“Oceansize are one of this country’s most enthralling progressive-style bands. Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up (Superball Music/EMI) is a wonderful mix of brutal rhythms, ambient messages and sedate antagonism. It really is a creative force, and more proof of the vast pool of talent out there.” - Malcolm Dome from Classic Rock magazine UK
We’ve added some nice new cover artwork of the upcoming releases by Monster Magnet, Angra, UFO, Star One, Zodiac Mindwarp, Funker Vogt, Powerworld and Enslaved.
We’ve updated our Benelux tourdates page incl. a new date for Monster Magnet and new releasedates for new albums by Monster Magnet, Star One, Pure Reason Revolution, King’s X, Powerworld, Funker Vogt, Solefald, Shining (SWE) and Sodom and new DVD’s from Vreid and Stonegard.
It’s time to tune in to Monstermagnet.net for the relaunch of their newly designed website. Focused around the late October worldwide release of their new studio album “Mastermind”, the relaunch will also be the worldwide premiere of the new album’s cover artwork, designed by Invisible Creature (Wolfmother, Chris Cornell, Foo Fighters).
“I’m extremely proud of this new album,” says Magnet frontman Dave Wyndorf. “It’s been an amazing process, the songs are exactly what I wanted them to be, and I’m proud to begin presenting this new phase of the band on our new website.”
Monster Magnet make their way to Europe for a short festival run beginning next week (dates below) and have just put tickets on sale for a string of UK dates in November. European dates to follow.
The band will be making many more announcements leading up to the release of “Mastermind”. Join the Monstermagnet.net RSS Feed for up-to-date information and updates.
Norwegian psychedelic post-black metal band Enslaved will release its new album, “Axioma Ethica Odini”, in Europe on September 27 and in North America on September 28. The CD’s cover artwork was created by the Norwegian artist Truls Espedal, who has painted every Enslaved album cover since 2001′s “Monumension”.
“Axioma Ethica Odini” track listing:
01. Ethica Odini
02. Raidho
03. Waruun
04. The Beacon
05. Axioma
06. Giants
07. Singular
08. Night Sight
09. Lightening
“Axioma Ethica Odini” will be made available as a special edition in gatefold seven-inch format with the entire album on CD and a seven-inch vinyl single as a bonus, as well as a regular jewel case and double vinyl. The bonus seven-inch single will include new recordings of the songs “Jotunblod” and “Migration”.
‘Blood O.D.’, a brand new song from the reunited Swedish death/thrash metal act The Crown, is available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page. The track comes off the group’s new album, ”Doomsday King”, which is scheduled for release on September 27 via Century Media Records.
The band was founded in 1990 in Trollhättan under the name Crown Of Thorns but was forced to change their name to The Crown in 1998 due to a band from the US using that name.
Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie releases his first solo album in five years. It’s titled Static Impulse, and will be put out by InsideOut Music on September 27. Mixed by Jens Bogren, it features Marco Sfogli (guitar), Matt Guillory (keyboards), bassist Ray Riendeau (Halford) and drummer/vocalist Peter Wildoer (Darkane).
Says LaBrie: “This is modern metal and as heavy and relevant as any other band out there going in a similar musical direction. There are riffs that will blow your head off and melodies both musically and vocally that are hypnotic”. Find out more at www.jameslabrie.com
Manchester’s Oceansize have made the 1st track available off their upcoming album ”Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up“. Just head over to www.superballmusic.com/specials/oceansize to download an MP3 of “Superimposer” as well as a personal message from the band. The only thing you need to do is posting that you downloaded the track via facebook or twitter.
The new album is scheduled for September 3rd in GAS, for September 6th in Europe and North America for September 14th 2010. The band will tour Europe in support of “Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up” between mid September to mid November 2010, so please make sure to check the band’s or SuperBall Records’ websites for frequent updates: www.myspace.com/oceansizeuk & www.facebook.com/oceansizeuk
The title for the new album by Norway’s highly renowned extreme metal band Enslaved was announced on the band’s MySpace page today. “Axioma Ethica Odini” will be released in Europe September 27, and North America September 28.
This eleventh studio album was recorded at three different studios in Bergen, Norway: 1) Duper; 2) Earshot (belonging to Enslaved members Herbrand Larsen [keyboardist/backing vocalist] and Ice Dale [lead guitarist]); and 3) Peersonal Sound (owned by rhythm guitarist/songwriter Ivar Bjørnson). It is the follow-up to 2008’s “Vertebrae”. In their native country, Norway, “Vertebrae” entered the official charts at #20 and earned Enslaved their third consecutive Spellemannpris (The Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy Awards).
Enslaved will embark on a 7-show “Circling Above and Within Tour” of Europe beginning October 15.
Sweden’s Spiritual Beggars finally return to the spotlight with their first new studio album in five years, “Return To Zero”. Once again, the ‘Beggars effortlessly manage to confirm they are a band that continues to defy musical boundaries and that delivers classic heavy rock at its very best!
The artwork of the upcoming album is done by the well known Brazilian artist Gustavo Sazes. On the Spiritual Beggars myspace page the band uploaded a short audio sample of the new album as a pre-listening teaser. For more information please check the bands myspace profile as well as their Twitter account.