As reported on the GWAR Facebook page:
This is the actual signing page for the petition to get GWAR to play the Super Bowl, which is growing by about 5000 signatures a day… I think we need about two million so lets get on it!
New album “Battle Maximus” available now here:
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* For More Info On GWAR:
Facebook: Gwar
METAL BLADE RECORDS:
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Dead Beat Media and Slaughterhouse Records are proud to announce the October 30th release of The End of Humanity, the second full-length album from The Netherlands’ WARMASTER. With their raw, groovy, mid-paced old school death metal in the vein of BOLT THROWER and BENEDICTION, WARMASTER is marching onward to enlarge their legion!
1. Massive Kill Capacity
2. Nuclear Warfare
3. Deadly Artillery
4. Death Factory
5. The Target
6. Lies to Deny
7. Barbarians
8. Poison Dwarf
9. Ancient Anthem
10. Medestrijders Voor Volk En Vaderland
11. Destroyer of Worlds
In June of this year, Dead Beat Media and Slaughterhouse Records teamed up for the release of a split seven-inch EP featuring WARMASTER, along with Malaysian warlords HUMILIATION. A sampler of the split is now playing below:
Ordering info for the split and The End of Humanity can be found at the links below:
Formed in 2004, WARMASTER arose from the underground empowered by one demo and gained a rabid following. By 2006 the band extended to a full line up to play lots of gigs and festivals. WARMASTER debut album, First War was released on Dutch Metal Records in 2008. Many European live shows, followed and touring with bands like Grave, Jungle Rot, Sadistic Intent, Fleshcrawl, Zombie Inc. increased WARMASTER’s ever-growing reputation.
After some lineup changes and with newly found energy and creativity, WARMASTER recorded a new album and a split EP with Humiliation. The split EP is released in June 2013 on Deadbeat Media and Slaughterhouse Records. The 2nd full-length album, The End of Humanity will be out on October 30th, 2013. With their raw, groovy, mid-paced old school deathmetal, WARMASTER is going onward to enlarge their legion!
Corné Bijlemeer (Vocals)
Rik van Gageldonk (Guitar)
Marcel Oerlemans (Guitar)
Alex Schlüter (Bass)
André van der Ree (Drums)
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
* For More Info On WARMASTER:
Facebook: Warmaster Old School Death Metal
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ICED EARTH have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album “Plagues of Babylon” which will be out in early 2014!
As reported on the ICED EARTH Facebook page:
Friends,
We are proud to present you with the new cover art for “Plagues of Babylon”. This is a seriously heavy album with a seriously brutal album cover. I’m sure it will go down as a classic in the epic ICED EARTH catalog.
I hope you enjoy this preview! Much more exciting news coming very soon!
In Metal,
Jon Schaffer
Tracklist:
1. Plagues of Babylon
2. Democide
3. The Culling
4. Among The Living Dead
5. Resistance
6. The End?
7. If I Could See You
8. Cthulhu
9. Peacemaker
10. Parasite
11. Spirit of the Times
12. Highwayman
Artwork painted by Eliran Kantor.
* For More Info On ICED EARTH:
Facebook: Iced Earth
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS:
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Nashville, Tenn. – Following the success of GIGANTOUR 2013 and sold-out shows with Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, Megadeth confirms the long-awaited Super Collider Tour. The cross-country tour kicks off in St. Paul, MN., on Nov. 23 and make stops in Detroit, Boston and Charlotte, along with other markets.
Megadeth’s Cyber Army fan club exclusive tickets presale and VIP packages presale begins Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. and ends Thursday, Sept. 26 at 10 p.m. local time. Presale details will be provided to club members at http://cyberarmy.megadeth.com. Megadeth has partnered with On The List Presents to offer a variety of VIP packages, including meet & greets and exclusive Megadeth guitar packages. For more info, please visit: www.megadeth.com.
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Dave Mustaine – vocals & guitar
Chris Broderick – guitar
David Ellefson – bass
Shawn Drover – drums
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(Source: Megadeth Facebook)
* For More Info On MEGADETH:
http://www.twitter.com/megadeth
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New York City thrashers GenerationKillOfficial have revealed the artwork & track listing for WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, the band’s second studio album to be released in North America on November 26th.
“We achieved our goal of creating something that we all are so proud of,” states GENERATION KILL frontman & lyricist Rob Dukes, who also fronts the Bay Area thrash band Exodus.
“We called this album We’re All Gonna Die because for the most part the lyrics are about the darker side of the existence of humans on this planet. The album as a whole is so diverse, drawing from our influences that we grew up on. I personally think this is the strongest vocal performance of my career, and as a band, we can’t wait for the hard rock/metal world to hear this album.”
Produced by Zeuss (HATEBREED, AGNOSTIC FRONT, MUNICIPAL WASTE), fellow GENERATION KILL band members include Rob Moschetti (ex-PRO-PAIN / M.O.D.) on bass & backing vocals, dual lead guitarists Jason Trenzcer (ex-MUTILATION) & Jason Velez, and James DeMaria (ex- MERAUDER) on drums.
The Track Listing For We’re All Gonna Die Includes:
01 – Born To Serve
02 – Prophets Of War
03 – Self Destruction
04 – Friendly Fire
05 – Carny Love
06 – Vegas
07 – There Is No Hope
08 – We’re All Gonna Die
The GENERATION KILL band name comes from the title of the 2004 book (also a HBO mini-series) written by Rolling Stone journalist Evan Wright.
See “Prophets Of War” performed live at Graspop Metal Meeting this past June: http://youtu.be/MIQrI_L2wFA
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(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For More Info On GENERATION KILL:
http://www.Generationkillband.com
NUCLEAR BLAST:
http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
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As reported on the Facebook page of WATAIN:
WATAIN – The Wild Hunt world tour will reach Europe in December, under the name of “BLACK DEATH 2013”
Two more bands will join us, who they are will be announced in due time.
The rest of Europe will be set aflame in early 2014.
05.12.2013 – Manchester, Academy 2, UK
06.12.2103 – Glasgow, Garage, UK
07.12.2013 – Birmingham, The Library, UK
08.12.2013 – London, Electric Ballroom, UK
10.12.2013 – Bochum, Matrix, GERMANY
11.12.2013 – Hamburg, Markthalle, GERMANY
12.12.2013 – Cologne, Essigfabrik, GERMANY
13.12.2013 – Eindhoven, Eindhoven Metal Meeting, HOLLAND
14.12.2013 – Paris, Le Trabendo, FRANCE
15.12.2013 – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn, GERMANY
17.12.2013 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp, GERMANY
18.12.2013 – Munich, Backstage WERK, GERMANY
19.12.2013 – Berlin, C-Club, GERMANY
20.12.2013 – Leipzig, Hellraiser, GERMANY
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* For More Info On WATAIN:
Facebook: WATAIN
http://www.templeofwatain.com/
CENTURY MEDIA:
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Don’t forget to pre-order the vinyl album here NOW, as it’s only limited to 500 copies:
http://tridroid.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-kingdom-of-graves
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Tridroid Records is pleased to announce that we will be handling the vinyl release of the new Tyrants Blood album Into the Kingdom of Graves.
Tyrants Blood were conceived in late summer 2005 , and solidified its original lineup in January of 2006. Started by ex Witches Hammer/Blasphemy guitarist Marco Banco (traditional sodomizer of the Goddess of Perversity) and local drummer Kevin Volatile, the group now consists of Marco Banco, ex Abuse drummer Matt Blood Modder, Infernal majesty vocalist Brian Messiah Langley and Bass/vocalist Vinnie Borden.
Their début album was released by Morbid Moon records out of Montreal Quebec in late 2006. Then in 2007 they were signed to Ireland’s main metal company Invictus records, where they released both the 2007 EP titled Prophecy and their latest full length album from 2009 titled, Crushing Onward Into oblivion. This latest release has also been picked up by Mutilation records out of Sao Paolo Brazil for distribution in South America.
Since their inception, Tyrants Blood have supported their efforts with live shows throughout western Canada, South America and Europe. The band recently released their latest album Into the Kingdom of Graves on CD and will be releasing the vinyl version on Tridroid Records in October 2013.
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(Source: Tridroid Records)
* For More Info On TYRANTS BLOOD:
Facebook: TYRANTS BLOOD
TRIDROID RECORDS:
Facebook: Tridroid Records
http://tridroidrec.blogspot.com/
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From Chicago Illinois, the legendary BROKEN HOPE are a couple of weeks away from scalding our faces once again, with a new slab of their Death Metal! Metal be thy name!
BROKEN HOPE are exclusively streaming their new song The Docking Dead here: http://bit.ly/186W68T
Pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/brokenhopecmd
Damian Leski – vocals
Jeremy Wagner – guitars
Shaun Glass – bass
Chuck Wepfer – guitars
Mike Miczek – drums
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* For More Info On BROKEN HOPE:
Facebook: Broken Hope
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS:
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ONE WEEK ONLY! Satyricon Norway‘s brand new album is ON SALE for $9.99 in store and online at Best Buy!
Order online: http://bit.ly/satyricon-bb
Find a store near you: http://bit.ly/bbstores
Best Buy has the deluxe version of SURGICAL STEEL on sale for $9.99 this week!
Order online: http://bit.ly/carcass-ss-bb
Find a store near you: http://bit.ly/bbstores
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* For More Info On SATYRICON:
Facebook: Satyricon Norway
* For More Info On CARCASS:
Facebook: Carcass
NUCLEAR BLAST:
http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
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As reported on the SISTER SIN Facebook page:
Here’s an article about the Female Metal Dream festival in St Petersburgh this Sunday! Check it out fellow Russian Sin Heads & see ya there!!!
Article: http://bit.ly/1ehrRnV
For more info about the Female Metal Dream Fest II:
Facebook: Female Metal Dream Fest
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Below, listen to and watch Hearts Of Cold; a grand song featured on SISTER SIN’s newest and critically praised album: Now And Forever.
Liv – Vocals
Jimmy – Guitar
Dave – Drums
Strandh – Bass
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* SISTER SIN are from Gothenburg, Sweden.
* SISTER SIN will perform at the festival ReVamp FEMALE METAL DREAM FEST-II in St petersburg and performance at 24.09.2013 in Moscow:
September 22 – St. Petersburg, AVRORA CLUB
September 24 – Moscow, MOSCOW HALL
* Now And Forever was released on October 22nd, 2012, in North America, via Victory Records.
* For More Info On SISTER SIN:
Facebook: Sister Sin Official
http://www.victoryrecords.com/sistersin
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Emerging from their self-imposed solitude, atmospheric Black Metal entity LASTER will travel from their Dutch homeland to Germany later this year for their first ever live performance.
Scheduled for Saturday, December 21st, LASTER’s live debut will take place at Musikbunker Aachen in Aachen, Germany. Support will come from NORTHWARD, GOATBLOOD and MORAST. For more info and updates, visit the Concert Event Page.
In 2012, LASTER released the three-track EP, Wijsgeer & Narreman on Dunkelheit Produktionen. Praised for its bleak, yet hypnotic and poetic delivery, the EP is currently available on CD, cassette and digital formats. Looping lamentation and genuine gloom brought to life by songs which leave the standard of DSBM far behind. Floating riffs, melancholic and full of grace, rolling drums and pressing lyrics tell stories about pain that was lived through and artistic musicianship. This music’s pathos aspirated by an energy standing up again and again to fade within monotonous doubt and to indulge in blind despair.
LASTER (meaning libel) was founded and located in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The band consists of N. (NORTHWARD) and W. Damiaen (OMNINIHILIST, SEA OF TREES, WILLOOS, WHITE OAK). Wijsgeer & Narreman is recommended for fans of URFAUST and AUSTERE!
Wijsgeer & Narreman is available at: www.dunkelheit.cc.
(Source: ClawHammer PR)
* For More Info On LASTER:
Facebook: Laster
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German Thrash titans KREATOR, Nuclear Blast, Janmedia and animal rights organization PETA Germany have teamed up for charity. Together three huge prints of parts of the stunning artwork (by renowned artis Jan Meininghaus) of the band’s most recent DVD/Blu Ray Dying Alive are being auctioned off via eBay.
All three prints are signed by all band members – all proceeds will go directly in favor of PETA Germany.
Check out and spread all three auctions here: http://ebay.eu/164ns2G
KREATOR – Charity Prints
Commented KREATOR mainman and active vegan Mille Petrozza: “Our favorite artist Jan Meininghaus did an amazing job creating the cover art for Dying Alive and the prints look just awesome. We are happy to support PETA and all the hard-working people who help to make this world a better place – not only for humans, cats, dogs and other pets, but for ALL our animal friends on this planet.”
Added PETA Germany representative Jobst Eggert: Animals need our voice as they can´t speak for themselves. We are happy that the animals have such a strong and charismatic voice like Mille’s who stands up for their rights. Making people aware of wrongs in this world is something KREATOR and PETA have in common and we are extremely grateful that the proceeds from these auctions will help us keeping up our work and make this world a better place for animals.“
PETA Deutschland e.V. is a an affiliate of PETA USA who is the biggest animal rights organization (more than 3 million supporters) worldwide whose main goal is to raise awareness by revealing animal cruelty, wise up the general public and change ways of life to help every animal living a better life.
Dying Alive features the band’s sold out homecoming show in Oberhausen, Germany on December 22, 2012 after an extensive 45 day European tour in support of their highly successful album Phantom Antichrist. The packed and sweat driven show was filmed by 24 cameras as well as guitar and even mosh pit cams.
The DVD/Blu Ray contains the show, a behind the scenes documentary as well as video clips. Approximate total running time: 115 minutes.
Dying Alive is available in various formats:
DVD/2CD
Blu Ray/2CD
Earbook (DVD/Blu Ray/2CD + Bonus CD feat. Phantom Antichrist demo songs)
Earbook + 7“ (DVD/Blu Ray/2CD + Bonus CD feat. Phantom Antichrist demo songs) – Nuclear Blast Mailorder ONLY
Audio-Format:
Limited 2CD incl. live bonus tracks
2LP (black, 180g, gatefold + poster)
2LP (red, 180g, gatefold + poster) – Nuclear Blast Mailorder ONLY
2LP (orange, 180g, gatefold + poster) – Nuclear Blast Mailorder ONLY
Order Dying Alive via: http://smarturl.it/KreatorDyingAlive
KREATOR – LIVE:
13.09. D Berlin – Kulturbrauerei, Kesselhaus, Metal Hammer Awards
21.09. F Mennecy – Mennecy Metal Part Festival
(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For More Info On KREATOR:
Facebook: Kreator Official
http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de
http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com
NUCLEAR BLAST:
http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
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Austin, Texas’ DEAD EARTH POLITICS, who recently won Austin Chronicle’s Best Metal Band of 2012 award, is currently in Droplink Studios with engineer Josh Woodhouse for the follow-up to 2010’s acclaimed The Weight of Poseidon. With work on the release, an EP that includes tracks such as “Queen of Steel” and “Redneck Dragonslayer”, already underway, the band has launched an IndieGoGo pre-sale campaign to help fund album promotion, marketing and related merchandise.
The band is reaching out to fans for support in exchange for various perks, including a digital download of the EP on its 11/23 release date with a free download of The Weight of Poseidon sent within 24 hours of donation. Other offers include IndieGoGo exclusives like DEP onesies, doggie gear, Baby Doll Fluff Lounge shirts and specially designed hoodies. Lighting gear, drum sticks and heads, and even a chance to shave your initials into the mighty, Scottish pelt of vocalist Ven Scott. Check out all the options and contribute now at:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/dead-earth-politics-the-queen-of-steel-will-master-you
In other news, DEAD EARTH POLITICS was handpicked to perform at the first annual Housecore Horror Film Festival (October 25-27) in Austin with Down, Gwar, Hate Eternal, Crowbar, Goblin, Pig Destroyer, Warbeast and several others. The band will perform on October 27th. For details on the event, visit housecorehorrorfilmfestival.com.
Mason ‘Chevo’ – drums
Will ‘Waffle’ – bass
Craig “Rundelfly” Rundels – guitar
Tim “TIMMEH!!” Driscoll – guitar
Ven ‘Ven’ – vocals
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(Source: ClawHammer PR)
* For More Info On DEAD EARTH POLITICS:
Facebook: Dead Earth Politics
http://www.deadearthpolitics.com
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Thrash Metal icons KREATOR and OVERKILL will be touring North America together, beginning October 30th in Baltimore Maryland! This “Legends Of Thrash Tour 2013” will no doubt be raising the fiery depths of hell, for our Metal masses to revel in! Thrash Metal warriors WARBRINGER will be lending their lethal support as well! Metal be thy name!
Check out the tour dates and venues below! The “Legends Of Thrash Tour 2013” will be raging right through November! Whoa!
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10/30 – Baltimore, Md. @ Soundstage
10/31 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Trocadero
11/01 – Worcester, Mass. @ The Palladium
11/02 – Montreal, Quebec @ Club Soda
11/03 – Toronto, Ontario @ Opera House
11/04 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Altar Bar
11/05 – Columbus, Ohio @ Al Rosa Villa
11/06 – Joliet, Ill. @ Mojoes
11/07 – Lawrence, Kansas @ Granada
11/08 – Englewood, Colo. @ Gothic Theater
11/09 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ In the Venue
11/11 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rickshaw Theater
11/12 – Seattle, Wash. @ El Corazon
11/13 – Portland, Ore. @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/14 – San Fran, Calif. @ Filmore
11/15 – Anaheim, Calif. @ The Grove
11/16 – Tempe, Ariz. @ Marquee Theatre
11/17 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Sunshine Theater
11/18 – Dallas, Texas @ Trees
11/19 – San Antonio, Texas @ Backstage Live
11/21 – Louisville, Ky. @ Diamond Pub & Billiards
11/22 – W. Springfield, Va. Empire
11/23 – New York, N.Y. @ Stage 48
11/24 – New York, N.Y. @ Stage 48
http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de
http://www.warbringermusic.com
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(Source: http://www.wreckingcrew.com)
Stone.
As reported on the Facebook page of KREATOR:
Hey North Americans, find DYING ALIVE at Best Buy! Order it online at http://bit.ly/dyalibb or find your nearest store at http://bit.ly/bbstores!
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Stone Says: I bought mine today! Hell yes, I did! The 2/CD version of DYING ALIVE! I am quite psyched-out by it all, to say the least! Hail KREATOR! German Thrash Metal Legends! Metal be thy name! Whoa!
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* For More Info On DYING ALIVE:
KREATOR “DYING ALIVE” – DVD/Blu-ray And 2CD Releasing September 3rd In USA
The above link is for a post featured on Metal Odyssey, on July 2, 2013.
Miland “Mille” Petrozza – vocals & guitar
Sami Yli-Sirniö – guitar
Christian “Speesy” Giesler – bass
Jürgen “Ventor” Reil – drums
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* For More Info On KREATOR:
Facebook: Kreator Official
http://www.kreator-terrorzone.de
http://www.kreator-terrorshop.com
http://www.twitter.com/kreator
http://www.youtube.com/user/kreatorofficial
NUCLEAR BLAST:
http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
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Long-running Cleveland ministers of sludge, FISTULA, are preparing to spread their aural disease along the East Coast with a short stretch of live assaults. Scheduled to commence on Monday September 2, the Rock ‘N’ Roll Vermin Tour 2013 will filthify its way through Allston, Providence, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Allentown. FISTULA will be joined by their diseased brethren, Nightstick. Hearing will be damaged. Feelings will be hurt.
w/ Nightstick
9/02/2013 Obrien’s – Allston, MA
9/04/2013 Dusk – Providence, RI
9/05/2013 Acheron – Brooklyn, NY
9/06/2013 The Mill Creek Tavern – Philadelphia, PA
9/07/2013 Sportsman’s Café – Allentown PA
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In other FISTULA activities, the band has a host of resonated new offerings on the rise including the brand new Vermin Prolificus LP set to detonate via To Live A Lie early next year. FISTULA will be crash-test driving the tunes “Smoke Cat Hair and Toe Nails,” “Pig Funeral” and “Goat Brothel” throughout next week’s live takeover. Additionally, FISTULA will appear on a split cassette with Radiation Sickness to be unleashed through Die Song this October as well as a split 12″ with Ravens Creed through Doomentia in 2014. Finally, the band will be featured on the forthcoming release from XXX-rated funk legend Blowfly. Dubbed Black in the Sack, the eight track offering marks Blowfly’s first studio album in seven years and includes a curious collaboration with team FISTULA, Dave Szulkin (Blood Farmers) and Tesco Vee (The Meatmen) on the track “Dick Stabbath.” Black in the Sack will see release via PATAC Records this Fall.
Sully your ears with “An Eighth of Meth Scabs” (from the Radiation Sickness split) and “Dick Stabbath” (from the Blowfly full-length), now playing at THIS LOCATION.
Stay tuned for further FISTULA dealings to be divulged in the coming weeks.
“Cleveland’s sludge-thrash royals FISTULA have strung together (strung out?) a catalog of violent, unapologetic releases oozing utter scorn for all things ridiculously mainstream and vanilla…. The plod balances the shred, and the fury lines every note with napalm. The tempo shifts may suggest a bi-polar, manic, borderline personality glitch, but anyone familiar with this band will hardly raise a red flag. That sleeping giant you poked with a stick never woke up. Instead, Fistula again showed up with no warning. Your skin is bubbling, your left eye is gone, and you’re drooling as you sift through the soil looking for loose teeth. Oh, stop it. You’re embarrassing yourself.” – Heavy Planet
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(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For More Info On FISTULA:
Facebook: FISTULA
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Dutch Symphonic Metal band EPICA celebrated their 10th anniversary with a one-night-only event, dubbed Retrospect. The band was accompanied by the seventy piece Extended Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Miskolc National Theatre Choir, playing an unforgettable 3-hours best-of set.
According to respected Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant: “The band wrote a chapter of Dutch metal History” this evening. Rock Tribune (Belgium) thought it was “an unforgettable show”.
Ten high-definition cameras captured this very special sold-out show while EPICA played in front of nearly five thousand ecstatic fans in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In addition to a collection of the band’s biggest hits from across the spectrum of their entire catalog, this once-in-a-lifetime spectacular also features the live debut of ‘Twin Flames’ and the previously unreleased ‘Retrospect’, covers of classics by Vivaldi, Pergolesi, and Oscar-winning film composer John Williams, two guest collaborations with the venerable Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, REVAMP), and a very special performance of their breakthrough single, ‘Quietus’, with founding members Jeroen Simons, Ad Sluijter, and Yves Huts.
On the 8th of November Nuclear Blast will release Retrospect as a deluxe hardcover book with 48 pages. Both as a 2DVD/3CD and 2Blu-ray/3CD version. Retrospect will contain the following fan favorites:
01 – Introspect
02 – Monopoly on Truth
03 – Sensorium
04 – Unleashed
05 – Martyr of the Free Word
06 – Chasing the Dragon
07 – Presto
08 – Never Enough
09 – Stabat Mater Dolorosa
10 – Twin Flames
11 – Serenade of Self-Destruction
12 – Orchestral Medley
13 – The Divine Conspiracy ~Anniversary Edition~
14 – Delirium
15 – Blank Infinity
16 – The Obsessive Devotion
17 – Retrospect
18 – Battle of the Heroes & Imperial March
19 – Quietus
20 – The Phantom Agony
21 – Cry for the Moon
22 – Sancta Terra
23 – Design Your Universe
24 – Storm The Sorrow
25 – Consign To Oblivion
26 – Outrospect
Retrospect features this massive performance in its entirety, as well as exclusive interviews with all band members and behind-the-scenes footage from the show.
(Source: Nuclear Blast)
* For More Info On EPICA:
NUCLEAR BLAST:
http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/
Stone.
As reported on the Facebook page of Century Media Records:
Swedish black metal act WATAIN entered their national Swedish album charts on #1 with their new album “The Wild Hunt”. And even in the second week it’s still on #5! German fans helped WATAIN to achieve their first ever German chart entry on position #18. In The US the album entered #158 in the Billboard Top 200.
As a special gift to dedicated fans you can get a free download of the b-side track “Play with the Devil” originally recorded by the Black/Heavy Metal band Taiwaz in 1988, in WATAIN’s hometown Uppsala. Gottfrid Åhman from In Solitude participates on solo guitar in WATAIN’s version. In many means a very special song. You can download “Play with the Devil” at http://thewildhunt.se/
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* The Wild Hunt was released on August 20th, 2013, via Century Media Records.
(Source: Century Media Records Facebook)
* For More Info On WATAIN:
http://www.templeofwatain.com/
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS:
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As reported/written on the WATAIN Facebook page:
“We want to thank all of you who have contributed to the splendour and ruthless victory that marked the release of The Wild Hunt. Those who attended the opening ceremony in Uppsala, who bought the album, who respectfully wrote or in any other way expressed their appreciation for it, who came with gifts and tokens of gratitude, who spread the word and lit new fires across the world.
And so the gates have once again been opened, within and without. A long and winding road lies ahead of us now, and where it will lead we do not yet know. But we look forward to join forces with all of you deathfiends, sons of hades, daughters of the night, outlaws and Wataniacs, who know as well as we that this hunt shall darken the few pages of history that remain…
For night has fallen upon the earth now, but the many fires that were lit at the dawn of this new era can be seen from far away, from beyond the borders of the world, where hungry eyes are ever watching…
By the fires of Satan we salute thee!”
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* The Wild Hunt was released on August 20th, 2013, via Century Media Records.
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(Source: WATAIN Facebook)
* For More Info On WATAIN:
http://www.templeofwatain.com/
CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS:
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Legendary Brazilian Metal icons SEPULTURA have revealed the cover artwork and track listing for the band’s forthcoming album, The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart, which is set for European release on October 25th via Nuclear Blast. The artwork was created by Brazilian artist Alexandre Wagner, who specializes in charcoal drawing techniques.
In preparing the statements below, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser & artist Alexandre Wagner collaborated with Brazilian journalist Emanuel Leite, Jr. to gather their thoughts.
Here, Kisser reveals how he discovered the work of Alexandre Wagner:
“It was an indication of Silvio Bibika, who was my roadie for a long time. He always shows me things in general that SEPULTURA might need. He told me about Alexandre – who is from Belo Horizonte [in Brazil, where SEPULTURA was founded] – a year ago. So before we went to the United States to record the album, I was at his house to talk about the cover, tell him the album title, and talk about the concept of the film Metropolis so he could do something original. But when I saw the picture with the drawing, I thought it was all about what we wanted and we did not need something new. I also asked him to do a tribal ‘S’ in the cover’s style, which will be on the back cover.”
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Album artist Alexandre Wagner comments on his creation:
“This series of work in charcoal drawing [for the album] I did when I still lived in Belo Horizonte. They were all made there and are quick drawings without much reference, almost an experimentation that may have come from a desire to use the most basic of basic materials – coal, paper and wood. The cover design was ready, Andreas saw and liked it. We talked a little more and I also sent some other pictures for the booklet. I was pleased with the choice of the theme of the album; I like [Austrian filmmaker] Fritz Lang very much and not to mention only Metropolis, but Dr. Mabuse der Spieler [Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler, Lang’s 1922 film] is a fucking movie!”
A fellow Mineiro from Belo Horizonte, Alexandre is glad to be part of SEPULTURA’s history.
“It’s impossible being from Belo Horizonte and not know the band,” he says. “Some of their albums followed me for a long time, especially [1993’s] Chaos A.D.. I remember seeing Refuse/Resist on TV and thinking that was wonderful. It’s really cool to work with the guys, being part of something together. It is somehow a shared history.”
To see more of Alexandre Wagner’s work, visit: http://www.alwg.org
01. Trauma Of War
02. The Vatican
03. Impending Doom
04. Manipulation of Tragedy
05. Tsunami
06. The Bliss Of Ignorants
07. Grief
08. The Age Of The Atheist
09. Obsessed
10. Da Lama Ao Caos (Chico Science & Nação Zumbi cover)
The Mediator Between Head And Hands Must Be The Heart was recorded with renowned producer Ross Robinson (KORN, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY), who worked with SEPULTURA on their landmark 1996 release Roots, and co-produced by Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SYMPHONY X, INCANTATION), who previously worked on SEPULTURA’s Roorback (2003), the Revolusongs EP (2002), and Nation (2001).
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