On July 10, 1942 – Ronnie James Dio was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; his birth name was Ronald James Padavona.
On July 10, 1971 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, Florida.
On July 10, 2004 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Ozzfest at ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut. The set list below:
Can you hear the roaring sea? Hitting the shores on August 12th via Atomic Fire Records is SEVENTH STORM’s debut studio album, Maledictus, which fuses melancholic gothic metal with harsh hard rock. In advance of the record’s official unveiling, today the band reveals second single, “Haunted Sea,” a soaring track that serves as the beginning of a dramatic journey into the unknown.
Comments drummer Mike Gaspar, “‘Haunted Sea’ takes us on a voyage through the treacherous waters. Overcoming the dangers and fears of this life. There’s no other way out but to fight through the waves to reach dry land. Finding love and peace for all. This song was the first to be written as a band. The strength and unity is what we bring to life in this epic story! We, SEVENTH STORM, salute all and invite you to discover this dark treasure. Hail to the winds and waters that fill our souls. There is no turning back!”
Take a deep dive into the “Haunted Sea” with the band’s new music video at THIS LOCATION.
If you missed it, watch SEVENTH STORM’s previously released video for “Saudade” at THIS LOCATION. Find the Portuguese version of the track HERE.
Maledictus will be available on CD, LP, and digitally. Find preordering options at THIS LOCATION.
With influences ranging from Bathory via Samael, Tiamat, Paradise Lost, Fields Of The Nephilim, Cradle Of Filth, and Dead Can Dance to even Van Halen or Mötley Crüe, SEVENTH STORM is only just embarking on a journey across the wild and wondrous waters of heavy metal history. And while not a concept album, Maledictus – graced by an atmospheric painting from Victor Costa – is tied together by a strong sense of pain and anger, paired with a flickering hope of forgiveness for our lives.
SEVENTH STORM:
Mike Gaspar – drums
Rez – vocals
Ben Stockwell – lead guitar
Josh Riot – guitar
Butch Cid – bass guitar
http://www.atomicfire-records.com
http://www.twitter.com/seventh_storm
Source: EARSPLIT PR
On July 9, 2005 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Koengen on Bergenhus fortress in Bergen, Norway. All 4 original band members played: Tony Iommi, Ozzy, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Koengen is an outdoor concert venue with room for 23,500 people.
From The Dead Daisies newsletter:
We’re currently kicking ass on our EU Summer Tour! The crowds have been amazing and we’re feeling the love playing some new music along with our classics!
We’re only half way through the tour and looking forward to catching up with Judas Priest in Budapest, Athens, Mogilovo, Bucharest and three dates in Germany!
There’s also some killer headline shows coming to you in Poland, Switzerland and Germany finishing off at the Time To Rock Festival in Sweden in August!
While we’re shining on in Europe you guys can get your hands on new music from today! ‘Shine On’ is the 2nd single to blast out digitally from our upcoming album ‘Radiance’!
‘Shine On’ has The Daisies’ trademark Aussie rock stamp all over it, and something to really sink your teeth into! “Straight up Aussie rock, it started as a riff I wrote on the tour bus and now here it is!” – David Lowy
Go here to stream, download and watch the lyric video beaming out here:
https://thedeaddaisies.com/shine-music-video-page/
We’re totally inspired to keep bringing you live shows until the end of the year! So….in September we’re heading out on our US Fall Tour ’22 with a series of dates from the east to the west coast!
“Look out US! We are hitting a few of the best RnR cities starting in early September. Can’t wait to play you the new tunes!!! See you on tour!!” – Doug Aldrich
We know it’s tough out there, so we have created a specially priced “Have A Drink On Us” ticket bundle for our fans which includes a beverage and an exclusive Daisies T-shirt. The bundle is limited to 100 tickets per show, so better get in quickly and grab your tix here:
https://thedeaddaisies.com/us-fall-tour-2022/
On July 8, 1970 – BLACK SABBATH performed at the Marquee Club on Wardour Street in London, England. The day of the week was Wednesday. The opening band was Harry The Horse.
On July 7, 1995 – BLACK SABBATH performed at World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, Illinois. This was during the Forbidden Tour. Band lineup: Tony Iommi (guitar), Tony Martin (vocals), Cozy Powell (drums), Neil Murray (bass) and Geoff Nicholls (keyboards).
On July 7, 1999 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Riverpoint Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The set list below:
On July 7, 2016 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Monsters Of Rock at Kaisaniemi in Helsinki, Finland. The estimated attendance was 20,000.
North Carolina heavy rockers HOLYROLLER are now streaming the entirety of their new album Swimming Witches. The album will be released on Black Doomba Records on July 8, 2022.
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyVfkbS7D4
Brewing in the smoke-filled basements and dive bars of the North Carolina punk and metal scene, HOLYROLLER emerged in 2019 recently signing to Black Doomba Records for the release of their first full-length. Following their 2020 self-titled EP, the dynamic outfit have honed their live show with countless regional gigs in the south-eastern States of the USA.
Swimming Witches sees HOLYROLLER’s sound evolving, infusing influences including the likes of RED FANG, ELDER, and MASTODON with unrelenting energy. Explosive riffs see “Atheist Prayer” kick off the album with a fiery impact. It’s an edgy track unleashing a spellbinding spirit. The band showcase a darker side through shrieking vocals, marching drums and heavy tones in “Earthdweller”, along with powerful emotion and harmonies in “With Time”.
HOLYROLLER bring bewitching song writing to life through powerful performance and production. Manifesting a magnetic quality through memorable chorus hooks and monstrous guitars, each track on Swimming Witches unveils the charismatic nature of HOLYROLLER.
More information will be available soon.
HOLYROLLER:
Adam Cody – rhythm guitar & vocals
Jay Ovittore– drums & gang vocals
Jim Mayberry– lead guitar & backing vocals
Jason Kincaid– bass guitar & backing vocals
Source: C Squared Music
Bandcamp: https://holyrollernc.bandcamp.com/
Epic Atlanta-based thrash trio TURN COLD are heading out on their East Coast tour this Friday, July 8th. Bringing their ferocious 2022 EP to the stage, the outfit will be joined by Asheville black thrash maniacs ALL HELL.
Tour Dates:
7/8 West Columbia, SC – Art Bar
7/9 Chapel Hill, NC – The Cave
7/10 Washington, DC – Pie Shop
7/11 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
7/12 Brooklyn, NY – St Vitus
7/13 Cambridge, MA – Middle East
7/14 Richmond, VA – Banditos
7/15 Asheville, NC – Odditorium
7/16 Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social Supply
TURN COLD:
Brett – Guitar
Sten- Vocals
Matt – Drums
Twitch – Bass
Matt – Guitar
TURN COLD have created an exhilarating EP. It may be short with only three tracks, but the quintet have composed each song with such an intricate eye for detail. 2022 EP is an astonishing display of power and precision in a time of turmoil.
Source: C Squared Music
https://www.instagram.com/turnt.cold/
On July 6, 2013 – BLACK SABBATH “13” was positioned at #12 on the UK’s Top 100 Official Albums Chart.
On July 6, 2013 – BLACK SABBATH “13” was positioned at #4 on the Top 40 Denmark Albums Chart.
On July 5, 2016 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia. This was during The End Tour.
Split Screen Management has a huge pleasure to announce that Irish Viking Metal/Norse Pagan Rockers REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS will be joining Polish titans VADER and HATE all across Scandinavia on their Final Declaration: Northern Tour 2022, from September 8th to 16th 2022, alongside Thy Disease and The Noctambulant! The tour is organized by Creative Music and Massive Music. See the complete tour schedule below.
REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS shared:
“Good morning Heathen Tribe, we have incredible news 🛡⚔️🔥 This September we will be joining the Mighty VADER, HATE, Thy Disease and The Noctambulant on the “Final Declaration: Northern Tour 2022″ all across Scandinavia.”
Creative Music stated: “Reinforcements will come from Viking Metal warriors from Ireland – Ren Marabou and the Berserkers, who will join the tour from Umea on 08.09 – Drammen 16.09’.”
“We are honoured to be sharing the stage with these Legendary bands. Saying we are excited is an understatement. Thank you to everyone over at Creative Music for believing in us, you rule.
Have a great Mani’s-day Heathen Tribe 🤘🏻 🛡⚔️🔥”
VADER+HATE Final Declaration: Northern Tour 2022 -shows:
29.08.22 – 🇵🇱 PL / LUBLIN – ”Wirydarz CK”
30.08.22 – 🇵🇱 PL / OLSZTYN – “Kuźnia Społeczna”
31.08.22 – 🇵🇱 PL / BIAŁYSTOK – ”Zmiana Klimatu”
01.09.22 – 🇱🇹 LT / VILNIUS – “Kablys”
02.09.22 – 🇱🇻 LV / RIGA – “Republika“
03.09.22 – 🇪🇪 EE / TALLINN – “Tapper”
04.09.22 – 🇫🇮 FI / HELSINKI – “On the Rocks“
05.09.22 – 🇫🇮 FI / TAMPERE – “Yo-talo“
06.09.22 – 🇫🇮 FI / SEINAJOKI – “Rytmikorjaamo“
07.09.22 – 🇫🇮 FI / JYVASKYLA – “Lutakko“
08.09.22 – 🇸🇪 SE / UMEA – “Droskan“
09.09.22 – 🇸🇪 SE / BORLANGE – TBA
10.09.22 – 🇸🇪 SE / STOCKHOLM – “Hus 7”
11.09.22 – 🇸🇪 SE / GOTEBORG – “Sticky Fingers”
13.09.22 – 🇩🇰 DK / ROSKILDE – “Gimle”
14.09.22 – 🇩🇰 DK / ODENSE – “Kansas City”
15.09.22 – 🇸🇪 SE / MALMO – “Plan B“
16.09.22 – 🇳🇴 NO / DRAMMEN – “Union Scene“
17.09.22 – 🇮🇸 IS / REYKJAVIK – “Gaukurinn“
On July 1st 2022, REN MARABOU AND THE BERSERKERS released their new album “Tales Of Rune” through United Music Mafia!
“Tales of Rune” is the Trilogy along side ‘Valhalla Waits’ and ‘SAGAS’, ‘Tales of Rune’ is their most riff filled, head banging, anthemic and energetic album to date. This cranked up Norse Mythology themed album will have you filling your mead drinking horns, and readying yourself for battle. This new album also features vocals by Berserker Cass and Berserkers Tyr on the track ‘Bragi’ (God of Music). All recorded, mixed and mastered in Meadowbank Studios Donegal. Available now on all platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and United Music Streaming 🤘🏻🛡⚔️🔥
“Tales Of Rune” Tracklisting:
1. Fenrir
2. Dødssang (Death Song)
3. Kinsmen Die
4. The Three Norns
5. Huldra
6. Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
7. Brand of Sacrifice
8. Let’s Drink Mead
9. Odin’s Sons and Daughters
10. Bragi (God of Music)
11. Finngaill (Fair Foreigners)
Stream /buy “Tales Of Rune” at https://open.spotify.com/album/44fWwjA31AUxlOvxg4vUKz
Order the album at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/renmarabou/tales-of-rune
On July 4, 1982 – Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are married in Hawaii.
On July 4th, 2014 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Hyde Park for the BLACK SABBATH TIME aka British Summer Time festival, in London, United Kingdom.
Bands that performed:
Great Oak Stage
Black Sabbath
Soundgarden
Faith No More
Motorhead
Soulfly
The Barclaycard Theatre
Wolfmother
Hell
Kobra and The Lotus
Broken Hands
The Bots
Village Hall
Gallows
Bo Ningen
The Gravel Tones
Hang The Bastard
A Plastic Rose
Summer Stage
Rise To Remain
Blitz Kids
The Struts
The First
The flagbearers of modern Italian progressive metal, AVELION, have been churning out bombastic singles for more than a decade, dropping a string of releases that have been helping shape the genre. In 2022, they return with “Bound To Blackness”, the first single recorded with new vocalist Riccardo Rizzardelli.
The song – recorded, produced and mixed by Simone Mularoni – is now available at THIS LOCATION.
“‘Bound To Blackness’ is a song that manages to encompass all the main elements of our music: melody, groove, oddly shifting time signatures, electronics, ambient and cinematic arrangements, as well as dense progressive instrumental sections. We worked very hard in the studio with Simone Mularoni to create a truly original and modern mix, suitable not only for progressive metal fans, but also for power and melodic metal listeners, as well as for djent and modern metal enthusiasts.
We can’t wait to take old fans and new listeners on this journey through the different nuances that make up our sound. The concept of the song is open to each listener’s interpretation, but there is a message of self development and inner growth, which involves awareness, acceptance and finally overcoming our darkest side. It’s a song about fighting your inner nightmares to find yourself. A journey in which acceptance and redemption are to be sought within ourselves”.
Each AVELION release expands and clarifies the band’s mission to bring forth the most dynamic sonic offerings. Marrying progressive and modern metal influences, AVELION approach each song as a unique opportunity to destroy and rebuild the listener’s perception.
Line-up:
Riccardo Rizzardelli – Vocals
Oreste Giacomini – Keyboards
Leonardo Freggi– Guitars
Danilo Arisi – Bass
Alessandro Ponzi – Drums
Mastering by Luca Bottoli
Cover Artwork by Stefano Mattioni at Viron 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/user/AvelionOfficial
On July 3, 1999 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin. The set list below:
On July 3, 2001 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Selma, Texas. The set list below:
Showcasing her evocative vocals in full color, MORDIAN has released her first official music video for her cover of NIGHTWISH’s beloved track “Gethsemane”. MORDIAN guides us fluidly through the classic track with thrilling emotion and her own creative stylings, paired with the faithful instrumental recreation performed and produced by Matt Motto (DISSONA).
“I chose to cover Gethsemane because it’s one of my most admired songs off Oceanborn, my first and favorite NIGHTWISH album.” MORDIAN recalls, “NIGHTWISH has had a big influence on me as a musician, and I wanted to breathe new life into this epic and beautiful track. I hope you enjoy it!”
Watch “Gethsemane” here: https://youtu.be/yz2guoLwIyw
MORDIAN is a Vocalist/Composer from Chicago, IL. Her Victorian-infused 2019 release Romance in Disguise received numerous rave reviews (including Metal Hammer) For Fans of Gothic, Victorian, and Metal music alike, MORDIAN’s overarching Gothic themes and ethereal sounds are certain to evoke a whole world of feelings within.
Source: C Squared Music
Today MOONLIGHT HAZE release the video for “Kintsugi” – the fourth single taken from the new album “Animus”, out now via Scarlet Records.
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/t2_0B8LsZdA
Buy/Stream/Listen: https://orcd.co/mhanimus
“Kintsugi is about the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by filling cracks with precious metals. We too can transform all ‘cracks’ – which represent both our weaknesses and the difficult times we sometimes are forced to face – into something that makes us stronger and more unique, without necessarily having to show fake perfection to the rest of the world. We are all human beings and, as such, we are not infallible”.
– Chiara Tricarico, frontwoman & lyricist
Recorded by MOONLIGHT HAZE and mixed & mastered by Simone Mularoni at the renowned Domination Studio, “Animus” boasts the stunning performance of vocalist Chiara Tricarico and is graced by the amazing artwork and pictures of Beatrice Demori.
Tracklist is as follows:
01. The Nothing
02. It’s Insane
03. Kintsugi
04. Animus
05. The Thief and the Moon
06. Midnight Haze
07. Tonight
08. Never Say Never
09. We’ll Be Free
10. A Ritual of Fire
11. Horror & Thunder
MOONLIGHT HAZE is:
Chiara Tricarico – Vocals
Marco Falanga – Guitars
Alberto Melinato – Guitars
Alessandro Jacobi – Bass
Giulio Capone – Drums
https://www.moonlighthaze.com/
Scarlet Records: https://scarletrecords.it/
June 2022, LOS ANGELES –TOOL’s critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY®-Award winning fifth album, Fear Inoculum, arrives as a 3-disc, 180g vinyl release on Aug. 5 via RCA Records.
The collection, which is available for pre-order now (https://store.toolband.com/product/TLLP002), features new artwork from Adam Jones, and is housed in a triple gatefold jacket with an exclusive poster.
Fear Inoculum vinyl tracklisting:
Disc 1: “Fear Inoculum,” “Pneuma,” and “Invincible”
Disc 2: “Legion Inoculant,” “Descending,” “Culling Voices,” and “Chocolate Chip Trip”
Disc 3: “7empest” and “Mockingbeat”
Quite possibly the era’s most highly-anticipated album, Fear Inoculum arrived in August of 2019. Debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200, the album earned heaps of critical praise with NPR saying, “Fear Inoculum was worth the 13 year wait,” Revolver proclaiming the album “a masterpiece to be dissected for years to come” and Consequence saying the release finds “Tool in peak performance.”
Earlier this year, TOOL released “Opiate2” (https://TOOL.lnk.to/Opiate2), a re-imagined and extended version of the 1992 EP’s title track and an accompanying short film, marking the band’s first new video in 15 years. The band also unveiled the first incarnation of Fear Inoculum vinyl, dubbed the Ultra Deluxe edition, the limited offering included five 180g vinyl discs emblazoned with a unique etching and accompanied by an elaborate pictorial booklet including never-before-seen artwork.
TOOL formed in 1990, releasing five studio albums: Undertow(1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001),10,000 Days (2006), and Fear Inoculum (2019); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992), and the limited-edition boxset Salival (2000). The band has won four GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”), Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days) and Best Metal Performance (2020, “7empest”). TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).
On July 2, 1971 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Cleveland Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.
On July 2, 2016 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland. This was during The End Tour.
Even after four steamy, liver-destroying, gut-stretching decades in the name of heavy metal, there’s no stopping the TANKARD beer crew. Just in time for the celebrations surrounding their fortieth birthday, TANKARD will release their new full-length, Pavlov’s Dawgs, on September 30th. The record marks the band’s remarkable eighteenth album as well as their debut for the new label, Reaper Entertainment.
In advance of the record’s release, today TANKARD reveals first single, “Beerbarians,” proving that even after so many years they’re far from being old hat.
Comments vocalist Gerre: “We’re stoked to release our first single ‘Beerbarians’ — TANKARD-typical humor wrapped in a hard-hitting thrash sound with catchy hooklines. Listening in is mandatory! In this sense: carry the fire!”
View TANKARD’s “Beerbarians” lyric video at THIS LOCATION.
“Beerbarians” is available on all streaming platforms. The matching artwork of the single was created by Cliff Knese.
The taps are polished, the Freibier is flowing, and TANKARD are finally back to what they do best five long years after their last studio album: Thrashing madly, drinking thirstily, and ever so cleverly intertwining metal, humor, and sarcastic social commentary into one big raucous ball of entertainment.
Pavlov’s Dawgs, which was recorded and produced at Gernhard Studio Troisdorf together with producer Martin Buchwalter, will be available on CD, vinyl in various color variants, limited earbook with previously unreleased pictures from the last forty years of TANKARD, and as a limited box set which includes two demos on cassette.
Find all preorders at THIS LOCATION.
Pavlov’s Dawgs Track Listing:
http://www.instagram.com/tankard.official
Source: EARSPLIT PR
On July 1, 1971 – BLACK SABBATH performed at St. Paul Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was during the Master of Reality Tour.
On July 1, 1999 – BLACK SABBATH performed at Ozzfest at Float-Rite Park Amphitheatre in Somerset, Wisconsin. The set list below:
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