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Anneke van Giersbergen´s new progressive metal band VUUR will release a long-awaited debut album on October 20th. “In This Moment We Are Free - Cities” tells stories of 11 cities all over the world, such as Paris, London, Berlin, Helsinki, San Francisco, and Rio. 

The full track list is following:

01. My Champion - Berlin 02. Time - Rotterdam 03. The Martyr And The Saint - Beirut 04. The Fire - San Francisco 05. Freedom - Rio 06. Days Go By - London 07. Sail Away - Santiago 08. Valley Of Diamonds - Mexico City 09. Your Glorious Light Will Shine - Helsinki 10. Save Me - Istanbul 11. Reunite! - Paris

“In This Moment We Are Free - Cities” was produced by Joost van den Broek, who was also involved in the writing process. Other co-writing partners are Mark Holcomb of Periphery, Esa Holopainen  of Amorphis, Daniel Cardoso of Anathema, and both VUUR guitarists - Jord Otto and Ferry Duijsens.   

Anneke says:  "The lyrical themes of this album revolve around cities and freedom. Exposure to big cities can be overwhelming and you can feel engulfed by everything around you. At the same time it’s easy to be a stranger in a big city and for me that brings out a feeling of freedom as well. This past year I’ve thought a lot about the virtues of rural versus urban life, since me and my family are moving back to the city. It’s very exciting, but at the same time I know that sense of urban solitude from past experiences. The cover artwork represents this duality.”

You can now pre-order the album and listen to a teaser with snippets of all songs. 

Hardcore punk band Stick To Your Guns have announced a release of new material. The seventh studio album called “True View” is coming out October 13th. You can also check out a brand new song taken from the upcoming record. Watch the lyric video for “The Sun, The Moon, The Truth: "Penance of Self"” below. 

Who: The Charm The Fury @ Masters of Rock festival Where: Vizovice, Czech Republic When: July 13th, 2017

This years´ edition of Masters of Rock was rich in female fronted metal bands. There were five of them I was super excited for, starting on Thursday with the Czech live premiere of the Amsterdam based metalcore quintet The Charm The Fury. The band played early that day, being only the third act to play the festival, but it didn´t change the fact that many people came to see them and had fun watching the charming yet furious Caroline Westendorp with her bandmates. They released their second album called The Sick, Dumb & Happy earlier this year and played mainly songs taken from this record. It all started with a banger Weaponized which got the crowd in the right mood for more heavy, and energetic tracks. Energy is what characterizes the band perfectly. Caroline is not only a skilled and flawless singer but also a great leader who knows how to entertain an audience. It´s song like Echoes where she makes people involved in the show by singing simple eh eh eeh. To represent their earlier days, Colorblind was played, closing an intense show with Carte Blanche. The band solo is worth mentioning as well. Famous Metallica riffs accompanied by crazy moshing in the crowd fit the set perfectly. These new songs are kicking ass. It´s so easy to get lost in space and time, moving to the rhythm and banging your head together with this lively band on stage. There´s a bright future ahead for The Charm The Fury!

You can watch TCTF performing their single Echoes in the video below. 

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Photo credit: http://fakker.cz 

Hollywood Undead have dropped a new single and released a video clip for it, including some disturbing images. “California Dreaming” is taken from the upcoming album called simply “V”. It comes out October 27th, 2017 with these following 14 tracks ready to be heard: 

1. California Dreaming 2. Whatever It Takes 3. Bad Moon 4. Ghost Beach 5. Broken Record 6. Nobody’s Watching 7. Renegade 8. Black Cadillac (Feat. B-Real) 9. Pray (put em in the dirt) 10. Cashed Out 11. Riot 12. We Own The Night 13. Bang Bang 14. Your Life

► The Agonist have released new music video for “The Raven Eyes”. This emotion filled dark acoustic song comes from their recent album “Five” released last year.