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Iron Savior - Two New Songs Online
"March Of Doom" and "Starlight", two new songs from German metallers Iron Savior, can be streamed at this location. Also another new song, entitled "Heavy Metal Never Dies", which was posted online one month ago, is available for streaming over here.
The three new songs come off the band's new album, entitled The Landing, which will be released on November 18 via AFM Records. More details about The Landing were previously reported over here.
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The three new songs come off the band's new album, entitled The Landing, which will be released on November 18 via AFM Records. More details about The Landing were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Iron Savior |
Chimaira - Guitarists Quit The Band
Vocalist Mark Hunter of US metallers Chimaira has issued the following statement on the band's website:
"I would like to start off by thanking our fans for a great tour. This last run was a blast, and truly the most fun we've had in a long while. The energy from the audience was exactly what we needed, and a welcoming return. Thank you guys!
Unfortunately, as much fun as we were having, behind the scenes we were aware of some unfortunate realities that prevented us from "living the dream" and having the time of our lives. We had another bomb to drop on the fans.
Early in July we were informed that Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries would be leaving Chimaira at the end of 2011. Of course this was a huge blow, but there were no hard feelings. We understand that life invades art, everything runs its course, and we have to take different paths. We respect their decision and wish them only the best. We made heavy metal history together and that is all that matters at the end of the day. Chimaira Christmas 12 will be their last show, and we've been preparing to make it one that you'll never forget.
I would personally like to thank Rob and Matt for all of their hard work, years of service to Chimaira, amazing songs, and for their friendship. Together we built something special that will remain for generations to come. I'm looking forward to spending another 5 weeks on the road with two of the best (and criminally underrated) guitarists in modern metal.
What's next for Chimaira in 2012? More on that very soon. Rather than try and make light of unpleasant news, or downplay this by hyping up a new line-up, let's take a few to honor Rob and Matt. My favorite solo of Rob's is on "The Heart Of It All" and my favorite riff of Matt's is "The Dehumanizing Process". I'll be cranking those today. What about you? See you in Detroit."
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"I would like to start off by thanking our fans for a great tour. This last run was a blast, and truly the most fun we've had in a long while. The energy from the audience was exactly what we needed, and a welcoming return. Thank you guys!
Unfortunately, as much fun as we were having, behind the scenes we were aware of some unfortunate realities that prevented us from "living the dream" and having the time of our lives. We had another bomb to drop on the fans.
Early in July we were informed that Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries would be leaving Chimaira at the end of 2011. Of course this was a huge blow, but there were no hard feelings. We understand that life invades art, everything runs its course, and we have to take different paths. We respect their decision and wish them only the best. We made heavy metal history together and that is all that matters at the end of the day. Chimaira Christmas 12 will be their last show, and we've been preparing to make it one that you'll never forget.
I would personally like to thank Rob and Matt for all of their hard work, years of service to Chimaira, amazing songs, and for their friendship. Together we built something special that will remain for generations to come. I'm looking forward to spending another 5 weeks on the road with two of the best (and criminally underrated) guitarists in modern metal.
What's next for Chimaira in 2012? More on that very soon. Rather than try and make light of unpleasant news, or downplay this by hyping up a new line-up, let's take a few to honor Rob and Matt. My favorite solo of Rob's is on "The Heart Of It All" and my favorite riff of Matt's is "The Dehumanizing Process". I'll be cranking those today. What about you? See you in Detroit."
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| Source: | chimaira.com |
| Band profile: | Chimaira |
Dragonland - New Song Online
An edited version of the song "The Black Mare", a brand new song from Swedish power metallers Dragonland, can be streamed at this location.
"The Black Mare" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Under The Grey Banner, which will be released on November 18 via AFM Records.
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"The Black Mare" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Under The Grey Banner, which will be released on November 18 via AFM Records.
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| Source: | thegreybanner.com |
| Band profile: | Dragonland |
Nemesea - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album
Audio samples of all the tracks from The Quiet Resistance, the new album from Dutch metallers Nemesea, are available for streaming at this location.
The Quiet Resistance will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates:
November 17: Spain, Finland, Sweden
November 18: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy
November 21: Rest Of Europe
November 22: USA, Canada
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The Quiet Resistance will be released via Napalm Records on the following dates:
November 17: Spain, Finland, Sweden
November 18: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy
November 21: Rest Of Europe
November 22: USA, Canada
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Nemesea |
The Man-Eating Tree - New Video Online
"Armed", the new video from Finnish metallers The Man-Eating Tree, can be viewed at this location. The clip was filmed by Mutant Koala Pictures.
"Armed" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Harvest, which will be released on November 28 via Century Media Records.
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"Armed" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Harvest, which will be released on November 28 via Century Media Records.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | The Man-Eating Tree |
All Shall Perish - Another New Video Online
"Royalty Into Exile", the new video from US metallers All Shall Perish, can be viewed at this location. The clip, which was shot on September 29 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, was directed by Tommy Jones for Scion A/V Metal.
"Royalty Into Exile" comes off the band's latest album, entitled This Is Where It Ends, which was released on July 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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"Royalty Into Exile" comes off the band's latest album, entitled This Is Where It Ends, which was released on July 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | All Shall Perish |
Ulcerate - Sign With Relapse Records
Relapse Records press release
Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of New Zealand progressive death metallers Ulcerate.
Ulcerate (Paul Kelland: Bass/vocals, Michael Hoggard: Guitars, William Cleverdon: Guitars, and Jamie Saint Merat: Drums) formed in 2000 and has previously released three full-length albums. The band's latest album, The Destroyers Of All, was released earlier this year and received international critical acclaim for its blend of ambitious songwriting and unorthodox extremity. Ulcerate will enter the studio next fall to begin recording their Relapse debut.
Ulcerate's Jamie Saint Merat commented on the signing and the band's upcoming tour dates: "Working with Relapse is a very logical next step for us, and we're really looking forward to the partnership. Their presence of quality releases regardless of genre, overarching aesthetic and attention to detail is something that we find very natural to align with, as well as being fans of the label's releases well before the band was even started. In terms of what's next for the Ulcerate, 2012 will be a big year for us - in February we're touring Europe for 23 dates with our good friends in Svart Crown, followed up by Maryland Deathfest X and accompanying side-shows in the US in May, New Zealand shows in December (2011) and January, and a tentative return to Australia mid-year. We'll also begin work on album number 4..."
An official listing of tour dates will be announced shortly. For additional information on Ulcerate, stay tuned to www.relapse.com, the Ulcerate official site, Facebook or MySpace page.
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Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of New Zealand progressive death metallers Ulcerate.
Ulcerate (Paul Kelland: Bass/vocals, Michael Hoggard: Guitars, William Cleverdon: Guitars, and Jamie Saint Merat: Drums) formed in 2000 and has previously released three full-length albums. The band's latest album, The Destroyers Of All, was released earlier this year and received international critical acclaim for its blend of ambitious songwriting and unorthodox extremity. Ulcerate will enter the studio next fall to begin recording their Relapse debut.
Ulcerate's Jamie Saint Merat commented on the signing and the band's upcoming tour dates: "Working with Relapse is a very logical next step for us, and we're really looking forward to the partnership. Their presence of quality releases regardless of genre, overarching aesthetic and attention to detail is something that we find very natural to align with, as well as being fans of the label's releases well before the band was even started. In terms of what's next for the Ulcerate, 2012 will be a big year for us - in February we're touring Europe for 23 dates with our good friends in Svart Crown, followed up by Maryland Deathfest X and accompanying side-shows in the US in May, New Zealand shows in December (2011) and January, and a tentative return to Australia mid-year. We'll also begin work on album number 4..."
An official listing of tour dates will be announced shortly. For additional information on Ulcerate, stay tuned to www.relapse.com, the Ulcerate official site, Facebook or MySpace page.
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| Source: | relapse.com |
| Band profile: | Ulcerate |
Ghost - N. American Tour Dates
Swedish metallers Ghost will finally come over to the United States and Canada. This time together with Blood Ceremony and Ancient VVisdom and this tour will go under the banner of "13 Dates Of Doom".
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| Source: | ghost-official.com |
| Event: | Ghost: 13 Dates Of Doom |
Cage - New Album Trailer Online
US metallers Cage will release their new album, entitled Supremacy Of Steel, worldwide on November 25th through Music Buy Mail in Europe and Heavy Metal Media in North America and rest of the world. A trailer for the album can be viewed at this location.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Cage |
Ancient Bards - New Video Online
"To The Master Of darkness", the new video from Italian metallers Ancient Bards, can be viewed at this location. The video clip was directed by Matteo Ermeti.
"To The Master Of darkness" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Soulless Child, which will be released via by Limb Music (Europe and America) and Spiritual Beast - Universal (Japan) on the following dates:
November 18th 2011: Europe
December 14th 2011: Japan
January 31st 2012: USA
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"To The Master Of darkness" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Soulless Child, which will be released via by Limb Music (Europe and America) and Spiritual Beast - Universal (Japan) on the following dates:
November 18th 2011: Europe
December 14th 2011: Japan
January 31st 2012: USA
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| Source: | ancientbards.com |
| Band profile: | Ancient Bards |
Deranged - New Video Online
"Depraved And Zombified", the new video from Swedish death metallers Deranged, can be viewed at this location.
"Depraved And Zombified" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Cut, Carve, Rip, Serve, which was released in May 2011 via Sevared Records.
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"Depraved And Zombified" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Cut, Carve, Rip, Serve, which was released in May 2011 via Sevared Records.
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Deranged |
Trollfest - Begin Recording New Album
Official press release
Work is set to begin this month on the fifth full-length album from Trollfest, the band that has eschewed musical convention by combining local folk sounds from their native Norway with those from the Balkans, and mixing them together with occasional melodies that could originate anywhere from the Latino countries to the Middle East, and topping it all with head banging metal and a generous dose of humour, in order to form their own genre of "True Norwegian Balkan Metal". The band will enter the Strand Studios on the 7th November to spend three weeks in the company of engineer Marius Strand to record drums, bass, guitars and main vocals, and then move on to their own "Trollskogen Recording Facilities" to record the extra vocals, choirs, and instruments. Updates on the recording, including photos and video, will be available on the band's blog at http://trollfest.blogg.no/.
The album will be called Brumlebassen and as with all Trollfest's previous releases will tell a story involving Trolls and a certain amount of drinking. Without wanting to give too much away at this early stage a spokesperson for the band said that the storyline will revolve around a brewer called Brumlebassen who is charged with making the mead much beloved by the Trolls. Cover art for the album will once again be in the hands of Swedish artist and cartoonist Jonas Darnell and designer Terje "Andy Wartroll", both of whom have worked with the band for several years, and whose work on the band's last album En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral has yet again proved to be a huge hit with the fans and an integral part of the overall Trollfest "experience".
The band, which comprises members of Urgehal, Pantheon I, Untime, Melch, Sarkom, Hallucinations and Powersword has already written ten metal tracks and a handful of acoustic ones, and will decide which to include on the album once recording is completed. There will also be guest musicians, who will be announced at a later date. Brumlebassen is set for release early next year on NoiseArt Records and then Trollfest plan to expand on this year's live appearances during which the band has collected a whole set of new fans who have found themselves caught up in the band's musically skilled and infectiously fun-filled performances.
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Work is set to begin this month on the fifth full-length album from Trollfest, the band that has eschewed musical convention by combining local folk sounds from their native Norway with those from the Balkans, and mixing them together with occasional melodies that could originate anywhere from the Latino countries to the Middle East, and topping it all with head banging metal and a generous dose of humour, in order to form their own genre of "True Norwegian Balkan Metal". The band will enter the Strand Studios on the 7th November to spend three weeks in the company of engineer Marius Strand to record drums, bass, guitars and main vocals, and then move on to their own "Trollskogen Recording Facilities" to record the extra vocals, choirs, and instruments. Updates on the recording, including photos and video, will be available on the band's blog at http://trollfest.blogg.no/.
The album will be called Brumlebassen and as with all Trollfest's previous releases will tell a story involving Trolls and a certain amount of drinking. Without wanting to give too much away at this early stage a spokesperson for the band said that the storyline will revolve around a brewer called Brumlebassen who is charged with making the mead much beloved by the Trolls. Cover art for the album will once again be in the hands of Swedish artist and cartoonist Jonas Darnell and designer Terje "Andy Wartroll", both of whom have worked with the band for several years, and whose work on the band's last album En Kvest For Den Hellige Gral has yet again proved to be a huge hit with the fans and an integral part of the overall Trollfest "experience".
The band, which comprises members of Urgehal, Pantheon I, Untime, Melch, Sarkom, Hallucinations and Powersword has already written ten metal tracks and a handful of acoustic ones, and will decide which to include on the album once recording is completed. There will also be guest musicians, who will be announced at a later date. Brumlebassen is set for release early next year on NoiseArt Records and then Trollfest plan to expand on this year's live appearances during which the band has collected a whole set of new fans who have found themselves caught up in the band's musically skilled and infectiously fun-filled performances.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Trollfest |
Cadaveria - Sign With Bakerteam Records
Official press release
Bakerteam Records is proud to announce the addition to its roster of Horror Metal sensation Cadaveria. The band was formed in 2001 by dark queen Cadaveria on vocals and Marçelo Santos (aka Flegias, frontman of Death/Thrash legends Necrodeath) on drums, with the intent to create a virtual space to freely express themselves as musicians and extreme artists. In the following years they released three albums that gained enormous praise from fans and critics worldwide. Cadaveria long-awaited new effort follows up the 2007's In Your Blood (released on French extreme metal label Season Of Mist) and is described by Mistress Cadaveria herself as "the most obscure, raw and horror-filled work ever produced by the group".
This full-length will see the light in early 2012 on Bakerteam (publishing by Wormholedeath). More exciting news about the album title, artwork and contents will be released very soon on www.bakerteamrecords.com and www.cadaveria.com. A new era of horror and darkness has begun!
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Bakerteam Records is proud to announce the addition to its roster of Horror Metal sensation Cadaveria. The band was formed in 2001 by dark queen Cadaveria on vocals and Marçelo Santos (aka Flegias, frontman of Death/Thrash legends Necrodeath) on drums, with the intent to create a virtual space to freely express themselves as musicians and extreme artists. In the following years they released three albums that gained enormous praise from fans and critics worldwide. Cadaveria long-awaited new effort follows up the 2007's In Your Blood (released on French extreme metal label Season Of Mist) and is described by Mistress Cadaveria herself as "the most obscure, raw and horror-filled work ever produced by the group".
This full-length will see the light in early 2012 on Bakerteam (publishing by Wormholedeath). More exciting news about the album title, artwork and contents will be released very soon on www.bakerteamrecords.com and www.cadaveria.com. A new era of horror and darkness has begun!
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| Source: | cadaveria.com |
| Band profile: | Cadaveria |
Napalm Death - New Album Details
Official press release
Leaders of the extreme, genre founders and one of the hardest working/touring bands out there, legendary Napalm Death, are currently giving the final touch to their 14th studio album (excluding the cover album Leaders Not Followers). The new piece of brutality is named Utilitarian and hits stores on February 27th (USA February 28th) 2012, via the band's long time partner Century Media Records. The cover artwork perfectly fits the album theme and was done by the Danish artist Frode Sylthe, who also signed responsible for The Haunted's amazing Revolver artwork.
Singer Mark "Barney" Greenway explains about the album title and concept: "After some deliberation, we have decided on Utilitarian as the album title. We generally try to avoid generic titles, and this seemed to have a lot of scope to it. I won't explain the full meaning of Utilitarianism here because it's an ethical theory, and as ethical theories go, the depth and debate around it is quite heavy at times. It has a certain "morality" aspect to it and that isn't something that drives me, so I also certainly have issues with it. So, rather than just nail that straight to the mast, of course we wanted to put our own spin on it by suggesting that those (i.e. the utilitarian in us, perhaps) who try to challenge everything, or fight against conventions, well, we go through periods of real self-doubt where we wonder if we're really making a difference. I suppose the conclusion is that, for the sake of all our freedoms, you should never stop, as even the feeling of resistance is at least a signal to those who would like to entirely control and dominate us - meaning everything from our instinctive behavior to our human entitlement to walk the earth unprovoked. Regarding the album overall, the final creases should be ironed out fairly soon, and immediately after that we thought it would be good to top it off with a few UK dates. We've been playing one new song ("Quarantined") out on a tour of Canada and it's been well received, so we hope to perhaps throw in another one for now. Either way, we'll be bouncing off the walls again near you very soon. Cheers all."
Napalm Death are already confirmed for the 2012 Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Maryland Deathfest and many more. If you are an UK citizen, make sure to catch them on their year closing run in November/December and witness some of the new material live!
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Leaders of the extreme, genre founders and one of the hardest working/touring bands out there, legendary Napalm Death, are currently giving the final touch to their 14th studio album (excluding the cover album Leaders Not Followers). The new piece of brutality is named Utilitarian and hits stores on February 27th (USA February 28th) 2012, via the band's long time partner Century Media Records. The cover artwork perfectly fits the album theme and was done by the Danish artist Frode Sylthe, who also signed responsible for The Haunted's amazing Revolver artwork.
Singer Mark "Barney" Greenway explains about the album title and concept: "After some deliberation, we have decided on Utilitarian as the album title. We generally try to avoid generic titles, and this seemed to have a lot of scope to it. I won't explain the full meaning of Utilitarianism here because it's an ethical theory, and as ethical theories go, the depth and debate around it is quite heavy at times. It has a certain "morality" aspect to it and that isn't something that drives me, so I also certainly have issues with it. So, rather than just nail that straight to the mast, of course we wanted to put our own spin on it by suggesting that those (i.e. the utilitarian in us, perhaps) who try to challenge everything, or fight against conventions, well, we go through periods of real self-doubt where we wonder if we're really making a difference. I suppose the conclusion is that, for the sake of all our freedoms, you should never stop, as even the feeling of resistance is at least a signal to those who would like to entirely control and dominate us - meaning everything from our instinctive behavior to our human entitlement to walk the earth unprovoked. Regarding the album overall, the final creases should be ironed out fairly soon, and immediately after that we thought it would be good to top it off with a few UK dates. We've been playing one new song ("Quarantined") out on a tour of Canada and it's been well received, so we hope to perhaps throw in another one for now. Either way, we'll be bouncing off the walls again near you very soon. Cheers all."
Napalm Death are already confirmed for the 2012 Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Maryland Deathfest and many more. If you are an UK citizen, make sure to catch them on their year closing run in November/December and witness some of the new material live!
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| Source: | napalmdeath.org |
| Band profile: | Napalm Death |
Abysmal Dawn - New Video Online
"My Own Savior", the new video from US metallers Abysmal Dawn, can be exclusively viewed at this location. The video was created by Rob Mensas as part of a fan video contest with Metal Injection.
Charles Elliot commented about the winning video: "What can we say other than this guy really impressed us with this video! The dark religious and industrial imagery of the clip fit the song and band perfectly and the look of it is just stunning. You even see the trademark Abysmal Dawn eclipse which was a nice touch as well. Great editing and post effects make this the winner by far. Truly proud to call this our official video. We're drinking and partying with this guy for sure when we see him on our tour with Obscura!"
"My Own Savior" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Leveling The Plane Of Existence, which was released on February 2011 via Relapse Records.
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Charles Elliot commented about the winning video: "What can we say other than this guy really impressed us with this video! The dark religious and industrial imagery of the clip fit the song and band perfectly and the look of it is just stunning. You even see the trademark Abysmal Dawn eclipse which was a nice touch as well. Great editing and post effects make this the winner by far. Truly proud to call this our official video. We're drinking and partying with this guy for sure when we see him on our tour with Obscura!"
"My Own Savior" comes off the band's latest album, entitled Leveling The Plane Of Existence, which was released on February 2011 via Relapse Records.
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| Source: | metalinjection.net |
| Band profile: | Abysmal Dawn |