{"id":82320,"date":"2020-05-06T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T00:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=82320"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:21:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:21:33","slug":"news-oz-release-eighth-studio-album-forced-commandments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-oz-release-eighth-studio-album-forced-commandments\/","title":{"rendered":"OZ Release Official Lyric Video For New Track \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019 (May 6th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>OZ Release Official Lyric Video For New Track \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>May 6th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oz2017promophoto4news.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finnish heavy metal band Oz have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019. Created by  Antti Kyyr\u00f6, the clip can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Oz issue eighth full-length studio album <em>Forced Commandments<\/em> on May 22nd, 2020 through Massacre Records.<\/p>\n<p>The track \u2018Prison Of Time\u2019 can be streamed below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Forced Commandments<\/em> was mixed by Lars Chriss and mastered by Mike Lind at Masterplant in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Cover artwork was created by Carl-Andr\u00e9 Beckston (Blekkmark Design Studio).<\/p>\n<p>The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/oz_forcedcommandmentsnews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>01. \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018Prison Of Time\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018Switchblade Alley\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Revival\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018The Ritual\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018Spiders\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018Long And Lonely Road\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u2018Liar\u2019<br \/>\n09. \u2018Diving Into The Darkness\u2019 *<br \/>\n10. \u2018Break Out (Farewell To The Machines)\u2019 *<br \/>\n11. \u2018Kingdom Of War\u2019 *<\/p>\n<p>* digipak CD bonus track <\/p>\n<p>Oz\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Vince Koivula (vocals)<br \/>\nJohnny Gross (guitars)<br \/>\nJuzzy Kangas (guitars)<br \/>\nPeppi Peltola (bass)<br \/>\nMark Ruffneck (drums and percussion)<\/p>\n<p>An official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Break Out (Farewell To The Machines)\u2019, which can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Seventh studio record <em>Transition State<\/em> was <a href=\"\/site\/news-oz-release-seventh-studio-album-transition-state\/\">released<\/a> in October 2017 via AFM Records.<\/p>\n<p><em>Promotional photograph by Antti Kyyr\u00f6.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FzHsHtgRsMM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YTewNnWQtI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2OgA0SGVKc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OZ Release Official Lyric Video For New Track \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019 May 6th, 2020 Finnish heavy metal band Oz have released an official lyric video for the track \u2018Goin\u2019 Down\u2019. Created by Antti Kyyr\u00f6, the clip can be viewed below. Oz issue eighth full-length studio album Forced Commandments on May 22nd, 2020 through Massacre Records. 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