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10 ìàð 2014
SKINLESS In Clifton Park: Performance, Interview Footage
 Video footage of SKINLESS performing on January 17 at the Upstate Concert Hall in Clifton Park, New York can be seen below. Also available is an interview with the band, courtesy of Shed My Skin TV.
SKINLESS is currently writing material for the long-awaited follow-up to 2006's "Trample The Weak, Hurdle The Dead" for an early 2015 release.
Says guitarist Noah Carpenter: "SKINLESS is far overdue for a new album so that will be our priority for the [this] year. Basically, we're going to put the 'Progression', 'Foreshadowing' and 'Trample' albums into a blender, add some guitar solos and serve up the heaviest SKINLESS release yet."
Formed in 1992 in Albany, New York, SKINLESS has released four full-length albums and numerous EPs throughout its 20-plus-year career. After disbanding in 2011, the group is now back together with the classic "Progression Towards Evil" lineup (Sherwood Webber on vocals, Noah Carpenter on guitar, Joe Keyser on bass, Bob Beaulac on drums) plus the recent addition of Dave Matthews on second guitar. SKINLESS 2014 is:
Sherwood Webber - VocalsNoah Carpenter - GuitarDave Matthews - GuitarJoe Keyser - BassBob Beaulac -Drums
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10 ìàð 2014
Finland's DESECRESY To Release Chasmic Transcendence Album In April; 'Voracious Mass' Track Streaming
 Finland-based death metallers DESECRESY will release their third album, Chasmic Transcendence, on April 15th on CD via Xtreem Music. A vinyl release will be available at a later date.
Chasmic Transcendence offer 14 songs, shorter in length compared to the band's previous albums, but following the same style or perhaps even heavier and mid paced.
Tracklisting:
'The Ethereal Bane'
'Shattered Monuments'
'The Denied Legacy'
'The Eye Of Death'
'Cyclonic Mass Consumptor'
'Sons Of The Burning God II'
'Celestial Intoxication'
'Climber Of The Sky'
'Hibernant Orbs'
'Travellers Of Forbidden Planes'
'Voracious Mass'
'Waters Of Neptune'
'Infinite Halls'
'Autumn Of Souls'
'Voracious Mass':
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10 ìàð 2014
Cleveland's BLACKSTONE Release Debut Album; Joined By BEYOND FEAR Drummer Eric Elkins
 Cleveland, Ohio's BLACKSTONE - who were recently joined by Eric Elkins, drummer for Tim "Ripper" Owens' BEYOND FEAR - have released their debut album, Cast The First Stone, available digitally everywhere. The album was produced and engineered by HYDROGYN's Jeff Westlake.
Tracklisting:
'Underground'
'You'
'Rejection'
'Web Of Lies'
'Wings'
'Clock On The Wall'
'Misery'
'No One Else'
'Any Wonder'
'Prisoner'
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10 ìàð 2014
SHY To Release New Concert DVD; Live Video Streaming
 Tony Mills, singer for British hard rock outfit SHY, checks in with the following news:
"Somewhere around late summer/early autumn, we plan to schedule the release of the DVD, for the Shy concert that was performed as a tribute to our late, great Steve Harris, who we all miss very much.
It is hoped that we can tie it in with the Firefest concert in October, to benefit the Brain Tumour Foundation/Trust that the concert originally supported and it's network.
Here is a song that was originally released in 1987 on the Excess All Areas album. It's here as a sample clip from the concert; we hope we enjoy it as much as we did performing it again and many of the other songs that are planned for the show at Firefest in October this year."
In the footage below, Shy perform 'Telephone' at at The Asylum, Birmingham in 2013 at the Tribute To Steve Harris concert:
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10 ìàð 2014
SUNKEN Signs To Nordavind Records
 Danish based atmospheric black metallers SUNKEN have announced their signing to the Portuguese label Nordavind Records. Following their EP The Crackling Of Embers, the band is working on their debut full-length, to be released later this year or early 2015 on Nordavind Records.
Martin Thomasen, lead singer of Sunken, commented on the signing:
“We're thrilled to announce our signing with Nordavind Records. It seems like a great label for the release of our debut full-length album, and we're looking forward to work with them for the fore-seeable future.”
Nordavind Records co-owner Joel C. added the following: “We are very proud to begin this collaboration with Sunken. We will do everything we can to get the band to the top and I’m sure they will get many fans all over the world with their upcoming release.”
Sunken were formed in 2012 with the purpose of producing long, atmospheric pieces inspired by the ocean, the surrounding nature and melancholic thoughts.
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10 ìàð 2014
SULTAN – 1990 Debut Check & Mate Reissued As Deluxe Edition
 Switzerland’s SULTAN is having their 1990 debut, and only album Check & Mate reissued by Divebomb Records as a deluxe edition.
An overview of the album:
“During the 80's you could count the number of prominent Swiss metal bands on one hand, but that didn't mean there weren't a plethora of bands trying to fight for their shot at international stardom like CELTIC FROST and CORONER had already achieved. Sultan were one those hardworking bands whose origins date back to 1986. Instead of simply recording a demo, Sultan tried to differentiate themselves from the pack by self-releasing a vinyl single entitled ‘Rebel Fire’.
Despite the single's initial success, four years would pass as Sultan were plagued by frequent line-up changes but were finally able to release their magnificent debut, Check & Mate, in 1990. Sultan successfully fused both the past and present on Check & Mate by channeling NWOBHM influences, while harnessing the escalating momentum of the newly established European power metal scene. Sadly, after one final tour in 1991 the band would call it quits leaving Check & Mate as
their one and only album, but what an amazing album it was!”
Deluxe Edition notes:
-Two bonus tracks from first 45rpm single (1986)
-Archival band photos (Eight page booklet)
-Brand new interview with drummer/founding member – Fabian Ranzoni
-Out of print nearly 20 years
-Limited Edition
-New mastering by Jamie King
-Layout/restoration by Adam Peterson (WATCHTOWER, EPIDEMIC, SOLSTICE)
Check & Mate tracklisting:
‘Falcon’
‘Pictures Of Heidi’
‘For The Light’
‘Whizzing’
‘Mary’
‘Darkness’
‘Night Knights’
‘Hard Nights, Heavy Pleasure’
‘Jingle’
‘Shout In The Fight’
Bonus tracks:
‘Rebel Clever’
‘Power Of Fire’
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10 ìàð 2014
GRINDER – 1989’s Dead End Reissued With Bonus Tracks
 Divebomb Records has reissued the 1989 album Dead End from German act GRINDER.
An overview of the album:
“During the height of the worldwide thrash movement there were several epicenters of activity. While New York and the Bay Area were perhaps the most prominent, Germany’s big three; SODOM, KREATOR and DESTRUCTION were leading the charge on the European front. However, what some thrash fans may not be aware of is that there was a secondary stratum to that scene which had some phenomenal, albeit lesser known, acts recording some ambitious material. Grinder were one of those bands who released three albums worth of ‘in your face’ thrash/speed metal during their brief existence. Divebomb Records is excited to present a deluxe edition of what we believe to be their most impressive album, Dead End, which features not only nine bonus tracks but new interview and archival photos provided by the band members themselves.”
Deluxe Edition notes:
-Nine bonus tracks
-Band supplied archival photos/show flyers (16 page booklet)
-Brand new band interview
-Restored original art by Andreas Marschall (BLIND GUARDIAN, SODOM, KREATOR)
-Produced by Kalle Trapp (Blind Guardian, Destruction, Kreator, DRIFTER, PARADOX)
-First time on CD in North America
-Out of print nearly 20 years
-Limited edition
-New mastering by Jamie King
-Layout/restoration by Adam Peterson (WATCHTOWER, EPIDEMIC, SOLSTICE)
Dead End tracklisting:
‘Agent Orange’
‘Dead End’
‘The Blade Is Back’
‘Inside’
‘Just Another Scar’
‘Total Control’
‘Why’
‘Train Raid’
‘Unlock The Morgue’
Bonus tracks:
‘Reeling On The Edge’
‘Incarnation’
‘Truth In The Hands Of Judas’
‘Hymn For The Isolated’
‘The Spirit Of Violence’
‘Nothing Is Sacred’
‘None Of The Brighter Days’
‘Dear Mr. Sinister’
‘NME’
Order Dead End at this location and stream the album on Bandcamp.
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9 ìàð 2014
BRAINSTORM
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9 ìàð 2014
First Two DEATHRAGE Albums To Be Reissued On CD
 In April and May, the first two album from thrash metallers DETHRAGE will be reissued on CD via Punishment 18 Records.
The first is Self Conditioned, Self Limited, which was originally released in 1988. It marks the start of a new extreme musical vision, a wide range of musical influences. Then, somebody coined a new genre: tramp metal.
The next CD reissued is Down In The Depth Of Sickness, originally released in 1990. Both albums feature contribution as producerd from legendary BULLDOZER mastermind A.C. Wild.
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9 ìàð 2014
Sweden's CURSED 13 Launch 'Death 'N' Roll' Video
 Swedish black metal deviants CURSED 13 have released the official music video for 'Death 'N' Roll', taken from their recent Carnal Records release, Triumf. The D. Kareketo-directed video can be seen below:
Triumf contains 11 tracks spanning the period 1998 up to 2013. Featuring members of DOMGARD, WAN, and SPAZMOSITY, Cursed 13 is nasty, brutish, and brilliant in its blackened purity. While there are no re-recorded songs from the Tearing the World Asunder split with DOMGARD, several of the tracks on Triumf were originally intended for the never released And Hell... album.
Tracklisting:
'No Return'
'Dead And Gone'
'Death 'N' Roll'
'I Love Cyanide'
'Aska Till Aska'
'Frälst av Eld'
'När Marorna Kallar'
'Seductress'
'Requiem'
'Agitator'
'Vrede'
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9 ìàð 2014
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: Video Recap Of Singapore Concert
 Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have uploaded behind-the-scenes and performance footage from their March 5 concert at Fort Canning Park in Singapore. Check out the two-minute clip below.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently selected its surprising cover of the classic folk song "The House Of The Rising Sun" as the next single from the band's recently released album, "The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 2". The disc came out on November 19, 2013 and is the second half of a two-record set, with "Volume 1" coming out in July 2013.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH filmed a "gasoline and rocket-fuel-soaked video" for "The House Of The Rising Sun" in the desert.
According to The Pulse Of Radio, the original author of "The House Of The Rising Sun" is unknown and the song's roots may date back to the 16th century.
The oldest known existing recording is by Appalachian artists Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Gwen Foster, who recorded it for Vocalion Records in 1934.
The most successful commercial version was recorded by the English rock group THE ANIMALS in 1964, which was a No. 1 hit in the U.K., the U.S., Sweden, Finland and Canada.
The members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH discussed in a recently released video clip how they changed up the classic song to give it a hard-rock vibe, most notably, by switching the song's time signature from 6/8 to 4/4.
"We had the idea to do this for a while," explained guitarist Zoltan Bathory. "The interesting thing about this song is that [it's] actually in a time signature of 6/8 which is a waltz… and rock music and waltz doesn't necessarily mix right."
He continued: "So basically the challenge was: 'How do we make this song work? How do we take away that goofy vibe and how do we make it into a rock structure?'"
"The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell Volume 2" sold 77,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The first half of "The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell" debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard album chart, selling 113,000 copies in its first week of release.
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9 ìàð 2014
SEPULTURA: Enschede Concert Footage
 Fan-filmed video footage of SEPULTURA's March 7 performance at Atak in Enschede, The Netherlands can be seen below.
SEPULTURA's new album, "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart", sold around 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD came out on October 29, 2013 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Although it was inspired by Fritz Lang's classic 1927 movie "Metropolis", "The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" is not a concept album or a soundtrack like its precedessors "Dante XXI" (based on "The Divine Comedy") and "A-Lex" (based on "A Clockwork Orange").
"The Mediator Between The Head And Hands Must Be The Heart" was tracked over a 40-day period at producer Ross Robinson's (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) studio in Venice, California and was mixed and mastered by co-producer Steve Evetts, who previously worked with SEPULTURA on the "Nation" (2001), "Revolusongs" (2002) and "Roorback" (2003) albums, in addition to having collaborated with Ross on a number of other projects in the past.
In a 2013 interview with Live-Metal.net, SEPULTURA singer Derrick Green stated about the new album title: "We always have the simple one-word titles or very basic. And with this we knew what we wanted to do. We wanted to maybe make people think a little bit.
"I think we have become lobotomized, including myself, because I'm not putting myself outside of anything. I think a lot of times we live in a time where people are thinking actions or creating ideas — doing something in their head but going right to their hands. And they're missing the essential part, the heart and the compassion, that's behind what you are doing. And (the title) came from a movie called 'Metropolis' (1927) by a director called Fritz Lang, and it's a silent movie. And it's actually the first thing you see in the movie. And the meaning behind it is just that: It's impossible to be human without having the heart dictate what you're doing and why you're doing certain things.
"So I believe this album has that passion and drive and love for music.
"So many things I've been hearing are just about trying to be perfect, with the digital age and trying to make everything sound perfect. Like on albums and things like that, it doesn't even sound real. It doesn't sound human anymore. So this is something going back to really trying not to be perfect. We're trying to pull out that love and desire and just grabbing that moment, placing it on an album and recording it, and not being worried about those other things."
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9 ìàð 2014
T.A.N.K.: 'The Raven's Cry' Video Released
 "The Raven's Cry", the new video from French melodic death metallers T.A.N.K. (THINK OF A NEW KIND), can be seen below. The clip was shot at the band's sold-out show at La Boule Noire in Paris and includes footage from T.A.N.K.'s last tour.
"The Raven's Cry" is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Spasms Of Upheaval", which was released on October 2012 via Symbol Musik (with distribution through Season Of Mist). The CD features a guest appearance by Canadian singer Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL, ARKAEA).
"Spasms Of Upheaval" track listing:
01. Life Epitaph02. The Raven's Cry03. Unleash The Craving04. Spasms of Upheaval05. Through The Disgrace06. Inhaled (feat. Jon Howard)07. Slumber08. Conflict09. Stillness Withered10. A Life Astray11. Cryptic Words12. Daze
Howard joined T.A.N.K. on stage on March 24, 2012 in Paris, France to perform "Inhaled". Check out pictures of his appearance at this location.
T.A.N.K.'s debut album, "The Burden Of Will", was released in June 2010 via Symbol Musik. The CD featured guest appearances by Guillaume Bideau (MNEMIC, ONE-WAY MIRROR, SCARVE) and Steve "Zuul" Petit (ZUUL FX).
T.A.N.K. is:
Raf Pener: VocalsSymheris: Lead guitarNils Courbaron: Rhythm GuitarClément Rouxel: DrumsOlivier d'Aries: Bass
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8 ìàð 2014
CRADLE OF FILTH: 'Beneath The Howling Stars' Performance Clip From European Tour
 Video footage of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH performing the song "Beneath The Howling Stars" live during their recently completed European co-headlining tour with BEHEMOTH can be seen below.
Guitarists Paul Allender and James McIllroy both sat out CRADLE OF FILTH's European tour with BEHEMOTH due to "hugely important family matters" and "serious neck surgery," respectively. Filling in for them were Ashok of Czech groups ROOT and INNER FEAR and Richard Shaw of English acts EMPEROR CHUNG and NG26.
2014 marks the 20th anniversary of "The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh", the historic debut album from CRADLE OF FILTH on Cacophonous Records. To honor this momentous occasion, CRADLE OF FILTH is planning a whole smorgasbord of exciting stuff, including the first-ever CRADLE OF FILTH comic, the release of a career-spanning double disc best-of, and, of course, the subsequent touring.
CRADLE OF FILTH's tenth studio album, "The Manticore And Other Horrors", sold 4,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 96 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous full-length effort, "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa", opened with 5,800 units in November 2010 to land at No. 99.
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8 ìàð 2014
SATYRICON To Be Joined By Special Guests At Oslo Concert
 Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON will play a special concert on March 21 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.
Says the band: "We will be joined by a brass ensemble consisting of members from the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Some of these guys performed both on 'Now, Diabolical' and 'The Age Of Nero', and live with SATYRICON in the past.
"With Nocturno Culto from DARKTHRONE already confirmed as special guest on 'Nemesis Divina' songs, THORNS mastermind Snorre Ruch will be there performing classic THORNS songs that Satyr recorded with him, and Sivert Høyem is joining for the new single 'Phoenix', the list of special guest is complete and one we are proud of.
"The cult act THORNS is one of black metal's first and most inspirational band, influencing bands like MAYHEM, DARKTHRONE, EMPEROR, BURZUM and so on. Satyr has worked closely with THORNS' music, and Mr. Ruch worked closely with SATYRICON on 'Now, Diabolical' and 'The Age Of Nero'. Together, we will perform classic songs from the album THORNS that Satyr co-produced and did vocals on. THORNS do not play live, so this is the first time these song will be performed live with one of Norwegian black metal's most influential artists on stage for this exclusive."
SATYRICON's self-titled album sold around 1,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. This is roughly in line with the opening-week performance of the band's previous CD, "The Age of Nero", which premiered with 1,700 units back in November 2008.
"Satyricon" debuted at position No. 1 on the official chart in the band's home country — the first time one of the group's releases topped the chart in Norway. "Satyricon" also saw success internationally, debuting at No. 6 in Finland, No. 23 in Germany and No. 26 in Austria. By comparison, SATYRICON's previous studio album, "2008'a "The Age Of Nero", entered the chart at No. 5 in Norway and No. 73 in Germany.
"Satyricon" was recorded in Norway between January and May 2013 and was produced by SATYRICON frontman Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven. Mixing took place in Seattle by Adam Kasper and Satyr.
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8 ìàð 2014
SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Featured In 'Fear Clinic' Teaser Trailer (Video)
 SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor last year joined the cast of an upcoming horror film called "Fear Clinic". The movie began life in 2009 as a five-episode series for the web site FearNet.com. The series starred Robert Englund, famous for playing Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare On Elm Street", Lucas Till from "X-Men: First Class", Danielle Harris of "Halloween 4" fame and Kane Hodder, best known for playing Jason in several of the "Friday The 13th" movies.
The first teaser trailer for "Fear Clinic" can be seen below.
Englund returns in the film to his lead role as Dr. Andover, a fear doctor who treats patients afflicted with crippling phobias by inducing hallucinations inside his exposure therapy invention; The Fear Chamber.
The series, which focused on a different phobia every episode, reached over five million hits on FearNet.com. It has since been added to On Demand, YouTube and Hulu.
In the film, Taylor plays a clinic employee named Bauer who struggles to keep things under control when all hell breaks loose. The movie centers around one traumatic event that induces phobias in a group of different people.
"Fear Clinic" is scheduled for a Halloween 2014 release. Taylor told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that he was more interested in screenwriting than acting. "I have no aspirations to really get into acting, you know," he said. "I mean, it's something that -- I've always wanted to write for movies, you know, I've always wanted to write a screenplay and I've written a couple in the past and what not. But yeah, if it happens, it happens, you know. It's not something that I pursue."
Taylor and fellow SLIPKNOT member Shawn "Clown" Crahan have their own film production company called Living, Breathing Films, although to date the company has yet to announce or produce a movie.
Crahan is reportedly set to make his directing debut with "Officer Downe", based on a graphic novel.
"Fear Clinic" teaser trailer:
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8 ìàð 2014
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Enschede Concert
 Fan-Filmed video footage of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's March 7 performance at Atak in Enschede, The Netherlands can be seen below.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM released "No Place For Disgrace - 2014", a re-recording of the band's second album, "No Place For Disgrace", on February 14 in Europe and digitally on February 18 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The physical CD was made available in North America on March 4.
Comments FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: "We have re-recorded 'No Place For Disgrace' because we have had a lot of requests to remix this record.
"The master tapes have been very difficult to obtain so we decided to re-record the album and use some of today's technologies to recreate it. The aim was not really to change but to enhance it with the opportunity with the use of new tools. We have the time available as well, and it just seemed like a no-brainer.
"A lot of the die-hards are really nervous about it, but we think after the final result, they will embrace it. The sound quality is 100% better and more refined!"
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will play a special concert at the Keep It True XVII festival, set to take place April 25-26, 2014 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. The band's set will consists of songs only from their first two classics — "Doomsday For The Deceiver" (1986) and "No Place For Disgrace" (1988).
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's lineup for Keep It True XVII will consist of four of five original members — Eric "A.K." Knutson (vocals), Kelly Smith (drums), Ed Carlson (guitar) and Michael Gilbert (guitar). Playing bass at the show will be Michael Spencer, who replaced Jason Newsted in 1987 and did the first European tours with the band.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM recently returned to Metal Blade Records to release their new album, "Ugly Noise".
"Ugly Noise" is FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's eleventh full-length album, their first release on Metal Blade since 2001, and the follow-up to their 2010 album "The Cold". The record also heralds the return of original members Michael Gilbert on guitar and Kelly David Smith, who hadn't recorded with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM since "High" in 1997.
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8 ìàð 2014
THE EXPLOITED
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7 ìàð 2014
STREAM OF PASSION: 'The Curse' Lyric Video Released
 The official lyric video for the song "The Curse" from Dutch/Mexican symphonic/progressive metallers STREAM OF PASSION can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "A War Of Our Own", which will be released on April 18 via PIAS/Rough Trade. The CD is described in a press release as "the result of the struggle the band had to endure after they decided to part ways with their record label and continue on their own path."
Comments STREAM OF PASSION singer Marcela Bovio: "A corporate impasse such as this affects your peace of mind.
"The idea of crowd funding changed everything. It was heart-warming to see how many people were prepared to support us and what they were willing to do to secure our future. Through this, we've grown closer to our fans; they played a major part in creating this album."
The red thread of the album is conflict in all its forms: personal battles, like disease and depression, corporate battles the band was confronted with themselves, but also the turmoil that destroys a land, mainly the drug wars of Mexico, the native country of Bovio. Musically the band has perfected their sound by ambitiously pushing their boundaries; "A War Of Our Own" is more progressive and melodic than ever, with symphonic elements and an emotional undertone, heavy with Latin-American influences.
"A War Of Our Own" track listing:
01. Monster02. A War Of Our Own03. The Curse04. Autophobia05. Burning Star06. For You07. Exile08. Delirio09. Earthquake10. Secrets11. Don't Let Go12. Out Of The Darkness13. The Distance Between Us (digipack bonus track)
STREAM OF PASSION's last CD, "Darker Days", was released in North America in July 2011 via Napalm Records. The effort was recorded at Sandlane Recording Facilities in Rijen, Holland.
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7 ìàð 2014
HAMMERCULT: 'Into Hell' Lyric Video Released
 The official lyric video for the song "Into Hell" from Tel Aviv-based neo-thrashers HAMMERCULT can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "Steelcrusher", which was released on CD and colored vinyl on January 27 in Europe and February 4 in North America via Sonic Attack/SPV. The effort was produced by Tal Vaisman and mixed and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris.
"Steelcrusher" track listing:
01. Hymn To The Steel (intro)02. Steelcrusher03. Metal Rules Tonight04. Into Hell05. We Are The People06. Burning The Road07. Ironbound08. Unholy Art09. Satanic Lust10. Liar11. Damnation Arise12. Heading For War13. In The Name Of The Fallen
The song "We Are The People" includes a guest guitar solo by SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser.
The video for the "Steelcrusher" title track can be seen below.
Comments HAMMERCULT singer Yakir Shochat: "This is a live video of the band performing the song 'Steelcrusher' live for the first time, which is truly capturing the raw power and unstoppable energy of HAMMERCULT live stage show. It clearly can be seen that the mania raged well within the crowd and the band to one big extreme metal party!
"We have chosen to kickstart 'Steelcrusher' with the self-titled video and a live video because it old the real essence of us as a live band, without any filtering, editing and over-hyped budget or scripted stuff — just pure metal onslaught, and making the fans roar, which is what we do best."
The "Steelcrusher" cover artwork was created by Andreas Marshall, the Berlin-based artist who has previously worked with BLIND GUARDIAN, IN FLAMES, RUNNING WILD and HAMMERFALL, among others.
"We definitely have European influences and have grown up with bands like KREATOR, DESTRUCTION and SODOM," says HAMMERCULT frontman Yakir Shochat. "Lots of important groups signed with Noise Records in their early days. That's why we're particularly happy that 'Steelcrusher' will be out on Sonic Attack, Noise founder Karl Walterbach's current label. So as fans of that great Noise era, we've come full circle in that respect."
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7 ìàð 2014
VADER Completes Work On 'Tibi Et Igni'; Release Date Announced
 Polish death metal veterans VADER have completed work on their new album, "Tibi Et Igni" (a Latin phrase which translates to "For You And Fire"), for a May 30 release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2011's "Welcome To The Morbid Reich" was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and with producers Wojtek and Slawek Wiesawski.
Commented VADER: "The fire was released!! The word made flesh and new VADER album — 'Tibi Et Igni' - is done!
"We were working four weeks in Hertz Studio between December and February. 10 brand new songs plus 4 bonus tracks are recorded and ready for YOU. Two songs in special mix versions shall be released as 7-inch [single] yet in April. The whole album at the end of May.
"In April and May, VADER and Nuclear Blast are preparing some videos to close up the process of work and the album itself.
"Be ready for interviews and other surprise until 'Tibi Et Igni' will be in your hands. The absolute heaviest VADER album in the history!
"Demons are knocking to your door now." Songtitles set to appear on "Tibi Et Igni" include "Abandon All Hope", "Bring Them To Me" and "Infernal Poetry".
VADER's forthcoming effort will mark the recording debut of British drummer James Stewart (DIVINE CHAOS), who replaced Pawel "Paul" Jaroszewicz in 2011.
VADER's latest album, "Welcome To The Morbid Reich", was released in Europe on August 12, 2011 and in North America on September 13, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort was recorded at Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland and features the cover artwork of Zbigniew Bielak (DESTRÖYER 666, WATAIN). The band laid down a total of 12 songs for the CD, which was mixed and mastered in May 2011.
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7 ìàð 2014
DREGEN Exits MICHAEL MONROE's Band To Focus On Solo Career, BACKYARD BABIES
 Swedish guitarist/vocalist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) has announced his departure from former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe's solo band to focus on a solo career.
Dregen has played guitar in Michael Monroe's live band since the summer of 2011, and he also played on the band's latest album, "Horns and Halos". Replacing him is British guitarist Rich Jones (THE GINGER WILDHEART BAND, THE BLACK HALOS), who first appeared with Monroe on tour last autumn.
"Luckily, Rich, who has done an excellent job as Dregen's substitute, has gelled into the band's chemistry so well that the rest of the band welcomes him with open arms as a permanent member. And so the saga continues," says Michael Monroe.
Dregen's solo band will appear as Michael Monroe's opening act on their gigs in Finland at Pakkahuone (Tampere), Tavastia (Helsinki), Kaivohuone (Naantali) and M/S Viking Grace in April and May.
"It's been three amazing years in the Michael Monroe band and I've been enjoying every second of it!" says Dregen. "I'm gonna miss this band so much, but it's time for me to focus on my solo career and future BACKYARD BABIES albums. I hope that I contributed positive energy, great live shows, riffs, dirt, and songs on [Monroe's latest album] 'Horns And Halos' that gave Michael Monroe an extra dimension after 'Sensory Overdrive'. This band is so good so they'll be fine without me.
"I'll be supporting Michael Monroe with my solo band in April and May. What a great package! What a great show! What a great ending!"
"Dregen and his band opening up for Michael Monroe is a nice send-off and a special treat for the fans," adds Michael Monroe.
Dregen released his self-titled debut solo album on September 25, 2013 via Universal Music in Sweden. The CD was issued via Spinefarm Records in the U.K. on September 30, 2013.
"Horns And Halos" was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies within the first week of the CD's release. Released on August 27, 2013 via Spinefarm Records, the CD is the follow-up to the 2011 critically acclaimed "Sensory Overdrive", winner of Classic Rock magazine's "Album Of The Year" and a No. 1 record in Monroe's Finnish homeland. | 0 | |
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7 ìàð 2014
CRUCIFIED BARBARA Signs With DESPOTZ RECORDS
 Swedish all-girl hard rock quartet CRUCIFIED BARBARA has signed a recording and publishing deal with Despotz Records. The band is putting the finishing touches on its fourth album for an August release.
Said CRUCIFIED BARBARA in a statement: "We have more energy and take a much clearer position than ever before, and the result has been so far our absolute best, hardest and most important album.
"We are super excited to have signed with Despotz. The album of the year deserves a fantastic record label."
Added Despotz co-founder and partner Ömer Akay: "The signing of CRUCIFIED BARBARA fits perfectly in line with our strategy and goal to be a choice for Sweden's biggest rock bands, where they can work closely with a local Stockholm-based music company on a global basis with an international PR and distribution network. We are incredibly proud that these wonderfully gifted musicians chose to sign with Despotz."
CRUCIFIED BARBARA's latest album, "The Midnight Chase", was released in May 2012 in Europe and in July 2012 in North America via Nuclear Blast. The CD was recorded at Music-A-Matic Vintage Recording Studio in Gothenberg, Sweden with sound engineer Henryk Lipp and producer Chips Kiesby.
Formed in Stockholm in 1998 by bassist Ida Evileye (now-wife of MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake) and Force, CRUCIFIED BARBARA plays a fiery brand of rock 'n' roll tinged with metal and lashings of punk, pop, thrash, and whatever else dares to cross their path. Ida Evileye dominates her trusty Sandberg bass, Force rocks steady on her '76 Gibson Explorer, Coldheart belts out her unapologetic vocals while riffing all over her Gibson Gothic Flying V, and Nicki Wicked pounds on her hot pink sparkle Yamaha Maple drum kit until you're splayed across the floor with a bull's-eye knock-out punch that'll make you spit your teeth out. Now you know what happens when MOTÖRHEAD mates with THE RUNAWAYS.
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7 ìàð 2014
IRON REAGAN Signs With RELAPSE RECORDS
 Relapse Records has announced the signing of Richmond, Virginia hardcore thrash supergroup IRON REAGAN. Consisting of current and former members of MUNICIPAL WASTE, CANNABIS CORPSE, DARKEST HOUR, MAMMOTH GRINDER and SUPPRESION, IRON REAGAN is recording its sophomore full-length with guitarist Phil Hall at Blaze Of Torment Studios in Richmond before sending it off for mixing with CONVERGE's Kurt Ballou. A fall release is expected.
Commented IRON REAGAN vocalist Tony Foresta: "I've always wanted to work with Relapse for years. Their reputaion of releasing so much great underground music speaks for itself.
"We are all extremely excited about signing with Relapse and putting out this rager of an upcoming record. Having Kurt Ballou on board mixing is just the icing on he cake.
"We are about 75% done tracking the record here with Phil in Richmond, and between this and the rad tours we have coming up, it's looking to be a very exciting year.
"I couldn't think of a better label to put this record out on and am really looking forward to a long future with Relapse." IRON REAGAN will hit the road this Sunday on a seven-week run that will take them to SXSW and back and includes dates with OCCULTIST and GHOUL. In its short time as a band, IRON REAGAN has already released a demo EP and a full-length via A389 Recordings, and a split with EXHUMED via Tankcrimes.
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7 ìàð 2014
RUSH Rediscovered LP Box Set Due In April
 The RUSH Backstage Club has announced the release of the Rush Rediscovered LP Box Set on April 15th.
2014 marks the 40th anniversary of Rush's debut album. This release features their debut vinyl album re-mastered with impeccable care at Abbey Road studios by Sean McGee, who has been previously responsible for all recent BEATLES vinyl re-masters.
The Re-discovered vinyl is encased in a 12 x 12 high quality box. Pressed on audio-phile 200 gram vinyl on the Direct Metal Mastering process, this is the highest quality vinyl currently available. This release contains a re-production of the original 1974 Canadian retail poster (only 500 were ever originally printed) and individual Moon Records publicity photos of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and original drummer John Rutsey. This release also contains a first time ever Rush Family Tree, tracing origins of the band dating back to 1965 and a memorabilia collage of early Canadian and US gig ads, reviews, photos and the first ever Rush bio.
To order the Rush Rediscovered LP Box Set visit Amazon here.
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7 ìàð 2014
CAGE - New Album, Tour Plan Updates
 Long-running San Diego power metallers CAGE are in the process of recording Ancient Evil, a story-based release that singer Sean Peck teases will include a special (well known) guest vocalist, in the role of lead character Elliot Worthington. To date, Peck has finished seven songs and pre-orders will be available shortly. Previously, the confident frontman offered this synopsis of the forthcoming project, a horror-concept CD set in London in 1869. "It is very much influenced by HP Lovecraft and will ship with a 90 page mini novel telling the story in detail."
Cage recently added a trio of new members (NIHILIST drummer Sean Elg, DETONATED bassist Dwight Magic and MONUMENT guitarist Casey "The Sentinel" Trask), but that hasn't slowed them down. In addition to time in the studio, the band are committed to Europe, this July, including a stop at the Headbanger Open Air (northern Germany, 24th-26th) and are currently investigating an eastern North America trek, around October.
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7 ìàð 2014
DEFACED CREATION – Debut Serenity In Chaos Reissued With New Artwork; Features Members Of AEON
 Punishment 18 Records/The Spew Records has reissued Serenity In Chaos, the debut full-length album originally released in 1999 by Swedish label VOD Records. Defaced Creation was formed in Sweden in 1993 and during the summer of 1999 the four members (Tommy Dahlström, Zeb Nilsson, Johan Hjelm and Arttu Malkki) decided to break up the band in order to form the new famous death-metal band AEON.
Serenity In Chaos tracklisting:
‘Baptised In Fire’
‘Macabre Exposure Of Fleshly Devotion’
‘Fire Temple’
‘Kill The Light’
‘Devastation’
‘Return In Black’
‘Cannabalistic Feast’
‘Stillborn’
‘The Victorious Underworld’
‘Infernal’
‘Enslave The Christians’
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7 ìàð 2014
Nashville’s FOREST OF TYGERS Readying Debut EP Bruises; Streaming Track ‘Wet Death’
 FOREST OF TYGERS are a genre-bending, blackened and manic metal duo from Nashville, TN poised to unleash their debut EP, Bruises, on April 29th. The release will be available on cassette via Primitive Violence and on CD/digital via Bandcamp, iTunes and the band's own imprint Acteon.
Longtime scene veterans and married couple Jim and Rachel Valosik forge a crushing wall of sonic oppression that combines black metal, hardcore, death and grind into a brutally primitive yet technical frenzy, all the while artfully co-existing with fractured soundscapes, loops, haunting vocals and dark lyrics.
Relentless and obsessively cohesive, Forest Of Tygers are as complex as they are urgent in the world of extreme metal. They’ve already shared the stage with the likes of INTER ARMA, WOE, NOISEM and SHROUD EATER, and with a slew of live appearances in the works, 2014 looks set to be the year of the Tyger.
‘Wet Death’:
Wet Death by Forest Of Tygers
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7 ìàð 2014
ADAMANTRA - Act II: Silent Narratives Album Due In May; Track Samples Available
 Power Prog recently announced the signing of Finnish symphonic progressive power metallers ADAMANTRA. The band's sophomore album, Act II: Silent Narratives, will be released worldwide on CD and as a digital download on May 23rd.
The idea of forming Adamantra saw the daylight about a decade ago in Helsinki (Finland), when bass player Jukka Hoffrén started to record some of his tunes and ideas on a friends computer. As the songs were given their final shape during the process of pre-production, it was time to form a band to have the opportunity for live performances. Despite of placing numerous of ads in several music magazines and on different websites, a really fitting lineup was somewhat difficult to create. However the real solution was closer than expected. Tuomas Nieminen, Mikko Sepponen and Panu Kiskola were already known from earlier bands and lineups. The band made records and played gigs for many years with several session keyboardists until 2010 Christian Pulkkinen finally stepped into the picture. The Adamantra lineup is not unknown in the Finnish music scene and includes musicians from such bands as COVENTHRALL, EPICRENEL, THE RAGGED SAINTS and SIMULACRUM.
After their first EP of 2006 and their debut album Revival of 2009, Adamantra started the composing, rehearsing and recording of new tracks in August 2010. It takes a few years, a bit of blood and sweat and the one or the other larger effort to realize a result, in which everyone is really happy and satisfied. Act II: Silent Narratives has become an album with a lot of different aspects and full of emotions. A mix of progressive, symphonic and harder metal influences, independently in its execution and with a high recognition value. With each track the band manages to find the crucial melody in an impressive way and which settles in the ear canal. And also longer instrumental passages fit seamlessly to the total work of art. Act II: Silent Narratives is the smoking gun that it pays to take time for all the things that are personally, but also in terms of professionalism, important and not always to be satisfied with a quick result. Now the current scenario is that you can expect a real symphonic
progressive power metal blast of a band with a promising future that is more than worthy of your undivided attention.
Act II: Silent Narratives tracklisting:
'Lionheart'
'In The Shadow Of The Cross'
'Three'
'The Oracle'
'Angel Of Music'
'The Red Death'
'Wicked Chain Of Events'
'The Circle Of Sorrow'
'On Ember Remains'
Audio samples:
Adamantra are:
Tuomas Nieminen (Vocals)
Panu Kiskola (Guitars)
Jukka Hoffrén (Bass)
Mikko Sepponen (Drums)
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7 ìàð 2014
SPELL To Release Debut 12” On Record Store Day
 SPELL (formerly known as STRYKER) are a hypnotizing heavy metal band from Vancouver, BC crafting classic NWOBHM into an original, haunting vision.
With two releases in their arsenal of magick, 2010's self-released EP Possessed By Heavy Metal and the 2012 split 7” Possessed By the Heavy Metal Embrace with Australia’s JOHNNY TOUCH on Hellrocker Records, Spell are preparing to cast their debut 12” The Full Moon Sessions on Record Store Day (April 19th) via Toronto’s Hard And Heavy Records.
The Full Moon Sessions tracklisting:
'Electric Witchery'
'Possessed by Heavy Metal'
'Shocker'
'Too Wild To Live (Too Young To Die)'
'Zott Lee'
Comprised of Cam Mesmer (bass, lead vocals), Graham McGee (guitars, vocals) and Lester Skelter (drums, vocals), all three have sacrificed their souls to rock ‘n roll in a quest to subvert the values of a dogmatic society. In their live performances, Spell struggles to create value in a meaningless existence. They've headlined sold-out shows across Western Canada as well as performing alongside underground champions CAULDRON, SKULL FIST, and GEORGE LYNCH (DOKKEN). They also ravaged the stage at last year's Noctis Festival alongside genre luminaries GIRLSCHOOL, PAGAN ALTAR, and CANDLEMASS.
Recorded, mixed and mastered under a series of full moons (hence the title), The Full Moon Sessions is an epic journey through melodic riffs and the doctrine-flouting mysticism of heavy metal in all its classic glory
In late April, Spell will hit the road for a west coast mini-tour in support of The Full Moon Sessions.
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