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Obscene Extreme Festival 2010 - Line-Up Confirmed
Obscene Extreme Festival will take place on 15-17 July on the Battlefield in Trutnov, Czech Republic.
Obscene Extreme Festival has become an obvious constant for all the fans of the most extreme music styles during more than ten years of existence. A term that if not known by a true grindcore, death metal, crustcore, goregrind or other extreme style fan invokes just a general surprise and an uncomprehending expression. Yes, indeed it is a unique musical event that does not need any further introduction. Welcome to Obscene Extreme, to a paradise of every fan of the fastest, hardest, the most brutal music in the world.
This year it will be 12th volume of the festival tournaments performed by the most extreme bands from the whole world. There will be an unbelievable turnout of 66 bands from 24 countries and 5 continents; altogether 66 extreme bands in 3 mad days. Obscene Extreme is the fest for all the lovers of extreme music and for great meetings of friends. It is an international megaparty for fans from all over the world.
Festival tickets will cost ?36 in presale and ?40 at the doors. With every purchased ticket you'll get a free festival CD. More info on http://www.obsceneextreme.cz.
Obscene Extreme Festival 2010 line-up: D.R.I., Misery Index, Haemorrhage, Doom, General Surgery, Cripple Bastards, Incantation, Master, Avulsed, Deranged, Victims, Cattle Decapitation, Rompeprop, Martyrdod, Japanische Kampfhorspiele, Bloody Phoenix, The Arson Project, Looking For An Answer, Insidious Decrepancy, Catheter, Exhale, Malignant Tumour, Viral Load, Instinct Of Survival, Putrescence, Wasteform, Ingrowing, Amputated, Eardelete, Mindflair, Nashgul, Psychofagist, 2 Minuta Dreka, Disfigured Corpse, Attack Of The Mad Axeman, Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, Archagathus, Inevitable End, Krush, Noxa, Social Chaos, Lycanthophy, Funerus, World Downfall, Tinner, Ablach, The Sickening, Unlearned, Warpath, Facial Abuse, Noisebazooka, Whoresnation, Purulent Jacuzzi, Cerebral Bore, Xaros, Trigger, Mucus, Cut To Fit, Minkions, Trauma Moralis, Passiv Dodshjalp, Sexy Police, Hovadah, Obscure Mortuary, and Vilefuck.
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Obscene Extreme Festival has become an obvious constant for all the fans of the most extreme music styles during more than ten years of existence. A term that if not known by a true grindcore, death metal, crustcore, goregrind or other extreme style fan invokes just a general surprise and an uncomprehending expression. Yes, indeed it is a unique musical event that does not need any further introduction. Welcome to Obscene Extreme, to a paradise of every fan of the fastest, hardest, the most brutal music in the world.
This year it will be 12th volume of the festival tournaments performed by the most extreme bands from the whole world. There will be an unbelievable turnout of 66 bands from 24 countries and 5 continents; altogether 66 extreme bands in 3 mad days. Obscene Extreme is the fest for all the lovers of extreme music and for great meetings of friends. It is an international megaparty for fans from all over the world.
Festival tickets will cost ?36 in presale and ?40 at the doors. With every purchased ticket you'll get a free festival CD. More info on http://www.obsceneextreme.cz.
Obscene Extreme Festival 2010 line-up: D.R.I., Misery Index, Haemorrhage, Doom, General Surgery, Cripple Bastards, Incantation, Master, Avulsed, Deranged, Victims, Cattle Decapitation, Rompeprop, Martyrdod, Japanische Kampfhorspiele, Bloody Phoenix, The Arson Project, Looking For An Answer, Insidious Decrepancy, Catheter, Exhale, Malignant Tumour, Viral Load, Instinct Of Survival, Putrescence, Wasteform, Ingrowing, Amputated, Eardelete, Mindflair, Nashgul, Psychofagist, 2 Minuta Dreka, Disfigured Corpse, Attack Of The Mad Axeman, Beyond Terror Beyond Grace, Archagathus, Inevitable End, Krush, Noxa, Social Chaos, Lycanthophy, Funerus, World Downfall, Tinner, Ablach, The Sickening, Unlearned, Warpath, Facial Abuse, Noisebazooka, Whoresnation, Purulent Jacuzzi, Cerebral Bore, Xaros, Trigger, Mucus, Cut To Fit, Minkions, Trauma Moralis, Passiv Dodshjalp, Sexy Police, Hovadah, Obscure Mortuary, and Vilefuck.
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| Source: | obsceneextreme.cz |
| Event: | Obscene Extreme Festival 2010 |
Accept - New Video Online, Live Show With AC/DC
Accept is proud to announce the world premiere of their new music video "Teutonic Terror" from their forthcoming album Blood Of The Nations.
The video shot in March, directed by Dave Blass of Grid41.com promises to be the "Most Metal" Accept video ever. Asked about the "story, or theme" behind the video, the director said: "We had all of these cool ideas for stories about a post apocalyptic world, hot girls in Mad Max gear and cool visuals and the more we worked it the more we kept coming back to the basics... this is Accept, not Mötley Crüe, there are people all over the world that have waited years to see this band again, and every second that we cut away to some story that is really just filler anyway, we are missing what is really important. People want to see Wolf Hoffmann shredding his flying V, they want to see new singer Mark Tornillo singing a new Accept song, and they want to see the band ripping into the new track. So I said screw the story, get me some fire, get me some tanks and lets rock it."
The clip can be watched at this location. The band will release their first studio album in almost 15 years in September 2010 through Nuclear Blast.
In other news, Accept is going to hit the stage together with AC/DC at their show in Hannover on 25 May. The show will take place at the Messe Halle in Hannover, with nearly 70.000 fans.
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The video shot in March, directed by Dave Blass of Grid41.com promises to be the "Most Metal" Accept video ever. Asked about the "story, or theme" behind the video, the director said: "We had all of these cool ideas for stories about a post apocalyptic world, hot girls in Mad Max gear and cool visuals and the more we worked it the more we kept coming back to the basics... this is Accept, not Mötley Crüe, there are people all over the world that have waited years to see this band again, and every second that we cut away to some story that is really just filler anyway, we are missing what is really important. People want to see Wolf Hoffmann shredding his flying V, they want to see new singer Mark Tornillo singing a new Accept song, and they want to see the band ripping into the new track. So I said screw the story, get me some fire, get me some tanks and lets rock it."
The clip can be watched at this location. The band will release their first studio album in almost 15 years in September 2010 through Nuclear Blast.
In other news, Accept is going to hit the stage together with AC/DC at their show in Hannover on 25 May. The show will take place at the Messe Halle in Hannover, with nearly 70.000 fans.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Accept |
Anthrax - Joey Belladona Back In The Band
In the latest installment of the Anthrax soap, Joey Belladona has reunited with the band. Here's the official press release:
With rumors swirling since Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello were seen together with former Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna late last month in New York, the band - Benante, Bello, and guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano - is elated to announce that Belladonna has officially rejoined the band. In his once and current capacity, Belladonna will make his first appearance with Anthrax this summer when the band joins Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth - The Big Four founding bands of the thrash genre - to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of Anthrax-headlined shows.
"I am super excited about this," said Scott Ian. "Joey and the rest of the band came to see me play at a club in New York, I hadn't seen Joey for years, since the end of the reunion tour. Joey taps me on the shoulder, instant big hug, it felt like no time had gone by. The band dynamic is an interesting one - in Anthrax, Joey and I spent so many years of our lives together, we grew up together, we know each other so well, so it was like no time was lost."
Belladonna, an essential part of Anthrax's lineup from 1985 to 1992, sang on some of the band's most popular albums including Spreading the Disease, Among the Living and Persistence of Time. He had reunited with original members of Anthrax for the 2005-2007 "Among the Living Tour," but this situation is different. Explained Belladonna: "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band like it was before?' I was thrilled. We've already started to reconnect with the old ways of having conversations. Everything is easy going and feels really good."
"We're going to do these summer shows and gel as a band," explained Charlie Benante, "get comfortable playing with each other again, and the energy from that should go right into making new music."
Immediately following the final Sonisphere festival in early August, the band will fly back to the U.S. and begin writing and rehearsing for a new album that's expected to be out in early 2011.
"We've got an unusual luxury of hindsight," added Ian. "We finished an album a year ago, we've lived with those 12 songs since then, and we can look back on them and see what we really love and what we can make even better, especially with Joey back in the fold."
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With rumors swirling since Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello were seen together with former Anthrax vocalist Joey Belladonna late last month in New York, the band - Benante, Bello, and guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano - is elated to announce that Belladonna has officially rejoined the band. In his once and current capacity, Belladonna will make his first appearance with Anthrax this summer when the band joins Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth - The Big Four founding bands of the thrash genre - to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of Anthrax-headlined shows.
"I am super excited about this," said Scott Ian. "Joey and the rest of the band came to see me play at a club in New York, I hadn't seen Joey for years, since the end of the reunion tour. Joey taps me on the shoulder, instant big hug, it felt like no time had gone by. The band dynamic is an interesting one - in Anthrax, Joey and I spent so many years of our lives together, we grew up together, we know each other so well, so it was like no time was lost."
Belladonna, an essential part of Anthrax's lineup from 1985 to 1992, sang on some of the band's most popular albums including Spreading the Disease, Among the Living and Persistence of Time. He had reunited with original members of Anthrax for the 2005-2007 "Among the Living Tour," but this situation is different. Explained Belladonna: "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band like it was before?' I was thrilled. We've already started to reconnect with the old ways of having conversations. Everything is easy going and feels really good."
"We're going to do these summer shows and gel as a band," explained Charlie Benante, "get comfortable playing with each other again, and the energy from that should go right into making new music."
Immediately following the final Sonisphere festival in early August, the band will fly back to the U.S. and begin writing and rehearsing for a new album that's expected to be out in early 2011.
"We've got an unusual luxury of hindsight," added Ian. "We finished an album a year ago, we've lived with those 12 songs since then, and we can look back on them and see what we really love and what we can make even better, especially with Joey back in the fold."
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| Source: | anthrax.com |
| Band profile: | Anthrax |
Hate - To Enter Studio Next Month
Polish Death metallers Hate have been working on their new compositions for a over 6 months now. The band will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland just after their North American tour with Hypocrisy - on June 5 to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release via Listenable Records. Hate have announced the title of their forthcoming material as Erebos which comes from ancient Greek and means literally "deep darkness or shadow". The new album will contain at least 9 new songs, which are said to be a fusion of blackened death metal, industrial and ambient sounds, deathcore and heavy metal.
Guitarist/vocalist Adam The First Sinner comments: "Since the premiere of Morphosis we have toured different parts of the world and faced a ton of challenges over the course of the last two years. All of the hard work that we have put in the band and everything that we have experienced is reflected in our new songs, which we know are our best yet. Erebos is going to contain extreme metal to the full with different musical styles incorporated. We explore areas that have not been associated with Hate before, and what we have created is a mixture of styles all packed in an extreme and vicious form. It is still 100 % Hate, but more elaborate, sophisticated and, in a way, redefined. We have titled the material Erebos which basicaly means darkness of human soul - and is full of analogies to condition of the human living in today's world who is a slave to his anger, weaknesses and complexes. Existing in a fictitious, virtual world, he is a slave to his dreams and does not really live but dreams that he lives."
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Guitarist/vocalist Adam The First Sinner comments: "Since the premiere of Morphosis we have toured different parts of the world and faced a ton of challenges over the course of the last two years. All of the hard work that we have put in the band and everything that we have experienced is reflected in our new songs, which we know are our best yet. Erebos is going to contain extreme metal to the full with different musical styles incorporated. We explore areas that have not been associated with Hate before, and what we have created is a mixture of styles all packed in an extreme and vicious form. It is still 100 % Hate, but more elaborate, sophisticated and, in a way, redefined. We have titled the material Erebos which basicaly means darkness of human soul - and is full of analogies to condition of the human living in today's world who is a slave to his anger, weaknesses and complexes. Existing in a fictitious, virtual world, he is a slave to his dreams and does not really live but dreams that he lives."
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| Source: | hate-metal.com |
| Band profile: | Hate |
Therion - Latin American Tour Dates Announced
Therion have confirmed the live dates for the South American leg of the Sitra Ahra Tour 2010.
Oct. 01 - Argentina - Buenos Aires - El Teatro Flores
Oct. 03 - Brazil - Sao Paulo - Carioca Club
Oct. 05 - Chile - Santiago de Chile - Teatro Teleton
Oct. 06 - Peru - Lima - Teatro de la Uni
Oct. 08 - Venezuela - Caracas - Teatro Emil Friedman
Oct. 09 - Colombia - Bogota - Metropol
Oct. 10 - Colombia - Medellín - Teatro Metropolitano
Oct. 12 - Costa Rica - San Jose - Pepers
Oct. 13 - El Salvador - San Salvador - Pabellon 3 Cifco
Oct. 14 - Mexico - Mexico City - Woda
Oct. 15 - Mexico - Puebla - Salon Country San Manuel
Oct. 16 - Mexico - Chihuahua - Salon Pistoleros
Oct. 17 - Mexico - Ciudad Neza - Estadio Neza
At the end of April, Therion finished recording the new album Sitra Ahra, mastering took place in New York. The album was mixed by Lennart Östlund who commented: "What you have made here is truly unique". The album is slated for a late 2010 release.
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Oct. 01 - Argentina - Buenos Aires - El Teatro Flores
Oct. 03 - Brazil - Sao Paulo - Carioca Club
Oct. 05 - Chile - Santiago de Chile - Teatro Teleton
Oct. 06 - Peru - Lima - Teatro de la Uni
Oct. 08 - Venezuela - Caracas - Teatro Emil Friedman
Oct. 09 - Colombia - Bogota - Metropol
Oct. 10 - Colombia - Medellín - Teatro Metropolitano
Oct. 12 - Costa Rica - San Jose - Pepers
Oct. 13 - El Salvador - San Salvador - Pabellon 3 Cifco
Oct. 14 - Mexico - Mexico City - Woda
Oct. 15 - Mexico - Puebla - Salon Country San Manuel
Oct. 16 - Mexico - Chihuahua - Salon Pistoleros
Oct. 17 - Mexico - Ciudad Neza - Estadio Neza
At the end of April, Therion finished recording the new album Sitra Ahra, mastering took place in New York. The album was mixed by Lennart Östlund who commented: "What you have made here is truly unique". The album is slated for a late 2010 release.
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| Source: | megatherion.com |
| Band profile: | Therion |
| Event: | Therion: Sitra Ahra Latin American Tour |
Blind Guardian - Album Title Revealed
The webmaster of the Blind Guardian website has just announced the title of the new BG album:
"The title of the forthcoming Blind Guardian album is At the Edge of Time. The long awaited follow up to A Twist in the Myth will be released in late summer 2010. More details to come..."
Announced titles so far include:
01. Valkyries
02. Sacred
03. Tanelorn
04. A Voice In The Dark
05. Wheel Of Time
06. Curse My Name
07. Control The Divine
OpenMind and Lemovault]
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"The title of the forthcoming Blind Guardian album is At the Edge of Time. The long awaited follow up to A Twist in the Myth will be released in late summer 2010. More details to come..."
Announced titles so far include:
01. Valkyries
02. Sacred
03. Tanelorn
04. A Voice In The Dark
05. Wheel Of Time
06. Curse My Name
07. Control The Divine
OpenMind and Lemovault]
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| Source: | blind-guardian.com |
| Band profile: | Blind Guardian |
Debauchery - Vocalist Sacked From His Job For Being In A Death Metal Band
Debauchery vocalist Thomas "The Bloodbeast" Gurrath was sacked from his position as a philosophy trainee teacher at a high school in Stuttgart in Germany due to the "violent" content of his music. Gurrath was given the choice by the educational authorities between continuing his job teaching ethics to 14-year-old students and maintaining his career as a death metal vocalist. Gurrath, however, refused to give up Debauchery, which caused him not only to lose his job at his school, but also to be banned from teaching anywhere in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg as long as he continues to be a member of a death metal band.
The school governors were apparently not aware of his links to death metal when they hired him. However, one supervisor at the school discovered the band's website and informed the authorities. The parents and the school officials were horrified when they saw some of the band's promotional materials which feature naked women covered with blood and sado-masochistic equipment. The officials described the band's live shows as signs of "mental disability" and decided that it is not safe for children to be in the same classroom with Gurrath.
"It was very worrying to listen to his music and then realise he was teaching our children," said one parent.
Gurrath defended the content of his band's music, which includes songs with titles such as "Kill Maim Burn" and "Torture Pit", claiming that it only reflect the violence in the world around him. "I would never give up my music just because the education authorities order it," he stated firmly.
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The school governors were apparently not aware of his links to death metal when they hired him. However, one supervisor at the school discovered the band's website and informed the authorities. The parents and the school officials were horrified when they saw some of the band's promotional materials which feature naked women covered with blood and sado-masochistic equipment. The officials described the band's live shows as signs of "mental disability" and decided that it is not safe for children to be in the same classroom with Gurrath.
"It was very worrying to listen to his music and then realise he was teaching our children," said one parent.
Gurrath defended the content of his band's music, which includes songs with titles such as "Kill Maim Burn" and "Torture Pit", claiming that it only reflect the violence in the world around him. "I would never give up my music just because the education authorities order it," he stated firmly.
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| Source: | web.orange.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Debauchery |
Godflesh - To Re-Release Streetcleaner
Original news, posted on 01.02.2010
The seminal Godflesh album Streetcleaner is about to get a re-release to coincide with the band's brief reunion for Hellfest. Justin Broadrick is currently re-mastering the album.
From his blog: "I have had a few questions/assumptions on Twitter regarding the news that the Godflesh Streetcleaner LP is being reworked. The truth is that I am finally remastering the album, there are no remixes/re-recordings or such nonsense. Additionally, I am hoping to compile an extra discs worth of rough and original mixes from the Streetcleaner studio sessions, also rehearsal versions, etc. More news as I compile this. If all goes to plan, this will be a very exciting and much needed update of the Streetcleaner LP. Planned for release on Earache in June 2010 to coincide with Godflesh at Hellfest."
UPDATE (thanks to Wilkinson)
Earache Records has announced more details about Streetcleaner, the seminal 1989 album from Godflesh, that is to be remastered and reissued in a deluxe digipak.
Streetcleaner is being brought up-to-date as a special expanded version, with all tracks remastered by Godflesh founding member Justin Broadrick. The album also includes a bonus disc featuring 12 previously unreleased live tracks, alternate mixes and demos, and comes housed in a deluxe multi-panel digipak with detailed liner notes.
Godflesh founding member Justin Broadrick comments: "Long awaited, and now fleshed out to the MAX, Streetcleaner, THE most direct statement of intent we made as Godflesh, finally presented as it should be...."
The album will be available in Europe on June 21st, and in North America on August 10th.
Streetcleaner cover art] tracklist:
Disc 1:
01. Like Rats
02. Christbait Rising
03. Pulp
04. Dream Long Dead
05. Head Dirt
06. Devastator / Mighty Trust Krusher
07. Life Is Easy
08. Streetcleaner
09. Locust Furnace
10. Tiny Tears
11. Wound
12. Dead Head
13. Suction
Disc 2:
01. Like Rats (Original Unreleased Mix)
02. Christbait Rising (Original Unreleased Mix)
03. Pulp (Original Unreleased Mix)
04. Dream Long Dead (Original Unreleased Mix)
05. Head Dirt (Original Unreleased Mix)
06. Streetcleaner (Live In Geneva 1990)
07. Head Dirt (Live In Geneva 1990)
08. Pulp (Rehearsal May 1989)
09. Dream Long Dead (Rehearsal April 1989)
10. Christbait Rising (Rehearsal April 1989)
11. Deadhead (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)
12. Suction (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)
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The seminal Godflesh album Streetcleaner is about to get a re-release to coincide with the band's brief reunion for Hellfest. Justin Broadrick is currently re-mastering the album.
From his blog: "I have had a few questions/assumptions on Twitter regarding the news that the Godflesh Streetcleaner LP is being reworked. The truth is that I am finally remastering the album, there are no remixes/re-recordings or such nonsense. Additionally, I am hoping to compile an extra discs worth of rough and original mixes from the Streetcleaner studio sessions, also rehearsal versions, etc. More news as I compile this. If all goes to plan, this will be a very exciting and much needed update of the Streetcleaner LP. Planned for release on Earache in June 2010 to coincide with Godflesh at Hellfest."
UPDATE (thanks to Wilkinson)
Earache Records has announced more details about Streetcleaner, the seminal 1989 album from Godflesh, that is to be remastered and reissued in a deluxe digipak.
Streetcleaner is being brought up-to-date as a special expanded version, with all tracks remastered by Godflesh founding member Justin Broadrick. The album also includes a bonus disc featuring 12 previously unreleased live tracks, alternate mixes and demos, and comes housed in a deluxe multi-panel digipak with detailed liner notes.
Godflesh founding member Justin Broadrick comments: "Long awaited, and now fleshed out to the MAX, Streetcleaner, THE most direct statement of intent we made as Godflesh, finally presented as it should be...."
The album will be available in Europe on June 21st, and in North America on August 10th.
Streetcleaner cover art] tracklist:
Disc 1:
01. Like Rats
02. Christbait Rising
03. Pulp
04. Dream Long Dead
05. Head Dirt
06. Devastator / Mighty Trust Krusher
07. Life Is Easy
08. Streetcleaner
09. Locust Furnace
10. Tiny Tears
11. Wound
12. Dead Head
13. Suction
Disc 2:
01. Like Rats (Original Unreleased Mix)
02. Christbait Rising (Original Unreleased Mix)
03. Pulp (Original Unreleased Mix)
04. Dream Long Dead (Original Unreleased Mix)
05. Head Dirt (Original Unreleased Mix)
06. Streetcleaner (Live In Geneva 1990)
07. Head Dirt (Live In Geneva 1990)
08. Pulp (Rehearsal May 1989)
09. Dream Long Dead (Rehearsal April 1989)
10. Christbait Rising (Rehearsal April 1989)
11. Deadhead (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)
12. Suction (Original Demo Guitar & Machine 1988)
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| Source: | justinkbroadrick.blogspot.com |
| Band profile: | Godflesh |
Crystal Viper - Live Album Details
Crystal Viper have announced more details concerning the upcoming release of the live album Defenders Of The Magic Circle. The album was recorded at the Magic Circle Festival 2009 in Germany. The album will be out on June 4th, through AFM Records.
Defenders Of The Magic Circle: Live In Germany tracklist:
01. Breaking The Curse
02. Metal Nation
03. Legions Of Truth
04. The Island Of The Silver Skull
05. Shadows On The Horizon
06. The Last Axeman
Bonus studio tracks:
07. Secret Of The Black Water (brand new song - taken from the forthcoming studio album)
08. The Wolf And The Witch (first time on CD)
09. Stronghold: Under Siege (taken from the limited edition CD single)
10. Obsession (It Burns For You) Virgin Steele cover] (previously unreleased)
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Defenders Of The Magic Circle: Live In Germany tracklist:
01. Breaking The Curse
02. Metal Nation
03. Legions Of Truth
04. The Island Of The Silver Skull
05. Shadows On The Horizon
06. The Last Axeman
Bonus studio tracks:
07. Secret Of The Black Water (brand new song - taken from the forthcoming studio album)
08. The Wolf And The Witch (first time on CD)
09. Stronghold: Under Siege (taken from the limited edition CD single)
10. Obsession (It Burns For You) Virgin Steele cover] (previously unreleased)
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Crystal Viper |
Power Quest - Announce New Vocalist And Guitarist
It's been close to two months now since Power Quest parted ways with vocalist - Pete Morten and guitarist - Ben Randall. The UK power metal outfit have, however, found and announced their replacements as they continue to work on Power Quest's 5th studio album, Blood Alliance.
Chitral "Chity" Samapala whose style has been compared favorably with Ronnie James Dio, Klaus Meine and Johnny Gioeli; and also who is well known and highly regarded worldwide in the Rock and Metal scene having recorded, toured and made guest appearances with the likes of Avalon, Faro, Civilization One, Firewind and Red Circuit, as well as fronting his own band, will be taking over vocal duties.
Power Quest main man Steve Williams comments: "I'm thrilled to have recruited a vocalist and frontman of Chity's calibre. I've known Chity for a couple of years and we have often talked about working together and now we have that opportunity. We have already recored 3 new songs with himand they just sound immense."
Gavin Owen, formerly of Welsh metallers Triaxis has also joined Power Quest's ranks as the band's new guitarist. "Gav's addition last weekend was of the highest standard and we were all very impressed by his playing and how he conducted himself throughout the process", said Steve Williams. "There was an instant chemistry there between him and the rest of the guys and particularly with Andy which bodes well for the future"
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Chitral "Chity" Samapala whose style has been compared favorably with Ronnie James Dio, Klaus Meine and Johnny Gioeli; and also who is well known and highly regarded worldwide in the Rock and Metal scene having recorded, toured and made guest appearances with the likes of Avalon, Faro, Civilization One, Firewind and Red Circuit, as well as fronting his own band, will be taking over vocal duties.
Power Quest main man Steve Williams comments: "I'm thrilled to have recruited a vocalist and frontman of Chity's calibre. I've known Chity for a couple of years and we have often talked about working together and now we have that opportunity. We have already recored 3 new songs with himand they just sound immense."
Gavin Owen, formerly of Welsh metallers Triaxis has also joined Power Quest's ranks as the band's new guitarist. "Gav's addition last weekend was of the highest standard and we were all very impressed by his playing and how he conducted himself throughout the process", said Steve Williams. "There was an instant chemistry there between him and the rest of the guys and particularly with Andy which bodes well for the future"
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| Source: | power-quest.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Power Quest |
Decrepit Birth - Part Ways With Two Members
US metallers Decrepit Birth have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Drummer KC Howard and guitarist Dan Eggers have both decided to part ways with the band. We want thank them very much for the hard work. KC left the band right after the recording of the new album, to pursue his career as a fulltime music teacher. KC contributed since 2004 and has been an integral part of the band over the past years. Dan who joined in 2008, decided to part ways to due to personal career choices. We wish them the best of luck and success in whatever they do.
For live shows, we will be bringing in drummers Samus Paulicelli (Ex-Abigail Williams) and Lee Smith (Estradasphere), both helping us (separately) on various future tours.
As well, guitarist Chase Fraser (Animosity, Son Of Aurelius) will bring his amazing guitar skills to the table.
This temporary reconstruction of the bands lineup has left us no choice but to cancel for the 4th annual California Metal fest. We apologize to all the fans that were looking forward to seeing Decrepit Birth at the California Metal fest this year. We will be back for the Summer Slaughter tour 2010 with a new lineup and ready to perform a new setlist featuring songs from our upcoming album Polarity which will be released on July 27 via Nuclear Blast Records."
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"Drummer KC Howard and guitarist Dan Eggers have both decided to part ways with the band. We want thank them very much for the hard work. KC left the band right after the recording of the new album, to pursue his career as a fulltime music teacher. KC contributed since 2004 and has been an integral part of the band over the past years. Dan who joined in 2008, decided to part ways to due to personal career choices. We wish them the best of luck and success in whatever they do.
For live shows, we will be bringing in drummers Samus Paulicelli (Ex-Abigail Williams) and Lee Smith (Estradasphere), both helping us (separately) on various future tours.
As well, guitarist Chase Fraser (Animosity, Son Of Aurelius) will bring his amazing guitar skills to the table.
This temporary reconstruction of the bands lineup has left us no choice but to cancel for the 4th annual California Metal fest. We apologize to all the fans that were looking forward to seeing Decrepit Birth at the California Metal fest this year. We will be back for the Summer Slaughter tour 2010 with a new lineup and ready to perform a new setlist featuring songs from our upcoming album Polarity which will be released on July 27 via Nuclear Blast Records."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Decrepit Birth |
Masterplan - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on Time To Be King, the forthcoming album from German metallers Masterplan, are available for streaming at this location.
Time To Be King will be released on May 21 via AFM Records.
Time To Be King cover art] tracklist:
01. Time To Be King
02. Fiddle Of Time
03. Lonely Winds Of War
04. Blue Europa
05. Far From The End Of The World
06. The Dark Road
07. Under The Moon
08. Blow Your Winds
09. The Black One
10. The Sun Is In Your Hands
11. Kisses From You
12. Never Walk Alone
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Time To Be King will be released on May 21 via AFM Records.
Time To Be King cover art] tracklist:
01. Time To Be King
02. Fiddle Of Time
03. Lonely Winds Of War
04. Blue Europa
05. Far From The End Of The World
06. The Dark Road
07. Under The Moon
08. Blow Your Winds
09. The Black One
10. The Sun Is In Your Hands
11. Kisses From You
12. Never Walk Alone
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| Source: | amazon.com |
| Band profile: | Masterplan |
Exussum - Signs To Dark Millennium Records
Dark Millennium Records press release
We're happy to announce that extreme metal outfit Exussum has joined forces with Dark Millennium Records.
Hailing from Colorado, Exussum is a brutal death metal outfit who's goal is creating dark, crushing death metal with an old school vibe. The Exitium Per Ignis and Seeding the Bastard Race EP's, recorded and produced by the band themselves, are both solid examples that high caliber talent doesn't strictly lie in the hands of polished, big label bands. Sharing the stage with Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Caliban, Dreaming Dead, Suffokate, among others, Exussum has been able to spread their brutality to a large audience in their 5 year existence.
Exussum is currently working on material for a full length album to be released later this year on Dark Millennium Records.
For more information on the band visit MySpace.
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We're happy to announce that extreme metal outfit Exussum has joined forces with Dark Millennium Records.
Hailing from Colorado, Exussum is a brutal death metal outfit who's goal is creating dark, crushing death metal with an old school vibe. The Exitium Per Ignis and Seeding the Bastard Race EP's, recorded and produced by the band themselves, are both solid examples that high caliber talent doesn't strictly lie in the hands of polished, big label bands. Sharing the stage with Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Caliban, Dreaming Dead, Suffokate, among others, Exussum has been able to spread their brutality to a large audience in their 5 year existence.
Exussum is currently working on material for a full length album to be released later this year on Dark Millennium Records.
For more information on the band visit MySpace.
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| Source: | darkmillenniumrecords.com |
Amberian Dawn - Join Forces With Twisted Talent
Twisted Talent press release
Trying to find a great band which has a unique style and approach to its music is a job for a very patient and observant man - or a pearl diver. In fact, it might be as hard as finding a pearl in the River Of Tuoni.
However, we at Twisted Talent have the great luck to have a few good pearl diggers around who came up one day with a Finnish band called Amberian Dawn. Mr. Jens Johansson himself, notorious keyboarder of Stratovarius and a real expert when it comes to good music gave us an important hint. Checking them out for the first time meant listening to their debut album River Of Tuoni... struck by the impressive virtuosity of guitar & keyboard player Tuomas Seppälä, the fragile & complex melodies and the clear, mellow voice of classical soprano singer Heidi Parviainen, it got more and more obvious to us, that we had found something very special!
This impression was overwhelmingly assured after listening as well to their second album The Clouds Of Northland Thunder. Symphonic metal meets extreme technical skills, talent, poesy, a great voice and dark, mythical, beautiful stories packed in extraordinary songs.
To complete the picture with one more interesting component, Amberian Dawn have released 2 of their songs on Rockband Network so far. 5 more songs are to come very soon and it is planned to release all other songs of their current albums in the near future as well, so stay tuned! The Rockband Network page is based on the idea that bands can upload their songs in a game-compatible (we're talking about the video game Rock Band, of course!) way in order to give fans and gamers all around the world the opportunity to download the tunes and to compete with their favourite musicians - oh, by the way... Amberian Dawn's songs are classified as difficulty level "5" - the most difficult one.
After all these words, we would like to announce very proudly that we have the honour to welcome Amberian Dawn on our roster. Twisted Talent will be in charge of Amberian Dawn's booking in Europe, the world and furthermore takes over the band's management.
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Trying to find a great band which has a unique style and approach to its music is a job for a very patient and observant man - or a pearl diver. In fact, it might be as hard as finding a pearl in the River Of Tuoni.
However, we at Twisted Talent have the great luck to have a few good pearl diggers around who came up one day with a Finnish band called Amberian Dawn. Mr. Jens Johansson himself, notorious keyboarder of Stratovarius and a real expert when it comes to good music gave us an important hint. Checking them out for the first time meant listening to their debut album River Of Tuoni... struck by the impressive virtuosity of guitar & keyboard player Tuomas Seppälä, the fragile & complex melodies and the clear, mellow voice of classical soprano singer Heidi Parviainen, it got more and more obvious to us, that we had found something very special!
This impression was overwhelmingly assured after listening as well to their second album The Clouds Of Northland Thunder. Symphonic metal meets extreme technical skills, talent, poesy, a great voice and dark, mythical, beautiful stories packed in extraordinary songs.
To complete the picture with one more interesting component, Amberian Dawn have released 2 of their songs on Rockband Network so far. 5 more songs are to come very soon and it is planned to release all other songs of their current albums in the near future as well, so stay tuned! The Rockband Network page is based on the idea that bands can upload their songs in a game-compatible (we're talking about the video game Rock Band, of course!) way in order to give fans and gamers all around the world the opportunity to download the tunes and to compete with their favourite musicians - oh, by the way... Amberian Dawn's songs are classified as difficulty level "5" - the most difficult one.
After all these words, we would like to announce very proudly that we have the honour to welcome Amberian Dawn on our roster. Twisted Talent will be in charge of Amberian Dawn's booking in Europe, the world and furthermore takes over the band's management.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Amberian Dawn |
Annotations Of An Autopsy - New Video Online
"Bone Crown", the new video from UK metallers Annotations Of An Autopsy, can be viewed at this location. The video clip was directed by Big Chocolate.
"Bone Crown" comes off the band's latest album, The Reign Of Darkness, which was released on January 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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"Bone Crown" comes off the band's latest album, The Reign Of Darkness, which was released on January 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Annotations Of An Autopsy |