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BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Update
08 Apr 2006
BEFORE THE DAWN, the melodic death metal band masterminded by Tuomas Saukkonen, will release their new album, "The Ghost", on May 26th via Locomotive Music. The CD was recorded and mixed at Villvox studios during the fall and early winter 2005 by Aleksanteri Kuosa. Mastering duties were handled by Minerva Pappi at Finnvox studios.
"The Ghost" (view cover here) track listing: 01. Disappear 02. Repentance 03. Away 04. Scar 05. Angel's Tombstone 06. Black Dawn 07. Enemy 08 ... |
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JUDAS PRIEST To Create Conceptual Album
07 Apr 2006
JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST.
JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on March 31. This was a special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and was a tribute to Tommy Vance (U.K.'s "Friday Rock Show") who passed away last year. JUDAS PRIEST's "Rising in the East" DVD was recently certified gold in the United States by the RIAA (Recor ... |
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FINNTROLL Acquire New Singer
07 Apr 2006
Finland's FINNTROLL have secured the services of TWILIGHT MOON frontman Mathias Lillmåns as the group's new lead singer. Lillmåns is reportedly 23 years old, and like FINNTROLL's original vocalist, Katla Mathias, is Fenno-Swedish, with Swedish as his mother tongue. Check out pictures of FINNTROLL performing live with Mathias Lillmåns on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Night Life Rock club in Helsinki at this location.
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TAAKE Frontman Hoest, Doing Time In Norwegian Prison.
05 Apr 2006
A representative for Dark Essence Records has confirmed that TAAKE frontman Hoest is doing time in a Norwegian prison at the moment. "He will be out in a couple of months, and will then finish the work on the new TAAKE release," the representative said. "Yes, there will be more coming from TAAKE in the near future! More info about that will come. We can also mention that C. Corax who plays guitar on the '...Doedskvad' and '...Bjoergvin...' albums, also is in prison at the moment, but for a bit longer time." TAAKE's third album, "Doedskvad", was released last year via Dark Essence Records. The band had previously released two albums on the Wounded Love label: "Nattestid..." (1999) and "Bjoergvin" (2002). "Doedskvad" is the last installment in this trilogy.
Topic: Band News
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MEGADETH Guitarist: New Album Is 'Heavy And Complex'
05 Apr 2006
MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site:
"Just arrived back home [in Canada] from the start of recording the new MEGADETH album and I must say that things went very well! We all had a great time and I am very happy with the results! Some really cool heavy and complex stuff going on in the material, which I'm very excited about." MEGADETH's appearance at this year's Desert Rock 2006 festival on March 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates marked their debut performance with new bassist James Lomenzo, who has previously played with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and WHITE LION, among others. Lomenzo joined MEGADETH as the replacement for James MacDonough (ex-ICED EARTH), who was fired from the group on February 10, 2006 due to "personal differences."
Topic: Band News
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BLUT AUS NORD Putting Finishing Touches On New Album
03 Apr 2006
French metallers BLUT AUS NORD continue to work on their highly anticipated new album, "M.O.R.T." (Metamorphosis of Realistic Theories). Expected for release early fall, the album follows the band's critically-acclaimed "The Work Which Transforms God"; reissued mid-2005 in the U.S. with the value-added EP "Thematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity" (a recording previously only available in Europe). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Ruins of the Genesis (Antiparticles)" , "Dis-Harmonization of all Visual Echoes", "Fusion With the Zero", "Samsaric Ocean", "The Meditation of the Ghost (Samadhi)", "Le Cercle de Ceu ...
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PRIMAL FEAR To Make 'Huge Announcement' In Coming Weeks
30 Mar 2006
According to a posting on PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner's official web site, PRIMAL FEAR will be making a "huge announcement" in the coming weeks. The band recently completed a Japanese tour and are preparing for a number of festival appearances during the summer.
In other news, Mat's long-running SINNER project "will be revamped during the summer and we're thinking about [signing] a new record deal and recording a new album," according to Mat. Also on the Sinner-related front, SHIVA — the reformed band featuring Sinner and former ATROCITY drummer Martin Schmidt — are in the process of mixing th ... |
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FAIRYLAND: Webmaster Lashes Out, Shuts Down Website
30 Mar 2006
The webmaster for France's symphonic power metal band Fairyland—who once featured ex-Dark Moor vocalist Elisa C. Martin on vocals—has apparently blocked the band's current website (http://www.fairylandmetal.com) due to three years of unpaid domain, hosting and development fees. The message reads as follows: This website is currently blocked! Since Fairyland haven't paid the bill for more than 3 years. In fact, they never paid anything: no money for the website developpment, nor for the hosting. Neither for the domain name. They actually are in debts for more than 1500€ for now, and I personnaly ... |
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Gaia Epicus vs. Sound Riot Records; Round 2
26 Mar 2006
After unleashing a barrage of allegations against their former label, Sound Riot Records, the label issued a response. Now, Gaia Epicus has picked apart this response on their website, and refuted Sound Riot's response line item by line item. Visit the band's website to read Gaia Epicus' latest shot in this escalating, and heated feud with Sound Riot Records.
Topic: Band News
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THERION: 'Celebrators Of Becoming' DVD/CD Details Revealed
25 Mar 2006
Sweden's THERION will be issuing a six-disc DVD/CD set, entitled "Celebrators of Becoming", on May 5. The package will include four DVDs and two audio discs. It will be available in two versions, one luxury digipak version in a slip case and one cheaper version, but both will contain all discs. The idea is that both should have a very reasonable price and be affordable for all fans. The complete track listing for the set is as follows:
Disc I: Live in Mexico City: 01. Blood Of Kingu 02. Uthark Runa 03. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx 04. Asgård 05. Son Of The Sun 06. Invocation Of Naamah 07. Typhon |