The dates for Paganfest America Part IV, set to run through the States and Canada this spring, have been announced via Ensiferum’s facebook page. Support acts are Tyr, Heidevolk, Trollfest and Helsott. Here are the dates: Continue reading “Paganfest America Part IV: Dates Announced”
World renowned Finnish heavy metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM (aka COB) have entered Danger Johnny Studios (in a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) to begin work on their as-yet-untitled eighth studio album. COB have once again teamed up with recording engineer Mikko Karmila (who worked on the Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, and Hate Crew Deathroll albums) and producer Peter Tägtgren (Immortal, Marduk, Amon Amarth), who will oversee production of both vocals and keyboards in February. The album will be mixed at Finnvox Studios and a summer release date via Nuclear Blast Records is expected. Continue reading “Children Of Bodom Enter The Studio”
Iconic rock vocalist Sebastian Bach’s brand new CD/DVD package “ABachalypse Now” has now been set for a March 26th North American release via Frontiers Records. The ABachalypse Now Ultimate CD/DVD Edition includes never-before-seen footage from this year’s GrasPop Festival in Belgium, the full never-before-seen Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS TV), as well as bonus music videos. The DVD contains a running time of nearly 160 minutes. ABachalypse Now will be available in two configurations: the Ultimate CD/DVD Edition (2 CDs + DVD) and a standalone DVD; the respective covers can be accessed here and here. Please see below for the complete track listing.
New York death metal veterans, SUFFOCATION, have made the brand new track “Cycles of Suffering” available for streaming using the SoundCloud player below. The songs comes from their upcoming album Pinnacle of Bedlam, which will be released on February 15th in Europe and February 19th in the US via Nuclear Blast Records. Continue reading “Suffocation: New Track Available For Streaming”
Texas progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT are proud to reveal guitarist Chris Letchford’s Signature Strandberg BODEN CL7 guitar! The production-series guitar was designed to Letchford’s exact specifications and is currently available for sale through www.strandbergguitars.com. Letchford will promote the guitar by making several appearances at the upcoming NAMM festival, including signings at the Strandberg, Jackson and EMG Pickups booths — the latter of which will also feature bassist Mark Michell, who will be promoting the release of his new instructional book for right-hand bass techniques. Continue reading “Scale The Summit Reveal Signature Guitar; To Appear At NAMM”
By Andrew Bansal
It’s that time of the year again. NAMM 2013 begins tomorrow, Thursday January 24th, and this year I’ve decided to put together the entire schedule and make it public, for the benefit of everyone attending NAMM and wondering what to do, which artists and booths to check out, and where. I have collected information from authentic sources, such as the official NAMM website, and the facebook and twitter accounts of various musicians and music gear manufacturing companies, which I’ve kept a close eye on over the past few weeks. View and download the PDF of the complete schedule below, and have a great time at NAMM! \m/ Continue reading “NAMM 2013: The Complete Schedule”