Det finska death metal bandet Decaying släpper sitt nya album The Last Days Of War tidigt 2013 via Hellthrasher Productions. Bandets sångare/gitarrist Matias Nastolin kommenterar, ”Musically, The Last Days Of War is going to have a little more doom metal influences than Encirclement had, perhaps it’s more in the vein of our first release, Devastate. Nevertheless, all of the songs mangle their way forward like a sledgehammer — really heavy, generally mid-paced and riff-oriented. Even the doomier parts won’t slow the songs down, and we think everything remains interesting from start to finish. Han fortsätter, ”The Last Days Of War…
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Det norska black metal bandet Posthum släpper sitt nya album Lights Out den 21 september via Indie Recordings. Albumet beskrivs som atmosfäriskt och dystert med en melankolisk underton även om vissa låtar är mer aggressiva och bjuder på progressiva element. Bandet kommenterar, ”We are first and foremost proud of Lights Out, an album we have worked with for such a long time to make it just the way we wanted it to be. We then made a list with record companies we found interesting, and Indie Recordings were on top. Now that we have signed the deal, we feel great comfort of having…
Det danska metal bandet Volbeat planerar på att gå in i studion senare i år för att påbörja inspelningen av ett nytt album. Bandets trummis Jon Larsen har uttalat sig om vad som händer resten av året, han sa, ”We do a show at a festival in Germany called Wacken, it’s a huge metal festival — probably the metal festival in Germany — where we’re headlining on one of the days. And after that, I think we’re gonna go to the rehearsal room and hide out for a few months, try to come up with some new stuff. And if everything goes to plan,…
Kiss nya album Monster släpps den 16 oktober via Universal Music Enterprises. Monster är bandets första album sedan succén Sonic Boom från 2009, den är producerad utav Paul Stanley och Greg Collins i Conway Studios i Hollywood. Bandets basist Gene Simmons har sagt, ”There are no symphony orchestras, boy choirs, keyboards, outside producers or songwriters on this album. The best thing we did was to turn inwards to ourselves. Tommy and Eric have revitalized this band, with a work ethic and the talent to back it up. This is a real band effort. Kiss has become a behemoth. We’re going where no bands have gone…
Svenska thrash metal bandet Darkane har äntrat studion för att påbörja inspelningen av sitt sjätte album som släpps tidigt 2013. Bandets trummis Peter Wildoer kommenterar, ”The drums are done and we’re tracking guitars, bass and vocals right now. ”We’re documenting the whole process once again as a video diary and now we want the Darkane fans to ask questions what they want to know. . . Could be anything about the recording process, songwriting, gear stuff or perhaps what member in the band can do most push-ups… YOU ask the questions!” Om du har en fråga till Darkane kan du…
Universal Music släpper boxen The Singles Collection den 31 augusti. Boxen innehåller 48 låtar från Dio’s 14 singlar samt en DVD med 12 musikvideos. Singlarna är: * Holy Diver * Rainbow In The Dark * The Last In Line * We Rock * Mystery * Rock N Roll Children * Hungry For Heaven * Dio Live * King Of Rock N Roll * I Could Have Been A Dreamer * All The Fools Sailed Away * Intermission * The Dio EP * Jesus Mary And The Holy Ghost
Finlands gothare The 69 Eyes släpper sitt tionde album X den 28 september via Nuclear Blast Records. Albumet är mixat utav Stefan Boman (The Hellacopters, Bullet) och enligt sångaren Jyrki69 är detta bandets bästa album hittills. Låtlista X: 1. Love Runs Away 2. Tonight 3. Black 4. If You Love Me The Morning After 5. Red 6. I Love The Darkness In You 7. Borderline 8. I’m Ready 9. I know What You Did Last Summer 10. When A Love Comes To An End Bonus DVD: * Red (video) * Made In Sweden – Stockholm & THE 69 EYES (dokumentär)
Det franska death metal bandet Destinity har gått in i Hansen Studios i Ribe, Danmark tillsammans med producenten Jacon Hansen (Destruction, Maroon, Hatesphere, Illdisposed, Mercenary, Raunchy, Deadlock) för att spela in deras sjätte album som släpps runt årsskiftet via Lifeforce Records. Pressmeddelande, ”Melodic and anthem-like while being technical and extreme at the same time. This is exactly what makes the band unique and relevant because [they are] not focusing on one single style of metal exclusively. Destinity pay attention to the tradition of death and thrash metal and are technically experienced. On the other hand you will find an impulsive, catchy…
Förre detta Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance och Symfonia frontmannen Timo Tolkki som höll på att jobba med sitt fjärde soloalbum Classical Variations 2: Credo har släppt följande meddelande: ”While I have been working on the new Credo album, I have started to speak with several friends in the music business to exchange creative ideas. ”A lot of musicians and people I talked to were really impressed with how the material is coming along. This brought me in contact with some people that offered me a really interesting and better situation on both artistic and personal level. However, this new incredible opportunity that…
Devin Townsend Project’s nya album Epicloud släpps den 24 september via InsideOut Music. Albumet kommer ha ett gästframträdande utav Anneke Van Giersbergen (The Gathering). Devin Townsend kommenterar, ”This record is unique to me in that I became interested in simpler, commercial structures based on (I suppose) a reaction to Deconstruction and Ghost. I admit, it’s not too far removed, but far enough to take a few people off guard, I think. With Epicloud, I wanted something catchy as the flu, but with a sentiment that is romantic, positive and beautiful. Spiritual without religion and set to heavy music. Again, because some structures are ’common’ (but…