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Napalm Death - Entire Album Streaming Online

Napalm Death have made their new upcoming album "Time Waits For No Slave", available for streaming online on its entirety. You can listen to the whole album at the group's MySpace.

"Time Waits For No Slave" will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: January 23
Spain, Portugal: January 27
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: January 28
UK: February 2
France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest of Europe: January 26
USA: February 10

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Napalm Death
Posted: 16.01.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (5)


Chainsaw - New Album Soon

Metal Mind Productions press release

Chainsaw, one of the best bands on Polish melodic Thrash metal scene, returns with a brand new album entitled "Evilution". The new LP is a concept album due to the lyrical content, written by a native Scotsman, Alex Summers. It consists of 10 rather dark and gruesome tales - Celtic legends telling stories of half-human and half-animal creatures, paranormal activities, supernatural powers and the evolution of evil and magic that took place in Scotland throughout the centuries. The first recording session took place in mid 2008 at Studio X in Olsztyn, Poland with the following guests: Titus (vocals), best known from Acid Drinkers, and Mauser (guitar), an ex-member of Vader, currently involved in his project UnSun.

"Evilution" will be released by Metal Mind Productions on 23rd February in Europe and 7th April in USA (via MVD). More info to follow soon.

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Source: metalmind.com.pl
Band profile: Chainsaw
Posted: 16.01.2009 by Thryce | Comments (1)


Novembers Doom - Enter Studio, Begin Work On New Album

On Friday January 16th, NOVEMBERS DOOM will enter recording studio "Belle City Sound" to begin recording their 7th full length CD, to be titled "Into Night's Requiem Infernal". Tracking duties will be handled by Chris Djuricic (Engineer and Novembers Doom bassist), and the mixing of the disc by Dan Swano at Unisound. The band comments:

"We're using the same Recording / Mixing formula we've used on "The Pale Haunt Departure" and "The Novella Reservoir". In our opinion, the combination of Djuricic and Swano creates the perfect sound for us, and we've received nothing but stellar reviews of sound quality from this combination in the past.

"Every band hypes their new material, and says it's the best they've done, and the hardest and the heaviest... You can judge that for yourself in time. What we can say is that this is the first time going into a recording the entire band feels confident and believes the material will please fans of the band, as well as turn many new heads in our direction. It's dark, aggressive, and melodic, and compliments the last three releases."

The cover artwork can be viewed here

Tracklisting for Into Night's Requiem Infernal:

01. Into Night's Requiem Infernal
02. Eulogy for the Living Lost
03. Empathy's Greed
04. The Fifth Day of March
05. Lazarus Regret
06. I Hurt Those I Adore
07. The Harlots Lie
08. When Desperation Fills the Void

Novembers Doom is:

Paul Kuhr - Vocals
Larry Roberts - Guitar
Vito Marchese - Guitar
Chris Djuricic - Bass
Sasha Horn - Drums

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Novembers Doom
Posted: 16.01.2009 by Bad English | Comments (5)


Metallica - To Be Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced its 2009 Inductees, one of them being Metallica. On April 4, 2009, the Induction Ceremony will take place in Cleveland for the first time since 1997. The 2009 Induction Ceremony will be broadcast live on Fuse TV.

According to a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame press release, Metallica is the most successful heavy metal band of the past quarter centry. Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of drummer Lars Ulrich, rhythm guitarist, vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, as well as current bass player Robert Trujillo. Longtime bassists for the band, the late Cliff Burton, and Jason Newsted, are also being inducted. Metallica's early releases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship that placed them as one of the "big four" of the thrash metal subgenre alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax. The band earned a growing fan base in the underground music community and critical acclaim, with the 1986 release "Master of Puppets" described as one of the most influential and "heavy" thrash metal albums. The band achieved substantial commercial success with its self-titled 1991 album, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With this release the band expanded its musical direction resulting in an album that appealed to a more mainstream audience.

The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twenty-five years after their first recording is released.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors the legendary performers, producers, songwriters, disc jockeys and others who have made rock and roll the force that it is in our culture. For over two decades, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has been nominating and electing those figures, and honoring them at an annual ceremony that has become one of the most celebrated events of the year, and certainly one of the hottest tickets in rock.

All info here and on http://www.rockhall.com.

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Source: rockhall.com
Band profile: Metallica
Posted: 15.01.2009 by pazuzuovbabel | Comments (66)


God Dethroned - Announce New Guitarist

Dutch metallers God Dethroned have issued the following update:

"You guys already knew that Roel is back in the band after 8 years of absence. Again we have a new band member in the ranks of God Dethroned. Already somewhere in 2008 it became clear that Isaac and the band would follow their own seperate paths again. Everything for our own private reasons, so we said goodbye as friends. Then we decided to record the new album as a 3 piece and look for a new guitar player later.

A few weeks ago we auditioned Susan Gerl (Murder Syndicate) and she proved to be the right person for the band. Professional attitude and a 100% metalhead, exactly what we were looking for. You can see her live in action at our first show of the year in Den Bosch (Holland) on March 21.

Last but not least, the new album "Passiondale" is finished ! I would describe it as a fast, brutal & epic soundtrack to a war movie. More news soon.

Cheers !
God Dethroned."

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: God Dethroned
Posted: 15.01.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (4)


Trepalium - Sign To Season Of Mist

Season Of Mist press release

Season of Mist is happy to announce French death metallers Trepalium have just been added to the roster. A member of the Klonosphere, a group of French metal bands featuring Klone, Hacride, Mistaken Element and many other, Trepalium are not afraid to cross the boundaries and bring metal to a new dimension of diversity, technicality and energy - just like their friends from Gojira, with whom they are about to tour once again.

"XIII", Trepalium's third album, will be released in February in France, Benelux and Switzerland only. But those of you fellow Europeans who live by the French borders should definitely come and check the band when they're on tour with Gojira!"

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Source: season-of-mist.com
Band profile: Trepalium
Posted: 15.01.2009 by Thryce | Comments (5)


Pantheist - Exclusive London Gig

Pantheist have announced the following news:

"The time has come for our first proper headline gig in London. Come and see us at The Unicorn on the 7th March performing a 90 minute set. Most tracks of our latest album, as well as selected tracks from the band's back catalogue will be performed. Support will be provided by promising atmospheric blacksters Crom Dubh. Entrance is FREE so don't miss this unique opportunity!"

Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Pantheïst
Event: Pantheist
Posted: 15.01.2009 by Bad English | Comments (1)


Elvenking - Announce Second Guitarist

Italian metallers Elvenking have issued the following update:

"Those who already saw the band in action on stage in the last year will recognize Rafahel, who already played a lot of gigs with the band around Italy and Europe."

The band adds: "We are happy and excited to have Rafahel on board with us. We have been playing with him for more than a year now, and we decided to make his role official inside Elvenking". We're sure that Rafahel's amazing guitar technique and masterdom will be a great weapon to take advantage of in the songwriting of the next Elvenking album."

Source: elvenking.net
Band profile: Elvenking
Posted: 15.01.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (8)


Trail Of Tears - New Album Details

Norwegian metallers Trail Of Tears have issued the following update:

"We would like to tell you all that Trail Of Tears' sixth studio album, "Bloodstained Endurance", is now recorded, mixed, mastered and thus completed! The band as well as producer Terje Refsnes have worked our asses off for the past few months and while sitting here listening to the end result we can't help but feel that we have outdone ourselves and managed to create something quite special. That's right, we said it! "Bloodstained Endurance", ladies and gentlemen, will be released through Napalm Records in the near future. Exact date will be revealed shortly. In the meantime, here is the tracklisting for you:

01. The Feverish Alliance
02. Once Kissed By The Serpent (Twice Bitten By Truth)
03. Bloodstained Endurance
04. Triumphant Gleam
05. In The Valley Of Ashes
06. A Storm At Will
07. Take Aim.Reclaim.Prevail
08. The Desperation Corridors
09. Farewell To Sanity
10. Dead End Gaze
11. Faith Comes Knocking

There will also be a limited edition available with an additional song as well as some other stuff. So stay tuned!"

Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Trail Of Tears
Posted: 14.01.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (7)


Wolf - New Song Online

Century Media press release:

Sweden's masters of kick-ass heavy metal Wolf are about to return in full metallic glory with their brand-new album "Ravenous" cover artwork]. As a first glimpse at what to expect of the highly anticipated new effort the song "Curse You Salem" has now been posted at MySpace, bang your head on this one!

The band reveals more about the track: "'Curse You Salem' is a genuine Wolf song. We think it's got all the elements our listeners demand from us and we're certain our fans will listen to it and go "Hell yes, that's Wolf"! We felt that while writing it, and bringing it to life while recording it was a blast. It will most certainly be included in our live-set. The song deals with the witch hunts that took place in Salem, Massachusetts somewhat 300 years ago and the lyrics are written according to actual events as well as real people connected to the events that took place. This song & topic fits Wolf like a spiked wristband on Kerry King!"

"Ravenous" also features a smashing guitar solo by Hank Shermann (Force Of Evil, Mercyful Fate) and guest vocals by Marc Boals (ex-Malmsteen). For the fierce and bloody artwork, the band once again decided to work with their long time cover artist Thomas Holm (Mercyful Fate), the band states: "He has the ability to "paint our music" and that's something we're not gonna pass up on".

Topped off by the phenomenal production by Roy Z (Bruce Dickinson, Judas Priest) "Ravenous" promises a heavy metal delicacy par excellence!

Wolf have also finished their brand-new video clip for the song "Voodoo", which will be premiered soon, so stay tuned!

"Ravenous" will be released on the following dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux / Italy: February 20, 2009
UK / France / Greece / Denmark / Norway / Rest Of Europe: February 23, 2009
Spain / Portugal: February 24, 2009
Sweden / Finland / Hungary: February 25, 2009
USA: March 24, 2009

? rest assured, real metal is back with a vengeance

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Source: blogs.myspace.com
Band profile: Wolf
Posted: 14.01.2009 by White Winter Sun | Comments (0)


Lord Belial - Announce Indefinite Hiatus

Taken straight from the band's website, Lord Belial issued the following statement:

"January 2009; Lord Belial has quit all their activities. All future gigs are cancelled. We would like to thank all fans, bands we have played with, labels, organizers and everyone involved in the band for the past 17 years!

The main reason for this is the hearing problem (tinnitus) that has grown into a quite big problem for Micke Backelin the last years... The other members in the band were not forced to put an end to the band but instead they mutually agreed that finding another drummer was not a solution for the future. Anyhow, if Micke's hearing will be at least a little bit recovered after a break from music and especially live appearances for some time, we really hope that we can continue where we ended.

We will not comment or discuss this in emails etc."

Source: lordbelial.com
Band profile: Lord Belial
Posted: 14.01.2009 by HardSide | Comments (7)


Entwine - Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Painstained", the new Entwine album, is now available for streaming online for 3 days only. You can listen to the whole thing at this location. As announced by the band earlier, the album release was postponded two weeks, and it will be released on January 28 via Spinefarm Records instead.

"Painstained" cover art looks like this, and the tracklist is as follows:

01. Soul Sacrifice
02. Strife
03. Dying Moan
04. Beautifully Confined
05. Lost In My Denial
06. Greed of Mankind
07. Dead By Silence
08. Hollow
09. Caught By Desire
10. Say Goodbye

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Source: metalmarketing.org
Band profile: Entwine
Posted: 14.01.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Blood Red Throne - US Mini-Tour Announced

Blood Red Throne will embark on a US mini-tour in March. Support on the tour will come from American death metallers Abysmal Dawn.

March 23 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
March 24 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
March 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
March 26 - San Francisco, CA @ Annie's Social Club
March 27 - Portland, OR @ Satyricon
March 28 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
March 30 - Denver, CO @ BLueBird THeater
March 31 - Farmington, NM @ Gators

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Source: enterthevault.com
Band profile: Blood Red Throne
Event: Blood Red Throne
Posted: 14.01.2009 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Danko Jones - Preview B-Sides On MySpace

Danko Jones have issued the following statement through their newsletter:

"We have now uploaded the first 4 songs from the upcoming album "B-Sides" on our MySpace. We will continue to upload a new song from the album every day until the release of the album (a total of 27 tracks!), and deleting the oldest so there's always 4 new songs from the album in the playlist. So, keep checking back to the MySpace page every day for a new song. If you want to download a free mp3 of the track "My Time Is Now" from the album, head over to Bad Taste Records homepage or click here."

Everything you want to know about the band is only click away: http://www.myspace.com/dankojones.

"B-Sides" tracklisting:

01. The Rules
02. My Time Is Now
03. I Like To Ball
04. Never Again
05. My Problems (Are Your Problems Now)
06. Starlicker
07. Woogie Boogie
08. Sugar High
09. Ice Cold Angel
10. Choose Me
11. Big Bed
12. Sold My Soul
13. Sex
14. Fucked Up
15. First Date (edit)
16. Cheater
17. Pump It Up
18. The Big Holdout
19. You Ruin The Day
20. Hit Song
21. The Return of Jackie and Judy
22. Make A Move
23. Drop Your Man
24. Thinking Of You
25. R.I.P. RFTC
26. Peacock Stomp
27. Take Me Out On A Stretcher

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Source: dankojones.com
Posted: 13.01.2009 by Thryce | Comments (0)


Kreator - Entire New Album Streaming Online

Kreator's brand new full-length album "Hordes Of Chaos" is now available for full streaming in its entirety on the MTV Germany website.

The twelfth Kreator studio album will be released in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, on January 16) and today in USA (January 13).

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Source: mtv.de
Band profile: Kreator
Posted: 13.01.2009 by Thryce | Comments (13)