The fifth in an eight-part series of weekly webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interview clips with Swedish metallers EVERGREY about the making of the band’s new album, “Glorious Collision”, can be viewed here.
Source. Blabbermouth.net
“Ugly”, a brand new song from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM , will be premiered during this weekend’s (February 4-6) edition of Full Metal Jackie‘s nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carrying the show and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com.
“Ugly” comes off CHILDREN OF BODOM‘s new album, “Relentless Reckless Forever”, which is now available for pre-order in a variety of formats via RelentlessRecklessForever.com. These include the “Super Deluxe Edition”, which consists of the album housed within a 64-page hardcover book plus a DVD containing a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of the “Was It Worth It?” music video and CHILDREN OF BODOM “Live from Bloodstock Open Air” footage as well as a first look at a Rock House instructional guitar lesson with the band’s frontman Alexi Laiho taken from the upcoming “In Your Face Guitar” instructional DVD, which also hits stores on March 8. A second special edition package contains the “Super Deluxe Edition” of “Relentless Reckless Forever” and adds a limited vinyl LP version of the album, a CHILDREN OF BODOM t-shirt and the “In Your Face Guitar” instructional DVD. The first 300 fans to pre-order this bundle will also receive a “Relentless Reckless Forever” poster autographed by the band.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Swedish death/thrash metallers AS LIKELY AS NOT will release their debut album, “Stand Up And Nerve”, on March 28 via The Execution Kollective (TEK). The CD was mixed at Underground Studio by Pelle Saether and mastered by Göran Finnberg (IN FLAMES, DARK TRANQUILLITY, ARCH ENEMY, SOILWORK).
“Stand Up And Nerve” track listing:
01. Designed Love
02. Realization
03. My Last Confession
04. Red Fleer
05. Only Echoes of Dreams
06. Inhale Exhale
07. Nervin Empathy
08. Omega
The CD will be supported by the release of a promotional video for the song “My Last Confession”.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Oulu, Finland-based power metal band ULTIMATIUM has made its new four-song promotional recording, “Hold Your Ground”, available for free download at www.ultimatium.com. The effort was recorded and mixed during August 2010 – January 2011 and was mixed and produced by ULTIMATIUM.
“Hold Your Ground” track listing:
01. C’Est La Vie
02. Curtain Of Darkness
03. Hold Your Ground
04. Shine On
ULTIMATIUM last year parted ways with Mastervox Records because “musical differences and visions about [the] third album [from ULTIMATIUM] between artist and label were just too apart.”
ULTIMATIUM is:
Tomi Viiltola – Vocals, Harri Niskanen – Guitar, Sauli Jauhiainen – Guitar, Matti Pulkkinen – Keys, Mikko Hepo-Oja – Bass, Toni Qvick – Drums
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Loryen Zeytin, the Brazilian performance artist who integrates metal music and traditional dance, has uploaded a nine-minute video clip (see below) dubbed “Mesopotamian Metal II”. The sequel to her “Mesopotamian Metal” video features music from DREAM THEATER, BLIND GUARDIAN, ARTILLERY and many other bands from everywhere from Iran to Greece.
Songs featured in the video:
01. BLIND GUARDIAN – The Weel Of Time, 02. ARTILLERY – Kromaniac, 03. MAGO DE OZ – Astaroth, 04. END OF EXISTENCE – Recurring Dreams, 05. FARZAD GOLPAYEGANI – Two, 06. DISTORTED – Flesh And Blood, 07. ACRASSICAUDA – Garden Of Stones, 08. ALNAMROOD – Sadam, Ramz Al Btula, 09. DREAM THEATER – Home, 10. ARKAN – Lama Bada, 11. KHEPRI – Hellfire, 12. CONSTANTINOPOLIS – Son Of Altar, 13. INTERFECTOR – Mother Serbia, 14. NARJAHANAM – Taht Alamat Al Nujoom, 15. ARALLU – Desert Battles, 16. MYRATH – Madness
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Audio samples of “Bestial”, the new three-song EP from BLOOD MORTIZED — the Swedish death metal band featuring former AMON AMARTH guitarist Anders Hansson (who played on AMON AMARTH’s first two albums, 1996’s “Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds” and 1998’s “Once Sent From The Golden Hall”) and CRYPT OF KERBEROS drummer Mattias Borgh — can be streamed in the MySpace clip here.
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