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Pain Confessor - New Guitarist Announced
Finnish metallers Pain Confessor have announced new guitarist, Tommi Kurki, on their official site:
''Mr. Tommi Kurki has been around since the first gigs of Pain Confessor. In fact, he has been our mainstay Sound Engineer for pretty much all these years. This made the transition from behind the mixer to the frontlines an easy one, and very natural.
He Wasn't Born Yesterday? as a guitarist either. Tommi "Tommi Kurki" Kurki, or The Bullfinch as we like to call him, played guitar in the old Finnish progressive metal band Sancnity along with Pain Confessor producer Janne Saksa. Sancnity's swansong was their excellent early 90's album "Dew".
A multitude of musical paths were ventured after that, a few to mention were as a guitarist in Wooden Bone (Sancnity reincarnate as a more pop/rock-esque band) and as the vocalist for the Finnish punk band Rehtorit.
We are proud to have such a rock-hard extra fist to smash into the collective behind of humanity. This will only make things worse for those against us and add even more spice for those who like what we dish out!
Welcome to Pain Confessor, Tommi! We have been waiting for you.''
Regards,
Rest of Pain Confessor
''Mr. Tommi Kurki has been around since the first gigs of Pain Confessor. In fact, he has been our mainstay Sound Engineer for pretty much all these years. This made the transition from behind the mixer to the frontlines an easy one, and very natural.
He Wasn't Born Yesterday? as a guitarist either. Tommi "Tommi Kurki" Kurki, or The Bullfinch as we like to call him, played guitar in the old Finnish progressive metal band Sancnity along with Pain Confessor producer Janne Saksa. Sancnity's swansong was their excellent early 90's album "Dew".
A multitude of musical paths were ventured after that, a few to mention were as a guitarist in Wooden Bone (Sancnity reincarnate as a more pop/rock-esque band) and as the vocalist for the Finnish punk band Rehtorit.
We are proud to have such a rock-hard extra fist to smash into the collective behind of humanity. This will only make things worse for those against us and add even more spice for those who like what we dish out!
Welcome to Pain Confessor, Tommi! We have been waiting for you.''
Regards,
Rest of Pain Confessor
| Source: | painconfessor.com |
| Band profile: | Pain Confessor |
Detrimentum - New Drummer Announced
Detrimentum have now been joined by Steve Powell (Anaal Nathrakh live drummer, Theoktony) as their new permanent drummer. The band's previous drummer Jonathan Rushforth decided to leave Detrimentum in October after 8 years in the band.
According to a posting by the band: "Steve is the perfect replacement for Jonathan Rushforth as he is fast plus very dynamic and Detrimentums music can only improve with such an intense and varied influence. Detrimentum are very happy to welcome him to the ranks. They are also ready to play live again!"
In other news, Detrimentum have finally completed a new 3 track demo, available on the band's Myspace page.
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According to a posting by the band: "Steve is the perfect replacement for Jonathan Rushforth as he is fast plus very dynamic and Detrimentums music can only improve with such an intense and varied influence. Detrimentum are very happy to welcome him to the ranks. They are also ready to play live again!"
In other news, Detrimentum have finally completed a new 3 track demo, available on the band's Myspace page.
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| Source: | detrimentum.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Detrimentum |
The Haunted - N. American Tour With Nachtmystium
The Haunted are returning to North American shores in 2009 to headline a stellar package tour. Throughout the month of April, the band will be ravaging cities alongside Nachtmystium, Kylesa and Intronaut - a show that, according to Century Media Records, any fan of extreme metal will want to check out.
Sponsored by Decibel Magazine and MetalSucks, the tour will kick off in Pomona, CA on April 2nd and run through April 24th, coming to an end in Atlanta, GA.
The dates are as follows:
April 02 - The Glasshouse - Pomona, CA
April 03 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
April 04 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
April 05 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
April 06 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
April 07 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC (Canada)
April 08 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB (Canada)
April 09 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB (Canada)
April 11 - Royal Albert - Winnipeg, MB (Canada)
April 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
April 13 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
April 14 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
April 15 - Opera House - Toronto, ON (Canada)
April 16 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC (Canada)
April 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
April 19 - BB King's Blues Club - New York, NY
April 21 - Mr. Small's - Millvale, PA
April 22 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
April 23 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
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Sponsored by Decibel Magazine and MetalSucks, the tour will kick off in Pomona, CA on April 2nd and run through April 24th, coming to an end in Atlanta, GA.
The dates are as follows:
April 02 - The Glasshouse - Pomona, CA
April 03 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
April 04 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
April 05 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
April 06 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
April 07 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC (Canada)
April 08 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB (Canada)
April 09 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB (Canada)
April 11 - Royal Albert - Winnipeg, MB (Canada)
April 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
April 13 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
April 14 - Majestic Theatre - Detroit, MI
April 15 - Opera House - Toronto, ON (Canada)
April 16 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC (Canada)
April 17 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
April 19 - BB King's Blues Club - New York, NY
April 21 - Mr. Small's - Millvale, PA
April 22 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
April 23 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
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| Source: | the-haunted.com |
| Band profile: | The Haunted |
| Event: | The Haunted + Nachtmystium |
Nemesea - New Video Online
Dutch female-fronted Gothic rock band Nemesea are happy to announce they have their first-ever music video online. The band commented:
"We've worked very hard to make it a special one. Together with D'iMages (also known from After Forever, Ayreon and Stream Of Passion) we made this video and we are very proud to show it to the world! Click here to watch it and let us know what you think about it."
The song comes off the band's second album "In Control", which was was produced by Tony Platt (AC/DC) and Ronald Prent (Rammstein) and was released in June 2007.
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"We've worked very hard to make it a special one. Together with D'iMages (also known from After Forever, Ayreon and Stream Of Passion) we made this video and we are very proud to show it to the world! Click here to watch it and let us know what you think about it."
The song comes off the band's second album "In Control", which was was produced by Tony Platt (AC/DC) and Ronald Prent (Rammstein) and was released in June 2007.
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| Source: | nemesea.com |
| Band profile: | Nemesea |
Apostasy - Busy Recording New Album
Swedish black metallers Apostasy are recording their third full-length album, after almost three years:
"Guitarist Mattias Edin and drummer David Ekevärn have this weekend recorded all the drums for the upcoming album in the Ballerina Studios Umeå. We produce and record everything by our selves this time, so it's gonna be great. The next step will be to start recording the guitars and if everything works out smoothly the entire album will be finished in the end of January. Stay tuned for some sick studio videos and other music stuff. We guarantee all of you that this is the most brutal and technical shit we have ever made and it is nothing like anything we done before!"
Two pre-production versions of some upcoming tracks, called "Gods Assassin" and "The Parasite Swarm" are available for streaming at the band's MySpace.
Apostasy made national headlines in Sweden in 2006 when the group's guitarist Henrik Johansson was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. Read the full story on Blabbermouth here.
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"Guitarist Mattias Edin and drummer David Ekevärn have this weekend recorded all the drums for the upcoming album in the Ballerina Studios Umeå. We produce and record everything by our selves this time, so it's gonna be great. The next step will be to start recording the guitars and if everything works out smoothly the entire album will be finished in the end of January. Stay tuned for some sick studio videos and other music stuff. We guarantee all of you that this is the most brutal and technical shit we have ever made and it is nothing like anything we done before!"
Two pre-production versions of some upcoming tracks, called "Gods Assassin" and "The Parasite Swarm" are available for streaming at the band's MySpace.
Apostasy made national headlines in Sweden in 2006 when the group's guitarist Henrik Johansson was stabbed to death by his girlfriend. Read the full story on Blabbermouth here.
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Apostasy |
Stryper - New Song Samples Available
Stryper is pleased to announce that on December 21, 2008 at 11PM (EST), song samples from the upcoming album "Murder By Pride" along with a major contest will be launched! The contest is a historic first for Stryper and will give one lucky fan the opportunity of a lifetime and become a part of Stryper history! Visit http://www.stryper.com or http://michaelsweet.com on December 21, 2008 at 11PM (EST) to access the contest details and song samples.
For contest details & song samples from "Murder By Pride", you need to enter your e-mail address at this location.
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For contest details & song samples from "Murder By Pride", you need to enter your e-mail address at this location.
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| Source: | stryper.com |
| Band profile: | Stryper |
The Gathering - New Album In April
Drummer Hans Rutten of the Dutch metal/rock band The Gathering has issued the following update:
"The waiting is over. Well... almost!
We are very happy and proud to announce the release of our 9th studio album in April 2009! The album will be called "The West Pole". You probably are curious who is singing on our new record. We have found a new vocalist, and we will have two guest singers on "The West Pole".
We can imagine people are anxious to hear some of our new music. However, we will not make it to put new songs online this year. The reason is that some of our guest musicians still need to be recorded and we prefer to present only complete version of the songs. As soon as we have mixed and mastered the album we will put some tracks on the web and of course you will be informed with all possible details. We believe, after hearing the new songs, you will agree the waiting was worthwhile!
We are very, very proud and we feel we made something really special. The album is produced by René Rutten, it will contain 9 tracks and will be released on our own imprint Psychonaut Records. It will be a very extravert, rock orientated, alive album. Typically The Gathering, but with many new elements. This time it's absolutely guitar driven. For sure.
"The West Pole" will be available via our own webshop one month before the actual release date. Like our DVD "A Noise Severe" we will make special packages. More news will follow soon."
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"The waiting is over. Well... almost!
We are very happy and proud to announce the release of our 9th studio album in April 2009! The album will be called "The West Pole". You probably are curious who is singing on our new record. We have found a new vocalist, and we will have two guest singers on "The West Pole".
We can imagine people are anxious to hear some of our new music. However, we will not make it to put new songs online this year. The reason is that some of our guest musicians still need to be recorded and we prefer to present only complete version of the songs. As soon as we have mixed and mastered the album we will put some tracks on the web and of course you will be informed with all possible details. We believe, after hearing the new songs, you will agree the waiting was worthwhile!
We are very, very proud and we feel we made something really special. The album is produced by René Rutten, it will contain 9 tracks and will be released on our own imprint Psychonaut Records. It will be a very extravert, rock orientated, alive album. Typically The Gathering, but with many new elements. This time it's absolutely guitar driven. For sure.
"The West Pole" will be available via our own webshop one month before the actual release date. Like our DVD "A Noise Severe" we will make special packages. More news will follow soon."
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| Source: | gathering.nl |
| Band profile: | The Gathering |
Kreator, Saxon - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
Audio samples of all the songs of the new upcoming Kreator albul "Hordes Of Chaos" are available for streaming onlile over at the JPC.de website.
The twelfth Kreator studio album will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, on January 16) and in U.S. on January 13.
JPC.de website is also streaming audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metallers Saxon.
"Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany, on January 9; USA, on January 13) via SPV Records.
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The twelfth Kreator studio album will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, on January 16) and in U.S. on January 13.
JPC.de website is also streaming audio samples of all 13 tracks that appear on "Into The Labyrinth", the new album from British metallers Saxon.
"Into The Labyrinth" will be released in Europe on January 12, 2009 (Germany, on January 9; USA, on January 13) via SPV Records.
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| Source: | jpc.de |
| Band profile: | Kreator |
Redemption - New DVD Details
U.S. progressive metal band has posted some new details about their new upcoming DVD online. Redemption's live DVD will be titled Frozen in the Moment: Live in Atlanta. It will be released via Inside Out Records on following dates:
Germany, Austria and Switzerland: February 27, 2009
Rest of Europe: March 2, 2009
North America: March 3, 2009
The track listing consists of:
01. Threads
02. Bleed Me Dry
03. Nocturnal
04. Memory
05. The Suffocating Silence
06. Release
07. Fall On You
08. Sapphire
09. The Death of Faith & Reason
In addition, there will be a 12 minute video and photo tour diary set to our unreleased instrumental from the Dream Theater songwriting contest that the band wrote back in 2003. Lastly, there will be some funny outtakes which will be embarrassing to us and pretty damn funny to all of you.
More news to come regarding new music in 2009.
Again, happy holidays and thanks as always for your interest and support.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland: February 27, 2009
Rest of Europe: March 2, 2009
North America: March 3, 2009
The track listing consists of:
01. Threads
02. Bleed Me Dry
03. Nocturnal
04. Memory
05. The Suffocating Silence
06. Release
07. Fall On You
08. Sapphire
09. The Death of Faith & Reason
In addition, there will be a 12 minute video and photo tour diary set to our unreleased instrumental from the Dream Theater songwriting contest that the band wrote back in 2003. Lastly, there will be some funny outtakes which will be embarrassing to us and pretty damn funny to all of you.
More news to come regarding new music in 2009.
Again, happy holidays and thanks as always for your interest and support.
| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Redemption |
Alestorm - Enter The Studio
As announced on the Napalm Records website, the Scottish buccaneers have not been idle the past few weeks. Besides an occasional raid and plunder, Alestorm entered the studio to work on new material. The hard work has paid off. Pirate Christopher Bowes has already confirmed the delivery of hymns in the traditional Alestorm style: sing-along refrains, keyboard melodies, heavy guitar riffs, and a full mug of rum! All of that and much more will be found on the upcoming album "Black Sails At Midnight", which will be unleashed upon corsairs and landlubbers in the spring of 2009. Hoist the sails and polish the grapnels.
| Source: | napalmrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Alestorm |
Candlemass - First Album Samples Online
According to Nuclear Blast, mighty Swedish Doomsters Candlemass have a truly precious gift for all their patiently waiting fans: serving as a first taste of what's to come with their yet untitled album in early 2009, you now have the chance to listen to several brand new snippets! Starting today, Leif Edling and co. serve you bits and pieces from the following songs:
01. Hammer Of Doom
02. If I Ever Die
03. Demon Of The Deep
04. My Funeral Dreams
Expect no less than a true Epic Doom masterpiece from Candlemass, and make sure to click here to experience an exclusive outlook. The samples will be available online until January 10.
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01. Hammer Of Doom
02. If I Ever Die
03. Demon Of The Deep
04. My Funeral Dreams
Expect no less than a true Epic Doom masterpiece from Candlemass, and make sure to click here to experience an exclusive outlook. The samples will be available online until January 10.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Candlemass |
Lunatica - First New Album Details, Song Online
Lunatica have announced more details concerning their upcoming new album. The band's fourth effort will be entitled "New Shores" and will be released on 27 February (in Europe) next year via Napalm Records. While the cover art can be watched here, a brand new song, called "The Chosen Ones" can be downloaded in mp3-format here.
Napalm Records has posted the following press release in the meantime: "Lunatica's fourth album unveils a genuine masterpiece. Soulful Symphonic Melodic Metal refined with the crystal clear vocals of frontwoman Andrea gives way to enchanting melodies, multifaceted compositions, and symphonic passages that build the foundation for each song without ever compromising the metal aspects of this work. The Swiss combo masterfully fuses its diverse influences, creating a homogenous and compact end result that is crowned by sweeping choruses and emotive movements. Sascha Paeth (Edguy, Kamelot) takes on the production responsibilities, bringing the sound of "New Shores" to a whole new level. Those interested in moving on to greener pastures will find the perfect opportunity to do so in Lunatica."
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Napalm Records has posted the following press release in the meantime: "Lunatica's fourth album unveils a genuine masterpiece. Soulful Symphonic Melodic Metal refined with the crystal clear vocals of frontwoman Andrea gives way to enchanting melodies, multifaceted compositions, and symphonic passages that build the foundation for each song without ever compromising the metal aspects of this work. The Swiss combo masterfully fuses its diverse influences, creating a homogenous and compact end result that is crowned by sweeping choruses and emotive movements. Sascha Paeth (Edguy, Kamelot) takes on the production responsibilities, bringing the sound of "New Shores" to a whole new level. Those interested in moving on to greener pastures will find the perfect opportunity to do so in Lunatica."
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| Source: | lunatica.ch |
| Band profile: | Lunatica |
Illnath - Part Ways With Keyboardist
Guitarist Peter "Pete" Falk of Danish Symphonic Black metal band Illnath has posted the following massage on their MySpace:
"After a long time (11 years) in the spirit of Illnath, Artur "Tyr" Meinild has decided to leave the band. We wish him good luck and hope the best for him in the future.
We are now looking for a new member behind the Piano-weird instrument. Let us know if you, or someone you know are interested in. Please contact us by email."
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"After a long time (11 years) in the spirit of Illnath, Artur "Tyr" Meinild has decided to leave the band. We wish him good luck and hope the best for him in the future.
We are now looking for a new member behind the Piano-weird instrument. Let us know if you, or someone you know are interested in. Please contact us by email."
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Illnath |
Sycronomica - Two New Songs Posted Online
Sycronomica have uploaded two brand-new songs, called "Kaleidoscope" and "The Call", on their MySpace page. These two tracks were recorded in November at the Helion Studios in Munich (Germany). The songs are a preview for the band's third forthcoming album, which is scheduled to be released in early 2009.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Sycronomica |
Pagan's Mind - Working On First Live DVD
Norwegian metallers Pagan's Mind have posted the following tour recap about a week ago:
"We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from Sonata Arctica and Vanishing Point. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, greasy aftershow food and stress - let's do it again soon!
Anyway, we aim for more exhaustion, and are currently hard at work putting together our first DVD. We filmed our hometown (well, almost) show in Oslo, which went beyond our expectations, and are currently editing this and taking care of the bonus material. We aim for an April release, so be prepared for a real pagan live assault."
To read the tour diary of Pagan's Mind bassist Steinar Krokmo, go to this location.
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"We just returned from three weeks of tour craziness along with our friends from Sonata Arctica and Vanishing Point. Thanks to all those guys as well as their crews for a great time with ringing ears, lack of sleep, greasy aftershow food and stress - let's do it again soon!
Anyway, we aim for more exhaustion, and are currently hard at work putting together our first DVD. We filmed our hometown (well, almost) show in Oslo, which went beyond our expectations, and are currently editing this and taking care of the bonus material. We aim for an April release, so be prepared for a real pagan live assault."
To read the tour diary of Pagan's Mind bassist Steinar Krokmo, go to this location.
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| Source: | pagansmind.com |
| Band profile: | Pagan's Mind |