Suicidal Angels, Fueled by Fire, Lost Society.

GAMMA RAY RELEASING “EMPIRE OF THE UNDEAD” IN MARCH 2014

The new album 'Empire Of The Undead' - OUT March 28th 2014!

It's more or less done, the wait is over. Finally, the 11th studio album from GAMMA RAY "Empire Of The Undead" is almost done and ready to go.

"Empire Of The Undead" the fast metal song in the typical GAMMA RAY style that has influenced so many bands around the world, has appeared on the single / EP "Master Of Confusion" an appetizer the band released in 2013, just before touring the world non-stop with "relatives" Helloween.

GAMMA RAY worked on the new album during various sessions in 2013, during and in between their perennial tour with Eike Freese at the mixing desk supporting the ever precious work of bass player and co-writer Dirk Schlaechter.

It was just after landing in South America, that a unbelievable news reached Kai Hansen & co.: Hammer Studio, their home, rehearsal place, studio and meeting point for many metal bands in Germany had been blown away by a terrifying fire-stroke, together with instruments, amps, tapes... Back in their hometurf the band needed to get an overview about their losses only to do what they do best -- move on! With that usual Kai Hansen smirk look...

Life is too good to stop and moan.

Nearly everything was destroyed, except the tapes of the almost finished new studio album.

"If this could not stop us... nothing ever will" -- joked Kai Hansen - who also added. "

"We got rid of a lot of shit that we gathered there. Unfortunately a lot of good equipment as well. Anyhow, we look into the future and we saved the production and we can continue now in this new place. By mid January we should be done with the work on this album and it's up to the record company to release it -- sometime in March. 

European Tour 2014, Sepultura, Legion of The Damned, Flotsam and Jetsam, Mortillery

Vamos, pues, este concierto se va a celebrar el póximo Lunes en el Markthalle, Sepultura, la banda emblemática del Thrash Metal Carioca, regresa para promocionar su nuevo disco, intitulado " The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart" , el cual tiene un sonido un poco más duro que su predecesor, "Kairos", editado en el 2011, aunque a jucuio personal, sigue sin estar al nivel que uno sigue deseando de esta banda. El setlist, está plagado de rolas de su nuevo disco y algunos clásicos. Sepultura sobre el escenario siempre es garantía y nunca decepciona.

Para abrir, están los Holandeses de Legion of The Damned, si bien es una banda que no ha tenido mucho éxito, no por eso son menos buenos, su Thrash/Death Metal, es brutal, todo el tiempo, creo que deberían tener un mejor lugar entre las bandas de su género, son de lo mejor que se puede encontrar, igualmente, promocionan su más reciente disco, llamado "Ravenous Plague", que a mi criterio, está demoledor, la banda también, promete un set list de clásicos y varias piezas de su nueva grabación. Será una delicia verlos, banda que jamás he podido apreciar sobre el escenario.

Poco antes, tocarán los Tejanos de Flotsam and Jetsam, que para mi gusto, tan solo por verlos a ellos, vale el boleto, banda en la que militó Jason Newsted, Ex-Bajista de Métallica, y que en su tiempo, grabaron una obra maestra del Thrash Metal, llamado "Doomsday for The Deceiver", su disco debut y que nunca lograron superar, pero no por esto tienen mal material, si bien el último disco que grabaron, el "Ugly Noise" no es tan bueno como su predecesor "The Cold", que es un discazo, tiene buenos cortes y lo que presentan en vivo es de lo mejor. A esta banda la he esperado años por ver.

Y abriendo la velada, estarán Mortillery, una banda de Thrash Metal Canadiense de muy buena manufactura.

Entonces ya está... vamos a mover la mata !!!

Stratovarius - Drummer Wanted

Drummer wanted!

We have now played the final Latin America gigs with Jörg Michael, who is leaving the band after 16 years. 2011 started with the release of the "Elysium" album and was a long year with a long world tour together with Helloween. After some time off, we are now looking to the future, composing material for the next album, and we are also looking for the next drummer. 

We have some great candidates already, but since we have a bit of time, we decided to also cast a wider net to see what comes up. So, if you have some touring and recording experience, are - more important - musical and hard hitting, and - most important - a nice dude, you might be the one we are looking for!

If you think this sounds like you, playing in a world famous metal band for a living sounds like something you'd enjoy, and if you want us to listen, please put on some headphones and record a video of yourself playing any of these three Stratovarius songs: Coming Home, Father Time or Deep Unknown. You can for instance upload them to youtube.

Send the video links and a short letter with your personal information to this email address: drummer@stratovarius.com

What do you have to lose? The world awaits you! Plus money, fame, great times, and all the beer you can drink.

With best regards,
Jens, Lauri, Matias and Timo

PAGAN FEST 2012

Sacred Reich 25 Anniversary Tour 2012

SACRED REICH EUROPEAN TOUR 2012

Delain`s European Tour 2012

Delain is back on Tour, here is the Flyer from the European Tour. I will be there. Great !!

Edguy, Ageof The Joker European Tour 2011

La banda germana de Power Metal, lidereada por Tobias Sammet, Edguy ha lanzado un nuevo disco en este 2011 intitulado "Age Of The Joker" y con ello comenzará una gira por europa en apoyo al mismo, dentro de sus multiples fechas, en lo que a mi concierne, se presentarán el día 27 de Septiembre en el Docks de esta cuidad de Hamburgo. Edguy es una buena banda y valdría la pena verlos en vivo como atracción principal en un lugar cómodo, en el 2010 estuvieron en Wacken pero ante tanto público y al aire libre me pareció que su actuación fue un poco falta de "punch" aunque claro, los fans quedaron fascinados. Más información del evento aquí.

Aqui van las fechas de la gira europea:

2011: Age of the Joker Tour

08.07.11		Kvinesdal Norway	Norway Rock Festival
16.07.11		Schweinfurt Germany	Willy Sachs Stadion
12.08.11		Snina Slovakia	Rock Pod Kamenom Festival
23.09.11		Malmö Sweden	KB -TIX-
24.09.11		Gothenborg Sweden	Trädgarn -TIX-
25.09.11		Stockholm Sweden	Tyrol -TIX-
27.09.11		Hamburg Germany	Docks -TIX-
28.09.11		Berlin Germany	Columbia Club -TIX-
30.09.11		Essen Germany	Grugahalle -TIX-
01.10.11		Fulda Germany	Wartenberg Oval -TIX-
02.10.11		Bamberg Germany	Arena -TIX-
04.10.11		Filderstadt Germany	Filharmonie -TIX-
06.10.11		Prague Czech Republic	KD Vitavska -TIX-
07.10.11		Langen Germany	Stadthalle -TIX-
10.10.11		Milan Italy	Alcatraz -TIX-
11.10.11		Pratteln Switzerland	Z7 -TIX-
12.10.11		Lyon France	Transbordeur -TIX-
14.10.11		Madrid Spain	Heineken -TIX-
15.10.11		Barcelona Spain	Apollo -TIX-
16.10.11		Bilbao Spain	Rock Star -TIX-
18.10.11		Saarbrücken Germany	Garage -TIX-
19.10.11		Paris France	Bataclan -TIX-
21.10.11		Memmingen Germany	Kaminwerk -TIX-
22.10.11		Straubing Germany	Messehalle -TIX-
23.10.11		Zlin Czech Republic	Rock Cafe -TIX-

Y un videito de su más reciente trabajo.

Misfits, 14 Juni 2011, Knust Hamburg.

Y la mítica banda de Punk/Horror Metal Misfits, sin Glenn Danzing por supuesto vendrá dentro de una semana a dar una presentación en el Knust de esta cuidad, creo, a mi manera de ver las cosas, pese a que Danzing dejó la banda hace muchos años, ésta aún sigue siendo atractiva, sobre todo en los conciertos en vivo, por lo que me parece una excelente oportunidad para presenciarlos, Misfits es una banda que nunca he podido ver en concierto, así que ahi estaré el día 14, el Knust es un lugar pequeñísimo por lo cual aseguro que se abarrotara.

Mas info abajo, pero en el idioma original o sea en Inglés.

Misfits
special guest: Neon Kross 
Einlass: 20.00 Uhr

"It started as a twisted dream"... 30 years ago in a small town in New Jersey called Lodi. It was there in April of 1977, at the dawn of the punk movement, that the Misfits were born. Taking the title of Marilyn Monroe's last movie as their name in a move to immortalize her image - singer Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only set out to make an impression. They wound up making history and creating a legacy that's power has not only stood the test of time, but also transcended into an entirely new generation. Lineup changes followed and by early 1980, the band coalesced around co-founders, Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only along with guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein (Jerry's youngest brother). Throughout the span of their career, the Misfits audience has developed into an army of "fiends" (the term for die hard Misfits fans) generating more interest today than ever before.

From its inception the music was primitive punk rock, harsh and to the point. Yet that aggression was complimented with a strong sense of melody inspired by the roots of rock and roll bred in the 1950's. What further separated the band from their hard-core peers of the 70's punk scene was their inspired fixation on horror movies. It was from that inspiration that they created an entire world out of a passion for the genre. Utilizing B-movie-style artwork, the band appeared with slick, black "devil lock" hairstyles and horror make-up. The Misfits cast a fiendish aura of mystery embodied by ghoulish charm and landed themselves a massive cult following. That following continues to expand world wide on a daily basis. The "Fiend Skull", (an icon that is the official symbol of the group), was once crudely painted on their equipment, leather jackets and everything the band could get their hands on, yet now it can be found on a limitless amount of merchandise carried in stores throughout the world.

After a split with Danzig in the mid 1980's and a decade long legal battle, The Misfits were resurrected by founding member Jerry Only returning stronger than ever with "AMERICAN PSYCHO", released in May of 1997 on Geffen Records. Only states: "We tightened everything up as much as possible. Sticking to our punk roots, the longest song on the album is three minutes and nine cuts are under two. We've still got the classic backup vocals, the '50s sounding chord progressions, the different beats - 4/4 time can turn into a major thrash beat in the same song. But the sound of our instrumentation is so much better than on our previous records. We worked really hard."

"AMERICAN PSYCHO" reestablished them as one of the most aggressive outfits in music and spoke volumes about their influence on many of today's rock acts. From neo-punk bands Green Day, Rancid, Blink 182 and Good Charlotte to metal acts Metallica, Pantera and Slayer to hard rockers such as Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Guns n Roses (who covered the classic Misfits song "Attitude") and more recently; My Chemical Romance (who covered the classic Misfits song “Astro Zombies” for the soundtrack to “Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland” video game). The Misfits have inspired many musicians and much of the music people are watching on TV and hearing on the radio today. Metallica emerged as one of the band's strongest supporters wearing Misfits T-shirts on stage and even covering three of their songs on the double CD set entitled "Garage Days Revisited". The centerfold section of the "Garage Days" booklet even spotlights the Misfits as a key influence on Metallica's music. Further, there have been many Misfits tribute CDs released over the past several years featuring contemporary artists covering the bands back catalog. Asked why this hunger for all things Misfits endured, bassist and founding member Jerry Only ventures: "I think we filled a niche. We stuck to what we did, and we did it well. We never tried to pull something over on people - we just tried to entertain 'em while rocking 'em real hard. Besides, I think the love of the horror art form has endured.

"The music videos for the 1997 Geffen release ("Dig Up Her Bones" & "American Psycho" directed by John Cafiero) could not only be found on music television outlets throughout the world but even on the big screen. Theatrical screenings ran in film festivals both in and outside the U.S. garnering "Best of Fest" nods as well as award nominations from the Horror Writers Association. The videos also created a stronghold in the then, uncharted territory of online entertainment. They have been repeatedly on the top of the charts, listed as the "most downloaded videos on the net" with online outlets like Sonicnet. For several weeks the Misfits "American Psycho" video was listed on the Sonicnet chart at #2, book-ended by Backstreet Boys videos at #1 & #3. Over all the "Psycho" video remained in the top 5 for nearly a year while videos from many chart-topping acts quickly came and went.

1999 brought the follow up to the second coming of the Misfits "FAMOUS MONSTERS", released in Oct. 1999 on Roadrunner records. The record went on to become the biggest selling title ever for Roadrunner Japan. The supporting music video "Scream" (which featured the band as zombies) was directed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) who offered his services in exchange for two original Misfits songs to be featured (along with the band itself) in his film "Bruiser". Prior to that, the Misfits appeared as themselves (along with ICP, The Jerky Boys and WWF's Mick Foley to name a few) in director John Cafiero's feature film debut "Big Money Hustlas". The film debuted in the number one spot on the billboard video sales charts where it remained for several weeks.

Thematically, the bands music continues to focus on time-honored Misfits interests: "Vampires, monsters, alien invasion, Frankenstein - we are the Misfits after all," warns Jerry. Of the band's refusal to address weightier issues, he explains: "People who buy our records and come to see us perform - from the guy all the way back in the balcony, to the guy getting his head banged around in the front - they come to have a good time. And we make sure they do, you can hear about social and political issues somewhere else. When you come to a Misfits show, you get a bunch of guys who go out there and give 110 percent (they've been known to rip through 55 songs a night) take it or leave it. That's what we have always been. At a show, everyone's just part of the crowd there's no them and us - we're all us.

Molotov, Markthalle Hamburg 7 Juni 2011

http://ams3pxy.ticketmaster.de/event/Molotovtickets/AFX0706

MOLOTOV, die mexikanische CrossoverBand,
oft auch als die mexikanischen “Rage Against
The Machine” bezeichnet, gründete sich 1995. Bezeichnend sind ihre stets gewagten
Albumcover und die gewollt provokativen und damit auch umstrittenen Texte, in denen es
meist um Partys, Frauen oder dem Protest an der Regierung (nicht immer nur die eigene)
geht. Derzeit besteht die Band aus: Tito Fuentes (Gitarre und Gesang), Miky Huidobro (Bass
und Gesang), Paco Ayala (Bass und Gesang), Randy Ebright (Schlagzeug und Gesang).
Richtig, richtig, nicht verlesen!!: 2 Bässe welche
die legendäre Power und Härte der Band
direkt von der Bühne ins begeisterte Publikum bringen.
Diesen Sommer werden sie nun wieder quer durch Europa touren und dabei auf den Bühnen
der angesagtesten Clubs und Festivals spielen. Die Tour wird sie in mehr als zehn Länder
führen, wie Deutschland, die Schweiz, Österreich, Tschechien, ...
Im Gepäck haben Molotov ihr neues Album "Desde Rusia Con Amor", welches Mitte April in
die Läden gehen wird. Das Album wurde aufgenommen während ihrer RusslandTour
letzten
Sommer. Ein “Best of” Album in Live mit 15 ihrer größten Erfolgshits auf CD und DVD.

www.molotovoficial.com.mx/

Veranstaltungsdatum: 

07.06.2011

Einlass: 

20.00Uhr

Beginn: 

21.00Uhr

VVK: 

€16.00

AK: 

€20.00

Hafen Rock 6 al 8 de Mayo Hamburg.

El Hafen Rock es un festival que se lleva a cabo cada año en Hamburgo para conmemorar el aniversario del puerto, es un evento al aire libre que durante 3 días ofrece una infinidad de presentaciones de grupos, músicos y cantantes de diferentes estilos, pero para efectos de este sitio, lo que me lleva a comentarlo, es que el día de mañana tendrán como invitados especiales, como acto principal, a la banda de Power Metal originaria de esta cuidad, a Kai Hansen y sus secuases, mejor conocidos como GAMMA RAY, ellos se estarán presentando en el Escenario Astra, el día Sábado 7 de Mayo a las 10 y media de la noche, la entrada es completamente gratuita, Gamma Ray va en promoción de su último EP titulado "Skeletons and Majesties". Aquí dejo la liga al sitio para más información del evento. http://www.hafenrock.de/programm_hafenrockbuehne.php

También el progama detallado. http://www.hafenrock.de/download/flyer_hafenrock_2011.pdf

FULL HEIDENFEST EUROPEAN TOUR LINEUP & DATES ANNOUNCED!

Ahoy you wankers! More gigs for the BACK THROUGH TIME WORLD TOUR!

The full lineup and all the tourdates for the "Heidenfest" European tour have been announced. Alestorm will be playing alongside Finntroll, Turisas, Arkona, Trollfest, and Skalmold on all shows, along with WINTERSUN at 5 extended length shows! We'll be coming back to places we've played and loved, and also a couple of new cities. Here's the full dates:

2011-09-30 DE - Geiselwind -  Music Hall - EXTENDED SHOW

2011-10-01 DE - Giessen - Hessenhallen - EXTENDED SHOW

2011-10-03 PL - Warsaw - Stodola  

2011-10-04 PL - Krakow - Studio  

2011-10-05 DE - Berlin - Postbahnhof  

2011-10-06 DE - Hamburg - Markthalle  

2011-10-07 DE - Stuttgart - LKA Longhorn - EXTENDED SHOW

2011-10-08 DE - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle - EXTENDED SHOW

2011-10-09 NL - Tilburg - 013  - EXTENDED SHOW

2011-10-10 NL - Leeuwarden - Poppodium  

2011-10-11 UK - London - HMV Forum  

2011-10-12 FR - Lille - Aeronef  

2011-10-13 CH - Pratteln - Z7  

2011-10-14 DE - München - Backstage  

2011-10-15 DE - Leipzig - Hellraiser  

2011-10-16 BE - Antwerpen - Trix  

2011-10-17 DE - Lindau - Vaudeville  

2011-10-18 IT - Bologna - Estragon  

2011-10-19 SI - Ljubljana - Cvetlicarna Mediapark  

2011-10-20 HU - Budapest - Club 202  

2011-10-21 AT - Vienna - Arena  

2011-10-22 AT - Linz - Posthof  

2011-10-23 AT - Innsbruck - Hafen

See you there dudes!

Metal Bash Open Air 2011, 7 Mayo, Hamburg

Este es el anuncio oficial del Metal Bash Open Air, evento que se estará llevando a cabo el próximo mes de Mayo aquí en Hamburgo, más específicamente en Neu Wulmstdorf el día sábado 7, el envento comienza a las 10:30 de la mañana y termina como a las 10 de la noche, el cartel trae como grupo principal a los Thrasheros Consentidos de Grecia, la magnifica banda Suicidal Angels, entre muchas otras bandas más, es de resaltar a Dark Age y a los Deathriders, que cuentan en sus filas con Neil Turbin, el que fuera el primer vocalista de Anthrax, alla muy al principio cuando editaron el disco "Fistful of Metal" que es puro speed sin complacencias, bueno segúramente Neil y su banda entre los que se encuentran la guitarrista Melanie Sisneros, que tocaba en el famoso grupo femenino tributo a Iron Maiden llamado The Iron  Maidens. 

Tambien así, un día antes se estará llevando a cabo la "Warm up party" en el mismo sitio, el costo del boleto en preventa esta en 19 Euros y el día del evento costará 25, mas información al respecto ir al sitio de Metal Bash o a Metaltix para adquirir las entradas.

Delain Tour over Europe 2011. 19 Mai Hambrug Knust.

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Este es el anuncio oficial de la gira que estará comenzando la excelente banda Holandesa de Metal Sinfónico/Gotico Delain, lidereada por el Ex-Tecladista de Whitin Tempation Martijn Westerholt, la banda, para los que no la conocen cuenta entre sus filas con la Divina Charlotte Wessels como vocalista, la cual posee una voz maravillosa, aparte de bella es super agradable y siempre tiene un gesto amigable para con sus fans. Pero regresando a la gira, esta estará dando comienzo el día 29 de Abril en la cuidad de Manchester, teniendo como Teloneros para toda la gira (o casi) a otra muy buena banda que ya es bien conocida, me refiero a los Austriacos de Serenity y Lost In Tought  tenendo el acto de apertura como aliciente la presencia de una reina del Metal como lo es Lisa Muddelhauve (Xandria), excelente aporte. El tour se llevará a cabo durante todo el mes de mayo por europa y estará pisando esta tierra de Hamburgo ya casi para cerrar la gira, dicho concierto será el Jueves 19 de Mayo en el Knust de Hamburg, el costo del boleto tiene un precio de 16.80 Euros, el evento comenzará a las 20:00 Horas, una hora antes se abrirán las puertas, yo ya tengo mi boleto desde hace mucho, por lo cual ahí estaré disfrutando de la música de esta agrupación y de la deleitable presencia de Charlotte Wessels, la banda estuvo en Wacken el año anterior, pero no pude asistir a su presentación, me quedé con las ganas, por lo cual, ahora no me lo pienso perder. Más información del boletaje en Metaltix.

"Do you need special treatment?, Charlotte invites you here personaly, so what else do you need to join?"





"Charmy invitation to the people in UK, lucky them"





"And one more for Italy, very nice, Charlotte is an Heavenly Angel in Earth"

English

This one is the official flyer of the tour, which announce the upcoming dates in Europe from the great Symphonic/Gothik Metal Band Delain, the band is leaded by Martijn Westerholt and the incredible lovley and beauty Charlotte Wessels in vocals, this gorgeous woman has an very nice voice, her vocal performance is something enjoyable from the beginning to the end, thus that she is always so kind with her fans and she always has a sweet smile to offer. About the tour, it will begin the 29th of April in Manchester and almost at the end will touch place in Hamburg, more exactly the 19th of May, Delain will play here in Knust Hamburg, with Serenitybas the opening act for all the tour and Lost in Tought, here we could enjoy the lovley presence of  one metal Queen like Lisa Middelhauve (Xandia), excelent, right?.So if you are interested in this concert in Hamburg or in one of all the others over Europe you only have to go to Metaltix and get a ticket, very easy. At least i have mine since some months ago, i dont want to loose the chance to see Delain in concert and enjoy the Lovley presence over the stage of Charlotte, i love her for sure !!.

Charlotte Wessels from Delain in Wacken 2010

Attached you can find some videos from Charlotte Wessels inviting you to see the show in some of the diffrent places that Delain will be playing, and three clips from Delain for all those who come from other planter and doesnt know the band, you can enjoy it.