Debut album from The Great Old Ones

Recorded and mixed by Cyrille Gachet from France ( Year of No Light, ...) and mastered by Alan Douches from New York (Tombs, Dillinger Escape Plan, ...), the French Ambient / Post Black Metal band « THE GREAT OLD ONES » will release his incredible debut album “Al Azif” on 27th April 2012 on Les Acteurs De L’Ombre productions. Expect a ritualistic, slow-paced black metal in the vein of ALTAR OF PLAGUES, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, FEN.

Tracklist : 
01 - Al Azif - 7:56 
02 - Visions of R'lyeh - 6:55
03 - Jonas - 9:29
04 - Rue d'Auseil - 9:20
05 - The Truth - 8:23
06 - My Love for the Stars (Cthulhu Fhtagn) - 10:19

www.thegreatoldonesband.com

Les Discrets posts video clip

Les Discrets finished their very first video clip! 

It's for the song "Ariettes Oubliées", the title track of their upcoming second album (out February 13)!

Direct link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvcgBgb8o0Q

www.lesdiscrets.com
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Bi-Polar Sluts posts video clip

Bi-Polar Sluts are a contemporary Hard Rock band from Italy/USA and "Out-4-dinner" is their first album produced by Cristiano Santini at Morphing Studios (Bologna - Italy), released by Black Fading Records, published by New Model Label and distributed in Italy by Audioglobe.

A prominent feature is the past musical career of Bi-Polar Slut's drummer Paul Casali, formerly drummer of Raw Power, a powerful Italian Hardcore band, which during the 80's shared the stage in the U.S. with superstars such as: Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies and many other.

For the first album single "Keep Screaming" a video has been shot and produced by Film Cartel Entertainment and directed by Hollywood producer Peter Dioni in southern California.

Watch it here!

Upcoming dates:
Feb. 4th 2012 - BAR ODISSEA - Borgo Val di Taro (Italy)
Feb. 10th 2012 - UNDERWORLD PUB - Bedonia (Italy)
Feb. 11th 2012 - PUB FUORI PORTA - Casalmaggiore (Italy)
March 3rd 2012 - BANDIT BIKER'S PUB - Parma (Italy)
March 9th 2012- UNDERWORLD PUB - Bedonia (Italy)
May 11th 2012- UNDERWORLD PUB - Bedonia (Italy)
Sept. 29th 2012 - THE RECKLESS ENGINEER - BRISTOL (ENGLAND)
....more dates coming soon...

BI-POLAR SLUTS are:
Mike Molinari (vocals) - Giux Morini (guitars) - Giovanni "Krippo" Cripotos (guitars) - Max Gavina (guitars) - Joe "Forlo" Forlini (Bass) - Paolo "Paul" Casali (Drums)

Tracklist:
1. Out-4-dinner (intro) 

2. Aperiti"ve" 

3. I can't stand it 

4. Keep Screaming 

5. Listen to me 

6. Treat u bad 

7. One Day 

9. Never Trust a Woman 

10. Believe 

11. Prelude to... 

12. Something to kill the pain 

13. Sammy's Backyard 14. 

Back-4-Breakfast (Outro).

Link: http://www.bipolarsluts.com/

Stillborn presents new music video

Stillborn presents the music video for the song "Stillborn II" from their last album "Los Asesinos del Sur". It was recorded in winter 2011/2012, in conditions described as extreme. The writer and director is ataman Tolovy, the band's bassist, while in the lead role you can see Killer, the band vocalist and guitarist.

Asked about the meaning of the video they say: "This Image is a natural extension of the track's lyrics. Two characters, two symbols, conflict, solution. We spit in faces and say it's raining."

The video can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR_rOf5kfXc

The Sixpounder signs with Universal

Originating from Wroclaw, Poland's The Sixpounder after the successfull 2011, releasing debut album „Going To Hell? Permission Granted”, reaching final round of national TV talent show (where The Sixpounder's singer Frantic Phil was trained by Nergal, leader of mighty Behemoth), playing Wacken 2010 and touring intensively - has inked a deal with Universal Music. First outcome of this cooperation will be re-release of „Going To Hell? Permission Granted” at the end of February.

Soon after, since March 10th, The Sixpounder will take part in Blitzkrieg VI tour, headlined by VADER. Both bands will be joined by Resistance (BEL), Calm Hatchery and Eris Is My Homegirl.

Here are all dates confirmed:
10.03 Bydgoszcz / Broadway
13.03 Poznań / Blue Note
14.03 Wrocław / Firlej
15.03 Zabrze / Wiatrak
16.03 Kraków / Fabryka
17.03 Rzeszów / Pod Palmą
18.03 Lublin / Graffiti
20.03 Białystok / Hala Węglowa
21.03 Gdańsk / Parlament
22.03 Olsztyn / Andergrant
23.03 Łódź / Dekompresja
24.03 Warszawa / Stodoła
25.03 Toruń / Od Nowa

Recorded last year „Going To Hell? Permission Granted” includes 12 songs of highly addictive alternative groove metal and cover version of Slayer’s “Bloodline”. The Sixpounder call themselves “combination of rock’n’roll ghost with metal specter” – this means highly energetic, modern guitar sound full of Pantera and Lamb Of God dynamics, yet enriched with melodies bringing to mind In Flames. 

The album was produced by Jacek Milaszewski (Acid Drinkers, Hunter) in Chimp Studio.

The Sixpounder are already an experienced live band in their home country. And after winning the Wacken Metal Battle, the band played at last Wacken Open Air 2010 festival. Here you can check the festival report from this memorable visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttC81UNIMuk Here you can also watch live video for “Last True Cowboy Manifesto” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xFKCHaeUUk and brand new ballad “A Heart Beat” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-6R7gJYEA

www.thesixpounder.com

New Luca Turilli’S RHAPSODY album in June

The new album of the band Luca Turilli’S RHAPSODY is entitled ASCENDING TO INFINITY and will be released on JUNE 29, 2012 by Nuclear Blast.

The songs included on the new release are:
QUANTUM X
ASCENDING TO INFINITY
DANTE’S INFERNO
EXCALIBUR
TORMENTO E PASSIONE
DARK FATE OF ATLANTIS
FANTASIA GOTICA
CLASH OF THE TITANS
OF MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AND LUCIFER’S FALL
 I. ALMA MUNDI
 II. FATUM MORTALIS
 III. IGNIS DIVINUS

The length of the album will be around 65 minutes.

The limited edition will include 2 additional bonus tracks for 75 minutes of music plus many exclusive gifts to be revealed very soon.

In autumn 2012 the ASCENDING TO INFINITY worldwide headliner tour will follow.

Please check the official band’s website (WWW.LTRHAPSODY.COM) on FEBRUARY 27, 2012 for more news and the exclusive presentation of the new LT’S RHAPSODY’s outstanding singer!

Luca also wants to update his fans about the production currently happening in Kempten, Germany, at the Backyard Studios of Sebastian Roeder.

“Hi to everybody! The production is proceeding perfectly and my friend Sebastian and I are having a great time while working on the new album here in the cold Kempten, with the snow visiting us from time to time. Nice atmosphere indeed!”
“As you know in December Alex Holzwarth recorded all his drum parts. Right now we just ended the recording of the new singer and all the choirs. In some days it will be time for Dominique and Patrice to face their parts while I will soon go back to Italy. There, in my private home studio, I will record the rest of the rhythmic and lead guitar parts, the keyboard and the piano and will finalize the last orchestral arrangements for the mix”.

“All in all, the entire studio production of the new album ASCENDING TO INFINITY will last around 4 months but this is normal considered the artistic ambition of the release, the rich presence of choirs and orchestra, the people involved and the record company’s unique support”.

“If you ask me which has been one the most exciting moments of the studio production, I can tell you that the recording of the new LT’s RHAPSODY’s singer has been really amazing. I will use the words of my friend Sebastian to define the skill of the new front man: fantastic and with an unlimited potential… If you want to know more then I can tell you that from our band’s website an exclusive news about him will soon be released. 

Stay tuned!”

Watch the new trailer here:!
 
WWW.LTRHAPSODY.COM

New Shinedown album out March 27th

Head over to shinedown.com/amaryllis to view the final album cover & listen to snippets from the new album!

“I never want people to be able to put their thumb on this band,” declares Shinedown frontman Brent Smith. “I never want anyone to know what we're going to do musically. I want them to be shocked. I want them to be think, ‘They did it again. They surprised me.’ We like that. We like to challenge our audience.”

When Smith laid down the gauntlet, it set the tone for the recording of Shinedown’s fourth full-length album — the bruising, unapologetic, and totally kinetic Amaryllis. With unflinchingly honest, unrepentant songs like first single “Bully” and “I’m Not All Right,” as well as the deeply moving “Miracle” and the soulful love song “I’ll Follow You,” Amaryllis delivers on its mission statement throughout its 12 tracks: “It's not a record for the faint of heart,” Smith admits. “Every single song makes a statement. I was looking for the kind of emotion that made every hair on the back of my neck stand on end. Because of that, I feel in my heart and soul that this album is a game changer for our band.”

With all the success Shinedown has had since Smith and drummer Barry Kerch formed the band in 2001, one could understand if its members just wanted to rest on their laurels. Shinedown is indisputably one of the fastest-rising rock acts of the last 10 years, beginning its assault on rock radio with 2003’s platinum debut Leave A Whisper and the 2005 gold follow-up Us and Them. Together, both albums yielded seven Top 5 radio hits, including “Fly From the Inside,” “45,” a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man,” “Burning Bright,” “Heroes,” “I Dare You,” and the No. 1 blockbuster, “Save Me,” which dominated Active Rock radio for 12 consecutive weeks.

But it was Shinedown’s third album, 2008’s platinum-selling The Sound of Madness that proved to be their mainstream breakthrough, debuting at No. 8 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart and remaining on the chart for an astonishing 120 consecutive weeks. The band released six singles, each of which reached No. 1 on the airplay rankings. Among them are the rock radio classics “Devour,” “Sound of Madness,” “The Crow and The Butterfly,” “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom,” the gold-certified “If You Only Knew,” and the double-platinum crossover smash, “Second Chance,” which also went to #1 at Hot AC chart and top 5 at Top 40 – a feat practically unheard of for a rock band. Their popularity led to two and a half years of touring, during which time Shinedown performed nearly 440 shows, and established itself as a premiere live act, opening doors to a wider audience in the process. “With Madness, we did exactly what we set out to do, which was grow our audience,” Smith says. “We had entire families, young kids and their grandparents, coming out to our shows. Madness got us to that point where everything we were striving for finally started to happen.”

But just because the music has reached more people does not mean Shinedown has gone soft, in fact far from it. “I’m sure people assume we’re going to come with a pop-based record, but Amaryllis is probably the most rock and roll album we’ve ever made,” Smith says. “We’ve always been a rock band, and I didn’t want to lose sight of that. I told everyone the album had to do three things: It had to show sophistication in the songwriting, it had to show musical growth within the band, and I had to push myself to go places lyrically that I had never gone before.”

Re-teaming with The Sound of Madness producer Rob Cavallo — who has also worked with Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and Kid Rock — Shinedown accomplished all of Smith’s goals and more. Six songs on Amaryllis feature a 30-piece orchestra, including “I’m Not All Right” — Shinedown’s first-ever song to incorporate horns, which drive home the manic intensity of its subject matter. “’I’m Not All Right’ is about someone who is basically crazy and kind of losing their mind, but they're completely okay with it,” Smith says. “My point is that you don’t have to always get everyone else’s approval. You have to be happy with who you are.” “Miracle” was written about the day Smith began to see the world through his young son’s eyes. “The day he was born changed my whole life,” he says. “I had forgotten what it felt like to wake up and understand that being given another day on earth is a gift — that you're not promised tomorrow.” “Unity” is an anthem for Shinedown’s legions of devoted fans. “We wanted to write a song that expressed our gratitude to them,” Smith says. “We can always get on stage and look out into the audience and see how much they appreciate what we do. The song is bout how they make us feel and letting them know that we're never going to leave them behind because they wouldn't leave us behind.”


Another highlight is “Bully,” which finds Smith addressing the tormentor in question in the strongest possible terms: “No one’s gonna cry on the very day you die, you’re a bully.” “I was bullied a lot as a kid, but the song is not just about kids, it’s for anyone who’s felt they’ve been pushed to the brink,” he says. “This song is not saying, ‘Hey, in 10 years, I can let bygones be bygones and maybe we can have a beer at T.G.I. Friday's.’ It's saying that if you push me, I'm going to push you back. It’s not condoning violence, it’s condoning survival.”

From a thematic standpoint, Amaryllis is a record about vulnerability. It reveals the bruises and scars, but also their healing. “I took the gloves off,” says Smith, who co-wrote several songs with bassist Eric Bass and guitarist Zach Myers. “The record is unforgiving. The idea was to take the listener on rollercoaster ride. You should be mentally exhausted at the end. Then, from the exhaustion, you get this unbelievable wave of energy that makes you immediately want to listen to it again. That’s what we set out to create. Nothing less.”

Amaryllis is the first album Shinedown has made with Bass and Myers, who co-wrote “Diamond Eyes” with Smith for the movie The Expendables, which became the band’s sixth No. 1 single last year. “That was the first time we looked at each other and knew we’d be able to write together,” Smith says. “They bring an honesty to what the band represents live, and a level of confidence that is unparalleled because they are unbelievable performers. They don't apologize for being as aggressive as they are, and it really pushed Barry and me to up our game.”

Smith sees the convergence of events — the new line-up, the success of The Sound of Madness — as the band’s destiny, which informed the new album’s title. “An amaryllis is a flower that grows in the desert,” he says. “It grows out of nothing in a wasteland of a desert, and at a time of year when nothing else is growing around it. The way I see it, the amaryllis represents our intention. This is the path the four of us are meant to travel down together. A few years ago, people might have thought we were ‘That thing that should not be.’ That we shouldn't have succeeded. But we never went into the mindset of failure. We actually refused to fail on every level. That's why we’ve called it Amaryllis, because it's a record about destiny.”

Amaryllis will be released by Atlantic Records on March 27th, 2012.

The Burning Winter Tour 2012

French death /black metal band SVART CROWN will hit the road accross Europe this February with ULCERATE on “The burning Winter Tour 2012”.

See the dates below:
THU 02 FRA: Reims / Centre culturel du Crous
FRI 03 HOL: Nijmegen / Merleyn
SAT 04 BEL: Ghent / Frontline
SUN 05 UK: London / Purple Turtle
MON 06 UK: Edinburgh / Bannermans
TUE 07 UK: Liverpool / Lomax
WEN 08 UK: Birmingham / Asylum 2
THU 09 FR: Nancy / T.O.T.E.M
FRI 10 GER: Halle / Marktwirtschaft
SAT 11 GER: Berlin/ K17
SUN 12 POL: Krakow / Kazamaty Club
MON 13 CZ: Praha / Black Pes Club
TUE 14 CZ: Ostrava / Barrak Musik Klub
WEN 15 Slovakia: Kosice / Collosseum Club
THU 16 Slovenia: Ljubjana / Orto Bar
FRI 17 ITA: Padova / Tacu Tacu club
SAT 18 ITA: Cesena / Big Barré
SUN 19 FRA: Montpellier/ Secret Place
MON 20 SWI: Lyss/ Kufa
TUE 21 GER: Trier/ Exhaus
WEN 22 DAN: Copenhagen/Club Loppen
THU 23 GER: Bremen / Romer
FRI 24 GER: Bad Oeynhausen/Black Sabbath
SAT 25 GER: A Sultan's Night/ Ludwigshafen

Liberteer streams new album

California anarcho-grinders LIBERTEER are currently streaming their entire debut album, 'Better To Die on Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees' via Lambgoat at this location.

The creation of Matthew Widener (CRETIN, CITIZEN), LIBERTEER is a manifestation of total chaos, driven by an incendiary lyrical message designed to burn the system down! The band’s debut album will see its on January 31st in North America and February 13th in Europe via Relapse Records. The album artwork and pre-orders are available now via Relapse here and iTunes here . Additionally, Stereogum is currently offering a free download of the track “Revolution’s Wick Burning Quick” at this location.

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“Equal parts fast and furious, this record is a blasting procession of anachro-grind.” - Invisible Oranges

“Bottom line, Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees is unlike anything I’ve ever heard....this album is pure unadulterated anarchy.” - Unhallowed Nations

“With a sound that is part buzz-saw, part heavy metal worship...Liberteer have much to offer grindcore fans who may felt hey have seen and heard it all before.” - Sonic Abuse

Exclusive 1349 shows in Norway

1349 goes west in April and performs at Hulen in Bergen on the 27th of April and at Folken in Stavanger on the 28th. 

We had a splendid evening last time we visited Hulen; there was a fiery connection between the band and the audience, and the natural ambience inside the cavern fits 1349 perfectly. So we look forward to returning, and this time we will pull out some special songs from the hat - both old and new songs that we haven't performed live in a very long time or not at all. This is going to be a feast! Our encounter with the Stavanger audience on April 28th is going to be 1349's very first, and that's an event now in the band's 11th year of existence. Both 1349 and the metal scene of the Stavanger/Jæren-area has a strong and characteristic national identity - let's see what happens when we meet for a hellish burn-out this Saturday evening! 

-The Hellfire Legion

27.04.12 Hulen, Bergen Buy tickets here
28.04.12 Folken, Stavanger Buy tickets here