Thursday, June 30, 2011

Metal Underground.com - Latest Metal News Daily Digest (25 new articles)


Metal Underground.com - Latest Metal News Daily Digest (25 new articles)

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Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT
Autopsy is a name synonymous with death metal. Along with names such as Carcass, Grave and Obituary, Autopsy bore a morbid moniker that obviously denoted a ?death? metal band. Forming in 1987, Autopsy helped pioneer this morbid musical movement. During that same year, vocalist/drummer Chris Reifert helped launch Death?the group many attribute as th... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT
Cyprus based power metal act Arrayan Path has issued the following brief update about canceling the band's previously scheduled appearance at the Swordbrothers Festival: "The band would like to state that due to personal reasons the band has been forced to cancel its appearance at Swordbrothers festival. "We want to thank the guys from the fe... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:28 PM PDT
Massive Assault has posted footage online from the band's performance at the Grind The Nazi Scum festival, which can be viewed below. The band also commented on its recent tour dates: "Massive Assault is back from their short tour that began in Zaandam on the 17th and ended in Torgau on the 25th of June! We had heaps of fun! You can see a (HD-) ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT
Exhumed is currently streaming the band's entire new album "All Guts, No Glory" online now via MetalSucks.net. Navigate over to this location to check out all the tracks from the upcoming album. "All Guts, No Glory," Exhumed's first new album in eight years, will see its North American release date next Tuesday, July 5th and internationally on J... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:16 PM PDT
Unearth guitarist Ken Susi and his brother Paul have unveiled their new Intonation Network, which aims to consolidate, simplify, and ultimately revolutionize the means by which musicians worldwide can communicate. An advanced multimedia platform, Intonation Network is integrated with Facebook and YouTube. An introduction video hosted by Susi can be... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:08 PM PDT
Massacre Records recording artist Circle of Silence has posted a music video online for the song "Synthetic Sleep," taken off the band's latest album "The Blackened Halo." Check out the new video clip below, or head over to this location to watch making-of footage for the "Synthetic Sleep" video. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT
Ibex Moon Records has issued the following announcement about releasing "Horror Holocaust," the new album from Denial Fiend: "Recorded at Mana Studios, the long awaited follow-up release to 2007's They Rise, Horror Holocaust, is scheduled for a U.S. release date of August 2nd, 2011 on Ibex Moon Records. The current line-up of the band features d... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT
Italy's My Black Light, which recently signed a deal with Massacre Records, has posted a video clip online for the song "Detriny." Check out the clip in the player below. "Detriny" is taken off the band's "Human Maze" album. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:45 PM PDT
Nocturnal Depression has issued the following statement about performing the band's last show of 2011 at the Northern Lights Festival: "We performed our last gig for 2011 in the Northern Lights Festival in Reichenthal (Austria). This festival made by passionate people was very great. It's intolerable that people tried to find some excuses and sp... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:39 PM PDT
Nightrage has issued the following statement about the band's upcoming 5th album entitled "Insidious," which will be released on September 26th in Europe and a day later in North America: "The new Nightrage album is ready! We are extremely happy with the results and we look forward to sharing this music with all of you. Here is the journey thus ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT
Spiritual Beggars has issued the following statement about the band's Graspop performance and upcoming European festival appearances: "We had a blast playing Graspop this past weekend! This was our first European festival performance in many years, and the reaction was beyond great! Many thanks to all who checked out our show at Graspop! Hopeful... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT
Germany's Evil Warriors has announced its new release will be titled "Expressions of Endless Dreams," which will feature eight songs clocking in at 40 minutes in length. "Expressions of Endless Dreams" will be released in cassette format, and the track listing is as follows: 1. Expressions Of Endless Dreams 2. To Hunt Illusions 3. Walk Through... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 12:48 PM PDT
Norway's ICS Vortex has launched the first promotional song, "The Blackmobile," which is taken from the group's "Storm Seeker" debut album, to be released on August 22nd, 2011 in Europe and August 23rd, 2011 in North America via Century Media Records. Check out the song in the clip below. ICS Vortex, former Dimmu Borgir and current Borknagar... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT
Erstwhile and newly drummer-ed prog metal masters Dream Theater have released the first song off the bands upcoming album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". Whether or not the album title is a thinly-veiled reference to the drummer saga is unclear, but this is Dream Theater's first original song with new drummer Mike Mangini. The song is called "On The ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT
British grindcore legends Napalm Death has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of Canada this October, as well as a performance at the Trois Rivieres Metal Fest on October 14th. The tour dates are as follows: October 3 - Kingston, ON - Time TO Laugh October 4 - Peterborough, ON - Red Dog October 5 - Windsor, ON - Blin... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT
American metalcore outfit Bury Your Dead has posted a new song online entitled, "Bluebeard," which comes from their forthcoming new studio album, "Mosh 'n' Roll," which is to be released on August 2nd through Mediaskare Records. You can check it out by heading over to Noisecreep. The album marks the return of lead singer Mat Brusso. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:59 AM PDT
German power metal band Freedom Call has announced that they will be embarking on a headlining tour of the United Kingdom this Novemeber, which will be in support of their latest studio album, "Legend of The Shadowking," as well as their first DVD, "Live In Hellvetia." The tour dates are as follows: November 18 - London, England - Underworld... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:56 AM PDT
American metal outfit Trivium has posted a new song online entitled, "Dusk Dismantled." You can check it out below. The song appears on the group's forthcoming fifth studio album, "In Waves," which will be released through Roadrunner Records on August 9th. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT
Machine head guitarist Phil Demmel has checked in with a video update about the group's forthcoming new album, "Unto The Locust," which they are currently recording in JingleTown Studios in Oakland, California, with frontman Robb Flynn producing. You can check out the video below. "Unto The Locust" is planned to be released in North America on Sept... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:52 AM PDT
Massachusetts' ALL PIGS MUST DIE is preparing to set their debut full-length loose on the public this summer. Entitled "God Is War," the pummeling eight-song record album has officially been set for release on August 16, 2011 via Southern Lord Recordings. The band's 2010-released self-titled EP was initially released on LP via the band's own Non... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT
New York City is home to bands from all genres, every one of them looking to be the next breakout group. IKILLYA (web site) has been slowly gaining a fan base and recognition, having played several big shows around the area and gotten support from various blogs across the Internet. Their groove metal sound hits like a old-school Lamb of God tune, t... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 06:11 AM PDT
Another edition of Asia Metal Festival went off this past weekend in Seoul, South Korea, bringing together extreme metal bands from all parts of the metal spectrum hailing from the host nation, Japan, Taiwan, and the U.K. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT
Halford, the eponymous band from Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, will be releasing a new live DVD and Blu-Ray on October 11th in North America and October 10th in Europe. "Halford Live At Saitama Super Arena" features Rob Halford on vocals, Roy Z. on guitar, "Metal" Mike Chlasciak on guitars, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums. It con... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:40 AM PDT
The Human Abstract have posted a short video trailer online from its recent time spent on the "Pull Me From The Gallows Tour." You can check out the footage using the player provided below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 02:38 AM PDT
There is absolutely no question about it, if you want to go to a metal festival, go to a European one. Wacken Open Air and Download might well be the most famous, with the Sonisphere events gaining plenty of exposure too, but for my money, it just doesn't get any better than Graspop Metal Meeting, which takes place in a small town in Belgium called... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Metal Underground.com - Latest Metal News Daily Digest (25 new articles)


Metal Underground.com - Latest Metal News Daily Digest (25 new articles)

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Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:44 PM PDT
Death metal band Aurora Borealis has decided to make their entire discography available for free download. The band comments: "There are tons of people out there can simply cannot afford to buy cds in these tough times. Of course we will still continue to sell hard copies of the CDs that are still available to those people who collect cds, or wa... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:11 PM PDT
We've been talking with bands and fans everywhere to get their mosh pit stories. This week, Anders Johansson, drummer from from Fullforce, shares the making of an interesting tradition at the band's shows: Well, we are a new band with just a few gigs under our belt but one thing that has happened a few times now is that when we play our song "Wa... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT
The July 3rd show of the Metalunderground.com sponsored Origin, Hate Eternal, Vital Remains and Abysmal Dawn tour has been moved to The Miramar Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All tickets for the Madison show will be honored. This is now an ALL AGES show. Origin is currently on the road supporting their fifth studio album and Nuclear Blast debu... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT
Fozzy, the band featuring Stuck Mojo guitarist/vocalist Rich Ward and World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Jericho, has announced that they will be re-releasing their latest studio album, "Chasing The Grail" on July 1st as part of a two disc set which will also include the live album, "Remains Alive." The live record was previously limited to f... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT
The organisers of Britain's Bloodstock Open Air festival has announced that Irish black metal outfit Primordial and British extreme metal band Xerath have been added to this year's edition of the event. The festival will take place from August 12th-14th in Catton Hall, Derbyshire and will feature this lineup: Friday: W.A.S.P. (Headliners) Devi... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 01:25 PM PDT
Heavy metal? Metalcore? Mosh metal? Such questions matter little to Unearth shredder Buz McGrath, whose influential Massachusetts band has defied strict categorization for over a decade. After nearly three years since the last studio offering "The March," Unearth is set to drop their new album "Darkness In The Light" on July 5th and embark on a whi... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:50 AM PDT
Swedish metal outfit In Flames have topped the German Media Control Chart with their latest studio album, "Sounds Of A Playground Fading," which also entered the German download chart at number nine. Antje Lange, Label Manager of Century Media states: "We are more than happy about this amazing result and would like to thank everybody for their s... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT
Professionally filmed footage of the live debut from Adrenaline Mob, the new band featuring former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, Symphony X vocalist Russell Allen, Stuck Mojo/Fozzy guitarist Rich Ward, guitarist Mike Orlando and bassist Paul DiLeo (of Nena fame,) has been posted online. You can check out the video, which shows the band perfor... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT
In a recent interview with RadioMetal.com, Tommy Vetterli, guitarist of reunited Swiss thrash metal outfit Coroner, revealed that the band has been recording shows for a future live album and also plan to release a career spanning DVD in the future. An excerpt from the interview reads as follows: Q: You know, there are a lot of expectations from... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Brazilian metal legends Sepultura has posted the second part of their track by track breakdown for their new studio album, "Kairos" online. The group had this to say about the following songs: 5 - "Dialog" On this song is like we are having a conversation with ourselves, looking inside, making a balance of all these years, the ups and downs o... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:27 AM PDT
Polish death metal outfit Decapitated has posted a new song online entitled, "Homo Sum." The song is currently streaming on the Guitar World website and you can listen to the track by clicking here. The song will appear on the group's forthcoming new studio album, "Carnival Is Forever," which will be released via Nuclear Blast Records on July 12th ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:20 AM PDT
New Orleans based metal supergroup Down will be releasing four EPs in the future according to guitarist Kirk Windstein. In a recent interview at the Hellfest festival in France, Windstein stated: "We?re going to do four EPs, and they?ll all be different. We have many elements to our sound, so each one will have its own characteristics. Like, for... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:12 AM PDT
Every year, there seems to be that one metal album that incites vicious debates and extreme opinions. 2003 had Metallica?s ?St. Anger;? 2008 was the year of Cryptopsy?s ?The Unspoken King;? 2009 was all about 1349?s odd turn with ?Revelations of the Black Flame.? This year is only halfway done, but the metal world has already found their whipping b... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:26 AM PDT
Extreme metal supergroup Lock Up, which comprises of singer Tomas Lindberg (At The Gates, Disfear), bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Venomous Concept), drummer Nick Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth, Dimmu Borgir) and guitarist Anton Reisenegger (Pentagram, Criminal,) has posted a ten minute preview of their new album, "Necropolis Transparent" online. ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT
Florida based metal outfit Trivium has posted a thirty second teaser online for the song, "Dusk Dismantled," which will appear on their forthcoming new studio album, "In Waves." You can check it out below. "In Waves" will be the band's fifth full length studio record and will hit the shelves on August 9th through Roadrunner Records. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:01 AM PDT
Polish-based booking and promotional agency Massive Music has announced that American death metal band Immolation will be teaming with Brazilian extreme metallers Krisiun for a European tour later this Summer. A message from the agency reads as follows: "Allied forces of two death metal giants will head off for European Sounds Of Extreme Tour 20... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT
Three members of the original lineup of the legendary Chicago based doom metal band Trouble reunited on stage the weekend before last to perform the song, "Victim Of The Insane," which comes from the group's debut album, "Psalm 9." You can check out a video below. Vocalist Eric Wagner and bassist Sean McAllister joined drummer Jeff "Oly" Olsen's ba... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT
Athens, Ohio based metal outfit Skeletonwitch has announced that the name of their forthcoming new studio album will be, "Forever Abomination." It is expected to be released sometime this Autumn. To celebrate the recording and release of the album, the band has launched a website to keep fans informed of the record's progress, which you can check o... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT
"Worship Music," the new studio album from American thrash metal legends Anthrax, has entered the mastering stages according to a recent Twitter update from guitarist Scott Ian. His message reads as follows: "Worship Music mastering/sequencing begins. The final step!!! We've worked so hard on this over the last year and to hear it finished is hu... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT
American heavy metal outfit White Wizzard has seemingly parted company with lead singer Wyatt Anderson once again. This comes after Cellador singer Mike Germino was seen handling vocal duties for the band while they are on tour with thrash metal veterans Forbidden. A status from the band's Facebook page reads as follows: "Wyatt Anderson wrote Wh... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:26 AM PDT
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach will be filming two new music videos today to promote his forthcoming new solo album, "Kicking And Screaming," which will be released on September 27th through Frontiers Records. A message from Bach reads as follows: "(Guitarist) Nick Sterling and (drummer) Bobby Jarzombek fly into Hollywood tonight and the ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:05 AM PDT
Steven Wilson, frontman of U.K. progressive rock veterans Porcupine Tree, has revealed that his forthcoming solo album will carry the title of "Grace For Drowning" and will serve as the follow up to 2008's "Insurgentes" (reviewed here). While no other details were given, Wilson has released the following two video trailers online which features art... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:47 AM PDT
A new video interview featuring Origin guitarist/vocalist Paul Ryan has made its way online. The interview was conducted on June 20th by Metal Assault's Andrew Bansal during Origin's appearance at the Key Club in est Hollywood, California. You can check out the interview in the player below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:07 AM PDT
Czech heavy metallers Seven have announced that it has signed a worldwide recording deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The signing comes in time for the band to release its forthcoming new album, titled "Freedom Call," on September 2, 2011. A studio report as well as the official track listing for "Freedom Call" is available below. 1. Freedom ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 03:59 AM PDT
Footage of Dagoba's entire Hellfest concert has been posted online, courtesy of Arte Télévision. The footage was captured during the band's June 19th appearance at the Hellfest festival in Clisson, France and can be streamed using the player provided below. Dagoba's latest album, "Poseidon," was released in North America on August 30, 2010 through ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com