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Hacride - Replace Drummer
French Progressive metal band Hacride have parted ways with original drummer Olivier Laffond and are welcoming new member Mike Roponus (Om Mani, live Demians) into their ranks.
Hacride vocalist Samuel Bourreau explains: "We've been using Mike 's services over the past few months because of Olivier's wife's pregnancy. It was originally supposed to be a temporary situation but he decided to quit the band to focus on his new family responsabilities which we perfectly understand. It feels a bit weird for us because we have had the same stable line-up since the band's birth. On top of being a great friend Mike has proved to be one of the best drummer known to us. We are glad to have him as a full member of Hacride."
Mike Roponus was introduced last Sunday as the new official Hacride drummer in Toulouse (France). Watch video footage here.
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Hacride vocalist Samuel Bourreau explains: "We've been using Mike 's services over the past few months because of Olivier's wife's pregnancy. It was originally supposed to be a temporary situation but he decided to quit the band to focus on his new family responsabilities which we perfectly understand. It feels a bit weird for us because we have had the same stable line-up since the band's birth. On top of being a great friend Mike has proved to be one of the best drummer known to us. We are glad to have him as a full member of Hacride."
Mike Roponus was introduced last Sunday as the new official Hacride drummer in Toulouse (France). Watch video footage here.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Hacride |
3 Inches Of Blood - Two New Songs And Video Online
Original news, posted on 09.07.2009
3 Inches Of Blood have posted a new song "Call Of The Hammer", on their MySpace. The song comes off the band's upcoming new album, Here Waits Thy Doom. More info about the album here.
UPDATED, on 25.08.2009
Canadian metallers 3 Inches Of Blood have posted online another new song, "Battles And Brotherhood", on their MySpace page.
"Battles And Brotherhood" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom, which is scheduled for release on August 31 in Europe (on September 8 in the US) via Century Media Records.
UPDATE (thanks to Abattoir)
"Battles And Brotherhood", the new video from Canadian metallers 3 Inches Of Blood, has been made available at BloodyDisgusting.com. The clip was produced and directed by Rick Podd.
"Battles And Brotherhood" comes off the band's latest album, Here Waits Thy Doom, which was released on August this year via Century Media Records.
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3 Inches Of Blood have posted a new song "Call Of The Hammer", on their MySpace. The song comes off the band's upcoming new album, Here Waits Thy Doom. More info about the album here.
UPDATED, on 25.08.2009
Canadian metallers 3 Inches Of Blood have posted online another new song, "Battles And Brotherhood", on their MySpace page.
"Battles And Brotherhood" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Here Waits Thy Doom, which is scheduled for release on August 31 in Europe (on September 8 in the US) via Century Media Records.
UPDATE (thanks to Abattoir)
"Battles And Brotherhood", the new video from Canadian metallers 3 Inches Of Blood, has been made available at BloodyDisgusting.com. The clip was produced and directed by Rick Podd.
"Battles And Brotherhood" comes off the band's latest album, Here Waits Thy Doom, which was released on August this year via Century Media Records.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | 3 Inches Of Blood |
Echoes Of Eternity - New Song And Album Video Teaser Online
Original news, posted on 04.08.2009
US metallers Echoes Of Eternity have posted online a new song, "Ten Of Swords", on their MySpace page.
"Ten Of Swords" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "As Shadows Burn", which is scheduled for release in North America on September 22 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 25 in Europe via Massacre Records).
"As Shadows Burn" cover art] tracklist:
01. Ten Of Swords
02. A Veiled Horizon
03. Memories Of Blood And Gold
04. The Scarlet Embrace
05. Descent Of A Blackened Soul
06. Twilight Fires
07. Buried Beneath A Thousand Dreams
08. Letalis Deus
09. Funeral In The Sky
UPDATE
A three-and-a-half minute video trailer with footage from Echoes Of Eternity's bonus DVD is now available.
States the progressive metal band from Los Angeles:
"There was a scene involving a teddy bear, a Ouija board, a crack pipe, and a bottle of Suave lotion that we had to leave out (insert sad face here). The good news is there are snippets of some of the best tunes on our new album and plenty of behind-the-scenes antics! Check out the footage of Logan Mader getting his head crushed during the guitar tracking! Our new album, As Shadows Burn, will be out on September 22, 2009 in North America! Don't miss the full-length bonus DVD that is included with it!"
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US metallers Echoes Of Eternity have posted online a new song, "Ten Of Swords", on their MySpace page.
"Ten Of Swords" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "As Shadows Burn", which is scheduled for release in North America on September 22 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 25 in Europe via Massacre Records).
"As Shadows Burn" cover art] tracklist:
01. Ten Of Swords
02. A Veiled Horizon
03. Memories Of Blood And Gold
04. The Scarlet Embrace
05. Descent Of A Blackened Soul
06. Twilight Fires
07. Buried Beneath A Thousand Dreams
08. Letalis Deus
09. Funeral In The Sky
UPDATE
A three-and-a-half minute video trailer with footage from Echoes Of Eternity's bonus DVD is now available.
States the progressive metal band from Los Angeles:
"There was a scene involving a teddy bear, a Ouija board, a crack pipe, and a bottle of Suave lotion that we had to leave out (insert sad face here). The good news is there are snippets of some of the best tunes on our new album and plenty of behind-the-scenes antics! Check out the footage of Logan Mader getting his head crushed during the guitar tracking! Our new album, As Shadows Burn, will be out on September 22, 2009 in North America! Don't miss the full-length bonus DVD that is included with it!"
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Echoes Of Eternity |
Slumber - New Song Online
Swedish metallers Slumber have posted online a "laptop version" of a new song, "Atoma", on their MySpace page.
The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Resonance", which will be released next year. The band will record "Resonance" between October 5 and November 15 at Panic Room Studios in Skara.
The band adds: "It pains some musicians to show their work in such a premature stage. This song is a laptop version of a track appearing on upcoming album "Resonance". However, the urge to share our work overshadows its bad shape and sound. This naked version of the song "Atoma" is without the heavy atmospheres of synth, vocals and proper drums. When recorded it will spark and shine like Titanic. Let the journey of "Atoma" take you elsewhere meanwhile. Enjoy."
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The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Resonance", which will be released next year. The band will record "Resonance" between October 5 and November 15 at Panic Room Studios in Skara.
The band adds: "It pains some musicians to show their work in such a premature stage. This song is a laptop version of a track appearing on upcoming album "Resonance". However, the urge to share our work overshadows its bad shape and sound. This naked version of the song "Atoma" is without the heavy atmospheres of synth, vocals and proper drums. When recorded it will spark and shine like Titanic. Let the journey of "Atoma" take you elsewhere meanwhile. Enjoy."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Slumber |
Marionette - Two New Songs Online
Swedish metallers Marionette have posted online two new songs, "The Swine" and "Through Veils", on their MySpace page.
The two songs come off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Enemies", which is scheduled for release on October via Listenable Records.
The band adds: "Today you get your first taste of "Enemies"; we have posted "The Swine" and "Through Veils" on our MySpace page. The songs represent the new album in a good way we think: one of them is a more heavy song while the other one is more catchy. Either way, these songs take what we did on Spite to a new level. We hope you will love these songs as much as we do.
Stay tuned for more updates as they will be frequent from here on! "Enemies" will be released in the first week of October via Listenable Records in Europe. Fans in North America and around the world stay tuned for more info on release dates."
More details about "Enemies" were previously reported at this location.
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The two songs come off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Enemies", which is scheduled for release on October via Listenable Records.
The band adds: "Today you get your first taste of "Enemies"; we have posted "The Swine" and "Through Veils" on our MySpace page. The songs represent the new album in a good way we think: one of them is a more heavy song while the other one is more catchy. Either way, these songs take what we did on Spite to a new level. We hope you will love these songs as much as we do.
Stay tuned for more updates as they will be frequent from here on! "Enemies" will be released in the first week of October via Listenable Records in Europe. Fans in North America and around the world stay tuned for more info on release dates."
More details about "Enemies" were previously reported at this location.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Marionette |
Rammstein - Sign With Vagrant Records In The US
Rammstein returns with their first new album in four years, having signed a marketing and distribution deal in the US with Vagrant Records.
The 11-song album is slated for a late fall 2009 simultaneous worldwide launch with more details to be announced shortly. Pre-production for the new release was done at Castle Beerenstedt in eastern Germany's Halle/Saale while the bulk of the recording was done in late 2008 at Northern California's Sonoma Mountain Studio. As with the band's previous releases, the new album was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hellner in Stockholm.
The 11-song album is slated for a late fall 2009 simultaneous worldwide launch with more details to be announced shortly. Pre-production for the new release was done at Castle Beerenstedt in eastern Germany's Halle/Saale while the bulk of the recording was done in late 2008 at Northern California's Sonoma Mountain Studio. As with the band's previous releases, the new album was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hellner in Stockholm.
| Source: | thegauntlet.com |
| Band profile: | Rammstein |
Soil - Signs With Bieler Bros. Records
Bieler Bros. Records is excited to announce the signing of Chicago, Illinois' Soil to an exclusive worldwide deal. Erupting on the scene with their commercial breakthrough album, "Scars" and carrying through their most recent release, "True Self", Soil have toured the world with rock's biggest names including Ozzy Osbourne, System Of A Down, Mudvayne, Shinedown, Seether and many more. Their Bieler Bros. Records debut, "Picture Perfect", will be released online and in-stores October 20th.
"Picture Perfect" was created by the all star production team of Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind), Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Incubus) and Soil, with Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) handling mixing duties.
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"Picture Perfect" was created by the all star production team of Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind), Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Incubus) and Soil, with Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) handling mixing duties.
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| Source: | bielerbros.com |
| Band profile: | SOiL |
Brain Drill - New Song Online
US metallers Brain Drill have posted online a new song, "Monumental Failure", on their MySpace page.
The band is currently writing their as yet untitled forthcoming album with a now complete line-up with bassist Ivan Munguia and drummer Ron Casey.
Brain Drill's current line-up is as follows:
Dylan Ruskin - guitar
Steve Rathjen - vocals
Ivan Munguia - bass
Ron Casey - drums
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The band is currently writing their as yet untitled forthcoming album with a now complete line-up with bassist Ivan Munguia and drummer Ron Casey.
Brain Drill's current line-up is as follows:
Dylan Ruskin - guitar
Steve Rathjen - vocals
Ivan Munguia - bass
Ron Casey - drums
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Brain Drill |
Machinae Supremacy - Part Ways With Drummer
Swedish metallers Machinae Supremacy have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Due to personal reasons, our dear Tomas "Tom" Nilsén has chosen this time to leave Machinae Supremacy after seven years of pure win and awesome.
As unfortunate as this is, Tomas could not have picked a better time. We are currently focused on producing material for our upcoming album and can therefore take our time finding a replacement for Tomas without it interfering too much with our plans for the near future.
Tomas, you will be missed."
"Due to personal reasons, our dear Tomas "Tom" Nilsén has chosen this time to leave Machinae Supremacy after seven years of pure win and awesome.
As unfortunate as this is, Tomas could not have picked a better time. We are currently focused on producing material for our upcoming album and can therefore take our time finding a replacement for Tomas without it interfering too much with our plans for the near future.
Tomas, you will be missed."
| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Machinae Supremacy |
Syrach - Part Ways With Bassist, Replacement Announced
Norwegian metallers Syrach have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Our release party on friday will be the last ever chance to see all 5 persons from the new album, live on stage. As you all know, Reich quit some time ago but will still play this gig on friday. Also Hjarandr decided to leave the band now, because he wanted to focus on his interest in food and will now try to get a degree as a chef. We wish him the best of luck with this, and hope that someday he will cook us another great meal as he did on our listening party at Captain's cabin.
"Hjarandr" spent about seven years with us and has been a great tribute to our ranks. We have had some great times together and been through a lot. We are sorry to let this great man of doom go, but his mind is set and we have to respect this. We'll be sure to get some beers together in the future anyway.
We are at the same time proud to announce his replacement in Øystein K. Øystein played with us on our European tour in October and is a very good bass player and friend of us, so we are very glad to have him on board our ship.
And as for a new guitarist, we'll start auditioning in august. we'll keep you posted!"
"Our release party on friday will be the last ever chance to see all 5 persons from the new album, live on stage. As you all know, Reich quit some time ago but will still play this gig on friday. Also Hjarandr decided to leave the band now, because he wanted to focus on his interest in food and will now try to get a degree as a chef. We wish him the best of luck with this, and hope that someday he will cook us another great meal as he did on our listening party at Captain's cabin.
"Hjarandr" spent about seven years with us and has been a great tribute to our ranks. We have had some great times together and been through a lot. We are sorry to let this great man of doom go, but his mind is set and we have to respect this. We'll be sure to get some beers together in the future anyway.
We are at the same time proud to announce his replacement in Øystein K. Øystein played with us on our European tour in October and is a very good bass player and friend of us, so we are very glad to have him on board our ship.
And as for a new guitarist, we'll start auditioning in august. we'll keep you posted!"
| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Syrach |
Winds Of Plague - Two New Songs Online
Original news, posted on 04.07.2009
Winds Of Plague have posted a new song "Soldiers Of Doomsday", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the upcoming new "The Great Stone War" album.
UPDATE (thanks to 28097)
US metallers Winds Of Plague have posted online another new song, "Forged In Fire", on their MySpace page.
"Forged In Fire" comes off the band's forthcoming album, "The Great Stone War", which will be released on August 11 via Century Media Records.
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Winds Of Plague have posted a new song "Soldiers Of Doomsday", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the upcoming new "The Great Stone War" album.
UPDATE (thanks to 28097)
US metallers Winds Of Plague have posted online another new song, "Forged In Fire", on their MySpace page.
"Forged In Fire" comes off the band's forthcoming album, "The Great Stone War", which will be released on August 11 via Century Media Records.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Winds Of Plague |
Baroness - New Album Details
Baroness has unveiled the track listing from their forthcoming album. The complete listing for the 12 song effort is as follows:
01. Bullhead's Psalm
02. The Sweetest Curse
03. Jake Leg
04. Steel That Sleeps the Eye
05. Swollen and Halo
06. Ogeechee Hymnal
07 .A Horse Called Golgotha
08. O'er Hell And Hide
09. War, Wisdom and Rhyme
10. Blackpowder Orchard
11. The Gnashing
12. Bullhead's Lament
Their second full-length and follow-up to 2007's Red Album was recorded in Dallas, TX with producer / engineer John Congleton (Exolsions In The Sky, The Polyphonic Spree, Black Mountain) and will see an October 2009 international release date. Two exclusive in-studio entries chronicling the band's first two weeks in the studio can be accessed here and here.
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01. Bullhead's Psalm
02. The Sweetest Curse
03. Jake Leg
04. Steel That Sleeps the Eye
05. Swollen and Halo
06. Ogeechee Hymnal
07 .A Horse Called Golgotha
08. O'er Hell And Hide
09. War, Wisdom and Rhyme
10. Blackpowder Orchard
11. The Gnashing
12. Bullhead's Lament
Their second full-length and follow-up to 2007's Red Album was recorded in Dallas, TX with producer / engineer John Congleton (Exolsions In The Sky, The Polyphonic Spree, Black Mountain) and will see an October 2009 international release date. Two exclusive in-studio entries chronicling the band's first two weeks in the studio can be accessed here and here.
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| Source: | relapse.com |
| Band profile: | Baroness |
Sepsism - Sign To Sevared Records
Sevared Records is incredibly proud to announce the signing of California's brutal death metal band Sepsism. After 6 years of silence comes the brand new 2009 full-length CD, entitled "Distorting The Mortal Visage". "Distorting The Mortal Visage" is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2003's "To Prevail In Disgust", easily their most brutal and sick work to date. Don't miss out on this instant brutal death metal classic.
The cover artwork for "Distorting The Mortal Visage" has been done by Tony Koehl. The album will be out in August 2009.
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The cover artwork for "Distorting The Mortal Visage" has been done by Tony Koehl. The album will be out in August 2009.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Sepsism |
Man Must Die - Three New Songs Online
Scotland's Man Must Die have posted a third preview track, "Gainsayer", from their forthcoming album "No Tolerance For Imperfection" online. "Gainsayer" can be heard online now via the band's MySpace page, along with "This Day Is Black" and "Kill It, Skin It, Wear It". The follow-up to their Relapse debut "The Human Condition", "No Tolerance For Imperfection" is set for an August 4th North American release date (August 10th internationally). A picture of the cover artwork can be found here.
Man Must Die have recently added a second guitar player to ranks; Renne Hauffe from German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele. The two bands have recently completed a European tour together, along with Macabre, where Hauffe began learning the new material.
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Man Must Die have recently added a second guitar player to ranks; Renne Hauffe from German grinders Japanische Kampfhörspiele. The two bands have recently completed a European tour together, along with Macabre, where Hauffe began learning the new material.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Man Must Die |
Cave In - New EP Samples Online
Samples from Cave In latest EP, "Planets Of Old" are made available for streaming over at this location. The EP has been released since 19th July. The EP was produced by Paul Kolderie who has previously produced albums for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Radiohead and Portugal. The Man.
"Planets Of Old" cover art] tracklist:
01. Cayman's Tongue
02. Retina Sees Rewind
03. The Red Trail
04. Air Escapes
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"Planets Of Old" cover art] tracklist:
01. Cayman's Tongue
02. Retina Sees Rewind
03. The Red Trail
04. Air Escapes
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| Source: | planetsofold.com |
| Band profile: | Cave In |