Archive for February 8, 2025

CREMATORY – Releases Music Video For Title Track Of Upcoming New Studio Album: Destination

Posted in gothic metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , on February 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

In the more than three decades of their existence, CREMATORY have seen trends come and go, while always staying true to their trademarks, they belong to one of Germany’s most distinctive gothic metal pioneers to date. Following their latest studio offering, Inglorious Darkness (2022), now, CREMATORY returns with a brand new single entitled “Destination”, the title track of the band’s forthcoming album that is slated for a release on May 2nd via ROAR!

It’s a really tough song, but at the same time it has a catchy chorus that drills itself straight into the ear canal and won’t let go,” the band comments“This song will also be the opener on the tour in May for the Destination album. A big punch in the face with a great chorus!”

“Destination” is now streaming on all digital services at: https://crematory.rpm.link/destinsinglePR

Watch the new CREMATORY music video premiering HERE

Pre-save “Destination” now on: 

https://crematory.rpm.link/destialbumpr 

CREMATORY:
Felix Stass – Vocals
Rolf Munkes – Gitarre
Oliver Revilo – Bass
Katrin Jüllich – Keyboards, Samples
Markus Jüllich – Drums, Programming

With their 17th studio album, CREMATORY promises to reach new and even higher levels than ever before! Literally combining all the strengths and phases of the gothic metal pioneers, going back to their melodic death metal roots in places, diving deep into the gothic realm again but also surprising listeners, “Destination” will mark a triumphant return to the past combined with the strengths of the present. 

The new studio album Destination is an ingenious mix of the 90s gothic metal times like Illusions, combined with hard melodic death metal hymns like “Act Seven” and modern electronic songs with German lyrics in the style of Revolution. More is not possible“, drummer Markus Jüllich recently said and added: ”With Destination the new standard of the modern melodic gothic metal era is determined! The previous album Inglorious Darkness was the start of Felix singing all the songs on his own again and now we’ve managed a perfect precision landing with Destination!”

With many more album details to be unveiled in the weeks ahead, one thing is already clear: CREMATORY are highly motivated, are upping the ante and definitely still have a lot to say even after 34 years of a successful band history!

CREMATORY Live:
May 1, 2025 – DE – Kaiserslautern
May 2, 2025 – DE – Leipzig
May 3, 2025 – DE – Stuttgart
May 4, 2025 – DE – Mannheim
May 9, 2025 – DE – Regensburg
May 11, 2025 – DE – Munich
May 16, 2025 – DE – Erfurt
May 17, 2025 – DE – Zwickau
May 29, 2025 – DE – Oberhausen
May 30, 2025 – DE – Potsdam
May 31, 2025 – DE – Coesfeld

Visit RPM ROAR online: 
Homepage: https://www.roar-records.de

For More Info Visit:
Homepagehttps://www.crematory.de 
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/crematory.de 
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Source: RPM-ROAR

Progressive Metal Force SACROSANCT Releases “Coming Of The Scorpion” Video Single From Upcoming Studio Album Kidron

Posted in Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on February 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

On March 7, 2025, progressive metal act SACROSANCT will unleash their new studio album, entitled Kidron via ROAR. A music video for the band’s latest, epic single “Coming Of The Scorpion” is now premiering below! To pre-order your album copy of Kidron visit: https://sacrosanct.rpm.link/kidronpr 

With their third single release, SACROSANCT convince with another captivating hymn, full of melancholy and beautiful emotions. Join the ride end enjoy this growing anthem, now streaming on all digital services at: 

https://sacrosanct.rpm.link/comingpr

Watch the “Coming Of The Scorpion” HERE

SACROSANCT, established in 1988, are a well respected name in the metal scene, most known for their three classic albums during the early 1990s: Truth is – what is, Recesses for the depraved and Tragic intense. The band’s signature sound gradually progressed from sophisticated thrash metal to a more edgy, melodic and atmospheric aural landscape.

SACROSANCT:
Max Morton – Vocals, Bass
Randy Meinhard – Guitar
Gerrit Knol – Guitar
Jonas Schütz – Drums

The brainchild of founding member and lead guitar player Randy Meinhard (ex-Pestilence) returned in 2018, after a 25-year hiatus, with their fourth album “Necropolis”, which was highly acclaimed and bears all of the hallmarks and intricacies that defines SACROSANCT, with a strong emphasis on melancholic melodies and harmony guitar parts, as well as a focus on thought-provoking lyrics.

Six years later, SACROSANCT return with the even more powerful, still complex and catchy Kidron introducing their new singer Max Morton, who outshines the album with his clear, dynamic and unique voice. “The album combines all our trademarks, has a unique atmosphere due to all the circumstances we had to go through and is accessible and complex at the same time”, Randy Meinhard recently said. 

The special thing about SACROSANCT is, that every album sounds different. As the four-piece recently revealed: “We always write and play songs in our own way. We can’t and won’t deny our roots. Of course, our first albums were more thrash-heavy, but there was a lot more going on in the songs. You just can’t reduce us to that. I personally love metal from Maiden to Priest to Fates Warning, VoiVod or Slayer. When writing songs, I try to find out how heavy or commercial a song can be in our own way. But we always want to touch people with the music and if, for example, a blastbeat can be combined with the classic Sacrosanct riff trademarks, then we have arrived at KIDRON.”

Pre-order Kidron now at: https://sacrosanct.rpm.link/kidronpr 

Kidron – track listing:
01 – Marching Days
02 – Avenging Angel
03 – Prince Of Clowns
04 – Coming Of The Scorpion
05 – Gethsemane
06 – Doorway Of Dreams
07 – Still Open Sore
08 – Before It Ends
09 – The Pain Still Lasts

For More Info Visit:
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/sacrosanctbandofficial/
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/sacrosanctbandofficial/
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@sacrosanctbandofficial
Website | https://www.sacrosanct.online/
 
Visit ROAR online: 
Homepage: https://www.roar-records

Source: RPM-ROAR

BENEDICTION – Ravage Of Empires Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed | “Engines Of War” Single Streaming

Posted in Death Metal, death metal bands, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on February 8, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Album artwork by Wolven Claws Artist

BENEDICTION – Single “Engines Of War” out now via Nuclear Blast Records. Pre-order the new album Ravage Of Empires out April 4th.

Link to album pre-order:
https://benediction.bfan.link/ravage-of-empires

Link to single:
https://benediction.bfan.link/engines-of-war

Source: Benediction Facebook