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Grave - Part Ways With Drummer
Swedish Death Metallers Grave have posted the following update :
"After careful consideration our drummer Pelle has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons and also the increasement of touring that we will engage in the coming months and hopefully years to come.
Pelle has been a very important part of the band and has played a big part in Grave's sound on the albums he appeared on. We wish him all the best with his other projects and life in general.
For the upcoming tours we have drafted Ronnie Bergerståhl (ex-Bastards, Julie Laughs Nomore, Amaran, Centinex). Rehearsals are going great and we welcome Ronnie in the band. His first live appearance with Grave will be when we kick off the first leg of the 2006 US tour at Sep 30.
More info on Ronnie will be up soon..."
For a full list of tour dates (USA in October and December and Europe in November), click here.
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"After careful consideration our drummer Pelle has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons and also the increasement of touring that we will engage in the coming months and hopefully years to come.
Pelle has been a very important part of the band and has played a big part in Grave's sound on the albums he appeared on. We wish him all the best with his other projects and life in general.
For the upcoming tours we have drafted Ronnie Bergerståhl (ex-Bastards, Julie Laughs Nomore, Amaran, Centinex). Rehearsals are going great and we welcome Ronnie in the band. His first live appearance with Grave will be when we kick off the first leg of the 2006 US tour at Sep 30.
More info on Ronnie will be up soon..."
For a full list of tour dates (USA in October and December and Europe in November), click here.
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| Source: | grave.se |
| Band profile: | Grave |
Poisonblack - Announce Finnish Tour Dates
Finnish melodic/Soumi metal band Poisonblack has lined up the following dates in Finland in December :
Dec. 08 - Vaasa, FIN @ Club 25
Dec. 09 - Seinäjoki, FIN @ Rytmikorjaamo
Dec. 13 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
Dec. 14 - Tampere, FIN @ Klubi
Dec. 16 - Rovaniemi, FIN @ Tivoli
Dec. 19 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia
Dec. 20 - Kuopio, FIN @ Henry´s Pub
Dec. 21 - Pori, FIN @ Bar Kino
All Poisonblack tour dates can be found here.
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Dec. 08 - Vaasa, FIN @ Club 25
Dec. 09 - Seinäjoki, FIN @ Rytmikorjaamo
Dec. 13 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
Dec. 14 - Tampere, FIN @ Klubi
Dec. 16 - Rovaniemi, FIN @ Tivoli
Dec. 19 - Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia
Dec. 20 - Kuopio, FIN @ Henry´s Pub
Dec. 21 - Pori, FIN @ Bar Kino
All Poisonblack tour dates can be found here.
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| Source: | poisonblack.com |
| Band profile: | Poisonblack |
Trail Of Tears - Mexican Tour Dates Announced
Gothic metallers Trail Of Tears will return for their second Mexican tour this November!
First dates (more to be announced) are as follows :
17.11: Circo Volador, Mexico City
18.11: Teatro Morelos, Morelia, Mich.
19.11: TBA, Guadalajara
23.11: La Iguana Rock Line, Durango, DUR
24.11: Estudio Alameda, Torreón, COAH
25.11: La Huerta Del STIC, San Luis Potosí
Their upcoming album "Existentia" will be released in November through Napalm Records.
First dates (more to be announced) are as follows :
17.11: Circo Volador, Mexico City
18.11: Teatro Morelos, Morelia, Mich.
19.11: TBA, Guadalajara
23.11: La Iguana Rock Line, Durango, DUR
24.11: Estudio Alameda, Torreón, COAH
25.11: La Huerta Del STIC, San Luis Potosí
Their upcoming album "Existentia" will be released in November through Napalm Records.
| Source: | trailoftears.no |
| Band profile: | Trail Of Tears |
Borknagar - New Song Posted Online
A new song from Borknagar entitled 'Earth Imagery' has been posted online here. The track comes off the band's upcoming acoustic album "Origin" which will be released on October 30th through Century Media in Europe.
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| Source: | www2.centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Borknagar |
Circle II Circle - Upcoming Album Details
Official press release :
Spain's Locomotive Records will release worldwide the new album ("Burden Of Truth") from progressive/power metal masters Circle II Circle on October 10th.
"Burden Of Truth"'s captivating concept is taken from "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown and "Holy Blood Holy Grail" by Michael Baigent, Richard Leight and Henry Lincoln. Both novels theorize that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, and their children's descendents prospered in France.
This "holy bloodline" has fascinated Circle II Circle singer/songwriter Zak Stevens for years. "Just imagine," he says, "that through years of research tracing back through your family tree, you uncover a secret religious society that reveals to you that you are, in fact, one of the direct descendants of Jesus!"
Circle II Circle - vocalist Stevens, guitarists Andy Lee and Evan Christopher, bassist Mitch Stewart and drummer Tom Drennan - is prepared for whatever controversy this hot-button topic engenders. The release date is the 699th anniversary of the day in 1307 when members of The Knights Templar were arrested and banished in France for espousing such beliefs.
"Fifty million fans have read these books," explains Stevens, "and I'm sure they have had some of the same feelings and questions I've had, so the band and I decided to explore our thoughts and share them with our fans. There's definitely some dark stuff on this record but if you really dig deep, you'll see that there's a very positive outcome."
The record was finished - believe it or not - on 6/6/06. The first single will be 'Revelations'. A tour is set for Europe and the U.S. later this fall.
The tracklisting is as follows :
01. Who Am I To Be
02. Matter Of Time
03. Heal You
04. Revelations
05. This Is Your Reality
06. Evermore
07. The Black
08. Messiah
09. Sentenced
10. Burden Of Truth
11. Live As One
12. Into The Wind
13. Burden Of Truth
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Spain's Locomotive Records will release worldwide the new album ("Burden Of Truth") from progressive/power metal masters Circle II Circle on October 10th.
"Burden Of Truth"'s captivating concept is taken from "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown and "Holy Blood Holy Grail" by Michael Baigent, Richard Leight and Henry Lincoln. Both novels theorize that Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, and their children's descendents prospered in France.
This "holy bloodline" has fascinated Circle II Circle singer/songwriter Zak Stevens for years. "Just imagine," he says, "that through years of research tracing back through your family tree, you uncover a secret religious society that reveals to you that you are, in fact, one of the direct descendants of Jesus!"
Circle II Circle - vocalist Stevens, guitarists Andy Lee and Evan Christopher, bassist Mitch Stewart and drummer Tom Drennan - is prepared for whatever controversy this hot-button topic engenders. The release date is the 699th anniversary of the day in 1307 when members of The Knights Templar were arrested and banished in France for espousing such beliefs.
"Fifty million fans have read these books," explains Stevens, "and I'm sure they have had some of the same feelings and questions I've had, so the band and I decided to explore our thoughts and share them with our fans. There's definitely some dark stuff on this record but if you really dig deep, you'll see that there's a very positive outcome."
The record was finished - believe it or not - on 6/6/06. The first single will be 'Revelations'. A tour is set for Europe and the U.S. later this fall.
The tracklisting is as follows :
01. Who Am I To Be
02. Matter Of Time
03. Heal You
04. Revelations
05. This Is Your Reality
06. Evermore
07. The Black
08. Messiah
09. Sentenced
10. Burden Of Truth
11. Live As One
12. Into The Wind
13. Burden Of Truth
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| Source: | circle2circle.net |
| Band profile: | Circle II Circle |
Tarja Turunen - Album/Single Update
Former Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen has been working on a new solo Christmas album at Finnvox Studios. The album will be called "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" and will contain the following songs (in no particualr order):
Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Marian Poika
You Would Have Loved This
Mökit Nukkuu Lumiset
En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa
Happy New Year
Walking In The Air
Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta
Jo Joutuu Ilta
Varpunen Jouluaamuna
Jouluyö, Juhlayö
The Eyes Of A Child
Magnificat Anima Mea: Quia Respexit
Ave Maria
'You Would Have Loved This' will be the first single. The single's cover art can be found here.
The single will be available in Finland next October 11th and the album "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" will be out on November 8th.
A full studio report and some pictures can be found here.
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Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Marian Poika
You Would Have Loved This
Mökit Nukkuu Lumiset
En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa
Happy New Year
Walking In The Air
Kuin Henkäys Ikuisuutta
Jo Joutuu Ilta
Varpunen Jouluaamuna
Jouluyö, Juhlayö
The Eyes Of A Child
Magnificat Anima Mea: Quia Respexit
Ave Maria
'You Would Have Loved This' will be the first single. The single's cover art can be found here.
The single will be available in Finland next October 11th and the album "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" will be out on November 8th.
A full studio report and some pictures can be found here.
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| Source: | tarjaturunen.com |
| Band profile: | Tarja |
Angtoria - New Video On MySpace
Symphonic Metal band Angtoria - starring Sarah Jezebel Deva - have posted a video for their single 'God Has A Plan for Us All' at their official MySpace page here.
"God Has A Plan For Us All" is Angtoria's first full-length album and was released at the end of April 2006. You can find some mp3's at the band's official web site http://www.angtoria.com.
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"God Has A Plan For Us All" is Angtoria's first full-length album and was released at the end of April 2006. You can find some mp3's at the band's official web site http://www.angtoria.com.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Angtoria |
Battlelore - Cancel European Tour With Draconian
Battelore's previously announced European tour with Draconain and Darzamat has been cancelled due to "booking problems," according to a posting on the Finnish "fantasy metal" band's web site. The post further adds : "Battlelore has nothing to do with the cancellation. The whole band is deeply sorry for the fans and very disappointed in this situation."
| Source: | battlelore.net |
| Band profile: | Battlelore |
Amon Amarth - Cancels Scandinavian Shows
Amon Amarth has posted the following message on their official web site:
"We have been offered to join Children Of Bodom on their North American tour in December and therefore we have been forced to postpone the Scandinavian leg of our headlining tour.
Of course this is not a perfect scenario for us, as we hate to pospone shows and were really looking forward to playing in Gothenburg, Oslo and Stockholm. However, we will do an extended Scandinavian tour in Jan - Feb, dates and venues will be announced soon.
We are also working on other countries that have been left out from the November European tour for early next year."
For all upcoming Amon Amarth tour dates, click here
The Swedish viking death metal metallers' sixth full-length album, "With Oden On Our Side" is scheduled for release in Europe on September 25 (September 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren.
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"We have been offered to join Children Of Bodom on their North American tour in December and therefore we have been forced to postpone the Scandinavian leg of our headlining tour.
Of course this is not a perfect scenario for us, as we hate to pospone shows and were really looking forward to playing in Gothenburg, Oslo and Stockholm. However, we will do an extended Scandinavian tour in Jan - Feb, dates and venues will be announced soon.
We are also working on other countries that have been left out from the November European tour for early next year."
For all upcoming Amon Amarth tour dates, click here
The Swedish viking death metal metallers' sixth full-length album, "With Oden On Our Side" is scheduled for release in Europe on September 25 (September 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren.
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| Source: | amonamarth.com |
| Band profile: | Amon Amarth |
Evoken - "Embrace The Emptiness" Re-Released By Solitude Prod
Russian doom-metal label Solitude Prod. has concluded an agreement with Elegy Records for releasing Evoken's "Embrace the Emptiness" album. Earlier this album had been released by the American label in 1998 with limited circulation.
The CD is to be released in the first half of October this year, it will be exclusively designed.
In America "Embrace the Emptiness" will be spread only by Elegy Records.
Solitude Prod - Russian Doom Metal Label
http://www.solitude-prod.com
http://myspace.com/solitudeprod
The CD is to be released in the first half of October this year, it will be exclusively designed.
In America "Embrace the Emptiness" will be spread only by Elegy Records.
Solitude Prod - Russian Doom Metal Label
http://www.solitude-prod.com
http://myspace.com/solitudeprod
| Source: | solitude-prod.com |
| Band profile: | Evoken |
Poema Arcanus - Replacement Of The Bassist
There have been big News in the Arcane camp this last weeks, so here we go:
After more than 10 years playing with us, our bassist and old friend Claudio Botarro has left Poema Arcanvs. Personal issues are the main cause of his departure, and of course it has all been on friendly terms. We wish him the best of luck in his forthcoming projects (musical and not musical). Cheers Boterror! We'll miss you.
Well, the situation was known by us more than a month ago, but we decided not to say anything until we found a new member. And so we did.
So, now we are glad to present our new member: Mr. Juan Pablo "Hueso" Vallejos. He's been rehearsing with us for a couple weeks already and things have worked perfectly, given that he is a killer bassist which we knew from before. We cannot wait to play live again with this new line-up! Cheers and Welcome, Mr. Hueso!!!!
We will be updating the "Profiles" section of this site very soon, so you can know more about our new Arcane Bass Player.
About our forthcoming gig: well, we have already started rehearsing for the Unplugged gig in October ? the acoustic versions are sounding pretty good this far ? there's plenty of re-arranging done on the songs, so it is something really interesting and "special" to listen to, especially for the die-hard followers out there. We hope to see you all at the gig.
More news soon to come.
Arcane Cheers!
Igor Leiva
After more than 10 years playing with us, our bassist and old friend Claudio Botarro has left Poema Arcanvs. Personal issues are the main cause of his departure, and of course it has all been on friendly terms. We wish him the best of luck in his forthcoming projects (musical and not musical). Cheers Boterror! We'll miss you.
Well, the situation was known by us more than a month ago, but we decided not to say anything until we found a new member. And so we did.
So, now we are glad to present our new member: Mr. Juan Pablo "Hueso" Vallejos. He's been rehearsing with us for a couple weeks already and things have worked perfectly, given that he is a killer bassist which we knew from before. We cannot wait to play live again with this new line-up! Cheers and Welcome, Mr. Hueso!!!!
We will be updating the "Profiles" section of this site very soon, so you can know more about our new Arcane Bass Player.
About our forthcoming gig: well, we have already started rehearsing for the Unplugged gig in October ? the acoustic versions are sounding pretty good this far ? there's plenty of re-arranging done on the songs, so it is something really interesting and "special" to listen to, especially for the die-hard followers out there. We hope to see you all at the gig.
More news soon to come.
Arcane Cheers!
Igor Leiva
| Source: | poemaarcanus.cl |
| Band profile: | Poema Arcanus |
Necrophagist - UK/Ireland Tour Dates
Initial dates for Necrophagist's UK/Ireland tour have been announced. A few more dates will be added, but here's the current itinerary :
10/15 London, UK @ The Underworld
10/17 Manchester, UK @ Satan's Hollow w/ Napalm Death
10/18 Stoke, UK @ The Glebe
10/19 Cork, IRE @ An Cruiscin Lan
10/20 Dublin, IRE @ Voodoo Lounge
10/23 Birmingham, UK @ Edward's No.8
10/24 Newport, UK @ TJ's
Necrophagist will tour the USA with Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus and Unmerciful ("Carving North America's Epitaph Vol. II" tou) afterwards. Those dates can be found at the band's official website.
10/15 London, UK @ The Underworld
10/17 Manchester, UK @ Satan's Hollow w/ Napalm Death
10/18 Stoke, UK @ The Glebe
10/19 Cork, IRE @ An Cruiscin Lan
10/20 Dublin, IRE @ Voodoo Lounge
10/23 Birmingham, UK @ Edward's No.8
10/24 Newport, UK @ TJ's
Necrophagist will tour the USA with Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus and Unmerciful ("Carving North America's Epitaph Vol. II" tou) afterwards. Those dates can be found at the band's official website.
| Source: | necrophagist.de |
| Band profile: | Necrophagist |
God Dethroned - New Song Posted Online
A brand new God Dethroned song, entiled '2014' has been posted online via God Dethroned official MySpace page. The song comes off the Dutch death metallers' sixth album through Metal Blade Records "The Toxic Touch" due on October 20 in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and on October 23 in the rest of Europe.
Click here to check it out.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | God Dethroned |
Cradle Of Filth - Announces 3 UK Dates
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK tour dates in December in support of their new album "Thornography" which will be released on October 16. Support comes from Sabbat (featuring producer extraordinaire, Andy Sneap), plus one other band tba. Tour dates are as follows :
Dec. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Dec. 18 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Dec. 19 - London, UK @ Astoria
EDIT :
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK live dates in support of their new album "Thornography". They have since announced a live date for Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo on December 16th.
Cradle Of Filth has confirmed that Sabbat, featuring Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier, will reunite for the UK shows as one of two support acts. It's not known at this time if they will play the Belgium show.
Dec. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Dec. 18 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Dec. 19 - London, UK @ Astoria
EDIT :
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK live dates in support of their new album "Thornography". They have since announced a live date for Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo on December 16th.
Cradle Of Filth has confirmed that Sabbat, featuring Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier, will reunite for the UK shows as one of two support acts. It's not known at this time if they will play the Belgium show.
| Source: | cradleoffilth.com |
| Band profile: | Cradle Of Filth |
Immortal Frontman's I Project - Two New Songs Online
Immortal mainman's I project, featuring Ice Dale (Enslaved, Audrey Horne), TC King (Sahg, ex-Gorgoroth) and Armagedda (ex-Immortal), has just uploaded two new songs from their debut album entitled "Between Two Worlds" via Abbath's MySpace page. Check out the songs "The Storm I Ride" and "Cursed We Are" here.
Check out new promotional photos here. Pictures from the band's appearance last month at the Hole In The Sky festival in Bergen, Norway can be found here.
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Check out new promotional photos here. Pictures from the band's appearance last month at the Hole In The Sky festival in Bergen, Norway can be found here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Immortal |