NEWS, 16th August 2010
> EUROPE NOMINATED AT CLASSIC ROCK ‘ROLL OF HONOUR’ AWARDS
The UK's Classic Rock Magazine today revealed the nominations for their annual awards bash – The Classic Rock 'Roll Of Honour' Awards which takes place on Wednesday 10 November at London’s Roundhouse, hosted by Alice Cooper.
For the first time in the awards’ history the show will also feature live performances from Cheap Trick and Alter Bridge.
Six of the categories on the night, including Album of the Year, for which Europe's Last Look At Eden has been included in the list of initial nominations, will be decided by the public vote (see the categories to vote for by visiting the following link - http://awards2010.classicrockmagazine.com/index.php).
There will be a number of special achievement awards on the night, with the winners to be revealed over the coming months.
Rock music fans are being asked to cast their votes for Best Album of the Year from the following list of initial nominations:
Album Of The Year:
Europe - Last Look At Eden
Cheap Trick – The Latest
Bigelf – Cheat The Gallows
Slash – Slash
Kiss – Sonic Boom
Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier
Pearl Jam – Backspacer
Alice In Chains – Black Gives Way To Blue
Lynyrd Skynyrd – God & Guns
Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
The Scorpions – Sting In The Tail
Ratt – Infestation
Foreigner – Can’t Slow Down
Black Crowes – Before The Frost…
Steve Hackett – Out Of The Tunnel’s Mouth
Cast your vote for the Album of the Year here - http://awards2010.classicrockmagazine.com/index.php
> MAGNUS REVEALS FIRST ALBUM IN 15 YEARS
One of the most important and influential bands in Poland, legend of extreme underground scene, will release its new album “Acceptance Of Death” on September 15th via Witching Hour Productions.
MAGNUS signed a contract with Witching Hour Productions for releasing 2 studio albums and reissues of all recordings from the 90s.
First outcome of this cooperation will be “Acceptance Of Death” which includes 13 new songs or raw and brutal oldschool death/black metal.
Track list: 1.False God, 2.Appear, 3.Spirits, 4.Essence, 5.Worm, 6.To Understand Death, 7.Private Religion, 8.Nothing More, 9.When You Rest 6 Feet Under, 10.They'll Bury, 11.Mournful Song, 12.Just Like Life, 13.There's No Use Lamenting
The album was recorded in three different places: Tower Studio, DSP Studio and ATK Studio. Mixing and mastering duties were handled by Marcin Bors in Fonoplastykon Studio.
http://www.myspace.com/magnus1989
> MOON'S "LUCIFER'S HORNS" OUT IN SEPTEMBER
After reissues of first two albums by MooN that saw the light of day this spring under one title “Devil’s Return” it’s high time to present new, third album by this unique band – entitled “Lucifer’s Horns”. It’s definitely the highest achievement of Cezer since the release of cult “Moonlight” by Christ Agony. Fierce yet dark and atmospheric black/death metal – this is the essence of Moon at the end of first decade of XXI century. Two songs from this album are sung in Polish, the others in English. “Lucifer’s Horns” will be released on 15th September by Witching Hour Productions. Cover artwork and design was created by Black Team Media.
MooN, led by Cezar (Christ Agony) started recording third album “Lucifer’s Horns” on February 20th in Sinquest Studio in Lublin. Recording and engineering duties were handled by Arek „Malta” Malczewski well known for his cooperation with Behemoth. Malta together with Cezar produced the album. MooN leader comments: "I’m extremely excited with the fact then after 10 years of non-existence, I managed to create such solid piece of Metal. I’ve been waiting for all these years for comfortable situation and people with whom I could create my specific Plan. It’s also thanks to them that this album took its final form… First time in its history Moon is not only a project band… and never before this entity was so strong! “Lucifer’s Horns” is the new direction but still the following of once chosen path. I’m sure that not only Lucifer itself will be satisfied with this album, but his ‘lunar’ children as well…”
Lucifer’s Horns will be available as limited digipack in the shape of inverted cross and 12” black and white gatefold LP limited to 500 units and numbered. You can already check the title track “Lucifer’s Horns” at http://www.witchinghour.pl/ and http://www.myspace.com/moonsatanic
> NEW NECRONAUT ALBUM
After more than 20 active years within the death metal scene, former Dismember/Carnage drummer Fred Estby needed to express his passion for different kinds of extreme music; a passion he's bore since his youth. In 2008, Estby started writing/recording material with the intention of utilizing one unique vocalist for each song. Dubbed NECRONAUT, the project would become a reality just one year later when the drummer began contacting the many talented metal musicians he had in mind.
NECRONAUT's self-titled full-length is slated for release later this year via Regain Records. The cover was created by Chet Zar , known for his makeup effects for movies such as The Ring, Planet of the Apes and Darkman [http://www.chetzar.com]. NECRONAUT's approach is crude and dead simple a la early Bathory and Venom fused with Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, but with an unorthodox, bass-heavy production that allows the album to stand out amongst its peers. The goal was primitive brute force, but because of the manner in which Estby chose to achieve it, he also managed to create an aura of pure malevolence that, prior to this album’s creation, was likely difficult to imagine. Check out the final track listing and guest list below.
Track list/Guest list:
1. Crimson Fields - Chris Reifert (Speech)
2. Twilight At The Trenches - Andreas "Drette" Axelson (Vocals)
3. In Dark Tribute - Hellbutcher (Vocals), Tyrant (Lead Guitar)
4. Soulside Serpents - JB (Vocals), Robert "Strings" Dahlqvist (Lead Guitar), Robert Pehrsson (Lead Guitar)
5. Infecting Madness - Chris Reifert (Vocals), Uffe Cederlund (Lead Guitar)
6. After The Void - Joakim Nilsson (Vocals), David Blomqvist (Lead Guitar)
7. The Lie In Which The Truth Is Buried - Fred Estby (Vocals), Nicke Andersson (Lead Guitar)
8. Returning To Kill The Light - Erik Danielsson (Vocals), JB (Lead Guitar)
9. Tower Of Death - Nicke Andersson (Vocals)
10. Rise Of The Sentinel - Tomas Lindberg (Vocals), David Blomqvist (Lead Guitar)
Who's Who:
Hellbutcher (Nifelheim), Tyrant (Nifelheim, Dagger), Andreas "Drette" Axelson (Tormented, Tortyr, ex-Edge Of Sanity), Chris Reifert (Autopsy, ex-Abscess), Uffe Cederlund (Disfear, Principals Of Existence, ex-Entombed), JB (Grand Magus), Erik (Watain), Tomas Lindberg (Disfear, At The Gates, The Great Deceiver), Nicke Andersson (Imperial State Electric, Death Breath), Joakim Nilsson (Graveyard), David Blomqvist (Dismember, Dagger, Shreds Of Death), Robert "Strings" Dahlqvist (Dundertåget, Thunder Express), Robert Pehrsson (Dundertåget, Death Breath, Thunder Express)
http://www.myspace.com/necronaut666
