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Engel, the Gothenburg-based Melodic Death quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (ex-The Crown) and Niclas Engelin (known from Passenger, ex-Gardenian, In Flames), drummer Mojjo (Lord Belial, Runemagick, Relevant Few, Dracena), vocalist Mangan Klavborn, and bassist Michael Håkansson (ex-Evergrey, The Project Hate MCMXCIX), is streaming their debut album "Absolute Design", in its entirety on their website (in the "Album" section).
"Absolute Design" was recorded at Studio Dug Out in Uppsala in the spring of 2007 and is mixed & engineered by Daniel Bergstrand (known from his work for Susperia, In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork, Behemoth, Strapping Young Lad and others) and In Flames mastermind Anders Fridén.
The album was released in Sweden on October 31st, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on November 2nd, and in Europe on November 5th (through Steamhammer/SPV records.
"Absolute Design" was recorded at Studio Dug Out in Uppsala in the spring of 2007 and is mixed & engineered by Daniel Bergstrand (known from his work for Susperia, In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork, Behemoth, Strapping Young Lad and others) and In Flames mastermind Anders Fridén.
The album was released in Sweden on October 31st, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on November 2nd, and in Europe on November 5th (through Steamhammer/SPV records.
| Source: | engelpropaganda.com |
| Band profile: | Engel |
Reunited Norwegian Black Metallers Immortal will conquer Australia and New Zealand in March 2008!
Confirmed dates for the "Blashyrkh In Oz Tour" are as follows:
March 10 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard
March 13 - Perth, AUS @ The Capitol Theatre
March 14 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowler's Live
March 15 - Sydney, AUS @ The Metro Theatre
March 20 - Auckland, NZ @ Transmission Room
March 21 - Wellington, NZ @ SFBH
A short comment by the band goes as follows: "See you down under, the battle rages on!". A poster for the tour can be found here.
Confirmed dates for the "Blashyrkh In Oz Tour" are as follows:
March 10 - Melbourne, AUS @ Billboard
March 13 - Perth, AUS @ The Capitol Theatre
March 14 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowler's Live
March 15 - Sydney, AUS @ The Metro Theatre
March 20 - Auckland, NZ @ Transmission Room
March 21 - Wellington, NZ @ SFBH
A short comment by the band goes as follows: "See you down under, the battle rages on!". A poster for the tour can be found here.
| Source: | immortalofficial.com |
| Band profile: | Immortal |
| Event: | Immortal - Blashyrkh In Oz Tour |
After 10 years of existence ? during which time the band released one demo, one EP and three full-length CDs ? French dark metallers Anthemon have decided to call it a day.
At the time of the group's split, Anthemon was working on the material for the follow-up to 2005's "Kadavreski", entitled "Alois..."
However, Marc (bass) would like to introduce his new E-shop, Epiphora Productions:
http://www.epiphoraproductions.fr/
Epiphora Productions Eshop, at last, opens its doors!!! Its goal is to promote unsigned bands, underground labels and help them to sell their products (CD, Demo, Tape, T-Shirt, etc.). We can also help associations, promoters by selling gigs tickets.
Don't hesite to send us all the informations (dates, flyers,...) in order to promoter your work.
All Anthemon CDs (the four CDs) are available for only 20 euros at this location!
Labels, bands, associations, please contact us for more informations: [url][email protected][/url]
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At the time of the group's split, Anthemon was working on the material for the follow-up to 2005's "Kadavreski", entitled "Alois..."
However, Marc (bass) would like to introduce his new E-shop, Epiphora Productions:
http://www.epiphoraproductions.fr/
Epiphora Productions Eshop, at last, opens its doors!!! Its goal is to promote unsigned bands, underground labels and help them to sell their products (CD, Demo, Tape, T-Shirt, etc.). We can also help associations, promoters by selling gigs tickets.
Don't hesite to send us all the informations (dates, flyers,...) in order to promoter your work.
All Anthemon CDs (the four CDs) are available for only 20 euros at this location!
Labels, bands, associations, please contact us for more informations: [url][email protected][/url]
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| Source: | epiphoraproductions.fr |
| Band profile: | Anthemon |
Brazilian Brutal Death Metal outfit Krisiun have updated their website with the following message:
"Krisiun just finished the 7th leg of the AssassiNation world tour in one year and 10 months the band did over 250 shows in 25 countries around the world spreading the most vicious and brutal death metal. Krisiun would like to thank all the crazy mother fuckers which showed up at the shows and also all the promoters which made it possible. Also thank all the bands which toured together on these tours.
The band still will do a few shows in South America:
24.11.2007 - BRA, Curitiba - Opera 1
07.12.2007 - ARG, Buenos Aires - El Teatro (support act: Brujeria)
09.12.2007 - BRA, Porto Alegre - Bar Opinião
After this the band will start working on the new record schedule to get release on the summer 2008."
"Krisiun just finished the 7th leg of the AssassiNation world tour in one year and 10 months the band did over 250 shows in 25 countries around the world spreading the most vicious and brutal death metal. Krisiun would like to thank all the crazy mother fuckers which showed up at the shows and also all the promoters which made it possible. Also thank all the bands which toured together on these tours.
The band still will do a few shows in South America:
24.11.2007 - BRA, Curitiba - Opera 1
07.12.2007 - ARG, Buenos Aires - El Teatro (support act: Brujeria)
09.12.2007 - BRA, Porto Alegre - Bar Opinião
After this the band will start working on the new record schedule to get release on the summer 2008."
| Source: | krisiun.com.br |
| Band profile: | Krisiun |
| Event: | Krisiun |
Kataklysm is proud to announce its first ever Australian & New Zealand tour!!
Thursday March 20th: @ Valve, Wellington, NZ
Saturday March 22nd: @ Transmission Room, Auckland , NZ (All Ages)
Sunday March 23rd: @ Metalstock Festival, Sydney, AU (All Ages) *Headliner
Tuesday March 25th: @ Amplifier Bar, Perth, AU
Thursday March 27th: @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide, AU (All Ages)
Friday March 28th: @ Club Phoenix, Brisbane, AU
Saturday March 29th: @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AU
In other news, Kataklysm were forced to cancel the shows in Dublin and Glasgow on the 21st and 22nd [October] for circumstances beyong the band's control.
"What a disapointment it was... What happend is simple. We didn't wanna make a big fuss out of it, but the hordes of angry Scotish and Irish fans contacting us, wondering why we cancelled, made me issue this update. We were 10 min. away from the fairy to Ireland when our tour manager woke us up in the early morning, telling us that the driver had been arrested because of overdrives and not taking the required rest time - In Europe, a new law has been established for six months, demanding new restrictions and less road times for drivers. This law had been protested by drivers and they made an example out of us.
Our driver was a cool cat, worked hard for us but he needed to get to Dublin in time so he broke the law. Since it happend a few times on this tour, the bus records couldn't lie, so the officer (a douchbag by the way) had no compensation and gave us the maximum fines, which included arresting the driver and taking the bus... So we were stranded in Wales. Special thanks to the whole Rock the Nation organization, who solved the problem extremely fast and got us and Aborted a nice hotel. We waited for a new bus to pick us up the next day, which did but just a tad too late to make it in time to Glasgow. We will make it up next year, we won't forget!! Everything else is killer, the tour was a gem and we look forward to the NB festival this weekend, and going back home to pound the US and Canadian soil on the Chimaira tour... It's gona kill!!"
Click here to check out the Kataklysm tour dates for the upcoming North American headlining tour with Divine Heresy (selected dates only), Chimaira, Terror and The End.
Thursday March 20th: @ Valve, Wellington, NZ
Saturday March 22nd: @ Transmission Room, Auckland , NZ (All Ages)
Sunday March 23rd: @ Metalstock Festival, Sydney, AU (All Ages) *Headliner
Tuesday March 25th: @ Amplifier Bar, Perth, AU
Thursday March 27th: @ Fowlers Live, Adelaide, AU (All Ages)
Friday March 28th: @ Club Phoenix, Brisbane, AU
Saturday March 29th: @ The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, AU
In other news, Kataklysm were forced to cancel the shows in Dublin and Glasgow on the 21st and 22nd [October] for circumstances beyong the band's control.
"What a disapointment it was... What happend is simple. We didn't wanna make a big fuss out of it, but the hordes of angry Scotish and Irish fans contacting us, wondering why we cancelled, made me issue this update. We were 10 min. away from the fairy to Ireland when our tour manager woke us up in the early morning, telling us that the driver had been arrested because of overdrives and not taking the required rest time - In Europe, a new law has been established for six months, demanding new restrictions and less road times for drivers. This law had been protested by drivers and they made an example out of us.
Our driver was a cool cat, worked hard for us but he needed to get to Dublin in time so he broke the law. Since it happend a few times on this tour, the bus records couldn't lie, so the officer (a douchbag by the way) had no compensation and gave us the maximum fines, which included arresting the driver and taking the bus... So we were stranded in Wales. Special thanks to the whole Rock the Nation organization, who solved the problem extremely fast and got us and Aborted a nice hotel. We waited for a new bus to pick us up the next day, which did but just a tad too late to make it in time to Glasgow. We will make it up next year, we won't forget!! Everything else is killer, the tour was a gem and we look forward to the NB festival this weekend, and going back home to pound the US and Canadian soil on the Chimaira tour... It's gona kill!!"
Click here to check out the Kataklysm tour dates for the upcoming North American headlining tour with Divine Heresy (selected dates only), Chimaira, Terror and The End.
| Source: | kataklysmrocks.com |
| Band profile: | Kataklysm |
| Event: | Kataklysm: Australian Tour (New Zealand Portion CANCELLED) |
Official Century Media press release:
Extreme progressive metal leaders Into Eternity have completed the touring cycle for their highly acclaimed album, "The Scattering of Ashes", and are currently hard at work on material for their much anticipated new recording, which guitarist/vocalist Tim Roth says will be the group's first conceptual album.
"The Scattering of Ashes" campaign saw the band embark on five North American tours with highlights including an appearance on Gigantour performing alongside Megadeth and Lamb Of God, but it was this past summer's tour alongside Dream Theater that really saw the band reach out to a new audience.
Roth states: "We are officially done touring for "The Scattering Of Ashes". We ended up doing 150 shows and being away for close to 200 days of the year! The whole band did a great job, as it's not always easy being away from home for so long, but I think it's important to do it the old-school way and tour as much as we can. No one can say we're a lazy band!
"Our last tour was with Edguy, Light This City and Echoes Of Eternity. It was a big success for us, so we want to thank those bands again. It was cool bonding with all the bands and 'bro-ing down' with them at 4:20. This touring cycle, we also got to tour with Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Sanctity, The Smash-Up, Destruction, Hirax, Municipal Waste, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Scar Symmetry, Redemption and the mighty Dream Theater! We ended up doing five full U.S. tours on this cycle, and they all were special to us. Playing with Megadeth and Dream Theater each night was a real dream come true!
"Right now we are home in Canada awaiting the cold chill of winter. It is supposed to snow tomorrow, so I'll be in front of my warm computer composing new riffs for the next album. For the first time ever, we will be doing a concept album. Stu and I are working on the lyrics right now. It's always good to keep moving forward and to try new things, and this is something that we have always wanted to do. We have done two songs already, and it's turning out really cool. We'll keep you posted in the future as things start to progress further.
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Extreme progressive metal leaders Into Eternity have completed the touring cycle for their highly acclaimed album, "The Scattering of Ashes", and are currently hard at work on material for their much anticipated new recording, which guitarist/vocalist Tim Roth says will be the group's first conceptual album.
"The Scattering of Ashes" campaign saw the band embark on five North American tours with highlights including an appearance on Gigantour performing alongside Megadeth and Lamb Of God, but it was this past summer's tour alongside Dream Theater that really saw the band reach out to a new audience.
Roth states: "We are officially done touring for "The Scattering Of Ashes". We ended up doing 150 shows and being away for close to 200 days of the year! The whole band did a great job, as it's not always easy being away from home for so long, but I think it's important to do it the old-school way and tour as much as we can. No one can say we're a lazy band!
"Our last tour was with Edguy, Light This City and Echoes Of Eternity. It was a big success for us, so we want to thank those bands again. It was cool bonding with all the bands and 'bro-ing down' with them at 4:20. This touring cycle, we also got to tour with Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Sanctity, The Smash-Up, Destruction, Hirax, Municipal Waste, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Scar Symmetry, Redemption and the mighty Dream Theater! We ended up doing five full U.S. tours on this cycle, and they all were special to us. Playing with Megadeth and Dream Theater each night was a real dream come true!
"Right now we are home in Canada awaiting the cold chill of winter. It is supposed to snow tomorrow, so I'll be in front of my warm computer composing new riffs for the next album. For the first time ever, we will be doing a concept album. Stu and I are working on the lyrics right now. It's always good to keep moving forward and to try new things, and this is something that we have always wanted to do. We have done two songs already, and it's turning out really cool. We'll keep you posted in the future as things start to progress further.
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| Source: | centurymedia.com |
| Band profile: | Into Eternity |
The full tracklist for the new Ayreon double disc release "01011001" has been announced. It is as follows:
CD1 - Y:
01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever')
02. Comatose
03. Liquid Eternity
04. Connect The Dots
05. Beneath The Waves
(a) Beneath The Waves
(b) Face The Facts
(c) But A Memory...
(d) World Without Walls
(e) Reality Bleeds
06. Newborn Race
(a) The Incentive
(b) The Vision
(c) The Procedure
(d) Another Life
(e) Newborn Race
(f) The Conclusion
07. Ride The Comet
08. Web Of Lies
Disc 2 - Earth:
01. The Fifth Extinction
(a) Glimmer of Hope
(b) World of Tomorrow Dreams
(c) Collision Course
(d) From the Ashes
(e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise)
02. Waking Dreams
03. The Truth Is In Here
04. Unnatural Selection
05. River of Time
06. E=MC2
07. The Sixth Extinction
(a) Echoes On The Wind
(b) Radioactive Grave
(c) 2085
(d) To The Planet Of Red
(e) Spirit On The Wind
(f) Complete The Circle
The album is now finished and will be in stores end of January 2008. More information (including soundclips, complete list of musicians, different release dates) is available at this location.
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CD1 - Y:
01. Age Of Shadows (incl. "We Are Forever')
02. Comatose
03. Liquid Eternity
04. Connect The Dots
05. Beneath The Waves
(a) Beneath The Waves
(b) Face The Facts
(c) But A Memory...
(d) World Without Walls
(e) Reality Bleeds
06. Newborn Race
(a) The Incentive
(b) The Vision
(c) The Procedure
(d) Another Life
(e) Newborn Race
(f) The Conclusion
07. Ride The Comet
08. Web Of Lies
Disc 2 - Earth:
01. The Fifth Extinction
(a) Glimmer of Hope
(b) World of Tomorrow Dreams
(c) Collision Course
(d) From the Ashes
(e) Glimmer of Hope (reprise)
02. Waking Dreams
03. The Truth Is In Here
04. Unnatural Selection
05. River of Time
06. E=MC2
07. The Sixth Extinction
(a) Echoes On The Wind
(b) Radioactive Grave
(c) 2085
(d) To The Planet Of Red
(e) Spirit On The Wind
(f) Complete The Circle
The album is now finished and will be in stores end of January 2008. More information (including soundclips, complete list of musicians, different release dates) is available at this location.
Read more ››
| Source: | ayreon.com |
| Band profile: | Ayreon |
Macbeth will embark on a tour through the UK the next spring. British band KatBGini (Myspace) will be the supporting act. The currently confirmed tour dates are as following:
April 23 - Middlesborough - The Empire
April 24 - Edinburgh - The Liquid Rooms
April 25 - Preston - The Venue
April 26 - Newscastle Upon Tyne - Carling Academy
April 27 - Liverpool - Barfly Club
April 29 - Ashton Under Lyne - The Witchwood
April 30 - Mansfield Nottingham - The Mill
May 1 - Sheffield - The Boardwalk Live
May 2 - Leeds - Rios
May 3 - Manchester - Manchester Club Academy
April 23 - Middlesborough - The Empire
April 24 - Edinburgh - The Liquid Rooms
April 25 - Preston - The Venue
April 26 - Newscastle Upon Tyne - Carling Academy
April 27 - Liverpool - Barfly Club
April 29 - Ashton Under Lyne - The Witchwood
April 30 - Mansfield Nottingham - The Mill
May 1 - Sheffield - The Boardwalk Live
May 2 - Leeds - Rios
May 3 - Manchester - Manchester Club Academy
| Source: | macbeth.it |
| Band profile: | Macbeth |
| Event: | Superangelic Hate Bringers UK Tour |
The new Saxon video for the song 'I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)' featuring Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead), Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo) and Andi Deris (Helloween) is online now at this location (Real Media).
The song 'I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)' comes from the album "The Inner Sanctum" which was released on March 5th 2007 via SPV Records.
The song 'I've Got To Rock (To Stay Alive)' comes from the album "The Inner Sanctum" which was released on March 5th 2007 via SPV Records.
| Source: | saxon747.com |
| Band profile: | Saxon |
Drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka of the Polish extreme metal band Decapitated passed away in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision. He was 23 years old.
Vitek and Decapitated singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) were hurt in an accident earlier in the week involving Decapitated's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. Both musicians reportedly sustained serious head injuries in the collision, which is believed to have been the fault of the band's driver (although this has not yet been officially confirmed).
According to the Polish Internet portal Onet.pl, Vitek underwent trepanation, a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, and was due to be transported to a hospital in Krakow, Poland for further treatment.
Covan's family released a statement yesterday (Thursday, November 1) that the vocalist's condition had improved. At the time, the vocalist was still said to be at a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia, where he and Vitek were taken following the accident.
Vitek and Decapitated singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) were hurt in an accident earlier in the week involving Decapitated's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. Both musicians reportedly sustained serious head injuries in the collision, which is believed to have been the fault of the band's driver (although this has not yet been officially confirmed).
According to the Polish Internet portal Onet.pl, Vitek underwent trepanation, a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, and was due to be transported to a hospital in Krakow, Poland for further treatment.
Covan's family released a statement yesterday (Thursday, November 1) that the vocalist's condition had improved. At the time, the vocalist was still said to be at a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia, where he and Vitek were taken following the accident.
| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Decapitated |
Official Earache Records press release:
Veteran guitarist, Ralph Santolla has rejoined Deicide and is currently hard at work recording his guitar parts for Deicide's 2008 release, "Till Death Do Us Part" at Morrisound Studios in Florida.
Deicide had previously parted ways with Ralph Santolla back in May of this year. Over the course of the following months, he would spend the summer touring with Obituary and pushing his talent as far as it could go. When he was asked to rejoin Deicide in time for the recording of "Till Death Do Us Part", Santolla came back to the fold as a man possessed and he had come back, literally better than ever before.
While there will inevitably be naysayers who doubt the decision, Deicide drummer, Steve Asheim insists that Ralph Santolla's return will only strengthen the maniacal musical landscape that Deicide is known for. "Ralph is really reaching towards the very depths of his abilities to come up with something completely fresh and challenging."
Even those outside of the band have given nothing but positive feedback on Ralph Santolla's progress during the recording sessions. "Jim Morris came and told me that Ralph has been coming up with some of the greatest metal riffs and licks that he's ever heard;" says Asheim. "Ralph's really pushing his abilities to the limit, coming up with things that he's never been able to do before."
View some recent shots of Ralph Santolla recording his guitar parts at Morrisound Studios in Florida:
| Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3 |
"Till Death Do Us Part" will be released in early 2008.
Veteran guitarist, Ralph Santolla has rejoined Deicide and is currently hard at work recording his guitar parts for Deicide's 2008 release, "Till Death Do Us Part" at Morrisound Studios in Florida.
Deicide had previously parted ways with Ralph Santolla back in May of this year. Over the course of the following months, he would spend the summer touring with Obituary and pushing his talent as far as it could go. When he was asked to rejoin Deicide in time for the recording of "Till Death Do Us Part", Santolla came back to the fold as a man possessed and he had come back, literally better than ever before.
While there will inevitably be naysayers who doubt the decision, Deicide drummer, Steve Asheim insists that Ralph Santolla's return will only strengthen the maniacal musical landscape that Deicide is known for. "Ralph is really reaching towards the very depths of his abilities to come up with something completely fresh and challenging."
Even those outside of the band have given nothing but positive feedback on Ralph Santolla's progress during the recording sessions. "Jim Morris came and told me that Ralph has been coming up with some of the greatest metal riffs and licks that he's ever heard;" says Asheim. "Ralph's really pushing his abilities to the limit, coming up with things that he's never been able to do before."
View some recent shots of Ralph Santolla recording his guitar parts at Morrisound Studios in Florida:
| Pic 1 | Pic 2 | Pic 3 |
"Till Death Do Us Part" will be released in early 2008.
| Source: | earachenews.blogspot.com |
| Band profile: | Deicide |
"Ire Works", the highly anticipated upcoming new album by The Dillinger Escape Plan is available for streaming in its entirety over at their official MySpace page. The band's third full-length album is set to be released on November 13th through Relapse Records.
| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | The Dillinger Escape Plan |
Opeth mastermind Mikael Åkerfeldt has posted the following blog on his MySpace yesterday (October 31):
"On October 28 at 9:20 AM my wife gave birth to our second daughter, Mirjam Ebba Maria Åkerfeldt. She is so beautiful, just looking at her brings me to tears! Who'd known that I, a bum from the Stockholm suburbs would be the father of 2 beautiful daughters? Yes guys! I am happy!
On top of that the album is now written and the demos sound fantastic! We will start recording it tomorrow actually! I don't wanna say too much but....gee, it is so fucking good!! If I may say so myself....Expected "delivery date" on this one is sometime in April/May 08.
On top of that (2)...my friends at PRS guitars and Laney decided to give me some early Christmas gifts. I had a stunning PRS Hollowbody II delivered and it's just awesome! Real ear and eye candy! And from Laney I got the new Lionheart mini stack which sounds beyond fantastic! That rig will be used quite a lot in the studio I'm sure!
Yes, you can probably say the last few days have been pretty fucking decent!"
"On October 28 at 9:20 AM my wife gave birth to our second daughter, Mirjam Ebba Maria Åkerfeldt. She is so beautiful, just looking at her brings me to tears! Who'd known that I, a bum from the Stockholm suburbs would be the father of 2 beautiful daughters? Yes guys! I am happy!
On top of that the album is now written and the demos sound fantastic! We will start recording it tomorrow actually! I don't wanna say too much but....gee, it is so fucking good!! If I may say so myself....Expected "delivery date" on this one is sometime in April/May 08.
On top of that (2)...my friends at PRS guitars and Laney decided to give me some early Christmas gifts. I had a stunning PRS Hollowbody II delivered and it's just awesome! Real ear and eye candy! And from Laney I got the new Lionheart mini stack which sounds beyond fantastic! That rig will be used quite a lot in the studio I'm sure!
Yes, you can probably say the last few days have been pretty fucking decent!"
| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Opeth |
Gamma Ray's video for the song 'Into The Storm' has been posted at this location (Real Media).
The track comes off the German band's new album, "Land Of The Free II" due in Europe on November 19 (November 16 in Germany, January in US) via SPV Records. More info and audio samples are available at this location.
The track comes off the German band's new album, "Land Of The Free II" due in Europe on November 19 (November 16 in Germany, January in US) via SPV Records. More info and audio samples are available at this location.
| Source: | gamma-ray.com |
| Band profile: | Gamma Ray |
This first leg of Iron Maiden's 'Somewhere Back In Time' World Tour will open in Mumbai India on Feb 1st, and continue through Australia, Japan, Los Angeles and Mexico, followed by the band's first ever concerts in Costa Rica and Columbia, and then on to Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Puerto Rica and New York, before finishing in Toronto, Canada, on March 16th. Over the 45 day period it is anticipated that Maiden will play to well over 400,000 fans in 21 cities in 10 countries, flying close to 50,000 miles in the specially refitted plane (full schedule below).
Comments Bruce Dickinson, "I have been flying commercial passenger jets for Astraeus Airlines for a few years now and we are commissioning an Astraeus Boeing 757. It will go in for overhaul, painting and conversion in November which will then give us time to ensure we have all the necessary safety documentation, especially with regard to fire safety. It also means it could possibly be flying commercial air routes decked out in Maiden colours for a couple of months before we start!
"Looking at the list of places we would like to play we have always had problems joining up the dots. With sea containers in various places it slows down the whole touring process, which is fine if you want a holiday but not if you want to play. It's great to see places but we don't want to sit around for a week waiting for gear to get from, say, Australia to South America, so this way we can get to more fans in more places en route in the same time period"
To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic 'Live After Death' concert video (full details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled 'Somewhere Back In Time', will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour'. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.
Steve Harris comments "l always loved the Powerslave show which I think was arguably our most spectacular ever, so taking it out again is really going to be a lot of fun. Taking our own 757 really makes it a lot more flexible for us and we intend to ram into the specially constructed cargo holds as much of the show as we possibly can. The schedule we have been able to put together due to this flexibility l think is very exciting, taking us to some places we haven't been in a long while like Australia and some we have never been to like Columbia and Costa Rica. It is always refreshing going to new places and we hear the fans there are incredible! It's a lot of flying but will be well worth it.
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Comments Bruce Dickinson, "I have been flying commercial passenger jets for Astraeus Airlines for a few years now and we are commissioning an Astraeus Boeing 757. It will go in for overhaul, painting and conversion in November which will then give us time to ensure we have all the necessary safety documentation, especially with regard to fire safety. It also means it could possibly be flying commercial air routes decked out in Maiden colours for a couple of months before we start!
"Looking at the list of places we would like to play we have always had problems joining up the dots. With sea containers in various places it slows down the whole touring process, which is fine if you want a holiday but not if you want to play. It's great to see places but we don't want to sit around for a week waiting for gear to get from, say, Australia to South America, so this way we can get to more fans in more places en route in the same time period"
To tie in with forthcoming 2008 releases on DVD of the classic 'Live After Death' concert video (full details coming soon) this tour, aptly entitled 'Somewhere Back In Time', will revisit the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the 80's in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which will be based around the legendary Egyptian Production of the 1984-85 'Powerslave Tour'. This will arguably be the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.
Steve Harris comments "l always loved the Powerslave show which I think was arguably our most spectacular ever, so taking it out again is really going to be a lot of fun. Taking our own 757 really makes it a lot more flexible for us and we intend to ram into the specially constructed cargo holds as much of the show as we possibly can. The schedule we have been able to put together due to this flexibility l think is very exciting, taking us to some places we haven't been in a long while like Australia and some we have never been to like Columbia and Costa Rica. It is always refreshing going to new places and we hear the fans there are incredible! It's a lot of flying but will be well worth it.
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| Source: | ironmaiden.com |
| Band profile: | Iron Maiden |
| Event: | Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back In Time World Tour |