Metal news

Dutch symphonic metal outfit Epica have postponed their previously announced tour through Mexico and Colombia scheduled to start tomorrow due to an illness suffered by lead singer Simone Simons. A video message by band members Mark Jansen and Ad Sluijter about the postponement can be found here. The affected dates are as follows:

29.11.2007 - MEX, Mexico City
30.11.2007 - MEX, Guadalajara
01.12.2007 - MEX, Monterrey
05.12.2007 - COL, Bogota
07.12.2007 - MEX, Puebla
08.12.2007 - MEX, San Luis Potosi
09.12.2007 - MEX, Mexico City

Simone Simons' illness has already forced the band to play their latest gig on November 26 in Amsterdam, Holland without her as lead singer which therefore consisted of "mostly grunt oriented songs".

Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica

According to a recent news update on the Power Metallers' website, the new Metalium album will be titled "Incubus". The release is planned for Jan/Feb 2008. You can check out a preview of the album by clicking here.

"Incubus" tracklisting:

01. Trust (Intro)
02. Resurrection
03. Gates
04. Incubus
05. Take Me Higher
06. Never Die
07. At Armageddon
08. Sanity
09. Meet Your Maker
10. Hellfire
11. Soulchaser [Japanese bonus]

As indicated by the band, "Incubus" is carrying on the heavy style and touches very realistic themes like the controversy of the church and "the evil". The title song "Incubus" is an epic song of over 8 minutes and original phrases of an exorcism process were used to give the song an extra authentic feel.

Source:	metalium.de
Band profile:	Metalium

Candlelight Records have issued the following press release:

"In the 18 months since the release of their debut album "Transcendental", To-Mera have already forged forward to sit amongst the cream of the progressive metal crop. Prestigious support slots with the likes of Dream Theater and Emperor, plus numerous high profile European festival performances have proved that there was a great deal of substance to the band's initial hype.

Now with their second album "Delusions", To-Mera have once again pushed their musical ideas forward to ever greater heights. All the elements present on the last album have been greatly expanded upon. The music displays a much broader range of moods, tempos and dynamics, ranging from fragile subtlety to epic bombast via everything in between. The result is a more sophisticated, melodic and coherent album, teeming with massively heavy riffing, challenging rhythms and jaw-dropping technicality. The vocals of front woman Julie Kiss have become substantially more versatile and powerful, taking on a jazzier tone that befits the more adventurous musical output. To-Mera have succeeded in creating a daring and forward-thinking metal album, defined by a belief that the term "progressive" is not simply a genre tag.

The band will also be playing new material from the new album at the Candlelight Xmas show on December 1st at The Borderline London." For more info, click here.

"Delusions" tracklist:

01. The Lie [Listen]
02. Mirage
03. The Glory Of A New Day
04. Inside The Hourglass
05. A Sorrow To Kill
06. Asylum
07. Fallen From Grace
08. Temptation

A preview of the cover art can be found at this location.

Source:	candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	To-Mera

According to Headbanger's Blog, Veteran New Jersey Thrash band Overkill will release their second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007," on February 5.

The 50-minute disc was shot during the band's headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and will feature songs that span Overkill's 28 year career, including "Walk Through Fire" from the group's new disc "Immortalis" (which came out October 9), "Rotten To The Core," "Elimination," "Fuck You," "In Union We Stand," "Necroshine," "Skull And Bones" "Old School" and "Wrecking Crew."

The show was previously released as the bonus DVD in the German digipack version of Immortalis. Overkill's last DVD, "Wrecking Everything: Live" came out in 2002 and was re-released October 2.

The complete tracklist is as follows:

01. Rotten To The Core
02. Elimination
03. Necroshine
04. Thanx For Nothin'
05. Skull And Bones
06. In Union We Stand
07. Walk Through Fire
08. Wrecking Crew
09. Old School
10. Fuck You

To see a video of "Walk Through Fire" from the from "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007″ DVD, click here.

Source:	headbangersblog.mtv.com
Band profile:	Overkill

Belgian Black Metal band Enthroned have posted the following statement on their official website:

"Due to some problems with the organisation of the tour, Enthroned has no other choice than to pull off the current tour after the date in Belgium (28/11). Most of what was promised never actually happened, creating severe tensions between the band and the tour promoter. As well some health problems occured due to the lame state and insalubrity of the tour bus. Enthroned would like to apology towards the fans for something that is beyond our control."

Remaining Gorgoroth tour dates are as follows:

27.11.2007 - France, Rennes @ Antipod
28.11.2007 - Belgium, Vosselaar @ Biebob
29.11.2007 - Germany, Munich @ Backstage
30.11.2007 - Austria, Vienna @ Planet Music
01.12.2007 - Germany, Bischopswerda @ Eastclub
02.12.2007 - Denmark, Aarhus @ Studenthuset

Source:	enthroned-horde.com
Band profile:	Enthroned
Event:	Gorgoroth: European Tour

Canadian Death Metal devastators Kataklysm have posted the following news on the band's website:

"After sending shockwaves across Europe this last Sept/Oct, one of the most succesfull combination has joined forces once again. Kataklysm and Behemoth have joined forces for a quick European tour that will hit mainly the UK and Iberia (Spain/Portugal). The band will also introduce a new song from their upcoming album "Prevail" due out May 2008."

Comments frontman and singer Maurizio Iacono:

"We were planning on coming back to the UK in 2008, since the dates went so well there and the crowds were so killer. Then we found out our friends in Behemoth were gonna be there at the same time as well, so we decided to join forces. Last run was intense as fuck, both bands feeding off each other's live energy every night. This time it wont be any different. I salute Nergal and co. and wait for another killer run to arrive"

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

Feb. 01 - DE Hannover Musikzentrum *
Feb. 02 - NL Rotterdam Baroeg
Feb. 03 - UK Birmingham Barfly
Feb. 04 - UK Glasgow Barfly
Feb. 05 - UK Sheffield Corporation
Feb. 06 - UK Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Feb. 07 - UK London Ulu
Feb. 08 - FR Nantes Olympic
Feb. 09 - ES Irun Tunk!
Feb. 10 - ES Vigo A!
Feb. 11 - PT Lisbon Cine Teatro de Corroios
Feb. 12 - PT Faro Ass. Musicos de Faro
Feb. 13 - ES Granada Industrial Copera
Feb. 14 - ES Madrid Ritmo & Compas
Feb. 15 - ES Barcelona Apolo 2
Feb. 16 - FR Limoges CC John Lennon
Feb. 17 - FR Paris La Locomotive
Feb. 18 - DE Frankfurt Batschkapp *
Feb. 19 - DE Jena F-Haus *

* Kataklysm headlines

Behemoth commented:

"We have a very demanding schedule for next year and I advise you to sit tight and wait for some very exciting news coming early next year. There are some major plans in the works to create a perfect set up for our future activities. There's definitely going to be more touring next year. We'll be doing second European leg with Kataklysm and we'll visit all the markets we didn't make last time. We are also coming back to U.S. for another big tour around March. We'll be touring South America and possibly Japan (cross fingers!) in the Spring. From there on we should take a long break, doing only off shows and occasional festivals. Next year we're going to focus on the next DVD, EP and new album. We already have some sick ideas but its way to early to reveal any details yet. You just have to wait and be surprised!"

Source:	kataklysmrocks.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm
Event:	Behemoth: European Tour

As posted on the official website:

"Good news for you British folk... This will be a FULL PRODUCTION with actors, film, etc. Soon we'll be offering a special Fan Club VIP package on our website, so stay tuned. Until then, here are the new dates:"

06.13.2008 Glasgow Academy UK
06.14.2008 Newcastle City Hall UK
06.15.2008 Leeds University UK
06.17.2008 Manchester Academy UK
06.18.2008 Wolverhampton Civic Hall UK
06.20.2008 Norwich UEA UK
06.21.2008 Cambridge Corn Exchange UK
06.22.2008 London Indigo UK
06.24.2008 Bristol Colston Hall UK
06.25.2008 Southhampton Guildhall UK

Queensrÿche was recently forced to pull out of a UK tour with Thin Lizzy "due to a personal emergency". Read the full statement at http://www.queensryche.com.

Source:	queensryche.com
Band profile:	Queensrÿche
Event:	Queensrÿche: European Tour

Metal Blade Records press release:

Santa Cruz, CA's very own death metal masters Brain Drill have just announced the track listing for their Metal Blade debut, "Apocalyptic Feasting"! The band has also released the artwork for their 2/05/08 release and did a complete overhaul of their MySpace page! Check out the cover art and the band's MySpace page here.

Track listing for "Apocalyptic Feasting":

01. Gorification
02. The Parasites
03. Apocalyptic Feasting
04. Swine Slaughter
05. Forcefed Human Shit
06. Consumed By The Dead
07. Revelation
08. Bury The Living
09. The Depths Of Darkness
10. Sadistic Abductive

If you're in CA, be sure to catch the band on one of their West Coast stops! Brain Drill will be touring the US in support of their upcoming album so be sure to keep an eye on their site and the Metal Blade site for more info!

Brain Drill Tour with Diskreet, Burning the Masses, A Breath Before Surfacing:

12/06 Las Vegas, NV Sokal Studios
12/07 Downey, CA The Epic Lounge
12/08 Bakersfield, CA The Dome
12/09 San Jose, CA MACLA
12/11 Reno, NV Satellite Lounge
12/12 Fresno, CA The Exit
12/13 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction

Brain Drill is:

Dylan Ruskin - Guitar
Lord Marco Pitruzzella - Drums
Steve Rathjen - Vocals
Jeff Hughell - Bass

All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/braindrill.

Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Brain Drill

German Power Metallers Brainstorm will do a new European Tour in March 2008 with special guests Pagan's Mind and Powerwolf.

The scheduled dates are as follows:

04.03.08 Copenhagen (DK) · The Rock
05.03.08 Hamburg (D) · Markthalle
07.03.08 Weert (NL) · De Bosuil
08.03.08 Memmingen (D) · Kaminwerk
09.03.08 Saarbrücken (D) · Garage
11.03.08 Pratteln (CH) · Z7
12.03.08 Ludwigsburg (D) · Rockfabrik
14.03.08 Paris (FR) · venue TBA
15.03.08 Vosselaar (B) · Biebob
16.03.08 Langen (D) · Stadthalle
18.03.08 Bochum (D) · Zeche
19.03.08 Nürnberg (D) · Hirsch
21.03.08 Vienna (A) · Szene
22.03.08 Budapest (H) · A Zene Haza

In other news, the new Brainstorm's album, entitled "Downburst" will be released 25th of January in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, on the 28th of January in the rest of Europe. The North and South America as well as Japan and South-East Asia release dates will be added soon. More information about this new album available here.

Source:	truemetal.org
Band profile:	Brainstorm
Event:	Brainstorm: European Tour

Forget about going to YouTube - now you can watch metal videos without leaving Metal Storm!

How to find and watch videos:

• The search box now includes the 'video' option.
  
  
• Search the [url=../bands/videos_index.php]Videos[/url] section. Beside the MS search results, YouTube search results are now available as well, which take you directly to the video.
  
  
• In [url=../bands/videos_index.php]Videos[/url] the links will take you to the video page, where you will be able to choose from several variants available on YouTube.
  
  
• In band profiles, click on Videos in the submenu. There, you can see YouTube videos by clicking on video image, title or the 'Watch' button.

You can actually watch any YouTube video (even not metal-related), by using Search and then picking it from YouTube search results.

If you encounter any problems, please report them here.

Enjoy!

Deinonychus' new album "Warfare Machines" is evaluated by the German Censorship Commission due it's warlike nature and might possibly risk a complete ban in Germany.

In a few weeks there will be a result out of all this.......

To be continued......

Band profile:

Deinonychus

Australian Power Metal band Ilium have announced the departure of vocalist "Lord" Tim Grose on their MySpace page:

"As the release for "Vespertilion" draws near (should be next Dec 07), we now find ourselves needing to make an announcement. Lord Tim, who has worked with us since our first EP and sung lead vocals on our last two albums, will not be continuing with Ilium on future projects. We had all hoped that he would be able to sing on the next Ilium (originally he was only going to be helping us out on "Permian Dusk" and "Vespertilion", for which we're very grateful and overawed by his amazing performances on those) and it was going to be a case of trying to fit Ilium into his increasingly packed schedule. As fans of "Lord and Dungeon" ourselves we certainly did not want to make an impact on the time Tim could allocate to them and with several other personal projects in the pipeline it is only natural that he had neither the time or energy to commit to someone else's

We will be searching for a new vocalist, at this stage it will be for recording purposes only, but who knows. We do wish to say however that this decision was made simply as Adam and I are the driving force behind Ilium and it became increasingly apparent that it was simply not feasible for either party to continue an arrangement which had already outlasted the initial agreed period.

We are very grateful for Tim for the experience of working with him and we're excited both for future Ilium and Lord releases. We hope that you will continue to support Tim in his endeavours as we will, and that you will enjoy his incredible performance on our upcoming album '"Vespertilion"".

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Ilium

Rusty Cage Records, the label for Netherlands-based metallers Defender, has issued the following update:

"20 years after releasing their debut "City Ad Mortis", Defender will start recording their first full length CD. They will start recording in Holland's Legacy Studios the second week of December. The album will be released summer 2008."

Source:	rustycagerecords.com
Band profile:	Defender

Moonspell are working on the yet untitled follow up to the largely acclaimed "Memorial", and they are pre-producing it in Portugal with Waldemar Sorychta (Wolfheart, Irreligious, Sin, Memorial) this November from the 16th to the 30th.
Studio is booked now for January 2008 at Antfarm in Denmark with Tue Madsen who worked with the band on the re-recordings of the EP and the demos. "Under Satanae" collected ravishing response and review everywhere and it even charted in their home country (number #12) where they played an one off show in Lisbon Coliseum whose setlist was comprised of all titles of this release to 3500 surrendered fans.

On related news, Fernando Ribeiro, Moonspell singer has just finished translating "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson to Portuguese, it's the first time it's printed in his native language. He commented on it: "Hard work but a pleasant time inside Robert's Neville boarded house and mind" The major motion picture with Will Smith is coming out on 12/14/07, two weeks later in Portugal and the book is coming out on the 5th of the same month. Check the trailer at YouTube.com.

All the shows this year have been postponed in order to allow the band some time to work on their new opus. Some words from the band: "It's still hard to say which direction it will proceed but so far there are great, great songs, full of mystical power and crushing atmospheres. A few classical Metal elements have been added to the songs, Black Metal and Gothic are also influences that are very important and we just want to take "Memorial" a step up but without loosing the enthusiasm of discovering and applying new elements to our music. The lyrical content is very fierce, spiritual and mostly pagan in the way it will be an really connected with the Earth and with the fact she is indeed a woman..."

Source:	moonspell.com
Band profile:	Moonspell

The following message was posted on the website of Celtic Frost:

"There exist countless Hellhammer demo bootlegs, but they all utterly fail to capture the true aura, to represent the band as it actually was. They have been compiled from dismal multi-generation copies of the original tapes, and they are invariably riddled with factual and historical errors or outright lies. Former Hellhammer members Tom Gabriel Fischer, Martin Eric Ain, and Steve Warrior have decided to rectify this situation once and for all. "Demon Entrails" is the first official release of the legendary Hellhammer demos "Death Fiend"/"Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" since the original limited cassette editions in 1983.

This release has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent Hellhammer exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical material and artwork as well as hundreds of unreleased Hellhammer photos from 1982 to 1984, "Demon Entrails" will also feature all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.

"Demon Entrails" will be released as an opulent oversized double CD and as a gatefold triple vinyl album. Both versions will feature a lavish booklet and a poster. There will also be a third, bare-bones low-price CD version, designed to cater to markets which will not carry the standard CD due to its irregular size.

The release is scheduled for February 2008, through Prowling Death Records/Century Media."

Source:	celticfrost.com
Band profile:	Hellhammer