Job For A Cowboy Releases Absolutely Killer Video/ Single "Beyond the Chemical Doorway" from Forthcoming Metal Blade Release "Moon Healer" (Feb. 23.)

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Watch JOB FOR A COWBOY's "Beyond The Chemical Doorway" video HERE.

Experimental death metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY are pleased to unleash "Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” the latest single from their long-awaited new full-length, Moon Healer, set for release on February 23rd via Metal Blade Records. The release marks the iconic outfit’s first new full-length in a decade! Moon Healer is a vivid illustration of what happens when creativity, aggression, and volatility tangle for the first time in years. Like the band’s critically adored, 2014-released Sun Eater offering, Moon Healer is musically multifaceted, unabashedly brutal, and compellingly conceptual. Featuring a newly refreshed and reinspired lineup of frontman and co-founder Jonny Davy, guitarists Tony Sannicandro and Al Glassman, bassist Nick Schendzielos, and drummer (since 2020) Navene Koperweis, the band seamlessly picks up the mantle where Sun Eater left off. Compared to past offerings, Moon Healer is as bone-crushing as JOB FOR A COWBOY has ever been. But it’s more consistent and conceptual, composed with the utmost enthusiasm and confidence. “The evolution of our sound has become a big part of the band,” Davy says. “As we mature as musicians, our tastes and interests naturally expand. With age comes more experience and ideas that we wouldn’t have considered in our earlier years.” When discussing the lyrical genesis of songs like “Grinding Wheels Of Ophanim,” “Into The Crystalline Crypts,” and latest single, “Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” Davy’s writing gets cryptic and elliptical-sounding, part Philip K. Dick, part Timothy Leary. “I envision this as a death metal album born from the mystical confines of an alchemist’s laboratory. The music acts as potent potions, inducing hallucinogenic journeys that unlock the secrets of the universe.”  With “Beyond The Chemical Doorway,” Davy explores Gnosticism -- an occult teaching based on Gnosis, a state of transcendence achieved through intuitive, unconventional means -- by way of Hieronymus Bosch’s art. Elaborates Davy, “On Moon Healer, we unravel the dismal narrative of a close friend consumed by an unwavering pursuit of enlightenment. They achieve this through a compulsive embrace of hallucinogenic drugs. This storyline emerges from the foundation set in our earlier album, Sun Eater, delving deeper into the intricacies brewing within our friend's psyche. “When under the influence of these drugs,” he continues, “this individual claimed to encounter entities and find themselves in indescribable worlds that defy rational comprehension. Many who undergo such experiences draw intriguing parallels between diverse facets of Gnostic philosophy, biblical depictions of angels, and the stages of Bardo Thodol delineated in the Tibetan Book Of The Dead. In the album's opener, 'Beyond The Chemical Doorway,' our friend vividly voices his hallucinations, recounting the experience of breaching forbidden, gnostic-like realms, with each account culminating in the utter unraveling of his being.” Watch JOB FOR A COWBOY's "Beyond The Chemical Doorway" video at THIS LOCATION. Watch the band’s previously released videos for “The Agony Seeping Storm” HERE and “The Forever Rot” HERE. Moon Healer was produced by Jason Suecof (Death Angel, The Black Dahlia Murder, Deicide) at his Audiohammer Studios and is the first JOB FOR A COWBOY album to feature session drummer Navene Koperweis (ex-Animosity). Davy previously worked with Koperweis in the progressive death metal side project Fleshwrought, which released Dementia/Dyslexia through Metal Blade in 2010. Koperweis also worked as a session drummer for Machine Head and Whitechapel and is currently in the band Entheos, whose third full-length came out on Metal Blade in March 2023. Moon Healer will be released on CD, digitally, and on vinyl in the following color variants: Vinyl US:                           Purple w/ Black Smoke Blue And White Marbled Pink And White Marbled Magenta Marble (Independent Retailers)   Vinyl EU:  Dark Purple Marbled (1000 copies) Ice Blue Marbled (500 copies) White w/ Purple Splattered (300 copies) Blue/White Split Splattered (300 copies) For preorders, visit: metalblade.com/jobforacowboy. JOB FOR A COWBOY: Jonny Davy - vocals Al Glassman - guitar Nick Schendzielos - bass Tony Sannicandro - guitar For JOB FOR A COWBOY coverage inquiries, contact liz@earsplitcompound.com. https://www.facebook.com/jobforacowboy https://www.instagram.com/jfacofficial https://www.twitter.com/jfacmetal https://www.metalblade.com https://www.facebook.com/metalbladerecords https://www.twitter.com/MetalBlade https://www.instagram.com/metalbladerecords

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Diamante Returns With New Album "American Dream" + Debuts "Ghost Myself" Video At Alt Press

 

DIAMANTE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM AMERICAN DREAM OUT MAY 7 — PRE-SAVE HERE

BLUE-HAIRED DYNAMO SHARES VIDEO FOR "GHOST MYSELF" EXCLUSIVELY AT ALTERNATIVE PRESS — WATCH 

It generally takes over a billion years for a diamond to form, and yet, in just 24 years, Diamante has really begun to sparkle.

With her sapphire hair, a show-stopping voice, runway-ready fashion swagger, and empowering message, the Boston-raised and Los Angeles-based Mexican-Italian-American siren brings a new (and blue) fire to rock and alternative music. 

Today, the singer has announced the May 7 release date for her upcoming independent album American Dream. Pre-save it here. 

She has also shared the female-empowerment themed video for first single "Ghost Myself," which exclusively premiered at Alternative Press. 

Watch it here and here.

Diamante spent her teenage years cutting her teeth at local gigs on the Sunset Strip to become the powerhouse performer she is today. A disciple of both P!nk and Guns N' Roses who doesn't fall into rockstar excess tropes or even sport tattoos, she devoted every waking minute to honing a signature "hard rock sound with a modern alternative edge." 

Her unique and undeniable approach caught the attention of Better Noise Music, which signed her in 2015. She hit the studio with super producer Howard Benson [My Chemical Romance, Halestorm, Kelly Clarkson] to record what would become her full-length debut, Coming In Hot. With the release of her first album, Diamante undeniably stormed the scene in 2018 with a #1 song at rock radio (her collaboration "Hear Me Now" with Bad Wolves), along with a Top 15 song with her own single "Haunted."

Now three years later, and after extensive touring with bands like Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Chevelle, and Shinedown, Diamante is back in full force and shining brighter than ever before.

In 2019, Diamante parted ways with Better Noise and re-teamed with Howard Benson and Neil Sanderson of Judge & Jury as an independent artist to make her sophomore album American Dream. Diamante capitalized on her newfound and ultimate creative freedom and independence by being her own CEO throughout every facet of the album process. On working with Benson and Sanderson, Diamante praises that they were instrumental in "bringing my stories to life and pushing me to embrace my vulnerabilities."

American Dream shows exponential growth from Coming In Hot — both sonically and with its raw authenticity, proving now more than ever that Diamante's fearlessness to bare her soul in her music is what truly sets her apart.

"With American Dream, I was given the ultimate artistic freedom to express my most personal moments, stories, confessions, flaws, fears, hopes, mistakes, desires, vices, heartaches, and redemption in a way I have never been able to in the past," Diamante shares. "Every word on this album is my personal diary screaming in your face. This album has no limitations, restrictions, or filter, really. That's why the music video for 'Ghost Myself' had to be equally raw and purposely gritty; it's a song about being at war with myself. I knew there would be no better way to show this internal battle than through an underground fight club scene between me, myself, and I."

AMERICAN DREAM TRACK LISTING:
"American Dream"
"Ghost Myself"
"Serves You Right"
"Obvious"

"Unlovable "
"Wake Up Call"
"Unfuck You"
"I Love Myself for Hating You"
"Iris" 
"Hopeless"
"Obvious" (Acoustic)

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All-Female Band Conquer Divide Return, Premiere "Chemicals" Video At Revolver

ALL FEMALE-METAL BAND CONQUER DIVIDE RETURN WITH POWERFUL NEW SONG

BAND PREMIERES VIDEO FOR "CHEMICALS" AT REVOLVER — WATCH

CONQUER DIVIDE, the all-female metal band formerly signed to Artery, have returned with a brand new video and song "Chemicals." 

The video premiered at Revolver. Watch it here. 

"We know everyone's been dying to hear what we've been up to, and the short answer is that we had just taken a bit of a break to focus on our personal lives. We had a lot of time to reflect on what direction we wanted to go in next. I think collectively our musical tastes have all evolved. We still wanted to feel heavy and anthemic but it was important for us to step outside of our comfort zone moving forward," the band, which accumulated over 20 millions streams of its debut album, explains. 

About the new track, which was produced by Joey Sturgis and Tyler Smyth, the band shares, "'Chemicals' is about addiction from the perspective of an artist. More often than not, addiction can get swept under the rug or is almost encouraged in some circumstances by the people who are the closest." 

Conquer Divide continues, "Sometimes, being on the road can be the absolute worst place for an artist struggling with addiction, yet they are encouraged to keep going. Those around them don't always see or read the signs and we end up losing so many talented musicians to overdoses or mental health issues that frequently accompany addiction. This happens everywhere from rock and metal music to the highest echelons of pop. This song talks about how you can turn a blind eye, but at the end of the day, that makes you part of the problem."

Conquer Divide, who have been lauded by the likes Alternative Press, Kerrang!, Guitar World, and more, furthers, "For the music video, we wanted to show that through textures. You see the artist performing at the top of their game but there is clearly something going on beneath the surface. They are going through the motions but they are a shell of their former selves where the addiction has taken over to the point it's impossible to ignore visually. But others choose to pretend everything is normal. Our director Jeb Hardwick did an awesome job with that and I can't speak highly enough of his work and work ethic. This was our first video in front of a green screen and it was a really cool experience. Since we all have to fly to a central location when we got together —as we are scattered across the US and Canada— we were very lucky to be able to film it before the pandemic hit."

"I was was inspired by Max Bemis, who wrote several AMAZING albums for Say Anything and recently resigned because he felt like fans only liked him when he was unwell and no one liked his music when he was sober," says singer Kiarely. "There are many ways to interpret this song. The most important thing is that fans connect to it and it helps them in whatever way works for them. What it means to me is different from what it means to other people and I feel like that's the whole point."

Stay tuned for more news about Conquer Divide.

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Halestorm Share Official Video For "Break In" Featuring Amy Lee

HALESTORM SHARE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR "BREAK IN" FEATURING AMY LEE — WATCH

STUDIO PERFORMANCE OF RECONCEPTUALIZED TRACK STREAMING NOW
 
REIMAGINED EP DUE OUT AUGUST 14

Grammy Award-winning rock band Halestorm have shared the official music video for "Break In" featuring Amy Lee, which appears on their forthcoming Reimagined EP, due out August 14. 

 The clip, which captures Halestorm vocalist Lzzy Hale and Lee delivering an impassioned studio performance of the track, is available on Halestorm's YouTube channel. Watch it here.

Pre-orders for Reimagined, where Halestorm re-envisioned and reconstructed various fan favorites from their multiplatinum catalog, are live here.
 
The first single "Break In" finds the band re-working the track which originally appeared on their gold-selling 2012 album, The Strange Case Of…  Over stark and shuddering piano, Hale's and Lee's voices reach soaring heights on this poignant ballad, uniting two of rock's most recognizable voices
 
 Hale detailed the emotional performance explaining, "One of the stand out moments on this EP is a duet of our song 'Break In' featuring the amazingly incomparable Amy Lee. Produced by Nick Rasculinecz, we recorded this duet pre-COVID-19, together in the same room, live, as a full performance from beginning to end. Amy brought new meaning to this song, turning what was once just a love song into a statement of unity and support for each other."
 
In addition to "Break In," Halestorm have reinvented their 2009 single "I Get Off" and their incendiary track "I Am The Fire." They also cut an official cover of the Whitney Houston favorite "I Will Always Love You," another long-requested live gem. 

REIMAGINED EP TRACK LISTING:
"I Get Off"
"I Miss The Misery"
"I Am The Fire" 
"Break In" (Feat. Amy Lee) 
"I Will Always Love You"
"Mz. Hyde"

Halestorm also recently launched the #ROADIESTRONG support campaign aimed at providing essential financial assistance to road crews all over the world who make live music possible. Fans can purchase #ROADIESTRONG merchandise and make donations, with all proceeds going to Live Nation’s Crew Nation — a global relief fund for live music crews.

ABOUT HALESTORM:
Halestorm are comprised of Lzzy Hale [vocals + guitar], Arejay Hale [drums], Joe Hottinger [guitar], and Josh Smith [bass]. Together, they have toured extensively clocking a staggering 2,500 live performances to date with a diverse variety of artists including: Eric Church, Joan Jett, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top and Evanescence. Most recently, the band scored a 2019 Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Performance" for the song  "Uncomfortable," featured on their 2018 LP Vicious. The nomination followed Halestorm''s 2013 Grammy win for "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" for their hit single "Love Bites (So Do I)," which ascended to No. 1 at Active Rock radio in the U.S., making Halestorm the first-ever group with a female vocalist to earn the top spot on the format. Named Loudwire's "Rock Artist of the Decade," Lzzy was also selected as their "2018 Rock Artist of the Year," and two years prior, was named the "Dimebag Darrell Shredder of the Year" at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. Both Halestorm and their 2012 LP The Strange Case of… were certified Gold, further evidencing Halestorm's massively supportive fanbase. The band's latest album Vicious is out now.

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JINJER Releases "Pisces" Live At Wacken Open Air 2019 Video

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JINJER Releases "Pisces" Live At Wacken Open Air 2019 Video

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New Album, Macro, Out Now via Napalm Records

Get Your Copy HERE

While the majority of the metal community are enjoying the premiere of the Wacken World Wide XR live streams in this pandemic-struck summer, Ukrainian heavy hitters JINJER are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their groundbreaking Wacken Open Air 2019 performance by unleashing a blistering live video of their breakthrough song, “Pisces”, captured at the festival. Embody the summer concert vibe and witness JINJER taking the crowd at the world's permiere metal festival by storm!

"Pisces" is the second track released from this historical show, with "Perennial" being the first released from the Wacken sessions - boasting over 3.2 million views and counting.

WATCH "Pisces" Live At Wacken Open Air 2019 HERE

Devastating riffs, aggressive vocals, powerful melodies and astonishingly deep lyrics are what make their new album, Macro, JINJER’s most advanced and undeniable album yet – taking the listener on a journey of trauma, power struggle and greed with a progressive groove metal backdrop.

Order Macro as well as the Micro EP HERE, and watch more videos below:

“Judgement & Punishment”: WATCH

“On The Top”: WATCH

“Pit Of Consciousness”: WATCH

“On The Top Live In Kiev”: WATCH

"Retrospection": WATCH

“Pit Of Consciousness Live In Kiev”: WATCH

[Artwork by Reuben Bhattacharya | Visual Amnesia]

About JINJER:

In under 10 years, the four-piece progressive groove metal wrecking machine known as JINJER have carved their very own place in the heavy metal landscape and are poised to go even further in 2019 and beyond. Hailing from Donetsk, this Ukrainian musical oddity formed in 2009, but consider the official start of the band with the addition of the incredible vocalist and femme fatale, Tatiana Shmayluk, in 2010. Since then, JINJER have been nominated and won the Best Ukrainian Metal Act award for Best Ukrainian Metal Band multiple times. 

JINJER have built upon the successes of their previously released Micro EP with their latest full-length, Macro – boasting impressive worldwide chart debuts, remarkable critical acclaim, and millions of track streams and YouTube views – all the while selling out the vast majority of their international live performances in support. With Macro, JINJER have truly arrived in metal stardom territory and are on the verge of conquering it.

JINJER is:

Vocals: Tatiana Shmayluk

Guitar: Roman Ibramkhalilov

Bass: Eugene Abdukhanov

Drums: Vlad Ulasevich

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