Monthly Archives februari 2013

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Vic Records/Sound Pollution

The name may not be familiar, but Messrs. Ron Van Der Polder, Adrie Kloosterwaard, Paul Beltman and Bas Brussaard makes you think of SINISTER don´t they? Completely right, we´re talking many original and founding members of the Dutch institution here, who surprisingly enough seem to be on collaborating terms here, but not in their most famed incarnation? The aim seems to be a return to the halcyon days of SOLSTICE, DEMLITION HAMMER and…SINISTER of cause!

This is, not surprisingly, totally old school...

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Swedish death metal monsters HYPOCRISY have just confirmed more tour dates for 2013.

The official release shows of the new album ’End Of Disclosure’ are going to take place on March 22 in Stockholm/Klubben and March 23 in Göteborg/Brew House, before the band make their way to UK shores in April.

The band has also posted a tour trailer for the upcoming European tour, which you can check out here:

End Of Disclosure Tour 2013
HYPOCRISY (swe)
+ HATE (pl)
+ ESSENCE (den)
16.04. UK London, Camden Underworld
17.04. UK Dublin, Button Factory
18.04. UK Glasgow, Audio

The new album ’End Of Disclosure’ will be released March 25, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.

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New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION have decided to tease fans further with their upcoming release by making the track ’Cycles of Suffering’ available for streaming on the Nuclear Blast SoundCloud account. Click here to listen, or alternatively, you can check out the track details below:

’Pinnacle of Bedlam’ will be released on February 18th in the UK and fan’s can pre-order the album by clicking the following link: http://smarturl.it/Suffocation.

Check out and download the track ’As Grace Descends’ for FREE at http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/about/71083.suffocation.html.

’Pinnacle of Bedlam’ was produced by the band and tracked at Full Force Studios in New York by longtime collaborator Joe Cincotta...

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Escape Music/Sound Pollution

What do you get if you put LAST AUTUMNS DREAM, COLDSPELL, TEN, JORN and GYPSY ROSE in a blended in the hands of guitarist/bassist/keyboardist/vocalist MIkael Carlsson? Most likely LOVER UNDER COVER. This new band seems out to combine the best of Scandinavia´s rock scene, old and new. With gusts of fame and reputation there is musicality and routine in heeps, but can you do a Manchester City in music?

Opener “My Best Friend” says maybe. There is a nice arrangement and a good refrain, but is that real star quality, or merely QUEENS PARK RANGERS efforts? “Angels Will Cry” is more qualifying with the signature keyboards of Scandinavia and more bite overall, but still not masterful in every aspect...

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Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have launched a killer competition for fans to create a lyric video for the title track off their new album, ’RIITIIR’. Fans can get their hands on signed ENSLAVED merchandise by creating their own lyric video, as well as a video message from the band thanking them for their efforts. The video will be uploaded to both the NUCLEAR BLAST EU and ENSLAVED YouTube channels too!

1. Download the track here – http://media.nuclearblast.de/bands/enslaved/enslaved-video-contest.htm
2. Create your video for ’RIITIIR’ using all original material. Do not use any copyrighted footage or other people’s material.
3. Upload your video to YouTube and be sure to include ’NUCLEAR BLAST FAN VIDEO CONTEST’ in the title.
4. Send your Youtube link to: fanvideo@nuclea...

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Good Night Music Records/Music Buy Mail/Sound Pollution

Germany as a whole is quite productive on the metal scene, in this case it´s the south that´s rising. Singer and guitarist Tom Schaupp, English bass player Timothy Toing and Canadian drummer Matthew Sting pretty much counts for internationals but are all living in Germany. Influences encompass the likes of AC/CD, JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON, WHITESNAKE and ZZ TOP, so what could possibly go wrong?

If you list influences but don´t use the lion part, it´s pretty useless. Most of the music is based on AC/DC, not least the nicely groovy title track. There is also a pinch of early SAXON, which returns in very small doses along the way. The refrains are pretty bland, not least “Frozen Water” and “My Last Beer”...

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LOST SOCIETY – ”Behind the scenes at the GBOB world finals” video online // digital single to be released on February 8th!

17, 18, 19, 19. No, that’s not today’s lottery numbers, but the age of the band members of Finland’s most promising contemporary newcomer combo – LOST SOCIETY! Crafted under the aegis of famous producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, ENSIFERUM, LORDI) in the prestigious Sonic Pump Studios (FINNTROLL, SONATA ARCTICA, OMNIUM GATHERUM), the band’s debut entitled “Fast Loud Death“will be released via Nuclear Blast on March 15, 2013. Already in the first quarter, this record can doubtlessly be ranked among this year’s best releases of its genre!

On the 9th of December 2012, LOST SOCIETY went to London to play at the world finals of the renowned “Global Battle Of T...

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Tickets on sale Friday 1st February 2013
For ticket info and prices, please visit:
www.rewindfestival.com

Rewind – The World’s Biggest 80s Festival returns for its fifth year from Friday 16th August – Sunday 18th August at Temple Island Meadows, Henley-on-Thames.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 1st February. Full details about ticket outlets and prices are available from the official Rewind website – www.rewindfestival.com.

Rewind attracts 40,000 festival-goers and has sold out in advance for the last few years.

As with the previous star-studded festivals, this year’s Rewind Henley weekend extravaganza features another stellar line-up of the crème de la crème of 80s recording artists and performers.

This year’s festival promises to be the best ever, and features an exclusive UK f...

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SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 12 THROUGH WATERTOWER MUSIC FEATURED GUESTS INCLUDE BEN HARPER, LIELA MOSS, TONY HICKS
WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF “NEVER TOO LATE”

Critically acclaimed thenewno2 have announced the release of their debut original score and soundtrack for Beautiful Creatures. Beautiful Creatures Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (WaterTower Music) will beavailable February 12 both digitally and through all major retailers. The soundtrack features original score and two unreleased thenewno2 tracks, including ”Run To Me,” with Ben Harper and Liela Moss (The Duke Spirit) as well as ”Never Too Late,” also featuring Liela Moss...

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Universal have been steadily re-releasing a string of albums over the last couple of years as Deluxe editions with lots of extra material thrown in. They’ve covered a wide range of artists across a range of genres, but now it’s the turn of 80’s pop band Transvision Vamp with their two hit albums, ”Velveteen” and ”Pop art” getting the deluxe edition treatment. Unlike many of the 80s pop acts, Transvision Vamp weren’t a polished result of the Stock-Aitken-Waterman hit factory, but instead combined a punk sound with pop to make some great music which had a lot more of a kick than most of the other music in the charts.

Velveteen was the band’s second album, released in 1989 and reached number one in the UK album charts...