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Candlemass - Issues Update
Swedish doom metal legends Candlemass have issued the following update:
"The new Candlemass EP Lucifer Rising is finally recorded and due for release first week of October. It features two brand new tracks 'Lucifer Rising' and 'White God'. It also contains a re-recorded version of 'Demon's Gate' live in the studio. As a bonus you will get most of the gig from Athens last year: 'At The Gallows End', 'Solitude', 'Emperor Of The Void', 'Devil Seed', 'Under The Oak', 'Mirror Mirror', 'Of Stars And Smoke', 'Black Dwarf' and 'Samarithan'. Yes, it is probably the worlds longest EP!!"
"The new Candlemass EP Lucifer Rising is finally recorded and due for release first week of October. It features two brand new tracks 'Lucifer Rising' and 'White God'. It also contains a re-recorded version of 'Demon's Gate' live in the studio. As a bonus you will get most of the gig from Athens last year: 'At The Gallows End', 'Solitude', 'Emperor Of The Void', 'Devil Seed', 'Under The Oak', 'Mirror Mirror', 'Of Stars And Smoke', 'Black Dwarf' and 'Samarithan'. Yes, it is probably the worlds longest EP!!"
| Source: | candlemass.se |
| Band profile: | Candlemass |
Stream Of Passion - Signs Deal With Napalm Records
We're thrilled to let the world know that we have signed a record deal with Napalm Records. From the beginning we had a very good feeling about all negotiations and talking to the nice people of Napalm; now it's the time to let you all know that a new chapter in the SoP history is about to be written!
More news will follow soon regarding the release of our new album, tour dates, etc. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the years, we will soon see you back on the road!
Stream on!
Marcela, Johan, Eric, Davy, Stephan and Jeffrey
More news will follow soon regarding the release of our new album, tour dates, etc. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the years, we will soon see you back on the road!
Stream on!
Marcela, Johan, Eric, Davy, Stephan and Jeffrey
| Source: | streamofpassion.com |
| Band profile: | Stream Of Passion |
Vanishing Point - Announce New Keyboardist
Australian metallers Vanishing Point have announced announced the addition of keyboardist Jake Lowe to the band's ranks. According to the band, "Jake has been playing with Vanishing Point for a while now, and was last seen when Vanishing Point supported Joe Satriani this year".
More information about Jake Lowe can be found at this location.
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More information about Jake Lowe can be found at this location.
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| Source: | vanishing-point.com.au |
| Band profile: | Vanishing Point |
One Man Army And The Undead Quartet - New Song Sample Online
Swedish metallers One Man Army And The Undead Quartet have posted an audio sample of a new song, entitled "Cursed By The Knife", on their MySpace page.
The track comes off the band's third album, entitled "Grim Tales", which is scheduled for release in October/November via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded at the Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry).
The band adds: "As you probably have noticed by now, the album is completely done. All that remains to do is all up to the company to complete, such as booklet, promotion and stuff like that. We are extremely happy with the result. Jonas has made our sound even heavier than before and our songwriting is also taken to the next level. It's brutal, melodic and a big fucking punch in your face. So for you guys that can't wait for the release we can now offer a small preview here on MySpace. It's for the song "Cursed By The Knife" which is part 3 in a trilogy. (No apparent motive, The supreme butcher). All other info will soon hit the web such as releasedates, editions and bonus features. So we really hope that you will dig this new album as much as we do and don't forget to come see us on the European Tour (with Unleashed, Krisiun and Commander) beginning on 14th of november. Cheers!"
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The track comes off the band's third album, entitled "Grim Tales", which is scheduled for release in October/November via Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded at the Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden with producer Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry).
The band adds: "As you probably have noticed by now, the album is completely done. All that remains to do is all up to the company to complete, such as booklet, promotion and stuff like that. We are extremely happy with the result. Jonas has made our sound even heavier than before and our songwriting is also taken to the next level. It's brutal, melodic and a big fucking punch in your face. So for you guys that can't wait for the release we can now offer a small preview here on MySpace. It's for the song "Cursed By The Knife" which is part 3 in a trilogy. (No apparent motive, The supreme butcher). All other info will soon hit the web such as releasedates, editions and bonus features. So we really hope that you will dig this new album as much as we do and don't forget to come see us on the European Tour (with Unleashed, Krisiun and Commander) beginning on 14th of november. Cheers!"
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | One Man Army And The Undead Quartet |
Motörhead - New Album Widget Online
A widget for the new Motörhead album, entitled "Motörizer", was posted at this location.
"Motörizer" was recorded in part (drums only) at Foo Fighters frontman/ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on 2006's "Kiss Of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".
"Motörizer" will be released through SPV Records on the following dates:
US: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1
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"Motörizer" was recorded in part (drums only) at Foo Fighters frontman/ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on 2006's "Kiss Of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".
"Motörizer" will be released through SPV Records on the following dates:
US: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1
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| Source: | spv.de |
| Band profile: | Motörhead |
After Death - Playing European Tour As Nocturnus
According to a press release from Arcane Promotions, Nocturnus will be touring their legendary "The Key" album later this year with their classic line-up from that period. Support will come from Violated (SWE), Punish (CH), Memorial (DK) and Slither (SWE)
So far the following dates have been announced:
Oct. 14 - Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock
Oct. 15 - Hamburg, GER - Hafenklang
Oct. 16 - Hengelo, NED - Metropol
Oct. 17 - Rotterdam, NED - Baroeg
Oct. 18 - London, GBR - Electrowerkz
Oct. 19 - Birmingham, GBR - The Asylum
Oct. 20 - TBA
Oct. 21 - TBA
Oct. 22 - Pratteln, SUI - Z7
Oct. 23 - Wien, AUT - Viper Room
Oct. 24 - Milano, ITA - Zoe Club
Oct. 25 - Giebelstadt, GER - Bringer Of Death Fest XVI
Oct. 26 - Berlin, GER - K17
A flyer of the event can be found here
In the meantime, Mike Browning (Former Morbid Angel and Nocturnus drummer/vocalist) has issued a statement regarding what is being billed as a reunion of the "classic lineup" of Nocturnus, set to take place in Europe this fall. In a post to to the comments section of Blabbermouth, Browning writes, "I want to be totally up front and honest with everyone that the original lineup will not be touring. My band After Death will be doing the tour as Nocturnus, we WILL be playing at least 7 of the 10 songs on 'The Key" as well as a couple of old Morbid Angel songs done the way they were originally written on "Abominations of Desolation"! Mike Davis was asked and he didn't want to do the tour as he and I were the ones who wrote pretty much everything on 'The Key'. Lou and Sean were not asked to do this. What people will see will be a show that no one else can faithfully perform containing old Nocturnus and Morbid Angel material that I either wrote or co-wrote. And it will be done the way it was meant to be written and performed, not some contrived 'rock star' version! The tour will be from October 13-27, 13 shows only to be done in Europe because of these U.S. trademark restrictions from the former members who did indeed steal the name and band I created back in 1988."
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So far the following dates have been announced:
Oct. 14 - Copenhagen, DEN - The Rock
Oct. 15 - Hamburg, GER - Hafenklang
Oct. 16 - Hengelo, NED - Metropol
Oct. 17 - Rotterdam, NED - Baroeg
Oct. 18 - London, GBR - Electrowerkz
Oct. 19 - Birmingham, GBR - The Asylum
Oct. 20 - TBA
Oct. 21 - TBA
Oct. 22 - Pratteln, SUI - Z7
Oct. 23 - Wien, AUT - Viper Room
Oct. 24 - Milano, ITA - Zoe Club
Oct. 25 - Giebelstadt, GER - Bringer Of Death Fest XVI
Oct. 26 - Berlin, GER - K17
A flyer of the event can be found here
In the meantime, Mike Browning (Former Morbid Angel and Nocturnus drummer/vocalist) has issued a statement regarding what is being billed as a reunion of the "classic lineup" of Nocturnus, set to take place in Europe this fall. In a post to to the comments section of Blabbermouth, Browning writes, "I want to be totally up front and honest with everyone that the original lineup will not be touring. My band After Death will be doing the tour as Nocturnus, we WILL be playing at least 7 of the 10 songs on 'The Key" as well as a couple of old Morbid Angel songs done the way they were originally written on "Abominations of Desolation"! Mike Davis was asked and he didn't want to do the tour as he and I were the ones who wrote pretty much everything on 'The Key'. Lou and Sean were not asked to do this. What people will see will be a show that no one else can faithfully perform containing old Nocturnus and Morbid Angel material that I either wrote or co-wrote. And it will be done the way it was meant to be written and performed, not some contrived 'rock star' version! The tour will be from October 13-27, 13 shows only to be done in Europe because of these U.S. trademark restrictions from the former members who did indeed steal the name and band I created back in 1988."
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Nocturnus |
| Event: | The Lost Key Returns To Europe Tour |
Wastefall - The End Of Wastefall
Wastefall have announced its decision to disband. Here's the official statement:
"The band's situation has not been really good the past few months, since Alexander was studying in Crete (island of Greece) far away from Athens. We did renew our contract with Intromental Management this year and after this we would have had the opportunity to play at ProgPower Scandinavia in October 2008. Our drummer Kostis passed the examinations and he will have to leave Greece this summer for a few years, since he will study in a musical university in England, so we found a professional session drummer to help us for this live show. Also Domenik has moved to Germany since 2007 and although he was doing all he could, it was not easy for us to handle our obligations. The band was spread out and it was difficult for all of us to organize our priorities in any way required. We were also in a very difficult economic situation and it was then that Alexander decided to leave Wastefall.
A few words from guitarist Alex: "Due to various complicated reasons and my personal choice to follow my academic studies, I can no longer be a Wastefall member. I want to thank all my band-mates, fans, Claus and Lars from Intromental, Ken at Sensory and Olivier at Replica for all the great times. Concerning music, all I have to say is that I'm going to continue writing music, in a very different style though, and not with the perspective of releasing something soon. It was a great journey I will always remember. I hope that other bands will be influenced by our passion so far and mark their way in the "rotten" music business. Dom, Chris, Nick, Kostis :Love, respect, good luck and apologies. C ya out there."
The beginning and vision of Wastefall was an idea of Alexander and Domenik and since Alexander wasn't available anymore the band's "core" was broken. After this, nothing will be the same so we got the difficult decision and we are really sad to announce the end of Wastefall. At first we would like to say a big thank and a lot of apologies to Hercules Loukakis for his time, honesty and will to help us out with the "ProgPower live show". We would like to thank our former members, Ken Golden from our record label Sensory and Olivier Garnier from our french record label/promotion Replica, Claus Jensen and Lars Larsen from our Official Management, George Karamanos, Nikos Sigklidis and Vicky Michalitsi (Si-lia) for being our personal local management/advertisers, all our friends, our families for supporting us, local and international magazines, webzines, forums, and finally our FANS in all over the world and all those who did believe in Wastefall's dream and supported us all these years.
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"The band's situation has not been really good the past few months, since Alexander was studying in Crete (island of Greece) far away from Athens. We did renew our contract with Intromental Management this year and after this we would have had the opportunity to play at ProgPower Scandinavia in October 2008. Our drummer Kostis passed the examinations and he will have to leave Greece this summer for a few years, since he will study in a musical university in England, so we found a professional session drummer to help us for this live show. Also Domenik has moved to Germany since 2007 and although he was doing all he could, it was not easy for us to handle our obligations. The band was spread out and it was difficult for all of us to organize our priorities in any way required. We were also in a very difficult economic situation and it was then that Alexander decided to leave Wastefall.
A few words from guitarist Alex: "Due to various complicated reasons and my personal choice to follow my academic studies, I can no longer be a Wastefall member. I want to thank all my band-mates, fans, Claus and Lars from Intromental, Ken at Sensory and Olivier at Replica for all the great times. Concerning music, all I have to say is that I'm going to continue writing music, in a very different style though, and not with the perspective of releasing something soon. It was a great journey I will always remember. I hope that other bands will be influenced by our passion so far and mark their way in the "rotten" music business. Dom, Chris, Nick, Kostis :Love, respect, good luck and apologies. C ya out there."
The beginning and vision of Wastefall was an idea of Alexander and Domenik and since Alexander wasn't available anymore the band's "core" was broken. After this, nothing will be the same so we got the difficult decision and we are really sad to announce the end of Wastefall. At first we would like to say a big thank and a lot of apologies to Hercules Loukakis for his time, honesty and will to help us out with the "ProgPower live show". We would like to thank our former members, Ken Golden from our record label Sensory and Olivier Garnier from our french record label/promotion Replica, Claus Jensen and Lars Larsen from our Official Management, George Karamanos, Nikos Sigklidis and Vicky Michalitsi (Si-lia) for being our personal local management/advertisers, all our friends, our families for supporting us, local and international magazines, webzines, forums, and finally our FANS in all over the world and all those who did believe in Wastefall's dream and supported us all these years.
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| Source: | wastefall.com |
| Band profile: | Wastefall |
Unearth - Complete Work On New Album, Tour Dates
Unearth have completed work on their new album, which will be titled "The March," and will be released on October 14th via Metal Blade Records.
"The March" was recorded at both Massachusetts' System Recording Studios and Zing Studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The effort is said to feature Unearth's "most dynamic material to date, combining strong tension and release, abundant guitar solos and a bulldozing power-groove.
Frontman Trevor Phipps comments: "'The March' symbolizes both the evil and hopeful sides of humanity. The Evil: With the constant balancing act of power within government, religion and our financial institutions, there lies the chance of those most hungry for power to alter and restrict our freedoms for their gain. The Hopeful: This represents the faith in mankind as the most powerful force on the planet. If we come together and do not fight over religion, class and borders then we hold the key to a peaceful world. There are two possible futures in store; either a March of power and greed or a March of a unified human race."
The final track listing for "The March" is as follows:
01. My Will Be Done
02. Hail the Shrine
03. Crow Killer
04. Grave of Opportunity
05. We Are Not Anonymous
06. The March
07. Cutman
08. The Chosen
09. Letting Go
10. Truth or Consequence
After the release of ''The March'' album, Unearth will launch a U.S. headlining tour. The dates of the tour are below:
08/28 Anchorage, AK Chilkoot Charlie's
08/29 Anchorage, AK Club Millennium
08/30 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival
Tour with Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel, Gwen Stacy:
10/01 Baltimore, MD Sonar
10/02 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
10/03 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity
10/04 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
10/05 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
10/07 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/08 Sauget, IL Pop's
10/09 Lawrence, KS Granada
10/10 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
10/12 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
10/13 San Francisco, CA Slim's no Gwen Stacy
10/14 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
10/15 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/17 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
10/18 Lubbock, TX The Foundation
10/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
10/20 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10/22 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/23 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
10/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
10/25 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
10/26 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
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"The March" was recorded at both Massachusetts' System Recording Studios and Zing Studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz. The effort is said to feature Unearth's "most dynamic material to date, combining strong tension and release, abundant guitar solos and a bulldozing power-groove.
Frontman Trevor Phipps comments: "'The March' symbolizes both the evil and hopeful sides of humanity. The Evil: With the constant balancing act of power within government, religion and our financial institutions, there lies the chance of those most hungry for power to alter and restrict our freedoms for their gain. The Hopeful: This represents the faith in mankind as the most powerful force on the planet. If we come together and do not fight over religion, class and borders then we hold the key to a peaceful world. There are two possible futures in store; either a March of power and greed or a March of a unified human race."
The final track listing for "The March" is as follows:
01. My Will Be Done
02. Hail the Shrine
03. Crow Killer
04. Grave of Opportunity
05. We Are Not Anonymous
06. The March
07. Cutman
08. The Chosen
09. Letting Go
10. Truth or Consequence
After the release of ''The March'' album, Unearth will launch a U.S. headlining tour. The dates of the tour are below:
08/28 Anchorage, AK Chilkoot Charlie's
08/29 Anchorage, AK Club Millennium
08/30 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival
Tour with Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel, Gwen Stacy:
10/01 Baltimore, MD Sonar
10/02 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
10/03 Williamsville, NY Club Infinity
10/04 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
10/05 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
10/07 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
10/08 Sauget, IL Pop's
10/09 Lawrence, KS Granada
10/10 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Theater
10/12 Orangevale, CA The Boardwalk
10/13 San Francisco, CA Slim's no Gwen Stacy
10/14 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
10/15 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
10/17 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
10/18 Lubbock, TX The Foundation
10/19 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
10/20 Dallas, TX House of Blues
10/22 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
10/23 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
10/24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
10/25 Jacksonville, FL Freebird Live
10/26 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
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| Source: | metalblade.com |
| Band profile: | Unearth |
Kult Ov Azazel - Studio Recordings Delayed
Florida Black Metal band Kult ov Azazel have updated their website with the following message:
"We were originally asked and prepared to do the Horna tour that many have been emailing about. There have been numerous bulletins and news sources on the internet stating we are on the tour. However, this is not the case.
We had to reschedule our studio time from August to October. We are now entering Mana Studio in Tampa, FL to record the next album titled "Destroying The Sacred" from October 28 thru November 11.
This not only put an end to us doing the Horna tour but also a few one offs that we had been offered. Rest assure, once the new album is recorded we will turn our focus to touring/regional shows and destroying all with force!"
Songs set to appear on "Destroying The Sacred" are as follows: "Prelude To Holocaust", "The Plagues Of Mankind", "Slaughter The Prophet", "I Am The Devil", "Sacrilege: Destroying The Sacred, Gutting Religious Heritage, Conquer & Annihilate" and "The Lucifer Principal".
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"We were originally asked and prepared to do the Horna tour that many have been emailing about. There have been numerous bulletins and news sources on the internet stating we are on the tour. However, this is not the case.
We had to reschedule our studio time from August to October. We are now entering Mana Studio in Tampa, FL to record the next album titled "Destroying The Sacred" from October 28 thru November 11.
This not only put an end to us doing the Horna tour but also a few one offs that we had been offered. Rest assure, once the new album is recorded we will turn our focus to touring/regional shows and destroying all with force!"
Songs set to appear on "Destroying The Sacred" are as follows: "Prelude To Holocaust", "The Plagues Of Mankind", "Slaughter The Prophet", "I Am The Devil", "Sacrilege: Destroying The Sacred, Gutting Religious Heritage, Conquer & Annihilate" and "The Lucifer Principal".
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| Source: | kultovazazel.com |
| Band profile: | Kult Ov Azazel |
Heaven Shall Burn - To Film Vienna Show For Upcoming DVD
German metallers Heaven Shall Burn invite their fans to come out to their show on September 12th, 2008 in Vienna's "Gasometer" club, which will be recorded for their first official DVD release.
The band provides more detailed info:
"Vienna Calling! Be part of our DVD! Get your free tickets! We're about to plan the release of our very first official DVD! Furthermore, we're celebrating our 10th anniversary this year, so we thought about doing something special!
We will play a show on September 12th in Vienna under the slogan "1000 years of HSB" to do some exclusive live-recordings. We invited some good friends to join us: Maroon and Dew-Scented will share the stage with us! The concert will be the opening night of the brand-new club "Gasometer" in Vienna and the great thing is we will get you in for free!!! As of now till the 31st of August you can order your free tickets. All you have to do is head over to www.planet.tt, click "12. 9. METAL OPENING" and continue!
If there are still tickets available after the 31st of August it will cost you about 10 Euros.
We're very happy to be coming back to Vienna and it's of course a very conscious decision to record a show in this town. Don't worry our DVD will also feature material from our home area and from all over the world, but Vienna has always been something special to us as well and shows there were some of the craziest we've ever played. We hope that night at the Gasometer will be as insane as the show on the Donauinselfest last year!!! If you're not living in Austria, you should definitely think about taking the opportunity to visit one of Europe's most beautiful cities and maybe also come to the show! So see you there!"
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The band provides more detailed info:
"Vienna Calling! Be part of our DVD! Get your free tickets! We're about to plan the release of our very first official DVD! Furthermore, we're celebrating our 10th anniversary this year, so we thought about doing something special!
We will play a show on September 12th in Vienna under the slogan "1000 years of HSB" to do some exclusive live-recordings. We invited some good friends to join us: Maroon and Dew-Scented will share the stage with us! The concert will be the opening night of the brand-new club "Gasometer" in Vienna and the great thing is we will get you in for free!!! As of now till the 31st of August you can order your free tickets. All you have to do is head over to www.planet.tt, click "12. 9. METAL OPENING" and continue!
If there are still tickets available after the 31st of August it will cost you about 10 Euros.
We're very happy to be coming back to Vienna and it's of course a very conscious decision to record a show in this town. Don't worry our DVD will also feature material from our home area and from all over the world, but Vienna has always been something special to us as well and shows there were some of the craziest we've ever played. We hope that night at the Gasometer will be as insane as the show on the Donauinselfest last year!!! If you're not living in Austria, you should definitely think about taking the opportunity to visit one of Europe's most beautiful cities and maybe also come to the show! So see you there!"
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| Source: | www2.centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Heaven Shall Burn |
| Event: | Heaven Shall Burn: Metal Opening |
Cavalera Conspiracy - Australian Tour Dates Cancelled
As posted on the Cavalera Conspiracy MySpace:
"Cavalera Conspiracy has been deemed an "inappropriate" band to perform with Judas Priest on their Priest Feast 2008 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, and have thusly been forced to cancel their appearance at the previously announced tour dates in the southern Pacific.
Although Cavalera Conspiracy (featuring Max and Iggor of the legendary Sepultura) had several amazing and successful dates with their brothers in Priest throughout Eastern Europe, apparently the band has been deemed too inflammatory to open for Priest in Australia and NZ..
So, with that said, this post is an apology to the fans in the Australia and New Zealand for the cancellations. The Cavalera brothers will be back soon (..hopefully with a more reasonably priced tour...)!"
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"Cavalera Conspiracy has been deemed an "inappropriate" band to perform with Judas Priest on their Priest Feast 2008 tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, and have thusly been forced to cancel their appearance at the previously announced tour dates in the southern Pacific.
Although Cavalera Conspiracy (featuring Max and Iggor of the legendary Sepultura) had several amazing and successful dates with their brothers in Priest throughout Eastern Europe, apparently the band has been deemed too inflammatory to open for Priest in Australia and NZ..
So, with that said, this post is an apology to the fans in the Australia and New Zealand for the cancellations. The Cavalera brothers will be back soon (..hopefully with a more reasonably priced tour...)!"
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Cavalera Conspiracy |
Aura Noir - Return With New Album
Aura Noir are about to return with undoubtedly their finest & ugliest offering yet with new album "Hades Rise". The follow-up to 2004's hit "The Merciless" is due for release on August 25th & features guest appearances by Danny Coralles (Abscess/Autopsy) & former guitarist Blasphemer. Head over to the following minisite for audio tracks, release info & more.
The tracklisting is as follows:
01. Hades Rise
02. Gaping Grave Awaits
03. Unleash The Demon
04. Pestilent Streams
05. Schitzoid Paranoid
06. Death-Mask
07. Shadows Of Death
08. Iron Night/Torment Storm
09. South American Death
10. The Stalker
Check out the tracks "Gaping Grave Awaits" and "Shadows Of Death" at the bottom of Peaceville's Hades Rise page here.
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The tracklisting is as follows:
01. Hades Rise
02. Gaping Grave Awaits
03. Unleash The Demon
04. Pestilent Streams
05. Schitzoid Paranoid
06. Death-Mask
07. Shadows Of Death
08. Iron Night/Torment Storm
09. South American Death
10. The Stalker
Check out the tracks "Gaping Grave Awaits" and "Shadows Of Death" at the bottom of Peaceville's Hades Rise page here.
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| Source: | peaceville.com |
| Band profile: | Aura Noir |
Riverside - Frontman Releases Solo Album
Mariusz Duda, Riverside's singer and bass player, together with fellow musicians, has just finished working on his solo album, "Lunatic Soul." The release date has been set for October 13th, 2008. The album will be released on the British label Snapper Music, more specifically - Kscope, known for having released the earlier albums of Porcupine Tree, and presently producing Anathema and No-Man. In Poland on Mystic Production. On the "Lunatic Soul" album you will find 10 atmospheric tracks making up 47 minutes of music.
Mariusz Duda: "I touched upon a vital subject on this record, namely... death. What came out of this was a conceptual journey to the world beyond full of reflections on transience and all we may want to leave after we pass (if we want to leave anything). In the sphere of music, it will be intriguing. I would call those sounds oriental-alternative, not really having anything in common with progressive rock. An interesting fact is that there is no electric guitar here at all."
You can listen to some fragments of "Lunatic Soul" music at http://www.myspace.com/lunaticsoulband.
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Mariusz Duda: "I touched upon a vital subject on this record, namely... death. What came out of this was a conceptual journey to the world beyond full of reflections on transience and all we may want to leave after we pass (if we want to leave anything). In the sphere of music, it will be intriguing. I would call those sounds oriental-alternative, not really having anything in common with progressive rock. An interesting fact is that there is no electric guitar here at all."
You can listen to some fragments of "Lunatic Soul" music at http://www.myspace.com/lunaticsoulband.
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| Source: | riverside.art.pl |
| Band profile: | Riverside |
Benediction - More New Songs Online
UK Death Metal band Benediction have posted a preview page for their upcoming album "Killing Music" at this location. Check out two brand new tracks from the album, called "Killing Music" and "They Must Die Screaming", as well as other information about the band.
"Killing Music" will be released on August, 22nd. The limited edition digipak will contain a bonus DVD with a studio report and some dirty live tunes. Nuclear Blast will also re-release the previous six albums of Benediction on August, 8th. Three packages, each with two albums in a noble super jewelcase with loads of bonus material.
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"Killing Music" will be released on August, 22nd. The limited edition digipak will contain a bonus DVD with a studio report and some dirty live tunes. Nuclear Blast will also re-release the previous six albums of Benediction on August, 8th. Three packages, each with two albums in a noble super jewelcase with loads of bonus material.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Benediction |
Orphaned Land - New Album On The Way
Kobi Farhi, vocalist of Israel's Orphaned Land has posted the following statement regarding the status of the band's highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's much celebrated "Mabool" album as well as their participation in the upcoming new documentary by Sam Dunn ("Metal: A Headbanger's Journey") "Global Metal":
"Hello to all the orphans out there! We are happy to inform you that the writing process of our long awaited album "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR" is about to end soon, we have more than 90 minutes of written music. We don't like to repeat ourselves, so do not expect a "Mabool Vol. 2"! Of course, the female vocals and the oriental instruments will be there as always, but "ORwarriOR" is different and I can say for sure that it is more extreme, powerful and less progressive. Still, like all our albums, it is Orphaned Land and you'll all notice that. Watch out for the first single, which is the opener of the album called: "Sapari"!
We are also doing the arrangements to finalise the artwork and dates for recordings and production later this year, and we are still looking for the right drummer to fill in for the album.
On another matter, Orphaned Land appears in Sam Dunn's new documentary "Global Metal", along with Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, X-Japan and more, the film is a journey which is exploring the metal scenes in some rather exotic regions of the world, like for example in Dubai, Indonesia, China, Israel etc. The orphaned sons of the orient will soon come back to rock you!".
A trailer for "Global Metal" seeing Orphaned Land's Kobi Farhi appear alongside metal legends Tom Araya, Max Cavalera and Lars Ulrich can be viewed now here or here. Besides interview sequences, the movie also includes live footage filmed during an Orphaned Land show in Tel Aviv.
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"Hello to all the orphans out there! We are happy to inform you that the writing process of our long awaited album "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR" is about to end soon, we have more than 90 minutes of written music. We don't like to repeat ourselves, so do not expect a "Mabool Vol. 2"! Of course, the female vocals and the oriental instruments will be there as always, but "ORwarriOR" is different and I can say for sure that it is more extreme, powerful and less progressive. Still, like all our albums, it is Orphaned Land and you'll all notice that. Watch out for the first single, which is the opener of the album called: "Sapari"!
We are also doing the arrangements to finalise the artwork and dates for recordings and production later this year, and we are still looking for the right drummer to fill in for the album.
On another matter, Orphaned Land appears in Sam Dunn's new documentary "Global Metal", along with Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, X-Japan and more, the film is a journey which is exploring the metal scenes in some rather exotic regions of the world, like for example in Dubai, Indonesia, China, Israel etc. The orphaned sons of the orient will soon come back to rock you!".
A trailer for "Global Metal" seeing Orphaned Land's Kobi Farhi appear alongside metal legends Tom Araya, Max Cavalera and Lars Ulrich can be viewed now here or here. Besides interview sequences, the movie also includes live footage filmed during an Orphaned Land show in Tel Aviv.
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| Source: | www2.centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Orphaned Land |