MUSIC EXTREME´s DAILY NEWS BLOG

JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN & HELL, MOTORHEAD, AND TESTAMENT UNITE FOR 'METAL MASTERS TOUR'

2008-04-21T09:55:00.000-07:00

After weeks of speculation, Live Nation has put together a killer package that is bound to go down as the heavy metal event of 2008 - Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell, Motorhead and Testament will be touring together for the first time. Dubbed 'The Metal Masters Tour,' the fifteen-date U.S. trek kicks off August 6th at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning this weekend at www.livenation.com. Judas Priest will be supporting their epic concept album, 'Nostradamus,' arriving June 17th via Epic Records, which tells the tale of the renowned 16th century prophet.

HOLY MOSES CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2008 !!!

2008-04-16T10:05:00.001-07:00

Latest Holy Moses News

We are happy to be confirmed for the biggest Metal Party in the Universe Wacken Open Air 2008.
Check this link http://www.wacken.com/de/woa2008/main-news/news/ansicht/article/neue-bands-bestaetigt-holy-moses-mortal-sin/

We will present at Wacken Open Air 2008 two new songs live from our upcoming new studio album, which will be released in September/October 2008.

Neuste Holy Moses News

Wir freuen uns euch mitteilen zu können, dass wir für die grösste Metal Party des Universums, dem Wacken Open Air 2008 gerade bestätigt worden sind.
Klickt auf diesen Link http://www.wacken.com/de/woa2008/main-news/news/ansicht/article/neue-bands-bestaetigt-holy-moses-mortal-sin/

Wir werden auf dem Wacken Open Air 2008 mindestens zwei neue Song live spielen von unserem neuen Studio Album, welches September/Oktober 2008 auf euch niederprasseln wird.

DETONATION ANNOUNCES NEW GUITARIST

2008-03-18T14:18:00.001-07:00

After playing together in the same line-up for over 10 years, Dutch melodic thrashers DETONATION are now making their first ever line-up change. The band has welcomed Danny Tunker (also Fuelblooded, The Saturnine) to the ranks to handle the guitar. This automatically means that co-founder Koen Romeijn (Guitar/Vocals) will lay down his guitar within Detonation, and that he will be focusing on the vocals only from this point on. The upcoming shows in March and April, Koen will still be doing double duties, but from May on all shows will be done as a 5-piece!

PERISH SANITY RELEASED THEIR NEW DEMO

2008-03-18T13:03:00.000-07:00

German brutal band PERISH SANITY has released their demo.
Check more info on:
http://www.perish-sanity.com/

RAVAGE FINISHES RECORDING OF NEW ALBUM

2008-03-14T06:56:00.000-07:00

Metallers RAVAGE have finished the amstering of their new album "Damn Nation" . The band has posted a cover of IRON MAIDEN´s "Be Quick Or Be Dead" which they recorded during the"Damn Nation" sessions. They will not include this song on the CD.
More info on: www.myspace.com/swwr

ETHS RELEASES THEIR NEW ALBUM "TERATOLOGIE"

2008-03-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

After their highly successful debut entitled "Soma" and raving press in their home country France, the Benelux and Switzerland for their new album "Tératologie", April 21st will be the date ETHS expand worldwide! Season of Mist is the label releasing the new album.
More info on www.eths.net

CELESTIA MAKING FIRST SHOW IN 5 YEARS

2008-03-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

CELESTIA will play their first concert in over five years, alongside Imago Mortis (ita), Mefitic (ita), Noksorg (fra) in Lyon, France.
Celestia released their sophomore album, "Frigidiis Apotheosia" on January 30th via Paragon Recs in America, and Apparitia Recordings in Europe.

BLOODY HAS MADE A NEW SONG AVAILABLE

2008-03-12T09:10:00.000-07:00

Brazilian Thrash Metal band Bloody, formed by Paulo Tuckumantel (vocals), Fábio Bloody (guitars), André Tabaja (bass) and Luis Coser (drums), have become the song "Kill the Order" available at their MySpace (www.myspace.com/bloodythrashmetal ), such song will take part in their second CD "Engines Of Sins", which will be out next April.
Besides, the band is scheduling the dates for the new tour, "Engines Of Sins Tour 2008", and the first concert will be on April 13th, at Hammer Rock Bar, in Campinas town (SP). The gig will also present the bands Korzus, Claustrofobia and Ariel N' Caliban.

PARAGON RECORDS IS RELEASING NEW CRUCIFIER RECORDING

2008-03-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

Paragon Recs will be releasing the latest release of rekindled Death Metal legends Crucifier. The release will be a 7" entitled "Trampled Under Cloven Hooves", and will feature two new tracks in addition to a Viking cover, as well as a re-recorded version of an older Crucifier track.
More info on www.paragonrecords.net

DECIEVER SIGNS WITH PULVERISED RECORDS

2008-03-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

Reunited Swedish thrashers DECEIVER, the classic thrash metal band, have signed with Pulverised Records for the release of their new album, entitled "Thrashing Heavy Metal", THis album will be the follow up to their 2006 opus "Holov Posen Tro May Trot"
More info on www.myspace.com/deceiverswe

PEOPLE DIE RELEASED VIDEO FOR "5 BUCKS ON CARNAGE"

2008-03-12T08:37:00.001-07:00

Australia´s death metal band PEOPLE DIE has just released a video for the song "5 bucks on carnage" taken from the "5 bucks on carnage" EP that was released in 2007.
More info on www.myspace.com/peopledie666

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsZIJ0smi_g

LIFE ILLUSION FINISHED RECORDING NEW ALBUM

2008-03-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

Swedish black metallers LIFE ILLUSION have finished recording their debut album. The album will be called "Into the Darkness of My Soul". The band is looking for a label for the release of the album.

More info on http://www.myspace.com/lifeillusionsweden

KAMELOT CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2008-03-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

Metal band Kamelot has been confirmed for the 2008 Wacken Open Air Festival. They will present their new album "Ghost Opera" on stage.
More info on www.wacken.com

DECAYING PURITY RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

2008-03-10T04:51:00.000-07:00

Turkey´s brutal death metal band DECAYING PURITY will release their new album this month. The name of the album is "Phases of Dimensional Torture"
More info in: http://www.decayingpurity.com/

MASSACRE CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL !!

2008-03-09T17:30:00.001-07:00

Classic death metal band MASSACRE has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Wacken Open Air Festival
More info on: www.wacken.com

SUPREME PAIN FINISHES RECORDING ALBUM

2008-03-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

Netherland´s SUPREME PAIN have finished recording their album entitled "Cadaver Pleasures". The tracks in the album will be:
1 - Blood Of The Chosen
2 - Drowned In Hate
3 - Souleater
4 - Cadaver Pleasures
5 - Room Of Stench
6 - Flesh Collector
7 - Lifeless Skin And Bones
8 - Visions Of Tyranny
The album will be released though Comatose Music
More info on: www.myspace.com/supremepainofficial

HEAVEN AND HELL & JUDAS PRIEST TOUR?

2008-01-18T11:16:00.000-08:00

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — and JUDAS PRIEST are rumored to be joining forces for a summer tour

TESTAMENT WILL PERFORM IN NEW YORK CITY IN APRIL

2008-01-18T11:11:00.002-08:00

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will perform at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on Sunday, April 6.

ORIGINAL VOCALIST REJOINS DEVIOUS

2008-01-18T11:11:00.001-08:00

Dutch death/thrash band DEVIOUS has rejoined forces with original vocalist ARNOLD. Frontman COEN had expressed the desire to step down some time ago already, but has helped out in order to fulfill the band's commitments towards bookers and venues while the search for a suitable replacement began.

DEVIOUS' band leader GUIDO comments: "A few rounds of auditioning took place indeed, but we soon concluded that the best man to represent our brutal package is our former vocalist ARNOLD, with whom we recorded "ACTS OF RAGE", our 2003 debut album".

GERARD of DEITY DOWN RECORDS adds: "Props to COEN for the marvelous job that he did on "DOMAIN", DEVIOUS' current album. His decision deserves to be respected, but I also think that the band's future is equally bright with ARNOLD back on board".

The new line-up will debut on stage at Atak in Enschede, Holland on Februari 8th, with supports Hatred (Blasphemous Deliverance CD presentation) and Toxocara.

EXODUS CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2008-01-16T16:07:00.000-08:00

Bay Area Thrashing legend EXODUS has been confirmed for the 2008 edition of the Wacken Open Air Festival
More info on: www.wacken.com

SABINA CLASSEN´S TOUR DIARY HAS BEEN POSTED

2008-01-16T16:01:00.000-08:00

HOLY MOSES thrash queen growler SABINA CLASSEN has posted this tour diary. The band is on an European Tour with Obituary and Sweden´s AVATAR:

"Tour diary from the first shows !!
Hello metalheads !!!
Here are some of the experiences that we had in the first dates of the Obituary / HOLY MOSES / Avatar tour:

02nd, January 2008 the tour starts….We are starting in Hamburg, all our neighbours are around the huge bus, and are saying goodbye, really nice. We are driving to Hannover to pick up our stuff and backline for the tour and the bus starts to drive to Zwolle / the Netherlands for the first show on tour…

03rd, January 2008 – Zwolle, The NetherlandsThe tour starts with a sold out show in Zwolle and we are meeting the guys of Obituary for the first time. It's such a real nice tourpackage and the show at the Hedon was a real great show. We are meeting a lot of friends from Holland and the make us feeling really great.

04th, January 2008 – Tillburg, The Netherlands - 013 - Tilburg, HollandLast night we had an unbelievable show in Zwolle! Thanks to the friends at Hedon and to all of you that came out and supported us. The show was sold out show, and the club set a new beer sales record! Thats a great way to start the tour . And Tonight's show is at 013 and this is a real great huge venue! The special thing – Holger & Janine from the fanclub in Germany drove the whole night and where waiting already at the venue for us and also Alexandra & John from the Benelux Fanclub joined us real early. It was a wonderful show, but at the soundcheck I got some of the lightstuff on my head and my head was beaming like a flame during headbanging the whole show.

05th, January 2008 – Osnabrück, GermanyYesterday in Tillburg is was so great to see all our friends and fans and it was such a real great show. I always feel so much home when I am back in Holland. After surviving the crash on my head, we are today in Osnabrück, Germany. Holger & Janine followed our nightliner. The first german show tonight, and my head was still burning on stage. During the show I thought, I maybe can't do it anymore, but all your great reactions and a huge moshpit helped me to get all adrenaline into my vains to do the show. Afterwords I needed a lot of ice on my head.

06th, January 2008, Hamburg, GermanyOsnabrück,thank you all for the great night and t a killer show! You helped me all so much. Holger & Janine had to leave back home and tonight we are back in Hamburg at the Markthalle. A lot of friends are showing up and we could do a great show. Afterwords we went to the Headbanger's Ballroom and we did a huge party. Really sadly – but I got a bad cold and on the next day, 07th, January I had to be in my bed, with fever. So it was great to have a day off. Thanks so much for all your support in hamburg, and the very great reactions on our show. We really loved to be back in hamburg.

08th, January 2008, Warschau, Poland & 09th, January 2008, Krakau, PolandWe have been now in Poland. Poland are real awesome and our Polish fans are totally crazy. Since I am still very ill I loved it so much. My nose is running on stage, but we could do such a nice show. Also the metal glory guys from germany meet us at the show. I could not be online the last days, but back online, I could see all the nice photo shoots you did from our shows in Poland. Thanks to you all, for supporting us with such killer moshpit in Poland.

10th, January 2008, Orpheum Graz, AustriaTonight we are at the Orpheum in Graz, Austria. The club is very nice and looks like a old theatre. The girl in the backstage, doing the catering, starts to drink her first beer realy early in the morning, because this bottle of bear are not fitting anymore in our fridge…hahahahaha….greatings to father & son – coming to our show, this is a great education – also the aftershow party was great, like my guys told to me….I could not join, because I am still a bit ill and I have to take care for my voice. But so I was sitting with Donald in the bus and we had a nice aftershow red wine.

11th, January 2008, Planet Music, Vienna, Austria. We have a second Austrian show tonight at Planet Music in Vienna. I remember a great show back in 2004 at the Planet Music and so it was great to meet all the crew and security in Vienna back. I also went in the afternoon to the museum of Sigmund Freud, so I did something special also on that day. The show was again really crazy and we loved it so much. It was real awesome and we really appreciate all of you coming out and supporting us! We had such a lof of fun to be back in Austria.

12th, Januar 2008, Boogaloo, Zagreb, CroatiaTonights show is at The Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia! This is our second time in this country. First time we meet you all on the 2002 tour and we are really looking forward again to tonights show. After the show we have a long drive tonight to Italy, but then we do have a day off that I am looking forward too! Also our second time in Croatia was so great. I hope we can come back very soon. We had a great time with some really awesome fans that made it an incredible show for us. Thanks so much to all of you. It was amazing to meet so many fans also from Austria, Serbia and Bosnia in Zagreb. Thanks also for all the beers you gave to me.

13th, January, 2008, Day Off, Novotel FlorenceWe jumped all out of the bus and checked in into the nice hotel in florence and I took a real long time into the bathup. What a feeling….I was sleeping the whole day and relaxed totally.

14th, January 2008, Viper Club, Florence, ItalyAfter the day off yesterday we are getting ready for our first of 2 club shows in Italy. We did festivals like Badia Rocks in Italy but in all our years, I was really waiting for the first shows in clubs. Tonight in Florence and tomorrow in Milan...I hope to see our Italian fans and thanks for all the nice emails before, that you are waiting for us such a long time. And what should I say, it was awesome with you all. Because of you we could do a really crazy killer show and thanks for all the great food and your red wine in Italy.

15th, January 2008, Alcatraz, Milano, ItalyAfter the really great show last night in Florence, Italy we made our way to Milano for our show tonight at Alcatraz. Thanks to all of you for coming out and supporting us tonight at the the great venue at Alcatraz. You helped us again to make such a great show in such an amazing venue. We will come back very soon to Italy, and we will not wait again another 27 years to join you

16th, January 2008, CCO, Lyon, FranceIt was such a great night in Milano yesterday. Alcatraz was a really nice venue and made for a great show! Thank you to all for your great support again. We did a long way now to drive to France and we are now in Lyon, France at CCO. It's only one year ago – november 2006, we played here the same venue. So it should be another great night! We hope to see you all again…. "

More info and many pics and videos on: http://www.holymoses.de/

DEAD HEAD SIGNS WITH DISPLEASED RECORDS

2008-01-14T10:16:00.000-08:00

Dutch brutal Thrash Metal band DEAD HEAD signs with Displeased Records !Expect the new full length in the summer of 2008 !
Mor info on: www.displeasedrecords.com

WACKEN OPEN AIR: RECORD SALES - 40.000 TICKETS !!

2008-01-10T05:03:00.000-08:00

The Wacken Open Air festival has sold up to now 40.000 tickets for the 2008 edition of the festival. As the organizers say: this year the demand for tickets has been overwhelming and this is a sales record.

The bands confirmed for the Wacken 2008 edition are up to now: As I lay Dying * At the Gates * Autumn * Avantasia * Axel Rudi Pell * Axxis * Before the Dawn * Carcass * Children of Bodom * Corvus Corax * Crematory * Destructor * Dream of an Ophium Eater * Enemy of the Sun * Ensiferum * Erocation * Excrementory Grindfuckers * Girogämesh * Gorerotted * Gorgoroth * Grave * Hatebreed * Headhunter * Iron Maiden * Kill Switch Engage * Kreator * Krypteria * Lord Belial * Lordi * Nifelheim * Nightwish * Obituary * Powerwolf * Primordial * Psychopunch * Sabaton * Saltation Mortis * Sonata Arctica * The Bones * Van Canto * Warbringer * Watain

More info on: http://www.wacken.com/

EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR

2007-10-25T11:37:00.000-07:00

EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS has been confirmed for WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2008
More info on www.wacken.com

WIN A MEET AND GREET WITH SABINA CLASSEN !!

2007-10-18T19:58:00.000-07:00

German Thrash icon HOLY MOSES kick ass for another successful year in Europe and start the recordings for the new album Bloodbound in autumn. The new masterpiece will hit the stores in beginning of 2008 and honoures all the true and loyal fans worldwide. Also they will be on European Tour in January 2008 with legendary OBITUARY.
To get closer with the US fans, too, singer Sabina Classen has a huge surprise for you: on November 16th and 17th,2007 she invites 50 fans each night to enjoy an amazing barbecue at Beverly Hills/LA!!
If you want to be selected being part of this awesome happening, check out the competition and answer the questions:1- Why you want to meet Sabina in Los Angeles and why you want take part on the barbecue party?. And some words about why you like to listen to Holy Moses.

Maybe you are the lucky one?! This competition is only spread by Myspace but be sure to hurry up to win a night you won´t forget so fast!!
Answer mail to the following address, please: fede@holymosesblood bound.com
The winners will get a mail with more information.
Deadline: October 30th 2007!!
The winners will get an email until 06th, november.
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CHRIST INCEST, CREMATION and ASATHOR CONFIRMED FOR KALTENBACH OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2007-10-18T19:56:00.000-07:00

CHRIST INCEST, CREMATION and ASATHOR are among the confirmed bands for the Kaltenbach Open Air festival, set to take place July 18-19, 2008 in Spital Am Semmering, Austria

HELLEBAARD RELEASES NEW ALBUM !!!!

2007-10-09T03:55:00.000-07:00

"Duisternis", the third album of the Dutch pagan black metal band Hellebaard, will be released by Christhunt Productions in the last week of October. The album contains the following songs: Runenmacht , De Laatste Strijd, Duisternis, Offerfeest, Vorst der Nacht, Bloedraad, Dominus Vobiscum and Galg en Rad, with a total playing time of almost 50 minutes.
MP3 samples of all songs can be downloaded from http://www.myspace.com/hellebaard or from the release section at http://www.hellebaard.tk

2007-10-08T13:03:00.000-07:00

TRIALS, the band that features Saha Horn, former NOVEMBERS DOOM drummer, has released the tune "Praise" in their MySpace site. The tune will be in their debut album that will be released in early 2008.
More info on: www.myspace.com/trials

CARCASS CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL 2008 !!!

2007-10-08T09:21:00.000-07:00

Carcass are confirmed for the W:O:A 2008
Here are the band´s own words: "Well, they said it would never happen. In fact I said it would never happen. Then I noticed no one pays attention to what I say anyway and I sounded like an idiot... Summer 2008 will be the twentieth anniversary since the release of CARCASS' first studio album. It will be fourteen years since we last played live. We've decided to exhume the old corpse next Summer at Wacken. The timing is purely coincidental - it's been a long journey to get to this point where myself, Bill Steer and Mike Amott have enough common desire again to make it possible. We're finally conceding to the demand that seems to be at an all time high and doesn't appear to be going away any time soon. Any past reasons we may have had for not wanting to do it, or thinking it was impossible, have simply dissipated in the face of overwhelming interest in us performing THOSE riffs for a generation of believers who never had the opportunity back in the day. We could say we're doing it for 'the kids' - but fuck that ! We're doing it 'cos it will be fun again to play the classic CARCASS tunes !! Of course it would seem inappropriate for us to contemplate to do this without Ken Owen, but I assure you he'll be there, and we'll push some sticks in his hands and make him play, plus we'll have a killer drummer to sit in and play HIS parts. Myself Jeff Walker on bass and vocals, "the semi-legendary" Bill Steer and Mike Amott on lead guitar and Daniel Erlandsson, filling in for Ken on drums, look forwards to mutilating your hearing. And if we don't do it ? Who else will overshadow the Led Zeppelin reunion ? Ha ! Prepare to rot and roll."

More info at: www.wacken.com

HOLY MOSES LAUNCHES TEMPLE OF THE ABSURD OFFICIAL SITE

2007-10-03T15:55:00.001-07:00

An official Temple of the Absurd MySpace site has been created. Temple of the Absurd featured HOLY MOSES vocalist SABINA CLASSEN. The band released 2 albums before Sabina decided to come back with HOLY MOSES in 2000. Click on the link below to check the site (there are 4 tunes and a couple of videos)
www.myspace.com/templeoftheabsurd666

More info on Holy Moses on: www.myspace.com/holymosesgermany and www.myspace.com/sabinaclassen

DEICIDE´S STEVE ASHEIM GETS DEAL WITH DDRUM

2007-10-03T02:59:00.000-07:00

DEICIDE - STEVE ASHEIM COMMENTS ON ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH DDRUMFor many years, ddrum has been one of the premier makers of drums and drum accessories, bringing 100% quality and player satisfaction into each acoustic and electric product they make. Some of the biggest drummers in the music industry, such as Vinnie Paul and Pete Sandoval proudly use ddrum products. Now get ready to add one more big and decidedly evil name onto that list! DEICIDE drummer, Steve Asheim has signed an endorsement deal with ddrum."I am very excited to be endorsed by ddrum and I am very thankful for the generosity of the whole crew at ddrum;" says Asheim, who's roots with the company go way back. "Having been friends with Elliot (Rubinson, ddrum CEO) for a long time and knowing the top notch quality of their drums, ddrum seemed like the perfect fit for me."A brand new ddrum kit was used to record the drum tracks for DEICIDE's forthcoming release, Till Death Do Us Part. Both visually and during playback after playback of drum tracks, Asheim was quite impressed by the results he had gotten out of the new ddrum kit."As soon as I laid my eyes on the kit that they’d sent me, the first thing out of my mouth was “wow.” The look and the tone of these drums are second to none."Look at pictures of Steve in the studio laying down drums for Till Death Do Us Part at Morrisound Studios in Florida:www.earacherecords.com/myspace/Deicide1.jpg www.earacherecords.com/myspace/Deicide2.jpg www.earacherecords.com/myspace/Deicide3.jpgSteve Asheim is featured alongside some of today's greatest metal drummers in a new ad for ddrum. Look for it in the pages of DRUM! and other drumming magazines.For more info on Steve Asheim and ddrum products, go to http://www.ddrum.com.

CALES RELEASES FOURTH ALBUM

2007-10-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

CALES fourth album, entitled "Savage Blood" has been released by Metal Breath Production.Official street date: 27th of September 2007
As the band says, this time themusic is much more in the vein of their second album "Pass in Time". It shows their pagan roots and is more instrumental.
More info on: http://www.metalbreath.cz/

KINETIC FINISHED RECORDING NEW RELEASE

2007-10-01T13:10:00.000-07:00

KINETIC´s new released, entitled "Corrosion" is finally complete! The release is scheduled for late October, 2007. Now, at the band`s profile at MySpace (www.myspace.com/kineticgr) you can find a special 5-song mix, with a duration of 6 minutes that gives a clear view of how the new KINETIC sounds like.

SEVERE TORTURE HAS POSTED 2 LIVE VIDEOS ONLINE

2007-10-01T13:08:00.000-07:00

Dutch brutalists SEVERE TORTURE have uploaded two live videos of new songs from the upcoming 'Sworn Vengeance' album.Filmed live at De Kade in Zaandam, Holland, on 16th September, the clips feature the band raging through new tunes 'Dismal Perception' and 'Buried Hatchet' in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Both songs are taken from the new album due on November 12.The clips can be viewed here:Buried Hatchet www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOiqWAkJhxM&NR=1Dismal Perception www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGrrNFZP84M

CHILDREN OF BODOM CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN 2008

2007-07-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Finland´s CHILDREN OF BODOM is one of the first bands confirmed for Wacken Open Air Festival 2008. IRON MAIDEN has also been confirmed
More info on: www.wacken.com

TOBIAS SAMMET WILL BE IN WACKEN OPEN AIR 2007

2007-07-28T15:20:00.000-07:00

Tobias Sammet returns with his mammoth project AVANTASIA!!!!!

Presenting the third part of an ongoing epic concept journey through a progtastic variation of styles, elements and emotions, the first gigantic appetizer is about to be unleashed: in October, the first single / EP will hit the shelves and all details and infos will be revealed at an exclusive press conference at Wacken Open Air. But we can assure you this single / EP will feature enough material other bands would fill a full-length album with - for mastermind and EDGUY-fronter Tobias Sammet it is a sign of things to come....

Also be aware of the fact that Mister Sammet has once more summoned a whole bunch of famous guest stars...that we won`t reveal to you yet!

The first chance for the press to gain more info about the ominous guest stars and other hidden treasures will be at this year`s Wacken Open Air. Tobias Sammet will be present at the festival Saturday, August 4th:
- an exclusive signing session will be held from 14.30 - 15.15 at the official Wacken signing booth
- a press conference with Tobias Sammet will take place in the press tent (VIP area) at 17.30

PUNISH RELEASES SECOND ALBUM

2007-07-28T15:17:00.000-07:00

The Swiss death metal unit PUNISH is releasing its second full-length album DAWN OF THE MARTYR on Quam Libet Records.The album was produced by Alex Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES’ EYES) and features the lightning speed drum skills of Reto Crola (REQUIEM).
More info on: www.quamlibetrecords.ch

AKERCOCKE ON TOUR WITH THE BEZERKER

2007-07-28T15:16:00.000-07:00

Fresh off the back of their slaughtering new release 'Antichrist', UK death-metal gentlemen Akercocke have announced a headline Australian tour with support from Australia's own musical mastermind The Berzerker. The tour will take place in October and looks set to be an unmissable collaboration of death-metal annihilation and experimental extreme metal for fans Down-Under. The full list of dates is as follows:
19th October The Arena Brisbane
20th October The Factory Sydney
21st October Crowbar CS.UNI Wagga
24th October Fowlers Live Adelaide
26th October Heat Nightclub Perth
27th October Hi-FI Bar Melbourne
28th October Hi-FI Bar Melbourne
Akercocke 'Antichrist' is out now, click here to order the album www.earacheshop.com/store/akercocke.htmlTo find out more about the album head over to www.myspace.com/akercockeantichrist

NIGHTWISH TO REVEAL IDENTITY OF NEW SINGER TOMORROW

2007-05-23T17:18:00.000-07:00

Finland´s NIGHTWISH will reveal the identity of their new singer tomorrow. The original plan was to reveal it on May 30 but leakage to the internet of their new single "Eva" lead to thi decision
More info on www.nightwish.com

SUIDAKRA IN WACKEN OPEN AIR !!!

2007-05-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

SUIDAKRA has been confirmed for this year´s Wacken Open Air Festival
More info on: www.wacken.com

HOLY MOSES HAS AN E-CARD ONLINE

2007-05-17T05:51:00.000-07:00

German thrash metal beasts HOLY MOSES have made an E-Card available online. The E-card contains, bio, pictures, links, tourdates and the "End of Time" video.
You can find the E-card on this link: http://www.holymoses.de/e-card/

PETER LINDGREN OUT OF OPETH

2007-05-17T05:49:00.000-07:00

Guitarist Peter Lindgren has left OPETH after 16 years with the band. Fredrik Åkesson (ex-ARCH ENEMY, KRUX, TALISMAN) has been confirmed as the new guitarist in OPETH.

TYPE O NEGATIVE CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2007-05-17T05:47:00.000-07:00

TYPE O NEGATIVE has been confirmed for the Wacken Open Air Festival.
You can find more info on www.wacken.com

FASTWAY, HATESPHERE, DRONE AND MANY MORE ADDED TO WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2007-05-12T04:42:00.000-07:00

HATESPHERE
THE ANSWER
MAMBO KURT
W:O:A FIREFIGHTERS
FASTWAY
DRONE
SECRETS OF THE MOON
GUTBUCKET
MENNEN
PHARAO
FAIR TO MIDLAND
ahve been added to the Wacken Open Air Festival 2007
Check more info on: www.wacken.com

HOSTILE INC FINISHES RECORDING DEBUT ALBUM

2007-05-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

The melodic death metal band HOSTILE INC. finished the recordings of their debut, entitled "Qiyamat". The recordings were made in Leprechaun Studio, where they record bass and drums, and in Pro Audio Studio, where the band recorded vocals, guitars and keyboards.
More info on www.hostileinc.net

DESESNSITISED LOOKING FOR BASSSIST AND DRUMMER

2007-05-08T03:56:00.000-07:00

Dutch death/grind metallers DESENSITISED are urgently looking for a new bassist and drummer in order to record their " Murder Syndicate" CD in the course of this year. Contact us if you're interested: info@desensitised.nl .
In other news, guitarist Susan Gerl has joined CLITEATER in order to play the summer festivals.
More info on: www.desensitised.nl

SOLEMNITY HAS FOUND NEW GUITARIST

2007-05-06T20:05:00.001-07:00

GSOLEMNITY has announced the addition of guitarists Robin Fischer (ex-HAGGARD, RED TO GREY) and Frank Pané (ex-VALLEY'S EVE, RED TO GREY, BURN) to the group's ranks. The band has written more than two dozen songs for its new album, which it plans on recording this summer.

DIMENSION ZERO CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL !

2007-05-06T09:39:00.000-07:00

Dimension Zero, the side band from In Flames´s Jesper Strömblad, has been confirmed to play in the 2007 Wacken Open Air Festival
More info on: www.wacken.com

U.D.O. RELEASES NEW SINGLE

2007-05-05T05:40:00.000-07:00

U.D.O., the band of german metal master Udo Dirksceider has released a new single called „The Wrong Side Of Midnight“. The single is available since April 27th and on May 18th will be released the new album called „Mastercutor“.
More info on www.afm-records.de

BLITZKRIEG CONFIRMED FOR WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

2007-05-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

British metallers BLITZKRIEG have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the WAcken Open Air Festival.
More info on www.wacken.com

BLITZKRIEG SIGNS WITH ARMAGEDDON MUSIC

2007-03-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

The Legendary BLITZKRIEG from UK are signed to Armageddon Music.
Armageddon Music signed Blitzkrieg. The band is just finishing the new album called “Theatre Of The Damned” in the Absurd Studio in Hamburg, together with producer Schroedey. The Album will be co-produced by Biff Byford (Saxon). The band visited with Armageddon Labelmanager Sabina Classen (see the picture from Hamburg) the Saxon Show last Thursday in Hamburg, Markethall. Blitzkrieg is a band, which helped to start, how we hear Metal today, and is now back with a contempary classic Blitzkrieg record with songs, which will blow your mind. The new album is with a fresh sound of the year 2007, but maintance the essence of true british metal on it absolute best. The album will be released on 27th, July 2007and the band will also play live at Wacken Open Air 2007 on Thursday for the “A Night To Remember” show along with Headliner Saxon. More Infos will follow soon on www.armaggedonmusic.de and www.wacken.com

SABINA CLASSEN HOSTING "MOSH" SHOW ON WACKEN RADIO

2007-03-21T19:34:00.000-07:00

MOSH with Sabina Classen online on http://www.wackenradio.
MOSH is back! Starting on Friday, 09th march at 8 p.m. german time, you will get from now on the radio show MOSH on http://www.wackenradio. with Sabina Classen (Holy Moses). Starting Friday 09th march with 30 minutes, you will get from 16th, march, every Fridaya full hour with News, Tourdates, Interviews, Games and more.
Listen to a lot of surprises in the future. MOSH!

SLEEP OF THETIS STARTS SHOOTING NEW VIDEO

2007-03-21T19:31:00.000-07:00

SLEEP OF THETIS will start shooting their first video for the single 'From Heaven' at the end of April. Looking forward to seeing it, in the meantime have a look of a funny and comedy video for an amatorial shortfilm, where 'From Heaven' has been used as soundtrack. The short is in Italian language and it's called 'Donne legate'. Watch it on www.blackdahlia.it in the Media area or on www.sleepofthetis.com

DAWN OF DISEASE NEW LINE-UP

2007-03-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

After several line-up changes in the past DAWN OF DISEASE are finally complete again. The band says this: "With Mathias (Drums) and Stedi (Guitar) we have found two members who absolutely fit into the band, on a musical as well as on a personal level. We can now rehearse regularly and work on a new album. So far six songs have been completed and they turned out much better than the old stuff".
More info on: www.dawnofdisease.com

MORTIIS WILL RELEASE REMIXES ALBUM

2007-03-05T06:16:00.000-08:00

Industrial Dark Goth enigma MORTIIS is set to release a remix album titled 'Some Kind of Heroin', reworking material from 'The Grudge', on April 16, via Earache Records.For much of Mortiis' career, the striking visual aspect combined with his rapid musical evolution has become a subject of much urban legend over the years. And yet over a series of progressively more ambitious albums, Mortiis has morphed into a band unit that has become known for aggressive live shows and ambitious records, and has spawned two Top 50 UK singles.
More info on www.mortiis.com

IN VAIN TO SUPPORT VREID IN EUROPE

2007-03-05T06:14:00.000-08:00

Metallers IN VAIN will do their first European as support for Vreid together with Battered. The Northern Brigade tour 2007, presented by Rock Hard Magazine, will bring In Vain to Germany, Belgium, Holland and the UK.
More info on: www.invain.org

EARACHE RECORDS CELEBRATE 20th ANNIVERSARY

2007-02-26T13:15:00.000-08:00

2007 marks the 20th anniversary of Earache Records, as well as the 20th anniversary of Napalm Death’s groundbreaking debut, “Scum.” Remaining relentlessly independent, Earache Records has spent two decades unearthing genre-defining, legendary bands and revel in bringing essential, underground music to the fans. Earache will be celebrating this anniversary with the following things:* The 'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion' box set in April - 6 CD set with over 100 tracks for a cheap price. Plans in the works to work in conjunction with a print publication to release an EXCLUSIVE comprehensive booklet with sampler CD as well!

ANTHRAX FANS WANT PAUL DI ANNO TO BE THE BAND´s NEW SINGER

2007-02-26T13:13:00.000-08:00

Fans of ANTHRAX have launched an online petition to get members of Anthrax to consider former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno as their new frontman.
The petition reads as follows:
"As longtime fans of Anthrax, we consider the future of the band of the utmost importance. The band's lack of a singer concerns us because we truly care about Anthrax. While many of us would like to see the return of one of their more popular singers (specifically, John Bush or Joey Belladonna), we understand that that may not be possible. Because of these circumstances, and because of our want for Anthrax quality material (both for the band's sake, and admittedly, for our own sake), we would like to make a suggestion for lead singer we feel is appropriate for the band to consider. This singer has fronted one of heavy metal's all-time greatest bands during arguably its best years. His name? Paul Di'Anno. Di'Anno is most famous for his work with Iron Maiden during 1978-1981, including during the releases of the classic albums Iron Maiden and Killers. We know Anthrax are great Iron Maiden fans and know they specifically enjoy some songs from these albums, as we've heard Anthrax cover them. Paul has a great Metal tone while bringing a Punk-ish feel and attitude, a great fit for the similarly-styled Anthrax. Di'Anno puts on a notoriously great show, essential for a band with the great live reputation that Anthrax has. We will specify right now that this petition does not directly ask for Di'Anno to become the singer, but only for the band to consider it as a possibility. If the band does not feel that the match makes sense for whatever reason, we will understand — all we ask is the band consider what we believe is a good idea, both exciting and realistically possible."
Click here to sign the petition.

NEW NIKKI PUPPET ALBUM OUT !!!!

2007-02-19T08:03:00.000-08:00

The new NIKKI PUPPET Album "Militant Mother" is out.
More info on www.nikkipuppet.de

ENTHRALLMENT ANNOUNCES UPCOMING SHOWS

2007-02-19T07:57:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Shows
Mar 23 2007 7:00P SUBURBIA BUCURESTI (ROMANIA)
Mar 24 2007 6:30P SPINNEREI TRAUN (AUSTRIA)
Mar 25 2007 7:00P LE KORIGAN LUYNES (FRANCE)
Mar 26 2007 7:00P CROCKMORE PERPIGNAN (FRANCE)
Mar 27 2007 7:00P MEPHISTO BARCELONA (SPAIN)
Mar 28 2007 7:00P RITMO & COMPAS MADRID (SPAIN)
Mar 29 2007 7:00P SALA GENESIS ALMERIA (SPAIN)
Mar 30 2007 7:00P CINE TEATRO CORROIOS N / LISBON (PORTUGAL)
Mar 31 2007 7:00P CC.ST.ANDRE MANGUALDE (PORTUGAL)
Apr 1 2007 7:00P TUNK IRUN (SPAIN)
Jul 5 2007 8:00P OBSCENE EXTREME FEST 2007 TRUTNOV (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Jul 6 2007 8:00P OBSCENE EXTREME FEST 2006 TRUTNOV (CZECH REPUBLIC)
Jul 7 2007 8:00P OBSCENE EXTREME FEST 2007 TRUTNOV (CZECH REPUBLIC)

MIGNON RELEASES NEW ALBUM

2007-02-16T08:52:00.000-08:00

MIGNON is releasing their new album called "Bad, evil, wicked & mean" and they are doing a release party in Berlin today. The place is:
BASTARD
Kastanienallee 7-9
Prenzlauer Berg
BERLIN
door: 23 h
entrance: 6 Euro
Live:ODDMIGNON accompanied by Kamikaze Britney, Luis Miguelez and guests
More info on: www.mignonmusic.com

DELICTA CARNIS RECORDING NEW ALBUM

2007-02-16T08:49:00.000-08:00

DELICTA CARNIS is recording their new album tentatively titled "The Pentagram (Vi Veri Veniversum, Vivus Vici)". The album is being recorded ar Bolha Stúdio

More info on: http://www.myspace.com/delictacarnis

INDESINENCE TO SUPPORT AKERCOCKE IN LONDON

2007-02-14T12:05:00.000-08:00

INDESINENCE have been confirmed as main support of AKERCOCKE at the Water Rats Theatre on Tuesday 27th March.This will be both bands' first London appearance in over a year. Akercocke will be showcasing new songs from their forthcoming album, and Indesinence will perform some material off "Noctambulism".
More info on: www.indesinence.com

CALIBAN NEWS FROM THE RECORDING STUDIO

2007-02-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

Here are some news from CALIBAN directly from the studio where they are recording "The Awakening".
tomorrow is our last studio day, we are just doing some finetuning and denis is singing the last couple parts.everything turned out really good!! its gonne be heavey!!there will be an mp3 snipped from the recording session avalible soon..the album "THE AWAKENING" will be released end of may...there will be a countdown on our homepage soon!

WOLFBRIGADE CONFIRMED FOR HELLFLAME FESTIVALS

2007-02-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

WOLFBRIGADE confirmed for Hellflame Festivals Reunited swedish WOLFBRIGADE are confirmed for both Hellflame Festivals. Prepare for some swedish crust!
More info on: www.hellflame.de

AKASHIC HAS MADE THEIR VIDEO FOR "DOVE" AVAILABLE

2007-02-12T13:17:00.000-08:00

The prog metallers AKASHIC posted online their brand new video clip for the song "Dove", taken from the band's first album, Timeless Realm.

About the song they say: "We choosed "Dove” because it's an important song in the band's history. It's one of the oldest themes, taken from the first cd "Timeless Realm" and is always present in our set list. Because of its marking melody lots of people got interested in our work. People who were our fan liked and the ones who didn't knew us became fan. When we talked with the director (Marcelo Mugnol) it was fast for us to find the direction of the images and edition. The observation of the camera goes from slow to intense, from the urban space to a more free one. The band is exposed purely with the music and play."

The video clip can be watched through the band's MySpace page - www.myspace.com/akashicrock

or watch it here

SCHISM SIGNS WITH RISING WORKS PRODS

2007-02-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

SCHISM have signed a deal for Rising Works, thanks to the Alkemist Fanatix management mediation.The italian band, devoted to a particular Metal approach in which maths, psychedelic and huge significant references to the 90's underground music join together, will publish its debut "Designation Cluster" for Frank Andiver's Label.The album will be out in the first half of 2007, and will be followed by the Italian and European tour.Recordings will start in March."Designation Cluster" will be produced by Frank Andiver and recorded at Zenith Recording Studio.
More info on www.schism.it

FEAR FALLS BURNING JOINS CONSPIRACY RECORDS

2007-02-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

FEAR FALLS BURNING joins the impressive Conspiracy Records roster of artists and the label will release the next 3 CD albums. This is their announcement : "Fear Falls Burning, our friend and ally joined the Conspiracy Records roster, and we're very excited about that! We've known Dirk for a long time, followed his work with vidnaObmana over the years and we're happy we can now function as his homebase and as a platform to release his music as well as representing him in our booking roster. In the works is a brand new collaboration album with Nadja due for release May 21. Fear Falls Burning and Nadja released an LP in our limited LP series (which sold out in no time), but the collaborative album will consist of entirely new material.This album will be released in an edition of 1000 digipak cd's, and will be followed with a second collaboration CD he's currently working on with Birchville Cat Motel, also in a limited edition of 1000 digipak cd's. His 2nd proper solo album 'Frenzy of the absolute' for Conspiracy is sheduled for an early 2008 release."
More info at: www.fearfallsburning.be

INTERVIEW WITH NEUROTHING DRUMMER

2007-02-11T09:49:00.000-08:00

Robert Roszczynski, drummer from NEUROTHING, has been interviewed on Sickdrummer. You cancheck the interview on: http://www.sickdrummer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=231&Itemid=208

DARK EDEN IS LOOKING FOR BAS PLAYER

2007-02-11T09:48:00.000-08:00

DARK EDEN is seeking a new fulltime bass player, preferably female, 18-30, from the NYC/North Jersey area, who is an extremely fast learner, will dedicate themselves completely to the band, who wants to play out and wants to tour. Someone into older, darker metal and angrier punk, who has a positive attitude, a wish to make this into their career, and who isn't afraid of pissing off the rest of the world. Please, no baggy-pants wearing nu-metal kids or Good Charlotte mall punks need apply.
You can contact them through their MySpace site http://www.myspace.com/darkeden

AXEMASTER RELEASED NEW CD

2007-02-10T05:57:00.000-08:00

AXEMASTER and Burning star Records are proud to announce That the "Blessing in the Skies" CD has been released! For those of you who don't already know, the disc contains 12 songs, (6 of which have never been available on CD - 3 are bonus tracks), as well as a video from 1987. It features great remastered sound, and is packaged as a digi-pack with new excellent artwork and a 12 page booklet that includes rare photos from 1986-1988, Song lyrics, and liner notes.
More info: www.burning-star.net www.myspace.com/thebandaxemaster

ANCIENT CEREMONIES ZINE ISSUE 13 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

2007-02-10T05:54:00.000-08:00

Now you can access Ancient Ceremonies zine online!!
You can download their ISSUE 13IN their WEBSITE. It has interviews with Ihsahn, Zyklon, Arckanum, Taunusheim, Rivendell, Horna, Satanic Warmaster, Elite, Infernal War, Carpticon, Graven, Akercocke, Vemoth, Bolt Thrower, Agathocles, Onslaught, Adorior, Evilwar, Assemblent, Tymah, Craft, Black Crucifixion
MAGAZINE + CD (90 MB)
MAGAZINE (15 MB)
magazine available in PDF format and sampler CD available in MP3 (128 kbps)

website: www.ancientceremonies.com

WITH PASSION CONFIRMED FOR CALIFORNIA METAL FEST 2007

2007-02-10T05:53:00.000-08:00

Sacramento based WITH PASSION have been confirmed to appear as part of for this year’s California Metal Fest. Featuring a slough of respected extreme metal acts, the California Music Festival spans over 2 days and will be held at The Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California on March 31st and April 1st. This year’s line up kicks off with legendary metal soldiers TESTAMENT and SADUS, followed by a myriad of grinding acts such as NECROPHAGIST, LIGHT THIS CITY, ABAGAIL WILLIAMS, and so many more! WITH PASSION are releasing their second Earache gem, “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes” this May, accompanied with mind-blowing solos, binding heaviness, and screechingly brutal vocals! WITH PASSION are laying out plans to tour nationally in full support of “What We See When We Shut Our Eyes.” Check out WITH PASSION at the California Metal Fest and check out up-to-date WITH PASSION news at www.earache.com!

HOLY MOSES VIDEO INTERVIEW ONLINE !!

2007-02-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

German thrash metal masters HOLY MOSES and Metal Attack(http://webzine.metalattack.net/ ), a webzine from Turkey, have made a video of an interview with Sabina Classen avilable online
The link to the video is: http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2870667722724386137
More info on: www.holymosesbloodbound.com

IF LOOKS COULD KILL NEW DEMO SONGS ONLINE

2007-02-08T09:24:00.000-08:00

Rockers ...IF LOOKS COULD KILL have made two demo tracks available in their MySpace site
Check them at http://www.myspace.com/iflookscouldkill669

NEW CONSECUENCE OF CONDEMNATION TRACKS

2007-02-07T16:08:00.000-08:00

CONSECUENCE OF CONDEMNATION has made available in their MySpace site 4 tracks.
The names of th tunes are: "SuccuBitch", "White Wedding", "Hated" and "Simply ManLynyrdSkynyrd"
More info: http://www.myspace.com/consequenceofthecondemnation

MORIA RELEASES NEW ALBUM

2007-02-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

Metallers MORIA will release their debut full album on March 6. The album is called "No light Ahead". The tracklist is as follows:
No Light Ahead
Broken
The Horror
Disillusion
In His Name
Leaving Nothing Behind
On The Eve...
Forever Entombed
Manifestation
Losing Hope
Seeing In Red (Charlie Brown)
Giving In

More info: www.myspace.com/moria

A BEAUTIFUL LOTUS WORKING ON SEVERAL SPLIT RELEASES

2007-02-07T16:03:00.000-08:00

A BEAUTIFUL LOTUS is working on several split releases that should surface in 2007. Here are some of the recordings
-split with scissor shock / "scenester shit"two songs of noise, mayhem, and everything inbetween.
-split with grim kirby15 minutes each being released in mid feburary on system breakdown.
-split with kid ginsenginfo pending-split with Yacopsae!coming at you sometime in 2007!!
More info at: www.abeautifullotus.com

JOEY BELLADONNA + LEFT IN RUINS LIVE !

2007-02-07T12:39:00.000-08:00

JOEY BELLADONNA and LEFT IN RUINS will be playing live on February 23rd. The show will be at The Loft in Poughkeepsie, New York.

HELLYEAH ALBUM RELEASE DATE: APRIL 10

2007-02-07T12:28:00.000-08:00

HELLYEAH is the new band that ex Pantera / Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul has started with members of MUDVAYNE and NOTHINGFACE. HELLYEAH's self-titled debut album arrives on April 10 to the shops.
The band also features MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray and guitarist Greg Tribbett, along with NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell and bassist Jerry Montano.
HELLYEAH has been mentioned as a possible Ozzfest act.

MALEVOLENT CREATION FINISHED RECORDING "DOOMSDAY X"

2007-02-07T08:14:00.000-08:00

Florida Death Metal Merchant's MALEVOLENT CREATION have just finished recording they're 10th full length studio album "DOOMSDAY X" at Mercury Recording Studios in Pompano Beach,Florida.Recording sessions went very well and the band is very satisfied with the new material!!! Recorded and Engineered by long time(and sometimes session member..)friend and producer Gus Rios,"DOOMSDAY X" is said to be the most diverse Malevolent Creation album recorded and without a doubt they're fastest!!!! Mixing duties will be under way next while the band begins they're 2 month long European Tour starting in Greece on Feb.10th in Thessaloniki,Greece."DOOMSDAY X" will hopefully be released early this summer on Nuclear Blast Records worldwide

CATHERINE ANNOUNCES NEW VOCALIST

2007-02-06T12:47:00.000-08:00

the hardcore/metal band CATHERINE has a new vocalist called Nick Bradwell. He entered then band after the departure of previous singer Bryan on December 2006.
For more info: www.myspace.com/catherine

IN PERPETUUM: NEW SONGS ONLINE

2007-02-06T12:39:00.000-08:00

The band IN PERPETUUM has made available the pre-production of three new songs and a cover for "Among Two Storms" (Rotting Christ).
Check: http://www.myspace.com/inperpetuumband

HUMANRACIST / VERNICHTUNG SPLIT TAPE OUT NOW

2007-02-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

The Split Tape from the German Wargrinder Bands HUMANRACIST & VERNICHTUNG is out now.
The demo is Ltd. to 100 copies and comes with pro inlay
More info on: www.humanracist.cjb.net

EXCALION´s NEW ALBUM LICENSED TO LIMB MUSIC

2007-02-06T08:14:00.000-08:00

Sound Riot Records has licensed worldwide "Waterlines", the new album of the Finnish Hard Rock band EXCALION, to Limb Music.
Excalion new album release date is March 2, 2007
More info: www.excalion.com

MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE WILL FILM "THE DEAD MATTER" MOVIE

2007-02-06T05:43:00.000-08:00

MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE will be teaming up with Hollywood FX legend Robert Kurtzman (Dusk till Dawn producer, co-founder of the KNB EFX Group) and his production company, Precinct 13 Entertainment to produce the horror-suspense film, The Dead Matter. Development has been underway for several months with pre-production officially beginning March 1st. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Northeastern Ohio this August with a projected release date sometime in 2008. Midnight Syndicate founder Edward Douglas will be directing the film and producing it through the newly-formed Midnight Syndicate Films division of Entity Productions, Inc. The company is currently in talks with Doug Bradley (Pinhead from the Hellraiser series) and Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster, Air Force One, Lost) to star.

“This is a really exciting time for us. One of our main goals over the past ten years has been to get into a position to remake The Dead Matter with an actual budget,” said Edward Douglas, who produced and directed an earlier version of the film for $2000 in 1996 before forming Midnight Syndicate. “Horror movies are at the core of what Gavin and I do in Midnight Syndicate. It’s what we love and that’s why we believe in remaking this particular film. Co-writer Tony Demci and I have had a lot of time to take what we felt was already a good story and develop it into something very special that we know is really going to deliver for fans of the horror genre.”

The Dead Matter tells the story of a vampire relic with occult powers that falls into the hands of a grief-stricken young woman who will do anything to contact her dead brother.

More info on: www.midnightsyndicate.com and www.thedeadmatter.com

AGE OF EVIL UPLOADS 4 SONGS FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM

2007-02-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Metallers AGE OF EVIL have uploaded 4 songs from their upcoming album "Living a Sick Dream" in their MySpace site. The tunes are "Call me Evil", "Eye for an Eye", "Glimpse of Light", "Fingertips of Hate"
Check: http://www.myspace.com/ageofevil

LIQUID AGGRESSION RELEASES NEW ALBUM

2007-02-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

Metallers LIQUID AGGRESSION are releasing their new album called "Lies". The release party will be on March 3rd in El Torreon, Mississippi.
To learn more about the event: www.myspace.com/liquidaggression

JÜGULAR HAVE UPLOADED LIVE VIDEOS

2007-02-05T19:10:00.000-08:00

Canadian thrashers JÜGULAR have uploaded some videos recorded in their concert from January 21st, 2007 at The Foundy. Check the videos section of their MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/jugularmetal

GRAVESTORM PARTS WAYS WITH BASSIST

2007-02-05T19:06:00.000-08:00

Black metal band GRAVESTORM has parted ways with their bass player, Grabesstille. They are looking for a replacement. If you think you can take the place just message the band at their MySpace site http://www.myspace.com/gravestorm
More info on: www.gravestorm.net

SUBTERRANEAN FECAL ROOT UPLOADS REMASTERED SONGS

2007-02-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Bestial grinders SUBTERRANEAN FECAL ROOT have uploaded remastered versions of their first 2 songs ever recorded. The songs have been uploaded in the band´s MySpace site. Just check: http://www.myspace.com/subterraneanfecalroot

RESURRECTED CONFIRMED FOR NORWAY´S INFERNO FESTIVAL

2007-02-05T13:26:00.000-08:00

RESURRECTED have been confirmed for the biggest Norwegian indoor metal festival - the “Inferno Festival” in Oslo. The band is scheduled to play Saturday April 7th at 19:15h (7:15h p.m.) on the “John Dee” stage at the “Rockefeller Music Hall”.
The festival takes place on April5th to 7th and offers appearances of such great acts like Suffocation, Brutal Truth, Immortal and many more.
More festival appearances for RESURRECTED are in the works while “Walpurgis Metal days”, “Deathfeast Open Air”, “Gahlen Moscht Open Air” and “Protzen Open Air” are already confirmed as well.
More info on: www.resurrected.net

AMORAL SINGER GUESTS IN ELENIUM SONG

2007-02-05T11:45:00.000-08:00

Niko Kalliojärvi, singer from finnish metallers AMORAL has done a growling duet with the ELENIUM guys in the track "Human". You can have a preview of this track and some new stuff on ELENIUM´s MySpace site www.myspace.com/elenium
More info: www.eleniumband.com

STIGMA IS RECORDING NEW ALBUM

2007-02-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

Italian hardcore outfit STIGMA is in studio recording the guitar parts for their first full length album. the album will be out in a couple of months. The band is also looking for a second guitarist.
More info on: www.stigmahc.com

BATTERED TOUR DATES FOR MARCH / APRIL

2007-02-05T11:17:00.000-08:00

NORTHERN BRIGADE TOUR 2007
Norwegians BATTERED will team up with fellow metallers VREID & IN VAIN for a short european tour in march/april.
Up to now the dates are:
31.03.2007 JH Kaddish (Growlfest) - Schoten- Belgium
01.04.2007 013 - Tilburg - Holland
02.04.2007 TBA
03.04.2007 The Underworld - London - UK
04.04.2007 TBA
05.04.2007 Bruckenkopf - Torgau - Germany
06.04.2007 K17 - Berlin - Germany
07.04.2007 Kulturfabrik - Walterhausen - Germany BATTERED: Norwegian Dates
02.03.2007 Tribute - Sandnes
26.04.2007 Garage - Oslo
27.04.2007 Scene 37 - Horten

More info on : www.battered.no

FORCE 2020 SIGNS WITH POWERSLAVE RECORDS

2007-02-05T10:51:00.000-08:00

Mark Herman and Mecha 1 of the band INSOLENCE, have teamed up with long-time friend and member of ZEROMIND, Grim Petersen, to collaborate together on a side project called FORCE 2020, who just signed to Powerslave Records.
Many of the tracks will feature Japanese animae samples, and Japanese instruments to create an original sound. In the past, Insolence have played with music stars including Incubus, System of a Down, Sevendust, Janes Addiction, Papa Roach, Alien Ant Farm and Staind, among many more. Zeromind have just recently performed with Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Dio, Children of Bodom, and In Flames, among a much longer list.
More info on: www.zeromind.com

EERIE ART RECORDS WILL RELEASE DEN SAAKALDTE MCD

2007-02-05T10:15:00.000-08:00

Norway´s DEN SAAKALDTE decided and arranged a deal with Eerie Art Records, to release the mini CD "Øl, Mørke og Depresjon" this April!
more info on: http://www.myspace.com/densaakaldte

INHUMAN PLAYS 2 SHOWS IN NEW YORK

2007-02-05T10:12:00.000-08:00

INHUMAN is doing 2 shows in NYC in February.
The shows are as follows
Sunday Feb 11th @ Arlene's Grocery NYCwith TBA, Inhuman and MERAUDER!!!This is going to be taped for MERAUDER's upcoming live dvd!$10 Adm 5pm doors! 21 & Up
Sunday Feb 18th @ The Pyramid 101 Ave A NYCTake Back Productions with Deathcycle, Inhuman, Colin of Arabia, Shipwreck, Cold World & The Mongoloids! $10 Adm 18 & Over 3pm

FUNEBRARUM & INTERMENT ARE LOOKING FOR GIGS IN EUROPE

2007-02-05T09:06:00.000-08:00

FUNEBRARUM are planning a solid death metal tour of northern Europe this summer (August) with INTERMENT. They will be playing in UK, France, Belgium, Holland, Austria etc.. If anyone can help them with additional gigs in these countries they can get in touch with the band.
For more info: www.funebrarum.com

ROTTING FLESH FEST 2007 LINE-UP CONFIRMED

2007-02-05T09:01:00.000-08:00

ROTTING FLESH FEST will take place on April 14th,2007
the line-up for the 2 stages are as follow:
LINEUP:
Main Stage: Left to Vanish, Neuropraxia, Skeleton Proof Tanks, Chorea, The Adept, Disseverment, Sealing The Gates, Doomsday Machine, Schematic, The Dunwich Horror

Side-Stage: Dividian, Hamilton Fish, Gore Splatter, Monument The Ghost, Damaging Indifferences, Frozen Obscurity, From Ashes, Machinegun Kelly, xDisco Infernox.