VIRGIN STEELE, TAAKE, THE OCEAN, BULLDOZER, SERENITY et AVA INFERI ont été confirmés pour la prochaine édition du Metalcamp, qui aura lieu du 11 au 16 juin à Tolmin, en Slovénie.
Life Among the Ruins de Virgin Steele s’apprête à ressortir via le label SPV/Steamhammer. Cette réédition est prévue pour le 18 juin en Europe et pour le 17 juillet aux Etats-Unis.
L'album se présentera sous la forme d'un double digipack comprenant pas moins de 25 titres bonus. Une bonne partie de ces nouveaux morceaux seront des inédits composés pour l’occasion alors que d'autres seront des morceaux écrits à différentes périodes. Le livret de cette réédition promet d'être copieusement fournies de notes additionnelles et de photos en un packaging unique. En voici un contenu plus détaillé:
Les New Yorkais de Virgin Steele ont publié un clip pour leur titre "God Of Violence Kill", qui est disponible sur la dernière réédition de leur album "Noble Savage".
Taake sortira un mini-CD le 26 avril prochain, un avant-goût de son prochain album prévu en septembre. "Kveld" contiendra cinq titres, dont quatre sont des classiques du groupe et ont été enregistré live en studio avec le line up actuel du combo. Le nouveau titre, "Nordbundet", sera présent sur le prochain album de Taake, "Noregs Vaapen".
Voici la tracklist de "Kveld" :
01. Nordbundet
02. Motpol
03. Hordalands Doedskvad 1
04. Over Bjoergvin Graater Himmerik 4
05. Nattestid Ser Porten Vid 1
"Anthropocentric", le dernier album en date de The Ocean, s'est écoulé à 400 exemplaires lors de sa première semaine de sortie aux Etats-Unis.
Le CD s'est placé à la 113e place du Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers).
"Anthropocentric" track listing:
01. Anthropocentric
02. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness
03. She Was The Universe
04. For He That Wavereth…
05. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
06. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith
07. Sewers Of The Soul
08. Wille Zum Untergang
09. Heaven TV
10. The Almightiness Contradiction
11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption
"The Black Light Bacchanalia", le nouvel album des américains de Virgin Steele, est disponible intégralement à cette adresse.
L'album sort aujourd'hui aux USA en différent format que voici:
Limited-Edition LP Box Set:
LP 1
Side 1
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
Side 2
01. The Bread Of Wickedness
02. In A Dream Of Fire
LP 2
Side 1
01. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
02. The Orpheus Taboo
Side 2
01. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
02. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
LP 3
Side 1
01. The Tortures Of The Damned
02. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
Side 2
01. Eternal Regret
02. When I'm Silent (bonus track)
Bonus Materials
* Book in LP format with the complete history of VIRGIN STEELE (written by David DeFeis)
* Extra-large full-color poster
* Sticker
* Postcard
* Jewel case version of the album
All LPs come in printed inner sleeves.
Standard Jewel Case Edition:
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread Of Wickedness
04. In A Dream Of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
08. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
09. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
10. The Tortures Of The Damned
11. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
12. Eternal Regret
Limited-Edition Digipak:
CD 1
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread Of Wickedness
04. In A Dream Of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
07. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
08. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
09. The Tortures Of The Damned
10. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
11. Eternal Regret
CD 2
01. When I'm Silent (The Wind Of Voices) (bonus track)
02. Silent Sorrow (bonus track)
03. From A Whisper To A Scream (The Spoken Biography) (spoken by David DeFeis)
By the Hammer of Zeus (and the Wrecking Ball of Thor), la nouvelle chanson de Virgin Steele issue de l'album The Black Light Bacchanalia, est audible sur noisecreep.com
Commentaire du chanteur : David DeFeis
This track is a good representation of the barbaric-romantic style of the group. It is raw, primitive and aggressive, yet also bombastic, majestic and progressive. It is dark and serious, but it still cooks and maintains its sensuality. But before you listen, understand what the song is after on a conceptual levelThe lyrics are about the coming of the mountain-fire god, and his hatred and fear of the goddess, and his usurpation of her powers. The opening line sums up how the creation of this album went, and it also sums up the 'never surrender' Virgin Steele spirit: 'Pain is me and I'm relentless
Les américains de Virgin Steele sortiront "The Black Light Bacchanalia" le 9 novembre aux USA via SPV/Steamhammer. L'album sera disponible en édition limitée et en version digitale. L'édition limitée box set sortira à seulement 3000 copies dans le monde le 23 novembre en Amérique du Nord. Chaque version aura sa pochette.
Limited-Edition LP Box Set:
LP 1
Side 1
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
Side 2
01. The Bread Of Wickedness
02. In A Dream Of Fire
LP 2
Side 1
01. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
02. The Orpheus Taboo
Side 2
01. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
02. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
LP 3
Side 1
01. The Tortures Of The Damned
02. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
Side 2
01. Eternal Regret
02. When I'm Silent (bonus track)
Bonus Materials
* Book in LP format with the complete history of VIRGIN STEELE (written by David DeFeis)
* Extra-large full-color poster
* Sticker
* Postcard
* Jewel case version of the album
All LPs come in printed inner sleeves.
Standard Jewel Case Edition:
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread Of Wickedness
04. In A Dream Of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
08. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
09. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
10. The Tortures Of The Damned
11. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
12. Eternal Regret
Limited-Edition Digipak:
CD 1
01. By The Hammer Of Zeus (And The Wrecking Ball Of Thor)
02. Pagan Heart
03. The Bread Of Wickedness
04. In A Dream Of Fire
05. Nepenthe (I Live Tomorrow)
06. The Orpheus Taboo
07. To Crown Them With Halos (Parts 1 & 2)
08. The Black Light Bacchanalia (The Age That Is To Come)
09. The Tortures Of The Damned
10. Necropolis (He Answers Them With Death)
11. Eternal Regret
CD 2
01. When I'm Silent (The Wind Of Voices) (bonus track)
02. Silent Sorrow (bonus track)
03. From A Whisper To A Scream (The Spoken Biography) (spoken by David DeFeis)
Les Allemands de The Ocean ont mis en ligne un nouveau morceau, "The Grand Inquisitor II - Roots and Locusts". Enjoy !
Le morceau est extrait du cinquième album studio intitulé Anthropocentric, qui sortira le 9 novembre 2010. Il est le deuxième d’une série de 2 albums, il suit Heliocentric qui est déjà dans les bacs depuis le 9 Avril 2010.
• 01. Anthropocentric
• 02. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness
• 03. She Was The Universe - 5:40
• 04. For He That Wavereth…
• 05. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
• 06. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith
• 07. Sewers Of The Soul
• 08. Wille Zum Untergang
• 09. Heaven TV
• 10. The Almightiness Contradiction
• 11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption (bonus track only available on vinyl)
The Ocean mixent actuellement leur prochain album "Anthropocentric" au Studio Mecanique à La Chaux-de-Fonds, en Suisse, studio qui avais vu naitre Heliocentric.
Musically, the album feels somehow heavier than Heliocentric. "The sound is more dense and maybe a tad more raw, which suits the songs perfectly", comments guitar player Jonathan Nido. The album covers a similar sonic and dynamic range as Heliocentric, also including a number of calm, acoustic moments – but these are for the most part orchestrated with guitars, and not so much with piano and string section. The focus is on the heavy songs: "The album is a pretty big production, and still has a very earthy, organic feel to it", comments Staps. "We have spent a great deal of time on the basic sound this time around, drums, bass, guitars and vocals… and at this stage I am pretty confident that this will pay off in the end!"
As far as the concepts behind Anthropocentric are concerned, the focus is on man and his place in the universe: at the center, as many fundamental Christians still claim today, or more likely a dust particle in its periphery? All lyrics are circling around this question. "Anthropocentric will continue the critique of christianity, inspired by the questions that Dostoyevsky asked and some of the answers that Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Dawkins gave", comments Staps.
At the base of the album are three songs with the titles "The Grand Inquisitor I, II and III". These songs have been inspired by the chapter of the same title in Fjodor Dostoyevsky's novel The Brothers Karamasov: a conversation between the brothers Ivan, an atheist, and Alyoscha, a monk. Ivan tells Alyoscha the story of a Second Coming of Christ in 16th century Sevilla. According to this parable, Jesus is arrested by the Catholic inquisition. The grand inquisitor who interrogates Jesus casts a new light on the legend of the temptation of Christ: he reproaches Jesus with having betrayed humanity and having deprived man of salvation by giving him freedom. The conversation between Ivan and Alyoscha mirrors, to some degree, the conversation between the grand inquisitor and Christ and raises more questions than it answers. "This long dialogue, which for the most part is rather a monologue of Ivan, is so complex and recondite that one could easily find inspiration for 10 concept albums about Christianity in it", comments Staps.
Only 6 guest musicians are appearing on the album, all classical musicians, most of whom are guesting on the final track of the album. Anthropocentric is an album by The Ocean's consolidated nucleus. "It is the first album where all members have actively partaken in the songwriting",
Tracklist:
1. Anthropocentric
2. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov baseness
3. She Was The Universe
4. For He That Wavereth…
5. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts
6. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith
7. Sewers Of The Soul
8. Wille Zum Untergang
9. Heaven TV
10. The Almightiness Contradiction
11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclusion From Redemption
The last track is a bonus track which will only appear on the vinyl and the limited European deluxe digipak version.
01. Shamayim
02. Firmament
03. The First Commandment of the Luminaries
04. Ptolemy Was Wrong
05. Metaphysics of the Hangman
06. Catharsis of a Heretic
07. Swallowed by the Earth
08. Epiphany
09. The Origin of Species
10. The Origin of God
Le nouveau chanteur de The Ocean est Loïc Rossetti.
"Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer M. Loïc Rossetti en tant que chanteur. Nous sommes impatients des semaines et des mois de tournée intense dans l'avenir et une nouvelle ère dans l'histoire de notre vie! ", par Robin Staps.
Les allemands sont en plein travail pour sortir deux albums en 2010, en mars et en septembre, si tout se passe bien.
The Ocean s'est séparé de son chanteur Mike Pilat car il ne pouvait pas gagner suffisamment sa vie avec le groupe, et devait privilégier sa situation professionnelle.
Le groupe est actuellement à la recherche d'un chanteur polyvalent qui peut couvrir tous les styles de voix. Quelqu'un qui peut jouer au moins d'un autre instrument (de préférence le piano / clavier ou basse), interprète charismatique... L'expérience est capitale, le groupe veut quelqu'un qui sait qu'il est prêt à consacrer sa vie à être dans un groupe.
La barre est haute, si vous êtes cette personne, contactez le groupe à cette adresse : info@theoceancollective.com .