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ASIA Announce New Guitarist, New Album; Sweden Rock Appearance Confirmed

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 10, 2013
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If 2012 was a year to remember for ASIA, with the release of the acclaimed studio album, XXX, marking the band’s 30th anniversary, then 2013 is set to be another. John Wetton, Geoff Downes and Carl Palmer are delighted to announce that not only do they have an incredible talent in place to step into guitarist Steve Howe’s shoes, but also that their first international show with newcomer Sam Coulson will be a high profile performance at Sweden Rock 2013. Sam is a wonderful player, world-renowned amongst guitar virtuosos. Additionally, a new studio album, to be entitled Valkyrie, will be recorded for Frontiers Records during 2013 continuing the band’s relationship with the label.

John Wetton said, “Asia is ready to take its next steps along this remarkable road. We cannot wait to perform again for the fans and also to unveil some of the new material, of which we are very proud.”

Geoff Downes said, “We look forward to writing another chapter in Asia’s history.”

Carl Palmer commented, “We’re all looking forward to the next decade of great Asia music.”

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Asia formed as a supergroup of stunning pedigrees, bringing together songwriter, lead vocalist and bassist John Wetton (KING CRIMSON), keyboardist Geoff Downes (YES, THE BUGGLES), drummer extraordinaire Carl Palmer (ELP) and Steve Howe (YES) Their self-titled debut album was the biggest selling album in the world in 1982 and monopolized the #1 slot in the Billboard charts for 9 weeks. The album is still in the top 3 Geffen sales of all time, with GUNS N’ ROSES and WHITESNAKE! With tracks like mega-hit ‘Heat Of The Moment’, Asia helped to create the MTV phenomenon. The band’s work perfected the use of videos that encompassed stories and messages, examples being the work for ‘Wildest Dreams’, ‘Only Time Will Tell’, ‘The Smile Has Left Your Eyes’ and ‘Don’t Cry’. ‘Heat Of The Moment’ is still a radio fixture
and has been in top TV and films including 40 Year Old Virgin, South Park, Cold Case, The Matador and countless others.

In 2006 the original band reunited for a tour of the US, which was followed by four world tours and several continental tours. The reunited band has played over 300 shows and released three new studio albums, three DVDs and a number of live albums. The track ‘An Extraordinary Life’, from 2008’s album Phoenix, was chosen as the theme music for America’s Got Talent. This is a band with plenty more to say.

With a new guitarist in place, Sweden Rock confirmed and more high profile live dates to come, plus a new album slated for release, the Asia trajectory continues: onward and upwards!

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Sweden Rock Festival 2013 will take place June 5th – 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden.

Confirmed acts now include: ACCEPT, AMARANTHE, AMON AMARTH, ASIA, AUDREY HORNE, AVANTASIA, AXXIS, BULLET, CANDLEMASS, CIVIL WAR, CRAZY LIXX, DEMON, DORO, JON ENGLISH, FIREWIND, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, HUNTRESS, HYPOCRISY, IHSAHN, KISS, KREATOR, KROKUS, MORGANA LEFAY, LENINGRAD COWBOYS, LEPROUS, MANILLA ROAD, MARTIN PRAHL’S SKELTER WHEEL, NAGLFAR, NINE BELOW ZERO, PARADISE LOST, RAUBTIER, RUSH, SATAN, SAXON, THE SCAMS, SISTER SIN, SONATA ARCTICA, STATUS QUO, SURVIVOR, TANKARD, THRESHOLD, UFO, VADER, WITCHCRAFT.

Sweden Rock Festival is a four-day festival with a total of 80 bands performing on five outdoor stages. More info can be found at Swedenrock.com.

DEMONICAL To Tour Russia And Release New Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 22, 2012
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DREAMTIDE has issued the following:

Statement from DEMONICAL – the Masters of Swedish Death Metal Darkness:

“We are proud to announce our confirmation of a headlining tour through Russia this coming October. Our Swedish comrades in Spasmodic will join as support making this “Death Infernal Russia” crusade a lethal death metal firestorm. The tour will include concerts in Velikiye Luki, Izhevsk, Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod and various other cities. Exact dates and details to be announced within the nearest days.

We can also reveal that last weekend was spent at the Demonical headquarter rehearsing new material and making preparations for the pre-production phase of the next album. Five tunes were nailed and completed, deadly material that is still good old death metal (which we all worship) but with some new perspectives and varied influences.

The recordings of the next full-length will take place at Necromorbus studios on and off between mid-November and late January with a tentative release date in April/May 2013″.

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DRAGONLAND: New Album Title Announced

Posted by Mohsen Fayyazi on September 27, 2011
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Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND have set “Under The Grey Banner” as the title of their new album. The third part of the “Dragonland Chronicles” trilogy will be released on November 18 via AFM Records. Musical actor Fred Johanson will play the role of the antagonist, with all three singers from AMARANTHE — Elize Ryd, Jake E and Andy Solveström — also set to make appearances.

The visual artist from million-selling PC game “The Witcher”, Damian Bajowski, will provide artwork for the album; not only will he be responsible for the cover, but will also make illustrations for the various locations in the saga.

Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: “To say I am excited about this album is a grave understatement!

“We were more than thrilled when both Damian Bajwoski and Fred Johanson accepted to contribute to this album. To have the album fully illustrated with majestic scenes and vistas from the story, and to have such a powerful and convincing voice in the role of the antagonist will lend a lot of credibility and depth to the final project! Our singer friends from AMARANTHE also appear in minor roles, further developing the universe the story is set in.

“We really feel that our ambition to give our fantasy story a touch of depth, credibility and maturity paid off well! Lending influences from classical mythology, the best fantasy movies, video games and books, we feel that fans of the style who normally finds fantasy power metal to be too over the top and ridiculous could wholeheartedly enjoy this. We also have some further surprises for you before the actual album release, to keep your eyes open and your senses wary!”

DRAGONLAND recently parted ways with guitarist Nicklas Magnusson and bassist Christer Pedersen. Taking over bass duties is Anders Hammer (NIGHTRAGE) and sitting behind the drums is Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION, AMARANTHE). Previous drummer Jesse Lindskog will handle second-guitar duties in the future.

DRAGONLAND 2011 is:

Vocals: Jonas Hedigert
Guitars: Olof Mörck
Keyboards: Elias Holmlid
Guitars: Jesse Lindskog
Bass: Anders Hammer
Drums: Morten Lowe Sorensen

DRAGONLAND‘s fifth album was recorded at several different studios, with Jacob Hansen adding his magic touch to the mix at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Twelve songs were recorded during the sessions, and the music itself is based on a deep and emotional story, picking up where the band’s second album, “Holy War”, left off nine years ago. The effort also includes a guest appearance by the legendary musical stage actor Fred Johanson.

Songtitles set to appear on the new album include “The Tempest”, “A Stranger I Know”, “The Shadow Of The Mithril Mountains” and “A Thousand Towers White”.

DRAGONLAND‘s fourth album, “Astronomy”, was released in November 2006 via Century Media Records.

New DRAGONLAND album trailer:

“The Shadow of the Mithril Mountains” full-length demo:

Source: Blabbermout.net

EINHERJER: New Album Title, Artwork Unveiled

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 14, 2011
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Eight years after the release of “Blot”, legendary Viking metal act EINHERJER will issue its comeback album, “Nørrøn”, on September 9 via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded at Studio Borealis and was produced by EINHERJER‘s Frode Glesnes. Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET) mixed the effort. The cover artwork was painted by Renathe H. Bryn.

According to a press release, “Nørrøn” “has the quality to send you on a musical journey where your present dies and all your senses starts to relive the music. Where you are plunged into a life of forgotten wisdom, beliefs and forces. Where all that was lost and taken has been resurrected. Where you stand steadfast on Norse ground, calling for revenge from your heathen heart.”

EINHERJER was one of the very first bands to use the Viking thematic and the Norse mythology in metal, and are one of the founders of this now widely acclaimed metal sub-genre. Their name also has its roots in the Norse mythology as EINHERJER is a Viking’s life after death. When a Viking was slain in battle, he was brought up to Valhalla by the Valkyries to join the army of Einherjers and help the Gods in their clash against the Giants in the age of Ragnarok.

EINHERJER disbanded in 2004 after the release of its album “Blot” through Tabu Recordings. EINHERJER reformed in 2008 and a year later played the Wacken Open Air, Ragnarock and Kaltenbach festivals, along with other select dates on the Paganfest 2009 tour.  Source: Blabbermouth.net

 

CORRODED: ‘Exit To Transfer’ To Receive U.S. Release In September

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 11, 2011
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“Exit To Transfer”, the new full-length album from Swedish rockers CORRODED, will be released in North America on September 27 via Ninetone Records. The CD, which landed on the official Swedish chart at position No. 6, draws influence from the heavy rock acts of the 1970s with additional layers of a more modern sound shining through.

“Exit To Transfer” track listing:

01. Age of Rage
02. My Hollow Shell
03. It’s Up to You
04. Dust
05. Piece by Piece
06. I am Your Savior
07. All the Heroes are Dead
08. The One
09. Forget About Me
10. The Scars, the Wounds
11. Dead on Arrival
12. Headstone

CORRODED recently teamed up with Electronic Arts (EA Games) to produce the main soundtrack, “Age Of Rage”, for the upcoming free-to-play First Person Shooter game Battlefield Play4Free. The song, produced by Patrik Frisk, will be included on the international release of “Exit to Transfer”.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

SVARTSOT: New Album Teaser Available

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 8, 2011
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Danish folk metallers SVARTSOT will release thier third album, “Maledictus Eris”, via Napalm Records on the following dates:

July 27 – Spain, Finland, Sweden
July 29 – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy
August 1 – Rest Of Europe

According to the band, “Maledictus Eris” “recounts the tale of the Black Death’s incursion into Danish history from 1349 to 1350. The album begins the tale from just prior to the plague’s arrival through to when the first bout relinquished its grasp, and focuses on the way the epidemic affected the population — from victim to survivor.”

The group adds, “We have taken more inspiration from medieval music than on previous albums, and the feel of the album in general has taken a darker and more emotive turn on this recording.”

“We are extremely satisfied with the way this album has turned out and hope that the fans — both old and new — will take kindly to it. But at the same time, we should also make clear that this album is somewhat different to its predecessors, and not for the worse as far as we’re concerned.

“We have a series of live dates in Denmark lined up for after the release, and hope to be able to add more European dates to the list soon. News on dates and leading up to the release will be posted as soon as we have it.”

“Maledictus Eris” track listing:

01. Staden…
02. Gud giv det varer ved!
03. Dødedansen
04. Farsoten kom
05. Holdt ned af en Tjørn
06. Den forgængelige Tro
07. Om jeg lever kveg
08. Kunsten at dø
09. Den nidske Gud
10. Spigrene
11. …Og Landet ligger så øde hen

Source: Blabbermouth.net

ASTRAL DOORS: ‘Jerusalem’ Artwork Unveiled

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 8, 2011
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The cover artwork for “Jerusalem”, the new album from Swedish melodic metallers ASTRAL DOORS, can be seen below. Due in October, the CD was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with BEHEMOTH, MESHUGGAH, DIMMU BORGIR, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and SOILWORK, among others.

ASTRAL DOORS previously stated that the upcoming album will “be something special. This time around we deal with religion, and all the shit it has brought to the world, once and for all.” Source: Blabbermouth.net

 

New ABORTED Album To Feature Guest Appearances By ROTTEN SOUND, BENIGHTED Members

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 6, 2011
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Keijo Niinimaa (ROTTEN SOUND) and Julien Truchan (BENIGHTED) are among the guest musicians who will appear on “Global Flatline”, the seventh full-length album from death metal psychopaths ABORTED, tentatively due before the end of the year via Century Media Records. The CD is being recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (INVOCATOR, HATESPHERE, VOLBEAT). 15 tracks of “the most brutal and intense material the band has written to date” are laid down for the effort, with 12 tracks set to appear on the regular album and the rest to be used as bonus material.

The first in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recording process can be seen below.

The artwork for “Global Flatline” will once again be handled by Justin Osbourne who previously worked with the band on its 2010 EP, “Coronary Reconstruction”.

Since 2011 marks the ten-year anniversary of ABORTED‘s “Engineering The Dead” record, the band decided to re-record two tracks from the album as part of the bonus material for “Global Flatline”.

Commented ABORTED vocalist and founder Sven de Caluwé: “We are thrilled to be finally recording ‘Global Flatline’ and have the material out there. It is exciting in many ways, one being that this might be one of the most important records in ABORTED‘s career. We really took our time in composing the most heavy and uncompromising material the band has written to date. Some of the material is faster than ever, some of the material is slower than ever, some old-school and some new-school, inspired by all eras of ABORTED, yet still sounding unique on its own. Writing this record definitely took us back to the roots of why we started playing this kind of music in the first place, the passion and adrenaline you get from playing extreme metal. Obviously it just isn’t a carbon copy of ‘Goremageddon’ or ‘Engineering The Dead’ or anything: there are plenty of new elements as well since we never believe in writing the same record. Those who checked out ‘Coronary Reconstruction’ have had a small taste of what’s to come and we can guarantee you won’t be disappointed with ‘Global Flatline’!”

ABORTED current lineup features Sven De Caluwé (also of SYSTEM DIVIDE) on vocals, Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on drums (studio only), Eran Segal (ex-THEY SWARM/WHORECORE) and Ken Sorceron (ABIGAIL WILLIAMS) on guitar and Jb Van De Wal on bass.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

LOCK UP: “Necropolis Transparent“ out now

Posted by tarjavirmakari on July 1, 2011
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NUCLEAR BLAST has issued the following update:

LOCK UP – “Necropolis Transparent“ out now! - 2011-07-01 03:00

The new album of the death-grind super group LOCK UP „Necropolis Transparent“ is out now!!

LOCK UP, featuring Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT), Nicolas Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR), Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR), Anton Reisenegger (CRIMINAL, PENTAGRAM) and featutring guest-appearances from Peter Tagtgren (Hypocrisy/Pain) and Jeff Walker (Carcass) have uploaded an album preview for their new milestone in grind. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Moo3U9MHA

Producer Andy Sneap commented the new stuff:
“Having known Nick and Shane (a.k.a. the sumo tag team of grindcore) since the late 80′s its always great to get together with old friends and make some noise in the studio. “Necropolis Transparent” by far, surpasses what we achieved together back in 1999 with “Pleasures Pave Sewers” in terms of brutality, speed and song writing along with the help of new guitarist Anton Reisenegger (Criminal, Pentagram). For me personally ,it was quite refreshing and great fun to do something this extreme, especially with my mates Nick, Shane and Carcass mainman/Mersey scally Jeff Walker swinging by the studio to handle guest vocal duties and help us drink way too much.
I have to say that “Necropolis Transparent” is way more than just another grindcore album, it has elements of everything that represents brutal and extreme-An absolute MUST for everyone out there that like their metal full of aggression, violence and pure savagery. BUY OR DIE!!!”

Press:
Metal Hammer Germany: 6 out of 7
Legacy Magazine Germany: 12 out of 15
Rock Hard Germany: 8 out of 10
“With” Transparent Necropolis “, the all-star troupe shoots directly into the grindcore heaven. Murderously!” Legacy, Dennis Piller

Get your copy here: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tontraeger/cd/cd/lock-up-necropolis-transparent.html
Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/de/preorder/necropolis-transparent-exclusive/id446264498

Also available:
Album trailer part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRAEXW2Higg
Album trailer part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQT3QpZU9-g
Free song streaming: http://listn.to/LockUpofficial

 

NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS Members To Guest On New HEVISAURUS Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on June 27, 2011
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Emppu Vuorinen (NIGHTWISH), Santeri Kallio (AMORPHIS), Gus G. (pictured below; FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Jouni Hynynen (KOTITEOLLISUUS) are among the guest musicians who will appear on “Räyh!” , the third album from HEVISAURUS, a Finnish heavy metal band which wears dinosaur costumes and makes music for children. The CD is scheduled for release on September 28.

According to Helsingin Sanomat, many Finnish parents also like HEVISAURUS, as it differs from adult heavy metal only with respect to the lyrics, and the fact that instead of musicians adorned with heavy metal attire and makeup, the music is performed by four dinosaurs and a dragon.

HEVISAURUS‘s second album, “Hirmuliskojen Yö”, entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 3. The CD featured guest appearances by Perttu Kivilaakso (APOCALYPTICA), Janne Wirman (CHILDREN OF BODOM), Antti “Hyrde” Hyyrynen (STAM1NA), Janne “Burton” Puurtinen (HIM), Elias Viljanen (SONATA ARCTICA) and Nino Laurenne (THUNDERSTONE).

HEVISAURUS‘ debut CD, “Jurahevin Kuninkaat”, came out in October 2009 and has since been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies.

HEVISAURUS is:

Herra Hevisaurus – Vocals
Riffi Raffi- Guitar
Muffi Puffi – Bass
Komppi Momppi – Drums
Milli Pilli – Keyboards

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Photo credit: Sami Siilin (courtesy of HEVISAURUS‘ official Facebook page)