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Virgin Steele - New Song Online

You can now listen to "By The Hammer Of Zeus (and the Wrecking Ball of Thor)", a new song coming off Virgin Steele's new album The Black Light Bacchanalia, exclusively at Noisecreep.

Vocalist David DeFeis tells Noisecreep: "This track is a good representation of the barbaric-romantic style of the group. It is raw, primitive and aggressive, yet also bombastic, majestic and progressive. It is dark and serious, but it still cooks and maintains its sensuality."

"But before you listen, understand what the song is after on a conceptual level". DeFeis continues, "The lyrics are about the coming of the mountain-fire god, and his hatred and fear of the goddess, and his usurpation of her powers. The opening line sums up how the creation of this album went, and it also sums up the 'never surrender' Virgin Steele spirit: 'Pain is me and I'm relentless.'"

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Source: noisecreep.com
Band profile: Virgin Steele
Posted: 30.10.2010 by BudDa | Comments (4)


Psycroptic - Temporary Vocalist Announced For N. American Tour

Psycroptic will be joined by guest vocalist Zdenek Simecek (Godless Truth) on their upcoming US tour with Nile, Ex Deo, Keep Of Kalessin and Pathology. Vocalist Jason Peppiatt will be unable to join the band on the tour due to the imminent arrival of his newborn son.

"A month or so after we confirmed the US tour I was greeted with the excellent news that I would be a new father, halfway through the tour no less," commented Peppiatt. "Since I could not miss the birth, and I couldn't exactly drive from the US to Tasmania, I talked it through with the rest of the guys and decided to ask Zdenek in to fill for the last tour of the Ob(servant) album for me. Zdenek has been a long time friend of the band and is a super talented vocalist, so I'm happy to have him in my shoes for this run. I'll be working hard demoing the new material while at home (as well as changing nappy's), and I'll see you all in 2011!"

Fresh on the heels of Psycroptic's successful first ever co-headlining tour of Europe with Cephalic Carnage on the Initiation of the Misled tour, the band are set to embark on a comprehensive North American tour supporting death metal legends Nile on their upcoming tour. Along with Pathology and fellow Nuclear Blast Label Mates, Ex Deo and Keep Of Kalessin, the US tour will cover cities from Coast to Coast throughout October, November and December.

After what has been a mammoth touring schedule for 2010, that has also included China, Inner Mongolia, Australia and New Zealand, the band will head into the studio at the beginning of 2011 to record the highly anticipated follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed (Ob)Servant. Songwriting for the new album is well under way and will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Psycroptic really are Australia's premier extreme metal band.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Psycroptic
Event: Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour II
Posted: 30.10.2010 by Unknown user | Comments (0)


Darkwater - Album Promo Clip Online

Darkwater have uploaded a promotional trailer for the upcoming release, entitled Where Stories End. The clip can be watched below.

The album is set for a release on November 21st in Europe through Ulterium Records and November 23 in North America via Nightmare Records. More album details were previously reported over at this location. One of the new tracks, "Why I Bleed", is still available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.


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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Darkwater
Posted: 30.10.2010 by BudDa | Comments (2)


Samael - New Box Set, N. American Deal With Season Of Mist

On the 22th of November Century Media Records will release a box set containing all the releases Samael recorded for the label. A Decade In Hell consists of 9 CD's and 2 DVD's namely: Worship Him - Blood Ritual - Ceremony Of Opposites - Rebellion - Passage - Exodus - Eternal - Era One and Lesson In Magic #1 + Black Trip DVD 1 and 2.

A Decade In Hell cover artwork can be found here.

In other news, Season of Mist is proud to welcome Samael to the roster in North America! The band have been friends of the label's team for ages now so this collaboration was meant to happen sometime.

"We always remember the first time", the band comments. "When we met again with Michael Berberian a couple months ago, we realized that his first step in the music business was to organise a concert for us in his home town, years ago... We have often crossed each other's path since then and today we're happy to announce that our new album will be released in America through Season of Mist, home of Morbid Angel, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mayhem and now Samael!"

The first North American release of Samael on Season of Mist will be the Antigod EP, out on November 19th as a digital download exclusive. The band's next album is due in 2011.

Antigod cover art] tracklist:

01. Antigod
02. Into The Pentagram (2010)
03. Reign Of Light
04. Slavocracy
05. Antigod
06. Ten Thousand Years

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Source: samael.info
Band profile: Samael
Posted: 30.10.2010 by Dominus | Comments (2)


Gojira - Recording Benefit EP For Sea Shepherd

French metallers Gojira will be entering the studio in Los Angeles next week, with producer Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head, ex-Soulfly), recording an EP to support the action of Sea Shepherd led by Paul Watson. The EP will contain four songs and the band has already invited special guests to sing on the songs. More info to be unveiled soon!

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Gojira
Posted: 28.10.2010 by BudDa | Comments (9)


Turisas - New Album Finished, N. American Tour With Cradle Of Filth

Turisas has finished recording the upcoming, yet untitled third album!

The new album was recorded between March and September 2010 at Sound Supreme Studio, Finland, and mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Paradise Lost etc.) at Fascination Street, Sweden. The album was produced by vocalist and main songwriter Mathias "Warlord" Nygård. The album is due to be released worldwide on Century Media Records in early 2011. Complete information on the album title, release date and all other details will follow very soon - watch this space!

Along with releasing a new album, Turisas is to join Cradle Of Filth on a US tour in February - March 2011. The other supporting bands on this tour are Nachtmystium and Daniel Lioneye (HIM side-project). Mainland Europe and UK shows will be following close behind, details to be announced shortly; 2011 is looking to be one long road trip!

Warlord Nygård comments: "After a 16-month break from touring, focusing fully on the work on our third album, I'm happy to tell you that we're DONE! The workload has been enormous, and at times I've wished I'd known better, formed a punk rock band and kept things simple! But to achieve real progress, you really have to dig deep and see what you're made of. Take bites so big, you almost choke. We've stayed true to our ideology of releasing music only when we have something new to come out with, not repeating ourselves or just copying what we've done in the past to feed the market. Now that we're done with studios, we're all extremely excited to get back on the road again, and as our latest visit to North America is long overdue, coming over in January with Cradle is something we're all very much looking forward to. We had a great time touring with them in Europe in 2009, so this should be killer! Now we only have to figure out how to play these new songs!!"

Creatures from The Black Abyss Tour:
Featuring Cradle Of Filth, Turisas, Nachtmystium, Daniel Lioneye

02/01 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
02/02 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
02/04 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
02/05 - Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater
02/06 - Las Vegas, NV@ House of Blues
02/08 - Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Live
02/09 - San Francisco, CA@ Regency Ballroom
02/11 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox Theatre
02/12 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
02/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
02/15 - Edmonton, AB @ Events Center
02/16 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom

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Source: turisas.com
Band profile: Turisas
Posted: 28.10.2010 by Unknown user | Comments (12)


Motörhead - To Release New Album

Legendary rockers Motörhead formed Motörhead Music and teamed up with EMI Label Services for the release of their brand new studio album "The Wörld is Yours" on December 13.

Written and recorded by Lemmy Kilmister, Philip Campbell and Mikkey Dee in both the US and the UK, "The Wörld is Yours" has 10 scorching new tracks from the world-renowned trio.

Next month Motörhead kick off a new European tour in Aberdeen in Scotland with dates following across the UK plus Germany, Switzerland, France and Spain. Full details are on the band's website here.

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Source: emimusic.com
Band profile: Motörhead
Posted: 26.10.2010 by Music4TheSpirit | Comments (14)


Unearth - Part Ways With Drummer

US metallers Unearth have issued the following statement on their official website:

"After three plus years of touring the world together and playing on our latest album "The March", we have parted ways with drummer Derek Kerswill. The most notable reason for the split are the creative differences. The time has come for Unearth to write a new album and creating music with a tight unit is the only way we can assure the best collection of songs possible. The differences between Kerswill and the band started off as subtle, but became increasingly obvious over the past few months and it was time for both parties to go their separate ways.

We have shared a ton of great experiences and achieved many of the goals we set for ourselves in the time he was in the band. There is no ill will from either side of this decision and we wish him only the best moving forward.

Kerswill said: "Creative differences are real and unfortunately have gotten the best of me. I wish the guys luck in the future and thank you to everyone who ever loved + supported "The March"".

Unearth won't skip a beat, though, as we will be announcing a replacement drummer for our upcoming European stint on the Persistence Tour shortly. Lastly some exciting plans are coming together for the recording to the follow up to "The March" sometime early in 2011."

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Source: unearth.tv
Band profile: Unearth
Posted: 25.10.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Violet Sun - Debut Album In November, Audio Samples Online

MelodicRock Records press release

MelodicRock Records is proud to announce the release of yet another debut album - this time Italian symphonic metal outfit Violet Sun. Their debut album Loneliness In Supremacy will be released November 19, with pre-orders shipping November 12.

The idea to create the band Violet Sun came in 2005 after Dario Grillo heard the voice of Alessandra Amata, a singer of great talent of Catania well known in the Sicilian musical circle. Dario had some very interesting unpublished work that proposed to her. Alessandra immediately showed herself to be very enthusiastic about the project and so in a few months they began to work to the drawing up and the realization of the songs contained in the debut album Loneliness In Supremacy.

Loneliness In Supremacy is not a normal metal album, but a real blended work in which the styles such as classic and opera music, heavy metal, oriental, progressive, AOR music blend perfectly together to create impactful melodies. This record places itself midway between a real Metal Opera (Avantasia, Aina, Nostradamus) and bands as Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot.

MelodicRock Records owner Andrew McNeice: "There is nothing harder in this scene than breaking in a new name, but just as my other signings have impressed, so to do did Violet Sun. One listen and I called upon Dario to sign up. I wasn't looking for a heavier project to add to the label, but taking each release on it's merits, this just screamed out for attention. The production is simple world class. Intense themes, immense arrangements and the power and emotion of the material appealed to me instantly. I am very happy to have such a strong group of artists involved in the label and Violet Sun only enhance that."

Audio samples of the album can be heard at this location. Also a review by Thryce can be found here.

Loneliness In Supremacy cover art] tracklist:

01. Dust In The Wind
02. Inside Out
03. Midnight
04. When The Lights Go Down
05. Cross The Line
06. Falling In Love
07. Where Is My Way Home
08. My Flame Still Burns
09. Pray On The Grave
10. Break Your Chains
11. Synthetic Pleasures
12. Loneliness In Supremacy


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Source: melodicrockrecords.com
Posted: 25.10.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Vicious Rumors - Sign With SPV/Steamhammer

SPV/Steamhammer press release

US power metallers Vicious Rumors have signed with German label SPV/Steamhammer for the world, except Japan. The new CD, Razorback Killer, will be released worldwide in March, 2011.

Mastermind Geoff Thorpe has put together 10 power tracks full of killer guitars and melodies. Larry Howe is the thunder hammer on drums, new vocalist Brian Allen has a wicked high range and power while Kiyoshi Morgan shredding on guitar and Stephen Goodwin pounding on bass.

Songs like "Razorback Blade" is a speed metal anthem, "Deal With The Devil" and "All I Want Is You" are classic Vicious Rumors. The thrashing "Axe To Grind" and "Murderball" is pure power. Produced by Geoff Thorpe for GTM World Wide and Juan Urteaga of Trident Studios (Machine Head, Ted Nugent, Night Ranger), Razorback Killer is a real metal classic.

Vicious Rumors is very excited to have Mark McGee return to the band on guitar for 2 songs in a very special reunion on this new CD. Geoff and Mark trading solos and doing harmonies in the studio just like the old days. Vicious Rumors was honored to have Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne) make a guest appearance for a blazing solo. Just when you thought you were safe Eric Peterson (Testament) records a wicked harmony and shred solo on the the killer track "Murderball". With these songs and the new "old" logo Vicious Rumors keeps the ball rolling!

Vicious Rumors is currently on tour all over Europe. They will co- headline the Keep It True Festival in Germany in April, 2011 with a "Tribute to Carl Albert", featuring Carl Albert's son Kevin on vocals with former members Mark McGee and Tommy Sisco.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Vicious Rumors
Posted: 25.10.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


War From A Harlots Mouth - Entire New Album Streaming Online

MMX, the forthcoming album from German metallers War From A Harlots Mouth, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location.

MMX is scheduled for release through Lifeforce Records on the following dates:

Oct. 29: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Nov. 3: Sweden, Finland, Hungary
Nov. 1: Rest Of Europe
Nov. 9: North America

MMX cover art] tracklist:

01. Insomnia
02. To Age And Obsolete
03. The Increased Sensation Of Dullness
04. Sleep Is The Brother Of Death
05. The Polyglutamine Pact
06. Cancer Man
07. C.G.B. Spender
08. Sugarcoat
09. Spineless
10. Recluse MMX
11. Inferno III/VI

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Source: wfahm.com
Band profile: War From A Harlots Mouth
Posted: 25.10.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Helloween - Entire New Album Streaming Online

7 Sinners, the forthcoming album from German metallers Helloween, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page.

7 Sinners is scheduled for release in Europe on October 29 via Sony Music (the album will be released in North America on November 9 via The End Records).

7 Sinners cover art] tracklist:

01. Where The Sinners Go
02. Are You Metal?
03. Who Is Mr. Madman?
04. Raise The Noise
05. World Of Fantasy
06. Long Live The King
07. The Smile Of The Sun
08. You Stupid Mankind
09. If A Mountain Could Talk
10. The Sage, The Fool, The Sinner
11. My Sacrifice
12. Not Yet Today
13. Far In The Future
14. I'm Free
15. Faster We Fall

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Helloween
Posted: 24.10.2010 by finalfortuner | Comments (9)


King's X - DVD Trailer Online

A video trailer for the King's X new CD / DVD, entiltled Live Love In London, has been made available at this location.

Live Love In London is the first-ever official King's X live DVD and it was recorded in January 2009 at the Electric Ballroom in London. On October 25th, the two-CD version of Live Love In London will be available in-stores everywhere, while the Deluxe Edition featuring both CDs as well as the DVD will be available exclusively through CMDistro.com. The DVD-only edition will be released to stores everywhere on November 23rd. A pre-order is available through CMDistro and fans that order the Deluxe Edition will receive a free autographed poster while supplies last.

Pre-order is available at this location.

Live Love In London cover art] tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Groove Machine
02. Alright
03. Pleiades
04. Move
05. What Is This?
06. Lost In Germany
07. Black Flag
08. Pray
09. Dogman
10. Go Tell Somebody
11. Julie

CD 2:
01. Looking For Love
02. Summerland
03. Over My Head
04. It's Love
05. We Were Born To Be Loved
06. Goldilox
07. Visions
08. Moanjam

DVD:
01. Groove Machine
02. Alright
03. Pleiades
04. Move
05. What Is This?
06. Lost In Germany
07. Black Flag
08. Pray
09. Dogman
10. Go Tell Somebody
11. Julie
12. Looking For Love
13. Summerland
14. Over My Head
15. It's Love
16. We Were Born To Be Loved
17. Goldilox
18. Visions
19. Moanjam
20. Behind The Scenes
21. Fall On Me
22. Everybody Knows A Little Bit Of Something


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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: King's X
Posted: 24.10.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


Grand Magus - Another New Video Online

"At Midnight They'll Get Wise", the new video from Swedish metallers Grand Magus, can be viewed at this location.

"At Midnight They'll Get Wise" comes off the band's latest album, Hammer Of The North, which was released on June 2010 via Roadrunner Records.


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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Grand Magus
Posted: 24.10.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


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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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Edge Of Serenity
Posted: 23.10.2010 by Bad English | Comments (0)