Metalrage.com Frontpage NewsThe latest Metalrage.com newsThe Acacia Strain films 'skynet' video- September 17, 2008 New England hardcore masters The Acacia Strain filmed a video for the song "Skynet", off their new release "Continent", this past weekend. The clip was shot and directed by David Brodsky (Unearth, The Black Dahlia Muder, Whitechapel) and his crew at MyGoodEye in Springfield, Massachusetts. Metal Injection recently conducted an interview with The Acacia Strain. Watch the chat, as well as two live performance clips, below. The Acacia Strain sold almost 5,600 copies of...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43893 Trivium: another new song available for streaming- September 17, 2008 a new Trivium track entitled "Throes Of Perdition" is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the Florida metallers' new album, "Shogun", which is scheduled for release on September 30 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Bullet For My Valentine, Napalm Death), with Jeff Rose and Martin "Ginge" Ford assisting on engineering duties. "Shogun" track...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43892 Obituary vocalist, drummer working on Tardy Brothers debut- September 16, 2008 Vocalist John Tardy of the Florida death metal legends Obituary has issued the following update: "For the last few weeks, Donald Tardy; Obituary drummer and John's brother and I have been locked in our studio finishing up writing, recording and producing our debut Tardy Brothers 'Bloodline' release. This is something we have talked about for a couple of years and it was not until we set up our own studio that we could find the time to get this done. Check out www.tardybrothers.com and..http://www.metalrage.com/news/43891 Medeia to release new album this week- September 16, 2008 Finnish "alternative death metal" act Medeia will release its second full-length album, "Cult", on September 17 through Fullsteam Records. The CD, consisting of eleven "gloomy, hard-hitting yet still melodic attacks of alternative death metal," will be made available in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg and Canada. Lyrically the band picks up from where the last record left off, depicting the aftermath of nuclear destruction and prying deep into.http://www.metalrage.com/news/43890 Amon Amarth: 'Twilight Of The Thunder God' video posted online- September 16, 2008 The video for the title track off Amon Amarth's new album, "Twilight of the Thunder God", can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on the old Viking site, Jomsborg, home of the Jomsvikings in Wolin, Poland, with the Polish team Group 13 and director Dariusz Szermanowicz. The song features a guest appearance by Children Of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala. Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot "Twilight of the Thunder God", can also be viewed below. Amon...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43889 Intronaut: 'Australopithecus' video preview available- September 16, 2008 The wait is finally over as progressive titans Intronaut unveil their new album, "Prehistoricisms", to the masses today. "Prehistoricisms" was engineered by Josh Newell (Jane'S Addiction) and will captivate the metal world with its blend of psychedelic brutality, captivating hooks and unpredictable time changes. An abstract, eye-popping new video for the track "Australopithecus" was directed by Sera Timms (Isis, Pelican). A short preview of the clip can be..http://www.metalrage.com/news/43888 Hail Of Bullets: footage from Holland's Baroeg Open Air available- September 16, 2008 Fan-filmed video footage of Hail Of Bullets, the new band featuring Gorefest drummer Ed Warby, Thanatos guitarists Stephan Gebdi and Paul Baayens, former PestilenceAsphyx singer Martin Van Drunen and former Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen, performing at the Baroeg Open Air festival on September 6, 2008 in Rotterdam, Holland, can be viewed below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "stoneagelightning"). "...Of Frost And War", the debut album from Hail Of Bullets, was...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43885 Korn singer's new song featuring Slipknot guitarist posted online- September 16, 2008 According to The Pulse of Radio, Korn singer Jonathan Davis has posted a new song called "Got Money" at his personal web site, jdsfa.com. The track is taken from his upcoming solo album and is a cover of the rap hit originally done by T-Pain and Lil Wayne. Davis' version features guest appearances from Slipknot guitarist Jim Root and Korn touring drummer Ray Luzier. Davis told The Pulse of Radio that fans can visit the web site to actually see him working on his solo debut. "You..http://www.metalrage.com/news/43887 Car Bomb: previously unreleased song posted online- September 16, 2008 New York progressive extreme metal outfit Car Bomb has posted a previously unreleased track entitled "Bra-c-ket" at its MySpace page. "Bra-c-ket" was recorded during the sessions for the band's latest album, "Centralia", but was only included on the Japanese edition of the CD. Car Bomb recently recorded three tracks from their debut album "Centralia" at Woozyfly.com's Jsm studios. The session, featuring the songs "Cielo Drive",...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43886 Ayreon: 'Timeline' 3CD+DVD compilation due in November- September 16, 2008 Dutch guitaristcomposer Arjen Lucassen has completed work on a new Ayreon 3cd + DVD compilation album entitled "Timeline". "I've been asked many times before to release an Ayreon compilation album, but it just didn't feel right to present fragmented bits of story by lifting individual songs out of their greater contexts," Arjen explains. "However, my attitude changed after I completed my 2008 album '01011001' in which I connected all the previous Ayreon releases,...http://www.metalrage.com/news/43883 |