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Elvenking - New Album Cover And Title Revealed

After the worldwide success of previous album "The winter wake", Elvenking are proud to announce all the details about the new album.
The album title is "The Scythe" and it will be released on September 14th through AFM records in all European countries.
Here are their licensee partners over the world so far:

USA: Candlelight
Canada: PHD
Russia: CD Maximum
Japan: Asian Alliance
South-America: Laser Records
More news about release dates in these countries to follow.

As previously announced lyrically it is a theme-album about Death and all the songs are related to the topic.
Here is the complete tracklist for the European edition:

01. The scythe
02. Lost hill of memories
03. Infection
04. Poison tears
05. A riddle of stars
06. Romance & Wrath
07. The divided heart
08. Horns Ablaze (digipack limited edition bonus track)
09. Totentanz
10. Death and the suffering
11. Dominhate

The digipack version should include also the music video for the song "The Divided Heart". More news on other editions and bonus tracks included to be announced soon.

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Source: elvenking.net
Band profile: Elvenking
Posted: 07.06.2007 by iaberis | Comments (12)


Impaled Nazarene - New Album On The Way

The following message was posted on Impaled Nazarene's official website:

"Greetings weaklings,

We have finished recording all instruments for our 10th studio album "Manifest". We entered Sonic Pump studio with our producer/engineer Tapio Pennanen on May 10th. Recordings went fast and well, and happy to say we do not use triggers on this album. Much more warmer live sound on this one. We have a little break now and we will continue with vocals in June. Then we will have a longer break and "Manifest" will be mixed at Sonic Pump at the end of July. Here is the tracklisting (not in any order):

01. Intro: Greater Wrath
02. The Antichrist Files
03. Pandemia
04. Mushroom Truth
05. Die Insane
06. Blueprint For Your Culture´s Apocalypse
07. Funeral For Despicable Pigs
08. Goat Justice
09. Dead Return
10. Suicide Song
11. Pathogen
12. The Calling
13. Planet Nazarene
14. You Don´t Rock Hard
15. When Violence Commands The Day
16. Original Pig Rig

This album is definitely the most varied one since Suomi Finland Perkele. Even more than said SFP. We have slow shit, fast shit, rocking shit. Shit that will kick your ass. Some surprises for sure. Lyrically, in case you did not guess, this one deals with all possible bullshit we have faced during the last couple of years. You got it, wrath falls upon lots of people. Well, let me rephrase this. Wrath falls upon all sub-humans. You know who you are, choke on bratwurst you pathetic cock-suxxors!!!

We will be mastering the album in August. Ritual, who have worked with us previously on many occasions, will handle all artwork and layout for the album. We hope to have "Manifest" out by the end of October. It will be released by Osmose Productions on both cd and vinyl!"

Source: campnazarene.com
Band profile: Impaled Nazarene
Posted: 07.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (5)


Doro - Headliner Of The Flight Of The Valkyries Metal Festival

Minnesota-based Metal Promoter Announces First All Female-fronted Metal Festival to Grace the United States' Midwest Featuring Headliner Doro Pesch (Doro/Warlock)

SwordLord Productions will debut the Flight of the Valkyries metal festival on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Station-4 in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. Doors open at 3:30 pm. The show is 18+. Ticket prices are $20 in advance or $30 on the day of show.

Flight of the Valkyries 2007 will be the United State's only music festival devoted to metal bands with female lead vocalists. Confirmed bands for the 2007 complete festival line-up include headliner, Doro Pesch (Warlock/Doro), and supporting acts, Vainglory, Earthen, Visedon, The Ottoman Empire, Sirens of Titans and Spiritual Decay.

Nathan "SwordLord" Block, Flight of the Valkyries festival promoter and founder of SwordLord Productions explains how the festival came about, "I've had this idea in the works for a while and this summer's US Doro tour was just timed perfectly. When the tour stop came to St. Paul on a Saturday, I said to myself, well this is it. So, Flight of the Valkyries has been born!"

With this year's festival line-up, SwordLord Productions has represented a number of metal sub-genres including power, thrash, death, classic and folk. Block says that SwordLord Productions wants to showcase all metal sub-genres at the festival. "The only unifying factor," he says, "being that a female vocalist obviously must front the band."

Block also has intentions for the festival to become an annual event, but is waiting to see how successful this year's show will be. This year's festival mainly showcases US-based bands, with Doro (from Germany) being the only band based outside of the country. In future years, SwordLord Productions plans to expand the geographic regions represented to include other countries.

"I have high hopes for this festival and I intend to do at least one or two more based on the long wish list of potential bands I've already created for myself," says Block. "Wait till you see what I have planned for next year if this year goes well!"

For more information on the Flight of the Valkyries festival, please visit the festivals web site at www.femalemetalfest.com or on myspace at www.myspace.com/femalemetalfest. For more information on SwordLord Productions, visit www.MySpace.com/SWORDLORD

Advanced tickets for the festival can be purchased here: http://swordlordproductions.indietic...tomer/home.php

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Source: femalemetalfest.com
Band profile: Doro
Posted: 06.06.2007 by Unknown user | Comments (2)


Nightwish - Deny Plagiarism Accusations Concerning "Eva"

The new Nightwish single EVA is currently under investigation by finnish Teosto.

The chorus of the song is claimed to be very much similar to a song "Whirlpool" by Jukka Reinvuo, a relatively unknown finnish artist. In fact the chorus sounds so similar that it is accused of being plagiarized.

Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish denies the accusations saying that he has just heard about this today and that he has never heard neither the song nor the artist. Tuomas Holopainen would be interested of hearing the song before saying anything else about the matter.

All the profits from the EVA single will be given to charity. Finnish salesprofits are sent to two familyhomes in Kitee: Perhekoti Viliina and Perhekoti Tiaisen Pesä.

Source: metalfromfinland.com
Band profile: Nightwish
Posted: 06.06.2007 by Unknown user | Comments (30)


Darkthrone - New Album On The Way

Darkthrone's guitarist Nocturno Culto has posted following message on his official Myspace page:

"Finally we're done recording the new album F.O.A.D. This album will make lots of debate...I'm pretty sure of it. There will be a small taster in the form of an exclusive EP in July, that will contain exclusive song called 'Hedninger Fra Helvete' in english that means 'Heathens From Hell', and there will be a different recording of the song 'Wisdom Of The Dead' and different vocal version of 'Canadian Metal', plus the Testors coversong 'Bad Attitude'. Expect the album to be released in September. It will contain 9 songs."

Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Darkthrone
Posted: 06.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (13)


Dark Tranquillity - New Video And Swedish Tour

The following messages were posted on Dark Tranquillity's official website:

'Terminus' video uploaded:
"The promo video for 'Terminus (where death is most alive)' is now ready, and we'd like to thank Sven Kirk for an original, amusing and generally excellent piece of work".
Click here to watch it at Youtube, or here at Dark Tranquillity's website.

Swedish tour announced:
"Touring details for the autumn are slowly starting to take shape. Plenty of exciting stuff is being planned, and more announcements are in the pipeline, but for now we can let you know that we'll embark on a small tour throughout our home country in the beginning of September. These are the dates:

5/9: Trädgårn, Göteborg
6/9: Nalen, Stockholm
7/9: Sigurdsgatan 25, Västerås
8/9: KB, Malmö

More details regarding support bands etc will follow shortly. Tickets will be available via Ticnet.se and the usual outlets soon".

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Source: darktranquillity.com
Band profile: Dark Tranquillity
Posted: 06.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (10)


Kataklysm - Announce New Album Title

Kataklysm singer Maurizio Iacono has issued the following update:

"First off, I want to sincerely thank everyone involved with The Invaluable Darkness Tour we just completed with our friends Dimmu Borgir. We would like to thank them for treating us like brothers and to all their crew for helping us out when we needed it. This new friendship is forged in blood! Thanks also to Devildriver whom we shared a bus with and developed a new friendship. Last but not least, the dudes in Unearth, all cool people. This tour was a triumph for us in all senses, especially to be able to play for our fans on a bigger package, who proved to us everyday that all the blood and sweat wasn't for nothing. The words of encouragement from our fans mean EVERYTHING.

"We're gonna finish writing a new album, titled 'Prevail', this summer, because we know how important this one will be for our fans, and 'prevail' is exactly what we want to do with this album. It has to be as perfect as we can make it. If it doesn't bring the goosebumps, it ain't coming out right. Guitarist J-F Dagenais will produce and engineer the album as always. In the meantime, we have two more tours planned this year: late summer or early fall in North America and in Europe in October with Behemoth and Aborted. A big thank you to all our supporters worldwide. We won't disappoint ? you know how we roll!"

Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Kataklysm
Posted: 06.06.2007 by Dangerboner | Comments (7)


The Gathering - Anneke Is Leaving The Band

Posted by the band on the official site:

Dear all,

We are very sorry to announce the fact that Anneke has decided to leave the band in August 2007. Anneke has several reasons not to be a member anymore. We really regret the fact we could not find a way to continue together. However, we will be working on new material with male & female vocalists. Expect a CD release somewhere in 2008.

With Anneke we've made great albums and did fantastic shows, which we are very proud of! We had a great time! We wish Anneke all the best for the future.

The remaining festivals we will play together with Anneke. No new gigs will be scheduled. The last gig with Anneke will be the Ankkarock Festival in Finland, the 4th of August. Also the new DVD 'A Noise Severe' as well as the double live CD will still be released this summer.

Frank, Hans, Marjolein & René.

Source: gathering.nl
Band profile: The Gathering
Posted: 06.06.2007 by Etaín | Comments (32)


Dream Theater - New Album E-Card Online

An E-Card for the upcoming Dream Theater album "Systematic Chaos" is now online. "Systematic Chaos" will be released on June 5th.
On this E-Card there are two new songs 'Constant Motion' and 'The Dark Eternal Night', plus some desktop wallpapers, AIM icons, and banners. There is also an in-studio video for "The Dark Eternal Night". You can view it at this location.

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Dream Theater
Posted: 05.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (7)


Insomnium - US Tour With Katatonia, Scar Symmetry And Swallow The Sun

Insomnium has announced that they will team up with Katatonia, Scar Symmetry and Swallow the Sun for their first US tour in September 2007. Katatonia will be the headliner. The tour will start from Springfield (VA) and end in Houston (TX) covering total of 19 cities. Check out the dates below.

Here is a posting from the band: "...we will give the best support we're able to for this great and influential metal band! It is also a great opportunity to get to the same van with our good buddies from Swallow the Sun and I'm pretty sure it will be a one hell of a ride! ...please notice that all inquiries regarding the tour should be directed to Dave Brenner (mailto: earsplit(at)aol.com). More details will follow later! Will be just awesome to see you all, can't wait!"

Here are the tour dates:

Sep.06 - BB King Blues Club (New York NY)
Sep.07 - Mark's Showplace (Bedford NH)
Sep.08 - Chance Theater (Poughkeepsie NY)
Sep.09 - Le Medley (Montreal QU)
Sep.10 - Imperial de Quebec (Quebec City QU)
Sep.11 - The Funhaus (Toronto ON)
Sep.12 - Peabody's (Cleveland OH)
Sep.13 - I-Rock (Detroit MI)
Sep.14 - The Pearl Room (Mokena IL)
Sep.15 - Station 4 (St. Paul MN)
Sep.17 - Bluebird Theater (Denver CO)
Sep.19 - Whiskey-A-Go-Go (West Hollywood CA)
Sep.20 - Showcase Theater (Corona CA)
Sep.21 - Brickhouse (Phoenix AZ)
Sep.22 - Launchpad (Albuqeruque NM)
Sep.24 - White Rabbit (San Antonio TX)
Sep.25 - Ridglea Theater (Ft. Worth TX)
Sep.26 - Scout Bar (Houston TX)

Source: insomnium.net
Band profile: Insomnium
Posted: 05.06.2007 by Unknown user | Comments (13)


Malevolent Creation - Signs With Massacre Records

Veteran Florida-based Extreme Metallers Malevolent Creation have inked a European deal with Massacre Records for the release of their new album, "Doomsday X". The album is due out on the 24th of August.

Source: massacre-records.com
Band profile: Malevolent Creation
Posted: 05.06.2007 by Dangerboner | Comments (0)


Destruction - UK Tour Rescheduled

Good news for all UK thrashers: The new schedule for the postponed UK tour will be November. Onslaught, Amenti and Rasta will Thrash the UK together with Destruction.

Here are the new confirmed dates:

09.11. - Kingston - The Peel
10.11. - Dublin - Voodoo Lounge
11.11. - Cork - An Cruiscin Lan
12.11. - Glasgow - Soundhaus
13.11. - Leeds - Rios
14.11. - Liverpool - Stanley theatre
15.11. - Manchester - Satans Hollow
16.11. - Newport - TJ's
17.11. - London - Underworld
18.11. - Brighton - Concorde 2
19.11. - Southampton - Unit 22

Frontman Marcel Schmier says an extra long setlist will be played, as a compensation for the see-saw changes on the UK dates.

Source: destruction.de
Band profile: Destruction
Posted: 05.06.2007 by SteTech | Comments (0)


Odious Mortem - Two New Songs Online

Two new songs 'Fragmented Oblivion' and 'The Endless Regression Of Mind' from the new album "Cryptic Implosion" were posted on the official Odious Mortem's website. You can listen them by click on the following links on song titles 'Fragmented Oblivion' and 'The Endless Regression Of Mind'.

Here "Cryptic Implosion" tracklist:

01. Fragmented Oblivion
02. The Endless Regression of Mind
03. Dysmorphic Avulsion
04. Vile Progeny
05. Conjoint Species
06. Nux Vomica
07. Gestation of Worms
08. Subcortical Desiccation
09. Domain of the Eternal Paradox
10. Collapse of Recreation (featuring Ron Jarzombek)

This album was released world wide the 24 April 2007 through Willowtip Records and was engineered/produced by Zack Ohren at Castle Ultimate Studios (Oakland) and artwork designed by Pär Olofsson.

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Source: odiousmortem.com
Band profile: Odious Mortem
Posted: 05.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Vreid - Two New Songs Online

Two new songs 'Under Isen' and 'Svart' from the new album "I Krig" were posted on the official MySpace page of the band. You can listen them here.

You can also download them on the official band's website. Here for 'Under Isen' and here for 'Svart'.

"I Krig" tracklist:

01. Jarnbyrd
02. Under Isen
03. I Krig
04. Væpna Lengsel
05. Svart
06. Folkefiendar
07. Dei Daude Steig Av Grav
08. Fangegard
09. Millom Hav Og Fjell

"I Krig" was released on the 8th May 2007 in Norway, and on the 4th June in the rest of the world.

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Source: vreid.no
Band profile: Vreid
Posted: 05.06.2007 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Nightwish - Three More Song Samples

In addition to the "Eva" sample, you can now listen to three more samples from the upcoming Nightwish album here:
http://www.nightwish.com/en/files/audio

Nightwish's new single "Eva" is available at Nuclear Blast Musicshop. All European income of this single will be donated to the children charity foundation "Die Arche". You can buy the song here.

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Source: nightwish.com
Band profile: Nightwish
Posted: 05.06.2007 by Lupas | Comments (11)