vBoogieman Rock and Metal News

Here are the new heavy metal CD releases for this week.   For the most detailed and up-to-date schedule, check out our complete Heavy Metal CD Release Date calendar.

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The Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania has several new members for their latest CD Rubicon. Mariangela Demurtas and Kjetil Nordhus are the new vocalists, and also joining the band in the past few years are bassist Ole Vistnes (Green Carnation, Zerozonic) and guitarist Gyri Smørdal Losnegaard. Former session drummer Tarald Lie, Jr. is now a permanent member. Vistnes runs down all the lineup changes for us, along with the making of the new CD (which he co-produced), their tour plans and other topics.

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5 Questions With… is a chance to get to know an up and coming band you may not be familiar with.  Drünken Bastards is a metal band from Hungary.  Vocalist Blizz introduces us to his band, who just released the CD Horns Of The Wasted.

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Legendary German metal band Accept will return to tour the U.S. for the first time in 14 years on a co-headlining tour with King’s X.  Their first show will kick-off the eleventh annual ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta. Accept’s 2010 lineup includes Wolf Hoffmann on guitar, Peter Baltes on bass, Stefan Schwarzmann on drums, Herman Frank on guitar and Mark Tornillo on vocals. Blood Of The Nations, Accept’s twelfth full-length studio album will be released in North America on September 14th.

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Once a week I’ll turn the blog over to Dan Marsicano for his Retro Recommendation, giving you a chance to learn about underrated and overlooked gems from metal’s past.  This week, Pantera is in the spotlight.

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Thrash metal titans of the highest possible caliber converged upon the Long Beach Arena. The American Carnage Tour, co-headlined by Slayer and Megadeth, detonated in the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California, on August 30th, 2010. Providing strong support on this leg of the tour were Testament, Bay Area thrash giants in their own right.   Check out Dave Schalek’s concert review and photos.

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Summer is ending with a bang.  June was a great month for new metal releases, July not so much, and August rebounds with another really strong month.    Iron Maiden tops the monthly list, a spot they are no stranger to.  The rest of the list is a mix of the stoner/doom sound of The Sword, the slick power metal of Blind Guardian, the southern flavored metalcore of The Showdown and the more underground sound of Negura Bunget.

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New Blood is the fourth album from the ghoulish German band The Other. Vocalist Rod Usher introduces us to his band, who is well-known in Europe and now trying to conquer the rest of the world.

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Here are the new heavy metal CD releases for this week.   For the most detailed and up-to-date schedule, check out our complete Heavy Metal CD Release Date calendar.

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Sarah Jezebel Deva sang with Cradle Of Filth and is also the lead singer for Angtoria. She is now releasing her first solo album, A Sign Of Sublime. The always honest and entertaining Deva gives us the background of the album, tour plans, her worst habit and many other topics.

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