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Whiplash - Entire New Album Available For Streaming
In conjunction with UK's leading extreme metal publication Terrorizer Magazine, the latest album from the legendary New Jersey Thrashers Whiplash entitled "Unborn Again" will be available for streaming in its entirety from 24th August 2009 till 30th August 2009. Click here to listen to the album.
According to a press release, Whiplash have returned to give their fans a long awaited breath of fresh new material. Whiplash stays true to their fans with the power-thrash riffs and double bass that broke them into the industry. With a mix of slamming mid-tempos to heavy and driving blues-based power riffs the band always manages to show their diversity. Whiplash remains unsafe at any speed.
"Unborn Again" cover art] tracklist:
01. Swallow The Slaughter
02. Snuff
03. Firewater
04. Float Face Down
05. Fight Or Flight
06. Pitbulls In The Playground
07. Parade Of Two Legs
08. Hook In Mouth
09. I've Got The Fire
10. Feeding Frenzy
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According to a press release, Whiplash have returned to give their fans a long awaited breath of fresh new material. Whiplash stays true to their fans with the power-thrash riffs and double bass that broke them into the industry. With a mix of slamming mid-tempos to heavy and driving blues-based power riffs the band always manages to show their diversity. Whiplash remains unsafe at any speed.
"Unborn Again" cover art] tracklist:
01. Swallow The Slaughter
02. Snuff
03. Firewater
04. Float Face Down
05. Fight Or Flight
06. Pitbulls In The Playground
07. Parade Of Two Legs
08. Hook In Mouth
09. I've Got The Fire
10. Feeding Frenzy
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| Source: | terrorizer.com |
| Band profile: | Whiplash |
Eluveitie - Headlining Heathenfest North America
Heathen sects from across Europe will be converging on North America for the first annual Heathenfest tour! Switzerland's Eluveitie, the worlds heaviest Celtic tinged folk-metal band in existence, will be headlining the event with direct support coming from label mates Belphegor, Austria's most feared S&M loving blasphemers. Support will come from Scotland's own Pirate metal sensations Alestorm, Finland's female fronted folk-metal troupe Kivimetsän Druidi, and Norwegian black n' rollers Vreid.
Eluveitie mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann commented: "After our last planned US tour appearance was cancelled we were just as disappointed as our fans were. We promised to immediately start looking for a worthy replacement tour and so here it is! To us, it already seems far too long since we toured the US and Canada. We definitely haven't forgotten the warm welcome we received there! So we're more than happy and enthused to 'set sail' westwards once again!
All the more we have some excellent bands joining us, which we've had the pleasure to share the stage with before in Europe! And not at least we're eager as hell to cudgel the American metalheads with some brand new songs! I'm sure this tour will kick ass, devastate and definitely be a flagrantly HEATHEN feast!
We will of course play songs from our latest acoustic release "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion" but we'll also play some songs from our upcoming album which is fully metal again. This tour will be the first time ever that we'll play those brand new songs live! Next week we'll enter the studio to start recording the new album, which should come out in early 2010."
Belphegor comments: "Ave! Yes it's the first time, after five amazing North American, tours that Belphegor gets to come to the States and play a full set and not have three drumsets on stage (laughs). So be prepared and expect more machine gun hellfire and aggressive stage action! We look forward to seeing all you death - legions again as we promote the release of our new album "Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn". Hail Chaos - Hail Sathan!"
Alestorm exclaims: "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
Kivimetsän Druidi adds: "We are really looking forward playing killer gigs on Heathenfest tour - our very first time in North America - with these awesome bands. We know there will be lots of our fans, but also people to whom we are still practically unknown. The response at our two European tours has been great and we have really enjoyed playing there. Last year we had just released our debut album Shadowheart when we toured with our friends Korpiklaani, Battlelore, and Falchion on Finnish Fire Tour through European metropolis and the audience made us feel very welcome. Now, we are prepared to give our fans some serious party time, extreme folk metal songs and joyful shows. So come to see us alive on Heathenfest tour and join the party!"
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Eluveitie mastermind Chrigel Glanzmann commented: "After our last planned US tour appearance was cancelled we were just as disappointed as our fans were. We promised to immediately start looking for a worthy replacement tour and so here it is! To us, it already seems far too long since we toured the US and Canada. We definitely haven't forgotten the warm welcome we received there! So we're more than happy and enthused to 'set sail' westwards once again!
All the more we have some excellent bands joining us, which we've had the pleasure to share the stage with before in Europe! And not at least we're eager as hell to cudgel the American metalheads with some brand new songs! I'm sure this tour will kick ass, devastate and definitely be a flagrantly HEATHEN feast!
We will of course play songs from our latest acoustic release "Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion" but we'll also play some songs from our upcoming album which is fully metal again. This tour will be the first time ever that we'll play those brand new songs live! Next week we'll enter the studio to start recording the new album, which should come out in early 2010."
Belphegor comments: "Ave! Yes it's the first time, after five amazing North American, tours that Belphegor gets to come to the States and play a full set and not have three drumsets on stage (laughs). So be prepared and expect more machine gun hellfire and aggressive stage action! We look forward to seeing all you death - legions again as we promote the release of our new album "Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn". Hail Chaos - Hail Sathan!"
Alestorm exclaims: "Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
Kivimetsän Druidi adds: "We are really looking forward playing killer gigs on Heathenfest tour - our very first time in North America - with these awesome bands. We know there will be lots of our fans, but also people to whom we are still practically unknown. The response at our two European tours has been great and we have really enjoyed playing there. Last year we had just released our debut album Shadowheart when we toured with our friends Korpiklaani, Battlelore, and Falchion on Finnish Fire Tour through European metropolis and the audience made us feel very welcome. Now, we are prepared to give our fans some serious party time, extreme folk metal songs and joyful shows. So come to see us alive on Heathenfest tour and join the party!"
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| Source: | nuclearblastusa.com |
| Band profile: | Eluveitie |
| Event: | Heathenfest N. American Tour |
Torture Division - Demo Available For Free Download
Torture Division - the Swedish death metal band featuring Lord K Philipson (The Project Hate MCMXCIX) and Tobben Gustafsson (Vomitory (after they terminated their former band God Among Insects) and Jörgen Sandström (ex-Grave vocalist/bassist) - have made their new demo available for free download.
The band stated: "So yeah - we lied to you. We already recorded the demo at hand and wanted to surprise you bastards. You didn't see this coming, now did you? You can now officially obey us. "Evighetens Dårar" is available at Unisound.se. Congratulations, you just got another piece of the world's best death metal. For free. We can't thank Dan Swanö enough for the incredible work he's done for us again, not to mention the fantastic material we've composed all by ourselves. Dan has once again turned our shitty files into something extremely massive and if we could (being heterosexuals is a problem) we'd marry the fucken guy. Thank you, Dan, thank you so fucken much. Now on to the rest, bitches"
"Evighetens Dårar" cover art] tracklist:
01. Traumatic Inhuman Severance
02. Heretics! Now!
03. Eld Och Plågor
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The band stated: "So yeah - we lied to you. We already recorded the demo at hand and wanted to surprise you bastards. You didn't see this coming, now did you? You can now officially obey us. "Evighetens Dårar" is available at Unisound.se. Congratulations, you just got another piece of the world's best death metal. For free. We can't thank Dan Swanö enough for the incredible work he's done for us again, not to mention the fantastic material we've composed all by ourselves. Dan has once again turned our shitty files into something extremely massive and if we could (being heterosexuals is a problem) we'd marry the fucken guy. Thank you, Dan, thank you so fucken much. Now on to the rest, bitches"
"Evighetens Dårar" cover art] tracklist:
01. Traumatic Inhuman Severance
02. Heretics! Now!
03. Eld Och Plågor
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| Source: | torturedivision.net |
Dreadnox - New Album On The Way
The upcoming new Dreadnox album, entitled "Dance of Ignorance," brings the band back to the market. Dreadnox is claimed to be one of the most famous bands in the Heavy Metal scene of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. The band that launched their debut album "Divine Act" in 1998, now reappears with new sound and new songs. The "Dance of Ignorance" album was being mixed by Renato Tribuzy (Tribuzy) and Alex Macedo at Full Sound Studio, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
No release date or tracklist has been confirmed yet.
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No release date or tracklist has been confirmed yet.
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| Source: | dreadnox.com |
Circle Of Dead Children - Album Tracklist Revealed
Circle Of Dead Children have issued the following statement:
"Just a little update on the status of "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer", the upcoming Circle of Dead Children full-length recording. Although the music was recorded in November of 2008, various circumstances effectively sidelined the progression and release since then. Thankfully this is no longer the case. All of the vocals were laid down Thursday morning by Joe, bringing about an end to a great recording session with Nate Campisi at Pittsburgh's Mr. Small's Recording and Mastering Studio. Next up will be a production mastering session by Scott Hull (of Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, etc) at Visceral Sound, in Bethesda, Maryland. Those familiar with the work Scott has done should be as excited as we are about hearing the final product."
A winter release via Willowtip Records is expected.
"Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer" tracklisting will look as follows:
01. Avatar Of Innocence
02. Jaracaca
03. When Human Compost Stains All Earth And Repels The Messengers Of Love
04. Chaos Crawls Back
05. Earth And Lye
06. We Who Move With The Graven Worms
07. Bury The Ill Flock
08. Refuse To Kill The Same Way Twice
09. Obsidian Flakes
10. Clawhammers And Cameltoes
11. Ursa Major (1998 Revisited)
12. Torches
13. Night Of Morbid Psycho
14. Germinate The Reaper Seed (The Future Of Flesh)
15. Starve, Beg & Die a.k.a. Fuck You, Kill Me.
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"Just a little update on the status of "Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer", the upcoming Circle of Dead Children full-length recording. Although the music was recorded in November of 2008, various circumstances effectively sidelined the progression and release since then. Thankfully this is no longer the case. All of the vocals were laid down Thursday morning by Joe, bringing about an end to a great recording session with Nate Campisi at Pittsburgh's Mr. Small's Recording and Mastering Studio. Next up will be a production mastering session by Scott Hull (of Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, etc) at Visceral Sound, in Bethesda, Maryland. Those familiar with the work Scott has done should be as excited as we are about hearing the final product."
A winter release via Willowtip Records is expected.
"Psalm Of The Grand Destroyer" tracklisting will look as follows:
01. Avatar Of Innocence
02. Jaracaca
03. When Human Compost Stains All Earth And Repels The Messengers Of Love
04. Chaos Crawls Back
05. Earth And Lye
06. We Who Move With The Graven Worms
07. Bury The Ill Flock
08. Refuse To Kill The Same Way Twice
09. Obsidian Flakes
10. Clawhammers And Cameltoes
11. Ursa Major (1998 Revisited)
12. Torches
13. Night Of Morbid Psycho
14. Germinate The Reaper Seed (The Future Of Flesh)
15. Starve, Beg & Die a.k.a. Fuck You, Kill Me.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Circle Of Dead Children |
Portal - Complete Work On New Album
Profound Lore Records press release
Demented Australian death metal enigma Portal have completed work on their most unnerving and intense album to date. Entitled "Swarth", the new Portal album is another surreal, bizarre, and disturbing display of death metal psychosis. Like a fisting orgy hosted by Cthulhu, and ultimately, the death metal soundtrack to the end of the world.
Almost like the missing link between "Seepia" and "Outre", "Swarth" crawls and lurks through Portal's deranged use of counterpoint and dynamic yet inverted rhythmic shifts that create an unearthly suffocating and claustrophobic vibe where dissonant and meticulously constructed guitar mutations unconventionally melt and warp themselves into a feeling that conveys one of pure horror and total dread. Although this time more labyrinth and swarming-like, the visions of murk and bile that manifest from the horror that is "Swarth", paints a disturbing mind-numbing cinematic scenario of unease. Like an ancient silent art film gone terribly wrong, directed by someone who has managed to escape a Turkish prison and gone mad after many years of being subjected to torture and humiliation. Or a scenario akin to an ancient abandoned boarded up asylum where damp and rotting walls creak, leak, and have trapped the tortured ghosts of memory's past who have yet to be freed from the torment that will forever plague them. Of course the Lovecraftian presence, just like all other Portal releases, is ever apparent with "Swarth", its infectious tentacle-like character hovering like that powerful and ominous presence that has descended from the stars. A presence that we can only adhere to.
Tracklisting for "Swarth" cover art] goes as follows:
01. Swarth
02. Larvae .mp3]
03. Illoomorpheme
04. The Swayy
05. Writhen
06. Omenknow
07. Werships
08. Marityme
In other Portal related news, Profound Lore will be releasing the debut from Portal counterpart act Impetuous Ritual, featuring Portal drummer Ignis Fatuus on guitars and new Portal bass player Phathom Conspicuous. Their debut album, "Relentless Execution Of Ceremonial Excrescence" is like a mix between Incantation's "Onward To Golgotha" and Bestial Warlust's "Blood And Valour". This piece of blasphemous death metal chaos should pierce the light by year's end. Visit their myspace page HERE to hear a track off the upcoming full length.
And also Portal have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest (with other possible shows to happen Stateside) marking the band's first appearance on these shores where they will ignite the fires of chaos through their live ritual.
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Demented Australian death metal enigma Portal have completed work on their most unnerving and intense album to date. Entitled "Swarth", the new Portal album is another surreal, bizarre, and disturbing display of death metal psychosis. Like a fisting orgy hosted by Cthulhu, and ultimately, the death metal soundtrack to the end of the world.
Almost like the missing link between "Seepia" and "Outre", "Swarth" crawls and lurks through Portal's deranged use of counterpoint and dynamic yet inverted rhythmic shifts that create an unearthly suffocating and claustrophobic vibe where dissonant and meticulously constructed guitar mutations unconventionally melt and warp themselves into a feeling that conveys one of pure horror and total dread. Although this time more labyrinth and swarming-like, the visions of murk and bile that manifest from the horror that is "Swarth", paints a disturbing mind-numbing cinematic scenario of unease. Like an ancient silent art film gone terribly wrong, directed by someone who has managed to escape a Turkish prison and gone mad after many years of being subjected to torture and humiliation. Or a scenario akin to an ancient abandoned boarded up asylum where damp and rotting walls creak, leak, and have trapped the tortured ghosts of memory's past who have yet to be freed from the torment that will forever plague them. Of course the Lovecraftian presence, just like all other Portal releases, is ever apparent with "Swarth", its infectious tentacle-like character hovering like that powerful and ominous presence that has descended from the stars. A presence that we can only adhere to.
Tracklisting for "Swarth" cover art] goes as follows:
01. Swarth
02. Larvae .mp3]
03. Illoomorpheme
04. The Swayy
05. Writhen
06. Omenknow
07. Werships
08. Marityme
In other Portal related news, Profound Lore will be releasing the debut from Portal counterpart act Impetuous Ritual, featuring Portal drummer Ignis Fatuus on guitars and new Portal bass player Phathom Conspicuous. Their debut album, "Relentless Execution Of Ceremonial Excrescence" is like a mix between Incantation's "Onward To Golgotha" and Bestial Warlust's "Blood And Valour". This piece of blasphemous death metal chaos should pierce the light by year's end. Visit their myspace page HERE to hear a track off the upcoming full length.
And also Portal have been confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest (with other possible shows to happen Stateside) marking the band's first appearance on these shores where they will ignite the fires of chaos through their live ritual.
Read more ››
| Source: | profoundlorerecords.com |
Lacrimosa - New Video Online
Lacrimosa have presented the videoclip for the song "Feuer". The video was directed by Carlos Toro, a Chilean video director, who Tilo Wolff met for the first time on the Lichtgestalt Tour back in 2005. The track is taken from the band's last album "Sehnsucht", released in May.
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| Source: | lacrimosa.ch |
| Band profile: | Lacrimosa |
Kekal - Three Albums Available For Free Download
Last week, Kekal announced the last two remaining band members were leaving the band, but the name Kekal is kept alive. Read the entire statement again at this location.
Now, Kekal are offering no time-limit free downloads of their three albums: "Audible Minority" (2008), "Acidity" (2005), and "1000 Thoughts of Violence" (2003). All download links as well as info on where to buy the CD can be found on this page.
Moreover, the band would like to stress again that, although there are no current active members in the band, the status of Kekal is NOT disbanded.
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Now, Kekal are offering no time-limit free downloads of their three albums: "Audible Minority" (2008), "Acidity" (2005), and "1000 Thoughts of Violence" (2003). All download links as well as info on where to buy the CD can be found on this page.
Moreover, the band would like to stress again that, although there are no current active members in the band, the status of Kekal is NOT disbanded.
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| Source: | kekal.org |
| Band profile: | Kekal |
Exquisite Pus - Sign To Xtreem Music
Spanish brutal death maniacs Exquisite Pus have inked a deal with Xtreem Music for the release of their debut album "Dead " due for immediate release in September 10th.
Formed back in 2004 as a one-man project, the band has been completing a full line-up through their demo and a 3-way split CD where their sound has been evolving from classical incluenced of bandas like Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass to more modern sounds like Aborted, Severe Torture, Job For A Cowboy...
"Dead " includes 10 songs with a great production and the awesome guitar solos of their recently joined guitarist Achokarlos. The band describes themselves as "Groovy Brutal Death" where they combine brutality, technical skills, heaviness, blast beats and controlled madness. Exquisite Pus is definitely a new force to reckon in the Spanish extreme metal scene!
You can actually hear two advance tracks - entitled "Waiting Room" and "Erased" - from "Dead " cover art] on the band's official MySpace.
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Formed back in 2004 as a one-man project, the band has been completing a full line-up through their demo and a 3-way split CD where their sound has been evolving from classical incluenced of bandas like Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass to more modern sounds like Aborted, Severe Torture, Job For A Cowboy...
"Dead " includes 10 songs with a great production and the awesome guitar solos of their recently joined guitarist Achokarlos. The band describes themselves as "Groovy Brutal Death" where they combine brutality, technical skills, heaviness, blast beats and controlled madness. Exquisite Pus is definitely a new force to reckon in the Spanish extreme metal scene!
You can actually hear two advance tracks - entitled "Waiting Room" and "Erased" - from "Dead " cover art] on the band's official MySpace.
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| Source: | xtreemmusic.com |
Hellish War - Sign Deal With Pure Steel Records
Official press release
Hellish War keeps on conquering territory in the old world. On the eve of it's first European tour, the Brazilian old school classic metal band just signed a deal with the German record label Pure Steel Records. The contract will provide the release of the two albuns of the band, "Defender Of Metal" (2001) and "Heroes Of Tomorrow" (2008). Both will be reunited in a very special 2CD-pack and will include two bonus tracks. The "Defender Of Metal" album also got a new remastered version.
The albums will be released in the entire European territory on August, 28th.
"We are vey happy. There is no way to describe our satisfaction", says the guitar player Daniel Job. "Our first European tour was crowned with that contract with Pure Steel Records. With the support of a record label, we'll achieve even better results with this first tour. In 15 days we will land in Europe and our welcome gift will be this CD with our two albuns".
Baptized as "European First Assault Tour", the first Hellish War European tour will start on September, 04th in Worblaufen, Switzerland, and will include four different festivals appearances: 05/09 at Back To Rock in Switzerland, 12/09 at SwordBrothers Festival in Germany and 18/09 and 19/09 at Razorblade Festival, also in Germany, where the group will be the only attraction to play on the two days of the event.
Other dates of the "European First Assault Tour" are: 08/09 at The Frontline in Gent/Belgium; 09/09 at De Rots in Antwerp/Belgium, 13/09 at Die Halle in Frankfurt/Germany and 17/09 at Kanslös in Den Haag/The Netherlands.
Besides the contract with Pure Steel Records and the European tour, Hellish War also celebrates its inclusion on Reunation - A Tribute To Running Wild, official tribute to Running Wild. Hellish War is the only Brazilian band to appear on the album and already finished the recording of its version of "Return Of The Gods".
Hellish War was also highlighted on the August issue of the renowned German Heavy Magazine. The song "Destroyer" was included on the "Metal Crusade" compilation that comes with the magazine.
All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/warhellishwar.
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Hellish War keeps on conquering territory in the old world. On the eve of it's first European tour, the Brazilian old school classic metal band just signed a deal with the German record label Pure Steel Records. The contract will provide the release of the two albuns of the band, "Defender Of Metal" (2001) and "Heroes Of Tomorrow" (2008). Both will be reunited in a very special 2CD-pack and will include two bonus tracks. The "Defender Of Metal" album also got a new remastered version.
The albums will be released in the entire European territory on August, 28th.
"We are vey happy. There is no way to describe our satisfaction", says the guitar player Daniel Job. "Our first European tour was crowned with that contract with Pure Steel Records. With the support of a record label, we'll achieve even better results with this first tour. In 15 days we will land in Europe and our welcome gift will be this CD with our two albuns".
Baptized as "European First Assault Tour", the first Hellish War European tour will start on September, 04th in Worblaufen, Switzerland, and will include four different festivals appearances: 05/09 at Back To Rock in Switzerland, 12/09 at SwordBrothers Festival in Germany and 18/09 and 19/09 at Razorblade Festival, also in Germany, where the group will be the only attraction to play on the two days of the event.
Other dates of the "European First Assault Tour" are: 08/09 at The Frontline in Gent/Belgium; 09/09 at De Rots in Antwerp/Belgium, 13/09 at Die Halle in Frankfurt/Germany and 17/09 at Kanslös in Den Haag/The Netherlands.
Besides the contract with Pure Steel Records and the European tour, Hellish War also celebrates its inclusion on Reunation - A Tribute To Running Wild, official tribute to Running Wild. Hellish War is the only Brazilian band to appear on the album and already finished the recording of its version of "Return Of The Gods".
Hellish War was also highlighted on the August issue of the renowned German Heavy Magazine. The song "Destroyer" was included on the "Metal Crusade" compilation that comes with the magazine.
All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/warhellishwar.
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Event: | Hellish War: European First Assault Tour |
Slayer - Album Tracklisting Revealed
Slayer's new album, "World Painted Blood", won't be out until October, but some folks have already heard it. Former Metal Edge editor-in-chief Phil Freeman is one of them. According to his track-by-track rundown, tracklisting of "World Painted Blood" will look like this:
01. World Painted Blood
02. Unit 731
03. Snuff
04. Beauty Through Order
05. Hate Worldwide Listen]
06. Public Display Of Dismemberment
07. Human Strain
08. Americon
09. Psychopathy Red Listen]
10. Playing With Dolls
11. Not Of This God
Freeman's final verdict reads as follows: "A lot of people say Slayer hasn't really been great since "Seasons in the Abyss". Those people are wrong. The Paul Bostaph years had a lot to recommend them ("Diabolus in Musica" is a seriously underrated album), and "Christ Illusion" showed that Slayer could experiment with dissonance and melody, and kick their own playing and songwriting up a notch when they wanted to. The band members have given a lot of interviews talking about how a lot of this album was written in the studio. Listening to it, you can't tell. That's really impressive. Much the way Metallica's "Death Magnetic" combined the thrash of their early years with the hard-rock grooves of their 1990s work, "World Painted Blood" builds on the success of every Slayer album before it. It's not a legacy-polishing effort; it's the next step in a still-ongoing journey. Highly recommended."
The complete song-by-song article of Slayer's tenth full-length album can be read here.
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01. World Painted Blood
02. Unit 731
03. Snuff
04. Beauty Through Order
05. Hate Worldwide Listen]
06. Public Display Of Dismemberment
07. Human Strain
08. Americon
09. Psychopathy Red Listen]
10. Playing With Dolls
11. Not Of This God
Freeman's final verdict reads as follows: "A lot of people say Slayer hasn't really been great since "Seasons in the Abyss". Those people are wrong. The Paul Bostaph years had a lot to recommend them ("Diabolus in Musica" is a seriously underrated album), and "Christ Illusion" showed that Slayer could experiment with dissonance and melody, and kick their own playing and songwriting up a notch when they wanted to. The band members have given a lot of interviews talking about how a lot of this album was written in the studio. Listening to it, you can't tell. That's really impressive. Much the way Metallica's "Death Magnetic" combined the thrash of their early years with the hard-rock grooves of their 1990s work, "World Painted Blood" builds on the success of every Slayer album before it. It's not a legacy-polishing effort; it's the next step in a still-ongoing journey. Highly recommended."
The complete song-by-song article of Slayer's tenth full-length album can be read here.
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| Source: | music.msn.com |
| Band profile: | Slayer |
Ellipsis - New Album In October
Ellipsis have announced the release date and album title of their fourth studio effort.
"Out on the 30th of October on Metallian Magazine Editions and distribued by Season Of Mist "The Grace Decapitated" will spread his new disease. The new metal generation is born! Listen to some new extracts and the new single "The Grace Decapitated" on http://www.myspace.com/ellipsisimperialtzadik."
The band adds: "With "The Grace Decapitated", expect the unexpected through a unique musical universe! Welcome to crazyness and emotions, to power and originality! The band has now improved to a new dimension that will invade your soul... The end complete is near... Be prepared!"
More details as they become available.
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"Out on the 30th of October on Metallian Magazine Editions and distribued by Season Of Mist "The Grace Decapitated" will spread his new disease. The new metal generation is born! Listen to some new extracts and the new single "The Grace Decapitated" on http://www.myspace.com/ellipsisimperialtzadik."
The band adds: "With "The Grace Decapitated", expect the unexpected through a unique musical universe! Welcome to crazyness and emotions, to power and originality! The band has now improved to a new dimension that will invade your soul... The end complete is near... Be prepared!"
More details as they become available.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Ellipsis |
The Cold Existence - Ink Deal With Pulverised Records
Pulverised Records is very proud to announce the fresh new signing of Swedish Melodic Death metallers The Cold Existence.
Pulverised Records A&R Manager Calvin states: "The Cold Existence approached us some time ago and what we heard on their latest album "Sombre Gates" totally caught us off-guard! We have confidence that the third full-length album will slay everything else they have done in the past!"
The band commented: "The Cold Existence are proud to announce that the band signed a new deal with Singapore-based label Pulverised Records for their upcoming-yet-untitled album."
The album will be recorded in Andy LaRocque's (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios in late 2009 with producer Peter Laustsen for a release beginning 2010.
"The material written so far is very fast and brutal and will be the best album by this band so far".
More about the band on http://www.myspace.com/theColdExistenceonline.
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Pulverised Records A&R Manager Calvin states: "The Cold Existence approached us some time ago and what we heard on their latest album "Sombre Gates" totally caught us off-guard! We have confidence that the third full-length album will slay everything else they have done in the past!"
The band commented: "The Cold Existence are proud to announce that the band signed a new deal with Singapore-based label Pulverised Records for their upcoming-yet-untitled album."
The album will be recorded in Andy LaRocque's (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios in late 2009 with producer Peter Laustsen for a release beginning 2010.
"The material written so far is very fast and brutal and will be the best album by this band so far".
More about the band on http://www.myspace.com/theColdExistenceonline.
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| Source: | pulverised.net |
Ex Dementia - New Song And Cover Art Online
US Death metal band Ex Dementia have posted a new song online, entitled "Mud And Blood". Check it out at this location.
"Mud And Blood" comes off the band's upcoming new album "The Red Mass", coming this October. The band's sophomore album will feature several guest musicianss, such as Chris Reifert (Autopsy/Abscess), Ross Sewage (Impaled), Parasitic Tim (Splatterhouse), and Admiral Nobeard (Swashbuckle).
Album artwork for "The Red Mass" can be found here.
A studio report of the album recordings can be watched here.
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"Mud And Blood" comes off the band's upcoming new album "The Red Mass", coming this October. The band's sophomore album will feature several guest musicianss, such as Chris Reifert (Autopsy/Abscess), Ross Sewage (Impaled), Parasitic Tim (Splatterhouse), and Admiral Nobeard (Swashbuckle).
Album artwork for "The Red Mass" can be found here.
A studio report of the album recordings can be watched here.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
Barren Earth - Sign To Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is proud to announce the signing of Finnish prog death metallers, Barren Earth. With a line-up consisting of former members of prog/folk metal legends Amorphis, as well as current members of Swallow The Sun, Moonsorrow and Kreator, the band has been busy recording their debut album at the renowned Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, with the tracks currently being mixed by Dan Swanö (Katatonia/Opeth/Novembre). An EP is due November 2009, with the album currently scheduled for an early 2010 release.
The music of Barren Earth combines elements of modern and traditional death metal, with 70's prog rock and folk. Among the band's influences are artists such as Paradise Lost, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and also some pioneers of Finnish prog.
Line-Up:
Mikko Kotamäki - vocals (Swallow The Sun)
Olli-Pekka Laine - bass (ex-Amorphis, Mannhai)
Kasper Mårtenson - keyboards (ex-Amorphis, Ben Granfelt Band)
Janne Perttilä - guitar (Rytmihäiriö)
Marko Tarvonen - drums (Moonsorrow)
Sami Yli-Sirniö - guitar (Kreator, Waltari)
On signing to Peaceville, bassist Olli-Pekka Laine commented: "Getting signed by Peaceville Records is a great honour, as they are one of the very few metal labels left who have a passion and feeling for the music they release. To us, it also feels like coming home, because in a way they carry a big responsibility for Barren Earth's existence by having released the most important albums from pioneers such as Autopsy and Paradise Lost. Those albums played a huge role, when we sucked our musical mother's milk in the late 80's and early 90's. This is a fact that should be noticeably evident in Barren Earth's sound and music. Hopefully Barren Earth will also be able to add a fresh spin to Peaceville's already impressive roster".
More info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/officialbarrenearth.
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The music of Barren Earth combines elements of modern and traditional death metal, with 70's prog rock and folk. Among the band's influences are artists such as Paradise Lost, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and also some pioneers of Finnish prog.
Line-Up:
Mikko Kotamäki - vocals (Swallow The Sun)
Olli-Pekka Laine - bass (ex-Amorphis, Mannhai)
Kasper Mårtenson - keyboards (ex-Amorphis, Ben Granfelt Band)
Janne Perttilä - guitar (Rytmihäiriö)
Marko Tarvonen - drums (Moonsorrow)
Sami Yli-Sirniö - guitar (Kreator, Waltari)
On signing to Peaceville, bassist Olli-Pekka Laine commented: "Getting signed by Peaceville Records is a great honour, as they are one of the very few metal labels left who have a passion and feeling for the music they release. To us, it also feels like coming home, because in a way they carry a big responsibility for Barren Earth's existence by having released the most important albums from pioneers such as Autopsy and Paradise Lost. Those albums played a huge role, when we sucked our musical mother's milk in the late 80's and early 90's. This is a fact that should be noticeably evident in Barren Earth's sound and music. Hopefully Barren Earth will also be able to add a fresh spin to Peaceville's already impressive roster".
More info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/officialbarrenearth.
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| Source: | peaceville.com |
| Band profile: | Barren Earth |