Demon Hunter Announces New Album Release, Livestream Dates

Posted on November 10, 2020 by philspicks

Christian Metal band Demon Hunter is resurrecting some of its songs for a new compilation record.

The band is scheduled to release its new record Songs of Death and Resurrection March 5.The 11-song compilation will feature acoustic takes on some of the band’s most well-known songs. The album was produced and mixed in Atlanta, GA and Nashville, TN.

Joanna Ott provided additional vocals and piano for the updated compositions, while Chris Carmichael arranged and performed the string arrangements featured throughout the collection. Front man Ryan Clark’s mother Peggy makes a special guest appearance as she appears alongside her son on ‘Dead Flowers’ and ‘Loneliness.’

Clark addressed the inspiration behind the compilation’s creation in a prepared statement.

“The Demon Hunter ballad has been a defining aspect of our band since our very first album,” the statement reads. “My brother and I knew that if we wanted the freedom to pursue more somber, more melodic moments of creativity, we had to set that precedent from the beginning. What we didn’t realize then was just how important these songs would become to both the band and our fans.”

“The concept of an acoustic record is something we’ve been considering—and encouraged to pursue by fans—for many years,” the statement continues. “After ten studio albums, and a tour cycle that included a full acoustic set, it felt like the right time to actualize this idea. What we didn’t want to do is something we had done before. Though we’ve played many of these songs in acoustic fashion over the years, we’ve never done so with such a level of care and attention. We hope that comes across in these recordings.”

The album’s track listing is noted below.

Tracklist:
1. My Throat is an Open Grave (Resurrected)
2. Dead Flowers (Resurrected)
3. The Heart of a Graveyard (Resurrected)
4. Praise the Void (Resurrected)
5. Blood in the Tears (Resurrected)
6. Loneliness (Resurrected)
7. I Will Fail You (Resurrected)
8. I Am a Stone (Resurrected)
9. Deteriorate (Resurrected)
10. Carry Me Down (Resurrected)
11. The Tide Began to Rise (Resurrected)
12. My Heartstrings Come Undone (Resurrected)

In anticipation of the album’s release, Demon Hunter has scheduled a livestream performance of the album. The performance is scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 20 live from Dark Horse Studios in Franklin, TN.. It will remain available to stream for 48 hours after the initial stream.

Tickets, VIP bundles, amd album pre-orders are available here. Along with the standard CD and digital release of Songs of Death and Resurrection, Solidstate Records will release the compilation on a deluxe vinyl box set, and limited, exclusive vinyl. Album pre-orders will include an instant grat download of ‘Dead Flowers (Resurrected).’

More information on Demon Hunter’s forthcoming compilation and livestream is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://www.demonhunter.net

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/demonhunter

Twitter: http://twitter.com/demonhunterband

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Demon Hunter Premieres New Single, ‘Ash’

Posted on March 2, 2019 by philspicks

Courtesy: Solid State Records

Demon Hunter premiered another new single from its new album War this week.

The band debuted the song ‘Ash’ at Loudwire’s official website on Thursday. Demon Hunter front man Ryan Clark said of the song, that it is a reminder that things are just things.

“‘Ash’ is a no frills, anthemic onslaught, berating our infatuation with fleeting possessions,” Clark said in the article at Loudwire. “It’s a reminder to myself as much as anyone else. I collect pretty much everything I couldn’t afford as a kid: skateboards, shoes, artwork, antiques…you name it. And I love this stuff. Still, I know I can’t ‘take it with me’ as they say.”

Clark added, “In classic Demon Hunter fashion, we wanted to ensure that War had at least one faster thrash number in the gates of ‘Storm the Gates of Hell,’ ‘Crucifix’ or ‘The World is a Thorn.’ ‘Ash’ is the resident barn burner track for this album. This was the last song that we’d written for the heavier of these two records, and is the only song written by Patrick, Jeremiah and myself.

The debut of ‘Ash’ came only three days after the band debuted the video for another single from War, ‘On My Side.’

More information on ‘On My Side’ and ‘Ash’ is available online along with all of Demon Hunter’s latest news and more at:

Website: http://www.demonhunter.net

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/demonhunter

Twitter: http://twitter.com/demonhunterband

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Whitechapel Announces New Live Dates

Posted on March 5, 2016 by philspicks

Courtesy: Metal Blade Records

Whitechapel is heading back out on the road this spring.

The veteran TN-based metal outfit has announced that it will embark on one more group of live dates in support of its most recent full-length studio recording Our Endless War (2014). The upcoming tour schedule launches Wednesday, May 4^th and runs through Sunday, May 22^nd. Fit For A King will join the band as support on the tour along with Enterprise Earth and The Plot In You. The tour launches in Fayetteville, Arkansas and wraps up in Wilmington, NC. More dates will be announced as the band is also planning on touring this summer in support of its as-yet untitled sixth album. The band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on that record. Mark Lewis returned to helm this record after manning the boards for Our Endless War. The band’s current list of dates is noted below.

Whitechapel tour dates
w/ Fit for a King, The Plot In You, Enterprise Earth

May 4 – Fayetteville, AR – Georfe’s Majestic Lounge

May 5 – Springfield, MO – The Outland Ballroom

May 6 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective *

May 7 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes Sports Café

May 8 – Wichita, KS – Rock Island

May 10 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music

May 11 – Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s

May 12 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache

May 13 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions

May 14 – Reading, PA – Reverb Concerts

May 15 – Frederick, MD – Cafe 611

May 17 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground

May 18 – Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall **

May 19 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club

May 20 – Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger **

May 21 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern

May 22 – Wilmington, NC – Ziggy’s by the Sea

*=Whitechapel, Fit for a King, Enterprise Earth only
**=Whitechapel, The Plot In You, Enterprise Earth only

More information on Whitechapel’s upcoming tour is available online now with all of the latest updates on its next album and all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: http://whitechapelband.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whitechapelmetal

Twitter: http://twitter.com/whitechapelband

NYVES’ Debut LP Is As Sharp As A Knife

Posted on July 10, 2015 by philspicks

Courtesy: Spartan Records

Ryan Clark and Randy Torres have spent the better part of their careers making some of the most intense music that the Christian music community has heard with Demon Hunter and Project 86. Now the pair has teamed up for a new project called NYVES (pronounced knives) that released its debut album Anxiety early last month. The music that makes up the body of Anxiety is unlike anything that fans of Demon Hunter and Project 86 have ever heard. At times it sounds like something straight out of the 80s new wave movement and at others like something akin to Daft Punk and others like a mix of both. Even with such sounds, Anxiety still maintains its own identity separate from its influences, resulting in eleven tracks that both electronica fans and those of Demon Hunter and Project 86 whose minds are open enough will enjoy. In listening to it, those listeners will agree that Anxiety is one of this year’s best new independent albums.

NYVES’ (pronounced knives) debut album Anxiety is one of this year’s best new independent albums. The side-project of Demon Hunter front man Ryan Clark and ex-Project 86 member Randy Torres, it is unlike anything that either musician has created. That is evident right off the top in the album’s opener ‘Fall Behind.’ In terms of its musical content, ‘Fall Behind’ sounds like something that could have been part of the soundtrack to Disney’s Tron or its sequel. Clark’s clean vocals placed over top of that sound makes it even more interesting. Listeners that are familiar with Clark’s vocal styling established in his time with Demon Hunter will enjoy it just as much here if not more so. That is because presented in this scenario, the deep tone of those vocals, with their powerful yet restrained sound give the song a wholly different emotional depth all its own. That is especially the case considering the song’s full-on metaphorical writing. Clark writes in this song, “When they have come to bleed us out/And the panic ascends/You take a look beyond this cold/For the light to blind/Unto a calm beyond our means/In the final divide/Where every hope collapsing in/Is a vibrant white/All I see is silhouettes/Try to close the distance/Hear your voice a fading thread/Don’t fall behind.” Even without a full, clear interpretation of the lyrics, Clark’s delivery gives the song such emotional depth. The lyrics taken into consideration, that depth is increased even more. It is just this critic’s own take, but this verse alone comes across as a statement similar to what Demon Hunter’s fans have come to know from that band, too. It almost seems as if Clark is commenting on a person looking for that sign of hope amid the most tying of times. The song’s second verse strengthens this argument as Clark sings, “If there’s a way to see this through/For the ever alone/To be a grave for our descent/I will find the way.” This critic could of course be entirely wrong here in interpretation. Right or wrong, the fact that its lyrics manage to generate so much discussion shows why it is such a great example of what Anxiety has to offer audiences. The combination of both the song’s lyrics and its musical content exhibits this even more. And it’s just the album’s opener, too. Audiences can hear the song for themselves online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQFV-ENL8g4. There are other equally impressive works throughout this record that show just as much what Anxiety has to offer listeners. One of those examples is the album’s second track, ‘Something Divine.’

Anxiety’s opener ‘Return’ is a great first impression from Ryan Clark and Randy Torres on the debut of the pair’s new project. The depth of emotion communicated through Clark’s vocal delivery coupled with the depth of the song’s lyrical and musical content makes it a song that is one of the record’s strongest moments. It is only one of those moments, too. ‘Something Divine,’ the album’s second track is just as impressive. In terms of its musical content, ‘Something Divine’ is the polar opposite of ‘Return.’ The sound established by the keyboards in this song is something more akin to works from Nine Inch Nails than anything from the 80s. Clark’s vocals set against that sound gives the song even more of an impact. In terms of its lyrics, it is just as deep as the album’s opener with Clark singing, “I want it all/The blood, the flesh, the soul/Give me the time/The guns, the peace, control/I wanna see/The tide begin to rise/Let me believe/The world within your eyes/Give me a sign/Something divine/I wanna feel there is something real/Down inside/Bring me the light/The words to bind the night/Keep me alive/To show the rest to die.” It is almost as if Clark is singing from the vantage point here of someone looking for that positive among all of life’s darkness and difficulties, much as with the album’s opener. He seems to be saying, “give me something to hope for. Something about which to feel good.” Again, this is just one person’s own interpretation. It could very well be incorrect. Hopefully it isn’t incorrect. Even if it is incorrect, such deep, thought-provoking lyrical content yet again shows just how much Anxiety has to offer audiences. That material set alongside the song’s musical content makes it even more of a standout work. And one more example of just how much Anxiety has to offer listeners. Audiences can hear the song for themselves online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhxMrlxOWao.

Both ‘Return’ and ‘Something Divine’ are prime examples in their own right as to just how much NYVES has to offer listeners in its debut record. Both songs exhibit true musical and lyrical depth that will have listeners talking quite a bit amongst each other. They are collectively just a glimpse into what makes this record such a surprisingly interesting collection of songs. ‘Idle Thoughts,’ is the penultimate song in this eleven-track record. But it, too serves as one of the best examples of how much it has to offer listeners. Just as with ‘Something Divine,’ this track sounds musically similar to something that one might hear from Trent Reznor. And that isn’t a bad thing. The fact of the matter is that despite the similarities, it still maintains its own identity separate from Reznor’s work and that of other industrial/electronic greats. The same can be said just as easily of the song’s lyrical content in which Clark sings, “When the call is all I feel/And the end it’s all I need/I embrace the coming bleed/In the void of disengage/I escape into my grave/Where the dream is all I save/Don’t let me violate your time/I will exhaust before you fade away/Fade away into the night/I was wrong to bring you here/But I can see/There is a place beyond the light for you and me.” He goes on to sing in the song’s second verse, “I await the silent draw/The erase of every wall/I embrace the coming fall/I’m afraid of all I’ve seen/In the darkest I have been/the eclipse of all I need.” From here, Clark goes back into the song’s chorus. There is one more verse included in the song. But there is no need going into that verse as it echoes the same sentiment echoed throughout the song’s first and second verse. The sentiment in question makes for just as much discussion as the song’s musical content. That same metaphorical language used in the album’s other songs is just as prevalent here. And once again it is the combination of that metaphorical language and equally interesting musical content that makes this song its own intriguing addition to Anxiety, proving once more why Anxiety is such an interesting and welcome release both for fans of Demon Hunter and Project 86 and for those that are fans of electronic music. Audiences can hear this work online now via YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvTkir-EXrI. Together with the songs noted previously and those not noted, all eleven tracks that make up Anxiety show it to be in the end one of the best of this year’s crop of new independent albums and potentially even one of the year’s best new albums overall.

NYVES’ debut album Anxiety is one of this year’s best new independent albums, hands down. It could potentially be considered one of the year’s best new albums overall, too. That is taking into consideration the fact that it stands completely apart from anything that either Randy Torres or Ryan Clark has crafted in the course of their career. The songs noted here clearly exhibit that difference, too. They also exhibit–along with the album’s other eight tracks–the thought and time put into each song. The result of that thought and time is an album that will grow more on audiences with each watch. In growing on audiences, those same audiences will agree that Anxiety is without a doubt one of this year’s best new independent albums and potentially even one of the year’s best new albums overall. Anxiety is available now in stores and online and can be ordered direct from Spartan Records’ online store at http://spartanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/550575-nyves-anxiety. More information on this and other titles from Spartan Records is available online now at:

Website: http://spartanrecords.limitedrun.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spartanrecords

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Miss May I To Support August Burns Red On Frozen Flame Tour

Posted on December 3, 2014 by philspicks

Courtesy: Fearless Records

The weather is turning cold and most of the world is counting down the days until the end of 2014. Meanwhile others such as the members of Miss May I are counting down the days until the start of the new year. That is because with the start of the new year comes the start of “The Frozen Flame Tour” presented by Rock Star Energy Drink.

Courtesy: Rise Records

Miss May I, touring in support of its latest full-length album Rise of the Lion (Rise Records), will join Northlane and Erra on “The Frozen Flame Tour” presented by Rock Star Energy Drink beginning Thursday, January 22^nd. The tour is headlined by August Burns Red. The tour spans thirty-eight dates and takes the bands across the United States and into Canada, too. It wraps up with a seven-date stretch through the East Coast, with one date in North Carolina. That date is March 5^th at Amos’ Southend in Charlotte, North Carolina. The concert is an all-ages show. Tickets are $22 in advance and $25 at the door. Audiences under the age of three are subject to a $3 surcharge. Doors open at 6:30 and the show is scheduled to begin at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/706247?__utma=1.1885866784.1417614831.1417614831.1417614831.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1417614831&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1417614831.1.1.utmcsr=l.facebook.com|utmccn=%28referral%29|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/l.php&__utmv=-&__utmk=256268811.

Miss May I’s complete tour schedule and all of the band’s latest updates is available online at:

Website: http://www.mmiriseofthelion.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MissMayIMusic

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