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11 июн 2009
ROTTING CHRIST Preparing To Enter Studio
 Greek extreme metal veterans ROTTING CHRIST have issued the following update:
"New songs composing process has almost been completed and the band is ready to enter the studio for the recording sessions of its upcoming album that will follow up the very successful latest album, 'Theogonia'. Sakis Tolis (vocals, guitar) will take care of the production again, and as being the main composer too, he declares that he had his most trippy and exhausted simultaneously experience on his career squeezing his mind drawing down ideas that will follow up the band's latest album, 'Theogonia', and the end of the process find him as well as the whole band totally convicted that they finally managed it. We haven't more to say than proving it with the upcoming recordings and of course with its release that roughly estimated to be released in January 2010."
Video footage of ROTTING CHRIST performing at the Full Metal Racket festival, which was held on April 25, 2009 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, can be viewed below.
ROTTING CHRIST played "an underground anniversary show" at 8ball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece on March 21, 2009. They performed a set that focused on the band's first three albums.
Check out photos from Metalpaths.com.
ROTTING CHRIST released its long-awaited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, "Non Serviam - A 20 Year Apocryphal Story", in Europe on February 23 via Season of Mist. The set, which will be released in the U.S. on May 5, features the band's most popular and classic songs, including some rare treats, to celebrate their special 20th anniversary show in their hometown Athens in front of a fanatic audience in December 2007. Completing the package is a bonus DVD filled with extra footage from the "Sanctus Diavolos" and "Theogonia" tours, an interview with frontman Sakis Tolis telling the story of the band, bootlegs live videos, promotional clips and much more. Last but not least, these five hours of video are backed by two audio CDs taking up 25 tracks from the Athens show plus seven exclusive tracks recorded live in February 2007 at B-Live in Larisa, Greece.
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11 июн 2009
SPAWN OF POSSESSION Vocalist Quits
 Vocalist Mordechai Von Renvaktar (a.k.a. Jonas Renvaktar) has announced his departure from the Swedish technical death metal outfit SPAWN OF POSSESSION. He explains, "I have been forced to leave my duties in SPAWN OF POSSESSION to fully concentrate on the ongoing war against the sun-worshippers and to intensify my fight for eternal winter together with my brothers in ISTAPP. The war is expanding and I'm needed for the battle same as you. Our horde grows stronger by the minute and you all have to choose side. You are with us or you are not at all."
SPAWN OF POSSESSION recently posted a two-minute pre-production teaser of a new song at this location.
SPAWN OF POSSESSION's sophomore album, "Noctambulant", was released in 2006 via Neurotic Records. The CD was recorded at Pama Studios in Kristianopel, Sweden with producer Magnus Sedenberg.
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11 июн 2009
SLUMBER: New Lineup Announced
 Swedish melodic doom/death metallers SLUMBER have issued the following update:
"The recording of [the new SLUMBER album] 'Resonance' has been re-set to October 5 - November 15. It will be recorded at the isolated sphere of Panic Room Studios in Skara as the last album. This time though, we have twice the time and much more knowledge. The album will shine!
"New lineup for the album recording and live performance:
Ehsan Kalantarpour - Vocals, Synth
Jari Lindholm - Guitar
Siavosh Bigonah - Bass, Growl
Markus Hill - Guitar
Ted Larsson - Drums
Mikael Brunqvist - Live Third Guitarist And Percussionist
"Female performances by Ida Sundquvist, Lina Svärd and Vinköl choir.
"This is the moment some of us has been preparing our whole life for. The era of majestic melancholy in music that in time, hopefully can grow into a real live performing large orchestra of... doom, haha. We'll give this album our everything!"
"[We] hope you're enjoying the preview of 'Resonance'. We'll put up more songs as we go along.
SLUMBER's debut album, "Fallout", was released in 2004 via Karmageddon/New Aeon Media.
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11 июн 2009
HEATHEN: New Album Delayed
 "The Evolution Of Chaos", the long-awaited new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN, has had its release date (via Holland's Mascot Records) pushed back to late 2009 from the previously announced July 20. The band, which began recording the new CD in 2008, is said to still be mixing the effort.
"The Evolution Of Chaos" cover artwork can be viewed here. Photos from the recording sessions are available in the "Pics" section of the band's MySpace page (free registration required to view pictures).
The band's current lineup includes Lee Altus (guitar; EXODUS), Kragen Lum (guitar; PROTOTYPE), Dave White (vocals), Jon Torres (bass; ANGELWITCH) and returning drummer Darren Minter.
"The Evolution Of Chaos" track listing:
01. Dying Season
02. Control By Chaos
03. No Stone Unturned
04. Arrows Of Agony
05. Fade Away
06. A Heroe's Welcome
07. Undone
08. Bloodkult
09. Red Tears Of Disgrace
10. Silent Nothingness
HEATHEN released its latest CD, "Recovered", independently in the spring of 2004. The effort featured covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, as well as an original track, "In Memory of…" (written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and singer David White's brother Jeffrey).
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11 июн 2009
VOIVOD: Audio Samples Of Entire \'Infini\' Album Available
 Audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Infini", VOIVOD's final album featuring the group's late guitarist, Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, are available for streaming at the Nuclear Blast Musicshop.
"Infini" is scheduled for release in the U.S. on Tuesday, June 23 via Relapse Records. The CD, which will be issued in Europe via Nuclear Blast, contains the last thirteen songs written by Piggy and again features bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted (ex-METALLICA). Jason played bass on all the songs and mixed the album, which will be released as a deluxe, digipack CD and will also be issued on vinyl as a double LP.
"Infini" was built from the final songs created by the band with D'Amour. All his original demo guitar tracks appear as they were recorded — with no re-amping and no overdubs; just Piggy as he played the tracks he envisioned in his small bachelor apartment, the amp in the bathroom, capturing his performance with the laptop given to him by Jason.
"Infini" track listing:
01. God Phones
02. From The Cave
03. Earthache
04. Global Warning
05. A Room With A V.U.
06. Destroy After Reading
07. Treasure Chase
08. Krap Radio
09. In Orbit
10. Deathproof
11. Pyramidome
12. Morpheus
13. Volcano
Total running time: 57:57
Two songs from "Infini" — "Earthache" and "Global Warning" — are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
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11 июн 2009
HACKNEYED: \'Burn After Reaping\' Album Trailer Available
 German death metal lunatics HACKNEYED will release their new album, "Burn After Reaping", on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Weltraumstudios in Munich with producer Corni Bartels (DIE ÄRZTE, KILLERPILZE, END OF GREEN, MEGAHERZ etc.).
Watch a trailer for the album here.
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11 июн 2009
ASSASSIN Announces New Rhythm Section
 Reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN have issued the following update:
"Longtime member Frank Nellen [drums] has left the band due to private reason and has been replaced by Björn Sondermann (WICKED KEMAO and many more). New man on the bass is Joachim Kremer who also is a very experienced musician who played in many different project (SKINNY BOLD etc.).
"The band is busy finishing songs for the next album and are currently searching for a new record label." According to the group, the upcoming CD will feature "old-school thrash with a modern touch!"
ASSASSIN took part in the "Chris Witchhunter Memorial Concert" on April 11, 2009 at Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen, Germany. The event honored late SODOM drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter), who died on September 8, 2008 due to vital organ failure.
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11 июн 2009
FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING Signs With CYCLONE EMPIRE RECORDS
 German death metallers FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING have inked a deal with Cyclone Empire Records. The band's long-awaited fourth album, "The Everhaunting Past / Chapter IV - A Splendid Retrospection", is tentatively due late summer/early fall.
Commented the band: "It's time for another big step in the history of FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING that will take us fast forward in the future. As many of you perhaps already knew, we were looking for a new label partner in the past months. So let's finally say, we definitely hit the bullseye by getting the chance to work with our candidate of choice. FRAGMENTS OF UNBECOMING are very excited and proud to announce that from now on we will release under the banner of Cyclone Empire (besides bands like EVOCATION, DEMONICAL, BLACK SUN AEON, etc.). One thing is for sure: we're convinced of having found real fans in the guys of Cyclone Empire."
Songtitles set to appear on "The Everhaunting Past / Chapter IV - A Splendid Retrospection" include:
* It's Me, The Grotesque
* Destination: Outcast
* Diabolical Dialogue
* Wherever The Voyage Leads
* A Voice Says: "Destroy!"
* Vast
* The Exiled Choir
* Shipwrecked In The Yesteryears
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11 июн 2009
ANAAL NATHRAKH: Another New Song Posted Online
 A new ANAAL NATHRAKH track titled "In The Constellation Of The Black Widow" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song is the title cut of the British extreme metal duo's new album, which is scheduled for release on June 29 via Candlelight Records. A limited-edition gatefold colored vinyl version of the effort will be made available at the same time via Feto Records (the label run by NAPALM DEATH's Shane Embury and ANAAL NATHRAKH's Mick Kenney).
"In The Constellation Of The Black Widow" ( cover) track listing:
01. In The Constellation Of The Black Widow
02. I Am The Wrath Of Gods And The Desolation Of The Earth Music
03. More Of Fire Than Blood
04. The Unbearable Filth Of The Soul
05. Terror In The Mind Of God
06. So Be It
07. The Lucifer Effect
08. Oil Upon The Sores Of Lepers
09. Satanarchrist
10. Blood Eagles Carved On The Backs Of Innocents
Check out an e-card for the effort at this location.
ANAAL NATHRAKH vocalist V.I.T.R.I.O.L. previously stated about the band's new material, "'Constellation' will be faster, more insidious, more ominous, more musically dextrous and wilder than ever before. The album will feature a curve ball guest appearance from Zeitgeist Memento of Mexican extremists REPUBLIKA."
Formed in 1998, ANAAL NATHRAKH has recorded five full-length albums, with the most recent one, "Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here", released in 2007 via Feto Records (co-owned by member Mick Kenney and NAPALM DEATH's Shane Embury). Based in Birmingham, the band sonically fuses traditional black metal with elements of industrial, grindcore, and early-day death metal resulting in a one-of-a-kind soundscape that has earned it high acclaim from media and fans around the globe.
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11 июн 2009
FAITH NO MORE Kicks Off Reunion Tour
 Influential '90s alt-metal act FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, June 10) with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England.
According to Metal Hammer magazine, the band's setlist was as follows:
01. Reunited (PEACHES & HERB cover)
02. The Real Thing
03. From Out Of Nowhere
04. Land Of Sunshine
05. Caffeine
06. Evidence
07. Chinese Arithmetic
08. Surprise! You're Dead!
09. Easy
10. Last Cup Of Sorrow
11. Midlife Crisis
12. Cockoo For Caca
13. The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies
14. RX
15. King For A Day
16. Malpractice
17. Jizzlobber
18. Be Aggressive
19. Epic
20. Mark Bowen
Encore 1:
21. Chariots Of Fire/Stripsearch
22. Just A Man
Encore 2:
23. I Started A Joke
24. Pristina
Original guitarist Jim Martin is not part of the reunion. Performing in his place is Jon Hudson, who played with FAITH NO MORE during the latter stages of its initial run after Martin departed.
The rest of the band's best-known lineup — singer Mike Patton, Gould, drummer Mike "Puffy" Bordin and keyboardist Roddy Bottum — is intact.
FAITH NO MORE released "The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection" on June 8 in the U.K. via Rhino Records.
This double disc set contains the band's greatest hits on the first CD, while the second CD features b-sides and rarities.
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11 июн 2009
Former NEGURA BUNGET Members Launch DORDEDUH
 Former NEGURA BUNGET members Hupogrammos (guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, archaic instruments) and Sol Faur (guitar) have launched a brand new project called DORDEDUH (rough translation: "yearning for the spirit"). The band's lineup also includes Arioch (former bassist for NEGURA BUNGET and ex-guitarist of ODEM ARCARUM and SECRETS OF THE MOON), Thelemnar (SECRETS OF THE MOON, THE VISION BLEAK, NEGURA BUNGET) and Sergio Ponti (EPHEL DUATH, ILLOGICIST). A keyboard player is currently being sought as well as someone to play all the traditional instruments that the group intends to use in its music.
Commented the band: "We are eager to step on the stage again and to bring out as soon as possible the new album that we'll be working on. Our aim is to connect the transcendence with the material substance and to elevate the consciousness to the highest realms of the human spirit by providing music based on heartfelt ultimate truths. We are certain that the path initiated by NEGURA BUNGET years ago could and should be continued by DORDEDUH in the intent of representing a union of the outermost noble essence of humanness with the universe through an unconditional process."
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11 июн 2009
AGUA DE ANNIQUE Preparing To Enter Studio
 AGUA DE ANNIQUE/ex-THE GATHERING vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen has issued the following update
"It's been one hell of a week.
"As you may know, I was in Canada, writing and recording with [Canadian multi-instrumentalist/producer] Devin Townsend [STRAPPING YOUNG LAD]. Forgive me if I speak too much about it, but that was absolutely a great experience. He's one of the best musicians I have ever met and a very nice and genuine person as well.
"We recorded lots of vocals for his new album, 'Addicted', and together we wrote four songs for my upcoming album. Let me tell you in all modesty: It's gonna be marvy!!!
"Another memorable experience for me was our show in Amsterdam at the Night of Tibet. We played a show with AGUA and I performed the Tibet song 'Als Je Ooit Nog Eens Terug Kan' together with Holland's finest musicians in front H.H. the Dalai Lama, who was there to speak. I am still in awe of his peaceful message. After we shook hands, I was able to feel his energy and warmth for hours.
"I can safely say this has been one of the most inspiring weeks yet. All this good energy will be put into good use, because it's almost time to record our new album. The songs are written, the studio is almost finished and our spirits are high. We have 16 songs to choose from and I guess about 12 will make the album. I will keep you all posted.
"Please note that coming Saturday the 13th of June we will play our last AGUA show at De Groene Engel in Oss, the Netherlands, before we lock ourselves up in our studio. We are looking forward to see everybody again and we'll have a good party indeed. To us this night will be kinda special, since we played all most non-stop since the release of 'Air' and 'Pure Air'. We'll be back on stage in the fall, but I hope you all come to join this festive show so we can say goodbye and wish you a good summer. Indie band WOOST will also be joining us on stage. They are one of my fave bands in Holland. Doors open at 8.30 p.m."
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11 июн 2009
HIM To Enter Studio In August; New Album Title Announced
 Finnish "love metallers" HIM have set "Screamworks: Love In Theory And Practice" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in February 2010 via Warner Bros. Records worldwide. The CD will be recorded in August at a Los Angeles studio with producer Matt Squire, who has previously worked with TAKING BACK SUNDAY, THE USED, PANIC AT THE DISCO, BOYS LIKE GIRLS and THRICE, among others.
HIM's last studio album, "Venus Doom", sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on The Billboard 200 chart. Its predecessor, "Dark Light", has shifted 580,000 units in the U.S. to date.
HIM's CD/DVD set, "Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre", was released in April 2008. The live portion of the DVD was recorded/filmed at the band's November 14-15, 2007 concerts at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. "Digital Versatile Doom" also features a second disc, with the full live performance from The Orpheum Theater and a 16-page booklet of original art and images.
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11 июн 2009
DEATHBOUND Preparing To Enter Studio
 Finnish grinding death metal act DEATHBOUND, featuring members of ...AND OCEANS, THE DUSKFALL and ROTTEN SOUND, will enter Kantola studios on June 22 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Non Compos Mentis". A late 2009 release is expected.
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11 июн 2009
TARJA TURUNEN Announces Backing Band For \'Summer Storm\' Tour
 Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour will consist of the following musicians:
* Tarja Turunen - Vocals
* Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums
* Maria Ilmoniemi - Keyboards
* Doug Wimbish (LIVING COLOUR, MADONNA, JEFF BECK, THE ROLLING STONES) - Bass
* Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) - Guitar
* Max Lilja (HEVEIN, ex-APOCALYPTICA) - Cello
According to a posting on Tarja's web site, "all the shows on Summer Storm 2009 Tour were declared 'camera-friendly,' which means that you are welcome to bring your photo camera and take as many pictures as you wish. This is with the exception of gigs in festivals, where you will have to ask to the organization of the festival about their camera policy for we can not exceed the regulations established by them."
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10 июн 2009
Morten Veland new band
 Gothic Metal icon Morten Veland (Tristania, Sirenia) has inked a deal with Napalm Records for his new band Mortemia. Morten promises his fans a sweeping listening experience, which will follow the path of Tristania’s masterpiece “Beyond the Veil”. The first songs stay true to his promise and offer beautiful melodies and bombastic choir passages, thus creating the perfect blend of traditional Gothic Metal and modern elements.
"I am happy to have signed to Napalm Records for my new project Mortemia. I am looking forward to the cooperation with the label and to bring out more music to all the metal fans out there."
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10 июн 2009
CALIBAN Signs With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
 German metalcore band CALIBAN has inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The group's seventh album, "Say Hello To Tradegy", is scheduled for release on August 24. The follow-up to 2007's "The Awakening" was once again produced by Benny Richter, co-produced by guitarist Marc Goertz and was mixed by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz.
Commented Goertz: "We are more then happy to announce that we have signed a new record deal at Century Media Records! We are really looking forward to working with them! We just visited their office and met everyone who works there and have to say that it already feels like home."
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10 июн 2009
BELPHEGOR: New Album Title Announced
 Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR have set "Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn" as the title of their eighth full-length studio album, due out in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's "Bondage Goat Zombie" was recorded at Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, NEAERA, ASPHYX) Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany.
Commented frontman Helmuth: "The title fits perfect to the whole concept, the lyrical themes. It's typical BELPHEGOR, involving symbology and double meanings. I have always been fascinated by the idea and atmosphere surrounding witches, their magic, the insane sabbath/ ceremonies — and all the obscurity that goes with it. With the nine sound collages, the verses, artwork we continue our descent into the depths of musical hell."
Check out photos from the recording sessions at this location.
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10 июн 2009
WHITECHAPEL: \'Eternal Refuge\' Video Released
 "Eternal Refuge", the new video from Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL, can be viewed below. The performance clip was was shot and directed by Andrew from Abstrakt Pictures at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, New York during the band's tour with SUFFOCATION.
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10 июн 2009
MASTODON: \'Oblivion\' Video Released
 "Oblivion", the new video from Atlanta-based progressive metallers MASTODON, can be viewed below.
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10 июн 2009
MY DYING BRIDE Parts Ways With Violinist/Keyboardist, Announces Replacement
 U.K. doom legends MY DYING BRIDE have issued the following update:
"Katie [Stone, violin/keyboards] is no longer taking part in MY DYING BRIDE. After confirming to play all of the shows we presently have booked, she decided she did not want to do them, stating the reason being as 'I want to concentrate on my career.' She is presently a parttime psychology student. So make of that what you will.
"The kind chap who came in to replace her is called Shaun Macgowan. He has been rehearsing with us for no time at all and has shown great commitment already. He will not be being classed as a full-time member until he has passed his probationary period with us, which is now 30 years.
"If you would like to welcome Shaun in the only way MDB fans can, that would be a great test of his character. And by 'the only way,' I mean to complain that he is not Martin. Forever.
"The band overall are saddened by the lineup change, we think more for you than us. But as anyone who saw the show at the Wave Gotik in Leipzig will confirm, we have lost nothing."
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10 июн 2009
OPETH Frontman Living A \'Double Life\'
 OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt has checked in with the following update:
"A few days ago, I was standing by the swings in the park with my two daughters. They're in the swings, crying with laughter and I'm pushing them higher and higher. Apart from the noise they're making, it's dead quiet. No one's here but us; there's virtually no cars and the wind is just a still breeze. Two days before I'd played a wild show in Germany, I'd had a few beers (Coronas, of course) afterwards, some drags on a Marlboro light, and we'd terrorized the support act and the local crew with a $20 fart machine that Fred [Fredrik Åkesson, guitar] and [Martin] Mendez [bass] had bought in a sketchy store somewhere in the U.S. I was the centre of attention and now I'm by the swings with my kids and no one gives a fuck about me. Lovely!
"It's a weird yet a lovely feeling to be able to live a 'double life' like this. On the road I'm just a lazy, irresponsible bum who drinks beer and wine every night and our crew arrange everything for us. We show up (sometimes) for soundcheck, we do a few interviews, play the show and then have a few beers. Every day's the same. Me and Axe [Martin Axenrot, drums] have started to go for long walks, checking if there's any second-hand record stores around (bought around 150 pieces of vinyl), or just scanning the city. I've started to appreciate it more and more lately. I need to break the habit of having the same shit going round in circles on tour.
"Back home, I'm just a dad and a husband. My wife basically drags me straight into the role of everything I'm not while on tour. I'm cooking (love it, made mussels steamed in white wine, chilli, onions, garlic and coriander + spices), cleaning, vacuuming, doing the dishes, moving the lawn, playing with the kids (obviously this is top priority) and just doing 'normal' stuff. That's how I get some equilibrium with this crazy life I lead.
"The North American tour went great! The shows were really well attended and we played good every night. My voice got a bit sore for some reason while in Pittsburgh. The next day (Chicago) I had a doctor come and inject me with steroids...in my ass. I also got some steroids in pill form as well as some antibiotics as the steroids were bound to fuck up my immune system. What I do for ROCK!? And all this in the middle of the swine-fly scare. I got better real fast and two-thirds of the tour went by without any problems whatsoever. My voice got stronger than ever, if I may say so.
"It's a little bit of a blur, but my favourite shows....hmmm....liked Tucson, AZ since we played well and we got a laugh attack on stage which always makes it something special. We sucked in L.A. (Axe fucked up), sucked in NYC (I fucked up), sucked in Pittsburgh (me again)...the rest were all right, and we had quite a few high-octane shows cooking as well. OPETH right now is a machine, our standards for shows are over the top! I mean, playing-wise...the 'show' is still the same as it always was...some lights and five silhouettes rocking out, that's it!
"In Memphis we went to visit Graceland, which was pretty big for me. Real cool house and not as big as I'd imagined. His grave was there. I didn't know about it and I was a bit stunned as I laid my eyes on it. I felt him there, I talked to the other guys and they felt the same. Grutle (of support band ENSLAVED) started crying he said, for no apparent reason. It was emotionally MASSIVE! We also played Knoxville which was great. Me and Axe went to a real fancy top restaurant afterwards since the owner was a fan. He'd set us up with some VIP tables and the food was TOP NOTCH. Best sushi I'd had in a long time! Oh, and HEART were playing down the street from us, and I almost got the chance to meet them. It didn't happen, but they signed a DVD for me which was cool! Love them!
"In Washington, D.C. me and Fred got picked up to go to the PRS [Paul Reed Smith Guitars] factory. It was great to see them again, and Paul himself was real happy. We had a very interesting meeting there but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say anything about it yet, but it's a pretty big thing. I also got to play one of their acoustic guitars, the Angelus. It was hands down the best guitar I have ever played in my life! I need one, crave one! Fred got a nice PRS SC 245 which looked awesome. He loved it too, short scale, never played one myself.
"Overall it was a real nice tour, possibly the last for this run, although we got an offer from a big band to support them. We've said yes but it's not been confirmed...we'll see. The Germany shows were cool as well. The Wave Gotik Treffen [festival] in Leipzig is semi-legendary. Most punters are dressed up like something out of the Dracula films. Top hats, cains, gloves, frilly shirts and dyed black hair...wait, that's the general black metal look now maybe...I don't know.
"Oh, and ENSLAVED are our new best pals. What a great band and great bunch of guys. Totally genuine, down-to-earth nice guys. I mean, I knew them a little from before but now I know them as buddies. I've invited Grutle to my house this summer for some BBQ. Love those guys!!
"Next up are the summer festivals here in Europe. Those are always fun but so much fucking flying, it's insane. Still we'll have a good time.
"Right now I'm sat writing this as [daughter] Mirjam is sleeping. She's a bit ill so I'm watching over her. Thing is I'm still jet-lagged outta my fucking head so I might pass out myself. I guess I could...no harm done. Anna [wife] is working and [other daughter] Melinda is at kindergarten...in fact, I'll take a fucking old man's nap right away."
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10 июн 2009
MANOWAR To Perform At Moscow\'s Gorky Park Green Theater
 MANOWAR will head to Moscow, Russia for an exclusive concert on July 24 at the outdoor Gorky Park Green Theater. This will be the seventh major event that the band will be headlining this summer and the first time MANOWAR will perform at an outdoor arena in Russia!
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10 июн 2009
ANCARA: New Song Available For Streaming
 Finnish hard rockers ANCARA will release their third album, "Chasing Shadows", on August 26 through Timo Kotipelto's (STRATOVARIUS) High & Loud Records. The CD's first single, "We Paint December", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
Commented frontman Sammy Salminen: "I wanted to write a song like 'Black Snow' from our first album. I still like the lyrics in that one. 'We Paint December' is not a preaching song, but more of a story about 'fear' images of the future. I think the humanity is painting our last colors in to our works right on the very planet, if nothing will change. The song is one of the heaviest songs on the album and it was one of the last songs that we finished in the sessions. Because planning the Christmas starts earlier each year, so how about we put to our wish lists: Dear Santa, could we get a new brain to our society?"
ANCARA's new album was recorded with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, LORDI, THE 69 EYES, SENTENCED).
Kotipelto previously stated about ANCARA: "After seeing a couple of gigs by the band and listening to their new material I was convinced: this band has to be signed!"
He added, "ANCARA plays honest hard rock and are not running after any trends. Sammy has a very strong voice backed up by excellent backing vocals by the other guys. The songs are catchy and the band rocks the house when playing live!" | 0 | |
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10 июн 2009
BLAZE BAYLEY: \'The Night That Will Not Die\' 2-CD Set Now Available
 British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has just released "The Night That Will Not Die", a double live CD containing his entire December 13, 2008 concert at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. It features two hours of live perfomance material, including songs from the new album, "The Man Who Would Not Die". A concert DVD, "The Night That Will Not Die", was released in April via Blaze Bayley Recordings.
The track listing for the "The Night That Will Not Die" two-CD set is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. The Man Who Would Not Die
02. Blackmailer
03. Smile Back At Death
04. Alive
05. Identity
06. Kill And Destroy
07. Ghost In The Machine
08. Ten Seconds
09. Futureal
10. The Launch
11. Lord Of The Flies
12. Leap Of Faith
Disc 2:
01. Edge Of Darkness
02. Crack In The System
03. Voices From The Past
04. Stare At The Sun
05. Born As A Stranger
06. Man On The Edge
07. While You Were Gone
08. Samurai
09. Robot
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10 июн 2009
FALL OF EMPYREAN Hard At Work On New Material
 Tempe, Arizona-based "melodic and emotional doom/death metal" band FALL OF EMPYREAN has issued the following update:
"We are working hard at writing new material. We already have two new songs down that we are practicing, and have a few others that are being written. The two new songs are called 'No Absolution' and 'The Heart Corrodes', and these are, by far, the most emotional songs we have ever written. And, that trend will continue for the rest of the songs we write for the next album, it will definitely be the most diverse and emotional album yet."
FALL OF EMPYREAN recently inked a four-album deal with Germany's Grau Records. The group's first release for Grau will be the band's long-delayed third full-length CD, "A Life Spent Dying", which was completed in 2007 with Ryan Butler of Arcane Digital Recording studios in Chandler, Arizona. An official release date for the effort has yet to be announced.
FALL OF EMPYREAN was established in the year 2000, to this day depressing the world with its effective brand of emotional doom/death metal. Throughout the years, the band has gained a strong following throughout not only the United States, but also mainland Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the Baltic states, Japan, South Korea, South America, Mexico, Australia, and a number of other countries.
FALL OF EMPYREAN is:
Justin Burning - Guitar
Ron Clark - Guitar
Kevin Leeds - Keyboard
Daniel Sobeck - Bass
Andy York - Drums
Richard Medina - Vocals
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10 июн 2009
AVATAR To Begin Recording New Album This Week
 Swedish metallers AVATAR will enter the studio tomorrow (Monday, June 8 to begin recording their third album for a late 2009 release. In a May 14 online posting, the band stated about the songwriting process for the new CD, "We do now have a total of 13 songs written, polished, perfected, demo-recorded.. Two of the songs are using the same verse so one of them has to go away, which makes it 12.. and then one or two will probably fall out after recording, which often happens of several reasons; It might be hard to find a good spot for it on the album or some part of it turns out to not be as good as it was intended to be. But since we have written the best album in the world, I don't think this might be a risk.
AVATAR's latest album, entitled "Schlacht", was released on October 24, 2007 via Gain Records. The group started recording the follow-up to 2006's "Thoughts of No Tomorrow" in May 2007. | 0 | |
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10 июн 2009
LIZZY BORDEN Announces New Guitarist
 LIZZY BORDEN has announced the addition of guitarist Dario Lorina (pictured below) to the group's ranks.
Lorina is a 19-year-old guitarist who has been making waves in the music industry. At age 16, he was recognized for his passion and what some may call exceptional talent, and began touring with multi-platinum songwriter and WARRANT frontman Jani Lane. During that time Dario strongly created a reputation and name for himself as a player and gained the respect of many, thus giving him the opportunity to play with various notable artists. Dario has been touring consistently throughout the USA and Europe since 2006.
Commented LIZZY BORDEN singer and namesake: "Dario has played three shows with us so far — Germany, Holland and Hollywood, California — and was magnificent at them all. He fits in so perfectly with us; I just know all the LIZZY BORDEN fans around the world are going to be blown away when they see him play."
Guitarist Ira Black announced his departure from LIZZY BORDEN in February. The axeman, who previously played with METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS and HEATHEN, recently joined PROPHESY, the new U.S./German group featuring vocalist Brian O'Connor (ex-VICIOUS RUMORS) and guitarist Fabian Schwarz (PARADOX, RUNAMOK, THE NEW BLACK).
Former LIZZY BORDEN guitarist Corey Daum (a.k.a. Corey James) was killed in a car crash on January 24, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 39 years old. According to The Tennessean, a Kentucky man was charged with vehicular homicide after police said he drove into a concrete wall, killing Daum.
Daum was a member of LIZZY BORDEN from 1989 to 1996, although he didn't appear on any of the band's studio albums. | 0 | |
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10 июн 2009
AEROSMITH\'s WHITFORD To Sit Out Part Of Tour; Temorary Replacement Announced
 AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford will be sitting out part of the band's upcoming Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Presents Aerosmith tour dates with special guests ZZ TOP as he recuperates from recent surgery. Bobby Schneck (who has played with GREEN DAY, WEEZER and SLASH) will be filling in for the guitarist. AEROSMITH regrets any inconvenience to its fans and thanks everyone for their support.
Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH confirmed during a June 2 appearance on the WZLX radio station in Boston, Massachusetts that they will play the whole ""Toys In The Attic" album on their trek with ZZ TOP.
"Toys In The Attic", AEROSMITH's third album, was released in 1975 and is one of their most successful efforts. It includes the classic singles "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion", as well as "Adam's Apple", "Big Ten-Inch Record", "Round And Round", "Uncle Salty" and the title track. | 0 | |
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