DELAIN — the Dutch gothic rock project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt) — has posted its video for the track 'See Me in Shadow' on YouTube. The song is the second single from DELAIN's debut album, 'Lucidity', which came out last year. The clip for 'See Me in Shadow' was shot on May 8 'in a very special country cottage in Brabant, Holland,' according to a posting on the group's web site.
DELAIN's video for its first single, 'Frozen', has been posted at this location. The track comes off 'Lucidity', which last year climbed from position No. 76 to No. 43 on the Dutch album chart. In addition to Martijn Westerholt and Charlotte Wessels (vocals), the CD features guest appearances by the following musicians:
Jan Yrlund (ex-LACRIMOSA) - Guitars
Arien van Weesenbeek (GOD DETHRONED) - Drums
Ad Sluijter (EPICA)
George Oosterhoek (ex-ORPHANAGE)
Guus Eikens (ex-ORPHANAGE)
Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION)
Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH)
Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES)
'Lucidity' contains some interesting duets: Liv Kristine sings with Marco Hietala on 'Day For Ghosts' and with Charlotte on 'See Me In Shadow'. Sharon den Adel's distinctive voice is a great counterpart to Marco's intense vocals on 'No Compliance', whereas the heavy grunts of George Oosthoek combine very well with Charlotte's peaceful voice on a number of other tracks.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Friday, June 29, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
NIGHTRAGE MEMBERS LAUNCH DEAD BY APRIL PROJECT
NIGHTRAGE members Jimmie Strimell (vocals), Henric Carlsson (bass) and Alex Sveningsson (drums) have launched a 'pop/metal' band called DEAD BY APRIL.
According to the group's official bio, 'DEAD BY APRIL is a collaboration between some free-spirited, likeminded musicians. It has evolved from just being a project to a fulltime band, in a very short amount of time.
'Jimmie has for a long time been wanting to write music with longtime, good friend Pontus Hjelm, but it has never really happened. It wasn't until recently Pontus gave in and said, let's give this a try and see where it takes us.'
Check out the songs 'Falling Behind', 'Losing You', 'My Saviour' and 'Unhatable' on the band's MySpace page.
DEAD BY APRIL is:
Jimmie Strimell: Screams and clean vocals
Pontus Hjelm: Guitar/Keyboards
Alex Sveningsson: Drums
Henric Carlsson: Bass
Johan Eskilsson: Guitar
DEAD BY APRIL is currently unsigned.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
According to the group's official bio, 'DEAD BY APRIL is a collaboration between some free-spirited, likeminded musicians. It has evolved from just being a project to a fulltime band, in a very short amount of time.
'Jimmie has for a long time been wanting to write music with longtime, good friend Pontus Hjelm, but it has never really happened. It wasn't until recently Pontus gave in and said, let's give this a try and see where it takes us.'
Check out the songs 'Falling Behind', 'Losing You', 'My Saviour' and 'Unhatable' on the band's MySpace page.
DEAD BY APRIL is:
Jimmie Strimell: Screams and clean vocals
Pontus Hjelm: Guitar/Keyboards
Alex Sveningsson: Drums
Henric Carlsson: Bass
Johan Eskilsson: Guitar
DEAD BY APRIL is currently unsigned.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
CRADLE OF FILTH: 'TONIGHT IN FLAMES' VIDEO POSTED ONLINE
CRADLE OF FILTH's video for the track 'Tonight in Flames', created by the group's guitarist Paul Allender, has been posted at the Roadrunner Records web site.
'Tonight in Flames' comes off CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, 'Thornography', which was released in October via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's 'Nymphetamine' was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano (BLEEDING THROUGH, ANTHRAX) and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE).
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
'Tonight in Flames' comes off CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, 'Thornography', which was released in October via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's 'Nymphetamine' was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano (BLEEDING THROUGH, ANTHRAX) and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE).
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Monday, June 25, 2007
IRON MAIDEN: 'THE WORLD'S GREATEST ALBUMS' DVD AVAILABLE
What Records has just released 'The World's Greatest Albums - Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Critical Review' DVD. A description of the title reads as follows: 'With the release of the classic self-titled album in April 1981, IRON MAIDEN set themselves at the very forefront of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. This authoritative DVD tells the story of the making of a classic heavy metal album. It includes a unique, frank interview with original MAIDEN front man and bad boy Paul Di'Anno — known affectionately as The Beast — who shares his memories and recollections of making a ground-breaking record; we also hear from former guitarist Dennis Stratton and from Tony Moore, who was keyboardist with the band during their formative years. Drawing upon spectacular vintage footage of the band in action in concert and in the TV studio, the program provides an in-depth analysis of the album. On hand to lend their expert views are much-respected rock journalist Mick Wall, who is also the band's biographer, and Paul Stenning, author of 'Iron Maiden - Thirty Years of the Beast'. Also featuring expert comment by Malcolm Dome of Total Rock Radio and Jerry Ewing of Classic Rock magazine, this is the definitive guide to a landmark album in heavy metal music.'
For more information and to order, click here.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
For more information and to order, click here.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Friday, June 22, 2007
KITTIE FEATURED ON THIS WEEKEND'S 'REBEL ACCESS' TV
Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE will be the featured band on this Sunday's (June 24) 'Rebel Access' TV, which airs at 10:00 p.m. on Channel 19 all over the Chicagoland area. The program will include an exclusive interview with drummer Mercedes Lander and guitarist Tara McLeod, along with concert performance footage shot at the The Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.
In the interview, Mercedes goes into detail about how she began playing the piano at age 6 and continued for several years until she 'noticed' Alex Van Halen. Having her older sister Morgan at 14 playing alongside on guitar motivated Mercedes to practice. 'And it helped that we both sucked,' she explains. 'So what [if] I can't do this and you can't do that; let's keep trying anyways.
'We wanted to pick a name that was totally contradictory to the sound of the band, so KITTIE sounded like the perfect name when we were that age.'
During the interview Mercedes describes growing up in front of an audience both musically and also as a woman. 'We just grew up with our instruments and this album is the coming of that.'
Mercedes' advice to the younger musicians just starting out is, 'It helps to have a motivational partner, then find [other] people who are committed. There are a lot of fickle musicians out there. Then play, just play — doesn't matter where, when, who or how, just play cause practice makes perfect.'
'Rebel Access' features a band one week and plays the hardest 'in-your-face' music videos in Chicago the next week.
For more information, visit www.rebelaccess.com.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
In the interview, Mercedes goes into detail about how she began playing the piano at age 6 and continued for several years until she 'noticed' Alex Van Halen. Having her older sister Morgan at 14 playing alongside on guitar motivated Mercedes to practice. 'And it helped that we both sucked,' she explains. 'So what [if] I can't do this and you can't do that; let's keep trying anyways.
'We wanted to pick a name that was totally contradictory to the sound of the band, so KITTIE sounded like the perfect name when we were that age.'
During the interview Mercedes describes growing up in front of an audience both musically and also as a woman. 'We just grew up with our instruments and this album is the coming of that.'
Mercedes' advice to the younger musicians just starting out is, 'It helps to have a motivational partner, then find [other] people who are committed. There are a lot of fickle musicians out there. Then play, just play — doesn't matter where, when, who or how, just play cause practice makes perfect.'
'Rebel Access' features a band one week and plays the hardest 'in-your-face' music videos in Chicago the next week.
For more information, visit www.rebelaccess.com.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
KING DIAMOND SAYS NEW ALBUM BLOWS 'THE PUPPET MASTER' AWAY
EvilG of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:
Metal-Rules.com: Let me just start out by saying that the new album ['Give Me Your Soul ... Please'], I only got the promo from Metal Blade on Friday, and I've been spinning it all weekend and I love it...
King: 'All right, cool!'
Metal-Rules.com: ...and I think it ranks up there as one of your best actually. Not that I didn't like your other albums but I think there's something special about it, it grabs you on the first listen. I was wondering if you could tell me a little about the writing process you went through for the album, was it anything different this time or have you pretty much nailed down a routine for when you're writing songs and recording?
King: 'Well, it is kind of a routine in some way you know, but still this time it was very unique I can tell you. We in the band feel that, even Andy [LaRocque; guitar] and I, taking everything we've done into consideration, that this is by far our absolute best ever. I know that it takes a lot in a fan's mind to get up to the level of 'Abigail', but I think this blows 'Abigail' away, in my opinion, but that's my own taste, people have different tastes you know. 'The Puppet Master', last time, a lot of fans had that opinion that it was up there with 'Abigail', that was a really good feeling. This one blows 'The Puppet Master' totally away, I think, in all aspects. I mean, that's the way it was this time around, it's the same procedure of writing and recording and mixing and all this stuff, but still did something different, and several things actually turned out to be different, and it was like a strange feeling in the band of all the little pieces of the puzzle falling into the right places this time. The best way to describe it is that it feels, for the band, as if we tried for 20-plus years to get a driver's license, never passed the test. This time, we see the license in our hand. That's how we feel. The sound that is on this album should've been on all the other albums, it is so clear that you can hear every little nuance in the vocal, every emotion in the vocal. The bass guitar, you can hear every note Hal is playing. Normally these days, maybe because there is so much compression normally on albums, it's very hard to pick out what note the bass guitar is actually playing. And with this kind of music that we do, there is sometimes eight backing vocals going, that all need their little space in the soundpage, plus maybe a harpsichord or a church organ or whatever you know. So it becomes essential. We wanted to do it but never really dared to do it, and we did it this time, was say 'hey you know what, forget the industry standard of compressing so hard everything, we'll compress less this time and we'll get a much bigger clarity of how you hear everything, and it'll fit our music better.' There's a lot of other bands where that hard compression does fit them very well, but for our kind of music it works against us. So this time I think we really achieved something. And then the writing itself, I think the songs have better riffs right from the beginning to the end with each song, they really flow well together all the riffs, and that has inspired vocal melody lines that I think work much better with the riffs here. I mean, when I listen to all these songs, it seems like they all fit perfect with the vocal melody lines. When I go back to 'Abigail' and listen, I was like 'Why did I use that vocal melody line there, I could've done something much better.' Looking at it now, at that time you always do your best, but that's what it feels like here. And the performances, this lineup has been together for quite a while now too. Andy said to me that, 'I haven't played solos like this since 'The Eye'...'
Metal-Rules.com: Are you going to do packaging like 'The Puppet Master', with an extended booklet and a DVD or anything at all?
King: 'Er no no, no DVD planned in it. The album itself is I think 54, 56 minutes long, something like that, but the very nice packaging and the booklet, I don't know if they're going to do a digipak over here, but I know they're going to do a digipak in Europe but no bonus material. And they're also going to do standard vinyl and picture disc vinyl in Europe. Ohhh…I just had that thing you asked before and then I lost it again now, I can't believe it! Yes I know, the story, it's the story! One thing that is really fresh that's very important this time around is it's written in the present time. The story happens as you listen to the album, almost like the TV series 24. I never tried before to actually put it right there, and it gets much closer to the listener when it's 'I see a black shape coming from the corner of the room' than saying 'And then I saw a black shape coming from.' It becomes much more powerful and closer to the listener. So that's the whole story is like that, I don't know if it would work but it seemed that in the end here that it worked out really well.'
Read the entire interview at Metal-Rules.com.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Metal-Rules.com: Let me just start out by saying that the new album ['Give Me Your Soul ... Please'], I only got the promo from Metal Blade on Friday, and I've been spinning it all weekend and I love it...
King: 'All right, cool!'
Metal-Rules.com: ...and I think it ranks up there as one of your best actually. Not that I didn't like your other albums but I think there's something special about it, it grabs you on the first listen. I was wondering if you could tell me a little about the writing process you went through for the album, was it anything different this time or have you pretty much nailed down a routine for when you're writing songs and recording?
King: 'Well, it is kind of a routine in some way you know, but still this time it was very unique I can tell you. We in the band feel that, even Andy [LaRocque; guitar] and I, taking everything we've done into consideration, that this is by far our absolute best ever. I know that it takes a lot in a fan's mind to get up to the level of 'Abigail', but I think this blows 'Abigail' away, in my opinion, but that's my own taste, people have different tastes you know. 'The Puppet Master', last time, a lot of fans had that opinion that it was up there with 'Abigail', that was a really good feeling. This one blows 'The Puppet Master' totally away, I think, in all aspects. I mean, that's the way it was this time around, it's the same procedure of writing and recording and mixing and all this stuff, but still did something different, and several things actually turned out to be different, and it was like a strange feeling in the band of all the little pieces of the puzzle falling into the right places this time. The best way to describe it is that it feels, for the band, as if we tried for 20-plus years to get a driver's license, never passed the test. This time, we see the license in our hand. That's how we feel. The sound that is on this album should've been on all the other albums, it is so clear that you can hear every little nuance in the vocal, every emotion in the vocal. The bass guitar, you can hear every note Hal is playing. Normally these days, maybe because there is so much compression normally on albums, it's very hard to pick out what note the bass guitar is actually playing. And with this kind of music that we do, there is sometimes eight backing vocals going, that all need their little space in the soundpage, plus maybe a harpsichord or a church organ or whatever you know. So it becomes essential. We wanted to do it but never really dared to do it, and we did it this time, was say 'hey you know what, forget the industry standard of compressing so hard everything, we'll compress less this time and we'll get a much bigger clarity of how you hear everything, and it'll fit our music better.' There's a lot of other bands where that hard compression does fit them very well, but for our kind of music it works against us. So this time I think we really achieved something. And then the writing itself, I think the songs have better riffs right from the beginning to the end with each song, they really flow well together all the riffs, and that has inspired vocal melody lines that I think work much better with the riffs here. I mean, when I listen to all these songs, it seems like they all fit perfect with the vocal melody lines. When I go back to 'Abigail' and listen, I was like 'Why did I use that vocal melody line there, I could've done something much better.' Looking at it now, at that time you always do your best, but that's what it feels like here. And the performances, this lineup has been together for quite a while now too. Andy said to me that, 'I haven't played solos like this since 'The Eye'...'
Metal-Rules.com: Are you going to do packaging like 'The Puppet Master', with an extended booklet and a DVD or anything at all?
King: 'Er no no, no DVD planned in it. The album itself is I think 54, 56 minutes long, something like that, but the very nice packaging and the booklet, I don't know if they're going to do a digipak over here, but I know they're going to do a digipak in Europe but no bonus material. And they're also going to do standard vinyl and picture disc vinyl in Europe. Ohhh…I just had that thing you asked before and then I lost it again now, I can't believe it! Yes I know, the story, it's the story! One thing that is really fresh that's very important this time around is it's written in the present time. The story happens as you listen to the album, almost like the TV series 24. I never tried before to actually put it right there, and it gets much closer to the listener when it's 'I see a black shape coming from the corner of the room' than saying 'And then I saw a black shape coming from.' It becomes much more powerful and closer to the listener. So that's the whole story is like that, I don't know if it would work but it seemed that in the end here that it worked out really well.'
Read the entire interview at Metal-Rules.com.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Monday, June 18, 2007
KATAGORY V: NEW ALBUM COVER ARTWORK REVEALED
Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V has posted the cover artwork for their fourth album, 'Hymns of Dissension', due later in the year.
Commented bassist and founder Dustin Mitchell: 'The new album is complete and the final mix has been sent off to the record labels, so now it is in their hands, and we all get to wait just a few more months for the final product. At this point, everyone in the band is happy with the end results, and with hearing the final mixes, in my opinion, it's going to be fairly colorful in musical styles, and maybe even a bit more retro-metal sounding compared to the previous album. We once again ran into a few bumps toward the end, and basically slid into home base with our deadlines. Once again that black cloud was looming over our band, and we had another computer in the studio freeze up and die, a different one, but the most crucial one needed, and it happened at the tail end of mixing. It was touch-and-go for a while; fortunately, we were able to resurrect it after a few days of trial and error, just in time to get the album done. And the problem? Dust and dirt, that's it! Once we did everything possible externally and were ready to give up and take it to a technician to retrieve the songs off the hard drive, we then blew the computer out with compressed air, which exploded out of that thing like a car spinning out on a gravel road. We gave it one more shot, booted it up, and the damn thing buzzed and hummed back to life. I'm not the most tech-oriented guy on the block, but I guess you have to give those things a bath sometimes? How quaint. It's a good thing we got it working, or the end results of getting the album done on time, or even at all, would have been extreme. In cases like this, it makes me miss the days of analog and reel-to-reel recording! So, to commemorate the completion of the album, we have decided to release the cover art for 'Hymns of Dissension' for your viewing pleasure. Mattias Noren did a wonderful job in capturing exactly what we were looking for in both mood and concept, and it most certainly fits the vibe of the album in our opinion. Absolutely fantastic.'
KATAGORY V is scheduled to release 'Hymns of Dissension' on October 16 through Nightmare Records (USA/Canada) and Burning Star Records (Europe/Asia). Each version will include two exclusive bonus tracks.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Commented bassist and founder Dustin Mitchell: 'The new album is complete and the final mix has been sent off to the record labels, so now it is in their hands, and we all get to wait just a few more months for the final product. At this point, everyone in the band is happy with the end results, and with hearing the final mixes, in my opinion, it's going to be fairly colorful in musical styles, and maybe even a bit more retro-metal sounding compared to the previous album. We once again ran into a few bumps toward the end, and basically slid into home base with our deadlines. Once again that black cloud was looming over our band, and we had another computer in the studio freeze up and die, a different one, but the most crucial one needed, and it happened at the tail end of mixing. It was touch-and-go for a while; fortunately, we were able to resurrect it after a few days of trial and error, just in time to get the album done. And the problem? Dust and dirt, that's it! Once we did everything possible externally and were ready to give up and take it to a technician to retrieve the songs off the hard drive, we then blew the computer out with compressed air, which exploded out of that thing like a car spinning out on a gravel road. We gave it one more shot, booted it up, and the damn thing buzzed and hummed back to life. I'm not the most tech-oriented guy on the block, but I guess you have to give those things a bath sometimes? How quaint. It's a good thing we got it working, or the end results of getting the album done on time, or even at all, would have been extreme. In cases like this, it makes me miss the days of analog and reel-to-reel recording! So, to commemorate the completion of the album, we have decided to release the cover art for 'Hymns of Dissension' for your viewing pleasure. Mattias Noren did a wonderful job in capturing exactly what we were looking for in both mood and concept, and it most certainly fits the vibe of the album in our opinion. Absolutely fantastic.'
KATAGORY V is scheduled to release 'Hymns of Dissension' on October 16 through Nightmare Records (USA/Canada) and Burning Star Records (Europe/Asia). Each version will include two exclusive bonus tracks.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Thursday, June 14, 2007
SICKENING HORROR TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THIS MONTH
Greek extreme metallers SICKENING HORROR will release their new album, 'When Landscapse Bled Backwards', on June 25 via Neurotic Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE) and features the following track listing:
01. Descending The Mind's Abyss
02. An Eerioe Aspect Of Us... Drowning
03. This Cold Funeral
04. The Perfect Disease
05. Imprisoned In Apocalypse
06. Forsake My Bleeding
07. Dark One Surreality
08. Virus Detected
09. Filming Our Graves
10. Embrace The Abstract
11. All Perceived Nothing
12. When Landscapes Bled Backwards
Check out audio samples at this location.
NILE drummer George Kollias quit SICKENING HORROR in February 2007. He stated at the time, 'We had some major problems the last year and I feel I want no longer play in this band, so I take off on this bad timing since I lose all the good stuff that supposed to follow after the release of our first full-length album. I feel really sad about it after all these years of dedication and the hard work I did for this band…although I know I don't belong there anymore.'
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
01. Descending The Mind's Abyss
02. An Eerioe Aspect Of Us... Drowning
03. This Cold Funeral
04. The Perfect Disease
05. Imprisoned In Apocalypse
06. Forsake My Bleeding
07. Dark One Surreality
08. Virus Detected
09. Filming Our Graves
10. Embrace The Abstract
11. All Perceived Nothing
12. When Landscapes Bled Backwards
Check out audio samples at this location.
NILE drummer George Kollias quit SICKENING HORROR in February 2007. He stated at the time, 'We had some major problems the last year and I feel I want no longer play in this band, so I take off on this bad timing since I lose all the good stuff that supposed to follow after the release of our first full-length album. I feel really sad about it after all these years of dedication and the hard work I did for this band…although I know I don't belong there anymore.'
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
GWAR: NEW COPIES OF 'WAR PARTY LIVE 2004' DVD TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
GWAR fans have been demanding new copies of the out-of-print 'War Party Live 2004' DVD, which often fetches over $200 a copy on eBay. The band's manager, Sleazy P. Martini, has heard the fans' requests and recently posted this message to GWAR fan page BohabCentral.com:
'This new version of 'War Party Live' has better sound then the original due to the distortion that got added along with strange clicks in the audio track resulting from a defect in the manufacture of the original. It is from the same master Quicktime file that was used to make the original sans the clicks. Visually this new version is every bit as good as the original even though it is a DVD-R. This version will have a moving menu with eight chapters listed by the victims and monsters featured in those chapters. The DVD-R has nice direct print label and comes with a thin case with a color cover. Sorry, Euro fans, no PAL or Region 0 yet, but do my best to make sure 'Beyond Hell Live' will be a manufactured as a 0 region DVD. Dear foreign fans, please do not order via the PayPal button and expect to get shipped to Tanzania for $2.50.
'The new version of 'Blood Drive' will be coming out shortly — a couple of weeks, less then a month for sure. This new version will be worth waiting for because the DVD format will get all of the 480 lines of resolution from the DV master tape. All 'Blood Drive' boot legs and even the originals are only VHS which is 240 lines of resolution. Even the bootleg copies on DVD are taken from a 240-line VHS copy. Not a good start for a copy because when it gets compressed that hard twice the picture quality takes a big hit. It will be a DVD-R like 'War Party' for now and also NTSC, sorry no PAL yet. It will have a moving menu with chapter selections with a direct print label however it may not have the original cover. Probably not the same but similar, just so the original owners will know theirs' was a first edition. Not to worry, I'm sure we can find a cool still frame to base the cover on since that's how I did the original. I will be manufacturing them for GWAR as well so they will probably start to become available at the GWAR site as well soon. This is a new strategy to finance the finish and manufacture of 'Beyond Hell Live' and 'Dim Time' documentary and your purchases will help to get these projects manufactured as all-region DVDs.'
To order the 'War Party Live 2004' DVD, click here.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
'This new version of 'War Party Live' has better sound then the original due to the distortion that got added along with strange clicks in the audio track resulting from a defect in the manufacture of the original. It is from the same master Quicktime file that was used to make the original sans the clicks. Visually this new version is every bit as good as the original even though it is a DVD-R. This version will have a moving menu with eight chapters listed by the victims and monsters featured in those chapters. The DVD-R has nice direct print label and comes with a thin case with a color cover. Sorry, Euro fans, no PAL or Region 0 yet, but do my best to make sure 'Beyond Hell Live' will be a manufactured as a 0 region DVD. Dear foreign fans, please do not order via the PayPal button and expect to get shipped to Tanzania for $2.50.
'The new version of 'Blood Drive' will be coming out shortly — a couple of weeks, less then a month for sure. This new version will be worth waiting for because the DVD format will get all of the 480 lines of resolution from the DV master tape. All 'Blood Drive' boot legs and even the originals are only VHS which is 240 lines of resolution. Even the bootleg copies on DVD are taken from a 240-line VHS copy. Not a good start for a copy because when it gets compressed that hard twice the picture quality takes a big hit. It will be a DVD-R like 'War Party' for now and also NTSC, sorry no PAL yet. It will have a moving menu with chapter selections with a direct print label however it may not have the original cover. Probably not the same but similar, just so the original owners will know theirs' was a first edition. Not to worry, I'm sure we can find a cool still frame to base the cover on since that's how I did the original. I will be manufacturing them for GWAR as well so they will probably start to become available at the GWAR site as well soon. This is a new strategy to finance the finish and manufacture of 'Beyond Hell Live' and 'Dim Time' documentary and your purchases will help to get these projects manufactured as all-region DVDs.'
To order the 'War Party Live 2004' DVD, click here.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
OBITUARY: BRAZILIAN CONCERT FOOTAGE AVAILABLE
Fan-filmed video footage of legendary death metallers OBITUARY performing at the VI Extreme Metal Fest on June 9, 2007 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil has been posted at YouTube (all video clips shot by Leonardo M Fonseca):
'Chopped in Half': Video
'Threatening Skies': Video
'Find the Arise': Video
OBITUARY's new studio album, 'Xecutioner's Return', is scheduled for release on August 28 via Candlelight Records. The band is working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for the CD. Marshall has worked with the band for 'The End Complete' and their most recent record, 'Frozen in Time'.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
'Chopped in Half': Video
'Threatening Skies': Video
'Find the Arise': Video
OBITUARY's new studio album, 'Xecutioner's Return', is scheduled for release on August 28 via Candlelight Records. The band is working with artist Andreas Marshall for the cover art for the CD. Marshall has worked with the band for 'The End Complete' and their most recent record, 'Frozen in Time'.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Monday, June 11, 2007
EVILE: 'ENTER THE GRAVE' U.S. RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED
Fast-rising Yorkshire, U.K. thrashers EVILE will release their debut album, 'Enter the Grave', in the U.S. on September 25 via Earache Records. The CD will arrive in the U.K. on August 27.
'Enter the Grave' was recorded at Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL).
Check out pictures from the recording sessions at this location.
EVILE will join fellow thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE and SSS for a summer U.K. tour so wild that it promises to make thrash the country's new official language. More information is available at Earache.com.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
'Enter the Grave' was recorded at Sweet Silence studios in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL).
Check out pictures from the recording sessions at this location.
EVILE will join fellow thrashers MUNICIPAL WASTE and SSS for a summer U.K. tour so wild that it promises to make thrash the country's new official language. More information is available at Earache.com.
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Friday, June 08, 2007
AT ALL COST ANNOUNCES EXTENSIVE SUMMER TOURING PLANS
Austin, Texas-based quintet AT ALL COST kicks off a massive U.S. trek with ONE DEAD THREE WOUNDED tonight in San Antonio. This six-week run marks the start of the group's touring cycle in support of their Century Media debut, 'Circle of Demons', which is set for a July 31 release. The album's vicious title track has just been posted on the band's newly redesigned MySpace page, which also features some older tracks and video clips.
Trey Ramirez (guitars, vocals) states: 'We are really looking forward to getting on the road in support 'Circle of Demons'. We will be taking our live show worldwide and couldn't be more excited. We have tours coming up with some great bands (ONE DEAD THREE WOUNDED, DEAD HEARTS, ISCARIOT, among others) and can't wait to pick up where our last record left off. Our current lineup is the strongest and most cohesive it's ever been in our five-year history. It's great that we now have the necessary platform to reach the masses, and we can't wait to see the reactions.'
AT ALL COST encompasses the definition of diversity, imposing no limitations to their songwriting while blending together a propulsive blend of thrash and hard rock-laden with captivating hooks. This is most evident on their dynamic new offering, 'Circle of Demons', which is definitely going to help them carve out their own special niche within the scene.
AT ALL COST quintet released its debut offering, 'It's Time To Decide', on Combat Records in 2005, and with producer Rory Phillips (THE RISE) they ultimately cultivated a sound all their own. The disc is composed of a rollercoaster of emotions and sounds as vocalist Andrew Collins assumes various identities, seamlessly shifting from a robotic persona, to a catchy crooner, to a hardcore prophet.
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Trey Ramirez (guitars, vocals) states: 'We are really looking forward to getting on the road in support 'Circle of Demons'. We will be taking our live show worldwide and couldn't be more excited. We have tours coming up with some great bands (ONE DEAD THREE WOUNDED, DEAD HEARTS, ISCARIOT, among others) and can't wait to pick up where our last record left off. Our current lineup is the strongest and most cohesive it's ever been in our five-year history. It's great that we now have the necessary platform to reach the masses, and we can't wait to see the reactions.'
AT ALL COST encompasses the definition of diversity, imposing no limitations to their songwriting while blending together a propulsive blend of thrash and hard rock-laden with captivating hooks. This is most evident on their dynamic new offering, 'Circle of Demons', which is definitely going to help them carve out their own special niche within the scene.
AT ALL COST quintet released its debut offering, 'It's Time To Decide', on Combat Records in 2005, and with producer Rory Phillips (THE RISE) they ultimately cultivated a sound all their own. The disc is composed of a rollercoaster of emotions and sounds as vocalist Andrew Collins assumes various identities, seamlessly shifting from a robotic persona, to a catchy crooner, to a hardcore prophet.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Thursday, June 07, 2007
FUELED BY FIRE CONFIRMED FOR GERMANY'S KEEP IT TRUE X FESTIVAL
American thrash metal hopefuls FUELED BY FIRE, who recently inked a deal with Metal Blade Records, have been confirmed for the Keep It True X festival, dubbed Reign Of The Tyrant, set to take place April 4-5, 2008 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Konigshofen, Germany.
Keep It True X festival billing is now as follows:
Friday, April 4, 2008:
TITAN FORCE
HELSTAR
OMEN
ATTACKER
METAL INQUISITOR
STRIKEMASTER
PHANTOM X
Saturday, April 5, 2008:
JAG PANZER
MANILLA ROAD
RAZOR
DOOMSWORD
CAGE
PHARAOH
CRESCENT SHIELD
DEMON EYES
FUELED BY FIRE
BATTLE RAM
For more information, visit www.keep-it-true.de.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Keep It True X festival billing is now as follows:
Friday, April 4, 2008:
TITAN FORCE
HELSTAR
OMEN
ATTACKER
METAL INQUISITOR
STRIKEMASTER
PHANTOM X
Saturday, April 5, 2008:
JAG PANZER
MANILLA ROAD
RAZOR
DOOMSWORD
CAGE
PHARAOH
CRESCENT SHIELD
DEMON EYES
FUELED BY FIRE
BATTLE RAM
For more information, visit www.keep-it-true.de.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
BALTIMOORE CANCELS SWEDEN ROCK APPEARANCE
Swedish melodic hard rockers BALTIMOORE have cancelled their previously announced appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival, which is set to take place June 6-9 in Solvesborg, Sweden.
Commented the group's frontman Bjorn Lodin: 'A coughing and snoddy head prevents us from playing at Sweden Rock Festival on Wednesday. I've dragged this cold around for a week now and it's slowly getting better... Anyway, I'm glad to announce that MOZKOVITCH is filling the gap for us, since they're the second best thing. No more shows are planned for BALTIMOORE at this stage.'
BALTIMOORE's current formation is as follows:
Bjorn Lodin - Vocals
Thomas Larsson - guitar
Weine Johansson - bass
Klas Hagglund - Guitar/Keyboards
Jonas Loo – Drums
BALTIMOORE recently released a DVD-R containing footage taken at the band's December 17, 2006 gig at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, Sweden. The DVD-R also includes an interview with the group and videos for the songs 'Wellaway' and 'Give Me What You've Got'. The interview is in Swedish, but it has English subtitles.
As previously reported, BALTIMOORE played live on the TV morning show 'Nyhetsmorgon' on TV4 on November 15, 2006. Watch performances of 'Play On' (video) and 'Come, Gone' (video).
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Commented the group's frontman Bjorn Lodin: 'A coughing and snoddy head prevents us from playing at Sweden Rock Festival on Wednesday. I've dragged this cold around for a week now and it's slowly getting better... Anyway, I'm glad to announce that MOZKOVITCH is filling the gap for us, since they're the second best thing. No more shows are planned for BALTIMOORE at this stage.'
BALTIMOORE's current formation is as follows:
Bjorn Lodin - Vocals
Thomas Larsson - guitar
Weine Johansson - bass
Klas Hagglund - Guitar/Keyboards
Jonas Loo – Drums
BALTIMOORE recently released a DVD-R containing footage taken at the band's December 17, 2006 gig at the Hard Rock Cafe in Stockholm, Sweden. The DVD-R also includes an interview with the group and videos for the songs 'Wellaway' and 'Give Me What You've Got'. The interview is in Swedish, but it has English subtitles.
As previously reported, BALTIMOORE played live on the TV morning show 'Nyhetsmorgon' on TV4 on November 15, 2006. Watch performances of 'Play On' (video) and 'Come, Gone' (video).
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
Friday, June 01, 2007
NO PHOTOS DURING IRON MAIDEN CONCERT IN BULGARIA
SofiaEcho.com reports that fans will be unable to take pictures during IRON MAIDEN's concert in Bulgaria.
IRON MAIDEN will perform in Sofia on June 4. More than 30,000 people are expected to witness the show to take place at Locomotiv stadium.
A week before the show, 25,000 tickets had already been sold, organisers said.
The band will arrive to Bulgaria accompanied by seven trucks of equipment. Equipment will travel to Sofia from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. The equipment to be used has total weight of 30 tons.
Organizers said that the stage will be unique and specially designed for the show in Bulgaria. It will arrive from Italy.
Locomotiv stadium will be opened at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the concert. More than 300 people will be responsible for the security during the show.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
IRON MAIDEN will perform in Sofia on June 4. More than 30,000 people are expected to witness the show to take place at Locomotiv stadium.
A week before the show, 25,000 tickets had already been sold, organisers said.
The band will arrive to Bulgaria accompanied by seven trucks of equipment. Equipment will travel to Sofia from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. The equipment to be used has total weight of 30 tons.
Organizers said that the stage will be unique and specially designed for the show in Bulgaria. It will arrive from Italy.
Locomotiv stadium will be opened at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the concert. More than 300 people will be responsible for the security during the show.
Courtesy of BlabberMouth.net
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