Metal Contraband News For May 5th, 2026:
This week in Metal Contraband:
Elegant Weapons recently released their second album, Evolution, via Exciter Records, and this week, you can check out a new lyric video for the track “Evil Eyes”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD6wO8DqPUI. Richie Faulkner says the track is, “…an obvious choice to open the album. It’s pacey, energetic… and right out of the gate it gives an introduction to what the band’s about”. For more, visit: https://linktr.ee/ExciterRecords.
Kings of Thrash has just unleashed “Bullets Ready”, a new track featuring both Chaz Leon and Gabriel Connor of Red Devil Vortex on vocals, with a special guest appearance from former Exodus frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza. Check out the track here: https://orcd.co/kingsofthrash_bulletsready and watch the music video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBLqbLLIfrA. Jeff Young says of the song, “During the making of the Nick Menza film, I acquired several demo recordings of Nick playing various drum progressions. In essence, the introduction, verses & chorus of ‘Bullets Ready’ came from playing along to one of Nick’s energetic grooves. During the So Far, So Good… So What! tour, it was often David, Nick & myself that would conduct the soundchecks. It was a surreal & nostalgic feeling to be playing along and writing riffs with my long, lost friend. Nick’s playing inspired so much of this song and his spirit is forever encapsulated inside this recording”. The band is out on the road this month, starting in Canada, heading to the U.S., and then over to Europe and the U.K. Follow Kings of Thrash via: https://www.kingsofthrash.com/.
Against The Grave just dropped their new album, Deathproof 101 today, and to celebrate, you can check out a guitar playthrough of the title track, “Deathproof”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdRyZfPMaOo&list=PLKNs8W5jZbiCGy6duNN4g_eHDfKep8hNf. Guitarist Andy Martis says, “Raw, direct, and riff-driven—this track defines my guitar style. Mostly self-taught, I walked away from music school after a year because my playing didn’t fit the rules. Too raw? Maybe. But that’s the point”. For more on the band, head to: https://linktr.ee/againstthegrave.
Cage Fight’s new album Exuvia is out this week on Spinefarm, and the band has dropped a new music video for the track “Oxygen”. You can see the music video here: https://youtu.be/TRCl9exrTtM?si=kmmM-fhtDjQyIcHt. Frontwoman Rachel Aspe explains, “When your worries occupy all the space in your head, you’re navigating through fog; every task, every move, feels like a challenge. ‘Oxygen’ is about a fight against time, when everything becomes overwhelming and suffocating”. Visit: https://linktr.ee/cagefightldn for more on Cage Fight.
Gunshine is heading to the release of Grand Rising, their new album set for July 24th via vnclm_ / Create Music Group. In the meantime, you can check out “Finite”, with a new music video here: https://youtu.be/ha1q_7yx5Bk?si=gE6J8RQJq8mek1lA. Austin Ingerman says, “‘Finite’ is one of my favorite tracks off the new record. I wrote all the vocal melodies and the riff while actually working on a different song. I then dropped what I was working on and finished writing the melodies, riff, and arrangement for what became ‘Finite’. I thought it had a powerful, driving feel to it, but with a super melodic chorus which is what I’m naturally drawn towards. The title ‘Finite’ was inspired by a book I was reading called ‘Four Thousand Weeks’ where it mentioned multiple times in the book ‘We’re so finite’, advising people to try their best to value life’s special moments and to not stress too much about work and finances, etc. Our time is limited and if you’re always seeking ‘the next thing’, the present moment will pass you by. Jordan and I then sat down and finished writing the lyrics together. This song was one of the first ones completed for the album”. The band is heading out on the road this summer. For all the dates and details, head to: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/3792339-gunshine?came_from=267.
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