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19 сен 2011
A BAND OF ORCS - New Song Available For Streaming
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18 сен 2011
METALLICA And LOU REED: First \'Lulu\' Audio Sample Is Here!
 An audio sample of the song "The View" — taken from the forthcoming musical collaboration between Lou Reed and METALLICA, "Lulu" — can be streamed at Amazon.com. It is also available in the YouTube clip below.
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18 сен 2011
MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist To Play On JAMES DURBIN\'s Solo Album
 MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars revealed via Twitter yeterday (Wednesday, September 14) that he was in the studio working on "a killer track" with James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California who was one of the finalists on the last season of "American Idol".
"That's right! That's Mick Fuckin Mars!!!!! Playing on MY record!!! This is so unbelievable!!!!" tweeted Durbin in reply to Mick's message. He also attached a photo of what appears to be the MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist laying down a track in the studio (see below).
Durbin last week inked a deal with Wind-Up Records (EVANESCENCE, CREED) for the release of his solo album.
The singer told USA Today in May that he was planning to record an album, with what he described as a "[DIO] 'Holy Diver', [BLACK SABBATH] 'Neon Knights'-type" feel. "I potentially heard my first single yesterday," he said, adding that it "still has a heavy edge and is radio friendly." He also wrote a song with James Michael (SIXX: A.M., SCORPIONS, MÖTLEY CRÜE) and frequent AEROSMITH collaborator Marti Frederiksen.
Durbin performed JUDAS PRIEST's classic songs "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The Law" with the British heavy metal legends themselves during the "American Idol" May finale.
Durbin sang the JUDAS PRIEST classic "You Got Another Thing Coming" on the March 1 edition of "Idol" (see video below). His rendition marked the first time, according to AEROSMITH singer and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler, where a JUDAS PRIEST single was performed on the "Idol" stage. | 0 | |
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18 сен 2011
CHICKENFOOT Dedicates Song To Late Manager
 According to The Pulse Of Radio, a song on the new CHICKENFOOT album, called "Up Next", is dedicated to the band's manager, John Carter, who died of cancer halfway through the recording the new disc. In a new podcast, vocalist Sammy Hagar said, "Carter was the guy who signed me to my first record contract when I was thrown out of MONTROSE, and produced my first four albums. Carter, dear friend, became our co-manager, and he got cancer: last minute, got it diagnosed, got operated on immediately and died. It was horrible."
Hagar told us how Carter inspired the song: "He's going, 'You need to incorporate your lifestyle into CHICKENFOOT.' He goes, 'You know, why do you have to, why does it have to be separate?' So he was really hammering me on this, to write some lyrics about myself, you know, and my lifestyle. Then he gets sick and we realize that he's gonna die. So that's where the lyric came from — you just never know who's next, you know, who would have thought Carter? This is for Carter, this song, 'cause I threw my lifestyle into that song for him."
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18 сен 2011
HAIL! To Tour Russia, China And Taiwan
 HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR) and guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) alongside a rotating list of musicians, including drummers Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD); and bassists James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) and David Ellefson (MEGADETH) — has issued the following update:
"Sorry this has been so long but all our guys have been busy touring and recording.
"We are happy to announce our triumphant return to Russia! Following our amazing sold-out tour there last June, we will be coming back in December for 10-11 more shows in eight new cities! We thank our wonderful Russian fans for all their love and support and we look forward to seeing you again soon. HAIL! will also play their first shows in China and Taiwan!
"Our goal is to continuously break new ground around the world and we are coming to Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei in December.
"The lineup for these dates will feature Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Paul Bostaph, James Lomenzo and the newest member of our tribe — guitarist Glen Drover. Glen, having had a long and wonderful career in metal having played with MEGADETH for five years as well as TESTAMENT and KING DIAMOND, will be filling in for Andreas Kisser as SEPULTURA are out touring in support of their newest release, 'Kairos'."
Said Glen, "It is an honor to play with HAIL! Everything that they have done and stand for is what being a true metal fan is all about. To be a part of something so special and playing in these new places is really exciting and I can't wait to tear it up with all you crazy fans!"
Details for the entire tour will be announced in a few days.
HAIL! lineup for December 2011 dates:
* Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex-JUDAS PRIEST) - Vocals
* Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) - Drums
* James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) - Bass
* Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND) - Guitar
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18 сен 2011
BLAZE BAYLEY Goes Acoustic: Interview, Performance Footage Available
 British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) was joined by Jase Edwards (WOLFSBANE, THE WILDHEARTS) in late August/early September for a series of "unplugged" shows in the U.K., playing acoustic versions of their favorite songs from WOLFSBANE, IRON MAIDEN and BLAZE BAYLEY.
A video interview with Bayley and Edwards conducted by PurpleChicken.TV on September 2 as well as fan-filmed video footage of their September 6 performance in Manchester can be seen below.
When asked about his "unplugged" tour and the possibility of recording an acoustic album, Blaze said in a recent interview, "I did an acoustic show a few years ago and I really enjoyed it. And I wanted to start again. I need to get myself into that vibe. It's an expressive thing. Right now I want to hear how my voice sounds with the guitar and seeing what it feels like. That is the first step before I think about recording [an acoustic CD] and putting it together. I think it is going to be like most of the albums I do. It is going to be an experience from start to finish."
WOLFSBANE recently finished recording its new album for a tentative early November release.
The reunited band — which features Bayley, guitarist Jase Edwards, bassist Jeff Hateley and drummer Steve Danger — released its first record in 17 years in April. Entitled "Did It For The Money", it contained the brand new title track along with re-recordings of four old WOLFSBANE numbers.
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18 сен 2011
ASPHYX Issues New Album Update
 Dutch death metallers ASPHYX entered the studio in January with engineer Frank Klein Douwel to begin recording their new album, "Deathhammer". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Reign Of The Brute", "Vespa Cabro", "We Doom You To Death", "Asphyx-Minefield" and "Deathhammer". Axel Hermann will create the cover artwork while Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, EDGE OF SANITY) will take care of the mixing duties.
Commented the band: "By now, all the guitars, drums and bass tracks for the upcoming 'Deathhammer' album are recorded. Drums were recorded in the classic Harrow Studio, known from the ASPHYX classics as 'The Rack' and 'Last One On Earth'. The guitars and bass were recorded in The Mörser Studio. In a few weeks the vocals will be recorded in the Harrow Studio as well and then Dan Swanö will do the album's mixing and mastering, just as on 'Death…The Brutal Way' and 'Live Death Doom'.
"'Deathhammer' promises to be a darkened successor of 'Death…The Brutal Way'. Almost every band is praising their newest album to be heavier and more brutal than the previous one, but actually in this case it's the harsh truth. 'Deathhammer' is in every way heavier, doomier and darker. Maybe it's because of the fact that most of the songs were written in late autumn/winter?! We do not know…but it's easily our heaviest effort so far!"
"Deathhammer" is scheduled for release in early 2012 via Century Media Records.
For the rest of this year, ASPHYX will be playing a string of quality shows in Europe, including an appearance at this weekend's underground institution NRW Deathfest on Saturday, September 17, at AJZ Bahndamm in Wermelskirchen, Germany. Additionally, ASPHYX have chosen to perform two very special "full-album setlist" concerts on October 15 at Metropool in Hengelo, The Netherlands (where the band will be playing their complete "Last One On Earth" album) and at this year's Eindhoven Metal Meeting on December 16 at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands (where the band will be playing their complete "The Rack" album for its 20th anniversary of release).
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18 сен 2011
SLASH To Begin Recording New Album In Late October
 Fans lined up around the block yesterday (Thursday, September 15 ) as Slash appeared at the new GuitarGuitar store in Epsom, U.K. In between cutting the ribbon to officially open the impressive new building and sign autographs for hundreds of expectant fans, Music Radar managed to grab the former GUNS N' ROSES guitar hero to give them the skinny on his new Dunlop signature wah-wah pedal and the plans for the follow-up to his acclaimed debut solo album. You can now watch the chat at this location.
When asked about the status of the recording sessions for his new solo album, Slash said, "We actually haven't started recording, but we've been in pre-production. We're about nine songs in, as far as that goes. And when I get back from England tomorrow, we'll go in and do another 12 songs. And we start actually recording late October. This is a record with Myles [Kennedy of ALTER BRIDGE] singing in the entire thing. And also Brent Fitz's playing drums and Todd Kerns is playing bass."
He added, "I was really fortunate. When I'd done the record, I thought, 'I've gotta tour on this.' And I had to figure how I was gonna actually pull that off. And I set about auditioning musicians in L.A. and I just happened to meet Brent Fitz, who I'd never played before and who is not from Los Angeles; he was one of the guys I auditioned and he was great. And then he introduced me to Todd Kerns, who fit in perfectly. And it turned out to be a great band from the start — definitely worth going in and making a record with."
Slash's new album will once again be produced by Eric Valentine, who has previously worked with QUEENS OF STONE AGE and THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS. But "the big difference," according to Slash, will be that Eric is "also gonna be mastering this one" in addition to recording and mixing the CD. "So it's like one-stop shopping, which is pretty cool," the guitarist said.
Regarding the musicial direction of his new material and how it compares to last year's self-titled effort, Slash said, "This one's definitely a very focused… Very hard. Some of it's very heavy. It's got sort of a more unified sound to it, especially with one vocal all throughout."
"Slash" was released in North America in April 2010 via EMI Label Services. The album featured an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of MAROON 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER.
"Slash" was completed with the rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) and drummer Josh Freese (NINE INCH NAILS). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album's guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.
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18 сен 2011
PROSTHETIC, METAL BLADE Reportedly Pulling Their Catalog Off SPOTIFY
 Prosthetic Records, whose current roster of artists includes ALL THAT REMAINS, ANIMALS AS LEADERS and SKELETONWITCH, is in the process of pulling its catalog from streaming music service Spotify.
"There [does] not appear to be an upside," Prosthetic co-owner E.J. Johantgen tells LA Weekly. He adds that the only income from the service comes in "fractions of pennies," even on the label's biggest titles.
The only revenue independent labels receive is pay-per-stream royalties. To Johantgen, this doesn't sound quite right. "I would like to see what their projected ad revenue would be. Then we could really determine if their rates are fair," he tells LA Weekly.
Prosthetic is the third Los Angeles-area metal label to remove its titles, joining Century Media and Metal Blade.
Fans noticed late last month that Metal Blade was beginning to pull its music off Spotify. However, the label — which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 — has not issued an official statement explaining its decision to make the move.
Century Media announced on August 9 that it was pulling its repertoire from Spotify in order "to protect the interests of their artists".
"The income streams to the artists are affected massively and therefore that accelerates the downward spiral, which eventually will lead to artists not being able to record music the way it should be recorded," Century Media said in a statement. "Ultimately, in some cases, it will completely kill a lot of smaller bands that are already struggling to make ends meet."
The U.S. version of Spotify, which gives its users access to all the songs in its cloud to organize into playlists and listen to as they please, reportedly attracted 1.4 million registered users of its ads-supported free service in the first month, as well as 175,000 paid subscribers for its promo-free version. In Europe, where Spotify has been available in seven countries since its launch in 2008, the company currently has around 1.6 million paying users, according to published reports.
According to the an infographic on the Information Is Beautiful web site, which visualizes the different monetization methods available to artists and how profitable they are, if you are a solo musician, at $0.00029 per play on Spotify, you will have to receive 4,053,110 plays per month to earn the U.S. minimum wage of $1,160. | 0 | |
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17 сен 2011
NIGHTWISH Mainman Issues \'Imaginaerum\' Movie Update
 Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH recently spent time not only putting finishing touches to their new album, "Imaginaerum", but also planning a movie of the same name. The CD will be released in December via Nuclear Blast Records in Europe and Roadrunner Records in North America.
"Imaginaerum" is one of the projects which recently received grants from the Finnish government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation. The movie, directed by Stobe Harju, about an old man on his deathbed who glimpses a childhood dream in which he refuses to grow old, and fights aging with his imagination, will get $575,000 toward its $3.7 million budget.
NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main composer Tuomas Holopainen has issued the following update on the "Imaginaerum" film:
"Yesterday I had the chance to walk into the studio for the first time and see the set-up, props and dresses, and meet the actors. I was blown away by everything I saw, from the dedication of the people working there to the otherworldly atmosphere of the different stages. I had my make-up tests and dress fittings done, and truly enjoyed seeing myself as a gray and wrinkled 50-year-old. Ha!
"Four years in the making, and finally 'Imaginaerum' is coming alive in a most beautiful way. I can't help feeling completely awestruck and grateful for the chance of doing something that was nothing but an insane (but sincere) idea a few years ago."
"Imaginaerum" will be released in Finland on Wednesday, November 30 and the rest of Europe on Friday, December 2 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be made available in North America through Roadrunner Records.
NIGHTWISH's new single, "Storytime", will be released on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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17 сен 2011
ADRENALINE MOB Recording Three New Songs
 ADRENALINE MOB — the new band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP), bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward — has entered the studio to record three new songs for inclusion on the group's forthcoming debut album, tentatively due in early 2012. Portnoy stated in an online posting, "All three [tracks] are AMAZING!!"
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17 сен 2011
VAN HALEN Switches Record Labels After 35 Years
 According to industry web site Hits Daily Double, VAN HALEN recently inked a deal with new label Columbia after spending its entire 35-year career at Warner Bros. The band's already completed new studio album — its first in 27 years to feature original singer David Lee Roth — is now expected to arrive early next year.
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17 сен 2011
THERAPY? To Release New Album In February
 Irish rockers THERAPY? will release a brand new studio album, "A Brief Crack Of Light", in February 2012. A "taster" single will precede the full-length effort in November, with a "proper" single set to follow in January. The band states, "We'll be shooting videos for these two tracks in the next couple of weeks plus working on the artwork which is shaping up to be quite interesting."
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17 сен 2011
EVANESCENCE: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 A brand new EVANESCENCE song, "Made Of Stone", is available for streaming at Evanescence.com. The complete lyrics to the track can also be found at the same location.
"Made Of Stone" comes off EVANESCENCE's self-titled third major label album, which is due on October 11 via Wind-Up Records.
"Evanescence" track listing:
01. What You Want
02. Made Of Stone
03. The Change
04. My Heart Is Broken
05. The Other Side
06. Erase This
07. Lost In Paradise
08. Sick
09. End of the Dream
10. Oceans
11. Never Go Back
12. Swimming Home
13. New Way to Bleed
14. Say You Will
15. Disappear
16. Secret Door
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17 сен 2011
IMPALED EXISTENCE To Release Debut EP
 Rising British metallers IMPALED EXISTENCE have set November 21 as the release date for their debut EP, "These Lifeless Plains". The five-track EP was recorded at Endless Studios in Birmingham and offers listeners a finely tuned combination of brutality and melody as well as taking on broad lyrical views ranging from humanity and our place within it to personal life struggles. The artwork was created by Darkgrove Designs (APOCALYPTICA, MANOWAR, TURISAS) and can be seen below.
Having shared the stage with the likes of EXODUS, SUICIDE SILENCE, EVILE, DECAPITATED, BORN OF OSIRIS, ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY and destroying "The New Blood Stage" at this year's Bloodstock festival, IMPALED EXISTENCE has earned its stripes and is fast becoming one of the U.K.'s most promising underground metal acts.
Commenting IMPALED EXISTENCE frontman Danny Hughes: "'These Lifeless Plains' has been a long time in the making and we couldn't be more proud of what we've created, we can't wait to get out there and start touring this EP and spread the IMEX brand of death metal all over the UK!"
"These Lifeless Plains" track listing:
01. Between Sensation & Reality
02. Fictions Within The Mind
03. If Error Were True
04. Through Stinging Eyes
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17 сен 2011
CLOVEN HOOF Announces New Drummer
 NWOBHM legends CLOVEN HOOF have recruited Mark Gould as their new drummer. The band states, "Contractual obligations have previously prevented Mark from being able to take on the prestigious role, but now he is delighted to be part of the band at last. He is a powerhouse drummer and a human metronome. The rest of the band describe him as a cross between John Bonham and Phil Collins, the perfect man for the role! Mark is currently in the studio working on the new song 'I'm Your Nemesis' and looking forward to the video being shot on 27th September." | 0 | |
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17 сен 2011
UMORAL Working On Full-Length Debut
 UMORAL, the "highly nihilistic" Norwegian black metal band featuring current and former members of MAYHEM, NIDINGR, FLEURETY, DØDHEIMSGARD and GORGOROTH, has commenced work on its debut album, entitled "Der Hvor Sola Aldri Skinner".
An UMORAL full-length release has been planned for several years, following the band's highly successful seven-inch EP, which came out in 2007 on Vendlus Records.
The recording has been delayed for a long time due to the busy schedule of UMORAL's former drummer Hellhammer.
For the "Der Hvor Sola Aldri Skinner" sessions, UMORAL has recruited a new drummer, Anti-Christian (TSJUDER, GRIMFIST, THE CUMSHOTS).
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17 сен 2011
ALL SHALL PERISH: Free San Francisco Show To Be Filmed For \'Royalty\' Video
 Oakland, California based extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH will play a free show on Thursday, September 29 at the DNA lounge in San Francisco. The performance will be filmed for the band's upcoming music video for the song "Royalty Into Exile". The concert starts at 7 p.m. sharp. | 0 | |
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17 сен 2011
STATUS QUO Working On Documentary
 U.K. rockers STATUS QUO are currently filming their first-ever cinematic documentary with Emmy-nominated director Alan G. Parker. Provisionally titled "Hello Quo!", it is planned for release in the fall of 2012. | 0 | |
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17 сен 2011
ENGEL Performs With All-Male Choir In Gothenburg; Entire Concert Posted Online
 ENGEL — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES), vocalist Mangan Klavborn, drummer Jimmy Olausson (ex-MARIONETTE) and bassist Steve Drennan (AMON AMARTH, LOCUS) — played two shows with
ENGELrecently recorded two songs with Hellmans Drengar. One of the tracks, "In Darkness", will be released as a single.
The band's second album, "Threnody", was released in Europe on November 8, 2010 and in the U.S. on January 11, 2011 via Season Of Mist. The CD was issued in Japan on April 20, 2010 via Avex.
ENGEL recorded "Threnody" at PUK studio in Gjerlev, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, HIMSA, SICK OF IT ALL).
The band was previously signed to SPV Records which issued ENGEL's debut album, "Absolute Design", in 2007.
ENGEL last year parted ways with drummer Daniel "Mojjo" Moilanen and replaced him with Olausson.
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17 сен 2011
Rare NIRVANA Concert To Be Broadcast Ahead Of Release
 The previously unreleased NIRVANA concert film "Live At The Paramount" will be televised on Friday, September 23 at 11:00 p.m. ET on VH1, with the hour-long show being simulcast on VH1 Classic and Palladia. The broadcast will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of NIRVANA's landmark 1991 album, "Nevermind". The concert, shot at the Paramount Theater in Seattle on Halloween in 1991, features performances of several songs from "Nevermind", plus non-album cuts "Sliver" and "Aneurysm" along with a cover of THE VASELINES' "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam".
"Nirvana: Live At The Paramount" will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 27, the same day as the 20th anniversary reissue of "Nevermind".
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17 сен 2011
\'Big Four\' At Yankee Stadium: 12-Minute Video Report Available
 Metal Injection has posted a 12-minute video report shot during the "Big Four" concert this past Wednesday, September 14 at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. The clip features live footage of METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX, as well as highlights from ANTHRAX's midday press conference.
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17 сен 2011
AMON Sets Release Date For New Album
 AMON, the resurrected Florida-based death metal band featuring former DEICIDE members Eric Hoffmann (guitar) and Brian Hoffman (guitar), has set an October 31 release date for its new album, "Liar In Wait". The effort will be made available at the group's newly launched official web site at Amon.mobi as well as via iTunes and Amazon.com. | 0 | |
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17 сен 2011
OBSCURA Announces New Bassist
 German progressive death metallers OBSCURA have recruited Linus Klausenitzer as their new bassist. Linus, who is also part of the progressive metal outfit NONEUCLID, played with OBSCURA on the band's recent European tour with HATE ETERNAL as well as the North American trek alongside CHILDREN OF BODOM and the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT.
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17 сен 2011
JUDAS PRIEST Singer Falls Off Motorcycle On Stage In Brazil; Video Available
 JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford fell off the motorcycle he famously rides onto the stage at the end of each show during last night's (Thursday, September 15) concert at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil. Fan-filmed video footage of the incident can be seen below.
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17 сен 2011
CRADLE OF FILTH: \'Evermore Darkly…\' Audio Samples Available
 Evermore Darkly…", the new mini-album from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, will be released in North America on October 18 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's triumphant "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa" album will arrive as a CD/DVD package including new tracks and rarities, with a lengthy on-the-road documentary and ten songs filmed live at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium, as well as the video for the song "Lilith Immaculate". Artwork comes courtesy of Natalie Shau, whom also worked on "Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa".
A mini-site for the release can be accessed at this location. It contains audio samples from the new mini-album, the band's latest music video, "Lilith Immaculate", album info, downloads and more.
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16 сен 2011
TIAMAT Signs With NAPALM RECORDS
 Sweden's TIAMAT has inked a deal with Napalm Records.
Commented the band's founder/mainman Johan Edlund: "We are very proud to announce that TIAMAT have signed to Napalm Records, home of great bands such as MONSTER MAGNET, SEVENTH VOID, LEAVES' EYES and many more. We are very excited about this new collaboration and are working on our new album which will be released in 2012."
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16 сен 2011
NILE: Previously Unreleased 1994 Recordings To See Light Of Day
 "Worship The Animal - 1994 The Lost Recordings", featuring the original NILE lineup of Karl Sanders, Chief Spires and Pete Hammoura, will be released as a collector's-edition digipak on October 11 via Goomba Music. These previously unreleased recordings pre-date NILE's groundbreaking debut album, "Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka".
With four critically acclaimed albums, a few EPs and several world tours under their belt, NILE has raised the bar for extreme metal bands musically, lyrically and conceptually. Their withering live performances are nothing short of legendary.
Formed in 1993 by Karl Sanders (guitar/vocals), Chief Spires (bass/vocals), and Pete Hammoura (drums), NILE wasted little time combining their interest in Egyptian history, culture and lore with the ferocity of modern death metal. Using a symphonic approach to songwriting and arrangement, NILE unleashed an uncompromising attack that fused unique, technical death metal with organic Middle Eastern tones. Their unique lyrical approach was inspired by Sanders' interpretation of ancient Egyptian inscriptions, temple carvings, papyri, hieroglyphics and tomb paintings depicting ancient battles, rituals and religious ceremonies. Each following year brought a new recording, which marked a large step forward in their musical evolution.
Recorded in 1994, "Worship The Animal" set the tone for what would become one of extreme metal's most popular bands.
"Worship The Animal" track listing:
01. La Chant Du Cygre
02. Worship The Animal
03. Nepenthe
04. Surrounded By Fright
05. Mecca
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16 сен 2011
FORCE MAJEURE To Release \'Saints Of Sulphur\' In October
 "Saints Of Sulphur", the sophomore album from the Finnish power metallers FORCE MAJEURE, will be released on October 19 via Scandal Music Company. A single, "Ecstasy", will be made available digitally on September 22. | 0 | |
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A Band of Orcs
