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Sigh - New Song Online
Japanese metallers Sigh have posted online a new song, "L'Art De Mourir", on their MySpace page.
The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, Scenes From Hell, which will be released on January 19, 2010 via The End Records.
Scenes From Hell cover art] tracklist:
01. Prelude To The Oracle
02. L'Art De Mourir
03. The Soul Grave
04. Musica In Tempora Belli
1 - The Red Funeral
2 - The Summer Funeral
3 - Musica In Tempora Belli
05. Vanitas
06. Scenes From Hell
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The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, Scenes From Hell, which will be released on January 19, 2010 via The End Records.
Scenes From Hell cover art] tracklist:
01. Prelude To The Oracle
02. L'Art De Mourir
03. The Soul Grave
04. Musica In Tempora Belli
1 - The Red Funeral
2 - The Summer Funeral
3 - Musica In Tempora Belli
05. Vanitas
06. Scenes From Hell
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Sigh |
Symphony X - Sign With Nuclear Blast
Official press release
Nuclear Blast is extremely proud to announce the signing of metal / prog gods Symphony X!
Symphony X exemplifies the technical sophistication of progressive metal while transcending the genre by writing amazing songs with masterful musicality and great hooks!
This New York based super group effortlessly creates a balancing act between solid, accessible arrangements and song structures with highly technical, challenging instrumental work and unbelievable melodic vocal harmonies. This embrace of polyphonic lead vocals, combined with their classical-sometimes even Queen-like choruses create a powerful, in-your-face mixture.
With elements of thundering metal, rock, solos with unstoppable guitar shredding and intense keyboards - this potent group has grown with every release and is poised to compete with the commercial success of top groups in all genres!
Symphony X is currently creating their next masterpiece, anticipated in the spring of 2010!
"We are happy to be the part of the Nuclear Blast Family and look forward to working with them for many years to come," says guitarist Michael Romeo.
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Nuclear Blast is extremely proud to announce the signing of metal / prog gods Symphony X!
Symphony X exemplifies the technical sophistication of progressive metal while transcending the genre by writing amazing songs with masterful musicality and great hooks!
This New York based super group effortlessly creates a balancing act between solid, accessible arrangements and song structures with highly technical, challenging instrumental work and unbelievable melodic vocal harmonies. This embrace of polyphonic lead vocals, combined with their classical-sometimes even Queen-like choruses create a powerful, in-your-face mixture.
With elements of thundering metal, rock, solos with unstoppable guitar shredding and intense keyboards - this potent group has grown with every release and is poised to compete with the commercial success of top groups in all genres!
Symphony X is currently creating their next masterpiece, anticipated in the spring of 2010!
"We are happy to be the part of the Nuclear Blast Family and look forward to working with them for many years to come," says guitarist Michael Romeo.
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Symphony X |
Antimatter - New Video Online
"Epitaph", the new video from UK rockers Antimatter, has been made available online. The clip was directed by Fethi Karaduman.
"Epitaph" comes off the band's 2005 album, Planetary Confinement.
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"Epitaph" comes off the band's 2005 album, Planetary Confinement.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Antimatter |
Katatonia - New Video Online
"Day And Then The Shade", the new video from Swedish metallers Katatonia, has been made available online. The clip was directed by Lasse Hoile, who has previously worked with Opeth and Porcupine Tree, among others.
"Day And Then The Shade" comes off the band's latest album, Night Is The New Day, which was released on October this year via Peaceville Records.
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"Day And Then The Shade" comes off the band's latest album, Night Is The New Day, which was released on October this year via Peaceville Records.
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| Source: | vids.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Katatonia |
Mercenary - Part Ways With Three Members
Official press release
Well, well, changes that have been underway for a long time can sometimes come about in the blink of an eye. Last week, Mike told us that he wanted to leave the band permanently. The rest of us did some serious thinking and soul-searching, sat down and had "the big talk" and came to the agreement that the only way to continue the band was to part ways with Mikkel and Morten as well. During the last year we have been working on a new album and it has become clear that we no longer share the same vision and enthusiasm about the direction and the future of the band. Martin, Rene, Mike and I wanted to play faster, heavier and more modern (yet old school) material, but for the band as a whole this evidently didn't work out.
We hope that our fans will understand and appreciate the fact that we actually tried for the better part of a year to make the situation work, despite our differences. In the past we managed to turn those very differences into our strength by complementing and inspiring each other. But during the last couple of years we all felt that we had to compromise ourselves in different ways, which of course frustrated us all - both when we played the old material and when we tried exploring a new and fresh sound. Martin and I actually came frighteningly close to disbanding the band less than a year ago, but luckily we came to the agreement that we owed ourselves and the fans to try a final time to make things work. We tried to overcome our frustrations by perfecting, evolving and invigorating our style together as a band. However, the natural joy and the ease with which we had cooperated in the past didn't return and for a long time we have felt further apart musically than ever before.
In many ways this is a painful choice. But it also allows us to close a chapter in the band's career and our shared lives, that we're all immensely proud off, in a dignified way that doesn't let ourselves or our fans down. Nobody would be better off if we released an album that we didn't all truly believe in and felt as fiercely passionate about as we have done about all of our past albums.
The sad but obvious truth is that the past will never return. Mercenary as you know it is now dead and buried. Rest assured, however, that René, Martin and I will continue Mercenary in the best way we possibly can and with a newfound sense of integrity and purpose. So far we have had an immensely fruitful songwriting process with lots of mutual inspiration, understanding, synergy - and most importantly - good, plain, old fashioned fun, which is what it all ought to be about. We feel that we're finally all in agreement about the future direction of the band and that this will be the strongest and most united incarnation of Mercenary ever. In terms of creativity, motivation and the everyday-practical-getting-shit-done-aspects, the band remains fully intact. The new Mercenary will be back to shatter everybody's balls in 2010.
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Well, well, changes that have been underway for a long time can sometimes come about in the blink of an eye. Last week, Mike told us that he wanted to leave the band permanently. The rest of us did some serious thinking and soul-searching, sat down and had "the big talk" and came to the agreement that the only way to continue the band was to part ways with Mikkel and Morten as well. During the last year we have been working on a new album and it has become clear that we no longer share the same vision and enthusiasm about the direction and the future of the band. Martin, Rene, Mike and I wanted to play faster, heavier and more modern (yet old school) material, but for the band as a whole this evidently didn't work out.
We hope that our fans will understand and appreciate the fact that we actually tried for the better part of a year to make the situation work, despite our differences. In the past we managed to turn those very differences into our strength by complementing and inspiring each other. But during the last couple of years we all felt that we had to compromise ourselves in different ways, which of course frustrated us all - both when we played the old material and when we tried exploring a new and fresh sound. Martin and I actually came frighteningly close to disbanding the band less than a year ago, but luckily we came to the agreement that we owed ourselves and the fans to try a final time to make things work. We tried to overcome our frustrations by perfecting, evolving and invigorating our style together as a band. However, the natural joy and the ease with which we had cooperated in the past didn't return and for a long time we have felt further apart musically than ever before.
In many ways this is a painful choice. But it also allows us to close a chapter in the band's career and our shared lives, that we're all immensely proud off, in a dignified way that doesn't let ourselves or our fans down. Nobody would be better off if we released an album that we didn't all truly believe in and felt as fiercely passionate about as we have done about all of our past albums.
The sad but obvious truth is that the past will never return. Mercenary as you know it is now dead and buried. Rest assured, however, that René, Martin and I will continue Mercenary in the best way we possibly can and with a newfound sense of integrity and purpose. So far we have had an immensely fruitful songwriting process with lots of mutual inspiration, understanding, synergy - and most importantly - good, plain, old fashioned fun, which is what it all ought to be about. We feel that we're finally all in agreement about the future direction of the band and that this will be the strongest and most united incarnation of Mercenary ever. In terms of creativity, motivation and the everyday-practical-getting-shit-done-aspects, the band remains fully intact. The new Mercenary will be back to shatter everybody's balls in 2010.
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| Source: | mercenary.dk |
| Band profile: | Mercenary |
Resurrected - New Song Online
German metallers Resurrected have posted online a new song, "Urge To Murder", on their MySpace page.
The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, Fierce, which will be released at the end of the year via Metal Age Productions/Twilight Distribution.
Fierce cover art] tracklist:
01. New Reign Rising
02. Gun Shot Victim
03. Tortured By Deities
04. Mental Retardation
05. Urge To Murder
06. Slumdog...
07. Perverse Consecration
08. Divine Masturbation
09. Day Of Suffering
10. Hindsight
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The song comes off the band's forthcoming album, Fierce, which will be released at the end of the year via Metal Age Productions/Twilight Distribution.
Fierce cover art] tracklist:
01. New Reign Rising
02. Gun Shot Victim
03. Tortured By Deities
04. Mental Retardation
05. Urge To Murder
06. Slumdog...
07. Perverse Consecration
08. Divine Masturbation
09. Day Of Suffering
10. Hindsight
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Resurrected |
Sonata Arctica - N. American Tour Dates
Finnish metallers Sonata Arctica will embark on a N. American headlining tour in the spring. Support will come from Mutiny Within and Powerglove.
Announced dates are as follows:
Apr. 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Apr. 03 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
Apr. 06 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
Apr. 07 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Apr. 09 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Apr. 10 - Detroit, MI @ Blondies
Apr. 11 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Apr. 12 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4
Apr. 13 - Winnipeg, MB @ WECC
Apr. 15 - Calgary, AB @ Warehouse
Apr. 16 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Apr. 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue
Apr. 19 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr. 20 - Portland, OR @ Peters Room
Apr. 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims
Apr. 23 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
Apr. 24 - West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Apr. 25 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s
Apr. 27 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Apr. 28 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Apr. 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 01 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
May 02 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Tickets go on sale today (Wednesday, November 11) exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until December 3. After this date, tickets will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
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Announced dates are as follows:
Apr. 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Apr. 03 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
Apr. 06 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
Apr. 07 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
Apr. 09 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Apr. 10 - Detroit, MI @ Blondies
Apr. 11 - Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
Apr. 12 - St Paul, MN @ Station 4
Apr. 13 - Winnipeg, MB @ WECC
Apr. 15 - Calgary, AB @ Warehouse
Apr. 16 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Apr. 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue
Apr. 19 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Apr. 20 - Portland, OR @ Peters Room
Apr. 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims
Apr. 23 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
Apr. 24 - West Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
Apr. 25 - Mesa, AZ @ U.B.'s
Apr. 27 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Apr. 28 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Apr. 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 01 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
May 02 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Tickets go on sale today (Wednesday, November 11) exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until December 3. After this date, tickets will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
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| Source: | enterthevault.com |
| Band profile: | Sonata Arctica |
| Event: | Sonata Arctica: N. Amercican Tour |
Esoteric - Searching For New Guitarist And Keyboardist
UK metallers Esoteric have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"We, Esoteric are currently looking for a replacement for our third guitarist, Kris Clayton who departed from the band earlier this year and also require a replacement for our keyboard player, Olivier Goyet who recently moved back to his homeland, France.
Experience and own equipment are a necessity. The band has been in existence since July 1992 and is currently writing material for the sixth album.
Regular gigs in UK and abroad.
Contact: greg sinistrous.demon.co.uk"
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"We, Esoteric are currently looking for a replacement for our third guitarist, Kris Clayton who departed from the band earlier this year and also require a replacement for our keyboard player, Olivier Goyet who recently moved back to his homeland, France.
Experience and own equipment are a necessity. The band has been in existence since July 1992 and is currently writing material for the sixth album.
Regular gigs in UK and abroad.
Contact: greg sinistrous.demon.co.uk"
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Esoteric |
Augury - Part Ways With Drummer
Montreal-based metallers Augury have issued the following update:
"We sadly have to announce that drummer Antoine Baril has decided to retire from the band."
Antoine Baril stated: "I'm very sad to have to announce my departure from Augury. Some personal and professional reasons made multiple touring impossible for me at the moment. I wish all the best for Augury because those wonderful guys are making incredibly good music. I will never forget those memorable shows and I would like to thank everyone for their support on the road everywhere we've been on tour."
The band added: "We thank Antoine for all the good times and excellent music, and we wish him well in all aspects of his life. He will remain a close friend for all of us. For the upcoming tour with Vader, drummer Robin "Frog" Stone from Australian industrial metal mad scientists The Amenta will take over the drum throne. He is a very tight and skilled drummer, having learned our set in a matter of hours. Here is a video of Robin in action.
We have a new drummer ready in Montreal for the upcoming tours. Videos and name will be revealed soon."
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"We sadly have to announce that drummer Antoine Baril has decided to retire from the band."
Antoine Baril stated: "I'm very sad to have to announce my departure from Augury. Some personal and professional reasons made multiple touring impossible for me at the moment. I wish all the best for Augury because those wonderful guys are making incredibly good music. I will never forget those memorable shows and I would like to thank everyone for their support on the road everywhere we've been on tour."
The band added: "We thank Antoine for all the good times and excellent music, and we wish him well in all aspects of his life. He will remain a close friend for all of us. For the upcoming tour with Vader, drummer Robin "Frog" Stone from Australian industrial metal mad scientists The Amenta will take over the drum throne. He is a very tight and skilled drummer, having learned our set in a matter of hours. Here is a video of Robin in action.
We have a new drummer ready in Montreal for the upcoming tours. Videos and name will be revealed soon."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Augury |
Vektor - Entire New Album Streaming
Black Future, the forthcoming album from US metallers Vektor, is available for streaming online in its entirety at this location.
Black Future will be released on November 17 via Heavy Artillery.
Black Future cover art] tracklist:
01. Black Future
02. Oblivion
03. Destroying the Cosmos
04. Forests of Legend
05. Hunger for Violence
06. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
07. Asteroid
08. Dark Nebula
09. Accelerating Universe
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Black Future will be released on November 17 via Heavy Artillery.
Black Future cover art] tracklist:
01. Black Future
02. Oblivion
03. Destroying the Cosmos
04. Forests of Legend
05. Hunger for Violence
06. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
07. Asteroid
08. Dark Nebula
09. Accelerating Universe
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Vektor |
Kruger - New Album Cover Art Revealed
Swiss metallers Kruger have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"Kruger are pretty proud to unveil the artwork of their upcoming effort, For Death, Glory And The End Of The World, scheduled for mid-February 2010. Connoisseurs and art students will unmask the shameful theft of Jérôme Bosch' "Jardin Des délices", which fits the heaviness epic character of this new piece pretty well."
Regarding the recording of the album, the band added: "Locked in studio without food nor booze during the past three weeks, the Kruger dudes are pretty relieved to have finished the recording of their upcoming album without major disaster (no hard drive crash, no manic depression, no nothing!) Champagne!"
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"Kruger are pretty proud to unveil the artwork of their upcoming effort, For Death, Glory And The End Of The World, scheduled for mid-February 2010. Connoisseurs and art students will unmask the shameful theft of Jérôme Bosch' "Jardin Des délices", which fits the heaviness epic character of this new piece pretty well."
Regarding the recording of the album, the band added: "Locked in studio without food nor booze during the past three weeks, the Kruger dudes are pretty relieved to have finished the recording of their upcoming album without major disaster (no hard drive crash, no manic depression, no nothing!) Champagne!"
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Kruger |
Ensiferum - Chinese Tour Dates
Finnish metallers Ensiferum have confirmed dates for tour through China in January 2010. The band adds: "We are excited and eager to conquer new territory!"
Confirmed dates are as follows:
Jan. 09 - Beijng, China - Mao Livehouse
Jan. 10 - Xi An, China - Sunset Bar
Jan. 13 - Shanghai, China - Yu Ying Tang
Jan. 15 - Guang Zhou, China - Tekkwun Livehouse
Jan. 17 - Taipei, Taiwan - The Wall Livehouse
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Confirmed dates are as follows:
Jan. 09 - Beijng, China - Mao Livehouse
Jan. 10 - Xi An, China - Sunset Bar
Jan. 13 - Shanghai, China - Yu Ying Tang
Jan. 15 - Guang Zhou, China - Tekkwun Livehouse
Jan. 17 - Taipei, Taiwan - The Wall Livehouse
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Ensiferum |
| Event: | Ensiferum: Chinese Tour |
Mastic Scum - New Album E-Card And Trailer Online
Austrian metallers Mastic Scum will release their fothcoming album, Dust, on November 13 via Twilight Distribution.
Dust contains 12 song and was mixed at Grindlab Studio and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Heaven Shall Burn, Aborted, Hatesphere). The cover artwork for the album was created by Killustrations (Six Feet Under, Kataklysm, Amon Amarth).
An e-card for Dust can be found here and a short trailer for the album can be found at this location.
Dust cover art] tracklist:
01. Ashes To Dust
02. Construcdead
03. The Consciousness In A State Of Mind
04. Regression
05. Dead Remains
06. The Sufferage
07. Blood For Blood
08. Revelation Of Mankind
09. A Life For A Lie
10. Adrenaline 2.0
11. The Will To Kill
12. Extinction
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Dust contains 12 song and was mixed at Grindlab Studio and mastered by Jacob Hansen (Heaven Shall Burn, Aborted, Hatesphere). The cover artwork for the album was created by Killustrations (Six Feet Under, Kataklysm, Amon Amarth).
An e-card for Dust can be found here and a short trailer for the album can be found at this location.
Dust cover art] tracklist:
01. Ashes To Dust
02. Construcdead
03. The Consciousness In A State Of Mind
04. Regression
05. Dead Remains
06. The Sufferage
07. Blood For Blood
08. Revelation Of Mankind
09. A Life For A Lie
10. Adrenaline 2.0
11. The Will To Kill
12. Extinction
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| Source: | masticscum.twilight-mailorder.de |
| Band profile: | Mastic Scum |
Deathbound - New Album Details, Two New Songs Online
Finnish metallers Deathbound will release their forthcoming album, Non Compos Mentis, via Dynamic Arts Records on the following dates:
January 25: World
January 27: Finland
January 29: Germany / Austria / Switzerland
Non Compos Mentis cover art] tracklist:
01. I Hate Them Still
02. The Wave Called Misery
03. Free Shackles For Everyone
04. The Process Of Destruction
05. A Better Tomorrow
06. A Reason For Your Fight
07. Hell Could Be The Cure
08. When The Seas Are Boiling
09. Strain
10. The Blues Of A Dying Man
11. Death Comes For A Visit
12. Non Compos Mentis
13. The World Is But A Memory
14. A Need To Survive
Also two new songs from Non Compos Mentis, entitled "Free Shackles For Everyone" and "A Reason For Your Fight", have been made available at the band's MySpace page.
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January 25: World
January 27: Finland
January 29: Germany / Austria / Switzerland
Non Compos Mentis cover art] tracklist:
01. I Hate Them Still
02. The Wave Called Misery
03. Free Shackles For Everyone
04. The Process Of Destruction
05. A Better Tomorrow
06. A Reason For Your Fight
07. Hell Could Be The Cure
08. When The Seas Are Boiling
09. Strain
10. The Blues Of A Dying Man
11. Death Comes For A Visit
12. Non Compos Mentis
13. The World Is But A Memory
14. A Need To Survive
Also two new songs from Non Compos Mentis, entitled "Free Shackles For Everyone" and "A Reason For Your Fight", have been made available at the band's MySpace page.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Deathbound |
Soulfly - To Enter The Studio
Soulfly bassist Bobby Burns has issued the following update:
"Stoppin' by for a quick second to say hello! Its been a real busy year for us and as I write this we're all finally back home in our collective home cities relaxing and packing up to head into the studio in L.A. this Friday to begin recording the new Soulfly record! We've been playing together better than ever in recent times and we're all really excited to get to work on the new shit! I've been 'thinking' about doing some sort of video diary on my mac from the studio sessions to kinda keep everyone in the loop and possibly post them up like once a week on my MySpace page but I have yet to make up my mind. Other than that. Talks of more touring in the new year but I'm not sure yet.
My wife Joy and I are expecting our first baby, a son due February 4th! Ryder Lee Burns is his name and I'm so fucking excited / scared / nervous I can barely stand it! He'll be a little rocker for sure! He's already been to 3 Primer 55 shows and five Soulfly shows and he's not even here yet! Needless to say I'll be taking the month of Febuary off to be at home with him and my wife. So I hope I won't be missing any of the Soulfly tours but what can ya do...
That's that in a nutshell.
In the studio with Soulfly this month, Primer 55 on tour December through January, meeting my son Ryder for the first time February 4th!
I'm a busy man."
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"Stoppin' by for a quick second to say hello! Its been a real busy year for us and as I write this we're all finally back home in our collective home cities relaxing and packing up to head into the studio in L.A. this Friday to begin recording the new Soulfly record! We've been playing together better than ever in recent times and we're all really excited to get to work on the new shit! I've been 'thinking' about doing some sort of video diary on my mac from the studio sessions to kinda keep everyone in the loop and possibly post them up like once a week on my MySpace page but I have yet to make up my mind. Other than that. Talks of more touring in the new year but I'm not sure yet.
My wife Joy and I are expecting our first baby, a son due February 4th! Ryder Lee Burns is his name and I'm so fucking excited / scared / nervous I can barely stand it! He'll be a little rocker for sure! He's already been to 3 Primer 55 shows and five Soulfly shows and he's not even here yet! Needless to say I'll be taking the month of Febuary off to be at home with him and my wife. So I hope I won't be missing any of the Soulfly tours but what can ya do...
That's that in a nutshell.
In the studio with Soulfly this month, Primer 55 on tour December through January, meeting my son Ryder for the first time February 4th!
I'm a busy man."
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Soulfly |