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Leaves' Eyes - First DVD On The Way
Gothic Metal band Leaves' Eyes have announced that they will be releasing their first ever DVD next year. After the band tours with Blind Guardian, the production for the DVD will start. This will be around the end of December. The DVD will include a complete movie with some background information. Leaves' Eyes are also planning an indoor and an outdoor show with a special stage soon, and show will be recorded exclusively for the DVD. More information about the DVD will be announced soon.
| Source: | leaveseyes.de |
| Band profile: | Leaves' Eyes |
Dark Funeral - Shows In Latvia And Lithuania Postponed
Swedish Black Metallers Dark Funeral have posted the follwing on their official site: "There's now over a week since all of our gear (guitars, bass, wireless systems, cymbals etc) was confiscated by the police in Peru. And we still have not received any news if or when it will be returned to us. At this point of time one can only speculate, but things doesn't look good though.
There's not easy for us to say this, believe me, but due to the current situation we are unfortunately forced to 'postpone' our up-coming shows in Latvia and Lithuania. We can, as anyone might understand, not afford to buy a whole new backline just like that, and/or in time for these 2 shows, which are scheduled this coming weekend already.
We understand this will leave a lot of you people disappointed, including the local promoters, but we sure hope to have this literally fucked up situation sorted out real soon, and new dates scheduled and announced to you shortly".
Dark Funeral's official statement, regarding the incident in Peru, can be read here .
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There's not easy for us to say this, believe me, but due to the current situation we are unfortunately forced to 'postpone' our up-coming shows in Latvia and Lithuania. We can, as anyone might understand, not afford to buy a whole new backline just like that, and/or in time for these 2 shows, which are scheduled this coming weekend already.
We understand this will leave a lot of you people disappointed, including the local promoters, but we sure hope to have this literally fucked up situation sorted out real soon, and new dates scheduled and announced to you shortly".
Dark Funeral's official statement, regarding the incident in Peru, can be read here .
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| Source: | darkfuneral.se |
| Band profile: | Dark Funeral |
County Medical Examiners - New Album Completed
Official press release:
Underground grind/metal band The County Medical Examiners has completed work on their Relapse Records debut, "Olidous Operettas." "Olidous Operettas," the band's first recorded discharge in three years, was recorded and mixed at Tillinghast Workshop and is scheduled for a January 2007 release.
The complete track listing is as follows:
01. Casper's Dictum
02. Morgagnic Anatomics
03. Necrotic Apologues
04. Blunt Force Flight
05. The Virchow Postmortem Procedure
06. Expeditious Evisceratory Mishap
07. Maturating Decompositional Gas
08. Kaleidoscopic Malacia
A sample of the "Olidous Operettas" artwork can be previewed here and a three minute audio teaser can be heard via the band's official MySpace page here.
The County Medical Examiners (TCME) are a collection of real-life pathologists with an unhealthy adoration of and fixation on Carcass. Formed by Dr. Morton Fairbanks M.D. (guitar) and Dr. Jack Putnam M.D. (drums), the band--rounded out by 63-year-old Dr. Guy Radcliffe--have always felt that the label "Carcass Clone" should be a badge of honor and distinction, and pursue that emulation with an almost religious zeal.
TCME have previously released one full-length and a split album (with Sweden's General Surgery) via Razorback Records.
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Underground grind/metal band The County Medical Examiners has completed work on their Relapse Records debut, "Olidous Operettas." "Olidous Operettas," the band's first recorded discharge in three years, was recorded and mixed at Tillinghast Workshop and is scheduled for a January 2007 release.
The complete track listing is as follows:
01. Casper's Dictum
02. Morgagnic Anatomics
03. Necrotic Apologues
04. Blunt Force Flight
05. The Virchow Postmortem Procedure
06. Expeditious Evisceratory Mishap
07. Maturating Decompositional Gas
08. Kaleidoscopic Malacia
A sample of the "Olidous Operettas" artwork can be previewed here and a three minute audio teaser can be heard via the band's official MySpace page here.
The County Medical Examiners (TCME) are a collection of real-life pathologists with an unhealthy adoration of and fixation on Carcass. Formed by Dr. Morton Fairbanks M.D. (guitar) and Dr. Jack Putnam M.D. (drums), the band--rounded out by 63-year-old Dr. Guy Radcliffe--have always felt that the label "Carcass Clone" should be a badge of honor and distinction, and pursue that emulation with an almost religious zeal.
TCME have previously released one full-length and a split album (with Sweden's General Surgery) via Razorback Records.
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| Source: | relapse.com |
Rammstein - Release Live DVD
Rammstein are gearing up for the release of a new live DVD, entitled "Völkerball". The release date has now been confirmed for November 17th. The following update on the release, which will be issued as a regular and limited edition, appears at the band's official website:
"Völkerball as a high quality photo book with 190 pages in format 27cm x 31 cm will additionally - to the standard and special edition - include an audio CD with further live recordings, which contains the entire concert. The pictures were taken by the French photographer Frederic Batier and address for a big part those areas, which one seldom gets to see. The band, highly concentrated during the last minutes before the concert, the band on stage but also during off-days. A big share of the book portraits the audience and presents wonderful images of the emotional world of the fans. Expectations, enthusiasm, delight, exhaustion. A booklet of this quality is a must for the Rammstein fan! Since it is only available as a limited edition in this form, you should keep your eyes open for that."
Völkerball will be issued in the following formats:
* Standard Edition: 2 Disc Set (1 DVD, 140 minutes live video + 1 CD, 75 minutes live audio).
* Special Edition: 3 Disc Set (1 DVD, 140 minutes live video + 1 DVD, 90 minute Documentary, includes Anaconda In The Net + Reise, Reise: The Making Of The Album + 1 CD, 75 minutes live audio).
* Limited Edition: 190 Page tour photobook, inluding all 3 Disc contents of the Special Edition + the entire live audio recordings of the concerts (140 minutes) on an additional 4th disc.
UPDATE: The complete track lists for all three formats can be found here.
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"Völkerball as a high quality photo book with 190 pages in format 27cm x 31 cm will additionally - to the standard and special edition - include an audio CD with further live recordings, which contains the entire concert. The pictures were taken by the French photographer Frederic Batier and address for a big part those areas, which one seldom gets to see. The band, highly concentrated during the last minutes before the concert, the band on stage but also during off-days. A big share of the book portraits the audience and presents wonderful images of the emotional world of the fans. Expectations, enthusiasm, delight, exhaustion. A booklet of this quality is a must for the Rammstein fan! Since it is only available as a limited edition in this form, you should keep your eyes open for that."
Völkerball will be issued in the following formats:
* Standard Edition: 2 Disc Set (1 DVD, 140 minutes live video + 1 CD, 75 minutes live audio).
* Special Edition: 3 Disc Set (1 DVD, 140 minutes live video + 1 DVD, 90 minute Documentary, includes Anaconda In The Net + Reise, Reise: The Making Of The Album + 1 CD, 75 minutes live audio).
* Limited Edition: 190 Page tour photobook, inluding all 3 Disc contents of the Special Edition + the entire live audio recordings of the concerts (140 minutes) on an additional 4th disc.
UPDATE: The complete track lists for all three formats can be found here.
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| Source: | rammstein.com |
| Band profile: | Rammstein |
Lordi - Spain Tour Cancellation
Because some of the members of the band and the crew caught cold and became ill, Lordi had to cancel the Spanish leg of the "Bringing Back The Balls To Europe" Tour. The tour will continue at Antwerp, Belgium, October 22nd.
"We are really sorry and disappointed of the fact that we had to cancel dates", says Mr.Lordi. "but there has been a furious flu going around the band and the crew for few weeks, that has´nt left almost anyone unaffected. Our support band, The Dogma, already had to cancel one date as a result of the same flu, and now, unfortunately, we had to do the same... Kita was really sick but is already getting better, Amen is just now coming down with it, Ox even had the ear infection, and now, Awa and myself became seriously sick. I went to the hospital once already almost two weeks ago during our German dates and we were able to continue, but now the disease stroke back even stronger. We deeply apologise to our fans in Spain, and we´ll definately try and make it up to them!"
"We are really sorry and disappointed of the fact that we had to cancel dates", says Mr.Lordi. "but there has been a furious flu going around the band and the crew for few weeks, that has´nt left almost anyone unaffected. Our support band, The Dogma, already had to cancel one date as a result of the same flu, and now, unfortunately, we had to do the same... Kita was really sick but is already getting better, Amen is just now coming down with it, Ox even had the ear infection, and now, Awa and myself became seriously sick. I went to the hospital once already almost two weeks ago during our German dates and we were able to continue, but now the disease stroke back even stronger. We deeply apologise to our fans in Spain, and we´ll definately try and make it up to them!"
| Source: | lordi.fi |
| Band profile: | Lordi |
| Event: | Lordi: Bringing Back The Balls To Europe Tour |
Turisas - To Record New Album In November
Folk Metallers Turisas will be entering Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland to record their second album. The band will be doing their UK 'Bringing Back The Balls To Europe' tour with Lordi first, then in November they will start the recording sessions. The band will be taking a break from touring after the tour with Lordi, to mainly focus on making the album.
| Source: | turisas.com |
| Band profile: | Turisas |
Jared Anderson - Ex-Morbid Angel/Hate Eternal Member Passes Away At 30
According to Cincinnati.com, Jared Anderson, the former bassist/vocalist of Hate Eternal and Morbid Angel, passed away on Saturday, October 14 at the age of 30. The cause of his death has not yet been released. Visitation will take place Thursday, October 19 at the E. C. Nurre Funeral Home, St. Rt. 125 Amelia, Ohio from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by Funeral Services Thursday, 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Interment Pierce Township Cemetery.
Jared Anderson was most recently working on a project which was known by its alias As One... Jared described the band's musical direction on his MySpace page as "a revision of my Internecine writings, or shall I say 'written in the vein of.' The Internecine record itself was all 'old' material from the early to mid-'90s that I was given the offer to record, so obviously I opted to do so. Highly technical, obscure death metal was purely the intent of Internecine. Although most of the material was written many years prior to recording it, there were a couple of songs that were more recent. The two songs were 'The Elder Gods' and 'The Calling Of The Hordes'. This is where As One... comes in, kind of continuing where I left off so to speak, with a much more matured sound."
Back in February 2006, former Morbid Angel bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker confirmed to Blabbermouth.net that he was putting together a new project with Jared Anderson. "It is definitely death metal," Tucker said at the time. "It is very early on, but we are both extremely excited about it. No name yet, a few songs written, varying in tempo etc."
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Jared Anderson was most recently working on a project which was known by its alias As One... Jared described the band's musical direction on his MySpace page as "a revision of my Internecine writings, or shall I say 'written in the vein of.' The Internecine record itself was all 'old' material from the early to mid-'90s that I was given the offer to record, so obviously I opted to do so. Highly technical, obscure death metal was purely the intent of Internecine. Although most of the material was written many years prior to recording it, there were a couple of songs that were more recent. The two songs were 'The Elder Gods' and 'The Calling Of The Hordes'. This is where As One... comes in, kind of continuing where I left off so to speak, with a much more matured sound."
Back in February 2006, former Morbid Angel bassist/vocalist Steve Tucker confirmed to Blabbermouth.net that he was putting together a new project with Jared Anderson. "It is definitely death metal," Tucker said at the time. "It is very early on, but we are both extremely excited about it. No name yet, a few songs written, varying in tempo etc."
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Morbid Angel |
Belphegor - New Song Online/New Bassist
A brand new Belphegor track, entitled 'Belphegor - Hell's Ambassador', has been posted online here. The song comes off the group's new album, "Pestapokalypse VI", due on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records.
In other news, Belphegor have announced the addition of bassist Serpenth to the group's ranks.
The touring line-up currently is as follows:
Helmuth - Heretic Grunts, Chainsaw / Sigurd - Six String Flagellation
Serpenth - Bass Distortion / Nefastus - Drums (session)
Also, Belphegor have scheduled the following Pestapokalypse VI release parties in Hamburg and Salzburg:
Oct. 27 - Headbangers Ballroom - Hamburg, GER
Oct. 28 - Arge Nonntal - Salzburg, AUT
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In other news, Belphegor have announced the addition of bassist Serpenth to the group's ranks.
The touring line-up currently is as follows:
Helmuth - Heretic Grunts, Chainsaw / Sigurd - Six String Flagellation
Serpenth - Bass Distortion / Nefastus - Drums (session)
Also, Belphegor have scheduled the following Pestapokalypse VI release parties in Hamburg and Salzburg:
Oct. 27 - Headbangers Ballroom - Hamburg, GER
Oct. 28 - Arge Nonntal - Salzburg, AUT
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| Source: | belphegor.at |
| Band profile: | Belphegor |
Grave - DVD Details Announced
Metal Mind Productions has issued the following press release:
"The masters of brutal and technical music - one of Sweden's longest running death metal bands - live in Poland!
A DVD featuring a superb show during which you can enjoy Grave's new compositions as well as such classics as 'Into the Grave' or 'You'll Never See?', the songs that have contributed to establishing the band's status on the death metal scene.
The DVD also offers a bonus material, such as a selection of songs from various gigs, an interview with the current frontman of the band Ola Lindgren, and 'Soulless' video."
Grave's Enraptured DVD and DVD+CD (limited swing case edition) will be released via Metal Mind Productions on November 27th in Europe, and on January 2nd in the US. Cover art can be found here.
The confirmed tracklisting:
01. (Intro)
02. Deformed
03. Burn
04. You'll Never See?
05. Turning Black
06. Christi(ns)anity
07. Breeder
08. Bullets Are Mine
09. Unholy Terror
10. Extremely Rotten Flesh
11. Rise
12. Soulless
13. By Demons Bred
14. And Here I Die
15. Heretic
16. (Outro)
17. Reborn Miscarriage
18. Into The Grave
Bonus videos:
01. Rise (originally filmed at Party.San Open Air 2004 by Film Kreff-Germany)
02. Into The Grave (originally filmed at Party.San Open Air 2004 by Film Kreff-Germany)
03. Soulless (video clip).
Also includes: Interview, Photo gallery, Biography, Discography, Desktop images, Weblinks.
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"The masters of brutal and technical music - one of Sweden's longest running death metal bands - live in Poland!
A DVD featuring a superb show during which you can enjoy Grave's new compositions as well as such classics as 'Into the Grave' or 'You'll Never See?', the songs that have contributed to establishing the band's status on the death metal scene.
The DVD also offers a bonus material, such as a selection of songs from various gigs, an interview with the current frontman of the band Ola Lindgren, and 'Soulless' video."
Grave's Enraptured DVD and DVD+CD (limited swing case edition) will be released via Metal Mind Productions on November 27th in Europe, and on January 2nd in the US. Cover art can be found here.
The confirmed tracklisting:
01. (Intro)
02. Deformed
03. Burn
04. You'll Never See?
05. Turning Black
06. Christi(ns)anity
07. Breeder
08. Bullets Are Mine
09. Unholy Terror
10. Extremely Rotten Flesh
11. Rise
12. Soulless
13. By Demons Bred
14. And Here I Die
15. Heretic
16. (Outro)
17. Reborn Miscarriage
18. Into The Grave
Bonus videos:
01. Rise (originally filmed at Party.San Open Air 2004 by Film Kreff-Germany)
02. Into The Grave (originally filmed at Party.San Open Air 2004 by Film Kreff-Germany)
03. Soulless (video clip).
Also includes: Interview, Photo gallery, Biography, Discography, Desktop images, Weblinks.
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| Source: | bravewords.com |
| Band profile: | Grave |
Arsis - New Song Posted Online
Technical Melodic Death Metallers Arsis have posted another new song entitled 'Oh The Humanity', off their upcoming new album "United In Regret", online at their official Myspace page here.
Another song 'Lust Before The Maggots Conquest' was already posted online at the same location two weeks ago.
"United In Regret" will be released on November 7th, 2006 through Willowtip Records. Cover art can be found here.
The tracklist goes as follows:
1. Oh, The Humanity
2. ...And The Blind One Came
3. United in Regret
4. I Speak Through Shadows
5. Lust Before The Maggots Conquest
6. The Marriage Bed
7. The Cold Resistance
8. The Things You Said
9. Hopeless Truth
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Another song 'Lust Before The Maggots Conquest' was already posted online at the same location two weeks ago.
"United In Regret" will be released on November 7th, 2006 through Willowtip Records. Cover art can be found here.
The tracklist goes as follows:
1. Oh, The Humanity
2. ...And The Blind One Came
3. United in Regret
4. I Speak Through Shadows
5. Lust Before The Maggots Conquest
6. The Marriage Bed
7. The Cold Resistance
8. The Things You Said
9. Hopeless Truth
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| Source: | myspace.com |
Chimaira - Album Details For Upcoming Album
Chimaira is currently in the studio with producer Jason Suecof (Trivuim, God Forbid) recording their fourth album titled "Resurrection" at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida .
Last week producer Andy Sneap (Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage) recorded drum tracks for "Resurrection" in Cleveland with original Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick who is now back (in Chimaira) by popular demand; Andy Sneap will be mixing the album once it is completed. Expect to see this recording in stores Spring 2007 on Ferret Records.
Vocalist Mark Hunter explains, "This is our fourth album and we as a band, are collectively and for the first time ever, in synch and in a 'positive' new headspace; we are all really excited about the new material."
"Resurrection" features 13 songs; of which two of those songs will be added as bonus tracks for a special limited edition simultaneous worldwide release; plus, an added bonus documentary of 'the making of Resurrection' directed by Todd Bell. Todd directed Chimaira's last DVD and at last fans can expect the loose ends from their (DVD The Dehumanizing Process) to be tied together with this special bonus release.
In matching the new Chimaira material which is like the musical equivalent of a sledgehammer to the face; the band announces that their cover art will be done by legendary artist Paul Booth.
Last week producer Andy Sneap (Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage) recorded drum tracks for "Resurrection" in Cleveland with original Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick who is now back (in Chimaira) by popular demand; Andy Sneap will be mixing the album once it is completed. Expect to see this recording in stores Spring 2007 on Ferret Records.
Vocalist Mark Hunter explains, "This is our fourth album and we as a band, are collectively and for the first time ever, in synch and in a 'positive' new headspace; we are all really excited about the new material."
"Resurrection" features 13 songs; of which two of those songs will be added as bonus tracks for a special limited edition simultaneous worldwide release; plus, an added bonus documentary of 'the making of Resurrection' directed by Todd Bell. Todd directed Chimaira's last DVD and at last fans can expect the loose ends from their (DVD The Dehumanizing Process) to be tied together with this special bonus release.
In matching the new Chimaira material which is like the musical equivalent of a sledgehammer to the face; the band announces that their cover art will be done by legendary artist Paul Booth.
| Source: | chimaira.com |
Suffocation - Announce Dates For Indonesia, Australia And New Zealand
Legendary New York death metallers Suffocation have confirmed their first-ever visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, set to take place in February 2007.
A small comment from the band goes as follows: "We definitely look forward to this run, Its been a longtime coming. We are positive every show will be Amazing!"
Dates in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (venue details to be confirmed) are the following:
Feb. 11 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Feb. 13 - Perth, Australia
Feb. 14 - Adelaide, Australia
Feb. 15 - Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 16 - Sydney, Australia
Feb. 17 - Auckland, NZ
Feb. 18 - Wellington, NZ
Feb. 19 - Brisbane, Australia
A small comment from the band goes as follows: "We definitely look forward to this run, Its been a longtime coming. We are positive every show will be Amazing!"
Dates in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (venue details to be confirmed) are the following:
Feb. 11 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Feb. 13 - Perth, Australia
Feb. 14 - Adelaide, Australia
Feb. 15 - Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 16 - Sydney, Australia
Feb. 17 - Auckland, NZ
Feb. 18 - Wellington, NZ
Feb. 19 - Brisbane, Australia
| Source: | suffocation.us |
| Band profile: | Suffocation |
| Event: | Suffocation: Indonesian/Australian/New Zealand Tour |
Opeth - Italian Dates Added To European Tour
Four new Italian dates have been added to Death/Progressive Metallers Opeth's European tour. The tour is in December and currently features dates from France, Portugal, Spain and Germany. Amplifier has also been announced as the support band for the tour, and will play in Italy.
Here are the four dates:
15.12.06 - Live Club, Milan, Italy
16.12.06 - Kojak, Ravenna, Italy
17.12.06 - Alpheus, Rome, Italy
18.12.06 - New Age, Treviso, Italy
Here are the four dates:
15.12.06 - Live Club, Milan, Italy
16.12.06 - Kojak, Ravenna, Italy
17.12.06 - Alpheus, Rome, Italy
18.12.06 - New Age, Treviso, Italy
| Source: | opeth.com |
| Band profile: | Opeth |
| Event: | Opeth: European Tour |
Moonsorrow - New Album Title Announced
The title for Viking/Folk Metal band Moonsorrow's upcoming new album has been set. The album will be called 'Viides Luku - Hävitetty'. A release date for the album has also been announced. It will be released on the 12th January 2007 through Spikefarm records. Moonsorrow have also said that a tour for the album will happen sometime next year. More information about the album is said to be released soon
| Source: | moonsorrow.com |
| Band profile: | Moonsorrow |
Iron Maiden - 'Different World' Video Available
The official Iron Maiden website has been updated to include the band's new video, for their track 'Different World'. Check it out in the following formats: Windows High, Windows Low, Real High, Real Low.
'Different World' is the second single from Iron Maiden's new album, "A Matter Of Life And Death".
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'Different World' is the second single from Iron Maiden's new album, "A Matter Of Life And Death".
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| Source: | ironmaiden.com |
| Band profile: | Iron Maiden |