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23 äåê 2013
BLACK SABBATH: Video Footage Of Birmingham Concert
 Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's December 22 concert at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England can be seen below.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. War Pigs 02. Into The Void 03. Under The Sun / Every Day Comes And Goes 04. Snowblind 05. Age Of Reason 06. Black Sabbath 07. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 08. N.I.B. 09. End Of The Beginning 10. Fairies Wear Boots 11. Rat Salad 12. Tommy Clufetos Drum Solo13. Iron Man 14. God Is Dead? 15. Dirty Women 16. Children Of The Grave
Encore:
17. Paranoid
According to The Pulse Of Radio, BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi is not sure if making a follow-up to this year's reunion album, "13", would be a good idea for the group. Iommi said in Revolver magazine, "I don't know if that would be an anticlimax if we wrote another album. I'd like to, but we haven't actually spoken about it, you know? I don't know if that would be a good idea after this one, because this one's done so well. I'm sure we'd all like to do one. But I don't know. Maybe I should talk to the others about it." Bassist Geezer Butler added, "I really haven't thought about it. I'm just glad that we made this one. It can't be something where you go in and go, 'Well, that one was No. 1, so let's do another No. 1 album.' I think we'll know if we can do it or if we can't. If we have to force it, then we won't be doing it."
"13", the first SABBATH album in 35 years to feature Iommi, Butler and singer Ozzy Osbourne recording together, went No. 1 around the world, earning the band their first chart-topper ever in the U.S.
Ozzy said about the prospects of making another record, "I don't want to say there's going to be another album, because I don't want you to ask me in another year, 'What happened when you said you were going to do another record?' I'll leave it open. I'm open for anything. I have three albums to deliver of my own solo thing to my record label."
Ozzy added, "We'll all still be doing music. It's been a lot of fun doing it with BLACK SABBATH, and I'm not sorry at all for getting back together."
The making of "13" was marked by several dramatic events, including drummer Bill Ward's withdrawal from the project over a contractual dispute and Iommi's cancer diagnosis.
Butler told Revolver that he started writing a song for "13", called "Hanging By A Thread", that was inspired by Iommi's illness. He explained, "It was very much about dying, about giving your last breath and passing your spirit on." But the track didn't make it onto the album because, Butler said, "We never came up with the finished thing."
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THE GREEN RIVER BURIAL
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23 äåê 2013
DARK FORTRESS Complete Recording Sessions For New Album
 Black metal visionaries DARK FORTRESS have issued an update in regards to their upcoming album and follow up to their 2010 masterpiece, Ylem.
Guitarist V Santura states: "The recording sessions for the upcoming (still untitled) new album are finished successfully! I would dare to say that these were the most intense recording sessions in the history of Dark Fortress. We put weeks of extremely hard work into this to get as close as possible to what we consider perfection.
Towards the end of the recordings we spent some crazy 14 hours shifts to get every detail and emotion recorded the way we envisioned it. Still, we needed just a few days longer than initially planned, and those few days were missing when I started doing the final mix for the album. After three days into mixing I realized that I only had the choice of either giving away a mix which is not satisfactory or to miss our deadline and push the album release backwards. I never considered this first option a real option, though. We put so much effort into the whole creative process and the recordings that it would be a cardinal sin to spoil this with a half-assed mix.
By now I already have other highly important obligations (recording the new TRIPTYKON album), so we all decided it would be best to give ourselves a short break and to finish the mix later this winter. This, unfortunately, means the new album won't be out in early 2014 as initially planned, so everything is postponed for a few months. But that way I can promise that you will get to hear the best album possible!"
Updates to follow. More on Dark Fortress at Facebook.
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23 äåê 2013
WIZARD Bassist Volker Leson Leaves Band Due To Health Issues; Arnd Ratering Announced As Replacement
 German true metallers WIZARD check in with the following band lineup announcement:
"Wizard had no lineup changes for the 25 years of existence, the band always been like a family... Now, with a great sadness, we need to inform you, that Volker Leson (bass) is forced to stop his activity in Wizard due to health issues.
This was already suggested during second part of the the German Metal Attack Tour, on which he couldn't be present. He will remain part of the Wizard family forever, and if his health will allow him, he will continue writing songs for the band. We also hope he will be able to return to the ranks of the band on stage within a year or two.
For now, we would like to introduce you to our old friend Arnd Ratering - ex member of the prog band NO INNER LIMITS - as the new bass player of Wizard.
Fans already had an occasion to see him on stage during the last few shows we did, and surely can agree he is technically a great musician. We are looking forward to bringing you more metal, and we can't wait to play next shows for all of you! We also wish all the best to our brother Volker: may he return with health and strength!"
Wizard's current album, Trail Of Death, was released on September 27th via Massacre Records, and is available as CD, limited edition LP and digital download.
Mixed and mastered by Achim Kohler and with artwork created by Jens Reinhold (SODOM, RUNNING WILD, VIRGIN STEELE), the album features the following tracks:
'Creeping Death'
'War Butcher'
'Electrocution'
'Angel Of Death'
'Angel Of The Dark'
'Black Death'
'One For All'
'Post Mortem Vivere'
'Death Cannot Embrace Me'
'Machinery Of Death'
'We Wonít Die For Metal'
'Angel Of Death':
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23 äåê 2013
SUICIDE SILENCE's 'Mitch Lucker Memorial Show' CD/DVD: Second Trailer Available
 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. Directed by Jeremy Schott of MentalSuplex Productions and Zafer Ulkucu of Backseat Conceptions, the concert's second official trailer can be seen below.
Throughout the historic event, SUICIDE SILENCE band members played as guest vocalists covered their songs.
The official track 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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23 äåê 2013
THY ART IS MURDER: 2013 Video Roundup
 A 2013 video roundup with Australia's hottest new extreme metal export THY ART IS MURDER can be seen below.
THY ART IS MURDER's second album, "Hate", was released in the U.S. on April 2 and in Europe on April 5 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, the new U.S. partnership between Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger and former Roadrunner Records A&R chief Monte Conner. The CD was produced and mixed by Will Putney (SUICIDE SILENCE, BORN OF OSIRIS, FOR TODAY), with artwork created by Brent Elliot White (CARNIFEX, DEATH ANGEL).
"Hate" came in at No. 35 on Australia's Top 40 ARIA chart, making it the highest debut of any Aussie death metal band ever.
THY ART IS MURDER recently completed a North American headlining tour. Joining them on the trek, dubbed "Hate Across America", were I DECLARE WAR, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE and KUBLAI KHAN.
Rising from the unhallowed wastes of Western Sydney, THY ART IS MURDER has carved a trail of bloody mayhem since their inception in 2006. With an acclaimed EP and debut album in "Infinite Death" and "The Adversary" to their name, the band have traversed the highways and autobahns of Australia and Europe on a relentless crusade to destroy every venue and audience they can with like-minded peers in a who's who of heavy metal.
Simply titled "Hate", the band's second full-length is the pointed result of THY ART IS MURDER's growing dissatisfaction with all aspects of modern life — political, religious, social and environmental — everyone is to blame.
Fusing the blasting technicality of metal luminaries THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER with thunderous breakdowns and the intensity born of their nascent hometown scene; the blackened grandeur of BEHEMOTH and the pit-churning groove of Tampa originators MORBID ANGEL and CANNIBAL CORPSE, the furious musical arrangements provide a bloody canvas for vocalist CJ McMahon's outpourings of bile. | 0 | |
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23 äåê 2013
PLEONEXIA Announce Debut Album Details
 PLEONEXIA will release Break All Chains on January 17th via Pure Underground Records. The preorder phase will begin on January 3rd in their webshop.
Pleonexia was founded in Turin, Italy in 2012. The sextet describes their music as “philosophical metal”; but you could also say that it is an interesting and fascinating mixture of classic heavy metal, some epic influences and a small dose of earthy, honest hard rock.
A press release describes the album: “The ten songs on the debut album Break All Chains all convince with discreet keyboard/synthesizer passages, clear but powerful vocals by frontman Michele Da Pila, virtuosic, partly double guitar leads and a precise drumming, without sounding in the least dull or uninspired. Sing-along-compatible, sometimes almost anthem-like choruses, a driving double bass and some slightly progressive or quieter parts can all be found on this album.”
Break All Chains tracklisting:
‘Pleonexia’
‘I Don’t Care’
‘Iron Will’
‘Everything You Said’
‘All Dead To Me’
‘Use Your Mind’
‘Break All Chains’
‘We’re Not The Same’
‘Freigeist’
‘We Just Want More’
Pleonexia lineup:
Michele Da Pila - vocals, guitars, keyboard
Federico Fondrini - guitars, backing vocals
Leonardo Manoiero - guitars, backing vocals
Davide Arneri - bass/backing vocals
Lorenzo Luca – keyboards
Stefano Clara - drums/backing vocals
‘Pleonexia’ below:
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23 äåê 2013
MYSTIFIER – Wicca To Be Reissued As Deluxe CD/DVD Set
 After a long and meticulous restoration process, Greyhaze Records will release a deluxe CD/DVD digipak reissue of Wicca, the debut album from influential Brazilian black metal act MYSTIFIER. The release dates are February 24th for Europe and March 18th for the US.
Wicca was originally released in the early 90s and has seen a few reissues by labels worldwide. However, for many years, the album has been out of print. The audio portion of this release will feature, aside from the full album, bonus tracks not before available in any previous version. The DVD will contain two concerts by the band: one performed in Germany during the Nuclear War Now Festival and the other performed in their hometown of Salvador, Brazil. Visually, the digipak will feature a new graphics layout as well as old photos from the band. A vinyl version of the album is also to follow.
Mystifyer is also planning an extended tour of Europe in support of Wicca. The tour will include stops at Norway's Inferno Festival as well Germany's Legacy Open Air.
Wicca tracklisting:
‘Our Gloat (Intro)’
‘Osculum Obscenum’
‘Tormentum Aeternu’
‘Cursed Excruciation’
‘Defloration (The Antichrist Lives)’
‘(Invocacione) The Almighty Satanas’
‘The Dark Kingdom (T.E.A.R)
‘An Elizabethan Devil-Worshiper’s Prayer Book’
‘Hyoscyamus Niger’
‘Mystifier (Satan’s Messenger)’
‘Ancient Prediction (My Eternal Nightmare)’
‘The Sign Of The Unholy Cross’
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23 äåê 2013
Vermont’s BARISHI Release Debut Album
 Vermont's BARISHI have just released a self-titled progressive metal tour de force that belies conventional thought for a debut album. Heaviness, eclecticism, and inventive melody are just a few of the descriptors one could use to begin dissecting this dynamic package of passion and creativity.
The saxophone heard on ‘Sky Burial’ and ‘Holy Mountain’ is but one of the pleasant surprises in an album full of them. Barishi was recorded, mixed, and co-produced by the band and Brian Westbrook at PDP Recording, with mastering done by Nick Dragoni at M-Works Mastering Studio.
Barishi tracklisting:
‘Sky Burial’
‘Holy Mountain’
‘The Rider’
‘Exhibiche’
‘Through Mountains, Through Plains’
‘The Waves’
‘A Place that Swallows All Rivers’
‘Jaguar Scarification Ritual’
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23 äåê 2013
CATTLE DECAPITATION Working On New Material
 San Diego-based deathgrind masters CATTLE DECAPITATION have begun the writing process for the follow-up to 2012's "Monolith Of Inhumanity", tentatively due in early 2015 via Metal Blade Records.
Says vocalist Travis Ryan: "Since we got home from the Summer Slaughter Tour, the guys have been hard at work on new material! I actually go in next week to grab a quick runthrough of the first new track they have completed so I can start writing lyrics to it.
"I have heard the track and I hate to say anything just yet because we will be spending the next full year from now working on the next album, but I will say the stuff they're working on is intense. I can't wait to start writing lyrics to it and so far is in league with one of our current musical aspirations… to make fans of our last record shit themselves!
"We'll be taking a small break to play a few shows in our region with EYEHATEGOD and our friends STRONG INTENTION on their January tour!"
"Monolith Of Inhumanity" sold around 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 6 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Released on May 8, 2012, "Monolith Of Inhumanity" was produced by Dave Otero of Denver's Flatline Audio and sees the band exploring innovative new techniques in songwriting without abandoning their signature formula of confrontational audio wreckage and self-loathing lyrical content.
CATTLE DECAPITATION is:
Travis Ryan: VocalsJosh Elmore: GuitarDave McGraw: DrumsDerek Engemann: Bass
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23 äåê 2013
TERROR EMPIRE Announce New Drummer
 Portuguese thrashers TERROR EMPIRE have announced João Dourado as the new drummer for the band. João has played for bands such as ANTICHTHON and EXISTENCE:VØID, both from Coimbra (Portugal). He’s also become a record producer, having been responsible for the tight sound displayed on DESTROYER OF ALL’s Into The Fire. Terror Empire has been rehearsing and creating new songs since late October, and the chemistry is great.
“When the band invited me to fill in for two gigs, it was easy enough to become a member of the family. When you start playing this fast pacing brutality, you kind of want to stick around. Once the Terror grows on you, and you cannot leave the Empire anymore. I believe I can help Terror Empire reach the next level, and release a killer sophomore record… new seeds grow on Terror Empire, the new album is gonna be killer! Hope the fans will provide me the support we all need and show up at our next gigs. May we spread the Terror and share our hopes and dreams through music.” - João Dourado
The band will be playing some of the new tunes on the next shows. These shall be the last of the Face The Tour run, there won’t be live terror until the new album’s release, in early 2014.
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23 äåê 2013
VAN HALEN - Unreleased Dave TV Video Footage From 1986 Released
 According to the VAN HALEN News Desk, David Lee Roth has just uploaded newly recorded commentary for Dave TV, his collection of videos and interviews released in 1986. The new commentary, which can be viewed below, was not included on his new Greatest Hits/The Deluxe Edition (CD+DVD) released last month by Rhino. While that collection has the full, original Dave TV special as part of the DVD, it does not include the additional audio commentary featured here.
Roth had wanted the official release to include an audio track with his commentary, but Rhino vetoed it due to explicit language. | 0 | |
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23 äåê 2013
Italy’s OMNIVORE To Release Debut In February
 Unspeakable Axe Records has announced the release of the self-titled debut from Italian death/thrashers OMNIVORE. Like their name suggests, Omnivore are equal-opportunity devourers. Their raging full-length shows that they clearly consumed old death/thrash acts from Europe and the US - think MASSACRA, MERCILESS, and SADUS - as well as the more-familiar Bay Area bands, represented here by the use of gang vocals, some melodic lead parts, and even a startlingly well-played acoustic passage. Of course, one of their biggest influences is revealed by the hidden bonus track at the end, a cover song that implores you to "Arise!"
Album track ‘Omnivore’:
Hailing from Varese and spawned in 2011 from the ashes of NIGHTMARE OF FALLEN, Omnivore is already a project on hold. The band's lone album (so far at least) is going to burn down villages and consume the fleeing villagers. Omnivore is due for release via CD format on February 18th on Unspeakable Axe Records.
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23 äåê 2013
MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Never Thought I'd Be Doing This This Long'
 Samuel J. Fell of New Zealand's Stuff.co.nz recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
On revisiting MEGADETH's classic 1992 LP, "Countdown To Extinction", for the recently released live version of the album, recorded last December at Los Angeles' Fox Theatre:
"It was fun.
"When you're listening to one of your records, and people have said something like, 'This is a classic' or something, you immediately, and I don't know how to say this without sounding like I'm having a hard time saying it, because I'm having a hard time saying it, but when people say stuff like that, a lot of times it's hard not to come off sounding like you know that.
"But we knew when we were making 'Countdown', we just knew we were in the middle of making a good record."
On MEGADETH's longevity:
"Time flies, 30 years seems like a long time, but boy, it's over so quick. Sometimes I sit back and think how many things have happened over the years, and I guess the thing that makes me feel the best is when I see how many people who'll say, 'We met at a concert,' 'We got engaged at a concert,' 'We got pregnant at a concert,' all these things that they share. These landmarks, these mementoes, they're really cool.
"I never thought I'd be doing this this long, [MEGADETH bassist] David Ellefson and I; it's crazy. And the fact we can have fun doing what we do, on top of that, just makes it so much more enjoyable."
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23 äåê 2013
NORTHERN PLAGUE: 'Reign Mother War' Lyric Video Released
 Polish death metallers NORTHERN PLAGUE will release their new album, "Manifesto", on January 25, 2014 via the German label Folter Records. The LP was recorded at Sound Division Studio in Warsaw. The producer and sound engineer was Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski (BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, HATE), who was also responsible for mixing the album. The mastering process was handed at the Hertz Studio. The graphics layout and cover art was done by painter, graphic desinger and artis Lukasz Radziszewski.
According to a press release, "Manifesto" "is made up of rough compositions, strong and melodic guitars, black metal-esque vocals,organic-sounding rhythmic section and enormous sound."
"Manifesto" track listing:
01. Century Of Waste02. Divide Et Impera03. Reign Mother War04. Let The World Burn05. The Edge06. Legion07. Unclean Words08. Manifesto
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23 äåê 2013
AMON – Liar In Wait Vinyl Edition To Be Released
 FDA Rekotz has announced the vinyl publication of Liar In Wait, the 2012 full-length from Floridian death metal beast AMON.
Amon formed in 1987 in Tampa, Florida, before changing their name to DEICIDE and pioneering the American death metal movement. After their highly-publicized departure from Deicide, brothers Eric and Brian Hoffman resurrected Amon to spread the unholy plague all over the world.
Liar In Wait contains nine bone-crushing songs, recorded at Red Room Recorders with Mark Prator and will be released in Europe with an new and exclusive artwork, created by Misanthropic Artwork, with the layout done by ArtWars Mediadesign. The European edition is limited to 200 gold/black marbled copies and 400 Satanic black copies. Package deals that include the new Amon t-shirt are being offered as well. FDA Rekotz will unleash this beast on January 31st.
Preorders are being taken at FDA-Rekotz.com.
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23 äåê 2013
CULT OF LUNA – “We Are Not Quitting”
 Sweden’s CULT OF LUNA has checked in with the following:
“We are not quitting. 2013 have been a very active year for us and neither do we want or think it is good to continue in that pace. We will not be a band that put out an album every 18-24 months anymore. We did that for almost 10 years when we were younger and were able to focus more on the music.
After Beyond The Redshift we might do a festival or two but after that we have nothing planned.
Maybe we'll release another album next year or maybe in a decade, we honestly don't know. Sooner or later we will return in one form or another. Cult of Luna will not die.
On another note, sooner or later we will go through our inbox and email. You will be answered.”
Cult Of Luna’s Vertikal is up for a nomination at the P3 Guld Awards in Sweden for Rock/Metal Of The Year.
P3 Guld 2014 will take place January 18 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. There are two types of tickets; standing room for 395 crowns, and seating for 460 crowns. The ticket also includes entry (subject to availability) to the P3 Gold club night after the gala on January 18. Club Evening will take around Trädgår'n in Gothenburg. To gain access to the club night, you must be at least 18 years old.
For more details click here.
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23 äåê 2013
NECROPHAGIA Release 'The Wicked' Single; Free Download Available
 US-based death metallers NECROPHAGIA have released a new single, 'The Wicked'. The song was written and recorded in August of 2013.
Says the band: "It is not going to be featured on WhiteWorm Cathedral. It is an exclusive FREE download. It's our way of saying thanks for the years of support. The delay of WhiteWorm Cathedral is not something we expected. It is no way the fault of the band or our record label Season Of Mist... We completed the basic tracks in November 2012. It's been sitting and collecting coffin rot at James Murphy's studio for almost a year. Broken promises and missed deadlines galore. We are not waiting any longer for James to finish it. We have started rec-recording WhiteWorm Cathedra". Crank this up. We will see you on tour very soon. Gore Forever!"
Get your free download of 'The Wicked' at this location. The track is streaming below: | 0 | |
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23 äåê 2013
READY, SET, FALL - Memento Album Artwork Revealed; Release Dates Confirmed
 Lifeforce Records will release Memento, the debut album from Italy's READY, SET, FALL, on February 24th in Europe and March 4th in North America.
Ready, Set, Fall, combines Swedish melodic death with American metalcore and a strong preference for agile variability. Memento marks the first full length album and Lifeforce debut for this band which came together in Genoa in 2010. Check out the album artwork below:
Listening to Memento you cannot avoid thinking of SOILWORK, IN FLAMES, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, or ALL THAT REMAINS. This is exactly what Ready, Set, Fall want to achieve, without just copying those established acts. The quintet is driven by its internalization of modern-style metal, being played without any boundaries or restrictions.
Check out a video for the track 'Labyrinth' below:
More on Ready, Set, Fall, including their live itinerary, at Facebook. | 0 | |
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23 äåê 2013
ELYSION - 'Someplace Better' Track Streaming Online
 Greece's ELYSION will release their new album, Someplace Better, on January 24th via Massacre Records. The album's title track is now available for streaming below. Someplace Better will be available as jewel case CD, limited digipak with two exclusive bonus tracks as well as digital download.
Someplace Better was produced by Mark Adrian at ARTemis Studios in Athens, Greece, mixed by Dan Certa and mastered by David Collins (BLACK SABBATH, ALICE COOPER, MÖTLEY CRÜE). Gustavo Sazes, who has worked with bands like ARCH ENEMY and MORBID ANGEL, is responsible for the cover artwork.
Tracklisting:
'Made Of Lies'
'Someplace Better'
'Fairytale'
'The Promise'
'Our Fate'
'Awake'
'What Lies Beneath'
'Transparent'
'Breakfree'
'In Despair'
'Changing'
'Made Of Lies' (Instrumental) (Digipak Bonus Track)
'Someplace Better' (Instrumental) (Digipak Bonus Track)
'Someplace Better':
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23 äåê 2013
NOCTURNAL BREED To Release 'Napalm Nights' In March
 Epic Norwegian thrash metallers NOCTURNAL BREED will release a new album entitled "Napalm Nights" on March 11 in Europe and March 18 in North America via Agonia Records.
"The Devil Swept The Ruins", the first song to be revealed off the release, is available for streaming below.
Featuring a guest appearance by DARKTHRONE's Nocturno Culto on vocals and former member A.E. Rattlehead on guitar, "Napalm Nights" includes 10 brand-new tracks recorded at Killer Studio in Norway during 2012 and 2013.
Recently reunited with original guitarist I. Maztor, NOCTURNAL BREED — which includes present and past members of SATYRICON, AETERNUS and GEHENNA — is coming back with its fifth full-length release after seven years of silence. The newest album is a punch of epic old-school thrash metal with a blackened rock 'n' roll undercurrent.
"Napalm Nights" track listing:
01. The Devil Swept The Ruins 02. Speedkrieg 03. Cursed Beyond Recognition04. The Bitch Of Buchenwald05. Napalm Nights06. Thrashiac07. Dawn Campaign... Flamethrower Ridge08. Under The Whip09. Dragging The Priests10. Krigshisser
"Napalm Nights" recording lineup:
S. A. Destroyer - bass, vocalsI. Maztor - guitarTex Terror - drums, vocalsV. Fineideath - guitarNocturno Culto - guest vocals
E.A. Rattlehead - guest guitar
"Napalm Nights" will be available in digipack CD, limited double black vinyl in gatefold sleeves (with insert with lyrics and A2 poster), limited double military green vinyl (with insert with lyrics, A2 poster and laser-cut full color patch) and digitally.
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23 äåê 2013
TRENCHROT To Release 'Necronomic Warfare' In February
 Death metal war machine TRENCHROT will unleash its debut album, "Necronomic Warfare", on February 18 via Unspeakable Axe Records.
With influences ranging from other war-themed bands like ASPHYX and BOLT THROWER, to the vomitous vocals and epic, soaring lead work of OBITUARY's "Cause Of Death", this is an old-school death metal album that doesn't feel self-conscious about being what it is. It just crushes everything in its path, and leaves the bloodied listener staggering away... and grinning ear to ear.
Members of TRENCHROT are in other promising new bands, such as CRYPT SERMON — whose first demo will see a cassette release from Dark Descent Records soon — and INFILTRATOR, and promise to soon be well-known names in the underground.
Check out album cut "Sickening Devotion" below.
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IZEGRIM: 'Relic Of The Past' Video Released
 "Relic Of The Past", the new video from Dutch thrash/death metallers IZEGRIM, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Congress Of The Insane", which was released on October 7 in Europe and October 22 in North America via Listenable Records. The CD cover artwork was created by Mariano Villalba and features a concept based on the evil in the deceiving human nature.
Says IZEGRIM about the "Relic Of The Past" clip: "No scripts, no cheezy choreography, no old deserted factory hall. This is IZEGRIM in its natural habitat: on stage supported by our loyal fans."
"Congress Of The Insane" contains 11 songs, including "Manifest Of A Megalomaniac", which features a guest appearance by Sabina Classen from HOLY MOSES.
"Congress Of The Insane" track listing:
01. Relic Of The Past02. Decline And Fall03. Celebratory Gunfire04. Endless Strife05. Deterioration From Perfection06. Unchallenged Dominance07. Modern Day Freak08. The Legion09. Carousel Of Death10. Manifest Of A Megalomaniac11. Carnival Of Deception
IZEGRIM is:
Jeroen Wechgelaer - GuitarMarloes Voskuil - Bass/VocalsBart Van Ginkel - GuitarIvo Maarhuis - Drums
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KAMCHATKA To Release 'The Search Goes On' In February
 Swedish hard rock trio KAMCHATKA will release its fifth studio album, "The Search Goes On", on February 19 via Despotz Records. The CD was recorded at the band's own Shrimpmonkey Studios in Varberg, Sweden with bassist/vocalist Per Wiberg (CANDLEMASS, ex-OPETH, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) handling production.
"The Search Goes On" track listing:
01. Somedays02. Tango Decadence03. Coast To Coast04. Son Of The Sea05. Broken Man06. Pressure07. Cross The Distance08. Thank You For Your Time09. Dragons10. The Search Goes On "After what feels like a very long time of going through different propositions from different record companies, we finally landed smoothly with Despotz Records in Stockholm, Sweden for our upcoming album, 'The Search Goes On'," commented the band.
"The new material came out brilliant, especially after going through the producer Wiberg's filter. So here we are at the end of 2013, Per Wiberg on bass and vocals, Tobias Strandvik on drums and Thomas 'Juneor' Andersson on guitar and vocals... KAMCHATKA!"
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SUFFERING IN SOLITUDE To Release 'A Place Apart' This Month
 Depressive post black metalists SUFFERING IN SOLITUDE will unleash their debut full-length on December 31 via Domestic Genocide Records. Titled "A Place Apart", the 28-minute composition was recorded in several locales throughout Florida, Louisiana, California and South America and offers up six sprawling odes of grief, longing, broken promises, and mental breakdowns. Initially led by the teachings of Wedard, Nocturnal Depression, Sombres Forets and Managarm and later Lantlos, Altar Of Plagues and Lowcityrain, SUFFERING IN SOLITUDE was forged in 2009 by one Christopher A. Now a trio of sullen souls, together they invoke true audio melancholy through their emotionally driven ballads of hopelessness and dejection where expansive waves of distorted dreamscapes swell into manic, blast-laden bursts of torment. "A Place Apart" track listing:
01. Inside Out02. Entrance03. Exit (Time Lost)04. Suffering in Solitude05. Distance06. Placed Apart SUFFERING IN SOLITUDE is:
Black Moor - BassDanny Arancibia - Clean Guitars, EffectsChristopher A. - Guitar, Drums, Vocals | 0 | |
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NEED Release Lyric Video ‘Mother Madness’
 Greek progressive metallers NEED will release their third album, Orvam: A Song For Home, on January 10th via Trailblaze Records. The band has now released a lyric video for the first song from the album, ‘Mother Madness’.
Album trailer:
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BOMBS OF HADES To Release Compilation Featuring New, Classic Material
 Swedish death-crust metallers BOMBS OF HADES will unleash a compilation album featuring an assortment of oddities recorded throughout the band's decade-long career. Titled Through The Dark Past, the disc is set release on January 27th on Pulverised Records. In addition to 19 completely remastered Bombs Of Hades' ragers, Through The Dark Past features four brand new tracks recorded exclusively for this release.
Archiving from the Carnivores 7” vinyl EP up to the No Life 10” vinyl split with Sweden's MORDBRAND, this is the indeed the most exhaustive Bombs Of Hades compilation to date. Both vinyl and non-vinyl collectors will appreciate this all-inclusive deluxe package, complete with singles, cover songs, bonus track and tracks from the band's EPs and splits.
Through The Dark Past tracklisting:
‘Necronomicus Kanth (The Hounds Of Hell)’
‘Twisted Decay’
‘Slaughter The Dead’
‘Disrespect Their Bones’
‘Coffin’
‘Carnivores’
‘Prolog (The Ecstasy Of Blood)’
‘Into The Eternal Pit Of Fire’
‘The Day Man Lost’
‘Confessor’
‘Ice Cold Grave’
‘Clean Your Head’
‘Until Death (Hanged By The Neck)’
‘Inside Teradome’
‘Burn’
‘I’ll Be Your Sister’
‘Mangled Dehumanization’
‘Crossturner’
‘Evil Dead’
‘Kill! Kill! Kill!’
‘Epilog’
Bombs Of Hades is:
Jonas Stålhammar - vocals / guitars
P-O Söderback - guitars
Magnus Forsberg - drums
Anders Ekman – bass
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KLONE: 'Rocket Smoke' Video Released
 "Rocket Smoke", the new video from Poitiers, France-based progressive metallers KLONE, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Ami Bornstein and features live footage from the band's recent European tour supporting ORPHANED LAND.
"Rocket Smoke" is taken from KLONE's fifth full-length album, "The Dreamer's Hideaway", which was released in October 2012 via Klonosphere Records. The CD was recorded at La Fusée Des Resistants studios and was mixed and mastered by Franck Hueso, who has previously worked with such acts as HACRIDE and DEATHSPELL OMEGA. The band previously stated that "The Dreamer's Hideaway" would be their most accomplished effort to date, "It's more psychedelic, more intense and more progressive than ever, the music instills a strongly mysterious atmosphere," they said. KLONE is:
Yann Ligner: Vocals Guillaume Bernard: Atmospheric GuitarsAldrick Guadagnino: GuitarsJean Etienne Maillard: BassFlorent Marcadet: DrumsMatthieu Metzger: Saxophones, Keyboard, Systol Device
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WINTERSTORM Reveal Cathyron Album Details
 On February 7th, German power metallers WINTERSTORM will release their new album, Cathyron, via NoiseArt Records. Only some weeks later they will embark on a tour with VAN CANTO.
Their goal is to enthral their fans with their passionate music. They want to contribute a new sound to the metal scene, which not only inspires inveterate metal fans. It soon became clear that exactly the right people had met after years of experience with other projects to assault the hall of fame of Metal together.
In the songs of Winterstorm there is always a distinct melody in the foreground, which is reflected in catchy choruses, a variety of instrumental tunes and manifold part singing. Distinctive elements of various styles of Metal are amalgamated and given a new interpretation. Elements of power, Viking and folk are combined with elements of the Middle Ages and epic metal, which together appear in a new splendour. This makes up an explosive mix, which goes down well with younger and older fans. A musical mix, which not only appeals to metal fans but to anyone really! This record is way more epic and varied than anything they did before; they have created a new world in which the listener can dive and escape into.
Compositions are done by Armin Haas, who has worked for movie soundtracks and video games and who also does orchestral arrangements in other metal bands such as Van Canto for instance.
Another new element in Cathyron are the conceptual lyrics and the story behind the album, that create a brand new world. Fitting the power and fantasy metal spectrum, the lyrics are about the fight between good and evil, and how the hero called Teron operates in the world Cathyron to achieve victory over all Evil. A tale known to most by movies such as Lord of the Rings.
The cover artwork was done by guitarist Michael Liewald who has done all of the band's front covers so far. The album was recorded in fall 2013 by Armin Haas, drum recordings were done by Stephan Ernst (J.B.O., FIDDLER'S GREEN, FREEDOM CALL). Mix and master by Thomas Geiger, who also works with the likes of BLIND GUARDIAN, HELLOWEEN and CHARLIE BAUERFEIND.
Tracklisting:
'A Hero Rises'
'Cathyron'
'Far Away'
'Burning Gates'
'Windkeepers'
'Down In THe Seas'
'The Maze'
'Elders Of Wisdom'
'Metalavial'
'The Evocation'
'Call Of Darkness'
'The Element's Strife'
Tour dates with Van Canto include:
February
21 - Strassbourg, France - La Laiterie
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Gallery
23 - Nürnberg, Germany - RoFa
March
6 - Milano, Italy - Factory
7 - München, Germany - Backstage
8 - Prague, Czech Republic - Nova Chmelnice
9 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - ROFA
21 - Aschaffenburg, Germany - ColosSaal
22 - Hamburg, Germany - Grünspan
23 - Hameln, Germany - Sumpfblume
April
2 - London, England - Underworld
3 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13
4 - Bremen, Germany - Aladin
5 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
10 - Berlin, Germany - Lido
11 - Glauchau, Germany - Alte Spinnerei
12 - Düsseldorf, Germany - Pitcher
13 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW
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