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9 ìàé 2011
QUEEN Reveal Bonus EP Tracklistings For Second Five Album Reissues
 The release date of the second batch of QUEEN remasters, Deep Cuts Volume 2 and the reissue of The Platinum Collection has been pushed back from June 23rd until June 27th (UK and rest of the world, except North America where a release date is to be announced).
Between 1977 and 1982, Queen officially became the most successful band in the world, releasing some of the biggest and best songs of all time including ‘Tie Your Mother Down’, ‘Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy’, ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, ‘Bicycle Race’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, ‘Save Me’, ‘Play The Game’, ‘Another One Bites The Dust’, ‘Flash’ and ‘Under Pressure’ featuring DAVID BOWIE.
Now Island Records reissue the five Queen albums from this period as part of the band’s 40th Anniversary celebrations – News Of The World, Jazz, The Game, Flash Gordon and Hot Space. The reissues will be accompanied by the second in the Queen: Deep Cuts series, which looks at some of the lesser known tracks from these albums.
Queen have now revealed the tracklistings for the bonus EPs to be included with the new album reissues:
News Of The World
'Feelings, Feelings' (Take 10, July 1977)
'Spread Your Wings' (BBC Session, October 1977)
'My Melancholy Blues' (BBC Session, October 1977)
'Sheer Heart Attack' (Live in Paris, February 1979)
'We Will Rock You (Fast)' (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)
Jazz
'Fat Bottomed Girls' (Single Version)
'Bicycle Race' (Instrumental)
'Don't Stop Me Now' (With Long-Lost Guitars)
'Let Me Entertain You' (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
'Dreamers Ball' (Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)
The Game
'Save Me' (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
'A Human Body' (B-Side)
'Sail Away Sweet Sister' (Take 1 With Guide Vocal, February 1980)
'It's A Beautiful Day' (Original Spontaneous Idea, April 1980)
'Dragon Attack' (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)
Flash Gordon
'Flash' (Single Version)
'The Hero' (October 1980… Revisited)
'The Kiss' (Early Version, March 1980)
'Football Fight' (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)
'Flash' (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
'The Hero' (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
Hot Space
'Staying Power' (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)
'Soul Brother' (B-Side)
'Back Chat' (Single Remix)
'Action This Day' (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)
'Calling All Girls' (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)
Check out a new trailer below.
These five albums were recorded as Queen’s UK stadium success spread to the USA, South America, Europe and Asia and are the sound of a band breaking through the crash barriers of their own limitless ambition. The early 80's saw the band conquer South America for the first time, creating rock history when they played at the Morumbi Stadium in Brazil to 131,000 people - then the largest paying audience for a single band anywhere in the world.
If the early '70’s and the first five albums Queens released represented the band’s hard-rocking years, then the late 70’s and early 80’s represented their hard partying era. As Brian, Roger, Freddie and John toured the world their reputation for off-stage rock’n’roll extravagance grew with stories of legendary party excess from Kensington to Copacabana informing the Queen mythology.
The Queen image changed too in the second half of the 70s. Infamously Sid Vicious bumped into Freddie Mercury at Wessex Studios where both SEX PISTOLS and Queen are recording - 'Ullo Fred - I see you've bought ballet to the masses then!' Says Sid, eyeing up Freddie's legendary ballet pumps. 'Ah Mr Ferocious. Yes, doing my best dear' retorted Freddie.
It was also during this period that one of the most iconic images in contemporary music was developed, when in 1980 Freddie Mercury grew perhaps the most famous moustache of modern times! Inspired by his adventures in the Lower East Side New York nightlife of the late 70’s, the moustache and attendant leathers completely reinvented the band’s look. Famously the moustache caused outrage among many fans who mailed him disposable razors.
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9 ìàé 2011
BON JOVI Enlist Former TRIUMPH Guitarist Phil X For Upcoming Live Shows; New Orleans Jazz Fest Footage Available
 While Richie Sambora is checking into rehab to regain his sobriety, BON JOVI have enlisted Phil "Phil X" Xenidis on the band's current tour dates. The Canadian-born Phil X is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in TRIUMPH for the Edge of Excess album and tour.
Bon Jovi's new line-up made their debut at the New Orleans Jazz Fest's Acura Stage yesterday (April 30th).
According to a review by Keith Spera from The Times-Picayune , Sambora's absence didn't much matter. For nearly two hours, Jon Bon Jovi and Phil X worked extremely hard to deliver a show that, on balance, was more electric and more satisfying than Bon Jovi's 2009 Jazz Fest set. With Bandiera laying the path, Xenidis was free to walk in Sambora's shoes. He wasn't shy about it. He soloed in the opening 'Forever Young', and busted out the talk-box in 'It's My Life'. He dressed up 'Runaway', a thrill ride from Bon Jovi's debut album that the band did not perform at Jazz Fest in 2009, with extra licks and fills.
Read the entire review and check out photos here. Watch fan-filmed footage of Bon Jovi's New Orleans Jazz Fest appearance below.
About Sambora's future, Bon Jovi released the following statement:
"Our support for Richie is absolute. He is, and will remain, a member of Bon Jovi. Although he will be absent from upcoming shows for the time being, we very much look forward to his healthy return. In the meantime, we will keep our commitment to our fans and continue our tour."
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9 ìàé 2011
OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Reportedly Hit With New Tax Lien
 According to TMZ.com, Ozzy and his wife/manager Sharon Osbourne have been hit with a new tax lien — this time for more than $357,000.
The lien, filed this week in Los Angeles, shows the couple still owes $357,070.62 in unpaid federal income taxes from 2007.
It was reported earlier in the month that the IRS placed a lien on the house belonging to Sharon and Ozzy — who reportedly owed $718,948 from 2008 and $1.024 million from 2009.
Speaking about the debt on "The Talk" (see video below), the daytime U.S. television show on which she appears as a panelist, Sharon Osbourne admitted she had failed to take care of her family business.
"The last couple of years, I have really been concentrating on myself — because I think I love myself a little bit too much — and not taking care of business,' she said.
"I get a phone call from [gossip web site] TMZ telling me there's a lien on my house and I'm like 'Oh dear. I'd better call my accountant.'
"He goes 'I didn't know that. Is there?' I'm like, 'Well, if you don't know, who the hell is going to know?'
"I got really upset with my accountant, and then I sat back and I thought 'If I'm not invested in my money, or my kids' money, or my husband's money, why should he?'
"He did say he's to blame, but I'm to blame because I didn't care enough. I was too involved in myself. I canceled two meetings with him over the last 18 months because I was way too busy. And the bottom line is, it stops with me. So I have to face up, be a big woman and realize I'm not Mrs. Wonderful.
"So it's done and dealt with and I can't say 'it was that person, it was that person, it wasn't me.' The buck stops with me, so here I am."
Sharon had a tax lien issue in 2009 when she owed $23,000 to the State of California for the 2007 tax year.
Ozzy and Sharon recently listed their Malibu beach house on the market for $10 million.
The 4,500-square-foot, three-story oceanfront residence has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, along with a library, office, hot tub, walk-in closets and a backyard with a view of the Pacific Ocean.
The couple bought the house in March of 2003 for $5.1 million and first placed it on the market in 2006 for $14 million, with the place going on and off sale several times since then.
It's also available for rent starting at $40,000 per month.
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9 ìàé 2011
ARCHGOAT To Record New Mini-Album
 Finnish black crusaders ARCHGOAT will record five new hyms of Angelslaying black fucking metal this coming July. The mini-album should be released in October this year. More information to follow in the coming weeks.
In other news, both full lengths, Whore Of Bethlehem and The Light-Devouring Darkness layouts are currently being reworked by Finnish artist Helgorth from Babalon Graphics for an upcoming picture 12" vinyl re-issue via Debemur Morti Productions.
Last but not least, the band is set to headline the Deathkult Open Air festival in Gera, Thüringen (Germany) this coming June 4th as well as The Return Of Darkness & Evil Festival IV in Clifton, NJ (US) this coming August 13th. This is the band's first and only East Cost appearance.
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8 ìàé 2011
BEHEMOTH\'s NERGAL Performs With FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM In Katowice; Video Available
 Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH joined the long-running English gothic rock band FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM on stage this past Friday night (May 6) in Katowice, Poland to perform the song "Penetration". This marked Nergal's first performance since undergoing a bone marrow transplant last December. He says, "I don't remember when the last time I was THAT nervous. First of all, I had to join one of my favorite bands ever, true legends, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM… Secondly, I'm still not 100% in shape so I didn't know how my body would react. I would risk saying I'm maybe 60% of what I used to be… but still progressing!
"Anyway, we did a song 'Penetration' together with Carl McCoy and Co.
"What a blast, I have to tell you. I had a serious adrenaline rush and it was such a boost of energy I can't even describe. My mouth dried out after 30 seconds so I could hardly breathe but the energy wouldn't let me stop. I was carried away. The moment I saw the crowd, I felt this double-bass pounding underneath my feet… I was in trance.
"I'm counting days 'till we come back with BEHEMOTH full-time. Five months to go…huh."
Video footage of Nergal's appearance with FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM can be viewed below.
BEHEMOTH will return to the live stage in October — marking the band's first public appearances since Nergal was diagnosed with leukemia last August.
In a recent interview with Metal Sucks, Nergal stated about BEHEMOTH's upcoming touring activities, "The October shows are just to get warmed up. Then we might do some shows in Australia and Asia — that's the plan. Then the priority for early 2012 is a European tour, then shortly after that, a U.S. tour. This is our top priority for the next year and we're going to fucking do it!"
He added, "Just wait and see us on the stage. You'll see. I'm not going to reveal anything about it, but we … It's not gonna just be BEHEMOTH. It's not like time stood still for us, like we were frozen in time and are just going to appear with the same entourage and in the same outfits. No. We're going to come back, we want to remind people of our existence obviously, but we want to make a fucking impact, an impression. We want to show them that, hey, we are still fucking evolving. We're not just hoping that you'll come to see us because I was sick. Fuck that. I'll be better soon and we're going to deliver!"
Speaking to Revolver magazine last month, Nergal said, "We just decided to play some so-called comeback shows in Poland just to warm up and see how we feel, just to be onstage again together. And I really hope that it's going to turn out great and that it's going to cause other tours and stuff. We have plans until the summer of next year. We already have some cool offers. We're talking to our agents. There's some really, really cool ideas. I don't want to reveal anything yet, but once we're done with October shows, and we feel good about it, and there's chemistry onstage, we definitely want to continue the 'Evangelion' touring cycle. There's still some markets we didn't even touch. We've done over 100 shows so far to 'Evangelion'. We're going to do another 100 at least, and then we can focus on the next record.
"To be honest, we can't wait to hit the stage again. I'm so fucking anxious. I'm so excited, so psyched about it. I have dreams about coming back onstage. I dream about BEHEMOTH shows. It's insane, I know, but I can't tell you how much it's a relief to the band and how much it means to us."
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8 ìàé 2011
SWITCHTENSE - New Track Streaming Online
 Portuguese thrashers SWITCHTENSE have unveiled the track ‘Face Off’ from their second self-titled full-length record, which will be released on May 9th via Rastilho Records.
The song ‘Face Off’ can now be heard below:
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8 ìàé 2011
Warner Music Sold For $3.3 Billion
 According to Dmwmedia.com, major record label Warner Music Group announced on Friday that it has been acquired in a deal valued at $3.3 billion by Access Industries, a private equity firm headed by Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik. Blavatnik was already an equity investor in WMG, and previously served on the company's board.
The firm secured financing from Credit Suisse and UBS for the transaction.
The deal will make the label a private company, and its stock will no longer be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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8 ìàé 2011
ACARO Debut \'Becoming The Process\' Music Video
 Boston metallers ACARO, which features former BURN IN SILENCE vocalist Chris Harrell and OVERCAST drummer Jason Fitzgerald, have released a music video for the song 'Becoming The Process' which will be the first single of the bands forthcoming release The Disease of Fear. Taking the helm behind the camera is Anthony Jarvis who has done the latest videos from WIDOW SUNDAY and THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL. | 0 | |
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8 ìàé 2011
SHRAPHEAD To Release Debut Album In June; Details Revealed
 SHRAPHEAD started up in August of 2004 in Eidskog, Norway. The band was put together by two local musicians, Mohamed Dyani and William Fossheim, who were interested in jamming and making music.
Later that year singer Jo Johnsrud and guitarist Robert Olsen joined the band. They would soon be introduced to the Norwegian live scene and played many gigs across Norway. They also recorded their Ageless EP and other various demos at this time.
In 2006 Shraphead embarked on a small Norwegian tour with another band called CORTEZ. The response was great, so they decided that this was something they wanted to fully commit to. Shortly thereafter a small underground fan base emerged and it pushed the members to continue to work hard with their own style of melodic, modern thrash-inspired metal.
In 2007 they had a small line-up change and they parted ways with Robert and welcomed guitarist Petter Murud. It was around this period the music really started to evolve and get stronger. Improved musicianship and heartfelt dedication could easily be heard in their self titled demo recorded in 2007. The feedback from metal magazines, webzines and radio stations was amazing.
Another line-up change soon followed. Petter quit and in came Nils-Christer Stenmyren. In 2009, the band began writing all the songs for their debut album. It took a long time, but instead of rushing creativity, perfection was an essential factor.
2011 brings about the release of Shraphead's debut album, Blind & Seduced. It was recorded in Hamar with Christian Liljan and Fredrik Ryberg and mixed and mastered by Daniel Bergstrand in Uppsala. The inspiration for the title comes from society, about how you as a child are exposed to such an indoctrination of false information about life and death. The album has 13 tracks, including a ballad and an instrumental. With Blind & Seduced, Shraphead are ready to make their mark on today's metal scene.
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8 ìàé 2011
IMPLODE - Debut Album Details Revealed; Video Trailer Online
 Swedish death metallers IMPLODE will release their debut album, The Hour Has Come, on May 23rd via Supernova Records.
The Hour Has Come tracklisting:
'Intro
'For the Reaper'
'No Limitations'
'Failure'
'Luvox'
'Tediously'
'A War Within'
'Black Crown'
'Made Obligations'
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8 ìàé 2011
SPLIT HEAVEN Release New Album;
 Mexico's SPLIT HEAVEN have released their new album, Street Law, via Pure Steel Records. According to a press release, "the album contains ten heavy metal anthems with many influences from the old school masters ACCEPT, JUDAS PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN."
Street Law tracklist:
'Time Warrior'
'The Devil Isn’t Fool'
'Night of the Jaguar'
'Street Law'
'Servants Of The Night'
'Lonewolf'
'Road To Nowhere'
'Red Light District'
'Nightfall'
'The Obscure'
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8 ìàé 2011
MAN RAZE Release ‘Over My Dead Body’ Single Artwork
 MAN RAZE - featuring Phil Collen (DEF LEPPARD), Paul Cook (SEX PISTOLS), and Simon Laffy (GIRL) – have released the artwork for their recently announced new single ‘Over My Dead Body’. View the artwork below: | 0 | |
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8 ìàé 2011
SCAR OF THE SUN - Debut Album Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed
 Greek modern atmospheric metallers SCAR OF THE SUN will release their debut album, A Series Of Unfortunate Concurrencies, in Europe on May 26th and in North America on June 14th via Scarlet Records.
The album is described as, "a multi-dimensional musical concept blending many elements and influences, from gothic and doom atmospheres to modern electronic samples, from symphonic arrangements to the Swedish sound, with a touch of progressive structures and lots of heaviness and drama".
The album was co-produced and mixed by renowned Canadian producer Rhys Fulber (PARADISE LOST, FEAR FACTORY, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD) and mastered by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, FEAR FACTORY, MACHINE HED) and features special guest appearances by Mikael Stanne (DARK TRANQUILLITY), Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND), Marios Iliopoulos (NIGHTRAGE), Chris Antoniou (SEPTIC FLESH) and Leah Randi (CONJURE ONE).
A Series Of Unfortunate Concurrencies artwork:
The tracklisting:
'Disposable'
'Swansong Of Senses'
'Ode To A Failure'
'8th Ocean Dried'
'Gravity'
'A Series Of Unfortunate Concurrencies'
'Burn The Memory'
'A Pause In The Disaster'
'Disciple Of The Sun'
'I Lost'
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8 ìàé 2011
HAMMERFALL Drummer Says Threat Of Legal Action Led To Cover Artwork Change
 EspyRock recently conducted an interview with drummer Anders Johansson of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
EspyRock: You have been working with [producer] Charlie Bauerfeind for a number of years with your albums and now [on the new HAMMERFALL album "Infected"] you have switched to James Michael. Was there any significant reason for the change and what do you think he brought to the table?
Anders: I think we felt he was a bit too perfect and that he wanted things too nice. He was a talented and hard-working man, though, he just had a different idea from me about the feel of the music. I remember feeling that in the studio, when recording with him and Oscar [Dronjak, guitar] that they were both being hard-headed, I was just a robot playing more or less a basic beat. No input was wanted from me; I just went in and did exactly what they wanted but now it was more free and loose. I played what I personally wanted (well, sometimes, of course, I played what Oscar wanted… it is, after all, his band).
EspyRock: The artwork for the album has stirred up a lot of controversy, what is the story behind the legal actions and reception of the biohazard logo?
Anders: Well, again I disagreed with everyone else. But I'm just the drummer :-) We first had a cover with [the HAMMERFALL mascot] Hector and I really liked it but for some reason they didn't and then a bunch of things happened. I remember thinking when I first saw the biohazard cover, "Oh, no. It looks like the band BIOHAZARD made an album called HAMMERFALL!" Then they added these hands after someone from the BIOHAZARD band freaked out and threatened to sue HAMMERFALL. Luckily the music is good and maybe in the end that will be all right, I think so anyway. Maybe it was time to get rid of the same old stuff as I thought the previous albums all kind of looked the same but in the end hopefully it will be all good.
EspyRock: The departure of your mascot Hector which has caused a little backlash from fans. Why did you decide to remove him?
Anders: It was all because they didn't like the cover with him. They thought he looked like a sissy as we had some guy posing with the helmet, it was a real photo. I liked it though. Maybe they were right…what if Hector looked like a sissy? It'll be all OK in the end since it's a strong album.
EspyRock: This is your eighth studio album release on Nuclear Blast. How good has it been having the one home for so long which has treated you more like a family for your releases?
Anders: Without Nuclear Blast we wouldn't be here. They are a huge reason HAMMERFALL is where HAMMERFALL is today.
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8 ìàé 2011
NEWBREED To Release Third Studio Album; DECAPITATED Guitarist Featured
 Metal Mind Productions will release the third studio album by Polish progressive metallers NEWBREED, on June 20th in Europe and August 9th in North America (via MVD).
The self-titled album features guest appearances by Tomasz Lipa Lipnicki (LIPALI, ex-ILLUSION) on vocals and Wacek Vogg Kie?tyka (DECAPITATED) on the guitar. | 0 | |
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8 ìàé 2011
FACTORY OF DREAMS Release ‘Back To Sleep’ Music Video
 FACTORY OF DREAMS have announced the release of their new music video for the track 'Back To Sleep' from the band’s latest album Melotronical which was released March 8th via Progrock Records.
The video was produced by Factory Of Dreams’ Hugo Flores and directed by Emil Jonsvik of First Edition Pictures.
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8 ìàé 2011
THE QUILL Signs With METALVILLE
 Sweden's THE QUILL has inked a deal with Metalville for the release of the band's new album, "Full Circle". Due on June 24, the CD "is packed with heavy rock firmly rooted in the Seventies but vibrant and updated rather than retro," according to a press release. "Yes, there's a new twist to the sound. Less is more, if you will. The songs are sharp, direct and catchy, built around big riffs, big grooves and big hooks. Just check out 'Sleeping With Your Enemy' and try to get that chorus out of your head. Surrender to the up-tempo outburst of energy that is 'Medicine'. And physically feel how 'Bring It On' simply rocks like a motherfucker. Very much classic rock and yet contemporary in the FOO FIGHTERS / QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE vein. Needless to say, THE QUILL is a band reborn."
"Full Circle" was mixed by songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney (real name: Ulf Larsson).
Three new songs from THE QUILL — "Bring It On", "Medicine" and "Sleeping With The Enemy" — are available for streaming using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab).
With the touring cycle for THE QUILL's fifth album, "In Triumph", completed, the band and singer Magnus Ekwall parted ways and THE QUILL was put on the backburner. Drummer Jolle Atlagic joined now-defunct Finnish glam legends HANOI ROCKS — touring Europe and Japan in the process — and also did a stint in THE REAL MCCOY band alongside FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Chris Shiflett. Christian Carlsson (guitar) and Robert Triches (bass) also kept busy with other projects. In early 2010, it was THE QUILL time again. Songs were written and Magz Arnar filled the vacant vocalist spot. It was a perfect match. The versatile singer has heaps of energy and a powerful voice that fits THE QUILL like a glove. Magz has the required range to sing the old stuff but also a rawness that the band was looking for. | 0 | |
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8 ìàé 2011
RAMMSTEIN: East Rutherford Footage Available
 Video footage of RAMMSTEIN's May 5, 2011 performance at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey can be viewed below.
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8 ìàé 2011
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8 ìàé 2011
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Audio Samples Of Entire \'Ritual\' Album Available
 Michigan's unstoppable sons of molten melodic death metal THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will release their new album, "Ritual", in Europe on June 17 and in North America on June 21 via Metal Blade Records. The effort will also be available as a box set, limited to 2,000 units including special, exclusive digibook, witch board, magic wand, sage, incense sticks and coffin nails. The CD was once again be produced by Mark Lewis (TRIVIUM, BURY YOUR DEAD, DEICIDE), who also worked on 2009's "Deflorate".
"Ritual" track listing:
01. A Shrine To Madness
02. Moonlight Equilibrium
03. On Stirring Seas Of Salted Blood
04. Conspiring With The Damned
05. The Window
06. Carbonized In Cruciform
07. Den Of The Picquerist
08. Malenchanments Of The Necrosphere
09. The Grave Robber's Work
10. The Raven
11. Great Burning Nullifier
12. Blood In The Ink
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Ritual" are available for streaming at Amazon.com.
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7 ìàé 2011
DEATH\'s Legendary \'Human\' Album To Be Reissued; Previously Unseen Studio Footage Available
 DEATH's legendary fourth album, "Human", will mark its 20th anniversary with an official reissue on June 21 in North America (June 27 internationally) via Relapse Records. The LP was entirely remixed by longtime DEATH producer Jim Morris and remastered by Alan Douches (MASTODON, CONVERGE, MISFITS). This special 20th-anniversary edition of the album will come complete with expanded packaging featuring liner notes from Morris as well as former DEATH/current CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal and over an hour of newly unearthed, previously unreleased early demo tracks.
"Human" will be available on two- and three-disc sets as well as digitally.
Commented Morris (pictured below): "[This was] an awesome experience for me." He added, "We were contacted by Chuck Schuldiner's intellectual property lawyer, Eric Greif, the former manager of DEATH."
Added Eric Greif: "The former DEATH guys Paul Masvidal (guitar), Sean Reinert (drums) and Steve DiGiorgio (bass) are all 'ecstatic' about the prospect of a heavier mix, where all the instruments can be heard and modern technology utilized. Jim said he took into account everything he and Chuck agreed upon during the making of 'Symbolic' (1995) and 'The Sound Of Perseverance' (1998) as his guide for what he believed Chuck would want from such a remix. I myself am thrilled."
CD pre-orders are being accepted now at this location (digitally via iTunes).
"Human" is the best-selling DEATH album of the SoundScan era, having shifted around 95,000 copies in the United States since its October 1991 release.
Previously unreleased footage of DEATH during the original May 1991 "Human" mixing sessions at Morrisound studios in Tampa, Florida can be viewed in three parts below.
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7 ìàé 2011
BEHEMOTH Frontman Returns To Live Stage… With FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM
 Guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski of Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH joined the long-running English gothic rock band FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM on stage earlier tonight (Friday, May 6) in Katowice, Poland to perform the song "Penetration". This marked Nergal's first performance since undergoing a bone marrow transplant last December. He says, "I don't remember when the last time I was THAT nervous. First of all, I had to join one of my favorite bands ever, true legends, FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM… Secondly, I'm still not 100% in shape so I didn't know how my body would react. I would risk saying I'm maybe 60% of what I used to be… but still progressing!
"Anyway, we did a song 'Penetration' together with Carl McCoy and Co.
"What a blast, I have to tell you. I had a serious adrenaline rush and it was such a boost of energy I can't even describe. My mouth dried out after 30 seconds so I could hardly breathe but the energy wouldn't let me stop. I was carried away. The moment I saw the crowd, I felt this double-bass pounding underneath my feet… I was in trance.
"I'm counting days 'till we come back with BEHEMOTH full-time. Five months to go…huh."
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7 ìàé 2011
AC/DC To Release New Album \'Within The Next Couple Of Years\'
 AC/DC guitarist Angus Young revealed at the band's "Live At River Plate" DVD premiere last night (Friday, May 6) at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England that there are plans for the group to release a new studio album "within the next couple of years. He said, "Well, at some point we'll be touring again once we get a new album out, which will hopefully be within the next couple of years."
When asked about whether AC/DC could top its "Black Ice" world tour — which saw the band play to more than five million fans and visit 108 cities in 20 months — he replied, "Yeah, definitely." Vocalist Brian Johnson added, "We'll try to make the next tour even better, we'll bloody try."
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was unable to attend last night's event because "his house [in New Zealand] got hit by a storm," according to Johnson.
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7 ìàé 2011
SEPULTURA: \'Kairos\' Artwork Unveiled
 Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA will release their new album, "Kairos" (an ancient Greek word signifying a time in between, a moment of undetermined period of time in which something special happens) on June 24 in Europe and July 12 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The artwork for the CD was created by Erich Sayers, a Los Angeles-based freelance digital artist and photographer whom SEPULTURA first met at the band's recent concert at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California.
Commented Sayers: "I started by researching 'Kairos' for images and meaning as soon as the band gave me the title.
"'Kairos' is about time, the actions we take, and the positive or negative repercussions that follow. I knew the image would have wings. I also knew I would somehow need to represent time, but in a way that is timeless.
"Speaking with Andreas [Kisser, guitar], he had an idea for a gel skull. I was uncertain how I would make that happen, but I did and it is unique.
"Actions and their repercussions are represented by the arms, transitioning from the strong healthy arm on top and the decrepit hand below. The background is made from a couple of photos I took on a recent trip to Morocco. They give the composition a mystical quality.
"It was an honor for me to work with SEPULTURA. I am a longtime fan of this legendary band."
Added Kisser: "We were very lucky choosing the artist to design the cover of 'Kairos'. His name is Erich Sayers and we met him backstage at a SEPULTURA concert in Los Angeles last January. He left us his card and when we checked his website we were very impressed by his awesome work. I explained to him the concept of 'Kairos' and he fastly captured what we wanted, sending us ideas in that same week. He's a very talented guy who knew how to draw the concept of the album.
"The cover is different from all the other covers we did in the past but it's 'old school' at the same time, like the album itself. We're very happy with the result."
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7 ìàé 2011
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
 Italian brutal/symphonic horde FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE has inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band is putting the finishing touches on its second full-length album for a summer release.
With only two releases, "Oracles" (2009) and the "Mafia" EP (2010), and a successful U.S. debut tour alongside SUFFOCATION and THE FACELESS under its belt, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE has already become one of the most talked about bands in the underground. Their unique blend of technical death metal with symphonic elements has quickly made them a favorite with fans and critics alike.
"We're really excited to start working with such a renowned and professional label," commented guitarist/vocalist Tommaso Riccardi. "It's a great chance for the band to express itself in the best way, counting on this kind of support. For us it's like a brand new start. We surely can improve our work, touring much more and finally reaching every continent as we always wanted to do. Many tours are already planned or on the way to being organized. We'll start with North America and Europe and then Asia/Oceania, South Africa and maybe in Central/South America. We can't wait to hit U.S. again this July-August with the 'Summer Slaughter Tour' 2011. It's an honor for us to be on this tour and a great opportunity to play live some new tunes!"
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7 ìàé 2011
HATE ETERNAL - \'Phoenix Amongst the Ashes\' im Komplett Stream
 Das neue HATE ETERNAL Album "Phoenix Amongst the Ashes" (VÖ-Datum 6.5.2011 via Metal Blade Records) steht via Metalsucks im Komplett Stream bereit - einfach diesen Link - http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/05/06/stream-hate-eternals-colossal-masterpiece-phoenix-amongst-the-ashes-right-now/ - folgen.
Tracklist "Phoenix Amongst the Ashes":
01. Rebirth
02. The Eternal Ruler
03. Thorns of Acacia
04. Haunting Abound
05. The Art of Redemption
06. Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
07. Deathveil
08. Hatesworn
09. Lake Ablaze
10. The Fire of Resurrection
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7 ìàé 2011
GALLHAMMER - neuer Song \'Aberration\' im Stream
 Das japanische blackened Noise-Drone-Doom Duo GALLHAMMER wird sein neues Album The End" jetzt am 3. Juni 2011 via Peaceville Records veröffentlichen. Den neuen Song "Aberration" gibt es schon jetzt im Stream, einfach diesen Link - http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/05/evillive_gallha.html - folgen.
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7 ìàé 2011
EVILE: New Album Title, Concept Revealed
 British thrashers EVILE have set "Five Serpents' Teeth" as the title of their new album, due on August 29 via Earache Records. The CD was recorded at Parlour Studios in Kettering, U.K., with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR), who also worked on the band's previous CD, 2009's "Infected Nations".
EVILE vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matt Drake has recorded a video message for the fans in which he discusses the new album and the concept behind it. Check it out below.
Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: "The other day, Russ sent the final masters for the album over. It sounded even better than I expected it to. The past two years of hard work, and the work put in in the studio, have really paid off.
"The few people who've heard the album so far have praised it highly, making me, and us, very proud. The album has such a unique production sound which surprised me; Russ' skills have really shined on this record. It has an old classic sound, while staying huge and menacing.
"Keep an eye out for all things EVILE, as 2011 will be a very busy year for us. See you on A road!"
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7 ìàé 2011
TONY MACALPINE To Release New Self-Titled Solo Album Next Month
 Legendary guitar and piano/keyboard virtuoso Tony MacAlpine's new self- titled album, to be released June 21 on Favored Nations, marks a highly-anticipated return to solo work after a prolific decade of output with his bands, including prog-metal-fusion trio PLANET X; Grammy-nominated jazz fusion outfit CAB; power metallers RING OF FIRE; as well as performing keyboard and guitar duties in Steve Vai's double platinum DVD-selling live band "The Breed" from 2001-2006.
"When I set out to write a new album, I quickly realized that my urge to once again create and define myself as a solo artist had returned with a vengeance," said MacAlpine. "This is my strongest album to date. I can't wait to hit the road and play it live."
Recorded in his home studio in Pasadena, California, "Tony MacAlpine" is the musician's 11th solo album. Featuring 12 tracks of guitar-laden progressive instrumental metal — MacAlpine performing seven- and eight-string guitar, keyboards, bass and programming, along with drum legends Virgil Donati (PLANET X, VIRGIL DONATI BAND) on tracks 1, 5, and 10; and Marco Minnemann (ADRIAN BELEW, NECROPHAGIST) on tracks 3, 4, 8 and 12. Bassist Philip Bynoe (STEVE VAI, RING OF FIRE) also appears on track 2. The album was mixed by Ulrich Wild (DEFTONES, STATIC-X, DETHKLOK) and mastered by former chief mastering engineer of A&M Studios, Dave Collins.
One of the guitarists at the forefront of the virtuoso guitar movement of the mid-80s, 2011 marks Tony's 25th anniversary of groundbreaking guitar work (his seminal 1986 debut album "Edge Of Insanity" was recently ranked #4 in Guitar World magazine's "Top 10 Shred Albums Of All Time”), in a career spanning 11 solo albums, 13 band albums, and countless guest appearances, in genres diverse as metal, progressive fusion, neoclassical, jazz and classical piano.
The album's opening tracks "Serpens Cauda" and "Ölüdeniz" are available now for FREE download in high quality MP3 at Tony's web site.
Tony plans to tour the album in the USA, Europe and South America later this year and 2012.
"Tony MacAlpine" track listing:
01. Serpens Cauda (4:23)
02. Ölüdeniz (5:16)
03. Fire Mountain (4:23)
04. Dream Mechanism (4:18)
05. Ten Seconds to Mercury (4:35)
06. Flowers For Monday (3:05)
07. Angel of Twilight (5:03)
08. Pyrokinesis (3:56)
09. Blue Maserati (4:41)
10. Summer Palace (4:36)
11. Salar de Uyuni (5:40)
12. The Dedication (4:22)
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7 ìàé 2011
DISGORGE Announces New Lineup, Begins Work On Fifth Album
 American death metallers DISGORGE are hard at work on their fifth full-length album, "And The Weak Shall Perish", for a late 2011 release via Unique Leader Records. The band, which had been on hiatus since 2006, is recording the new CD with the following lineup:
* Levi Fuselier - Vocals
* Ricky Myers - Drums
* Erik Lindmark (DEEDS OF FLESH) - Guitar
* Derek Boyer (SUFFOCATION, DECREPIT BIRTH) - Bass
Songtitles set to appear on "And The Weak Shall Perish" include:
* "Through Mutilation Comes Salvation"
* "Of Maggots And Decay"
* "Embalmed In Cryptic Fluid"
* "Plagued By Faith"
* "Saints Of Genocide"
* "Vomiting The Larvae"
* "Erosion Of Mortality"
* "And The Weak Shall Perish"
* "Tomb Of Diabolical Manifestations"
* "Deranged Epidemic" (re-recording)
Commented Myers: "First let me start by apologizing to DISGORGE fans around the world for the long period of time we took off. The passing of [bassist] Ben [Marlin in 2008 following a battle with cancer] hit us all hard and was very difficult to accept.
"When someone passes on that is close to you that you played music with toured and worked with, they become family and I was unable to move on as quickly as others. I could not see myself playing the songs that me, Ben and Diego [Sanchez, guitar] worked so hard on to look over and not to see Ben there playing with us.
"I will never be over the passing of Ben, but I know he would want DISGORGE to move on and that is what we are doing.
"Unfortunately, Diego will not be a part of the new album; he has other projects going on. I have the utmost respect for Diego, he is like a brother to me and he was a huge part of DISGORGE and my life but I must continue what I have known for nineteen years and that is DISGORGE.
"When DISGORGE was formed in 1992, we set out to make the most brutal music we could and nothing will ever change that no matter who is playing the instruments. This album will be no different. It will be some of the sickest and fastest work ever laid down by DISGORGE.
"There will be a lot of questions, so let me start by saying this: Yes, DISGORGE will be touring, and yes, DISGORGE will be playing old songs, songs you haven't seen DISGORGE play before.
"We are all very excited about this and we can't wait for fans to be gutted once again."
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