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UPDATED:
MAR 9TH 2010
Mar 2010
(03.09) Testament
will spend the rest of the year writing and recording their new album,
which they hope to release before the end of the year.
(03.09) Added a review
to Misery
Index's
"Pulling Out The Nails" album.
(03.08) Go here
to watch the all acoustic concert Devin Townsend
did on Feb 27, 2010. Includes several new
songs, presumably from the 4th album he's doing under the Devin
Townsend Project name.
(03.06) Vocalist Eddie Macias has quit Ankla, his statement simply
says he wants to try something a little different musically.
(03.04) Apocalyptica
have set "7th Symphony" as the title of
their seventh studio album, which is scheduled for a summer release.
(03.04) Dauntless
has announced the addition of vocalist Micko Hell
(Denigrate, Million Dollar Beggars) to the group's ranks.
(03.02) Exhale
have signed with Dark Balance records, who will release their new album
"Blind" on April 2nd in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and April 5th
in the rest of the world.
(03.01) Added a review
to The
Destro's
"Harmony of Discord" album.
(03.01) Guitarist Matt Wilcock has left Akercocke.
In a statement, he says that the style of music he want to play is
starting to differ from the direction the band is going, so he felt it
was time to leave. He seems to be leaving on good terms.
Feb 2010
(02.26) Psycroptic has
released a live DVD with a bonus CD, all packaged in a deluxe digipack.
Entitled "Initiation", it was filmed live at The HiFi Bar in Melbourne,
Australia on December 20, 2008 as part of the Australian leg of the
"(Ob)Servant World Tour". To purchase "Initiation", head directly to
the band's web site (warning, this is a PAL DVD only).
(02.26) Immolation's
new album "Majesty And Decay" is available for streaming in its
entirety at MetalKult.
(02.25) Listenable Records will re-release "Unholy Cult" from the
band Immolation.
According to the label, the new edition comes in a stellar digipack
with a full, detailed 12-page booklet with new live pictures and liner
notes from the bandmembers themselves. The 2003 "Bringing Down The
World" DVD has been added as a bonus.
(02.24) Abraxas is in
the studio recording its debut album, "Damnation", due later in the
year.
(02.24) Go here for the song 'Rocket
Skates' off Deftones'
new album.
(02.23) Five Star Prison
Cell will enter Sing Sing South Studios
in Melbourne on March 1st to begin recording their third album,
entitled "Matriarch".
(02.23) "Sons Of The System", the fourth studio album from Mnemic,
sold
around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of
release. The CD landed at position No. 64 on the Top New Artist Albums
(Heatseekers) chart.
(02.22) Prong
hopes to have a new album out by October.
(02.22) Go here
to see the cover artwork to Diabolic's
new album.
(02.20) "Alive", the first-ever DVD from Meshuggah,
sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of
release to debut at position No. 8 on the Top Music Videos chart.
(02.19) Immolation
just posted a brand new song, 'A Glorious Epoch',
to their MySpace page (www.myspace.com/immolation).
The song will be on the band's new album "Majesty And Decay"
due on March 5, 2010 via Nuclear Blast.
(02.19) James Lee (vocals) has left Origin.
The band will use vocalist Mica 'Maniac' Meneke (Sol Asunder, Ontogeny,
The Faceless, Legion Victorious) for their upcming tour.
(02.19) Go here
to read an interview with Dino from Fear Factory
about the new album.
(02.18) Aeon have set
"Path Of Fire" as the title of their third album, due later in the year
via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded in September 2009 at
Empire Studio in Östersund, Sweden and was mixed the following
month at Mana Recording Studios in St, Petersburg, Florida by Erik
Rutan.
(02.18) Prophecy
have added bass player John "The Beast" Trammell to the band. If you're
interested in getting some Prophecy shows on DVD, visit here.
(02.18) Vital Remains
is seeking a professional lead guitarist "with
good gear and good attitude." All applicants must have a valid
passport, valid driver's license and clean criminal record. Go here
for more info on applying.
(02.18) "Mechanize", the new album from Fear Factory,
sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to
debut at position No. 72 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's
previous CD, "Transgression", opened with 19,000 units back in
August 2005 to land at No. 45. This was substantially less than the
first-week number registered by its predecessor, "Archetype", which
sold 32,000 copies back in April 2004 to enter the Billboard chart at
No. 30.
(02.18) "Starve For The Devil", the new album from Arsis,
sold 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release.
The CD landed at No. 13 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers)
chart.
(02.17) Deftones has
set "Diamond Eyes" as the title of its new album, due on May 18. A song
from the CD, 'Rocket Skates', will be made available as a free download
via Deftones.com on February 23.
(02.16) Added a review
to Arsis'
"Starve For The Devil" album.
(02.16) Added a review
to Fear
Factory's
"Mechanize" album.
(02.16) Guitarist Jesper Strömblad has officially quit In Flames. Last year, he
entered into rehab for alchohol addiction, so he has left the band in
order to continue his recovery.
(02.16) Brain Drill's
new album "Quantum Catastrophe" will be released May 11th.
(02.16) Arch Enemy
guitarist Christopher Amott is planning to release his first "proper"
solo album, entitled "Follow Your Heart". Warning, the album is not
metal, more "Rock 'N Roll" according to the guitarist.
(02.16) Lot of plans for Devin Townsend. He will
perform the entire "Ziltoid" album at Finland's TUSKA Festival. He
hopes to release a live CD of some of his recent touring in a couple of
months. His next 2 albums, "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" have been
written. He will do a headline tour of the US this fall, and following
that he will record the 2 albums for a release next May.
(02.12) Diabolic will
release their fifth full-length album, "Excisions of Exorcisms", on
April 20 via Deathgasm Records.
(02.12) Colin Davis of Vile
states that he is about four weeks away from mixing the new album, and
then that will take another 4-5 weeks. Assuming the label stuff goes
well, he hopes to have the album out this summer.
(02.11) Added a review
to Meshuggah's
"Alive" DVD / Live CD.
(02.11) "Skepsis", the new album from Through
The Eyes Of The Dead,
sold around 1,500 copies in the United States in its first week of
release. The CD landed at No. 16 on the Top New Artist Albums
(Heatseekers) chart.
(02.11) Go here
for a few words from Scott Ian on the next Anthrax
album and its current
status.
(02.11) Rob Zombie's
new album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", sold
49,000
copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on The
Billboard 200 chart. This is less than 50 percent of the opening tally
of his previous CD, "Educated Horses", which
landed at No. 5 on the Billboard chart after premiering with 107,000
units back in April 2006.
(02.10) Former Megadeth
bassist David Ellefson has rejoined the band for their new tour, where
they will be playing their classic album "Rust In Peace". The return to
the band may be a permanent one.
(02.10) Whorecore
are currently working on their new album, which should be recorded
later this year.
(02.09) Daath
have started writing music for a new album.
(02.09) Pathology
entered the studio yesterday to record their Victory Records debut
album.
(02.09) The Red Chord
will perform with original drummer Michael Justian at all upcoming
shows. Justian has not publicly performed with the group since the
Maryland Deathfest of 2004 and replaces recently departed drummer Brad
Fickeisen.
(02.04) Added a review
to Through
The Eyes Of The Dead's
"Skepsis" album.
(02.02) Drummer Richard Christy has stated that the never
finished Control
Denied album will finallly get finished this year now that all
the legal issues surrounding the album have been dealt with.
(02.01) Added a review
to Bloodsoaked's
"Sadistic Deeds... Grotesque Memories" album.
(02.01) Crionics have
a new song called 'Scapegoat (Welcome to Necropolis)' available for
streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new
EP, "N.O.I.R.", which will be released later this year through an
as-yet-undetermined record label.
Jan
2010
(01.31) Added a concert review
of the Jan 30th Nile -
Immolation -
Krisiun - Dreaming Dead
concert in San Francisco.
(01.31) Apocalyptica
has entered Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki to begin recording its new
album for a spring/summer release.
(01.30) Fear Factory's
new album, "Mechanize", is available for streaming in its entirety here.
(warning: Only works if you have a facebook account)
(01.30) Severe Torture
have signed with Season Of Mist Records. The band is currently at Split
Second Sound Studios in Amsterdam with producer Jochem Jacobs working
on its upcoming fifth album for a spring/summer release.
(01.27) Added a review
to Arkaik's
"Reflections Within Dissonance" album.
(01.27) Added a review
to Mnemic's
"Sons Of The System" album.
(01.22) Ozzy Osbourne
has scrapped "Soul Sucka" as the working title of his new solo album.
Apparently he got a lot of negative feedback from his fans over the
title. The now once again untitled CD will be out this July.
(01.22) Joe Ptacek,
former vocalist of the split up band Broken Hope,
died last night (Wednesday, January 20) of an apparent self-inflicted
gunshot wound to the head. He was 37 years old. Go here
for statements from his former band members.
(01.21) Added a review
to Aborted's
"Coronary Reconstruction" EP.
(01.20) Go here
for an interview with Daniel Mongrain of Martyr
that happened last summer. He discusses that the band is writing bits
and pieces for a new album.
(01.20) Textures
Singer Eric Kalsbeek has left Textures to focus on his job and his
family. The band is looking for a replacement.
(01.20) Braindrill
have finished recording their new album "Quantum Catastrophe".
(01.19) The Bled
will have their new album out, "Heat Fetish" in
early March. Visit their myspace page for 2 songs off
the album.
(01.19) The Misery Index
compilation album "Pulling Out The Nails" will be out March 9th.
(01.15) Go here to listen to the new
song 'The Purge' off Immolation's
new album.
(01.15) Victor Brandt (bass) has left Aeon, he
just didn't have the time necessary to commit to the band. The band has
chosen Marcus Edvardsson as his replacement.
(01.15) Beneath The
Massacre are starting to write music for a new album which they
hope to release sometime in 2010.
(01.15) Wormed
have finished a new demo that they hope to shop around to several
labels.
(01.15) Thy Art Is Murder
is in the studio working on their debut album.
(01.15) The Amenta
have started working in earnest on their 3rd album.
(01.14) The new Pyrexia
album will be called "Feast of the Unholy
Sacrament", and they should start recording any time now.
(01.14) Beheaded is finishing up tracks now for a new album and will
enter the studio soon.
(01.14) Disgorge
have resurfaced, and will release their next two albums with Unique
Leader. Their next album, "And the Weak Shall
Perish", will be recorded in fall of 2010.
(01.14) Sepultura will
have their latest album, "A-Lex", re-released in April via
SPV/Steamhammer
with two brand new songs. The two new tracks were completed during the
"A-Lex" recording session but were not released.
(01.12) Neuraxis have
commenced the songwriting process for their new album.
(01.09) Decrepit Birth
have entered the studio to record their third album.
(01.08) The entire new Mnemic
album is now streaming online for preview until Jan
15th.
(01.08) Zyklon have decided to call it quits, since all the
members of the band have been too busy with other projects. Guitarist
Samoth is currently in the studio working on the debut album for his
new project, The Wretched End. Fellow axeman Destructhor is still
touring with Morbid Angel,
and is still planning to complete a new Myrkskog album with
bassist/vocalist Secthdamon. Drummer Trym is mainly working in his
tattoo shop, but is scheduled to appear in a new music project soon.
(01.06) Added a review
to Lost
Soul's
"Immerse In Infinity" album.
(01.05) Added a review
to Enochian
Theory's
"Evolution Creatio Ex Nihilio" album.
(01.05) The re-release of Devolved's
"Calculated" album with re-recorded vocals will be out Jan 19th on
Unique Leader Records.
(01.02) Decrepit Birth
is about to commence recording their third album "Polarity"' by
entering Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California to start tracking
drums with producer/engineer Zack Ohren.
(01.01) Release of the new Mnemic
album has been pushed back to Jan 26th 2010.
(01.01) Arsis have
posted another new song, 'Forced To Rock', on their MySpace page.
The song is off the band's new album, "Starve For The Devil", which
should be out February 9, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.
(01.01) Go here
to see the cover artwork to the new Immolation
album.
(01.01) Visceral Bleeding
have parted ways with guitarist Peter Persson and have replaced him
with Benny Bats (Prostitute Disfigurement). The Band is still looking
for a new lead guitarist following the departure of Martin "Germ"
Bermheden in 2008.
(01.01) Misery Index
will enter Wright Way Studios with engineer Steve Wright to begin
recording its new album, tentatively titled "Heirs To Thievery", for a
May 2010 release via Relapse Records.
(01.01) Aborted
are streaming a brand new song, 'Coronary Reconstruction', on their MySpace page.
The track is the title cut of the band's new five-track EP, which will
be released digitally in the near future via Century Media, and
in a limited run of 1,000 copies by the bandmembers themselves
exclusively through Indiemerch on January 14th 2010.
(01.01) Testament's
"The Formation Of Damnation" will be reissued in a deluxe tour edition.
The two-disc edition will include the band's comeback album plus bonus
footage of classic tracks and more. Go here
for the complete track listing.
(01.01) Mnemic
have released a new song called 'March Of The Tripods' is available for
streaming on the band's MySpace page.
