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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen To Be Joining HELLOWEEN 'Pumpkins United' World Tour



It's time for classic Helloween

Helloween are traveling in the classic (near) original lineup in 2017/2018 world tour Pumpkin United. Weikath, Kiske, Hansen, Grosskopf are confirmed to join the tour in autumn 2017! 

In detail, the press release states:
Helloween has thrilled the fans with fantastic riffs, great songs and moving melodies for 30 years - that's what makes the world famous "Hellbook" in 2015 world-famous. The idea came to Pumpkins United: Both the 'Jubilee Bible' and the tours with Kai showed the boys that this band is screaming for another chapter.

Michael Kiske describes it this way: "Playing with Unisonic an original Helloween track was already a flashback, but in the original line-up and with Andi will be something very special.". 

The chemistry between Kiske, Hansen, Weikath and Grosskopf is unique - and not only do you have a revival of yours because you have never ceased to want it - now the mega-event comes live, full cast and hard-wired.

It is not confirmed for the tour location list but they said it will start from Sao Paulo, October 28, 2017 and across selected cities and venues in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the U.S.

"Pumpkins United" touring lineup:
Michael Kiske - Vocals
Kai Hansen - Guitar
Michael Weikath – Guitar
Markus Grosskopf - Bass
Andi Deris - Vocals
Sascha Gerstner - Guitar
Daniel Löble - Drums


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Friday, August 5, 2016

August Upcoming Release of Metal Albums (5 to 15 August 2016)


August Upcoming Release of Metal Albums
5 to 15 August 2016

Band Album Release Date
Bloody Hammers Lovely Sort of Death August 5th, 2016
Tarja The Shadow Self August 5th, 2016
Carnifex Slow Death August 5th, 2016
Temple Nightside The Hecatomb August 5th, 2016
Ablaze My Sorrow Black August 5th, 2016
Septicflesh Revolution DNA August 5th, 2016
Septicflesh Revolution DNA August 5th, 2016
Zephyra As the World Collapses August 5th, 2016
Morphinist Terraforming August 5th, 2016
Dead Nexus Bound by Flesh August 5th, 2016
Eat the Turnbuckle The Great American Bash Your Head In August 5th, 2016
Necromancing the Stone Jewel of the Vile August 5th, 2016
Signist Of Worlds, Endtimely Enshadowed August 5th, 2016
Signist Of Worlds, Endtimely Enshadowed August 5th, 2016
Fimbultyr Niddikter August 5th, 2016
Morphinist Terraforming August 5th, 2016
Dreamstate Beyond the Mirrors August 5th, 2016
Steel Angel In a Quiet Dream August 5th, 2016
The Company Corvette Never Enough August 5th, 2016
Goatmoon Goatmoon August 5th, 2016
Spell Forest Amentia Ludibrium Tenebris August 5th, 2016
Naked Star Bloodmoon Prophecy August 5th, 2016
Atheist Piece of Time August 5th, 2016
From Blue to Gray Abstention of Interference August 5th, 2016
Order of Leviathan Death Worship August 5th, 2016
Sulfur Shamanic Lvnar Cvlt August 5th, 2016
Crystal Dream Reaching The Dream August 5th, 2016
Hati / Grabschänder / Alptraum Verschüttete Werke Part I August 6th, 2016
Hell Gate 6T August 6th, 2016
VTTA On the Vortex of Chasing the Abyss of Despair August 6th, 2016
Sick Feel Sick Society August 6th, 2016
Jagal Slaughter August 7th, 2016
Lord of Depression / Infernal Sacrament/ Tetragrammacide Atomic Regurgitation from the Three Mouths of Humanicidal Hate August 8th, 2016
Injected Sufferage Denial in the Grave Torment August 8th, 2016
Tengger Cavalry The Struggle August 8th, 2016
Grandma Obscure Grandma's Necrocadaveric Vomit August 8th, 2016
Månegarm Nattväsen August 8th, 2016
Mean Messiah Let Us Pray August 8th, 2016
As Sahar Bomohymns Okultika August 8th, 2016
Hibria XX August 9th, 2016
Capricornus / Der Stürmer Polish-Hellenic Alliance Against Z.O.G.! August 10th, 2016
Capricornus / Der Stürmer Polish-Hellenic Alliance Against Z.O.G.! August 10th, 2016
Eleanor Celestial Nocturne August 10th, 2016
Hyponic 前行者 August 10th, 2016
Demimonde Cygnus Oddyssey August 10th, 2016
Hone Your Sense Phonomena August 10th, 2016
Morial Reborn in Endless Hate / Your Belief in Ruins August 11th, 2016
Orphalis The Birth of Infinity August 12th, 2016
Decimated Humans Dismantling the Decomposed Entities August 12th, 2016
Poppy Seed Grinder Bleeding Civilization August 12th, 2016
Devil to Pay A Bend Through Space and Time August 12th, 2016
מזמור Yodh August 12th, 2016
Monolord Lord of Suffering August 12th, 2016
Vader Iron Times August 12th, 2016
Equilibrium Armageddon August 12th, 2016
Décembre Noir Forsaken Earth August 12th, 2016
Lacrimas Profundere Hope Is Here August 12th, 2016
Infectology Innards of Misanthropic Embodiment August 12th, 2016
Evoked Lifeless Allurement August 12th, 2016
Grave Desecrator / Slaughtbbath Musica de nuestra muerte August 12th, 2016
Attick Demons Let's Raise Hell August 12th, 2016
Thy Art Is Murder The Depression Sessions August 12th, 2016
Dawnbringer XX August 12th, 2016
Metal Allegiance Fallen Heroes August 12th, 2016
Precognitive Holocaust Annotations Procreation of the Artificial Divinity August 12th, 2016
Helion Prime Helion Prime August 12th, 2016
The River Neva The Voynich Manuscript August 12th, 2016
The Overmind The Anthropic Principle August 12th, 2016
Enchiridion The Realm of Blackened Perdition August 12th, 2016
Maze of Terror Ready to Kill August 12th, 2016
Slug Shell The Agony of Perseverance August 12th, 2016
Spirit Adrift Chained to Oblivion August 12th, 2016
Skox Years of Legions August 12th, 2016
Demon Incarnate Darvaza August 12th, 2016
Decimated Humans Dismantling the Decomposed Entities August 12th, 2016
Tyrant Goatgaldrakona Horns in the Dark August 12th, 2016
Iron Attack! Twilight Under World August 13th, 2016
Crow'sClaw Soundtrack of the Fairy Tale August 13th, 2016
Disorder / Total Inferno Ina Etuti Asbu August 13th, 2016
Alastor Waldmark August 15th, 2016
Marsh Dweller The Weight of Sunlight August 15th, 2016
Accept Death Accept Death August 15th, 2016
Death Courier Demise August 15th, 2016
Mepharis Rebirth August 15th, 2016
Demonomancy / Witchcraft Archaic Remnants of the Numinous/At the Diabolus Hour August 15th, 2016
Nuclear Assault Live in Bogota, Colombia August 15th, 2016


Wednesday, June 22, 2016

ESP Guitars To Release Metallica, ‘Master of Puppets’ Limited Edition Signature Guitar


This year, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Metallica album 'Master of Puppets', ESP Guitar will release the ‘Master of Puppets’ limited edition signature guitar. Only 400 of guitars will be made available worldwide and will be officially released at the Summer NAMM show. 

The LTD boasts an alder body with a bolt-on maple neck at a 25.5 inch scale. The fingerboard is made of ebony and boasts 24 XJ frets along with EMG 81 neck and bridge active pickups and a TOM bridge and string-thru body. The inlay on the fingerboard has Metallica logo. Each guitar will come with an ESP form-fit case branded with the Metallica logo and a certificate of authenticity from ESP. The body is finished with the album cover, The inverted headstock continues the red / orange hue and is branded with LTD along the top.

Metallica have also confirmed that they have begun mixing their long-awaited new album, the successor to 2008’s Death Magnetic which will be released later this year.

From espguitars.com




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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Former MEGADETH Drummer Nick Menza Dead At Age 51


A sad news came from the former Megadeth drummer, Nick Menza, who was reportedly had heart failure while performing onstage with his current band Ohm at LA club The Baked Potato.

His death was confirmed in a post written by his friend Allen Hall, which was shared on Menza's official Facebook page.




Dave Mustaine, the Megadeth frontman tweeted this a moment ago.



Even Dave Mustaine‘s son, Justis, posted a status on his Facebook page, saying “Rest In Peace Nick Menza”, but we will probably have more details about this soon.


Menza featured on four of Megadeth's albums – Rust In Peace (1990), Countdown To Extinction (1992), Youthanasia (1994) and Cryptic Writings (1997).

Rest in peace Nick Menza.




Saturday, May 14, 2016

DESTRUCTION "Under Attack" Album Review Compilation


German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION release their 14th studio album, "Under Attack", on May 13 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the CD was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has previously worked with ANNIHLATOR, GRAVE DIGGER, STRATOVARIUS and TANKARD, among others.

Track list and total runtime
1. Under Attack (6:13)
2. Generation Nevermore (4:04)
3. Dethroned (4:50)
4. Getting Used to the Evil (6:08)
5. Pathogenic (4:27)
6. Elegant Pigs (3:40)
7. Second to None (5:11)
8. Stand up for What You Deliver (4:20)
9. Conductor of the Void (4:33)
10. Stigmatized (4:12)
11. Black Metal (feat. Alex Camargo) (3:14)
12. Thrash Attack (2:58)

Here are the compilations of  the short reviews

Nuclear Blast magazine:
"With "UNDER ATTACK", Destruction created their own ''Painkiller'' .... this is their best album so far and exactly what Teutonic thrash is meant to be!" 
Luca Bosio (Rock Hard Italy) 10/10

MaximumVolumeMusic.com:
"It concludes, as if there was any doubt, that “pureness is the key”. And in so doing, hits the studded nail right into the leather belt, because its doubtful there will be a better or more pure thrash expedition anywhere else this year. Absolutely, relentlessly brilliant." 9/10

TheGreatSouthernBrainFart.com
"Under Attack is a definite continuation of Destruction’s history of solid album releases"

AngryMetalGuy.com
"Chalk it up to thrash fatigue and/or the jaded cynicism that comes metal reviewing, but it’s enjoyable enough and as Germanic thrash goes, it’s a worthy spin for committed thrashers"

TheMetalist.net
"Thrash as a genre celebrates the old. With Under Attack the onslaught is unrelenting right up until the final notes of “Stigmatized” the band never let up. Fans of the genre will no doubt lap up Destruction’s latest offering, crafting a rock solid album the band re-emerge triumphant adressing current world problems with a vintage spin Under Attack is an album that condemns technology and like its sound goes back to basics."

AgeOfMetal.com
"Only a Destruction album can be catchy yet rapid. The melody and groove is just more fuel added to this flame. This is why Under Attack will overpower other albums released this year. You won’t be able to help but submit to Destruction’s influence. Each song will stick with you so hard it will scar. Destruction is one of the biggest influences on thrash for a reason"

MetalWani.com
"Under Attack’ is a worthwhile listen for fans of thrash metal. While not a perfect record, the album is an amazing effort that contains more pros than cons with enough thrash credibility to hold your listening attention. If you like loud, fast, heavy and unrelenting metal, be sure to check this album out."




Purchase/download MP3 Destruction album Under Attack


Monday, May 9, 2016

AXL ROSE Debut With AC/DC In Lisbon

Axl Rose made AC/DC debut at Lisbon Concert. Axl Rose and Angus Young of AC/DC perform the first concert of the Rock or Bust tour on May 7, 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose kicked off a set of tour dates with AC/DC in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday (May 7). Rose is filling in for Brian Johnson, who is unable to perform due to hearing issues. AC/DC Fans Seek Ticket Refunds Over Axl Rose Replacing Brian Johnson

Rose will be on the road with AC/DC in Europe through June 12 before returning to the United States for Guns N’ Roses’ summer tour.



AC/DC setlist Lisbon May 7, 2016
  1. Rock Or Bust
  2. Shoot To Thrill
  3. Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be
  4. Back In Black
  5. Got Some Rock & Roll Thunder
  6. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
  7. Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation
  8. Thunderstruck
  9. High Voltage
  10. Rock ‘n’ Roll Train
  11. Hells Bells
  12. Givin' The Dog A Bone
  13. Sin City
  14. You Shook Me All Night Long
  15. Shot Down In Flames
  16. Have A Drink On Me
  17. T.N.T.
  18. Whole Lotta Rosie
  19. Let There Be Rock
  20. Highway To Hell
  21. Riff Raff
  22. For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

BEHEMOTH released a new video 'Ben Sahar'











BEHEMOTH has just released a new video 'Ben Sahar'. The fourth video from the album 'Satanist'.
Watch the video:



Behemoth:
Origin: Gdańsk, Poland
Genres: Blackened death metal death metal black metal (early)
Years active: 1991–present
Labels: Metal Blade, Nuclear Blast, Wild Rags, Pagan, Avantgarde Music, Regain, Century Media, Mystic Production.
Associated acts: Blindead
Website: www.behemoth.pl
Members:
- Adam Darski
- Zbigniew Robert Promiński
- Tomasz Wróblewski

Download the MP3 album Behemoth - 'Satanist'

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Nine Things To Look Out For On The New Metallica Box Sets

By Paul Braniggan of TeamRock.com

Metallica will release deluxe editions of Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning in April

On April 15, Metallica will release remastered versions of their first two albums, 1983’s 'Kill ‘Em All' and 1984’s 'Ride The Lightning' on CD, vinyl and, most excitingly, in deluxe box set formats.

The box sets will feature previously unreleased live sets from the band, demos and rarities plus hardcover books containing rare photos and essays from fans and friends who witnessed their early days. We’ve sifted through the expansive archive material (the Kill ‘Em All box features four vinyl records, five CDs and a DVD, while the Ride The Lightning set collates four records, six CDs and a DVD) to pick out nine noteworthy moments of interest to hardcore fans.

Hear the first ever live performances of Fight Fire With Fire, Ride The Lightning and Creeping Death 
Upon the completion of their first ever national tour, the Kill ‘Em All For One tour, Metallica returned home to San Francisco’s Bay Area to work on new material in the garage of James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich’s house in El Cerrito. On Halloween night 1983, they decided to premiere three of their new songs at a club show in Palo Alto, California. So fresh were Fight Fire With Fire and Ride The Lightning that James Hetfield hadn’t even finished their lyrics, meaning that on Ride The Lightning he repeats the first verse lyrics for the song’s final verse, while at the end of Fight Fire With Fire’s second verse the singer simply grunts nonsensical noises in place of actual words.

Metallica performing with Anthrax’s gear
On January 14, 1984 Metallica were forced to cancel a show at Boston’s Channel Club when a blizzard paralysed the city. With the band stuck in New Jersey, their crew checked into a hotel for the night, but awoke to find that their rental truck and all the band’s equipment – including James Hetfield’s first Marshall amp – had been stolen. The quartet completed the remaining dates on the tour – including a January 20 show in Middletown, New York, available for the first time on the Kill 'Em All box set – using gear borrowed from Anthrax. Onstage at J Bees Rock III, Hetfield dedicated Seek and Destroy to the New Yorkers; his despair at the theft would later inspire him to write Fade To Black.

Cliff Burton proving he’s the finest bass player of his generation
Cliff Burton’s huge impact upon Metallica has been well documented, and one need only check the publishing credits on Ride The Lightning to see how his knowledge of classical music and music theory elevated the band’s songwriting. Hetfield and Ulrich were so in awe of their friend’s talent that they made space for Burton’s solo showcase (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth on Kill ‘Em All, and indeed in subsequent live shows, but for a previously unheard demonstration of Burton’s abilities, check out his astonishing intro to Whiplash at J Bees Rock III. Yes, that’s a bass guitar.

A full set from Metallica’s first ever European tour
“We’re fucking Metallica, we’re a bunch of alcoholics from California!” is how James Hetfield introduced his band to Parisian headbangers at Espace Balard on February 9, 1984 at show four on the band’s first ever European tour, in support to Venom. With Metallica due to begin recording their second album Ride The Lightning at Sweet Silence Studios on February 20, Hetfield still hadn’t finished the lyrics on that final verse of the title track, as the live version performed here testifies.

Vocal and guitar solo-free versions of NWOBHM classics Am I Evil? and Blitzkrieg
Among the demo recordings and rough mixes pulled from Lars Ulrich’s vaults for these reissues, the ‘Rhythm Track Rough Mixes’ of Diamond Head’s Am I Evil? and Blitzkrieg’s Blitzkrieg – cover versions that would appear on the B-side of the Creeping Death single, released on November 23, 1984 – stand out, because they allow listeners to clearly hear, for the first time, the dynamic interplay between James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich alone. Think there’s a better rhythm guitar player in metal than Hetfield? Here’s proof that you’re wrong.

Cliff Burton disowning Escape 
Written in the studio during the Ride The Lightning album sessions, Escape might be the only genuinely dishonest Metallica song, a track penned with a view to securing airplay for the band. A measure of how much Metallica came to hate the song is evidenced by the fact that they have only ever played it once live, and then only when they couldn’t avoid it, having committed to playing Ride The Lightning album in full at their Orion festival show in Atlantic City on June 23, 2012. As a radio interview segment with Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton from 1985 proves, Metallica’s bassist – who had no hand in writing the song – was publicly disowning it even as the band were promoting the record. “I hate that song,” Burton told an interviewer at WUSC Cleveland, “that’s the one Metallica song that I really hate.”

Lars Ulrich dissing England! 
A committed Anglophile Lars Ulrich may be, but that didn’t stop the Danish drummer having a dig at England when interviewed for Metal Madness fanzine in an El Paso diner on March 2, 1985. Telling his interviewer “England is the place in Europe that’s actually our weakest market” the Dane goes on to say “England is a very conservative place when it comes to music…” The fact that at this point Metallica had played a grand total of three English shows, all of them in London, may perhaps have contributed to Metallica’s sluggish start sales-wise.

The first ever live performance of Disposable Heroes 
On September 14, 1985 Metallica took a time-out from recording their third album, Master of Puppets, to headline the Metal Hammer festival in St. Goarshausen, Germany above Venom and Wishbone Ash. After saluting the “fucking crazy fuckers” in attendance, James Hetfield introduces a new song from the album he suggests will be “out around Christmas time” and the band launch into Disposable Heroes for the first time in public.

Metallica’s first appearance at Donington Park 
Metallica’s only other European date in 1985 saw them grace metal’s spiritual home, Donington Park, for the first time, on a Monsters of Rock festival bill featuring ZZ Top, Marillion, Bon Jovi, Ratt and Magnum. Sandwiched between Ratt and Bon Jovi on August 17, perhaps the most memorable moment of the day came when James Hetfield introduced the band to the East Midlands crowd ahead of playing For Whom The Bell Tolls. “We’re Metallica,” said Hetfield, “and I have to tell you something from the start: If you came here to see spandex, and fucking eye make-up and all that shit, and the words ‘rock ‘n’ roll baby’ in every fucking song this ain’t the fucking band!” Priceless.

The deluxe box sets of Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning will be available on April 15.

Read more on TeamRock.com..

Download MP3 Metallica Classic Albums:
Kill 'Em AllRide The LightningMaster of Puppets...And Justice for All

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Behemoth frontman Nergal says he's making progress on new album

Behemoth frontman Adam 'Nergal' Darski has revealed he's started work on the band's next album.

The singer said in January that he has been inspired by the "avant-garde" when writing the follow-up to 2014's The Satanist, adding that it would be a "new chapter" for the band and redefine their music.

Now he says in an Instagram post that he's playing "dark stuff" on his Gretsch White Falcon guitar.

He says: "Well, It has begun. The process. New music for Behemoth. Interesting to hear how the dark stuff sounds when played on White Falcon. It kinda gets me on a different track and I'm liking it a lot."

Darski also said he expected the new material to have post-punk influences.


BEHEMOTH 2016 TOUR DATES
Apr 21: Philadelphia Theatre of the Living Arts, PA
Apr 22: New York Webster Hall, NY
Apr 23: Boston Royale, MA
Apr 25: Montreal Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre, QC
Apr 26: Toronto The Phoenix Concert Theater, ON
Apr 27: Detroit St. Andrews Hall, MI
Apr 29: Chicago Thalia Hall, IL
Apr 30: Minneapolis Mill City Nights, MN
May 01: Lawrence The Granada Theater, KS
May 05: Denver The Gothic Theatre, CO
May 04: Salt Lake City The Complex, UT
May 06: San Francisco The Regency Ballroom, CA
May 07: Santa Ana The Observatory, CA
Jun 12: Nickelsdorf Nova Rock, AT
Jun 23: Halden Tons Of Rock NO
Jun 24-25: Goleniow Rock City Rock Hard Ride Free, Poland
Jul 01: Helsinki Tuska Festival , Finland
Jul 02: Lobnitz With Full Force, Germany
Jul 08: Geiselwind Out & Loud Festival, Germany
Jul 11: Dunaujvaros Rockmarathon, Hungary
Aug 11: Walton On Trent Bloodstock Open Air, UK
Oct 20: Wiesbaden Schlachthof, Germany
Oct 21: Esch-Sur-Alzette Rockhal, Luxembourg
Oct 22: Rennes L'Etage, France
Oct 23: Toulouse Le Bikini, France
Oct 25: Lisbon Paradise Garage, Portugal
Oct 26: Madrid La Riviera, Spain
Oct 27: Barcelona Razzmatazz 1, Spain
Oct 28: Lyon Transbordeur, France
Oct 29: Luzern Schuur, Switzerland
Oct 30: Strasbourg La Laiterie, France

Read more on teamrock.com..

Download MP3 albums:
The Satanist Evangelion The Apostasy Ezkaton


Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Hear the remastered version of Metallica classic The Four Horsemen, taken from deluxe edition of Kill ‘Em All


Metallica have streamed the remastered version of classic track The Four Horsemen, taken from the upcoming deluxe edition of debut album Kill ‘Em All.

The 1983 record and its follow-up, Ride The Lighting, are to be launched in limited-edition multi-disc box sets on April 15, to tie in with Record Store Day.

The packs also include pictures from the band’s personal archives, along with detailed articles written by people who witnessed the albums being made.

Meanwhile, Metallica have revealed the cover art for the live album they recorded at the Bataclan in Paris in 2003. It’s also released on Record Store Day, with proceeds to be donated to the victims of the terrorist massacre at the venue in November.

Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite, Metallica! features nine tracks and it’s part of the band’s commitment as this year’s RSD ambassadors. Lars Ulrich recently said: “Independent record stores are part of Metallica's DNA – they’ve been pivotal in shaping each one of us into the music fanatics we've all become.”



Read more on teamrock.com...


Download MP3 Metallica Classic Albums:

Kill 'Em All Ride The Lightning Master of Puppets ...And Justice for All