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Sunday, November 22nd
As a follow-up to the information given about Orphaned Land's upcoming release, The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR, the tracklisting has now been revealed as the following:
Part I: Godfrey's Cordial - An ORphan's Life
01. Sapari
02. From Broken Vessels
03. Bereft In The Abyss
04. The Path Part 1 - Treading Through Darkness
05. The Path Part 2 - The Pilgrimage To Or Shalem
06. Olat Ha'tamid
Part II: Lips Acquire Stains - The WarriOR Awakens
07. The Warrior
08. His Leaf Shall Not Wither
09. Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II
10. New Jerusalem
11. Vayehi Or
12. M I ?
Part III: Barakah - Enlightening The Cimmerian
13. Barakah
14. Codeword: uprising
15. In Thy Never Ending Way (Epilogue)
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Katatonia have posted a new music video for the track Day And then The Shade off of their latest record Night Is The New Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzvfePD-R7Y
Saturday, November 21st
Underoath are selling a custom hand painted drum by the band for charity on Ebay. The auction will end November 28, 2009 at 12:00:09 PST.
All funds received from the sale go to benefit the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is the most common known genetic cause of life-threatening obesity in children. Although the cause is complex it results from an abnormality on the 15th chromosome. It occurs in males and females equally and in all races.
Pictures of the drum and more information can be obtained here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Drum-hand-painted-by-UNDEROATH_W0QQitemZ200404682840QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ LH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea90cc858#ht_574wt_11 65
Friday, November 20th
All Tomorrow's Parties annual music festival held in Kutsher's Country Club in New York
have revealed the first day's lineup (Friday September 3rd.) Headlining the festival will be
Sleep performing Holy Mountain in full. Supporting Sleep will be The Scientists and
Mudhoney performing Blood Red River and Superfuzz Bigmuff in full,
respectively.
More details on the full lineup to come.
http://www.atpfestival.com/
The Human Abstract have parted company with lead singer Nathan Ells and will hold open auditions for his replacement.
The band posted the news on Facebook and set out the procedure for potential applicants.
They wrote: "The Human Abstract will no longer be working with Nathan Ells. We want to wish Nathan the very best in his future endeavors.
"With that being said, we are now looking for our new lead singer. To clue everyone in, our new singer must be into Chuck Norris, Van Damme and most importantly Steven Seagal movies. We will be holding public auditions, so if you have what it takes please reach us at THAvocalistsearch@gmail.com and we will respond to you with more information. But that’s not all!"
The group have also begun work on a new album with former guitarist A.J. Minette, who will produce and co-write the album: "We are working hand in hand with A.J. Minette on this next record which is well i ...more
Polish death metal band Decapitated are to resume touring following the addition of three new members.
Vocalist Rafał Piotrowski (of the band Ketha) and bassist Filip "Heinrich" Hałucha (of Masochist) join founding member Vogg and drummer Kerim "Krimh" Lechner, who joined the band in August.
In late 2007, the band were involved in a bus crash on the Russia/Belarus border while touring eastern Europe. Drummer Vitek died shortly afterward, while vocalist Covan was rendered comatose. Covan recovered, but left the band along with bassist Marcin Rygiel soon after.
Tour Itinerary:
1 Feb - UK - Birmingham - 02 Academy 2
2 Feb - UK - Glasgow - Ivory Blacks
3 Feb - UK - Manchester - Moho Live
4 Feb - UK - Bristol - Blerkeller
5 Feb - UK - Reading - Sub89
6 Feb - UK - Leeds - Rios
7 Feb - UK - Wrexham - Central Station
8 Feb - UK - London - 02 Academy Islington
Thursday, November 19th
Mastodon guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher have posted a four-part video explaining how to play 'Divinations,' from their latest record Crack The Skye.
http://www.guitarworld.com/mastodon_divinations
Wednesday, November 18th
Protest the Hero have debuted a new video for the track 'Limb From Limb' off their latest record Fortress.
http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/11/18/exclusive-video-premier-protest-the-hero-limb-from-limb/
Dream Theater has premiered a new video for the track 'Wither' off their latest record Black Clouds & Silver Linings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpMDEQSwXjw
On January 26, 2010 Cave In will be rereleasing their 2009 EP Planets of Old with an added DVD of their July comeback show at the Great Scott in Alliston, MA. A preview clip of the DVD featuring the song "Juggernaut" from their 1999 release Until Your Heart Stops can be seen at http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/18/video-of-the-week-exclusive-cave-in-dvd-preview.aspx
"As You might already know, my dear ladies and gentlemen, and others individuals too, I am no friend of the modern so-called Black Metal culture. It is a tasteless, low-brow parody of Norwegian so-called Black Metal anno 1991-1992, and if it was up to me it would meet its dishonourable end as soon as possible. However, rather than abandon my own music, only because others have soiled its name by claiming to have something in common with it, I will stick to it. The "black metallers" will probably continue to "get loaded", "get high", and in all other manners too behave like the stereotypical Negro; they will probably continue to get foreign tribal tattoos, dress, walk, talk, look and act like homosexuals, and so forth. Some of the "black metallers", their fans and accomplices will probably even continue to pretend - and actually believe - they have something in common with Burzum, but let me assure You; they don't! I play what can be describe ...more
Having canceled all of their 2010 tour dates in order to record a new album, British power metallers DragonForce will re-release their first two albums on February 22 via Spinefarm Records UK.
2003's Valley Of The Damned will be remixed, remastered and, along with 2004's Sonic Firestorm, re-issued with bonus tracks, live footage and behind-the-scenes interviews assembled by guitarist Herman Li.
The Valley Of The Damned re-issue will include the unreleased studio track 'When Dragons Rule' and a bonus DVD containing live footage of 'Valley Of The Damned' from Japan, behind-the-scenes film, studio clips and interviews from Japan, Denmark and the UK.
Sonic Firestorm will include the track 'Cry Of The Brave,' which was left off the original pressing, and more live footage from Japan ('Fury Of The Storm'), as well as newly-recorded interviews with the band members.
Worldwide release details are not yet known.
Tuesday, November 17th
Polish blackened death act Behemoth will tour the US and Canada in January, kicking off in Philadelphia's Theatre of the Living Arts on January 7.
The Evangelia Amerika tour will feature support acts Septic Flesh from Greece, Shining from Sweden and more to be announced.
The tour pre-sale will begin on November 19: http://tix.artistarena.com/behemoth/
Tour Itinerary:
01/07 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of the Living Arts
01/08 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx
01/09 Raleigh, NC Volume 11
01/10 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
01/11 Tampa, FL State Theatre
01/13 Austin, TX Emo's
01/15 Tucson, AZ The Rock
01/16 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
01/17 San Francisco, CA Slims
01/18 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
01/19 Seattle, WA El Corazon
01/21 Calgary, AB Republik
01/22 E ...more
British hardcore act Architects have replaced The Devil Wears Prada at Australia's Soundwave festival. The American metalcore band have pulled out of the festival to tour the US with Killswith Engage.
Monday, November 16th
Dutch metal band Hail Of Bullets have posted the video for 'Warsaw Rising,' the title track from their recently-released EP.
http://www.metalinjection.net/av/exclusive-video-premiere-hail-bullets-warsaw-rising-win-copy-rare-ep
Swedish death metal veterans Impious' new album Death Domination is now available to stream in full ahead of its November 24 worldwide release.
http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/674/17280/Impious-Death-Damnation-album-stream.html
Slayer, Megadeth and Testament are heading out on tour together across North America in early 2010.
Tour schedule:
January 18, 2010 Seattle, WA WaMu Theatre
January 19, 2010 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
January 21, 2010 San Francisco, CA Cow Palace
January 22, 2010 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
January 23, 2010 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
January 25, 2010 Denver, CO Magness Arena
January 26, 2010 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
January 27, 2010 El Paso, TX El Paso Coliseum
January 29, 2010 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless
January 31, 2010 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium
February 1, 2010 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Arena
February 2, 2010 Louisville, KY Broadbent Arena
February 4, 2010 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
February 5, 2010 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
February 6, 2010 Detroit, MI Cobo Arena
February 9, 2010 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
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Zao are well underway with writing new songs for their next album. The group have already demo’d at least eleven new songs and have more in the works. No word yet on when they will officially begin recording the effort.
Via:
http://www.theprp.com/2009/11/16/news/zao-writing-for-new-album/
and:
http://lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13599
The Empire Shall Fall have released a video for the title track of their new CD, "Awaken".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liu-5cn_cQo
Technical metalcore act The Dillinger Escape Plan have chosen March 23, 2010 as the release date for their latest musical creation, Option Paralysis.
Sigh have posted a new track, entitled 'L'Art de Mourir,' from their upcoming album Scenes From Hell to MySpace, the album having been pushed back to a January 19 release date.
http://www.myspace.com/sighjapan
Sunday, November 15th
Canadian metal band Woods Of Ypres have posted four new songs from their latest album Woods IV: The Green Album. Shards Of Love, Everything I Touch Turns To Gold, By the Time You Read This...I Will Already be Dead and I Was Buried... in Mount Pleasant Cemetery are available on the band's myspace.
http://www.myspace.com/woodsofypres
In a recent interview with About.com, Dark Tranquillity vocalist Mikael Stanne gave the title of their upcoming album, as well as a release date. Stanne says, when questioned about the new studio album:
"As I said, the recording and mix is done and now we are working on all the things around it. The album is called 'We Are The Void' and the release will be in late February 2010. I am still not able to listen to it objectively, but we all are extremely satisfied with it. It has everything that I love about this band, and it kicks off the next 20 years in a great way. There is more drama, more anger, more sorrow and less filler."
The full interview with Stanne can be found here:
http://heavymetal.about.com/od/interviews/a/darktranquillityinterview2009.htm
Friday, November 13th
Dragonforce have canceled the remainder of their 2009 tour and all of their 2010 dates in order to write a new record.
The band stated: "The reason for this is that at the end of the 2009 UK part of the Ultra Beatdown World Tour, the band will start writing a new studio album scheduled for release in 2011. They will need to focus totally on this, and unfortunately this means all live shows for 2010 have been cancelled."
Demon Hunter recently released a press release in regards to a fifth studio album. The Christian Metalcore band has 4 studio albums already under their belt since signing with Solid State back in 2002, and have already gone through a slew of line-up changes; with the most recent of which being both guitarists Don Clark and Ethan Luck. Replacing them are Patrick Judge and Randy Torres (Project 86).
Furthermore, Ryan Clark also announced the albums recording status and his sentiments towards the developments:
"...We have been busy working on material for our 5th album, which we will be entering the studio to record in October. At this point, I would say about 90% of the music has been written, and probably about 40% of the lyrics/melodies. As cliché as it can be to say, the album is shaping up to be heavier, faster, and more aggressive than previous Demon Hunter material (and there might be a ballad or two in there for good measure). As always, we're d ...more
Thrash metal legends Slayer have postponed their planned UK tour due to vocalist Tom Araya's ongoing back complaints.
The seven-show stint was due to begin on November 18 in Nottingham, but will now kick off in Manchester's Academy on March 7. All tickets for the original shows are still valid.
Araya has been laid up for the past couple of weeks with blood clots in his back, and the decision has been made to call off all forthcoming dates. "Right now," said Slayer's manager, Rick Sales, "our main concern must be the full and permanent recovery of Tom, so we have decided to clear the calendar and give him the extra time he needs to concentrate solely on good health."
Slayer have already pushed back to an unspecified date the Canadian Carnage tour with Megadeth that was due to begin on November 8.
Re-scheduled Tour Itinerary:
March 7 Manchester Academy
March 8 London ...more
Thursday, November 12th
Mastodon has posted a limited edition set dubbed the "Royal Edition" of their latest record
Crack The Skye on their official store. This edition will include:
- Full Length Crack The Skye Album
- Full Length Crack The Skye Score first time available on physical disc
- Housed in GOLD stamped foiled Digi- book with brand new gold and black Crack The Skye
exclusive artwork and packaging designed by Paul Ramano
- 6” x 6” Exclusively designed lithograph unavailable anywhere else
- An instant download of the Divinations (Live at XFM) and Colony of Birchmen (Live at XFM)
- The first few pre-orders will receive an autographed lithograph
The set will cost $38.98 and will be released on December 15th.
http://www.mastodonrocks.com/merch?cmpid=mast ...more
Suicide Silence have posted the video for their new single 'Genocide' via horror movie site Bloodydisgusting.
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18006
Orphaned Land will release The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR in Europe on January 25, with a worldwide release following on Febuary 9.
Vocalist Kobi Farhi said: "As people that were born into the tragedy of our region, we have always been devoted to creating harmony between conflicts, a musical heaven on earth, a tango between God & Satan. Even in the album's artwork we combined Hebrew and Arabic, regardless of the fight between Jews and Muslims.
"I found a Jordanian guy, specialized in calligraphic artwork. He took letters from Hebrew and Arabic and moulded them in his art to create a symbol of peace. Same goes for our band photo, where we portrayed a synergy between the three monotheistic religions, that believe in the same God and yet, ridiculously have been killing each other for centuries "in the name of God" and turned the holy land into an orphaned land.
"Naturally we continued this idea of union on a mu ...more
As 2009 comes to a close, Sputnikmusic will once again be collecting user votes to create a 'Users' Top 100 of 2009' album list -- this is your opportunity, as users of Sputnikmusic, to collectively voice which 2009 albums hit you the hardest by posting your Top 5 albums of 2009. Votes will be amassed and made into the Users' Top 100 albums feature. Voting will end December 1st, so get your votes in soon!
Vote for your top 5 albums of 2009 here: http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=17638656#post17638656
Wednesday, November 11th
Here's a list of this week's major new releases. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.
50 Cent - Before I Self-Destruct [Digital] (Aftermath Records)
Tori Amos - Midwinter Graces (Universal Republic)
Bakteria - Defecate! Suffocate! Mutilate! Masturbate! (Nuclear Blast)
Band On An Island - The Sound Sweep (Firstborn Is Dead)
Bibio - The Apple and the Tooth (Warp Records)
Bobby Birdman - New Moods (Fryk Beat)
Bon Jovi - The Circle (Mercury)
Coalesce - OX EP (Relapse)
Dashboard Confessional - Alter the Ending (Universal Music Group)
Dead to Me - African Elephants (Fat Wreck Chords)
DOOM - Unexpected Guest (Gold Dust Media)
The Doors - Live in New York [BOX SET] (Rhino/Wea)
Evil-Minded Metal Phoenix - Year of the Earth Rat (Fall Reign)
Melanie Fiona - The Bridge (Universal Music Gr ...more
Mudvayne have released two new tracks from their upcoming self titled album, entitled 'Scream With Me' and 'Heard it All Before.' Mudvayne will be released on December 22nd.
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/10/mudvayne-scream-with-me-song-premiere/
http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/10/mudvayne-heard-it-all-before-song-premiere/
Former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach Empire Shall Fall's new album Awaken is now available to stream in full ahead of its November 17 release.
http://www.metalinjection.net/av/exclusive-album-stream-empire-falls-iawaken-featuring-jesse-leach
Tuesday, November 10th
The Ocean have announced Loïc Rossetti as their new singer.
In the band's myspace post, they wrote: "The band has spent the better part of the year working feverishly on their upcoming 2 albums which are due for March and September 2010 releases. More news will follow soon."
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=6248408&bl ogId=517907623
Monday, November 9th
A tweet from NIN art director Rob Sheriden has releaved that Nine Inch Nails are planning
on releasing a deluxe edition of the band's massive double disc album The Fragile.
Spent the afternoon revising the nine inch nails Fragile Deluxe Edition prototype with
A+R. Now it'll be a month before we get the next one.
A+R stands for Artists in Residents, the same group who had put together the Ghosts I-IV
deluxe edition which included a blu-ray, 4 vinyls, an art book and a handsigned number
and signature by Trent Reznor.
No more details are known at this time.
http://www.theninhotline.net/news/index.php#1257802996
Trivium are selling digital downloads of every US show they have played on their Mouth of Hell tour 2009. Each album costs $9.99 and will be delivered in high quality DRM free mp3.
http://live.trivium.org/
Swiss celtic-metallers Eluveitie will release their fourth studio album, Everything Remains, in early 2010.
The album cover can be seen here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/images/mixed/Cover_Everything_Remains.jpg
Tracklist:
1. Otherworld
2. Everything Remains As It Never Was
3. Thousandfold
4. Nil
5. The Essence Of Ashes
6. Isara
7. Kingdom Come Undone
8. Quoth The Raven
9. (do)minion
10. Setlon
11. Sempiternal Embers
12. Lugdūnon
13. The Liminal Passage
Danish melodic metallers Mnemic will release Sons Of The System on January 18 via Nuclear Blast.
"The music itself can be described as very eclectic, very diverse, and nothing that you would imagine coming from a band like us," commented frontman Mircea Gabriel Eftemie. "Let’s just say it has become more theatrical, more electronic, and just more catchy, as we have put all our focus on writing good songs and not being afraid of experimenting."
The liner notes can be read in full as a digital flip-book from the location below:
http://sonsofthesystem.com/index-flash.html
Tracklist:
1. Sons Of The System
2. Diesel
3. Mnightmare
4. The Erasing
5. Climbing Towards Stars
6. March Of The Tripods
7. Fate
8. Hero(in)
9. Elongated Sporadic Bursts
10. Within
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The line-up currently using the Fear Factory moniker are streaming a new song called "Powershifter". This song comes off of the upcoming album, Mechanize, which is scheduled for a February 9, 2010 release through Candlelight Records.
The album marks the return of original guitarist Dino Cazares (Divine Heresy), and will be rounded out by vocalist Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory), bassist Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad), and drummer Gene Hoglan (Death, Strapping Young Lad).
Machanize is also notable for the return of producer Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost) and engineer Greg Reely (Skinny Puppy, Paradise Lost).
http://current.com/items/91406136_new-fear-factory-song-streaming.htm
Sunday, November 8th
Baroness has posted a new video for the track 'A Horse Called Golgatha' off their latest
album The Blue Record.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=10045 3521
Florida progressive band Cynic is currently working on a new EP that will include reinterpretations of 4 songs off Traced in Air (The Space for This, Evolutionary Sleeper, Integral Birth, King of Those Who Know), and 1 totally new song. Guitarist Tymon Kruidenier had this to say on the new EP:
As most of you already know we're working on an EP. We're reinterpreting 4 songs from Traced In Air: Space, King, Evolutionary and Integral, and we will record a brand new song. There's several reasons we're doing this. We're not done yet with TiA, the album has only been out for a little over a year and we feel the songs are still fresh. Besides that we want to try different production techniques and incorporate influences from different genres we all love, but which never had a place in Cynic. So I saw someone asked how "surprising" this EP could be? I would say: very surprising
The EP is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Friday, November 6th
A new Hollywood Undead single can be heard on their Myspace.
"Dove & Grenade" is taken from their upcoming release on November 10th titled Desperate Measures
http://www.myspace.com/hollywoodundead
Many were kinda suprised. A porn flick as music video for the single "Pussy", lyrics about S/M kinky stuff and... nobody really made a big deal about it. At least in Germany, where for example songs like "Mein Teil" (which is about a cannibal eating the penis of a guy) gave rise to a huge debate about the band and their material.
Now, the Ministry for Family Affairs asked for the "indexing" of Rammstein's new album "Liebe ist für alle da". For all the folks not from Germany: if a video, album or song finds itself on "the index", it is no longer allowed to place the product in question in public, advertise it or sell it to minors (under 18 years of age in Germany). Rammstein's new album will therefor be no longer available in music stores, at least not above the counter, so to say.
As reason for all this the Ministry named in specific the song "Ich tu dir weh" (English: I hurt you), acompanied by a picture in the ...more
Monday, November 2nd
The video for Isis' new single '20 minutes/40 years' has been posted at VH1.com.
http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=1471496&vid=443647
Ihsahn has posted a new track from entitled 'Frozen Lakes on Mars' to MySpace. Ihsahn's third studio album, After, is scheduled for release on January 23.
http://www.guitarworld.com/ihsahn_frozen_lakes_on_mars
Former professional wrestler and full-time overprotective dad Hulk Hogan auditioned to play bass for both Metallica and the Rolling Stones during the 1980s, according to his forthcoming autobiography My Life Outside the Ring.
Speaking to the Chicago Tribune, Hogan said: “I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the [Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player. I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bass player.’ I never heard a word back."
He went on: “When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica.”
Hogan made a living as a journeyman bass player while in college, and continued to attempt to make it as a musician during his early wrestling days. His daughter, Brooke, is now a successful solo artist w ...more
Saturday, October 31st
Mastodon will be releasing a new EP for the song 'Oblivion' off their latest album Crack
the Skye. The EP will feature four songs and two videos, and will be released on
November 4th.
Tracklisting
Oblivion
Divinations (Live at XFM)
The Bit (Live at XFM)
Colony Of Birchmen (Live at XFM)
Oblivion (Video)
Divinations (Video)
Friday, October 30th
Slayer is now streaming their upcoming album World Painted Blood on their Myspace page ahead of it's November 3rd release date.
http://www.myspace.com/slayer
Overkill has recently signed with Nuclear Blast Records and are set to release a new album
through the label. The album entitled Ironbound is scheduled for a 2010 release
date.
Tracklisting
01. The Green And Black
02. Ironbound
03. Bring Me The Night
04. The Goal Is Your Soul
05. Give A Little
06. Endless War
07. The Head And Heart
08. In Vain
09. Killing For A Living
10. The SRC
http://www.nuclearblast.de/showDynamicPage.php?ident=newsdetail&nid=3211
Nuclear Blast Records has posted a promotional video for Nile's upcoming record Those
Whom The Gods Detest sponsored by Listerine. The bizarre video features a cut from the
upcoming album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y78IxKyuYCg
The latest Mudvayne track was released today for streaming on MetalSucks.net.
"Heard It All Before" can be heard today at the link below. And in all seriousness, there is a solo towards the end.
http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/30/think-youve-heard-it-all-before-from-mudvayne-think-again/
Thursday, October 29th
According to an email sent by Chuck's sister-in-law, Tabitha Montgonery, to the originator of the story, former Danzig drummer Chuck Biscuits is still very much alive.
Ms. Montgomery wrote: "This note is on behalf of Bob Montgomery, who ask me (his wife) to let you know that CHUCK IS ALIVE. Bob is on his way to see him now and will send you a follow up email in the near future. Thank you for taking the time to reply to Bob’s email this morning."
Full details:
http://jgtwo.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/chuck-biscuits-1965-2009/
The Red Chord are touring with Gwar in the wake of the release of their latest success Fed Through the Teeth Machine. On Monday November 2nd, SputnikMusic's Tyler Munro (ie: me) will be off to their Toronto date for an interview with the four-piece.
That's where you come in.
As SputnikMusic is a community driven site, feel free to propose anything you'd like to ask the band. You can do that either here, within this news post, or by contacting Tyler directly at tylr.munro (@) gmail (dot) com.
The release of Rob Zombie's upcoming album Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool has been pushed back to early 2010 as a result of Zombie's recent signing to Roadrunner imprint Loud & Proud.
Wednesday, October 28th
Former Emperor frontman Ihsahn will release his third solo album, After, on January 26 via Candlelight Records.
The album was recorded over eight months in Ihsahn's own Symphonique Studio with drummer Asgeir Mickelson (Spiral Architect), bassist Lars K. Norberg (Spiral Architect), & saxophonist Jorgen Munkeby (Shining).
Ihsahn explained: "This is my first album written with 8-string guitars as basis which has been both challenging and inspiring. I also decided early on that I wanted to mix this album with Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia) and recorded the album with that in mind.
"Asgeir and Lars have again delivered superb performances. I've always wanted to implement the saxophone in my music; Jorgen’s contributions truly added a silver lining to the album."
Tracklist:
1. The Barren Lands
2. A Grave Inversed
3. After
4. Frozen Lakes on Mars
5. Undercurrent
...more
Tuesday, October 27th
A new SIG:AR:TYR track, 'Blood Of The North,' has been posted for streaming via Youtube.
'Blood Of North' is taken from an upcoming non-commercial compilation entitled In Autumnal Fog, which will be available for free MP3 download later this year, as well as SIG:AR:TYR's forthcoming album, Godsaga, for which no release date has yet been set.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajsTx3EOR0
Between The Buried And Me, Cynic, Devin Townsend Project and Scale the Summit are set to embark on a full US tour in 2010, with a number of dates already confirmed.
Bteween The Buried And Me will also headline a short string of club dates in Australia in March.
Tour Itinerary:
January 8 Nashville, TN Rocketown
January 9 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
January 10 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
January 11 Houston, TX Meridian
January 12 Dallas, TX The Prophet Bar (Big room)
January 13 San Antonio, TX The White Rabbit
January 15 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
January 16 San Diego, CA House of Blues
January 17 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
January 18 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
January 20 Denver, CO Cervantes
January 22 Louisville, KY Headliners Music Hall
January 23 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
January 24 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Januar ...more
Monday, October 26th
On October 17, Morgan Harrington went missing after attending a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, VA.
The band have offered $50,000 as reward for any information that leads to Harrington's recovery.
http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=602638
The new Deftones album recently rumored to be released by the end of the year has been pushed back to February of 2010, according to Metal Hammmer.
http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/deftones-album-set-for-2010/
Saturday, October 24th
Orange County metallers Atreyu have posted a new video hyping their upcoming release Congregation of the Damned in anticipation of its October 27 release. The video features a new track from the album, 'Bleeding Is A Luxury.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnJB9OpXQ14
The Red Chord's new album Fed Through the Teeth Machine is available to stream in full ahead of its October 27 release.
http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/10/23/the-red-chords-fed-through-the-teeth-machine-exclusive-full-album-stream/
Friday, October 23rd
England based progressive metallers TesseracT have made new song 'Lament' available on their myspace.
'Lament' is the first full song to be released from the band's forthcoming debut album One and the first with new singer Dan Tompkins (ex-First Signs of Frost).
www.myspace.com/tesseract
SOIL's new album Picture Perfect is available to stream in full via Tunelab.
[a]http://tunelab.com/2009/10/22/album-stream-soil-picture-perfect/[a/]
BraveWorlds is streaming three new Slayer songs off the band's upcoming album World Painted Blood, which is set to release on November 2nd.
http://www.bravewords.com/knuckletracks/?tid=0
Erica Dunham, sole mastermind of industrial band Unter Null, is set to release what could potentially be her last album under the Unter Null moniker. The album was finished over the summer of 2009 and was first previewed for audiences on July 23, 2009. The album is going to be called “Moving On” and should be released early 2010 through Alfa-Matrix records.
Last October Erica Dunham released the following statement regarding the future of Unter Null:
I’ve decided that with this next Unter Null album, it will be my last foray into ebm/industrial/whatever (you may call it) music. 2009 is going to be the year of massive experimentation, and not letting problems like, oh, not having an orchestra at immediate hand, not having a multi-million dollar studio, not having an actual "band" but being a solo musician, hold things back.
I’ve sorely wanted to get away from this genre and scene for a while now. I support my friends' band ...more
Thought Industry hasn’t released any new material in over eight years, but whispers throughout the internet have been full of rumors – most of them wishful thinking. One of the most frequent unsubstantiated rumors has been that of a reunion consisting of the original Songs for Insects/Mods Carve the Pig line-up, but those have never been confirmed (and, in fact, have been categorically denied). Another more tangible rumor has been the potential for a new release, and these rumors seem to be true. A site dedicated to the music of the South West Michigan area has posted a quick blurb concerning new Thought Industry material:
Also, Brent Oberlin came over for hot dogs and beer last weekend (along with the likes of Dave Nash, Dan Roe and his family, siren Michelle Graf, and even Kevin Banks. I set up a mini-waterpark for the all the kids. I so don't rock.) and let me report that new THOUGHT INDUSTRY is palpable. I asked Brent if I could hear some, but he said that I had leaked ...more
A public message was released concerning what's going on with Skinny Puppy's upcoming album. Their manager, Jeff, issued this statement:
I just wanted to attempt to make everyone aware of the current situation that Skinny Puppy is in. Due to the fact that SPV filed for insolvency earlier in the year the new Skinny Puppy LP will not be out in time for the tour. We have been in discussion with SPV and had hoped to find a solution to the mess they have put us in, but it looks as though things will not get sorted out until years end. We have meetings set with them in the near future and I hope to be able to let everyone know that things will be back on track soon. Songs have been recorded and artwork has been worked on and once we resolve the issues we have with SPV we will release them.
None of the issues with SPV will jeopardize this tour. The band is really excited to get out and play and we think this is going to be a tour to remember!! Everybody in the Pu ...more
Thursday, October 22nd
Atreyu have posted a flash-based computer game on their website entitled Call of Duty: Metalhead Zombies, based on the popular video game Call of Duty.
A brand new track, entitled 'Gallows,' will become available if players reach level 6 of the game.
http://atreyurock.com/metalheadzombies/
Progressive-metal act Nevermore have put the finishing touches on their new CD The Obsidian Conspiracy, for which the band are eying an early 2010 release. It will be their first studio release since 2005's This Godless Endeavor.
Tracklist:
1. Emptiness Unobstructed
2. Without Morals
3. And The Maiden Spoke
4. Termination Proclamation
5. The Obsidian Conspiracy
6. The Blue Marble and the New Soul"
7. She Comes in Colors
8. The Day You Built The Wall
9. Poison Throne
10. Beautiful Mistake
11. Crystal Ship (The Doors cover)
12. Transmission (The Tea Party cover)
Wednesday, October 21st
According to the band's website, the next offering from Avantasia is to be a tale told across to albums,
"I have always given my very best, but this new chapter in Avantasia’s history is too much and too ambitious to be just a regular album. I have worked on it for years now, and it has become even more than two albums! I don’t know if I will release one first, or both simultaneously, or maybe even both in one special package. It’s all up to whatever label is going to release it, we’ll see. The production is so massive and I have so many guests this time. It’s the continuation of the “Scarecrow”-story. I knew that story would be spread out over two albums back then when we started working on it in 2006, cause we had writtem a real Rock Opera of over 20 songs even back then. But since then we kept composing, and out came even bigger and better material. Sometimes you don’t have a single good idea for months, whereas at another point it just keeps flowing. “T ...more | |
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