KATAKLYSM Releasing Waiting For The End To Come On Cassette "For Nostalgic Reasons"

Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release their new album, Waiting For The End To Come, on October 29th in North America via Nuclear Blast (October 25th in Europe). It will be available on CD, digitally, as a Digipack, vinyl LP, and on cassette. Frontman Maurizio Iacono has issued the following statement:

"I have to admit it brings a smile to my face to see that cassette version being released. We decided to release it for nostalgic reasons. Had the idea a year ago, Nuclear Blast went with it (thanks!). My first cassette purchase was METALLICA's Kill 'Em All. Welcome back, tape."

CROSSPLANE Präsentieren Album Cover; Video Releaseparty Am 08.11. In Dortmund

Die Ruhrgebietsrocker CROSSPLANE haben das Cover ihres kommenden Debutalbums Class Of Hellhound High präsentiert, und kündigen die Premierenfeier ihres neuen Videos an:

“Ihr Lieben! Jetzt mal alles auf einem Blick: Am 08.11. findet im BlackEnd in Dortmund unsere Video Releaseparty statt. Dort wird das Video zur Single Take It Or Leave It, die am gleichen Tag erscheint, gezeigt und ein tolles Making Of. Uli Bechstein hat uns bei den Aufnahmen begleitet und eifrig gefilmt.

Am 29.11. wird unser Album Class Of Hellhound High erscheinen, und wir möchten den Release natürlich mit Euch gemeinsam am 30.11. in der Freak Show in Essen feiern. Das wird eine Hammerparty mit vielen Gästen, Livemusik und guter Laune. Wir wollen Euch alle sehen, denn IHR SEID ROCK ‘N' ROLL!”

Class Of Hellhound High wurde von Dennis Koehne (u.a. Sodom, Exumer, The Very End, Final Depravity) produziert. Das Cover könnt ihr oben sehen, und CROSSPLANE live on stage an folgenden Terminen:

19.10.13 Eisenhüttenstadt, Pestbaracke
26.10.13 Landshut, Alte Kaserne
15.11.13 Miltenberg, Beavers**
16.11.13 Lorsch, Rex**
06.12.13 Mülheim, Nikolaut Festival
** mit Gun Barrel

DIPSOMANIA - 25th Anniversary Show In Ruhr Area Hometown Tonight

Ruhr Area thrashers DIPSOMANIA (feat. EXUMER / CROSSPLANE drummer and House of Drums owner, Matthias Kassner) gonna celebrate their 25th anniversary at a show in their hometown of Dorsten, Germany tonight.

Support comes from grindcore old hands PROVOCATION, who’ll play their one and only show in 2013 on the occasion of their mates anniversary, and CAGE.

The entire show’s gonna be multi-tracked to be made available for streaming later on.

Reunited DARKNESS To Play First Show In New Line-Up This Saturday

By Featured Artists

Legendary reunited thrashers DARKNESS from Altenessen, Germany are about to play the first show in their reformed new line-up - at Ages Of Metal Festival in Oostrozebeke, Belgium this Saturday, September 28!

Out of the three albums DARKNESS had released from 1987 to 1989, especially their debut Death Squad is commonly regarded as a genre classic and serves as a blueprint for Thrash Metal to the day.

DARKNESS celebrated their 25th anniversary at the cathedral of Teutonic Thrash, Essen-Altenessen’s Zeche Carl, in December 2012 and announced the band’s official reunion this summer. 

The new line-up features a household name: KREATOR bassist Christian “Speesy” Giesler. Commented Speesy: “There’s just two bands I’d like to play music with - KREATOR and DARKNESS.”

Joining original DARKNESS members Arnd (now vocals) and Lacky (drums) are also former JAPANISCHE KAMPFHÖRSPIELE guitarist Bony and guitarist Mike (TRAPPED INSANITY).

Welcome back, death squad! \m/

Pic by Jörg Litges | lautundinfarbe.de

Bang your heads to DARKNESS - Death Squad on Spotify:

GLENN GOULD - iTunes Celebrates 81st Birthday

Canadian pianist GLENN GOULD, one of the greatest musicians and media artists of all time, would have turned 81 today if he were still alive. iTunes celebrates this date and features GLENN GOULD's Bach Goldberg Variations this week. GOULD's initial recording of the piece, from 1955, was an achievement of technical brilliance that established his career; his thoughtful return to it in 1981 illustrated how the same composition, played by the same musician, can become a wholly different work of art. Enhance your musical perception and go get GLENN GOULD’s 1955 historic recording debut plus the 1981 digital recording of the Goldberg Variations on iTunes! Read more on GLENN GOULD in this tribute: By LANG LANG | grammy.com “Glenn Gould was an amazing personality. Every note he played was so individual, from his groundbreaking first recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations (at the age of 23) to his recorded surveys of huge sections of the piano literature. He was perhaps one of the most unusual musicians ever to have performed (he retired from public performance completely at a young age, spending the rest of his performing life in the recording studio), but such was his wonderful musicianship that he is only more beloved by his audience. He performed very little in comparison with the other great soloists, yet his connection with his audience was so incredible that the music-loving public was (and is) devoted to him through the great strength of his musical communication. Think of Glenn and one word springs to mind: Bach. Glenn had a connection with Bach's music perhaps above all other composers. It was completely suited to his very intelligent approach to music (he always tried to approach a score as a fellow composer, aiming for a freedom and understanding as if he might have written it himself) and he recorded nearly all of Bach's output for the keyboard across his career. The clarity and beauty of sound he brings to this composer is unparalleled. Bach said he wrote his music for the glory of heaven, and Glenn's performances elevate his works to a spirituality that I have never heard equaled. The Goldberg Variations recordings that he did at the beginning and end of his career are two thoroughly different, and equally beautiful, interpretations of one of the most magnificent works in the piano literature and every pianist (including myself) that has ever opened the score lives in the shadow of Glenn's performance. But Glenn was an artist far above and beyond one composer. He recorded music from the classics through Scriabin and Schoenberg to his own works - and was not afraid to be controversial in his delivery (a stated distaste for the music of Mozart, for example, of whom he held the opinion that he died too late, led to some sometimes shocking and invariably brilliant performances). His famous performance of Brahms' D minor concerto led to his collaborator Leonard Bernstein issuing a disclaimer to the audience at Carnegie Hall beforehand, and is a very personal but amazing interpretation. His favorite composer was the early master Orlando Gibbons, whose work he passionately performed both on record and in the concert hall. His artistic heroes ranged from Leopold Stokowski to Barbra Streisand. Although Glenn Gould died tragically young at only 50, he committed an enormous amount to disc (and film), and it is through his recorded legacy that we can remember him. Glenn, you were the most amazing musician. We are so lucky to have had you among us. Thank you for leaving behind these wonderful recordings that move and inspire me and countless others. Glenn, we miss you.” (LANG LANG is arguably the most renowned Chinese pianist in history and enjoys superstar status in the classical music world. He was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2007 for his recording of Beethoven's piano concertos Nos. 1 & 4, and serves as the GRAMMY Cultural Ambassador to China.)

ZT Mag Exclusive: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Full Album Premiere

Via Zero Tolerance Magazine

"In co-operation with Season Of Mist, we are delighted to present the TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Fire On The Mountain premiere.

Coinciding beautifully with our 9th anniversary issue, #055, onsale Thursday 26th September, this is your chance to listen to the album in its entirety! But you'll need to be quick, this is only available to listen to until 23:59 on 30 September. So, turn your volume control up to 11 and point your cursor here to revel in the heavy metal mayhem of Fire On The Mountain.

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS' frontman Nemtheanga - also of Primordial - graces the cover of Zero Tolerance issue 055, where he discusses the band, Fire On The Mountain and everything inbetween with veteran ZT writer Alex de Moller. Copies will be available on the newsstand and via the ZT store this Thursday."

DEATH ANGEL - Lyric Video For The Dream Calls For Blood Title Track

San Francisco Bay Area Thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL have released a lyric video for the title track of their upcoming new album, The Dream Calls For Blood. The album will be released on October 11 in Germany, October 14 in the UK / Europe and October 15 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

The follow-up to 2010's Relentless Retribution was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER), and once again features cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY, CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL).

Check out the lyric video for The Dream Calls For Blood:

DEATH ANGEL will return to the rough roads of Europe in the end of November following an extended schedule invading North America to present The Dream Calls For Blood to the fans this side of the big pond. Support comes from Germans DEW-SCENTED.

Nov 11 PL - Katowice, Mega Club
Nov 27 CZ - Prague, Nova Chmelnice
Nov 28 D - Karlsruhe, Substage
Nov 29 I - Circolo Colony, Brescia
Nov 30 I - Gualtieri, Temp Rock Club
Dec 02 A - Vienna, Szene
Dec 04 D - Munich, Backstage
Dec 06 D - Erfurt, Centrum
Dec 07 B - Eeklo, Kubiek
Dec 08 F - Paris, La Maroquinerie
Dec 10 UK - London, Underworld
Dec 11 D - Essen, Zeche Carl
Dec 12 NL - Eindhoven, Eindhoven Metal Meeting
Dec 13 D - Alsfeld, Stadthalle
Dec 14 CH - Zürich, X-Mas Metal Meeting
Dec 15 D - Geiselwind, Christmas Metal - Festival

Commented vocalist Mark Osegueda: “It is with great pleasure that we announce our upcoming European tour dates for our new album, The Dream Calls For Blood! We look forward to sonically assaulting what we have always felt as the truest metal fans out there that backed this band through thick, and thin with our new arsenal of songs! That we promise you will leave you feeling ravaged. Yet! Triumphant! Europe!!!! Are you ready? Because I can tell you this! We sure the hell are!!!! You best bring back up! Ha!”

EXODUS Singer's GENERATION KILL - New Album Details Revealed

GENERATION KILL, the band featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, will release its sophomore album, We're All Gonna Die, on November 15 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL and SOULFLY, among others.

Commented Dukes: "We called this album We're All Gonna Die because, for the most part, the lyrics are about the darker side of the existence of humans on this planet.

The album as a whole is so diverse, drawing from our influences that we grew up on.

We achieved our goal of creating something that we all are so proud of. I personally think this is the strongest vocal performance of my career, and as a band we can't wait for the hard rock/metal world to hear this album."

Added Zeuss: "This album is not an EXODUS clone. This is an album of music where five guys got together and explored our own roots of music, the records we grew up listening to and wrote songs paying homage to what we love."

We're All Gonna Die track listing:
01. Born To Serve
02. Prophets Of War
03. Self Destruction
04. Friendly Fire
05. Carny Love
06. Vegas
07. There Is No Hope
08. We're All Gonna Die

GENERATION KILL - Prophets Of War live @ GMM | 2013-06-28

HAVOK Check In From Unnatural Selection Tour Break

Beitrag von HAVOK.

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS - Children Of Cain Lyric Video Released

The lyric video for the song Children Of Cain from the heavy metal "supergroup" TWILIGHT OF THE GODS can be seen below (German viewers again need to use The Force…).

The track comes off the band's debut album, Fire On The Mountain, which will be released on September 27 in Europe and October 1 in North America via Season Of Mist. The effort will be made available as a CD digipack and a limited-edition LP via the Season Of Mist webstore.

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS is: Alan Averill (PRIMORDIAL, DEAD SOVEREIGN, BLOOD REVOLT) on vocals, Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, ex-DIMMU BORGIR, ex-TESTAMENT, ex-EXODUS) on drums, guitarists Rune Eriksen (AURA NOIR, ex-AVA INFERI, ex-MAYHEM) and Patrik Lindgren (THYRFING), and Frode Glesnes (EINHERJER) on bass.

Read more at blabbermouth.net. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS - Destiny Forged In Blood

ONSLAUGHT - New Album VI Now In Stores

"Touch" this interactive image and play tunes, buy the album, see tour dates and join ONSLAUGHT on the web directly from there!

KREATOR’s Mille Petrozza On Dying Alive, Melody And Brutality - A Bravewords.com Special Report

By Maria Nayef for bravewords.com

After thirty years and thirteen studio albums, KREATOR is currently enjoying a career high. Having taken their tour showcasing the songs from last year’s acclaimed record Phantom Antichrist across Europe, they are still heating up the festival circuit before heading to China as well as North and South America.

They also have a new live CD/DVD called Dying Alive that recently had a royal-like premier at Germany’s historic Lichtburg cinema in Essen, before landing in the top 10 of the German charts upon its release. All befitting for a band that sits on the throne of Teutonic thrash metal.

Boasting a staggering selection of hits from Kreator’s extensive and influential career, Dying Alive was recorded during the last show of their European tour last December in Oberhausen. Despite being show number 45 of the tour, you won’t see any signs of fatigue from these thrash veterans, who execute each song with exceptional proficiency and intensity.

On stage, frontman Mille Petrozza is fierce. An embodiment of sheer aggression, his harsh riffs fuelled by lyrics vehemently expressing his rage at the atrocities and hardships plaguing humanity while standing before the ghastly figure of the Phantom Antichrist; a metaphor for that which manipulates the masses and steals their souls. It’s a very Orwellian view of a world where what was once considered fiction has become a grim reality.

Speaking from his home in Essen, Petrozza says he’s still feeling fresh despite a bevy of press calls. There’s contentment in his voice, one that stems from an evident and deep respect for metal and Kreator fans.

Read the entire interview at bravewords.com

DARKANE And Helsingborgs Brewery Present Darkale

Swedish thrashers DARKANE have joined forces with Helsingborgs Brewery to create Darkale.

The band says: "You guessed it, we’re talking beer. Ale to be specific. This delightful ale will unfortunately only be available in Sweden." This fall, Helsingborgs Brewery will step over to the dark side to give you a delicious hybrid of thrash metal and Skåne ölkunnande. The result is a tough and complex ale, equally inspired by fair means commodities of ferocious double pedals and heavy riffs.

Meet Darkale, a proud partnership with Helsingborg, Sweden-based band DARKANE. You get a dark and tasty brew with unexpected nuances and many levels. Helsingborgs Brewery describes Darkale as a "dark mahogany red-brown ale with a light foam. The taste is a bit malty with some burnt notes and caramel fudge. Easy hopped with fruity and some ortiga tones. Easy to drink for its variety and is perfect for your favorite metal music and some snacks. "

Says DARKANE: "We are extremely proud of this collaboration. "We started actually recording our latest album, 'The Sinister Supremacy', which came out last summer, with a beer tasting at Helsingborgs Brewery and already there were sown enough seeds of this amazing collaboration. We hope all the avid beer drinking headbangers around the country will like this ale as much as we do."

Darkale will be on sale at Systembolaget in the Helsingborg vicinity and in the rest of the Sweden through Systembolaget's ordering catalog from the middle of October and for a limited period.

KRAFTWERK - Pop Art | Die ARTE-Doku (Video)

Sie sind die Urväter der elektronischen Musik und ihrer Zeit stets voraus. Die exklusive ARTE-Doku KRAFTWERK - Pop Art präsentiert das audiovisuelle Meisterwerk der Band und zeigt spektakuläre Ausschnitte ihrer aktuellen Konzertreihe. Wer die Doku im TV verpasst hat, kann sich den Film von Simon Witter und Hannes Rossacher über creative.arte.tv. ansehen.:

DEATH ANGEL And DEW-SCENTED Announce European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area Thrash veterans DEATH ANGEL will return to the rough roads of Europe in the end of November following an extended schedule invading North America to present their upcoming new album, The Dream Calls For Blood, to the fans this side of the big pond. Support comes from Germans DEW-SCENTED.

Catch DEATH ANGEL and DEW-SCENTED on these already confirmed dates:

Nov 11 PL - Katowice, Mega Club
Nov 27 CZ - Prague, Nova Chmelnice
Nov 28 D - Karlsruhe, Substage
Nov 29 I - Circolo Colony, Brescia
Nov 30 I - Gualtieri, Temp Rock Club
Dec 02 A - Vienna, Szene
Dec 04 D - Munich, Backstage
Dec 06 D - Erfurt, Centrum
Dec 07 B - Eeklo, Kubiek
Dec 08 F - Paris, La Maroquinerie
Dec 10 UK - London, Underworld
Dec 11 D - Essen, Zeche Carl
Dec 12 NL - Eindhoven, Eindhoven Metal Meeting
Dec 13 D - Alsfeld, Stadthalle
Dec 14 CH - Zürich, X-Mas Metal Meeting
Dec 15 D - Geiselwind, Christmas Metal - Festival

Commented vocalist Mark Osegueda: “It is with great pleasure that we announce our upcoming European tour dates for our new album, The Dream Calls For Blood! We look forward to sonically assaulting what we have always felt as the truest metal fans out there that backed this band through thick, and thin with our new arsenal of songs! That we promise you will leave you feeling ravaged. Yet! Triumphant! Europe!!!! Are you ready? Because I can tell you this! We sure the hell are!!!! You best bring back up! Ha!”

Caster Of Shame, a brand new song off the band's seventh album, The Dream Calls For Blood, can be streamed at deathangel.us. The album will be released on October 11 in Germany, October 14 in the UK / Europe and October 15 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.

The follow-up to 2010's Relentless Retribution was recorded at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, AUGUST BURNS RED, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER), and once again features cover art by Brent Elliot White (JOB FOR A COWBOY, CARNIFEX, WHITECHAPEL).

Check out the official trailer for The Dream Calls For Blood:


DEW-SCENTED - Guided By The Dead Light:

HAVOK - Unnatural Selection European Tour 2013

US thrashers HAVOK are bringing the Unnatural Selection tour to the UK and Europe in November / December 2013, support will come from ANGELUS APATRIDA and SAVAGE MESSIAH:

Avocado Booking presents
Unnatural Selection European Tour 2013

HAVOK
ANGELUS APATRIDA
SAVAGE MESSIAH

Nov 23 B - Edegem, JH Nootuitgang

Nov 24 NL - Eindhoven, Distortionfest

Nov 25 UK - London @ Underworld

Nov 26 UK - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach

Nov 27 UK - Norwich, Epic Studios

Nov 28 UK - Glasgow, Cathouse

Nov 29 UK - Plymouth, White Rabbit

Nov 30 F - Châlons en Champagne, Contre Point

Dec 01 F - Nantes, Le Ferrailleur

Dec 02 F - Toulouse, Le Saint des Seins

Dec 03 E - Bilbao, Kafe Antzokia

Dec 04 E - Madrid, Sala Caracol

Dec 05 E - Valencia, Rock City

Dec 06 E - Barcelona, Music Hall

Dec 07 CH - Zürich, TBA

Dec 08 D - München, Feierwerk

Dec 09 A - Wien, Arena

Dec 10 A - Salzburg, Rockhouse

Dec 11 SLO - Ljubljana, Orto Bar

Dec 12 CZ - Borkovany, Republica San Bonigo

Dec 13 D - Leipzig, Conne Island

Dec 14 D - Essen, Cafe Nova Dec 15 D - Berlin, Magnet HAVOK have recently released their new video for Worse Than War:

Directed by Roy Warner who worked on both the From The Cradle To The Grave and Point Of No Return clips, the tune comes by way of the recently unleashed Unnatural Selection full-length and addresses the eight stages of genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination and denial.

Released earlier this year via Candlelight Records, Unnatural Selection was produced by Terry Date (PANTERA, OVERKILL) and mastered by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH).

WARBRINGER Release Hunter-Seeker Lyric Video

Los Angeles-based thrashers WARBRINGER will release their fourth studio album, IV: Empires Collapse, on October 28 in Europe and October 29 in North America via Century Media Records. A lyric video for the song Hunter-Seeker can now be seen:


IV: Empires Collapse, the studio recording debut for former MANTIC RITUAL members Jeff Potts (guitar) and Ben Mottsman (bass) rounding off WARBRINGER's five-piece lineup, was recorded with producer Steve Evetts (SEPULTURA, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SUICIDE SILENCE), mixed by Brett Eliason (PEARL JAM, HEART) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATEBREED, CONVERGE). The album's cover artwork was designed by Adrienne Rozzi.

Comments WARBRINGER: "The artwork for Empires Collapse came about from wanting to take a much more focused and simplistic approach. Previous WARBRINGER album covers are extremely detailed, busy works, so it was a conscious decision to have art that was the antithesis of what we had done before.

John Laux came up with the concept, so we had our friend Adrienne Rozzi make up a sketch, which led to us having her follow through with the final piece. It's incredibly different from what most fans would expect for a WARBRINGER album cover, but we wanted the art to visually reflect the music. The piece reminds me of a tarot card illustration and sets a very cryptic, somber vibe which associates well with the music that ties into the album's title."

WARBRINGER will tour North America with KREATOR and OVERKILL between October 27 and November 29. Additionally, WARBRINGER has just been announced to appear at IRON MAIDEN's The Battle Of San Bernardino event on September 13, with additional performances by MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT, SABATON and OVERKILL, making it a night to remember for fans of heavy/thrash metal.

Said WARBRINGER about the opportunity: "It's an honor to be able to perform alongside one of heavy metal's most influential bands and we want to thank everyone who has given us their support in order to achieve this opportunity. It will be a monumental concert for us and all attending. Up the irons!"

SUICIDAL ANGELS - Conquering Europe Tour 2014

Greek thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS will set out for the Conquering Europe headlining tour in January / February 2014, presenting the band’s new and fifth album, Divide And Conquer.

The album, due January 10, 2014, has again been recorded with RD Liapakis in Germany, mixing duties will be handled by Fredrik Nordström (Arch Enemy, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity a.o.). The cover artwork comes from grandmaster Ed Repka (e.g. Megadeth, Possessed, Death), who also designed the previous SUICIDAL ANGELS album covers for Dead Again and Bloodbath.

The excellent tour package of new generation Thrash Metal bands is gonna be completed by Californians FUELED BY FIRE (new album Trapped In Perdition), Finns LOST SOCIETY (debut album Fast Loud Death) and Greek newcomers EXARSIS (new album Brutal State).

Bang your heads to video clips from the band’s current albums below, and get your tickets for the Conquering Europe Tour 2014 from hardticket.eu.

HIRAX Have To Delay New Album Until 2014

Legendary thrash metal band HIRAX have to push back the release of the new studio album, Immortal Legacy, to 2014.

Singer and mastermind Katon W. De Pena says: "We are sorry for the delays as we know that the fans are waiting desperately for the album, but we have had some unexpected delays in the studio and we do not want to release a half hearted album.

Our fans deserve only the best, so watch out for one of the best thrash metal records released in a long time. We are also sorry that the FLOTSAM AND JETSAM / HIRAX European tour is cancelled, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we had to pull the plug.

We are planning a full scale US tour in March, and have further plans to return to Europe. As a little compensation, we will release a digital single for the song Hellion Rising on November 22. Thanks for all your understanding and patience, and be sure that 2014 will be a killer year for HIRAX. Horns up!"

Immortal Legacy will now be released in Germany on February 21, in Europe on February 24 and in North America on March 4 via Steamhammer / SPV as CD, gatefold coloured vinyl and download.

The album is produced by Bill Metoyer (SLAYER, ARMORED SAINT, W.A.S.P., SACRED REICH) and the cover was drawn by legendary artist Philip Lawvere (KREATOR, CELTIC FROST). It’s his first oil painting in 25 years since coming out of retirement. Guest guitar players on the album are Jim Durkin (DARK ANGEL), Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL, EVILDEAD) and Rocky George (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, FISHBONE).

A Lego Concert Rig

Via jimonlight.com
“Ok, this might be the most awesome lego creation I’ve ever seen, and my best friend is 42 and has every frigging Star Wars lego thing ever invented. Meet the Lego Concert, from Mario Fabrio. Mario’s a bit of a Lego fan you could say… but his work?  Even Greggus must bow in the face of Mario the Lego King!”

I might add: This IS the most awesome lego creation I’ve ever seen! Browse the full Lego concert rig gallery here. Thanks to Michael Brandvold of Michael Brandvold Marketing for your Facebook post.

FINAL DEPRAVITY - Studioreport Von The-Pit.de Zum Neuen Album Thrash Is Just The Beginning

"Thrash Is Just The Beginning?
Dat is dat, wat los is."
FINAL DEPRAVITY - im Studio besucht

Von Jörg Müller für The-Pit.de.

"Die Gelsenkirchener Thrasher FINAL DEPRAVITY sind ein gutes Beispiel dafür, wie sehr die Szene gerade im Pott pulsiert, sich verändert, wächst und nach oben strebt. Schon früh hatten sie diverse Erfolge zu feiern, wozu sicherlich auch damals Sodoms Tom ein wenig beigetragen hatte.

Überzeugender aber waren sie schon vom Fleck weg auf der Livebühne, denn bereits beim zweiten Gig ihrer noch jungen Karriere, kurz vor Weihnachten 2009, spielten sie vor SODOM in der ausverkauften Bochumer Matrix und konnten nicht nur sich selbst beweisen, sondern auch zahlreiche Fans überzeugen."

Mehr über den Weg vom ersten Demo zum Debutalbum Nightmare 13, von Besetzungswechseln bis hin zur Entstehung des neuen Albums Thrash Is Just The Beginning erfahrt ihr auf der Website von The-Pit.de.

Dort verraten euch Jörg Müller und FINAL DEPRAVITY Sänger und Gitarrist Dennis Baron darüber hinaus auch Einzelheiten zu allen 10 Songs der Aufnahme.

Den ersten Teil des 'Making Of' Videos zu Thrash Is Just The Beginning könnt ihr unten sehen. Der Clip enthält bisher unveröffentlichte Audio Samples des Titelsongs und Behind-The-Scenes Material der Aufnahmesessions.

Thrash Is Just The Beginning wurde von Sascha Risseler produziert und von Dennis Koehne (u.a. Sodom, Exumer, The Very End) gemastert. Das Artwork und die Bandfotos stammen vom renommierten Design Studio Killustrations (u.a. Nervecell, Dew-Scented, Hackneyed, The Very End) des deutschen Künstlers Björn Goosses. Der 'Making Of' Video Trailer wurde von Carsten Löer, Cyphers X kreiert. Ein Veröffentlichungsdatum für das Album steht noch nicht fest.

CANCER To Reform For Festival Appearances; First Three Albums To Be Re-Issued

The classic line-up of U.K. death metallers CANCER - John Walker (guitar, vocals), Carl Stokes (drums), Ian Buchanan (bass) and Barry Savage (lead guitar) - will reform to promote their first three albums which are being re-released on CD and Vinyl by Cyclone Empire Records later this year.

The band plans to make a number of festival appearances during which they will play songs from To The Gory End, Death Shall Rise and The Sins Of Mankind only.

The releases are fully authorized and supported by the band. They will come with loads of bonus material and liner notes. Moreover, all three albums will be re-mastered and get a revised cover artwork.

"Long overdue releases, good to see 'em back out there. Featuring John Tardy, Glenn Benton and James Murphy and a lot of gore flick influence in the capable hands of Scott Burns and Simon Efemey.

We are very pleased that the first CD’s are coming out again, hopefully we will reach new fans that have not heard CANCER.", states the band.

TESTAMENT - Rise Up Performance Clip From Dark Roots Of Thrash DVD

Dark Roots Of Thrash, a DVD/2CD release documenting Bay Area veterans TESTAMENT's sold-out headlining performance at the Paramount in Huntington, New York this past February, will be made available on October 11 (Europe) and October 15 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

It captures a total of 19 live tracks with countless cams onstage and high above the audience, plus a special moshpit cam that makes you feel like you're a part of the show. A performance clip of the song Rise Up, taken from Dark Roots Of Thrash, can be seen here:

Dark Roots Of Thrash was produced by Get Hammered Productions, directed by Tommy Jones (DEATH ANGEL, KATAKLYSM, SOILWORK) and mixed by Juan Urteaga (VILE, EXODUS, SADUS, MACHINE HEAD). 

Commented TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson: "Metalheads! In case you've missed us on our Dark Roots campaign tour, here's a day in the life and good representation of our show! Check it out, and put on your list of metal to get!"

Vocalist Chuck Billy added: "For all you diehard metal heads out there, Dark Roots Of Thrash is a must-have for your collection. This live DVD and CD is something you can put in you player and crank up for the feeling of a live TESTAMENT performance! You will get 18 songs from the early days of thrash metal to where we are today. Heavy metal forever!" Read more at Blabbermouth.

HELL Announce New EP The Age Of Nefarious

Revived British occult metal band HELL has unveiled the first details about the new single from their upcoming new record Curse And Chapter, called The Age Of Nefarious.  The Age Of Nefarious will be released October 25th. Coming as a 10” Vinyl in several colored versions, it will include the single track plus three live songs recorded at the Bloodstock Festival 2013. The tracklist of The Age Of Nefarious is as follows: Side A The Age Of Nefarious On Earth As It Is In Hell (live) Side B Blasphemy And The Master (live) The Oppressors (live) Read what string and keyman Kev Bower commented on The Age Of Neafrious at Bravewords.com and don’t miss HELL on tour this fall along with label- and countrymates CARCASS and Swedish Death institution AMON AMARTH, invading Europe on the following dates:

Nov 07 D Oberhausen - Turbinen Halle

Nov 08 NL Tilburg - O13

Nov 09 D Osnabrück - Hyde Park

Nov 10 B Brussels - AB Hall

Nov 12 UK Birmingham - Academy

Nov 13 UK Manchester - Academy

Nov 14 UK Glasgow - Barrowlands

Nov 15 UK Bristol - Academy

Nov 17 UK London - Forum

Nov 18 F Paris - Olympia

Nov 19 D Ludwigsburg - Arena

Nov 20 D Wiesbaden - Schlachthof

Nov 22 CH Zürich - Komplex

Nov 23 D München - Kesselhaus

Nov 24 I Trezzo Sull'Adda (Milano) - Live Club

Nov 27 D Berlin - Columbiahalle

Nov 28 D Leipzig - Haus Auensee Nov 29 D Hamburg - Docks

OBITUARY Writing On A ‘Monster’ Album; Announce New Tour Dates

OBITUARY fans rejoice! The legendary death metal band have been locked away for the last few weeks inside their Redneck Studios working on their upcoming album and they’ve got twelve new songs ready to crush our eardrums.

Not only that, but they’ve also announced new tour dates next month. 

Here’s the latest update from Donald Tardy: “We have been busting our asses in the studio, having a blast and writing new material. Twelve songs are done and ready to be recorded but we want a monster album for our fans so we are working on a few more to make this record huge.

We will continue writing until October when we will take a break from the studio and new music and go destroy the Trois-Rivieres Metalfest with HATEBREED and crush the U.S.” These are the tour dates:

Oct 09 St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NY

Oct 10 St. Vitus - Brooklyn, NY

Oct 11 American Legion - Allentown, PA

Oct 12 Trois-Rivieres Metalfest - Trois-Rivieres, QC

Oct 13 Presidents Club - Boston, MA

Oct 15 Beale Street - Indianapolis, IN

Oct 16 Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids, MI

Oct 17 Fubar - St Louis, MO

Oct 18 Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL

Oct 19 Cafe 611 - Frederick, MD

Oct 20 El N’ Gee - New London, CT

News via SkullsNBones.com.