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3 авг 2009
DARZAMAT: \'Solfernus\' Path\' Trailer Available
 A short trailer for "Solfernus' Path", the fifth album from the Polish "dark metal" band DARZAMAT, can be viewed below. Due on August 28 via Germany's Massacre Records (in Japan, the LP will be released by Spiritual Beast), the CD was recorded in Poland under the supervision of Jaroslaw Toifl, with whom the band had previously worked on 2005's "Transkarpatia" (Metal Mind Productions in Europe, MVD in the USA). There are two great guests on the album: KING DIAMOND's Andy La Rocque (guitar solo in "King of the Burning Anthems") and STONE SOUR's Roy Mayorga (opening intro). The artwork for the new CD was created by MentalPorn.com Agency, which has previously worked with such bands as DEATHSTARS and BEHEMOTH. The album was mixed by Jonas Kljellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY guitarist) of Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden.
"Solfernus' Path" ( обложка) track listing:
01. False Sleepwalker
02. Vote for Heresy
I: Devium
03. Pain Collector
04. Final Conjuration
II: Fumus
05. Gloria Inferni
III: Venenum
06. Solfernus Path
07. Lunar Silhouette
08. King of the Burning Anthems
IV: Spectaculum
09. Chimera
10. Mesmeric Seance
Flauros previously stated about the upcoming CD: "For the first time in our band's history, we've decided to create a concept album. It is a certain sort of novelty for us, yet we've had such an idea in our minds for a long time now. The coherent story, which is to be told by both the lyrics and the music, is a hell of a greater challenge than composing ten pieces in the similar stylistics. As the action proceeds, the music must 'react' accordingly and suitably. It is as if a screenplay, which is to attract the viewer in an interesting way."
He continued, "The story contained on the record takes place in a mysthical set, indeed, which is created by the mansion of countess Josephine von Kuchmeister, the inspiration for which was the Villa Caro in Gliwice and the palace in Plawniowice. The action of 'Solfernus' Path' takes place at the beginning of XXth century. The main character is a medicine student who undergoes a spiritual transformation. He goes beyond the carnal world and he notices the 'other side.' Everything is dressed in fairy-like climate, full of the occult 'keys.' Nothing is obvious, nothing here is predictable.
"The title Solfernus is of course not the main character of the story, but it's eminence grise. The character of Solfernus derives from the play 'Dalliance with Devil' written by the Czech dramatist Jan Drda. It is only a tiny inspiration, an impuls where one should not seek any similarities. Drda's play is grotesque and humorous, while our story is of a completely different character, much closer to Stefan Grabinski's horror short stories than to the ones of the Czech playwright."
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3 авг 2009
MACHINE HEAD Frontman Says LIMP BIZKIT\'s DJ LETHAL Is Acting Like \'An Internet Tough Guy\'
 MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has issued the following update:
"Just played Sonisphere [festival at] Knebworth [in United Kingdom]. HOLY SHIT!!!!!! Fucking UN-BELIEVE-ABLE!!!!!!!
"DJ Lethal from LIMP BIZKIT's response to my comment about how we were going to CRUSH them was hilarious. He said, 'The only thing crushed was our egos.' Hahahaha!! Apparently he forgot to mention the 'unprompted' three-minute-long 'FUCK LIMP BIZKIT' chant today [during MACHINE HEAD's set] from all 45,000 people at Sonisphere. [Listen to the audio below as taken from MACHINE HEAD's official message board at MachineHead1.com. — Ed.] Yeah!
"Tonight was one of the biggest ego boosts we've ever had! Not that we had shit to do with it, but it was funny how the crowd chanted 'MACHINE FUCKING HEAD' in between every song that LIMP BIZKIT played tonight, and they didn't say SHIT about it onstage except 'MACHINE HEAD is hard, and their fans are hard.' Now that their they're away from our crowd and our stage, now [DJ Lethal's] an Internet tough guy. And this is coming from the guy wearing a MACHINE HEAD shirt ONSTAGE tonight... hmmm... NICE!
"By the way, we had 21 circle pits today!! That is a new record for the U.K. Our previous record at [U.K.'s] Download [festival] was 12 circle pits.
"Today we made fucking history, Sonisphere!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!
"If there's any doubt, footage from both sets will appear sooner or later."
MACHINE HEAD announced on July 7 that they were pulling out of the U.K. Sonisphere because the event's promoter "placed, unbeknownst to us, LIMP BIZKIT in our third slot on the festival." They eventually returned to the bill as the top-secret "special guests" and performed right before LIMP BIZKIT, hitting the stage at around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, August 2.
Flynn addressed MACHINE HEAD's reason for returning the Sonisphere bill during the band's performance at the event. He said, "After the promoters of Sonisphere begged us to come back onto this thing last week, the only even consideration that we made it for is for all of you fucking fans, man! It wasn't for Sonisphere, it wasn't for LIMP BIZKIT — it was for the fucking lunatics of this fucking country that have treated us so fucking good, man. It is an honor to play for you, guys. It is a privilege to play for you, guys. We are so fucking lucky to have a fan base like you, man."
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2 авг 2009
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Audio Sample Released
 A two-minute audio sample of the new THEATRE OF TRAGEDY song "Hide and Seek" is available for streaming on the band's official web site. The track comes off the group's seventh album, "Forever Is The World", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on October 13 (the CD will be issued in Europe on September 18 via AFM Records).
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2 авг 2009
TO/DIE/FOR To Enter Studio This Week
 Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR will enter the studio on August 6 to begin recording their sixth album, tentatively due in early 2010. Drums tracks for a total of 15 new songs are expected to be laid down during the initial sessions, which will last four days.
Regarding the new material's musical direction, vocalist Jape Peratalo recently said, "We are not gonna fill new songs with guitars! (Which does NOT mean that there is not guitars at all!) This time we will create something new, but it will sound as TO/DIE/FOR, for sure. Main idea is that it MUST be fresh!"
He added, "Most of the gothic rock scene is so fucking boring that we do not see any reason to continue on that road! So many bands sounds almost same. There is no new ideas. I do not mean every gothic rock band, but anyway... That is something we are gonna change! We will be melancholy and everything we have been before, but we will renew our music and ways to handle it."
Currently unsigned, TO/DIE/FOR plans to release its next album through the band's own company. Peratalo explained, "We are not gonna look for any record label for releasing this album! All we need is find right labels which we could sign license deals with. Now it seems that licenses for Russian, Japan and Finland are already in our hands. And I am looking for new license deals all the time. So... things will happen mainly through our own company."
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2 авг 2009
METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of First-Ever \'The Ecstasy Of Gold\' Performance Available
 METALLICA played "The Ecstasy of Gold" live for the first time ever this past Tuesday night (July 28) at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Professionally filmed video footage of the performance (courtesy of Metallica.com) can be viewed below.
"The Ecstasy of Gold" is the song from the classic film "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" which has been opening METALLICA live shows since 1983.
METALLICA's cover of "The Ecstasy of Gold" was released in February 2007 via Sony Classical as part of a tribute to composer Ennio Morricone, also featuring some of the greatest names from the worlds of contemporary pop, rock, jazz, and classical music.
METALLICA's setlist for last night's Copenhagen show was as follows:
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Disposable Heroes
04. Of Wolf and Man
05. Fade To Black
06. Cyanide
07. My Apocalypse
08. Sad But True
09. One
10. The Thing that Should Not Be
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. The Ecstasy of Gold
17. Whiplash
18. Seek and Destroy
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2 авг 2009
ANTHRAX Performs With JOHN BUSH At U.K. SONISPHERE; First Footage Posted Online
 ANTHRAX played yesterday (Saturday, August 1) at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, England, with John Bush (ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005) joining them for a very special one-off performance.
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian wrote on his Twitter page shortly after the concert, "40-odd thousand people chanting 'Bring back Bush.' 'Nuff said."
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1 авг 2009
EPICA: Pro-Shot Footage From WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival Available
 Professionally filmed video footage of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA performing the song "Sancta Terra" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which is being held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below.
The complete track listing has been revealed for EPICA's new album, "Design Your Universe", which is due in Europe on October 16 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy" was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth.
"Design Your Universe" track listing:
01. Samadhi (prelude)
02. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV)
03. Unleashed
04. Martyr of the Free Word
05. Our Destiny
06. Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
07. The Price of Freedom (interlude)
08. Burn to a Cinder
09. Tides of Time
10. Deconstruct
11. Semblance of Liberty
12. White Waters
13. Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)
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1 авг 2009
SKYCLAD: \'Words Upon The Street\' Video Released
 "Words Upon The Street" , the new video from SKYCLAD, the seminal British band which is often referred to as "the originator of folk metal," ca nbe viewed below. The song comes off the group's twelfth album, "In The… All Together", which was released earlier in the year via Scarlet Records. The CD, which was recorded and mixed by Dario Mollo (THE CAGE, VOODOO HILL) at Damage Inc Studio, in Ventimiglia, Italy during August 2008, "mixes the usual thrash/speed metal influences with the extraordinary folk melodies that made the band famous all around the world, maintaining a fresh and dynamic approach which gives a strong live dimension to the new songs," according to a press release. | 0 | |
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1 авг 2009
SKINLAB: \'The Scars Between Us\' Release Date Announced
 "The Scars Between Us", the new album from veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB, will be released on September 15 via Stand And Deliver Records. The band's video for the song "In for the Kill" — which is featured on the new CD — can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in May 2008 at the group's warehouse in Oakland, California with new, up-and-coming director Jourdan McClure and it features appearances by UFC fighter Nate Quarry and Greg Thompson. | 0 | |
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1 авг 2009
REVOLTING COCKS: \'Sex-O MiXXX-O\' Remix Album Due In September
 REVCO (p/k/a REVOLTING COCKS), the long-running side project from Al Jourgensen (MINISTRY) and a slew of collaborators over the outfit's twenty-plus-year history, will release a remix record titled "Sex-O MiXXX-O" on September 29 via Al's own 13th Planet Records.
The ten-track album couples longtime conspirators, including Luc Van Acker, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie and MARILYN MANSON's Chris Vrenna, with current REVCO players Clayton Worbeck and Stayte (which features the aforementioned Worbeck as well as Josh Bradford).
The original album, "Sex-O Olympic-O", was released in the fall of 2008 and was hailed by Alternative Press as the "most satisfying album" Jourgensen had created to date with REVCO and went on to dub the album as a "celebration of hedonism and glorious excess."
"Sex-O MiXXX-O" track listing:
01. HookerBot3000 (tweaker mix) - Remixed by Chris Vrenna of MARILYN MANSON
02. Keys To The City (Invincible mix) - Remixed by Crabbi of Vileevils & POP WILL EAT ITSELF
03. Red Parrot (Juarez Tunnel mix) – Remixed by MEGAJIVE
04. Robo Bandidos (A Chilling Effect mix) – Remixed by Doug Firley of GRAVITY KILLS
05. Cousins (Sexy Problems = Sexy Solutions mix) – Remixed by Clayton Worbeck of REVOLTING COCKS
06. Touch Screen (Shower Strangulation mix) – Remixed by Luc Van Acker
07. I'm Not Gay (I'm So Gay Club mix) – Remixed by Dave "Rave" Ogilvie of SKINNY PUPPY
08. Abundant Redundancy (Clockworks and Cold Steel mix) – Remixed by Stayte
09. Lewd Ferrigno (Club On mix) – Remixed by Andy LaPlegua of COMBICHRIST
10. Wizard of Sextown (Bisected Banshee mix) – Remixed by Seismologist
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1 авг 2009
LYNCH MOB: More \'Smoke And Mirrors\' Audio Samples Available
 Audio samples of all 13 songs that appear on LYNCH MOB's comeback studio album entitled "Smoke And Mirrors" are available for download at HeavyHarmonies.com (scroll down). The CD is scheduled for release in Europe on September 18 (October 13 in the U.S.) via Frontiers Records.
After seventeen long years, singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show their amazing abilities in some killer new hard rock songs. "I would say this new record is the album we should have put out as a follow-up to 'Wicked Sensation'... Better late than never, I guess..." says Lynch. | 0 | |
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1 авг 2009
NIGHTMARE: \'Insurrection\' Artwork Revealed
 French power metallers NIGHTMARE will release their seventh album, "Insurrection", on September 11 via Germany's AFM Records. The CD was recorded at Peek studio in France with Patrick Liotard and at U3multimedia and Indiscreet Studios in Stuttgart, Germany with Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, EDGUY, MASTERPLAN). The follow-up to 2007's "Genetic Disorder" will contain nine tracks, including a two-part concept song. Part II of the track, entitled "Cosa Nostra..." , will be featured as a bonus cut for Japan and limited editions along with one other song. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Insurrection", "Three Mile Island", "The Gospel Of Judas", "Decameron", "Angels Of Glass" and "Legions Of The Rising Sun".
The "Insurrection" cover art (see here) was created by Swedish artist Pär Olofsson who previously worked on "Genetic Disorder".
Special guest vocalist on the album is Fabrice Emmanuelsson from ELLIPSIS.
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, NIGHTMARE will perform a special headlining show on October 31, 2009 at Salle Edmond Vigne in Fontaine, France with special guests ELLIPSIS, AMON SETHIS and RISE OF DOOM. The concert will be professionally filmed for future DVD release.
NIGHTMARE 2009 is:
Jo Amore - Vocals
Franck Milleliri - Guitar
JC Jess - Guitar
Yves Campion - Bass
David Amore - Drums
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1 авг 2009
METHODS OF MAYHEM Signs Worldwide Deal With ROADRUNNER RECORDS
 MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's METHODS OF MAYHEM project has inked a worldwide deal with Loud & Proud Records, a Roadrunner Records imprint focusing on established artists. Roadrunner will release the band's sophomore album in early 2010.
Commented Lee: "I'm so f@&*ing pumped!! I've signed with my friends at Roadrunner... What a perfect home for my second METHODS OF MAYHEM record. We're about to do what no team has ever done before... Buckle up and hang on, kids!"
DJ Aero and guitarist Kai Marcus are still onboard for METHODS OF MAYHEM's as-yet-untitled new effort, and Lee's producing partner Scott Humphrey is also said to be involved.
In a recent interview with TuneLab.com, drummer Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, STATIC-X, DARK NEW DAY, TOMMY LEE) — who played on the new METHODS OF MAYHEM CD — stated about the album, "People are gonna be very surprised when they hear that record. It's very different than anything [Tommy's] done. It's still very cool, there's some very melodic, commercial stuff on it, but the bulk of the record is very heavy, grungy, DEFTONES-sounding stuff. And it's just really cool."
Lee formed METHODS OF MAYHEM in 1999 after he left MÖTLEY CRÜE. The all-star project collaboration with rapper TiLo featured input from LIMP BIZKIT's Fred Durst, THE CRYSTAL METHOD, Kid Rock, Snoop Dogg, and Mix Master Mike. After signing to MCA, METHODS OF MAYHEM issued its self-titled debut LP in late 1999.
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1 авг 2009
DISMEMBER: \'Under Blood Red Skies\' DVD Trailer Available
 A trailer for "Under Blood Red Skies", the newly released DVD from long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER, can be viewed here. Available on Regain Records, the two-disc set includes footage of two separate concerts (one in the Netherlands and the other at last year's Party.San Open Air festival, which was held in Bad Berka, Germany) plus tons of backstage material and bonus features.
The cover artwork for the DVD, which was created by Erik Danielsson (Trident Art), can be viewed here.
The track listing is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. Stillborn Ways
02. Death Conquers All
03. Skinfather
04. Dark Depths
05. Life - Another Shape Of Sorrow
06. Forged With Hate
07. Under A Blood Red Sky
08. Override Of The Overture
09. Soons To Be Dead
10. Bleed For Me
11. And So Is Life
12. Dismembered
13. Skin Her Alive
14. Sickening Art
15. In Death's Sleep
Disc 2:
"Death Metal And More Mental Illness" (documentary)
Commented the band: "We have been working hard as hell on this DVD for so long now and it feels great to finally have it released. We have been filming stuff on every tour (and almost every gig) since 2004, so we have had tons of material to choose from. To break that down to make it fit in a DVD format with interviews with all the band members has been a tough one indeed. But the final outcome will surely be worth all the effort and time we put down in this project. It will be a very honest look into the life of being in DISMEMBER, and it will include a lot of scenes that will make people laugh.
"You'll get to see how we work in the studio and how it is being on tour with its ups and downs. There will be some cool backstage footage and live material from the Masters Of Death tour we did with our good friends ENTOMBED, GRAVE and UNLEASHED, plus tons of other interesting stuff from all around the world. We also filmed last year's gig at the Party.San festival. We did a special set at that night; it was divided into two parts, where the first one contains lots of new material as well as some older classics. In the second part of the set we played the the whole first album from 1991, 'Like An Ever Flowing Stream', for the first time in the history of the band, everything very nicely accompanied by fiery pyrotechnics."
DISMEMBER played a 20th-anniversary show on November 22, 2008 at Debaser Medis in Stockholm, Sweden. The concert featured all the past and present members of DISMEMBER on stage performing songs from all of the band's albums in chronological order, starting off as a trio formation and moving on through DISMEMBER history until the present lineup.
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1 авг 2009
GHOST BRIGADE: \'My Heart Is A Tomb\' Video Released
 "My Heart Is A Tomb", the new video from Finland's GHOST BRIGADE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's sophomore album, "Isolation Songs", which is scheduled for release on August 3 in Europe (August 25 in the U.S.) via Season Of Mist Records.
"Isolation Songs" track listing:
01. Suffocated
02. My Heart Is A Tomb
03. Into The Black Light
04. Lost In A Loop
05. 22:22 - Nihil
06. Architect Of New Beginnings
07. Birth
08. Concealed Revulsions
09. Secrets Of The Earth
10. A Storm Inside
11. Liar (first edition bonus track)
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1 авг 2009
CRADLE OF FILTH: \'The Death Of Love\' Video Released
 "The Death Of Love", the latest video from British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH, can be viewed below (courtesy of U.K.'s Metal Hammer). The song comes off the band's new album, "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder", which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 37. The CD sold a little over 11,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 48 on The Billboard 200 chart.
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1 авг 2009
KATATONIA: \'Night Is The New Day\' Artwork Preview Available
 A preview of the cover artwork for "Night Is The New Day", the eighth studio album from Swedish masters of melancholy KATATONIA, is available below. The artwork was once again designed by Travis Smith and closes the visual concept for "The Great Cold Distance" phase. 13 tracks were reportedly laid down for the new CD (out of which 11-12 songs will make it onto the final record), with the new material being described by the band as "our most varied, diverse and possibly strongest shit all together on one and the same album."
"Night Is The New Day" is scheduled for release in Europe on October 19 and in the U.S. on October 27 via Peaceville Records.
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1 авг 2009
BEHEMOTH: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 "Evangelion", the ninth full-length studio album from Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on August 7 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and August 11 in North America through Metal Blade, the CD was mixed at Miloco Studios in London, England by Colin Richardson, who has previously worked with MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, NAPALM DEATH and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, among many others.
"Evangelion" track listing:
01. Daimonos
02. Shemaforash
03. Ov Fire And The Void
04. Transmigrating Beyond Realms Ov Amenti
05. He Who Breeds Pestilence
06. The Seed Ov I
07. Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
08. Defiling Morality Ov Black God
09. Lucifer
The digipack edition will include a bonus DVD with behind-the-scenes footage and expanded artwork. The material on the DVD was shot while the band forged "Evangelion" between January and May of 2009.
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1 авг 2009
KITTIE: Another New Song Posted Online
 Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE has posted a new song, "Cut Throat" on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off KITTIE's new album, "In The Black", which will be released on September 15 through E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records).
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Kingdom Come
02. My Plague
03. Cut Throat
04. Die My Darling
05. Sorrow I Know
06. Forgive And Forget
07. Now Or Never
08. Falling Down
09. Sleepwalking
10. Whiskey Love Song
11. Ready Aim Riot
12. The Truth
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1 авг 2009
KAMPFAR Forced To Cancel WACKEN OPEN AIR Appearance
 Norwegian old-school black metallers KAMPFAR have issued the following statement:
"Due to a sudden family matter for one member of KAMPFAR, we are forced to cancel our show at Wacken Open Air this year. We feel bad towards the Wacken festival, ICS [Wacken festival organizers] and the people who came to see us. But if you know KAMPFAR, you know that we always come back strong. See you in the future!" | 0 | |
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31 июл 2009
DAVE MUSTAINE: METALLICA Was Planning To Fire LARS ULRICH Before CLIFF BURTON Died
 Greg Prato of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
RollingStone.com: "Endgame" is certainly one of MEGADETH's most riff-heavy releases.
Mustaine: Making this record, there was a lot of different facets. When I was writing this, I had a lot of material that I had saved over the years, and a lot of stuff that had been really fast, riffy, and exciting, but just not as melodic as where we were during the '90s. I was assembling the songs and thinking about the possibilities of Shawn [Drover, drums]. When we got in here to start doing a record, I was thinking, "God, these guys have so much potential, what are we going to do?" And I started to really push the envelope, and write songs that were really super aggressive, and had a lot of guitar playing. It was almost self-indulgent with the guitar soloing. I realized, "Dave, you're not a guitar player for making songs for the radio. You had a couple of songs that you were successful with the radio, but that ain't your style, come on."
RollingStone.com: To set the record straight, did you or original MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson write the bass line to "Peace Sells"?
Mustaine: Me.
RollingStone.com: What do you remember about the writing of that song?
Mustaine: I was homeless at the time, and I was living in a rehearsal place in Vernon, California. I was seeing a girl, Diana — there were a lot of songs I wrote about her. I actually wrote the lyrics to that song on the wall, in that building. I didn't have any paper in the studio, but I had a Sharpie, so I just wrote on the wall. Whoever inherited our rehearsal room after I moved out, saw the original lyrics to "Peace Sells" on the wall. They probably painted right over it and didn't even know it.
RollingStone.com: As far as you know, is it true that on the last METALLICA tour Cliff Burton was on before he died, the band was planning on firing Lars Ulrich at the tour's end?
Mustaine: That's what Scott [Ian, ANTHRAX guitarist] told me. He said that when METALLICA got home, that James [Hetfield], Cliff [Burton] and Kirk [Hammett] were going to fire Lars.
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31 июл 2009
ACE FREHLEY: New Song Available For Streaming
 A new Ace Frehley track entitled "Outer Space" is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the original KISS guitarist's fifth solo album, "Anomaly", which is scheduled for release on September 15 via his own Bronx Born Records, with Rocket Science providing a full label service platform. The CD was produced and recorded in Westchester County, New York between 2007 and 2009 and was mixed in Los Angeles.
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31 июл 2009
EPICA: 'Design Your Universe' Track Listing Revealed
 The complete track listing has been revealed for "Design Your Universe", the new album from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA. Due in Europe on October 16 via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to 2007's "The Divine Conspiracy" was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth.
"Design Your Universe" track listing:
01. Samadhi (prelude)
02. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV)
03. Unleashed
04. Martyr of the Free Word
05. Our Destiny
06. Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
07. The Price of Freedom (interlude)
08. Burn to a Cinder
09. Tides of Time
10. Deconstruct
11. Semblance of Liberty
12. White Waters
13. Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)
The cover artwork for "Design Your Universe" can be viewed here (artwork by Stefan Heilemann).
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31 июл 2009
MELIAH RAGE: \'Masquerade\' Pushed Back To Late August
 "Masquerade", the new album from veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE, has had its release date pushed back to August 25 (via Screaming Ferret/Metro City Records) from the previously announced July 28. The CD was recorded at The Outpost in Stoughton, Massachusetts and was mastered at the end of November by producer Rich Spillberg (WARGASM), who has worked with everyone from STEEL ASSASSIN to JOSH GROBAN. According to the group, "The music on the record is much faster and heavier than the past few records and will feature a guest appearance by METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe."
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Lost Or Found (7:57)
02. Chosen (6:15)
03. History Will Tell (6:47)
04. Dreamer (5:09)
05. Seeker (6:58)
06. Hour Glass (5:06)
07. Masquerade (6:00)
08. Last Rites (4:56) (feat. Ronny Munroe)
09. Whatever It Takes (7:32)
Check out the cover artwork here.
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31 июл 2009
MAN MUST DIE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
 "No Tolerance For Imperfection", the new album from Scotland's MAN MUST DIE, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. The follow-up to "The Human Condition" is scheduled for an August 4 North American release date (August 10 internationally) via Relapse Records. | 0 | |
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31 июл 2009
LACUNA COIL: Video Footage Of Entire San Francisco Concert Available
 Video footage of LACUNA COIL's July 27, 2009 concert at Slim's in San Francisco, California can be viewed at this location.
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31 июл 2009
IMMORTAL: 'All Shall Fall' Artwork Unveiled
 Reunited Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL will release their new album, "All Shall Fall", in North America on October 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which will be issued in Europe on September 25, was recorded at Grieghallen and Abyss studios in Norway and Sweden, respectively.
"All Shall Fall" track listing:
01. All Shall Fall
02. The Rise Of Darkness
03. Hordes To War
04. Norden On Fire
05. Arctic Swarm
06. Mount North
07. Unearthly Kingdom
Check out the cover artwork here.
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31 июл 2009
DECAPITATED: New Drummer Announced
 Guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme metallers DECAPITATED has tapped Austrian drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner (of THORNS OF IVY) as the replacement for Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died on November 2, 2007 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a road collision. DECAPITATED singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) was also hurt in the accident, which involved the band's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border.
Vogg previously stated about his decision to carry on with the group, "I was thinking about that for a long time and it's really hard decision for me, but I have decided to continue this band and keep DECAPITATED alive. I know it will be not the same anymore but I want to try, and I'm sure Witek and Covan [DECAPITATED singer Adrian Kowanek, who was also hurt in the accident] will support me and will be happy about that."
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31 июл 2009
VENGEFUL: \'The Omnipresent Curse\' Artwork Revealed
 The cover artwork for "The Omnipresent Curse", the second full-length album from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based band VENGEFUL, can be viewed here. The group says, "It was once again painted by our longtime partner Martin Lacroix (AUGURY, HUMANOID)."
Due on August 15, "The Omnipresent Curse" features the following track listing:
01. Forsaken
02. Beholder
03. Anguish
04. Detention
05. Lapsus
06. Nightmare
07. Sanctioned
08. Transcending
A medley comprised of all the songs on "The Omnipresent Curse" is available for download as an M3 audio file at this location.
VENGEFUL's latest EP, "Tempted By Nightmares", came out in 2008.
VENGEFUL recently announced the addition of Emmanuel Pronovost (guitar), Olivier Pinard (bass) and Phil Truesdell (drums) to the group's ranks.
"Tempted By Nightmares" featured two songs ('Detention' and 'Nightmare') from the upcoming album while "Tempted" and "Sentenced" are re-recordings from 2007's "Karma" CD. "Silence" is from the band's "Tragedy Lies Ahead" demo.
VENGEFUL's debut album, "Karma", was released in 2007 via Disconcert Music.
According to a press release, VENGEFUL "plays death metal that is fuelled by pure hatred and deep anger, accompanied by a firm sense of song structure and dynamic. . . Their music shows influences from pioneers such as GORGUTS, IMMOLATION, NILE and CRYPTOPSY." | 0 | |
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31 июл 2009
DESTRUCTION Frontman Performs With RAGE At MASTERS OF ROCK; Video Available
 DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer joined fellow German metallers RAGE on stage at this year's installment of the Masters Of Rock festival — which was held July 9-12, 2009 in Vizovice, Czech Republic — to perform the song "Prayers Of Steel". Watch video footage of his appearance here.
RAGE will be joined by the following special guests for their 25th-anniversary performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany:
Jen Majura (RAGE/BLIND GUARDIAN guest vocalist)
Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer (DESTRUCTION)
Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN)
Eric Hecht (Eric Fish; SUBWAY TO SALLY)
Jörg Michael (STRATOVARIUS)
RAGE's "Gib Dich Nie Auf" EP was released on January 16 as part of a box set including the band's latest album, "Carved In Stone". The EP is also available separately via Nuclear Blast mailorder.
"Carved in Stone" entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 24 back in March 2008.
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