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3 Inches Of Blood - Announce New Bassist
Canadian heavy metallers 3 Inches Of Blood have revealed that Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory), who has previously worked with the band, is their new bass player.
Byron Stroud had this to say about it: "I am super stoked to let everyone know that I have joined my brothers in 3IOB. We are busy rehearsing for touring of the new record Long Live Heavy Metal. The band asked me to come on board as manager earlier last year. We rehearse in my bike shop, I've toured with them in the past and being involved in many aspects of the new record has been extremely gratifying for me. I'm looking forward and see a great future for this band. I'll see you all on tour this year."
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Byron Stroud had this to say about it: "I am super stoked to let everyone know that I have joined my brothers in 3IOB. We are busy rehearsing for touring of the new record Long Live Heavy Metal. The band asked me to come on board as manager earlier last year. We rehearse in my bike shop, I've toured with them in the past and being involved in many aspects of the new record has been extremely gratifying for me. I'm looking forward and see a great future for this band. I'll see you all on tour this year."
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Source: | centurymedia.com |
Band profile: | 3 Inches Of Blood |
Amon Amarth - To Perform Special 20th Anniversary Shows
Swedish melodic death metallers Amon Amarth will celebrate their 20th anniversary with five special shows which will take place this August in Germany, Poland and Holland. The band commented about the shows: "We will perform two whole sets containing songs from our entire career and we will also arrange a meet and greet on all shows."
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Source: | metalblade.com |
Band profile: | Amon Amarth |
Event: | Amon Amarth: An Evening With - 20th Anniversary Shows |
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - New Album Title And Tracklist Revealed
Luca Turilli has announced that the new Luca Turilli's Rhapsody album will be entitled Ascending To Infinity and will be released on June 29th, 2012, via Nuclear Blast. The album will have around 65 minutes of music. The limited edition will include two additional bonus tracks for 75 minutes of music plus many exclusive gifts to be revealed soon. The "Ascending To Infinity" worldwide headlining tour will kick off this Autumn.
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Source: | ltrhapsody.com |
Band profile: | Luca Turilli |
Warbringer - Guitarist Adam Carroll Quits The Band, Announce Replacement
US thrash metallers Warbringer have announced on their official website the departure of guitarist Adam Carroll. To replace him, the band recruited young guitarist Andrew Bennett.
Statement from the band: "As Warbringer begin their next North American tour supporting Iced Earth and Symphony X this week it has been revealed that the band has been joined by a new guitarist. Longtime member Adam Carroll has decided to leave the band and last weekend's shows supporting Death Angel were his last."
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Statement from the band: "As Warbringer begin their next North American tour supporting Iced Earth and Symphony X this week it has been revealed that the band has been joined by a new guitarist. Longtime member Adam Carroll has decided to leave the band and last weekend's shows supporting Death Angel were his last."
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Source: | warbringermusic.com |
Band profile: | Warbringer |
Darkest Era - New Video Online
Irish folk metallers Darkest Era have debuted their new video for the song "An Ancient Fire Burns" exclusively at BloodyDisgusting.com. The song comes off their debut album, The Last Caress Of Light, released in February 2011 via Metal Blade Records. The video features a grim story with a surprise ending and is as melancholic and emotional as the band's music and was directed by Kieran Majury with Fastville Productions.
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Source: | metalblade.com |
Band profile: | Darkest Era |
Byzantine - Reunite, Writing New Material
American thrash metallers Byzantine have announced that the band has reunited and is currently working on a new album to be released this year.
The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "West Virginia's Byzantine has decided to announce a reformation of the band almost 4 years to the day since their last album Oblivion Beckons was released."
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The band posted the following on their Facebook page: "West Virginia's Byzantine has decided to announce a reformation of the band almost 4 years to the day since their last album Oblivion Beckons was released."
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Source: | facebook.com |
Psycroptic - Entire New Album Streaming Online
The Inherited Repression, the brand-new upcoming album from Australian technical death metallers Psycroptic can now be streamed in its entirety at Guitar World.
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Source: | guitarworld.com |
Band profile: | Psycroptic |
Jeff Loomis - New Album Details
Plains Of Oblivion, the brand-new upcoming album by US shredder Jeff Loomis is set to be release on April 9th (EU) and 10th (USA).
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Source: | facebook.com |
Band profile: | Jeff Loomis |
Gods Of Metal 2012 - New Bands Confirmed
The four headliners of the 2012 edition of Gods Of Metal have now all been confirmed: Black Sabbath, Manowar, Guns N' Roses and Mötley Crüe. Joining them will be Opeth, Lamb Of God, Within Temptation, Trivium, Sebastian Bach, Unisonic, Killswitch Engage, Devildriver, August Burns Red, Black Stone Cherry, Holyhell and Ugly Kid Joe.
The festival will take place at Arena Fiera in Milan, Italy, from June 21st to June 24th. Tickets go on sale on January 31st and you can buy them here. For more information about the festival, visit http://www.godsofmetal.it.
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The festival will take place at Arena Fiera in Milan, Italy, from June 21st to June 24th. Tickets go on sale on January 31st and you can buy them here. For more information about the festival, visit http://www.godsofmetal.it.
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Source: | godsofmetal.it |
Event: | Gods Of Metal Festival |
Alcest - Announce North American Tour
French shoegaze outfit Alcest have announced a North American tour in March with Deafheaven. The band will be promoting their freshly released album Les voyages de l'âme. Before, the band will be hitting Europe as well on a tour with Les Discrets and Soror Dolorosa in February.
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Source: | facebook.com |
Band profile: | Alcest |
Event: | Alcest: "Les Voyages De L'Âme" North America Tour |
Les Discrets - New Video Online
"Ariettes oubliées", a brand new video from French shoegaze act Les Discrets is now available online and you can watch it below. It was written and directed by the band member Audrey Hadorn. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album Ariettes Oubliées..., which will be released on February 10th via Prophecy Productions. More album details were previously reported here.
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Source: | facebook.com |
Band profile: | Les Discrets |
Temple Of The Black Moon - Update On Debut Album
The members of Temple Of The Black Moon, a new project featuring Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth), Rob Caggiano (Anthrax, The Damned Things), King ov Hell (formerly of Gorgoroth and Ov Hell) and John Tempesta (formerly of White Zombie and now drumming with The Cult) have been in the studio in Bergen, Norway, recording their upcoming debut album.
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Source: | facebook.com |
Abominable Putridity - New Song Streaming Online
"The Anomalies Of Artificial Origin", a brand new song from Russian brutal death metallers Abominable Putridity is now streaming online and you can listen to it below. The song is the title track of the band's upcoming album The Anomalies Of Artificial Origin, set to be released on February 28th through Brutal Bands.
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Source: | facebook.com |
Paradise Lost - Announce UK Tour With Insomnium
British gothic metallers Paradise Lost will be touring the UK this April performing tracks from their forthcoming album Tragic Idol as a build up to its official release on April 23rd via Century Media Records. Finnish melodic death metallers Insomnium will be the main support. To celebrate the event, the band will have a very limited number of VIP tickets available (10 per show) which you can purchase online at their official website on February 1st.
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Source: | paradiselost.co.uk |
Band profile: | Paradise Lost |
Event: | Paradise Lost + Insomnium: Tragic Idol Tour |
Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse - Line-Up Completed
The Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse is America's greatest true metal festival. The 2012 line-up is like no other seen outside of Europe. The festival is scheduled for May 18th and 19th in Joliet, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The following bands will be playing the two day fest: Virgin Steele, Wizard, Voltax, Brocas Helm, Pharaoh, Skull Fist, Damien Thorne, Slauter Xstroyes, Blacksmith, A Sound Of Thunder, Borrowed Time, Voz, Ancient Creation and Stone Magnum.
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Source: | ragnarokkrmetal.com |
Event: | Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse |