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Decadence Call It Quits
Even though Swedish metallers Decadence were working on a new album the last time the band checked in, they have now released the following statement about splitting up: “Time passes fast when you are having fun and that’s exactly how it has felt for almost 10 years rolling on the Decadence train. Next year of 2013, Decadence celebrates our 10th anniversary with a total of four albums and a demo, many great shows, memories and experiences to go along with that with us. Keeping this in mind, and the good spirit that Decadence has given every one of us, we have decided to bring this journey to an end and let it continue on its own with the help of all our amazing fans and friends and of course by own projects that will be initiated by the members of Decadence on separate ways.”
(via Metal Storm)
Rare Song From Mantas Demo Streaming Online
“Evil Dead“, a new or old song from Chuck Schuldiner‘s pre-Death material from his first band Mantas is now available below for streaming. Death By Metal is brutally raw in sound of an entire genre being born out of the basement of Chuck Schuldiner‘s Florida home close to 3 decades ago; a compilation and deluxe collection of the group’s first two demos and a rehearsal from 1984 penned to be released on June 19th in North America, June 22nd in Benelux / Germany, and June 25th in the UK and rest of Europe via Relapse Records.
The collection will be released as a CD, limited edition deluxe 2CD, LP, digital download and a limited collector’s edition containing the deluxe 2CD, LP on an exclusive color, exclusive demo cover T-Shirt, and a reproduction of the original Death By Metal demo cassette.
Death By Metal follows the recent Relapse Records re-issues of Death‘s Vivus!, Individual Thought Patterns and The Sound Of Perseverance. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes, this time featuring renowned metal biographer Ian Christe and former Mantas guitarist Rick Rozz in addition to never-before-seen photos of the band. The complete tracklist for both discs can be found above.
MANTAS
Chuck Schuldiner
(via Metal Storm)
OBSCURA – DEATH Cover Streaming And New Demo Compilation Details
This March, OBSCURA will independently release a Demo Collection CD entitled Illegimitation (front cover above). This collection will include ten never-before-heard tracks, including the band’s earliest recordings from 2003, unreleased songs from the Cosmogenesis sessions of 2006, and brand new cover songs with the newest lineup from 2011.
Steffen Kummerer commented:
“This will be a independent release so we can give our fans the opportunity to participate in the project and offer special packages such as a livelong free entry to all Obscura shows, limited edition items, face to face lessons with our members, and tour used gear from the band!”
Illegimitation tracklist:
01. …And All Will Come To An End
02. Crucified
03. Fear
04. Immanent Desaster
05. Incarnated
06. Open The Gates
07. Headworm
08. Flesh And The Power It Holds (DEATH)
09. Piece Of Time (ATHEIST)
10. How Could I (CYNIC)
Listen at the Youtube link below to the cover of “Flesh And The Power It Holds” from DEATH.
UNISONIC – Mini-Album “Ignition” Preview Posted; Artwork Revealed
Michael Kiske (vocals) and Kai Hansen’s (guitars; GAMMA RAY) new band, UNISONIC, will release their debut mini-album Ignition, in late January via EarMUSIC/Edel. The band’s debut full-length album is expected in March, 2012. The mini album Ignition features the single ‘Unisonic‘, one demo and a Helloween classic, ‘I Want Out’ – Live In Japan. Check below for the album cover and for the audio preview.
UNIONIC IS:
Michael Kiske (vocals)
Kai Hansen’s (guitars; GAMMA RAY)
Mandy Meyer (guitars; ex-KROKUS, GOTTHARD)
PINK CREAM 69 rhythm section: Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums)
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – New “Contain Us” Release Box-Set Tracks Revealed
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will release “Contain Us”, a special tribute box set for its epic quadrology (“Ki”, “Addicted”, “Deconstruction” and “Ghost”) on November 29 in North America. Pre-orders are now exclusively available at CM Distro. The standard box-set is priced at $80.00 while the hand-numbered box with the 10″ and a lithograph drawn and autographed by Devin is $100.
“Contain Us” tracks:
DVDs
DVD 1
* Tuska Open Air Metal Festival, 2010
* “Coast” promo video
* “Bend It Like Bender” promo video
* “Supercrush” promo video
* “Juular” promo video
* NAMM 2011 show
DVD 2 (Data disc with audio/video files)
* NAMM 2011 show (audio files)
* Audio commentary for all four albums
* Live in the USA, 2010 (audio files)
01. Supercrush
02. Kingdom
03. Truth
04. Om
05. By Your Command
* “Bend It Like Bender” song stems for remixing
* “Juular” song stems for remixing
* Poopynuggeteer‘s YouTube video clips
* Deep Thoughts videos
CDs
“Ki:
01. A Monday
02. Coast
03. Disruptr
04. Gato
05. Terminal
06. Heaven Send
07. Ain’t Never Gonna Win…
08. Winter
09. Trainfire
10. Lady Helen
11. Ki
12. Quiet Riot
13. Demon League
“Addicted”
01. Addicted
02. Universe in a Ball
03. Bend It Like Bender
04. Supercrush!
05. Hyperdrive!
06. Resolve!
07. Ih-Ah!
08. The Way Home!
09. Numbered
10. Awake!!
“Deconstruction” (remastered)
01. Praise The Lowered
02. Stand
03. Juular
04. Planet Of The Apes
05. Sumeria
06. The Might Masturbator
07. Pandemic
08. Deconstruction
09. Poltergeist
“Ghost” (remastered)
01. Fly
02. Heart Baby
03. Feather
04. Kawaii
05. Ghost
06. Blackberry
07. Monsoon
08. Dark Matters
09. Texada
10. Seams
11. Infinite Ocean
12. As You Were
Official bonus tracks from all four albums:
01. Synchronicity Freaks
02. Om-2011
03. Catwalk (Fucker rework)
04. Juno
05. Ho Krll
06. Radial Highway
07. Watch You
08. Traestorz
09. Sticks And Stones
Demos from each album plus various unused/unreleased songs:
01. Coast (demo)
02. Disruptr (demo)
03. Gato Negro (demo)
04. Addicted (demo)
05. Numbered (demo)
06. Timmy (Awake! Demo)
07. Stand (demo)
08. Juular (demo)
09. Brown Man (demo)
10. Pandemic (demo)
11. Madd At My Dadd (demo)
12. Flies (Fly demo)
13. Call Management (demo)
14. Freedom (Kawaii demo)
15. Two Turntables And A Mike St-Jean (Kitchen Aid mix)
Limited Edition 10″ (500 made, available in deluxe-set only)
A. Dinosaurs
B. A Ziltoidian Rapture
“Contain Us” official specs:
* A 12″ x 12″, 64-page, perfect bound book featuring a charcoal linen hardcover with ink-less debossing of the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECTlogo on the front and applicable titling on the spine.
* Housed in an uncoated, charcoal linen, hardcover slipcase — presented with a photographic portrait of Devin inset on the front and ink-less embossing of applicable titling on the spine.
* Contains the following: the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT albums: “Ki”,“Addicted”, “Ghost” and “Deconstruction” plus two bonus DVDs and CDs. The DVDs have one featuring live performances and all the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT promotional videos while the other has audio commentary for all four albums, live audio tracks, song stems for remixing and more. One of the audio CDs features all the bonus tracks from theDEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT sessions with the other having the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT session demos. “Ghost” and “Deconstruction”were both remastered just for this set.
* The four DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT albums will be housed within the front cover’s pastedown while the four unreleased discs will be in the back’s.
* The interior features acid free, linen-embossed charcoal end papers and museum-quality, dull text and cover stock throughout.
* The center of the book will feature a double gatefold printed on cover stock and comprised of the four album covers.
* A clean, crisp, classic-yet-modern design featuring color and black-and-white imagery throughout. Materials include Devin and the band’s personal archives, photography from around the world, and any InsideOut/Devin-related photoshoots from the period.
* A permanently attached, purple fabric linen bookmark.
* This edition is limited to 5000 copies worldwide
* 500 individually-numbered, limited edition copies that include two exclusive items: A. An autographed lithographic print featuring original artwork by Devin drawn exclusively for this edition, and B. A 10″ piece of vinyl featuring two exclusive tracks, “Rapture” and “Dinosaurs”. Note: 250 copies of the record will be pressed on black vinyl while the other 250 are on white.
VOIVOD – “To The Death 1984″ ’84 Demo Release And “Iron Gang” Streaming
VOIVOD will release their original demo tape from 1984, “To The Death 1984″. Release is due on November 22 as a CD or double LP via Alternative Tentacles. The lineup for this record includes Snake (Denis Bélanger) on vocals, Piggy (Denis D’Amour) on guitar, Blacky (Jean-Yves Thériault) on bass and Away (Michel Langevin) on drums.
The tracks list:
01. Voivod
02. Condemned To The Gallows
03. Hell Driver
04. Live For Violence
05. War And Pain
06. Incantation
07. Buried Alive / Suck Your Bone
08. Blower
09. Slaughter In A Grave
10. Nuclear War
11. Black City
12. Iron Gang
13. Evil
14. Bursting Out
15. Warriors Of Ice
“Iron Gang” audio stream via SoundCloud link below:
ANTIMATTER – “Alternative Matter” out on January 11th, 2011 in North America
ANTIMATTER’s anniversary compilation “Alternative Matter” now has a new release date for North America: January 11th, 2011. It will be available in two different versions: as a Digipak double CD and as a Premium Art-book Edition (104-page book with Antimatter’s biography and many photos including three CDs and DVD) limited to 1,000 copies. Both versions can be ordered directly from Prophecy’s online shop.
“ALTERNATIVE MATTER”
Tracklist – 2 CD Edition
DISC ONE
01. Black Sun (Dead Can Dance Tribute)
02. The Art Of A Soft Landing (Acoustic, Enhanced)
03. Far Away (Live)
04. Saviour (Reel To Reel Demo)
05. Landlocked (Mick Moss Remix)
06. In Stone (Acoustic, Enhanced)
07. Epitaph (New Version)
08. Terminal (Duncan Patterson Remix)
09. Mr White (Live)
10. Flowers (New Version)
11. Expire (Lackluster Remix)
DISC TWO
01. God Is Coming (Duncan Patterson Remix)
02. Everything You Know Is Wrong (Acoustic, Enhanced)
03. A Portrait Of The Young Man (Enhanced)
04. Flowers (Acoustic)
05. Holocaust (Reel To Reel Demo)
06. The Art Of A Soft Landing (4 Track Demo)
07. Expire (Atrabilis Sunrise Remix)
08. Over Your Shoulder (Acoustic)
09. Dream (4 Track Demo)
10. Lost Control (Acoustic, Enhanced)
11. Epitaph (Orchestral Mix)
Tracklist - Premium Art-book Edition
DISC ONE
01. Black Sun (Dead Can Dance Tribute)
02. The Art Of A Soft Landing (Acoustic, Enhanced)
03. Far Away (Live)
04. Saviour (Reel To Reel Demo)
05. Landlocked (Mick Moss Remix)
06. In Stone (Acoustic, Enhanced)
07. Epitaph (New Version)
08. Terminal (Duncan Patterson Remix)
09. Mr White (Live)
10. Flowers (New Version)
11. Expire (Lackluster Remix)
DISC TWO
01. God Is Coming (Duncan Patterson Remix)
02. Everything You Know Is Wrong (Acoustic, Enhanced)
03. A Portrait Of The Young Man (Enhanced)
04. Flowers (Acoustic)
05. Holocaust (Reel To Reel Demo)
06. The Art Of A Soft Landing (4 Track Demo)
07. Expire (Atrabilis Sunrise Remix)
08. Over Your Shoulder (Acoustic)
09. Dream (4 Track Demo)
10. Lost Control (Acoustic, Enhanced)
11. Epitaph (Orchestral Mix)
____________________________
ARTBOOK BONUS
DISC THREE – ‘FORBIDDEN MATTER E.P.’
01. Fighting For A Lost Cause (Demo)
02. Enjoy The Silence (Live)
03. Angelic (Mick Moss Remix)
04. Over Your Shoulder (Reel To Reel Demo)
05. Holocaust (FreeDoom Remix)
06. The Summer Effect (Instrumental Demo)
07. Angelic (Reel To Reel Demo)
DISC FOUR – DVD
Antimatter ‘ The Small Yesterdays’ Documentary
Epitaph Promo
Conspire Promo
CONTROL DENIED – ‘The Fragile Art Of Existence’ reissue details
CONTROL DENIED‘s first album from 1999 “The Fragile Art of Existence”, will get the deluxe reissue treatment through Relapse Records this fall!
Two versions of the “The Fragile Art of Existence” reissue will be available starting October 26. The worldwide version is a two-CD set including the original album plus a bonus CD of early demo material. The second version will be limited to 1,000 copies and is a three-disc set including an extra bonus disc of demo tracks, many of which haveCONTROL DENIED mainman — and DEATH mastermind — Chuck Schuldiner on vocals. The three-disc set will be available at Relapse.com exclusively. Pre-order options and additional release information can be found here.
“The Fragile Art Of Existence” deluxe 3-disc reissue track listing:
Disc 1:
01. Consumed
02. Breaking The Broken
03. Expect The Unexpected
04. What If…?
05. When The Link Becomes Missing
06. Believe
07. Cut Down
08. The Fragile Art Of Existence
Disc 2:
01. Consumed (1999 Demos)
02. When The Link Becomes Missing (1999 Demo)
03. The Fragile Art Of Existence (1999 Demo)
04. Breaking The Broken (1999 Demo)
05. Breaking The Broken (1999 Demo) (w/ Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)
06. Believe (1997 Demo)
07. What If…? (1997 Demo)
08. Cut Down (1997 Demo)
09. Tune Of Evil (Comedy Demo)
Disc 3:
01. What If…? (1996 Demo)
02. Cut Down (1996 Demo)
03. Expect The Unexpected (1996 Demo)
04. Believe (1996 Demo)
05. The Fragile Art Of Existence (1996 Demo)
06. What If…? (1996 Demo)
07. Expect The Unexpected (1996 Demos) (w/ Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)
08. What If…? (1996 Demos) (w/ Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)
09. Cut Down (1996 Demos) (w/ Chuck Schuldiner on vocals)
IT’S S.O.S. METAL SHOW NIGHT!
WE’RE ONLINE! Tonight’s transmission just started, Metalheads!
TUNE IN NOW TO http://www.antena-minho.pt
On the SPOTLIGHT tonight with your SONIC EVIL MASTER – Mj.iMpErAtOrE, is the band HUNTED SCRIPTUM.
HUNTED SCRIPTUM began as a band towards the end of 2005 in Braga, Portugal. The band’s initial line-up included José Santos (vocals), André Correia (Bass, both ex-members of the band «MORTAL SCRAPS»), Sérgio Brandão (backvocals, guitar), Sandro Emanuel ( both ex-members of the band «DYING MUSE»), and Nélson Pinto (Drums, ex-member of the band «ECOS»).
The band began with a raw, aggressive sound, and soon realized they were aiming at something in the lines of Metal/ Death Metal and last but not least, Trash!
The rehearsals took their first steps in Panoias, a village in Braga’s surroundings. Small gatherings took place to start the engines. All the members would gather for brainstorms, and themes like «Satanic terrorism» would soon pop up in the ears of the few, yet devoted people who followed their work on an early stage.
With the feeling they would still have to practice a lot and develop even more, the band made their first live appearance on August 26th, at the much acclaimed «BRACARA EXTREME FEST». They were substitutes for the band «MOTORNOISE», yet the final critique was very positive and encouraging.
A Demo of a rehearsal was recorded, soon after, at the «Grave Studios», with Pedro Alves, whose sincere criticisms were always great support, encouragement and guidance. The demo was entitled «MMVII» and contained demo versions of the songs «Ut Scriptum Quaero», «The Angel Speech», «Are you scared», and «Prince of Death», plus a bonus track. It was sold at a symbolic price but it was a clever way to «spread the word».
Sérgio entered a contest with his ex-band «DYING MUSE» so that «HUNTED SCRIPTUM» would have a permanent home for rehearsals and reunions, located in Braga’s old Soccer Stadium «1º de Maio».
More raw, agressive and anger fuelled songs came up, being «The Angel speech» and «Leaves Carpet» some of the most fierce and acclaimed. More gigs came up as well, and the band had a chance to develop a style and leave a mark on stage, with the promise that anyone who came to see them wouldn’t be able to stand still!
Towards the end of 2008, Sandro Emanuel left the band and a new member was introduced, a new guitarist called João Pedro, aka Steve. He added some technique, solos, and that little something missing.
It was also by then that the band decided they wanted the Viking influences to show in their melodies and lyrics, also seeking something with some technique. The songs «Munin» and «Calm Sea» were instantly accepted and considered one of the band’s greatest achievements so far. Other songs we’re re-worked: «Leaves Carpet» became «ODIN», with new lyrics and meaning, and some songs now included more speed and new solos!
The band is currently at the «GRAVE STUDIOS» recording a new demo which they intend to turn into a debut EP by the end of 2009.
THE BANDS MYSPACE PAGE:
http://www.myspace.com/huntedscriptum
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