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Slumber - New Line-up Announced, Ready To Enter Studio

Swedish melodic Doom/Death metallers Slumber have issued the following update about new album recordings and line-up:

"The recording of Resonance (the new Slumber album) has been re-set to October 5th - November 15th. It will be recorded at the isolated sphere of "Panic Room Studios" in Skara as the last album. This time though, we have twice the time and much more knowledge. The album will shine!!"

New line-up for the album recording and live performance:

Ehsan Kalantarpour - Vocals / Synth
Jari Lindholm - Guitar
Siavosh Bigonah - Bass / Growl
Markus Hill - Guitar
Ted Larsson - Drums
Mikael Brunqvist - Live 3rd guitarrist and percussionist

Female performances by Ida Sundquvist, Lina Svärd and Vinköl choir.

"This is the moment some of us has been preparing our whole life for. The era of majestic melancholy in music that in time, hopefully can grow into a real live performing large orchestra of... dooom haha. We'll give this album our everything!

I hope you're enjoying the preview of Resonance. We'll put up more songs as we go along.

Take care

/Ehsan and Slumber"

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Slumber
Posted: 11.06.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Manowar - Set To Release New EP

Manowar has posted the following piece of news on their website:

"Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel! Fantasy becomes reality as Manowar releases the EP, "Thunder in the Sky." The introduction to The Asgard Saga, Manowar's collaboration with Germany's best-selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein, will feature 6 songs and a bonus CD with "Father" recorded in 16 versions in 16 different languages. The EP is the prequel to the complete CD "Hammer of the Gods," due to be released at the end of 2009.

Destined to be a collector's item, the tour edition of the EP will be available at all the festivals Manowar headlines on The Death to Infidels Tour 2009.

In addition, the EP will be available for sale online in high-quality, DMR-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store. The downloadable version of the EP will contain the exact same content as the version on sale during the tour: Thunder In The Sky, God Or Man, Let The Gods Decide, Father, Die With Honor, The Crown And The Ring (2008) and versions of "Father" recorded in German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish.

Keep posted to your official Manowar websites for links to sneak previews of the new Manowar songs set to be released on the EP.

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Source: manowar.com
Band profile: Manowar
Posted: 11.06.2009 by Kallis Helmi | Comments (17)


Be'lakor - Sign With Prime Cuts Music

Be'lakor have posted the following announcement in relation to their recent signing with Australian label Prime Cuts Music:

"We are really pleased to announce that we have signed with Prime Cuts Music.

With some of Australia's best metal bands already on its roster, and with huge recent contributions to our metal scene, Prime Cuts is a label with a strong reputation. Joining this label represents a significant step for Be'lakor."

Three days earlier the band posted the following short blog:

"Australian melodic death metallers Be'lakor have posted two new songs online. ''Venator'' and ''From Scythe To Sceptre'' can be heard at their MySpace page. Tracks are coming from the band's new upcoming album, entilted ''Stone's Reach'', which is scheduled for release on 20th June."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Be'lakor
Posted: 11.06.2009 by Eternal Flames | Comments (2)


Moonspell - To Team Up With Samael For American Tour

Portuguese gothic metallers Moonspell will team up with Switzerland's Samael for the "Night Eternal Above America Tour", which is scheduled for October/November this year. The support on the road will come from America's Book Of Black Earth and German Black metal band Secrets Of The Moon.

Tour dates are the following:

Oct. 14 - Tampa, FL - Czar
Oct. 15 - Atlanta, GA - Masqueerade
Oct. 16 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct. 17 - Allentown, PA - The Sterling Hotel
Oct. 18 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
Oct. 19 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
Oct. 20 - Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
Oct. 21 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys
Oct. 22 - Detroit, MI - Blondie's
Oct. 23 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
Oct. 24 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
Oct. 25 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
Oct. 27 - Vancouver, BC - The Venue
Oct. 28 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
Oct. 29 - Portland, OR - Satyricon
Oct. 30 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside
Oct. 31 - San Marcos, CA - The Jumping Turtle
Nov. 01 - Hollywood, CA - The Knitting Factory
Nov. 02 - Tempe, AZ - The Sets
Nov. 03 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
Nov. 04 - Tulsa, OK - The Marquee
Nov. 05 - Dallas, TX - The Ridglea Theater
Nov. 06 - San Antonio, TX - Warehouse Music Venue

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Moonspell
Event: Moonspell: Night Eternal Above America Tour
Posted: 10.06.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (14)


Nevermore - To Enter Studio In August

From the Nevermore Myspace:

Seattle metallers Nevermore will enter the studio in August with producer (and Soilwork guitarist) Peter Wichers (who previously worked with Nevermore vocalist Warrel Dane on Dane's solo debut, "Praises to the War Machine") to begin recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2005's "This Godless Endeavor", tentatively due in early 2010 via Century Media Records. Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Machine Head) will once again be handling mixing duties.

Commented Dane: "These songs are full of newfound rage, lyrically and musically. Jeff Loomis has come up with some amazing new riffs that will no doubt please old and new fans alike. Also, I think the combination of Peter and Andy will result in something very, very special."

Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Emptiness Unobstructed" and "Without Morals".

Nevemore's "The Year Of The Voyager" DVD last year entered the German DVD chart at position No. 82.

"The Year Of The Voyager" was released in North America on November 25, 2008 via Century Media. The set covers the "This Godless Endeavor" touring cycle, starting with amazing live footage from the U.S. Gigantour 2005, the Metal Mania festival 2006 in Poland, the Wacken Open Air festival in 2006 in Germany and the main DVD show recorded at the Zeche in Bochum, Germany on October 11, 2006. Bonus material includes two songs from Century Media USA 10th Anniversary Party 2001, all promo videos and an interview with singer Warrel Dane which was recorded at the Roax Film Studios in Berlin in the spring of 2008.

For continuing updates on the progress of the upcoming Nevermore album "The Obsidian Conspiracy," fans can follow at Twitter.

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Nevermore
Posted: 10.06.2009 by Balls of Jericho | Comments (22)


To-Mera - Split With Candlelight Records

The British metal band To-Mera has posted the following statement about splitting from Candlelight Records:

''After releasing two albums on Candlelight Records, we have reached a mutual decision that it is time for this band to move on to pastures new in order to progress. We would like to thank all the staff at Candlelight for all their help during our 4 year relationship.''

''Our current focus will now be on recording a demo of some of the new material to showcase the musical evolution of this band since the release of Delusions. Tracking should begin sometime in July.''

Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: To-Mera
Posted: 07.06.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (20)


Eyefear - News Update

The band has issued the following update through their MySpace:

"Greetings everybody,
It has been a while since we have posted any news so as expected their is lots to fill you in with.
Firstly their has been another line up change in the band. We will be introducing the new member that has joined in the next few days. All i can say for now is that he is an unbelievable talent and will not disappoint.
Also we have a heap of shows we will be announcing over the next few weeks. I'm sure alot of you have already heard they we will be performing at this years Australian Metal Awards in Sydney. We are really looking forward to what should be a great night. For full details and tickets got to Australian Metal.
We are just waiting for confirmations for shows in Melbourne , Brisbane and Adelaide also so once we have all the details confirmed we will let you all know.
I can also tell you that we will be supporting Queensrÿche in Melbourne and Sydney.
Thanks for all the mail we have been receiving over the last few weeks. It's great to see that people haven't forgotten about us,

Horns Up
EYEFEAR"

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Eyefear
Posted: 06.06.2009 by GT | Comments (0)


Twisted Sister - 25th Anniversary Listening Party

As announced earlier, Twisted Sister are re-releasing "Stay Hungry" as part of the album's 25th Anniversary.

The new "Stay Hungry - 25th Anniversary Edition" includes the original album completely re-mastered plus a bonus disc of unreleased outtakes and early demos from the original sessions, as well as a new track "30" recorded especially for this collection by the 1984 lineup.

The following listening party links contain the entire re-mastered "Stay Hungry" version and two unreleased tracks, entitled "Death From Above" and "We're Not Gonna Take It" .

"Stay Hungry - 25th Anniversary Edition" will be available on June 30 through Rhino Records. All details here.

| QuickTime | Windows Media Audio | RealPlayer | Party Page |

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Source: rhino.com
Band profile: Twisted Sister
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Thryce | Comments (2)


Velattore - New Single Online Tomorrow

Velattore's first single, "Recalling The Fear", from their new album "Answers", will be announced next Sunday June 7th at 22 o´clock (GMT -4) through the band's MySpace. This band from Valparaiso, Chile is in the final lap of their first LP recorded by Elías Martinez at Black Sun Studios and mixed by Jorge "Gato" Esteban at Miau Studios. The single artwork will look like this.

For more information, visit http://www.velattore.com.

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Source: myspace.com
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Europe - To Release New Single, Video And Samples Online

Original news, posted on 31.05.2009

Europe have announced the following:

"Today (Friday 29th May) we're are proud to announce the imminent launch of the brand new single "Last Took At Eden" - the title track from the forthcoming album.

Released as a 3-track single and limited edition 5-track digipack, you will be able to order online via the band's official website. Nordic fans will also have the opportunity to pre-order the official "Almost Unplugged" DVD, recorded and re-edited live at Nalen in Stockholm.

Stay tuned for more news and updates on forthcoming releases."

UPDATE (thanks to 5933)

Europe have posted 30 second samples of two new songs coming from the band's latest single "Last Took At Eden". The songs are called "Last Took At Eden" and "U Devil U" and can be found here. Also, Europe's new video for the song "Last Took At Eden" can be watched below.


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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Europe
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Svartsot - New Tracks Online

Danish Folk Metal band Svartsot have posted 2 new demo songs (called "Æthelred" and "Højen På Glødende Pæle") on their MySpace with the following message:

"Seeing as many people have been wondering how the new line-up and new material sounds, we thought we'd put a couple rehearsal room demo tracks up. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to see the new line-up perform at one of the last three concerts will have heard these already. But we hope you enjoy them just the same..."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Svartsot
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Sjuk | Comments (2)


Kreator - Russian Tour Dates Announced

Kreator are extremely proud to announce that they will be doing a four club tour in Russia this September! They are quite excited about the chance to play Russia again. The dates and clubs are as follows:

September 11, 2009 - Moscow, Russia - 1Rock Club
September 12, 2009 - SPB, Russia - GLAVclub
September 13, 2009 - Krasnodar, Russia - 'People' club
September 14, 2009 - Rostov, Russia - 'Podzemka' club

In other news, the "Tribute To Slime" sampler that Kreator has contributed a cover to "Alle Gegen Alle" has now been released. For more information, please go to http://www.myspace.com/tributetoslime.

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Source: kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile: Kreator
Event: Kreator: Russian Tour
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (2)


Threat Signal - New Album Details

As announced by Nuclear Blast, Canadian modern thrash metalheads Threat Signal just released a bunch of info about their upcoming album "Vigilance"! Besides that 2 new songs have been posted to the bands MySpace page: "Beyond Recognition" & "The Beginning Of The End".

The album will be unleashed on August 28th via Nuclear Blast.

"Vigilance" cover art] and tracklisting:

01. Afterlife
02. Through My Eyes
03. The Beginning Of The End
04. United We Stand
05. Beyond Recognition
06. Another Source Of Light
07. Hate Machine
08. Severed
09. Lost
10. Revision
11. In Repair
12. Escape From Reality
13. To Remember

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Source: nuclearblast.de
Band profile: Threat Signal
Posted: 06.06.2009 by SlaytallicA | Comments (3)


Vader - Co-Headlining European Tour With Marduk

Posted on the official Vader website:

"After long days of negotiations and preparations hereby we would like to announce "Funeral Nation Tour 2009"- a co-headlining European tour of two well known metal monsters Vader and Marduk. It's going to be a special event for all black and death metal freaks the more so because the tour will promote bands' newest full length albums. Vader is ready to unleash hell with their brand new monster "Necropolis" (to be out in August 21 through Nuclear Blast) while Marduk is working on a new opus for Regain Records. Be prepared for a massive panzer attack, ashes, burning ground and total destruction. During this killing trek the co-headliners will be supported by amazing Italian brutal death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse and one more act (soon to be announced). "Funeral Nation Tour 2009" will cover most of European regions except for the UK, Scandinavia, the Balkans and Baltic States. Marduk and Vader are planning to invade these places early 2010!"

"The Funeral Nation Tour 2009" dates are the following:

24.09.2009 (GER) Berlin / K17
25.09.2009 (GER) Glauchau / Alte Spinnerei
26.09.2009 (GER) Essen / Turock
27.09.2009 (HOL) Enschede / Atak
28.09.2009 (HOL) Tilburg / O13
29.09.2009 (GER) Trier / Exhaus
30.09.2009 (CH) Pratteln / Z7
01.10.2009 (GER) Munich / Backstage
02.10.2009 (GER) Lichtenfels / Stadthalle (Way of Darkness Festival)
03.10.2009 (BEL) Namur / Cinex
04.10.2009 (HOL) Leeuwarden/ Romein
05.10.2009 (GER) Bad Laasphe / Connection
06.10.2009 (GER) Darmstadt / Steinbruch Theater
07.10.2009 (FR) Sciez - Annemasse / C.A.S.
08.10.2009 (FR) Lyon / Ninkasi Kao
09.10.2009 (FR) Le Havre - ND Gravenchon / Arcade
10.10.2009 (FR) Rennes / Antipode
11.10.2009 (FR) Metz / Les Arenes
13.10.2009 (SP) Bilbao / Santana 27
14.10.2009 (SP) Madrid / Caracol
15.10.2009 (POR) Porto / Teatro Sá da Bandeira
16.10.2009 (POR) Lisbon / Incrível Almadense
17.10.2009 (SP) Sevilla / Sala Q
18.10.2009 (SP) Valencia / Durango
20.10.2009 (SP) Barcelona / Salamandra 1
21.10.2009 (FR) Toulouse / Ramier
22.10.2009 (ITA) Arese - Bergamo / Soundtrack
23.10.2009 (ITA) Genzano di Roma / Palarockness
24.10.2009 (ITA) Pinarella di Cervia - Ravenna / Rock Planet
25.10.2009 (SLO) Ljubljana / Gala Hala

New dates coming soon!

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Source: vader.pl
Band profile: Vader
Event: Funeral Nation Tour
Posted: 06.06.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (8)


Fifth Rabarock Is Only A Week Away

Fifth Rabarock is only a week away. Last year's edition was the meeting point for 12 000 people. This year's edition on June 12th and 13th will probably see even more. 2 days, 2 stages, 18 bands for various tastes. Among others you'll find such local bands as Pedigree, Metsatöll, No-Big-Silence. However, the real treat will be Static-X, Anthrax and KMFDM. The kick off is on Friday at 15:15 when the first band will hit the stage. The tickets are still available for about 50 EUR. For those who will not have enough of the scheduled program, night club will be open on both nights of the festival with additional bands performing for about 6-8 EUR.

For those who have not yet acquired the ticket there is still a chance to win the pass in SMS drawing. Just send SMS to number 1512 containing text RABAROCK your name age (for example RABAROCK Peeter Soo 25). The winner will be announced on June 12th. In addition, all senders will participate in the drawing to win the full package for two to Ruisrock festival by Wris Tours. The drawing will be held after the festival on June 14th. Unfortunately this SMS game is for Estonian numbers only.

Introduction to Rabarock and the bands playing can be seen on Estonian TV channels starting today. The schedule is as follows:
05.06.2009 - 00:20 Rabarock 2009 (Kanal 2)
06.06.2009 - 23:10 Rabarock 2009 (ETV)
07.06.2009 - 23:10 Rabarock 2009 (Kanal 11)
08.06.2009 - 15:35 Rabarock 2009 (re-run) (ETV)
08.06.2009 - 22:50 Rabarock 2009 (ETV)
09.06.2009 - 15:30 Rabarock 2009 (re-run) (ETV)
09.06.2009 - 22:00 Top10@10 Rabarock artists (MTV Estonia)
10.06.2009 - 10:00 Top10@10 Rabarocki artists (re-run) (MTV Estonia)
10.06.2009 - 21:00 "Kuulsuste edetabel" (MTV Estonia)
11.06.2009 - 23:10 Rabarock 2009 (ETV)
13.06.2009 - 15:05 Rabarock 2009 (re-run) (ETV)

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Event: Rabarock Festival
Posted: 05.06.2009 by Ivor | Comments (2)