Amsterdam-based metallers TORNADO will enter Abyss Studio on March 7th, 2011 to begin recording their Listenable Records debut Amsterdamn, Hellsinki for release on May 23, 2011. Production duties will be handled by Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN) and will contain the following 11 tracks of "fist pumpin, booty shakin, sleazy thrash for a new generation of pimps and hos," according to a press release:

'A Statement'
'Blue'
'Hate Worldwide'
'3 0f 8'
'Ghetto Wasteland'
'Eugenics'
'Priesthood Pedophilia'
'Rise, Disciples Rise'
'Diva'
'Ignorance Is Thy Name'
'Massive Extinction Impact'
'No Mercy' (L.A. GUNS cover)

Tornado are:
Superstar Joey Severance – vocals
Michiel Rutten - guitar
Ben Varon - guitar
Pekka Johansson - bass
Juhana "Starvin Marvin" Karlsson - drums

Anlässlich des 10 jährige Bestehens und der am 12. November 2010 startenden Jubiläumstournee veröffentlicht UNHEILIG am 19. November 2010 die brandneue Single und nimmt Euch mit auf eine Reise, die zum Innehalten und sich selbst finden einläd.

Nach einem erfolgreichen, aufregenden, und sehr emotionalen Jahr, wünscht der Graf Euch und sich selbst, zum Abschluss des Jahres ein wenig Ruhe, Besinnlichkeit und Momente des Verharrens, um die persönlichen Ereignisse zu reflektieren. "Winterland" ist eine tiefgehende, wohlig warme Ballade, die den entsprechenden Rahmen hierzu bietet. Auf der Jubiläumstournee wird dieser Song dann auch erstmals LIVE zu erleben sein.

ABYSMAL DAWN werden Ihr neues Album "Leveling The Plane of Existence" am 11. Februar 2011 in den USA via Relapse Records veröffentlichen. Bei uns kommt das Album an folgenden Terminen in den Handel:

07. Februar – UK
11. Februar - Germany, Benelux
14. Februar - Rest of EU)

Aufgenommen wurde das neue Album "Leveling The Plane of Existence" im Mai 2010. Die Drumparts wurden in den Trench Studios in Corona, Kalifornien mit John Haddad (Phobie, INTRONAUT, HIRAX) aufgenommen, die Vocals und Gitarrenparts wurden von Mike Bär (Artisan, Ex-Prototyp) in den Artisan Road Studios in Encino, CA aufgenommen. Gemischt und gemastert wurde das Album von Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, Goatwhore, HATE ETERNAL) in den Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL.

"Bleeding Holocaust", the new video from Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's third album, "Dead Again", which is scheduled for release on November 19 via NoiseArt Records. The winners of the Rock The Nation awards 2009, which was presented by magazines from all over Europe, the quartet has found itself a perfect home as the label is a division of Rock The Nation, which also serves as the band's booking agency.

"Dead Again" track listing:

01. Damnation
02. Reborn In Violence
03. Bleeding Holocaust
04. The Trial
05. Suicide Solution
06. Beggar Of Scorn
07. Victimized
08. Violent Abuse
09. The Lies Of Resurrection
10. Search For Recreation
11. Dead Again
12. Final Dawn

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the project featuring former SEPULTURA members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) — has set "Blunt Force Trauma" as the title of its second album, due in March via Roadrunner Records. The CD was once again tracked with Logan Mader (ex-MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist), who co-produced the LP with Max. Logan also mixed the follow-up to the band's debut album, "Inflikted", which has sold less than 50,000 copies in the United States since its March 2008 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The brothers Cavalera co-founded SEPULTURA, the Brazilian metal band that redefined and established the genre outside of the U.S. and Europe. After Max exited the band, there was a rift between himself and his brother, one that was eventually repaired through the redemptive power of music. Some time had passed and Max and Igor were unable to resist the musical pull in their magnetic fields and their musical collaboration was renewed. The duo are back for round two with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's lineup is filled out by guitarist Marc Rizzo, who plays with Max in SOULFLY, and bassist Johnny Chow.

"Blunt Force Trauma" track listing:

01. Warlord
02. Torture
03. Lynch Mob
04. Killing Inside
05. Thrasher
06. I Speak Hate
07. Target
08. Genghis Khan
09. Burn Waco
10. Rasputin
11. Blunt Force Trauma

Das neue ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Album "Tao of the Dead" erscheint am 4. Februar 2011. Die Erste Single "Summer Of All Dead Souls" ist ab dem 29. November digital erhältlich.

Im Frühjahr 2010 unterschieb die Band mit Richter Scale Records einen weltweiten Vertrag mit Superball Music. Mit dem Vertrag in der Tasche, legten Keely und Reece direkt los - das Ergebnis, ihr neuester Opus TAO OF THE DEAD wird in Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz ab dem 4. Februar 2011 erhältlich sein. Natürlich wird die Band ihr neues Album auch live vorstellen, was in Deutschland ab Ende März zunächst in Form einiger Headlining-Shows und anschließend in Europa zusammen mit Rival Schools geschehen wird. Genaue Daten werden in Kürze bekannt gegeben. Jetzt wurde die neue Single "Summer Of All Dead Souls" hier zum probehören online gestellt.

RELEASE DATES:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, February 4th, 2011
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, February 7th, 2011
SPAIN / PORTUGAL / NORTH AMERICA: Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, February 9th, 2011


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"Tao of the Dead" Track List:

Tao of the Dead Part I: Tao of the Dead:

01. Introduction: Let Us Experiment (2:24)
02. Pure Radio Cosplay (5:26)
03. Summer of All Dead Souls (4:17)
04. Cover the days like a Tidal Wave (2:51)
05. Fall of the Empire (2:28)
06. The Wasteland (2:33)
07. Spiral Jetty (1:48)
08. How Much Fun (2:19)
09. Pure Radio Cosplay (Reprise) (3:18)
10. Ebb Away (2:41)
11. Somewhere Over the Double Rainbow (5:44)

12. Tao of the Dead Part II: The Ship Impossible (16:32)
I. Know Your Honor
II. Rule by Being Just
III. The Ship Impossible
IV. My Perfect Day
V. Racing and Hunting

Hollands Death Metal-Könige GOD DETHRONED haben Ihr neues Album "Under the Sign of the Iron Cross" jetzt HIER bei den Kollegen von Metal Underground komplett zum probehören online gestellt. In den Handel kommt das neue Album in Europa am 19. und 22. November 2010 via Metal Blade Records. Unsere CD Review zum neuen Album "Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross" könnt Ihr HIER lesen!

"Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross" Track List:

01. The Declaration of War
02. Storm of Steel
03. Fire Storm
04. The Killing is Faceless
05. Under the Sign of the Iron Cross
06. Chaos Reigns at Dawn
07. Through Byzantine Hemispheres
08. The Red Baron
09. On Fields of Death & Desolation

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metallers SIRENIA will release their new album, "The Enigma Of Life", on January 21, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. The End Of It All
02. Fallen Angel
03. All My Dreams
04. This Darkness
05. The Twilight In Your Eyes
06. Winter Land
07. A Seaside Serenade
08. Darkened Days To Come
09. Coming Down
10. This Lonely Lake
11. Fading Star
12. The Enigma Of Life
13. Oscura Realidad (bonus track)
14. The Enigma Of Life (acoustic version; bonus track)

On November 16, Eagle Rock will unveil HEAVEN & HELL "Neon Nights". This DVD and CD release captures the historic four-man army performing at the Wacken Open Air festival on July 30, 2009. Check out an e-card for the effort at this location.

HEAVEN & HELL's full-song performance of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Children Of The Sea" — taken from the "Neon Nights" DVD — can be viewed below. (Note: A two-minute clip of this same track was previously released.)

On this hot summer night, vocalist Ronnie James Dio, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Vinny Appice commanded the stage, transcending the mere concept of a heavy metal concert. The strength and veracity of Dio's delivery, which has inspired three generations of metal vocalists, wrapped itself around each and every audience member. Butler's declarative bass lines, Iommi's legendary riffing, and Appice's unrelenting fills provide the forceful heartbeat behind anthems "Mob Rules", "Die Young", "Neon Knights", and namesake tune "Heaven And Hell".

The DVD also boasts 30th anniversary interviews with all four band members as a bonus feature. Personal one-on-ones are conducted with Ronnie, Tony, Geezer, and Vinny as they reflect on the making of their "Heaven And Hell" album. Additionally, the "Neon Nights" DVD has newly recorded personal tributes from Iommi, Appice, and Butler in memory of Dio.

"Neon Nights" track listing:

DVD:

01. E5150
02. The Mob Rules
03. Children Of The Sea
04. I
05. Bible Black
06. Time Machine
07. Fear
08. Falling Off The Edge of the World
09. Follow The Tears
10. Die Young
11. Heaven And Hell
12. Country Girl
13. Neon Knights

CD:

01. The Mob Rules
02. Children Of The Sea
03. I
04. Bible Black
05. Time Machine
06. Fear
07. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
08. Follow The Tears
09. Die Young
10. Heaven And Hell
11. Neon Knights

JUDAS PRIEST guitar legend K.K. Downing has checked in with the following band update:

"It seems that the time has come for us to put the touring wheels in motion for our next world tour in 2011!

It's funny but these days around - about this time - I can't help but reflect on the past when we had to load the touring van ourselves. Sometimes in the ice and snow, being afraid that we would get frostbites on our fingers and not be able to play the gig!

I remember one winter we had a gig at Hull City Hall in England. We were driving in heavy snow when we hit black ice and the car hit the motorway barriers so hard that it was never able to be driven again. However, it was fortunate that a passing farmer saved the day by letting us pile into his old Land Rover and was kind enough to drive us to the gig!

It seems just like yesterday, as they say, that we were on tour with our good friends BUDGIE, ACCEPT, WARLOCK, AC/DC, SAXON, PANTERA... to name just a few. Very good memories indeed!

Actually, I have just received a copy of Accept's new album Blood of the Nations. And was really happy that Wolf and the boys are still creating great classic metal. I think it was back in '81 that Priest and Accept hit the road together for the first time and what a great tour that was! I really hope that we can meet up with the guys next year, at least on some of the festival dates and have a good laugh
when talking about the old times.

It was our great fortune, as time passed, to go on and tour with almost every band that you can think of. Some tours included very cool line-ups that many people may not even be aware of: e.g. Priest, WHITESNAKE and IRON MAIDEN / PRIEST, SCORPIONS and DEF LEPPARD / Priest and UFO... and the list goes on.

People often ask me what it's like to be on a tour and I always say the same things about it: simply it's the hardest thing that you will ever do, but you wouldn't change it for the world. The travelling becomes such a major part of your life that you actually feel like a piece of luggage yourself! But I must confess when you get to go to places that you have never been before like Korea, Turkey, Romania, Columbia etc. it's no surprise that you feel like the luckiest man alive. I guess mainly because for me - growing up as a kid - thinking of going to any of these places would have been pure fantasy.

I would like to end this blog by taking this opportunity to congratulate Jukka and Teija who are to be married this weekend in Finland. Jukka and Teija first met at Jari's 40th birthday party. Jukka, guitarist for Priest tribute band PRIESTONE, was also at the party to play some Priest songs with the guys. It's so amazing that the happy couple who live 250 miles apart would most likely never have met if the 'Priest Connection' had not been in place... so I guess you could say that the Priest well and truly worked it's magic!"

Progressive death metal act OBSCURA will release its new album, "Omnivium", in March 2011 via Relapse Records. The nine-track CD was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor Bullok (a.k.a. V. Santura) of TRIPTYKON and DARK FORTRESS.

"Omnivium" track listing:

01. Septuagint
02. Vortex Omnivium
03. Ocean Gateways
04. Euclidean Elements
05. Prismal Dawn
06. Celestial Spheres
07. Velocity
08. A Transcendental Serenade
09. Aevum

Indian back metal has a new face in the form of HEATHEN BEAST, who are all set to release their debut EP - titled Ayodhya Burns - on November 26th.

Unlike regular black metal bands who follow anti-Christian or satanic themes, Heathen Beast follows the path of atheism and subjects related to India and its culture. The EP is a tribute to all Indians who have lost their lives in the name of religion. The EP will be available for free download on the band's Reverbnation page and also available on a limited edition CD (200 copies) version for any fans that would like to own a copy.

Tracklisting:

'Blind Faith'
'Religious Genocide'
'Ayodhya Burns'

The band already has some pre-production clips available on the Reverbnation page to give fans a taste of what to expect from the EP. The artwork has been co designed by vocalist/guitarist Carvaka and Rocklogy Designs based in Bangalore.

Vocalist Wade Black (LEATHERWOLF, CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITCHES) is working on the debut album from his BLACK REIGN project, which also features Rick Renstrom (ROB ROCK, LEASH LAW, TIWANAKU) on guitar and Rich Marks on bass. A drummer for the group has not yet been announced. Entitled "Conflict In Creation", the CD will feature "12 brand new tracks that tie into an exciting story using historic and fictional themes," according to a press release. Two of the songs — "Saviour" and "Reaction" — are now available for streaming on the BLACK REIGN MySpace page.

Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have issued the following update:

The last couple of months we have been busy working on our follow-up to 'Twilight Of The Thunder God'. Ten songs were written and on October 1 we started tracking drums for the album in Park Studios. After a short trip to Tokyo, which included our first-ever show in Japan at the renowned Loud Park festival, we continued tracking bass and guitars at Fascination Street studios. Recordings have been going well and we are now more than half way through and the album starts to take shape. We'll keep you updated with more info soon!

"For now we can confirm some shows in the U.K. as part as the 'Defenders Of The Faith 2011' tour with CHILDREN OF BODOM.

British doom/goth metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have announced the re-release of their seminal 1995 album "Draconian Times"; 16 years since it first stormed the charts.

Sony Music will reissue "Draconian Times" through the "Legacy" series; which will feature the entire digitally re-mastered album including a 5.1 Dolby Surround mix in a brand-new collector's edition digipak box set, so fans can hear the album like never before!

Along with this release, the band will perform "Draconian Times" live at a series of seven exclusive gigs in the following select cities around Europe: Utrecht, Bochum, London, Paris, Athens, and Thessaloniki.

Due to the unique and exciting nature of these events, PARADISE LOST will issue a small, limited number of VIP packages at all seven concerts. These will include:

* VIP laminate and lanyard
* The opportunity to meet and greet the band
* Have your photo taken with Paradise Lost
* Access to a closed sound-check before the gig
* Early access to the concert
* VIP goody bag (PL draw-string bag containing an exclusive T-Shirt and other exciting memorabilia)

VIP tickets will be exclusively available from the band's web site and go on general sale on Friday, November 19.

Commented PARADISE LOST frontman Nick Holmes: "It's going to be amazing to play the 'Draconian Times' shows again.

"'Draconian Times' was a huge success for the band; it seemed to be exactly the right album to do at the right time, and to a certain degree was definitely the end of a chapter for the band. We always considered the album to be a 'better' version of its predecessor, 'Icon', and using [producer] Simon Effemy again for the third time, I think we were all on the same hymn sheet and knew exactly what we wanted and what the album should sound like.

"We had done a pretty extensive touring schedule for the 'Icon' album before it, and there was already a decent buzz around about the band.

"In the 1990s without the Internet you could only really gauge how things were going once you walked onto the stage and saw how the crowd responded to songs! But after the 'Draconian Times' album was released, the response was phenomenal.

"Knowing that 'Draconian Times' is still considered by many as being among their favorite albums of all time fills me with great pride, and I'm very grateful to have been part of it all and now having the chance to be here again playing it in its entirety is phenomenal. We are all very excited and can't wait to do the shows live, I really hope we see you all there and you have as much fun as us!"??

The tour dates for "Draconian Times" are as follows:

Mar. 18 - Fuzz - Athens, Greece
Mar. 19 - Fuzz - Athens, Greece
Mar. 20 - Principal - Thessaloniki, Greece
Mar. 29 - Tivoli - Utrecht, Holland
Mar. 30 - Bataclan - Paris, France
Mar. 31 - Zeche - Bochum, Germany
Apr. 01 - The Forum - London, UK

According to QMI Agency, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was charged with assault after a wine glass was smashed at a downtown Peterborough, Ontario, Canada bar and a staff member was bitten, police say.

Police said a man was at Riley's Old Towne Pub early Monday morning when he got into a dispute with the staff and was asked to leave at 12:02 a.m.

He walked to the door carrying a glass of wine, police said, and when he was told he couldn't leave with it he threw it at the front doors, shattering the glass.

Police said a staff member restrained him until officers arrived, and while they waited a scuffle ensued and the man bit him on his left hand.

When officers searched him they found 1.95 grams of marijuana.

Bach, 42, has been charged with assault, possession of marijuana and mischief.

Don Peat of the Toronto Sun reports that Toronto Police are on their way to Peterborough, Ontario, Canada to arrest former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach on a six-year-old warrant.

Const. Tony Vella said the warrant for Bach stems from a mischief under $5,000 charge.

Police did not have any other information about the charge.

Bach will likely be brought back to 51 Division Monday night and appear in a College Park courtroom on Tuesday.

Bach was busted by Peterborough Lakefield Community Police early Monday after an altercation at a downtown bar.

Virginia's epic doom metal unit WHILE HEAVEN WEPT has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band is currently in the studio recording its new album, "Fear of Infinity", for an April 2011 release. The group is also mapping out tour plans and has already confirmed several festival appearances.

Commented WHILE HEAVEN WEPT mainman Tom Phillips: "For the past 21 years, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT has been committed to two things: performing music that is sincerely from the heart, without any other boundary, and secondly, we have always strived to deliver the absolute best sounding albums that we could create at any given time, regardless of the changing landscape of the industry; insuring each release has the greatest production possible is paramount for us in terms of the clarity of expression, and additionally, we hope to offer the very best experience for those who take the time to listen. With this in mind, it made perfect sense for us to align with Nuclear Blast, who also have been committed to offering only the very best in the world of heavy metal. Through this partnership, we will surely be able to continue delivering the best productions possible while presenting our musical vision in a different arena, betraying neither our past nor our ideals.

"Nuclear Blast's support of our musical identity is truly an honor, and everyone who has stood by us all along these years need not worry; WHILE HEAVEN WEPT is what it is, and cannot be anything else. That said, we'll also never release the same album twice...everything stems from where we are in the moment emotionally and spiritually, so while the core elements/influences of the band have remained the same since our inception, we will continue to express ourselves in whatever way feels natural at the time. Expect the unexpected."

Added Nuclear Blast A&R representative Jaap Wagemaker: "Last year we were totally blown away by the release of the album 'Vast Oceans Lachrymose' (out on Cruz del Sur Music) from the U.S. genre-defining and genre-defying metal band WHILE HEAVEN WEPT! This album was for sure the surprise of the year and not only for us, but for every major metal publication in the world as well as their longtime fans too!

"Earlier this year the band played an amazing show at the Hammer Of Doom festival which has been captured on DVD / CD and will be released as 'Triumph:Tragedy:Transcendence' (again on Cruz del Sur Music). In the meantime, after months of talking with mastermind Tom Phillips, we are very happy to announce that WHILE HEAVEN WEPT has joined the Nuclear family!!

"WHILE HEAVEN WEPT — who have been an insider tip for many years — are taking the next step in their career and we can't wait to bring them to the next level!"

Finnish fantasy metallers BATTLELORE have completed work on their sixth full-length album, "Doombound", featuring 11 new songs, one of which is instrumental. The band's first conceptual effort features lyrics which "tell the story of J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic hero Túrin Turambar and his kin," according to a press release. "One of the songs is sung completely in Finnish in appreciation to BATTLELORE's beautiful home country Finland and Kalevala, the national Finnish epic. The songs themselves are more dynamic, atmospheric and epic than ever before — prepare for the ultimate music experience and a life-long journey through the eyes of a fallen hero!"

As was the case with previous BATTLELORE albums, there will be a jewel-case edition of "Doombound" and a special limited-edition digipack including some rare material. This time around the extra material is more special than ever before — as a "thank you" to all BATTLELORE fans and followers for their enormous support over the past 10 years, the band has compiled a bonus DVD from their personal archives. "10 Years Of Battlelore" includes footage from two live shows, two tour videos, a huge photo gallery and all of BATTLELORE's music videos. The band comments, "This is the kind of material of us that has never been seen before. We wanted our fans to see, how much their support means to us and what being a part of the 'BATTLELORE family' is really like. Enjoy, we sure have!"

"Doombound" track listing:

01. Bloodstained
02. Iron of Death
03. Bow and Helm
04. Enchanted
05. Kärmessurma
06. Olden Gods
07. Fate of the Betrayed
08. Men as Wolves
09. Last of the Lords
10. Doombound
11. Kielo (instrumental)

"Doombound" release dates:

Europe: January 28, 2011
USA: February 8, 2011