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Video: Dying Fetus third in-studio session for “Reign Supreme”

Posted by metalrocker on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 6:12 PM (PST)

Maryland death metallers Dying Fetus have released their third studio update for their new album Reign Supreme.

The band has filmed a series of in-studio videos taken during the recording sessions of the new album, and today they have posted the third video in the series. This video focuses on laying down riffs and the guitar tracking process for Reign Supreme.

You can check out the update as well as their recent lyric video, “Subjected to a Beating,” here. You can also check out their new single “Second Skin” at this location.

Be sure to pick up Reign Supreme on June 19th, via Relapse Records.

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Prong adds Crowbar and Cradle of Filth bassists to tour

Posted by jessepac on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 1:50 PM (PST)

Prong is currently in the midst of a short UK and European tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark Beg To Differ album. Joining mainman Tommy Victor and drummer Alexei Rodriguez are bass players Matt Brunson of Crowbar and former Cradle of Filth bassist Dave Pybus.

Tommy Victor explained the presence of not one but two well know bassists.

“Since Tony Campos (who has been touring with the band and played on Carved Into Stone) is touring with Soulfly, we’ve had to tour with other bass players. Everyone who has toured with us so far has been fantastic and brought their own personal style to Prong. Phil Zeller from Toxic Holocaust did the Crowbar tour. Jason Rapesi who has played with Stone Sour did a few shows with us before that. We were heading to Europe and the guy we had couldn’t do it in the eleventh hour. Rather than cancel, our friend Matt Brunson from Crowbar stepped in and learned the entire Beg To Differ album in a day and a half! Then we found out that Dave Pybus who has played with Cradle of Filth, was going to be the tech on the tour. As it turned out, Dave is a massive PRONG fan! He learned some of the other songs and has been joining Alexei and I onstage every night. Now we have two great bass players each night! This tour has been a blast!”

Prong will resume tearing up the road in the US this July for a string of shows with the legendary Maryland Rockers Clutch.

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New Video: Unleash the Archers – “General Of The Dark Army”

Posted by jessepac on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 1:34 PM (PST)

We have a new band with a new video here for you today: Vancouver’s Unleash the Archers have just released the video for their power metal track “General of the Dark Army.” The song comes off of their album Demons Of The AstroWaste.

Fans of 3 Inches of Blood and other forms of hair-swingin power metal will dig this video, especially if you have a penchant for female lead singers. Here is what vocalist Brittney Hayes had to say about the video:

“Thanks to the support of tons of amazing fans we were able to make this video far more epic than the last. Getting to watch the General come to life was phenomenal, and mind blowing actually. I’ve had this vision of him ever since I wrote the song… And I think we got really close, as close as an indie band could ever get to realizing that vision.”

Click here for the video!

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New Music Video: Shadows Fall – “The Unknown”

Posted by SeanB on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 2:55 AM (PST)

Massachusetts metal vets Shadows Fall have just released a music video for the song “The Unknown” from their new album called Fire From The Sky.

To watch the video click here.

Fire From The Sky is Shadows Fall’s seventh studio album and available now on Razor And Tie Records.

Singer Brian Fair recently commented about the album:

“Fire From The Sky’ is not a concept album by any means, but a few common themes do link these songs together. These days, the world seems to be spiraling out of control into a frantic state of confusion, corruption and chaos. It’s as if we are living under the shadow of an impending apocalypse. The songs on this album were inspired by this chaos and the struggle to find answers in these dark days.”

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Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward refuses to play three songs for free while another drummer gets paid to fill in for him at the same concert

Posted by SeanB on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 2:38 AM (PST)

Honestly, I was really hoping I wouldn’t have to write anything else about this whole Black Sabbath “reunion” thing. Look, it gets web hits and everyone wants to know what’s going on with one of the most influential bands in metal history. Plus there’s no one out there (except maybe Sharon) that doesn’t want to see these guys back together at least once before they die. So I’m writing this one last article (until they put Bill Ward back in the band) as an update.

If you don’t know, the band is having a “reunion” without the original drummer Bill Ward because they can’t seem to get their shit together and reach an agreement about monetary issues. It’s anyone’s guess who’s really to blame here, but basically a bunch of childish rich old British men can’t sit down and figure out how to split up a HUGE sum of money equally and Bill refuses to play nice until he gets what he feels is a fair contract. So instead of saying “fuck it” and making this happen somehow they are recording a “reunion” album without the original drummer they have now offered him the chance to play a couple songs at a festival FOR FREE and then step down so another drummer can fill in for the rest of the set and get paid. Yes you read that right. Plus Ward didn’t even know about the show and found out from an ad online. You’d think Ozzy maybe has a little cash kicking around after selling his soul to MTV and could just make this work, but it looks like that is a big negative.

To read quotes from Ward on the whole situation click here.

Oh yeah by the way, Tony Iommi has cancer too (which one would think might be an incentive to say fuck it and just play together again one last time, but no). He is reportedy responding well to treatment and has been recording this whole time.

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Cover Art Battle: City of Wolves and Blood

Posted by MetalRiotJD on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 10:21 PM (PST)

Welcome to Metal Riot’s Cover Art Battle! Every week we try and show the best-of-the-best in metal cover art, ranging from the fantastically illustrated to hauntingly photographed and everything in between.

May continues with more stunning albums and album cover art. You, my fellow heathens and cretins, once again have an opportunity to vote your asses off. So get going and cast both your ballots here!

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3 Inches Of Blood release lyric video for “Look Out” as a tribute to Ronnie James Dio

Posted by KageDrummer on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 5:42 PM (PST)

3-inches-of-blood-long-live-heavy-metal Canadian heavy metallers, 3 Inches Of Blood, have released a lyric video to their song “Look Out,” which is a tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio; the song is taken from their album “Long Live Heavy Metal.” The band’s vocalist Cam Pipes elaborates,:

“It was hard to find the right words for a song honoring Ronnie James Dio, but I hope it is regarded as a fitting tribute to a legendary figure. His impact on the metal community will last forever, and though he may have been small in stature, his contribution to the music scene is larger than most will ever achieve.”

To check out the lyric video click here.

“Long Live Heavy Metal” was released was released in March 2012 via Century Media.

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Dark Funeral signs with Century Media

Posted by KageDrummer on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 5:32 PM (PST)

Swedish black metallers, Dark Funeral, have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media for their next three albums. Guitarist Lord Ahriman has stated:

“Our bad luck with labels in the past has for sure been very frustrating. So it is with great pleasure to finally be able to turn the page, move on and start a new dark chapter in the Dark Funeral saga, as we join the great Century Media family. Century Media has more than enough proven to be a stable and highly professional label. And we are totally looking forward to this new cooperation, which I’m sure will prove to be very satisfying and successful for both parts. Hail the goat!”

Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe has also stated:

“I always respected Dark Funeral for their endurance and integrity. They’ve gone through some hard times, but never gave up and also never gave in to compromise on their musical and aesthetic vision. Almost 20 years after their formation it’s still the same powerhouse of unmerciful black metal and the new line-up is stronger and more focused than in the past. Thanks to Lord Ahriman and the whole band! Looking forward to their 20th anniversary in 2013 with a new album In The Sign Of The Horns!”

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Forgotten Tears announce new drummer

Posted by XxCrashQueenxX on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 2:37 PM (PST)

Forgotten Tears has announced that they have a new drummer. Their new drummer’s name is Simone Bosi who has already played shows with the band.

This statement comes from the band via their Facebook page:

“Dear friends, we are more than happy to announce this:
We are pleased to introduce you Simone Bosi, our OFFICIAL NEW DRUMMER!
The video was taken during our last concert near Turin, sorry for the bad video/audio quality, but we are sure you will enjoy watching this dude playing the drums : )”

To see the video, click here.

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Sirens and Sailors announce new tour dates

Posted by XxCrashQueenxX on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 1:43 PM (PST)

Sirens and Sailors have announced that they will be hitting the road with Everyone Dies in Utah this summer. The Wasteland at Sea tour starts on June 11th in Blytheville, Arkansas and will end in Mesa, Arizona on July 16th.

For a full list of cities, dates, and venues click here.

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Miseration reveals album details

Posted by XxCrashQueenxX on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 1:08 PM (PST)

Miseration has revealed details about their upcoming third album titled Tragedy Has Spoken, which is set for a June 29th digital release date and a North American release date of July 3rd.

The band has also released a song off of the album, art work, and the full track listing, to see all the details click here.

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Rivals Sons confirm shows with Guns N’ Roses

Posted by XxCrashQueenxX on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM (PST)

Rivals Sons have confirmed that they will be the main support act for Guns N’ Roses for two shows in Europe this coming summer.

The band will be opening for Guns N’ Roses on June 4th at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and then at the Warsteiner Hockey Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany on June 8th.

Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday had these comments to make:

“What a great, great opportunity to get these shows supporting Guns N’ Roses! Germany has been great to us, and this will only help us reach out to so many more people over there. As far as Guns goes… I remember the first time those guys were ever on MTV, me and my best mate were watching. A total shock to the system, and to me and my friends’ lives. We were really young little dudes, but we already loved our rock ‘n’ roll, and Guns just reeked of reality and grit… I mean they were literally very dirty. And we LOVED it. They ushered in a lot more ‘real’ and dirtiness to a scene that had become way too fruity-pants. As a wee guitar-playing lad, I couldn’t get enough of Appetite For Destruction and Lies. Ready to see and hear some of those first tunes played live!”

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Testament reveals album art and track list for Dark Roots of the Earth

Posted by tyrusrunyan on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:59 AM (PST)

California thrash metal band Testament have released the track list and album art for their upcoming album Dark Roots of the Earth. The artwork for the album was by painted by Eliran Kantor and the album was produced, mixed and mastered by the Andy Sneap. Dark Roots of the Earth will be a follow up to the 2008 album The Formation of Damnation and is set for release via Nuclear Blast.

You can see the track listing and cover art here

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Kreator releases a second trailer for Phantom Antichrist

Posted by tyrusrunyan on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 7:22 AM (PST)

Legendary German thrash metal band Kreator have released the second of three trailers for their upcoming album Phantom Antichrist. The second trailer focuses on the development of the album art and offers some great shots of the two covers and the interior artwork. With so many albums being downloaded this trailer is a pretty cool way to bring attention to what seems to becoming a lost art.

Phantom Antichrist is Kreator’s 13th studio album and will be released on June 5th via Nuclear Blast. You can watch the trailer here.

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Saint Vitus stream upcoming album “Lillie: F-65″

Posted by tyrusrunyan on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:55 AM (PST)

Legendary California doom metal band Saint Vitus are streaming their upcoming album, Lillie: F-65 in it’s entirety on NPR. Lillie: F-65 is the bands 8th studio album and a long awaited follow up to their 1995 effort Die Healing.