Posted by Zenae Zukowski on February 16, 2021
Wilderun are currently working on the follow-up to 2019’s Veil of Imagination. While recently signing to Century Media Records, the group re-released the record in 2020, which included a cover of Iron Maiden’s “Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.” Today (16th), the band has unveiled a video for the track. Singer Evan Anderson […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2020
2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where things will stand in a post-pandemic world. This year felt like […]
Posted by Matt Brown on September 2, 2020
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I hate to continue to be a downer after the death of Riley Gale, but the death of Chadwick Boseman continued the bummer train only four days later. Two cases of very talented […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on June 29, 2020
Excited is an understatement when we heard the news that Wilderun signed with Century Media. The group’s latest effort, Veil of Imagination, which was initially independently released in 2019, was on our top albums of the year along with our 225 best metal albums of the decade. Additionally, the Boston progressive metal outfit had […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 17, 2020
While being unsigned, Boston’s Wilderun have continued to impress us. Their latest effort, Veil of Imagination, made it to our year-end and decade-end lists. Additionally, their performance during the crack of dawn at this year’s 70000tons of Metal was one of our top ten best sets on the cruise. Now, the group has signed with Century […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 15, 2020
Wilderun and Aeternam were forced to cancel their April tour due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Wilderun issued the following statement:
“It is with heavy hearts that we have decided to postpone our upcoming tour. With the growing concerns about COVID-19, we feel that postponement is the safest and most socially responsible decision we could make at this time.
Shows are a blast, but flattening the curve of the contagion is looking to be more and more paramount as the days progress. We encourage everyone to practice reasonable social distancing whenever possible, not just to protect themselves, but most importantly to protect those most vulnerable in our society.
We love you all, and we wholeheartedly thank everyone who was planning on attending, and who helped us organize everything thus far. We will monitor the situation carefully over the coming weeks and months, and hopefully get this tour rescheduled soon!
Stay safe, and much love,
Wilderun”
Read Aeternam’s message below:
“As some of you may have seen, we had to cancel our April tour… As an independent band, we suffered a massive financial hit because of this cancellation. So, if you had planned on buying the album or a shirt during one of these shows, we encourage you to do it on our preorder campaign instead.
We have almost reached our goal, we just need a few more backers.
Support local artists, now more than ever! Thank you very much ❤🤘.
Campaign link : igg.me/at/aeternam4”
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on March 4, 2020
70000tons of Metal by far surpasses any other metal cruise. It’s more than a fan’s all-access pass hanging out with some of their favorite bands. The overall adventure is a vacation with like-minded individuals surrounded by their metal brothers and sisters. It’s an example of how loving and caring the metal community is as it […]
Posted by Kyle Finlan on February 28, 2020
70,000 Tons of Metal 2020 is an absurd experience. It takes two concepts: metal music along with the black shirt attire, bombastic-fueled ridden, and passionate fans set sail on the luxury Royal Caribbean cruise line. A metal show, along with such extravagance, is typically the antithesis of metal (show tunes and suit jackets in […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 23, 2019
I try to follow the rules, but, once again, another year of good music has gone by, and I was able to narrow it down to 20 instead of 10. There are a bunch of variables that make me connect to a song or artist. Whether it’s the overall vibrations the sound leaves behind […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 18, 2019
I’ve spent the last two weeks trying to cram in all the albums that I’ve been meaning to listen and re-listen to this year, and there’s never enough time. It’s especially tricky when the first few “Best of” lists break out and I start sifting through those wondering if there’s some gem I overlooked. And […]
