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Icarus Witch - New Single Streaming Online
"Tragedy", the brand-new single from traditional metallers Icarus Witch, is now available for streaming at the band's Myspace profile.
The track was produced by Dave Watson at Soundscape Studios in Pittsburgh and mastered at Prairie Cat Mastering in Belvidere, Illinois by M.J.R. This marked the first time Icarus Witch recorded with an engineer other than longtime producer Eric Klinger (Pro-Pain, Built Upon Frustration) who recently relocated to Belgium.
After the US tour, Icarus Witch will return to the studio to record a new full-length album for a 2011 release.
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The track was produced by Dave Watson at Soundscape Studios in Pittsburgh and mastered at Prairie Cat Mastering in Belvidere, Illinois by M.J.R. This marked the first time Icarus Witch recorded with an engineer other than longtime producer Eric Klinger (Pro-Pain, Built Upon Frustration) who recently relocated to Belgium.
After the US tour, Icarus Witch will return to the studio to record a new full-length album for a 2011 release.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Icarus Witch |
Motörhead - New Album Streaming Online
All ten tracks off The Wörld Is Yours, the newest release from Motörhead, are now available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
The album was released last week. Check out Doc Godin's album review here.
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The album was released last week. Check out Doc Godin's album review here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Motörhead |
White Skull - Former Vocalist Rejoins The Band
Last week, the remaining members of Italian power metel outfit White Skull announced they'd introduce their new line-up this week. The band now confirmed that their former vocalist Federica de Boni will return to the fold.
The message from the band goes as follows: "No need to introduce her, Federica "Sister" De Boni is once again White Skull's frontwoman. The announcement of her return has been released by the leader of the band Captain Tony Mad. Federica has officially joined the band even though she currently lives in the USA, her return to Italy is supposed to be around next June 2011. In the meantime the band has already started writing new songs."
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The message from the band goes as follows: "No need to introduce her, Federica "Sister" De Boni is once again White Skull's frontwoman. The announcement of her return has been released by the leader of the band Captain Tony Mad. Federica has officially joined the band even though she currently lives in the USA, her return to Italy is supposed to be around next June 2011. In the meantime the band has already started writing new songs."
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| Source: | whiteskull.it |
| Band profile: | White Skull |
Omen - Part Ways With Singer
Long-running US power metallers Omen have parted ways with vocalist George Call (who also sings in US power metal band Aska).
Commented Omen mainman/guitarist Kenny Powell: "I loved George singing for Omen and I have great respect for him. However, I made a commitment to Omen and myself three years ago to try and do the final three Omen records equal to the first three. I was 53 at the time, I am now 56 and want to accomplish every thing possible before my skills start to diminish. At this rate I will get my first social security check before I finish a new Omen record. It is simply not acceptable for me to wait any longer... At this point in time I must put Omen above anything else.
The new record is finally moving forward, and the great thing for me is that it is going to be even better than I thought possible. Matt Story is doing the vocals. He was the person that I wanted all along, but it was not possible because of other commitments. He has a great voice and has time to do the Omen CD now. He has been here every time I have asked and busted his ass to three and four in the morning without a single complaint.
I honestly feel that Hammer Damage will shock the metal world. Look for the new CD by early spring, and then we can start touring again. I think Greece should be the first stop!"
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Commented Omen mainman/guitarist Kenny Powell: "I loved George singing for Omen and I have great respect for him. However, I made a commitment to Omen and myself three years ago to try and do the final three Omen records equal to the first three. I was 53 at the time, I am now 56 and want to accomplish every thing possible before my skills start to diminish. At this rate I will get my first social security check before I finish a new Omen record. It is simply not acceptable for me to wait any longer... At this point in time I must put Omen above anything else.
The new record is finally moving forward, and the great thing for me is that it is going to be even better than I thought possible. Matt Story is doing the vocals. He was the person that I wanted all along, but it was not possible because of other commitments. He has a great voice and has time to do the Omen CD now. He has been here every time I have asked and busted his ass to three and four in the morning without a single complaint.
I honestly feel that Hammer Damage will shock the metal world. Look for the new CD by early spring, and then we can start touring again. I think Greece should be the first stop!"
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Omen |
Turisas - New Album Details Revealed
Stand Up And Fight, the third studio album from Turisas will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates:
Finland, Japan: February 23, 2011
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: February 25, 2011
Rest Of Europe: February 28, 2011
Australia, New Zealand: March 4, 2011
North America: March 8, 2011
The title track off the band's highly anticipated new album is available as a free download at this location.
Stand Up And Fight cover art] tracklist:
01. The March Of The Varangian Guard
02. Take The Day!
03. Hunting Pirates
04. βένετοι! - πράσινοι!
05. Stand Up And Fight
06. The Great Escape
07. Fear The Fear
08. End Of An Empire
09. The Bosphorus Freezes Over
The rest of the press release reads as follows: "Stand Up And Fight is a loose continuation of the story from The Varangian Way, and picks up where the previous one left us, in Constantinople," explains mainman Mathias Nygård. "However, it is not a sequel as such. In general, the songs are much more universal and deal with topics that can be placed just as tightly into the modern world as in the 11th century Byzantine Empire. Stand Up And Fight has much more to offer the contemporary listener."
Their more contemporary and universal approach is also reflected by a revamped look: "Turisas has always been about progression and evolution, and now with a new album we're not here to repeat ourselves but to have something new to come with - also visually. Our look has developed through the years, and it's never been something we created once to be static forever. Innovation is reinventing yourself regularly. We toured The Varangian Way for three and a half years with a look that was tied to the album. With a new release, it was time for a makeover. The visual side has always played a very strong role in Turisas, and fear not - that's not going to change. Stronger than ever, Turisas has returned!"
The biggest, boldest and most gloriously extravagant album of the band's career, Stand Up And Fight erupts like the ultimate heavy metal musical, with many layers of orchestration and choral harmonies adding to these songs' intense sense of drama and mischief. Although remaining true to the spirit of past Turisas records, the new album, which was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth/Katatonia) at Fascination Street in Sweden, takes the Finns to a whole new level of depth and bravado, as their unmistakable sound expands before our very ears, consistently conjuring up vivid images of the Vikings' ongoing adventures.
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Finland, Japan: February 23, 2011
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: February 25, 2011
Rest Of Europe: February 28, 2011
Australia, New Zealand: March 4, 2011
North America: March 8, 2011
The title track off the band's highly anticipated new album is available as a free download at this location.
Stand Up And Fight cover art] tracklist:
01. The March Of The Varangian Guard
02. Take The Day!
03. Hunting Pirates
04. βένετοι! - πράσινοι!
05. Stand Up And Fight
06. The Great Escape
07. Fear The Fear
08. End Of An Empire
09. The Bosphorus Freezes Over
The rest of the press release reads as follows: "Stand Up And Fight is a loose continuation of the story from The Varangian Way, and picks up where the previous one left us, in Constantinople," explains mainman Mathias Nygård. "However, it is not a sequel as such. In general, the songs are much more universal and deal with topics that can be placed just as tightly into the modern world as in the 11th century Byzantine Empire. Stand Up And Fight has much more to offer the contemporary listener."
Their more contemporary and universal approach is also reflected by a revamped look: "Turisas has always been about progression and evolution, and now with a new album we're not here to repeat ourselves but to have something new to come with - also visually. Our look has developed through the years, and it's never been something we created once to be static forever. Innovation is reinventing yourself regularly. We toured The Varangian Way for three and a half years with a look that was tied to the album. With a new release, it was time for a makeover. The visual side has always played a very strong role in Turisas, and fear not - that's not going to change. Stronger than ever, Turisas has returned!"
The biggest, boldest and most gloriously extravagant album of the band's career, Stand Up And Fight erupts like the ultimate heavy metal musical, with many layers of orchestration and choral harmonies adding to these songs' intense sense of drama and mischief. Although remaining true to the spirit of past Turisas records, the new album, which was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth/Katatonia) at Fascination Street in Sweden, takes the Finns to a whole new level of depth and bravado, as their unmistakable sound expands before our very ears, consistently conjuring up vivid images of the Vikings' ongoing adventures.
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| Source: | centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Turisas |
U.D.O. - Records New Christmas Song
U.D.O. has recorded a Christmas song for the biggest European music- and merchandise mailorder company EMP in Osnabrück's "DocMaKlang" studio. The song "Jingle Balls" was written by staff members of EMP and it is a new interpretation of the Christmas song "Jingle Bells" and the Accept hymn "Balls To The Wall".
"Jingle Balls" will be released in the middle of December under the band name Evil Disposition.
A cooperation with EMP is planned for the release of U.D.O.'s forthcoming album Rev-Raptor which includes a countdown on EMP's website the whole week before the release date (tentatively due in May 2011) including a message from Udo and snippets of the new songs every day.
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"Jingle Balls" will be released in the middle of December under the band name Evil Disposition.
A cooperation with EMP is planned for the release of U.D.O.'s forthcoming album Rev-Raptor which includes a countdown on EMP's website the whole week before the release date (tentatively due in May 2011) including a message from Udo and snippets of the new songs every day.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | U.D.O. |
The Equinox Ov The Gods - New Song Online
"The Way Of The Serpent", one of the new tracks of Swedish gothic/doom metal act The Equinox Ov The Gods, has now been made available for streaming at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the band's most recent EP, entitled The End Of Days, and was released on October 22nd.
The End Of Days cover art] tracklist:
01. The End Of Days
02. Gothic Lullaby
03. Anarchos
04. The Way Of The Serpent
05. The Gallows Lord
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The End Of Days cover art] tracklist:
01. The End Of Days
02. Gothic Lullaby
03. Anarchos
04. The Way Of The Serpent
05. The Gallows Lord
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | The Equinox Ov The Gods |
Girlschool - Re-Recording Classic 1981 Album
Veteran British female hard rockers Girlschool are currently in the studio re-recording their classic 1981 album Hit And Run. The new version will be released in 2011 to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary.
Hit And Run was originally made available in March 1981, and reached position No. 5 in the UK charts. The album also certified gold in New Zealand and Canada.
Hit And Run cover art] tracklist:
01. C'mon Let's Go
02. The Hunter
03. (I'm Your) Victim
04. Kick It Down
05. Following the Crowd
06. Tush
07. Hit And Run
08. Watch Your Step
09. Back To Start
10. Yeah Right
11. Future Flash
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Hit And Run was originally made available in March 1981, and reached position No. 5 in the UK charts. The album also certified gold in New Zealand and Canada.
Hit And Run cover art] tracklist:
01. C'mon Let's Go
02. The Hunter
03. (I'm Your) Victim
04. Kick It Down
05. Following the Crowd
06. Tush
07. Hit And Run
08. Watch Your Step
09. Back To Start
10. Yeah Right
11. Future Flash
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| Source: | girlschool.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Girlschool |
Motörhead - New Video Online
"Get Back In Line", the new video from Motörhead can now be watched below. Th track comes off the band's upcoming album The Wörld Is Yours. If you need more info and album samples, head over here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Motörhead |
Crowbar - Have A New Song Online
Earlier this week Noisecreep premiered a brand-new Crowbar song, called "The Cemetery Angels".
The track comes off the band's upcoming effort Sever The Wicked Hand, to be released in February next year via eOne Music.
"The song has all the elements that Crowbar are about: speed, then a killer, hooky pre-chorus, a hooky chorus and then a stupidly heavy and sludgy slow ending," Windstein told Noisecreep, breaking the song down into its base parts.
"It's personal to me, because in New Orleans, the area is known for architecture in the cemeteries," Windstein explained. "Since the city is below sea level, the tombs are above ground and elaborate, and they say that cemetery angels watch over the tombs. I feel like angels are watching me as far as everything I've done. I'm not dead yet and have been sober for four months, and I have this whole new outlook on life and a brand new spin on everything."
Windstein also shed some light on the song's lyrical arc and its relation to his newly-acquired sobriety, saying, "The opening line is 'You gave me wings and took the sky away,' which is a line from an book. I am not a 'program person,' but that is precisely what alcohol did for me. It gave me wings and then took the sky away. Alcohol can make you feel good, but you are lost. So the lyrics are a spin on that."
Go to this location to stream "The Cemetery Angels".
Sever The Wicked Hand cover art] tracklist:
01. Isolation (Desperation)
02. Sever The Wicked Hand
03. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth
04. Let Me Mourn
05. The Cemetery Angels
06. As I Become One
07. A Farewell To Misery
08. Protectors Of The Shrine
09. I Only Deal In Truth
10. Echo An Eternity
11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me
12. Symbiosis
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The track comes off the band's upcoming effort Sever The Wicked Hand, to be released in February next year via eOne Music.
"The song has all the elements that Crowbar are about: speed, then a killer, hooky pre-chorus, a hooky chorus and then a stupidly heavy and sludgy slow ending," Windstein told Noisecreep, breaking the song down into its base parts.
"It's personal to me, because in New Orleans, the area is known for architecture in the cemeteries," Windstein explained. "Since the city is below sea level, the tombs are above ground and elaborate, and they say that cemetery angels watch over the tombs. I feel like angels are watching me as far as everything I've done. I'm not dead yet and have been sober for four months, and I have this whole new outlook on life and a brand new spin on everything."
Windstein also shed some light on the song's lyrical arc and its relation to his newly-acquired sobriety, saying, "The opening line is 'You gave me wings and took the sky away,' which is a line from an book. I am not a 'program person,' but that is precisely what alcohol did for me. It gave me wings and then took the sky away. Alcohol can make you feel good, but you are lost. So the lyrics are a spin on that."
Go to this location to stream "The Cemetery Angels".
Sever The Wicked Hand cover art] tracklist:
01. Isolation (Desperation)
02. Sever The Wicked Hand
03. Liquid Sky And Cold Black Earth
04. Let Me Mourn
05. The Cemetery Angels
06. As I Become One
07. A Farewell To Misery
08. Protectors Of The Shrine
09. I Only Deal In Truth
10. Echo An Eternity
11. Cleanse Me, Heal Me
12. Symbiosis
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| Source: | noisecreep.com |
| Band profile: | Crowbar |
Cauldron - New Track Streaming Online
Burning Fortune, the brand-new offering from Canadian traditional metal act Cauldron, comes out on February 14th in the UK and February 15th in the US via Earache Records.
A new track, called "All Or Nothing" can now be streamed over at the band's MySpace page.
Burning Fortune cover art] tracklist:
01. All Or Nothing
02. Miss You To Death
03. Frozen In Fire
04. Tears Have Come
05. I Confess
06. Rapid City/Unchained Assault
07. Queen Of Fire
08. Breaking Through
09. Taken By Desire
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A new track, called "All Or Nothing" can now be streamed over at the band's MySpace page.
Burning Fortune cover art] tracklist:
01. All Or Nothing
02. Miss You To Death
03. Frozen In Fire
04. Tears Have Come
05. I Confess
06. Rapid City/Unchained Assault
07. Queen Of Fire
08. Breaking Through
09. Taken By Desire
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| Source: | cauldronmetal.tumblr.com |
| Band profile: | Cauldron |
Plague Warhead - New Band Feat. Ex-Edge Of Sanity, Pan.thy.monium Drummer
Plague Warhead is the name of the new Swedish "old-school thrash metal" band featuring former members of Edge Of Sanity, Pan.thy.monium, Ophthalamia, Sarkified, Scypozoa and Ashes, will release a four-song mini-CD via Godeater Records. The four tracks ? "Blood Messiah", "Forces Of Evil", "Stench Of Decay" and "Dominate" ? are available for streaming on the group's MySpace.
Plague Warhead, which is currently seeking a label home for its forthcoming debut album release, consists of the following musicians:
Andreas Sjöberg (Ashes, The Deadbeats) - Guitar
Tomas Lindgren (Scypozoa, No Fucking Way, No Fucking God, Witch Black) - Lead Guitar
Martin Gustavsson (Allegiance, Darkified, Grimorium, Amenophis) - Vocals
Benny "Bempa" Larsson (Edge Of Sanity, Godsend, Ophthalamia, Total Terror, Pan.thy.monium) - Drums
Mattias Eronn (Witch Black, Sorgfaagel) - Bass
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Plague Warhead, which is currently seeking a label home for its forthcoming debut album release, consists of the following musicians:
Andreas Sjöberg (Ashes, The Deadbeats) - Guitar
Tomas Lindgren (Scypozoa, No Fucking Way, No Fucking God, Witch Black) - Lead Guitar
Martin Gustavsson (Allegiance, Darkified, Grimorium, Amenophis) - Vocals
Benny "Bempa" Larsson (Edge Of Sanity, Godsend, Ophthalamia, Total Terror, Pan.thy.monium) - Drums
Mattias Eronn (Witch Black, Sorgfaagel) - Bass
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Edge Of Serenity |
My Silent Wake - Two New Tracks Online
UK gothic doom outfit My Silent Wake has posted two new songs online. "Death Becomes Us" and "Et Lux Perpetua" can now be streamed over at MySpace. Both songs come from the band's new record, entitled IV Et Lux Perpetua, available in stores at the end of the month through Dark Balance Records.
IV Et Lux Perpetua cover art] tracklist:
01. Et Lux Perpetua
02. Death Becomes Us
03. Bleak Endless Winter
04. Father
05. Graven Years
06. My Silent Wake
07. Between Wake And Sleep
08. Journey's End
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IV Et Lux Perpetua cover art] tracklist:
01. Et Lux Perpetua
02. Death Becomes Us
03. Bleak Endless Winter
04. Father
05. Graven Years
06. My Silent Wake
07. Between Wake And Sleep
08. Journey's End
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | My Silent Wake |
Exciter - Check Out A New Song
Canadian speed thrashers Exciter have announced that the recording of the upcoming album Death Machine is complete. The official street date for the album is set on October 29, 2010. Death Machine will be released through Massacre Records.
You can get a sneak preview right now, by checking out the title track, available on the band's MySpace music player.
Death Machine cover art] tentative tracklist:
01. Death Machine
02. Slaughtered In Vain
03. Skull Breaker
04. Power and Domination
05. Razor In Your Back
06. Pray For Pain
07. Demented Prisoners
08. HellFire
09. Dungeon Descendants
10. Guitar Solo (title to be announced)
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You can get a sneak preview right now, by checking out the title track, available on the band's MySpace music player.
Death Machine cover art] tentative tracklist:
01. Death Machine
02. Slaughtered In Vain
03. Skull Breaker
04. Power and Domination
05. Razor In Your Back
06. Pray For Pain
07. Demented Prisoners
08. HellFire
09. Dungeon Descendants
10. Guitar Solo (title to be announced)
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Exciter |
Crystal Viper - Two New Songs Online
"Greed Is Blind" and "Secret Of The Black Water", two new tracks from the Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act Crystal Viper are available for streaming on band's official MySpace profile.
Both tracks come off the band's new album, Legends, which is scheduled for release on October 22 via AFM Records in Europe and United States, and on November 17 via Spiritual Beast Records in Japan. As the title suggests, all the lyrics on the CD are based on the original Polish legends from the Middle Ages.
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Both tracks come off the band's new album, Legends, which is scheduled for release on October 22 via AFM Records in Europe and United States, and on November 17 via Spiritual Beast Records in Japan. As the title suggests, all the lyrics on the CD are based on the original Polish legends from the Middle Ages.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Crystal Viper |