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DORO: Wins The “Angel Of Rock” Award In UK

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 14, 2019
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It’s been a great start for DORO PESCH‘s winter tour through Europe. At Hard Rock Hell festival in Great Yarmouth (UK) on Saturday, DORO was presented with the “Angel of Rock“ award. The winner was decided in a fan vote for the best female rock singer in the world, and an incredible 77,8% (!) of all participants voted for DORO.
The award was handed to DORO onstage in front of a cheering audience. Doro stated: “What a very special honour to receive an award in this country that I’ve felt so deeply connected with since my beginnings!“

DORO was – among other things – the first front woman to sing at the legendary “Monsters of Rock“ festival in 1996 at Castle Donington. Many of her favourite bands hail from the UK, many of which she’s toured with, such as: JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON and MOTÖRHEAD.

You can watch a video of Doro accepting the award, here:

The “Angel Of Rock“ award is the fifth award that the Metal Queen has received this decade, worldwide.
2013 “Legends Award“ at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in London
2013 Metal Hammer „Legend Award“ in Berlin
2016 “Metal Goddess Legends Award“ in Las Vegas
2018 “Hall Of Heavy Metal History” (USA) awarded at Wacken
2019 “Angel of Rock Award“ Hard Rock Hell Award (UK)

Her very successful “Forever Warriors Forever United“- tour will end on November 24th, but will continue in March 2020.

DORO “Forever Warriors – Forever United“ Winter Tour 2019
Presented by: Metal Hammer, Rock Antenne, Slam Magazine, Musix, Metaltix
+ Special Guest KING CREATURE

15.11.        D           Radolfzell – Milchwerk
16.11.        D           Reutlingen – Stadthalle
17.11.        D           Mannheim – Maimarktclub
19.11.        D           Lübeck – Kulturwerft Gollan
20.11.        D           Wilhelmshaven – Pumpwerk
22.11.        D           Coesfeld – Fabrik
23.11.        D           Bonn – Brückenforum
24.11.        NL          Arnhem – Luxor

DORO “Forever Warriors, Forever United“ – Tour 2020
presented by Metal Hammer, Rock Antenne, Slam Magazine, Musix, Metaltix
+ SPECIAL GUEST

07.03.  D         Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Eletric Halle (very special guest @ SAXON 40th Anniversary Show)

26.03.  D         Memmingen – Kaminwerk
28.03.  AT        Wien – Wildstyle & Tattoo Messe
29.03.  D          Görlitz – Kulturbrauerei
31.03.  D         Jena – F-Haus
01.04.  D         Duisburg – Steinhof
02.04.  D         Wetzlar – Eventwerkstatt
04.04.  AT        Innsbruck – Wildstyle & Tattoo Messe
05.04.  D         Heidelberg – Halle 02

Get your copy of “Backstage To Heaven” here: http://nblast.de/DoroBackstageToHeaven

“Backstage To Heaven” track listing:

A Side:
1. Backstage To Heaven (feat. Helge Schneider)
2. Heartbroken (feat. Doug Aldrich)

B Side:
3. Blood, Sweat and Rock n’ Roll (live)
4. If I can‘t have you – No one will (feat. Johan Hegg) (live)

Also order »Forever Warriors // Forever United« here: http://nblast.de/DoroForeverWarriors

More on »Forever Warriors // Forever United«:

‘All For Metal’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9kLxaI7ac14
‘Lift Me Up’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/53kIfGYvBIM
‘If I Can’t Have You No One Will’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/NeaYkEzpvLo
‘It Cuts So Deep’ OFFICIAL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/wgxl9Mek9Lg
Album Trailer #1: https://youtu.be/6KwXFCIqH5c
Album Trailer #2: https://youtu.be/NAxhSpGgSEU
Album Trailer #3: https://youtu.be/ig57Ae_JjjE

ALMANAC: Announce New Album “Rush Of Death”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 14, 2019
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Victor Smolski’s ALMANAC are pleased to announce the next piece of big news for the band – that their third studio album “Rush Of Death” will be released on 06.03.2020 via Nuclear Blast. The epic cover artwork has also been revealed today.

Victor has made a statement regarding the news:
“The new ALMANAC line-up has been working out very well indeed, and following on from our latest headline tour and festival run in Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia and Korea, it seemed the perfect time to enter the studio. I spent a lot of time on the song writing and I contemplated a lot on what has influenced my style throughout my thirty plus year career. There’s the hard riffing in tracks like “Unity” and “Soundchaser” of RAGE, bombastic orchestration in “Suite Lingua Mortis”, plus the versatile vocal parts and crazy solos in Lingua Mortis Orchestra. You can find all these influences on the new ALMANAC album “Rush Of Death“, which some people might find surprisingly heavy. It is a very guitar-intensive record which consists of two parts: one half with energetic metal songs without orchestration, and the other half (no less harder!) contains an epic “Suite Lingua Mortis Part 2” recorded with the same symphony orchestra as the original Part 1 of “Speak Of The Dead” by RAGE. Album guests Frank Beck of GAMMA RAY and Marcel Junker have enriched the vocals with their versatile range of singing. Lyrically, we’ve remained true to ourselves and have researched the history thoroughly. As an adrenaline junkie, I found that the theme of “gladiators” has tied in very well with the songs, but this time, we transferred the issue to the present – portraying racing drivers as modern gladiators. I’m very familiar with the dangers of being behind the steering wheel: with eleven 24 hour Nürburgring races under my belt, including various victories, but also fails, I have already fought many hard fights. We as a band also took ourselves to the limit in the studio, staying true to the motto: “pedal to the metal!”

ALMANAC won’t be resting on their laurels with live shows either – they’re set to present tracks from “Rush Of Death” to fans in spring 2020, when the band joins the Finnish Horror Metal maniacs LORDI on their European tour.

Headliner Shows:

01.02.  D         Hamm – HoppeGarden
15.02.  D         Dusseldorf – Pitcher
29.02.  D         Bocholt – Alte Molkerei

“KillecTour 2020”
w/ LORDI
05.03.  F          Epinal – Souris Verte
06.03.  F          Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
07.03.  NL        Sneek – Bolwerk
10.03.  D         Munich – Backstage
12.03.  D         Hamburg – Markthalle
13.03.  D         Berlin – Kesselhaus
14.03.  D         Leipzig – Hellraiser
15.03.  D         Stuttgart – LKA
18.03.  D         Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
19.03.  D         Nuremberg – Hirsch
20.03.  D         Memmingen – Kaminwerk
21.03.  D         Regensburg – Eventhalle Airport
22.03.  CZ        Prague – Roxy
25.03   D         Cologne – Essigfabrik
26.03.  CH       Pratteln – Z7
27.03.  D         Heidelberg – Hallo 02
28.03.  CH       Schaffhausen – Kammgarn
29.03.  NL        Amstelveen – P 60

ALMANAC documented their time in the studio with several clips. Check them out here:

Clip #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkIdNjK4C4&list=
Clip #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2GVFkbSaE&list=
Clip #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx566J8-4y8&list=
Clip #4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYjtiynZWuI&list=
Clip #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmqTK5VhJI&list=
Clip #6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xfLnV4yLw&list=
Clip #7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ0JRroqFpE&list=
Clip #8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1FA5ulDok&list=

BENEATH THE MASSACRE: Sign With Century Media Records; Announce New Album

Posted by aliblackdiamond on November 14, 2019
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After seven long years of silence around the Canadian technical death metal force, BENEATH THE MASSACRE announces their signing with Century Media Records. The new album entitled “Fearmonger” will be released on February 28th, 2020.

BENEATH THE MASSACRE states:

“We are happy to announce we have signed with Century Media Records. It is truly an honour to work with such an iconic label in metal and couldn’t have asked for a better place to call home for our next records. We cannot wait to unveil more details about the new album and share what we’ve been working on.” 

Century Media Records Director Philipp Schulte says:

“We are very happy to welcome Canada’s finest technical death metal band, the mighty BENEATH THE MASSACRE, to Century Media Records. Their new album ‘Fearmonger‘ not only showcases an insane amount of brutality, it also lifts the bar of the technically and physically feasible. The level of accuracy and precision has no equal, while the band manages to still write transparent, coherent and extremely strong songs. Watch out!”

Futhermore, there is the chance to experience BENEATH THE MASSACRE live on stage again. By the end of November BENEATH THE MASSACRE will embark on a European Tour supporting Archspire with Vulvodynia and Inferi. See below for the exact dates!

BENEATH THE MASSACRE was formed in 2004 inspired by the ultra-brutal and hyper-complex death metal sound of bands like Cryptopsy and Neuraxis. They released two full-length albums in 2007 and 2008 and were touring with bands like Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Origin, Hate Eternal, Cryptopsy and Obscura. After the release of their third record “Incongruous” in 2012, the band went on hiatus until they announced their return in 2018 followed by first live activities.

Tech Trek Europe 2019 Tour

Archspire with special Guests Beneath the Massacre, Vulvodynia, Inferi

30.11.19 (DE) Karlsruhe – Weiße Rose

01.12.19 (BE) Sint-Niklaas – De Casino

02.12.19 (UK) London – Underworld

03.12.19 (UK) Bristol – The Exchange

04.12.19 (UK) Glasgow – Cathouse

05.12.19 (UK) Birmingham – Asylum2

06.12.19 (UK) Manchester – Rebellion

07.12.19 (NL) Rotterdam – Baroeg

08.12.19 (FR) Paris – Glazart

09.12.19 (FR) Toulouse – Rex

10.12.19 (ES) Madrid – Caracol

11.12.19 (ES) Barcelona – Bóveda

13.12.19 (CH) Arau – Kiff

14.12.19 (DE) München – Feierwerk

15.12.19 (SI) Ljubljana – Orto Bar

16.12.19 (AT) Vienna – Arena

17.12.19 (CZ) Prague – Nova Chmelnice

18.12.19 (DE) Hannover – Mephisto

19.12.19 (DE) Berlin – Musik&Frieden

20.12.19 (DE) Leipzig – Naumanns

21.12.19 (DE) Bochum – Matrix

BENEATH THE MASSACRE are:

facebook.com/BeneaththeMassacreband/

instagram.com/beneaththemassacre/

VERMOCRACY: First Show With New Lineup; Photo Gallery Online

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 7, 2019
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VERMOCRACY
STP Metalweekend 2019

Austrian melodic death metallers VERMOCRACY recently performed their first show together with the new band lineup.

The performance took place on Friday 27th September at the STP Metalweekend in St. Pölten, Austria.  Austrian HeavyZine Stormbringer.at reporter and photographer Gregor Eder, captured the first live shots of the band onstage. Check out a selection of photos of VERMOCRACY in action at the festival, on the gallery below:

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A short review of the band’s performance was also published on Stormbringer and can be read below, with the full live report on the website at this location.

“The Melo-Death-Band from Vienna has been roaring around the scene since 2017 and this time the quintet jumped, consisting of Michael Frick (vocals), Andreas Huber (guitar), Morgane Rake (guitar), Jacy Sakura (bass) and Roman Kolesnik (drums), at short notice. So Morgane Rake, who recently joined the band, came to an earlier than expected debut and I have to say that she adds wonderfully to the band. A special praise goes to the bassist Jacy, who delivered despite fever, a very successful show. In general, as I’ve seen the band a lot before, I can say that things are getting tighter and harder. The crowd enjoyed the presentation visibly and I enjoyed it as well.”

* All photos and review by Gregor Eder

Background:

VERMOCRACY formed in Vienna in 2017 and performed their live debut in the summer of 2018. They have played many shows around Vienna since, including a recent slot supporting Dubai death metal band NERVECELL at the Viper Room Vienna. VERMOCRACY now have a stable lineup, following the addition of new vocalist and front man Michael Frick (HORNS OF HATTIN, ex-THEOTOXIN) in February 2019 and more recently Morgane Rake (BLACK COVEN) on guitar. The band are currently working on their debut album.

Official Facebook Page

YouTube Channel

VERMOCRACY is:

Michael Frick – Vocals
Andreas Huber – Lead Guitar
Morgane Rake – Lead Guitar
Jacy Sakura – Bass
Roman Kolesnik – Drums

SAXON: Announce Glasgow Re-Scheduled Show

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 7, 2019
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Metal legends SAXON have announced a new date for Scottish fans to see the band, following the cancellation of the Glasgow Braehead Arena show on October 18th 2019, due to lead singer Biff Byford’s recent heart operation.

The new date is Friday March 27th 2020 and the venue is Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom.

Due to venue restrictions this show will not be a “Castles & Eagles” production as previously advertised.

Biff Byford stated: “I am very sorry that we couldn’t reschedule the previously announced show at Braehead Arena with the full production we had planned, but after a couple of weeks of trying to get availability at Braehead Arena and other Scottish venues that could house the production we had drawn a blank. We decided we had to play a show for all our fans in Scotland and Barrowland’s stepped up with clearing the date we needed. Unfortunately due to Barrowland’s size restrictions we cannot put the Castles & Eagles production in and hope you all understand, but we will try to make this as special a show for you as possible”

Special guests on this show will be GIRLSCHOOL.

Tickets purchased* for the Braehead Arena show will remain valid with a refund available for the price difference.

Additional tickets are available from http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk

*Pending on outlet used to purchase Braehead Arena tickets, will determine whether new tickets are valid for the Barrowlands date. If any tickets are not valid for exchange (and refund of price difference) then a refund of original ticket price is available so you can purchase a new Barrowland Ballroom ticket. Your ticket agent will confirm.

Rescheduled October 2019 shows are now as follows:

2020
March 7th– Germany, Dusseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
March 27th– UK, Glasgow – Barrowland Ballroom
March 28th– UK, London – Eventim Apollo
March 29th– UK, Manchester – O2 Apollo

All existing tickets will remain valid for new dates and in the case of a required refund please visit point of purchase.

Tickets for the rescheduled London and Manchester shows are available from:
http://www.myticket.co.ukwith Dusseldorf tickets from http://www.myticket.de

Update from Biff on 4th October:

“Day 11.
Here’s a shot of me and Dyson from yesterday, watching a lot of films & writing lyrics. And generally happy to be alive really.
Bx”

VERMOCRACY: Announce First Show With New Lineup

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 24, 2019
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Following the recent band announcement, Austrian melodic death metallers VERMOCRACY are set to perform their first show together with the new lineup.

The performance will take place this Friday 27th September at the STP Metalweekend in St. Pölten, Austria. The full lineup for the two days and all event information can be found on the official festival Facebook page here and the event page at this location.

VERMOCRACY formed in Vienna in 2017 and performed their live debut in the summer of 2018. They have played many shows around Vienna since, including a recent slot supporting Dubai death metal band NERVECELL at the Viper Room Vienna. VERMOCRACY now have a stable lineup, following the addition of new vocalist and front man Michael Frick (HORNS OF HATTIN, ex-THEOTOXIN) in February this year and more recently Morgane Rake (BLACK COVEN) on guitar. The band are currently working on their debut album.

Official Facebook Page

YouTube Channel

VERMOCRACY is:

Michael Frick – Vocals
Andreas Huber – Lead Guitar
Morgane Rake – Lead Guitar
Jacy Sakura – Bass
Roman Kolesnik – Drums