METALCAMP OPEN AIR FESTIVAL has recently announced that KORN confirmed as new headliner and also 9 new bands joined the METALCAMP 2012 line up. The new bands are: STEELWING, MILKING THE GOATMACHINE, SEPTICFLESH, HEIDEVOLK, NOCTIFERIA, WARBRINGER, NEXUS INFERIS, AVA INFERI and METALSTEEL.
These bands have been confirmed for 2012:
KORN
MACHINE HEAD
AMON AMARTH
SABATON
HATEBREED
PARADISE LOST
TESTAMENT
EDGUY
ELUVEITIE
KATAKLYSM
PAIN
FINNTROLL
SODOM
KORPIKLAANI
EPICA
NILE
GRAND MAGUS
NAPALM DEATH
STEELWING
MILKING THE GOATMACHINE
HEATHEN
SEPTICFLESH
HEIDEVOLK
GORGUTS
MADBALL
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
NOCTIFERIA
WARBRINGER
NEXUS INFERIS
AVA INFERI
METALSTEEL
SOEN — the project featuring Swedish drummer Martin Lopez (ex-OPETH, AMON AMARTH), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, TESTAMENT, DEATH, ICED EARTH), vocalist Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE), and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis — filmed a video for an acoustic version of the song “Ideate” last week in Finland with the Offtherecord.fi. You can now watch the clip HERE. The band states, “We cannot give enough cred to the guys at Offtherecord for the non-profitable job they are doing in the name of love for music!”
The “Savia” video can be seen below. The clip was helmed by director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
SOEN‘s music is described in a press release as “a unique mix of melodic and rhythmic exprementation.”
According to RadarOnline.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has settled his legal battle with his former assistant, who sued the rock star for defamation and failure to pay overtime, among other claims. Lee will pay Michael Anthony Sullivan more than $400,000 and deliver “a public apology,” a source tells Star magazine.
Sullivan, who claims to have worked as Lee‘s “procurer, Man Friday, chauffeur, guide, bookkeeper, attendant, door-keeper, agent, butler, valet, attendant, cook, shopper, nanny, bodyguard, maid, nurse and nursemaid” from January 2005 to March 2011, filed a lawsuit against Lee and Lee‘s company, Mayhem Touring, in Los Angeles Superior Court in November 2011, claiming that he was worked virtually around the clock, and that Lee made improper deductions from the assistant’s paycheck. The disgruntled assistant also asserts that after he was terminated, he was hired to become the tour manager for BUSH, but lost the job because of “Lee‘s defamatory statements and interference.”
“Lee found Sullivan so useful that he required him to stay at his residence so that he was always available for service,” the suit said. “However, after requiring Sullivan to stay at the home and obtaining the benefits of Sullivan‘s presence in his home, in 2009, Lee began deducting $1,000 from his wages every month for ‘rent.'”
You can check out the entire lawsuit at this location. Source: Blabbermouth.net
“Look Inside Your Heart”, the new video from the legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, JOURNEY), can be seen HERE. The song comes off Soto‘s new solo album, “Damage Control”, which will be released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records.
An extraordinary performer and amazing vocalist, Jeff Scott Soto blasts through these hard-rocking tracks with energy and masters the transition smoothly from heavy rock to a delicate ballad.
For “Damage Control”, Jeff has turned to many of his past influences and most requested aspects of his career by blending the art of melodic rock with hard rock.
“I feel ‘Damage Control’ is more of a return to what my fans would expect to hear from me,” says Jeff. “It’s a perfect blend of my first two solo albums with Frontiers Records — ‘Prism’ and ‘Lost In The Translation’ — but also mixes in some of my favorite moments of my past bands such as TALISMAN and SOUL SIRKUS. It is heavy, AOR, hard rock with loads of great riffs and melodies.”
“Damage Control” was recorded in the fall of 2011 and features appearances and writing contributions by Jeff‘s former and current bandmates, along with many guests, including Jamie Borger and Nalley Påhlsson (TREAT), Casey Grillo (KAMELOT), Joel Hoekstra (NIGHT RANGER) and legendary Y&T founding member Dave Meniketti. Jeff states, “Y&T drummer Mike Vanderhule played drums on a track and suggested I bring Dave on but, as he is a long time friend and one on the ‘wish list’ of people I would have loved to have, I didn’t want to get an excuse that he was too busy or not interested, to my surprise I got neither… he was willing to do it and I was not only grateful but beyond pleased to work with another musical hero!”
“Damage Control” will be released in two exclusive configurations; the basic version in CD jewel box will include 11 songs, while the deluxe edition in digipak format has an additional three bonus tracks and a DVD.
CD:
01. Give A Little More
02. Damage Control
03. Look Inside Your Heart
04. Die A Little
05. Take U Down*
06. If I Never Let Her Go
07. Tears That I Cry
08. BonaFide
09. Elena*
10. Krazy World
11. How To Love Again
12. AfterWorld
13. NeverEnding War
14. Afraid To Die*
* Bonus tracks only available on the Deluxe Edition.
DVD:
* Look Inside Your Heart (videoclip)
* NeverEnding War (videoclip)
* Damage Control (videoclip)
* EPK interview
Jeff Scott Soto is currently planning tour dates that will support the release of the new record. “The plan is to do as much touring as possible wherever the world will have me,” he says. “I plan to promote this album with a proper touring regiment!” Source: Blabbermouth.net
British heavy metal legends SAXON performed their classic “Denim And Leather” album in its entirety at last year’s edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg, and now you can enjoy it, too. The concert will air on the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio P4 on Saturday, March 3 between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. CET. The broadcast will be available for streaming via the Internet for 30 days at this location.
SAXON has commenced the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to last year’s “Call To Arms”. Drummer Nigel Glockler wrote on his Facebook page, “Expecting Quinny [Paul Quinn; guitar] down this week, so he, Doug [Scarratt; guitar] and myself will be in the home studio working on songs for the next album before the whole band meet up again in March. The plan (at the moment) is to have the album written by May, then studio between festivals this summer. We are hoping for a January 2013 release, but as you know, things are always subject to change.”
SAXON will release “Saxon – Heavy Metal Thunder – Live – Eagles Over Wacken”, the no-fat-no-bullshit-100%-pure CD/DVD featuring DVD highlights from the band’s Wacken shows in 2004, 2007 and 2009 comprising thirty songs, plus a live CD from Glasgow in 2011. Each set captures the Barnsley-bred British heavy metal legends delivering classic after classic, from “Denim & Leather” to “Metalhead” to “Heavy Metal Thunder” to “Princess Of The Night” to “Crusader” in front of 75,000-pluds loyal, ravenous fans, who have come to expect (and receive) the levels of performance SAXON have been delivering for 32 years.
“Heavy Metal Thunder – Live – Eagles Over Wacken” is available in a variety of formats, including the Golden Ticket D2C/Direct To Consumer Box.
Strictly limited, this exclusive package contains the “Best Of Wacken” DVD, plus the full and complete SAXON Wacken Open Air performances from 2004/2007/2009 each on a separate DVD, plus a SAXON flag.
Release dates:
April 23 – U.K.
April 20 – Rest Of Europe
May 22 – North America
Norwegian blackened death metallers FESTER have risen from their grave to unleash the fury that is “A Celebration Of Death”. The band’s first collection of new material in 17 years is a whirlwind of dark musical flavors mixing black, death, thrash, heavy metal and jazz. Guitarist/vocalist Bjorn “Tiger” Mathisen states, “FESTER has never made music to please a certain crowd and this dark anthem really proves that darkness and death can come in many different disguises.”
“A Celebration Of Death” is due in mid-March through Abyss Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Rites of Ceres
02. The Black Tower
03. March of Death
04. I’ll Hunt You Down
05. Metalized
06. Jeg Spytter På Deg
07. Last Day of Battle Pt. I
08. Last Day of Battle Pt. II
09. A Face for a Funeral (bonus)
10. Rites of Mortiis (Remix of Ceres by Mortiis)
The song “Rites of Ceres” is currently streaming at the band’s MySpace page. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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