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2 апр 2009
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: New Album Track Listing Revealed
 Dayton, Ohio Christian metalcore band THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA will release its new album, "With Roots Above and Branches Below", on May 5 via Ferret Music.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Sassafrass
02. I Hate Buffering
03. Assistant To The Regional Manager
04. Dez Moines
05. Big Wiggly Style
06. Danger: Wildman
07. Ben Has A Kid
08. Wapakalypse
09. Gimme Half
10. Louder Than Thunder
11. Lord Xenu
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1 апр 2009
KREATOR To Appear On SLIME Tribute Album
 Veteran German thrashers KREATOR joined forces with Nagel, singer of MUFF POTTER (a German-speaking punk band from Rheine and Münster in Northrhine-Westphaliato), last summer to record a cover of SLIME's "Alle Gegen Alle" for the upcoming "Tribute to Slime" compilation. Vocals on the track are shared between KREATOR mainman Mille Petrozza and Nagel.
SLIME was a German punk rock band which existed between 1979 and 1994. They were very influential to the German punk culture and their first album, "Slime I", was reportedly the first German punk album to get banned.
In addition to the KREATOR/Nagel collaboration, "A Tribute To Slime" will feature contributions from DIE TOTEN HOSEN, RASTA KNAST, DRITTE WAHL, DIE MIMMIS, DIMPLE MINDS and EMILS, among many others. A May 8 release via Sunny Bastards is expected.
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1 апр 2009
OZZY: \'I Didn\'t Get Involved In The Entertainment Business To Do Fast Food Restaurants\'
 SuicideGirls.com about their family's return to television with the premiere today (Tuesday, March 31) on Fox of "Osbournes: Reloaded". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
SuicideGirls.com: When you thought about doing a second show, did you feel like, "What more could we do on television?"
Ozzy Osbourne: To be honest with you, I never thought about it. Sharon was the driving force behind it. When they first came to me, I said, "I think it's not what we're about." Then Sharon wanted to do it and the kids wanted to do it so I thought, "You know, I'll have a go."
Kelly Osbourne: It's something that we thought, like, "What else could we do?" We started something, a whole generation of TV programming. We don't want to do something unless it's equally as great. So we spent a lot of time and said no to a lot of projects — until we finally said yes.
Ozzy Osbourne: What I've sort of learned from it is when you watch a TV show, it didn't take just a half an hour to make. It took weeks, the work that goes into it. The variety show is truly a variety show in the respect that we're trying a lot of different things: some of what you're familiar with, some that you're not familiar with. Yesterday I was doing green screen work and I was there for 10 hours straight, different costumes, different mics. You know, like "Forrest Gump" when they put somebody [in the scene], it's that kind of thing.
SuicideGirls.com: How many different things do you do on the show?
Kelly Osbourne: We all do different things. Me and my father do hidden camera stuff where we took over a yoga class. We also took over a drive-through. It's really funny. Jack and I do a challenge. I challenge Jack in every episode. We have one thing where we go around meeting other Osbourne families. What I love the most is the audience participation and the reaction that we get from just filming in studio.
SuicideGirls.com: How did you find the fast food work?
Ozzy Osbourne: Not to my liking, to be honest with you. I didn't get involved in the entertainment business to do fast food restaurants. These people really work. One thing I've learned, I try not to complain too much about people who have to do manual jobs that you would never want to do. Who cleans up? Who does dishes? Somebody does that job. I come from a working class background. I've never forgotten that. I've done my share of destroying hotel rooms and all of that stuff. It makes me realize they're still out there and they're still doing them jobs.
SuicideGirls.com: What can you tell us about the other Osbourne families?
Kelly Osbourne: People are people, no matter what your last name is, they've all been just lovely people. They live very different lives from us. One of them is a cowboy, one of them is a UFO hunter and one of them is a farmer.
Ozzy Osbourne: Well, the first one we went to was in Dakota somewhere. I think it's quite alarming because I often wondered, when I'm on the road and I'm going around Washington, I go to the military hospital and see the guys who got wounded out there in Iraq and Afghanistan. I often thought, "Where do they get all the soldiers from?" People come from England, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, a lot of big cities, but there's thousands and thousands from smaller towns in this country. You don't think that they exist but they do. When I went to this one in Dakota, I said to the parents, "How many children you got?" They said, "Three. I mean, we've got two and one's in the military." I asked if he's been to Iraq or Afghanistan and she said, "Yeah. Two tour of duties." Don't you ever worry about him getting killed? She went, "Oh no, not for his country." I went whoa. Then she goes, "My kids here got as much chance of getting killed as there." I go, what do you mean? She said, "Well, my daughter the other day had a car crash and she could've got killed." I thought what a weird thing to say. If my kid ever come to me and says, "Dad, I want to go in the army" I wouldn't [let him]. I'd just think he must be mad.
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1 апр 2009
DISTURBED: \'The Night\' Video Posted Online
 "The Night", the new video from Chicago hard-rock titans DISTURBED, can be viewed below. The band enlisted director Noble Jones (3 DOORS DOWN, JACK'S MANNEQUIN) this time out and the clip's stark imagery is fitting for the track's dark guitar tones and brooding vocal melodies. Jones looked to classic sci-fi/horror movies like "Alien" and John Carpenter's "The Thing" for inspiration and the results are haunting.
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1 апр 2009
DEATH ANGEL To Release \'Sonic German Beatdown\' DVD
 Five years after the released of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "The Art Of Dying", and the follow-up effort, "Killing Season", influential Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL will release a DVD with two full-length concerts filmed in Germany. Entitled "Sonic German Beatdown", the package — which is due on April 17 — includes footage from the 2007 edition of the Rock Hard Festival and a 2008 performance in Adelsheim. As an added bonus, the set will include a live CD.
The track listing is as follows:
DVD:
Live at the Rock Hard Festival 2007:
* Intro
* Seemingly Endless Time
* Voracious Souls
* Mistress Of Pain
* EX-TC
* 3rd Floor
* Thrown To The Wolves
* 5 Steps Of Freedom
* Thicker Than Blood
* The Devil Incarnate
* Disturbing The Peace
* Stagnant
* The Ultra Violence
(introduction: Carnival Justice)
* Bored
* Kill As One
Live in Adelsheim, Live Factory, 2008:
* Lord of Hate
* Evil Priest
* Sonic Beatdown
* Dethroned
* Voracious Souls
* Carnival Justice
* Buried Alive
* Soulless
* When Worlds Collide
* Seemingly Endless Time
* God vs. God
* Steal The Crown
* Devil Incarnate
* 3rd Floor
* Kill As One
* Resurrection Machine
* Thrown to The Wolves
Bonus video clips:
* Thicker Than Blood
* Dethroned
CD:
01. Intro
02. Seemingly Endless Time
03. Voracious Souls
04. Mistress Of Pain
05. EX-TC
06. 3rd Floor
07. Thrown To The Wolves
08. 5 Steps Of Freedom
09. Thicker Than Blood
10. The Devil Incarnate
11. Disturbing The Peace
12. Stagnant
13. The Ultra Violence
14. Bored
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1 апр 2009
TIM \'RIPPER\' OWENS: Solo Touring Band Revealed
 Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has revealed the backing band that will accompany him for his upcoming summer tour in support of his first solo album, "Play My Game". The group will consist of the following musicians:
Tim "Ripper" Owens - Vocals
Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORHCESTRA) - Guitar
John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM) - Guitar
David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5) - Bass
Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO) - Drums
So far, only one date has been confirmed: Sweden Rock Festival, which will take place June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, Sweden.
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1 апр 2009
GOD SEED Confirmed For HELLFEST; Touring Lineup Revealed
 GOD SEED, the new Norwegian band featuring former GORGOROTH members King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal), has been confirmed for Hellfest, set to take place June 19-21, 2009 in Clisson, France. They will headline the Rock Hard stage on June 19.
GOD SEED's lineup for the performance will consist of the following musicians:
Gaahl Vocals
King - Bass
Teloch - Guitar
Ice Dale - Guitar
Dani "Garghuf" Robnik - Drums
Gaahl and King recently lost a court battle against guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name.
Speaking to U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine, King stated about the outcome of the legal dispute, "It was a sort of relief. The verdict is not cast in stone, there are aspects towards that decision that are still unclear but we just came to the conclusion that this will drag on forever in court rooms. It will take years to solve this matter if we choose to fight it, so we just decided to let that part of our history die. We don't have time to wait two more years to release albums and continue making music. It's not important that name and that struggle for us. In my mind we would probably still win but on the other hand I don't have two more years of my career waiting on the GORGOROTH name to use that. The new album is already made, I'm not waiting two more years to release that."
Asked how he feels now that his band has announced its new name, King said, "It's actually strange because there's lots of excitement, of course, around it. Because we are starting a new era and changing the name, there's a big symbolic value in doing that — but at the same time it's strange because we've worked under the GORGOROTH banner for so many years. Since dramatically nothing is changing on our part, it's the same thing, me and Gaahl making music and working, so the same things are happening behind the scenes. It's just that we are not using the GORGOROTH name anymore. We will, of course, do some different things in the future; this gives us a lot of new opportunities."
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1 апр 2009
HELLFUELED: New Album Title, Track Listing Revealed
 Sweden's HELLFUELED has set "Emission Of Sins" as the title of its fourth album, due later in the year. The CD was recorded over a seven-week period at Leon Music studios with producer Rikard Löfgren (DEATHSTARS, SPARZANZA).
Commented the band: "Producer Rikard Löfgren [felt] totally right for us and we [worked] as a team on making some new arrengements and stuff on the songs. It almost [felt] like recording the first album again now with a new producer and studio."
"Emission Of Sins" track listing:
01. Where Angels Die
02. Am I Blind
03. I Am The Crucifix
04. A Remission Of My Sins
05. Save Me
06. Lost Forever
07. For My Family And Satan
08. In Anger
09. End Of The Road
10. Stone By Stone
11. Moving On (instrumental)
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1 апр 2009
SONIC SYNDICATE Singer Quits
 Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE, whose sound revolves around the dual vocals of Richard Sjunnesson and Roland Johansson, have announced that Roland (who is responsible for the "clean"/melodic singing in the group) has decided to leave the band "due to personal reasons beyond our control." The group says in a statement, "All of us in SONIC SYNDICATE wish Roland the best of luck in the future and we plan to continue our friendship / brotherhood outside the band. Thank you for all the hard work, and the good/bad times we had together."
SONIC SYNDICATE adds: "Today we have started the search for a new singer. All of us in SONIC SYNDICATE are so full of energy and we can't wait to get a new member / family member into the band and continue our long life dreams. The last two years have been more then amazing for us, we've seen half the world, met so many great fans and made even more along the way. You guys are what keeps us alive and makes life exciting.
"Yesterday, the five of us sat down and agreed that our search should not be limited to our inner circle. This is a very big opportunity for us and we want everyone out there to have a chance to spread the word and be a part of the search. Maybe it will be you, a friend or a friend of a friend who will be the next singer of SONIC SYNDICATE.
"If you feel you would like to be a part of the search and help us or you would like the chance to audition we ask you to check more details on our website, www.sonicsyndicate.com. You'll find an application there! Please fill in and send back to us!"
Roland will play all previously announced shows with SONIC SYNDICATE until further notice.
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1 апр 2009
LION\'S SHARE: \'Judas Must Die\' Video Available
 "Judas Must Die", the new video from Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE, can be viewed here. The clip was shoit in Stockholm, Sweden with director Josef Doukkali. LION'S SHARE previously worked with Doukkali on the clip for the track "The Edge Of The Razor", from the "Emotional Coma" album. The band's original decision to work with Doukkali was based in part on the fact that his background was not in music video but in narrative film projects, and that his more cinematic approach would give the clip a unique look and feel.
LION'S SHARE's new album, "Dark Hours", was released on last week via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and features guest appearances by SYMPHONY X guitarist Mike Romeo (guest solo on "Behind The Curtain"), and drummers Conny Pettersson (from Earache Records death metal act ANATA) and Richard Evensand (CHIMAIRA, SOILWORK).
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1 апр 2009
OVERKILL Taps PETER TÄGTGREN For New Album Mix
 Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have tapped PAIN/HYPOCRISY mainman Peter Tägtgren to mix their new album in August.
OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni has been locked in the studio putting together what will be the band's 25th anniversary release. The group is still talking with different labels, but plans are to make the new CD available at the end of the year.
Since 2010 is the 25th anniversary of the release of the debut OVERKILL album, "Feel The Fire", there are lots of plans for next year, including U.S. and European tours.
OVERKILL's second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", came out in February 2008 via Bodog Music. The 50-minute disc was shot during the band's headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and features songs that span OVERKILL's 28-year career, including "Walk Through Fire" (which can be viewed below) from the group's latest disc "Immortalis", "Rotten to the Core", "Elimination", "Fuck You", "In Union We Stand", "Necroshine", "Skull and Bones", "Old School" and "Wrecking Crew".
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1 апр 2009
SHAKRA: \'Why\' Video Available
 Swiss hard rockers SHAKRA will release their new album, "Everest", on April 17 via AFM Records. In addition to the regular CD, a limited digipack with bonus material will be made available.
"Everest" ( cover) track listing:
01. Ashes To Ashes (3:51)
02. Love & Pain (3:19)
03. Let Me Lie My Life To You (3:38)
04. The Illusion Of Reality (4:38)
05. Why (3:45)
06. The Journey (7:54)
07. Regressive Evolution (3:51)
08. Anybody Out There (3:24)
09. Right Between The Eyes (5:15)
10. Dirty Money (3:24)
11. Insanity (4:48)
12. Hopeless (3:45)
A video for the song "Why" can be viewed here.
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31 мар 2009
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31 мар 2009
AHAB: New Album Title Revealed
 AHAB, the German funeral doom metal band featuring MIDNATTSOL guitarist Daniel Droste on guitar/vocals and ex-MIDNATTSOL guitarist Christian Hector, has set "The Divinity Of Oceans" as the title of its sophomore album, due late July via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2006's "The Call of the Wretched Sea" contains seven songs and is based on the wreckage of the Essex.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Yet Another Raft of The Medusa (Pollard's Weakness)
02. The Divinity Of Oceans
03. O Father Sea
04. Redemption Lost
05. Tombstone Carousal
06. Gnawing Bones (Coffin's Lot)
07. Nickerson's Theme
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31 мар 2009
IN FLAMES: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of \'Delight And Angers\' Video Available
 Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have post behind-the-scenes footage from the making of their latest video, "Delight and Angers". Check it out below.
The "Delight and Angers" clip was once again directed and produced by Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL) of Revolver Film Company, who has helmed a number of IN FLAMES clips in the past, including "Take This Life", "My Sweet Shadow", "The Quiet Place" and "Alias".
The cover art for the "Delight and Angers" single was created by Alex Pardee, who was responsible for all artwork on IN FLAMES' latest album, "A Sense of Purpose".
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31 мар 2009
NIGHTWISH Receives Platinum And Gold In Switzerland
 "Dark Passion Play", the latest studio album from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has been certified platinum in Switzerland for sales in excess of 30,000 copies. Meanwhile, the band's "End Of An Era" DVD has achieved gold status in the country by shifting more than 3,000 units. The NIGHTWISH bandmembers were presented with the awards prior to their March 28, 2009 concert at St. Jakobshalle in Basel (see photo below).
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31 мар 2009
KISS To Complete New Album In July
 KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told the Brazilian web site Comércio do Jahu that the band's new album will be completed in July for a September release. According to Simmons, the group has already finished recording the vocals and guitar for four tracks, with the finished product expected to include between 12 and 15 songs. Simmons describes the album's direction as the "classic KISS sound," not a million miles removed from the "Rock and Roll Over" LP but with a more modern production. The group's first album since 1998's "Psycho Circus" is being produced by KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and will contain "no rap or country," Simmons said.
According to Amazon.com, Universal will release a new KISS live album called "Authorized Bootleg - Nashville Municipal Auditorium 1998" on May 26. No further details are currently available.
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31 мар 2009
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
 Germany's DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER has parted ways with guitarist Lady Cat-Man and replaced her with Ady (see photo below).
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30 мар 2009
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30 мар 2009
GOROD: New Song Posted Online
 French technical death metallers GOROD have posted a new song, "Disavow Your God", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's upcoming album, "Process Of A New Decline", which is due to be released before the summer on Willowtip Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Leading Vision" will mark the recording debut of GOROD's new drummer, Sam Santiago.
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30 мар 2009
AS WE FIGHT: Another New Song Posted Online
 Danish metalcore act AS WE FIGHT has posted a new song, "Pull Me Asunder", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third album, "Meet Your Maker", which will be released on May 18 through Dockyard 1 Records. The CD was produced and mixed by Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, KOLDBORN) and mastered by Ziggy (ILLDISPOSED, RAUNCHY, MERCENARY). It marks the group's first with new vocalist Esben Elnegaard Kjaer Hansen (NUMBNUTS, ex-STOMPED).
AS WE FIGHT's video for the song "Annihilation" can be viewed here. The track comes off the band's sophomore full-length album, "Midnight Tornado", which was released in October 2006 via Dockyard 1 Records.
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30 мар 2009
BLOODBOUND: New Song Available For Free Download
 BLOODBOUND, the Swedish melodic, heavy metal band featuring members from TAD MOROSE, MORGANA LEFAY, PYRAMAZE and STREET TALK will release third full-length album, "Tabula Rasa", in Europe on April 26 and in North America on April 21 via Blistering Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Sweet Dreams Of Madness
02. Dominion 5
03. Take One
04. Tabula Rasa
05. Night Touches You
06. Tabula Rasa Pt. II (Nothing At All)
07. Plague Doctor
08. Master Of My Dreams
09. Twisted Kind Of Fate
10. All Rights Reserved
11. A Year With Bloodbound (bonus video; limited digipack)
The song "Take One" is available for free download at this location.
During April, BLOODBOUND will embark on a European tour with fellow Swedes HAMMERFALL and SABATON.
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30 мар 2009
ALESTORM: New Song Available For Streaming
 Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM will release its new album, "Black Sails At Midnight", via Napalm Records on the following dates:
May 27 - Finland, Spain
May 29 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France, Italy, Spain
Jun. 01 - Rest of Europe
Jun. 02 - USA, Canada
It will be available in normal jewelcase format, and also as a limited-edition digipack with different artwork and a bonus DVD featuring the band's gig from the Wacken Open Air festival in 2008.
"Black Sails At Midnight" track listing:
01. The Quest
02. Leviathan
03. That Famous Ol' Spiced
04. Keelhauled
05. To The End Of Our Days
06. Black Sails at Midnight
07. No Quarter
08. Pirate Song
09. Chronicles of Vengeance
10. Wolves of the Sea
The cover artwork, which was designed by Ingo Romling, can be viewed here.
The song "Keelhauled" is available for streaming at this location.
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30 мар 2009
HATESPHERE: Uncensored \'To The Nines\' Video Available
 The "uncensored" version of HATESPHERE's video for the song "To The Nines" can be viewed here.
"To The Nines" is the title track of the Danish thrashers' new album, which will be released in North America on April 7 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded over a nine-day period Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST).
The track listing for the album is as follows:
01. To The Nines
02. Backstabber
03. Cloaked In Shit
04. Clarity
05. Even If It Kills Me
06. Commencing A Campaign
07. The Writing's On The Wall
08. In The Trenches
09. Aurora
10. Oceans Of Blood
The limited-edition version of the album will include three bonus tracks and a bonus video clip.
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "To The Nines", the new album from Danish thrashers HATESPHERE, are available at JPC.de.
Check out the cover artwork here.
In a recent interview with Denmark's Antenna, HATESPHERE guitarist Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen stated about the band's forthcoming album, "It wasn't difficult at all to make it sound like HATESPHERE, as I have been making practically all the music on all HATESPHERE albums — and have done so on this one as well. As on every other album there are some small changes, some new territories to be explored. On this one we have four new members, and that has obviously given us some new input. This has proven to be healthy, as I feel that the album has a new-found freshness and brutality. To have a new vocalist of course changes the sound — but in a very positive manner. Joller [Jonathan Albrechtsen] is way more aggressive than Jacob was, and it simply fits the music perfectly. We have worked hard on the lyrics and the vocal structures this time — as never before — and it gives the whole album this final touch that makes it sound, just the way our so-called comeback album should sound. All in all, I will say the album is more aggressive than its predecessor! I guess we felt we had to prove a lot on this one — and on top of that, we simply just had a lot of aggression that needed to be let out. So beware [laughs]! The album was recorded with Tue Madsen at the Antfarm and Feedback Studios in Aarhus, Denmark, in October 2008. We have known Tue for a long time, and he has mixed our last two albums. We, therefore, felt it naturally to make him do the whole package this time. Not only is he a world-class producer but he is also extremely relaxed, and the good thing for me is that he lives just around the corner [laughs]. I think our rehearsals before the recordings paid off, as we were really quick at the recordings. Bass and drums were recorded in three days all together, and the whole album only took us 10 days. We therefore had plenty of time for the mix. End of October everything was done." | 0 | |
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30 мар 2009
Former SOILWORK, HYPOCRISY Members Join Forces In ELITE 101
 Former SOILWORK drummer Henry Ranta and ex-HYPOCRISY guitarist Andreas Holma have joined forces in a new band called ELITE 101. According to a press release, "the idea for this project already emerged back in 2003 but has, due to various circumstances, not been realized up until now."
Ranta and Holma entered the studio in early March to record the drums and finalize a mix of the band's first two songs, entitled "Point Blank" and "Stealth Holds Back Dare". The tracks, which feature "a progressive sound with metal/jazz/rock highlights," are now available for streaming on the group's MySpace page. Additional material is expected to be released this summer.
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30 мар 2009
DESTRUCTION Guitar Stolen In Anaheim
 German thrash legends DESTRUCTION have issued the following update:
"[Thursday] night (March 26) some retard stole Mike's [Sifringer] Dean guitar [see image here] out of the backstage area at the Chain Reaction club in Anaheim, California! Any information that will help us to find the thief and bring back the guitar will be rewarded with a DESTRUCTION backstage pass for life. VIP access to every DESTRUCTION show around the globe!"
DESTRUCTION is currently on the road in North America as part of the "D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. - 25 Years Of Total Destruction" tour with KRISIUN and MANTIC RITUAL.
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30 мар 2009
AGGRESSIVE CHILL Hard At Work On Sophomore Album
 Swedish rockers AGGRESSIVE CHILL, whose current lineup includes drummer Tobias Kellgren (ex-DISSECTION, WOLF), are currently recording their second album with producer Tobias Lindell (MUSTASCH, EUROPE). The follow-up to last year's self-titled effort, which was issued through Held Music, will feature the Prague Symphony Orchestra on a couple of songs and a guest appearance by the legendary guitarist Janne Schaffer. A tour with veteran Swedish hard rockers is planned for later in the year. | 0 | |
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30 мар 2009
MARILYN MANSON: New Song Posted Online
 Marilyn Manson's anticipated reunion with longtime friend and foil Twiggy Ramirez inches closer with the release of "We're From America", the first listen from the forthcoming "The High End of Low" album. Available for streaming below and as a free download exclusively on MarilynManson.com (registration required), the song will be available as a digital single on April 7 and will preview Manson's forthcoming seventh studio album landing May 26.
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30 мар 2009
PRIMAL FEAR: New Album Samples Available
 Several audio samples from "16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)", the album from German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR, are available for download at Frontiers.it.
"16.6" will be released in Europe on May 22 and in the U.S. on June 7 via Frontiers Records.
The track listing is as follows:
01. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
02. Riding The Eagle
03. Six Times Dead (16.6)
04. Black Rain
05. Under The Radar
06. 5.0 / Torn
07. Soar
08. Killbound
09. No Smoke Without Fire
10. Night After Night
11. Smith & Wesson
12. The Exorcist
13. Hands Of Time
Limited edition bonus tracks:
14. Cry Havoc
15. Scream
16. Six Times Dead (16.6) (video)
Japanese bonus track:
17. No Smoke Without Fire (remix)
Check out the cover artwork here.
"16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)" was recorded at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD marks the group's first release with guitarist Magnus Karlsson (ALLEN/LANDE, STARBREAKER), who replaced Stefan Leibing last year. Returning guitarist Henny Wolter and Karlsson participated in the songwriting and pre-production, which took place at Karlsson's Stuntguitar Studio in Sweden. The band spent four weeks at House Of Music recording the effort, which was mastered by Ted Jensen at the Sterling Sound in New York City.
PRIMAL FEAR will return to Atlanta, Georgia to co-headline this year's ProgPower USA showcase on September 10 alongside VANDEN PLAS. PRIMAL FEAR says, "We're working on more East Coast shows from Florida to New York. We're [also] working on a tour in South America for August and the first show of the European tour is confirmed. The Metalfest at JBs in Dudley, U.K. [on September 25-27] will be part of the European tour 2009!"
PRIMAL FEAR's last album, "New Religion", in 2007 landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It also entered the German chart at No. 60. The CD was released in the U.S. on January 29, 2008 via Locomotive/Ryko. Guest musicians on the album include Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Simone Simons (EPICA).
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30 мар 2009
SARKE Featuring DARKTHRONE\'s NOCTURNO CULTO: E-Card Available
 SARKE, the Norwegian band featuring Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE), will release its debut album, "Vorunah", on April 6 in Norway and April 27 in the rest of Europe via Indie Recordings.
An e-card for the CD featuring audio samples of the entire album can be found at this location.
SARKE might sound like a new name, and in fact it is, but this grim story has more pages than one first might think.
Formed in 2008 by its namesake Sarke, who has spread his angry art through KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD and SENSA ANIMA, SARKE is a mesmerizing journey through dark and soothing soundscapes, inspired by legends like MAYHEM, SLAYER, DARKTHRONE, CELTIC FROST, BLACK SABBATH, CANDLEMASS, DEATH, MOTÖRHEAD and KREATOR.
For this musical quest, Sarke wanted to create music that has inspired him since he got into the extreme metal scene, and thus Nocturno Culto from the mighty DARKTHRONE was brought on board, making the core of the project complete.
All music and lyrics are written by Sarke, but adding Nocturno's legendary voice to these songs, has without a doubt added another dimension to the grimness.
"Vorunah" was recorded in November, and even though the album was recorded in old-fashioned '70s style to get the true vibe of the music,
"Vorunah" ( cover) was produced by Sarke with Lars-Erik Westby. It features the following track listing:
01. Primitive Killing
02. Vorunah
03. The Drunken Priest
04. Frost Junkie
05. Old
06. Cult Ritual
07. 13 Candles
08. Dead Universe
In a statement, Sarke comments on the signing: "I want to thank Indie Recordings for supporting my ideas with this band since day one and to Nocturno Culto for joining me; together we have created a monster."
Recording lineup:
Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE): Vocals
Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA): Guitar, Bass, Drums
Live lineup:
Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE): Vocals
Sarke (KHOLD, TULUS, OLD MAN'S CHILD, SENSA ANIMA): Bass
Cyrus (SUSPERIA, SATYRICON, DIMMU BORGIR): Guitar
Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR, TESTAMENT): Drums
Anders Hunstad (TULUS); Keyboards
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The Devil Wears Prada
