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11 ÿíâ 2010
Former DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD To Release New Album In March
 According to JonLord.org, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will release his next album, "To Notice Such Things", on March 22 through Avie Records.
Titled after the main work — a six movement suite for solo flute, piano and string orchestra — the album was inspired by, and is dedicated to the memory of Jon's dear friend Sir John Mortimer, the English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, author and creator of British television series "Rumpole of The Bailey", who died in January 2009.
"He was a great friend and a great inspiration to me and I hope my love and respect for him comes out in the music," says Jon.
"A few weeks after he passed away, I was offered a commission to write a piece for solo flute and strings — a flute concerto in essence. At first I turned it down because I thought there wasn't enough time, but after a couple of days of thought, I realized that I had these three little pieces for flute and piano that I had written for the theater shows that I used to do with Sir John, and I thought that they might provide the basis for this 'flute concerto' and that I could write in his memory.
"John and I became friends about 12 years ago. A couple of years later he asked if I would be interested in playing the piano and writing a bit of music for him, for his theater shows — Mortimer's Miscellany — during which he sat on the stage and, accompanied by two actresses, a pianist and a flute player, he read poetry and prose, told stories and jokes and related hilarious legal anecdotes, giving his wonderfully wise and witty take on life, love and the law."
The music written for those shows has now evolved into Jon's new album, "To Notice Such Things".
"There was a total of about six minutes of music which has now grown into a 27-minute suite for solo flute, piano and string orchestra," Lord says. "I wrote it during March, April and May, and it was an emotional yet fascinating experience to work on it when John's presence was still so very strong. In fact it still is, but back then he had only just passed away.
"I think he's pretty much in every note of the piece and I'm really pleased with it, because I think he would be happy with what my thoughts about him are."
The suite ends with a movement called Afterwards, named after the Thomas Hardy poem that John Mortimer used to read at the end of his show.
Both the Suite itself and the album are called "To Notice Such Things" because the last line of the Hardy poem are "He was a man who used to notice such things."
The all-instrumental album was recorded at the end of last September with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Clark Rundell with Cormac Henry on flute, and also features three additional pieces.
"To Notice Such Things" track listing:
01. To Notice Such Things
a. As I Walked Out One Evening
b. At Court
c. Turville Heath
d. The Stick Dance
e. The Winter of a Doormouse
f. Afterwards
02. Evening Song
03. For Example
04. Air on the Blue String
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11 ÿíâ 2010
SÓLSTAFIR: Back Catalog To Be Released On Vinyl; DVD Planned
 Drummer Guðmundur Óli Pálmason of the Icelandic metal band SÓLSTAFIR has issued the following update:
"I am glad to report that there are exciting times ahead for SÓLSTAFIR. We have finally started working with a booking agency and the fruits of that co-operation can already be seen in the conformation of festival appearances, and there are more to come. We are also looking into the business of getting a manager, and other things which I can not talk about now. But what I can tell you is that although there won’t be a new SÓLSTAFIR record in 2010, there are still things to look forward to. All our back catalogue will finally be released on vinyl, and we are also working on a DVD which will dig deeper than just showing the band playing live."
"Love Is The Devil (And I Am In Love)", the latest video from SÓLSTAFIR, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's most recent album, "Köld", which was released in February 2009 via Spikefarm Records. The clip was written and directed by Guðmundur Óli Pálmason.
"Köld" was recorded at Music A Matic Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2007 and was produced by Fredrik Reinedahl and Aðalbjörn Tryggvason.
SÓLSTAFIR is:
Aðalbjörn Tryggvason (Guitar, Vocals)
Guðmundur Óli Pálmason (Drums)
Svavar Austmann (Bass)
Sæþór M. Sæþórsson (Guitar)
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11 ÿíâ 2010
ROUGH SILK\'s FERDY DOERNBERG Reveals More Details About Upcoming Solo Album
 English/German slide guitar/keyboard player and singer/songwriter Ferdy Doernberg (ROUGH SILK) has completed work on his new solo album, "Travelling Light", for a February release via Rebellion Records. Most of the CD was recorded at Ferdy's studio (the Droehnwerk) in Bad Nenndorf, with additional recordings that took place in New York City and Hamburg. It was mastered at Blue Castle Studio in Hamburg by Michael Hankel (HOLY MOSES guitarist).
Commented Doernberg: "I wrote all the songs apart from 'May God Save Us From Religion' — a duet with Joseph Parsons (an incredible vocal performance!), who co-wrote the song, too. The same goes for Johnny Gioeli on 'Mutants At The Shopping Mall'. The drums were played by Mike Terrana, Alex Wenn and my brother Curt. The bass tracks were performed by my girlfriend Anke Sobek, Ecki Huedepohl and André Hort. Katja Krause sang harmony vocals on three tracks. I sang and played everything else apart from one song, 'Integrity', where Michael Hankel played electric guitars. On the same track, Sabina Classen (HOLY MOSES) did some growling and — this may be a surprise for many of her fans — clean vocals as well!"
He added, "The whole album is a bit different to the last one, '... 'Til I Run Out Of Road'. Of course, it's still a singer/songwriter album with a lot of slide guitar, but it has more jazz influences and some of the songs have some kind of 'big city' atmosphere. Parts of the album were recorded in New York City and this melting pot of cultures had a huge influence on the album. But don't worry — some songs are in the same style as the songs of the last album."
"Travelling Light" track listing:
01. Does A Dobro Rust When You Play It In The Rain? (instrumental)
02. Shed A Tear
03. In Search Of A Catchy Chorus
04. E.T. Phone Home
05. A No-haired Hippie Like Me
06. Keep Me In Your Heart When I'm Gone
07. Along The Road
08. May God Save Us From Religion (duet with Joseph Parsons)
09. Jugband
10. All The Things You Do
11. Integrity (featuring Sabina Classen & Michael Hankel)
12. You Don't Know What You've Got 'Till It's Gone
13. Wah-Whoopf (instrumental)
14. Travelling Light
15. The Suburbs Of Paradise
16a. Django Meets The Undead Scotsman ( instrumental )
16b. Mutants At The Shopping-Mall (duet with Johnny Gioeli)
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11 ÿíâ 2010
Legendary QUEEN Frontman Freddie Mercury\'s \"Civil Partner\" Passes
 QUEEN guitarist Brian May has posted the following message at his official website:
"We mark and mourn the passing, after a long smoking-related illness of Jim Hutton. Jim and Freddie (Mercury) were close for many years, of course, and in modern parlance would have been called civil partners. Jim was a quiet and gentle soul, unimpressed and faintly amused by the machinations of fame, rock and roll, and Queen, and so provided Freddie with a refreshingly different view on life. Jim was devoted to gardening, and to breeding the carp which gave Freddie so much pleasure in his pond at Garden Lodge. Our sincere condolences to his sisters and family. RIP Jim."
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11 ÿíâ 2010
BROKEN TEETH: \'Viva La Rock, Fantastico!\' Details Revealed
 BROKEN TEETH, the Austin-based hard rock quintet featuring DANGEROUS TOYS/WATCHTOWER vocalist Jason McMaster, will release its new album, "Viva La Rock, Fantastico!", on January 26 via Perris Records.
Featuring 13 all-new tracks and cameo vocals by Canadian compadre Danko Jones, "Viva La Rock, Fantastico!" was written on the road during BROKEN TEETH's 2008-2009 "Blood on the Road Tour". As expected, the fifth release from the hard-bitten Texas head-knockers is torn from the same hellraiser's hymnal that gave us the likes of MOTÖRHEAD, AC/DC, RHINO BUCKET and other wheels-of-steel rockers.
"Some of these songs were written in the back of the bus, some were written in hotel rooms and others were written in the darker corners of life on the road," said McMaster. "Inspiration is at its finest when it's covered in grease, sweat and blood."
"Viva La Rock, Fantastico!" is another evil sermon of devilish delights and rock-altar anthems. From the torch-fire, rat-a-tat blast of "Blackheart" and the frantic missile-scream of "Dressin' Up in Flames" to the nervous shakedown of "Break the Spell", and the aptly titled "Exploder", "Viva La Rock, Fantastico!" finds BROKEN TEETH's six-string pitchfork attack taking equal jabs at feverish fun ("Twister" and "Bullet") and pleasurable pain ("Spitting Nails" and "Get Outta Here Alive").
"This is the first BROKEN TEETH album written by the band's current lineup," McMaster said. "In a sense, it marks a new beginning while still maintaining our signature sound. We definitely get the fists in the air, but we also like to give the girls a little something to grind to. If it ain't down-and-dirty, it ain't rock and roll."
Helping BROKEN TEETH fan the "Fantastico!" flames is blood-sweating Canadian rocker Danko Jones. The rock and roll outlaw from the Great White North lends backup vocals to the album's tequila-spiked title track as well as the shout-along stormer "Big Spender".
"I met a BROKEN TEETH fan from Scotland online and she sent me some CDs of upcoming new music," McMaster explained. "One of the CDs was DANKO JONES. I shit myself! I knew there was real rock and roll out there somewhere and I had finally found it. A few years later, Danko was coming through Austin with TURBONEGRO. I went to the show, introduced myself, gave Danko some CDs and stayed in touch. A few years later, he's singing on my music."
BROKEN TEETH formed in Austin, Texas, in 1999 when McMaster recruited former members of DANGEROUS TOYS, DIRTY LOOKS and PARIAH for a side project that allowed band members to have some fun indulging their dirty rock influences, including AC/DC, ROSE TATTOO, CIRCUS OF POWER and THE FOUR HORSEMEN. More than a decade later, BROKEN TEETH has firmly established its own tattered and frayed identity with a discography that includes the self-titled debut, "Guilty Pleasure", "Blood On The Radio" and "Electric".
"Viva La Rock, Fantastico!" ( cover) track listing:
01. Blackheart
02. Exploder
03. Spitting Nails
04. Dressin' Up In Flames
05. Break The Spell
06. Twister
07. Back On The Road
08. All Hail The Altar
09. Get Outta Here Alive
10. Bullet
11. Viva La Rock, Fantastico! (feat. Danko Jones)
12. Big Spender (feat. Danko Jones)
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11 ÿíâ 2010
JOE LYNN TURNER - \"Been Doing A Lot Of Writing And Recording Songs In Different Genres / Sounds Than What Everyone Normally Expects\"
 Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (OVER THE RAINBOW, BIG NOIZE) has issued the following update:
"Been doing a lot of writing and recording songs in different genres/sounds than what everyone normally expects...branching out...never want to be known as one dimensional. You can check out some demos on iTunes (search "Rolaf") and here (video is below). Lots more with great musicians and writers that may be revealed over the next year or so. Enjoy these for now!" | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
JIMMY PAGE To Make \'Radical Musical Statements\' On Upcoming Solo Album
 Jimmy Page has promised to make a "radical" solo album.
The former Led Zeppelin star is currently working on his first new LP since 1988 and has warned fans to open their expectations of the music.
He said: "I think it's very important to do some musical statements with new material and that's exactly what I plan to do over the forthcoming year. Musically it will be a different picture in quite a radical frame, I hope. I'd like to try some ambitious projects. But we'll see."
Jimmy also played down rumours of a rift between himself and former bandmate Robert Plant, insisting they get on "fine" and claiming to be a big fan of the singer's recent work with Alison Krauss.
He added: "the one thing I don't want to do is to try to make it look as though I'm trying to be controversial about what they're doing. Whatever anyone else does is fine. Theirs was a really acclaimed album, and it's really good."
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11 ÿíâ 2010
SCARPOINT - Two New Songs Available For Streaming
 SCARPOINT / ex-CONSTRUCDEAD drummer Erik Thyselius has posted songs from the band's forthcoming album, The Mask Of Sanity, on their newly designed MySpace page. Go to this location to check out the tracks 'Only Truth' and 'The Extinct'.
Scarpoint recorded their new album at Stockholm's Fear & Loathing Studio (owned by members of MESHUGGAH and CLAWFINGER). The CD is tentatively due in early 2010, details will be revealed soon. | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE To Record New EP
 Rome, Italy-based death metal band FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will enter 16th Cellar Studios in the group's hometown this week to record a new EP entitled "Mafia".
Commented bassist Paolo Rossi: "We can't wait to spread this new material around. These new songs sond more epic than ever, faster and violent as well. So get ready for a new blast of classical insanity!!! Moreover, that's the first effort of the new lineup and we're very excited about that."
The "Mafia" recording lineup will be as follows:
Tommaso Riccardi - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Paolo Rossi - Vocals, Bass
Cristiano Trionfera - Vocals, Guitars
Francesco Paoli - Drums, Guitars and Vocals
Francesco Ferrini - Piano
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11 ÿíâ 2010
DESTINITY: \'XI Reasons To See\' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
 French melodic death metal band DESTINITY will release its new album, "XI Reasons To See", on February 22 in Europe and March 30 in North America via Lifeforce Records. The CD was once again recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (DESTRUCTION, MAROON, HATESPHERE, ILLDISPOSED, MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, DEADLOCK).
According to the band, "XI Reasons To See" contains "11 tracks [with] approximately 50-52 minutes of pure thrash/death metal where melodies and the brutality are mixed throughout the album! It is certainly the album's most dark and most melancholy in the career of the band!"
"XI Reasons To See" track listing:
01. Just Before...
02. A Dead Silence
03. When They Stand Still
04. To Touch The Ground
05. Your Demonic Defense
06. In Sorrow
07. Rule Of The Rope
08. Silent Warfare
09. Negative Eyes Control
10. Self Lies Addiction
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11 ÿíâ 2010
BLACK SEPTEMBER Preparing To Record New Album
 Chicago's black/death masters BLACK SEPTEMBER have issued the following update:
"The last few months have seemed silent, but we have been hard at work preparing the new songs for the upcoming LP. We have officially found a new drummer that will be recording with us for the new album due out later this year. We plan on recording at Bricktop Studios who recorded our latest releases, 'The Sermon Of Vengeance' and 'Hordes Of Flesh And Bone'. The writing process is almost finished and we will plan on recording sometime in the coming months. Prepare for war."
BLACK SEPTEMBER's "The Sermon Of Vengeance" seven-inch single featured two original songs entitled "Blood for Oceans" and "Purification" and was released in April 2009 through Shaman Records and others. "Hordes Of Flesh And Bone", a one-song CD, was a collaboration project with WINTERS IN OSAKA, featuring one epic 13-minute song. This collaboration combines the heaviness of BLACK SEPTEMBER with the experimental/horror psychedelic sounds of WINTERS IN OSAKA. | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
SOLISIA: New Song Posted Online
 Italian female-fronted progressive symphonic metal band SOLISIA has posted a new song, "Vortex Of Indifference", on its MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "Ordinary Fate", which will be released later this year via Underground Symphony Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Fear Studio in Ravenna, Italy. The artwork and layout was handled by Alexandra V Bach (KAMELOT, ADAGIO, AKEMYST, OPERATIKA).
SOLISIA features in its ranks singer Marilena Stigliano and bass player Andrea Arcangeli, who has previously played with DGM and CONCEPT. According to a press release, the band "boasts a personal and intriguing mixture of symphonic power metal with frequent progressive suggestions and delicate gothic atmospheres, strong technical thickness and a fresh vibe in composition rarely found in contemporary metal scene."
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11 ÿíâ 2010
LINKIN PARK Releasing New Song Through iPhone App
 The Pulse of Radio reports: LINKIN PARK will debut a new song through an upcoming iPhone application, according to a post at frontman Mike Shinoda's personal web site. The app, a touch game called Linkin Park: 8-Bit Rebellion, will arrive later this month. According to Shinoda, players in the game are part of a rebellion against an evil multi-national corporation. He writes, "Items have been stolen from the six leaders of the rebellion. Collecting these items is the rebellion's only hope to thwarting the plans of the evil PixxelKorp." Anyone who finds all six items will be rewarded with a new LINKIN PARK tune at the end.
Shinoda added that more details will be coming soon.
LINKIN PARK is currently working on its fourth studio album, due out by mid-2010. Singer Chester Bennington told The Pulse of Radio that he expects fans to be surprised with the results. "Everybody in the band is involved in the writing process, so I think sonically, if people felt like they knew what LINKIN PARK was or they could, they thought they knew what LINKIN PARK's sound was — if (2007 album) 'Minutes To Midnight' threw them off, they're in for a ride, 'cause it's getting harder and harder for us, let alone anybody else, to classify what LINKIN PARK is."
There's no word yet on what the iPhone song will be, but presumably it will also find its way onto the new album.
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11 ÿíâ 2010
INMORIA To Enter Studio In March
 INMORIA — the new Swedish project featuring Charles Rytkonen (MORGANA LEFAY) on vocals, Christer Andersson (TAD MOROSE) on guitar, Danne Eriksson (ex-TAD MOROSE) on keyboards, Henke Westin (BLAZING SKIES) on bass, and Peter Moren (TAD MOROSE, STEEL ATTACK) on drums — will enter Studio Soundcreation in Bollnäs, Sweden in the middle of March to start recording its sophomore album. The follow-up to last year's "Invisible Wounds" will contain 12 tracks. | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
RISE TO ADDICTION Parts Ways With Bassist
 Bassist Joel Graham has left RISE TO ADDICTION — the British band which features in its ranks former BLAZE members John Slater (guitar) and Steve Wray (guitar) — and has joined British thrashers EVILE. RISE TO ADDICTION states, "It's a real shame, but Joel's replacement is already in rehearsals, so there won't be much downtime for the band."
Comments Graham: "Although I'm moving to EVILE, I can't help but feel that's it's a shame that I can't practically do both bands.
"I have had some amazing times with RISE TO ADDICTION and met some great people along the way.
"I will miss Leigh [Oates], Aynsley [Dickinson] and Steve, but I will be sure to keep in touch with them as much as possible and we will remain great friends. More then anything I wish RISE TO ADDICTION all the best and look forward to hearing, seeing and doing some festivals together with them in the very near future."
RISE TO ADDICTION's second album, "Some Other Truth", was released in November via Mausoleum Records. The follow-up to 2007's "A New Shade Of Black For The Soul" was produced by Wray and features 10 songs that "show inspired natural progression and focus of the RTA sound," according to a press release. "From the turbocharged rock-punk opener 'Sick of Me' via the doom-riffed 'The Whisper' to the shred-fest within 'One More Time' and the catchy hooks of 'Fade Away', RISE TO ADDICTION's 'Some Other Truth' is certainly a collection of the finest 'modern-day classic rock' delivered by a fresh band that know...understand... and show respect to their peers."
"Some Other Truth" track listing:
01. Sick of Me
02. Fallen from Grace
03. Scars We Wear
04. The Whisper
05. One More Time
06. Fade Away
07. Home
08. Outside
09. Morphine
10. Indelible
Three tracks from "Some Other Truth" can be heard in the YouTube clips below. The songs available for preview are "Sick of Me", "Scars We Wear" and "The Whisper". | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
ALTAR OF PLAGUES Signs With CANDLELIGHT RECORDS
 Candlelight Records has announced the signing of the Irish experimental black metal band ALTAR OF PLAGUES.
Commented the group: "ALTAR OF PLAGUES are very glad to announce we have signed with Candlelight Records in Europe. We are proud to sit on a roster alongside many bands that we have long admired and that have been a constant source of inspiration for what we do, particularly the likes of EMPEROR, ENSLAVED and BLUT AUS NORD. We feel Candlelight's aesthetic compliments what we do perfectly and we're looking forward to working alongside them in 2010 and beyond."
ALTAR OF PLAGUES was formed in 2006. Terms that are most frequently used to describe the group's style include black metal, ambient and progressive or post-metal, though it seems no one description can sum up the act's massive sound. The act themselves consider black metal to be the genre to which they are most attached, but, on the contrary, they have also been quoted to take influence from acts as diverse as EMPEROR, BJORK, and ARVO PÄRT.
The band's untraditional aesthetic and approach to their music has led to ALTAR OF PLAGUE appealing to a wide variety of listeners and this may be seen by the diverse range of acts ALTAR OF PLAGUES have toured with, including ISIS and MAYHEM, as well as having appeared at festivals that focus on "extreme" metal and festivals that encourage experimentation and diversity.
Following the release of only one demo and an EP, ALTAR OF PLAGUES signed to Canadian label Profound Lore Records. In 2009 the act released "White Tomb", an album that was described by a number of critics as one of 2009's best and most exciting releases (and was featured in Decibel magazine's "Best of 2009" list). Last year saw the band tour extensively throughout Europe, and now 2010 is proving to be an even more promising year for the act, with a forthcoming EP release on Roadburn Records as well as an appearance at the renowned Roadburn festival and more extensive touring. | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
NICK HELLFORT Joined By Former DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER Guitarist
 NICK HELLFORT, the solo project of DOMAIN singer Nicolaj Ruhnow, has announced its new lineup. It is as follows:
* Nicolaj "Nick" Ruhnow (DOMAIN) - Vocals
* Lady Catman (ex-DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER) - Guitar
* Matthias Holzapfel (EVERTALE, ex-NECROPHAGIST) - guitar
* Simon Mengs (DESERTED FEAR) - Drums
* Marco Bächle (EVERTALE) - Bass
Commented Ruhnow: "On guitar, the longtime fellow Matthias Holzhapfel, with whom I always planned and wished to making music and sharing ideas, is now part of our mission. On the second guitar, there is no one less than Lady Catman, who has the irrepressible creativity and knowledge to support NICK HELLFORT live, too! The five-string maniac Marco Bächle is hammering the bass guitar at NICK HELLFORT, and I really glad to affectionately welcome such a kindly and accomplished guy. Simon Mengs has proven during the last months that his inexhaustible potential and talent is exactly what NICK HELLFORT needs."
NICK HELLFORT is preparing to enter High Gain Studios in Hamburg, Germany with producer Arne Lakenmacher to begin recording its debut album for a 2010 release. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include:
* Lifeline (From The Devil's View)
* Fame Is Just A Whore
* Stepwise & Silently
* Crusaders
* Temple Of Kings
* The Antichrist Wore Black (Daily Phrases)
* The Messenger
* For All Time
* Perception 3.0
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11 ÿíâ 2010
AUGURY Guitarist Begins Work On New HUMANOID Album
 AUGURY guitarist Mathieu Marcotte has issued the following update on his instrumental solo project HUMANOID:
I've been working on some new compositions in the last two years, and finally started the pre-production process for the second HUMANOID album.
"There's gonna be some cool surprises on this one since i wanna involve more guests and try new things and techniques.
Since I was a lot busy with AUGURY lately, its been hard to work on both projects at the same time...but now the timing is good for me and I'm really excited about the songs and making this record!"
HUMANOID's debut album, "Remembering Universe", was released in 2008 via Panoptic Records, a division of the Disconcert Music Company.
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11 ÿíâ 2010
SLUMBER To Enter Studio Tomorrow
 Swedish melodic doom/death metallers SLUMBER will enter Panic Room Studios in Skara, Sweden tomorrow (Sunday, January 10) to begin a four-week recording/mixing session for the band's new album, entitled "Resonance". A late spring release is expected.
Commented Ehsan Kalantarpour (vocals, synth): "Never in my life have I with such pride and energy tackled a huge challenge like this. This album has turned out to be immensely complex to create but extremely rewarding if done focused and right.
"It's becoming a journey many of you will never, EVER forget.
"I know the [pre-production] samples [of the new tracks] on our MySpace site might confuse some of you. Every day the songs are heavily changing to create a very dynamic context. So please don't 'worry' — once you hear the album you will recognize its massive voyage nature."
Drummer Ted Larsson left SLUMBER in October 2009 "because of private reasons." The band will utilize the services of two session drummers during the "Resonance" tracking process. The CD will also include appearances by Ida Sundquvist, Lina Svärd and the Vinköl choir.
SLUMBER's debut album, "Fallout", was released in 2004 via Karmageddon/New Aeon Media.
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11 ÿíâ 2010
VREID Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
 Norwegian band VREID has issued the following update:
"In late December we got the news from [guitarist] Ese that he could not continue to play with VREID. This was, of course, very sad news, as Ese has been a member of VREID since the beginning in 2004. We respect his decision, and want to thank him for all his great work during the five years, four album and almost 200 shows for the VREID brigade.
"After the news from Ese, we immediately had a band meeting to look into the situation. 2009 was a demanding and hard working year for VREID, and it doesn’t seem as 2010 will be in any different. We will do a lot of shows, and we will spend a lot of time recording our fifth album. This meant that we had to start looking for a new guitarist.
"Our first choice was a choice without discussions. We asked Stian Bakketeig (a.k.a. Strom) to join us. To our delight, he was ready for the task, and is now officially the new VREID guitarist.
"We have known Strom since the early 1990s, and he joined our previous band ULCUS back in 1996, later on we played with him for several years in WINDIR. Strom was our number one choice as he is the best guitar player we know, the social connection is perfect, and we have a strong history together.
"We will use the first two months of 2010 working on new material and rehearsing our live set with Strom. We have made a list of songs that we will rehearse to play live. This list consist of songs we haven't played in a long while and also songs we have never played live before. We will do our first live shows with Strom in March, and give you more info about this soon." | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
DARK TRANQUILLITY: \'We Are The Void\' Track Listing Revealed; Fourth Studio Webisode Available
 The fourth in a series of webisodes documenting the making of "We Are The Void", the ninth album from Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY, can be viewed below.
"We Are The Void" will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:
* Sweden: February 24
* Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Australia: February 26
* Spain, Portugal: March 2
* Finland, Hungary: March 3
* U.K., France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: March 1
* North America: March 9
The drums for the CD were recorded at bassist Daniel Antonsson's studio, while the remaining instruments were tracked at Martin Brändström's (electronics) newly renovated Rogue music facility. The mixing duties were once again handled by Tue Madsen (HALFORD, BEHEMOTH, KATAKLYSM, THE HAUNTED) at his Antfarm studio in Århus, Denmark.
"We Are The Void" track listing:
01. Shadow In Our Blood
02. Dream Oblivion
03. The Fatalist
04. In My Absence
05. The Grandest Accusation
06. At The Point Of Ignition
07. Her Silent Language
08. Arkhangelsk
09. I Am The Void
10. Surface The Infinite
11. Iridium
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11 ÿíâ 2010
Female Singer Confirmed For AVANTASIA Project
 Germany-based singer Cloudy Yang (pictured below) has joined the list of guest musicians who will appear on the forthcoming release from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project.
Commented Tobias: "I know people have speculated and thrown in a lot of names [about which female vocalist will appear on the next AVANTASIA album], but it's not about names, it's foremost about quality.
"Together with the amazing Amanda Somerville, Cloudy Yang had been singing backing vocals during the AVANTASIA world tour, and also performed backing vocals for EDGUY's 'Dragonfly'. Cloudy's vocals are simply terrific! And having a gifted singer like that in my extended rock and roll family that a lot of people may not have known yet, I consider it my duty to give her as much exposure as I possibly can.
"Cloudy had sung the demo that we had recorded to guide the real singer later on — whoever that was going to be. But Cloudy was perfect on that demo, and we really, really had to keep her vocals on there. She reminds me a lot of Lisa Dalbello, some people said Kate Bush. You will hear it — she is nothing but amazing!"
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11 ÿíâ 2010
AXEL RUDI PELL Putting Finishing Touches On New Album; 'One Night Live' DVD Due Next Month
 German guitarist AXEL RUDI PELL and his solo band have finished recording their new studio CD which he calls "definitely our masterpiece!" He adds, "Everybody in the band is so excited about the new songs and I really can say that it will be our best album by far."
Pell and producer Charlie Bauerfeind (BLIND GUARDIAN, HAMMERFALL, RAGE) are currently finalizing the new album mix for a tentative spring release.
In other news, AXEL RUDI PELL will release a new DVD called "One Night Live - Live At The Rock Of Ages Festival 2009" in Germany on February 19 and in the rest of the world on February 22. Pell states, "As the title [implies], [the disc] features our complete 75-minute performance [at] last year's Rock Of Ages festival in Germany. We definitely didn't do any overdubs, so what you hear and see is what really happened that night, with all the mistakes and 'blue' notes! But that's liv(f)e!!!" | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
ZONARIA Preparing To Enter Studio
 Swedish death/black metal band ZONARIA has completed the songwriting process for its new album and will soon enter the Abyss studio in Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, SONIC SYNDICATE, HYPOCRISY, CENTINEX, CARNAL FORGE) to begin recording the effort for a spring/summer release.
Commented vocalist/guitarist Simon Berglund: "I'm stoked about going into the studio with Jonas. He did an amazing job on [ZONARIA's 2007 release] 'Infamy And The Breed' and has done some more incredible work with other bands. And not to mention recording in studio Abyss for the first time. Many of our all-time favorites have recorded in that studio and something magic always happens with the albums recorded there." | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
DIORAMA - ‘Cubed’ in two versions
 diorama_cubed_limitedDIORAMA's 7th studio album ‘Cubed’ will be released in this year’s March in two different versions: the “Regular Edition” will be available as single CD version; the “Deluxe Edition” will be presented as Double-CD with lots of audio and graphic extras. One can already be curious about a
diversified and complex album containing besides potential dance floor fillers like ‘Ignite’ or ‘Apocalypse Later’ also soul-gripping ballads like ‘My Counterfeit’. | 0 | |
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11 ÿíâ 2010
AVATAR: \'Queen Of Blades\' Video Released
 "Queen Of Blades", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on November 27, 2009 at Brew House in Gothenburg and was helmed by René U. Valdes of Greenworks. The song comes off the band's third, self-titled album, which is scheduled for release on February 22 via Gain Music Entertainment.
"Avatar" track listing:
01. Queen Of Blades (4:28)
02. The Great Pretender (4:03)
03. Shattered Wings (3:35)
04. Reload (4:13)
05. Out Of Our Minds (4:29)
06. Deeper Down (3:46)
07. Revolution Of Two (5:08)
08. Roadkill (3:29)
09. Pigfucker (2:04)
10. Lullaby (Death All Over) (7:46)
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11 ÿíâ 2010
MEMOIRA Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement
 Finnish metal band MEMOIRA has parted ways with vocalist Jemina Pitkälä and is currently seeking a male or female replacement. Interested parties can send a vocal sample in mp3/wav format to memoiraband(at)gmail.com and a letter containing more information.
MEMOIRA's self-titled debut album was released in August 2008 via Nightmare Records. | 0 | |
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10 ÿíâ 2010
ASP - verkünden Agenda 2010!
 Mit einem Schreiben haben sich ASP an ihre Anhänger gewandt, um ihnen die künftige Marschrichtung offenzulegen. Die wichtigsten Neuerungen betreffen die Gründung eines eigenen Trisol-Sublabels, das fortan ausschließlich für ASP-Releases zuständig sein wird.
Zugleich kündigt die Band an, die inzwischen erreichte Hallengröße und damit verbunden die Eintrittspreise ihrer Rocktourneen nicht weiter zu überschreiten, um eine persönliche Atmosphäre zu gewährleisten. Alles für die Fans, welche folglich auch die Setlist der kommenden "Es lebe Wir!"-Tour mitbestimmen dürfen. HIER geht es direkt zum Voting.
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10 ÿíâ 2010
VAN CANTO - \'Tribe of Force\' Track List enthüllt
 Mit ihrem dritten Album schicken sich VAN CANTO an, die alteingesessene Definition von Metal endgültig über Bord zu werfen. Laute E-Gitarren und pumpenden Bass sucht man auch auf dem neuen Werk "Tribe of Force" vergeblich. Doch haben die stimmgewaltigen Mitglieder diese elektronische Unterstützung gar nicht nötig, denn die Gesangswunder schaffen es auch so, die Songs mit gehöriger Power und Headbanger-Qualitäten auszustatten! Einzig und allein ein Schlagzeuger sorgt für das nötige Fundament, auf dem VAN CANTO stimmgewaltige A Cappella Eigenkompositionen aufbauen, die Metal-Fans zu wahren Begeisterungsstürmen
hinreißen werden.
Die druckvolle Produktion von Charlie Bauernfeind (Blind Guardian) unterstreicht die Power der Songs und lässt sie besonders glasklar erklingen. Als besonderen Bonus gibt sich der legendäre Metal-Shouter Chris Boltendahl die Ehre, um mit Van Canto den Grave Digger Klassiker „Rebellion“ zu intonieren. Zudem bleiben VAN CANTO ihrer Tradition treu, und haben wieder einen Metallica-Hit gecovert, die Fans dürfen gespannt sein. "Tribe of Force" bleibt somit reiner Stahl, der jedoch auf eine völlig neue Art und Weise geschmiedet wurde und befördert VAN CANTO auf großen Schritten in Richtung Metal-Olymp. Das Album erscheint zusätzlich als streng limitertes Digipack mit Bonus DVD, welche ihren 45min Gig auf dem Wacken 2008 sowie Interviews und "Behind the Scenes" Aufzeichnungen enthält.
"Tribe of Force" Track List:
01. Lost Forever 4:40
02. To Sing A Metal Song 3:24
03. One To Ten 4:06
04. I Am Human 3:56
05. My Voice 5:30
06. Rebellion 4:05
07. Last Night Of The Kings 3:52
08. Tribe Of Force 3:17
09. Water.Fire.Heaven.Earth 3:32
10. Master Of Puppets 8:23
11. Magic Taborea 3:22
12. Hearted 4:00
13. Frodo's Dream 3:06
Bei VAN CANTO geht es schon vor dem Release des neuen Albums "Tribe of Force" hoch her. Am 7. Jaunuar 2010 könnt ihr einen Auftritt der Band in der großen Comedy Wintershow um 20:15 auf Pro7 bewundern.
VAN CANTO zeigen der deutschen Comedy-Elite vom "Quatsch Comedy Club" mal, wie Metal A Capella klingt und sorgen nebenbei mal dafür, dass es auch mal die richtige Musik ins deutsche Abendfernsehen schafft. Also auf jeden Fall einschalten!
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10 ÿíâ 2010
REQUIEM AETERNAM: 'Purposiveness' Video Released
 "Purposiveness", the new video from melodic black metallers REQUIEM AETERNAM — originally from Uruguay but most recently based in Tampa Bay, Florida — can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's third album, "Destiny-Man". Around February/March 2010, the band will announce the official release date for the effort and the label that will be responsible for issuing the CD.
"Destiny-Man" was mastered in March 2009 at Morrisound Recording in Tampa. The album is set to feature "ten tracks — 50 minutes of anguish," according to the band.
The ten tracks on "Destiny-Man" are inspired — not based — on ten classical composers, including Takemitsu, Beethoven, Mozart, Piazzolla, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Chopin, Paganini and Villa-Lobos.
Commented guitarist/vocalist Jose Romero Sum: "This [is] our most ambitious work to date. I have written more music for this recording than for both former albums put together. This is] our uppermost attempt to consolidate a new style within metal music: philosophical metal."
"Destiny-Man" track listing:
01. Exordium
02. Destiny-Man
03. Requiem Aeternam
04. Freewill
05. Existence
06. Vying
07. Purposiveness
08. Ser (sung in Spanish)
09. Perseverance
10. Epitaph
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Jon Lord
