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26 июл 2010
THERION Announces New Touring Bassist
 Bassist Nalley Påhlsson of Swedish progressive/experimental metallers THERION announced yesterday (Thursday, July 22) that would sit out the band's upcoming European headlining tour in order to focus on his personal life. Christofer Johnsson, the creative force behind the group, has now released the following statement regarding THERION's bassist situation:
"Now that we have posted Nalle(y)'s message to the fans, I'll give some comments on it myself.
"Naturally, it may sound worrisome that there has been announced two changes in the live lineup in such a short time frame. But the Nalle situation is not something that has happened recently; we have known this could be the case since last year and we have had a replacement ready for months.
"Nalle told us immediately about his new family situation in the beginning of the year and given the fact he periodically had really tough drinking problems, we thought it was the right thing to do, to stay away from long tours and deal with the problems and be home with the kids instead. The band can always get somebody else to play the bass, but his kids only have one dad. And they need him in good shape.
"Some things are simply more important in life than heavy metal and beer. We also applaud his bold decision to start studying at his age, so that he will have options other than music for making a living in the future.
"Kudos!
"The reason we waited with announcing this was that we wanted to play these Mexican shows and European festivals with Nalle and avoid the funeral atmosphere of everyone knowing someone is about to leave (or take a break, as in this case).
"What about Nalle in the future?
"We have had discussions in the band if we should get another bass player, but we have decided to keep him as a member of the band and wait and see. It is possible that we will have him playing on the albums and have a live bass player for touring. One thing is sure, though, I've never been more happy with the bass on an album than with Nalle's work on [THERION's forthcoming CD] 'Sitra Ahra' and it would be awesome to continue to work with him.
"So who's gonna play bass on the tour? It will be Waldemar Sorychta [pictured below], an artist mainly known for his skills as a guitarist and songwriter with his own bands GRIP INC., ENEMY OF THE SUN, EYES OF EDEN and DESPAIR. He also created a big name as a producer, working with bands like LACUNA COIL, MOONSPELL, THE GATHERING, SAMAEL, TIAMAT, etc.
"I got in contact with Waldemar when I made the 'Vovin' album back in 1997. He did some additional guitar on 'Draconian Trilogy' and also recorded some stuff that would not make it to the album (it was later released on [1999's] 'Crowning of Atlantis' instead). I was impressed with his skills, so when me and drummer Sami [Karppinen] went down to Germany to record the song 'The Crowning Of Atlantis' one year later, and I got stuck not getting the right groove in the rhythm guitars of that song (it's a pretty difficult type of tempo), we gave him a call. He showed up and I explained what I thought was missing. He grabbed the guitar and a couple of takes later, it was nailed to tape exactly like I wanted it.
"Fast forward and many years later, I'm looking to find a replacement for [lead guitarist] Kristian Niemann. Waldemar was on my list of interesting guitarists, but he was already engaged with other bands at the time, and I was also still trying to persuade the amazing Lori Linstruth that THERION was the band where she belonged (an idea that Kristian Niemann heavily supported as well, actually). In the end, I ended up working with Waldemar as a session guitarist doing most of the rhythm guitars (new talent Christian Vidal was brought into the band just in time to record the solos). I recalled Waldemar saying he did a lot of jobs as a bass player as well, so when the need of a live bass player occurred, he was naturally one of the top names on our list.
"He's gonna do a fantastic job on the tour and being a very nice guy as well, I think we're all gonna have a really good time on tour together."
"Sitra Ahra" will be released in North America on October 26 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at the legendary Polar Studios in Stockholm by Lennart Östlund (LED ZEPPELIN, ABBA). The cover artwork was created by Thomas Ewerhard, who worked on all of the band's most recent releases in addition to collaborating with EDGUY, AVANTASIA, RAGE and HAMMERFALL, among others.
"Sitra Ahra" was mastered in New York and it features the following track listing:
01. Sitra Ahra
02. Kings Of Edom
03. Unguentum Sabbati
04. Land Of Canaan
05. Hellequin
06. 2012
07. Cu Chulain
08. Kali Yoga III
09. The Shells Are Open
10. Din
11. After The Inquisition: Children
THERION recently recruited Christian Vidal from Argentina as the band's new guitarist.
Vidal made his live debut with THERION on June 4, 2010 in Mexico City.
Christofer Johnsson announced in May 2009 that vocalist Thomas Vikström (ex-CANDLEMASS) had become a permanent member of THERION.
THERION's latest CD/DVD, "The Miskolc Experience", was released in June 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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26 июл 2010
SABATON Shooting New Video
 Swedish epic power metal gods SABATON just issued the following statement:
“Since were not out on tour this weekend, and have already told you that we are back in Studio Abyss recording (with Peter Tägtgren), we might as well tell you that we took the tourbus down to Stockholm for another video shoot. Does anyone have a clue what song we are working on this time?
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26 июл 2010
MONDO CANE Performs In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available
 On July 25, 2010, Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, PEEPING TOM, TOMAHAWK) brought his Italian language rock-meets-orchestra hybrid side project MONDO CANE where it belongs — Italy — for a show at the Arena Civica in Milan, accompanied by the Italian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Video footage of MONDO CANE performing Adriano Celentano's 1969 classic "Storia D'Amore" can be viewed below.
Photos of the concert are available: Musica Metal, MetalItalia.com.
The setlist for the show was as follows:
01. Il Cielo In Una Stanza
02. Che Notte
03. Ore d'Amore
04. 20 Km Al Giorno
05. Quello Che Conta
06. Urlo Negro
07. Legata Ad Un Granello Di Sabbia
08. Deep Down
09. Pinne, Fucile Ed Occhiali
10. Scalinatella
11. L'Uomo Che Non Sapeva Amare
12. Ma l'Amore No
13. Canzone
14. Ti Offro Da Bere
15. Dio Come Ti Amo
16. Storia d'Amore
17. Lontano, Lontano
18. O Venezia
19. Yeeeeeeh!
20. Senza Fine
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21. Una Sigaretta
22. Sole Malato
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26 июл 2010
GEOFF TATE Says Next QUEENSRŸCHE Album Will See Band Venturing \'Into Some New Territories\'
 Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate about the band's current cabaret tour, featuring burlesque and go-go dancers, ballerinas, drag queens, jugglers and contortionists. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.
On that fans that come to see the cabaret shows:
"The audience is really fun to watch. Some people dress to the nines, in tuxedos and suits. Women wear slinky dresses.
"One person came dressed as a giant mouse — I don't know what that's all about."
"[Fans wear] lots of makeup, and weird hats, and scarves, and beads — and incredible shoes, I've gotta say," he says.
"It's kind of like if you took the 'Moulin Rouge' movie and mixed it up with 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', and added heavy metal and a giant mouse. You've gotta be really dedicated to wear a giant mouse costume."
On whether QUEENSRŸCHE is changing its music to that oompa-cabaret style:
"We define cabaret on our own terms. Our albums and live presentations tend to be serious. This show is not serious at all. We've taken all of our less-serious music and constructed a show out of it. It's really a good time. It's fun, tongue-in-cheek and outrageous."
"There are some select cities that kind of have cabaret scenes — San Francisco, Seattle, New York and L.A. It's one of those types of performance arts that's kind of underground.
"I think once audiences see it, they become enamored with it, and they start seeking it out."
On how he went bald to support a friend who's battling cancer (she's on the mend) and enjoyed his hairless pate so much, he kept the "nice summer 'do'":
"It becomes liberating. You feel faster, more efficient, aerodynamic.
"You spend all this money on [hair] products, and time spent styling it and combing it. And you have to have all these utensils and tools to take care of your hair.
"Then once you shave your head, you don't need all that stuff. You can focus on other things you want to do, or obsess about.
"The first time I shaved my head was '92, I think.
"I shaved it at night. Then I went to bed and woke up the next morning, and I went to the bathroom mirror to shave my face and said, 'Oh my God! Who is that in the mirror?!' I had forgotten I had done it. It was a shocking experience."
On QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming album, set for release in 2011:
"It's a progression away from where we've been — into some new territories. [It's a] very modern approach to what we do — modernizing our sound a bit more. . . It's kind of a modern approach to song arrangement — utilizing different sound effects and sounds sources; playing the instruments in a different way than what we have before; really experimenting a lot with the structure of rhythm and bringing it into what's modern.
"Next year is our 30th anniversary. We've done a lot of different kinds of records at different times. We're definitely trying to make a record of the time, rather than something of a different time. How's that for vague?"
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26 июл 2010
Report: AXL ROSE Lawsuit Gets Off To A Touchy Start
 Press Telegram.com reports: Dueling lawsuits involving GUNS N' ROSES front man Axl Rose and his former manager began on a sour note, so a judge said [Friday] she may appoint a third party help them strike a more pleasant chord.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rita Miller blamed attorneys for Rose and Irving Azoff for problems during a recent deposition that Azoff's attorneys suspended before it was over.
Rose's lawyer, Sasha Frid, said the questions he asked got Azoff so upset that the manager threw a copy of the Wall Street Journal at the attorney.
Azoff's counsel, Steve Rothschild, said he was present at the deposition and denies that happened.
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26 июл 2010
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY: Footage From Sweden\'s GETAWAY ROCK Festival
 Video footage of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY — the project featuring former SEPULTURA members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) — performing the SEPULTURA classic "Refuse/Resist" at this year's Getaway Rock festival, which was held July 8-10 in Gävle, Sweden, can be viewed below (courtesy of Demonia's Blogg).
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26 июл 2010
SOILWORK: \'Deliverance Is Mine\' Video Released
 "Deliverance Is Mine", the new video from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Ivan Colic (EX DEO, TYPE O NEGATIVE, UNLEASHED) and produced by Stanimir "Staca" Lukic (MOONSPELL, KAMELOT, DEATHSTARS, TYPE O NEGATIVE).
"Deliverance Is Mine" comes off SOILWORK's new album, "The Panic Broadcast", which sold around 5,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 88 on The Billboard 200 chart.
SOILWORK's previous CD, "Sworn to a Great Divide", opened with 5,000 units back in October 2007 to land at No. 148.
"We are thrilled with the first week's sales in the U.S.," commented SOILWORK guitarist/producer Peter Wichers.
"Charting at No. 88 on Billboard is huge for us, and it really feels like SOILWORK is back and stronger than ever.
"We have had a lot of changes in the band in the past years, [but] now we are back with a solid lineup and we are more motivated than we've ever been.
"We just want to extend a huge thanks to all of our old as well as new fans for your undying support, and you guys truly make it worthwhile."
"The Panic Broadcast" has registered the following first-week chart positions:
Finland: #17
Germany: #24 (week 1), #80 (week 2)
Sweden: #37 (week 1), #29 (week 1)
U.K.: #42
Austria: #47
Switzerland: #60
Europe (Billboard): #67
USA: #88
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26 июл 2010
AVENGED SEVENFOLD Performs Live With MIKE PORTNOY For First Time
 On Sunday, July 25, AVENGED SEVENFOLD performed live for the first time since the tragic passing of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan at the Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who played on AVENGED SEVENFOLD's new record, "Nightmare", made his live debut with AVENGED SEVENFOLD at Heavy MTL and will tour with the Orange County, California band through the rest of 2010.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's setlist was as follows:
01. Nightmare
02. Critical Acclaim
03. Welcome To The Family
04. Beast and the Harlot
05. Buried Alive
06. Afterlife
07. So Far Away
08. God Hates Us
09. Unholy Confessions
10. Almost Easy
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26 июл 2010
RITCHIE BLACKMORE, CANDICE NIGHT Welcome First Child
 Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW and current BLACKMORE'S NIGHT guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (a.k.a. Richard Hugh) and his wife, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night (a.k.a. Candice Lauren), welcomed their first child, Autumn Esmerelda, on May 27, 2010. She weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces and "was the inspiration" for BLACKMORE'S NIGHT's new CD, "Autumn Sky", due later in the year.
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26 июл 2010
Costa Rica\'s Catholic Church Asks Black Metal Band MARDUK For Respect
 InsideCostaRica.com reports that Costa Rica's Catholic church is calling for respect from the Swedish "black metal" band MARDUK, who will be making an appearance in Costa Rica next week.
MARDUK has been strongly criticized by religious groups for its anti-Christian lyrics and even branding the band as "satanic."
Mario Segura, Catholic priest and spokesperson for the Curia Metropolitana, said "they should have more respect because they are sacred things," referring to the band's use of religious articles, like an inverted cross in its album cover art.
Segura said he considers that this type of music and message cannot encourage any good in Costa Rica's youth.
MARDUK will be in Costa Rica on July 29 at the Pepper Disco Club (formerly The City). The band last made an appearance in Costa Rica in 2003.
EM3 Producciones, promoter of the event, said the Thursday show is for those 18 years of age and over and that the band will not be performing any type of ritual on stage, just perform its music.
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26 июл 2010
KEEP OF KALESSIN Vocalist Joins HELLISH OUTCAST
 Thebon from Norwegian extreme metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN has been recruited as the new vocalist for Bergen, Norway-based up-and-coming death-thrasheres HELLISH OUTCAST. He will replace Sjalg Otto Unnison, who has decided to leave the group in order to concentrate on LEADSLEDGE.
Thebon, whose new role will in no way affect his work with KEEP OF KALESSIN, is already rehearsing with HELLISH OUTCAST, and laying down the vocals for the band's upcoming album. His first live appearance with the band will take place at this year's Hole in the Sky festival in Bergen, Norway, where HELLISH OUTCAST is due to appear at the Hits for Kidz event on Saturday, August 28.
Formed in 2001 in Bergen by guitarist Martin Legreid, bassist Mads Mowinckel (BREED) and drummer Mads Lilletvedt (BYFROST), HELLISH OUTCAST quickly gained a reputation as one of the most extreme live bands in Bergen's underground scene. The band's first release was the controversial EP "Raping - Killing - Murder", and the new album, which is titled "Your God Will Bleed", will follow in the lyrical footsteps laid down in the EP, with its exploration of the violence and brutality in the world today, but, according to the band, the music promises to be even more aggressive. | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
Former CRYONIC TEMPLE Members Launch FOLLOW THE FOOLS
 Four-fifths of the Swedish heavy metal outfit CRYONIC TEMPLE — Magnus Thurin (vocals), Leif Collin (guitar), Hans Kallin (drums) and Mika Nyyssölä (bass) — has left the band and has launched a brand new project called FOLLOW THE FOOLS.
FOLLOW THE FOOLS — whose lineup is completed by guitarist Tomas Andersson — is scheduled to enter the studio this fall to begin recording its debut album for an early 2011 release.
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/followthefools.
Meanwhile, CRYONIC TEMPLE guitarist Freewheeler (a.k.a. Esa Ahonen) has released the following statemen regarding the band's current status:
"After a great time, the CRYONIC TEMPLE 'Immortal' CD and tour 2008-2010 lineup has reached its end.
"The Peace & Love concert in Sweden on July 3 was the final concert with this lineup.
"I would like to thank Magnus, Leif, Mika and Hans for their great work that they put into CRYONIC TEMPLE. However, they want now to to fully focus on new musical horizons and therfor we have now reached the last page with this lineup. I sincerely wish them the very best with their future projects/bands. However, CRYONIC TEMPLE will, of course, continue and more news will be published soon."
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26 июл 2010
WATAIN Poster Silk-Screen Printed Using Real, Human Blood
 Steven Heller of PrintMag.com's "The Daily Heller" reports that the poster (see below) for the Swedish black metal band WATAIN was designed by the Paris-founded, New York-based designer Metastazis and was silk-screen printed using real, human blood.
Metastazis says his studio is "dedicated to the most scandalous yet refined forms of expression." Founded in 1999 by Valnoir, and joined by "almost nazi-gay illustrator DJ Holowestcoast and recently by the post-soviet arrogant doll Anastasia Ilyna," they have shined up black metal with high production values and theatrical staging.
Read more from PrintMag.com.
WATAIN's fourth album, "Lawless Darkness", entered the official chart in Sweden at position No. 26 and dropped to No. 37 the following week.
"Lawless Darkness" sold around 1,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 42 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Lawless Darkness" was released in Europe on June 7 in a limited three-panel digipack edition with die-cut and a cover of DEATH SS' "Chains of Death" as a bonus track.
"Reaping Death", the new CD single from WATAIN, which was exclusively distributed in Sweden via Sweden Rock Magazine, was certified gold in the band's home country on April 21 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. (Note: Each copy of the magazine sold in Sweden was counted towards the certification.)
WATAIN will embark on a European headlining tour in the fall. Support on the trek will come from DESTROYER 666. A U.S. run with BEHEMOTH will follow in November.
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26 июл 2010
STEVEN ADLER On Possible GUNS N\' ROSES Reunion: \'It\'s What So Many People Really Want\'
 Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler spoke to Billboard.com about his new autobiography, "My Appetite For Destruction: Sex & Drugs & Guns N' Roses".
"It's so healing, getting all those things out of my system," says Adler, who was fired from the band in 1990 and battled severe drug addiction, even suffering a stroke, before reaching his current state of sobriety.
"You can't take 30 years of pain and all that stuff and just get rid of it immediately, but at least I'm starting to get it out and I'm starting to become my own person again. I wasted so much of my life, it's great to have survived and be living again."
Adler's new band, ADLER'S APPETITE, is in the midst of a 50-city North American tour, after which the group plans to record an EP with producer Anthony Focx (VINCE NEIL, BUCKCHERRY), with sessions for a full album to follow at the end of the year. But Adler says he also holds out a degree of hope for the original GN'R quintet to do something together again.
"I know the four of us besides Axl would love to do it," he said. "I know besides millions and millions and hundreds of millions of dollars that would be involved, I think if we played for the whole world, it would be such a relief...like, 'God, they're finally playing!' It's what so many people really want, y'know?"
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26 июл 2010
END OF GREEN: \'Goodnight Insomnia\' Single Details Revealed
 "Goodnight Insomnia", the first single off the forthcoming END OF GREEN album "High Hopes In Low Places", will be available for download from iTunes and all other digital music providers on July 30. In addition to the single version of "Goodnight Insomnia", you will get the radio version and the club version of the same track. Furthermore, the "Goodnight Insomnia" package will include the single version of the second single, "Tie Me A Rope... While You're Calling My Name", and, as an appetizer for the bonus CD which will be included in the limited first edition of "High Hopes In Low Places", the newly recorded version of the 2003 END OF GREEN hit "Demons".
This is the track listing of the five-song package, which is available for download for 3.99 euros, is as follows:
01. Goodnight Insomnia (Single Mix)
02. Goodnight Insomnia (Radio Mix)
03. Tie Me A Rope… While You're Calling My Name (Single Mix)
04. Demons (2010)
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26 июл 2010
HEAVEN & HELL Members Perform Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At U.K.\'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival
 Surviving HEAVEN & HELL members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice played a very special tribute to their fallen bandmate, Ronnie James Dio, earlier tonight (Saturday, July 24) at this year's High Voltage festival at Victoria Park in London, England. The musicians were joined by legendary former DEEP PURPLE and BLACK SABBATH man Glenn Hughes and Norwegian vocalist Jorn Lande, who sings for power metallers MASTERPLAN and has just released his own tribute to Ronnie.
According to Classic Rock magazine, Butler, Iommi and Appice "sen[t] shivers down the spine, as they deliver[ed] the ultimate tribute to the man who's not there.
"It has to be said that singers Jorn Lande and Glenn Hughes [did] a stunning job, not only reminding us all of the tragic loss — and there [were] some truly tearful moments — but also underlining the way Dio's legacy has united us all. And when [Ronnie's wife/manager] Wendy Dio [came] on to read out a message out the cancer charity Stand Up And Shout [see video below], there [were] tears in almost every eye.
"Mind you, HEAVEN & HELL also offer[ed] the day's most surreal moment, when Phil Anselmo [DOWN, PANTERA] dashe[d] on during the encore of 'Neon Knights' and snatche[d] the microphone from an aghast Hughes [see photo]."
The setlist was as follows (vocalist for each track listed in parenthesis):
01. The Mob Rules (Jorn Lande)
02. I (Jorn Lande)
03. Country Girl (Glenn Hughes)
04. Children Of The Sea (Glenn Hughes)
05. Turn Up The Night (Jorn Lande)
06. Voodoo (Jorn Lande)
07. Bible Black (Glenn Hughes)
08. Falling Off The Edge Of The World (Glenn Hughes)
09. Die Young (Jorn Lande)
10. Heaven And Hell (Jorn Lande, Glenn Hughes)
11. Neon Knights (Jorn Lande, Glenn Hughes, Philip Anselmo)
Check out photos:
* Photo#1
* Photo#2
* Photo#3
Fan-filmed video footage of Wendy Dio's speech can be viewed below.
Proceeds from this performance will go to the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Cancer Fund.
In a recent interview, Iommi stated about today's concert, "This will be the first and only tribute we're doing to Ronnie. Not that that's wrong, but we feel that it would be really nice to do this for him. And he'd really like that, I know he would.
"Glenn Hughes has also been a part of the family for many years — he was a really good friend of Ronnie's; they were very close, and he was very close with us — so we think it would be apt to use Glenn. And Glenn's a great vocalist. And Jorn Lande, of course — I don't know if you're familiar with him, but he's also a very big fan of Ronnie's and a great singer.
"We want the best singers that [are] gonna sing and produce as close as what Ronnie would. We wanna do it for the fans, because it was sort of a sudden exit, really, because we were supposed to have been doing a tour.
"I was talking to Ronnie [a few] weeks ago, and he said, 'I've gotta have this new chemo, but I think it's working.' And that was the real big shock of it, because within a week of that, he had passed away. So it was a big shock for all of us, because we built ourselves up to do it and, of course, we didn't expect to lose...
"Ronnie was always a person you thought would always be there — very strong, great within the band; we had a great relationship. [He was] a fantastic person, [and he] loved his fans. And that's why we wanna do this show, because we owe it to the fans to do this show.
"We're not cashing in — it's all for charity. It all goes to charity. We just wanna do it for him and the fans. I know Ronnie would be behind us in whatever we do — he's that sort of person. And he would love for his music to be played. That's what he lived for — he lived for his fans and his music and his friends. It's a closure for us as well. Unfortunately, it's a shame it's not with him, but... that's it."
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26 июл 2010
MARTY FRIEDMAN: \'Bad D.N.A.\' Video Available
 "Bad D.N.A.", the new video from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Visual Trap, which has helmed all of the videos for DIR EN GREY. The song is the title track of Friedman's tenth solo album, which will be released in Japan on August 25 via Avex. The CD was produced by Marty and engineered by Steve Hardy and Shinnosuke Miyazawa (LADY GAGA, GUNS N' ROSES) this April/May at The Village in Los Angeles, California.
According to a posting on Friedman's web site, "Bad D.N.A." is "a natural progression, picking up where 'Loudspeaker' and 'Tokyo Jukebox' left off and adding its own twists and turns."
The first Japanese pressing will include the "Bad D.N.A." video.
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26 июл 2010
KATATONIA At Finland's ILOSAARIROCK: Pro-Shot Performance Footage
 Professionally filmed video footage of KATATONIA's performance at this year's Ilosaarirock festival, which was held July 16-18, 2010 in Joensuu, Finland, can be viewed at this location (courtesy of the Finnish broadcasting company YLE). A video interview with the band is available here.
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26 июл 2010
ASPHYX: \'Live Death Doom\' DVD Artwork Unveiled
 "Live Death Doom" ( cover), the new DVD and double CD from the reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX, will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Friday, August 27
Spain, Italy : Tuesday, August 31
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, September 1
Rest Of Europe: Monday, August 30
With a total playing time of approximayely 225 minutes, "Live Death Doom" will contain ASPHYX's two-hour-plus July 4, 2009 performance in Essen, Germany as well as a one-hour-plus documentary about the history of ASPHYX and "tons of krushing additional bonus material. The main live show's audio (which is the same as the CD content) was mixed and mastered by producer Dan Swanö (BLOODBATH, EDGE OF SANITY), who had previously worked with ASPHYX on the band's 2009 comeback album, "Death...The Brutal Way". The glorious "Live Death Doom" old-school artwork was created by Axel Hermann, who was also responsible for the artwork on the group's classic 1990s releases. The DVD was coordinated and edited by Oliver "Bomber" Barth.
Commented the band: "So, finally, after over 23 years, here's the first ASPHYX live album. And our dedicated fans worldwide who've experienced us live know what that means: Heavy old-school death doom metal played the way it was meant to be…and still should be today! Headbanging, grinning, drooling, spitting, sweating, passion, loud volume, stagediving, beer, honesty and brutality. No makeup or fancy queercostumes, no superfluous attributes, no technical rubbish, no compromises. This is how we are, this is how we want you to have us!
"We are very proud of this release. Very damn fuckin' proud, as this is exactly us! We would never have brought it out if we weren't 100% behind it…but it would never have been possible without our incredible loyal fans, of which we are even more proud!
"We'll see you all somewhere, sometime again at one of our shows on this planet and then raise our beers and horns together."
ASPHYX recently entered Sonic Assault studio to record two new songs. One of the cuts, "We Doom You To Death", will appear on the upcoming split seven-inch single with Finnish doom/deathsters HOODED MENACE.
ASPHYX parted ways with bassist Wannes Gubbels earlier in the year and replaced him with Alwin Zuur (PULVERIZER, ESCUTCHEON).
ASPHYX's new lineup made its live debut at this year's edition of the Hammer Of Doom festival on February 6, 2010 at Posthalle in Würzburg, Germany.
ASPHYX 2010 is:
Martin van Drunen (vocals)
Alwin Zuur (bass)
Paul Baayens (guitar)
Bob Bagchus (drums) | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
THE MAN-EATING TREE: New Clip Released
 THE MAN-EATING TREE — the new atmospheric metal band featuring former SENTENCED drummer Vesa Ranta alongside current/former members of POISONBLACK, REFLEXION and EMBRAZE — will release its debut album, "Vine", in Finland on September 22 via Cobra Records and in other territories through Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at Mastervox Studio in Oulu, Finland with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, SENTENCED, AMORPHIS).
"Vine" track listing:
01. Lathing A New Man
02. The White Plateau
03. This Longitude Of Sleep
04. King Of July
05. Of Birth For Passing
06. Out Of The Wind
07. Nights In White Satin
08. Tide Shift
09. Instead Of Sand And Stone
10. Amended
The song "This Longtitude Of Sleep" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
"Out Of The Wind", the first single from THE MAN-EATING TREE, recently entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 3.
According to the group's official bio, THE MAN-EATING TREE was formed when "Vesa Ranta, having taken a break from music after SENTENCED, began to overcome his post-SENTENCED battle fatigue and lack of musical motivation. The idea of a new band — or bands — was eventually brainstormed over a period of time between Vesa and his friends, including gentlemen Miika Tenkula, Aaron Rantonen, Janne Markus and Mikko Uusimaa. Plans were made reality in 2009; the outfit was completed by the addition of Tuomas Tuominen as a vocalist and Heidi Määttä as a keyboard player. First demo recordings were made in the spring and summer of 2009.
"The bulk of compositions are the origin of Janne Markus, with some contribution also from Aaron Rantonen. Much of the lyrical input is contributed by Tuomas Tuominen. These are the building blocks of the music, which is finally arranged hands-on at the band house by the entire group."
THE MAN-EATING TREE is:
Tuomas Tuominen (ex-FALL OF THE LEAFE) - Vocals
Janne Markus (POISONBLACK) - Guitar
Mikko Uusimaa (REFLEXION) - Bass
Heidi Määttä (ex-EMBRAZE) - Keyboards
Vesa Ranta (ex-SENTENCED) - Drums
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26 июл 2010
Former RIOT, RAINBOW Members Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO (Video)0
 Video footage of the DIO tribute band SACRED HEART performing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Heaven And Hell" — with special guest appearances by Mike Tirelli (BURNING STARR, HOLY MOTHER, RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS) on vocals, Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, THE LIZARDS) on drums and Teddy Cook (DIO, VIRGIN STEELE, GREAT WHITE) on bass — at this past Sunday's (July 18) "A Long Island Farewell to Ronnie James Dio" concert at Mulcahy's in Centereach, New York can be viewed below.
As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate made a surprise guest appearance at the event by singing a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights".
"A Long Island Farewell to Ronnie James Dio" was presented by Johnny WildChild and Grey Wolf Productions and included many local tribute and cover bands, all of whom performed Dio songs within their sets.
The bands that were scheduled to perform:
* CINTRON
* JUST PURPLE (DEEP PURPLE tribute)
* LIVE AFTER DEATH (IRON MAIDEN tribute)
* OVERDRIVE
* OZZMOSIS (OZZY tribute)
* SNAKEBITE (WHITESNAKE tribute)
* XCITER (JUDAS PRIEST tribute)
* LIVE EVIL (Dio-era BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL)
* SACRED HEART (all eras of DIO)
There were also many local and national special guest performers, including Deanna D (HEARTLESS), Chris Collins (MAJESTY, WINTERSPELL), Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT), Mike Tirelli (BURNING STARR, RIOT) and other "surprise guests."
All proceeds from this benefit go to Ronnie James Dio's charity, "Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund".
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26 июл 2010
THE AUTUMN OFFERING: New Album Teaser Available
 A seven-minute trailer/teaser for THE AUTUMN OFFERING's new, self-titled album can be viewed below. Due on August 31 via Victory Records, the new CD is "the band's most crushing release to date" and is "chock-full of blast beats and twin guitar wizardry" while "vocalist Matt McChesney sounds as if he is being burned at the stake," according to a press release. | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
DORO PESCH, DOOGIE WHITE, AXEL RUDI PELL Perform At DIO Tribute Concert; Video Available
 Axel Rudi Pell (STEELER), Doro Pesch (WARLOCK), Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) and Manni Schmidt (RAGE, GRAVE DIGGER) are among the musicians who performed at a tribute/charity concert to celebrate the life and work of Ronnie James Dio and to raise funds for the "Stand Up And Shout" cancer awareness charity set up by Ronnie's wife/manager Wendy Dio. The show took place on Monday, July 12 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany.
The following musicians performed at the event (among others):
* Doro Pesch
* Axel Rudi Pell
* Doogie White (RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)
* Manni Schmidt (RAGE, GRAVE DIGGER)
* Bernd Aufermann (RUNNING WILD)
* Marco Wriedt (AXXIS)
* Harry Oellers (AXXIS)
* Martin Kesici
Watch video footage of the performance below.
Prior to the show, Doogie stated the following regarding being asked to appear at the tribute concert: "I was deeply, deeply saddened when I heard Ronnie had died. I was alone in a 'strange city' in a 'strange land,' taking a tourist bus tour of the city, when the text messages breaking the news started coming through. I had to abandon the bus tour and stuck on the headphones and listened to 'Follow The Tears' and 'To Live For The King'.
"With [Argentinean rock band] RATA BLANCA in that 'strange land,' we played 'Catch The Rainbow' every night of the tour [see video below].
"Even though spoken language was a barrier most of the time, three words united everyone in the halls we played, every night. We sang together, we shed tears together and we remembered. We remembered the music the words and the man.
"The three words were... Ronnie James Dio.
"I am very happy and humbled to asked to sing a few songs that were a huge part of my musical education. I will try and do them justice. Maybe there will be more tears... Who can say?? But in the end, let's remember what Ronnie sings at the end of the Kerry Livgren song 'To Live For The King': 'Rejoice!! Rejoice!! Rejoice!! Is there any choice?'"
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26 июл 2010
MEGADETH Plays \'Secret\' Club Show In Montreal: Video Available
 After taking part in this year's Heavy MTL festival on Saturday (July 24), MEGADETH played a "secret" club show early this morning (Sunday, July 25) between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. at Métropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Dialectic Chaos
02. This Day We Fight
03. Wake Up Dead
04. In My Darkest Hour
05. Skin O' My Teeth
06. Hook In Mouth
07. Angry Again
08. The Right To Go Insane
09. Paranoid
10. She-Wolf
11. Mechanix
12. Anarchy In The UK (beginning only)
13. Rattlehead
Commented MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson: "We just finished one of our first-ever 'secret shows' tonight at the Metropolis in Montreal, right after our full-on festival set. That's right, two for one! It was a total off-the-cuff show that was announced last minute (even to us!) and gave us an opportunity to kick it old-school (as in club gig) and play some tunes we don't normally play in our regular set, i.e. 'Mechanix', 'Rattlehead' and the likes. So, be on the lookout for more of these random late night shows in our future travels in your town... oops, that's right, it's a secret!"
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26 июл 2010
OVERKILL: Pro-Shot Video Footage Of DEVILSIDE Festival Performance
 Bunch.tv has uploaded video footage of OVERKILL's July 4, 2010 performance at the Devilside festival in Essen, Germany. Watch the clip below. | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
Reunited THE CROWN: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Blood O.D.", a brand new song from the reunited Swedish death/thrash metal act THE CROWN, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Doomsday King", which is scheduled for release on September 27 via Century Media Records.
THE CROWN 2010 is:
* Jonas Stålhammar (GOD MACABRE, MACABRE END, ABHOTH) - Vocals
* Marko Tervonen - Rhythm Guitar
* Marcus Sunesson - Lead Guitar
* Magnus Olsfelt - Bass
* Janne Saarenpää - Drums
THE CROWN split up more than six years ago due to "too many tours gone bad due to not at all professional tour arrangements," according to a March 2004 statement released by Saarenpää. He added, "Coming home from tours with empty pockets, equipment falling apart and having a pile of bills on the doorstep is simply 'horns down'. Paying the bills with tour memories and floorscores is just not possible. We do love standing on stage but we don't know much about the business part, and that's a bad combination."
THE CROWN's last CD, "Possessed 13", was released in October 2003 through Metal Blade. The self-produced effort, which was recorded at Gothenurg's Studio Fredman during May-June 2003, was made available in a special limited-edition double-CD digipack, featuring a bonus CD that contained the band's 1993 "Forever Heaven Gone" and 1994 "Forget The Light" demos, a cover of BATHORY's "Burnin' Leather", and a demo version of "Rebel Angel" (off 2000's "Deathrace King" CD).
In a December 2009 interview with Metal Sucks, guitarist Marko Tervonen was asked if former THE CROWN vocalist Johan Lindstrand was approached take part in the band's reformation and whether Johan supports the group's new lineup. "He supports the new lineup," marko said. "Actually, when I talked to him about DOBERMANN [the band that evolved into the reunited THE CROWN], he asked me why we don't use the name THE CROWN, so he's cool with it. Johan was asked to join us for the DOBERMANN ride, but he was too busy with his ONE MAN ARMY band. So we started looking for other options. And when we discovered that Jonas was the man, we at that time decided to use the name THE CROWN. We kind of discovered how much like THE CROWN everything sounded, so in the end it would have been plain silly to call it something else."
When asked if there were any issues with re-announcing the DOBERMANN project as THE CROWN, Marko said, "We hesitated a lot. First we wanted to have a completely different name. But when the album started to take form, everything just sounded so CROWN. First we thought, 'Well, maybe we should call us something CROWN-related after a song or album,' until someone said 'Fuck it, let's do this as THE CROWN.' When we decided to go that way, it all just felt great. And scary too, to be honest… We're all determined to do this our way this time. No bullshit, just good death metal albums and shows."
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26 июл 2010
PANTERA: \'Cowboys From Hell\' Limited-Edition Box Set Detailed
 To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of PANTERA's classic major-label debut, "Cowboys From Hell", the band's official webstore is offering a limited-edition exclusive box set. This box set contains merchandise only available in the band's official webstore.
Box set includes:
* "Cowboys From Hell" logo flask
* Belt-buckle bottle opener
* "Cowboys From Hell" exclusive T-shirt
* Four-piece guitar pick set
* "Cowboys From Hell" 20th-anniversary expanded CD
All items come in a Texas-shaped collector's box.
To pre-order this item, go to this location.
PANTERA found its growl and groove on "Cowboys From Hell", a landmark album whose bone-powdering intensity, razor-sharp riffing and pummeling rhythmic assault represented a turning point in modern metal when it was released in 1990. More than just PANTERA's major label debut, many consider this album to be the official debut of the PANTERA lineup with singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown.
To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of "Cowboys From Hell", Rhino rounds up a three-disc "Ultimate Edition," a three-disc "Deluxe Edition," and a two-disc "Expanded Edition." All three editions include a newly remastered version of the original album along with unreleased and rare live performances from the "Cowboys From Hell" tour. The "Ultimate" and "Deluxe" editions will also feature a disc of unreleased demos for nearly every album track, plus, "The Will To Survive", a previously unreleased song recorded during the album's sessions.
"'The Will To Survive' is a great track. With so many killer songs, it was hard to pick and choose the ones that should make our major label debut," says Vinnie Paul. "After hearing it for the first time in about 20 years, it's a pretty stellar performance and I am definitely proud that it will see the light of day for all the die-hard PANTERA fans around the world! It shows the true musical diversity of the band at that time!"
The "Deluxe" and "Expanded" editions of "Cowboys From Hell" will be released September 14 at all retail outlets, including www.pantera.com
and www.rhino.com . The "Deluxe Edition" will be available for a suggested list price of $29.98 (physical) and $17.99 (digital) and the "Expanded Edition" for $19.98 (physical) and $12.99 (digital).
The "Ultimate Edition" will feature all three discs included in the "Deluxe Edition" and will be housed in an intricate box including several replica memorabilia pieces from the "Cowboys" era. The "Ultimate Edition" will be available on November 23 and final pre-order details, as well as the contents, will be unveiled soon on PANTERA's Facebook page.
Along with the remastered version of "Cowboys From Hell", all three sets include a disc of live music recorded during the tour for the album. It begins with seven unreleased performances from PANTERA's September 15, 1990 appearance at the Foundations Forum metal convention in California, a show recorded for radio broadcast but never released commercially. The remainder of the disc contains the five-song EP "Alive And Hostile", a collection of performances recorded in 1991 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Moscow that was previously available only in Australia as part of a 1994 boxed set.
The "Ultimate" and "Deluxe" editions of "Cowboys From Hell" include a third disc that contains the previously unreleased "The Will To Survive", along with demos for 10 of the album's 12 songs, including early versions of the title track "Psycho Holiday", "The Art Of Shredding" and "Cemetery Gates".
After being turned down "twenty-eight times by every major label on the face of the earth," ATCO Records A&R rep Mark Ross saw the band when Hurricane Hugo stranded him in Texas. The rest, as they say, is history, including another seven years and over a million miles of touring for "Cowboys" to be certified platinum (one million album sales) by the RIAA.
The album's liner notes include essays by each of the band's surviving members, producer Terry Date, and the aforementioned Ross. Recalling the first time he saw PANTERA, Ross writes, "By the end of the first song, my jaw was on the floor. The sonic power of it all — the attitude and the musicianship — blew me away. Basically, you had to be an idiot to not think they're amazing. I mean, how could you see these guys and not think, Holy shit!?"
"Cowboys From Hell" 20th-anniversary reissue track listing:
Disc One - Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
01. Cowboys From Hell
02. Primal Concrete Sledge
03. Psycho Holiday
04. Heresy
05. Cemetery Gates
06. Domination
07. Shattered
08. Clash With Reality
09. Medicine Man
10. Message In Blood
11. The Sleep
12. The Art Of Shredding
Disc Two - Ultimate, Deluxe, and Expanded Editions
01. Domination (live) *
02. Psycho Holiday (live) *
03. The Art Of Shredding (live) *
04. Cowboys From Hell (live) *
05. Cemetery Gates (live) *
06. Primal Concrete Sledge (live) *
07. Heresy (live) *
08. Domination (live, "Alive And Hostile" EP) †
09. Primal Concrete Sledge (live, "Alive And Hostile" EP) †
10. Cowboys From Hell (live, "Alive And Hostile" EP) †
11. Heresy (live, "Alive And Hostile" EP) †
12. Psycho Holiday (live, "Alive And Hostile" EP) †
Disc Three - Ultimate and Deluxe Editions Only
01. The Will To Survive *
02. Shattered (demo) *
03. Cowboys From Hell (demo) *
04. Heresy (demo) *
05. Cemetery Gates (demo) *
06. Psycho Holiday (demo) *
07. Medicine Man (demo) *
08. Message In Blood (demo) *
09. Domination (demo) *
10. The Sleep (demo) *
11. The Art Of Shredding (demo) *
* Previously unreleased
† Unreleased in the U.S.
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26 июл 2010
SHOK PARIS And ETERNAL LEGACY: New Songs Available For Download
 Auburn Records has posted exclusive free song downloads from Cleveland metallers SHOK PARIS and ETERNAL LEGACY on the label's official MySpace page.
"Take You Away", the new track by SHOK PARIS, will appear on the forthcoming "Décharge Électrique" album — the band's first new studio release in 21 years.
SHOK PARIS reunited in 2009 to perform at the Auburn Records 25th Anniversary Concert in Cleveland, Ohio on December 12, 2009. | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
STRYPER: \'The Covering\' Tentative Release Date Revealed
 Following the success of their 25th-anniversary world tour earlier this year, Christian hard rockers STRYPER headed into the studio to work on their new album, "The Covering", tentatively scheduled for release October 13 via Big3 Records. | 0 | |
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26 июл 2010
ETERNAL LEGACY:
 Auburn Records has posted exclusive free song downloads from Cleveland metallers SHOK PARIS and ETERNAL LEGACY on the label's official MySpace page.
"Take You Away", the new track by SHOK PARIS, will appear on the forthcoming "Décharge Électrique" album — the band's first new studio release in 21 years.
SHOK PARIS reunited in 2009 to perform at the Auburn Records 25th Anniversary Concert in Cleveland, Ohio on December 12, 2009.
ETERNAL LEGACY's "Cauterize" will appear on "Seeking No Peace" which is currently being recorded and mixed at the band's Mercinary Studios, with ETERNAL LEGACY guitarist/vocalist Jason Vanek handling the production duties.
Both albums are tentatively scheduled for release later this year via Auburn Records. | 0 | |
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Therion
