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17 июн 2011
DEFTONES Performs On \'Lopez Tonight\'; Video Available
 DEFTONES performed its song "You've Seen The Butcher" on last night's (Thursday, June 16) edition of "Lopez Tonight", comedian George Lopez's talk show on TBS. Check out video footage of the band's appearance below.
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17 июн 2011
DRACONIAN: \'The Last Hour Of Ancient Sunlight\' Video Released
 "The Last Hour Of Ancient Sunlight", the new video from the Swedish gothic/doom metal band DRACONIAN, can be seen below. The song comes off the group's new album, "A Rose For The Apocalypse", which will be released on June 24 via Napalm Records. The cover artwork was created by Seth Siron Anton (PARADISE LOST, KAMELOT, ROTTING CHRIST, MOONSPELL) and can be seen below. A limited digipack version of the CD with one bonus song will also be made available.
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17 июн 2011
METALLICA Drummer On LOU REED Collaboration: \'I Don\'t Think We\'ve Ever Felt This Free\'
 David Fricke of RollingStone.com spoke to METALLICA and legendary rocker Lou Reed about their new collaborative studio album. The as-yet-untitled CD features 10 songs composed by Reed with significant arrangement contributions by METALLICA and is described by Fricke as "a raging union of [Reed's] 1973 noir classic, 'Berlin', and METALLICA's '86 crusher, 'Master Of Puppets'."
On their unlikely collaboration:
Reed: "A marriage made in heaven. I knew it from the first day we played together: 'Oh, man, this is perfection, right in front of me.' "?
Lars Ulrich (METALLICA drummer): "I don't think we've ever felt this free. There's nothing that's totally outside of the boundary for us, nothing that feels like 'Oh, what happens if we go there?' The strength of us" – he gestures at Reed – "is it feels like we cannot land on a wrong place."?
Reed: "They're bringing METALLICA, with all that power. And because they're pretty sophisticated, wherever I go, they're still with me."?
James Hetfield (METALLICA guitarist/vocalist): "Lars and I listened to [Reed's demos] and it was like, 'Wow, this is very different.' It was scary at first, because the music was so open. But then I thought, 'This could go anywhere.'"
Kirk Hammett (METALLICA guitarist): "It doesn't feel like we're his backup band. It feels like we're a different band, in a situation we've never been in before."
Robert Trujillo (METALLICA bassist): "It's making us a better band."?
On their first performance in October 2009 at the 25th-anniversary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame concerts in New York:
Reed: "We knew from then that we were made for each other."
On how and when the album will be released (Reed does not have a record deal, and METALLICA is no longer on Warner Bros.):
Lars Ulrich: "We are free to go wherever. I'm obviously psyched for people to hear this, in whatever way we feel is right."?
James Hetfield: "I told Lou I want to be there when people hear it. I want to see their faces."
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include the seven-minute "Pumping Blood", which — according to Fricke — "opens with a drone that breaks into a crunching march, goes into speed-metal gear and breaks into free-fall sections," and "Mistress Dread", which "features Reed singing across a relentless staccato riff played at manic velocity."
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17 июн 2011
OMNIUM GATHERUM Announces New Guitarist
 Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have announced the addition of guitarist Joonas "Jope" Koto (MALPRACTICE, ex-TO/DIE/FOR, ex-HATEFRAME) to the group's ranks.
Commented the band: "OMNIUM GATHERUM is a twin-guitar squad again and what's even better is that now we have Jackson guitar tour de force on both sides of the stage!
"[Joonas] has been playing already a big bunch of gigs with OMNIUM GATHERUM as session live member as the previous guitarist Harri Pikka left the band over a year ago, and Jope was even filling up Harri in some gigs even before we separated ways.
"Jope has been [OMNIUM GATHERUM guitarist] Markus' [Vanhala] partner in crime in a progressive metal band MALPRACTICE for many years by now, so he was the first, the most natural and the only candidate for the job for us and gladly we got him on board! He has been playing and recording previously in TO/DIE/FOR and HATEFRAME too, so he is a hardcore professional dude."
Added Joonas in a statement: "After two years as a session guitarist, the guys finally asked me to join OMNIUM GATHERUM and I didn't hesitate one second! From the get-go I have felt like part of a family. The guys are very great as persons and professional as musicians. I'm very happy and proud to be a part of such a great band of brothers."
OMNIUM GATHERUM officially announced Joonas' addition to the band during their performance at last week's Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland.
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17 июн 2011
JUDAS PRIEST Members Perform With Norwegian Tribute Band In Oslo; Video Footage, Photos
 JUDAS PRIEST members Glenn Tipton (guitar), Richie Faulkner (guitar) and Scott Travis (drums) joined the Norwegian JUDAS PRIEST tribute band PAINKILLER on stage on June 14, 2011 at Hard Rock Café in Oslo, Norway to perform the PRIEST classic song "Metal Gods". Video footage of their appearance — which took place after PRIEST played a headlining show at the Spektrum in Oslo earlier that same night — can be viewed below.
Writing on his Twitter account the next day, Faulkner said, "Great show in Oslo last night. Me, Scott and Glenn played a few songs with a PRIEST cover band in the Hard Rock too!! Was a blast!!!"
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17 июн 2011
\'METAL\' MIKE CHLASCIAK Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album
 HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak is putting the finishing touches on his new solo album, "The Metalworker". He says, "DAATH's Kevin Talley executed drum duties a few months back and he just killed it. . . Carlos Zema has also completed his vocal tracks and I was giddy like a little school girl when we were tracking his takes. He has such an amazing instrument. He's a fantastic writer, very melodic, but just as insane of a heavy metal vocalist.
"I am back to clean, but still aggressive vocals on my album. It is awesome.
"I am completing my guitars as we speak, and next up we will have a bass demon we all love. I hope he won't forget to bring his frets this time around.
"Parts of the album will have vocals and parts of the album will remain instrumental.
"Some of the song titles include 'On Leather Wings', 'Don't Shoot The Crown' and 'Hell No'.
"I like to show respect to the classic era of metal, an era which I love and where I got my influences from, but at the same time we are here, not yesterday, but today. And, this record is a perfect reflection of that."
Mike has released five solo-based albums with bands PAINMUSEUM and ISOLATION CHAMBER. He recently released "This River Shall Burn", an e-book containing dark and introspective collection of lyrics. He previously wrote two metal guitar instructional books, "Ridiculous Riffs For The Terrifying Guitarist" and "Monster Coordination - Guitar Boot Camp". He currently writes the "Metal For Life" guitar column for Guitar World magazine. | 0 | |
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17 июн 2011
MUNICIPAL WASTE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
 Richmond, Virginia thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records.
Commented MUNICIPAL WASTE frontman Tony Foresta: "It took a real long time to decide what we were going to do for our next record. We wanted to work with a label that were not only fans of the band and our music, but were willing to get behind any ridiculous idea that we could think of. Once we realized this, Nuclear Blast was the obvious choice.
"The Blast has been friends with the band long before doing a record was even a possibility.
"I feel like we're starting off with a clean slate and decade of experience to start back up on the right track.
"Expect some great things in the near future from the WASTE. This is only the beginning!"
Added MUNICIPAL WASTE drummer Dave Witte: "Nuclear Blast has shown their love for the WASTE for years. And when it came time for a new deal, it was a no-brainer in my eyes. Nuclear Blast all the way.
"We are thrilled to be included among a roster of great bands and hard-working people that love them. I can't wait to get into that studio!"
Gerardo Martínez, longtime MUNICIPAL WASTE fan and label manager of Nuclear Blast USA, commented on the newest members of the Nuclear Blast "family": "We've known the WASTE guys for some time and when the moment was right to bring them on board, we did not hesitate one second. They are the best and most relevant band at what they do, and a pleasure to be around… not to mention they are some of the funniest and down-to-earth people we've met. The excitement level for a new MUNICIPAL WASTE record is at its highest and we are ready to deliver this to the masses!"
The WASTE will be entering the studio this summer to record its fifth full-length album for a 2012 release.
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17 июн 2011
TWISTED SISTER: Quality Footage From U.K.\'s DOWNLOAD Festival
 Quality fan-filmed video footage of TWISTED SISTER's performance at this year's edition of the Download festival on June 11, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom can be viewed below.
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17 июн 2011
SAXON: Pro-Shot Performance Footage Of New Song From SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
 Professionally filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends SAXON performing their new song "Hammer Of The Gods" at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden, can be viewed below.
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17 июн 2011
SOUNDGARDEN: Pro-Shot Footage Of LOLLAPALOOZA Performance Posted Online
 Professionally filmed video footage of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN performing the song "Fell On Black Days" during the band's August 8, 2010 headlining performance on the third day of the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago's Grant Park can be viewed below.
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17 июн 2011
ELIS Announces New Singer
 Liechtenstein-based gothic metallers ELIS have announced the addition of singer Simone Christinat (LEGENDA AUREA, FELONY) from Schaffhausen, Switzerland to the group's ranks.
Commented Simone: "I am really happy to be announced as the new singer of ELIS. I feel honored to be a part of this great band and I'm looking forward to a lot of good moments with ELIS. It feels like the beginning of a new chapter in my life and I am excited to get many new experiences as the new ELIS singer. The first show will be in July. Until then there have a couple of rehearsals to be done. Of course it would be great to meet you ELIS fans soon at one of our upcoming shows."
ELIS recently parted ways with singer Sandra Schleret. The band explained in a statement, "We knew that it wouldn't be easy to go on with ELIS after [former ELIS singer] Sabine's [Dünser] death [Sabine suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7, 2006 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital. — Ed.] and therefore we needed a strong personality as our new singer. We found this person in Sandra and it felt like we have sought and found each other. We played great concerts and tours and we created a brilliant record, 'Catharsis', in which we've put a lot of heart blood and personal feelings. But as time [went] by, Sandra's and our interests moved in different directions and it became more and more difficult to find a common denominator. So we weren't very surprised as Sandra told us that she [was considering] leaving the band. We talked for a long time and came to the conclusion that it would be the best for all to part ways.
"Yet again we had to decide if we should go on with ELIS and how it should look like. We agreed to give it one more try, but with a fresh start. We felt that a cut has to be done, to leave the past behind and move forward into the future.
"We found a great new singer and are writing new songs right now.
"Our goal is to enter the studio by the end of this year to record a new album. We also are rehearsing regularly, to get ready for the stage as soon as possible."
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17 июн 2011
ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Update
 Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROWhave entered the studio to begin recording their seventh album for a 2010 release.
Commented guitarist Jarmo Puolakanaho: "We have finished our first recording session at Tico-Tico Studios.
"We are recording this album in two main sessions, plus some extra sessions throughout this year. This way has proven to be the best for us and our timetables and we've been using the same 'take it slowly, make it good' method ever since our comeback in 2005.
"What we did during the past weeks was recording the basic tracks for six songs. Now, it's time for a short summer holiday after which we're going to do the vocals and the keyboard tracks, and, of course, to write more new songs for the second main recording session, which is going to take place at the end of this year.
"Trying to verbally describe the new songs is like trying to draw how they sound like. And even if we somehow managed to describe how the new songs sound like, they only represent one half of the forthcoming album.
"Anyway, it has been announced that we're going to play our second (and last) gig in 2011 at Jyrkka 2011 rock festival in Pudasjärvi, which is nice, as this band was formed in the very same town and as a matter of fact, we played our very first gig on the same stage fourteen years ago. And now, after eleven years, we're coming back to our original home town. Nice."
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17 июн 2011
KISS \'Steaming Ahead\' With New Album
 KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to QMI Agency this week about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. "We have all the songs arranged and written and all that," he said. "Like [2009's] 'Sonic Boom', all the songs were written by the band. Paul [Stanley; guitar, vocals] is producing this one, too. The first day in the studio, we cut two songs. So we're steaming ahead, not thinking too much about it."
When asked if KISS is aiming for the same late-'70s vibe as "Sonic Boom" for the new CD, Simmons replied, "It's not just late-'70s, it's the classic sound of all time. Styles come and go; the only thing that sticks is THE [ROLLING] STONES and AC/DC, meat-and-potatoes stuff. That stuff is forever. When was the last time you listened to MEN WITHOUT HATS? I personally would like to find the guy who came up with the name of that band. It's the stupidest name. You will never get laid with a name like that. MEN WITHOUT HATS. Oh my fucking god. Kill me now. You might as well wear a T-shirt that says, 'Please beat me up.'"
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17 июн 2011
SOILWORK Guitarist To Sit Out Summer Festivals; Temporary Replacement Announced
 Guitarist Peter Wichers of Swedish metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update:
"Thanks for all the great feedback and kind words of encouragement regarding my back injury! I'm feeling much better after several months of resting, but I'm not 100% yet, so I've decided to sit out some of the summer festivals in order to make a full recovery sooner. Filling in for me will be an old friend of the band and an amazing player: David Andersson. David has helped SOILWORK out in the past, and we're grateful that he's offered to step in once again and make these shows possible!"
Andersson will fill in for Wichers during June and July. See the complete list of upcoming SOILWORK shows at this location.
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17 июн 2011
JUDAS PRIEST: Oslo Footage Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's June 14, 2011 performance at Spektrum in Oslo, Norway can be seen below.
01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Heading Out to the Highway
04. Judas Rising
05. Starbreaker
06. Victim of Changes
07. Never Satisfied
08. Diamonds & Rust (JOAN BAEZ cover) (first half acoustic)
09. Dawn of Creation
10. Prophecy
11. Night Crawler
12. Turbo Lover
13. Beyond the Realms of Death
14. The Sentinel
15. Blood Red Skies
16. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (FLEETWOOD MAC cover)
17. Breaking the Law
18. Painkiller
Encore:
19. The Hellion
20. Electric Eye
Encore 2:
21. Hell Bent for Leather
22. You've Got Another Thing Comin' (with Richie Faulkner guitar solo)
Encore 3:
23. Living After Midnight
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17 июн 2011
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Covers DIRE STRAITS\' \'Sultans Of Swing\' At NOVA ROCK; Video Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of SYSTEM OF A DOWN performing a cover version of DIRE STRAITS' "Sultans Of Swing" at this year's edition of the Nova Rock festival on June 13, 2011 on the Pannonia Fields in Burgenland, the easternmost federal state of Austria (near Nickelsdorf and the Hungarian and Slovak borders) can be viewed below. Also available are a couple of other clips of the concert.
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17 июн 2011
YOB To Release \'Atma\' In August
 Doom metallers YOB will release their sixth album, "Atma", on August 16 via Profound Lore Records. The follow-up to 2009's "The Great Cessation" is described in a press release as "dirtier and sludgier than ever before." The CD features guest appearances by NEUROSIS' Scott Kelly on the tracks "Before We Dreamed Of Two Mastered" and "Adrift In The Ocean".
"Atma" track listing:
01. Prepare The Ground (9:05)
02. Atma Mastered (8:57)
03. Before We Dreamed Of Two Mastered (16:00)
04. Upon The Sight Of The Other Shore Mastered (7:34)
05. Adrift In The Ocean (13:33)
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17 июн 2011
AC/DC Collector\'s Edition Monopoly Due In August
 According to USAopoly, AC/DC Collector's Edition Monopoly is going into production next week. The game will be available this August. Created with loyal fans in mind, AC/DC Collector's Edition Monopoly game's custom gameboard features the best of one of the greatest rock and roll acts of all time. It includes custom properties, cards, houses, hotels and tokens.
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16 июн 2011
METALLICA\'s Secret Recording Project Revealed
 METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message:
"A few months ago our own Kirk Hammett hinted at a new METALLICA project that's 'not really 100 percent a METALLICA record.' While Kirk may have jumped the gun a little (and has since been properly punished with a series of push-ups!), we are more than proud to announce that we have just completed recording a full-length album that is a collaboration with none other than the legendary Lou Reed.
"Ever since we had the pleasure of performing with Lou at the 25th anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at Madison Square Garden in October of 2009, we have been kicking around the idea of making a record together. Some of you astute Bay Area residents may have picked up news of recent Lou Reed sightings in the greater San Francisco area and we have indeed been working at our home studio at [METALLICA headquarters in San Rafael, California] on and off over the last few months. In what would be lightning speed for a METALLICA-related project, we recorded ten songs during this time and while at this moment we're not exactly sure when you'll hear it, we're beyond excited to share with you that the recording sessions wrapped up last week.
"A true innovator and easily one of the most influential songwriters, musicians, and performers in rock music history, Lou's work with the VELVET UNDERGROUND and as a solo artist has such an enduring quality that he has long been revered and respected by us and many of our peers. We can't wait for you to listen to the finished record, so as we like to hear ourselves say around here, keep watching this spot for updates . . . we'll be back with more details as they come together."
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16 июн 2011
TRIVIUM: Complete \'In Waves\' Album Details Revealed
 Florida metal titans TRIVIUM will release their new album, "In Waves", on August 9 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Shogun" was recorded primarily at Paint It Black Studios in Orlando, Florida (with only the drums having been tracked at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida) with the production/mixing team of Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLIPKNOT, FEAR FACTORY) and Martin "Ginge" Ford, along with engineer Carl Bown.
TRIVIUM exploded onto the global metal scene with its Roadrunner debut album, "Ascendency" (2005), which was certified gold in the U.K. (and earned the band the 2005 "Best New International Artist" honors in Kerrang! magazine). Extremely young at the time and with songwriting and musicianship far beyond their years, the band toured with giants of the metal world, including IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, METALLICA, HEAVEN & HELL and many more. Over the course of those years and albums — including 2006's "The Crusade" and 2008's "Shogun" — the band honed their skills even further, while sharpening their vision for the band and its music. In the words of vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy, this new album is the culmination: "'In Waves' to us… is TRIVIUM. 'In Waves' is the music, the artwork, the videos and the live show; they are all part of an interconnected whole. There's no question about it, in our eyes, that this is the most complete project we've ever done. We think we've finally made the record that we’ve always strived to make."
While the tracks boast the guitar-driven edge that fans have come to love and expect from the band — pushing some of the tracks even further in their heaviness and aggression — the visual and lyrical world that "In Waves" inhabits is overall a fantastic leap forward for the band. Inspired as much by contemporary film and visual art as by the band’s love of heavy music, all of the imagery — including album art, videos, stage sets and web properties — take TRIVIUM into territory that few bands have the confidence, or vision, to visit. The visuals create the special world of "In Waves" where the entire album package will take the listener on a journey where the destination may not have even been decided yet, much less known. It's a wide, open road and one littered with darkness and other curiosities. The visual project was collaborative effort between the band and a team of select artists. The band and their artists created a new, unique and wholly original set of visuals that are like a graphic novel come to life.
The video for "In Waves" will premiere this Friday at AltPress.com in the U.S. and on NME.com in the U.K. The band appears but does not perform in the clip.
There is a unifying theme to "In Waves", but it's not a concept album by any means. Heafy continued, "The album is not a concept record, but there is a certain theme to all of the visuals and sonically and visually it all ties together. We are very proud of what we’ve accomplished with 'In Waves' and we are excited to share it with everyone."
"In Waves" track listing:
01. Capsizing The Sea
02. In Waves
03. Inception Of The End
04. Watch The World Burn
05. Dusk Dismantled
06. Black
07. Built To Fall
08. Caustic Are the Ties That Bind
09. A Skyline's Severance
10. Forsake Not the Dream
11. Chaos Reigns
12. Of All These Yesterdays
13. Leaving This World Behind
The "In Waves" cover artwork can be seen below.
A two-disc special edition will also be available. It features five bonus tracks, plus a DVD with a 40-minute, behind-the-scenes documentary, as well as an exclusive concert filmed in a warehouse located in Orlando, Florida, which is the band's stomping grounds. This concert features the first performances of tracks from "In Waves", along with TRIVIUM classics.
"In Waves" special edition track listing:
01. Capsizing the Sea
02. In Waves
03. Inception of the End
04. Dusk Dismantled
05. Watch the World Burn
06. Black
07. A Skyline's Severance
08. Ensnare the Sun*
09. Built To Fall
10. Caustic Are the Ties That Bind
11. Forsake Not the Dream
12. Drowning In Slow Motion*
13. A Grey So Dark*
14. Chaos Reigns
15. Of All These Yesterdays
16. Leaving This World Behind
17. Shattering The Skies Above*
18. Slave New World*
*Bonus tracks
Bonus DVD includes:
* In Waves (Live)
* In Waves (Documentary)
* "In Waves" Music Video
The band will spend the summer on their second go-round at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The band will leave the Mayhem Festival for a few days to play two very special European album-release shows — Friday, August 5 on the main stage at the legendary Wacken Open Air festival, and Saturday, August 6 as special guest to IRON MAIDEN at the O2 Arena in London.
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16 июн 2011
DIR EN GREY: New Album Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 Japanese rockers DIR EN GREY will release their eighth studio album, "Dum Spiro Spero", two years and ten months after "Uroboros", which garnered overwhelming support as the strongest and the maddest record resonating across the globe.
In our time when heavy rock music has become diversified, DIR EN GREY's deep and extensive, unique perspective is once again borderless, uncategorized. This record which encapsulates the band's present will not only secure tremendous support from the hardcore devotees, but will surely gain recognition from heavy rock fans, including guitar enthusiasts and Western-music-obsessed music fans.
There are 14 tracks, including "Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami" (featured on "Saw 3D" soundtrack), "Lotus", "Different Sense" as single-cut tracks in this album.
With the combination of world-noted engineers and the individuality of a Japanese-born and -bred band, this album will no doubt be the determining punch for DIR EN GREY.
DIR EN GREY will release "Dum Spiro Spero" as a standard CD, a double LP (both featuring the same 14 tracks) and a deluxe CD which will feature the two bonus tracks. Also available will be the limited edition bundle, which features:
* The deluxe version of the CD (with the two bonus tracks)
* The double LP
* Digital download of album
* An exclusive t-shirt design
* An autographed poster (while supplies last).
"Dum Spiro Spero" track listing:
01. Kyoukotsu No Nari
02. The Blossoming Beelzebub
03. Different Sense
04. Amon
05. "Yokusou Ni Dreambox" Aruiwa Seijuku No Rinen To Tsumetai Ame
06. Juuyoku
07. Shitataru Mourou
08. Lotus
09. Diabolos
10. Akatsuki
11. Decayed Crow
12. Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami
13. Vanitas
14. Ruten No Tou
Deluxe edition bonus tracks:
15. Rasetsukoku
16. Amon (symphonic version)
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16 июн 2011
THE GATHERING: \'Heroes For Ghosts\' Video Released
 "Heroes For Ghosts", the new video from Dutch/Norwegian rockers THE GATHERING, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Norway by the band's "dear friend" Marcus Moonen.
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16 июн 2011
HARMAJA To Enter Studio In July
 HARMAJA — the Finnish acoustic project featuring vocalist Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON, NORTHERN KINGS, ex-POISONBLACK) — will enter Petrax Studios on July 11 with producer Mara Salminen to begin recording its third album for a tentative late 2011 release.
In other news, HARMAJA has parted ways with bassist Matti Tulinen, who has retired after a musical career of well over four decades. He has since been replaced by Milla Heinonen.
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16 июн 2011
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Warsaw Footage Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's June 14, 2011 performance at Klub Stodola in Warsaw, Poland can be viewed below.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Warlord
02. Torture
03. Inflikted
04. Thrasher
05. Sanctuary
06. Terrorize
07. Refuse/Resist (SEPULTURA cover)
08. Territory (SEPULTURA cover)
09. Genghis Khan
10. Killing Inside
11. Blunt Force Trauma
12. Ultra-Violent
13. The Doom Of All Fires
14. Troops of Doom (SEPULTURA cover)
15. Black Ark
16. Desperate Cry / Propaganda (SEPULTURA cover)
17. Target
18. Wasting Away (NAILBOMB cover)
19. Six Pack (BLACK FLAG cover)
20. Attitude (SEPULTURA cover)
Encore:
21. Roots Bloody Roots (SEPULTURA cover)
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16 июн 2011
MIKE PORTNOY, RUSSELL ALLEN, RICH WARD, MIKE ORLANDO Join Forces In ADRENALINE MOB
 ADRENALINE MOB, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER/AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Mike Portnoy, SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP), bassist Paul DiLeo and STUCK MOJO/FOZZY axeman Rich Ward, will make its live debut on Friday, June 24 at The Hiro Ballroom (16th Street and 9th Avenue) in New York City. The group will play songs from its upcoming debut album as well as a few classic covers. Very limited tickets are available now at Ticketweb.com.
In a March 2011 interview, Russell described ADRENALINE MOB as "a straight-up rock band with just rock songs — kind of like an edgy, modern kind of sound. It's not progressive or trying to be too metal or anything — it's just good, old crunchy rock stuff." He added, "I think it will be really well received by people who like to hear that kind of stuff. This is a new thing for Portnoy and myself, too. I've always done kind of done stuff with AYREON, but that's more of a vintage-y vibe, but nothing like this, which is kind of modern-sounding, almost like ROB ZOMBIE meets BLACK LABEL SOCIETY meets DISTURBED, [but] with [Ronnie James] Dio singing. It's all this kind of craziness. So it's definitely different and it's cool."
Speaking to MetalSymphony.com, Orlando stated about ADRENALINE MOB, "This band is not in the vein of SYMPHONY X or DREAM THEATER. It's more along the lines of, say, ROB ZOMBIE, GODSMACK, DISTURBED, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, SHINEDOWN… with Russell's absolute pipes from hell and Mike just outright killing it on the kit. The guitar is really rocking and has some pretty insane moments, but it's a song-oriented band and that's the most important aspect before anything." He continued, "Russell and I have an amazing writing chemistry together and he is one of my closest and dearest friends. It's an absolute pleasure to work with such a great talent as Russell on every level.' He added, "Mike is just unbelievable. His playing is beyond words at times. He's the utmost professional musician but also one of the nicest and coolest guys I have ever met and played with. It's an honor to call him my bandmate, to say the least, and I look forward to ripping it up every night out there with Mike and Russ and the guys!"
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16 июн 2011
OPETH\'s New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Former WEATHER REPORT Drummer
 According to Nero of Arte Sonora, a Portuguese music and pro audio magazine, Peruvian drummer and percussionist Alex Acuña (pictured below) — who played with the fusion/prog jazz band WEATHER REPORT and performed/recorded with Elvis Presley, Peter Gabriel, THE CULT, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea — makes a guest appearance on "Heritage", the new album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH.
"Heritage" will be released on September 20 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt and was recorded earlier this year at Atlantis studios (formerly Metronome studios) in Stockholm. Mixing duties were handled by Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE) and Åkerfeldt. Longtime collaborator Travis Smith also worked with Åkerfeldt to create, design and execute the album's artwork, which can be seen below.
"Heritage" will be released in several configurations that will certainly incite the interest of OPETH's legion of fans, known for their passion for collecting and collectibles. The album will be released as a standard version; as a special edition loaded with extras; as a box set exclusive to the Roadrunner and the band's own official Omerch webstore; and as a double LP. There is something for every OPETH fan, thanks to this variety of options.
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16 июн 2011
WARBRINGER: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
 Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have completed work on their third album, "Worlds Torn Asunder", for a September release via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, SEPULTURA, HATEBREED) and marks the recording debut of the band's new drummer, Carlos Cruz (HEXEN), who has "had a lot of input into the new material," according to a press release.
Commented frontman John Kevill: "With this record, we were trying to do two things — to make something that progressed in new directions from our previous work, but also to keep all the speed and intensity at the forefront. I really think we've pulled that off with this record.
"We have a great and diverse batch of songs. Musically I think we have songs on this record that move forward from the styles of both our previous records, and some that go in completely new directions that the band has never done before.
"We are really excited to put this record out. We are really trying to raise the bar with this one."
"Worlds Torn Asunder" track listing
01. Living Weapon
02. Shattered Like Glass
03. Wake Up... Destroy
04. Future Ages Gone
05. Savagery
06. Treacherous Tongue
07. Echoes From The Void
08. Enemies Of The State
09. Behind The Veils Of Night (instrumental)
10. Demonic Ecstasy
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16 июн 2011
BAD COMPANY\'s \'Live At Wembley\' Due This Month In Three Formats
 When legendary classic rockers BAD COMPANY performed at the historic British venue Wembley Arena in London on a beautiful April 2010 spring night, high-definition cameras captured the whole evening in all its glory. On June 28, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release "Live At Wembley" simultaneously on DVD, Blu-ray and CD, through its Eagle Vision and Eagle Records imprints.
There was magic in the air as all three original BAD COMPANY members — vocalist extraordinaire Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs and drummer Simon Kirke — are augmented by bassist Lynn Sorensen and guitarist Howard Leese. (Original bassist Boz Burrell died in 2006.)
The set list is packed with every major hit, fan favorites and seldom-heard deep album cuts. The DVD and Blu-ray includes a band interview.
BAD COMPANY burst upon the rock 'n' roll scene in 1973, and was immediately dubbed a super-group by fans and press alike, as its members all came from very successful popular bands: FREE (Rodgers and Kirke), MOTT THE HOOPLE (Ralphs) and KING CRIMSON (Burrell). They lived up to the hype for nine straight years with a string of six soulful hard-rocking albums. After a four-year break, they got back together minus Rodgers (who had formed THE FIRM with Jimmy Page). Rodgers returned in 1999.
"Live At Wembley" DVD and Blu-ray track listing:
01. Can't Get Enough
02. Honey Child
03. Run With The Pack
04. Burnin' Sky
05. Young Blood
06. Seagull
07. Gone, Gone, Gone
08. Electric Land
09. Simple Man
10. Feel Like Makin' Love
11. Shooting Star
12. Rock And Roll Fantasy
13. Movin' On
14. Ready For Love
15. Bad Company
16. Deal With The Preacher
CD track listing:
01. Can't Get Enough
02. Honey Child
03. Run With The Pack
04. Young Blood
05. Seagull
06. Gone, Gone, Gone
07. Electric Land
08. Simple Man
09. Feel Like Makin' Love
10. Shooting Star
11. Rock And Roll Fantasy
12. Movin' On
13. Ready For Love
14. Bad Company
15. Deal With The Preacher
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16 июн 2011
QUEENSRŸCHE: \'Wot We Do\' Video Released
 Vocalist Geoff Tate of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE has made his own video for the band's new song "Wot We Do" featuring footage from the group's 2010 Queensrÿche Cabaret tour. The trek, which kicked off last July, was previously described by the group as "Teatro ZinZanni meets Cirque du Soleil, with the band performing their hits and never-heard-before selections accompanied by go-go dancers, burlesque dancers, drag queens, a juggler, ballet dancer, trapeze artist, a contortionist and others. Definitely a fun-filled evening like no other full of freaks and shrieks!"
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