NEWS, 29th October 2010
> FIREFEST
It's Firefest this weekend in Nottingham, UK. Rock Realms (Jon) will be there, so please come and say hello.
Our review of the weekend will be online as soon as we recover enough to write it!
> NELSON VIDEO AND SINGLE
"You're All I Need Tonight" the video clip of the first single taken from Nelson's forthcoming album "Lightning Strikes Twice" is available now on Youtube:
The video clip premiered live on AOL Music and Noisecreep - http://www.noisecreep.com/ or http://www.music.aol.com/.
"You're All I Need Tonight" is the first music video created by Matthew & Gunnar Nelson in over 15 years. It is the first single to be released from the critically acclaimed new album “Lightning Strikes Twice” from Frontiers Records scheduled for release in Europe on November 5th, and in the U.S. in February 2011 from Frontiers Records. “Lightning Strikes Twice” is a sequel to Nelson's classic multi-platinum debut album, “After the Rain”.
"You're All I Need Tonight" was written by the Nelson twins together with fellow songwriters Marc Tanner and Richard Wilson. The song captures the melodic rock signature Nelson sound and harmonies from the twin lead front men and songwriters performing at the top of their game. A-list stage performance led by Matthew Nelson and featuring backing musicians Juke Kartel, provide the perfect compliment to the powerful lead vocals of Gunnar Nelson, whose stellar vocal performance ignites the screen.
Nelson's single "You're All I Need Tonight" is available now for digital audio download purchase from Frontiers Records online at Amazon.com, iTunes and Napster.
http://www.myspace.com/officialnelson
> TRUEBEAT ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE & TOUR DATES
London ska-punks TrueBeat are back with a brand new single this December 20th, in the form of an old favourite, Shanty Town. Their own brand of effortless ska, groove-laden reggae and heavy rock is committed again to tape for the new single which also features the B-Side ‘Bounce’.
Vocalist/ guitarist Tom explains why they’ve decided to release this track from the TrueBeat vault; ‘Shanty Town was one of the first songs the boys ever wrote as a band, the upbeat verses dropping into reggae choruses typifying the flexibility of TrueBeat's sound. The band have always lived by the ethos that their music should be for not only dancing but also thinking, the lyrics of Shanty Town touch upon the issue of apathy, a subject the band feel strongly about. Over the past year TrueBeat have been consistently gigging, promoting the album 'Back to Square One' and are really excited about getting this new single out there.’
Shanty Town is released via TB Records and is available through iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Napster and Spotify.
You can catch the band live on the following UK dates:
Oct 30th – The Alex, Hornsea
Nov 4th – The Fighting Cocks, Kingston-Upon-Thames
Nov 13th – Mass, Brixton
Nov 26th – Harlow, Essex
For more information on TrueBeat please visit http://www.myspace.com/truebeatuk
> ANNIHILATOR ALMOST IN THE UK...
Annihilator return to the UK for a long-awaited list of dates in 2 weeks time
The dates are as follows:
Nov. 10 - Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
Nov. 11 - Manchester, UK - Club Academy
Nov. 12 - Newcastle, UK - Academy 2
Nov. 14 - Glasgow, UK - Garage
Nov. 15 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
Nov. 17 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Nov. 18 - Bristol, UK - Academy 2
Nov. 19 - Birmingham, UK - Academy 2
Nov. 20 - London, UK - Islington Academy
http://www.annihilatormetal.com/
> WHERE ANGELS SUFFER = FORMER W.A.S.P. MEMBERS
Where Angels Suffer is a project that has been long over due. This All Star band of Metal Royalty has come together to create a new album, encompassing the essence of Great Metal Rock Bands. The project came naturally, as previous members of W.A.S.P. the artists share a unique style and talent which will be showcased on the album. The band, comprised of Randy Piper, Chris Holmes, Stet Howland, Steve Unger and Rich Lewis, will embrace their metal history while also astounding their fans with ground breaking original songs that could only by created by the exceptional chemistry and passion these professional musicians found when they came together in there new creative endeavour Where Angels Suffer.
Part of the L.A. music scene, the band has toured the world gaining popularity in the U.S. and abroad. Most of the recording now is done in Fort Meyers, Florida where the band comes together to share ideas and embrace the well of creativity their union has forged. When the guys regrouped the album was the culmination of their past and their present. The album is only a beginning to all that is in store for Where Angels Suffer Fans who have been waiting to see these rock legends back on Stage. A tour is in the works now as the guys are anxious to get out there and Rock!
Where Angels Suffer will release PURGATORY on October 31st 2010.
http://www.whereangelssuffer.com/
> CONSPIRACY'S FULL LENGTH OUT NOW
Irremediable is the third full-length from black metal miscreants CONSPIRACY. Featuring Dutch mastermind Carpathian Wolf (ex-Melechesh) with German composer/orchestrator Aryan Blaze, CONSPIRACY returns with a mesmerizing offering of dense, deep-seated melodic passages, laced with all the brutality for which the band is known; one of CONSPIRACY's most intimate albums to date.
Irremediable was recorded, mixed and mastered entirely at Carpathian Wolf’s own Q-Sonic studio in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and features stunning artwork and layout by Warmaster of Necrodaemon. The cover art is based on a painting by Belgian Satanist painter Félicien Rops (1833-1898) and is strongly influenced by the dark poetry of Alister Crowley and Charles Baudelaire. For fans of King Diamond, Bathory, early Cradle Of Filth etc.
Irremediable Track Listing: 01. Nocturnal Hunters, 02. Overture (Instrumental), 03. Black Mass, 04. End Of Religion, 05. The Pentagram, 06. The Invocation Of Hecate, 07. Irremediable, 08. The Hag, 09. Armageddon Broke, 10. A Dream Of Fear, 11. Carpathian Sunset (Instrumental), 12. Bukovina
http://www.myspace.com/metalconspiracy
> PRAYING MANTIS VIDEO
http://www.praying-mantis.com/
> HOMELESS CHARITY GIG
Talk to Angels have just announced their annual Christmas gig.
The show is at Milo on Call Lane in Leeds on 23rd December. Support band is the mighty and amazing Penguin.The gig is a fund raising event for the St Georges Homeless Charity in Leeds http://www.stgeorgescrypt.org.uk/80campaign/
Craig from the band has issued the following statement on the gig... "Every year we play a Christmas show in Leeds and it has always been very busy and a lot of fun. I read about St George's Crypt and how they had been helping homeless people in Leeds since 1930 and I felt we should try and help somehow. We'll give all money taken from tickets, merchandise sales and donations to the Crypt. Christmas is a time where so much money gets wasted on unnecessary things. It would be amazing if people wasted less and directed a bit of that towards those in need or without shelter."
Full Gig info
Date - 23rd Dec 2010
Venue - Milo, Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DN
Bands - Talk to Angels / Penguin
Doors - 7.30pm / Price - £4 / Tel - 0113 245 7101
http://www.talktoangels.co.uk/
> DRUNKEN BALORDI DEBUT ALBUM AND FREEBIE
With an eclectic line-up drawn from Italy/South Africa/Ireland/New Zealand, London based Drunken Balordi have perfected a high energy fusion sound that draws influence from World Punk, Balkan, Klezmer and Folk and mixes it with the soul, passion and out-right punk spirit that defines bands like The Clash, The Sex Pistols and Fugazi.
Making their live debut at the 100 Club on Oxford Street (a fitting gig for a band with such strong punk roots, attitude and energy) just under 2 years ago, they wasted no time at all in following this up by playing to crowds all over the UK, Europe and USA, supporting the likes of Stiff Little Fingers, The Levellers (main support at Vikedel Fest Norway), The Blockheads, Spear of Destiny, Alabama3, Kultur Shock, Pama International, The Popes and Shane MacGowan along the way! This summer alone saw them perform at Glastonbury, Bestival, Rebellion, Strummerfest, Bomfest, Rock En Stock (France) and Feile (Ireland), having to turn down others for purely logistical reasons – Drunken Balordi are a band in international demand!
On Monday December 6th 2010, Drunken Balordi will be releasing their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album on Filthy Dog Records (distributed by Nova), with the lead single ‘Filthy Dog’ preceding this on November 1st. It’s an album full of passionate stories and bleary eyed tales – anthems for a weekend fuelled by booze, romance, philosophy and hedonism. Drunken Balordi have encapsulated perfectly the multi-cultural spirit that runs through the very veins of their gypsy punk fabric, delivering a genuinely fantastic debut album (and one of the most interesting albums of 2010) that will undoubtedly justify their hype and announce their arrival into the mainstream glare.
The track ‘Juda Ballerina’ can be downloaded now for free by visiting http://www.myspace.com/drunkenbalordi
> CALM HATCHERY ARTWORK & TRACK LIST
CALM HATCHERY, death metal quintet from northern Poland, featuring past and present members of Dead Infection or Tehace has finished putting final touches on their new, second album, entitled "Sacrilege Of Humanity". The band signed worldwide deal with Selfmadegod, and the album shall hit the stores on 15th November 2010. ). Cover artwork was designed by Mentalporn (Deathstars, Behemoth). On the band’s Myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/calmhatchery), third song 'We Are The Universe' is available for streaming.
The Band’s guitar player, Huzar, comments on the content of new release: "Our new album is quite diverse. We tried to combine technically advanced parts with some kind of simplicity and directness to get better contrast and avoid being monotonous. There are also some solutions that put more space into music – just to step aside for a moment from death metal standards. There is also lots of melodies , but the album is still uncompromising. “Sacrilege Of Humanity” doesn’t promote hate, but is rather cumulating some form of cosmic energy flowing from minds of five people. We are aware that everything surrounding us is cosmic, and we’re just a small part of it…"
Sacrilege Of Humanity is technical, brutal death metal inspired by such genre leaders as Nile, Morbid Angel, Decapitated or Immolation. Flawless sound of second Calm Hatchery is guaranteed by Hertz Studio, Bialystok where the album was recorded and supervised by Wiesławscy Bros (Behemoth, Vader, Hate).
Track list: 1.Rattlesnake’s Dream 2.Sea Of Truth 3.Messerschmitt 4.We Are The Universe 5.Mirror Giants 6.Hymn Of The Forgotten 7.Them 8.Lost In The Sands 9.Those Who Were 10.Shine For The Chosen One 11.The Blood Of Stalingrad
Calm Hatchery debuted 4 years ago with the "El Alamein" album. Recently the band achieved quite big success winning on 20th August Rock Generacja festival and having the opportunity to present itself next day in Koszalin Amphitheatre together with Vader and Napalm Death.
http://www.myspace.com/selfmadegodrecords
> STRAIGHT RAZOR ANGELS DEBUT ALBUM S/T THIS DECEMBER!
Rock’n’roll punkabillies ‘Straight Razor Angels’ self-release their debut 10 track album on 6th December 2010, and continue with their onslaught of the UK.
It’s Rockabilly time! Straight Razor Angels spit out their sweat-drenched punk rock-n-roll, taking no prisoners and offering no apologies. This aint no X-factor audition, and it certainly isn’t for the White Rose generation. This band are the real thing. Straight Razor Angels are so fresh and raw, they are viral.
Drawing from an array of influences spanning from the likes of AC/DC and Motorhead, through to The Clash and Johnny Cash, Straight Razor Angels spit out tuneage that craftily tips its cap to rockabilly, rock-n-roll, and punk, while ensuring that the trio escape the narrow confines of pigeon-holing.
Having already toured throughout the UK supporting the likes of The Meteors, The Puppini Sisters, Sham 69, Vince Ray, UK Subs and The Cribs, as well as notching up national radio airplay on Total Rock Radio and rave reviews in Sandman and Big Cheese Magazine, the table is now set for SRA to serve up their full length self-titled debut album ‘Straight Razor Angels’. Featuring 10 slabs of loud, beefy, punk-fuelled rock ‘n’ roll, Straight Razor Angels have produced a record that is not only captivating and intriguing, but also rocks like a cluster of firecrackers in a flame-grilled furnace. Plug in and soak it up!
http://www.myspace.com/straightrazorangels
> DISBELIEF NEW MEMBERS AND DATES
Disbelief are proud to announce that they've found new bandmembers: Corny Althammer, drums (Ahab, Deadeyedsleeper) and Wolfgang Rothbauer, guitar (In Slumber, Third Moon). Both will join DISBELIEF live for the first time on the upcoming tour with Six Feet Under in December!
Furthermore Alex Hagenauer from Soul Demise will help Disbelief out on the guitar.
CHRISTMAS METAL TOUR 2010 (Six Feet Under, Disbelief, Lies, Hastur + Support:
01.12. Koeln (Ger) Essigfabrik
02.12. Adelsheim (Ger) Live Factory
03.12. Berlin (Ger) K 17
04.12. Glauchau (Ger) Alte Spinnerei
05.12. Cham (Ger) L.A.
06.12. Ljubljana (Slo) Gala Hala Metelkova
07.12. Wien (A) Szene
09.12. Graz (A) Explosiv
10.12. Aigen (A) Kikas
11.12. Bischofswerda (Ger) East Club
12.12. Kassel (Ger) Kulturfabrik Salzmann
http://www.myspace.com/disbeliefmetal
> LION'S SHARE + LEGEND
Swedish melodic metal masters LION’S SHARE will perform 2-3 songs together with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO), during his Scandinavian Drum Day appearance on October 30 in Stockholm, Sweden.
LION’S SHARE was the main band during the Ronnie James Dio Tribute Concert that took place on the Sweden Rock Cruise on October 7, together with guests from IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, KING DIAMOND, STRATOVARIUS, YNGWIE, AMON AMARTH etc.
A fan filmed clip of LION’S SHARE performing the song “Heaven & Hell” can be seen below:
LION'S SHARE's critically acclaimed "Dark Hours" album was released in March 2009 via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and features a guest appearance by SYMPHONY X guitarist Mike Romeo (guest solo on "Behind The Curtain").
> TRIUMPH DIAMOND COLLECTION
Triumph is one of Canada's greatest Hard Rock bands. With 10 classic albums released between 1976 and 1987, they have left an indelible mark on the history of Hard Rock, Melodic Rock and are nowadays considered among the forefathers of Progressive Metal.
Epitomizing the essence of the Power trio sound: Rik Emmett (guitar and vocals), Mike Levine (bass and keyboards) and Gil Moore (drums and vocals) are regarded as virtuoso musicians in their own right and great entertainers thanks to the Triumph concert spectacle that was second to none.
Frontiers Records is therefore proud to announce that the official reissues of Triumph’s 10 classic albums, in digipak version and with the original tracklistings, will be released on December 3rd.
In The Beginning (1976)
Rock and Roll Machine (1977)
Just a Game (1979)
Progressions of Power (1980)
Allied Forces (1981)
Never Surrender (1983)
Thunder Seven (1984)
Stages (Live) (1985)
The Sport of Kings (1986)
Surveillance (1987)
All CDs have been remastered and feature an extensive booklet including lyrics.
In addition, Frontiers will issue a very limited collector’s edition Box Set entitled “Diamond Collection” which will include all the 10 albums in vinyl replica, and will feature the artwork from the original vinyl edition of the albums.
While future plans remain uncertain for the band, and after the recent reunion shows, the time to re-live the impressive legacy of their music has come. This new set of reissues is a real present to the Triumph fans, both old and new, who now have the opportunity to own these timeless masterpieces of Classic Rock. Enjoy!
