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Kataklysm klar med materialet til deres kommende album

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:13:56 +0100

Canadiske Kataklysm er netop blevet f�rdige med at skrive materialet til deres kommende album, �Heaven�s Venom�. Albummet forventes at udkomme til efter�ret, via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist, J-F Dagenais, st�r for studieoptagelserne og Tue Madsen klarer mixing af albummet.
�Heaven�s Venom� er opf�lgeren p� albummet �Prevail�, der udkom 2008.

Sangeren, Maurizio Iacono, kommenterer;
"It's done after two years of hard work! We really made sure we had every element covered, going over all the riffs and arrangements hundreds of times to make it the best it could be. Our fans have given us so much over the years and it was time for us, without any label pressure or time limit, to give back with the album they have been waiting for. We think we've accomplished something special, but we are not going to say this is the heaviest or best Kataklysm and all that stuff. The fans will decide that. I just know the mission is accomplished when all of us have big cheesy smiles on our faces!
We're going to take a little break now and hit the road with Kreator, which should be a lot of fun! Come party with us and hang out. As soon as we are back we will give the album one last check up and then start recording this beast. Should be warped up and mixed by this summer. Next year it will be the bands 20th anniversary so you can bet that we will deliver the goods. We promise! Lots of cool surprises ahead. See ya!"
Der er dog ingen udsigter til koncerter p� vore breddegrader!

Mike Portnoy l�gger trommer p� nye Avenged Sevenfold

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:38:13 +0100

Avenged Sevenfold mistede deres trommeslager James "the Rev" Sullivan "under endnu ikke afklarede omst�ndigheder" december sidste �r. Nu har Dream Theaters Mike Portnoy indvilliget i at udfylde pladsen p� deres kommende studiealbum, og har netop f�rdiggjort indspilningerne i studiet.

Target Label Nights

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:18:54 +0100

Lige siden Target Distributions sp�de start i sommeren 2003 har selskabet haft voksev�rk og forgrenet sig i en paraply af selskaber � alle med fundament i k�rligheden til musik og formidlingen af den. Target Distribution administrerer en af Danmarks st�rste musikbutikker p� nettet, Targetshop.dk, derudover findes der de tre pladeselskaber Target Records, Tactic Records og Mighty Music under Targets tag, for slet ikke at n�vne inhouse koncertarrang�r-firmaet Target Booking. Senest er magasinet Target Mag blevet etableret.

I p�sken sl�r Target s�ledes d�rene op til den storsl�ede fest, TARGET LABEL NIGHTS, hvor selskabets tre pladeselskaber letter en smule p� l�get for, hvad der er i vente i 2010. Henover tre dage vil 11 fede bands og en masse sp�ndende DJ�s s�tte gang i det nye spillested R�huset p� Onkel Dannys Plads 7 p� Vesterbro. TARGET LABEL NIGHTS skal ikke blot fungere som et udstillingsvindue overfor s�vel medie- og branchefolk som publikum, men ogs� som en tilbagevendende, non-profit begivenhed, der skal tilf�je kant til det danske musikmilj�.

Torsdag d. 1. april tilh�rer Targets metal-label Mighty Music, der blev grundlagt tilbage i 1997 og siden har udgivet mere end 30 albums med anerkendte bands fra b�de ind- og udland, her iblandt Artillery, Raunchy, A Kid Hereafter In The Grinding Light, Exmortem, Panzerchrist og Thorium. Efter et udgivelsesl�st �r for Mighty Music i 2009 er selskabet tilbage med hele tre udgivelser i starten af 2010. Det drejer sig om debutalbums fra Anoxia, Invisius og Psy:code, tre af Danmarks uden tvivl mest lovende navne p� metalscenen. Programmet for torsdag d. 1. april ser s�ledes ud:

21:00 Ripe
21:50 Anoxia
22:40 Boil
23:30 Psy:code

Fredag d. 2. april st�r i den mere alternative rock og pops tegn, n�r Targets indie-label Tactic Records pr�senterer et lille udvalg af husets bedste og aktuelle kunstnere. Tactic Records er et label under Target, som is�r henvender sig til den alternative del af den spirende danske musikundergrund. Tactic Records blev grundlagt i 2007 og har siden forest�et udgivelser i samarbejde med navne som bl.a. Decorate. Decorate., Death To Frank Ziyanak, Lily Electric, Ibrahim Electric og senest The Bronson Brothers og My Evil Twin. Programmet for fredag d. 2. april ser s�ledes ud:

21:00 Neon Girls
22:00 My Evil Twin
23:00 The Bronson Brothers

L�rdag d. 3. april er det s� tid til at Target Distributions eget rock pladeselskab Target Records s�tter gang i festen. H�r staves rock med stort R, om det s� g�lder bands med stort kommercielt potentiale eller den h�rdtsl�ende undergrund. F�lgende kunstnere arbejder p.t. sammen med Target Records; The Storm, Rock Hard Power Spray, The Floor Is Made Of Lava, Oliver Weers, Karma Cowboys og Stella Blackrose, imens flere nye signinger offentligg�res allerede i f�rste halv�r af 2010. Programmet for l�rdag d. 3. april ser s�ledes ud:

21:00 Bullet Train Blast
22:00 The New Heartaches
23:00 Oliver Weers
24:00 Stella Blackrose

Billetter til TARGET LABEL NIGHTS kan k�bes i d�ren for blot 50 kr. Mlm kl. 20 og 21 vil der alle tre aftener v�re gratis �l til de hurtigste.

Mere information findes her:

www.targetdistribution.dk/labelnights
www.targetrecords.dk
www.tactic-group.dk
www.mightymusic.dk

Yderligere info f�s ved at kontakte Target�s promotionafdeling p� 2789 1631.

CopenHell - DK f�rste udend�rs metal festival

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:55:32 +0100

D. 11 og 12 juni afholdes det f�rste (og forh�bentlig ikke sidste) udend�rs metal festival i DK. Det afholdes p� Refshale�en og bliver et brag.

F�lgende bands er p� tapetet indtil videre:

DEFTONES (US)
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES (US)
HATEBREED (US)
MEGADETH (US)
SUPERCHARGER (DK)
MNEMIC (DK)
BEHEMOTH (PL)
THE PSYKE PROJECT (DK)
NAPALM DEATH (UK)

Billetter kan k�bes via billetlugen.

F�lg linket direkte til festivallens hjemmeside.

Serenity Update

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:44:48 +0100

�striske Serenity har lagt f�lgende info ud p� bandets myspace side

"Hi there!

I think it's time for a little update - we're working hard on the new CD and I can tell you some details now:

The title for the album will be Death & Legacy and we're working on a historical concept for the whole album. Nine songs are nearly finished now so there are only two more songs left to write for the limited editions (one for Europe/USA and one for Japan). The songs so far are really fantastic! Bombastic, speedy and there's a great ballad as well. There will be some interludes and we're just working on the concept for the video clip. There'll also be an online single in advance but I can't tell you exactly when!

The album will be finished in summer but we have got no influence on the release date! The promo-pics are keeping us busy too and within the next weeks we'll have a big photo shooting and I can promise you the pictures will be something really special and new - no boring pics showing five musicians standing in front of a wall...

The next news concerning the album will follow quite soon, we'll have some guests on our new album as well - so have a guess!

Please be patient and we'll do our best creating a real masterpiece!

Cheers,
Georg and Serenity."

Draconian Update

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:49:36 +0100

Draconian er endelig startet skriveprocessen til deres kommende album. Nedest�ende er en udtalelse fra bandet forsanger Anders Jacobsson omkring bandet fremtid.

"Draconian anno 2010, a new productive era. We are aware things has been silent for a while, and that the possible developement of the bands' progress has been kept from the limelight. There hasn't been much to tell really. Things has been standing still for a while due to different aspects and circumstances, which I guess, in after-thought, was necessary. Now, however, we are about to rise from the half-light. We are currently working quite diligently for Draconian to enter the second decade of this new millenium with a boost. Already, things are happening and we are doing our very best to follow up on everything we need in order for the band to stay in peoples hearts. You can expect us to ring out loud for the year to come. Thank you for being patient and understanding."

Dansk shred guitarist udgiver instrumentalt solomateriale

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:13:33 +0100

Den danske guitarist Thor S. Riis udgiver instrumentalt solo materiale med fokus p� virtuos h�ndtering af guitaren. Musikken er inspireret af �guitar helte� s�som Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert og Rusty Cooleys solo materiale. Det virtuose lead guitar er dog ikke det eneste der er fokus p� i musikken. �Shred� sektionerne blandes med elementer s�som sk�ve taktarter, brutale sekvenser og blast beats fra ekstrem metal bands (Necrophagist, Obscura osv.) for at skabe noget unikt og originalt metal p� den danske scene. Musikken er indspillet i Death Island Studio og JBO Sound Studio og kan h�res ved at f�lge kildelinket.

Nyt fra Pensees Nocturnes

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:31:49 +0100

Pensees Nocturnes smider andet album, "Grotesque" p� gaden d. 27. marts. Lyt til to af de nye sange via kildelinket.

Trackliste:

01. Vulgumpecus
02. Paria
03. Rahu
04. Eros
05. Monoses
06. Hel
07. Thokk
08. Next

Ny musik video fra tyske Callejon

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:24:12 +0100

"Kinder der Nacht" er titlen p� den nye musik video fra tyske Callejon. Sangen til videoen er fra det kommende album "Videodrom" der udkommer den 3. april via Nuclear Blast Records. F�lg kildelinket for at se videoen.

"Videodrom" track liste:

01. VI
02. Videodrom
03. Kinder der Nacht
04. Lass mich gehen!
05. DE
06. Immergr�n
07. Dein Leben schl�ft
08. O
09. Mondfinsternis
10. Dieses Lied macht betroffen
11. Sexmachine
12. DROM
13. Mein Stein
14. Sommer, Liebe, Kokain
15. Gott ist tot

Stream ny sang fra finske Kiuas

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:13:53 +0100

Finske Power metal band Kiuas udgiver deres fjerde album, "Lustdriven", den 31. marts via Spinefarm Records.
Skiven er produceret i Sonic Pump Studios i Helsinki af Janne Joutsenniemi.

Bandet har allerede lagt den f�rste sang, "Aftermath", ud til fri streaming via deres MySpace side.
F�lg kildelinket for at lytte til denne.

"Lustdriven" track liste:

01. Kiuassault
02. Cry Little Angel
03. Of Lust, Love and Human Nature
04. Aftermath
05. Lights Are Many
06. The Visionary
07. Heart and Will
08. The Quickening
09. Summer's End
10. Winter's Sting

Xandria s�ger igen efter ny forsanger

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:21:15 +0100

Det tyske goth metal band Xandria har lagt f�lgende statement ud omkring deres forsanger problem:

"..We have good and bad news for you.

First the bad ones: It now appears that Kerstin Bischof unfortunately can�t be the permanent new singer of Xandria. Due to occupational and private reasons she wants to concentrate on her non-musical career in the future and cannot support Xandria the way it would be necessary. We wish her all the best for the future!

So here and now we are searching for a new singer again, details for applications follow in a few days on our official homepage.

We know that you are waiting for a new album, and we are very sorry for keeping you waiting even longer for the new songs, with which we actually wanted to enter the recording studio now.

The good news is that we will play the coming concerts nevertheless, cause our old singer Lisa Middelhauve has agreed to step in for them. But she will not enter the band again, so this will be an unexpected last opportunity for many fans to experience her on stage with Xandria once more!"

Gratis download af ny sang fra Solution.45

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:17:40 +0100

Det nye svensk/finske progressive metal band Solution. 45 har endelig sat en udgivelsesdato p� deres kommende album. Datoen bliver den 9. april og titlen p� skiven bliver "For Aeons Past".
Albummet udkommer via AFM Records og er optaget i Panic Room studios med producer Tomas "Plec" Johansson.

Bandet har allerede lagt den f�rste sang ud p� nettet til fri download. Titlen p� nummeret er "Gravitational Lensing". F�lg kildelinket for at komme til download siden.

"For Aeons Past" trackliste:

01. The Close Beyond
02. Gravitational Lensing
03. Through Night-Kingdomed Gates
04. For Aeons Past
05. Lethean Tears
06. Bladed Vaults
07. Wirethrone
08. On Embered Fields Adust
09. Into Shadow
10. Clandestinity Now

Solution. 45 er f�lgende:

Christian �lvestam (Ex Scar Symmetry) - Sanger
Jani Stefanovic (Miseration, Essence Of Sorrow) - Guitar
Tom Gardiner (Hateform) - Guitar
Anders Edlund (Angel Blake) - Bass
Rolf Pilve (Miseration, Essence Of Sorrow) - Trommer

Luna Mortis g�r i opl�sning

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:44:01 +0100

Her er den officielle statement:

"Hello all,

I regret to say that as of today the band will be dissolving and we will be going our separate ways.

A huge thanks from the bottom of our hearts for the fans and support we have received over the course of the last 9 years. It has been an exciting and often turbulent ride, but everything must come to an end eventually.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to go on the May tour with Primal Fear, so our apologies to the people who were looking forward to hanging with us out on the road.

To our local fans, we will more than likely be playing one more Madison show sometime in the next few months, we'll keep everyone posted.

Thanks again,

Brian Koenig."

Aerosmith headliner Sweden Rock

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:08:10 +0100

Ja, s� er det officielt bekr�ftet at gode gamle Aerosmith headliner Sweden Rock torsdag 10 juni.

Den seneste tid har v�ret lidt turbulent for bandet, men det er ganske vist sikkert at bredmunden Steven Tyler, atter er at finde bag det t�rkl�dedekorerede mikrofonstativ.

Udover Aerosmith, er f�lgende navne indtil videre p� plakaten:

Guns N' Roses, Gary Moore, Slayer, Billy Idol, Bachman & Turner, WASP, Danzig, Rick Springfield, UDO, Opeth, Sabaton, D:A:D, Saga, Suicidal Tendencies, Mastodon, Fates Warning, Mother's Finest, Unisonic, Stratovarius, Magnum, Nazareth, Behemoth, Aldo Nova, Watain, Y & T, Alestorm, Ratt, Steel Panther, Anvil, Bigelf, Jorn, Raven.

Billetter kan k�bes via Sweden Rock's hjemmeside.

Volbeat offentligg�r ny album titel

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:30:34 +0100

Danske Volbeat har lagt denne update ud p� deres MySpace blog:

"The writing process is well under way and a title is already set:

Front man Michael Poulsen explains: "The Album title is Beyond Hell / Above Heaven (no reference to religious beliefs). The title refers to the overall theme of the album, and it continues the storyline from where Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood left off...

The album will be released in September throughout Europe. The band are very excited about the writing process, carrying the songs into both extreme metallic territory, punk variations and some very catchy stuff at the same time. On top Volbeat is bringing in various guest appearances.

We have fast, slow and mid-tempo songs. We still blend different styles of punk, rock'n'roll, rockabilly, metal, heavy metal, thrash metal, country - we still keep it very open, it's just music! I cannot say too much about it right now, but we're really excited about it and it's going to be very, very cool. Again we're going to give people something they haven't heard before. We always try to do something special and different on each and every album."

Watch out for much more news about Beyond Hell / Above Heaven upcoming shows and much more on www.volbeat.dk..."

Richard Christy er tilbage

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:55:19 +0100

Richard Christy fra det legendariske band Death er tilbage bag trommerne med et nyt band. Bandet hedder Charred Walls of the Damned, og udover Hr. Christy finder vi Tim Owens (Judas priest, Iced Earth) p� vokal. P� bas finder vi Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Testament, Sadus) og p� Guitar Jason Suecof, som ogs� har produceret albummet. P� bandets MySpace side ligger der ogs� en video til albummets f�rste sang "Ghost Town".

Ny sang fra Wuthering Heights

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:39:32 +0100

Den l�nge ventede teaser fra Wuthering Heights' nye album "SALT" er endelig lagt op p� bandets hjemmeside. Bes�g kildelinket og lyt til hele sangen "The Desperate Poet". Bandet oplyser ydermere at det nye album forventes at udkomme den 12. april i Europa.

Stream hele det nye album fra Heathen

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:29:46 +0100

Det amerikanske thrash metal band Heathen har lagt hele deres nyeste album "The Evolution of Chaos" ud p� deres MySpace side til fri streaming.

Albummet udkom i Europa den 25. januar via Mascot Records.

F�lg kildelinket for at lytte til skiven.

Guitarist forlader svenske In Flames

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:24:34 +0100

Svenske In Flames har lagt f�lgende statement ud p� deres hjemmeside:

"Jesper Str�mblad, guitarist in In Flames has decided to leave the band permanently.

�I have decided it is best for me to leave In Flames and to quit the band permanently.

The last 17 years have been a blast, and I am proud to have been part of this great journey, with the most talented and amazing people anyone can wish to have the privilege to work with.

I�m also the luckiest guy in the world, to have the BEST fans in the world, who have been supporting me during my difficult times. It means the world to me, and I�m determined to fight and defeat my demons once and for all.... and by the help from you guys, I�m on my way.

I�m far from done with music, metal, or whatever my direction is taking me, so be sure to hear from me in the future.

� May the Force be with you!" � Jesper Str�mblad

We are losing a great guitar player and musician, but in order to keep a very dear friend this is probably for the best.

If this feels right for Jesper we are behind him 100% on his decision.

It is way too early to speculate about the future and possible replacements and things like that. However, we can assure you that In Flames will continue as a band, release albums and tour the World.

The door to In Flames is always open to Jesper. We are, and will always be behind Jesper 100% on his way to recovery.� � Anders, Peter, Daniel & Bj�rn"

Forsanger forlader finske Horna

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:19:30 +0100

Det finske black metal band Horna har lagt f�lgende update online:

"After more thoughts, more discussion, the feeling of shock I have right remains. Despite all, being prepared for the possibility, hoping for another way - vocalist Tapsa "Corvus" Kuusela (ex-Sear) may be gone. The spirit of the band is broken, torn and scarred. Planned gigs will be done but what remains is yet to be seen. At the moment it feels like there will be no album without Corvus, just doesn't make any sense. It is no time for hasty decisions though.

For all the gossiping sheep out there, the band is not breaking up and we do not have loads of unreleased material waiting for release. In fact, there's no material to release at all!

During 2009 Corvus decided to focus more and more on his other band Totalselfhatred and as a result we have no idea if he is coming back to Horna. We could not accept for him to be there only for Finnish gigs when everyone else was ready to crush forward. A new live vocalist has been found from the Tampere black ranks of Hell."