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AUG 17, 2008 DELERIUM:
Delerium announce their upcoming D-Tour 2008 North American Tour, which kicks
off in Vancouver on September 11 and ends in Atlanta on October 4, including 16
stops. This marks the first major tour for
Delerium in
five years. Up and coming fellow Nettwerk artists Elsiane and Morgan Page will
support the entire 16-date run, as well as Sarah Fimm. You can expect guest
vocalists from past Delerium albums to make special appearances, including
Sixpence None The Richer¹s Leigh Nash and chanteuse Kristy Thirsk plus
stunning and haunting imagery.
Delerium's
'Lost and Found' single taken from their latest album 'Nuages du Monde' reached
#4 on the Billboard Club Chart last year, in Aug 2007.Link: myspace.com/delerium  THE HUMAN
VALUE: Los Angeles-based power trio
The Human
Value announced that they will be releasing their second CD, 'Push and
Pull', in the U.S. on September 23, 2008, along with a limited edition LP. The
LP (500 blue and 500 yellow vinyl) includes a free download card for a one-time
digital download of Push and Pull and two additional bonus tracks not on the
U.K. version (released Nov. of '07). The U.S. release is the first on lead
singer Turu's newly-formed Pretty Mouth Records via Big Deal Records with
distribution from Ryko / WEA.
The Human
Value (THV) is a power trio fronted by serpentine vocalist Turu, king of
the fuzz-tone guitar Hiram Fleites (ex- Kittens for Christian) and whirling
dervish drummer Tim Bolish. THV first made a name for themselves in England on
their debut self-titled CD in winter of 2006.Tracklisting: 1. Pleasant Town 2. Pretty Mouth 3. No Sacrifice 4. I Don't Care 5. Complications No. 2 6. Hold of Me 7. Spite 8. Alibi 9. Parts 10. Nothing 11. Home is Not Real 12. Deep Blue 13. Push and Pull 14. All These Years (bonus track, previously unavailable) 15. The City (bonus track, previously unavailable). Link: myspace.com/thehumanvalue AUG 16, 2008  VELJANOV: Last year was all about the Deine Lakaien anniversary
and the successful orchestra project. Now, finally, the Veljanov solo album
release date is approaching. The first single is released 24 October 2008
followed by the album on 07 November 2008. The new album, called "Porta
Macedonia", will be released in different versions. Beside the common CD
version, there is going to be a special edition with bonus tracks and an
elaborately designed CD booklet, as well as a vinyl double LP for collectors
and music enthusiasts. Look forward to first song samples, available on
www.myspace.com/veljanov at the end of next week. Currently, together with his
live musicians, Alexander Veljanov is concentrating on preparing his first
performance in October. The Veljanov special concert is taking place in the
Admiralspalast Studio in Berlin 16 October 2008.Link: myspace.com/veljanov  REVUE NOIR: Revue Noir is the
collaboration between dark cabaret chanteuse Nicki Jaine and Black Tape for a
Blue Girl leader Sam Rosenthal. Residing somewhere between rock, cabaret and
torch singer, Nicki's captivating performance embodies the decadence and sorrow
that filled the nights of pre-WWII Europe. Her direct, passionate delivery
implores, seduces and screams out, setting a mood of desire and despair.
Arranging vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electronics, drums and violin, Sam
brings together the diverse elements to create a nurturing environment for
Nicki's performance. Along with the 10 original compositions are versions of
The Velvet Underground's All Tomorrow's Parties, David Bowie's Rock
'n' Roll Suicide and the Brecht/Weill classic Alabama Song. Within
the originals are three tracks Sam first recorded with Black Tape for a Blue
Girl. For 'Anthology Archive', along with the already released material, Sam
archived and revived seven additional rehearsal, demo & live tracks
including two brand new original compositions (Strange Little Show and
She is the Madman). "When Revue Noir stopped performing in 2005,
there were only five songs that we released," Sam recalls. 'Anthology
Archive' is an intimate glimpse at what could have been / what might yet
be.Tracklisting: 01.The Gravediggers 02.Amsterdam 03.A Girl, A Smoke 04.Rock ‘N' Roll Suicide 05. Sometimes, Sunshine 06. I have no more answers | MP3 Clip 07. A Girl, A Smoke 08.All Tomorrow's Parties (Live) 09. Alabama Song (live) 10. Halo Star (Live) 11. Strange Little Show 12. Sunshine IV 13. She is the Madman. Link: projekt.com AUG 09, 2008  THE CURE: The Cure
announce an EP of remixes of the first 4 singles taken from their imminent new
album to be released digitally and on CD on the 13th September. Gerard Way (My
Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget
(AFI), Jared Leto (30 Seconds To Mars) and 65 Days Of Static (who supported
The Cure on
most of their recent 59 date World 4Tour), have exclusively remixed the first 4
singles from the forthcoming studio album for this special EP, entitled
‘Hypnagogic States’. All Artist royalties from the EP will benefit
The International Red Cross.
The Cure’s
new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on the 13th of October
via Suretone/Geffen. 'The Perfect Boy (MIix13)', the 4th of 4 singles released
on the 13th of each month in the run up to the LP, is out on the 13th of
August. Like it's predecessors, the single will be released digitally and on CD
and 7” and will be backed with an exclusive B-side, this time Without
You.Tracklisting: 01.The Only One - remixed by Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars) 02.Freakshow - remixed by Jade Puget (AFI) 03.Sleep When I’m Dead - remixed by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Julien-K 04.The Perfect Boy” - remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) 05.Exploding Head Syndrome (all 4 singles) remixed by 65 Days Of Static. Link: TheCure.com  FROZEN PLASMA: The duo of Vasi
Vallis (ex-Namnambulu) and singer Felix Marc (Diorama), aka
Frozen Plasma, are ready to release the first single 'Tanz die Revolution' from
their forthcoming album. 'Tanz die Revolution' is scheduled for a release date
of September 19, 2008 on Infacted Recordings in Germany. In addition to the
club mix and radio edit of the title track, the MCD will also include one
B-side, a DJ Remix of the club hit Warmongers, and a hidden track. In
related news, singer Felix Marc is also releasing his first solo record
'Pathways' on August 28, including 12 new tracks (tracklisting
below).Tracklisting (Pathways - Marc Felix): 1 Give back the moments 2 A thorn inside my head 3 Follow the Demons 4 Belles (Surrender) 5 Winterwalk 6 Seperation 7 Back to life 8 Digital Love 9 All the words (Catharsis) 10 Sweet Dancer 11 Control 12 Pathway. Link: infacted-recordings.de, Video: Give Me Back The Moments  OUT OF LINE: Several news items
from Out Of Line Records artists:COMBICHRIST: Combichrist‘s long-awaited new album, unfortunately, had to be postponed until January 2009. AGONOIZE: The bad boys from Berlin will be releasing their new EP 'For The Sick And Disturbed' on October 31st. It will contain five new and unreleased songs (among them the potential club hit Schaufensterpuppenarsch) as well as two remixes. HOCICO: The Mexican Gods of hardfloor will have a special surprise in store for all their fans later this year: the live CD 'Tora! Tora! Tora!' captures the massive performance the band played in Japan earlier this year. ELEGANT MACHINERY: 'Move', the smashing new single from Swedish Electro Pop legend Elegant Machinery was released yesterday. Includes the exclusive B-side hit title Why, two mixes plus the video clip for the title track. Link: outofline.de, Video: Elegant Machinery - Move  SHINY TOY
GUNS: Shiny Toy Guns announce their new album 'Season of Poison'. It’s
due out the last week of October. However, a single will be released earlier on
August 11. The new CD is said to be as keyboard driven as it is organic but
gone are the drum machines, gone are the super fluffy pop synths. Instead the
record is taking more of a road of a band that merges Queens Of The Stone Age
with old Skinny Puppy, dipped in Peter Schilling with a little Flash Gordon
sprinkled on top. Ripping rock guitars and all toms on the drums instead of
straight rock beats with 100% analog synths slicing through everything around
it. The band announces also a new female singer, confirming that singer Carah
Faye Charnow is no longer with the band. The
Shiny boys
have decided to go on without Carah who is now working on a new project in
Sweden. Songs rumored to be included on the new album are When Revelation
Calls and Blown Away. The band will go on tour to support the new
release, including a date playing at the L.A.Weekly Detour Festival on October
4th.Link: myspace/shinytoyguns AUG 03, 2008  EGO LIKENESS:
The first single from the new upcoming
Ego
Likeness full length album is titled 'The Lowest Place on Earth', and is
now available for pre-order. Shipping begins late August. The MCD includes in
addition to the title track, two new songs I'm Not Mary Ann, and
Oceans & Bridges, and the 2007 version of the song Second
Skin which was initially released on 2001's 'DragonFly' album. The single
The Lowest Place on Earth is available as a free download on
Ego
Likeness' official website. Next year Ego Likeness will be 10 years old, so
as part of the celebration the band has decided to give away almost half of the
Ego
Likeness catalog and the entire Trinity Project catalog as free downloads
on their website, in the music section (link below).Tracklisting: 1. The Lowest Place on Earth 2. I'm Not Mary Ann 3. Oceans & Bridges 4. Second Skin (2007). Order & Download: The Lowest Place on Earth: Single  VOLTAIRE: Now that Dancing Ferret
Records and Noir Records have decided to close doors for personal reasons,
Voltaire's 6th full length album 'To The Bottom Of The Sea' will be
self-released by Voltaire. The first independently released Voltaire album will
include 12 songs for a total running time of approximately 50min. Voltaire is
now on tour in North America supporting the new release.Tracklisting: 1) The Industrial Revolution (and how it ruined my life) 2) Robber Baron 3) Uprising of the Peasants 4) Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend) 5) Coin Operated Goi 6) ***** TBA ******* 7) This Sea 8) The Beast of Pirate's Bay 9) Tempest (a gothic belly dancing track) 10) This Ship's Going Down 11) To the Bottom of the Sea 12) Death Death (Devil Devil Devil Devil Evil Evil Evil Evil Song). Listen: myspace/voltairenyc AUG 02, 2008  ULTRAVOX: EMI
have confirmed the release date for the remastered 'Vienna' and 'Rage in Eden'
albums as Monday the 22nd of September, 2008. Over the coming months, EMI are
looking to release all the
Ultravox and
Midge Ure
Chrysalis-era albums. These will be regarded as Remastered Definitive Editions,
and the aim is for each of them to take the following format; Disc One will
contain the original UK album, whilst Disc Two will include all of the B-sides
and extra tracks taken from accompanying singles, plus (wherever possible) a
selection of previously unreleased material. No specific dates have been given
for the release of 'Quartet' onwards, but it is confirmed that the intention is
for them to be released in the order in which they were originally made
available. Tracks that have previously been available were remastered between
March and May 2008 at Abbey Road Studios, London, with the previously
unreleased material mastered for the first time specifically for these new
editions. It's worth noting that some of the previously unreleased material
was, by their very nature, not up to the usual fidelity of studio recordings,
but they have nevertheless been mastered to the highest possible standard. The
decision was taken by
Ultravox and
EMI to include them for their 'historical significance'. These 'extra' tracks
all capture moments that would otherwise have remained unheard and further add
to the 'Definitive' nature of these releases. 'Rage in Eden' is going to be
released with the re-instated original front cover ('Rage Face') artwork. This
was withdrawn by Chrysalis after legal issues soon after its release back in
1981 and has been replaced by alternative artwork on all subsequent editions.
The licensing of the 'Rage Face' artwork currently only extends as far as the
initial run of the physical release of the album (set at 10,000 units
worldwide). Future editions will feature new alternative artwork based around
the 'three-horse' logo which appeared on the poster that originally came with
the album. This 'alternate' front cover artwork will also be used for the
digital release. Link: ultravox.org.uk JUL 26, 2008  SIMPLE MINDS:
Simple Minds will record the tracks for their new album in Rockfield Studios,
Wales, throughout the month of August. It is bound to be a rather emotional
return as Rockfield is where the band recorded some of their fledgling and most
innovative work, specifically both their second and third albums - 'Real to
Real Cacophony', 'Empires and Dance'. With Jez Coad who co produced the bands
last album 'Black and White 050505' returning to fulfil the same duties,
drummer Mel Gaynor and bassist Eddy Duffy will join founder members Charlie
Burchill and Jim Kerr - both of whom have spent the last few months writing the
set of new songs that are due to be recorded. Andy Gillespie will add
additional keyboards. Legendary mixer Bob Clearmountain is set to complete the
finishing work at his own Mix This studios in Los Angeles and the album when
completed will be ready for international release within the early months of
'09.Link: simpleminds.com  IN THE NURSERY: The
Passion of Joan of Arc, directed by Carl Th. Dreyer in 1928, is considered one
of the best silent films ever made. The original version of the film was lost
for decades, after a fire destroyed the master negative. Dreyer himself
attempted to reassemble a version from out-takes and surviving prints, but he
died believing his original cut was lost forever. Almost miraculously, a
virtually complete print of Dreyer's original version was found in 1981. IN THE
NURSERY wrote a new score which reflects the film’s dramatic highs and
lows – from the emotional close-up photography of the trial through to the
fevered final scenes surrounding Joan’s death. ITN's soundtrack of 'The
Passion of Joan of Arc' will be released on September 26,
2008.Tracklisting: 01.Transcript 02.To Tell The Truth 03.St. Michael 04.God’s Promise 05.Letter 06.The Lord’s Prayer 07.State Of Grace 08.Taunting Guards 09.Abjure 10.Bloodletting 11.Sacraments 12.Lost Soul 13.Condemned 14.I Have Lied 15.To Prepare For Death 16.The Last Sacraments 17.Dove Of Fire. Link: inthenursery.com  BEBORN BETON:
German synthpop band
Beborn
Beton write the soundtrack to Vive Maria Forbidden Fragrance. The track
24/7 Mystery is inspired by the concept of "Almost Innocent"
and "Mis(s) Behave" - two features of every woman, represented by the
two new fragrances of the Vive Maria Forbidden Fragrance (vivemaria-beauty.com)
product line manufactured and produced by Hamburg based beauty company
Rubysense (rubysense.com). Follow the link below for a streaming of the
soundtrack to the "Making Of" video clip of this campaign's
photoshoot. The track is a foretaste of
Beborn
Beton's new album.Video: 24/7 Mystery  PSY'AVIAH: Belgium's
EBM outfit Psy'Aviah return with their third installement titled 'Entertainment
Industries'. Expect the sensual female vocals of Emélie and Yves'
unmatched vicious synth arrangements, but also elements of noise and
distortion, as well as pop-rock, integrated into their new work. The album also
includes 4 bonus remixes by LEAETHER STRIP, IC 434, IMPLANT and DIFFUZION.
Released on Alfa Matrix and available August 29th, 2008.Tracklisting: 01 Entertainment Industries | 02 Tired | 03 Mine [Album Mix] | 04 Voltage | 05 Broken Child | 06 Moments [feat. Suzi Q. Smith] | 07 WTF | 08 AnimalX | 09 In The Shadows | 10 Freedomkiller | 11 Good vs Evil | 12 Grace | 13 Tired [LEAETHER STRIP rmx] | 14 Broken Child [IC 434 rmx] | 15 In Silence [IMPLANT rmx] | 16 Infected [DIFFUZION rmx] . Listen: myspace.com/psyaviah  KIETHEVEZ:
After two albums and several singles released in the synthpop underground of
the 90's, Sweden's Kiethevez faded from the spotlight. But they never stopped
writing and recording quality, intelligent pop music, and now that music comes
to light with the 'Non-Binary' album. The music is more mature and intricate
than ever, with top notch, melancholy vocals and a blend of electronic
programing with other instruments. In the case of Kiethevez, they've definitely
saved the best for last!.Tracklisting: 1. One world for the next 2. A million days 3. M 4. End of a bright night 5. How are we doing today 6. Non compos mentis 7. Niamh 8. Always a boy 9. Three 10. Be alone together 11. 26 . Order: Non-Binary; Listen: myspace.com/kiethevez JUL 19, 2008  WITHIN
TEMPTATION: Within Temptation's 'Black Symphony' live DVD will be released
on double-DVD, double-CD and Blu-Ray disc on September 22nd, 2008. It will
contain the full concert at the Ahoy Rotterdam given in February 2008 together
with the 60-piece Metropole Orchestra and a 30-voice classical choir, as well
as on-stage stilt performers, costume changes, and an array of stunning
pyrotechnic, lighting effects and a 400m2 video screen with great WT visuals.
The DVD will also contain a lot of extra footage from the show in Beursgebouw,
amongst other bonus materials. You can now view a clip off of the new DVD
'Black Symphony' featuring the track Our Solemn Hour. Follow the link
below.Video: Black Symphony DVD Trailer (Our Solemn Hour)  APOPTYGMA
BERZERK: The band is working eagerly on their new album 'Rocket Science';
The first single, Green Queen – which was already received
enthusiastically by the fans at the band’s Hurricane and Southside
performances - was mixed by brilliant Jon Schumann (Kent, Mew, Kashmir, Carpark
North), more mixes will be done by luminary Bob Kraushaar (Pet Shop Boys,
Erasure,
Human
League, A-Ha)
and head of Serena Maneesh, Emil Nikolaisen. The release of the album will be
accompanied by the most extensive APOP tour ever, including dates in Europe,
the US, Russia and South America.
Apoptygma
Berzerk have decided to shift the European live dates from November to
February to hit the world with the full
APOP package
in 2009.Link: theapboffice.com  PETER
HEPPNER: Following the break-up of
Wolfsheim and
now that the legal dispute between Markus Reinhardt and Peter Heppner seem to
be resolved, Peter Heppner is ready to release his first solo record simply
titled 'Solo', in Germany on September 12, 2008 on Warner Music Records. The
album was produced partly by Peter John Vettesse (english tracks) known for his
work with Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
Pet Shop
Boys, Simple Minds
and Annie Lennox, and partly by Jose Alvarez Brill (german tracks) who
previously worked with Peter Heppner and
Wolfsheim.
The first single is 'Alleinesein' which will be out on August 29, and is an
assured club staple featuring the deep emotions and intelligent dance music
which could be expected from Peter Heppner. Samples from three new songs
Suddenly, Being Me, and the single Alleinesein can be streamed on
Peter's Myspace page.Listen: myspace/heppner  THE CURE: The
release of The
Cure's 13th studio album has been postponed to October 13th instead of
September the 13th. Robert Smith is busy mixing the recent Paris, Charlotte and
NYC shows for TV/DVD, and needs more time to put the finishing touches to the
album, and decide which selection of songs will make the final cut. It is
projected that the album will include as much as 17 songs and run 80minutes
long. September 13th will instead see the release of the 'Hypnagogic States' EP
comprising all four singles, The Only One, Freakshow, Sleep When I'm
Dead and The Perfect Boy, remixed by surprise remixers! The fourth
digital single, The Perfect Boy, will be released as planned on August
13, and will include the non-album b-side track Without You.
Order: Sleep When I'm Dead; Video: Sleep When I'm Dead  THE BEAUTY OF GEMINA: Michael Sele, The Beauty of Gemina’s
mastermind, has completed a new album. 16 new songs have been mixed and
mastered. The new album is titled 'A Stranger to Tears' and will be released on
August 29, 2008. 'A Stranger to Tears' is the follow-up to last year's Beauty
of Gemina's acclaimed debut album 'Diary of a Lost'. The first single taken
from the new album will be This Time. The Beauty of Gemina is an
electro-gothic band from Switzerland formed by Michael Sele (lyrics, vocals,
guitars and keys), Marc Vinzeens (Drums) and Martin Luzio
(Bass).Link: thebeautyofgemina.com JUL 13, 2008  INFORMATIK: After a hiatus
of 3 years, Informatik returns with the new album 'Beyond', their most unique
and genre-defying work to date. Taking their signature sound in a new
direction, Da5id and Tyler have come back with an album that sets it's sights
on destroying the expectation of the “Informatik sound.” Featuring
guitar driven dark melodies and soulful lyrics, 'Beyond' delivers powerful
electronic arena rock anthems such as It Always Ends The Same and
Nothing Greater alongside the infectious beats of Temporary and
Louder Than Words. Committed to the ideal of setting the standard for
electronic music, Informatik delivers their best record ever, and challenges
their fans to truly go..."Beyond"! Release date: Sep 9,
2008.Tracklisting: 01. Nothing Greater 02. As We Lay Silent 03. My True Love 04. Louder Than Words 05. Second Chance 06. It Always Ends The Same 07. Simple 08. Night And Day 09. Temporary 10. Don't Be Afraid. Order: metropolis JUL 12, 2008  BLUTENGEL: The
German masters of Dark Electro Pop have thought up something special to kick
off their anniversary in style. Before releasing the first official single for
their next album in autumn, they will serve their fans a very special dish in
form of 'Winter of My Life' – an exclusive fan-goodie that is released on
August 1st, as a digital download and as a luxurious collector’s 7”
in clear vinyl, limited to 500 copies. The title track Winter of My Life
is a marvellous appetizer for the upcoming album and a veritable smash hit.
Blutengel
play out all their strengths in a masterful combination of club beats,
atmospheric sounds, the enthralling alternation of Chris Pohl’s dark voice
and heavenly female vocals and an irresistibly catchy chorus, while being
reminiscent of their past with the use of slightly distorted vocals and a
gloomy mood. The b-side Point of No Return does not disappoint either,
and features a solid dose of
Blutengel’s
signature hit qualities. Link: blutengel.de  IMATEM:
Imatem, the side project of
Project
Pitchfork's vocalist Peter Spilles, is ready to release the new album
'Journey' on July 25, 2008 on Prussia Records. 'Journey' features contributions
from some of the greatest names in the EBM industry, and it comes shortly after
the release of Imatem's debut album 'Home' in 2007. After the incredible
success of Earth Song, Sara Noxx and Peter Spilles go on with another
brilliant collaboration on IMATEM's new album on the title Down to the
Sea. 'Journey' will also feature guest appearances by Stefan Grossman of
Absurd Minds on the track Fiat Lux, Ronan Harris of
VNV Nation on
the track Haven, Sven Friedrich of
Zeraphine and
Solar Fake on
the track Escape to Follow, as well as Jay Smith of Deviant UK, Jinxy of
Santa Hates You, and Nick of Legacy Of Music.Listen: myspace/imatem JUL 06, 2008  FRONT 242:
Front242 decided to re-load their old analogue sequences into the new
generation of synthesizers and carefully re-design all the sounds to match the
spirit of their time. The result was proposed on a worldwide “Vintage
Tour” that is still running today. To satisfy their fans, but also the
curiosity of numbers of listeners interested in the early electronic music
atmosphere, Front
242 have compiled a new “Live” recording, 'Moments...'
encompassing the very best of
Front242’s
compositions. 'Moments...' is a snapshot of 242’s live sound. Available as
an 18-track digipack CD (holding 4 tracks in alternative versions not featured
on the box edition), there will also be a pure vintage collector limited
double-disc edition with in total some 32 tracks: 2 picture discs inside a 23
cm square deluxe carton box with 1 poster, 2 stickers and 1
button.Tracklisting: 01. Happiness 02. Body to Body 03. Religion 04. Welcome to Paradise 05. Commando Remix 06. Lovely Day 07. Until Death 08. Moldavia 09. Funkhadafi 10. 7Rain 11. Loud 12. Together 13. U-Men 14. Take One 15. Im Rhythmus Bleiben 16. HeadHunter 17. Kampfbereit 18. Punish Your Machine. Order: alfa-matrix.com THE CURE: The
third digital single, Sleep When I'm Dead, taken from
The Cure's
thirteenth studio album will be released on July 13, 2008 on Geffen Records.
Follow the link below to stream a live version of Sleep When I'm Deadon
Fuse TV. The single's B-side is Down Under.
The Cure are
still planning to release their 13th studio album on September 13, 2008. The
Perfect Boy will be the fourth and last digital single from the upcoming
album and is scheduled for an August 13 release date. Tracklisting: 01. Sleep When I'm Dead 02. Down Under. Order: Sleep When I'm Dead; Video: Sleep When I'm Dead  ANATHEMA: Kscope
has set an August 25 release date in the UK for the new semi-acoustic album
from UK atmospheric rock band
Anathema
entitled 'Hindsight'. The LP will be available to download from August 18.
'Hindsight' features old and new favourites from the band's career, with new
arrangements utilizing acoustic, electrical and orchestral instruments to
construct the deep, emotional landscapes Anathema has become renowned for. A
brand new track, Unchained (Tales Of The Unexpected), is also included.
This album will also feature the beautiful cello playing of Dave Wesling from
the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. A close friend of the band, Dave
previously toured with the band in 2004 and is featured on the DVD 'A Moment in
Time'. The record has been arranged, recorded, performed and produced solely by
the band. The north american release date is August 19, 2008.
Anathema are
currently working on the follow up to 'Hindsight', an album of brand new
material entitled 'Horizons'. Tracklisting: 01. Fragile Dreams 02. Leave No Trace 03. Inner Silence 04. One Last Goodbye 05. Are You There? 06. Angelica 07. A Natural Disaster 08. Temporary Peace 09. Flying 10. Unchained (Tales Of The Unexpected). Order: Hindsight  THE GATHERING:
The Gathering's 'Downfall' album has been scheduled for re-release on September
15th 2008. The album will be a complete collection of all
the
Gathering's early recordings. All promo's, [unreleased] e.p, demo's,
rehearsal tapes, the band recorded before and just after their legendary debut
'Always....' Now finally collected, restored and mastered. This gigantic
double-CD contains in total 27 songs with a total playing time of over 140
minutes. In addition to all songs initially available on the original Downfall
release, all 6 songs from the Promo 1992 pre-production of 'Almost A Dance'
songs with Bart Smits on vocals, and 7 live recordings from 1990 to 1993.
Mastered and restored by Mike Wead [King Diamond / Mercyful Fate]. Contains
further more extensive liner notes and rare old pictures and 7 never before
released tracks. Follow the link below for the full
tracklisting.Link: gathering.nl  EMILIE
AUTUMN: In her emotionally charged and absolutely incomparable
"Victoriandustrial" style, studded with killer beats and spattered
with violins and harpsichords, on August 22, Emilie Autumn will release a new
double feature EP, covering Cindy Lauper, and The Queen's classic tracks, and a
couple of live tracks. New sounds from the Asylum, "Girls Just Wanna Have
Fun & Bohemian Rhapsody" is a double feature EP. A luxurious 6-panel
digipak with 12-pages booklet including backstage insights into the Asylum.
Strictly limited to 3,000 copies world-wide.Tracklisting: 1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 2. Bohemian Rhapsody 3. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Harpsichord Rendezvous) 4. Asleep (Live) 5. Mad Girl (Live) 6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Emilie Autumn Teatime Edit) 7. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Inkydust Edit) 8. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Asylum Edit) . Order: STB JUL 05, 2008  THE FAINT: The
Faint are set to release their first album in four years 'Fasciinatiion' on
August 5, through their own, newly-formed label, blank.wav. 'Fasciinatiion',
The Faint's
fifth album, is the first in the band's ten-year history to be written,
recorded, produced, art directed and released entirely on their own.
'Fasciinatiion' is an album that draws on many defining facets of
The Faint's
sound. The vocals sounds less human than ever before; the bass lines are more
mangled, keyboards spiral and squeal out of control; electronic pings and stabs
invade the melodies; the lyrical anxiety and disdain of previous albums
pervades almost every song on 'Fasciinatiion'. The Faint start their North
American tour in support of the new album at the end of July.Tracklisting: 1. Get Seduced 2. The Geeks Were Right 3. Machine in the Ghost 4. Fulcrum and Lever 5. Psycho 6. Mirror Error 7. I Treat You Wrong 8. Forever Growing Centipedes 9. Fish in a Womb 10. A Battle Hymn for Children. Order: Fasciinatiion; Listen: The Geeks Were Right  EISBRECHER: Eisbrecher have reached the final hot phase of their
current record production. One and a half years after the successful release of
'Antikorper' with the stage hit Vergissmeinnicht, their next strike will
be called 'SÜNDE': The third Eisbrecher album will be released on August
26, 2008 (in America – Germany on August 22). Until then, the single -
Kann denn Liebe Suende sein - (July 18, 2008 in Germany only) will give
a torrid taste of the upcoming album. Alexx and Noel promise their fans a
somber medley of dark and rocking ice pearls at the height of summer: Album III
will be far and away the hardest and most sinister album by the band in every
way – the maxim: Delicately brutal! Hard but heartfelt! Before they get on
the tour bus and head through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Eisbrecher
will rock a few of the most important festivals in the scene to the ground:
Zita Rock in Berlin, RockHarz in Förste, Amphi in Cologne, and M'era Luna
in Hildesheim, to name a few.Tracklisting (single): 1. Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein 2. Herzdieb 3. Kann denn Liebe Sünde sein ([:SITD:] Remix). Link: eis-brecher.com  LUMI: As the
youngest and most exciting band on the Lebanese scene, LUMI embodies the
glamour and chaotic dynamic of Beirut. Marc Codsi and Mayaline Hage started
rehearsing in January 2005, and since their first live appearance they were
breaking new grounds on the Middle Eastern Electronic scene. In 2007 LUMI
signed a record deal with Emi Arabia and went to the studio in Dusseldorf
Germany with producer Andi Toma (Mouse on Mars, Von Sudenfed) to record their
very awaited first Album 'Two Tears in Water' which has just been finally
released. Explosive electro glam-rock and electro-punk at its best, check it
out.Tracklisting: 1.Dont' F with my Cat 2.Face it out 3.Banging in the Stars 4.Two Tears 5.Fat and Furious 6.Staying Here 7.Come Back, no 8.Lilly 9.When People say yeah! (I say go get married) 10.Not our War 11.Summer 12.Second Thoughts 13.We Are who we Are . Listen: myspace/lumisounds JUN 21, 2008  TEARWAVE: A year after their debut, Tearwave returns with this
monumental 17 song, 77 minute CD, 'Different Shade of Beauty', scheduled for
release on Projekt label on July 29, 2008. Overflowing with passion and motion,
Jennifer's soaring vocals float over guitar glaciers, letting her words flow
from a very authentic place, tapping into the darkest sides of her self.
Different Shade of Beauty's huge washes of shoegazer / indie-rock / dream-pop
is driven by Doug's sweeping, gauzy guitars creating a dense musical interplay
with Joe's surging bass-lines and John's insistent drum rhythms. Tearwave
blends dark waves of disintegration with shoegaze dream pop setting a mood for
self-discovery. Tracklisting: 01.Shattered Fairytale 02.Holding On 03.Nothing’s Wrong 04.Reflection 05.The Message 06.Falling from Grace 07.Can’t Go Home 08.Claiming Life 09.Under the Milky Way 10.Read Me Love 11.Only Makes Me Weak 12.Ripped Apart 13.Comfort in Angels’ Wings 14.First Time 15.Forgettable Name 16.Question 17.72 bpm . Order: Different Shade of Beauty; Listen: myspace/tearwave  MELODYGUILD: Suzanne Perry
- the vocalist for Love Spirals Downwards - returns with her first new
collection of work in almost a decade. Fronting the driving shoegazer /
dream-pop quartet Melodyguild, her always fluid and enchanting vocals take on
new power and depth. A must for lovers of Tearwave, Mira, Slowdive, My Bloody
Valentine, Autumn’s Grey Solace and of course, Love Spirals Downwards.
'Aitu', is the four-song debut of Melodyguild, and is now available for
purchase. Tracklisting: 01. Panamint 02. Accomplice 03. Flicker 04. Un parallel . Order: Aitu; Listen: myspace/melodyguild  HISTORY OF GUNS: 'Acedia' is the
third studio album by UK electro-rock band History of Guns and their first
released through Line Out Records. The album is filled to the brim with a
reasoned and intelligent nihilistic hatred that is both moving and darkly
fascinating. A cruel, relentless work of experience, of feeling and of
humanity. Release Date: 7 July 2008Tracklisting: 1. Born, Brutalised, Bought then Buried 2. It’s Easy (To Go Blind) 3. …But I’ll be waiting 4. Exhaust Fumes 5. What Have They Done to Us? 6. Never Forgive You 7. No Eternal Reward 8. Empty Eyes 9. Drag On 10. Killing MySelf Until I Die . Order:Acedia JUN 14, 2008  THE CURE: The
second single, 'Freakshow', taken from
The Cure's yet
untitled thirteenth studio album was released on June 13, 2008 on Geffen
Records in the United Kingdom. A short 2min 32sec song. Follow the link below
to stream the official video of Freakshow. The single's B-side is All
Kinds of Stuff. The Cure are still
planning to release their 13th studio album on September 13, 2008. Two more
singles are expected before the release of the album, one on July 13th and one
on August 13th. Rumored potential titles for the upcoming studio album are
"4:13", "Thirteen", and "Dream 13". Tracks to
potentially appear on the album are: The Only One, A Boy I Never Knew,
Freakshow, Lusting Here in Your Mind, The Hungry Ghost, The Perfect Boy,
Christmas Without You, Please Come Home, Spot Marks the X, 16, Underneath The
Stars, Baby Rag Dog Book, and Sleep When I'm Dead.Order: Freakshow; Video: Freakshow  DEAD CAN DANCE: 4AD
are in the process of re-issuing the nine
Dead Can Dance
titles, in a remastered SACD format. The box set will comprise all nine titles,
packaged in a special black velvet box, itself protected by a cardboard outer
box. This will be available from the 4AD online store with a release date of
June 30th. The picture to the left shows the box set package in total. All
albums have been remastered by MFSL (Mobile Fidelity Sound Laboratory), one of
the most respected auiophile labels in the USA. The albums are packaged in
Japanese paper sleeves which replicate the original UK vinyl releases - down to
the finest details of replica inner sleeves, and new booklets with lyrics,
album labels and further images. Regular CD editions of these re-mastered
albums will be released in super jewel cases later in the
year.Link 4AD JUN 08, 2008  MORRISSEY:
Morrissey's new studio album 'Years of Refusal' is now complete, and is set for
a September release by Polydor UK (Universal). It has yet to be decided which
Universal label will release the album in the US. 'Years of Refusal' has 12
tracks and is produced by Jerry Finn. Prior to this, Sony-BMG will issue a
remastered version of 'Southpaw Grammar' in July. This album, first released in
1995, will include three previously unreleased tracks, and new artwork.
Morrissey's
new single All You Need Is Me was released earlier this week on
Polydor/Decca in the UK.Link: true-to-you.net  L'AME
IMMORTELLE: On July 25th,
L'ame
Immortelle will release 'Durch Fremde Hand' that can be regarded as a
contextual and musical continuation and extension of their latest album
'Namenlos'. On the one hand, this Durch fremde Hand (=by stranger's
hands") refers to the first CD of this double album which contains all the
tracks of 'Namenlos' in identical order- interpreted, remixed or re-released by
other artists such as ASP, Dope Stars Inc., Grendel, Necessary Response etc. On
the other hand, it refers to one of the rare inscriptions on a cross found at
the unimposing Vienna cemetery: "by stranger's hands". Once again
LAI
plucked the nameless dead from the cold floods of the Danube and the oblivion
by producing six completely new and exclusive songs for the second CD and
closing the cycle of the "Friedhof der Namenlosen" The Special
Edition in strictly limited to 2,000 copies world-wide. The double-cd comes in
a luxurious hardcover-digibook with a high-quality 28-pages booklet including
all lyrics and atmospheric photographs taken "on location" on the
cementary of the nameless and the surrounding meadowsLink: myspace.com/lameimmortelle JUN 01, 2008  FRONT 242: Front
242 releases a free 2-track download. Ahead of their time back in the early
80's, the Belgian cult electronic act
FRONT 242now
makes an ultimate statement towards abusive audio compression by releasing the
free 2-track download, 'First moment', in 5 various audio sound quality
formats. To get hold of this free 2-track download, which will hit the online
world on June 15th, you need to register at the
Alfa-Matrix label site.Track formats: 1. Mp3 - 192Kbps (medium quality) 2. Mp3 - 320Kbps (good quality) 3. Wave - 16bits/44Khz files 4. Free Lossless Audio Codec (Flac) - for PC 5. M4A Apple Lossless - for Mac. Link: alfa-matrix.com  PORTION
CONTROL: After the highly acclaimed 'Filthy White Guy' (2006) the
godfathers of EBM-industrial are back with yet a new fine album, to once more
show they are no oldtimers living on their legend status but still leading and
progress the electronic genre of music.
Portion
Control's new, 17 track digipack album, 'Slug' will be released on June 08,
2008 on their own label 319.control.Tracklisting: 01 roast 02 infant 03 global 04 sick man 05 defend 06 heavyweight 07 T4 08 depth charge 09 unrest 10 paw 11 cosh boy ver2.1 12 T5 (mono) 13 cubicle 14 waste 15 sammy circle 16 bleach. Link: myspace/porcon MAY 31, 2008  LISA GERRARD:
Lisa Gerrard has completed collaborations on two new albums. The first album
'Farscape' by Klaus Schulze &
Lisa
Gerrard is going to be released in Germany on the 4th of July 2008. The
release date for the rest of Europe is the 7th July 2008. On the 12th of August
the album will be also available in North America. Another new album 'The Black
Opal', is a collaboration between Lisa and Michael Edwards which will include
Sleep, Desert Song, Black Forest, Serpent and the Dove and On an
Ocean which were performed live on the last tour , plus new pieces that
Lisa and Michael are working on with some percussion by James Orr. Also an
accompanying animated video by Josh Brooks.
Lisa has
also managed to complete 3 movie scores: - The japanese film "ichi" -
The Cold War documentry "Defector" - and The Australian Film -
"Playing for Charlie"Listen: Farscape  THE
CRUXSHADOWS: The Cruxshadows will be releasing a new single on July 08,
2008. The single is called 'Immortal' and is available currently for pre-order
from isotank.com, and soon pre-ordering should be a possibility on Amazon as
well. The single will feature 3 versions of the title track, and two additional
and exclusive tracks... one of those is an all new version of Ariadne
and the other is a completely new song titled Exile. The single will be
followed up with a special "Best Of" disc sometime later this year.
The band has also undergone some line-up changes: Valerie Gentile will be
playing guitar, new violin players are David Wood and JoHanna Moresco, and new
dancer/backup singer is Sarah Kilgore. The Immortal Tour, which takes its name
from the new single, begins in Germany on the 1st of July. CXS will be playing
shows all over Europe before heading back to North America to continue with the
next leg of the tour.
The
Cruxshadows will be performing at DragonCon '08, where US dates will
kick-off in Atlanta, Georgia.Tracklisting: 1. Immortal 2. Immortal (radio edit) 3. Ariadne (legendary mix) 4. Immortal (our souls enduring club mix) 5. Exile. Order: Isotank MAY 11, 2008  COMBICHRIST:
Preparing to release his fourth full length album,
Combichrist
presents the 'Frost EP: Sent To Destroy'. Featuring three brand new tracks and
six remixes, the EP packs more punch than all of the UFC fighters combined!
From the opening track, Sent To Destroy through the final remix, each
track is one not to be missed. 'The Frost EP: Sent To Destroy' proves once
again that Combichrist is
an unstoppable force in a league of his own. Released on Metropolis and
available July 8th, 2008.Tracklisting: 01. Sent To Destroy 02. The Kill (Instru-Mental Version) 03. Prince of E-Ville 04. Sent To Destroy (Reworked By Rotersand) 05. Sent To Destroy (Northborne Remix) 06. Sent To Destroy (Sacrifice Remix By Suicide Commando) 07. Prince of E-Ville (Princess Mix By Babyland) 08. Prince of E-ville (Chicago Club Mix By Accessory) 09. Prince of E-ville (Caustic Remix). Order: STB  FIXMER / MCCARTHY: The new
Fixmer/McCarthy (FM) album 'Into The Night' will be released On May 23, 2008 on
the SPV sublabel Synthetic Symphony the duo comprised of French techno producer
Terence Fixmer and Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb. This is the outfits second
release.Tracklisting: 1. Into the Night 2. Like Voodoo 3. Banging down Your Door 4. Love the Night 5. Look at Me 6. And then finally 7. Blood and Music 8. Pistol Whipper 9. A Great and Distant Silence 10. Tonight I sleep 11. Hate Me 12. Trans European 13. Make War 14. Tonight I sleep (original version). Link: fixmermccarthy.com |
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