Scene", with a video for "A Cold Spring Day in '22". Released on March 17, it is the eighth studio album from the band, which formed in 1997 as a Pink Floyd cover band before going on to release remarkable original music.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
Following 2021's covers album "Inspirations", "Saxon" releases a second covers album, "More Inspirations". This time it includes songs by Alice Cooper, Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Kiss and more.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
A new album from "August Burns Red": the metalcore band's tenth, "Death Below". On November 1 the band unexpectedly announced the album and release date, revealing its artwork and tracklist. Two days later, on November 3, came the first single, "Ancestry", featuring Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage, with a video. On January 25, 2023, the band shared "Backfire" and its video. On February 22, a month before the album, came "Reckoning", featuring Spencer Chamberlain of Underoath. Today we get the full album, and it sounds excellent!!!
Listen to the album on: Spotify
Also out today is "Fall Out Boy"'s eighth album, "So Much (for) Stardust". It reunites the band with producer Neal Avron, who last worked with them on 2008's "Folie à Deux", and marks their return to original label Fueled by Ramen. The first single, "Love from the Other Side", arrived on January 18, 2023, alongside the album announcement. Today the full album is here.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
And "Depeche Mode" returns with "Memento Mori", its first album without Andy Fletcher and the synth-pop legends' 15th studio album. Fletcher died unexpectedly on May 26, 2022; the cause was later revealed as an aortic dissection. Although work on the album began before his death, Dave Gahan told NME that Fletcher had not recorded any material for it. The two remaining members say some of its songs capture a perfect balance of melancholy and joy.
Listen to the album on: Spotify
We have a date for the "Metal Battle" final!!! Mark your calendars: May 27, 2023. More than 50 bands took part in the heats. It will be fascinating to see who reaches the final, with the organisers promising an unmissable event that will go down in Israeli metal history!!
Now Billie Joe Armstrong also has a signature guitar. If you have $2,200 to spare, here you go... His collaboration with Gibson is a Les Paul Junior inspired by classic 1950s models. It comes in Vintage Ebony Gloss and Silver Mist, with only 250 of each finish being made.
Wait... is it a "cancellation" if the band never planned to come? The bottom line is that "Papa Roach" will not appear at Summer in the City on May 31-June 1, 2023. To be honest, pairing Papa Roach with a festival featuring Robbie Williams and Sam Smith seemed odd from the start. Then there was the question of why the show was not listed on the band's own website. Now it is clearer: it has been officially confirmed that the band will not come to Israel.
The band "Metallica" holds a worldwide listening party on Thursday, April 13, celebrating the release of
"72 Seasons" with a global premiere in more than 2,100 cinemas!
Audiences around the world will hear the album exclusively in cinemas, with each new song accompanied by its own video and witty, insightful (?!) commentary from the band.
Could it really happen???? After years of attempts to bring the band to Israel, including a fan-crowdfunding initiative, Swedish prog band "Änglagård" may be coming, with September 11, 2023, mentioned as the date in the Facebook group "Progistan". The proposed show is part of the band's tour celebrating 30 years of the masterpiece "Hybris". In September 2022, drummer Mattias Olsson said he had met Jonas Engdegård and Johan Brand to work on a show based on "Hybris". By early 2023, the band had announced shows focusing on its complete debut album, with Olsson, Brand and Engdegård joined by newcomers Oskar Forsberg and Staffan Lindroth.
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