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Black Trolls Over Europe - Tour Dates Announced
German Pagan folk metal act Black Messiah and Russian Viking metallers Nomans Land are the latest bands to join the Black Trolls Over Europe Tour which takes place later this year. The tour also features Negură Bunget, Adorned Brood, Dyrathor and Heathen Foray, with special guest Wolfchant on select occasions. The currently announced dates are as follows:
08.10.2010 - DE - Bonn, Klangstation
09.10.2010 - DE - Gera, Sächsischer Bahnhof
10.10.2010 - DE - Darmstadt, Steinbruchtheater
11.10.2010 - DE - Hamburg, Headbangers Ballroom
12.10.2010 - DE - Flensburg, Roxy
13.10.2010 - DE - Essen, Turock
14.10.2010 - DE - Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik
15.10.2010 - CH - Uster, Stadthofsaal
16.10.2010 - DE - Ruhla, Waldeshall Festival
17.10.2010 - NL - Rotterdam, Baroeg
18.10.2010 - TBA
19.10.2010 - TBA
More dates to follow next week. All info available here.
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08.10.2010 - DE - Bonn, Klangstation
09.10.2010 - DE - Gera, Sächsischer Bahnhof
10.10.2010 - DE - Darmstadt, Steinbruchtheater
11.10.2010 - DE - Hamburg, Headbangers Ballroom
12.10.2010 - DE - Flensburg, Roxy
13.10.2010 - DE - Essen, Turock
14.10.2010 - DE - Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik
15.10.2010 - CH - Uster, Stadthofsaal
16.10.2010 - DE - Ruhla, Waldeshall Festival
17.10.2010 - NL - Rotterdam, Baroeg
18.10.2010 - TBA
19.10.2010 - TBA
More dates to follow next week. All info available here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Event: | Black Trolls Over Europe Tour |
Angra - New Album Details
Angra has finally announced the official title of its seventh full length. Aqua will be the first material released in the last four years and after the return of the drummer Ricardo Confessori (Shaman) to the band. Below is the official press release:
Aqua is a Latin word and means "water" in English. It represents the unique style that presented Angra to the world. Its incredible ability in mixing various music genres, transcending from Classical to Metal, Folklore to Modern, Pop to Experimental, has an unquestionable relevance nowadays and it is described in each detail of the new work.
The whole composition of the album was directly inspired by "The Tempest" - the last play written by William Shakespeare and shown here through an epic vision compared to its dark side.
"We really dedicated ourselves to the last work of Shakespeare to create Aqua. Besides all the qualities of the text, we founded out that the element "water" is one of the main characters of the history. It transforms itself during the cycles and changes the things around. It represents the rage of high tides and tempests, and then the forgiveness and wisdom in calm. Everything happens after a violent storm that occurs in the sea, in an island hill. While the wild waters come from up and down, a ship and the entire crew are fighting for surviving. As from this point, we developed one very interesting narrative that will get the attention of the listeners", said the guitarist Rafael Bittencourt.
Aqua was produced by a new team that confirms the actual renovation purpose of the band. The album was entirely arranged by the musicians, co-produced and mixed by Brendan Duffey and Adriano Daga, from Norcal Studios, and mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering Studios, in California (EUA).
The art concept was created by the renowned Brazilian artist Gustavo Sazes supervised by Rafael Bittencourt and Kiko Loureiro.
Aqua will be released in Japan on July 31st by JVC/Victor and will be distributed in Europe by SPV/Steamhammer afterwards. In Brazil it will be self-financed and released on August 17th. "We need to have a support for the international market and the SPV and JVC have always been done an excellent work related to the promotion of our last records. But in Brazil we will make it different this time. It will be self-financed so that we can control everything referred to the CD", said vocalist Edu Falaschi.
After Aqua is officially released, Angra will start a new world tour.
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Aqua is a Latin word and means "water" in English. It represents the unique style that presented Angra to the world. Its incredible ability in mixing various music genres, transcending from Classical to Metal, Folklore to Modern, Pop to Experimental, has an unquestionable relevance nowadays and it is described in each detail of the new work.
The whole composition of the album was directly inspired by "The Tempest" - the last play written by William Shakespeare and shown here through an epic vision compared to its dark side.
"We really dedicated ourselves to the last work of Shakespeare to create Aqua. Besides all the qualities of the text, we founded out that the element "water" is one of the main characters of the history. It transforms itself during the cycles and changes the things around. It represents the rage of high tides and tempests, and then the forgiveness and wisdom in calm. Everything happens after a violent storm that occurs in the sea, in an island hill. While the wild waters come from up and down, a ship and the entire crew are fighting for surviving. As from this point, we developed one very interesting narrative that will get the attention of the listeners", said the guitarist Rafael Bittencourt.
Aqua was produced by a new team that confirms the actual renovation purpose of the band. The album was entirely arranged by the musicians, co-produced and mixed by Brendan Duffey and Adriano Daga, from Norcal Studios, and mastered by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering Studios, in California (EUA).
The art concept was created by the renowned Brazilian artist Gustavo Sazes supervised by Rafael Bittencourt and Kiko Loureiro.
Aqua will be released in Japan on July 31st by JVC/Victor and will be distributed in Europe by SPV/Steamhammer afterwards. In Brazil it will be self-financed and released on August 17th. "We need to have a support for the international market and the SPV and JVC have always been done an excellent work related to the promotion of our last records. But in Brazil we will make it different this time. It will be self-financed so that we can control everything referred to the CD", said vocalist Edu Falaschi.
After Aqua is officially released, Angra will start a new world tour.
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| Source: | msmetalpress.com |
| Band profile: | Angra |
Nasty Savage - Drummer Undergoes Surgery For Brain Tumor
Audrey Y Beeson-Michael, the older sister of Curtis Beeson, former drummer of the '80s/'90s metal bands Nasty Savage, Massacre, Fester and Denial Fiend, has sent the following letter to Blabbermouth.net:
"On Monday, June 28, 2010, we found out that Curtis had a massive brain tumor. Curtis had been complaining of headaches and losing the vision in his right eye for about five months. Being a "man", he did not go immediately to the hospital. My mother and my other brother Sanford (former singer of Low Brow) kind of "dragged" him to Tampa General Hospital on that Monday. After explaining to the ER staff his symptoms, they immediately send him for a CT Scan and MRI. They found a massive tumor, over and behind his right eye. They scheduled him for surgery for Friday, July 2 at 8 a.m. After 16 hours of surgery, his doctor finally came out and said that they had removed all of the tumor. The tumor was the size of a softball.
His doctor did not know the extent of the damage the tumor had caused, but earlier in the week, the ophthalmologist, after looking at his CT, said that he was probably blind in his right eye. His doctor said that after the surgery we would have to wait and see about his vision. He said the tumor had been pushing so far on his eye that the optic nerve might have been completely damaged.
The staff said he is making tremendous progress, even after a few hours. He was up talking and walking, which was a good sign. He told my mother that the first thing he checked were his legs to see if they still worked. I believe he was more worried about that than his vision. He can play the drums blind, but has to have his legs. Later on during the day, he said that the vision in his right eye seemed to be coming back, which was a very good sign.
He's on the road to recovery. We don't know how long it will be, but like the staff said, he's making great progress and has a great attitude towards all of it. I know that once he is well enough, he will want to get back to playing his drums.
Our family wants to thank everyone for all of their thoughts, prayers and support through this rough time. We would especially like to thank Dr. Eric Sauvageau, neurosurgeon of Tampa General Hospital and all of the staff for their wonderful job."
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"On Monday, June 28, 2010, we found out that Curtis had a massive brain tumor. Curtis had been complaining of headaches and losing the vision in his right eye for about five months. Being a "man", he did not go immediately to the hospital. My mother and my other brother Sanford (former singer of Low Brow) kind of "dragged" him to Tampa General Hospital on that Monday. After explaining to the ER staff his symptoms, they immediately send him for a CT Scan and MRI. They found a massive tumor, over and behind his right eye. They scheduled him for surgery for Friday, July 2 at 8 a.m. After 16 hours of surgery, his doctor finally came out and said that they had removed all of the tumor. The tumor was the size of a softball.
His doctor did not know the extent of the damage the tumor had caused, but earlier in the week, the ophthalmologist, after looking at his CT, said that he was probably blind in his right eye. His doctor said that after the surgery we would have to wait and see about his vision. He said the tumor had been pushing so far on his eye that the optic nerve might have been completely damaged.
The staff said he is making tremendous progress, even after a few hours. He was up talking and walking, which was a good sign. He told my mother that the first thing he checked were his legs to see if they still worked. I believe he was more worried about that than his vision. He can play the drums blind, but has to have his legs. Later on during the day, he said that the vision in his right eye seemed to be coming back, which was a very good sign.
He's on the road to recovery. We don't know how long it will be, but like the staff said, he's making great progress and has a great attitude towards all of it. I know that once he is well enough, he will want to get back to playing his drums.
Our family wants to thank everyone for all of their thoughts, prayers and support through this rough time. We would especially like to thank Dr. Eric Sauvageau, neurosurgeon of Tampa General Hospital and all of the staff for their wonderful job."
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Nasty Savage |
Cephalic Carnage - New Guitarist Announced
US technical death/grind metallers Cephalic Carnage have announced the addition of guitarist Brian Hopp to the group's ranks. Brian Hopp will be replacing Zac Joe as lead guitarist.
The band stated: "So yeah yeah old news, but as most of you know Zac left the band, but what you don't know is who our new guitarist is. Please welcome Brian Hopp a.k.a. Legolas to the Cephalic family. He's got a really sweet bow and arrow, and his guitar playing is almost as good as his archery. We are extremely pleased with his work on the new record, and we think you will be too. Come tickle his chin and give him a pinch on Summer's Laughter."
Misled By Certainty, the new Cephalic Carnage's album, is due on August 31 via Relapse Records.
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The band stated: "So yeah yeah old news, but as most of you know Zac left the band, but what you don't know is who our new guitarist is. Please welcome Brian Hopp a.k.a. Legolas to the Cephalic family. He's got a really sweet bow and arrow, and his guitar playing is almost as good as his archery. We are extremely pleased with his work on the new record, and we think you will be too. Come tickle his chin and give him a pinch on Summer's Laughter."
Misled By Certainty, the new Cephalic Carnage's album, is due on August 31 via Relapse Records.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Cephalic Carnage |
Shining - Headlining Sweden's Forlorn Festival
Shining will make a rare appearance in their home country of Sweden when they headline the Forlorn Festival which is scheduled to take place on the 26th and 27th November at the Fabriken, in Umea, Sweden. According to the organisers this will be Sweden's first ever Black Metal festival, and the line up will feature some of the country's leading Black Metal bands, many of whom, like Shining itself, rarely get to play in their own country. Line up up for the Forlorn Fest is as follows:
Shining, Ondskapt, Sorgeldom, Valkyrja, Elimi, Chainsawtan, Rev 16:8, Hypothermia, Orcivus and Thornium.
Shining's much anticipated seventh album VII / Född Förlorare is due for release on Indie Recordings later this year. The band will be appearing at a number of festivals over the summer, and will embark on a series of European dates with Enthroned during October and November.
More info about the festival at this location.
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Shining, Ondskapt, Sorgeldom, Valkyrja, Elimi, Chainsawtan, Rev 16:8, Hypothermia, Orcivus and Thornium.
Shining's much anticipated seventh album VII / Född Förlorare is due for release on Indie Recordings later this year. The band will be appearing at a number of festivals over the summer, and will embark on a series of European dates with Enthroned during October and November.
More info about the festival at this location.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Shining |
| Event: | Forlorn Festival |
Exhumed - Reform After Five Year Hiatus
The news is already a tad old, but just in case you missed this moment of rejoice, gore-metallers Exhumed have reformed after a five-year hiatus!
The band will feature founding and original member Matt Harvey on guitars and vocals along with returning members Leon DelMuerte (Phobia, Muder Construct) on bass and vocals, Wes Caley (Uphill Battle) on guitars, and Danny Walker (Intronaut, Muder Construct, (Uphill Battle) on drums. The band will begin recording a new full-length and follow-up album to 2003's Anatomy Is Destiny this fall for a spring 2011 release.
Harvey recently commented on the reformation: "I'm totally fucken psyched to be making music with Exhumed again, it's been way too long. After a few years off and away from the Death Metal scene, I feel rejuvenated and ready to hack, maim and kill once again. I wanted this to be a continuation of what the band was doing and was on its way to doing, not a reunion or some weird nostalgia thing, so the first person I started talking about this with was our guitarist Wes (Caley), who has been writing some great songs for the new album, and once he got the ball rolling with Leon (DelMuerte, bass, vocals) and Danny (Walker, drums), it come together quickly and easier than ever!"
"We've been writing for the past few months, me in Hawaii , and the other guys in California , and now that I'm back on the mainland we'll be getting things together for album number four. We're all really excited about the new shit, it should combine the directness of "Slaughtercult" and the intricacy of "Anatomy..." so it's definitely gonna be our strongest record yet."
The band has confirmed that their first North American appearance will be as part of Maryland Deathfest 2011. To commemorate the band's return to the stage, they are asking for fans to pick their set list.
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The band will feature founding and original member Matt Harvey on guitars and vocals along with returning members Leon DelMuerte (Phobia, Muder Construct) on bass and vocals, Wes Caley (Uphill Battle) on guitars, and Danny Walker (Intronaut, Muder Construct, (Uphill Battle) on drums. The band will begin recording a new full-length and follow-up album to 2003's Anatomy Is Destiny this fall for a spring 2011 release.
Harvey recently commented on the reformation: "I'm totally fucken psyched to be making music with Exhumed again, it's been way too long. After a few years off and away from the Death Metal scene, I feel rejuvenated and ready to hack, maim and kill once again. I wanted this to be a continuation of what the band was doing and was on its way to doing, not a reunion or some weird nostalgia thing, so the first person I started talking about this with was our guitarist Wes (Caley), who has been writing some great songs for the new album, and once he got the ball rolling with Leon (DelMuerte, bass, vocals) and Danny (Walker, drums), it come together quickly and easier than ever!"
"We've been writing for the past few months, me in Hawaii , and the other guys in California , and now that I'm back on the mainland we'll be getting things together for album number four. We're all really excited about the new shit, it should combine the directness of "Slaughtercult" and the intricacy of "Anatomy..." so it's definitely gonna be our strongest record yet."
The band has confirmed that their first North American appearance will be as part of Maryland Deathfest 2011. To commemorate the band's return to the stage, they are asking for fans to pick their set list.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Exhumed |
Scarpoint - New Guitarist Announced
Swedish metallers Scarpoint have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Hey fuckers!
After a couple months of sharing great moments we are delighted to welcome our new guitar player Ola Englund to the band.
He fits awesome and are a hell of a guitar player. If you have questions to him about anything, such as gear and that kind of stuff, mail to info scarpoint com.
Stay twisted fuckers!"
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"Hey fuckers!
After a couple months of sharing great moments we are delighted to welcome our new guitar player Ola Englund to the band.
He fits awesome and are a hell of a guitar player. If you have questions to him about anything, such as gear and that kind of stuff, mail to info scarpoint com.
Stay twisted fuckers!"
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| Source: | metalstorm.net |
| Band profile: | Scarpoint |
Exmortem - Call It Quits
Official press release
After more than 15 years as the driving force in Exmortem, Martin Thim have decided that its time to focus on new adventures and Exmortem is hereby history.
Exmortem have been one of the leading acts in the Danish metalscene for many years and set the bar high with albums like Berzerker Legions and latest Funeral Phantoms.
Our last album Funeral Phantoms is also viewed as the bands absolutely best release and we are proud to leave on the top of our career. With Funeral Phantoms we reached what we have always aimed for, so now it's time for something new.
I'm also extremely proud to look back and be able to say that we never repeated ourselves, each album has it's own sound and atmosphere, no album is alike. That is very satisfying as an artist!
So why stop now? The motivation is simply not there anymore and I would never try and force something just to keep going and I've never found it especially interesting to repeat myself. I've been working on some new material with Andreas for a new band, but there is no guarantee at this point that we will actually record anything, we would need the right people and they are not easy to find here. Apart from that I'm involved in a fully electronic project that is miles away from this genre.
Anyway, I've always been an entrepreneur and fiery soul, so life is simply too short to just focus on one thing, there is new territory to be discovered and I need to make new music. So this is the end of one thing and the beginning of something new, whatever that will be.
Morten will still be active in Spectral Mortuary and Simon got Horned Almighty that will soon have an album out on Candlelight (lyselys in danish... kind a funny). Kim is killing stuff and me and Andreas will be back eventually.
I would like to use this opportunity to say "thank you very much!" to all the past members of the band, you are all part of the history of Exmortem and a big thanks to those we have worked with! I would also like to say a big hello and cheers to all the cool people I've meet through this music... you know who you are... I've also meet a lot of not so cool people, but you probably don't know who you are...
Throughout the years there has been a lot of rumors about this band... and they are all true!
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do"
Martin Thim and Exmortem.
NB.: To all you new folks out there, remember to check out those bands that started death metal, cause they got something most bands just don't have today... So find those first albums by bands like: Death, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Autopsy, Obituary, Dismember, Immolation, Pestilence, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Grave, Morgoth, Cannibal Corpse, Gorguts, Ripping Corpse, Suffocation, Incantation and so on... that shit just sounded evil and wild... not triggered and clean.
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After more than 15 years as the driving force in Exmortem, Martin Thim have decided that its time to focus on new adventures and Exmortem is hereby history.
Exmortem have been one of the leading acts in the Danish metalscene for many years and set the bar high with albums like Berzerker Legions and latest Funeral Phantoms.
Our last album Funeral Phantoms is also viewed as the bands absolutely best release and we are proud to leave on the top of our career. With Funeral Phantoms we reached what we have always aimed for, so now it's time for something new.
I'm also extremely proud to look back and be able to say that we never repeated ourselves, each album has it's own sound and atmosphere, no album is alike. That is very satisfying as an artist!
So why stop now? The motivation is simply not there anymore and I would never try and force something just to keep going and I've never found it especially interesting to repeat myself. I've been working on some new material with Andreas for a new band, but there is no guarantee at this point that we will actually record anything, we would need the right people and they are not easy to find here. Apart from that I'm involved in a fully electronic project that is miles away from this genre.
Anyway, I've always been an entrepreneur and fiery soul, so life is simply too short to just focus on one thing, there is new territory to be discovered and I need to make new music. So this is the end of one thing and the beginning of something new, whatever that will be.
Morten will still be active in Spectral Mortuary and Simon got Horned Almighty that will soon have an album out on Candlelight (lyselys in danish... kind a funny). Kim is killing stuff and me and Andreas will be back eventually.
I would like to use this opportunity to say "thank you very much!" to all the past members of the band, you are all part of the history of Exmortem and a big thanks to those we have worked with! I would also like to say a big hello and cheers to all the cool people I've meet through this music... you know who you are... I've also meet a lot of not so cool people, but you probably don't know who you are...
Throughout the years there has been a lot of rumors about this band... and they are all true!
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do"
Martin Thim and Exmortem.
NB.: To all you new folks out there, remember to check out those bands that started death metal, cause they got something most bands just don't have today... So find those first albums by bands like: Death, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Autopsy, Obituary, Dismember, Immolation, Pestilence, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Grave, Morgoth, Cannibal Corpse, Gorguts, Ripping Corpse, Suffocation, Incantation and so on... that shit just sounded evil and wild... not triggered and clean.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Exmortem |
Loch Vostok - Begin Recording New Album
Swedish metallers metallers Loch Vostok have entered the studio to begin recording their fourth album, Dystopium.
A late 2010 release is expected.
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A late 2010 release is expected.
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| Source: | lochvostok.com |
| Band profile: | Loch Vostok |
Mastic Scum - New Video Online
"Construcdead", the new video from Austrian metallers Mastic Scum, can be viewed at this location. The video clip, which was filmed in Innsbruck (Austria), was produced and directed by Sulinor.
"Construcdead" comes off the band's latest album, Dust, which was released on November 2009 via Twilight Distribution.
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"Construcdead" comes off the band's latest album, Dust, which was released on November 2009 via Twilight Distribution.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Mastic Scum |
Dimmu Borgir - To Support Korn On European Tour
Dimmu Borgir proudly announce the launch of the first leg to their Darkness Reborn World Tour for their upcoming new album with Korn in Europe.
States guitarist/songwriter Silenoz: "We really look forward to finally start the touring cycle in support of our new monster! Special thanks to Jonathan and Korn for giving us the opportunity!"
Dimmu Borgir's ninth studio album will be released in Germany on October 1st, in the rest of Europe on October 4th, and in North America on October 12th. More updates are expected to be announced very soon, so stay hanging around.
19 September - HMH, Amsterdam
23 September - Eishalle Seutweg, Winterthur
24 September - Zenith, Munich
26 September - Gasometer, Vienna
01 October - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
02 October - Rosengarten, Mannheim
03 October - Palladium, Cologne
05 October - Haus-Auensee, Leipzig
06 October - C-Halle, Berlin
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States guitarist/songwriter Silenoz: "We really look forward to finally start the touring cycle in support of our new monster! Special thanks to Jonathan and Korn for giving us the opportunity!"
Dimmu Borgir's ninth studio album will be released in Germany on October 1st, in the rest of Europe on October 4th, and in North America on October 12th. More updates are expected to be announced very soon, so stay hanging around.
19 September - HMH, Amsterdam
23 September - Eishalle Seutweg, Winterthur
24 September - Zenith, Munich
26 September - Gasometer, Vienna
01 October - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
02 October - Rosengarten, Mannheim
03 October - Palladium, Cologne
05 October - Haus-Auensee, Leipzig
06 October - C-Halle, Berlin
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Dimmu Borgir |
| Event: | Korn + Dimmu Borgir: Darkness Reborn I |
Jungle Rot - Driven To Conquer Tour Dates
Wisconsin's emissaries of death, Jungle Rot, are taking the fight to the streets this summer, touring the US & Canada in support of the band's latest album What Horrors Await, via Austria's Napalm Records. The Tour dubbed "Driven To Conquer" will be supported by up and coming Metal Blade artists; Lightening Swords of Death and Woe Of Tyrannts. The dates confirmed are below:
07/28 - Station 4, St. Paul, MN
07/29 - The House Of Rock, Eau Claire, WI
07/30 - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
07/31 - Reggie's, Chicago, IL
08/01 - Blondies, Detroit, MI
08/02 - Pirates Cove, Cleveland, OH
08/03 - Emerson Theater, Indianapolis, IN
08/04 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
08/05 - Petit Campus, Montreal, QC
08/06 - Rocko's, Manchester, NH
08/07 - Championship Bar & Grill, Trenton, NJ
08/08 - Buddas Place, Newport News, VA
08/10 - The Muse, Nashville, TN
08/12 - Emo's, Austin, TX
08/13 - Marquee, Tulsa, OK
08/14 - Reno's Chop Shop, Dallas, TX
08/15 - War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX
08/16 - U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ
08/17 - Ramona Mainstage Theater, Ramona, CA
08/18 - Whiskey A-Go-Go, Hollywood, CA
08/19 - Modesto Virtual, Modesto, CA
08/20 - Satyricon, Portland, OR
08/21 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
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07/28 - Station 4, St. Paul, MN
07/29 - The House Of Rock, Eau Claire, WI
07/30 - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
07/31 - Reggie's, Chicago, IL
08/01 - Blondies, Detroit, MI
08/02 - Pirates Cove, Cleveland, OH
08/03 - Emerson Theater, Indianapolis, IN
08/04 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
08/05 - Petit Campus, Montreal, QC
08/06 - Rocko's, Manchester, NH
08/07 - Championship Bar & Grill, Trenton, NJ
08/08 - Buddas Place, Newport News, VA
08/10 - The Muse, Nashville, TN
08/12 - Emo's, Austin, TX
08/13 - Marquee, Tulsa, OK
08/14 - Reno's Chop Shop, Dallas, TX
08/15 - War Legion Underground, Amarillo, TX
08/16 - U.B.'s Bar, Mesa, AZ
08/17 - Ramona Mainstage Theater, Ramona, CA
08/18 - Whiskey A-Go-Go, Hollywood, CA
08/19 - Modesto Virtual, Modesto, CA
08/20 - Satyricon, Portland, OR
08/21 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Jungle Rot |
Suidakra - Announce First Ever Turkish Shows
German metallers Suidakra will embark on their first ever Turkish tour later this year. The band will play the following three live shows:
15/10 - Instanbul
16/10 - Ankara
17/10 - Izmir
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15/10 - Instanbul
16/10 - Ankara
17/10 - Izmir
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Suidakra |
| Event: | Suidakra |
God Dethroned - Working On New Album; New Guitarist
Just last week, Dutch death metallers God Dethroned - who recently extended their deal with Metal Blade Records - have issued the following update:
"We've been working hard on a new album lately and just finished songwriting. Our second album with a World War One theme. Mike and Henri will start laying down drum and guitar tracks at Soundlodge Studio's (Germany) with producer Joerg Uken. It's our third time recording there as we have been very pleased with the results of the previous albums.
We would like to thank Ian Jekelis (Abigail Williams) for playing guitar with us on the Killfest tour in the US where we supported Overkill on many great and successful shows. We also would like to welcome Danny Tunker as our new lead guitarist. Danny already played with us on a few shows and festivals and we decided to give him the chance to show his skills on our new album."
More news soon.
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"We've been working hard on a new album lately and just finished songwriting. Our second album with a World War One theme. Mike and Henri will start laying down drum and guitar tracks at Soundlodge Studio's (Germany) with producer Joerg Uken. It's our third time recording there as we have been very pleased with the results of the previous albums.
We would like to thank Ian Jekelis (Abigail Williams) for playing guitar with us on the Killfest tour in the US where we supported Overkill on many great and successful shows. We also would like to welcome Danny Tunker as our new lead guitarist. Danny already played with us on a few shows and festivals and we decided to give him the chance to show his skills on our new album."
More news soon.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
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Atrocity - New Album Details
The brand new album of Atrocity - featuring Yasmin Krull - will be called After the Storm, and it will be released in September.
According to a press release, "this is, without doubt, a very special album based on a cooperation between the band and guest female singer, Yasmin. Admirers of the legendary and just re-released Calling the Rain EP won't have to wait any longer. Atrocity is surely the only metal band which attracts fans from the metal scene as well as from ethno, folk and world-music genres.
Alex Krull states: "Fans and musicians of the band have been waiting much too long for the continuation of Calling the Rain. Now time has finally come and we just can't wait to let our fans hear and enjoy the new songs. We are incredibly happy with the result. The songs contain great rhythms, the music is sounding very special and organic, moreover, the energetic vocals together with the mythological based lyrics convey a magic atmosphere. Well, once more it's time to take blinkers off! Just listen, and it will take you away!"
The latest Atrocity feat. Yasmin album After the Storm does not simply repeat the collaboration(Calling the Rain), but elevates the songwriting and production to a new level. All instruments were performed live and a huge amount of percussions allows for a tapestry of complementary rhythms. The driving and tribal-like beats are the foundation of Atrocity's music and allows for an intense and fascinating atmosphere. The string instruments and vocals harmonize perfectly with the mood of the individual songs and with the whole music respectively. Besides wonderful atmospheric songs such as the title track "After the Storm" or the emotional "Silvan Spirit", true rock songs like "Black Mountain" or the anthem "Transilvania" show a completely new side to a Metal band. With the mystical songs "A new Arrival" and "As the Sun Kissed the Sky" or the music turned Celtic legend "The Otherworld" Atrocity, together with the exotic vocals of Yasmin, takes the audience into a mythological world. The band featuring the singing siblings Alex and Yasmin switches to high gear with the catchy song "Call of Yesteryear"! No listener will remain untouched. The music of Atrocity feat. Yasmin can only be described with one word: unique!"
The album was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio and Artwork by Stefan Heilemann. And will be released on the following dates:
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According to a press release, "this is, without doubt, a very special album based on a cooperation between the band and guest female singer, Yasmin. Admirers of the legendary and just re-released Calling the Rain EP won't have to wait any longer. Atrocity is surely the only metal band which attracts fans from the metal scene as well as from ethno, folk and world-music genres.
Alex Krull states: "Fans and musicians of the band have been waiting much too long for the continuation of Calling the Rain. Now time has finally come and we just can't wait to let our fans hear and enjoy the new songs. We are incredibly happy with the result. The songs contain great rhythms, the music is sounding very special and organic, moreover, the energetic vocals together with the mythological based lyrics convey a magic atmosphere. Well, once more it's time to take blinkers off! Just listen, and it will take you away!"
The latest Atrocity feat. Yasmin album After the Storm does not simply repeat the collaboration(Calling the Rain), but elevates the songwriting and production to a new level. All instruments were performed live and a huge amount of percussions allows for a tapestry of complementary rhythms. The driving and tribal-like beats are the foundation of Atrocity's music and allows for an intense and fascinating atmosphere. The string instruments and vocals harmonize perfectly with the mood of the individual songs and with the whole music respectively. Besides wonderful atmospheric songs such as the title track "After the Storm" or the emotional "Silvan Spirit", true rock songs like "Black Mountain" or the anthem "Transilvania" show a completely new side to a Metal band. With the mystical songs "A new Arrival" and "As the Sun Kissed the Sky" or the music turned Celtic legend "The Otherworld" Atrocity, together with the exotic vocals of Yasmin, takes the audience into a mythological world. The band featuring the singing siblings Alex and Yasmin switches to high gear with the catchy song "Call of Yesteryear"! No listener will remain untouched. The music of Atrocity feat. Yasmin can only be described with one word: unique!"
The album was produced by Alexander Krull at Mastersound Studio and Artwork by Stefan Heilemann. And will be released on the following dates:
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