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Last updated on July 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM ET
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- Savage Blade Signs to Pure Steel Records
21 news articles posted today (and counting...)
Rudra Introduce New Guitarist
Singapore-based metallers, RUDRA, have issued the following update:
"It is with great pleasure that I am announcing the entry of our new guitarist, Vinod. He isn't someone new to Rudra or the Singaporean metal scene. Vinod has played in many bands before and has been known to us for almost 8 years. We are looking forward to writing the new album and touring with him." - Rudra bassist/vocalist Kathir.
Says Vinod, "It is truly an honour to be chosen and be part of Rudra, a pioneer metal band. The first extreme metal band I listened to that inspired me and made me believe it is possible for local Singaporeans to start a band and be successful. I've known the members for a while. And now being in the band, I'm excited to work with them. Thus looking forward to contribute my part in the upcoming albums."
Burnt By The Sun Posts New Song Online
BURNT BY THE SUN have posted a second advance track, “Inner Station,” from their new full length album "Heart Of Darkness." “Inner Station” can be heard now via the band’s MySpace page along with “F-Unit” and a preview of the "Heart Of Darkness" artwork. The brand new track is also available now as an exclusive advance download via the Relapse Records Contamination 2009 Itunes digital album. More...
Cauldron To Support Wolf On UK Tour
Canadian heavy metal band, CAULDRON, is set to support Swedish heavy metal act WOLF on a UK tour later this year.
Catch CAULDRON and WOLF at the following shows:
09 Oct 09 - London, UK - The Underworld
10 Oct 09 - Leeds, UK - Rio's
11 Oct 09 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks
13 Oct 09 - Newcastle, UK - Trillians
14 Oct 09 - Manchester, UK - Moho
15 Oct 09 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
16 Oct 09 - Dudley, UK - JB's
Check out the tour flyer at this location.
W.A.S.P. Announces U.K. Tour Dates
W.A.S.P. has announced a string of tour dates in the United Kingdom which will take place around the end of the year. The shows are part of the bands lengthy tour of Europe which was launched recently.
The tour dates are as follows:
November 27 - JBs - Dudley, England
November 28 - Rock City - Nottingham, England
November 29 - Manchester Academy - Manchester, England
December 1 - The Waterfront - Norwich, England
December 4 - Hard Rock Hell III - Prestatyn, Wales
December 6 - Garage - Glasgow, Scotland
Vader Posts New Song, "We Are The Horde" Online
Polish death metal legends Vader has posted a song from their forthcoming new studio album, "Necropolis" online. You can check out the song "We Are The Horde" at the bands official Myspace. The album will be released on August 21st in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and on September 22nd in North America.
Megadeth Reveals "Endgame" Tracklisting
American thrash metal legends Megadeth has revealed the release date for their forthcoming new studio album, "Endgame." The record will be released on September 15th through Roadrunner Records. The band has also revealed the albums tracklisting, which is as follows;
"Dialectic Chaos"
"This Day We Fight!"
"44 Minutes"
"1,320"
"Bite The Hand That Feeds"
"Bodies Left Behind"
"Endgame"
"The Hardest Part Of Letting Go... Sealed With A Kiss"
"Headcrusher"
"How the Story Ends"
"Nothing Left To Lose"
Mike Patton's Mondo Cane Paris Dates Unconfirmed
Ipecac Recordings has issued a statement on some shady ticket sales of supposed Paris tour dates for Mike Patton's Mondo Cane:
"It has come to our attention that tickets are being sold for Mike Patton's Mondo Cane in Paris on February 19 & 20. Unfortunately these dates are not correct. Mike did not agree to these dates. If you bought tickets, please get a refund. We are working on getting the correct dates."
Aeternam Posts Live Video Clip Online
Canadian metallers Aeternam, who recently signed to Metal Blade Records, have posted a live video online of their performance in Montréal opening for Behemoth. The video can be viewed below. More...
Bloodshoteye Streaming New Song Online
Bloodshoteye has issued the following announcement about streaming a new song on their MySpace page:
"Here you go another new song off EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED, this one is 'THERE WILL BE BLOOD'.
"And make it a point to come out to a show this summer!! The Ontario Metal Alliance tour July 17- Windsor, 18- Niagara Falls, 19- Toronto with TERRORHORSE, DARKNESS RITES and DRUDGERY. Chaos Music Fest July 24- St. Thomas with NEURAXIS. Aug 1- Windsor with ION DISSONANCE & STARRING JANET LEIGH"
Hacride Confirmed For Hole In The Sky Fest 2009
Hacride have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Hole In The Sky festival (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest X), set to take place August 25-29 in Bergen, Norway.
The festival billing is now as follows:
Tuesday, August 25
SAHG
HACRIDE
KVELERTAK
DERIDE
KRAKOW More...
Host Issues Band Update
U.S. black metal band Host, formerly known as Hennes Siste Host, has issued the following band update:
"We are looking forward to hitting the road again this time with our friends Gumbi of Fargo. The booking came along very well and we anticipate a very smooth and enjoyable tour. This tour will be in support of a split 7" record between Gumbi and us, and we will be pushing it on all that attend the shows along the tour. There will also be some copies floating around online from Init Records (www.initrecords.com) for those of you not in the US, so keep an eye out later this summer.
"On another note, there are only around 70 copies of the first album left of the first pressing and all of those are coming with us on tour, so online distributors are all temporarily out of stock until a re-pressing is done. Also, t-shirts are FINALLY re-stocked in sizes S, M, L, and XL; I apologize for it taking so long. I am hoping to sell the majority of them on tour, so am therefore not making them available online right now, however if you are from overseas and would like to purchase a t-shirt, get in touch and I will make it happen."
Host's upcoming tour dates are as follows: More...
The Order of Apollyon Streaming New Song Online
The Order of Apollyon has issued the following statement about streaming a new song online at their MySpace page:
"All Hailz devotees!
"The second preproduction extract, "Ich Bin Das Licht" is online!
"Our songs can now be added to your myspace profiles, so feel free to do so and help us spread the Word . Your support will be much appreciated.
"True servants will be rewarded. Judgement is upon us. Join the Order."
The Defiled Gets Arrested In Germany
London's The Defiled have issued the following update about their tour alongside Static-X:
"Howdy Ladies and Gents!
"Well we are now finally back home in good ol London. The Static-X dates in the UK, Germany and Holland were a blast, thanks to everyone that came down to see us!
"As a few of you may have heard we had a bit of a tough time in Germany though with myself and Drex getting arrested! Not good! So pretty much all the money we had earnt from shows and merch had to go on paying fines to the German police force! tha Bastards!
"We recieved good news a few days after though that we have been announced to play this years Sonisphere festival! To play on the same bill alongside the likes of Metallica, NIN, Machine Head, Heaven and Hell and Alice in Chains is amazing for us. Theres so many awesome bands on this bill that its hard to list them all but we couldn't be happier to be playing along side them.
"So, we have a few shows coming up in the next few weeks and then we'll be getting everything ready for the release of our EP entitled '1888' and preparing for sonisphere!
"Hope to see you all soon!"
Enforcer Previews New Demo Track
Hot on the heels of the release of their album "Into The Night," Swedish heavy metal band ENFORCER unleashed a preview of things to come with a new demo track from their upcoming album. The album is currently unnamed and tentatively scheduled for release in mid 2010. The new track, entitled "Roll The Dice" is available for preview now at both the band's MySpace player and the Heavy Artillery MySpace player.
Having just completed their European tour with fellow Swedes PORTRAIT, followed by performances at Sweden Rock and Muskelrock festivals, Enforcer is scheduled to appear at Germany's Headbangers Open Air festival before setting their sites on the USA for a full national tour alongside Canadian metal mongers CAULDRON starting on September 15th.
Upon returning to their home soil in late 2009, Enforcer will once again enter the studio to lay down the tracks for their sophomore full-length album.
Dommin Readies Hot Topic-Exclusive EP
Dommin will be releasing a four song EP on July 7 exclusively through Hot Topic. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. My Heart, Your Hands
2. Dark Holiday
3. Without End
4. Awake
You can check out the art work and get more information here as well as stream "My Heart, Your Hands," the first track from this EP.
Savage Blade Signs to Pure Steel Records
Canadian power metallers, Savage Blade, are proud to announce their recent signing with Germany's Pure Steel Records, for the worldwide CD release of their debut album, "We Are The Hammer."
"Savage Blade have kicked out a massive debut album," says Andreas Lorenz of Pure Steel Records, "From first note to last, this album breathes the true spirit of classic heavy metal, with playing and songwriting skills that stand on the same level as many legendary 80's metal bands. We see a bright future with Savage Blade, and look forward to forging a successful partnership, and delivering their premium brand of vintage-style metal to the masses." More...
Motorhead Announces More Tour Dates
Hard rock legends Motorhead has lined up some more tour dates for their upcoming trek across North America. This is in support of the bands latest album, "Motorizer" and features support from Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy.
The tour dates are as follows:
August 28 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
August 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
August 30 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
September 1 - Detroit, MI - Motor City Casino
September 2 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
September 3 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
September 5 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
September 6 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
September 8 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
September 9 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
September 11 - Charlotte, NC - Fillmore
September 12 - Cherokee, NC - Cherokee Motorcycle Rally
September 15 - Tampa, FL - Jannus Landing
September 16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
September 18 - Warehouse Live - Houston, Texas
September 19 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
September 20 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
September 23 - St. Louis, MS - Pageant
September 24 - Kansas City, MS - Midland Theater
September 26 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
September 28 - Calgary, Alberta- Flames Central -
September 29 - Edmonton, Alberta - Events Center
October 1 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue
October 2 - Seattle, Washington - Showbox Sodo
October 3 - Portland, Oregon - Roseland
October 5 - San Francisco, California - Warfield
October 9 - Los Angeles, California - Nokia Live
October 10 - Las Vegas, Nevada - House of Blues
Led Zeppelin Bassist Forms New Supergroup
Reports are coming in that John Paul Jones, best known as the bass player for the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, has formed a new band with Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Probot) and Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age, Kyuss, Eagles Of Death Metal.) There are no further details at this time.
The Black Dahlia Murder Reveals New Album Title
American outfit The Black Dahlia Murder has announced that they will be naming their forthcoming new studio album, "Deflorate." The record will be released in September of this year through Metal Blade Records. Stay tuned for further details.
Evergreen Terrace Drummer To Miss Tour Dates
Evergreen Terrace has issued the following statement about their drummer having to sit out their upcoming tour dates:
"After yesterday's practice Kyle (drummer) was in a horrific bike accident. He was rushed to the emergency room and released late last night full of stitches and a broken clavicle (collar bone). Unfortunately he will have to have surgery and physical therapy for the next 4-8 weeks. So for obvious reasons he will not be with us on our upcoming headlining shows or the Summer Slob tour with The Acacia Strain. Please wish Kyle a quick recovery. He's pretty bummed out. Caleb James, our long time roadie and drummer for Casey Jones, will be taking over drum duties for now."
Priestess Issues Album Recording Update
Priestess has issued the following announcement about their upcoming album:
"Hey everyone,
"Not only am I writing you to tell you about these few shows this summer, but also to fill you in on some news about the record.
"As you all know, this record is taking very long to come out. You have to know that it is not what we want, if thing would have moved as smoothly as we hoped with the transition from our former label, you would all have been listening to it for a few months already!!
"That being said, we are happy to drop you a little inside info; the album is being released (in some places) this fall FOR SURE! AND, once that happens, we will be touring the living shit out of it.
"In the meantime, come out the the shows and hear the new songs the way they're meant to be heard; LIVE!!
"We're working on the artwork and everything, so you'll be seeing all that stuff soon too.
"See you soon!!!!!"
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