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Masterplan - Vocalist Jørn Lande Leaves
German power metallers Masterplan parted ways with their singer Jørn Lande due to musical differences. The statement of their label AFM Records reads as follows:
Sometimes ways can separate from each other: due to musical differences singer Jorn Lande has left Masterplan last week. During working on the new album the band had to experience that both sides were having different ideas and wishes for the songwriting. While Jorn would have loved to push the style of the band more into the melodic direction, the rest of the band wanted to go back to the metal-roots of the debut album. So the decision was made to go separate ways in the future.
Drummer Uli Kusch about it: "We are not really happy about Jorn's decision, but on the other side it doesn't make sense to continue if the ideas are that different. The music would suffer from it and the music is why we are doing it. We wish Jorn a successful future and want to thank him for everything he did for us. It was a great and interesting time!"
The band is currently searching for a new singer. "There are already some possibilities that might be interesting for us, but nothing is decided yet", Uli explains. "We hope that we can already present the new singer on the gigs we are playing this year. And for sure there won't be any changes in the musical style of Masterplan. We are currently working on the songs."
Sometimes ways can separate from each other: due to musical differences singer Jorn Lande has left Masterplan last week. During working on the new album the band had to experience that both sides were having different ideas and wishes for the songwriting. While Jorn would have loved to push the style of the band more into the melodic direction, the rest of the band wanted to go back to the metal-roots of the debut album. So the decision was made to go separate ways in the future.
Drummer Uli Kusch about it: "We are not really happy about Jorn's decision, but on the other side it doesn't make sense to continue if the ideas are that different. The music would suffer from it and the music is why we are doing it. We wish Jorn a successful future and want to thank him for everything he did for us. It was a great and interesting time!"
The band is currently searching for a new singer. "There are already some possibilities that might be interesting for us, but nothing is decided yet", Uli explains. "We hope that we can already present the new singer on the gigs we are playing this year. And for sure there won't be any changes in the musical style of Masterplan. We are currently working on the songs."
| Source: | afm-records.de |
| Band profile: | Masterplan |
Majesty - Announce New Guitarist
The German power metallers Majesty have announced Christian Münzner as replacement for their former guitarist Rolf Munkes. Münzner, who parted ways with his former band Necrophagist in February, already performed his first show with Majesty on May the 6th in Berlin. Photos and infos about Christian will be online on the band's official website soon.
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| Source: | majesty-metal.de |
| Band profile: | Majesty |
Wintersun - Upcoming Album Details
Wintersun frontman Jari Mäenpää has announced the tracklisting of his bands' follow-up album and will be entitled "Time".
Jari says: "Seven epic songs and quite long ones, over 65 minutes of material. It's a theme album. The music has some new dimensions, but has also the recognizable 'Wintersun style.' So hopefully you will stay patient, the wait will be worth it!"
The track listing is as follows:
1. Sons of Winter and Stars
2. Land of Snow and Sorrow
3. Time
4. Fire
5. One with the Shadows
6. Storm
7. Silver Leaves
The album is slated for release at the end of this year.
Source : http://www.wintermadness.net
Jari says: "Seven epic songs and quite long ones, over 65 minutes of material. It's a theme album. The music has some new dimensions, but has also the recognizable 'Wintersun style.' So hopefully you will stay patient, the wait will be worth it!"
The track listing is as follows:
1. Sons of Winter and Stars
2. Land of Snow and Sorrow
3. Time
4. Fire
5. One with the Shadows
6. Storm
7. Silver Leaves
The album is slated for release at the end of this year.
Source : http://www.wintermadness.net
| Band profile: | Wintersun |
Kekal - Song From Upcoming Album Online
The song "Isolated I" form the yet untitled album has been posted on the Myspace site of Kekal (Please note that the quality of the streaming audio is low, and it does not represent the quality of the music itself). The song will be available until July 2006, when the song will be removed.
The band invited you to leave them messages about the song on the Myspace site or on Kekal's Forum.
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The band invited you to leave them messages about the song on the Myspace site or on Kekal's Forum.
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| Band profile: | Kekal |
Amon Amarth - Recording New Album
Swedish Viking Death Metal heroes Amon Amarth have started recording their sixth full-length album. This time around the band has entered Fascination Street studio (Opeth, Soilwork) in their home country of Sweden. Amon Amarth will record through June 14 with producer Jens Bogren.
There will be frequent updates with pictures from the recordings on their home page, so check often.
The yet untitled album is scheduled for release mid to end of September.
Source : http://www.666metal.com
There will be frequent updates with pictures from the recordings on their home page, so check often.
The yet untitled album is scheduled for release mid to end of September.
Source : http://www.666metal.com
| Band profile: | Amon Amarth |
Hammerfall - Album Update
Hammerfall guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message on his official blog: "We have once again spent three days in the rehearsal room, playing through the now nine songs finished for the album. I can't remember feeling this good about the material before a recording, ever. Especially not for the last album, then I was very unsure about how things would turn out. This time, the feeling is the complete opposite.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dark Wings, Dark Words", "Carved In Stone", "Titan", "Shadow Empire", "Threshold" and "Rebel Inside".
Source : http://www.myspace.com/hammerfall
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Dark Wings, Dark Words", "Carved In Stone", "Titan", "Shadow Empire", "Threshold" and "Rebel Inside".
Source : http://www.myspace.com/hammerfall
| Band profile: | HammerFall |
Aarni - End Collaboration With Firebox Records
The following message by Aarni was delivered via Newsletter:
"First off, a more or less important announcement: Aarni and Firebox Records have reached an agreement whereby Aarni's recording deal with the label will be discontinued after all. In other words Aarni is currently unsigned, yet not actively seeking a new recording deal. Collaboration with Firebox will however continue in the form of a distribution deal for the forthcoming album. This development likely won't affect Aarni's work on the new material in any way. Thanks go to Firebox boss Rami Hippi for originally being supersane enough to sign us and make the world a slightly more unnerving place.
Speaking of which, the recordings of the track 'Iku-Turso' have recently been completed and work begun on the next little new ditties. Currently I also occupy myself with a chaos guitar solo for Umbra Nihil's brilliant song destined for the Cthulhu music compilation album mentioned previously in these benighted newsletters.
The fan interview thing is still in process for a little while, so send in your questions! Thanks go to all you coy deviants who have already given me your crude yet sincere contributions!
So, there's still some time left for asking Aarni all those things your parents, spiritual gurus and other slavers cannot & won't tell you - unlike us they act out of ignorance, after all.
As all of you who have completed the questionnaire in the Bathos booklet already know, Aarni is really an illumination disorganisation with music set as just a convenient facade for our more important activities, destined to culminate sometime around Yule 2012 EV. So be good little hermaphrodites then, or the elves will look upon you with devastating disgust and take rash irreversible action, which ever was my intention. The Aarni star ark will set sail then to pastures greener and more separate in both time and space. Vibrate or die! Hail distant nebulae!"
"First off, a more or less important announcement: Aarni and Firebox Records have reached an agreement whereby Aarni's recording deal with the label will be discontinued after all. In other words Aarni is currently unsigned, yet not actively seeking a new recording deal. Collaboration with Firebox will however continue in the form of a distribution deal for the forthcoming album. This development likely won't affect Aarni's work on the new material in any way. Thanks go to Firebox boss Rami Hippi for originally being supersane enough to sign us and make the world a slightly more unnerving place.
Speaking of which, the recordings of the track 'Iku-Turso' have recently been completed and work begun on the next little new ditties. Currently I also occupy myself with a chaos guitar solo for Umbra Nihil's brilliant song destined for the Cthulhu music compilation album mentioned previously in these benighted newsletters.
The fan interview thing is still in process for a little while, so send in your questions! Thanks go to all you coy deviants who have already given me your crude yet sincere contributions!
So, there's still some time left for asking Aarni all those things your parents, spiritual gurus and other slavers cannot & won't tell you - unlike us they act out of ignorance, after all.
As all of you who have completed the questionnaire in the Bathos booklet already know, Aarni is really an illumination disorganisation with music set as just a convenient facade for our more important activities, destined to culminate sometime around Yule 2012 EV. So be good little hermaphrodites then, or the elves will look upon you with devastating disgust and take rash irreversible action, which ever was my intention. The Aarni star ark will set sail then to pastures greener and more separate in both time and space. Vibrate or die! Hail distant nebulae!"
| Source: | - Aarni Newsletter - |
| Band profile: | Aarni |
The Old Dead Tree - Guitarist Leaves
During tonight's emotional show in Paris at the Locomotive, Nicolas Chevrollier (guitars) announced that he had to leave the band in order to take care of his family and of his son, who will be born in July.
The band will probably be looking for a replacement soon.
We wish Nicolas Chevrollier some great time with his family and good luck for the future and his new life.
Sources: Jeff and Deadsoulman, special reporters for Metal Storm at the Locomotive, Paris.
The band will probably be looking for a replacement soon.
We wish Nicolas Chevrollier some great time with his family and good luck for the future and his new life.
Sources: Jeff and Deadsoulman, special reporters for Metal Storm at the Locomotive, Paris.
| Band profile: | The Old Dead Tree |
Swallow The Sun - Sign With Spinefarm Records
The band (that was working with Firebox Records) announced the deal with the finnish label on their website:
"We have signed a record contract with Spinefarm Records. Being one of the most respected metal labels in Finland we are looking forward to working with them."
"We have signed a record contract with Spinefarm Records. Being one of the most respected metal labels in Finland we are looking forward to working with them."
| Source: | swallowthesun.net |
| Band profile: | Swallow The Sun |
Napalm Death - To Enter In The Studio
Shane Embury (Napalm Death's bassist) commented concerning the plans of the bands: "we will rehearse our 17th and final track for our new album,then practise like crazed lunatics before heading into the studio on the 13th of may to start recording our 12th full length album."
| Source: | enemyofthemusicbusiness.com |
| Band profile: | Napalm Death |
Metal Mind - Next Releases Of The Label
15.05.2006
Various Artists - Metalmania 2005 DVD+CD
Via Mistica - Under My Eyelids CD
22.05.2006
Kupczyk, Grzegorz - Memories CD
29.05.2006
Acid Drinkers - The Hand That Rocks The Coffin DVD
Acid Drinkers - The Hand That Rocks The Coffin DVD+CD (digipack)
Anathema - A Moment in Time DVD
Anathema - A Moment in Time DVD+CD (limited edition)
Immolation - Dawn of Possesion (remastered + bonus tracks) CD digipack
Izrael - W Koperniku (live) - DVD
SBB - Live in Spodek CD
Tadeusz Nalepa - 60-te urodziny DVD
Tadeusz Nalepa - 60-te urodziny DVD+CD (digipack)
05.06.2006
Luna Ad Noctum - The Perfect Evil In Mortal CD
Cemetery of Scream - The Even Horizon CD
Various Artists - Metalmania 2005 DVD+CD
Via Mistica - Under My Eyelids CD
22.05.2006
Kupczyk, Grzegorz - Memories CD
29.05.2006
Acid Drinkers - The Hand That Rocks The Coffin DVD
Acid Drinkers - The Hand That Rocks The Coffin DVD+CD (digipack)
Anathema - A Moment in Time DVD
Anathema - A Moment in Time DVD+CD (limited edition)
Immolation - Dawn of Possesion (remastered + bonus tracks) CD digipack
Izrael - W Koperniku (live) - DVD
SBB - Live in Spodek CD
Tadeusz Nalepa - 60-te urodziny DVD
Tadeusz Nalepa - 60-te urodziny DVD+CD (digipack)
05.06.2006
Luna Ad Noctum - The Perfect Evil In Mortal CD
Cemetery of Scream - The Even Horizon CD
| Source: | Metal Mind |
Grave - New Album's Artwork & Track List Published
Legendary Swedish death metallers Grave have completed work on their new album, "As Rapture Comes", for a July 25 release via Century Media Records (one day earlier internationally).
Commented vocalist/guitarist Ola Lindgren: "The new album is finally completed. Nine tracks which can only be described as the most aggressive, evil and brutal stuff we have ever created both sound and song-wise. The album was recorded by ourselves at Studio Soulless and the final mix was made in the Abyss Studio with Peter Tägtgren. This one takes Grave into a new dimension while still staying true to our legacy of brutal, heavy death metal."
The artwork for "As Rapture Comes" was designed by the Polish artist Jacek Wisnieswki, who has previously worked with Grave on their "Back From The Grave" and "Fiendish Regression" albums, in addition to designing artwork for such acts as Krisiun, Vader and Decapitated, among others.
"As Rapture Comes" track listing:
01. Intro - Day Of Reckoning (0:49)
02. Burn (6:24)
03. Through Eternity (3:45)
04. By Demons Bred (4:16)
05. Living The Dead Behind (6:26)
06. Unholy Terror (3:44)
07. Battle Of Eden (3:38)
08. Epic Obliteration (4:02)
09. Them Bones (2:32)
10. As Rapture Comes (5:34)
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Commented vocalist/guitarist Ola Lindgren: "The new album is finally completed. Nine tracks which can only be described as the most aggressive, evil and brutal stuff we have ever created both sound and song-wise. The album was recorded by ourselves at Studio Soulless and the final mix was made in the Abyss Studio with Peter Tägtgren. This one takes Grave into a new dimension while still staying true to our legacy of brutal, heavy death metal."
The artwork for "As Rapture Comes" was designed by the Polish artist Jacek Wisnieswki, who has previously worked with Grave on their "Back From The Grave" and "Fiendish Regression" albums, in addition to designing artwork for such acts as Krisiun, Vader and Decapitated, among others.
"As Rapture Comes" track listing:
01. Intro - Day Of Reckoning (0:49)
02. Burn (6:24)
03. Through Eternity (3:45)
04. By Demons Bred (4:16)
05. Living The Dead Behind (6:26)
06. Unholy Terror (3:44)
07. Battle Of Eden (3:38)
08. Epic Obliteration (4:02)
09. Them Bones (2:32)
10. As Rapture Comes (5:34)
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Grave |
Soilwork - New Guitarist, North American Tour
Sweden's Soilwork have acquired guitarist Daniel Antonsson (Dimension Zero, Pathos) as the replacement for Peter Wichers, who left the band in December to pursue a career in producing. A video clip of the new Soilwork lineup performing the track "One with the Flies" on April 11, 2006 at Voxhall in Aarhus, Denmark can be found at . A photo of Antonsson and fellow Soilwork guitarist Ola Frenning playing live on March 2, 2006 in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed at www.photopit.com.
Soilwork will make their North American live debut with Antonsson this fall when returning for a five-week tour that will take them coast to coast starting October 5. Also appearing on the bill will be Darkest Hour, Mnemic and Threat Signal. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Oct. 05 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Oct. 06 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 07 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Oct. 09 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Oct. 10 - L'Imperial - Quebec City, QC
Oct. 11 - Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
Oct. 12 - Saratoga Winners - Cohoes, NY
Oct. 13 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 14 - Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 15 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
Oct. 16 - Sokol Underground - Omaha, NE
Oct. 17 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
Oct. 19 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 20 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Oct. 21 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Oct. 22 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Oct. 23 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 24 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 25 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
Oct. 27 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 28 - The State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
Oct. 29 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 01 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Nov. 02 - Planet Rock - Jacksonville, NC
Nov. 03 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Nov. 04 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Nov. 05 - B.B. Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY
Nov. 07 - Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 09 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 10 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
Nov. 11 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
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Soilwork will make their North American live debut with Antonsson this fall when returning for a five-week tour that will take them coast to coast starting October 5. Also appearing on the bill will be Darkest Hour, Mnemic and Threat Signal. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Oct. 05 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Oct. 06 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 07 - Webster Theatre - Hartford, CT
Oct. 09 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
Oct. 10 - L'Imperial - Quebec City, QC
Oct. 11 - Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
Oct. 12 - Saratoga Winners - Cohoes, NY
Oct. 13 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 14 - Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 15 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
Oct. 16 - Sokol Underground - Omaha, NE
Oct. 17 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
Oct. 19 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 20 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA
Oct. 21 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA
Oct. 22 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Oct. 23 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Oct. 24 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 25 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
Oct. 27 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 28 - The State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
Oct. 29 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 01 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Nov. 02 - Planet Rock - Jacksonville, NC
Nov. 03 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Nov. 04 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
Nov. 05 - B.B. Kings Blues Club - New York City, NY
Nov. 07 - Starlight Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 09 - Rex Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 10 - Penny Arcade - Rochester, NY
Nov. 11 - Harpo's Concert Theatre - Detroit, MI
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Soilwork |
Gojira - Releasing Latest Album Through Prosthetic
Prosthetic Records has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with France's Listenable Records to release the new album from French metal titans Gojira throughout North America. The band's latest opus, From Mars To Sirius, will be released through Prosthetic on August 22nd.
Source : http://www.prostheticrecords.com
Source : http://www.prostheticrecords.com
| Band profile: | Gojira |
To-Mera - Begin Recording Debut
May 5, 2006
...well, we start tomorrow, but we're pretty excited about it
Brett (Caldas-Lima - Mr producer man (add him here) will be winging his way from the slums of Montpellier to spritely Surbiton tomorrow. I shall hide all valuables as he will be staying at my place... (only joking Bretty-poos! )
First on the agenda will be recording a new violin solo for "Dreadful Angel" and then Brett, Julie and Tom will fly to Hungary to meet up with Akos and they'll then record all their bits. Then in the first week of June they all come back and Hugo and Lee will do their bits.
Songs so far include the two demo songs on the page (re-worked), plus "Parfum", "Blood" (working title. This may change!), "Realm of Dreams", "Phantoms", "Obscure Oblivion" plus a re-working of a traditional Hungarian folk song. About 50 minutes in total all going well.
We will be keeping things up to date with the blog, so if you need progress as it happens then subscribe or come back every couple of days and you'll see events as they unfold.
Cheers guys!
...well, we start tomorrow, but we're pretty excited about it
Brett (Caldas-Lima - Mr producer man (add him here) will be winging his way from the slums of Montpellier to spritely Surbiton tomorrow. I shall hide all valuables as he will be staying at my place... (only joking Bretty-poos! )
First on the agenda will be recording a new violin solo for "Dreadful Angel" and then Brett, Julie and Tom will fly to Hungary to meet up with Akos and they'll then record all their bits. Then in the first week of June they all come back and Hugo and Lee will do their bits.
Songs so far include the two demo songs on the page (re-worked), plus "Parfum", "Blood" (working title. This may change!), "Realm of Dreams", "Phantoms", "Obscure Oblivion" plus a re-working of a traditional Hungarian folk song. About 50 minutes in total all going well.
We will be keeping things up to date with the blog, so if you need progress as it happens then subscribe or come back every couple of days and you'll see events as they unfold.
Cheers guys!
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | To-Mera |