METALLICA's Lars Ulrich Offers Update On NEW Album!

METALLICA are going to take their sweet time before they release the follow up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic'. As a matter of fact, the legions of 'Tallica fans worldwide won't see a NEW record for a while.

Cape Town's Channel24 recently spoke to METALLICA's own Lars Ulrich when the band returned to South Africa for three shows — one in Johannesburg and two in Cape Town. During the interview, Ulrich offered the following update regarding the bands 10th studio album:

"It would surprise me if the next full-length METALLICA record would come out before 2015. It takes us awhile to make records, and we're also so busy with so many other things. But we'll get around to it eventually."

What are the band members busy with? Well, they will be hosting the second annual METALLICA's "Orion Music + More" will take place this year in Detroit, Michigan during the weekend of June 8-9, 2013." Full details HERE

'Tallica will also be releasing their first ever 3D movie this fall! Details HERE!

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Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth Returns To The Stage Following His Health Mishap!

This past February, OVERKILL were forced to pull the plug and pull out from "The Dark Roots Of Thrash Tour" after Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was diagnosed with walking pneumonia (full statement HERE). The tour featured TESTAMENT, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, and 4ARM.

Thankfully, "Blitz" recovered smoothly is back on the road in Scandinavia with his band OVERKILL (tour dates below).

Last night, "Blitz" hit the stage in Gothenburg, Sweden (the capital of Swedish Metal) and performed a duet with DORO! The two legendary Metal vocalists performed "Always Live To Win".

OVERKILL's Scandinavian tour (remaining dates):

April 2013:

29. Gothenburg , Sweden Sticky FIngers
30 Oslo , Norway John Dee

May 2013:

1 Stockholm, Sweden Debaser Slussen
2 Haugesund, Norway Karmoygeddon Festival
3 Grimstad, Norway Bluebox




Video and photo credit: Zulie Alvarez  

Related links:
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THE SWORD Premiere Video For "Cloak Of Feathers"; Band On Tour Now!

Austin, Texas outfit THE SWORD, released their fourth studio album entitled 'Apocryphon" last October via Razor & Tie and November 2 in Europe through Napalm Records. The bands latest record was produced and engineered by J. Robbins (CLUTCH, JAWBOX) at Magpie Cage Studios and featured cover art by comic book artist genious J.H. Williams III (Batwoman, Promethea).

Recently, the band premiered their music video for "Cloak Of Feathers". And we have it! Don't forget to catch THE SWORD on tour with CLUTCH (details below).
 



THE SWORD's warm up shows with KYNG:
4/29:  Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre

THE SWORD on tour with CLUTCH:
5/1:     Richmond, VA @ The National
5/2:     New York, NY @ Terminal 5
5/3:     Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
5/4:     Portland, ME @ State Theatre
5/5:     Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston
5/7:     Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
5/9:     St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
5/10:   Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
5/11:   Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando
5/12:   Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
5/14:   New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues New Orleans
5/15:   Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre
5/17:   Philadelphia, PA @ The Electric Factory
5/18:   Columbus, OH @ Rock on the Range Festival*
5/19:   Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
5/21:   Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
5/22:   Fargo, ND @ Q98’s Q Zilla
5/23:   Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
5/24:   Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma Festival*
5/25:   Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston
5/26:   San Antonio, TX @ River City Rock Festival*
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Tarja Turunen: Reveals More Details About Her 3rd Solo Album!

Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli, or simply Tarja, possesses one of the most unique voices in all of music. You obviously know her for the amazing work she did with NIGHTWISH, but she has clearly moved passed the shadow of the band that made a big mistake when they decided to fire her via a letter.

Tarja has announced that she will be working once again with Dirk Rudolph on the artwork for her new solo album. As she told us during a recent interview (listen below), the album will be out this Summer via earMUSIC.

"You can expect, as before, beautiful photos, maybe more shocking this time". The record was mixed in Austin, Texas with producer Tim Palmer (PEARL JAM, U2). Here are some of the song titles:

- "Lucid Dreamer"
- "Neverlight"
- "500 Letters"
- "Never Enough"

A lyric video for the song "Never Enough" was recently filmed in Zlin, Czech Republic and will make its online debut soon. Tarja says: "I didn't want to make a traditional, boring lyric video for the song, so I am going to appear on the video not just the lyrics of the song…. This video is not what we can call the official first music video from my new album, but just an improved version of a lyric video. The filming took only couple hours with Martin, who worked also on directing my first solo live rock DVD, 'Act I'".





Via Blabbermouth
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Tarja's Facebook page
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THE WINERY DOGS: Mike Portnoy's Drum Camera While Recording "Elevate"

THE WINERY DOGS is a NEW project featuring Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON)! Talk about a super group!

We all love Mike Portnoy and his drumming right? Well, here is drum camera footage of him recording "Elevate", the first single out of the bands debut album.




Watch the music video for "Elevate" HERE!

Here is the track listing for the groups debut album, set to be released in Japan on May 15th. The rest of the world will have to wait.

1	Elevate
2	Desire
3	We Are One
4	I'm No Angel
5	The Other Side
6	You Saved Me
7	Not Hopeless
8	One More Time
9	Damaged
10	Six Feet Deeper
11	Criminal
12	The Dying
13	Regret

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