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14 сен 2011
LEVIATHAN Completes Work On New Album
 Notorious and resurrected U.S. black metal enigma LEVIATHAN (masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Wrest) has completed work on what has already been deemed one of the most controversial releases of the year, "True Traitor True Whore", for a November 8 release through Profound Lore Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Massive Conspiracy Against All Life" is described in a press release as "different and more unique than anything Wrest has created under the guise of LEVIATHAN. [It] is the most introverted, claustrophobic, disturbing, maniacal, progged-out, and eerily beautiful LEVIATHAN album to date. This work of black metal psychosis was realized within the confines of Engine Studios in Chicago with producer/engineer Sanford Parker at the helm, which incidentally marks the first LEVIATHAN album to be recorded in an actual proper studio environment."
"True Traitor True Whore" track listing:
01. True Whorror
02. Her Circle Is The Noose
03. Brought Up To The Bottom
04. Contrary Pulse
05. Shed This Skin
06. Every Orifice Yawning Her Price
07. Harlot Rises
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14 сен 2011
ELITIST: \'Specter\' Lyric Video Released
 The official lyric video for "Specter", a brand new song from the Southern California metal outfit ELITIST, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new EP, "Earth", which will be released on October 25 via Blkheart Group.
ELITIST recently announced the addition of vocalist Alex DeHeart to the group's ranks.
Regarding ELITIST's split with previous singer, Jacob Katz, the band said, "Jake is a talented guy and we would have loved for him to stay but his work schedule wouldn't allow for enough time for the band. We're all still great buddies [and] he will definitely be doing guest vocals at our shows!"
ELITIST is:
Vocals: Alex DeHeart
Guitar: Julian Rodriguez
Guitar: Sean Hall
Bass: Mike Danese
Drums: Andrew Slane | 0 | |
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14 сен 2011
FIASCO GENERAL Parts Ways With Vocalist, Seeks Replacement
 FIASCO GENERAL — the Finnish band featuring Sami Kukkohovi (ex-SENTENCED bassist, current KYPCK guitarist) on guitar — has parted ways with vocalist Risto Stenroos and is currently seeking a replacement. | 0 | |
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14 сен 2011
MARDUK Splits With REGAIN RECORDS
 Swedish black metallers MARDUK and their record label, Blooddawn Productions, have ended their cooperation with Regain Records. According to the band, a "new working partner will be presented within the nearest future."
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14 сен 2011
CONFESSION: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 CONFESSION, the Australian band featuring former I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN vocalist Michael Crafter, will release its new album, "The Long Way Home", in the U.S. on September 27 through digital retailers and November 8 through retail stores via Mediaskare Records. The CD's title track can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below. | 0 | |
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14 сен 2011
OPETH Performs New Songs On Swedish TV; Video Available
 Swedish progressive metallers OPETH were the featured musical guest on this morning's (Tuesday, September 13) edition of the "Nyhetsmorgon" program on Sweden's TV4. The band played two new songs — "Pyre" and "Nepenthe" — and took part in an interview. You can now watch video footage of their appearance below.
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14 сен 2011
EVIL MASQUERADE Completes Work On New Album
 Denmark-based symphonic metal band EVIL MASQUERADE has completed work on its fifth album, "Pentagram", for a late 2011/early 2012 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was once again produced by guitarist Henrik Flyman and mixed by Tommy Hansen (JORN, HELLOWEEN) at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Pentagram
02. A Silhouette
03. Perfect Disgrace
04. The Spirits of the Dead
05. Moonlight Fantasy
06. Unholy Water
07. Pray For Mercy On Our Souls
08. Soul Taker
09. On a Bed of Thorns
10. Strangers Might Fool Ya
11. When the Fire Dies
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14 сен 2011
DRAGONLAND: More New Album Details Revealed
 Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND will release their new album — the third part of the "Dragonland Chronicles" trilogy — on November 18 via AFM Records. Musical actor Fred Johanson will play the role of the antagonist, with all three singers from AMARANTHE — Elize Ryd, Jake E and Andy Solveström — also set to make appearances.
The visual artist from million-selling PC game "The Witcher", Damian Bajowski, will provide artwork for the album; not only will he be responsible for the cover, but will also make illustrations for the various locations in the saga.
Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: "To say I am excited about this album is a grave understatement!
"We were more than thrilled when both Damian Bajwoski and Fred Johanson accepted to contribute to this album. To have the album fully illustrated with majestic scenes and vistas from the story, and to have such a powerful and convincing voice in the role of the antagonist will lend a lot of credibility and depth to the final project! Our singer friends from AMARANTHE also appear in minor roles, further developing the universe the story is set in.
"We really feel that our ambition to give our fantasy story a touch of depth, credibility and maturity paid off well! Lending influences from classical mythology, the best fantasy movies, video games and books, we feel that fans of the style who normally finds fantasy power metal to be too over the top and ridiculous could wholeheartedly enjoy this. We also have some further surprises for you before the actual album release, to keep your eyes open and your senses wary!"
DRAGONLAND recently parted ways with guitarist Nicklas Magnusson and bassist Christer Pedersen. Taking over bass duties is Anders Hammer (NIGHTRAGE) and sitting behind the drums is Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION, AMARANTHE). Previous drummer Jesse Lindskog will handle second-guitar duties in the future.
DRAGONLAND 2011 is:
Vocals: Jonas Hedigert
Guitars: Olof Mörck
Keyboards: Elias Holmlid
Guitars: Jesse Lindskog
Bass: Anders Hammer
Drums: Morten Lowe Sorensen
DRAGONLAND's fifth album was recorded at several different studios, with Jacob Hansen adding his magic touch to the mix at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Twelve songs were recorded during the sessions, and the music itself is based on a deep and emotional story, picking up where the band's second album, "Holy War", left off nine years ago. The effort also includes a guest appearance by the legendary musical stage actor Fred Johanson.
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14 сен 2011
EVILE: \'Cult\' Video Released
 "Cult", the new video from British thrashers EVILE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Five Serpent's Teeth", which is scheduled for release on September 26 in Europe and October 18 in North America via Earache Records.
Commented lead guitarist Ol Drake: "Finally, another EVILE video! It's been so long since 'Infected Nation' and we couldn't wait to get another video out and try something completely different. The director, Ramy, had all the right ideas for us to achieve something off the wall that we were looking for this time around. 'Cult' is quite a solid, stomping song, so we wanted something to capture that visually without the typical 'shaking' effect. Hope you all like it."
Added vocalist/rhythm guitarist Matt Drake: "As we have often said, we like to do things a bit differently and occasionally side-step the typical or obvious, so here is our video for the first single, 'Cult', from our new album, 'Five Serpent's Teeth'. We hope you enjoy it and have a laugh with it. Most of all, we hope this song will convince you to JOIN OUR CULT. I'm glad I remembered to clean my teeth before we filmed this."
EVILE will celebrate the release of "Five Serpent's Teeth" by taking part in a number of in-store signing sessions at Blue Banana stores in the U.K.
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14 сен 2011
STRATOVARIUS - Neues Video veröffentlicht!
 "Under Flaming Skies" ist der Titel des neuen Videos der Finnen von STRATOVARIUS. De Song kommt vom 13. Studioalbum "Elysium.
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14 сен 2011
HIM Working On New Music
 Guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström of Finnish love metallers HIM has revealed to Attention Deficit Delirium that the band is currently working on music for the follow-up to 2010's "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice". He said, "I am very proud of the material so far and look forward to sharing our new music with you!"
It was revealed in March of this year that HIM had parted ways with Sire/Warner Music after a six-year partnership that produced three albums.
Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records, said at the time, "It was a pleasure working with HIM, and we're very proud to have been their partners for the last six years. Ville [Valo, HIM singer/songwriter] is a rare talent, and my relationship with their manager Seppo dates back to the days when he pioneered rock music in Finland looking after the career of HANOI ROCKS. HIM are particularly important because they are the first and only band from Finland to reach gold status in America. I, along with the entire Sire/Warner Bros. family, wish them continued success in the future."
HIM's discography on Sire includes the 2005 album "Dark Light", which was certified gold in the U.S. for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. Follow-up releases "Venus Doom" (2007) and "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice" charted both in the U.S. and Europe.
"We're ever so grateful for having had Seymour and Co as the generous hosts on our extended first stay in the New Country. It's been a Blast Royale but now it's time to clean up the rubble and start anew", commented Ville Valo of HIM.
"Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice" sold 26,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 25 on The Billboard 200 chart. Recorded at The Lair in Los Angeles, the CD was produced by Matt Squire (TAKING BACK SUNDAY, THE USED, SAOSIN) and mixed by Neal Avron (LINKIN PARK, WEEZER, FALL OUT BOY).
DANIEL LIONEYE, the band featuring HIM members Lindström on guitar, bass and vocals and Janne "Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards, released its latest album, "Vol. II", in North America in April 2010 via The End Records.
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14 сен 2011
EVANESCENCE: \'What You Want\' Video Released
 "What You Want", the first single/video from EVANESCENCE's upcoming self-titled third album, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on July 30 on a makeshift stage inside a Brooklyn warehouse. The video was helmed by director Meiert Avis, who's made iconic clips for the likes of U2, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and BOB DYLAN.
"This video is sort of, like, the history of the band," EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee told MTV News. "This club [set] is emulating old shows we used to play in the beginning — we used to play this club called Vino's in Little Rock — it's sort of like back then, the gritty, dirty club, sweaty. And basically, it's also [about] New York, where I've been, [and] where [bassist] Tim [McCord] lived in the past few years since we've been gone. And it's sort of about escaping New York and ... coming back out into the world."
She added, "This is more a personal video. We've done a lot in the past that [were] very 'fantasy,' and this is sort of the real us. I just wanted to do something that really felt personal for a change. Obviously, I'm wearing crazy makeup, and that's not my everyday, but, you know, I want ... to connect with the fans again. We all do. We miss them. A lot of this record is about them, and that's why they're going to be here and be in it, too.
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14 сен 2011
MACHINE HEAD: \'Locust\' Lyric Video Released
 The lyric video for "Locust", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Unto The Locust", which will be made available on September 27 via the band's longtime label Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at JingleTown Studios in Oakland, with frontman Robb Flynn producing, and it is sure to level anything and everything that happens upon its path. Flynn stated about the new album in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, "I think we've really taken our music to the next level with this. We feel super-excited about it. I started taking some singing lessons with the guy who worked with Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga. And then I took some classical guitar. I wanted to feel like a beginner again and not be comfortable and see what that brought out. There's definitely a big neoclassical vibe on the record between all the brutality."
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14 сен 2011
AS I LAY DYING Covers SLAYER, JUDAS PRIEST On 10-Year-Anniversary Release
 Grammy-nominted metallers AS I LAY DYING have announced the details of their upcoming release, "Decas", coinciding with the band's 10-year anniversary.
With over a million units sold in the U.S. in just less than 10 years, the San Diego act will celebrate this milestone with the very special release, "Decas", due on November 8 in North America and November 7 in Europe (except in Germany, Austria and Switzerland where it will arrive three days earlier) via Metal Blade Records.
"Decas" celebrates the band's accomplishments by offering three brand new songs, cover songs that pay homage to just a few of the bands that have influenced AS I LAY DYING, and remixes by Innerpartysystem, Benjamin Weinman (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), Kelly "Carnage" Cairns (AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE, WAR OF AGES), and Big Chocolate (ASKING ALEXANDRIA, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, SUICIDE SILENCE).
"Decas" track listing:
01. Paralyzed
02. From Shapeless To Breakable
03. Moving Forward
04. War Ensemble (SLAYER cover)
05. Hellion (JUDAS PRIEST cover)
06. Electric Eye (JUDAS PRIEST cover)
07. Coffee Mug (DESCENDENTS cover)
08. Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes (re-recorded medley)
09. The Blinding Of False Light (Innerpartysystem remix)
10. Wrath Upon Ourselves (Benjamin Weinman remix)
11. Confined (Kelly "Carnage" Cairns remix)
12. Elegy (Big Chocolate remix)
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14 сен 2011
METALLICA To Perform In United Arab Emirates For First Time
 METALLICA will make its first-ever live appearance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on October 25 at Yas Island.
Commented the band: "After 30 years of travel to all corners of the earth, this one is extra special as the show kicks off a week of new territories for us as this show will be followed by two nights in India."
Shatha Al Romaithi, a spokesperson for the organizers, Flash Entertainment, said METALLICA in Abu Dhabi was one show rock fans could not afford to miss.
"We promised you more big things for the new season of [the] Yas Island Show Weekends [series], and nothing is bigger than METALLICA," she told Emirates247.com. "METALLICA has redefined the model for hard rock music."
Since its launch in 2010, Yas Island Show Weekends have entertained more than 150,000 spectators, with acts including NELLY FURTADO, GUNS N' ROSES, THE JONAS BROTHERS and STEVIE WONDER.
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14 сен 2011
BRIAN HEAD
 An audio sample of "Paralyzed", the new single from former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, can be streamed at Amazon.com. The track will be released digitally on October 4 via Headdog Music.
Welch is currently working on material for a new EP, which he expects to release early next year. He said, "It is definitely some of the best music I've ever been a part of."
Head will headline the "Over My Head Tour" later this month with PROJECT 86, SPOKEN and THE WEDDING. In October, he will hit the road again with RED, ECHOES THE FALL and ICON FOR HIRE.
Welch's debut album, "Save Me From Myself", was released in September 2008 on his Driven Music Group label. The CD sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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14 сен 2011
BUMBLEFOOT Releases \'Let Your Voice Be Heard\' Single
 GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released the eighth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, a punk-metal anthem called "Let Your Voice Be Heard". The track is available in MP3 (320kps), AAC, and higher-quality formats FLAC, MP3 HD, Apple Lossless and WAV. An instrumental version of the song is available in these formats as well.
For guitarists, there's a Player Pack that has a transcription of the entire lead guitar track as a PDF file — musical notation, TAB, fingers, picking, and helpful hints. Included with the transcription is a "Backing Track" mix and a "Boosted Lead Guitar" mix, in both WAV and MP3 formats.
The Producer Pack contains 48kHz/24-bit Stereo WAV files of the mix "stems" — individual files of drums, bass, lead & rhythm guitars, lead vocals and backing vocals in a bundle that you can load into your multi-track software to play with levels, make your own mixes, and hear every nuance of each instrument's performance on its own track. | 0 | |
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14 сен 2011
DREAM THEATER: \'On The Backs Of Angels\' Video Released
 "On The Backs Of Angels", the new video from progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", which was released in North America on September 13 via Roadrunner Records.
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14 сен 2011
KORPIKLAANI Parts Ways With Violinist, Announces Replacement
 Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI have parted ways with longtime violinist Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty and have replaced him with "a young prodigy" by the name of Teemu Eerola. According to a press release, "There is a mutual understanding between [Hittavainen] and the rest of the band and there is no big drama involved. His personal health issues made the constant touring and recording impossible."
Eerola will make his live debut with KORPIKLAANI on September 24 in Rotterdam, Holland.
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14 сен 2011
BLACKMORE\'S NIGHT Singer CANDICE NIGHT Releases \'Black Roses\'
 "Black Roses", the new video from BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night, can be seen below. The song comes off her first solo adult contemporary album, "Reflections", which is set for release on September 30.
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14 сен 2011
OZZY OSBOURNE Tribute Album Due Next Year
 Versailles Records has announced plans for the spring 2012 release of "No More Tears: A Millennium Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne". Featuring a collection of hits and fan favorites covering every era of Ozzy's solo and BLACK SABBATH catalog, this album will feature current/former members of BLACK SABBATH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS, SLAUGHTER, NIGHT RANGER, OZZY OSBOURNE, BADLANDS, ALICE COOPER, THE CULT, L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, DOKKEN, STEVE VAI, SPINAL TAP, DAVID LEE ROTH, SANTANA, and a host of others to be announced. Along with the aforementioned name artists, the label is keeping in its tradition of featuring a number of adding a limited number of cover song slots with original millennium metal bands influenced by Ozzy. Interested bands should e-mail Versaillesrecords2006@yahoo.com with a web link (Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, etc.).
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14 сен 2011
EDGUY Singer: \'Creating Music Is Not Only A Profession For Me, It\'s Something I Need To Do\'
 David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tobias Sammet of German melodic metallers EDGUY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Blistering.com: With all of the work you have done recently with AVANTASIA, is it easy to get back into EDGUY mode?
Sammet: When we were finishing the last two AVANTASIA albums ["Wicked Symphony" and "Angel of Babylon"] and I was leaving the studio after doing the final masters, I was really burnt out. After such an undertaking, such an adventure, I thought it was perfect. I still think it is, but when you when you think something is perfect and you can't do it any better, you lose your motivation for going on. It's always the same. After four weeks, six weeks, that feeling sets in again. That urge to create new music and all of the sudden, you're over what you've done in the past and you're no longer thinking about what you've done in the past. Creating music is not only a profession for me, it's something I need to do. After a couple of weeks, it was literally going back to the keyboard, starting from scratch and starting to compose. It doesn't make a difference if I'm composing for EDGUY or AVANTASIA…at first I just want to have a great melody, harmony, riff. Then I arrange it, and then I start to take it to the other guys, where individually, it starts to take shape over whether it's EDGUY or AVANTASIA.
Blistering.com: So because the last few AVANTASIA albums have been so successful, does that help you recharge your batteries for EDGUY? Does EDGUY become more important since you were away from it?
Sammet: [pauses] I've never thought about it [laughs]. AVANTASIA is what I consider, a studio project. Of course, it has become a touring entity in 2008 and in 2010. And we just did a headlining show in front of 110,000 people, 8:00, prime-time slot at Wacken, so I can't just call it a studio project. Originally, it was designed to be a one-off studio project. I never really considered it to be a serious competition to EDGUY. And still, I don't think it's a constantly operating project because I don't even know if there will be another AVANTASIA album or tour. I don't really think about it. What I can say, it was great to have that experience. I have great memories from [it]. It's great to create that little playground for me [laughs]. All the things I can't do with EDGUY, like working with ALICE COOPER and the SCORPIONS, and have all of these musicians on one album creating this big concept. It's something I enjoy doing. But it's a great feeling to go back to EDGUY and just do 11 tracks of rock 'n' roll, but I don't want to say "rock 'n' roll" because heavy metal fans get upset when I say that even though they're the same thing. [laughs] Okay, I'll say it: I'm so much heavy metal, I don't even care what the heavy metal people think. I am the ultimate outlaw [laughs]. I really enjoy going back and writing 11 songs that were in no way connected to each other, just really great rock 'n' roll songs, heavy metal songs, that work on their own, along with the band-thing, the fantastic five-piece band thing. This is my day-to-day… I don't want to call it "business," because again, heavy metal fans don't like that word.
Blistering.com: Well, you look like you're having quite the good time in the "Robin Hood" video.
Sammet: Usually, I hate shooting videos. Everybody in the band hates shooting them. You have to wait 12 hours a day to just do your little spot and do the same thing over and over. This was a little different. The day before the shoot, we met to have our wardrobes fitted and realized that this is so much fun, that we're in this surreal setting and we're in this absolutely silly green tights and leggings. It was ridiculous right from the start. There was waiting, 24 hours' worth of waiting and the horses were pissed off, we were pissed off, the director was pissed off because it was raining. [laughs] It was really a difficult situation, but I think it was most definitely our best video shoot except for shooting the AVANTASIA video with Klaus Meine (SCORPIONS) because you can't shoot with Klaus Meine every day. In this case, we had a great time and you can tell. If you can imagine, five friends, running through the forest with a bow and an arrow, wearing really silly clothes. It was great fun. That's a moment when you really know why you're doing this.
Blistering.com: I've always thought it was a really cool thing that you've maintained your sense of humor from album to album.
Sammet: I think we don't do it on purpose. It's a part of being honest and natural with ourselves. I think it's very important to maintain a sense of humor or a tongue-in-cheek attitude or you'd go crazy. We'd become alcoholics, because this business is so stupid and ridiculous and there's so much ridiculousness in the whole music circus. You have to maintain your humor, and I really don't understand why some bands don't show their sense of humor. Let's face it: There are bands who are doing stupid things and are taking themselves too seriously, but nobody else does. We play the kind of music where you have to sing songs about Odin, where grown-up men pretend they're Conan the Barbarian, wearing silly loin cloths and sing about raping women, behaving like…some primal creatures and making primal noises, and shaking the heads and banging their heads [laughs]. It doesn't make sense from an evolutionary point of view because we should be quite a few steps further. And still we enjoy doing all of those primal things and behaving in such a primal way. I don't know… somebody takes it seriously. But if you're past your 40th birthday, I don't see any reason why I should take it seriously. I think I take the world hunger problem [as] a very serious manner, but c'mon, this is rock ‘n' roll, why would we take it seriously?
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14 сен 2011
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: More \'American Capitalist\' Details Revealed
 Las Vegas, Nevada-based metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH will release their third album, "American Capitalist", on October 11. The CD was recorded at The Hideout in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko, who helmed Ozzy Osbourne's 2010 effort "Scream".
An 11-track release, including lead single/video "Under And Over It", this record looks all set to build on the huge, ever-growing success achieved by albums one and two — "The Way Of The Fist" and "War Is The Answer", both gold records Stateside, having spawned seven consecutive Top Ten singles at Active Rock.
In addition to "Under And Over It" — a sarcastic, OTT, genre-celebratin' video for which was directed by Ethan Emaniquis, whose credits include "Sin City" and "Grindhouse" — the album also contains such classic FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH moments as "The Pride", "Coming Down" and "Generation Dead".
"American Capitalist" will be released as a standard CD, and a limited-edition deluxe CD format complete with special packaging plus second disc containing a number of exclusive remixes, including one for "Under And Over It". Meanwhile, the iTunes version carries the bonus track "The Tragic Truth".
Commented guitarist Zoltan Bathory: "This record crystallizes the sound of DEATH PUNCH. The band has really come into its own. Everyone contributed to the music, and this is what we are capable of as a unit.
"The overall message is to fight for your survival and success. You can be a zebra or join the lion pride. You have to rebel against your circumstances, laziness and mediocrity — not the system. The best will make it, and that notion is genetically embedded within our fabric. If we were all equal, evolution wouldn't exist. The human spirit encourages us to excel."
Following the October release of "American Capitalist", the band — completed by Ivan Moody (vocals), Jason Hook (guitar), Jeremy Spencer (drums), and new-boy bassist Chris Kael — head out on a major U.S. tour under the "Share The Welt" banner, headlining a package that also includes ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED and REV THEORY. This tour starts in mid-October and runs through into November, with more dates likely to be added.
In terms of international touring, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is planning to visit Europe in the first quarter of 2012, having already made a very healthy mark on the other side of the Atlantic with album sales in excess of 100,000, appearances at the Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park and Download festivals in Germany and the U.K. (the latter on two occasions), a sold-out headline tour (U.K.), plus a front cover on Metal Hammer magazine (U.K.).
Concludes Moody: "I literally laid every ounce of blood I had on the street with this one. We are a people's band. Our fans admire and understand us because of who we are. We've never tried to be anybody else. We're FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH."
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13 сен 2011
GOTTHARD: \'Homegrown - Alive In Lugano\' Trailer Available
 Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will release a live album entitled "Homegrown - Alive In Lugano" on September 30 via Nuclear Blast Records. On September 2, a previously unreleased track entitled "The Train", featuring the band's late singer Steve Lee on vocals, was made available.
"Homegrown - Alive In Lugano" contains a live recording of GOTTHARD's July 17, 2010 concert in Lugano, which turned out to be one of the band's last performances with Lee.
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13 сен 2011
SLASH: More \'Made In Stoke 24/7/11\' Details Revealed
 Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced the U.S. release of Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) first-ever live solo album, "Made In Stoke 24/7/11". The double-disc CD, and a special-edition 2CD+DVD package (featuring five bonus tracks and an exclusive interview with Slash) hits stores November 15.
The iconic, Grammy-winning rock guitarist and songwriter Slash has perfected the science of the six-string for over 20 years as an integral component of GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER and as a hugely successful solo artist. On July 24, 2011, he made a very special visit to in the British town of Stoke-On-Trent, where he was raised until he was five, at the end of the 2010-2011 tour in support of his globally chart topping and critically acclaimed self-titled solo debut.
Captured at Victoria Hall as part of an intensive world tour, this 21-song set is a celebration of a legendary career. Joined by Myles Kennedy of ALTER BRIDGE on vocals, Slash ripped through cuts culled from his GN'R days, VELVET REVOLVER, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, and his solo album, (including the single "By The Sword"). His band lineup included bassist Todd Kerns, drummer Brent Fitz and guitarist Bobby Schneck.
With favorites like "Back From Cali", "Slither", "Sweet Child O' Mine", and many more reverberating the crowd-filled rafters, this proved to be one rockin' homecoming.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Been There Lately (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
02. Nightrain (GUNS N' ROSES song)
03. Ghost
04. Mean Bone (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
05. Back From Cali
06. Rocket Queen (GUNS N' ROSES song)
07. Civil War (GUNS N' ROSES song)
08. Nothing To Say
09. Starlight
10. Promise
11. Doctor Alibi (with Todd Kerns on vocals)
12. Speed Parade (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
13. Watch This
14. Beggars & Hangers-On (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
15. Patience (GUNS N' ROSES song)
16. Guitar Solo / Godfather Theme
17. Sweet Child O' Mine (GUNS N' ROSES song)
18. Slither (VELVET REVOLVER song)
19. By The Sword
20. Mr. Brownstone (GUNS N' ROSES song)
21. Paradise City (GUNS N' ROSES song)
Bonus DVD:
* Ghost
* Back From Cali
* Beggars & Hangers-On
* Been There Lately
* Starlight
* Interview with Slash
Check out the cover artwork below.
"I've been wanting to do this for a long time and for some reason it just never seemed possible," said Slash.
"One of the things about doing the solo record and setting up my own tour was that I told the powers-that-be that I wanted to play in places I'd never played before. And so Stoke was something that was high on my list and I told them just make it happen."
Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson, left Stoke-on-Trent when he was five years old. But he said he still had "vivid memories" of the city.
"I have memories that I went to school there, of the basic neighbourhood that I lived in. I remember exactly what the house looked like. Just everything in general, for some reason my memory is really clear. Better than my memory of later years."
The Stoke-on-Trent concert sold out in less than two hours after tickets went on sale on May 6.
Over 1,500 fans attended the show, which marked Slash's first-ever concert in his hometown.
David Bradbury, Group Press Officer of the Ambassador Theatre Group, told StaffsLive, "We always knew the gig was going to be popular and the fact that the gig sold out in less than two hours is brilliant.
"Slash is a local hero, he's from Stoke-on-Trent and not a lot of people know that. I think he lived here until he was 11 so this is a bit of a homecoming gig."
Slash stated after the concert: "Stoke was a [fuckin'] blast!! Great vibe and energy. It's going to make a killer DVD. We'll be back next year definitely!"
Although ALTER BRIDGE vocalist Myles Kennedy sang just two tracks on Slash's self-titled solo debut, Slash recently confirmed that Myles will sing everything on the guitarist's next solo effort.
In an interview with The Pulse Of Radio, Kennedy said about the fact that Slash would like him to handle the lead vocals on the guitarist's next CD, "It's very flattering. I think there's kind of a cool thing we got going. We really enjoy working with each other."
Slash's debut disc came out last year and featured a different singer on each track, including Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne, M. Shadows and others.
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13 сен 2011
METALLICA, KREATOR, IN FLAMES, VOLBEAT Honored At Germany\'s METAL HAMMER AWARDS
 METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, KREATOR's Mille Petrozza, IN FLAMES and VOLBEAT are among the artists who were honored at the German edition of the Metal Hammer Awards this past Friday night (September 9) at Kesselhaus in Berlin.
For the first time, the German Metal Hammer Awards took place as a full-fledged party after being hosted at Wacken Open Air's main stage for two years. The ceremony was hosted by Vito and Hannes of German comedy metallers J.B.O. and included performances by DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, CALIBAN, PRIMAL FEAR and AUDREY HORNE.
Metal Hammer Awards 2011 winners:
* Best Album: "Surtur Rising" by AMON AMARTH
* Best Debut: "Kvelertak" by KVELERTAK
* Best German Band: HEAVEN SHALL BURN
* Best International Band: VOLBEAT
* Best Live Act: IN FLAMES
* God Of Riffs: Mille Petrozza (KREATOR)
* Legend: Lars Ulrich (METALLICA)
* Maximum Metal: Adam "Nergal" Darski (BEHEMOTH)
* Metal Anthem: "Teutonic Terror" by ACCEPT
* Up-And-Coming Band: AUDREY HORNE
Lars Ulrich and VOLBEAT were unable to attend the event in person but sent in videotaped acceptance speeches, which can be seen below.
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13 сен 2011
WEDNESDAY 13: \'Something Wicked\' Single Available For Streaming
 "Something Wicked This Way Comes", the new solo single from MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track, which will be made available via iTunes on September 13 (September 16 in Australia), comes off Wednesday 13's new album, "Calling All Corpses", which is scheduled for release on October 11. The artwork for the CD was created by D.A. Frizell, who has worked on SEVENDUST's "Cold Day Memory" as well as AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Nightmare", "Book Of Nightmare" and "Diamonds In The Rough/ Live In The LBC" and the AVENGED video "A Little Piece Of Heaven".
"Calling All Corpses" was mastered by Tom Baker at Precision Mastering who has previously worked with NINE INCH NAILS, ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON and MINISTRY, among others.
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13 сен 2011
F**K THE FACTS: New Song Available For Streaming
 "A Coward's Existence", a brand new song from Quebec's bastardized grinders FUCK THE FACTS, can be streamed at Bandcamp.com. The track comes off the band's upcoming album, "Die Miserable", which is scheduled for release in North America on October 11 via Relapse Records. Recorded between tours at the group's own studio, the CD features over 35 minutes of FUCK THE FACTS' scorching blend of socio-politically-charged grind, hardcore and metal fans worldwide have embraced for the past decade.
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13 сен 2011
FATALIST Splits With IBEX MOON RECORDS
 FATALIST, the traditional death metal band from Ventura, California, has parted ways with Ibex Moon Records and is looking for a new label home.
Commented FATALIST guitarist/vocalist Neil Burkdoll: "We would like to thank John and Ibex Moon for everything they have done for us in the past, but it is time for us to try something new."
Any interested labels should contact the band at stumpsical@yahoo.com or via www.facebook.com/fatalistband.
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13 сен 2011
BEHEMOTH Frontman Lands On Cover Of Poland\'s NEWSWEEK Magazine
 BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has landed on the cover of the current issue of the Polish edition of Newsweek magazine. The cover image, which features the headline "God Horror Fatherland" and the caption "The Unknown Face Of The Polish Devil," can be seen below.
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