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Aborted - Full Song Online From The New DVD
An exclusive preview to the upcoming Aborted DVD "The Auricular Chronicles", the song "Meticulous Invagination", has been made available for download here (Quicktime required).
As previously reported, the cover artwork for "The Auricular Chronicles" has been posted online here. Due in October via Listenable, the set will contain an hour-long live show shot in Paris with 13 cameras, with the sound remixed by Tue Madsen, plus video clips, backstage shenanigans, other live shows, interviews with the Belgian death metallers and more.
A teaser for the DVD can be viewed here.
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As previously reported, the cover artwork for "The Auricular Chronicles" has been posted online here. Due in October via Listenable, the set will contain an hour-long live show shot in Paris with 13 cameras, with the sound remixed by Tue Madsen, plus video clips, backstage shenanigans, other live shows, interviews with the Belgian death metallers and more.
A teaser for the DVD can be viewed here.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Aborted |
Atheist - Report On Hole In The Sky Appearance
Technical metal merchants, Atheist, have posted a lengthy report on the band's appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival via Kellys (frontman) MySpace Page, which took place August 23-26 in Bergen, Norway. Read it.
A video clip of Atheist bassist Tony Choy falling through an unsecured part of the large outdoor stage at at Italy's Evolution Festival on July 16, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com
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A video clip of Atheist bassist Tony Choy falling through an unsecured part of the large outdoor stage at at Italy's Evolution Festival on July 16, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com
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| Source: | myspace.com |
| Band profile: | Atheist |
Tourniquet - Confirmed For Germany's Legends Of Rock Fest
Tourniquet, Bride and Guardian have been confirmed for the Legends of Rock festival, set to take place Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Haus Ennepetal in Ennepetal, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
Tourniquet
Bride
Guardian
The Electrics
Split Level
Why?
Tourniquet
Bride
Guardian
The Electrics
Split Level
Why?
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Tourniquet |
Nasum - Live Rare Videos Posted Online
Swedish Grindcore metallers, Nasum have posted online two complete live shows from the band's early tour.
Taken from their official site:
"Thanks to Rob of Loudnet.tv I can now offer you two rare live shows from the very first Nasum tour, seven years ago, in their entirety.
Rob shot these videos back in 1999 at CBGB's in New York and Melody Bar in New Brunswick, and they bring back a lot of memories. The first tour is something special and I can remember very much of those 17 days we were in the US like it was just the other week.
These rough videos display a very early version of Nasum as a live band. It was our ninth and tenth show with that line-up and it was the end of the tour. I am frankly surprised that it was as good as it is (?) considering everything. The band sounds very aggressive and hardcore and the tracklist includes lots of songs thae tracklist includes lots of songs that we never played again live. It's very cool, and it's also a bit humerous - just look at how low Mieszko had his mike stand during this tour! It's freaking hilarious."
To check out the videos, click here.
As previously announced, Nasum decided to split up after Talarczyk died in the the Southeast Asian tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004.
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Taken from their official site:
"Thanks to Rob of Loudnet.tv I can now offer you two rare live shows from the very first Nasum tour, seven years ago, in their entirety.
Rob shot these videos back in 1999 at CBGB's in New York and Melody Bar in New Brunswick, and they bring back a lot of memories. The first tour is something special and I can remember very much of those 17 days we were in the US like it was just the other week.
These rough videos display a very early version of Nasum as a live band. It was our ninth and tenth show with that line-up and it was the end of the tour. I am frankly surprised that it was as good as it is (?) considering everything. The band sounds very aggressive and hardcore and the tracklist includes lots of songs thae tracklist includes lots of songs that we never played again live. It's very cool, and it's also a bit humerous - just look at how low Mieszko had his mike stand during this tour! It's freaking hilarious."
To check out the videos, click here.
As previously announced, Nasum decided to split up after Talarczyk died in the the Southeast Asian tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004.
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| Source: | nasum.com |
| Band profile: | Nasum |
Moonspell - To Play Finland And The Baltic States
Portugal's Moonspell, has announced several tour dates in Finland and the Baltic States in September, tour dates are as follows:
Sep. 25 - Tartu, EST - Club Illusion
Sep. 26 - Riga, LAT - Melna Piektdiena club
Sep. 27 - Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi
Sep. 28 - Jyväskylä, FIN - Lutakko
Sep. 29 - Oulu, FIN - Club Teatria
Sep. 30 - Nivala, FIN - Tuiskula
Sep. 25 - Tartu, EST - Club Illusion
Sep. 26 - Riga, LAT - Melna Piektdiena club
Sep. 27 - Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi
Sep. 28 - Jyväskylä, FIN - Lutakko
Sep. 29 - Oulu, FIN - Club Teatria
Sep. 30 - Nivala, FIN - Tuiskula
| Source: | moonspell.com |
| Band profile: | Moonspell |
Black Label Society - Entire New Album Available For Streaming
LaMusic is currently is currently streaming the entire new Black Label Society Album, 'Shot To Hell', here.
"Shot to Hell", is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork can be viewed here.
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"Shot to Hell", is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. The cover artwork can be viewed here.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Black Label Society |
Machine Head - Videographer Wanted
Thrashers Machine Head have posted the following message on their official site:
"Do you live in the Bay Area? Have a lot of free time on your hands? Feel comfortable using a video camera? Wanna film the studio sessions for Machine Head's new album, 'The Blackening'? If you or someone you know meets those requirements, send an e-mail to mike@machinehead1.com ASAP for more information.
Serious inquiries only, please. You've gotta be close, available immediately, and able to commit a very significant amount of the next month to the task."
"Do you live in the Bay Area? Have a lot of free time on your hands? Feel comfortable using a video camera? Wanna film the studio sessions for Machine Head's new album, 'The Blackening'? If you or someone you know meets those requirements, send an e-mail to mike@machinehead1.com ASAP for more information.
Serious inquiries only, please. You've gotta be close, available immediately, and able to commit a very significant amount of the next month to the task."
| Source: | machinehead1.com |
| Band profile: | Machine Head |
Metallica - Music Tool For Rocking Babies To Sleep?
The press reports: If you know nothing about Metallica, "Enter Sandman" does sound like it could be the title of a lullaby.
A company called Baby Rock Records has released lullaby versions of tracks by Metallica, Coldplay and Radiohead.
Baby Rock Records did the lullaby tributes because they love the music of all those artists. Executive producer said they tested the CDs on babies they knew and she can vouch that one crying baby fell asleep while listening to the Coldplay disc.
The Metallica, Coldplay and Radiohead versions came out on August 29.
Future editions will feature lullaby versions of Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, No Doubt, The Pixies and Pink Floyd. Aiello said while a lot of the music works well in this format, some songs just don't work. She said even though "Rape Me" by Nirvana was a hit, it just wasn't the best choice for babies.
A company called Baby Rock Records has released lullaby versions of tracks by Metallica, Coldplay and Radiohead.
Baby Rock Records did the lullaby tributes because they love the music of all those artists. Executive producer said they tested the CDs on babies they knew and she can vouch that one crying baby fell asleep while listening to the Coldplay disc.
The Metallica, Coldplay and Radiohead versions came out on August 29.
Future editions will feature lullaby versions of Tool, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, No Doubt, The Pixies and Pink Floyd. Aiello said while a lot of the music works well in this format, some songs just don't work. She said even though "Rape Me" by Nirvana was a hit, it just wasn't the best choice for babies.
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Metallica |
Iced Earth - New DVD Coming In October
According to Amazon.com and Century Media Records' official release schedule, a new Iced Earth DVD, entitled "Alive in Athens", is slated for release on October 31. The set is believed to contain video footage recorded during the band's 1999 two-night appearance at at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece which previously resulted in a two-disc live CD of the same name. More information will be made available soon.
As previously reported, Iced Earth recently officially launched the search for a new bassist. All interested parties are encouraged to send their bio packs to Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer's store at the following address:
Jon Schaffer
Spirit of 76 Collectibles, Inc.
1728 17th St
Columbus, IN 47448
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As previously reported, Iced Earth recently officially launched the search for a new bassist. All interested parties are encouraged to send their bio packs to Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer's store at the following address:
Jon Schaffer
Spirit of 76 Collectibles, Inc.
1728 17th St
Columbus, IN 47448
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Iced Earth |
Gigantour 2006 - CD To Receive European Release In October
SPV/Steamhammer has set to release "Gigantour" deluxe 2-CD set, (October 2 in Europe and September 29 in Germany). The set captures 2005's heavy metal onslaught that was hailed as the best metal bill of the year, with Revolver magazine calling it "the mother of all shred fests." Organized by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine as a tour featuring "only bands whose musicianship matches their ability to melt faces with sheer volume and power" (Miami Herald), "Gigantour" features unforgettable performances by Megadeth, Dream Theather and Fear Factory as well as Anthrax (CD only), Nevermore, Life Of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic and Bobaflex.
"There are a few very successful tours out each summer and in order to be significant, I knew the first Gigantour had to make an impact with top bands," says Mustaine. The six-week tour ? with bands personally chosen by Mustaine ? was designed to help bring like-minded hard rock fans together at a reasonable price, with most tickets in the $40 range. "I wanted to put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high-energy environment," Mustaine said in the July '05 Guitar World. "I think the variety of playing styles and the credibility of the different players is really exciting."
"There are a few very successful tours out each summer and in order to be significant, I knew the first Gigantour had to make an impact with top bands," says Mustaine. The six-week tour ? with bands personally chosen by Mustaine ? was designed to help bring like-minded hard rock fans together at a reasonable price, with most tickets in the $40 range. "I wanted to put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high-energy environment," Mustaine said in the July '05 Guitar World. "I think the variety of playing styles and the credibility of the different players is really exciting."
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Megadeth |
| Event: | Gigantour 2006 |
Carnal Forge - Songwriting Update
Swedish thrash metallers, Carnal Forge issued the following update:
"Here's some more new song titles. We also got a couple more that hasn't got any titles yet, and some might change. The pre-production of the new album has been a long, long process but in the end it has been really worth it. We have gone thru all the arrangements and vocal parts in a way that we never have done with CF before. The result is just utterly brilliant. We have also tried som stuff that we never did in CF, we have a couple really heavy songs. One is so slow it almost falls apart... haha...
Some wonder why it takes so god damn long time this time around, but the thing is that we live in tree differnt cities, so we have met for pre-prod work once, maybe twice a month to work together. On all other albums with CF the vocals were made in the studio. But I promise you it's worth the wait... Soon we'll start the real recording...
Godsend Gods End
Hate Junkie
Ante Mori
End Game
Testify For My Victims
Biological Waste Matter
Questions Pertaining The Ownership Of My Mind
Subhuman
Forever Guilt
Burning Eden
The Dead
Cheers
Lars & Carnal Forge"
"Here's some more new song titles. We also got a couple more that hasn't got any titles yet, and some might change. The pre-production of the new album has been a long, long process but in the end it has been really worth it. We have gone thru all the arrangements and vocal parts in a way that we never have done with CF before. The result is just utterly brilliant. We have also tried som stuff that we never did in CF, we have a couple really heavy songs. One is so slow it almost falls apart... haha...
Some wonder why it takes so god damn long time this time around, but the thing is that we live in tree differnt cities, so we have met for pre-prod work once, maybe twice a month to work together. On all other albums with CF the vocals were made in the studio. But I promise you it's worth the wait... Soon we'll start the real recording...
Godsend Gods End
Hate Junkie
Ante Mori
End Game
Testify For My Victims
Biological Waste Matter
Questions Pertaining The Ownership Of My Mind
Subhuman
Forever Guilt
Burning Eden
The Dead
Cheers
Lars & Carnal Forge"
| Source: | carnalforge.com |
| Band profile: | Carnal Forge |
Napalm Death - Frontman Talking About Jesse's Passing
Napalm Death Frontman Barney has issued the following statement regarding the passing of Terrorizer/ex-Napalm Death guitarist Jesse Pintado:
"I am sitting here still really trying to take in what has happened with Jesse. We were in Bulgaria playing at the time when it seems to have happened, and communications were a little off our radar.
I don't really want to dissect things too much because I'm conscious of how Jesse's family must be feeling right now - simply to say that I'm sad and also disappointed that Jesse wasn't able to fully lift himself again and re-discover his hunger with Terrorizer. RIP amigo."
"I am sitting here still really trying to take in what has happened with Jesse. We were in Bulgaria playing at the time when it seems to have happened, and communications were a little off our radar.
I don't really want to dissect things too much because I'm conscious of how Jesse's family must be feeling right now - simply to say that I'm sad and also disappointed that Jesse wasn't able to fully lift himself again and re-discover his hunger with Terrorizer. RIP amigo."
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Napalm Death |
Iron Maiden - Special Collector's Issue Of Greek Rock Hard Magazine
Rock Hard Greece Magazine will release a special Iron Maiden collector's issue due this week (August,30). Just in the same time of the release of the new Iron Maiden album, "A Matter of Life and Death". The magazine will contain 60 pages full of the Iron Maiden history, including great pictures, brand new interviews with Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain and Janick Gers, comments by various magazine editors on the new album, Iron Maiden trivia, Eddie paintings and various other articles about one of the greatest heavy metal bands ever.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Iron Maiden |
Angra - New Album Artwork And Tracklist Revealed
Brazilian heavy metallers, Angra will release their new album "Aurora Consurgens" on October, 30 at SPV Records.
'Aurora Consurgens' tracklist:
01. The Course Of Nature
02. The Voice Commanding You
03. Ego Painted Grey
04. Breaking Ties
05. Salvation: Suicide
06. Window To Nowhere
07. So Near So Far
08. Passing By
09. Scream Your Heart Out
10. Abandoned Fate
The songwriting process for "Aurora Consurgens" started towards the end of the "Temple of Shadows" touring cycle. The band spent the early part of 2005 pre-producing the album with producer Dennis Ward at House Of Audio Studios in Germany. Drums recordings followed, also in Germany. Then, the band headed back to Brazil where all the remaining stuff was recorded. Mixing was also done in Germany.
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'Aurora Consurgens' tracklist:
01. The Course Of Nature
02. The Voice Commanding You
03. Ego Painted Grey
04. Breaking Ties
05. Salvation: Suicide
06. Window To Nowhere
07. So Near So Far
08. Passing By
09. Scream Your Heart Out
10. Abandoned Fate
The songwriting process for "Aurora Consurgens" started towards the end of the "Temple of Shadows" touring cycle. The band spent the early part of 2005 pre-producing the album with producer Dennis Ward at House Of Audio Studios in Germany. Drums recordings followed, also in Germany. Then, the band headed back to Brazil where all the remaining stuff was recorded. Mixing was also done in Germany.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Angra |
Pestilence - "Chronicles Of The Scourge" CD Released
Metal War Productions has just released a live album from Dutch extreme metallers Pestilence, entitled 'Chronicles of the Scourge'. The collection includes two live shows: Zeche in Bochum, Germany on November 18, 1988 and Kix Festival in Veghel, The Netherlands on June 24, 1989. As officially reported via Metal War Productions, "this killer release has been made possible with full permission and cooperation of Martin Van Drunen himself! He has been working with us on this idea from its ghastly conception to the grotesque reality it has become. Metal War extends tankloads of respect and gratitude to him for that!". Metal War Productions mailorder customers receive a bonus rehearsal disc with their order! This offer is strictly limited to those maniacs who order directly through Metal War Productions mailorder only! Limited to 1000 copies! Subordinate to the Domination...
Chronicles of the Scourge tracklisting:
Live "Kix Festival" - Veghel, Holland 24/06/1989
1. City of the Living Dead / Antropomorphia
2. Parricide
3. Echoes of Death
4. Subordinate to the Domination
5. Commandments
6. Out of the Body
7. Chemotherapy
8. Cycle of Existence
9. Suspended Animation
10. The Trauma
Live Bochum, Germany 18/11/1988
11. Antropomorphia
12. Parricide
13. Subordinate to the Domination
14. Cycle of Existence
15. Extreme Unction
16. Chemotherapy
17. Bacterial Surgery
18. Systematic Instruction
Unreleased Bonus Track
19. Consuming Impulse
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Chronicles of the Scourge tracklisting:
Live "Kix Festival" - Veghel, Holland 24/06/1989
1. City of the Living Dead / Antropomorphia
2. Parricide
3. Echoes of Death
4. Subordinate to the Domination
5. Commandments
6. Out of the Body
7. Chemotherapy
8. Cycle of Existence
9. Suspended Animation
10. The Trauma
Live Bochum, Germany 18/11/1988
11. Antropomorphia
12. Parricide
13. Subordinate to the Domination
14. Cycle of Existence
15. Extreme Unction
16. Chemotherapy
17. Bacterial Surgery
18. Systematic Instruction
Unreleased Bonus Track
19. Consuming Impulse
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Pestilence |