KREATOR - Phantom Antichrist Is Coming To Russia

After extensive North American and European tours in 2012, KREATOR continue to bring the Phantom Antichrist to thrashers worldwide and are about to enter Russia in March.

Commented vocalist/guitarist Mille Petrozza: "Only a few weeks left until we do our very first 16 dates russian tour. In the past we have played only up to four dates but this tour will bring the band to cities that we have never played before. 

We are so looking forward to meet new fans and friends. Be prepared for a night of torture, pain and violence! Будьте готовы к Kreator в России. Пойдем!!".

See dates, cities and locations below.

ULTIMATE GUITAR Readers Name Top 10 Greatest Drummers Of All Time

ULTIMATE GUITAR has asked its readers to nominate and vote for their favorite drummers of all time. Naturally, the incarnation of Thrash Metal drumming did not miss the list:

10. Dave Lombardo (Slayer)

"Slayer's fast-paced thrash put them among the all-time great metal acts, and plenty of credit for that is due to Lombardo's insanely tight drumming. Drummer World magazine calls him "the Godfather of double bass," and besides playing with Slayer since the 80s he's been in the lineup for Fantomas,Philm, Testament and other great metal bands."

Watch his mind blowing performance of Angel Of Death (with EXODUS vocalist Rob Dukes going nuts at the end) and check for the full voting result at this location. Make an educated guess who entered the throne...

A MILLION MILES & THE VERY END Im April Auf Deutschland-Tour

Nach unermüdlichen Tourneen quer durch die Metal-Szene Europas, inklusive eines Presse Showcase auf dem Wacken Open Air 2012, bringen die Hamburger A MILLION MILES am 05.04.2013 endlich ihr langerwartetes Debütalbum What's Left Behind auf den Markt.

Im Zuge der Veröffentlichung entern A Million Miles auch in Deutschland wieder die Bühnen. Die 5 Nordlichter samt Frontfrau lassen live jedes Heavy Metal Herz höher schlagen, und sie haben sich dazu noch einen weiteren musikalischen Leckerbissen mit an Bord geholt:

THE VERY END aus Essen bringen echtes Ruhrgebiets-Schwermetall auf die Bühne. Ihr drittes Album Turn Off The World wurde, wie bereits der Vorgänger Mercy & Misery, von Produzent Waldemar Sorychta (u.a. Lacuna Coil, Sodom, Samael, Exumer) in Szene gesetzt und ist im November 2012 über Steamhammer / SPV erschienen.

Massiver Metal mit Hirn, Herz und Eiern, ob auf großen Festivalbühnen oder in kleinen Spelunken - The Very End schrauben euch gepflegt die Rübe ab!

Metal.de, XXL-Rock.com, The-Pit.de, Bizarre-Radio.de, Metalviecher.de,

Featured Artists Promotions & Powermetal.de präsentieren:

A MILLION ENDS TOUR 2013

A MILLION MILES & THE VERY END

+ special guests

05.04. - Hamburg, Bar 227 (A Million Miles - Record Release Party)
06.04. - Friedeburg, Tunis w/ Carthago Must Fall
07.04. - Berlin, Blackland w/ Crave
08.04. - Braunschweig, B58 w/ Dead End Future
09.04. - Dresden, Chemiefabrik w/ tba
10.04. - Bamberg, Habana w/ Hyrax und Repent
11.04. - München, Backstage w/ Hell Inc.
12.04. - Saalfeld, Klubhaus w/ Switchtense
13.04. - Köln, Underground w/ Slamdown

TANTARA Bassist Max Ejaxx Leaves Band

Max Ejaxx, bassist of Norwegian thrashers TANTARA, has announced his departure from the band in a statement on Tantara’s Facebook page:

“Hey guys! This is Max speaking... for once haha.

I want to thank everyone of you for supporting, listening, banging your head and drinking to Tantara. For all the smiles, fists and thrashing heads I've seen on our shows over the past two years. It has been a great experience for me. Recording the debut album and being a part of it all was amazing. I'll never forget it.

The reason for this message is this.. I have come to the decision to leave the band. It's a tough one for me, but it's for the best. I want to focus on art and other stuff right now. Being a musician is just a hobby for me at the moment.

The guys in Tantara respects my decision and I am still up for playing on the coming shows until they find a new bassist. Looking forward to seeing the future of the band from another perspective and I promise you... the next album is going to be insane. Herregud.”

Tantara recorded their debut album with producer Flemming Rasmussen in July 2011. Based On Evil, released August 24, 2012 via Indie Recordings, is available on iTunes and Bigcartel.

SODOM Reveal Details On New Album Epitome Of Torture

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SODOM have announced the release of their new studio album Epitome Of Torture in Germany on April 26, 2013 (Europe April 29, North America May 7) via Steamhammer / SPV.

In recent months, vocalist / bassist Tom Angelripper, guitarist Bernemann and drummer Markus “Makka” Freiwald recorded a total of twelve new tracks (plus a Motörhead cover) which present Sodom as more diverse and multi-faceted than ever.

“Epitome Of Torture features not only your typical Sodom fare, but also two or three numbers which are slightly more moderate and melodic than what people have come to expect from us,” Tom Angelripper explains, “so wait and see!”

Epitome Of Torture was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, whose expertise as a sound engineer and audio magician thoroughly benefitted Sodom’s 2010 release In War And Pieces. Tom Angelripper: “Waldemar is a true authority. He doesn’t let you get away with anything, he knows all our weak spots. Which occasionally makes working at the studio a little demanding, but at the end of the day it’s all worthwhile, as the result shows.” The Sodom frontman describes the sound on Epitome Of Torture as “hard-as-nails and contemporary, without ignoring our tried-and-tested old-school attitude.”

The new album will be available in four different formats: as digital download, a limited-edition DigiPak CD incl. two bonus tracks and a poster, a regular jewel case CD and as double gatefold vinyl incl. three bonus tracks.

Sodom are about to start shooting a video for their new album song Stigmatized with ROAX team (e.g. Sodom: Lords of Depravity Vol 1+2) in Berlin. “Sodom haven’t had an official video clip for some time, so it’s about time we do one,” Tom Angelripper confesses. “That’s why it will be an uncompromising, shocking clip which our fans can look forward to!”

While all of this sounds very promising, the same question remains once more: why different release dates spread over almost two weeks?

Wake up labels and finally arrive in the 21st century! Maybe you don’t care about your employees becoming workless once reality has whiped you out, but it’s your damn duty to care about your artists.

If the web and ways to handle the demands of the current and future music business properly are still a mystery to you, get people on board who are 21st century men and don’t kill your artists with your stubborn, ignorant 80’s style!