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Vomitory - New Song Online
"Regorge In The Morgue", a brand-new track from Swedish death metallers Vomitory, has been made available for streaming over at this location.
"Regorge In The Morgue" comes off the band's upcoming new album Opus Mortis VIII, which will be released on April 25th in Europe and on April 26th in North America through Metal Blade Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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"Regorge In The Morgue" comes off the band's upcoming new album Opus Mortis VIII, which will be released on April 25th in Europe and on April 26th in North America through Metal Blade Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | vomitory.net |
| Band profile: | Vomitory |
Tombs - Complete Work On New Album
Tombs has completed work on their brand new album, Path Of Totality.
Path Of Totality, the follow-up to their acclaimed Winter Hours release, was recorded at Elmwood Recording studios in Dallas, TX with engineer John Congleton (Baroness, Explosions In The Sky, Black Mountain) and has been set for a June 7th North American release date.
Path Of Totality will be available on CD, 2xLP, and digitally and features artwork from Thomas Hooper of Hoopers Electric.
Additionally, Tombs has announced three-weeks of US tour dates surrounding South By Southwest. The band will tour down to Texas with Castevet and return through the south and east coast with Wormrot.
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Path Of Totality, the follow-up to their acclaimed Winter Hours release, was recorded at Elmwood Recording studios in Dallas, TX with engineer John Congleton (Baroness, Explosions In The Sky, Black Mountain) and has been set for a June 7th North American release date.
Path Of Totality will be available on CD, 2xLP, and digitally and features artwork from Thomas Hooper of Hoopers Electric.
Additionally, Tombs has announced three-weeks of US tour dates surrounding South By Southwest. The band will tour down to Texas with Castevet and return through the south and east coast with Wormrot.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Tombs |
Novembers Doom - New Song Online
"Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day", a brand-new track from US death doom metal band Novembers Doom, has been made available for streaming over at this location.
"Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day" comes off the band's upcoming new album Aphotic, which will be released on May 10th through The End Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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"Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day" comes off the band's upcoming new album Aphotic, which will be released on May 10th through The End Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | theendrecords.bandcamp.com |
| Band profile: | Novembers Doom |
Venom - Mixing New Album
The new, as-yet-untitled studio album of Venom is currently being mixed.
The pioneering blackened thrash metal band are once again working with producer Tom Belton at his London Studio. The band's management and label are currently in discussions regarding the official release date of the album. More details will soon be announced.
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The pioneering blackened thrash metal band are once again working with producer Tom Belton at his London Studio. The band's management and label are currently in discussions regarding the official release date of the album. More details will soon be announced.
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| Source: | venomslegions.com |
| Band profile: | Venom |
Insomnium - Working On New Album
Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium are currently working on the successor to Across The Dark. The band will enter the studio in April for a tentative release later this year through Century Media Records.
The band issued the following update: "The fifth Insomnium studio album is beginning to take shape. We had a 3-day training and songwriting session last week and we can now say that we have about 8 songs more or less ready. We are entering the studio in April so we should have enough time to finish everything. Some observers commented that the material sounds surprisingly ready taken that this was only the second training session for the new album...
We also had a promo shoot with the legendary photographer Stefan de Batselier who has previously worked with some small American names like Johnny Cash and Metallica. Big thanks to Stefan for a nice afternoon! Also thanks to Jussi Ratilainen who is documenting the whole process! Here are some pics taken by Jussi."
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The band issued the following update: "The fifth Insomnium studio album is beginning to take shape. We had a 3-day training and songwriting session last week and we can now say that we have about 8 songs more or less ready. We are entering the studio in April so we should have enough time to finish everything. Some observers commented that the material sounds surprisingly ready taken that this was only the second training session for the new album...
We also had a promo shoot with the legendary photographer Stefan de Batselier who has previously worked with some small American names like Johnny Cash and Metallica. Big thanks to Stefan for a nice afternoon! Also thanks to Jussi Ratilainen who is documenting the whole process! Here are some pics taken by Jussi."
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| Source: | vf-insomnium.blogspot.com |
| Band profile: | Insomnium |
Vomitory - New Album Details
Swedish death metal band Vomitory have revealed the album artwork and tracklisting for their long-anticipated eighth studio album Opus Mortis VIII.
The new effort was produced, engineered and mixed by Rikard Löfgren in his own Leon music studios. Unsurprisingly the album "proves to be the best sounding Vomitory album ever!"
Opus Mortis VIII will be released on April 23rd/26th in Europe through Metal Blade Records. The limited first edition will be a Digipak featuring four exclusive bonus tracks. Those tracks are re-recorded versions of songs taken off the first two Vomitory albums.
Commented drummer Tobias Gustafsson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX, Torture Division): "Opus Mortis VIII is our eighth album (no shit!) - our eighth Opus of Death. And I dare to say that this is one of the strongest albums we've done, and it most certainly has the most powerful production we've ever had on any album, hands down. For the third time, we worked with Rikard Löfgren in his Leon Music Studios. We raised the bar quite a few notches in the studio - both production-wise and performance-wise, and we couldn't be happier with the result. We are not breaking new death metal ground with this album - that was never Vomitorys' mission - but Opus Mortis VIII offers diversity and dynamics that you haven't quite heard from Vomitory before. Still, this is a very intense and aggressive album in the true Vomitory tradition - all the essential signature details are there. Once you hear the opening track, "Regorge In The Morgue", you will need no further proof of that!"
Opus Mortis VIII cover art] tracklist:
01. Regorge In The Morgue
02. Bloodstained
03. They Will Burn
04. The Dead Awaken
05. Hate In A Time Of War
06. Torturous Ingenious
07. Forever Damned
08. Shrouded In Darkness
09. Combat Psychosis
10. Requiem For The Fallen
11. Nervegasclouds 2011
12. Raped In Their Own Blood 2011
13. Redemption 2011
14. The Voyage 2011
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The new effort was produced, engineered and mixed by Rikard Löfgren in his own Leon music studios. Unsurprisingly the album "proves to be the best sounding Vomitory album ever!"
Opus Mortis VIII will be released on April 23rd/26th in Europe through Metal Blade Records. The limited first edition will be a Digipak featuring four exclusive bonus tracks. Those tracks are re-recorded versions of songs taken off the first two Vomitory albums.
Commented drummer Tobias Gustafsson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX, Torture Division): "Opus Mortis VIII is our eighth album (no shit!) - our eighth Opus of Death. And I dare to say that this is one of the strongest albums we've done, and it most certainly has the most powerful production we've ever had on any album, hands down. For the third time, we worked with Rikard Löfgren in his Leon Music Studios. We raised the bar quite a few notches in the studio - both production-wise and performance-wise, and we couldn't be happier with the result. We are not breaking new death metal ground with this album - that was never Vomitorys' mission - but Opus Mortis VIII offers diversity and dynamics that you haven't quite heard from Vomitory before. Still, this is a very intense and aggressive album in the true Vomitory tradition - all the essential signature details are there. Once you hear the opening track, "Regorge In The Morgue", you will need no further proof of that!"
Opus Mortis VIII cover art] tracklist:
01. Regorge In The Morgue
02. Bloodstained
03. They Will Burn
04. The Dead Awaken
05. Hate In A Time Of War
06. Torturous Ingenious
07. Forever Damned
08. Shrouded In Darkness
09. Combat Psychosis
10. Requiem For The Fallen
11. Nervegasclouds 2011
12. Raped In Their Own Blood 2011
13. Redemption 2011
14. The Voyage 2011
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| Source: | vomitory.net |
| Band profile: | Vomitory |
Becoming The Archetype - New Song Online
"The Magnetic Sky", a brand-new track from US progressive metalcore band Becoming The Archetype, has been made available for streaming over at this location.
"The Magnetic Sky" comes off the band's upcoming new album Celestial Completion, which will be released on March 29th through Solid State Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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"The Magnetic Sky" comes off the band's upcoming new album Celestial Completion, which will be released on March 29th through Solid State Records. More album details were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Becoming The Archetype |
Novembers Doom - New Album Details
The new Novembers Doom album, Aphotic, will be released on May 10th through The End Records.
The band's eighth full-length album features guest appearance by The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, world-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine (Earthen Grave) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath), who also mixed the album.
According to a press release, Aphotic "has its roots in darkness and melancholic madness, reminiscent of the band's early doom roots but bringing something new and modern to the listener."
Novembers Doom frontman Paul Kuhr comments: "One goal in Novembers Doom is to never repeat ourselves. We aim to constantly challenge our writing abilities to deliver something new each and every time, while maintaining what we feel is our signature sound. We feel we've not only accomplished that with Aphotic, but have pushed our creativity into new musical territory. The result is quite possibly the most unique Novembers Doom release yet."
Aphotic cover art] tracklist:
01. The Dark Host
02. Harvest Scythe
03. Buried
04. What Could Have Been
05. Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day
06. Of Age And Origin - Part 2: A Day Of Joy
07. Six Sides
08. Shadow Play
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The band's eighth full-length album features guest appearance by The Gathering singer Anneke Van Giersbergen, world-renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine (Earthen Grave) and Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath), who also mixed the album.
According to a press release, Aphotic "has its roots in darkness and melancholic madness, reminiscent of the band's early doom roots but bringing something new and modern to the listener."
Novembers Doom frontman Paul Kuhr comments: "One goal in Novembers Doom is to never repeat ourselves. We aim to constantly challenge our writing abilities to deliver something new each and every time, while maintaining what we feel is our signature sound. We feel we've not only accomplished that with Aphotic, but have pushed our creativity into new musical territory. The result is quite possibly the most unique Novembers Doom release yet."
Aphotic cover art] tracklist:
01. The Dark Host
02. Harvest Scythe
03. Buried
04. What Could Have Been
05. Of Age And Origin - Part 1: A Violent Day
06. Of Age And Origin - Part 2: A Day Of Joy
07. Six Sides
08. Shadow Play
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| Source: | theendrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Novembers Doom |
Nostromo, Lycosia, Sin - Complete Discographies To Be Re-Released Digitally
Air 2 Music is proud to announce the re-release on digital format of the full discographies of Nostromo, Lycosia and Sin on April 11th.
Album previews and samples of all three bands can be streamed over here and at this location.
Nostromo is a now-defunct surgical grindcore/metalcore act from Switzerland (more info on MySpace).
Ten years ago, Lycosia were at the forefront of the Gothic Rock scene in France, creating a unic rock music tainted with pop, metal, electronica, and oriental Caucasian vibes. The band's new album will be released at the end of 2011 (more info on MySpace).
Sin are a French industrial rock act, playing a mix of complex electronica, and poetical powerful rock. The band is set to release a conceptual DVD any time soon (more info on MySpace).
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Album previews and samples of all three bands can be streamed over here and at this location.
Nostromo is a now-defunct surgical grindcore/metalcore act from Switzerland (more info on MySpace).
Ten years ago, Lycosia were at the forefront of the Gothic Rock scene in France, creating a unic rock music tainted with pop, metal, electronica, and oriental Caucasian vibes. The band's new album will be released at the end of 2011 (more info on MySpace).
Sin are a French industrial rock act, playing a mix of complex electronica, and poetical powerful rock. The band is set to release a conceptual DVD any time soon (more info on MySpace).
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| Source: | mokain.com |
Nominon - Part Ways With Guitarist
Swedish death metal act Nominon has issued the following update on the band's current activities:
"Some kick ass news: a shorter European trek is now under construction between late March and early April. Support will come from the fleshy German deathsters Lifeless, a band that just released a killer fucking debut album on IbexMoon Records. So what are you clubs and promoters waiting for?! Drop us a mail if you're interested to book this package. For more details and already confirmed dates, check Gigs!
Furthermore we have to reveal some sort of severe news as well, since it's now obvious that longtime Nominon member Christian "AntiChristian" Strömblad has been forced to lay his axe to rest for the time being due to some personal shit. Nominon collectively wishes Mr Strömblad all the best of luck and hope that everything will work out for the best. What we have accomplished and yet also what we've been going through during the last six years together is something that only a handful of people in the world would have managed to come out of alive, yet we fucking pulled it off.
New guitarist is youngster Alexander Lyrbo who has proven himself more than worthy to fill AntiChristian's bloodstained boots. Alex first performance with Nominon as a permanent member will take place in Zabrze, Poland March 5th. Even though AntiChristian's departure we certainly proved once again that nothing seems to be able to kill this mighty entity known to the living dead as Nominon.
This marks yet a new chapter in the unholy world of Nominon. We expect it to be a bloody one."
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"Some kick ass news: a shorter European trek is now under construction between late March and early April. Support will come from the fleshy German deathsters Lifeless, a band that just released a killer fucking debut album on IbexMoon Records. So what are you clubs and promoters waiting for?! Drop us a mail if you're interested to book this package. For more details and already confirmed dates, check Gigs!
Furthermore we have to reveal some sort of severe news as well, since it's now obvious that longtime Nominon member Christian "AntiChristian" Strömblad has been forced to lay his axe to rest for the time being due to some personal shit. Nominon collectively wishes Mr Strömblad all the best of luck and hope that everything will work out for the best. What we have accomplished and yet also what we've been going through during the last six years together is something that only a handful of people in the world would have managed to come out of alive, yet we fucking pulled it off.
New guitarist is youngster Alexander Lyrbo who has proven himself more than worthy to fill AntiChristian's bloodstained boots. Alex first performance with Nominon as a permanent member will take place in Zabrze, Poland March 5th. Even though AntiChristian's departure we certainly proved once again that nothing seems to be able to kill this mighty entity known to the living dead as Nominon.
This marks yet a new chapter in the unholy world of Nominon. We expect it to be a bloody one."
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| Source: | nominon.com |
| Band profile: | Nominon |
Children Of Bodom - New Video Online
"Was It Worth It?", the new video from Children Of Bodom, can now be watched, exclusively at Metal Injection.
The clip was shot on October 6, 2010 on location at central Pennsylvania's residential action sports compound Camp Woodward with director Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation Films.
Look for cameos from two-time X Games gold medalist and two-time Thrasher magazine "Skater of the Year" Chris Cole as well as noted pro skaters Jamie Thomas and Tom Asta.
"Was It Worth It?" comes off the band's upcoming new album Relentless Reckless Forever, which will be released on March 8th through Universal Music.
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The clip was shot on October 6, 2010 on location at central Pennsylvania's residential action sports compound Camp Woodward with director Dale Resteghini of Raging Nation Films.
Look for cameos from two-time X Games gold medalist and two-time Thrasher magazine "Skater of the Year" Chris Cole as well as noted pro skaters Jamie Thomas and Tom Asta.
"Was It Worth It?" comes off the band's upcoming new album Relentless Reckless Forever, which will be released on March 8th through Universal Music.
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| Source: | metalinjection.net |
| Band profile: | Children Of Bodom |
Omnium Gatherum - Entire New Album Streaming Online
New World Shadows, the new album from Finnish melodic death metal band Omnium Gatherum, is available for streaming in its entirety at Record Shop X for a limited time only.
New World Shadows will be released via Lifeforce Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: February 4, 2011
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: February 9, 2011
Rest Of Europe: February 7, 2011
North America: March 1, 2011
More New World Shadows album details were previously reported over here.
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New World Shadows will be released via Lifeforce Records on the following dates:
Germany, Austria, Switzerland: February 4, 2011
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: February 9, 2011
Rest Of Europe: February 7, 2011
North America: March 1, 2011
More New World Shadows album details were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | recordshopx.com |
| Band profile: | Omnium Gatherum |
Nightwish - Reveal Concept For Upcoming Album
Official press release
In the midst of recording a new album, Nightwish has been preparing a movie.
"Imaginarium" is a music fantasy - film based on the forthcoming Nightwish album of the same title and its 13 songs.
The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagination. He is an old man who still thinks he's a young boy. While asleep he travels into his distant past where his dreams of old come back to him mixed to the young boy's world of fantasy and music.
In his dreams the old man fights to find the memories most important to him.
This never-done-before project originates to more than two years in the past when Tuomas first introduced his ambitious idea of the "Imaginarium" - concept to the fellow band members and to Mr. Stobe Harju, the director behind "The Islander" - music video. He will be the director of this full-length feature. The film will be produced by Solar Films Inc. together with Nightwish.
The shootings for "Imaginarium" will begin this spring, it will have its premiere in 2012 and the album it's based on will be released in an undefined point in time.
Nightwish will hold a press conference related to this project at the end of February.
Elodie Artour for the news!]
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In the midst of recording a new album, Nightwish has been preparing a movie.
"Imaginarium" is a music fantasy - film based on the forthcoming Nightwish album of the same title and its 13 songs.
The protagonist of the film is a songwriter with an otherworldly imagination. He is an old man who still thinks he's a young boy. While asleep he travels into his distant past where his dreams of old come back to him mixed to the young boy's world of fantasy and music.
In his dreams the old man fights to find the memories most important to him.
This never-done-before project originates to more than two years in the past when Tuomas first introduced his ambitious idea of the "Imaginarium" - concept to the fellow band members and to Mr. Stobe Harju, the director behind "The Islander" - music video. He will be the director of this full-length feature. The film will be produced by Solar Films Inc. together with Nightwish.
The shootings for "Imaginarium" will begin this spring, it will have its premiere in 2012 and the album it's based on will be released in an undefined point in time.
Nightwish will hold a press conference related to this project at the end of February.
Elodie Artour for the news!]
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| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Heathendom - New Video Online
"The Symbolist", the new video from Greek metallers Heathendom, can be viewed at this location. The clip was produced and directed by Michail Vlavianos & Lefteris Vourliotis.
"The Symbolist" is the title track from the band's latest album, The Symbolist, which was released on February 7th, 2011 via Metal On Metal Records.
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"The Symbolist" is the title track from the band's latest album, The Symbolist, which was released on February 7th, 2011 via Metal On Metal Records.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
Becoming The Archetype - New Album Cover Art Revealed
Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers Becoming The Archetype will release their fourth album, Celestial Completion, on March 29 via Solid State Records.
The album was produced by Matt Goldman (Underoath, The Chariot, Copeland). The original paiting of the cover art was done by Dan Seagrave with art direction from Ryan Clark at Invisible Creature and can be viewed below. Celestial Completion will be released on March 29 via Solid State Records.
Celestial Completion cover art] tracklist:
01. The Resonant Frequency Of Flesh
02. The Magnetic Sky
03. Internal Illumination
04. Path Of The Beam
05. Music Of The Spheres: Requiem Aeternam Part I
06. Elemental Wrath: Requiem Aeternam Part II
07. Xenosynthesis: Requiem Aeternam Part III
08. Invisible Creature
09. Cardiac Rebellion
10. Reflect/Refract
11. Breathing Light
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The album was produced by Matt Goldman (Underoath, The Chariot, Copeland). The original paiting of the cover art was done by Dan Seagrave with art direction from Ryan Clark at Invisible Creature and can be viewed below. Celestial Completion will be released on March 29 via Solid State Records.
Celestial Completion cover art] tracklist:
01. The Resonant Frequency Of Flesh
02. The Magnetic Sky
03. Internal Illumination
04. Path Of The Beam
05. Music Of The Spheres: Requiem Aeternam Part I
06. Elemental Wrath: Requiem Aeternam Part II
07. Xenosynthesis: Requiem Aeternam Part III
08. Invisible Creature
09. Cardiac Rebellion
10. Reflect/Refract
11. Breathing Light
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Becoming The Archetype |