Jag Panzer launch 'Prey!' music video in support of 'Welcome To The Hallowed Tour 2023' • GRIMM Gent

After successfully releasing their first album in six years, a conceptual opus titled »The Hallowed,« through Atomic Fire Records last month (Official German Album Chart: #23; Official Swiss Album Chart: #62), US heavy metal act JAG PANZER are about to kick off their European tour in support of the record at Germany’s Headbangers Open Air Festival tomorrow; also including a stop at Wacken Open Air, the 10-date run will come to an end in the form of an appearance at Alcatraz Festival (Kortrijk, BE) on August 12 (all dates can be found below!). Reason enough for the group to unveil a music video for the track ‘Prey!,’ which can also be found on the much celebrated album, today. Watch it now over on YouTube: https://jagpanzer.afr.link/preyPR

Guitarist Mark Briody adds:

“‘Prey!’ is probably the band’s favorite song to rehearse. The quick riff is lots of fun to play live! In the album concept this is where the panthers kill a family so that the team can take their supplies. We wanted something a bit different for this song, so there is no solo and the structure is much different from the other songs. The track also showcases some of our more unique influences. For example, the main riff in ‘Prey!’ ends on 4. We don’t do that a lot in our music but some of our very early (young teens) influences such as THE RUNAWAYS’ ‘Cherry Bomb’ ends the riff on 4.”

»Welcome To The Hallowed Tour 2023«
29.07.2023 DE Brande-Hörnerkirchen – Headbangers Open Air Festival
30.07.2023 DE Dortmund – Junkyard
01.08.2023 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
02.08.2023 DE Kassel – Goldgrube
04.08.2023 DE Oldenburg – MTS
05.08.2023 DE Wacken – Wacken Open Air *SOLD OUT*
06.08.2023 BE Bilzen – South of Heaven
09.08.2023 CH Aarburg – Musigburg
11.08.2023 NL Uden – De Pul
12.08.2023 BE Kortrijk – Alcatraz Festival
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29.09.2023 US Madison, WI – Blades of Steel Metal Festival 3.0

Order »The Hallowed« in the physical format of your choice, stream it or get it digitally now, here:
https://jagpanzer.afr.link/thehallowedPR

»The Hallowed« is a quite different album compared to JAG PANZER‘s back catalogue works since it follows the conceptual storyline of the band’s comic book of the same title which came out in late 2022. Bass and drum tracks were recorded at Sonic Phish Productions in Arizona and engineered by revered drummer Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, FIFTH ANGEL, FLOTSAM & JETSAM), with additional recording for guitars and vocals taking place at SteamPunk Audio Labs (Arizona) and Hound House Studios in Colorado. Longtime engineering guru and extended JAG PANZER family member Jim Morris mixed the record at the famous Morrisound Studios in Florida while Maor Appelbaum (FAITH NO MORE, HALFORD, CANDLEMASS, ARMORED SAINT) added his mastering magic to the album. The staggering album cover artwork was crafted by Dusan Markovic (ANGEL WITCH, VIRGIN STEELE) before longtime underground metal artist Travis Smith (MEGADETH, OPETH, OVERKILL) was brought in to handle the layout of »The Hallowed,« finalizing an amazing team of artists for the new album.

What came into being in 1981 in Colorado Springs has lost nothing of its rebellion and power, not even over four decades later. Being inspired by the onslaught of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Mark Briody and his comrades quickly became one of the most intriguing US power metal acts, releasing some successful studio albums, including their 1984 debut album »Ample Destruction,« »The Fourth Judgement« (1997), »Thane To The Throne«(2000), »The Scourge Of The Light« (2011) and their latest effort, »The Deviant Chord« (2017). After facing several line-up changes and a hiatus, JAG PANZER are still holding sway as their new album »The Hallowed« proves.