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23 окт 2010
ERIK NORLANDER Debuts New Video From The Galactic Collective
 Master keyboardist and prolific Moog synthesizer user ERIK NORLANDER has launched his latest video, 'Garden Of The Moon, a visual rendition of the instrumental song from his most recent CD release, The Galactic Collective. Check it out below.
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23 окт 2010
AC/DC: \'Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010\' Limited-Edition Photo Book Available
 Over the course of the last two years, AC/DC Abruzzo blog's Matteo Abruzzo and his team followed AC/DC during the "Black Ice" world tour in 23 different countries attending 85 different shows. On October 15 they released "Black Ice World Tour 2008-2010", a limited-edition photo book (184 pages, 250 photos of the band performing on stage, hard cover, large format 25cmx30cm - 10"x12", exclusive stories from the road).
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22 окт 2010
CRADLE OF FILTH - New Song Sample, Making Of \'Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned)\' Documentary Video Available
 A new preview track (‘The Spawn Of Love And War’) from CRADLE OF FILTH's upcoming album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa is up on the Peaceville mini-site here; click on the audio player to listen to all of the samples.
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22 окт 2010
REFLEXION: New Year\'s Eve Show To Be Recorded
 Finnish dark-alternative-metal band REFLEXION will play a special New Year's Eve show which will commence with an acoustic set on the last hour of 2010 and continue with full-blown electric performance in the first minutes of 2011. The group states, "The show will be recorded and filmed, so be sure to attend this live show!"
REFLEXION released its third album, "Edge", in February via Mach XX/Out of Line Records. According to a press release, "Thudding tribal drums and massive, deep guitar riffs infuse the band's dark melodic hit tunes with a refreshing kick that pleasantly distinguishes itself from the over produced kitsch that most of their fellow countrymen are sporting. This time around REFLEXION are playing it rough, spiffing up even their slow songs with SABBATH-esque doom riffs and toying with complex song structures that often border on prog metal, but without ever losing track of the catchy, often gloomy melodies that have made their first two albums nearly impossible to resist. 'Edge' is reveling in dark atmosphere and hit qualities but will probably cause some serious head banging attacks with metal veterans as well, due to a much harder approach."
"Edge" track listing:
01. Morning Sickness
02. Moscow Nights
03. Written on My Skin
04. Unbreakable
05. Generation Kill
06. Couldn't Care Less (THE CARDIGANS cover)
07. On This Dawn
08. No Roots on the Ground
09. Undress the Beauty
10. The Cage
11. Blind for Tomorrow
12. I've Burned Everything I've Got
REFLEXION is:
Juha Kylmänen - Vocals
Ilkka Jolma - Guitar
Juhani Heikka - Guitar
Mikko Uusimaa - Bass
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22 окт 2010
THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE: \'Charmer\' Video Released
 "Charmer", the brand video from Lancaster, Pennsylvania's THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE, can be viewed below. The aesthetically remarkable clip was put together by the graphic geniuses over at Sons of Nero. The track comes off the group's new album, "Haunt What's Left", which was released on June 22 via Good Fight Music. The follow-up to 2008's "Monuments" was recorded at Spin Studios in New York with Josh Wilbur (ATREYU, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and Chris Adler (of LAMB OF GOD). | 0 | |
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22 окт 2010
ARCH ENEMY: 12 Songs Written For New Album
 Maximum Rock Mag recently conducted an interview with vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Maximum Rock Mag: So, what's going on with ARCH ENEMY? What are you guys doing now?
Gossow: Well, we got a couple of shows coming up actually this week, we're playing four shows in Holland, Belgium, Germany and Poland, then we go back home to continue writing the new album. Then we go out again in November, we play four shows in the U.K., a headline tour, we haven't been there for a while. Then we come back and go straight to the studio in the beginning of December and start recording the new album. Working title is "Fuck You All"! No! Just kidding! We've got 12 songs for now but I think we're going to end up with 15 or 16 songs, I don't know… We have two months in the studio, December and January. The album has to drop in May. We start playing festivals then already in support of the new album. We're kicking off with the Metalfest festivals where we headline, then we're just gonna do the European festivals season, full on; there's tons of shows, bigger and smaller festivals. Then we go either on a festival trek in the USA or we will start touring Asia, India and Australia.
Maximum Rock Mag: Let's talk a bit about the direction of the new album? How is it gonna sound? What should the fans expect?
Gossow: ARCH ENEMY's trademark is extreme stuff with a lot of melody. Right now the extreme stuff is definitely over the top, so I think we will try to write 2-3 more melodic tracks; it's very extreme at the moment, a lot of blast beats, you know... I'm so excited about it, we haven't written an album since 2007, we've got a tone of riffs, there's gonna be a lot of riffs in every song I think because we've got so many and we're just really hungry for a new album!
Maximum Rock Mag: I read your biography and some of your answers to the fans and I can see that you are a really committed and determined person and really involved in political issues, with a strong and right attitude against racism, globalization and stuff like that. How do you think you can raise the awareness regarding these issues among youngsters?
Gossow: I think people look for answers, I think that's what's great about the young generation, that's why they're most likely to make changes and start up little revolutions, you know… Because you're more rebellious as a teenager, a lot of people get tired when they get older and I think it's important to stay in the dialog with young kids. I tell as much as I can about me, about what I believe in and a lot of people pick up on that because they look actively for inspiration. Some have questions and I try to answer them and make them realize that we're living in an age where we all know that our world is dying for one thing and we know that wars are not the answer to any political problem, yet environmental destruction is still ongoing and there's still a lot of wars raging. It's absurd. The war in Iraq is not over despite the fact that it's out of the news. It's a very confusing time people live in and it's very frightening as well… It feels a bit like end time, doesn't it? I don't really preach about what I do, I only answer questions, like when people ask me why am I a vegan, I explain it to them, or why am I an atheist, I explain it to them. But I'm quite careful with these things because I definitely don't want to be a preacher, there's enough preachers out there and a lot end up in politics and religion and I mistrust preachers. I rather practise and set an example. I think it's important to let people know what I believe in, because I feel responsible for my actions and I also feel responsible for telling young kids the right things.
Maximum Rock Mag: Being an atheist myself, I want to know why are you an atheist?
Gossow: Because there is no God. I'm surprised to see that people still believe there is one, it's like saying I believe in the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus. Science is so advanced by now and people have been trying for thousands of years to prove the existence of God and they've all failed miserably. Looking at the world at this stage it is obvious it is a godless world and the church is only bringing shame upon themselves by making headlines with child abuse and messages like "Do not use condoms" in countries and places like Africa where AIDS is still spreading like crazy. It's kind of an evil institution and I believe religion is only been used for the abuse of power and waging of wars… Yeah, I'm a die-hard atheist. Regarding Satanism, I think it is Christianity turned upside down, essentially praying to the same gods -vand there's no god standing before me! I do not accept any authority, not even a divine or a satanic one.
Maximum Rock Mag: Why are you a vegan?
Gossow: I only eat raw foods, vegan. For instance in the summer I go in the forest I pluck lots of berries, leaves and I eat them straight up. It's a very healthy lifestyle because I do not cook, boil and destroy any kind of vitamins and minerals. I'm very fit, I've never gained too much weight in my life, I was always very slim and very strong, because my diet is extremely healthy. And I do not hurt any other living being, except plants, but plants do not have any feelings, so… And they have no memory whereas animals have. I really oppose any kind of violence or killing and I do not exclude animals from that. I feel that animals are equal to humans, because the human being is just an animal, really; we are animals, you know. When you look at our evolution, we are homo sapiens, an animal and I do not understand why we have set the rule that we can cage, breed, mass-produce and slaughter animals in a massive amount that no other animal would do. We don't go out and just kill one animal and feed off it for a week, but we overconsume it so much that a lot of people get sick from meat. They get lots of heart diseases, heart attacks, stomach cancers, all kinds of cancers that come from the over consumption of meat and we have to pump those animals so full of hormones and medications because they would actually die in those conditions they live in otherwise. The meat that we eat is charged with so many antibiotics and creates all type of hormonal dysfunctions and obviously they get other side effects from it, like impotence, for instance… So, yes, I think the meat business is a very disgusting, unhealthy, environmentally damaging business and I don't want to support that in any way. I have to say that I'm very proud that all of ARCH ENEMY, including Sharlee D'Angelo and Daniel Erlandsson, as well as Christopher [Amott] and Michael [Amott], they are all vegetarians by now, due to health reasons or just simply because they understand the impact of the meat industry. It's one of the most environmentally damaging and cruel industries in this world and if you are against animal testing, like any kind of testing of products, you can't go around by saying but I'm cool with breeding pigs and cows in unbelievable conditions and having them slaughtered and shot. It's the same. So, I'm just against animal cruelty and I think eating meat is part of it.
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22 окт 2010
THE SORROW: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Grief Machine", a brand new song from Austrian metallers THE SORROW, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's third, self-titled album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on October 29 via Drakkar Records and in North America on December 7 through Artoffact Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Origin Of The Storm" was recorded at Principal Studios (DIE TOTEN HOSEN, IN EXTREMO) in Senden, Germany with producer Toni Meloni and was mixed by Sky van Hoff. Mastering duties were handled by Jens Dreesen.
"The Sorrow" track listing:
01. Afflictions (05:01)
02. Crossing Jordan (04:57)
03. The Weight Of The World (04:06)
04. Suffering Quotes (04:22)
05. Heart Of A Lion (04:03)
06. Farewells (05:41)
07. You Are My Nemesis (04:18)
08. Paragon In Charity (05:07)
09. Draped In Misery (05:07)
10. Grief Machine (03:55)
11. Engraved In Our Hearts (05:03)
12. Facing The End (04:06)
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22 окт 2010
GOTTHARD - Huge demand causes a record re-entry in Swiss charts!
 Zurich - The tragic death of GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee has triggered a record demand for the band's albums. For the first time in the history of the Swiss charts, 13 albums from one band are among the top 100 at the same time - and that means all albums that GOTTHARD have released so far in their career.
Also in the Swiss single charts, the loyalty and sympathy after Steve Lee's death are very apparent. The single "Heaven" even made it to the top of the charts with "One Life One Soul" at number four. In total, nine single are in the charts.
In the album charts it is "Need To Believe" and "One Team - One Spirit" that have the highest positions, numbers two and three respectively.
Just last Sunday, the official funeral service for the GOTTHARD front man was held on top of the Gotthard mountain. In spite of snow and winter temperatures, more than 3000 people came to pay their last respect to Steve Lee. Among them were
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22 окт 2010
ARI KOIVUNEN Performs Acoustic Versions Of Heavy Metal Classics; Video Available
 Finnish singer Ari Koivunen (AMORAL) and guitarist Gary Keskinen performed an acoustic set of classic heavy metal and hard rock covers last night (Wednesday, October 20) at Club Lady Moon in Helsinki. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed at this location (courtesy of "Anire100"). A couple of the clips are available below.
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22 окт 2010
BELPHEGOR - reveal album title!
 BELPHEGOR have wrapped up the work on their new black / death metal masterpiece! And they also revealed the album title: „Blood Magick Necromance"!
Produced by legend Peter Tägtgren at his Abyss Studios in Pärlby, Sweden and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren, it will be released on January 14th, 2011 in Europe and on February 8th in the U.S.!
„This will be the most epic and monumental BELPHEGOR Werk to date", commented fronter / shredder Helmuth.
Watch out for the tracklist and cover artwork of „Blood Magick Necromance" which will be revealed soon!
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22 окт 2010
KING DIAMOND, Ex-HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members Join Forces In New Project
 Current/former members of KING DIAMOND, HAMMERFALL and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN have joined forces in a brand new, as-yet-unnamed Swedish "supergroup." The lineup for the band is as follows:
* Magnus Rosén (ex-HAMMERFALL) - Bass
* Andy La Rocque (KING DIAMOND) - Guitar
* Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums
* Mats Olausson (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Keyboards
* Mikael Ågren (ex-NOSTRADAMEUS) - Vocals, Guitar
The group has entered La Rocque's Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden to begin recording what will eventually become the band's debut album for an early 2011 release.
The first music from the project is expected to surface online before the end of 2010.
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22 окт 2010
TIMES OF GRACE: \'The Hymn Of A Broken Man\' Artwork, Final Track Listing Revealed
 The cover artwork for "The Hymn Of A Broken Man", the debut album from TIMES OF GRACE — the new project that reteams KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist and producer extraordinaire Adam Dutkiewicz with original KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Jesse Leach — can be found below. The CD is scheduled for release on January 18, 2011 through Roadrunner Records.
Dutkiewicz and Leach worked together on KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's benchmark album, 2002's "Alive Or Just Breathing". That record has become definitive for an entire generation of American metal, with Leach's voice and uplifting lyrics serving as one of the key elements that propelled the album to "modern classic" status. Leach, who went on to sing for the more classic-rock leaning SEEMLESS and who currently sings for the metal band THE EMPIRE SHALL FALL, was always remembered fondly by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE fans, even though he left the band shortly after "Alive Or Just Breathing"'s release.
While fans will no doubt be thrilled at the concept of the duo reuniting, TIMES OF GRACE is not interested in fashioning "Alive Or Just Breathing Part II". It's an entirely new project and represents a different musical path for both Adam D. and Leach! It is an album of cleansing and catharsis for each of them, where internal demons were exorcised and set to music that's as aggressive as it is melodic.
"In all my life. I have yet to write a record that bares my soul as much as this record does," Leach said. "Adam and I had a real spiritual connection while making this and I know that it comes through in the performances and lyrics. This record has our blood, sweat and tears flowing through it. It is painfully honest at times. In short this record is our catharsis."
Adam D. also commented on what TIMES OF GRACE means for him personally, saying, "Making this record was something completely new for me. It documents some of the most difficult-yet-spirited times of my life in the past three-and-a-half years. A lot of the music and lyrics just came out of me while going through several internal struggles, and writing these songs were the only comfort I could find. I reached out to Jesse to help sing and write these songs with me because of my respect for his musical abilities, and because of our great friendship...one that seems to not change no matter what happens in our lives. In the end, I am very proud of this record, and I feel it has helped me through some of my darkest days. I'm hoping that people will enjoy it, and also that it can maybe help others to keep the most positive mindset, even through the most trying of times."
The track listing for the album is as follows; the song titles reflect the sentiment of catharsis that is the common thread running through "The Hymn of a Broken Man".
01. Strength In Numbers
02. Fight For Life
03. Willing
04. Where The Spirit Leads Me
05. Until The End Of Days
06. Live In Love
07. In The Arms Of Mercy
08. Hymn Of A Broken Man
09. The Forgotten One
10. Hope Remains
11. The End Of Eternity
12. Worlds Apart
13. Fall From Grace
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22 окт 2010
THE MAN-EATING TREE: \'Amended\' Video Released
 "Amended", the new video from THE MAN-EATING TREE — the atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Vine", which was released in Finland on September 22 via Cobra Records and in other territories through Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Mastervox Studio in Oulu, Finland with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, AMORPHIS).
"Vine" track listing:
01. Lathing A New Man
02. The White Plateau
03. This Longitude Of Sleep
04. King Of July
05. Of Birth For Passing
06. Out Of The Wind
07. Nights In White Satin
08. Tide Shift
09. Instead Of Sand And Stone
10. Amended
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22 окт 2010
TOXIC HOLOCAUST Demoing New Material
 Video footage of TOXIC HOLOCAUST's Joel Grind in his home studio demoing new material for the follow-up to the band's "An Overdose Of Death" album can be viewed below.
When not on tour, the group has been writing for the new CD with plans to enter the studio in December. An early 2011 release via Relapse Records is expected.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST has announced more fall U.S. tour dates, criss-crossing the country for four-weeks starting on October 25. The band will first join DANZIG, POSSESSED, MARDUK and WITHERED on the "Blackest of The Black" tour before heading out on its own headline dates in late November.
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22 окт 2010
SLAYER\'s KERRY KING Performs With MEGADETH In L.A.; Video Available
 SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined MEGADETH on stage last night (Thursday, October 21) at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California to perform MEGADETH's classic "Rattlehead". This marked the first time in 26 years that Kerry played the song with MEGADETH (King took part in MEGADETH's very first shows in February 1984 as the band's second guitarist).
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22 окт 2010
CRIMFALL Signs With SPINEFARM RECORDS
 Finnish folk metal band CRIMFALL has inked a deal with Spinefarm Records. The group's as-yet-untitled second album is tentatively due in March 2011. The CD was recorded at Adamantium Studios and was produced and mixed by Hit Happens. It features guest appearances by Tapio Wilska (SURVIORS ZERO), Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW), Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, DECOMPOSTER), Mathias Nygård (TURISAS), Olli Vänskä (TURISAS) and Trollhorn (FINNTROLL, MOONSORROW).
Commented Hannu Lehtonen of Spinefarm: "It is great to have CRIMFALL as a new artist on Spinefarm. I can honestly say that the band's forthcoming second album is worth the wait. The band is in killer shape and has recorded an excellent piece of music which will be released in spring 2011."
CRIMFALL added in a statement: "For CRIMFALL this alliance is a great leap in what has been a long painful march. This definitely opens up a new chapter in our history and the expectations are high since it finally seems we have found a partner that shares our faith in CRIMFALL's music and potential."
CRIMFALL's debut album, "As The Path Unfolds...", was released in March 2009 via Napalm Records.
CRIMFALL is:
Jakke Viitala - Guitar, Orchestra
Mikko Häkkinen - Dark Voice
Helena Haaparanta (ex-TACERE) - Bright Voice
Janne Jukarainen - Drums
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22 окт 2010
AXEL RUDI PELL: \'The Crest\' Deluxe Edition Due In November
 To celebrate the success of "The Crest", the thirteenth studio offering from German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL, which was released in April 2010 and achieved great chart success in Germany, Finland, Switzerland and Sweden, SPV/Steamhammer will re-release this album as a deluxe edition. Out on November 22 in Europe, "The Crest Deluxe Edition" include a bonus track, a full live bonus CD with over 70 minutes playing time, a new cover and a new booklet with previously unseen photos and liner notes. It will all come in a high-class digipack for a reasonable price. | 0 | |
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22 окт 2010
DEEP PURPLE\'s \'Deepest Purple\': EPK For Anniversary Reissue Available
 An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the upcoming reissue of DEEP PURPLE's "Deepest Purple" compilation can be viewed below.
The "Deepest Purple" reissue is due out on October 25 in the U.K. and November 2 in North America via EMI. The new version of the album will include a bonus DVD featuring a range of video clips presented by former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord.
CD features:
01. Black Night (Single Version) (2002 Digital Remaster)
02. Speed King (Edit) (2010 Digital Remaster)
03. Fireball (1996 Digital Remaster)
04. Hush (1998 Digital Remaster)
05. Strange Kind Of Woman (2002 Digital Remaster)
06. Child In Time (1995 Digital Remaster)
07. When A Blind Man Cries (1997 Remix)
08. Woman From Tokyo (2000 Digital Remaster)
09. Highway Star (1997 Digital Remaster)
10. Space Truckin' (1997 Digital Remaster)
11. Burn (2004 Digital Remaster)
12. Stormbringer (2009 Digital Remaster)
13. Soldier Of Fortune (2009 Digital Remaster)
14. Demon's Eye (1996 Digital Remaster)
15. You Keep On Moving (Single Edit) (2002 Digital Remaster)
16. Smoke On The Water (1997 Digital Remaster)
DVD features:
* Jon Lord discusses "Hush"
* Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968)
* Jon Lord discusses arriving in the U.S. for the first time
* Jon Lord discusses miming for German TV
* Speed King (Vicky Leandros show, German TV, 1970)
* Jon Lord discusses the writing of "Child In Time"
* Child In Time (new clip)
* Jon Lord discusses the power of "Child In Time"
* Jon Lord discusses the recording of "Black Night"
* Black Night (classic 1970 video clip)
* Jon Lord discusses "Fireball"
* Fireball (German TV performance on Disco ZDF, 1971)
* Jon Lord discusses the "Fireball" album
* Jon Lord discusses the writing of "Strange Kind Of Woman"
* Strange Kind Of Woman (Top Of The Pops, BBC, 1971)
* Jon Lord discusses "Demon's Eye"
* Demon's Eye (Music Today, RBB Berlin)
* Jon Lord discusses "Highway Star"
* Highway Star (Beat Club, German TV, 1971)
* Jon Lord discusses "Never Before"
* Never Before (classic 1970s video clip)
* Jon Lord discusses "Smoke On The Water" and the story behind it
* Smoke On The Water (Hofstra University, 1973)
* Jon Lord discusses the choice of singles
* Jon Lord discusses "Woman From Tokyo"
* Woman From Tokyo (new clip)
* Made in Japan / Space Truckin' (new clip from "Made In Japan" footage)
* Jon Lord discusses "Burn"
* Burn (London 1974)
* Jon Lord discusses "You Keep On Moving"
* You Keep On Moving
* Jon Lord discusses "Stormbringer"
* Stormbringer (new clip)
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22 окт 2010
FIREWIND - Free Song Download Available; New Album In Stores October 25th In Europe, Limited Edition Details Revealed
 Greek melodic Metallers FIREWIND have at last returned with a highly anticipated new album entitled Days of Defiance, which is due October 25th via Century Media Records in Europe.
Anchored by the most virtuosic guitarist of our time, Gus G., who gives the performance of his career on this album, now fans have the chance to get a special advance taste of Days Of Defiance for FREE! Century Media has launched a download page that will allow you to get the furious album’s opening track, 'The Ark Of Lies', completely free after you Tweet or Facebook about the song.
Go here for more details.
Furthermore, you should look for the European limited edition Mediabook CD version of the album (pictured above), which doesn’t only come with special packaging, alternate cover artwork and expanded booklet features, but it also contains three special bonus tracks, a Gus G. / ESP guitar-pick as well as a quality Firewind sticker.
Make sure to get your copy of this awesome format before it’s too late. Here is the complete tracklisting of this special version:
'The Ark Of Lies'
'World On Fire'
'Chariot'
'Embrace The Sun'
'The Departure'
'Heading For The Dawn'
'Broken'
'Cold As Ice'
'Kill In The Name Of Love'
'SKG'
'Losing Faith'
'The Yearning'
'When All Is Said And Done'
'Wild Rose' *
'Ride To The Rainbow's End' *
'Breaking The Law' *
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22 окт 2010
NIGHTWISH: Drums Recorded For New Album
 Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH entered the studio late last week to begin recording the follow-up to 2007's "Dark Passion Play". Drummer Jukka Nevalainen writes on the band's official web site, "I usually find recording sessions stressful and just want to have them done as fast as possible, but this time it was all different. The whole session was extremely relaxed and we didn't hurry at all. We took the time to try some different approaches to some of the songs and didn't make any compromises. As one of the pictures shows, Tuomas [Holopainen, keyboardist/mainman] literally whipped the very best out of me. But I'm sure he did it with love...
"Songs have again a massive variety and mood changes from lunatic circus to a hazy jazz club.
"It was a great challenge to try to get the right touch to each of the songs, but my 'humble' opinion is that we nailed it.
"Today we finished the session by recording witch drum to the starter of the album and by playing brushes to a classy ballad in the spirit of David Lynch.
"Drums were recorded to ten songs all together and it couldn't have been any better — perfect location, great guys around to work with and some excellent music to be created."
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22 окт 2010
GLOOMY GRIM Covers MERCYFUL FATE On New Single
 Finnish black metallers GLOOMY GRIM have completed work on a new two-track single containing a cover version of the MERCYFUL FATE classic "Black Funeral" and a new song, "Let My Enemy Suffer As I Do!" The cover art was created by Mario E. López M. (IRON MAIDEN, BURNING DARKNESS, HANGMAN).
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22 окт 2010
THE NEW BLACK: New Album Title, Release Date Announced
 THE NEW BLACK — the German band featuring members of SINNER, RUNAMOK, ABANDONED and MCF — will release its sophomore album, "II: Better In Black", on January 21, 2011 in Europe via AFM Records. | 0 | |
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22 окт 2010
DORO: \'25 Years In Rock\' DVD Trailer Available
 German metal queen Doro Pesch recently completed work on her biggest project to date — the 2DVD/CD set "25 Years In Rock", featuring the entire 25-year anniversary concert, including guest performances in front of about 10,000 enthusiastic fans in Düsseldorf, Germany as well as a China special, outtakes from Doro's 2500th concert and a whole lot more. The DVD will be released in Europe via Nuclear Blast on November 26, 2010 and in the rest of the world sometime in 2011.
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22 окт 2010
Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS Involved In New Project
 Original JUDAS PRIEST and current HOLY RAGE vocalist Al Atkins has joined forces with longtime musical collaborator Paul May (TEMPLE DOGS) in a brand new side project. The group is currently recording material for an early 2011 release.
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22 окт 2010
DEEP PURPLE: EPK For 35th-Anniversary Reissue Of \'Come Taste The Band\' Available
 An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the upcoming 30th-anniversary reissue of DEEP PURPLE's "Come Taste The Band" album can be viewed below.
The "Come Taste The Band" 35th-anniversary reissue is due out on October 25 in the U.K. and November 2 in North America via EMI. It includes a remastered version of the album, plus the single edit of "You Keep On Moving" on disc one. Disc two features a remixed version of the LP by Kevin Shirley (LED ZEPPELIN, IRON MAIDEN, JOURNEY, HIM), with input from Glenn Hughes, plus two previously unreleased instrumental tracks from the sessions.
"Come Taste The Band" was recorded between August 3 and September 1, 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany, and released in October 1975. The album was co-produced and engineered by the band and longtime associate Martin Birch (IRON MAIDEN, BLACK SABBATH). It is the only DEEP PURPLE studio record featuring Tommy Bolin, who replaced Ritchie Blackmore on lead guitar. When Blackmore left the band, many observers and critics assumed that DEEP PURPLE would not continue. It was David Coverdale who asked Jon Lord to keep the band together, and Tommy Bolin was asked to take the guitar slot. The band was rounded off by bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice.
"Come Taste The Band" 35th-anniversary reissue track listing:
CD1
01. Comin' Home
02. Lady Luck
03. Gettin Tighter
04. Dealer
05. I Need Love
06. You Keep on Moving
07. Love Child
08. This Time Around
09. Owed to G
10. Drifter
11. You Keep On Moving (single edit)
CD2
01. Comin Home
02. Lady Luck
03. Gettin Tighter
04. Dealer
05. I Need Love
06. You Keep on Moving
07. Love Child
08. This Time Around
09. Owed To G
10. Drifter
11. Always The Same in LA
12. Bolin/Paice Jam
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22 окт 2010
ALMAH Guitarist Releases Teaser For Upcoming DVD
 Guitarist Paulo Schroeber of the Brazilian progressive power metal band ALMAH — the side project of ANGRA members Edu Falaschi (vocals) and Felipe Andreoli (bass) — has completed work on a new guitar video lesson, to be released on DVD in early 2011. The 90-minute lesson contains various guitar parts composed by Paulo for the ALMAH album "Fragile Equality" accompanied by the guitarist's comments, as well as footage of Paulo displaying his equipment (Condor instruments and Orange amplifiers). | 0 | |
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22 окт 2010
HELLYEAH: \'Cowboy Way\' U.K. Digital Single To Include Live Recording
 HELLYEAH — the band featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — will release a second digital single in the U.K. in November. "Cowboy Way", the follow-up single to "Hell Of A Time", will include the B-side "Hellyeah", recorded live at the Nokia Theatre in Dallas, Texas.
HELLYEAH recently headlined the Jägermeister Second Stage at the first annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Performing on the main stage were DISTURBED and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, along with STONE SOUR and HALESTORM. AIRBOURNE, HAIL THE VILLAIN, NEW MEDICINE and the Jägermeister Battle of The Bands Winner in each city rounded out the Jägermeister Second Stage bill. The 36-date tour launched August 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and visited arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, Wisconsin.
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22 окт 2010
KYLESA: Entire New Album To Be Streamed This Weekend
 "Spiral Shadow", the fifth album from KYLESA, the psych-rock co-ed Georgians, will be available for streaming on the band's on MySpace page beginning this Saturday, October 23 and continuing through Monday, October 25. Due on October 26 via Season Of Mist, the CD was recorded earlier this summer at the Jam Room in Columbia, South Carolina with band member and renowned producer Phillip Cope (BARONESS, WITHERED) once again at the helm.
"Spiral Shadow" will be made available as a regular CD as well as a limited edition digipak with 3D cover art packaged with a bonus DVD.
"Spiral Shadow" track listing:
01. Tired Climb
02. Cheating Synergy
03. Drop Out
04. Crowded Road
05. Don't Look Back
06. Distance Closing In
07. To Forget
08. Forsaken
09. Spiral Shadow
10. Back And Forth
11. Dust
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22 окт 2010
MOTÖRHEAD\'s \'Ace Of Spades\' Re-Recorded For U.K. Beer Commercial
 According to Independent.co.uk, MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister has re-recorded the band's legendary "Ace Of Spades" song at half the tempo as a blues number so that it can be used in a commercial. The new version of the track will air this Sunday in the U.K. as part of an advertising campaign for Kronenbourg 1664 titled "Slow Down The Pace". The song, on which Lemmy plays harmonica, will be made available for download from the beer brand's web site.
Matt Doman, creative director at the advertising agency BBH, told Independent.co.uk that Lemmy "was quite challenging but really because he's very protective of the track. We spent a rollercoaster of a day with him in the recording studio."
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22 окт 2010
Uncensored Version Of ALICE COOPER\'s \'Poison\' Video Leaves Father Fuming
 According to The Border Mail, the father of a five-year-old child is fuming after McDonald's management's refused to switch television stations when when the uncensored version of ALICE COOPER's "Poison" video — featuring a woman exposing her breasts — aired at its store in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.
Rod Millichamp said he was dining at the restaurant with his wife and son on Saturday afternoon when the clip was broadcast on the Max music channel.
"Through this clip there were a number of appearances of a girl wearing only a G-string, showing her buttocks then turning to openly expose her naked breasts," Millichamp wrote in an emailed complaint to McDonald's chief executive Catriona Noble.
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Eric Norlander
