Metal News for July 14, 2010
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Pantommind Reveals New Album Tracklisting
Bulgarian progressive metallers Pantommind have revealed the tracklisting for thier upcoming third studio ablum. The album, titled "Searching For Eternity," is to be released sometime in the fall through Spectastral Records USA.
"Searching For Eternity" tracklisting:
1. The Shape Of Silence
2. Hipnophobia
3. Moon Horizons
4. Not For Me
5. I Wasn't Quite An Angel
6. Tell Me
7. Searching For Eternity
8. Lost Lullaby
9. Enchanted Heart
10. Down To The End
Fozzy Announces European Tour Dates
Fozzy, the hard rockers featuring international wrestling mega star Chris Jericho on vocals, have announced details regarding the band's upcoming mini-tour of Europe. The tour kicks off on October 10th, 2010 in Cardiff and ends on October 20th in Yeovil.
Fozzy European tour dates:
Oct. 10 - Cardiff, UK - Millennium Hall
Oct. 11 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
Oct. 13 - Edinburgh, UK - Studio 24
Oct. 14 - Belfast, Ireland - Spring and Airbreak
Oct. 15 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
Oct. 16 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy 3
Oct. 17 - Leicster, UK - Leicster Academy
Oct. 18 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront
Oct. 19 - Southampton, UK - Taylors
Oct. 20 - Yeovil, UK - The Orange
Elvenking Streaming New Song "The Cabal"
Italian power metal act Elvenking are streaming a brand new song titled "The Cabal" via the band's myspace page. "The Cabal" is to be featured on the band's as yet untitled upcoming studio album to be issued in September through AFM Records. The band are working with producer Dennis Ward at Piranha Studios in Karsdolf, Germany.
You can hear the new song here.
Black Label Society Reveals New Album Tracklisting
Black Label Society have released the tracklisting for their upcoming studio album titled "Order of the Black." "Order of the Black" has been set for release on August 10th, 2010 through E1 Music.
"Order Of The Black" track listing:
1. Crazy Horse
2. Overlord
3. Parade Of The Dead
4. Darkest Days
5. Black Sunday
6. Southern Dissolution
7. Time Waits For No One
8. Godspeed Hell Bound
9. War Of Heaven
10. Shallow Grave
11. Chupacabra
12. Riders Of The Damned
13. January
Immortal Releases New Live DVD Tracklisting
On September 14th, 2010 legendary black metal act Immortal are set to release thier brand new live DVD titled "The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh." The DVD/CD set was recorded during their now infamous performance at the 2007 Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany. "The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh" is to be issued through Nuclear Blast Records and will also be released in Europe on August 6th, 2010.
"The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh" tracklsting:
1. Intro
2. The Sun No Longer Rises
3. Withstand The Fall Of Time
4. Sons Of Northern Darkness
5. Tyrants
6. One By One
7. Wrath From Above
8. Unholy Forces Of Evil
9. Unsilent Storms In The North Abyss
10. At The Heart Of Winter
11. Battles In The North
12. Blashyrk (Mighty Ravendark)
"The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh" is the first ever official live DVD and CD release from Immortal.
Forgotten Tomb Signs To Agonia Records
Italian progressive black metallers Forgotten Tomb have announced their signing with Agonia Records. The deal comes just in time for the band to begin recording of their upcoming studio album titled "Under Saturn Retrograde." The band have scheduled studio time for the end of August and plan to include 8 songs on the new effort.
Forgotten Tomb have also announced a two disc compilation album titled "Vol.5: 1999/2009." The compilation is to include a collection of demos, b-sides and other rarites spanning the band's career. "Vol.5: 1999/2009" will be issued in Europe through the Avantgarde Music label. "Vol.5: 1999/2009" is to be made available in two editions. A regular, double disc set and a rare edition including a Forgotten Tomb zippo lighter, patch and poster.
Antagonist Streaming New Song "Sasha Grey"
Whittier, California's Antagonist are currently streaming a brand new song, titled "Sasha Grey," via the band's myspace page. The song comes off the band's upcoming studio ablum "World In Decline."
"World In Decline" has been set for an August 17th, 2010 release date through Prosthetic Records.
You can check out the new song here.
Thy Art Is Murder Announces Australian Tour
Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder has announced a huge 24 date tour to promote their debut full length album "The Adversary," which is in stores on the 16th July through Skull and Bones Records and Stomp. The tour is supported nationally by Electrik Dynamite and takes place on the following dates:
21st July-Coffs Harbour, Bayldon Community Center, All Ages
22nd July-Gold Coast, Shed 5, All Ages
23rd July- Brisbane, The Fort, All Ages
24th July-Brisbane, Club 299, 18+
25th July-Nambour, Black box Theater, All Ages
30th July- Campbelltown, PCYC, All Ages
31st July- Blacktown, Masonic Hall, All Ages (Day Show)
31st July- Sydney, SFX nightclub, 18+
1st August-Sydney, Bald Faced Stag, All Ages (Day)
4th August-Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel, 18+
5th August-Goulbourn, Community Center, All Ages
6th August-Adelaide, Fowlers Live, All Ages
7th August-Bayswater, TLC, All Ages
8th August-Geelong, National Hotel, All Ages (Day)
8th August-Geelong, National Hotel, 18+ (Night)
13th August-Bendigo, Music Man Megastore, All Ages
14th August-Picton, Bridge 54, All ages
15th August-Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel, All Ages (Day)
20th August- Cairns, PCYC, All Ages
21st August- Townsville, PCYC, All Ages
22nd August- Mackay, PCYC, All Ages
26th August- Northbridge, OH SNAP!, 18+
27th August-Leedersville, YMCA HQ, All Ages
28th August-Leedersville, YMCA HQ, All Ages (Day)
Check out some of Thy Art Is Murder's music on their MySpace page.
Headline News
Poison The Well Goes On Indefinite Hiatus
Miami, Florida's biggest metalcore act Poison the Well have announced via myspace that they, as a band, have decided to go on an indefinite hiatus.
The band commented by saying: "So, after twelve years of being a band, countless tours around the world and records being released, we have made the decision to take some time to explore other interests in our lives. We’ve all reached a point where we feel like we need to take a step back from the band and pursue other things. [Poison the Well] has been an all encompassing, full time thing for such a long period that this isn’t an easy thing to do. We want to thank everyone who has supported us in anyway, whether it be buying a record or a shirt, to the occasional robbery from time to time. Once again, thanks for everything and we couldn’t have done any of this without you."
A Day To Remember Posts New Music Video
A Day To Remember has premiered the video for the band's new single “Have Faith In Me” on MTV2. The video clip can be viewed below. Directed by Mark Staubach, “Have Faith In Me” is the third video from A Day To Remember’s latest album, "Homesick," which debuted at #21 on the Top 200 Billboard Charts.
Francesco Artusato Finishes Solo Album
All Shall Perish’s new guitarist Francesco Artusato has completed work on his new, all instrumental solo endeavor entitled "Chaos and The Primordial." Artusato has launched a new MySpace page to promote this solo release, which features several samples from the new album.
Artusato checks in with the following comments: "I just got back from my first tour with All Shall Perish playing four great shows as direct support for the legendary Danzig. It was such an amazing and mind blowing experience! We will be back on the road starting this weekend for the Summer Slaughter North American tour and will then head out to Europe after that. It’s going to be great.
"This is also an exciting moment for me because my first solo record Chaos and the Primordial is finally finished. It’s 10 tracks of all instrumental music that explore the rock/metal language in singular ways. I’m very proud of the final product. It sounds the way I envisioned it thanks to Ben Cohen, who mixed and mastered it at Sky Blue Studios. It took a lot of patience and attention due to the crazy amount of recorded guitar tracks (doubles, harmonies and different layers and textures). Some of the songs have more 25 guitar tracks each! This disc is the result of the experiences, studies, thoughts and musical moments that shaped my sound and vision throughout these years.
"The first sample is taken from the1st track titled ‘Chaos and the Primordial.’ Overall, it’s a very technical and intense song that has a progressive vibe with some very open and lyrical parts mixed with very powerful moments of intensity and complexity. More...
Raunchy Reveals New Album Artwork
Raunchy has revealed the album cover for the band's new album "A Discord Electric," which will be released through Lifeforce Records on September 20th in Denmark, October 8th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, October 11th in the rest of Europe, and on October 12th in the U.S. The artwork can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Vocalist Kasper Thomsen also commented on the album:
"This is by far the most experimental, the most challenging, and the most interesting album we have come up with since the beginning of the band. My personal take on this endeavor is quite simple actually: This album will be on the hot list when it comes out!
"Every member of the band has had the freedom to take things to the limits, above and beyond, and believe me, boundaries are transparent this time around, we’re going totally apeshit, and you’re definitely in for some big surprises with some cool guest performances by our friends in DUNÉ on the song 'Big Truth' among other exciting things."
Born Of Osiris Streaming Three Track Sampler
Born of Osiris has been hard at work in the studio recording a new album. The band has now uploaded a three track sampler from the recording sessions, which can be heard via the Born of Osiris MySpace page. Born of Osiris will also be performing on the Thrash and Burn tour on the following dates:
7/16 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Headliners Louisville, KY
7/17 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Rockettown Nashville, TN
7/18 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ The Rave Milwaukee, WI
7/19 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Emerson Theatre Indianapolis, IN
7/21 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
7/22 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
7/23 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Rock The Block Las Vegas, NV
7/24 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Soma San Diego, CA
7/25 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ The Glasshouse Pomona, CA
7/26 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ The Crest Theatre Fresno, CA
7/27 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ House of Blues Los Angeles, CA
7/28 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Nile Theatre Phoenix, AZ
7/30 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM
7/31 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Lonestar Event Center Lubbock, TX
8/1 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
8/2 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ House of Blues Dallas, TX
8/3 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ House of Blues Houston, TX
8/5 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ State Theatre Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
8/6 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
8/7 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Hat Factory Richmond, VA
8/8 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Crazy Donkey Long Island, NY
8/9 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ The Chance POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
8/10 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ
8/11 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Xtreme Wheels Buffalo, NY
8/12 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Ches Arena Pittsburgh, PA
8/13 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Peabody's Cleveland, OH
8/14 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Harpos Detroit, MI
8/15 2010 THRASH AND BURN @ Metro Chicago, IL
The Devil Wears Prada Posts "Zombie" Footage
The Devil Wears Prada's guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster shot and edited together behind-the-scenes footage of the band during the recording of the upcoming "Zombie" EP. The video clip can be viewed below. The "Zombie" EP is due out August 24 on Ferrett Music.
Christopher Amott Streaming New Solo Songs
Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott has checked in with the following announcement about streaming two new songs online, titled "Tibet" and "Holy Mountain," from his new solo album:
"Hey everyone, this is Christopher Amott. My new album 'Follow Your Heart' has just been released on CD in Japan and as a download in the rest of the world. This record may be something different than what you are used to hearing from me. Check it out and see what you think. I hope you enjoy it! If you would like a little preview, you can listen to 2 songs on my Myspace."
Nekrasov Announces New Album Details
Australian black metallers Nekrasov have announced their upcoming fourth-full length album "Extinction" will be released via Crucial Blast Records. No official release date has been announced yet. The cover artwork for the album can be viewed at this location. You can also hear sample Nekrasov tracks via the band's official MySpace page.
Nightmare Recruits Touring Drummer
French metal act Nightmare has issued the following announcement about recruiting a touring drummer for the band's upcoming tour dates:
"Kevin Foley, drummer for French death grind masters Benighted, is on board with Nightmare for a couple of shows on the 'Insurrection Campaign World Tour - Part II.' Nightmare's permanent drummer, David Amore, is forced to miss the dates due to some personal reasons out of his control. Kevin already checked in at the Savoie Rock Fest last Saturday in Albertville, France."
The upcoming Nightmare tour dates are as follows:
7/17 Devilstone Festival in Lithuania
7/24 Woodstock Festival in Borkovany, Czech Republic
8/7 Wacken Open Air, Germany
8/25 Budapest, Hungary, Crazy Mama club
8/27 Heavy Metal festival, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Barby club
8/29 Motocultor Festival,Sene France
10/9 Evening Of Metal Festival, St Dizier, France
DevilDriver Comments On Upcoming Tour
DevilDriver has issued the following update about the band's upcoming tour dates:
"Listen up, DevilDriver is doing main stage Ozzfest and couldn't be more ready to destroy the seats and watch the lawn churn! We're picking up a few weeks of OFF day shows with some friends as well! We're taking out kitty cause they jam and are more pro and better onstage then half the fucking male metal groups we take!
"We're taking out Kataklysm cause there fucking bros and jam out hard live, we've toured together before with Opeth and had a blast! Come on out were changing the set around for those who have seen us and adding some surprises to our hour 20 min set! Summer BBQ by the bus tour! Fuck yes!"
The upcoming DevilDriver tour dates are as follows: More...
High On Fire To Play Riot Fest
High On Fire will be making an appearance at the Riot Fest in Chicago, IL, which takes place from October 6th - 10th, 2010. Additional details on the festival can be found at this location. The upcoming High on Fire tour dates are as follows:
7/14 2010 Crocks Thunder Bay, ON, CANADA
7/16 2010 Opera House Toronto, ON, CANADA
7/17 2010 London Music Hall London, ON, CANADA
7/18 2010 The Blind Dog Windsor, ON, CANADA
7/20 2010 The Casbah Hamilton, ON, CANADA
7/21 2010 Time To Laugh Kingston, ON, CANADA
7/22 2010 Le Cercle Quebec City, QC, CANADA
7/23 2010 Capital Music Hall Ottawa, ON, CANADA
7/24 2010 Heavy MTL Fest - Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, QC, CANADA
7/27 2010 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
7/29 2010 Headliner's Louisville, KY
7/31 2010 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO
10/10 2010 RIOT FEST Chicago, IL
Interment Announces Album Release Date
Swedish grime metal act Interment's new full-length album "Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy" will hit the streets on August 2nd and August 31st for European and North American territories, respectively. A video teaser for "Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy" can be viewed below. The track listing is as follows:
1. Eternal Darkness
2. Torn From The Grave
3. Dreaming In Dead
4. Stench Of Flesh
5. Where Death Will Increase
6. Sacrificial Torment
7. Night Of The Undead
8. Morbid Death
9. The Pestilence
Korn Posts Album Track By Track Breakdown
Footage has been posted online of Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer providing part of a track-by-track breakdown of the band's new album "Korn III: Remember Who You Are," which can be viewed below. The new album was released on July 13th, 2010.
Edenbridge Album Enters German Charts
Austria's Edenbridge has checked in with the following update about the band's new album "Solitaire" entering the German charts:
"Edenbridge in German Album Charts! Edenbridge have entered the German Media Control Album Charts on position 95! This is Edenbridge's first chart entry ever! A big thank you to all the fans who made this possible!"
You can also check out sample Edenbridge songs via the band's MySpace page.
Elexorien Issues Band Update
Elexorien has checked in with the following update about booking a new show and performing material from an upcoming second album:
"A new show has been booked. On Saturday, the 30th of October, we will be sharing the stage with Indica from Finland. The scene of this female fronted frenzy will be Veenendaal’s Escape.
"In other good news today: we will be performing some new material that night, as our 2nd album is on its way. More details on that will be posted here at a later date. This also is a great opportunity for all of you who haven’t witnessed The New And Improved Elexorien on stage yet, to see the new line-up perform live. We're looking forward to seeing all of you in Veenendaal on the 30th of October!"
Conspires To... Streaming New Song
U.K. based metal act Conspires To... has posted a new track online titled "Allegiance." The new song is now available for streaming via the band's MySpace page. Conspires To... has also announced that the band has begun mixing another new track titled "Falling Down." Additional details on the track and when it will be available will be announced as they are made available.
Hemoptysis Begins Recording New Album
Hemoptysis, two time L.A./Phoenix Music Awards ‘Metal Band of the Year’, have entered Validus Recording Studio in Hollywood, California to begin work on their full length debut album. This as of yet untitled CD is the follow up to the band’s 2008 EP, "Who Needs A Shepherd?." The release date for the album is TBA.
The new CD will be produced and engineered by veteran producer, Ryan Greene, who has worked with Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Mr Big, and many others. The album will feature 10 new songs, it will also include a newly recorded version of “Shadow of Death.” This song originally appeared on the EP, but was re-recorded/produced by Ryan Greene, mastered by George Marino (Sterling Sound), and released as a single. “Shadow of Death” was also chosen for the band’s debut full production music video. More...
Barren Earth Added To Brutal Assault Fest
Finnish progressive death metal super group Barren Earth has announced an appearance at the upcoming Brutal Assault Festival in the Czech Republic on August 14th, 2010. Other confirmed bands for the festival include Agnostic Front, Bal-Sagoth, Bonded By Blood, Cannibal Corpse, Children of Bodom, Cro-Mags, Devin Townsend, Dying Fetus, Ensiferum, Fear Factory, Gorgoroth, Ihsahn, Watain, and more. Additional details on the festival can be found at this location.
The upcoming Barren Earth live shows are as follows:
8/14 2010 Brutal Assault Festival Old Army Fortress JOSEFOV, CZECH REPUBLIC
8/19 2010 Summer Breeze Dinkelsbühl, DE
Glorior Belli Vocalist Appears On Eibon Track
French black metal band Glorior Belli has issued the following update about streaming an Eibon song online which features vocals from Glorior Belli's Infestvvs:
"French progressive dark doom band Eibon have just released their debut album 'Entering Darkness' via Aesthetic Death. A track from the CD, 'These Chains' with J./Infestvvs performing guest vocals, is now available for streaming on Glorior Belli's MySpace exclusively!
"Glorior Belli are currently finishing up recording new material in the band’s own studio. First up are two new songs to be used on a pair of split 10-inch and 7-inch singles: One song with Sludge/Black Metal act Creeping from New Zealand. One with the legendary Integrity, to be released later this year via A389 records."
Video Interview With David Ellefson Available
Rock In Rio TV conducted an interview with Megadeth's David Ellefson before the band's appearance at the Rock In Rio festival in Lisbon, Portugal on May 30th. David talks about Megadeth's set list, his past with playing in some of the other bands on the bill, and more. Check out the footage below.
Metallica Announces Final "World Magnetic" Dates
Metallica has issued the following statement about adding a second show in Christchurch and announcing the final dates of the "World Magnetic" tour:
"The end of the line... Dear Friends: we are so psyched to add a second show in Christchurch, New Zealand at CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21. Thanks again for demanding that we visit you there! Now to the real reason we're here taking up space on this site, we also want to announce that all of our play dates have now filled up with the addition of this show. That's right boys and girls, this will be the last date added to the World Magnetic Tour! So if you're waiting for us to come to the Polar Ice Caps, your undiscovered planet or even your basement, sorry, this is as good at it gets.
"It has been a very long, and most amazing run. The number of shows played depends on when you start counting. We are gonna go with what the boys in the band say, 'cuz they have been out on the road more or less continuously since May of 2008 and that brings us up to a total of 212 shows in 153 cities. Each and every one of them has been memorable and special and we thank you for that. This is where we could spew a bunch of crazy numbers at you...you know the 2.3 million tickets sold, 300 million miles traveled, 3,000 pounds of bacon consumed 'shtick,' but you don't care about that stuff and frankly neither do we. What we DO care about is letting you know the immense gratitude we feel for all of your love and support over these past two and half years. When we embarked on this "magnetic" journey, none of us ever, in our wildest dreams, imagined how truly incredible it would be and it's all because of hanging out with YOU! More...
Manegarm To Perform As Five Piece
Sweden's Manegarm has issued the following announcement about the band's bassist missing several upcoming festival appearances:
"Due to different circumstances Pierre W (Bass) will not perform with Manegarm at Kaltenbach open air, Party san open air and Summer breeze open air. On those festivals Manegarm will perform as a five-piece act as Erik will handle both vocals and bass."
You can also hear sample Manegarm songs available for streaming via the band's official MySpace page.
We, The Undersigned Splits With Drummer
New Brunswick’s We, The Undersigned has announced that the band has parted ways with drummer Chris Gatza. The group is currently looking for a new replacement drummer.
"Unfortunetaly it didn't end the way we had envisioned, but as everyone in the band is well accustomed to, things change, responsibilities and expectations change, and the direction of the music changes" commented bass player Jai Sadler. "We're at a point in the bands career were every member needs to be fully committed to helping the band/business as a whole, so I feel like we made the right decision for both parties involved."
Anyone interested in trying out for the drummer position can find the band's requirements and contact information at this location.
Be'lakor Comments On Canceled European Shows
Australia's Be'lakor has issued the following comments about canceling several of their upcoming European shows:
"As many people have noticed over the past few days, we have unfortunately been dropped from the 'Assault of the Carnivores Tour 2010' in Baroeg, Holland - due to the apparent difficulties of organizing shows around August. This has been especially bad news for Be'lakor, as the Baroeg show was part of a series of up to 10 shows that were being organized through an agent of a prominent American death metal band for the remainder of our European tour.
"We are now faced with the extremely disappointing situation of having had nearly all of our tour pulled from beneath us (with the exception of Summer Breeze). None of this has been within our control and, given how close we are to August, has left us with the very difficult task of trying to find replacement shows.
"As we are sure that any fellow travellers will appreciate, the costs of travelling from Australia to Europe - especially for a small band like ours - are considerable. For this reason, it is essential to us that we make the most of this opportunity and play as many shows as possible. Needless to say, we are very unhappy with how things have worked out. More...
Apocalyptica, Dir En Grey To Tour Together
DIR EN GREY has announced a co-headlining tour with Apocalyptica that begins in Toronto on August 23 and concludes September 12 in Seattle, Washington. A fan pre-order and VIP package goes on sale this Friday, July 16 (http://tixx1.artistarena.com/direngrey/), and tickets will go on sale to the general public the following Friday, July 23.
In January 2010, the band wrapped up two years of touring in support of 2008's "Uroboros" by playing two sold out shows at Tokyo's legendary Nippon Budokan arena and on June 22 Dir En Grey released a CD and DVD set from these shows, titled "UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living...- AT NIPPON BUDOKAN."
Here are the Dir En Grey and Apocalyptica co-headlining tour dates:
08/23 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
08/24 – New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
08/26 – Boston, MA @ Royale
08/27 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
08/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
08/30 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
08/31 – St. Louis, MO@ Pageant
09/01 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
09/02 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave.
09/04 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
09/05 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
09/07 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
09/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Club Nokia Live
09/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom at Regency
09/11 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
Defect Designer Recruits New Drummer
Russia's Defect Designer has checked in with the following announcement about recruiting a new drummer:
"As we've said before, we have some news. Emotions are mixed. Our drummer, Viktor Komarov, leaves the band and goes to Nurnberg, Germany, to continue his studies in math. This is very sad to have such friend so far from us now but we are happy for Viktor and wish him best of luck! We had great time and became close friends, it is very important to DD.
"Bands of Nurnberg! If you are looking for an experienced drummer - do not hesitate to contact us! Please welcome our old friend, Dmitry 'Ogrady.' We've already had experience of playing with Dmitry before so it'll be easier for all us to play with each other. Be with us. Because the new stuff is coming."
All Fall Dead Parts With Bassist
Finland's All Fall Dead has checked in with the following announcement about parting ways with the band's bassist:
"Time to turn the page. Good and bad news, one of our founding members, close friend, our singer Juuso has decided to part his ways with AFD. The decision for this came from Juuso himself. The reason for this is simply the lack of interest on making metal or music at all. We respect his decision and wish Juuso good luck for the future. For the rest of us, it's time for a new chapter. Right now we're looking for a new bass player!"
You can also check out All Fall Dead's music via the band's MySpace page.
Mortal Infinity Posts Rehearsal Footage
German thrashers Mortal Infinity have posted a rehearsal video up for a new song, which can be viewed below. The band also issued the following comment on the video and on upcoming live shows:
"Hey, we put up a second rehearsal video of a new song called 'leading to death' on youtube. Check it out below. This Saturday July 17th we play in Burghausen with our Friends Last Backdrop and Inward Effect. The whole thing is called 'stay brutal' so you know what's gonna happen! One week later, July 24th we play in Burgkirchen with battlecreek, last backdrop and the rough beat. It'll be great! We hope to see many of you guys there! Greetz and stay metal!"
MagisteriuM Posts EP For Free Download
MagisteriuM has posted their "Children of War" EP online for free download. Grab it here or here.
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Seeing Reality... (In Memory Of John Lennon)
2. Children Of War
3. Prometheus
4. Fallen Angel (ND Cover)
Noctis Imperium Readies New Album
Venezuelan black metal outfit NOCTIS IMPERIUM is set to release their latest offering, "Nihil," through Abyss Records. Featuring the legendary Nick Barker on drums, "Nihil" is just a sample of the hard work NOCTIS IMPERIUM have been doing since inception. The EP contains songs from their upcoming full length, "The Age Of The Golden Dawn," plus a handful of unreleased and live tracks recorded over the course of 2009. "Nihil" is set for an early August release date and will be available at officialabyssrecords.com. The EP's track listing can be found below. The band has made select tracks available for streaming at on the band's MySpace player.
Here's the tracklisting for "Nihil":
1. Ra-hoor-khuit
2. Descensus ad inferos
3. Bring me sacrifice
4. Noctis Imperium
5. Maze of torment
6. Unus in nihil
7. Through fire and cosmos (live)
8. Maze of torment (live)
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