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Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to exclusively premier a full stream of Tampa, Florida melodic death metal act THE ABSENCE‘s upcoming album Enemy Unbound starting today! Be sure to head over to MetalSucks.net to check out Enemy Unbound in its entirety before it even hits stores. If you like what you hear head over to the band’s landing page and pre-order the album while there is still time to take advantage of the discounted prices. Enemy Unbound is available by itself or bundled with a t-shirt.

Triumphantly returning to North American shores in support of their Billboard-charting new album At The Edge Of Time, Germany’s favorite sons BLIND GUARDIAN are pleased to announce the western hemisphere’s portion of the Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine 2010 World Tour, commencing on November 19th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and concluding on December 22nd in West Springfield, Virginia.  Support acts are California’s Holy Grail and Florida’s Seven Kingdoms.
Check after the jump for tour dates as well as DAATH news!

Confirmed North American dates for the Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine Tour are as follows:
 
11/19/10  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
11/20/10  Nokia Theatre – New York, NY
11/21/10  The Palladium – Worcester, MA
11/23/10  Metropolis – Montreal, QC – CANADA
11/25/10  Theatre Capitole – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
11/26/10  Kool Haus – Toronto, ON – CANADA
11/27/10  Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
11/29/10  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
11/30/10  The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
12/01/10  The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
12/03/10  MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA
12/04/10  The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
12/06/10  Showbox at The Market – Seattle, WA
12/08/10  The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
12/09/10  Henry Fonda Theatre / The Music Box – Los Angeles, CA
12/10/10  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
12/11/10  Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
12/12/10  Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
12/14/10  Trees – Dallas, TX
12/15/10  Scout Bar – Houston, TX
12/17/10  The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
12/18/10  The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL 
12/19/10  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
12/21/10  Lincoln Theatre –  Raleigh, NC
12/22/10  Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
Extreme metal at its very best, plain and simple, is what the Atlanta based quintet DAATH delivers. The group’s highly anticipated third full-length release is going to be self-titled and is set for an Oct. 26th North American release. The disc is a face melting masterpiece that was co-produced by the renowned Mark Lewis (Trivium, Devildriver) and Eyal Levi (guitars). Check out blistering new track, “Destruction Restoration,” now at www.myspace.com/daath.
 
Emil Werstler (guitars) states: “The track ‘Destruction/Restoration’ was an obvious choice when it came down to which song we wanted to debut. It flexes a little progressive muscle and has a few sharp turns transitionally. It is an aggressive and to the point song that does not expose very much or drop any hints of what to expect from the record. Some of the main ideas of the song are early 90’s Florida death metal influenced while the chorus is much more melodic, which makes the song unique.”
Metal Mark from Skulls ‘N’ Bones recently spent some time in the studio with the band and compiled a video series documenting the recording process, so click HERE to check out the fifth installment featuring the synth tracking sessions.
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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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April 9, 2024

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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