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Orphaned Land Release First Single From ‘All Is One’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 15, 2013 @ 4:00pm
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Israeli metal band Orphaned Land have released a lyric video for “Our Own Messiah”, the band’s first single from their upcoming album All Is One (out June 25th via Century Media Records). The album was mixed by Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Opeth, Devin Townsend Project, James LaBrie) and was recorded in Israeli, Turkey, and Sweden. Over 40 musicians were used on All Is One, including 25 choir singers and eight classical violin, viola and cello players from Turkey.

Head on below to hear the song. READ MORE

[Podcast] Aural Pleasures EP. 20: In Which Bill Needed To Run To The Bathroom

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 22, 2013 @ 9:00pm
Category: Music / Podcasts

It’s the 20th episode of Aural Pleasures and we’re thrilled to actually have made it this long! Jonny and Bill are joined by Bill’s brother Dan for a roundtable discussion about everything under the sun, including Jurassic Park 3D, Evil Dead, Friday The 13th, and more.

The guys also chat some music, including the soundtracks to Halo 4 and Bioshock: Infinite as well as groups like Deftones and Rob Zombie‘s upcoming album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor. They also go over the upcoming Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and figure out which bands Bill is excited to see! (Hint: it’s not Five Finger Death Punch)

Also, keep your ears peeled back for a guest appearance from one of our favorite bands, Tool! All this and a whole lot more, so give it all a listen below! READ MORE

Free Download: Get Your Viking Metal On With Some Brand New Amon Amarth!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 13, 2013 @ 2:00pm
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Swedish viking metal masters Amon Amarth are gearing up for the release of their upcoming studio album Deceiver Of The Gods by not only releasing the album artwork but also streaming the title track. If you head on below, you can give the song a listen AND download it for free! The new album will be released in June via Metal Blade Records.

Deceiver Of The Gods is the follow up to 2011′s Surtur Rising. READ MORE

Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival 2013 Lineup Announced And It’s AWESOME

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 18, 2013 @ 7:37pm
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The sixth annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival lineup has been unveiled and I’m already beginning to lose my mind! The festival will be headlined by shock rocker/horror director Rob Zombie along with Five Finger Death Punch and will also see performances from Children Of Bodom, Machine Head, Behemoth, Job For A Cowboy, and many more.

Personally I’m very excited to see Rob Zombie again as well as get a first chance to see Behemoth, Amon Amarth, and Battlecross.

Tickets for the festival go on sale this Friday at 12pm local time. The full 26-date trek and lineup can be seen below.

Also below is a FFDP tour reel that features new music from the band’s upcoming summer release. The video features samples of the band’s new song “Here To Die”. READ MORE

Soen’s ‘Cognitive’ To See Stateside Release This Summer

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 22, 2013 @ 1:15pm
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Prog-metal group Soen will be releasing their debut album Cognitive in the States this summer. The album was originally released last Winter via Spinefarm Records. The 10-track album features some fantastic songs and is well worth checking out if you’re a fan of Tool or Porcupine Tree.

Soen features Martin Lopez (ex-Opeth, Amon Amarth), bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, Testament, Death, Iced Earth), vocalist Joel Ekelöf (Willowtree), and guitarist Kim Platbarzdis. Cognitive was mixed by David Bottrill (Tool, Coheed and Cambria, Silverchair, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse).

Head below to see their video for “Savia”. READ MORE

Children Of Bodom Enter Studio To Record New Album

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 24, 2013 @ 4:00pm
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Finnish metal band Children Of Bodom have entered the studio to record their eight studio album, which will be the follow up to 2011′s Reckless Relentless Forever. COB have teamed up with recording engineer Mikko Karmila (who worked on the Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, and Hate Crew Deathroll albums) and producer Peter Tägtgren (Immortal, Marduk, Amon Amarth). The album is expected to have a summer release date via Nuclear Blast Records.

Singer/guitarist Alexi Laiho states, “It’s a nice change to the regular method where we lock ourselves up at a studio in the middle of the woods, usually also during the darkest time of the year.”

COB bassist Henkka Seppälä shares: “Last night I finished my parts for the record. We listened to all the songs and fixed what had to be fixed. The bass tracks are locked in and so are the basic tracks for guitars, from both Roope [Latvala, guitarist] and Alexi. And of course all drums were recorded first. Next in line are the guitar melodies and solos and then the keyboards and vocals. We are ahead of schedule and very happy to work here in Helsinki for the first time ever.”

Working song titles include: “All Twisted,” “Slowdance On Nails,” “Moto GP,” “FC Pettymys,” “Kananmuisti-ilmiö” [Chicken Memory Effect], and “Trondheim.” READ MORE

Leprous Commence Recording New Album: Post Studio Footage

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 03, 2012 @ 7:15pm
Category: Music / Videos

Norwegian prog metal band Leprous has commenced the recording of their as-of-yet-untitled follow up to 2011′s Bilateral (which was tied with White Willow‘s Terminal Twilight as my Album of the Year).

Singer/synth-player Einar Solberg gives an update: “As many of you already know, we’ve started recording our new album. The drums are finished, and we’re now focusing on the guitars. Also this time we’re using Vegard ‘Ihsahn‘ Tveitan and Heidi ‘StarOfAsh’ S. Tveitan as our producers / technicians. The drums were recorded in the really cool and old school Juke Joint Studio, and we’re really satisfied with the result.

“As far as the new music, we can only remind you that LEPROUS will never be the kind of band to re-create the mood from previous works, and it’s very important for us that each album has its own strong character. We have great belief in this album and we promise something fresh, challenging and soulful! This album will also be mixed and mastered by Mr. Jens Bogren (Bloodbath, Opeth, Amon Amarth) at Fascination Street Studios.”

The band has released a studio update that shows the drums being recorded. You can hear snippets of new songs during the video.

Also, make sure to check out our interview with Einar here. READ MORE

Soilwork Unveil Album Artwork And Track List For ‘The Living Infinite’

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 30, 2012 @ 4:45pm
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Nuclear Blast Records artist Soilwork have unveiled the album artwork and track list for their upcoming double-album The Living Infinite, which will be released March 5th, 2013. The album was produced by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath) and the artwork was designed by Mnemic‘s Mircea Eftemie Gabriel.

Gabriel shares, “Seven years ago, I created the artwork for the Stabbing The Drama album and I can’t believe how time flies! Here we are, with sexy gray hairs, working with my friends in Soilwork again. This time, we built the cover around a maritime concept, aiming for something direct and symbolic. I believe we achieved that quite well. From my creative deck, I salute you and say: ‘Long Live The Living Infinite.’”

The bands states, “After commissioning some pretty elaborate covers for the last couple of records, we decided to try something more sober and design-oriented for The Living Infinite. Who better to call than the man who created the iconic Stabbing The Drama cover? Mircea Gabriel Eftemie is not only a close friend but also an incredible graphic designer. We’re all stoked about his work which is different from anything Soilwork has ever done and perfectly suits the elegant oceanic concept of The Living Infinite. Enjoy folks!”

Read on to check out the album cover and track list! Also, make sure to check here for Soilwork’s 2013 N. American headlining dates. READ MORE

Get (Classy) Drunk Courtesy Of Amon Amarth

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on October 10, 2012 @ 4:10pm
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Amon Amarth are the latest band to unveil an official wine in their name. Simply titled “Amon Amarth”, the shiraz is only available to those living in Germany (bastards) and runs a very reasonable price of 14.99 EUR (less than $19.50) per bottle. If you’ve got a friend in Germany that can snag you a bottle, you can have them order you a bottle here. Check below for a shot of the bottle.

The thing about wine is that it doesn’t lend itself to the same shenanigans that mead does when I think of vikings. What, instead of pillaging a village drunk on mead do they drink a glass of this wine whilst committing a corporate takeover? Instead of bashing some dude’s head in, do they make a phone call to some shady character to quietly “silence someone”? I’m not sure here but I think this takes some of the fun out of the whole viking aspect. READ MORE

Soilwork Post Studio Footage Of Guitar Recording

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on September 03, 2012 @ 12:00pm
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Soilwork singer Bjorn “Speed” Strid has posted a video of new guitarist David Andersson laying down a guitar track for an as-of-yet untitled song on the upcoming album The Living Infinite. The riffing going on is pretty awesome and encompasses exactly what I’m expecting and hoping for from the release. There’s lots of low-string chugging as well as high-string melodic passages. The video can be seen below.

The Living Infinite, the band’s ninth studio release, will be a double album. Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath) has been tapped as producer and the album will also mark the recording debut of long-time touring guitarist David Andersson (Night Flight Orchestra). More information from Strid can be found here.

The album has an undetermined 2013 release date. READ MORE

Soilwork’s New Album ‘The Living Infinite’ Will Be A Double Album

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 30, 2012 @ 1:20pm
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Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork have announced that their next studio album The Living Infinite will feature TWO CDs, not one. Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Bloodbath) has been tapped as producer. The album will also mark the recording debut of long-time touring guitarist David Andersson (Night Flight Orchestra).

Singer Bjorn “Speed” Strid explains, “So here’s the scoop. Me and the boys have been waiting to share this for quite some time now: The Living Infinite will be a double album! A REAL double album, in the true sense of the word, which means no fillers and no left-overs.

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while and I proposed the idea to the rest of the guys in the band, during our festival tour last summer. Everybody liked the title The Living Infinite and also the idea of working towards the goal of releasing a double album. David Andersson was already playing with us last summer, so he has also been a part of this goal from the start. I feel very excited and proud that we’ve managed to find the inspiration and dedication it takes to create somewhat of a conceptual double album, especially since it’s dealing with a lot of existential questions.

We would also like to reveal a brand new band shot by Hannah Verbeuren Photography [below]. We are currently hard at work in the studio, putting this beast on tape. Things are sounding incredibly good so far. So excited about this and can’t wait to share the awesomeness with you all!”

I was a huge fan of 2010′s The Panic Broadcast so I’m very eager to hear this next album. READ MORE

Slayer Condoms, Clutch AND Amon Amarth Beers

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on August 26, 2011 @ 5:10pm
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God I love seeing bands put out ridiculous things for sale. I actually find it really funny that Kiss has a coffin, I really do. So it makes me overjoyed when I see more ridiculous objects coming out from bands. I’ll start off this article with rock band Clutch, who have teamed up with New Belgian Brewing to make a 9% ABV dark sour ale. Based on the description on the New Belgian Brewing website (21+ only), this beer sounds DELICIOUS.

Check after the jump for more ridiculous commercialism at work!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 28, 2011 @ 12:05am
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Amon Amarth teamed up with Blank TV to premiere the video for Destroyer Of The Universe, which shows the band rocking out during tour, bringing chaos to the mosh pits. The song comes off their latest album, Surtur Rising. Did you catch these guys on their last tour? If so, what did you think of them?

Amon Amarth Release Video For Destroyer Of The Universe

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on March 26, 2011 @ 4:00am
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Alright you metal heads, it’s time for some wining, dining and wenching! Bloody-Disgusting has got the exclusive Amon Amarth ‘Surtur Rising‘ album stream for the next three days! That’s right, you’ve only got until Monday the 28th at midnight EST to blast this out, so start your rocking. This album marks the band’s eight studio offering.

Exlusive: Stream Amon Amarths Surtur Rising In Full!

‘Surtur Rising‘ is going to be hitting shelves this Tuesday, March 29th. Make sure to grab your copy here.

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Posted by Shawn on February 18, 2011 @ 11:15pm
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With the recent release of Nola sludge legends Crowbar’s much anticipated new album, Sever The Wicked Hand, I started to think about what other huge albums 2011 has to offer the metalheads among us. With new albums from genre heavyweights like Atheist, Fear Factory, and Agalloch turning last year into a seriously stellar year for metal, 2010 is going to be hard to top, but here are 10 (+2) albums that I think will give 2011 more than just a fighting chance. READ MORE

Amon Amarth Gearing Up For American Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on February 12, 2011 @ 11:11pm
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Viking metal band Amon Amarth is gearing up for a American tour in support of their upcoming album ‘Surtur Rising’. The band will be playing TWO sets each night, one being the new album in it’s entirety and one being a more standard concert set list. My question is this, how many of you are Amon Amarth fans? How stoked would you be if Bloody-Disgusting Music could get you fans some stuff? Ask and ye might just receive!

Amon Amarth Gearing Up For American Tour

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 18, 2011 @ 6:15pm
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Viking metal masters Amon Amarth will be releasing their eighth studio album, ‘Surtur Rising’, on March 29th, 2011. In anticipation of this, they’ve just released the album artwork for the album, which you can check below, and the track list, which you can check after the jump.

Amon Amarth Release Artwork And Track List For Surtur Rising

What do you think of that? I mean, that is one big, badass viking! Fire doesn’t even seem to affect this guy! Basically what I’m saying is that I’d let him cut in front of me in line. Seems like the safest bet.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on December 29, 2010 @ 2:04am
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So, it’s just a few more days until 2011 and that means a whole year of new releases from some of your favorite bands. Well, we’ve got a partial list and we want to know what you’re looking forward to. Check after the jump to see partial lists from Century Media Records, Sumerian Records, and Metal Blade Records. Keep in mind that release dates shift, new bands are added to the roster, and other quirky last minute things crop up. And if you’re interested, I’ll be marking several albums that I’m really excited for.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on November 30, 2010 @ 11:54pm
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Amon Amarth are releasing ‘Surtur Rising’, their eighth studio full-length album, in Spring of 2011. This album is the follow-up to 2008′s ‘Twilight of the Thunder Gods’. So tell me Amon Amarth fans, what do you want on ‘Surtur Rising’?

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on June 24, 2010 @ 9:23pm
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Guitar World magazine has posted an interview with guitarist Peter Wichers, of the Godfathers of Swedish modern metal Soilwork. In the video Wichers breaks down riffs from their new album The Panic Broadcast and talks about his gear and influences as a guitar player.

SOILWORK, are currently working on a music video for the song “Deliverance Is Mine” to be directed by Ivan Colic (Ex Deo, Type O Negative, Unleashed) and produced by Stanimir Lucik.

The Panic Broadcast is the first album to feature original guitarist, songwriter & producer Peter Wichers since his return to the band in 2008 and is set to be released on July 2 (Europe) and July 13 (N. America) via Nuclear Blast! Produced by Wichers and mixed by Jen Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth, Katatonia, Symphony X), this is the record long time Soilwork fans have been waiting for! Pre-order the regular or deluxe edition with or without an exclusive shirt design. First 500 orders will receive an autographed poster while supplies last.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on May 28, 2010 @ 7:33pm
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Wisconsin’s champions of thrash, Lazarus A.D., are unleashing their new video for the track ‘Absolute Power’ off the critically acclaimed debut album, The Onslaught, this Monday when the band hosts Headbangers Ball*. The video, like their other two, was directed by Jason Meudt and Emmet Austin of Vision 4 Films and features a brutal underground street fight; if you’re a fan of metal and/or the movie Kickboxer, you’ll dig this video!

The band comments: “Hey make sure to check out HBB this Monday, when the Laz will host and undoubtedly make fools of ourselves (I believe beverages were consumed).

Also just a quick update, we enter the studio in three weeks, we have been hard at work writing, things are sounding absolutely crushing, and we can’t wait for you to hear it. Check back soon for upcoming studio updates.”

*NOTE: HEADBANGERS BALL IS NOW ON MONDAY NIGHTS AT 3AM ET/PT.

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 27, 2010 @ 12:05am
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70000 TONS OF METAL will sail Monday, January 24, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean “Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 28, 2011.

Make no mistake, 70000 TONS OF METAL is not your grandma’s cruise. It’s also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all heavy metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It’s like everyone has a backstage pass!

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on April 22, 2010 @ 10:43pm
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Forced to miss its European tour with Rotten Sound and Aborted due to the effects of the recent volcano in Iceland, The Red Chord has lined up an amazing weekend’s worth of shows for fans on the East Coast.

Saturday, April 24, The Red Chord will play the main stage at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA, alongside Cannibal Corpse, Amon Amarth, and Job For A Cowboy. This last-minute NEMHF appearance is a homecoming of sorts for The Red Chord who hail from nearby Boston and who have played the now-legendary fest five times, starting in 2003.

Sunday, April 25, The Red Chord heads to Brooklyn, NY, to headline a show at Public Assembly with Premonitions Of War and Tiger Flowers. This is an ultra rare opportunity for fans to witness The Red Chord at a tiny venue. The alliance between The Red Chord and Premonitions Of War dates back to 2003 when the two bands teamed up on a self-booked US tour (along with none other than Between The Buried And Me!). The Red Chord frontman Guy Kozowyk went on to release a Premonitions Of War CD, Glorified Dirt + The True Face of Panic, on his label, Black Market Activities.

Orphaned Land Release First Single From ‘All Is One’

[Podcast] Aural Pleasures EP. 20: In Which Bill Needed To Run To The Bathroom

Free Download: Get Your Viking Metal On With Some Brand New Amon Amarth!

Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival 2013 Lineup Announced And It’s AWESOME

Soen’s ‘Cognitive’ To See Stateside Release This Summer

Children Of Bodom Enter Studio To Record New Album

Leprous Commence Recording New Album: Post Studio Footage

Soilwork Unveil Album Artwork And Track List For ‘The Living Infinite’

Get (Classy) Drunk Courtesy Of Amon Amarth

Soilwork Post Studio Footage Of Guitar Recording

Soilwork’s New Album ‘The Living Infinite’ Will Be A Double Album

Slayer Condoms, Clutch AND Amon Amarth Beers

Amon Amarth Release Video For ‘Destroyer Of The Universe’

Exlusive: Stream Amon Amarth’s ‘Surtur Rising’ In Full!

Original: Most Anticipated Metal Albums Of 2011

Amon Amarth Gearing Up For American Tour

Amon Amarth Release Artwork And Track List For ‘Surtur Rising’

2011 Releases From Century Media, Sumerian, And Metal Blade

Amon Amarth Bringing Us Surtur Rising

Guitar World Posts Guitar Lesson From Peter Wichers Of Soilwork

Lazarus AD Host This Monday’s Headbangers Ball

Testament Added to 70,000 Tons of Metal Show

The Red Chord Announce U.S. Tour

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