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Kamelot - Set A Release Date For The New Album
KAMELOT have set a February 28, 2005 release date through SPV Records for their new album, "The Black Halo". The follow-up to last year's "Epica" was produced by Sascha Paeth and Miro at Gate Studio in Germany and features guest appearances by Jens Johansson (Stratovarius), Simone Simmons (Epica) and others. Songtitles expected to appear on the album include "March of Mephisto", "When The Lights Are Down", "Moonlight Falling", "The Black Halo", "Abandoned", "Master of the Game", "Soul Society", "Pride", "Nothing Ever Dies" and "Serenade".
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Kamelot |
Mourning Beloveth - New album
Doom/Death Metal band MOURNING BELOVETH have posted the following update on the songwriting process for their as-yet-untitled third album.:
"Rehearsals are finished for the album and we have still to come up with a name for it. We have six new songs and are going to re-record Part 1 but there is only room for five as they all top the ten-minute mark. The album is sounding very dark, sick and heavy so it should be an interesting three weeks in Studio E. Lukasz, the resident Prophecy artist will take care of the album artwork and at this time it is looking like a black-and-white theme to fit in with the general mood of the music and lyrics. During our stay we will be playing a gig on November 6th with our friends MIRROR OF DECEPTION and MANUS MORTIS in a town called Murrhardt (about 50 kms from Ludwigsburg Stuttgart), the venue is the local youth center (called Juze). The album should be out in March next year and an extensive tour to follow."
MOURNING BELOVETH's upcoming CD will be issued through Grau Records, a subsidiary of Prophecy Productions.
"Rehearsals are finished for the album and we have still to come up with a name for it. We have six new songs and are going to re-record Part 1 but there is only room for five as they all top the ten-minute mark. The album is sounding very dark, sick and heavy so it should be an interesting three weeks in Studio E. Lukasz, the resident Prophecy artist will take care of the album artwork and at this time it is looking like a black-and-white theme to fit in with the general mood of the music and lyrics. During our stay we will be playing a gig on November 6th with our friends MIRROR OF DECEPTION and MANUS MORTIS in a town called Murrhardt (about 50 kms from Ludwigsburg Stuttgart), the venue is the local youth center (called Juze). The album should be out in March next year and an extensive tour to follow."
MOURNING BELOVETH's upcoming CD will be issued through Grau Records, a subsidiary of Prophecy Productions.
| Band profile: | Mourning Beloveth |
Pain Of Salvation - Background Material On "BE"
Taken from Pain of Salvation website:
"For some time now the lyrics (the extended versions) of "BE" have been available here in the Kingdom. Now you will also find the source material (a long list of literature, links and other material), keywords, points of departure etc. You will also find a lengthy interview with Daniel and, for the first time available, the complete Animae narration as originally written for "BE". Check it out!"
You could find the complete background material on "BE" entering their homepage:
http://www.painofsalvation.com/
"For some time now the lyrics (the extended versions) of "BE" have been available here in the Kingdom. Now you will also find the source material (a long list of literature, links and other material), keywords, points of departure etc. You will also find a lengthy interview with Daniel and, for the first time available, the complete Animae narration as originally written for "BE". Check it out!"
You could find the complete background material on "BE" entering their homepage:
http://www.painofsalvation.com/
| Band profile: | Pain Of Salvation |
Pär Lindh - Message To The Fans
A new message was recently posted on the Pär Lindh Project's website:
"Sunday November 7th it was exactly ten years since the first PLP album Gothic Impressions was released on Sunset Boulevard LA in connection with Progfest 1994.
Next week november 18th this legendary CD will be re-released as a new re-edition with new mixing and mastering. Musical parts has been reworked as well with new vocals on two tracks, new drums on one track and lots of new choir has been added.
The booklet has also been extended to a 20 pages full colour deluxe booklet with partly new artwork.
On 4th December we will have a re-release party here in Uppsala. Devoted PLP fans are welcome to participate. Please give us notice beforehand via e-mail if you are interested.
Very best regards
Pär Lindh"
more info on:
http://www.parlindh.com/
http://www.crimsonic.com/
"Sunday November 7th it was exactly ten years since the first PLP album Gothic Impressions was released on Sunset Boulevard LA in connection with Progfest 1994.
Next week november 18th this legendary CD will be re-released as a new re-edition with new mixing and mastering. Musical parts has been reworked as well with new vocals on two tracks, new drums on one track and lots of new choir has been added.
The booklet has also been extended to a 20 pages full colour deluxe booklet with partly new artwork.
On 4th December we will have a re-release party here in Uppsala. Devoted PLP fans are welcome to participate. Please give us notice beforehand via e-mail if you are interested.
Very best regards
Pär Lindh"
more info on:
http://www.parlindh.com/
http://www.crimsonic.com/
Snakeskin - Message From Tilo Wolff
Taken from Lacrimosa website:
"From the buttom of my heart I want to thank everyone who believed in me and in Snakeskin and with that supported this new side-project, nevertheless the music is very dark and sometimes unpleasant!! This means very much to me as you express therewith how much my music and its contents mean to you!!
And for those who still have prejudice against Snakeskin I hope that you one day will learn that emotional art does not exist in limitations!
I wish you all a beautiful and intensive autumn and for those who live on the other side of the planet
I wish you a beautiful and not too hot summer!
Tilo Wolff"
"From the buttom of my heart I want to thank everyone who believed in me and in Snakeskin and with that supported this new side-project, nevertheless the music is very dark and sometimes unpleasant!! This means very much to me as you express therewith how much my music and its contents mean to you!!
And for those who still have prejudice against Snakeskin I hope that you one day will learn that emotional art does not exist in limitations!
I wish you all a beautiful and intensive autumn and for those who live on the other side of the planet
I wish you a beautiful and not too hot summer!
Tilo Wolff"
| Source: | lacrimosa.de |
| Band profile: | Lacrimosa |
Dark Tranquillity - "Character" Track List
Sweden's Dark Tranquillity have revealed the track listing and artwork for their new album, "Character", due in Europe on January 24 and North America on January 25 via Century Media Records. The band recently released an EP, entitled "Lost to Apathy", as a teaser for the upcoming full-length. It includes four songs, a video-clip (for the title track) and a screensaver.
"Character" (view cover here ) track listing:
01. The New Build
02. Through Smudged Lenses
03. Out of Nothing
04. The Endless Feed
05. Lost to Apathy
06. Mind Matters
07. One Thought
08. Dry Run
09. Am I 1?
10. Senses Tied
11. My Negation
Speaking to Portugal's LOUD! magazine recently, Dark Tranquillity frontman Mikael Stanne said about the upcoming CD, "The album is very diverse. There are songs that are heavier, other ones that are much more complex and a couple of others that are really fast. Overall I feel it's more varied and also much angrier, the whole thing just fells different. We wanted to make an album that wasn't that easy? We don't want people to listen to one of our records today and think it sounds great, just to forget about it two weeks later. We tried to do something that sticks with the listener, which they can explore over a long period of time. I personally haven't got tired of it yet, so I think we managed to do it pretty well ? we didn't want to be too obvious with this one. It was actually kind of a conscious effort to do it this way? We love music with a progressive edge and we played around with these songs for months, worked every little detail to make it as interesting as possible to play."
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"Character" (view cover here ) track listing:
01. The New Build
02. Through Smudged Lenses
03. Out of Nothing
04. The Endless Feed
05. Lost to Apathy
06. Mind Matters
07. One Thought
08. Dry Run
09. Am I 1?
10. Senses Tied
11. My Negation
Speaking to Portugal's LOUD! magazine recently, Dark Tranquillity frontman Mikael Stanne said about the upcoming CD, "The album is very diverse. There are songs that are heavier, other ones that are much more complex and a couple of others that are really fast. Overall I feel it's more varied and also much angrier, the whole thing just fells different. We wanted to make an album that wasn't that easy? We don't want people to listen to one of our records today and think it sounds great, just to forget about it two weeks later. We tried to do something that sticks with the listener, which they can explore over a long period of time. I personally haven't got tired of it yet, so I think we managed to do it pretty well ? we didn't want to be too obvious with this one. It was actually kind of a conscious effort to do it this way? We love music with a progressive edge and we played around with these songs for months, worked every little detail to make it as interesting as possible to play."
Read more ››
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Dark Tranquillity |
Norther - To Enter Studio For A New EP
According to the official website of the band, Norther will enter Astia Studios in December to record a new, yet unnamed EP, the CD will include 5 songs.
http://www.norther.net/
http://www.norther.net/
| Band profile: | Norther |
Lacuna Coil: To begin recording new album
According to a posting on the group's official web site, Italy's LACUNA COIL recently spent time in Milan in pre-production with producer Waldemar Sorychta (TIAMAT, GRIP INC., SAMAEL). The band will soon enter the studio to record the first three songs for their much-anticipated follow-up to 2002's "Comalies". A late 2005 release via Century Media Records is expected.
Source Blabbermouth
Source Blabbermouth
| Band profile: | Lacuna Coil |
Iommi & Hughes: New album, hopefully next year
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and occasional collaborator Glenn Hughes are recording a new album, which they hope to release in 2005. Iommi told Launch that the pair ? who recently released some recordings they made together in 1996 ? will resume working in December and finish early in the New Year. Sanctuary Records will release the album, and Iommi and Hughes hope to tour in support of it.
Kenny Aronoff ? whose credits include JOHN MELLENCAMP, JOHN FOGERTY, SMASHING PUMPKINS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, and MICHELLE BRANCH, among others ? is playing drums for the project.
Hughes, a former member of TRAPEZE and DEEP PURPLE, sang on the 1986 album "Seventh Star", which began as an Iommi solo album but was billed, at the record company's insistence, as "BLACK SABBATH featuring Tony Iommi."
Iommi and Hughes recently issued "The 1996 DEP Sessions", featuring eight tracks recorded at DEP Studios in Birmingham, England, which is owned by the reggae band UB40.
Kenny Aronoff ? whose credits include JOHN MELLENCAMP, JOHN FOGERTY, SMASHING PUMPKINS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE, and MICHELLE BRANCH, among others ? is playing drums for the project.
Hughes, a former member of TRAPEZE and DEEP PURPLE, sang on the 1986 album "Seventh Star", which began as an Iommi solo album but was billed, at the record company's insistence, as "BLACK SABBATH featuring Tony Iommi."
Iommi and Hughes recently issued "The 1996 DEP Sessions", featuring eight tracks recorded at DEP Studios in Birmingham, England, which is owned by the reggae band UB40.
| Source: | Blabbermouth |
Subterranean Masquerade - Message To The Fans
From "The End Records" website:
A message from the band/Tomer: "It's been awhile since my last up-date and as always, there is a lot going on with Subterranean Masquerade.For starters you need to know that "Suspended Animation Dreams" is now a reality and is scheduled to be released via The End Records early next year.I can't even start to describe the joy in completing this mission; the album was a burden on me for quite some time and recording it was one of the most challenging things I have ever done.As for the music, I can honestly say that every song on the album has its own personality, every song is special, search what you looking for and you shall find it: Jazz Folk, Extreme Metal, Progressive, Alternative, Psychedelic, you name it? there is some really cool instrumentations and musicians on the album as well; Harmonica, Dulcimer, percussions, bells, grand piano, Hammond organ, choir, lots of guest appearances and spoken words passages, shredding guitar solos, Horns and so much more ?Like I said, something for everyone!
In addition, Neil Kernon did a hell of a job organizing this album and blessing it with a crystal clear sound quality and Travis Smith is preparing a perplexing cover art, his most unique and special work yet! Double the pleasure."
http://label.theendrecords.com/
A message from the band/Tomer: "It's been awhile since my last up-date and as always, there is a lot going on with Subterranean Masquerade.For starters you need to know that "Suspended Animation Dreams" is now a reality and is scheduled to be released via The End Records early next year.I can't even start to describe the joy in completing this mission; the album was a burden on me for quite some time and recording it was one of the most challenging things I have ever done.As for the music, I can honestly say that every song on the album has its own personality, every song is special, search what you looking for and you shall find it: Jazz Folk, Extreme Metal, Progressive, Alternative, Psychedelic, you name it? there is some really cool instrumentations and musicians on the album as well; Harmonica, Dulcimer, percussions, bells, grand piano, Hammond organ, choir, lots of guest appearances and spoken words passages, shredding guitar solos, Horns and so much more ?Like I said, something for everyone!
In addition, Neil Kernon did a hell of a job organizing this album and blessing it with a crystal clear sound quality and Travis Smith is preparing a perplexing cover art, his most unique and special work yet! Double the pleasure."
http://label.theendrecords.com/
Falkenbach - Limited Tribute Album By The Fans
"The webmaster of both Skaldic Art and Falkenbach is planning to make a very limited tribute album to Falkenbach by the fans. If you, a friend or band that you know ever recorded a cover version of Falkenbach, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
More information can be found on Cellulanus Semivivus, or send a mail to the webmaster.
Amen
Semivivus"
For more info, check out the following:
http://www.geocities.com/falkenbachband/
http://www.geocities.com/semivivus
More information can be found on Cellulanus Semivivus, or send a mail to the webmaster.
Amen
Semivivus"
For more info, check out the following:
http://www.geocities.com/falkenbachband/
http://www.geocities.com/semivivus
SYL - New Design For The Site
"It is with great pleasure that we announce the coming of the new age of strappingyounglad.com. Fully redesigned for your viewing pleasure. Delve inside each and every section where you will find never before seen pictures and words of wisdom from SYL. 'pathetic humans!...prepare to write down the recipe !!!'"
http://www.strappingyounglad.com/
http://www.hevydevy.com/
http://www.strappingyounglad.com/
http://www.hevydevy.com/
| Band profile: | Strapping Young Lad |
Chris Caffery - "Music Man" EP Now Available
Taken from Chris Caffery website:
"The first US Single EP from the "Faces"/"God Damn War" CD is now available. The 8 song Digi-EP includes 2 bonus Christmas tracks ("What Child Is This?" and "Christmas Is"), 3 tracks from the "Faces" CD ("Music Man," "Abandoned," and "Pisses Me Off"), 1 track from the "God Damn War" CD ("Amazing Grace"), and 2 additional bonus tracks ("Forever We'll Be" and a radio edit version of "Pisses Me Off")".
"The first US Single EP from the "Faces"/"God Damn War" CD is now available. The 8 song Digi-EP includes 2 bonus Christmas tracks ("What Child Is This?" and "Christmas Is"), 3 tracks from the "Faces" CD ("Music Man," "Abandoned," and "Pisses Me Off"), 1 track from the "God Damn War" CD ("Amazing Grace"), and 2 additional bonus tracks ("Forever We'll Be" and a radio edit version of "Pisses Me Off")".
| Source: | chriscaffery.com |
| Band profile: | Chris Caffery |
White Willow - A Message From The Band
A message from this excellent progressive band from Norway, posted on their website by Jacob:
"One down, a few more to go
So last night we played at Ås. Sort of a hard place to find, but we got there eventually, and we had a really nice time playing there. A very friendly vibe from the audience, and a relaxed vibe on stage as well. So thanks to Alf Haakon and to the people who showed up. By the way, we saw some cameras flashing. If anyone has some pics from Galleri Texas they want to send us, feel free! I don't believe anyone associated with the band took pictures that night. Next up are the gigs in Kristiansand and Trondheim, but we still don't have the confirmed dates, so stand by. You may already have heard that Lars' other band, Wobbler, has been confirmed for NEARfest 2005. Congrats to the band. And to anyone considering going to NEARfest - do it for Wobbler. They are worth it".
http://www.whitewillow.net/
"One down, a few more to go
So last night we played at Ås. Sort of a hard place to find, but we got there eventually, and we had a really nice time playing there. A very friendly vibe from the audience, and a relaxed vibe on stage as well. So thanks to Alf Haakon and to the people who showed up. By the way, we saw some cameras flashing. If anyone has some pics from Galleri Texas they want to send us, feel free! I don't believe anyone associated with the band took pictures that night. Next up are the gigs in Kristiansand and Trondheim, but we still don't have the confirmed dates, so stand by. You may already have heard that Lars' other band, Wobbler, has been confirmed for NEARfest 2005. Congrats to the band. And to anyone considering going to NEARfest - do it for Wobbler. They are worth it".
http://www.whitewillow.net/
Anathema - 'Were You There' DVD released on 15th
From official website www.anathema.ws
'Were You There' DVD finally to be released on the 15th of November!!!
We are pleased to announce that our DVD will be finally coming out! The date is set for the 15th of November! Sorry about the wait... it was out of our control. We finished it ages ago but now it's finally coming out.
The DVD will contain a full live show recorded on the recent 'A Natural Disaster' tour. An acoustic concert performed with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus extra features. The artwork and menu designs have again been designed by the very able Mr. Travis Smith.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Intro: Childhood Dreams
2. Balance
3. Closer
4. Pressure
5. Release
6. Forgoten Hopes
7. Destiny Is Dead
8. Are You There?
9. One Last Goodbye
10. Pulled Under At 2000 Metres A Second
11. Parisienne Moonlight
12. A Natural Disaster
13. Judgement
14. Panic
15. Temporary Peace
16. Flying
17. One Last Goodbye (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
18. Temporary Peace (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
19. Flying (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
20. Pressure (Promo Video Clip)
21. Release (Live In London, Nov 2002)
22. A Natural Disaster (Live In Hamburg)
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'Were You There' DVD finally to be released on the 15th of November!!!
We are pleased to announce that our DVD will be finally coming out! The date is set for the 15th of November! Sorry about the wait... it was out of our control. We finished it ages ago but now it's finally coming out.
The DVD will contain a full live show recorded on the recent 'A Natural Disaster' tour. An acoustic concert performed with a string quartet from the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Plus extra features. The artwork and menu designs have again been designed by the very able Mr. Travis Smith.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Intro: Childhood Dreams
2. Balance
3. Closer
4. Pressure
5. Release
6. Forgoten Hopes
7. Destiny Is Dead
8. Are You There?
9. One Last Goodbye
10. Pulled Under At 2000 Metres A Second
11. Parisienne Moonlight
12. A Natural Disaster
13. Judgement
14. Panic
15. Temporary Peace
16. Flying
17. One Last Goodbye (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
18. Temporary Peace (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
19. Flying (Acoustic, W/Liverpool Phil String Quart)
20. Pressure (Promo Video Clip)
21. Release (Live In London, Nov 2002)
22. A Natural Disaster (Live In Hamburg)
Read more ››
| Band profile: | Anathema |