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27 дек 2013
SUICIDE SILENCE: 30-Minute MITCH LUCKER Documentary Posted Online
 On December 21, 2012, the metal community came together in an amazing way to celebrate the life of SUICIDE SILENCE singer Mitch Lucker and raise money for his daughter's future education (with an unforgettable evening of collaborative performances between past/present SUICIDE SILENCE members and elite heavy vocalists that created a defining emotional event forever captured on video and audio. "Suicide Silence - Ending Is The Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show" will be released on February 18, 2014 in North American and March 17, 2014 In Europe as a CD/DVD digipack and CD/Blu-ray combo pack. The set was directed by Jeremy Schott of MentalSuplex Productions and Zafer Ulkucu of Backseat Conceptions.
Throughout the historic event, SUICIDE SILENCE band members played as guest vocalists covered their songs.
A 30-minute documentary on the life of Mitch Lucker — which will be included with "Suicide Silence - Ending Is The Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show" — can be seen below.
"Mitchell was born on October 20, 1984," says Mitch's mother, Denise Haddad. "He came out literally screaming and it ended up being his legacy."
"Mitchell was given that talent and that gift [of connecting with people through music] and even though he's not here today, those gifts are gonna continue to be shared because those young teens are going to tell their own children. That's how the legacy is gonna be able to be passed on."
The official "Suicide Silence - Ending Is The Beginning: The Mitch Lucker Memorial Show" listing is as follows:
01. Destruction Of A Statue (with Jonny Davy)02. Distorted Thought Of Addiction (with Greg Wilburn)03. Ending Is The Beginning (with Brook Reeves)04. Bludgeoned To Death (with Ricky Hoover)05. Unanswered (with Phil Bozeman)06. Girl Of Glass (with Myke Terry)07. Price Of Beauty (with Danny Worsnop)08. No Pity For A Coward (with Johnny Plague)09. Disengage (with Cameron "Big Chocolate" Argon)10. No Time To Bleed (with Burke VanRaalte)11. Smoke (with Anthony Notarmaso)12. Wake Up (with Tim Lambesis)13. March To The Black Crown14. Slaves To Substance (with Eddie Hermida)15. OCD (with Austin Carlile)16. Fuck Everything (with Chad Gray)17. Die Young (with Robb Flynn)18. Roots Bloody Roots (with Max Cavalera)19. Engine #9 (with Mitch Lucker)20. You Only Live Once (with Randy Blythe)
Mitch Lucker died November 1, 2012 after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle crash in Huntington Beach on Halloween night.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Lucker struck a light pole near the intersection of Main and 13th streets and was thrown from his 2013 Harley Davidson. The motorcycle continued sliding south on Main Street and struck a northbound 2007 Nissan Titan pickup.
SUICIDE SILENCE recently entered the studio to begin recording its new album with producer Steve Evetts (SEPULTURA, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, WARBRINGER). The group's first CD with new vocalist Eddie Hermida (ex-ALL SHALL PERISH) will be released next summer via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, a division of Nuclear Blast Records formed by Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner A&R chief Monte Conner.
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27 дек 2013
CRYSTAL TEARS Release "Insane Twist" On 'Jingle Bells'; Video
 The Christmas classic 'Jingle Bells' has been totally mutated by CRYSTAL TEARS and friends in a project dating back in 2006. Says the band the song features "power metal to thrash, with a kinda ska touch too! Slashing through the orks, with a good two-handed blade. We do wish you all have a very rocking and safe Christmas!"
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27 дек 2013
ASSIGNMENT - New Song 'The Betrayal' Streaming
 'The Betrayal', a brand new song featuring Michael Bormann (SILENT FORCE, REDRUM, ex-JADED HEART, BONFIRE) and Carsten Kaiser (ex-ANGEL DUST) on lead vocals, from German prog metallers ASSIGNMENT is available for streaming. The track comes off the band’s third album, Inside Of The Machine, released via Mausoleum Records. The new song can be streamed here:
Assignment are: Goran Panic (guitars), Gert Sprick (keyboards), Heiko Maag (bass) and Sven Pollkötter (drums).
The new album is a conceptual masterpiece including Bormann, Kaiser, Robin Beck and Mats Leven (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN).
Assignment are hoping to secure a permanent record deal in the near future. Fans can expect hard-edged riffs, catchy hooks, & unexpected turnovers in more than 70 minutes running time; special guest appereance of Bernie Versailles (REDEMPTION) on lead guitar. | 0 | |
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27 дек 2013
DESCEND: New Song 'In Hours Of Despair' Available For Streaming
 Swedish progressive death metallers DESCEND will release their second full-length album, "Wither", on January 24, 2014 via Inverse Records.
DESCEND was formed in 2003 and the current lineup dates back to 2008. After three demos, the debut album, "Through The Eyes Of The Burdened", was released through Supernova Records in May 2011. The album was well received and supported through numerous live performances including festivals in Germany, Canada as well as the renowned Metaltown festival in Gothenburg in the summer of 2012. The band has been self managed from the start, and dedicated work has attracted fans from many different countries.
Combining melodic harmonies, acoustic passages and death metal riffs, DESCEND manages to effortlessly swing back and forth from tranquil, atmospheric playing to a barage of apocalyptic death metal.
From the opening drum fill in "Confined By Evil" all the way up to the final ringing notes in "Sundown", "Wither" takes the listener through a dark, thought provoking, malevolent journey, certain to leave the listener asking for more.
"Wither" track listing:
01. Confined By Evil 02. The Rancorous Paradigm 03. In Hours Of Despair04. Severance05. Wither 06. Diabolic07. From Grace To Grave08. Sundown
The song "In Hours Of Despair" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
DESCEND will celebrate the release of "Wither" with a concert on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Rocks in Stockholm, Sweden.
Says the band: "Indulge in this impending doom and join us at Rocks on the night of the release where we will play the album and perhaps a few old songs." | 0 | |
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27 дек 2013
Canada's LIVA Release Human Abstract Album; ''Desert Places' Lyric Video Streaming
 French Canadian opera metallers LIVA have released their third full-length album, Human Abstract. With the addition of two new members, Liva has given itself new wings. After having moved listeners with the poetry of antique Latin, Liva now adopts the language of Shakespeare. The texts of great English and American poets such as William Blake, Robert Frost and Emily Brontë among others are used in this opus, letting the beauty of their lyricism take flight, transported by the solidity and power of metal.
Tracklisting:
'All That’s Past'
'Desert Places'
'The Last Word'
'Human Abstract'
'The Indian Serenade'
'Sleep'
'Evocation'
'Come In'
'Interlude pour Italo'
'Winter Days'
'Desert Places' lyric video:
Liva are:
Pier Carlo Liva – Guitars, Vocals
Catherine Elvira Chartier – Electric Violin, Vocals
Félix Lampron-Dandonneau – Bass
Martin Plante – Drums
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27 дек 2013
THE KINDRED Stream 'Heritage' Track Online
 Ottawa, Canada's progressive rock sextet THE KINDRED (formerly known as TODAY I CAUGHT THE PLAGUE) will release their debut Sumerian Records full-length entitled, Life In Lucidity, on February 25th. They will also embark on a North American tour alongside BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME in February/March. The album track 'Heritage' can now be streamed below.
Vocalist David Journeaux elaborates on the meaning of the song's lyrics: "The song 'Heritage' refers to the idea of building upon the knowledge of predecessors, by way of fully understanding how they came to acquire such knowledge and then applying our own thoughts and ideas to them. It seeks to explain the power of using thousands of years of well thought out concepts and theories, built upon generation after generation, as a base for further thought exploration, rather than building ideas in already existing fields either completely from scratch or with limited subject knowledge. The idea is that whereas the latter approach may produce some interesting results, it would seem that the former offers more possibility of significantly advancing our levels of understanding, as issues that may arise, either known or unknown to us in our own secluded thought development of a particular subject may very well have been addressed and solved in the collective history of that subject’s study. Therefore, having an understanding of a subject’s full course of development keeps us from spending our time reaching already established conclusions, and allows us to focus on unique thoughts to hopefully advance the field, or create new ones."
Life In Lucidity tracklisting:
‘Wolvish’
‘Heritage’
‘Everbound’
‘An Evolution Of Thought’
‘Decades’
‘Millennia’
‘A Grand Debate’
‘Seekers & Servants’
‘Dreambender’
‘Like A Long Life’
‘Cimmerian Dusk’ (bonus track)
‘Heritage’:
David Journeaux previously stated: “The album title, Life In Lucidity, relates to the concept of life being nothing more than a very lucid dream, wherein if you were to wake from it you may either wake in to another dream or in to true reality. It also toys with the notion that if you can realize you are dreaming within this world you can gain complete control over everything that happens within it; complete responsibility for the path your life takes. We are incredibly excited to get this album out to the public and to take the songs to stages across the globe. Being able to start the process with Between The Buried And Me is a bit of a dream-manifestation in itself, as a number of us have been big fans of the band for many years, and have always named them an act with whom we would love to tour one day."
Tour dates with Between The Buried And Me, INTRONAUT, and DEAFHAVEN:
February
20 - West Springfield, VA - Empire
21 - Huntington, NY - Paramount Theater
22 - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
23 - Boston, MA - Royale Nightclub
24 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
26 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theater
27 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial De Quebec
28 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
March
1 - London, ON - London Music Hall
2 - Syracuse, NY - Lost Horizon
4 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
5 - Palatine, IL - Durty Nellie's
6 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
7 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
8 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
10 - Reno, NV - The Knitting Factory
11 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Metro
12 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
14 - Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Café
15 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
16 - Grand Prairie, TX - South By So What?! Festival
18 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
20 - Ybor City, FL - The Ritz Ybor
21 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
22 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt
23 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
The Kindred recently uploaded a new Volition Tour webisode, which is streaming below:
For more info visit Facebook.
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26 дек 2013
TRILLIUM Celebrate Christmas With New 'Still, Still, Still' Song; Video
 TRILLIUM, featuring vocalist AMANDA SOMERVILLE (AVANTASIA) and guitarist Sander Gommans (HDK, ex-AFTER FOREVER), have checked in with the following Christmas update:
"We were just playing around last night and decided to record a little something as a Christmas present for you. This is one of my favorite Christmas songs from when I was little. I hope you like it!" | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
Former MEGADETH Guitarist Glen Drover Posts Rare EIDOLON Rehearsal Footage
 Former MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover has posted rehearsal footage from his band EIDOLON, shot in Montreal on November 15th, 2002. It also features his brother and current Megadeth drummer, Shawn Drover. Check out 'Coma Nation' and 'The Pentacle Star' below:
Drover: "From the only rehearsals that were ever filmed as a whole band. Done two days before one of the Montreal Medley shows we did back in 2002 with GAMMA RAY." | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
SLASHER - Katharsis Trailer Streaming
 Brazilian thrashers SLASHER have released a trailer for their second album, Katharsis, which will be released digitally on February 13th and as a digipack on March 14th.
Katharsis was produced, mixed and mastered at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark by Tue Madsen, who has previously worked with HALFORD, DARK TRANQUILLITY, VADER, BEHEMOTH and KATAKLYSM, among others.
The Katharsis digipack cover artwork can be seen below. It was signed by the french designer Stan W Decker, who has previously worked with TIMMO TOLKKI.
Katharsis tracklisting:
'Katharsis'
'Disposable God'
'Final Day'
'All Covered In Blood'
'Overcome'
'Hostile'
'Face The Facts'
'Inflicted'
'Jamais Me Entregar'
'Suffocated' (MOSH cover)
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26 дек 2013
KOBRA AND THE LOTUS Offering Free Download Of Christmas Classic 'Silver Bells' Cover For 48 Hours
 Brittany "Kobra" Paige, singer for Canada's KOBRA AND THE LOTUS, has checked in with the following update:
"Happy holidays from Canada everyone, whereever you are! I hope you are taking great care and having a fantastic time!! For the next 48 hours click on this link for a free download of 'Silver Bells'. Recorded in 2009, I like to call this baby Kobra. Hornz, hailz n' love!"
Kobra And The Lotus recently checked in with a brief studio update:
"Two months spent caved up in the studio putting together the ground for the piece of our lives. Called it a wrap today, feeling greatful to have been able to work with some really special talents on this record, can't wait to share it."
The band performed at the Borderline in London, England on October 30th. Footage of the band playing a new as-yet-unreleased song, 'Warhorse', has been posted online: | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
PERVERSITY - New EP Art Revealed; Song Streaming
 Slovak Death Metal mongers PERVERSITY have unveiled a sample and cover art, courtesy of Jon Zig, from their upcoming five song EP Infamy Divine.
The opening track ‘Vermin’ from Infamy Divine can be streamed below:
Infamy Divine by PERVERSITY
Infamy Divine will be released via Lavadome records on January 7th. Digital preorders can be made via Bandcamp and the CD can be now obtained exclusively through Lavadome store at this location | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
JUDAS PRIEST To Release New Album In 2014
 British metal gods JUDAS PRIEST have checked in with the following brief year-end message: "We wish all of our fans a great Christmas and a very metal New Year! We will be releasing a new album sometime in 2014 so stay tuned!"
In August Priest singer Rob Halford spoke with Gary Graff from Billboard about the band's new album and follow-up to 2008's concept piece Nostradamus.
"The writing process is complete," he says. "Now it's the painstaking work of making sure that you get every single note, every single nuance of the vocal, every tiny aspect...right. We're still tracking (instruments). It's just a very laborious but enjoyable part of making the record."
Priest is producing the album itself at the moment, but Halford notes that "there's always a possibility somebody might come in to overview some of the things we're doing."
Halford describes the project's sound as "hard. It's heavy. It's something we think our Priest fans will be thrilled with. We know we have a reputation to maintain, and we know we have to deliver something really strong and solid. The album is going to be full of all the great things you love about Judas Priest -- I don't think I can say anything more than that without being hung, drawn and quartered."
Read more at Billboard.
Judas Priest re taking part in the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp which runs February 27 - March 2 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. Serving as counselors will be BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde (ex-OZZY OSBOURNE), embattled QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, LITA FORD, Rudy Sarzo (ANIMETAL USA, DIO’S DISCIPLES, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT), Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL) and Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne).
Rob Halford (vocals), Ian Hill (bass), Richie Faulkner (guitair) and Scott Travis (drums) will be taking part in the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp. Guitarist Glenn Tipton will be busy mixing Priest's next album and won't be able to attend.
Further details at Rockcamp.com.
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26 дек 2013
India's SLAIN Release New Christmas Video
 India-based progressive rockers SLAIN have released a brand new music video based on a popular Christmas carol, it also features their choir the Choral Riff, plenty of dance moves, and gravitational impossibilities such as flying top-hats:
"As our last official music video, 'Your Majesty', stumbles into 35,000 views on YouTube, we decided to do something special for Christmas by releasing a video clip soaked in so much swag it hurts!" | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN - Multi-Angle Live Footage Of THE GATHERING's 'Saturnine' From Paris Show Online
 Multi-angle footage of Dutch vocalist ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN performing her former band THE GATHERING's 'Saturnine' live in Paris, France at Le Divan du Monde has been posted online by Ladies Only:
Anneke recently announced more live dates in support of her new album, Drive:
February
1 - Den Haag - Paard van Troje
7 - Heerlen - Poppodium Nieuwe NOR
8 - Apeldoorn - Podium Gigant
14 - Enschede - Poppodium Atak
15 - Tilburg - Poppodium 013
28 - Sneek - Poppodium Het Bolwerk
March
1 - Lelystad - Poppodium Underground
7 - Alkmaar - Podium Victorie
8 - Goes - 't Beest
14 - Amersfoort - Podium De Kelder
15 - Groningen - Vera Groningen
21 - Amstelveen - P60
Anneke recently released her official video for the track 'My Mother Said', featured on her new album, Drive, out now via InsideOut Music in Europe/Worldwide, and available in North America on October 15th.
Drive tracklisting:
'We Live On'
'Treat Me Like A Lady'
'She'
'Drive'
'My Mother Said'
'Forgive Me'
'You Will Never Change'
'Mental Jungle'
'Shooting For The Stars'
'The Best Is Yet To Come'
'My Mother Said' video:
'The Best Is Yet To Come' lyric video:
'Drive':
In the mini-documentary below, entitled The Road To Drive, Anneke gives a behind the scenes look at the tour for her Everything Is Changing album, as well as look at the making of Drive. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Perform On Live With Kelly And Michael; Video
 The TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA were guests on Live With Kelly And Michael earlier today performing Dreams Of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night). Check out footage below:
Available now as a Kindle eBook, Merry Christmas Rabbi tells the story of a fateful Christmas Eve and how one of the craziest gambles in human history leads to a second chance for a troubled youth who finds himself beyond the point of no return.
In this novella, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA creator Paul O'Neill spans generations, from WWII Germany to the modern inner-city, and fearlessly dives into the darkest places of the human condition to spin a modern parable about how, even in the grip of great evil, redemption is possible and the spark of hope can burn brightly.
To purchase the book visit this location.
TSO dates:
December
23 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center (Matinee and Evening)
26 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena (Matinee and Evening)
26 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Events Center (Matinee and Evening)
27 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills (Matinee and Evening)
27 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center (Matinee and Evening)
28 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena (Matinee and Evening)
28 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center (Matinee and Evening)
30 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center (Matinee and Evening)
30 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (Matinee and Evening) | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
MEGASCAVENGER - Second Album From Rogga Johansson Project Due In February
 MEGASCAVENGER - the one-man death metal army aka Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER, DEMIURG, THE GROTESQUERY, BONE GNAWER, REVOLTING) will unleash its second juggernaut, At The Plateaus Of Leng, on February 17th via Chaos Records of Mexico.
The artwork, pictured above, was created by Turkka Rantanen (DEMILICH, DEMIGOD, ZEALOTRY) and fits the musical vision of the band which is the unearthing of the Scandinavian classic death metal style.
At The Plateaus Of Leng will feature a number of guest participants namely: Martin van Drunen (ASPHYX), Kam Lee (MASSACRE), Dave Rotten (AVULSED), and Dave Ingram (DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN, BENEDICTION). | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
DARK FOREST - The Awakening Album Details Revealed
 UK-based traditional metallers DARK FOREST are set to return with their third long-player, The Awakening. The album has been slated for release in Europe on February 28th, and in North America on March 11th via Cruz Del Sur Music on CD, LP and digital.
In 2012 Dark Forest recruited the outstanding vocalist Josh Winnard as their new front man and shortly afterwards also gained the incredible talents of guitarist Pat Jenkins. With this new lineup, the band immediately began writing fresh material and entered the recording studio in June 2 to produce The Awakening.
The Awakening tracklisting:
'The Awakening'
'Sacred Signs'
'Penda's Fen'
'Turning Of The Tide'
'Rise Like Lions'
'Immortal Remains'
'Secret Commonwealth'
'The Last Season'
'Sons Of England'
The album is recorded in 444hz instead of the standardized 440hz tuning. The decision was based by studying the lost "Solfeggio frequencies", original sound frequencies which were apparently used in Ancient Gregorian Chants and were believed to impart "spiritual blessings when sung in harmony" and also by studying the nefarious origins of 440hz. Tuning to 444hz corresponds to a "C" of 528hz on the Solfeggio Frequency Scale, the exact frequency used by genetic biochemists to repair broken DNA. This frequency is also believed to encourage "Transformation and Miracles."
A press release describes the album: “Dark Forest's innate sense of melody remains intact on The Awakening, as well as the band's trademarked epic twin-guitar dueling, but this time the album is permeated by a general sense of oppression and sorrow and sounds much more reflective than their previous works. Not by coincidence, The Awakening opens with the ending lines of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem The Mask Of Anarchy and ends with the anthem ‘Sons Of England’. The awakening must be both spiritual and intellectual and through the rediscovery of our roots and a connection to nature, must lead all humanity to remember the truth - which we are infinite consciousness and we are one. This is the realization that will defeat the global control system of the elite and set humanity free.”
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26 дек 2013
BREACHED Offering Free Download Of Track ‘Left Behind’
 Loud rocking Toronto, ON based band BREACHED are wishing fans a Happy Holidays with a free download of the title track from their latest EP Left Behind.
The band comments: “We would like to thank our fans for their constant support and we wish you all a very safe and Happy Holiday! Merry Christmas! We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on for the New Year.”
To download ‘Left Behind’ visit this location.
Breached's EP Left Behind was released on October 22nd and was recorded in between Canadian and US dates during the spring and summer months of 2013 while the band toured to promote their second EP Revolution Sessions, an acoustic version of their debut EP with a bonus stripped down cover of ALICE IN CHAINS' ‘No Excuses’, which was also joined by a series of in-studio music videos. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
HAEMORRHAGE Release Live Carnage: Feasting On Maryland Album
 Horror Pain Gore Death Productions have released the first ever live album from goregrind masters HAEMORRHAGE, entitled Live Carnage: Feasting On Maryland, on CD and digital formats. This blistering release features their full performance from Maryland Deathfest X back in 2012, with audio taken directly from the soundboard.
Tracklisting:
'Open Heart Butchery'
'Traumageddon'
'Hospital Thieves'
'911 (Emergency Slaughter)'
'Mortuary Riot'
'Oozing Molten Gristle'
'Festerfest'
'Deranged For Loathsome'
'Putrescent Necromorphism'
'Dissect, Exhume, Devour...'
'I’m A Pathologist'
'Hospital Thieves':
Order your copy of the CD for only $10 with free shipping here. Purchase the Digital Download for only $6.66 at this location. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
DIR EN GREY - Trailer For New Single 'Sustain The Untruth' Posted
 Japan's DIR EN GREY have posted a trailer for their highly anticipated new single, 'Sustain The Untruth', due out in January. Check it out below:
Dir En Grey's new mini-album, The Unraveling, features original artwork by artist and sculptor Yasuyuki Nishio. This intriguing piece is the result of the fusion between Dir En Grey’s expressions to this day with Yasuyuki Nishio’s perspective of the world, bringing forth yet another release that exhibits an overwhelming sense of existence.
The Unravelling includes the following seven new songs:
'Unraveling'
'Karma'
'Kasumi'
'Karasu'
'Bottom Of The Death Valley'
'Unknown.Despair.Lost'
'The Final'
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26 дек 2013
TRANSATLANTIC's MIKE PORTNOY: Preview Of 'Kaleidodrums' DVD
 Progressive-rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC, featuring Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, will release its fourth studio album, "Kaleidoscope", on January 27, 2014 via InsideOut Music.
"Kaleidoscope" will be released on four different formats, including a limited-edition deluxe artbook with 2CDs, DVD and bonus 5.1 mix DVD-video in an LP-sized book with loads of pictures, liner notes and a lenticular card cover. There will also be 2CD and DVD mediabook, standard 2CD jewelcase and a 3LP and 2CD in slipcase. Pre-orders for the album will begin on the InsideOut shop on December 27.
An accompanying drum-cam DVD, "Kaleidodrums", will be made available in January exclusively via MikePortnoy.com. A preview of the DVD is available below.
"Kaleidoscope" track listing:
CD1:
01. Into The Blue (25:13)02. Shine (7:28)03. Black As the Sky (6:45)04. Beyond The Sun (4:31)05. Kaleidoscope (31:53)
CD2 (Bonus CD):
01. And You And I (YES cover) (10:45)02. Can't Get It Out Of My Head (ELO cover) (4:46)03. Conquistador (PROCOL HARUM cover) (4:13)04. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (ELTON JOHN) (3:20)05. Tin Soldier (SMALL FACES cover) (3:22)06. Sylvia (FOCUS cover) (3:49)07. Indiscipline (KING CRIMSON cover) (4:45)08. Nights In White Satin (THE MOODY BLUES cover) (6:13)
TRANSATLANTIC will embark on a six-week world tour that will see them joined once again by PAIN OF SALVATION's Daniel Gildenlöw as a fifth touring member. As part of the extensive tour, the band will also headline the Progressive Nation At Sea 2014 cruise from February 18 until February 22 alongside 22 other leading prog acts. This unique performance will see the band performing a very special encore of classic YES material with the legendary Jon Anderson on vocals. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
Video: JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Performs 'Rock 'N' Roll Rebel' In Las Vegas
 Fan-filmed video footage of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, performing the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel" on December 20 at Count's Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below.
The group's setlist included new material like the singles "Feeder" and "Deceived", as well as major hits from Jake E. Lee's glorious past: "Rock 'N' Roll Rebel", "Bark At The Moon", "The Ultimate Sin" (all originally recorded by OZZY OSBOURNE), as well as "Shine On" and "High Wire" (BADLANDS).
RED DRAGON CARTEL, which references the axeman's Japanese roots, also features Darren "D.J." Smith of Canadian metallers WARMACHINE, on vocals, Ronnie Mancuso (BEGGARS & THIEVES) on bass and Jonas Fairley (BLACK BETTY) on drums.
RED DRAGON CARTEL setlist:
01. The Ultimate Sin (OZZY OSBOURNE)02. Deceived03. High Wire (BADLANDS)04. War Machine05. Shine On (BADLANDS)06. Rock 'N' Roll Rebel (OZZY OSBOURNE)07. Shout It Out08. In A Dream (BADLANDS)09. Rumblin' Train (BADLANDS)10. Sun Red Sun (BADLANDS)11. Feeder12. Bark At The Moon (OZZY OSBOURNE)
RED DRAGON CARTEL will release its self-titled debut album on January 28, 2014 via Frontiers Records. The CD was recorded at Las Vegas' The Hideout Recording Studio — owned and operated by Kevin Churko (OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, IN THIS MOMENT) — and was produced by R. Bernard Mann (a.k.a. Ronnie Mancuso) and Jake E. Lee, and executive-produced, mixed and mastered by Churko.
"Red Dragon Cartel" also features various guest appearances from some of rock's most notable faces, including legendary CHEAP TRICK vocalist Robin Zander, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno, KILL DEVIL HILL/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown, Sass Jordan, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz (SLASH) and IN THIS MOMENT frontwoman Maria Brink.
From the opening riff of "Deceived" to final sustained piano chord of "Exquisite Tenderness", it is clear RED DRAGON CARTEL has created a hard rock gem. Infectious songs such as "Shout It Out", "Wasted" and "Slave" showcase the band's ability to write memorable hooks and vocal melodies. Zander of lends his voice to the track "Feeder".
The album is available for pre-order on Amazon.com or digitally on iTunes and comes with an instant download of "Deceived". | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
ALL ELSE FAILS Premier 'A Most Unwanted Reprieve' Video
 Releasing their latest EP Fucktropolis on Suicidal Bride Records this past summer, Edmonton, AB's ALL ELSE FAILS are bringing the year to an end with the premiere of their latest music video 'A Most Unwanted Reprieve'.
"This new video is different for us because it's all live footage filmed during our set at Loud as Hell Metal Fest in Drumheller, AB last summer and obviously the fans played a big part in how it came out. We are also debuting our new VEVO channel with this one. We'd like to wish all our fans a Merry Fucking Christmas from All Else Fails!" comments All Else Fails vocalist / guitarist and video director Barrett Klesko.
Fucktropolis is All Else Fails' fourth release since 2007 and is the follow up to their 2012 release The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been.
Making their mark around the world for their aggressively dark brand of metal that is breaking the traditional ideals of their genre and drawing comparisons to bands like AS I LAY DYING, ALL THAT REMAINS, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD, All Else Fails infuses their music with a variety of elements that includes experimental, classical, synth lines, and spoken word sampling to accent a unique blend of heavy as hell screams and shiver inducing clean vocals.
Upcoming live dates:
February
1 - The Studio Music Foundation - Edmonton, AB (with Enemyus, Dieuponaday, Oceans On Fire) | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
KISKE On Possibility Of HELLOWEEN Reunion: 'If They Give Me 2 Million Euros, I'd Be Stupid Not To Do It'
 David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.
DeadRhetoric.com: There's been some talk lately of a potential reunion between you and the HELLOWEEN guys, so I wanted to get your thoughts. Any truth to these rumors?
Kiske: No. That's something the HELLOWEEN guys are bringing up. They have that in their head for whatever reason… I don't know why. They have their own singer [Andi Deris]. I wouldn't do that. I'm up for peace, up for talking everything out and getting everything out of our systems. I met up with [HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael] Weikath a couple of weeks ago in Sweden. He was extremely nice and friendly. It was clear they have changed their mood. They've changed their attitude toward me. They really did me a lot of wrong over the years. I don't want to pass the blame here, but they've accused me of doing things that they know very well are not right. They needed some stuff to convince the old fans that it's good I'm not there anymore, and they went way too far. One of the things that I was really pissed about was this "musical direction" talk, as if I would be the person to tell anyone what kind of music he should do. Everyone who knows me — anyone who really knows me — knows my attitude is totally different. I would always say, "Do what you believe in. Whatever song is your song, write it, go play it." I would never be the person to tell anyone in HELLOWEEN the direction we were supposed to go. That was so ridiculous, to blame me for the things that came up. Yes, I was responsible for my own songs, but it was always something the band made work… or not.
DeadRhetoric.com: I talked to Weiki in person when they were here in the States in September and we talked about "Chameleon", and how the band was trying to be like QUEEN…
Kiske: I don't think we were a band anymore in those days. We didn't try anything on "Chameleon"; there were three songwriters trying to make a solo record. We were not functioning as a band anymore. Totally dysfunctional. But about this reunion thing, I'm in UNISONIC now. I don't know how they have suddenly changed their tone and why I should be there for a reunion tour and all. Like I said, I'm fine with making peace, but you can't undo the past. I'm a typical person. I can easily forgive, but I never forget. If someone betrays me, I tell them, "Okay, I forgive you. Go in peace. I don't trust you anymore. You showed me who you are. I'm not saying you can't change, but you have to do a lot to convince me you have changed."
DeadRhetoric.com: Not even for instance, UNISONIC and HELLOWEEN are at a festival and you're asked to do "I Want Out". Nothing like that?
Kiske: I can do that with UNISONIC. For the fans who are in love with the records of those times, like the "Keeper" records, I understand they have hopes and think it would be a cool thing. I don't think they could give me the amount of money, just for business reasons to say yes. My heart is just not there. If they give me 2 million euros, I'd be stupid not to do it, but I know they'd never do it. [laughs] This will never be an option. For the fans, you can do a lot, but for me, it would be very difficult to be on a stage and to sing among people who are not my friends, people who I have such a negative past with and feel so betrayed by. My voice would probably be gone.
DeadRhetoric.com: But your meeting with Weiki went well, though, right?
Kiske: Oh yeah, it went good. I don't think it was…he was just trying to get me on his side. Trying to make me feel good and not about clearing anything up. I just think they're up to something and probably in terms of their career it would be a nice move.
DeadRhetoric.com: Their 30th anniversary is next year.
Kiske: The thing is, all those things aside, there's another thing that I find weird when it comes to this. I have been connected with this name "HELLOWEEN" not completely for seven years, it was under seven years, and the "Keeper" records have been the most successful, but after that, they have a new singer and he's been in the band for 20 years now. If you look at it, both of those bands — the HELLOWEEN of the "Keeper" era and the new one, they're very different. They sound very different. Not only because of the singer, they sound different in many ways, and in my ears, I don't have anything to do with it anymore, but that's just me. The people who come to their concerts nowadays, I'm pretty sure it's because of the records they have done afterward, with their new singer, and they want to hear that guy, and I don't give that to myself. I don't want to be onstage singing material for people who want to hear Andi. When I'm on tour with UNISONIC, they want to hear me, playing together with Kai [Hansen], and doing "I Want Out" and "March Of Time", and it works.
Read the entire interview at DeadRhetoric.com.
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26 дек 2013
FALLEN FATE To Release 'Into The Black' In January
 North East England's purveyors of modern metal FALLEN FATE will release their sophomore album, "Into The Black", on January 30, 2014. The follow-up to 2011's "The Virus Has Spread" was recorded, in part, in Stymphalian Productions in York with producer James Stephenson and was finished in vocalist Lee Skinner's home studio.
"Into The Black" retains FALLEN FATE's signature punishing heaviness but it's also apparent that the band has moved on musically since "The Virus Has Spread".
Comments Lee Skinner: "Dark, expressive and heavy…The sound and feel of FALLEN FATE has changed quite a bit since the release of 'The Virus Has Spread'. The band has progressed and developed a more solid metal sound while maintaining a unique mix of speed and heaviness in the music.
"Based on a horror movie theme around a young girl called Vespa, the concept of 'Into The Black' plays a big part in how the album sounds and how it is visually portrayed through the artwork and upcoming videos. It contributed to the evolving sound of the band as we introduced more keyboards and experimental sounds into the mix, giving it a different dark feel and sound."
Talking further about the concept of the album, Skinner elaborates: "She [Vespa] chose a life without faith and over time became possessed by a demon. The demon slowly took over her body and ultimately lead her to kill herself and her family. The drive behind the concept is to empower the listener to decide whether she was possessed by the Devil, as she has no saviour in her life, or if she was possessed by God, punishing her for her lack of faith."
The artwork for "Into The Black" was designed by both photographer Ian Cameron and Skinner through his own Black Venom Designs.
"Into The Black" track listing:
01. The Rise (intro)02. Blackened Within03. Until The Final Hour04. Into The Black05. Possession06. I Welcome The Dead07. Rituals08. Last Rites09. The Demise (intro)10. Vespa | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
SEVENTH CALLING Completes Work On 'Battle Call'
 Heavy metal band SEVENTH CALLING has completed recording its new album, "Battle Call", for an early 2014 release. The CD was was recorded between December 1 and December 7 in Traverse City, Michigan and marks the band's first release since "Epidemic", which was distributed through Heaven And Hell Records. It also marks the first recordings to feature SEVENTH CALLING's new lineup.
"I had to take some time off and re-plan and restructure after a couple of years with live performances and the members that I have worked with over that time," says singer/guitarist Steve Handel. "To re-envision the CALLING, so to speak!
"'Battle Call' is the beginning of this vision and I feel that the members I have working with me are just as hungry for this vision. That is a first for me.
"It is great to have Mike [Walters, bass] and Dennis [Pesicka, drums] working with myself in this group."
SEVENTH CALLING will take part in 2014's first installment of the Throwback Metal Fest, set to take place on Saturday, August 2 in Apple Valley, California. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
DREAM THEATER Releases Free Compilation Of Live Tracks
 Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have released the following statement:
"To our fans all over the world! It is because of all of you that 'A Dramatic Tour Of Events' was such a success. We enjoyed playing to you all each and every night on the road!
"As a special 'Thank You,' we are releasing a compilation of live tracks that were not included on 'Live At Luna Park'. With these now being available, you have a complete documentation of all the songs that were played during the tour (with the exception of cover songs.)
"Happy Holidays, and we look forward to having you 'Along For The Ride' in 2014."CD1:
01. Under A Glass Moon (Phoenix, AZ 12/4/11)02. Forsaken (London, UK 7/24/11)03. Peruvian Skies (London, UK 7/24/11)04. Endless Sacrifice (Austin, TX 10/26/11)05. Drum Solo (Austin, TX 10/26/11)06. YtseJam (Austin, TX 10/26/11)07. The Great Debate (London, UK 7/24/11)
CD2:
08. Another Day (Austin, TX 7/7/12)09. Through My Words/Fatal Tragedy (Montreal, QB 10/7/11)10. To Live Forever (Huntington, NY 7/19/12)11. Learning To Live (Tel Aviv, Israel 7/19/11)12. The Count Of Tuscany (London, UK 7/24/11)13. As I Am (Shibuya, Japan 4/24/12)
Concept: Rai "Weymolith" BeardsleyProduced by John PetrucciArchive management and selection: James LaBrie, John PetrucciKeeper of the archives: Maddi ShiefersteinLive sound engineer: Nigel Paul (Tracks 1-3, 7, 11-13)Mixing and mastering: Richard ChyckiArtwork: Hugh Syme
This material included in this special holiday 2013 release has been copied and communicated to you by or on behalf of DREAM THEATER / Ytse Jams Inc and is copyrighted.
All music and lyrics by DREAM THEATER and published by Ytse Jams (ASCAP)
Distribution of this electronic file set is allowed as long as this information file is included and remains unaltered. Sale strictly prohibited.
Download the torrent here.
DREAM THEATER's spirit of adventure and fearless musical virtuosity continues to reap dividends for the progressive metal titans who've just earned their second Grammy nomination, this time for "Best Metal Performance" for their single "The Enemy Inside" from their current self-titled album on Roadrunner Records. The band — John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), James LaBrie (vocals), Jordan Rudess (keyboards & continuum) and Mike Mangini (drums) — received its first-ever Grammy nomination in 2012 for "On The Backs Of Angels" (from their "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" album) in the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category.
The Grammy Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, January 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
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26 дек 2013
Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Doesn't Believe In Re-Recording Classic Albums
 Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Songfacts: One of my favorite songs from when you were a member of METALLICA was "Blackened", which is a song that you co-wrote. What do you remember about your contribution to that song, as far as writing it?
Jason: That was a very special time in my life. This was when James [Hetfield] and I were first becoming friends. He was someone I looked up to greatly before I joined the band — we all did. Anybody in any other bands, even the guys in the bands around us, even EXODUS and VIO-LENCE, we all looked up to James. He was just a special gifted person, still is. So we were getting to be friends and we'd stay over at each other's house or apartments, and we'd take care of each other's animals when we went on vacations and these kind of things, got to be pals. We were in my one-bedroom apartment. I had my little four-track Tascam set up in the corner of the bedroom, and we were jamming on our guitars, just playing through some riffs. And I played that [vocalizes the riff - play the clip to hear it] That "Blackened" riff, and he goes, "Dude, what is that?" Because it was really pretty crazy. The original thing is a very fast alternating thing. Man, it's pretty tricky, actually. I mean, the one that ended up on the record is pretty tricky, too, but the original one is really tricky. He picked up on that and we recorded that bit. And he goes, "Let's build it to this, and build it to this." It was a moment. I was actually composing a song with James from METALLICA and he was approving my riffs and saying, "This is going to be a METALLICA song." That was a big, big moment for me. We had already been on tour together, and so I had a giant "Damage Inc." tour poster on my bedroom wall right above my little station where I had my speakers and my little four-track and the two or three guitars in my collection. And there we were, I could paint that picture for you very plainly. It was a very, very big moment for me, because I was getting approved from The Man to have my first chance on having one of my compositions on a METALLICA record. So that was a very special time.
Songfacts: This year is the 25th anniversary of the release of the "…Justice For All" album. I'm sure a lot of fans were hoping, that METALLICA was going to put out the album again as a reissue and bring up the bass. Would you like to see that happen as a possible reissue?
Jason: It's their band and if they decide to do that, that's all good with me. You know, over time, there's been so much hubbub over this thing and people make so much out of it, but whatever it is that they make out of the blend of the whole thing, to me the album is perfect. "Kill 'Em All" isn't perfect, but it's perfect. And "Van Halen I" isn't perfect, but it's perfect. "...And Justice For All" isn't perfect, but it's perfect. Because it captured that time for those people. And going back and changing things and doing "the Sharon Osbourne thing" [replacing previous musicians' recordings with newer ones, as evidenced a few years ago with reissues of Ozzy's "Blizzard Of Ozz" and "Diary Of A Madman"], going back and re-recording albums that were already classics, I'm just not sure about all that stuff. So if they decide to do a remaster and they bring up the bass frequencies or the low-end frequencies and all that, right on, man. Send me a copy and I'll blast it just like anybody else, just like a fan of METALLICA. But for what it is, it does just fine. It still sells a lot of copies every day and I'm pretty happy with the outcome of the whole thing, actually. Considering what I knew about playing bass guitar at that time, I'm not surprised it's as low as it is, really.
Songfacts: I recently interviewed Michael Gilbert from the band FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, and he mentioned that he'd like to work with you again. Would you ever entertain the thought of maybe doing some shows or a new album with FLOTSAM AND JETSAM at some point?
Jason: Well, I wrote a few songs for their new record, "Ugly Noise". I gave them the title for the album and lyrics for the main song and all that kind of stuff. That's all my stuff, so I contributed to the last one. They have actually asked me this week to play on the "No Place For Disgrace" re-recording, and now we're in the same territory of the last question again. I don't believe, really, in that kind of thing, going back and re-recording stuff. It just doesn't seem right. It seems like stepping backwards to me, and I want to move forward. I was up until 5 o'clock this morning working on a new song that Mike Mushok and I have together, and I really think we have something with this one. So I have enough of my own stuff going on and I'm moving forward with new material. So bless them for going back and doing "No Place", and that's all good. But I won't be taking a part in any of that. I'll always be a supporter of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, but I'm not going to be in their band or anything like that.
Read the entire interview at Songfacts.
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26 дек 2013
KILMARA Completes Work On 'Love Songs And Other Nightmares'
 Spanish metallers KILMARA have finished recording their third album, "Love Songs And Other Nightmares", for an early 2014 release. The CD was tracked at Grapow Studios with Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) at the helm. The cover artwork was created by Canadian artist Jessica Allain, known for her work in digital photo manipulation. Photos were taken by Gina Roma from Spain.
On January 7, KILMARA will release a new song, "Fantasy", featuring Roland Grapow and Pilar Villatobas (RESILENCE).
KILMARA is:
Christian Wolfgang Kohl (vocals)Jonathan Portillo (guitar)Enrique Torres (guitar)Javier Morillo (drums)Raul Ruiz (bass)
Guests on the new album are Dave Imbernön from ENUMA ELISH on keyboards and Kaleb from young Spanish pagan death metal band DRAKUM on the violin.
"Love Songs And Other Nightmares" will probably be the heaviest KILMARA album up to date and finally make the breakthrough on European and international level. | 0 | |
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26 дек 2013
ECHOTERRA To Release 'A Sanguinary Greed' EP
 ECHOTERRA, the band featuring keyboardist Jonah Weingarten (PYRAMAZE), guitarist Yan Leviathan (AVIAN) and bassist Cory Scheider (LUNA MORTIS), will release a new EP, "A Sanguinary Greed", in early 2014 via Blinding Force Recordings.
Inspired by the tales of Jack The Ripper, the band composed a 20-minute song about the infamous historical figure which offers another viewpoint to the story. Part 1 of the trilogy is the first single, "Sirens Of Sinew And Sin".
The "A Sanguinary Greed" EP features the debut of new vocalist Chelsea Wrathchild and all of the components ECHOTERRA is known for: intricate orchestral arrangements, haunting vocals, huge guitars, bombastic drums, and thought provoking lyrics.
"A Sanguinary Greed" was mastered by Danish producer Jacob Hansen, known for his work with such bands as VOLBEAT and PRIMAL FEAR. Cover artwork was created by Alessandro Della Pietra.
ECHOTERRA is:
Chelsea Wrathchild - VocalsJonah Weingarten - KeysYan Leviathan - GuitarsCory Scheider - Bass
Vocalist Melissa Ferlaak (VISIONS OF ATLANTIS) announced her departure from ECHOTERRA in March 2012. She said at the time, "[There is] no real drama, it just didn't work out."
ECHOTERRA's latest album, "Land Of The Midnight Sun", was released on October 17, 2011 via Blinding Force Recordings. | 0 | |
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Suicide Silence
