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Guillotine - Entire New Album Available For Streaming

In conjunction with Terrorizer Magazine, Guillotine's second full-length album "Blood Money" is now available for full streaming in its entirety on the Terrorizer website in support of the promotion of this Thrash Metal masterpiece! Streaming starts 27th October 2008 and ends on 2nd November 2008.

A press release from Pulverised Records reads as follows:

"The Executioners have returned! Reactivated and armed with a ferocious new album "Blood Money", Guillotine sets the benchmark of intense Thrash Metal to deadly new heights; essential melodic hooks with just the right amount brewed into perfection to split your skull into pieces!

Featuring Nils Eriksson and Fredrik Mannberg from the mighty Nocturnal Rites and together in collaboration with the master of Thrash Metal artist Ed Repka (Megadeth, Atheist, Death, Venom, etc), Guillotine will crush all competitors in the genre and emerge as the reigning kings of Thrash Metaldom!

Mixed at Toontrack Studio by Mattias Eklund (Nocturnal Rites, Naglfar, etc) and mastered by Goran Finnberg at The Mastering Room (Soilwork, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, etc)."

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Source: terrorizer.com
Band profile: Guillotine
Posted: 29.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (0)


Tarja Turunen - North American Dates Announced

Former Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen has announced the following North American shows for 2009.

Storm Returns to the America's Tour 2009:

Apr. 29 - The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 01 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC
May 02 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
May 04 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL
May 07 - Regency Center - San Francisco, CA
May 08 - House Of Blues - Hollywood, CA

Source: tarjaturunen.com
Band profile: Tarja
Posted: 29.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (8)


Death Angel - To Team Up With Armored Saint For Australian Tour

According to a posting on the fasterlouder.com forum, US Bay Area Trashers Death Angel and Heavy Metallers Armored Saint will team up for an Australian tour in March next year.

The dates are as follows:

March 10 - Brisbane - The Tivoli Theatre
March 11 - Melbourne - Billboard The Venue
March 12 - Sydney - The Forum
March 13 - Adelaide - HQ
March 15 - Perth - The Capitol

Tickets go on sale on November 7 at 9:00 a.m.

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Source: fasterlouder.com.au
Band profile: Death Angel
Event: Death Angel + Armored Saint: Australian Tour 2009
Posted: 28.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (2)


Cradle Of Filth - Two New Songs And Video, Entire Album Streaming Online

Original news, posted on 27.08.2008

A new song, "Tragic Kingdom", from the forthcoming new album "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" of British extreme metallers Cradle Of Filth, has been made available for free download at this location:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/godspeedonthedevilsthunder/
(A free registration is required)

"Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder" will be released on October 28th via Roadrunner Records.

Updated, on 16.10.2008 (thanks to Abattoir)

Another new Cradle Of Filth track, entitled "Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

UPDATED (thanks to SlaytallicA)

Click here to watch the video for "Honey And Sulphur" coming off Cradle of Filth's forthcoming album.

UPDATED (thanks to getcloser)

GetCloser.com has announced the following:

"GetCloser has always prided itself on getting you exclusive access to the bands you love. In keeping with this, we are delighted to announce that this weekend we will be exclusively streaming "Godspeed And The Devil's Thunder".

You can hear the album in its entirety before it's release on Monday. To access the stream, simply log in (free registration is required) to http://www.getcloser.com and click on the music tab on the top of the page."

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Source: roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile: Cradle Of Filth
Posted: 25.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (47)


Down - New Video Available Online

US metallers Down have posted their new video, for the song called "N.O.D.", online. It can be viewed at MTV.com. The song comes off the band's last year released album "III - Over The Under".

Earlier this month, an exclusive deluxe edition of Down "III - Over The Under" was released, featuring the CD plus a DVD featuring unreleased live performances and behind-the-scenes footage.

In a blog entry, dated July 24th, 2008, vocalist Philip Anselmo stated: "We've been fucking around with some new material, and we've got enough material already recorded (at least 6 new songs) as well as some unreleased stuff from the "Over The Under" sessions. It's definitely enough for an awesome EP, with some surprises within."

Down are currently touring the USA in support of Metallica.

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Source: mtv.com
Band profile: Down
Posted: 25.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Cloven Hoof - Announce New Guitarist

British Heavy Metal band Cloven Hoof have issued the following update:

"Guitarist Christian Horton makes his Cloven Hoof debut October 25th in a baptism of fire at the Metal Maniacs 2008 festival in Hoorn, Holland. Christian supported Cloven Hoof whilst playing in the excellent band Dark Forest. He will provide blistering rhythm guitar in a set packed with classic Hoof songs."

Source: cloven-hoof.co.uk
Band profile: Cloven Hoof
Posted: 24.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


De Profundis - Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Guitarist Roman Subbotin of UK death/doom metal band De Profundis has issued the following update:

"De Profundis once again emerges out of the shadows with some new music. As you may already know, we have been working on our second album for a few months now. Before going into the studio to record the real thing, we felt it would be good to try something we haven't done before and record a Promo CD, the results of which are now available for your listening (dis)pleasure.

Both tracks have been self-recorded and engineered with the help of Steve Watkins, with whom we did our first album. This two song Promo will not be released officially, and will eventually be taken down to pave the way for the second album. The songs themselves may change somewhat on the final record, too. But, for now, here are the new sounds of De Profundis that we hope you'll enjoy."

Check out the new tracks "Ablaze In Autumn's Fire" and "Cease To Be" at this location.

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Source: blog.myspace.com
Band profile: De Profundis
Posted: 24.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Krisiun - New Video Available

Brazilian death metallers Krisiun have posted a new video online, for the song "Combustion Inferno", which can be viewed at this location. The new video was directed by João Mauricio Leonel.

The song comes from the band's latest album "Southern Storm", which was released on August 5 via Century Media Records.

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Source: vids.myspace.com
Band profile: Krisiun
Posted: 24.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (5)


Lordi - Four New Songs Available For Pre-Listening, Tour Dates

Finnish monster rockers Lordi have announced a pre-listening session of their upcoming album "Deadache" on the band's MySpace page. You can listen to the next songs: "Dr. Sin Is In", "Evilyn", "Man Skin Boots" and "Bite It Like A Bulldog". The new album "Deadache" will be released on 29 October via Sony BMG Records.
According to a press release, "The Nino Laurenne-produced CD, much like its predecessors, is catchy, melodic hard rock, but this time around there is a rougher edge to the music."

US Tour Dates with Lizzy Borden and Stolen Babies:

November 7 - Houston, TX @House of Blues
November 8 - Dallas, TX @House of Blues
November 9 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
November 12 - Las Vegas, NV @House of Blues
November 13 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
November 16 - Pomona, CA @Glasshouse Music Hall
November 17 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
November 20 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
November 22 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
November 23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
November 24 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore (Irving Plaza)

European Headlining Dates:

January 24 - SWE - Lund - Mejeriet
January 25 - SWE - Stockholm - Arenan
January 26 - SWE - Gothenburg - Traedgarn
January 29 - GER - Hamburg - Docks
January 30 - GER - Herford - X
January 31 - GER - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle
February 04 - GER - Tuttlingen - Stadthalle
February 05 - GER - Munich - Tonhalle
February 06 - GER - Stuttgart - Filharmonie
February 07 - GER - Saarbruecken - E-Werk
February 10 - GER - Bremen - Aladin
February 11 - NETH - Amsterdam - Melkweg

More dates will be announced soon.

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Lordi
Posted: 23.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (4)


Kivimetsän Druidi - New Music Video Online

Newly Century Media signed Viking metalheads Kivimetsän Druidi have just posted their epic new video online for the track "Jäässä Varttunut," which can be viewed on the band's official Myspace page by clicking here. The track is taken from their upcoming debut full-length "Shadowheart" which will see a November 25th release date in the US. Also featured on the bands Myspace page is a great behind the scenes look at the making of "Jäässä Varttunut".

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Kivimetsän Druidi
Posted: 22.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (3)


Mayhem - South America Fucking Armageddon, Tour Guitarist Announced

Originals news, posted on 17.09.2008

Norwegian's blackest Mayhem have announced new South American tour dates in October.

Here are the dates for the South America Invasion:

Oct. 24 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Bar de Tom
Oct. 25 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Easy
Oct. 26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro
Oct. 29 - Santiago, Chile - Club Cadillac
Oct. 30 - Lima, Peru -
Oct. 31 - Quito, Ecuador -

Mayhem is planning an US tour in early 2009. The tour will reportedly consist of 21 shows and will kick off in the early spring. The exact cities and dates will be announced soon. Also the band promised an Australian tour is in the works.

UPDATE

Mayhem have joined forces with guitarist Morfeus (Ancient, Dimension F3H, Limbonic Art) for their upcoming South America Fucking Armageddon tour.

Morfeus states: "I'm very happy to head over to South America with Mayhem. Their music is awesome, and I'm looking forward to kick some ass. Expect a set heavy as fuck!"

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Mayhem
Event: Mayhem: South America Fucking Armageddon Tour
Posted: 21.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (15)


Paradise Lost - "Gothic" Special Edition CD/DVD

Official press release:

Paradise Lost from West Yorkshire, UK, formed in 1988 when vocalist Nick Holmes and guitarist Gregor Mackintosh came together with the idea of taking metal beyond the conventional styles of the time. They were influenced by acts such as Candlemass, Celtic Frost and Morbid Angel, and concocted a unique atmosphere of their own as a result. This was already apparent when their debut album "Lost Paradise" appeared on Peaceville Records in 1990, and blended death metal with doom and some melodic elements, but it wasn't until their follow-up album that the metal world witnessed the birth of a new style of music.

"Gothic" was THE album responsible for a whole sub genre of metal, Gothic Doom Metal, upon its release in 1991. Creating a more melancholy & atmospheric form of doom metal, with the introduction of the distinctive & unmistakable Paradise Lost lead guitar melodies, the band was quickly propelled to the forefront of pioneering extreme metal bands of the early nineties.

The "Gothic" album was recorded in late 1990/early 1991 at the renowned Academy Studios in Yorkshire; a studio responsible for classic recordings from bands such as My Dying Bride, Anathema, Cradle Of Filth and Bal-Sagoth among many others.

Along with the album, this special edition contains a very rare video performance from a 1991 Paradise Lost show (that evening supported by My Dying Bride & Pitch Shifter) and features classic tracks from their first 2 albums.

This release also coincides with the 20 year celebration of the band, in which Paradise Lost teamed up for a handful of very special shows in September with the other leaders of the early nineties doom metal revolution, namely My Dying Bride and Anathema.

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Source: paradiselost.co.uk
Band profile: Paradise Lost
Posted: 20.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (11)


Lacuna Coil - DVD Details And Trailer

Original news, posted on 26.05.2008

Italian Goth-Metallers Lacuna Coil have started work on a DVD project which is tentatively scheduled to be released later this year.

The DVD will be a retrospective of all things from the band's "Karmacode" album cycle. It will include promotional videos, spectacularly remixed pro-shot festival appearances, behind-the-scenes travel documentaries and home videos - and a few other fan-friendly surprises!

This will be the first "official" Lacuna Coil DVD release.

Fans take note: For more details on the fan-friendly surprises be sure to visit http://www.lacunacoil.it regularly for information!

UPDATE

Lacuna Coil have released a sample trailer of their first ever DVD release "Visual Karma (Body, Mind And Soul)" cover], which revolves around the recording and touring of Lacuna Coil's "Karmacode" album. You can check out "Our Truth" (Live At Wacken 2007) here, a countdown widget can be found here.

The tracklist of the DVD is as follows:

Wacken 2007
01. Intro
02. To The Edge
03. Fragments Of Faith
04. Swamped
05. In Visible Light
06. Fragile
07. Closer
08. Senzafine
09. What I See
10. Enjoy The Silence
11. Heavens A Lie
12. Our Truth

Loudpark 2007
13. Intro/To The Edge
14. Swamped
15. Closer
16. Within Me
17. Daylight Dancer
18. Our Truth

Promotional Videos
19. Our Truth
20. Enjoy The Silence
21. Closer
22. Within Me

Extras
- The Band: Simple As Water
- Inside Milan
- The Leaning Journey Of Pizza
- 7-Seven... Strings Life
- The Real Thing
- Enter The Drummer
- Behind The Scenes: Australian Tour 2007
- First Time In Japan
- Making Of The Our Truth Video
- Making Of The Closer Video
- Fan Submissions (Lacuna Coil's Introductory Clip)
- Empty Spiral Interview
- To The Edge Remix Contest (Photogallery)
- Inside The Spiral (Link)
- Links

Release dates:

31 Oct: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy
03 Nov: UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe.
04 Nov: Spain, Portugal
05 Nov: Sweden, Finland, Hungary
25 Nov: North America

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Source: myspace.com
Band profile: Lacuna Coil
Posted: 20.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (11)


The Eternal - Video Posted Online

Australian doom metallers The Eternal have posted their new video for the song "Lost Our Way" online. The song comes from the band's upcoming album, entilted "Kartika", which will be released in Finland on November 12th via Firebox Records. The CD will be issued in Australia on November 8 through SLP/Amphead Music.

You can watch the video on the band's official site here.

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Source: the-eternal.com
Band profile: The Eternal
Posted: 20.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (11)


Divine Heresy - Prepare New Material, New Video With New Singer Online

Century Media press release:

Divine Heresy are hard at work on their much anticipated sophomore release, their first with Travis Neal on vocals. The group plan on hitting the studio early next year once again with acclaimed producer Logan Mader (Gojira, Cavalera Conspiracy). To tide fans over, Divine Heresy have completed work on a new video for "Bleed The Fifth," which perfectly captures the band's frenetic live energy. It made its exclusive, online debut through the Headbangers Ball Blog yesterday (16th October) and premieres on MTV2 this Saturday night. Click on this link.

Dino Cazares (guitars) further comments: "The original concept for the "Bleed The Fifth" video was just to have a stripped down, in your face performance clip that was as unrelenting as the song itself. We shot it on a green screen and all of the effects were added in post production, which was very odd considering we are jamming out in front of a blank wall not having any idea how everything was going to look.

We are so confident with our choice of a new vocalist that we decided to re-record the track with his vocals and cut together a new performance clip with him. In the end, everything worked out perfectly and we think we delivered a pretty intense clip that is very indicative of the tenacity of a Divine Heresy live performance. Enjoy"

Divine Heresy kicks off a string of headlining dates in Texas on Nov. 7th and be sure to visit http://www.myspace.com/divineheresyband to view their remaining touring itinerary.

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Source: centurymedia.com
Band profile: Divine Heresy
Posted: 17.10.2008 by Abattoir | Comments (1)