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The new Salem album will be released on April

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:00:54 -0700

Salem, The Israeli metal band will release their new album - "Playing God And Other Short Stories" on April 2010. a special release show will take place on April 3 at the Barbie club in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

A few months ago the band has signed a record deal with Pulverised Records, which will release the new album.
The new album will have 12 songs, guest vocals by Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates) and a cover version to Bob Marley song - Exodus.

The track list on the album:
Drums Of The Dead Part 1
Drums Of The Dead part 2
The Privileged Dead
Exodus (Bob Marley cover)
Downfall Of Paris Part 1
Downfall Of Paris Part 2
The Mark Of The Beast Part 1 (featuring Tomas Lindberg on guest vocals)
Beast Lullaby
The Mark Of The Beast Part 2 (featuring Tomas Lindberg on vocals)
The Mark of The Beast Part 3
I Hate Pigs!
Playing God

Related Link(s):
Alternative-Zine.com: Salem signs with Pulverised Records (December 2009)
Salem - official website
Salem - MySpace page

Orphaned Land posted a new video clip to Sapari

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:01:48 -0700

Orphaned Land, the Israeli metal band has posted a new video clip of the song "Sapari", the first single from the new album - "The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR".

Related Link(s):
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land - Will play in Wacken Open Air 2010 (December 24, 2009)
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land - the new single from the forthcoming album has been posted online (December 15, 2009)
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land: Announce Official Track Listing For New Album (November 11, 2009)
Orphaned Land - official website
Orphaned Land - MySpace profile page
Orphaned Land - YouTube channel
Steven Wilson
A Heaven You May Create - Documentary about the band and the making of the album: "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR"
Century Media records

Katatonia will play in Israel on April

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:59:04 -0700

Katatonia, the Swedish metal band will play a single show in Israel on April 13. The show will take place at the Barbie Club in Tel-Aviv.
A few months ago the band has released the album "Night Is The New Day", Katatonia's 8^th full-length album which has been released on November 2009 through Peaceville Records.
The band also released an iPhone application which contains tour dates, pictures & audio samples.

Related Link(s):
Katatonia
ICP productions - website
Alternative-Zine.com news: Katatonia has released an iPhone application (January 2010).
Night Is The New Day - website for the album
Download the iPhone application (Requires installed iTunes application on your computer)
Peaceville Records

Lamb of God will play in Israel

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:59:28 -0700

Lamb of God will play a single show in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 30, 2010. the show will take placce at the Hanger 11, Tel-Aviv harbor.

Lamb Of God has formed in 1994 at Virginia, USA. they have eleased six studio albums, one live album, and three DVDs. In 2007 the band received a Grammy nomination for their 2006 album Sacrament.

During 2008-2009 they have toured with Metallica (World Magnetic Tour). And will be one of the headliners of the Rockstar Rockstar Mayhem in Summer 2010.

Related Link(s):
Lamb of God
Rockstar Mayhem

New Orphaned Land song is available for streaming

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:54:36 -0700

Orphaned Land, the Israeli metal band has posted another new song from the forthcoming new album: “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR”.
The new Orphaned Land song “Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II” is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.
the album will be released on February, 9^th 2010 in the U.S. and on January 25^th in Europe.

Singer Kobi Farhi explains: “Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II is a heavy song, both musically and lyrically and it is one of the most important tracks of the album by its meaning. Indeed, it calls for a laying down of arms, to realize that the warriors are first of all brothers: “Lay down your swords, blood and flesh you share”...” Shall we see the end of war, bloodbrothers?”. It is definitively the most outspoken text we ever wrote on this subject. Furthermore, as this song contains Arabic lyrics, we would like to dedicate it to our Arab fans and we hope that one day we will sing it together in a show in their home countries!” Check out “Disciples Of The Sacred Oath II” at the band's MySpace page.

The band will play a special album launch show in its home country on February 4^th, 2010 at the Theatre Club in Tel Aviv, tickets can be obtained at the MetalShop.co.il website.

Related Link(s):
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land - Will play in Wacken Open Air 2010 (December 24, 2009)
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land - the new single from the forthcoming album has been posted online (December 15, 2009)
Alternative-Zine.com - Orphaned Land: Announce Official Track Listing For New Album (November 11, 2009)
Orphaned Land - official website
Orphaned Land - MySpace profile page
Orphaned Land - YouTube channel
Steven Wilson
A Heaven You May Create - Documentary about the band and the making of the album: "The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR"
Century Media records

Katatonia has released an iPhone application

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:25:35 -0700

Katatonia, the Swedish metal band has released an iPhone application throught Mobile Roadie.
The application is available for free on Apple's app store and contains tour dates, pictures & audio samples from the latest album "Night Is The New Day", Katatonia's 8^th full-length album which has been released on November 2009 through Peaceville Records.

Related Link(s):
Katatonia
Night Is The New Day - website for the album
Download the iPhone application (Requires installed iTunes application on your computer)
Peaceville Records

Wacken Open Air 2010 - updated list of confirmed artists

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:19:07 -0700

Wacken Open Air will take place in Wacken, Germany from August 5 till August 7, 2010.

Wacken is a small town with 2000 souls in the middle of Schleswig Holstein.
But for three days in august it raises up to 60,000.
Wacken is located 10 km north of Itzehoe and 50 km north/west of HAMBURG.

Updated artist list for Wacken Open Air 2010 (Updated for 24/12/2009) :
1349
Amorphis
Arch Enemy
Alice Cooper
Caliban
Cannibal Corpse
Corvus Corax
Crucified Barbara
Despised Icon
Die Apoka...
Edguy
Ektomorf
Endstille
Equilibrium
Ghost Brigade
Grave Digger
Immortal
Iron Maiden
Kampfar
Lake of Tears
Mötley Crüe
Orden Ogan
Orphaned Land
Primal Fear
Slayer
Stratovarius
The Devils Blood
Torfrock
U.D.O.
W.A.S.P.

Related Link(s):
Wacken Open Air

Ludicra complete 4th album; Free MP3 preview

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:54:02 -0700

One of the most respected metal bands in the Bay Area, Ludicra, have completed work on their anticipated follow-up to 2006’s “Fex Urbis Lex Orbis”. Entitled “The Tenant”, the new Ludicra album sees the five-piece at the height of their musical powers and will be released March 3rd on Profound Lore Records.

“The Tenant” is said to be the most metal-sounding Ludicra album to date, where all of Ludicra’s influences culminate into an epic journey. With their black metal influenced sound which initially cemented the basis of where they would expand their sound from, Ludicra continue to took their progressive edge even further.

“Ludicra - The Tenant” - tracklist:
1. Stagnant Pond
2. A Larger Silence
3. In Stable
4. The Undercaste
5. Clean White Void
6. Truth Won’t Set You Free
7. The Tenant

An MP3 of ‘A Larger Silence’ can be found through the MP3 section of the label's website HERE.

Suicide Silence release Saw VI video clip

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:18:44 -0700

California's top deathcore act Suicide Silence has teamed up with the #1 source for horror, Bloodydisgusting, to present the worldwide exclusive debut of the band's much anticipated new video for "Genocide".
The track can be found exclusively on the new SAW IV Soundtrack out on Trustkill Records and features some dynamic live performance footage interwoven with some grizzly, striking clips from the hit movie.

Watch "Genocide" by Suicide Silence:

The Saw VI Soundtrack is in stores and online now featuring new and UNRELEASED music from Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, Shadows Falls, It Dies Today, Chimaira, Suicide Silence, Mushroomhead, Converge, Type O Negative, Memphis May Fire, and more.

Saw VI – watch the trailer:

The Fallen within: new video posted online

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:18:27 -0700

Greek modern melodeath metallers The Fallen Within completed to shoot their first video for the song "Sound Of Destruction" included in their brand new album "Intoxicated" out on December 14^th via Coroner Records.

The album, presented as an avant garde melodic death work with many dark atmospheres, was recorded and produced by Bob Katsionis from FIREWIND, mixed and mastered by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland.

The Fallen Within - Intoxicated - Track list:
1. My Vanity
2. Sound Of Destruction
3. Pain Right Under
4. I Am Hate
5. Extinction
6. Endless Reality
7. Intoxicated
8. Last Breath
9. The Great Fall
10. Timeworn

Related Links(s):
Alternative-Zine.com - Album review: Intoxicated by The Fallen Within
The Fallen Within
Coroner Records