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Dark Tranquillity - Live Videos On Official YouTube Channel
Swedish Melodic Death metallers Dark Tranquillity have issued the following update:
"That's right - it's time to jump on the Web 2.0 bandwagon! We recently opened a YouTube channel for the purpose of displaying exclusive video clips and rare gems from the D.T. treasure chest, and the first offering is a live video of 'The Treason Wall' from the Gwang Myeong festival in South Korea earlier this autumn. More clips will be added in the near future. You will dig: http://www.youtube.com/dtofficial."
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"That's right - it's time to jump on the Web 2.0 bandwagon! We recently opened a YouTube channel for the purpose of displaying exclusive video clips and rare gems from the D.T. treasure chest, and the first offering is a live video of 'The Treason Wall' from the Gwang Myeong festival in South Korea earlier this autumn. More clips will be added in the near future. You will dig: http://www.youtube.com/dtofficial."
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| Source: | darktranquillity.com |
| Band profile: | Dark Tranquillity |
The Haunted - Support Act Of Killswitch Engage's European Tour
Swedish thrashers The Haunted have been confirmed as main support for Killswitch Engage on their European tour, set to take place January-February 2007.
As a result, The Haunted will be forced to postpone the majority of its previously announced European headline dates. "Don't worry, we're not canceling ? just postponing," the band says in a statement. "Look out for new headline dates later in 2007."
Dates and locations are as follow:
Jan. 07 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Jan. 08 - Glasgow, SCO @ Barrowlands
Jan. 10 - Dublin, IRE @ Ambassador Theatre
Jan. 11 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Jan. 12 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Jan. 13 - London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Jan. 14 - Bristol, UK @ Academy
Jan. 16 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre
Jan. 17 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
Jan. 18 - Antwerpen, BEL @ Hof Ter Lo
Jan. 19 - Herford, GER @ X
Jan. 20 - Hamburg, GER @ Große Freiheit 36
Jan. 25 - Berlin, GER @ Postbahnhof
Jan. 26 - Chemnitz, GER @ Südbahnhof
Jan. 27 - Wiesbaden, GER @ Schlachthof
Jan. 28 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall
Jan. 29 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn LKA
Jan. 31 - München, GER @ Backstage
Feb. 01 - Zürich, SWI @ Rohstofflager
Feb. 02 - Milan, ITA @ Transilvania
Feb. 03 - Linz, AUS @ Posthof
As a result, The Haunted will be forced to postpone the majority of its previously announced European headline dates. "Don't worry, we're not canceling ? just postponing," the band says in a statement. "Look out for new headline dates later in 2007."
Dates and locations are as follow:
Jan. 07 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Jan. 08 - Glasgow, SCO @ Barrowlands
Jan. 10 - Dublin, IRE @ Ambassador Theatre
Jan. 11 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Jan. 12 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Jan. 13 - London, UK @ Brixton Academy
Jan. 14 - Bristol, UK @ Academy
Jan. 16 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre
Jan. 17 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
Jan. 18 - Antwerpen, BEL @ Hof Ter Lo
Jan. 19 - Herford, GER @ X
Jan. 20 - Hamburg, GER @ Große Freiheit 36
Jan. 25 - Berlin, GER @ Postbahnhof
Jan. 26 - Chemnitz, GER @ Südbahnhof
Jan. 27 - Wiesbaden, GER @ Schlachthof
Jan. 28 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall
Jan. 29 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn LKA
Jan. 31 - München, GER @ Backstage
Feb. 01 - Zürich, SWI @ Rohstofflager
Feb. 02 - Milan, ITA @ Transilvania
Feb. 03 - Linz, AUS @ Posthof
| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | The Haunted |
| Event: | Killswitch Engage: European Tour |
In Flames - Confirmed For Desert Rock Festival
Sweden's In Flames have been confirmed for the Desert Rock 2007 festival, set to take place March 9-10, 2007 at the Dubai Country Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
March 9, 2007:
In Flames
Children Of Bodom
The Prodigy
March 10, 2007:
Incubas
Prime Circle
More bands will be announced, including the headliners for both days. A total of 10 acts are expected to perform over the two days.
March 9, 2007:
In Flames
Children Of Bodom
The Prodigy
March 10, 2007:
Incubas
Prime Circle
More bands will be announced, including the headliners for both days. A total of 10 acts are expected to perform over the two days.
| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | In Flames |
| Event: | Desert Rock Festival |
Kataklysm - Confirm "One Of The Longest Tour Runs"
The Canadian death metallers have posted the following message on their official web site:
"All the planets have aligned... The time has come to undertake one of the longest tour runs in our career, that will take the Kataklysm machine in over twenty two countries in five months, visiting three continents and playing - if we're still alive and not too abused after over a hundred shows in the first half of 2007. We started rehersing a long, effective and killer set list with absolutely no filler tracks. We will also be visiting some songs that we haven't played in awhile from five or six albums ago. We promise an explosive show like you haven't seen before from Kataklysm. We look forward to revisiting our old friends and playing the new countries that are planned and shaking the hands of our fans who have waited to see Kataklysm for so long. We come prepared, the question is... Are you??
All the best to everyone and enjoy your holidays. See ya next year!"
-Maurizio
Kataklysm has confirmed:
- January 2007: "Road to Devastation tour"
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic
- February/March 2007: "Trendkiller tour"
USA & Canada (coast to coast)
- April 2007: "Devastation Down Under"
Australia & New Zealand
-May 2007: "Road to Devastation II"
UK, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France
Kataklysm is undergoing negotiations at the moment and is expected to also include the following next year: Iceland, Russia & South America
"All the planets have aligned... The time has come to undertake one of the longest tour runs in our career, that will take the Kataklysm machine in over twenty two countries in five months, visiting three continents and playing - if we're still alive and not too abused after over a hundred shows in the first half of 2007. We started rehersing a long, effective and killer set list with absolutely no filler tracks. We will also be visiting some songs that we haven't played in awhile from five or six albums ago. We promise an explosive show like you haven't seen before from Kataklysm. We look forward to revisiting our old friends and playing the new countries that are planned and shaking the hands of our fans who have waited to see Kataklysm for so long. We come prepared, the question is... Are you??
All the best to everyone and enjoy your holidays. See ya next year!"
-Maurizio
Kataklysm has confirmed:
- January 2007: "Road to Devastation tour"
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic
- February/March 2007: "Trendkiller tour"
USA & Canada (coast to coast)
- April 2007: "Devastation Down Under"
Australia & New Zealand
-May 2007: "Road to Devastation II"
UK, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France
Kataklysm is undergoing negotiations at the moment and is expected to also include the following next year: Iceland, Russia & South America
| Source: | kataklysm.net |
| Band profile: | Kataklysm |
| Event: | Kataklysm: The Road To Devastation Tour |
Close-Up Baten Festival - First Bands Announced
Tiamat, Dark Tranquillity and Pain are among the confirmed bands for the Close-Up Båten festival/day-long cruise, set to take off from Stockholm, Sweden on February 15, 2007. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
Tiamat
Dark Tranquility
Pain
Hardcore Superstar
Necrophobic
Dimension Zero
For more information (in Swedish), click here.
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Tiamat
Dark Tranquility
Pain
Hardcore Superstar
Necrophobic
Dimension Zero
For more information (in Swedish), click here.
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Event: | Close-Up Båten Festival/Day-Long Cruise |
Death - More Chuck Schuldiner Benefit/Tribute Shows Announced
UPDATED on 27November 2006:
Dec. 9, 2006
Lima, Peru @ Samay Wasi
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Legion Sacra, Nahual, Psicorragia, Black Heaven, Bleed Of Hate, El Viejo, Eternal Exumation and Dehumanizer
Dec. 12, 2006
Skopje, Macedonia @ Club Castro
A Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner
Dec. 15, 2006
Vilnius, Lithuania @ Club Intro
In Memoriam Chuck Schuldiner II with Zalvarinis, Mandragora, Saples, Grol and Renewal
Dec. 16, 2006
Votkinsk, Russia @ Theatre Zvezda
A Tribute To Chuck with Sentiment
Dec. 16, 2006
Iquitos, Peru @ Ex-Pae
Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner with Mortuus, Malignum, La Pleve, Constrictor, Dark Tempest and Legion
Dec. 16, 2006
Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial with Symbolic
Dec. 16, 2006
Misano, Italy @ Boulevard Music Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Zero Tolerance
Dec. 16, 2006
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence V - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Insomnium, Viikate and Deathchain
Jan. 13, 2007
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence IV - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Machine Men, Blake and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ
Schuldiner passed away on December 13, 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. He was 34 years old.
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Dec. 9, 2006
Lima, Peru @ Samay Wasi
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Legion Sacra, Nahual, Psicorragia, Black Heaven, Bleed Of Hate, El Viejo, Eternal Exumation and Dehumanizer
Dec. 12, 2006
Skopje, Macedonia @ Club Castro
A Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner
Dec. 15, 2006
Vilnius, Lithuania @ Club Intro
In Memoriam Chuck Schuldiner II with Zalvarinis, Mandragora, Saples, Grol and Renewal
Dec. 16, 2006
Votkinsk, Russia @ Theatre Zvezda
A Tribute To Chuck with Sentiment
Dec. 16, 2006
Iquitos, Peru @ Ex-Pae
Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner with Mortuus, Malignum, La Pleve, Constrictor, Dark Tempest and Legion
Dec. 16, 2006
Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial with Symbolic
Dec. 16, 2006
Misano, Italy @ Boulevard Music Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Zero Tolerance
Dec. 16, 2006
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence V - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Insomnium, Viikate and Deathchain
Jan. 13, 2007
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence IV - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Machine Men, Blake and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ
Schuldiner passed away on December 13, 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. He was 34 years old.
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| Source: | emptywords.org |
| Band profile: | Death |
Cradle Of Filth - New Live Video Posted Online
Cradle Of Filth have posted a new live video on their official website. The video was taken from the show which took place on Sunday, November 12 at at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. You can check it out by clicking here (QuickTime required).
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| Source: | cradleoffilth.com |
| Band profile: | Cradle Of Filth |
Norther - Featured In Finnish Movie
A trailer for the upcoming Finnish movie "Vares 2", featuring music from the Finnish metal band Norther, has been posted online at this location. The Norther members also appear in the film, which is based on a best-selling Finnish detective book series. It will be released in Finnish theaters in January 2007.
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Norther |
Battlelore - Cancel European Tour With Draconian
Battelore's previously announced European tour with Draconain and Darzamat has been cancelled due to "booking problems," according to a posting on the Finnish "fantasy metal" band's web site. The post further adds : "Battlelore has nothing to do with the cancellation. The whole band is deeply sorry for the fans and very disappointed in this situation."
| Source: | battlelore.net |
| Band profile: | Battlelore |
Cradle Of Filth - Announces 3 UK Dates
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK tour dates in December in support of their new album "Thornography" which will be released on October 16. Support comes from Sabbat (featuring producer extraordinaire, Andy Sneap), plus one other band tba. Tour dates are as follows :
Dec. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Dec. 18 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Dec. 19 - London, UK @ Astoria
EDIT :
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK live dates in support of their new album "Thornography". They have since announced a live date for Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo on December 16th.
Cradle Of Filth has confirmed that Sabbat, featuring Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier, will reunite for the UK shows as one of two support acts. It's not known at this time if they will play the Belgium show.
Dec. 17 - Manchester, UK @ Academy
Dec. 18 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy
Dec. 19 - London, UK @ Astoria
EDIT :
Cradle Of Filth have announced three UK live dates in support of their new album "Thornography". They have since announced a live date for Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo on December 16th.
Cradle Of Filth has confirmed that Sabbat, featuring Andy Sneap and Martin Walkyier, will reunite for the UK shows as one of two support acts. It's not known at this time if they will play the Belgium show.
| Source: | cradleoffilth.com |
| Band profile: | Cradle Of Filth |
Vision Divine - S. American Tour Cancelled
Italian melodic power metallers Vision Divine, the brainchild of ex-Labyrinth mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have posted the following message on their official web site :
"We are sorry and shocked for what just happened. Without any , and even worse, after many promises from third parties who were managing the tour, we discovered just now, once arrived in the USA, that the Latin tour won't take place because of too many problems with flight tickets and many other things that are even impossible to be explained. We are simply shocked and surprised by seeing how things have been managed. We feel ripped off as surely should feel those who already bought tickets to our shows. We are also gonna sue somebody for what happened, but this won't change the mess.
"In many years of career we never got into something like this, and there are not so many words we can tell right now. We will play ProgPower fest, which to be a completely professional situation where everything turned out to be exactly as planned, and then we will go back to Italy, as there is no way at all to make the rest of the shows take place, not even after some telephone callw we had in which we tried to do our best as band in order to make things go on. We really pushed to make shows not being cancelled, and we were also disposed to renounce too many things originally promised. We even offered to pay hotels by ourselves just to respect all those people waiting for us and to give a chance to those who were not responsible about this to go on, but no way. promoter totally disappeared, and once we arrived in the USA, we also found that there are no flight tickets ready to bring us to the rest of the countries.
"Sorry once again, that's all we can tell right now. Whining or complaining won't make things change, unfortunately."
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"We are sorry and shocked for what just happened. Without any , and even worse, after many promises from third parties who were managing the tour, we discovered just now, once arrived in the USA, that the Latin tour won't take place because of too many problems with flight tickets and many other things that are even impossible to be explained. We are simply shocked and surprised by seeing how things have been managed. We feel ripped off as surely should feel those who already bought tickets to our shows. We are also gonna sue somebody for what happened, but this won't change the mess.
"In many years of career we never got into something like this, and there are not so many words we can tell right now. We will play ProgPower fest, which to be a completely professional situation where everything turned out to be exactly as planned, and then we will go back to Italy, as there is no way at all to make the rest of the shows take place, not even after some telephone callw we had in which we tried to do our best as band in order to make things go on. We really pushed to make shows not being cancelled, and we were also disposed to renounce too many things originally promised. We even offered to pay hotels by ourselves just to respect all those people waiting for us and to give a chance to those who were not responsible about this to go on, but no way. promoter totally disappeared, and once we arrived in the USA, we also found that there are no flight tickets ready to bring us to the rest of the countries.
"Sorry once again, that's all we can tell right now. Whining or complaining won't make things change, unfortunately."
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| Source: | visiondivine.com |
| Band profile: | Vision Divine |
Belphegor - N. American Dates Announced
Belphegor, Unleashed, Krisiun and Hatesphere will team up for a North American tour beginning in early February. Tentative dates so far are as follows:
Feb. 07 - Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
Feb. 08 - BB Kings - New York, NY
Feb. 09 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb. 10 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 11 - The Pearl Room - Molena, IL
Feb. 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Feb. 15 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Feb. 16 - Roseland Grill - Portland, OR
Feb. 17 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA
Feb. 20 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Feb. 21 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Mar. 02 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Mar. 05 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
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Feb. 07 - Mark's Place - Bedford, NH
Feb. 08 - BB Kings - New York, NY
Feb. 09 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb. 10 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 11 - The Pearl Room - Molena, IL
Feb. 12 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN
Feb. 15 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
Feb. 16 - Roseland Grill - Portland, OR
Feb. 17 - The Pound - San Francisco, CA
Feb. 20 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
Feb. 21 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
Mar. 02 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA
Mar. 05 - The Opera House - Toronto, ON
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| Source: | belphegor.at |
| Band profile: | Belphegor |
Arch Enemy - To Tour Sweden/Denmark
Arch Enemy will team up with Coldworker (the Örebro, Sweden-based band consisting of current and former members of such bands as Nasum, Relentless, Carnal Grief, Ruin and hobos) and Path Of No Return for this year's Close-Up Made Us Do It tour, which will make stops in Sweden and Denmark during November. The dates are as follows:
Nov. 16 - KB, Malmö, (SE)
Nov. 17 - Kino, Karlskrona, (SE)
Nov. 18 - Trägårn, Göteborg, (SE)
Nov. 22 - Klubben, Stockholm, (SE)
Nov. 23 - Platens bar, Linköping, (SE)
Nov. 24 - Diezel, Halmstad, (SE)
Nov. 26 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, (DK)
Nov. 27 - Voxhall, Århus, (DK)
Nov. 16 - KB, Malmö, (SE)
Nov. 17 - Kino, Karlskrona, (SE)
Nov. 18 - Trägårn, Göteborg, (SE)
Nov. 22 - Klubben, Stockholm, (SE)
Nov. 23 - Platens bar, Linköping, (SE)
Nov. 24 - Diezel, Halmstad, (SE)
Nov. 26 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, (DK)
Nov. 27 - Voxhall, Århus, (DK)
| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Arch Enemy |
Belphegor - To Embark On European Headlining Tour In November
Austrian extreme black/death metal outfit Belphegor will embark on a European headlining tour in early November. Support at the shows is expected to come from Sethearil (to be confirmed) and Deranged, plus a fourth, as-yet-undisclosed act.
Tentative dates are as follows (details to be announced at a later date):
Nov. 02 - Switzerland
Nov. 03 - France
Nov. 04 - Spain - Mephisto - Barcelona
Nov. 05 - Spain - Rytmo & Kompass - Madrid
Nov. 06 - Portugal - Porto
Nov. 07 - Spain - Iguana - Vigo
Nov. 08 - France
Nov. 09 - France
Nov. 10 - Holland - Goudvishal - Arnhem
Nov. 11 - Holland - Bolwerk - Sneek
Nov. 12 - UK - Satan's Hollow - Manchester
Nov. 13 - UK
Nov. 14 - Germany - Bastard Club - Osnabruck
Nov. 15 - Denmark - Stengade - Kobenhavn
Nov. 16 - Sweden - TBA - Gothenborg
Nov. 17 - Norway - TBA - Oslo
Nov. 18 - Sweden
Nov. 19 - Sweden
Belphegor will release its new album, "Pestapokalypse VI", on October 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. A North American tour with Unleashed and Krisiun will follow in February.
Tentative dates are as follows (details to be announced at a later date):
Nov. 02 - Switzerland
Nov. 03 - France
Nov. 04 - Spain - Mephisto - Barcelona
Nov. 05 - Spain - Rytmo & Kompass - Madrid
Nov. 06 - Portugal - Porto
Nov. 07 - Spain - Iguana - Vigo
Nov. 08 - France
Nov. 09 - France
Nov. 10 - Holland - Goudvishal - Arnhem
Nov. 11 - Holland - Bolwerk - Sneek
Nov. 12 - UK - Satan's Hollow - Manchester
Nov. 13 - UK
Nov. 14 - Germany - Bastard Club - Osnabruck
Nov. 15 - Denmark - Stengade - Kobenhavn
Nov. 16 - Sweden - TBA - Gothenborg
Nov. 17 - Norway - TBA - Oslo
Nov. 18 - Sweden
Nov. 19 - Sweden
Belphegor will release its new album, "Pestapokalypse VI", on October 27 via Nuclear Blast Records. A North American tour with Unleashed and Krisiun will follow in February.
| Source: | roadrun.com |
| Band profile: | Belphegor |
Angra - New Single Artwork Posted Online
The cover artwork for the new Angra single, The Course of Nature", has been posted online at this location. The title song, which will also appear on the band's upcoming full-length CD "Aurora Consurgens", is expected to be released as a "virtual single" later this month.
The recordings of "Aurora Consurgens" began in July at the House Of Audio studios in Germany under the guidance of longtime producer Dennis Ward. All the tracking took place at the Via Musique Estúdios, in São Paulo with Thiago Bianchi as the assistant producer. Dennis then flew back to Germany and mixed the material, which was recently mastered by the renowned Finnish producer Mika Jussila. An October release is expected.
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The recordings of "Aurora Consurgens" began in July at the House Of Audio studios in Germany under the guidance of longtime producer Dennis Ward. All the tracking took place at the Via Musique Estúdios, in São Paulo with Thiago Bianchi as the assistant producer. Dennis then flew back to Germany and mixed the material, which was recently mastered by the renowned Finnish producer Mika Jussila. An October release is expected.
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| Source: | roadrun.com |
| Band profile: | Angra |