German Epic Metal heroes EQUILIBRIUM have recently posted the second part of a series of track-by-track videos, which mastermind Rene and singer Robse give you further information on the idea behind these songs ‘Heavy Chill’, ‘Wirtshaus Gaudi’ and ‘Stein Meiner Ahnen’. The video can be seen below:
EQUILIBRIUM will release the band’s upcoming album, “Erdentempel”, on June 06, 2014 via Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded, produced and mixed under the direction of René at Helion Studios and mastered at Finnvox-Studios. The cover artwork was done, just like the one for the “Waldschrein” EP, by Skadi van Terror.
German thrash metallers TANKARD will release their upcoming alcoholic album, “R.I.B.” on 20th of June via Nuclear Blast. The band have recently launched the first part of a series of track-by-track videos. In this video, front man Gerre give you further information on the idea behind the songs “War Cry” , “Fooled By Your Guts” and “R.I.B. (Rest In Beer)”, the video can be seen on the Youtube player below:
TANKARD has previously posted the official “R.I.B.” album trailer, which can be seen below:
According to charts.de, INSOMNIUM’s new album “Shadows Of The Dying Sun” hit Finland’s official album charts at position #2 and also entered the official German Top 20 at #18.
All chart positions of “Shadows Of The Dying Sun” at a glance:
#2 Official Finnish Album Charts
#5 Heatseekers US Charts
#18 German Media Control Charts
#33 Official Swiss Album Charts
#38 Official Austrian Album Charts
Italian heavy metallers ARTHEMIS have recently announced that the band is confirmed for the legendary Wacken Open Air Festival 2014.
The band commented:
“ It’s a true honour for us… a dream come true and we alrtady know this “25th Anniversary” Wacken will be EPIC!!! Biggest Heavy Metal Open Air In The World!!! See ya on W.E.T Stage on August, Saturday 2nd ! HELL-YEAH bring it on!!! A\m/”
Legendary heavy metal outfit TANK has recently announced dates for a short headline tour of Brazil. Billed as the Brazilian Assault Tour this will be the band’s first ever visit to South America. Dates are as follows:
05/06 – Brasilia – DF
06/06 – Belém – PA
07/06 – Fortaleza – CE
08/06 – São Paulo – SP
Joining long term TANK members Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on the tour will be some very special guests.
Original Dragonforce vocalist ZP Theart will be fronting the band and this will be his first time back in Brazil since leaving Dragonforce. On drums will be former Sodom drummer Bobby Schottkowski and Barend Courbois of Blind Guardian will be handling the bass.
Mick Tucker: “We take our metal very seriously. We always aim to give the fans the best show possible. You can only do that by having the best musicians. These guys really know what they’re doing when it comes to metal. Experience is everything. It’s in our blood.”
Cliff Evans: “We’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some of the best names in rock. Our last two albums, ‘War Machine’ and ‘War Nation’, featured former Rainbow and current Michael Schenker vocalist Doogie White. They were two of our most successful albums and Doogie will be joining us again later in the summer for some shows in Europe. We’re fortunate to be able to draw from this pool of amazing musicians who are more than happy to be a part of the Tank experience. We’re really looking forward to bringing the show to Brazil.”
European dates will be announced soon and the band will be returning to the studio later this year to record the follow up to ‘War Nation’ which will be released through Metal Mind Productions.
Turkish thrash metal monsters MEKANIK have recently launched the new music video for ‘Diktatör’ track, taken from the band’s newest album “Tanrının Günlüğü”. The album name translates as “God’sDiary” in English.
The song seems to be related to the recent events in Turkey. The video can be seen on the Youtube player below:
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