Metalrage.com Frontpage NewsThe latest Metalrage.com newsEvince: debut album details revealed- September 17, 2008 Brutal thrashers Evince, who feature in their ranks former SpeedkillHate vocalist Mario Frasca, have set "Abandon Belief" as the title of their debut album. In addition to Frasca, the group includes Finnish guitarist Jani Hentila, bassist Jussi Heikkinen (Gloomy Grim, Soulgrind) and drummer Rainer "Raikku" Tuomikanto (ex-Dead Shape Figure). "Abandon Belief" track listing: 01. Never Stop Me 02. Last Breath 03. My Decision 04. Under One Sun 05. Won't...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43913 Kix to release live album, DVD- September 17, 2008 According to Bring Back Glam!, reactivated hard rockers Kix will release a new album and DVD. The CD will feature live cuts from a 2007 Xm Radio special and performance at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, including such Kix classics as "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" and "Blow My Fuse" and other songs not found on the 1993 "Live" release. The DVD will contain the 2007 Rams Head Live performance as well as possibly some "vintage video" of the "Hot Wire" recording.http://www.metalrage.com/news/43911 Misery Index: entire new album available for streaming- September 17, 2008 "Traitors", the new album from the Baltimore, Maryland-based quartet Misery Index, is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. Due on September 30 in North America and October 6 internationally via Relapse Records, the follow-up to "Discordia" was recorded in May at Godcity Studios in in Salem, Massachusetts. The track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. We Never Come In Peace 02. Theocracy 03. Partisans of Grief 04. Traitors 05. Ghosts Of...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43912 Onslaught: Italian tour dates announced- September 17, 2008 Reactivated British thrashers Onslaught will embark on a six-date Italian tour in October. Commented the band: "We can't wait to return to to your awesome country once again. It's gonna be a blast to spend 6 days with our many Italian friends, drink some beers, snap some necks and cause some thrash metal chaos." The details are as follows: Oct. 22 - Milan, Ita Marmaja Club Oct. 23 - Rome, Ita Palarockness Oct. 24 - Bari, Ita Target Oct. 25 - Pescara, Ita ...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43910 Enslaved: 'Vertebrae' e-card available- September 17, 2008 An e-card for "Vertebrae", the new album from the Norwegian masters of progressiveexperimental metal Enslaved, can be found at this location. The CD will be released in Europe on September 29 via Indie Recordings and in North America on October 28 through Nuclear Blast Records (via a licensing arrangement with Indie Recordings). "Vertebrae" was recorded during the first months of 2008 then mixed by Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens Of The Stone Age) and mastered by the legendary.http://www.metalrage.com/news/43909 Hellrazor debut due this month- September 17, 2008 Hellrazor, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based metal band featuring guitaristvocalist Charley Shackelford from Daylight Dies, has inked a deal with Heaven And Hell Records. The group's debut album, "In The Wild", is scheduled for release on September 21. According to a press release, Hellrazor "builds on a foundation of classic metal bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Dio and incorporates the more aggressive elements of thrash icons Anthrax, Exodus, and Testament, as...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43907 Eths: european tour dates announced- September 17, 2008 Marseille, France-based female-fronted metalcore band Eths has scheduled the following European dates: Oct. 19 - Bel Wieze Metal Female Voices Fest Oct. 24 - F Niort Festival Oct. 29 - F Angers Le Chabada Oct. 30 - F Rennes L'Antipode Oct. 31 - F Paris Elyse Montmarte Nov. 01 - UK London Underworld Nov. 06 - F Clermond Ferrand La Coop Nov. 07 - F Nice Theatre Nino Ventura Nov. 08 - F Marseille Espace Julien Mar. 05 - Ger Stuttgart Universum Mar. 06 - Ger Saarbrcken Roxy...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43908 Vader: new touring lineup announced- September 17, 2008 Polish death metal veterans Vader have announced their new touring lineup. It is as follows: Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals) Reyash (bass) Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (guitar) Pawel Jaroszewicz (drums) Commented the band: "Last Sunday at Progresja Club, Warsaw, we had drummers audition. Earlier, actually just after the anniversary gig we had some talks with a few guitarists about possibilities of joining the band. And now we are ready to announce our new...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43906 Axel Rudi Pell: new 'tales of the crown' audio sample posted online- September 17, 2008 German axe hero Axel Rudi Pell will release his new his eighteenth offering, "Tales Of The Crown", via Spv Records on the following dates: October 24: Germany October 27: Rest of Europe October 28: U.S.Canada An audio sample of the cut "Touching My Soul" is available for download at this location. Commented Axel, "'Touching My Soul' is the first out of two ballads on the record. This fifth track shows another emotional piece of a typical Arp-sounding softer..http://www.metalrage.com/news/43905 Members of King's x and Galactic Cowboys unite as The Jibbs- September 17, 2008 Two-thirds of King'S X and one half of Galactic Cowboys have united as the new supergroup The Jibbs. Influenced by flamboyantly shiny clothing and the most traditional of country music, The Jibbs bring a new slant to non-popular music. After taking a hit from Houston's Hurricane Ike, these four men banded together over a candle and car battery to produce their debut single, "Burns in the Rain", from the possibly forthcoming album, "What Would Jibb Do" The Jibbs are:...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43904 |