Nightwish - Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) - Track By Track Review

By Michael m on 9:06 PM 31 March 2015

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Nightwish's eight album is on stores. Released on March 27 and is the first to present

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Watch Feared's My Grief, My Sorrow New Video In 4K

By Elric on 7:51 PM

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'Feared', the Swedish death-metal band led by guitarist Ola Englund of 'The Haunted', have announced the details for the band’s upcoming fifth album, Synder. The album, which means sins in English, is set for release on May 25th on Digipack CD and Digital Download and features once again the stunning artwork by Sylvain Lucchina of Razorimages.

The band has premiered the first single and video from Synder for “My Grief, My Sorrow”, which was directed by guitarist Ola Englund. Check out the video below in 4K!

About this new video Englund said, "My Grief, My Sorrow is about a person with mental problems who takes his life, only to wake up and relive the same day over and over. The endless circle drives him more into madness and the story never ends. Or it could be a tale about an honest man who has a special fondness of knives and old televisions.”

Synder Tracklisting:

“Synder”
“Your Demise”
“Of Iron And Ashes”
“Caligula”
“My Grief, My Sorrow”
“Dygder”
“By Silent Screaming”
“Wolf At The End Of The World”
“My Own Redemption”
“Dying Day”
“War Feeding War”
“The Narcissist”
“Godless Devotion”

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Anneke Van Giersbergen 2015 Tour Dates

By Michael m on 11:14 PM 30 March 2015

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Apr 03 Hedon (The Gentle Storm Tour)Zwolle, Netherlands
Apr 05 Paaspop (The Gentle Storm Tour) Schijndel, Netherlands
Apr 11 Paard van Troje (The Gentle Storm Tour) Den Haag, Netherlands
Apr 12 A Small Town Music Walk V -Hoorn, Netherlands
Apr 15 Colos-Saal (The Gentle Storm Tour) Aschaffenburg, Germany
Apr 16 Zentrum Altenberg (The Gentle Storm Tour) Oberhausen, Germany
Apr 22 Divan Du Monde (The Gentle Storm Tour) Paris, France
Apr 23 The Garage (The Gentle Storm Tour) London, United Kingdom
Apr 24 The Musician (The Gentle Storm Tour) Leicester, United Kingdom
Apr 25 The Roadhouse (The Gentle Storm Tour) Manchester, United Kingdom
Apr 26 Prog-Résiste Convention (The Gentle Storm Tour) Soignies, Belgium
May 9 Prague Draft bar (Acoustic) , Kastoria, Greece
May 11 Mauri Tripa bar(Acoustic) , Thessaloniki, Greece
May 16 Trianon Theater(Acoustic), Athens, Greece
May 23 Galerie Pachamama (Sold Out) Meerlo, Netherlands
Jun 06 Sweden Rock Festival (w/ The Sirens) Solvesborg, Sweden
Jun 14 Metalhead Meeting (w/ The Sirens) Bucharest, Romania
Jun 19 Dokk’em Open Air (The Gentle Storm Tour) Dokkum, Netherlands
Jun 28 Tuska Open Air (w/ The Sirens) Helsinki, Finland
Jul 09 Masters of Rock (The Gentle Storm Tour) Vizovice, Czech Republic
Jul 10 ROCKHARZ Open Air (The Gentle Storm Tour) Ballenstedt, Germany
Jul 17 Night of the Prog (The Gentle Storm Tour) Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
Jul 30 Wacken Open Air (The Gentle Storm Tour) Wacken, Germany
Jul 31 Wacken Open Air (The Gentle Storm Tour) Wacken, Germany
Aug 01 Wacken Open Air (The Gentle Storm Tour) Wacken, Germany
Aug 13 Summer Breeze (w/ The Sirens) Dinkelsbuhl, Germany
Aug 29 Sverresborg Arena (w/ The Sirens) Trondheim, Norway
Sep 18 Nieuwe Luxor Theater - The Theater Equation Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sep 19 Nieuwe Luxor Theater - The Theater Equation Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sep 20 Nieuwe Luxor Theater - The Theater Equation Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 17 FemME Festival (The Gentle Storm Tour) Eindhoven, Netherlands

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Paradise Lost Reveal New Album and Artwrok

By Michael m on 11:51 AM

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According to Paradise Lost's official site their new album will be titled 'The Plague Within' and will be released via CM on June 1st, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd in North America.

"We have written a very dark,yet melodic album, but this time many songs definitely have a death metal edge,which is something we haven't done for a long time in Paradise Lost", group wrote.

'The Plague Within' is produced and mixed by Jaime Gomez Arelland from Orgone Studios in London (Ghost BC, Ulver, Cathedral, Angel Witch).

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Seasons of Tears - OUROBOROS (EP) (2015)

By Michael m on 8:40 AM

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Α new release comes from France in the field of metal. Season Of Tears is a musical project based on symphonic and progressive metal.

Though the idea of the band was born in 2012, it will have it's complete line up in 2013. Based on the ability of all members to play multiple instruments, the band has already played many times live, and has won two musical springboards.

This year they released their first Ep which is quite good.

Rating: 67/100

The Band

Juliette (Lead Singer / Choir)
Matt (Singer / Guitar / Choir)
Léna (Singer / Keyboards / Choir)
Volac (Singer / Bass)
Gaétan (Drums / Choir / Mix)

Tracklist

1. Hypokrisis
2. Technopolis
3. Ouroboros
4. Take Your Pain
5. Thoughts Cemetery


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Signs Of Darkness - Terra Nullius Second Single Revealed

By Elric on 11:58 PM 29 March 2015

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The Belgian epic black metal band Signs Of Darkness and their label Shiver Records have set March 27th of 2015 as release-date for their new upcoming CD entitled 'The Age Of Decay'. The cover artwork and track listing can be seen below. The new single 'Terra Nullius' can now be streamed through Youtube below.

Signs of Darkness had the following to say about 'Terra Nullius': "Terra Nullius is the second track we unveil of our upcoming album 'The Age Of Decay'. The song was inspired by the emptiness we feel inside all of us and the relationship between ourselves and our surroundings. Sometimes it's better to follow the voice in your head, instead of listening to what other people have to say. The haunting icy scream in the middle of the song represents that idea."

'The Age Of Decay' was recorded at Artsounds Studios in Helchteren with producer and bandmember Peter Vaes. The artwork was taken care of by Marc at ArtWars Mediadesign (SINISTER, MASTER, LIFELESS).



'The Age Of Decay' track listing:
1. The Rise of Serpents
2. The Age of Decay
3. Suffer the Cold
4. Clouds Over Your Masada
5. Sin
6. Amidst The Fog
7. The Sound of a Desolate Winter
8. Terra Nullius
9. Like Flies On Your Coffin
10. The Lazarus Syndrome
11. The Circle of Serpents

'The Age Of Decay' is the band's fourth full length album since their formation in 1995. Its predecessor 'Apostate' was independently released in 2011 and featured the band's trademark epic riffs, furious blastbeats and haunting lyrics.



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Megadeth's New Drummer

By Michael m on 4:39 PM

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Lamp of God's Chris Adler will be Megadeth's new drummer.

According band's official facebook page Chris Adler will be the new drummer in the upcoming album.
On their facebook page Megadeth uploaded a photograph depicting the drummer Chris Adler, wearing shirt Megadeth with the hashtag # Megadeth15, thus confirming informally that will record the drums for the new album .
They also mentioned that Chris won't be on their tour and will only record the drum parts for their album.

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Jaded Star - Stars - Lyric Video

By Elric on 4:04 AM

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Jade Star, the new act founded by former members of Visions Of Atlantis, Iced Earth and more, just released a brand new lyric video for "Stars," the fourth track from their upcoming Sensory Records debut album, Memories From The Future, which is nearing release mid-April.
In addition to the lyric video, the album has been posted for CD and digital preorders, the latter of which includes the streaming of four additional new songs from the album, "The Mask," "Wake Up," "Into The End Of Time" and "In Memory."


Memories From The Future was produced by vocalist Maxi Nil (ex-Visions Of Atlantis), mixed and mastered by Fredrik Nordstrom at the legendary Fredman Studios in Sweden (Arch Enemy, At the Gates, Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Opeth, etc.). The cover artwork for Memories From The Future was created by Lila Belivanaki, finalizing the album for release on April 14th in North America and April 24th in Europe through Sensory Records, a division of The Laser's Edge.


Jaded Star will supply direct support Dutch symphonic metal outfit, Epica, on two special shows in Greece this weekend as part of the band's The Greek Enigma Tour. Performances are confirmed for tomorrow, Friday, March 27th in Athens, and Saturday the 28th in Thessaloniki. Additional tour dates including a full Fall European tour and more are in the works.


Jaded Star Tour Dates:
3/27/2015 Fuzz - Athens GR w/ Epica
3/28/2015 Fix Factory Of Sound - Thessaloniki GR w/ Epica






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Korpiklaani To Release A New Album

By Michael m on 6:44 PM 28 March 2015

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Korpiklaani (formerly known as Shaman) is ready to release new studio album titled "Noita". The release date for their 12 studio album is 1/5/2015 under the Nuclear Blast label.

The Band

Jonne Järvelä (vocals, guitar, hurdy-gurdy & percussion)
Tuomas Rounakari (fiddle)
Sami Perttula (accordion)
Jarkko Aaltonen (bass)
Cane Savijärvi (guitar)
Matson Johansson (drums)

Tracklist

01. Viinamäen Mies
02. Pilli On Pajusta Tehty
03. Lempo
04. Sahti
05. Luontoni
06. Minä Näin Vedessä Neidon
07. Jouni Jouni
08. Kylästä Keväinen Kehto
09. Ämmänhauta
10. Sen Verran Minäkin Noita
Bonus:
11. Antaja






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System of a Down Working on New Material

By Michael m on 3:51 PM

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Have you been waiting for years to hear new material by this crazy band called "System of a Down"? Well you must be happy!

In a recent interview band's bassist Shavo Odadjian was asked if there is any chance for System of a Down to release new material in 2015.

"Yeah, there's a very good chance. I don't have a date. We've already gone. We've written some songs. We're keeping it to ourselves. We're getting back to the bullshit of being together", was his response.

This statement has done many fans happy and excited to hear something new by their favorite group.

The band have a string of tour dates lined up for the spring so we just wait to see them on stage to see if they can still perform so great as they used to do. We are sure that all are looking forward to hear some new material after all those years "on ice".

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Halestorm - Into the Wild Life - Out on April 10

By Michael m on 3:10 PM

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"Into the Wild Life" is the third studio album from American rock band Halestorm. It has been scheduled for release on April 3, 2015 via Atlantic Records but due to unforeseen circumstances, it was pushed back by a week worldwide.

Let's listen and watch the official music video of the third single released by this upcoming album:

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The Gentle Storm - The Diary (2015)

By Michael m on 2:49 PM

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Arjen Anthony Lucassen with the ball again. His new project named "The Gentle Storm", which was released on March 23 , in collaboration with Anneke van Giersbergen is simply a masterpiece .

Wonderful compositions by him and enchanting lyrics and Interpretation by Anneke. This is  a theme album. The story is about love between two people in Amsterdam in 1700 and the exchange of letters between them. The story unfolds beautifully through the 11 songs of the cd.

In the package you will find the 11 songs executed in two ways, in 2 CDs. A more 'wild ' disposal (Storm version) and the other in soft melodies (Gentle version) which will leave you with a smile of satisfaction while listening!

Rating: 87/100

The Band

Anneke van Giersbergen - Lead vocals
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitars, keyboards, percussion, hammered dulcimer

Tracklist

CD 1: Gentle


Endless Sea
Heart of Amsterdam
The Greatest Love
Shores of India
Cape of Storms
The Moment
The Storm
Eyes of Michiel
Brightest Light
New Horizons
Epilogue: The Final Entry


CD 2: Storm

Endless Sea
Heart of Amsterdam
The Greatest Love
Shores of India
Cape of Storms
The Moment
The Storm
Eyes of Michiel
Brightest Light
New Horizons
Epilogue: The Final Entry


Highlights

Endless Sea
Heart of Amsterdam
The Moment


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