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Tuska Open Air Festival 2005 - The Last News...
TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL PRESS RELEASE
- Mnemic and Paska complete the 2005 line-up
- Tuska Warm-up party on June 15th at Tavastia in Helsinki - exclusive
Amorphis-show
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival taking place in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki,
during 15.-17.7. has completed the 2005 line-up.
The sole vacant slot on Saturday has now been occupied by Danish future
metallers Mnemic. The Danes just recently played their first show in
Finland at the Finnish Metal Expo and will now return to perform to
larger crowds.
Not many people outside of Finland have heard about the performance
artist known as Paska. His eccentric and certainly very original
performances can be seen on all stages throughout the weekend. Be warned.
The only missing act at this stage is the winner of the band contest at
Rotonde-Festival at the end of May.
According to the tradition established in prior years, a Tuska warm-up
party will take place at the infamous Tavastia Club in Helsinki on
Wednesday, 15th of June. The crowd will be treated with the only live-
performance of the summer by the legendary Amorphis. These true veterans
of Finnish metal will be warmed up by the groovy Rust and up and coming
melodic emocore act April. Amorphis have just recently returned from a
successfull North - American tour with their newly recruited singer Tomi
Joutsen. In other Amorphis-related news, the band signed a fresh
recording contract with German Nuclear Blast Records and will soon enter
the studio to record a follow up to their 2003 album Far From The Sun.
Tuska 2005 evening clubs offer more variety than ever in terms of venues
and acts. Tavastia and Manala will carry on from last year, and as for
new locations, Tuska will pay homage to its original festival site, VR-
Makasiinit by hosting evening clubs on Friday and Saturday. Gloria will
be the location of first ever all-ages -Tuska-clubs. Also a new addition
is the recently opened, widely popular NiteLife Rock, a.k.a. Talevala.
The programme for all Tuska 2005 evening clubs will be released in May.
Tickets for Tuska 2005 are currently on sale. Three day ticket costs 67
euro and one day tickets 32 euro each. Tickets are available through
Lippupalvelu (www.lippupalvelu.fi) and Tiketti (www.tiketti.fi).
Tickets for Tuska Warm-up are available only at www.tiketti.fi for 10
euro. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday April 26th.
Current Tuska 2005 artist roster reads as follows. Please note that
showdays concerning some acts are subject to change.
Read more ››
- Mnemic and Paska complete the 2005 line-up
- Tuska Warm-up party on June 15th at Tavastia in Helsinki - exclusive
Amorphis-show
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival taking place in Kaisaniemi, Helsinki,
during 15.-17.7. has completed the 2005 line-up.
The sole vacant slot on Saturday has now been occupied by Danish future
metallers Mnemic. The Danes just recently played their first show in
Finland at the Finnish Metal Expo and will now return to perform to
larger crowds.
Not many people outside of Finland have heard about the performance
artist known as Paska. His eccentric and certainly very original
performances can be seen on all stages throughout the weekend. Be warned.
The only missing act at this stage is the winner of the band contest at
Rotonde-Festival at the end of May.
According to the tradition established in prior years, a Tuska warm-up
party will take place at the infamous Tavastia Club in Helsinki on
Wednesday, 15th of June. The crowd will be treated with the only live-
performance of the summer by the legendary Amorphis. These true veterans
of Finnish metal will be warmed up by the groovy Rust and up and coming
melodic emocore act April. Amorphis have just recently returned from a
successfull North - American tour with their newly recruited singer Tomi
Joutsen. In other Amorphis-related news, the band signed a fresh
recording contract with German Nuclear Blast Records and will soon enter
the studio to record a follow up to their 2003 album Far From The Sun.
Tuska 2005 evening clubs offer more variety than ever in terms of venues
and acts. Tavastia and Manala will carry on from last year, and as for
new locations, Tuska will pay homage to its original festival site, VR-
Makasiinit by hosting evening clubs on Friday and Saturday. Gloria will
be the location of first ever all-ages -Tuska-clubs. Also a new addition
is the recently opened, widely popular NiteLife Rock, a.k.a. Talevala.
The programme for all Tuska 2005 evening clubs will be released in May.
Tickets for Tuska 2005 are currently on sale. Three day ticket costs 67
euro and one day tickets 32 euro each. Tickets are available through
Lippupalvelu (www.lippupalvelu.fi) and Tiketti (www.tiketti.fi).
Tickets for Tuska Warm-up are available only at www.tiketti.fi for 10
euro. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday April 26th.
Current Tuska 2005 artist roster reads as follows. Please note that
showdays concerning some acts are subject to change.
Read more ››
| Source: | Tuska Festival |
Within Temptation - Win A Meeting With The Band
All the fans of Within Temptation are welcome to play to win a "journey/meeting" with the band during the shooting of their new video clip "Angel".
Answer to this easy question here =]
http://www.wt-music.de/gewinnspiel/index_en.php
Answer to this easy question here =]
http://www.wt-music.de/gewinnspiel/index_en.php
| Source: | BMG |
| Band profile: | Within Temptation |
Opeth - Close To A Deal With Roadrunner
Sweden's OPETH are on the verge of inking a new record deal with Roadrunner Records, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The band, who were previously signed to the now-defunct British label Music For Nations Records, recently entered Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their eight album, tentatively due later in the year.
OPETH will take part in the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour, which is slated to kick off June 25 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Other bands scheduled to take part in the trek include CLUTCH, LAMB OF GOD, GWAR, POISON THE WELL, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, UNEARTH, EVERY TIME I DIE, CHIMAIRA, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, MADBALL and DEVILDRIVER.
OPETH will take part in the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour, which is slated to kick off June 25 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Other bands scheduled to take part in the trek include CLUTCH, LAMB OF GOD, GWAR, POISON THE WELL, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, UNEARTH, EVERY TIME I DIE, CHIMAIRA, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, MADBALL and DEVILDRIVER.
| Source: | Blabbermouth |
| Band profile: | Opeth |
Nailboard Records - New Estonian Label
On April 12 an Estonian metal record label called Nailboard Records launched a homepage and made public its plans for the near future. The blossoming sub-label of hyper.records has already met with considerable success - their first release, winner of Estonian Music Award of 2005 in the punk/metal category, the folk-metallic masterpiece "Hiiekoda" by Metsatõll sold over 1000 copies in first three weeks, which is quite something in a country with around a million residents, where the latest hit compilation of Britney Spears has only sold a few hundred copies.
Sights are aimed on Estonian metal music as a whole; release dates of upcoming quality albums by Human Ground, East Trading Wang and Pedigree have been announced; local star metallers Tharaphita and Must Missa have been signed as well. Also the history of the scene will not be forgotten - the aim of a special series called "Gems from Estonian Metal Vaults" is to dig out and remove the rust from past works of Estonian metal bands; the first to be drenched in the acid bath are "Ei kahetse midagi" by Loits and "Viimanegi veri" by Manatark.
For more information please visit http://www.nailboard.org
Sights are aimed on Estonian metal music as a whole; release dates of upcoming quality albums by Human Ground, East Trading Wang and Pedigree have been announced; local star metallers Tharaphita and Must Missa have been signed as well. Also the history of the scene will not be forgotten - the aim of a special series called "Gems from Estonian Metal Vaults" is to dig out and remove the rust from past works of Estonian metal bands; the first to be drenched in the acid bath are "Ei kahetse midagi" by Loits and "Viimanegi veri" by Manatark.
For more information please visit http://www.nailboard.org
| Source: | estonianmetal.com |
OSM Records - Label's Looking For Unsigned Bands
OSM Records is looking for unsigned bands !!!
OSM Records is in the process of signing some really talented bands, we have ears and eyes on almost every corner of the world and we are determined to succeed. This is a call to arms for every unsigned band that has the balls to make front to the trendy reality of metal music today.
Please send us your demo CDs to (don't forget to add a bio, a picture of the band, the cover of your demo, lyrics etc...):
OSM Records
P.O. Box 4822
Antioch, CA 94531-4822
USA
Contact Goldwyn " goldwyn@osmrecords.net " for for further informations
OSM Records is in the process of signing some really talented bands, we have ears and eyes on almost every corner of the world and we are determined to succeed. This is a call to arms for every unsigned band that has the balls to make front to the trendy reality of metal music today.
Please send us your demo CDs to (don't forget to add a bio, a picture of the band, the cover of your demo, lyrics etc...):
OSM Records
P.O. Box 4822
Antioch, CA 94531-4822
USA
Contact Goldwyn " goldwyn@osmrecords.net " for for further informations
| Source: | OSM Records |
AFM Records - Newsletter, April 2005
AFM RECORDS NEWSLETTER, APRIL 2005
INCLUDES:
- FLYING ACES TOUR GREAT SUCCESS FOR ALL BANDS
- ROB ROCK HOLY HELL IN STORES SINCE APRIL, 4th
- AT VANCE CHAINED IN STORES SINCE APRIL, 11th / TOUR WITH BRAINSTORM
- SHAAMAN NEW ALBUM IN MAY 2005
- DORO KERRANG AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE SINGER
- SQUEALER WHAT COMES AFTER THE DECEASE OF ANDY?
"FLYING ACES" TOUR WITH
MASTERPLAN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ROB ROCK and PURE INC.
The Flying Aces tour just finished on April, 9th with the gig in Kaufbeuren and turned out to be a great success for all participating bands due to the crowded locations. Enthusiastic reactions of fans and press, always a great sound and the visual performances of the bands satisfied all spectators in the halls and clubs. A very special "thank you" goes to the crew of the Flying Aces tour who did a great job to provide a perfect show for the fans every night.
ROB ROCK - NEW ALBUM "HOLY HELL"
Fans who danced? oh sorry? of course I meant GOT CRAZY to one or the other new
ROB ROCK tune on the Flying Aces tour, can do this right now at home as well, because the new album "Holy Hell" is in stores since the 4th of April. The ROB ROCK fans can look forward to 10 new songs produced by Roy Z (a.o. JUDAS PRIEST) and mixed by Jacob Hansen who created a real heavy sound for that record.
Order No.: AFM 091-2
AT VANCE - NEW ALBUM "CHAINED"
"INSIDE THE MONSTER TOUR" WITH BRAINSTROM AND MERCENARY
The new AT VANCE album "Chained" is in stores since the 11th of April. The new drummer of AT VANCE will be Mark Cross (former METALIUM, HELLOWEEN).
From the 19th of April, the band will support BRAINSTORM on their ?Inside The Monster tour" which will stop in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, and Switzerland.
SHAAMAN - NEW ALBUM "REASON"
The new SHAAMAN (no spelling mistake, due to legal reasons, the band had to change their name a little) album, entitled ?Reason" is ready to be played in the "repeat" modus of your CD player from May, 17th. There will be nine new SHAAMAN songs on the album as well as a cover version of the SISTERS OF MERCY hit "More". The album sounds a little drier and harder as the debut album, but comes up with lots of great melodies and some South-American folk influences. So watch out for this outstanding and unique Metal record: Fat sound, great melodies, variation and at no time boring.
Order No.: AFM 087-2
Read more ››
INCLUDES:
- FLYING ACES TOUR GREAT SUCCESS FOR ALL BANDS
- ROB ROCK HOLY HELL IN STORES SINCE APRIL, 4th
- AT VANCE CHAINED IN STORES SINCE APRIL, 11th / TOUR WITH BRAINSTORM
- SHAAMAN NEW ALBUM IN MAY 2005
- DORO KERRANG AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE SINGER
- SQUEALER WHAT COMES AFTER THE DECEASE OF ANDY?
"FLYING ACES" TOUR WITH
MASTERPLAN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE, ROB ROCK and PURE INC.
The Flying Aces tour just finished on April, 9th with the gig in Kaufbeuren and turned out to be a great success for all participating bands due to the crowded locations. Enthusiastic reactions of fans and press, always a great sound and the visual performances of the bands satisfied all spectators in the halls and clubs. A very special "thank you" goes to the crew of the Flying Aces tour who did a great job to provide a perfect show for the fans every night.
ROB ROCK - NEW ALBUM "HOLY HELL"
Fans who danced? oh sorry? of course I meant GOT CRAZY to one or the other new
ROB ROCK tune on the Flying Aces tour, can do this right now at home as well, because the new album "Holy Hell" is in stores since the 4th of April. The ROB ROCK fans can look forward to 10 new songs produced by Roy Z (a.o. JUDAS PRIEST) and mixed by Jacob Hansen who created a real heavy sound for that record.
Order No.: AFM 091-2
AT VANCE - NEW ALBUM "CHAINED"
"INSIDE THE MONSTER TOUR" WITH BRAINSTROM AND MERCENARY
The new AT VANCE album "Chained" is in stores since the 11th of April. The new drummer of AT VANCE will be Mark Cross (former METALIUM, HELLOWEEN).
From the 19th of April, the band will support BRAINSTORM on their ?Inside The Monster tour" which will stop in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, and Switzerland.
SHAAMAN - NEW ALBUM "REASON"
The new SHAAMAN (no spelling mistake, due to legal reasons, the band had to change their name a little) album, entitled ?Reason" is ready to be played in the "repeat" modus of your CD player from May, 17th. There will be nine new SHAAMAN songs on the album as well as a cover version of the SISTERS OF MERCY hit "More". The album sounds a little drier and harder as the debut album, but comes up with lots of great melodies and some South-American folk influences. So watch out for this outstanding and unique Metal record: Fat sound, great melodies, variation and at no time boring.
Order No.: AFM 087-2
Read more ››
| Source: | AFM Records |
Magellan - New Album Symphony For A Misanthrope
It's now possible to download and buy online in wma format, the brand new Magellan album "SYMPHONY FOR A MISANTHROPE", to be released under Inside Out from 18 of april in Europe.
At this link http://www.magellanweb.com/sfam_shop.htm it is possible to hear a preview and buy the album at only 99c a song.
The official Message Board has been also closed. A new one runed by the fans is now online at
http://www.magellanforum.com
Enjoy it
At this link http://www.magellanweb.com/sfam_shop.htm it is possible to hear a preview and buy the album at only 99c a song.
The official Message Board has been also closed. A new one runed by the fans is now online at
http://www.magellanforum.com
Enjoy it
| Source: | Magellan |
Graspop 2005 - Megadeth confirmed + last news
GMM 2005 : Press Release 6 - Wednesday 07 April 2005
GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Festivalpark, DESSEL - Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2005
ALMOST THERE...
The line-up for the 10th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting is almost complete.
Just eight slots remain to be filled.
Unfortunately there are also a few cancellations: CHIMAIRA and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE won't be coming to Graspop this year.
The band offer their sincere apologies. They are part of the 'Sounds of the Underground' tour in America and as the starting date of this tour has been moved forward to 25 June, they had no choice but to cancel their Graspop gig.
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES also have to cancel. Singer Mike Muir has been having serious health problems and Suicidal are forced to postpone the entire summer tour. Get well soon Mike!
Good news from the MADBALL camp. They have come back on their decision to cancel and have reconfirmed their appearance at this year's festival.
MEGADETH is another name that's been circulating quite a bit and? we are finally able to add Megadeth to the bill. The band looked to be dead and buried in 2002 when Dave Mustaine suffered a severe arm injury, but three years later Megadeth are alive and kicking and the old sound is back.
SKITSOY, the band around former Channel Zero lead man Franky De Smet-Vandamme, will also be playing Graspop this year.
Have also been confirmed :TERROR, AMEN, PRO-PAIN DRAGON FORCE, GOREFEST, PETER PAN SPEEDROCK and SIRENIA
The provisional line-up for the three days of the festival is as follows (note that last-minute changes are still possible!!):
Friday 24 June :
ALTER BRIDGE - CALIBAN -ENSLAVED - GRAVE DIGGER - H20 - HELMET - IMMOLATION - KREATOR MADBALL - MEGADETH - METAL CHURCH - NEVERMORE - PAPA ROACH - SYSTEM OF A DOWN - WITHIN TEMPTATION
Saturday 25 June :
ACCEPT - AMON AMARTH - BEHEMOTH -GOREFEST - IN FLAMES - MASTODON - PETER PAN SPEEDROCK - PRO PAIN - ROSE TATTOO - SAMAEL - SICK OF IT ALL - SIRENIA - SKITSOY - SLAYER - SLIPKNOT - SOILWORK
Sunday 26 June :
AMEN - ARCH ENEMY - AXEL RUDI PELL - DARK TRANQUILLITY - DREAM THEATER - DIO -DRAGON FORCE - IRON MAIDEN - LACUNA COIL - MURPHY'S LAW - NUCLEAR ASSAULT - OCEANS OF SADNESS - PRIMAL FEAR - TERROR - YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
ADVANCE SALES
You can order your tickets to the Graspop Metal Meeting by phone, online and via the usual presales channels.
Order your ticket(s) as soon as possible to avoid unpleasant surprises.
You will find the exhaustive list on our website: www.graspop.be
Read more ››
GRASPOP METAL MEETING
Festivalpark, DESSEL - Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2005
ALMOST THERE...
The line-up for the 10th edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting is almost complete.
Just eight slots remain to be filled.
Unfortunately there are also a few cancellations: CHIMAIRA and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE won't be coming to Graspop this year.
The band offer their sincere apologies. They are part of the 'Sounds of the Underground' tour in America and as the starting date of this tour has been moved forward to 25 June, they had no choice but to cancel their Graspop gig.
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES also have to cancel. Singer Mike Muir has been having serious health problems and Suicidal are forced to postpone the entire summer tour. Get well soon Mike!
Good news from the MADBALL camp. They have come back on their decision to cancel and have reconfirmed their appearance at this year's festival.
MEGADETH is another name that's been circulating quite a bit and? we are finally able to add Megadeth to the bill. The band looked to be dead and buried in 2002 when Dave Mustaine suffered a severe arm injury, but three years later Megadeth are alive and kicking and the old sound is back.
SKITSOY, the band around former Channel Zero lead man Franky De Smet-Vandamme, will also be playing Graspop this year.
Have also been confirmed :TERROR, AMEN, PRO-PAIN DRAGON FORCE, GOREFEST, PETER PAN SPEEDROCK and SIRENIA
The provisional line-up for the three days of the festival is as follows (note that last-minute changes are still possible!!):
Friday 24 June :
ALTER BRIDGE - CALIBAN -ENSLAVED - GRAVE DIGGER - H20 - HELMET - IMMOLATION - KREATOR MADBALL - MEGADETH - METAL CHURCH - NEVERMORE - PAPA ROACH - SYSTEM OF A DOWN - WITHIN TEMPTATION
Saturday 25 June :
ACCEPT - AMON AMARTH - BEHEMOTH -GOREFEST - IN FLAMES - MASTODON - PETER PAN SPEEDROCK - PRO PAIN - ROSE TATTOO - SAMAEL - SICK OF IT ALL - SIRENIA - SKITSOY - SLAYER - SLIPKNOT - SOILWORK
Sunday 26 June :
AMEN - ARCH ENEMY - AXEL RUDI PELL - DARK TRANQUILLITY - DREAM THEATER - DIO -DRAGON FORCE - IRON MAIDEN - LACUNA COIL - MURPHY'S LAW - NUCLEAR ASSAULT - OCEANS OF SADNESS - PRIMAL FEAR - TERROR - YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
ADVANCE SALES
You can order your tickets to the Graspop Metal Meeting by phone, online and via the usual presales channels.
Order your ticket(s) as soon as possible to avoid unpleasant surprises.
You will find the exhaustive list on our website: www.graspop.be
Read more ››
Freak Kitchen - New Freak Kitchen album soon
ORGANIC!
New Freak Kitchen album soon + bonus DVD included!
We are currently wrapping up the work on Organic, our forthcoming CD, which we release late April. (Global release dates soon. Some territories will be in May).
We're joined by the amazing Bumblefoot on vocals and guitar on the track "Speak When Spoken To". We have also shot a video for the track which will be feautured on a special, first printing bonus DVD. The DVD will also include three exclusive live clips from Paris ("Hateful Little People", "Taste my Chopstick") and Montpellier ("Blind") + the "Nobody's Laughing" and "Print This!"-videos.
The cover painting is made by fabulous French expressionist Thierry Cardinet.
The Organic tunes and running order:
01. Speak When Spoken To
02. The Rights to You
03. Look Bored
04. Chest Pain Waltz
05. Mussolini Mind
06. Guilt Trip
07. Becky
08. Independent Way of Life
09. Heal Me
10. Infidelity Ghost
11. Sob Story
12. Breathe
Swedes can place their order at www.ginza.se this very moment.
The French will have the chance to hook up with IA (and later on Björn and Chris at La Locomotive) the week of the release at the following places:
26/04 : Rennes / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
27/04 : Rouen / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
28/04 : Toulouse / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
29/04 : Paris / Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées (18.00)
30/04 : Tours / Maison de l'Etudiant, Parc Grandmont (15.00)
01/05 : Paris / La Locomotive (from 16.00), with the whole band performing around 30 minutes at the Hard Rock Magazine Awards Evening. www.hardrockmag.com.
Wednesday April 27th, IA will present Organic live on France Inter (French national radio station) in a show called "Sous Les Etoiles Exactement". This late night show will take place from 2.00 AM until 3.00 AM during the night of the 27th to the 28th. Don't worry if you're not based in France you can listen to this show (in French) via Internet. On the 28th at 2.00 AM just click here
(link to : http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-inter01/direct/index.php?ok=1).
Then, when you'll be on the site click on "Ecouter en direct" on the Top left. Have fun !
Brand new Freak Kitchen "Organic" website by the mighty HTML-dude coming soon!
Read more ››
New Freak Kitchen album soon + bonus DVD included!
We are currently wrapping up the work on Organic, our forthcoming CD, which we release late April. (Global release dates soon. Some territories will be in May).
We're joined by the amazing Bumblefoot on vocals and guitar on the track "Speak When Spoken To". We have also shot a video for the track which will be feautured on a special, first printing bonus DVD. The DVD will also include three exclusive live clips from Paris ("Hateful Little People", "Taste my Chopstick") and Montpellier ("Blind") + the "Nobody's Laughing" and "Print This!"-videos.
The cover painting is made by fabulous French expressionist Thierry Cardinet.
The Organic tunes and running order:
01. Speak When Spoken To
02. The Rights to You
03. Look Bored
04. Chest Pain Waltz
05. Mussolini Mind
06. Guilt Trip
07. Becky
08. Independent Way of Life
09. Heal Me
10. Infidelity Ghost
11. Sob Story
12. Breathe
Swedes can place their order at www.ginza.se this very moment.
The French will have the chance to hook up with IA (and later on Björn and Chris at La Locomotive) the week of the release at the following places:
26/04 : Rennes / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
27/04 : Rouen / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
28/04 : Toulouse / Virgin Megastore (17.30)
29/04 : Paris / Virgin Megastore Champs Elysées (18.00)
30/04 : Tours / Maison de l'Etudiant, Parc Grandmont (15.00)
01/05 : Paris / La Locomotive (from 16.00), with the whole band performing around 30 minutes at the Hard Rock Magazine Awards Evening. www.hardrockmag.com.
Wednesday April 27th, IA will present Organic live on France Inter (French national radio station) in a show called "Sous Les Etoiles Exactement". This late night show will take place from 2.00 AM until 3.00 AM during the night of the 27th to the 28th. Don't worry if you're not based in France you can listen to this show (in French) via Internet. On the 28th at 2.00 AM just click here
(link to : http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-inter01/direct/index.php?ok=1).
Then, when you'll be on the site click on "Ecouter en direct" on the Top left. Have fun !
Brand new Freak Kitchen "Organic" website by the mighty HTML-dude coming soon!
Read more ››
| Band profile: | Freak Kitchen |
Dream Theater - New Bassist For The Upcoming Tour
According to the official website of the band, Boosty Collins should replace John Myung during the next tour of Dream Theater?
Mike Portnoy said during an interview: John is a fan of Saturday Night Fever and he always tries to Dance like Travolta? But he is definitely better with a bass than on the Dance Floor? We will miss him during the tour but he cannot play with his injured leg ? Bootsy will be perfect one to replace him?
Bootsy seems to be really happy to do this upcoming tour with the masters of the Progressive Metal and he promised to put some groove into the music of the Famous American "disco" Metal act.
Also, as an insight from the future tour, the band will play some Joe Dassin songs, remixed to be suited for Dream Theater.
For the show in Oslo, the headliner will be Bee Gees reformed.
A Funky and Disco tour in perspective?
Mike Portnoy said during an interview: John is a fan of Saturday Night Fever and he always tries to Dance like Travolta? But he is definitely better with a bass than on the Dance Floor? We will miss him during the tour but he cannot play with his injured leg ? Bootsy will be perfect one to replace him?
Bootsy seems to be really happy to do this upcoming tour with the masters of the Progressive Metal and he promised to put some groove into the music of the Famous American "disco" Metal act.
Also, as an insight from the future tour, the band will play some Joe Dassin songs, remixed to be suited for Dream Theater.
For the show in Oslo, the headliner will be Bee Gees reformed.
A Funky and Disco tour in perspective?
| Source: | discotheater.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Nihilist - The New Album
Their lifespan would be short but not the impact or influence this Swedish band would have on the entire extreme music scene. Sure they were youngsters at the time, but this band would help to cultivate the sound that birthed and initially propelled the now-and-forever signature European death metal sound - one that is still viable and as exciting today. The album simply entitled "Nihilist" will feature the following songs in it's raw and unshaped form:
Tracklist:
01. SENTENCED TO DEATH (3:11)
02. SUPPOSED TO ROT (1:54)
03. CARNAL LEFTOVERS (3:04)
04. ABNORMALLY DECEASED (3:05)
05. REVEL IN FLESH (3:41)
06. FACE OF EVIL (3:49)
07. SEVERE BURNS (5:40)
08. WHEN LIFE HAS CEASED (4:11)
09. MORBID DEVOURMENT (5:23)
10. RADIATION SICKNESS (1:58)
11. FACE OF EVIL (3:38)
12. BUT LIFE GOES ON (2:53)
13. SHREDS OF FLESH (2:08)
14. THE TRUTH BEYOND (3:26)
RELEASE DATE IN EUROPE
25th of APRIL-2005
USA & CANADA: TBA
FORMAT:
CD- with Embossed cover slipcase
VINYL- TBA
Selling points:
· The album will also feature liner Notes from Metal Maniacs writer /euro label
manager for Century Media Ula Gehret
· Highly influential recordings that started the death metal boom
· Pre-Entombed recordings
· First time recordings of songs later featured on the classic Left Hand Path & Cladenstine albums
· Featuring Nicke (now in The Hellacopters) & Johnny Hedlund(now in Unleashed)
· 4 time Grammy Nominated
· Awarded Kerrangs "Spirit Of Independence"
Read more ››
Tracklist:
01. SENTENCED TO DEATH (3:11)
02. SUPPOSED TO ROT (1:54)
03. CARNAL LEFTOVERS (3:04)
04. ABNORMALLY DECEASED (3:05)
05. REVEL IN FLESH (3:41)
06. FACE OF EVIL (3:49)
07. SEVERE BURNS (5:40)
08. WHEN LIFE HAS CEASED (4:11)
09. MORBID DEVOURMENT (5:23)
10. RADIATION SICKNESS (1:58)
11. FACE OF EVIL (3:38)
12. BUT LIFE GOES ON (2:53)
13. SHREDS OF FLESH (2:08)
14. THE TRUTH BEYOND (3:26)
RELEASE DATE IN EUROPE
25th of APRIL-2005
USA & CANADA: TBA
FORMAT:
CD- with Embossed cover slipcase
VINYL- TBA
Selling points:
· The album will also feature liner Notes from Metal Maniacs writer /euro label
manager for Century Media Ula Gehret
· Highly influential recordings that started the death metal boom
· Pre-Entombed recordings
· First time recordings of songs later featured on the classic Left Hand Path & Cladenstine albums
· Featuring Nicke (now in The Hellacopters) & Johnny Hedlund(now in Unleashed)
· 4 time Grammy Nominated
· Awarded Kerrangs "Spirit Of Independence"
Read more ››
| Source: | threeman.net |
Yann Armellino - Last news...
Mr Armellino last news...
- Interview & contest on http://www.alsalive.com
- After the paper fanzine, you can find the interview of metalize-it on
http://www.metalize-it.be/fr/index.php?page=interview&position=4
- Reviews on Hard Rock FM http://www.rocktime.fr.st
- and on http://juntasio-metal.skyblog.com/14.html
Finally, you can find here the new Ibanez catalog -] http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_france.html
- Interview & contest on http://www.alsalive.com
- After the paper fanzine, you can find the interview of metalize-it on
http://www.metalize-it.be/fr/index.php?page=interview&position=4
- Reviews on Hard Rock FM http://www.rocktime.fr.st
- and on http://juntasio-metal.skyblog.com/14.html
Finally, you can find here the new Ibanez catalog -] http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_france.html
| Source: | Yann Armellino |
Tuska - Program Almost Complete
TUSKA OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCMENT
- Line-up almost complete, one more artist to be added
- Ticket sales start on Friday April 1st
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival has added more international and Finnish acts to the 2005 roster. The line-up is almost complete with only 1 more artist to be added for Saturday afternoon as well as the winner from the band contest at Rotonde-Festival, France, which is to be held later this spring. This year's Tuska-Festival is more international than ever, with nearly half of the artists coming from abroad. The evening clubs will most likely see some international action as well.
New additions in Finnish professionalism will be represented by Apocalyptica, whose cello metal is witnessed way too rarely on their native soil. Apocalytica just recently supported Rammstein on their
European tour and appeared stateside on a few selected dates.
German precision and universal greatness is brought to you by the mighty Gamma Ray. The band last appeared on the bill at Tuska 2000 and have since built their fanbase by selling out club shows on a regular basis.
Other additions include up-and-coming death metallers Amoral, Finnish-singing Stam1na and Viikate, as well as Callisto who are about to embark on a European tour in a few weeks.
The search continues for one more, either domestic or foreign artist.
Ticket sales for Tuska 2005 start on Friday April 1st. Three-day ticketcosts 67 euro, one-day ticket 32 euro. Go to http://www.lippupalvelu.fi to purchase tickets.
Current Tuska 2005 line-up reads as follows:
Friday 15.7.
Monster Magnet (USA)
Apocalyptica
Finntroll
Teräsbetoni
Scarve (FRA)
Primal Fear (GER)
Destruction (GER)
Callisto
Wintersun
Saturday 16.7.
Dimmu Borgir (NOR)
Testament (GER)
Gamma Ray (GER)
Deathchain
Thunderstone
Amoral
Rotten Sound
Lake Of Tears (SWE)
Ajattara
Pain Confessor
Sinking
Naglfar (SWE)
Sunday 17.7.
Accept (GER)
Sentenced
Children Of Bodom
Evergrey (SWE)
Viikate
Bal-Sagoth (UK)
Stam1na
Turmion Kätilöt
Hieronymus Bosch (RUS)
Additional Information:
http://www.tuska-festival.fi
- Line-up almost complete, one more artist to be added
- Ticket sales start on Friday April 1st
Tuska Open Air Metal Festival has added more international and Finnish acts to the 2005 roster. The line-up is almost complete with only 1 more artist to be added for Saturday afternoon as well as the winner from the band contest at Rotonde-Festival, France, which is to be held later this spring. This year's Tuska-Festival is more international than ever, with nearly half of the artists coming from abroad. The evening clubs will most likely see some international action as well.
New additions in Finnish professionalism will be represented by Apocalyptica, whose cello metal is witnessed way too rarely on their native soil. Apocalytica just recently supported Rammstein on their
European tour and appeared stateside on a few selected dates.
German precision and universal greatness is brought to you by the mighty Gamma Ray. The band last appeared on the bill at Tuska 2000 and have since built their fanbase by selling out club shows on a regular basis.
Other additions include up-and-coming death metallers Amoral, Finnish-singing Stam1na and Viikate, as well as Callisto who are about to embark on a European tour in a few weeks.
The search continues for one more, either domestic or foreign artist.
Ticket sales for Tuska 2005 start on Friday April 1st. Three-day ticketcosts 67 euro, one-day ticket 32 euro. Go to http://www.lippupalvelu.fi to purchase tickets.
Current Tuska 2005 line-up reads as follows:
Friday 15.7.
Monster Magnet (USA)
Apocalyptica
Finntroll
Teräsbetoni
Scarve (FRA)
Primal Fear (GER)
Destruction (GER)
Callisto
Wintersun
Saturday 16.7.
Dimmu Borgir (NOR)
Testament (GER)
Gamma Ray (GER)
Deathchain
Thunderstone
Amoral
Rotten Sound
Lake Of Tears (SWE)
Ajattara
Pain Confessor
Sinking
Naglfar (SWE)
Sunday 17.7.
Accept (GER)
Sentenced
Children Of Bodom
Evergrey (SWE)
Viikate
Bal-Sagoth (UK)
Stam1na
Turmion Kätilöt
Hieronymus Bosch (RUS)
Additional Information:
http://www.tuska-festival.fi
Callenish Circle - A new album is coming
After a long silence finally some news again from the CALLENISH CIRCLE camp?
Last couple of months we have been working very hard on our new (and meanwhile 5th) studio album. So far we have written the complete basics of 6 new tracks and we have plenty of cool material & ideas left for the rest of the album. It's just a matter of putting the right ideas into song structures and work out the details. Some of the new song-titles are 'This Day You Regret', 'Sweet Cyanide' and 'As You Speak'.
The recordings for the new, yet untitled, album are scheduled in May & June over here in The Netherlands with Gail Liebling (mastermind behind Gail of God). The mix will be done in Denmark with Tue Madsen (a.o. The Haunted, Illdisposed & Mnemic) at the well-known Antfarm Studio. Last but not least the album will be mastered by Peter Neuber at Mega Wimp Sound in Germany. At the moment we haven't decided on the artist for the artwork yet.
The new material music wise? well? just imagine the best of what we did on both Metal Blade albums, add some really cool groovy parts and combine this already deadly cocktail with some high-tech wacky soundscapes, delivered by mr. Liebling himself.
Furthermore the new album will feature a bonus DVD with a lot of cool video footage. On this bonus DVD there will be featured a completely professional (audio & visual) recorded live-show (recorded at the 013 venue in Tilburg), a home-video of our trip to the Piorno Rock Festival in Spain, a studio-report of the recordings of our upcoming album and some other interesting stuff.
The release is scheduled for November on Metal Blade Records again. After the release we will also hit the road again to promote the album at the live front.
For more info & bookings contact : trendkiller@callenish-circle.com or surf to: http://www.callenish-circle.com
Last couple of months we have been working very hard on our new (and meanwhile 5th) studio album. So far we have written the complete basics of 6 new tracks and we have plenty of cool material & ideas left for the rest of the album. It's just a matter of putting the right ideas into song structures and work out the details. Some of the new song-titles are 'This Day You Regret', 'Sweet Cyanide' and 'As You Speak'.
The recordings for the new, yet untitled, album are scheduled in May & June over here in The Netherlands with Gail Liebling (mastermind behind Gail of God). The mix will be done in Denmark with Tue Madsen (a.o. The Haunted, Illdisposed & Mnemic) at the well-known Antfarm Studio. Last but not least the album will be mastered by Peter Neuber at Mega Wimp Sound in Germany. At the moment we haven't decided on the artist for the artwork yet.
The new material music wise? well? just imagine the best of what we did on both Metal Blade albums, add some really cool groovy parts and combine this already deadly cocktail with some high-tech wacky soundscapes, delivered by mr. Liebling himself.
Furthermore the new album will feature a bonus DVD with a lot of cool video footage. On this bonus DVD there will be featured a completely professional (audio & visual) recorded live-show (recorded at the 013 venue in Tilburg), a home-video of our trip to the Piorno Rock Festival in Spain, a studio-report of the recordings of our upcoming album and some other interesting stuff.
The release is scheduled for November on Metal Blade Records again. After the release we will also hit the road again to promote the album at the live front.
For more info & bookings contact : trendkiller@callenish-circle.com or surf to: http://www.callenish-circle.com
| Source: | Callenish Circle |
Gaia Epicus - Bassist Dies In A Car Accident
Less a musician on the scene
Yngve Hanssen, the bass-player of the Norwegian Power Metal band Gaia Epicus died in a car crash on 02th March 2005... New Gaia Epicus album is out 23th March 2005. You will hear that Yngve was a great musician...
R.I.P.
Yngve Hanssen, the bass-player of the Norwegian Power Metal band Gaia Epicus died in a car crash on 02th March 2005... New Gaia Epicus album is out 23th March 2005. You will hear that Yngve was a great musician...
R.I.P.
| Source: | soundriot.net www.gaia-epicus.com |
| Band profile: | Gaia Epicus |