It is well known that the Woodstock and Altamont festivals in the late ’60s were out of control. Bad, brown acid that brought on paralysing bad trips, and a mud bath for a venue that deteriorated into a sewer, are nothing on DEEP PURPLE‘s tour of Jakarta in 1975. The band’s visit – the first to the Indonesian capital by a western rock band – began with excitement, intrigue and a tank-led motorcade from the airport, but soon descended into intimidation, reneged contracts, mayhem, riots, guard dogs, sabotage, death and jail. Welcome to Deep Purple’s Jakarta nightmare…..1975 is the working title and the treatment for the film is currently being written with various production companies in discussion for the rights to this incredible story. Stay tuned through 2013 for updates!
Vocalist LIV KRISTINE (LEAVES’ EYES) has updated her December solo show schedule. The dates are in support of her new album, Libertine (out now), and will include a “best of” set including songs from Libertine and THEATRE OF TRAGEDY songs.
Dates now include:
December
20 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Galery
21 – Wuppertal, Germany – B7
22 – Nagold, Germany – Alte Seminarturnhalle
A trailer for the shows can be seen below:
Libertine hit stores in North America on September 18th. The first video from the album for the track ‘Paris Paris’ – shot in Gothenburg, Sweden with Patric Ullaeus / Revolver Film Company AB – is available below.
Libertine tracklist:
‘Interlude (Intro)’
‘Solve Me’
‘Silence’
‘Vanilla Skin Delight’ (Duet With Tobias Regner)
‘Panic’
‘Paris Paris’
‘Wait For Rain’
‘Love Crime’
‘Libertine’
‘Meet Me In The Red Sky’
‘The Man With A Child In His Eyes’ (KATE BUSH Cover)
A trailer for “Tragic Idol”, the new album from British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST, can be seen below. Due on April 24 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records, the CD was recorded in part at The Chapel studios in Lincolnshire, England and features cover art by by Parisian designer Valnoir, who has previously worked with MORBID ANGEL, LAIBACH, ULVER and WATAIN, among others. Source: Blabbermouth.net
EMI has set a March 26 release date for “En Vivo!”, the new concert Blu-Ray, two-DVD set and double soundtrack album from legendary British metallers IRON MAIDEN. In addition to the Blu-Ray, the two-DVD will initially be available as a limited-edition double DVD in collectors’ steel book case and double vinyl picture disc. As well as a traditional two-CD soundtrack album, “En Vivo!” will be available as a digital download CD soundtrack album and digital download video.
A trailer for the “En Vivo!” steel book DVD can be seen below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Some of Europe’s leading rock artists — including current and former members of DEEP PURPLE, EDGUY, HELLOWEEN, GOTTHARD, MAGNUM, KROKUS and TNT — have joined a campaign initiated by singer Tommy Heart (SOUL DOCTOR, FAIR WARNING) to raise money for the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami which devastated Japan’s northeast coast this past March. The musicians have recorded a cover version of the classic THE BEATLES song “Help” for an EP entitled “Help! For Japan”, which will be released in Europe on the German label Avenue Of Allies in early March 2012. All proceeds from the sales of this project will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.
LOCK UP, the death-grind super group featuring Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH, VENOMOUS CONCEPT), Nicolas Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR), Tomas Lindberg (AT THE GATES, DISFEAR) and Anton Reisenegger (CRIMINAL, PENTAGRAM) have uploaded the first album trailer for their upcoming album „Necropolis Transparent“, Check it out below!
The song writing and production on the new recorded surpassing everything the band has done so far. The speed, riffing and intensity make this record more than just a grindcore album and see LOCK UP come into their own true identity.
Prepare yourself for a milestone in grind and another classic album from one of the leaders of the genre: The new LOCK UP album “Necropolis Transparent” will be released on July, 1, 2011.
Metal Shock Finland (World Assault ) 