HAMMER KING Releases Energetic ‘Locust Plague’ Video

German traditional metal heroes HAMMER KING have issued the video for “Locust Plague”, which comes from their 2018 studio album, “Poseidon Will Carry Us Home”. The video — shot in the band’s natural live element in front of their loyal, headbanging fans — was edited by Christian Palm.

The decisioning behind the “Locust Plague” video was simple for HAMMER KING. In an album filled with triumphant, sterling anthems, “Locust Plague”, in its barn-burning glory, has become an instant live favourite.

“We just recently moved the song up to third in the setlist,” says guitarist/vocalist Titan Fox. “We also love the song because it captures the weekend we spent in Rome playing Cruz Del Sur Music’s ‘Burn This Town’ festival with ROSAE CRUCIS and SACRED STEEL — it’s all there in the lyrics. I’ve always liked songs that told a true story, sort of like SAXON’s ‘And The Bands Played On’. Gladly, the King gave us a song to remember the festival forever.”

“The Poseidon Will Carry Us Home” album cycle has surpassed expectations for HAMMER KING. In addition to critical and journalistic acclaim, the band has expanded its reach in the continental metal scene, something the King is very pleased about, according to Fox. The immediate future will find HAMMER KING playing a handful of important live dates, with other more “pleasurable” happenings taking place as well.

HAMMER KING will certainly spend some days refuelling at the nudist beach of Saint Tropez Kingdom,” says Fox. “You know, beautiful naked women to our left, beautiful naked women to our right. But we will keep playing shows as well. A benefit festival with TANKARD is next, we will play a very small metal cruise on a river in the French-German borderland, then there is a festival with GRAVE DIGGER and GIRLSCHOOL.

“At the same time, we are already working on songs for our fourth album. Around 20 ideas are floating, but not all will be on the album. We have started early this time, so there is plenty of time to pick only the best of the best of the King‘s songs for the next album.”

 

SACRED STEEL presents “LET THERE BE STEEL” video

Three more weeks and the new, anticipated SACRED STEEL album “Heavy Metal Sacrifice” will finally see the light. Today Cruz Del Sur Music and the band present a second track out of it, “Let There Be Steel”, a manifesto of Sacred Steel’s music and philosophy.

httpv://youtu.be/-KKSHelVu8k

“Heavy Metal Sacrifice” celebrates Sacred Steel’s 20th year of activity and promises to be one of their heaviest album ever. Will be released through Cruz Del Sur Music on digipak, LP (Black and Limited Gold) and digital on October 14, 2016. Both the digipak and the LP feature embossed band’s logo and album title.

The band will held a release party on October 15 in their home-town Ludwigsburg with Tankard, Stallion, Tragedy Divine and label mates Septagon.

 

 HARDER THAN STEEL FESTIVAL

On a related news, the band will perform this Saturday at Harder Than Steel Festival in Dittingheim (DE) in replacement of Lethal Steel. The band will hit the stage at 17,30 right before their label mates Dark Forest.

The bill includes Seven Sisters, Frenzy, Steel Lover, Tokyo Blade and Ross The Boss.

More info at: https://www.facebook.com/harderthansteelfest

SACRED STEEL reveals artwork and tracklist for upcoming “Heavy Metal Sacrifice” album!

Sacred Steel - Heavy Metal Sacrifice - cover web

Celebrating their 20-year career, SACRED STEEL has revealed the cover artwork for “Heavy Metal Sacrifice”, the new album due out on October 14, 2016.

This sensational art was provided by Polish artist Lukasz Jaszak (www.lukaszjaszak.net/) who has worked in the past with acts such as Blood Red Throne, Decapitated, Dornenreich, The Vision Bleak among others.

“Heavy Metal Sacrifice” will be released on Compact Disc (digipack edition), LP (featuring Sacred Steel’s embossed logo) and digital.

The band also announced album’s tracklist:

Intro (Glory Ride)
Heavy Metal Sacrifice
The Sign of the Skull
Hail The Godz of War
Vulture Priest
Children Of The Sky
Let There Be Steel
Chaos Unleashed
The Dead Walk The Earth
Beyond The Gates
Of Nineveh
Iron Donkey

 

The release of “Heavy Metal Sacrifice” will be backed by a series of live events celebrating one of the most long-lasting European Heavy Metal bands.

– 15.10.2016 – 20 years of Sacred Steel Festival & Record Releaseparty of HEAVY METAL SACRIFICE ,with TANKARD, STALLION, TRAGEDY DIVINE (Reunion Gig), SEPTAGON

Ludwigsburg (GER) – Scala

21.10.2016 – Vienna (A) ,Escape

22.10.2016 – Phantoms Of Pilsen,Pilsen (CZ)

12.11.2016 – Burn This Town Festival ,with ROSAE CRUCIS, HAMMER KING, BATTLE RAM, GRAAL

Rome (IT) – Traffic Club

13.01.2017 – Hamburg (GER) , Bambi Galore

more shows and first audio premiere will be announced soon!