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Today, Purity ThroughFire announces March 21s as the international release date for Nachtgnawer‘s highly anticipated debut mini-album, Medieval Devourer, on CD format. Formed in 2022, Finland’s Nachtgnawer have recorded a demo, a collaborative split with WulfSeer, and even a live album – but so far, a more extended record has not arrived. Nevertheless, their pedigree is substantial, numbering concurrent members of labelmates Licht […]

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YEAH! YEAH! DIE! DIE! will return to stages in full force for the first time in 30 years! This monumental event will take place at […]

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From Iron Maiden Facebook:

Experience the electrifying documentary charting the band’s rise from small pubs to the world’s largest stadiums in IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION!

Exclusively in theaters May 7th for a limited time only. Tickets on sale March 18th. Sign up for more info at: http://www.ironmaidenfilm.com

With unprecedented access to official band archives, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition charts five decades of one of the most iconic journeys in music history.

Featuring interviews with the band and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, this electrifying film offers an intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans.

Finnish doom metal act GRAIN OF PAIN has unveiled a brand new single taken from the forthcoming studio album, “Behind Us All”, which will be released on March 27 via Noble Demon. The track, titled “The Offering (feat. Eemeli Bodde)”, arrives today alongside an animated music video that visually captures the song’s haunting atmosphere.  As the follow-up to the first single, “To […]

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Belgian doom metallers AKEM MANAH have released a brand new lyric video for “The Sleep of Eve Saldana”, another haunting track taken from their forthcoming full-length album “Threnodies”, due out on April 3 via Black Lion Records. Following previously unveiled singles such as “The End of Earnest Hollow” and “The Burning of John Briggs”, the new track ventures further into AKEM MANAH’s […]

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Danish thrash metal pioneers ARTILLERY return to Mighty Music with the highly-anticipated mini-album “Made in Hell”. The release – available on vinyl (two color variants), CD and digital formats – features brand-new material alongside exclusive recordings, mixed by Benjamin Højer at Medley Studio and with drums tracked by Marco Angioni at Angioni Studio.  “We are very excited […]

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Norwegian progressive metal veterans RAM-ZET have unveiled the second single from their upcoming studio album “Sapien”. Following the release of the first track “Zerocane”, the band now presents “Cranium”, offering another intense glimpse into what listeners can expect from the forthcoming full-length. “Cranium” is now available on all major digital streaming platforms and is accompanied by an official music video. “Sapien” is […]

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This year, 2026, marks a very important milestone for the band: 15 years of music, growth and creative evolution Norwegian cinematic folk band Kalandra release their first-ever live album ‘Live at Lafayette’ today. The record marks 15 years into the band’s career. The album is available on all digital streaming platforms and a limited number of physical copies can […]

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Six-string-wizard Paul Gilbert reveals his latest music video for Keep Your Feet Firm and Even, on the day he releases his brand-new album WROC, on Music Theories Recordings / Artone. You can order and stream the album HERE

WROC is his highly ambitious new conceptual album. WROC, which stands for “Washington’s Rules of Civility,” could very well be the guitar superstar’s most outlandish offering to date. Using George Washington’s Rules of Civility as a conceptual homing beacon, Gilbert has dared himself to think outside the box and use an etiquette guide dating back to the late 1500s as his main source of inspiration.

Keep Your Feet Firm and Even is inspired by Washington’s Rules: 10 and 19: “When you Sit down, Keep your Feet firm and Even, without putting one on the other or Crossing them” and “Let your Countenance be pleasant but in Serious Matters Somewhat grave.”

Talking about the song, Gilbert says; “Decades ago, when I first came across the Washington Rules of Civility on my bookshelf, I read the introduction and thought, “I am a civil person. I bet I can follow all these rules easily!” As I read further, I realized that some of the rules might be more challenging than I had anticipated. As I am typing this now, I am in fact “putting one foot on the other and crossing them while I sit.” (breaking a Washington rule.)”

This follows the previous singles taken from the album; Go Not Thither,  If You Soak Bread In The Sauce, Show Not Yourself Glad (At The Misfortune of Another) and Conscience is the Most Certain Judge.

For Gilbert, there was a palpable excitement in resurrecting these 16th Century guidelines for the hyper advanced social order of today’s world. “I’ve never in my life had such a good time writing songs,” he admits. “I would look through the rules, sing them out loud and see which ones worked. Sometimes I’d have to flip something around or grab another rule for a bridge, but a lot of these songs are word for word.”
 
He goes on to say, “WROC is my first vocal album since 2016. The lyrics were inspired by the etiquette book, “George Washington’s Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior.” I truly enjoyed turning Washington’s Rules of Civility (WROC) into ROCK songs! I hope my vocal and guitar melodies will stir your heart and improve your table manners. Spit Not in the Fire!”

Paul Gilbert knows a thing or two about which rules to follow — and when to break them. In Mr. Big, he was responsible for pioneering pop rock anthems. In Racer X, he pushed the electric guitar to its furthest limits, in a more metallic direction, and as a solo artist, he’s traversed both instrumental and vocal-led sonic landscapes that have crossed over from blues, classical and jazz to straight-up rock.

Other than the lead vocals, the album was recorded live in four days at The Hallowed Halls in Portland with Nick D’Virgilio on drums, Doug Rappoport on guitar and Timmer Blakely on bass. Given how Gilbert has managed to not only exist but thrive in all kinds of musical situations for the best part of four decades, it shouldn’t be surprising how many different styles and sounds are intelligently encased within its 13 breathtaking tracks.

“Maybe I just get bored easily, both rhythmically and harmonically,” he ponders. “With that first song, I took my initial vocal melody and later added some spooky chords, shapes I’d learned from Burt Bacharach songs, as well as Todd Rundgren and The Beatles. It completely changed the emotion and experience, even though the melody was the same. There are AC/DC-style riffs and another that came from The Pusher by Steppenwolf, twisted into 7/8 and other time signatures. The trick was to make it flow. The masters of that are Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. Sprinkle in some Burt Bacharach and Todd Rundgren and you’ve got WROC.”

Track listing
1. Keep Your Feet Firm and Even
2. Show Not Yourself Glad (At the Misfortune of Another)
3. Maintain a Sweet and Cheerful Countenance
4. Go Not Thither
5. Orderly And Distinctly
6. If You Soak Bread in the Sauce
7. Let Thy Carriage
8. Speak Not Evil of the Absent
9. Turn Not Your Back (To Others)
10. Conscience is the Most Certain Judge
11. Every Action Done in Company
12. Spark of Celestial Fire
13. George Washington Rules

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