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Afgrund - Sign With Willowtip Records
Swedish grindcore trio Afgrund have officially signed with Willowtip Records. The label will release the band's second full-length "Vid Helvetets Grindar" (At The Gates Of Hell), in 2009.
Afgrund will tour Europe in July 2009 and have secured a slot on the Obscene Extreme Festival in the Czech Republic.
More info about the band at http://www.myspace.com/avgrund.
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Afgrund will tour Europe in July 2009 and have secured a slot on the Obscene Extreme Festival in the Czech Republic.
More info about the band at http://www.myspace.com/avgrund.
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| Source: | willowtip.com |
| Band profile: | Afgrund |
Wyrd - Sign To Naga Productions, New Album Out Soon
Well-known Finnish pagan black metal band Wyrd signs to Naga Productions for their upcoming album "Kalivägi". Wyrd's frontman Tomi Kalliola (aka Narqath) also playing in black metal band Azaghal said that "Kalivägi" will be in vein of older Wyrd's albums.
On their MySpace, Wyrd issued the following comment regarding the album: "The earlier announced next Wyrd album "Death Of The Sun" will be delayed into later date because of problems arranging rehearsal and studio times.
But fear not loyal readers, for a new Wyrd album titled "Kalivägi" will be released in early 2009 (possibly February) and it's an return to the more folk influenced black metal sound of the early albums. More infos & samples will follow soon."
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On their MySpace, Wyrd issued the following comment regarding the album: "The earlier announced next Wyrd album "Death Of The Sun" will be delayed into later date because of problems arranging rehearsal and studio times.
But fear not loyal readers, for a new Wyrd album titled "Kalivägi" will be released in early 2009 (possibly February) and it's an return to the more folk influenced black metal sound of the early albums. More infos & samples will follow soon."
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| Source: | naga-productions.com |
| Band profile: | Wyrd |
Lord - Recording New Album
Australian metallers Lord have issued the following update: recording has begun on the follow up to 2007's "Ascendence" album, entitled "Set In Stone".
Commented Lord mainman Lord Tim: "Work has finally started on the next Lord album! This album has a lot to live up to as "Ascendence" was very well received and we're all still fiercely proud of it, but I think what we've written will easily stand up to the quality of anything we've done before. Of course every artist says their new album will be their best work yet, but in this case rather than saying that, I would describe this as not necessarily better than our last album, but more so this is more true to what Lord is about; the definitive Lord album as it were. If I were to draw comparisons between Lord and Dungeon , "Ascendence" would be the equivalent of the "Resurrection" album, and "'Set In Stone" would be the equivalent of "A Rise To Power" - the album where most people would agree Dungeon really hit its stride.
"Set In Stone" is a true band collaboration with every song on the album being co-written, and the diversity of the material on here is greater than ever before - and if you know Lord's reputation, you'll realise that's a fairly big statement to make! We're obviously really excited about the material, but we're equally excited about the special guests we have on board. We can't say who they are yet, but I think it'll come as a shock to a lot of people when they find out! We're also in talks now for a worldwide release in early 2009, and we have some big news regarding touring too. So lots of huge things on the horizon! Keep an eye on the Lord site because we'll be keeping everyone updated as we progress through the recording and we'll be revealing more information about everything I've talked about here when we're given the go-ahead. Exciting times!"
The track listing for "Set In Stone" is as follows:
01. Spectres Of The Ascendant
02. Redemption
03. Set In Stone
04. 100 Reasons
05. Someone Else's Dream
06. Eternal Storm
07. Forever
08. Beyond The Light
09. The End Of Days
10. Be My Guest
11. New Horizons
There will also be additional bonus material for each territory release.
A promotional video for this news can be viewed here.
Lord was born from the ashes for Dungeon, one of Australia's longest running and well known metal bands until their dissolution in 2005. The band has gone on to tour with Queensrÿche, Nightwish, Saxon, Nevermore, Gamma Ray and more, and have released two albums, "A Personal Journey", "Ascendence" and an EP, "Hear No Evil" which contained a cover of the Kylie Minogue song "On A Night Like This" which has gained national mainstream Australian radio airplay. For more information, visit http://www.lord.net.au or http://www.myspace.com/lordaus.
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Commented Lord mainman Lord Tim: "Work has finally started on the next Lord album! This album has a lot to live up to as "Ascendence" was very well received and we're all still fiercely proud of it, but I think what we've written will easily stand up to the quality of anything we've done before. Of course every artist says their new album will be their best work yet, but in this case rather than saying that, I would describe this as not necessarily better than our last album, but more so this is more true to what Lord is about; the definitive Lord album as it were. If I were to draw comparisons between Lord and Dungeon , "Ascendence" would be the equivalent of the "Resurrection" album, and "'Set In Stone" would be the equivalent of "A Rise To Power" - the album where most people would agree Dungeon really hit its stride.
"Set In Stone" is a true band collaboration with every song on the album being co-written, and the diversity of the material on here is greater than ever before - and if you know Lord's reputation, you'll realise that's a fairly big statement to make! We're obviously really excited about the material, but we're equally excited about the special guests we have on board. We can't say who they are yet, but I think it'll come as a shock to a lot of people when they find out! We're also in talks now for a worldwide release in early 2009, and we have some big news regarding touring too. So lots of huge things on the horizon! Keep an eye on the Lord site because we'll be keeping everyone updated as we progress through the recording and we'll be revealing more information about everything I've talked about here when we're given the go-ahead. Exciting times!"
The track listing for "Set In Stone" is as follows:
01. Spectres Of The Ascendant
02. Redemption
03. Set In Stone
04. 100 Reasons
05. Someone Else's Dream
06. Eternal Storm
07. Forever
08. Beyond The Light
09. The End Of Days
10. Be My Guest
11. New Horizons
There will also be additional bonus material for each territory release.
A promotional video for this news can be viewed here.
Lord was born from the ashes for Dungeon, one of Australia's longest running and well known metal bands until their dissolution in 2005. The band has gone on to tour with Queensrÿche, Nightwish, Saxon, Nevermore, Gamma Ray and more, and have released two albums, "A Personal Journey", "Ascendence" and an EP, "Hear No Evil" which contained a cover of the Kylie Minogue song "On A Night Like This" which has gained national mainstream Australian radio airplay. For more information, visit http://www.lord.net.au or http://www.myspace.com/lordaus.
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Lord |
God Forbid - Album Details Unveiled
God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle has posted the following announcement on the God Forbid MySpace:
"All of us in God Forbid are proud to unveil the cover artwork for our forthcoming album "Earthsblood"! The album layout and our spiffy new MySpace design were both done by our new partner in crime and artistic virtuoso Gustavo Sazes. Based out of Brazil, he hasn't done many American bands. For "Earthsblood", we thought it would be great to go with someone who isn't one of the usual suspects for album design in modern metal. The cover turned out much better than we ever hoped. It fully captures the dark and organic, yet emotional atmosphere of the album. The detail and abstract imagery is haunting and beautiful. The color scheme is perfect. I assure you all that the rest of the layout is just as impressive as the cover. Hopefully it will give people incentive to want to buy the CD (as opposed to downloading) to be able to enjoy the artwork first hand. This is my favorite God Forbid album artwork to date!"
"Earthsblood" cover art] tracklisting:
01. The Discovery
02. The Rain
03. Empire Of The Gun
04. War Of Attrition
05. The New Clear
06. Shallow
07. Walk Alone
08. Bat The Angels
09. Earthsblood
10. Gaia (The Vultures)
Release dates:
February 24 in North America
February 16 in Europe
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"All of us in God Forbid are proud to unveil the cover artwork for our forthcoming album "Earthsblood"! The album layout and our spiffy new MySpace design were both done by our new partner in crime and artistic virtuoso Gustavo Sazes. Based out of Brazil, he hasn't done many American bands. For "Earthsblood", we thought it would be great to go with someone who isn't one of the usual suspects for album design in modern metal. The cover turned out much better than we ever hoped. It fully captures the dark and organic, yet emotional atmosphere of the album. The detail and abstract imagery is haunting and beautiful. The color scheme is perfect. I assure you all that the rest of the layout is just as impressive as the cover. Hopefully it will give people incentive to want to buy the CD (as opposed to downloading) to be able to enjoy the artwork first hand. This is my favorite God Forbid album artwork to date!"
"Earthsblood" cover art] tracklisting:
01. The Discovery
02. The Rain
03. Empire Of The Gun
04. War Of Attrition
05. The New Clear
06. Shallow
07. Walk Alone
08. Bat The Angels
09. Earthsblood
10. Gaia (The Vultures)
Release dates:
February 24 in North America
February 16 in Europe
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| Source: | blog.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | God Forbid |
Cannibal Corpse - Cover Art, Samples Online
Audio samples from the entire forthcoming Cannibal Corpse album "Evisceration Plague" are available on Amazon.com.
"Evisceration Plague" cover art] was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel). The 11th Cannibal Corpse album is scheduled for a February 3 release via Metal Blade Records.
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"Evisceration Plague" cover art] was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, with producer Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel). The 11th Cannibal Corpse album is scheduled for a February 3 release via Metal Blade Records.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Cannibal Corpse |
Guns N' Roses - Leaker Guilty Of Copyright Infringement
Original news, posted on 21.10.2008
E! Online is reporting that, the California man charged with illegally leaking tracks of Guns N' Roses' near-mythical "Chinese Democracy", pleaded not guilty today in federal court.
Kevin Cogill, a 27-year-old blogger known as "Skewrl" who uploaded nine tracks from the forever-in-the-works LP on his Antiquiet in June, was busted Aug. 27.
Cogill was charged under a three-year-old federal anti-piracy law that makes it a felony to distribute a copyrighted work on computer networks before its release. He was released on $10,000 bail.
If convicted of the misdemeanor count, Cogill faces a possible five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. However for a jury to find him guilty, prosecutors must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Cogill unlawfully disseminated the previously unreleased songs for profit.
Ex-Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver lead guitarist Slash slammed Cogill in a recent interview, telling the Los Angeles Times, "I hope he rots in jail. It's going to affect the sales of the record, and it's not fair. The Internet is what it is, and you have to deal with it accordingly, but I think if someone goes and steals something, it's theft."
Assistant U.S. attorney Craig Missakian, who pursued the case with the FBI and recording industry, said, "In the past, these may have been viewed as victimless crimes. But in reality, there's significant damage."
Cogill posted the songs at a web sitecalled Antiquiet, where they were available for public access. The site crashed from the amount of traffic it received once word of the leaked tracks got out. Cogill took them down again after he was contacted by representatives of Guns N' Roses.
The tracks were allegedly taken from the band's yet-to-be-released "Chinese Democracy" album. Cogill, who used to work in distribution for the group's record label, says he received them from an anonymous source.
After his arrest, Axl Rose and crew issued a statement saying, "Though we don't support this guy's actions at that level, our interest is in the original source. We can't comment publicly at this time as the investigation is ongoing."
Welcome to the legal jungle.
UPDATE
The Los Angeles man accused of uploading nine pre-released Gun N' Roses tracks pleaded guilty Monday to one count of misdemeanor criminal copyright infringement.
Kevin Cogill faces a maximum of one year in federal prison, a $100,000 fine and five years probation when sentenced in Los Angeles federal court on March 3. But he faces no jail time in a deal (.pdf) cut with prosecutors, in which the 28-year-old agreed to cooperate with authorities.
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E! Online is reporting that, the California man charged with illegally leaking tracks of Guns N' Roses' near-mythical "Chinese Democracy", pleaded not guilty today in federal court.
Kevin Cogill, a 27-year-old blogger known as "Skewrl" who uploaded nine tracks from the forever-in-the-works LP on his Antiquiet in June, was busted Aug. 27.
Cogill was charged under a three-year-old federal anti-piracy law that makes it a felony to distribute a copyrighted work on computer networks before its release. He was released on $10,000 bail.
If convicted of the misdemeanor count, Cogill faces a possible five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. However for a jury to find him guilty, prosecutors must prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Cogill unlawfully disseminated the previously unreleased songs for profit.
Ex-Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver lead guitarist Slash slammed Cogill in a recent interview, telling the Los Angeles Times, "I hope he rots in jail. It's going to affect the sales of the record, and it's not fair. The Internet is what it is, and you have to deal with it accordingly, but I think if someone goes and steals something, it's theft."
Assistant U.S. attorney Craig Missakian, who pursued the case with the FBI and recording industry, said, "In the past, these may have been viewed as victimless crimes. But in reality, there's significant damage."
Cogill posted the songs at a web sitecalled Antiquiet, where they were available for public access. The site crashed from the amount of traffic it received once word of the leaked tracks got out. Cogill took them down again after he was contacted by representatives of Guns N' Roses.
The tracks were allegedly taken from the band's yet-to-be-released "Chinese Democracy" album. Cogill, who used to work in distribution for the group's record label, says he received them from an anonymous source.
After his arrest, Axl Rose and crew issued a statement saying, "Though we don't support this guy's actions at that level, our interest is in the original source. We can't comment publicly at this time as the investigation is ongoing."
Welcome to the legal jungle.
UPDATE
The Los Angeles man accused of uploading nine pre-released Gun N' Roses tracks pleaded guilty Monday to one count of misdemeanor criminal copyright infringement.
Kevin Cogill faces a maximum of one year in federal prison, a $100,000 fine and five years probation when sentenced in Los Angeles federal court on March 3. But he faces no jail time in a deal (.pdf) cut with prosecutors, in which the 28-year-old agreed to cooperate with authorities.
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| Source: | blog.wired.com |
| Band profile: | Guns N' Roses |
Whiplash - Sign With Pulverised Records
Pulverised Records press release
Reactivated New Jersey metallers Whiplash have inked a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro handling the production duties. Co-producing the effort will be Harris Johns, who has previously worked with Coroner, Helloween, Kreator, Sepultura, Sodom and Voivod, among many others. The band will also document the full recording session and edit the footage into a free bonus DVD.
Commented Portaro: "We are thrilled to be working with Calvin and everyone at Pulverised Records. Their enthusiasm surrounding the "Unborn Again" project is unmatched by any of the labels that we have worked with in the past. It will also be my pleasure to work side by side with the Harris Johns and although the actual recording of "Unborn Again" will not begin until March of 2009, we are eagerly anticipating mixing and mastering with him at Spiderhouse in April."
Added Pulverised label manager Calvin: "We are more than just honored to have the legendary Whiplash step foot into the Pulverised roster, and pre-production works have already commenced for the new album titled "Unborn Again". The band who once gave you such classics like the 1985 maiden album "Power And Pain", the crushing "Ticket To Mayhem" and the innovative 1990 release "Insult To Injury" are back to set the hungry thrash maniacs on rampage!"
Whiplash will release a 25th-anniversary DVD in late 2009 entitled "25 Years Of Thrash". According to the group, the disc will feature "true stories that cover the band's history with Roadrunner Records and beyond, 1985-1990, "Power And Pain", "Ticket To Mayhem", "Insult To Injury"; The Massacre years, 1996-1998, "Cult Of One", "Sit Stand Kneel Prey"; "Thrashback"." It will also include rare concert footage, photos, interviews, backstage footage and much more. "25 Years Of Thrash" will also "take you back in time, hands on the mixing board in very raw setting as the band shares their experiences of the writing and recording of some of the greatest Whiplash albums released to date."
Portaro remained the pillar of the band while the lineup went through many changes over the course of their six full-length CDs, including "Cult Of One" in 1996 and "Sit Stand Kneel Prey" in 1997. During that time, drummer Joe Cangelosi supplied the drumming on "Cause For Conflict" for Germany's premier thrash band Kreator, which was released in 1995. Portaro handled the guitar work for Billy Milano's M.O.D. on a European tour in early 1998 with drummer Tony Scaglione, inviting the return of the original Whiplash lineup for a reunion CD entitled "Thrashback".
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Reactivated New Jersey metallers Whiplash have inked a worldwide deal with Pulverised Records. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro handling the production duties. Co-producing the effort will be Harris Johns, who has previously worked with Coroner, Helloween, Kreator, Sepultura, Sodom and Voivod, among many others. The band will also document the full recording session and edit the footage into a free bonus DVD.
Commented Portaro: "We are thrilled to be working with Calvin and everyone at Pulverised Records. Their enthusiasm surrounding the "Unborn Again" project is unmatched by any of the labels that we have worked with in the past. It will also be my pleasure to work side by side with the Harris Johns and although the actual recording of "Unborn Again" will not begin until March of 2009, we are eagerly anticipating mixing and mastering with him at Spiderhouse in April."
Added Pulverised label manager Calvin: "We are more than just honored to have the legendary Whiplash step foot into the Pulverised roster, and pre-production works have already commenced for the new album titled "Unborn Again". The band who once gave you such classics like the 1985 maiden album "Power And Pain", the crushing "Ticket To Mayhem" and the innovative 1990 release "Insult To Injury" are back to set the hungry thrash maniacs on rampage!"
Whiplash will release a 25th-anniversary DVD in late 2009 entitled "25 Years Of Thrash". According to the group, the disc will feature "true stories that cover the band's history with Roadrunner Records and beyond, 1985-1990, "Power And Pain", "Ticket To Mayhem", "Insult To Injury"; The Massacre years, 1996-1998, "Cult Of One", "Sit Stand Kneel Prey"; "Thrashback"." It will also include rare concert footage, photos, interviews, backstage footage and much more. "25 Years Of Thrash" will also "take you back in time, hands on the mixing board in very raw setting as the band shares their experiences of the writing and recording of some of the greatest Whiplash albums released to date."
Portaro remained the pillar of the band while the lineup went through many changes over the course of their six full-length CDs, including "Cult Of One" in 1996 and "Sit Stand Kneel Prey" in 1997. During that time, drummer Joe Cangelosi supplied the drumming on "Cause For Conflict" for Germany's premier thrash band Kreator, which was released in 1995. Portaro handled the guitar work for Billy Milano's M.O.D. on a European tour in early 1998 with drummer Tony Scaglione, inviting the return of the original Whiplash lineup for a reunion CD entitled "Thrashback".
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| Source: | pulverised.net |
| Band profile: | Whiplash |
KISS - Confirm New Album
The following story is courtesy of World Entertainment News Network:
Glam rockers KISS have shot down rumors the band is retiring, by confirming they will be recording a new album.
Earlier this year it was reported the group was planning a reality TV show to audition replacement bandmembers, because founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were getting too old to rock.
Frontman Stanley has now admitted that rumors about a new album are true, and they are currently back in the studio working on new tunes - and he's promising a treat for fans of the band's original 1970's sound.
Stanley tells Askmen.com, "It's going to be very much a vintage, classic, 70's KISS album without much regard to what's happened since then; it's back to the roots."
Glam rockers KISS have shot down rumors the band is retiring, by confirming they will be recording a new album.
Earlier this year it was reported the group was planning a reality TV show to audition replacement bandmembers, because founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were getting too old to rock.
Frontman Stanley has now admitted that rumors about a new album are true, and they are currently back in the studio working on new tunes - and he's promising a treat for fans of the band's original 1970's sound.
Stanley tells Askmen.com, "It's going to be very much a vintage, classic, 70's KISS album without much regard to what's happened since then; it's back to the roots."
| Source: | wenn.com |
| Band profile: | KISS |
Autopsy - Releasing New, Albeit Very Limited, Material
Peaceville Records announced today that, for the first time in nearly 15 years, two vile new Autopsy tracks were recorded in September 2008, bringing together Chris Reifert, Danny Coralles and Eric Cutler for another slice of death & decay.
These tracks make up a special, extremely limited (only 1,000) 7" vinyl release, titled "Horrific Obsession". This 7" will be available exclusively from the Peaceville website on 26th January 2009, with pre-orders being taken now in the Peaceville webstore.
In addition to this, a special 2 disc edition of Autopsy's iconic debut album "Severed Survival" will be released in February to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release.
Everyone's favourite San Franciscan sickos - an inspiration to an entire generation of death metal bands - have unearthed rare rehearsal & live material for a bonus disc, including demo versions of two songs, "Mauled To Death" and "Human Genocide", which were intended for the original "Severed Survival". Also featured in the package is a booklet with notes by the band themselves, detailing the history of Autopsy's early years, with rare photos and images.
"Horrific Obsession" cover art] includes the following two tracks:
A. Horiffic Obsession
B. Feast Of The Graveworm
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These tracks make up a special, extremely limited (only 1,000) 7" vinyl release, titled "Horrific Obsession". This 7" will be available exclusively from the Peaceville website on 26th January 2009, with pre-orders being taken now in the Peaceville webstore.
In addition to this, a special 2 disc edition of Autopsy's iconic debut album "Severed Survival" will be released in February to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release.
Everyone's favourite San Franciscan sickos - an inspiration to an entire generation of death metal bands - have unearthed rare rehearsal & live material for a bonus disc, including demo versions of two songs, "Mauled To Death" and "Human Genocide", which were intended for the original "Severed Survival". Also featured in the package is a booklet with notes by the band themselves, detailing the history of Autopsy's early years, with rare photos and images.
"Horrific Obsession" cover art] includes the following two tracks:
A. Horiffic Obsession
B. Feast Of The Graveworm
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| Source: | burningshed.com |
| Band profile: | Autopsy |
Danko Jones - Band Update
In the Danko Jones newsletter the following news regarding the band's current activeness has been announced:
"It's now official! Danko Jones will release a compilation entitled "B-Sides" in February of 2009. The collection will be over 70 minutes long, and feature 27 songs that span over the band's entire career. A lot of the material is previously unreleased, and a limited edition box of the record will also be released. "B-Sides" will come out in mainland Europe (minus the UK and France) the first week of February, and more territories will follow later in the year. For track listing and album cover, click here.
We have also uploaded two fresh videos for you. The first one is the new video for the single "King Of Magazines". The second one is "Danko Jones Presents: Top Ten Albums of 2008". A similar video to the one we posted last year where Danko himself takes you through the list of his favourite albums of 2008.
Click the links below to watch: King Of Magazines | Top 10 Albums of 2008
All the dates have now been added to the upcoming European Tour 2009, Including new UK dates. Check out the complete tour here."
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"It's now official! Danko Jones will release a compilation entitled "B-Sides" in February of 2009. The collection will be over 70 minutes long, and feature 27 songs that span over the band's entire career. A lot of the material is previously unreleased, and a limited edition box of the record will also be released. "B-Sides" will come out in mainland Europe (minus the UK and France) the first week of February, and more territories will follow later in the year. For track listing and album cover, click here.
We have also uploaded two fresh videos for you. The first one is the new video for the single "King Of Magazines". The second one is "Danko Jones Presents: Top Ten Albums of 2008". A similar video to the one we posted last year where Danko himself takes you through the list of his favourite albums of 2008.
Click the links below to watch: King Of Magazines | Top 10 Albums of 2008
All the dates have now been added to the upcoming European Tour 2009, Including new UK dates. Check out the complete tour here."
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| Source: | dankojones.com |
Emperor - Live Inferno To Be Released Next Year
Candlelight Records confirms the completion of the final recordings from black metal legends Emperor. Titled "Live Inferno", the special live series features various releases recorded/filmed during the band's sold out 2005-2007 reunion performances. Several formats will be available including a 2CD/slip case with 16-page booklet, a limited edition box featuring 2 CD's & DVD with an enhanced 24 page booklet, a single DVD, and two limited edition double-vinyl gatefold sets. April 16 is set as the European release date for the series with April 21 set as the North American release date.
The audio aspect of the "Live Inferno" series features exclusive recordings from the band's headlining performances at Norway's Inferno Festival and Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival. Each recording will be pressed as individual double-vinyl sets; the first pressing limited to 1000 on black vinyl with any additional pressings in varied colours selected by the band. A special gold-vinyl seven-inch limited to 2000 titled "Thus Spake The Nightspirit" (featuring a live rendition of the band's famed song from the album "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk" with a live recording of "Inno A Satana" from the album band's popular "In The Nightside Eclipse" album on the b-side) will be pressed and released via the label's official webstores beginning February 16.
The video portion, titled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006 - A Night Of Emperial Wrath", has a running time of 70-minutes and includes footage professionally filmed at the Wacken Open Air Festival with additional on-stage and exclusive backstage footage filmed and compiled by the band. "It looks like these releases will be the final nail in the coffin for Emperor," says guitarist Samoth. "They are a testimony of the live reunion that took Emperor to even new heights; unique events like Wacken where Emperor headlined in front of 60 000 people. We had a great run of shows and feel lucky that we were able to come back even bigger and perform songs from our complete catalogue for a lot of dedicated fans old and new. There will be several cool formats and limited editions coming that should be a nice treat for the fans and a worthy representation of the Emperor legacy. Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor!"
Confirmed tracklistings include:
Disc I
01. Infinity Burning (medley)
02. Cosmic Keys To My Creations & Times
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The audio aspect of the "Live Inferno" series features exclusive recordings from the band's headlining performances at Norway's Inferno Festival and Germany's Wacken Open Air Festival. Each recording will be pressed as individual double-vinyl sets; the first pressing limited to 1000 on black vinyl with any additional pressings in varied colours selected by the band. A special gold-vinyl seven-inch limited to 2000 titled "Thus Spake The Nightspirit" (featuring a live rendition of the band's famed song from the album "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk" with a live recording of "Inno A Satana" from the album band's popular "In The Nightside Eclipse" album on the b-side) will be pressed and released via the label's official webstores beginning February 16.
The video portion, titled "Live At Wacken Open Air 2006 - A Night Of Emperial Wrath", has a running time of 70-minutes and includes footage professionally filmed at the Wacken Open Air Festival with additional on-stage and exclusive backstage footage filmed and compiled by the band. "It looks like these releases will be the final nail in the coffin for Emperor," says guitarist Samoth. "They are a testimony of the live reunion that took Emperor to even new heights; unique events like Wacken where Emperor headlined in front of 60 000 people. We had a great run of shows and feel lucky that we were able to come back even bigger and perform songs from our complete catalogue for a lot of dedicated fans old and new. There will be several cool formats and limited editions coming that should be a nice treat for the fans and a worthy representation of the Emperor legacy. Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor!"
Confirmed tracklistings include:
Disc I
01. Infinity Burning (medley)
02. Cosmic Keys To My Creations & Times
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| Source: | candlelightrecords.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Emperor |
Evile - Guitarist Pays Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner
Evile guitarist Ol Drake have posted the following message through the Evile newsletter:
"With the anniversary of Chuck's passing just round the corner (December 13th 2001) I thought it'd be fitting to make some kind of tribute to him. I decided to record a rendition of Death's "Voice Of The Soul" to commemorate the passing of one of Metal's most influential icons. So here it is, packed full with fuck-ups. R.I.P. Chuck."
The clip can be found at this location.
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"With the anniversary of Chuck's passing just round the corner (December 13th 2001) I thought it'd be fitting to make some kind of tribute to him. I decided to record a rendition of Death's "Voice Of The Soul" to commemorate the passing of one of Metal's most influential icons. So here it is, packed full with fuck-ups. R.I.P. Chuck."
The clip can be found at this location.
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Evile |
Sepultura - Volkswagen Commercial Song Online
Sepultura recently composed a bossa nova song, called "Coquinho", for the new Volkswagen Voyage commercial that aired all over South America since late October. Now as a "Christmas gift", the band has made the track available for direct download at this location. You can watch the actual commercial clip in high quality on YouTube here.
Sepultura's upcoming album "A-Lex" will be released through SPV Records in January.
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Sepultura's upcoming album "A-Lex" will be released through SPV Records in January.
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| Source: | sepultura.uol.com.br |
| Band profile: | Sepultura |
Novembre - New Bass Player, Writing New Songs
Italy's Novembre have a new bass player. The band announced the following on their MySpace blog:
"The tormented role of bass player is passed on to Valerio Di Lella, already the band's live sound engineer for years, and singer of Death Metal band Grimness. Novembre, who recently parted company with Luca Giovagnoli, are glad to officially welcome Valerio on board.
In Valerio's own words: "I'm so thrilled to join this band, as being always on the road with them as a soundguy had made me one of them anyways. Moreover, we totally share the same musical tastes and I'm so digging the new songs which are taking shape these days".
Indeed, the band's just started the writing sessions for their next studio album. It's way too early to say anything about it except for the unmistakeable Novembre's style which is always there and ain't gonna be altered.
Meanwhile, "Classica" re-release is gonna be supported by an extensive European tour with Tiamat and The 69 Eyes in February and March 2009."
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"The tormented role of bass player is passed on to Valerio Di Lella, already the band's live sound engineer for years, and singer of Death Metal band Grimness. Novembre, who recently parted company with Luca Giovagnoli, are glad to officially welcome Valerio on board.
In Valerio's own words: "I'm so thrilled to join this band, as being always on the road with them as a soundguy had made me one of them anyways. Moreover, we totally share the same musical tastes and I'm so digging the new songs which are taking shape these days".
Indeed, the band's just started the writing sessions for their next studio album. It's way too early to say anything about it except for the unmistakeable Novembre's style which is always there and ain't gonna be altered.
Meanwhile, "Classica" re-release is gonna be supported by an extensive European tour with Tiamat and The 69 Eyes in February and March 2009."
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| Source: | blogs.myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Novembre |
Hellfest Open Air 2009 - First Bands Announced
Metal Storm and HellFest Production are proud to officially present the first 38 names for the Hellfest Open Air 2009 festival, set to take place June 19-21 in Clisson, France.
The headliners of the festival will be Manowar and Heaven And Hell. Other bands on the bill include Anthrax, Amon Amarth, Sacred Reich, Stratovarius, The Misfits, Gorgoroth, Epica, Destruction, Cathedral, Napalm Death, Entombed, Devildriver, Enslaved, Backyard Babies, Heaven Shall Burn, Melechesh, Misery Index, God Forbid, The Business, Mad Sin, Aura Noir, Electric Wizard, Orange Goblin, Grand Magus, Gama Bomb, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Wolves In The Throne Room, Torche, Kylesa, Outlaw Order, Parkway Drive, All Shall Perish, Forged In Flame, Friar Rush and Holy Hell.
Seventy more bands (including a third headliner) are still missing and will be announced in the next few months. Next to the main stage, second stage and discovery stage, the 2009 edition will also have another fourth stage mainly covering punk and hardcore bands.
This very evening also marks the official sneak preview party of the new Hellfest 2008 DVD, held in five cities all around France (Paris, Nantes, Grenoble, Toulouse and Lyon). Next to a preview showing of the Hellfest DVD, these parties will also exclusively reveal the first 30 bands of the 2009 edition. The Hellfest DVD will be released tomorrow (November 28), but a trailer can already be watched in high quality at this location.
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The headliners of the festival will be Manowar and Heaven And Hell. Other bands on the bill include Anthrax, Amon Amarth, Sacred Reich, Stratovarius, The Misfits, Gorgoroth, Epica, Destruction, Cathedral, Napalm Death, Entombed, Devildriver, Enslaved, Backyard Babies, Heaven Shall Burn, Melechesh, Misery Index, God Forbid, The Business, Mad Sin, Aura Noir, Electric Wizard, Orange Goblin, Grand Magus, Gama Bomb, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Wolves In The Throne Room, Torche, Kylesa, Outlaw Order, Parkway Drive, All Shall Perish, Forged In Flame, Friar Rush and Holy Hell.
Seventy more bands (including a third headliner) are still missing and will be announced in the next few months. Next to the main stage, second stage and discovery stage, the 2009 edition will also have another fourth stage mainly covering punk and hardcore bands.
This very evening also marks the official sneak preview party of the new Hellfest 2008 DVD, held in five cities all around France (Paris, Nantes, Grenoble, Toulouse and Lyon). Next to a preview showing of the Hellfest DVD, these parties will also exclusively reveal the first 30 bands of the 2009 edition. The Hellfest DVD will be released tomorrow (November 28), but a trailer can already be watched in high quality at this location.
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| Source: | hellfest.fr |
| Event: | Hellfest Open Air 2009 |