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1 фев 2011
THE NIBIRUAN Back In The Studio
 THE NIBIRUAN, the new Finnish metal band featuring former AMORAL guitarist Silver Ots alongside Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar) and Eerik Purdon (bass) of SHEAR, has issued the following update:
"We entered the studio last weekend to record some new stuff and man has it been a blast. Everything has worked out better than we anticipated and we now have recorded the drums and almost all of the guitars to our upcoming release. We will continue recording vocals, bass, some keyboards (cool, huh?) and the lead guitars during this week and I hope that in a month or so we'll have something new for your hungry ears!"  | 0 |  |
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1 фев 2011
TOKYO BLADE To Release \'Thousand Men Strong\' In March
 Fastball Music has set a March 18 release date for "Thousand Men Strong", the brand new studio album from the newly revamped lineup of the NWOBHM band TOKYO BLADE — featuring Andy Boulton (guitar), John Wiggins (guitar), Andy Wrighton (bass) and Steve Pierce (drums), alongside new singer Nicolaj "Nick" Ruhnow (IRONY, VOIVITTU, DOMAIN, NICK HELLFORT). The CD was helmed by veteran British producer Chris Tsangarides, who has previously worked with THIN LIZZY, Y&T, FREE, BLACK SABBATH, IAN GILLAN, JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE and ANVIL, among others.
Exactly thirty years ago Boulton founded TOKYO BLADE together with Alan Marsh (vocals), Ray Dismore (guitar), Andy Robbins (bass) and Steve Pierce (drums) in Salisbury. At first, they called themselves KILLER, then GENGHIS KHAN before they took on the band name TOKYO BLADE for good in 1983.
At the end of 1983, TOKYO BLADE released its self-titled debut album, albeit without guitarist Ray Dismore but with the new addition John Wiggins. The following EP, "Midnight Rendezvous" featured the song "If Heaven Is Hell", representing the band's first musical climax.
"Night Of The Blade" — released in 1984 — is a milestone of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal which should not be missing in any record collection. "Lighting Strikes" and "Rock Me To The Limit" are another two hits from the album which brought TOKYO BLADE the international big break.
Due to internal differences, the band broke up and the band members turned to various other projects. However, Andy Boulton did not give up. In 1990 he returned to the front line together with the original singer Alan Marsh. Together with John Wiggins and the new additions Colin Riggs (bass) and Mark Angel (drums) they released the comeback album "Burning Down Paradise" in 1995.
Boulton reactivated his former companions in 2009 due to the ongoing interest in the band. The race for the position of the vocalist was won by the German prodigy Nicolaj Ruhnow who also takes an active part in the melodic metal band DOMAIN and his own project NICK HELLFORT.
"Thousand Men Strong" track listing:
01. Black Abyss
02. Thousand Men Strong
03. Lunch-Case
04. Forged In Hell’s Fire
05. No Conclusion
06. The Ambush
07. Killing Rays
08. Heading Down The Road
09. Condemned To Fire
10. Night Of The Blade
Commented the band: "We are treating ['Thousand Men Strong'] as [our] third album, or the third album that should have been, so to speak. We view it as the natural follow-up to [1984's] 'Night Of The Blade' as the songs hark back to the glory days of NWOBHM.
The group added, "We have deliberately recorded the whole thing in a very live manner in just over a week (real time) as albums were recorded [back in the early '80s]. No keyboards, no bullshit — just 100% heavy metal helped considerably by the talent of our new vocalist, Nicolaj, and classic heavy metal producer Chris Tsangarides."
TOKYO BLADE in July 2010 parted ways with vocalist Chris Gillen — only eight months after announcing Gillen's addition to the group.
TOKYO BLADE's current lineup is:
Andy Boulton (guitar)
John Wiggins (guitar)
Andy Wrighton (bass)
Steve Pierce (drums)
Nicolaj "Nick" Ruhnow (vocals) | 0 | |
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1 фев 2011
URIAH HEEP Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS
 Frontiers Records has announce the signing of legendary British hard rockers URIAH HEEP for the release of their 23rd studio album, tentatively due in April.
Following the completion of URIAH HEEP's 40th anniversary tour, the band started the recordings for its new CD in January at Liscombe Park Studios in Buckinghamshire, England. Entitled "Into The Wild", it will contain 11 brand new songs, including some epic additions to the band's huge catalogue of rock classics.
Commented guitarist and founding member Mick Box: "We are delighted and excited to be joining the Frontiers roster. We see it as a really fantastic move and we are now fully immersed in recording process and hope to deliver the album they want, we want and the fans want."
The band has recorded a video recording diary and the first chapter can be seen below.
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1 фев 2011
THE QUILL Taps CHRIS LANEY For New Album Mix
 Sweden's THE QUILL has tapped songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney (real name: Ulf Larsson) to mix the band's new album, due later in the year. The group states, "[Chris] has already presented us with some samples and it sounds really promising. Needless to say, we are psyched!" | 0 | |
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1 фев 2011
POWER QUEST: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
 Audio clips of all the songs that will appear on "Blood Alliance", the new album from U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates:
Spain, Finland, Sweden: March 23
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: March 25
Rest of Europe: March 28
USA, Canada: April 5
"Blood Alliance" was recorded at Foel Studios (PAUL RODGERS, NAPALM DEATH, THE WILDHEARTS) in Wales next . Eleven songs were laid down for the follow-up to 2008's "Master Of Illusion", including one bonus track. The CD cover artwork was once again designed by Felipe Machado (BLIND GUARDIAN, SILENT FORCE) and can be viewed below.
Commented keyboardist Steve Williams: "Well, it has been a long time coming but finally the fifth POWER QUEST album is done and I don't think I have ever been so excited about releasing an album. All the guys have given 110% to this record and I'm proud of them all. It's without doubt the heaviest POWER QUEST album yet but without sacrificing the POWER QUEST melodic tradition. I just can't wait for you all to hear it!"
"Blood Alliance" track listing:
01. Battle Stations
02. Rising Anew
03. Glorious
04. Sacrifice
05. Survive
06. Better Days
07. Crunching The Numbers
08. Only In My Dreams
09. Blood Alliance
10. City Of Lies
11. Time To Burn (Japanese bonus track)
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1 фев 2011
RIVERSIDE starts working on the new material
 From the official website:
After the intensive promotion of "Anno Domini High Definition" Riverside goes back to composing new material. And although ADHD´s successor is to be released no earlier than 2012, some cool things are being prepared for the upcoming year.
"We´ve begun working on the new album, or actually two albums. Because except for the usual long album we'd also like to release a minialbum," says Mariusz Duda. "Why? Well, the band was formed in 2001 so next year it's our tenth birthday. We'd like to celebrate and highlight this anniversary in some way. So next year we're planning to go on anniversary tour not only with invited guests but also something more--a release specially prepared for this occasion, only available at the concerts. So now we're working both on the new album and the above mentioned EP. A short break was good for us because now we have really good ideas."
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31 янв 2011
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: \'Blunt Force Trauma\' CD/DVD Edition Detailed
 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 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 track listing:
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 *
* Bonus tracks
DVD - Live at Les Eurockéennes Festival, Belfort, France - July 5, 2008 (except *):
01. Sanctuary
02. Territory
03. Terrorize
04. The Doom Of All Fires
05. Inner Self/Nevertrust
06. Arise/Dead Embryonic Cells
07. Desperate Cry/Propaganda
08. Wasting Away
09. Black Ark
10. Holiday In Cambodia/Biotech Is Godzilla
11. Hearts Of Darkness
12. Refuse/Resist
13. Troops Of Doom
14. Must Kill
15. Roots Bloody Roots
16. Sanctuary (music video) *
In an interview with Triple J's "The Racket", Max Cavalera stated about the sophomore album from CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, "We recorded 15 songs, 13 being originals for the album, and then we did a BLACK SABBATH cover, 'Electric Funeral', that's gonna come out on a Metal Hammer compilation in Europe. And we did a BLACK FLAG cover, a song called 'Six Pack'. We also had a collaboration with Roger [Miret] from AGNOSTIC FRONT — he sings on a song called 'Lynch Mob' that we did together in the studio in L.A.; he flew to L.A. to do this collaboration. I was really proud because, to me, Roger is like the godfather of New York hardcore; AGNOSTIC FRONT is one of the pioneer bands of the whole New York hardcore scene, so it was like recording with a legend of hardcore. The CAVALERA album is really intense; that's all I can say about it. It makes the first album sound like pop music."
Regarding the songwriting and recording process for the new CAVALERA CONSPIRACY album, Max said, "I wrote a lot of the stuff and I sent it to Brazil to [Igor] in the form of a CD — like four tracks of the riffs — so that he would be familiarized with the songs by the time I got to the studio. And then I brought another CD with me, which was, like, newer songs I had just got done [writing] for the album. And everything else we did in the studio together — me and him there on the spot. I told him the idea of making a very intense album with some songs being only a minute and a half, so it's a cross [between] MINOR THREAT and SLAYER and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY. So the idea was really cool — Igor really liked that — and from that point on, the album just grew and song after song, every day a new song came in. And I'm really happy with it. I think people are gonna be blown away when they hear it. I think it's a pretty cool album."
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31 янв 2011
INSIDEAD: \'Chaos Elecdead\' Video Released
 "Chaos Elecdead", the new video from Greek modern metallers INSIDEAD, can be viewed below. The song is the title track of the band's debut album, which will be released on April 29 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by Roberto Dimitri Liapakis at Prophecy and Music Factory studios in Germany, and was mixed and mastered by Liapakis and Christian Schmid (MYSTIC PROPHECY, SUICIDAL ANGELS, SACRED STEEL). The cover artwork was created by Meran Karanitant (SIX FEET UNDER, HATEBREED, DIMMU BORGIR). | 0 | |
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31 янв 2011
FINNR\'S CANE Signs With PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS
 Canada's FINNR'S CANE has inked a deal with Prophecy Productions. The band will enter the studio later in the year to begin recording its second album.
With its atmospherically gripping debut album, "Wanderlust", FINNR'S CANE has fascinated and enthused lovers of wintery soundscapes somewhere between mighty offshoots of traditionally grim black metal and sublime post rock.
This unusual trio, which replaces the bass guitar with a cello, is going to take its unconventional musical jaunts supported by Prophecy Productions in the future, as the musicians have signed a contract for five albums.
In their intuitive, epic tracks, the musicians of FINNR'S CANE intertwine bitter-cold riffs with gorgeous melodies, black metal frenzy with ambient-like atmospheric rock, only following their infallible instinct for exciting soundscapes far from well-worn paths. All these features will be apparent in April, when a new edition of the rarely available "Wanderlust" with enhanced artwork will be released.
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31 янв 2011
LYNCH MOB: Michigan Footage Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of LYNCH MOB's January 28, 2011 performance at the Token Lounge in Westland, Michigan can be viewed below. | 0 | |
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31 янв 2011
THE AMENTA: \'V01D\' Trailer Released
 As a teaser for the upcoming enormous multimedia release "V01D", Sydney, Australia's extreme metal unit THE AMENTA has released a short trailer of one aspect of this audio/visual behemoth. A small snapshot of a professionally recorded, multi-camera live gig, to be released on "V01D" in its entirety, the trailer shows the aggression and precision of the current lineup of THE AMENTA.
To support this immense audio/visual/live/studio release, THE AMENTA will return to the live arena with a series of headlining shows around Australia. Previous live shows have been violent, chaotic affairs and THE AMENTA intends to up the ante.
Expect aggression. Expect violence. Expect volume. Expect hate.
This will be the first full-scale tour in Australia with THE AMENTA's current lineup.
Support for the majority of the dates will come from friends and frequent collaborators RUINS. | 0 | |
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31 янв 2011
BON JOVI Guitarist Richie Sambora - \"We Want To Be THE ROLLING STONES\"
 According to Gary Graff from Billboard.com, as BON JOVI prepares to start its 2011 tour schedule, the group members say what happens after they come off the road in July is anyone's guess.
"I think we need to take a break," drummer Tico Torres told Billboard.com during a conference call with reporters. "It's a long, extensive tour since last February, not just the tour but putting it together, doing the record (The Circle). It's a long process, and I think it's important for us to just get away from the audience for a bit. Sometimes you need to get away so people can appreciate you better, and you also have to get away to live your life and create and recharge... So the best thing I can tell you is we're gonna need a couple years off for sure."
Guitarist Richie Sambora, however, countered, "We do need a little bit of a break, but not that much of a break, 'cause what's going to happen is there's more songs to be written and... Y'know, guess what? We want to be THE ROLLING STONES. I know I do."
Bon Jovi's 2010 Circle tour was the top trek of the year, playing to 1.5 million fans and grossing more than $146.5 million. The group, which released a Greatest Hits set in November, starts up again on February 9 in University Park, Pa., for North American dates into late March, then runs through Europe again from June 8-July 31, including a June 25 performance at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London.
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31 янв 2011
SUIDAKRA - \'Book Of Dowth\' Cover Artwork und Track List enthüllt!
 SUIDAKRAs neues Album "Book Of Dowth" erscheint am 25. März, pünktlich zur gemeinsamen Europatour mit Onslaught und Debauchery. Cover und Tracklist sind nun verfügbar und schon bald werden SUIDAKRA auch ihren Videoclip zu "Dowth 2059" vorstellen.
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31 янв 2011
BLOODBOUND - enthüllen \'Unholy Cross\' Cover Artwork & Track List!
 Das Coverartwork und die Tracklist des neuen BLOODBOUND Albums "Unholy Cross" wurden jetzt vom Label enthüllt worden. Der vierte Longplayer der schwedischen Power Metaller wird am 18. März 2011 via AFM Records erscheinen.
"Unholy Cross" Track List:
01. Moria
02. Drop The Bomb
03. The Ones We Left Behind
04. Reflections Of Evil
05. In For The Kill
06. Together We Fight
07. The Dark Side Of Life
08. Brothers Of War
09. Message From Hell
10. In The Dead Of Night
11. Unholy Cross
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31 янв 2011
AMON AMARTH - erster Song \'War of the Gods\' im Stream!
 AMON AMARTH machen sich bereit, "Surtur Rising", das mittlerweile achte Studioalbum in ihrer verehrten Viking Death Metal-Ruhmeshalle, auf die Menschheit loszulassen. Nach Surtur, dem Anführer der Feuergiganten von Muspelheim ("flame land") und dem ältesten Wesen in den neun Welten der nordischen Mythologie, benannt, enthält die Scheibe zehn sich stetig steigernde Kampfeshymnen, die zum Schwingen der Schwerter nur so einladen.
Der Nachfolger des 2008er Erfolgsalbums "Twilight Of The Thunder God" wurde einmal mehr in den schwedischen Fascination Street Studios in Örebro aufgenommen, abgemischt und gemastert. Für das auffallend brutale Coverartwork zeichnete sich Tom Thiel verantwortlich. Jetzt wurde der erste Song "War of the Gods" (Radio Edit - Full Metal Jackie) zum probehören online gestellt.
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31 янв 2011
ARCH ENEMY - \'Khaos Legions\' zweites Studio Video online!
 Nach absolvierter UK-Tour sind ARCH ENEMY mittlerweile in die Sweet Spot Studios in Südschweden eingefallen, um ihr neues Album mit dem Titel "Khaos Legions" aufzunehmen. Erscheinen soll das neue Werk voraussichtlich im Mai 2011, also rechtzeitig vor den METALFEST Open Air Festivals, wo ja ARCH ENEMY bekanntlich bestätigt sind.
Produzent des neuen Werkes "Khaos Legions" ist Rickard Bengtsson, der 2005 bereits am "Doomsday Machine"-Album beteiligt war. Jetzt wurde auf You Tube das zweite Studio Video online gestellt.
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31 янв 2011
TESTAMENT Hoping To Enter Studio In March
 Musicpix.net conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT during the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and returned four days later. You can watch the chat below.
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31 янв 2011
MORIFADE\'s \'Empire Of Souls\' Due In September
 Swedish metallers MORIFADE will release their long-awaited fourth full-length album, "Empire Of Souls", on September 9 via Rock It Up Records /IceWarrior Records. The CD was recorded at White Light Studio in Linköping and contains ten tracks featuring the band's latest additions, Kristian Wallin (vocals) and Mathias Kamijo (guitar). | 0 | |
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31 янв 2011
AMORAL Announces New Guitarist
 Finnish metallers AMORAL have issued the following brief update:
"We are happy to announce that AMORAL has a new guitar player!
"As announced when Valtteri [Hirvonen] came in as a session guy to help us out with the gigs, he could not commit to being a full-time member due to his hectic schedule as a hot-shot photographer. So we've been keeping our eyes open all this time to see if we could find someone worthy to join the band. And now we have! Enter Masi Hukari, six-string slinger from many a project and band over the years.
"Ben [Varon, guitar] and Ari [Koivunen, vocals] had already met Masi a few times before, so we knew him to be a cool dude, and the word on the street was that the boy could play! After a couple of long chats to see that we were on the same page, we picked up our guitars and two new songs came together in no time. So that was that! We all agreed that this could definitely be our guy, and so it is that we'll be entering the studio as a five-piece to record album number five.
"The AMORAL Street Team conducted an interview with Masi to give you all a better idea of who this new guys is and what he is made of. Ben also answered some questions the teamers had regarding the upcoming album. Check out the interview here.
"A little fact file on Masi can be found at the band section of our website, and he's also answering questions you guys might have on our forum, so feel free to bug him!
"In other news: recording of the fifth AMORAL album starts NOW! The next month will be spent at Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna under strict supervision of our producer Janne Saksa. You can follow the studio session from our new studio blog, which will be frequently updated with pictures and witty remarks." | 0 | |
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31 янв 2011
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31 янв 2011
GOTTHARD - machen weiter: Sänger gesucht!
 Fast vier Monate liessen sie sich Zeit. Nun aber haben GOTTHARD neuen Mut gefasst. Die Tessiner Musiker werden einen neuen Sänger suchen und weiter unter dem Namen GOTTHARD Konzerte geben und CDs einspielen.
"GOTTHARD ist für uns kein Job, GOTTHARD ist unser Leben", bestätigt Gitarrist Leo Leoni (43) gegenüber SonntagsBlick.
Wieder positiv in die Zukunft schauen: Weitergehen aber könne es selbstverständlich nur, so GOTTHARD-Drummer Hena Habegger, wenn sie das Glück hätten, den richtigen Ersatzmann für Steve Lee zu finden: "Dabei geht es uns nicht nur um eine Stimme, die unsere Songs wieder zum Klingen bringen kann, vielmehr suchen wir einen Sänger, der auch menschlich zu uns, der GOTTHARD-Familie, passt."
Beim Management haben sich schon erste Kandidaten als Lee-Nachfolger gemeldet. In den nächsten Wochen wollen die Band-Mitglieder nun diese Sänger kennenlernen. "Wir können nicht weiter in Trauer und Lethargie verweilen", so Marc Lynn. "Wir müssen endlich wieder positiv in die Zukunft schauen."
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31 янв 2011
SYMPHONY X: New Album Title, Lyrical Concept Revealed
 During a brand new interview with DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show, vocalist Russell Allen of New Jersey's progressive metal masters SYMPHONY X revealed that the band has set "Iconoclast" as the title of its eighth album, due later this year via Nuclear Blast Records.
When asked what stage of the recording/mixing process the new CD is in, Allen replied, "We are in post-production, so the album is pretty much almost done. At this point, mixes are being wrapped up and finalized and it's off to mastering and should be ready for release in a few months — definitely first quarter of 2011. We've got the artworks all done, we're taking pictures next week... all that good stuff. So everything's on track for release pretty soon."
Regarding the sound of "Iconoclast" and how it compares to that of 2007's "Paradise Lost", Russell said, "Sonically, it's in the realm of that one in a way, in terms of the sound of things; the guitar sound is a little different. Basically, the album is pretty intense — probably the most intense record we've ever done; it's chock-full of riffs — tons of great riffs. It's heavy, the music, but the singing is very melodic in terms of its... the choruses are real strong, the verses are real strong, but I'm singing aggressively — a lot of that going on — 'cause the topic is, again, very dark; you know, that's what we do. So the album's very powerful. And, of course, we do have one song that's like a little mini-epic, so to speak, and it's the lightest — a light, light, light song. So there is a contrast on the record of that one song that has that sort of 'Paradise Lost' feel to it; it's a ballad, I guess, if you wanna call it that."
He continued, "This album will contain a good body of work that harkens back to a lot of early metal — some early metal — and a lot of SYMPHONY X standards that you guys know already, and a little bit of a newer sound, too, here and there — just a newer direction. Some of the singing parts, I tried some more rhythmic things that I was hearing that sounded pretty cool, and some different things that I'm doing with my voice now that are a little more looking to the future of what we hear the music going. It's just the next progression for us, where we are as writers and stuff, but it's pretty intense — it's way more intense than 'Paradise Lost', if you can believe that."
When asked about the "Iconoclast" lyrical concept, Russell said, "It is basically just the idea of machines taking over everything and all this technology we put our society into pretty much being our demise. It's a story we were all familiar with, but we put our own spin on it. It's not a linear story in terms of... This is just the theme of the record, so all the songs are in that theme, but they're not connected in any sort of story way — there's no characters of any of that stuff — it's just a theme. Like [PINK FLOYD's] 'The Dark Side Of The Moon', it's really just a theme of the dark side of the moon — one song deals with death, the other one deals with time... You know what I mean?! So it's the same kind of thing. I'm not comparing the two albums by any means — don't misunderstand me — but in terms of the idea of a concept, so to speak, the concept is there, but it's not a story record — not like [2002's] 'The Odyssey', where the song 'The Odyssey' is that story."
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31 янв 2011
GRAVELAND, THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL Members Guests on THE WOLVES OF AVALON Album
 Comming soon in early 2011, British Celtic Pagan metal band, THE WOLVES OF AVALON. Featuring J Marinos from ABSYNTH, and Metatron from THE MEADS OF ASPHODEL, and Rob Darken from GRAVELAND on guest vocals.The album is titled, Carrion Crows over Camlan. More details to be released in due time.
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30 янв 2011
KORN Frontman Unveils New Solo Music
 KORN singer Jonathan Davis has uploaded three solo tracks — "Final Days", "Happiness" and "Medicate" — to his official Soundcloud account. You can now stream the music below.
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30 янв 2011
SATANIC WARMASTER Claims External Pressure Led To Band Being Removed From HELLFEST Billing
 Finnish black metallers SATANIC WARMASTER have been removed from the billing of this year's Hellfest festival — set to take place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France — because the event's organizers allegedly bowed to pressure from other artists performing at the festival.
Commented SATANIC WARMASTER's Werwolf in a statement: "It has been brough to my attention that the organizers of the festival cannot hold on to our agreement to have SATANIC WARMASTER perform at the 2011 Hellfest. This was because of pressure put to the organizers by other artists booked on the festival.
"It is a disappointment (despite being totally expected) to see such mentality still present in the 'individualist' and 'free-thinking' metal community that any musical act can still be boycotted because of false preconceptions and arbitrary political motivations of other, 'bigger' artists. It is also more than amusing to see that the censorship and boycott some of the French authorities tried to push on the festival earlier are now excercised by the festival organization itself.
"Obviously, because I have never upheld any modern taboos or lived my life as an apologetic dabbler, it makes me also a target for politically motivated artists to keep us from playing because of their self-righteous reasons. Any artist can be put on a mock trial by taking words out of their context without thinking of the actual message, and SATANIC WARMASTER once again hangs crucified by hysterics driven by the love for a world and values I feel no oneness with.
"Everyone who has even slightest interest in this musical style knows what black metal is about, and in that light only a moralist or someone with a very extreme double standard can say that SATANIC WARMASTER is in some manner different from other artists of the genre.
"It makes me want to puke for making a statement like this, which is almost something that a politician would do, but to clear some things, it was mandatory to bite the bullet this time.
"Just to make sure everyone has their labels right, SATANIC WARMASTER's ideology is Satanism and music style black metal. Whoever claims otherwise does so only because of personal feelings and/or resentment."
SATANIC WARMASTER started in 1998 has has sold tens of thousands of albums worldwide without the support of any major distribution companies or record labels. The band reflects a Satanist's world view and is known for its unapologetic, arrogant and amoral stance.
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30 янв 2011
KATAKLYSM: Quality Haarlem Footage Available
 Quality fan-filmed video footage of Canadian death metal lunatics KATAKLYSM performing on January 23, 2011 at Patronaat in Haarlem, The Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of "letthedeathmetalflow").
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30 янв 2011
MERCYLESS Is Back!
 Long-defunct French death metallers MERCYLESS — who are responsible for releasing one of the most underrated death albums of all time in the shape of 1992's "Abject Offerings" — have returned "in a brutal death metal style like in the '90s," according to a press release.
To celebrate the band's reformation, a new collectors' double CD has been made available via Legion Of Death Records. Entitled "In Memory Of Agrazabeth", it features demos and live recordings from the 1988-1993 period.
MERCYLESS is currently working on new material "in a very intense and brutal death metal style, in the vein of 'Abject Offerings'."
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30 янв 2011
FEAR FACTORY, TÝR, ENSIFERUM, SWASHBUCKLE Members Perform Karaoke-Style Covers
 Video footage of members of FEAR FACTORY, TÝR, ENSIFERUM and SWASHBUCKLE performing karaoke-style cover versions of several popular standards on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise — which set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and returned four days later — can be viewed below. | 0 | |
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30 янв 2011
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: \'Last Curtain Call\' DVD Detailed
 Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY will release a concert DVD, "Last Curtain Call", in May via AFM Records. According ot the band, "the live [footage] itself is finished and we are waiting to get the audiomix and master back. We are also working on some bonusmaterial like a tour movie, last rehearsal and the band meet up for the first time since October to do some in-depth interviews for the DVD."
The DVD will also include a bonus live CD disc with the best 10 tracks from the gig. In addition there will also most likely be a separate double live CD for those that want experience only the audio.
The "Last Curtain Call" cover artwork was created by Haakon Hoseth and can be viewed below. The original painting was by the band's longtime artist and friend Truls Espedal.
"Last Curtain Call" track listing:
01. Hide And Seek
02. Bring Forth Ye Shadow
03. Lorelei
04. Frozen
05. Ashes And Dreams
06. A Rose For The Dead
07. Fragment
08. And When He Falleth
09. Venus
10. Hollow
11. Storm
12. Image
13. Cassandra
14. A Hamlet For A Slothful Vassal
15. Fade
16. Machine
17. Der Tanz Der Schatten
18. Forever Is The World
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY announced in March 2010 that it was calling it quits, stating, "This has not been an easy decision to make and we have thought about this for a long long time. We finally agreed to this during the production of our latest album, 'Forever Is The World'.
"Over the years all of us have strived to combine the THEATRE with everyday life but in the end it has proven more and more difficult.
"We have come to appreciate our family lives and jobs, which makes it very hard to continue this life of rock 'n' roll on the road."
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY released a a limited-edition tour version of its seventh album, "Forever Is The World", in March 2010 to coincide with the band's European shows. The set included a new EP called "Addenda" and featured 10 tracks of b-sides, rarities, remakes and remixes.
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30 янв 2011
Former SODOM Guitarist DIRK STRAHLMEIER Dies
 Former SODOM guitarist Dirk Strahlimeier, who played with the band from 1995 through 1996, has passed away.
Commented SODOM bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such: "As I learned from a reliable source, our ex-guitarist Dirk 'Strahli' Strahlmeier died this month in a hospital in Düsseldorf, Germany. Currently we don't know the exact circumstances of his death. Strahli played on the album 'Masquerade In Blood' which was released in 1995 on SPV. After that we had lost contact with him. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends."
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