New GWAR

Gwar has a new album coming out, Bloody Pit of Horror which can be pre-ordered at www.metalblade.com/gwar [there should be a dot co dot nz domain I reckon]

Hopefully they'll have plenty of merch on sale at No Sleep Til Auckland, [december 10th @ asb showgrounds] so I can pick up a ~rare GWAR hoodie~ [listen to 'beyond hell' & you'll get the reference]

Go check out http://www.gwar.net/ where you should be able to find out how to become a Gwarrior ;p

Sinate coming back to NZ

Legendary N.Z metallers, Sinate are returning to New Zealand with a 3rd album ready for release and will be celebrating their homecoming with a Tour in November/December. Details T.B.A.

Some time ago (June i think) finished their 3 third album in Sweden at Studio Underground (with Pelle Saether: Engineer/Producer and band member of Grand Design "that will bring the songs and sound of eighties rock back into your media players and back onto the big stages.")

I think the Sinate lads have worked at this studio for other releases, and maybe when the Sheppard boys were with 8 foot sativa, but don't quote me on that...

Pelle Saether (middle) with Matt (Sinate) (right)
(photo from open privacy facebook page)

 

New Swashbuckle song streaming on their myspace

http://www.myspace.com/swashbuckle
2 new songs are up "At The Bottom of A Glass" and "Where Victory is Penned"
I'm listening to it now. There's only been 7 listens- so I'm feeling special
p.s i want the "If you can't fuck it... Steal it" t-shirt...

Madball's new album details revealed

For their new album, they worked with Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse, Misery Index) and it'll be released via Nuclear Blast (Europe) records October 15th.

Tracklist:
1. Invigorate
2. Danger Zone
3. Timeless
4. All or Nothing
5. Glory Years
6. Empire
7. Shatterproof (feat. Roger Miret)
8. The End
9. Con Fuerza
10. R.A.H.C
11. Hurt You
12. "Tough Guy"
13. Dark Horse
14. Spider's Web
15. Delete
16. Rebel4life18

New Lamb of God... maybe, or something

It has been suggested that Lamb of God, who will visit NZ shores for a third time in support of Metallica for the  Auckland shows, That in February, we'll put our heads together and see if we can mash those [several demo's conjured by guitarists Mark and Willie]  into something special. 

This comes out of an interview with Chris Adler, the bands drummer. Nothing much more specific than February, so fans who are hanging out for new L.O.G will have to wait a bit...

Lord Belial back with original lineup

The original lineup of Swedish black metallers Lord Belial has inked a deal with Dozer Records. The band is currently writing and recording material for a new album, tentatively due next year. They had called it quits in January 2009, citing "the hearing problem (tinnitus): suffered by the band's drummer as the main reason.

http://www.myspace.com/lordbelialband


Lord Belial is:

Thomas Backelin - Vocals, Guitar
Niclas Andersson - Guitar
Anders Backelin - Bass
Micke Backelin - Drums

Misinterpreted heading of the day

I was checking out one of my usual metal news websites, metal underground, when i come across this story http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=59328 with the heading "Wolverine Finishes Mixing New Album" and all I can think of is the havoc the movie/comic book character would cause on a drum set and/or guitars with those adamantium claws of his...

Alas, there is a band in existance called Wolverine, check out their myspace here: http://www.myspace.com/wolverineoverdose They're Swedeish and have been around since '95..

Details on the new swashbuckle

New Jersey's thrashing pirates, Swashbuckle, are to release their 2nd album, "Crime always pays..." with Nuclear Blast records on September 10th
Interviews with the band, conducted by other people suggest that this is going to be SB's heaviest and fastest record to date..

"Crime Always Pays..." Tracklist
01. Slowly Wept The Sea
02. We Are The Storm
03. This Round's On YOU!
04. Powder Keg
05. Where Victory Is Penned
06. Of Hooks And Hornswogglers
07. A Time Of Wooden Ships & Iron Men
08. Crime Always Pays
09. Raw Doggin' At The Raw Bar
10. The Gallow's Pole Dancer
11. Legacy's Allure
12. At The Bottom Of A Glass
13. To Steal A Life
14. You Bring The Cannon, We'll Bring The Balls
15. Surf-N-Turf (For Piratical Girth)
16. Rope's End

New Septicflesh album

From: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Season-of-Mist/49433279807?ref=ts

"The recordings will take place in Athens (in a studio owned by the band) and in Prague (again with the help of the Filmharmonic Orchestra of Prague under the direction of Chris Antoniou) from August until the mid September 2010. The mix will take place in Sweden in October 2010. The band is looking forward to work for the first time with well known producer Peter Tägtgren."

Sweeeet...

New Dimmu Borgir material

'Gateways', the first single from the new album 'Abrahadabra' by Dimmu Borgir will be released on iTunes from Friday, August 20th (or atleast that's what they're saying overseas). Album's due out late September/ Early October.

Children of bodom enter studio

The band has announced they are or soon will be entering a Finnish recording studio, the album is tentatively due for release early 2011, or sometime in 2011.

I gotta wonder if CoB has gotten to that level- like metallica, and other majority favourites, where every release since some arbitrary early release, that is usually a choice between 2-3 early albums, sometimes even the debut, where the fans love to say "I love {this band} but they haven't had a good album since {arbitrary choice from early albums}

I remember their show in NZ at the (now defunct for metal) Transmission Room, the place was packed and the crowd was energetic as all hell.

Double take of the day: Antagonist - World In Decline

The Southern California band that had the same name as a prominent NZ act (see: Antagonist A.D) released an album today, World in Decline via Prosthetic Records
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Meanwhile, kiwi's Antagonist A.D are currently touring Europe and are apparently experiencing some issues with a fill in guitarist. But are due back in NZ for a supporting slot at the sold out (Auckland only) Parkway Drive gig in september.

I tried googling "Antagonist - World In Decline" and came up with little more than links to download the album for free (legal or not, i dunno but I'm not gonna risk it) but being the kind not to search too hard for something like this (when I'm technically procrastinating at the moment) 
http://www.myspace.com/antagonist

The album is not yet available in the itunes store (NZ), there are probably label/distribution deals to work out, but I imagine one issue could be that the itunes store still lists a bit of music as the old  name from the NZ Antagonist A.D (that being "Distance" E.P & "These Cities, Our Graves")

Album Anticipation

I'm looking forward to Swashbuckles next album, "Crime always pays" due out in September (10th or so in the states, here in NZ... dunno) Their 1st album (with Nuclear Blast records) kicked some serious arse, with a capital ARRRRRRRRRRR