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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 [at] faithfuldarkness [dot] 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."
"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 [at] faithfuldarkness [dot] 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."
| Source: | faithfuldarkness.com |
| Band profile: | Faithful Darkness |
Darkane - New Singer Announced
The following message was posted on Darkane's official website:
"Darkane would like to welcome Jens Broman as the new vocalist in Darkane.
Jens will take over the vocal duties after Andreas Sydow left the band in August, and Jens has recently been seen on the vocal spot in Constucdead and The Defaced (he will continue to sing in both bands). Jens grew up in Glumslöv south of Helsingborg (as a good friend of Björn Strid from Soilwork), but now lives in Stockholm. His live debut with Darkane will take place in three weeks at the Progpower Scandinavia festival in Copenhagen, Denmark (November 10th). Darkane has been rehearsing hard lately and are very excited to work together with Jens. He has a huge vocal diversity and we are pretty sure that fans of Darkane won´t be disapointed.
We would like to thank all the people that showed their interest in joining Darkane as a vocalist. We whish you all the success in the future. However, we had our interest set on Jens at a very early stage.
As you might know our studio "Not quite studio" was flooded a month back. We are working hard on finding another location to build our new studio in and start recording the new album. We are very positive that this will happen in the near future.
The other guys in Darkane would also like to congratulate Peter and Erika for getting engaged a few weeks back."
"Darkane would like to welcome Jens Broman as the new vocalist in Darkane.
Jens will take over the vocal duties after Andreas Sydow left the band in August, and Jens has recently been seen on the vocal spot in Constucdead and The Defaced (he will continue to sing in both bands). Jens grew up in Glumslöv south of Helsingborg (as a good friend of Björn Strid from Soilwork), but now lives in Stockholm. His live debut with Darkane will take place in three weeks at the Progpower Scandinavia festival in Copenhagen, Denmark (November 10th). Darkane has been rehearsing hard lately and are very excited to work together with Jens. He has a huge vocal diversity and we are pretty sure that fans of Darkane won´t be disapointed.
We would like to thank all the people that showed their interest in joining Darkane as a vocalist. We whish you all the success in the future. However, we had our interest set on Jens at a very early stage.
As you might know our studio "Not quite studio" was flooded a month back. We are working hard on finding another location to build our new studio in and start recording the new album. We are very positive that this will happen in the near future.
The other guys in Darkane would also like to congratulate Peter and Erika for getting engaged a few weeks back."
| Source: | darkane.com |
| Band profile: | Darkane |
Porcupine Tree - New Album Tracklist Revealed
Porcupine Tree have revealed the following tracklist on their official website:
01. Fear of a Blank Planet (7.28)
02. My Ashes (5.07)
03. Anesthetize (17.42)
04. Sentimental (5.26)
05. Way Out of Here (7.37)
06. Sleep Together (7.28)
The album will be called "Fear of a Blank Planet" and is set for April release through Roadrunner in Europe, Atlantic in the US, and WHD Entertainment in Japan. It's likely that both the stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA will be packaged together as standard.
01. Fear of a Blank Planet (7.28)
02. My Ashes (5.07)
03. Anesthetize (17.42)
04. Sentimental (5.26)
05. Way Out of Here (7.37)
06. Sleep Together (7.28)
The album will be called "Fear of a Blank Planet" and is set for April release through Roadrunner in Europe, Atlantic in the US, and WHD Entertainment in Japan. It's likely that both the stereo CD and 5.1 surround sound DVDA will be packaged together as standard.
| Source: | porcupinetree.com |
| Band profile: | Porcupine Tree |
Porcupine Tree - New Album Title Revealed
This message about the upcoming Porcupine Tree has been posted on the official website:
"Roadrunner Records and Atlantic USA have officially announced the release of the new Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" in mid April. The album features six (mostly lengthy) tracks, and is the band's most ambitious and cohesive work to date. Much of it was debuted last year on tour to a rapturous response from fans.
The lyrical content of the song-cycle on the album is a 21st century cocktail of MTV, sex, prescription drugs, video games, the internet, terminal boredom, and subsequent escape."
For upcoming details be sure to check out the official website, http://www.porcupinetree.com
"Roadrunner Records and Atlantic USA have officially announced the release of the new Porcupine Tree album "Fear of a Blank Planet" in mid April. The album features six (mostly lengthy) tracks, and is the band's most ambitious and cohesive work to date. Much of it was debuted last year on tour to a rapturous response from fans.
The lyrical content of the song-cycle on the album is a 21st century cocktail of MTV, sex, prescription drugs, video games, the internet, terminal boredom, and subsequent escape."
For upcoming details be sure to check out the official website, http://www.porcupinetree.com
| Source: | porcupinetree.com |
| Band profile: | Porcupine Tree |
Stream Of Passion - European Tourdates Announced
Stream of Passion will make a small tour in Europe this winter under the name "Stream of Passion feat. Ayreon" (as in the DVD). They will perform material from Ayreon and Star One but focus on their own songs.
This message has been posted on their official homepage:
We can confirm a new Stream of Passion show on January 19 in Helsinki, Finland. These are all the currently confirmed dates:
18 Jan - The Rock / Copenhagen (DK)
19 Jan - Nosturi / Helsinki (FI)
21 Jan - Biebob / Turnhout (BE)
26 Jan - Bibelot / Dordrecht (NL)
3 Feb - Rotherham (venue TBA) (UK)
More info onhttp://www.streamofpassion.com.
This message has been posted on their official homepage:
We can confirm a new Stream of Passion show on January 19 in Helsinki, Finland. These are all the currently confirmed dates:
18 Jan - The Rock / Copenhagen (DK)
19 Jan - Nosturi / Helsinki (FI)
21 Jan - Biebob / Turnhout (BE)
26 Jan - Bibelot / Dordrecht (NL)
3 Feb - Rotherham (venue TBA) (UK)
More info onhttp://www.streamofpassion.com.
| Source: | streamofpassion.com |
| Band profile: | Stream Of Passion |
| Event: | Stream Of Passion: European Tour |
Samael - Recording Of New Album Completed
The following message has been posted on Samael's homepage:
"Samael finished the recording of their new album. A pre-mix of three songs has been done at the end of November, in order to present it to different record companies. Final mix is expected to take place early next year. If you want to taste it before it's baked, you can listen to the song "Slavocracy" here."
"Samael finished the recording of their new album. A pre-mix of three songs has been done at the end of November, in order to present it to different record companies. Final mix is expected to take place early next year. If you want to taste it before it's baked, you can listen to the song "Slavocracy" here."
| Source: | samael.info |
| Band profile: | Samael |
Megadeth - To Release Live CD & DVD
According to a posting on the Megadeth fan site Rattlehead HQ, Image Entertainment's website has updated to show the front cover of the upcoming live DVD and CD from Megadeth.
Entitled "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires", the disc was filmed at Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 9, 2005, when Megadeth headlined the Pepsi Music Festival on their "Blackmail the Universe Tour". During this show, Dave Mustaine announced that Megadeth would continue and played a one-off rendition of "Coming Home" as well as playing the rarely heard song from "Risk", "I'll Be There".
According to the Image Entertainment web site, the track listing for "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" is as follows:
01. Blackmail the Universe
02. Set the World Afire
03. Wake Up Dead
04. In My Darkest Hour
05. She Wolf
06. Reckoning Day
07. A Tout Le Monde
08. Hangar 18 & Return of Hangar
09. I'll Be There
10. Tornado of Souls
11. Trust
12. Something I'm Not
13. Kick the Chair
14. Coming Home
15. Symphony of Destruction
16. Peace Sells
17. Holy Wars
18. Alternate track of Symphony of Destruction
Songs that were played that night, but appear to not be featured on the DVD, are "Skin O' My Teeth", "The Scorpion", "Die Dead Enough", "Angry Again", "Train Of Consequences", "Of Mice And Men" and "Sweating Bullets".
Three TV-broadcast video clips of MEGADETH's performance in Buenos Aires have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out:
"Symphony of Destruction"
"Coming Home"
"A Tout le Monde"
"That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" is scheduled for release on March 6, 2007.
Entitled "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires", the disc was filmed at Obras Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 9, 2005, when Megadeth headlined the Pepsi Music Festival on their "Blackmail the Universe Tour". During this show, Dave Mustaine announced that Megadeth would continue and played a one-off rendition of "Coming Home" as well as playing the rarely heard song from "Risk", "I'll Be There".
According to the Image Entertainment web site, the track listing for "That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" is as follows:
01. Blackmail the Universe
02. Set the World Afire
03. Wake Up Dead
04. In My Darkest Hour
05. She Wolf
06. Reckoning Day
07. A Tout Le Monde
08. Hangar 18 & Return of Hangar
09. I'll Be There
10. Tornado of Souls
11. Trust
12. Something I'm Not
13. Kick the Chair
14. Coming Home
15. Symphony of Destruction
16. Peace Sells
17. Holy Wars
18. Alternate track of Symphony of Destruction
Songs that were played that night, but appear to not be featured on the DVD, are "Skin O' My Teeth", "The Scorpion", "Die Dead Enough", "Angry Again", "Train Of Consequences", "Of Mice And Men" and "Sweating Bullets".
Three TV-broadcast video clips of MEGADETH's performance in Buenos Aires have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out:
"Symphony of Destruction"
"Coming Home"
"A Tout le Monde"
"That One Night: Live In Buenos Aires" is scheduled for release on March 6, 2007.
| Source: | megadeth.com |
| Band profile: | Megadeth |
Sweden Rock Festival - First Bands Announced
The first bands for Sweden Rock Festival has been released. One of the headline bands is going to be "Heaven & Hell" with Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Vinnie Appice performing Black Sabbath material. Other confirmed bands are:
Motörhead
Kreator
Blind Guardian
Reo Speedwagon
Falconer
Circus Maximus
Thunder
Hardcore Superstar
Axel Rudi Pell
Udo
Gov't Mule
Black Oak Arkansas
Suzi Quatro
Trouble
The Answer
Lion's Share
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Randy Piper's Animal
Tokyo Dragons
Eldritch
A total of aprox. 70 bands are going to play at the festival, set in Blekinge, Sweden. The dates are 6-9 of June.
For more info: http://www.swedenrock.com
Motörhead
Kreator
Blind Guardian
Reo Speedwagon
Falconer
Circus Maximus
Thunder
Hardcore Superstar
Axel Rudi Pell
Udo
Gov't Mule
Black Oak Arkansas
Suzi Quatro
Trouble
The Answer
Lion's Share
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Randy Piper's Animal
Tokyo Dragons
Eldritch
A total of aprox. 70 bands are going to play at the festival, set in Blekinge, Sweden. The dates are 6-9 of June.
For more info: http://www.swedenrock.com
| Source: | swedenrock.com |
| Event: | Sweden Rock Festival |
Michael Kiske - Busy Working On New Releases
The following message has been posted on the official Michael Kiske website:
Acoustic Past/new Guest Appearance/new album:
Acoustic Past:
while preparing his next solo-album, Michael Kiske had the idea to make a full-acoustic album of his Helloween-compositions. All in all around 11 songs will be re-arranged but also one brand new song will find its way on this album. More news follow soon...
New Guest Appearance:
Michael accepted an offer for another guest appearance. Michael took over a guest role singing a duet with the feminine vocalist of the band Indigo Dying for the song 'Breathe In Water'.
New Solo-album:
while collecting new ideas for his upcoming solo-album, Michi developed the feeling for his new songs that are supposed to go in a more mythical direction like 'Do I Remember A Life Or Longing'...Great idea!
Acoustic Past/new Guest Appearance/new album:
Acoustic Past:
while preparing his next solo-album, Michael Kiske had the idea to make a full-acoustic album of his Helloween-compositions. All in all around 11 songs will be re-arranged but also one brand new song will find its way on this album. More news follow soon...
New Guest Appearance:
Michael accepted an offer for another guest appearance. Michael took over a guest role singing a duet with the feminine vocalist of the band Indigo Dying for the song 'Breathe In Water'.
New Solo-album:
while collecting new ideas for his upcoming solo-album, Michi developed the feeling for his new songs that are supposed to go in a more mythical direction like 'Do I Remember A Life Or Longing'...Great idea!
| Source: | michael-kiske.de |
| Band profile: | Helloween |
Bruce Dickinson - Barely Avoids The Aero Grand Prix Plane Crash
The singer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden has a well-known interest in flying. Bruce Dickinson is an experienced pilot and he has flewn fans between different cities in big aircrafts.
At the competition Aero Grand Prix at Malta, the organizers had hired Dickinson to have his name on the posters. His mission was to comment the races when they were in progress in his own two-seated plane. Afterwards he was supposed to "spend some time with the fans", as the organizers have written on the homepage of the competition.
But instead of a spectacular show, Bruce Dickinson had to witness a tradegy when Eddie Goggins and Gabor Vargas collided with their planes. "His plane was just behind, he couldn't have been more than 50 meters away", says Matthew Mirabelli.
Bruce Dickinson wasn't hurt, despite the short distance to the accident.
At the competition Aero Grand Prix at Malta, the organizers had hired Dickinson to have his name on the posters. His mission was to comment the races when they were in progress in his own two-seated plane. Afterwards he was supposed to "spend some time with the fans", as the organizers have written on the homepage of the competition.
But instead of a spectacular show, Bruce Dickinson had to witness a tradegy when Eddie Goggins and Gabor Vargas collided with their planes. "His plane was just behind, he couldn't have been more than 50 meters away", says Matthew Mirabelli.
Bruce Dickinson wasn't hurt, despite the short distance to the accident.
| Source: | aftonbladet.se |
| Band profile: | Iron Maiden |
Blind Guardian - Samples From The New Album
You can now listen to samples from all songs on the new album Blind Guardian album, A Twist In The Myth. The samples can be found on the Nuclear Blast website: http://www.nuclearblast-musicshop.de/album_info.php?album_id=136442
| Source: | blind-guardian.com |
| Band profile: | Blind Guardian |
Savage Circus - Thomas Nack Replaces Thomen Stauch
The band has posted theese following messages on their official website:
Thomen Stauch: July 4th
Dear Savage Circus fans, friends and business partners,
Once again I unfortunately have to surprise you all with really sad news!
Due to ongoing serious private problems in the past months my psychological and physical constitution is completely broken and makes me unable to play the upcoming shows planned for this year! I know you all have been waiting a long time already to see Savage Circus live for the first time and I have been really curious to meet you all again as well, but there is just nothing I can do to change this situation
The doctors are convinced, that a long-term rest along with several psychological and physical treatments for the next months is the only way to make me feel better. After fighting this reality for a longer time I am ready now to take this road. It is the only way to get back on my feet. My entire body is totally power-drained and I am almost unable to concentrate on anything. Furthermore I am suffering from a chronic tonsillitis for almost 10 weeks by now which even with antibiotics is not getting better. According to the docs it seems that all is based on my stressed body and mind, which do not get a recovery if I go on like this. So I will take this advice and will give my body and soul a break to regain my powers and charge up my battery for the upcoming Savage Circus production in 2007.
Please understand that I cannot give you any information about the nature of my private problems since they should stay private. I am not exaggerating in saying, having still some power left in me is already a miracle under this circumstances. I hope you all do understand this serious situation. It breaks my heart to post this message, but I see no alternative.
But there also is some good news: all shows will happen as planned! For good luck Piet could manage to hire Thomas Nack once more for the upcoming gigs, so the shows will happen for sure and with a more than worthy stand-in for me! So don't be sad, friends! Kick ass, as Piet, Thomas, Jens, Emil will do as well! Make every show a big party for me and have fun! This will give me the strength to go through all this. Right now I am not in the position of giving. This time I need you and your support. I know that none of you will let me down and this makes me feel better already.
I truly hope to see you all again soon!
Love and respect,
Thomen
The band: July 4th
Dear fans, friends and partners,
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Thomen Stauch: July 4th
Dear Savage Circus fans, friends and business partners,
Once again I unfortunately have to surprise you all with really sad news!
Due to ongoing serious private problems in the past months my psychological and physical constitution is completely broken and makes me unable to play the upcoming shows planned for this year! I know you all have been waiting a long time already to see Savage Circus live for the first time and I have been really curious to meet you all again as well, but there is just nothing I can do to change this situation
The doctors are convinced, that a long-term rest along with several psychological and physical treatments for the next months is the only way to make me feel better. After fighting this reality for a longer time I am ready now to take this road. It is the only way to get back on my feet. My entire body is totally power-drained and I am almost unable to concentrate on anything. Furthermore I am suffering from a chronic tonsillitis for almost 10 weeks by now which even with antibiotics is not getting better. According to the docs it seems that all is based on my stressed body and mind, which do not get a recovery if I go on like this. So I will take this advice and will give my body and soul a break to regain my powers and charge up my battery for the upcoming Savage Circus production in 2007.
Please understand that I cannot give you any information about the nature of my private problems since they should stay private. I am not exaggerating in saying, having still some power left in me is already a miracle under this circumstances. I hope you all do understand this serious situation. It breaks my heart to post this message, but I see no alternative.
But there also is some good news: all shows will happen as planned! For good luck Piet could manage to hire Thomas Nack once more for the upcoming gigs, so the shows will happen for sure and with a more than worthy stand-in for me! So don't be sad, friends! Kick ass, as Piet, Thomas, Jens, Emil will do as well! Make every show a big party for me and have fun! This will give me the strength to go through all this. Right now I am not in the position of giving. This time I need you and your support. I know that none of you will let me down and this makes me feel better already.
I truly hope to see you all again soon!
Love and respect,
Thomen
The band: July 4th
Dear fans, friends and partners,
Read more ››
| Source: | savage-circus.com |
| Band profile: | Savage Circus |