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16 авг 2010
ARTILLERY Vocalist Joins INMORIA
 Swedish meatallers INMORIA - featuring Christer Andersson (TAD MOROSE) on guitars, Tommi Karppanen on bass, Dan Eriksson (ex-Tad Morose) on keyboards, and Peter Moren (Tad Morose, STEEL ATTACK) on drums - recently parted ways with vocalist Charles Rytkönen (MORGANA LEFAY) for "personal reasons.
The band have now issued the following update:
"Inmoria are very proud to announce that the new lead singer is Danish vocalist Soren Nico Adamsen (ARTILLERY). Inmoria will finish the recordings of the new album between the 13th and 17th of September!!
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16 авг 2010
NOTHNEGAL Back In The Studio
 Maldives-based death/black metallers NOTHNEGAL have issued the following update:
"So we are back in studio after a much needed break and as you may already know, have been writing the material for this album for over a year now and the whole album has actually been rewritten four times! We have been working hard on the overall sound and the material that's gonna end up on the album turned out to be completely different from what we started out with. Due to the writing process, we had to postpone the originally planned recording schedule. But its all good now, we have eight songs all done and ready to record. And if you are wondering what they sound like, it does have some melodic elements from the Antidote EP and they are mixed with some heavy/thrashy guitars, everything is slower compared to what we have doing before. Kevin has already tracked the drums for all of the songs which were awesome as expected! So what's left now is the guitars, bass, vocals and keys; everything except the drums.. | 0 | |
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16 авг 2010
RATT To Release First-Ever Live Album In Japan In September
 On September 22nd, reunited hair metal band RATT will be releasing their first-ever live CD plus DVD called Rattn' Live in Japan via Roadrunner. More details will be revealed soon. | 0 | |
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16 авг 2010
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - Debut Single Available For Free Download Rock Hard
 BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the new rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, BONHAM), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, BILLY IDOL, ALICE COOPER and blues rock guitarist JOE BONAMASSA, have posted a free MP3 download of their debut single, 'One Last Soul', on their official website. Click here to check it out.
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16 авг 2010
LANFEAR To Begin Recording New Album Next Month
 German power metallers LANFEAR have issued the following update:
"Recordings for our new, yet untiltled album will start on September 10th. The album will contain nine songs plus intro and we want to fit the popular cliché and affirm hereby, that it will be the heaviest Lanfear album to date.
Of course we know that every band tells the same on their new material. Since we never did so, it seems as if you can really trust us. We'd never lie to you..."
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16 авг 2010
ALL THAT REMAINS - For We Are Many Tracklisting Revealed
 Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will release their new album, For We Are Many, on October 12th via Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie.
The band's follow-up to their 2008 release Overcome was produced by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, and features the following tracklisting:
'Now Let Them Tremble'
'For We Are Many'
'The Last Time'
'Some Of The People, All Of The Time'
'Won't Go Quietly'
'Aggressive Opposition'
'From The Outside'
'Dead Wrong'
'Faithless'
'Hold On'
'Keepers of Fellow Man'
'The Waiting One'
All That Remains fontman Phil Labonte recently stated in an interview: "Fans of Overcome won't be disappointed, but the disc will also offer new twists and turns."
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16 авг 2010
AYAT Issue Studio Update; Reveal New Album Title
 Moribund Records reports:
Lebanon's infamous AYAT - whose 2008 Moribun-released album, Six Years Of Dormant Hatred, strictly polarized critics as either "genius" or "garbage" but forcing an opinion out of everyone - reveal that they're currently recording their follow-up Moribund album, tentatively titled Carry On Carrion.
As vocalist Filthy Fuck explains, "So I walked. And the 67 viral winds of the East whistled in my hollow bones, particles of disease sticking on the edges. And William died on me, too. A fever runs through my blood like rivers to the sea. Six years of dormant hatred lay in pieces behind me and thousands of dead motherfuckers are walking around the thousand-times-dead fucking mother-city. And the dead exceed the living and will look after them in their own special way. And there was but one phrase on my tongue like a snake rolled on a shaft - 'Carry on, carrion... Carry on...'."
The track listing to Carry On Carrion has already been decided by the band, but AYAT wish it to remain secret until release. Additionally, they promise that the new album shall be longer than 60 minutes and should be finished next month, with a late winter or early spring release through Moribund likely.
When pressed for further details, Filthy Fuck simply shrugged and said, "Nothing but the fact that it will be longer, more insane, more vicious, and will shy Six Years... to a battered pulp. Not only by force, mind you, but also by sheer acidic caustic erosion. And we're Lebanese. In case some guy missed it."
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16 авг 2010
THE BATALLION: New Album Details Revealed
 Dark Essence Records has set a September 27 release date for "Head Up High", the sophomore album from Norwegian metallers THE BATALLION. The follow-up to 2008's "Stronghold Of Men" was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studio, the central Bergen studio owned by VULTURE INDUSTRIES' Bjørnar E. Nilsen and ENSLAVED's Herbrand Larssen and Arve Isdal, and was once again produced by Bart Schlagermeister (Bjørnar E. Nilsen).
"Head Up High" track listing:
01. Mind My Step
02. Head Up High
03. When Death Becomes Dangerous
04. Within the Frame of the Graveyard
05. Thick Skinned and Weatherbitten
06. Each Man For Himself
07. Undertakers
08. Paces
09. Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire
10. The Roaring Grandfather
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16 авг 2010
MAGNUS To Release \'Acceptance Of Death\' In September
 Legendary Polish extreme metal band MAGNUS will release its new album, "Acceptance Of Death", on September 15 via Witching Hour Productions. The CD was recorded in three different studios: Tower, DSP and ATK. Mixing and mastering duties were handled by Marcin Bors at Fonoplastykon Studio.
"Acceptance Of Death" will be made available as a 10-panel exclusive digipack and 12-inch picture LP (hand-numbered and limited to 500 copies)
MAGNUS recently inked a deal with Witching Hour Productions covering the release of two new studio albums and reissues of all recordings from the '90s.
01. False God
02. Appear
03. Spirits
04. Essence
05. Worm
06. To Understand Death
07. Private Religion
08. Nothing More
09. When You Rest 6 Feet Under
10. They'll Bury
11. Mournful Song
12. Just Like Life
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16 авг 2010
IMMORTAL - \"Band That Should Not Be\" Headline Wacken Finale; Photos, Set-List, Video Available
 Abbath spoke the aforementioned quote onstage at the German festival's final night (August 7th). Is there a bigger black metal band on the planet right now? While some might reference DIMMU or BEHEMOTH, even upstarts WATAIN, all tremendously popular with the younger set, but only the damned (in black) Bergen trio garner large portions of the non-blackened metallic fanbase, including "old school" veterans. Fronting a sea of humanity previously unseen at Wacken, IMMORTAL celebrated the release of their DVD (filmed on the same stage, in '07) by running through highlights of the back catalog, as well as a couple off All Shall Fall, peppered with smoke, flames and the oft humour comments of the corpse-painted singer/guitarist.
Immortal's Wacken Open Air 2010 setlist:
'All Shall Fall'
'Sons Of Northern Darkness'
'The Rise Of Darkness'
'Damned In Black'
'Hordes To War'
'Norden On Fire'
'Withstand The Fall Of Time'
'Beyond The North Waves'
'One By One'
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16 авг 2010
RIOTGOD: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Crusader", a brand new song from RIOTGOD — the band featuring MONSTER MAGNET's Bob Pantella and Jim Baglino alongside guitarist Garrett Sweeny and vocalist Sunshine — can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep).
"Riotgod" track listing:
01. Light Of The Sun
02. Crusader
03. The Time Is Now
04. Horizon
05. 9th Life
06. Omega
07. Collapsing Stars
08. Pinata
09. Drone Station
10. Love It Or Leave It
11. Rift
12. Sweet Kaos
13. High Time
14. Grand Design
15. Fangasm*
16. Minds Eye*
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16 авг 2010
INTRONAUT: \'Valley Of Smoke\' Release Date Announced
 Century Media Records has set an October 12 North American release date for "Valley Of Smoke", the sophomore album from Southern California's INTRONAUT. The follow-up to 2008's "Prehistoricisms" was once again produced by Josh Newell (JANE'S ADDICTION) and it features a guest appearance by TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor. | 0 | |
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16 авг 2010
ANTHRIEL: \'The Pathway\' Release Moved Up A Month
 Finnish progressive metal outfit ANTHRIEL will release its debut album, "The Pathway", on September 17 via Lion Music. The CD was produced by Timo Niemistö and was mixed by Jussi Kulomaa at MSTR Studio. The mastering duties were handled by Henkka Niemistö at Chartmakers. The album cover art and layout was created by Jan Yrlund at Darkgrove.
"The Pathway" track listing:
01. Devil's Lullaby
02. Mirror Games
03. Guardian
04. Repression
05. Haven of Grace
06. Dark Divided Minds
07. The Deliverance
08. Controversial Euphoria
09. Light Divine
10. Scent of Dawn
11. Promised Land
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16 авг 2010
TERROR: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
 Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on "Keepers Of The Faith", the fifth album from the Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR, are available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.
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16 авг 2010
ONSLAUGHT: New Album Title Announced
 British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have set "Sounds Of Violence" as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Germany's AFM Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace" will be recorded and mixed at Hansen Studio in Ribe, Denmark with acclaimed Danish producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, MERCENARY, VOLBEAT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN) starting on August 16.
Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "'Sounds of Violence' is a very fitting title for the new recording.
"Musically and lyrically, this is definately the most brutal and intense ONSLAUGHT album to date. It's full of machine-gun riffs, ferocious drum patterns and some pretty fucked up lyrical content.
"This album was never meant to be pretty. It's not a concept album by any measure but there's a definite theme to the whole package, right through from the sleeve design to the music and onto the words;, it's violence all the way.
"There's a lot of hate in 'Sounds of Violence' and a whole lot of reality in there, too, much of it straight from the heart."
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16 авг 2010
SLASH To Perform At NEW YORK JETS Home Opener
 Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) will perform during a pre-game tailgate concert at the New York Jets' home opener on September 13 against the Baltimore Ravens. Slash will be joined by Myles Kennedy, Nicole Scherzinger of the PUSSYCAT DOLLS and Jason Bonham, son of the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham and currently of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION. Scherzinger will also sing the national anthem. | 0 | |
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16 авг 2010
WINTERHORDE: \'Hunting The Human\' Video Released
 "Hunting The Human", the new video from Israeli extreme metallers WINTERHORDE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in Tel Aviv-Jaffo with director Sergey Maydin and it features an appearance by renowned Israeli "underground" actress and model Angel Ogasta.
"Hunting The Human" comes off WINTERHORDE's new album, "Underwatermoon", which was released on July 30 in Europe via Twilight-Vertrieb. A conceptual effort based on a story written by WINTERHORDE's bass player and co-founder Celestial, the follow-up to 2008's "Nebula" was produced , mixed and mastered by V.Santura (TRYPTIKON, DARK FORTRESS, OBSCURA). The artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes of Abstrata Studio (ARCH ENEMY, OLD MAN'S CHILD, KRISIUN).
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15 авг 2010
Drummer JASON BONHAM - "I'd Love A LED ZEPPELIN Reunion"
 Billboard.com has issued the following report from Gary Graff:
Jason Bonham knows better than to promise a LED ZEPPELIN reunion as part of his Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience show that goes on tour this fall. But he's certainly not opposed to the idea.
"I'm not going to hide it from them," Bonham, who filled his late father John "Bonzo" Bonham's spot and played with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones at the 2007 Zep reunion concert at London's O2 arena, tells Billboard.com.
"I will invite them to every show I can, because my goal and dream is, 'Wouldn't it be cool if I did something that they thought was cool and they would get up and play with me?' That's what I'm doing [this] for. I'd love it."
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15 авг 2010
FAANEFJELL - New Album Details Revealed
 Norwegian black/folk metal band FAANEFJELL has just set the release date for their upcoming debut album, Trollmarsj, on September 18th.
The band will release their album through Mayhem Music - the new record label from Audun Grønnestad (IMPERIA) - who have set a worldwide distribution deal with Indie Distribution.
Trollmarsj is recorded, produced and mixed by Audun Grønnestad (Imperia, ANGEL) during the fall/winter 2009 at Mayhem Music in Kristiansand, Norway. The mastering took place in Finnvox by Mika Jussila and all artwork is delivered by Jan Yrlund from Darkgrove Designs (TÝR, KORPIKLAANI, STRATOVARIUS, SVARYSOT, IMPERIA, SIRENIA)
Trollmarsj is an concept album with clear references to traditional Norwegian black metal such as WINDIR. The main Trolls of the band, Kim Arly Karlsen (CUTTHROAT, ex-RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, ex-EON) and Danish black metal growler, Benjamin Isar Jørgensen (Grívf) teamed up early 2009 to write music for their first joint release.
Faanefjell is a Norwegian mountain, and as the story goes, the trolls there were driven away by the humans building their houses and churches. There was an ever ongoing battle between the two on who should have the right, not only to the Faanefjell mountain, but to every Norwegian mountain. Trollmarsj is the story of the mountain, humans, priests, fights and the march of the two trolls, Grimtroll and Sørtroll.
The music could be referenced to as symphonic black/folk metal, and also features guest appearances by Cato Arghamon (TRAIL OF TEARS, DIMENSION F3H, Cutthroat, LUCID FEAR), Ronny Thorsen (Trail of Tears), Frank Ørland (ex-SCARIOT, ex-HARM), Daniel Sandén-Varg (ODD NORDSTOGA) and Audun Grønnestad (Imperia, Angel). The booklet includes the story of the Faanefjell trolls, with lyrics for each song taken from the story. It is written in old Norwegian/Danish language, and translations will be available soon on the bands website.
Trollmarsj tracklisting :
'Der Var Engang et Fjell'
'Faanetrollets Vise'
'Trollmarsj'
'Tre Tinner Bakom Bruen'
'Soknardalr'
'Drikkegilde i Jotunheimen'
'Slaatt'
'Hedningens Time'
'Til Kamp'
'Her Hersker kun Troll og Mörkemænn' | 0 | |
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15 авг 2010
DAVE MUSTAINE: \'I\'m Not A Good Liar\'
 Matt Blair of ChartAttack.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
ChartAttack.com: You're balancing a live tour and a book tour right now. And you've mentioned in the book that you have a renewed focus on your family, but you're doing a job which is keeping you on the road by the very nature of it. What sort of changes have you had to make to keep your family in focus?
Mustaine: Well, a lot of it was — you know, just by way of my faith and sorting out my life — it's made me appear to be more desirable to my family. They want to be around me more now. There's a lot of stuff that's transpired over this whole healing process that has made me a better husband and a better dad. The short answer to your question is that they want to be out here with me, and have already shown that by being on tour with me. We've spent more time together on the road just this year than I've spent with my wife in any previous entire year, you know? In a family, it's pretty much like having all four tires on a car going in the same direction. When one kind of goes off a little bit, and it's out of alignment, it impedes the progress of a family. So we all have to work together, and I think because I was gone to an extent, it forced my wife to be the dad also. And that's not a role that women are naturally created for.
ChartAttack.com: One thing that sets the book apart from the typical rock 'n' roll memoir is that while it starts off as sort of a "how to" tale of how to be a rock star, as you get closer to the end it actually ends up being more of a "how to" on how to be a father and live a family life. Are you hoping that this is something that other people, like your fans as they grow, might follow suit on?
Mustaine: I wasn't really making a "Dave Mustaine For Dummies" book, but yeah, if it helps people, that's great. I think human nature is that we want to help people, it makes us feel good. It's helped me a lot in a lot of situations where I was feeling the pressure of the music industry, to talk with a fan about what's going on with their life. Talk with somebody in the music business that's less fortunate than you. Take a minute to talk with a band that's, you know, a baby band, and share something with them. Now, granted, the odds are still stacked against us to make it in the music business because it's a difficult business to crack. It's funny, I've gotten to this place in the music business where it just feels so normal and natural to me that I've kind of forgotten how hard it really is to get into it. And I'm really, really grateful for that.
ChartAttack.com: In the book, you don't talk about the way you dealt with your addictions as a model that's going to work for everybody. And with your religion, you've said that this is what works for you, but it doesn't necessarily work for everyone else. You've essentially said that you're not going to tell anybody how to live their life, but this is how you're living yours. Is that just a product of…
Mustaine: [Laughs] What, being able to be real?
ChartAttack.com: Well, living on your own terms, sure.
Mustaine: I just think that, you know, you deserve better. I mean, eyeball to eyeball, right now? I'm not a good liar. I don't like lying. I've lied, I'm not good at it, like I said, and I just don't like it. So for me to have made a book that was based on lies, I would have really compromised my integrity. And I know with my career, I've made a lot of mistakes, and I think the fans have been really forgiving, because I've copped to it. And I've said, "Look, you know, this is why we're a lot alike, because I'm human. And this is why I'll never give up on you, because you're forgiving. And this is hopefully why you'll never give up on me, because I'm honest."
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15 авг 2010
SMASHING PUMPKINS Expect To Take Four Years To Release New Project
 According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS will likely take four years — not two, as originally expected — to release the 44 songs off its ongoing project, "Teargarden by Kaleidyscope". The group has unveiled a few tracks here and there online, one song at a time.
When asked what the recording progress has been like, frontman Billy Corgan told Spin.com, "Things are taking off right now so much that we're getting a lot of demand to go on tour, so I've got to figure out when I'm going to record. Right now I only have three more songs done and waiting to be released, and I have probably 60 songs written."
Corgan made headlines recently after he fainted briefly while performing on stage in Tampa, Florida. Apparently this isn't the first time it's happened. Corgan admits, "I'm fine. Just a bit bruised up. It's happened before, where I just . . . over sing. I just faint. If you see the video, I fall down and when I wake up five seconds later, I get up and finish the song. The last time it happened was in 2008. I've done like 1,700 shows, so it's not a normal occurence."
Just five new songs have been released so far. After each new set of four tracks comes out, Corgan will release a limited edition CD of them on his own Martha Music label.
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15 авг 2010
GREAT WHITE Singer Forced To Miss Redondo Beach Concert, XYZ\'s TERRY ILOUS Steps In
 Due to a "medical emergency," GREAT WHITE's Jack Russell was reportedly forced to sit out last night's (Thursday, August 12) concert at the Brixton in Redondo Beach, California. His replacement for the show was Terry Ilous of XYZ.
Steve Brownlee, manager for Joshua Peraha and the band JOSHUA, tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "It was an awkward set mostly comprised of their ballads that featured Terry Ilous on about half the songs. Lead vocal duties on half the set were split amongst Mark Kendall [guitar], Michael Lardie [guitar] and Scott Snyder [bass]. The band even played a song from Mark's solo album and the set featured two extended guitar jams."
Low-quality video footage of GREAT WHITE's "Face The Day" performance from last night's conceert can be viewed below.
Ilous previously filled in for Russell during GREAT WHITE's May 30, 2009 performance at the My Waterloo Days festival in Waterloo, Iowa.
GREAT WHITE released its latest album, "Rising", in North America in April 2009 via Shrapnel Records. The CD was issued in Europe on March 13, 2009 through Frontiers Records.
Since reuniting in January 2007 to perform a benefit concert, GREAT WHITE has moved forward with the successful release in the summer of the same year of their return album "Back To The Rhythm", a record which was hailed by critics and fans as a return to the heydays of the band. After a world tour that celebrated the first 25 years of GREAT WHITE and that brought them for 14 concerts to Europe, bass player Sean McNabb opted out and was replaced by Scott Snyder (ex-RAMOS, ACCOMPLICE).
GREAT WHITE is:
Jack Russell - vocals
Michael Lardie - guitars, keyboards
Mark Kendall - guitars
Scott Snyder - bass
Audie Desbrow - drums | 0 | |
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15 авг 2010
ELLIOTT\'S KEEP Completes Work On New Album - Aug. 13, 2010
 Dallas metal doom trio ELLIOTT'S KEEP has finished recording its sophomore album, "Sine Qua Non". Weighing in at an hour of epic metal doom, the CD "delivers ELLIOTT'S KEEP's signature heavy riffage, varied time signatures and diverse vocals styles," according to a press release.
ELLIOTT'S KEEP recorded again at Nomad Studios (SOLITUDE AETURNUS, CONCEPT OF GOD, ABSU, MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) in Carrollton, Texas, with J.T. Longoria (SOLITUDE AETURNUS, CONCEPT OF GOD, ABSU, KING DIAMOND) at the helm.
As with ELLIOTT'S KEEP's 2008 debut, "In Medias Res", "Sine Qua Non" (Latin for "without this nothing," meaning "without this part of my life the rest is meaningless") will be released on SOLITUDE AETURNUS guitarist John Perez's Brainticket Records in the early fall.
"Sine Qua Non" track listing:
01. Fate
02. Fearless
03. Shades of Disgrace (feat. John Perez on lead guitar)
04. Witchburning
05. Damned
06. Beloved
07. Maleficar Validus
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15 авг 2010
\'The Big Four: Live From Sonisphere 2010\' DVD, Blu-Ray U.K. Release Date Announced
 According to the Universal Music store, Universal Music has set an October 11 U.K. release date for the "The Big Four: Live From Sonisphere 2010" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX.
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15 авг 2010
SLIPKNOT\'s JORDISON: RHYTHM Magazine Honor \'Is Bigger Than A GRAMMY To Me\'
 Joey Jordison of SLIPKNOT has commented on being named the greatest drummer of the last quarter of a century by the readers of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine. Jordison received 37 percent of the votes, with more than 38,000 people selecting him as their favorite drummer of the last 25 years.
Joey said, "I'm at a loss for words.
"To my friends and fans across the world, thank you; this is beyond unbelievable! Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this. It's because of all of you that I'm very passionate and still love what I do.
"My fans continue to push me; if I didn't have them I wouldn't be where I'm at today.
"This is bigger than a Grammy to me!
"You people keep me alive; I can't thank all of you enough.
"To all the Rhythm staff, thank you; you are amazing!
"Thank you to my family, friends, all the amazing drummers I was in company with; without them I wouldn't be here either. And last but not least, all my brothers in SLIPKNOT!
"Thank you all again!"
Rhythm editor Chris Barnes told MusicRadar.com about Joey's win, "I'm not at all surprised about Joey's victory. Since SLIPKNOT hit the headlines in the late '90s, we've been consistently blown away by his mind-blowing technicality and ability to bolster any project with his unique sound and style. He obviously has a massive legion of loyal fans."
"The 20 Greatest Drummers Of The Last 25 Years," according to readers of U.K.'s Rhythm magazine:
01. Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT, ROB ZOMBIE)
02. Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER)
03. Gavin Harrison (PORCUPINE TREE)
04. Neil Peart (RUSH)
05. Dave Grohl (NIRVANA, THEM CROOKED VULTURES)
06. Travis Barker (BLINK-182, TRANSPLANTS)
07. Nicko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN)
08. Vinnie Colaiuta (FRANK ZAPPA, STING, JEFF BECK)
09. Phil Collins (GENESIS)
10. Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, CHICKENFOOT)
11. Brann Dailor (MASTODON)
12. Steve Gadd (ERIC CLAPTON, PAUL SIMON)
13. Thomas Lang
14. Stewart Copeland (THE POLICE)
15. Terry Bozzio (FRANK ZAPPA)
16. Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, DEVO)
17. Cozy Powell (RAINBOW, WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH)
18. Jeff Porcaro (TOTO, MICHAEL JACKSON)
19. Stephen Morris (JOY DIVISION, NEW ORDER)
20. Steve White (PAUL WELLER, OASIS)
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15 авг 2010
OZZFEST Merchandise Bootleggers \'Pre-Sued\' By LIVE NATION
 According to The Hollywood Reporter, Live Nation has filed a lawsuit against several "John Does" in advance of this weekend's Ozzfest in Devore, California. ("John Doe" is a term used in lawsuits for individuals whose actual names are not yet known.) Live Nation is attempting to get a court order that would have federal and local law enforcement authorities seize and impound trademark-infringing gear at Ozzy Osbourne's travelling festival.
To see the complaint, which was filed this past Tuesday (August 10) in U.S. District Court in California, click here (PDF file).
Launching Saturday, August 14 in San Bernardino, California — the birthplace of the first Ozzfest in 1996 — this year's tour will include main stage artists OZZY OSBOURNE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, HALFORD, DEVILDRIVER and NONPOINT. Second-stage headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will return for their seventh appearance on the tour and will be joined by DROWNING POOL, KINGDOM OF SORROW, GOATWHORE, SKELETONWITCH, SAVIOURS and KATAKLYSM.
Ozzfest did not take place in 2009 after Osbourne stated that he did not want to tour until he had a new album in stores. The move was not really surprising, given the festival's scaled-down reconfiguration as a one-day event in 2008 after more than a decade as a full-length summer tour.
In addition to the general slowdown in both the economy and the concert business, Ozzfest began facing competition in 2008 from the Rockstar Energy Mayhem tour and Crüe Fest.
Tour co-organizer Sharon Osbourne experimented in 2007 by making the show admission-free, with fans obtaining tickets through corporate sponsors. But the bands were not paid either, leading to a lack of big names.
The 2008 "destination festival" took place on August 9, 2008 in Dallas and featured METALLICA, SERJ TANKIAN and others along with headliner Ozzy. | 0 | |
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15 авг 2010
FEJD: New Album Release Dates Announced
 "Eifur", the second album from FEJD — the Swedish folk rock/metal band featuring members of NOSTRADAMEUS and PATHOS — will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates:
USA, Canada: October 26
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: October 29
Spain: October 27
Rest of Europe: November 1
The CD was recorded at RoastingHouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden.
FEJD formed in 2001 through a fusion of the folk music duo RIMMERFORS (featuring brothers Patrik Rimmerfors and Niklas Rimmerfors) and a couple of members from the metal band PATHOS. Rimmerfors played folk music with medieval undertones, performing on contemporary instruments, and together with their childhood friends of PATHOS, the transformed into a refined band with the best of both worlds — the weight of heavy metal in symbiosis with the typical melodic language and sadness of the Nordic folk music.
The brothers' interest in Swedish medieval folk music started back in 1995, commenced by music studying and the feeling of wanting to explore new musical ground and try something new. The brothers' musical background, as well as their bandmates, has its roots in heavy metal music. Inspiration is also drawn from like-minded bands such as GARMARNA and HEDNINGARNA.
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15 авг 2010
CRIMFALL Completes Work On Second Album; Studio Footage Available
 Finnish folk metal band CRIMFALL has completed work on its as-yet-untitled second album for a tentative late 2010 release. The CD was recorded at Adamantium Studios and was produced and mixed by Hit Happens. It features guest appearances by Tapio Wilska (SURVIORS ZERO), Ville Sorvali (MOONSORROW), Mathias "Vreth" Lillmåns (FINNTROLL, CHTHONIAN, DECOMPOSTER), Mathias Nygård (TURISAS), Olli Vänskä (TURISAS) and Trollhorn (FINNTROLL, MOONSORROW).
CRIMFALL's debut album, "As The Path Unfolds...", was released in March 2009 via Napalm Records.
CRIMFALL is:
Jakke Viitala - Guitar, Orchestra
Mikko Häkkinen - Dark Voice
Helena Haaparanta (ex-TACERE) - Bright Voice
Janne Jukarainen - Drums
Miska Sipiläinen - Bass | 0 | |
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14 авг 2010
MADDER MORTEM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
 MADDER MORTEM, Norway's darling of the avant-garde, has issued the following update:
"Odd [Eivind Ebbesen, guitar] has, after much pondering, left MADDER MORTEM, and it was a very tough decision. We sincerely thank him for all the music, magic, great times, blood, sweat and tears we've shared since he joined the band in 2003.
"It's always hard to see people go, but times do change for all of us. Neither 'Desiderata' or especially 'Eight Ways' would've sounded the same without his characteristic style of playing and musical sensibility. We wish him all the best and will still remain close friends.
"We've been aware that Odd was thinking about leaving the band since winter 2010, and have been looking for a possible replacement.
"After much consideration regarding who could fill his shoes, fit in with the rest of us socially and be a creative, fifth input to the band, we only came up with one name. Luckily for us, he has now entered our ranks full-time. Patrick Scantlebury is our new permanent guitarist. He has already made one live appearance with us in our hometown at the NORF festival. Some might know him as one of the founders of FRANTIC BLEEP. He was our guitar tech and merchandiser on the OPETH tour in 2003, and he also filled in for Odd on a couple of gigs in 2005. We all went to school with him at Tynset, and BP and Pat has played together in various constellations. We're already busy writing more new material with Patrick, and it feels like we've got a true chemistry.
"We welcome him to the MADDER family and hope you'll do the same."
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14 авг 2010
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Take", a brand new song from veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's long-awaited new album, "The Cold", which will be released on September 14 via Driven Music Group, the label created by former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. According to guitarist Mark Simpson, the CD features "10 songs — ALL brutal, ALL killer, NO filler!!" The cover artwork, which can be viewed below, was once created by Travis Smith (OPETH, NEVERMORE), a collaboration that the band is "extremely excited about because of his amazing skill and vision," says Simpson.
"The Cold" track listing:
01. Hypocrite
02. Take
03. The Cold
04. Black Cloud
05. Blackened Eyes Staring
06. Better Off Dead
07. Falling Short
08. Always
09. K.Y.A.
10. Secret Life
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM was recently rejoined by guitarist Michael Gilbert after Ed Carlson decided he no longer wanted to tour or record.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has scheduled a release party for "The Cold" on Friday, September 17 at 910 Live in Tempe, Arizona.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM 2010 is:
Eric "A.K." Knutson - Vocals
Michael Gilbert - Guitar
Jason Ward - Bass
Mark Simpson - Guitar
Craig Nielsen - Drums
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