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12 èþí 2011
ANTHRAX: \'Worship Music\' Details Revealed
 "Worship Music", the long-awaited new studio album from ANTHRAX, one of the four original architects of speed and thrash-metal, has been confirmed for a September 13 release date on Megaforce Records (one day earlier internationally via Nuclear Blast Records), it is announced today. Appropriately, "Worship Music" will street the day before the band's triumphant return to their native New York to play at Yankee Stadium as part of the "Big Four" concert extravaganza.
Not only is "Worship Music" ANTHRAX's first studio release in eight years, but the album marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the band was 1990's "Persistence of Time". Belladonna is now firmly back in the ANTHRAX lineup with drummer Charlie Benante, guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, and bassist Frank Bello.
"Getting Joey back in as our full-time, permanent singer solidified us as a unit like we hadn't been in years," said Ian. "All of us were on the same page creatively, working together, writing together, and becoming a band again."
"I get goosebumps listening to the new music," Benante admitted. "Scott and Rob's guitars are absolutely on fire, Frankie kicks butt on bass, and hearing Joey sing, well, the band sounds like ANTHRAX — Joey's back and it's great."
Added Ian, "This record is filled with not just four years of our lives, but with our lifetime in the band. It encompasses it all, and when I listen to the record, I can hear all the energy and love and hate and pain and laughter that went into this."
The 11-track "Worship Music" was produced by ANTHRAX, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Belladonna's return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna's inimitable vocal stamp on them.
"We had the unusual luxury of hindsight with this album," Ian explained. "We were able to live with the songs we originally recorded, look back on them and see what we really loved about them and what we could make better."
"I'm very happy with the record, it sounds like ANTHRAX," said Belladonna. "There are some interesting twists and turns on it, and plenty of tunes for fans to get their fingers on. I felt very comfortable working with Jay Ruston, and I think everyone brought to the table what they needed to. Now it's time for the fans to listen and get what they've been waiting for. I'll tell you, I'm really excited."
"Worship Music" is loaded with stand-out tracks. While "Judas Priest" is a nod to the huge influence that band has had on the members of ANTHRAX and metal heads everywhere. "I'm Alive" is beautiful and grand with a build that demands audience participation. "Crawl" is dark and moody, and filled with a lot of the emotion and stress the band was feeling when it was written. "Fight 'em 'til You Can't" is a song about killing zombies, and who doesn't love a good zombie song? It's the one new track that ANTHRAX has played live since they started touring with Belladonna a year ago, and has been getting tremendous audience response. The song "Earth on Hell" is classic ANTHRAX thrash. "The Devil You Know" is best-described as "an AC/DC groove filtered through an ANTHRAX lens," while "In The End" is epic-sounding and ANTHRAX's way of remembering the late Ronnie James Dio and Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott.
"'In The End' does have a melancholy feel," confessed Benante,"and when we play it live, Ronnie and Dimebag will be right there with us on stage."
And just where did the title "Worship Music" come from? "One night, many years ago, I fell asleep with the TV on," explained Benante. "About four or five in the morning, I woke up, picked up the remote and pulled up the digital program guide. There was a show on called 'Worship Music', and I thought 'what a great title for an album.' Most heavy metal fans worship their favorite bands, metal heads are so loyal to metal, going to a concert is like going to a house of worship. 'Worship Music' said it all."
When ANTHRAX first started "Worship Music", they had no idea if the music would ever see the light of day, but they carried on because making music is what they do, it's in their blood. According to Ian, "It took everything in us as people to make this record and it shows. We went back to square one and did it for the same reason we did it back then, because we worshipped music and we still do. Music is something worth worshipping."
ANTHRAX will support "Worship Music" with a massive world tour. Dates will be announced shortly.
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12 èþí 2011
DUFF MCKAGAN Hopes To Tour With Former GUNS N\' ROSES Bandmate IZZY STRADLIN
 RockAAA conducted an interview with Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) at this year's edition of the Download festival, which is being held June 10-12, 2011 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below.
During the chat, McKagan revealed that he hoped to join forces with his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Izzy Stradlin for a tour later this year. He said: "It would be, it will be, really fun to go to South America and the U.K. with LOADED and Izzy to do a tour together. He and I have talked about it and it'd be great. At the end we'd do some songs together like 'Dust N' Bones' and 'Pretty Tied Up' or whatever. It would be really cool."
"The Taking", the new album from DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, sold 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 12 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. The group's previous album, "Sick", opened with around 1,400 units back in April 2009 to debut at No. 43 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart.
Released on April 19 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, "The Taking" was recorded at a Seattle-area studio with veteran rock producer Terry Date (SOUNDGARDEN, PANTERA, DEFTONES). Two tracks from "The Taking", were previously made available digitally. Anthemic rocker "We Win" was played during the World Series and riled up football fans for McKagan's hometown Seattle Seahawks. "Fight On" draws inspiration from our military veterans, and proceeds from these downloads go exclusively to the Puget Sound Healthcare System.
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12 èþí 2011
MEGADETH Bassist Checks In From The Studio
 MEGADETH recently resumed recording its new album at mainman Dave Mustaine's Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California after the sessions were briefly "halted" when producer Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis; DISTURBED, SEVENDUST, MACHINE HEAD, STAIND) was "suddenly struck ill."
In a new video update (see below), MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson takes us through some of the Jackson bass guitars he's been using in the studio.
Mustaine was asked in a recent interview with Pure Grain Audio how the new MEGADETH is sonically different to that of its predecessor, 2009's
"Endgame". "[It's] different, a hundred percent different, unlike anything we've ever done before because the guitar sounds are different; it sounds really super-modern," he said.
"If I was going to say it sounds like a particular band, I would say it sounds like really old classic [BLACK] SABBATH and with a little bit of a modern edge of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE kind of thing. But then again, with the twists and turns of music that MEGADETH has been famous for over the years, you never know how it'll turn out.
"When we started this record, I had the eleven new songs that I was going to do that's on my contract and then the twelfth song that's due to the Japanese audience, and that was it. And then Johnny said, 'Yeah, but the record company said they'd like you to get to fifteen songs.' And I said, 'That's great, but my contract says twelve, so that's what we're doing.' So we got all the way done with the twelfth song and we started arranging the twelfth song and halfway through it I just started writing this other thing and we're calling it 'song 13' right now. It just came out of nowhere. It's probably the most melodic, most-geared-for-success song out of the whole record based on what makes a song successful and stuff like that, because, you know, it's got really open picking and some acoustic parts and, you know, melodic things and stuff like that. There's some heaviness on it, too."
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12 èþí 2011
LOCH VOSTOK: \'Dystopium\' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 Swedish melodic death metallers LOCH VOSTOK have inked a three-album deal with ViciSolum Productions. The band's fourth album, "Dystopium", will be released on September 23.
"Dystopium" track listing:
01. A Mission Undivine
02. Repeat Offender
03. World Trade Dissenter
04. Sacred Structure
05. Navigator
06. In The Wake Of Humanity
07. Viral Strain
08. Disconnection
09. Taste The Flame
10. Absence
11. Dystopium
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12 èþí 2011
WHITESNAKE Joined On Stage By BERNIE MARSDEN, ADRIAN VANDENBERG At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
 WHITESNAKE was joined on stage by former guitarists Bernie Marsden and Adrian Vandenberg during the band's headlining appearance yesterday (Friday, June 10) at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below.
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12 èþí 2011
SENTINEL BEAST Announces New Guitarist
 Reactivated '80s Sacramento, California thrashers SENTINEL BEAST have announced the addition of guitarist Jake Nunn (HYSTERIA) to the group's ranks.
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11 èþí 2011
SABATON To Release Live Album In August
 Swedish epic power metallers SABATON will release their first-ever live album, "World War Live: Battle Of The Baltic Sea" on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Commented bassist Pär Sundström: "Over the years so many people have told us we should make a live album and finally we fell to the demands of all of you, our fans.
"'The World War Tour' was amazing and we wanted to record it and keep the shows alive forever. So, during the magic night aboard the SABATON Cruise 2010 we recorded the whole show and now we stand ready to release it as the first-ever official SABATON live CD. And as if it was not enough, we also recorded many shows all around Europe and put together a whole CD with mixed songs from various cities. And finally we decided to release the recording we did at the first Rockstad:Falun festival 2008 from Falun as a bonus for you who buy the limited edition. In total it will be over 20 different songs and we have also collected a lot of pictures from the tour and put them in a massive booklet. We will reveal all details very soon."
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11 èþí 2011
EYES SET TO KILL To Release \'White Lotus\' In August
 EYES SET TO KILL is going through a rebirth. After completing its deal with the band's old record company, the Phoenix quartet will independently release its fourth studio album, "White Lotus", on August 9 through a joint venture between its management, Maphia Entertainment, and the group's newly-launched label, Forsee.
"White Lotus" marks a new beginning for EYES SET TO KILL and a step away from the band's trademark screamo resonance as the effort possesses more of a metal flavor and more clean singing than was the case in the past.
Regarding the new CD's title, vocalist/guitarist Alexia Rodriguez states, "It's a metaphor for our whole take on our future with a rebirth of our whole band and just having a clear mindset. Everything is a lot heavier. Even the songs that have all singing and not much screaming are still heavy. We're making this what we feel like we ought to be."
Dave Aguilera, EYES SET TO KILL manager and owner of Maphia Entertainment, believes "White Lotus" will see the band blossoming and reaching new commercial heights.
"Their music has really evolved over the last few years from a female-fronted young post-hardcore band to a real radio-metal contender," he states. "The sky is the limit with their new sound. I think the masses are finally about to hear about them."
The first single from "White Lotus" is "The Secrets Between", which will be available for free download on June 16 as a special thank you to the fans who have supported the band in the past. "It's one of the heaviest songs on the album and for the song, we kept the whole singing-and-screaming thing," Rodriguez states. "There's still an even amount, but I think it's a good representation of where we are trying to go and what we wanna sound like."
After releasing its first three studio albums through BreakSilence/Suburban Noize Records, EYES SET TO KILL decided to "escape the fire-breathing world of label politics" and instead launched its own independent label, Maphia/Foresee Records, to release the new CD. They already have the tools in place to make it a success.
"Being on our own and even recording on our own, it's so refreshing," Rodriguez says. "We just went to Europe on our own, we got all these past tours on our own and most of the recent tours we opened, we got on our own without the help of a label. Figuring out we can do everything by ourselves with just the help of our manager and agent made it opens our eyes. I feel like everyone should do this."
As an original founding member of both OTEP and BLEED THE DREAM, Aguilera co-produced nine records and sold over 400,000 units. In 2002, he transitioned into a behind-the-scenes role as he discovered and co-managed platinum-selling act YELLOWCARD. In 2009, he was named the Vice President of A&R for BreakSilence and then in late 2010, he left to form Maphia Management, which currently manages over ten international bands, including EYES SET TO KILL.
With Aguilera lending his expertise and guiding them, EYES SET TO KILL has a strong friend and partner in their corner.
"I put out my own records for years as well worked at labels for years and worked at numerous management companies as a manager," Aguilera says. "Unlike most managers, I started out as an artist myself and can relate to other artists. One thing I will never do is forget why I got into this game in the first place, and that's to protect my bands and not take advantage of them. I think in the future, smart management companies are going to start working with their artists more closely outside of just management." | 0 | |
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11 èþí 2011
CHIMAIRA: Video Teaser For New Album Available
 A 43-second video teaser for "The Age Of Hell", the new album from Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA, can be seen below. The CD is due in August in North America, South America and Japan via eOne Music.
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11 èþí 2011
LANDMINE MARATHON Recording New Album
 Arizona grind-masters LANDMINE MARATHON are recording the follow-up to 2010's "Sovereign Descent". Once again, the band's as-yet-untitled fourth CD is being tracked at guitarist Ryan Butler's Arcane Digital Recording Studios, where he's recorded past efforts from the band, as well as those by MISERY INDEX, PHOBIA, THE FUNERAL PYRE and many more.
LANDMINE MARATHON is about to enter the mixing stage and is aiming for a late fall release. Summer tour dates will be announced in the coming days.
Commented Butler: "The new album contains our most raw and vicious material to date. We definitely found a great groove in writing and recording this record, everything feels very fluid. This is in great part due to our new drummer Andy York, who brings a powerful and tight dynamic to the band. I am really excited for the world to hear this new album." | 0 | |
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11 èþí 2011
I AM ABOMINATION: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Abduction", a brand new song from Taylor, Michigan's I AM ABOMINATION, is available for streaming on the band's Facebook page. The track comes off the group's brand new digital EP, "Passion Of The Heist", which is due on July 19. The EP is being released by Good Fight Music, the same label that released I AM ABOMINATION's first critically acclaimed full-length album, "To Our Forefathers".
"'Abduction' is the first song I wrote for 'Passion Of The Heist'," states guitarist Nick Sampson. "The result was beyond my expectation. It's one of the more laid-back songs on the EP technicality wise, but what it lacks in technicality, it makes up for in diversity and great structure."
Described by the band as a concept album, "Passion Of The Heist" was produced, written, engineered, mixed and mastered by guitarist Nick Sampson at his studio in New Boston, Michigan. All lyrics on the EP were written by Brandon Good.
The band plans on releasing new information about the concept of the EP with the release of the new single.
"Passion Of The Heist" includes a guest appearance by ATTACK ATTACK's Caleb Shomo on the track "Ascension".
"We've had such an amazing time putting hard work into this album, and we can't wait for people to hear it," states vocalist Phil Druyor. Sampson adds, "This is the first time we've ever sat down to write an album with no outside opinion, and it turned out awesome." | 0 | |
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11 èþí 2011
SLIPKNOT Frontman\'s PAUL GRAY Tattoo Unveiled; Video Footage, Photos Available
 SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will appear on this week's episode of reality series "NY Ink". Taylor will be seen weeping as he gets a tattoo in tribute to late SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray. The program will air tonight (Thursday, June 9) at 10:00 p.m. ET on the TLC cable network.
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11 èþí 2011
STRAIGHT LINE STITCH\'s Cover Of SEPULTURA\'s \'Attitude\' Available For Streaming
 STRAIGHT LINE STITCH's cover version of SEPULTURA's "Attitude" can be streamed in the SoundCloud player below. The track, which was laid down during the recording sessions for the band's sophomore album, "The Fight Of Our Lives", features a guest appearance by Richie Cavalera, the stepson of SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera and frontman of the Phoenix, Arizona-based metal band INCITE. | 0 | |
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11 èþí 2011
DEF LEPPARD: Quality Dublin Footage Available
 Quality fan-filmed video footage of DEF LEPPARD's June 8, 2011 concert at the 02 arena in Dublin, Ireland can be viewed below.
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11 èþí 2011
ANDY LA ROCQUE To Produce New SHINING Album
 Swedish extreme metallers SHINING are in talks with Andy La Rocque (pictured below) about recording their eighth album at the KING DIAMOND guitarist's Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden in January-February 2012.
Commented La Rocque: "I'm currently listening to their last album to see what we can develop on the next album. I think it's important to preserve the style of the band but drag out 110 percent of all the bandmembers, and I will be present at some of their rehearsals and pre-production."
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11 èþí 2011
LIMP BIZKIT: \'Gold Cobra\' Album Configurations Revealed
 LIMP BIZKIT will release its new album, "Gold Cobra", on June 28. The band's long-awaited fifth studio CD was recorded with the band's original lineup of Fred Durst, Wes Borland, Sam Rivers, John Otto, and DJ Lethal and was produced by Durst.
Commented Durst, "We've come full circle to absolutely own who we are as a band, an undisputed five-piece rap rock powerhouse who crushes every stage we play."
"Gold Cobra" will come in several configurations. The standard release will feature 13 new songs while the deluxe edition (available digitally only) will feature 16 new songs. Additionally, fans can purchase a physical CD that has 17 original songs exclusively at Best Buy, and that same release of 16 songs will be available digitally at Napster.com.
LIMP BIZKIT has sold more than 35 million albums, filled concert arenas around the globe, and has received countless awards and accolades. Formed in 1995, LIMP BIZKIT achieved massive success with its studio album "Significant Other", which debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and went on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide. In 2000, the band's third studio album, "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water", continued the band's success by selling approximately 1.5 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling rock album of all time. The band has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, and was voted Favorite Alternative group at the American Music Awards. They have also won numerous MTV Video Music Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, and Billboard Music Awards.
LIMP BIZKIT is known for its strong connection to the fans and has more than 2 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms.
"Gold Cobra" album configurations and track listings:
Standard
01. Introbra
02. Bring It Back
03. Gold Cobra
04. Shark Attack
05. Get A Life
06. Shotgun
07. Douche Bag
08. Walking Away
09. Loser
10. Autotunage
11. 90.2.10
12. Why Try
13. Killer In You
Deluxe
01. Introbra
02. Bring It Back
03. Gold Cobra
04. Shark Attack
05. Get A Life
06. Shotgun
07. Douche Bag
08. Walking Away
09. Loser
10. Autotunage
11. 90.2.10
12. Why Try
13. Killer In You
14. Back Porch
15. My Own Cobain
16. Angels
Best Buy Deluxe
01. Introbra
02. Bring It Back
03. Gold Cobra
04. Shark Attack
05. Get A Life
06. Shotgun
07. Douche Bag
08. Walking Away
09. Loser
10. Autotunage
11. 90.2.10
12. Why Try
13. Killer In You
14. Back Porch
15. My Own Cobain
16. Angels
17. Middle Finger (feat Paul Wall)
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11 èþí 2011
RUNNING WILD - \'The Final Jolly Roger Live at Wacken\' im Stream
 Am 24.06.2011 erscheint das legendäre Wacken Konzert von UNNING WILD "The Final Jolly Roger" (ZYX Music) aus dem Jahr 2009.
Die entsprechende CD gibts hier im Stream:
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11 èþí 2011
NEW DISCOLOUR To Release Debut Album In August
 Danish metallers NEW DISCOLOUR have inked a deal with Mighty Music. The band's debut album, "Short Of Ink", will be released in Europe on August 1.
According to a press release, NEW DISCOLOUR is "a progressive and hard-hitting band that uncompromisingly challenges and explores the metal genre's fundamental sound. The band was formed in 2008 and the year after they recorded their first EP, 'Silent Scream', in cooperation with Christian Bonde (INVISIUS, DAWN OF DEMISE, THE CLEANSING). The EP sparked widespread attention and publicity, [resulting in a nomination] for 'Best Metal Artist' at Underground Music Awards."
NEW DISCOLOUR is:
Artem Kushnirenko - Vocals
Lasse Mikkelsen - Drums
Jesper Rasmussen - Guitar
Søren Thomsen - Guitar
Mayu Tharumann - Bass | 0 | |
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11 èþí 2011
NUMBNUTS Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC
 NUMBNUTS, the Danish band which features in its ranks singer Esben "Esse" Hansen (HATESPHERE, ex-AS WE FIGHT), has inked a deal with Mighty Music. The group's debut album, "Smokey The Salmon And Horny Mermaids Of Detention", will be released in Europe on August 1. The CD was produced by Jacob Olsen (THE SETUP, CROCELL) and features guest appearances by Henrik Heinz Jacobsen (KOLDBORN, ex-HATESPHERE) and Martin O$ Olsen (AS WE FIGHT, KOLDBORN).
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11 èþí 2011
DOMINANZ To Release \'As I Shine\' In August
 DOMINANZ, the atmospheric metal band from Norway, will release its new album, "As I Shine", in Europe on August 19 via Industrial Silence Production and Rock N Growl Distro/Cargo Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at Conclave Studio by Bjørnar E. Nilsen and Roy N. Mathisen and mastered at Earshot Studio by Herbrand Larsen.
"As I Shine" track listing:
01. Infinity
02. Agony and Domination
03. As I Shine
04. Eternal Sin
05. Abusos
06. The Philanthropic
07. Last Day of Your Life
08. Man on Top
09. From Skin to Heart
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11 èþí 2011
FIREHOUSE, FURYON Members Join Forces In RUBICON CROSS
 FIREHOUSE vocalist C J Snare and FURYON guitarist Chris Green have teamed up to form a new modern heavy metal/melodic rock band called RUBICON CROSS. A four-song EP has just been released through iTunes and Amazon and is being described in a press release as a "soundtrack for your summer."
The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Movin’ On
02. Next Worst Enemy
03. R U Angry
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11 èþí 2011
FOZZY: Pro-Shot Footage From REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Posted Online
 Professionally filmed video footage of FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — performing the song "God Pounds His Nails" at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California, can be viewed below.
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11 èþí 2011
SEPULTURA – new song online!
 Legendary Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have posted a brand new song named „Mask“ of their upcoming album „Kairos“ at THIS location!
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10 èþí 2011
NIGHTWISH Ready To Master Imaginarium; \"It Equals The Milky Way In Width And Breadth, Even According To Our Standards\", Says Tuomas Holopainen
 NIGHTWISH have been hard at work on their Imaginarium project, the band's forthcoming new album/movie (the album is currently scheduled to be released early in 2012, followed by the movie after an indefinite time).
Mainman Tuomas Holopainen has issued the following update from Helsinki's Finnvox Studios:
"After three years of brainstorming and songwriting, over a year of rehearsing, arranging and studio work, this triumph of musical passion and piety is finally ready to be mastered.
Yesterday, after a six-week mixing session in Studio C at Finnvox, I listened to the whole thing from start to finish alone for the first time, and couldn't make heads nor tails of it. It's the same old story - the same feeling of bottomless emptiness that has marked the completion of all previous albums.
We could have honed the songs till Armageddon, but at some point you just have to let go and start admiring the scenery.
This time, the landscape consists of 13 songs totalling 75 minutes. I think I'll probably be able to savour the end result only after a couple of months of mixing detox, but the encouraging comments by those near to me assure that it is a decent album. One person who heard Imaginarium called it "the greatest adventure he ever heard with his two ears".
There's clearly more grin to the new album than on the last one, more funfair, Moomins, smoky taverns, and twisted landscapes. It equals the Milky Way in width and breadth, even according to our standards. As Markus Selin put it, "Now you've really gone and emptied the bag of tricks!"
We're now going to get some distance to the album before mastering it later in the autumn. Meanwhile, we're going to be busy designing the cover, completing the instrumental and orchestral versions of the album, planning the upcoming tour, shooting the movie, and digesting the audio bloat. An excellent cure for the latter should be peaceful country atmosphere, fishing, and following the games of the current pesäpallo season. (By the way, during the home games of Kiteen Pallo, the entry music will be a remix consisting of the main riff and chorus of song number 11 off Imaginarium.)
Big thanks and bear hugs to the whole band for their patience; to Mikko Karmila and Tee Cee Kinnunen for their forbearance, craftsmanship and enormous amount of work; and in advance to Mika Jussila for the finishing touch! It's been a magnificent journey so far. Big thanks to you, too, for living with us through this process and having faith in what's to come. I'm sure you won't be disappointed."
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10 èþí 2011
OZZY OSBOURNE Kicks Off European Summer Tour At Finland\'s SAUNA OPEN AIR; Video Available
 Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne kicked off his European summer tour with a headlining appearance on Thursday, June 9 at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland (SAXON is the headliner on Friday and JUDAS PRIEST will top the bill on Saturday).
Ozzy's setlist consisted of the following songs:
01. I Don't Know
02. Suicide Solution
03. Mr. Crowley
04. Good Bye To Romance
05. Bark At The Moon
06. Road To Nowhere
07. Shot In The Dark
08. [Guitar And Drum Solos]
09. Iron Man
10. Fairies Wear Boots
11. I Don't Want To Change The World
12. Crazy Train
13. Mama, I'm Coming Home
14. Paranoid
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10 èþí 2011
MORBID ANGEL Performs New Song \'I Am Morbid\' Live For First Time; Video Available
 Florida extreme metal veterans MORBID ANGEL played their new song "I Am Morbid" for the first time during their appearance yesterday (Thursday, June 9) at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. You can now watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below.
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10 èþí 2011
RUSH: New DVD Title Revealed
 According to Musictap.net, Concord Records will release a RUSH DVD and Blu-ray titled "Time Machine" on September 27. The disc will most likely contain footage of RUSH's April 15 concert at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio filmed by the award-winning documentary makers Banger Productions from Toronto in Canada, who have received international critical acclaim for their previous movies "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey", "Global Metal" and the RUSH documentary called "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage". | 0 | |
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10 èþí 2011
MASTODON: New Album Title Revealed
 Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have set "The Hunter" as the title of their new album, which the band recently finished recording at Doppler Studios in Atlanta with producer Mike Elizondo. Drum tracks were previously completed in Los Angeles at the legendary Sound City Studios where NIRVANA's masterwork "Nevermind" was recorded. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Blasteroids" and "All The Heavy Lifting".
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10 èþí 2011
CHILDREN OF BODOM: \'Roundtrip To Hell And Back\' Video Released
 "Roundtrip To Hell And Back", the new video from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed live at both the Tampere Ice Hall and Pakkahuone Hall in Finland and directed by Jussi Hyttinen for FLC415 (MTV3, The Finnish National Lottery)
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10 èþí 2011
Norwegian Foreign Ministry Training Diplomats In True Norwegian Black Metal
 The Norwegian foreign ministry has begun training aspiring diplomats in “TNBM – True Norwegian Black Metal” – after foreign service missions reported a rise in enquiries about the musical genre from around the world. Indeed, the popularity and scale of the black metal phenomenon were demonstrated recently as one of the style’s foremost proponents, Dimmu Borgir, took the stage in Oslo with an orchestra and choir in a collaboration that has gained widespread media attention.
The head of the foreign ministry’s centre of excellence, Kjersti Sommerset, told newspaper Dagens Næringsliv that “we now have 106 foreign service missions and they get many enquiries from people who want information about Norwegian black metal as a phenomenon. In the training program, we have a large cultural program in order to give the trainees a good understanding of Norwegian culture and the cultural industry.”
Black metal “is clearly a part of this,” Sommerset added.
‘Global awakening’
Author Håvard Rem, the author of a leading book on TNBM called Innfødte skrik (“Native calls”), described the phenomenon to Dagens Næringsliv as “a global awakening that gets the children of the ‘68ers to search for their roots from pre-colonial and pre-Christian times.”
Rem suggests that “young people all over the world identify with this search,” and explained that where young Norwegian boys might find “Norse religion and Odin” in their cultural roots, “in Asia, Vedic metal has arisen with TNBM as its inspiration.” Rem supports efforts to train budding diplomats in the subtleties of black metal, stating that “for people under 40, it is this that they connect to Norway” and that “even if one does not like the music, it quickly becomes a topic for discussion.”
Rem’s own lectures to the foreign ministry trainees also include information about a dark period in black metal history during the 1990s, when a number of murders, acts of violence and incidents of church-burning occurred that put the movement under the spotlight. “You have to realize that this is the history, but it was 20 years ago and, today, Norwegian bands are acceptable,” Rem told Dagens Næringsliv. He stressed that the past problems of Norwegian black metal were not necessarily relevant to selling the genre today, stating that “one can talk about Norwegian salmon without talking about salmon lice, and Ibsen was seen as destructive in his day.”
Aspiring foreign policy professionals themselves are reportedly keen on the move. Silje Bryne, who will work in the Norwegian mission in Paris next year, told Dagens Næringsliv that she feels she “will have a very big use for this” in the future. “I see the value in not just talking about Ibsen and fjords when one talks about Norway, but also about the export product that is black metal.” Bryne added that having “such a strong brand that means that we stand out among the Nordic countries is worth its weight in gold, it’s black gold.”
‘Goosebumps all over’
Meanwhile, in Oslo, leading black metal band Dimmu Borgir has received much attention for its most recent concert in Oslo, for which the band took the stage with Norwegian Broadcasting’s Kringkastingsorkestret (the Norwegian Radio Orchestra) and Schola Cantorum, a chamber choir associated with the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo. In total, 96 musicians graced the stage at Oslo Spektrum and gave the 3,500 audience members an enhanced experience of the symphonic black metal sound, with Dimmu Borgir playing a number of songs from classic albums such as Death Cult Armageddon and Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia.
Many commentators were impressed by the spectacle but noted that the different sounds often cancelled one another out. Nonetheless, newspaper Aftenposten commented that “when it works, you get goosebumps all over.”
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