Frontiers Records announces
the release of CRAZY LIXX second album “New Religion” on March 19th in
Europe and April 6th in the UK
January 2010 – Crazy Lixx, one of the most exciting bands to come out of the
Sleaze-Rock movement renaissance in Sweden, together with Crashdïet, Hardcore
Superstar, Babylon Bombs and Vains of Jenna, are back with the release of the
brand new album entitled New Religion.
Crazy Lixx was formed in 2002 in Malmö, Sweden. The core line-up up until the
first album consisted of vocalist Danny Rexon (also known as Dirtchild Danny
or D.C. Danny), guitarist Vic Zino, drummer Joél Cirera and bass player Loke
Rivano. The current line-up features guitarist Andy Dawson in Vic Zino's place
after the latter joined Hardcore Superstar.
Crazy Lixx debuted with Loud Minority in November 2007, an album that
notwithstanding an underground release, received a great acclaim from the
media and fans, reaching position #2 in the national Swedish Hard Rock chart.
The band spent all of 2008 and parts of 2009 touring like hell all over Europe
and writing material for the new album, working hard to define their own music
style which, even though was often compared to the likes of Def Leppard, KISS,
Warrant and Skid Row, it has now matured and evolved in a personal and
ultra-melodic interpretation of the Sleaze-Arena Hard Rock style.
The final result is New Religion, the new album which includes a dozen Hard
Rock gems (out of over the double amount of songs written) recorded at Polar
Studios in Stockholm, along with producer Chris Laney (Europe, Crashdïet,
Candlemass).
We set out with one goal, and that was to beat the living s**t out of Loud
Minority with these new songs, and if you ask me, we've beaten it black and
blue. I can't wait to get these new songs played live, states singer Danny
Rexon.
And thanks to killer anthems like My Medicine and such cuts as The Witching
Hour, Children of the Cross, Rock and a Hard Place and 21 'til I Die (just to
name a few), the guys can consider their mission accomplished and look at 2010
as a key year to break their talent on to the international markets!
New Religion includes the following tracks: Rock
and a Hard Place; My
Medicine; 21 'Til I
Die; Blame
it on Love; Road
to Babylon; Children of
the Cross; The Witching Hour; Lock up Your Daughter; She's Mine; What of Our
Love; Desert Bloom; Voodoo Woman.
CRAZY LIXX are:
Danny Rexon, vocals
Andy Dawson, guitars
Joél Cirera, drums
Loke Rivano, bass
27th January 2010
AOR HEAVEN
- the releases in March 2010 :::
::: FM - Metropolis :::
The
mighty FM return with a new album in classic FM style! 12 years after
their split in 1995, at Nottingham Rock City on 27th October 2007, after
considering (and declining) multiple previous approaches from the
organisers of a melodic hard rock all-dayer called the Firefest, Merv,
Steve, Pete, Andy and Jem finally played together again in public for
the first time.
With
stage two of the group’s career about to begin, they were disappointed
to accept the resignation of Andy Barnett. However, with an exciting new
guitarist on board these plans are now firmly back on target. Brought
into the band at Steve Overland’s suggestion, Jim Kirkpatrick was
already a huge fan of FM so it was an honor to accept the chance of
joining a group whose records he loved. Kirkpatrick was blooded at a
low-key gig at Wigan’s Winstanley College in March 2009. All too aware
of the way others have fallen at the same hurdle, FM have taken their
time in completing a comeback disc, ‘Metropolis’, which drops in
March 2010
Line-Up:
Steve Overland (vocals, guitars), Merv Goldsworthy (bass), Pete Jupp (Drums),
Jem Davis (Keyboards), Jim Kirkpatrick (Guitars)
Track
list: 01.WILDSIDE, 02.HOLLOW,
03.FLAMINGO RD, 04.UNBREAKABLE, 05.DAYS GONE BY, 06.METROPOLIS, 07.OVER
YOU, 08.DON'T NEED NOTHIN', 09.BRING BACK YESTERDAY, 10.I AIN'T THE ONE,
11.EXTRA MILE, 12.WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN, 13.THE FIGHT GOES ON
SERPENTINE
was originally founded around award winning keyboard maestro, driving force and
songwriter Gareth David Noon; lion-maned guitarist Christopher Gould and bassist
Gareth Van Stone. Drawing their name from the mythical creatures and legends
whose lore was passed down through the ages, their quest was to acquaint their
peers with a genre of music that still resonates down the decades.The trio spent
a lot of their time in the studio, working constantly to develop their songs
into demos that would showcase the band’s true talent.
It
was while making these demo’s that the band decided to complement the group
with the experienced American vocalist Greg Flores, whose work they had heard
via his previous band - the highly rated Kamera. Three short months later the
fledgling recordings piqued the interest of Producer Chris Steinmetz whose
credentials include Survivor, White Lion, Styx and Honeymoon Suite to name but a
few.The initial results gained the band a great deal of interest,
Ultimately
however working with a singer based in the US proved difficult and the quest for
a new vocalist began. Enter the legendary Tony Mills of SHY and TNT fame .
Last
Summer the group, having recruited the last pieces of the jigsaw in the shape of
the prodigiously talented guitarist/vocalist John Clews and a drummer who can
only be described as Keith Moon’s lost love-child - Charlie Skeggs, de-camped
to M2 Studios in Wolverhampton. There under the guiding hand of Producer Mark V
Stuart ( whose work with Magnum is well known ) together with whizz-kid Sheena
Sear they produced a record that in October 2009 got the band signed to a
worldwide deal with the German based AOR Heaven label.
Line-Up:
Vocals - Tony Mills, Guitars - Christopher Gould, Guitars- John Clews, Keyboards
- Gareth David Noon, Bass - Gareth Vanstone, Drums -
Roy Millward
Tracklist:
1. A Touch Of Heaven, 2. Whatever Heartache, 3. Lonely Nights, 4. For
The Love Of It All, 5. Let Love Rain Down, 6. In My Blood, 7. Fashion,
8. We Belong, 9. Love Suicide, 10. Unbreak My Heart
Charly Sahona
is best known as the guitarist in the modern French progressive metal
band Venturia. Late 2008 saw Charly begin work on what has become his
debut solo album entitled “Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos” set
for release on February 19th 2010 on Lion Music. This 8 track release is
built around heavy riffs, catchy vocal lines and crazy solos.
Comparisons can be made if one was to fuse Dream Theater with Muse and
30 Seconds To Mars. This album offers a fresh sound, modern and direct,
heavy and begs to be heard.
“Naked Thoughts From A Silent
Chaos” sees Charly Sahona not only perform all guitar and keyboard duties but
also step up to the microphone for the first time. The rest of the trio of
musicians are Venturia band mates Diego Rapacchietti (Drums) and Thomas James-Potrel
(Bass) who have created an ultra powerful power trio format. This 8 song
collection sees Charly Sahona show again his abilities as a talented
multi-instrumentalist and as a songwriter as well.
Lyrically, “Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos” is an introspection on the
different reasons that pushes an artist to do everything in life to transcend
their emotions, passions, fears, neurosis, libido and more into their art. It
asks the questions of what pushes an artist to continue his unending quest of
perfection. Sahona states, “It's a kind of psychoanalysis. My main influences
come from the things I experienced in my personal life during the last 2 years:
All the energy, the money, the time you give and spend into music at the expense
of the loss of many different beautiful things you could have lived”.
The song writing for the album commenced after the release of the Venturia
"Hybrid" album in 2008. The recording began in Switzerland in May 2009
with final mixing taking place in September 2009." More recently a video
for “Relieved” has been released and made available on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNTTSQUOwnE)
and other media platforms with positive feedback.
"Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos” delivers an exceptionally high
quality with immense crossover appeal.
TRACK LISTING
1. Relieved.
2. Raise the Shadow.
3. Away From Our Sins.
4. Forgotten Past.
5. River of Lies.
6. Living In A Dream Is Not Right.
7. It Will Fly Away.
8. All That Can't Be Said.
MUSICIANS
Charly Sahona: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Diego Rapacchietti: Drums
Thomas James-Potrel: Bass
ALBUM CREDITS
Produced by Charly Sahona.
Recorded by Carryl Montini at Artsonik Studios, Delémont, Switzerland.
Mixed by Fabien Paraillac at I-Real Studio, Lecques, France.
Mastered by Carryl Montini .
Art Direction, Design, Photography by Perrine Perez-Fuentes .
Additional picture by Stephane Rodriguez Delavega.
Progressive
rock band MASTERMIND is back with their first full length album of
original music in almost a decade.
Since their formation in New Jersey by brothers Bill and Rich Berends in
1986 the band have become synonymous with delivering original sounding
progressive rock with diverse arrangements and room for a healthy dose
of experimentation. Once again the instrumentation is strong, Bill
Berends guitar transcends numerous genres and combines with the keyboard
interplay of Jens Johansson for a musically interesting package.
“Insomnia” is the band’s
seventh album and marks the album debut of vocalist Tracy McShane. The tracks
have been built around McShane’s powerful vocals and focus more on songs as
opposed to over the top instrumental play of previous releases. As a result
“Insomnia” is arguably the most accessible Mastermind album to date - yet a
progression over the bands career can be heard continuing on “Insomnia”
along with the elements considered to be Mastermind trademarks.
Bill Berends comments, “I don't want to keep writing the same symphony over
& over again, so this seventh effort features a different approach and a
different diva than the previous work. Basically we want to try new things
stylistically and make a good album that would reach beyond the boundaries of
progressive rock in the traditional sense. We started to move in that direction
with "Angels", so "Insomnia" is something of an extension of
that thinking. People tend to judge you on your last work, but what they don't
seem to realize is trying something new doesn't negate our entire history, it
just adds to it. We released two tracks from "Insomnia" on our own as
the "Broken" EP single in 2005 and they were extremely well received,
but it took some time to find a label that could see the potential since we
don't sound like everyone else. We had several offers, but nothing I thought
would really be to our benefit until we connected with Lion Music.”< br>
Lyrically the album focuses on observations and reflections from everyday life
experiences that might drive one to sleeplessness. Bill Berends continues, “I
lost a lot of sleep during the time spent making this album. The title came
about after the recording was well under way, it just seemed appropriate.
However, in another sense it is definitely a complete work that is best
appreciated by listening to the entire album straight through. Certainly you can
pick out individual songs to feature, and they do stand on their own, but I
don't think you will "get it" until you hear the whole album in its
entirety. In that respect it is a very big work, and perhaps that might be the
'progressive' element to it”.
Mastermind are a band happy to follow their own sound and have built a worldwide
fan base which appreciates this outlook.
TRACKLISTING
01. Desire (5:33)
02. Break Me Down (3:29)
03. One More Night (5:23)
04. Meltdown (4:13)
05. Piggy World (4:42)
06. No Answer (4:08)
07. Broken (4:22)
08. Night Flier (3:49)
09. Nietzsche (5:23)
10. Last Cigarette (9:16).
MUSICIANS
Bill Berends: Guitars, Synth, Bass, Vocals.
Rich Berends: Drums
Tracy McShane: Lead vocal.
Jens Johansson: Keyboard & Piano.
GUEST MUSICIANS
Chris Eike (ex-Handfarm): Bass
Greg Hagen: Bass
CREDITS
Produced by Bill Berends and Rich Berends.
All music & lyrics written by Bill Berends.
No Answer lyrics by Tracy McShane & Bill Berends.
Art direction & design by Bill Berends.
Digital images by Arthur Dorety, Avalon's Reach.
Photos by David Olah & Anthony Thompson.
Recorded, mixed & mastered at Lakeside Recording, NJ.
FATES WARNING Deluxe reissue
of ‘Parallels’ is coming!
In March Metal Blade Records will release a 3-disc special deluxe edition of
Parallels, the classic 1991 album from the progressive metal gods FATES WARNING.
In addition to remastered audio, there will be a second audio disc of live and
demo material. The package will also include a DVD with nearly three hours of
material, including a complete live show from the 1992 Parallels tour and a
documentary on the making of Parallels which includes live, studio, and current
day interview footage with all the band members, Terry Brown (producer) and
Brian Slagel (CEO of Metal Blade Records).
’Parallels’ special deluxe edition tracklisting:
CD 1 - "Parallels" 01. Leave The Past Behind
02. Life In Still Water
03. Eye To Eye
04. The Eleventh Hour
05. Point Of View
06. We Only Say Goodbye
07. Don't Follow Me
08. The Road Goes On Forever
CD 2 – ‘Parallels’ Live In Hollywood, California on January 23,
1992 01. Leave The Past Behind (live)
02. Don't Follow Me (live)
03. Eleventh Hour (live)
04. Point Of View (live)
05. Eye To Eye (live)
06. Nothing Left To Say (live)
07. Quietus (live)
08. Through Different Eyes (live)
09. Leave The Past Behind (demo)
10. Eye To Eye (demo)
11. Eleventh Hour (demo)
12. Point Of View (demo)
13. Don't Follow Me (demo)
DVD * Filmed live in concert in New Haven, Connecticut on February 13, 1992
* Features current interviews with all band members as well as acclaimed
producer Terry Brown and Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel
* Rare and exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the
1992 U.S. tour
The deluxe special edition of Parallels will be released the
12th / 15th of March 2010 via Metal Blade Records in Europe!
To coincide with this release, the Parallels lineup of FATES
WARNING — Ray Alder (vocals), Jim Matheos (guitar), Frank Aresti (guitar),
Joe DiBiase (bass), and Mark Zonder (drums) — is planning to play a few
reunion shows. At this time, the only confirmed dates are as follows:
FATES WARNING 26/03/10 – GR - Thessaloniki
27/03/10 – GR - Athens
27th January 2010
Metal Blade Records signs
symphonic gothic metal band DIABULUS IN MUSICA!
Metal Blade Records has inked
a deal with the outstanding Spanish newcomer DIABULUS IN MUSICA!
DIABULUS IN MUSICA is a female fronted Spanish metal band that started in
2006 and can be defined as symphonic metal with gothic elements, although their
influences are quite diverse. The members of DIM are experienced young musicians
who decided to leave other projects and commit themselves to this new band.
All of the members of DIM know each other from the local metal scene in
Pamplona and wanted to work hard to create a different and serious project that
could give expression to all their ideas. A goal they definitely accomplished
with their upcoming debut album Secrets!
Comments DIABULUS IN MUSICA on the signing with Metal Blade: “We all feel
really excited about the fact we got signed by Metal Blade! Being part of a
label made up of true and open-minded metal-lovers makes us feel wrapped and
even more motivated. We are aware of the fact that it´s not easy to find a
proper label nowadays and when our manager Phil (http://www.2wild4.com/)
told us that Metal Blade was interested we felt honored and happy they believe
in our music. We are sure that all our common expectations will be fulfilled. We
have plenty of ideas for future albums and it’s great to know that we can
continue making good music and have a strong label behind us pushing the band
worldwide to a new level! We can´t wait to get the album out and to start
touring!”
”Symphonic metal with gothic elements is nothing you would expect from
Metal Blade, would you? But then we always have our eyes and ears open and in
the end it´s the quality that matters, not the style. DIABULUS IN MUSICA
deliver the sort of quality everyone is looking for! Their songs are simply the
best we have heard in this genre for years, they have a fantastic style and a
great concept. It makes us happy giving this extremely talented band the chance
to present themselves worldwide!” Andreas Reissnauer / Metal Blade Europe
DIABULUS IN MUSICA is:
Zuberoa Aznárez - Vocals
Adrián M. Vallejo - Guitars and Screams
Gorka Elso - Keyboards and Grunts
Xabi Jareño - Drums
Alex Sanz - Bass guitar
27th January 2010
DEW-SCENTED sign with Metal
Blade Records in Europe! Entering studio in February!
German Thrash Metallers DEW-SCENTED have signed a European deal with Metal Blade
Records for the release of their upcoming, still untitled new studio album.
The band comments the signing as follows: "We are happy to finally be
able to announce that we have just signed a new deal with Metal Blade for
Europe! We have known the European staff at Metal Blade for many years already
and considering the label’s massive history in Metal as well as the fact that
their current repertoire includes several cool bands that we have toured with
throughout the years like Amon Amarth, Cannibal Corpse or God Dethroned, we look
forward to this new co-operation and are excited about the release of our next
album, which we will be recorded in the coming weeks.“
Andreas Reissnauer of Metal Blade Europe adds: “DEW-SCENTED is a driving
force in European Thrash Metal. A band that delivered excellent records through
the years and that is always giving 110 % on stage. Being fans and friends of
the band since day one we are excited to finally be able to work with
DEW-SCENTED in the future. The best is yet to come!”
DEW-SCENTED are entering Soundlodge Studios in Northern Germany in
February with producer Jörg Uken (God Dethroned, Sinister, etc.), who has
previously engineered the band’s latest album Incinerate in 2007, to record
their long-awaited new studio album. A release date is planned for May 2010.
DEW-SCENTED are:
Leif Jensen - Vocals
Michael Borchers - Lead Guitars
Alexander Pahl - Bass
Martin Walczak - Rhythm Guitars
Marc-Andree Dieken – Drums
27th January 2010
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED
stream full album and debut video for ‘Ghost Town' on Noisecreep.com!
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED is about to release their highly anticipated debut
album on Metal Blade Records and you have NOW the chance to stream the album in
it´s entirety a week prior release! Click HERE www.noisecreep.com
to reach Noisecreep.com who will host the stream from now on throughout
February, 1st. Be sure to head over and check it out!
Richard Christy comments; “Well, the time is now here and I'm so psyched
for the fans to be able to finally hear the full album! I'm so proud of the
metal that Tim, Steve, Jason and I have made and I know that our passion
definitely shines through in the music! We had so much fun making this album and
now it's time for all of you fellow Metalheads to have fun listening to it!
Cheers!”
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED have also completed their first ever music
video for the single, Ghost Town! The video is now also up on www.noisecreep.comso
go and check it out!
All of the lyrics on the album were written by Richard Christy and Ghost Town in
particular is a dark description of a near abandoned and "creepy" town
that Richard grew up near in northeastern Oklahoma.
Richard comments further on the video; "I'm really psyched for
everyone to see the Ghost Town video! The director Mike Schiff worked so hard
filming and editing the video and it definitely shows! The video looks amazing
and I'm really proud to present it to the fans! It's a perfect companion piece
to a song that I'm also extremely proud of!"
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED was produced by Jason Suecof and recorded at
his Orlando, FL based studio, Audiohammer Studios, and boasts an all-star lineup
consisting of some of metal's most talented musicians. Richard Christy, former
drummer for Death and Iced Earth, comedian, and radio personality on the
legendary Howard Stern Show on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, on drums. Famed
producer Jason Suecof who has produced and/or mixed some of the most prominent
albums from metal's leading bands, including: Trivium, All That Remains, The
Black Dahlia Murder, Chimaira, DevilDriver and many, many more, on guitars. Tim
"Ripper" Owens, who fronted heavy metal legends Judas Priest from 1996
to 2002, performed alongside Richard in Iced Earth from 2003 to 2004, and
currently performs with Beyond Fear and Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, on
vocals. And one of metal's most heralded bassists, Steve Digiorgio, who played
alongside Richard in the bands Control Denied and Iced Earth, and has also
performed with Death, Autopsy, Testament, Vintersorg, and is a founding member
of technical thrash pioneers Sadus.
CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED´s self-titled debut album will be released
February, 1st in the UK and will be available as a Digipack including a free
bonus-DVD for the price of a regular CD!
BRAIN DRILL complete work on
new album ‘Quantum Catastrophe’!
BRAIN DRILL has completed work on their follow up to 2008's tech death
masterpiece, Apocalyptic Feasting. The band will again take fans on a
mind-melting voyage through the boundaries of exactly how incredibly technical
death metal can be. Quantum Catastrophe continues to push the band to their
physical limits while somehow still exhibiting their trademark and infectious
hook-laden riffs.
Guitarist Dylan Ruskin adds some insight into the musical process; “The
album was definitely a huge accomplishment in the chronicling of the drill. The
musical dynamics and skill level of everyone in the band have improved much more
than the previous album. The songs are more technical and musically diverse but
are also well balanced and catchy, including several bass breaks by Ivan Munguia
and two songs written and recorded on guitar by him, entitled Awaiting Eminent
Destruction and Mercy To None. Stay tuned for more.”
Quantum Catastrophe again features cover art by Par Olofsson (www.parolofsson.se).
The over the top cover art (which will be released shortly) perfectly
complements the nearly unbelievable musicianship present on the record. Fans can
get a taste of what the new material is like, as well as new drummer Ron Casey,
on a recently uploaded youtube video. In the video, Dylan and Ron play the new
track, Monumental Failure. Check it out HERE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTJ7cdgM0g>
.
Vocalist Steve Rathjen explains the concept behind Quantum Catastrophe;
“Universal decimation (black holes, galactic cosmic radiation), pandemic
disease and zombie re-awakenings - mankind is entering an age of mass
speculation as foreseen by numerous ancient cultures. Space to all humanity
still primarily remains a mystery even in our days of immense technological
advancements. We know this void is filled with infinite extremities which could
occur at any instant; easily decimating all habitations. We also know our planet
has fulfilled these mass extinctions time and again centuries in the past. The
question which remains, are we due for another apocalyptic transition?”
BRAIN DRILL is:
Dylan Ruskin - guitar
Steve Rathjen - vocals
Ivan Munguia - bass
Ron Casey - drums
ARMORED SAINT posts first
single and artwork for new album, “La Raza”!
ARMORED SAINT has unveiled the cover art and the first single from their first
new album since 2001, La Raza! The album's foundation was laid back in 2008 when
Joey Vera and John Bush began writing new material for what would become La Raza
and the album was completed in December at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA.
The album was produced by bassist Joey Vera, and engineered by Bryan Carlstrom
and his assistant John Nuss. Recording was mostly done with analog equipment and
the final album mix was delivered on 1 inch tape. This gives La Raza the most
organic sound as possible. Fans can finally hear the first single, Left Hook
From Right Field! Click HERE http://www.myspace.com/metalbladeeurope
to check it out!
To complete the package, the band employed photographer Stephanie Cabral
and Metal Blade's own Brian Ames. Joey Vera comments further, “Metal Blade is
doing a really cool digi pack package for us. We felt like the city of Los
Angeles is such a big part of our fabric that we wanted to use that in the
design of the artwork. So with the help of our good friend and photographer
Stephanie Cabral and Brian Ames from the Metal Blade art department, we came up
with a really cool package that represents our band and the music on this
record. We also wanted to incorporate a “green” action by leaving out the
plastic CD tray and using recycled paper. The result is a classy and poignant
package.”
La Raza will be available in the UK on March, 15th!
La Raza track listing:
1. Loose Cannon
2. Head On
3. Left Hook from Right Field
4. Get Off the Fence
5. Chilled
6. La Raza
7. Black Feet
8. Little Monkey
9. Blues
10. Bandit Country
27th January 2010
ANIMA post first song of
upcoming new album ‘Enter The Killzone’!
Germany´s most moshing Deathcore assembly ANIMA has uploaded the first
song of their upcoming new album Enter The Killzone!
Enter The Killzone was recorded, mixed and mastered by Sebastian Reichl in
the Slaughter´s Palace studios.
Comments the band: “From the beginning every member of the band knew
that the outcome should be different this time, totally different! After one
year of hard work twelve songs were ready, outshining everything on „The Daily
Grind“. These songs will lift ANIMA to a new level!”
Track listing ‘Enter The Killzone’:
1. Intro
2. Incarceration
3. Loner´s Reflection
4. Cu(n)t & Twist
5. The Man Eater
6. Carnage Provoked
7. Black Night
8. The Omnipotent Torture King
9. Welcome To Our Killzone
10. Necromantica
11. I Am Sick I Want To Kill
12. XXXIII
Enter The Killzone will be released the 1st of March via Metal Blade
Records in the UK!
27th January 2010
THE RED CHORD and THOSE WHO
LIE BENEATH touring Europe in April and May with ROTTEN SOUND and ABORTED!
Be forewarned! One of the most brutal tours ever is coming to Europe in April
burning your hometowns to the ground! Metal Blade recording artists THE RED
CHORD will be co-headlining the trek together with Finnish Grind machine ROTTEN
SOUND and Belgian kings of brutality ABORTED. Opening band for this massive
assault is THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH who will release their debut album An Awakening
on the 12th of April 2010 via Metal Blade Records in the UK!
TERRORIZER TOUR-TURE
3-bands co-headline tour
(the bands will rotate every night)
THE RED CHORD
+ ABORTED
+ ROTTEN SOUND
+ THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH (opening act)
presented by Terrorizer
18/04/10 – UK - London - Underworld
19/04/10 – UK - Birmingham - O2 Academy 3
20/04/10 - UK - Newcastle upon Tyne - O2 Academy 2
21/04/10 - UK - Leeds - Rios
22/04/10 - UK - Plymouth - White Rabbit
26th January 2010
CINDERELLA
Management Confirms 2010 Tour
CINDERELLA manager Tim Heyne has
posted the following update at the band's website:
"It is with great excitement that Cinderella announces the band's return
to the concert road in 2010!!! The band has been in heavy rehearsal the past
two months and has never sounded better... or Tom Keifer's voice stronger!
Look for dates, and a tour, to be announced very, very shortly!" - Tim
Heyne, Cinderella Management
Cinderella have been confirmed for the 2010 edition of the M3 Rock Festival,
being held on Saturday, June 19th in Columbia, Maryland at the Merriweather
Post Pavilion (10475 Little Patuxent Parkway).
Other acts on the bill include SCORPIONS, L.A. GUNS, DANGER DANGER, NELSON,
DIZZY REED, TESLA, JACKYL, DIRTY LOOKS, WINGER, BRITNY FOX, SEBASTIAN BACH,
BANG TANGO, TRIXTER, JETBOY, WARRANT, KIX and VINCE NEIL
Metal
Blade Records signs DAWN OF ASHES; prepares to unleash full-length album
‘Genocide Chapters'!
DAWN
OF ASHES teams up with special FX group ADI (Amalgamated Dynamics Inc) for
outfit and mask designs!
Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce it has inked a deal with the Los
Angeles horror inspired black/death metal band DAWN OF ASHES. DAWN OF ASHES is a
band whose passion for intense and macabre imagery, music, and live performances
will soon be seen by the metal masses when Genocide Chapters is unleashed in
late spring/summer 2010. The band is currently gearing up to enter the studio to
record their Metal Blade debut with producer Fred Archambault, known for his
work with Avenged Sevenfold, Death By Stereo, Eighteen Visions, and many more.
Handling the cover art for Genocide Chapters is Machine-Room
(My Dying Bride).
DAWN OF ASHES has enlisted the help of acclaimed special FX group ADI
(Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.) to discuss plans for the new DOA outfits and mask
designs. ADI is the special effects company that created the creatures and
special effects for movies like: Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator
1 and Requiem, Star Ship Troopers, Tremors and other films. This was amazing
news for the band and should make DOA's theatrical look even more interesting
and grotesque.
"We are very honored to become a part of such a legendary Metal label. We
cannot wait to see what this will do for the progression of the band's career.
This is a new level for DAWN OF ASHES and we are very excited to become part of
the Metal Blade family" comments DAWN OF ASHES.
“DAWN OF ASHES = DOA, BRUTAL, HORRIFIC, HYPNOTIC, VICIOUS Heavy Metal that is
the soundtrack for the Apocalypse. With Tim Smith of Blood Company managing and
Fred Archambault handling the recording duties, Metal Blade is ecstatic to be
part of this team” comments Metal Blade's Michael Faley.
BIO:
Every nightmare is painted by a vision that is so terrifying and disturbing that
only the imagination of pure violence can give a new form to eternal damnation.
DAWN OF ASHES gave meaning to this in the year of 2001 by Kristof Bathory, the
mastermind behind the sounds and visions of horror, hatred, and suffering. The
name was created to reflect upon the birth of death and failure.
In 2005, DOA independently released their first demo entitled ‘Sacred Fever'.
This release caught the eyes and ears of the German label NoiTekk and shortly
after DOA were asked to sign to the label. A few months later, the U.S. label
COP International, as well as Russian label Gravitor, took notice to DOA and
asked them to join their rosters them as well.
In September of 2006, their debut album entitled ‘In the Acts of Violence' was
unleashed upon the world. The brutal debut captivated the dark hearts and minds
of many. It was at this point that DOA began to grow a significant fan base,
which set the band on its path to success.
In October of 2007, DOA released their second full length album entitled ‘The
Crypt Injection'. The album displayed much growth and transformation in DOA's
dark sound and substance. Along with the studio album, DOA also created a music
video for their song "Torture Device", which set much anticipation for
the album's long awaited release. ‘The Crypt Injection' aided in DOA gathering
more fans, publicity, and attention from the masses.
Since DOA was formed, the band has made transitions in line-ups and sound to
create their ideal artistic outlet. DOA did so by adding additional members and
placing the element of live guitars and drums into the music, taking the group
from the Industrial scene into the Metal scene. With DOA's new, solid line-up,
the next installment from DOA will summon new sights and sounds among the world
with a Black/Melodic Death Metal sound. It is now time for DAWN OF ASHES to
enhance the brutality, so be prepared for more to come as the ashes will never
rest upon the weak; the evil within this group will never die!
DAWN OF ASHES is:
Kristof Bathory (Horrid screams / Keyboards)
Volkar Kael (Guitar)
Othuum (Bass guitar)
Bahemoth (Keyboards)
Orias (Drums)
26th January 2010
KAMELOT
Documenting Upcoming European Tour For DVD Release
KAMELOT have issued the following
update:
"Kamelot has enlisted renowned photographer Francisco Serralvo to
chronicle the upcoming European Tour that kicks off March 25th 2010 in
Charleroi, Belgium and runs throughout Western Europe until April 17th.
Kamelot begins a long touring period in support of their upcoming release. The
footage will be part of a future DVD release, Kamelot's first live DVD since
the critically acclaimed One Cold Winter's Night. Francisco will be shooting
live footage, photos, behind the scenes and lots of fan interactive during the
new tour. For more information on his work here
Kamelot's European tour schedule is as follows:
March
25 - Charleroi, Belgium - Le Coliseum *
26 - Tilburg, Holland - O13 *
27 - Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso *
28 - London, UK - Koko *
31 - Paris, France- Elysée Montmartre *
April
1 - Pratteln, Switzerland- Z7 Kulturfabrik *
2 - Montpellier, France - Rockstore *
3 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra *
4 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera *
7 - Dortmund, Germany - FZW *
8 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall *
9 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle *
10 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgårn **
11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tyrol **
13 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi ***
14 - Tampere, Finland - Pakkahuone ***
16 - Oslo - Norway - Sentrum Scene ***
17 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene ***
* guests Adagio
** guests All Ends
*** guests Amaranthe
26th January 2010
EDGUY will support the SCORPIONS
as special guest on their upcoming tour of Germany.
Frontman Tobias Sammet comments:
“It is a real big honour for us to have been invited by the biggest German
Rockband ever to be the special guest on their German tour. The SCORPIONS have
paved the way for all German bands, no matter if some bands want to admit it
or not. They were the first band to break into all international markets with
a bang and they underlined their larger-than-life status with countless great
albums, mega hits and amazing shows. I will always remember a common show we
played in Bulgaria when I was watching their entire set from the side of the
stage and how impressed I was by their energy and enthusiasm for playing. I
was honoured and impressed by Klaus’ vocal performance when he recorded some
guest vocals for my forthcoming AVANTASIA album. He is one of the best and
most unique Rock singers the world will ever see. From a fan’s point of view
it fills us with sadness to know that this will be the last chance for us to
share the stage but as a band we feel honoured and we are looking forward to
celebrating with them on their farewell tour and share the stage one last
time. And as a fan I am especially looking forward to be able to see their
show from the side of the stage every night. See you all on tour!”
07. May - Leipzig, Arena (GER)
08. May – München, Olympiahalle (GER)
12. May – Frankfurt, Festhalle (GER)
14. May – Stuttgart, Schleyerhalle (GER)
29. May – Berlin, O2 World (GER)
30. May – Zwickau, Stadthalle (GER)
01. June – Hannover, TUI-Arena (GER)
26th January 2010
*COMING SOON*- "Crazy" The 2nd promo video from 2009's hit album
'Babylon' which reached No.15 in the UK Rock Charts and also highly throughout
the rest of Europe! The band are currently recording the new clip for
completion before the start of the US tour
26th January 2010
AC/DC for Download
C/DC will headline the Download
Festival this summer, it has been announced.
The rock veterans are amongst the first raft of acts confirmed for the 2010 rock
event, which takes place at Donington Park.
Motorhead, Megadeath, Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Bullet For My Valentine,
Stone Temple Pilots and Wolfmother will also appear.
The 8th annual Download marks the 30th anniversary of Donington Park hosting
rock events and takes place on June 11-13.
Tickets go on-sale this Friday, January 29.
26th January 2010
TRANS-SIBERIAN
ORCHESTRA - Beethoven's Last Night Tour Dates Announced
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA has
announced their Beethoven's Last Night Tour 2010. Experience the Beethoven's
Last Night album in its entirety - as well as new material from TSO's latest
release, Night Castle. Witness TSO in an intimate theatre setting debuting
songs that have never been performed live.
All tickets are being made available exclusively to members of TSO's fan club,
Trans-SiberianExpress.com,
and may not be available to the general public. If you want to purchase
tickets for this show, you must either already be a member or sign up for
Trans-SiberianExpress.com by February 1st. Dates are as follows:
March
25 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
26 - Akron, OH - EJ Thomas Perf. Arts Hall - Univ. of Akron
27 - Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center Palace Theater
28 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
31 - Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center
April
1 - Boston, MA - The Wang Center for the Performing Arts
2 - Hartford, CT - The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
3 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
4 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
5 - Erie, PA - Warner Theater
7 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
8 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
9 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
10 - Albany, NY - Palace Theater
11 - Washington DC - Warner Theater
13 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
15 - Buffalo, NY - Shea's Performing Center
16 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
17 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
18 - St Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Performance Hall
21 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Opera House
22 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater
23 - Des Moines, IA - Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
24 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theater
25 - Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Music Hall
27 - Oklahoma City, OK - Civic Center Music Hall
28 - Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum
30 - San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
May
1 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
2 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
25th January 2010
Frontiers Records to release
TREAT brand new reunion album "Coup De Grace" on March 19th in Europe
and April 6th in the USA.
January 2010 - Twenty-five years after the release of their sensational debut
album "Scratch and Bite" and eighteen year since their last
self-titled studio album saw the light of day, Swedish melodic rock legends
Treat are out to get you on the run again!
"Coup de Grace" is the album that every melodic rock fan hoped for but
never dared to dream of: a classic rock masterpiece with thunderous guitars,
powerful yet seductive melodies and hook-laden songs, all wrapped up in a
production that combines the best of "now" and "then".
It´s been twenty-five years in the making, says guitarist and main songwriter
Anders Wikström. Since day one I knew we had this album in us. The ideas were
there. The vision. But it took us this long to find the right tools to make it
all come true. It took five albums, millions of miles on the road, a thirteen
year long break and a whole new perspective on life to get it right. In
hindsight it now seems that everything we´ve done since we formed the band has
been pointing in one direction. Of course we didn´t know it back then, but this
is what we aimed for all along, says Anders.
So here we are, in 2010 Treat is releasing their sixth album, not counting the
best of "Weapons of Choice", released when the band reformed in 2006.
"Coup de Grace" is a collection of songs that is so much more than
just kick-ass-sing-along-rock´n´roll-songs. They are more a sort of mini
autobiographies from five grown men reflecting on life. Back then, in the 80´s,
it was rock´n´roll twenty-four-seven: big guitars, big choruses, big
hair, babes and booze.
This album is a statement of who we are today, explains Anders Wikström. We're
older. yeah, perhaps even wiser. We look at our lives and the world around us in
a different way. I wanted to reflect that in our lyrics. I mean, we're all
fathers and we raise our kids in a world that's in a turmoil. There's a lot of
pressures, fears and tough expectations. The rat race is spinning out of
control, but everybody expect you to be happy. The big guitars are still there
and became even bigger. The big choruses. The big sound. The hair. yeah, well,
you know: they're in the mid forties. Booze? Nah. Babes? Yeah. Their wives and
girlfriends. The mothers of their kids. But there's as new "big" in
the Treat equation: the courage to let their fears, worries and views on both
politics and the modern life that wears us all down reflect in the lyrics. It
was the natural thing to do. I mean, life is so much more than rock´n´roll all
night and party every day, says Wikström.
But make no mistakes: Treat is a rock´n´roll brigade. A force of nature. Today
even stronger and more powerful than ever. From the opening somewhat haunting
prelude, that sets the tone of the album, the right-in-your face rock´n´roll
grenade The war is over, the soul searching Paper tiger to the trademark power
ballad A life to die for and Roar, where the band manages to make an epic
with a hit feeling, Treat is telling all the world that they're back. Bigger,
better and bolder.
We got back together in 2006 because we all missed playing together. We released
a compilation album and did a tour, but we weren't sure what to do next. In 2008
we all felt that we had an album to do, continues Wikström. I started demoing
songs and in May 2009 we were ready to hit the studio.
Produced and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden by Anders Wikström, partly together
with keyboard player Patrick Appelgren, "Coup de Grace", is an album
that's going to stand out in a musical climate where mediocrity and
superficiality are an asset but where talent, musicianship and dedication is not
required to make the charts.
"Coup de Grace" includes the following tracks:
Prelude - Coup de Grace; The War Is Over; All In, Paper Tiger; Roar; A Life To
Die For; Tangled Up; Skies of Mongolia; Heaven Can Wait; I'm Not Runnin'; No Way
Without You; We Own The Night; All For Love; Breathless.
This is our footprint in the history of rock´n´roll, concludes Anders
Wikström.
We can proudly say that this is the album we would like to show our grandkids!
TREAT is ANDERS WIKSTRÖM (guitars and backing vocals), ROBERT ERNLUND (lead
vocals), JAMIE BORGER (drums), NALLE PÅHLSSON (bass and backing vocals) and
PATRICK APPELGREN (keyboards/guitar and backing vocals)
25th January 2010
VINCE NEIL
- Tour Schedule Updated
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer VINCE NEIL
has update his tour schedule as follows:
February
11 - St. Charles, MO – Bottleneck Blues Bar
12 - Kansas City, MO – Star Pavilion
March
12 - Rip Puerco, NM – Rio 66 Casino
April
10 - Wendover, NV – Peppermill Concert Hall
May
15 - Richardson, TX – Wildflower! Festival
June
9 - Columbia, MD – M3 Festival – Merriwether Post Pavillion
July
24 - Sioux Falls, ND – Dakota Rock Festival
Neil is working on his solo effort called Tattoos And Tequila, which is
expected to be released in April this year. Tracks set to appear may include
covers of THE SEX PISTOLS' 'No Feelings' and the CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
classic 'Who'll Stop The Rain'
25th January 2010
THE FOLLOW-UP release to the
much-talked about ‘Pussy’ single/video, ‘Ich Tu Dir Weh’ has now been
confirmed as the second single from latest Rammstein album, ‘Liebe Ist Für
Alle Da’.
Set for UK release on February 8th 2010 via Spinefarm Records UK, ‘Ich Tu
Dir Weh’ will be available on four separate formats: CD, etched/coloured
vinyl 7”, coloured vinyl 12” & download. There will be a special
iTunes version of the latter containing an extra track and booklet, whilst the
CD & vinyl versions will feature a selection of Remixes, all of them
exclusive to this release.
Although the Jonas Akerlund-directed video for ‘Ich Tu Dir Weh’ is already
being aired internationally, the track will not be released as a single in
Gemany, Austria or Switzerland, where it has been subject to a government ban
and removed from the ‘Liebe Ist…’ album entirely, accompanied by changes
to the artwork.
The tracklistings for the UK physical single formats are as follows:-.
CD single (Digipak)....
01 Ich Tu Dir Weh (Single Edit)
02 Pussy (Scooter Remix)
03 Rammlied (Devin Townsend Remix)
04 Ich Tu Dir Weh (Smallboy Remix)
7” (red vinyl)
A. Ich Tu Dir Weh
B. ‘Barbed wire’ etching
12” (white vinyl)
A. Ich Tu Dir Weh (album version)
B. Ich Tu Dir Weh (F*kkk Offf Remix)
Rammstein will be playing three UK arena dates in early February; these will
take place in Manchester (2nd ), Birmingham (3rd), and London (4th), with the
Wembley show selling out in rapid time.
In August, the East Berliners return to the UK to headline one night of the
major Sonisphere Festival alongside Iron Maiden.
AS
YOU DROWN hit the road with VADER in February 2010!
Swedish
Death Metal newcomers of the year 2009 AS YOU DROWN have secured the direct
support slot for the upcoming Blitzkrieg 5 tour of Polish Death Metal Gods
VADER!
VADER is still on tour with MARDUK, but will invade the UK, Ireland, Benelux,
Germany and Scandinavia right after. UK´s very own DIVINE CHAOS complete the
billing!
Blitzkrieg 5 Tour 2010
VADER + AS YOU DROWN + DIVINE CHAOS
23/02/10 – DE - Rostock - Das Toxis
24/02/10 – DE – Hamburg - Marx
25/02/10 – BE - Vosselaar - Biebob
26/02/10 – FR - Paris - Glazart
27/02/10 – UK - Colchester - Colchester Arts
28/02/10 – UK - Bristol - Bierkeller
01/03/10 – UK - London - Underworld
03/03/10 – IE - Belfast - Limelight
04/03/10 – IE - Dublin - Whelans
05/03/10 – UK - Glasgow - Ivory Blacks
06/03/10 – UK - Leeds - The Well
07/03/10 – UK - Nottingham - The Central
10/03/10 – NL - Zaandam - De Kade
11/03/10 – NL - Breda - Mezzo
12/03/10 – NL - Groningen - Vera
13/03/10 – DE - Hamm - Alfred Fischer Halle
WITH A reputation forged in fire,
brimstone and magic, Killing Joke have long been one of rock’s most iconic
& influential outfits.
Now, 30 years since first bonding in blood, the original line-up of Jaz
Coleman (vocals), Geordie (guitar), Youth (bass) and Paul Ferguson (drums) are
set to release their 13th studio album – the first fruits of a new worldwide
deal with the Spinefarm Records label.
Set for release in April 2010, this latest set of recordings – titled
‘Killing Joke 13: Feast Of Fools’ – has seen the aforementioned
musicians sharing studio space (in London & Prague) for the first time in
27 years, having already road-tested their relationship with sold-out shows
around the world, kicking off in Tokyo last Autumn.
OVER THE years, the band members have chosen to develop their talents in a
variety of ways: triple Grammy winner Jaz Coleman, for instance, has
established an international reputation working with some of the world’s
greatest symphony orchestras, whilst Martin ‘Youth’ Glover has become one
of the UK’s most celebrated producers, supervising albums from the Verve
& Primal Scream amongst others, as well as achieving major success as one
half of highly-regarded duo, The Orb.
Covered by Metallica, Foo Fighters and more, Killing Joke’s apocalyptic
vision continues to draw praise from such high-profile supporters as Jimmy
Page and Billy Corgan, and the band’s considerable musical legacy can be
heard in the works of Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and the like –
artists whose rise to fame never saw them cutting ties with the
underground/alternative scene.
Once described by Paul Ferguson as ‘the sound of the earth vomiting’,
Killing Joke are now poised to take their music of resistance to a whole new
level, both in the studio and on the road.
As ever, the journey won’t be easily forgotten… whether those involved
wish to do so or not!
APRIL 2010 UK SHOWS
15th Picture House, Edinburgh
16th Hammersmith Apollo, London
SIX
FEET UNDER Graveyard Classics 3 out now! METALLIAC cover posted online!
Tampa,
FL's kings of groove laden Death Metal Six Feet Under are back with their 3rd
installment of the band's cover series, ‘Graveyard Classics 3', out now on
Metal Blade Records! ‘Graveyard Classics 3' was recorded at D.O.I. Digital
Audio in Tampa, FL, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis, and was
produced by Chris Barnes.
Here's what the godfather of gore and death Chris Barnes has to say about the
band's latest chapter in the Graveyard Classics chain:
“We went about picking the tracks for this installment of Graveyard Classics
by really just trying to search out songs from early on in our musical
upbringing, as well as tracks from when we were just fans of heavy music,
before we started playing in a band. Once again choosing songs that have
really stuck with us over the years, also choosing the songs that we felt
would sound interesting when played in the SFU ‘death groove' style.
Through the years of doing covers, many of our fans have inquired about us
covering a Slayer or a Metallica song. It was really something we wanted to do
for some time, those two bands being our biggest influences, as well as
influencing a generation of death metal musicians.
To sum it up…this is a tribute to honor the great teachers that have
influenced us as well as the world of metal we all belong to. We hope our fans
will enjoy.“
Track listing for ‘Graveyard Classics 3':
1. A Dangerous Meeting - Mercyful Fate
2. Metal on Metal - Anvil
3. The Frayed Ends of Sanity - Metallica
4. At Dawn They Sleep - Slayer
5. Not Fragile - BTO
6. On Fire -Van Halen
7. Pounding Metal - Exciter
8. Destroyer - Twisted Sister
9. Psychotherapy - The Ramones
10. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck – Prong
Click HERE
to check out SIX FEET UNDER´s version of The Frayed Ends Of Sanity by the one
and only METALLICA!
Threshold have released a deluxe
version of their latest album Dead Reckoning on iTunes today. The eighteen
track digital release includes both vocal and instrumental versions of all
nine songs, marking the first time Threshold have made instrumental versions
of their music available.
The complete track list is therefore as follows:
1. Slipstream
2. This Is Your Life
3. Elusive
4. Hollow
5. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams
6. Fighting For Breath
7. Disappear
8. Safe To Fly
9. One Degree Down
10. Slipstream (Instrumental)
11. This Is Your Life (Instrumental)
12. Elusive (Instrumental)
13. Hollow (Instrumental)
14. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams (Instrumental)
15. Fighting For Breath (Instrumental)
16. Disappear (Instrumental)
17. Safe To Fly (Instrumental)
18. One Degree Down (Instrumental)
REMEDY have
entered into this year's Surface Unsigned 2010!
Stage1: Sunday, Feb 28th, The Cluny, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ - 7pm
For bands that
reach the final stages of the Festival, both Surface Unsigned and their
sponsors award the winners with Industry Showcases, Recording and
Production Deals, Professional Photo Shoots, Cash, Endorsements and many more
prizes, in excess of £60K!
Not only is this a great opportunity for REMEDY to build support in and
outside of their local area, but it's also a chance for the Industry Reps. who
attend the later stages to see us in action!
We appreciate your support, as always, and there are a number of ways you can
get involved:
TEXT VOTING = 1point
Simply text NORTH
followed by our unique band number: "NORTH 2018" to 64343.
Please remember to include a space after NORTH otherwise we will not be able
to use your vote. Texts cost £1.00 plus your standard network charges. Text
Voting begins from 1st Feb and you can vote in as many times as you like!
AUDIENCE VOTE = 5points
The Northern
Stage1 of the festival is being hosted at The Cluny, Newcastle on Sun Feb
28th. Doors open 7pm, we're on-stage at 9pm. Give us your vote on the night
and help us through to the next stage! Tickets cost £6.00 and can be bought
direct from the band:
We hope to see you there - and if you can't make the live show, then make your
support known and text!!
Cheers,
~ REMEDY ~
25th January 2010
Hammerfest
Announces Thursday Night Bands
And if you’re really quick, there’s still tickets left for our Thursday
night pre-festival party! Awooga!
Fury of the
Waters, Crimes of Passion, Glass Artery, Marshall Law, Beholder, Arthemis
and SSS have been added to the Thursday night festivities at this year’s
metal party of the year, Hammerfest 2!
We’re also
delighted to announce that Zonaria and DAATH will be joining us to raise
hell in Prestatyn, North Wales.
Hammerfest
headliners Five Finger Death Punch and Suicidal Tendencies as well as
DevilDriver (Spring Exclusive), Iced Earth (UK exclusive), Skindred, Napalm
Death , Epica (Only UK Show), Katatonia and more at Hammerfest II in
Prestatyn, North Wales on 11-13 March, 2010! You’d be crazy to miss it!
Tygers Of Pan Tang Celebrate
30th Anniversary Of "Wildcat" Album
2010 will see the Tygers of Pan
Tang celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the `Wildcat` album, the bands first and
most iconic recording. The album was released during the hay-day of the NWoBHM
movement and captures the real spirit of the music scene in the UK in 1980. The
band at the time was a young four piece and after charting in the UK top forty
albums at No 15 this album proved to be the springboard for three more albums in
two years with various line-ups until the band decided to disband in 1983.
Robb Weir who originally formed the band in 1978 has resurrected the Tygers with
a new line-up culminating in the release of the album `Animal Instinct` in 2008
to worldwide critical acclaim. As 'Wildcat' is very close to Robbs heart we have
decided to pick his top five tracks and re-record these to celebrate and remind
the fans of the quality of the album which may have been long forgotten.
The songs will be re-arranged to utilise modern technology and recorded by the
2010 line-up:-
Rob Weir - Guitars
Dean Robertson - Guitars
Brian West - Bass
Craig Ellis - Drums
Iacopo Meille - Vocals
The songs to be included are:-
Euthanasia
Slaves to Freedom
Suzy Smiled
Don't Touch Me There
Wildcat
The Five track EP will be recorded late January and be available for pre-sale
exclusively from the Tygers website/shop in February www.tygersofpantang
.com
We expect to dispatch the EP to buyers in early March 2010
This will be a Limited Edition of 1000 copies, have new artwork and will only be
available from the website and Live shows. We will also be looking at some
commemorative shirts which will also be sold via the website from March onwards.
For all enquiries please contact the Tygers of Pan Tang via the website contact
page.
Thank you for your continued support as always
Tygers
25th January 2010
SONATA
ARCTICA Confirmed To Play Finland's Kivenlahti Rock Festival
SONATA ARCTICA have been confirmed
to play at Kivenlahti Rock in Espoo, Finland on June 13th. The festival runs
from June 11th - 13th, go to this
location for
event information.
21st January 2010
Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes,
Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian.announce Black Country
A new super group has been formed
with Jason Bonham, Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa and Derek Sherinian. They are
calling themselves Black Country, taking their name from the industrial area in
England from which Bonham and Hughes both hail. The band is currently in the
studio with producer Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin)
cutting tracks for an upcoming album to be released in late 2010 or early 2011.
With Bonham (Led Zeppelin, Foreigner) on drums, Sherinian (Dream Theater, Billy
Idol, Alice Cooper) on keyboards, Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze) on bass and
vocals and Bonamassa on guitar and vocals, the band already has six tracks cut.
The next recording session will take place in March and the band hopes to finish
recording in early April. Shirley made the announcement on his website: "So
there it is folks - the cat is out the bag! This is Black Country. The songs are
all original and what a lineup. They are all the very best players in the world,
for my money!"
Shirley added, "Jason Bonham is a totally unique drummer and a supreme, yet
oh-so-tasty powerhouse. Derek Sherinian is super versatile, and is playing
mostly overdriven Hammond organ in this ensemble and is the color on the
palette. Glenn Hughes plays bass and sings with a range very, very few can even
get close to, and Joe Bonamassa, perhaps the best Blues Rock guitarist around,
plays hard riffing guitar as well as adding his signature vocals alongside
Glenn. You'll just have to wait - we're planning to get this out late summer,
and it's promising to be phenomenal!"
AC/DC -
Four New Scandinavian Dates Added To Black Ice European Tour
Four new dates have been announced
for the AC/DC's Black Ice European Tour 2010. Dates in Scandinavia include:
May
30 - Oslo, Norway - Valle Hovin Stadion
June
1 - Tampere, Finland - Ratinan Stadion
3 - Stockholm, Sweden - Olympiastadion
5 - Horsens, Denmark - CASA Arena Horsens
Check AC/DC's European 2010 Tour section here
for further info on ticket prices and locations.
21st January 2010
Slayer
Announce Rescheduled UK Dates
All tickets bought for the
original Slayer dates will still be valid for these rescheduled dates.
Slayer will head to the UK for
their rescheduled dates in May and June.
Dates are:
May 26th – Leeds O2 Academy
May 27th – Glasgow Barrowland
May 29th – Birmingham O2 Academy
May 30th - Manchester O2 Academy
May 31st - Nottingham Rock City
June 2nd – London HMV Forum
June 3rd – London HMV Forum
Slayer will also be part of
this year’s Sonisphere bill. Sonisphere Knebworth will take place from July
30th – August 1st and will feature performances from Iron Maiden, Rammstein,
Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, The Cult, Iggy & The Stooges, Slayer, Anthrax,
Placebo, Bring Me The Horizon, Fear Factory and Henry Rollins with more to be
announced.
21st January 2010
CANNABIS
CORPSE - European And UK Tour Dates Announced, New Video Online
Richmond, VA’s CANNABIS CORPSE
have announced tour dates for Europe and three shows for California. Their
schedule is as follows:
February
7 - O13 - Tilburg, The Netherlands
8 - Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
9 - Cassiopeia Berlin, Germany
10 - Fierwerk - Munich, Germany
11 - Atlantide Club - Bologna, Italy
12 - Elfer Music Club - Frankfurt, Germany
13 - Korjaamo - Helsinki, Finland
14 - The Frontline - Gent, Belgium
15 - Engine Rooms - Brighton, UK
16 - Fighting Cocks - Kingston, UK
17 - Josephs Well - Leeds, UK
18 - Ousburn Regeneration Center - Newcastle, UK
19 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
20 - South of the Border - London, UK
February
26 - venue tba - Los Angeles, California
27 - Winter’s Tavern - Pacifica, California
28 - Thee Parkside - San Francisco, California (with VOETSEK, STORMCROW)
21st January 2010
Korn, Rob Zombie to headline
Mayhem Tour
Hard
rock veterans Korn and Rob Zombie have signed on as headliners for the annual
Mayhem Festival, a 24-date tour scheduled for July and August in the U.S. and
Canada.
Lamb of God and Five Finger Death
Punch will also perform on the main stage.
The event will feature multiple
stages of heavy music, motocross exhibitions, comedians, scantily clad "Beachers
Babies" dancers, and other variety acts.
Other bands on the bill include
Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Winds of Plague, Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This
Moment and 3 inches of Blood.
The Mayhem Festival tour will
mark Korn's first major city outing to promote its forthcoming ninth studio
album, tentatively titled "Korn III - Remember Who You Are." Zombie
will also be touring behind a new album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2," which
is scheduled for a February 2 release.
21st January 2010
Devin
Townsend Faces His Addiction, Partners Up With Acclaimed Vocalist
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex- The Gathering) and Issues Update On 2010 Touring
Plans.... ....
One of
metal’s most intriguing and ominous figures is without a doubt the overly
talented Devin Townsend, who mysteriously disappeared off the grid after
completing Ozzfest 2005 with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD. The singer has since focused
his efforts on a greatly ambitious new endeavor under the DTP (Devin Townsend
Project) moniker. The new mind-blowing disasterpiece takes the man’s genius to
unprecedented levels as he embarked on a massive 4-part album series, which
kicked off withKiand
is followed up with theAddictedalbum
that is set for a Nov. 17th release throughout North America via
Inside Out Music..... ....
In a world of
increasing conformity and musical banality, Devin Townsend is among the few real
personalities who have character, charisma and surprising innovative creativity.
Click on the link below to stream a new clip that perfectly captures
Townsend’s stunning musical prowess. http://tothestage.com/MediaDetail.PAGE?ActiveID=1142&query=devin%20townsend&MediaId=8045.... ....
Townsend
comments: “Hey folks, Dev here with the update for the second installment of
the DTP (Devin Townsend Project). We are just readying the release of album 2,Addicted,
so here are a few brief words: WithKi,
I kind of strode out in uncharted territories for myself musically, and loved
the experience, but during the course of writing this four record project, it
was inevitable that I would end up writing a selection of tunes that were very
much in line with my back catalogue. This group of songs is the second record in
the series, and it is calledAddicted..... ....
“Musically,Addictedis
along the lines of the big, wall of sound hard rock/heavy metal of Ocean Machine
and Accelerated Evolution (even Physicist at points). It is a very direct
and 'to the point' album with an emphasis on groove and the chorus. In the past,
lots of my records end up taking a kind of Pink Floyd-ish route (between song
meandering, etc.)Addictedis
really simple: 11 rocking songs with no bullshit..... ....
“I wanted to
make a record that was heavy, without being dark or depressing. When I got into
metal it was for the energy behind it, but somewhere along the way that energy
started getting really negative. In music right now, there's a ton of heavy
bands that are really depressing to listen to loudly. I wanted to make a record
without any real deep metaphor on the surface. Something that sounds good, has a
good beat and a positive feeling. It is still heavy as-all-get-out, but I think
there's a differentiation to be made between being 'peaceful,’and
being peaceful but wanting to celebrate loud, crushing music..... ....
“The vocal
duties on this record are handled by myself and Anneke van Giersbergen
(ex-The Gathering). I wanted to have male and female vocals kind of 'tell the
story' so to speak. It's an honor to work with her and she has a lovely, lovely
energy. The other musicians on this record are Ryan Van Poederooyen on drums,
Brian Waddell on bass and Mark Cimino on guitars..... ....
“I absolutely
love this record and it affects me in a way that I wasn't prepared for. It's a
fully rocking album of optimism. If you just want to 'play it loud' without any
crazy metaphor, this album might be for you..... ....
“I
have been rehearsing with a new band and we will start touring in early 2010,
representing all the back catalogue of solo material, from Ki, Addicted,
Physicist, Ziltoid, Terria, Ocean Machine, DTB, Infinity, etc. I have some big
plans for this and rehearsals are sounding amazing. The touring entity will be
called 'Devin Townsend' and is essentially a way for me to get out there and
interact again and showcase 15 years of music that never really got its fair
shake.
“I will also
start working on the fourth recordDeconstructionin
Los Angeles this October and have some great plans for that (and btw, THAT is a
heavy record with a lot of metaphor). So, I hope you will enjoyAddicted.
The reason thatAddictedexists
is maybe a little deeper than what the record sounds like up front. But up
front, it kind of states: 'Life is tough, the world can be an ugly
place...so let’s forget about the dramas and ROCK - here's some heavy guitars,
big choruses and killer beats.”...... ..
Devin
Townsend is back and has crafted the offerings of his much heralded career. Fans
of hard rock, metal and overall interesting music take note because this
material is going to touch your soul on multiple levels. ....
21st January 2010
Devin
Townsend Project Hits The Road With BTBAM and Cynic Early 2010;
New Track Posted Online.... ....
Devin Townsend
triumphantly returns with a greatly ambitious new endeavor under the DTP (Devin
Townsend Project) moniker. The new,mind-blowing
disasterpiece takes the man’s genius to unprecedented levels as he embarkson
a massive 4-part album series, which kicked off withKiand
is followed up with theAddictedalbum
that is set for a Nov. 17threlease
throughout North America via Inside Out Music.....
....
Townsend,
easily one of metal’s most intriguing, ominous and immensely talented figures
is taking this project to the masses as he will join genre visionaries Between
The Buried and Me, Cynic and Scale The Summit for a massive North American trek
whichkicks
off Jan 8th. The tour dates are below, and also be sure to head over to http://www.myspace.com/devintownsenddtb to
crank the very interesting “Bend It Like Bender” track.".... ....
Townsend states: “Oh ok...here it
is. ‘Bend It Like Bender'
(You! ...in the Nasum shirt! ...look away!!!)
I know...I know...it's a pretty bippy-boppy-Euro-type dance track, but you know?
Guilty as charged when it comes to loving that stuff. I remember hearing The
Vengaboys 'We Like To Party' back when it came out and it nearly brought me to
tears (I was cutting onions at the time...) something about EASY, FUN music that
takes very little effort to enjoy...or detest as the case may well end up being
.
So yeah, I wrote a song like that. ppppttthhhhhhhhhpppppppphhhhhhhh.....
I'm working on album three of the DTP quartet right now, Deconstruction. And
it's such brained out, complicated nonsense, that while I was writing it (all 4
albums were written during the same period) I remember just finishing the track
'Traestorz' (Deconstruction) and my brain was reeling. Super complicated metal
madness, and I was like, 'ENOUGH!!!' and threw my lube down in revulsion and
laid into Bender with a 'phat ass beat' y'all.
'We are one and we have found they only wanted you around
To hold it down, so hold your ground,
We won't be here forever!
We are young and we have fun and all we've found in being around is 'All and
all' and 'Holy cows'
While things keep getting heavy!
Hang on to your man and
Hang on to your woman and
HANG ON!!!'
What’s it about? Ah, indeed young knave, gather ye round and I shall despense
the benevolent meaning of this cosmic connundrum upon thee: ready..?
It's a play on the title 'Bend It Like Beckham' and the robot from Futurama
named 'Bender', because he's into partying, and the record’s called
'Addicted.’Yup. Oh...and
'Bender' and 'Beckham' both start with the letter 'B'.
Anneke VanGeirbergen ladies and Germs...Anneke VanGeirbergen. Did I mention I
love Abba as well? Well I do. AND we're still metal.
Again, all 4 records were written together...which was good for me, because when
I would get all antsy with Ki, I would unload with Deconstruction, then get
offended by my own pretension and rock some good vibes with Addicted, then when
I would feel like it was ALL stupid, I'd write for Ghost, and make some dead
country voices.
So yeah, enjoy. Or don't. I do.
Lastly, There's a time and a place for fat, shirtless men with head tattoos to
bump into each other and yell, and a time and a place for women to move like the
beautiful creatures they are.”
....................
Devin Townsend
is back and has crafted the offerings of his much heralded career. Fans of hard
rock, metal and overall interesting music take note because this material is
going to touch your soul on multiple levels.....
....
Devin
Townsend Project w/BTBAM, Cynic, Scale The Summit....
January
08th Nashville, TN - Rocketown January 09th Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade January 10th New Orleans, LA - The Masquerade January 11th Houston, TX - The Meridian January 12th Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar January 13th San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit January 15th Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse January 16th San Diego, CA - House Of Blues January 17th Hollywood, CA - Sunset Strip January 18th San Francisco, CA - Slim's January 20th Denver, CO - Cervantes January 22nd Louisville, KY - Headliners Music
Hall January 23rd Detroit, MI - Magic Stick January 24th Chicago, IL - House Of Blues January 25th Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder January 26th Toronto, ON - Opera House January 27th Montreal, QC - Club Soda January 28th Boston, MA - House Of Blues January 29th Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights January 30th New York, NY - The Fillmore January 31st Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero February 01st Baltimore, MD - Sonar February 03rd St. Peterburg, FL - State Theatre February 06th Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore....
20th January 2010
EPICA
Keyboardist To Sit Out Upcoming North American Tour, KAMELOT's Oliver Palotai
Steps In
"Epica's North-American leg
of the Design Your Universe Tour with THREAT SIGNAL and BLACKGUARD will start
next week. Coen (Janssen / keyboards) will not be joining Epica because of
personal reasons. He will be replaced by Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF
SEASONS, DORO).
A statement from Coen can be read below.
The pre-sales are going very well! Virginia, NYC, Montreal and Worcester are
on their way to sell out! If you don't have your tickets yet, be sure to check
out www.epica.nl for tickets with no shipping costs and the lowest service
charges anywhere. We hope to see you all on the road!"
Janssen's statement:
"Dear Fans,
I wanted to inform you all about the fact that I will not be joining Epica on
the road during the North-American leg of the Design Your Universe tour.
Having been in the band from the start and never having missed a single show
made this a very hard decision, but a decision I had to make.
I feel blessed being in a band like Epica, with whom I can make the music I
like, play great shows all over the world, meet a lot of people and live the
rock & roll life. However, if I had to name one negative thing, it would
be combining "work" with my private life. It is always a struggle
which of the two comes first. As you probably agree, most of the times the
band wins. That is why you are always on the road when it's your girlfriend's
birthday or your parents' anniversary. Luckily for me the homefront is, and
has always been, very supportive of me and they let me do whatever needs to be
done to get Epica to a higher level. This time however, I have to choose the
other way.
As you might have heard I am getting married to my girlfriend Linda in April
of this year. Having released Design Your Universe last October and basicly
having been on the road promoting the album ever since, we found ourselves
lacking the time to get everything arranged properly. Because Epica's schedule
is very tight, there was also no room anymore to 'live towards the moment'
together that should be one of the most important days of our lives. I gave
this a lot of thought and finally have decided that I had to choose for the
homefront for once.
Fortunately, the band reacted very positive towards my decision and a
replacement was found pretty easily. I'm very honoured that Oliver Palotai (Kamelot,
Sons Of Seasons, Doro) will guard the Epica keys during the tour. As I know
Oliver, I am sure he will do his utmost to give the crowd what it needs and
even make Epica a bit more handsome at the same time...
I hope that my guys and girl will have a lot of fun in the USA and Canada and
I will follow their adventures closely. I was really looking forward to rock
the States, see the fans and have breakfast at McDonald's with Willem. I'll
surely miss being on stage with the guys and I wish them all the success they
need!!
See you all next tour!"
Cheers,
Coen
Epica's upcoming North American tour schedule is as follows:
January
26 - Jaxx - W. Springfield, VA
27 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
29 - The Blender Theater at Gramercy - New York, NY
30 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
31 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
February
1 - MOD Club - Toronto, ON
3 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, OH
4 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
5 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
6 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
8 - Royal Albert Arms - Winnipeg, MB
10 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
11 - Warehouse - Calgary, AB
13 - Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
14 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
15 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
17 - Slims - San Francisco, CA
18 - The Key Club - Hollywood, CA
19 - U.B’s Bar - Mesa, AZ
20 - The Rock - Tucson, AZ
22 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
23 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
24 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
25 - Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX
27 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
28 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
20th January 2010
PRIMORDIAL
to release first ever DVD “All Empires Fall”! First teaser available!
Irish Pagan
masters PRIMORDIAL will release their first ever DVD All Empires Fall on
February, 28th / March, 1st 2010 via Metal Blade in Europe! It´ll be a
DVD-set containing two discs full of quality material!
Disc 1 is the centrepiece of the DVD and features a full PRIMORDIAL headline
show recorded live on the 24th of January, 2009 in their hometown of Dublin,
Ireland. The show was filmed with five cameras and has an exceptional vintage
look due to the hard work in post production. A truly impressive and powerful
live gig, exciting from start to finish in front of die hard PRIMORDIAL
audience and a perfect sound track that is available in stereo and 5.1!
Disc 2 features live clips from the bands appearances at Ragnarok Festival
(Germany), Hove Festival (Norway) and Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) in 2008.
The second disc also features a band documentary with all the inside stories
and loads of ancient footage from the early stages of the band. The
documentary has a playing time of approx. 60 minutes. Interviews with all band
members and rehearsal footage complete the second disc of the set!
The special Deluxe version of All Empires Fall features expanded packaging and
two additional audio CDs featuring the Dublin show!
Here´s what singer A.A. Nemtheanga has to say about All Empires Fall:
“…the gods have been working hard dogging the release of our first dvd
'All Empires Fall' but finally we are ready to prevail. The DVD will contain
our Dublin show from last year, a documentary and bonus material from recent
festivals. The special edition will contain the audio discs of the Dublin
show, so you can hear how some old classics are played now, some almost two
decades after writing. So how does it look? The simple answer is and without
exaggeration possibly one of the best Metal live shows I've ever seen. We
filmed it on analog reels, cut it with frightening pace and mixed it up with
some very unconventional camera angles. It has the feel of a classic show from
the late 70s not the clean, clinical digital vacuum most modern shows are
filmed in. We also invested a lot of time, money and effort so don't expect
one of those free recordings most festivals and soundstages offer. As normal
we didn't do anything conventionally so there are no boring balcony stills or
side of stage montages. No overdubs, auto tuning or drop ins we are proud that
'All Empires Fall' shows us as we are and as a Primordial show always is.
Blood and thunder and no quarter given from start to finish…”
Track listing All Empires Fall
DISC ONE – DUBLIN
1. EMPIRE FALLS
2. FUIL ARSA
3. GALLOWS HYMN
4. SONS OF THE MORRIGAN
5. CAST TO THE PYRE
6. THE GOLDEN SPIRAL
7. AS ROME BURNS
8. THE COFFIN SHIPS
9. TRAITORS GATE
10. JOURNEYS END
11. NO NATION ON THIS EARTH
12. GODS TO THE GODLESS
13. HEATHEN TRIBES
DISC TWO
DOCUMENTARY (approx. 60 minutes)
INTERVIEWS
RAGNAROK FESTIVAL – GERMANY 2008
1. EMPIRE FALLS
2. GALLOWS HYMN
3. SONS OF THE MORRIGAN
4. AS ROME BURNS
5. THE COFFIN SHIPS
6. HEATHEN TRIBES
7. GODS TO THE GODLESS
HOVE FESTIVAL – NORWAY 2008
8. THE COFFIN SHIPS
9. GODS TO THE GODLESS
GRASPOP METAL MEETING – BELGIUM 2008
10. GALLOWS HYMN
11. AS ROME BURNS
12. HEATHEN TRIBES
Click HERE
to check out the first online teaser for All Empires Fall!
All Empires Fall will be released the 26th of February / 1st of March 2010
through Metal Blade Records!
COP have been confirmed to play
the second edtion of the Hammerfest festival.
This is a festival at Pontins holiday village in Prestatyn North Wales that is
co-sponsored by Metal Hammer and Hard Rock Hell.
COP will be playing on Thursday 11th March which is the Press/opening night of
the show.
Other bands to play over the 3 days include: Iced Earth, Devildriver, Five
Finger Death Punch, Suicidal Tendancies, Epica, Sabaton amongst others.
Its gonna be a loud and heavy one!!!
Let the beer flow!!!!!
20th January 2010
HYDROGYN -
Unreleased Cover Of MSG Classic Featured On New Live Compilation; Audio Clip
Available
Ashland, KY, rockers Hydrogyn have
released Phase 1, a Best Of collection featuring live versions of their
biggest hits, along with two never before released tracks.
In addition to live versions from their albums Bombshell, Deadly Passions, and
Best Served With Volume, Phase 1 includes 'If These Walls Could Talk' and
'Assault Attack', two previously unreleased tracks. 'If These Walls Could
Talk' was co-written by Hydrogyn’s Jeff and Julie, along with DIO guitarist
Craig Goldy in 2007. 'Assault Attack' is an MSG classic from the Graham
Bonnett-era recorded in October 2009.
This release marks the band’s first five years (2004-2009). “It is a way
to close that chapter before opening up a new one,” Jeff Westlake explained.
“We will very soon be unveiling a new lineup that we are very excited
about."
Along with the new lineup, a new album and tour is in the works for later this
spring.
"We already have a few songs finished for the new album,” Westlake
reports. “We will start writing the remaining songs with our new lineup in
February."
While everyone is keeping the new line-up top secret, Westlake would confirm
that Hydrogyn will be going back to a five-piece group. “Our fans will be
totally blown away with the new line up and the new album,” he promised.
The Phase 1 commemorative album is available now only from the Hydrogyn
website. The group plans to announce their new line up January 26.
Westlake is
also making quite a name for himself in the radio world as the co-host
for the popular Westlake And The Pig. The weekly radio show is
broadcast digitally on JFL Radio via Nokia Mobile, Stream Finder,
iTunes (Classic Rock) and other digital outlets Saturdays 6-9 pm EST.
The show provides an entertaining mix of outrageous comedy, along with
the best rock and metal music available, along with a passion for
promoting to top notch indie musicians.
Loud &
Proud/Roadrunner Records has set an April 20th release date for
Infestation, the new album from Californian hard rock legends RATT.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include 'Look Out Below', 'A Little
Too Much', 'Garden Of Eden' and the album's first single, 'Best Of Me'.
Singer Stephen Pearcy told BraveWords.com recently that "the new
record is fucking great, best yet. Sounds like (Out Of The) Cellar meets
Invasion (Of Your Privacy)!"
It's been ten
years since Ratt's last studio album and the band will soon announce dates for
their World Tour 2010.
Infestation was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, who's credits
include PUDDLE OF MUD, CHEVELLE, SALIVA, LIMP BIZKIT, ALTER BRIDGE, THREE DAYS
GRACE.
Ratt's current line-up features: Stephen Pearcy on vocals, Warren DeMartini on
lead and rhythm guitar, Carlos Cavazo (ex-QUIET RIOT) on lead and rhythm
guitar, Robbie Crane on bass and Bobby Blotzer on drums.
19th January 2010
DOKKEN -
New US Tour Dates Announced
DOKKEN have added a number of new
dates to their 2010 tour schedule - check out the band's itinerary below:
February
12 - San Juan Pueblo, NM Ohkay Casino
13 - Las Vegas, NV Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino
19 - Denver, CO Grizzly Rose
20 - Dubuque, IA Diamond Joe Casino
26 - De Pere, WI The Grand (with FIREHOUSE)
March
4 - Midland, TX Horseshoe Arena (with GREAT WHITE)
19 - Grapevine, TX Grand Cactus (with SKID ROW)
20 - San Antonio, TX Backstage Lounge
27 - Rapid City, SD Pennington County Events Center
April
9 - Lincoln, RI Twin River Events Center
10 - Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center - Blue Ridge Bike Fest
Dokken, who recently signed with Cleopatra Records and are gearing up for the
release of Greatest Hits package, will issue a new single entitled 'Almost
Over' in early 2010. According to guitarist Jon Levin, who spoke with
Bravewords.com correspondent back in November, the track is one of two new
songs featured on the album, along with two cover songs and newly recorded
versions of 'Just Got Lucky', 'Dream Warriors', and the band's debut hit
'Breaking The Chains'. More details will be revealed soon.
19th January 2010
BARN
BURNER reveals cover art and track listing for the worldwide release of ‘Bangers'!
Montreal, QC's BARN BURNER are ready to unleash ‘Bangers' worldwide and have
released the final track listing. With ‘Bangers', BARN BURNER captures a
signature sound that cannot be easily placed or categorized.
Cultivating the principles of partying and the everlasting might of the riff,
BARN BURNER creates a live atmosphere that render an audience incapable of
standing still. Whether it is giving your best friend a well-deserved swill of
beer or lovingly smashing the bottle over his head to the sound of a ruthless
riff, BARN BURNER will fulfill the demands of its listeners. Having recently
signed to the landmark heavy metal label Metal Blade records, BARN BURNER are
bound to continue on a path unhindered by genre classifications or popular
culture dictations.
‘Bangers' track listing:
1. Holy Smokes
2. Fast Women
3. The Long Arm Of The Law
4. Beer Today, Bong Tomorrow
5. Runnin' Reds
6. Medium Rare
7. Brohemoth
8. Half Past Haggard
9. Wizard Island
10. Tremors
11. Old Habits
'Bangers' will be released the 12th / 15th of February 2010 all over Europe! A
couple of songs from the album can be streamed on the bands MySpace
site!
19th January 2010
AETERNAM
reveals artwork + track listing for ‘Disciples Of The Unseen'!
Quebec
City's AETERNAM is gearing up to finally release their hotly anticipated debut
album on February 12th/15th, 2010! ‘Disciples Of The Unseen' is a 10 track
foray into an atmospheric, aggressive, melodic and Egyptian-tinged death metal.
The album was produced by mastermind JeF Fortin (Neuraxis, The Last Felony) and
is for fans of Nile, Melechesh, Behemoth and even earlier Trivium - any metal
head will definitely find something to sink their teeth into here.
On top of the hook-laden guitar harmonies and solos are vocalist/guitarist
Achraf Loudiy's occasional clean vocal melodies; they provide a tasteful palate
cleanser and provide an alternative for those who tire quickly from traditional
death metal growls. This is particularly evident on the band's first single,
‘The Coronation Of Seth' (listen HERE).
Live footage from AETERNAM's show supporting Behemoth on June 29th of this year
is currently up on their youtube page HERE.
The live track is ‘Angel Horned' and has one of the best guitar solos on the
album!
‘Disciples Of The Unseen' track listing:
1. Ars Almadel
2. Angel Horned
3. Esoteric Formulae
4. The Coronation Of Seth
5. Hamunaptra
6. Iteru
7. Goddess Of Masr
8. Ouroboros
9. Circle In Flames
10. Through The Eyes Of Ea
19th January 2010
DIABLO
SWING ORCHESTRA Welcome Ex-THERION Drummer Petter Karlsson To The Fold
Sweden's DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA
have issued the following update:
"Andreas has decided to step down as the drummer of D:S:O due to personal
reasons and we wish him the best in his future musical endeavors.
The good news is that we have found a replacement and would like to say
welcome to Petter Karlsson (ex-THERION, HOLOCOASTER) as a full time member of
D:S:O. We've only had one rehearsal together so far but we were all blown away
by his drumming so check him out on his myspacehere
Petter is also a skilled songwriter so it will be interesting to see what he
can add to the already twisted process of making a D:S:O song. We are now
rehearsing to get ready for touring later this year, new songs are also in the
making and pre-production will probably start in the winter.
Hope to see you on the road."
19th January 2010
Power Quest return to live action
on Friday February 12th at the Joiners Arms in Southampton. Tickets will be £6
in advance or £7 on the night
Also on the bill are up and coming UK power metallers Ascension. This show is
actually a 21st birthday celebration for their bassist who hails from
Southampton. There will also be 2 local support acts on the night as well.
According to frontman Dolk, KAMPFAR will concentrate solely on writing new
material in the new year, hence appearing only at selected festivals.
Dolk: “We are very happy to confirm our performance at the Wacken Open Air! To
all of you who waited in vain for us last year: This is our chance to make it up
to you! There will be no cancellation this year, but rather an inferno!”
Due to personal reasons, Mathias Röderer has stepped down as Leaves' Eyes
and Atrocity's guitarist. Both bands wish him all the best and welcome
Sander van der Meer (Cypher) who will take over for Mathias.
To celebrate their 25th anniversary, Atrocity will perform a very special show
at the Wacken Open Air. Fans should stay tuned for more info!
Gilby is recovering now @ the
hospitable from injuries he sustained in a hit n' run accident on
his motorcycle 1/10/10. He suffered 3 broken bones in his left
foot/ankle
& a broken bone in his right
foot. He had one successful surgery Tuesday, but he still has at
least one more next week.
There is no further
information on the pick up truck that caused the accident, by making a
left hand turn into oncoming traffic. Gilby
would like to thank every body that has expressed their concern & well
wishes...
17th January 2010
Trivium's 'God Of War'
contribution to Mark recording debut of drummer Nick Augusto
Florida metallers TRIVIUM will
enter the studio this coming week to record a new song, entitled
"Shattering The Skies Above", for the digital extended play (EP)
soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame
"God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood &
Metal", will be released in March via Roadrunner Records as a part of the
"God of War III Ultimate Edition", and will feature four other
previously unreleased songs from Roadrunner artists — KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DREAM
THEATER, OPETH and TAKING DAWN.
"Shattering The Skies Above" will mark the recording debut of drummer
Nick Augusto, a former TRIVIUM drum tech and a member of the band MARUTA (Willowtip
Records), who appears to have permanently replaced TRIVIUM's longtime skinsman
Travis Smith (although this has not yet been officially confirmed by the group).
Smith sat out the second leg of the band's North American "Into The Mouth
Of Hell" tour in order to take care of "some personal business"
at home.
17th January 2010
FM -
SPECIAL GUEST NEWS!
We are delighted to announce
that we have a special guest in the form of hugely talented James Ralphs, son
of the legendary Mott The Hoople/Bad Company guitarist/songwriter Mick Ralphs.
James will be playing an acoustic set of his songs along with band mate Mat
Griffiths with whom he has been collaborating for the past few years.
James Ralphs is a songwriter
currently living in Brighton who writes pop music, plays piano, guitar and
sings. He listens to Pop, Reggae, Folk, Indie, Jazz, Blues, Dubstep,
Hip-Hop and Rock. Within his own music some might say that he takes his
influences from artists such as Alex Turner, Jamie T, Jack Penate, Nizlopi,
Bob Marley, Jason Mraz, Laura Marling and Mystery Jets. We think James
is destined for big things. He is already causing a stir within the
music industry and has studio time coming up at the world famous Abbey Road
Studios later this year. We love James, so will you.
FM will play a full electric
set at 9.00pm
The guitar “give away”
will take place as soon as the boys have had a quick rub down and a beer after
their live set. Your numbered admission ticket is what you need to keep
safe and sound as the ticket stubs will be used for the draw. Match your
ticket with the stub drawn by the band and Bingo! - you’re a winner!
You must be present at the time the draw is made to win the prizes.
Before the main prize we are also giving away the book that was used for
jotting things down during the recording of “Metropolis”. It also
contains all the hand-written lyrics to the songs on the album. As with
the guitar, the boys will be more than happy to sign it if the lucky winner
wants.
After that it will be at least an hour of mayhem on the decks with DJ Juppy
spinning all his and your favourite rock tunes. As The Superbowl
coincides with the Launch Party, American Football fans will be delighted that
we have managed to persuade the powers that be at The Roadhouse to keep the
club open for this momentous sporting event.
So it’s looking very much
like you’d all better remember to throw a sickie at work on the Monday as
this will be a very late/drunken/riotous affair.
Not got a ticket yet?
Don’t leave it too long and end up being disappointed! You have been
warned!!!.
17th January 2010
Hey everyone,
It's been a while! But Jackviper are
back, and we are ready to kick some fuckin ass! We're currently searching for
a vocalist. More on that below but first...
...As you probably noticed from the lack of activity on the old website (we
now have a brand spanking new one...check out (http://www.jackviper.com)
we decided to take a break from music in 2009. What started in 2005 as an epic
adventure of four friends on the road, in the end became a frustrating battle
to get industry attention, and when it got to that stage the fun went out of
it and what mattered, the music, seemed to be the last thing we got the time
to concentrate on.
Parting ways with Jay R was a sad time and a difficult decision, but getting
the legendary Dave "Dominator" (who joined us on vocals during our
second tour with LA Guns) in as a permanent vocalist did give us new fire for
the music. But after several shows and many hours in the recording
studio, the frustration with the industry set back in and we decided
the healthiest thing to do would be to take a break from music totally until
we re-discovered our passion for the it, the fun came back, and it felt like
it did at the start of it all.
Turns out it was the best thing we could have done because we're all totally
recharged, can't wait to play some fuckin music, and restart the Viper's quest
for world domination.
Hope you guys still want to join us for the ride.
Dave "Dominator" misses playing the music he wrote with his
old band Juice (awesome band by the way) so he is going to go back to that,
and so begins our search to find the ultimate front man! If you guys could
spread the word on message boards, myspace, twitter, facebook, etc that would
be awesome, and if you know anyone who might fit the bill, please get them to
contact us. Here's what we are looking for...
We need a flamboyant, extrovert frontman with lots of live experience who can
sing like a muthafucka, and can entertain the crowd like the legends. If
you’re interested or you know anyone who fits the bill, please contact us
via www.jackviper.com and
send us links of any mp3’s of you/them singing and also links to photos and
/ or youtube videos.
The vocal style of the singer will determine the direction we take so don't
worry if Jackviper's back
catalogue doesn't exactly suit your vocal style. We are looking
for singers influenced by any of the following bands or vocalists.
Freddy Mercury, Axl
Rose, Marilyn Manson,
Journey, Queen, Scott
Weiland, Wednesday
13, Aerosmith, Bon
Jovi, Van Halen.
We rehearse in West London and
we will need you to be available at least once a week for rehearsals.
Its great to be back guys, and thanks for all your support along the way,
looking forward to getting back out on the road and partying with you crazy
muthafuckas, lets do it!!!
Shredder, Kiss, Ferlanger.
p.s. We're now on twitter, so keep up to date with our latest goings on at:
17th January 2010
OK so here is the first
announcement of some more cool shows this year. We head out on to the
continent in September for some dates with Tim 'Ripper' Owens and our
Norwegian brothers Thunderbolt.
Ripper is the guy who the film 'Rockstar' was written about, as his dream came
true when he was asked to sing for Judas Priest. When Rob Halford
returned to Priest 'Ripper' then went on to front Iced Earth. He currently is
the front man for Yngwie Malmsteen.
These are gonna be kick ass shows and will see COP venturing into new
territory this tour namely Eastern Europe. Needless to say we can't wait to
get out there any share a few beers with everyone!!
More dates to come so stay tuned!!!!
Crimes Of Passion
17th January 2010
Well for the time being, or at
least until Rob Wylde returns from the US as he is heading off to concentrate
on SINS OF AMERICA who will
be out touring and writing / recording their debut album.
So for now, TEENAGE CASKET COMPANY will be bringing the ROCK big style for a
proper send off at CARPE DIEM
in LEEDS on Saturday 6th February. The Rock starts at 8.00pm with TCC on
around 9.00pm.
Also on the bill will be the truly awesome THE
IDOL DEAD, alongside KING
NOTHING and THE GEKKO. It's
gonna be a great night so make sure you make the trip to catch this special
TCC Show as hit the stage for the first time since the departure of founding
member Jamie Delerict.
Many thanks to everyone that got behind the release of the new single 'BEST
FRIEND IS MY RADIO'. The single is now available for Download from iTunes so
please make sure you check it out.
See you this February...... baby!
Teenage Casket Company
17th January 2010
Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp
Reality Series Premiering on VH1 Classic July 2010
PRESS RELEASE - New York, NY-January 14, 2010 --Put away your sleeping
bags and flashlights and pack up your guitar and drumsticks, as it's going to be
blood, sweat, and tears when VH1 Classic takes you on the adventure of a
lifetime with the new original series "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp."
Production is set to begin on the series in February 2010. The four-episode,
one-hour series is set to premiere in July 2010.
VH1 Classic and Mark Burnett Productions have teamed up to give fans the
ultimate music experience to fulfill their rock and roll fantasies. In a new,
hour-long, weekly docu-series, viewers will get to watch as 15 musicians from a
variety of backgrounds and cities will go through the transformative process of
becoming "rock stars."
"Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp has allowed musicians around the world to make
their dreams a reality," said Mark Burnett. "We are delighted to
produce a series about this real-life process and work with the great team at
VH1 Classic."
For more details and to see the official press release please visit ...
- Metal Heaven have picked up the option for the next album and the European
release will be done by them
- Songwriting have been going really well, the new line up with Angelo
Modafferi on keys and Andreas Grövle on guitar rocks big time!
The energy and genuine band vibe is there and it´s smiles all around.
We´re all very excited and intend to deliver one mother of an album!
- The new album will be recorded in sections during the spring.
-The first recordings will start in February
- Here are some early song titles for Ya: "TEST OF TIME",
"EVERYDAY HERO", "SANE AND INSANITY" and "I RAISE
MY GLASS".
Expect more M.ILL.ION news soon...
For now: Take care everyone!
cheers,
B.J
17th January 2010
Now you can pre-order upcoming Live
DVD ! also available exclusive package! NOTE! This bundle includes Brother
Firetribe: Live At Apollo DVD and a t-shirt (100% cotton) which you can't find
from anywhere else!
Happy
New Year folks! It's all busy here at Curse Towers as the band have their heads
down working hard on new material for the their third album which will be called
"Trinity".
We'll bring you more updates as the writing progresses.
On other news we have parted company with our live guitarist Jay
Parmar. We would like to
thank Jay for all the hard work he has put into learning the songs with Thorsten
and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute of touring with him. Good luck with your
musical career.
The show must go on, and we have a new man in place already and we will be
announcing the appointment here pretty soon along with some other exciting news.
17th January 2010
Power Quest Update
LIVE-ACTION
Power Quest return to live action on Friday February 12th at the Joiners Arms in
Southampton. Tickets will be in the region of £6. Also on the bill are up and
coming UK power metallers Ascension. This show is actually a 21st birthday
celebration for their bassist who hails from Southampton. There will also be 2
local support acts on the night as well. We hope to see as many of you there as
possible!
INTERVIEWS
Here are the latest interviews online – enjoy!
MERCHANDISE
Check out the Power Quest online store at www.power-quest.co.uk
or follow the link on the PQ myspace page www.myspace.com/powerquest.
We are planning to bring some new stuff to you soon, so watch out for any
announcements.
Jethro
Tull will hit the road in the UK in March for a 23 date tour.These shows will feature an assortment of ‘Best of Tull’ repertoire
with some rare gems thrown in for good measure.Support to be announced.
Ian
says about this tour “Of all the music recorded by Jethro Tull over the years,
there are several songs which have rarely, if ever, been performed in public. We
look forward to introducing some of this material to the setlist in 2010 along
with some of the tried and trusty favourites. Martin Barre and I, along with
long-standing drummer Doane Perry and old friends David Goodier and John O'Hara
will bring variety and depth to the concerts with the aid of a few forgotten
musical instruments currently being dug out of the rusty skip and dusted down
for action. (I know I put that Sousaphone somewhere safe....)”
Full details are:-
DateCityVenueTicket priceBox officeMarch
Fri 5th NorthamptonRoyal & Derngate £24.50/£27.50 01604 624811
Sat 6th Oxford New Theatre£25.50/£28.50 0844 847 1585
Sun 7th St Albans Arena£25.50/£28.50 01727 844 488
Tues 9th Torquay Princess Theatre £24.50/£27.50 08702 414120
Wed 10th Brighton Dome £25.50/£28.5001273 709 709
Thurs 11th Ipswich Regent Theatre £25.50/£28.5001473 433 100
Fri 12th Reading Hexagon£25.50/£28.50 0118 960 6060
Sat 13th Southampton Guildhall £25.50/£28.50 023 8063 2601
Sun 14th High Wycombe The Swan £25.50/£28.50 01494 512 000
Tues 16th Swindon Wyvern Theatre £25.50/£28.50 01793 524 481
Wed 17th London Union Chapel £26.50/£29.50 020 7226 1686
Thurs 18th Bristol Colston
Hall £25.50/£28.500117
922 3686
Fri 19th Croydon Fairfield Halls £25.50/£28.50020 8688 9291
Mon 22nd Derby Assembly Rooms £24.50/£27.50 01332 255800
Tues 23rd Manchester Apollo £24.50/£28.50 0870 401 8000
Wed 24th Birmingham Symphony Hall£25.50/£28.50 0121 780 3333
Thurs 25th York Opera House £25.50/£28.50 0870 606 3595
Sat 27th Newcastle City Hall £25.50/£28.50 0191 261 2606
Sun 28th Aberdeen Music Hall £24.50/£27.50 01224 641 122
Mon 29th Perth Concert Hall £24.50/£27.50 0845 612 6328
Tues 30th Glasgow Pavilion Theatre £24.50/£27.50 0141 332 1846
Wed 31st Liverpool Philharmonic £25.50/£28.500151 709 3789
Thurs 1st Sheffield City Hall £24.50/£27.500114 278 9789
Tickets
go on sale on Monday 7th September and are available from venue box offices or
online from venue websites and via www.jethrotull.com - all subject to booking
fee.All shows start at 7.30pm.
Jethro
Tull have sold over 60 million albums and have performed over 2,700 shows in
more than 40 countries in the last 41 years.
17th January 2010
Sententia
The year was 2006. The
effects of Global Warming had made January feel eerily mild. Yet despite
mild temperatures, Winter depression had still sunk into the minds of those
who are so often tortured by inner turmoil and the defeat of life’s
unbalancing challenges.
During this time, one artist
became inspired to share her views and observations of such a human
condition. It was at this time when Dede Booth founded the Bostonrock band,
Sententia. Her vision, to create a unique blend of music accessible to any
listener of rock whether it be progressive or alternative. Through this
music, she would exploit the suffering to search for inner peace and
would challenge the questions so many of us wish to find an answer to:
"What drives us to our
actions?" "Where is the line that we will inevitably cross, and
when will it happen?" "Do we have what it takes to regain
our humanity and live within a balance of our minds and reality?"
By tapping into the darkness in
our minds, Sententia’s music is both revealing by personal account but
also distant to allow
listeners to interpret the music with their own experiences. With a
light brush stroke, Sententia premiered the Boston scene and released EP,
“Fruition” (April, 2006); a sneak peak that dug into the surface of
breakdown and catastrophe, and allowed listeners the voice and vision
Sententia had sought out to explore. The music and words from
"Fruition" are both haunting and dark, and yet with a chill sent
down one's spine, the album presents itself with melodic, instrumental
passages fused with catchy choruses that create at least one ray of light.
The sudden, schizophrenic contrast from light to dark is what paved the
start to the Sententia sound. “This is just a glimpse of what's to
come... It would be interesting to see where they go.” (Ron Fuchs –
Prognaut.com)
Now two years later, Sententia
is back with their first full length record. Despite band member
changes, Dede has stayed dedicated to Sententia's purpose to create a gothic
music that digs deep into our subconscious. This debut record,
"The Center in the Sand", conceptualizes the struggle to find
balance. Through 11 tracks, a person journeys through the depths of
complete chaos having to choose between life and death once realizing that
either realm can be both pleasing and displeasing at times. Through
moments of addiction, self-indulgence, broken relationships, and even a look
into their own self-documented eulogy, the person is consumed in searching
for the perfect balance; that center within a microscopic grain of sand that
is impossible to find. Their finding or lack there of, leads to so
much frustration and fear, until it is learned that the center is
unattainable. The closest we will ever get is by accepting what is
right in front of us. We are too afraid to grab onto what we have, but
it is only during this 'in the moment' vision when we can truly find some
sort of balance. Does the character discover this or have they been
swallowed up by their own demise? Listening to the album will only answer
that question.
Tracklisting
: 01.
What You Decide, 02. Crippled, 03. The Center In The Sand, 04. Weep, 05.
Fall Behind, 06. Nothing Less Than Ordinary, 07. Surrender, 08. I Don't
Recall, 09. Don't Be Afraid, 10. Blue Skies, 11. Will You Embrace
This.
After a few hiccups between
Christmas and New Year’s, such as a blood clot, a trip to the emergency room,
and a three day stay at the hospital, we had a quiet holiday spent with family
and close friends. Ronnie and I just returned from Houston, where Ronnie had his
third chemo treatment, and all seems to be going well. Ronnie and Simon Wright
went to see Avatar, which he thought was amazing! He has also been writing more
chapters for his book.
While at M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre on his second trip, he met a DIO fan named
Carmen who has been having treatment every other day for a year, and is eagerly
awaiting a bone marrow transplant. Ronnie and Carmen have become fast friends.
Carmen is a very positive happy person whose existence, like Ronnie’s, depends
heavily on music and sports. On the third trip, we also met his mom and sister,
whose total support is so important to all cancer patients. They have become
part of our family as well.
The support we get from all of our friends and fans is such a blessing to Ronnie
and I.
Ronnie, Geezer, Tony and Vinny will be doing some interviews in the upcoming
weeks to be included in the new 30th anniversary Heaven and Hell DVD due out
sometime this year.
We would like to thank Simon Wright, who has been such a help with everything
and a good, good friend, of course our doctor at MD Anderson, Dr. Ajani, and
especially our family doctor, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, without whose quick diagnosis
and help with all the nurses and hospitals, we would be lost. His care and
compassion is unwavering.
Thanks again to all of Ronnie’s friends and fans, and --- by the way ----
Ronnie has not lost any hair yet!
Wendy Dio
14th January 2010
New WASP Video Now Online
The official music video for
the first single, 'Babylon's Burning', from W.A.S.P's 2009 'Babylon'
release is now available to watch online.
This is the first music video in
15years from Blackie Lawless and Co.
The lead track
"Relieved" taken from the debut solo album from
Venturia guitarist Charly Sahona"Naked
Thoughts From A Silent Chaos" set for release on 19.2.2010 can
be viewed below or at the following link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNTTSQUOwnE.
Video editing and production by Franck Hermanny (Adagio) who is also on
bass in the video.
Twinspirits
extend a sincere thanks to all fans that attended their performances
during the "ITALY IN PROGRESS 2009" tour.
Six shows took place in BOLOGNA, PADOVA, VERONA, PERUGIA, CASERTA and
ROME from December 4th 2009 to December 13th 2009. The shows which saw
the Italian prog metallers join forces with Ytsejam KR (Italian Dream
Theatre tribute band) and some great local bands of each city according
to the band "went great with a really positive and enthusiastic
public response!".
Due to the success of the event, more shows are going to be scheduled in 2010 in
other cities all around Italy... some raw live footage can be viewed at the
links below.
Combining elements of Romanticism
and Futurism with mind boggling drum performances by Marco Minnemann, and
guitar, bass and keys performed by George Bellas, "The Dawn Of Time"
is an album brimming with exceptional musicianship and ultra unique writing.
The release date for "The Dawn Of Time" will be announced in the
coming weeks.
14th January 2010
SIMONE FIORLETTA ON ROCK
TV
Moonlight Comedy
guitarist Simone Fiorletta recently performed on Italian music
tv channel Rock TV in a solo guise to promote his current album "When
Reality Is Nothing". To view the performance visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AngY-QDAw
In related news Simone
will join Neil Zaza during his live show in Frosinone at "Cantina
Mediterraneo" club (Italy) next 31 January to perform "I'm all
right".
14th January 2010
BORISLAV MITIC SCORES NEW
ENDORSEMENTS
Celebrating the recent release of
his new solo album "The Absolute", Canadian guitarist Borislav Mitic
has just become an endorser of Godin acoustic guitars. To find out more
information on Borislav's new album visit http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/absolute.htm
14th January 2010
SPINEFARM
UK artists Rammstein, Children Of Bodom, and Five Finger Death Punch are all
set to make headline appearances at major UK music festivals in 2010.
This
is the first time that any of these acts have topped the bill at a festival in
the UK, although COB have appeared on the bill at both the Bloodstock &
Download events in 2005 & 2008 respectively.
Rammstein,
following a three-date UK arena run in February, will
headline the second Sonisphere event in the UK alongside the mighty Iron
Maiden; Sonisphere will take place at Knebworth between Friday 30th
July and Sunday 1st August 2010.
Children
Of Bodom, currently preparing material for a new studio album, will
co-headline Bloodstock Open Air, sharing the stage with Fear Factory on
Saturday 14th August; Bloodstock Open Air takes place at Catton
Hall, Derby, between Friday 13th and Sunday 15th August
2010.
Five
Finger Death Punch, whose first headline tour of the UK in November 2009
proved a sell-out from start to finish,
will headline Friday 12th March at Hammerfest; Hammerfest takes
place at Prestatyn in North Wales between Thursday 11th March and
Saturday 13th March 2010.
14th January 2010
FINNISH
POWER METALLERS Sonata Arctica will have a brand new collection made available
in the UK on February 8th 2010 via Spinefarm Records UK.
Titled
‘Takatalvi’, this 11 track album comprises of a mix of original, cover and
acoustic material previously only available on Japanese EPs; featured tracks
include the first ever version of ‘San
Sebastian’ (which later appeared on the band’s 2001 album
‘Silence’) plus covers of tracks by artists such as Metallica, Iron Maiden
and the Scorpions.
Also
on February 8th, Spinefarm Records UK will be releasing two classic
titles from the Sonata catalogue; ‘Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo’
& ‘Winterheart’s Guild’ are the albums in question, dating from
2002 and 2003 respectively, and this is the first time that either record will
have been officially released in the UK...
‘Songs
of Silence – Live In Tokyo’ features 13 live tracks drawn from the
band’s first two albums (‘Ecliptica’ & ‘Silence’); including
such classic material as ‘FullMoon’,
‘Black
Sheep’, ‘Wolf
& Raven’, ‘My
Land’ & ‘Replica’,
the album was recorded at Shibuya On Air East in Tokyo on September 4th
2001.
‘Winterheart’s
Guild’, meanwhile, saw the group adopting
a generally heavier approach, as well as making good use of keyboard maestro
Jens Johansson (Stratovarius); amongst the 13 featured tracks are such melodic
metal anthems as ‘Victoria’s
Secret’,
‘The Cage’ & ‘Ruins Of My Life’.
‘Winterheart’s
Guild’ is also the name of a long-awaited RPG game by Zelian inspired by
and designed in collaboration with Sonata Arctica themselves.
With CHILDREN OF BODOM and FEAR FACTORY’s co-headline slot announced at the
end of last year, BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2010 continues to impress with the
addition of GOJIRA to the line up. The French Metal monsters will be making
their ONLY UK APPEARANCE OF 2010 at Catton Hall this summer. Having ended last
year with a mammoth tour of the USA with Metallica and Lamb Of God, the band
previously announced that 2010 would see the band take a time off, but have
decided to make an exception to be part of this year’s very special 10th
anniversary event. With a reputation for fiercely heavy and perfectly executed
live shows, GOJIRA’s set promises to be one of the festival highlights, and
your only chance to catch the band on these shores this year.
LOOK OUT FOR A SPECIAL HEADLINER
ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEB 1ST 2010!!!
The BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL 2010 will take place at Catton Hall,
Derbyshire from 13th – 15th August.
BAND LINE UP SO FAR
OBITUARY : ROSS THE BOSS : RAGE : ANDROMEDA : BEHEMOTH : DEVIN TOWNSEND : DORO
: LEAVES EYES : SUFFOCATION : DREAM EVIL : CANNIBAL CORPSE : KORPIKLAANI :
GWAR : CHILDREN OF BODOM : FEAR FACTORY : AMORPHIS : GOJIRA
14th January 2010
After their highly
acclaimed “Inflict The Inevitable” debut album (2006) and
successful touring in selected parts of Europe, Dutch based
FUELBLOODED have joined My Kingdom Music for the release of their new
devastating album, titled “Off The Face Of The Earth”, announced
for February 5th, 2010. With their unique brand of melodic
thrash/death metal in the style of TRIVIUM, DARKANE & MEGADETH,
a.o, FUELBLOODED represents the new Metal Millennium. A very
experienced combo nonetheless, delivering a dynamic slab of metal that
is bound to turn some heads in the global metal community. While
staying true to their melodic thrash/death metal roots, FUELBLOODED
explore new territory with this new effort. Mixed and mastered by
producer extraordinaire JONAS KJELLGREN (SCAR SYMMETRY, THE ABSENCE,
CARNAL FORGE, a.o.), “Off the Face of the Earth” not only has a
powerful and crystal clear sound, it also offers a range of songs with
a variety rarely heard on metal albums these days.
Comments FUELBLOODED:
“we’re very happy to be working together with MY KINGDOM MUSIC for
the release of our new album. It took some time to find the right
‘partner in crime’, but we feel confident that MY KINGDOM MUSIC
will do a great job of bringing this album to the metal masses. We
feel ‘Off The Face Of The Earth’ is a step up from our first album
and we cannot wait for everyone to hear it! We’re getiing in shape
as we speak, cause we wanna tour as much as we can after the release.
See you somewhere on the road in 2010!"
The much anticipated album
will be preceded by a videoclip for the song “The End Starts
Here”, which will be officially presented early next year.
Find here a preview of the cover: http://www.mykingdommusic.net/Cover-logo/Fuelblooded_cover_mid.jpg
and the final tracklisting for “Off The Face Of The Earth” as
follows:
- Tracklist
1. The End Starts Here - 2. Discontinued Dormancy - 3. When Passion
Dies - 4. Recipe For Demise - 5. The Cult Of Ego - 6. Off The Face Of
The Earth - 7. The Wrath Of A’ath - 8. Pandemic Persection - 9.
Demonized
+ videoclip "The End Starts Here"
The truly unique
Moth Circus have signed a worldwide record deal with Rocksector, for the
release of their debut official album "Sideshow Sweetheart". This
album is packed full of groove-laden songs with hooks that get inside your
mind like an alien invasion.. & stay there!
Hailing from Norway, the band visited the UK to play tour dates here for the
first time in 2009 & started working with Rocksector towards this deal.
The pre-production tracks for the album were exceptional & live up to the
uniqueness that only Moth Circus have. Expect madness, creativity, a sense of
humour, catchy, groove-laden hard rock. In the band's own words they sound
like "Pamela Anderson masturbating at a freak show".
"Sideshow Sweetheart" is planned for release in May, followed up
with a UK tour in July.
14th January 2010
In order to promote their 25th
anniversary album UNARMED, where HELLOWEEN re-recorded some of the biggest
hits in the band´s history, the guys will be performing a few acoustical
songs in some selected German record stores!
The so far confirmed cities and stores:
Friday, January 29th, 5 p.m. - Fürth, Saturn
Saturday, January 30th, 3 p.m. - Weiterstadt, Saturn (@ Loop5)
Monday, February 1st, 5 p.m. - Hamburg, Saturn
Tuesday, February 2nd, 5 p.m. - Berlin, Media Markt (@ Alexa)
After their performances, the band will be available for autographs.
Of course, there will be FREE ENTRANCE for all events, so don´t miss the
chance to see
HELLOWEEN as you have never seen them before!
14th January 2010
PRIMORDIAL to release first
ever DVD “All Empires Fall”! First teaser available!
Irish Pagan masters PRIMORDIAL will release their first ever DVD All Empires
Fall on February, 28th / March, 1st 2010 via Metal Blade in Europe! It´ll be a
DVD-set containing two discs full of quality material!
Disc 1 is the centrepiece of the DVD and features a full PRIMORDIAL
headline show recorded live on the 24th of January, 2009 in their hometown of
Dublin, Ireland. The show was filmed with five cameras and has an exceptional
vintage look due to the hard work in post production. A truly impressive and
powerful live gig, exciting from start to finish in front of die hard PRIMORDIAL
audience and a perfect sound track that is available in stereo and 5.1!
Disc 2 features live clips from the bands appearances at Ragnarok Festival
(Germany), Hove Festival (Norway) and Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) in 2008.
The second disc also features a band documentary with all the inside stories and
loads of ancient footage from the early stages of the band. The documentary has
a playing time of approx. 60 minutes. Interviews with all band members and
rehearsal footage complete the second disc of the set!
The special Deluxe version of All Empires Fall features expanded packaging
and two additional audio CDs featuring the Dublin show!
Here´s what singer A.A. Nemtheanga has to say about All Empires Fall:
“…the gods have been working hard dogging the release of our first dvd
'All Empires Fall' but finally we are ready to prevail. The DVD will contain our
Dublin show from last year, a documentary and bonus material from recent
festivals. The special edition will contain the audio discs of the Dublin show,
so you can hear how some old classics are played now, some almost two decades
after writing. So how does it look? The simple answer is and without
exaggeration possibly one of the best Metal live shows I've ever seen. We filmed
it on analog reels, cut it with frightening pace and mixed it up with some very
unconventional camera angles. It has the feel of a classic show from the late
70s not the clean, clinical digital vacuum most modern shows are filmed in. We
also invested a lot of time, money and effort so don't expect one of those free
recordings most festivals and soundstages offer. As normal we didn't do anything
conventionally so there are no boring balcony stills or side of stage montages.
No overdubs, auto tuning or drop ins we are proud that 'All Empires Fall' shows
us as we are and as a Primordial show always is. Blood and thunder and no
quarter given from start to finish…”
Track listing All Empires Fall
DISC ONE – DUBLIN
1. EMPIRE FALLS
2. FUIL ARSA
3. GALLOWS HYMN
4. SONS OF THE MORRIGAN
5. CAST TO THE PYRE
6. THE GOLDEN SPIRAL
7. AS ROME BURNS
8. THE COFFIN SHIPS
9. TRAITORS GATE
10. JOURNEYS END
11. NO NATION ON THIS EARTH
12. GODS TO THE GODLESS
13. HEATHEN TRIBES
DISC TWO
DOCUMENTARY (approx. 60 minutes)
INTERVIEWS
RAGNAROK FESTIVAL – GERMANY 2008
1. EMPIRE FALLS
2. GALLOWS HYMN
3. SONS OF THE MORRIGAN
4. AS ROME BURNS
5. THE COFFIN SHIPS
6. HEATHEN TRIBES
7. GODS TO THE GODLESS
HOVE FESTIVAL – NORWAY 2008
8. THE COFFIN SHIPS
9. GODS TO THE GODLESS
GRASPOP METAL MEETING – BELGIUM 2008
10. GALLOWS HYMN
11. AS ROME BURNS
12. HEATHEN TRIBES
All Empires Fall will be released the 1st of March 2010 through Metal
Blade Records!
14th January 2010
ARMORED SAINT announces
tracklisting for new album “La Raza”!
Los Angeles metal legends ARMORED SAINT are pleased to announce the tracklisting
for the band's recently completed album La Raza, the band's first new album
since 2001's Nod to the Old School. La Raza was recorded at Tranzformer Studios
in Burbank, CA, was produced by bassist Joey Vera, and engineered by Bryan
Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss.
La Raza tracklisting
1. Loose Cannon
2. Head On
3. Left Hook from Right Field
4. Get Off the Fence
5. Chilled
6. La Raza
7. Black Feet
8. Little Monkey
9. Blues
10. Bandit Country
Bassist, producer, and founding member Joey Vera comments on the unique
recording process for La Raza:
“We used nothing but analog gear, most of which was custom built by
Rupert Neve for Bryan Carlstrom. We hit every signal (drum mics, guitars,
vocals) with custom or vintage analog gear before recording into Pro Tools. We
even used rare vintage amps for most of the guitar overdubs. At mix time, we
mixed on an SSL 4000E console and went to a 1 inch tape reel (one of only 2 on
the west coast) for our final masters. Uh…you DO know what tape is, don't you?
What does this all mean? It means we spit in the ear of the age of the
mp3, teenie, tiny ear bud listening culture that has turned its back on what it
means to experience music. This record is FAT. We mean, obese! Full on
cardiovascular failure stuff! Old School, Baby!”
La Raza will be available in the UK on March, 16th!
14th January 2010
BOLT THROWER announce support
bands for European tour 2010!
British war machine BOLT THROWER has announced the support bands for their
2010 European tour.
“Support on the whole tour comes from the mighty Greek veterans, Rotting
Christ! And to mix the package up a bit for everyone, there will be different
additional bands playing each night, and so far we’ve asked Benediction,
Asphyx and Dew Scented to play a few shows each. And as usual, there will also
be local/unsigned bands on the bill. More bands/details will be announced
soon.”
BOLT THROWER + Rotting Christ
29/04/10 – NL – Enschede – Atak
30/04/10 – NL – Tilburg – 013
01/05/10 – UK – London – ULU
02/05/10 – IE – Dublin – Button Factory
03/05/10 – UK – Belfast – Limelight
04/05/10 – UK – Leeds – Rio´s
05/05/10 – UK – Wrexham – Central Station
06/05/10 – UK – Birmingham – Asylum
07/05/10 – FR – Paris – Trabendo
08/05/10 – FR – Lyon – C.C.O.
09/05/10 – BE – Antwerpen – Trix Zaal
11/05/10 – PL – Warsaw – Progresja
12/05/10 – CZ – Prag – Abataon
13/05/10 – DE – Dessau – Metal Fest
14/05/10 – AT – Mining – Metal Fest
15/05/10 – CH – Pratteln – Metal Fest
16/05/10 – LU – Luxemburg – Kulturfabrik
14th January 2010
SIX FEET UNDER reveal first
song of Graveyard Classics 3!
Tampa, FL's kings of groove laden Death Metal Six Feet Under are back with
their 3rd installment of the band's cover series, ‘Graveyard Classics 3’,
due out on Metal Blade Records January 18th 2010. ‘Graveyard Classics 3’ was
recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, FL, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios
by Mark Lewis, and was produced by Chris Barnes.
Here's what the godfather of gore and death Chris Barnes has to say about
the band's latest chapter in the Graveyard Classics chain:
“We went about picking the tracks for this installment of Graveyard
Classics by really just trying to search out songs from early on in our musical
upbringing, as well as tracks from when we were just fans of heavy music, before
we started playing in a band. Once again choosing songs that have really stuck
with us over the years, also choosing the songs that we felt would sound
interesting when played in the SFU ‘death groove' style.
Through the years of doing covers, many of our fans have inquired about us
covering a Slayer or a Metallica song. It was really something we wanted to do
for some time, those two bands being our biggest influences, as well as
influencing a generation of death metal musicians.
To sum it up…this is a tribute to honor the great teachers that have
influenced us as well as the world of metal we all belong to. We hope our fans
will enjoy.“
Track listing for ‘Graveyard Classics 3’:
1. A Dangerous Meeting - Mercyful Fate
2. Metal on Metal - Anvil
3. The Frayed Ends of Sanity - Metallica
4. At Dawn They Sleep - Slayer
5. Not Fragile - BTO
6. On Fire -Van Halen
7. Pounding Metal - Exciter
8. Destroyer - Twisted Sister
9. Psychotherapy - The Ramones
10. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck – Prong
Edguy's tour management has just
confirmed that a London show has been added to the UK tour in March. On March
20th Edguy will play the O2 Islington Academy in London. The other confirmed
dates are as follows:
13.03.2010 - England - Dudley, JB's
15.03.2010 - Scotland - Glasgow, Cathouse
16.03.2010 - England - Leeds, Rios
19.03.2010 - England - Nottingham, Rock City (Rescue Rooms)
20.03.2010 - England - London, 02 Islington Academy
More shows tba.
14th January 2010
Gwydion reveals album
title and release date
The Portugese
Viking/Folk band GWYDION have completed the work on their new CD
and will release the new album, which is titled " Horn
Triskelion ", on April 09 via SMP/Trollzorn Records.
" Horn Triskelion
" was recorded and produced by Fernando Matias (F.E.V.E.R.)
in the Urban Insect Studios in Portugal, and mixed and mastered by
Børge Finstad (who has worked together with bands as
Arcturus, Mayhem, Borknagar, Enslaved, Ulver, Tristania, Ava
Inferi, Theatre of Thragedy, Vintersorg, Shining, Àsmegin among
others) at
Toproom Studios
in Norway. The artwork was created by Jan Yrlund ( Týr,
Korpiklaani, Stratovarius, Svarysot, Imperia, Sirenia among
others ) and will be revealed shortly.
Polish
Behemoth is a band that lives up to its name. The bands hybrid of death
and black metal truly sounds like a beast, especially on stage: the
quartet's touring schedule is constantly filled to the brim, so it is a
well-oiled machinery that comes to set our stage on fire. The band last
visited us in 2005, and has since released the critically acclaimed
albums "The Apostasy" (2007) and "Evangelion"
(2009). Behemoth recently won a massive nine (!) categories in the
British magazine Terrorizer's yearly readers' poll - including the
category of best live band of 2009. According to the interview with
frontman Nergal in Sweden Rock Magazine #68, there's a logical
explanation to the band's constant hunger for being on stage: - We're
addicted to the touring and the adrenaline. We can't help it. We feed
off the energy of the audience. Prepare to be mauled.
Confirmed bands so far (out of a
total of 60):
Bachman & Turner (Can)
Only show in Scandinavia
W.A.S.P. (Us)
Rick Springfield (Aus/Us)
Danzig (Us)
Ratt (Us)
Y&T (Us)
Nazareth (Uk)
Magnum (Uk)
Saga (Can)
Sabaton (S)
D-A-D (DK)
Mother's Finest (Us)
Stratovarius (Fin)
Behemoth (Pl)
Unisonic (D)
Steel Panther (Us)
Watain (S)
Aldo Nova (Can)
Alestorm (Uk)
Anvil (Can)
Raven (Uk)
Bigelf (Us)
Jorn (N)
DAWN
OF ASHES teams up with special FX group ADI (Amalgamated Dynamics Inc) for
outfit and mask designs!
Swedish
Death Metal newcomers of the year 2009 AS YOU DROWN have secured the direct
support slot for the upcoming Blitzkrieg 5 tour of Polish Death Metal Gods
VADER!
Tampa,
FL's kings of groove laden Death Metal Six Feet Under are back with their 3rd
installment of the band's cover series, ‘Graveyard Classics 3', out now on
Metal Blade Records! ‘Graveyard Classics 3' was recorded at D.O.I. Digital
Audio in Tampa, FL, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis, and was
produced by Chris Barnes.
Track listing for ‘Graveyard Classics 3':
Disc 2 features live clips from the bands appearances at Ragnarok Festival
(Germany), Hove Festival (Norway) and Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) in 2008.
The second disc also features a band documentary with all the inside stories
and loads of ancient footage from the early stages of the band. The
documentary has a playing time of approx. 60 minutes. Interviews with all band
members and rehearsal footage complete the second disc of the set!
Track listing All Empires Fall
Montreal, QC's BARN BURNER are ready to unleash ‘Bangers' worldwide and have
released the final track listing. With ‘Bangers', BARN BURNER captures a
signature sound that cannot be easily placed or categorized.
Quebec
City's AETERNAM is gearing up to finally release their hotly anticipated debut
album on February 12th/15th, 2010! ‘Disciples Of The Unseen' is a 10 track
foray into an atmospheric, aggressive, melodic and Egyptian-tinged death metal.
The album was produced by mastermind JeF Fortin (Neuraxis, The Last Felony) and
is for fans of Nile, Melechesh, Behemoth and even earlier Trivium - any metal
head will definitely find something to sink their teeth into here.
