The Plasmarifle Posts New Song Online

The Plasmarifle has posted the song “For all that is Concealed Shall Soon be Revealed” at their PureVolume page. The song comes from their upcoming album, “While you Were Sleeping, the World Changed in an Instant,” due out on October 14th via Ferret Music/Siege of Amida.

“While you Were Sleeping, the World Changed in an Instant” was recorded by Bart Frydrychowicz (Necronomicon, Decadawn) at studio 40 West, and mastered by former Despised Icon guitarist Yannick St-Amand (Despised Icon, Beneath The Massacre, Nefastus Dies, Camilla Rhodes, Vortex) at Northern Studio. Artwork was done by Colin Marks, who has created art for such bands as Whitechapel, Strapping Young Lad, The End, Aborted and The Red Death.

Some of the guests and their contributions include:

Alex Erian (Despised Icon) and Kevin McCaughey (Ion Dissonance) provided guest vocals on “Goodbye Dearest Bethany (I’ve Cursed Us All)…”, Alissa White-Gluz (The Agonist) provided guest vocals on “From The Trail Of Ashes…” and Paul Ablaze (Profugus Mortis) provided the guest vocals on “As The Mountains Rolled Back, I Stood In Disbelief…”.

Horns were performed by Frank Avila of The Divided Line and Chris Buehrer.

Interludes written and performed by Bart Frydrychowicz of Quo Vadis and Roxanne Constantin of Negativa.

Gang vocals were provided by Roxanne Constantin, Frank Avila, Chris Buehrer, Ben Landerville, Karine Cotton, Sebastien Proulx, Kalven Kimball, Olivier Lasalle Bart Frydrychowicz, Alex Erian and Kevin McCaughey.

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Alestorm Vocalist Checks In

Alestorm vocalist/keyboardist Christopher Bowles has posted the following tour report online:

"I think I've created a monster. It goes by the name of Kamelåså. It is the in-joke to end all in-jokes. And it is a poison that has infected us all. Run for your lives.

"Apart from that, the tour is going fucking awesome. I hope some of you landlubbers out there watched the live stream of our gig from Hamburg over the internet (the wonders of modern technology, eh)... it was a crazy fucking gig complete with an endless stream of stage invaders. The security guys had a tough job that night, hah! More...

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Helloween Posts New Video Online

German power metal legends Helloween has posted their new music video online for the song, "Paint A New World." You can view it at the bottom of the page. More...

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Suicidal Tendencies Announces New Drummer

Crossover thrash icons Suicidal Tendencies has posted the following message online:

"ST would like to give a big thanks to Dave Hildago Jr. Dave's last show was the 'We The People' festival last month. Dave's a good friend and always was there when the band needed him. Everyone wishes him and his family all the best, and much success in his future projects. We're also very excited to let those of you that don't know yet, that Eric Moore will be taking over the ST drums full time. Those that saw IG on tour earlier this year got to get a taste of insane drum skillz! Eric has an unbelievable mixture of power and finesse and the band is extra excited about the upcoming tours. It's a great chance to show off Eric and preview some new tracks. Mike Clark (guitar) will do a quick update/ interview for the website next week and fill you in on the band, the tour, recording, etc. Lastly, thanx to all the Cycos for their support!"

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KNVBI Records To Donate Profits To Pelican

After reading the recent news of Pelican's robbery in Rome, Shawn at KNVBI records has offered to help out the band. All profits from music purchased from myspace.com/knvbirecords or knvbirecords.com until Thanksgiving will go toward Pelican to help them recover the loss.

As previously reported, while in Rome, Pelican had their van broken into. Four bags were stolen, the contents including computers, passports, wallets, ipods, our soundguy's microphone collection, and, most devastatingly, a number of personal journals and two portable recording devices containing hours of song ideas that are now lost forever, amounting to several thousands of dollars in loss for the band.

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Primordial Nominated at Danish Metal Awards 2008

Irish pagan metal ban PRIMORDIAL has been nominated in the category of the Best International Album at Danish Metal Awards 2008 (side by side with Metallica, Slipknot, Opeth and Testament). You can check out the whole list of nominations here.

The Danish Metal Awards take place on the 15th of November in Copenhagen, Denmark.

PRIMORDIAL will be co-headlining this fall's Heidenfest tour alongside Finntroll, starting on the 31st of October in Leipzig, Germany. Other bands on the bill include Eluveitie, Equilibrium, Manegarm and Catamenia.

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Metallica Announces Helsinki Shows

According to Finland's MTV3, Metallica will be performing two concerts in Helsinki, Finland on June 14th and 15th, 2009. No more details are available at this time.

Metallica are currently riding high on the success of teir new album, "Death Magnetic" which has topped the charts in countries all around the world including the United States, Spain, Denmark and the United Kingdom.

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Pain Announces European Tour Dates

Pain, the band featuring Hypocrisy frontman Peter Tagtren, has announced a series of shows in Europe beginning in January.

The tour dates are as follows:

January
31 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser

February
1 - Berlin, Germany - Knaack
2 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
3 - Bochum, Germany - Riff
5 - Köln, Germany - Underground
6 - Breda, Holland - Mezz
8 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebop
9 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
10 - Stuttgart, Germany - Röhre
11 - Wien, Austria - Szene
12 - München, Germany - Backstage Club
13 - Zürich, Switzerland - Sounddock 14
14 - Milano, Italy - Alcatrazz
16 - Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao
17 - Strasbourg, France - Laiterie Club
18 - Paris, France - La Locomotive
19 - Toulouse, France - Havana Cafe
21 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1

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Daath Posts New Album Teaser Online

Georgia based metallers Daath has posted a two and a half minute trailer online for their forthcoming new album, "The Concealers." You can check it out below.

Daath entered the studio in March to record "The Concealers" with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Chimaira) and Mark Lewis of Florida’s Audio Hammer studios manning the boards. "The Concealers" will be Daath's first album with new vocalist Sean Z., who filled in after Sean Faber left the band following their stint on Ozzfest 2007. More...

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Motley Crue To Post "Dr Feelgood" For Rock Band

Motley Crue will be posting their entire album, "Dr Feelgood" online for download for the game Rock Band next week. You can download the whole album to your game for $15.99 or 1280 Microsoft Points or buy whichever single tracks you like for $1.99 or 160 Microsoft Points a track. The download will be made available for XBox 360 on October 14th and for Playstation 3 on October 16th.

The tracklisting for "Dr. Feelgood" is as follows:

1. Dr Feelgood
2. Slice of Your Pie
3. Rattlesnake Shake
4. Kickstart My Heart
5. Without You
6. Same Ol’ Situation (SOS)
7. Sticky Sweet
8. She Goes Down
9. Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
10. Time for Change

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Stereomud Dismissed Reunion Possibilities

Stereomud is scheduled to release a new DVD early next year, however the release will not result in the band reuniting. Vocalist Erik Rogers will continue to focus on his band Love Said No while bassist Corey Lowery concentrates on Dark New Day.

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