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The Rotted - Sign With Candlelight Records

Official press release

We have signed with Candlelight Records. See what Tim has to say about this below. January & February 2011 saw us enter Parlour Studios with Russ Russell once again at the producers helm to record the second full length album, a must for fans of Napalm Death, Entombed, Wolfbrigade, Motörhead, Terrorizer, Dismember, Impaled Nazarene, Marduk, Discharge, GBH, Celtic Frost, Black Sabbath, Cro-Mags & Agnostic Front. Prepare for the aggro!


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Source: therotted.com
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Posted: 10.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Lacuna Coil - UK Tour Dates Announced

Italian gothic metal act Lacuna Coil will begin touring in support of their upcoming new album, Dark Adrenaline, with an extensive UK tour, dubbed the Darkness Rising Tour, in November.

After spending many months in the recording studio the band are dying to get on the road again and perform songs from Dark Adrenaline live. The release date of Dark Adrenaline, through, has been pushed back by Century Media Records to early 2012.

Comments vocalist Cristina Scabbia: "Lacuna Coil is back, coilers! We can finally announce the new UK tour dates and I couldn't be more thrilled (it was hard to keep them a secret)! And this will also be your first chance to hear something new from our upcoming album, Dark Adrenaline! You all know how much we enjoy being surrounded by the ol' British dark love, that's why we definitely want to see you all this November! We'll give away our black hearts and velvet vibes to you. We are already excited about this tour... So be there with us, horns up in the darkness!"

Darkness Rising UK Tour:

November 02 - Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms
November 03 - Stoke On Trent, England - Sugarmill
November 04 - Sheffield, Corporation
November 05 - Birmingham, Institute Library
November 07 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle University
November 08 - Glasgow, King Tuts
November 09 - Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
November 10 - Dundee, The Doghouse
November 12 - Manchester, Academy 2
November 13 - Cardiff, CF10
November 14 - Exeter, Phoenix
November 16 - Brighton, Concorde 2
November 17 - Folkestone, Quarterhouse
November 18 - Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
November 20 - Colchester, Colchester Arts Center
November 21 - Northampton, Road Menders
November 22 - London, ULU
November 23 - Oxford, O2 Academy

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Source: lacunacoil.it
Band profile: Lacuna Coil
Event: Lacuna Coil: Darkness Rising UK Tour
Posted: 06.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Textures - New Song Online

"Singularity", a brand-new track from Dutch progressive metallers Textures has been made available for streaming over at the band's Facebook page (A Facebook "like" is required. Then again it's Textures, what's not to like.)

"Singularity" comes off the band's upcoming new album, entitled Dualism, which is scheduled for release in Europe, South America, Australia and Asia on the 23th of September and in North America on the 27th of September via Nuclear Blast Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Textures
Posted: 06.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Dream Theater - Announce North American Tour With Trivium

As hinted last month, progressive metal giants Dream Theater are touring North America later this year in support of the upcoming A Dramatic Turn of Events together with Roadrunner Records labelmates Trivium.

You can find the first batch of dates below (with more to be announced shortly).

Said Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci: "We are all very pumped about the release of A Dramatic Turn of Events this September, as well as the world tour we'll embark upon in support of the album. Our first leg will bring us throughout North America where we'll showcase songs from the new album along with tons of fan favorites and a brand new tour production unlike any other that we've done before. We're equally excited to have our friends in Trivium join us. It's sure to be an incredible tour. We're looking forward to seeing all of our friends on the road this fall!"

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Source: dreamtheater.net
Band profile: Dream Theater
Posted: 03.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (6)


Hatesphere - New Album Details

The Great Bludgeoning, the new upcoming album of Danish death/thrash metal act Hatesphere will be released on September 21st in Spain, Finland and Sweden, on September 23rd in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux and Italy, on September 26th in the rest of Europe and on September 27th in the USA and Canada through Napalm Records.

The album is produced, mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Sick Of It All, Moonspell, Dark Tranquillity) at the Antfarm Studios in Aarhus, Denmark. Cover artwork is done by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie, who has previously worked with Soilwork, Strapping Young Lad and Mnemic (where he also swings the guitar)... and also did the cover for Hatesphere's Ballet of the Brute.

Comments the band: "We have aimed the new album in a more old-school direction than its predecessor. With people this experienced joining the band it has been a very relaxed and enjoyable process to write the songs, and we have all agreed on the concept. More metal and everything that follows.

The cover, the title and the lyrics speaks for themselves. We are an angry-sounding metal band, and we have no intention of denying that. That's why the cover is more back-to-the-roots and the lyrics are again about aggressions, drinking and hate. The things that HateSphere has always been about. Expect brutality, melody and groove in just the right dose.

We have had one hell of a time writing and recording it, and we cant wait to present the album to all of you before long! Within a month or so, we will have the first song snippet and video ready for you - so keep your eyes and ears open."

The Great Bludgeoning tracklist:

01. The Killer
02. Venom
03. Smell Of Death
04. Decayer
05. The Wail Of My Threnode
06. Resurrect With A Vengeance
07. The Great Bludgeoning
08. Need To Kill
09. Devil In Your Own Hell

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Hatesphere
Posted: 03.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Satyricon - South American Tour Announced

Norwegian black metallers Satyricon have scheduled a string of live dates in Mexico, South and Central America. The tour will take place in late October/early November. Get the list of dates after the jump.

In late 2009, Satyricon announced that it was planning to take a break following the completion of the group's most recent headlining European tour. Satyricon vocalist Sigurd "Satyr" Wongraven later told Terrorizer.com that the band's December 20, 2009 concert in London, England would mark the beginning of a new phase in the group's evolution.

"From then on, there are going to be a lot of changes in the Satyricon camp," he said. "After we take a long touring break and come back a couple of years later, certain people may not be with us any longer. Although we won't be doing anything overly dramatic, we'll be trying quite a few different things, which I think is going to be really good for Satyricon. The reason we're doing that is so we can continue to develop our sound. At the moment we are still enjoying what we do, but if that continues any longer it'll undoubtedly stagnate, so we need to ensure that doesn't happen. And moving in different musical directions is definitely a good way to go about it."

Satyricon - Mexico/South/Central America Tour:

Oct. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
Oct. 29 - San Salvador, El Salvador - Jar Rock
Oct. 30 - San José, Costa Rica - Pepper's Club
Nov. 01 - Bogotá, Colombia - Teatro Metro
Nov. 03 - Santiago, Chile - TBA
Nov. 04 - Montevideo, Uruguay - La Trastienda Club
Nov. 05 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Flores
Nov. 06 - São Paulo, Brazil - Hangar 110

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Satyricon
Event: Satyricon
Posted: 03.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Demon Hunter - Renews Deal With Solid State Records

Demon Hunter have renewed their partnership with Solid State Records and will enter the studio in late 2011 to record the new album for the label.

Each of the band's albums and other projects were released with Solid State Records. Both the band and label are proud to announce a deal that will see them continue to partner together.

"Solid State has always been an important part of Demon Hunter," said Demon Hunter singer, songwriter and co-founder Ryan Clark. "They helped market the band before we'd even started writing our first record and they continue to push the band further with each new album. From the very beginning, Solid State has allowed Demon Hunter to do things our own unique way and they've become a vital part of the band's existence. Re-signing was a no-brainer for us."

"I am elated to have the opportunity to continue to work with Demon Hunter," remarked Solid State/Tooth & Nail Records president and founder Brandon Ebel. "Demon Hunter is a core artist for the Solid State/Tooth & Nail family. Ryan Clark is an extraordinary songwriter, musician, artist and friend. We're looking forward to supporting Ryan and the Demon Hunter team on future projects and further developing the Demon Hunter brand worldwide."

"We're knee-deep in the writing process and the songs are sounding as intense as ever," Clark revealed. "We've always made an effort to stay true to our sound, but we like to push the boundaries of that blueprint with each release. These new songs have a lot of varying influences: from viking metal to classic thrash; grooving 90′s rock to stompy hardcore. Our goal, as it is with each record, is to blend these influences into one cohesive but unique Demon Hunter album."

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Source: indievisionmusic.com
Band profile: Demon Hunter
Posted: 03.08.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Dir En Grey - Entire New Album Streaming Online

Dum Spiro Spero, the eighth studio album from the Japanese rockers Dir En Grey, is now available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace.

Dum Spiro Spero (trans: "while I breathe, I hope") will be released on August 2nd via The End Records.

Dir En Grey will release Dum Spiro Spero as a standard CD, a double LP (both featuring the same 14 tracks) and a deluxe CD which will feature the two bonus tracks.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Dir En Grey
Posted: 30.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Metallica - Exclusive Fan Club 30th Anniversary Shows

Metallica has scheduled a handful of 30th anniversary shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA in December only and exclusively for Metallica fan club members.

The band released the following statement: "Thirty years of Metallica... can you believe it? We think it's cause for a major celebration! You've been asking for a while now "just what the hell are you going to do to mark 30 years as a band?" closely followed by "why don't we have more exclusive shows for Fan Club members?"

We've heard you loud and clear and are beyond psyched to announce that the week of December 5, 2011 will be a full on Metallica week in the Bay Area, more specifically we will be playing four shows for Met Club members only at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco on December 5, 7, 9, and 10 to celebrate our 30th anniversary. These unique shows will include special guests and events, rare songs, varied set lists, odds and ends, and all the nutty stuff you expect from Metallica... fun for the entire family! Come to the Bay Area and spend the week with us to not only close out 2011 out with a bang, but to celebrate over three decades worth of craziness.

Participate in the entire week of festivities with special four pack tickets (one ticket for each of the four shows) and automatic entry into the contests for various other special events, available for the clever price of $19.81 (get it??). If you can't join us for the full week, we'll have individual show tickets too and as you can see we're going back to early '80's ticket pricing (but not the hair!)... single show tickets will be just $6.00 each. Both four packs and individual show tickets will be available for Fan Club members only through a reservation system and we do have to add facility fees, blah, blah. Clubbers can log in for all the details... we're taking reservations through August 8."

Metallica - 30th Anniversary Shows:

12/05/2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
12/07/2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
12/09/2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
12/10/2011 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore

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Source: metallica.com
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Event: Metallica: Exclusive Met Club 30th Anniversary Shows
Posted: 30.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (13)


Solution .45 - New Video Online

"Lethean Tears", the new video from Swedish melodic death metallers Solution .45 can now be watched below.

The video was directed by Markus Rytilahti from Ekman & Winroth film production.

Vocalist Christian Älvestam says the following about the clip: "This video is basically a visual wrap-up of everything we've done so far, as a band, since the start. Several shots featured come from footage filmed a long time prior to the video (material that will re-appear in their entirety, in the "the making of For Aeons Past"- clips that will follow, in time) and some of it was filmed exclusively, with the video in mind! Style-wise, we wanted to try to capture that naked old-school feeling that a lot of rock-videos and "behind the scenes"- documenteries used to capture so well back in the day.

Many videos of today I think lack that genuine feeling, being more just about green-screens, computer-animations and whatnot and not so much about trying to get the heart and soul of the band across! Personally, I've always been a sucker for the more raw and honest stuff, where you get the feeling of almost being a part of the band - where you get to experience all the different sides, regardless of its nature. For example, I've always loved videos like Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters", their two documentaries "1½ years in the life of Metallica" and the three Vulgar videos that Pantera put out. The stuff where you get to see and know the band, as they are, doing what they do! In short, this video is just us being who we are and whether you like it or not, you just have to deal with it! Enjoy!"

"Lethean Tears" comes off the band's debut album, entilted For Aeons Past, which was released in April last year through AFM Records.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Solution .45
Posted: 30.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (5)


Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy - New Video Online

"Skryj Hlavu Do Dlaní", the new video from Czech folk/doom metal band Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy can now be watched below.

The video was directed by Mejla Basel from Mejla Productions.

"Skryj Hlavu Do Dlaní" comes off the band's latest album, called Návaz, which was released earlier this year in January through Season Of Mist. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy
Posted: 30.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Wolf - New Video Online

"Skull Crusher", the new video from Swedish heavy metallers Wolf can now be watched below.

The video was produced by Morning Star Productions, also responsible for the video "Hail Caesar" from the previous album Ravenous.

Vocalist/guitarist Niklas Stålvind comments: "We have never had so much fun making a video as we had on this one. Smashing a car into smithereens is something we always wanted to do without cleaning up after us or get in trouble with the police. It was the best exercise/therapy you could ever wish for. I felt like I was 10 kilos lighter in both body and spirit afterwards. We had to work hard to demolish it good. A Volvo is made in Sweden and hard to tear apart - just like this Heavy Metal band. This one is for all the skull crushing metal heads out there - We salute you!"

"Skull Crusher" comes off the band's latest album Legions Of Bastards, which was released back in April through Century Media Records.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Wolf
Posted: 29.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Descending - New Album Details

Greek metallers Descending, who have recently unveiled the title of their upcoming record, have revealed new album artwork and tracklist of their second full length album New Death Celebrity, which will be released on September 23th through Massacre Records.

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Source: facebook.com
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Posted: 29.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Brainstorm - New Album Details

Fans of heavy power metal are looking forward to September 30th already, the date, when German power metallers Brainstorm will release their highly anticipated new album On The Spur Of the Moment. The album artwork and tracklist can be seen below.

Also a snippet of the track "Below The Line" is now available here for streaming whilst the full song will premier at The Metal Madman Radio Show on Wednesday (7:00 p.m. EST).

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Source: afm-records.de
Band profile: Brainstorm
Posted: 27.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (2)


Mourning Caress - Signs With MDD Records, New Song And Album Artwork Online

German metal band Mourning Caress has issued the following announcement about signing to MDD Records for the release of a new album:

"We are happy to announce the signing with German label MDD Records. Our third album Deep Wounds, Bright Scars (see album artwork below) will most likely be released early November 2011. To shorten the time of waiting we uploaded the new song "Panic" on [url=www.facebook.com/mourningcaressMS]Facebook[/url]​ and [url=www.myspace.com/mourningcar​ess]MySpace[/url].

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Source: facebook.com
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Posted: 27.07.2011 by Abattoir | Comments (0)