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KILMARA To Record New Material With ROLAND GRAPOW

KILMARA have announced that they will enter Roland Grapow’s (MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN) studio in Slovakia on September, 25th to record their new album which will be titled Love Songs And Other Nightmares.

After looking into some alternatives with Rising Records to record the new CD the band decided for Roland.

(via Bravewords)

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New Video Interview With NIGE ROCKETT From ONSLAUGHT

WolfHunters TBFM recently conducted an interview with guitarist Nige Rockett of British thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT.

As previously reported, ONSLAUGHT has recorded a new version of its classic song “Metal Forces“, to be included as a bonus track on the upcoming re-release of the band’s 1986 album, “The Force“, due later in the year via AFM Records. There will also be revised artwork and some sleeve notes written by Rockett.

(via Blabbermouth)

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KATATONIA Members Discuss Making Of New Album

Video footage of vocalist Jonas Renkse and guitarist Per Eriksson of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA discussing the making of their new album, “Dead End Kings“, can be seen above.

Dead End Kings” was released on August 28 (one day earlier internationally) via Peaceville Records.

Containing some of KATATONIA‘s most poignant and ambitious material to date, the CD sees the quintet conjure yet another milestone in audial angst and melancholy with this much-anticipated follow-up to 2009’s inspired and acclaimed “Night Is The New Day“.

Dead End Kings” track listing:

01. The Parting 02. The One You Are Looking for is Not Here 03. Hypnone 04. The Racing Heart 05. Buildings 06. Leech 07. Ambitions 08. Undo You 09. Lethean 10. First Prayer 11. Dead Letters

(via Blistering)

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ZONARIA’s ‘Silent Holocaust’ Video Released

Silent Holocaust“, the new video from Swedish death/black metallers ZONARIA, it’s now available. The clip was directed by Jakob Arevärn (MOBY, CARNAL FORGE, ADEPT, TRISTANIA, DRACONIA, DEAD BY APRIL) and was filmed 35 kilometers from the band’s hometown of Umeå.

Commented ZONARIA guitarist Emil Nyström: “We’ve been looking forward to working with Jakob for ages. He’s a really talented producer and director and we cant wait to show you the end result. It’s nuclear!”

Arrival Of The Red Sun” track listing:

01. Arrival Of The Red Sun 02. Silent Holocaust 03. Gunpoint Salvation 04. Liberation Zero 05. The Blood That Must Be Paid 06. Desert Storms 07. A Lullaby To Those Still Alive 08. Full Spectrum Dominance 09. My Vengeance Remains 10. Face My Justice 11. CC Cowboys (bonus track limited-edition CD only)

ZONARIA‘s second full-length album, “The Cancer Empire“, was released in the U.S. in January 2009 via Century Media Records.

(via Blabbermouth)

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BENEDICTUM Vocalist To Guest On New A SOUND OF THUNDER EP

Washington, D.C.-based heavy metallers A SOUND OF THUNDER are now offering their new EP, “Queen Of Hell“, exclusively through Kickstarter.com. The EP serves as a follow-up to the 2012 studio album, “Out Of The Darkness“, and teaser for the band’s next studio CD, “Time’s Arrow“, due in spring 2013.

Queen Of Hell” was produced by Kevin “131” Gutierrez (SHINEDOWN, WHILE HEAVEN WEPT, DECEASED) at Assembly Line Studios in Virginia. A SOUND OF THUNDER guitarist Josh Schwartz states, “We had too much great material for our next album and weren’t willing to shelve it, so the EP was a no-brainer. It gives us a great reward to offer the fans who support our fundraising campaign for the next album, and reduces the wait time for new music from the band.”

 

 

(via Blabbermouth)

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New Audio Interview With WOLF HOFFMANN From ACCEPT

On August 29, Natalie of Natalie’s World conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT.

KREATOR and ACCEPT will join forces for the North American “Teutonic Terror Attack” tour in September/October. Opening the trek through the U.S. and Canada will be Finland’s SWALLOW THE SUN.

(via Blabbermouth)

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Exumer With New Video Online

Fire & Damnation“, a brand new video from German thrashers Exumer, is now available for viewing above.

This is the band’s first ever official video in their 27 year-long history and was entirely filmed and edited in São Paulo, Brazil, during Exumer‘s South American Damnation Tour in early 2012.

The song for this video is taken from the album of the same name, released in April via Metal Blade Records.

(via Bravewords)

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MEKONG DELTA Forced To Cancel Appearance At Rock Hard Festival Italia 2012

According to the organizers of Rock Hard Festival Italia 2012, MEKONG DELTA have been forced to drop off the bill due to a family emergency within the band.

The line-up for the festival is now as follows:

MARDUK

BULLDOZER

ARTILLERY

ASSASSIN

IMMOLATION

EXUMER

HELSTAR RAW POWER

FINGERNAILS

OPERA IX

PHANTOM X

ANTROPOFAGUS

For event information check out the Rock Hard Festival Italia 2012 Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/events/454181597928242/

(via Bravewords)

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EKTOMORF’s ‘Unscarred’ Video Teaser Available

A teaser for “Unscarred“, the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen above.

The track, which is available for download at all digital retailers, comes off the band’s new album, “Black Flag“, to be released on August 31 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator and designer Tim Eckhorst, who previously did illustrations for the Wacken Open Air festival and various other bands.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. War Is My Way 02. Unscarred 03. The Cross 04. Cut It Out 05. Black Flag 06. Private Hell 07. 12 Angels 08. Enemy 09. Fuck Your God 10. Never Surrender 11. Sick Love 12. Feel Like This 13. Kill It

(via Blistering)

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