God Dethroned Finishes Writing New Album

Dutch death metal band GOD DETHRONED has finished the songwriting for their upcoming new album.

“We're ready! We finished 8 songs for our new album 'Passiondale.' Those of you who are fans of our 'Bloody Blasphemy' and 'The Lair of the White Worm' albums can take a deep breath now and wait out the time until the album comes out. Cause this motherfucker brings back all the good things you liked so much. Bringing back Roel to the band after all these years was a good idea. His drumming gave us the right vibe to come up with the stuff we needed for so long. We're really happy about the results and we can't wait to start tracking down those songs. We start recording on October 13th in the Soundlodge Studios in Germany.

"The album is a concept album about World War I and the song titles are: ‘Under A Darkening Sky’, ‘Behind Enemy Lines’, ‘Drowning in Mud’, ‘No-Man's Land’, ‘Passiondale’, ‘Poison Fog’, ‘Fallen Empires’ and ‘Artifacts of the Great War’. Stay tuned for more news 'cause we have some more interesting stuff in the works..."

"Passiondale" is to be expected for release in April/May 2009.

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Turmoil Seeks New Singer

As previously reported, Turmoil singer Jon Gula recently left the band. Not surprisingly, the group is now in search of a replacement. Here's the official word:

"Ok, so here are the facts of the situation, the new CD is done and has been for months. There are 13 tracks (12 originals, 1 cover), half of which have finished lyrics. Vocals, on the other hand...

"So, we are indeed looking for a new singer. We didn't spend 11 months writing and rehearsing and recording a new record just to have it get shelved and never see the light of day just because of one line-up change. We've gone back and forth over whether we should change the name of the band or not, but the bottom line is, Eulogy Recordings signed Turmoil, so Turmoil it is.

"So how are we going to go about this, you ask? We are going to be releasing one of the unfinished tracks from the CD, tentatively titled 'Papercuts' online for everyone to check out. This is going to be an open invite for people to download the song, write lyrics for the track and submit them to us along with a vocal track for consideration. Just click here to download the track or just go to our Myspace page to check it out. One thing to keep in mind, WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A TURMOIL KARAOKE SINGER!

"We are definitely interested in hearing different vocal styles, anything from Deadguy to Torche to the Bronx to the Melvins to Sheer Terror to Exodus. We are looking to expand the dynamics of the band. We've already done it musically and we'd like to do it vocally as well. Also, ideally we'd like to have someone who can write their own lyrics. The lyrics that have been written don't have to stay. If you can come up with something better, we all win. We have set up an email address that you can submit your lyrics and demos to: turmoilvocals@gmail.com. Once we pick a winner and everything is cool on both sides we look forward to hitting the road full on."

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Mutiny Changes Name To Mutiny Within

Mutiny has changed their name to Mutiny Within. The band recently signed with Roadrunner Records and will enter the studio with producer Jason Suecof (All That Remains, Trivium) in December.

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Trollfest Reveals New Album Details

Norwegian "trollish" metallers Trollfest has revealed the artwork and tracklisting for the upcoming third album, "Villanden," due before the end of the year via Omvina Records.

Here is the "Villanden" tracklisting:

01. Wo Bin Ich Jetz Aufgewacht?
02. Der JegerMeister
03. Uraltes Elemente
04. Villanden
05. Per, Pål Og Brakebeins Abenteuer
06. Der Uhr Ist Skandaløst Schändlich
07. God Fart
08. Festival
09. En Ny Erfaring
10. Trinkenvisen
11. Die Kirche Undt Der Mache

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Scars Moderator Issues Tour Cancellation Update

ResurrectionJunkie, a moderator for the official Scars On Broadway forum, released this statement on Daron Malakian’s surprising cancellation of the band’s upcoming tour:

"Some other facts from the 'inside' that I was given permission to disclose, in no particular order:

1. Daron is physically okay. There were some rumors about him having throat cancer and some other things like that. ALL FALSE.

2. Opinions and rumors about Daron's drug use, going to rehab, and all related things are wholly UNTRUE. Daron did not cancel the tour on some whim or out of some selfish need to fuck around at Disneyland or because he can't stop smoking weed or any other such nonsense.

3. There IS a personal issue that Daron is dealing with right now that is at the root of the tour cancellation. His message to the fans already summed this up in a purposefully vague kind of way. This issue was not disclosed to me and will not be disclosed to anyone outside the band because it is NONE OF OUR BUSINESS."

There are still no plans to reschedule the tour.

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Adastra's "Death Or Domination" Mastered

ADASTRA's forthcoming album, "Death Or Domination" has been mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers, Helsinki. "Death Or Domination" is set for release in December 2008 via Violent Journey Records.

The tracklisting for Adastra's "Death Or Domination" is as follows:

1. Locked On To You
2. One Chance
3. Death Or Domination
4. Man Mk. II
5. Helsinki 1939
6. Who Threw The First Stone
7. Devil Knows You're Dead
8. Lost
9. Wasted Life
10. The Longing

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Blinded Colony Parts with Vocalist Denny Axelsson

Sweden's Blinded Colony has parted ways with singer Denny Axelsson as a result of "professional differences."

The group comments: "Blinded Colony wishes Denny the best of luck with his future endeavors and salutes the good times we had with him not only as a band member but as a good friend. With one man short Blinded Colony is looking for a new frontman! You should be a professional and charismatic singer who's got to be 100% commited and be able to tour. If you think that you got what it takes, then please send us a mail with some info about you, a pic and a sample of your singing (MP3, Youtube link etc) to singer@blindedcolony.com."

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Foscor and Krv Put Together Split CD

Black Metallers FOSCOR, one of the very few bands of any genre who occasionally sing in their native Catalan language, has released a split CD with the Bosnian band KRV. Entitled "The Burial's Flavours," the CD contains 11 tracks total and is available on the Polish Diachell Muzik label.

KRV’s contribution contains 4 tracks of pure Slavic Black Metal recorded during May/June of 2008. FOSCOR’s 7 tracks are made up of four tracks taken from the 2006 "Narrow is the Path to Darkness" EP, which was previously available only as a self-released promo, the tracks being different versions to the ones available on the band’s second full-length release “The Smile of the Sad Ones.” Also included is an exclusive intro, and two bonus live tracks, recorded during the FOSCOR’S appearance at "Black Metal is Rising IV," in Paris in May of this year.

The full track-listing as follows:

KRV:
I. Noc kada je ustao Crt
II. Okovi od leda
III. U plamenu vatre
IV. Kroz polja Slavije

FOSCOR:
I. Melangia – intro
II. Life's Death Code
III. El Palau dels Plors
IV. The Smile of the Sad Ones
V. L'Ombra de l'Adicció
VI. The Smile of the Sad Ones (live bonus track)
VII. L'Ombra de l'Adicció (live bonus track)

FOSCOR is currently in the process of writing and working on their third release. No studio date has yet been set, but the band is hoping to enter the studio to begin recording during the early part of 2009.

Samples from "The Burial's Flavours" can be heard on FOSCOR’s MySpace page.

Watch the official video for "I Tornà de les Cendres" from FOSCOR’S album, "The Smile of the Sad Ones" below. More...

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