HARD NOISE // This Week’s Shrapnel for 1 February, 2017

Phwoar! This week’s metal news packs quite a big punch…

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W.A.S.P. // Release New Video For Chainsaw Charlie:

Following their Reidolized tour that marked the 25th anniversary of the release of iconic album The Crimson Idol, W.A.S.P. announced they’ll be releasing a rerecorded version with four previously missing songs along with an accompanying film.

That’s right, folks! For the first time ever and as originally intended all those moons ago, the film and soundtrack will be united as one. W.A.S.P. have revealed the video for Chainsaw Charlie which features some never before seen material.

ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol) will be released worldwide on February 2, 2018 via Napalm Record and is available here.

MONSTER MAGNET // Unleash Title Track Of New Album Mindfucker:

Monster Magnet have their foot heavily on the accelerator and show no signs of letting up as they announce today the release of the title track to their 11th studio album, Mindfucker. Frontman Dave Wyndorf has said the new album is more of the same but different, a step both forward and back for the band as they stay true to the might of hard rock but harness a little something for the stoners and sludgies too. If Mindfucker the single is anything to go by, the new album will be savage in both sound and spirit. You can take a listen to the new track here.

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KAMELOT // Announce Release Date Of The Shadow Theory:

Mark down April 6 as the day you’re due for a psychedelic journey through the complexities of the human mind, for Kamelot are taking the next steps in support of their new album. The band’s founder Thomas Youngblood says of the album, “Can we still be social creatures in the near future? The Shadow Theory is an album that is mixing many worlds, giving the listener an escape within our own realities. This album was written and recorded over the entire year and we are really proud of the song elements and diversity on The Shadow Theory.” Compelling stuff! Check out the album teaser below.

OTEP // IS Social Change A-Coming?:

Outspoken word artist and art-performer Otep has divulged some new and on the down-low information about her upcoming, currently untitled, album. Currently recording in Los Angeles, Otep says her upcoming eighth studio album, and second with Napalm Records, is the band’s most authentic and honest to date. “The musicality is stellar and has been elevated to a whole new stratosphere of sound,” she said recently. This new album will follow OTEP’s previous full-length, Generation Doom, released via Napalm Records in 2016. Watch this space.

SKINDRED // Unveil Teaser And New Album Details:

Cheeky chappy and all-round great guy Benji Webbe revealed to us back in September that new music was coming from the Welsh reggae rockers this year, and he’s proven to be as good as his word! Skindred have released the first teaser to Machine, a new track featuring Reef vocalist Gary Stringer and Motorhead/Bastard Sons guitarist Phil Campbell. Taken from the upcoming album Big Tings, slated for release on April 27, it’s the follow-up to 2015’s Volume and churns out some heavy distortion that simply melts into Webbe’s one-of-a-kind rapping. Great things on the horizons it seems! Check out the album teaser below.

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT // New Album Epitaph Out In April:

No, folks, we’re not done with you yet! Premier instrumental rock group God Is An Astronaut have revealed the release date for their new album Epitaph. Come April 27, the Irish post-rockers will return with their emotive opus, jam-packed with creative sadness and melancholic beauty, ethereal soundscapes and colossal dynamics. The album’s cover artwork, painted by French artist Fursy, encapsulates the moody blues of the band and their new release perfectly. You can grab a snippet of the new sound below.

PADDY AND THE RATS // Premiere Brand New Video:

New music from the ultimate folk punk rockers Paddy And The Rats is just a stone’s throw away! Already released in their native Hungary, new album Riot City Outlaws is a bold step for the band into a very bright future. The Budapest six piece have premiered their first video from the album for the track Join The Riot, which you can watch right here. Says vocalist Paddy, “The video for Join The Riot is the first part of a trilogy. This first one is about a pirate gang and it shows the life of on a pirate ship. We tried to do it in a funny way. Do it like a burlesque.” Pre-order the album here.