Norway’s TRAIL OF TEARS has uploaded the second part of a video report from the band’s November/December 2011 “The Bloodstained China Tour”. Check it out below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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Michael Poulsen of Danish metal rock ‘n’ rollers VOLBEAT joined ICED EARTH on stage on December 3, 2011 at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark to perform the classic ICED EARTH song “Watching Over Me”.
A video message from Poulsen and ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer recorded shortly after the concert can be seen below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of Michael‘s appearance at the gig.
In a September 2011 interview with Aux Portes Du Métal, Schaffer was asked what new groups he finds interesting. “VOLBEAT is a really cool band,” Schaffer replied. “I wish I had discovered them earlier… But they’re really excellent. It’s really fresh and inspiring to see a band that has so many different influences and still make their own thing. Michael and I are actually good friends now, we met at the Graspop [Metal Meeting] festival [in Belgium]. We had a blast, drank a bottle of whisky each that night. This guy has followed ICED EARTH since the beginning. He told me this story how the day our first album came out, he just had enough money to go the store by bus, buy the CD and go back home. He’s a great guy, and his music is really cool… This band is getting bigger and bigger and they totally deserve it.”
ICED EARTH filmed a video for the song “Anthem” at its December 7 concert at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany. The track comes off the band’s new album, “Dystopia”, which sold around 6,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 67 on The Billboard 200 chart.
ICED EARTH‘s 10th studio offering, “Dystopia”, was released in Europe on October 17 and in the U.S. on October 18 via Century Media Records. Two bonus tracks were also recorded for inclusion on special editions of the album.
ICED EARTH kicked off the European headlining trek on October 30 at Zeche in Bochum, Germany. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Former members of Finnish bands OVERSTRAIND and TARPITORCHESTRA have joined forces with ex-REQUIEM drummer Jari Huttunen and vocalist Iiro Rantahalvari in a brand new thrash/groove metal act called TORA.
TORA recently finished recording its first promotional EP, “New Anatomy”, and is currently seeking a suitable label to release the effort. A music video for the song “Icon” was also filmed, can be viewed HERE.
TORA is:
Iiro Rantahalvari – Vocals
Kimmo Angervaniva – Guitar
Matti Honkala – Guitar
Jari Huttunen – Drums
Samu Niemelä – Bass
For more information, visit www.toraband.com. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Geramn Power Metalers, IRON SAVIOR are going to release their new album “The Landing” in North America on January 17th, 2012. The band has released the album on November 18th in Europe via AFM Records.
The Landing tracklisting:
‘Descending’
‘The Savior’
‘Starlight’
‘March Of Doom’
‘Heavy Metal Never Dies’
‘Moment In Time’
‘Hall Of The Heroes’
‘R. U. Ready’
‘Faster Than All’
‘Before The Pain’
‘No Guts No Glory’
“Trip The Darkness”, the new video from the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL, can be seen below. The visually stunning performanceclip was directed by Sitcom Soldiers (FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, THE BLACKOUT).
“Trip The Darkness” is the first single from LACUNA COIL‘s forthcoming album, “Dark Adrenaline”, which will be released in North America on January 24, 2012 via Century Media Records. Produced by the acclaimed Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE), the CD promises to deliver the melodic, sensual, metallic rush for which the band has come to be known.
Fans both old and new will have a variety of options to choose from, as “Dark Adrenaline” will be released in numerous formats, including standard-edition CD and vinyl, deluxe edition digipak with a bonus DVD, sticker, poster and guitar pick and as an iTunes LP with expanded packaging, five bonus audio tracks and video. The Metal Club edition will feature exclusive artwork designed by the band and will be limited to 3,000 units. The Hastings edition will feature a bonus 10-track LACUNA COIL sampler, and the Amazon digital edition comes with a free five-track sampler. Finally, for true fans of the band, is the “Darkest Adrenaline” box set, which includes both the digipak and vinyl versions of the album along with a hardcover photo book, a LACUNA COIL custom syringe pen and ink, a lyric pad, signed lithographs created by the band and more, all housed in a LACUNA COIL medical box. This box set is limited to 500 pieces and is available exclusively through CM Distro.
“Dark Adrenaline” track listing:
01. Trip The Darkness
02. Against You
03. Kill The Light
04. Give Me Something More
05. Upsidedown
06. End Of Time
07. I Don’t Believe In Tomorrow
08. Intoxicated
09. The Army Inside
10. Losing My Religion
11. Fire
12. My Spirit
In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia stated about “Dark Adrenaline”, “I really feel that it is really, really a good album with good songs. I think that it totally captures the essence of LACUNA COIL because it’s definitely a mixture of our roots and something completely new. We never repeated ourself with any album, but this one, it’s a perfect balance between the old stuff and the new. And the new stuff, it’s more obscure than the usual. It’s definitely heavier — the sound is way heavier than we did before. A lot of people will be surprised. I think so. . . I believe that, you know, it’s something that they don’t really expect from us. They probably expect us to go, I don’t know, more melodic and mellow and actually this is not the direction we are taking. [Laughs] We’re kind of getting heavier while everybody else is getting mellower. [Laughs]”
When asked if she and her bandmates had specific aims when they went into the studio, Cristina said, “No, not really, because I think that when you are writing songs, it’s not about what you want to achieve. You just go with the flow and you just like what you hear. And if you like something, you just, like, work on it. I don’t think it would make sense for us just to think about a song or like, Oh, the album is going to sound like that. That wouldn’t be honest and that wouldn’t be hard, you know? Of course, you kind of know what you want to do, just because you know that’s your taste, but you don’t really know what’s gonna be the final result. You just, you know, put down layers and layers and layers and layers, and then you just hear the result at the very end. Actually, after the mixing you’re just like, Oh, wow! [Laughs] It’s hard to see things, you know. You just kind of draw the image of what you think it’s gonna be, but you don’t really know what’s gonna be in the end.”
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Revolver magazine is celebrating the release of its “Mega 100th Issue” by spotlighting the “100 Greatest Living Rock Stars.” From Ozzy to Axl to Lemmy, the issue features those who have rocked the hardest and lived to tell about it. On newsstands now and available online right here, the issue also features Revolver‘s Top 20 albums of 2011, which crowns KORN‘s controversial dubstep-infused record, “The Path Of Totality”, with top honors.
The “100 Greatest Living Rock Stars” list takes a no-holds-barred look at the rock arena and highlights those artists who embody rock and roll’s rebel attitude. Whether it’s the well-chronicled debauched exploits OF MÖTLEY CRÜE or newcomer James Durbin bringing metal to pop’s biggest forum, “American Idol”, these artists have what it takes to stand out from the pack. Included in the feature are rock star tips and tales from Gene Simmons, Chris Cornell, Bret Michaels and Dave Navarro, among others.
“Some would say the era of the rock star is dead,” says Revolver editor-in-chief Brandon Geist. “And those are probably the same disbelievers who have told us many times that rock is dead, that metal is dead, that print is dead. And yet, here Revolver is at 100 issues —100 real, tangible, bathroom-ready printed issues — celebrating 100 rock stars who are very much alive and kicking ass. Needlessly to say, reports of all these deaths are greatly exaggerated.”
The cover of Revolver‘s “Mega 100th Issue” features 22 notable rockers partying hard in celebration of the milestone in a special illustration created by famed horror-artist Jason Edmiston. These rock stars include: GUNS N’ ROSES‘ Axl Rose, Ozzy Osbourne, METALLICA‘s James Hetfield, KISS‘ Gene Simmons, KORN‘s Jonathan Davis, Marilyn Manson, Slash, MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M.‘s Nikki Sixx, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR‘s Corey Taylor, MOTÖRHEAD‘s Lemmy Kilmister, FOO FIGHTERS‘ Dave Grohl, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, SLAYER‘s Kerry King, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY‘s Zakk Wylde, LAMB OF GOD‘s Randy Blythe, AVENGED SEVENFOLD‘s M. Shadows, JANE’S ADDICTION‘s Dave Navarro, Sebastian Bach, BLACK VEIL BRIDES‘ Andy Biersack, and FALLING IN REVERSE‘s Ronnie Radke.
The cover of Revolver was recently named by Billboard to be the #1 place to get maximum exposure as a hard-rock artist; Revolver expands its reign as the leading hard-rock and heavy-metal destination with its 100th issue, which is its first issue ever to be sold at Walmart. Kicking off the relationship, 775 of the retailer’s top locations will feature custom Revolver displays in their music sections to make the issue easily accessible for music fans around the country. The celebratory issue is also the first to feature a redesign to both the up-front and back-of-book sections.
Also included in the “Mega 100th Issue” is Revolver‘s highly anticipated list of the Top 20 albums of 2011. “Album Of The Year” honors go to KORN for their album “The Path Of Totality”, which sees the pioneering metal band collaborating with such dubstep producers as Skrillex, Excision, Kill the Noise and Nosia. Other albums making the cut include MACHINE HEAD‘s “Unto the Locust”, MEGADETH‘s “TH1RT3EN”, the FOO FIGHTERS‘ “Wasting Light” and EVANESCENCE‘s self-titled release.
In addition, the issue features a commemorative fold-out poster of late, great PANTERA guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott; a download code for 15 free songs, including tracks by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, HATEBREED, HIGH ON FIRE; articles on BLACK SABBATH, SHINEDOWN, GWAR, SKELETONWITCH, CLUTCH, and many others; as well as the “Top 10 Presents to Kick 2012 Up to 11,” Revolver‘s holiday gift guide with the perfect items for the rockers on your list.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
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