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Killtimers at the O2 Academy
It was a cold, wintery night outside as I strolled across Birmingham to the O2 Academy 3, ready to watch the Killtimers gig. This is a band that I have had the pleasure of watching on previous occasions, and with the promise of new material for me to hear, I couldn’t hide that I was excited. Despite the Kerrang! relentless tour being held next door, the room was packed and I struggled to make my way through to the door leading backstage. read more
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Watch Opeth live at Sonisphere
Roadrunner UK have announced that they will be streaming Opeth’s performance live from Sonisphere in just two days (July 10, 2011). You will be able to stream the concert on the record labels official website by clicking here on Sunday.
Heritage, Opeth’s new studio album, will be released September 20 via the same record label, Roadrunner UK. After been recorded at Atlantis studios in Stockholm, Sweden, the band worked on some finishing touches and the album will be released in several configurations.
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Guitarist leaves Periphery
Alex Bois, Periphery’s former guitarist, has parted ways with the band. This has put the band in an unfortunate situation that they will hopefully climb through. After the departure, the band wrote on their official MySpace page, “Alex Bois and Periphery have decided to part ways. This is truly a sad day for Periphery, because Alex has been with us since the beginning, and he is like a brother to us. We’re going to do everything we can to make the most out of this unfortunate situation, and soldier on like we always have in the past when faced with setbacks. In regards to all of our upcoming shows and tours, worry not! We will have special guest artists filling in for Alex, so our touring plans will not be changing whatsoever.”
It was good to hear that no tours or any future events will be effected.
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The Wombats: New Video
The Wombats, who are an indie rock band from Liverpool in England, have uploaded a new video onto their official YouTube channel as of yesterday. The song, titled “Our Perfect Disease”, is the fifth single from This Modern Glitch, their second studio album.
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James Hetfield “loves” Ghost
Swedish newbies Ghost have certainly earned the favour of James Hetfield, Metallica’s frontman. After their formation in 2008, these Swedish metal rockers have released one demo, a single and their debut album Opus Eponymous.
An interview with SVT caught Hetfield wearing a Ghost t-shirt and he told them “I’m in their fan club”. James went on to say “I had no idea what they looked like until I saw the video. I heard the music first and I thought it was very great – very unique, very melodic and a breath of fresh air for metal. It reminded me a bit of ’70s kind of rock that I liked as well. So yeah, I love the band.” From what I would guess, James would be a role model to Ghost, so this must be something for them to be proud of and could possibly build up a lot of publicity.
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Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne to sell California home
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, have announced that they will be selling one of their Californian homes. Realtor.com have said the house will be selling for somewhere around the figure of $13 million. They have also said that the property is a six bedroom mansion with 10 bath rooms and covers 11,000 square feet. Situated on a hillside, the mansion features both mountain and city views, a library, a gym and fitness area, maid’s quarters and more.
Back in 2003, the married couple bought a Malibu house for $5.1 million. This was also put up for sale just last April for $10 million.
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Chimaira: New album information
American heavy metal band Chimaira have revealed the cover art and announced the track listing for their new and upcoming album, which is to be titled The Age of Hell. It has also been said that the album will be released August 16, 2011. This will be the bands sixth studio album and they hope it will be commercially successful. Check out the track listing below and click here to see the album cover.
Track List
- The Age of Hell
- Clockwork
- Losing My Mind
- Time is Running Out
- Year of the Snake
- Beyond the Grave
- Born in Blood (ft. Phil Bozeman)
- Stoma
- Powerless
- Trigger Finger
- Scapegoat
- Samsara (ft. Emil Werstler)
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North American tour announced for Periphery
American metal band Periphery have announced dates and details for their first ever headlining tour of the U.S.A. and Canada. While on tour, they will be receiving support from Textures, The Human Extract and the Contortionist. The Icarus Lives, their debut album, was released on April 19, 2011. Hopefully, Periphery will play some of the material from this EP while on tour because it is guaranteed that some songs will impress throughout the months of September and October.
Tour dates, details and locations
9/03 – Raleigh, NC – The Brewery
9/04 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theater
9/05 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
9/07 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
9/08 – Dallas, TX – Trees
9/09 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
9/10 – San Antonio, TX – The White Rabbit
9/11 – El Paso, TX – El Paso Convention Center
9/12 – Albuquerque, New Mexico – Launchpad
9/14 – Scottsdale, AZ – Martini Ranch
9/15 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
9/16 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
9/17 – San Diego, CA – Epicenter
9/18 – West Hollywood, CA – Key Club
9/20 – Oakland, CA – The New Parish
9/21 – Portland, OR – Branx
9/22 – Seattle, WA
9/23 – Boise, ID – The Venue
9/24 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
9/25 – Denver, CO – The Marquis Theatre
9/27 – St Louis, MO – Fubar
9/28 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
9/29 – Joliet, IL – MoJoe’s
10/01 – Grand Rapids, MI – MXTP
10/02 – Toronto, ON – Wreck Room
10/03 – Montreal, QC – La Tulipe
10/05 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/06 – New York, NY – Gramercy, Theater
10/07 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
10/08 – Baltimore, MD – TBA
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Stage times announced for Sonisphere 2011
Sonisphere Festival have announced full stage times and dates for their 2011 European tour. It kicks off next week on the Apollo Stage with the likes of Metallica and Anthrax.
FRIDAY JULY 8
APOLLO STAGE
METALLICA 20:30
SLAYER 18:45 -19:45
MEGADETH 17:15 -18:15
ANTHRAX 16:00 – 16:45
DIAMOND HEAD 15:15 – 15:45
BOHEMIA STAGE
A1 BASSLINE (DJ SET) 02:15 – 03:00
FOLD (DJ SET) 01:30 – 02:15
HAYSEED DIXIE 00:30 – 01:30
KILLING JOKE 23:00 – 24:00
BLOOD RED SHOES 20:10 – 20:55
MY PASSION 19:10 – 19:50
BLACK DAHLIA 18:20 – 18:50
FIREWIND 17:30 – 18:00
GLAMOUR OF THE KILL 16:40 – 17:10
LOWER THAN ATLANTIS 15:50 – 16:20
JAPANESE VOYEURS 15:00 – 15:30
JAGERMEISTER
WITCHSORROW 22:00 – 23:00
FLATS 21:00 – 21:30
THE DEFILED 20:00 – 20:30
BLACK BREATH 19:00 – 19:30
SLAM CARTEL 18:00 – 18:30
HOUNDS 17:00 – 17:30
DECADE 16:00 – 16:30
HAMMER OF THE GODS 15:00 – 15:30
RED BULL STAGE
ROLO TOMASSI 20:30 – 21:00
PROTEST THE HERO 19:30 -20:00
CEREBAL BALLZY 18:30 – 19:00
YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE 17:30 – 18:00
ACODA 16:30 – 17:00
MAKE THIS RELATE 15:30 – 16:00
SATURDAY JULY 9
APOLLO STAGE
BIFFY CLYRO 21:15
WEEZER 18:30 – 19:30
YOU ME AT SIX 16:35 – 17:35
BAD RELIGION 15:00 – 15:45
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY 13:25 – 14:10
ARCHITECTS 12:10 – 12:40
SYLOSIS 11:00 -11:30
SATURN STAGE
THE MARS VOLTA 19:40 – 20:55
ALL TIME LOW 17:40 – 18:25
SUM 41 15:50 – 16:30
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES 14:15 – 14:55
GALLOWS 12:45 – 13:20
RICHARD CHEESE 11:35 – 12:05
BOHEMIA STAGE
INNERPARTSYSTEM (DJ SET) 02:00 – 03:00
TEK ONE (DJ SET) 01:00 – 02:00
THE SISTERS OF MERCY 23:15
PARADISE LOST 21:45 – 22:45
GOJIRA 20:30 – 21:15
GINGER WILDHEART 19:25 – 20:05
PERIPHERY 18:15 – 19:00
PULLED APART BY HORSES 17:20 – 17:50
STEVE O 16:20 – 17:00
JARED CHRISTMAS (MC) 16:10 – 16:20
JIM BREURER 15:40 – 16:10
JARED CHRISTMAS (MC) 15:35 – 15:40
NICK HELM 15:10 – 15:35
JARED CHRISTMAS (MC) 15:00 – 15:10
CHERRI BOMB 14:00 – 14:30
ME Vs HERO 13:10 – 13:40
VINTAGE TROUBLE 12:20 – 12:50
WHILE SHE SLEEPS 11:30 – 12:00
JAGERMEISTER
BLACK SPIDERS 22:15 – 23:00
SAINT JUDE 21:00 – 21:45
RIVAL SONS 20:00 – 20:30
SPY CATCHER 19:00 – 19:30
THE CRAVE 18:00 – 18:30
SIX HOUR SUNDOWN 17:00 – 17:30
THE VIRGINMARYS 16:00 – 16:30
PANIC CELL 15:00 – 15:30
THE TREATMENT 14:00 – 14:30
JETTBLACK 13:00 – 13:30
NO AMERICANA 12:00 – 12:30
SONS OF ICARUS 11:00 – 11:30
RED BULL STAGE
SILENT DISCO 23:00 – 02:00
WATAIN 21:45 – 22:30
RISE TO REMAIN 20:30 – 21:15
TEK ONE 19:30 – 20:00
INNERPARTYSYSTEM 18:30 – 19:00
TESSERACT 17:30 – 18:00
REVOKER 16:30 – 17:00
THE HYPE THEORY 15:30 – 16:00
HILL VALLEY HIGH 14:30 – 15:00
PAGE 44 13:30 -14:00
YOU AND WHAT ARMY 12:30 – 13:00
THE SUZUKIS 11:30 – 12:00
SUNDAY JULY 10
APOLLO STAGE
SLIPKNOT 21:00
LIMP BIZKIT 18:45 – 19:45
MOTORHEAD 16:45 -17:45
MASTODON 14:50 – 15:50
PARKWAY DRIVE 13:20 – 13:55
ARCH ENEMY 12:10 – 12:40
VOLBEAT 11:00 – 11:30
SATURN STAGE
BILL BAILEY 19:55 – 20:40
OPETH 17:50 – 18:40
AIRBOURNE 15:55 – 16:40
INFLAMES 14:05 – 14:45
2 MINUTES SILENCE FOR PAUL GRAY 14:00 – 14:02
HOUSE OF PAIN 12:45 – 13:15
BLACK TIDE 11:35 – 12:05
BOHEMIA STAGE
ALFIE (DJ SET) 00:15 – 01:00
STAN SB 23:45 – 00:15
BAT SABBATH 22:55 – 23:25
THE ANSWER 21:25 – 22:25
FOUR YEAR STRONG 20:10 – 20:55
ALESTORM 19:10 – 19:40
CANCER BATS 18:10 – 18:50
ANBERLIN 17:15 – 17:50
SEAN HUGHES 16:30 – 17:00
ANDREW O’NEILL (MC) 16:25 – 16:30
BRENDAN BURNS 15:55 – 16:25
JASON ROUSE 15:25 – 15:55
JASON JOHN WHITEHEAD 15:00 – 15:25
ANDREW O’NEILL (MC) 14:55 – 15:00
INME 14:10 – 14:40
KYLESA 13:20 -13:50
TURBOWOLF 12:30 – 13:00
HOWARD MARKS 11:00 – 12:00
JAGERMEISTER
ORANGE GOBLIN 22:15 -23:00
JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET 21:15 – 21:45
FOZZY 20:00 – 20:45
ANTERIOR 19:00 – 19:30
EXIT TEN 18:00 – 18:30
MAD DOG 17:00 – 17:30
AMPLIFIER 16:00 – 16:30
DEMONIC RESURECTION 15:00 – 15:30
TURBOGESIT 14:05 – 14:35
MOJO FURY 13:00 – 13:30
THE SAFETY FIRE 12:00 -12:30
FLETCHER 11:00 – 11:30
RED BULL STAGE
SONIC BOOM SIX 19:30 – 20:15
DON BROCO 18:30 – 19:00
TITLE FIGHT 17:30 – 18:00
DANGEROUS 16:30 – 17:00
FLOODS 15:30 – 16:00
THE OCEAN BETWEEN US 14:30 – 15:00
AUTUMN IN DISGUISE 13:25 – 13:55
FEED THE RHINO 12:30 – 13:00
ARCANE ROOTS 11:30 – 12:00
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Coldplay: New video
One of the most successful British bands ever, Coldplay, have uploaded a new video for “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall“. The song has of course been taken off of their Every Teardrop is a Waterfall – EP.
