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Obscura - Official Promo Tracks Posted Online
German death metallers Obscura have uploaded the official tracks from their promo CD, recorded by Victor Bullok (Dark Fortress, Celtic Frost touring member).
The three songs are available for streaming at www.myspace.com/realmofobscura and available for download at www.jeroenthesseling.com. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach. Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - Guitar, Vocals
Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) - Guitar
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) - Bass
Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) - Drums
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The three songs are available for streaming at www.myspace.com/realmofobscura and available for download at www.jeroenthesseling.com. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach. Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - Guitar, Vocals
Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) - Guitar
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) - Bass
Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) - Drums
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| Source: | obscura-metal.com |
| Band profile: | Obscura |
Pyramaze - Signs With Locomotive Records
Danish metallers Pyramaze have issued the following update on their official website:
"Pyramaze is proud to announce the signing with Locomotive Records for the worldwide release of "Immortal". We had quite a few good offers, but Locomotive convinced us with their enthusiasm and their willingness to walk that extra mile for the band."
The new album, entitled "Immortal" will be out on May 30th in Europe (Release dates for the other regions will follow soon). Also you can find more info about this album as stated here.
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"Pyramaze is proud to announce the signing with Locomotive Records for the worldwide release of "Immortal". We had quite a few good offers, but Locomotive convinced us with their enthusiasm and their willingness to walk that extra mile for the band."
The new album, entitled "Immortal" will be out on May 30th in Europe (Release dates for the other regions will follow soon). Also you can find more info about this album as stated here.
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| Source: | pyramaze.com |
| Band profile: | Pyramaze |
Metal Storm - Admin On Hiatus After Van Flip, Live Reunion Tour Expected Tomorrow
The world shook today when Metal Storm mastermind Ivan spread the prophetic word he is calling it quits in order to breed cows and ducks. In an official press release the wacko admin dude revealed he is quitting his job and liked the idea of breeding "prize Charolais cattle and handsome Fawn Runner ducks." Some pictures of Ivan showing his livestock at a local meadow and farm near Mõisaküla, a tiny Estonian town boasting a population of only 1081, have been posted online at the official homepage of the official website of the metal webzine of Metal Storm. In other words here and here. (WARNING: explicit content. Get ready to die a little inside). The Bank of Estonia already announced that they will be ready to intervene in case the news will rattle the currency markets.
The MS Staff confirmed the story in the meantime. They added they already saw it coming for a while now. A source inside the Staff even confirmed it's not the first time Ivan was having plans "to retire and cash out in the agriculture sector". Rumour has it Ivan has been thinking about selling the site he founded and created to some famous big farm months ago. He even had a name for it already: "Metal Farm: Home Of Heavy Cattle."
Another source talks about the latest time Ivan left the place. A couple of months ago, Ivan was away for a very long time. Afterwards he told a strange and epic story about photographing the most metal swan ever, meeting a magical talking pumpkin dressed up in a tuxedo who wanted to get "intimate" at a pole dancing contest, Cthulhu appearing to him in a cowboy costume and ordering him to buy country cds instead of the Britney Spears cd that was reviewed later Link], and his search for his long lost twin sister Ivana (widely known from the Austin Powers movie), who looks exactly like Ivan but with longer hair and smaller boobs, and who has a gangsta rap webzine. The source further denied he ever bought mushrooms from Ivan's Metal Farm.
Of course this all sounds like a metalized storm in a teacup at an average Gorgoroth tea party, but the MS Staff didn't throw in the towel yet and decided they will move on without Ivan until his glorious return... Also the Staff announced they will continue to run the site whatsoever and are currently looking for a suitable temporary replacement for Ivan. Among the possible successors is rumoured to be Kariasakis7, who is believed to be one of the most sober, popular and beloved members of the Metal Storm community. He already commented that, if he would get the job, he would change the name to "Matel Sotrm... Ov Booz xaxaxa".
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The MS Staff confirmed the story in the meantime. They added they already saw it coming for a while now. A source inside the Staff even confirmed it's not the first time Ivan was having plans "to retire and cash out in the agriculture sector". Rumour has it Ivan has been thinking about selling the site he founded and created to some famous big farm months ago. He even had a name for it already: "Metal Farm: Home Of Heavy Cattle."
Another source talks about the latest time Ivan left the place. A couple of months ago, Ivan was away for a very long time. Afterwards he told a strange and epic story about photographing the most metal swan ever, meeting a magical talking pumpkin dressed up in a tuxedo who wanted to get "intimate" at a pole dancing contest, Cthulhu appearing to him in a cowboy costume and ordering him to buy country cds instead of the Britney Spears cd that was reviewed later Link], and his search for his long lost twin sister Ivana (widely known from the Austin Powers movie), who looks exactly like Ivan but with longer hair and smaller boobs, and who has a gangsta rap webzine. The source further denied he ever bought mushrooms from Ivan's Metal Farm.
Of course this all sounds like a metalized storm in a teacup at an average Gorgoroth tea party, but the MS Staff didn't throw in the towel yet and decided they will move on without Ivan until his glorious return... Also the Staff announced they will continue to run the site whatsoever and are currently looking for a suitable temporary replacement for Ivan. Among the possible successors is rumoured to be Kariasakis7, who is believed to be one of the most sober, popular and beloved members of the Metal Storm community. He already commented that, if he would get the job, he would change the name to "Matel Sotrm... Ov Booz xaxaxa".
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| Source: | metalstorm.ee |
Om - New Release And Tour Dates
Philosophical drone-chanters Om have completed recording a 7" vinyl for Sub Pop records. The song "Gebel Barkal" is the first to feature new drummer Emil Amos. Furthermore, in case the four tracks on their latest release "Pilgrimage" were not enough for you, the psychedelic drone duo from San Francisco are planning yet another new full length to be released next year!
To keep you busy until then are their following tour dates, with more info at http://www.omvibratory.com
17/05 - Festival International de Musique Actuelle - Victoriaville, QC/Canada
30/05 - Parc del Forum - Barcelona/Spain
04/06 - Shibuya O Nest - Tokyo/Japan
05/06 - Huck Finn - Nagoya/Japan
06/06 - Sunsui - Osaka/Japan
08/06 - Z-1 - Niigata/Japan
10/06 - Shibuya O Nest - Tokyo/Japan
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To keep you busy until then are their following tour dates, with more info at http://www.omvibratory.com
17/05 - Festival International de Musique Actuelle - Victoriaville, QC/Canada
30/05 - Parc del Forum - Barcelona/Spain
04/06 - Shibuya O Nest - Tokyo/Japan
05/06 - Huck Finn - Nagoya/Japan
06/06 - Sunsui - Osaka/Japan
08/06 - Z-1 - Niigata/Japan
10/06 - Shibuya O Nest - Tokyo/Japan
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| Source: | southernlord.com |
| Band profile: | Om |
Nightwish - Update From The Band
Nightwish's latest video for the track, "The Islander" will premier on Finnish MTV on April 12th before being seen by the rest of the world on television.
On the official Nightwish website they elaborated on the details of this single:
"The Islander" is the next single off of their new album "Dark Passion Play". The single will be released on May 21st and will include the following tracks:
CD:
01. The Islander (edit)
02. The Islander (full-length version)
03. Escapist (instrumental)
04. Meadows Of Heaven (orchestral version)
DVD:
01. The Islander - video clip (edit)
02. The Islander - video clip (full-length version)
03. Making of "The Islander" - documentary
The "The Islander" video was shot last autumn in Rovaniemi and was directed by Stobe Harju. The video will premiere on April 14th at 7pm (Finnish time) on MTV Finland's show 'Spanking New'.
In related news, Nightwish will return to the U.S. this fall and The Vault have already started their pre-sale for two shows. The complete list of tour dates will be announced soon, but you can already buy tickets for the following shows:
09/17/08 - La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
09/24/08 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte NC
Also, Nightwish will be appearing on German radio in April, as stated on the band's official website:
"The German radio station hr3 will broadcast some songs from Nightwish's concert in Frankfurt, Germany, during their show "hr3-hard'n'heavy, die lange harte nacht". The show will air on April 4th, 11:30 pm CET. International listeners can tune in to their webradio via this link (the "HR3 Webradio" website is in German)."
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On the official Nightwish website they elaborated on the details of this single:
"The Islander" is the next single off of their new album "Dark Passion Play". The single will be released on May 21st and will include the following tracks:
CD:
01. The Islander (edit)
02. The Islander (full-length version)
03. Escapist (instrumental)
04. Meadows Of Heaven (orchestral version)
DVD:
01. The Islander - video clip (edit)
02. The Islander - video clip (full-length version)
03. Making of "The Islander" - documentary
The "The Islander" video was shot last autumn in Rovaniemi and was directed by Stobe Harju. The video will premiere on April 14th at 7pm (Finnish time) on MTV Finland's show 'Spanking New'.
In related news, Nightwish will return to the U.S. this fall and The Vault have already started their pre-sale for two shows. The complete list of tour dates will be announced soon, but you can already buy tickets for the following shows:
09/17/08 - La Zona Rosa, Austin TX
09/24/08 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte NC
Also, Nightwish will be appearing on German radio in April, as stated on the band's official website:
"The German radio station hr3 will broadcast some songs from Nightwish's concert in Frankfurt, Germany, during their show "hr3-hard'n'heavy, die lange harte nacht". The show will air on April 4th, 11:30 pm CET. International listeners can tune in to their webradio via this link (the "HR3 Webradio" website is in German)."
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| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Vader - Song From Anniversary Album Online
Go to http://www.myspace.com/panzervader and listen to the new version of "Incarnation" taken from the upcoming anniversary album "XXV". The record will be unleashed at the end of May through Regain Records.
The album was specially recorded for Vader's 25th anniversary and features re-recorded songs from various periods of band's history. The album was entirely recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio with Wiesławscy Bros behind the helm, known from some previous Vader's productions as "The Art Of War" or "Impressions In Blood". The regular double disc edition of the album will feature 25 songs. Among famous Vader's hits as "Carnal", "Cold Demons", "Black To The Blind" you will find there one never officially published track "Tyrani Piekieł" from the very early days of the band. Special digi-pack edition of "XXV" will be released with additional DVD disc featuring bonus songs (Polish versions of "Trupi Jad" or "Reborn In Flames") and some historical rarities in the form of video footage recorded between 1986-2001!!! All the graphics and whole layout of "XXV" was designed by Jacek Wiśniewski, Polish graphic artist resposible for "Black To The Blind", "Litany", "Revelations" or "The Beast" cover arts.
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The album was specially recorded for Vader's 25th anniversary and features re-recorded songs from various periods of band's history. The album was entirely recorded, mixed and mastered at Hertz Studio with Wiesławscy Bros behind the helm, known from some previous Vader's productions as "The Art Of War" or "Impressions In Blood". The regular double disc edition of the album will feature 25 songs. Among famous Vader's hits as "Carnal", "Cold Demons", "Black To The Blind" you will find there one never officially published track "Tyrani Piekieł" from the very early days of the band. Special digi-pack edition of "XXV" will be released with additional DVD disc featuring bonus songs (Polish versions of "Trupi Jad" or "Reborn In Flames") and some historical rarities in the form of video footage recorded between 1986-2001!!! All the graphics and whole layout of "XXV" was designed by Jacek Wiśniewski, Polish graphic artist resposible for "Black To The Blind", "Litany", "Revelations" or "The Beast" cover arts.
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| Source: | vader.pl |
| Band profile: | Vader |
Children Of Bodom - World Tour Dates
On the Children Of Bodom website it can be read that some Japanese tour dates have been confirmed.
For all the COB fans in the US, Newbury Comics are giving you a FREE limited edition Blooddrunk Pint Glass when you pre-order the record at Newburycomics.com. It is limited to only 1000, so be sure to head over to the site before they run out. Also for all the US fans, starting March 25th, you can head over to iTunes and download the "Blooddrunk" single to rock with before Gigantour starts on April 12th!
GIGANTOUR 2008
(with Megadeth, In Flames, Job For A Cowboy and High On Fire)
Tickets to most of the shows are available at Ticketmaster
Apr. 12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium (USA)
Apr. 13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion (USA)
Apr. 15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie (USA)
Apr. 16 - Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion @ Concrete Street (USA)
Apr. 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre (USA)
Apr. 19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens (USA)
Apr. 20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle (USA)
Apr. 22 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (USA)
Apr. 23 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (USA)
Apr. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (USA)
with In Flames & A Life Once Lost
Apr. 25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Downstairs (USA)
Apr. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (USA)
Apr. 28 - Quebec, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse (CAN)
Apr. 29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre (CAN)
Apr. 30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall (CAN)
May 01 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre (USA)
May 03 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (USA)
May 04 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater (USA)
May 05 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls (USA)
COB headlining + local supports TBA
May 06 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom (USA)
May 07 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom (USA)
May 09 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth (USA)
May 10 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Convention Centre (CAN)
May 11 - Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition (CAN)
May 12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre (CAN)
May 14 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Corral (CAN)
May 16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum (CAN)
May 17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory Auditorium (USA)
May 19 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Events Center (USA)
May 20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena (USA)
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena (USA)
May 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre (USA)
SUMMER 2008
06.06. - Sauna Open Air, Tampere (FIN)
11.06 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IRE)
12.06 - Carling Academy, Glasgow (UK)
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For all the COB fans in the US, Newbury Comics are giving you a FREE limited edition Blooddrunk Pint Glass when you pre-order the record at Newburycomics.com. It is limited to only 1000, so be sure to head over to the site before they run out. Also for all the US fans, starting March 25th, you can head over to iTunes and download the "Blooddrunk" single to rock with before Gigantour starts on April 12th!
GIGANTOUR 2008
(with Megadeth, In Flames, Job For A Cowboy and High On Fire)
Tickets to most of the shows are available at Ticketmaster
Apr. 12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium (USA)
Apr. 13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion (USA)
Apr. 15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie (USA)
Apr. 16 - Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion @ Concrete Street (USA)
Apr. 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre (USA)
Apr. 19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens (USA)
Apr. 20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle (USA)
Apr. 22 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (USA)
Apr. 23 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom (USA)
Apr. 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (USA)
with In Flames & A Life Once Lost
Apr. 25 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium Downstairs (USA)
Apr. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion (USA)
Apr. 28 - Quebec, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse (CAN)
Apr. 29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre (CAN)
Apr. 30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall (CAN)
May 01 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre (USA)
May 03 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre (USA)
May 04 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater (USA)
May 05 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls (USA)
COB headlining + local supports TBA
May 06 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom (USA)
May 07 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom (USA)
May 09 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth (USA)
May 10 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg Convention Centre (CAN)
May 11 - Saskatoon, SK - Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition (CAN)
May 12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre (CAN)
May 14 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Corral (CAN)
May 16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum (CAN)
May 17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory Auditorium (USA)
May 19 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Events Center (USA)
May 20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena (USA)
May 21 - Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena (USA)
May 22 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre (USA)
SUMMER 2008
06.06. - Sauna Open Air, Tampere (FIN)
11.06 - Vicar Street, Dublin (IRE)
12.06 - Carling Academy, Glasgow (UK)
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| Source: | cobhc.com |
| Band profile: | Children Of Bodom |
Obscura - New Promo Available Online
Press release Obscura, March 21, 2008
"German technical death metallers Obscura have posted three brand new tracks on their official MySpace page. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach.
Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
For further information please visit http://www.myspace.com/realmofobscura."
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - guitars, vocals
Christian Muenzner - guitars (ex-Necrophagist)
Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass (ex-Pestilence)
Hannes Grossmann - drums (ex-Necrophagist)
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"German technical death metallers Obscura have posted three brand new tracks on their official MySpace page. The unsigned band is currently working on a pre-production for the second album, which will be released in 2008. The new material will be very brutal again but with a more technical approach.
Late 2007 - after several line-up changes - Obscura announced drummer Hannes Grossmann (ex-Necrophagist) and fretless bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (ex-Pestilence) as new permanent members. Early 2008 the new lineup was completed by Christian Muenzner (ex-Necrophagist) as permanent guitarist.
For further information please visit http://www.myspace.com/realmofobscura."
Obscura is:
Steffen Kummerer - guitars, vocals
Christian Muenzner - guitars (ex-Necrophagist)
Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass (ex-Pestilence)
Hannes Grossmann - drums (ex-Necrophagist)
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| Source: | obscura-metal.com |
| Band profile: | Obscura |
Elis - Announce Some Live Dates
The following short message was posted on the home page of Elis:
''We will play at the 'Festival For Free' at the P.M.K. in Innsbruck (A) on April 19th 2008! So if you want to see Elis for free, be there!''
Also this:
''We proudly announce that we are going to play this year at Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna Festival! We are very happy to be part of the line-up, and can't wait to play! Hope to see you there!''
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''We will play at the 'Festival For Free' at the P.M.K. in Innsbruck (A) on April 19th 2008! So if you want to see Elis for free, be there!''
Also this:
''We proudly announce that we are going to play this year at Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna Festival! We are very happy to be part of the line-up, and can't wait to play! Hope to see you there!''
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| Source: | elis.li |
| Band profile: | Elis |
Sigh - Venom Tribute Album Recorded
In an update from the band, singer Mirai Kawashima reports: "Sigh entered the studio last week, recording six Venom covers for an upcoming release from the band on The End Records appropriately titled "Sigh's Tribute To Venom." This recording marks Mikannibal's studio debut with Sigh (vocals/sax).
Paying tribute to Venom goes all the way back to Sigh's earliest days, with covers being regularly played at shows. A rare live tribute album was released on cassette from "Voices From The Dark Side Productions" in 1995.
Track listing:
01. Black Metal
02. Schizo
03. Die Hard
04. Countless Bathory
05. Teacher's Pet
06. Witching Hour
Recording Lineup:
Mirai Kawashima - Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals
Satoshi Fujinami - Drums, Guitar
Shinichi Ishikawa - Guitar
Junichi Harashima - Drums
Dr. Mikannibal - Vocals
A picture of the cover art can be found here.
Release for the tribute album is being planned for the fall, to coincide with Sigh's North American tour with Unexpect and Zimmer's Hole."
In other album news, the 8th full-length from Sigh is to be entitled "Scenes From Hell / Tempore Belli / Vanitas." Mirai also reveals that the band will be working with a real string quartet and some brass players for the album. More details are to come as work progresses.
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Paying tribute to Venom goes all the way back to Sigh's earliest days, with covers being regularly played at shows. A rare live tribute album was released on cassette from "Voices From The Dark Side Productions" in 1995.
Track listing:
01. Black Metal
02. Schizo
03. Die Hard
04. Countless Bathory
05. Teacher's Pet
06. Witching Hour
Recording Lineup:
Mirai Kawashima - Bass, Organ, Backing Vocals
Satoshi Fujinami - Drums, Guitar
Shinichi Ishikawa - Guitar
Junichi Harashima - Drums
Dr. Mikannibal - Vocals
A picture of the cover art can be found here.
Release for the tribute album is being planned for the fall, to coincide with Sigh's North American tour with Unexpect and Zimmer's Hole."
In other album news, the 8th full-length from Sigh is to be entitled "Scenes From Hell / Tempore Belli / Vanitas." Mirai also reveals that the band will be working with a real string quartet and some brass players for the album. More details are to come as work progresses.
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| Source: | sighjapan.com |
| Band profile: | Sigh |
Pyramaze - Upcoming Album Update
Danish metallers Pyramaze have announced the completion of recording their upcoming album "Immortal" cover]. Guitarists Michael Kammeyer stated:
"We are extremely happy with the outcome, and we are now ready to share a few clips with all of you loyal fans who have waited patiently for a little taste of the new stuff. We therefore give you two clips of the new album, with a length that is good enough to give you a fair feel for the songs."
Album tracklist:
01. Arise
02. Year Of The Phoenix MP3]
03. Ghost Light
04. Touched By The Mara
05. A Beautiful Death
06. Legacy In A Rhyme
07. Caramon's Poem MP3]
08. The Highland
09. Shadow Of The Beast
10. March Through An Endless Rain
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"We are extremely happy with the outcome, and we are now ready to share a few clips with all of you loyal fans who have waited patiently for a little taste of the new stuff. We therefore give you two clips of the new album, with a length that is good enough to give you a fair feel for the songs."
Album tracklist:
01. Arise
02. Year Of The Phoenix MP3]
03. Ghost Light
04. Touched By The Mara
05. A Beautiful Death
06. Legacy In A Rhyme
07. Caramon's Poem MP3]
08. The Highland
09. Shadow Of The Beast
10. March Through An Endless Rain
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| Source: | pyramaze.com |
| Band profile: | Pyramaze |
Theatres Des Vampires - Upcoming Album Details Revealed
Italian metallers Theatres Des Vampires have announced that their upcoming album "Anima Noir" cover] will be released on 2 May 2008 through Aural Music/SPV.
The album's tracklist:
01. Kain
02. Unspoken Words
03. Rain
04. Dust
05. From The Deep
06. Blood Addiction
07. Butterfly
08. Wherever You Are
09. Two Seconds
10. Anima Noir
"Kain," "Unspoken Words" and "Rain" are streaming at this location.
The following statement was also posted on the band's website:
"Anima Noir.. the new chapter of "the vampire chronicles" is near to be released, produced by Aural Music/SPV
After 3 years from the last Full Lenght Album "Pleasure and Pain", after the successfull release of the live DVD "The Addiction tour" and the double live cd "Desire of Damnation" in 2007, Theatres des Vampires is back with a new Full Lenght.
After a long tour that involved Mexico, Brasil, Russia, and several countries in Europe and Est Europe, Theatres des Vampires is back from the underworld, ready for a new bloodbath.
Anima Noir 10 tracks of PURE vampirism.. Romantic lyrics, lyrical voices, strong orchestration, powerfull guitars and powerfull drumming.
All the elements that you loved in Theatres des Vampires are back in this new production.
A new modern sound and a super modern production that took 6 months of work in the studio for recording and mixing it, offering you the best experience of vampirism as always, with the enchanting vocals of the mistress of your nightmare: Countess Sonya Scarlet, this time with her best performance ever"
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The album's tracklist:
01. Kain
02. Unspoken Words
03. Rain
04. Dust
05. From The Deep
06. Blood Addiction
07. Butterfly
08. Wherever You Are
09. Two Seconds
10. Anima Noir
"Kain," "Unspoken Words" and "Rain" are streaming at this location.
The following statement was also posted on the band's website:
"Anima Noir.. the new chapter of "the vampire chronicles" is near to be released, produced by Aural Music/SPV
After 3 years from the last Full Lenght Album "Pleasure and Pain", after the successfull release of the live DVD "The Addiction tour" and the double live cd "Desire of Damnation" in 2007, Theatres des Vampires is back with a new Full Lenght.
After a long tour that involved Mexico, Brasil, Russia, and several countries in Europe and Est Europe, Theatres des Vampires is back from the underworld, ready for a new bloodbath.
Anima Noir 10 tracks of PURE vampirism.. Romantic lyrics, lyrical voices, strong orchestration, powerfull guitars and powerfull drumming.
All the elements that you loved in Theatres des Vampires are back in this new production.
A new modern sound and a super modern production that took 6 months of work in the studio for recording and mixing it, offering you the best experience of vampirism as always, with the enchanting vocals of the mistress of your nightmare: Countess Sonya Scarlet, this time with her best performance ever"
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| Source: | theatres-des-vampires.com |
| Band profile: | Theatres Des Vampires |
Iron Maiden - To Release New "Best Of" Compilation
As posted on the band's website, Iron Maiden will be releasing yet another "Best Of" CD:
"As you guys will have read from our press release, 'the best of' is to help introduce new friends into the world of Maiden. We are not trying to sell this to the legions of our well valued Maiden supporters who probably already have these 'tracks' (and no doubt the entire collection of albums!).
From the amount of tickets sold there are a lot of people coming to our shows this year who won't have seen us before, so this is intended for them as an introduction, similar to previous ones of this nature. As with 'Edward the Great' we will arrange for the front and back cd artwork to be available for you to print free nearer the release date so, if you want, you can have them for your collections."
New fans can download the entire album without charge from http://www.ironmaiden.com as a high-quality audio file (WMA) which is a typically powerful 320 kbps. Fans will then be able to listen to the entire album at their leisure three times before the download expires. The listener is then given a simple option to upgrade and purchase the album as a full traditional DRM-free download (so they can then copy or do as they like with the album)."
The compilation is entitled "Somewhere Back In Time" cover] with the following tracklist:
01. Churchill Speech
02. Aces High
03. 2 Minutes To Midnight
04. The Trooper
05. Wasted Years
06. Children Of The Damned
07. The Number Of The Beast
08. Run To The Hills
09. Phantom Of The Opera
10. The Evil That Men Do
11. Wrathchild
12. Can I Play With Madness
13. Powerslave
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Iron Maiden
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"As you guys will have read from our press release, 'the best of' is to help introduce new friends into the world of Maiden. We are not trying to sell this to the legions of our well valued Maiden supporters who probably already have these 'tracks' (and no doubt the entire collection of albums!).
From the amount of tickets sold there are a lot of people coming to our shows this year who won't have seen us before, so this is intended for them as an introduction, similar to previous ones of this nature. As with 'Edward the Great' we will arrange for the front and back cd artwork to be available for you to print free nearer the release date so, if you want, you can have them for your collections."
New fans can download the entire album without charge from http://www.ironmaiden.com as a high-quality audio file (WMA) which is a typically powerful 320 kbps. Fans will then be able to listen to the entire album at their leisure three times before the download expires. The listener is then given a simple option to upgrade and purchase the album as a full traditional DRM-free download (so they can then copy or do as they like with the album)."
The compilation is entitled "Somewhere Back In Time" cover] with the following tracklist:
01. Churchill Speech
02. Aces High
03. 2 Minutes To Midnight
04. The Trooper
05. Wasted Years
06. Children Of The Damned
07. The Number Of The Beast
08. Run To The Hills
09. Phantom Of The Opera
10. The Evil That Men Do
11. Wrathchild
12. Can I Play With Madness
13. Powerslave
14. Hallowed Be Thy Name
15. Iron Maiden
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| Source: | ironmaiden.com |
| Band profile: | Iron Maiden |
Communic - More Album Updates
Oddleif Stensland from Communic has issued the following update on the band's MySpace page:
"This time we believe that we have created our most diverse and heavy stuff ever, but it is still Communic all the way. It has been two years since the release of "Waves Of Visual Decay" and the energy from touring and live gigging has left a few marks on this new album. The production by Jacob Hansen is crisp and fresh, and takes our sound to a new level, while the artwork by Jan Yrlund just completes it all as it fits the theme and atmosphere of this album perfectly. Release date has been set to 30.05.08."
New album title will be "Payment Of Existence" cover] and has the following tracklisting:
01. On Ancient Ground
02. The Abandoned One
03. Becoming Of Man
04. Payment Of Existence
05. Through The Labyrinth Of Years
06. Raven's Cry
07. Unpredictables Of Life
08. Stone Carved Eyes
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"This time we believe that we have created our most diverse and heavy stuff ever, but it is still Communic all the way. It has been two years since the release of "Waves Of Visual Decay" and the energy from touring and live gigging has left a few marks on this new album. The production by Jacob Hansen is crisp and fresh, and takes our sound to a new level, while the artwork by Jan Yrlund just completes it all as it fits the theme and atmosphere of this album perfectly. Release date has been set to 30.05.08."
New album title will be "Payment Of Existence" cover] and has the following tracklisting:
01. On Ancient Ground
02. The Abandoned One
03. Becoming Of Man
04. Payment Of Existence
05. Through The Labyrinth Of Years
06. Raven's Cry
07. Unpredictables Of Life
08. Stone Carved Eyes
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Communic |
Leng Tch'e - Update From The Band
Belgium's Leng Tch'e have psoted the following blog on their MySpace page:
"As you can see we've revamped our MySpace site. We thought this would be a good occasion to make a couple of announcements, so here goes:
We're currently recording 4 brand new songs for a split 7"/MCD release with our good friends in Fuck The Facts. The split album will be released by Power It Up Records in the summer. These songs will be the first recordings with our new drummer Tony and will be a taste of what's to come on our next full length, due in 2009.
We're also working on a tour of Canada in November. Yup that's right, we'll be invading the frostbitten tundra once again. We've become way too lean these past two years so it's time to replenish our bodies with poutine."
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"As you can see we've revamped our MySpace site. We thought this would be a good occasion to make a couple of announcements, so here goes:
We're currently recording 4 brand new songs for a split 7"/MCD release with our good friends in Fuck The Facts. The split album will be released by Power It Up Records in the summer. These songs will be the first recordings with our new drummer Tony and will be a taste of what's to come on our next full length, due in 2009.
We're also working on a tour of Canada in November. Yup that's right, we'll be invading the frostbitten tundra once again. We've become way too lean these past two years so it's time to replenish our bodies with poutine."
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Leng Tch'e |