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The Making Of DREAM THEATER's 'Forsaken' Video: More Information Revealed - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:35:00 +0000

DREAM THEATER's new anime-themed video for the song "Forsaken", taken from the band's latest album, "Systematic Chaos", received its small-screen premiere this past Saturday (January 26) on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". The clip was created by the Japanese animation studio Gonzo and director Yasufumi Soejima and can be viewed below. The video's executive producer, Joey Goubeaud of Amusement Park Media, coordinated the efforts between DREAM THEATER and Gonzo.

According to a posting on the AnimeNewsNetwork.com web site, the band based the song on Ivan Turgenev's "Phantoms", a short story about an enigmatic woman who haunts a man as he travels the world. However, instead of the 19th century setting of the short story, the band agreed with Soejima's decision to place the music video in a future science-fiction setting. Soejima said the video's male lead is an innocent man abandoned and jailed by an "inhumane world." The female lead (who is described as "an apparition, a restless soul, an evil spirit, a sylphide, a vampire" or something else entirely in Turgenev's story) is "an android that was made as the toy of [an] ancient regime."

Soejima had previously worked with LINKIN PARK, THE STRANGLERS, and the Japanese musician PERFUME. Notably, Jean-Jacques Burnel of THE STRANGLERS contributed several pieces to the soundtrack of Gonzo's "Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo", an anime series for which Soejima was the digital director and textile designer.

FEAR MY THOUGHTS To Enter Studio Next Month - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:33:00 +0000

German modern melodic death hopefuls FEAR MY THOUGHTS have issued the following update:

"It's a pleasure to announce that from now on, Rock The Nation agency, [which] also represents such great artists as WINTERSUN, SIX FEET UNDER, KATAKLYSM, THE VISION BLEAK and more, will be handling all future booking for FEAR MY THOUGHTS in Europe.

"On February 11 we'll enter the studio of our singer Martin [Fischer] to record our new album. It's the first time that we're recording an album on our own and we're a little bit excited. All songs are written and feel great and we can't wait to play them live for you. It will be a great mixture of progressive rock, smellin' rock 'n' roll and metal.

"In early March we're flying to Sweden to mix our album with Daniel Bergstrand in the Dug Out studios. So Sweden, beware — we're coming!!!"

FEAR MY THOUGHTS' Century Media Records debut, "Vulcanus", was released in Europe in January 2007. Helmed by acclaimed Danish producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE, MERCENARY), the CD contains 12 new tracks covering a wide variety of styles, incorporating influences from death and thrash metal to Seventies hard and progressive rock. A personal highlight for the band was the guest appearance on "Accelerate Or Die" by DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer and guitarist Mike Sifringer.

FEAR MY THOUGHTS' "Blankness" video (taken from "Vulcanus"):

OBITUARY Members Check In From Europe - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:31:00 +0000

OBITUARY vocalist John Tardy has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"The show [Saturday] night [January 26] in Glauchau [Germany] was totally sick and packed! We really appreciate all the support from our German fans. I think we have played like six shows in Germany and all the shows there were awesome. We will be back for one more show on January 30 in Munich. Today we are in Prague, Czech Republic and it looks like from the pre-sales that the show at Abaton may end up sold out! I am sure it is going to be crazy in here tonight! Tomorrow is a day off, and after seven consecutive shows I think we are all ready for that. The plan is to spend the day in Budapest, Hungary, which is also the city where the next show will be! A38 is the club we will be at."

OBITUARY guitarist Ralph Santolla has also checked in with the following update::

"[On January 25] was Langenprozelten, Germany. It's a small village near the site of the Up From The Ground festival. The venue was right next to a river and mountains, so it was a better vibe than the usual industrial scenery. Another day of sitting around with not much to do, so we started working out our set list for the summer festivals. We've got some surprises for you guys; you should be happy with what we've come up with."

OBITUARY recently shot a video for the song "Evil Ways" with comic book stalwart and director Hart D. Fisher.

Check out the photos from the shoot at this location.

"Evil Ways" is the lead single from OBITUARY's new album, "Xecutioner's Return", which was released in North America on August 28 via Candlelight Records. The CD was mixed at Redroom Recorders and was mastered in June at Morrisound Studios in Tampa. The band once again worked with artist Andreas Marschall, who has previously created the art for "The End Complete" and the group's last record, "Frozen in Time".

Roadrunner Records has just released a "best-of" collection from OBITUARY. Entitled, appropriately enough, "The Best of Obituary", the CD features the following track listing:

01. Internal Bleeding
02. 'Til Death
03. Slowly We Rot
04. Cause Of Death
05. Chopped In Half
06. Turned Inside Out
07. The End Complete
08. I'm In Pain
09. Don't Care
10. Final Thoughts
11. Kill For Me
12. Threatening Skies
13. On The Floor

Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY performing the song "Slowly we Rot" on January 9, 2008 in Krakow, Poland can be viewed below (courtesy of "KKROB1"). Support at the gig came from long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES and Swedish metallers AVATAR.

THE FIFTH SUN: Hard At Work On New Album - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:30:00 +0000

Minnesota-based melodic death metallers THE FIFTH SUN, whose current recording lineup includes Swedish drummer Patrik J. Sten (PASSENGER, ex-KEROZENE, TRANSPORT LEAGUE), have issued the following update:

"We are hard at work on our new album. Thus far it appears to be much more thrashy and heavier than our previous efforts, while still retaining our old-school feel.

"Don't worry: [there is] none of the weak-ass, paint-by-the-numbers crap that 99% of the labels are putting out.

"We are entertaining offers we have received to play some shows this summer. Some very big, some less so."

THE FIFTH SUN's second album, "The Hunger to Survive", was released in 2005. The CD was recorded at Studio Fredman and is the follow-up to the group's debut album, 2001's "The Moment of Truth".

GORGOROTH, CELTIC FROST, SKITLIV Members To Appear At INFERNO MUSIC CONFERENCE - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Tom Gabriel Fischer (CELTIC FROST), Gaahl (GORGOROTH) and Maniac (SKITLIV, ex-MAYHEM) will appear on a panel at the the third edition of the Inferno Music Conference (IMC) on March 21 to discuss extremism in metal. 15 years after the climax of Norwegian black metal murders and church fire, it is time to look ahead. Is there a limit to what record labels and other interacting music business-related people can work with? What is the next extreme thing to happen?

The Inferno Music Conference is part of the Inferno festival, which is set to take place March 19-22, 2008 at the Rockefeller and John Dee venues in Oslo, Norway.

The "Can metal become more extreme? Taboos and metal – where do we go
from here?" discussion will be moderated by Michael Berberian of Season Of Mist and will be held on Friday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. Gaahl will also be the keynote speaker at the event, where he will give his first-ever interview in front of a live audience.

Gaahl being interviewed for the "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" documentary:

Former MANOWAR Guitarist DAVID SHANKLE Shreds The Axe At NAMM; Video Available - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:27:00 +0000

Video footage of former MANOWAR guitarist David Shankle shredding the axe at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below.

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP's latest album, "Hellborn", came out on July 6, 2007 through Magic Circle Music.

According to a press release, "Hellborn" is "a very different animal to [its predecessor], 'Ashes to Ashes' [2003], and offers something for all fans of true metal.

"David is known for having a vast array of musical influences and styles at his command. 'Hellborn' is a perfect example of that flexibility. The solid team of musicians that David has assembled, along with the steadfast efforts of soundman, engineer and amplifier guru Jay Walsh of Farview Recording, has ensured that 'Hellborn' is a powerful and impressive sophomore effort from the DAVID SHANKLE GROUP."

DAVID SHANKLE GROUP is:

David Shankle - Guitars
Dennis Hirschauer- Vocals
Jeff Kylloe- Bass
Brad Sabathne - Drums

"Daydreams":

"The Voyage":

OVERKILL: Promo Video For 'Live At Wacken Open Air 2007' Available - Jan. 29, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:26:00 +0000

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will release their second DVD, "Live at Wacken Open Air 2007", on February 5 via Bodog Music.

The 50-minute disc was shot during the band’s headline set at the festival in front of an audience of 40,000, and features songs that span OVERKILL's 28-year career, including "Walk Through Fire" (which can be viewed below) from the group's new disc "Immortalis", "Rotten to the Core", "Elimination", "Fuck You", "In Union We Stand", "Necroshine", "Skull and Bones", "Old School" and "Wrecking Crew".

The show was previously released as the limited-edition bonus DVD with the German digipack edition of the band's latest album, "Immortalis".

"Live at Wacken Open Air 2007" track listing:

01. Rotten to the Core
02. Elimination
03. Necroshine
04. Thanx for Nothin'
05. Skull and Bones
06. In Union We Stand
07. Walk through Fire
08. Wrecking Crew
09. Old School
10. Fuck You

OVERKILL's last DVD, "Wrecking Everything: Live", came out in 2002 and was re-released October 2.

A promotional video for the DVD can be viewed below.

OVERKILL's last DVD, "Wrecking Everything: Live", came out in 2002 and was re-released October 2, 2007.

OVERKILL last fall completed a short tour in support of "Immortalis". The trek began on October 3 in Elmira, NY at The The Amp and concluded with a special appearance at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on Sunday, October 21.

"Immortalis" sold 2,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Issued on October 9 via Bodog Music, the CD marks OVERKILL's reunion with Jonny and Marsha Zazula, previous owners of Megaforce Records, the label responsible for putting metal on the map and bringing OVERKILL's New Jersey thrash metal to the world. The Zazulas are now a part of the Bodog Music team in the United States.

"Immortalis" is the follow-up to 2005's "RelixIV", which has sold around 16,000 copies in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

OVERKILL's top-selling album of the SoundScan era (1991-) is "Horrorscope", which has shifted around 118,000 units in the U.S. since its 1991 release (there is no SoundScan data available for LPs sold prior to 1991).

Forest Stream - Sign To Candlelight Records

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:48:00 +0000

Official Candlelight Records press release:

Forest Stream was founded in 1995 by Sonm (drums, keys, vocals) & Omin (guitars, bass) in a small Russian town called Chernogolovka, 40 km north-east of Moscow. From the very beginning their goal was to create the music that would capture the beauty and magic of existence at the same time showing its triviality, misery, and despair.

The duo worked only together at the beginning, but soon other members started to join and an embryonic full band started to take shape. Silent Anth began to help Forest Stream as bass player, and he quickly became a permanent fixture.

In 1999 this line-up recorded the first demo, "Snowfall". Influenced by the pioneers of the UK doom scene, but complete with a blackened edge, their music expressed deep sorrow and hopelessness of the existence on this pitiable planet.

The second demo, "Last Season Purity" was recorded in 2000 and subsequently uploaded to mp3.com. Thus Forest Stream was introduced to the foreign listeners for the first time.

The year 2002 was marked by serious rearrangements in the line-up: Elhella joined to play drums and Berserk joined as guitar player. Forest Stream also got a record deal for four albums from Elitist records. To get the first album, "Tears of Mortal Solitude", done the band had to withstand quite a number of unpleasant events such as equipment theft, destruction of their rehearsal rooms, and the least expected—Sonm's departure to the Netherlands where he enrolled to a Ph.D. course in physics. Despite all difficulties, the album was still recorded and released at the beginning of 2003 to universal plaudits from press and public alike.

With the release of the full-length album the band got more opportunities to play live and that is when the line-up problems had to be solved. Elhella was shifted to play keys, Kir joined to play drums and T.Moloch was the new bass-man. This coincided with band's morphing towards more aggressive touches in their music due to growing influences of the dark Masters—Emperor; as well as getting more technically advanced following the example of Sweden's Opeth.

Around this time, among various headline concerts throughout Russia and the Ukraine, Forest Stream played a show with Cradle Of Filth and joined Katatonia during their tour in Russia.

Four years passed since the release of their first album. Unfortunately, Elitist records ceased its existence so Forest Stream were looking for a new deal parallel to working on the new material. When Forest Stream were thinking over several offers, Candlelight records suddenly proposed a three-album deal and Forest Stream happily accepted it.
The material for the second album, The Crown of Winter, is shaping up to be something remarkable and truly worth listening to. Mixing duties are to be handled by Brett Caldas-Lima (To-Mera, Kalisia, etc). Taking the symphonic and epic overload of the Norwegian black metal scene and combining it with a seriously emotional core of classic doom, Forest Stream's unique take on the genre is set to explode.

Biomechanical - Announce New Bassist

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:45:00 +0000

Following the completion of their new album "Cannibalised" Biomechanical have also completed their line up, with the addition of ex-DragonForce bassist Adrian Lambert.

A blog posted on the band's MySpace page goes as follows:

"We are very happy to announce that the Biomechanical line-up is now complete with the addition of bassist Adrian Lambert! Adrian also plays with Son of Science and has also played for Dragonforce and Intense. His fast and furious bass style is exactly what the band was looking for! The band will get together soon and will get ready for touring the new Biomechanical album Cannibalised (out Feb 2008)."

Biomechanical frontman John K commented the following:

"Its no secret that its a bit of a bitch to find good bass players and I was thrilled when Adrian contacted me. I also had people from Europe and the UK applying for the job and some of them were of very high standards . But after checking Adrian's playing I realized the logical next step would be to welcome him to the band!"

Adrian stated:

"Its really exciting to be playing with a world-class act like Biomechanical. I've been into the band since I got The Empires of the Worlds album back when I was still playing in DragonForce, so it's quite incredible for me to be playing with Biomechanical now. John K's assembled an insanely talented new line-up - he's had to get the best because of the complexity and scope of the new album Cannibalised."

Commenting further on the band's third album, which is set for a February 2008 release date, Adrian states:

"You've got the bombastic film score stuff, you've got the crushing extreme metal riffs and solos… Hell, you've even got some heart-breaking vocal melodies in there as well as John's trademark screams! I think there's more of a groove to this album than 'Eight Moons' and 'Empires….' but it's also even more extreme and brutal than previous releases. I feel that Biomechanical are breaking a lot of boundaries with Cannibalised and I'm proud to be a part of the team taking this album out on the road".

Korpiklaani - Yet Another New Album In The Works

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:41:00 +0000

On their MySpace blog, the Finnish Folk Metal band posted the following message:

"We have been in the studio again every now and then since last spring, and we have more material ready than is needed for an entire album. It is already mixed and ready.
The album became quite long, but we just could not drop any of the 14 songs. It was already hard to decide which songs would become bonus tracks.
So, we offer to you 14 new songs plus 2 bonus tracks on our upcoming album "Korven Kuningas", which means 'King of the Woods'
This time the album cover will be painted, not photoshopped. The old man "Vaari" will be figuring on the cover again, so it will look familiar and faithful to everyone, even though a different technique is used."

The album will be released by Nuclear Blast early in 2008.

Aborted - Working On New Album

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:38:00 +0000

Belgian Deathmetal butchers Aborted sign in from the european tour with Kataklysm and Behemoth: vocalist Sven comments:

"Hey everyone, its been a fucking pleasure & an honour to share the stage each day with our friends from Kataklysm and Behemoth, both monstrous acts on stage & very down to earth people off stage, the tour has been doing phenomenal so far & we'd like to thank all our friends out there who came & supported us & the other bands, keep on showing up, you guys are the reason this is all possible for any of us.

We'd also like to announce that we have started the songwriting for the follow up record to Slaughter & Apparatus, the album title will be revealed in due time & should be recorded early 2008 & set for a summer release which will coincide with lots of touring activity in the US. Which couldn't make us happier cause we are dying to get out there & play for all of you out there sta tewise who have had to wait since our last tour with Suffocation to come over. We also promise we will be extensively touring the US for the next record so you will get plenty of chances to catch us live then!"

The band also just uploaded their second episode for the Slaughter & Apparatus TV series, which contains on & off stage shenanigans from the current tour, a second part will be uploaded during the tour as the band gets more (and more retarded) footage, for now , check it out at the official youtube, here.

The band has also changed their myspace adress recently to http://www.myspace.com/abortedmetal to make it easier on everyone including theirselves

Kamelot - New Video "The Human Stain" Launched

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:21:00 +0000

Taken from the official newsletter:

"Kamelot is pleased to launch their fantastic second video for the song "The Human Stain" from the album "Ghost Opera". Click here to watch the video."

Atrocity - Album Update

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:18:00 +0000

The following message was posted on Atrocity's official website:

"Finally the waiting has an end! The new Atrocity album Werk 80 II will be released at the 8th February 2008.

Alex Krull: "On the 8th February 2008 Werk 80 II is gonna be released. A quite fitting date as we find! To be serious, we took a lot of time for the production to get the best result. All friends of the first Werk 80 will like the second one too. This time we have worked together with an orchestra and a choir. So the whole album has gained a bit more of a classical touch which I personally like a lot. Everything sounds very harmonic and organic. The work on this album has been intense and thrilling. On the first Werk 80 album we also used classical elements but we enforced this on the new one. Thus the electronic parts got moved a little bit into the background. We didn't want to do the same on this successive album but including new elements and developing our style. I promise you Werk 80 II is gonna be a class of its own worth waiting for it."

As on the first Werk 80 release the following up contains mega hits of the 80ies. Pictures from the choir recording sessions you will find here. The coverartwork will be a delicious case indeed. Alex continues: "This time we got a very special covermodel - we couldn't have chosen any better. The whole artwork is state of the art and dark at the same time. We won't say more at this moment."

In november there will be released an online single, check out further news!"

Anaal Nathrakh - New Album Details

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:15:00 +0000

British extreme metallers Anaal Nathrakh will release their fourth full-length album "Hell Is Empty, And All The Devils Are Here", on October 28 via the band's own record label, Feto Records.

The CD will reportedly include guest vocals from Circle Of Dead Children's Josama Bin Horvath and Dirty Von Donovan from Exploder, as well as Shane Embury (Napalm Death) on bass. Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Castigation And Betrayal" and "The Final Absolution".

Instrumentalist Mick Kenney had this to say regarding the direction of the material, "These songs are gonna blow everything we've ever done in the past and will make you want to actually smash your own face in."

Edguy - North American Date Cancelled

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:12:00 +0000

The German melodic metallers of Edguy have posted the following statement in their official site:

"Due to big technical problems Edguy had to cancel the show in Hartford [yesterday, 11.09.2007]. Most of the technical devices and instruments were not delivered as agreed on prior to the tour. Edguy apologizes for this and are working to fix all problems so they can play the tour as planned. Edguy is not responsible for this, as there was no chance to even do a 30% show.

The Rocket Ride world tour is going on. On September 12th Edguy will start their North American coast-to-coast tour in W. Springfield, Virginia. Check the tour dates to make sure you you won't miss the guys during their 20 shows in the USA and Canada. Furthermore Edguy will return to Brazil for one show, the Greenpeace Manifesto Festival at Via Funchal on the 11th of November. In Europe, Edguy have just been confirmed to co-headline the Bulgarian issue of the Nuclear Blast festial at the "Winter Palace of Sports" on November 3rd. Last but not least Edguy will be special guest to play a 45 minutes mini-set during the Nuclear Blast festival in Stuttgart on October 27th at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart."

Led Zeppelin - To Reunite For One Night Only

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:00:00 +0000

Classic Rock has just announced after much speculation that Led Zeppelin will reunite for a one-off special show at the O2 Arena in London on Monday, November 26.

The message on the Classic Rock website procedes:

"Tickets cost £125 each and will be available 'by ballot'. More details as we have it.

The bill also includes Pete Townshend, Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings, Foreigner and Paolo Nutini.

Founding members Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals) and John Paul Jones (bass) will be joined by Jason Bonham, son of the late John Bonham, on drums.

The one-off performance has just been announced via a handout given to attendees at a press conference in the Vue cinema at the O2 complex. It's a memorial gig in honour of Ahmet Ertegun, the co-founder and longstanding chairman of Atlantic Records.

Ertegun, the man who signed Zep to Atlantic, died in December 2006 at age 83.

Profits from the show will go to Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund which provides students with annual scholarships to universities in the UK, USA and Turkey."

To read the full message visit the Classic Rock page at this location.

Annihilator - To Support Iced Earth On European Tour

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:57:00 +0000

As posted on the official Annihilator forum, Annihilator will return to Europe starting early October as "very special guest" to Iced Earth.

Guitarist/Mainman Jeff Waters says "We are looking forward to another great tour through Europe and, this time, courtesy of metal warriors Iced Earth. Ripper and I have been good friends for years and it was an honor to be asked to join them on this tour, spreading more METAL through Europe. See you all again real soon!"

Iced Earth + Annihilator:
Oct. 08 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
Oct. 09 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk
Oct. 10 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Oct. 12 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 1
Oct. 13 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
Oct. 15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Konzertfabrik Z7
Oct. 16 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
Oct. 17 - Wien, Austria - Planet Music
Oct. 18 - Brno, Czech Republic - Fleda
Oct. 19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
Oct. 21 - Malmö, Sweden - Kulturbolaget
Oct. 22 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
Oct. 23 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Tradgarn
Oct. 25 - Stockholm, Sweden - Tirol
Oct. 26 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpenhuset
Oct. 28 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Oct. 30 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
Nov. 01 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Club 013
Nov. 02 - Antwerpen, Belgiium - Hof Ter Lo

This tour follows a 2 month European tour with Trivium and shows in Tokyo, Japan (Club Citta-Thrash Domination Festival) with old friends Nevermore and Destruction (+Nuclear Assault) on Sept. 22 and 23, 2007.

Moonsorrow - First Band Confirmed For Bloodstock 2008

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:50:00 +0000

The Bloodstock Open Air website has been updated stating Finnish metallers Moonsorrow as the first band confirmed for next year's festival, and that more bands will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The message reads:

"Bloodstock are very pleased to confirm the first band to announced for next years Bloodstock Open Air, finnish Metallers Moonsorrow!

Moonsorrow have been a band continually requested by the fans and the band are very excited about their only UK festival appearance of 2008!"

The message continues:

"Bloodstock will be confirming bands for 2008 in the coming weeks, we are negotiating as we speak with some incredible bands for next year and we will ensure we bring bands to the UK that rarely play as well as bands that are highly requested by the metal masses!

Keep watching the news section & forums for more announcements soon..."

INCRAVE Begins Recording New Album

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:12:00 +0000

Swedish metallers INCRAVE are in the studio recording the follow-up to their self-titled debut album which came out earlier in the year on Sweden's Ulterium Records. The new CD will be mixed and mastered by Per Ryberg (BLOODBOUND, MORGANA LEFAY, TAD MOROSE) and the covert art will be painted by Kristian Wåhlin (AT THE GATES, EMPEROR, THERION). An early 2008 release is expected.

INCRAVE's debut CD was recorded at Studio EVG in Edsbyn, Sweden during June-July 2006. Mixing duties were handled by Per Ryberg at Studio Soundcreation. The artwork was created by Mattias Norén (EVERGREY, KAMELOT, SABATON) of ProgArt Media.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/incrave.

KAMELOT: 'The Human Stain' Video Posted Online

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:10:00 +0000

American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT and I-Code recently completed work on the video for the song "The Human Stain" from KAMELOT's newest CD "Ghost Opera". Watch the clip below.

KAMELOT's video for the song "Ghost Opera" is available online at YouTube. The track is the title cut off KAMELOT's new album, which was released in North America on June 5.

"Ghost Opera" is KAMELOT's third release for SPV/Steamhammer Records. The CD was recorded and mixed at Gate Studios and Pathway Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro. Artwork was handled by Mattias Norén with contributions by Alexandra V. Bach, Liliana Sanchez and Derek Gores.

ICED EAR: 'Singer To Guest On SATHANAS: 'The Classic Metal Show'Crowned Infernal''

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:06:00 +0000

ICED EARTH/ex-JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens will be the featured guest on next weekend's (September 15) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The program airs live Saturdays between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.theclassicmetalshow.com.

ICED EARTH's new album, "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I", is scheduled for release in the U.S. through SPV on Tuesday, September 11.

A full-length version of the new ICED EARTH song "The Setian Massacre" has been posted on the group's MySpace page.

Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on "Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part I" have been posted at www.spv.de.

"Framing Armageddon - Something Wicked Part 1" (cover artwork) expands the "Something Wicked" storyline first introduced in the trilogy of the same name appearing on the 1998 release, "Something Wicked This way Comes". "Framing Armageddon" will be followed in February/March 2008 by the band's ninth full-length studio release, tentatively titled "Revelation Abomination - Something Wicked Part 2" , continuing where "Framing Armageddon" leaves off.

Video footage of ICED EARTH performing the song "A Charge to Keep" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, has been posted on YouTube.

ICED EARTH will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. A list of dates can be found at this location.

ICED EARTH will support HEAVEN AND HELL on a U.K. tour beginning on November 4 in Newcastle.

ICED EAR: 'Singer To Guest On SATHANAS: 'The Classic Metal Show'Crowned Infernal''

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:04:00 +0000

U.S. black/death metallers SATHANAS have posted audio samples from their new album, "Crowned Infernal", on their MySpace page. Due later this month via Singapore's Pulverised Records, the CD features the following track listing:

01. Crowned Infernal
02. At Death's Command
03. Cast Into The Fire
04. Beneath The Blood Red Moon
05. Dawn Of Satan's Rise
06. The Beast Of Revelation
07. Witches Sabbat
08. Summoning The Ancient Hordes
09. Necromantic Rites
10. Hymns From The Shadowland
11. Sacrificial Kingdom

Check out the cover artwork at this location.

"Crowned Infernal" was recorded at InnerTube Studios in Ambridge, Pennsylvania with producer Nick Kucel. The album was mastered at Necromorbus Studios in Stockholm, Sweden by Tore Stjerna.

Upcoming SATHANAS shows:

Oct. 18 - Peabody's Downunder - Cleveland, OH (w/ OVERKILL, DARK FUNERAL, NAGLAFAR, DAATH, THE AGONIST)
Oct. 30 - Spirits Gallery - Pittsburgh (North Shore), PA

ARCH ENEMY Guests On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show; Audio Available

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:59:00 +0000

Guitarists Michael and Christopher Amott of the Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY were IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, September 7 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk.

As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY will headline the Scrape Records 10th anniversary bash on October 14 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Support at the gig will come from INFERNAL MAJESTY, SINNED and SOULSCAR. Tickets will go on sale at Scrape on September 7 at 11:00 a.m. for about $25.

For more information, visit www.scraperecords.com.

ARCH ENEMY recently completed an extensive promotional visit to Japan in support of its upcoming album, "Rise of the Tyrant" and headlined Germany's Up From The Ground festival on August 24. This week the band embarked on a lengthy co-headlining tour of North America with MACHINE HEAD under the banner "The Black Tyranny Tour". The next touring activity in Europe will begin in November when they join "The Black Crusade Tour" with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL.

ARCH ENEMY's new album, "Rise of the Tyrant", will be released on September 25 via Century Media Records.

Decapitated - To Reissue Debut Album With Bonus DVD

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:32:00 +0000

Technical Death Metal whirlwind Decapitated issue a limited edition version of their dramatic "Winds Of Creation" debut album on October 8, complete with bonus DVD.

Originally issued back in 2000, the album sent shock waves through the scene for its focused and tight arrangement, relentless aggression and supreme musicianship. Eyebrows were further raised when it was discovered that the band were barely out of their teens. Live shows backed the hype, and Decapitated's place among the forerunners of the emerging new generation of Death Metal bands was assured.
The limited edition reissue contains a full 10 track live show filmed in December 2004 at Nottingham Rescue Rooms, featuring the original Winds of Creation line up including vocalist Sauron. Filmed on several cameras with great audio quality, the DVD ably demonstrates just why Decapitated are considered among the elite Death Metal hierarchy. And advance preview of the DVD is available here.
The band have made massive commercial leaps with subsequent albums Nihility, The Negation and Organic Hallucinosis, but Winds of Creation retains a special place in the heart of the many of the bands fans, and on newer bands such as Job for A Cowboy.

The full tracklisting for the "Winds of Creation" [cover art] limited edition is as follows:

Tracklisting CD:
01. Winds of Creation
02. Blessed
03. The First Damned
04. Way to Salvation
05. The Eye of Horus
06. Human?s Dust
07. Nine Steps
08. Dance Macabre
09. Mandatory Suicide

Tracklisting bonus DVD: (Live At Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 20/12/04)
01. The Fury
02. Three-Dimensional Defect
03. Lying and Weak
04. Winds of Creation
05. Nihility (Anti-Human Manifesto)
06. The Negation
07. Perfect Dehumanisation (The Answer?)
08. Sensual Sickness
09. Spheres of Madness
10. Mother War

Kronos - Sign To Neurotic Records

noreply@blogger.com (MisanthropY) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:28:00 +0000

Official Neurotic Records press release:

Kronos, a death metal quintet hailing from France, influenced by Greek mythology signed to Neurotic Records. After following the band during their first two full length album, the band only really got our attention when they recently released "The Helenic Terror". After briefly negotiating with the band they signed a recording agreement with Neurotic Records. The band expects to deliver their first album for Neurotic Records in 2009.

Ruud Lemmen of Neurotic Records added: "It will be great to work with Kronos. This band have impressed us for awhile now, and this seems like a great band to develop as much as possible."

Mike Saccoman of Kronos (drums) adds: "We are very proud and honoured to sign to a record company such as Neurotic Record. For us, this is simply the best European Death metal label which houses a lot of amazing bands! It's a real opportunity for us to be able to climb up on the ladder worldwide after many years of hard work and dedication. So, we would like to thank Ruud Lemmen and everybody at Neurotic Records crew for trusting in us. We hope for a great cooperation and we'll put in the hard work together to promote our extreme music on this earth!"