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30 мар 2009
SYBREED Begins Recording New Album
 Switzerland's futuristic metal band SYBREED has entered the studio to record the folow-up to 2007's "Antares", tentatively due later this year via Listenable Records. The vocals and the drums are being laid down at the SDF studios in Lausanne, while the guitar and bass will be tracked at the Drone studio in Geneve. All the recordings should be finished by the end of April. The CD will be mixed in May by none other than Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, FEAR FACTORY, PARADISE LOST). The cover artwork will be handled by Seth from SEPTICFLESH.
Commented the band: "The new record will have more groove, be a lot heavier, technical and definitely darker than 'Antares'. From a musical point of view, it's a mixture of new wave, industrial rock and extreme metal, a mixture we baptized ourselves as 'death wave,' which stands for being very aggressive and melodic at the same time. We have taken our influences from our first two albums and added a lot more new elements, to spice everything up to the next level. In any case, you can expect nothing less but a very professional and personal album that will derail many conceptions of what people call metal, or even modern metal."
SYBREED released its second album, "Antares", in the U.S. on August 15, 2008 via Koch Records. The U.S. version of the CD includes a previously unreleased song called "Plasmaterial" as a bonus track, which is "our way to beg your pardon for having taken so much time to unleash this LP on the American soil," says the group.
"Antares" was released in Europe in October 2007 via Listenable Records. The CD, which was previously described by the band as "the red pulsing noise celebrating the fall from grace, the loss of hope and innocence, and our own human nature confronted to eternity," features a guest appearance on drums by Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK, SCARVE).
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30 мар 2009
SOULFLY\'s MAX CAVALERA Says Next Album Will Be \'More Aggressive, Faster, Shorter\'
 A brand new interview with SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's Max Cavalera, conducted by Metalhead.ro on March 16, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania, can be viewed below.
Regarding the songwriting process for the next SOULFLY album, Max said, "I am working on new songs with Marc [Rizzo, guitar], a little bit. We're thinking about making the songs a little shorter, so if you can imagine maybe a little bit like MINOR THREAT mixed with [SLAYER's] 'Reign In Blood' mixed with SOULFLY, with still some world music, but much smaller, and the songs not so long — shorter. It'll be more aggressive than [last year's] 'Conquer' [album] even, because it'll be shorter — it'll be like when SLAYER did 'Reign In Blood', [that] kind of thing. I don't know why some interviewers talked to me and said that they thought that the album was gonna be less aggressive, more like [2000's] 'Primitive', which I don't know where it came from, because I never said that. In fact, I just started working on the album on this tour, so it's only been a month. But this is the official news right now — it's gonna be more aggressive, faster, shorter."
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30 мар 2009
WITHIN TEMPTATION: \'Black Symphony\' DVD Certified Gold In Holland
 "Black Symphony", the latest double-DVD from the popular Dutch symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION, was certified gold in Holland. The set, which was released on September 22, 2008, is also available as a double-CD.
The band's most ambitious staging to date, Black Symphony was a unique concert at Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena on February 7, 2008. Sold out months in advance, the show featured WITHIN TEMPTATION performing to 10,000 fans with the 60-piece Metropole Orchestra and a 20-voice classical choir, as well as on-stage stilt performers, costume changes, and an array of stunning pyrotechnic and lighting effects. The colossal production extended to Europe's largest video screen (a massive 400 sqm), reaching across the entire width of the stage, and 14 full HD cameras. Special guests on the night included Keith Caputo (LIFE OF AGONY), Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-THE GATHERING), and George Oosthoek (ORPHANAGE).
WITHIN TEMPTATION singer Sharon den Adel will perform at Night of the Proms in Belgium and the Netherlands in late March. Also scheduled to appear are Peter and Zoltan Katona from Hungary. John Miles and the choir Fine Fleur will also be joining Night of the Proms after a sabbatical year.
Night of the Proms is one of the most visited and most attractive musical events in Belgium and in Europe. It takes the audience on a journey through rousing and familiar classical repertoire, timeless pop classics, sing-along tunes and get-up-and-dance music, all of this backed by a mind-blowing visual and aural setting.
Sharon den Adel and WITHIN TEMPTATION guitarist Robert Westerholt are expecting their second child this summer. The couple 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.
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30 мар 2009
MY DYING BRIDE - European Live Dates Confirmed
 British doom metal legends MY DYING BRIDE have announced several European shows and festival appearances for the coming months in support of their newly released doom metal opus, For Lies I Sire - currently making waves across the metal world. For Lies I Sire was released on Peaceville Records on March 23rd as a special edition CD version, containing a guitar tablature booklet and plectrum, alongside the standard version of the album.
My Dying Bride live dates:
May
29 - Wave Gotik Treffen Festival - Leipzig, Germany
June
28 - Tuska Festival - Helsinki, Finland
July
4 - Club Effenaar - Eindhoven, Netherlands
5 - With Full Force Festival - Löbnitz, Germany
6 - Club Hirsch - Nürnberg Germany
7 - Metalcamp Festival - Tolmin, Slovenia
9 - Rockmaraton Festival - Pécs, Hungary
10 - Exit Festival - Novi, Sad Serbia
17 - Artmania Festival - Sibiu, Romania
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30 мар 2009
OMNIUM GATHERUM Announce European, Russian Live Dates
 Finland's OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update:
"We're very pleased to confirm some new gigs and festivals for this year, so we'll be bashing and sweating also in: Heavy Metal Weekend in Porvoo, Russian Rock & Metal Expo in Moscow, Sauna Open Air Festival in Tampere, Estonian Hard Rock Laager Festival in Vana-Vigala and Finnhits Metal Festival in Pori. More details and info http://www.omniumgatherum.org/live.htm here.
We can't wait to play our Russian debut gig, as we've never been there before even they're our neighbour country and our last trip to Estonia in Green Christmas Festival some years ago was also so great experience that we'll be really looking forward to come back to meet you Estonian people again. Some more dates might be dropping for summer still, so keep on checking the live section for updates. It seems that we'll be also touring Finland actively in October/November in a good company, more info follow later.
Our European booking, outside Finland, will be done from now on by Marco Walzel & Avocado Booking Agency. So if you wanna get OG mob to play at your venue, festival or garden party please contact Marco Walzel, see contact section for more details. We're also planning to tour Europe later this year, so more info also on that case follow later."
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30 мар 2009
CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Completes Mixing New WARMEN Album
 CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman has finished mixing the fourth album from his WARMEN project, due later in the year. One of the new cover songs the band recorded is JANET JACKSON's "Black Cat", featuring a guest appearance by the Finnish pop/rock queen Jonna Kosonen. Other guest singers scheduled to appear on the CD include Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM) and Pasi Rantanen (ex-THUNDERSTONE).
Interviewed in January, WARMEN guitarist and Janne's brother Antti Wirman revealed that the album would be heavier than the band's previous output, with more aggressive guitar riffs. There will be just two instrumental tracks, and every song has a different singer. According to Antti, the next WARMEN album will be the group's strongest effort to date because it has "the best songs, best vocalists and the best sounds."
WARMEN's third full-length album, "Accept the Fact", was released in July 2005 via Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Beyond Abilities" included guest appearances by CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho and STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto.
Kosonen, who was previously a member of the multiplatinum-selling Finnish female pop duo NYLON BEAT, had contributed her vocals to CHILDREN OF BODOM's cover version of the BRITNEY SPEARS smash "Oops, I Did It Again" (which appeared on the "In Your Face" single), and was also one of the guest musicians on "Accept the Fact".
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29 мар 2009
KISS Begins Recording \'First New Album In Ten Years\'
 KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has issued the following update:
"It's a busy time. KISS is recording its first new album in ten years and we're rehearsing for the South American stadium tour, which starts April 1. Then we head to start the Canadian tour. We are also finishing season IV of 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels'. We debut in June on A&E.
"Our Simmons Records co-venture with Universal Music is doing well and we are about to announce some of our first signings.
"Simmons Comics Group (our venture that has titles like Dominatrix, Zipper and Gene Simmons House Of Horrors) is about to make a big announcement.
"Simmons Books/Phoenix Books did well with my 'Ladies Of The Night' book, a best-seller on the Los Angeles Times best-selling list.
"Moneybag clothing line is gearing up with lots of new, cool stuff. You'll soon see it out there.
"We did a Dr Pepper commercial, which should be on the air at the beginning of the month.
"Simmons Abramson is continuing to do well, with our new client Find.com.
"NGTV.com. If you don't know what it is, you're obviously not one of the 360,000,000 (360 million!!!) video clicks that have checked it out."
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27 мар 2009
PSYOPUS: \'The Burning Halo\' Video Available
 "The Burning Halo", the new video from the Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS, can be viewed here. The track comes off the band's new album, "Odd Senses", which sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 90 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
This spring, fans will have the chance to witness several of Metal Blade's youngest and brightest bands share the stage at venues across the U.S. Dubbed "Young Guns", the tour will include headliners PSYOPUS, who are joined by DIY touring vets ROSE FUNERAL, critically acclaimed shred heavy newcomers WOE OF TYRANTS, and Las Vegas' latest and brutal offering to the world of extreme metal, MOLOTOV SOLUTION.
As previously reported, PSYOPUS has tapped bassist Brent Glover (BELLICIST, ex-RECIPROCAL) as the temporary replacement for Michael Horn, who reportedly quit the band in January.
PSYOPUS last year announced the addition of singer Brian Woodruff (AS THIS BODY, I EXIST) to the group's ranks.
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27 мар 2009
METALLICA: \'Broken, Beat And Scarred\' Video Released
 METALLICA's video for the song "Broken, Beat And Scarred" is available for viewing at Metallica.com. It can also be seen below. The performance clip was shot by METALLICA's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, on December 13, 2008 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and December 12, 2008 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
Commented the band: "We're having so much fun out on the road that we thought, hey, why not film it? So we invited our good friend Wayne Isham and his crew to join us for a few shows in California in December of 2008 . . . We go way back with Wayne (several vids from the 'Black' album up through 'Frantic' and the 'Cunning Stunts' DVD) and as always, Wayne rocked it!"
Wayne Isham, 50, is an American movie director who has directed music videos of many popular artists such as MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK, BRITNEY SPEARS, LEONA LEWIS, PINK FLOYD, SHERYL CROW, JOSS STONE, MADONNA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, among others.
Previous METALLICA videos that were directed by Wayne Isham:
* Enter Sandman
* Wherever I May Roam
* Sad But True
* Fuel
* No Leaf Clover
* Nothing Else Matters (from "S&M")
* I Disappear
* Frantic
"Broken, Beat And Scarred" is the latest single from METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album, which has sold 1.7 million copies in the United States since its September 2008 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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27 мар 2009
KIRK HAMMETT Confirms JASON NEWSTED Will Perform With METALLICA At ROCK HALL Induction
 METALLICA is less than two weeks away from its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the band has confirmed that former bassist Jason Newsted will attend the ceremony. Guitarist Kirk Hammett also told The Pulse of Radio that Newsted will perform with the group at the event as well. "Jason Newsted will be there, and he will be playing with us at one point," he said. "We went as a band when BLACK SABBATH was being inducted, and at that time BLONDIE was also being inducted that night. And there was so many politics and so much drama that, you know, we collectively said to each other, 'We don't want any of that,' because it kind of, it puts a really bad, sour note on the whole celebration itself."
Hammett also told The Pulse of Radio that the band is in the midst of deciding what songs it will play at the ceremony.
The Hall of Fame induction will take place on April 4 at the Hall's Public Auditorium in Cleveland. METALLICA will be inducted by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea.
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke with the Los Angeles Times about several topics, including whether or not the band needs a major label to move forward with its career now that its contract with Warner Bros. Records is done. Ulrich replied, "Without offending any of the good people from the record company in the room, no . . .We're doing a bunch of shows with Trent (Reznor, NINE INCH NAILS) this summer in Europe. I look forward to sitting down and talking to him about what's on his radar."
On the proposed merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Ulrich said, "We haven't sold out to Live Nation, and we are certainly not planning on it. And we are very, very fortunate that we do not need what they offer to continue to be who we are." Ulrich added that the recent scandal involving Ticketmaster redirecting ticket buyers to its official "scalping" site was "very distasteful," adding, "It's just ripping people off. It's impure. So obviously I'd stand up and scream from every rooftop that I think that's . . . impure."
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27 мар 2009
EDGUY: \'F**king With F*** - Live\' DVD Trailer Available
 A three-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Fucking With F*** - Live", the new DVD and separate 2-CD package from German melodic metallers EDGUY, can be viewed here. The footage for the DVD was shot on November 3, 2006 at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil and "presents a mind-blowing performance of Tobias Sammet [vocals] and his team," according to a press release. "More than 100 minutes including all hymns, as well as lots of bonus material featuring all video clips, road movies and interviews. Besides the DVD, there will be also a double live CD, separate, as well as part of a noble package along with the DVD."
"Fucking With F*** - Live" track listing:
01. Catch Of The Century
02. Sacrifice
03. Babylon
04. Lavatory Love Machine
05. Land Of the Miracle
06. Tears Of A Mandrake
07. Vain Glory Opera
08. Drum Solo
09. Superheroes
10. Fucking With Fire
11. Save Me
12. Mysteria
13. Out Of Control
14. Avantasia
15. King Of Fools
Check out the cover artwork here.
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27 мар 2009
UNANIMATED: New Song Posted Online
 UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, will release its new album, "In The Light (The Covenant Of Death)", in April via Regain Records. The CD was mixed by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, FUNERAL MIST). The album layout was handled by Erik Danielsson (WATAIN).
Check out the track "Serpents Curse" on the band's MySpace page.
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27 мар 2009
LACUNA COIL: \'Spellbound\' Video Available
 "Spellbound", the new video from Italian rock/metal act LACUNA COIL, has been posted at ARTISTdirect. It can also be viewed below. The clip was shot at the Dolce & Gabbana Gold restaurant in the band's hometown of Milan, Italy with director Saku. It was produced by Apnea Film and the wardrobe was provided by Dolce & Gabbana.
Commented LACUNA COIL vocalist Cristina Scabbia: "We had a great time shooting the video for 'Spellbound' and it also marks our first time working with acclaimed Italian director Saku in a location that's really peculiar. It was filmed in a very fashionable place: the restaurant Gold located in Milan, Italy, which owned by the fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana, who kindly gave us the permission to film over there! The location provides the perfect atmosphere to express the 'Shallow Life' theme. Everything is really shiny and 'bling bling' and the band is performing in the middle of a golden room full of mirrors and giant chandeliers. The story is rounded out by some actors that are interpreting different aspects of being under a spell of something: the girl obsessed by her weight and look, the guy who wants to be a superman, the politician etc."
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27 мар 2009
VITAL REMAINS Guitars Stolen
 New England-based death metallers VITAL REMAINS have issued the following update:
"Tuesday night [March 24] thieves broke into our trailer at our hotel in Austin, Texas and stole some of our gear (Gator's bass and Tony's guitar) and 300+ shirts. A make-up date is in the works for the canceled performance at the Riot Room in Kansas City and will be announced shortly...
"Please send any info you may have to james@cs3enetrtainment.com or vitalremains2000@aol.com. A reward will be offered for any information leading to an arrest of the individual or individuals involved with NO QUESTIONS ASKED."
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27 мар 2009
UNEXPECT To Enter Studio Next Month
 Montreal's rambunctious and unique classical/black metal ensemble UNEXPECT will enter Badass Studio on April 14 with producer Jef Fortin (ANONYMUS, NEURAXIS, THE LAST FELONY) to begin recording its new album for a late 2009 release.
UNEXPECT will take part in the European installment of DREAM THEATER's Progressive Nation tour, set to take place throughout September, October and November 2009. Also appearing on the bill are OPETH and BIGELF
Video footage of UNEXPECT performing at the Vlaze Media studios can be viewed here.
UNEXPECT released its debut album, "In a Flesh Aquarium", in the summer of 2006 via The End Records.
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27 мар 2009
CRIMSON GLORY, Ex-FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Members To Guest On New SEVEN KINGDOMS CD
 Orlando, Florida-based power metal band SEVEN KINGDOMS will enter Tampa's Morrisound Studios in late July to record its sophomore album. The CD will mark the recording debut of new singer Sabrina Valentine and will include guest appearances by Wade Black (CRIMSON GLORY, LEATHERWOLF) and Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT).
Commented guitarist Camden Cruz," We can't wait for you guys to hear the new stuff. The new album has a more focused SEVEN KINGDOMS sound this time around. I know some of you guys are worried that we will be going softer since we have a chick singer, but let me assure you there will be plenty of epic triumphant-ness on this one as well."
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27 мар 2009
SOILWORK: \'Steelbath Suicide\', \'The Chainheart Machine\' Reissue Bonus Tracks Detailed
 Listenable Records will re-release the classic first albums from Swedish metallers SOILWORK. "Steelbath Suicide" (1998) and "The Chainheart Machine" (1999) will be reissued in deluxe super jewelcases with revamped artwork and contain bonus tracks. Out of print for a while, these re-releases are a "must-have for any SOILWORK fan who missed the originals while the various bonus materials make it worth for die-hard fans to get these gems again," the label says in a press release.
"Steelbath Suicide" bonus tracks:
01. Sadistic Lullabye (Live in Tilburg, 1999)
02. The Aardvark Trail (Live in Tilburg, 1999)
"The Chainheart Machine" bonus tracks:
01. Machinegun Majesty (Live in Tilburg, 1999)
02. Neon Rebels (Live in Tilburg, 1999)
Vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and drummer Dirk Verbeuren of SOILWORK were interviewed for the "Rock Circus" video show on February 18, 2009 at the Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Watch the eight-minute chat below.
In a recent interview with SuicideGirls.com, SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers spoke about what direction the band might take musically with its next album. "We talked about maybe taking a little bit of a different approach for the next record," he said. "Having me and Sylvain [Coudret, guitar] back in the band, I think that we're probably going to try to do stuff that might be a little more technical. We want to keep the element of the catchy chorus but at the same time maybe have bit more guitar solos than on "Sworn to a Great Divide" and also let Dirk [Verbeuren, drums] get more space on the record for drumming. That was one of the things I think that "Sworn to a Great Divide" was lacking a little bit. It's a good record but I think that with such talented musicians the next album definitely needs to have more performance."
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27 мар 2009
NEAERA: \'Omnicide - Creation Unleashed\' Track Listing Unveiled
 German extreme metal outfit NEAERA will release its fourth album, "Omnicide - Creation Unleashed" on May 25 in Europe via Metal Blade Records (except in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, where it will arrive on May 22). The CD was recorded at the Rape Of Harmonies studio with producer Alexander Dietz. The artwork, which was once again created by Terje Johnsen, can be viewed here. The mixing and mastering was handled by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, WHITECHAPEL).
"Omnicide - Creation Unleashed" track listing:
01. I Loathe
02. Prey to Anguish
03. The Wretched of The Earth
04. Grave New World
05. Age of Hunger
06. Caesura
07. Omnicide
08. In Near Ruins
09. The Nothing Doctrine
10. I am The Rape
The limited first edition will be released as a double digipack, including an exclusive cover version of CROWBAR's "The Lasting Dose" and a bonus DVD with a band documentary.
NEAERA recently extended its worldwide record deal with Metal Blade for another three albums. The signing of the contract took place after the band's show in Karlsruhe, Germany on December 28.
"Armamentarium", the latest album from NEAERA, entered the German Media Control chart in September 2007 at position No. 65. The limited first edition of the album contained a bonus DVD recorded live at the band's sold-out show on May 19, 2007 in their hometown of Münster. Recorded at Hansen Studios in Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen, "Armamentarium" is "the most aggressive, focused and best sounding NEAERA album to date," according to a press release.
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27 мар 2009
LAY DOWN ROTTEN To Release \'Gospel Of The Wretched\' In May
 German death metallers LAY DOWN ROTTEN have finished recording and mixing their fifth album, "Gospel Of The Wretched", for a May 11 European release via Metal Blade Records (May 8 in Germany). The CD was recorded at the Desert Inn studios in Germany and was mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) at Unisound studios in Örebro, Sweden.
According to a press release, "'Gospel Of The Wretched' not only features nine songs of supreme death metal but also guest appearances by three of the most legendary death metal singers in history: Martin van Drunen (HAIL OF BULLETS, ASPHYX, PESTILENCE), Marc Grewe (MORGOTH) and Dan Swanö. Guitarist Daniel Jakobi says, "This is like a dream come true for all of us since we grew up listening to those masterpieces they appeared on." He adds, "This is easily our most ambitious album so far offering the best sound quality of all albums we recorded yet!"
"Gospel Of The Wretched" track listing:
01. Gospel Of The Wretched
02. Thy Won't Be Done
03. Hours Of Infinity
04. Altering The Whore
05. Conditioning The Weak
06. He Who Sows Hate
07. Beyond Damnation
08. When All Becomes Nothing
09. Where Spirits Lie Dead
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27 мар 2009
DEVILS WHOREHOUSE: Another New Song Posted Online
 DEVILS WHOREHOUSE — the "horror-death rock" side-project of MARDUK guitarist Morgan Håkansson — will release its new full-length album, "Blood & Ashes", on April 13 via Regain Records.
"Blood & Ashes" track listing:
01. Oceans Turn To Blood
02. Wicked One
03. Speak The Name Of The Dead
04. The Cult Of Death
05. Werewolf
06. Demons Of The Flesh/Tight White Ropes
07. Shadows Never Change
08. Smell Of The Ancient Ones
09. Face The Master
10. Werewolf Nation
11. Snakes Out The Mouth Of Hell
Check out the track "Wicked One" on the band's MySpace page.
DEVILS WHOREHOUSE will perform at the Fiendforce festival in Solingen, Germany on April 25.
After a lengthy hiatus, DEVILS WHOREHOUSE, returned this past fall with the release of an EP titled "Werewolf". The effort was made available in three different formats — CD, 7" and 12" picture disc.
DEVILS WHOREHOUSE current linup:
Morgan - Bass
Makko - Guitar
Maelstrom - Vocals
Hrafn - Drums
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27 мар 2009
SAIDIAN To Release \'Evercircle\' In May
 German melodic metallers SAIDIAN will release their third album, "Evercircle", on May 29 via Blistering Records. The CD was recorded between March and September of 2008 with producer Axel Heckert, (now also SAIDIAN's live engineer) and it "showcases a broader musical spectrum for SAIDIAN, including a mix of headbanging anthems, melodic rockers, powerful ballads and the band's first cover song, the 1981 hit 'Tokyo' from the German hard rock band of the same name (later known as CRAAFT)," accordign to a press release. "One listen to songs like the mystic 'Solomon’s Dance', the powerful 'Pale Moon Rider' or the barnstorming opener 'Out Of The Shadows' and you’ll hear what the European festival scene has been raising their ale horns to for half a decade."
Founded in 2004, SAIDIAN's debut album, "For Those Who Walked The Path Forlorn", was promoted by a full European tour with JON OLIVA'S PAIN. The SAVATAGE mastermind liked the band so much he contributed guest vocals to their sophomore LP, "Phoenix", which was released in September 2006. Hitting the club and festival circuit, SAIDIAN's meteoric rise peaked with an earth-shaking performance at the first Magic Circle Festival in the summer of 2007 — documented on the "Magic Circle Festival Vol. 1 DVD". | 0 | |
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27 мар 2009
ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed
 Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has set "Children of the Dark Waters" as the title of its sixth album, due in May via Suomen Musiikki (Finland), Massacre Records (rest of Europe) and Marquee/Avalon (Asia). As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the forthcoming effort was recorded at Tico-Tico Studio in Kemi, Finland.
"Children of the Dark Waters" track listing:
01. Children of the Dark Waters (Act II)
02. Baptized by the Blood of Angels
03. Tears of Autumn Rain
04. Summon the Wild
05. Sea of Whispers
06. Midnight Bird
07. Diary of Demonic Dreams
08. When the Darkest Night Falls
09. Nocturne Thule
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27 мар 2009
SAVAGE CIRCUS: Demo Version Of New Track Posted Online
 SAVAGE CIRCUS, the multinational project featuring Jens Karlsson (vocals; PERSUADER), Emil Norberg (lead guitar; PERSUADER), Piet Sielck (guitar, bass, backing vocals; IRON SAVIOR) and Mike Terrana (drums; AXEL RUDI PELL, RAGE, YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, MASTERPLAN), has posted a pre-production/demo version of a new song, "The Ordeal", on the band's MySpace page. The song will appear on SAVAGE CIRCUS's long-awaited second album, tentatively due before the end of the via Dockyard 1 Records.
SAVAGE CIRCUS' current lineup:
Jens Carlsson (lead vocals)
Emil Norberg (guitar)
Piet Sielck (guitar, backing vocals)
Yenz Leonhardt (bass guitar, backing vocals)
Mike Terrana (drums, percussion)
SAVAGE CIRCUS fired drummer Thomen Stauch (ex-BLIND GUARDIAN) in August 2007 due to personal differences.
The band recently released a DVD, entitled "Live in Atlanta", through Dockyard 1. The live footage was filmed in 2006 at the ProgPower USA VII festival in Atlanta, GA.
SAVAGE CIRCUS issued its debut album, "Dreamland Manor", in North America in March 2006 via Century Media Records. The North American version of the CD, which was issued in Europe in August 2005, includes the "Evil Eyes" video.
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26 мар 2009
DESPISED ICON Frontman Issues Studio Update
 Montreal extreme metallers DESPISED ICON have started work on their new album, due later in the year via Century Media Records.
Commented vocalist Alex Erian: "We're done writing and the new shit is packed with brutality. Can't wait to play these songs live! As always, our longtime buddy Yannick St-Amand will produce the whole thing and we got Zeuss and Alan Douches to take care of the mixing and mastering, so the result should sound monstrous! Our boy Felix Rancourt, the evil mastermind behind all our imagery, promised us his sickest album artwork to date."
DESPISED ICON has just released a new DVD entitled "Montreal Assault Live". The disc features a "stellar" multi-camera shoot from the band's sold-out hometown show, alongside a new hour-long documentary and all of the band's promotional video clips.
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26 мар 2009
BRUCE DICKINSON\'s \'Chemical Wedding\' Movie To Be Screened At Germany\'s \'Weekend Of Fear\'
 Fresh from being voted top movie at the Athens International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival in Athens, Greece, "Chemical Wedding" — the supernatural horror-thriller written by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson and longtime "Monty Python" editor Julian Doyle, who also directed the film — will be showing as part of the Weekend Of Fear in Nuremberg, Germany.
Weekend of Fear is an important independent film festival for all things horror, thriller and science fiction.
"Chemical Wedding" will be screened on May 2 at 10:00 p.m. at the Manhattan Cinema. Doyle will be in attendance.
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26 мар 2009
QUEENSRŸCHE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier", is available for streaming in its entirety at VH1.com.
"American Soldier" track listing
01. Sliver
02. Unafraid
03. Hundred Mile Stare
04. At 30,000 Ft.
05. A Dead Man's Words
06. The Killer
07. Middle Of Hell
08. If I Were King
09. Man Down!
10. Remember Me
11. Home Again
12. The Voice
"American Soldier" will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital). The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts — from World War II to Iraq — Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war.
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26 мар 2009
CIRRHA NIVA: New Song Featuring NEMESEA Singer Posted Online
 Dutch progressive rock band CIRRHA NIVA has posted a new song called "Dreamon" on the group's MySpace page. The track, which features a guest appearance by female vocalist Manda Ophuis from the Dutch act NEMESEA, is available for streaming at this location.
CIRRHA NIVA's new CD was recorded in part at Excess studio (AYREON, AFTER FOREVER) in Rotterdam, Holland under the guidance of Split Second Sound (TEXTURES, AUTUMN).
Currently unsigned, CIRRHA NIVA in 2007 announced the addition of singer Legrand to the group's ranks. The band stated at the time, "[Legrand] learned the songs in only a few weeks and was very convincing while performing them for and with us. It felt good the minute we started playing the first song, it felt so good that we offered him the job right after the audition. Besides learning all the songs we already have written, he can prove himself also in the writing process."
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26 мар 2009
Former CELTIC FROST Mainman \'Deeply Intoxicated\' By New TRIPTYKON Song
 Former CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update on his current TRIPTYKON project:
"Of course, my own opinion is biased, and of course I am not really entitled to rate the results of our own work. But it is difficult not to emerge from our sessions at TRIPTYKON's rehearsal bunker deeply intoxicated by the heaviness of the dark, overwhelming, and morbid miasma that is the riffs of 'The Prolonging'. Although the path towards completion is still significant, be it for this new song, its title and lyrics, or the album proper it will appear on, it all transpires as it should. It is as it has to be."
TRIPTYKON's lineup also features Reed St. Mark (ex-CELTIC FROST), V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS) and Vanja Slay. The first audio sample, a track called "Crucifixus", can be heard on TRIPTYKON's official MySpace page.
Commented Fischer: "TRIPTYKON will sound as close to CELTIC FROST as is humanly possible, and the album I am working on will feature all the material I envisioned for the successor to [CELTIC FROST's] 'Monotheist'. I desire the album to be a darker, heavier, and slightly more experimental development of 'Monotheist'.
"'Crucifixus' is but one of many compositions to that end. TRIPTYKON is not defined by just this one song, however, just like CELTIC FROST was not defined by 'Totengott' alone."
Fischer announced his departure from CELTIC FROST in April 2008, citing "the irresolvable, severe erosion of the personal basis so urgently required to collaborate within a band so unique, volatile, and ambitious."
Fischer recently spent time in Norway as an invited guest of the Norwegian black metallers 1349 while they were recording their new album, "Revelations Of The Black Flame". He previously joined 1349 on stage during the band's appearance at the Inferno festival on March 22, 2008 in Oslo for a rendition of the CELTIC FROST classic "The Usurper".
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25 мар 2009
IRON MAIDEN Guitarist Talks New Album
 U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Adrian Smith of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. An excerpt from the chat follows below.
Metal Hammer: Talking to everybody else, the attention seems to be now turning to a new album…
Adrian Smith: "Yeah, we were talking about it briefly the other day and I've been thinking about it every day since because there are so many ways we can go with it. It'd be nice if we had the songs now and we could come off tour and go straight into the studio match-fit, as it were. Usually we have a long time off, and the way we play in the studio is as live, so it's always a bit tense at first because we haven't played for six months. I'd ideally like to go in [soon]. Again, it's a day-to-day thing, you go in, take it as you find it, try and do the best job you can.”
Metal Hammer: We've noticed one thing that was different from 12 months ago, when we interviewed Steve [Harris, bass], he said, "We've always said, 'We're only going to do 15 albums, we're coming up to it, there's going to be an ending point.'" Is everyone seeing things a little differently now?
Adrian: "Look, we write music, we're musicians, we'll carry on. The great thing is that there's clearly a huge audience out there waiting to hear what we're going to do right now; and in the real world, that's not a very common situation, so you have to appreciate it. It's not always easy to make an album; you've got six guys with their own ideas and focusing it into one outcome is quite difficult."
Metal Hammer: Is it the case that you use up every idea for an album each time, and that there's never anything left over from that for next time?
Adrian: "I know a lot of bands who demo stuff from 30 songs or something and then break up when they're trying to pick 10 because you get the ego and the each guy wants to get their ideas in, so we just try to write 10 or 12 songs, and get everybody's best ideas in there. You soon know when you start playing it whether it's going to fly or not. You just have to do the best you can. It's difficult for everybody to be happy with the album: there's always a compromise, but as long as you can get through it and come out the other side and still be a band that's what it's all about. Sometimes creative conflict is good in songwriting, it brings out the best in everyone."
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25 мар 2009
Trial Begins For Woman Accused In SLIPKNOT-\'Inspired\' Slaying
 According to the San Bernardino County Sun, the trial of a woman accused of helping her boyfriend stab a friend to death after listening to SLIPKNOT started last Thursday.
Terry Ray Taylor, 21, was stabbed more than 20 times, and his neck was slashed, authorities said.
Deputy District Attorney Karen Khim told jurors that Amber Rose Riley, now 22, and her boyfriend, Jason Lamar Harris, lured Taylor to the park, where they attacked him with butcher knives about 1:30 a.m. May 23, 2003.
A previous prosecutor in the case, Doug Poston, said at a 2004 court hearing that Harris and Riley were listening to a SLIPKNOT CD before and after they killed Taylor.
They particularly listened to "Disasterpiece", which has lyrics discussing slitting a victim's throat, Poston said.
Riley also admitted watching a horror movie titled "Satan's School for Girls" before the slaying, Poston said.
One motive for the killing was Riley's desire to see a dead body, the prosecutor said.
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