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Rob Rock - To Enter Studio In January
Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Rob Rock (ex-Impellitteri, Driver, Joshua) will enter the studio in January 2007 to begin recording his fourth solo album.
"No album title has been decided yet but we are definitely planning a 2007 worldwide release," reads a posting on Rock's web site. "The songwriting process is well underway already and the album promises to be another scorcher!"
Again, Rob is collaborating with songmaster Roy Z. and mixmaster Jacob Hansen so be prepared for a strong follow-up to the 'Holy Hell' album.
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"No album title has been decided yet but we are definitely planning a 2007 worldwide release," reads a posting on Rock's web site. "The songwriting process is well underway already and the album promises to be another scorcher!"
Again, Rob is collaborating with songmaster Roy Z. and mixmaster Jacob Hansen so be prepared for a strong follow-up to the 'Holy Hell' album.
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| Source: | robrock.com |
| Band profile: | Rob Rock |
Rock Harz Open Air Festival - First Bands Confirmed
Rage, In Extremo and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter are among the first confirmed bands for the Rock Harz Open Air festival, set to take palce July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing also includes:
Suidakra
Squealer A.D.
Resident Evil
Crayfox
Mambo Kurt
For more information, visit http://www.openair.rockharz.de
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Suidakra
Squealer A.D.
Resident Evil
Crayfox
Mambo Kurt
For more information, visit http://www.openair.rockharz.de
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| Source: | openair.rockharz.de |
| Event: | Rock Harz Open Air |
Mayhem - New Album Completed
Norwegian black metallers Mayhem have finished recording their new album, "Ordo Ad Chao".
Guitarist Blasphemer (aka Rune Erickson) comments: "The sound is raw and powerful, and listening to it, it reminds me of the Wolf's Lair Abyss era, only more varied and more philosophical. The album also contains the most aggressive songs in the Mayhem history as well as the most wicked and darkest."
"Ordo Ad Chao" is tentatively scheduled for release in April, 2007 via Season Of Mist. The album will initially be avaialble in very exclusive packaging.
Guitarist Blasphemer (aka Rune Erickson) comments: "The sound is raw and powerful, and listening to it, it reminds me of the Wolf's Lair Abyss era, only more varied and more philosophical. The album also contains the most aggressive songs in the Mayhem history as well as the most wicked and darkest."
"Ordo Ad Chao" is tentatively scheduled for release in April, 2007 via Season Of Mist. The album will initially be avaialble in very exclusive packaging.
| Source: | thetruemayhem.com |
| Band profile: | Mayhem |
Altaria - Part Ways With Vocalist
Finnish melodic metallers Altaria have parted ways with vocalist Taage.
"It has become clear during this year that Taage and the other members of Altaria had different priorities," drummer Tony Smedjebacka says in a a statement posted on the band's web site. "When we wanted Taage to invest more time for Altaria, he decided to quit. The band and Taage had different perspective on few other things, too, which might have been part of the reason he decided to leave the band."
Altaria is currently auditioning singers and writing songs for its fourth, as-yet-untitled album, tentatively due in the fall of 2007. The new singer will be announced early next year.
Altaria recently posted its video for the song "Frozen Hearts" at YouTube.com. The clip features footage from the band's European tour with Sonata Arctica and Doro. "Frozen Hearts" comes off Altaria's third album, "The Fallen Empire", which was released this past March.
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"It has become clear during this year that Taage and the other members of Altaria had different priorities," drummer Tony Smedjebacka says in a a statement posted on the band's web site. "When we wanted Taage to invest more time for Altaria, he decided to quit. The band and Taage had different perspective on few other things, too, which might have been part of the reason he decided to leave the band."
Altaria is currently auditioning singers and writing songs for its fourth, as-yet-untitled album, tentatively due in the fall of 2007. The new singer will be announced early next year.
Altaria recently posted its video for the song "Frozen Hearts" at YouTube.com. The clip features footage from the band's European tour with Sonata Arctica and Doro. "Frozen Hearts" comes off Altaria's third album, "The Fallen Empire", which was released this past March.
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| Source: | altariamusic.com |
| Band profile: | Altaria |
Solefald - Neonism And Linear Scaffold To Be Reissued
The following is a posting by Solefald guitarist Cornelius Jakhelln on the band's offical MySpace page:
"I am happy to announce - and this time for real! - that the two first Solefald albums are now scheduled for an imminent re-release on Avantgarde Music. I know it has taken a long time to have those old gems back in the shelves again. Coordinating the new layout and the remastering of the albums has probably been more time-consuming than recording them! The delay should also benefit our listeners, as the albums sound better after a professional remastering at Masterhuset in Oslo. This applies especially to "Neonism". The precise date for the reissues has not been fixed yet. It will happen sometime early in 2007."
"I am happy to announce - and this time for real! - that the two first Solefald albums are now scheduled for an imminent re-release on Avantgarde Music. I know it has taken a long time to have those old gems back in the shelves again. Coordinating the new layout and the remastering of the albums has probably been more time-consuming than recording them! The delay should also benefit our listeners, as the albums sound better after a professional remastering at Masterhuset in Oslo. This applies especially to "Neonism". The precise date for the reissues has not been fixed yet. It will happen sometime early in 2007."
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Solefald |
Illnath - New Album In The Works
Illnath will go back to Borsing Studios to record their 3rd album entitled 'Three Nights In The Sewers Of Sodom'. The artwork will once again be done by Wilhelm Steiner. The album will be released on their new label; Deathlight Records, as they have severed their ties to World Chaos Productions, their previous label. The album will (probably) have 12 tracks, and the tracklist will be published later.
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Illnath |
Manticora - New Album Distribution In France
As posted by the band through a MySpace bulletin:
Dear French Manticora fan,
As it has worked out, Replica Records have not been able to release our new album "The Black Circus" in France, but we have just been told that Massacre Records have made sure that the album is available in France now, through the distributor Soundworks/Season of Mist. So if you don't know what to give your brother or sister for Xmas, here is the perfect gift for them.
Please let people know about this, through posts at forums, blogs, emails, guestbooks etc, where you normally get your news about your metal.
Best regards and Merry Xmas.
Manticora
Dear French Manticora fan,
As it has worked out, Replica Records have not been able to release our new album "The Black Circus" in France, but we have just been told that Massacre Records have made sure that the album is available in France now, through the distributor Soundworks/Season of Mist. So if you don't know what to give your brother or sister for Xmas, here is the perfect gift for them.
Please let people know about this, through posts at forums, blogs, emails, guestbooks etc, where you normally get your news about your metal.
Best regards and Merry Xmas.
Manticora
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Manticora |
Anathema - Upcoming Album's Tracklist Revealed
Guitarist Daniel "Danny" Cavanagh has posted the following update on the official Anathema website, in the diary section:
Sunlight fails but only for a while...
The album is coming along very nicely.
We are well aware that for one reason or another, it has taken a long time for Anathema to get to this place, but now we are ready. The album tracklist is decided. The rehearsals are going very well.
Everything, quite literally, is falling into place.
What i love about this record is the character it seems to have. The songs belong together. There is purpose and focus. And it shines. Brightly.
The message is one of hope. of the absolute certainty that there is a better way. There is always a better way. There is always a solution, a purpose. It only remains for us to be open to it. To bring ourselves back into harmony with a larger system.
That harmony begins by bringing ourselves back into balance within ourselves. All the ancient sages and wise people have said it. Change starts with the individual.
Some of these songs are a little more melancholy, and some of them are euphoric. They all have one thing in common in that they are all very much from the heart, and they are dripping with emotion. This is the greatest record we have ever made. I know it in my heart. All we need do now is find the right engineer/producer and the right studio? And to remain focussed.
To this end, we have decided to hire a house in the country for the first month of next year to 'live' this record before we record. We will play everyday and we will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of brilliance. Of a new way to express these feelings.
I put my faith that the greater mind can bring everything into place for us to make this record. A record that will certainly affect some people. I do not wish to sound pretentious but i know it will change lives. This is what music does. It moves people in a way no other form of art does.
Because our inspiration is of a pure source, and because our intentions are genuinely to reach people and open them up to new ways of feeling and thinking, i have every faith that whatever we need to make this happen will come to us.
The final tracklist is this.
Anathema - Everything
01. Thin Air (Ann Further)
02. Bricks (working title)
03. Lightning Song
04. Sunlight
05. Get Off. Get Out. (working title)
06. Angels Walk Among Us
07. Everything
08. A Simple Mistake
09. Voodoo (working title)
10. No One Is Free (working title)
11. Paradigm Shift
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Sunlight fails but only for a while...
The album is coming along very nicely.
We are well aware that for one reason or another, it has taken a long time for Anathema to get to this place, but now we are ready. The album tracklist is decided. The rehearsals are going very well.
Everything, quite literally, is falling into place.
What i love about this record is the character it seems to have. The songs belong together. There is purpose and focus. And it shines. Brightly.
The message is one of hope. of the absolute certainty that there is a better way. There is always a better way. There is always a solution, a purpose. It only remains for us to be open to it. To bring ourselves back into harmony with a larger system.
That harmony begins by bringing ourselves back into balance within ourselves. All the ancient sages and wise people have said it. Change starts with the individual.
Some of these songs are a little more melancholy, and some of them are euphoric. They all have one thing in common in that they are all very much from the heart, and they are dripping with emotion. This is the greatest record we have ever made. I know it in my heart. All we need do now is find the right engineer/producer and the right studio? And to remain focussed.
To this end, we have decided to hire a house in the country for the first month of next year to 'live' this record before we record. We will play everyday and we will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of brilliance. Of a new way to express these feelings.
I put my faith that the greater mind can bring everything into place for us to make this record. A record that will certainly affect some people. I do not wish to sound pretentious but i know it will change lives. This is what music does. It moves people in a way no other form of art does.
Because our inspiration is of a pure source, and because our intentions are genuinely to reach people and open them up to new ways of feeling and thinking, i have every faith that whatever we need to make this happen will come to us.
The final tracklist is this.
Anathema - Everything
01. Thin Air (Ann Further)
02. Bricks (working title)
03. Lightning Song
04. Sunlight
05. Get Off. Get Out. (working title)
06. Angels Walk Among Us
07. Everything
08. A Simple Mistake
09. Voodoo (working title)
10. No One Is Free (working title)
11. Paradigm Shift
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| Source: | anathema.ws |
| Band profile: | Anathema |
Pelican - Enter The Studio
Pelican will enter the studio next week to record a new full-length. Tracking will take place at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, IL with engineer Andrew Schneider (Cave In) at the helm. The effort will consist of roughly ten tracks, including "City of Echoes," "Blissin Concrete," "Dead Between the Walls," and "Spaceship Broken - Parts Needed."
Regarding the new material, the band states: "On a whole the songs are more concise and more aggressivebthan our prior work. Relentless repetition has taken a backseat to intensity and a desire to pack as many riffs as possible into each tune."
The album is tentatively slated for a May 2007 release via Hydra Head Records.
Regarding the new material, the band states: "On a whole the songs are more concise and more aggressivebthan our prior work. Relentless repetition has taken a backseat to intensity and a desire to pack as many riffs as possible into each tune."
The album is tentatively slated for a May 2007 release via Hydra Head Records.
| Source: | hydrahead.tortugarecordings.com |
| Band profile: | Pelican |
Helloween - Live Album/DVD Details Revealed
Steamhammer/SPV will has announced the details of two separate Helloween releases ? a CD and a DVD ? both recorded live during the band's "Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006". The track listing is as follows:
"Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live On 3 Continents" DVD (view cover here.):
DVD 1:
01. Intro (Sao Paulo)
02. The King For A 1000 Years (Sao Paulo)
03. Eagle Fly Free (Sao Paulo)
04. Hell Was Made In Heaven (Sao Paulo)
05. Keeper Of The Seven Keys (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
06. A Tale That Wasn't Right (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
07. Drum Solo (Edit from Sao Paulo, Sofia and Tokyo)
08. Mr. Torture (Sao Paulo - alternate view Tokyo)
09. If I Could Fly (Sao Paulo)
10. Guitar Solo (Edit from Sao Paulo, Sofia and Tokyo)
11. Power (Sao Paulo)
12. Future World (Sao Paulo)
13. The Invisible Man (Sao Paulo)
14. Mrs. God (Sao Paulo)
15. I Want Out (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
16. Dr. Stein (Sao Paulo - alternate view Tokyo)
17. Outro (Sao Paulo)
DVD 2:
01. Mrs. God (Sao Paulo)
02. Halloween (Masters Of Rock, Vicovice CZ)
03. Roadmovie, Interviews, "Mrs. God" (Video Clip), "Light The Universe" (Video Clip).
"Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live In Sao Paulo" CD
Track listing:
CD 1:
01. Intro
02. The King For A 1000 Years
03. Eagle Fly Free
04. Hell Was Made In Heaven
05. Keeper Of The Seven Keys
06. A Tale That Wasn't Right
07. Mr. Torture
08. If I Could Fly
09. Power
CD 2:
01. Future World
02. The Invisible Man
03. Mrs. God
04. I Want Out
05. Dr. Stein
06. Occasion Avenue
07. Halloween
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"Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live On 3 Continents" DVD (view cover here.):
DVD 1:
01. Intro (Sao Paulo)
02. The King For A 1000 Years (Sao Paulo)
03. Eagle Fly Free (Sao Paulo)
04. Hell Was Made In Heaven (Sao Paulo)
05. Keeper Of The Seven Keys (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
06. A Tale That Wasn't Right (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
07. Drum Solo (Edit from Sao Paulo, Sofia and Tokyo)
08. Mr. Torture (Sao Paulo - alternate view Tokyo)
09. If I Could Fly (Sao Paulo)
10. Guitar Solo (Edit from Sao Paulo, Sofia and Tokyo)
11. Power (Sao Paulo)
12. Future World (Sao Paulo)
13. The Invisible Man (Sao Paulo)
14. Mrs. God (Sao Paulo)
15. I Want Out (Sao Paulo - alternate view Sofia)
16. Dr. Stein (Sao Paulo - alternate view Tokyo)
17. Outro (Sao Paulo)
DVD 2:
01. Mrs. God (Sao Paulo)
02. Halloween (Masters Of Rock, Vicovice CZ)
03. Roadmovie, Interviews, "Mrs. God" (Video Clip), "Light The Universe" (Video Clip).
"Keeper Of The Seven Keys - The Legacy World Tour 2005/2006 - Live In Sao Paulo" CD
Track listing:
CD 1:
01. Intro
02. The King For A 1000 Years
03. Eagle Fly Free
04. Hell Was Made In Heaven
05. Keeper Of The Seven Keys
06. A Tale That Wasn't Right
07. Mr. Torture
08. If I Could Fly
09. Power
CD 2:
01. Future World
02. The Invisible Man
03. Mrs. God
04. I Want Out
05. Dr. Stein
06. Occasion Avenue
07. Halloween
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| Source: | helloween.org |
| Band profile: | Helloween |
Entwine - Keyboardist Quits
Finland's Suomi metal band Entwine have posted the following message on their official website:
"A long time member, a friend, and the only girl of the group, keyboardist Riitta Heikkonen has departed with Entwine for personal reasons. From now on the band will continue as a quintet, without planning a replacement for Riitta.
Her official statement about this decision can be read here later on."
"A long time member, a friend, and the only girl of the group, keyboardist Riitta Heikkonen has departed with Entwine for personal reasons. From now on the band will continue as a quintet, without planning a replacement for Riitta.
Her official statement about this decision can be read here later on."
| Source: | entwine.org |
| Band profile: | Entwine |
Battlelore - New Album Sample Online
An audio sample of the new Battlelore track 'House Of Heroes' has been posted online, click here. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Evernight", due in February 2007 via Napalm Records.
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| Source: | napalmrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Battlelore |
Karmøygeddon Fest - More Bands Confirmed
Doro (Friday Headliner), Leaves' Eyes and Keep Of Kalessin have been confirmed for Norway's Karmøygeddon festival, set to take place May 4-5, 2007 in Haugesund. Also scheduled to appear are Kamelot (Saturday headliner), Breed, Communic, Scar Symmetry and Pictures Of Pain.
For more information, visit Karmøygeddon Fest website.
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For more information, visit Karmøygeddon Fest website.
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| Event: | Karmøygeddon Festival |
Grammy Awards - Metal/Hard Rock Nominations
Nominations for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards were announced today by The Recording Academy.
Best Metal Performance:
(=For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
'Redneck' - Lamb Of God - Track from: Sacrament
'Colony Of Birchmen' - Mastodon - Track from: Blood Mountain
'Lies, Lies, Lies' - Ministry - Track from: Rio Grande Blood
'Eyes Of The Insane' - Slayer - Track from: Christ Illusion
'30/30-150' - Stone Sour - Track from: Come What(ever) May
Best Hard Rock Performance:
(=For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
'Crazy Bitch' - Buckcherry
'Every Day Is Exactly The Same' - Nine Inch Nails
'Lonely Day' - System Of A Down
'Vicarious' - Tool
'Woman' - Wolfmother
The awards will be handed out on Sunday February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Stephen Colbert will be the host of the Award show.
A full list of nominees can be found here.
In other Grammy news, In Flames have been nominated for a Swedish Grammy award in the category Hard Rock / Metal for their "Come Clarity" album. Go to this location (site in Swedish) for more information.
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Best Metal Performance:
(=For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
'Redneck' - Lamb Of God - Track from: Sacrament
'Colony Of Birchmen' - Mastodon - Track from: Blood Mountain
'Lies, Lies, Lies' - Ministry - Track from: Rio Grande Blood
'Eyes Of The Insane' - Slayer - Track from: Christ Illusion
'30/30-150' - Stone Sour - Track from: Come What(ever) May
Best Hard Rock Performance:
(=For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
'Crazy Bitch' - Buckcherry
'Every Day Is Exactly The Same' - Nine Inch Nails
'Lonely Day' - System Of A Down
'Vicarious' - Tool
'Woman' - Wolfmother
The awards will be handed out on Sunday February 11, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Stephen Colbert will be the host of the Award show.
A full list of nominees can be found here.
In other Grammy news, In Flames have been nominated for a Swedish Grammy award in the category Hard Rock / Metal for their "Come Clarity" album. Go to this location (site in Swedish) for more information.
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| Source: | grammy.com |
Hatesphere - Pulls Out Of U.S. Tour
Hatesphere have had to pull out of the USA tour with Unleashed, Krisiun and Belphegor that is taking place in February 2007. The tour will still take place, but with just the remaining bands. The band have said though that they will do what they can to get to the US later on for some shows to "...spread the euro-thrash all over the place".
Here is a comment by the band: "It was a very hard decision for us to make, and we apologize to everybody who worked their asses off to get this up and running, but unforeseen stuff got in our way, and caused us to cancel".
Here is a comment by the band: "It was a very hard decision for us to make, and we apologize to everybody who worked their asses off to get this up and running, but unforeseen stuff got in our way, and caused us to cancel".
| Source: | hatesphere.com |
| Band profile: | Hatesphere |
| Event: | Unleashed: Midvinterblot Tour |