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12 дек 2011
DARK HELM - New Album Art, Tracklisting Revealed
 Indian deathcore band DARK HELM have unveiled the artwork and tracklist for their upcoming full-length album Persepolis.
Persepolis tracklist
'539 B.C.'
'Warcry'
'Sands Within'
'Cymbeline'
'Persepolis'
'Borrowed Time'
'Jaffar'
'Cyrus'
'Origins I (The Prophecy)'
'Origins II (Endings)'
'III'
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12 дек 2011
DESTINY - 30th Anniversary Promo Video Unveiled
 This week DESTINY enters the studio DRS to start the recording of the band's 30th Anniversary album, The Incompatibility Of Philosophical Terminology, which will be released in 2012. A new anniversary promo can be viewed below:
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12 дек 2011
NORDHEIM Announce New Drummer
 Quebec folk metallers NORDHEIM have announce that Lucas Biron is their new official drummer, from the band KALTER. Lucas will also continue to fulfil any obligations with his original outfit. Kalter are a prog/melodeath band from Quebec City, Canada, Nordheim's home town. A band photo with Nordheim, reveals Lucas as furthest to the left.
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12 дек 2011
DEEP PURPLE, HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, KROKUS, GOTTHARD Members Taking Part In Help! For Japan Charity EP
 The first anniversary of the disastrous earthquake in Japan will be on March 11th, 2012. The aftermath of this catastrophe is still apparent, and to the present day the Japanese people are facing the impact of the events. The population of the affected area has not been able to completely return to their everyday live and the people are still grateful for help.
Some of Europe’s leading rock artists have united to join a campaign initiated by singer Tommy Heart (SOUL DOCTOR, FAIR WARNING) and recorded a tremendous new version of the classic BEATLES song 'Help'. The EP Help! For Japan will be released in Europe on the German label Avenue Of Allies in early March 2012. All income from the sales of this project will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.
This EP includes the following four songs:
'Help!'
'Help!' (Tommy Heart Version)
'Help!' (Guitar Version)
'Help!' (Extended Version)
The musicians: Don Airey (keyboards and piano; DEEP PURPLE), Leo Leoni (guitar; GOTTHARD), Neil Murray (bass; ex-WHITESNAKE), Hena Habegger (drums; GOTTHARD)
The singers: Tobias Sammet (EDGUY, AVANTASIA), Bob Catley (MAGNUM), Andi Deris (HELLOWEEN), Torstein Flakne (STAGE DOLLS), Marc Storace (KROKUS), David Readman (PINK CREAM 69), Claus Lessmann (BONFIRE), Oliver Hartmann (HARTMANN), Bernhard Weiss (AXXIS), Michael Kiske (UNISONIC), Tony Mills (TNT), Carsten Lizard Schulz (EVIDENCE ONE) and Tommy Heart (Soul Doctor, Fair Warning),
The solo guitar players: Cede Dupont (DOWNSPIRIT), Kyoji Yamamoto (BOWWOW), Helge Engelke (Fair Warning), Roland Grapow (MASTERPLAN), Leo Leoni (Gotthard), Henny Wolter (NITROGODS), Robert R. Rodrigo (AIRLESS)
All 'Help!' versions produced and mixed by Tommy Heart, Tommy Remm and Rene Schostak (VALICON).
Vocal arrangement by Tommy Heart.
Solo guitar arrangement for 'Help!' (guitar version) by Helge Engelke.
Audio mastering by TMM/Tom Müller Berlin/Germany.
Cover artwork 'Help! For Japan' designed by Kai Swillus.
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12 дек 2011
ECLIPTICA - \'Love & Misery\' Single Enters Austrian Charts; Video Unveiled
 Austria's ECLIPTICA have released their new single, 'Love & Misery', the first taste of their new album, Journey Saturnine, due out on January 20th. 'Love & Misery' entered the Austrian charts at #58 on the general charts and #3 on the rock charts. Check out the video below:
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12 дек 2011
DREAM THEATER Members List Top 10 Albums Of 2011
 DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess have listed their Top 10 albums of 2011 for Roadrunner Records. Check them out below:
John Petrucci:
1) RED - Until We Have Faces: "I just love everything about the Red album. The songwriting, playing and production are all stellar!"
2) TRIVIUM - In Waves
3) OPETH - Heritage
4) CHICKENFOOT - III
5) JOE BONAMASSA - Dust Bowl
6) YOUNG THE GIANT - s/t
7) THE ARISTOCRATS - s/t
8) ADELE - 21
9) BON IVER - s/t
10) STEEL PANTHER - Balls Out
John Myung:
1) DEATH CAB FOR CUTIES - Codes And Keys: "Chemistry, lyrics, and production."
2) OPETH - Heritage
3) MEGADETH - TH1RT3EN
4) YES - Fly From Here
5) RADIOHEAD - The King of Limbs
6) STAIND - s/t
7) TRIVIUM - In Waves
8) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - I'm With You
9) BLACKFIELD - Welcome To My DNA
10) STEVEN WILSON - Grace For Drowning
Jordan Rudess:
1) STEVEN WILSON - Grace For Drowning: "Although yes, I did play on this album, that is NOT why I chose it! It is an album full of mystery and imagination, melody and sonic adventure. There is real inspiration to be found and the best music happens when one can tap into the muse like Steven Wilson."
2) OPETH - Heritage
3) MODESELEKTOR - Monkeytown
4) APPARAT - The Devil's Walk
5) THE ARISTOCRATS - s/t
6) BEARDFISH - Mammoth
7) BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - 2
8) RADIOHEAD - The King of Limbs
9) SYMPHONY X - Iconoclast
10) DEVIN TOWNSEND - Deconstruction
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12 дек 2011
BLACK SABBATH Bassist Says It Was A \'Pleasure\' And An \'Honor\' To Perform With METALLICA
 BLACK SABBATH legends Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne joined METALLICA on stage last night (Saturday, December 10) for the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo introduced Geezer as "my hero, [late METALLICA bassist] Cliff Burton's hero, [former METALLICA bassist] Jason Newsted's hero," before Butler and the METALLICA guys ripped through a mini-medley of SABBATH's "Sabbra Cadabra" and "A National Acrobat". Ozzy appeared on stage next, leading the musicians through a spirited double shot of "Iron Man" and "Paranoid".
Earlier today Geezer posted the following message on his official web site: "I had the pleasure and honor of jamming 'Sabbra Cadabra'/'A National Acrobat', and then 'Iron Man'/'Paranoid' (with Ozzy) with METALLICA at their 30th-anniversary MetClub [official METALLICA fan club] gig last night (Saturday, December 10) in San Francisco at the Fillmore. Great bunch of guys, and, of course, one of the world's greatest bands. They did their fan club proud. The late, great Cliff Burton was definitely in the house with us, and smiling…"
Fan-filmed video footage of last night's performance can be seen below.
A few years ago, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield told Rolling Stone magazine that he was surprised at how choked up he'd gotten while honoring BLACK SABBATH at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in March 2006 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Hetfield — dressed in black jeans and a black shirt amid a sea of tuxedos — fought back tears as he recalled a young James, nine years old, stealing SABBATH records from his older brother. "Those monstrous riffs lived inside of him and spoke the feelings he could never put into words, sending chills of inspiration through him," Hetfield said. "They helped crack the shell he was stuck in. . . They have spread their wonderful disease through generations of musicians." (Read the full text of METALICA's induction speech at this location.)
Afterward, Hetfield told Rolling Stone, "It was like, 'Oh, no, I'm going to start crying,'" he said. "I'd never known it until I had to access all those emotions in front of that crowd, but it just goes to show how much SABBATH mean."
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12 дек 2011
MOTÖRHEAD \'Vödka\' Now Available
 Motörhead Vödka is a new premium vodka made from 100% locally grown wheat that has been distilled and bottled in the small market town of Malmköping, Sweden. It has a rich, full bodied and complex character, with a light and fruity aftertaste. A touch of barley gives the vodka a rounded and mellow grain character. Its distinctive taste is further enhanced by the unique locally sourced water, which has been naturally filtered for thousands of years in a ridge in Malmköping. It’s an easy-drinking vodka, that can be enjoyed both with and without ice.
Details:
Article number: 86365
Price: 393 SEK (approx.. $60 US)
Producer: Malmköpings Nya Spritbolag AB
Distributor: Grapes Svenska AB
Alcohol by volume: 40% vol
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12 дек 2011
ARCH ENEMY: Quality Amsterdam Fan-Filmed Footage Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's December 7, 2011 concert at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands can be seen below
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12 дек 2011
LENG TCH\'E Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement
 Belgian grindcore act LENG TCH'E has parted ways with drummer Tony Van den Eynde and has replaced him with Olivier Coppens.
Commented Olivier: "I am beyond stoked to be part of this band and would like to thank my new band members, my family and everybody who supports me. Can't wait to crush and destroy. See you on the road!" | 0 | |
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12 дек 2011
SEPULTURA Guitarist Performs \'Piranha\' With EXODUS; Pro-Shot Video Available
 Professionally filmed video footage of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser joining EXODUS on stage at a recent stop on the "Thrashfest Classics" tour to perform the classic EXODUS song "Piranha" can be seen below.
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12 дек 2011
MAGENTA HARVEST To Record New Demo
 MAGENTA HARVEST, the Finnish death metal band featuring current and former members of FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, MYGRAIN and ...AND OCEANS, will enter the studio later this month to begin recording its second demo. According to a press release, the new effort will see the group widening its soundscape with the help of Aleksi Virta of FINNTROLL, who "will create some epic keyboard stuff" to go along with the material. An early 2012 release is expected.
MAGENTA HARVEST released its debut EP, "A Familiar Room", in February. The four tracks — "Spawn Of Neglect", "Sermon", "Killing Sign" and "A Familiar Room" — can now be streamed below.
MAGENTA HARVEST was formed in 2005 as a two-man project featuring Timo Kontio (HAVOC UNIT, ...AND OCEANS) on guitar and Janne Manninen (MYGRAIN, ...AND OCEANS) on drums. In 2009, second guitarist Timo Hanhikangas (TOTAL VOMIT EXPERIENCE) and bassist Jonas Frilund (CHTHONIAN) joined the band. Another year went by before Mathias Lillmåns (FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN) agreed to front the group.
MAGENTA HARVEST states: "[Lillmåns' addition to the band] was easy because we had discussed about this with Mathias already a few years earlier, but the decision wasn't that clear at first because Mathias were quite busy with his other musical activities and we thought also that there was no need for any singer before we had the rest of band in order and also some stuff ready to work with.
"When Mathias joined the band he actually came directly to the studio. Of course he didn't have any lyrics ready then, but luckily we got help from Jan (ex-FINNTROLL). "
MAGENTA HARVEST is:
* Timo Hanhikangas (TOTAL VOMIT EXPERIENCE) - Guitar
* Jonas Frilund (CHTHONIAN) - Bass
* Timo Kontio (HAVOC UNIT, ...AND OCEANS) - Guitar
* Mathias Lillmåns (FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN) - Vocals
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12 дек 2011
AC/DC Drummer Selling Two New Zealand Properties
 According to Bay Of Plenty Times, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has listed two homes for sale in Tauranga, New Zealand. They have a rateable value totalling NZD$4.05 million (approximately USD$3.14 million).
The properties are in one building but are two separate units on two levels with two titles. The ground floor level is listed by LJ Hooker as "Phil Rudd's New Zealand hideaway" and the upper level as "Phil Rudd's other hideaway".
The ground floor unit which is 281sq m is listed on TradeMe with a rateable value of $1.92 million. The upper unit is 305sq m and listed on TradeMe with a rateable value of $2.13 million. Each level has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and two-car garaging, with views of the Mount and Harbour.
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12 дек 2011
THE QUILL
 Sweden’s The Quill recently completed work on a second music video from the band’s latest album “Full Circle,” which is available now on Metalville Records. Noisecreep is hosting a premiere of the video for “Medicine.”
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11 дек 2011
METALLICA: Another Previously Unreleased Song From \'Death Magnetic\' Sessions Available
 METALLICA performed a previously unreleased song from the "Death Magnetic" sessions called "Rebel Of Babylon" last night (Saturday, December 10) at the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.
A rough-mix version of the studio recording of "Rebel Of Babylon" has since been e-mailed to members of METALLICA's official fan club and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
Commented the band: "We're pretty excited to be bringing these songs back to life nearly four years after they were recorded. Once again, this is the unpolished version of the song... the original rough mix from March of 2008 in its rawest, untouched form."
"Rebel Of Babylon" lyrics:
Rebel grip your bottle tight
Just float away
Rebel is it hard to leave
What makes you stay?
Go take your poison ink
Sign life away
Then take your dirty spoon
And dig your grave
Dig your grave
Rebel grips the bottle tight
Just floats away
Rebel finds it hard to leave
What makes you stay?
He takes the poison ink
Signing life away
Then takes the dirty spoon
And digs his grave
Let this dark shine
Let this dark shine
Let it shine bright
Don't let it burn out tonight
Kill me one more time
Stigmata
Kill me one more time
Neo martyr
Gonna die young
Gonna live forever
Kill me one more time
Rise up
Rebel of Babylon
Renegade fights the fight
That no one wins
He claims a crown of thorns
To pierce the skin
He climbs his crucifix
And waits for dawn
Thinks they'll remember him
After he's gone
Let this dark shine
Let this dark shine
Let it shine bright
Don't let it burn out tonight
Kill me one more time
Stigmata
Kill me one more time
Neo martyr
Gonna die young
Gonna live forever
Kill me one more time
Rise up
Rebel of Babylon
Rise up
Rise up
Resurrection
The rebel fights the fight
That no one wins
To claim a crown of thorns
To pierce his skin
Climbs his crucifix
And waits for dawn
He looses consciousness
The myth lives on
Let this dark shine
Let this dark shine
Let it shine bright
Don't let it burn out tonight
Tonight
Kill me one more time
Stigmata
Kill me one more time
Neo martyr
Gonna die young
Gonna live forever
Kill me one more time
Rise up
Rebel of Babylon
Rise up
Rise up
Resurrection
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11 дек 2011
KORN: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire Record-Release Concert
 Professionally filmed video footage of KORN's entire "The Path Of Totality" release-party concert on Tuesday, December 6 at the Palladium in Hollywood, California can be seen below. | 0 | |
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11 дек 2011
PAUL STANLEY, FRED DURST, STEPHEN PEARCY, SEBASTIAN BACH Perform With CAMP FREDDY
 Paul Stanley (KISS), Evan Stanley (Paul's son), Tommy Thayer (KISS), Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Billy Duffy (THE CULT), Stephen Pearcy (RATT), Warren DeMartini (RATT), George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), Linda Perry and Frankie Perez are among the guest musicians who performed with CAMP FREDDY last night (Friday, December 9) at the second of four shows as part of the band's fifth annual Christmas residency at the world-famous The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. | 0 | |
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11 дек 2011
THE LAST VEGAS Completes Work On New Album; \'Other Side\' EP
 Chicago glam rockers THE LAST VEGAS — who made history as the first band to win Guitar Center's On-Stage new music program when they were hand selected by MÖTLEY CRÜE at the world-famous Whiskey A-Go-Go in Los Angeles — released a new EP, "Other Side", on November 29. The effort serves as a sneak peek into what fans can expect from THE LAST VEGAS' forthcoming 2012 full-length album. The as-yet-untitled CD was recorded earlier this year at Groovemaster Studios in the band's hometown and was helmed by Grammy-nominated producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, MEGADETH, 3 DOORS DOWN, STAIND, AIRBOURNE). 14 tracks were recorded, with the final track listing and sequencing currently being decided.
THE LAST VEGAS will hit the road in February in support of the upcoming full-length and will play new songs and THE LAST VEGAS favorites on a two-week tour of Spain. Extensive touring both in the U.S. and abroad will follow the Spanish dates, which will see the band on the road for almost all of 2012.
Fans, both new and old, that are hungry for new music can get a physical copy of the "Other Side" EP for free with the purchase of one the band's t-shirts at THE LAST VEGAS merchandise store or in a bundle package at the CM Distro online store. The group will also be offering a free digital EP version of the "Other Side" EP through its official web site until the end of 2011. After that, fans will be able to get the album digitally on iTunes, AmazonMP3 and all other online music retailers.
A video for the EP's title track can be seen below. It was produced by, and stars, legendary Hollywood scream queen Sybil Danning ("Howling II", "Halloween", "Werewolf Women Of The SS").
THE LAST VEGAS has released four albums (2004's "Lick 'Em And Leave 'Em", 2005's "Seal The Deal", 2008's "The Last Vegas" and 2009's "Whatever Gets You Off") in the USA and Europe and toured over 19 countries. | 0 | |
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11 дек 2011
Benefit Tour For Former DECAPITATED Singer Announced
 33 bands from the Polish rock and metal scenes will take part in a charity tour, "Covan Wake The Fuck Up Tour 2012", to help former DECAPITATED singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek.
On October 29, 2007, a tour bus accident claimed the life of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, and gravely injured Covan, who has yet to make a full recovery.
The following bands are going to perform in 10 biggest cities in Poland:
HUNTER
DECAPITATED
FRONTSIDE
VIRGIN SNATCH
CHAINSAW
CORRUPTION
TRAUMA
THY DISEASE
QUO VADIS
PARRICIDE
MASACHIST
NEOLITH
ANAL STENCH
MADE OF HATE
TOTEM
CIRYAM
BUTELKA
DEIVOS
MILCZENIE OWIEC
ALASTOR
CALM HATCHERY
BEHEADING MACHINE
THE SIXPOUNDER
HEART ATTACK
OGOTAY
REDEMPTOR
LOSTBONE
THRASHER DEATH
DEVON
EMPATIC
The tour will start on January 19 January in Pod Palma club in Rzeszow and will finish on January 28 January at Kwadrat club in Krakow. This final concert will be narrated by the famous satirist Adam Grzanka from the "Chatelet" cabaret.
At each concert there will be a merchandise sale of a special "Covan Wake The Fuck Up" collection. All proceeds from these sales and ticket sales will be transferred to directly to Adrian's family.
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11 дек 2011
CRYPTOPSY Bassist Quits
 Guitarist-turned-bassist Youri Raymond of Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY has issued the following statement:
"I am officially announcing my departure of the band CRYPTOPSY. At this time, we feel it's in the best interest of both the band and I to part ways.
"As a musician, moving from guitar to bass was a great challenge, but honestly, I never really felt comfortable in that position and my motivation in general was stagnating.
"I'm now moving forward and will release an album in 2012 on guitar/lead vocals with my band, UNHUMAN, and I hope Jon, Matt, Chris, Flo and the new guy who will fill in in the bass spot the very best with the upcoming album and what might be the 'real' CRYPTOPSY coming back!
"Thanks again, fans and friends, for your endless support!"
Lead guitarist and songwriter Jon Levasseur rejoined CRYPTOPSY in May.
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11 дек 2011
NOCTEM: \'The Arrival Of The False Gods\' Video Released
 "The Arrival Of The False Gods", the new video from Spanish black/death metallers NOCTEM, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Oblivion", which was released in June via Rising Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Divinity" was recorded at Ultrasound Studios 2 in Portugal with producer Daniel Cardoso (ANGELUS APATRIDA, AVA INFERI, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN) and features cover artwork by by Marcelo Vasco, the Brazilian designer who previously worked on "Divinity" as well as with bands like DIMMU BORGIR, DARK FUNERAL, SATYRICON, BELPHEGOR, GORGOROTH and many more. | 0 | |
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11 дек 2011
DYING FETUS Begins Recording New Album
 Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS have entered Wrightway Studios in Baltimore with longtime producer Steve Wright (SLIPKNOT, MISERY INDEX) to begin recording their new album for a mid-2012 release via Relapse Records. The will feature nine tracks and is "a 'return to roots,' with production focused slightly more on slam than in the band's last few works," according to a press relase. "Thematically, the album is set to be a good old-fashioned piece of social and political commentary in the style of DYING FETUS as we have come to know."
Commented DYING FETUS guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher: "The last album had some groove in it, but [it] was basically a lot of tech; this one is a return to form of older DYING FETUS albums, so to speak — more modern production, though, of course. Everything's tight, the sound is crushing, the drums are amazing."
In other news, DYING FETUS has announced a series of special South American shows which will take place in mid-January. The band has also been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest and France's Hellfest.
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11 дек 2011
OZZY OSBOURNE, GEEZER BUTLER, DAVE MUSTAINE Perform With METALLICA At Final Anniversary Show
 Former METALLICA members Dave Mustaine (currently in MEGADETH), Jason Newsted, Lloyd Grant, Ron McGovney, Hugh Tanner, along with the band's longtime producer Bob Rock, as well as BLACK SABBATH legends Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler joined METALLICA on stage last night (Saturday, December 10) for the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.
After opening sets from THE SOUL REBELS brass band and DEATH ANGEL, as well as an appearance by FAITH NO MORE/ex-OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Mike Bordin — who took to the stage with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo to honor late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton — METALLICA rocked the crowd with another 20-song set which featured selections culled largely from the band's classic debut album, 1983's "Kill 'Em All", and included a previously unreleased track from the "Death Magnetic" sessions called "Rebel Of Babylon".
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Orion
02. Through the Never
03. Ride the Lightning
04. The God That Failed
05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
06. Rebel Of Babylon (previously unreleased song from "Death Magnetic" sessions)
07. Blackened (with fan-club members Dennis, Annette Diaz)
08. Dirty Window (with Bob Rock)
09. Frantic (with Bob Rock)
10. Sabbra Cadabra (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Geezer Butler)
11. Iron Man (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler)
12. Paranoid (BLACK SABBATH cover) (with Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler)
13. King Nothing (w/ Jason Newsted)
14. Whiplash (w/ Jason Newsted)
15. Motorbreath (w/ Hugh Tanner)
16. Phantom Lord (w/ Dave Mustaine)
17. Jump In The Fire (w/ Dave Mustaine)
18. Metal Militia (w/ Dave Mustaine)
19. Hit The Lights (w/ Lloyd Grant, Dave Mustaine, Ron McGovney)
20. Seek & Destroy (w/ Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine, Lloyd Grant, Ron McGovney, Hugh Tanner, Mark Osegueda, and THE SOUL REBELS)
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11 дек 2011
UFOMAMMUT Completes Work On Two-Part NEUROT RECORDINGS Debut
 UFOMAMMUT, Northern Italy's sorcerers of supernatural and obliterating doom, have completed the recordings for their sixth full-length — their first as part of the Neurot Recordings family. This week we are beyond excited to announce the details of this highly anticipated, mammoth follow-up to their 2010 full-length "Eve", the band's most critically-acclaimed and devastating piece of magic to date... until now.
"Oro" is the title for UFOMAMMUT's follow-up to 2010's "Eve" and is divided into ten massive movements overall which is now confirmed to be delivered in two separate pieces during the coming year. The first chapter, "Opus Primum", will arrive in April, and the second, "Opus Alter", in September. The vinyl versions of both chapters will be handled directly by UFOMAMMUT's own label Supernatural Cat Records, who were responsible for the release of all of the band's previous material. This is the third album in a row the band recorded with Lorenzo Stecconi.
As with all previous UFOMAMMUT albums, the concepts behind "Oro" are expansive and multi-faceted, mutating the Italian palindrome which translates to "gold" with the Latin translation of "I prey." "Oro" explores the concept of knowledge and its power; the magical stream controlled by the human mind to gain control of every single particle of the world surrounding us. "Oro" is the alchemical process to transform the human fears into pure essence; into gold. Although "Oro"'s two chapters will be released months apart from each other, they must be considered as a single track in which the musical themes and the sounds show up and hide, mutating and evolving, progressively and increasingly stratifying culminating in the crushing final movement. "Oro" is like an alchemic laboratory in which substances are flowing, dividing and blending themselves in ten increments from the alembics and stills, culminating into the creation of gold. The band are also in the process of crafting a full video/visual version of "Oro" which will accompany the audio.
Since their inception in 1999, UFOMAMMUT has toured several times, and crossed the oceans to the United States for the first time in 2009 for a tour of the West Coast. The band's live show is supported by the internationally acclaimed video and graphic art of Malleus, a rock artists' collective who conjure the entirety of UFOMAMMUT's visual impact.
2012 will see the band expanding their touring circles wider across the face of the planet in support of "Oro".
UFOMAMMUT is:
Poia - Guitars And Effect
Urlo - Bass, Vocals And Synths
Vita - Drums
Ciccio - Soundlord
Lu - Visuals
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11 дек 2011
ZAKK WYLDE Performs AC/DC Classic With GUNS N\' ROSES In Indianapolis;
 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde joined GUNS N' ROSES on stage last night (Thursday, December 8) at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana to perform the AC/DC classic "Whole Lotta Rosie".
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11 дек 2011
GREEN DAY Releases Birthday Video Message For METALLICA
 California-based pop-punk heroes GREEN DAY have released a video message congratulating fellow Bay Area rockers METALLICA on their 30th anniversary. The three-and-a-half-minute clip, which can be seen below, features the members of GREEN DAY performing the MISFITS classic "Hybrid Moments" in their rehearsal room.
METALLICA was formed when drummer Lars Ulrich, who had moved to Los Angeles from Denmark, placed an ad in a local paper called The Recycler looking for other musicians to play with. The ad was answered by guitarists James Hetfield and Hugh Tanner of the band LEATHER CHARM.
METALLICA officially formed in October 1981 and the band's first recording was "Hit The Lights" for the compilation "Metal Massacre".
Bay Area DJ Ron Quintana came up with the group's name: he was debating between using "Metallica" and "Metal Mania" for the name of his radio show and Ulrich encouraged him to use "Metal Mania" so that he could use "Metallica" for his new band.
METALLICA's first full lineup — featuring Hetfield, Ulrich, guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist Ron McGovney — played its first gig on March 14, 1982 at Radio City in Anaheim, California. | 0 | |
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11 дек 2011
LANFEAR Signs With PURE STEEL RECORDS
 German power metallers LANFEAR have inked a deal with Pure Steel Records. The band's sixth album, "This Harmonic Consonance", will be released on February 24, 2012. The group previously described the CD as "the heaviest LANFEAR album until now. [It contains] some pretty fast tracks but also the very first doom song in our history! The end result will blow your heads off! You can definitely achieve a natural and authentic production without sounding as if the recording sessions were held in a garbage can!"
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11 дек 2011
BLEEDING THROUGH: New Album Artwork, Track Listing, Release Date Revealed
 Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH will release its new album, "The Great Fire", on January 31, 2012 via Rise Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. March
02. Faith In Fire
03. Goodbye To Death
04. Final Hours
05. Starving Vultures
06. Everything You Love Is Gone
07. Walking Dead
08. Devil And Self Doubt
09. Step Back In Line
10. Trail Of Seclusion
11. Deaf Ears
12. One By One
13. Entrenched
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11 дек 2011
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Hard At Work On New Album
 According to a posting on QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's official Facebook page, the band is "deep into makin' [its] new album" for a tentative early 2012 release. The message adds, "Locked away in the desert. & shit yeah. it. sounds. fuckin. killer."
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11 дек 2011
Heavy Metal Video Racks Up Half Million Views After Being Named \'Most Awful\' Clip Of 2011
 "The King That Never Was", the new video from Cleveland metallers ALTERNATE REALITY, has racked up more than half a million views on YouTube after being named "The Most Epically Awful Video Of 2011" by Lyndsey Parker of Yahoo! Music's "Video Ga Ga" music blog.
Parker writes: "Do not attempt to adjust your computer monitor. Do not assume that the video you are about to see is the result of some egg-nog-induced fog. Deluded Cleveland metal band ALTERNATE REALITY really did shoot an ambitious video about, according to lead singer Steve Delchin, 'the legend of King Arthur and his quest for the Kingdom of Metal.' The result is a video not even the most diehard Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast or Comic-Con season-pass-holder could appreciate or sit through more than once. Actually, if this video were intended to be ironic, we would say it was the most genius video of all time. Ditto if it were a video by SPINAL TAP, TENACIOUS D, or Bill & Ted's WYLD STALLYNS. But sadly, it seems like these not-so-shining-armored guys' tongues were nowhere near the vicinity of their cheeks when they filmed this video atrocity. Apparently they really do live in an alternate reality in which dressing up like Mickey Mouse from Fantasia and engaging in Camelot swordfights is the epitome of cool. Obviously, this is not a reality in which any sane person would choose to live."
"The King That Never Was" will appear on ALTERNATE REALITY's forthcoming EP, scheduled for release in 2012. The clip was filmed on location at historic Squire's Castle in Willoughby Hills, Ohio between July and November of 2011. DESTRUCTOR vocalist and guitarist Dave Overkill has a staring role in the video as the character Mordred.
ALTERNATE REALITY uniquely features two Cleveland lawyers who are brothers in its ranks, vocalist Steve Delchin and guitarist Bob Delchin. ALTERNATE REALITY also features bassist Jon Engeman and drummer Bob Schwartz, who were both former members of THE MOUTHBREATHERS. Schwartz is the son of Glenn Schwartz (ex-JAMES GANG, PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC), one of the greatest living electric guitarists alive today.
"I'm extremely excited to unleash our new music video onto the world," said ALTERNATE REALITY vocalist Steve Delchin, who plays the role of King Arthur in the video. "It's about the legend of King Arthur and his quest for the Kingdom of Metal."
"The fact that we have two lawyers in the band is definitely unique," added guitarist Bob Delchin, who also hosts the long-running "This Is Metal" show on Cleveland State University's WCSB radio station. "Our new video certainly has a legal flavor to it. A number of the actors appearing in the video enjoy careers in the legal field as lawyers, paralegals, and secretaries."
"The King That Never Was" video features special guest appearances from members of the Cleveland rock and metal community. In addition to Dave Overkill as Mordred, the video also includes Chris E. (CELLBOUND) as the evil Pagan Warrior, Dan Ullrich (PINCH POINT) as Sir Lancelot and Bill Peters (Auburn Records) as The Wicked Necromancer. Dave Overkill comments, "This video has it all! Tons of swords, blood, killing, medieval wizardry, and beautiful women clad in warrior gear. Talk about metal! My son, Hunter, even makes a guest appearance as the archer, and he lays a serious hurt on the warrior princesses."?
"I had a great time shooting the video back in July", said Auburn Records president Bill Peters, "not the least of which included being escorted to Squire's Castle in a special luxury limo. Everyone thought I was an extra for 'The Avengers' movie when some of the limo photos leaked out, which happened to be filming here in Cleveland at the same time, but in fact I was really going to the secret ALTERNATE REALITY video shoot. For anyone who has ever wanted to see me don a wizard outfit and cast magical spells (laughs), this is the video for you!"
"Cleveland has a lot of hidden gems, both location-wise and talent-wise", added Chris E. "It was great fun to be part of ALTERNATE REALITY's vision. All hail the king!"
"The King That Never Was" video was written, directed and produced by Steve Delchin.
When asked about his decision to shoot the video at Squire's Castle, Delchin said, "You can't get more metal than Squire's Castle. This may not be the first music video ever shot at Squire's Castle, but it certainly is the first video in which Squire's Castle burns down. Now that's metal!"
ALTERNATE REALITY have played a handful of shows in the Cleveland area, including an opening stint with LOUDNESS earlier this year. The band's next live performance will be at the third annual WJCU/IronIngo Holiday Benefit Concert, set to take place on December 23 at The Saw Concert Club in Cleveland. The charity event, which benefits the Cleveland Foodbank and Friends Of The Cleveland Kennel, is being organized and sponsored by Auburn Records.
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Dark Helm
