It seems that they forgot a Clan in the Finnish Forests, so they had to sail across the Baltic Sea once more. Please welcome KORPIKLAANI on board 70000TONS OF METAL, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival! 23 out of 40 and counting... Vodka! Vodka! Vodka! Vodka! Hey!
The confirmed 23 out of 40 bands are:
Agent Steel Amon Amarth Death Angel Ensiferum Epica Exodus Fear Factory Finntroll Forbidden Iced Earth Korpiklaani
British thrashers SAVAGE MESSIAH have signed a worldwide, multi-album deal with Earache Records.
Formed in London, England in 2007, SAVAGE MESSIAH self-released their debut album, SPITTING VENOM, in 2007 to positive reviews. In 2009 the band entered the studio with acclaimed Grammy-nominated producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES (JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY, BRUCE DICKINSON) to record their second album, INSURRECTION RISING. The album was mixed by SCOTT ATKINS (GAMA BOMB, SYLOSIS, IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION). The band is currently working on its third album, due to be released on Earache Records in 2011.
SAVAGE MESSIAH bassist SASHA CRON comments:
"We are very proud and excited to sign with Earache Records. This is an exciting time for Savage Messiah as we are currently writing our new album, and hope to be on tour soon to present the new material. "We would like to thank everybody at Earache for this fantastic opportunity, and we are really looking forward to getting out and thrashing with the fans!"
Last night, August 11th 2010, the American Carnage Tour featuring Megadeth and Slayer, with special guests Testament pulled in to Glens Falls NY on the very first stop of the tour.
Glens Falls Civic Center is a unique concert going experience, they kick things off early with a Civic Center Block Party, where they welcome the fans to come out early, hang out at the venue and give them a healthy dose of, on this night at least more metal (did I mention they serve beer outside to 21+ as well?).
On this night American Carnage was kicked off with Binghamton NY's Elevator Death Squad. After blowing a circuit in the middle of their very first song of the evening, they proceeded to shred through a nearly 2 hour set, priming the fans for what was to come....
Inside Testament took the stage and wasted no time whipping the crowd into a frenzy, they were tight, and as always, Vocalist Chuck Billy showed why he's enjoyed longevity in this business, he's like a big kid on stage, smiling, and playing "air guitar" on his mic stand. Unlike Megadeth and Slayer, Testament on this tour chooses to showcase songs from their lengthy discography, and that's just what they did, my highlight of the set was the song that grabbed hold of me and made me a life long Testament fan, "Into the Pit".
Next: Enter Megadeth. I have heard some recent negativity towards Megadeth (Mustaines vocals to be exact) from people who had viewed "The Big Four". I can tell you that on August 11th, this was not the case. Mustaine sounded as he has in years past, a singer? not really, but it was vintage Dave at the mic. Musically Megadeth were flawless, belting out the "Rust in Peace" album in it's entirety, if you'd closed your eyes, you'd think you were in 1990 all over again. They finished off with "Head Crusher" from their latest album "End Game". It was great if not a little strange to see Dave Ellefson back for this tour, and Chris Broderick is easily one of the most under-rated metal guitarists in the universe. A great performance all the way around.
And what can I say? The time had come.....SLAYER was ready to give Glens Falls NY the finishing blow. With the stage covered by a white curtain, displaying projected imagry, Slayer took the stage. Opening with "World Painted Blood", "Hate Worldwide" and then begining the "Abyss" set with one of my personal Favs, "War Ensamble" they continued to relentlessly pound out the entire "Seasons In The Abyss" album, including fan favorites like "Dead skin Mask". Slayer were, as always, at the top of their game. The set also included of course, "Raining Blood", "South of Heaven" and "Angel of Death".
All in all, a great night, at an extremely fan friendly and hospitable venue. If you have any opportunity at all to see a stop on this tour, don't miss it.
A photo album of all the pictures from the show will be available very soon on site, until then you can find most of them here
Behemoth has posted the music video online for "Alas, Lord Is Upon Me," which can be viewed below. The clip was produced and directed by Rafal Szermanowicz and Grupa 13 who also shot Behemoth’s videos for "Ov Fire and the Void" and "At the left hand ov God." Nergal commented on the new video:
"First of all, we’ve overcome ourselves with this new video clip. Period. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a very long time. Pretty much no digital intervention, no blue boxes, no fake shit this time, but great filming, good acting, and a fuckin’ awesome storyline. It’s disturbing, crazy, and evil. We’ve had over 70 people working for us on this video so we can easily say it was the biggest production so far. I’m beyond excited! Wait and see…"
Dariusz Szermanowicz of Grupa #13 adds: "This time we decided to make something different. We'd like to make video in ‘cinematic’ style without so many VFX like in last two videos. We found great location, we had dozen of actors and extras and awesome stylizing. During the 16 hours of hard work we've created amazingly killer video!”
This Wednesday, August 11th Tune in at 4:00p.m. EST to "Metal Meditation" with DJ Hare-Krushna as he interviews Jason of the band "Back From Ashes".
Jason is the vocalist of the Phoenix Az. based band Back From Ashes. The guys are always busy and have finished recording a new album that will be released on August 28th. Jason is a friend of the station and always entertaining, be sure to check it out.
New Jerseys pirate thrash metal maniacs SWASHBUCKLE have revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting of their forthcoming album „Crime Always Pays...". which will be released via Nuclear Blast on September 10th.
Commented Admiral Nobeard: „Crime Always Pays is our heaviest and fastest record to date. It'll tear your head off of your neck and shove a pegleg in your eye-sockets. We're proud to have Nuclear Blast release this malicious metal madness, and we're sure you'll all be pleased with the shennanigans that are about to ensue. Thrash Hard, Mosh Fast, and Leave a Decaying Corpse swingin' from the noose! AVAST!"
The tracklisting is as follows:
01. Slowly Wept The Sea02. We Are The Storm 03. This Round's On YOU! 04. Powder Keg 05. Where Victory Is Penned 06. Of Hooks And Hornswogglers 07. A Time Of Wooden Ships & Iron Men 08. Crime Always Pays 09. Raw Doggin' At The Raw Bar
Today, MORIBUND RECORDS announces the North American release date of THRALL's debut album, Away From the Haunts of Men, as November 9th, 2010. Originally released overseas earlier this year by Total Holocaust Records, the North American edition of THRALL's Away From the Haunts of Men will include an exclusive bonus video for the track "Torrent of Death," which can be viewed in the meantime here:
Comments the band, "THRALL are pleased to collaborate with the legendary MORIBUND CULT for the North American edition of our debut album, Away from the Haunts of Men. We strive to spread our contagious virulence to all mankind!" The band also details its aims here:
Florida's death metal icons Cannibal Corpse have revealed the dates for thier upcoming tour of the U.S. The tour kicks off on November 5th in Wilmington, North Carolina and runs for 17 days spanning the eastern states. Support on the tour will come from Dying Fetus, Vital Remains and Devourment.
November 5 – Wilmington, NC - The Soapbox November 6 – Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero November 7 – Birmingham, AL - Zydeco November 8 – Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater November 9 – Nashville, TN - Exit In November 10 – Lexington, KY - Buster’s November 11 – East St. Louis, MO - Pop’s November 12 – Des Moines, IA - People’s Court November 13 – Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection November 14 – Madison, WI - Annex November 16 – Columbus, OH - Skully’s November 17 – Williamsville, NY - Infinity November 18 – Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s November 19 – New York, NY - Santos Party House November 20 – Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero November 21 – Washington DC, - Rock & Roll Hotel November 22 – Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Agent Steel
Formed in London, England in 2007, SAVAGE MESSIAH self-released their debut album, SPITTING VENOM, in 2007 to positive reviews. In 2009 the band entered the studio with acclaimed Grammy-nominated producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES (JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY, BRUCE DICKINSON) to record their second album, INSURRECTION RISING. The album was mixed by SCOTT ATKINS (GAMA BOMB, SYLOSIS, IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION). The band is currently working on its third album, due to be released on Earache Records in 2011.
Inside Testament took the stage and wasted no time whipping the crowd into a frenzy, they were tight, and as always, Vocalist Chuck Billy showed why he's enjoyed longevity in this business, he's like a big kid on stage, smiling, and playing "air guitar" on his mic stand. Unlike Megadeth and Slayer, Testament on this tour chooses to showcase songs from their lengthy discography, and that's just what they did, my highlight of the set was the song that grabbed hold of me and made me a life long Testament fan, "Into the Pit".
who had viewed "The Big Four". I can tell you that on August 11th, this was not the case. Mustaine sounded as he has in years past, a singer? not really, but it was vintage Dave at the mic. Musically Megadeth were flawless, belting out the "Rust in Peace" album in it's entirety, if you'd closed your eyes, you'd think you were in 1990 all over again. They finished off with "Head Crusher" from their latest album "End Game". It was great if not a little strange to see Dave Ellefson back for this tour, and Chris Broderick is easily one of the most under-rated metal guitarists in the universe. A great performance all the way around.
And what can I say? The time had come.....SLAYER was ready to give Glens Falls NY the finishing blow.
This Wednesday, August 11th Tune in at 4:00p.m. EST to "Metal Meditation" with DJ Hare-Krushna as he interviews Jason of the band "Back From Ashes".
New Jerseys pirate thrash metal maniacs SWASHBUCKLE have revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting of their forthcoming album „Crime Always Pays...". which will be released via Nuclear Blast on September 10th. 
Florida's death metal icons 
