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Marty Friedman recently followed up on Drama, his latest solo album via Frontiers Music Srl, with a new music video for the track “Tearful Confession”, which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/dIQw0gluUss?feature=shared. Friedman says, “With this song and video, I am trying to express with music the hopeless feeling of hiding a secret in despair until you let it out and feeling a wave of relief and positivity. The video features the Marty Friedman Band, Chargeeeeee, Wakazaemon, and Naoki Morioka. You loved ‘em on tour and we are coming back for you soon”. For more, visit: https://www.martyfriedman.com/.
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Acres is preparing to release The Host, their new albums set for May 2nd via Solid State Records. In the meantime, you can check out “Staring At The Sun”, their latest single and video, here: https://acres.ffm.to/staring. Frontman Ben Lumber says, “The Host represents a bold step in a new direction for us as a band, we’ve always pushed ourselves to evolve with every album and never write the same record twice. This time the process was unlike anything we’ve done before, working with Landon Tewers brought a fresh perspective and added a new flair to our sound that we’re really excited about!” Acres is also heading out on the road alongside The Devil Wears Prada this spring, followed by a run with Beartooth. For all the dates and details, head to: https://www.facebook.com/acresuk.
The Quill is heading to the re-release of their 2006 out of print studio album, In Triumph, which will now feature a previously unheard bonus track upon its release on April 18th Metalville Records. This week, you can check out the single “Broken Man” with a music video here: https://youtu.be/SHpf_T1xenQ?feature=shared. For more on the band, head to: https://www.thequill.se/.
Harm’s Way has just announced a North American co-headlining tour alongside Full of Hell, set to kick off on May 10th in Detroit with Converge. The tour will feature support from Kruelty, Jarhead Fertilizer, and Clique, while Sanguisugabogg will also make a one-time appearance on May 16th in Athens, GA. The run includes several festival dates, including Sonic Temple, Welcome To Rockville, and Milwaukee Metal Fest. Check out Harm’s Way’s latest release, Common Suffering, here: https://www.metalblade.com/harmsway/.
Empyrean Sanctum has just announced Detachment From Reality, their new album set for release on April 18th. Founding Guitarist/Composer Justin Kellerman says of their latest single, “‘Heart Of Gold’ is a dark, heavy, progressive track that explores greed and what we as humans are capable of in the endless pursuit of self interest. There are tons of hints of all the musical aspects that appear throughout the album making it the perfect opener to set the tone for what’s to come”. Check out the track here: https://youtu.be/r-JalxLve18?feature=shared. For more on Empyrean Sanctum, visit: https://empyreansanctum.bandcamp.com/album/empyrean-sanctum.