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EARACHE RECORDS UNVEILS EARACHE.TV VIDEO WEBSITE 27/Aug/2010 |
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As I Lay Dying Jordan Mancino drum solo! 26/Aug/2010 |
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KITTIE ANNOUNCE FINAL DATES WITH DEVILDRIVER 16/Aug/2010 |
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LACUNA COIL Guitarist Interviewed On ‘Tour Stop: Solo’ 31/Jul/2010 |
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CHIMAIRA’s CHRIS SPICUZZA Interviewed In Tinley Park 31/Jul/2010 |
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SLAYER Drummer Interviewed At Montreal’s HEAVY MTL Festival 31/Jul/2010 |
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EARACHE ANNOUNCES MASSIVE ‘SUMMER OF THE BEAST’ SALE 31/Jul/2010 |
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OPETH TO RELEASE IN LIVE CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL PERFORMING “EVOLUTION XX: AN OPETH ANTHOLOGY” 21/Jul/2010 |
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OCEANO GIVES FANS THE CHANCE TO GET ON STAGE AND JAM 13/Jul/2010 |
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THE ACACIA STRAIN Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT 3/Jul/2010 |
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SLAYER Performs Entire ‘Seasons In The Abyss’ Album In Milan; Photos Available 3/Jul/2010 |
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STUCK MOJO Replaces THROWDOWN At Germany’s WITH FULL FORCE Festival 3/Jul/2010 |
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WHITECHAPEL Guitarist Interviewed By CAPITAL CHAOS 3/Jul/2010 |
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Generation Kill post new demo clip titled “Walking Dead” 2/Jul/2010 |
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Suicide Silence Debut “Disengage” Video Online 2/Jul/2010 |
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ION DISSONANCE To Release ‘Cursed’ In August 6/Jun/2010 |
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THE ACACIA STRAIN: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed 6/Jun/2010 |
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LACUNA COIL: Denver Footage Available 6/Jun/2010 |
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NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK 6/Jun/2010 |
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SOILWORK: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available 6/Jun/2010 |
EARACHE RECORDS UNVEILS EARACHE.TV VIDEO WEBSITE
Renowned British indie record label, Earache Records, has unveiled a brand new video website, Earache.TV.
Earache Records has long been an innovator in the world of extreme music, and its latest project, powered by MUZU.TV, aims to make all of its videos available to be watched online, completely free.
Check out the new website with its huge selection of videos and watch them all for free at http://www.earache.tv
Earache.TV contains not only the usual selection of promotional music videos from all of its bands, but also, for the first time ever, a huge selection of full live shows from many of the artists.
Also included on the new website are a number of interviews with band members, as well as numerous documentaries and clips from the label’s various DVD releases.
Earache aims to make every single video and concert that the label has ever recorded available for fans to view for free, all in one easy-to-find location.
View a screenshot of the new page at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/EaracheTV_screenshot.jpg
Keep checking back at http://www.earache.tv as the site is updated with more new videos.
Earache.tv
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KITTIE ANNOUNCE FINAL DATES WITH DEVILDRIVER
Kittie
(New York, NY) - KITTIE have announced their full itinerary of support dates along side DEVILDRIVER. “We are extremely excited and honored to have been asked to participate in DEVILDRIVER’s upcoming headlining tour. We cannot wait to get out there and bring the insanity to both new and old fans alike. Add KATAKLYSM to the mix, and this is a definite must see!” says Front woman Morgan Lander. Confirmed dates are:
25 Aug Jerymn, PA. Elenor Rigby’s
26 Aug London, ON. London Music Hall
27 Aug Columbus, OH. Al Rosa Villa
28 Aug Detroit, MI. Harpos
29 Aug Cleveland, OH. Peabody’s
31 Aug Houston, TX. Scout Bar
01 Sep San Antonio TX Scout Bar
02 Sep Dallas, TX. Trees
03 Sep Corpus Christie, TX. Pavillion @ Concrete Street
04 Sep Lubbock, TX. Jake’s
05 Sep Odessa, TX. Dos Amigos
07 Sep Des Moines, IA. People’s Court
08 Sep Mounds View, MN. Roberts
10 Sep Denver, CO. Summit Music Hall
11 Sep Salt Lake City UT Complex
13 Sep Seattle, WA. Studio Seven
14 Sep Portland, OR. Berbatti’s Pan
15 Sep Orangevale, CA. Boardwalk
16 Sep Los Angeles CA Key Club
17 Sep Tuscon, AZ. The Rock
18 Sep Farmington, NM. Gator’s
19 Sep Colorado Springs, CO. Black Sheep
21 Sep Salina, KS. Blue Goat
22 Sep Lincoln, NE. Knickerbockers
23 Sep Waterloo, IA. Spicoli’s Rock Garden
24 Sep Elgin, IL. Roadhouse
25 Sep Traverse City, MI. Ground Zero
KITTIE just finished a successful run on the THRASH AND BURN TOUR in the US. Both of these tours are in part of their non-stop touring plan supporting their latest record IN THE BLACK, which was released last year via eONe Music.
Sisters Mercedes and Morgan Lander founded KITTIE in 1996. They were just 15 and 17 years of age when their first C.D., “Spit”, was released on NG/Artemis records. “Spit” was quickly certified gold and to date, they have sold well over 1,250,000 units worldwide with 4 Albums and 2 EP’s under their belts.
For additional info, please visit:
http://www.twitter.com/OFFICIALKITTIE
http://www.myspace.com/officialkittie
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Kittie-Page/17636243514?ref=s
http://www.youtube.com/user/kittiechannel
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LACUNA COIL Guitarist Interviewed On ‘Tour Stop: Solo’
“Tour Stop: Solo” recently conducted an interview with guitaristCristiano Migliore of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. Watch the chat below.
LACUNA COIL‘s new album, “Shallow Life”, sold 21,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 16 on The Billboard 200 chart.
LACUNA COIL‘s previous CD, “Karmacode”, opened with just under 34,000 copies back in April 2006 to land at No. 28. It has since sold more than 200,000 units in the U.S.
The band’s 2002 album, “Comalies”, has shifted more than 300,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
“Shallow Life” was released in the U.S. in April 2009 via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded in September/October 2008 at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Don Gilmore, who has previously worked with LINKIN PARK, TRAPT, AVRIL LAVIGNE,GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE VERONICAS, PEARL JAM, TRUST COMPANYand DURAN DURAN.
LACUNA COIL released a special double-disc “deluxe edition” of“Shallow Life” for the price of a single CD, featuring alternate artwork, a disc full of rare and previously unreleased material (studio, acoustic and live tracks) and an expanded booklet.
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CHIMAIRA’s CHRIS SPICUZZA Interviewed In Tinley Park
Shawn Jones of ILMOEntertainment.com conducted an interview withChris Spicuzza (electronics) of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA at the Tinley Park, Illinois stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on July 30. Watch the chat below.
“Coming Alive”, the new CD/DVD box set from CHIMAIRA, was released on July 20 via Ferret Music. The set includes a four-part documentary filmed over the course of a year and a half while the entire package includes over seven hours of exclusive content. The DVD, filmed entirely in HD, showcases CHIMAIRA in the studio while recording the“The Infection” album, and chronicles the band’s recent, worldwide touring season.
Not only does the DVD set include this amazing documentary piece, another section, “Chimaira Xmas: Live Concert Film”, celebrates the 10th annual CHIMAIRA Christmas show in Cleveland, which took place on December 30, 2009. 13 HD cameras capture CHIMAIRA releasing their fury for their hometown crowd on a dark and snowy night in December. Bonus features on the DVD include a 45-minute “Resurrection: Making Of” documentary, a 40-minute home-video footage documentary of never-before-seen moments, and a live CD featuring 17 tracks recorded atCHIMAIRA‘s December 30 Christmas show.
The track listing is as follows:
01. The Venom Inside
02. Resurrection
03. Power Trip
04. Empire
05. The Disappearing Sun
06. Severed
07. Destroy and Dominate
08. Six
09. The Dehumanizing Process
10. Dead Inside
11. Painting The White To Grey
12. Nothing Remains
13. Salvation
14. Secrets Of The Dead
15. The Flame
16. Pure Hatred
17. Implements of Destruction (included on DVD only)
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SLAYER Drummer Interviewed At Montreal’s HEAVY MTL Festival
MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo when the band played at this year’s edition of the Heavy MTLfestival, which was held July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.
On August 17, 2010, SLAYER‘s DVDs — 2003′s “War at the Warfield”and 2004′s “Still Reigning” — will be reissued, and, for the first time ever, 1995′s “Live Intrusion”, having been digitally remastered, will also be available on DVD. All three will be sold separately at retail and online ($13.98 each), and the limited-edition “Slayer Live DVD 3-Pak”($29.98), will be available exclusively on SLAYER‘s web site,www.slayer.net.
“I remember around ‘God Hates Us All’,” [2001], said SLAYER‘s Kerry King, “asking when we were going to make a DVD of ‘Live Intrusion’. So, here we are, ten years later, and it’s about time.”
Every one of the SLAYER live-in-concert DVDs represents a different era of the band: “Live Intrusion” was recorded on March 12, 1995 at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, Arizona and features guitarists Kerry Kingand Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Paul Bostaph. The disc, which is certified gold, includes some of the most classic SLAYER songs such as “Raining Blood” and “War Ensemble”, but also some early special tracks like “At Dawn They Sleep” and“Captor of Sin”. As a bonus, MACHINE HEAD‘s Robb Flynn and Chris Kontos join the band onstage for a cover of VENOM‘s “Witching Hour”. The opening of “Live Intrusion” features a look at some of the band’s very unique fans, in particular, with special emphasis placed upon the fan from the mid-’90s who had “Slayer” carved onto his forearm. In addition, the quality of “Live Intrusion” is high-end, as the original VHS master was located and used to create the DVD.
“War at the Warfield” was filmed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California on December 7, 2001, and like “Live Intrusion”, features drummer Paul Bostaph, marking his last release with SLAYERbefore original drummer, Dave Lombardo, rejoined the band. “Seasons in the Abyss”, “Mandatory Suicide” and “Disciple” are some of the jewels on this live collection that debuted at #3 on Billboard‘s DVD chart, and has since been certified gold.
Filmed at the Civic Center in Augusta, Maine on July 11, 2004, “Still Reigning” — also gold-certified and voted Best Live DVD by the readers of Revolver magazine — was directed by Dean Karr and recreatesSLAYER‘s thrash/punk, 28-minute classic 1986 album “Reign In Blood”performed in its entirety. The end of the video features the “Wall of Blood,” with the band, their instruments, and the stage completely drenched by a downpour of 150 liters of “blood.”
“There was no dress rehearsal for the blood trick,” explained King. “It was either going to work or it wasn’t going to work, and we know it did work. It was so hard to play, I thought I was going to have to go back and overdub all of ‘Reigning Blood’, but I listened to it and it was all there, it was just a lot more slippery with all the blood goo.”
The “Still Reigning” DVD offers bonus material including live performances of SLAYER staples such as “Hell Awaits”, “Hallowed Point”, “Necrophiliac”, “Spill the Blood” and “South of Heaven”. The DVD also marked the return of drummer Dave Lombardo. “Even before the idea of ‘Still Reigning’ became a reality, I really wanted to do a video with Dave in it,” said King, “and I knew the fans wanted that as well.”
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EARACHE ANNOUNCES MASSIVE ‘SUMMER OF THE BEAST’ SALE
Summer is here, and what better way to celebrate than by proudly wearing your favourite band’s t-shirt and listening to some heavy tunes at an unhealthy volume?!
To help you on your way, Earache Records has some devilishly good offers for you with the ‘Summer of the Beast’ sale!
On now, the ‘Summer of the Beast’ sale features loads of reduced items, including tons of CDs and t-shirts. The European webstore has many top titles from the likes of ENTOMBED, DECAPITATED, MORBID ANGEL, BOLT THROWER, CARCASS and CATHEDRAL, available for as little as £4.20/€5.03 EUR. There are also plenty more merch items on sale for as little as £1.99/€2.38 EUR, including t-shirts from bands such as DEICIDE, EVILE, HATE ETERNAL, GAMA BOMB, OCEANO, BONDED BY BLOOD, MUNICIPAL WASTE, CAULDRON and more.
The US webstore is celebrating this beastly summer sale by reducing many of its products to the unholy price of $6.66, including t-shirts and CDs from the likes of BONDED BY BLOOD, CARCASS, DECAPITATED, ENTOMBED and many more. Many of these shirts are now down to the last few and won’t be reprinted, so grab them while stocks last!
Check out all of the killer offers available in the ‘Summer of the Beast’ sale in Europe at http://earache.com/webstore/index.php/cPath/752 or in the USA at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/735
View the ‘Summer of the Beast’ sale flyers:
Europe - http://earacherecords.com/myspace/summerofthebeast_eu.jpg
US - http://earacherecords.com/myspace/summerofthebeast_us.jpg
Summer of the Beast Sale
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OPETH TO RELEASE IN LIVE CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL PERFORMING “EVOLUTION XX: AN OPETH ANTHOLOGY”
As part of the ongoing celebration of their 20th anniversary, Sweden’s OPETH is releasing live footage and audio from the band’s recent performance at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall. In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, due out 9/21/10, is a fierce testament to Opeth’s continued success in the progressive metal community.
Twenty years and nine records into their legendary career, Opeth’s “progressively creative spirit” (ARTISTdirect) remains unwavering, propelling the band through the “Evolution XX: An Opeth Anthology” tour, which brought the Swedish titans to six of the world’s most unique venues, and now, with the release of In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, into the homes of their fans.
The performance at the Royal Albert Hall (recorded on the 5th of April, 2010) includes two sets, the first consisting of the band performing 2000’s now-classic, breakthrough epic, Blackwater Park in its entirety, and the second, a chronologically arranged selection of material from the rest of Opeth’s extensive catalogue, totaling almost three hours of music. It is, like the rest of Opeth’s greatest work, “purposefully warped in all the right places” (Decibel). The front cover artwork concept pays tribute to Deep Purple´s Concerto for Group and Orchestra, underlining the band’s longstanding love for their prog-rock roots.
Thinking back to the concert, frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt says “Opeth had a magical night playing the Royal Albert Hall. It was a dream come true, and now afterwards, it still feels like a dream. We got it all on film, and this, our third live recording and DVD might be my personal favorite. One couldn’t help to think of all the fantastic artists that played there over the years. Looking back at this night of celebration brings me fond memories of our 20th anniversary—this package is the delayed birthday present. Enjoy!”
The release will be available as three very special configurations:
- Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set, which includes:
· Double-DVD set of Opeth’s performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety, including bonus features.
· A set of four 180-gram LP’s of the concert’s live audio in its entirety. The vinyl is housed in black poly lined inner sleeves which are packaged as 2 double gatefold set with exclusive artwork. Vinyl only available in this box set.
· Exclusive, numbered lithograph with artwork designed by Mikael Åkerfeldt and longtime Opeth designer, Travis Smith.
· 20-page, LP sized booklet printed on coated paper stock that chronicles the night’s events in photos.
· Expanded, exclusive artwork and more.
- 5-disc set that consists of 2-DVD and 3 CD’s. The set not only includes the legendary evening captured on video, but the concert’s live audio in its entirety as well.
- Double-DVD set of Opeth’s performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety, including bonus features.
Track listing is as follows:
Set 1
· THE LEPER AFFINITY
· BLEAK
· HARVEST
· THE DRAPERY FALLS
· DIRGE FOR NOVEMBER
· THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT
· PATTERNS IN THE IVY
· BLACKWATER PARK
Set 2
· FOREST OF OCTOBER
· ADVENT
· APRIL ETHEREAL
· THE MOOR
· WREATH
· HOPE LEAVES
· HARLEQUIN FOREST
· THE LOTUS EATER
www.opeth.com – www.roadrunnerrecords.com/opeth
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OCEANO GIVES FANS THE CHANCE TO GET ON STAGE AND JAM
Chicago deathcore heavyweights, OCEANO will soon begin their first North American headline trek as part of the Over The Limit tour. To mark this most brutal occasion, the band is giving fans the chance to get on stage and play with them as part of the Over The Limit tour’s Almost Famous contest.
Follow the steps of the contest by July 22nd, 2010 and 3 lucky fans have the chance to win prize packs containing posters, shirts and 2 tickets to their closestOver The Limit tour stop. 1 grand prize winner will be invited up on stage by OCEANO to jam with the band on the song that they covered for the contest. Here are the steps in full:
STEP 1. Make a video covering an OCEANO song on either guitar, vox, or bass, and post it to the official Over The Limit Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Over-The-Limit-Tour/111311112251001?ref=ts
STEP 2. Set the following image to your default MySpace picture (http://earacherecords.com/myspace/overthelimitflyer.jpg), and leave a comment on the tour’s MySpace page that says, “I WANT TO BE ALMOST FAMOUS!”
STEP 3. Like the Over the Limit Facebook Page and @tag the Over the Limit Tour page in the following Facebook status: “Catch the Over the Limit Tour this summer! www.myspace.com/overthelimittour”
STEP 4. Follow @overthelimit10 on Twitter.com and send the following tweet: “RT I WANT TO BE #ALMOSTFAMOUS ON THE @OVERTHELIMIT10 TOUR! MYSPACE.COM/OVERTHELIMITTOUR”
no purchase necessary to enter. contest ends 7/21/2010 12:00PM EST. no prize substitution. grand prize winner must be able to attend a show in order to claim prize.
For more info, go to http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=58874695&blogId=537027700#ixzz0tbOg8DrM
Check out the flyer for the Over The Limit tour’s Almost Famous contest: http://earacherecords.com/myspace/almostfamous.jpg
The 2nd episode of OCEANO TV has been posted on the band’s YouTube page. In this episode , the band’s 2 newest members, guitarists Nick Conser andDevin Shidaker open up about what it’s been like to play with the heaviest, most pissed off band on earth and bassist Jason Jones talks about his disappointing Independence Day whilst giving fans inside access to footage of the band’s instrument tracking sessions. Patient fans will even find a short snippet of a track off of CONTAGION –delivered fresh from producer Zeuss‘ (MUNICIPAL WASTE, THE ACACIA STRAIN, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) mixing board — at the end of the video.
Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15FNVgC_iBY
CONTAGION will arrive later this year.
OCEANO will soon be hitting the road once again as part of the Over The Limit Tour. Ever the road warriors, this will not be a typical tour for OCEANO. It will mark their first major North American co-headlining tour alongside AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK. The tour will also act as a prelude to the release of the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, CONTAGION. Those attending the Over The Limit Tour will be among the first anywhere to hear some of the crushing new material from the album.
Joining headliners OCEANO and AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK on the bill will be ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, THE TONY DANZA TAPDANCE EXTRAVAGANZA, THICK AS BLOOD, BURNING THE MASSES, CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT, and BLINDWITNESS, with SON OF AURELIUS and THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE on select dates
Here are the dates:
7/23 Valparaiso, IN @ Pepe’s Outdoor Entertainment Grounds
7/24 Evansville, IN @ Boney Junes
7/25 Toledo, OH @ Headliners
7/26 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
7/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
7/28 Reading, PA @ The Silo
7/29 Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
7/30 Vineland, NJ @ Hangar 84
7/31 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium w/ SUMMER SLAUGHTER
8/1 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
8/2 Fayetteville, NC @ The Rock Shop
8/3 Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero
8/5 Jacksonville, FL @ The Pit
8/6 Orlando, FL @ H2O Live
8/7 Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
8/8 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre (Too Cool For School Blowout)
8/9 Tulsa, OK @ Marquee Theatre
8/10 Tyler, TX @ Knights of Columbus
8/12 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
8/13 McAllen, TX @ Las Palmas Event Center
8/14 Austin, TX @ Emos
8/15 Wichita Falls, TX The Hanger
8/16 Amarillo, TX @ The War Legion
8/17 Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
8/19 El Paso, TX @ Club 101
8/20 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
8/21 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse (Summerslam Fest)
View the tour flyer here:
Oceano - Over The Limit Flyer
The Over The Limit Tour is traveling to some the most excitable hotbeds for young metal music around the country. For those who’ve seen OCEANO or any of the other great acts on the bill, it’s known that this tour must simply be experienced to be believed. Keep an eye out for ticket pre-orders coming soon tohttp://www.myspace.com/overthelimittour.
OCEANO‘s Billboard-charting debut album, DEPTHS, is out now worldwide. Get your limited edition copy with two bonus tracks and a bonus “Into the Depths” DVD in the USA at http://earache.com/uswebstore/index.php/cPath/667_672_698
For more OCEANO news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/oceano
Like OCEANO on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OceanoMetal
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THE ACACIA STRAIN Frontman Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT
On June 29, Aniruddh “Andrew” Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Vincent Bennett of Massachusetts metallers THE ACACIA STRAIN. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below.
THE ACACIA STRAIN has confirmed the appearance of three guest vocalists on its new album, “Wormwood”, which is due out July 20 onProsthetic Records. HATEBREED‘s Jamey Jasta, 100 DEMONS‘ Bruce LePage and Kyle Chard of BORN LOW all lend their vocal stylings to the CD, which was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with Chris “Zeuss” Harris (HATEBREED, CHIMAIRA, SHADOWS FALL) handling producing, mixing and mastering.
The track listing is as follows:
01. The Beast (feat. Jamey Jasta)
02. The Hills Have Eyes
03. BTM FDR
04. Ramirez
05. Terminated
06. Nightman (feat. Bruce LePage)
07. The Impaler
08. Jonestown (feat. Kyle Chard on iTunes and vinyl version only)
09. Bay Of Pigs
10. The Carpathian
11. Unabomber
12. Tactical Nuke
Jasta commented on the album’s opening track, “The Beast”, which he appears on: “The song is brutal; kids will lose their minds.”
The track “Jonestown” is now available as a digital single at iTunes. This is the version which will be on the “Wormwood” CD, without the guest vocals of Kyle Chard. The version featuring Chard will be available exclusively through iTunes and on the LP version.
You can stream “Jonestown” now at the Prosthetic webstore where the official pre-order for the album, which will be available on CD and LP in six different colors, has been launched. “Wormwoodz”, can be ordered on its own, or in a variety of different package combinations with shirts, hooded sweatshirts, in limited collectors’ boxes (featuring an exclusive banner, pin and chip clip!) and more.
THE ACACIA STRAIN will participate in the “Cool Tour” in July/August with AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME,BLESSTHEFALL, ARCHITECTS, CANCER BATS and WAR OF AGES. They’ll also be in Europe in September and October on the “Hell On Earth Tour” with TERROR and more.
Interview Part 1:
Interview Part 2:
Acacia Strain - Wormwood
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SLAYER Performs Entire ‘Seasons In The Abyss’ Album In Milan; Photos Available
Slayer Milan
On Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, SLAYER played two back-to-back concerts at the sold-out Alcatraz club in Milan, Italy. During the second show, the entire 1990 album “Seasons In The Abyss” was performed.
June 29 setlist (photos from Musica Metal):
01. World Painted Blood
02. Hate Worldwide
03. Cult
04. Disciple
05. Expendable Youth
06. War Ensemble
07. Jihad
08. Beauty Through Order
09. Payback
10. Seasons In The Abyss
11. Hell Awaits
12. Mandatory Suicide
13. Chemical Warfare
14. Raining Blood
15. Aggressive Perfector
16. South Of Heaven
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17. Silent Scream
18. Angel Of Death
June 30 setlist (photos from Musica Metal):
01. World Painted Blood
02. Jihad
03. Hate Worldwide
04. Disciple
05. Beauty Through Order
06. War Ensemble
07. Blood Red
08. Spirit In Black
09. Expendable Youth
10. Dead Skin Mask
11. Hallowed Point
12. Skeletons Of Society
13. Temptation
14. Born Of Fire
15. Seasons In The Abyss
16. Mandatory Suicide
17. Raining Blood
18. Aggressive Perfector
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19. South Of Heaven
20. Angel Of Death
SLAYER‘s latest album, “World Painted Blood”, was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. The CD was produced by Greg Fidelman, who’s spent time in the studio with METALLICA, THE GOSSIP, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY, SLIPKNOT and others, and executive-produced by longtime SLAYER colleague Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project.
The CD initially shipped with four special collector’s edition covers. Each of the four covers displayed one-fourth of a provocative continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones; when placed together, the four images form a complete and grisly map of the world. All four of the initial album packages included a special blood-red, see-through top panel with the map displayed beneath it.
SLAYER‘s track “Hate Worldwide” was nominated for a Grammy Award in the “Best Metal Performance” category. The award eventually went to British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, who were honored for the track “Dissident Aggressor”, from the band’s 2009 live album“A Touch of Evil: Live”.
Photo credit: Paolo Bianco for Musica Metal:
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STUCK MOJO Replaces THROWDOWN At Germany’s WITH FULL FORCE Festival
Atlanta rap/metal pioneers STUCK MOJO have replaced THROWDOWNon the billing of this year’s With Full Force festival, set to take place July 2-4, 2010 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany (near Leipzig).STUCK MOJO will perform on the main stage at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, July 2 (after CROWBAR and before FEAR FACTORY).
STUCK MOJO 2010 is:
Lord Nelson – Vocals
Rich Ward – Guitar
Sean Delson – Bass
Frank Fontsere – Drums
STUCK MOJO‘s latest album, “The Great Revival”, was released in November 2008 via Napalm Records. The CD — which was mixed at producer Andy Sneap‘s (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE,ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS) Backstage studio — was previously described by guitarist Rich Ward as ” very heavy in spots and very mellow in spots. When it’s angry, it’s angry. When it’s not, it’s not. No politics, just songs about life and how our experiences have molded us. A record about friends, family, love, loss, success and failure. Any fan that has followed us over the years will not be super surprised as we have left a bread crumb trail over the last few years.”
Stuck Mojo
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WHITECHAPEL Guitarist Interviewed By CAPITAL CHAOS
Capital Chaos conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Wade of Knoxville, Tennessee death metallers WHITECHAPEL on June 26, 2010 at the Mountain View, California stop of this year’s Vans Warped Tour. Watch the chat below. Also available is behind-the-scenes footage from the road.
WHITECHAPEL‘s third album, “A New Era Of Corruption”, sold around 10,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 43 on The Billboard 200 chart. Released on June 8 via Metal Blade Records, the CD was recorded at Audiohammer studios in Sanford, Florida with acclaimed producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA,DEVILDRIVER).
WHITECHAPEL‘s previous album, “This Is Exile”, opened with 5,900 copies in July 2008 to land at No. 117.
Commented the band: “We are excited to have charted on the Billboard 200 again, this time with the release of ‘A New Era of Corruption’ and are thankful for all of our amazing fans who supported us and bought the CD. This CD will be a huge step forward in our career and we can’t wait to see where it will take us.”
Handling artwork for “A New Era Of Corruption” was Brent Elliot White, who previously worked with JOB FOR A COWBOY andCARNIFEX. “Brent absolutely nailed it,” states Alex. “The dark and ominous vibe he portrayed with his art fits the mood of the CD perfectly.”
“A New Era Of Corruption” features guest vocals from Vincent of THE ACACIA STRAIN on the track “Murder Sermon” and Chino from theDEFTONES on the track “Reprogrammed to Hate”.
WHITECHAPEL is:
Phil Bozeman – Vocals
Ben Savage – Guitar/Leads
Alex Wade – Guitar
Zach Householder – Guitar
Gabe Crisp – Bass
Kevin Lane – Drums
WHITECHAPEL‘s “The Darkest Day Of Man” was filmed in April by famed metal video director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye.
Interview:
Behind-the-scenes footage from Vans Warped Tour:
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Generation Kill post new demo clip titled “Walking Dead”
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GENERATION KILL, the new crossover outfit featuring EXODUS front man Rob Dukes, has uploaded new demo clip, entitled “Walking Dead”, to the band’s myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/officialgenerationkill
The group whose lineup also includes Rob Moschetti (ex-PRO-PAIN, M.O.D.) on bass and Sam Inzerra (MORTICIAN) on drums is currently in the studio working on more new material.
According to the press release ,Rob Moschetti is scheduled to be interviewed on “The Metal Asylum” hosted by DJ Rob on Friday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. PST. For more information, visit www.metalheadradio.com.
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Suicide Silence Debut “Disengage” Video Online
The ‘performance cut’ of Suicide Silence’s video for their track “Disengage” has debuted online and can be seen below. The video was shot with director Thomas Mignone (Mudvayne).
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ION DISSONANCE To Release ‘Cursed’ In August
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Montreal extreme metal purists ION DISSONANCE have completed work on their new album, “Cursed”, for an August 24 North American release via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at .357 Productionswith ION DISSONANCE guitar player Antoine Lussier at the production helm.
Commented vocalist Kevin: “Since ‘Cursed’ is now recorded, mixed and mastered, we want to take a moment to clarify a few points.
“We have been getting asked a lot of questions and we want to make sure that we are all on the same level and answer these questions once and for all.
“The official release date in the U.S and Canada is scheduled for August 24th.
“A few release dates have been getting thrown around and we wanted to put the questions to rest. Also, our new friends at Basick Records will be releasing ‘Cursed’ in Europe. The record will be out there on August 23rd and finally, Doom Patrol in Japan will be releasing the record there on August 24th as well. Both the European and the Japanese versions will have their own exclusive tracks, but more info on that later.
“To fill you in on this situation, we were originally planning on an earlier release date, but unfortunately we encountered a few obstacles along the way, mainly mastering the disc. This made an earlier release date impossible. Another perfect example is the artwork. We wanted to work with Paul Romano but he is obviously very busy and we felt that waiting for his services was a better option than looking elsewhere. We lovePaul‘s work and are insistent on having him follow up his work on ‘Minus The Herd’. So now that we have the artwork in hand we can definitely say that the wait was worth it.
“All this to say that when ION DISSONANCE decided to get together over a year ago to come out with our best work to date, we wanted to take every little detail into consideration to make sure this record was everything we ever wanted an ION DISSONANCE record to be.
“With that being said, we’ll move on to another situation which needs to be addressed. After three long years of winging it as a four piece, we are now back to five members. Yannick Desgroseillers (formerly fromTEARS FROM THE SKY) has now joined the ranks and will be playing bass, a role Sebastien has been filling in on since Xavier left the band. This switch will allow us to play some new songs on our upcoming shows, which to us is an unbelievable excitement.
“We can’t wait to get out on the road this summer and see some familiar faces. It’s been too long.”
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THE ACACIA STRAIN: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Revealed
Massachusetts-based metallic juggernauts THE ACACIA STRAIN have set“Wormwood” as the title of their new album, due on July 20 in North America (August 2 in Europe) via Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2008′s “Continent” was recorded at Planet Z Studios in Hadley, Massachusetts with producer Chris “Zeuss” Harris. The cover artwork for the album was created by Justin Kamerer of Angryblue and is available below.
A video message from THE ACACIA STRAIN vocalist Vincent Bennett in which he reveals both the title and the artwork for the CD can be viewed below.
THE ACACIA STRAIN played several shows last month withKILLSWITCH ENGAGE.
The band will take part in the Cool Tour in July/August with AS I LAY DYING, UNDEROATH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME,BLESSTHEFALL, ARCHITECTS, CANCER BATS and WAR OF AGES.
“The Most Known Unknown”, the debut DVD from THE ACACIA STRAIN, entered Billboard‘s Top Music Videos chart at position No. 10.
Disc one of the “The Most Known Unknown” DVD documents a sold-out show at the Worcester Palladium shot in December 2008, while disc two contains footage of a show at the much smaller and more intimate Waterfront on the band’s home turf of Holyoke, Massachusetts, as well as three music videos, a documentary covering the formative years of the band and a “10 Seconds of Fame” bonus segment, in which select fans were given 10 seconds on camera to do whatever they wanted.
“The Most Known Unknown” features cover art by Paul Romano, who was also responsible for the cover of THE ACACIA STRAIN‘s latest album, “Continent”, as well as covers for MASTODON, TRIVIUM and many more.
THE ACACIA STRAIN sold almost 5,600 copies of “Continent” in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 107 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD debuted at No. 2 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Acacia Strain - Wormwood
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LACUNA COIL: Denver Footage Available
Video footage of LACUNA COIL‘s June 1, 2010 performance in Denver, Colorado can be viewed below.
LACUNA COIL‘s recently completed European headlining tour featured support from DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS and the gothic rock act DOMMIN.DIRTY LITTLE RABBITS was direct support to LACUNA COIL on seven shows, while DOMMIN took part in the entire tour.
LACUNA COIL recently released a special double-disc “deluxe edition” of its latest album, “Shallow Life”, for the price of a single CD, featuring alternate artwork, a disc full of rare and previously unreleased material (studio, acoustic and live tracks) and an expanded booklet.
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NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy
Patrick of Full Metal Rock recently conducted an interview with guitaristJeff Loomis of Seattle metallers NEVERMORE. You can now listen to the chat at this location.
NEVERMORE will embark on its first North American headlining tour in almost three years this fall. The trek, which kicks off on September 23 and runs through November 5, will also feature WARBRINGER, MUTINY WITHIN and HATESPHERE in the support slots.
All tickets are on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until June 19 at which point they will be made available through all normal ticketing systems.
There will be a limited number of VIP tickets available which gets fans early entry before doors for a pre-show NEVERMORE meet-and-greet.
NEVERMORE‘s new album, “The Obsidian Conspiracy”, will be released in North America on June 8 via Century Media Records.
In addition to the album’s standard edition, a limited box-set edition was made available in Europe featuring two cover versions — “The Crystal Ship” (THE DOORS) and “Transmission” (THE TEA PARTY) — and a bonus “Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis” disc containing “Your Poison Throne” and “The Obsidian Conspiracy” play-along videos and guitar tabs for both songs.
Disc 1:
01. The Termination Proclamation
02. Your Poison Throne
03. Moonrise (Through Mirrors Of Death)
04. And The Maiden Spoke
05. Emptiness Unobstructed
06. The Blue Marble And The New Soul
07. Without Morals
08. The Day You Built The Wall
09. She Comes In Colors
10. The Obsidian Conspiracy
11. Crystal Ship (THE DOORS cover; bonus track)
12. Temptation (THE TEA PARTY cover; bonus track)
Disc 2 – “Play The Guitar Like Jeff Loomis”:
* “Your Poison Throne” – without guitar
* “Your Poison Throne” – guitar only
* “The Obsidian Conspiracy” – without guitar
* “The Obsidian Conspiracy” – guitar only
* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song “Your Poison Throne” with guitar-playing instructions from Jeff Loomis
* Video Enhancement: Play-along video for the song “The Obsidian Conspiracy” with guitar-playing instructions from Jeff Loomis
* Guitar tabs of both songs as PDF files
NEVERMORE filmed a video for the song “Emptiness Unobstructed”during the band’s May 18, 2010 concert at the O2 Academy Islington in London, England. The clip was directed by Nigel Crane, who helmedPARADISE LOST‘s “The Rise Of Denial” video last year for Century Media Records.
NEVERMORE has tapped a “very talented” Hungarian guitar player by the name of Attila Voros to play second guitar on the band’s current tour. festivals we are about to embark on in Europe.”
The drum tracks for “The Obsidian Conspiracy” were completed in the group’s hometown of Seattle with SOILWORK guitarist Peter Wichers, who previously worked with Warrel Dane on the singer’s solo debut,“Praises to the War Machine”. Longtime friend and collaborator Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS, MACHINE HEAD) once again handled mixing duties. The captivating and dynamic cover art was created by the great Travis Smith (OPETH, KATATONIA) .
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SOILWORK: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on “The Panic Broadcast”, the new album from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, are available for streaming on Amazon.com.
“The Panic Broadcast” will be released in Europe on July 2 and in North America on July 13 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed atFascination Street studio in Örebro, Sweden with Jens Bogren (OPETH,KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, BLOODBATH).
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Late For The Kill, Early For The Slaughter
02. Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning
03. The Thrill
04. Deliverance Is Mine
05. Night Comes Clean
06. King Of The Threshold
07. Let This River Flow
08. Epitome
09. The Akuma Afterglow
10. Enter Dog Of Pavlov
The song “Two Lives Worth Of Reckoning” is now available for streaming at this location.
SOILWORK‘s new album is the first to feature guitarist Peter Wicherssince his return to the band in 2008, as well as the studio debut with axeman Sylvain Coudret, who also joined in 2008.
The recording process for “The Panic Broadcast” was overseen byWichers, who recently took a moment to talk about what it was like to produce his own band after working with so many other great artists.
“Producing SOILWORK was great challenge for me but also one of the greatest experiences of my career,” he said. “I can honestly say that I’ve never worked this hard on any record that I’ve produced, but it was all worth it. I am super-happy with the performances from all the guys, and I don’t think SOILWORK has ever sounded this good.”
Soilwork - The Panic Broadcast
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