Ravenscry's second album, titled 'The Attraction of Opposites', is going to be released on May 27th. It has been recorded at Ravenstudio and mixed by Roberto Laghi and Dragan Tanasković (In Flames, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Entombed) at Bohus Sound Recording in Sweden. The album, whose artwork has been created by Stefano Mattioni, will be distributed on all digital stores by Audioglobe and the physical format, distributed by Revalve Records, will be available in Europe, USA and Japan too. Ravenscry will be on stage at Power Prog & Metal Fest in Mons (Belgium) on April 20th. There, fans will be able to purchase album's pre-orders. On this very occasion, the band will also make a very important announcement.
Röyksopp and Robyn announce the release of the ‘Do It Again’ mini album, which will be released on Dog Triumph via Wall of Sound and Cooking Vinyl on 26th May 2014. ‘Do It Again’ will be the first single available from 28th April. This serves as an introduction to a new Röyksopp album to be released later this year, which will feature two of the tracks. The ‘Do It Again’ tour with Röyksopp and Robyn, already described as one of the most exciting tours of the Summer, begins at Sonar Festival in Spain on 13th June 2014, and includes a headline slot on the BBC Radio 6 music stage at Latitude Festival on 19th July.
Montreal based death metal powerhouse KATAKLYSM, have issued the following statement: “We are here today to announce that Oli Beaudoin will remain behind the throne as the drummer for KATAKLYSM on the next album and future tours. Max has informed that he cannot continue or return to the ranks at this time due to physical health issues. KATAKLYSM welcomes Oli on board as we forge on. Max remains our brother and will always be a part of KATAKLYSM. Those who saw him in Montreal playing the ‘Road To Devastation’ with us at the end of the show, saw that even with severe pain the boy still has the chops to perform. We wish him well and know our paths will cross again.”
Following the release of last year’s highly acclaimed and critically hailed live DVD/Blu-ray 'Dying Alive', German thrash metal giants KREATOR now announce a tour for November/ December 2014, leading the true "hordes of chaos" throughout Europe as headliners, and with them a real high class selection of bands. Joining KREATOR for the upcoming live shenanigans are Polish label mates VADER, Swedish death metal masters ARCH ENEMY and German thrash veterans SODOM.
The waiting is over: BLIND GUARDIAN will return! As of today Hansi Kürsch & Co. have announced the first dates for their highly anticipated European tour, that will see the band en route through nine different countries in April and March 2015. Kicking off on April 10, 2015 in the Netherlands (Eindhoven - Effenaar), shows in Belgium, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy and Greece will follow, concluding the run on May 10, 2015 in Athens. From April 23 to May 02, the Metalheads will be in Germany, with shows in Trier, Frankfurt, Bamberg, Munich, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Hamburg and as a highlight the “home show” at Düsseldorf “Mitsubishi Electric Halle” (former Philipshalle) on April 25, 2015.