NUCLEAR BLAST NEWSLETTER -JULY 2008: PART 5
ALL SHALL PERISH - TWO MORE SONGS POSTED + CD/DVD, POSTER, STICKERS PRE-SALE EXCLUSIVE Oakland extreme metal outfit ALL SHALL PERISH has posted two more tracks from its forthcoming album, Awaken The Dreamers — "Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation" and "When Life Meant More..." — on the band's MySpace page. Due on September 5 (Europe) and September 16 (North America), the album was recorded once again at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren. Awaken The Dreamers track listing: 01. When Life Meant More... 02. Black Gold Reign 03. Never...Again 04. The Ones We Left Behind 05. Awaken The Dreamers 06. Memories Of A Glass Sanctuary 07. Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation 08. Gagged, Bound, Shelved And Forgotten 09. Until The End 10. From So Far Away 11. Misery's Introduction 12. Songs For The Damned Awaken The Dreamers is available for pre-order at this location. Guitarist Ben Orum says: "The pre-order includes the new CD, a super-sweet poster of the album cover, some stickers, as well as a limited-edition DVD containing the making of 'Awaken the Dreamers' and tons of hilarious footage from the road and tour antics that you don't want to miss, trust me." All Shall Perish - Awaken The Dreamers - PRE-ORDER All Shall Perish MySpace Page DECAPITATED - GUITARIST CHECKS IN WITH UPDATE SeaOfTranquility.org recently conducted an interview with DECAPITATED guitarist Waclaw 'Vogg' Kieltyka, brother of Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka (RIP). To read the interview, please visit SeaOfTranquility.org. On October 29, 2007, while travelling to a show in Gomel, Belarus, DECAPITATED and the other band that was on the tour bus, Crionics, were involved in a serious bus accident. The tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, giving serious head injuries to Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka and Adrian 'Covan' Kowanek. The two were taken to a hospital in Novozybkov, Russia. While Kieltyka's family released a statement on November 1, 2007, saying that his condition had improved, he went under trepanation, and he was due to be transported to a hospital in Krakow, Poland for further treatment. However, Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka died on November 2, 2007 at the age of 23. Both families are still in need of help. If you would like to send in donations, please visit: www.myspace.com/decapitated for more information on how you can help. Decapitated Donation Information Decapitated Official Website HAMMERFALL - FEATURED BAND ON MYSPACE METAL Sweden's HAMMERFALL are currently the Featured Band over at MySpace Metal. Head on over to check the feature out and feel free to share your thoughts with MySpace Metal by posting a comment. Tell them what you think about the two newly released HAMMERFALL album and DVD listed below! Released on June 27, 2008 (Europe) and July 22, 2008 (North America), HAMMERFALL fans worldwide can now purchase the following two new releases now: Rebels With A Cause - Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited (DVD) The DVD will be a continuation of the previous two (The First Crusade and The Templar/Renegade Crusades) and will contain newly recorded interviews with the band interspersed with footage from their own cameras. The time span is six years, from the beginning of 2002 until the end of 2007, and it's edited together as a documentary of sorts, i.e. one continuous film, but of course with chapters. Also included will be all six promo videos made during the time in question plus some behind the scenes, four professionally filmed live songs from Filderstadt 2005, five TV clips they have purchased the rights to from SVT (the Swedish national television network) and some more homemade stuff as bonus. The complete running time is estimated to be almost three hours. Check out the Rebels With A Cause - Unruly, Unrestrained, Uninhibited (DVD) trailer here. Purchase Rebels With A Cause at the following: BUY CD - NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - eMusic BUY - Napster BUY - Rhapsody BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Masterpieces (CD) A collection of all the covers recorded by HAMMERFALL to date plus three new, unreleased ones. Incidentally, this will be guitarist Stefan Elmgren's last release with HAMMERFALL. Masterpieces covers CD: 01. Child of the Damned (WARLORD) 02. Ravenlord (STORMWITCH) 03. Eternal Dark (PICTURE) 04. Back to Back (PRETTY MAIDS) 05. I Want Out (HELLOWEEN) 06. Man on the Silver Mountain (RAINBOW) 07. Head Over Heels (ACCEPT) 08. Run With the Devil (HEAVY LOAD) 09. We're Gonna Make It (TWISTED SISTER) 10. Breaking the Law (JUDAS PRIEST) 11. Angel of Mercy (CHASTAIN) 12. Rising Force (YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE) 13. Detroit Rock City (KISS) 14. Crazy Nights (LOUDNESS) 15. När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn (ROGER PONTARE) 16. Flight of the Warrior (RIOT) 17. Youth Gone Wild (SKID ROW) 18. Aphasia (EUROPE) Purchase Masterpieces at the following: BUY CD - NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - eMusic BUY - Napster BUY - Rhapsody BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Hammerfall MySpace Page Hammerfall Bebo Page KATAKLYSM - HEADLINING TOUR ANNOUNCED W/ DYING FETUS, ELUVEITIE, KEEP OF KALESSIN The first set of headlining dates from Canadian Hyper-blasters KATAKLYSM have been announced! Dubbed the as the 2nd annual “Death By Decibels” tour, this year’s installment will also feature Dying Fetus, ELUVEITIE and KEEP OF KALESSIN. Additional shows, including dates in Canada with special guest ARSIS, will be announced shortly. Look for more regional guests to be announced on several shows soon as well. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: 09/26/08  The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL 09/27/08  Harpo’s Concert Theatre – Detroit, MI 09/28/08  Peabody’s Concert Club – Cleveland, OH 09/29/08  Blender Theater at Gramercy – New York, NY 10/01/08  The Palladium – Worcester, MA 10/02/08  Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA 10/04/08  Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC 10/07/08  Meridian – Houston, TX 10/08/08  White Rabbit – San Antonio, TX 10/09/08  Ridglea Theater – Dallas, TX 10/11/08  Soma – San Diego, CA 10/12/08  The Key Club – Hollywood, CA Purchase Prevail at: BUY CD – NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - eMusic BUY - Napster BUY - Rhapsody BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Kataklysm MySpace Page Kataklysm Bebo Page KEEP OF KALESSIN - LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE + VIDEO INTERVIEW AVAILABLE Eternal Terror webzine conducted an interview with Norwegian extreme metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN earlier this month at the Slottsfjell festival in Tonsberg Norway. The eight-minute clip, which includes performance and backstage footage, can be viewed by clicking the image to the upper right or by clicking here. As previously reported, KEEP OF KALESSIN will team up with ABGOTT and DISGUISE for the United Black Kingdom Tour 2008 in September. After that, the band will be the opening act for the Death By Decibels tour featuring KATAKLYSM (Nuclear Blast), Dying Fetus (Relapse), and ELUVEITIE (Nuclear Blast). KEEP OF KALESSIN recently shot a video for the song "Ascendant" in Gothenburg, Sweden with director Patrick Ullaeus, who has previously worked with such bands as DIMMU BORGIR, WITHIN TEMPTATION and IN FLAMES. The music video can be viewed here or by clicking the image below: "Ascendant" comes off KEEP OF KALESSIN's new album, Kolossus (CD+DVD), which was released in Europe on June 6 and in North America on June 10. Purchase Kolossus (CD+DVD) at: BUY CD - NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - eMusic BUY - Napster BUY - Rhapsody BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Keep of Kalessin Live Concert Footage + Video Interview Keep of Kalessin MySpace Page MESHUGGAH - DRUM CAM FOOTAGE AVAILABLE Drum-cam footage of MESHUGGAH's Tomas Haake performing the song "Pravus" and "Bleed" from the band's latest album, obZen, can be viewed here. In addition, a drumming video courtesy of Vic Firth can also be viewed on Meshuggah's MySpace Blog. For a list of upcoming MESHUGGAH tour dates, please visit: www.myspace.com/meshuggah Purchase obZen at: BUY CD – NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - eMusic BUY - Napster BUY - Rhapsody BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Tomas Haake Drum Cam Footage - View Here Meshuggah Bebo Page SIRENIA - GYDGET AVAILABLE FOR FANS A new SIRENIA "gydget" can be found here. Gydget is a widget maker providing bands with the necessary tools to get the word out to fans across the social networks they visit. Fan-filmed video footage of SIRENIA — featuring the band's latest addition, 25-year-old Spanish singer Ailyn (born: Pilar Giménez García) — performing the song "My Mind's Eye" on July 10, 2008 at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic can be viewed here. SIRENIA has just entered the studio to begin recording its new album for an early 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD will be tracked at Sound Suite Studios in France and Stargoth Studios in Norway while the mixing and mastering sessions will take place at the Antfarm Studios in Denmark with Tue Madsen. SIRENIA recruited Ailyn as the replacement for Monika Pedersen, who left the group last fall after only one album due to "musical differences." Sirenia - Gydget - Spread The Word! Sirenia MySpace Page SONATA ARCTICA NORTH AMERICAN TOUR w/ NIGHTWISH BEGINS SOON! Finland’s SONATA ARCTICA will return to North America this August + September supporting the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH. To view ALL North American tour dates and some killer live footage you can preview before witnessing the real thing when they drop by your town, please click here.    This will mark SONATA ARCTICA's third tour in North America in support of their latest album, Unia. This will also mark NIGHTWISH's third North American tour in support of their latest album, Dark Passion Play. Tickets are still on sale for this tour and will go fast so get yours soon! The tour begins in just a few weeks! Sonata Arctica + Nightwish - North American Tour Dates Sonata Arctica Facebook Page THERION - LIVE GOTHIC (2CD+DVD) - OUT ON AUGUST 5th IN NORTH AMERICA! Due in North America on August 5 and in Europe on July 25 via Nuclear Blast, Live Gothic (2CD+DVD) was recorded in Warsaw, Poland on February 14, 2007 and features the touring band of mainman Christofer Johnsson and Kristian Niemann on guitars, Johann Niemann on bass and Petter Karlsson on drums. Live vocals were handled by Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE), Mats Leven, Lori Lewis and Katarina Lilja. Watch a DVD trailer performance footage from Live Gothic (2CD+DVD) on YouTube.com or by clicking the image below: All 22 songs can be found on both the CDs and DVD: CD1 (all songs also on DVD): 01. Der Mitternachtslöwe 02. Schwartzalbenheim 03. The Blood Of Kingu 04. The Falling Stone 05. An Arrow From The Sun 06. Deggial 07. Wine Of Aluqah 08. The Perennial Sophia 09. The Son Of The Sun 10. Son Of The Staves Of Time 11. Birth Of Venus Illegitima 12. Tuna 1613 13. Drum Solo 14. Muspelheim CD2 (all songs also on DVD): 01. Rise Of Sodom And Gomorrah 02. Ginnungagap 03. Grand Finale 04. Lemuria 05. The Wand Of Abaris 06. Nightside Of Eden 07. To Mega Therion 08. Thor (The Powerhead) Purchase THERION's latest, Live Gothic (2CD+DVD), at: BUY CD - NB USA BUY CD - NB EUROPE BUY - NB MP3 SHOP BUY - iTunes BUY - Amazon BUY - FYE Therion MySpace Page Therion Facebook Page FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD FOR EVERYONE WORLDWIDE ON AUGUST 1st! Nuclear Blast Records continues to celebrate their 20 heavy years of non-stop aggression with metalheads worldwide by offering a FREE 20 killer songs download package for everyone!! You have nothing to lose, just download everything right here at the Nuclear Blast MP3 Musicshop: www.nuclearblast-musicshop.de Watch out metalheads, there’s still more! At the beginning of each month you’ll find five previously unreleased songs of upcoming Nuclear Blast albums on our killer TRACK ATTACK compilation. That’s only 0,99€ for a whole bundle of 5 brand new songs! FREE 20 Track Download at Nuclear Blast MP3 Site Nuclear Blast Music Shop Track Attack Hammerfall - Rebels With A Cause (DVD) Hammerfall - Masterpieces (CD) Equilibrium - Sagas Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe Hypocrisy - Catch 22 (V2.0.08) Keep of Kalessin - Kolossus Bleed The Sky - Murder The Dance Kataklysm - Prevail Tiamat - Amanethes Testament - The Formation of Damnation Sonic Syndicate - Only Inhuman (Tour Edition) Belphegor - Bondage Goat Zombie Arsis - We Are The Nightmare Korpiklaani - Korven Kuningas Divinity - Allegory Meshuggah - obZen Eluveitie - Slania Death Angel - Killing Season Pagan Fire - CD+DVD Avantasia - The Scarecrow 20 Years Nuclear Blast – 4CD The Destiny Program – Subversive Blueprint Agnostic Front - Warriors Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A Soilwork - Sworn To A Great Divide Hammerfall - Steel Meets Steel (2CD) Nuclear Blast Allstars - Out of The Dark After Forever - After Forever Gotthard - Domino Effect Ride The Sky - New Protection Epica - The Divine Conspiracy Monsters of Metal - Vol. 5 Monsters of Death - Vol. 2 Blind Guardian - Another Stranger Me Nile - Ithyphallic Samael - Solar Soul Malevolent Creation - Doomsday X Candlemass - King of The Grey Islands Nightwish - End of An Era (DVD+2CD) Graveworm - Collateral Defect Nuclear Blast Allstars - Into The Light Amorphis Arsis Bleed The Sky Carcass Dimmu Borgir Divinity Edguy Samael Sonata Arctica Testament Click here for tour dates. 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