[2007/08/20 – 2007/08/29] 搖滾樂新聞摘要

引述 :『PORCUPINE TREE will release a new EP in September called Nil Recurring.』

引述 :『he special single is ‘Revolution Begins’ (artwork pictured) and the tracklisting is: ‘Revolution Begins’ (4:11), ‘Blood On Your Hands’ (4:40), ‘Walk In The Shadows’ (3:07) [QUEENSRŸCHE Cover Version] * Non-Album Track, ‘I Am Legend / Out For Blood’ (5:36] [Live 2007] * Non-Album Track. 』

引述 :『Rapid Eye Movement is due out on October 8th via InsideOut/SPV in Europe and the 10th in North America.』

引述 :『OPETH are set to release The Roundhouse Tapes on October 22nd via Peaceville.』

引述 :『GUNS N’ ROSES frontman AXL ROSE has issued the following statement in regard to his participation on SEBASTIAN BACH’s new solo CD, Angel Down: “Bas asked me to sing on his new record, Angel Down, and I agreed and came down to his studio where he played me the tracks. I really liked the title/opening track, ‘Angel Down’, but I didn’t feel that it would be right to be on that one, although, of course, it would’ve been cool because it’s a great rip-your-head-off track! 』

引述 :『The new album from Montreal-based Viking metallers TALAMYUS, In These Days Of Violence, is now out on Prodisk. According to a press release, “this second CD marks an important step forward in terms of sound, composition and intensity.” 』

引述 :『CRADLE OF FILTH recently played the fifth edition of the Stufstock Greenfest, which took place in Vama Veche, Romania, on August the 16th. The full show, filmed from the audience by a single camera, is available for viewing courtesy of MetalCharge.com at this location. It features 10 tracks and runs approximately one hour. 』

引述 :『The Power Lines instructional video featuring DEEP PURPLE/DIXIE DREGHS guitarist STEVE MORSE has been released on DVD by the Alfred Publishing company.』

引述 :『German power metallers DOMAIN have announced that Nicolaj Ruhnow is their new frontman of the band. 』

引述 :『According to Business Wire, DEEP PURPLE’s broad base of fans worldwide can now access a totally new official web site for the legendary hard rock band to get the latest news, detailed information on the band, the best VIP concert ticket packages and exclusive new merchandise at www.deeppurple.org.』

引述 :『Dutch doomsters ANOTHER MESSIAH, who recently inked a multiple record deal with Restrain Records, have just released the video for ‘And Now I Will’, from their debut album Dark Dreams, My Child.』

引述 :『The artwork for San Francisco Bay Area thrash legends EXODUS’ new album, The Atrocity Exhibition… Exhibit A, has been revealed』

引述 :『Classic Rock Revisited recently caught up with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess to discuss his new solo cover album, The Road Home.』

引述 :『A four-minute video interview with CANDLEMASS members Leif Edling (bass) and Robert Lowe (vocals) from Finland’s Jalometalli 2007 festival (August 17-18 at Club Teatria in Oulu) is available.』

引述 :『The audio player on VISION DIVINE’s official website has been updated.』

引述 :『TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) has posted pictures and information about her new video, ‘I Walk Alone’ on the official My Winter Storm blog.』

引述 :『DreamPatience is a new Dashboard Widget available for Mac OS X’s Dashboard. 』

引述 :『As previously reported, reformed German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN have finished recording, mixing and mastering their new album, Paramount.』

引述 :『Not a lot of metal bands appear at both nightclubs and the National Press Club in Washington, but CHTHONIC will soon be doing just that here. And on September 13, the Taiwanese ensemble will hold a downtown news conference to discuss its UNlimited Taiwan campaign and its experience as the first Asian extreme metal act in the Ozzfest tour — an appropriate showcase for a band called “the BLACK SABBATH of Asia.” 』

引述 :『For the duration of their current tour, DREAM THEATER will be donating unique items for auction on eBay. 100% of the proceeds will benefit Camp Good Days. The current item up for auction is an Autographed Concert T-Shirt. 』

引述 :『As Ozzfest 2007 draws to a close, Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH have undoubtedly been hailed as “this year’s breakthrough artist due primarily to their unrelenting energy, savage brutality and uncompromising vision,” according to a press release.』

引述 :『Frontiers Records will issue RICHIE KOTZEN’s Return Of The Mother Head’s Family Reunion album on October 19th in Europe. The European edition of the album (previously released in Japan on July 18th) will include an exclusive bonus track.』

引述 :『I conducted a fascinating and unexpectedly candid interview with keyboard player/leader Tuomas Holopainen in which he confirmed my suspicion that ‘Bye Bye Beautiful’, from the new album Dark Passion Play, was inspired by the band’s estranged former singer Tarja Turunen – famously sacked via open letter back in 2005.』

引述 :『Taiwanese band CHTHONIC – who will complete their stint as the first-ever Asian extreme metal act to tour with OZZFest this week – will continue their historic UNlimited tour next month, when they will perform their first headlining concerts in America. 』

引述 :『”Yes, the rumors are correct, we filmed one of the shows on our latest tour and we plan to release a DVD from that show.
I have been on paternity leave for a few months now, an experience I encourage every Dad to try, but come September we are starting to work on bonus material, mixing etc. No release date has been set yet, as we are also in the middle of replacing band members and working on new material, but now you at least you can start waiting for real.” 』