Metallers, NAPALM DEATH has announced that their new album, “Utilitarian” set for release on February 27th in Europe and February 28th in the US. Check out the song “Leper Colony” exclusively at this Location.
Furthermore the strictly limited “Analysis Paralysis” 7” EP is now available for pre-ordering! Its B-Side includes the song “Youth Offender” which is exclusive to this release. Only 1000 hand numbered copies were pressed are available in the following quantities/vinyl colours:
As previously reported NAPALM DEATH confirmed to play the 2012 editions of Wacken Open Air (Germany), Hellfest (France), Maryland Deathfest (USA) and several shows from late January onwards incl. a special record release show in Birmingham on February 25th, 2012.
How would you like to be seen strutting a media blitzed Red Carpet wearing the first-ever custom-designed $10,000 Gene Simmons “Lady Demon” black leather wedding dress at the Grand Opening of Kiss By Monster Mini Golf Las Vegas, with KISS?
Kiss By Monster Mini Golf will hold an open casting call for its special lady on Friday, January 13 from noon to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. in the Peacock Lounge at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino located at 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169.
To receive priority casting, due to outside responsibilities you may have, please reserve your time slot at http://www.kiss@monsterminigolf.com but walk-ins are more than welcomed.
The top 10 finalists will be featured on KissOnline.com and Kiss By Monster Mini Golf social media giving fans the opportunity to cast your votes from January 15 to January 23 for your favorite Lady Demon.
The top 6 will then attend the Lady Demon finale that will take place in Body English at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Jan. 29. Lady Demon will debut in front of KISS, the media and hundreds of fans at the Kiss By Monster Mini Golf Grand Opening on March 15, 2012.
Once a winner is announced, Lady Demon will be paired with one of Las Vegas’ most glamorous designers, Angel Gonzalez, from the Attic Vintage Shop in Vegas. The creative Gonzalez has been commissioned by Kiss By Monster Mini Golf to create a one-of-a-kind Lady Demon wedding dress that was custom designed by the grand Demon himself, Gene Simmons for the first-ever “Hotter Than Hell” Wedding Chapel at Kiss By Monster Mini Golf.
There are a plethora of prizes the newly named “2012 Kiss By Monster Mini Golf Lady Demon” will acquire.
Italian Metal band, LACUNA COIL have just launched the third out of six short conceptual teaser clips that will give you some additional insight into their upcoming album “Dark Adrenaline”. You can watch the video below. “Dark Adrenaline” produced by the acclaimed Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine) and as prevously reported, the band has announced that this album will be released in January 2012.
Former IRON MAIDEN and current WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley has announced that he will be accompanied by Italian guitarist Andrea Neri (ASTARTE SYRIACA) on the upcoming “King Of Metal” tour.
Video footage of Neri performing with Bayley in Rome last year can be seen below.
Bayley has commenced work on his new solo album, “The King Of Metal”, for a tentative March release. A European headlining tour in support of the CD will kick off in early March in Belgium.
Commented Blaze: “Over the many years I have been a professional singer, and through my ups and downs, I have noticed how some artists and bands take their success and their fans for granted.
“For me, there is no heavy metal without heavy metal fans.
“I am dedicating the new album and tour to my fans and the fans of heavy metal. It is called ‘The King Of Metal’ because you the fans are the real kings of metal. Each one of you that buys albums and merchandise and tickets to gigs is a king of metal to me.”
Blaze last year parted ways with the rest of his band in order to pursue a career as a solo artist and the lead singer of WOLFSBANE. He explained the decision by saying that “the mental, financial and emotional strain of keeping the BLAZE BAYLEY band together has proven to be too much for me and has taken a terrible toll on my mental health. . . It has been an upsetting, frustrating and sad time because the BLAZE BAYLEY band will not be going on any more, but it is also for me a huge relief and a time to look forward.”
A statement from former members of Blaze Bayley‘s solo band — David Bermudez (bass), Nico Bermudez (guitar) and Jay Walsh (guitar) — regarding the group’s split can be found at this location.
The 48-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to replace Bruce Dickinson as the lead singer of IRON MAIDEN.
Blaze‘s latest album, “Promise and Terror”, was released on February 1, 2010.
The singer’s double live album and live DVD, “The Night That Will Not Die” — recorded on December 13, 2008 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland — were released on Blaze Bayley Recordings; the concert was filmed by director Kris McManus and all audio mixed and mastered by producer Jase Edwards.
Heavy metal funk/soul pioneers 24-7 SPYZ plan to celebrate their 20th anniversary of the release of “Strength In Numbers” with a winter European reunion tour, featuring the CD’s original lineup of Jimi Hazel (guitar and vocals), Rick Skatore (bass and vocals), Jeff Brodnax (vocals), and Joel Maitoza (drums).
Following a successful one-off reunion show which took place at the Highline Ballroom in New York City this past August 2011, the band started discussing the possibility of playing some select dates throughout Europe and the U.S. in 2012.
“Strength In Numbers 20th Anniversary Tour” dates:
Feb. 29 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands
Mar. 01 – Luxor – Cologne, Germany
Mar. 02 – Fenix – Sittard, Netherlands
Mar. 03 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar. 04 – MS Treue – Bremen, Germany
Mar. 05 – Hafenklang – Hamburg, Germany
Mar. 06 – SO36 – Berlin, Germany
Mar. 07 – KFZ – Marburg, Germany
Mar. 08 – Grabenhalle – St. Gallen, Switzerland
Mar. 09 – Le Repaire des Ours – Le Fayet, France
Mar. 10 – The Machine – Paris, France
Mar. 11 – O2 Academy Islington – London, England
The band has stated that there is a possibility of more dates being added and plans to return to Europe in the summer 2012. Source: Blabbermouth.net
NIGHTWISH “Imaginaerum” (2011)
Labels: Nuclear Blast / Roadrunner Records
Tracklist :
01. Taikatalvi
02. Storytime
03. Ghost River
04. Slow, Love, Slow
05. I Want My Tears Back
06. Scaretale
07. Arabesque
08. Turn Loose The Mermaids
09. Rest Calm
10. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove
11. Last Ride Of The Day
12. Song Of Myself
13. Imaginaerum
The Phantom Of The Opera’s Death or another End of a (Little)Era
Rise & Fall, the son will be unreliable…
Dark Passion Play was such a phoenix majestic (yes, i believed in that !), a new heaven towards more pop consonances, with the arrival of Anette Olzon, both scorned, leaving loved Diva, on the lower side, ejected from the train in motion as an ancient amorphous.
The wait for this new opus was huge, probably abusive. I don’t mean the insolent talent of Mr Holopainen, it becomes a master of the genre with its “wagnerienne” orchestrations (Tony Kakko he in hisembedded way) but it is clear that this concept album “Imaginearum” is too often indigestible, and that the recipe now known, is used to disgust with its much too bland intro and the first hit single is bombastic to announce dinner, therefore there will no doubt this album will be proved with “Ghost River”.
More anecdotal B.O. (EPICA tried it also), this is a real new work in the career of NIGHTWISH, this demonstration is close to the runway. Too many affectations on the part of Anette (maybe Tuomas should just try Anna Netrebko’s or Tatiana Monogarova’s inspirations…) & irritants duets with too voluble Marco, the field with an additional key claim and egotism, even if with enjoyable jazzy attempts (“Love Slow Love”) fail here too. Mayonnaise does not good, ever.
The movie (directed by Stobe Harju and Markus Selin productor) will be probably more decisive and enthusiastic, but the disappointment is huge when you are expecting the miracle. Probably the only happiness that this album has, would be listening to it as an instrumental cd, which clears the gimmick acids and would remain so a very beautiful piece of satisfaction (only if you used all your Harry Potter soundtracks…)
No time to loose. I will not come back with flowers.
I prefer a dinner with Tarja-
5/10
Reviewed by MEL DELACROIX
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