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sexta-feira, março 31, 2006 

Notice: Saturnus

Danish doomsters Saturnus have set Veronika Decides to Die as the title of their third full-length album, tentatively due this spring via Finland's Firebox Records. The follow-up to 2000's Martyre was once again recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Denmark with producer Flemming Rasmussen (Metallica, Artillery) and features a guest appearance on one track by Mercyful Fate guitar legend Michael Denner. Check out the cover artwork by Travis Smith.
Source: Official site
Official site at www.saturnus.dk

 

Memorandum: Theatre Of Tragedy (27.03.2006)

The Storm is coming!
With the title Storm, Theatre of Tragedy will celebrate their official "comeback" on 27th March (in Germany it has already been released last Friday, 24th March). The Norwegians present themselves - for the first time with new female singer Nell - with an absolute killer song, which sounds fresh, but also typical for what the band has represented since the mid nineties.

Here is the final track list of the upcoming album Storm:

01. Storm
02. Silence
03. Ashes And Dreams
04. Voices
05. Fade
06. Begin & End
07. Senseless
08. Exile
09. Disintegration

10. Debris

* The limited edition will have one bonustrack called Highlights.

Official site at www.theatreoftragedy.com

 

Notice: Mithras

Mithras - new album, new line up!
Song writing for Behind The Shadows Lie Madness is now completed and the album will feature 12 tracks. Mithras will soon enter Dreaming Studios to record the new album, which will be produced by Leon Macey and Rayner Coss, and will be completed over the next few months.
Mithras hope to gig and tour in support of the new album later in the year and an announcement about their touring line up will be made in due course.

Source: Official site

Official site at www.mithras.org.uk

quinta-feira, março 30, 2006 

Album of the month: «The Great Cold Distance»

The Great Cold Distance is Katatonia's seventh full-length album, released on 13th March 2006 through Peaceville Records. Katatonia’s new work hit the shops in two versions - a standard jewelcase CD edition and a swedish limited edition box CD. This special Swedish edition of The Great Cold Distance comes with an exclusive Katatonia poster, a set of Katatonia postcards and an enhanced video track of the single My Twin.

Right now, the track list of The Great Cold Distance:

01. Leaders
02. Deliberation
03. Soil's Song
04. My Twin
05. Consternation
06. Follower
07. Rusted
08. Increase
09. July
10. In The White
11. The Itch
12. Journey Through Pressure

Official site at www.katatonia.com

quarta-feira, março 29, 2006 

Notice: Regurgitate

Swedish grindcore mainstays Regurgitate have entered the studio to record an as-yet-untitled new full-length album, their fourth for Relapse Records.
The quartet (Rikard Jansson: vocals / Urban Skytt (ex-Nasum): Guitars / Jocke Pettersson: Drums / Glen Sykes: Bass) have been writing and rehearsing over the past couple of months for their follow-up to 2003’s Deviant. Regurgitate vocalist Rikard Jansson promises the new album will sound “A bit rougher and not too polished. It is grindcore after all”. The band is looking to be done recording by April for an as-yet-unscheduled fall release.

Source: Relapse Records

segunda-feira, março 27, 2006 

Memorandum: Lacuna Coil (03.04.2006)

The long-awaited new opus Karmacode, was again recorded by long-time collaborator Waldemar Sorychta and Lacuna Coil in Germany and Italy while the album was mixed at Belgian Galaxy Studios by Ronald Prent (Rammstein, H.I.M., Iron Maiden). The mastering process was handled by Darcy Proper (Steely Dan, Porcupine Tree, R.E.M.) and the visual design of the album was carried out by the Grammy-nominated company Asterik Studio (Trapt, Funeral For A Friend, The Used). Karmacode will finally hit the stores late March / early April.
As the release of the highly anticipated new Lacuna Coil album, Karmacode, draws closer we are proud to announce the launch of http://www.thekarmacode.com/. The site is a one-stop, ever-growing site that features background info about Karmacode (an exclusive photo gallery, exclusive downloads, a press gallery, news, tour dates, videos and more). Available now on the site are the audio and video for the album's first single, Our Truth, with more material being posted as it comes in.
Source: Century Media

quinta-feira, março 23, 2006 

Memorandum: Textures (17.04.2006)

On April 17th the new album Drawing Circles will be released through Listenable Records. It's the new chapter in Textures history since the debut Polars appeared in 2003 in Aardschok for the first time. It will contain 10 songs, consisting of more than 50 minutes of catchy metal madness. Again, the album is self-produced, as well as the artwork.
Source: Official site

Official site at www.texturesband.com

quarta-feira, março 22, 2006 

Memorandum: Gadget (08.05.2006)

Sweden’s Gadget have completed recording their new album, The Funeral March. Gadget (vocalist Emil Englund, guitarist Rikard Olsson, bassist Frederik Nygren and drummer William Blackmon) proudly carry the grindcore torch forward with The Funeral March. More than a devout collection of blasting beats, sweltering guitars and real-world lyrics, The Funeral March incorporates sinister melodies and a keen sense of dynamics to an already explosive mix.

The finished track listing is as follows: "Choked", "Feed on Lies", "Requiem", "I Am", "Tristessens Fort", "H5N1", "Day of the Vulture", "God of Led", "Everyday-Ritual", "Vägen till Graven", "Illusions of Peace", "Black Light", "Out of Pace", "Let the Mayhem Begin", "Bedragen", "The Anchor" and "Tingens Förbannelse".

The Funeral March is scheduled for:
U.S. Release : May 2nd
World Release : May 8th
Source: Relapse Records

Official site at www.gadgetgrindcore.com

terça-feira, março 21, 2006 

Memorandum: 25.03.2006

segunda-feira, março 20, 2006 

Memorandum: Deicide (06.06.2006)

Mark 666 on your calendars!
Satan's favourite band Deicide have declared 6.6.06 the release date for their upcoming album on Earache Records. The album, titled The Stench Of Redemption, is tentatively set for release on the date that coincides with the mark of the beast. The album is currently in the preliminary stages as the band are gearing up to enter the studios with Jim Morris of Morris Sound. The band have demoed 10 songs which Glen Benton is locked away preparing his signature twisted lyrics to coincide with the brutally heavy tracks.
This album marks the bands first recorded album with an all-new line-up who has been igniting audiences so far: the two-guitar attack of Deicide now comprises of Jack Owen of Cannibal Corpse fame and Ralph Santolla of Iced Earth and Death fame.
The band are very excited to release this album, as Glen Benton has reported that this is one of the best death metal albums in years. Initially, Benton reported that demos of the album had Earache head Digby Pearson banging his head and jumping up and down like a young metalhead.
Source: Earache Records

sábado, março 18, 2006 

Memorandum: Zyklon (13.03.2006)

Zyklon Storm Detonation Live DVD out now!
Zyklon is a name that has risen quickly to the top of extreme metal’s elite list. Surely having former members of Emperor within their ranks has helped, but what has really set Norway’s Zyklon apart is their musical precision, speed, lyrical direction and quality songmanship. Their next release sees Zyklon touch down with their first DVD, titled Storm Detonation Live. Recorded at Germany's 2004 Party San Festival, the DVD contains tonnes of great footage from the band's live show plus exclusive on-the-road/backstage filming, an exclusive look into reheasals for the band's new album and both "Psyklon Aeon" and "Core Solution" videos. Storm Detonation Live captures this foursome at their ferocious best – live on stage. The DVD proceeds the band's next album Disintegrate which is due for release this coming May.
Source: Candlelight Records

sexta-feira, março 17, 2006 

Notice: Candlemass

Swedish doomsters Candlemass have recorded four new songs with producer Andy Sneap (Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Machine Head). The recordings took place last weekend at the new Polar studios in Stockholm, Sweden and the band say that they are very happy with the result. “The songs are pretty much in the same vein as the stuff on the (self-titled 2005) reunion album, maybe a bit darker," says bassist/songwriter Leif Edling.
Candlemass's next studio session will take place in May. The band's new album is tentatively scheduled for release in October 2006.
Source: Nuclear Blast

quinta-feira, março 16, 2006 

Memorandum: Ihsahn (10.04.2006)

The Adversary has been confirmed as album title for the forthcoming solo recording from musician Ihsahn. Final stages of album recording are currently underway at Symphonique Studios in Norway with the final mix planned for early 2006. A video is planned for the song "Invocation", though specific details as to director and concept are still in development.
"The music is a continuation of my work within the metal genre" says Ihsahn. "It incorporates influential elements from all periods/stages of my background since I first picked up the guitar 20 years ago. Powerful, epic, extreme and straight from the heart". All music and lyrics for The Adversary have been written and performed by Ihsahn with exception of drums, performed by Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar, Spiral Architect). "He has been the perfect drummer for this album" notes Ihsahn. "He has really brought to life the patterns I programmed in pre-production. Ihsahn is most noted as vocalist/guitarist of Emperor. Forming in 1991, Emperor recordings have sold hundreds of thousands worldwide. Their impact on black/extreme metal ranks them as one of the genre's most influential. Candlelight Records recently confirmed four farewell American shows for Emperor which will be Ihsahn's first visit to the US since Emperor's only US tour in support of their third album, IX Equilibrium. The recent announcements followed confirmations of European shows that the band will also perform in 2006.
The Adversary will be released April 10th 2006 cooperatively by Mnemosyne Productions and Candlelight Records worldwide. Owned by partners Ihsahn and Ihriel since 2003, Mnemosyne Productions was established as an outlet for duo's musical collaborations as well a place for new talent and innovative artists.
Source: Candlelight Records

terça-feira, março 14, 2006 

Memorandum: 17.03.2006

segunda-feira, março 13, 2006 

Memorandum: 14.03.2006

sexta-feira, março 10, 2006 

Feedback: Decapitated

Decapitated / Organic Hallucinosis [ 8.5 / 10 ]
CD Earache Records, 2006

Após os problemas que ocorreram no seio do grupo, aí está o disco que a maior parte das pessoas achavam que os Decapitated não seriam capazes de criar. Em «Organic Hallucinosis» a banda deixou de lado o vocalista Sauron (que havia gravado todos os discos da banda desde que esta se iniciou em 1996) substituindo-o pelos préstimos de Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, oriundo dos conterrâneos Atrophia Red Sun. É compreensível que esta alteração possa ser vista com algum receio mas, aparentemente, a substituição foi uma aposta ganha. “Covan” não se inibiu em mostrar o seu próprio registo e embora este seja diferente do vocal gutural de Sauron, o mais curioso é verificar que a combinação da voz com o instrumental, continua a ilustrar uma enorme comunhão. Musicalmente, toda a força criativa dos polacos continua a passar pelas descargas de guitarra de Vogg, assentes em riffs ultra pesados e impregnados de tecnicismo, mas não só, obviamente. O restante processo de composição foi preenchido por Martin e Vitek e tal como o jovem guitarrista, apresentam-se em grande forma e nunca se coíbem de exibir o excelente domínio técnico tão bem explorado e associado às bandas polacas. À semelhança do que já aconteceu no passado, os Decapitated voltam a denunciar alguns pontos de afinidade com os Napalm Death, desta feita, não através da interpretação de uma cover (como aconteceu com “Suffer The Children”) mas combinando directamente na sua abordagem, algumas particularidades já patenteadas em discos da banda de Birmingham. Alguns desses exemplos estão bem representados na parte final de “A Poem About An Old Prison Man”, “Revelation Of Existence (The Trip)” e “Invisible Ground”. No seu conjunto, o poderio dilacerante de «Organic Hallucinosis», dotado de uma dinâmica invejável, abre 2006 com chave de ouro e dificilmente ficará na penumbra discográfica, tal como sucedeu com «The Negation».

quinta-feira, março 09, 2006 

Agenda: 10 e 11.03.2006

sexta-feira, março 03, 2006 

Feedback: Daylight Dies

Daylight Dies / Dismantling Devotion
CD Candlelight Records, 2006

Com formação original a remontar ao ano de 1996, estes norte-americanos naturais da Carolina do Norte voltam a não desiludir, antes pelo contrário. O agora quinteto composto pelo novo vocalista Nathan Ellis, os guitarristas Barre Gambling e Charlie Shackelford (também ele uma novidade), o baixista Egan O’Rourke e o baterista Jesse Haff preconizam argumentos de pompa e circunstância que justificam a ausência prolongada a que se propuseram depois da edição de «No Reply» em 2002. De há quatro anos para cá, os Daylight Dies evoluíram e amadureceram como músicos, apresentando-se muito mais consistentes e equilibrados na música que constroem, continuando a executar o espectro death/gothic/doom metal que tão bem souberam recriar. Obviamente, a costela Katatonia mantém-se bem presente, sobretudo nas guitarras e voz, por vezes muito próxima do registo gravado por Mikael Äkerfeldt em «Brave Murder Day» e «Sounds Of Decay». No entanto, apesar das influências e referências claras, «Dismantling Devotion» instaura um certo distanciamento à fórmula «Brave Murder Day», ousando delinear novos caminhos, introduzindo elementos acústicos (tal como fizeram os finlandeses Rapture), alguns solos de guitarra e até utilizando vocais limpos em algumas faixas. Como se pode verificar, ao invés da banda norte-americana copiar o estilo até à exaustão, o que temos em mãos é um trabalho com toque pessoal, com interpretações mais soltas (onde destacar um ou outro tema seria uma tremenda injustiça), uma visita guiada a extraordinários arranjos e uma produção sólida que intensifica o lamento depressivo da banda, bem mais aguçado neste segundo longa-duração. Ingredientes suficientes para sentirmos que «Dismantling Devotion» é um gigante de emoções, uma obra-prima recomendadíssima (especialmente) a fãs de Katatonia, Opeth, Rapture ou mesmo Novembers Doom.