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AMON AMARTH Frontman To Guest On New EVOCATION Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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Johan Hegg of AMON AMARTH has laid down guest vocals on the forthcoming fourth album from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION. The as-yet-untitled CD is being recorded in part at IF Studios, the IN FLAMES-owned facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR). A late 2012 release is expected via the band’s new label home, Century Media Records.

Commented EVOCATION: “Do we need to say that [Johan] did an amazing job? As always when Johan is around, it’s easy to think that the thunder is roaring outside, when, in fact, it’s just his mighty voice which makes you think so! Thanx, Johan, for an amazing job!”

EVOCATION recently parted ways with bassist Martin “Tore” Toresson and is currently seeking a replacement. Source: Blabbermouth.net

CRADLE OF FILTH: Video Footage From The Studio

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH recently entered Grindstone Studios in Suffolk, England with producer Scott Atkins (SYLOSIS, GAMA BOMB) to begin recording their tenth album for a fall release.

A two-minute video clip of the drum-recording sessions can be seen below.

CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist, Dani “Filth” Davey recently stated about the band’s new material, “I would personally liken it to a hubbub of CRADLE through the years but with a fresh energetic streak racing prominently throughout… it’s fast, innovative, melodic, brutal and utterly uncompromising, VERY cinematic (there is a noticeable rise of the orchestral thanks to Martin [Skaroupka, drums] who has been working alongside Paul‘s [Allender, guitar] feverous songwriting both on these and the drum tracks, which are astonishing to say the least…), romantic, necromantic, angry and reflective. Fuck me, it’s a new CRADLE OF FILTH album, and a really bloody good one at that, if the demos alone are taken as a foretaste of the thunderstorm to come.”

He continued, “The album itself is not a concept album this time around (you think you’re sighing with relief!), but a bestiary of songs all revolving around a chimerical theme. Titles thus far include the following… ‘Siding With The Titans’, ‘The Abhorrent’, ‘Illicitus’, ‘Frost On Her Pillow’, ‘For Your Vulgar Delectation’, ‘Death, The Great Adventure’, ‘Manticore’, ‘The Unveiling Of O’, ‘Pallid Reflection’ and ‘Huge Onyx Wings Behind Despair’.”

“Midnight In The Labyrinth”, an orchestral album which reinvents tracks from CRADLE OF FILTH‘s first four albums and includes choirs, strings and some narration, was released on Record Store Day (April 21) in participating countries and as a strictly limited-edition two-disc set of delectable magic in the rest of the world.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

MERCURY TIDE: Liner notes video clips for “Killing Saw”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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MERCURY TIDE has issued the following:

Hey guys, after we have rocked and partied with you at our release shows last weekend, now there will be an outstanding special!

This Friday our new album “Killing Saw” will be released through Limited Access Records and therefore we recorded some liner note videos for you. Here you can catch some first impressions, whereas Dirk will not only introduce the songs of the upcoming album, but also share some nice and funny anecdotes.

These videos will appear daily from now on until Saturday, so all impatient people should just have a look!!!”

The new MERCURY TIDE album “Killing Saw” will be released in Europe on 25th May, 2012 and in the USA on 10th July, 2012 through Limited Access Records. It is available for pre-order at e.g. Amazon, CDUniverse, HMV, CDon or EMP.

Furyon song “Don’t Follow” feat. on Monster Energy Moto GP video

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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ROCK ‘N GROWL has issued the following:

UK’s new metal band FURYON feat. the song “Don’t Follow” on the “Monster Energy Moto GP of France 2012” video with exclusive highlights – Rossi and Schumacher. The video can be viewed below:

All the action from some intense racing in Le Mans for the 2012 MotoGP of France as well as exclusive camera access to Michael Schumacher’s trip to check the sights and festival style atmosphere this race manages to put together. Also featuring the visit of Stephane Peterhansel – ten times Dakar winner – and of course Valentino Rossi’s podium in the race itself.

Furyon’s debut album, “Gravitas“, was released on March 23 in Europe and March 27 in North America via Frontiers Records.

FURYON is: Matt Mitchell – Vocals, Chris Green – Guitars, Pat Heath – Guitars, Alex “Nickel” Bowen – Bass, Lee Farmery – Drums

FURYON is a new band from the U.K. who like nothing more than to challenge expectations. Raised on a diet of heavy metal, prog, and classic rock, FURYON mix all these components for a truly unique and contemporary sound. Delivering huge rock-radio-friendly songs, with technically-challenging-yet-infectiously-catchy musicianship, they are dedicated to one sole purpose: making hard-hitting songs that will stand the test of time.

http://www.furyon.net
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Furyon/114816935285870
http://www.rockngrowl.com
http://www.monsterenergy.com

ACHILLA confirmed to I AM I Birmingham Show

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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London-based Progressive Rock/Metal band Achilla has been added as a support band to I AM I for their debut show on May 27 at 02 Birmingham Academy in Birmingham. Last week had been confirmed already Primitai as main support band.

Achilla have played Bloodstock Open Air in 2011 (http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2011/bands/achilla)
but in the previous years the band has played several festivals like headlining the Fringe International Music Fest as our 7th gig (2008), Damsels of Destruction Festival (2009), Femme Metal Fest, Oxjam Takeover Festival (2010) etc. For more information, please visit:  http://achillamusic.com

DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: ‘By A Thread – Live in London 2011’ Cinema-Screening Teaser Available

Posted by tarjavirmakari on May 21, 2012
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Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) played four shows in London in November 2011 dedicated to his tetralogy album concept — a great journey through Devin‘s different states of musical moods — which he started in 2009 with the albums “Addicted” (2009) and “Ki” (2009) and finished with last year’s “Deconstruction” and “Ghost”. The concerts were professionally recorded and filmed for a unique box-set release, which he has decided to call “By A Thread – Live in London 2011”.

Due on June 18 in Europe and June 19 in North America through HevyDevy Records/InsideOut Music, “By A Thread – Live in London 2011” will contain all four shows on four DVDs, plus a five-CD set (the four albums and one disc with all of the encores).

An official pre-release screening event will held on June 5 at the Prince Charles Cinema in London where, over the course of three to four hours, Devin himself will talk all attendees through a summary of all that the DVDs have to offer. Only a limited number of first-come-first-served tickets will be available to a lucky crowd of 250 people. Lucky, because besides being the first to see the DVD they will also have the exclusive opportunity to be the first to purchase the DVD box set two weeks before anyone else can have it. And it’ll be signed, no less!

A two-minute cinema-screening teaser for “By A Thread – Live in London 2011” can be seen below.

Commented Devin: “The amount of work and memory that went into that event has been captured by an even more herculean event by the folks making the DVDs, and finally I get to see what we did those nights! It’s another situation of releasing a product that we think is really cool, and have gone the extra distance to make it worth your while if you’re the type that supports by buying physical product… it’s great! So if you weren’t there, this is as close as you can get… please enjoy and maybe I’ll meet you at the screening!”

The screening will be held on Tuesday, June 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. and tickets are £15 each. Tickets can be purchased at the Prince Charles Cinema via this link. The screening event will be followed up with two acoustic solo shows on June 6 and June 7, both held at London’s The Borderline. And then Devin is off to headline the third stage at the Download festival on Friday, June 8.

Source: Blabbermouth.net