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- Rob Zombie Crowd Funding New Movie
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- Antropomorphia Reveals New Album Details
- Morbid Angel obliterates at St. Pete, Florida.
- X Japan To Play Madison Square Garden
- Bloodstock Festival will have Rock & Metal Museum
- Wintersun Frontman Explains New Album Delay
- Exodus Unveils Album Art For "Blood In Blood Out"
- Eluveitie Premieres New Music Video
- The Drake Equation Posts New Video
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Morbid Angel obliterates at St. Pete, Florida.
The old say proclaims that experience is something you cannot improvise or replicate. You need to acquire it through years at the war front, whatever your skill set is. That was demonstrated on July 29 when the now mandatory Summer Slaughter Tour came to the State Theater, located in St. Pete, Florida. None of the participating bands on the current tour (including heavyweights Goatwhore, Origin, and the mighty Dying Fetus) were remotely close to reach the level of obliterating power and majestic sense of darkness showcased by legendary headliners, Morbid Angel.
Some people might disagree but to us, it's clear that after three decades pioneering and redefining the Death Metal genre, the appeal and panache of this Floridian quartet is impossible to emulate. That was demonstrated in the way every song on their set list (both old or new) was received by the rabid fans. "Rapture" "Fall from Grace", "Where The Slime Lives" and even the most recent "Existo Vulgoré" were all worshiped with equal level of euphoria by those in attendance. If that doesn't prove the longevity and influence of the band's repertory on older and newer generations, then, nothing else will.
Despite some minor technical issues here and there, the current line up couldn't perform any in better. Frontman, David Vincent, used his quasi-zen evil persona to set his own set of rules on stage. Both menacing and alluring at the same time, he commanded the masses through the show like if they were experiencing an unique religious experience. Axeman Trey Azagthoth went into total communion with his guitar while the newest generation, represented by guitarist Destructhor and drummer Tim Yeung delivered the goods as the seasoned performers they have become after several years playing with the band.
Experience is something you cannot improvise. Definitely, Morbid Angel is a living proof of this universal truth. They just demonstrated that on this unforgettable show and probably will do it again tomorrow and in the years to come. If you don't trust us, go to one of their shows... you will become a believer.
Bloodstock Festival will have Rock & Metal Museum
Legendary painter, illustrator and Bloodstock Festival organizer, Paul Raymond Gregory (Saxon, Blind Guardian, Dio), recently embarked on the creation of what he calls "a permanent venue for Art and Music." We're talking about Bloodstock's Rock And Metal Museum and Gallery which will take place during the next edition of the acclaimed three-days festival from August 7 - 10 2014 at Catton Park, UK.
"I’m a great believer that one thing can lead to another if you can be bothered to connect the dots," Gregory comments. "I started my journey with fantasy art many years ago, way back in the 70’s. In 2000 I became co-founder of Bloodstock festival, this again was as a direct consequence of my artwork. I believe now nearly fourteen years from the festival's inception is a good time to take my next journey."
Bloodstock's Rock And Metal Museum and Gallery will showcase some of Gregory's most acclaimed pieces. It will also promote art from other artists including Cynosure Guitars promoting and presenting their unconventional instruments,known as “functional art”.
Read more about Gregory's one-of-a-kind initiative at his website Studio 54 or going to the Bloodstock Official Website.
Exodus Unveils Album Art For "Blood In Blood Out"
Legendary thrash metal band Exodus have unveiled the never-before-seen album art for their upcoming album, "Blood In, Blood Out," which hits retail and digital stores on October 14, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The album art was illustrated by Swedish artist Par Olofsson, known worldwide for his incredible renderings that have graced the covers of countless heavy metal albums, including Exodus’ "Let There Be Blood."
The concept for the art was impressively envisaged by Olofsson based on the album title alone, as Gary Holt explains, “The concept came from Par Olofsson – I fed him the title and he immediately came up with the final concept, and it’s perfect! One of my favorite covers we’ve ever done and it fits the title and theme to a T!”
"Blood In, Blood Out" is Exodus’ 10th studio album, and marks the band’s first release with new vocalist Steve “Zetro” Souza since 2004’s "Tempo of the Damned." It was also just announced via Rolling Stone that Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett churned out a special guest solo for one of the tracks on the album. More details are set to be released soon, including release dates, track listing information, pre-order specifics, and more.
To celebrate the imminent release of "Blood In, Blood Out," the band will be busy touring this fall – with a full South American tour leading into a supporting run with fellow metal titans Slayer and Suicidal Tendencies on the Scion-sponsored fall leg of their United States onslaught. The tour begins on November 12th in Oakland, CA at The Fox Theater and will tour throughout the states, coming to close in Detroit, MI at The Fillmore on December 5th. More information on the tour can be found at this location. More...
Disloyal Streaming "Mechanism Of Deceit"
Disloyal has a new track out now for streaming titled "Mechanism of Deceit," taken from upcoming album "Godless," which is due out at the end of the year.
Check it out below, and you can also download the previous Disloyal discography for free at Bandcamp here. The "Godless" track listing is as follows:
1. Abruption
2. Give Place Unto Wrath (Vengeance Is Mine; I Will Repay)
3. New Enemy Rising
4. Dybbuk
5. Self-carving Titan
6. Mechanism Of Deceit
7. Mors Imperator Mundi
8. Corporate Beasts
9. On The Ashes Of The World
10. The Chastener More...
The Drake Equation Posts New Video
Sweden's The Drake Equation has released a music video for the single "Judgment," which can be seen below. The single is also available at iTunes here. The Drake Equation is:
Adam Janzi - Drums
Dennis 'Kare' Andersson - Vocals
Anton Svensson - Bass, Vocals
Mattias Tiselius - Guitar, Vocals
Emil Johansson - Guitar
Aphyxion Recruits Stand In Bassist
Aphyxion has issued the following announcement about bringing on a stand in bassist for upcoming tour dates:
"Jais, our bassist, is currently serving his duty at The Royal Life Guard, and will therefore not be able to participate in all of our live shows this Fall.
"Fortunately our great friend, Nicolas, has agreed to play as a stand-in. He's a kick ass musician and we can't wait to share stage with him. Give him a warm welcome!"
Aphyxion's new album "Earth Entangled" is due out via Mighty Music on September 1st, 2014. More...
Colombian Necktie Streams "Sleepwalking"
Colombian Necktie is currently streaming the song "Sleepwalking," which can be heard below thanks to MetalInsider.net.
The tune serves as the first taste of "Twilight Upon Us," the band's forthcoming debut full-length, as well as the first song to be featured in Metal Insider's brand new "Amplified" column which focuses on pummeling new offerings from scene newcomers.
Named in honor of a song by iconic noise rockers, Big Black, but more commonly known as a method of murder where the victim's throat is slashed and the tongue is pulled through the open wound, Colombian Necktie's "Twilight Upon Us" was produced by Erol "Rollie" Ulug (Graf Orlock) at Bright Lights Studios and is the sonic equivalent of this violent and primeval act. Catch the bnad live at these shows:
8/5/2014 Che Café - San Diego, CA
8/6/2014 Bridgetown DIY - La Puenta, CA More...
Cross Examination Streaming "Hail To The Jeef"
Revolver Magazine is hosting a stream of the latest high-octane thrash/hardcore output from Saint Louis, Missouri-based party squad Cross Examination. Check out the track "Hail To The Jeef" below.
Closing a six-year gap between releases, Cross Examination comes out flailing and impaling with the rabid "Dawn Of The Dude" EP, bridging influences from Cryptic Slaughter, Nuclear Assault, Excel, D.R.I. and the like into a rabid, high-caliber, circle-pit whirlwind comparable to Ramming Speed, SSS and Power Trip.
Chicago-based Organized Crime Records will unload the "Dawn Of The Dude" via 7" vinyl and digital download on August 19th, with distribution through Revelation Records. The track listing is as follows:
1. Wake Up Call (intro)
2. Opposite Day
3. Ritual Snackrifice
4. Hail To The Jeef
5. Subterranean Thrash Assault
6. The Blutocalypse
7. The Dawn Of The Dude More...
Below Releases New Music Video
Swedish doom act Below has released a new video for "Bid You Farewell," taken from Metal Blade Records debut album, "Across the Dark River."
The video was filmed by Emil Björkroth and edited by Vince Edwards from Metal Blade Records. This is the band's first ever music video and properly encapsulates Below's bleak and melancholic doom sound. Check it out below, thanks to Invisible Oranges.
X Japan To Play Madison Square Garden
X Japan has announced that tickets for the band's October 11th performance at Madison Square Garden will go on sale this Friday at 10am EDT right here. The Madison Square Garden event is sponsored by New York Comic Con.
X Japan, led by co-founder, drummer, pianist and songwriter Yoshiki, will return to New York City for a first performance since 2010, playing both fan favorites and previously unreleased music from the band's decades of recordings.
The Madison Square Garden concert marks a significant milestone for the band, which made it's U.S. debut with a Rockafeller Center press conference over 20 years ago. The group is now finally fulfilling the promise made to the fans to return.
X Japan has since toured 16 countries, sold over 30 million albums and singles combined, and sold out Japan's 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome a record-setting 18 times. The band has had a notoriously tumultuous career, even among the world of rock, including the loss of two of its five founding members to tragic death.
In line with October's Madison Square Garden concert, Yoshiki and X Japan will appear at New York Comic Con, where Yoshiki will participate in a panel with Marvel Comics founder Stan Lee and discuss the pair's collaborations, including the comic based on Yoshiki, "Blood Red Dragon." More...
Theories Signs With Metal Blade
Seattle, WA based death/grind act Theories has signed with Metal Blade Records. The band, which features former members of Book of Black Earth, Skarp, and Samothrace, has been performing across the U.S. since its inception in late 2010.
Now in 2014, Theories is preparing to release a debut full-length album. Drummer Joe Axler comments:
"After grinding hard for almost 4 years we had finally taken a (short) break from touring to record our first full length record engineered by Derek Moree at Red Room Studios and mastered by Scott Hull at Visceral Sound and are extremely excited with the results.
"During a tour around the states to Marlyand Death Fest, just after recording, we fell upon the ears of the label we will be releasing with, Metal Blade, we couldn't be happier with this new relationship and plan on continuing to go hard and bust as many fucking ear drums as possible. Grind hard or stay fucking home!" More...
Set And Setting Adds More Live Shows
Set And Setting has announced that in addition to previously announced dates with Mouth of the Architect and North, the quintet will also perform select headlining gigs along the way. Full dates, including a stop at Tampa’s Southern Darkness Fest, can be found below.
Having recently signed to Prosthetic, the band will release label debut “A Vivid Memory” on September 2nd that was recorded at Pinecrust Studios in Miami with producer/engineer/mixer Ryan Haft (Torche, Capsule). The album’s track listing is as follows:
1. Waves of Luminescence
2. The Inevitable Cycle
3. Acceptance
4. Emptiness
5. Descending Sun
6. The Light That Left Us
7. Coping
8. The Last Night, A Vivid Memory
Catch the band live on these dates: More...
Vanhelga Album Seeing Vinyl Reissue
Sweden’s Carnal Records has set the 8th of August as the date for the release of a limited edition splatter vinyl version of “Längtan,” the third full-length album from Sweden’s Vanhelga.
Strictly limited to 300 copies, the vinyl edition of “Längtan” features artwork by the Spanish artist Juanjo Castellano on the gatefold cover, whilst the thirteen-track disc itself comes in blue splatter and includes the bonus Burzum cover track "Black Spell of Destruction."
Advance orders are now being taken either direct from the band via email at 145188@gmail.com and on Facebook, or from Carnal Records via email at carnalrecords@Hotmail.com. The track listing is:
1. Svartsint ömhet
2. Där evigheten inväntar mig
3. Evig förändring
4. Med mina andetag
5. Joyless
6. Låt snön falla
7. Kärleksförklaring
8. Vansinnesvardag
9. Narkotisk uppgivenhet
10. Eternal night
11. Förbarma
12. Exploderande känslostorm
13. Black Spell of Destruction (Burzum Cover) Bonus Track More...
Those Who Bring The Torture Posts New Track
As Selfmadegod Records prepares to release the fourth studio full-length from Swedish death metal outfit Those Who Bring The Torture, American Aftermath is now streaming the title track to "Piling Up" (you can also stream the track below).
With ten direct death metal hymns (for fans of Hypocrisy, Malevolent Creation and Grave) "Piling Up" was recorded at The Rotpit and Studio Roadkill in late 2013, mixed and mastered by Brynjar Helgetun at Studio Brainjar, and bears cover artwork by Roberto Toderico (Sinister, Asphyx).
Pre-orders for Piling Up are now available here and the album will see release in Europe on Friday, August 1st. More...
Antropomorphia Reveals New Album Details
Dutch necromantic death metal act AntropomorphiA is ready to unleash new album "Rites Of Perversion" upon mankind.
"Rites Ov Perversion" is set for release on September 12th on CD/LP in Europe, and on CD and digital formats in North America on September 16th. Check out the first single "Nekrovaginal Secretions" below, and you can pre-order the album via Metal Blade here.
Comments AntropomorphiA: "With 'Rites ov Perversion' we created a more organic layered and violent album, we explored within the realm of our musical origin and its atmospheric grimness, but at the same time not limiting ourselves to the sinister beauty of other dimensions. There are songs that have a bleak mid-paced drive and songs that just have primitive skull penetrating riffs…its the definition of this band, where we stand and what we are in this point of time…behold the sway of death!"
The track listing is as follows:
01. Temphioth Workings
02. Carved to Pieces
03. Inanimatus Absqui Anima
04. Crowned in Smoldering Ash
05. Nekrovaginal Secretions
06. Gospel ov Perversion
07. Morbid Rites
08. Tevfelskvnst
09. Open Casket (Death) More...
Weedeater Gearing Up To Record New Album
Notorious sludge outfit Weedeater will soon record a new full-length album, and first for Season of Mist, with long-time engineer Steve Albini (High On Fire, Neuroris). Stay tuned for further details.
The band has also announced a brief tour around the recording. The string of dates, which begin on September 5th in Richmond with the band headlining the Fall In Line Fest, will eventually route to Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, IL.
A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below. More...
Tobias Sammet Launching Radio Show
On August 13th, Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia) will join the club of vocalists who host their own radio show.
Every Wednesday from 9:00 PM to midnight, Tobias is going to play his favorite rock and metal music and talk about whatever comes to his mind.
Just like Alice Cooper's show, the Tobias Sammet Rock Show will be broadcast on Radio Bob, and you can stream it at this location.
Edguy's latest album "Space Police - Defenders of the Crown" (reviewed here) is out now, and you can check out a music video from the release below. More...
Gus G. Announces New Live Shows
Guitarist Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind) and Birmingham, AL rock group Lynam will be teaming up for a string of west coast dates in October.
Gus G. will be supporting his debut solo album, "I Am The Fire," and Lynam will be supporting latest release, "Halfway To Hell." The dates kick off October 15th in Los Angeles, CA at the world famous Whisky a Go Go and mark Gus' first solo band appearances in North America. He comments:
"I'm very excited to play my first solo shows in North America! Expect a killer set-list with songs from my debut solo album 'I Am The Fire', as well as material from Firewind, Ozzy and some surprises! I'm putting a killer band together for this short run and Mats Leven will be handling vocal duties! Also, I'm very happy to team up with Lynam -- they're a killer hard rock band, and their singer Jacob Bunton co-wrote with me and sang a song on 'I Am The Fire.' See you all out there!"
Oct. 15 - The Whisky a Go Go - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 17 - Count's Vamped - Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 18 - Ramona Mainstage - Ramona, CA
Oct. 19 - Club Red - Tempe, AZ More...
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Wintersun Frontman Explains New Album Delay
After the long wait for "Time I" (reviewed here) to finally be released, fans have been left hanging again waiting for the follow-up "Time II." Now Wintersun's Jari Mäenpää has issued the following statement online about the reasons behind the delay:
"Reality update about crowd funding, TIME II and future albums. I´m very happy to see that we have so much dedicated fans that would be willing to pledge and be a part of funding a studio for Wintersun, so I could make the next Wintersun album without it taking another 10 years again.
"I´ve been thinking about this Kickstarter/Pledge crowd funding thing for a while and I´m very confident now that there is enough of you guys that would help us raise the money for the Wintersun studio! This would give me the freedom to make music efficiently and nonstop. It would eliminate lot of the problems I´ve struggled with all my life and still continue to struggle everyday. For example right now I need a studio to reamp guitars for TIME II. And not just any studio, my own studio where I can craft my sounds exactly like I want them. 3rd party studios have never worked for me and I´ve never gotten satisfactory results for the insane prices they charge.
"I live in a small shitty apartment building and I have neighbors. It is very very hard to work like this. I can´t record vocals, I can´t practice my singing, I can´t record guitars, I can´t record guitars even with modelling amps, because the electricity is so bad in this shitty building so I get lots of interference, I even play and practice the electric guitar acoustically without an amp 99% of the time in my home, I can´t record drums or basically any acoustic instruments, I don´t have the room or cool space for a big computer farm which is a must for the orchestrations for the next album (the place is too small and hot even for the one computer I have), I can´t mix properly, ´cause the room is so bad and there´s always ambient noise in and outside the building. That´s why I usually turn my sleeping rhythm around and mix at nights, but that causes problems in my everyday life. I can´t do pretty much anything properly in this situation. Building a professional studio for Wintersun would erase all this and give us the freedom to make music nonstop. It would upgrade our album sound significantly and most importantly speed up the album making process significantly. This would even raise our live game. With proper preproduction, able to tweak our live sounds and setup properly we would sound pretty incredible live. We would also be able to rehearse more and that would allow us to be able to play live more often and come to places where we normally have not been able to come. The studio would allow us to have more time for everything. More...
Black Therapy To Record New EP
Melodic death metal band Black Therapy is working on a new EP, following the debut album "Symptoms of a Common Sickness" released last year.
The band features vocalist Giuseppe Di Giorgio (Eyeconoclast) and will enter Stefano Morabito's 16th Cellar Studio (Eyeconoclast, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hour of Penance) in September to record the EP, entitled "The Final Outcome."
The release is set for the second half of October via Revalve Records. Artwork and a finalized track listing will soon be unveiled. In the mean time, check out a music video taken off the band's previous album below. More...
Nocturnal Poisoning To Release "Doomgrass"
Nocturnal Poisoning is the project of Scott Conner, who formerly was the creative force and sole member of black metal outfit Xasthur. Nocturnal Poisoning will release "Doomgrass" this coming August 19th, 2014 via The End Records, with pre-orders available here. The label also comments:
"In 2010 Scott dissolved Xasthur to move on to more challenging musical endeavors, namely Nocturnal Poisoning. Using bluegrass guitar playing and American folk music as a starting point, Nocturnal Poisoning weave dark, complicated songs that are dissonant and melancholic as well as melodious.
"Finger-picked guitars are layered upon each other with sparse percussion to create a hypnotizing atmosphere of desolation. The vocals are delivered by Robert Nesslin, in a evocative, bluesy, chant-like style, adding yet another layer of despair to the already purgatorial mixture of sound. More...
Cerebus Posts New Album Trailer
U.S. metal outfit Cerebus has released a teaser trailer for the band's forthcoming album "Hallelujah," due out August 15th, 2014 via Total Deathcore. Check out the trailer below, and you can find more info on Cerebus at the band's Facebook page here.
Belphegor Headed To North America
The diabolical death/black metal band Belphegor will return to North American shores with a headlining tour this Fall.
Joining the raid of conquest and blasphemy, dubbed the “Voices From The Dark” tour 2014, is a cornucopia of the finest metal miscreants the world has to offer.
Greek outfit Rotting Christ as well as Beheaded from Malta and Svart Crown from France will be supporting on the trek.
“Belphegor is still brutal and consistent, rolling in worldwide like a wartime tank,” comments Belphegor frontman Helmuth Lehner. “It will be a pleasure to conquer the states again. On 'Conjuring The Dead' we celebrate diabolical death musick with one of our most brutal offerings yet. Join the Belphegor rituals and go to hell with us.”
The band's upcoming album "Conjuring The Dead" (reviewed here) is due out on August 5th (North America), August 8th (EU/Brazil/Japan), and August 11th (UK/FR) via Nuclear Blast. Catch the band live on these dates: More...
High On Fire Announces Tour Dates
High On Fire has begun work on a new, as-yet-untitled studio album. The group has convened for strategic writing sessions in both New Orleans, LA and Oakland, CA, with a 2015 tentative release date via eOne Music expected for the new LP.
Additionally, the band is now gearing up for Summer tour dates. The performances will kick off August 12th in Cambridge, MA with High On Fire headlining the inaugural Converse Rubber Tracks Live Tour.
The just-announced run will continue with stops in Toronto, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. High On Fire will also appear among the featured acts at the 2014 Hopscotch Music Festival, set to take place September 4th - 6th in Raleigh, NC. Catch the band live:
August 12 Cambridge, MA The Sinclair ** #
August 14 Toronto, ON Adelaide Hall ** #
August 15 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg ** #
August 19 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex ** %
August 20 San Francisco, CA The Chapel ** %
September 6 Raleigh, NC Hopscotch Festival (w/ Mastodon, Sun Kil Moon, St. Vincent, Valient Thorr, etc.)
September 19 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
September 20 Miami, FL Grand Central
September 21 Orlando, FL Will's Pub ?
September 22 THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN as part of Motörhead’s Motörboat
September 27 Portland, OR Dantes More...
Opium Lord Signs To Candlelight
Candlelight Records has checked in with the following announcement about signing a deal with Opium Lord:
"Opium Lord’s surroundings reflects their sound, born out of a small industrial town in The Black Country, in the shadow of the of the Birmingham suburbs where the genre was created; they play dark soul mailing avant sludge blending doom and math to construct their original sound.
"2013 was a busy year, releasing a now sold out debut EP, playing numerous UK appearances including Supersonic Festival and headlining a tour of mainland Europe. It’s safe to say they made some pretty bold statements in what was only their first year and a half of formation.
"Their debut EP 'The Calendrical Cycle – Prologue: The Healer' reached critical acclaim for a two track taster of what is to come, including Terrorizer Magazine awarding it top marks in a review.
"Coming soon on Candlelight Records will see the band’s first full length 'The Calendrical Cycle: Eye of Earth,' which promises to be far more in depth and crushing than its predecessor."
The band had this to say: "Candlelight has produced some of the biggest bands in metal since its inception, so it's an absolute honour to join the ranks to carry on our journey. We have done a lot since we formed this little band in The Black Country and we have had a lot of support along the way, we instantly felt at home talking with the guys from the label and relationships are important to us, so here we are, signed Candlelight because of that mentality. Our debut album The Calendrical Cycle: Eye of Earth shall be with you via Candlelight Records soon."
Devin Townsend Posts "Flight" Video
After releasing a video for "Mountaintop," Devin Townsend is proud to present to you the 2nd official promo video for the "Casualties of Cool" track "Flight." The video was shot, directed, and edited by Konrad Palkeiwicz, who is one of Devin’s dearest friends.
Devin comments: "Casualties Of Cool is one of my favourite things, if not my favourite thing I've done to date. It’s pretty left of centre, and now that my big Z2 project and all its chaos is nearing completion, it means even more to me. A dark and quiet place to go.
"Finally, its available for people who didn't order through Pledge, and I'm proud to present the video for ‘Flight’, done by long-time friend and collaborator Konrad Palkeiwicz. Konrad moved to an Island and filmed his interpretation of the song and I think it's beautiful.
"We have been rehearsing for our upcoming shows at Union Chapel and Savoy Teatteri in Finland, and it’s really a pleasure to have the ability to do this type of music. Thank you for the support!"
A project over four years in the making, largely at night when home from turning the dial up for the day job in the studio, "Casualties of Cool" saw Townsend look at himself in order to go forward. Digging out a battered old Fender amp and telecaster, he revisited the rootsy country and North American folk music of his youth. Driven simply by the desire to see how things unfolded, free of the usual recording contract constraints and subsequent limits on time, the album released back in June reached No. 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, No.11 in the Indie album charts and No. 77 in the UK album charts.
The album was fully supported by a crowdfunding campaign on Pledge Music reaching nearly 550%. The stock of physical CD’s of "Casualties of Cool" have also finally arrived at Devin’s official online merch store. More...
Ancient Dome Signs Record Deal
Punishment 18 Records has checked in with the following announcement about inking a new record deal:
"Italian thrash metallers Ancient Dome have signed a new record deal with Punishment 18 Records for the release of the new, third full-length album of their career.
"The group already released two albums with Punishment 18 Records, 'Human Key' (2009) and 'Perception of this World' (2010)."
Further details are forthcoming, and you can also find more info on Ancient Dome at the band's Facebook profile.
Rob Zombie Crowd Funding New Movie
Joining on with the crowd funding revolution, Rob Zombie has launched a campaign to raise funds for his new movie "31," which will continue his evil clown fetish and take it to new heights.
You can find all the perks for contributing and full details at this location. Rob Zombie himself also comments:
"Welcome to my next film. It is called 31. It is the story of five random people kidnapped on the five days leading up to Halloween and held hostage in a place called Murder World. While trapped inside this man-made Hell they must fight to survive playing the most violent game known to man... a game called 31.
"31 has no rules. 31 has no boundaries. It is ever so simple. Do whatever you can do to kill your opponent before they kill you. Keep this up for 12 hours and freedom is yours.
"Who are the opponents? Well... a group of vile, filthy, blood-thirsty clowns known as THE HEADS. They come in all shapes and sizes and each grows nastier than the last.
"What kind of film is this you ask? It is a fast paced, mean dirty film for those who like it rough. Get ready for a sick piece of celluloid! This is some hardcore business for the blood-thirsty gore hounds.
"Get on board! Get involved! Be part of this horrifying business! The world of horror needs you!" More...
Alunah Posts "Awakening The Forest" Preview Clip
U.K. stoner/doom act Alunah posted a preview clip for the third studio effort "Awakening the Forest." The clip features vocalist/guitarist Sophie Day and artist/illustrator Michael Cowell discussing the imagery and symbolic meanings behind the artwork. The album is set to drop via Napalm Records/Spinning Goblin on the following release schedule:
Oct. 3rd: G/A/S, FIN & BENELUX
Oct. 6th: UK & EUROPE
Oct. 7th: US/CAN
Oct. 8th: NOR/SWE/ESP
The track list for "Awakening the Forest" is:
1. Bricket Wood Coven
2. Heavy Bough
3. Awakening The Forest
4. The Mask of Herne
5. Scourge and The Kiss
6. The Summerland (Bonus Track)
Check out the clip here: More...
Accept Posts Second Trailer Clip For "Blind Rage"
Accept posted the second installment in a series of preview clips for the new album "Blind Rage." The album will be released on August 15th (EU) August 18th (UK and France) and August 19th (United States) via Nuclear Blast Records.
The track list for "Blind Rage" is:
1. Stampede (see music video here)
2. Dying Breed
3. Dark Side Of My Heart
4. Fall Of The Empire
5. Trail Of Tears
6. Wanna Be Free
7. 200 Years
8. Bloodbath Mastermind
9. From The Ashes We Rise
10. The Curse
11. Final Journey
Check the second preview here: More...
Heliosaga Announces Debut Album, Reveals Artwork
Minnesota symphonic power metal act Heliosaga announced that the band's debut release will be entitled "Towers in the Distance." The album's artwork can be viewed below along with two preview clips released in the last couple of weeks. The release date for the debut has not yet been announced, but it is expected for release this year.
Check out the album's artwork and take a listen to the trailers below:
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