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All That Remains - New Album Details

Original news, published on 13.08.2010

All That Remains will release their forthcoming album, entitled For We Are Many, on October 12th through Prosthetic Records / Razor & Tie. The album was recorded this spring at Zing Studios in Massachusetts and produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, who also handled This Darkened Heart and The Fall Of Ideals.

Vocalist Phil Labonte commented: "Fans of Overcome won't be disappointed, but the disc will also offer new twists and turns."

All That Remains will be touring with As I Lay Dying and Unearth in September and October. Fans can expect additional headlining dates around the release of For We Are Many. The band will then head to Europe for dates in November and December.

For We Are Many cover art] tracklist:

01. Now Let Them Tremble
02. For We Are Many
03. The Last Time
04. Some Of The People, All Of The Time
05. Won't Go Quietly
06. Aggressive Opposition
07. From The Outside
08. Dead Wrong
09. Faithless
10. Hold On
11. Keepers Of Fellow Man
12. The Waiting One

UPDATE (thanks to 106333)

All That Remains have revealed the cover artwork for their upcoming new album, For We Are Many. The artwork was done by Travis Smith, and can be viewed here.

Vocalist Phil Labonte told Noisecreep: "I'm really proud of the artwork for this dis. I wanted it to be heavy and let the art speak for itself. That was part of the reason for leaving the name of the band off the cover.

This is the first time I've had the idea for a cover before we started. Other discs, I would tell the artist, 'I can tell ya what I don't want, but I can't tell ya what I want.' Travis Smith is really cool to work with. He'd done The Fall of Ideals, so I knew him and he's great to work with. I'd told him what I wanted, and it came together pretty fast."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: All That Remains
Posted: 16.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (9)


Insomnium - Sign With Century Media Records

Official press release

We are very happy to announce that we have signed a worldwide deal with the mighty Century Media Records. Throughout the spring and summer we negotiated with several attractive labels but in the end it was clear that Century Media would be our home for the years to come. Their enthusiasm, professionalism and genuine love for music made an instant impact on us. We are convinced that this alliance will lead to even greater achievements in the future and also avails us to tour outside Europe more often. And naturally it is a great honor for us to stand in the same team with the likes of Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, Paradise Lost, The Haunted, Finntroll and Turisas. A new exciting chapter in the story of Insomnium has begun!

We want to thank Jens Prueter and the whole Century Media crew for putting their trust in us. We thank our manager Jukka Varmo for handling the negotiations very smoothly. We also wish to thank our previous label Candlelight Records for the decade that we spent with them. We salute you all!

Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R Century Media Europe commented: "It's great to welcome a band that has developed over the past year to one of the most exciting bands in the Metal scene. I always liked their unique mix of Finnish melancholy with Melodic Death Metal and even more so they always blew my mind seeing them live. You can feel that this is a band of brothers who haven't changed their line-up since their debut album in 2002. In case of doubt go and see them on their tour with Dark Tranquillity this Fall - you won't be disappointed! I cheer my horns up North and thank Insomnium for their trust in Century Media Records."

And last but not least - the biggest thanks goes to all our fans! We would've not got this far without you! See you on tour, dear friends!

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Insomnium
Posted: 16.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (8)


Medicated - New EP Available For Free Download

Ways To Make You Fall, the new EP from Finnish metallers Medicated - the band featuring current Norther vocalist Aleksi Sihvonen - is now available for free download on the official Medicated website. The EP was self-released by the band on August 15. You can also listen to all the songs at the band's MySpace page.

Ways To Make You Fall cover art] tracklist:

01. Ways To Make You Fall
02. God Hates You
03. Arrogance
04. Faith No More

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Posted: 16.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


King Of Asgard - New Video Online

"Einhärjar", the new video from Swedish metallers King Of Asgard, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by directed by Richard Moneus.

"Einhärjar" comes off the band's debut album, Fi'mbulvintr, which was released in Europe on August 16 via Metal Blade Records.


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Source: youtube.com
Posted: 16.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (6)


The Batallion - New Album Details, Two New Songs Online

Norwegian metallers The Batallion will release their forthcoming album, entitled Head Up High, on September 27 via Dark Essence Records.

Head Up High was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studio, the central Bergen studio owned by Vulture Industries' Bjørnar E. Nilsen and Enslaved's Herbrand Larssen and Arve Isdal, and was once again produced by Bart Schlagermeister (Bjørnar E. Nilsen). The title track from "Head Up High", together with the track "Each Man For Himself", are available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

Head Up High cover art] tracklist:

01. Mind My Step
02. Head Up High
03. When Death Becomes Dangerous
04. Within The Frame Of The Graveyard
05. Thick Skinned And Weatherbitten
06. Each Man For Himself
07. Undertakers
08. Paces
09. Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire
10. The Roaring Grandfather
11. Bring Out Your Dead

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: The Batallion
Posted: 14.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


Engel - New Drummer Announced

Official press release

With 2010 already being an Industrious year for Engel with the release of their outstanding second Album Threnody launched first in Japan and soon to make its European debut the band are pleased to announce a new addition to the band line up with Jimmy Olausson now seated firmly behind the drum kit as a permanent member.

The departure of former drummer Daniel Mojjo Moilanen has been that of an amicable one and Engel wish him well for the future and thank him for his invaluable contribution over the last years.

Despite his young age Jimmy has already established himself as an outstanding musician most notably for his work with his former band Gothenburg based Marionette and is highly regarded as being one of the premier new talents to arrive on the Swedish Metal scene. Olausson has been playing drums from the age of 5 and from that first moment was immediately hooked and there was really nothing that could stop or curb his interest in drums with the experience being so memorable.

In a statement issued by Engel it reads as follows: "It is always difficult for any band when someone leaves and of course it is always difficult to find an ideal replacement but in this instance we are extremely honoured to have found Jimmy not just for his ability as an outstanding drummer but with an outstanding personality to match. His contribution to Engel already has been immense and refreshing as he brings something new and exciting behind the kit which was exactly what we have been looking for! Change will always be part of any bands growth and development but as always we are looking to the future and the continued success of Engel and with Jimmy Olausson we are more than confident that he is perfect in this role. It is already a pleasure to have him in our ranks!"

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Engel
Posted: 14.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Municipal Waste - New European Tour Dates

Earache Records press release

Richmond, Virginia's Municipal Waste have announced dates for a new European tour this December.

Municipal Waste will be making their way around Europe, including a run of UK shows, with support from Californian metallers Saviours and Boston crossover thrashers Ramming Speed.

Municipal Waste drummer Dave Witte comments: "I can't wait to get back to the UK/Europe in December. We have some killer bands coming with us. Saviours and Ramming Speed make this one hell of a package. Seeing as we had to sit out the summer dates, it will be about 10 months since we've been to the UK/Europe, for the first time in about 5 years... So, no worries people, we're making good on ourselves and will return full speed ahead!"

Announced dates are as follows:

Dec. 03 - Belfast, UK - Spring & Airbrake
Dec. 04 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
Dec. 05 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Dec. 07 - Paris, France - Glazart
Dec. 08 - Koln, Germany - Underground
Dec. 09 - Gent, Belgium - Minus One
Dec. 10 - Essen, Germany - Cafe Nova
Dec. 11 - Eindhoven, The Netherlands - Speedfest (no support)
Dec. 13 - Bristol, UK - Fleece & Firkin
Dec. 14 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Dec. 15 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
Dec. 17 - London, UK - Academy 2
Dec. 18 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi (no support)

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Source: earachenews.blogspot.com
Band profile: Municipal Waste
Event: Municipal Waste: European Tour
Posted: 13.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Raunchy - New Song Online

"Shake Your Grave", a brand new song from Danish metallers Raunchy, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

"Shake Your Grave" comes off the band's forthcoming album, A Discord Electric, which will be released on the following dates:

September 20: Denmark
October 8: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
October 11: Rest of Europe
October 12: USA

A Discord Electric cover art] tracklist:

01. Dim The Lights And Run
02. Rumors Of Worship
03. Blueprints For Lost Sounds
04. NGHT PRTY
05. Street Emperor
06. Shake Your Grave
07. Tiger Crown
08. Big Truth
09. The Great Depression
10. The Yeah Thing
11. Ire Vampire
12. Gunslingers And Tombstones

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Raunchy
Posted: 13.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


The Man-Eating Tree - New Video Online

"Out Of The Wind", the new video from Finnish metallers The Man-Eating Tree, can be viewed at this location.

"Out Of The Wind" comes off the band's debut album, Vine, which will be released in Finland on September 22 via Cobra Records and in other territories through Century Media Records.

Vine cover art] tracklist:

01. Lathing A New Man
02. The White Plateau
03. This Longitude Of Sleep
04. King Of July
05. Of Birth For Passing
06. Out Of The Wind
07. Nights In White Satin
08. Tide Shift
09. Instead Of Sand And Stone
10. Amended


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Source: youtube.com
Posted: 13.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


Madder Mortem - Part Ways With Guitarist, Replacement Announced

Norwegian metallers Madder Mortem have issued the following update on their official website:

"We've been aware that Odd was thinking about leaving the band since winter 2010, and have been looking for a possible replacement.

After much consideration regarding who could fill his shoes, fit in with the rest of us socially and be a creative, fifth input to the band, we only came up with one name. Luckily for us, he has now entered our ranks full-time. Patrick Scantlebury is our new permanent guitarist. He has already made one live appearance with us in our hometown at the Norf-festival.

Some might know him as one of the founders of Frantic Bleep. He was our guitar-tech and merchandiser on the Opeth tour in 2003, and he also filled in for Odd on a couple of gigs in 2005. We all went to school with him at Tynset, and BP and Pat has played together in various constellations. We're already busy writing more new material with Patrick, and it feels like we've got a true chemistry.

We welcome him to the Madder family and hope you'll do the same.

Again it's a fresh start for us."

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Source: maddermortem.com
Band profile: Madder Mortem
Posted: 13.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


Savage Messiah - Sign With Earache Records

Earache Records press release

British thrashers Savage Messiah have signed a worldwide, multi-album deal with Earache Records.

Formed in London, England in 2007, Savage Messiah self-released their debut EP, Spitting Venom, in 2007 to positive reviews. In 2009 the band entered the studio with acclaimed Grammy-nominated producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Bruce Dickinson) to record their album, Insurrection Rising. The album was mixed by Scott Atkins (Gama Bomb, Sylosis, Ignominious Incarceration). The band is currently working on its third album, due to be released on Earache Records in 2011.

Savage Messiah bassist Sasha Cron comments: "We are very proud and excited to sign with Earache Records. This is an exciting time for Savage Messiah as we are currently writing our new album, and hope to be on tour soon to present the new material. We would like to thank everybody at Earache for this fantastic opportunity, and we are really looking forward to getting out and thrashing with the fans!"

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Source: earachenews.blogspot.com
Band profile: Savage Messiah
Posted: 13.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


The Crown - Two New Songs Online

Original news, posted on 25.07.2010

"Blood O.D.", a brand new song from reunited Swedish metallers The Crown, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

"Blood O.D." comes off the band's forthcoming album, Doomsday King cover art], which is scheduled for release on September 27 via Century Media Records.

UPDATE

"Doomsday King", another new track from reunited Swedish death/thrash metal act The Crown, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: The Crown
Posted: 12.08.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (3)


Tristania - New Songs Online

Original news, posted on 20.07.2010

A three-minute edit of the song "Year Of The Rat", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers Tristania, is available for streaming at this location.

"Year Of The Rat" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Rubicon, which is scheduled for release via Napalm Records on the following dates:

Aug. 25 - Spain
Aug. 27 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden
Aug. 30 - Rest of Europe
Aug. 31 - USA/Canada

Rubicon cover art] tracklist:

01. Year Of The Rat
02. Protection
03. Patriot Games
04. The Passing
05. Exile
06. Sirens
07. The Emerald Piper
08. Vulture
09. Amnesia
10. Magical Fix
11. Illumination

UPDATE (thanks to 105923)

Tristania have finally uploaded some new tracks off the upcoming Rubicon. The songs "Year of the Rat", "Exile" and "Sirens" are now streaming on the band's MySpace page. Check them out and let us know what you think in the comment section below.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Tristania
Posted: 29.07.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (18)


Varg - New Album Title Revealed

German metallers Varg have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"The bloodthirsty Viking metallers Varg announce the title of their new upcoming album Wolfskult", which will be hitting stores in early 2011 via Noise Art Records.

In the same breath vocalist Freki and bassist Managarm pronounce a very special event for fans of the wolfshorde:

"We invite all fans and supporters of the Wolfskult to a prelistening at our place. On Saturday 11th september we will all meet at 96450 Coburg, Germany, to listen to the album and rate it in detail.After that we will check out our rehearsal room, have some good old german beers and do some pub crawling in the evening. With the scream "Wir sind die Wölfe" ("We Are The wolves"), which we will record all together in a small recording studio in Coburg you will become a part of the same-named song on the new album. Which choir could be better for this refrain than true fans? Right, none! Therefore we're really looking forward to this day with you guys! Subscribe fastly, places are limited!"

Fans who are willing to take part in this event and listen to Wolfskult half a year before any others please send an email including your name, a photo and a short introduction about yourself and why you want to take part in this event to: wolfskult gmx de."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Posted: 27.07.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Volbeat - New Album Cover Art And Tracklist Revealed

Danish hard rockers Volbeat have issued the following update on their official website:

"It's been a long process, but damn well worth it. The artwork for Beyond Hell/Above Heaven is done and we're absolutely very proud of it.

Get a first taste as we present the front & back cover to you, along with the tracklist!

Next week you can view the artwork process in the making when we upload exclusive footage of this artistic process when illustrator Karsten Wrysand and Michael unfold the Graphic universe of Beyond Hell/Above Heaven."

Beyond Hell/Above Heaven will be released in Germany on September 10 and in most parts of Europe on September 13 via Vertigo/Universal. The album was once again recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen.

Beyond Hell/Above Heaven cover art] tracklist:

01. The Mirror And The Ripper
02. Heaven Nor Hell
03. Who They Are
04. Fallen
05. A Better Believer
06. 7 Shots
07. A New Day
08. 16 Dollars
09. A Warrior's Call
10. Magic Zone
11. Evelyn
12. Being 1
13. Thanks

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Source: volbeat.dk
Band profile: Volbeat
Posted: 27.07.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)