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17 авг 2010
OMNIUM GATHERUM Parts Ways With Guitarist
 Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update:
"We're really sorry to announce that Harri Pikka [guitar] has silently decided to flee the OMNIUM GATHERUM crew after 13 years of solid service. We don't know his exact reasons for this but maybe someday Mr. Mystery Man will tell us… :)
"At the moment we've decided to finish the new album as a five-piece unit, but we have the best possible live guitar unit called Joonas Koto (MALPRACTICE, ex-TO/DIE/FOR, ex-HATEFRAME) filling the second guitar live duties at the moment and it rocks!"
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17 авг 2010
MERCENARY Completes Work On New Album
 Danish metallers MERCENARY have completed work on their sixth studio album with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, VOLBEAT, NIGHTRAGE, HATESPHERE, PYRAMAZE).
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17 авг 2010
OZZY OSBOURNE Performs On \'Jimmy Kimmel Live!\'; Video Available
 OZZY OSBOURNE performed the songs "Crazy Train" and "Fearless" on the Monday, August 16 episode of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (which actually aired the morning of Tuesday, August 17). Watch footage of the performance below.
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17 авг 2010
DESCEND - Debut Disc To Feature Nine Tracks
 Alex Wijkman, guitarist for Swedish progressive death metal band DESCEND, has issued the following update:
"Alright guys, as you might already know we have entered the studio to record our debut album. Here's a quick update from Essex, England.
Andreas (Lindström) and Jonte (Persson) arrived at Escape Route Studio last Monday to start recording drums. As you know we have a fucking amazing drummer, hence he managed to lay down drums for 9 tracks in 4 days. That's right people, the album will consist of 9 tracks, but that is all we will tell you about the album for now...
I arrived today to start recording guitars along with Andreas. I went straight into the action and we nailed the rhythm guitars for 4 songs today!
We have good help from our producer and owner of the studio Dan the great and his sidekick Joe, who really help us get the most out of our playing.
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17 авг 2010
ROXXCALIBUR Hard At Work On Sophomore Album
 German NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) tribute band ROXXCALIBUR is hard at work on its second album which will feature cover versions of a number of "raw diamonds" from the NWOBHM, including tracks that were originally written and recorded by MORE, NO QUARTER, SARACEN, CRYER, OXYM and HOLLOW GROUND. The CD will be mixed by Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG) and will once again feature the cover artwork of Rodney Matthews.
Commented ROXXCALIBUR drummer Neudi: "Uwe Lulis did a great job on our first CD but this time we want to go to an original of the days of NWOBHM. And Chris really likes the idea behind ROXXCALIBUR! We will have our private ANVIL movie then!" | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
ATHEIST Drummer Wants Everybody To \'Chill\'
 Drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST, who received criticism from some of the band's fans for how they announced the departure of bassist Tony Choy, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Wow, seriously folks... I'm not sure how this was taken so far out of context.
"Actually, I am. I know exactly how this got taken so far. It's PR 101. The statement needed to be more simple, devoid of emotion, and to the point. It was a poor attempt and it was too long. However, there is a LOT of truth in that original press statement and there is a WHOLE LOT that people took the wrong way. Period. It's really quite simple.
"The whole point of the statement was that ATHEIST became what ATHEIST eventually became a very, very long time before Tony Choy played in the band... It's fact, it is most certainly not opinion...It's VERY very simple. Tony knows this and will agree without hesitation.
"Tony called me and said that he didn't want to continue doing this sort of music. In fact, he said it on multiple occasions previously. Simple. The problem was when he said it the last time and decided to pull the plug it was four weeks before we went to studio. THAT CLEARLY SUCKED!! We were pissed . . . We then tried to explain that his absence has, in no way, any significant impact on the sound, writing, musicianship, that made ATHEIST whatever it is to this day and/or the new record — 'Jupiter'.
"The truth is (and nobody will or can argue the simple point) from day 1 it was Kelly [Shaefer, vocals] and me who were primarily responsible for writing, arranging, and so forth... just as it is today — with [guitarists Chris] Baker and J.T. [Jonathan Thompson] in 2010 contributing significantly.
"The 'Unquestionable Presence' [1991] lineup (the guys that wrote the music) did not include Tony. It's simple. Tony stepped in and played on the album. He played what was already written. TONY HIMSELF would NOT disagree with that.
"We will release a joint letter soon so everybody gets it.
"That's it! That's all we tried to say.... QUITE poorly obviously!!!
"Again, our apologies.
"The 'legend' of ATHEIST and who was part of the original lineup has become quite distorted over the past 20 years. Again, read the first press release.
"While we're friends, we love Tony, we may still tour together (if Tony wants to still do this sort of music) and on and on... he was not part of what made the sound that is to this day recognized as ATHEIST. Tony (not a judgment in any way) simply played what was already written on 'Unquestionable Presence'. Now, he was a contributor on 'Elements' [1993], to be sure. Kelly will tell you he was a significant contributor. But, scattered individual opinions aside, that album is NOT considered by most people as a quintessential 'ATHEIST' record....where 'Piece Of Time', 'Unquestionable Presence' are....
"Does that make sense to everybody?
"I wasn't part of 'Elements'. Tony was. Tony wasn't a part of 'Unquestionable Presence' or 'Piece Of Time'. I was.
"Does that make sense?
"The foundational lineup did not include Tony, and it was that foundational lineup that is responsible for whatever you think of ATHEIST in 2010.
"Tony and I talked about this subject last week at length. No harm...no foul....It's simple.
"The press release was poorly done. Again, while it communicated much truth, it was written with and taken with the wrong tone, and that we did NOT intend. We simply wanted the truth to be out there. Though I will say that in many folks' defense, I can see how it was interpreted as it was.
"We're not professional PR folks. We're just trying to exist, work, and play cause we love the music!
"All's well. Tony's well, we're well. I'm sure Tony's new endeavors will be great... we'll probably be touring together (did everybody miss that on the last release?), we're still friends. I'm going to Miami to visit in a couple weeks to hang out with him.
"So, again, apologies for the drama. But, please, everybody... chill.
"If anybody would like to discuss, we'll be glad to have a conference call, video interview, whatever.
"Again, it's just music. There's been a LOT of heated debate here. It's all good."
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17 авг 2010
KATAKLYSM Frontman Claims His Band Was \'Disrespected\' By MEGADETH
 In a recent interview with Exclaim!, vocalist Maurizio Iacono of Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM spoke up about an incident that he claims took place late last month at the two-day Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his band was allegedly "disrespected" by MEGADETH.
"We always looked up to MEGADETH, to us they're a cult band and legendary musicians and we've always been huge fans," Iacono said. "But there is a certain limit to where you can be a rock star. Sometimes you can overstep your boundaries and to us, it was a disrespectful thing."
He continued, "What happened is, we were backstage and a person from our camp — I don't want to start mentioning names — but somebody from our band was waiting to go backstage where the area for musicians is. The cart was passing through and the driver stopped and said, 'Do you want to hop on?' and he said, 'Yeah' and hopped on. They drove ten meters and they just stopped and all the MEGADETH people, including Dave Mustaine, just jumped off the cart and said, 'We're not going to share with everyone else.' So my guy got off and said, 'You guys can keep it, I'll walk.'"
When asked whether MEGADETH knew who KATAKLYSM was, Iacono told Exclaim! it shouldn't have mattered. "To me, even if we're KATAKLYSM and you're a fan or a person that belongs to the entourage of the backstage area and you're jumping on to get a ride to somewhere, I would never stop the guy and say, 'I'm not being on the same cart,' or 'I'm not stopping for anybody,'" he said. "That's not us, but maybe we're just different."
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17 авг 2010
AGATHODAIMON Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
 German black/death/gothic metallers AGATHODAIMON have parted ways with guitarist Jan Jansohn "due to musical and personal differences" and have replaced him with Thilo Feucht. The band states, "[Thilo's] no unknown musician to our fans; you will know him from various contributions and guest appearances he had on 'Chapter III' [2001] and 'Serpent's Embrace' [2004], back then under the nick name of Azrael. He has also joined us on stage several times in the past since 'Chapter III', and already for our recent gigs we had in Austria and Germany.
"We're proud that he joined our ranks as full member now, and look forward to working on our sixth album together.
"Speaking of album No. six, for which we can announce the working title 'In Darkness...' It will be a step back to our roots, girls and boys!
"A studio date is scheduled for early 2011. More news to come soon."
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17 авг 2010
SAHG - New Song Available For Streaming
 Norwegian metallers SAHG - featuring members of GORGOROTH, AUDREY HORNE and MANNGARD - have posted the track 'Mortify' from the forthcoming Sahg III album on their newly updated MySpace profile. Check it out here | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
FORGOTTEN TALES Complete New Album Recordings
 Quebec City-based metallers FORGOTTEN TALES have checked in with the following update from guitarist Martin Desharnais:
"I know you didn't have much news from us lately, but don't be afraid, the work never stopped and we finally finished recording the album. In the past weeks we were busy composing and recording the keyboards and the backing vocals. Once again Robin Roy has done us the great pleasure of adding his voice to Sonia's voice.
The coming weeks will be devoted entirely for the mixing and the mastering of the album. The visual design of the cover is currently in progress and is going well.
Our project is coming to an end and we all look forward to present this 3rd album that will be, without a doubt, the best work of Forgotten Tales. No one will remain indifferent, you can be certain."
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17 авг 2010
DISTURBED: \'Asylum\' Video Released
 "Asylum", the new video from Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who has previously worked with METALLICA, MASTODON and DEFTONES, among others. Roboshobo also helmed the video for "Another Way To Die", the first single from DISTURBED's new album, also titled "Asylum", which will arrive on August 31 via Reprise Records.
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17 авг 2010
This Year\'s SONISPHERE Festivals Attended By More Than 700,000 Fans
 According to Billboard.biz, this year's Sonisphere festival, which visited 11 countries across Europe, had a total attendance of more than 700,000 across 19 dates.
At last year's inaugural event, around 300,000 fans attended the festival, which was staged on seven dates at six locations.
The Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival was seen by more than 100,000 fans, according to promoter Stuart Galbraith.
The global June 22 cinecast featured the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — and was beamed via satellite in HD to cinemas. It was distributed globally into hundreds of cinemas by New York-based BY Experience.
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17 авг 2010
THE THRASHERS Recording With Producer SYLVIA MASSY
 THE THRASHERS, a Northern California-based group of hard-rocking ten-year-olds, recently entered the studio of veteran producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, POWERMAN 5000) to record ten new tracks for future release. The sessions are taking place at RadioStar Studios in remote Weed, California, ten miles south of Mt. Shasta.
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17 авг 2010
FOLLOW THE FOOLS: New Song Posted Online
 FOLLOW THE FOOLS, the new band featuring four former members of the Swedish heavy metal outfit CRYONIC TEMPLE — Magnus Thurin (vocals), Leif Collin (guitar), Hans Kallin (drums) and Mika Nyyssölä (bass) — has posted a new song, "Resurrection", on its MySpace page. | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
TRANSPORT LEAGUE Working On New Material
 Reunited Swedish heavy rockers TRANSPORT LEAGUE have commenced the songwriting sessions for their comeback studio album, tentatively due next year. The band says, "We are trying to write songs as occasionally as we can meet up at the rehearsal room. At this moment we have about five new tracks in the pot, with the titles: 'Swing Satanic Swing', 'King Doom', 'Hasch Crash', 'I Am The Seven' and 'Pork Named Jack'."
TRANSPORT LEAGUE played its first reunion show on May 15, 2009 on the Terass stage at Henriksberg in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bassist Ken Sandin was unable to participate in the reunion concert and was temporarily replaced by another former TRANSPORT LEAGUE bassist, Johan Reivén.
Commented the group: "TRANSPORT LEAGUE was the band who invented the phrase 'boogie from hell,' well known and well heard on the two first albums, 'Stallion Showcase' (1995) and 'Superevil' (1997). Just listen to tracks such as 'Cosmical Satanical' and 'Lost in the Desert of Habib' and you will understand what we are talking about.
"TRANSPORT LEAGUE no doubt paved the way for such artists as VOLBEAT and MUSTASCH, drawing from many sources to create a new format for heavy guitar-driven groovy rock."
TRANSPORT LEAGUE's fourth full-length album, "Multiple Organ Harvest", was released in November 2003 through Holland's Seamview Records.
TRANSPORT LEAGUE 2010 is:
Matt Starander - Drums
Tony Julien Jelencovich - Vocals/Guitar
Peter Hunyadi - Lead Guitar
Lars Häglund - Bass | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
MESHUGGAH: Footage Of BRUTAL ASSAULT Performance Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of MESHUGGAH's performance at the 15-year-anniversary edition of the Brutal Assault festival, which took place August 12-14, 2010 in Josefov, Czech Republic, can be viewed below.
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17 авг 2010
THE SWORD: \'Warp Riders\' EPK Available
 An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for "Warp Riders", the third full-length album from Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD, can be viewed below. The CD is scheduled for release on August 24 via Kemado Records.
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17 авг 2010
ION DISSONANCE: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 "The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same", a brand new song from Montreal extreme metal purists ION DISSONANCE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Cursed", which is scheduled for release in North America on August 24 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at .357 Productions with ION DISSONANCE guitar player Antoine Lussier at the production helm.
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17 авг 2010
OPETH Pays Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At U.K.\'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)
 Swedish progressive metallers OPETH paid tribute to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) by performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "Catch The Rainbow" on August 13, 2010 at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
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17 авг 2010
INSOMNIUM Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
 Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The band will enter the studio before the end of the year to begin recording its new album for a 2011 release.
Commented the group in a statement: "Throughout the spring and summer we negotiated with several attractive labels, but in the end it was clear that Century Media would be our home for the years to come. Their enthusiasm, professionalism and genuine love for music made an instant impact on us. We are convinced that this alliance will lead to even greater achievements in the future and also avails us to tour outside Europe more often. And, naturally, it is a great honor for us to stand in the same team with the likes of DARK TRANQUILLITY, ARCH ENEMY, PARADISE LOST, THE HAUNTED, FINNTROLL and TURISAS. A new exciting chapter in the story of INSOMNIUM has begun!"
Added Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at Century Media Records in Europe: "It's great to welcome a band that has developed over the past year to one of the most exciting bands in the metal scene. I always liked their unique mix of Finnish melancholy with melodic death metal and even more so they always blew my mind seeing them live. You can feel that this is a band of brothers who haven't changed their lineup since their debut album in 2002. In case of doubt, go and see them on their tour with DARK TRANQUILLITY this fall — you won't be disappointed!"
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17 авг 2010
Former SEPULTURA Drummer Featured In JAMAICA Video
 Former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY drummer Igor Cavalera is featured in the new video from JAMAICA, the French duo formerly known as PONEY PONEY. Watch the clip below.
Packed with stop-start metallic guitars and fuzzy indie-pop melodies, the "Short & Entertaining" video was directed by Jeremie Rozan and Martial Schmetz from Surface2Air (JUSTICE VS. SIMIAN, THE STREETS).
The "Short & Entertaining" single is being released on August 16 through Co-op Music. The track comes off JAMAICA's debut album, "No Problem", which was produced in Paris by Grammy Award winners Xavier de Rosnay (JUSTICE) and Peter Franco. Contrary to what people might expect, there isn't a synth in sight. In fact, the only rule when recording the album was "No synthesizers would be involved!"
Based in Paris, JAMAICA consists of Antoine Hilaire and Flo Lyonnet. Antoine's inspirations range from MICHAEL JACKSON and THE BEATLES to '60s girl groups and NIRVANA, while Flo is the electro head but holds a special place in his heart for the likes of PANTERA and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.
This wide spectrum of influences gives JAMAICA its distinct sound: sleek pop hooks and rock undertones alongside super tight electronic production. The album's yacht rock sound — resplendent with guitar solos reminiscent of DAFT PUNK's "Discovery" — arrives just at the right time for summer.
JAMAICA, which plays with a live drummer, opened the NME Radar Stage at The Great Escape earlier this year and recently supported TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB on their French tour.
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17 авг 2010
DAVID ELLEFSON: 'I Think BEETHOVEN Would Be Proud Of MEGADETH'
 John Benson of Vindy.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
On celebrating the 20th anniversary of the "Rust In Peace" album by touring and playing it in its entirety:
"We're doing this for the fans. This is their album, is what they requested, so this is their tour. As far as memories go, it's funny that that became such a fan-favorite record because it was not the most mainstream of our records, and yet it has become this thrash-metal cult classic. It doesn't surprise me because I get it. Musically, it's a ferocious album. And our fans who love the intricacy of MEGADETH and love the musical scope of what we do, I guess 'Rust in Peace' really encapsulates that, and it set forth really the best years of our career that followed."
"The song I was really looking forward to playing was 'Five Magics'. It's a really intricate track. Just as a composition, I think Beethoven would be proud of MEGADETH. In our five- and six-minute tunes, we basically have opuses. And that's what 'Rust in Peace' is full of, especially 'Five Magics'. So is the song 'Rust in Peace ... Polaris'."
On the band's camaraderie:
"Things are feeling really good. We've been at our leisure writing material and creating some things, and there's really a cool dynamic happening where lots of times it's just the four of us backstage before a show, and we're throwing some ideas at each other. There's a real camaraderie that's happening. What's interesting about that is it's exactly the way it was when we concluded the 'Rust In Peace' tour 19 years ago and then rolled into what became our biggest record, which was 'Countdown To Extinction'. This is going to be a great year for us to just really make things right, go out and lock arms, plant our flag again and stake our claim."
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17 авг 2010
SLASH Says Record-Company Politics Kept STEVEN TYLER Off Guitarist\'s Solo Record
 Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Ultimate-Guitar.com: Did what occurred between VELVET REVOLVER and Scott Weiland burn you out on the band concept for a bit?
Slash: No. The band concept is fine, but we had to find a new singer, and I knew that wasn't gonna be the easiest thing in the world to get. I just wanted to take that opportunity to just clear my own head, and just do something by myself. It's as simple as that. I'm still a member of VELVET REVOLVER.
Ultimate-Guitar.com: You've obviously been as part of a solo group for several months now, so how would you describe the differences between being in a solo group compared to when you're usually in a band setup?
Slash: In the studio, it was obviously something that I had to do on my own from the ground up; getting the material together, calling the different singers, getting the material to the singers, setting all that up, finding a producer, hiring a backline — everything. That's way different from doing it with a band, because in a band, you've got the other four guys and you all work together. It's more of a team effort, whereas this was just something where I was responsible for putting the whole thing together. I hired new management to help work out sales and that kind of thing. At this point, I'm on the road and I'm back to the band situation. Although I'm sort of labelled the boss, I still — at this point — treat it like a group. I call the shots, but at the same time, I think of what's best as a whole. It's actually interesting going from doing a solo record to then getting a band to tour, and getting all the material together and going out, and being in a group again.
Ultimate-Guitar.com: How are you finding being the boss, so to speak?
Slash: I'm not really the kind of person, in no way, shape or form, to play the dictator role. I think everybody I'm working with is very professional, and they know exactly what their roles are. They carry their own weight, and they know what they have to do. I just guide the whole thing, and make some of the decisions (laughs), but I definitely don't treat it like I'm the boss.
Ultimate-Guitar.com: In an interview, you said that two singers you would've liked to have worked with for your solo album were AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine. If you had the opportunity, what type of tracks would you potentially record with them two?
Slash: Actually, I worked with Steven for a second, but it was just a huge conflict of interest with AEROSMITH. The song hasn't been used with anybody else, but there was no chance that the record company was gonna allow us to release it, so we had to let it go. I might go back and revisit that with Steven. The song that I did with M. Shadows [AVENGED SEVENFOLD] was originally an idea that I thought would be great for Dave, but Dave was on the road. I like to work quickly, so I never even pursued the idea because I thought M. Shadows would be cool. He's very melodic as far as heavy metal is concerned, so it just went there. I think Dave is probably one of the metal riff masters though. I think that with a lot of the shit he's done, he's naturally a genius. I used to jam with him back in the day, and with the style of riffs that he does, it would've been an interesting thing. I'm sure Dave and I will get together at some point and do something, but schedule wise, it wasn't possible at the time. I don't even think he knows (laughs), but I knew he was on tour, so... Anyway...
Ultimate-Guitar.com: Are there any other vocalists you'd like to work with in future?
Slash: Really, when it came down to it, I ended up working with everybody I had pegged for the material that I wrote. There's probably a lot of vocalists I could work with if I had the material for them, but I'm not gonna start naming names. Otherwise, things'll blow out of proportion, but there's a lot of people that I admire. It's not like I got every single singer that I like. It was just that the music that I wrote I got the right singers for. If I was gonna do another one of these records, depending on the material, names'll probably spring up.
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17 авг 2010
LACRIMOSA Announce Next LacriNight
 Swiss goth metal veterans LACRIMOSA have issued the following update from Tilo Wolff (vocals, piano, guitar, trumpet, fluegelhorn):
"As we keep this tradition already for some years now, it was not so long ago that we last celebrated the release of the new Lacrimosa album while listening to it at the very same time. Wherever we spent these moments on this planet we were connected with eachother through the music and our emotions arising from it!
Now we were asked if we could continue with this tradition also when there is no new album coming out. We like this idea as there are plenty of Lacrimosa albums to share together and therefor we invite you to join us for the next LacriNight...
It will occur on Friday, August 20th of at 9 PM (CET) and the program is the album Inferno from 1995!
So, prepare yourself your favorite drink, make yourself comfortable, turn your speakers to the max and join us and everyone with the same music at the same time! Additionally – if you want – you can visite the Lacrimosa Fourm and share your thoughts with whoever is joining. At 9 PM (CET) I will press play and I'm looking forward to dive into this album once more with you!"
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17 авг 2010
HELIX To Release New Compilation, Acoustic Albums
 Singer Brian Vollmer from Canuck hard rock legends HELIX has issued the following update:
"We’re presently putting together a CD of HELIX tunes that were released between 2000-2010. Actually, if you want to be technically correct, three of the songs are going to be from my solo CD. The songs on this CD will probably be: 'I’m A Live Frankenstein', 'X-Ray Eyes', 'King Of The Hill', 'Get Up!', 'Fill Your Head With Rock', 'Cyberspace Girl', 'The Animal Inside', 'Make ‘Em Dance', and 'Hung Over (But Still Hanging In)'. Bonus tracks will be 'The William Tell Overture' and our remake of 'It’s a Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock N’ Roll' (AC/DC cover).
Then in September we’ll be recording an acoustic CD of all the Helix hits: 'No Rest for the Wicked', 'Heavy Metal Love', 'Rock You', 'Make Me Do (Anything You Want)', 'Gimme Good Lovin’', 'Wild In The Streets', 'Dream On', 'Good To The Last Drop', 'That Day Is Gonna Come', and a cover of JAMES LEROY's 'Touch Of Magic'." | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
LORD To Release \'Return Of The Tyrant\' EP
 Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year.
Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Anyone who has followed our history knows about DUNGEON, the band that spawned LORD after it dissolved in 2005. DUNGEON had a popular song called 'Tarranno Del Mar' — a fun pirate-themed song that LORD still enjoys playing to this day. We felt it was time to revisit the story and write the next part in the saga.
"The song 'Return Of The Tyrant' is full of piratey singalongs and is nearly ten minutes long, so it's quite an epic! Apart from that, we have some cool cover songs and a whole bunch of cool interpretations of LORD and DUNGEON songs, so there's quite a lot of material for an EP."
LORD has unveiled its latest touring venture, taking the band across Australia once again, including trips to the far north, as well as making their way back to Japan for the second year in a row.
Commented Lord Tim, "We're finally able to announce the tour dates for the rest of the year. This was a logistical nightmare with so many other high-profile acts touring Australia right now,meant that some places we wanted to get to just weren't realistic this time around. This tour will also include our run of shows in Japan with DORO and JADED HEART, which we're extremely excited about."
LORD's latest album, "Set In Stone", was released in the band's home country in late August 2009 via Riot! Entertainment. The cover art was once again created by Felipe Machado Franco, who has previously worked with ICED EARTH, BLAZE BAYLEY and AXEL RUDI PELL, among others. | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
WARBEAST Part Ways With Guitarist; Announce Replacement
 WARBEAST (formerly TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) have announced that Bobby Tillotson aka "J.R." is the next guitarist for the band.
According to a statement, "regretfully this will mean the departure of a vital piece of Warbeast; "The Governor" Rick Perry. So sadly, this will be the end of an era and that chapter of Warbeast.
We are all parting on good-terms and there are no hard feelings between any of us. We LOVE Rick Perry and he will always be our brother and an important part of the Warbeast history. Rick is part of our Warbeast family forever! There are no specific reasons that this is happening... so don't even bother to ask why. Just certain commitments with careers made this is a mutual decision between all of us. We are all in agreement that this is what's best for Warbeast at this time.
We would like to ask all of you to give your appreciation to Rick Perry for his incredible work with Warbeast. Obviously we wouldn't have gotten this far without him. So please give the man his props and the respect he deserves for his creativity and talents.
At the same time we would like all of you to welcome Bobby into the band. No one feels worse about this and has more respect for "The Governor" than Bobby does. So as we end one memorable chapter... we look forward to what the future brings for Warbeast. We hope all of you will be behind us as we enter this new chapter of Warbeast." | 0 | |
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17 авг 2010
AMARANTHE To Enter Studio In October
 AMARANTHE (formerly AVALANCHE) — the new project featuring Olof Mörck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND), Jake E (ex-DREAM EVIL, DREAMLAND), Andy Solveström (WITHIN Y, EVILDOER, CIPHER SYSTEM), Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION) and Johan Andreassen (ex-ENGEL) — will enter Hansen Studio in Ribe, Denmark in October with producer Jacob Hansen (VOLBEAT, MERCENARY, NIGHTRAGE) to begin recording its debut album for a spring 2011 release via Spinefarm Records.
Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: "Needless to say, we are very much looking forward to getting all the tracks on tape!
"There has been quite a stir and hype around AMARANTHE lately, and it is funny to think that everything that people have heard so far are demos recorded in bedroom. It is going to be fantastic to able to show people the true potential of our music, with a killer sound!
"This whole production is going to be HUGE and spending two months with Jacob Hansen recording the album will ensure that we will have a production second to none!
"Jacob Hansen is definitely one of the top names in today's metal recording scene, and when we found out that he was available on quite short notice, we where very enthused!" | +1 | |
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17 авг 2010
INFINITUM OBSCURE - In Memory Of Late DISSECTION Mainman Jon Nödtveidt
 INFINITUM OBSCURE guitarist/vocalist Roberto Lizarraga has posted the following message:
"4 years ago... my good friend Jon Nödtveidt (DISSECTION) left this physical realm...
Many people criticize me for commemorating this date or for having a fascination with Jon and his music, but they do not know what lied within, the unity... that which united both of our persons...
When I was a teenager I was fascinated with Jon's concept about Death... as I shared the exact same vision but I had not written about it or expressed myself about it just yet...
I always believed in my mind that me and Jon would one day meet and address these topics...
Years passed and life being as silly as it is, lead to THAT.
A friendship grew, many other friends and close ones criticized it.... but they did not understand.
5 years ago, I was able to share the stage with the mighty Dissection... and Jon in the audience watching me directly in my eyes as I sang and
played 'The Final Aeon'.... a few months later I met my biggest acknowledgment in my entire life as a musician.
In 2006 my band Infinitum Obscure was scheduled to open for Dissection in New York City and L.A. as direct support. Plans fell through as Jon was denied entry to the USA, a few weeks later, Jon passed on.
A few weeks ago, on July 6th, 2010, Infinitum Obscure was finally able to perform in New York City and it was a special show, full house, great reception. To those who were there you might remember that I dedicated a few words to Jon and it it because, we finally fulfilled a part of what me and him had planned that was left undone...
Today all that remains is memories... and deep DEEP sense of gratitude to you, my friend, my partner... Jon.
People criticize me but do not understand... TONITE, AGAIN I RAISE MY CHALICE IN YOU HONOR, JON!!!
Only I am Illuminated..."
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17 авг 2010
KRUX To Enter Studio In The Fall
 KRUX — the Swedish band featuring CANDLEMASS bassist Leif Edling, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Mats Levén, ex-ENTOMBED drummer Peter Stjärnvind, guitarist Jörgen Sandstrom (also in THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED/GRAVE), OPETH/ex-ARCH ENEMY guitarist Fredrik Åkesson and OPETH keyboardist Pär Wiberg — will enter the studio this fall to record its third album for an early 2011 release.
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