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17 àâã 2010
HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: Acoustic Performance Of New Song Available
 Video footage of vocalist Joakim "Jocke" Berg and guitarist Vic Zino of Swedish sleaze rockers HARDCORE SUPERSTAR performing an acoustic version of a brand new song, "Here Comes That Sick Bitch Again", on Sweden's TV4 can be viewed below.
"Here Comes That Sick Bitch Again" will appear on HARDCORE SUPERSTAR's new album, "Split Your Lip", which is tentatively due in January 2011.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include:
* Last Call
* Sick As A Dog
* Won't Be Bullied
* Sadistic Girls
* Lowlife
* Beat On The Bully
* Party Ain't Over 'Til I Say So
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17 àâã 2010
DAATH, SCAR SYMMETRY Members To Guest On New TRUTH CORRODED Album
 Kevin Talley of DAATH and Jonas Kjellgren of SCAR SYMMETRY will make guest appearances on "Worship The Bled", the new album from Australian extreme thrash metallers TRUTH CORRODED. Talley (who has also played with such bands as MISERY INDEX, CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) laid down the drums on the entire CD while Kjellgren contributed a solo to the album's opening song, "Knives Of The Betrayed". Jonas will also mix and master the record at Black Lounge Studio in Sweden in August.
Commented TRUTH CORRODED bassist Greg Shaw: "To have Kevin and Jonas involved with the album is immense.
"Due to our recent lineup change and inability to reschedule the recording, we were really fortunate that Kevin could record the drums for our album, and his work is outstanding, completing what is the most intense music we have ever written.
"Kevin has worked with some very influential bands and his style is ideal for our sound.
"To have Jonas back on board to mix and master the album and also contribute a solo is incredibl. He has been a great friend and offered great encouragement to the band.
"We cannot wait to hear the final result."
Since the release of TRUTH CORRODED's last album, "Upon The Warlords Crawl", in 2008, the band has toured across Australia and Asia, performing in China, Japan, Singapore and Thailand, and supporting such acts as LAMB OF GOD, BEHEMOTH, ARCH ENEMY, DEATH ANGEL and SUFFOCATION. The group is now planning on returning to Japan and touring Europe in early 2011.
Metal Unleashed conducted an interview with TRUTH CORRODED on May 22, 2010 at Fowlers Live in Adelaide, Australia. Watch the chat below.
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17 àâã 2010
THURISAZ: New Song Posted Online
 "Unhealed", a brand new song from Belgium-based metallers THURISAZ, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "The Cimmerian Years", which is tentatively due in early 2011 via an as-yet-undetermined record label.
Commented the band: "After three years of hard working, nagging, good times and bad times, THURISAZ are very proud to introduce you to their new song on MySpace.
"The song is called 'Unhealed' and will be the first song on 'The Cimmerian Years'. We think it pretty sums up what to expect of the new album.
"Throughout the years we have evolved a lot as a band, but we always try to stick to the core of THURISAZ: making music that is not especially difficult nor technical but tries to reach people to the depths of their hearts. Guest vocals are done by the wonderful Els Blieck (INIS CATHAIGH). Needless to say that we are very thrilled about the result. Mixing was once again done by Kris of CCR, who (once again) did an outstanding job!" | 0 | |
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17 àâã 2010
ALL THAT REMAINS: \'For We Are Many\' Artwork Unveiled
 Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will release their fifth album, "For We Are Many", on October 12 via Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie. The follow-up to 2008's "Overcome" was recorded this past spring at Zing Studios in Massachusetts and was produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who previously helmed ALL THAT REMAINS' "The Fall of Ideals" (2006) and "This Darkened Heart" (2004) releases.
"I'm really proud of the artwork for this disc," vocalist Phil Labonte told AOL's Noisecreep about the album's cover design and concept. "I wanted it to be heavy and let the art speak for itself. That was part of the reason for leaving the name of the band off the cover."
Labonte continued, "This is the first time I've had the idea for a cover before we started. Other discs, I would tell the artist, 'I can tell ya what I don't want, but I can't tell ya what I want.'
"Travis Smith is really cool to work with. He'd done 'The Fall of Ideals', so I knew him and he's great to work with. I'd told him what I wanted, and it came together pretty fast.
"Hope people dig it like we do."
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17 àâã 2010
Reunited BANGALORE CHOIR To Release \'Cadence\' In September; Audio Samples Available
 "Cadence", the new studio album from the reunited melodic hard rock band BANGALORE CHOIR, will be released on September 24 via Metal Heaven Records.
It has been 18 years since BANGALORE CHOIR's only release, "On Target", on Giant Records in 1992, which came out on the same day as NIRVANA's "Nevermind". Shortly after, BANGALORE CHOIR disbanded after being released from the label.
After several years under the radar on a ranch in Montana, lead vocalist David Reece (ex-ACCEPT, DAREFORCE) was contacted by Escape Records in 2007 to see what the chances would be for him to go to Sweden to sing on Swedish band GYPSY ROSE's next release. Soon after that David found himself in the studio for the next year recording and writing for the new GYPSY ROSE CD, "Another World", which was released in June 2008.
While touring and doing the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2007 and opening for AEROSMITH in Europe, Reece regained his passion for music, deciding he wanted to put BANGALORE CHOIR back together. Reece reached out to guitarist Curt Mitchell and bassist Danny Greenberg and asked them if they would like to make a new record. Both of them eagerly accepted the challenge. Joining them on the new album are Hans in't Zandt on drums and guitarist Andy Susemihl of U.D.O. fame, who contributed to the songwriting process and did a masterful job on the CD's production.
Commented Reece: "We knew if we were to make a new record that in order for it to be viable we had to keep some of the old formula that worked so well in the past which we have done!
"The new record by BANGALORE CHOIR is called 'Cadence' — continuing with blistering guitars pounding rhythms and big, hooky choruses." | 0 | |
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17 àâã 2010
MALEVOLENT CREATION: Another New Song Available For Streaming
 "Target Rich Environment", a brand new song from Florida-based death metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's eleventh album, "Invidious Dominion", which will be released on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records (three days later in Europe through Massacre). The effort will made available in various territories as a regular CD; digipack with bonus material; and vinyl LP.
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16 àâã 2010
KING OF ASGARD - \'Einhärjar\' Video Available
 Swedish Viking folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD have released their new video, for the track 'Einhärjar'. Check it out below.
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16 àâã 2010
OZZY OSBOURNE: Special \'Scream\' Japanese Edition To Include Bonus Tracks
 According to CDJapan.co.jp, a special Japanese edition of OZZY OSBOURNE's latest album, "Scream", will be released on October 13 via Sony Music Entertainment. The CD will include a Japan original sport towel as well as several bonus songs.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Let It Die
02. Let Me Hear You Scream
03. Soul Sucker
04. Life Won't Wait
05. Diggin' Me Down
06. Crucify
07. Fearless
08. Time
09. I Want It More
10. Latimer's Mercy
11. I Love You All
12. Hand of the Enemy (new song)
13. One More Time (previously released as iTunes bonus)
14. Jump The Moon (Japanese bonus track)
15. Let Me Hear You Scream (live)
16. Bark At The Moon (live)
17. No More Tears (live)
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16 àâã 2010
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Live: The Early Years Coming To DVD August 24th
 To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years DVD on August 24th. The marriage of sweeping orchestral harmonies with rock ‘n’ roll’s electricity led to global album sales in excess of 50 million, making ELO one of the biggest selling bands of the seventies and eighties.
ELO was formed in 1970 by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood from the ashes of their band THE MOVE. Wood left shortly after, and Lynne led the band to international acclaim. A triple concert trip down memory lane, Electric Live Orchestra Live: The Early Years amasses excerpts from three 70s’ performances. Filmed in 1973, the first concert is from the UK’s Brunel University; the second is a six-track culmination from German TV’s Rockpalast in 1974. Finally, ELO tears through 12 songs at the Fusion concert from the New Victoria Theatre in London, as part of the Face The Music tour. As a bonus, fans are treated to a vintage band interview from Rockpalast.
Electric Light Orchestra Live: The Early Years is a welcome reflection on this band’s beginnings, and proves why their music stands the test of time forty years later.
Tracklisting:
Brunel University 1973:
'King of the Universe'
'Ma-Ma-Ma Belle'
'In The Hall Of The Mountain King'
'Great Balls of Fire'
Germany 1974-Rockpalast:
'Daybreaker'
'Showdown'
'Orange Blossom Special'
'Ma-Ma-Ma Belle'
'In The Hall Of The Mountain King'
'Great Balls of Fire'
London 1976-Fusion:
'Poker'
'Nightrider'
'Showdown'
'Eldorado Overture'
'Can’t Get It Out Of My Head'
'Poor Boy (The Greenwood)'
'Illusions in G Major'
'Strange Magic'
'10538 Overture'
'Do Ya'
'Evil Woman'
'Ma-Ma-Ma Belle'
Bonus feature – Rockpalast Interview
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16 àâã 2010
GUNS N\' ROSES - Axl Rose Leaves Crowd Hanging Before Sturgis Appearance
 Rapid City Journal correspondent T.J. Tranchell has filed the following report:
The final hours of Friday the 13th seemed like bad luck for the Rock ‘N Rev crowd. The cool wind began to blow, ALICE IN CHAINS had just finished its set at 11 p.m., and Axl Rose was nowhere to be seen.
“Don’t worry about it,” Jeremy Stark, 33, of Independence, Mo., said. “This is what Axl does.”
GUNS N' ROSES was set to play at 10:30, 11:30 or midnight, depending on which schedule you saw or rumor you heard. It was nothing new to Stark, who followed the band throughout its “Use Your Illusion” world tour in the early 1990s.
“He makes people wait,” Stark said. “The complainers leave early, and the rest of us get to see the show.”
Not everyone was happy with the wait. Angry voices could be heard. Beer bottles and cans were tossed at the stage. Some people left, not wanting to wait until Saturday morning for Rose and his band to begin performing. Some of them had bought two-for-one tickets at the gate.
About 10 minutes after midnight, a helicopter flew over the Monkey Rock USA compound, giving fans hope that Rose might be on board.
“That’s him right there!” Stark said.
The pre-concert tension did not concern festival organizer Dan Catullo III, who said Guns N’ Roses had done a sound check early Friday morning in preparation for the show.
“I woke up this morning, and Guns N’ Roses was doing their sound check,” he said. “That’s when it sunk in for me: We got Guns N’ Roses.”
Catullo’s other job was just beginning as Friday night’s concerts began. He soon would be directing the cameras for the night. The plan is to release concert DVDs, as well as use the footage to show future acts just what Rock ‘N Rev has to offer.
When it comes to Axl Rose, that plan can get tricky.
UPDATE:Official: AXL ROSE Not To Blame For GUNS N' ROSES' Late Start At ROCK 'N REV Festival
According to the Rapid City Journal, GUNS N' ROSES late start Friday night (August 13) at the Rock 'N Rev festival at the 70th annual Sturgis Bike Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota was not the fault of singer Axl Rose, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.
Dan Catullo, one of the festival's founders, told the Rapid City Journal that a technical glitch that took longer than expected to fix caused GUNS N' ROSES' set to begin at 12:50 a.m. Saturday — around an hour and 20 minutes later than scheduled.
The late start upset some of those at the concert who threw beer bottles and cans at the stage while waiting.
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16 àâã 2010
ALICE COOPER: \'Good To See You Again\' Concert Film To Receive Blu-Ray Release
 "Good To See You Again" byAlice Cooper is one of the greatest rock movies of all time. The concert film, which features the original band lineup in the middle of the legendary 1973 "Billion Dollar Babies Tour" is now making its Blu-ray debut: newly restored, and featuring 5.1 DTS Master audio, 1080p picture, plus a multitude of extras, including movie-length commentary by Alice himself. The film that out-grosses them all as it was originally billed is back, looking and sounding better than ever.
"Good To See You Again" features 13 Alice Cooper classics recorded live in concert:
01. Hello, Hooray
02. Billion Dollar Babies
03. Elected
04. I'm Eighteen
05. Raped And Freezin'
06. No More Mr. Nice Guy
07. My Stars
08. Unfinished Sweet
09. Sick Things
10. Dead Babies
11. I Love The Dead
12. School's Out
13. Under My Wheels
14. The Lady Is A Tramp (studio performance)
Special Features:
01. Audio Commentary by Alice Cooper
02. Play-Concert-Only Option
03. Deleted Scene and Outtakes
04. Original Theatrical Trailer and Radio Spots
05. Poster Gallery With Original Promotional Material
05. Band Biographies
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16 àâã 2010
MOTÖRHEAD: \'Attack In Switzerland: Live In 2002\' DVD Due In October
 IMV Blueline has set an October 19 release date for the "Attack In Switzerland: Live In 2002" DVD from MOTÖRHEAD.
Recorded for Swiss TV at the Open Air Gampel Festival in Wallis, Switzerland on August 16, 2002, the DVD features the following track listing:
* No Class
* Bomber
* Civil War
* Damage Case
* Love For Sale
* God Save The Queen
* Brave New World
* Metropolis
* Nothing Up Sleeve
* Dr Rock
* Ramones
* Shoot You In The Back
* Sacrifice
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16 àâã 2010
SLAYER Vinyl To Be Released As High-End, Limited-Edition Box
 For the first time in its near 30-year history, SLAYER, the single most distinctive and radical thrash metal band ever, will see its ten American Recordings albums released as a limited-edition, high-end box set — "The Vinyl Conflict" (American Recordings/Sony Legacy). Ten albums on 11 discs, "The Vinyl Conflict" will feature the band's entire Def/American Recordings catalogue:
* Reign in Blood (1986)
* South of Heaven (1988)
* Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
* Live Decade of Aggression (1991)
* Divine Intervention (1994)
* Undisputed Attitude (1998)
* God Hates Us All (2001)
* Christ Illusion (2006)
* World Painted Blood (2009)
"The Vinyl Conflict" will be released on October 12, 2010.
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16 àâã 2010
MEDICATED Release New EP; Download / Stream Available
 MEDICATED, the Finnish metal band featuring former IMPERANON vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen, has just released a new EP, entitled "Ways To Make You Fall". The four-song effort is available for free download on the group's official web site. | 0 | |
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16 àâã 2010
MELECHESH: First \'The Epigenesis\' Trailer Released
 The first in a series of video trailers for "The Epigenesis", the forthcoming fifth album from Sumerian thrashing black metallers MELECHESH, can be viewed below.
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16 àâã 2010
BELIEVER Begins Recording New Album
 Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER have entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2011 release. Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman writes in an online posting, "The drums are just about finished and I have many tunes in the bag for the initial rhythm guitars.
"Once again, the tunes are quite different and when I listen to them it kind of sounds like someone else wrote them which creeped me out at first.
"I really like the tunes and you will be able to tell that we stepped outside our comfort zones. Always fun to do that!
"We hope to finish this up in the next couple months and I will keep you posted on possible release dates once we discuss with Metal Blade."
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16 àâã 2010
BILL WARD Says Making New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album 'Would Be The Ultimate'
 Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. An excerpt from the chat follow below.
Goldmine: Looking back, is there anything you would do different, concerning BLACK SABBATH?
Ward: I don't regret anything that we've gone through or I've gone through personally. I don't regret any of it. I wouldn't do it differently, including all the mistakes … everything. The first trigger instinct that came out when you asked that question was, "Yeah, I'd like to redo certain drum pieces." (laughs) Not redo but work on the sound of certain drum things, back on those first two or three album in particular. Perhaps a better bass drum sound for "Iron Man", things like that. All musicians are like that.
Goldmine: Speaking of "Iron Man", do you think the song itself has become too commercialized, too mainstream?
Ward: For me, I had to kind of let go of any personal grip I might have had on it. It's like, "No, you can't do that. It's underground music and it has to stay true to itself and everything else." And then life happens. The world opens up. The first indication, to me, that "Iron Man" belonged to everybody else was when I heard it being played by a local marching band on a football field. I went, "Oh My God, they're playing 'Iron Man'." To me, that's when it became public. Then it would go too commercial and just get caught up in everything, you know. And it's actually nice these days. I'm not complaining at all because when it went to "Iron Man", the movie, it gives the song a new lease on life and it says to me, "This is still current." So, in that sense, I'll take it as a compliment, you know. But a lot of my self-righteousness, like, "That's not organic, you can't do that," has trimmed down a little bit over the years, towards the songs like "Iron Man" that have tended to become more commercial over the years, I don't fight as much as I used to, about it now. And when we play these shows together, we always try to play some of the songs we haven't played in years but inevitably we end up coming up with a set that seems to be a little bit of everything for everybody.
Goldmine: What's next for BLACK SABBATH?
Ward: Well, everybody's off working, you know. I've been talking to Tony (Iommi) in recent months so … and I was with him and Glenn (Hughes) at the funeral for Ron (Ronnie James Dio). And I think Terry (Geezer) … Terry is just trying to get past the death of Ronnie and where it's gonna go next. Then Ozzy's embarking on a huge tour. He's going out on the road for quite a considerable amount of time. But I speak to him all the time.
Goldmine: What do you think about Ozzy's new album, "Scream", by the way?
Ward: What I like about his new album, is I like where his voice is at. His voice is as clear as a bell. He's coming through. he has conviction. and he's very clear and he's very precise on everything. His voice is really commanding throughout all the tracks. I think it's very good myself. But as far as SABBATH, BLACK SABBATH, as the original band. I'm not aware of any plans or anything but at the same time, I know we're all conversing to each other. I'm not aware of any walls or bad vibes with anybody. I always have the hope that if everything is okay and everything is amicable then we can tour again. I would love to do that, as long as everything's in order with me. I'd love to move ahead, not only tour but I'd love to make a new record as well, another SABBATH record. That, to me, would be the ultimate. But I would also love to do a longer tour. The last tour we did was nice, it lasted about three and a half months. But the thing is we were so settled in — and you got to get your joints back together and your muscles, all you have to do to get yourself really well-tuned — by the time we were half way between the last tour I felt really well-tuned and then in no time at all we had to stop, and I was just like, "Fuck!' Let's take this around the world, man. This is great." We had to stop and that was a bit of a pisser. That was the only problem. It takes quite a while to take a 62-year old body and get it to be ready to play in BLACK SABBATH. And me and Ozzy, we are really physical onstage, so we really have to be in shape. And all the reunion dates, as far as playing is concerned, had been beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, onstage it was just the best. I had a really good time. A really good time.
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16 àâã 2010
DEATH OF DESIRE\'s Dawn Desiree Issues Official Statement On PERVERSE PRODUCTIONS Scam
 German extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE have issued the following update from vocalist Dawn Desiree:
"I wanted to stay out of the back and forth internet bullshit because this whole ordeal has been difficult for me. However, PERVERSE PRODUCTIONS does not want to let it go. Now I am compelled to tell my side of the story.
Morbid and I were to meet up with George, from Perverse Productions, and a potential bass player for a couple of upcoming shows in Mexico. Thursday, August 5th at 9:45 PM we met up with them at a local bar. During the course of the night 4 other guy friends of George showed up to the bar. We found out later that most of them were members of Georges band ANTEBELLUM.
I had 4 beers from 9:45 till 2 AM when the bar closed. After that I only remember George taking my car keys and getting in my car while I asked everyone around to give me my bag that was in my car. No one answered me regarding my bag specifically. I heard someone say 'don’t worry everything will be fine'. That is the last thing I remember.
This leads me to believe that one of my drinks was drugged. We are all metal heads and you know 4 beers is not enough to make someone lose several hours. In speaking to Morbid he told me that he was trying to talk to me in the parking lot... trying to get me to get up and leave because all five dudes were trying to jump him. He told me I just sat there in a catatonic state, completely unresponsive to anyone around and staring into the distance.
The next thing I remember is waking up at 9 AM in a strange house. Later I found out I was at the house of one of the guys at the bar. I had no phone and no car. I walked the streets looking everywhere for my car and it was nowhere to be found. I stayed at the house all day because I knew if I left I would never see my car again.
At 7 PM George rolls up with one of the shadiest looking motherfuckers I have ever seen. He walks up to me and hands me the keys to my car. Then he said something about forgetting he had the keys. I asked him where the car was parked and he said it has been right down the street the whole day. This of course is a blatant lie. I had walked several blocks in all directions of the house and my car was not there.
George assured me the car was there and he took me ONE BLOCK AWAY and the car was there. I first inspect the car for damage and notice that it was unlocked. I asked George why he didn’t lock the car and he said he didn’t know how... Hmmm... OK what person over 5 doesn’t know how to lock a car door? I kept my mouth shut because I am currently with 3 guys I don’t know or trust in the ghetto. I open the car door and my spare tire is in the back seat, then I go to my trunk, which was open, and the whole trunk was ransacked. My things were thrown everywhere and I couldn’t really tell what was there and what wasn’t. I asked George about my purse, which I know was in the car when George took it and he said doesn’t remember anything about it.
I was furious. Not only did he steal my car, and my purse with my GPS and Cellphone and my metal CDs (only the metal ones) but he was also a terrible liar. I left that fucking ghetto minutes later. When I got home I cleared out my trunk and saw that a DoD shirt was stolen out of the back. This shirt was custom and cut up almost in rags but still looked bitchin. The fact that the shirt was stolen cements my belief even more that George had stolen my things and they did this out of spite for the band. What homeless person or random thief would want half a shirt?
Everything that was stolen and missing from the car was related to metal, spiked arm wrists, metal CDS, metal clothing, none other music CDs were taken, not the spare tire or any other more sellable equipment. This only confirms the guilt of this people. Then I found my driver’s license and an expired credit card underneath my front seat. These two items were in my wallet, which was in my purse.
What is even more unsettling is that George has now changed his nickname to “Rape” on the Perverse Productions MySpace. I am completely devastated by this because I have no idea what happened to me between the hours of 2 AM and 9 AM. The police have been notified and I am confident justice will be served. No one deserves to be treated in this way and unfortunately I am probably not the first.
In response to Morbid being a Nazi and us lying about being from Germany:
The band started in Germany when Morbid and I lived there for 8 months in 2008. We came back to our home countries to finish school and we are now moving back to Berlin in a few months. We never said that we were “German” but the band started there and we believe that the spirits that haunted the halls in the attic where we started have been with us since the bands inception, so we kept the origin of the band as Germany. We are in no way Nazi’s or believe in any of the ideals from the National Socialist party of that time and we have never said so at all."
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16 àâã 2010
TOXIK: \'Think Again\' DVD To Arrive Next Month
 "Think Again", the brand new DVD release from legendary cult metal thrashers TOXIK, will be self-released by the band on August 20.
According to TOXIK drummer Tad Leger, "Think Again" "contains both vintage and brand new never-before-seen footage. The main feature is a 1989 headlining set from the Paramount Theater in TOXIK's hometown of Peekskill, New York. This performance came shortly after the release of 'World Circus' and the energy level of the band is truly at its peak for TOXIK's first headlining show. The set contains all the tracks from 'World Circus' and an early version of 'Spontaneous' that appeared on our second album, 'Think This'.
"The Paramount was by far the largest stage we had ever played at the time and we constructed a massive drum riser out of hundreds of milk crates that were swiped at night from local supermarkets. The footage was taken from the crowd and has a great live feel. This was NOT [professionally] shot, so please don't expect an anamorphic HD picture. We did use professional post-production studios to get the best transfer possible, however.
"We did a brand new interview with Mike [Sanders, vocals], Josh [Christian, guitar] and myself, that has some great stories and moments recalled from our years in TOXIK. I edited in tons of pics into the interview from our archives, that we hope you'll enjoy.
"Josh provided me with a SUPER-rare video of TOKYO from 1986, who became TOXIK shortly after this show and recorded the legendary TOXIK demo. It's a very cool glimpse into the roots of the band and both Mike and Josh are kicking ass! Also in the extras is a gallery of close to 100 images of posters, back stage passes, ads, pics of us and our awesome road crew. Even King Diamond from when we toured with him."
Hailing from New York's Hudson Valley area, TOXIK released a pair of classic thinking-man's thrash metal albums in the late '80s. An upstart record label named Roadrunner Records (later home to SLIPKNOT and NICKELBACK) released the band's two astounding masterworks, 1988's "World Circus" and 1989's "Think This". Both releases saw TOXIK take the aggression and brutality of speed metal and mix it with the technicality and proficiency of progressive hard rock.
TOXIK left the Hudson Valley region and toured the United States and the world, playing shows with the likes of PANTERA, SEPULTURA, EXODUS, KING DIAMOND and others in their quest for metal ascendancy before their premature implosion in 1992.
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16 àâã 2010
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Release New Album In September
 Candlelight Records has set a September 27 European release date for "In The Absence Of Light", the second full-length album from black metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. Recorded at Conquistador Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the CD was mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, CELTIC FROST) and features artwork by Farron Kerzner (NACHTMYSTIUM, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH).
"In The Absence Of Light" is true to the rules of black metal. The vocals are harsh and shrill, sounding like the product of a lacerated larynx. Guitars buzz, rip and roar alongside articulate, rapid licks and blazing solos. Drums slam and crash like exploding mortar shells, whether battering with blast beats, double-bass rolls or syncopated snare hits. And there is just the right amount of haunting keyboard washes, a noted difference to the band's previous album, "In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns".
Commented vocalist/guitarist Sorceron, "There is a lot less keyboards on the new songs. I like keyboards, but before we started this record we decided to get rid of a lot of them because we wanted to do something different."
The album presents new bandmembers, guitarist Ian Jekelis and drummer Ken Bedene. Joining Sorceron after ABIGAIL WILLIAMS' final tour in support of "In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns" last fall, the trio quickly got to work writing material that would become "In The Absence Of Light". The album's eight songs contain far more urgency then the band's previous material; songs written exclusively by Sorceron.
"We let ourselves have much more room with writing this album, kind of a more open, free environment than any we have employed before," reveals Sorceron. "We literally constructed the songs as we went. Ken would be in the drum room and Ian and I would be in the control room and we just played for hours. We would listen back and pick out what we thought was good and we put songs together. We recorded everything with much more ease and I think it has helped in capturing a very honest vibe."
"In The Absence Of Light" track listing:
01. Hope The Great Betrayal
02. Final Destiny Of The Gods
03. The Mysteries That Bind the Flesh
04. Infernal Divide
05. In Death Comes The Great Silence
06. What Hells Await Me
07. An Echo In Our Legends
08. Malediction
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16 àâã 2010
VULTURE INDUSTRIES - Tracklist Of New Album Revealed, New Song Available For Streaming
 "The album will be out on CD and digital format on September 13th in Norway and October 4th in Europe. The eight-track album will be the follow up to the band’s 2007 debut full-length album The Dystopia Journals. Recorded at Conclave & Earshot Studios by Bjørnar Nilsen, the band’s frontman, the album was mastered by Brian Gardner (ISIS, NIN, DAVID BOWIE) and features a guest appearance by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen on Hammond organ. 'The Bolted Door', a track from The Malefactor’s Bloody Register is now streaming on the band’s MySpace page here.
The tracklisting for The Malefactor’s Bloody Register is as follows:
'Crooks & Sinners'
'Race For The Gallows'
'The Hangman’s Hatch'
'The Bolted Door'
'This Cursed Flesh'
'I Hung My Heart On Harrow Square'
'Crowning The Cycle'
'Of Branded Blood'
The Malefactor’s Bloody Register explores the theme of crime and punishment from the perspective of both the criminal and the hangman, and once again Vulture Industries has been able to persuade Helge Jordal, one of Norway’s most renowned character actors, to appear on the cover of the album. Jordal had agreed to be featured in the artwork for The Dystopia Journals after listening to the album, and his collaboration with the band continues with The Malefactor’s Bloody Register, for which he takes on the role of the Hangman, and is photographed in brandishing a law-book and clutching a noose.
The line up of Bergen-based Vulture Industries is a veritable who’s who of black and extreme metal musicians. Aside from Nilsen himself on vocals, synths and programming, band members include guitarists Øyvind Madsen (SULPHUR, ex-ENSLAVED, sessions guitars for DEATHCON) and Eivind Huse (SULPHUR, ex-SYRACH), Kyrre Teigen on bass and Tor Helge Gjengedal (ex-MALICE IN WONDERLAND, ex-SULPHUR, ex-TAAKE) on drums. | 0 | |
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16 àâã 2010
QUEEN - More Heavy-Weight Vinyl Reissues Due This Month
 EMI Music and QUEEN continue with the re-release of the entire Queen studio album catalogue on long playing heavy-weight vinyl albums with the next set out on August 30th.
The album packaging will include every detail of the original releases in their original 12” format. Bonus posters, extra pictures, and all the unique content of the original albums will be faithfully reproduced.
This group of releases will consist of three classic Queen albums: The Game (1980), Hot Space (1982) and Queen’s very last studio album featuring Freddie Mercury, Made in Heaven (1995).
In a deliberate move, the albums have not been re-released chronologically but instead sequenced over the twenty-two year period of release allowing buyers wider choice with each new batch of releases.
The first set of releases were the classic Queen albums Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At The Opera and A Day At the Races.
The second set were, the very first album Queen, along with News Of The World, Flash Gordon, A Kind of Magic and Innuendo.
The final set – Jazz, The Works and The Miracle – will be released later in the year.
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16 àâã 2010
TRIVIUM To Enter Studio In October; Producer Revealed
 Florida metallers TRIVIUM will enter Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida the third week of October with the production/mixing team of Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, SLIPKNOT, FEAR FACTORY) and Martin "Ginge" Ford to begin recording their new album for an early 2011 release via Roadrunner Records.
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16 àâã 2010
RAGE With LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA - Pro-Shot Rock Hard Festival Footage Available
 Germany's WDR network recently featured RAGE with the LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA on their long running Rockpalast program. Go to this location to check out the footage, which was shot at the 2010 edition of the Rock Hard festival in Gelsenkirchen.
Tracks featured include:
'Empty Hollow'
'Morituri Te Salutant'
'Prelude Of Souls'
'Innocent'
'Depression'
'No Regrets'
'Higher Than The Sky'
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16 àâã 2010
PINK FLOYD - Roger Waters Allows Lyrics Change For \'Another Brick In The Wall\' Cover
 PINK FLOYD bassist, singer and songwriter Roger Waters has given a Canadian band permission to re-record his former band’s hit, 'Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2' with different lyrics, according to the Associated Press.
The Toronto-based group, BLURRED VISION, is intending their cover to be an anthem for young Iranians. They’ve changed the famous “Hey, teacher…” line to “Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!” Blurred Vision is fronted by two brothers – named Sepp and Sohl – who are Iranian exiles. They keep their last names a secret because of fear of retaliation against family members who still live in their home country. It is illegal to play rock music in Iran.
In a statement, Waters said he supports any fight against oppression. He feels that Blurred Vision is a big part of “the resistance to a regime that is both repressive and brutal.” He added, “I applauded and supported the resistance of schoolchildren in South Africa to that repressive and brutal regime.”
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16 àâã 2010
RONNIE JAMES DIO Photo Book Due This Fall
 According to the DEEP PURPLE Appreciation Society, there is an authorized photo book on RONNIE JAMES DIO (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF) due out in the fall. Approved by Wendy Dio, a donation from each copy sold will go to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. There will be two editions - more details will be revealed soon.
You can now donate to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund by going to Ronniejamesdio.com. Donations will go to cancer research, can screenings and various cancer programs and help families that have loved ones suffering from this disease. | 0 | |
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16 àâã 2010
ASTRAL DOORS At Wacken; Video Footage Available
 Sweden's ASTRAL DOORS have posted live footage from their performance at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 5th - 7th in Wacken, Germany.
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16 àâã 2010
BACHMAN & TURNER - New Album Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed
 After many years of gentle prodding by music fans and industry aficionados, Randy Bachman and Fred Turner, two giants of rock n' roll, are finally back together as BACHMAN & TURNER, and will release their new self-tiled album on September 7th through E1 Music in Canada and RBE Music/Fontana in the US.
The album is stocked with anthemic new rock tracks - all penned by Randy Bachman and Fred Turner. Bachman & Turner (artwork at left, click image to enlarge) will include the following tracklisting:
'Rollin' Along'
'That's What It Is'
'Find Some Love'
'Moonlight Rider'
'Slave To The Rhythm'
'Waiting Game'
'I've Seen The Light'
'Can't Go Back To Memphis'
'Rock And Roll Is The Only Way Out'
'Neutral Zone'
'Traffic Jam'
'Repo Man'
US nationally syndicated radio show Rockline, with host Bob Coburn, will feature Bachman & Turner on Wednesday, August 25th. The program airs at 8:30 PM (PT) / 11:30 PM (ET). Fans are encouraged to speak with the former BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE men by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). | 0 | |
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16 àâã 2010
COMA To Release New Album In October
 Polish metallers COMA will release their new album, "Excess", on October 11 via Mystic Production.
According to a press release, "Excess" was recorded in the spring of 2010 and will feature the following 12 songs:
01. Excess
02. Transfusion
03. Poisonous Plants
04. Confusion
05. T.B.T.R.
06. Struggle
07. Afternoons In The Colour Of Lemon
08. Witnesses Of The Decline Of The Eternal Boys Land
09. Silence And Fire
10. Eckhart
Bonus tracks:
11. F.T.P.
12. F.T.M.O. | 0 | |
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16 àâã 2010
OZZY OSBOURNE: Footage From OZZFEST 2010 Kick-Off Concert Available
 Fan-filmed video footage of OZZY OSBOURNE's August 14, 2010 performance at the Ozzfest 2010 kick-off concert at the San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, California can be viewed below.
Ozzy's setlist was as follows:
01. Bark at the Moon
02. Let Me Hear You Scream
03. Mr. Crowley
04. Fairies Wear Boots (BLACK SABBATH cover)
05. Suicide Solution
06. Road To Nowhere
07. Shot In The Dark
08. Guitar/bass/drum solos & jam
09. Iron Man (BLACK SABBATH cover)
10. Killer Of Giants
11. Fire In The Sky
12. I Don't Want To Change The World
13. I Don't Know
14. Paranoid (BLACK SABBATH cover)
Encore:
15. Crazy Train (feat. 10-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa)
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