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10 июн 2009
HARMONY: \'Prevail\' Video Available
 "Prevail">, the new video from the Swedish melodic metal band HARMONY, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Chapter II: Aftermath", which was released in North America last November via Nightmare Records. The CD was issued in Europe on October 31, 2008.
"Chapter II: Aftermath" track listing:
01. Prevail
02. Aftermath
03. Rain
04. Don't Turn Away
05. Kingdom
06. Silently We Fade
07. Inner Peace
08. Weak
09. I Run
10. Hollow Faces
11. End Of My Road
The album was mixed by Pelle Saether (A.C.T, DARKWATER) at Studio Underground and was mastered by Göran Finnberg (IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY) at The Mastering Room. Daniel Heiman (ex-LOST HORIZON, HEED) contributes guest vocals to the track "Inner Peace" and Kristoffer Gildenlöw (DIAL, ex-PAIN OF SALVATION) played bass on the entire album.  | 0 |  |
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9 июн 2009
DARK TRANQUILLITY\'s STANNE To Write Lyrics For SOLUTION.45 Debut
 Mikael Stanne of DARK TRANQUILLITY will write all the lyrics for the forthcoming debut album from the Swedish/Finnish progressive metal "supergroup" SOLUTION.45, which features in its ranks former SCAR SYMMETRY vocalist Christian Älvestam, Mikko Härkin (ex-SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) and Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW).
Commented Älvestam: "[Mikael] recently wrote some additional guest lyrics for another band of mine, called THE FEW AGAINST MANY (in which Jani [Stefanovic, guitar] can also be found) and since he did such a great job on that one (and also being a great lyricist in general), we thought we'd ask him if he'd be up to making a lyrical contribution to the SOLUTION.45 album as well.
"After some discussion between us, he agreed to the proposal of not only writing some parts, but to write all lyrics for the album. We couldn't be happier, man! I've personally been a huge fan of his earlier work and writing skills, for quite some time now, so it's a great honor and privilege to have him aboard. However, I will still compose the vocal arrangements and melodies for the album, so do not fear in that regard.
"Why don't I write the lyrics myself, you may wonder? Well... for starters, I do intend to write some for the album, but mainly just bits and pieces, here and there. The thing is, over the years I've kind of lost the spark, or the driving force (or whatever you'd like to call it), needed in order to write lyrics good enough to satisfy my inner critic. However, on an impulse, I can still write some decent stuff every now and then, but unfortunately, these occasions have grown further and further apart over the last couple of years. Therefore I rather delegate this duty to more suitable people nowadays, who I know can deliver the goods, so to speak."
SOLUTION.45 will enter Panic Room studios in September with producer Tomas "Plec" Johansson to begin recording the band's debut album for an early 2010 release via AFM Records.
Älvestam previously stated about SOLUTION.45: "For all of you who like my multi-vocal stuff in SCAR SYMMETRY, I'd like to introduce a somewhat new band I've got going since the late fall of 2007 called SOLUTION.45. Since I'm responsible for introducing the multi-vocal style in SCAR SYMMETRY, as well as writing like 75% of all the vocal-melodies and 90% of all the growled parts, you will most likely recognize the style and hooks in SOLUTION.45. I've been writing and doing these multi-vocals since the early '90s in several bands (such as UNMOORED, SOLAR DAWN and SCAR SYMMETRY, to name a few) and since this style very much reflects who I am, musically, I have no plans abandoning it any time soon! All the aforementioned bands have vocally been a lengthening of my urge to write and experiment with these different vocal-styles and hooks and SOLUTION.45 feels very much like the next natural step, in this 15-year long journey, starting back in 1993 with the birth of UNMOORED! It's been a while since it felt this inspiring and rewarding though!"
SOLUTION.45 is:
Christian Älvestam (SCAR SYMMETRY) - Vocals
Mikko Härkin (SONATA ARCTICA, KOTIPELTO) - Keyboards
Jani Stefanovic (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW) - Guitar
Tom Gardiner (HATEFORM) - Guitar
Anders Edlund (ANGEL BLAKE) - Bass
Rolf Pilve (MISERATION, ESSENCE OF SORROW) - Drums
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9 июн 2009
FULL FORCE Joined By NARNIA Guitarist
 FULL FORCE, the new Swedish melodic metal project featuring Mike Andersson (CLOUDSCAPE, SILENT MEMORIAL, PLANET ALLIANCE) on vocals, Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL) on guitar, Magnus Rosén (HAMMERFALL, X-WORLD/5) on bass and Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) on drums, has issued the folowing update:
"We can now reveal the fifth and last member to be recruited in FULL FORCE. It is the Swedish guitar maestro Carl-Johan Grimmark. As some of you may know, Carl-Johan is also guitarist in the band NARNIA, and just like Mike and Anders, FULL FORCE will not affect their other bands (CLOUDSCAPE, HAMMERFALL and NARNIA). Nonetheless, FULL FORCE is a real band and not a 'project,' so the ambition is to tour as soon as the album is recorded and released sometime in 2010. All keyboards on the album will most likely be recorded by Mike, Stefan and Carl-Johan."
FULL FORCE recently uploaded its first demo sample, "Heart & Soul", to the band's MySpace page.
According to FULL FORCE's official bio, "Mike and Magnus met for the first time in 2006 during the recordings of the PLANET ALLIANCE album. They became very good friends right away both musically and personally so, since the recording of that album Mike and Magnus have often talked about working more together. Same thing goes with long time friend Stefan Elmgren and Magnus after the departure of the well-known metal band called HAMMERFALL. They also talked often about starting up a new band together, so the course was more or less set in late 2008 when Magnus gave Mike a phone call asking him if he was interested in starting up a new band with him and Stefan. Right now the main focus is writing songs for the album and they have come a long way already. There are already labels interested in signing FULL FORCE but all these details will be announced in appropriate time." | 0 | |
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9 июн 2009
NIGHTWISH\'s HIETALA Forgets Song Lyrics At Finland\'s SAUNA OPEN AIR
 NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist forgot the lyrics to the song "The Islander" during the band's concert at the Sauna Open Air festival on June 7, 2009 in Tampere, Finland and was forced to start the track all over again, with the rest of the group accompanying him. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below.
NIGHTWISH's video for "The Islander" was honored with a "Best Music Video" award at the Muuvi awards ceremony, which was held on April 17, 2009 in Helsinki.
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9 июн 2009
SOILWORK Frontman Launches New Solo Project
 Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid of Sweden-based metallers SOILWORK has issued the following update:
"Songwriting mania has just begun for both SOILWORK and another act I would like to introduce you to. I have just launched my solo project that so far remains nameless. I have somewhat of a clear picture in my head of how the music will sound like. This might come as a shock to some of you but think 'Welcome to my Nightmare' by ALICE COOPER, 'Destroyer' with KISS, early AEROSMITH, a dose of 'Born to Run' with BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, a rocked-out ELVIS, some Motown, first BOSTON album and some early STEELY DAN etc...
"How about it, folks? The sound is gonna be dirty, retro, classic rock with horns, strings and some spaced-out percussion.
"I always wanted to do a real atmospheric rock album which has a pretentious, yet dirty, dirty feel to it. It's gonna be one hell of a project to make this all happen, but I will give it the pace it deserves; just wanted to introduce you to it.
"The lineup so far features Sharlee D’ Angelo (ARCH ENEMY, ex-MERCYFUL FATE) on bass and David Andersson (session guitar SOILWORK) and will be completed within a near future.
"In today's scene, I guess it will be hard to find the right label for this; not really metal label material, I suppose.
"Interested labels can shoot an email to the following address: stridsolo@gmail.com
"In other personal news, I'm still doing vocal coaching in my hometown of Helsingborg in Sweden and will also be able to do vocal coaching when I head for Phoenix, Arizona in the end of July. I'm also able to produce vocals in studio.
"If you want me to produce your vocals on your recording, don't hesitate to get in touch!
"Interested people can reach me at speedvocalcoaching@gmail.com. Please, only serious offers!"
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9 июн 2009
KRISIUN: Previously Unreleased Bonus Track Available For Streaming
 Brazilian death metal veterans KRISIUN have posted a previously unreleased bonus track from their "Southern Storm" album on their MySpace page. Check out "Infested Waters" at this location.
Christopher Porter of Washington Post's Express Night Out recently conducted an interview with Alex Camargo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
On the band's longevity:
"Motivation is the key. We started this thing and we wanna finish it. We still have a passion for what we do. It's been a challenge, especially when you're playing extreme music, but as long you're motivated, we're good to go. Whenever we start feeling tired and miserable, we'll know it's time to go home, time to quit. But up to now, we still feel motivated, and the passion for what we do is the reason we press on."
On KRISIUN being a family project:
"With bands, I know how hard it is to keep the lineup, keep the ideas flowing together. But whenever we have problems, we clear it out right away. We're not turning our backs to each other and walking away. We have issues like any other band, but we solve the problems right away. The music is our passion,and we pretty much have the same ideas and tastes."
"Sometimes you just get tired of seeing those guys, but it's no big deal. The touring thing, you have to be ready. You have to understand people's qualities and faults, and we 're all a bunch of human beings, so it's about understanding each other. Sometimes we get on each other's nerves, but we go for it no matter what."
On the success of fellow Brazilian extreme-metal gods SEPULTURA and KRISIUN's decision to cover SEPULTURA's "Refuse/Resist" on the "Southern Storm" album (hear audio below):
"We're proud of those boys. We're not friends or anything, but we respect those guys. They opened the doors. We felt like it was time to pay tribute to the band. Most people would expect us to play an early song from SEPULTURA — more like a fast track — but we wanted to bring that atmosphere when they were pretty big — just as big as METALLICA or SLAYER in '96, '97. We feel a bit sad with what's going on [with SEPULTURA] these days. I don't think they're playing as good of music as they used to." | 0 | |
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9 июн 2009
DARK FUNERAL To Enter Studio In July
 Guitarist Lord Ahriman of the Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update:
"Finally. We have a date set for our much delayed studio session!
"On July 10 (yezz, the day after we play the Rockweekend Festival in Kilafors, Sweden) we will enter Abyss Studio together with Peter Tägtgren to begin the recording of our new, yet-untitled full-length album.
"At this point of time we have demoed seven new and totally amazing (of course) songs and we got an eighth almost done. Besides that, we have quite a lot of additional material written that we hopefully will be able to turn into a killer track or two before our studio time runs out.
"As I previously mentioned, the new album will definitely be our most varied album thus far, perhaps a little bit toned down compared to its precursor, but still carry on with the same spirit and strength as always.
"This time we will offer more than one non-blast beat (means heavy song) too. And some of the material will probably come as a surprise, as it's not all typical DARK FUNERAL style, which I personally find very inspiring. And I can't wait to nail this new album once and for all."
DARK FUNERAL recently obtained the rights to its back catalogue (including the publishing rights) — "The Secrets Of The Black Arts" (1996), "Vobiscum Satanas" (1998), "Teach Children To Worship Satan" (2000) and "Diabolis Interium" (2001) — following a lengthy legal battle with the band's previous record label, MNW/No Fashion Records.
DARK FUNERAL released "Attera Orbis Terrarum - Part II", the second DVD recorded during the band's world tour in support of the "Attera Totus Sanctus" album, on October 20, 2008. A trailer for the set can be viewed below.
Released in 2005, DARK FUNERAL's latest album, "Attera Totus Sanctus", was recorded and mixed by Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, IN FLAMES, BEHEMOTH) and Örjan Örnkloo at Dug-Out studios in Uppsala, Sweden. Mastering duties were handled by Tomas Eberger at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. The album features a guest appearance by former MESHUGGAH bassist Gustaf Hielm.
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9 июн 2009
Satanism Expert Believes Church Arson Attacks In Norway Could Be On The Rise
 Norway's NRK reports that a Satanism expert believes that Friday's (May 29) arson attack on a church in Våler, about 150 km northeast of Oslo, could mean the beginning of a new wave of attacks on churches in Norway.
According to About.com's guide to Scandinavia travel, Norwegian police were called to the historic wooden church, which was built in 1805, on Friday morning, where fire was quickly engulfing the beautiful church within just a few hours. They later confirmed that the fire had been intentionally set, reminding of the number of arson fires taking place in the '90s in Norwegian places of worship.
The local police have now asked for assistance from the National Bureau of Crime Investigation (KRIPOS), and for information from the public, to help solve the crime, reports The Norway Post.
The firemen managed to bring out an altarpiece from 1697 and the Communion silver, but many irreplaceable pieces of church art were destroyed in the raging fire.
A semingly unrelated incident occurred in early May which involved graveyard vandalism in Oslo and Sandefjord. Journalist Jonathan Tisdall reported on his blog that just under 30 headstones were toppled in Sandefjord, according to newspaper Tønsbergs Blad, while Nordstrand Church in Oslo had 30-40 gravestones overturned and "Satanistic" messages as part of damages to the church itself.
Aftenposten's web site reported that windows were smashed and unpleasant messages scribbled on the church windows. Photos in the article show both the damage to the graveyard and the church door defaced with such messages as "Satan lives" and "666."
Members and fans of the early '90s Norwegian black metal scene claimed responsibility for inspiring (and perpetrating) over 50 arsons directed at Christian churches between 1992 and 1996. Many of the buildings were hundreds of years old, and widely regarded as important historical landmarks. One of the first and most notable was Norway's Fantoft stave church, which the police believed was destroyed by BURZUM mastermind Varg Vikernes. He was found guilty for the arsons of Holmenkollen Chapel, Skjold Church and Åsane Church.
Photos can be viewed here and here.
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9 июн 2009
DISMEMBER: DVD Artwork Unveiled
 Long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER will release a brand new DVD, entitled "Under Bloodred Skies", later this month via Regain Records. The two-disc set will include footage of two separate concerts (one in the Netherlands and the other at last year's Party.San Open Air festival, which was held in Bad Berka, Germany) plus tons of backstage material and bonus features.
The cover artwork for the DVD, which was created by Erik Danielsson (Trident Art), can be viewed here.
Commented the band: "We have been working hard as hell on this DVD for so long now and it feels great to finally have it released. We have been filming stuff on every tour (and almost every gig) since 2004, so we have had tons of material to choose from. To break that down to make it fit in a DVD format with interviews with all the band members has been a tough one indeed. But the final outcome will surely be worth all the effort and time we put down in this project. It will be a very honest look into the life of being in DISMEMBER, and it will include a lot of scenes that will make people laugh.
"You'll get to see how we work in the studio and how it is being on tour with its ups and downs. There will be some cool backstage footage and live material from the Masters Of Death tour we did with our good friends ENTOMBED, GRAVE and UNLEASHED, plus tons of other interesting stuff from all around the world. We also filmed last year's gig at the Party.San festival. We did a special set at that night; it was divided into two parts, where the first one contains lots of new material as well as some older classics. In the second part of the set we played the the whole first album from 1991, 'Like An Ever Flowing Stream', for the first time in the history of the band, everything very nicely accompanied by fiery pyrotechnics."
DISMEMBER played a 20th-anniversary show on November 22, 2008 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden. The concert featured all the past and present members of DISMEMBER on stage performing songs from all of the band's albums in chronological order, starting off as a trio formation and moving on through DISMEMBER history until the present lineup.
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9 июн 2009
KALEDON: New DVD Trailer Posted Online
 A new trailer for "Roaming In The Land: Ten Years Later", the forthcoming DVD from Italian power metallers KALEDON, can be viewed here. The footage was shot at the band's 10th-anniversary concert on October 30, 2008 at Stazione Birra in Morena, Italy. The band was joined at the event by its original singer Anthony Drago, who sang four songs with the group.
KALEDON's cover version of the QUEEN classic "We Will Rock You" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Japanese edition of the Italian power metallers' new album, "Legend Of The Forgotten Reign Chapter 5: A New Era Begins".
The complete track listing for the Japanese version of "Legend Of The Forgotten Reign Chapter 5: A New Era Begins" is as follows:
01. A New Man
02. A Wounded Friend
03. Mozul
04. Undeads Again
05. The End Of The Green Power
06. A Flash In The Sky
07. Great Mighty Light (instrumental)
08. The Greatest Heart
09. The God Beyond The Man
10. Return To Kaledon
Bonus tracks:
11. Neon Knights (BLACK SABBATH cover)
12. We Will Rock You (QUEEN cover) (speed version)
Bonus DVD:
* "The God Beyond The Man" video clip
* Chapter 5 Making Of: Documentary
* Picture Gallery
* "Clash Of The Titans" live bootleg with Marco Palazzi
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9 июн 2009
WINDS OF PLAGUE Completes Work On \'The Great Stone War\'
 Los Angeles-based metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE will release their new album, "The Great Stone War", on August 11 via Century Media Records.
The sextet kicks off a massive worldwide touring campaign for "The Great Stone War" this week by taking part in the star-studded Summer Slaughter touring package, also featuring SUFFOCATION, NECROPHAGIST and DYING FETUS, among a slew of others. They will follow this up with a lengthy North American run with HATEBREED and CHIMAIRA.
Commented vocalist Johnny Plague: "We just completed the recording process for our new album, 'The Great Stone War', and it turned out far better then we had imagined. We are very excited for it to hit the public. I feel, as a follow-up to 'Decimate The Weak', this record shows growth both as a band and as musicians. We kept the same brutal attitude but upped the epic and creative elements we have shown in the past. Now with the recording behind us, we can step out onto the Summer Slaughter stage armed with new songs, a renewed energy alongside an amazing lineup ensuring metal heads and hardcore kids one hell of a night."
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9 июн 2009
CLOUDSCAPE Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement
 Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE have parted ways with bassist Haynes Pherson and have replaced him with Håkan Nyander from SUPREME MAJESTY.
Commented the band: "A few weeks ago, Haynes Pherson decided to leave CLOUDSCAPE. His decision is totally based on personal issues and has nothing to do with CLOUDSCAPE as a band or the band members. Haynes and the members in CLOUDSCAPE are still great friends and the band respects and understands Haynes' reasons for leaving and wishes him all the best for the future. Nonetheless, CLOUDSCAPE has done a few auditions to find a good replacement to Haynes. Haynes was a great bass player and a great performer on stage so, it hasn't been easy to find the right guy to replace him but, recently CLOUDSCAPE did a few rehearsals with Håkan Nyander who also is the bass player in SUPREME MAJESTY so, everything felt right and everything clicked really well with Håkan both musically and personally."
A photo of the new CLOUDSCAPE lineup can be viewed below (from left to right: Fredrik Joakimsson [drums], Björn Eliasson [guitar], Mike Andersson [vocals], Patrik Svärd [guitar] and Håkan Nyander [bass]) | 0 | |
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9 июн 2009
LILLIAN AXE: New Song Available For Download -
 "Ignite", a brand new song from New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE, is available for free download at this location.
Audio samples of the other songs that appear on LILLIAN AXE's forthcoming album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", are available on MelodicRock.com.
"Sad Day On Planet Earth" will be released on June 30 via the Swedish label Blistering Records. The CD is described in a press release as "by far [the band's] strongest album, musically speaking. There are so many different-sounding songs that all forms of radio: Active Rock, Mainstream Rock and Metal radio will embrace this album."
"Sad Day On Planet Earth" will contain 14 songs written by guitarist Steve Blaze.
The track listing is as follows:
01. MegaSlowFade
02. Ignite
03. Divine
04. Down Below The Ocean
05. Jesus Wept
06. Within Your Reach
07. Sad Day On Planet Earth
08. Fire Blood The Earth & Sea
09. The Grand Scale Of Finality
10. Cold Day In Hell
11. Blood Raining Down On Her Wings
12. Hibernate
13. Kill Me Again
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9 июн 2009
CHAOSANCT: New Songs Available For Streaming
 CHAOSANCT, the band featuring James McIlroy (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH), Matt C. (drums; ex-BIOMECHANICAL), and Paul Scanlan (guitar; SKALDIC CURSE, ex-AKERCOCKE), has completed work on its second EP, entitled "The Ascendance of Impurity". The EP's title track and "Death Note" are currently available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
CHAOSANCT is:
James McIlroy (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH) - Guitar
Matt C. (ex-BIOMECHANICAL) - Drums
David R. Kuchta - Vocals
Paul Scanlan (SKALDIC CURSE, ex-AKERCOCKE) - Guitar
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9 июн 2009
LIMP BIZKIT: Pro-Shot Footage From ROCK AM RING Available
 Professionally filmed video footage of the reunited LIMP BIZKIT's June 7, 2009 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany can be viewed below.
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9 июн 2009
DARKEST HOUR: New Song Available For Streaming
 A new DARKEST HOUR track, "Devolution Of The Flesh", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Washington, D.C. metallers' fifth full-length record, "The Eternal Return", which will be released on June 23 via Victory Records. The CD was produced by Brian McTernan (SENSES FAIL, THRICE, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES) at his Baltimore, Maryland studio, Salad Days.
"The Eternal Return" track listing:
01. Devolution Of The Flesh
02. Death Worship
03. The Tides
04. No God
05. Bitter
06. Blessed Infection
07. Transcendence
08. A Distorted Utopia
09. Black Sun
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9 июн 2009
NIGHTRAGE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 "Wearing A Martyr's Crown", the fourth full-length album from multi-national thrashers NIGHTRAGE, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on June 22 (Europe) and August 4 (USA) via Lifeforce Records, the CD was tracked at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström (DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES).
According to a press release, "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" finds NIGHTRAGE more mature than ever, but present is also a distinct will for experimentation and fresh ideas — though always inside the boundaries of what made the NIGHTRAGE name from the beginning; sheer brutality, swirling and soaring melodies and acoustic guitar work to evoke scenes and emotions of the deepest melancholy. Delving into a multitude of musical and lyrical vistas, this fourth opus from the international melodic death metal martyrs deals with a multi-layered journey into the darkest depths of the human psyche, the futility of human behaviour and the most dimly lit corners of the untold arcane. Expect to have these eleven incantations burn your soul, yet leaving you wanting to come back for more."
"Wearing A Martyr's Crown" track listing:
01. Shed The Blood (4:13)
02. Collision Of Fate (5:13)
03. A Grim Struggle (5:03)
04. Wearing A Martyr's Crown (4:30)
05. Among Wolves (4:29)
06. Abandon (4:30)
07. Futile Tears (5:18)
08. Wounded Angels (4:00)
09. Mocking Modesty (4:29)
10. Failure Of All Human Emotions (4:36)
11. Sting Of Remorse (5:21)
12. Holier Than Thou (METALLICA cover, Japanese bonus)
13. Failure Of All Human Emotions (demo version, on Japanese + European digipack)
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9 июн 2009
WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer, Guitarist Welcome Second Child
 WITHIN TEMPTATION singer Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt welcomed their second child on June 1. Robin Aiden Westerholt (pictured below) is "a healthy little man of 2360 grams and 46 cm and was born after 32 weeks and 6 days," according to a posting on the band's web site. The couple also has a three-year old daughter named Eva Luna den Adel.
WITHIN TEMPTATION is taking a break from touring during 2009 but is continuing to work on new material. A new album is expected in 2010.
WITHIN TEMPTATION released a brand new double-DVD, titled "Black Symphony", on September 22, 2008. It is also available as a double-CD.
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9 июн 2009
TARJA TURUNEN Performs With RATA BLANCA In Buenos Aires; Video Available
 Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen joined Argentinian hard rockers RATA BLANCA on stage at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina this past Friday, June 5 to perform a couple of tracks, including the DEEP PURPLE classic "Child In Time".
Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be viewed below.
RATA BLANCA is a classic heavy metal band from Argentina that formed in the 1980s. The group is heavily influenced by British hard rock artists like RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, WHITESNAKE, IRON MAIDEN, as well as by YNGWIE MALMSTEEN.
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9 июн 2009
KISS Mr. Potato Head Toys Coming In July
 Promotional Partners company will release a series of KISS Mr. Potato Head toys, complete with interchangeable parts. This collectors set includes all four members of KISS: The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild. A variety of KISS costumes, instruments, hairstyles, footwear and faces are included to mix and match.
The KISS Potato Heads are scheduled for a mid-July release.
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9 июн 2009
SAXON: \'Metalhead\' Reissued On Limited-Edition Silver Fold-Out Vinyl
 Night Of The Vinyl Dead will reissue SAXON's 1999 album "Metalhead" on limited-edition silver fold-out vinyl, featuring an eight-page booklet. The album is hand-numbered, with only 333 copies having been made.
The track listing is as follows:
Side A:
01. Intro
02. Metalhead
03. Are We Travellers in Time
04. Conquistador
05. What Goes Around
06. Song of Evil
Side B:
01. All Guns Blazing
02. Prisoner
03. Piss Off
04. Watching You
05. Sea of Life
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9 июн 2009
JADED HEART: New Album Title Announced
 German melodic hard rock masters JADED HEART have set "Perfect Insanity" as the title of their new album, tentatively due this fall via Frontiers Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Sinister Mind" will feature guest appearances by Vinnie Moore (UFO), Erik Mårtensson (ECLIPSE) and Pontus Norgren (HAMMERFALL, ex-THE POODLES, TALISMAN, GREAT KING RAT), who also wrote a song for the effort. The CD will be mixed by Chris Lausmann (RAILWAY, AFFAIR, FRONTLINE, BONFIRE) and the mastering sessions are scheduled to take place House of Audio studios with Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69, ANGRA). Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Freedom Call", "Eternal Sleep", "Tonite", "Hell Just Arrived" and a ballad "One Life One Death".
According to drummer Axel Kruse, "There will be 11-12 songs on the new record. The style is perfectly in line with what we have done on 'Sinister', but… just better!" | 0 | |
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8 июн 2009
SUICIDE SILENCE Announces Details For \'No Time To Bleed\' Limited Versions
 "No Time To Bleed", the new album from California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE, will be made available on June 30 in a number of different versions (for a limited time only). Among these includes the standard CD version, an LP version (limited to 2,000 pieces), the exclusive Hot Topic edition featuring the standard album with a bonus "Live in Paris" CD (track listing below), the "Maximum Bloodshed" addition ("Maximum Bloodshed" box set with bonus DVD, bonus studio track "Misleading Milligrams", five collector cards, fold-out poster and mail-in t-shirt offer [limited to 10,000 copies]) and the iTunes version with has the exclusive bonus cover track of the hit ALICE IN CHAINS song "Them Bones".
Hot Topic bonus "Live in Paris" CD track listing
01. Unanswered
02. Bludgeoned
03. The Price of Beauty
04. No Pity For a Coward
05. Green Monster
06. Destruction of a Statue
"No Time To Bleed" was recorded with acclaimed producer Machine (LAMB OF GOD).
The European version of "No Time To Bleed" will be made available with an alternate cover, which can be viewed here.
"No Time To Bleed" track listing:
01. Wake Up
02. Lifted
03. Smoke
04. Something Invisible
05. No Time To Bleed
06. Suffer
07. …And Then She Bled
08. Wasted
09. Your Creations
10. Genocide
11. Disengage
The song "Wake Up" is now available for streaming at this location.
SUICIDE SILENCE recently shot a video for the new track "Wake Up" with acclaimed director David Brodsky (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, GWAR, EARTH CRISIS, THE AGONIST). The clip is a disturbing look into the inner psyche while embracing the effect of hallucinogens. Vocalist Mitch Lucker stated, "It was a pleasure to work with [David] again. We feel he perfectly nailed the concept we envisioned for this clip and we can't wait for you all to see it."
The "maximum bloodshed edition" of "No Time To Bleed" (available through CM Distro only) is limited to 10,000 copies. It includes a bonus track, a DVD with "behind-the-scenes" and "making-of" videos, a two-sided poster, collectors cards of each band member and a mail-in offer for an exclusive T-shirt.
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8 июн 2009
AMBERIAN DAWN: \'He Sleeps In A Grove\' Video Released
 "He Sleeps in a Grove", the new video from Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN, can be viewed here. The song comes off the band's second album, "The Clouds of Northland Thunder" which will be released in Europe on June 29 via Ascendance Records.
The track listing for the album is as follows:
01. He Sleeps in a Grove (3:20)
02. Incubus (5:03)
03. Kokko - Eagle of Fire (3.17)
04. Willow of Tears (4:10)
05. Shallow Waters (3:38)
06. Lost Soul (3:43)
07. Sons of Seven Stars (3.43)
08. Saga (4:06)
09. Snowmaiden (3:45)
10. Lionheart (3:43)
11. Morning Star (4:36)
12. Birth of the Harp (4:06)
Soundshock.net conducted an interview with Heidi Parviainen (vocals) and Tuomas Seppälä (keyboards) of AMBERIAN DAWN prior to the band's March 28, 2009 headlining concert at the Underworld in London. The chat can now be streamed at this location. Also available are a review and photos of the concert.
AMBERIAN DAWN guitarist Tuomas Seppälä, who has played the keyboards in the studio on the band's albums, recently became the group's full-time keyboardist. The new AMBERIAN DAWN axeman is Emil Pohjalainen, who is described as "a talented 24-year-old shredder from Finland."
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8 июн 2009
MEGADETH\'s \'Killing Is My Business\' Digipack LP Miniature CD Available
 A limited-edition "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" digipack LP miniature CD from MEGADETH has just been made available via Play.com and Amazon.com.
This is a limited U.K. pressing of MEGADETH's classic 1985 debut album, housed in a miniature gatefold LP sleeve. The CD itself is made to look like a mini LP and is pressed on black plastic with grooves on the top to imitate a LP.
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8 июн 2009
SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist\'s \'Fire-Hearted\': Two Songs Available For Streaming
 Two songs from the forthcoming third solo album from SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen, entitled "Fire-Hearted", are available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page. Check out the tracks "Fire-Hearted" and "Last Breath of Love" (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala) at this location.
"Fire-Hearted" will be released in Finland on June 24 via Spinefarm. According to the label "there will be 12 tracks on the album and 10 of the tracks will be instrumental." Guest musicians on the CD include vocalists Hietala and Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA), keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg (SONATA ARCTICA), bassist Jari Kainulainen (EVERGREY, ex-STRATOVARIUS) and drummer Mikko Sirén (APOCALYPTICA).
"Fire-Hearted" track listing:
01. Fire-Hearted
02. Last Breath of Love (feat. Marco Hietala)
03. Cruel Groove
04. Kiss of Rain (feat. Tony Kakko)
05. Head up High
06. Up to Speed
07. Supernatural
08. One Tonight
09. The Triumph
10. My Guiding Light
11. Showstopper
12. Beautiful Piece
"Fire-Hearted" recording lineup:
* Elias Viljanen - Guitar
* Tony Kakko - Vocals (on "Kiss of Rain")
* Marco Hietala - Vocals (on "Last Breath of Love")
* Jaan Wessman - Fretless Bass Guitar (on "Beautiful Piece")
* Henrik Klingenberg - Keyboards
* Jari Kainulainen - Bass
* Tomi Ylönen - Drums (on "The Triumph", "Cruel Groove", "Up to Speed", "Head Up High", "Showstopper" and "My Guiding Light")
* Mikko Sirén - Drums (on "Supernatural", "Beautiful Piece", "Last Breath of Love", "Kiss of Rain", "Fire-Hearted" and "One Tonight")
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8 июн 2009
AHAB: New Album Samples Available
 AHAB, the German funeral doom metal band featuring MIDNATTSOL guitarist Daniel Droste on guitar/vocals and ex-MIDNATTSOL guitarist Christian Hector, has posted a four-minute teaser audio file containing clips of five songs from the group's sophomore album, "The Divinity Of Oceans". Check it out at this location. | 0 | |
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8 июн 2009
NILE To Enter Studio Next Week
 South Carolina-based technical death metal band NILE has issued the following update:
"We've been getting lots of questions about NILE's new album and touring, so, we thought we'd give a little update on what NILE is up to these days...
"NILE has been working their fingers to the bone for quite some time, writing and rehearsing to record their new album. On Monday, June 8, they head to Tampa, Florida to track drums at Erik Rutan's [MORBID ANGEL, CANNIBAL CORPSE] Mana Recording Studio. Neil Kernon [CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE] will be on board as well.
"NILE is shooting for an October release of the upcoming album.
"There is a European tour in the works for November of this year, and an American tour planned for January 2010. Details will be announced as they are confirmed."
NILE guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders told Revolver magazine earlier in the year that the band's sixth full-length album will likely be NILE's most eclectic offering to date. "We're going to some very unexpected places," he said. "I've been listening to some oud music [the oud is a Middle Eastern lute — Ed.], Iranian music, and some Hindu stuff, and that stuff's definitely rubbing off on the new songs."
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8 июн 2009
RATT To Enter Studio This Month
 Reactivated California rockers RATT will enter the studio mid-June to begin recording their first new material since 1999's self-titled album. A late 2009 release via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records is expected.
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8 июн 2009
ORPHANED LAND In The Studio With STEVEN WILSON
 Israel's ORPHANED LAND is continuing work on its highly anticipated new album, "ORwarriOR", due later in teh year via Century Media Records.
Commented vocalist Kobi Farhi:"Drums, percussions, bass, all kinds of guitars, violins, piano and oriental instruments (Buzouki, Saz, Cumbus and more) have already been recorded and right now I am recording my vocals which include narrations, clean singing, Arabic chants and growls. Female vocals are being recorded in the coming days, too. Since I sing in so many different ways, this experience is very tough for me and I have to deal with many kinds of atmospheres, styles and languages (including English, Hebrew and Arabic).
"Last week we took a break from the recordings while Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, OPETH) came to visit us in Israel and had a first session with us in the studio. Steve listened with us to the whole album and mentioned that this is easily our best work so far!
"Steve will do the keyboards and mixing once we have finished recording vocals, which is supposed to happen within the next 2-3 weeks. We are excited to hear the results that will come from Steven's studio and we are sure that together we will be able to deliver a fantastic album for the Middle Eastern metal scene and one of the most interesting and original albums the worldwide metal scene has ever known!
"We are looking forward to sharing this album with you and can't wait to hit the road again to play live for you!"
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