Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ will team up with MERCENARY, RAUNCHY and one more as-yet-undisclosed band for the MTV Headbanger's Ball Tour 2008 beginning on August 8 in Copenhagen. The first show of the tour will also include performances by OBITUARY and AS WE FIGHT. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/headbangersball_live. PILGRIMZ has been ...
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MASSACRE, DERANGED and GRIND INC. are among the newly confirmed bands for the Fuck The Commerce XI festival, set to take place April 30 - May 3 in Altes Lager, (near Jüterbog), Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: MASSACRE ILLDISPOSED HOUWITSER DERANGED HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL GRIND INC. DENIAL FIEND EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS SPAWN PURGATORY ...
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Danish black metal act FAIRYTALE ABUSE has announced the addition of Morten Lykke Andersen (bass) and Danni Lyse Jelsgaard (drums) to the group's ranks. In other news, FAIRYTALE ABUSE has posted three audio samples from its forthcoming album, "Perversions of Angel VI", on the band's MySpace page. Due later in the year via ...
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Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ has been confirmed for this year's edition of the Roskilde Festival, set to take place July 3-6 in Roskilde, Denmark. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AT THE GATES (S) BAND OF HORSES (US) THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (UK) CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS (DK) CLUTCH (US) EFTERKLANG (DK) ENTER ...
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ILLDISPOSED, EQUILIBRIUM, DARK FORTRESS, NEGATOR, DOWNSCAPE and LYFTHRASYR have been confirmed for the MusicXtreme Fest 2008, set to take place March 29 at Halle 2 in Hanau, Germany. For more information, visit www.musicxtreme.de. ILLDISPOSED has set "The Prestige" as the title of its 10th album, due on March 28 via AFM Records. ...
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Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE have been confirmed for the Royal Metal Fest, set to take place February 8-9 at Voxhall in Århus, Denmark. The band will replace DHG (DØDHEIMSGARD), who was forced to cancel their appearance due to the recent split with vocalist Kvohst. Moreover, Danish death metallers URKRAFT will take over the ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have been confirmed for the Royal Metal Fest, set to take place February 8-9 at Voxhall in Århus, Denmark. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, February 8: MAYHEM (NO) ILLDISPOSED (DK) BURNING SKIES (UK) LAST MILE (DK) SPECTRAL MORTUARY (DK) Saturday, February 9: THE HAUNTED (SE) ARTILLERY (DK) ...
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SODOM, ENTOMBED and NAGLFAR are among the confirmed bands for the Walpurgis Metal Days VIII festival, set to take place May 2-3 in Hauzenberg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: DARKMOON ENTOMBED GODS OF EMPTINESS HOLLENTHON ILLDISPOSED MORPHOSYS NAGLFAR SECRETS OF THE MOON SODOM THE BURNING THIRDMOON ULTRAWURSCHT UNDERGROUND GROOVE FRONT URKRAFT ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have set "The Prestige" as the title of their 10th album, due on March 28 via AFM Records. The CD was mixed at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordström and features cover artwork by Mattias Norén. "The Prestige" track listing: 01. Let Go 02. The Tension 03. ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED will team up with fellow Danes URKRAFT and THE BURNING for the Danish Dynamite Vol. 2 tour in May 2008. The trek will hit Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. ILLDISPOSED is also planning on playing several shows in Russia (and possibly Finland) in March or April. ILLDISPOSED recently finished mixing its ...
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TRANSPARENT, the Danish band featuring vocalist Rene Pedersen (MERCENARY), lead guitarist Signar Petersen (ex-MERCENARY), drummer Morten Lowe Soerensen (SUBMISSION, THE ARCANE ORDER), and bassist Mads Stagis and rhythm guitarist Danny Hove Jensen, has made two new songs available for streaming on its MySpace page. The tracks come off the group's new EP, "My ...
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Guitarist Jakob Batten of the Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED has issued the following update: "[Vocalist] Bo Summer and I just returned from Studio Fredman in Sweden where we mixed the [new ILLDISPOSED] album with Fredrik Nordström and his assistant Henke Rövkuk. Fredrik is truly a magician behind the mixing desk and the result is amazing. I ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have issued he following update: All right folks, it's time to reveal Martin's [Thim, guitar] replacement. Our new guitarist is a longtime friend from Copenhagen, always showing up at our shows to party with us. Ladies and gentlemen: Mr. Franz Hellboss. The first time you'll see Franz live on stage with ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have issued he following update: "On December 15th Martin [Thim, guitar] will play his last show with us. Martin doesn't have the time it takes to play with us anymore, his normal job and private life is his priority. He is the first ILLDISPOSED member ever who wasn't sacked. But Martin ...
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Guitarist Jakob Batten of the Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED has issued the following update: "The recordings [for the new ILLDISPOSED album] are done!!! All drums, guitars, bass and vocals are now recorded. Next week we'll spend a day checking if everything's perfect or if something has to be corrected. Then we'll send the sessions to ...
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Danish black metal act FAIRYTALE ABUSE has revealed the track listing for its new album, "Perversions of Angel VI", due in early 2008 via an as-yet-undetermined label. FAIRYTALE ABUSE's upcoming CD will be the follow-up to "The Spirit Tower", which was released worldwide in May 2006. The group spent the last few months writing the ...
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German metalcore act DEADLOCK has uploaded professionally filmed video footage from its appearance at this year's Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. Check out a performance clip of the song "Awakened by Sirens" below. DEADLOCK's video for the track "Code of Honor" can be viewed at YouTube.com. ...
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ILLDISPOSED's entire December 15, 2007 concert at The Rock in Copenhagen will be broadcasted live on the Internet radio station Radio4Sound. DJ Ragus from Munich, Germany will host the show. For more information, visit www.radio4sound.com. ILLDISPOSED recently inked a worldwide deal with AFM Records. The group's new album is tentatively scheduled for release ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have inked a new worldwide deal with AFM Records. The group's new album is tentatively scheduled for release on March 28, 2008. Commented guitarist Jakob Batten: "This will be the beginning of a new chapter in the illdisbook and we're looking forward to work with these guys. It's time for being ...
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German metal/hardcore act DEADSOIL has issued the following update: "It's been a while since the last news update here from the DEADSOIL front, but we have been anything else but lazy! We played tons of shows, wrote new songs and rehearsed like crazy! "Well, some of you might have heard the rumors that Christan Bass ...
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Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED have replaced DYING FETUS on the 2007 edition of the Up From The Ground festival, set to take place August 24-25 in Gemünden, Germany. According to the festival organizers, "the fact that this step was necessary to cancel the band finally is very unfortunate indeed. We defined clear conditions for this show ...
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Copenhagen, Denmark-based metal/hardcore act PILGRIMZ has completed work on its debut album, "Boar Riders", with producer Jacob Hansen (HATESPHERE, MNEMIC, ILLDISPOSED, INVOCATOR, RAUNCHY, MAROON) at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. The CD was mixed by Tue Madsen at his Antfarm studios (THE HAUNTED, SICK OF IT ALL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, CATARACT). Artwork duties were handled ...
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The Extreme Power Open Air festival — which was scheduled to be held September 15 in Kiev, Ukraine (featuring performances by KREATOR, HATESPHERE, SICK OF IT ALL, GRAVE DIGGER, PRO-PAIN and ILLDISPOSED) — has been cancelled. The festival organizer has issued the following statement explaining the cancellation: "I'm really sorry, but I must inform you ...
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Danish extreme metallers ILLDISPOSED have issued the following update: "We are no longer part of the Roadrunner family. Roadrunner didn't pick their third option with us — and honestly that was what we hoped for. We had a great time with Roadrunner, but it was a big problem to us that they refused to release ...
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Legendary Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have been confirmed bands for the Way Of Darkness II festival, set to take place October 5-6 at Alte Posthallen in Bamberg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: October 5: ASGAIA DAWN OF PERCEPTION DISBELIEF DRYROT GORILLA MONSOON ILLDISPOSED MASS EXTINCTION UNLEASHED VARG October 6: A.O.K. DAYS ...
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German metalcore act DEADLOCK has been confirmed for the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21 in Kreuth, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BEATALLICA CRADLE OF FILTH DEADLOCK DEW-SCENTED DEZPERADOZ ELUVEITIE FEAR MY THOUGHTS FREEDOM CALL GAMMA RAY GOD DETHRONED GRAVE DIGGER GRAVEWORM HATESPHERE J.B.O. ...
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DISMEMBER, NAGLFAR and ILLDISPOSED are among the confirmed bands for the Way Of Darkness II Festival, set to take place October 5-6 in Bamberg, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: NAGLFAR ILLDISPOSED DISMEMBER FLESHCRAWL DISBELIEF ROMPEPROP PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT EXCREMENTORY GRINDFUCKERS GORILLA MONSOON A.O.K. DELIRIUM TREMENS MASS EXTINCTION MOURNING BELOVETH DAYS OF GRACE ...
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German metal/hardcore outfit NEAERA will embark on its first headlining tour this fall. Supported at the shows will come from Bavarian vegan straight-edge metallers DEADLOCK. The dates are as follows: Oct. 19 - Karlsruhe (D), Stadtmitte Oct. 20 - Oberentfelden (CH), Böröm Pöm Pöm Oct. 21 - Trier (D), Ex-Haus Oct. 23 - München (D), ...
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Austria's Soul of Metal festival, which was scheduled to take place June 29-30 in Hargelsberg, has been cancelled. The event was slated to include performances by EDENBRIDGE, CATARACT, DISILLUSION, ILLDISPOSED, PRO-PAIN, SAMAEL, SATYRICON and SOILWORK, among many others. A statement about the cancellation (in German) can be found at Stormbringer.at. ...
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German metal/hardcore outfit NEAERA has issued the following update: "Just a quick update here on how things are going in the studio. We spent the last week laying down the drum tracks, rhythm guitars and bass tracks for the upcoming record. Right now Benny [Hilleke] is at the Rape of Harmonies studio to record the ...
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