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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 |
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VOIVOD: New Song Available For Streaming
22 Mar 2006
A brand new VOIVOD song, entitled "The X-Stream", has been made available for streaming at MP3.com. The track comes off the Canadian pioneering metal band's upcoming album, "Katorz", due in June on The End Records in North America and Nuclear Blast Records in Europe.
VOIVOD recorded and mixed the album with producer Glen Robinson (ANNIHILATOR, TEA PARTY, GWAR) at Multisons studio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and mastered the CD in New York. The follow-up to 2003's "Voivod", "Katorz" is the first albu ... |
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CELLADOR: Debut Album Tracklisting Revealed
22 Mar 2006
Nebraska-based melodic metallers CELLADOR have finished recording their debut album, "Enter Deception", at Mana Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer Erik Rutan (MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL). "After a six-week hiatus, the mixing has begun and mastering will follow directly after," the band write in a press release.
"Enter Deception" tentative track listing: 01. A Sign Far Beyond 02. The Final Regret 03. Never Again 04. Leaving All Behind 05. Forever Unbound 06. Release of the Shadow 07. Wakening 08. Seen Through Time 09. No Chances Lost Ja ... |
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JON OLIVA'S PAIN: Band/New Album Update
22 Mar 2006
JON OLIVA'S PAIN, the band led by SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva, has inked a deal with AFM Records. September 2006 will see the release of the group's second record, entitled "Maniacal Renderings". Look for a five-song EP release on June 23 which will include three new songs from the upcoming CD and two live SAVATAGE songs from the 2004-2005 "'Tage Mahal Tour".
JON OLIVA'S PAIN's new album, tentatively titled "Maniacal Renderings", was once again recorded at Audio Lab Studios in Tampa, Florida and is described in a press release as "a more progressive, complex and dramatic edge without sacrificing any of the song w ... |
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Lilitu members form new band
19 Mar 2006
In regards to the possibility of changing their name the Atlanta, Georgia based metal outfit Lilitu have started a new band by the name of Blood Promise. Derek Bonner (guitars / vocals) offers some insight in the situation: "Blood Promise is a name that has been floating around for a while. I have had the name embedded in my brain and it has been close to my heart. I initially kept the name for an acoustic side project that I was doing. The more things started to change w/ Lilitu and my other projects, I then decided that Blood Promise would be the best fit for what I wanted to do in the rock/metal world. The band also insisted that we use it, due to it's simplicity and po ... |