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27 апр 2012
PURIFIED IN BLOOD: New Single Available For Streaming
 Norwegian metallers PURIFIED IN BLOOD will release their new album, "Flight Of A Dying Sun", in Europe on June 15 via Indie Recordings. A single, "Mot Grav", was made available today and can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.
"This is the missing link between 'Reaper Of Souls' and 'Under Black Skies'," says PURIFIED IN BLOOD singer Hallgeir S. Enoksen.
PURIFIED IN BLOOD's new album was recorded with Jacob Bredahl, who previously worked with band on 2006's "Reaper Of Souls", a CD known for its rawness and intensity.
This time around, PURIFIED IN BLOOD's second singer Glenn Reaper was not involved in the recording process and Hallgeir faced a new challenge being the band's sole vocalist — a challenge he stepped up to for the past one and a half year with no problems whatsoever. His voice range has developed a lot the past year singing alone and he takes on the task "with no remorse, no repent."
"Flight Of A Dying Sun" features guest appearances by Glenn Reaper on the power anthem "Iron Hands"; Erlend Hjelvik (KVELERTAK) on "Mot Grav"; Kjetil Møster (DATAROCK, ULTRALYD, MØSTER) on saxophone, Ådne Sæverud on organ and Jens Borge (SKADNE KREK) on double bass. Last but certainly not least they have Siberian throat singer Albert Kuvezin on board to start the whole album with his voice of war.
"Flight Of A Dying Sun" track listing:
01. The Absolute
02. Storm Of Blood
03. Mot Grav
04. Iron Hands
05. Mind Is Fire
06. Escape To Solace
07. Void
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27 апр 2012
MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I Treat People As I Expect To Be Treated'
 PunkNews.org recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
PunkNews.org: MOTÖRHEAD has a very unique, identifiable sound. They've never released, say, a rock opera or techno album. Why?
Lemmy: Well, 'cause if you have a good sound, why fuck with it? I always thought that we sounded good. We've done some experimental pieces. "1916" is experimental. We did that track with Ozzy [Osbourne]. Mostly rock and roll is what I wanted to do, so I did it. It's what I want to do, so I still play. We'll always do what we want to do. I don't give a fuck about what other people think we should do.
PunkNews.org: You're known as a great lover of women, but you're also known as a great lover of women in rock music. You've been very vocal of your support of Joan Jett, Skin of SKUNK ANANSIE, and many others. In punk rock, it seems there is a disconnect between appreciating a woman's talents and appreciating her attractiveness. Can one appreciate a female musician's attractiveness without objectifying her?
Lemmy: Well, why the fuck can't you do it? Is that impossible? There are certainly people who have an axe to grind. Someone might be bitching about it, but I don't care. I never objectified women. I've always been honest. I treat people as I expect to be treated. Women, they're the same as me with tits. If they want to be crazy, well, that's all right, because I'm a little crazy myself, sometimes. If they want to play rock music, that's great, because I like to play rock music, too. You should treat people the way you like to be treated. If it's good art, then it's good art. Shit, I like women.
PunkNews.org: Certainly, you're a rock legend by now, but, unlike some other rock legends, you seem to be portrayed as a very human person, unlike, say, Kurt Cobain or Janis Joplin. Why do you think people think of you as a person as opposed to an ideal?
Lemmy: People approach me all the time, but I don't always get noticed. It's 'cause when I go out, I don't have two bodyguards with me. I just go out by myself. People that go out with bodyguards baffle me. No one would notice them without them. It's really an attention thing, isn't it? It's a ploy to get noticed. I've never had a problem with it.
Read the entire interview from PunkNews.org.
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27 апр 2012
SODOM: '30 Years SODOMized: 1982-2012' Box Set Detailed
 SPV/Steamhammer has set a June 18 European release date (three days earlier in Germany) for "30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012", a brand new career retrospective from German thrash veterans SODOM compiled by bassist/vocalist, and sole remaining original member, Thomas "Angelripper" Such.
"30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012" box set features the single CD "Official Bootleg - The Witchhunter Decade" and double-CD "Thirty Years War", along with 30th-anniversary posters, postcards, stickers and the 32-page book in CD format on the band's history. "The Official Bootleg - The Witch Hunter Decade" will also be made available on colored vinyl.
"30 Years Sodomized: 1982-2012" box set track listing:
CD - Official Bootleg – The Witchhunter Decade:
01. Sepulchral Voice (Rehearsal, 1984)
02. Obsessed By Cruelty (Recorded Live In Belgium, 1985)
03. After The Deluge (Recorded Live At Metallize Festival, 1986)
04. Conjuration (Recorded Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
05. Proselytism Real (Recorded Live At Metallize Festival, 1987)
06. Conqueror (Recorded Live In Holland, 1987)
07. My Atonement (Recorded Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
08. Outbreak Of Evil (Recorded Live In Germany, Zeche Bochum, 1988)
09. Persecution Mania (Recorded Live In Switzerland, Sargans, 1988)
10. Magic Dragon (Recorded Live In Germany, Braunschweig, 1989)
11. Shellfire Defense (Pre-production, 1990)
12. The Saw Is The Law (Pre-production, 1990)
13. Bloodtrails (Pre-production, 1990)
14. Body Parts (Recorded Live In Japan, 1992)
15. Skinned Alive (Recorded Live At WDR Festival, 1992)
16. Sons Of Hell (Demo Version)
Thirty Years War Double-CD
CD 1:
01. Burst Command 'Til War
02. Brandish The Sceptre
03. My Atonement
04. Electrocution
05. Christ Passion
06. Tired And Red
07. Baptism Of Fire
08. The Saw Is The Law (Splatting Version)
09. Shellfire Defense
10. Tarred Anf Feathered
11. The Crippler
12. Reincarnation
13. Sodomized
14. Delight In Slaying
15. Into Perdition
CD 2:
01. Gathering Of Minds
02. Unwanted Youth
03. Politoximaniac
04. That's What An Unknown Killer Diarized
05. Warlike Conspiracy
06. Spiritual Demise
07. Book Burning
08. Minejumper
09. Genocide
10. Where Angels Die
11. Hatred Of The Gods
12. Lords Of Depravity
13. Kamikaze Terrorrizer
14. In War And Pieces
15. Hellfire
Double-LP: Official Bootleg – The Witchhunter Decade
Side A:
01. Sepulchral Voice (Rehearsal, 1984)
02. Obsessed By Cruelty (Recorded Live In Belgium, 1985)
03. After The Deluge (Recorded Live At Metallize Festival, 1986)
04. Conjuration (Recorded Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
Side B:
01. Proselytism Real (Recorded Live At Metallize Festival, 1987)
02. Conqueror (Recorded Live In Holland, 1987)
03. My Atonement (Recorded Live At Scum, Holland, 1987)
04. Outbreak Of Evil (Recorded Live In Germany, Zeche Bochum, 1988)
Side C:
01. Persecution Mania (Recorded Live In Switzerland, Sargans, 1988)
02. Magic Dragon (Recorded Live In Germany, Braunschweig, 1989)
03. Shellfire Defense (Preproduction, 1990)
04. The Saw Is The Law (Preproduction, 1990)
Side D:
01. Bloodtrails (Preproduction, 1990)
02. Body Parts (Recorded Live In Japan, 1992)
03. Skinned Alive (Recorded Live At Wdr Festival, 1992)
04. Sons Of Hell (Demo Version)
To order the box set, visit NuclearBlast.de.
Former SODOM drummer Chris "Witchhunter" Dudek died on September 8, 2008 due to vital organ failure.
SODOM in 2010 announced the addition of drummer Markus "Makka" Freiwald to the group's ranks.
Freiwald previously played for the German bands DESPAIR and FLAMING ANGER and was involved with the VOODOOCULT project. In addition, he played percussion as a session musician on the MOONSPELL album "Irreligious" and is featured on the 1996 LP "Triarchy Of The Lost Lovers" by Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST.
SODOM in November 2010 parted ways with drummer Bobby Schottkowski due to "personal and private problems between Tom [bassist/vocalist Thomas 'Angelripper' Such] and Bobby," according to a statement released by the band.
SODOM's latest album, "In War And Pieces", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 64. The CD was released in North America on January 11, 2011 via SPV/Steamhammer.
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27 апр 2012
BLACK VEIL BRIDES: Official 'Unbroken' Lyric Video Released
 "Unbroken", a new song from Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES will appear on the upcoming soundtrack to this year's highly anticipated movie, "Marvel's The Avengers". "Unbroken" is included on "Avengers Assemble", a 14-track compilation of music from and inspired by the film. "Avengers Assemble" will be released on May 1.
In addition to BLACK VEIL BRIDES' "Unbroken", the "Avengers Assemble" collection features original songs inspired by the exciting and action-packed film event. The diverse range of artists includes SOUNDGARDEN, RISE AGAINST, SHINEDOWN, BUSH and REDLIGHT KING.
"Avengers Assemble" track listing:
01. Live To Rise - SOUNDGARDEN
02. I'm Alive - SHINEDOWN
03. Dirt And Roses - RISE AGAINST
04. Even If I Could - PAPA ROACH
05. Unbroken - BLACK VEIL BRIDES
06. Breath - SCOTT WEILAND
07. Comeback - REDLIGHT KING
08. Into The Blue - BUSH
09. A New Way To Bleed (Photek Remix)" - EVANESCENCE
10. Count Me Out - PUSHERJONES
11. Shoot To Thrill - THEORY OF A DEADMAN
12. Wherever I Go - BUCKCHERRY
13. From Out Of Nowhere - FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
14. Shake The Ground - CHERRI BOMB
Additional track on the international release:
15. Pistols At Dawn - KASABIAN
The official lyric video for "Unbroken" can be seen below.
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27 апр 2012
SENTINEL BEAST's Classic Lineup Reunited; Video Interview, Performance Footage Available
 AmbPirate of Capital Chaos conducted an interview with the reunited 1984-1986 lineup of SENTINEL BEAST last week before the band's show in Sacramento as a warm-up for their appearance at the Keep It True XV festival, set to take place April 27-28 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is performance footage from the Sacramento concert.
SENTINEL BEAST was formed in Sacramento in 1984 by Debbie Gunn, Mike Spencer (bass), and Scott Awes (drums). During this time, the axes were played by Greg Williams and Jerry Fraiser, later to be replaced by Barry Fischel and Mark Koyasako. Discovered by Kerry King of SLAYER, the band recorded and released the influential "Depths of Death" album, on Metal Blade Records, in 1986 and the band later went on to open shows for the likes of SLAYER, EXODUS, MEGADETH, MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, and others. The band broke up and Debbie Gunn departed for Chicago shortly after to front ZNOWHITE, then relocated to Europe to join the all-female thrash pioneers, ICE AGE.
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27 апр 2012
Former ANTHRAX Guitarist's RED LAMB Raises Autism Awareness With 'Puzzle Box' Video
 RED LAMB, the new band featuring former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz, has released the video for the song "Puzzle Box" in an effort to raise awareness for autism.
According to a press release, "Puzzle Box" is a walk through the daily life of a family with identical mirror image twins who are both autistic. It is a moving experience of reality that the Spitz family lives. The video is a short movie with statistical data, showing thousands of autistic families, including the CEO of AutismSpeaks.org Suzanne and Bob Wright."
The lyrics to "Puzzle Box" are co-written by MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and Spitz, with additional performances by MARILYN MANSON's Chris Vrenna.
RED LAMB's entire debut CD was co-produced by Mustaine and Spitz.
Dan Spitz and his wife, Candi, spoke to Metal Motivation about their own personal experience with raising two identical mirror image twin boys that both suffer from autism. You can watch the chat below.
According to Autism Key, Spitz's twin sons were born in 2007 and both have since been diagnosed with autism. During that time, he has used his celebrity to help raise awareness about the disorder, particularly among those within the music community. Additionally, Spitz and his wife are strong supporters of Autism Speaks and have recently been featured in one of the organization’s videos promoting its autism walks.
Dealing with autism hasn't been the only challenge Spitz has faced in recent years. In 2009, he underwent open heart surgery to repair a main artery in his heart that was said to be "almost completely closed."
Spitz is a born-again Christian and Messianic Jew and in interviews, has frequently cited his faith as an influential component to his life.
Spitz took part in the reunion of ANTHRAX's classic lineup in 2005 and 2006 but left the band after ANTHRAX's most recent split with singer Joey Belladonna.
In a January 2007 interview with Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian stated about Spitz, "Whether people are aware or not, Danny's, like, a big deal in the really, really fancy, expensive watch world — like crazy, super-high-end watches — and he's got his own line of watches coming out. It's weird, because before the reunion I would read this stuff online, and I would just kind of be like, 'What the hell…?' But then like after hanging out with the guy for 20 months and you actually talk to him and see the watches and what-not, I was like, 'Holy crap!' It's a pretty big deal."
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27 апр 2012
PRONG In Denver: Video Interview, Quality Performance Footage Available
 "Superskum" ( web site) conducted an interview with PRONG mainman Tommy Victor when the band played at the Marquis Theater in Denver, Colorado with CROWBAR. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is quality performance footage from the Denver concert.
PRONG's new album, "Carved Into Stone", was released on April 24 in North America via Long Branch Records/SPV. The CD was recorded with producer Steve Evetts, who has previously worked with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, SEPULTURA and HATEBREED, among others. The cover artwork was created by Vance Kelly (DOWN, THE SWORD) and can be seen below.
According to a press release, "Carved Into Stone" "is quintessentially PRONG. It stretches into the band's earliest and dirtiest foundations on which the band was founded on New York's Lower East Side to the present as a staple of today's post-metal and rock scenes."
Comments Tommy Victor: "It was hardest I've ever worked in the studio on any record I've ever been involved with."
PRONG — whose lineup is rounded out by bassist Tony Campos and drummer Alexei Rodriguez — has taken a major step forward in their constantly evolving brand of sonic schematics.
"I always believed there were many dimensions to PRONG," says Tommy. "Every record we've been associated with different scenes — hardcore, metal, industrial — even dance! I think this record brings all of that together and sounds very modern at the same time."
"Carved Into Stone" track listing
01. Eternal Heat
02. Keep On Living In Pain
03. Ammunition
04. Revenge ... Best Served Cold
05. State of Rebellion
06. Put Myself to Sleep
07. List of Grievances
08. Carved Into Stone
09. Subtract
10. Path of Least Resistance
11. Reinvestigate
Founded in 1986, PRONG is considered to be a pioneer of the American post-hardcore and post-metal scenes whose influence is still being felt today.
PRONG's last release was "Power Of The Damn Mixxxer", the remix counterpart to the band's 2007 album "Power of The Damager".
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27 апр 2012
ALTER BRIDGE Guitarist MARK TREMONTI: Solo Album Track Listing Finalized
 ALTER BRIDGE and CREED axesmith/songwriter Mark Tremonti is gearing up for his first-ever solo project this summer. "All I Was" is scheduled for release on July 10 via Fret 12 Records, a company Mark started with his brother, Daniel Tremonti, and Tom Stanley.
Mark's solo effort, being released under the name TREMONTI, showcases his acclaimed guitar playing and incomparable songwriting. The release also marks his debut on lead vocals.
TREMONTI features Eric Friedman on rhythm guitar and Garrett Whitlock on drums. Mark's ALTER BRIDGE and CREED bandmate Brian Marshal will be stepping in for the bass duties when Tremonti takes to the road later this year. Longtime friend and collaborator Michael "Elvis" Baskette, known for his work with ALTER BRIDGE, CHEVELLE and TRIVIUM, produced the album.
From the first riffs of album opener "Leave It Alone" to the final notes of the closer "Decay", it is apparent that Mark's playing and songwriting are at a new level. The metal music influences he grew up on ring throughout the album on songs like "So You're Afraid", "Wish You Well" and "Giving Up". Mark finds his voice; literally, stepping up to the microphone for the first time in his career as a lead vocalist. The depth of his voice carries the melodies on songs like "New Way Out" and "Proof". The first single, "You Waste Your Time", will be unleashed at Active Rock radio over the next few weeks and will continue the success at the format that Mark has achieved with both of his other projects.
Mark Tremonti is the Grammy Award-winning guitarist and songwriter known for hiswork in multi-platinum rock juggernaut CREED and with the critically acclaimed, fan favorite ALTER BRIDGE. Having sold over 40 million records worldwide, this is the man behind massive hits like "My Own Prison", "Higher", and "Isolation" — just to name a few. His sound is recognizable and has garnered him a loyal fan base worldwide. Guitar World dubbed him "Guitarist of the Year" three consecutive years in a row, and he ranked as the "fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist ever" in Total Guitar.
"All I Was" track listing:
01. Leave It Alone
02. So You'e Afraid
03. Wish You Well
04. Brains
05. The Things I've Seen
06. You Waste Your Time
07. New Way Out
08. Giving Up
09. Proof
10. All I Was
11. Doesn't Matter
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27 апр 2012
KONTRUST - The butterfly defect
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27 апр 2012
OVERHEAD - \'Of Sun And Moon\' Track List & Video mit Audio Samples online!
 Die finnische Rock/Metal Band OVERHEAD werden ihr lang erwartetes viertes Album, mit den Titel "Of Sun And Moon", am 30. Juni veröffentlichen. Jetzt wurde die "Of Sun And Moon" Track List und ein Album Trailer mit Audio Samples von allen 9. Songs online gestellt. | 0 | |
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27 апр 2012
AFFECTOR - \'Harmagedon\' neuer Song \'New Jerusalem\' im Stream!
 AFFECTOR, die neue multinationale Progressive Rock / Metal-Band um den deutschen Gitarristen Daniel Fries, dem niederländischen Schlagzeuger Collin Leijenaar (Neal Morse / Dilemma), sowie dem US-amerikanischen Bassisten Mike LePond (Symphony X) und Sänger Ted Leonard (Spock‘s Beard / Enchant / Thought Chamber), haben den Europa-Release ihres Debüt-Albums "Harmagedon" für den 21. Mai 2012 (22. Mai 2012 in Nordamerika) angekündigt. Das Album wird über InsideOutMusic erscheinen. Jetzt wurde HIER der neue Song "New Jerusalem" zum probehören online gestellt.
Um schon mal vorab einen genaueren Eindruck dieses atmosphärischen und sehr intensiven Longplayers zu vermitteln, hat die Band einen 5-minütigen Online-Teaser zusammengestellt, der Ausschnitte aus den verschiedenen Songs von "Harmagedon" beinhaltet. Diesen kann man sich ab sofort über YouTub hier anschauen: | 0 | |
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27 апр 2012
MARILYN MANSON Starring In Short Film At Cannes
 According to The Pulse Of Radio, Marilyn Manson has the lead role in a short film called "Wrong Cops", which will premiere as part of the festivities at the Cannes Film Festival in France next month. The movie was directed by Quentin Dupieux, whose full-length 2011 feature "Rubber" was a surreal tale about an intelligent tire that murders people. His latest movie, "Wrong", debuted last January at the Sundance Film Festival.
Manson, who recently performed with actor Johnny Depp at the Revolver Golden Gods awards in Los Angeles, told The Pulse Of Radio about his part in "Wrong Cops" and other upcoming projects, "I play a street hustler with braces on my teeth, which was an interesting, fun experience (laughs). I'm working on something with Johnny. Working on something with my friend Eli Roth also. And I'm basically just on a roll of having a good time at being bad and I just want to continue doing it."
Manson has previously had roles in movies such as "Jawbreaker" — with then-fiancée Rose McGowan — "Party Monster" and "Lost Highway".
Details on the 13-minute "Wrong Cops" are under wraps at the moment.
Manson and Depp recently teamed up to record a new version of Carly Simon's classic song "You're So Vain". The track will be included on Manson's upcoming album "Born Villain", which is due out on May 1.
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27 апр 2012
DYING FETUS - \'Reign Supreme\' Audio Samples online!
 Die Extreme Metaller DYING FETUS haben die Aufnahmen mit Producer Steve Wright (SLIPKNOT, MISERY INDEX) des neuen Albums beendet. Das neue Werk wird "Reign Supreme" heißen und am 19. Juni 2012 via Relapse Records erscheinen. Jetzt wurde auf You Tube ein neues "Reign Supreme" Video mit Audio Samples online gestellt
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27 апр 2012
LIONHEART - neuer Videoclip \'Lifer\'
 Northern California hardcore/metal outfit Lionheart will release their new album Undisputed on May 8th via Mediaskare Records. In the meantime, we're happy to premiere the band's music video for the song "Lifer," which appears on the album. Check it out now:
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27 апр 2012
DESTRUCTION Gets A Star In Ecuador
 German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION were honored with their own star in Quito, Ecuador yesterday (April 25). DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier states, "Pretty fuckin cool to see they appreciate fuckin German metal high up here in the Andes mountains!!! It shows again: the Latin American metal scene is the best in the world! Thank you, motherfuckers, for your support!"
DESTRUCTION is scheduled to perform tonight (Thursday, April 26) at Estadio Chaupicruz in Quito with VENOM and OBITUARY.
DESTRUCTION will embark on the North American "30th Year Anniversary Tour" in May with support from WARBRINGER, VITAL REMAINS (who will be alternating each night) and PATHOLOGY.
DESTRUCTION recently commenced work on its 30th-anniversary album. The CD is due later in the year.
Inspired by IRON MAIDEN, MERCYFUL FATE, MOTÖRHEAD and VENOM, DESTRUCTION was formed as KNIGHT OF DEMON in 1982. The band's original lineup included vocalist and bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer, drummer Tommy Sandmann, and guitarist Mike Sifringer. They soon changed their name to DESTRUCTION and released a demo titled "Bestial Invasion Of Hell" in 1984.
"Day Of Reckoning", the latest album from DESTRUCTION, sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 58 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.
"Day Of Reckoning" was the first album to feature DESTRUCTION's new drummer Vaaver (INDUKTI, ex-UNSUN).
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27 апр 2012
OPETH Frontman: 'I Haven't Been Listening To Death Metal Since The Early '90s'
 Dave Pehling of KTVU.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
KTVU.com: "Heritage" seems the biggest departure sonically for OPETH since "Damnation". Was the absence of death metal elements — specifically the brutal guitar riffs and your trademark growl — a conscious aim to step away from that at the outset, or did you find your songwriting moving naturally in that direction?
Mikael: More or less naturally. I felt that we couldn't really do more with that sound. I felt as a songwriter I had kind of perfected that formula and couldn't really take it anywhere else. And I didn't really want to. I tried a little bit, but it didn't really work out. I was just gravitating towards something else when I was writing this record and ended up with an album that was a bit more rootsy. I'm tired of contemporary metal production. It sounds so fucking slick and there's a lack of dynamics. I wanted to record in a different way too. So having that in mind, I guess the songs took shape in a different way than they have before. It's also a matter of me not listening to death metal. I haven't been listening to death metal since the early '90s, you know? Even when we did the first record ["Orchid" in 1994], I was more or less done with listening to metal. I didn't anything interesting was coming out. Yet we were just finding our feet and starting a career of our own, and we were a part of the whole genre. But ever since that basically, I've been gravitating towards liking this type of stuff more and more.
KTVU.com: Given the intricacy of OPETH's music, do you generally stick with a specific, rehearsed setlist for a whole tour, or do the songs change from night to night?
Mikael: Generally we are a little bit of both. Lately we've been going out on a limb a lot. We might not have practiced a song as much as we should have, but we'll be like, "Let's just play it tonight," just to get it over with. Because that's the best practice, just to play it live. But on this tour, we are sticking a little bit to the same setlist because there's such a strict time thing going on. We have to play exactly one hour and ten minutes. The first couple of shows we went over by five minutes every night and our tour manager was saying, "You have to do something! You have to change," because people are getting pissed or whatever. So now we have a set list that's perfect for the timing and it also happens to be perfect for us. We love playing these songs that we're playing and it really showcases all of the aspects of this band. It's a lot of new material and some very calm songs and in the end we play three rather heavier songs. By doing that, it kind of shows that we're quite versatile. It almost sounds like a different band. As a spectator, I think that would be interesting. I'd like to think that we come across as interesting at least.
KTVU.com: One aspect of your concerts I've always enjoyed is the contrast between these dark, brutal epics you play and your hilariously deadpan stage banter. I've had more laughs at OPETH shows than at all other metal bands' shows combined. Do you think much about what you are going to say? Is it all off the cuff? And is that a way to provide some comic relief to the intensity of the songs?
Mikael: Well, I don't really think about what I say. Sometimes I can say stupid things. People will kind of remind me afterwards, like "What the fuck did you say there?" and I'm like "Uh, I don't know. I can't remember." I have some type of sense of humor, but I think what makes it funny is that it's unexpected. People don't expect that ... well, now they do when they go to the shows. They're like "Tell a fucking joke, Mike!" and then I don't know what to say. But I think the fun thing about what I'm saying — if you write it down, it's not really funny — it's just that in that situation and because it's a bit unexpected, it becomes funny. People are more used to going to metal shows where the front man is doing the cliche type of talk, like, "Get your horns in the air!" or "You guys are the fucking best!" That kind of stuff. I can't really find that in myself. I can't do that and keep a straight face. I think it's fucking ridiculous, you know? So the way I am onstage when I talk between songs is a bit of a distorted and boosted version of me offstage I guess. And that's all it is. I'm not really funny like a comedian. But sometimes the vibe is right and it becomes a fun situation. I especially like to make fun of myself and the band members and metal in general.
Read the entire interview from KTVU.com.
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27 апр 2012
Hear Snippet Of SERJ TANKIAN's New Single
 "Harakiri", the new studio album from singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian, will be released July 10 on Reprise Records/Serjical Strike. A teaser video with a snippet of the first single, "Figure It Out", is available below.
"Harakiri", a Japanese word meaning ritual suicide, is the follow-up to 2010's critically acclaimed "Imperfect Harmonies", and the third solo release from the SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman. As with 2007's "Elect The Dead" and "Imperfect Harmonies", Serj produced "Harakiri" himself at his home studio in Los Angeles. He tried to approach writing a little differently this time around. "I used the Apple iPad as a songwriting instrument to sketch out three of the songs on the record," explains Serj. "We must trick ourselves into writing in different ways to get unexpected results." The album will also feature performances by Serj's touring band, THE F.C.C. — Dan Monti on guitar, Mario Pagliarulo on bass, and Troy Zeigler on drums. Dan Monti is also co-mixing and co-engineering the album with Serj. The album was mastered by Vlado Meller (METALLICA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, KANYE WEST, BEASTIE BOYS).
Serj reveals each of the songtitles in a statement describing "Harakiri" below. The song names are in order and in bold:
"The Cornucopia of love/hate affairs with Gaia have made us scream 'Figure It Out! CEOs are the disease." Where abusive capitalism's only fate is human/environmental devastation. The Ching Chime, diminutive drama of a gangsta Butterfly revealed that humanity's tears actually outweigh yearly rainfall on the planet.
"We have witnessed Harakiri on a grand scale tearing out the Occupied Tears of victims preyed on by victims turned aggressors creating a Deafening Silence through which we hear a voice plead, 'Forget Me Knot, my child.'
"Reality TV has become the searing indictment of a society best described as the Uneducated Democracy. The daughters of the evolution Weave On with blood dripping down their guilty hands onto the flag as the word republic is replaced by empire."
Much of the new record was written in 2011, which was an incredibly busy year for the diversely talented musician and what Serj describes as "the busiest, most productive year of my life so far." In February, the rock musical "Prometheus Bound", which he composed all of the music for, opened at the Oberon Theater at Harvard in Boston to rave reviews. 2011 also saw Serj release his second poetry book, "Glaring Through Oblivion". He toured with SYSTEM OF A DOWN across three continents, performed with the Opera Orchestra in Yerevan, Armenia, where he also had political meetings with heads of state and hosted non-profit events. He then performed his first ever concert in Lebanon, the place of his birth, with the Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra. When he returned to the U.S., he finished writing four records: a jazz record, an electronic record he wrote with his friend Jimmy Urine of MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE, a full classical symphony called "Orca", and the new solo rock record that he is currently mastering.
"The year 2011 started with a fire. Some kids in Piha, New Zealand were setting off fireworks that landed on my neighbor's property and lit the whole hill on fire. I knew it was going to be a hell of a year and it certainly was," says Tankian. "Within five days of that, reports came out about birds and fish dying in massive numbers globally. The omen was not lost on me. Varied creatures on earth were committing massive hara-kiri (the Japanese term signifying ritualistic suicide.) Do they know something we don't about the coming times or the sustainability of the environment? That is the day I started writing this record."
The symbolism of entire species eradicating themselves on a large scale struck Serj emotionally, and is an underlying theme on the entire record. He took that idea and went to work writing, incorporating all of the experiences of his chaotic year to make a different kind of record. "The record is different than any I've made as a solo artist," he says. "It is much more driving and punk-oriented, with influences ranging from goth to electronic to '80s vibes, dynamically heavy rock to epic melodic songs. Lyrically, it spans the gauntlet of themes from personal, political and philosophical to spiritual, humor and love."
He also tried to approach writing a little differently this time around. "I used the Apple iPad as a songwriting instrument to sketch out three of the songs on the record," he says. "We must trick ourselves into writing in different ways to get unexpected results."
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27 апр 2012
DRAGONFORCE: Montreal Footage Posted Online
 Fan-filmed video footage of DRAGONFORCE's April 25 concert at Le National in Montreal, Quebec, Canada can be seen below.
DRAGONFORCE's new album, "The Power Within", sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 74 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band's previous CD, "Ultra Beatdown", opened with 24,000 units back in September 2008 to land at No. 18.
DRAGONFORCE has just returned to North America for a spring tour. This outing marks the band's first trek with brand new singer Marc Hudson, who also makes his recorded debut on "The Power Within".
The tour kicked off April 21 at the annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts and will make several stops on the East Coast before winding through Canada and into the Midwest before wrapping out west on May 11 in Anaheim, California.
"The Power Within" was released in the U.K. on April 16 via the band's own Electric Generation Recordings, distributed by Essential Music.
Guitarist Herman Li recently stated about "The Power Within", "The last two years have been the most fun we ever had making an album. Through writing, jamming and touring together, we have built this incredible energy and it has been fully captured on the new album.
"This time around we've really brought our metal side to the surface and made some of the best music of our career. From the fastest song we've ever recorded ['Fallen World'] to the slower songs, and some things you would never expect from us, this is by far the most diverse DRAGONFORCE album yet."
Li added, "This is an exciting new era for DRAGONFORCE with Marc joining the band, so we figured this was an ideal time to take full control of our own destiny and establish our own record label for Europe. It's all hands on deck running it, but a great buzz!"
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27 апр 2012
MANTUS - Thalia steigt aus, neue Sängerin bekannt!
 Heute müssen wir uns leider mit einer traurigen Nachricht an euch wenden. Thalia wird das Projekt, bei dem sie seit dem Jahr 2000 fester Bestandteil war, auf unabsehbare Zeit verlassen. Wir bedauern diesen Schritt und blicken auf eine sehr schöne, gemeinsame und erfolgreiche Zeit mit 11 produzierten Studioalben und 3 EP’s zurück, haben aber natürlich Verständnis für Ihre Entscheidung. Auf Thalias Wunsch hin, werden wir an dieser Stelle nicht ausführlich auf ihre Beweggründe zu sprechen kommen und können deshalb nur sagen, daß es rein persönliche Gründe, die nichts mit dem Projekt als solches zu tun haben, sind, die sie zu diesem Schritt bewogen haben.
Diese Entscheidung betrifft auch bereits die anstehende Live Tour, zusammen mit dem Headliner ASP, im Herbst...
Mag auch der Ausstieg von Thalia sehr bedauerlich sein, wurde doch direkt fieberhaft, eben z.B. wegen der anstehenden Live Tour, nach einer neuen weiblichen Stimme für MANTUS gesucht und schließlich auch in „Chiara Amberia“ gefunden. Durch ihren weichen und gleichermaßen sehr ausdrucksstarken Gesang fügt sie sich wunderbar in den atmosphärischen Kontext von MANTUS ein und verleiht den Songs doch eine neue, individuelle Note aus leidenschaftlichem Tiefgang und dunkler Tristesse.
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27 апр 2012
AHOLA: 'Stoneface' Audio Samples Available
 AHOLA, the new "vital rock act" launched by Jarkko Ahola of the Finnish metal groups TERÄSBETONI and NORTHERN KINGS, released its debut album, "Stoneface", on April 25. The CD was recorded at Headline Studio in Tampere.
Commented Ahola: "AHOLA is a band that strives from the foundation of rock giving the listeners those vibes that the songs made people feel during the golden era of rock and heavy music. We write our music boldly and by experimenting new stuff, bringing the good stuff to this day, with a modern and unique twist and sound."
A CD-release party will be held on May 4 at Tavastia in Helsinki .
"Stoneface" track listing:
01. Donwana
02. Beerland
03. As Long As I Live (Rock 'N' Roll Is Not Dead)
04. Hurricane
05. Restless
06. The Spell
07. I Walk Alone
08. We Want Out
09. Eat Me Alive
10. Livin' The Dream
11. Stoneface
12. I Want You
13. Does It Matter What I Wear
14. Hurt You
15. Cold'n'Lonely'
A nine-minute YouTube clip containing audio samples of the songs on "Stoneface" is available below.
AHOLA in August 2011 announced the addition of guitarist Antti Karhumaa to the group's ranks.
According to a press release, AHOLA "has a suitable mix of past and present — which is always an essential part of rock music. The band's musical core consists of hit tunes, feeling and of course the skill to write and play true and powerful rock music, wherein the authenticity and emotion are relevant, leaving the vain posing to others."
Commented Ahola: "AHOLA is something I've been working on for a long time.
"From the beginning I've written rock songs in English, but since being a musician, you find yourself doing something you did never expect like singing and playing in a huge act called TERÄSBETONI or participating a cool project called NORTHERN KINGS. I guess that's part of the fascination!
"Anyway, still riff-based rock being the heart of my musical world, I wanted to add some spice to the soup and do something that I wasn't so familiar with: super tightness, speed… a flavor of punk rock, you might say."
He continued, "The way I want to see AHOLA's music is: songs are, I dare say, approachable with catchy choruses but when giving the songs a deeper thought, loaded with layers you can dig into. You can hear echoes from classic rock of the '70s, alternative rock and metal of the '90s and last decade, pop music in general, that punk rock I mentioned and… well, listen to yourselves."
AHOLA is:
Jari "Jamo" Laitinen: Bass
Jarkko Ahola: Vocals, Guitar
Antti Mäkelä: Drums
Antti Karhumaa: Guitar
For more information, visit the AHOLA Facebook page.
"Stoneface" audio samples:
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26 апр 2012
AT VANCE - Facing Your Enemy
 "Facing Your Enemy" is taken from the new AT VANCE album "Facing Your Enemy", out on April 27th, 2012!
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26 апр 2012
NILE: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled
 South Carolina-based extreme technical death metallers NILE will release their seventh full-length album, "At The Gate Of Sethu", in Europe on June 29 and in the U.S. on July 3 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Those Whom The Gods Detest" was once again produced and mixed by Neil Kernon, who has previously worked with NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, QUEENSRŸCHE and DEICIDE, among many others. The CD artwork was handled by a true genius of darkened visuals, Seth Siro Anton (SOILWORK, PARADISE LOST, SEPTICFLESH).
Commented NILE mastermind Karl Sanders: "Seth Siro Anton has designed the cover. I have been a fan of SEPTICFLESH a long time, and as Seth expressed interest, I knew that he would deliver a great job. I would say his work is easily the best we've ever had. He has captured the darker side of the sound of NILE and reflected the music and ideas, the heart and soul of NILE are forming. Seth is a very talented man and understands exactly who we are."
Added Seth Siro Anton: "It is no secret that I admire the powerful stylistic lines of the magical symbols that still transmit the aura of ancient Egypt, preserving in time the ancient mysteries. Also, I am fascinated from the final frozen moment of the flesh captured in an eternal sleeping stasis, at the completion of the mummification process. So, with a great pleasure I accepted the challenge, to visualize the new masterpiece of NILE, 'At The Gate Of Sethu'."
In a recent interview with CobraMetal.net, Sanders stated about "At The Gate Of Sethu", "Well, we started [working on it] in May of last year (2011) after we finished our European tour. We worked on that fucking record for 10 months straight, to the exclusion of all else. (Laughs) Long hours, every day."
Regarding the new album's concept, Karl said, "It's in similar territory to other NILE records in that a lot of it stems from Ancient Egyptology and sort of has underlying modern themes tied in. We haven't abandoned our identity and I don't believe you should fuck over your fans. If your fans like what you do, and you change too much of what you do, fans don't like it. What matters to me is when I'm out on tour and I meet the actual fans and they share their thoughts…those are the people that I listen to. There's a lot of new ideas within the realm of what we do that we tried to incorporate. We studied real hard on the guitar and have lots of new riffs and musical ideas. There are a lot of surprises on the record."
When asked if fans can expect any guest appearances on the new NILE CD, Karl said, "Jon Vesano is all over this record. (Our former singer and bass guitarist who we're still good friends with.) Jon did some guest vocals on "Those Whom The Gods Detest" and it made us realize all over again all the things we really liked about Jon's vocals. We wanted to incorporate some of his insanity. [laughs] He's wicked, man. He knows how to channel that inner possession. He finds a way to summon it. It's great stuff."
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26 апр 2012
ADLER: 'The One That You Hated' Video Released
 "The One That You Hated", the debut video from ADLER, the new band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, can be seen below. The song was released on April 10 via iTunes.
"The lyrics are about two people that are no good for each other, but for whatever reason won't break up," ADLER frontman Jacob Bunton (formerly of LYNAM and MARS ELECTRIC) tells RollingStone.com. "Maybe it's the sex, maybe it's the convenience, maybe they're just scared to move on and start over, but a lot of people seem to be attracted to the people that they hate. Love and hate are intimately linked within the human brain."
The cover for the single, which was created by the band's guitarist, Lonny Paul, can be seen below.
ADLER has been recording its debut album in Los Angeles with producers Jeff Pilson (former DOKKEN and current FOREIGNER/TOOTH AND NAIL bassist) and Jay Ruston (ANTHRAX, STEEL PANTHER, ADRENALINE MOB).
ADLER's CD will feature guest appearances by ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 and Steven's former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Slash (guitar).
"I love the music that we're creating!" states Adler. "I haven't been this excited about my band since the GN'R days. Jacob is exactly the singer I have been searching for. He has an amazing range and is a great writer and frontman. Lonny is an amazing guitarist and songwriter and the vibe is amazing!" He added, "I'm so excited for everyone to hear this record!"
Steven spent the past several years touring and recording with ADLER'S APPETITE, which played original material alongside cover versions of songs from GUNS' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction".
In 2010, Adler collaborated with Slash on the latter's self-titled debut solo album. He appeared on the track "Baby Can't Drive", along with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea, Alice Cooper and Nicole Scherzinger. The song was featured on an expanded edition of the album released by Classic Rock magazine.
Adler, Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin were all inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on April 14 in Cleveland, along with later GUNS N' ROSES members, keyboardist Dizzy Reed and drummer Matt Sorum. | 0 | |
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26 апр 2012
DECAPITATED: 'Homo Sum' Video Released
 "Homo Sum", the new video from Polish extreme metal veterans DECAPITATED, can be seen below.
Commented DECAPITATED guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka: "Our new video for 'Homo Sum' is totally different than the previous one and really simple, but with the same energy! Check this out!"
Added vocalist Rafal "Rasta" Piotrowski: "It was great to record this video in Kraków with our good friends. Great atmosphere + good mood + hours of moshing equals COOL VIDEO CLIP! I really like the song. It's a straight-punch-to-the-face, that’s why it works in black and white. There are no colorful stories inside, no bullshit — just mosh!!!"
"Homo Sum" comes off DECAPITATED's 2011 album, "Carnival Is Forever", which sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 11 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.
"Carnival Is Forever" was released in North America on July 12, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD's cover art was created by Lukasz Jaszak and can be seen below. The follow-up to 2006's "Organic Hallucinosis" was recorded at Radio Gdansk Studio in Poland with producer Wacek Kieltyka and engineer Arkadiusz "Malta" Malczewski. Drums were tracked with Daniel Bergstrand (BEHEMOTH, MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR, KEEP OF KALESSIN, DEFLESHED), who also handled mixing duties.
DECAPITATED's lineup includes Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka on guitar, Kerim "Krimh" Lechner (THORNS OF IVY, TONE INTIMACY) on drums, Rafal Piotrowski (KETHA, FORGOTTEN SOULS) on lead vocals, and Filip "Heinrich" Halucha (VESENIA, ROOTWATER, UNSUN, MASACHIST) on bass.
DECAPITATED will be the opening band on "The Ophidian Trek" tour with headliners MESHUGGAH. The tour, which will feature additional support from BARONESS, is scheduled to launch April 29.
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26 апр 2012
IN FLAMES: Linköping Concert Footage Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of IN FLAMES' April 14 concert at Garden in Linköping, Sweden can be seen below.
IN FLAMES' latest digital single, "Where The Dead Ships Dwell", contains three completely different remixes for the title track. With versions by German rapper Casper, drum-and-bass act THE QEMISTS and Kristof Bathory, vocalist of the black metal band DAWN OF ASHES, there should be something everyone can enjoy.
IN FLAMES' tenth album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading", sold around 14,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart.
IN FLAMES' previous CD, "A Sense of Purpose" (Koch) opened with 20,000 units to land at No. 28. This was slightly less than the opening tally of "Come Clarity" (Ferret), which shifted just under 24,000 copies in February 2006 to enter the chart at position No. 58.
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26 апр 2012
SPINESHANK: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 The reactivated original lineup of SPINESHANK — featuring Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) — will release its long-awaited fourth album, "Anger Denial Acceptance", on June 19 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. Produced by Sarkisyan and Decker and mixed by Mike Plotnikoff (PAPA ROACH, BUCKCHERRY), the CD promises to surpass everyone's expectation of what SPINESHANK is capable of.
Commented guitarist Mike Sarkisyan, "It was very important to us, as artists, to make this record. We felt like we had something to say as a band." Their message was urgent and unambiguous, a sonic exorcism of sorts. "Some of us were going through divorces, others lost people very close to them and that's what basically surrounded us during the creative process."
"Anger Denial Acceptance" track listing:
01. After The End
02. Nothing Left For Me
03. Anger Denial Acceptance
04. I Want You To Know
05. Murder Suicide
06. The Endless Disconnect
07. I Am Damage
08. Ploratio Morbus (interlude)
09. Everything Everyone Everywhere Ends
10. The Reckoning
11. God Complex (Anger)
12. Motive Method Opportunity (Denial)
13. Exit Wound (Acceptance)
The song "Nothing Left For Me" can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below.
In a recent interview with FrontRowRock.com, Decker stated about "Anger Denial Acceptance", "It's three of the stages of grieving, rearranged a bit. I think it's something a lot of people can relate to; things ending, relationships, people. Members of this band have been through a lot in the last few years and it all came out in this record. This is the most personal record we've ever done. Everything you hear is real. The pain, anger and sadness come from a real place. It was not a fun record to make."
When asked about the recording process for the new CD, Decker said, "The recording process was a lot different this time. It was the first record where we didn't have an outside producer come in, we did it completely on our own. We also did it in different sessions. We'd write three or four songs and then go record them. Write three or four more and record them in a different studio. We actually took our Pro Tools rig to a cabin in Big Bear and did a lot of the vocals there. We were totally isolated from the outside world; we were able to fully focus and concentrate on the songs. It was a really cool way to record."
Speaking to Valerie Bastien of RockSource360, Sarkisyan stated about "Anger Denial Acceptance", "I think the biggest difference in making this record was that it was done by us from the writing stage all the way to tracking. We didn't have a label rep up our asses all the time and we just kind of had the freedom to do what we wanted, when we wanted and how we wanted. Musically, it's light years ahead of what 'Self-Destructive Pattern' was, as it should be. We all have grown as writers and performers, and we've gotten better at expressing ourselves in our music.
On the topic of the new album's title track and why the band felt it was a perfect fit to name the whole album after it, Mike said, "That song was like my 'baby' on this record. I had come up with the skeleton of it before bringing it up to the guys. I had a pretty clear idea of where it needed to be, musically. Those three words just kept ringing in my head the whole time I was putting this together. It's some of the stages of dealing with loss. Any kind of loss. It was the first time that me, Tommy and Jonny collaborated on lyrics. It sort of became the centerpiece of the record and although it's not a full concept album, the album does tie together in more ways than one. And it's not structured like a basic song either. It's not that 'verse/chorus/verse…' thing. It has three distinct and different parts that sorta tie in together and represent 'Anger Denial Acceptance'. I'm super happy with the way it came out and am very proud of it."
SPINESHANK's third and last album, "Self-Destructive Pattern", was released on September 9, 2003. The album's lead single, "Smothered", was nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Metal Performance".
Following his departure from SPINESHANK, Santos formed SILENT CIVILIAN, which released its debut album, "Rebirth of the Temple", in May 2006. A follow-up effort, "Ghost Stories", came out in May 2010 via Mediaskare/Century Media.
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26 апр 2012
GUANO APES - \"When the ships arrive\"
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26 апр 2012
BURY TOMORROW: 'Royal Blood' Video Released
 "Royal Blood", the new video from the U.K. metalcore act BURY TOMORROW, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Tom Welsh and filmed at the Ridgeway Studios and on location in Sheffield. The song comes off the band's second album, "The Union Of Crowns", which will be released on July 16 via Nuclear Blast Records.
"We are unbelievably honoured to be signing to Nuclear Blast," said the the group in a statement. "It feels unreal to be part of a label with such immense pedigree that has so much faith in our music. From the first demo they were sent, the guys at Nuclear Blast were just as stoked on the potential of the record as we were, and that means an awful lot to us.
"We have always said that this album would be how we defined the genre we've grown up in; what better place to start this path on, than with the world's biggest heavy metal label!"
Jaap Wagemaker at Nuclear Blast says, "After listening to the first music that was sent to us, we decided that we HAD to work with this young band immediately! Having just finished recording their debut album for Nuclear Blast, 'The Union Of Crowns'… this incredible record clearly shows that this band has everything to make it big in today's metal scene and go far beyond that! We at Nuclear Blast are looking forward to bring this band to the next level!"
"The Union Of Crowns" track listing:
01. Redeemer
02. The Maiden
03. Lionheart
04. Message to a King
05. An Honourable Reign
06. Knight Life
07. Royal Blood
08. Bitemarks
09. Abdication of Power
10. Kingdom
11. 1603
12. Sceptres
13. Vacant Throne
14. A Curse
BURY TOMORROW is:
Davyd Winter Bates - Bass
Mehdi Vismara - Guitar
Daniel Winter Bates - Vocals
Adam Jackson - Drums
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26 апр 2012
QUEEN Returns To 'American Idol' (Video)
 On last night's (Wednesday, April 25) edition of "American Idol", the final six contestants paid tribute to the legendary British rock band QUEEN by performing a medley of some of the group's greatest hits — "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Another One Bites The Dust", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions" — with QUEEN members Roger Taylor and Brian May. Video footage of the performance can be seen below.
As previousy reported, Taylor and May will play four shows with "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert in June and early July. On tap is a June 30 show in Moscow, a concert with Elton John in Kiev as well as two early July shows at the Hammersmith Apollo in London to provide "some alternative... for some of the people who had bought tickets" to the recently canceled Sonisphere festival, where QUEEN was supposed to be one of the headliners.
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26 апр 2012
PHIL LEWIS-Fronted L.A. GUNS: Performance Footage Of New Song
 Fan-filmed video footage of L.A. GUNS — featuring Phil Lewis, Steve Riley, Stacey Blades and Scotty Griffin — performing a brand new song, "You Better Not Love Me", on April 20 at Rathaussaal in Telfs, Austria can be seen below.
"You Better Not Love Me" comes off L.A. GUNS' new album, "Hollywood Forever", which is scheduled for release on June 5 via via Cleopatra Records. The CD was recorded with legendary producer, and old friend, Andy Johns, who has previously worked with LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, CINDERELLA and VAN HALEN, and who collaborated with L.A. GUNS on their last three albums. A CD and vinyl release, as well as bonus tracks available only on iTunes, is planned. A nine-month world tour following the release is also in the works.
L.A. GUNS spent a few days in Los Angeles shooting three videos to support the record, and will make the track "You Better Not Love Me" available online soon. Videos for "Requiem (Hollywood Forever)" and "Aranga Nigre" were also filmed. Videographer Jack Foster was behind the lens for the shoot at the legendary Circus Disco in Hollywood. With an LED logo in the background, the band meshed theatrics with its expected rock energy on the big stage. Later, additional scenes were filmed in L.A.'s colorful Little Mexico and the landmark Hollywood Forever cemetery. Stacey Blades said, "It was a blast hammin' it up in a big venue and stage for the cameras." He added, "We are so excited about the new album coming out and videos to boot. 2012 is the year of L.A.GUNS!"
"Hollywood Forever" track listing:
01. Hollywood Forever
02. You Better Not Love Me
03. Sweet Mystery
04. Eel Pie
05. Burn
06. Requiem (Hollywood Forever)
07. I Won't Play
08. Vine St. Shimmy
09. Arana Negra (originally recorded by THE BICICLETAS)
10. Gonna Take You Down
11. Queenie
12. Underneath The Sun
13. Venus Bomb
14. Dirty Black Night
15. Rattlesnake
In other news, L.A. GUNS taped an exclusive interview with VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" on March 17. They discussed moving above and beyond past conflicts and the exciting events of 2012, including the album and upcoming tour. The episode will air May 19.
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Purified in Blood
