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SikTh - Sampling Entire Record Online
SikTh are now sampling their entire record Death of a Dead Day at this location. The album hits stores tomorrow (6.6.06) in the US and June 26 in the UK through Bieler Bros. Records and will feature special artwork and personally autographed posters for the first ten thousand copies sold. Furthermore anyone who buys the record will be eligible to win an Ipod filled with music from Bieler Bros. Records. Visit this location for more details.
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| Source: | sikth.com |
| Band profile: | SikTh |
Sebastian Bach - To Open For Guns N' Roses In Europe
Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row) has posted the following SebastianBlog at his official website:
"Sometimes, in life, you make true friends. A true friend is someone whom you can see and then not see, but when you see them again, it is like no time has passed at all. A true friend is someone whom you can laugh with, talk with, hang out with, rock with, and confide in. Then there is the friend who gives you so much, you can't express in words how much they mean to you. When I look back on my life, I have to say that one of my true friends is Mr. W. Axl Rose.
As everyone now knows, when Guns N' Roses made their triumphant return to New York City a few weeks ago, Axl was cool enough to invite me on stage all four nights to sing with him the Guns N' Roses song of my choice, which happens to be 'My Michelle'. During the NYC shows Axl asked me if I wanted to fly with him to Europe to duet with him in England at Donington and Hammersmith. Of course I said YES and then I mentioned to him the recording of the new CD 'Angel Down' and how much it would mean for our band to open some Guns N' Roses shows. Axl's response was to offer the band the whole European tour.
To say that my mind is blown, or that I am thankful for this opportunity, is so superfluous. I really cannot express how much this means to me. Axl Rose is the most honest, genuine, straight-up, and talented person I have ever met in this business, and for him to give my band the chance to rock in front of all his fans is something I will never forget. He is now singing better than ever! My personal favorite new Guns N' Roses song is 'I.R.S.'. Last night I jammed with him at Rock Am Ring in Germany in front of 70,000 people after a two-day plane journey which put me in four countries in one day! It is gonna be a truly killer summer playing on tour with Guns N' Roses and recording the new CD as well!!!
See ya soon Europe and Japan!"
Upcoming Sebastian Bach tour dates are as follows:
June
4 - Milan, Italy at Gods Of Metal Festival (duet with Axl)
7 - London, UK at Hammersmith Apollo (duet with Axl)
9 - Dublin, Ireland at RDS Arena (duet with Axl)
11 - Donington, UK at Download Festival (duet with Axl)
13 - Prague, Czech Republic at Sazka Arena**
15 - Warszawa, Poland at Stadion Legii**
17 - Burgenland, Austria at NovaRock Pannonia Feilds II**
July
15 - Kavarna, Bulgaria at Rock In Kavarna (w/ W.A.S.P.)
18 - Sheffield, UK at Hallam Fm Arena**
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"Sometimes, in life, you make true friends. A true friend is someone whom you can see and then not see, but when you see them again, it is like no time has passed at all. A true friend is someone whom you can laugh with, talk with, hang out with, rock with, and confide in. Then there is the friend who gives you so much, you can't express in words how much they mean to you. When I look back on my life, I have to say that one of my true friends is Mr. W. Axl Rose.
As everyone now knows, when Guns N' Roses made their triumphant return to New York City a few weeks ago, Axl was cool enough to invite me on stage all four nights to sing with him the Guns N' Roses song of my choice, which happens to be 'My Michelle'. During the NYC shows Axl asked me if I wanted to fly with him to Europe to duet with him in England at Donington and Hammersmith. Of course I said YES and then I mentioned to him the recording of the new CD 'Angel Down' and how much it would mean for our band to open some Guns N' Roses shows. Axl's response was to offer the band the whole European tour.
To say that my mind is blown, or that I am thankful for this opportunity, is so superfluous. I really cannot express how much this means to me. Axl Rose is the most honest, genuine, straight-up, and talented person I have ever met in this business, and for him to give my band the chance to rock in front of all his fans is something I will never forget. He is now singing better than ever! My personal favorite new Guns N' Roses song is 'I.R.S.'. Last night I jammed with him at Rock Am Ring in Germany in front of 70,000 people after a two-day plane journey which put me in four countries in one day! It is gonna be a truly killer summer playing on tour with Guns N' Roses and recording the new CD as well!!!
See ya soon Europe and Japan!"
Upcoming Sebastian Bach tour dates are as follows:
June
4 - Milan, Italy at Gods Of Metal Festival (duet with Axl)
7 - London, UK at Hammersmith Apollo (duet with Axl)
9 - Dublin, Ireland at RDS Arena (duet with Axl)
11 - Donington, UK at Download Festival (duet with Axl)
13 - Prague, Czech Republic at Sazka Arena**
15 - Warszawa, Poland at Stadion Legii**
17 - Burgenland, Austria at NovaRock Pannonia Feilds II**
July
15 - Kavarna, Bulgaria at Rock In Kavarna (w/ W.A.S.P.)
18 - Sheffield, UK at Hallam Fm Arena**
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| Source: | sebastianbach.com |
Accursed Dawn - Calls It Quits
Speed/death metal outfit Accursed Dawn has officially broken up. Formed in 2002, the band released an album with Pop Faction Records last year. Here's a statement from vocalist Brett Coverdale :
"Well, here we are, exactly 1 year since the last show we played under the Accursed Dawn moniker. To use the term "broken-up" to describe the band's current situation would be sufficient, but there's more to it than that. When things went south last March in Alabama, we all walked away from the fray a little confused, a little angry, and mostly just tired of being around each other everyday. There will certainly not be any finger pointing, no one was or is innocent. These things happen, often to the best of friends & band mates. Last May, Chuck, Will, and myself went out again with our friends J and Alex acting as fill-ins; and we all had such a blast being out with our friends in The Knife Trade again. It was a pinnacle of sorts for the remaining members.
Upon moving to Richmond, we set out on a modest, and somewhat lackadaisical search for new members. We practiced with several drummers; but none appeared to have both the technical prowess we desired, and the personality that was imperative to making the group a cohesive unit again. On the guitar front, we were more than happy with our newly found friend Joel Hager, who proved to be a very worthy shredder. Trying to get the ball rolling again from a virtual standstill has proven to be too much for us to do. Life is moving all around us, and work and everything else that goes into being in your mid-20's will no longer wait for us to come home. We do not have the time or energy necessary to devote to the band anymore, and we feel that it would be an injustice to soldier on half-heartedly. It's safe to say that any touring incarnation of A.D. has been laid to rest. This is the most painful part to say, for most of us never wanted anything more than to play to as many different people in as many different cities as possible. It's amazing how easy it is to achieve your goals and live your dreams by buying a van for $600.
We have all moved on in other musical endeavors, some in completely opposite directions from one another. Brian S. is drumming for The Knife Trade now, Brian B. is playing guitar for Baroness, Will is playing bass for Valkyrie, Joel is playing bass for Monarch, and I am doing instrumental stuff on my computer in my spare time (Inherent Latency). Chuck is in the process of tweaking the last 2 songs that we wrote as a whole, as well as arranging a lengthy opus from the riffs we were working on for the last year. He hopes to record this in the near future, with the aid of friends from groups in the area. We still have plenty of merchandise here in our closet, and are offering all of it at less than cost. PLEASE tell anyone that might be interested in any of our leftovers to contact us, we will most likely take anything offered.
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"Well, here we are, exactly 1 year since the last show we played under the Accursed Dawn moniker. To use the term "broken-up" to describe the band's current situation would be sufficient, but there's more to it than that. When things went south last March in Alabama, we all walked away from the fray a little confused, a little angry, and mostly just tired of being around each other everyday. There will certainly not be any finger pointing, no one was or is innocent. These things happen, often to the best of friends & band mates. Last May, Chuck, Will, and myself went out again with our friends J and Alex acting as fill-ins; and we all had such a blast being out with our friends in The Knife Trade again. It was a pinnacle of sorts for the remaining members.
Upon moving to Richmond, we set out on a modest, and somewhat lackadaisical search for new members. We practiced with several drummers; but none appeared to have both the technical prowess we desired, and the personality that was imperative to making the group a cohesive unit again. On the guitar front, we were more than happy with our newly found friend Joel Hager, who proved to be a very worthy shredder. Trying to get the ball rolling again from a virtual standstill has proven to be too much for us to do. Life is moving all around us, and work and everything else that goes into being in your mid-20's will no longer wait for us to come home. We do not have the time or energy necessary to devote to the band anymore, and we feel that it would be an injustice to soldier on half-heartedly. It's safe to say that any touring incarnation of A.D. has been laid to rest. This is the most painful part to say, for most of us never wanted anything more than to play to as many different people in as many different cities as possible. It's amazing how easy it is to achieve your goals and live your dreams by buying a van for $600.
We have all moved on in other musical endeavors, some in completely opposite directions from one another. Brian S. is drumming for The Knife Trade now, Brian B. is playing guitar for Baroness, Will is playing bass for Valkyrie, Joel is playing bass for Monarch, and I am doing instrumental stuff on my computer in my spare time (Inherent Latency). Chuck is in the process of tweaking the last 2 songs that we wrote as a whole, as well as arranging a lengthy opus from the riffs we were working on for the last year. He hopes to record this in the near future, with the aid of friends from groups in the area. We still have plenty of merchandise here in our closet, and are offering all of it at less than cost. PLEASE tell anyone that might be interested in any of our leftovers to contact us, we will most likely take anything offered.
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| Source: | accurseddawn.com |
Pentagram - Vincent McAllister Passes Away
Official press release (Relapse Records) :
Vincent McAllister, the guitarist and a founding member of seminal metal band Pentagram, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 51.
McAllister played guitar in the classic 70's Pentagram line-up that also included vocalist Bobby Liebling, bassist Greg Mayne and drummer Geof O'Keefe. His recorded works can be heard throughout the various Pentagram collections.
McAllister was highly respected as a guitarist and person amongst his peers. McAllister had spent the past few years working on material in his home studio and planning to return to playing again with former Pentagram members O'Keefe and Mayne.
Go to http://www.bedemon.com for more news on Vincent McAllister.
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Vincent McAllister, the guitarist and a founding member of seminal metal band Pentagram, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 51.
McAllister played guitar in the classic 70's Pentagram line-up that also included vocalist Bobby Liebling, bassist Greg Mayne and drummer Geof O'Keefe. His recorded works can be heard throughout the various Pentagram collections.
McAllister was highly respected as a guitarist and person amongst his peers. McAllister had spent the past few years working on material in his home studio and planning to return to playing again with former Pentagram members O'Keefe and Mayne.
Go to http://www.bedemon.com for more news on Vincent McAllister.
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| Source: | relapse.com |
| Band profile: | Pentagram |
Necrophagist - Canadian Dates Cancelled
The Canadian portion of Necrophagist's current tour has been cancelled. The band's passports were recently stolen, rendering them unable to cross the border. The following shows, with support from Arsis, Alarum, Ion Dissonance, Animosity, and Job For A Cowboy have been cancelled:
06/06 Ottawa, ON Canada @ Mavericks
06/07 Quebec City, QC Canada @ L'Anti
06/08 Tornoto, ON Canada @ The Marquee
06/09 Hamilton, ON Canada @ The Underground
06/10 St-Haycinthe, QC Canada @ Salle Le Louvre
The missed shows will likely be rescheduled for the end of July.
06/06 Ottawa, ON Canada @ Mavericks
06/07 Quebec City, QC Canada @ L'Anti
06/08 Tornoto, ON Canada @ The Marquee
06/09 Hamilton, ON Canada @ The Underground
06/10 St-Haycinthe, QC Canada @ Salle Le Louvre
The missed shows will likely be rescheduled for the end of July.
| Source: | lambgoat.com |
| Band profile: | Necrophagist |
Cephalic Carnage - New Bassist/ Writing New Material
Cephalic Carnage have announced that they have replaced bassist Jawsh Mullen. Mick Schendzielos from the Denver band Ainmatter has been tapped as his replacement. Cephalic Carnage is also in the process of writing a new record and set to enter the studio in November/December of this year with a release through Relapse Records in May of 2007.
You can read the whole message that have been posted here
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| Source: | cephaliccarnage.net |
| Band profile: | Cephalic Carnage |
Dark Tranquillity - New Album Details Outlined
Swedish melodic death metallers Dark Tranquillity have posted the following update:
No updates for a while, but rest assured that we haven't been resting on our laurels. We're insanely busy with the songwriting for the next album, and it's now decided that the recordings will start in October. More details about studios (yes, that's in plural), working partners and so forth will follow as soon as everything is 100% confirmed.
As for the music itself, the material we're working on covers the whole gamut from laid back acoustic sections to furious blastbeats, so you can all look forward to a diverse and challenging offering. Most songs are still in the embryonic stages, so it'll be interesting to see how things develop.
Some media goodness to make the wait for the next magnum opus easier: A 15-minute video clip of our gig at the Fury Fest in France (June 25, 2005) has been uploaded to our MySpace page. As usual with these homemade recordings, the quality itsn't stellar, but it gives a good enough representation of the show.
Also, we found an old version of "Away, Delight, Away" from an 8-track promo recording we did in our rehearsal studio back in the spring of 1994. This is an early incarnation of the song that differs slightly from the version that ended up on the "Of Chaos And Eternal Night" MCD. The promo itself also contained "Punish My Heaven" and "The Gallery", and was sent out to a select few record labels and tape trading contacts.
Check the stuff out: www.myspace.com/dtofficial.
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No updates for a while, but rest assured that we haven't been resting on our laurels. We're insanely busy with the songwriting for the next album, and it's now decided that the recordings will start in October. More details about studios (yes, that's in plural), working partners and so forth will follow as soon as everything is 100% confirmed.
As for the music itself, the material we're working on covers the whole gamut from laid back acoustic sections to furious blastbeats, so you can all look forward to a diverse and challenging offering. Most songs are still in the embryonic stages, so it'll be interesting to see how things develop.
Some media goodness to make the wait for the next magnum opus easier: A 15-minute video clip of our gig at the Fury Fest in France (June 25, 2005) has been uploaded to our MySpace page. As usual with these homemade recordings, the quality itsn't stellar, but it gives a good enough representation of the show.
Also, we found an old version of "Away, Delight, Away" from an 8-track promo recording we did in our rehearsal studio back in the spring of 1994. This is an early incarnation of the song that differs slightly from the version that ended up on the "Of Chaos And Eternal Night" MCD. The promo itself also contained "Punish My Heaven" and "The Gallery", and was sent out to a select few record labels and tape trading contacts.
Check the stuff out: www.myspace.com/dtofficial.
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| Source: | darktranquillity.com |
| Band profile: | Dark Tranquillity |
Nile - Sign With Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast have announced the signing of Nile.
Mainman Karl Sanders comments on the deal: "Nile is pleased to announce the recent signing of its new record deal with Nuclear Blast. We are excited about the possibilities and potential of this new partnership with the wonderful people at Nuclear Blast. We are most certainly eagerly looking forward to working on the next Nile album and to fearlessly continue bringing Nile's unique brand of Ithyphallic Brutal Death Metal to our fans.
We also would like to thank Matt and Gordon and all the team at Relapse for many years of happiness working with them, we count them as our friends and comrades still and wish them all the best."
A new album from Nile is expected in 2007.
Mainman Karl Sanders comments on the deal: "Nile is pleased to announce the recent signing of its new record deal with Nuclear Blast. We are excited about the possibilities and potential of this new partnership with the wonderful people at Nuclear Blast. We are most certainly eagerly looking forward to working on the next Nile album and to fearlessly continue bringing Nile's unique brand of Ithyphallic Brutal Death Metal to our fans.
We also would like to thank Matt and Gordon and all the team at Relapse for many years of happiness working with them, we count them as our friends and comrades still and wish them all the best."
A new album from Nile is expected in 2007.
| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Nile |
Suffocation - Cancel Upcoming European Tour
Suffocation have posted the following message on their website:
"Suffocation regrets to announce that our scheduled European run for June 12th - July 2nd has been cancelled due to the inability of the booking agent to secure the dates needed to fulfill this tour. We apologize to the fans who may have purchased tickets in advance. On a more positive note, Suffocation will be doing a three week tour of Europe in August that is already confirmed and will be posted shortly. Regarding the new release you've all be waiting for, we are currently in the studio recording it and all is going as planned. We have hired the services of Tattoo Artist JonZig to complete the new album cover and the new Suffocation symbol. We are thrilled with the results so far and guarantee you will be too."
"Suffocation regrets to announce that our scheduled European run for June 12th - July 2nd has been cancelled due to the inability of the booking agent to secure the dates needed to fulfill this tour. We apologize to the fans who may have purchased tickets in advance. On a more positive note, Suffocation will be doing a three week tour of Europe in August that is already confirmed and will be posted shortly. Regarding the new release you've all be waiting for, we are currently in the studio recording it and all is going as planned. We have hired the services of Tattoo Artist JonZig to complete the new album cover and the new Suffocation symbol. We are thrilled with the results so far and guarantee you will be too."
| Source: | suffocation.us |
| Band profile: | Suffocation |
Sinner - Sign To MTM Music /Line Up Changes
According to MTM Music, Sinner have signed to the label and are due to release a new album in September. The band line-up features Primal Fear bassist Mat Sinner and his PF bandmate Tom Naumann (guitars), Frank Rössler (keyboards), Metalium's Matte Lange (guitars) and former Primal Fear drummer Klaus Sperling. The new album is slated for a January 2007 release.
MTM president Mario Lehmann has issued the following statement: "I'm really pround and especially happy about this signing and that a metal legend like Mat Sinner decided to release his next Sinner album on MTM Music. With Mask Of Sanity we will not only please the traditional friends of hardrock, but also a lot of metalfans!"
Mat Sinner, meanwhile, has offered the following comment on working with Sperling again: "It's really fantastic to have Klaus back on board and with MTM Music, we found a great trustfully partner for the bands future! I can promise, that Mask Of Sanity will be a 100% Sinner album, with a lot of harmony guitars and all trademarks of the Sinner history! Klaus Sperling is no stranger to the Sinner songs, as he helped out the band on their Japan tour 1999, their European tour with Dio in 2000 and some open air performances in Europe. Sperling played drums on the highly acclaimed Sinner version of Accept's classic 'Balls To The Wall' (A Tribute To Accept)!. We've finished the pre-production for the first bunch of tracks and we're excited. Here are some of the songtitles: 'The Sign', 'Revenge', 'Last Men Standing', 'Thunderroar', 'Mask Of Sanity' and 'Black'. We're going on with the pre-production and get back with some more news asap!"
The new album will be produced by Achim Koehler. A release date has been set for January 19th, 2007.
The debut show for the new Sinner line up will take place on October 7th in Reichenbach, Germany together with Primal Fear.
MTM president Mario Lehmann has issued the following statement: "I'm really pround and especially happy about this signing and that a metal legend like Mat Sinner decided to release his next Sinner album on MTM Music. With Mask Of Sanity we will not only please the traditional friends of hardrock, but also a lot of metalfans!"
Mat Sinner, meanwhile, has offered the following comment on working with Sperling again: "It's really fantastic to have Klaus back on board and with MTM Music, we found a great trustfully partner for the bands future! I can promise, that Mask Of Sanity will be a 100% Sinner album, with a lot of harmony guitars and all trademarks of the Sinner history! Klaus Sperling is no stranger to the Sinner songs, as he helped out the band on their Japan tour 1999, their European tour with Dio in 2000 and some open air performances in Europe. Sperling played drums on the highly acclaimed Sinner version of Accept's classic 'Balls To The Wall' (A Tribute To Accept)!. We've finished the pre-production for the first bunch of tracks and we're excited. Here are some of the songtitles: 'The Sign', 'Revenge', 'Last Men Standing', 'Thunderroar', 'Mask Of Sanity' and 'Black'. We're going on with the pre-production and get back with some more news asap!"
The new album will be produced by Achim Koehler. A release date has been set for January 19th, 2007.
The debut show for the new Sinner line up will take place on October 7th in Reichenbach, Germany together with Primal Fear.
| Source: | mtm-music.com |
| Band profile: | Sinner |
Napalm Death - Recording New Album
Napalm Death have begun recording their followup to 2005's "Long Live The Code". The tentatively titled "Smear Campaign" is set to be released through Century Media Records at the end of 2006. More details to be released soon.
Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway commented, "After working our arses off on new stuff for the last couple of months, we kind of slipped into the studio when noone was looking. This thing is already sounding totally immense - even better than Code..., from where I'm standing. It's fast and furious, as you'd expect, but we're also throwing a few curveballs in, in true ND tradition. Can't wait for everyone to hear it. Take it easy peeps."
Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway commented, "After working our arses off on new stuff for the last couple of months, we kind of slipped into the studio when noone was looking. This thing is already sounding totally immense - even better than Code..., from where I'm standing. It's fast and furious, as you'd expect, but we're also throwing a few curveballs in, in true ND tradition. Can't wait for everyone to hear it. Take it easy peeps."
| Source: | centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Napalm Death |
Dying Fetus - New Drummer
Dying Fetus have officially announced the addition of drummer Duane Timlin to their line-up. Here's a statement from the band:
"It's been a long year of searching, but we wanted to move forward in the certainty of having the right person for the group. Duane joins Mike Kimball, guitar, Sean Beasley, bass and vocals, and original member John Gallagher, guitar and vocals, to complete our 4-piece lineup. The band were already friends with Duane, and even toured with him when he played drums for Divine Empire, who supported Dying Fetus on our 2003 summer headlining tour. Duane submitted an impressive video audition as well as auditioning in person the weekend of May 13, and has demonstrated to us that he has the skills and dedication we were looking for! We want to thank everyone who auditioned or contacted us about the spot - we appreciate your consideration, talent, and hard work. We will announce further details about our recording and touring schedule soon. Keep checking back for recording dates in mid-summer and tour dates in late winter of this year."
"It's been a long year of searching, but we wanted to move forward in the certainty of having the right person for the group. Duane joins Mike Kimball, guitar, Sean Beasley, bass and vocals, and original member John Gallagher, guitar and vocals, to complete our 4-piece lineup. The band were already friends with Duane, and even toured with him when he played drums for Divine Empire, who supported Dying Fetus on our 2003 summer headlining tour. Duane submitted an impressive video audition as well as auditioning in person the weekend of May 13, and has demonstrated to us that he has the skills and dedication we were looking for! We want to thank everyone who auditioned or contacted us about the spot - we appreciate your consideration, talent, and hard work. We will announce further details about our recording and touring schedule soon. Keep checking back for recording dates in mid-summer and tour dates in late winter of this year."
| Source: | dyingfetus.com |
| Band profile: | Dying Fetus |
Lamb Of God - Upcoming Album Update
Lamb Of God have set "Sacrament" as the title of their highly anticipated album release, due late Summer 2006 via Epic Records.
The group has been unusually tight lipped about the new recording, turning down all but a select few in-studio and pre-studio interviews. No listening sessions, demo recordings or audio samples have been granted or released.
News from March 2nd notes that the band had once again tapped friend and producer Machine ('Ashes of the Wake') to handle the production duties for "Sacrament".
At that time drummer Chris Adler had the following to say:
"Everyone wants to know what the new material is like or have us compare it to something. It's tough to do because when your proud of something you want to say it's better than something else or that it's more of this or that. I don't want to do that - every Lamb Of God album has been a snapshot in time, a puzzle that spelled out who we are as individual musicians and as a band. They each represent a certain amount of experience and ability - and without saying more, we now have more of both of those than ever. We have continued to raise the bar for ourselves in every aspect of what we do, and we are expecting more of ourselves than ever heading into this. We're looking forward to tracking and releasing this intense and very heavy release."
News surfaced that as of April 11th drummer Chris Adler had finished tracking drums at Spin Recording studios in Long Island City, New York.
All interviews with Chris and his brother Willie Adler were cancelled during the drum tracking session and several more have been cancelled as the band continues tracking guitars and vocals in Richmond, VA.
In the most recent news from the camp guitarist Mark Morton had the following comments on the recording and the material:
"There's an intensity to this project that feels heavier than previous records. The vibe around the sessions has been serious. Not in a conflict sort of way, just more focused and driven than ever before. We know we're onto something. I've done very few interviews over the course of these sessions and everybody wants to know titles and track listings and details like that, but we're not coming off of that kind of stuff just yet. It's too early. This record's way too important to us to allow anyone in until the five of us are in agreement that it's exactly how we want it. It's definitely not a casual approach this time around. We really want this album to have an impact....it feels like it will."
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The group has been unusually tight lipped about the new recording, turning down all but a select few in-studio and pre-studio interviews. No listening sessions, demo recordings or audio samples have been granted or released.
News from March 2nd notes that the band had once again tapped friend and producer Machine ('Ashes of the Wake') to handle the production duties for "Sacrament".
At that time drummer Chris Adler had the following to say:
"Everyone wants to know what the new material is like or have us compare it to something. It's tough to do because when your proud of something you want to say it's better than something else or that it's more of this or that. I don't want to do that - every Lamb Of God album has been a snapshot in time, a puzzle that spelled out who we are as individual musicians and as a band. They each represent a certain amount of experience and ability - and without saying more, we now have more of both of those than ever. We have continued to raise the bar for ourselves in every aspect of what we do, and we are expecting more of ourselves than ever heading into this. We're looking forward to tracking and releasing this intense and very heavy release."
News surfaced that as of April 11th drummer Chris Adler had finished tracking drums at Spin Recording studios in Long Island City, New York.
All interviews with Chris and his brother Willie Adler were cancelled during the drum tracking session and several more have been cancelled as the band continues tracking guitars and vocals in Richmond, VA.
In the most recent news from the camp guitarist Mark Morton had the following comments on the recording and the material:
"There's an intensity to this project that feels heavier than previous records. The vibe around the sessions has been serious. Not in a conflict sort of way, just more focused and driven than ever before. We know we're onto something. I've done very few interviews over the course of these sessions and everybody wants to know titles and track listings and details like that, but we're not coming off of that kind of stuff just yet. It's too early. This record's way too important to us to allow anyone in until the five of us are in agreement that it's exactly how we want it. It's definitely not a casual approach this time around. We really want this album to have an impact....it feels like it will."
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| Source: | lamb-of-god.com |
| Band profile: | Lamb Of God |
To/Die/For - New Album Details
According to To/Die/For's official website, the band have finished the recordings of their new album, tentatively entitled "Wounds Wide Open". Recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, the album will now be sent to Abyss Studios where Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) will mix it.
"Wounds Wide Open" is set to be released in October. Tentative song titles scheduled to appear on the album include 'Wicked Circle', 'Guilt Ridden State', 'Quiet Room' and 'Liquid Lies'.
"Wounds Wide Open" is set to be released in October. Tentative song titles scheduled to appear on the album include 'Wicked Circle', 'Guilt Ridden State', 'Quiet Room' and 'Liquid Lies'.
| Source: | todieforlove.com |
| Band profile: | To/Die/For |
Mercenary - New Album Details/ New Bassist
Denmark's Mercenary, having just wrapped up mixing their August 22 release, "The Hours That Remain", with producer Jacob Hansen (Maroon, Hatesphere), who worked with the band on "11 Dreams", have finalized its tracklisting. Vocalist Mikkel Sandager commented on the album, "We made what we feel is the most powerful album in the band's history. Both the writing and the recording processes have really made us a stronger band as we faced quite a few challenges along the way. We can't wait for people to check out the new stuff, and look forward to playing it all live." The Hours That Remain will be packaged with beautiful artwork by Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth).
Additionally Mercenary have welcomed bass player René Pedersen, an active performer from Denmark's Transparent, as their new bass player. Pedersen's live debut will be this weekend at The Sägfestival in Greding, Germany. Speaking for the band Sandager said, "We are confident that René fits the bill perfectly, both as a musician and as a person. We have been rehearsing with him through the last month, and he is really kicking ass!" This will also be fan's first opportunity to witness material from The Hours That Remain live. The band will then appear at Germany's Rock Hard Festival, June 2, before joining King Diamond's spring tour.
Mercenary have also been confirmed for September's ProgPower USA VII and ProgPower Europe.
The Hours That Remain Tracklist (in no particular order) :
01. Redefine Me
02. Year Of The Plague
03. My World Is Ending
04. This Eternal Instant
05. Lost Reality
06. Soul Decision
07. Simplicity Demand
08. Obscure Indiscretion
09. My Secret Window
10. The Hours That Remain
Additionally Mercenary have welcomed bass player René Pedersen, an active performer from Denmark's Transparent, as their new bass player. Pedersen's live debut will be this weekend at The Sägfestival in Greding, Germany. Speaking for the band Sandager said, "We are confident that René fits the bill perfectly, both as a musician and as a person. We have been rehearsing with him through the last month, and he is really kicking ass!" This will also be fan's first opportunity to witness material from The Hours That Remain live. The band will then appear at Germany's Rock Hard Festival, June 2, before joining King Diamond's spring tour.
Mercenary have also been confirmed for September's ProgPower USA VII and ProgPower Europe.
The Hours That Remain Tracklist (in no particular order) :
01. Redefine Me
02. Year Of The Plague
03. My World Is Ending
04. This Eternal Instant
05. Lost Reality
06. Soul Decision
07. Simplicity Demand
08. Obscure Indiscretion
09. My Secret Window
10. The Hours That Remain
| Source: | mercenary.dk |
| Band profile: | Mercenary |