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3 янв 2012
AMBERIAN DAWN: More Guest Singers Announced For 'Circus Black' Album
 Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN will release their fourth studio album, "Circus Black", in Finland on February 29 via Spinefarm Records. The band's mainman, keyboardist and guitarist Tuomas Seppälä composed all ten songs for the CD and vocalist Heidi Parviainen penned the lyrics.
"Circus Black" features guest appearances by Tuomas Nieminen (ex- ADAMANTRA, THRONE OF CHAOS), Nils Nordling (ex-DREAMTALE, ANIMAL HOUSE), Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS) and Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE). Nieminen and Nordling share vocal parts in the song "I Share With You This Dream", Kotipelto sings lead on "Cold Kiss" and Johansson plays a keyboard solo on "Crimson Flower".
Commented Tuomas: "'Circus Black' is the most impressive AMBERIAN DAWN album so far. Musically it represents the most sophisticated and most symphonic edge of AMBERIAN DAWN music. There's more diversity on this album than never before. This is the first time we used a real choir and we gathered some really excellent professional opera singers together to be able to achieve the best-sounding choir possible. This choir was conducted by Mikko P. Mustonen from Pathos Music. He also arranged the choir and orchestral parts.
"We managed once again to get some world-class guests on this album. So, the production is our biggest so far and the final polish on this album was given by Teropekka Virtanen (mixing engineer) and Mika Jussila (mastering engineer) at legendary Finnvox Studios in Finland.
"The whole band did excellent job with recordings. It was really awesome, that Kasperi [Heikkinen] recovered from his hand injury just in time (only a couple of weeks before the mixing sessions started) and he was able to play guitar solos on this album. Even in the fall it seemed that I and Kimmo [Korhonen] would have to play all guitar parts by ourselves."
"Circus Black" track listing:
01. Circus Black (3:49)
02. Cold Kiss (feat. Timo Kotipelto) (3:31)
03. Crimson Flower (feat. Jens Johansson) (4:25)
04. Charnel's Ball (4:27)
05. Fight (3:21)
06. Letter (4:31)
07. I Share With You This Dream (3:37)
08. Rivalry Between Good and Evil (instrumental) (4:00)
09. Guardian (5:09)
10. Lily of the Moon (4:12)
AMBERIAN DAWN last year parted ways with Tommi Kuri (bass), Emil Tobias Pohjalainen (guitar) and Joonas Pykälä-aho (drums) and replaced them with Jukka Koskinen (NORTHER, WINTERSUN), Kimmo Korhonen (WALTARI, HELION, SOLACIDE) and Heikki Saari (NORTHER, NAILDOWN), respectively.
AMBERIAN DAWN's current lineup:
* Heidi Parviainen - Vocals
* Tuomas Seppälä - Keyboards, Guitar
* Kasperi Heikkinen - Guitar
* Kimmo Korhonen (WALTARI, HELION, SOLACIDE) - Guitar
* Jukka Koskinen (NORTHER, WINTERSUN) - Bass
* Heikki Saari (NORTHER, NAILDOWN) - Drums
For more information, visit www.amberiandawn.com.
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3 янв 2012
HOPES DIE LAST To Release 'Trust No One' Next Month
 Italian "post-hardcore" band HOPES DIE LAST will release its sophomore full-length album, "Trust No One", on February 14 via Standby Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Never Trust The Hazel Eyed
02. Sidney Shown
03. Unleash Hell
04. Life After Me Life After You
05. The Blue
06. Bill's Got Only A Pair Of Queens
07. This Song Plays Suicide
08. Air Raid Siren
09. Firework (KATY PERRY cover)
10. The Same Old Fears
11. Icarus (Halfway Across The Sky)
12. Keep Your Hands Off (feat. Nekso)
HOPES DIE LAST is:
Daniele Tofani: Vocals
Marco "Becko" Calanca: Vocals, Bass
Marco Mantovani: Guitar, Vocals
Luigi Magliocca: Guitar
Ivan Panella: Drums | 0 | |
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3 янв 2012
AUTOMAN.CA: New Album Details Revealed
 AUTOMAN.CA, the Toronto, Ontario, Canada-based outfit featuring Darrell "Dwarf" Millar of KILLER DWARFS fame and the Nikki Sixx-produced LAIDLAW, will release its new album, "Backseat Surprise", on February 14 via UD Records. The CD was produced, engineered and mixed by Greg Looper (TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS) and was co-produced by Millar.
The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Livin' Bitter Better
02. Rock It Together
03. Loose Lips
04. Forty Five
05. Bona Fide
06. Sweaty Hand Of Fate
07. Hurts To Be Alive
08. Down To the Bone
09. Porno Queen
AUTOMAN.CA has been described as "a genuinely pure '70s/'80s-influenced kick-ass band in the essence of AEROSMITH, THE ROLLING STONES, AC/DC and others. Their distinctive, upbeat brand of modern classic rock can best be described as coming straight out of a music time capsule, yet it's altogether fresh, current and timeless."
AUTOMAN.CA is:
Darrell "Dwarf" Millar (vocals)
Carleton Lockhart (guitar)
John Fenton (bass)
Adrian Cavan (drums) | 0 | |
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3 янв 2012
LAMB OF GOD - \'Desolation\' Track Streaming Online
 Gearing up for the release of their new album, Resolution, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD's new track, 'Desolation', can be heard streaming in the YouTube clip below:
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3 янв 2012
DARK TRANQUILLITY - Where Death Is Most Alive Available In Extensive 3 LP Package
 Floga Records has released DARK TRANQUILLITY's Where Death Is Most Alive album in an extensive 3 LP package. Further details and orders at this location. | 0 | |
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3 янв 2012
Metalfest 2012 - Official Video Trailer Available
 Metalfest 2012 will hit the following countries next May and June: Austria, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. An official trailer can be seen below:
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3 янв 2012
MARTY FRIEDMAN - \'Samurai Strong Style\' Guitar Edit Bonus Track Online
 Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN (ex-MEGADETH) has checked in with the following update:
"An amazing Happy New Year to all of you! I have already started work on a ton of music for this year and I cannot wait to get it to you..In the meantime, here is a bonus track guitar version of a song that just came out. I quite like a lot of this."
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3 янв 2012
DOL AMMAD - Hyperspeed Album Preview Featured In The Lightbridge Spacecast Videocast
 DOL AMMAD leader / keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge has issued a first videocast about his space-themed music and art. The videocast series is entitled The Lightbridge Spacecast, and in this first episode you can preview samples from the upcoming third full Dol Ammad album, Hyperspeed:
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3 янв 2012
IRON MAIDEN Guitarist, Ex-SKITH Frontman Release First PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION Track
 Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and former SikTh front-man Mikee Goodman have joined forces for a brand new studio project called Primal Rock Rebellion.
The forthcoming album fuses together two very different approaches to music - Mikee's unique vocal tones and dark, yet colourful lyrics, and Adrian's instantly recognisable guitar melodies and song writing prowess. Adrian also plays bass throughout the album! All songs were co-written by Adrian and Mikee as individual pieces of work and recorded in creative windows of opportunity.
Adrian comments "It was interesting doing this album with Mikee not least because we have quite different influences. I was really pleased with the way it turned out. It has a really fresh feel to it."
Mikee explains "This album takes you on a really deep and colourful journey, lyrically and musically. Adrian and I were both very open to experimenting with each others' musical styles and influences, which we feel created something new and exciting."
Session musicians who also contributed to this forthcoming album include Abi Fry of Bat For Lashes, plus original SikTh member Dan 'Lord' Foord on drums, amongst others. The resulting album, is due for simultaneous worldwide release on Spinefarm Records on 27th February 2012.
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2 янв 2012
MACHINE HEAD Guitarist Engaged To BLEEDING THROUGH Keyboardist
 MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel revealed via his Facebook page that he is engaged to BLEEDING THROUGH keyboardist Marta Peterson.
Demmel and Peterson started dating when their bands toured together in Australia and Japan in early 2010.
In an October 2011 interview with Hardrock Haven, Demmel stated about MACHINE HEAD's Australian tour with BLEEDING THROUGH, "I met the girl of my dreams in Australia the last time we were down there. One of the greatest things that has ever happened to me was on that run. I have very special memories of Australia and knowing that I was in love for the first time when I was in Brisbane."
Phil has a five-year-old son, Jadon Philip Demmel, with "rock model" Jamie Jagger.
Demmel began touring with MACHINE HEAD in 2002 but didn't officially join the band until 2004, shortly before the recording of the group's "Through The Ashes Of Empires" album.
Phil was a founding member of the late 1980s San Francisco Bay Area thrash band VIO-LENCE, which also included MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn.
Peterson was twice named "Hottest Chick" in metal by Revolver magazine.
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2 янв 2012
4ARM Sign With Rising Records; To Release New Album
 Australian four piece thrash band 4ARM have signed with Rising Records. The band’s label debut which will be their third studio album overall is scheduled for a February 6th release. The title of the album will be Submission For Liberty.
Vocalist, guitarist and co-writer Danny Tomb commented: “We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with Rising Records. I feel this will give the band the exposure it needs to be a real force in the metal scene not only nationally but internationally. After working hard for over seven years now, we now have a real sense of achievement and a hunger to push things even further.”
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2 янв 2012
Second Full Length Audio Clip From SAVE THE QUEEN Side-Project Available
 LOOD STAIN CHILD's female vocalist Sophia recently revealed she took part in a project called SAVE THE QUEEN in early 2011, using the name Somnium, featuring music from the video game Touhou Project that had been rearranged and beefed up by guitarist/bandmate Ryu. A full length clip of the song 'Ex-Termination' is available below. It was featured on the album Perfect Eastern Dream, which was issued in Japan in the spring of 2011.
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2 янв 2012
NEVERDREAM To Release 'The Circle' In The Fall
 Italian progressive metallers NEVERDREAM will release their fourth album, "The Circle", in the fall via Twilight Zone Records. According to a press release, the CD's lyrical themes will revolve "around a captivating flavor 'noir,' covering topics like the human psyche and the horrors of religious fanaticism."
NEVERDREAM's third CD, 2010's "Said", was produced by Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, EDGUY, MASTERPLAN) and was described in a press release as "a journey throughout the historical, social and cultural life of the cradle of human race."
NEVERDREAM is:
Voice: Giorgio Massimi
Guitar: Giuseppe Marinelli
Bass: Andrea Terzulli
Key: Mauro Neri
Keyboards, Sax, Programming: Fabrizio Dottori
Drums: Gabriele Palmieri | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
FUEL FROM HELL Signs With STREET SYMPHONIES RECORDS
 Italian hard rockers FUEL FROM HELL have inked a deal with Street Symphonies Records. The band's as-yet-untitled second album was produced by Riccardo Asquini and will be released in the spring. | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
MISERATION: 'Dreamdecipher' Video Released
 "Dreamdecipher", the new video from Sweden's MISERATION — the collaboration between SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam and Jani Stefanovic (ESSENCE OF SORROW, DIVINEFIRE) — can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Markus Rytilahti of Ekman & Winroth.
"Dreamdecipher" comes off MISERATION's sophomore album, "The Mirroring Shadow", which was released in November 2009 via Lifeforce Records. The follow-up to "Your Demons - Their Angels" was recorded at Panic Room studios with producer Tomas "Plec" Johansson.
MISERATION previously described "The Mirroring Shadow" as "a step up, intensity- and aggression-wise," and "more technical than its predecessor." The band added, "This progression both came and felt very natural to us, once the new material started to take shape. Sound-wise, producer Tomas 'Plec' Johansson has really outdone himself on this one, giving the music a productional enviroment to die for! Crushingly pounding, yet crystal clear!"
MISERATION's debut album, "Your Demons, Their Angels", was released in September 2008.
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2 янв 2012
DAWN OF DISEASE Begins Recording Sophomore Album
 German death metallers DAWN OF DISEASE have just entered Soundlodge Studio in Rhauderfehn, Germany with producer Jörg Uken (GOD DETHRONED, DEW-SCENTED, SINISTER) to begin recording their sophomore album, "Crypts Of The Unrotten", for an early summer release via NoiseArt Records.
"We really invested a lot of energy and have been collecting new ideas during the last months," the band said in a statement. "You better prepare for a huge portion of death metal! We are very much looking forward to the first recordings."
DAWN OF DISEASE's debut album, "Legends Of Brutality", came out last April via NoiseArt.
DAWN OF DISEASE is:
Tomasz Wisniewski - Vocals
Lukas Kerk - Guitar
Oliver Kirchner - Guitar
Michael Wächter - Bass
Mathias Blässe - Drums | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
Working With METALLICA Was Like Getting A 'Ferrari For Free,' Says LOU REED
 According to The Pulse Of Radio, most METALLICA fans may not have been happy with "Lulu", the band's collaborative album with Lou Reed, but at least one person was pleased with the results: Reed himself. In a new interview with M - Music & Musicians, Reed said that the idea of him and the world's biggest metal act working together was not as far-fetched as it seemed. He explained, "They're into heavy metal, I'm into heavy guitar, so it was no big stretch. They were so ready to go, it was thrilling. It's like someone gave you a Ferrari for free."
Reed said that the sessions for "Lulu" at METALLICA's studio in San Francisco were very improvisational in nature, recalling, "Nobody thought about anything. It was just a great opportunity to play together. I had a certain sound in my head that I wanted to try to get, and I got it. The way we did this is that if everybody didn't agree, we didn't do it. It wasn't majority rules — it was all together or nothing."
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield cited the album's closing number, "Junior Dad", as an example of the spontaneous way the songs came together. "There was some music that Lou had behind his lyrics before, and then we went out and played some stuff, and what they had done is they laid those two together, and without even knowing what the other stuff really sounded like, or timewise or when things would change, it lined up unbelievably perfect," he said. "It sounded really, really like they were meant to be."
Sadly for Reed and METALLICA, "Lulu" was the biggest flop of METALLICA's career. It sold just 13,000 copies in the U.S. in its first week of release to debut at No. 36 on the Billboard album chart, marking the band's lowest sales number and chart position since SoundScan began tracking album sales in 1991.
The album was almost universally panned by critics and fans as well, although the members of METALLICA went out of their way to reassure fans that it was not the band's next "official" album.
METALLICA just played a series of 30th anniversary concerts for fan club members in San Francisco earlier this month and has several plans on tap for 2012, including performing 1991's self-titled "black album" in its entirety at European festivals next summer.
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2 янв 2012
Former MORGANA LEFAY Singer Surfaces In CIBOLA JUNCTION
 Hard rock band Cibola Junction was formed in late 2010 in Sweden and has recently released the single 'Peace Out', which is available at online music stores and services including iTunes and Spotify.
Cibola Junction consists of former MORGANA LEFAY lead singer Charles Rytkonen, together with Torsten Bengtsberg (guitar) and Magnus Soderblom (guitar). The rhythm section is represented by Orjan Josefsson on bass and ex-BABYLON BOMBS drummer Svante Hedstrom.
According to a press release, Cibola Junction's desire to go back to the roots can be heard as an influence from the 70’s hard rock, but with innovative ways of thinking. Some call their music power groove others retro hard rock.
“We believe it’s a kind of rootless music, yet there is something new. But if you going to put a label on it, it’s hard rock,” Cibola Junction declares.
The band decided to put 'Peace Out' as a single witch resulted in collaboration with Chris Laney (best known as a songwriter and producer who have worked with amongst others CANDLEMASS, EUROPE and CRASHDÏËT) who showed interest for mixing 'Peace Out'.
More songs will be recorded continuously and may result in a full length album.
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2 янв 2012
MASSACRE: European Tour Canceled
 Terry Butler (DEATH, MASSACRE, SIX FEET UNDER, DENIAL FIEND, OBITUARY) and Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo (MANTAS, DEATH, MASSACRE, M INC.) have canceled their previously announced European tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of MASSACRE's classic "From Beyond" album. Dubbed "Army Of Darkness", the trek was slated to take place in January/February 2012 and was supposed to feature additional performances from MACABRE and MASTER.
Commented MASSACRE lawyer Eric Greif: "The band was looking forward to the trip but got spooked when no contracts or deposits materialized, despite repeated requests to the agent. They'll instead head over later for some summer festivals that don't conflict with Terry's OBITUARY commitments."
Added Butler: "Writing and playing again with Rick has been a lot of fun and it will be great to get back to Europe playing these songs."
Affected dates:
Jan. 25 - Osnabrück, Germany @ Bastard Club
Jan. 26 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage
Jan. 28 - Zürich, Switzerland @ Industrie 45
Jan. 29 - Lyon, France @ Le Kao
Jan. 30 - Paris, France @ Divan Du Monde
Feb. 03 - Valencia, Spain @ Durango Club
Feb. 04 - Badalona/Barcelona, Spain @ Estraperlo Club
Feb. 05 - Montpellier, France @ Secret Place
Feb. 07 - Maribor, Slovenia @ Mc Pekarna
Feb. 08 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
Feb. 11 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk
Feb. 13 - Dresden, Germany @ Chemiefabrik
Feb. 14 - Berlin, Germany @ K-17
Feb. 15 - Bochum, Germany @ Matrix
Feb. 16 - Leer, Germany @ Zollhaus
Feb. 17 - Eindhoven, Holland @ Dynamo
Feb. 18 - Rotterdam, Holland @ Baroeg
Feb. 19 - Drachten, Holland @ Iduna
MASSACRE's current touring lineup is as follows:
* Mike Mazzonetto (M INC., PAIN PRINCIPLE) - Drums
* Ed Webb (DIABOLIC, GENERICHRIST, DESTINED TO RUIN) - Vocals
* Frederick "Rick Rozz" DeLillo – Guitar
* Terry Butler - Bass
Video footage of the new MASSACRE lineup rehearsing for the now-aborted tour at CGM Studios in Altamonte Springs, Florida can be seen below (courtesy of BrutalBroadcast.com). Also available is a ReverbNation TuneWidget player containing three rehearsal recordings featuring the band's new lineup.
Commented Rozz: "It is a great pleasure to jam with such seasoned players, and very cool people, this is a great honor in many ways."
Added Butler: "We wanted to give the fans a little taste of what Ed Webb and Mike Mazzonetto sound like and what the band is doing at the moment.
"Ed and Mike are doing an amazing job!! They are seasoned veterans and professionals."
"From Beyond" was recently reissued as a limited-edition digipak CD via Earache Records.The long-out-of-print album has been reissued on CD with four bonus EP tracks and comes housed in a digipak with extended artwork and a fold-out poster.
A different version of MASSACRE — consisting of DENIAL FIEND members Sam Williams (guitar), Curt Beeson (drums; NASTY SAVAGE), along with Terry Butler, Steve Swanson (guitar) and Kam Lee (vocals; MASSACRE, DEATH, MANTAS) — completed a European tour in late 2007. | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
BLACK SABBATH\'s Tony Iommi - \"A New Album And Live Shows Means There\'s A Lot For Me To Look Forward To In 2012\"
 BLACK SABBATH guitar legend Tony Iommi has issued the following New Year's update:
"First of all a BIG thank you to everyone who turned out in the cold and queued for the book signings, it was great to see you all.
It was a big year for me with my book coming out and getting back together with the guys. A new album and live shows means there's a lot for me to look forward to in 2012, I hope the New Year brings you opportunities as well."
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2 янв 2012
Cancer-Stricken Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Says He Is 'Doing Well'
 Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord, who revealed this past summer that he was fighting cancer, has released the following statement:
"Happy New Year to all of you and thank you so much for your wonderful, kind and inspirational messages over these last few difficult months. I have been mightily sustained by reading them and will continue to be so. You are a very special lot indeed. I am doing well and I will be back with more news and updates in the next week or so. In the meantime, party hearty but look after yourselves. I wish you success and happiness, and above all, I wish you health."
Jon Lord is recognized for his Hammond organ blues-rock playing and unique sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms. He has most famously been a member of DEEP PURPLE, the band he co-founded in 1968.
Lord earlier in the year received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music from the University of Leicester.
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2 янв 2012
SABATON To Release 'Carolus Rex' In May
 Swedish metallers SABATON have set "Carolus Rex" as the title of their new album, tentateively due at the end of May via Nuclear Blast Records.
Commented the band: "We felt it was time for America to get something of a special show and this time the release party will be in Los Angeles, California [on May 23 at the Key Club in West Hollywood]. This show will be the only U.S. West Coast show and it will be the world premiere of new songs."
SABATON will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. The "Swedish Empire Tour 2012" will kick off on April 10 in Tampa, Florida.
SABATON bassist Pär Sundström was forced to sit out several shows on the Canadian leg of the band's most recent North American tour due to a knee injury.
"World War Live: Battle Of The Baltic Sea", the first-ever live album from SABATON, was released on August 5, 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records. | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
MEGADETH Bassist Featured On Former LIZZY BORDEN Guitarist\'s KNIGHT FURY Project
 Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH), drummer Ken Mary (ALICE COOPER, IMPELLITTERI, FIFTH ANGEL) and vocalist William King are among the guest musicians who appear on "Time To Rock", the debut album from KNIGHT FURY, the project led by former LIZZY BORDEN guitarist Chris Sanders.
Regarding the KNIGHT FURY sound, Sanders said in an early 2011 interview with Full Metal Review, "It's all about] great riffs, hooks and truly great music. The whole album [has] that sound, but there is variation. They really are all hit songs!
"The last several years I have been really disappointed with the way heavy metal and hard rock has gone off track.
"I'm really trying to keep a traditional true metal sound and stay away from what music has become."
He added, "KNIGHT FURY is my own production. The concept is the best musicians playing great metal music.
"It was great to have Ken Mary on drums and Dave Ellefson on bass. William King did the vocals and just nailed it. Everyone added the perfect blend to create a great record. These truly are the best musicians I have ever worked with. They are also my good friends. We [previously] worked together on the NORTHERN LIGHT ORCHESTRA album, 'The Spirit Of Christmas'."
When asked if KNIGHT FURY is strictly a studio project, Sanders said, "KNIGHT FURY will tour. That's the great thing about the band. It really is an all-star cast. You never know who will be out on the road.
"I want to bring in as many rock stars as possible to create a great sound. But at the same time I want people that believe in what they are doing."
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2 янв 2012
DIO: Newly Remastered Edition Of 'Holy Diver' Coming This Month
 Audiophile specialty record label Audio Fidelity will release a newly remastered edition of DIO's classic debut album, "Holy Diver", in January 2012 as part of its 24K Gold Compact Disc series. This new edition promises to be a significant sonic upgrade over past releases of this timeless debut due to the use of the original 1983 Sound City studio analog 30 ips AES half-inch non-Dolby original stereo mix tapes along with the mastering expertise of renowned audiophile music restoration specialist Steve Hoffman. Most previous releases relied on post-EQ'ed cutting tapes.
"Holy Diver" is one of the most respected albums in rock and metal and Ronnie James Dio was one of the most talented and respected artists in the world.
Leaving BLACK SABBATH to create a new group built around his formidable singing and unquestionably stellar songwriting, "Holy Diver"'s stunning quality and consistency owed much to Dio's carefully chosen bandmates, including powerhouse drummer (and fellow BLACK SABBATH survivor) Vinny Appice, veteran bassist Jimmy Bain, and a phenomenal find in young Irish guitarist Vivian Campbell, whose tastefully pyrotechnic leads helped make this the definitive DIO lineup. The group entered the studio to record their debut album in early 1983. Produced by Ronnie James Dio, "Holy Diver" consists of nine original cuts penned by the singer and various band members. Included are such distinctive DIO cuts as "Stand Up And Shout", "Straight Through The Heart", the title track and the concert favorite "Rainbow In The Dark".
Hailed by critics as DIO's best work, the album was eventually certified platinum in the U.S. The CD contains a two-page spread copy of the photo-montage LP liner with images from both RAINBOW and BLACK SABBATH days that was included in the original vinyl release.
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2 янв 2012
STEVEN TYLER Performs THE BEATLES Classic With ALICE COOPER (Video)
 Legendary rocker Alice Cooper and his band performed on New Year's Eve at Mala Wailea, the famous oceanfront restaurant that is lobby level at Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, in Hawaii, on a bill that included "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pat Simmons and Michael McDonald of DOOBIE BROTHERS and Bob Rock. Comedian Tom Arnold will act as emcee at the event, which benefits the Maui Food Bank and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.
Joining Alice on stage for a performance of THE BEATLES classic "Come Together" was AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. Tyler also sang AEROSMITH's "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way".
Video footage of the "Come Together" performance can be seen below.
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2 янв 2012
KATATONIA To Release New Album Before Next Summer
 Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA have issued the following update:
"The first couple of months of 2012 will see us hard at work on the recording of our ninth album, and if everything goes according to plan, the album will be out before summer. We're also busy on a double duty finishing up the 'Last Fair Day Gone Night' anniversary DVD."
KATATONIA played four shows in Scandinavia earlier this month, hitting the capital cites of Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki and, of course, the band's hometown of Stockholm. The concerts, which were part of the 20th-anniversary "Last Fair Day Gone Night Tour 2011", saw the band perform two sets. The first set consisted of a performance of the entire "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" album front to back. The second set was a mixture of carefully picked songs from the band's extensive catalogue.
KATATONIA's May 6, 2011 concert at Koko in London, England was professionally filmed/recorded for a future DVD release.
KATATONIA released special editions of the critically acclaimed albums "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" and "Night Is The New Day" on April 25. The 10th-anniversary edition "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" was presented in deluxe mediabook packaging, as a two-disc edition containing tracks from the now hard-to-find singles "Teargas" and "Tonight's Music". The reissue of 2009's "Night Is The New Day" includes bonus tracks from the "The Longest Year" EP. Both titles were presented with newly updated cover artwork courtesy of original artist Travis Smith.
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2 янв 2012
DAYLIGHT DIES Continuing Work On New Album
 North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update:
"On the new album front, we've now completed guitar leads, rhythms, drums and bass guitar and clean guitar are halfway done. We'll wrap everything up in early 2012 and hopefully have a clearer idea for a release date then. Our goal is the first half of 2012. We are thrilled with how everything is sounding so far."
As previously reported, DAYLIGHT DIES's new material is its most varied yet, due in part to bassist Egan O'Rourke's "significant songwriting contributions" this time around.
DAYLIGHT DIES played three shows in Europe in December — including at the third edition of the Madrid Is The Dark festival on December 8-10 at the Old School venue in Getafe, Spain.
DAYLIGHT DIES's latest album, "Lost To The Living", was released in the U.S. in June 2008 via Candlelight Records. The CD features captivatingly dark original artwork from renowned artist Travis Smith, who has worked with the band before and whose other previous collaborations include OPETH, ANATHEMA and KATATONIA.
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2 янв 2012
EXODUS: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of 'Holty Matrimony' Concert
 Quality multi-camera video footage of EXODUS' performance at a special concert in celebration of EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt and Lisa Perticone's wedding can be seen below. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at Avalon in Santa Clara, California, and featured additional appearances by HEATHEN, DEATH ANGEL, MIDNIGHT CHASER, SEVERED FIFTH, ANGERHEAD, MAD AT SAM, DEADLANDS, ANTI-MORTEM and COFFIN HUNTER. Making a surprise appearance with EXODUS during the concert was the band's former guitarist Rick Hunolt, who left the group in 2005 in order to focus on his family life.
Holt has two daughters from previous relationships. Perticone has a teenage daughter. The two are currently residing in Pinole, California.
Holt has spent the last few months filling in for SLAYER founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman who in January contracted necrotizing fasciitis, likely caused by a spider bite, and has been undergoing surgeries, skin grafts and intense rehab since.
EXODUS's latest album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", was released in North America on May 18, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records. | 0 | |
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2 янв 2012
DEEDS OF FLESH: 'Portals To Canaan' Cover Artwork Unveiled
 The cover artwork for "Portals To Canaan", the forthcoming ninth album from California extreme metallers DEEDS OF FLESH, can be seen below.
Due in early 2012 via Unique Leader Records, "Portals to Canaan" will feature "amazing artwork and numerous conceptual pieces" by Raymond Swanland.
A pre-production teaser for "Portals To Canaan" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
Commented the band: "This is only guitar one and drum mapping (no second guitar, leads or vocals) to give the fans an idea of whats to come."
DEEDS OF FLESH recently parted ways with guitarist Sean Southern due to "personal reasons" and have replaced him with Craig Peters (ARKAIK).
DEEDS OF FLESH is:
Erik Lindmark - Guitar/Vocals
Michael Hamilton - Drums
Erlened Caspersen - Bass
Craig Peters - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Corey Athos - Vocals
DEEDS OF FLESH's last CD, "Of What's to Come", came out in November 2008 via Unique Leader. The label previously described the follow-up to 2005's "Crown Of Souls" as "nothing short of a masterpiece, combining the usual DEEDS OF FLESH sound with many added new elements, twisted and memorable guitar riffs and lead work, blistering drums, powerful vocals and mind-blowing bass lines."
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Amberian Dawn
