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Dying Fetus - Covers EP Due In July
Dying Fetus will release a limited-edition mini-LP this summer. Entitled History Repeats..., it marks the band's 20th anniversary and sees the group covering tracks from artists who have influenced them (Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Cannibal Corpse, Pestilence). History Repeats... also includes a brand new Dying Fetus track exclusive to this release. The mini-LP is limited to 5,000 copies worldwide and set for a July 19 North American release through FYE stores and Relapse mailorder exclusively. Additional information and pre-orders are available here.
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| Source: | shop.relapse.com |
| Band profile: | Dying Fetus |
Echoterra - New Song Online
"After The Rain", a brand new song from US metallers Echoterra, is available for streaming at the band's Facebook page.
"After The Rain" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Land Of The Midnight Sun, which will be released this summer.
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"After The Rain" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Land Of The Midnight Sun, which will be released this summer.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Echoterra |
All Shall Perish - Sample Stream Online
Full album samples of US deathcore band All Shall Perish's upcoming album This Is Where It Ends are now streaming over at this location.
This Is Where It Ends is set to be released both digitally and psychically on July 26th (North America) and July 29th (Europe).
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This Is Where It Ends is set to be released both digitally and psychically on July 26th (North America) and July 29th (Europe).
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| Source: | sickdrummermagazine.com |
| Band profile: | All Shall Perish |
Ozzy Osbourne Discusses About The Possibility Of A Black Sabbath Reunion!
Last week Ozzy Osbourne stopped by the Rolling Stone offices to discuss his new album "Scream", his forthcoming world tour, the death of Ronnie James Dio and the possibility of a BLACK SABBATH reunion. "I love those guys ? Bill , Tony and Geezer ," he told Rolling Stone about a possible return to SABBATH. "I never say never anymore because you never know what's going to come around."
"I'm willing," Osbourne added. "But there are three other guys as well. It goes backwards and forwards. One day this, one day that. I'm up for it. But we'll see. If it's meant to happen, it'll happen."
Osbourne did admit that the prospect of the reunion is a little daunting. "The pressure of doing a new Black Sabbath album is enormous, and for it to be as good as what we did back then," he said. "It's been 30 years since we actually sat down and tried to write together, and we've all changed so much. I know I have."
Osbourne told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner last week that the chances of another reunion of the original Black Sabbath seem more remote with each passing day. Ozzy explained, "To be honest, I don't think we all can physically do it. I'm up for it, I keep fit every day. I can't speak for the others. I mean, I've spoken to Tony Iommi, I speak to Bill from time to time. I haven't spoken to Geezer for a while, but if it's meant to happen, it'll happen."
Butler recently released a statement via his official web site in which he made it clear that "there will be definitely NO reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour."
Although Ozzy and Iommi had some legal issues in recent years over the use of the Black Sabbath name, that was all settled in 2010. Ozzy told The Pulse Of Radio at the time that he was still open to the idea of a reunion. "Well, I never say never," he said. "I mean, I've got a few ideas, but we'll see what happens, you know. We did try and do another album, but we've all changed so much and it's ? if you don't do an album that blows the doors off the last one that we did together, then it's gonna be looked upon as a joke, you know."
The original Sabbath lineup has not toured together since the summer of 2005, and last convened for their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in early 2006.
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"I'm willing," Osbourne added. "But there are three other guys as well. It goes backwards and forwards. One day this, one day that. I'm up for it. But we'll see. If it's meant to happen, it'll happen."
Osbourne did admit that the prospect of the reunion is a little daunting. "The pressure of doing a new Black Sabbath album is enormous, and for it to be as good as what we did back then," he said. "It's been 30 years since we actually sat down and tried to write together, and we've all changed so much. I know I have."
Osbourne told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner last week that the chances of another reunion of the original Black Sabbath seem more remote with each passing day. Ozzy explained, "To be honest, I don't think we all can physically do it. I'm up for it, I keep fit every day. I can't speak for the others. I mean, I've spoken to Tony Iommi, I speak to Bill from time to time. I haven't spoken to Geezer for a while, but if it's meant to happen, it'll happen."
Butler recently released a statement via his official web site in which he made it clear that "there will be definitely NO reunion of all four original members of Black Sabbath, whether to record an album or to tour."
Although Ozzy and Iommi had some legal issues in recent years over the use of the Black Sabbath name, that was all settled in 2010. Ozzy told The Pulse Of Radio at the time that he was still open to the idea of a reunion. "Well, I never say never," he said. "I mean, I've got a few ideas, but we'll see what happens, you know. We did try and do another album, but we've all changed so much and it's ? if you don't do an album that blows the doors off the last one that we did together, then it's gonna be looked upon as a joke, you know."
The original Sabbath lineup has not toured together since the summer of 2005, and last convened for their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in early 2006.
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Ozzy Osbourne |
Fleshgod Apocalypse - Sign To Nuclear Blast Records
Italian brutal metallers Fleshgod Apocalypse have signed a worldwide deal with German record label giants Nuclear Blast Records. And now, after their tour with Suffocation and The Faceless, the band's wrapping up the last work on their upcoming, yet untitled album, which will be released by this summer around the start of the Summer Slaughter Tour.
Guitarist/Vocalist Tommaso Riccardi comments: "We're really excited to start working with such a renowned and professional label. It's a great chance for the band to express itself in the best way, counting on this kind of support. For us it's like a brand new start. We surely can improve our work, touring much more and finally reaching every continent as we always wanted to do. Many tours are already planned or on the way to being organized. We'll start with North America and Europe and then Asia/Oceania, South Africa and maybe in Central/South America. We can't wait to hit US again this July-August with the 'Summer Slaughter Tour' 2011. It's an honor for us to be on this tour and a great opportunity to play live some new tunes! See you on the road!"
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Guitarist/Vocalist Tommaso Riccardi comments: "We're really excited to start working with such a renowned and professional label. It's a great chance for the band to express itself in the best way, counting on this kind of support. For us it's like a brand new start. We surely can improve our work, touring much more and finally reaching every continent as we always wanted to do. Many tours are already planned or on the way to being organized. We'll start with North America and Europe and then Asia/Oceania, South Africa and maybe in Central/South America. We can't wait to hit US again this July-August with the 'Summer Slaughter Tour' 2011. It's an honor for us to be on this tour and a great opportunity to play live some new tunes! See you on the road!"
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Fleshgod Apocalypse |
Devolved - Entire New Album Streaming
Oblivion will be the Australian death metal band's third full-length release, expected out later this month. You can listen to the whole album at this location:
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/3311991
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Anvil - Entire New Album Streaming
Canadian veterans Anvil have made their upcoming album Juggernaut Of Justice available to listen to in its entirety on their Myspace page. The album is due to be released next Tuesday (10th of May).
http://www.myspace.com/anvilmetal
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http://www.myspace.com/anvilmetal
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| Source: | anvilmetal.tk |
| Band profile: | Anvil |
Elvenking - Drummer Quits
After 12 years with the band, drummer Zender had left Elvenking. The band commented:
"We had a wonderful journey with Zender in these long 12 years. Thinking about where we started together back in the time and what we have achieved along the path it really looks incredible. We were a bunch of kids when we started together with nothing but a dream, and now we are here. We cannot feel anything but proud and we are sure Zender feels exactly the same. Being in a band like Elvenking it is not the easiest thing in the world, since you are not that big to live out of your passion, but you're big enough to have a lot of stress, busy days, lots of things to do and manage, long travels, flights, etc etc. The split has been in total friendship and with no bad blood at all. Zender came to visit the band in the rehearsal room also the other day to share some words and drinks together. All Elvenking members, crew and friends wish Zender all the best possible for his future and we're sure our roads will cross again sooner or later"
"The ones of you who have seen Elvenking live during the Tides Over Europe tour dates have already known and experienced a new strange and mysterious character on drums, named Symohn. He is sitting behind the drumkit for all next live dates so you need to check his ability behind the kit out on the next gigs! Be sure to not miss 'em!"
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"We had a wonderful journey with Zender in these long 12 years. Thinking about where we started together back in the time and what we have achieved along the path it really looks incredible. We were a bunch of kids when we started together with nothing but a dream, and now we are here. We cannot feel anything but proud and we are sure Zender feels exactly the same. Being in a band like Elvenking it is not the easiest thing in the world, since you are not that big to live out of your passion, but you're big enough to have a lot of stress, busy days, lots of things to do and manage, long travels, flights, etc etc. The split has been in total friendship and with no bad blood at all. Zender came to visit the band in the rehearsal room also the other day to share some words and drinks together. All Elvenking members, crew and friends wish Zender all the best possible for his future and we're sure our roads will cross again sooner or later"
"The ones of you who have seen Elvenking live during the Tides Over Europe tour dates have already known and experienced a new strange and mysterious character on drums, named Symohn. He is sitting behind the drumkit for all next live dates so you need to check his ability behind the kit out on the next gigs! Be sure to not miss 'em!"
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| Source: | elvenking.net |
| Band profile: | Elvenking |
Patrick Roy Passed Away
Patrick Roy died today, because of his pancreatic cancer.
He was a French politician, member of the National Assembly, and a member of the French Socialist Party (left-wing), known among other things for his bright red jacket.
But, more importantly for us metalheads, he was a fan of heavy metal (starting with Led Zeppellin, but now leaning more towards Gojira and Opeth), which he defended on various occasions during the debates concerning the Hadopi law or the controversy about the Hellfest festival. You can check this DailyMotion video, but it's only in French, sorry. He often had a Rock Hard magizine in hand to prove his point, saying it was a cultural magazine (at that time, his right-wing opponents would cry and boo in outrage, of course).
And, as if defending Metal at the National Assembly wasn't enough, he was also the main promoter and programmer of the Metallurgicales festival in Denain, a French city of which he was the mayor. On 5 June 2010 he joined the French metal band Mass Hysteria on stage during the 2010 edition of the festival:
In November 2010, he revealed that he suffers a digestive cancer. In February 2011 he announced that he will come back to the National Assembly on March 15th and he did it, thanking the other congresswomen and congressmen for their support. Sadly, it wasn't enough, as he passed away last night.
Thanks for all you've done for our, for your music. You'll be sorely missed.
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He was a French politician, member of the National Assembly, and a member of the French Socialist Party (left-wing), known among other things for his bright red jacket.
But, more importantly for us metalheads, he was a fan of heavy metal (starting with Led Zeppellin, but now leaning more towards Gojira and Opeth), which he defended on various occasions during the debates concerning the Hadopi law or the controversy about the Hellfest festival. You can check this DailyMotion video, but it's only in French, sorry. He often had a Rock Hard magizine in hand to prove his point, saying it was a cultural magazine (at that time, his right-wing opponents would cry and boo in outrage, of course).
And, as if defending Metal at the National Assembly wasn't enough, he was also the main promoter and programmer of the Metallurgicales festival in Denain, a French city of which he was the mayor. On 5 June 2010 he joined the French metal band Mass Hysteria on stage during the 2010 edition of the festival:
In November 2010, he revealed that he suffers a digestive cancer. In February 2011 he announced that he will come back to the National Assembly on March 15th and he did it, thanking the other congresswomen and congressmen for their support. Sadly, it wasn't enough, as he passed away last night.
Thanks for all you've done for our, for your music. You'll be sorely missed.
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| Source: | slate.fr |
Metal Storm - Planned Downtime On 03.05.2011
Due to unforseen circumstances, namely our Internet service provider is relocating, we are forced to take Metal Storm offline for a couple of hours this Tuesday. Hence, your favorite website on the web, your source for all that is metal and cool, will be inaccessible for some hours starting 17:00 UTC+2. Take the time off, go out and play, and enjoy Spring.
| Source: | metalstorm.net |
Dream Theater - Announce New Drummer
In reality TV style, Dream Theater have put together a trio of videos documenting their search for their new drummer. The last video of the series shows the last applicants of the seven-man short-list auditioning and jamming with the band in their hope to be selected as the new American Idol. After narrowing the short-list down to two drummers and a long and hard deliberation, the band have chosen Mike Mangini as their new drummer.
The whole series can be found at these locations:
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L609JsPFmmI
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vaDfcKzLbY
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QHMQjH17aw
Mike Mangini's history includes drumming with Annihilator, Steve Vai and James LaBrie.
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The whole series can be found at these locations:
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L609JsPFmmI
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vaDfcKzLbY
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QHMQjH17aw
Mike Mangini's history includes drumming with Annihilator, Steve Vai and James LaBrie.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Freedom Call - DVD Trailer Online
Official press release
Hell Yeah, Callers!
Here is the brand new trailer of Live In Hellvetia for you! There you can check out the awesome atmosphere on that DVD... Enjoy it!
Release dates will be:
May, 20th: Germany
May, 23rd: Europe
June, 14th: US
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Hell Yeah, Callers!
Here is the brand new trailer of Live In Hellvetia for you! There you can check out the awesome atmosphere on that DVD... Enjoy it!
Release dates will be:
May, 20th: Germany
May, 23rd: Europe
June, 14th: US
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| Source: | freedom-call.net |
| Band profile: | Freedom Call |
Endstille - New Song Available For Free Download
"Satanarchie", a brand new song from German black metallers Endstille, is available for free download at this location.
"Satanarchie" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Infektion 1813, which will be internationally released on May 16 (on May 17 in the US) via Season Of Mist.
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"Satanarchie" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Infektion 1813, which will be internationally released on May 16 (on May 17 in the US) via Season Of Mist.
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| Source: | endstille.com |
| Band profile: | Endstille |
Jungle Rot - Sign With Victory Records
Victory Records press release
Please welcome metal legends, Jungle Rot to the Victory Records roster. The new album Kill On Command will be in stores everywhere June 21st, 2011. Pre-order the new album now. Watch the introduction video here.
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Please welcome metal legends, Jungle Rot to the Victory Records roster. The new album Kill On Command will be in stores everywhere June 21st, 2011. Pre-order the new album now. Watch the introduction video here.
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| Source: | victoryrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Jungle Rot |
Obscura - Drummer To Release Instructional DVD
Obscura drummer Hanness Grossman will release his instructional DVD, Progressive Concepts For The Modern Metal Drummer. The 2-DVD set features almost four hours of lessons, clips, and live footage of both Obscura and Necrophagist and is available for pre-order at this location along with complete details on the DVD.
Also a trailer for Progressive Concepts For The Modern Metal Drummer can be viewed at this location.
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Also a trailer for Progressive Concepts For The Modern Metal Drummer can be viewed at this location.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Obscura |