This song is our Tribute to one of the greatest voices in rock and roll history Boston Vocalist Brad Delp who in 2007 tragically took his own life... The re-working of this song reflects the true emotions behind the lyrical content. RIP
Video Directed by Bradley Cooper, Filmed at "The Doghouse Studios" Los Angeles, Photos by Stephanie Cabral Photography
Joseph Michael (vocals, keyboards) Jake Dreyer (guitar) Anthony Crawford (bass) Alex Nasla (keyboards) Marco Minnemann (drums) James "Timbali" Cornwell (percussion)
Thanks to all our fans and friends. We cannot wait to celebrate with you all when the world resumes...
Angry Metal Guy
On third album, Curse of Autumn all this talent is on vivid display as the band rips through wild, adventurous prog-power anthems tailor-made for fans of Symphony X and Nevermore.
Sonic Perspectives If you're not already following this band, start yesterday, because it's clear that they're going places.
MetalSucks
Their brand of progressive power metal has a granite-hard edge to it - more Amerithrash than Eurocheese. The emotional core remains intact even as the runtime pushes the hour mark.
Metal Injection
This is a band with the technical proficiency of Dream Theater but the aggression and bombast of 3 Inches of Blood.
GhostCult
Back with their third full-length release, Californian act Witherfall return with prog guns blazing... excess and pomposity are all part of the majesty of prog so just sit back and enjoy the ride.
L.A.’s WITHERFALL are celebrating the release of their new album, “Curse Of Autumn”, with the launch of another cinematic video for an edit of the epic “… And They All Blew Away”. The video was directed by Brendan McGowan and produced by Zev Deans: https://youtu.be/sHbotmVnFlE
The band about the song and video: “So this is a total edit of this song... for those who dare there is a 15+ minute version on the record that is by far the most progressive thing Witherfall has ever written and features an incredible drum performance by the legendary Marco Minnemann as well as an amazing display of eclectic bass techniques by Anthony Crawford ... Going into the songwriting of ‘Curse of Autumn’ we always want to try and outdo ourselves with certain tracks and this goal was to write a song that took the listener on an unparalleled musical journey. This abridged version is set to cinema by UnholyRoman and is shrouded in mystery much like the meaning of the song... For those that dare the full version can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOeyn3lM-uk
Press is raving about “Curse Of Autumn”:
“thanks to albums like ’Curse Of Autumn’ this band ranks among the best new metal bands of the past two decades” Deaf Forever, DE (9.5/10 ALBUM OF THE MONTH)
“[they] drill up traditional power metal in a modern manner without drifting away from its traditions” Legacy, DE (13/15)
"This is a body of work by real experts at their craft.” Metal Hammer, DE (5.5/7)
"With ‘Curse Of Autumn’ Witherfall not only created one of the highlights of the new year, but maybe even THE highlight so far.” Rock Hard, DE (9/10)
“’Curse Of Autumn’ is the creative masterpiece of the ambitious Witherfall who breathe new life into a whole genre.” Rocks, DE (9/10)
"Powerful" Metal Injection, USA
"A triumph of songwriting and brilliant musical performance" Loud Hailer, USA
“WITHERFALL are more sophisticated, clever and multi-faceted than ever.” metal-heads.de (10/10)
Apart from the Digital Album the following formats are available, please note that the luxurious Gatefold 2LP is coming with a poster and etching on Side D: Ltd. CD Digipak
Via the band’s official store https://www.witherfall.com/ you can secure 300x Gatefold Last Scar Blood Red (deep blood red Vinyl) 2LP as well as "Cruse of Autumn" T-shirts, Hoodies and more.
Come October 2021 WITHERFALL will be special guest on Evergrey’s “Recharging Europe Tour” with Dust In Mind opening.
Rock Hard, Eclipsed, MusiX and metal.de present: Recharging Europe Tour 2021 EVERGREY + special guest: WITHERFALL + DUST IN MIND 08.10.21 (DE) Oberhausen - Resonanzwerk 09.10.21 (GB) London - 229 venue 10.10.21 (GB) Nottingham - Rescue Rooms 11.10.21 (GB) Bristol - The Fleece 12.10.21 (GB) Manchester - Academy 3 13.10.21 (GB) Newcastle - St Dom’s Social Club 14.10.21 (GB) Glasgow - Cathouse 15.10.21 (IE) Dublin - Voodoo Lounge 16.10.21 (GB) Birmingham - The Asylum 2 17.10.21 (NL) Leiden - Gebr. De Nobel 19.10.21 (DE) Stuttgart - Im Wizemann Club 20.10.21 (DE) Hamburg - Bahnhof Pauli 21.10.21 (DE) Berlin - Columbia Theater 22.10.21 (NL) Eindhoven - Dynamo 23.10.21 (BE) Vosselaar - Biebob 24.10.21 (DE) Mannheim - 7er Club 25.10.21 (DE) Nürnberg - Hirsch 26.10.21 (DE) Lindau - Club Vaudeville 27.10.21 (DE) Munich - Backstage Halle 29.10.21 (DE) Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal 30.10.21 (DE) Andernach - Live Club 31.10.21 (CH) Luzern - Schüür 01.11.21 (FR) Colmar - Le Grillen 02.11.21 (FR) Lyon - CCO Villeurbanne 03.11.21 (ES) Barcelona - Boveda 04.11.21 (ES) Madrid - Shoko 05.11.21 (ES) Pamplona - Totem 06.11.21 (FR) Toulouse - L'Usine 07.11.21 (FR) Paris - Petit Bain
WITHERFALL have already released three songs taken from “Curse Of Autumn”. Don’t miss the cinematic video for “As I Lie Awake” that was directed by Zev Deans (Ghost, Behemoth…): https://youtu.be/KFbrq-n17Gs
WITHERFALL are: Joseph Michael – Vocals/Keyboards Jake Dreyer – Acoustic and Electric Guitars Anthony Crawford – Bass Marco Minnemann – Drums Alex Nasla – Live Keyboards
Hey everyone! We have some cool stuff today. Our good friend Glenn Fricker is helping us raffle off a signed Jackson Guitar that was used on the latest EP "Vintage". The guitar is signed by Joseph Michael, Jake Dreyer, Anthony Crawford, Alex Nasla and Special guest Bruno Valverde (Angra)!
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WITHERFALL touring Europe right now; release new single and video for HELLOWEEN-cover "A Tale That Wasn't Right"
US dark melodic metal act WITHERFALL recently started touring Europe as support of Sonata Arctica’s »Acoustic Adventures« tour. (Tour dates below.) As a special release fitting this tour concept, WITHERFALL also recorded the widely acoustic “Vintage – EP”, which will be released on March 22nd, 2019.
Today, they are releasing the third single from this EP, "A Tale That Wasn't Right", which was originally recorded by Helloween and released on the classic “Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I” album in 1987. You can watch the full video, produced by Don Adams, here: https://youtu.be/om5D2_9H4K0
WITHERFALL comments: “Right after the band landed in the ill-fated Panama City FL to begin recording "A Prelude to Sorrow" the idea of doing an 80s power ballad was drunkenly pondered by the band. On one of Steve Bolognese' IPA benders he came up with Helloween’s “A Tale That Wasn’t Right”. Though the band recorded the song during the APS sessions, the video was shot during the band’s recent tour of Japan as support for Kamelot. With Japanese tour manager Mia Steinhausen guiding our way, we were amazed and honored to be so welcomed by the fans and label(s) in Japan that we decided to create a little visual tribute as a gift to everyone who helped us out. Seen in the beginning is even a cameo by none other than Masa-Ito! Domo-Arigato”.
The “Vintage EP” is available for pre-ordering now with WITHERFALL offering an exclusive green “Verdigris” vinyl limited to 200 copies alongside t-shirt bundles. The transparent-magenta “Vintage Pinot Noir” vinyl, limited to 100 copies, is already sold out from Century Media’s European Store.
Witherfall and Century Media Records/Sony Music have teamed up to offer a chance to win a Guitar(skype) lesson with Jake Dreyer (Iced Earth,Witherfall) or A Voice(skype) lesson with Joseph Michael (Sanctuary,Witherfall)!
Click here and Presave the latest release Vintage on Spotify or Apple Music for your chance to Win.
US dark melodic metal act WITHERFALL is releasing an alternate arrangement of “Ode to Despair”. The original recording can be found on WITHERFALLs latest album “A Prelude To Sorrow” and is now going to be released as an acoustic version on the “Vintage EP”, which will be out on March 22nd and available during the group's upcoming European tour.
"Being invited as special guests on Sonata Arctica's Acoustic Adventures Tour we knew we had to re-imagine some of our songs to realize the vibe of the tour. Our partners at Century Media came up with a brilliant idea of recording a few of these and including them on the upcoming Vintage EP. Being our most successful single to date "Ode to Despair" was the first one thought of. The Track was recorded in a split session bookending a tour of Japan with Kamelot. Vocals and Guitars were literally followed by a 5am Flight to the Far East, then after the tour we headed straight from the airport to the studio. This is also the first song to incorporate new keyboardist; Alex Nasla. We also had the privilege of working with James "Timbali" Cornwell (Earth Wind & Fire, Janet Jackson) who provided the percussion that really makes this track standout."
WITHERFALL already released another single from the “Vintage EP”. Watch the official video to their version of Tom Pettys “I Won’t Back Down” here: https://youtu.be/lzxZ3DU_CoI
The “Vintage EP” is available for pre-ordering now with WITHERFALL offering an exclusive green “Verdigris” vinyl limited to 200 copies alongside t-shirt bundles. The transparent-magenta “Vintage Pinot Noir” vinyl, limited to 100 copies, is already sold out from Century Media’s European Store.
While your Waiting on the Witherfall Vintage release take a trip back with us to the first album "Nocturnes and Requiems"... We have had this in the pipeline for a while but with so much going on we have not been able to release it. So... Here is the "Nobody Sleeps Here" Score Video!
The artwork in the video is taken from the hand drawn "Score' done by Tattoo Artist Jessica Ann at the "Nevermore Tattoo Collective" where Joseph Michael Got his Witherfall Tattoo (see video Here)
