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Thy Disease - Enter The Studio In October
Polish metallers Thy Disease have issued the following update on their MySpace blog:
"After the successful gigs played within the Contaminated Summer Tour 2011 and a short summer holidays Thy Disease are back on stage! The second run of concerts promoting Anshur Za in Poland will take place between September and October. In company with Dr. Zoydbergh, Cryptic and local supports the band will visit certain number of Southern cities (look below for details).
Besides, you'll have an opportunity to see Thy Disease live at the 2nd edition of Krushfest in Jaslo. The band will be sharing stage with bands such as: Closterkeller, Latvian viking-folk-metal Skyforger, the stage hosts from Krusher and many others.
The Eastern Conquest Tour 2011 - part 1 consists in 8 concerts in company of Christ Agony and will cover 3 countries: Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. The second run shall come to life in Spring 2012 and will go through Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, at the very end of the year 2011, the band is planning to set off on an European tour booked by Insano Booking Agency, where Thy Disease should join from 17.11 until 11.12 visiting mainly the Mid-European countries. More details - soon!
Finally, we can reveal some details concerning the upcoming album, on which the works have already started. The album will consist of 9 completely new compositions and 3 bonus tracks. In the very beginning of October the band will enter Creative Music studio in order to record all the tracks for their first album in refreshed line-up. In turn, the mixing and mastering processes will be conveyed under strict guidance of Tomasz Zalewski (Studio Zed), known from former co-operation with Thy Disease."
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"After the successful gigs played within the Contaminated Summer Tour 2011 and a short summer holidays Thy Disease are back on stage! The second run of concerts promoting Anshur Za in Poland will take place between September and October. In company with Dr. Zoydbergh, Cryptic and local supports the band will visit certain number of Southern cities (look below for details).
Besides, you'll have an opportunity to see Thy Disease live at the 2nd edition of Krushfest in Jaslo. The band will be sharing stage with bands such as: Closterkeller, Latvian viking-folk-metal Skyforger, the stage hosts from Krusher and many others.
The Eastern Conquest Tour 2011 - part 1 consists in 8 concerts in company of Christ Agony and will cover 3 countries: Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. The second run shall come to life in Spring 2012 and will go through Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, at the very end of the year 2011, the band is planning to set off on an European tour booked by Insano Booking Agency, where Thy Disease should join from 17.11 until 11.12 visiting mainly the Mid-European countries. More details - soon!
Finally, we can reveal some details concerning the upcoming album, on which the works have already started. The album will consist of 9 completely new compositions and 3 bonus tracks. In the very beginning of October the band will enter Creative Music studio in order to record all the tracks for their first album in refreshed line-up. In turn, the mixing and mastering processes will be conveyed under strict guidance of Tomasz Zalewski (Studio Zed), known from former co-operation with Thy Disease."
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Thy Disease |
Farsot - New Album Details
German black metallers Farsot have finalized and revealed the artwork for their upcoming second full-length, Insects.
Insects is due out later this year through Prophecy Productions.
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Insects is due out later this year through Prophecy Productions.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Farsot |
Children Of Bodom - Announce Australian Tour Dates
Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom have announced that the group will be heading to Australia in November for a string of tour dates in support of their latest studio album, Relentless Reckless Forever. Supporting Children Of Bodom on the trek will be Australian band Voyager.
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| Source: | metalunderground.com |
| Band profile: | Children Of Bodom |
Crystallion - Reveal Upcoming Album's Track Listing
German power metal act Crystallion has revealed the track listing for the band's upcoming album, to be released in 2011.
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| Source: | metalunderground.com |
| Band profile: | Crystallion |
Evile - UK Tour Dates
A few days after the release of Five Serpent's Teeth, UK thrashers Evile will embark on a tour in their home-country and Ireland, taking off by the end of September and through October.
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| Source: | evile.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Evile |
| Event: | Evile: UK Tour 2011 |
Alice Cooper - Audio Samples Of Entire New Album
Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on Welcome 2 My Nightmare, the new album from Alice Cooper, are available for streaming at this location.
Welcome 2 My Nightmare will be released on September 9th in Europe (on September 12th in the UK and on September 13th in North America) by Universal Music. More details about the album were previously reported over here.
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Welcome 2 My Nightmare will be released on September 9th in Europe (on September 12th in the UK and on September 13th in North America) by Universal Music. More details about the album were previously reported over here.
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| Source: | amazon.de |
| Band profile: | Alice Cooper |
Rebellion - Part Ways With Drummer, Replacement Announced
David Faifer has left German metallers Rebellion and has been replaced by Matthias Karle. A video message from Rebellion in which they introduce their new drummer can be seen at this location.
Rebellion last December parted ways with Uwe Lulis (guitar), Gerd Lücking (drums) and Simone Wenzel (guitar) and replaced them with Oliver Geibig, David Faifer and Karut, respectively.
Rebellion line-up is as follows:
Michael Seifert - vocals
Tomi Göttlich - bass
Oliver Geibig - guitar
Stephan Karut - guitar
Matthias Karle - drums
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Rebellion last December parted ways with Uwe Lulis (guitar), Gerd Lücking (drums) and Simone Wenzel (guitar) and replaced them with Oliver Geibig, David Faifer and Karut, respectively.
Rebellion line-up is as follows:
Michael Seifert - vocals
Tomi Göttlich - bass
Oliver Geibig - guitar
Stephan Karut - guitar
Matthias Karle - drums
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| Source: | youtube.com |
| Band profile: | Rebellion |
Chimaira - US Headlining Tour Dates
Cleveland metallers Chimaira will embark on a first leg of US The Age Of Hell Tour this fall. Support on the road will come from Revocation, Rise To Remain and Impedning Doom.
The band will be doing a second leg in the US in November/December. This will be followed by Australia, Europe and the UK next February through April.
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The band will be doing a second leg in the US in November/December. This will be followed by Australia, Europe and the UK next February through April.
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| Source: | chimaira.com |
| Band profile: | Chimaira |
| Event: | Chimaira: The Age Of Hell Tour - First US Leg |
Stam1na - Enter The Studio In September
Finnish metallers Stam1na will begin recording their fifth album in September. The producer of the yet-unnamed album will be Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with Tool, Apocalyptica, Queens Of The Stone Age. Stam1na's new album will be released in early 2012.
According to A Sakara Records press release, the idea for the collaboration between Joe Barresi and Stam1na was born more than a year ago, when Stam1na played at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, in February 2010, right after releasing their latest album, Viimeinen Atlantis. At that time Joe was recording the album of Apocalyptica, and Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica cellist) brought him to see Stam1na's show and introduced him to the band.
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According to A Sakara Records press release, the idea for the collaboration between Joe Barresi and Stam1na was born more than a year ago, when Stam1na played at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, in February 2010, right after releasing their latest album, Viimeinen Atlantis. At that time Joe was recording the album of Apocalyptica, and Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica cellist) brought him to see Stam1na's show and introduced him to the band.
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| Source: | stam1na.com |
| Band profile: | Stam1na |
Forbidden - Forced To Cancel European Tour
Guitarist / founding member / songwriter Craig Locicero of the Bay Area thrash band Forbidden has issued the following update:
"This is the most painful update I have ever had to write...
Due to family obligations on the part of our longtime drummer, Mark Hernandez, Forbidden is forced to cancel it's tour of Europe and will start to search for an adequate permanent replacement right away. Compounding things is the fact that Mark and I also play in Demonica, who were to open the tour. Unfortunately, at this late date, there is no time nor budget to find a replacement who can handle both bands and our only option right now is to cancel the entire tour.
Forbidden would like to apologize to all of the different promoters, Continental Concerts, the bands Communic and Demonica, our label Nuclear Blast, and most importantly our fans who have been waiting for us to finally make it overseas for our first proper European tour in support of Omega Wave. You all deserve better. This is a collective kick to everyone's stomach and it is very difficult for us to swallow.
If there were any way to find one drummer to do both jobs and learn over 22 songs of material in only a couple of days, we would do it. But there is no way to teach somebody all of that material from the ground up and give the fans our very best. Our first choice was longtime Brother, Gene Hoglan, and since Gene is very familiar with our current set list, this makes the most sense. However, he only has a very small window to work with and no time to commit to an entire tour. But he did agree to fly out to Belgium with us so that Forbidden can play the Alcatraz Festival on August 27th! That works out to be the only days that work within Gene's busy schedule and it also allows us to get in front of as many fans as possible for one show.
In no way does this make up for all of the other gigs we will miss. They MUST be rescheduled for the future!
Unfortunately, that future will have to be without Mark Hernandez. He has played for the last time with Forbidden and we will be looking for the right replacement as soon as the dust settles. Obviously it takes a great player to play drums in Forbidden. We will only accept the best!
We all love Mark and hope he finds peace and serenity in his future with his family.
In the meantime we will continue and take the momentum we have gained from Omega Wave and use it as fuel for the next record and beyond!
Looking forward, not back..."
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"This is the most painful update I have ever had to write...
Due to family obligations on the part of our longtime drummer, Mark Hernandez, Forbidden is forced to cancel it's tour of Europe and will start to search for an adequate permanent replacement right away. Compounding things is the fact that Mark and I also play in Demonica, who were to open the tour. Unfortunately, at this late date, there is no time nor budget to find a replacement who can handle both bands and our only option right now is to cancel the entire tour.
Forbidden would like to apologize to all of the different promoters, Continental Concerts, the bands Communic and Demonica, our label Nuclear Blast, and most importantly our fans who have been waiting for us to finally make it overseas for our first proper European tour in support of Omega Wave. You all deserve better. This is a collective kick to everyone's stomach and it is very difficult for us to swallow.
If there were any way to find one drummer to do both jobs and learn over 22 songs of material in only a couple of days, we would do it. But there is no way to teach somebody all of that material from the ground up and give the fans our very best. Our first choice was longtime Brother, Gene Hoglan, and since Gene is very familiar with our current set list, this makes the most sense. However, he only has a very small window to work with and no time to commit to an entire tour. But he did agree to fly out to Belgium with us so that Forbidden can play the Alcatraz Festival on August 27th! That works out to be the only days that work within Gene's busy schedule and it also allows us to get in front of as many fans as possible for one show.
In no way does this make up for all of the other gigs we will miss. They MUST be rescheduled for the future!
Unfortunately, that future will have to be without Mark Hernandez. He has played for the last time with Forbidden and we will be looking for the right replacement as soon as the dust settles. Obviously it takes a great player to play drums in Forbidden. We will only accept the best!
We all love Mark and hope he finds peace and serenity in his future with his family.
In the meantime we will continue and take the momentum we have gained from Omega Wave and use it as fuel for the next record and beyond!
Looking forward, not back..."
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| Source: | nuclearblast.de |
| Band profile: | Forbidden |
| Event: | Forbidden + Communic: Omega Wave Over Europe Tour [CANCELLED] |
Saviour Machine - Statement About "Ilegal" Release By MCM Music & Massacre Records
Eric Clayton, Saviour Machine's frontman, posted an statement regarding an unauthorized release by MCM Music & Massacre Records:
"MCM Music & Massacre Records have manufactured / released a "version of III:II."This "version" is more "a compilation" of what I consider to be "random out takes & demo recordings" from 2004... This CD is grossly incomplete & misrepresentative of what "III:II" actually sounds like today. What I can deduce from actually hearing this CD, is the following... MCM and / or Massacre Records decided to hire a few very bad "engineers" to go through hundreds of takes from the recordings I did in Sweden - Spring 2004. These "unknown engineers" chose some takes, tried to put something together and attempted to "mix" something out of it... basically, the recordings from 2004 have evolved into demo recordings, as far as I am concerned. Since those sessions, I have re-recorded almost everything... I have spent more than 7,000 hours recording, choosing final takes, editing, etc, etc... This CD is not "III:II"
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"Massacre and MCM "produced" this CD without my authorization, my consent or my involvement... To call this release a SM "album" is a crime against the consumer... their attempts to advertise this CD as the actual "Legend Part III:II" is criminal! It's a gross "injustice" to the actual production"
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Then he explains that Legend Part III was not supposed to be divided in the first time, and that it will be release as a whole, he finalizes with the following:
""Legend Part III" - The Official Release will contain 3 full length CD's: (Disc 1 - formerly known as "III:I" / Disc 2 & Disc 3 - the long anticipated "III:II") Yes... This is real! ; ) Don't ask when it will be finished... I have absolutely no idea? ; ) But... I can tell you this... As you probably know by now, SM is currently performing (and in the process of booking) a number of intimate acoustic shows. Though we'd "hoped" for more concerts in 2011... due to a number of factors, the majority of these rare performances will be booked in 2012... SM is performing for a wide range of "reasons;" many/most of these reasons are very intimate, personal, Spiritual reasons... One of our objectives is to generate enough revenue to resume and complete the production of "Legend Part III!" Currently... the line-up intact is the single greatest "incarnation" of Saviour Machine ever!!! We are the closest band we've ever been... We'll continue to "build upon" this intimacy, we will continue to gain strength, generate income, and together... as a band... we will resume & complete the production of Legend Part III
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"MCM Music & Massacre Records have manufactured / released a "version of III:II."This "version" is more "a compilation" of what I consider to be "random out takes & demo recordings" from 2004... This CD is grossly incomplete & misrepresentative of what "III:II" actually sounds like today. What I can deduce from actually hearing this CD, is the following... MCM and / or Massacre Records decided to hire a few very bad "engineers" to go through hundreds of takes from the recordings I did in Sweden - Spring 2004. These "unknown engineers" chose some takes, tried to put something together and attempted to "mix" something out of it... basically, the recordings from 2004 have evolved into demo recordings, as far as I am concerned. Since those sessions, I have re-recorded almost everything... I have spent more than 7,000 hours recording, choosing final takes, editing, etc, etc... This CD is not "III:II"
...
"Massacre and MCM "produced" this CD without my authorization, my consent or my involvement... To call this release a SM "album" is a crime against the consumer... their attempts to advertise this CD as the actual "Legend Part III:II" is criminal! It's a gross "injustice" to the actual production"
...
Then he explains that Legend Part III was not supposed to be divided in the first time, and that it will be release as a whole, he finalizes with the following:
""Legend Part III" - The Official Release will contain 3 full length CD's: (Disc 1 - formerly known as "III:I" / Disc 2 & Disc 3 - the long anticipated "III:II") Yes... This is real! ; ) Don't ask when it will be finished... I have absolutely no idea? ; ) But... I can tell you this... As you probably know by now, SM is currently performing (and in the process of booking) a number of intimate acoustic shows. Though we'd "hoped" for more concerts in 2011... due to a number of factors, the majority of these rare performances will be booked in 2012... SM is performing for a wide range of "reasons;" many/most of these reasons are very intimate, personal, Spiritual reasons... One of our objectives is to generate enough revenue to resume and complete the production of "Legend Part III!" Currently... the line-up intact is the single greatest "incarnation" of Saviour Machine ever!!! We are the closest band we've ever been... We'll continue to "build upon" this intimacy, we will continue to gain strength, generate income, and together... as a band... we will resume & complete the production of Legend Part III
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| Source: | saviourmachine.com |
| Band profile: | Saviour Machine |
'West Memphis Three' Freed After 18 Years
It's official, folks! After 18 long years of incarceration, The West Memphis 3 have finally been freed.
For those of you unfamiliar with The West Memphis 3, they are a group of men who were tried and convicted as teenagers on May 5, 1993 for the murder of 3 young boys. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, while his friends Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were sentenced to life in prison.
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For those of you unfamiliar with The West Memphis 3, they are a group of men who were tried and convicted as teenagers on May 5, 1993 for the murder of 3 young boys. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, while his friends Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr. were sentenced to life in prison.
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| Source: | wm3.org |
Visions Of Atlantis - New Guitarist Announced, New EP On The Way
Official press release
Hey out there!
Visions Of Atlantis is very proud to announce that our live- and session-guitar-player Cris now joined our ranks as our new fix guitar player from now on! On our Youtube-Channel you can see Cris' great announcement video!
New EP: On the 21st of October Visions Of Atlantis will release brand new material for the world to hear as an EP called Maria Magdalena!
More details on this new release will follow next week, so stay tuned for tons of information and more details.
Yours Visions Of Atlantis family.
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Hey out there!
Visions Of Atlantis is very proud to announce that our live- and session-guitar-player Cris now joined our ranks as our new fix guitar player from now on! On our Youtube-Channel you can see Cris' great announcement video!
New EP: On the 21st of October Visions Of Atlantis will release brand new material for the world to hear as an EP called Maria Magdalena!
More details on this new release will follow next week, so stay tuned for tons of information and more details.
Yours Visions Of Atlantis family.
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| Source: | hmyspace.com |
| Band profile: | Visions Of Atlantis |
Einherjer - New Song Online
"Varden Brenne", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers Einherjer, is available for streaming at the Indie Recordings' Facebook page.
"Varden Brenne" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Norrøn, which will be released on September 9 via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded at Studio Borealis and was produced by Einherjer's Frode Glesnes. Matt Hyde ( Slayer, Monster Magnet) mixed the effort. The cover artwork was painted by Renathe H. Bryn.
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"Varden Brenne" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled Norrøn, which will be released on September 9 via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded at Studio Borealis and was produced by Einherjer's Frode Glesnes. Matt Hyde ( Slayer, Monster Magnet) mixed the effort. The cover artwork was painted by Renathe H. Bryn.
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| Source: | facebook.com |
| Band profile: | Einherjer |
ICS Vortex - New Song Online
"Odin's Tree", a brand new song from Norwegian metallers ICS Vortex, the project led by the former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar member, can be streamed at this location.
"Odin's Tree" comes off the band's debut album, entitled Storm Seeker, which will be released on August 22 in Europe and August 23 in North America via Century Media Records.
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"Odin's Tree" comes off the band's debut album, entitled Storm Seeker, which will be released on August 22 in Europe and August 23 in North America via Century Media Records.
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| Source: | youtube.com |