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Ellsbeth - To Release Debut Album
Independent Goth Rock/Metal up-and-comers, Ellsbeth, have finally released their first studio album "Well Dressed Killing Machine" on iTunes. The album, which came out on April 1st, was co/produced by Chris Spilfogel (Dreamgirls, Hairspray), as well as Ellsbeth's guitarist, Sean Lacefield. "Well Dressed Killing Machine", featured 11 original tracks, and the music has been described as "honest" with a "striking melody". The band has already gained a cult following across the nation.
Ellsbeth was formed in 2005 with a goal to set the world of music on fire. After numerous lineup changes, the band is ready to fulfill this dream. The five musicians that make up the female fronted band have gathered from all across the US to bring music that is true and sincere to the masses. With lyrics that are drawn from the "ironic tragedy that is the inner, day-to-day workings of a very human life and the relationships that bind them together," Ellsbeth creates music that people can relate to.
Ellsbeth plans to support the new album with a nationwide, headlining, summer tour that will kick off in late July. The band is still finalizing the dates, which will be released in the coming weeks.
The band's guitarist, Sean Lacefield, can also be heard playing guitar and bass on the feature film, Repo! The Genetic Opera soundtrack, where he has 11 credits to his name. Lacefield co-produced two striking tracks; "Repo Man" and "The Aching Hour" featuring renowned soprano/performer, Sarah Brightman.
Ellsbeth recently signed with Fresno Media USA.
"Well Dressed Killing Machine" cover art] and tracklist:
01. Defy
02. Eden
03. Arise
04. Say Goodbye
05. Breathe
06. Victim of Mine
07. Trapped
08. Delirium
09. To Die
10. My Release
11. Wide Awake
All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/ellsbethmusic.
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Ellsbeth was formed in 2005 with a goal to set the world of music on fire. After numerous lineup changes, the band is ready to fulfill this dream. The five musicians that make up the female fronted band have gathered from all across the US to bring music that is true and sincere to the masses. With lyrics that are drawn from the "ironic tragedy that is the inner, day-to-day workings of a very human life and the relationships that bind them together," Ellsbeth creates music that people can relate to.
Ellsbeth plans to support the new album with a nationwide, headlining, summer tour that will kick off in late July. The band is still finalizing the dates, which will be released in the coming weeks.
The band's guitarist, Sean Lacefield, can also be heard playing guitar and bass on the feature film, Repo! The Genetic Opera soundtrack, where he has 11 credits to his name. Lacefield co-produced two striking tracks; "Repo Man" and "The Aching Hour" featuring renowned soprano/performer, Sarah Brightman.
Ellsbeth recently signed with Fresno Media USA.
"Well Dressed Killing Machine" cover art] and tracklist:
01. Defy
02. Eden
03. Arise
04. Say Goodbye
05. Breathe
06. Victim of Mine
07. Trapped
08. Delirium
09. To Die
10. My Release
11. Wide Awake
All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/ellsbethmusic.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
Vader - Headlining N. American Monsters Of Death Tour
Polish deathsters Vader will team up with California's Decrepit Birth, L.A.'s Warbringer, The Amenta from Australia, Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky from Florida, and Montreal, Canada's Augury for a 38-show "Decibel Presents: Monsters Of Death Tour" through North America beginning November 4th in Baltimore, Maryland.
Vader guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek shares his thoughts on the upcoming trek: "Metal always was and still needs to be a brotherhood. All we were doing to support the music and the scene was cooperating with other bands. Natural seIection decides if a band is really dedicated or if it's just an episode. Not much has changed today, actually.
Even if the so-called "metal music business" changed some rules, there will still be those who play with passion and those who want success. It is not us who wanna be "a judge," so we always try to tour with bands we have a good relationship with. A good time and a friendly atmosphere is important for all of us. I only hope that everybody will enjoy the tour and will come away with good lessons from it... like we in Vader always do.
Deciding on a set list is always a problem. With every new album, the problem grows bigger and bigger. I decide the set list and I'm always confused. Usually, I try to mix some of old Vader hits with new stuff. The set might be different and depends on the conditions. For the upcoming tour through the USA and Canada, we're gonna make the set slightly different from our shows in Poland and Western Europe. I also asked our fans about their favorite Vader songs. It may help me make a choice. I wish we could play all of our new songs, but it is not possible. I think we'll do 5 pieces from "Necropolis" and mix them in with some old Vader. The veterans and also the new "in-Vaders" will find something interesting for sure! After the maniacs learn the new album better, we can always add more songs."
Monsters Of Death Tour dates:
11/04/09 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
11/05/09 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/06/09 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
11/07/09 The Blender Theater @ Gramercy - New York, NY
11/08/09 Fou Founes Electriques - Montreal, QC - CANADA
11/09/09 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
11/10/09 Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA
11/11/09 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
11/12/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
11/13/09 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
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Vader guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek shares his thoughts on the upcoming trek: "Metal always was and still needs to be a brotherhood. All we were doing to support the music and the scene was cooperating with other bands. Natural seIection decides if a band is really dedicated or if it's just an episode. Not much has changed today, actually.
Even if the so-called "metal music business" changed some rules, there will still be those who play with passion and those who want success. It is not us who wanna be "a judge," so we always try to tour with bands we have a good relationship with. A good time and a friendly atmosphere is important for all of us. I only hope that everybody will enjoy the tour and will come away with good lessons from it... like we in Vader always do.
Deciding on a set list is always a problem. With every new album, the problem grows bigger and bigger. I decide the set list and I'm always confused. Usually, I try to mix some of old Vader hits with new stuff. The set might be different and depends on the conditions. For the upcoming tour through the USA and Canada, we're gonna make the set slightly different from our shows in Poland and Western Europe. I also asked our fans about their favorite Vader songs. It may help me make a choice. I wish we could play all of our new songs, but it is not possible. I think we'll do 5 pieces from "Necropolis" and mix them in with some old Vader. The veterans and also the new "in-Vaders" will find something interesting for sure! After the maniacs learn the new album better, we can always add more songs."
Monsters Of Death Tour dates:
11/04/09 Sonar - Baltimore, MD
11/05/09 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
11/06/09 Webster Underground - Hartford, CT
11/07/09 The Blender Theater @ Gramercy - New York, NY
11/08/09 Fou Founes Electriques - Montreal, QC - CANADA
11/09/09 Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, QC - CANADA
11/10/09 Mod Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA
11/11/09 Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
11/12/09 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
11/13/09 The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
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| Source: | vader.pl |
| Band profile: | Vader |
| Event: | Vader: Monsters Of Death Tour |
Suffocation - Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"Blood Oath", the new album from death metallers Suffocation, is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's official MySpace. "Blood Oath" will be released in Europe on July 3 and in the U.S on July 14 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Suffocation |
Arch Enemy - Re-Records Album Later This Year
The big news in the Arch Enemy camp is that Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Testament, Exodus, etc.) has completed the mixing and mastering of the new Arch Enemy record, "The Root Of All Evil". This special release features a seIection of completely re-recorded songs from the first three Arch Enemy albums, "Black Earth", "Stigmata" and "Burning Bridges", and will be released via Century Media Records on September 28th in Europe and October 6th in North America.
Guitarist Michael Amott comments: "This one took some time to get done, despite the fact that the actual songs were already written a good few years ago! The album was recorded at a few different locations locally here in Sweden - produced by Arch Enemy, with Daniel Erlandsson (drums) handling a lot of the engineering. It was then sent to Andy Sneap in England for the mixing/mastering and I simply can't stop listening to this since I got the final mixes!"
In the light of Arch Enemy finding their defining line-up and a bigger worldwide recognition with 2002's "Wages Of Sin" album, it has been a logical decision to look into updating and upgrading the earlier compositions, to be able to present them in the splendour of a 2009 shape.
Regarding further details of the process, Michael Amott adds: "We basically headed down to our rehearsal studio, got reacquainted with the tunes, picked out our favorites and proceeded to give a breath of new life to those early songs, with the idea to have the possibility to re-add them to the live set and follow up with some touring activity! I'm loving hearing these songs with a fresh new sound and performance, everyone in the band did a killer job on it - especially Angela's vocal performance is astoundingly intense and brutal and it was also cool to hear Sharlee lay down some great bass tracks on the early songs! The production and mix is crushing and heavy as hell - it really makes these old songs shine - it sounds like a brand new thing!".
More details on "The Root Of All Evil" will be available in the coming weeks.
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Guitarist Michael Amott comments: "This one took some time to get done, despite the fact that the actual songs were already written a good few years ago! The album was recorded at a few different locations locally here in Sweden - produced by Arch Enemy, with Daniel Erlandsson (drums) handling a lot of the engineering. It was then sent to Andy Sneap in England for the mixing/mastering and I simply can't stop listening to this since I got the final mixes!"
In the light of Arch Enemy finding their defining line-up and a bigger worldwide recognition with 2002's "Wages Of Sin" album, it has been a logical decision to look into updating and upgrading the earlier compositions, to be able to present them in the splendour of a 2009 shape.
Regarding further details of the process, Michael Amott adds: "We basically headed down to our rehearsal studio, got reacquainted with the tunes, picked out our favorites and proceeded to give a breath of new life to those early songs, with the idea to have the possibility to re-add them to the live set and follow up with some touring activity! I'm loving hearing these songs with a fresh new sound and performance, everyone in the band did a killer job on it - especially Angela's vocal performance is astoundingly intense and brutal and it was also cool to hear Sharlee lay down some great bass tracks on the early songs! The production and mix is crushing and heavy as hell - it really makes these old songs shine - it sounds like a brand new thing!".
More details on "The Root Of All Evil" will be available in the coming weeks.
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| Source: | www2.centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Arch Enemy |
Danko Jones - Sign USA/Australian Deal
"Never Too Loud" - Danko Jones latest album - will finally be released in the US on September 8'th! It will come out on Bad Taste, with distribution through Caroline/EMI, so it will be available in all good record stores across the country and of course through all good digital retailers as well. More details on this will be announced shortly along with pre-order links etc etc.
Shortly before the US release, on August 24'th, Riot Entertainment will also be releasing the record in Australia! Very excited about all this and hopefully we will have tour dates in place in both these territories in a not too distant future.
The Riot Entertainment press release reads as follows: Danko Jones will release their fourth full-length album, "Never Too Loud" in Australia via Riot Entertainment on August 24.
After five years of gigging their guts out on five continents and 30 countries, the Toronto hard rock trio called a time out at the end of 2006. Securing the highly coveted services of ace Grammy-winning rock producer Nick Raskulinecz, (Rush, Foo Fighters, Coheed & Cambria, Stone Sour, Velvet Revolver) spurred the band into a feverish and fruitful writing period, prior to setting up shop with Nick in Los Angeles.
Danko Jones have never sounded better on disc than here. The fire and energy that has made them live favourites around the globe is captured intact here, while subtle production touches reveal themselves when you crank this up high. From the kick in the guts opening rock salvo of "Code Of The Road" (the first single) to the super-charged anthemic title track closer, Never Too Loud takes you on a joyride you just don't want to
stop.
Danko Jones' career now spans four full-length albums (2002's Born A Lion, 2003's We Sweat Blood, and 2005's Sleep Is The Enemy, 2009's Never Too Loud), numerous EPs, collections, and compilation cuts (1996-1999), and multiple Juno Award nominations (Canada's version of the Grammy).
The charismatic Danko prowls world stages like a panther in heat. Exuding soul, sweat, and sex appeal, this riveting performer comes across as a dream hybrid of Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Phil Lynott, Sam Cooke and Gene Simmons (that tongue!).He and his two comrades have the right attitude too. "You're only as good as your last show. There is that constant need to impress every single time we go out there. I believe we're yet to play our best show."
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Shortly before the US release, on August 24'th, Riot Entertainment will also be releasing the record in Australia! Very excited about all this and hopefully we will have tour dates in place in both these territories in a not too distant future.
The Riot Entertainment press release reads as follows: Danko Jones will release their fourth full-length album, "Never Too Loud" in Australia via Riot Entertainment on August 24.
After five years of gigging their guts out on five continents and 30 countries, the Toronto hard rock trio called a time out at the end of 2006. Securing the highly coveted services of ace Grammy-winning rock producer Nick Raskulinecz, (Rush, Foo Fighters, Coheed & Cambria, Stone Sour, Velvet Revolver) spurred the band into a feverish and fruitful writing period, prior to setting up shop with Nick in Los Angeles.
Danko Jones have never sounded better on disc than here. The fire and energy that has made them live favourites around the globe is captured intact here, while subtle production touches reveal themselves when you crank this up high. From the kick in the guts opening rock salvo of "Code Of The Road" (the first single) to the super-charged anthemic title track closer, Never Too Loud takes you on a joyride you just don't want to
stop.
Danko Jones' career now spans four full-length albums (2002's Born A Lion, 2003's We Sweat Blood, and 2005's Sleep Is The Enemy, 2009's Never Too Loud), numerous EPs, collections, and compilation cuts (1996-1999), and multiple Juno Award nominations (Canada's version of the Grammy).
The charismatic Danko prowls world stages like a panther in heat. Exuding soul, sweat, and sex appeal, this riveting performer comes across as a dream hybrid of Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Phil Lynott, Sam Cooke and Gene Simmons (that tongue!).He and his two comrades have the right attitude too. "You're only as good as your last show. There is that constant need to impress every single time we go out there. I believe we're yet to play our best show."
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| Source: | dankojones.com |
NeVeR - New Album Details
Polish technical Thrash/Death Metallers known as NeVeR band are releasing their 3rd studio album "Back To The Front". The album is out now in Japan with Spiritual Beast Co. Ltd. Tokyo.
According to a press release, the record seems to be very good musically and it's of very high sound quality. "Back To The Front" was recorded at Studio-X in Poland (mixed by world famousFredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman, Sweden and mastered by Tom Meyer in Hamburg, Germany. Special guests appearances on the album include Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy (2 songs and 2 versions of each) and Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz formerly known from Vader (currently in his own band UnSun). Angela Gossow's parts were recorded in Sweden at The Sweatspots Studio by Rickard Bengtsson.
The album release date is set for June 24 in Japan. The album contains 11 songs and 2 exclusive bonuses for the territory. The release date in Europe and the USA is not known yet, but the management of the band says that it will be announced shortly. You can listen to some sound samples and even full songs on NeVeR's MySpace.
"Back To The Front" cover art] and tracklist:
01. A.M.O.R (Another Mutation of Reality)
02. Too Blind
03. Questions Within
04. And I
05. 2996
06. Painted Black
07. Fiction Generator
08. Fatherland
09. Undisputed Inability
10. Back to the Front
11. Grain of Sand
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According to a press release, the record seems to be very good musically and it's of very high sound quality. "Back To The Front" was recorded at Studio-X in Poland (mixed by world famousFredrik Nordström at Studio Fredman, Sweden and mastered by Tom Meyer in Hamburg, Germany. Special guests appearances on the album include Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy (2 songs and 2 versions of each) and Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz formerly known from Vader (currently in his own band UnSun). Angela Gossow's parts were recorded in Sweden at The Sweatspots Studio by Rickard Bengtsson.
The album release date is set for June 24 in Japan. The album contains 11 songs and 2 exclusive bonuses for the territory. The release date in Europe and the USA is not known yet, but the management of the band says that it will be announced shortly. You can listen to some sound samples and even full songs on NeVeR's MySpace.
"Back To The Front" cover art] and tracklist:
01. A.M.O.R (Another Mutation of Reality)
02. Too Blind
03. Questions Within
04. And I
05. 2996
06. Painted Black
07. Fiction Generator
08. Fatherland
09. Undisputed Inability
10. Back to the Front
11. Grain of Sand
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| Source: | myspace.com |
Fear Factory - Pull Out Of Summer Dates
A message from Burton and Dino posted to the Bloodstock festival, which is one of the dates the band were supposed to be playing this summer, reads as follows:
"I am writing to each and every one of you to relay important information regarding the Fear Factory concerts between June 21, through August 15. We regretfully are informing you that we are postponing these dates in Europe, to schedule for later dates.
These particular dates are being postponed in order that we as Fear Factory may finalize the writing and recording of our new music. We are aware that this album will be a very important recording for each of us in Fear Factory. That this album has to be sonically incredible for each and every one of you who are sincerely interested in listening to this latest creation. In order for Fear Factory to create the album of our career, we must focus and work diligently to engineer our rhythms of mechanical death. We feel that rushing to release this recording will not be beneficial to the craft of our manufacturing.
In this parting statement, please understand that postponing these dates is not for any other reason than to create the album that Fear Factory fans are anxious to hear.
Burton C Bell
Dino Cazares"
This comes after the news that Christian and Raymond claim that Dino and Burton reformed as "Fear Factory" without even communicating with them, and are thus in legal battle over the name.
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"I am writing to each and every one of you to relay important information regarding the Fear Factory concerts between June 21, through August 15. We regretfully are informing you that we are postponing these dates in Europe, to schedule for later dates.
These particular dates are being postponed in order that we as Fear Factory may finalize the writing and recording of our new music. We are aware that this album will be a very important recording for each of us in Fear Factory. That this album has to be sonically incredible for each and every one of you who are sincerely interested in listening to this latest creation. In order for Fear Factory to create the album of our career, we must focus and work diligently to engineer our rhythms of mechanical death. We feel that rushing to release this recording will not be beneficial to the craft of our manufacturing.
In this parting statement, please understand that postponing these dates is not for any other reason than to create the album that Fear Factory fans are anxious to hear.
Burton C Bell
Dino Cazares"
This comes after the news that Christian and Raymond claim that Dino and Burton reformed as "Fear Factory" without even communicating with them, and are thus in legal battle over the name.
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| Source: | bloodstock.uk.com |
| Band profile: | Fear Factory |
Porcupine Tree - New Album On The Way
Original news, posted on 19.06.2009
As stated on the official MySpace blog of the band a couple of days ago:
"Porcupine Tree are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album "The Incident". The record is set to be released via Roadrunner Records worldwide on 21st September, as a double CD.
The centre-piece is the title track, which takes up the whole of the first disc. The 55-minute work is described as "a slightly surreal song cycle about beginnings and endings and the sense that 'after this, things will never be the same again'."
The self-produced album is completed by four standalone compositions that developed out of band writing sessions last December - Flicker, Bonnie The Cat, Black Dahlia, and Remember Me Lover feature on a separate EP length disc to stress their independence from the song cycle.
Video footage of the band in the studio working on The Incident, as well as audio previews, will be available online soon. The band will tour extensively to promote the album from mid September onwards."
UPDATE (thanks to 1304)
Tracklist and cover art for the upcoming Porcupine Tree album "The Incident" have been revealed. The cover image and subtitles to the various parts of the long song cycle that takes up the whole of the first CD were revealed at a playback in New York earlier this week. The cover was photographed by Lasse Hoile and designed by Carl Glover.
Disc I
01. The Incident
1 - Occam's Razor
2 - The Blind House
3 - Great Expectations
4 - Kneel And Disconnect
5 - Drawing The Line
6 - The Incident
7 - Your Unpleasant Family
8 - The Yellow Windows Of The Evening Train
9 - Time Flies
10 - Degree Zero Of Liberty
11 - Octane Twisted
12 - The Séance
13 - Circle Of Manias
14 - I Drive The Hearse
Disc II
01. Flicker
02. Bonnie The Cat
03. Black Dahlia
04. Remember Me Lover
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As stated on the official MySpace blog of the band a couple of days ago:
"Porcupine Tree are happy to announce the forthcoming release of their tenth studio album "The Incident". The record is set to be released via Roadrunner Records worldwide on 21st September, as a double CD.
The centre-piece is the title track, which takes up the whole of the first disc. The 55-minute work is described as "a slightly surreal song cycle about beginnings and endings and the sense that 'after this, things will never be the same again'."
The self-produced album is completed by four standalone compositions that developed out of band writing sessions last December - Flicker, Bonnie The Cat, Black Dahlia, and Remember Me Lover feature on a separate EP length disc to stress their independence from the song cycle.
Video footage of the band in the studio working on The Incident, as well as audio previews, will be available online soon. The band will tour extensively to promote the album from mid September onwards."
UPDATE (thanks to 1304)
Tracklist and cover art for the upcoming Porcupine Tree album "The Incident" have been revealed. The cover image and subtitles to the various parts of the long song cycle that takes up the whole of the first CD were revealed at a playback in New York earlier this week. The cover was photographed by Lasse Hoile and designed by Carl Glover.
Disc I
01. The Incident
1 - Occam's Razor
2 - The Blind House
3 - Great Expectations
4 - Kneel And Disconnect
5 - Drawing The Line
6 - The Incident
7 - Your Unpleasant Family
8 - The Yellow Windows Of The Evening Train
9 - Time Flies
10 - Degree Zero Of Liberty
11 - Octane Twisted
12 - The Séance
13 - Circle Of Manias
14 - I Drive The Hearse
Disc II
01. Flicker
02. Bonnie The Cat
03. Black Dahlia
04. Remember Me Lover
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Porcupine Tree |
Shining - Sign With Indie Recordings
Shining has inked a deal with Norwegian label Indie Recordings, that includes the release of two full-length albums, and the release of the first ever official DVD from the band.
Commenting on the new signing Shining's front man and creator Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson, said "Shining has reached a stage now where we have a considerable following, that is growing rapidly all the time, and I believe we have reached a new maturity with our music, expanding beyond what people expect from us, and we expect to go even further. It was, therefore, time to notch things up in respect of labels. We liked what Indie have been doing for their other bands, and we felt that Shining would be comfortable in a relationship with them".
Commenting on the new signing Shining's front man and creator Niklas "Kvarforth" Olsson, said "Shining has reached a stage now where we have a considerable following, that is growing rapidly all the time, and I believe we have reached a new maturity with our music, expanding beyond what people expect from us, and we expect to go even further. It was, therefore, time to notch things up in respect of labels. We liked what Indie have been doing for their other bands, and we felt that Shining would be comfortable in a relationship with them".
| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Shining |
Persefone - Album Details Revealed
Persefone have revealed the cover artwork of their upcoming album "Shin-Ken".
"Shin-Ken" will feature the following tracklist:
01. The Ground Book (Intro)
02. Fall To Rise
03. Death Before Dishonour
04. The Water Book
05. The Endless Path
06. The Wind Book
07. Purity
08. Rage Stained Blade
09. The Fire Book
10. Kusanagi
11. Shin-ken Part I
12. Shin-ken Part II
13. The Void Book
14. Japanese Poem
15. The Sword Of The Warrior
"Shin-ken" has been released in Japan on 22nd July.
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"Shin-Ken" will feature the following tracklist:
01. The Ground Book (Intro)
02. Fall To Rise
03. Death Before Dishonour
04. The Water Book
05. The Endless Path
06. The Wind Book
07. Purity
08. Rage Stained Blade
09. The Fire Book
10. Kusanagi
11. Shin-ken Part I
12. Shin-ken Part II
13. The Void Book
14. Japanese Poem
15. The Sword Of The Warrior
"Shin-ken" has been released in Japan on 22nd July.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Persefone |
Killswitch Engage - New Album Available For Streaming
"Killswitch Engage", the band's new self-titled album is now available for streaming at their official Myspace page.
"Killswitch Engage" cover art] tracklist
01. Never Again
02. Starting Over
03. The Forgotten
04. Reckoning
05. The Returns
06. A Light In A Darkened World
07. Take Me Away
08. I Would Do Anything
09. Save Me
10. Lost
11. This Is Goodbye
Killswitch Engage's latest video for the single "Starting Over":
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"Killswitch Engage" cover art] tracklist
01. Never Again
02. Starting Over
03. The Forgotten
04. Reckoning
05. The Returns
06. A Light In A Darkened World
07. Take Me Away
08. I Would Do Anything
09. Save Me
10. Lost
11. This Is Goodbye
Killswitch Engage's latest video for the single "Starting Over":
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| Source: | uk.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Killswitch Engage |
Pain Of Salvation, Beardfish - Drop Off Progressive Nation Tour
Mike Portnoy has posted the following on the Dream Theater website:
"It is with the utmost disappointment that I am forced to share the unfortunate news of both Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish having to pull out of this summer's Progressive Nation tour....
Their label Inside Out just recently lost the financial funding for the tour as a result of their distributor SPV recently claiming bankruptcy...which effectively meant that both Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish lost the tour support that was essential to their ability to come to North America for Progressive Nation.
All parties involved (myself, both bands, Inside Out, etc) are beyond devastated at this turn of events and are truly sorry to all of the fans that were looking forward to this lineup. We tried everything we could do to salvage the situation, but in the end it was not possible...
Well as the album title says, every Black Cloud does indeed have a Silver Lining... so with this unfortunate news, I bring to you the good news of 2 incredible bands that will be jumping on board Progressive Nation to join Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa this summer: Bigelf and Scale The Summit.
Los Angeles' Bigelf are my personal favorite new band to come along in many years...their latest CD "Cheat The Gallows" is my favorite album of the year and I already had positioned them onto the European run of Progressive Nation in the Fall....with them now joining us on PN09 in North America as well, it looks like world domination is now not that far out of reach for them!
Pretty soon, everyone will hopefully be falling for their retro, psychedelic, progressive, hard rock, doom metal as hard as I have!
Houston instrumental band Scale The Summit are a recent discovery for me and their top notch musicianship will be a perfect fit to this Progressive Nation lineup stylistically falling very nicely between the musicality of Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa. They bring the instrumental elements of prog rock and fusion into today's contemporary hard rock/metal sounds and are one of the most talented group of young musicians I've seen assembled in many years.
Once again, apologies to anybody disappointed in this unexpected and unavoidable lineup change...but the circumstances were beyond our control...
In any event, PN09 will carry on and still deliver the most musical bang for its buck this summer throughout North America and we look forward to sharing the evening with you!"
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"It is with the utmost disappointment that I am forced to share the unfortunate news of both Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish having to pull out of this summer's Progressive Nation tour....
Their label Inside Out just recently lost the financial funding for the tour as a result of their distributor SPV recently claiming bankruptcy...which effectively meant that both Pain Of Salvation and Beardfish lost the tour support that was essential to their ability to come to North America for Progressive Nation.
All parties involved (myself, both bands, Inside Out, etc) are beyond devastated at this turn of events and are truly sorry to all of the fans that were looking forward to this lineup. We tried everything we could do to salvage the situation, but in the end it was not possible...
Well as the album title says, every Black Cloud does indeed have a Silver Lining... so with this unfortunate news, I bring to you the good news of 2 incredible bands that will be jumping on board Progressive Nation to join Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa this summer: Bigelf and Scale The Summit.
Los Angeles' Bigelf are my personal favorite new band to come along in many years...their latest CD "Cheat The Gallows" is my favorite album of the year and I already had positioned them onto the European run of Progressive Nation in the Fall....with them now joining us on PN09 in North America as well, it looks like world domination is now not that far out of reach for them!
Pretty soon, everyone will hopefully be falling for their retro, psychedelic, progressive, hard rock, doom metal as hard as I have!
Houston instrumental band Scale The Summit are a recent discovery for me and their top notch musicianship will be a perfect fit to this Progressive Nation lineup stylistically falling very nicely between the musicality of Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa. They bring the instrumental elements of prog rock and fusion into today's contemporary hard rock/metal sounds and are one of the most talented group of young musicians I've seen assembled in many years.
Once again, apologies to anybody disappointed in this unexpected and unavoidable lineup change...but the circumstances were beyond our control...
In any event, PN09 will carry on and still deliver the most musical bang for its buck this summer throughout North America and we look forward to sharing the evening with you!"
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| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Pain Of Salvation |
| Event: | Dream Theater: Progressive Nation N. American Tour |
Darzamat - Sign With Massacre Records
Polish metal band Darzamat have posted the following statement about their new label signing with Massacre Records:
One of the most important Polish dark metal band Darzamat has inked a worldwide deal with German Massacre Records. The label is known for working with such bands as King Diamond, Atrocity, Crematory, Darkane, Legion of the Damned, Solitude Aeturnus, Theatre of Tragedy, Das Ich and Disbelief. The group's fifth album "Solfernus' Path", is scheduled for release on August 28 (In Japan album will be released by Spiritual Beast).
Commented Flauros, vocalist of the band: "We are more then happy to announce that we have signed a new record deal at Massacre Records. We hope that thanks to the experience of the Massacre Records crew our music will have a chance to reach more people now. We are really looking forward to working with them and promoting the "Solfernus' Path". We are also extremely happy to enter the Asian market through Spiritual Beast.''
Darzamat has tapped Jonas Kljellgren (Scar Symmetry guitarist) of Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden to mix "Solfernus' Path". The new album was recorded in Poland under the supervision of Jaroslaw Toifl, with whom the band had previously worked on 2005's "Transkarpatia" (Metal Mind Productions in Europe, MVD in the USA). There are two great guests on the album: Andy La Rocque (guitar solo in "King of the Burning Anthems") and Roy Mayorga (opening intro).
The artwork for the new CD was created by MentalPorn.com Agency, which has previously worked with such bands as Death Stars and Behemoth.
One of the most important Polish dark metal band Darzamat has inked a worldwide deal with German Massacre Records. The label is known for working with such bands as King Diamond, Atrocity, Crematory, Darkane, Legion of the Damned, Solitude Aeturnus, Theatre of Tragedy, Das Ich and Disbelief. The group's fifth album "Solfernus' Path", is scheduled for release on August 28 (In Japan album will be released by Spiritual Beast).
Commented Flauros, vocalist of the band: "We are more then happy to announce that we have signed a new record deal at Massacre Records. We hope that thanks to the experience of the Massacre Records crew our music will have a chance to reach more people now. We are really looking forward to working with them and promoting the "Solfernus' Path". We are also extremely happy to enter the Asian market through Spiritual Beast.''
Darzamat has tapped Jonas Kljellgren (Scar Symmetry guitarist) of Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden to mix "Solfernus' Path". The new album was recorded in Poland under the supervision of Jaroslaw Toifl, with whom the band had previously worked on 2005's "Transkarpatia" (Metal Mind Productions in Europe, MVD in the USA). There are two great guests on the album: Andy La Rocque (guitar solo in "King of the Burning Anthems") and Roy Mayorga (opening intro).
The artwork for the new CD was created by MentalPorn.com Agency, which has previously worked with such bands as Death Stars and Behemoth.
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Darzamat |
Illdisposed - New Album Details
Danish metallers Illdisposed have set "To Those Who Walk Behind Us" as the title of their new album, due on August 28 via Massacre Records. The cover artwork for the album was done by by René Asmussen (Evergrey).
"To Those Who Walk Behind Us" was recorded at AB Studio in Aarhus, Denmark and was mixed at Fredman Studio in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström.
Eleven tracks will appear on the CD which will be available as a jewel case CD, limited digipack with bonus material and strictly limited box set with exclusive t-shirt.
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"To Those Who Walk Behind Us" was recorded at AB Studio in Aarhus, Denmark and was mixed at Fredman Studio in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström.
Eleven tracks will appear on the CD which will be available as a jewel case CD, limited digipack with bonus material and strictly limited box set with exclusive t-shirt.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Illdisposed |
Wacken Rocks - Slayer And Volbeat Confirmed
Press release from the Wacken staff reads as follows:
For the three day Open Air Festivals "Wacken Rocks Seaside" and "Wacken Rocks Southside" two major highlights of the metal-scene have been added to the Line-Up: SLAYER & VOLBEAT
SLAYER will come to Germany exclusively for the Wacken Rocks shows!
The Thrash-Metal Band SLAYER from California is considered to be one of the most influential metal bands in the world. SLAYER will only perform two Open-Air shows in Germany: one show in Rieden/Kreuth, Southern Germany, and one show in Aurich, East Frisia.
SLAYER, the name says it all. Hardly any other band, no matter how commercially successful they might be, has had such a big influence on the metal-circuit as the foursome from California. In the early Eighties they started to spread out merciless noise from the Sunshine-State to all points of the compass.
With SLAYER the audiences at the ?Wacken Rocks Festivals" will experience a Thrash-thunderstorm, that is without equal. The metal legends around shouter and bassist Tom Araya will bring their brand new studio album ?World Painted Blood", destined to ensure a perfect festival atmosphere.
With the danish cult band VOLBEAT the second headlining slot for the Wacken Rocks Festivals has been taken. VOLBEAT is another exceptional band, rounding up the Line-Up of the Wacken Rocks Festivals. Ever since their last album "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood" they have outgrown their status as an insiders tip and now are unstoppable marching to the top.
We're proud that we once again managed to lure VOLBEAT to Germany.
The 2009 ?Wacken Rocks Festivals" within their three day festival spectacles present almost 50 bands. Enough campsites are now available in Aurich. The campsite bordering the festival site has been expanded.
Further details on the festivals can be found at the Wacken homepage www.wacken.com and at www.wackenrocks.com
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For the three day Open Air Festivals "Wacken Rocks Seaside" and "Wacken Rocks Southside" two major highlights of the metal-scene have been added to the Line-Up: SLAYER & VOLBEAT
SLAYER will come to Germany exclusively for the Wacken Rocks shows!
The Thrash-Metal Band SLAYER from California is considered to be one of the most influential metal bands in the world. SLAYER will only perform two Open-Air shows in Germany: one show in Rieden/Kreuth, Southern Germany, and one show in Aurich, East Frisia.
SLAYER, the name says it all. Hardly any other band, no matter how commercially successful they might be, has had such a big influence on the metal-circuit as the foursome from California. In the early Eighties they started to spread out merciless noise from the Sunshine-State to all points of the compass.
With SLAYER the audiences at the ?Wacken Rocks Festivals" will experience a Thrash-thunderstorm, that is without equal. The metal legends around shouter and bassist Tom Araya will bring their brand new studio album ?World Painted Blood", destined to ensure a perfect festival atmosphere.
With the danish cult band VOLBEAT the second headlining slot for the Wacken Rocks Festivals has been taken. VOLBEAT is another exceptional band, rounding up the Line-Up of the Wacken Rocks Festivals. Ever since their last album "Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood" they have outgrown their status as an insiders tip and now are unstoppable marching to the top.
We're proud that we once again managed to lure VOLBEAT to Germany.
The 2009 ?Wacken Rocks Festivals" within their three day festival spectacles present almost 50 bands. Enough campsites are now available in Aurich. The campsite bordering the festival site has been expanded.
Further details on the festivals can be found at the Wacken homepage www.wacken.com and at www.wackenrocks.com
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| Source: | wacken.com |
| Event: | Wacken Rocks Seaside |