Dream Theater studio update, Fates Warning release live album, Like A Storm release new album Catacombs, Aborted announce new album TerrorVision, Belzebubs release new single
In late 2017, DREAM THEATER signed with Sony Music’s progressive imprint InsideOutMusic. Now, in preparation for the band’s fourteenth studio album and their first album ever produced in collaboration with this leading worldwide label, they are pleased to announce that they have entered the studio to begin the writing process. Recently, John Petrucci and James LaBrie shared a quick video update from the writing sessions on the band’s official Facebook page HERE.
James comments: “We’ve been here for one week and it is going sensational. Everybody is in the one room…and I gotta tell you, if the first week is any indication of where this album is going, you’re in for a treat.”
John adds: “There’s a lot of ideas flowing, and it’s already been really productive after only a week in. So far the music is heavy, progressive, melodic, shredding and it’s epic.”
For a first impression of the studio, watch John’s tour HERE
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Progressive Metal pioneers FATES WARNING have released their new live album, Live Over Europe out now on InsideOutMusic.
Gathered during the group’s most recent European headlining run for FATES WARNING’s much acclaimed latest studio album, Theories Of Flight in January 2018, Live Over Europe includes audio recordings from 8 different cities (Aschaffenburg / Germany, Belgrade / Serbia, Thessaloniki and Athens / Greece, Rome and Milan / Italy, Budapest / Hungary as well as Ljubljana / Slovenia) and a total of 23 songs in over 138 minutes of playing time, spanning 30 years of the group’s seminal career.
Live Over Europe was mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Kreator, Symphony X) and mastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden and is available as limited 2CD Mediabook, Gatefold 3LP + Bonus-2CD or as Digital Album.
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New Zealand’s rock act, LIKE A STORM have released new album, Catacombs. It’s available on all digital platforms now and will be released physically on July 13.
PRE-ORDER / PURCHASE CATACOMBS HERE
Catacombs marks the first album from the band in three years since the release of, Awaken The Fire in 2015, which spawned the hit singles, Love The Way You Hate Me, “Become The Enemy, Wish You Hell and Break Free.
The Auckland-bred brothers— Chris Brooks, Matt Brooks, Kent Brooks, alongside Los Angeles drummer Zach Wood – have created a style all their own with the introduction of the didgeridoo into harder music.
Referred to by Slash/Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy as “the hardest working band in rock”, LIKE A STORM is regarded as one of the most prolific young acts out there. With the release of 2015’s, Awaken The Fire, the band built a loyal and devoted fan base through a series of hit singles and constant touring the world over.
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ABORTED’s new album, TerrorVision will be released on September 21st, 2018. The band have just revealed the sick artwork that was done by Par Olofsson (Exodus, Immolation, Immortal) that is outlining the album approach flawlessly. TerrorVision offers eleven tracks of absolutely outstanding brutal death metal.
With The Necrotic Manifesto and ABORTED’s last album, Retrogore already showcasing what the band is capable of, TerrorVision lifts death metal to a higher level of intensity, atmosphere and brutality. Produced by Kristian “Kohle” Kohlmannslehner at Kohlekeller Studios, TerrorVision is not just a new chunk of high-class brutal death metal, it’s a piece of art pushing the boundaries of the entire genre by combining over-the-top musicianship with skilled songwriting, a clear yet organic production and inexorable brutality that has no equals.
Brace yourself for the start of the pre-sale and the launch of the first video/track of TerrorVision for Friday 6 July.
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Hailing from the abysmal forests of the mystic North, BELZEBUBS have possessed a stealthy cult status throughout their existence. Originally summoned together in 2002, the band has succeeded in creating a thrilling blend of melodic black metal, guttural growls and vivid solos, forged with progressive twists and cinematic soundscapes. Accompanied by a new drummer and a three-record-deal with Century Media, BELZEBUBS finally feels fit to take on the (under)world.
”We are extremely proud to sign with Century Media on their 30th anniversary year, joining the likes of Watain, Tribulation, Moonsorrow, Insomnium, and Rotting Christ, just to name a few. We have been busy composing new material, and can’t wait to get in the studio (and tour!?) with our new drummer Samaël, who’s brought a tight, progressive twist to our gritty yet melodic sound.”
Blackened Call is the band’s first single, taken from their upcoming debut album, scheduled for a February 2019 release. It was mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö, who’s also responsible for the sound of Dark Funeral’s The Secrets Of The Black Arts, Dissection’s The Somberlain and many more. The video was directed by Samppa Kukkonen and produced by Terhi Väänänen.
