New York hardcore kings MADBALL will kick off the 8th installment of their renowned ‚Rebellion‘ tour tomorrow in Leipzig, Germany. The tour will lead the band through Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium and see them supported by IRON REAGAN (USA), BORN FROM PAIN(Netherlands), DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR (USA), SLOPE (Germany), BRICK BY BRICK (USA), and IRONED OUT (England).
See them live on one of the following dates:
07.03. D Leipzig – Conne Island
08.03. NL Amsterdam – Melkweg
09.03. B Hasselt – Muziek O Droom
10.03. CH Aarburg – Musigburg
11.03. D Munich – Backstage
12.03. D Nuremberg – Z-Bau
13.03. D Essen – Turock
14.03. D Berlin – SO36
15.03. D Hamburg – Kronensaal
16.03. D Coesfeld – FabrikOn the tour, MADBALL are supporting their recently released album »For The Cause«, which landed on #28 of the German album charts. In case you missed them, check out the videos from the album, here:
‘Old Fashioned’ (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUQxgJTdkMM
‘Rev Up’ (OFFICIAL VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yde2rNr6BZI
‘The Fog’ (OFFICIAL VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dK6N2xkuiM
‘Freight train’ (OFFICIAL VIDEO): https://youtu.be/XpHpkAAlKYQ
]]>STEEL ENGRAVED‘s third studio outing will comprise 13 tracks guaranteed to please the fans of majestic, melodic, modern yet old-school metal. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/eY71bkXlY5o
The album was produced by Mario Lochert (Serious Black) and Jan Vacik (Serious Black) at Dreamsound Studios. All vocals produced by Ralf Scheepers at RS Vocal Works. Mixed and mastered by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studios. Guest Vocals on “Searching For Regret” by Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear). Artwork & illustration by Dušan Marković (Dragony, Thor, Jag Panzer).
Track list:
1. Where Shadows Remain
2. Generation Headless
3. The Oppressed Will Fly
4. Slave To Yourself
5. Nightwarriors
6. Rebellion
7. Searching For Regret
8. One By One
9. Heat
10. Your Inner Self
11. Close Your Eyes
12. We Will Follow (bonus track)
13. All That Lies Below (bonus track)
The album can be pre-ordered here:
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After the release of their two previous full length albums “State Of Siege” (debut in 2009) and “On High Wings We Fly” (2012) it was about time for STEEL ENGRAVED to record their third album! Within those six years, many things happened; the band was very busy touring across Europe as well as playing a couple of one-off shows on different festivals and concerts. So it was never seriously discussed when to start recordings the predecessor of “On High Wings We Fly”. After a change in the line-up in 2016, the band felt that the time was right to get the spirit alive again!
STEEL ENGRAVED is:
Marco Schober – Vocals
Andy Straehler – Guitar
Tomas Kuchta – Guitar
Max Lindner – Keys
Katharina Praml – Bass
Jaroslav Rod – Drums
The first sessions with the new members on drums and bass revealed a much more modern and progressive approach on the sound. The mixture with old-school German Power Metal on songs like “Nightwarriors” & “Rebellion” with orchestral or synth-ie sounds allured the band to walk on new roads while keeping the origin of the band alive. Like the composition recipe on “On High Wings We Fly”, all members were involved in the songwriting process of this new album. All vocals were recorded under the guidance of Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) in his studio in Esslingen. A great experience to witness two professional and talented singers working on the highest level! Ralf definitely did influence the whole production of the album vocal-wise, not only because of his guest appearance on the song “Searching For Regret” but with his more than valuable input in the vocal perspective. The team of two experienced sound engineers Mario Lochert and Jan Vacik of Dreamsound Studios -well known for their professional work in recording and mastering- played a significant role in the creation of the album implementing great ideas during the production progress. After signing with ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records, Marco and Andy felt the need to express that this was a new era for STEEL ENGRAVED so the self-title felt fitting for a fresh new beginning! Let STEEL ENGRAVED take you on a majestic, melodic, modern yet old-school ride! Enjoy!
]]>This album deals as the title gives away with Shakespeare’s tragedy about King Lear and musically they serve more of the same; true metal like we know from them, Grave Digger and Running Wild. But here lies the downfall of this album, combined with a mediocre production; this is simply too safe and to clichéd to get my blood pumping.
I really liked their previous albums and had hoped this album would be on the same level or higher in terms of quality, but no! And Michael Seifert might not be the most gifted vocalist, but I have always felt he was a good fit for Rebellion, but on ‘A Tragedy in Steel, Pt. II: Shakespeare’s King Lear’ he’s really average, again it might be due to the production (or my MP3 version)?
So after numerous spins I must sadly report that this is merely an average album from Rebellion, and one that will never make a push for the Top 3 Rebellion albums of all time!
Next please!
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