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Symphony X - Bassist Michael LePond Released From Hospital
Michael LePond, the Bassist from Power/Progressive band Symphony X has now been released from hospital. He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease which is a bowel disorder. The disorder hospitalised him, and the band was forced to cancel some European tours. He has made a recovery however, and he has now been released from hospital.
Here is a message from LePond on Symphony X's offical website:
"Hello to Everyone !!!
I want you all to know that I had my surgery and have been released from the hospital. I am feeling so much better now. I am eating normally and getting stronger with each passing day. I should be fully recovered in about 3 weeks. I want to thank all of the fans who sent get well wishes to me. I will read every single one of them. I will never forget how kind and caring you are. I love you all."
The band will now resume work on a new album, which will be due out toward the end of this year. They will also tour once the new album is released.
Here is a message from LePond on Symphony X's offical website:
"Hello to Everyone !!!
I want you all to know that I had my surgery and have been released from the hospital. I am feeling so much better now. I am eating normally and getting stronger with each passing day. I should be fully recovered in about 3 weeks. I want to thank all of the fans who sent get well wishes to me. I will read every single one of them. I will never forget how kind and caring you are. I love you all."
The band will now resume work on a new album, which will be due out toward the end of this year. They will also tour once the new album is released.
| Source: | symphonyx.com |
| Band profile: | Symphony X |
Visions Of Atlantis - New Keyboardist And Summer Breeze Open Air Location Confirmed
Visions of Atlantis confirmed a new keyboardist and appearance at Summer Breeze:
"Martin Harb is to substitute Miro on keys! Since Miro Holly did not feel like VoA fitted in his new life anymore, he quit the band with very short notice, we were quite disappointed in him, but with Martin Harb we have found the perfect keyboarder for VoA. He already played with us on our Mexican tour 2003!
A new era has begun for VoA, with this new "kick ass" line up we are hungry for more!"
The Summer Breeze Open Air location has been confirmed. Visions of Atlantis will play at Dinkelsbühl- Flugplatz Aeroclub. The tickets are now available.
More news available at: www.visionsofatlantis.com
"Martin Harb is to substitute Miro on keys! Since Miro Holly did not feel like VoA fitted in his new life anymore, he quit the band with very short notice, we were quite disappointed in him, but with Martin Harb we have found the perfect keyboarder for VoA. He already played with us on our Mexican tour 2003!
A new era has begun for VoA, with this new "kick ass" line up we are hungry for more!"
The Summer Breeze Open Air location has been confirmed. Visions of Atlantis will play at Dinkelsbühl- Flugplatz Aeroclub. The tickets are now available.
More news available at: www.visionsofatlantis.com
| Source: | visionsofatlantis.com |
| Band profile: | Visions Of Atlantis |
Satyricon - To Perform K.I.N.G Live At VG Lista Topp 20
Norwegian black metallers Satyricon have posted the following message via their webpage:
"Satyricon will perform K.I.N.G LIVE at VG lista Topp 20 at Rådhusplassen in Oslo tomorrow at 22.40 sharp. It is expected that this multi-artist event will draw between 40 and 70.000 people. Get your ass down there if you live in town. It's free.
For those of you who can't see us play the song as a part of the audience at Rådhusplassen, you can watch it on live on NRK1."
Read more at www.satyricon.no
"Satyricon will perform K.I.N.G LIVE at VG lista Topp 20 at Rådhusplassen in Oslo tomorrow at 22.40 sharp. It is expected that this multi-artist event will draw between 40 and 70.000 people. Get your ass down there if you live in town. It's free.
For those of you who can't see us play the song as a part of the audience at Rådhusplassen, you can watch it on live on NRK1."
Read more at www.satyricon.no
| Source: | satyricon.no |
| Band profile: | Satyricon |
Thy Majestie - Five Songs Completed For New Album
Italy's Thy Majestie have posted the following message on their official web site:
"Just a quick note to inform you that Thy Majestie composed five new songs for the new album. Five killer songs, maybe the best stuff we have ever composed. At the moment, we don't know which record label will release the new album."
"Just a quick note to inform you that Thy Majestie composed five new songs for the new album. Five killer songs, maybe the best stuff we have ever composed. At the moment, we don't know which record label will release the new album."
| Source: | thymajestie.com |
| Band profile: | Thy Majestie |
Download Festival 2006 - Live Videos From All 3 Days Online
A ton of live videos from the recent Download Festival 2006 (from all 3 days) that took place at Donington in England have been made available online. You can check out the likes of Guns N' Roses, Metallica , Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Soil, Alice In Chains, Strapping Young Lad, Arch Enemy, In Flames, 36 Crazyfists, Lordi and more at this location.
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| Source: | forums.downloadfestival.co.uk |
Queensryche - Frontman Explains Arrest
Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate has issued the following update regarding the recent report that the entire band was arrested on June 11 at the Amsterdam, Netherlands, airport for allegedly smuggling illegal firearms:
"What a day! At the airport in Amsterdam, we were all lined up at the ticket counter checking in for the flight to Oslo. The 35 pieces of luggage to check were being lined up and I turned to Adam, our tour manager, and whispered 'Remember, there's a gun in our bags,' referring to the replica Glock 45 handgun that we use on stage. In a second of confusion, he says to the ticket agent, 'Oh, yeah, not to worry but we have a gun in this suitcase. Before he could explain that it wasn't a real gun but a replica, airport police swarmed in on us and the questioning began. Apparently, unknown to us, any gun, whether real or fake, is highly illegal in Holland. Quick-thinking Adam realized that this was suddenly getting ugly and that we might get detained and miss the flight, thus putting the show in Oslo in jeopardy. He instantly informed them that the bag in question was his. Before I could blink, they arrested him and took him away. He looked back at me and said, 'Don't worry, get on the plane and I'll call you later.' As I watched him being led away, the ticket agent handed me my boarding pass and said, 'Have a nice flight.' Right. The rest of the entourage boarded the plane and journeyed to Oslo without further incident. Just before showtime, a very stressed out Adam burst into our dressing room full of tales from his eventful day. There was no jail time, only a fine, and oh, yeah...they confiscated the gun."
"What a day! At the airport in Amsterdam, we were all lined up at the ticket counter checking in for the flight to Oslo. The 35 pieces of luggage to check were being lined up and I turned to Adam, our tour manager, and whispered 'Remember, there's a gun in our bags,' referring to the replica Glock 45 handgun that we use on stage. In a second of confusion, he says to the ticket agent, 'Oh, yeah, not to worry but we have a gun in this suitcase. Before he could explain that it wasn't a real gun but a replica, airport police swarmed in on us and the questioning began. Apparently, unknown to us, any gun, whether real or fake, is highly illegal in Holland. Quick-thinking Adam realized that this was suddenly getting ugly and that we might get detained and miss the flight, thus putting the show in Oslo in jeopardy. He instantly informed them that the bag in question was his. Before I could blink, they arrested him and took him away. He looked back at me and said, 'Don't worry, get on the plane and I'll call you later.' As I watched him being led away, the ticket agent handed me my boarding pass and said, 'Have a nice flight.' Right. The rest of the entourage boarded the plane and journeyed to Oslo without further incident. Just before showtime, a very stressed out Adam burst into our dressing room full of tales from his eventful day. There was no jail time, only a fine, and oh, yeah...they confiscated the gun."
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Queensrÿche |
Moonspell, Katatonia, Daylight Dies - Confirm N. American Tour
Moonspell, Katatonia, and Daylight Dies have confirmed the following dates for a North American tour:
Oct. 20 The Loft Poughkeepsie New York
Oct. 21 Mark's Place Bedford New Hampshire
Oct. 22 B.B. Kings New York City New York
Oct. 23 The Medly Montreal Canada
Oct. 24 L'Imperial Quebec City Canada
Oct. 25 Opera House Toronto Canada
Oct. 26 Peabody's Cleveland Ohio
Oct. 27 IRock Detriot Michigan
Oct. 28 Pearl Room Mohena Illinois
Oct. 29 Star Central Columbia Heights Minnesota
Oct. 31 Lliff Park Salon Aurora Colorado
Nov. 2 Studio Seven Seattle Washington
Nov. 3 Rock N' Roll Pizza Portland Oregon
Nov. 4 The Pound San Francisco California
Nov. 6 House of Blues Anaheim California
Nov. 11 White Rabbit San Antonio Texas
More dates to follow
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Oct. 20 The Loft Poughkeepsie New York
Oct. 21 Mark's Place Bedford New Hampshire
Oct. 22 B.B. Kings New York City New York
Oct. 23 The Medly Montreal Canada
Oct. 24 L'Imperial Quebec City Canada
Oct. 25 Opera House Toronto Canada
Oct. 26 Peabody's Cleveland Ohio
Oct. 27 IRock Detriot Michigan
Oct. 28 Pearl Room Mohena Illinois
Oct. 29 Star Central Columbia Heights Minnesota
Oct. 31 Lliff Park Salon Aurora Colorado
Nov. 2 Studio Seven Seattle Washington
Nov. 3 Rock N' Roll Pizza Portland Oregon
Nov. 4 The Pound San Francisco California
Nov. 6 House of Blues Anaheim California
Nov. 11 White Rabbit San Antonio Texas
More dates to follow
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| Source: | katatonia.com |
| Band profile: | Moonspell |
Sirenia - New Songs And Myspace Page
Sirenia have announced that they have finished writing 9 new songs for their next full length album. The recordings will begin in July.
The band has also created a Myspace fan page at http://www.myspace.com/officialsireniaspace
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The band has also created a Myspace fan page at http://www.myspace.com/officialsireniaspace
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| Source: | sirenia.no |
| Band profile: | Sirenia |
Slayer - Record Title And Release Date Announced
Official press release:
"Christ Illusion" has been confirmed as the title of the new Slayer album, it has been announced, and the CD's release date is now confirmed for August 8, 2006.
"Christ Illusion" is Slayer's first new studio album since 2001, and the first recorded by the band's original line-up - Kerry King/guitars; Tom Araya/bass, vocals; Jeff Hanneman/guitars; Dave Lombardo/drums - since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss." "Christ Illusion" was produced by Josh Abraham and executive produced by Rick Rubin, and will be released on Slayer's long-time label, Rubin's American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records.
"Christ Illusion" deals with familiar Slayer themes - god, religion, hate, and war. Song titles are "Flesh Storm," "Catalyst," "Eyes of the Insane," "Jihad," "Skeleton Christ," "Consfearacy," "Black Serenade," " Catatonic," "Cult," and "Supremist." According to Araya, "No one is going to be disappointed, it's going to blow everybody away. It's fast, heavy, and maybe faster than anything we've done before."
"It's a good mix of fast, brutal music and slower moodier stuff, it's pretty intense," added King. "It sounds like a damn Slayer record."
A core player in Slayer's history has also rejoined the team for the "Christ Illusion" project. Larry Carroll, who did the cover artwork for "Reign in Blood," "South of Heaven," and "Seasons In the Abyss," has painted an original piece for the "Christ Illusion" cover. Working only from the song titles and early lyrics, Carroll has produced a classic Slayer masterpiece - a portrait of the Christ - whose forearms have been chopped off - standing in an ocean of blood surrounded by floating, decapitated heads. Carroll created the painting on a 4-by-4-foot slab of wood using a combination of mediums. King already has placed dibs on ownership of the original wooden canvas.
Slayer will headline this summer's six-week-plus "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching To The Perverted," which features Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, and Thine Eyes Bleed, and kicks off at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ next Thursday, June 15.
"Christ Illusion" has been confirmed as the title of the new Slayer album, it has been announced, and the CD's release date is now confirmed for August 8, 2006.
"Christ Illusion" is Slayer's first new studio album since 2001, and the first recorded by the band's original line-up - Kerry King/guitars; Tom Araya/bass, vocals; Jeff Hanneman/guitars; Dave Lombardo/drums - since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss." "Christ Illusion" was produced by Josh Abraham and executive produced by Rick Rubin, and will be released on Slayer's long-time label, Rubin's American Recordings/Warner Bros. Records.
"Christ Illusion" deals with familiar Slayer themes - god, religion, hate, and war. Song titles are "Flesh Storm," "Catalyst," "Eyes of the Insane," "Jihad," "Skeleton Christ," "Consfearacy," "Black Serenade," " Catatonic," "Cult," and "Supremist." According to Araya, "No one is going to be disappointed, it's going to blow everybody away. It's fast, heavy, and maybe faster than anything we've done before."
"It's a good mix of fast, brutal music and slower moodier stuff, it's pretty intense," added King. "It sounds like a damn Slayer record."
A core player in Slayer's history has also rejoined the team for the "Christ Illusion" project. Larry Carroll, who did the cover artwork for "Reign in Blood," "South of Heaven," and "Seasons In the Abyss," has painted an original piece for the "Christ Illusion" cover. Working only from the song titles and early lyrics, Carroll has produced a classic Slayer masterpiece - a portrait of the Christ - whose forearms have been chopped off - standing in an ocean of blood surrounded by floating, decapitated heads. Carroll created the painting on a 4-by-4-foot slab of wood using a combination of mediums. King already has placed dibs on ownership of the original wooden canvas.
Slayer will headline this summer's six-week-plus "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching To The Perverted," which features Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, and Thine Eyes Bleed, and kicks off at the Tweeter Center in Camden, NJ next Thursday, June 15.
| Source: | mtv.com |
| Band profile: | Slayer |
Queensryche - Arrested At Amsterdam Airport For 'Smuggling Illegal Firearms'
According to a posting at Queensryche's official website, the band was arrested today (June 11) at the Amsterdam airport for "smuggling illegal firearms!" Details are a bit sketchy at the moment, but word apparently came in from frontman Geoff Tate himself. More information as it becomes available.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Queensrÿche |
Cryptopsy - European Tour Coming
Cryptopsy will be touring through Europe starting in August. Here are the gig dates:
11.08.06 - Party Sans Festival, Germany
12.08.06 - The Ghostfest, Leeds, UK
13.08.06 - Nottingham, UK @ RockCity
14.08.06 - Liverpool, UK @ Roadkill 350
15.08.06 - Cork, Ireland @ An Cruiscin Lan
16.08.06 - Dublin, Ireland @ Temple Music Bar
17.08.06 - Glasgow, UK @ Barfly
18.08.06 - Birmingham, UK @ Edward No. 8
19.08.06 - London, UK @ The Underworld
20.08.06 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
22.08.06 - Bladel n/Eindhoven, HOL @ Pazzop
23.08.06 - Bremen, GER @ SchlachthofMagazinkeller
24.08.06 - GER @ tba
25.08.06 - Malmoe, SWE @ Molle 2
26.08.06 - Linkoping, SWE @ Skylten
27.08.06 - Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
29.08.06 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi
30.08.06 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
31.08.06 - Jyvaskyla, FIN @ Lutakko
01.09.06 - Oulu, FIN @ Teatria
02.09.06 - Umea, SWE @ Midnight
03.09.06 - Gavle SWE @ Monster
04.09.06 - Oslo, NOR @ Betong
05.09.06 - Gotheborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus
06.09.06 - Aarhus, DEN @ Train
07.09.06 - Kolding, DEN @ Godset
08.09.06 - Roskilde, DEN @ Gimle
09.09.06 - Kopenhagen, DEN @ The Rock
10.09.06 - Leeuwarden, HOL @ Het Podium
11.08.06 - Party Sans Festival, Germany
12.08.06 - The Ghostfest, Leeds, UK
13.08.06 - Nottingham, UK @ RockCity
14.08.06 - Liverpool, UK @ Roadkill 350
15.08.06 - Cork, Ireland @ An Cruiscin Lan
16.08.06 - Dublin, Ireland @ Temple Music Bar
17.08.06 - Glasgow, UK @ Barfly
18.08.06 - Birmingham, UK @ Edward No. 8
19.08.06 - London, UK @ The Underworld
20.08.06 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
22.08.06 - Bladel n/Eindhoven, HOL @ Pazzop
23.08.06 - Bremen, GER @ SchlachthofMagazinkeller
24.08.06 - GER @ tba
25.08.06 - Malmoe, SWE @ Molle 2
26.08.06 - Linkoping, SWE @ Skylten
27.08.06 - Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
29.08.06 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi
30.08.06 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
31.08.06 - Jyvaskyla, FIN @ Lutakko
01.09.06 - Oulu, FIN @ Teatria
02.09.06 - Umea, SWE @ Midnight
03.09.06 - Gavle SWE @ Monster
04.09.06 - Oslo, NOR @ Betong
05.09.06 - Gotheborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus
06.09.06 - Aarhus, DEN @ Train
07.09.06 - Kolding, DEN @ Godset
08.09.06 - Roskilde, DEN @ Gimle
09.09.06 - Kopenhagen, DEN @ The Rock
10.09.06 - Leeuwarden, HOL @ Het Podium
| Source: | cryptopsy.net |
| Band profile: | Cryptopsy |
Communic - Replace Exodus At Bang Your Head Festival
Norwegian progressive/power metal band Communic replace Exodus on the billing of this year's Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24, 2006 in Balingen, Germany. Exodus previously dropped out of the billing due to a disagreement over the running order.
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Communic |
| Event: | Bang Your Head!!! |
My Dying Bride - Tour Dates / New Album Update
My Dying Bride have posted some new tour dates on their official website:
Jun. 24 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
Jul. 22 - Metal Camp - Tolmin, Slovenia
Jul. 29 - Metalway Festival - Gernika, Spain
Aug. 19 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbuehl, Germany - main stage
Aug. 26 - Hole In The Sky - Bergen, Norway
Sep. 30 - Bloodstock Festival @ Assembly Rooms - Derby, UK - headliner
Oct. 07 - Yeni Melek Gosteri Merkezi - Istanbul, Turkey
My Dying Bride are still hard at work in the studio recording their next album. So far five songs have been written and recorded but no track names or a title for the album have been announced yet. John (drummer from The Prophecy) has been filling in for Shaun Taylor-Steels behind the kit for the album (as he has been doing on My Dying Bride's live shows) as Shaun is still recovering from his ankle injury.
Jun. 24 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
Jul. 22 - Metal Camp - Tolmin, Slovenia
Jul. 29 - Metalway Festival - Gernika, Spain
Aug. 19 - Summer Breeze - Dinkelsbuehl, Germany - main stage
Aug. 26 - Hole In The Sky - Bergen, Norway
Sep. 30 - Bloodstock Festival @ Assembly Rooms - Derby, UK - headliner
Oct. 07 - Yeni Melek Gosteri Merkezi - Istanbul, Turkey
My Dying Bride are still hard at work in the studio recording their next album. So far five songs have been written and recorded but no track names or a title for the album have been announced yet. John (drummer from The Prophecy) has been filling in for Shaun Taylor-Steels behind the kit for the album (as he has been doing on My Dying Bride's live shows) as Shaun is still recovering from his ankle injury.
| Source: | mydyingbride.org |
| Band profile: | My Dying Bride |
Unholy Alliance Chapter II - Tour Dates
In Flames will join thrash stalwarts Slayer, fellow Europeans Children Of Bodom, Lamb Of God, and Thine Eyes Bleed as part of a European "Unholy Alliance Tour" package. Dubbed the "Unholy Alliance Chapter II: Preaching To The Perverted", Slayer will lead the charge all across Europe this October hitting the following confirmed dates :
10/22 - Italy @ Milan Mazda Palace
10/23 - Switzerland @ Zurich Eishalle Deutweg
10/25 - Germany @ Dusseldorf Phillipshalle
10/26 - Germany @ Berlin Arena
10/27 - Germany @ Munich Zenith
10/28 - Germany@ Stuttgart Boblingen Sporthalle
10/30 - Wales @ Cardiff Arena
10/31 - England @ London Wembley Arena
11/01 - England @ Birmingham NEC
11/02 - Scotland @ Glasgow SECC
11/03 - England @ Manchester Arena
11/05 - Ireland @ Dublin The Point
11/07 - France @ Paria Palais Omnisport de Bercy*
11/08 - Holland @ Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
11/09 - Belgium @ Leuven Brabanthal
11/10 - German @ Trier Messe Park
11/13 - Finland @ Helsinki Jahalli
11/15 - Norway @ Oslo Spektrum
11/16 - Sweden @ Stockholm Hovet
11/17 - Denmark @ Copenhagen Valbyhallen
11/18 - Iceland @ Reykjavik Laugardalsholl
11/19 - England @ London Carling Academy Brixton**
11/20 - England @ London Carling Academy Brixton**
* with Gojira
** without In Flames and with Mendeed
10/22 - Italy @ Milan Mazda Palace
10/23 - Switzerland @ Zurich Eishalle Deutweg
10/25 - Germany @ Dusseldorf Phillipshalle
10/26 - Germany @ Berlin Arena
10/27 - Germany @ Munich Zenith
10/28 - Germany@ Stuttgart Boblingen Sporthalle
10/30 - Wales @ Cardiff Arena
10/31 - England @ London Wembley Arena
11/01 - England @ Birmingham NEC
11/02 - Scotland @ Glasgow SECC
11/03 - England @ Manchester Arena
11/05 - Ireland @ Dublin The Point
11/07 - France @ Paria Palais Omnisport de Bercy*
11/08 - Holland @ Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall
11/09 - Belgium @ Leuven Brabanthal
11/10 - German @ Trier Messe Park
11/13 - Finland @ Helsinki Jahalli
11/15 - Norway @ Oslo Spektrum
11/16 - Sweden @ Stockholm Hovet
11/17 - Denmark @ Copenhagen Valbyhallen
11/18 - Iceland @ Reykjavik Laugardalsholl
11/19 - England @ London Carling Academy Brixton**
11/20 - England @ London Carling Academy Brixton**
* with Gojira
** without In Flames and with Mendeed
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Event: | Unholy Alliance Tour Chapter II |
Overlorde - Honour D-Day With 1987 Track Upload
Today, June 6, is not only the much publicized 06/06/06, it is also the anniversary of Overlorde's naming. And the anniversary of a monumental event in world history.
D-Day: OPERATION OVERLORD
To mark the anniversaries, and to honor those who sacrificed so much, Overlorde has added a song to its MySpace music player from their 1987 EP. Titled Overlorde, the song is about D-Day and it's called "The Longest Day".
Check out the song, and read more, at this location.
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D-Day: OPERATION OVERLORD
To mark the anniversaries, and to honor those who sacrificed so much, Overlorde has added a song to its MySpace music player from their 1987 EP. Titled Overlorde, the song is about D-Day and it's called "The Longest Day".
Check out the song, and read more, at this location.
Read more ››
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Overlorde |