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ARTILLERY: '10.000 Devils' Video Available
18 May 2009
"10.000 Devils", the new video from Danish thrashers ARTILLERY, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's forthcoming fifth album, "When Death Comes", whcih is scheduled for release in Europe on June 15 (via Metal Mind Productions), in Japan on July 23 (King Records), and in North America on August 11 (MVD). The CD was recorded at Medley Studios in Copenhagen with producer Søren Andersen (guitar player in Oliver Weers' solo band) at Medley Studios in Copenhagen.
"When Death Comes" track listing: 01. When Death Comes 02. Upon My Cross I Crawl 03. 10.000 Devils 04. Rise Above It All 05. Sandbox Philosophy 06. Delusions Of Grandeur ... |
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SEPULTURA And ANGRA Perform LED ZEPPELIN Classic On Brazilian TV; Video Available
18 May 2009
Brazilian metal bands SEPULTURA and ANGRA were the featured guests last night (Saturday, May 16) on "Altas Horas", one of the biggest shows on Brazilian television. They took part in an interview and a performance, including a rendition of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Immigrant Song", featuring musicians from both bands.
Watch video footage of their appearance below. ANGRA ended its two-year hiatus by teaming up with metallers SEPULTURA for a massive tour of Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included a May 9, 2009 stop at Via Funchal in São Paulo where the two bands joined forces on stage to play "Immigrant Song". |
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KAMELOT Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Album
18 May 2009
The official German KAMELOT fan site recently conducted an interview with the band's guitarist, Thomas Youngblood. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Q: KAMELOT will enter the studio in June to record the new album. Will you start recording the new songs at that point, or will you use the time in the studio to finish writing while the whole band is together? Thomas Youngblood: First we will sit down with our producers and discuss the songs, ideas, basic direction and how we want the album to sound. Then we will simultaneously work on finished songs as well finish songs that are not yet 100% complete. The overall recording process will take 3-4 months. < ... |
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BEHEMOTH: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed
18 May 2009
Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH will release their ninth full-length studio album, "Evangelion", on August 7 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records and August 11 in North America through Metal Blade. The CD was mixed at Miloco Studios in London, England by Colin Richardson, who has previously worked with MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, NAPALM DEATH and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, among many others.
Check out the cover artwork below. Commented BEHEMOTH mainman Adam "Nergal" Darski (guitar, vocals): "'Evangelion' combines a pure art form with a direct message. It was also important for us to ensure that the graphical presentation did justice to the record. Again, we have worked with ... |
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Accept Returns!.....Sort Of...
16 May 2009
Guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes have recruited Mark Tornillo, former lead singer of the New York/New Jersey metal band TT QUICK, to front the new version of ACCEPT. Tour dates are currently being booked and a new studio album is on the way.
ACCEPT 2009 is: Wolf Hoffmann: Guitar Peter Baltes: Bass Herman Frank: Guitar Mark Tornillo: Vocals Stefan Schwarzmann: Drums Two audio samples featuring the new ACCEPT lineup are currently available for streaming/download on the band's web site (taken from a jam sessi ... |
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HAIL OF BULLETS To Release New Mini-CD
14 May 2009
HAIL OF BULLETS — the new band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens, former PESTILENCE/ASPHYX singer Martin Van Drunen and former HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen — will release a new EP, "Warsaw Rising", sometime during the summer via Metal Blade Records. Featuring two brand new tracks, one cover and three live recordings, it will be released as a six-page digipack and will be available in a strictly limited edition of 2,000 copies only!
"Warsaw Rising" contains the new songs "Liberators" (an ode to one of the most magnificent bombers ever built) and the title track (which tells the tragic tale of the bloody 1944 Wa ... |
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PORCUPINE TREE Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS
14 May 2009
Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of British progressive rock band PORCUPINE TREE.
One of the most difficult-to-categorize yet innovative acts making music today, PORCUPINE TREE's music ranges from psychedelic trip-hop to progressive rock, and a compendium of other sounds in between. PORCUPINE TREE has already been a part of the international Roadrunner family; they have been signed to Roadrunner since 2006 and are now transitioning to all territories outside Japan. Senior VP of A&R for Roadrunner, Monte Conner, says, "PORCUPINE TREE have been making vital and important music for many years now but over the last few years in particular, that musi ... |
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OZZY OSBOURNE Meets 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy On 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
13 May 2009
Nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa performed OZZY OSBOURNE's "Crazy Train" on yesterday's (Monday, May 11) episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Yuto was then surprised when Ozzy himself was brought out to meet the boy.
Check out video footage below. Born February 21, 2000 in Tokyo, Japan, Yuto Miyazawa has been playing guitar since the ripe age of three. Although he has had a few guitar lessons, the bulk of his expertise comes from truly wanting to play… all the time. Generally, if he is not in school, he has a guitar in his hands. That love of guitar is quickly making Yuto the Internet's latest addiction, as his videos rack up views on YouTube and Vimeo, an ... |
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CLUTCH: New Album Artwork Unveiled
06 May 2009
Veteran Maryland rock quartet CLUTCH is putting the finishing touches on its ninth studio album, titled "Strange Cousins From the West". Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, the effort is the first CLUTCH studio LP to be released on the band's own Weathermaker Music, through RED Distribution. It will be available both digitally and through retail on July 7. The first single and video, "50,000 Unstoppable Watts" will be officially released prior to Memorial Day weekend.
"Strange Cousins From the West" includes the POPPO'S BLUES BAND cover song "Algo Ha Cambiado", which CLUTCH vocalist Neil Fallon sings in Spanish. Poppo was a legendary Argentinian ... |
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MEGADETH Mainman Issues New Album Update
06 May 2009
On January 7, MEGADETH commenced the recording process for its twelfth studio album at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations" (May 2007, Roadrunner Records).
Tentatively due in September via Roadrunner Records, MEGADETH's forthcoming LP will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick, who replaced Glen Drover at the end of 2007. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following update on the band's official web site: "Well, some of you have no doubt heard the samples of the songs th ... |