Das neue BONDED BY BLOOD Album "Exiled To Earth" kommt in Europa am 16. August 2010 via Earache Records in den Handel und jetzt wurde das Cover Artwork und die Track List enthüllt.

"Exiled To Earth" Track List:

01. 600 AB (After the Bomb)
02. Episodes of Aggression
03. Prototype: Death Machine
04. Prison Planet
05. Genetic Encryption
06. Blood Spilled Offerings
07. Exiled to Earth
08. Parasitic Infection
09. Desolate Future
10. Sector 87
11. Cross-Insemination

Australian avant-garde occult death metal band STARGAZER will release its sophomore effort and first full-length album in five years, "A Great Work Of Ages", in late August via Profound Lore Records. The follow-up to 2005's "The Scream That Tore The Sky" is described in a press release as "complex, very progressive, and psychedelic, yet technically proficient and masterfully crafted where an immense unholy atmosphere creates vortex-like chaos unparalleled through violent waves of sonic magick."

"A Great Work Of Ages" (cover) track listing:

01. Red Antlered Radiant
02. Passing Stone - Into The Greater Sun
03. Pypes of Psychosomatis
04. Refractive Convex Continuum
05. Chase For The Serpentsong
06. The Morbid Slither, The Sinner Slough
07. Hue-Man-King
08. Formless Face of the Timeless Faceless

STARGAZER, which features members of MOURNFUL CONGREGATION, CAULDRON and BLACK RAM, has established itself as one of the most unique death metal bands in Australia (musically and lyrically). Through a series of demos, EPs, splits and compilations (surrounding the group's "Scream That Tore The Sky" debut), STARGAZER has created an "intimidating breed of avant-death metal which comes across as chaotic mix of classic '80s thrash ala CORONER and VOIVOD blended with the aesthetic power of MORBID ANGEL, the blackthrash virulence of ABSU . . . and the more progressive edge of death metal reminiscent of PESTILENCE ('Testimony Of The Ancients' era), ATHEIST, SADUS, and CYNIC," according to a press release.

"Just Drive", a brand new song from Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT, can be streamed on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "A Star-Crossed Wasteland", which is scheduled for release on July 13 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at The Wolves Den studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH).

"A Star-Crossed Wasteland" track listing:

01. The Gun Show
02. Just Drive
03. The Promise
04. Standing Alone
05. A Star-Crossed Wasteland
06. Blazin'
07. The Road
08. Iron Army
09. The Last Cowboy
10. World In Flames

"Disengage", the new video from California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on February 19 in the Los Angeles area with acclaimed director Thomas Mignone (MUDVAYNE).

On June 29, SUICIDE SILENCE reissued its "No Time To Bleed" album as a special "body bag" edition featuring a bonus DVD containing never-before-seen live performance footage.

Bonus DVD includes:

Live From The Galaxy, Santa Ana, California

* Lifted
* Your Creations
* Unanswered

The Shockhound Sessions Live

* The Price of Beauty
* Wake Up
* No Pity For A Coward

Live from Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit"

* Wake Up
* Lifted

U.S. alternative rockers FILTER have inked a European deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's fifth studio album, "The Trouble With Angels", will be released in Europe in September.

Commented Markus Jakob of Nuclear Blast: "I just can't express what it's like to announce this signing! I guess if it comes to intelligent, emotional, thrilling rock music with a progressive/alternative approach, no one does it like Richard Patrick does! With the new album FILTER once again prove that genius and madness are pretty much the same! We at Nuclear Blast feel really proud to be working with such a visionary and gifted musician!"

Guitar enthusiasts eager to learn acoustic guitar lessons and easy guitar tabs will be pleased to learn that new DEEP PURPLE and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs are now available in the market.

Lick Library released the Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore guitar tuition DVDs in celebration of the sixty-fifth birthday of legendary Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist of Deep Purple. These four DVDs are a part of the vast library of titles that feature the particular style of play that Blackmore is recognized for. These DVDs include lessons by Danny Gill, a former student of JOE SATRIANI. Joe Satriani completed the 1993/94 tour of Deep Purple and successfully passed his experience to Gill.

As founding member of Deep Purple and Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore is recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of all time. Blackmore has remained a central figure in the rock world and has inspired many guitar enthusiasts to hone their skills. It is for this reason that Lick Library selected Ritchie Blackmore as the best choice to feature in their guitar lesson tutorials.

On offer is a Jam With Deep Purple double DVD set that is accompanied by a CD of tracks without the guitar, which enables learners to jam along as they sharpen their skills. The DVD is two hours long and features the following 7 classic tracks by Deep Purple: 'Lazy', 'Woman From Tokyo', 'Smoke On The Water', 'Black Night', 'Burn', 'Highway Star' and 'Strange Kind Of Woman'. The backing tracks are featured on this high quality recorded jam along CD that has been recoded with a complete professional backing band. This way, pupils are able to learn the classic Deep Purple tracks at their own pace. They also get to jam along with a live band complete with keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass and drums which enables them to keep in time and have their rehearsals anytime they feel like.

All the guitar DVD tutorials have been filmed in high definition and feature a double screen that enable the pupil to see exactly what both hands are supposed to be doing simultaneously. This is one of the reasons why these DVD tutorials are a must have for anyone who wishes to play as well as Ritchie Blackmore.

German sympho-gothic metallers CORONATUS have announced the addition of singer Natalia Kempin to the group's ranks. Natalia will handle the classical soprano vocals which were previously performed by Karmen R. Lorch.

Karmen left CORONATUS this past spring for "private reasons."

Natalia previously played with the Russian metal band ARCANE GRAIL and did session work for STIGMATIC CHORUS, SHADOW HOST and a few others. She is normally known as a lyric-dramatic soprano but with one interesting exception — in addition to singing in the classical style, she also growls.

CORONATUS is currently working on material for its fourth full-length album for a 2011 release.

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have set "Relentless Retribution" as the title of their new album, due on September 3 in Europe and September 14 in the U.S. via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER). The cover artwork was created by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY, CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL) and can be viewed below.

Commented DEATH ANGEL vocalist Mark Osegueda: "I haven't been as excited about the cover artwork on any other DEATH ANGEL album as I am for this one! It fits the whole theme of the album! Angry and aggressive! I think what excites me most is that Brent did the artwork based on our lyrics! It wasn't an already finished product.

"When we first saw Brent's work, we were floored by the mixture of fantasy meets reality and we knew we wanted him to do the artwork for this album! In the end he surpassed our expectations with the fiercest DEATH ANGEL album cover to date!"

Added Brent Elliot White: "Originally the theme of this album was betrayal by those close to you and revenge against the deceitful. After a pretty spirited conversation with Rob [Cavestany, guitar] and e-mails back and forth, the saying 'wolf in sheep's clothing' kept coming up. Basically, we danced around that metaphor 'till it became pretty clear that a direct interpretation was the way to go.

"Illustrating betrayal and revenge in a single piece proved to be a challenge, but as I received the lyrics to the songs, things quickly fell into place."

Singer Mark Osegueda previously stated about the band's decision to work with Suecof, "The new material is the most aggressive and technical music we have written in years. So we needed a producer that was capable of unleashing the tones that match and complement the overall vibe of the songs. With Jason's experience in producing some of the most brutal contemporary metal artists and albums of today, I know we made the right choice! I think the collaboration between the two of us will prove to be venomous and infectious!"

DEATH ANGEL debuted two brand new songs — "River" and "Into The Arms Of Righteous Anger" — during its appearance at last year's Speedfest, which was held November 28, 2009 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The concert marked the group's first appearance with bassist Damien Sisson (SCARECROW, POTENTIAL THREAT) following the departure of Sammy Diosdado (THE SICK, ALL TIME HIGHS).

DEATH ANGEL's longtime drummer and original member Andrew Galeon left the band in April 2009 and has since been replaced by Will Carroll, formerly of SCARECROW, OLD GRANDAD and VICIOUS RUMORS.

DEATH ANGEL will team up with Godfathers of Swedish modern metal SOILWORK, Quebec's tech-death masters AUGURY, Roadrunner Records recording artists MUTINY WITHIN, and pirate-themed thrashers SWASHBUCKLE for a North American tour in July/August.

SPV / Steamhammer reports:

After the last 3 vinyl releases with MOLLY HATCHET's Justice and Devil's Canyon and THE OTHER's New Blood, Steamhammer is back with another triple vinyl attack.

- AXEL RUDI PELL - The Crest (including 1 bonus track)
- DORO - Calling The Wild (including 4 bonus tracks)
- SODOM - Better Off Dead (including 3 bonus tracks)

All albums will be released on quality 180g vinyl in a double gatefold sleeve with full colour printed inner sleeves.

Axel Rudi Pell - The Crest will be released on July 9th in Germany, July 12th in Europe and August 10th in North America. The tracklisting:

Side 1:
'Prelude Of Doom' (Intro)
'Too Late'
'Devil Zone'
'Prisoner Of Love'

Side 2:
'Dreaming Dead'
'Glory Night'

Side 3:
'Dark Waves Of The Sea (Oceans Of Time Pt.II: The Dark Side)'
'Burning Rain'
'Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile)'

Side 4:
'The End Of Our Time'
'Snake Eyes' (live) - Bonus Track

Doro - Calling The Wild will be released on July 9th in Germany and July 12th in Europe. The tracklisting:

Side 1:
'Kiss Me Like A Cobra'
'Dedication'
'Burn It Up'
'Give Me Your Reason'
'Who You Love'

Side 2:
'Scarred'
'Ich Will Alles'
'White Wedding'
'I Wanna Live'
' Love Me Forever'

Side 3:
'Fuel'
'Constant Danger'
'Black Rose'
'Now Or Never'
'Danke'

Side 4:
'Alone Again' - Bonus Track
'I Want More' - Bonus Track
'Rip Me Apart' - Bonus Track
'Burn It Up' (Thunder Mix) - Bonus Track

Sodom - Calling The Wild will be released on July 9th in Germany, July 12th in Europe, and September 14th in North America. The tracklisting:

Side 1:
'An Eye For An Eye'
'Shellfire Defense'
'The Saw Is The Law'
'Turn Your Head Around'

Side 2:
'Capture The Flag'
'Cold Sweat'
'Bloodtrails'
'Never Healing Wound'

Side 3:
'Better Off Dead'
'Resurrection'
'Tarred And Fathered'
'Stalinorgel'

Side 4:
'The Saw Is The Law' (Splatting Version) - Bonus Track
'The Kids Wanna Rock' - Bonus Track
'Stalinhagel' (live) - Bonus Track

Virginia-based epic doom metallers WHILE HEAVEN WEPT will release a new live album, "Triumph: Tragedy: Transcendence - Live At The Hammer Of Doom Festival", in November.

"Triumph: Tragedy: Transcendence" will be made available as a CD/DVD set courtesy of Cruz Del Sur Music, as well as a 2xLP set via a joint collaboration between Cruz Del Sur Music, Iron Kodex, and High Roller Records. The DVD portion will contain several bonus features that will be detailed after the band will finish the studio work on the masters.

The release is a stunning 24-track audio capture of WHILE HEAVEN WEPT's performance at the Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany on February 6, 2010. The final master will be later synchronized to the multi-camera pro-shot footage, resulting in the band's very first DVD. This release is guaranteed to take all fans by surprise, considering the awesome quality of both audio and video materials.

The philosophy behind this release is twofold; First, it is an expression of gratitude to everyone who attended the show — who made it such a special, unforgettable experience for the band. Secondly, being that there are so many fans of the band who they've not been able to reach tour-wise, this record should help tide those fans over until WHILE HEAVEN WEPT can make it to their town.

In the words of WHILE HEAVEN WEPT's Tom Phillips, "The audio quality of this release is incredible — perhaps in some ways better than even 'Vast Oceans Lachrymose' — along with the excellent energy of the performances and the excitement of the improvisations. The video is even more amazing, so expertly filmed and edited by our friends at Streetclip TV in Germany."

This year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival is scheduled for August 5th - 7th in Wacken, Germany.

Organizers have issued the following message:

"Many of you might have a Vuvuzela , suitable for the World Championship in South Africa. Vuvuzelas officially have a sound level of 135 decibels, which is 10 dB louder than a starting jet plane so we have decided to ban them completely from the festival.

To avoid that the live performances of the artists will be disturbed by the nerve strucking trumpet noises, our security will check the whole audience at the entrance to the festival area. If someone doesn´t abide to this rule, the security is advised to take theses instruments away.

Please also take care at the camping area and do not disturb your neighbours. They will thank you for this...

Thanks for your understanding."

Dutch extreme metal act CONSPIRACY will release its third full-length album, "Irremediable", later this year via Pulverised Records. The DCD offers 12 warring tracks with artwork (see below) inspired by controversial 17th century artist Félicien Rops.

Previously helmed by sole member Alex "Carpathian Wolf" (formerly known as Al' Hazred of MELECHESH fame), CONSPIRACY now features Wolf alongside German guitarist, composer and orchestrator Aryan Blaze.

Elaborated Wolf on the latest offering: "This time CONSPIRACY doesn't just spit rage and hatred but presents the symphony of sinister entertainment for the elite black metal consumer.

"The material on 'Irremediable' ranges from blackened heavy metal with melodic and harmonious guitar solos to black metal with unorthodox elements, which will pleasantly surprise even the most spoilt listeners.

"The cover art is based on the painting by the Belgian Satanist painter Félicien Rops (1833-1898), which goes really fine with the dark poetry of Aleister Crowley, Charles Baudelaire and some other classical masters.

"As an additional treat, some of the songs that are on 'Irremediable' will feature pre-recorded drum performances by Dirk Verbeuren (ABORTED, SOILWORK, SCARVE, etc.) taken from 'The Library Of The Extreme - Blasts & Fills by Toontrack'."

"Irremediable" (cover) track listing:

01. Nocturnal Hunters
02. Ouverture (instrumental)
03. Black Mass
04. End Of Religion
05. Pentagram
06. The Invocation Of Hecate
07. Irremediable
08. The Hag
09. Armageddon Broke
10. A Dream Of Fear
11. Carpathian Sunset (instrumental)
12. Bukovina