German Symphonic Metal Band, EPICA have updated their official facebook page with this: “We have a question to our fans. Nuclear Blast has asked us what we think of the idea to create a special edition of the new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, with a bonus CD containing orchestral versions of the songs. Our labelmates NIGHTWISH have done this as well. If you guys like this idea we’ll make it happen.”
Epica will release their new album, Requiem For The Indifferent, in Europe via Nuclear Blast on March 9th, 2012. The album will be released in North America on March 13th, 2012.
Click here and visit their official facebook page.
MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has just announced that he is in San Francisco and will be at tonight’s (December 10th) final 30th Anniversary show METALLICA is hosting at The Fillmore. Mustaine tweeted: “I am up in SF for Metallica’s 30 anniversary. I look forward to celebrating with them.”
JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, DANZIG mainman Glen Danzig, ALICE IN CHAINS’ Jerry Cantrell and the ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE’s Nick “Animal” Kulmer, were among the guests who joined Metallica on night number three last night (December 9th). Check out fan-filmed footage below:
‘Rapid Fire’ (with Rob Halford):
‘Nothing Else Matters’ (with Jerry Cantrell):
‘Fuel’ (with Jason Newsted):
Metallica’s complete setlist featured:
‘Suicide & Redemption’
‘Master of Puppets’
‘…And Justice for All’
‘Of Wolf & Man’
‘Fade to Black’
‘The Thing That Should Not Be’
‘I Disappear’
‘The Outlaw Torn’
‘Hell and Back’ (another unreleased Death Magnetic song)
‘Blitzkrieg’ (with MetClubber Joseph Guariglia)
‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ (with Jerry Cantrell)
‘Nothing Else Matters’ (with Jerry Cantrell)
‘So What?’ (with Nick “Animal” Kulmer)
‘Tuesday’s Gone’ (with Gary Rossington, Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, and ex-FAITH NO MORE guitarist Jim Martin)
‘Fuel’ (with Jason Newsted)
‘Fight Fire With Fire’ (with Jason Newsted)
‘Die, Die My Darling’ (with Glenn Danzig)
‘Last Caress’/’Green Hell’ (with Glenn Danzig)
‘Rapid Fire’ (with Rob Halford)
‘Seek & Destroy’ (with Jason Newsted, Jerry Cantrell, Pepper Keenan, Jim Martin, Glenn Danzig, Animal, LAAZ ROCKIT and the SOUL REBELS BRASS BAND)
Bassist Ted Lundström and vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH were interviewed by Branimira Novsak of the “Metal Eye” show on Z1 TV when the band performed in Zagreb, Croatia on November 16, 2011. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
The VAN HALEN News Desk (VHND.com) has checked in with the following update:
“Here’s something very cool from the VHND archives…15 photos of Van Halen making a special in-store appearance at a record store during their first world tour back in 1978!
A promotional flyer on the wall shows an image of Van Halen’s only album cover and reads ‘Appearing In Store Friday 2:30 – 4:00.’ Check out all the teenage fans who showed up. Can you imagine hanging out with Van Halen for 90 minutes on a Friday afternoon in a record store?
Note that the band is drinking cans of Schlitz Malt Liquor – their favorite beer at the time. Also note all the signed albums and the promotional poster on the wall – all of which would be highly valued collectibles now, assuming any of those items are still around 33 years later.
Guitar Player Magazine’s Matt Blackett recently took a tour of the EVH factory. In the clip below he takes a look at what goes into creating an EVH guitar:
The original EVH Wolfgang USA guitar was recently released in two distinctive new sans-tremolo versions—the EVH Wolfgang Hardtail and Wolfgang Special Hardtail. These are special editions of the legendary high-performance guitar that started it all, this time with the addition of a TonePros hard-tail bridge with stop tailpiece and fine tuners for the ultimate in stable intonation and precise tuning.
The Wolfgang Hardtail features a basswood body with arched AA maple top; oil-finished quartersawn maple neck with dual graphite reinforcement rods; compound radius (12”-16”) AA birds-eye maple fingerboard with 22 vintage stainless frets, dot inlays and Floyd Rose® locking nut; five-ply black/white body and headstock binding; dual EVH Wolfgang humbucking pickups with three-position switching; EVH custom low-friction volume (500k) and high-friction tone (250k) potentiometers; chrome Schaller string retainer; EVH-branded tuners; and EVH molded-stripe case by SKB. Finish options include Black, Vintage White, Tobacco Burst, Black Cherry Burst and Transparent Amber.
The Wolfgang Special Hardtail has a flat-top basswood body with single-ply Ivoroid binding. It too features an oil-finished quartersawn maple neck with dual graphite reinforcement rods; compound radius (12”-16”) AA birds-eye maple fingerboard with 22 vintage stainless frets, dot inlays and Floyd Rose locking nut; dual EVH Wolfgang humbucking pickups with three-position switching; EVH custom low-friction volume (500k) and high-friction tone (250k) potentiometers; chrome Schaller string retainer; EVH-branded tuners; and EVH molded-stripe case by SKB. Finish options include Black, Vintage White and Tobacco Burst.
Motörhead Vödka is a new premium vodka made from 100% locally grown wheat that has been distilled and bottled in the small market town of Malmköping, Sweden. It has a rich, full bodied and complex character, with a light and fruity aftertaste. A touch of barley gives the vodka a rounded and mellow grain character. Its distinctive taste is further enhanced by the unique locally sourced water, which has been naturally filtered for thousands of years in a ridge in Malmköping. It’s an easy-drinking vodka, that can be enjoyed both with and without ice.
Details:
Article number: 86365
Price: 393 SEK (approx.. $60 US)
Producer: Malmköpings Nya Spritbolag AB
Distributor: Grapes Svenska AB
Alcohol by volume: 40% vol
Order from Systembolaget (within Sweden), with more countries to follow soon.
“Black Waltz”, the new video from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band’s new EP “Black Waltz”, which was released at the end of October in a limited hand-numbered edition of 1,000 copies . The clip features an appearance by the world-famous American circus sideshow Hellzapoppin, soon to be seen on a reality show on a major international TV channel.
The “Black Waltz” EP includes the tracks “Torn Apart”, “One Touch” and “Black Waltz”, all of which will also appear on AVATAR‘s upcoming album, produced by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR).
AVATAR‘s third, self-titled album was released last year.
AVATAR is:
Johannes Eckerström – Vocals John Alfredsson – Drums Jonas Jarlsby – Guitars Simon Andersson – Guitars Henrik Sandelin – Bass
Source: Blabbermouth.net
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 