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Symphony X - First European Tour Dates Announced

Symphony X would like to announce the first dates of the upcoming European Tour in support of Iconoclast, which has been released two weeks ago world wide. The first dates are listed below. More dates will follow.

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Symphony X
Event: Symphony X: Iconoclast European Tour
Posted: 09.07.2011 by Vykintas | Comments (13)


Opeth - Free Webcast Of Sonisphere Show

Opeth's live set at the Sonisphere festival in Knebworth, UK this Sunday, July 10th will be streamed live at Roadrunner UK.

The webcast will begin at approximately 5:50pm GMT. Click here to watch it.

As previously reported yesterday, Slipknot are pretty much doing the same thing. Tune in at this location around 9:00pm GMT to catch Slipknot's headlining set.

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.co.uk
Band profile: Opeth
Event: Sonisphere Festival
Posted: 08.07.2011 by Thryce | Comments (13)


Moonspell - New Album Update

Moonspell vocalist Fernando Ribeiro has posted a lengthy update on the whereabouts of the band on Facebook. Here's the important bit you might be interested in:

"The new album proceeds and we will do a second pre-production with Benny Ricther in late July and Mike will record drums for these songs, most likely in Germany. The rest of the album will be tracked bys us and Tue Madsen during the month of August. Once the music is done, we will be able to give a better insight into this new concept and way of making things. Until then we count the days until we are able to match our big words with one of the most exciting collection of songs we ever worked in as composers."

Ribeiro previously revealed that the new Moonspell album's initials are A.N. and that it will tentatively surface in early 2012 through an as-yet-undetermined record label.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Moonspell
Posted: 08.07.2011 by Thryce | Comments (10)


Dying Fetus - Cover EP Teaser Online

Previews of all tracks set to appear on History Repeats..., the new upcoming cover EP by US tech-death grinders Dying Fetus, can now be heard in the YouTube-video below.

The Bolt Thrower cover can still be streamed in full on Facebook, while the Napalm Death cover is still available for streaming in full over at MetalHammer.

History Repeats... will be released on July 19th through FYE stores and Relapse mailorders. More album details was previously reported over here.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Dying Fetus
Posted: 08.07.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (0)


Pig Destroyer - New Drummer Announced

Looks like Virginia-based grindcore act Pig Destroyer have a new drummer: none other than Adam Jarvis (known from Misery Index, Criminal Element).

Jarvis will be replacing long-time drummer Brian Harvey, whose departure from the band has yet to be explained.

Pig Destroyer are still working on their as-yet-untitled mythical new record, which will probably see a release somewhere in 2012.

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Source: metalinjection.net
Band profile: Pig Destroyer
Posted: 08.07.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (2)


Arsis - Debut Album To Be Re-Released

After originally being released in the spring of 2004, Willowtip Records is proud to announce the reissuing of the "classic" debut album from Arsis, A Celebration Of Guilt.

The album will be remastered, include two bonus tracks not found on the original pressing, have expanded artwork, and will be packaged within a slipcase. The album will be released on August 9th, 2011.

A Celebration Of Guilt received tremendous critical acclaim upon its release. Lambgoat.com hailed it as "one of the best metal albums of our time. A Celebration Of Guilt stands to take its place in the canon of history as one of the best metal albums ever made, period." More recently it was named Number 49 on The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade list by Decibel Magazine. Arsis have since gone on to release three more full-length albums and have toured the world numerous times.

A Celebration Of Guilt tracklist:

01. The Face Of My Innocence
02. Maddening Disdain
03. Seven Whispers Fell Silent
04. Return
05. Worship Depraved
06. Carnal Ways To Recreate The Heart
07. Dust And Guilt
08. Elegant And Perverse
09. The Sadistic Motives Behind Bereavement Letters
10. Looking To Nothing
11. Wholly Night
12. Painted Eyes (Bonus Track)
13. Veil Of Mourning Black (Bonus Track)

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Source: willowtip.com
Band profile: Arsis
Posted: 08.07.2011 by Bigpaul | Comments (6)


Slipknot - Free Webcast Of Sonisphere Show

Slipknot has announced a special real-time webcast of their Knebworth performance via their website to take place during their headline set at 9:00pm GMT (4:00pm Eastern/1:00pm Pacific) on Sunday, July 10th.

To tune in visit Slipknot1.com.

The webcasting of Slipknot's historic Sunday night headline set live across the world from Knebworth, will go out live on Slipknot1.com as well as Sonispherefestivals.com. Set to be an epic and emotional occasion, this highly anticipated show will mark the band's first appearance in the UK in over two years and their first British performance without founding member Paul Gray, who tragically passed away last year.

The band said of the upcoming performance: "England has always been a special place for this band from the very beginning. We can't think of a better way to culminate our celebration of Paul's life than to share it with the Maggots at Knebworth and the millions more watching around the world. This is not to be missed."

Says festival producer Stuart Galbraith: "This is the first time Sonisphere Festival has been transmitted live across the web and represents yet another major stride in its commitment to harnessing the power of the internet to engage with the rock audience at large across the planet. Given that this is going to be such an important event for Slipknot fans the world over, we felt it only right to allow them all to share in what is set to be a historic experience, wherever they are."

The Sonisphere show on July 10 will be the last on this current tour for Slipknot, which is performing for the first time without Gray. The band's future beyond this run of shows is unclear.

Gray passed away in May 2010 from an accidental overdose of drugs, leaving behind his wife Brenna and daughter October, who was born the following August.

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Source: slipknot1.com
Band profile: Slipknot
Event: Sonisphere Festival
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Thryce | Comments (5)


Mastodon - Album Cover Artwork Unveiled

Atlanta progressive metallers Mastodon will release their new upcoming album, The Hunter, this October through Reprise Records. You can find the album cover artwork below.

The artwork was created by AJ Fosik, a wood carver who is also responsible for the backdrop the band uses live. This marks the first time Mastodon has not used acclaimed artist Paul Romano, who was responsible for all of the group's previous artwork.

Mastodon recently revealed more song titles for The Hunter. Tracks to appear on the band's follow-up to 2009's Crack The Skye include: "The Hunter: All The Heavy Lifting", "Dry Bone Valley", "Blasteroids", "The Octopus Has No Friends", "Stargasm", and "Curl Of The Burl".

The Hunter was recorded at Doppler Studios in the band's hometown of Atlanta as well as in Los Angeles with producer Mike Elizondo. As with all of their albums, Mastodon decided to take a completely different tack and musical approach to the music on this album. The band feels confident that fans will be excited and fulfilled by what they will hear.

Adultswim.com still has an unreleased Mastodon song, called "Deathbound", available as free download.

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Thryce | Comments (40)


Anette Olzon - Demos Of Two Solo Songs Online

Anette Olzon, vocalist of Finnish symphonic metallers Nightwish, has posted two demo songs online. You can check out the solo material, called "Floating" and "Invincible", on her Myspace profile.

Here's what she had to say abou it: "Ok, so the surprise I teased you with is that I have created my own Myspace page for some songs from my demo I did in 2009. The songs are not mixed or produced, just recorded in the moment and therefore are very rough songs. But I still want you to hear them since I am proud of them and I think they show another part of me than you hear in Nightwish.

The first song is called "Floating" and I call it the "Cirkus"song. It gives me a happy feeling and the vibe in it is happy and joyful. The second song is a song I wrote for my son and it´s very special to me therefore...

Tonight or tomorrow I will add another surprise song in there, will let you know when!"

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Source: anette-olzon.blogspot.com
Band profile: Nightwish
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Vykintas | Comments (14)


Bloodsoaked - Entire New Album Streaming Online

The Death Of Hope, the brand-new album from North Carolina-based one-man brutal death metal band Bloodsoaked, is now available for streaming in its entirety in the YouTube clip below.

The Death Of Hope is the band's third album, which was released by the start of this month through Comatose Records.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Bloodsoaked
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (0)


The Answer - New Album, New Song, New Tour

Irish rockers The Answer will release their latest studio album in September 2011 via Spinefarm Records/Universal.

Titled Revival and produced by the Grammy-nominated Chris "Frenchie" Smith, with mixing handled by Chris Sheldon, this is the third studio album released by the Downpatrick quartet since first coming together a decade ago.

Vocalist Cormac Neeson comments: "The studio we used was on a ranch in the middle of a pecan orchard near El Paso, next to the Mexican border - a wonderful place for creating music, with that whole Wild West vibe, and 'Frenchie' was always encouraging us to dream that bit bigger and rock that bit harder. We had a lot of fun, and the experience was a positive one from start to finish..."

The first taste of new material from the new album can be found exclusively on the Sonisphere websitewhere you can download the brand new track "Piece By Piece" for free.

Continues Cormac: "The Answer are back, and our mission is to revive rock 'n' roll from the grassroots up! We had two great years playing in some of the biggest venues in the world, but this time around, on the first leg of our 'Revival' tour, we're going back to the sweaty, intimate venues where it all began. We've missed the intensity of being able to look our fans straight in the eye, and to have a beer with them after the show. We've got an entire album's worth of new material, and we're excited... bring it on!"

Revival Tour Dates:

September 30 - Limerick, Dolans
October 01 - Dublin, Whelans
October 02 - Galway, Roisin Dubh
October 03 - Cork, Cyprus Avenue
October 05 - Ballymena, Diamond Rock Club
October 07 - Derry, Nerve Centre
October 08 - Warrenpoint, Hideout
October 10 - Leicester,Academy
October 11 - Exeter, Cavern
October 13 - Bristol, Thekla
October 14 - Ebbw Vale, Steelhouse
October 15 - Sheffield, Academy
October 17 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
October 19 - Birmingham, Academy
October 20 - York, The Duchess
October 21 - Glasgow, King Tut's
October 22 - Aberdeen, Tunnels
October 24 - Manchester, Academy III
October 25 - Norwich, Waterfront
October 27 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
October 28 - London, Garage

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Source: sonicshocks.com
Band profile: The Answer
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (2)


Ghost Brigade - New Song Online

"Clawmaster", a brand-new track from Finnish atmospheric sludge metallers Ghost Brigade can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

"Clawmaster" comes off the band's upcoming new album, entitled Until Fear No Longer Defines Us, which will be released on August 19th in Europe and on August 23rd in North America through Season Of Mist. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Ghost Brigade
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (10)


Grave - Inks Deal With Century Media

Swedish death metal pioneers Grave have inked a worldwide deal with German label Century Media Records. Grave issued its debut album, Into The Grave, 20 years ago (August 1991) as the tenth-ever release from CMR.

Jens Peuter, head of A&R CM Europe, comments: "First time I saw Grave was in May 1992 when my friend Robert Kampf (founder of Century Media) asked me if I wanted to get tattooed by Vinny Daze (R.I.P.) from Demolition Hammer, who was in town with Massacre and Grave. I went to the show with the intention to get my first tattoo but was blown away by Grave's pure death metal blast and ended up being way too drunk to still get inked later that night. I never tried to get tattooed again, but I stuck to Gravve and I'm more than glad to welcome back Ola and his 'new' guys to Century Media."

Founder Ola Lindgren fills in: "We are very happy and psyched to announce that we have signed back to our old trusty workhorse Century Media Records! After some while of negotiations and a meeting in Dortmund, Germany the week before we played Death Feast Open-Air , we finally sealed the new deal. The future plan is to have a new Grave studio album out in 2012 and we will start putting the pieces together for that this fall, after the headlining tour of North America. We are truly looking forward to working together again with some of our old friends as well as all the new staff in the Century Media offices worldwide!"

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Grave
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Unknown user | Comments (0)


Jorn - To Release Live Album In August

Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of Jorn's ultimate live experience Live In Black a 2CD/DVD recorded focusing on his original repertoire recorded live at the Sweden Rock Festival 2010 on August 23rd 2011 in North America and August 26th in Europe.

2010 was a significant year in Jorn's career. Besides releasing a tribute album to his hero Ronnie James Dio, Jorn was invited to perform, together with Glenn Hughes, with Heaven And Hell on their final concert, at the High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London.

Just a few weeks earlier Jorn appeared at the Sweden Rock Festival, in Sölvesborg and blew the crowd of more than 25,000 fans away. "The special thing with Live In Black is that it captures a very rough, uncut and spontaneous moment in the bands history" tells Jorn Lande. "It was a hectic day with many interviews and several TV appearances and I also had to do a short speech and statement regarding the great Ronnie James Dio's untimely passing a few weeks earlier. The whole festival became in the spirit of Ronnie, and it was very moving to see everyone there, including the artists honoring his memory" recalls the Norwegian singer.

A new original Jorn album is already in the works and scheduled for an early 2012 release, but till then Jorn fans can enjoy the pure and epic concert performance of Live In Black. You want Jorn and with Live In Black they bring it to you: nothing compromised, modernized or fiddled with!

Live In Black tracklist:

CD 1:
01. Road Of The Cross
02. Shadow People
03. Below
04. We Brought The Angels Down
05. Stormcrow
06. Spirit Black
07. The Inner Road
08. Man Of The Dark

CD 2:
01. Blacksong
02. Guitar Solo (Tore Moren)
03. Tungur Knivur
04. Guitar Solo (Tor Erik Myhre)
05. Rock And Roll Angel
06. Drum Solo
07. Soul Of The Wind
08. Are You Ready
09. War Of The World

DVD:
01. Road Of The Cross
02. Shadow People
03. Below
04. We Brought The Angels Down
05. Stormcrow
06. Spirit Black
07. The Inner Road
08. Man Of The Dark
09. Blacksong
10. Guitar Solo (Tore Moren)
11. Tungur Knivur
12. Guitar Solo (Tor Erik Myhre)
13. Rock And Roll Angel
14. Drum Solo
15. Soul Of The Wind
16. Are You Ready
17. War Of The World

Bonus Material:
01. Song For Ronnie James (Videoclip)
02. Man Of The Dark (Videoclip)


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Source: Frontiers.it
Band profile: Jorn
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Vorreide | Comments (0)


Obscura - Bassist Leaves The Band

Bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Pestilence, ex-Mayan) has left German progressive death metallers Obscura.

In a statement released to Blabbermouth, Thesseling explained: "Due to repetitive conflicting schedules with job related obligations I have decided to depart Obscura. Beside the limited availability that kept me away from touring during the last months, I feel like taking new directions in my musical development.

Looking back, the cooperation with Obscura has been positive and successful. However, it's time to move on and find new challenges and opportunities for my musical career.

I would like to thank all the fans who supported us and wish Obscura all the best with their future work."

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Obscura
Posted: 07.07.2011 by Thryce | Comments (17)