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Virgin Black - New Album On The Way
The End Records have set a release date of February 19th, 2008 for Virgin Black's "Requiem - Fortissimo", the much-anticipated follow-up to 2007's "Requiem - Mezzo Forte".
On its latest album - the second instalment of a trilogy - Virgin Black exhumes the death/doom vibe of early Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride albums. This is by far the band's rawest and heaviest work to date.
The album's cover art was created by esteemed fashion photographer Andrew Dunbar who's work will be seen throughout the series.
"Requiem - Fortissimo" tracklisting cover]:
01. The Fragile Breath
02. In Winters Ash
03. Silent listen]
04. God In Dust
05. Lacrimosa (Gather Me)
06. Darkness
07. Forever
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On its latest album - the second instalment of a trilogy - Virgin Black exhumes the death/doom vibe of early Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride albums. This is by far the band's rawest and heaviest work to date.
The album's cover art was created by esteemed fashion photographer Andrew Dunbar who's work will be seen throughout the series.
"Requiem - Fortissimo" tracklisting cover]:
01. The Fragile Breath
02. In Winters Ash
03. Silent listen]
04. God In Dust
05. Lacrimosa (Gather Me)
06. Darkness
07. Forever
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| Source: | theendrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Virgin Black |
Eluveitie - Sign With Nuclear Blast; Announce Three(!) New Releases
The Swiss folk metal innovators Eluveitie have posted the following on the official website:
"Great news we have for you these days! While being busy finishing up the production of "Slania" and working on our "Evocation" concept we still found the time to travel to Donzdorf in Germany for a few beers & a talk with the people of Nuclear Blast Records (www.nuclearblast.de / www.nuclearblastusa.com)...
Not only did they make us drunk as hell, but they also impressed us with a great artist roster, 20 years of incredible work (happy birthday Nuclear Blast!) and their professional but still very "metal" staff. So we did what had to be done - we came, we saw and we signed. We are looking forward to many years of great work together with one of the world's biggest record companies in metal and are glad to announce that our new full-length record "Slania" will join the legions of legendary albums released by Nuclear Blast at February 15th, 2008!"
The band elaborates on the mentioned "Evocation" concept:
"As we notified good two months ago, we were also working on purely acoustic folk material. This project - originally intended as an MCD only - has grown into something much larger during the writing process, so we are happy and proud to announce that will release one complete full-length album brimmed with mystical Celtic folk music as well as an additional with some new waves of folk metal!
Both releases - belonging together conceptually - deal with ancient Gaulish mythology. Lyrically the songs dip from the source: diverse ancient Gaulish texts that have been discovered as stone carvings, metal engravings, etc. These two conceptual releases are an in-depth voyage through the Celtic soul and include performances of several renowned guest musicians!"
The acoustic album "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion" is slated for a release through Nuclear Blast in Winter 2008. The release date of the folk metal album "Evocation II - Visions" is yet to be announced. Some artwork made for the "Evocation" series by the artist Manuel Vargas Lepiz, who has already worked with Mortiis, Fanoe and others, can be viewed here.
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"Great news we have for you these days! While being busy finishing up the production of "Slania" and working on our "Evocation" concept we still found the time to travel to Donzdorf in Germany for a few beers & a talk with the people of Nuclear Blast Records (www.nuclearblast.de / www.nuclearblastusa.com)...
Not only did they make us drunk as hell, but they also impressed us with a great artist roster, 20 years of incredible work (happy birthday Nuclear Blast!) and their professional but still very "metal" staff. So we did what had to be done - we came, we saw and we signed. We are looking forward to many years of great work together with one of the world's biggest record companies in metal and are glad to announce that our new full-length record "Slania" will join the legions of legendary albums released by Nuclear Blast at February 15th, 2008!"
The band elaborates on the mentioned "Evocation" concept:
"As we notified good two months ago, we were also working on purely acoustic folk material. This project - originally intended as an MCD only - has grown into something much larger during the writing process, so we are happy and proud to announce that will release one complete full-length album brimmed with mystical Celtic folk music as well as an additional with some new waves of folk metal!
Both releases - belonging together conceptually - deal with ancient Gaulish mythology. Lyrically the songs dip from the source: diverse ancient Gaulish texts that have been discovered as stone carvings, metal engravings, etc. These two conceptual releases are an in-depth voyage through the Celtic soul and include performances of several renowned guest musicians!"
The acoustic album "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion" is slated for a release through Nuclear Blast in Winter 2008. The release date of the folk metal album "Evocation II - Visions" is yet to be announced. Some artwork made for the "Evocation" series by the artist Manuel Vargas Lepiz, who has already worked with Mortiis, Fanoe and others, can be viewed here.
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| Source: | eluveitie.ch |
| Band profile: | Eluveitie |
Hatesphere - Announce New Vocalist
The following news was posted on Hatesphere's official website:
"After having received close to one hundred submissions from around the globe, it's with great pleasure that we are finally able to unveil the new front man. 19 year-old Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen. This guy, a Copenhagen native, showed up and performed a stunning display of brutal power and basically screamed the shit out of all the other applicants. Needless to say, we are more than excited and can't wait to get back out there."
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"After having received close to one hundred submissions from around the globe, it's with great pleasure that we are finally able to unveil the new front man. 19 year-old Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen. This guy, a Copenhagen native, showed up and performed a stunning display of brutal power and basically screamed the shit out of all the other applicants. Needless to say, we are more than excited and can't wait to get back out there."
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| Source: | hatesphere.com |
| Band profile: | Hatesphere |
Amon Amarth - To Tour USA Without Decapitated
Amon Amarth have posted the following message regarding their "Wrath Of The Norseman North American Tour 2007" with Himsa and Sonic Syndicate:
"There will be a series of meet and greets on our North American tour. The meet and greet will be half an hour long beginning from when doors open. We are looking forward to meeting our fans in person and we'll try to make them happen at every show. Unfortunately due to time restraints, we will be unable to have a meet and greet on the dates where there will be in store signing sessions.
Because of the recent tragic events, Decapitated will not be able to be part of the North American tour. We are deeply sadden by the events and are disappointed that our metal brethren will not be able to share the stage with us.
We've tried to find a replacement for Decapitated but it has been impossible. We've deicided to play a longer set and throw in some songs that we either never played live before or haven't played live in a very long time. And we think we have a set list that will please both old and new fans!
We are really looking forward to hitting the roads in North America and finally do a full 90 min set. We hope that as many of you as possible will be able to catch the show!"
Scheduled in-store signing so far:
12/14 @ Scrape Records, Vancouver, BC 5 PM to 6 PM
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"There will be a series of meet and greets on our North American tour. The meet and greet will be half an hour long beginning from when doors open. We are looking forward to meeting our fans in person and we'll try to make them happen at every show. Unfortunately due to time restraints, we will be unable to have a meet and greet on the dates where there will be in store signing sessions.
Because of the recent tragic events, Decapitated will not be able to be part of the North American tour. We are deeply sadden by the events and are disappointed that our metal brethren will not be able to share the stage with us.
We've tried to find a replacement for Decapitated but it has been impossible. We've deicided to play a longer set and throw in some songs that we either never played live before or haven't played live in a very long time. And we think we have a set list that will please both old and new fans!
We are really looking forward to hitting the roads in North America and finally do a full 90 min set. We hope that as many of you as possible will be able to catch the show!"
Scheduled in-store signing so far:
12/14 @ Scrape Records, Vancouver, BC 5 PM to 6 PM
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| Source: | amonamarth.com |
| Band profile: | Amon Amarth |
| Event: | Amon Amarth |
Dream Theater - Announce Australian Tour Dates
US progressive metal band, Dream Theater have announced their Australian tour for early 2008. All scheduled dates will be "An Evening With Dream Theater" (which means no opening act and 2 sets with an intermission). The dates are as follows:
Jan. 25 - Perth, Australia - Showgrounds
Jan. 27 - Adelaide, Australia - Showgrounds
Jan. 29 - Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
Jan. 30 - Sydney, Australia - The Hordern
Feb. 01 - Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage
Jan. 25 - Perth, Australia - Showgrounds
Jan. 27 - Adelaide, Australia - Showgrounds
Jan. 29 - Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
Jan. 30 - Sydney, Australia - The Hordern
Feb. 01 - Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage
| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
| Event: | Dream Theater: Australian Tour |
In Flames - Sign With Nuclear Blast Again
According to the band's official website, In Flames are once again signed under the Nuclear Blast label.
"We are very happy and proud to announce that we have signed a new record deal with Nuclear Blast Records! The new, still untitled album is going to be a worldwide release (except North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The release for the new album is right now planned for early April. Stay tuned for a more exact release date."
"We are very happy that we have signed with Nuclear Blast again. They have been with us for a long time and helped us to get to where we are as a band right now. We have all the faith and belief in them to help us get even bigger as a band so we can continue to do this for years to come. We are really excited about our new album and can't wait for it to be released so you, our fans, out there can enjoy it with us. See you in 2008" - In Flames
"We are very happy and proud to announce that we have signed a new record deal with Nuclear Blast Records! The new, still untitled album is going to be a worldwide release (except North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The release for the new album is right now planned for early April. Stay tuned for a more exact release date."
"We are very happy that we have signed with Nuclear Blast again. They have been with us for a long time and helped us to get to where we are as a band right now. We have all the faith and belief in them to help us get even bigger as a band so we can continue to do this for years to come. We are really excited about our new album and can't wait for it to be released so you, our fans, out there can enjoy it with us. See you in 2008" - In Flames
| Source: | inflames.com |
| Band profile: | In Flames |
Waltari - Czech Tour Dates Announced
Finland's Waltari have announced they will play 4 shows together with Wohnout and Lenka Dusilova in December in Czech Republik.
Mon 10.12. Ostrava Cas Arena
Tue 11.12. Brno Semilasso
Wed 12.12. Jihlava TRANE Club (Only Waltari, no Wohnout+Lenka D.)
Thu 13.12. Zlin Masters of Rock Cafe
Fri 14.12. Praha Sports Hall Folimanka
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Mon 10.12. Ostrava Cas Arena
Tue 11.12. Brno Semilasso
Wed 12.12. Jihlava TRANE Club (Only Waltari, no Wohnout+Lenka D.)
Thu 13.12. Zlin Masters of Rock Cafe
Fri 14.12. Praha Sports Hall Folimanka
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| Source: | waltarimusic.com |
| Band profile: | Waltari |
| Event: | United International Friendship Tour |
Crematory - New Song Online
Crematory will release their new album, "Pray", on February 1 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by the band itself at the Kohlekeller Studios with additional assistance from longtime collaborator Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner. For more album details, head to here.
The album's title track, 'Pray', is available on streaming at this location.
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The album's title track, 'Pray', is available on streaming at this location.
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| Source: | crematory.de |
| Band profile: | Crematory |
Insomnium - Going To Write New Material In January
Insomnium will play one more show (5.1.2008) in Finland together with Omnium Gatherum. This show will take place in their hometown Joensuu (Karjalantalo). After this concert, Insomnium will start to write material for their new album. Here it is the statement:
"Last show in Finland before entering writing mode: Insomnium will play one more show in Finland 5.1.2008 in our hometown Joensuu (Karjalantalo) with our labelmates Omnium Gatherum. After this we will put all our energy and time to write and rehearse the follow-up album to "Above the Weeping World"."
Insomnium will start a European together with Amorphis and Swallow The Sun tomorrow. Check out the the tour dates at this location.
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"Last show in Finland before entering writing mode: Insomnium will play one more show in Finland 5.1.2008 in our hometown Joensuu (Karjalantalo) with our labelmates Omnium Gatherum. After this we will put all our energy and time to write and rehearse the follow-up album to "Above the Weeping World"."
Insomnium will start a European together with Amorphis and Swallow The Sun tomorrow. Check out the the tour dates at this location.
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| Source: | insomnium.net |
| Band profile: | Insomnium |
Opeth - Live Video Online
Opeth recently released their first live album "The Roundhouse Tapes". A video for the track "Bleak" coming of that album is now available to watch at http://www.peaceville.com/opeth.
More info here.
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More info here.
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| Source: | hosted.verticalresponse.com |
| Band profile: | Opeth |
Blind Guardian - Recording Material For Movie And Computer Game
Legendary Fantasy Metal band Blind Guardian have contributed the main song to the new action/fantasy movie "In The Name Of The King - Dungeon Siege". On this occasion, Blind Guardian will hold a signing session at a special premiere screening of the movie on the 29th of November.
This special event begins at 19.00 CET in the "UCI Kinowelt Ruhr Park" with the signing session; the movie begins at 20.00.
Additionally, the band have announced their participation in the soundtrack of a computer game, due for release in 2008. Vocalist Hansi Kürsch has posted the following on the band's site:
"We are happy to inform you about our musical participation in the upcoming blockbuster computer game "Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel". The PC and X-Box 360 game designed and invented by Ascaron will be in stores somewhere at the beginning of 2008. "Sacred 1" is the best selling German fantasy/adventure computer game to date.
Though we are still doing shows we have started writing songs for this particular occasion and will produce one song especially featured in the game as a videoclip. In case we will be able to come up with more songs during the next weeks we are going to release a "Sacred - Fallen Angel" EP in the Spring. This is a great opportunity for us and we are really enthusiastic about the game and our actual creative activities for it. Soon we are going to set up an infopage to keep you informed. There's more to come..."
All info on http://www.blind-guardian.com.
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This special event begins at 19.00 CET in the "UCI Kinowelt Ruhr Park" with the signing session; the movie begins at 20.00.
Additionally, the band have announced their participation in the soundtrack of a computer game, due for release in 2008. Vocalist Hansi Kürsch has posted the following on the band's site:
"We are happy to inform you about our musical participation in the upcoming blockbuster computer game "Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel". The PC and X-Box 360 game designed and invented by Ascaron will be in stores somewhere at the beginning of 2008. "Sacred 1" is the best selling German fantasy/adventure computer game to date.
Though we are still doing shows we have started writing songs for this particular occasion and will produce one song especially featured in the game as a videoclip. In case we will be able to come up with more songs during the next weeks we are going to release a "Sacred - Fallen Angel" EP in the Spring. This is a great opportunity for us and we are really enthusiastic about the game and our actual creative activities for it. Soon we are going to set up an infopage to keep you informed. There's more to come..."
All info on http://www.blind-guardian.com.
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| Source: | blind-guardian.com |
| Band profile: | Blind Guardian |
Vader - XXV Anniversary Tour Details Revealed
Polish death metallers Vader have issued the following update on their website:
"In 2008 Vader will celebrate XXV anniversary. Previously announced tournee of the band starts on April and will last till the end of May. "XXV-Anniversary Tour" will cover all the nooks of Europe and Vader will prepare a very special set for this tour. The band will be teaming up with already announced Septic Flesh from Greece (back from the dead, they are working on a new studio album, out on Season Of Mist in 2008) and Swedish Devian. The band founded by ex-members of Marduk will promote its latest release "Ninewinged Serpent" released in October through Century Media. More details concerning the tour will follow soon."
A flyer of this tour is available here.
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"In 2008 Vader will celebrate XXV anniversary. Previously announced tournee of the band starts on April and will last till the end of May. "XXV-Anniversary Tour" will cover all the nooks of Europe and Vader will prepare a very special set for this tour. The band will be teaming up with already announced Septic Flesh from Greece (back from the dead, they are working on a new studio album, out on Season Of Mist in 2008) and Swedish Devian. The band founded by ex-members of Marduk will promote its latest release "Ninewinged Serpent" released in October through Century Media. More details concerning the tour will follow soon."
A flyer of this tour is available here.
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| Source: | vader.pl |
| Band profile: | Vader |
Blut Aus Nord - Studio Update
Candlelight Records have issued the following short update:
"The band is currently recording the second Thematic Emanations Of Archetypal Multiplicity EP entitled "Lighteater".
After this recording Blut Aus Nord will start to work on the second part of Memoria Vetusta "Dialogue With the Stars".
For more info check out the new website here: http://www.blutausnord.com"
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"The band is currently recording the second Thematic Emanations Of Archetypal Multiplicity EP entitled "Lighteater".
After this recording Blut Aus Nord will start to work on the second part of Memoria Vetusta "Dialogue With the Stars".
For more info check out the new website here: http://www.blutausnord.com"
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| Source: | candlelightrecords.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Blut Aus Nord |
Stormlord - Working On New Album
Italy's Stormlord have posted the following update:
"It's been a while since we've made any sort of updates about Stormlord, isn't it? But this doesn't mean that we spent our time just hanging around without nothing to do. In all these months we've been working hard and, at last, we're ready to give you the first news about our future.
The songwriting for our fourth album is almost done, right now we're taking care of the last details and then all the songs will be complete. What we hold in our hands it's the most epic sounding stuff since our debut "Supreme Art Of War", even if the references to our most recent albums will not be missed. We guess you can label it Extreme Epic Metal at its best.
In a few months we'll begin recording the successor of "The Gorgon Cult", we just can't wait for you to hear it!
But the best it's yet to come: in the next days we'll sign a new deal that will grant an huge availability all around the world to the new Cd.
It's been a long time filled with hard and silent work, but now we're ready to strike again! We've got a shitload of amazing surprises waiting for you all, so stay tuned. The Stormlord is ready for another battle!"
"It's been a while since we've made any sort of updates about Stormlord, isn't it? But this doesn't mean that we spent our time just hanging around without nothing to do. In all these months we've been working hard and, at last, we're ready to give you the first news about our future.
The songwriting for our fourth album is almost done, right now we're taking care of the last details and then all the songs will be complete. What we hold in our hands it's the most epic sounding stuff since our debut "Supreme Art Of War", even if the references to our most recent albums will not be missed. We guess you can label it Extreme Epic Metal at its best.
In a few months we'll begin recording the successor of "The Gorgon Cult", we just can't wait for you to hear it!
But the best it's yet to come: in the next days we'll sign a new deal that will grant an huge availability all around the world to the new Cd.
It's been a long time filled with hard and silent work, but now we're ready to strike again! We've got a shitload of amazing surprises waiting for you all, so stay tuned. The Stormlord is ready for another battle!"
| Source: | stormlord.net |
| Band profile: | Stormlord |
Vision Divine - Guitarist Sitting Out S. American Tour
Italian Power Metallers Vision Divine have issued the following update:
"Due to a big problem related with his tendinitis, Federico Puleri isunable to follow the band on the South American Tour. The problem
was known since the Asian shows, but the band decided to try anything possible to solve it. Unfortunately the problem didn't get solved and became even bigger, so the doctor ordered him a full month of rest, and it has been decided not to risk his health. No substitute will be taken, and Olaf will play the South American shows alone. After this tour Federico will be back, fully recovered, healthy and ready
to be on stage again for the next shows... our best wishes to Federico!"
"Due to a big problem related with his tendinitis, Federico Puleri isunable to follow the band on the South American Tour. The problem
was known since the Asian shows, but the band decided to try anything possible to solve it. Unfortunately the problem didn't get solved and became even bigger, so the doctor ordered him a full month of rest, and it has been decided not to risk his health. No substitute will be taken, and Olaf will play the South American shows alone. After this tour Federico will be back, fully recovered, healthy and ready
to be on stage again for the next shows... our best wishes to Federico!"
| Source: | visiondivine.com |
| Band profile: | Vision Divine |
| Event: | Vision Divine: South American Tour |