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Part 1
AFTER FOREVER - Upcoming shows without Sander Gommans
Due to health reasons, AFTER FOREVER guitarist and grunter Sander Gommans won't
be able to join the band for their upcoming live shows, including the
Earthshaker Roadshock Tour through Europe which kicks off on April 27th. As for
the CD presentation of the new album "After Forever" today (April 17th) at the
Tivoli in Utrecht, Holland, George Oosthoek from ORPHANAGE is going to replace
Sander doing the grunts. There won't be any replacement during the tour, though.
Please find enclosed Sander's statement:
"Lately, when I've been under stress or performing any heavy activity, I get
spells of vertigo and debilitating black-outs, followed or preceded by a
migraine. The last few performances with the band did not go as well as I would
have liked because of these symptoms and I'm afraid it seems to be getting
worse. I'm seeking medical advice to try and figure out what exactly is going on
so that I can get better and get back to performing as soon as possible.
Touring and performing are pretty
taxing and strenuous, and I have therefore been advised to remain off stage
until this affliction has been properly diagnosed and treated. It's really
difficult for the band and particularly for me personally to have to bow out at
this crucial time, but I'm afraid it's necessary at this point. I need to follow
doctor's orders and take care of myself. I can assure you that my main priority
is still AFTER FOREVER and getting back in gear to perform as soon as I am able.
Please hang in there and understand that this is a difficult time for me, so
some respect for my privacy will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your
support and well-wishes. It means a lot!"
JOB FOR A COWBOY to join North American
Sounds Of The Underground tour, UK's Download Festival in support of new album
'Genesis'
Fast-rising extreme metal unit JOB FOR A COWBOY has announced both North
American and United Kingdom festival dates in support of their eagerly
anticipated debut album 'Genesis'. The band, known for their punishing songs,
explosive live performances and forward thinking vision, will release 'Genesis'
on May 21st via Metal Blade Records.
JOB FOR A COWBOY will perform amongst the featured artists at England's massive
Download Festival, set to take place June 8, 9 and 10. JFAC have been added to
the three day festival amongst a hot list of artists that includes LAMB OF GOD,
MARILYN MANSON, MÖTLEY CRUE, SHADOWS FALL, TURBONEGRO, VELVET REVOLVER and
WOLFMOTHER. The Download Festival is a three day music fest held annually at the
spiritual home of rock music in England: Donington Park (which hosted the
Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 and 2002's Ozzfest).
Furthermore, JOB FOR A COWBOY will perform live as part of the 2007 "Sounds of
the Underground" tour, set to launch Friday, July 6 in Dallas, TX. The band
joins the third instalment of the cutting edge annual trek alongside EVERY TIME
I DIE, AMON AMARTH, DARKEST HOUR, GOATWHORE, THE NUMBER TWELVE LOOKS LIKE YOU
and more.
JOB FOR A COWBOY, who toured the world in 2006 in support of their
wildly-popular, self-financed 'Doom' EP, recorded 'Genesis" at Blue Light Audio
Media in Phoenix, AZ with producer Cory Spotts. The album was mixed by the
Grammy winning Andy Sneap (OPETH, ENTOMBED, MEGADETH). Anticipation for
"GENESIS" is such that the band has already been named one of "Metal's Most
Important Troops for 2007" by Metal Hammer, one of Total Guitar's "Hottest
Guitar Bands of 2007", one of Alternative Press' 2007 "Bands You Need to Know"
and one of Revolver's "Breakthrough Bands that will be Kicking You're a** this
Year".
On the topic of the new album, JOB FOR A COWBOY guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju
comments, "'Genesis' is a record that we as a band needed to fulfil. We wrote an
album that we wanted to play live well into the distant future. If there is one
word to describe our new record, it is "aggressive". We want this album to have
a certain effect on the listener. I am happy with what we have achieved, and I
hope our fans appreciate it too."
Vocalist Jonny Davy states, "We wrote the material that became the 'Doom' EP at
a very young age and the sound of this upcoming record is a much different one
than anything we've done before. We're anxious for its release and we hope
everyone who hears it will enjoy."
The final track listing for GENESIS is as follows:
1.) Bearing The Serpent's Lamb
2.) Reduced to Mere Filth
3.) Altered From Catechization
4.) Upheaval
5.) Embedded
6.) Strings of Hypocrisy
7.) Martyrdom Unsealed
8.) Blasphemy
9.) The Divine Falsehood
10.) Coalescing Prophecy
The brand new JFAC song 'Embedded', as well as a sneak peak at the 'Genesis'
cover artwork can be found on the band's MySpace page
www.myspace.com/jobforacowboy
The striking album cover has also been
posted at www.metalblade.de
JOB FOR A COWBOY is currently in the
midst of a European tour as direct support to UNEARTH. Immediately upon the
completion of the tour, the band will launch a string of U.S. dates with DARKEST
HOUR, followed by live dates with CANNIBAL CORPSE and THE RED CHORD.
DIMMU BORGIR - Exclusive pre-sale
tickets available
COME AND SEE DIMMU BORGIR ON THEIR HEADLINING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR!
HURRY AND PURCHASE TICKETS TO UPCOMING SHOWS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT!
To purchase tickets, you can either:
1) Visit the venue the band will be performing at to purchase tickets directly
from the venue
2) Visit www.ticketmaster.com
3) Visit www.artistarena.com
DON'T YOU DARE MISS OUT ON THIS TOUR! PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
DIMMU BORGIR - Vote for Dimmu Borgir
The nominations for the Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2007 have been revealed! Go
here and help DIMMU BORGIR win an award:
Best international band – DIMMU BORGIR
And last but not least:
Best label – NUCLEAR BLAST
The Metal Hammer awards ceremony takes place at Shepherds Bush Empire in London
on June 11th. Bands to perform live sets include DIMMU BORGIR, LAMB OF GOD and
TURISAS.
DIMMU BORGIR - “The Serpentine Offering” – the most viewed video
Following the online video premiere of DIMMU BORGIRS new video on April 2nd
officials at www.myspace.com revealed that “The Serpentine Offering” was the
most viewed video that week with over 170.000 views!
Dimmu Borgir are about to release their new and mighly anticipated album “In
Sorte Diaboli” on April 27th
SIRENIA - Singer to co-host online
radio show
SIRENIA singer Monika Pedersen will be co-hosting The DJ PainKiller Show on the
popular Rock/Metal online radio station Hard Rock Radio Live (www.hardrockradiolive.com).
The show will air live on Thursday, April 26th at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET.
The show, a two hour blend of old & new rock/metal tunes, has featured in the
past great artists on the panel such as British metal Gods JUDAS PRIEST.
SIRENIA's latest album, “Nine Destinies And A Downfall”, was released in March
2007 via Nuclear Blast Records.
VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Blasting Your Ears":
This Saturday @ Texas club (Athens)
“Blasting Your Ears”
3rd “Blasting Your Ears” night: Saturday, April 21
Brand New Stuff we'll be playing:
• AFTER FOREVER – “After Forever” (out 20.04.07)
• DIMMU BORGIR – “In Sorte Diaboli” (out 27.04.07)
• SONIC SYNDICATE – “Only Inhuman” (18.05.07)
• SONATA ARCTICA – “Unia” (out 25.05.07)
And more!...
• New videos from the bands THRESHOLD, AFTER FOREVER, SIRENIA, CHIMAIRA, MENDEED,
MNEMIC and others!
• Plus countless of ideos off the brand new DVD compilation, “Monsters of Death
Metal Vol. 2”!
Nuclear Blast's DJ set will be taking place at Athens' TEXAS CLUB (56
Ippokratous Str), at the upper hall and everyone's invited to come blast some
ears together!
Every 3rd Saturday of each month, Nuclear Blast Records will be bringing you all
the latest releases of the label's recording artists, in an audiovisual
presentation that'll also blend malevolently together with all the goodies we've
released for the last 20 years!
Be there for the Blast!
For any questions, please send in your e-mail at
Orpheus@nuclearblast.de
AKERCOCKE ANNOUNCE THE ANTICHRIST CODE
To tie in with the release of their forthcoming album 'Antichrist' released on
May 28th, UK death-metal giants Akercocke have launched a treasure hunt with a
twist - The Antichrist Code. This is a unique digital phenomenon that asks fans
to take part in a quest that is both challenging and confounding, with the
reward of seeking a unique grand prize.
Avid Akercocke devotees will be guided around the depths of the internet,
through sites such as Myspace and YouTube with their skills of discovery put
firmly to the test at every stage. By following clues and unearthing conclusions
relating to Akercocke, fans will take part in a rare pursuit that will present
them face-to-face with a dazzling and satisfying result!
The hunt to crack the Antichrist code begins here.
MORTIIS reveals cover art for 'Some
Kind of Heroin'
Mortiis has made public the cover artwork for the upcoming remix album 'Some
Kind of Heroin', out today...
Comments Mortiis on the design process for the sleeve:
"The art is pretty symbolical again, it was created during the filming of the
'Decadent and Desperate' video by Adam Mason, he made all these really gritty
looking stills that he sent me afterwards and I always loved them, and it's
great to be able to use them for something in the end.
It's cool to be able to use something
that is already so closely tied in with the original 'The Grudge' album, it's
the final step, we're leaving this space now and it's time to move on. Here it
is, upwards and onwards."
The album, released on both CD and a
double vinyl with exclusive bonus tracks, will additionally see a first pressing
CD housed in a limited edition slipcase sleeve.
Mortiis is partway through a full European tour with Deathstars, with remaining
dates listed here.
DIMMU BORGIR - New merchandise
available
This one's for the ladies: part three of our ultra-blasphemous DIMMU BORGIR
merchandise attack brings you our fantastic and truly diabolical "In Sorte
Diaboli" - girlie shirt!!! Available from the Nuclear Blast webshop now! A MUST
for all female followers of the Norwegian kings of Black Metal - get the shirt
here!
DIMMU BORGIR "In Sorte Diaboli" GIRLIE
Size S 141950 - 17,99 €
Size M 141951 - 17,99 €
Size L 141952 - 17,99 €
AMON AMARTH - Shows in Greece, Spain
and the Netherlands confirmed
"This summer is bound to be hectic for us, and now we have more shows confirmed.
18th and 19th of May we're making two appearances in Spain. On the 18th we're
playing in Madrid, and on the 19th we're headlining The Metal Circus festival.
On May 31st we are heading for Athens for our first ever Greek show. Last but
not least we're scheduled to play at Netherlands' Fields of Rock festival on
June 17."
http://www.amonamarth.com
ANTERIOR - New Song!!! "Dead
Divine"!!!!
Check out the new song "Dead Divine" we've uploaded from our forthcoming album
"This Age Of Silence" to be released in June 2007.
Surf here http://www.myspace.com and enjoy!
http://www.myspace.com/anterior
AS I LAY DYING confirmed for Wacken
2007
It's official! Band is confirmed to play the WACKEN OPEN AIR 2007. Be prepared
to see AILD on the Hellfest Stage Thursday, 2nd of August!
http://www.asilaydying.com
AUTUMN - Singer Nienke de Jong on the
cover of Aardshok Magazine
We are proud to announce that Nienke and Floor, lead singer of AFTER FOREVER,
will grace the cover of this month's issue of Aardschok Magazine. In this issue
you will find an article and review of our new album. Furthermore, in this issue
you can read about how to win tickets for the release show on May 3rd in the
Melkweg in Amsterdam. Besides Aardschok Magazine, you can win tickets at the
Lords of Metal webzine: http://www.lordsofmetal.nl
Also check Belgian magazine Rock Tribune for an article and review.
http://www.autumn-band.com
CELLADOR with keyboards!?
The band will be joined by PYRAMAZE keyboard player Jonah Weingarten as a
special guest during their performance at the ProgPower USA VII festival on
October 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Commented CELLADOR guitarist Bill Hudson: "Jonah is one of my best friends, and
we've been talking about doing something together for a while. Even though he's
not a part of CELLADOR, we'll be more than happy to have him on stage with us at
ProgPower. We're also preparing a couple of other surprises for that show."
CELLADOR in Guitar World! Guitarist Bill Hudson made a guest appearance in
Guitar World's CD-Rom edition of "Betcha Can't Play This" for their July 2007
issue!
Check out a preview of what you'll see here:
http://www.guitarworld.com
DRUMMER WANTED
It's been less than four months since
we parted ways with our bass player, and we're happy to inform you that we have
found a replacement. His name will be announced soon, but I can assure that some
of you already know who he is. He's definitely the best choice we could have
made, and you'll all be very impressed with him.
But unfortunately, I have to - once
again - announce that CELLADOR is no longer working with drummer and very good
friend David Dahir. He has always been more into death metal and more brutal
styles of music, and even more recently has began to further venture into the
realm of extreme music. In the last few months Dave has become more interested
in these styles and because of this everyone involved thought it would be good
if we tried different things.
Maybe we'll work together again in the
future. Who knows? Dave is very talented and young, and we'll be happy to help
him in anyway we possibly can. We're sure you'll hear about his other musical
projects very soon.
At this time CELLADOR is holding auditions in order to find a replacement
drummer. We are seeking someone who at the very least is willing to fill in so
we can fulfill our upcoming show obligations.
The band is seeking an energetic and
motivated individual, preferably 25 years of age or younger, with a devout and
passionate commitment to music and drumming. We are looking for someone with
amazing footwork and stamina in particular.
A background in extreme music in
addition to power metal would be a huge plus, as we want to incorporate a lot of
these elements into our music. If you are interested or know of anyone who might
be, please e-mail us at
contact@cellador.com or message us on our MySpace page.
http://www.cellador.com
DESASTER gearing up to record sixth
album
"Maniax! Thanxx for the support at the Metal Cruise I! We are now preparing for
Finland and the Hellbangers Open Air. But the most important thing right now is
our new songs that we have written… The song writing process is finished and now
we rehearse like hell. The new album “Satan's Soldiers Syndicate” will be
recorded in Lossar/NL at the end of May… SO BE PREPARED for the 6th strike of
pure blacking Riff Metal without mercy! Await a total DESASTER!!!"
http://www.total-desaster.de
EVERGREEN TERRACE in mixing mode
"So the new record, 'Wolfbiker', is now being mixed by a rad dude that rides by
the name of Jason Livermore. I got to tell you every time I open up my email and
see a new mix in my inbox, I get butterflies in my stomach. July 24th it will be
unleashed to the rest of the world."
http://www.evergreenterracehxc.com
SHAI HULUD - "Misanthropy Pure"
Please accept our most humble apologies for the inexcusable lack of updates. We
have an excuse. Book your tickets to hell because it's all nice and frozen down
there, and lo! a pig high in the sky. We have indeed been writing our next album
which -- if you'll just stop snickering for a moment -- we will start
recording... very soon.
Yes, you read right -- say it with us,
"veh-ree soo-en." In fact, the album will be completed this year and titled
'Misanthropy Pure' because we still hate everyone. Yes (sigh), you too. No
release date has been set yet. We want to confirm things three times over before
we release any inaccurate information to you, the good, and quite possibly
overfed public.
We will tell you this, 'Misanthropy Pure' will feature ten new songs (including
'To Bear The Brunt Of Many Blades' -- the 2006 demo version can be heard by
clicking
http://home.myspace.com that were scientifically structured to knock
socks -- regardless of the wearer's gender, race, or length of toenails -- clean
off. Really. We hired a crack team of metalcore specialists to study today's
hippest, hottest, most unit moving bands to find out what you, the good, and
quite possibly medicated to at least some degree public, looks for in today's
music (this is, of course, why Britney Spears sans hair has been in various pits
across the globe demonstrating her style as of late). Upon receiving the
results, we were so appalled we used them as a blueprint to construct an album
that is nothing short of the perfect antithesis (that means opposite -- er, so
we think) of what most of you want to hear. That's right, most of you guys and
gals sure have bad taste. No worries, so do we. Just ask our moms.
There will be more new album information posted periodically. This was just to
let you know that things are very much underway. Please stay tuned, and like
Robocop sternly warned us in 1986, "Stay out of trouble."
http://www.hulud.com
SIX FEET UNDER - New video teaser
WE RECORDED A NEW VIDEO CLIP LAST WEEK FOR THE SONG "GHOSTS OF THE UNDEAD",
WHICH IS A SONG FROM THE NEW CD "COMMANDMENT",THE VIDEO WILL NOT BE INCLUDED ON
THE NEW CD BUT WE WILL POST IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE NEW CD WILL BE RELEASED
ON 4/20/07 - PREPARE YOURSELF TO BE BRUTALIZED!!!!!!!!!
SEE THE VIDEO TEASER HERE:
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.sfu420.com
UNEARTH - New track available for
streaming at MySpace
What's up?!
Our contribution to the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Colon Film For
Theaters" is now streaming in our myspace:
http://www.myspace.com
http://www.unearth.tv
PARADISE LOST - Tour with Type O
Negative & New ecard online!
British kings of gloom PARADISE LOST present you their brand-new Ecard allowing
further insights in the band's upcoming masterpiece “In Requiem”, which will be
released via Century Media Records, in the UK on Monday 21st May 2007.
On the Ecard you can listen to three tracks taken off “In Requiem”, namely
“Never For The Damned”, “Ash & Debris” as well as “The Enemy”, which has just
been released as a single (in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy only).
The video for “The Enemy”, directed by Edward 209, can already be watched at the
Ecard's media section, so make sure you check out this fantastic clip!
Furthermore, you can find out more about the new album by reading a detailed
“track by track” feature done by the band themselves, check their upcoming tour
dates, win some exclusive PARADISE LOST items, and much more.
So, check out the Ecard now @
http://ecard.centurymedia.com/paradiselost/ and spread the word!
Paradise Lost have been confirmed as special guests to Type O Negative on their
forthcoming tour. If you didn't catch Paradise Lost at their recent show at Koko
in London, then check out one of these shows as this must be one of the
essential tours of the summer
19th June – Manchester Academy
20th June - Birmingham Academy
21st June – London Astoria
www.paradiselost.co.uk
www.myspace.com/paradiselostuk
www.centurymedia.com
TURISAS – Confirmed for main stage at
the Download Festival
If you've being paying attention you'll know that Turisas are making their debut
at this years' Download Festival at Donington Park, well now we can tell you
what stage and when.
Turisas will be playing on SATURDAY 9TH JUNE on … drum roll please …The MAIN
STAGE!
Yes you read that correctly Turisas will be opening up the Main Stage on
Saturday 9th June – now you know...you have no excuse not to witness our Vikings
laying waste to Donington Park, so grab the nearest sword and wench and get to
the stage early!
www.turisas.com
www.myspace.com/turisasofficial
www.downloadfestival.co.uk
WINTERSUN - New album pushed back again
Unfortunately the release of WINTERSUN's new album "Time" has been pushed back
again. "The mix has been cancelled and the release of 'Time' is delayed even
more", WINTERSUN guitarist and singer Jari Mäenpää explains in an official
statement. "I'm sorry to disappoint everyone...again, but the album is not gonna
be released this year. And unfortunately Nino has the Sonic Pump Studios booked
full for this year, so we might have to think of something else." You can find
Jari's full statement on the official WINTERSUN website!
SCAR SYMMETRY - Featured at FPE-TV
Jonas Kjellgren, Kenneth Seil and Per Nilsson of SCAR SYMMETRY recently visited
FPE-TV (programme featuring top guitar and bass players in frequent episodes)
and laid down some ass-kicking riffage from their current album "Pitch Black
Progress". Check it out on youtube!
VARIOUS ARTISTS - 20 years festival
On October 27th NUCLEAR BLAST will celebrate its 20th anniversary and therefore
invite to the party of the year! Get your ticket now! For 45 euros only (excl.
Pre-sale fee) you will be able to see BLIND GUARDIAN, DIMMU BORGIR, SUBWAY TO
SALLY, KATAKLYSM plus one more top act and several special guests and surprises.
The party will take place at Stuttgart
´s Schleyerhalle and the first 1000 people ordering a ticket via
http://shop.nuclearblast.de will get a
limited festival shirt for free. So be quick! There will also be the
festival-page www.nuclearblast-festival.de shortly on air, where you can read
all news and all infos you need.
If you don ´t know how to get to the festival, Metal Train is organising
bus-trips there. www.metal-train.de
DIMMU BORGIR - Limited picture vinyl
edition available
Of course the DIMMU BORGIR mania couldn't be complete without this deluxe
collectors item: here comes the limited picture vinyl edition of "In Sorte
Diaboli"! This lavish piece comes wrapped in gatefold design and also includes
an 8-page-booklet in LP-format. We don't have to tell you that you have to be
fast to grab one of these before they are all gone - so visit THIS link NOW to
pre-order your copy which will be shipped starting May 11th!!!!
DIMMU BORGIR - E-card available
Check out the brand new DIMMU BORGIR e-card and make sure to spread this to all
your friends! Click HERE!
SONIC SYNDICATE – Release parties &
E-card available
SONIC SYNDICATE – The hottest newcomer band of the year, ready for take off with
their new killer record "Only Inhuman" which will be release on May 18!
To support this killer band we have arranged some release events where you can
win sh*tloads of SONIC SYNDICATE stuff!!! You better don't miss it – go there
and grab some signed singles, posters, stickers, shirts etc. and listen to this
amazing record! All locations below!
Check out the e-card of our HOTTEST newcomer band 2007! So have a listen to
these brilliant songs at this e-card, check out the gallery and get into the
syndicate!
11.05.2007 Ulm, Take Off
11.05.2007 St. Wendel, Flash
11.05.2007 Mönchengladbach, Projekt 42
11.05.2007 Saarbrücken, Kufa
11.05.2007 Marktsteft, Rock Mania
11.05.2007 Hof, Rockwerk
11.05.2007 Stuttgart, Club Prag
12.05.2007 Herford, X
12.05.2007 Nürnberg, Rofa
16.05.2007 Hannover, Labor
16.05.2007 München, Keller
17.05.2007 Regensburg, Fledermaus
18.05.2007 Leverkusen, Shadow
18.05.2007 Ingolstadt, Rockclub U2
19.05.2007 Hildesheim, Rockclub
19.05.2007 Berlin, Werk 9
26.05.2007 Hameln, Sumpfblume
FIREWIND - UK tour & Gus G Guitar
Competition
This weekend FIREWIND will be returning to the UK for four headliner shows, see
below for the band's upcoming tour dates!
FIREWIND Live:
With Grand Magus:
2007-04-21 The Park, Peterborough(UK)
2007-04-22 Rock City, Nottingham(UK)
2007-04-23 Cathouse, Glasgow(UK)
2007-04-24 Underworld, London(UK)
CHANCE TO WIN A GUS G SIGNATURE 600ESP GUITAR
On Tuesday 24th April Gus G will be holding a Guitar Clinic at Fopp Records on
Tottenham Court Road, London W1 from 4pm. Attendees will be entered into a FREE
raffle to win a Gus G 600 ESP Guitar. The band will also be performing 3 songs
from their latest album ‘Allegiance' before the band head off to play at
Camden's Underworld in the evening. There are also subscriptions to Metal Hammer
Magazine up for grabs!
Firewind were last in the UK on tour with Dragonforce
www.myspace.com/firewind
FIRE TV @ Youtube.com
www.firewind.gr
www.centurymedia.com
Severe Torture in the studio
Dutch death metallers SEVERE TORTURE are currently in the studio working on
their forthcoming new album scheduled for release at the end of June on Earache
records.
Guitarist Thijs van Laarhoven sent this update:
"Hey folks! A short update here.... We are momentarily right in the middle of
recording of our new, as yet untitled, album. Seth already did an amazing job on
drums and created an ultra tight foundation for the new songs. Marvin and I
finished recording all the guitars last week and it turned out heavy as hell.
All the leads were finished last Sunday
and yesterday Pat finished his bass tracks and thus far all the stuff sounds
absolutely killer! Next weekend Dennis will start recording the vocals. The new
record will feature 10 new songs and we recorded 3 special surprises to be used
for bonus tracks etc... Also a big chance that there will be some special guests
on the album, but more about that later! So look out for new updates over the
next couple of weeks, as we will be announcing the album title, the track list
and all other kinds of cool stuff! Cheers! ST"
Municipal Waste start European tour
with The Haunted this week
Municipal Waste head out on tour with The Haunted this week round Europe. Giving
you a chance to hear material from the forth-coming new album “The Art of
Partying” released on Earache records June 11th. Landphil bassist of Municipal
Waste states:
“I am totally stoked to hit Europe and man I am so looking forward to playing
with The Haunted too, they've been one of my favourite bands for a long time.
I'm sure that everyone will be hyped to hear the Waste's new material I'm super
excited to get to play it live round Europe so soon after coming out of the
studio with Zeuss, I'm eager to see people's reaction to the Waste party!”
“The Art of Partying” will be released
on Earache records on June 11th.
Keep up to date with Municipal Waste
at: www.myspace.com/municipalwaste www.facethewaste.com
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAkyBaEaFj0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzQWIuCCDF8
APRIL
25 NL Tilburg O13
26 NL Deventer Burgerweeshuis
27 NL Groningen Vera
28 Leeds Cockpit UK
29 Norwich Waterfront UK
30 Newcastle Academy UK
MAY
/w The Haunted
01 Glasgow Cathouse UK
02 Dublin Voodoo Lounge UK
03 Liverpool Academy 2 UK
04 Birmingham Academy 2 UK
05 London Mean Fiddler UK
06 Bristol Academy 2 UK
07 Oxford Zodiac UK
08 B Vosselaar Biebob
09 FR Rennes UBU
10 FR Conforte Moderne, Poitiers
11 SP Barcelona Apolo
12 SP Madrid Caracol
13 SP Bilbao Bilborock
15 FR Lyon CCO
16 IT Milan Rainbow
17 CH Geneva PTR-Usine
18 CH Wil Remise
19 AT Wien Planet Music
20 HU Budapest Kultiplex
22 CZ Prague Rock Cafe
23 PL Wroclaw WZ club
24 PL Warsaw Proxima Club
25 GER Berlin Kato
26 Ger Frankfurt 025
27 Ger Munich Backstage club
29 Ger Stuttgart Die Röhre
30 GER Bochum Matrix
31 GER Hamburg Molotow
EPICA - Sign with Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of Dutch Symphonic Metallers
EPICA! Formed by guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Mark Jansen in 2002, EPICA
have so far released three albums, one of them a full-length soundtrack in the
vein of Hollywood composers Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman.
The Dutch metallers have already toured
in 24 countries all over the world including successful tours through Europe,
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and the USA. Currently the band is putting finishing
touches to the upcoming and yet untitled album, which is scheduled for a release
in August/September this year. It was recorded again at the Gate Studio with
renowned producer Sascha Paeth.
The band themselves is talking about
the heaviest EPICA material so far!!! "We would like to thank Markus Staiger and
all the crew at Nuclear Blast and we very much look forward to working together
with you guys! ", mastermind Mark Jansen commented the good news.
TURISAS - Reveal two new songs and
artwork for new album ‘The Varangian Way'
Imagine a time when warriors strode the earth. A time when battle-painted
warrior-poets sang of battles and heady feats of heroism, myth intermingled with
fact, and romantic notions of adventure on the high seas sparked the
imagination. The time is now, because battle metal maestro's TURISAS – named
after their homeland's ancient god of war – are bringing back the old –school
with the sophomore album “The Varangian Way”.
"We definitely have high expectations lined up after the success of our debut
album “Battle Metal””, says vocalist and producer Warlord. “Quite often the
second album is done in a rush and doesn't live up to the standards of the
debut. We took three years to get it right, and there's no doubt about it: “The
Varangian Way” tops “Battle Metal” with such ease I almost feel sorry for our
debut."
In order to get a first taste check out a medley of two brand-new songs, “To
Holmgard And Beyond” and “A Portage To The Unknown” here
One unusual detail that emphasizes the uniqueness of “The Varangian Way” is the
fact that all solos were played on an electric violin instead of a guitar.
Graphic artist, illustrator and designer John Coulthart (Cradle Of Filth;
Hawkwind; poster and cover art for spoken word albums by writer Alan Moore
["Watchmen", "V for Vendetta"]) did the stunning artwork for this special album
that will give you further insight on the brave travellers' journey through the
East.
With already confirmed slots at Download (MAINSTAGE – SATURDAY 9TH JUNE) Graspop,
With Full Force, Rock Hard Festival, Tuska, and plans for a relentless,
take-no-prisoners tour already underway, 2007 is the year TURISAS take the world
by storm.
Grab the nearest sword and wench and join them on their quest - to Holmgard, and
beyond!
www.turisas.com
www.myspace.com/turisasofficial
THE HAUNTED - about to devastate
European stages; tour trailer available
Get ready to mosh! Get ready for some neck-breaking live shows! Swedish THE
HAUNTED will lay to waste European stages from Saturday, supported by violent
old school thrash outfit Municipal Waste and our very own metal monsters Wolf.
See below for a full list of UK dates and check out the impressive tour trailer
video for this fantastic package! Watch it by clicking
HERE.
Furthermore, THE HAUNTED lately posted their great new video clip for “The
Drowning” online. The song is taken from the band's much acclaimed 2006 album
“The Dead Eye” and you can check out the clip @ THE HAUNTED's Century Media
artist page!
After finishing touring the US with Dark Tranquillity, Scar Symmetry and Into
Eternity, THE HAUNTED are now prepped up for their European headliner tour, and
if you are prepared for some sweaty, intense mosh pit insanity, make sure you
see them live at the following dates!
Cursed Earth Tour 2007 - PART 1
THE HAUNTED
With Municipal Waste + WOLF
April 28, 2007 - Leeds (UK) Cockpit
April 29, 2007 - Norwich (UK) Waterfront
April 30, 2007 - Newcastle (UK) Academy
May 01, 2007 - Glasgow (UK) Cathouse
May 02, 2007 - Dublin (IRE) Voodoo Lounge
May 03, 2007 - Liverpool (UK) Academy 2
May 04, 2007 - Birmingham (UK) Academy 2
May 05, 2007 - London (UK) Mean Fiddler
May 06, 2007 - Bristol (UK) Academy 2
May 07, 2007 - Oxford (UK) Zodiac
'THE MISANTHROPE' OUT NOW
The debut film from Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto is released today. 'The
Misanthrope' is a light-hearted mix of documentary & fiction. The DVD includes a
bonus soundtrack CD. CLICK HERE. Very limited signed copies are still available.
A trailer for the film, plus audio samples & stills can be viewed HERE.
OBITUARY sign to Candlelight Records
Candlelight Records today proudly confirms September 11th as the US and
September 10th as the Euro release date for the forthcoming album from death
metal legends Obituary. Recording of the currently untitled album is already
underway with the album's completion expected for June 1.
Tampa-based Obituary featuring vocalist
John Tardy, guitarist Trevor Peres, bassist Frank Watkins and drummer Donald
Tardy are one of the genre's most respected and successful bands. Formed in
1985, the quartet have released six critically-acclaimed albums that have to
date sold nearly one million copies in the United States.
Regarding the new cooperation Frank
Watkins says, "we are very excited to be part of Candlelight Records. This will
mark a new chapter in Death Metal history." John Tardy says, ""we are really
looking forward to having a record company that wants to work with us. We feel
rejuvenated and this new album is gonna be sick!" Donald Tardy adds, ""we
couldn't be more pumped about teaming up with Candlelight. It is an unbelievable
feeling to know that a record company cares about our music as much as we do."
A full US headline tour is set to kick
off the week of the album's release; details to follow
May
03 - (MX) Ibex bar - Monterrey,
04 - (MX) Poliforum (Expo Feria Torreon) Torreon, Coahuila
05 - (MX) Circo Volador - Mexico City
06 - (MX) Cocktail bar - Leon, Guanajuato
16 - (AUS) Manning Bar - Sydney
17 - (AUS) The Prince - Melbourne
18 - (AUS) Club Phoenix - Brisbane
19 - (AUS) Club Capital - Perth
» Obituary website
» Obituary Myspace
» Obituary on itunes
PANTHEON I: 'The Wanderer And His Shadow' E-Card Available
An e-card for the new PANTHEON I album, "The Wanderer and His Shadow", is
available at this location. The CD artwork was created by Kjell Åge Meland, who
did the front cover to the band's debut release, "Atrocity Divine".
PANTHEON I is the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring vocalist/guitarist
Andrè Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (TROLLFEST, SARKOM). "The
Wanderer and His Shadow" was released on April 2 through Candlelight Records.
Clocking in at just over 40 minutes, the album was recorded and mixed by
Christian Wibe at Nye Losjen studios in Sofiemyr, Norway. The song "Coming to an
End" features a guest appearance by SOLEFALD vocalist Lazare Nedland, while
Nachtgarm from NEGATOR appears on "Chaos Incarnate". Former PANTHEON I member
Gunhild contributes "her great violin skills" on "Where Angels Burn".
PANTHEON I will team up with Marduk, Enslaved, Keep Of Kalessin, Melechesh,
Goatwhore for The Excess of Evil European tour beginning in early May. The dates
are as follows:
10 - (D) K 17, Berlin
11 - (D) F Haus, Jena
12 - (D) Eastclub, Bischofswerda
13 - (CZ) Fleda, Brno
14 - (D) Backstage, München
15 - (D) Batschkapp, Frankfurt
16 - (D) Roxy, Saarbrücken
17 - (CH) Z 7, Pratteln
18 - (IT) Estragon, Bologna
19 - (AT) Werkstatt, Rankwell
20 - (FR) La laiterie, Strassbourg
21 - (FR) Locomotive, Paris
22 - (FR) Antipode, Rennes
23 - (UK) Carling academiy, islington London
24 - (D) Turock, Essen
25 - (NL) Plato, Helmond
26 - (BE) Biebob, Vosselaar
27 - (D) Markthalle, Hamburg
» Pantheon I website
» Pantheon I Myspace
» Pantheon I on itunes
OCTAVIA SPERATI
OCTAVIA SPERATI have posted this post-UK tour report on their official website:
"Hi everyone!
We just got back from the UK and Ireland and wanted to say a big thanks to those
of you supporting us on the tour! There turned out to be some problems that made
OCTAVIA go on stage earlier than agreed and also we didn't get to play as long
set as promised. This was due to circumstances beyond our control and we will
not let this happen again. We are truly sorry for this and want to apologize to
all of you that turned up and didn't get to see us. We will definitely come back
and make it up to you!
We also want to thank the excellent guys in Finntroll and Amon Amarth, and their
amazing crew Holger and Steve for making us have such a fantastic time on tour.
Those guys are the best and we were all sad to say good bye so early! Skål"
An ecard featuring samples and a video from OCTAVIA SPERATI's new album 'Grace
Submerged' has been posted at this location
NEBELHEXE to guest on Norwegian radio
show
Attn. Norwegians... NEBELHEXE will be a guest on Tinitus this wednesday to talk
about Walpurgisnight and Beltane... so if you want to know more about the 'great
dance of the witches' ... tune in!
THRONE OF KATARSIS Live at Karmøygeddon
THRONE OF KATARSIS will play at the Karmøygeddon Metal Festival in Haugesund
Friday 4th of May, same day as Keep of Kalessin. THRONE OF KATARSIS will replace
1349 who unfortunately had to cancel.
ZYKLON confirmed for Roskilde and Metalheart
ZYKLON has been confirmed for the Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 8th of July, and
Metalheart Festival, Norway, 17th of August.
CRIONICS' "Neuthrone” recording session
completed!
Since November 2006 till January 2007 the band was recording this stuff in Zed
Studio, so 9 premiere songs and one bonus track - "Black Wariors" known from
Demo '98 in its new version are done. The album was mixed and mastered in
February, also by Tomasz „ZED” Zalewski.
At the same time Crionics in
cooperation with "Besz Film” group made videoclip for "Humanmeat Cargo”, which
will promote „"Neuthrone” all over the world. All photos and artwork were made
by Michal "Czecza” Czekaj.
New stuff is quite different from previous two albums, it's still black/death
metal but more in futuristic way, basing on interesting lyrical concept.
"Neuthrone" will feature the following track listing:
1.Introduction
2.New Pantheon
3.Arrival 2033
4.NeuThronAeon
5.Superiors
6.Hell Earth
7.Humanmeat Cargo
8.Outer Empire
9.Frozen Hope
10.When The Sun Goes Out...
11.Black Warriors (bonus track)
Worldwide release-date for „Neuthrone” will be 28th of May on Candlelight
Records.
May
With Hate, Darzamat, Sammath Naur
18 - (PL) Zabrze, Ck-Wiatrak
19 - (PL) Kraków, Loch Ness
20 - (PL) Rzeszów, Rejs
21 - (PL) Lublin, Graffiti
22 - (PL) Bialystok, Gwint
23 - (PL) Warszawa, Progresja
24 - (PL) Lódz, Musicgarden
25 - (PL) Bydgoszcz, Route 66
26 - (PL) Poznan, U Bazyla
27 - (PL) Wroclaw, Madness
DAYLIGHT DIES beer
In February DAYLIGHT DIES (together with friend Alejandro Nogales) spent a
couple weekends making, then bottling, then consuming a third batch of DAYLIGHT
DIES beer. Other activities included drinking imported absinthe and nearly
burning down the backyard of guitarist Barre Gambling. The band documented most
of it and threw it together in this four minute video.
» Daylight Dies website
» Daylight Dies Myspace
» Daylight Dies on itunes
Tour Dates for Candlelight Records' bands
OBITUARY
May
03 - (MX) Ibex bar - Monterrey,
04 - (MX) Poliforum (Expo Feria Torreon) Torreon, Coahuila
05 - (MX) Circo Volador - Mexico City
06 - (MX) Cocktail bar - Leon, Guanajuato
16 - (AUS) Manning Bar - Sydney
17 - (AUS) The Prince - Melbourne
18 - (AUS) Club Phoenix - Brisbane
19 - (AUS) Club Capital - Perth
SHE SAID DESTROY
June
25 - 29 - (NO) Hovefestivalen in Arendal
OMNIUM GATHERUM
May
04 - (FI) Klubi, Turku
05 - (FI) Bar 68, Jyväskylä
16 - (FI) Nosturi, Helsinki
18 - (FI) Club25, Vaasa
September
22 - (D) Filthrock Festival, Prenzlau
EMPEROR
May
30 - (US) The Metro - Chicago, IL
June
01 - (US) B.B. King Blues Club & Grill - New York, NY
03 - (US) Key Club - West Hollywood, CA
24 - (FR) Clisson, Hellfest
30 - (FI) Helsinki, Tuska Open Air
LOST EDEN
April
28 - (JP) Koube, Breath
29 - (JP) Nanba, Rockets
May
03 - (JP) Shinjuku, Antiknock
12 - (JP) Kashiwa, Fat Time
19 - (JP) Anjo, Radio Club
26 - (JP) Shimizu, Jam Jam Jam
30 - (JP) Mie, Spark
INSOMNIUM
June/July
29 - 1 - (FI) Helsinki, Tuska Open Air
14 - 15 - (FI) Joensuu, Ilosaarirock
DAYLIGHT DIES
April
25 - (US) Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
CRIONICS
with Hate, Darzamat, Sammath Naur
May
18 - (PL) Zabrze, Ck-Wiatrak
19 - (PL) Kraków, Loch Ness
20 - (PL) Rzeszów, Rejs
21 - (PL) Lublin, Graffiti
22 - (PL) Bialystok, Gwint
23 - (PL) Warszawa, Progresja
24 - (PL) Lódz, Musicgarden
25 - (PL) Bydgoszcz, Route 66
26 - (PL) Poznan, U Bazyla
27 - (PL) Wroclaw, Madness
CROWBAR
May
22 - (US) Blue Monkey - Monroe, Louisiana
23 - (US) TBA - Shreveport, Louisiana
24 - (US) The Rockyard - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
25 - (US) Red 7 - Austin, Texas
26 - (US) The Hangar - New Orleans, Louisiana
ENTOMBED
May
07 - (UK) London Underworld
ZYKLON
with Blood Tsunami
May
08 - (UK) London Underworld
09 - (UK) The Academy Manchester
10 - (UK) Shefiled Corp
11 - (UK) Glasgow Cathouse
12 - (UK) Leeds Rio's
26 - 27 - (US) Sonar Maryland Deathfest, Baltimore
July
08 - (DK) Roskilde festival
13 - 14 - (AT) Kaltenbach Open Air
August
17 - (NO) Metal Heart Festival, Notodden
BLOOD TSUNAMI
with Zyklon
May
08 - (UK) London Underworld
09 - (UK) The Academy Manchester
10 - (UK) Shefiled Corp
11 - (UK) Glasgow Cathouse
12 - (UK) Leeds Rio's
ONSLAUGHT
April
30 - (NL) Kings of Metal Festival, Arnhem
May
with Susperia + Evile
02 - (UK) Manchester Academy 3
03 - (UK) Leeds Rio's
04 - (UK) Sheffield Corporation
05 - (UK) Dudley JB's
06 - (UK) TBC
07 - (UK) London Underworld
08 - (UK) Bristol Bierkeller
May
31 - (DK) The Rock ,Copenhagen
August
03 - (UK) Rushden,The Attic
05 - (IE) The Whiplash Festival, Sligo
September
08 - (D) Hellflame Festival , Osnabruck
09 - (D) Metal Meridian Festival, Munich
22 - (D) Hellflame Festival , Lichtenfels
1349
May
05 - (NO) Karmøygeddon Metal Festival, Haugesund
June/July
22 - 24 - (FR) - Hellfest Open Air festival
26 - 01 - (D) - With Full Force festival
August
02 - 04 - (D) - Wacken Open Air festival
PANTHEON I
May
10 - (D) K 17, Berlin
11 - (D) F Haus, Jena
12 - (D) Eastclub, Bischofswerda
13 - (CZ) Fleda, Brno
14 - (D) Backstage, München
15 - (D) Batschkapp, Frankfurt
16 - (D) Roxy, Saarbrücken
17 - (CH) Z 7, Pratteln
18 - (IT) Estragon, Bologna
19 - (AT) Werkstatt, Rankwell
20 - (FR) La laiterie, Strassbourg
21 - (FR) Locomotive, Paris
22 - (FR) Antipode, Rennes
23 - (UK) Carling academiy, islington London
24 - (D) Turock, Essen
25 - (NL) Plato, Helmond
26 - (BE) Biebob, Vosselaar
27 - (D) Markthalle, Hamburg
THRONE OF KATARSIS
May
04 - (NO) Karmøygeddon Metal Festival, Haugesu
SACRED REICH to release re-issue of "Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua"
Metal Blade Records will release a 3-disc deluxe re-issue of "Ignorance" and
"Surf Nicaragua" on the 15th of June (G/A/S) - 18th of June (Europe). This
release has been postponed a couple of times, but it was definitely worth the
wait!
There will be two CDs included in the package (ALL materials remastered!) as
well as a bonus DVD!
The package includes liner notes by Phil Rind and Malcom Dome (Classic
Rock/Metal Hammer/Radio Total Rock) and an extensive booklet with loads of yet
unpublished photos. Check out the fantastic new front artwork by Paul Stottler.
Tracklist:
Disc 1 CD:
Ignorance album
1. Death Squad
2. Victim of Demise
3. Layed to Rest (instrumental)
4. Ignorance
5. No Believers
6. Violent Solutions
7. Rest in Peace
8. Sacred Reich
9. Administrative Decisions
Bonus material:
10. Rapid Fire (Judas Priest cover with Rob Halford singing)
11. The Big Picture (MDC Cover)
12. Sweet Leaf (Black Sabbath Cover)
Disc 2 CD:
Surf Nicaragua EP
1. Surf Nicaragua
2. One Nation
3. War Pigs
4. Draining You Of Life
5. Ignorance (live)
6. Death Squad (live)
Bonus material:
7. Draining You Of Life (4 track demo 1986)
8. Ignorance (from Metal Massacre VIII)
9. No Believers (4 track demo 1986)
10. R.I.P. (4 track demo 1986)
11. Sacred Reich (4 track demo 1986)
12. Sacred Reich (Metal Massacre sessions)
all 4 track demo songs feature original member Jeff Martinek on lead guitar.
Disc 3 DVD:
* "Ignorance" Video and Interview
* live show from Dynamo Open Air 1989
* "Just Say Sacred" - short film by Eric Braverman
http://www.myspace.com/sacredreich
HIMSA - recording new album
Seattle-based metal quintet HIMSA entered the studio today to begin recording
their Century Media Records debut. The group will track the drums, bass and
guitars with Steve Carter (who produced HIMSA's “Courting Tragedy and Disaster”
album); Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Darkest Hour) will be tracking vocals and
Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn) will be handling mixing duties. The
album is currently set for a late-summer release.
Derek Harn (bass) states: “The new album draws from the strengths of our last
two records, “Courting Tragedy and Disaster” and “Hail Horror”, but this is an
entirely new chapter for HIMSA and our fans. Sammi Curr (guitars) wrote a lot of
the music for “Courting”, and Kirby Johnson (guitars) wrote most of the tracks
on “Hail Horror” (when Sammi wasn't in the band), so the two of them have joined
forces to craft a whole new level of rage. We're looking at about 10 or 11 songs
right now, and are extremely proud of them.
We are stoked to be collaborating with the aural assault team of Steve Carter,
Devin Townsend and Tue Madsen. These are guys we trust and respect. We worked
with Steve on “Courting”, we did “Hail Horror” with Tue. Devin is the new factor
in all of this. He's doing the vocal tracking, and we're looking forward to his
searing, manic, vocal skills giving new dimension to Pettibone's throaty mayhem.
This album will be an evolution of
everything people have grown to expect and respect from our enduring and grumpy
metal band, with a few new twists. We're older, but we're wiser and faster than
ever. We can't wait to see our fans around the globe this fall. Till then, stay
true and keep the horns raised high.”
Find out more about HIMSA @:
www.himsa.org
www.myspace.com/himsa
www.centurymedia.com
RISE ABOVE RECORDS NEWSLETTER 26TH
APRIL 2007
Vinyl Delays
Firstly, we would like to apologise to everyone who has experienced delays with
vinyl orders in the past couple of months. Frankly we've had a nightmare with
certain pressing plants, which we won't be using again.
Chrome Hoof EP's & Firebird Hot Wings
vinyl's are now finally in stock. However, we had to return all Possessed
'Exploration' LP's back to the plant as they were all faulty.
Rather than send out faulty product, we
consider it vital that it is repressed to perfection; this is what has taken the
time.
Those of you who have ordered Possessed albums will unfortunately have to wait a
little while longer. If the rest of your order hasn't arrived, it will be
shipped in the next few days, with Possessed albums to follow either separately
or together (depending on whether they arrive on time).
Apologies once more for any
inconvenience caused, from now on we will be using a respected pressing plant in
Germany, to avoid these continual problems happening in the future.
Webstore Sale
Thanks to all our customers for your support over the years. As a kind of
thanks, we've decided to slash the cost of nearly all of our key titles for a
limited period only.
From now until the June, most current CD's have been reduced in price, ranging
from as little as £2 - £7.00! Some great vinyl titles have also been
significantly reduced.
You can check out these special offers online www.riseaboverecords.com
Forthcoming vinyl releases
Due to demand, we are going to do a small repress of Witchcraft's 'If Crimson
Was Your Colour' 7", to be pressed in 3 colours - 500 only.
Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless
Horses Perils LP will be released soon in clear/copper & black 700 only.
Electric Wizard's classic Dopethrone will be released again on vinyl in a short
run of 800 3x colours + black. This time the cut is superior than previous
version.
Also to be released very soon is the
deluxe double gatefold version of 'Let Us Prey' by Electric Wizard. First 100
clear vinyl.
Gentleman's Pistols S/T Limited run of 700 due for release in June.
Later in the year will be a limited
double LP version of Cathedral's 'In Memoriam' with early live tracks.
Also coming is the vinyl debut of
Mourn's classic self-titled Doom album, featuring demo's & extra tracks. CD
version available in June.
Firebird Dates
Vinyl version of 'Hot Wings' now in stock. Don't miss this rare opportunity to
catch the guys smoke the following venues;
April
29 The Angel - Nottingham
May
2 The Pitz, Milton Keynes
3 The Joiners, Southampton
4 Underworld, London
5 Sin City, Swansea - Wales
http://www.myspace.com/firebirdpage
Litmus - Storming album & shows
forthcoming
Britain's (the world's?) Premier Spacelords release their sonic assault & Rise
Above debut Planetfall on May 14th.
You can catch them live at the following events;
May
11 Standard Music Venue, London
(supporting Inner City Unit)
26-27th Swamp Room Happening, Hannover - Germany
July
20-22nd Eastern Haze Festival, Somerleyton Hall - Suffolk
27 Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Tamworth
September
7-8th South of Mainstream Festival Germany
http://www.myspace.com/litmusspacerock
Winters - Black Clouds & Leaf Hound
London based Winters release their stunning debut - 'Black Clouds In Twin
Galaxies' on May 28th.
In the mean time, catch them at the Camden Barfly with legends Leaf Hound,
Sunday 29th April.
April
29th Camden Barfly + Leaf Hound
http://www.myspace.com/winterstheband
Gentleman's Pistols
Their rock ripping killer self-titled debut is recorded and ready for release in
June. In the mean time you can catch them here;
Jun
2 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
3 The Horse & Groom, London
http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanspistols
Capricorns
Set to enter the studio in June, the guys are also working on a forthcoming
tour. Dates and package to be confirmed very soon.
One show that is confirmed is their debut appearance at All Tomorrows Parties.
May
20 All Tomorrows Parties, Nr Dorset
http://www.myspace.com/capricornsoflondon
Chrome Hoof
CDEP and Limited vinyl in stock now!
May
16 (Supporting Klaxons) University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich
17 (Supporting Klaxons) Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth
18 (Supporting Klaxons) Shepherds Bush Empire, London
25 The Macbeth London
Jul
14 SuperSonic Festival - Birmingham
Aug
10 Tapestry Festival - Port Talbot, Wales
http://www.myspace.com/chromehoof
Miasma And The Carousel Of Headless
Horses
Due to record their debut album for Rise Above in June, catch their mesmerising
performance at;
May
19 The Spitz, London
Jul
14 Supersonic Festival, Birmingham
19 Kursaal, Dunkerque, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - France
28 Luminaire, London,
Sep
17 333, London
http://www.myspace.com/headlesshorses
Circulus at Glastonbury!
May
19 Lewes Folk Rock Festival Sussex
28 Conway Hall, London London
Jun
22 Faery Fest, Bodmin, Cornwall Cornwall
24 Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury, Southwest
29 Museum of Garden History, London London, London and South East
Jul
14 Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire England, South
http://www.myspace.com/circulus
Ephel Duath to hit the road in the UK
Italian Jazz Metal Maestros Ephel Duath will be teaming up and hitting the road
next week with the UK's Bossk and Romanian Black Metal outfit Negura Bunget.
MAY
UK Tour w/Negura Bunget & Bossk
6 The Black Box, Belfast
7 An Cruiscin Lan, CORK
8 Voodoo Lounge, Dublin
10 Rock City, NOTTINGHAM
11 Club 85, HITCHIN
12 Clwb Ifor Bach, CARDIFF
13 Joiners, SOUTHAMPTON
14 Star And Garter, Manchester
15 Engine Room, BRIGHTON
16 Underworld, LONDON
31 L'Azimut 854, Nancy, France
JUNE
2 La Pèche, Montreuil, France
2 Les 4 Ecluses, Dunkerque, France
3 La Cave aux Poétes, Roubaix, France
22 Hellfest, Clisson, France
EARACHE FREE DOWNLOAD ALBUM AVAILABLE VIA EMUSIC
Continuing the celebration of its 20th Anniversary, Earache has got together
with Emusic to offer a special FREE download album for a limited period. Fans
should check out this link for details of the offer which features 15 tracks
from a variety of artists such as Deicide, At the Gates and Cult of Luna, plus
rare and unreleased tracks from Evile, Decapitated, The Berzerker and Mortiis.
The offer only lasts for a set period, so act fast and claim your free music!
Check out the rest of the Earache
catalogue available for download at
www.emusic.com
AFTER FOREVER - Break the charts
Dutch Symphonic metallers AFTER FOREVER have entered the official Dutch album
charts on a sensational # 6! This is the highest chart position ever achieved by
the band in their home country. Congratulations! More charts positions to be
revealed soon…
Don't miss AFTER FOREVER live on stage at the Earthshaker Roadshock tour, dates
see below!
AFTER FOREVER
EARTHSHAKER ROADSHOCK TOUR
/w FINNTROLL, TAROT, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, MACHINE MEN, ALL ENDS
27.04. B Antwerpen - Hof Ter Loo
28.04. D Osnabrück - B51
29.04. D Hamburg - Markthalle
30.04. D Adelsheim - Live Factory
01.05. D Berlin - Postbahnhof
02.05. D München - Backstage
03.05. D Frankfurt - Batschkapp
04.05. D Nürnberg - Hirsch
05.05. A Wien - Planet Music
06.05. I Padova - Sottoopra
07.05. CH Pratteln - Z7
08.05. D Essen - Zeche Carl
09.05. D Saarbrücken - Garage
10.05. UK London - Scala
11.05. NL Heerhugowaard - Waerdse Tempel
12.05. F Strasbourg - La Laiterie
13.05. F Paris - La Locomotive
AMON AMARTH - Hail to England
We want to thank everyone who came out to see us in England, Scotland and
Ireland. We had a great time both playing and drinking with you all! To those
who could not get tickets since half of the shows were sold out, we're truly
sorry about that but we promise we shall be back soon! We also want to thank
FINNTROLL and OCTAVIA SPERATI for the great company and a great tour, see you on
the roads again, cheers! Last but not least of course a big thanks to our crew
for putting out with us, again… And for doing a marvellous job!
http://www.amonamarth.com
ANTERIOR - Artist of the Week at
Rockworld-Online
Hey guys just letting you know we've been named artist of the week on Rockworld
Online (can be found here: http://www.myspace.com )!
Go Check it Out!!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/anterior
AUTUMN - Ticket giveaway
To celebrate the release of our third album "My New Time", you can win tickets
for the release-show in the Melkweg, Amsterdam on the 3rd of May. We have 20 x 2
tickets to give away. Simply send us an e-mail with Melkweg as subject to
info@autumn-band.com. On Wednesday the 2nd of May we will announce the 20
winners. Good luck and hopefully we will see you at one of the upcoming shows!
http://www.autumn-band.com
CELLADOR name new bass player
After filling in for the band's shows for the last 2 months, CELLADOR is happy
to announce the addition of 21 year old Mika Horiuchi as the new bass player in
the band.
After holding auditions for 3 months we realised Mika was the best person for
the band. He showed the most devotion and commitment, having learned all our
songs in less than a week, and dropped all his personal commitments at the time
to come on tour with us during the month of February.
The dude is an insane bass shredder,
but also knows how to carry a song well rather than wa*king all over the place.
It's the perfect combination we were looking for, and the perfect fit for us in
CELLADOR. We look forward to showing everyone just how good he is.
Originally from Seattle, Mika formerly played in Washington-based melodic death
metal band NETHERELM.
http://www.cellador.com
EVERGREEN TERRACE - Recipe for hate
It is finally finished. "Wolfbiker" will be released to this awful world by
Metal Blade Records on July 27th (G/A/S) / July 30th (Europe), mark your
calendars.
http://www.evergreenterracehxc.com
NEAERA announce exclusive show in
Sweden
What's up? On the 12th of May we will be playing an exclusive show at the
Treasure Fest in Orebro/Sweden! It's a blast for us to return to the home
country of Swedish (duh :)!) Death Metal after one and a half years. We will be
playing together with bands such as GO IT ALONE, ACROSS FIVE APRILS, VERSE and
many others, so be there!
For further information check out http://www.myspace.com
http://www.neaera.com
SIX FEET UNDER - New video clip
online
A new clip for the song “Ghosts Of The Undead” off the brand new SFU effort
“Commandment” has just been unleashed! The newest visual slaughter from Chris
Barnes and the boys can be viewed via our homepage or our YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.sfu420.com
THE ARCANE ORDER news update
Right on people, it's been a while. We have a couple of news for you guys.
First of all we are happy to announce that Kasper Kirkegaard has joined our band
on a permanent basis. Some of you might now Kasper from his work in Submission.
Kasper has been helping us out ever
since the first live jobs, and it seemed only natural to ask him to become a
fulltime member of our band. We are very happy to have Kasper on board - He's a
hell of a dude and great guitar player! We are very much looking forward to
kicking some more ass with him on board!
In other news our drummer Morten Løwe will be joining Greek/Swedish NIGHTRAGE as
drummer on their upcoming tour with MNEMIC in May/June. This is a really great
gig for Morten and luckily will in no way affect his work in THE ARCANE ORDER.
When Morten returns from the tour we will start working and rehearsing on the
new songs for our upcoming album to be recorded in September 2007 again with
Jacob Hansen.
http://www.thearcaneorder.net
THE OCEAN looking for bass player, new
album in the works
Looking for bass player
Here's what we expect:
-SKILLS
-LIVE EXPERIENCE
-DEDICATION not just being on stage but being in a band, with all that entails!
-TIME for extensive touring and for frequent rehearsals in BERLIN!
-We're looking for someone who LEARNS FAST and ON HIS OWN!
-We're looking for a LIVE WIRE who KICKS ASS with us!
-Last, we're looking for someone with as broad a musical background as our own,
someone willing to transcend the border between metal, hardcore, rock,
soundtrack music and jazz with us.
New Album
All the drums and most of the guitars for our new album have been recorded. We
just got back from a barn in remote Northern Finland, where Torge, Matt and
Robin spent the last 3 weeks in complete isolation, recording in shifts, day and
night… we are extremely satisfied with the result thus far, and we can assure
you that our new album will get closer than ever before to capturing our real
sound. Even without much editing, the drums sound huge!
Still a long way to go though. The next months will be spent recordings more
guitars, bass, vocals, cellos, piano and other instruments. We're also working
on an artwork concept.
http://www.theoceancollective.com
VOMITORY - New website design
"Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize" has just been released in Germany and the
surrounding area. To celebrate this we're launching a new design for the
website, in the vein of the new album. It's also time to reveal the full artwork
for the T.B.S. album, including the booklet, discs and everything! Just click on
http://www.vomitory.net and a (fairly large) image will open in a new browser
window.
We've also added some new interview links, full info (including lyrics) on T.B.S.
at http://www.vomitory.net and a bunch of additional individual promo shots in
the Media section at http://www.vomitory.net . Enjoy!
http://www.vomitory.net
Gallhammer upcoming tour
Gallhammer will be embarking on a European tour in late September/early October,
with dates & venues to be announced in the near future. They will join Norwegian
band Skitliv (featuring ex-Mayhem vocalist Maniac) for a few shows. Keep
checking our live section for updates. You can check the new video for
HALLUCINATION HERE.
Sun & Moon Records news
We're an independent underground label supporting underground music from ambient
to extreme metal.
Our first 2 CDs just have been released:
) SM CD 001
NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION - "Soundtrack For A Suicide: Opus II" CD
Second full-length album of this French Suicidal/Depressive Black Metal horde.
Recommended for fans of Forgotten Tomb, Shining, Xasthur and Nargaroth.
Depressive, manipulative slow black / doom metal.
Let the self-destruction blossom!
CD came out in normal jewel case.
+ CD contains a special hidden track!
*) SM CD 002
LABYRINTH OF ABYSS - "The Cult Of Turul Pride" CD
First full length album from the first ever Transylvanian Black Metal band!
Old school-type underground black metal with thrash metal influences and
incredible guitar solos! For fans of Tormentor, Barathrum, Darkthrone, Celtic
Frost, etc.
CD came out in normal jewel case.
+ CD contains a special rehearsal video as bonus.
You can order these CDs trough this email address:
info@sunandmoonrecords.com
Price: 10 EUR / 13 $
With Passion release video for Pale
Horses Ride
With Passion recently finished work on a new video for the track "Pale Horses
Ride" from the latest album "What we see when we shut our eyes".
Check out the video here on the Earache website, or on YouTube and read about
the concepts and evolution of the video below:
Michael Nordeen (bass) illustrates:
"We shot the live band shots in a
parking garage in downtown Sacramento. The girl with the axe and TV scenes were
shot on the Sacramento river about a week later. We did about 20 takes on the
live shots, starting at about 7pm and ending at about 1am. We spent about 3
hours setting up and waiting for the sun to set prior to starting.
Scott had multiple camera angles on
rollers and hand shots. He also had about 3 photographers throughout the video
shoot taking live stills. He was a great director to work with and was very easy
going as well as open to our ideas.
He made the video shoot fun. It turned
out better than expected, with the effects and movement that he explained to us
before shooting. He spent about 2 weeks editing it. He took the time to make a
myspace version of the song, which looks great. We were definitely happy with
the final product, especially after those long hours. Video shoots are long, and
hard. I guess the best way to say it is, its harder work to fake playing your
own music for hours than it really is to actually play the songs. All in all, it
was a great experience!"
Scott Cramer director of the video explains how the video came about:
"The story goes like this: I get a call
somewhere mid February from a producer from Iline entertainment. A company that
executive produced a couple music videos for me last year. He tells me that a
record label in the UK is looking for me to do a music video and forwards me an
email from Ali at Earache. I guess he found me on some film festival website
looking for local music video directors. I think he recognised some work I did
with The Abominable Iron Sloth and Willhaven music videos.
Anyway.
I made up a concept based on some
imagery floating around in my head when I was listening to the song that was
given to me. I really wanted to do this slimy organic TV device that is growing
out of the ground. It has these gas mask like tentacles that has some kind of
toxic smoke and is sending out propaganda. This thing wakes up this girl out of
the water. Never establish if she's dead or alive. It's unknown. She finds it in
the woods and gets seduced by it and entranced with what the device is
transmitting. She ends up rejecting it, sees the evil in it, destroys it with an
axe and returns to the river. All edited together with the band.
Making the video was fun. The band is really a bunch of cool guys. They were
really into it and trusted me with making something they would approve of. I
told them that the last video I did, the band did 46 takes. For real. I shoot a
lot of takes. My experience with making band scenes is like trying to drive a
car across country when you know its gonna die on the way. I'll keep shooting
and eventually the band or something is gonna stop it.
We shot the band scene in a parking garage in downtown Sacramento. We got
delayed about an hour when a security guard was not informed from the owners of
the property about us shooting and dialled 911. The cops came. I explained the
situation. Showed them my permits and insurance and that we were not gonna blow
up the building. They left. The sun came down and it was on. We shot till almost
4 a.m. As we were wrapping up. The cops showed up again. This time with a
disturbance call. But it was too late for the b*stards. We were done and got
away with it.
Shooting the story stuff was really hard. All day I chased the sun. Ashlyn Kei
Miyasaki is the living/dead girl in the video. She's a local actress here in
Sacramento and I put her through hell. The Sacramento River is really cold right
now. She freezed her ass off in that river. And then I had to pour water on her
the whole shoot to keep the wet look. I felt so bad for her. The sh*t we do for
art huh?
Anyway. Got the video done in about 4 weeks. We shot it in HD and had a lot of
post work with rotoscoping the footage into the TV and stuff. I gotta thank my
crew for working for food. Without them it would have been a disaster. I'm
really glad to have it done. No one died or got pregnant in the process. Good
times. I hope to work with Earache again. They got some really cool music.
You can check out more stuff i do at:
www.scottcramer.tv <
http://www.scottcramer.tv )
Recording completed of forthcoming new
album - despite the Blood red curse
Norwegian Death Metallers BLOOD RED THRONE have completed work on their forth
coming new album due to be released on Earache records on June 25th.
7 Tchort of Blood Red throne states:
"Yet another tough birth is over and
the Blood Red Throne crew is proud to announce its newest album is born! People
familiar with the band and its past know the term 'The BRT curse' and it struck
us on several occasions this time as well. In the past it broke down our
transportation in the middle of nowhere, killed our vocalist (whom we managed to
resurrect with a little love and caring (read: mouth-to-mouth. We wont reveal
who was the (un)lucky care taker), a tree that bitchslapped a couple of our
members while surfing the roof of the tour bus (while driving) inside the city
of London (some might say that it was a light version of the curse as the bridge
missed them!), a drummer who had to be replaced as he disappeared while
recording the drums for one of our albums (Spinal Tap anyone?) and the story
goes on.
However, the fact remains that we are proud of the new album and we are proud to
show the capacity of our two new members caught on tape for the first time. This
album (more details soon-to-come) represents the essence of Blood Red Throne.
Groove, aggression, catchiness, melody and technique. In a perfect BRT blend! We
are looking forward to meet all of you on the road again soon!"
Check out: www.bloodredthrone.net
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