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15 фев 2009
SANCTIFICATION: \'Black Reign\' Cover Artwork Revealed
 The cover artwork for "Black Reign", the forthcoming full-length album from SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, can be viewed below.
SANCTIFICATION's current lineup consists of Tomas Elofsson (guitar) and Markus Edvardsson (guitar) alongside two session members. It is as follows:
* Magnus "Masse" Broberg (a.k.a. Emperor Magus Caligula) (DARK FUNERAL) - Vocals
* Tomas Elofsson - Guitar
* Markus Edvardsson - Guitar
* Andreas Mellkvist (OLTUED) - Bass
The fourth in a series of video episodes documenting the recording process for "Black Reign" can be viewed below. According to the band, "This one contains the making of the song 'Storm' with Kristoffer Hell and Emperor Magus Caligula."
SANCTIFICATION entered Abyss studio in Sweden on July 7, 2008 with producers Tommy and Peter Tägtgren to begin recording "Black Reign". The CD was mixed by Peter and mastered by Dan Swanö.
"Black Reign" track listing:
01. Thirst For Blood
02. Black Reign (feat. Peter Tägtgren, Emperor Magus Caligula)
03. Raw
04. Eternal (feat. Peter Tägtgren)
05. Hear This
06. Dead Forever
07. Flesh, Bone And Skin
08. Trucido Christianese
09. Storm (feat. Emperor Magus Caligula)
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14 фев 2009
LACUNA COIL: \'Shallow Life\' Release Dates Announced
 Italian hard rock band LACUNA COIL, which offers the dual vocals of male singer Andrea Ferro and female vocalist Cristina Scabbia, will release its much-anticipated new album, "Shallow Life", via Century Media Records on the following dates:
Europe: April 20
North America: April 21
The CD was recorded in September/October at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Don Gilmore, who has previously worked with LINKIN PARK, TRAPT, AVRIL LAVIGNE, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE VERONICAS, PEARL JAM, TRUST COMPANY and DURAN DURAN. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "I Like It", "Spellbound", "I Survive", "I Won't Tell You", "Kill My Dream" and "The Maze".
Commented female singer Cristina Scabbia: "'Shallow Life' is a natural metamorphosis from within the band; we explored different musical territories while maintaining our own style. A mix of old and new, fast and slow... light and dark. The album production is incredibly powerful and has a beautiful purity to it. Hopefully listeners will feel the same sort of connection that we have to these songs. It would be great to think that we have produced songs that will make anybody either think, smile or cry. 'Shallow Life' has forced us to challenge ourselves. It represents the way we see ourselves in the days we live in through truth, love and lies."
Added male singer Andrea Ferro: "'Shallow Life' is just a mirror of what you see out there, it's something you should first see inside of you. It's a new cycle of songs and it's more clearly ourselves."
"It's definitely us, but the energy is completed different and the whole album feels more 'rock,'" Scabbia recently told Revolver magazine." I think that's because, as an artist, you travel a lot and you listen to the radio and you're exposed to all these different styles that rub off on you. To me, this is the perfect mixture between our old European sound and something more modern." She added, "Some of it's very heavy. The most amazing this is, we've been able to improve everything about LACUNA COIL without taking away anything good or doing something that doesn't belong."
Regarding the band's collaboration with Gilmore, Cristina said, "He helped us all find our strengths and work with them to be even better. Sometimes when you're used to something, you get stuck in your own process and you don't see the big picture. So when someone from the outside comes in, they can give you a completely different opinion that you don't have because you're always stuck in there."
"Shallow Life" will be LACUNA COIL's first concept album as all the songs address superficiality and the discontent and unhappiness it can cause. "It's more against the superficial lifestyle in general, but not regarding celebrities," singer Andrea Ferro previously told Rock Sound magazine. "You can talk about celebrities, but you can also talk about everyday people. It's more a reflection on life itself, and especially on the way you lead your life in a superficial way."
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13 фев 2009
DEVILDRIVER: New Album Title Announced
 Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER, the group fronted by former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, has set "Pray For Villains" as the title of its fourth album, due this summer via Roadrunner Records. The CD is being recorded at Edge of the Earth studios in Los Angeles with producer Logan Mader (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GOJIRA, DIVINE HERESY) and "things are going great," according to Fafara. "I've done five tracks on vocals and Mike [Spreitzer; guitar] and Jeff [Kendrick; guitar] are finishing overdubs and solos. We are recording 15 tracks and we've stepped it up big time for this one. We know you will love it. We can't wait for everyone to hear the songs."
DEVILDRIVER recently re-signed with Roadrunner Records after previously issuing three full-length albums through the label. In addition, the band has secured a new management company in the shape of Davis Entertainment Group.
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13 фев 2009
DREAM THEATER: New Album Due Early Summer
 Progressive metal gians DREAM THEATER are wrapping up work on their tenth studio album, due early summer via Roadrunner Records. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled CD in October of last year. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the LP, while engineer Paul Northfield will mix the record.
Portnoy previously stated about the upcoming CD, "Imagine a DREAM THEATER album with 'A Change Of Seasons', 'Octavarium', 'Learning To Live', 'Pull Me Under' and 'The Glass Prison'... all on one album... COULD YOU HANDLE IT?? Excited? I sure am!!!!"
DREAM THEATER's "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" double DVD set sold just under 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on the Top Music Videos chart.
"Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" documents DREAM THEATER's "Chaos In Motion" world tour, which kicked off June 3, 2007 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Milan, Italy and concluded almost a year to the day later on June 4, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's essentially a travelogue of their most recent touring experience. "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" was made available in two configurations: as a double DVD set and as five-disc collector's set which includes two DVDs and three CDs, containing 14 live tracks featured in the DVD set and expanded artwork.
DREAM THEATER's first-ever best-of collection, "Greatest Hit (…& 21 Other Pretty Songs)", was released through Rhino on April 1, 2008.
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13 фев 2009
CHIMAIRA: \'The Infection\' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA has unveiled the cover artwork and track listing for its new album, "The Infection", which is scheduled for release in North America on April 21 via Ferret Music and in Europe on April 24 through Nuclear Blast.
"The Infection" was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City with Ted Jensen and Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, TERROR, THE ACACIA STRAIN). "Sonically, this album sounds amazing," vocalist Mark Hunter wrote on the group's web site. "Ben [Schigel, producer], Zeuss [who mixed the CD] and Ted did an amazing job making our vision come to reality. The album has exceeded everyone in this band's expectations."
"The Infection" track listing:
01. The Venom Inside
02. Frozen In Time
03. Coming Alive
04. Secrets Of The Dead
05. The Disappearing Sun
06. Impending Doom
07. On Broken Glass
08. Destroy And Dominate
09. Try To Survive
10. The Heart Of It All
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13 фев 2009
Germany\'s GUN RECORDS Closes Its Doors
 The Bochum, Germany-based rock/metal record label GUN Records (a.k.a. Great Unlimited Noises) has officially closed its doors. Launched in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk (who left his role as president of the company in December 2008) as a joint venture with BMG, the company had discovered and/or developed such successful artists as GUANO APES, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, OOMPH!, HIM, APOCALYPTICA, LORDI and STURM UND DRANG. During the Nineties, the label also worked with many German metal bands like RUNNING WILD, U.D.O., KREATOR, SODOM and RAGE.
According to Billboard, GUN's artists — including HIM, WITHIN TEMPTATION, DONOTS and OOMPH! — will now by handled by Sony in Munich and Berlin. International acts will be handled by the international division in Munich and the national acts by the Sony departments Four Music or Columbia Germany in Berlin.
Managing director Arno Hartfield and seven other employees are affected by the closure.
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13 фев 2009
Guitarist IRA BLACK Quits LIZZY BORDEN
 Guitarist Ira Black has left the California-based metal band LIZZY BORDEN. The axeman, who has previously played with METAL CHURCH, VICIOUS RUMORS and HEATHEN, recently joined PROPHESY, the new U.S./German group featuring vocalist Brian O'Connor (ex-VICIOUS RUMORS) and guitarist Fabian Schwarz (PARADOX, RUNAMOK, THE NEW BLACK), but insists that his involvement with the new project has nothing to do with his departure from LIZZY BORDEN. "After all we've been through together, we remain friends, even though we didn't always see eye-to-eye with the personal and business dealings with the band," he said in a statement that was released to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We had some good times and we made some great music together that I am proud of. It was an honor to play with them, as I grew up as a teen listening to their first couple of albums and I will cherish our time together. Now it is time for me to move on and do something new. I am looking to the future with my new band PROPHESY, and I am also working on a solo record, called 'BlackHouse', that will have notable guest musicians and friends, including Marten Andersson from LIZZY BORDEN playing bass on a song. So I wish the band the best of luck."
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13 фев 2009
LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT: \'When The Keyboard Breaks: Live In Chicago\' CD Available
 2009 will see Ytsejam Records branch out with releases by select DREAM THEATER side projects on their new Lazy Tomato Entertainment label.
Coming this spring will be the long awaited live CD and DVD releases by LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT.
But to whet your appetite until those titles are ready to go, the label will launch Ytsejam's side-project offspring with the release of the LIQUID TRIO EXPERIMENT 2 "When The Keyboard Breaks: Live In Chicago" CD.
This is the infamous "jamarathon" which took place at LTE's June 25, 2008 show in Chicago when Jordan Rudess' keyboard broke down. Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and Tony Levin proceeded to play and improvise almost one hour of insane musical madness to a stunned audience.
This was an unbelievably unique evening that can now be shared for those not fortunate enough to have been in attendance that very special night.
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13 фев 2009
SKOLD VS. KMFDM: Debut Album Details Revealed
 SKOLD VS. KMFDM, the new collaboration between Tim Skold (SHOTGUN MESSIAH, KMFDM, MARILYN MANSON) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM), will release its self-titled debut album on April 7 via KMFDM Records.
"Skold Vs. KMFDM" was performed, engineered, recorded and mixed by Sascha Konietzko at KommandoZentrale in Hamburg, Germany and by Tim Skold at The Unabomber Shack in Studio City, California.
This collaboration was conceived in June 2008 and completed by early October. Notably the entire album was recorded without the two artists ever being on the same continent, much less in the same room. Konietzko explains: "We constantly bounced stuff back and forth over the [FTP] server, and with a time-difference of nine hours between us, it turned out that one of us slept while the other one worked and vice-versa, and thus we got two full days of work done in just 24 hours."
Before they began exchanging files, Konietzko and Skold agreed to some ground rules for the album, which included a no-guitars proviso and a "no real drum kits" stipulation. Skold elaborates: "This is a very electronic album but the majority of the instruments used are actually analog and many of them are not even electric. What we decided to intentionally avoid this time was the traditional electric guitar. This was done to confuse and bewilder our fans. We like to keep them on their toes and many of them appreciate the challenge."
SKOLD VS. KMFDM is Tim Skold on vocals, programming, live percussion, synth bass and Sascha Konietzko on vocals, programming, analogue synthesizers and sequencers and bass.
The twenty-two tracks on the album are as follows:
01. Why Me (4:29)
02. Bloodsport Interlude (1:07)
03. Antigeist (5:13)
04. Alkohol Interlude (0:52)
05. Bloodsport (5:06)
06. Error 404 Interlude (1:58)
07. Love Is Like (4:07)
08. Antigeist Interlude (1:07)
09. It's Not What (4:14)
10. Love Is Like Interlude (1:01)
11. A Common Enemy (4:59)
12. Porn, Kitsch And Firearms Interlude (1:40)
13. Error 404 (3:36)
14. All Or Nothing Interlude (0:57)
15. Porn, Kitsch And Firearms (4:36)
16. It's Not What Interlude (1:22)
17. Gromky (5:17)
18. A Common Enemy Interlude (1:29)
19. Alkohol (5:28)
20. Gromky Interlude (1:43)
21. All Or Nothing (5:03)
22. Why Me Interlude (2:25)
Total playing time is 67:58.
Check out audio samples at www.myspace.com/skoldvskmfdm.
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13 фев 2009
HANK SHERMANN\'s DEMONICA Completes Lineup
 DEMONICA, the solo project of MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, has finalized its lineup. It is as follows:
Hank Shermann (MERCYFUL FATE) - Guitar
Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN) - Guitar
Klaus "Hyr" Hansen (BATTALION, TRAUMA CENTER) - Vocals
Mark Hernandez (FORBIDDEN, HEATHEN, DEFIANCE, VIO-LENCE) – Drums
Marc Grabowski (CORRUPTION) - Bass
DEMONICA is currently recording its debut album at Sonic Room Studio in Livermore, California for a tentative late summer/early fall release via an as-yet-undisclosed label. The CD will be mixed at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado by Dave Otero.
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13 фев 2009
CANNIBAL CORPSE\'s \'Evisceration Plague\' Cracks Billboard Top 100
 "Evisceration Plague", the new album from Tampa, Florida-based death metal veterans CANNIBAL CORPSE, sold 9,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 66 on The Billboard 200 chart. (Note: Nielsen SoundScan initially reported a first-week total of 7,500 for "Evisceration Plague", but that number has since been "adjusted," according to the band's record label, Metal Blade Records.) This is more than 50 percent higher than the opening tally of the band's previous CD, "Kill" (2006), which landed at No. 170 after shifting more than 6,000 copies. In 1996, CANIBAL CORPSE's "Vile" premiered at No. 151, with more than 6,100 copies sold.
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13 фев 2009
It\'s Official: No OZZFEST This Year
Ozzy Osbourne is currently in the studio in Los Angeles co-producing his tenth studio album with Kevin Churko. The new CD is the rock and roll legend's follow-up to 2007's "Black Rain" which debuted in the Top Ten on the album charts in 11 countries and spawned Ozzy's first-ever #1 Active Rock track "I Don't Wanna Stop" (which also sat atop the Heritage Rock chart for more than 20 weeks). The two-time Grammy Award winner has decided that he will not be touring until he has a new album in stores (currently projected to be Thanksgiving 2009). Thus, Ozzy has decided to put his namesake festival Ozzfest on hold this year.
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13 фев 2009
METAL CHURCH Singer To Release Solo Album In April -
 METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe will release his solo album, "The Fire Within", in April. Several demo tracks which are expected to appear on the CD are available for streaming on Munroe's MySpace page.
Ronny Munroe's solo band includes METAL CHURCH guitarist Rick Van Zandt on guitar.
According to Tacoma Weekly, METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof had encouraged Munroe for some time to do a solo project. With METAL CHURCH's plans to tour in support of their new album on hold, this offered an opportunity for Munroe to do so.
Munroe has 15 original songs to choose from for the upcoming CD, which is being co-produced by the singer and Vanderhoof.
Munroe said these songs show a wider vocal range, bigger choruses and different melodies compared to his work in METAL CHURCH.
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13 фев 2009
MY DYING BRIDE: New Album Audio Preview Available
 U.K. godfathers of doom MY DYING BRIDE will release their new album, "For Lies I Sire", on March 23 via Peaceville Records. The follow-up to 2006's "A Line of Deathless Kings" was recorded with longtime producer Mags.
Check out an audio preview at this location.
"For Lies I Sire" track listing:
01. Fall With Me
02. My Body, A Funeral
03. The Lies I Sire
04. Bring Me Victory
05. Echoes From A Hollow Soul
06. ShadowHaunt
07. Santuario Di Sangue
08. A Chapter in Loathing
09. Death Triumphant
In a recent interview with Blissfulviolet of Beyond The Dark Horizon, MY DYING BRIDE vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe stated about the band's upcoming ninth studio album, "Naturally, we think it's our best work to date and has a sort of 'new-meets-old' sound; the violins giving a nod to our past and the new riffs and vocals showing the way forward. It is quite possibly the most depressing thing we've created to date, and all the more wonderful for it."
Asked how he feels the new CD differs from MY DYING BRIDE's last studio album, "A Line of Deathless Kings", Aaron replied, "Would you believe it, it's even darker? I've pushed the vocals further, finding more melodies, as have the guitars, and, of course, the violin has added a deep range of feeling. It's quite a fresh, melodic sound despite being utterly despondent."
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12 фев 2009
OLD MAN\'S CHILD: New Album Title, Release Date Revealed
 Century Media Records has set a May 19 North American release date for the new album from Norwegian melodic black metal masters OLD MAN'S CHILD, entitled "Slaves Of The World". The band, which is led by guitarist/vocalist Galder (also in DIMMU BORGIR), recorded the CD last fall at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström (DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES, etc.), who had previously worked with the band on the "In Defiance Of Existence" (2003) and "Vermin" (2005) albums. The nine-song effort features Peter Wildoer (DARKANE, PESTILENCE) on drums.
Commented Peter: "After having being asked to be part of the new OMC album, I obviously went back and listened to the previous releases of the band, so I now am able to say that in my opinion, these new nine songs are the best material I have heard of the band so far. There is a lot of more variety going on and the album will sound bigger than any other OMC record before. As far as my performance goes, this is probably the best drumming I have ever recorded so far. I am extremely happy and proud of the session and there's a lot more double bass and blast beats on here than you have normally heard me doing, so look out for this great record!"
OLD MAN'S CHILD's last album, "Vermin", was released in October 2005 via Century Media Records. The follow-up to 2003's "In Defiance of Existence" was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features a guest appearance by TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD guitarist Eric Peterson. Artwork was handled by Set<'H>
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12 фев 2009
ISIS: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 ISIS, the innovative Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston-based band, will release its fifth full-length album, "Wavering Radiant", on May 5 via Ipecac Recordings. The CD, produced by Joe Baressi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE), will receive a limited-edition vinyl release on April 21. TOOL's Adam Jones contributed guitar to two songs from the LP.
Guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner recently discussed the new album with Billboard, saying "This is a better sonic representation of what the band actually sounds like. In the past I think some of the recordings were a little too clean in their final form. There was something about the energy that seemed to be lacking. It seems to feel more like us than anything else has."
Drummer Aaron Harris added, "I feel a sense of completion with this record that I've never felt before. We spent more time creating this record than we have with any other, and I feel in my heart that this record is in many ways our best."
Cover art ( see below) was once again created by Turner.
"Wavering Radiant" track listing:
01. Hall Of The Dead
02. Ghost Key
03. Hand Of The Host
04. Wavering Radiant
05. Stone To Wake A Serpent
06. 20 Minutes / 40 Years
07. Threshold of Transformation
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12 фев 2009
EPICA In Pre-Production Mode; Video Available
 Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA is currently in pre-production for its follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy", tentatively due before the end of the year via Nuclear Blast Records.
A short video clip from the pre-production sessions can be viewed below. Featured in the clip are singer Simone Simons, producer Sascha Paeth and Amanda Somerville, the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who was tapped to replace Simone on EPICA's North American tour with SYMPHONY X due to Simons' health issues.
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12 фев 2009
SVBWAY TO SALLY: \'Besser, Du Rennst\' Video Available
 "Besser, Du Rennst", the new video from German folk rock/metallers SVBWAY TO SALLY, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's tenth studio album, "Kreuzfeuer", which is scheduled for release on March 27 via Nuclear Blast Records.
"Kreuzfeuer" track listing:
01. Aufstieg
02. Judaskuss
03. Besser, Du Rennst
04. SoFfern, So Nah
05. Die Jagd
06. Einsam
07. Komm in Meinen Schlaf
08. Angelus
09. Krähenkönig
10. Niemals
11. Versteckt
12. Vater
SVBWAY TO SALLY's track "Eisblumen" was recently released exclusively as digital download single. "Eisblumen" was previously covered by German pop singer EISBLUME, who is also featured on the track "Komm in meinen Schlaf".
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12 фев 2009
AC/DC, JOURNEY Make BILLBOARD\'s Top Music Moneymakers List
 AC/DC and JOURNEY have made Billboard's list of top 20 Moneymakers for 2008.
For almost all of the acts on the list, touring generated the most revenue. And in a year when recorded-music sales declined yet again, many earned more at the box office than ever before.
Top 20 Moneymakers for 2008, according to Billboard:
01. MADONNA: $242,176,466
02. BON JOVI: $157,177,766
03. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: $156,327,964
04. THE POLICE: $109,976,894
05. CELINE DION: $99,171,237
06. KENNY CHESNEY: $90,823,990
07. NEIL DIAMOND: $82,174,000
08. RASCALL FLATTS: $63,522,160
09. JONAS BROTHERS: $62,638,814
10. COLDPLAY: $62,175,555
11. THE EAGLES: $61,132,213
12. LIL WAYNE: $57,441,334
13. AC/DC: $56,505,296
14. MICHAEL BUBLE: $50,257,364
15. MILEY CYRUS: $48,920,806
16. TAYLOR SWIFT: $45,588,730
17. JOURNEY: $44,787,328
18. BILLY JOEL: $44,581,010
19. MARY J. BLIGE: $43,472,850
20. KANYE WEST: $42,552,402
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12 фев 2009
CRYSTALLION Prepares To Enter Studio
 German "noble power metal" hopefuls CRYSTALLION will enter the studio in March/April to begin recording their third album for a late 2009 release. More information will be made available soon. | 0 | |
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12 фев 2009
OCEANO Debuts New Track On MySpace
 Chicago's deathcore band OCEANO has unveiled a brand new track from its forthcoming debut release, "Depths", on the group's MySpace page. You can check out "A Mandatory Sacrifice" and two other songs from OCEANO's upcoming CD at this location.
Due on April 7 via Earache Records, "Depths" was recorded with producer Joey Sturgis (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Connersville, Indiana, and will feature artwork from Colin Marks (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ABORTED, WHITECHAPEL). The CD will contain 13 tracks of the angriest deathcore cuts ever committed to record, alongside a limited-edition bonus DVD, and will also be available as a limited-edition version with two exclusive bonus tracks.
"Depths" track listing:
01. Descent
02. Inhuman Affliction
03. Empathy For Leviathan
04. Plague Campaign
05. Fractured Frames, Scattered Flesh
06. Disgust For Your Kind
07. Depths
08. District Of Misery
09. With Legions
10. Slaughtered Like Swine
11. A Mandatory Sacrifice
12. Samael The Destroyer
13. Abysm
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12 фев 2009
MERCENARY: \'The Endless Fall\' Video Available
 "The Endless Fall", the new video from Danish metallers MERCENARY, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Architect of Lies", which was released last year through Century Media Records. Featuring artwork by Niklas Sundin (ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY), "Architect of Lies" was made available as a regular CD and a special limited-edition version featuring the bonus track "Death Connection" and a bonus DVD containing live footage filmed at Bang Your Head!!! festival 2007 and Summer Nights festival 2007, a detailed studio report and the promo video for "My World Is Ending".
Commented the band: "When we entered 2009, we had the feeling that 2008 would be a hard year to top — we'd just returned from a really great tour with ARCH ENEMY in December (who needless to say rocked our proverbial socks off every night — one of the greatest live acts we've ever seen), we'd done the Danish Headbanger's Ball tour with RAUNCHY, we'd played our biggest show ever on Wacken, and last but not least, we had the honour of serving time on stage as support for the almighty MEGADETH on a handful of shows. Truly a great experience, and a lesson well learned for us — no matter how big you get or how many million albums you sell, there's always time to show respect for bands a zillion times smaller than yours. No matter what anybody says or writes, we'll always remember Dave Mustaine as a truly humble and helluva funny guy, who went out of his way to make us feel welcome and who made sure we were treated well by his crew on these few dates. We even got to share the stage with MEGADETH, singing badly out-of-tune backing vocals for 'Peace Sells' on one of the shows, which was to say the least, surreal.
"Well, so, here we are in 2009 and what a way to start the year! We got nominated for a Danish Music Award (a Grammy) for 'Architect Of Lies' in the category 'Hard Rock Album of the Year'. Needless to say, we're immensely proud of this in a country that's dead set on keeping metal out of the media and shove it as far into the underground as possible. So, this is at least a chance to roar our ugly mugs at the establishment!
"Furthermore, we have a brand new music video for the track 'The Endless Fall' ready for you all, which features live shots from Wacken 2008 combined with some very cool shots and killer special effects from Chilean director Carlos Toro. It's a little gift directly from the band to the fans out there and we really hope you will enjoy the shit out of it!"
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12 фев 2009
VANMAKT: Another New Song Posted Online
 Swedish black metallers VANMAKT have posted another track from their forthcoming second album, "Ad Luciferi Regnum" (rough translation: To the Kingdom of Lucifer), due later in the year via Pulverised Records. The song "Id XIII Inferni" features a guest apperance from Henrik "Gjallar" Kindvall (NIDRIKE, SKALD) and is available for streaming at this location.
"Ad Luciferi Regnum" was recorded at EPM Studios with producer Björn Lindgren and was mixed at Necromorbus Studio (WATAIN, SETHERIAL) with Tore Stjerna. The band says, "it sounds awesome! Even better than we expected!"
"Ad Luciferi Regnum" track listing:
01. The Second Key
02. Brethren Of Lucifer
03. Endless Myth
04. Re-Incarnating Hatred
05. Ad Luciferi Regnum
06. Id XIII Inferni
07. The Ascension
08. Beneath The Moor
09. Written In Blood
"Ad Luciferi Regnum" recording lineup:
M. Svensson (screams & guitar)
V. Dahlgren (bass)
M. Wohlfart (guitar)
Liedheim (drums)
Check out the cover artwork below.
VANMAKT's debut album, "Vredskapta Mörkersagor", features guest appearances by Jonas Renvaktar (SPAWN OF POSSESSION) on the song entitled "Open the Gates" and Hebbe from SKALD on the track "En Mardröm, En Strid, Ett Helvete". | 0 | |
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12 фев 2009
DARK FUNERAL: New Album To Be Produced By PETER TÄGTGREN
 Guitarist Lord Ahriman of the Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL has issued the following update:
"I'm sorry for the long silence since the last update. Due to various reasons, we were forced to halt the pre-production we begun working on in the studio some months ago.
"Chaq Mol [guitar] and I have, however, continued to write and trying out new material, but instead of doing it in the studio with a producer, we have been demoing new stuff in my very own home studio (damn, I need a name for it… any suggestions?).
"Anyway, things have been going rather slow but definitely steady forward.
"At this point, I have totally lost track on how many new songs we have completed or even have under progress, but that's not really of any importance right now, I think. We'll just continue to write until it's time to enter the studio. And once we are there, we'll just begin the session by going through everything from scratch, do the final adjustments etc before it's time to nail the songs for good.
"When talking about the studio, there's been some change of producer as well as where we are going to record the new album. We have decided to once again work with Peter Tägtgren [HYPOCRISY, PAIN] at his Abyss Studio. I must say that I didn't really see this coming, but honestly, I am really looking forward to work with Peter again, and so are the other guys. It's has been some 8 years or so since we last worked together with Peter and recorded our 'Diabolis Interium' album. So it's sure about time to once again summon the demons that dwells deep within the Pärlby forest. I'm not sure on the exact date we'll head up there, but sometime late May I believe. As soon as I know more I'll let you know.
"Chaq Mol and I have re-signed our endorsement deal with BC Rich guitars. Both of us have decided to continue to play their NT Warlock, which totally rules if you ask me. And considering the fact that I have been playing BC Rich Warlock (various models) for nearly 20 years now, it should say quite a lot about my feel for their killer guitars. B-Force has signed an endorsement deal with EMG pickups. He will, however, make his own statement on his new gear etc so I'll leave that part to him.
"We have also decided to do a few selected shows before the new album comes out. Not all of them are 100% confirmed as I write this, but the once that is confirmed are [listed below]."
Apr. 18 - Kings Of Black Metal - Festival Gießen, Hessenhalle (DE)
Aug. 07 - Brutal Assault festival - Jaromer, Army Fortress (Czech Republic)
Aug. 08 - Party.San Open Air - Bad Berka (DE)
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 te 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.
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12 фев 2009
KISS\' PAUL STANLEY Discusses Decision To Record New Album
 KISS frontman Paul Stanley was interviewed on the "Jim Kerr Rock and Roll Morning Show" on Tuesday (February 10) to promote his upcoming art show at Wentworth Gallery and discuss the band's return to the studio to make a new album. Click here to listen to the interview.
Paul Stanley recently confirmed to Page Six that he, Gene Simmons and the rest of KISS are headed into the studio to grind out a new record for release this fall. "It's a KISS album in the most true and classic sense — we're recording it in analog, not digital, and writing it ourselves," said Stanley, who also paints and will hold an exhibit February 27-28 at the Wentworth Gallery in Hackensack, New Jersey.
According to unconfirmed reports, the new KISS album will contain 13 tracks, nine of which were composed by Paul Stanley, three by Gene Simmons and one by Tommy Thayer.
People.com reports that KISS frontman Paul Stanley and his wife Erin welcomed an 8 lb. baby girl on January 28.
"The KISS Army has a new princess and her name is Sarah Brianna," says Stanley, 57. "Erin and I feel truly blessed with the addition of this Star Child into our lives."
Sarah is the second child for the couple, who married in 2005.
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12 фев 2009
DARK THE SUNS: New Album Release Date, Track Listing Revealed
 Jyväskylä, Finland-based melodic metal band DARK THE SUNS will release its second full-length album, "All Ends in Silence", on March 11 via Firebox Records. According to the group, "We recorded guitars and keyboards in our home studio and drums, bass and vocals were recorded in Studio Watercastle. The whole album [was] also mixed in Watercastle by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered in Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila."
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Unbroken Silence
02. Everlasting
03. The Dead End
04. All Ends in Silence
05. Sleepless Angels
06. Cold Dawn
07. Rimed with Frost
08. The Rain
09. Guardians
10. Gone
Former DARK THE SUNS keyboardist Juha Kokkonen recently rejoined the band as its second guitarist.
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12 фев 2009
NORTHERN KINGS Performs At Finnish \'Eurovision Song Contest\' Finals; Video Available
 NORTHERN KINGS — the Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians (Jarkko Ahola [TERÄSBETONI], Marco Hietala [TAROT, NIGHTWISH], Tony Kakko [SONATA ARCTICA], Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto [CHARON]) — performed a cover version of the A-HA worldwide smash "Take On Me" at the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest finals in Tampere on January 31. Video footage of the performance, which was broadcast live on the Finnish channel YLE TV2, can be viewed below.
"Rethroned", the second album from NORTHERN KINGS will be released in Japan on February 25 via Warner Music Japan. The Japanese version of the CD will include a bonus track — a cover of MICHAEL JACKSON's "They Don't Care About Us".
"Rethroned" came out in Finland on November 19, 2008 via Warner Music Finland. Like its predecessor, the new CD contains metal arrangements of pop and rock classics, including "Wanted Dead Or Alive" from BON JOVI, "Kiss From A Rose" from SEAL, "A View To A Kill" from DURAN DURAN and "Nothing Compares 2 U" from SINEAD O'CONNOR.
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12 фев 2009
TESTAMENT Singer Performs METALLICA Cover With DEATH ANGEL; Video Available
 TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Trapped Under Ice" during the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on November 29, 2008 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were WILL HAVEN (with a special guest appearance by original singer Grady Avenell), PHALLUCY (featuring DEFTONES drummer Abe Cunningham, EIGHTFOURSEVEN and DEATH VALLEY HIGH.
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12 фев 2009
KAMELOT Completes Fourth Songwriting Session For New Album
 Guitarist Thomas Youngblood and singer Roy Khan of American/Norwegian melodic metallers have issued the following update:
"Greetings from Elverum, Norway. It's the final day of the Ottertepp Sessions, the first of four writing sessions for KAMELOT's next full-length album. Well we can now reveal the location of the cabin here in Norway; it belongs to Lord Teksnes and is located in Sørskogbygda, Norway.
"The cabin has been the perfect place for our first taste of the new songs and direction for the songwriting. We would like to thank Lord Teksnes for the cabin and also all the Norwegian press that visited us while working up here."
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12 фев 2009
GODFLESH: \'Songs Of Love And Hate\'/\'Love And Hate In Dub\' Out Now In Europe
 Three long-out-of-print releases from industrial legends GODFLESH have been reissued by Earache Records as one value-packed set.
The pack — which is retailing for the price of just one CD — includes the band's 1996 album "Songs Of Love And Hate", coupled with the 1997 re-interpretation of that LP, "Love And Hate In Dub". Also included is the long-deleted DVD "In All Languages", which features all of the bands promo music videos.
Formed by one of NAPALM DEATH's founding members, Justin Broadrick, GODFLESH's illustrious career saw them become one of the most influential industrial bands ever, touring the globe with the likes of MINISTRY, FEAR FACTORY, DANZIG and TYPE O NEGATIVE, and gaining influential fans including the likes of METALLICA's Kirk Hammett. | 0 | |
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Sanctification
