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Sick Of It All - Entire Album Streaming Online

Based On A True Story, the forthcoming album from US metallers Sick Of It All, is available for streaming online in its entirety at the band's MySpace page.

Based On A True Story is scheduled for release on April 19 in Europe (April 20 in North America) via Century Media Records.

Based On A True Story cover art] tracklist:

01. Death Or Jail
02. The Divide
03. Dominated
04. A Month Of Sundays
05. Braveheart
06. Bent Outta Shape
07. Lowest Common Denominator
08. Good Cop
09. Lifeline
10. Watch It Burn
11. Waiting For The Day
12. Long As She's Standing
13. Nobody Rules
14. Dirty Money


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Source: myspace.com
Posted: 09.04.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (1)


Redemption - European Tour Cancelled

US progressive metallers Redemption are forced to cancel their European tour. Guitarist Nick van Dyk explains:

"I am sorry to say that we are faced with the reality of having to cancel Redemption's intended European shows the summer.

Part of our unique sound comes from our vocalist, Ray Alder of Fates Warning. As a long-time fan of Fates myself, I have always maintained that Redemption would not interfere with Ray's commitment to Fates, and we have worked very carefully and diligently since Ray joined Redemption in 2005 to ensure that both bands would be able to record and perform without conflict.

We intended to play several shows in several countries this summer in support of our new CD, Snowfall on Judgment Day. Our management and local promoters in Europe worked hard to line up some great shows that we were very much looking forward to playing. Originally, there was no conflict, even when Fates announced some special shows and festivals to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their fantastic Parallels CD.

However, some additional shows were then added on Fates' schedule. We intended to carry on and simply reschedule some of our dates, shortening the tour to ensure that there would not be a conflict. Again, our management and local promoters worked hard to ensure we'd be able to do this. It became economically more difficult, but Redemption was prepared to accept that since we really wanted to play for our fans in Europe. As of a week ago, we still intended to move forward.

However, after considering it, Ray determine that the schedule -- which would have involved him performing headline sets with us, then taking a very long flight, having only a brief time to recover before performing headline sets with Fates, then having to fly back to Europe and perform again -- is simply too much to take on. There's just no way to do it while performing at the level that I know Ray wants to.

So I'm left with the unfortunate reality that we're not going to be able to play Europe this summer. Please understand we've done everything we can to find a solution -- but none were available to us. We look forward to coming to Europe at another time, and thank you for your interest and support."

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Source: redemptionweb.com
Band profile: Redemption
Posted: 09.04.2010 by Abattoir | Comments (2)


Rush - Time Machine Tour Dates

Official press release

The Time Machine Tour is an evening with Rush, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future - and for the first time ever - feature the Moving Pictures album live in its entirety.

The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007's Snakes & Arrows) and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.

"We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something - and I say perhaps - and then we plan on being on the road," says guitarist, Alex Lifeson.

This summer's Live Nation promoted tour will visit approximately 40 cities throughout North America beginning June 29th in Albuquerque, NM and finishing October 2nd in West Palm Beach, FL with stops along the way in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Holmdel, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, and more along the way.

Jun. 29 - The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
Jul. 01 - Starlight Theatre - Kansas City, MO
Jul. 02 - Miller Lite Oasis on the Summerfest Grounds - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 05 - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island - Chicago, IL
Jul. 19 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
Jul. 21 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
Jul. 23 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Jul. 24 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 05 - USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley City, UT
Aug. 07 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
Aug. 09 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, CA
Aug. 11 - The Forum - Inglewood - Inglewood, CA
Aug. 13 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
Aug. 14 - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Aug. 20 - INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, KS
Aug. 22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis - Maryland Heights, MO
Aug. 25 - Qwest Center Omaha - Omaha, NE
Aug. 27 - Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN
Aug. 29 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
Aug. 31 - Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand - Allentown, PA
Sep. 02 - New York State Fair Grandstand - Syracuse, NY
Sep. 03 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Sep. 14 - TD Garden - Boston, MA
Sep. 16 - Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA

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Source: rush.com
Band profile: Rush
Event: Rush: Time Machine Tour
Posted: 09.04.2010 by Dominus | Comments (11)


Megadeth - To Release New Live DVD

Megadeth have recorded a brand new live DVD featuring a performance of their classic thrash record Rust In Peace.

The band recently recorded a set at a show in Hollywood for a future DVD release (date TBC). The set includes all nine tracks from their 1990 album as well as a host of their best material. No date for the DVD yet, so stay tuned. Here's the setlist from the Hollywood show:

01. Skin O' My Teeth
02. In My Darkest Hour
03. She-Wolf
04. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
05. Hangar 18
06. Take No Prisoners
07. Five Magics
08. Poison Was The Cure
09. Lucretia
10. Tornado Of Souls
11. Dawn Patrol
12. Rust In Peace... Polaris
13. Trust
14. The Right To Go Insane
15. Head Crusher
16. Symphony Of Destruction
17. Peace Sells
18. Holy Wars (Reprise)

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Source: planetrock.com
Band profile: Megadeth
Posted: 09.04.2010 by Dominus | Comments (15)


Watain - New Album Ready

Original news, posted on 26.02.2010

Swedish black metal squad Watain just completed their fourth full-length album, after two intense months at Necromorbus Studio.

Vocalist and mastermind E. comments: "I am now holding in my hand the final master tape of what might be the most dynamic and charged Watain release ever recorded. May the gods unto which it is written be pleased! We are very much looking forward to share this rich feast with our followers, whom we know have been hungering for a very long time. All I can say is that it will be worth the wait. We raise our cups unto all of you whose patience and support have been constant during the three fiery years since the release of Sworn to the Dark, and look forward to set the night aflame with you again soon!"

The unveiling of Watain's fourth monument will take place on June 7th, under ceremonial circumstances yet to be revealed.

Watain will also release a new single entitled Reaping Death. It will be released as a picture 7" EP on Walpurgisnacht. This single will feature the track "Reaping Death", along with a special B side.

UPDATED on 25.03.2010

The title of the fourth Watain album, to be released on June 7th, has been announced. Its name shall be Lawless Darkness.

"The title symbolises the unbound chaotic potential of that which is void of light", frontman E. comments. "The light that defines, the light that shapes and restricts. The light by which the forces of law and order uphold their reign. In the absence of that light lies the wellspring of Watain: in Lawless Darkness.

With this album and in all of our efforts with Watain we aim to capture the hungry madness and glimmering purity of darkness beyond illusion, the void that holds all yet where naught is manifest, the primordial tomb into which all the vanity of man and his creation shall collapse: indeed, The Lawless Darkness. Lawless Darkness shall be seen as a monument erected in honour of that collapse and a dedication to all those brave souls, who have willingly dared to venture the winding paths towards it."

UPDATE

Watain have announced the final details for the upcoming Lawless Darkness, due on June 7th. The digipak version will include the Death SS cover "Chains of Death" as a bonus track. The song can also be heard on the Reaping Death picture 7" single, due April 30th.

Lawless Darkness cover art] tracklist:

01. Death's Cold Dark
02. Malfeitor
03. Reaping Death

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Source: season-of-mist.com
Band profile: Watain
Posted: 09.04.2010 by Thryce | Comments (15)


Kylesa - Ink Deal With Season Of Mist

Official press release

Season of Mist is proud to welcome American Sludge geniuses Kylesa. After Outlaw Order in 2008, the label is happy to continue broadening their musical horizons towards modern US psychedelic monolithic metal.

The band made the following comment: "We're very happy to announce our new partnership with Season of Mist for the next Kylesa release, which we are hoping to get out later this year. We are stoked to be working with SOM on this next album. They are a forward-thinking label and they have all been very accommodating and a pleasure to work with."

Regarding the new album, Kylesa adds: "The writing process for the new record has been intense, taking up the better part of each day since January (that's why you haven't heard from us lately), but in return we have some new material that we're very proud of. The studio sessions at The Jam Room in Columbia start in May and end in early July; we'll try to have a few reports for you along the way."

The band is currently touring Europe until early May and will perform at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands on April 15th. Check out the band's MySpace for more information on tour dates.

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Source: season-of-mist.com
Band profile: Kylesa
Posted: 09.04.2010 by Thryce | Comments (4)


Exodus - Another New Song Online

"Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)", a new song from US metallers Exodus, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

"Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Exhibit B: The Human Condition, which is scheduled for release on May 7 in Europe (on May 18 in North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

Guitarist/songwriter Gary Holt shares the background on the newly uploaded song: "We decided to give everybody another taste of the new record... and it's about one of America's favorite pastimes, the school shooting. This song was primarily inspired by the massacre at Virginia Tech, as well as Columbine and the many other instances of unhinged individuals who decided to take out their wrath on their classmates, going all the way back to (University of Texas at Austin's 1966 tower sniper) Charles J. Whitman."

Exhibit B: The Human Condition cover art] tracklist:

01. The Ballad Of Leonard And Charles
02. Beyond The Pale
03. Hammer And Life
04. Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)
05. Downfall
06. March Of The Sycophants
07. Nanking
08. Burn, Hollywood, Burn
09. Democide
10. The Sun Is My Destroyer
11. A Perpetual State Of Indifference
12. Good Riddance
13. Devil's Teeth

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Exodus
Posted: 08.04.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


Yakuza - New Song Online

US metallers Yakuza will release their forthcoming album, Of Seismic Consequence, on June 8 via Profound Lore Records.

A new song from Of Seismic Consequence, entitled "Stones And Bones", is available for free download at this location.

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Source: profoundlorerecords.com
Posted: 08.04.2010 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Audiovision - New Video Online

The Swedish melodic power metal band Audiovision have released their video for the track "Invitation" online. The track comes off their upcoming album Focus, which will be released in Europe and North America on April 23rd through Ulterium Records.

The video is directed by Ronny Hemlin (Scar Symmetry, Steel Attack).


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Source: myspace.com
Posted: 08.04.2010 by Thryce | Comments (1)


Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire - New Album Title Revealed

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire have announced the title of their upcoming Prosthetic Records' debut. The album will be called, Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation, and is due this spring/early summer. The album was recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (Cephalic Carnage, Catheter, Cobalt) and the band promises their most dynamic, bleakest, and dirtiest material to date.

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire formed and released an EP Harmonies From Bleeding Mouths in 2006, and released their first full-length, Omega Drunk On The Blood Of Alpha in 2008 on Debello Recordings. Their sound has been referred to as "funeral grind," as it's "too slow for grindcore, too fast for doom," and have been compared to the likes of Brutal Truth, Pig Destroyer, Discordance Axis, Eyehategod and Napalm Death.

Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire has toured relentlessly throughout North America since forming, and is currently planning a summer tour with Oregon's Burials.

Be sure to check this band out at their MySpace page.

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Source: prostheticrecords.com
Band profile: Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire
Posted: 08.04.2010 by Thryce | Comments (8)


As I Lay Dying - New Song Online

As I Lay Dying's first single "Beyond Our Suffering" from their upcoming album The Powerless Rise, due out May 11th, is available for streaming online at the band's MySpace page.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: As I Lay Dying
Posted: 08.04.2010 by BudDa | Comments (0)


Lacuna Coil - More North And South American Live Dates

Original news posted on 04.04.2010.

Dates updated thanks to Ozzy88

Lacuna Coil have announced a string of live dates across the USA and Latin America. Cristina Scabbia commented as follows: "Whohooo! My dearest friends, time has finally come. A lot of new places we've never been to, and we are simply STOKED about the new touring schedule. Can't wait to see you all, tell your friends and see you there."

05/04 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
05/05 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
05/07 - Jackson, MS - Club Fire
05/08 - Little Rock, AR - Arkansas State Fairgrounds
05/09 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
05/11 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center Memorial Coliseum
05/12 - Mankato,MN - Alltel Center
05/14 - Sioux Falls, SD - Wild water West Park
05/15 - Libertyville, IL - The Fuel Room
05/16 - Green Bay, WI - Tom Dick & Harry's
05/18 - La Crosse, WI - La Crosse Center Arena
05/19 - Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
05/20 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
05/21 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
05/23 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
05/24 - Towson, MD - Recher Theater
05/25 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
05/26 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
05/28 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small's
05/29 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
05/30 - Pryor, OK, Rocklahoma
06/01 - Denver, CO - Cervante's
06/02 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
06/04 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
06/05 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
06/06 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's

06/08 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
06/10 - Caracas, Venezuela - CC La Colina
06/12 - Bogota, Columbia - Teatro Metropol
06/13 - Quito, Ecuador - Teatro Republica
06/15 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Teleton
06/17 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Flores
06/19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Espaco Lux

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Source: lacunacoil.it
Band profile: Lacuna Coil
Posted: 08.04.2010 by Dominus | Comments (1)


KoRn - Sign To Roadrunner Records

Korn has signed a worldwide recording deal with Roadrunner Records.

The band's first release on the label will be its ninth studio set Korn III - Remember Who You Are, produced by Ross Robinson, who collaborated with the band on its first two albums. An exact street date is yet to be announced, although a spokesperson for the label says it's eyeing a June 2010 international release.

In 2005, Korn inked a widely reported two-album deal with EMI/Virgin, which netted the metal stalwart $25 million upfront from the major (Billboard.biz, June 9, 2007). As part of the deal, EMI acquired a 30% stake in Korn's overall business through to 2010. The new deal with Roadrunner Records is a worldwide recording agreement that doesn't include any other ancillary rights.

"When it came to putting this record out, we could not think of anyone better to help us than Roadrunner, the only label that even understands rock music anymore," said bassist Fieldy in a statement.

According to Roadrunner Records, Korn has sold 30 million albums worldwide since its eponymous debut was released in 1994.

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Source: modlife.com
Band profile: Korn
Posted: 08.04.2010 by Ozzy88 | Comments (4)


Stormhammer - Recruit New Guitar Player

German power metallers Stormhammer have - yet again - added a new member to their ranks. Guitarist Marcelo Oehninger (ex- Iridium-X) is the latest member to join the band just a mere 2 months after Stormhammer recruited a new vocalist in the names of Ben Silver.

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Source: stormhammer.de
Band profile: Stormhammer
Posted: 08.04.2010 by BudDa | Comments (0)


Morbid Carnage - Debut Album Details

A 40-second video trailer for Hungarian Thrash Metallers Morbid Carnage's upcoming debut album Night Assasins is now available at this location.

Morbid Carnage recently completed their first full-length album Night Assassins, showcasing seven tracks of raw, intense and catchy Thrash Metal in the worship of the 80's golden years. The street release date for Night Assassins will be announce soon.

Night Assassins cover art] tracklist:

01. Warlust
02. Slaughtering
03. Funeral Pyre
04. Empty Graves
05. Deviant
06. Castle In Pain
07. Night Assassin

More info about the band on MySpace.

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Source: pulverised.net
Posted: 08.04.2010 by Thryce | Comments (2)