| Wuthering Heights announces new album release 2010 |
Posted by: Denis
/ 08.02.2010
Fifth album from one of the most interesting bands Wuthering Heights to emerge on the international heavy metal scene in recent years. It's their strongest and most poetic effort to date recorded in parts at Jailhouse Studios, Horses, Denmark by Tommy Hansen (Helloween, TNT, Jorn) who also plays the Hammond organ. It's a real must for every fan of Blind Guardian, Masterplan, Avantasia, Savatage, Skyclad, Symphony X, Falconer and Running Wild.
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| Y.O.C. news |
Posted by: Denis
/ 07.02.2010
Y.O.C. page www.myspace.com/yoccovers was updated, you can find new tracks like Metallica, Iron Maiden, etc.
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| Lars Eric Mattsson - new album TANGO will release March 19, 2010 |
Posted by: Denis
/ 06.02.2010
New MATTSSON album is called TANGO and will be released on March 19, 2010 on Lion Music. There are 11 songs on the album, singer Adrienn Antal is handling the major part of the vocals while Status Minor frontman Markku Kuikka is featured on 4 tracks. On 2 songs, Believe and The Grand Escape both singers are featured. The latter track is probably the best piece of music he has ever done, it's like a mini musical/rock opera squeezed down to just under 11 minutes, and Lars is very happy with the result. He has worked very hard to be able to deliver the best music of his life and he hope you will enjoy it!
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| Y.O.C. new track |
Posted by: Denis
/ 05.02.2010
Y.O.C. presents absolutely new track Flamenco Greedy that's already available on our Y.O.C.'s page!
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| Nuclear Blast / AVANTASIA - New video featuring Klaus Meine! |
Posted by: Denis
/ 05.02.2010
On April 3rd the new Avantasia albums The Wicked Symphony / Angel Of Babylon will be released. As previously reported the album will feature a long list of guest musicians such as Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Eric Singer (KISS), Bruce Kulick (ex-KISS), Ripper Owens (ex-Judas Priest), Jon Oliva (Savatage), Bob Catley (Magnum), Michael Kiske (Helloween), Jorn Lande (Masterplan) and many more. Last week a video clip was shot for the song Dying For An Angel featuring Klaus Meine.
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| Helstar welcomes new drummer |
Posted by: Denis
/ 05.02.2010
It's been long overdue for an update on what's happening in the Helstar camp, so they figured what better way than to announce a new drummer, Mikey Lewis! Some of you may remember Mikey from last summer's Headbanger's open Air Festival or even the last 4 shows the band played here in Texas back in September and December. Mikey is not new to the Helstar family. Everybody's all known him for many years and in fact, he toured Europe with James's Helstar reunion shows in 2004. Mikey is a solid drummer with impeccable timing and sense for what a song needs! He grew up on Helstar and was also heavily influenced by the major thrash drummers of the 80s. He is a very welcome addition to the family and the band can't wait for you all to hear him!
Helstar also would like to take this opportunity to thank their long time brother, Russell De Leon, for all he has contributed to the band over the years. They've had MANY crazy, fun times together and he will be missed! Russell has moved on to other personal endeavors and the band wishes him nothing but the best and remain very close friends with him.
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| PYRAMAZE: LIMITED 12" "IMMORTAL" PICTURE DISC ANNOUNCED |
Posted by: Denis
/ 04.02.2010
Inner Wound Recordings are proud to announce the release of a limited 12" picture disc edition of the latest Pyramaze album Immortal. The release date is set to March 26th, and the edition is strictly limited to 250 copies.
Michael Kammeyer of Pyramaze comments: "We are very happy about this cooperation with Inner Wound Recordings. The business vision and integrity of this up and coming quality label from Sweden is exactly what Pyramaze has been looking for. We consider this picture disc release a great treat for any Pyramaze fan who wants a little something special in their collection, and we are more than confident that Inner Wound Recordings are the right company to produce a high quality product for our fans."
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| Frontiers Records / OUTLOUD - new videoclip launched |
Posted by: Denis
/ 02.02.2010
Outloud announce the release of their second video clip Tonite which was directed by Bob Katsionis for the Progressive Vision Group.
In December 2009 the band completed their first 6 successful headline shows in Greece which was supported by Jack Daniel's. The content and concept of Tonite is based on the tours footage on and off stage and simply shows the energy on stage, character and fun the band has!
Outloud will soon announce their touring schedule for 2010 and plans for their second album. Their highly acclaimed first CD and video clip of their hit single We Run was released by Frontiers Records on August 28th in Europe, September 15th in North America and September 30th in Japan and has received outstanding reviews from the international press and fans. Both clips were directed by Bob Katsionis, who owns his own video production company Progressive Vision Group. Bob also directed Firewind's Head up high and the new video of Iron Maiden's Steve Harris' daughter Lauren Harris.
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| Frontiers Records / THE MAGNIFICENT (Leverage + Circus Maximus!) |
Posted by: Denis
/ 02.02.2010
CIRCUS MAXIMUS singer extraordinary Michael Eriksen and Finnish producer/guitarist Torsti Spoof (LEVERAGE) have decided to join forces together in a new band project under The Magnificent moniker. Other musicians scheduled to appear on the album include Kalle Torniainen of Brother Firetribe on drums and Pekka Lampinen of Leverage on bass.
Songwriting is well underway and sees contributions also from Pekka Heino (BROTHER FIRETRIBE, LEVERAGE), Tomppa Nikulainen (BROTHER FIRETRIBE), Tuomas Heikkinen (LEVERAGE) and Sami Hyde and others. Soundwise the album will sound like a cross between the heavier approach of Leverage with the hooks and melodies of Brother Firetribe. The recording will be completed during the winter, with Frontiers looking to release the debut album after the summer 2010.
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| DOFKA - Humanity Bleak to be released in late February! |
Posted by: Denis
/ 01.02.2010
West Virginia-based metallers DOFKA have been hard at work promoting music from their upcoming CD with a successful string of performances in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The band's new CD entitled Humanity Bleak will be released February 23rd. Fans of the old and new alike will not be disappointed. Artwork for the CD was done by Dorian Cleavenger.
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| Nuclear Blast / RAGE - Strings to A Web. Out February 5, 2010 |
Posted by: Denis
/ 01.02.2010
With their new album STRINGS TO A WEB the legendary German Heavy Metal act RAGE returns with a brandnew masterpiece! Recorded at the Twilight Hall Studio (BLIND GUARDIAN, SAXON) and produced by Victor Smolski and their long term friend Charlie Bauerfeind (HAMMERFALL, HELLOWEEN and more), STRINGS TO A WEB became another brilliant highlight in the history of this outstanding and unique trio. It is a various album, showing all those different faces of the band, from pure Heavy Metal thunder, through classical and progressive landscapes, up to powerful Thrash anthems.
STRINGS TO A WEB is like a journey through the history of the band, who also celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. A fresh, both straight and technically adapted album full of overwhelming emotion and pure magic. Over this quarter of a century, RAGE went through many changes, but always kept to their roots and developed their incomparable style. Be sure: There is no doubt that their current line-up is the strongest and best ever. Peavy's voice is the main trademark, along with the guitar wizard Victor Smolski and power drummer André Hilgers, who rounds up this 'magic trio'.
Finally the DVD completes with a short movie about Victor's second fascinating passion - be surprised and moreover be sure: You will get a metallic value for money, that blows you away!!!
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| Y.O.C. new track |
Posted by: Denis
/ 31.01.2010
Y.O.C. performed Metallica's Battery (1st mix) that's available on our Y.O.C. page.
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| Imagika - another new song Posted |
Posted by: Denis
/ 30.01.2010
Bay Area Power Thrashers IMAGIKA have released the new track The Hit on their MySpace page. This is the second new song to be released from their forth coming CD Portrait Of A Hanged Man. The scheduled release dates are: March 19 (Europe) and May 11 (North America) through Metalville Records.
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| New Y.O.C. Megadeth song version |
Posted by: Denis
/ 29.01.2010
New version of Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction performed by Y.O.C. is available on our Y.O.C. page.
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| Y.O.C. MYSPACE |
Posted by: Denis
/ 28.01.2010
Y.O.C. myspace page was updated including new images and new song. Check it out!
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| InsideOut / ASPERA NEWS! |
Posted by: Denis
/ 28.01.2010
With their debut album Ripples picking up one positive review after another, ASPERA, the young five-piece Melodic Progressive Metal band from Skien, Norway, have added another song to their MySpace site. Alongside the album's title track, a special radio edit version of the song Traces Inside has now been posted online, a song Atle Pettersen describes as "A very special song to us." When asked to elaborate, the vocalist explains that it was one of the first songs the band wrote for the album. "And it's one of the best, too, in our opinion!"
The band have been pleased by both the consistently good press Ripples has so far received and also its imminent release. "We're so very excited about the release of the Ripples album at last," says Atle. "It's a dream come true to us. We have worked very, very hard for this. We can't count all the hours we have spent in the studio and in the rehearsal room to create Ripples... And now it's finally here! I hope everyone enjoys it as much as we do!"
Ripples is certainly going down a storm in Germany. "If those 5 youngsters keep going on that path they started with, we sure can expect a lot more great stuff in future..." says Metalreviews. In Musicheadquarters' opinion, "We might just witness the beginning of hopefully a big career. They certainly have my blessings, if they keep going with this expressive style...", and for Soundcheck ASPERA are "Melodic Prog at it's finest... Absolutely cool Prog Metal with hit potential."
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| Skullview NEW CD almost completed |
Posted by: Denis
/ 27.01.2010
Earthquake Quimby's been in the studio this week, 2 songs left to do vocals on and the CD will be completed. This is gonna be band's best CD ever! So far Quimby has heard several rough mixes of the songs and he is very excited 'bout gettin' this CD!
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| Lion Music / CHARLY SAHONA - NAKED THOUGHTS FROM A SILENT CHAOS |
Posted by: Denis
/ 26.01.2010
Charly Sahona is best known as the guitarist in the modern French Progressive Metal band Venturia. Late 2008 saw Charly begin work on what has become his debut solo album entitled Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos set for release on February 19th 2010 on Lion Music. This 8 track release is built around heavy riffs, catchy vocal lines and crazy solos. Comparisons can be made if one was to fuse Dream Theater with Muse and 30 Seconds To Mars. This album offers a fresh sound, modern and direct, heavy and begs to be heard.
Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos sees Charly Sahona not only perform all guitar and keyboard duties but also step up to the microphone for the first time. The rest of the trio of musicians are Venturia band mates Diego Rapacchietti (Drums) and Thomas James-Potrel (Bass) who have created an ultra powerful power trio format. This 8 song collection sees Charly Sahona show again his abilities as a talented multi-instrumentalist and as a songwriter as well.
Lyrically, Naked Thoughts From A Silent Chaos is an introspection on the different reasons that pushes an artist to do everything in life to transcend their emotions, passions, fears, neurosis, libido and more into their art. It asks the questions of what pushes an artist to continue his unending quest of perfection. Sahona states, "It's a kind of psychoanalysis. My main influences come from the things I experienced in my personal life during the last 2 years: All the energy, the money, the time you give and spend into music at the expense of the loss of many different beautiful things you could have lived".
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| Lion Music / MASTERMIND - INSOMNIA |
Posted by: Denis
/ 26.01.2010
Progressive Rock band MASTERMIND is back with their first full length album of original music in almost a decade.
Since their formation in New Jersey by brothers Bill and Rich Berends in 1986 the band have become synonymous with delivering original sounding Progressive Rock with diverse arrangements and room for a healthy dose of experimentation. Once again the instrumentation is strong, Bill Berends guitar transcends numerous genres and combines with the keyboard interplay of Jens Johansson for a musically interesting package.
Insomnia is the band's seventh album and marks the album debut of vocalist Tracy McShane. The tracks have been built around McShane's powerful vocals and focus more on songs as opposed to over the top instrumental play of previous releases. As a result Insomnia is arguably the most accessible Mastermind album to date - yet a progression over the bands career can be heard continuing on Insomnia along with the elements considered to be Mastermind trademarks.
Bill Berends comments, "I don't want to keep writing the same symphony over & over again, so this seventh effort features a different approach and a different diva than the previous work. Basically we want to try new things stylistically and make a good album that would reach beyond the boundaries of Progressive Rock in the traditional sense. We started to move in that direction with Angels, so Insomnia is something of an extension of that thinking. People tend to judge you on your last work, but what they don't seem to realize is trying something new doesn't negate our entire history, it just adds to it. We released two tracks from Insomnia on our own as the Broken EP single in 2005 and they were extremely well received, but it took some time to find a label that could see the potential since we don't sound like everyone else. We had several offers, but nothing I thought would really be to our benefit until we connected with Lion Music."
Lyrically the album focuses on observations and reflections from everyday life experiences that might drive one to sleeplessness. Bill Berends continues, "I lost a lot of sleep during the time spent making this album. The title came about after the recording was well under way, it just seemed appropriate. However, in another sense it is definitely a complete work that is best appreciated by listening to the entire album straight through. Certainly you can pick out individual songs to feature, and they do stand on their own, but I don't think you will "get it" until you hear the whole album in its entirety. In that respect it is a very big work, and perhaps that might be the 'Progressive' element to it".
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| AFM Records / NEW JON OLIVA'S PAIN ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY, 19, 2010 |
Posted by: Denis
/ 26.01.2010
JON OLIVA'S PAIN will release their fourth studio album Festival on February, 19, 2010. A bombastic title for a bombastic record, indeed.
After the more experimental last JON OLIVA'S PAIN album Global Warning from 2008, the songs of the new album are going 'back to the basics' again. Less slow tracks, more Metal!
Like the master announced it some time ago, Festival could be described as a mix of Hall Of The Mountain King (Savatage) and the second JON OLIVA'S PAIN album Maniacal Renderings.
Epic compositions encounter with rough, heavy rockers, all melt together by Jon's unique style of composing. This album marks the next step in the continuing legacy of the Mountain King. It's once again a unique and unmatched piece of work by one of the scene's last originals.
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| Century Media / DREAM EVIL - "In The Night" OUT NOW |
Posted by: Denis
/ 25.01.2010
Swedish Metal gladiators DREAM EVIL are back! The band's much anticipated new album In The Night is available all across Europe and another appetizer for this delicious Heavy Metal offering is now available at the band's MySpace page, so head over to it and enjoy the album's opener Immortal.
The album is also available as Limited Edition Mediabook CD with alternate cover artwork, extended booklet, two bonus tracks (Good Nightmare and The Return) as well as an exclusive patch! Get this NOW!
In The Night was once again produced at Sweden's Studio Fredman (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, HammerFall, etc.), which is owned by DREAM EVIL axeman Fredrik Nordström and the stunning artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes (Arch Enemy, Firewind, Krisiun etc.).
Enhancing the release of In The Night, DREAM EVIL will also come back to European stages, having lined up a special release club-show in Essen, Germany as well shows with Stratovarius and an appearance at 2010's Bloodstock festival in the UK and newly confirmed Elsrock festival in The Netherlands.
Dannee Demon / Dream Evil comments as follows: "The guys in the band are thrilled and excited to venture out there on the roads again. As we have been working on the album throughout the past year, we haven't really had the opportunity to do live-shows as much as we would have liked. However, we know, now when we have our brand new album in our hands, it has been worth waiting for. We feel energized and renewed, blood to bone. We promise you, our fans and future followers, that we will bring the power of Pure Metal to YOU, when we embark on our journey throughout Germany and Scandinavia. Be there! And Bang them Immortal heads of yours!!!"
For the coming club-touring, the band also invites you - the fans - to vote for your favourite DREAM EVIL songs which will be performed on the upcoming tour, the band states: "If you wanna listen to your favourite Dream Evil songs just click the banner on www.dreamevil.se and vote!!! You can choose 10 songs from all DREAM EVIL releases also including its bonus tracks! The top 10 most voted songs will be played LIVE during the 2010 tour, so spread the word in the night and vote now!!!"
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| New Shadowside album is voted the best release of 2009 in Brazil |
Posted by: Denis
/ 22.01.2010
The Brazilian Metal Hurricane Shadowside have entered the New Year celebrating another achievement in their young career. Dare to Dream, the band's most recent release, has been voted by Roadie Crew staff and writers as one of the best Metal releases. Roadie Crew magazine is read by over 30000 people in Brazil. This award was granted by the votes of the following industry professionals: Claudio Vicentin (Roadie Crew editor-in-chief), Vito Bonesso (KISS FM and Backstage Radio), Vinicius Neves (Stay Heavy TV show) Thiago Rahal Mauro (Shock Box Radio), Carlo Antico (Rock Forever magazine and TV show) and Ricardo Zupa (Photographer).
Dare to Dream, produced and mixed by Dave Schiffman (Audioslave, System of a Down, Avenged Sevenfold) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Metallica, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Pantera and others) also was one of the top 5 best selling CDs in Brazil in August, siding with bands such as Heaven and Hell, Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley and Amon Amarth.
Rock Brigade - Shadowside was featured on the cover of one of the most traditional magazines in Brazil, Rock Brigade. Being called "the new promise of Brazilian Metal", a revealing 3 pages long interview with lead singer Dani Nolden was published.
On this same edition, the frontwoman was also in the comic strip of cartoonist Marcio Baraldi. Dani is Roko-Loko's new muse. Having no chances with Finnish singer Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish), the character now is in love with the Brazilian.
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| AFM Records / ORDEN OGAN - THE REBIRTH OF MELODIC METAL |
Posted by: Denis
/ 22.01.2010
ORDEN OGAN are one of Europe's most promising Metal acts. On January 25th (Germany: January 22nd) the band around singer/guitarist/producer Seeb Levermann will release their second album Easton Hope. After their debut Vale (2008) was released in Germany only, this marks the band's first worldwide release now.
What you get here is a fresh and exciting mixture of Melodic Heavy/Power Metal in German tradition (Blind Guardian, Running Wild), added with bombastic, Progressive and modern elements that make ORDEN OGAN outstanding and unique.
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| Our Asylum Pyre 'Natural Instinct?' review |
Posted by: Denis
/ 21.01.2010
Let us introduce a band Asylum Pyre and their album Natural Instinct? to you. Our review for this work is already available.
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| Y.O.C. IMRADIO pages |
Posted by: Denis
/ 20.01.2010
Don't forget to visit Y.O.C. ImRadio links: chosen tracks on ImRadio, best tracks on ImRadio, IMRadio page with 38 tracks rolling on Songs Section!
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| Forgotten Tales - Studio report |
Posted by: Denis
/ 19.01.2010
The recording of the rhythm guitar for new Forgotten Tales album is now finished. Believe, the sound will be amazing.
Some cleaning and editing of the tracks remains to be done and then the band will be ready for the recording of the vocal tracks.
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| Petter Karlsson (ex-Therion) joins Diablo Swing Orchestra |
Posted by: Denis
/ 19.01.2010
Andreas has decided to step down as the drummer of Diablo Swing Orchestra due to personal reasons and the band wishes him the best in his future musical endeavors.
The good news is that they have found a replacement and would like to say welcome to Petter Karlsson (ex-Therion, Holocoaster) as a full time member of Diablo Swing Orchestra. They've only had one rehearsal together so far but they were all blown away by his drumming. Petter is also a skilled songwriter so it will be interesting to see
what he can add to the already twisted process of making a Diablo Swing Orchestra song.
The band is now rehearsing to get ready for touring later this year, new songs are also in the making and pre-production will probably start in the winter.
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| Destiny name their new album as recording is nearing completion |
Posted by: Denis
/ 16.01.2010
Destiny has now decided to call their new album Global Warming.
The recording of the music for the much delayed album is almost complete. The album will feature nine brand new tracks.
As there are a lot of guitar harmonies on the new album Destiny is considering to once again ad a second guitarist to the line-up, to be able to reproduce the songs correctly live.
Unfortunately current guitarist Michael Åberg broke his leg on New Years eve which in turn postponed his final recordings. The only guitar parts left to record is one guitar solo and some acoustic twelve string guitars.
There might be some keyboards added as well.
However, the greatest task is still to find the right new singer.
Auditions will commence as soon as the final recordings are completed.
As previously stated by bassist Stefan Björnshög: "We will be very careful to choose a vocalist with a strong voice that suits the new music well. It will also be of great importance that he will have a good personality that works well with the rest of the band".
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| Ferdy Doernberg will be released his new album Travelling Light |
Posted by: Denis
/ 16.01.2010
Ferdy Doernberg will be released his new album travelling light in Europe on Rebellion-Records. The album was mastered by Michael Hankel, the guitarplayer from Holy Moses at his Blue Castle-Studio. The album sounds very warm and has is not "compressed to death". The album contains 16 tracks. May God Save Us From Religion is a duet with Joseph Parsons, who co-wrote the song, too. The same goes for Johnny Gioeli on Mutants at the shopping-mall.
All the other songs were written by Ferdy Doernberg alone. The drums were played by Mike Terrana, Alex Wenn and Ferdy's brother Curt. The basstracks were performed by Anke Sobek (also double-bass), Ecki Huedepohl and André Hort. Katja Krause sang harmony vocals on 3 tracks. Ferdy sang and played everything else apart from one song integrity where Michael Hankel played electric guitars. Sabina Classen (Holy Moses) sang a duet on the same song with Ferdy.
Most of the album was recorded at Ferdy's studio (the Droehnwerk) at Bad Nenndorf and additional recordings were done in New York City and Hamburg. The album is again a singer/songwriter-album with a lot of slide-guitar and many acoustic parts - but also has it's Rock-moments!
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| Paradox's drummer Roland Jahoda back on board |
Posted by: Denis
/ 15.01.2010
PARADOX are pleased to announce that the band is again complete! ROLAND JAHODA returns to the band!
New guitarist GUS DRAX will play his first gig with PARADOX set to take place on March 26, 2010 in Essen (Turock).
As in the past, ex-guitarist KAI PASEMANN will continue writing lyrics for the band.
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| Metal Blade / New ARMORED SAINT album out in March |
Posted by: Denis
/ 15.01.2010
Los Angeles Metal legends ARMORED SAINT are pleased to announce the tracklisting for the band's recently completed album La Raza, the band's first new album since 2001's Nod To The Old School. La Raza was recorded at Tranzformer Studios in Burbank, CA, was produced by bassist Joey Vera, and engineered by Bryan Carlstrom and his assistant John Nuss.
Loose Cannon
Head On
Left Hook from Right Field
Get Off the Fence
Chilled
La Raza
Black Feet
Little Monkey
Blues
Bandit Country
Bassist, producer, and founding member Joey Vera comments on the unique recording process for La Raza: "We used nothing but analog gear, most of which was custom built by Rupert Neve for Bryan Carlstrom. We hit every signal (drum mics, guitars, vocals) with custom or vintage analog gear before recording into Pro Tools. We even used rare vintage amps for most of the guitar overdubs. At mix time, we mixed on an SSL 4000E console and went to a 1 inch tape reel (one of only 2 on the west coast) for our final masters. Uh... you DO know what tape is, don't you?
What does this all mean? It means we spit in the ear of the age of the mp3, teenie, tiny ear bud listening culture that has turned its back on what it means to experience music. This record is FAT. We mean, obese! Full on cardiovascular failure stuff! Old School, Baby!"
La Raza will be available all over Europe March, 13th / 16th.
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| Retrospect Records Releases 80s U.S. Metal Band ALIAS Debut Album |
Posted by: Denis
/ 14.01.2010
Las Vegas, NV, January 14, 2010, Retrospect Records, one the largest Hard Rock and Metal re-issue labels on the planet, has announced a licensing agreement to release 80s U.S. Metal band ALIAS debut album.
ALIAS self-titled debut album, released on August 14, 1987, has been digitally re-mastered and is available for the first time ever on CD. The Sarasota, Florida based band was formed in the early 1980s, released 2 albums and featured vocalist Len Jarrell (Unleashed Power, Surgeon), guitarist Mark Severns (Tyger Tyger, Jeff Austin Project), bassist Dirk Van Tilborg (Attakk, Crimson Glory, Kamelot) and drummer Phil Arnt. The CD is available worldwide at www.retrospectrecords.com and through various international distributors.
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| TIMESTORM COMEBACK |
Posted by: Denis
/ 13.01.2010
Fabrizio (a.k.a. Faber Troy) and Marco (a.k.a. Majo) are planning to work seriously on a TIMESTORM comeback for 2010.
In the last 10 years, the line up changes were mostly affected by strict limitations of spare time of the members who are currently working regular jobs and careers.
Friendship is still playing a great part in this school band and will be demonstrated once again through special guests appearances by former/original members.
A new line up is being searched at the moment and eventually the band will hit the stage for a X anniversary concert since the release of their debut album Shades of Unconsciousness.
The songwriting will be mainly managed by Faber, Majo and other good friends.
At the moment Timestorm can't make official who's part of the band as many friends were/are part of this slow and long adventure.
Just in case you wish to know more about the others:
Gianluca Maccarone (a.k.a. Meker): currently playing with the Melodic Rock band MULTIVERSUM
Antonello Neri: currently playing with the Melodic Rock band MULTIVERSUM
Pino Chirico: currently leading the Power Metal band WINDROW
Alex Valdambrini: currently lost somewhere in India working for non gov. oraganisations.
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| FIREWIND announce new drummer |
Posted by: Denis
/ 12.01.2010
Greek Melodic Metal act FIREWIND have posted a statement regarding a recent line-up change in the light of the band's upcoming live shows in Mexico:
"FIREWIND has decided to part ways with drummer Mark Cross due to personal differences. We thank Mark for his work and contribution to FIREWIND and wish him good luck in the future.
Behind the kit, for the upcoming Mexico shows will be Michael Ehre (Uli Jon Roth, Kee Marcello, etc.). Michael's a beast, a truly fantastic player with years of experience next to top musicians and bands and we're very happy to have him on board!"
FIREWIND is currently working hard on their new studio album release which is expected to surface via Century Media Records later this year!
FIREWIND 'Live Premonition in Mexico 2010':
Feb. 12th - Mexico City, Mexico - Hard Rock Live
Feb. 13th - Puebla, Mexico - Bulldog
Feb. 14th - Mexico City, Mexico - Bicentennial Fest
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| Sven coming back to Assignment |
Posted by: Denis
/ 12.01.2010
It was quite for a long time, too long, but that is another story. Sven Polkötter opens the new year with his comeback to Assignment!
Sven will be responsible for the drums on the new Assignment record Inside of the Machine. No one is happier about this than his longtime buddy Goran, as an original founder comes back to tribe!
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| Forgotten Tales - New Artist |
Posted by: Denis
/ 11.01.2010
After several weeks searching for a new designer for the cover art of the 3rd album, Forgotten Tales can finally reveal the name of the artist who has been chosen.
Lucie Fortier, pastellist and portraitist of Quebec City will be part of the team of Forgotten Tales. She really impressed the band by the quality of her work and the good use of shadows and light found in her paintings.
Forgotten Tales are now finalizing various sketches that were submitted to the artist.
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| Gaia Epicus - Dark secrets tracklist |
Posted by: Denis
/ 09.01.2010
Tracklist for the new Gaia Epicus's album Dark secrets is available. Album cover will be revealed soon.
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| Dark Wings Syndrome (Guimarães, Portugal) - NEW SONG Online "Hatred/Ódio" (Demo-Version) |
Posted by: Denis
/ 08.01.2010
Hatred/ Ódio (Demo-Version) from DARK WINGS SYNDROMEs forthcoming debut album is available for exclusive streaming on the band's MySpace page.
The band is currently hard at work finalizing their album which will be released through the independent Portuguese label Ethereal Sound Works during this year.
A DARK WINGS SYNDROME debut album recordings preview can be watched here.
Hailing from Guimarães, North Of Portugal, DARK WINGS SYNDROME comes up after two years of Barros Onyx musical silence and from his need to express himself musically. The project DARK WINGS SYNDROME comes to life joining the band Carlos Barros on drums, Tiago Machado on guitar and Rui Ferreira (Caps) on bass and keys. The choice of these three musicians is made by the creativity and musical expression in which they move. The more complex and smooth side of their sound experiences in the world of 'World Music' and the other side their origins in the world of heavy rock. However, they want to reach a new musical language, and so the DARK WINGS SYNDROME counts on several international and national participations for the CD that will be released in 2010.
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| INMORIA'S NEW ALBUM |
Posted by: Denis
/ 08.01.2010
INMORIA will enter Studio SoundCreation in the middle of March to start recording the follow up to the highly acclaimed debut Invisible Wounds.Twelve tracks will be featured on the new album.
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| Metal Blade Records signs RAVEN, prepare to release first album in 10 years! |
Posted by: Denis
/ 08.01.2010
Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of legendary Metal band RAVEN and is gearing up to release Walk Through Fire, RAVEN's first album since 2000's One for All. Walk Through Fire contains 14 new tracks and two live bonus tracks.
Vocalist, bassist, and founding member John Gallagher comments: "We are ecstatic - we go way back with Metal Blade (we've known Brian since meeting him backstage at one of our shows in the UK in 1982!!!) so there's mutual respect. We feel that having this killer new album Walk Through Fire and a relationship with Metal Blade, an outfit that lives and breathes this music - that UNDERSTANDS where we have been and what we've been through, will show that we are not trading on past glories but that we are a band that continues to be relevant... and kicks ass more than ever before! We've set the bar high here with this album and are happy to have a partner willing to get it out there to the metal fans and spread the word. This is the RAVEN album the diehards have been beating us up for... and then some!"
Metal Blade Record's Michael Faley comments: "We are excited and proud to be releasing the new album by RAVEN entitled Walk Through Fire! This record has garnered tremendous reviews worldwide and combines all the strength and power that only the Gallagher brothers can deliver, Rock Solid METAL!!! With a career that has spanned over 25 years, RAVEN is back with a CLASSIC album."
According to the pages of the various Metal media, the labels 'LEGENDARY', 'INNOVATIVE', 'TRUE ORIGINALS', as well as 'F**K!ING CRAZY!!!' have been rightfully pinned upon RAVEN over the years. In a music scene filled by clones nurtured with a cookie-cutter mentality, the unique personality, power and humor of the three band members has always shone through. The crazed vocals and bass playing of John Gallagher, the full frontal guitar assault of brother Mark Gallagher, and the punishing polyrhythmic pounding of drummer Joe Hasselvander all combine to form a sonic battering ram unique in rock!
From the well documented early days as NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) frontrunners, RAVEN's albums ROCK UNTIL YOU DROP, WIPED OUT and ALL FOR ONE virtually invented both the Speed Metal and Power Metal genres - during the trailblazing USA tours of the 80's introducing the States to 'Athletic rock' as well as giving opening acts like Metallica and Anthrax their first tours, through the doldrums of the late 80's/early 90's when a grunge obsessed media wrote off so many acts - RAVEN has consistently proved to be both survivors par excellence and in a genre of grim imitation - shown that they are 'the real thing'. Where so many of their contemporaries have either faded creatively or become parodies of themselves, RAVEN have consistently pushed the envelope while retaining their unique sound and attack - both in the studio and in their true element, on stage!
Following a forced layoff through half of the last decade due to Mark Gallagher's long recuperation from a serious accident where Mark's legs were crushed after a wall collapsed on the musician, the band have fought back with a number of European festival appearances, a UK tour in 2008 and a triumphant jaunt to Japan in 2009.
And now, the band unleashes the best album they've done in many years, Walk Through Fire - this, quite simply, is the real deal - the right songs, the right sound and the right feel - guaranteed to rip your head off! - Raven are finally set to reclaim the title that is rightfully theirs - 'the wildest band in the f**kin' world!!!'
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| Another Y.O.C. new link |
Posted by: Denis
/ 07.01.2010
Another new Y.O.C. LINK including the chosen tracks on ImRadio.
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| HEAVENWOOD (Oporto, Portugal), ' Fading Sun' Exclusive New Song Pre-Production Online For 7 Days Only |
Posted by: Denis
/ 07.01.2010
AVANTEGARDE MNGT PORTUGAL is proud to announce Fading Sun, the new HEAVENWOOD track (pre-production) which is now available for streaming at the band's MySpace page. Fading Sun is a part of HEAVENWOOD's fourth studio album yet untitled.
HEAVENWOOD's mastermind and guitar-player Ricardo Dias comments: "Fading Sun is an intense song, both musical and lyrically. It has great orchestral arrangements by Dominic Joutsen that when added to the guitar riffs made everything become unique in our opinion. It's a small token for our fans and a little example of how the new HEAVENWOOD album is coming. The release will be very sophisticated like something we've never done so far. We believe it's going to be our best album. We're working hard in order to make it happen".
Fading Sun shall be online for the limited period of 7 (seven) days!
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| Six Magics signs a deal with Coroner Records |
Posted by: Denis
/ 07.01.2010
Chilean metallers Six Magics signed a deal with Coroner Records for the release of their new album entitled Behind The Sorrow, scheduled on February 15th 2010.
After the amazing success got in South America with their previous album and their promotional tours with bands like Nightwish, Blind Guardian and Rhapsody of Fire, the female fronted quintet is ready to overrun all the other countries with their new amazing album, recorded, mixed and engineered by the legendary multi-platinum producer David Prater, the man behind the console for albums like Images And Words and A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater.
Behind The Sorrow is described as an Heavy Metal album with classic influences and Prog shades, full of epic and orchestral moments, played with a modern and actual attitude.
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| Paradox new guitar player |
Posted by: Denis
/ 05.01.2010
Gus Drax was born in Larissa, Greece on 21 of September 1987. He decided to play guitar at the age of 14 when he saw Live in Tokyo by Dream Theater and was amazed by John Petrucci. He started practicing for 6-12 hours a day.
At the age of 19 his talent was noticed by John K, the vocalist/band leader of the UK Progressive Metal band Biomechanical. John suggested him to join the band and in August 2007 Gus was the new guitarist of Biomechanical. He toured the UK at February 2008 and since then he played at a lot of places all over Europe, Athens, Thessaloniki, Milan, Porto and Tolmin Slovenia!
The greatest moment so far was Biomechanical's participation in some of Europe's biggest Heavy Metal Festivals in front of thousands of people. These were Metalcamp (Slovenia), Rockin Field (Milan, Italy) and Caos-Emergente (Porto, Potrugal).
Besides Biomechanical Gus is going to release his first instrumental solo album in 2010 called In Search Of Perfection featuring Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Outloud) and Steve Smyth (Forbidden,ex-Nevermore, Testament) as guests. He's also writing material for a new band he recently formed.
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| Seasons Of The Wolf - Lost In Hell |
Posted by: Denis
/ 05.01.2010
Newly revised Lost In Hell music video uploaded on youtube! First half of video - clips from Dracula's Pinellas Park 1998, Second half of video - clips from Sate Theatre, St. Petersburg 1999.
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| Y.O.C. new link |
Posted by: Denis
/ 03.01.2010
A new Y.O.C. LINK including the best tracks on ImRadio you can find here.
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| Fingernails "No Justice No Peace" news |
Posted by: Denis
/ 02.01.2010
New drummer Carlo is ready to record some track of new Fingernails stuff No Justice No Peace on January. They hope to come soon available on High Roller Records and bring it during next Metal festival in Thuringen.
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