Danish melodic progressive power metal band ANUBIS GATE will enter the studio this summer to record their third album. The CD will be produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR), who is also the new lead singer in the band. This will be Jacob's first vocal preformance with ANUBIS GATE. An online diary tracking the progress of the songwriting sessions for the new album has been launched at this location.
Guitarist Andre Olbrich of the German power metal giants BLIND GUARDIAN revealed in an interview with Metal Temple magazine's Michael Dalakos that the band has been working on a strictly orchestral album, due for release in 2008.
Audio samples of the new NECROPHOBIC tracks "I Strike with Wrath" and "The Crossing" have been posted online at this location. Both songs come off the Swedish death metallers' fifth album, "Hrimthursum", due on May 22 via Regain Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Bloodhymns" was recorded at the House of Voodoo Studio with engineers Anders Bentell and Fredrik Folkare (guitarist and producer of UNLEASHED) and was mastered at Tailor Maid Production in Stockholm with Peter In de Betou.
"Hrimthursum" (a word taken from the old Norse mythology which means "The Frost Giants") will feature the following track listing: 01. The Slaughter of Baby Jesus 02. Blinded vy Light, Enlightened by Darkness 03. I Strike with Wrath 04. Age of Chaos 05. Bloodshed Eyes 06. The Crossing 07. Eternal Winter 08. Death Immaculate 09. Sitra Ahra 10. Serpents (Beneath the Forest of the Dead) 11. Black Hate 12. Hrimthursum
Threshold's brand new CD "Surface To Stage" was released on 27 March. You can hear mp3 clips at www.thresh.net. The 72 minute live CD was recorded during Threshold's last European tour.
1. Mission Profile (8.22) 2. Ground Control (7.12) 3. Into The Light (8.51) 4. Echoes Of Life (8.28) 5. Long Way Home (5.57) 6. Opium (6.29) 7. The Art Of Reason (10.06) 8. Pressure (5.22) 9. Flags And Footprints (5.10) 10. Light And Space (6.05). Total running time: 72 minutes
"Surface To Stage" is a direct-to-fan release available to buy from www.thresh.net.
Musicians Mac: vocals Karl Groom: guitars / backing vocals Nick Midson: guitars Richard West: keyboards / backing vocals Steve Anderson: bass / backing vocals Johanne James: drums
Despite the fact that their latest CD, "Afterburner", has only just been released through Nuclear Blast Records, reunited Dutch death metallers SINISTER have already commenced the songwriting process for their next album, tentatively titled "No Mercyful God".
SINISTER's current lineup consists of Aad Kloosterwaard, drummer and founder of the band, on vocals, Alex Paul on guitar, Paul Beltman (ex-JUDGEMENT DAY) on drums, and Bas van den Bogaard on bass.
VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg), have set "Solens Rötter" (Swedish for "The Sun's Roots") as the title of their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Napalm Records.
The follow-up to 2004's "The Focusing Blur" will not feature contributions from Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, SEBASTIAN BACH, TESTAMENT, DEATH) and drummer Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR), both of whom performed on the band's last two releases.
PERSUADER, the Swedish winners of the 2003 "Young Metal Gods" award, will release their third full-length effort, entitled "When Eden Burns", on May 15 via Dockyard 1, the new company formed by Dirk Putzke, Christine Stephan (both ex-Sanctuary/Noise Records) and Sielck. The follow-up to 2004's "Evolution Purgatory" (Sanctuary/Noise) was recorded at Powerhouse studio in Hamburg, Germany with producer (and SAVAGE CIRCUS bandmate) Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR).
"When Eden Burns" track listing: 01. Twisted Eyes 02. Slaves Of Labour 03. Sending You Back 04. R.S Knights 05. The Return 06. When Eden Burns 07. Judas Immortal 08. Doomsday News 09. Zion 10. Enter Reality 11. Alight The Heavens (Japanese bonus)
PERSUADER members Jens Karlsson (vocals, guitar) and Emil Norberg (lead guitar) have teamed up with Sielck and former BLIND GUARDIAN drummer Thomen Stauch in a new band called SAVAGE CIRCUS. The group's debut album, "Dreamland Manor", was released last August via Dockyard 1.
ANOTHER LIFE, the Swedish project featuring Andreas Karlsson (ex-PAGANIZER, RIBSPREADER) and Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM), have secured a touring lineup to promote their upcoming debut album, "Memories from Nothing", due on April 20 via VIC Records. It is as follows:
Andreas Karlsson - Vocals Fredrik Pettersson - Lead Guitar Andreas Ottosson - Bass Christian Ahlsen - Guitar Niklas Ottosson - Keyboards August Lengquist - Drums
Commented Karlsson: "We entered the rehearsal room today and rehearsed two songs from 'Memories From Nothing'. Everything went well and the plan is to be ready for live shows at the end of the summer."
A teaser MP3 containing selections from "Memories from Nothing" can be downloaded '
"Memories from Nothing" track listing: 01. Firstborn Unicorn 02. Falling Apart 03. The End Of Days 04. I Am Nothing 05. Cotton Pines 06. Everlasting 07. The Last Goodbye 08. The Everflow 09. Poltava (Part I, Part II, Part III)
Swedish epic/power metallers FALCONER have set "Northwind" as the title of their new album — their first since the departure of singer Kristoffer Göbel and return of Mathias Blad. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Catch the Shadows", "Northwind", "Legend and the Lore", "Waltz with the Dead", "Long Gone By" and "Tower of the Queen".
Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND have announced that Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE will produce their next album, entitled "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR".
Commented ORPHANED LAND vocalist Kobi Farhi: "We are a big fans of Steven's works, we are very much exited that we will work together and we are sure we will make an unforgettable album!"
Added Wilson: "I'm very happy to have the opportunity to work with ORPHANED LAND, one of the most unique and ambitious metal bands on the scene. I know we are going to make an extraordinary album together."
ORPHANED LAND is a band which combines progressive heavy/death-metal rock with ethnic Middle Eastern/Arabic/Israeli elements, a unique hybrid of styles that contributed to Steven's decision to work with them. The group have recorded three albums to date, the most recent of which, "Mabool", was their Century Media debut.
San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have set "Karma.Bloody.Karma." as the title of their new album, tentatively due in June/July via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Billy Anderson (SWANS, MR. BUNGLE, SLEEP) and features guest appearances by Joey Karam (THE LOCUST) and John Wiese (SUNN0))), BASTARD NOISE).
"Karma.Bloody.Karma." track listing: 01. Intro 02. Unintelligent Design 03. Success Is…(Hanging By the Neck) 04. One Thousand Times Decapitation 05. The Carcass Derrick 06. Total Gore 07. Bereavement 08. Suspended In Coprolite 09. Alone At The Landfill 10. Karma.Bloody.Karma. 11. The New Dawn 12. Of Human Pride & Flatulence
Belgium's AXAMENTA, the former band of current EPICA bassist Yves Huts, have inked a deal with Shiver Records for the release of their new album, "Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture". The CD was recorded at Hansen studio in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, ABORTED) and was mixed and mastered will at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden under the supervision of producer Fredrik Nordström (IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, DIMMU BORGIR, THE HAUNTED, OLD MAN'S CHILD). PAIN OF SALVATION singer Daniel Gildenlöw is featured as a guest vocalist on one entire song ("Threnody For An Endling"), for which he has written the melody and vocal pattern himself. A May release is expected.
"Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" track listing:
Chapter 1: The Chainreaction is Initiated: 01. Incognation 02. Demons Shelter Within 03. Ashes To Flesh ' 04. A Nation In Atrophy 05. The Midnight Grotesque
Chapter 2: The Chainreaction is Terminated 06. Prophet Set To Witness 07. Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture 08. Threnody For An Endling (feat. Daniel Gildenlöw)
Chapter 3: The Chainreaction is Saturated 09. Ravager 1.6.6.3. 10. Of Genesis And Apocalypse 11. Foreboding 12. Shackles Cross 13. The Omniscient
Ozzy Osbourne decided to leave the ranks of legendary band BLACK SABBATH due to personal reasons. His wife and group manager, Sharon, found the replacement in person of her daughter Kelly. Young girl has already started to learn the huge number of BLACK SABBATH songs for the tour along Amazon river.
Also the variant of Tonny Aiomi replacing by Victor Zinchuk.
1. Mission Profile (8.22)
"When Eden Burns" track listing:
"Memories from Nothing" track listing:
Israeli metal band ORPHANED LAND have announced that Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE will produce their next album, entitled "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR".
"Karma.Bloody.Karma." track listing:
"Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture" track listing:
Ozzy Osbourne decided to leave the ranks of legendary band BLACK SABBATH due to personal reasons. His wife and group manager, Sharon, found the replacement in person of her daughter Kelly. Young girl has already started to learn the huge number of BLACK SABBATH songs for the tour along Amazon river.