Official press release

Axel Rudi Pell will release the brand new studio album called The Crest via SPV on April 26th 2010 (Germany: April 23rd 2010). It will feature 10 brand new songs which run approx. 57 min.

"This is definately our masterpiece so far, it has everything to become a real classic in the long Axel Rudi Pell history! A record packed with energy and emotions! In a few weeks we will put one complete track on this site for your listening pleasure, so stay tuned!"

Axel and the band will start their next tour in May. "We will split the tour in different sections, so the dates for May are only the first part. We will definately do more shows in the fall around October and a few summer dates as well!"

The Crest was produced by Axel Rudi Pell, recorded by Torsten Sickert at W:A:T: Studios Bochum and mixed by Charlie Bauerfeind at Mi Sueno Studios, Tenerife Spain and Twilight Hall Studios, Grefrath Germany. The cover art was done by Martin McKenna.

The Crest cover art] tracklist:

01. Prelude Of Doom (Intro)
02. Too Late
03. Devil Zone
04. Prisoner Of Love
05. Dreaming Dead
06. Glory Night
07. Dark Waves Of The Sea (Oceans Of Time Pt. II: The Dark Side)
08. Burning Rain
09. Noblesse Oblige (Opus #5 Adagio Contabile)
10. The End Of Our Time

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Source:	axel-rudi-pell.de
Band profile:	Axel Rudi Pell

Swedish black metallers Marduk will embark on the "South American Deathmarch" tour in April.

Announced dates are as follows:

April 09 - Campo Grande, Brazil - República Music Bar
April 10 - Fortaleza, Brazil - Clube Santa Cruz
April 11 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Teatro Odisséia
April 14 - Bueno Aires, Argentina -
April 15 - Campinas, Brazil - Hammer Rock Bar
April 16 - São Paulo, Brazil - Hangar 110
April 17 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Bar Brasil
April 18 - Brasília, Brazil - Boate Capital Clube
April 19 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Bar Opinião

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Source:	marduk.nu
Band profile:	Marduk
Event:	Marduk: South American Deathmarch Tour

Swedish metallers Amon Amarth have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"We can finally announce that we'll be returning to North America this spring! And we're happy to bring Eluveitie and Holy Grail with us as support, plus a special co-headline show with Fear Factory in San Francisco."

Announced dates are as follows:

April 08 - Los Angeles, CA - House Of Blues
April 09 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom (with Fear Factory)
April 10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
April 11 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
April 12 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw
April 14 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
April 15 - Edmonton, AB - EEC
April 16 - Saskatoon, SK - The Odeon
April 17 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick
April 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Station 4
April 19 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square
April 21 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
April 22 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
April 23 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Theatre
April 24 - Worcester, MA - New England Metal Fest
April 25 - New York, NY - Fillmore at Irving Plaza

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth
Event:	Amon Amarth: N. American Tour

An unmixed version of a brand new track, "Obsessed By Sodomy", from Swedish metallers Death Breath, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

"Obsessed By Sodomy" song will appear on the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year via Psychout / Black Lodge.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Death Breath

Danish metallers Volbeat have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:

"The writing process is well under way and a title is already set:

Front man Michael Poulsen explains: "The Album title is Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (no reference to religious beliefs). The title refers to the overall theme of the album, and it continues the storyline from where Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood left off...

The album will be released in September throughout Europe. The band are very excited about the writing process, carrying the songs into both extreme metallic territory, punk variations and some very catchy stuff at the same time. On top Volbeat is bringing in various guest appearances.

We have fast, slow and mid-tempo songs. We still blend different styles of punk, rock'n'roll, rockabilly, metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, country - we still keep it very open, it's just music! I cannot say too much about it right now, but we're really excited about it and it's going to be very, very cool. Again we're going to give people something they haven't heard before. We always try to do something special and different on each and every album."

Watch out for much more news about Beyond Hell / Above Heaven upcoming shows and much more on www.volbeat.dk..."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Volbeat

Norwegian metallers Goat The Head will release their second full-length album, Doppelgängers, this summer.

The album was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (Halford, Behemoth, Kataklysm, The Haunted) at his Antfarm Studio in Århus, Denmark and it "boasts 10 furious tracks exerting about every color of the metal palette" acccording to a press release.

Also, a new song, entitled "Neolithic Rocket Science", wich comes off Doppelgängers, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page (or at this location on YouTube).

Doppelgängers tracklist:

01. Neolithic Rocket Science
02. Uncanny Valley Clan
03. This Tube Is The Gospel
04. Salt
05. Bestial Domestication
06. The Hunt Is On (Sexy Son)
07. Reveille
08. Stirring The Enigmatic Appetite
09. The Ubiquitous Cube
10. Primal Caveman Death Metal


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Goat The Head

Finnish metallers Nosdrama will release their third album, entitled Äes, on February 24.

Äes is a fictional story situated in Finland during Cudgel War (1596-1597).

More info and audio samples are available at the band's MySpace page.

Äes cover art] tracklist:

01. Souls
02. St. Katherine's Day
03. Fleming Dogs
04. Silence Of The Bells
05. Brain Dance
06. White Dressed
07. The Lullaby'
08. March Of The Black Horsemen
09. Red Bride
10. Purgatory Eyes
11. Fields Of Santavuori
12. Pohjantähti

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Source:

nosdrama.com

"Curse The False", the new video from Greek metallers Witchcurse, can be viewed at this location.

"Curse The False" is taken from the Witchcurse/Witchunter: Defenders Of The Past split LP.

(thanks to Bad English for posting this news)

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"Pakkolasku", the new video from Finnish metallers Stam1na, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Tuomas Petsalo of Medialouhos.

"Pakkolasku" comes off the band's latest album, Viimeinen Atlantis, which was released February 10 via Sakara Records.


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Stam1na

"No Way But The Hard Way", the new video from Australian metallers Airbourne, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz.

"No Way But The Hard Way" comes off the band's forthcoming album, No Guts, No Glory, which is scheduled for release on April 20 via Roadrunner Records.

No Guts, No Glory cover art] tracklist:

01. Born To Kill
02. No Way But The Hard Way
03. Blonde, Bad and Beautiful
04. Raise The Flag
05. Bottom Of The Well
06. White Line Fever
07. It Ain't Over Till It's Over
08. Steel Town
09. Chewin' The Fat
10. Get Busy Livin'
11. Armed And Dangerous
12. Overdrive
13. Back On The Bottle
14. Loaded Gun
15. My Dynamite Will Blow You Sky High (And Get Ya Moanin' After Midnight)
16. Rattle Your Bones
17. Kickin' It Old School
18. Devil's Child

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Source:	rocktube.us
Band profile:	Airbourne

"From the Heaven of My Heart", the new video from Finnish metallers Amorphis, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Owe Lingwall of Sweden's Village Road Film and was filmed at various locations throughout Finland.

"From the Heaven of My Heart" comes off the band's latest album, Skyforger, which was released in May 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Amorphis

"Shadow In Our Blood", the new video from Swedish metallers Dark Tranquillity, can be viewed at this location. The clip was created by Vasara Films (Turisas, Dragonforce)

"Shadow In Our Blood" comes off the band's forthcoming album, We Are The Void, which will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:

24 Feb: Sweden
26 Feb: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Australia
01 Mar: UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe
02 Mar: Spain, Portugal
03 Mar: Finland, Hungary
09 Mar: North America

We Are The Void cover art] tracklist:

01. At The Point Of Ignition
02. Dream Oblivion
03. The Fatalist
04. Life Without
05. Zero Distance
06. Her Silent Language
07. Shadow In Our Blood
08. Surface The Infinite
09. The Grandest Accusation
10. I Am The Void
11. Iridium


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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Dark Tranquillity

Italian metallers Elvenking have issued the short following update on their MySpace blog:

"American/German top producer Dennis Ward (Angra, Pink Cream 69, Primal Fear) will produce Elvenking's new album.

The recordings will start on March 20th at Piranha studios in Karsdolf (Germany).

Mat Sinner (Primal Fear, Sinner) will also take the role of executive producer in the whole process.

A possible release date for the new album can be expected in September 2010."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Elvenking

Finnish metallers Kiuas will release their fourth album, Lustdriven, on March 31 via Spinefarm Records.

The album was produced at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki by Janne Joutsenniemi, who previously worked with the band on the pre-production of their last album, The New Dark Age. Mikko Karmila mixed the CD at Finnvox studios while the mastering duties were handled by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers.

Lustdriven cover art] tracklist:

01. Kiuassault
02. Cry Little Angel
03. Of Love, Lust And Human Nature
04. Aftermath
05. Lights Are Many
06. The Visionary
07. Heart And Will
08. The Quickening
09. Summer's End
10. Winter's Sting
11. Song For The Fells

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Source:	kiuas.net
Band profile:	Kiuas

"Whore Baby", the new video from Israeli metallers Whorecore, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Shahar Hamo / Plain Studio.

The song is the band's last effort with founding member, vocalist Tomer Jones.


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