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Ender sign with Eulogy Recordings
2010-02-27
Mike Portnoy plays with Avenged Sevenfold
2010-02-27
Behemoth nominated for Polish Music Award
2010-02-24
Soulfly announce spring tour
2010-02-24
Norther announce new guitarist
2010-02-24
1349 announce album title
2010-02-24
The Acacia Strain DVD hits Billboard
2010-02-24
Crematorium newsflash
2010-02-24
Psycroptic releases debut DVD
2010-02-24
Mnemic to shoot new video
2010-02-22
Epica tour bus crashed
2010-02-22
New Dark Tranquillity streamed in full
2010-02-22
Sound Pollution collaborate with Sony Music
2010-02-22
Epica singer guests on new Kamelot album
2010-02-22
Celesty announce new vocalist
2010-02-22
Halcyon Way confirm UK tour with Fozzy
2010-02-22
Gravdal announce album details
2010-02-22
Behemoth bassist forming new band
2010-02-22
Valkyrie sign with Meteor City
2010-02-22
Trident to release debut album
2010-02-18
Ender sign with Eulogy Recordings
2010-02-27
Eulogy Recordings are very proud to announce the signing of New Jersey’s ENDER. Their debut album “This Is Revenge” was recently recorded at Treehouse Studios (Jersey City, NJ) and produced by Weston Kleinknecht. “This Is Revenge” will be released on Eulogy Recordings this spring. They are currently planning tours to support the album.

Drummer Danny Lavarco commented “We are very excited to announce that we have signed with Eulogy Recordings. We join the ranks of such great bands they have put out over the years and are stoked to be a part of the Eulogy family. We wanted a label that would absolutely love our band, and Eulogy definitely was the right route to take. We will be announcing a release date for our album soon, and as well as a bunch of tours we are currently working on right now. We will also have a bunch of new merch to go along with it. We are excited to work with John and the rest of the staff over at Eulogy! We thank everyone for their support over the 1 year we have been a band and it’s all because of you guys that this is all happening for us. We can’t wait to get the album out and see everyone on the road!”

Eulogy owner John Wylie added, “ENDER is relentless and determined to be heard. From the first time I heard this band I knew that they were something special. They combine a number of different elements of heavy music to create a band that demands your attention. We are very excited to have them as part of Eulogy.”

Bio:
ENDER is a Hardcore/Metal band from New Jersey. Formed in May of 2009, the band wasted no time, writing and recording a hand full of songs and hitting the road for a self booked 3 week tour July 24-August 17. The tour spanned from New Jersey to Michigan, and down to Florida, joining up with national tours such as Vans Warped Tour and the Thrash And Burn Tour. They recently completed recording their debut album “This Is Revenge” at Treehouse Studios (Jersey City, NJ). The album was produced by Weston Kleinknecht. Tour plans are currently in the works to support their debut album which will be released on Eulogy Recordings.

Lineup:
Danny Lavarco - Drums
Casey Conlon - Guitar
Sal Latrenta - Guitar
Mark Costa - Bass
Joe Benducci - Vocals

Upcoming Shows:
02/27/10 @ Bogota VFW - Bogota, NJ w/Diminished, End Of Terra
03/02/10 @ The Meatlocker - Montclair, NJ w/Liferuiner, Knock em Dead, Rhinoceros
03/07/10 @Spotswood VFW - Spotswood, NJ w/Stray From The Path, The World We Knew
03/21/10 @Croc Rock - Allentown, PA w/Unearth, Stick To Your Guns, Carnifex
03/27/10 @ Amity Teen Center - Woodbridge, CT w/Autumn In An Ambulance, R.A.I.L.
04/11/10 @ Caldwell College - Caldwell , NJ w/Breathe Carolina, Rooks, and more!
04/23/10 @ BMIA Building (Teen Center) - Browns Mills, NJ w/Nobody Likes A Hero, Look To The East
07/09/10 @ Williams Center For The Arts - Rutherford, NJ w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/10/10 @ Jefferson High School - Oak Ridge, NJ w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/11/10 @ South Street Stage - Waterbury , CT w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/14/10 @ The College Corner - Elmira, NY w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/18/10 @ Rebel Yell Venue - Pearson, GA w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/20/10 @ Doozers Pub - Jacksonville, FL w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/21/10 @ The Elbow Room - Columbia, SC w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/22/10 @ Skate High - Virginia Beach , VA w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/23/10 @ My Brothers Place - Weldorf , MD w/Above All Fallen, Timelines
07/24/10 @ Bogota VFW - Bogota, NJ w/Above All Fallen, Timelines, Deceiver
07/25/10 @ Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ w/Above All Fallen, Timelines

Mike Portnoy plays with Avenged Sevenfold
2010-02-27
DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy has confirmed he will be playing on the forthcoming album from AVENGED SEVENFOLD in light of the tragic death of their drummer, The Rev, On December 28th 2009. Mike said, "Even under normal circumstances, I would've been happy to help the guys out in any way I could as I think Avenged Sevenfold are a great band, but under these incredibly sad and tragic circumstances, I must say I am truly honoured."

Behemoth nominated for Polish Music Award
2010-02-24
We are proud to announce that Polish death/black tank BEHEMOTH has been nominated for prestigious Polish Music Awards - Fryderyki! The band is nominated in 5 categories!

Production of the year
Adam (Nergal) Darski, Daniel Bergstrand, Sławomir Wiesławski, Wojciech Wiesławski, Colin Richardson (production) and Arkadiusz Malczewski, Janusz Bryt, Kuba Mankowski (realisation) for the BEHEMOTH - "Evangelion" album

The best album artwork
BEHEMOTH - "Evangelion", Design: Tomasz Daniłowicz

The album of the year (Heavy Metal)
BEHEMOTH - "Evangelion"

The band of the year
BEHEMOTH

Video of the year
BEHEMOTH - "Ov Fire And The Void"; Director: Dariusz Szermanowicz, Paweł Krawczyk

The awards will be presented in Warsaw on April 19th.

Soulfly announce spring tour
2010-02-24
New York, NY: SOULFLY are wasting no time getting out on the road for a month of advance touring in support of their forthcoming seventh album, Omen, due in stores May 25, 2010. The tour kicks off March 2 in San Antonio, Texas and runs through April 1 in Reno, Nevada.

The bill will feature Prong, Incite and Rotting Corpse as the support acts.

Tommy Victor of tourmates Prong lends his voice to the song "Lethal Injection," which appears on Omen, and fans will experience Soulfly frontman Max Cavalera singing the song live with Victor on this tour!

In addition to the tour, a video for "Rise of the Fallen" will be shot next month. The song features guest vocals from Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato. Omen, by far the band's most in your face, punk leaning album, will feature an original cover illustration by artist David Ho, depicting the seven deadly sins.

Tour dates are as follows:

March 2 - Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX
March 3 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
March 6 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
March 7 - Firestone - Orlando, FL
March 8 - State Theater - St. Petersburg, FL
March 9 - The Loft at Center Stage Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
March 11 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
March 12 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY
March 13 - The Expo Center at Marriot Hotel - Fitchburg, MA
March 15 - Higher Ground - South Burlington, VT
March 16 - Lupo's - Providence, RI
March 17 - Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
March 19 - Peabody's Downunder - Cleveland, OH
March 20 - Al Rosa - Columbus, OH
March 23 - The Midland Theatre by AMC - Kansas City, MO
March 27 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, ALB
March 28 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, ALB
March 29 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA
March 30 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
March 31 - Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID
April 1 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV

Norther announce new guitarist
2010-02-24
Finnish Melodic Death Metal act NORTHER have issued the following update:

“During the last couple of months Daniel Freyberg from Naildown has been helping us out with our recent live duties. Since he turned out to be a perfect fit in every way we decided to offer him to become a permanent member of the band. Besides his skillfull guitar work he is also a talented songwriter.

We have started composing new material for the next full length studio album which will be tentatively out in autumn 2010. At the moment we have a big bunch of great tracks from which we will start choosing the best ones for the album…"The cream always rises to the top so no filler allowed"

As a grand opening for our fans we are heading to Astia Studios next weekend to record one new song with our longtime producer Anssi Kippo. This exclusive song is going to be released as an online single during April 2010 – so make sure to check out our MySpace profile for more news soon!” - Norther

The new member Daniel Freyberg comments this great news:

"I have really been enjoying my time in Norther from the very first show. After getting so well along with the guys, I was very pleased when they asked me to become a permanent member of the band. I really believe that together we're going to create the strongest Norther album ever!"

1349 announce album title
2010-02-24
Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have announced the title and release date of their new album. The album, entitled "DEMONOIR," will be released by Indie Recordings throughout Europe on April 26, and by Prosthetic Records in North America on April 27.

For the band's fifth full-length release, 1349 decided to suck out the fiercest and most potent energies from every single member and surroundings, channeling it into songs that are pulsating with uncanny atmospheres, rawness and nerve shattering intensity. The whole process of getting the material on record was like one long, exhausting black magic summoning that could not be allowed to go wrong.

"DEMONOIR" is without a shadow of a doubt 1349's darkest, most sinister and brutal work to date, and in this case it comes to mean that the band has gone from the utterly extreme to the genre-expanding and mind-boggling. Black Metal cannot, and will never be the same.

"DEMONOIR" will be available in North America as a digipack CD and a limited edition 12" picture disc LP.

Lineup:
Archaon - Guitars
Frost - Drums
Ravn - Vocals
Seidemann - Bass

The Acacia Strain DVD hits Billboard
2010-02-24
THE ACACIA STRAIN's first DVD, "The Most Known Unknown," which was released last Tuesday, February 16, debuted at #10 on Billboard's Top Music Video Sales Chart. Front man Vincent Benett commented; "This is awesome news. Thank you to everyone who went out and bought the DVD last week. We are really proud of it, and hope you enjoy it. We look forward to seeing you out on tour once we are done writing and recording our new record."

Head over to Metal Injection to check out the clip for "Balboa Towers" and to Myspace Metal to see the clip for "Dr. Doom," both from the DVD.
The double disc set, "The Most Known Unknown," marks the band's first DVD. Disc one documents a sold out show at the Worcester Palladium shot in December 2008, while disc two contains footage of a show at the much smaller and more intimate Waterfront in the band's home turf of Holyoke MA, as well as three music videos, a documentary covering the formative years of the band and a "10 Seconds of Fame" bonus segment, in which select fans were given 10 seconds on camera to do whatever they wanted. The cover art was done by Paul Romano, who also did the cover of the band's album, "Continent."

THE ACACIA STRAIN's last full length, 2008's "Continent," debuted at number 2 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" Chart and the band won the "Myspace Readers' Choice Award" at 2009's GOLDEN GODS awards. The band is gearing up to record a new album for a tentative summer 2010 release.

Crematorium newsflash
2010-02-24
CREMATORIUM, the Los Angeles purveyors of "Murdercore," has announced that guitarist and longest standing member, Mark Uehlein, will be leaving the band for personal reasons. His last show with CREMATORIUM will be this Saturday, February 27th at The Blvd in Los Angeles, CA.

Vocalist Daniel Dismal commented on the subject: "This Saturday night is going to be Mark's last show ever with CREMATORIUM. Mark has dedicated a lot of blood and sweat into playing with CREMATORIUM since 1996 and in many ways, CREMATORIUM would not have done as much as we have as a band if it was not for Mark's involvement with the band. It's a sad day to watch Mark leave but we want to give him a proper send off and let him know just how much he will be missed and how much he's actually given to the underground Metal scene as a whole."

Church of the 8th Day presents...
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
CREMATORIUM
RECIPROCAL
ARKAIK
BURNING AT THE STAKE
OBSCENE CARNAGE
APOCALYPSIS
@ The Blvd
2631 Whittier Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90023
All Ages - $8 - Bar w/ I.D. - 7:00pm
ChurchOfThe8thDay.com

CREMATORIUM released "For All Our Sins" in 2002, and "The Process Of Endtime" in 2005 on Prosthetic Records. They are currently writing and gearing up to record their latest effort, which is entitled "Born of Filth... Cultivated by Swine".

Psycroptic releases debut DVD
2010-02-24
It’s finally here...Australia’s premier, world renowned extreme metal export PSYCROPTIC have released their long awaited and highly anticipated debut live DVD with bonus CD all packaged in a delux digipack.



Filmed live at The HiFi Bar in Melbourne , Australia on December 20th 2008 as part of the Australian leg of the (Ob)Servant world tour, this is a must have product not for just every rabid mad Psycroptic fan, but for ANY fan of live heavy metal music.



Including over an hour of live concert footage and a warts and all look behind the scenes into how this extraordinarily unique and talented extreme metal band works and functions....leaving no stones unturned.



Also included on this dvd is a comprehensive look into the musical equipment and set ups used to create those sounds that are uniquely synonymous in the metal world with the name PSYCROPTIC.

Mnemic to shoot new video
2010-02-22
Danish modern metal heroes MNEMIC will soon team up with Patric Ullaeus to shoot the video for the single "Diesel Uterus" from their brand new album "Sons Of The System".

"Once again we will be working with our long time friend and film director Patric Ullaeus. He has been there for us, each and every time, and its been almost 3 years since we have worked together. This time around we are bringing the robots, and all the stage props in order to make a cool and crazy video. I can't say how excited we are to be hanging out with Patric again - he is a creative force, that has stood behind Mnemic for a long time, and together we will make an ass-kicking video! Watch this space..." - Mircea Gabriel Eftemie

Epica tour bus crashed
2010-02-22
On February 12th female fronted Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA was on the road to Victoria, Canada. To reach the next city on their current tour, they had to drive through the Rocky Mountains. In the early morning on Canadian Highway 1 a car went spinning for the bus. By running the bus against the rail-guard busdriver Dave Mabry managed to avoid a head-on collision. Some band- and crew members were thrown out of their bunks and the car was totally damaged. But fortunately nobody was injured.

After a few hours delay and some on the spot repairs the bus was able to continue the journey.

New Dark Tranquillity streamed in full
2010-02-22
Swedish melodic death metal legend DARK TRANQUILLITY will release its highly anticipated new album “We Are The Void” via Century Media Records on the following dates:

SWEDEN: February 24, 2010
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY / AUSTRALIA : February 26, 2010
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE : March 1, 2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL : March 2, 2010
FINLAND / HUNGARY : March 3, 2010
NORTH AMERICA: March 9, 2010

Now you can listen to this landmark melodic death metal album on the band’s official MySpace page until Friday, February 26th, so head over to http://www.myspace.com/dtofficial and enjoy this masterpiece!

“We Are The Void” will be available as CD, Digital Download & strictly limited edition with a special die-cut digipak packaging which will include 2 bonus songs („Stars Of Nothingness“ & To Where Fires Cannot Feed“) + a bonus DVD that contains the following material:

1. Studio Report – The Making of The Void (produced by Andres Bjoerler/ THE HAUNTED)
2. Making Of “Shadow In Our Blood” video
3. ThereIn (Live In Milan )
4. Final Resistance (Live In Milan )
5. Where Death Is Most Alive DVD trailer

Sound Pollution collaborate with Sony Music
2010-02-22
Sound Pollution and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia has as
you’ve probably already heard started a cooperation where Sony/ATV
will administer the rights of newly started Sound Pollution Songs AB. The catalogue has over 1000 songs, for example tracks from the authors
behind Bullet, Hellfueled, Gemini Five, the Kristet Utseende and Sabaton.

Epica singer guests on new Kamelot album
2010-02-22
As Kamelot continues to finish their upcoming CD, the special guests are finishing their parts on the record. Simone Simons from the symphonic metal band Epica recently recorded her vocal parts that will be featured on Kamelot's forthcoming CD. Simone joins Kamelot vocalist Khan on the band's newest ballad "House On A Hill" as well the title track of the band's new album. More special guests to be announced soon!

Kamelot will embark on a World Tour starting this March in Europe and will be debuting several new songs from the new CD. Release date to be announced...

Celesty announce new vocalist
2010-02-22
The Finnish power metal sextet CELESTY has a new lead vocalist, Tony Turunen, brother of former Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen.

"This feels awesome!" Tony admits. "This is a new and interesting challenge for
me. I'm eagerly waiting to see what the future holds for me and the band."

Dozens of singers applied for the position, but in the end the decision was easy
and unambiguous. "He's not only a great singer, but also a talented lead
vocalist with a very powerful stage presence. Plus he's a great guy!" summarizes
drummer and composer Jere Luokkamäki.

CELESTY's search for a new vocalist began in December. Even if the band was sure
who they wanted, the new vocalist had to wait for the confirmation until February.

"A good friend of mine mentioned that Celesty was looking for a new lead
vocalist. Since I had listened a lot to their latest album Vendetta, I decided
to apply for the position." Tony explains. "Of course I hoped they'd choose me,
but I was still surprised when the band invited me to meet them in a studio.
Eventually I recorded vocals for three songs in January. After some time, which
actually felt reeeaaally long, the band welcomed me to be their new singer."

"I feel positive about the future, and I already have lots of ideas for the
band. I will do my best and be creative, both in the studio and during live
shows. My expectations for the band are extremely high!" says Tony, whose first
live show with CELESTY will be in March.

Halcyon Way confirm UK tour with Fozzy
2010-02-22
Nightmare Recording artists and Atlanta metal band Halcyon Way have confirmed tour plans with Fozzy in the UK in May 2010.

The tour will have the band performing four shows over three days in Scotland and England. The last day will feature a 2:00pm matinee and a 7:00pm evening show.

May 13 – Glasgow – Cathouse
May 14 – Nottingham – Rock City Basement
May 15 – London – The Relentless Garage (2 shows!)

Gravdal announce album details
2010-02-22
Norwegian Black Metallers GRAVDAL have revealed the artwork and track list details for their upcoming album “Torturmantra”, which is due for release on Unexploded Records in the spring. The nine-track “Torturmantra” is a follow up to 2008’s “Sadist”, and will be the band’s second full-length album. Artwork on “Torturmantra” is by the Norwegian artist Robert Høyem who has worked with bands like SLAGMAUR and GALAR. Track listing as follows:

1. Hydrestund I Helvete
2. Slave
3. Eg E Ditt Helvete
4. Mishandlet
5.
6. Torturmantra
7. Pulsen Vakler
8. Klastrert På Ambolt
9. Slutt

According to GRAVDAL, "Torturmantra" represents a massive step forward in the band’s approach to music, adding depth and variety to the trademark “in your face” black metal in terms of both sound and concept. Making a guest appearance on vocals for the track “Mishandlet” is SHINING founder and front man Niklas Kvarforth, who delivers an atmospheric performance perfectly suited to the subject of abuse that this slower track explores lyrically. "Torturmantra” is produced by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen, and recorded by Larsen, Bjørnar E. Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR) and Arve Isdal (ENSLAVED, AUDREY HORNE) at their Earshot and Conclave studios in Bergen.

GRAVDAL, whose line up includes Galge on vocals, guitarists Specter and Phobos (AETERNUS, MALSAIN, GALAR), and Taakesjel (BIZARREKULT) on drums, will be joined on bass by Dreggen (BLACK HOLE GENERATOR, AETERNUS, SWORN, ex-TAAKE) for the band’s appearance at the Inferno Festival in Oslo on the 31st March at the Garage, and for the European tour with GORGOROTH and KEEP OF KALESSIN which will take place during April on the following dates:

09.04.2010 - Belgium, Vosselaar @ Biebob
10.04.2010 - Holland, Rotterdam @ Baroeg
11.04.2010 - France, Paris @ Trabendo
12.04.2010 - Germany, Hamburg @ Marx
13.04.2010 - Germany, Cologne @ Essigfabrik
14.04.2010 - Germany, Ludwigsburg @ Rockfabrik
15.04.2010 - Italy, Milan @ Magazzini Generali
16.04.2010 - Germany, Osnabrück @ N8
17.04.2010 - Germany, Glauchau @ Alte Spinnerei

Behemoth bassist forming new band
2010-02-22
Novy, the internationally known bassist from bands such as Behemoth and Vader is currently available for Studio/Session work individually or as part of a rhythm section. Drummer Kevan Roy (ex-Mastery) rounds out the Rhythm Section from Hell. For further details, contact their management at mj@desertcore.com or visit www.desertcore.com

Rumor has it that Novy is currently putting together a new band, tentatively called Road's End, with lead guitarist Chris Cannella (N17, Autumn's End) and drummer Kevan Roy (ex-Mastery). Word is, they're still looking for another lead guitarist. Contact Road's End and Novy through their management at mj@desertcore.com or www.desertcore.com for further information.

Valkyrie sign with Meteor City
2010-02-22
Virginia-based heavy rock band VALKYRIE recently signed a deal with METEOR CITY RECORDS (THE OBSESSED, NEBULA, UNIDA) Meteor City will reissue both Valkyrie's self-titled debut album and their second album, Man of Two Visions. Release dates are set for July 5 (Europe) and July 6 (North America.).

Founded in 2002 in Lexington, Virginia by brothers Jake and Pete Adams (also of BARONESS),Valkyrie's twin harmonized guitar leads and clean dual vocals display a "musical telepathy" that only brothers can achieve. With a strong nod to classic doom and traditional heavy metal, Valkyrie's "genre transcending" sound also pays homage to classic heavy rock bands like DEEP PURPLE and THIN LIZZY while bringing to mind the pastoral and organic sounds of WISHBONE ASH and JETHRO TULL. With no regard to image, or retro-rock posturing, Valkyrie's true, classic heavy metal assault continues to turn many heads with its impressive live shows and soul-stirring conviction.

Trident to release debut album
2010-02-18
Swedish black-death heathens TRIDENT will release their debut album, World Destruction, on March 22, 2010 via Regain Records. Three blistering new tracks from the album - "Slaves To Anguish," "World Destruction" and "Jaws of Satan" - are currently streaming on the band's official MySpace page [http://www.myspace.com/tridentofficial].

TRIDENT features a massive roster of professional metal assassins:
Johan Norman (Soul Reaper, Dissection) - rhythm guitar
Ewo Solvelius - lead guitar
Alexander Friberg (Necrophobic, Jaggernaut, Karneywar) - bass
Tobias Sidegård (Necrophobic) - vocals
Jonas Blom (Grief of Emerald) - drums

World Destruction was recorded at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden with engineers Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) and Nico Elgstrand (Entombed) and features artwork by Brazilian artist Marcelo Vasco.

World Destruction Track Listing:
01. "The Trident"
02. "Jaws of Satan (Spawns of Hell)"
03. "Nemesis"
04. "Black Velvet Wings"
05. "Stockholm Bloodbath"
06. "Luciferian Call"
07. "Blackened Souls"
08. "Slaves to Anguish"
09. "World Destruction"
10. "Mephisto"

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