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30 мар 2011
CANNIBAL CORPSE\'s PAT O\'BRIEN To Step In As SLAYER\'s Guest Guitarist
 CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Pat O'Brien (pictured below) will fill in for EXODUS' Gary Holt when Holt leaves the SLAYER European tour to play with his own band EXODUS at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on April 4. Holt has been filling in for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman since the tour kicked off February 26 in Australia.
Holt's last show with SLAYER will be April 4 in Padova, Italy; O'Brien will join the band for the April 6 show in Croatia, and will finish the European dates with SLAYER that wrap up on April 14 in Holland.
Hanneman has amazed his doctors with his speedy recovery from an infection thought to have been caused by a spider bite. Following surgery on his right arm, he continues his physical therapy and has already been practicing with his guitar.
Remaining dates for SLAYER's European tour are as follows:
With Gary Holt:
Mar. 28 - La Rivera, Madrid, Spain
Mar. 29 - Coliseum, La Coruna, Spain
Mar. 30 - Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Spain
Apr. 01 St. Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
Apr. 03 Rome Atlantico, Rome, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
Apr. 04 Gran Teatro, Padova, Italy (Gary Holt, guest guitarist)
With Pat O'Brien:
Apr. 06 - Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Crotia
Apr. 07 - Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
Apr. 08 - Arena Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Apr. 10 - Prague O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Apr. 11 - Lodz Sportshall, Lodz, Poland
Apr. 13 - Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzgerland
Apr. 14 - Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, Holland
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30 мар 2011
PAIN: First \'You Only Live Twice\' Trailer Released
 The first in a series of trailers for "You Only Live Twice", the seventh album from PAIN, the Swedish industrial metal outfit led by musician and producer Peter Tägtgren, can be viewed below. The CD will be released on June 3 via Nuclear Blast Records.
"You Only Live Twice" final track listing:
01. Let Me Out
02. Feed The Demons
03. The Great Pretender
04. You Only Live Twice
05. Dirty Woman
06. We Want More
07. Leave Me Alone
08. Monster
09. Season Of The Reaper
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30 мар 2011
SEBASTIAN BACH Completes Recording Lead Vocals For New Album
 Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach recently entered a Los Angeles studio with his new, young, virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and producer Bob Marlette (BLACK SABBATH, SHINEDOWN, ATREYU, FILTER) to record Bach's next CD, tentatively due this summer via the Italian label Frontiers Records.
In a Facebook posting dated March 28, Bach writes, "YAY! I am beyond thrilled to parlay the information to you that today I tracked the last two songs for the CD. 13 out of 13 songs now have vocals on them. Not all are finished but a majority of them are! Now it's time for backing vocals and lead guitars and making sure everything is perfect. Wrote the last of the lyrics today, for a brand new song that's heavy as hell and lyrically about a girl. Hey, all the best songs are!"
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30 мар 2011
TOM MORELLO To Release New THE NIGHTWATCHMAN Album
 According to Billboard.com, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will release his third folk-oriented album under the THE NIGHTWATCHMAN name, "World Wide Rebel Songs", late summer via New West Records.
THE NIGHTWATCHMAN is a band name Morello used for two previous solo albums — 2007's "One Man Revolution" and 2008's "The Fabled City".
Morello explained a while back the origin of THE NIGHTWATCHMAN moniker, which started when he first began performing his protest songs in coffeehouses. "I would sign up anonymously, you know," he said. "I didn't want to sign up as Tom Morello and have people, you know, between their mochaccinos clamoring for 'Bulls On Parade'. So I signed up as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, and it was a moniker that seemed to fit the music that I was writing and playing, and it stuck."
Tom Morello is a founding member and guitarist of the rock bands RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE. The two bands are responsible for multiple Grammy Awards and a combined 30 million albums sold worldwide. Morello has also received critical acclaim as a solo artist known as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN. Widely celebrated for his unique voice as a master electric guitarist, he is recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Guitar Players of All-Time" (#26). He is also one of only two guitarists featured as a playable animated character in the overwhelmingly popular Activision video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Tom Morello graduated from Harvard University with honors as a political science major and has been a widely recognized political activist throughout his career. With SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Serj Tankian, Morello formed Axis of Justice, an organization whose purpose is to bring together musicians, music fans, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.
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30 мар 2011
ERYN NON DAE. To Enter Studio In August
 Toulouse, France-based post-apocalyptic metal monsters ERYN NON DAE. (formerly END.) will enter Mobo's ConKrete Studio in Bordeaux, France in August to begin recording their sophomore album. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2009's "Hydra Lernaia" will be "about metamorphosis," and will feature such songtitles as "Chrysalis", "The Great Downfall", "Black Obsidian Pyre" and "Scarlet Rising".
According to a press release, ERYN NON DAE. gives the metal scene exactly what is needed — something unique, groundbreaking, and a new style of extreme to follow upon. Much like fellow homeland heroes GOJIRA, ERYN NON DAE. pulls off a signature sound that can immediately be picked up by the metal critics. ERYN NON DAE.'s ever-evolving brand of extreme music makes for an open-minded listen from start to finish. Their technicality not only stands out, but also goes towards metal's advantage, expanding the genre. ERYN NON DAE. delivers complex and brutal structures while at the same time adding doses of dark and apocalyptic moods, keeping you addicted. Their creativity, power, and aesthetics without a doubt will stun the metal genre."
ERYN NON DAE. is:
Mathieu B. Nogues: Vocals
Franck Quintin: Guitar/Vocals
Yann Servanin: Guitar
Mickael André: Bass
Julien Rufié: Drums
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30 мар 2011
BORKNAGAR Signs New Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
 Norway's BORKNAGAR has inked a three-album deal with Century Media Records. The band is currently working on material for its new CD, tentatively due in early 2012.
Commented BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun: "Well, sometimes life takes slightly unexpected yet great turns!
"Due to internal business affairs, the deal with Indie recordings was mutually terminated by both parties in January 2011. Since then we have been negotiating a possible re-signing with Century Media Records.
"While you are reading this, Jens F. Ryland and I are at the headquarters of Century Media Records in Dortmund to ink a new deal with our old partners in crime.
"It feels very good to be back in the fold of the mighty Century family; there is simply no team, no label alike.
"Thanks to Jens Preuter (head of A&R), we have worked out and landed a deal that we are 110 percent sure will serve the future endeavors of BORKNAGAR in the best possible and most potent way. We share so much history with Century Media Records and we are now preparing to create more musical history for the future to come — together with our friends at the Century family!“
Added Preuter: "We are very proud to welcome back such a great and highly influential band. Whether you want to call it black, progressive, Viking, folk or whatever metal, BORKNAGAR always managed to be just themselves on a unique and high level.
"I already heard some pre-production demos from the upcoming album and I can tell you it will be not just another masterpiece, but probably the best material they’ve done so far."
If you live near Dortmund, Germany, you can come by the Die Burg bar this Thursday evening, March 29 and party with Øystein G. Brun, Jens F. Ryland and the Century Media crew.
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30 мар 2011
ALICE COOPER Meets LADY GAGA
 Legendary rocker Alice Cooper was photographed backstage at Lady Gaga's show on Saturday, March 25 in Phoenix. The pop singer — who is said to be a fan of heavy metal and hard rock — reportedly marked the occasion by smearing fake blood over her chest and posting on her Twitter profile, "I just died and went to hell" after the meeting.
Cooper recently praised Lady Gaga, saying: "She can sing, write and play piano — she's not just a costume queen ... you can be as outrageous as you want as long as you back it up with the music."
According to TheDailyStar.com, Lady Gaga is expected to make a cameo appearance at one of Alice's shows in May, although it's unclear what role she will play during the performance.
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30 мар 2011
LAKE OF TEARS: \'Illwill\' Digipak Detailed; Vinyl Artwork Unveiled
 Swedish metallers LAKE Of TEARS will release their new album, "Illwill", on April 29 via AFM Records. It will be made available on CD, limited-edition digipak and limited 180-gram vinyl (with different cover artwork).
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Floating In Darkness
02. Illwill
03. The Hating
04. U.N.S.A.N.E.
05. House Of The Setting Sun
06. Behind The Green Door
07. Parasites
08. Out Of Control
09. Taste Of Hell
10. Midnight Madness
11. As Daylight Yields (live) *
11. Demon You/Lily Anne (live) *
11. Crazyman (live) *
* Digipak bonus tracks
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30 мар 2011
LAY DOWN ROTTEN Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
 Guitarist Daniel Jakobi has left German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN for "personal reasons" and has been replaced by the band's "old buddy" Daniel "Kensington" Seifert. | 0 | |
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30 мар 2011
BLIND GUARDIAN\'s \'Travelers\' Film To Debut At HEAVY METAL FILM FESTIVAL
 The world's first-ever film festival dedicated to heavy metal music will take place at the Downtown Independent Cinema in Los Angeles, California this coming March 31 through April 3, 2011.
Organizer and lifelong metalhead Samuel Douek shares an exciting addition to the Heavy Metal Film Festival's inaugural lineup:
"We are proud to announce that Germany's BLIND GUARDIAN have submitted a magical, one-of-a-kind, still-in-the-making film edited by Andreas Fiekers called 'Travelers At The Edge Of Time' for a world premiere to debut exclusively at the Heavy Metal Film Festival in Downtown Los Angeles. The new film speaks to the band's evolution and how it led them into the symphonic saga of their latest album, 2010's Billboard Top 200-charting 'At The Edge Of Time'. 'Travelers At The Edge Of Time' will be screened at the HMFF's special closing night event on Sunday at 9 p.m."
"Travelers At The Edge Of Time" (Editor: Andreas Fiekers) Germany 2011: This documentary follows Germany's legendary power metal band BLIND GUARDIAN through an unfinished cycle of their remarkable career up to now. Showcasing an intimate insight throughout the massive amount of events the musicians had to face since summer 2009, the film begins abruptly during the production for their breathtaking opus "At The Edge Of Time" when the band begins orchestra recordings at the Rudolfinum in Prague. During the fragile act of creating real music, BLIND GUARDIAN are suddenly confronted with the virtual reality of a computer game called Sacred 2. While tasting the sweetness of having accomplished one mission, another one immediately starts with dreary rehearsals in the "Twilight Hall" before the band heads off to spread their mystical message to thousands of enthusiastic bards on another world tour. We will meet an unmasked Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, Frederik Ehmke, and their crew members through the many private on-the-road and behind-the-scenes encounters. Fans will witness BLIND GUARDIAN take part in their never-ending quest for perfection beyond the musical aspects when cameras follow the band onto different stages from the first indoor shows to subsequent outdoor shows on the "Sacred World and Songs Divine Tour". "Travelers At The Edge Of Time" then takes on a new voyage when the group gets back to the studio and starts working on its lifetime project: the orchestral album. Both completion of this film project and the touring cycle for the latest album are not yet complete, proving only one thing: There is no real beginning, nor there is a real ending…
In addition to the BLIND GUARDIAN film's world premiere, "Until The Light Takes Us" has been added to the midnight screening taking place on Saturday, April 2.
"Until The Light Takes Us" (Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell) USA 2009: "Until The Light Takes Us" tells the story of black metal. Part music scene and part cultural uprising, black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-Nineties when a rash of suicides, murders, and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for to other musicians, artists and music fans worldwide. "Until The Light Takes Us" goes behind the highly sensationalized media reports of "Satanists running amok in Europe" to examine the complex and largely misunderstood principles and beliefs that led to this rebellion against both Christianity and modern culture.
To capture this on film, directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell moved to Norway and lived with the musicians for several years, building relationships that allowed them to create a surprisingly intimate portrait of this violent, but ultimately misunderstood, movement. The result is a poignant, moving story that's as much about the idea that reality is composed of whatever the most people believe, regardless of what's actually true, as it is about a music scene that blazed a path of murder and arson across the northern sky.
"Las Marimbas Del Infierno" (Marimbas From Hell) by Julio Hernández Cordón will be opening the festival on Thursday evening, March 31.
On Thursday, March 10, advanced tickets to the Heavy Metal Film Festival will be available for purchase via the Downtown Independent Cinema Box Office. Ticket prices will be as follows:
* $9.00 per film
* $15.00 - opening night screening (includes after-party)
* $33.00 - day pass (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
* $66.60 - advanced purchase festival pass (ONLY 30 available at this special price; includes opening night)
* $99.00 – advanced purchase festival pass (ONLY 100 available; includes opening night)
For more information about volunteering for this event, please write in to heavymetalfilmfestival@gmail.com.
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30 мар 2011
HAMMETT, SLASH, CANTRELL In \'Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World\'; Entire Film Available
 Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Cantrell, Slash, Buddy Guy, Kirk Hammett and Zakk Wylde are among the musicians who are featured in "Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World", a definitive documentary that tells the story of the #1-selling effects pedal of all time, from its invention in 1966 through its evolution into the present day. The effect was an essential ingredient in the creation of classics like JIMI HENDRIX's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)", METALLICA's "Enter Sandman" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine". The film from Guard House Pictures looks at how engineer Brad Plunkett discovered and developed the legendary wah sound and how artists have used it to express themselves throughout its evolution. Guitar icons such as Buddy Guy, Eddie Van Halen, Kirk Hammett, Slash, and Zakk Wylde talk about how the wah has become a part of their signature sounds, while rock journalists such as Rolling Stone's Ben Fong-Torres and Guitar Player's Art Thompson explore the pedal's cultural significance.
Learn how a simple effect became one of the most important tools of expression for guitarists everywhere.
The entire movie can now be viewed below.
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29 мар 2011
ALICE COOPER\'s \'Welcome 2 My Nightmare\' Pushed Back To Next Year
 Legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke to AOL's Noisecreep about "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", a sequel to his 1975 concept album "Welcome to My Nightmare" — his first "solo" release after the break-up of the original Alice Cooper band.
"It will be out next year," he said, "We have to do the whole festivals tour first which will be South America, Australia, Europe, Canada, all over the States. That's going to be a big kind of heavy Alice show. But the [tour] after that will be 'Welcome To My Nightmare Part Two' — 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare,' and it's going to be a full-out nightmare so I almost can't wait for that one. The next show is going to be fun. The show after that, the nightmare show, is going to be unbelievable."
In a recent interview with Billboard.com, Cooper said about the forthcoming CD, "I had an idea to do a part two to (2008's) 'Along Came a Spider'," Cooper says. "I came to [producer] Bob [Ezrin; PINK FLOYD, KISS] with it, and he listened and goes, 'Eh. I would be more excited if 'Along Came a Spider' was a No. 1 record.' He wasn't really into it. Then we started talking about 'Welcome to My Nightmare''s 35th anniversary or something like that, and he said, 'What if Alice had another nightmare?' All I was trying to do was get Bob to say, 'Yeah, I want to produce the album,' so we found a place where both of us really felt comfortable, and that was doing 'Nightmare 2'."
"Welcome 2 My Nightmare" features the original "Nightmare" tandem of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner, with Vince Gill guesting on a track called "Runaway Train". In addition, surviving Cooper band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith appear on the song "When Hell Comes Home".
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29 мар 2011
AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Launches NOMAD CLOTHING
 Phil Sgrosso, guitarist of the Grammy-nominated metal band AS I LAY DYING, has just unveiled his latest project, Nomad Clothing. The clothing line is geared for a complete launch this spring.
Commented Sgrosso: "The time has come to let everyone know about a new project I've been working on. I've recently started up Nomad Clothing, which will cover a range of clothing and accessories beyond your average t-shirt line. With fashion trends becoming more over-the-top these days, I wanted to start something simple that represented my taste and ideas that I could share with others throughout the world."
Nomad Clothing was conceptualized as an alternative fashion recourse for Sgrosso. The guitarist, who has spent the better part of the past decade married to the road, has had his image of modern fashion shift from an incidental adornment to a necessary comfort. He created Nomad as a reflection of himself; strong in nature, yet subdued in style and simplicity.
Nomad delivers quality clothing focused on design, detail, and overall comfort. The line is inspired by the true wayfarer spirit, designed for ultimate durability, from conception through construction. The colors, prints, and structures create a clean visual identity, which carries through the line's assemblage of printed Ts, woven shirts, and tailored-fit jeans.
The collection’' debut will be revealed in the coming weeks.
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29 мар 2011
SLASH: Quality Hong Kong Footage Available
 Quality video footage of Slash's March 22, 2011 performance in Hong Kong can be viewed below.
01. Ghost
02. Mean Bone (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT cover)
03. Nightrain (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
04. Rocket Queen (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
05. Civil War (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
06. Back From Cali
07. Starlight
08. Nothing To Say
09. Doctor Alibi
10. Jizz Da Pit (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT cover)
11. Just Like Anything (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT cover)
12. My Michelle (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
13. Patience (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
14. Guitar Solo / "Godfather" Theme
15. Sweet Child O' Mine (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
16. Rise Today (ALTER BRIDGE cover)
17. Slither (VELVET REVOLVER cover)
Encore:
18. By The Sword
19. Mr. Brownstone (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
20. Paradise City (GUNS N' ROSES cover)
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29 мар 2011
IMPERIA: \'Secret Passion\' Trailer Available
 A two-minute trailer for "Secret Passion", the new album from the Dutch/Norwegian goth metal band IMPERIA — which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Holland-based band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) — can be viewed below. Released on March 25 via Massacre Records, the CD was recorded at Spacelab studio in Germany. The album's first single, "Let Down", features a guest appearance by cellist Tina Guo.
"Secret Passion" track listing:
01. Touch Of Your Hand
02. Secret Passion
03. Fragile
04. Out Of Sight
05. Let Down
06. Violence
07. Like Rain
08. Suicide
09. Hold On
10. Greed
11. Missing It All
12. My Sleeping Angel
13. Mistress (digipak bonus track)
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29 мар 2011
HEAVEN & HELL: \'Live At Radio City Music Hall\' Blu-Ray Detailed
 HEAVEN & HELL's "Live At Radio City Music Hall" 2007 concert will be released on Blu-ray disc on May 17 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. The Blu-ray will contain lots of bonus features that were not on the original DVD.
The "Live At Radio City Music Hall" DVD has sold around 60,000 copies in the United States since its August 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
"Live From Radio City Music Hall" captures HEAVEN & HELL bashing its way through some of the Dio era's best including "Mob Rules", "Die Young", "Neon Knights", "Children Of The Sea" and an epic 15-minute-plus version of "Heaven And Hell". The quartet also performed a pair of new songs — the hit single "The Devil Cried" and "Shadow Of The Wind". Both songs debuted in 2007 on "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" (Rhino/Warner Bros. Records), the first comprehensive introduction to the Dio era's legacy. The disc includes the entire show shot in breathtaking HD as well as a tour documentary and other bonus footage.
"Live From Radio City Music Hall" Blu-ray track listing:
01. E5150/After All (The Dead)
02. The Mob Rules
03. Children Of The Sea
04. Lady Evil
05. I
06. The Sign Of The Southern Cross
07. Voodoo
08. The Devil Cried
09. Computer God
10. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
11. Shadow Of The Wind
12. Die Young
13. Heaven And Hell
14. Lonely Is The Word
15. Neon Knights
Bonus features:
* Road Movie
* Hail The Gods Of Metal
* Meet The Mob
* Radio City"
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29 мар 2011
RAM: New Album Title Revealed
 RAM, the traditional Gothenburg, Sweden-based heavy metal band featuring drummer Morgan Pettersson (ex-B-THONG), has set "Death" as the title of its third album, tentatively due this fall via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded at Welfare Sounds Studios in the group's hometown and was mastered by Dragan Tanaskovic at Bohus Sound.
"Death" features a guest appearance by Swedish multi-instrumentalist Freddie Wadling who has had a very successful solo career in addition to having played with such cult acts as THE LEATHER NUN, BLUE FOR TWO and FLÄSKKVARTETTEN.
RAM will release a seven-inch vinyl single, "Under The Scythe", on May 13 via the German label High Roller Records. The single's title track will also be featured on "Death" while the B-side will contain an exclusive cover version of the MERCYFUL FATE song "Evil" from the Danish band's classic 1983 album "Melissa". RAM's rendition of "Evil" is said to be a "duet" with Oscar Carlquist and Hellbutcher from the Swedish cult black metal band NIFELHEIM. RAM says, "Don't expect Hellbutcher's vocals to be anything near what he does in NIFELHEIM."
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29 мар 2011
ABORTED To Enter Studio In June
 Death metal psychopaths ABORTED will enter Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark in June with producer Jacob Hansen (INVOCATOR, HATESPHERE, VOLBEAT) to begin recording their seventh full-length album, "Global Flatline", for a late 2011 release via Century Media Records. 15 tracks of "the most brutal and intense material the band has written to date" will be laid down for the effort, with 12 tracks set to appear on the regular CD and the rest to be used as bonus material.
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29 мар 2011
WORMROT: \'Spot A Pathetic\' Video Released
 Singapore grindcore trio WORMROT have released a new music video, for the track "Spot A Pathetic", which is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Dirge". Filmed just weeks ago at The Blvd in Los Angeles, California with director Dave Vorhes (WHITE WIZZARD, BONDED BY BLOOD), the clip captures the band at its best, performing live in front of a packed crowd of riotous grinders and metalheads.
"Dirge" will be released in North America on May 3 and in Europe on May 23. The album features 25 tracks of insane grindcore and will be available on CD, as well as limited-edition colored vinyl LP with two bonus tracks.
The colored vinyl will be available in the following quantities and colors:
* 100 - Black & White Splatter
* 200 - Yellow
* 300 - Red & White Splatter
* 300 - Red
* 600 - Black
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29 мар 2011
EVOCATION: \'Psychosis Warfare\' Video Released
 "Psychosis Warfare", the new video from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed with director Xaay (who is also the band's artwork artist) and his girlfriend Iwona in different locations around the group's hometown of Borås. The group states, "Xaay and Iwona really have managed to capture the emotions and feelings connected with the track and the album."
EVOCATION last year signed a worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wolffackel/Warner Chappell (IMMORTAL, PRIMORDIAL, THE HAUNTED, UNLEASHED, etc.).
EVOCATION's third album, "Apocalyptic", was released on October 29, 2010 via Cyclone Empire Records. The cover artwork (see below) was created by Xaay (BEHEMOTH, NILE, VADER) and it "fit[s] both the title, 'Apocalyptic', and our musical achievements just perfect," says the band. "We are blown away by the effort and feeling [Xaay] gave it."
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29 мар 2011
MANOWAR Guitarist Joins HADES On Stage In New Jersey
 Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman joined reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES on stage on last night (Saturday, March 26) at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey to perform one song off MANOWAR's classic debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns". | 0 | |
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29 мар 2011
THE INTERBEING Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC
 Danish tech metal band THE INTERBEING has inked a deal with Mighty Music. The group's debut album, "Edge Of The Obscure", will be released in Europe on August 1. According to a press release, the CD "clearly underlines THE INTERBEING to be a well-defined and visionary band. The record contains a low tuned and polyrhythmic soundscape with melodic elements and bleak electronic ambience. Tight, aggressive, melodic and atmospheric are the key concepts. The sound co-exists with the lyrics which revolve around a fictional inner being. The listener follows this creature through dystopian and distinct worlds and the record ends with the creature reaching the edge."
"Edge Of The Obscure" track listing:
01. Elusive Atmosphere
02. Pulse within the Paradox
03. Tongue of the Soiled
04. Face Deletion
05. Fields of Grey
06. Shadow Drift
07. Swallowing White Light
08. In the Transcendence
09. Celestial Flames
10. Rhesus Artificial
11. Ledge of Oblivion
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29 мар 2011
IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC To Release \'In Concert!\' In April
 IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC, the new band led by THE HELLACOPTERS architect and former ENTOMBED drummer Nicke Andersson, will release its new album, "In Concert!", on April 29 via Psychout Records. The CD was recorded at Deuce Recording Studios (now Gutterview Recorders) in Stockholm and features six songs originally recorded by CHUCK BERRY, THE BEATLES, THE RUNAWAYS, THE EASYBEATS, LITTLE WILLIE JOHN and THE RASPBERRIES. The album was produced and engineered by Nicke Andersson and mastered by Henke Jonsson at Masters of Audio.
"In Concert!" track listing:
01. Leave My Kitten Alone
02. Is It Day Or Night?
03. You Can't Do That
04. I Don't Know What I Want
05. Rock And Roll Boogie
06. Sweet Little Sixteen
Commented Andersson: "'In Concert!' is the new mini album from IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC. Recorded in the studio, it consists of six songs culled from the set of our recent crusade throughout Europe.
"Although I regard my own compositions highly, the importance of our rock and roll heritage cannot be stressed enough. From CHUCK BERRY to THE RUNAWAYS, these songs rapidly became a big part of the Imperial live show. Now you can hear them at home — fresh from the studio!
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29 мар 2011
HAMMERFALL: New Single Available For Streaming
 "One More Time", the new single from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, is available for streaming on the band's Facebook page.
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29 мар 2011
U.D.O.: Complete \'Rev-Raptor\' Album Details Revealed
 U.D.O., the German metal band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, will release its new album, "Rev-Raptor", on May 20 release via AFM Records. The effort will be available in the following formats:
* CD (Jewel Case)
* CD (Digipak)
* CD (Japan)
* Vinyl black
* Vinyl green
* Limited Box (more details below)
The digipak contains the two bonus tracks "Time Dilator" and "Heavy Metal W:O:A" plus the videos for "Leatherhead" and the second single, "I Give As Good As I Get".
The Japanese version of "Rev-Raptor" includes the bonus tracks "Stormbreaker" and "Bodyworld".
The green-vinyl edition of "Rev-Raptor" is limited to 200 copies and available exclusively via Nuclear Blast mailorder.
Here are the details of the different "Rev-Raptor" versions:
CD Jewel Case:
01. Rev-Raptor
02. Leatherhead
03. Renegade
04. I Give As Good As I Get
05. Dr. Death
06. Rock¹N¹Roll Soldiers
07. Terrorvision
08. Underworld
09. Pain Man
10. Fairy Tales Of Victory
11. Motor-Borg
12. True Born Winners
13. Days Of Hope And Glory
CD DigiPak:
01. Rev-Raptor
02. Leatherhead
03. Renegade
04. I Give As Good As I Get
05. Dr. Death
06. Rock¹N¹Roll Soldiers
07. Terrorvision
08. Underworld
09. Pain Man
10. Fairy Tales Of Victory
11. Motor-Borg
12. True Born Winners
13. Time Dilator (Bonus)
14. Days Of Hope And Glory
15. Heavy Metal W:O:A (Bonus)
16. I Give As Good As I Get (Video)
17. Leatherhead (Video)
CD Japan:
01. Rev-Raptor
02. Leatherhead
03. Renegade
04. I Give As Good As I Get
05. Dr. Death
06. Rock¹N¹Roll Soldiers
07. Terrorvision
08. Underworld
09. Pain Man
10. Fairy Tales Of Victory
11. Motor-Borg
12. True Born Winners
13. Stormbreaker (Bonus)
14. Bodyworld (Bonus)
15. Days Of Hope And Glory
Vinyl:
01. Rev-Raptor
02. Leatherhead
03. Renegade
04. I Give As Good As I Get
05. Rock¹N¹Roll Soldiers
06. Terrorvision
07. Underworld
08. Pain Man
09. Motor-Borg
10. True Born Winners
11. Days Of Hope And Glory
There will also be a "Limited Box" edition (1,000 copies only) with the following content:
* "Rev-Raptor" digipak
* U.D.O. belt
* U.D.O. buckle
* U.D.O. flask with lasered logo
The recordings for "Rev-Raptor" took place between June 2010 and February 2011 at Roxx studios (owned by U.D.O. guitarist and ex-ACCEPT drummer Stefan Kaufmann) in Pulheim, Germany. The CD was mastered by Manfred Melchior at MM Sound Digital studios in Steinhagen, Germany. The album's cover artwork is once again a comic-like motif: but the "Dominator" character is this time "a lot more effectual and colorful," according to a press release.
"Rev-Raptor" was originally scheduled for release in January but was delayed by the back problems experienced by Kaufmann, the same issue that forced him to quit playing drums for ACCEPT back in the day. Stefan recently received medical treatment for this condition and had recovered enough to have played with the band on November 6, 2010 at the Rock Antenne festival at Schwabenhalle in Augsburg.
U.D.O. will release a new single, "Leatherhead", on April 8 via AFM Records.
The track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Leatherhead
02. Rock'n'Roll Soldiers *
03. Free Or Rebellion **
04. Run! **
05. Jingle Balls (video clip)
06. Leatherhead (video clip)
* Bonus track
** Non-album bonus track
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29 мар 2011
DARK FUNERAL Guitarist: \'We Should Be Back At Full Force Before The Summer\'
 Guitarist Lord Ahriman of Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update:
"I/we understand that many of you impatiently are waiting for us to announce the new lineup, get back on tour, write and release a new album and so forth, and rightfully so! Personally, I wish we would have been back at full force long time ago, but for obvious reasons, we don't want to make any sudden decisions here, which I'm sure you all understand!
"Obviously, we could have chosen the quick and easy way, brought in some great and talented session musicians, and just kept on touring, but because we want to build a new, much stronger and sustainable lineup, that was an option was ruled out immediately.
"Anyway, I just wanted to give a quick sign of life and let you know that things are moving along just fine. And as long as things continue to go according to our master plan, we should be back at full force before the summer. However, I'd like to point out that we haven't made any final decisions or hired anyone yet, but it shouldn't take much too long until we do."
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29 мар 2011
MARDUK To Release \'Iron Dawn\' EP
 Swedish black metallers MARDUK have finished recording three songs for a new EP, "Iron Dawn", that will be released in North America on the same day as the band's appearance at the Maryland Deathfest on May 27 (May 30 in the rest of the world via Regain Records). So the first chance to get your hands on the EP will be during the festival and the group's upcoming "7 Bowls Of Wrath" tour (taking place late May/early June).
According to a press release, the songs included on "Iron Dawn" differ from the concept that is being created for the next full-length album. Therefore this EP will be made available as a special treat for all MARDUK legionaries out there.
"Iron Dawn" track listing:
01. Warschau 2: Headhunter Halfmoon
02. Wacht Am Rhein: Drumbeats Of Death
03. Prochorovka: Blood And Sunflowers
The "Iron Dawn" EP will only be available for a certain time period and will be unleashed on digipak version and also on 12-inch vinyl limited to 500 copies worldwide.
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29 мар 2011
Former MINISTRY, COLLAPSING LUNGS Members Join Forces In DEVIL IN A BLACK DRESS
 Now that MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen has retired the band and Trent Reznor of NINE INCH NAILS is focusing on composing scores for films, a large void has been left for fans of this type of music.
Enter DEVIL IN A BLACK DRESS from Los Angeles, California. The band combines elements of metal, industrial and everything in between.
DEVIL IN A BLACK DRESS includes vocalist Frank Cassara (COLLAPSING LUNGS, L.U.N.G.S.), Grammy-nominated drummer Aaron Rossi (MINISTRY, PRONG, REVOLTING COCKS), and two-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Sin Quirin (MINISTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, LORDS OF ACID). The band is currently at Gourmet Sound Studios in Encino, California recording a three-song demo which is being produced by BAD RELIGION guitarist Greg Hetson.
Commented Hetson: "A friend of mine played me a demo of theirs and asked me if I would be interested in working with the band. After a few listens, I really liked their blend of metal, electronica and percussion. So here I am, producing the band. | 0 | |
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