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Criminal - Bonus DVD Details Revealed

Anglo-Chilean thrash band Criminal have revealed the content of the bonus DVD which will be included in the European edition of their new album "White Hell", to be released by Massacre Records on February 27th, 2009.

The main feature of the DVD consists of 10 songs from the band's December 2007 show at Teatro Novedades in Santiago de Chile, filmed with multiple cameras and professional audio.

The bonus features include Criminal's show opening for Megadeth in Santiago on May 31st, 2008 in front of 14,000 metalheads, 4 songs from the band's peformance at the Up From The Ground 2006 festival in Germany and an EPK released last year. The full track listing of the DVD, which has a total running time of approximately 90 minutes, can be found below. Criminal have uploaded a clip of the track "Time Bomb" from the Teatro Novedades show to their YouTube channel. In addition, the band has posted part 1 of a "Making of White Hell" video, which offers a candid look behind the scenes of the recording sessions for the new Criminal album.

"White Hell" bonus DVD track listing:

Main feature:

Live at Teatro Novedades, Santiago de Chile, Dec. 07, 2007 (approximate running time: 35 minutes)

01. Denial
02. Scapegoat
03. Rise and Fall
04. Time Bomb
05. Decosntruction
06. Slave Master
07. Downfall
08. Self Destruction
09. El Azote
10. New Disorder

Bonus features:

* EPK 2008 (approximate running time: 5 minutes)

* Live at Arena Santiago (supporting Megadeth), Santiago de Chile, May 31, 2008 (approximate running time: 35 minutes)

01. Denial
02. Collide
03. Self Destruction
04. Deconstruction
05. Hijos de la Miseria
06. Cancer
07. Slave Master
08. Rise and Fall
09. New Disorder

Live at Up from the Ground festival, Gemünden, Germany, Aug. 27, 2006 (approximate running time: 15 minutes)

01. Rise and Fall
02. Time Bomb
03. Self Destruction
04. The Root of all Evil

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Criminal
Posted: 12.02.2009 by ArtiA | Comments (2)


Nevid - Recording New Song For Tribute Album

Russin pagan/folk band Nevid are glad to inform you all, that yesterday, on February 11th 2009, the band has begun the recording of a song for Forgive-Me-Not Tribute album. The band has chosen for the song "Neverland", coming off Forgive-Me-Not's 1998 debut album "Tearfall". You can download the original song here (mp3).
Drums were recorded yesterday evening at the band's home studio in Moscow. The tribute album will be released through Soyuz Records. A release date is not certain yet.

Forgive-Me-Not were a Russian Gothic metal band that disbanded in September 2007, releasing six full-length albums and playing several live shows supporting Doro, To/Die/For, Lake Of Tears and Charon.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Nevid
Posted: 12.02.2009 by Alex Smirnov | Comments (0)


Graspop Metal Meeting 2009 - More Names Announced

The Graspop Metal Meeting organization have announced 17 more new names for Belgium's biggest open air metal festival, set to take place on 26, 27 and 28 June 2009 at Dessel.

Friday: Mötley Crüe, Dream Theater, Down, Exodus, Pestilence, The Gathering, Buckcherry, Jon Oliva's Pain

Saturday: Slipknot, Hatebreed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, Mastodon, Gojira, Black Stone Cherry

Sunday: Marilyn Manson, August Burns Red

All info on http://www.graspop.be.

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Source: graspop.be
Event: Graspop Metal Meeting 2009
Posted: 12.02.2009 by Keventaa | Comments (18)


Subway To Sally - New Video Online

''Besser, Du rennst'', the new video from German metallers Subway To Sally, has been made available online.

''Besser, Du rennst'' comes off the band's upcoming album, entitled ''Kreuzfeuer'', which will be released on March 27th via Nuclear Blast.


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Source: vids.myspace.com
Band profile: Subway To Sally
Posted: 12.02.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Amon Amarth - N. American Tour Dates Part II

Swedish metallers Amon Amarth will undertake the second part of the North American "Twilight Of The Thunder God Tour" in April/May.

Support on the trek will come from Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch and Lazarus A.D.

The dates are as follows:

Apr. 11 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Apr. 12 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
Apr. 14 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
Apr. 15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
Apr. 16 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Apr. 17 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
Apr. 18 - Houston, TX - Meridian
Apr. 20 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
Apr. 21 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys
Apr. 22 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Apr. 23 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls
Apr. 24 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Apr. 25 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Apr. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Apr. 28 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVA
Apr. 29 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
Apr. 30 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
May 01 - Orlando, FL - Club Firestone

More dates will be announced soon.

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Source: amonamarth.com
Band profile: Amon Amarth
Event: Amon Amarth: N. American Tour Part II
Posted: 12.02.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (17)


Devian - New Video Online

"Assailant", the new video from Swedish metallers Devian, has been made available online.

The clip was shot by Rasmus Tirzitis (Tirzitis Entertainment). According to a Century Media press release, "the clip perfectly fits to the band's extremely dynamic, hellish aggressive sound and massive, thrashing riffs, it is likely to be deemed too brutal and offensive for most common TV outlets, so feel free to watch the uncensored version at this location".

"Assailant" comes off Devian's second album, entitled "God To The Illfated", which was released in Europe last December through Century Media Records.


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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Devian
Posted: 12.02.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Naildown - Norther Drummer Joins The Band

Finnish band Naildown has issued the following update about the addition of a new drummer:

"Naildown welcomes drummer Heikki Saari to the band as a full-time member. The band comments: "We were really impressed by Heikki's skills in live action the first time we shared a stage with Norther back in 2006. And now a couple of years later we are really happy that a skillful drummer like Heikki is joining our line-up."

Saari adds: "When I heard that there was a drummers' seat free in Naildown, I immediately reported in. And later Daniel called me and asked if I could join the band as a full-time member. After hearing the demos of the upcoming album, I couldn't resist it! The songs are killers and they really put the drummer in a sticky situation. That's why I got interested in the first place! I've also been listening to Naildown since "World Domination" and always liked the bands discography in it's full! Also I'd met all the guys before and we got along really well, so there was absolutely no chance that I could say No to Daniel's request.

For me Naildown really is a challenge. I've got all new power for practicing my playing, which I've been doing a lot lately. The next album is also going to be a killer! I can't wait to get to the studio and start banging drumskins like a goddamn animal. I really can't wait for the upcoming shows! This is the beginning of a new era for me and the whole band!"

To answer challenging questions, Heikki will be available for a meet at Finnish Metal Expo 2009, Pearl/Soundstore -stand on Friday 13.2.2009 starting 18:15 cet, and on Saturday 14.2.2009 20:45 cet."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Naildown
Posted: 11.02.2009 by ArtiA | Comments (3)


Gamma Ray - New Studio Album Coming Up

Gamma Ray have posted the following short update on their website:

"Gamma Ray has started working on new material for the next studio album, which is planed to be released in late Autumn. Next tour will probably start in November."

Source: gammaray.org
Band profile: Gamma Ray
Posted: 11.02.2009 by Fitness2k8 | Comments (31)


Stratovarius - N. American Tour Dates

Stratovarius will return to North America for a short tour this autumn. They will also take part in a once-in-a-lifetime pre-concert meet-and-greet which will take place prior to doors opening. With a purchase of the VIP ticket, you gain access to the venue at least one hour early for the meet-and-greet.

This is available for all shows and will be on sale until all VIP tickets are sold out (limited to 100 per night). You can purchase these VIP tickets at EnterTheVault.com; you will then be automatically registered to win four tickets to a show of your choice between May 27 and December 31, 2009. Each city will have one winner and they will be notified via e-mail on May 19.

Tickets for all shows are on sale via EnterTheVault.com exclusively until March 20 at which point they will become available through all normal ticketing outlets.

Stratovarius North American tour dates:

September 16, 2009: Nokia Theater - NYC, NY, USA
September 18, 2009: Opera House - Toronto, ON, Canada
September 19, 2009: Imperial de Quebec - Quebec City, Q, Canada
September 20, 2009: Medley - Montreal, QC, Canada
September 21, 2009: Middle East - Boston, Mass, USA
September 23, 2009: Sonar - Baltimore, MD , USA
September 24, 2009: Peabody's - Cleveland, OH , USA
September 25, 2009: pearl Room - Mokena, IL, USA
September 27, 2009: Garrick Centre - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
September 28, 2009: The Riddell at University - Regina, SK, Canada
September 29, 2009: Warehouse - Calgary, AB, Canada
September 30, 2009: Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB, Canada
October 02, 2009: Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC, Canada
October 03, 2009: Sugar - Victoria, BC, Canada
October 04, 2009: El Corazon - Seattle, WA, USA
October 06, 2009: The Grand Ballroom @ the Regency - San Francisco, CA, USA
October 07, 2009: Key Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Source: stratovarius.com
Band profile: Stratovarius
Event: Stratovarius
Posted: 11.02.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (10)


Faithful Darkness - Keyboardist Out Of The Band

This was recently posted on the official Faithful Darkness website:

"It is with great sadness we must announce that Andrea is no longer a part of Faithful Darkness. Duo to personal and professional reasons FD and Andrea must go separate ways. We wish her the best of luck in the future. This doesn't effect the gig at The Tivoli.

But one thing leads to another and this means that Faithful Darkness is in the need of a new keyboard player. If YOU think that you would be the new perfect FD keyboard player, please send a E-mail to Johan faithfuldarkness com. Write a couple of lines about yourshelf, what your exerience are and why you should be perfect for Faithful!

We have a demo version of the song "Black Mirrors Reflection" at our MySpace."

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Source: faithfuldarkness.com
Band profile: Faithful Darkness
Posted: 11.02.2009 by Spyroid | Comments (0)


Illnath - New Keyboardist Announced

Danish metallers Illnath have issued the following update:

"Next Friday, February 13th at Pavillionen Grenå (Denmark) we will say goodbye to Artur "Tyr" Meinild and give a big welcome to Larz Munch on the keyboards. Larz has been taking care of the keys in the Danish 'Faith No More Jam' for several years, and now we have the honour to wish him welcome in the Illnath camp.

Don't miss the show... both Tyr and Larz will be found on stage and it's gonna be a very special night for all of us!"

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Illnath
Posted: 11.02.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (8)


Dark The Suns - New Album Details

Finnish metallers Dark The Suns will release their new album, entitled "All Ends In Silence", on March 11 via Firebox Records.

The album was mixed in Watercastle by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered in Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila.

"All Ends In Silence" cover art] tracklisting:

01. Unbroken Silence
02. Everlasting
03. The Dead End
04. All Ends In Silence
05. Sleepless Angels
06. Cold Dawn
07. Rimed With Frost
08. The Rain
09. Guardians
10. Gone

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Dark The Suns
Posted: 11.02.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (2)


Pelican - New Label, New EP

Pelican have issued the following update on their MySpace:

"The news is true, over the weekend we met up with Greg Anderson of Southern Lord Records over a round of espressos and signed a recording contract to do our next few records with his label. We couldn't be more excited- the label is home to some good friends and amazing bands: Boris, Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves In The Throne Room, Burning Witch... I could seriously go on all day. Please don't get the wrong impression, Hydrahead are still our friends and family. But after 6 years, 3 full-lengths, 3 eps, 2 dvds, and a large handful of limited releases we felt like we needed a change of scenery, a chance to try some different waters. In others words, we are the same old Pelican just doing records on a new label.

While we were in Seattle we headed into Red Room Studios with our buddy Chris Common (These Arms Are Snakes) to record 3 new songs to be released as an EP on Southern Lord sometime around May or June. The record will feature two new songs "Embedding The Moss" and "Ephemeral" which we debuted on our last tour, as well as our first ever cover song. In the interest of sparking wild speculation we will divulge neither the cover we tackled nor the guest guitarist whose contributions to the track were indispensable. More info coming soon... Also, many thanks to our buddy Ben Verellen for lending us the amplifiers for the session... everyone should check out his company Verellen Amplifiers - simply the heaviest tones we have ever heard come out of a speaker. We're almost finished with the writing for our new record and will be heading into the studio to record our new full length sometime in early summer. Again, Chris will be manning the boards as the results of this last recording session were fantabulous (I can't believe spellcheck doesn't have a problem with that word).

We'll be heading out for a brief three week stint of shows down to SXSW then up the west coast (in part to make up for our east coast centric Champions of Sound tour from this past Fall) in mid-March. Joining us will be Wolves In The Throne Room and Tombs. Please see tour dates section for more info. There's a whole lot of other stuff in the works, but maybe it's best to save that for another post some other day."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Pelican
Posted: 10.02.2009 by Thryce | Comments (7)


Embraze - Call It A Day

Embraze have issued the following update:

"Embraze has come to the end of the road; we have decided to call it quits. The decision was made together as a band, and we want to throw one more gig and finish the story of Embraze with style.

Lots of water has streamed in River Kiiminkijoki in the past 15 years, when children have become so-called grown-ups. We've experienced moments of joy and success just as well as some setbacks, line-up changes and battles with record labels. Despite the energy-consuming setbacks, however, we have prevailed and made a long career.

One of the best recording experiences we had was recording "Katharsis" in the Finnish Lapland when we packed our gear in a trailer and recorded the album at Raanujärvi with Aki Karppinen and Kake Vähäkuopus. We lived and worked in a 300m² mansion, brought from the 19th century Soviet Union. The doors at the mansion locked themselves on their own from the inside and all kinds of fun and exciting things were going on in the house. It was great experiencing that recording sessions can, indeed, be relaxing and fun.

Tours and gigs have also brought their share of all sorts of events and occurrences, as is expected. Some of the more memorable ones have been immortalized in the book series "Rokatessa Roiskuu." The best stories and memories will only remain in the minds of those who experienced them. The first Finnish tour was, I think, with Afterworld in the winter of 1998, when we had a bus that sometimes had neither breaks nor heating. That's rock'n roll. One of the most enjoyable tours was with Moonspell and Before The Dawn in the fall of 2006.

Our last show will be in Oulu, at Club Teatria on May 1st, 2009. The night will also feature two other local bands - Seith and Reflexion. The original Embraze-bassist, Petri Henell, plays in Seith, and Reflexion is a band with whom we played together already in the mid-1990s, when we were both taking our fist wobbly steps as bands. Juha Kylmänen, the lead vocalist of Reflexion, also plays in For My Pain... with Lauri.

More information on the show at Club Teatria website. Tickets are available through Tiketti and Lippupalvelu (Ticket Service Finland).

Thanks to the bands who gave us an opportunity to tour with them: Afterworld, Moonspell, Sparzanza, Before The Dawn, Maple Cross, Lambs. Thanks to all our friends and families who have accompanied us on the career. Special thanks to our manager Topi Hanhela for his faith, hope and love, from the beginning to the end."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Embraze
Posted: 10.02.2009 by SlaytallicA | Comments (5)


Mayhem - Headlining N. American Blackenedfest Tour

This year, Mayhem are about to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band and you are all welcome to the party! Thunderdome Touring and Season of Mist are proud to announce that the Norwegians veterans will team up with some of the strongest extreme metal acts to tour North America on next May and June! Enter the Blackenedfest, featuring: Mayhem, Marduk, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation and Withered.

Here are the tour dates:

21 May 09 - New York, NY (US) The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
22 May 09 - Baltimore, MD (US) Sonar (Maryland Deathfest)
23 May 09 - Atlanta, GA (US) Masquerade
24 May 09 - Orlando, FL (US) Club Firestone
26 May 09 - Houston, TX (US) Numbers
27 May 09 - San Antonio, TX (US) White Rabbit
29 May 09 - Albuquerque, NM (US) Sunshine Theater
30 May 09 - Tempe, AZ (US) Clubhouse
31 May 09 - San Diego, CA (US) House Of Blues
02 Jun 09 - Hollywood, CA (US) House Of Blues
03 Jun 09 - San Francisco, CA (US) DNA
04 Jun 09 - Portland, OR (US) Hawthorne Theatre
05 Jun 09 - Seattle, WA (US) Studio Seven
06 Jun 09 - Boise, ID (US) Knitting Factory Concert House
07 Jun 09 - Denver, CO (US) Gothic Theater
09 Jun 09 - St Paul, MN (US) Station 4
11 Jun 09 - Chicago, IL (US) House Of Blues
12 Jun 09 - Cleveland, OH (US) Peabody's
13 Jun 09 - Detroit, MI (US) The Majestic Theater
14 Jun 09 - Toronto, ON (CA) The Opera House
15 Jun 09 - Montreal, QC (CA) Les Foufounes Electriques

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Source: season-of-mist.com
Band profile: Mayhem
Event: Blackenedfest Tour
Posted: 10.02.2009 by Thryce | Comments (12)