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Threshold - Parts Ways With Singer

The following message was posted on Threshold's official website:

"Mac has confirmed that he's left Threshold. In a statement he told fans that he knew the timing was bad but thanked them for all their support. He also wished the band all the best and expressed his gratitude to the band's original singer Damian Wilson for standing in for him at last weekend's festivals.
Threshold have confirmed that Damian will perform with them at the Subtacto Festival in Norway on 4 August. Talks are also in progress to see if he can perform at all of Threshold's remaining 2007 shows."

Previously, Threshold's singer Mac has astonished his fellow band members by deciding not to perform at Metal Camp and Earthshaker festivals in Slovenia and Germany. Fortunately the band's previous singer Damian Wilson has come to the rescue and will perform at the festivals with the band for the first time since 1997. Damian Wilson is currently lead singer for the band Headspace who recently supported Ozzy Osbourne for UK shows including Wembley Arena.

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Source: thresh.net
Band profile: Threshold
Posted: 23.07.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (6)


Redemption - New Video Online

The following message was posted on Redemption's official MySpace page:

"We have posted the video for 'Bleed Me Dry' to our site...it's the first of the videos beneath the band members' photos. You can also find it on YouTube at the following link here.

Hopefully you can catch this on MTV, etc. soon!

In other news, Bernie, Ray and I are sitting on our tour bus, getting ready to head out in the next 24 hours or so...we look forward to playing for all of you!!!".

The song 'Bleed Me Dry' comes from Redemption's third CD "The Origins Of Ruin", released on April 3 via Inside Out Music.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Redemption
Posted: 23.07.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Hail Of Bullets - Another Work In Progress On-Line

Hailz fellow metalheads!

While most of you were enjoying the July sun with a cold beer in your hands (or dancing outside in the pouring rain if you happen to live in this metereological shit-hole called Holland), we've been working our arses off once again this weekend, adding bass guitar to the 4 tracks we've recorded for our upcoming promo-CD...

So it's time to offer you another look in Hail Of Bullet's kitchen of doom; we have uploaded 2 tracks featuring drums, guitars and bass! In 1 or 2 weeks you will be able to hear the more or less completed versions of these 2 songs WITH vocals added!

As stated earlier, this is NOT the definite guitarsound, which is going to be be even heavier and more brutal...

Anyway, enjoy this shit and let us know what you think of it...

Cheers,

Stephan

Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Hail Of Bullets
Posted: 22.07.2007 by Marcel Hubregtse | Comments (4)


Kataklysm - Cancel US Tour Dates

The following update was posted on the official Kataklysm website:

After much thought, Kataklysm have decided to cancel the few dates they had lined up with Devildriver next month, in favor to enter the studio.

Comments guitarist J-F Dagenais:
"I think we - all in the band - looking forward to hitting the road again and raise mayhem, but there's a lot of magic that just created with the writing process and all of us are too much into it to break the mood and progress. My studio is ready and we dediced to start recording the new album "PREVAIL" on August 15th and work on it til we leave for our European tour at the end of September. We also decided that we will mix the album in January in Florida with producer JASON SUECOF (Trivium, Chimaira, Black Dahlia Murder), which we are looking forward to. Myself and Jason will make sure the album is as flawless as possible with a crushing production!! So for the many fans that were hitting up our MySpace and website, looking forward to seeing us live this summer... we sincerely apologize but it's for a good cause, trust me. On the other side of things, we have some very serious offers for Nov. and Dec. so we are planning on hitting the road in the States then. There's some big things in the horizon... We will keep you posted!"

Source: kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile: Kataklysm
Posted: 22.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (3)


Overkill - Joins Wacken Open Air This Year

OVERKILL will play at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 2nd and will also present some new songs of the upcoming album ?Immortalis", which will be released in October.

The band is scheduled to play at 23:00 on the Hellfest stage.

Source: wacken.com
Band profile: Overkill
Event: Wacken Open Air 2007
Posted: 20.07.2007 by jupitreas | Comments (7)


Gnostic - Recording Debut Album In September

Gnostic, the Atlanta, Georgia-based band featuring original Atheist drummer Steve Flynn alongside Chris Baker and Sonny Carson (who handled the guitar duties on the Atheist reunion tour this past year), will record its debut CD at Ledbelly Studios in Atlanta September 22-29. The group, which is rounded out by Stephen Morley on bass, and Kevin Freeman on vocals, has enlisted Atheist/Neurotica frontman Kelly Shaefer to co-produce as well as make an appearance on the album. Starrfactory Entertainment (Shaefer's company) will begin evaluating offers from labels interested in releasing the as-yet-untitled record in various territories around the world.

According to a press release, Gnostic comes with a ferociously technical sound that is inspired by the same school of technicality that Atheist fans expect, "but Gnostic is an angrier animal for sure," says Shaefer. "I think people will be utterly blown away by the technical metal gem these guys have written. Kevin Freeman offers up a far more guttural approach then me, so it will be blazing with difficulty, but relentless in sheer brutality."

Shaefer adds, "While touring this past year with Atheist, we were able to set the stage for Gnostic to pick up where Atheist left off, and take it a bit further with their own unique style. This is going to set technical metal fans on their collective asses when they hear it; the drumming alone is so insane. I think, much like with Atheist, it will have even the most accomplished metal heads scratching their heads with amazement!" Shaefer also warns labels not to sleep on this like they did with Atheist back in the day. "This WILL be a landmark release without a doubt!" he said.

Gnostic's 2006 "Isolate Gravity" demo can be heard at this location.

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Gnostic
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (2)


Vanishing Point - New Album Details

Australian Progressive Metal outfit Vanishing Point will release their upcoming album "The Fourth Season", on August 24 via Dockyard 1.

"The Fourth Season" cover art] tracklisting:

01. Embodiment
02. Tyranny Of Distance
03. Surrender
04. Hope Among The Heartless
05. Gaia
06. I Within I
07. Behind The Open Door
08. Ashen Sky
09. One Foot In Both Worlds
10. Veil Of Deceit
11. Wake Me
12. A Day Of Difference

A statement by Dockyard 1 reads as follows:

Our Australian metal gods Vanishing Point successfully recorded and mixed "The Fourth Season" - the follow-up to their 2005 milestone "Embrace The Silence". Again the band teamed up with Endel Rivers at Palmstudios in their hometown Melbourne/Australia. But this time the mastering will be done by legendary Mika Jussila (who worked with Stratovarius, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica...) at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. Vanishing Point also shoot a video to the song "Surrender", here's the message from the band:

"Greetings ladies and gentlemen, just a quick note to let you know that we are still alive and keeping busy with everything related to the new album. Two weeks ago we had recorded a music video for a song from our forthcoming album which will be released in the next few months, the song titled "Surrender" was recorded by our good friends at Demo Clips, and so far the video looks excellent, we will let you know when we will upload it!"

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Source: dockyard1.com
Band profile: Vanishing Point
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (4)


Blut Aus Nord - Cover Art Of Upcoming Album Revealed

Candlelight Records have posted the cover art of "Odinist", the upcoming new album by French Black/Avantgarde Metallers Blut Aus Nord. The album is due for a 22 October release. More details will be announced soon.
A picture of the cover art can be found at this location.

According to Candlelight Records, "this opus is considered by the band as a return to the feeling of their first creations. More epic, melodic and powerful!"
A few demo samples will be available very soon on the group's official MySpace page.

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Source: candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile: Blut Aus Nord
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (4)


Viva La Bands, Vol. 2 - In Flames, COB - New Songs Streaming Online

You can check out new songs from In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Clutch, CKY and Viking Skull, off the forthcoming "Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" album, on VLB Radio online here.

"Viva La Bands, Volume 2" tracklisting:

01. Clutch - King Of Arizona
02. In Flames - Abnegation
03. Children Of Bodom - Tie My Rope
04. CKY - Rio Bravo
05. The Sounds - Ego
06. Shiny Toy Guns - Rocketship
07. Bloodhound Gang - Screwing You On The Beach At Night
08. Gwar - War Is All We Know
09. The 69 Eyes - Shadow Of Your Love
10. Priestess - Lay Down
11. Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering
12. Kill Hannah - Believer
13. Viking Skull - Blackened Sunrise
14. Vains Of Jenna - Enemy In Me
15. A Life Once Lost - Firewater Joyride
16. Revolution Mother - Come On
17. Melody Club - Take Me Away
18. The Thieves - Vacant Thoughts
19. Malevolent Creation - Buried In A Nameless Grave
20. Gnarkill - Dico At The Piano Bar

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Source: vivalabands.com
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (13)


Dekapitator - New Album Streaming Online

Bay Area thrashers Dekapitator and MP3.com have teamed up to present an exclusive "hear it before you can buy it" full album premier of their Relapse Records debut "The Storm Before The Calm" at this location.

"The Storm Before The Calm" will see its release next Tuesday, July 24thth (July 30thth internationally) as CD and limited edition colored 12″ vinyl.

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Source: mp3.com
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Arch Enemy - The Black Tyranny USA Tour

Official Century Media press release:

"The onslaught that is "The Black Tyranny Tour" begins Friday, September 7th and will rip a swath across North America well into October! With Machine Head and Arch Enemy both performing full headlining sets and Throwdown and Sanctity supporting, you won't want to miss this tour!

Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn states: "Man, it's just an endless stream of good news here in Machine Head-land, we are so fucking stoked to be going out with some of our favorite bands, here in the U.S., on what is sure to be THE most brutal metal tour of the Fall! Machine Head, Arch Enemy, Throwdown and Sanctity are going to bring the pain to you motherfuckers, and carnage will have no rules on this tour. Beware The Black Tyranny!!!"

Arch Enemy's Angela Gossow adds, "Arch Enemy teaming up with Machine Head in the U.S. is a big FUCK YOU to everybody who dwells in the past! We certainly aren't! Instead we're looking forward to crushing the U.S. together and leaving nothing but a tangled wreck of molten metal in our wake!"

Gossow continues, "As an added bonus for Arch Enemy fans, this will be the first time in three years that the (recently reunited) Amott brothers will be bringing their insane dual-guitar shredding to American soil! I am very excited to get back on stage and celebrate the sheer power of extreme music, all wrapped up in this fantastic tour package!"

Be sure to check out http://www.myspace.com/archenemy for additional info and tour updates. Arch Enemy's phenomenal new masterpiece "Rise Of The Tyrant", is set for a Sept. 25th release.

"The Black Tyranny Tour" promises night after pummeling night of power from some of metal's finest. From the first note to the last, "The Black Tyranny Tour" will be spoken of long after it crushes your town, so if there is one show this year that you can't afford to miss, this is it. Prepare, The Black Tyranny is coming your way!"

Confirmed dates are as follows:

09/07 House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
09/08 Jillian's - Las Vegas, NV
09/09 Soma - San Diego, CA
09/11 Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
09/13 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
09/14 Meridian - Houston, TX
09/15 House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
09/17 House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
09/18 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
09/19 Hooligans - Jacksonville, NC
09/21 Palladium - Worcester, MA
09/22 Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
09/23 Sonar - Baltimore, MD

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Source: centurymedia.com
Band profile: Arch Enemy
Event: The Black Tyranny Tour
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (11)


Mithras - Guitarist Launches Galactic Records

Official Press Release, taken from Galactic Records MySpace Page:

"Founded by Mithras mastermind Leon Macey, Galactic Records launched in late 2006 and brought with it two debut releases from two very different artists: the UK's fastest-rising death metal contenders, Sarpanitum, and Welsh/Swedish atmospheric instrumental hybrid Sepia Dreamer.

"Sarpanitum are an anomaly in the UK death metal scene. Their debut for us, 'Despoilment Of Origin,' is a sophisticated and brutal release, and for such a young band, it's damn impressive!" says Leon of his first signing. "I was a big fan of Sepia Dreamer's first recording, 'Portraits Of Forgotten Memories,' and always believed that with a label brave enough to take the risk with a totally instrumental album they would go down really well with an extreme audience. 'The Sublime' isn't a shoe-gazing affair, but the emotional edge it displays should appeal to many as a welcome break from the barrage of blastbeats most extreme music fans have become accustomed to."

Leon also helped Sepia Dreamer realize "The Sublime" in a recorded format by lending his drumming skills on the album - which manifests itself in a very different style to that which he is used to with his own band Mithras. "It was a real challenge with just four hours available to lay down an album's worth of drumming for a style miles from my comfort zone, but I think it lends itself well to the music," he comments.

Both releases are distributed worldwide via the UK's largest independent music distributor, Plastic Head. Music from both bands can be heard here."

Galactic Records website (under construction atm): http://www.galacticrecords.co.uk.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Mithras
Posted: 20.07.2007 by Thryce | Comments (3)


Enthroned - New Album Update

The following message was posted on the official website of Belgium's Black Metal band Enthroned:

"We bring you here a preview on the artwork of the up comming album "Tetra Karcist".

The tracklisting is as follow:

01. Ingressvs Regnvm Spiritvs
02. Pray
03. Tellvm Scorpionis
04. Deviant Nerve Angelus
05. The Burning Dawn
06. Through The Cortex
07. The Seven Ensigns Of Creation
08. Nox
09. Vermin
10. Antares

There will be a limited Digi-Pack Edition with two bonus tracks: "Pantheon Of Oblivion" and "I Reign Over You".

The album will be released once again through Napalm Records on the following dates:
26th September 2007 in Finland
28th September 2007 in Germany/ Austria/ Switzerland & Sweden
01st October 2007 Rest of Europe
USA/Can and Rest of the World TBA

Enthroned will give a special concert as for the CD presentation in Bornem (Belgium) on the 27th of October. See flyer here."

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Source: enthroned-horde.com
Band profile: Enthroned
Posted: 20.07.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Echoes Of Eternity - US Tour With Trail Of Tears

Nuclear Blast have issued the following news:

Female-fronted prog sensation Echoes Of Eternity will embark on a US tour in early 2008 with Trail Of Tears, Cellador and Unexpect. Echoes Of Eternity released their debut album "The Forgotten Goddess" earlier this year.

See the dates below!

15.01. USA Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
16.01. USA West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
17.01. USA Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
18.01. USA Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
19.01. USA Bedford, NH - Mark´s Place
20.01. USA New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
22.01. CDN Quebec City, QUE - Velvet
23.01. CDN Montreal, QUE - FouFounes
24.01. CDN Toronto, QUE - The Funhouse
25.01. USA Cleveland, OH - Peabody´s Down Under
26.01. USA Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
27.01. USA St. Paul , MN - Station 4
30.01. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon
31.01. USA Portland, OR - Roseland Grill
01.02. USA San Franciso, CA - tba
02.02. USA Corona, CA - Showcase Theater
03.02. MEX Mexical, MEX - El Jardin del Silencio Extreme
04.02. USA West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go
06.02. USA Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
07.02. USA Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
08.02. USA San Antonia, TX - White Rabbit
09.02. USA Dallas, TX - tba
10.02. USA Houston, TX - Meridian

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Echoes Of Eternity
Event: Trail Of Tears: US Tour
Posted: 20.07.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Dying Fetus - Replace Drummer

The following message was posted on Dying Fetus's official website:

"We would like to announce the addition of new drummer Trey Williams, from Baltimore, MD. We regret it has become necessary to part ways with Duane Timlin, however we thank Duane for his contributions to the band and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. This lineup change will not have any effect on our tour plans, which will go ahead as scheduled. Trey gave us a fantastic audition, we have seen firsthand that he has the professionalism and dedication we would expect. We look forward to our next tour plans with great confidence - we feel the fans will agree that this change will be good for the band and our live performances."

Source: dyingfetus.com
Band profile: Dying Fetus
Posted: 20.07.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)