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3 ñåí 2010
SEVENTH WONDER Release New Video; Announce Lineup Changes
 Swedish progressive metal outfit SEVENTH WONDER and Lion Music have announce the release of the band's debut video, for the track 'Alley Cat', taken from the bands forthcoming fourth studio album, entitled The Great Escape, and set for release in late 2010.
The video recorded, edited and produced by Johan Larsson is the perfect backdrop for the mood of the new song which sees the band deliver their trademark brand of progressive metal. Check it out below.
Seventh Wonder cross the Atlantic for the first time to play the prestigious ProgPower USA festival along side of KAMELOT and HAMMERFALL in Atlanta, GA on September 10th.
The album, The Great Escape, is in the final stages of production and in spite of some delays is scheduled for a release later this year on Lion Music.
The tracklist will be as follows:
'Wiseman'
'Alley Cat'
'The Angelmaker'
'King Of Whitewater'
'Long Way Home'
'Move On Through'
'The Great Escape'
The band have also announced drummer Johnny Sandin will be leaving the band and have released the following announcements.
Below is a message from Johnny in connection to him announcing his departure from the band. Please note that this will have
no effect on already scheduled gigs, in which Johnny is 100% devoted to participating.
"Hello fans and friends!!
After more than 10 years of touring, recording, tons of laughter and a few tears I have decided to leave Seventh Wonder and take a break from music indefinitely.
The last few years have been hectic and filled with really cool events. The Italy-tour which was put together by the band's best friends Max, Romano and Manuel. The Sweden Rock gig is also one of the memories I will never let go of. Not to mention the upcoming ProgPower USA-gig which is a dream for all of us. I view the release of the fourth SW album and the gigs to follow as a really good finish for me in the band!! Now I will get a chance to say goodbye to fans and friends when we are out playing.
It is damned hard (although mostly fun) to put your entire soul into Seventh Wonder and at the same time work full time and also try to be a good father of four (soon five) and an equally good fiancé. It may sound selfish but I am doing this entirely for me. The more time I devote to the band, the more I loose time with my family. It is not worth that effort any more. I must make different prioritizations right now but at the same time nothing is ever really etched in stone. Who knows, in five years time I may have the drive once more. We will see what happens.
I have had the honor of playing with the finest musicians I have ever met. They have not only been there for me as band members but also as my best friends and I know that they will always be there for me.
Thank you to fans, friends and the band for 10 wonderful years." - Johnny Sandin.
The band's response:
"We are all very saddened by Johnny’s decision. We have lived with Johnny in one of the most important aspects of our lives for many years, some of us for over 10 years. At the same time we feel the utmost respect for Johnny’s decision which we believe to be a correct one for him. Since the first trembling steps of the entity that came to be Seventh Wonder, Johnny has been an integral part of the sound that is Seventh Wonder. Johnny co-wrote a lot of the earlier material and his rhythmic patterns, thunderous fills and poly-rhythmic excursions that he contributes to the music have challenged fans as well as his band members throughout this incredible journey. Johnny is the craziest man alive and has given many thousand laughs and hilarious moments to everyone around him.
As you can understand it is very hard for us to think of Seventh Wonder without Johnny, but at the same time we are all, including Johnny, fully committed to carry on and keep doing what we have come to love and hold so dear over the years. This certainly ends one chapter in the Seventh Wonder book of history, let us together turn the page and see what the future holds as we let Johnny go towards other challenges.
We love you Johnny and we wouldn’t have become who we are with out you!
This does not affect already booked gigs. All scheduled gigs will be performed with Johnny at the helm, and 100% devoted to the task!"
The band continue: "We envision that any applicant is a drummer with a well enough developed technical proficiency to be able to play through just about any song from our back catalogue. This should also work in a live setting with a metronome in a reasonably relaxed and steady manner. You who apply for the position should have a passion for the music we create and the genre in which we are active. The ability and will to sing back-up vocals during live sets is a plus. The band is active in Stockholm and that is also where the studio is, a fact to be considered by all applicants. Previous live show experience is a plus, a drum set of your own is a must."
To apply:
1) Record a video of reasonable quality of yourself playing two Seventh Wonder songs from Waiting In the Wings and/or Mercy Falls
2) Record a video of yourself playing anything else that you feel shows your drumming and your skills in a good way
3) Describe yourself, your musical background and activities, life situation and visions. You may either write this in the e-mail itself or in a file that you attach.
4) Send links to videos (for either download or streaming) and text according to bullet no3 above to: drummer@seventhwonder.nu
5) You do not have to be Johnny –be yourself.
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3 ñåí 2010
PAGAN\'S MIND - Pro-Shot Footage Of \'God\'s Equation\' Performed At ProgPower X Available
 Norway's PAGAN'S MIND have issued the following update:
"We have a new video clip for you. We have uploaded 'God’s Equation' performed at ProgPower X in Atlanta, September 2009 as a part of the anniversary concept Returning Heroes on our official Youtube channel in HD! Enjoy it! | 0 | |
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3 ñåí 2010
DUFF MCKAGAN\'S LOADED Completes Work On New Album
 DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, the band led by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, has finished recording its new album at a Seattle-area studio with veteran rock producer Terry Date (SOUNDGARDEN, PANTERA, DEFTONES)
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3 ñåí 2010
KYLESA: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Tired Climb", a brand new track from KYLESA, the psych-rock co-ed Georgians, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. A video for the song is currently in the works.
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3 ñåí 2010
DARKEST HOUR To Enter Studio This Weekend
 Washington D.C. metallers DARKEST HOUR have completed pre-production for their new album and will enter a North Carolina studio this weekend with producer (and SOILWORK guitarist) Peter Wichers to begin recording the effort. The band states, "New material is coming out better then ever!"
An early 2011 release via eOne Music is expected.
The DARKEST HOUR bandmembers put a lot of time and thought into choosing the right producer for this record and they're convinced they've found one.
"We're really excited about working with Peter on this album," says DARKEST HOUR drummer Ryan Parish. "It's going to be amazing collaborating with such an inventive and unique guitarist/musician to produce and document what we feel is the most emotional and melodic DARKEST HOUR album to date."
"Peter is someone we've admired and very much respected as a musician and producer for quite some time," adds DARKEST HOUR frontman John Henry. "Being a pioneer of the Swedish metal sound, (which has so greatly influenced our band) we hope to refine all of those classic elements with him and incorporate new methods to improve our songwriting."
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3 ñåí 2010
SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: New Song Available For Streaming
 "The Chaos Of Rebirth", a brand new song from SPIRITUAL BEGGARS — the Swedish band featuring ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott and bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, along with new vocalist Apollo Papathanasio (FIREWIND) — is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off SPIRITUAL BEGGARS's seventh studio album, "Return To Zero", which was released in Japan on August 25 via Trooper Entertainment Inc. — a label founded by legendary Japanese heavy metal music industry guru Tetsu Miyamoto. The Japanese special edition comes in a glossy paper box with a poster and a sticker of the CD front cover. The Japanese edition also features a bonus track, a thunderous cover of URIAH HEEP's "Time To Live" off the legendary U.K. band's 1971 "Salisbury" record.
"Return To Zero" will be released in North America on October 12 via InsideOut Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Demons" was recorded at Sweetspot Studio with producer Rickard Bengtsson.
"Return To Zero" track listing:
01. Return To Zero (intro)
02. Lost In Yesterday
03. Star Born
04. The Chaos Of Rebirth
05. We Are Free
06. Spirit Of The Wind
07. Coming Home
08. Concrete Horizon
09. A New Dawn Rising
10. Believe In Me
11. Dead Weight
12. The Road Less Travelled
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3 ñåí 2010
Christians could learn a lot about life from heavy metal, says cleric
 Martin Beckford of Telegraph.co.uk reports: Christians could learn a lot about life from listening to heavy metal, according to a Church of England cleric.
The Rev Rachel Mann claims that the much-maligned form of music demonstrates the “liberative theology of darkness”, allowing its tattooed and pierced fans to be more “relaxed and fun” by acknowledging the worst in human nature.
She says that by contrast, churchgoers can appear too sincere and take themselves too seriously.
The priest admits that many will be “concerned” about metal lyrics praising Satan and mocking Christianity, but insists it is just a form of “play-acting”.
Miss Mann, priest-in-charge of St Nicholas’s, Burnage, writes in this week’s Church Times: “Since Black Sabbath effectively created it in 1969 by using the dissonant sound of the medieval ‘Devil’s chord’, heavy metal has been cast as dumb, crass, and on, occasions satanic; music hardly fit for intelligent debate, led alone theological reflection.
“And yet, as both priest and metal musician and fan, it strikes me that the Church, especially at this agonized time, has a serious gospel lesson to learn from this darkest and heaviest music.”
Miss Mann says that heavy metal songs, characterized by distorted guitar sounds, “intense” beats and “muscular” vocals, are “unafraid to deal with death, violence and destruction”.
Its “predominantly male and white” fans “generally like tattoos and piercings” but are “graceful, welcoming and gentle”.
“The music’s willingness to deal with nihilistic and, on occasion, extremely unpleasant subjects seems to offer its fans a space to accept others in a way that shames many Christians.
“Metal’s refusal to repress the bleak and violent truths of human nature liberates its fans to be more relaxed and fun people”.
She goes on to claim that “metal has no fear of human darkness” and while some Christians are similarly unafraid, “many are yet to discover its potential as a place of integration”.
Miss Mann quotes lyrics by the famous thrash metal band Slayer that describe Christianity as an “abortion” and state: “I’ll take the devil any day, hail Satan.”
But she claims: “Much of metal’s fascination with Satan or evil is play-acting, driven by a desire to shock.
“Metal invites Christianity to be less afraid of wildness and the ridiculous.”
She says metal festivals such as Sonisphere, where she saw Iron Maiden play last month, are modern versions of the Feast of Fools held in England in the middle ages, where “excess and anarchy” were allowed for a day.
Miss Mann says she worries that Anglicans have made their faith “too reasonable and ordered” rather than passionate.
“I am not suggesting that as Christians we have all had a humour bypass, but we are inclined to take ourselves too seriously even when we are having fun.”
There have been Christian heavy metal bands, such as the 1980s American act Stryper and the more recent Evanescence, but few have enjoyed much critical acclaim or crossover success.
By contrast many of the biggest heavy metal artists have used anti-Christian or satanic imagery in their lyrics and album covers.
In the 1990s, followers of Norway’s “black metal” scene went further by burning dozens of churches.
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3 ñåí 2010
ENTOMBED Announces New Bassist, Second Guitarist
 Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have announced the addition of bassist Victor Brandt (TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER, AEON, SATYRICON) to the group's ranks. Meanwhile, ENTOMBED's former bassist Nico Elgstrand is now playing second guitar for the band. | 0 | |
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3 ñåí 2010
RICHIE KOTZEN To Guest On New ENEMYNSIDE Album
 Vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) will contribute a guest guitar solo to the track "Too Many Times" on the forthcoming album from Italian thrashers ENEMYNSIDE, tentatively titled "The Black Issue". Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Withering Addiction", "The Cure", "Pitch Black", "Reveries" and "Faith No More".
Commented ENEMYNSIDE vocalist/guitarist Francesco "Frallo" Cremisini: "I'm very proud to have such a great musician playing a solo on the band's new album. He's one of the most talented guitar players around and a really nice person."
Added ENEMYNSIDE guitarist Matteo Bellezza: "The song he plays the solo on had this kind of instrumental part in the middle which sounded quite unusual for us because the first half is just with bass and drums and the second half with rythm guitars too. We needed something different from the other solos on the album, something really distintive, a solo which could play the lead role once the song gets there. Thanx to Richie now we got it!"
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3 ñåí 2010
Swedish All-Girl Metal Band FRANTIC AMBER Releases \'Wrath Of Judgement\' Video
 "Wrath Of Judgement", the new video from the Stockholm, Sweden-based all-girl metal band FRANTIC AMBER, can be viewed below.
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3 ñåí 2010
DARKWATER To Release \'Where Stories End\' In November
 Swedish progressive metal band DARKWATER will release its new album, "Where Stories End", on November 12 in Europe through Ulterium Records and November 23 in North America via Nightmare Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Calling The Earth To Witness" was mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, HAMMERFALL).
"Where Stories End" track listing:
01. Breathe
02. Why I Bleed
03. Into The Cold
04. A Fools Utopia
05. Queen Of The Night
06. In The Blink Of An Eye
07. Fields Of Sorrow
08. Without A Sound
09. Walls Of Deception
Henrik Båth of DARKWATER comments: "We're really excited to finally present 'Where Stories End' to all of you. We feel that we've created something special with this album, and I personally think that we've improved everything since 'Calling The Earth To Witness'. We hope you'll enjoy it!
"We got some shows coming up for the fall, and we hope to see many of you on the road during the coming year. Thanks for your patience and support!" | 0 | |
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3 ñåí 2010
MIND KEY Parts Ways With Drummer
 Italian progressive metal band MIND KEY has parted ways with drummer Andrea Stipa. A replacement skinsman has not yet been announced.
Commented the group: "It's always difficult to part from a friend, but for the band's sake maybe it's the best decision.
"We wanna thank Andrea for his musical contribution in MIND KEY's growth in these years, for his emotional involvment in live exhibitions, his great support in songwriting and (last but not least) for his friendship." | 0 | |
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3 ñåí 2010
ALL THAT REMAINS: New Single Available For Streaming
 "Hold On", the first single from "For We Are Many", the forthcoming fifth album from Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS, is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.
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3 ñåí 2010
SABATON: Back Catalog To Be Reissued With New Artwork, Bonus Tracks
 Most of the back catalog from the Swedish metal band SABATON will be re-released on September 24 in new "Re-Armed Editions" featuring a number of bonus tracks — including old demos, cover songs, live recordings, previously unheard material and completely new songs recorded at Studio Abyss in Sweden.
The albums being re-released are as follows:
* "Primo Victoria" (2005)
* "Attero Dominatus" (2006)
* "Metalizer" (2007)
* "The Art of War" (2008)
Commented the band: "Do you wonder what SABATON did in the studio about one month ago?
"Do you wonder why (the albums) 'Primo Victoria', 'Attero Dominatus', 'Metalizer' and 'Art Of War' are so hard to get these days?
"This is why... To be able to continue to do what we all love, meaning to continue to play music and to tour the world, we have now purchased the rights to the SABATON music. And to celebrate this we want to make them available again to all of you in a unique cooperation between SABATON, Nuclear Blast and Black Lodge.
"Now what does this mean?? Well, first it means that when you buy a SABATON album, more of the money spent on the albums will actually go to SABATON and second it means that we want to celebrate this by making the first four albums available again, but in really cool new versions!
"We give you... The SABATON Re-Armed Editions and here is a sample of one bonus track (below).
"The four first original albums of SABATON, complete with new artwork, new booklets, posters and of course: New music! We have dug deep into the treasury of SABATON to find unique, strange, funny and unexpected songs.
"Every album on the Re-Armed editions will feature new tracks and they will include some old demos, some cover songs, some live versions of songs, some really old and unheard songs and some completely new songs recorded in Studio Abyss.
"They will all be re-released on September 24th and can from today be pre-ordered right here!"
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3 ñåí 2010
ARCH ENEMY: Video Footage, Photos From First-Ever Trip To Maldives Posted Online
 Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY made their first-ever appearance in Maldives at the end of July.
A two-and-a-half-minute clip featuring video highlights and photos from the trip can be viewed below.
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2 ñåí 2010
KORN: \'Let The Guilt Go\' Video Released
 KORN's video for the song "Let The Guilt Go" can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Korn III - Remember Who You Are", which sold 63,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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2 ñåí 2010
INSIDIOUS DISEASE: \'Boundless\' Video Released
 "Boundless", the new video from INSIDIOUS DISEASE (formerly INSIDIOUS) — the international metal project featuring members of DIMMU BORGIR, NAPALM DEATH, OLD MAN'S CHILD and MORGOTH — can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's debut album, "Shadowcast", which was released on July 12 in Europe and July 27 in the U.S. via Century Media Records. | 0 | |
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2 ñåí 2010
SLAYER Drummers Come Together
 Acclaimed metal drummers Dave Lombardo, Paul Bostaph and Jon Dette — each one of whom has sat behind the kit for SLAYER at one point or another during the band's nearly-30-year-long career — posed for a joint photo this past Monday (August 30) in Long Beach, California. Check it out below.
SLAYER drummers (left to right in photo below):
* Jon Dette (1996-1997)
* Dave Lombardo (1981-1986, 1987-1992, 2001-present)
* Paul Bostaph (1992-1996, 1997-2001)
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2 ñåí 2010
LORDI - Babez For Breakfast Audio Samples Available
 Finnish metallers LORDI's new album, Babez For Breakfast, will be released on September 14th via The End Records, and was recorded in early 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Michael Wagener (METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, Alice Cooper) at the helm.
Audio samples for all tracks appearing on the album are now available at Amazon.de.
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2 ñåí 2010
NEGLIGENCE: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Mind Decay", a brand new song from Slovenian thrashers NEGLIGENCE, can be streamed at this location. The track comes off the band's sophomore album, "Coordinates Of Confusion", which will be released in Europe on October 11 (three days earlier in Germany) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was mixed by NEGLIGENCE drummer Ruzz at the band's own Negligence studio and was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (CONVERGE, HATEBREED, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) in New Windsor, New York.
Comments NEGLIGENCE: "We really feel that what we've done on this record is a big step forward for us.
"We took a different approach in writing the songs, since we wrote them altogether. This resulted in a more mature and heavier album opposed to our first album, 'Options Of A Trapped Mind'. That being said, we've still remained loyal to our own sound, our own thing so we're really just can't wait for our fans to get hold of the new album and hear for themselves."
"Coordinates Of Confusion" track listing
01. Mind Decay
02. Screaming Fear
03. Addicted To Aggression
04. Disharmony
05. The Way To…
06. Insane Asylum
07. The Q Box
08. Sickened
09. Shark Attack
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2 ñåí 2010
CATHOLICON Leader Comments On EXCOMMUNICATED Album Artwork
 Blasphyre, leader of US black/death metallers CATHOLICON, has issued the following EXCOMMUNICATED update:
"We now have the cover art for the Excom album Skeleton Key, by the great Jumali Katani. We haven't decided to release the artwork yet; but we can tell you that he definitely outdid himself. I will just say it's some of the most real looking digital art I've seen, and is a very iconic and totally 'metal' take on the Catholic seal of the Keys to the Kingdom.
The album continues to take shape and we have just potentially added on another great guest performance.
Lastly, thanks again for any of those who have checked out or supported our growing ebay store. The response has been better than we thought; and we are eternally grateful. Everything made from that goes into getting or making more CDs and records.
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2 ñåí 2010
STONE SOUR: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 STONE SOUR's third album, "Audio Secrecy", is now available for streaming in its entirety at NME.com. It can also be heard using the Soundcloud player below.
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2 ñåí 2010
SONATA ARCTICA: Concert DVD Shoot In Milan Postponed
 Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have been forced to postpone their concert at the Alcatraz in Milan, Italy to Sunday, February 27, 2011 from the previously announced September 30, 2010. According to the band, the reason for the date change is the fact that SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen broke his right hand "while doing his daily exercise routine." As a result, he will be unable to play guitar for the next five or six weeks.
All tickets for the September 30 show will remain valid for the new date.
Commented SONATA ARCTICA: "It was pretty shocking to hear from Elias about his accident.
"We are really sorry we need to postpone the show to a later date and want to excuse for any inconveniences this might cause to our fans in Italy and to all fans who had made travel plans from around the world. We really hope to see you all again in February at the Alcatraz".
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2 ñåí 2010
MURDER CONSTRUCT: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Control", a brand new song from MURDER CONSTRUCT — the California-based band featuring Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION) on vocals, Leon del Muerte (EXHUMED, PHOBIA, IMPALED) on guitar and vocals, Kevin Fetus (FETUS EATERS, WATCH ME BURN) on guitar, Danny Walker (INTRONAUT, EXHUMED, UPHILL BATTLE) on drums, and Caleb Schneider (BAD ACID TRIP) on bass — is available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off MURDER CONSTRUCT's debut seven-song EP, which will be released in November via Relapse Records.
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2 ñåí 2010
CHEVELLE Releases \'Ten In 10\' EPK For Upcoming Celebration
 Currently wrapping up the Carnival of Madness tour, Epic Records recording artists CHEVELLE celebrate their 10 hits in 10 years with the release of an exclusive behind-the-scenes video from the band. The clip is part of the ongoing celebration of "Ten in 10", an intimate look into CHEVELLE, and gives the band the opportunity to share its thoughts on success and reflect on what they have become while looking back at their top ten greatest hits over the last decade. Those hits include "The Red", "Send The Pain Below", "Closure", "Vitamin R", "The Clincher", "Well Enough Alone", "I Get It", "The Fad", "Jars" and "Letters From A Thief". In an effort to give back to the fans that made it all possible, the band will perform two nights in its hometown at The Metro in Chicago on October 29 and October 30, the venue where it got its start a decade ago.
CHEVELLE's 10-year anniversary EPK can be viewed below.
On Sunday, August 22 at the Verizon Theater in Dallas, CHEVELLE shot the fan-driven music video for their new single "Shameful Metaphors". "Shameful Metaphors" is the third single off CHEVELLE's most recent release, "Sci-fi Crimes", which debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Rock Chart, the highest entry on the chart for the band. The video is set to premiere at a later date. "Sci-fi Crimes" has already produced two top 10 singles in "Jars" and "Letter From a Thief". "Jars" peaked on the Hot Mainstream Rock Chart at No. 2 while "Letter From a Thief" peaked at No. 5.
Over the past 10 years, CHEVELLE has taken rock music to another level; their dark, ominous lyrics and unique sound combined with rich overtones make a statement that is hard to ignore and separates them from the rest of the modern rock scene. "Ten in 10" celebrates all of the band's accomplishments and is a look back on their successes while continuing to move forward towards a bright musical future. | 0 | |
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2 ñåí 2010
ALTER BRIDGE: New Album Artwork Unveiled
 American rock band ALTER BRIDGE has inked a deal with Roadrunner Records for all territories except North America. The group's third album, "AB III", will be released on October 8. The CD was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who has previously worked with CHEVELLE and RATT.
Commented songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti, "There is a real sense of excitement in the ALTER BRIDGE camp to be able to partner-up with Roadrunner. With their proven track record worldwide and the hard work we have put in touring internationally, it seems like the perfect combination." Wally van Middendorp, Roadrunner's Senior VP International, added, "I am extremely pleased that we have added ALTER BRIDGE to our international artist roster and I am confident the band will reach the next level with their upcoming record."
"AB III" track listing:
01. Slip To The Void
02. Isolation
03. Ghost Of Days Gone By
04. All Hope Is Gone
05. Still Remains
06. Make It Right
07. Wonderful Life
08. I Know It Hurts
09. Show Me A Sign
10. Fallout
11. Breathe Again
12. Coeur D'Alene
13. Life Must Go On
14. Words Darker Than Their Wings
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2 ñåí 2010
ENGEL Signs With SEASON OF MIST
 ENGEL — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (ex-THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES), vocalist Mangan Klavborn and drummer Jimmy Olausson (ex-MARIONETTE) — has inked a deal with Season Of Mist. The band's long-awaited second album, "Threnody", will be released in Europe on November 8. The CD was issued in Japan on April 20 via Avex.
Commented ENGEL: "We're extremely proud to say that we've inked a deal with the one and only Season of Mist! It feels really great to be a part of this company and we look forward to our continued success with them on board.
"With an established roster of some amazing artists already on their books and Season of Mist backing us up, we aim for world domination, starting NOW!"
"Threnody" track listing:
01. Threnody
02. Sense The Fire
03. Until Eternity Ends
04. To The End
05. Down
06. Heartsick
07. Feed The Weak
08. For Those Who Will Resist
09. EverySin - Leaves A Mark
10. Roll The Dice
11. Elbow And Knives
12. Perfect Isis
13. Fearless (bonus track for Japan)
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2 ñåí 2010
POWER QUEST To Enter Studio Next Week
 U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST will enter Foel Studios (PAUL RODGERS, NAPALM DEATH, THE WILDHEARTS) in Wales next week to begin recording their new album, "Blood Alliance", for an early 2011 release via Napalm Records. Ten songs will be laid down for the follow-up to 2008's "Master Of Illusion", including one bonus track, with the band planning to have recording wrapped up during the first week of October. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Rising Anew" and "Time To Burn".
Commented POWER QUEST mainman/keyboardist Steve Williams: "I don't actually ever recall being so excited about an album as I am about 'Blood Alliance'. I just can't wait for everyone to hear it!" | 0 | |
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2 ñåí 2010
KAMELOT: \'The Great Pandemonium\' Video Released
 "The Great Pandemonium", the new video from American/Norwegian metallers KAMELOT, can be viewed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The clip was helmed by Swedish director Owe Lingvall of Village Road Films.
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2 ñåí 2010
LAMB OF GOD To Start Work On New Album In February
 Jonathan Barkan of Bloody-Disgusting.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Chris Adler of Richmond, Virginia metallers LAMB OF GOD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Bloody-Disgusting.com: You just recently finished the [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem Festival where you were one of the headlining acts. How was the tour as a whole?
Chris: It was great! We didn't know what to expect coming in. In fact, when we first signed up for it, we were slightly hesitant, just because with the bands that were on it; we didn't know if our fans would really appreciate us doing a tour with some of those bands. Not to say that I don't like those bands, they're fine! But our audiences are not necessarily the same. But what we learned was that the tickets were cheap, some of our good friends were on the second stage, so we didn't think anybody would really complain about the deal, when it came down. And also what we figured out, kinda early on, was that even though we wouldn't normally play with KORN or ROB ZOMBIE, that a lot of the people who like those bands, the people that are coming to see them, may never have seen a band as heavy as LAMB OF GOD and we may be able to turn on some of those people to something a little more on the dark side. And I think it worked! I think the tour went great! We played the small shows, which was like 16,000 people, so we had a great opportunity to spread the word if you will.
Bloody-Disgusting.com: You've got tour dates lined up in South America as well as dates with METALLICA again later this year. What other tour plans have you got in the works?
Chris: Well, we've been out since December of 2008 and the longest we've been home is three weeks since then. So, we're going to end in December of 2010, which would make it a full two-year touring cycle, which a lot of bands don't get to do these days really. We're very lucky that people want us to come around that much. So that's it! Mayhem was our last U.S. run. We're going to take the month of January off, see if we can reconnect with our family, see what that life looks like [laughs]. Then maybe we'll get together and start writing a new album!
Bloody-Disgusting.com: So there are tentative plans to approach a new album in the beginning of next year?
Chris: Yeah! Actually one of our guitar players, Mark [Morton], has like seven or eight demos he has put together on his own. Willie [Adler], the other guitar player, has three or four as well. February, we'll put our heads together and see if we can mash those into something special.
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