NEWSDESK, 8th February 2010
> MASTODON TO SWEDEN ROCK
Mastodon from Atlanta is one of the prime acts within the so called New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Their progressive yet brutal music is influenced by Pantera as well as Neurosis and Thin Lizzy (!), extremely well-played and featuring sometimes psychedelic, sometimes downright intellectual lyrics.
The band's full-length debut Lifesblood arrived in 2002, followed by their breakthrough album Leviathan (2004). Since then Mastodon have also released Blood Mountain (2006) and Crack the Skye (2009), establishing themselves as one of the hottest metal bands of our time.
If you like your metal hard, progressive and delivered with intense aggression on stage, Troy Sanders (bass/vocals), Brent Hinds (guitar/vocals), Bill Kelliher (guitar) and Brann Dailor (drums) is the band for you!
> LION'S SHARE FOR ROCKWEEKEND
Swedish melodic metal masters Lion's Share is confirmed for the RockWeekend Festival this summer together with bands like Saxon, Deep Purple, Sepultura etc.
The band was voted winner of Best Heavy Metal Album Of 2009, by the readers of Silence So Loud in the USA, and was also nominated Best Heavy/Power Metal Album Of The Year, at the Swedish Metal Awards for their critically acclaimed Dark Hours album.
The follow-up to 2007's Emotional Coma was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Symphony X, Paradise Lost, Amon Amarth) and features guest appearances by Symphony X guitarist Mike Romeo (guest solo on 'Behind The Curtain'), and drummers Conny Pettersson (from Earache Records' death metal act Anata) and Richard Evensand (Chimaira, Soilwork).
Dark Hours track listing: 01. Judas Must Die, 02. Phantom Rider, 03. Demon In Your Mind, 04. Heavy Cross To Bear, 05. The Bottomless Pit, 06. Full Metal Jacket, 07. The Presidio 27, 08. Barker Ranch, 09. Napalm Nights, 10. Space Scam, 11. Behind The Curtain, 12. King Of All The Kings (bonus track)
A free download of the first single 'Judas Must Die' is available here: http://www.blisteringrecords.se/downloads/.
You can watch more Lion's Share videos here: http://www.youtube.com/darkhours2009
http://www.myspace.com/lionsshare
> NEW SCORPIONS-RELATED WEBSITE
The Scorpions have announced a new website based around the new book from Rudolf Schenker, Rock Your Life. Check out the link below and see what you think...
http://www.rockyourlife-yeah.com/
Main Scorpions website:
> UPDATED SACRED STEEL TOUR DATES
19.02.2010 Arnsberg-Oeventrop (GER) - Schützenhalle
20.02.2010 Kerkrade (NL) - The Rock Temple
06.03.2010 Esslingen (GER) - Komma
18.03.2010 Berlin (GER) - K 17
19.03.2010 Essen (GER) - Sounds
20.03.2010 Konken (GER) - Festhalle
07.04.2010 Ludwigsburg (GER) - Rock Fabrik (With Omen, Savage Grace, Exumer)
http://www.myspace.com/truesacredsteel
