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”. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
On November 3, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former EUROPE guitarist Kee Marcello. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below.
Marcello released his controversial autobiography, “The Rock Star God Forgot”, in Sweden on October 19.
Marcello made headlines in the biggest Swedish newspaper with a painfully honest interview about the memoir, which is said to be “the first sex, drugs and rock and roll book ever written by a Swede.”
“The Rock Star God Forgot” is scheduled for release in the rest of the world in English during 2012.
On October 21, Marcello released an album, “Redux: Europe”, featuring several new tracks alongside modern, heavier-sounding re-recordings of hits from Marcello‘s previous bands EUROPE and EASY ACTION. Also released on the same date were remastered and repackaged versions of Kee‘s two earlier albums, “Redux: Shine On” and “Redux: Melon Demon Divine”.
When asked why he chose to re-record EUROPE songs, Marcello said, “‘Redux’ is Latin for ‘reclaim’ or ‘take back,’ and that’s what I’m doing here. These songs are part of my past and I wanted to bring them into the future.”
“Redux: Europe” will be released in the rest of the world on Friday, January 13, 2012.
A video for the song “Redux: Europe” can be viewed below.
In early 2012, Kee Marcello will embark on a European tour with the following lineup:
Kee Marcello: Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Jonny Scaramanga: Guitar
Ken Sandin: Bass
Paul White: Drums
Source: Blabbermouth.net
GetYourRockOut conducted an interview with SAHG — the Norwegian heavy rockers who feature in their ranks current/former members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE — at U.K.’s Hard Rock Hell V festival, which took place December 1-4, 2011 at Pontins in Prestatyn, North Wales. You can now watch the chat below. “Mortify”, the new video from SAHG can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Tommy Naess. Source: Blabbermouth.net
“Mortify” video:
NUCLEAR BLAST has issued the following:
The first half of this year’s biggest indoor metal festival in Germany entitled “Christmas Metal Festival” is over – but the second half is just around the corner!
Similar to the past part in Lichtenfels, the Christmas Metal Festival at Eventhalle Geiselwind will take place on 2 days, namely on December 9th and 10th.
The focus of Friday’s billing is put on heavy and power metal, with BLIND GUARDIAN playing as the grand finale!
By contrast, Saturday will primarily please death metal fans, with Nuclear Blast acts EQUILIBRIUM and KATAKLYSM performing.
The full running order looks as follows:
Friday, December 9
23.30 Blind Guardian
21.30 Iced Earth
19.50 Grave Digger
18.20 Powerwolf
16.50 Van Canto
15.40 Suidakra
14.35 Shraphead
13.30 In Legend
12.40 M.I.GOD
12:30 Doors
Saturday, December 10
0.30 Morbid Angel
22.35 Arch Enemy
20.50 Kataklysm
19.30 Triptykon
18.10 Caliban
16.50 Equilibrium
15.40 Marduk
14.35 Milking the Goatmachine
13.40 Warbringer
12.50 Azarath
12.05 Lost Dreams
11.20 Justice
10.40 Absorb
10.00 Defuse my Hate
9:45 Doors
For further information, check http://www.rock-in-concert.de
IN FLAMES, OPETH, ARCH ENEMY, GRAVEYARD and THE HAUNTED have been nominated for a P3 Guld award from Swedish radio station P3 in the “Best Rock/Metal Album Of The Year” category. The winners will be announced on January 21, 2012 during a live awards ceremony broadcast from the Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, Sweden.
For first the first time in the eight-year history of the awards, it will be up to the public to cast their votes rather than industry professionals.
P3 Guld nominees in the “Best Rock/Metal Album of the Year” category are as follows:
* ARCH ENEMY – “Khaos Legions”
* GRAVEYARD – “Hisingen Blues”
* THE HAUNTED – “Unseen”
* IN FLAMES – “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”
* OPETH – “Heritage”
Source: Blabbermouth.net
PATRICIA THOMAS Management has issued the following:
With the end of the recording sessions in sight for DEAD TROOPER, front man and guitarist Morten Müller revealed a little information about what to expect from the Norwegian Thrashers sophomore full-length album. “We’re recording 13 tracks, and we expect to use 9 of those on the album, but obviously we’ll make our minds up exactly how many, and which ones, once we’ve finished the whole process. We’ve taken a much more organic approach than the one we took with our first full-length album “Cynicist”, and we’re aiming at injecting a lot more of the energy that you find in our live performances into the new one”.
Formed in 2002 in Oslo, by Morten Müller and Birger Larsen together with then members Are Sorknes and Andreas Paulsen, DEAD TROOPER has since released two EPs as well as the debut album “Cynicist” which appeared in 2009, and has regularly played live, bringing their brand of what the band describes as “groovy, aggressive thrash metal” not only to audiences in their native Norway but also as far afield as South America. “There was a point”, says Müller, “when we had gone through the usual line up changes that bands go through in their attempt to find the perfect line up, when I was almost tempted to wind the whole thing up, but then in 2008 the most incredible drummer in the shape of Jon Eirik Bokn came into the band’s life. His skills are matched by his larger than life personality, and his arrival brought a whole new enthusiasm and creativity to DEAD TROOPER. He was followed into the band by 1349, DEN SAAKALDTE and PANTHEON I bass player Tor R. Stavenes, who brought his own unique take on things, and we knew at that point that we had a good mix. We are very happy to say that this enthusiasm and creativity has remained unabated since their arrival”.
With all DEAD TROOPER’s members having a wealth of experience in various other projects, both on a regular and on a session basis, the band has been able to attract a formidable array of friends, guests and collaborators to appear on the new album, which is to be called “Erector”. These include Grutle of ENSLAVED, Torbjørn Schei (KEEP OF KALESSIN, HELLISH OUTCAST), Drekka Dag and Manskow (TROLLFEST), Live Julianne (PANTHEON I) and Destructhor (MORBID ANGEL, MYRKSKOG, ex ZYKLON, ex 1349). A label is currently being sought. More information about DEAD TROOPER can be found at http://www.deadtrooper.com.
The video below shows DEAD TROOPER playing the track “Inner Riot” from the 2010 EP “Sickening” live in Oslo. DEAD TROOPER’s SoundCloud player can be found at http://soundcloud.com/deadtrooper.
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