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18 мар 2011
MALISON ROGUE: New Song Available For Streaming
 The full track "Scars" from the self-titled debut album from the Swedish heavy metal band MALISON ROGUE can be streamed below. The CD will be released on March 25 via Inner Wound Recordings.
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18 мар 2011
MERCENARY Frontman Checks In From SYMPHONY X/NEVERMORE
 Bassist/vocalist René Pedersen of Danish melodic death metallers MERCENARY has posted a seven-minute clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's March 17, 2011 concert at Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany as part of the "Power Of Metal" European tour with SYMPHONY X, NEVERMORE, PSYCHOTIC WALTZ and THAUROROD
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18 мар 2011
THE ACCUSED: \'Hemline (A Waste of Skin)\' Video Released
 "Hemline (A Waste of Skin)", the new video from veteran hardcore thrashers THE ACCUSED, can be viewed below. The clip is a mini-splatter epic starring the lovely and terrifying Martha Splatterhead, which was shot in twp locations — Marysville, Washington and San Diego, California — and directed by Federico Aragon.
"Hemline (A Waste of Skin)" comes off THE ACCUSED's latest album, "The Curse Of Martha Splatterhead", which was released in August 2009 via Southern Lord Records.
Originally formed in 1981 near Seattle, THE ACCUSED released six LPs and several EPs over a period of 28 years. Having survived deaths, trends and severe obstacles, THE ACCUSED "has returned to rightfully reclaim the thrash metal throne," according to a press release. "'The Curse Of Martha Splatterhead' contains even more face ripping riffs, more brutal throat shredding and more intenstinal morbid devourement than ever before. 14 songs clocking in at 29 minutes. FASTER, MORE VICIOUS, MORE BRUTAL than you can handle! Crushing production courtesy of Billy Anderson (MELVINS, NEUROSIS, EYEHATEGOD, HIGH ON FIRE, SLEEP, etc.)."
"The Curse Of Martha Splatterhead" track listing:
01. The Splatterbeast
02. Stomped To Death
03. Bodies Are Rising
04. Festival Of Flesh
05. Elijah Black
06. Scotty Came Back
07. Hemline
08. Die Violently
09. By The Hook
10. Avenue Of The Dead
11. Fuck Sorry
12. Martha's Disciples
13. Seriously Dead
14. Splatter Rock II
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18 мар 2011
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Releases New Free Song
 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have just released their ninth free track, "Lightning Strikes", via RollingStone.com. PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan says the song is "dedicated with affection to Mark Tulin...and all our great Japanese fans who are in our prayers." Mark Tulin, the bassist and founding member of the pioneering psych-rockers the ELECTRIC PRUNES, died last month. Tulin played in the PUMPKINS and appears on tracks from the band's "Teargarden By Kaleidyscope" work. He also toured with Corgan in the band SPIRITS IN THE SKY in 2009. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
SEBASTIAN BACH Checks In From The Studio
 Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach recently entered a Los Angeles studio with his new, young, virtuosic guitarist Nick Sterling 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 March 17 posting on his Facebook page, Bach writes, "Bass and drums are all finished for the record. Today Nick Sterling starts on guitar wizardry and he has already laid down two rhythm guitar tracks today. The tones are blaring, brutal and fresh with a hint of the 'Scooped' tone ala Dimebag Darrell. Nick is playing through a combo of Marshall, Bogner, and Diamond amps. He is playing one of Bob Marlette's beautiful guitars, a 1969 Gibson Les Paul gold top. Shredding will resume in the a.m.!"
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18 мар 2011
SLAYER\'s KERRY KING: \'When You Play With An Orchestra, You\'re Just Masturbating Yourself\'
 Heavy music presenter Christina Rowatt of Soundwave TV conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and drummer Dave Lombardo on March 4, 2011 at the Melbourne stop of Australia's Soundwave traveling festival. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow.
Q: Would you ever do some sort of crazy rock opera or anything really mental like that, or is that lame?
Kerry: "I think when you play with an orchestra, you're just masturbating yourself, and saying, 'We're king of the world. Let's go play with an orchestra.' Sorry, METALLICA, but, unfortunately, you did that. [Laughs] There's so many bands that do it just… It's just masturbation, man. It was good before that."
Q: How has [EXODUS guitarist] Gary [Holt] been to play with? (Holt is filling in for SLAYER founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who underwent emergency surgery on his right arm in January after contracting a serious infection, possibly caused by a spider bite.)
Dave: "He's amazing. He's been phenomenal. He's got the songs down, he's got the leads down. He's really tight. He stepped up."
Kerry: "He is awesome. I'm very, very excited. He was my first choice and he jumped right onboard and I don't know where I would go if I had to pick somebody else."
Q: If there was [a] "Big Five" [of 1980s thrash metal, alongside METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX], would EXODUS be the fifth wheel, the fifth hand?
Kerry: "That's hard to say, 'cause you've got TESTAMENT. A little less history, you've got MACHINE HEAD, who are just gigantic. I mean, I wouldn't call ourselves the 'Big Four' now. I think [the term 'Big Four'] is dated, because at the time we were the 'Big Four,' and now to say it… It's like, 'Well, what about these other bands?' And I'm like, 'I didn't make this up. I'm just part of it."
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18 мар 2011
KRYPTERIA - neues Video zum Song \'Live To Fight Another Day\' online!
 KRYPTERIAs neues Album heißt "All Beauty Must Die" und wird am 22. April auf die Welt losgelassen. Zum ersten Mal in der über sechsjährigen Geschichte der Band werden Ji-In, Chris, Frank und Kusch auf "All Beauty Must Die" Gäste auf einem Krypteriaalbum präsentieren. Mit Doro Pesch, Eggi Exxel und Olli Singer gibt es also drei weitere erlesene Zutaten, die "All Beauty Must Die" zu einem absoluten Leckerbissen machen.
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18 мар 2011
DEFENDER: Two Songs Available For Streaming
 DEFENDER, the newly formed Los Angeles-based heavy metal band featuring founding CELLADOR members Bill Hudson (guitar) and Mikey Gremio (vocals) alongside ZODIAC MINDWARP/ex-REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE drummer Bruno Agra, has made two songs — "Out Of Time" and "Blackened Heart" — available for streaming in the YouTube clips below.
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18 мар 2011
THE CLEANSING: New Album Cover Artwork Unveiled
 Danish death metallers THE CLEANSING will release their second album, "Feeding The Inevitable", in the spring via the U.S. label Deepsend Records. The nine-song CD was mixed at CB studios in Denmark with producer Christian Bonde. The mastering duties were handled by Bjørn Engelmann (BEHEMOTH, BLOODBATH) at the Cutting Room in Sweden. Remy C. from Headsplit Design created the artwork/cover, which can be viewed below. The band states, "[He] really did a great work delivering some really cool and brutal illustrations."
"Feeding The Inevitable" track listing:
01. The Promethean Promise
02. Third Eye Starring
03. Your Flesh, Your Curse
04. A Cheating Progression
05. Hour Of Decadence
06. Processed For Contamination
07. Law Of Reciprocity
08. Two Days
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18 мар 2011
HAMMERFALL: \'One More Time\' Single Detailed
 On April 8, Nuclear Blast Records will release a limited-edition picture seven-inch version of the HAMMERFALL single "One More Time" from the band's upcoming album "Infected". The vinyl is limited on 500 copies and sold through the Nuclear Blast mailorder only. On the B-side of the single there will be a live version of "Hallowed Be My Name" recorded at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2009. The digital version of the single will contain an additional instrumental version of "One More Time".
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18 мар 2011
AXEL RUDI PELL: \'The Ballads IV\' Due In September
 SPV/Steamhammer has set a September 26 release date for "The Ballads IV", the new compilation from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL. In addition to all of the group's ballads since the release of "The Ballads III" (which came out in 2004), the disc includes three newly recorded songs. More information will be made available soon.
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18 мар 2011
Entire SOUNDGARDEN Live Album Now Streaming Online
 According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN's first-ever official concert album, titled "Live On I5", is streaming now in its entirety at the band's Facebook page. You must "like" the page in order to access the tracks. The set is compiled of live tracks from a 1996 West Coast tour by the band and is named after the Interstate 5. SOUNDGARDEN had intended to release the tapes of these shows as its first live album shortly after the tour, but the group ended up disbanding and the tapes were left in the studio, untouched for years. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
POETS OF THE FALL New Video
 Our brand new music video Can You Hear Me is out! Directed by Mikko Harma / Kolera Productions. Watch it now in HD quality on YouTube!
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18 мар 2011
DIM MAK Working On New Album
 One of the greatest technical death metal bands ever assembled, New Jersey's DIM MAK is working on its new album, "Emergence Of Reptilian Altar", for a late 2011 release. The band recently finished tracking the bass and drums for the follow-up to 2006's "Knives Of Ice" and is scheduled to begin laying down the guitars the first week of April.
DIM MAK 2011 is:
Joey Capizzi - Vocals
Shaune Kelley - Guitar
Scot Hornick - Bass
John Longstreth - Drums
"Knives of Ice" was released in April 2006 via Willowtip Records. According to a press release, the CD "set a new standard for unrestrained musicianship that exposes the listener to a myriad of slithery Tetris-defeating rhythms, violent flurries of spitfire blast-beats, exotic, pyramid-melting leads, and infectious vocal lacerations. These elements combine to create an original, fluid songwriting style that actually means something and isn't afraid to flirt with some seriously skullcrushing slap-dash grooves."
DIM MAK had previously released material on Dies Irae Productions and Olympic/Century Media.
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18 мар 2011
MARTY FRIEDMAN Auctioning MEGADETH-Era Guitars For Victims Of Japanese Earthquake
 Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, who moved to Japan in 2003, has released the following statement:
"Thank you all for your support and prayers. I am 100% fine, 100% healthy and in better shape than ever. However, there are many, many people here in Japan that are facing an unbelievable tragedy.
"It's time to go to the next step. I will be auctioning ALL of my guitars from the MEGADETH era and will donate 100% of the proceeds to the earthquake relief.
"I am going to L.A. right NOW to the climate controlled lockup where all the guitars have been in their cases since January 2000. All guitars I used on all the MEGADETH recordings, tours, videos, everything WILL be auctioned off.
"When I get to the lockup, I will do my best to sort out which was used for what (I suck at that...I'm sure many of you guys know better than I do) and notate as many details as possible. Pictures, descriptions and how to bid will all be up on my U.S. website as well as my Japanese website within 2-3 days.
"I have NEVER sold ANY of my guitars before; this is the only way these guitars will leave my possession. I urge you to please spread the word and most of all BID HIGH. You will be putting a huge deposit in the 'karma bank' and have some pretty cool guitars to show for it. DO IT!"
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18 мар 2011
IMPENDING DOOM Signs With EONE MUSIC
 California-based Christian death metallers IMPENDING DOOM have inked a worldwide deal with eOne Music. The band is currently working on new material, to be released later this year.
"We're very excited to start a new chapter in our career on a label who has proven to be a staple in the metal community," says guitarist Corey Johnson.
"We're certain that with our new material, the touring plans we have on the horizon and having such a powerful label behind us there will be no stopping IMPENDING DOOM!"
IMPENDING DOOM is currently on tour with NORMA JEAN and STICK TO YOUR GUNS, with a few weeks left before they head over to Europe for the first time in their career alongside WHITECHAPEL.
IMPENDING DOOM is Brook Reeves on vocals, Cory Johnson on guitar, David Sittig on bass and Brandon "B-Town" Trahan on drums.
"There Will Be Violence", the latest video from IMPENDING DOOM, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in the middle of the desert in Arizona in 117-degree heat.
"There Will Be Violence" is the title track of IMPENDING DOOM's third full-length album, "There Will Be Violence", which was released on July 20, 2010 via Facedown Records. The CD was recorded at Lambesis Studios with Daniel Castleman (AS I LAY DYING, WINDS OF PLAGUE, WAR OF AGES) and it features guest appearances by Tim Lambesis of AS I LAY DYING and Vincent Bennett of THE ACACIA STRAIN. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
BEHEMOTH Frontman Dumps Polish Pop-Star Girlfriend?
 According to TheNews.pl, BEHEMOTH's guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski dumped his fiancée Doda (26-year-old Polish pop singer Dorota Rabczewska; pictured below with Nergal) over the phone last Sunday, ending of the two-year romance between Poland's most unlikely showbiz couple. Apparently Nergal, who has just scored a victory over leukemia, didn't like some of Doda's friends, including one muscled fitness instructor from Berlin.
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18 мар 2011
MEGADETH\'s Mustaine Explains Cutting Short St. Petersburg Concert
 MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following comment on the band's official forum regarding the March 16 show in St. Petersburg, which lasted only about 30 minutes and was cut short due to Dave having "a severe illness".
"Last night I was getting ready for the concert, and two hours before the show, I started to feel like I had a hernia, or more like I had been hit in the groin.
I told my tour manager that I needed a Doctor and that there was no way I was going to get through this on my own; that I thought it might be in my best interest to consider canceling the show.
Now I rarely, if ever cancel shows, and after 45 minutes of prayer with my loving wife and sweating like a dog, I was told to pee for the Doctors. They then explained that there was blood in my urine. I was mad; I would say pissed, but that is an obvious pun.
So they gave me an IV, and analgesic, and an anti-inflammatory injection. The next hour is kinda blurry, but I woke up and David was holding my hand and praying over me, and even Tom and Dave from Slayer came in to check on me, so I knew I was gonna be ok.
For now.
And to anyone that thinks Tom and I are still opposed, I feel sorry for you.
Anyway, when I woke up, they said that there was so many people outside of the venue still, that they could hold the show for 30 additional minutes, and I said, "Guys, I am ok, and we can do this."
Well, the Doctors were not amused at all.
But then again, they have never met the likes of one Dave Mustaine.
I told the band that I was "ok" going on for a few songs, to at least help the fans feel a teensy bit better, and that not to allow the promoter to cancel the show. Please don't get me wrong, the promoter did not want me to cancel, but he also was concerned with my health.
So what was said was this:
Dave Mustaine has become seriously ill (the kidney stone and the blood in my urine), and the Doctors are INSISTING he goes to the hospital.
The crowd immediately voiced their displeasure, and right then, perfectly timed, the promoter finished by saying, "But Dave Mustaine is refusing to go to hospital until he can play a few songs for you. So, stand by, because coming u next, MEGADETH!"
The fans lost it.
So we were going to play 4 songs and someone said, "Let's play 'Trust', 'Sweating Bullets', 'Symphony of Destruction', 'Peace Sells', and the 'Holy Wars' reprise" and I said, "We have to play 'A Tout Le Monde', and let's put that in before 'Sweating' and if I can't do it, then I will just skip it, and we can just go to 'Symphony'."
Well, it turns out that all of my friends were praying for me and when the lights went out the audience went off!
I ended up playing all 6 songs after all, and I truly believe it was the prayer that got that stone out of me.
I feel 95.7% better today, and I don't want anyone else to worry. I am a tough old skunk, and so I am taking this time to explain in more detail than I normally would about a physical matter.
Thank you to everyone who prayed for me, and for everyone that continues to pray for me.
And now, I have a concert I must go to. God bless you all, and now everyone who prayed for me, please pray for Jeff Hanneman of SLAYER."
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18 мар 2011
EVILE To Enter Studio This Weekend
 British thrashers EVILE will enter the studio this weekend to begin recording their third album.
EVILE will be playing a show in London this Friday, March 18 with CHTHONIC before heading to Prestatyn, Wales on Saturday for a performance at Hammerfest. The band will then be heading into Parlour Studios on Sunday to begin recording the follow-up to 2009's "Infected Nations", and will once again be working with producer Russ Russell (NAPALM DEATH, DIMMU BORGIR).
Commented EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake: "This has been one hell of a 2011 already. We've been working non-stop on the material for EVILE's third album since early last year, and the past few months saw the workload pile up drastically. We're on top of it though.
"Tomorrow we play London with our friends CHTHONIC from Taiwan, then we head over to Prestatyn for Hammerfest. Just like with 'Infected Nations', we're again heading to the studio shortly after playing Hammerfest, though this time it's the very day after. To the great Parlour Studios we will venture along with the even greater Russ Russell. He was at the helm/desk/brain for 'Infected Nations', and we see him as a member of the band, even more so on this third offering. We'll be in there for approximately a month, and we'll be focusing on roughly ten tracks to delight your ears.
"If I was to say what the direction of this third album would be, I'd have to say a mix of the approach to 'Enter the Grave', the ideas on 'Infected Nations' and an amalgamation of brand new ideas we can't wait to try out. We have to try out new things as artists; we don't ever ever want to stick to doing the same thing all the time. It will be aggressive yet mature, in my opinion, and before your ask — yes, fast."
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18 мар 2011
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER), will release its second album, simply entitled "2", in the U.S. on June 14, 2011 via the J&R Adventures label.
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18 мар 2011
PESTILENCE: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 "Salvation", a brand new song from the Dutch death metallers PESTILENCE, can be streamed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Doctrine", which will be released late April through Mascot Records. The eleven-track CD was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with engineer Victor Bullok (TRIPTYKON, DARK FORTRESS).
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18 мар 2011
Former WARBRINGER Bassist Joins LETHAL STRIKE
 Bassist Ben Bennett (ex-WARBRINGER, SMOG) has joined forces with New Jersey rock and roll thrashers LETHAL STRIKE to record a four-song EP. The CD will be tracked in April with Rob Moshettie (GENERATION KILL, ex-PRO-PAIN, M.O.D.) at the helm.
LETHAL STRIKE will play its first two shows with Ben on Saturday, March 19 at Liquid Lounge in Bayonne New Jersey and on Saturday, March 26 at Center City Mall in Paterson, New Jersey. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
AGNOSTIC FRONT: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 "My Life My Way", the new album from New York hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's Facebook page. Released on March 4 in Europe and due on March 22 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. The effort features 13 new powerful and anthemic songs laid down by Erik Rutan (MADBALL, GOATWHORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, etc.) under the watchful guide of producer Freddy Cricien of MADBALL. The record was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (SEPULTURA, SUFFOCATION, UNEARTH) in New Windsor, New York. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
VICIOUS RUMORS: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 "Axe To Grind", a brand new song from veteran California power metallers VICIOUS RUMORS, can be streamed using the Soundcloud player below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Razorback Killers", which will be released in Europe on March 28 (except in Germany, where it will arrive three days earlier) and in the U.S. on April 5 via SPV/Steamhammer. | 0 | |
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18 мар 2011
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the project featuring former SEPULTURA members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) — will release its sophomore album, "Blunt Force Trauma", on March 28 not only as a standard CD but also as an "awesome" CD/DVD/LP package.
"Blunt Force Trauma" was once again tracked with Logan Mader (ex-MACHINE HEAD/SOULFLY guitarist), who co-produced the LP with Max. Logan also mixed the follow-up to the band's debut album, "Inflikted", which has sold less than 45,000 copies in the United States since its March 2008 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The brothers Cavalera co-founded SEPULTURA, the Brazilian metal band that redefined and established the genre outside of the U.S. and Europe. After Max exited the band, there was a rift between himself and his brother, one that was eventually repaired through the redemptive power of music. Some time had passed and Max and Igor were unable to resist the musical pull in their magnetic fields and their musical collaboration was renewed. The duo are back for round two with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY.
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's lineup is filled out by guitarist Marc Rizzo, who plays with Max in SOULFLY, and bassist Johnny Chow.
"Blunt Force Trauma" CD/DVD/LP track listing:
Vinyl:
01. Warlord
02. Torture
03. Lynch Mob
04. Killing Inside
05. Thrasher
06. I Speak Hate
07. Target
08. Genghis Khan
09. Burn Waco
10. Rasputin
11. Blunt Force Trauma
12. Psychosomatic
13. Jihad Jow
14. Electric Funeral (BLACK SABBATH cover)
15. Six Pack (BLACK FLAG cover)
CD:
01. Warlord
02. Torture
03. Lynch Mob
04. Killing Inside
05. Thrasher
06. I Speak Hate
07. Target
08. Genghis Khan
09. Burn Waco
10. Rasputin
11. Blunt Force Trauma
12. Psychosomatic *
13. Jihad Joe *
14. Electric Funeral (BLACK SABBATH cover) *
* Bonus tracks
DVD - Live at Les Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France - July 5, 2008 (except *):
01. Inflikted
02. Sanctuary
03. Territory
04. Terrorize
05. The Doom Of All Fires
06. Inner Self/Nevertrust
07. Arise/Dead Embryonic Cells
08. Desperate Cry/Propaganda
09. Wasting Away
10. Black Ark
11. Holiday In Cambodia/Biotech Is Godzilla
12. Hearts Of Darkness
13. Refuse/Resist
14. Troops Of Doom
15. Must Kill
16. Roots Bloody Roots
17. Sanctuary (music video) *
The song "Thrasher" is now available for streaming below.
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18 мар 2011
THE RETALIATION PROCESS Releases \'Death Is A Gift\' EP
 Hamburg, Germany-based metal outfit THE RETALIATION PROCESS has just released the "Death Is A Gift" EP. The effort is available as free download at www.theretaliationprocess.tk and contains "four modern heavily grooving death-thrash-metal tracks."
"Death Is A Gift" was produced by the THE RETALIATION PROCESS bandmembers themselves. The band once again teamed up with Eike Freese (DARK AGE) for the drum-recording sessions at Hammer Recording Studios in Hamburg. The cover artwork was designed by Patrick Wittstock of Azraeldesign (SCAR SYMMETRY, CATARACT, MAROON) and can be viewed below.
THE RETALIATION PROCESS will support Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED on their only German date.
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18 мар 2011
M.A.N Announces New Guitarist
 M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has announced the addition of guitarist Nils Olsson to the group's ranks. (Note: The band photo below does not inclde Olsson.)
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18 мар 2011
AC/DC: Another \'Live At River Plate\' Trailer Available
 AC/DC "Live At River Plate", a definitive live concert DVD documenting AC/DC's massive "Black Ice" world tour, will be available for purchase on Tuesday, May 10. Shot in December 2009, "Live At River Plate" marks AC/DC's triumphant return to Buenos Aires where nearly 200,000 fans, over three sold-out shows, welcomed the band back after a 13-year absence from Argentina. This stunning live footage of AC/DC underscores what Argentina's Pagina 12 newspaper reported by saying "no one is on the same level when it comes to pure and clear rock 'n' roll." Directed by David Mallet and produced by Rocky Oldham, "Live At River Plate" was shot with 32 cameras entirely in HD. The set features 19 songs (110 minutes) as well as behind-the-scenes footage of this massive production coming together among the excitement of anxious fans (see below for full track listing).
AC/DC "Live At River Plate" will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and limited-edition collector's edition with exclusive t-shirt. Additionally the DVD contains a bonus feature titled "The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech & The Meat," containing interviews with AC/DC, their crew and fans among the excitement of the shows and the city of Buenos Aires.
AC/DC "Live At River Plate" track listing:
01. Rock N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Shot Down In Flames
07. Thunderstruck
08. Black Ice
09. The Jack
10. Hells Bells
11. Shoot To Thrill
12. War Machine
13. Dog Eat Dog
14. You Shook Me All Night Long
15. T.N.T.
16. Whole Lotta Rosie
17. Let There Be Rock
18. Highway To Hell
19. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
Bonus features:
* The Fan, The Roadie, The Guitar Tech & The Meat
* AC/DC Tour Animation
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18 мар 2011
HATRIOT: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 "The Mechanics Of Annihilation", a brand new song from HATRIOT — the new thrash metal project led by veteran San Francisco Bay Area vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, EXODUS, LEGACY) — is available for streaming at the band's Facebook page.
HATRIOT has completed work on a four-song demo and is currently seeking a record deal. The band's artwork and logo were created by Mark Devito, while Jim Willard did the photos. | 0 | |
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17 мар 2011
BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman: \'The Next Journey Will Lead Us Into An Even More Classical Direction\'
 Vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN has issued the following update:
"Another year, another message. Here, as promised a little while ago, the ultimate report about what we were dealing with the past few months and what to expect for the upcoming year.
"I assume everyone reading these lines has had a chance to discover [the new BLIND GUARDIAN album] 'At The Edge Of Time' and hopefully still enjoys it as much as we do. The very positive feedback we have gotten worldwide is, of course, a strong motivation for us.
"As said at other places before, we consider this album as the perfect connection between new and old. It contains a little bit of everything but still has a strong musical thread running throughout and offers us many options for our next projects.
"It is no surprise when I tell you that the next journey will certainly lead us into an even more classical direction. There will be a few more trips to Prague necessary to finalize all orchestral recordings for our classical project, but all things must come to an end eventually. The result of the stuff we have already recorded keeps me in a very good and optimistic mood, even though I consider the wait until the project's completion very painful. [Producer] Charlie [Bauerfeind] and I, nonetheless, will start working on the first vocal recordings during the next days.
"Since we will be interrupted by quite a lot of upcoming shows, I would be happy if I were to find myself in a position to finish the first five songs vocal-wise before the year is over.
"It is challenging stuff for everyone. One fine day, all of a sudden, when no one expects it, I will announce its completion. Certainly not within the next twelve months, but one very, very fine day.
"From one long-term project to another.
"As we had time to share some serious moments with each other during the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise (somewhere on the oceans of time), Jon [Schaffer; ICED EARTH, SONS OF LIBERTY] and I had finally found the chance to put our minds together for a possible next DEMONS & WIZARDS album. We cheerfully simultaneously announced our wish to start working on it as quickly as possible.
"Although time is an issue for both of us, we, nonetheless, decided to start songwriting together during the European summer festival season when Jon will be in Europe for ICED EARTH performances. During that season, we will use every possible moment to complete as much material as possible. To guarantee a good-mood-songwriting feeling, I have already saved some good bottles of red wine and a smaller amount of Johnny Walker black label in our studio. Things are still in the mist but we are about to recognize structures of a busy future.
"As for the people who have bought the limited edition [of 'At The Edge Of Time'] and may have started wondering about the promised additional stuff on the connected media page, I can, one more time, promise that your waiting will soon be over and all your doubts about the value of having such questionable access will be erased.
"We have several things we are about to accomplish during the next days. Once finished, we will make an official announcement telling you when the material will be available for download.
"Apart from having worked on some remixes of the new stuff, we obviously were able to catch a lot of impressions from our time on the road during the last months.
"Touring in all these European and Northern American venues was a definite blast and we cannot wait to hit the next countries and cities fairly soon.
"As we recorded most of the shows we have played so far, I can tell you that there have been a number of outstanding magic moments. I mostly was impressed by the great response the new stuff has gotten. Even when we toured in the early Nineties, it usually took one round to establish new material. But that is not the case with any of the new ones we played. They immediately got very significant responses each night. Another approval for their quality, I dare to say. Of course, we will try to come up with more new songs for the shows we are going to play during the next months.
"Since we have some time to waste until then, we have decided to work on even more songs to be performed for these shows. I will keep it a secret which songs we are working on… though it won't be many, I have to confess. Yes, I know how to spoil a story. It‘s one of my best qualities — apart from looking cool while sitting on a chair."
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Malison Rogue
