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As previously reported, Alexi Laiho was rushed to the Oslo hospital on the evening of Tuesday, July 3rd with extreme stomach pain. As a result, Children Of Bodom were forced to cancel their appearance at the Ruisrock festival.
Thankfully, Laiho is now fully recovered and in order to let his fans know this, he recorded the following video.
'The Industrialist', which is due in North America on June 5 via Candlelight Records, is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album's ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel magazine. The album's artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats — standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.
Here is a video clip that FEAR FACTORY's vocalist Burton C. Bell filmed in order to explain the concept behind 'The Industrialist':
As previously reported, the band has recruited drummer Mike Heller
from MALGINANCY and SYSTEM DIVIDE for their current tour with SHADOW'S
FALL, THE BROWNING, THE DEVASTED, and LEGACY OF DISORDER! Here are the remaining tour dates.
- 05.13.12: New York, NY at Gramercy Theatre
- 05.15.12: Pontiac, MI at The Crofoot Ballroom
- 05.16.12: Dayton, OH at McGuffy's House of Rock
- 05.17.12: Chicago, IL at Bottom Lounge
- 05.19.12: Denver, CO at Summit Music Hall
- 05.21.12: Sacramento,CA at Ace of Spades
- 05.22.12: San Francisco,CA at Regency Ballroom
- 05.23.12: Santa Ana, CA at Yost Theater
Jon Schaffer formed Purgatory (which eventually became Iced Earth) in Tampa, Florida, in 1984. Since then, he has released 10 studio albums, the newest being the highly-acclaimed 'Dystopia' (October, 2011) – which debuted at #67 on the Billboard Top 200 – one live album, two compilations, three boxed sets, and several DVDs. Thanks to massive worldwide sales — and rabidly loyal fans – Iced Earth has earned a seat in the pantheon of America’s most successful Heavy Metal bands.
The Floridian Metallers recently concluded an extensive North American tour with SYMPHONY X and WARBRINGER. During the bands New York City takeover on March 10th at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square, we had the chance to chat with Jon Schaffer about the succesful tour, their NEW album 'Dystopia', their NEW singer Stu Block and about the roots of Iced Earth! Check this interview out and spread the word!
Jon Schaffer formed Iced Earth in Tampa, Florida, in 1984. Since then, he has released 10 studio albums, the newest being the highly-acclaimed 'Dystopia' (October, 2011) – which debuted at #67 on the Billboard Top 200 – one live album, two compilations, three boxed sets, and several DVDs. Thanks to massive worldwide sales — and rabidly loyal fans – Iced Earth has earned a seat in the pantheon of America’s most successful Heavy Metal bands.
The Floridian Metallers are currently on the road with none other than SYMPHONY X and WARBRINGER. Today, the band has unleashed their first webisode from this renown tour.
Remaining tour dates for the Iced Earth, Symphony X & Warbringer:
02/09/12 Garrick – Winnipeg, MB CANADA
02/10/12 Louis Pub – Saskatoon, SK CANADA
02/11/12 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB CANADA
02/12/12 Flames Central – Calgary, AB CANADA
02/14/12 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
02/15/12 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA
02/16/12 Hawthorne – Portland, OR
02/17/12 Regency – San Francisco, CA
02/18/12 Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
02/20/12 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
02/21/12 The Grove – Anaheim, CA
02/22/12 House of Blues – San Diego
02/24/12 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
02/25/12 Summit – Denver, CO
02/26/12 Midland Theater – Kansas City, MO
02/27/12 Trees – Dallas, TX
02/28/12 Emo’s East – Austin, TX
02/29/12 House of Blues – Houston, TX
03/02/12 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/03/12 House of Blues – Lake Buena Vista, FL
03/05/12 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
03/06/12 The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
03/07/12 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
03/09/12 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
03/10/12 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
03/11/12 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY
The 2012 version of Gigantour is currently crossing through North America in full throttle! Tonight, the Heavy Music fanatics of Glens Falls, New York, will welcome Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil to the Glens Falls Civic Center. In anticipation of tonight's show, Dave Ellefson from Megadeth just posted the following video update:
"Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Remaining tour dates!
February:
1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
Clint Lowery and Morgan Rose from SEVENDUST, entered the studio on January 22nd to start working on a NEW project called Call Me No One. The debut album from the drummer and guitarist from SEVENDUST, is set for a tentative May release.
Lowery recently stated via Twitter that he is "very excited" about the NEW collaboration, while Rose added that Call Me No One will "absolutely" be touring in support of the forthcoming CD.
In other SEVENDUST news, the band is not scheduled to begin writing material for its NEW album until June, leaving time for Call Me No One to get the project released and to bring their NEW music to the masses.
The highly anticipated ninth studio album by Biohazard is called 'Reborn In Defiance' and is available everywhere, except in North America. The expectations are high, and while many mistakenly thought that the band was finished once Evan Seinfeld (co-founder, singer, bassist) left the band last summer, the Heavy Music world will be caught in a devastating hurricane of musical greatness once the masses are infected with the NEW Biohazard!
Biohazard is currently on tour in Europe as part of their "Persistence Tour 2012", and so far they have taken plenty of names. After a challenging start, which saw the bands newest member Scott Roberts (who replaced Evan Seinfeld) rushed to the hospital prior to the band's kickoff show on Friday, January 20 in Deinze, Belgium. Biohazard's European tour has proved that the band is alive and well. Here are the first three installments of "Biohazard's Reborn In Defiance Tour":
Below are all the remaining European and upcoming U.S. tour dates for the first part of their world tour in support of "Reborn In Defiance".
'Persistence' European Tour With Suicidal Tendencies (remaining tourdates):
- Jan. 27: Saarbrucken, Germany at Garage
- Jan. 28: Dresden, Germany at Eventwerk
- Jan. 29: Tilburg, Netherlands at O13
- Jan. 30: Paris, France at Bataclan
- Jan. 31: Manchester, UK at Manchester Club Academy
- Feb. 01: Glasgow, UK at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
- Feb. 02: Birmingham, UK at HMV Institute Birmingham
- Feb. 03: London, UK at Underworld
U.S Tour With Madball:
- 2/8: Syracuse, NY @ Station 58
- 2/9: Portland, ME @ Asylum
- 2/10: Worcester, MA @ Te Palladium
- 2/11: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
- 2/14: Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
- 2/15: Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
- 2/16: Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
- 2/17: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
- 2/18: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
The highly anticipated ninth studio album by Biohazard, 'Reborn In Defiance', was supposed to be offered as a FREE download on Friday, January 20th in the United States. Due to unforeseen circumstances the band has pulled the plug and the NEW album won't be available as a FREE download. Here is the bands official statement.
"We regret to inform you all that due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to offer our new record "Reborn In Defiance" in the US at this time. We love all of you who have continued to support us through the years and can't wait to share with you a record that we are extremely proud of. Thank you so much for your understanding and patience and a special thanks to our partners Revolver, Repudo and Google for their hard work setting this up. All of our touring plans are still solidified and we are excited to see you all out on the road!"
'Reborn In Defiance' marks the first time in 18 years that the band records an album with their original lineup (Evan Seinfeld, Bobby Hambel, Billy Graziadei & Danny Schuler). The bands ninth studio album was Produced Toby Wright (Alice in Chains, Metallica).
Megadeth unleashed their thirteenth studio album entitled "TH1RT3EN" on November 1st, 2011, via Roadrunner Records. Today (Wednesday, November 9th), Megadeth is kicking off their Th1rt3en World Tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here is a video update recorded today by Megadeth's bassist Dave Ellefson.
CD track listing:
01. Sudden Death
02. Public Enemy No. 1
03. Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
04. We The People
05. Guns, Drugs & Money
06. Never Dead
07. New World Order
08. Fast Lane
09. Black Swan
10. Wrecker
11. Millennium Of The Blind
12. Deadly Nightshade
13. 13
So far Megadeth's NEW studio album has sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Metal Hammer asked Megadeth's front-man Dave Mustaine: Your latest album, "TH1RT3EN", has just hit the shelves. What can fans expect from that album?
Mustaine: I think fans are going to be able to expect a very exciting record. With David Ellefson [bass] coming back, it brought back the classic sound, but also with the progress that we made with Shawn Drover [drums] and Chris Broderick [guitar]. I think that it's a very heavy, modern sound, and then adding Johnny K [producer] to that with his production skills, this is the optimum record that we could've made right now. So I think that the fans are going to be very happy with this record.
Additionally, the band recently premiered the music video for the first single out of Th1rt3en for the song "Public Enemy No. 1". The comical video was shot in California, a few days after Megadeth performed at the Big Four Concert at Yankee Stadium. Oh, and it features a very badass monkey! Watch it now!
Tour-dates:
Latin American tour:
11/9 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Cubierto Malvinas
11/10 - Estadio Cubierto Malvinas - Buenos Aires, Argentina
11/12 - Maquinaria Festival, Club Hipico - Santiago, Chile
11/14 - SWU Music & Arts Festival - Sao Paulo, Brazil
11/16 - Jose Cuervo Salon - Mexico City, Mexico
11/17 - Jose Cuervo Salon - Mexico City, Mexico
11/19 - H&H Metal Fest, Calle 2 - Guadalajara, Mexico
11/20 - Banamex Auditorium - Monterrey, Mexico
"Gigantour" 2012 with Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil,
January:
26 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
27 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
28 – Theater at Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
29 – Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA
February:
1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
