Kaaos TV conducted an interview with AMARANTHE during the the Spinefeast At Sea cruise, which which set sail on January 19 aboard the Tallink Baltic Princess from Helsinki, Finland and returned the following day. You can now watch the chat and performance below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Performance:
METALLICA will headline this year’s installment of the Finnish edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place June 4 at Kalasatama in Helsinki, Finland. Also scheduled to appear are MACHINE HEAD, AMORPHIS, GOJIRA and GHOST.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, February 6 at 9:00 a.m. at Lippupalvelu.fi and Tiketti.fi.
METALLICA will play the “black album” — its 1991 self-titled fifth effort that has sold nearly 16 million copies — in its entirety at selected European festivals, including Sonisphere, this summer.
METALLICA‘s four-song EP called “Beyond Magnetic”, which was made available digitally last month, will be released as a physical CD on January 31 (one day earlier internationally). The effort consists of the quartet of previously unheard tracks that the band unveiled in concert last month during its 30th-anniversary celebration. All four tunes — “Hate Train”, “Just A Bullet Away”, “Hell And Back” and “Rebel Of Babylon” — were recorded during the sessions for the band’s 2008 “Death Magnetic” album but left off the final track list. Source: Blabbermouth.net
DREAMTIDE MUSIC has issued the following:
The Swedish masters of doom and melancholy OCTOBER TIDE are confirmed for the following fine festivals this coming summer:
29.06 2012 EST – Vana-Vigala – Hard Rock Laager Festival (www.hardrocklaager.ee)
05.07 2012 GER – Torgau – In Flammen Open Air (www.in-flammen.com)
For more information, please visit: www.octobertide.net
DREAMTIDE MUSIC has issued the following:
The following winter-, spring and summer festivals have been lined up for DEMONICAL, the masters of Swedish death metal darkness. This is what the band had to say:
“We are really looking forward to a busy spring and summer doing all these killer festivals. It will be especially thrilling to finally play in Spain and to bring the horde upon US soil for the first time ever. We are also excited about the last Saturday in July when we are doing two fests during the same day. Double in, double pleasure, fucking excellent!!”
DEMONICAL – festivals 2012
18.02 2012 ESP – Valencia – Durango Club (The Pentagram Fest)
31.03 2012 FIN – Turku – S-Osis (Åbo Massaker II Festival)
14.04 2012 GER – Bad Rappenua – Building a Force Festival
27.05 2012 USA – Baltimore MD – Maryland Deathfest X
22.06 2012 GER – Protzen – Protzen Open Air
14.07 2012 CZE – Trutnov – Obscene Extreme Festival
21.07 2012 GER – Wohra – Ragnarock Open Air
27.07 2012 GER – Pretzschendorf (Sachsen) – Dark Moon Festival
28.07 2012 GER – Obersinn – Eisenwahn Festival (afternoon show)
28.07 2012 GER – Rohr bei Meiningen – Riedfest (evening show)
More shows & festivals TBA soon.
CENTURY MEDIA has issued the following:
The wait is finally over and by the time Australia and New Zealand is getting up to read the news “Dark Adrenaline” is out in most countries worldwide.
Press feedback to “Dark Adrenaline” includes:
Covers of Rock Hard (I), Metal Hammer (ES), Rock Tribune (B), Terrorizer (UK), Powerplay (UK)
Cover insert Up Magazine (NL)
Metal Hammer (I) Album Of The Month
Aardschok (NL) Soundcheck #4, “10 Maal Eremetaal”
Rock Hard (D) Soundcheck #6
Sonic Seducer (D) Soundcheck #7
Metal Hammer (D) Soundcheck #8
A massive, 24-page special in Metal Hammer (UK)
Outburn (US): “LACUNA COIL knocks one out of the park with Dark Adrenaline… it is an album without filler and one for which start to finish spins are mandatory.”
Kerrang! (UK): “It’s as if they’ve taken all the best bits of Lacuna Coil and ratcheted each one up a notch.”
LACUNA COIL’s native Italy is excited:
Metal Hammer (I): “The 12 songs of Dark Adrenaline are all tied by an explicit “desire for metal”, especially in the use of the two guitars by Maus and Cristiano, like we haven’t heard in a while in the Lacuna Coil camp. …Their coming of age album? Evidently yes.”
Rock Hard (I): “Their sound has become unique. Their personality and charisma are exemplary.”
XL (I): “Dark Adrenaline is an album of extremes: more powerful and more melodic, and Cristina never sounded so strong and eloquent. We are proud of them.”
To get a taste, check out their clip for “Trip The Darkness”: Watch it on YouTube!
In Europe and Australia / New Zealand the album is available in the following formats:
Ltd. Edition CD+DVD Box Set (incl. Special Edition Digipak, calendar 2012/2013, 3 buttons)
Special Edition Digipak CD+DVD (incl. “Dark Passengers”-DVD)
Ltd. CD (alternative artwork created by LACUNA COIL)
Gatefold LP (incl. entire album on CD)
CD
Digital Album
iTunes Digital Album (several formats)
The “Dark Adrenaline” iTunes LP offers the regular 12 track album plus extensive bonus content like an exclusive bonus track (Soul Inmate) from the “Dark Adrenaline” session, 5 acoustic live tracks and the “Trip The Darkness” video. It also includes 6 mini-movies (Chapter I: The injected, Chapter II: While you sleep, Chapter III: Carnage euphoria, Chapter IV: The human box, Chapter V: All you can eat, Chapter VI: The sane madness) telling the story of “Dark Adrenaline”, all album lyrics and a photo gallery.
Please note that not all formats are available in all countries.
The Ltd. Edition CD+DVD Box Set is already getting rare and hard to find in some territories!
Produced by the acclaimed Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine), “Dark Adrenaline” promises to deliver the melodic, sensual, metallic rush for which the band has come to be known.
After extensive tours throughout their native Italy, UK as well as selected shows in Benelux and Greece even before the album release LACUNA COIL is supporting Megadeth on their critically-acclaimed Gigantour in North America around the release of “Dark Adrenaline”.
Dutch Distortion recently conducted an interview with vocalist Tomi Joutsen of Finnish melancholic dark rock/metal icons AMORPHIS. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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