It's almost two and a half years since we had an interview with Tony, SONATA ARCTICA's leader. During this period the band toured over the world, album "Unia" went gold, moreover SONATA ARCTICA visited Russia for the first time. Now it's less than one month to release of new album “The Days of Grays”, so we could talk to Henrik, the band's keyboardist..
Moscow label Coronach Records is doing well within Moscow scene, mostly in organising of great metal music concerts. Let's check out what label managers Vadim And Maxim have got to say.
22-1-2004 We need people, who knows english and of course Russian well to become our translators and/or correctors! Interested parties contact at: info@themetallist.com.
30-12-2003 Recently we've developed newsmaker engine - "NewsMaker Center". It's easy to add news, using this tool. So now we need newsmakers for our webzine. Interested parties contact at: info@themetallist.com for details and to get newsmaker account. You have to know English and Russian, because you have to add news in two variants: English and Russian.
News on the BA festival: WINE BAR, 5 brands of beer, next entrance and
new "streets".
Dear BA fans, let us introduce some innovations for BA 2010. This year
you can look forward to next entrance to the festival area, new "street"
leading around the Natural Stand and new "street" leading from the stage
area straight to the "Meet and Greet" tent.
Next news are about drinks. This year you can look forward to 5 brands
of draught beer: Gambrinus 10B0, Pilsner Urquell 12B0, Black Kozel,
Master 18B0 a Radegast Birell.
Absolute novelty will be WINE BAR with wide offer of quality Moravian
and French wine.
Brutal Assault 2010 announces its day schedule!
Check out our website for first information about day schedule for BA
2010! By now, you can find there bands divided into 3 festival days. The
official time schedule will be announced during next week.
There are also some changes in line-up so let's see at them. American
band CRO MAGS has been forced to cancel their European tour due to some
family problems. They will be replaced with German hardcore band
CRUSHING CASPARS.
Also Holland CONTROL HUMAN DELETE have cancelled their summer shows due
to some personal problems inside the band.
During next week we will announce last 2 bands for BA 2010 and also the
final time schedule for all 3 festival days.
Please note that on Saturday (July 31st) is the deadline for ordering
ticket in pre-sale price. VIP camp orders can be placed on Aug 05th the
latest.
Brutal Assault "Warm Up" party!
Less than a three weeks before the start of the 15th anniversary edition
of the Brutal Assault Festival we would like to announce the official
"Warm Up" party which will be held on Wednesday August 11th in the Old
Army Fortress area. You can look forward to 8 bands playing on special
stage from 5 p.m..
So far we have confirmed five bands: GODLESS TRUTH (death-progressive,
Cze), PRVNCD HOD8E (crossover, Cze), IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION (death
metal, UK), AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH (death/thrash, USA) and HONOUR IS
DEAD (metal/hardcore, UK).
Yes, you are right, there are still some free slots on the line-up... We
have decided to prepare small competition for you BA fans! Bellow you
can see 7 great Czech bands who are ready for big voting battle. Just
check their music and then vote for your favorite. Only 3 bands with
highest numer of votes will play the "Warm Up" party. You can choose
from and vote for only one of next bands:
You can vote here: http://brutalassault.cz/cs/contest/band-contest-2010/
from now to Friday, August 6th, 12 p.m. Results will be announced on
this website.
New offer! Hotel accommodation in Hradec Kralove and cheaper flights to Prague! published 2 weeks ago
For those who are looking for a hotel type of accommodation we can offer a sweet option that will even include a shuttle bus from the hotel to the festival ground. Hotel CERNIGOV is situated in Hradec Kralove, approx. 20 km from the festival ground, and offers next services:
* single rooms available at 35,00 EUR per night * double rooms available at 60,00 EUR per night * rooms available for Wednesday Aug 11, Thursday Aug 12th, Friday Aug 13th, Saturday Aug 14th and/or Sunday Aug 15th (you can choose from the mentioned days, not necessary to book all the days) * buffet breakfast included in the price * shuttle service to the festival ground and back once a day included in the price (a van will be available within 60 min after ordering) * a free 3-day pass for the natural ground with a view on both stages (you save 90CZK = approx. 3,50 EUR) * other hotel services (not included in the price): laundry, safe-box, casino, restaurant & bar, etc.
Other news is designed for those who are planning their flights by plain. In cooperation with Czech Airlines (?SA) we can offer 10% discount for all direct flights provided by ?SA to Prague.
The process is very easy, click on this link: http://www.csa.cz/.../booking_ticket.htm and for entering the submenu use next initials: Name: BA2010, Password: 1B10002. Then just choose your flight with 10% discount. Have a good flight!
New bands: LYZANXIA and CALLISTO published 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Hello BA-Fans! Festival is closer and closer and we are back with new bands.
Newly confirmed are French thrashers LYZANXIA (with new album „Locust“) and Finnish post-metal band CALLISTO.
More news from BA 2010 camp coming soon.
Line-up is changing: BARREN EARTH for KYPCK published 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Finnish band KYPCK has cancelled all their summer shows including BA festival. Here is their official statement: “We unfortunately have to cancel our performance at this year's Brutal Assault. The circumstances regarding the band, our new record company and our new album are chaotic to say the least, and we feel it is better to cancel now than 2 days before the festival when flights, hotels etc. would have already been paid for. We deeply apologize to the organizers and everyone who was looking forward to the show.”
KYPCK is dead, long live the BARREN EARTH! Finnish “all-stars” group, comprised of members of other bands like SWALLOW THE SUN, AMORPHIS or MOONSORROW, will present their debut album called „Curse of the Red River“ which is a progressive epic that draws you in and holds you by the head while it transitions through atmospheric, brutal, melodic passages that massage the ear and punch the gut.
Winners of photo contest! published 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Photo contest is over! Thank you for your interest in sending your pictures and voices. We will invent something again for you in the future.. You can see yourself as you decided on the fate of registered photos, click here. Still remind that the first place is gaining free entry to this year's fest, the second place is gaining a sweatshirt BA fest 2010, and the third place is gaining T-shirt BA fest 2010. And exceptionally we awarded potato medail for the fourth place, and win is the obligatory 666 potatoes.
Swedish melodic progressive death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY will release their new album, "Dark Matter Dimensions", in October via Nuclear Blast Records.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. The Iconoclast 02. The Consciousness Eaters 03. Noumenon And Phenomenon 04. Ascension Chamber 05. Mechanical Soul Cybernetics 06. Non-Human Era 07. Dark Matter Dimensions 08. Sculptor Void 09. A Parenthesis In Eternity 10. Frequency-Shifter 11. Radiant Strain 12. Pariah
SUBSIGNAL, the new German band featuring former SIEGES EVEN members Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitar), will release its debut album, entitled "Beautiful & Monstrous", on September 25 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The CD was helmed by co-producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner, who worked on SIEGES EVEN's 2007 release, "Paramount". The special edition of the album, which will have an approximate running time of 60 minutes, will come with a stylish digipack cover and one bonus track. The LP will also be released as a normal jewelcase version with rounded corners, and it will be made available on double vinyl.
"Beautiful & Monstrous" track listing:
01. Where Angels Fear To Tread 02. Paradigm 03. The Sea 04. The Trick Is To Keep Breathing 05. Walking With Ghosts 06. I Go With The Wind 07. To Hope The Road Is Long 08. Beautiful & Monstrous 09. The Last Light Of Summer 10. Eyes Wide Open 11. Rain Is The Most Beautiful Color (bonus track on special edition)
Long-running Swedish death metallers DISMEMBER will release a brand new DVD, entitled "Under Bloodred Skies", on July 27 via Regain Records. The two-disc set will include footage of two separate concerts (one in the Netherlands and the other at last year's Party.San Open Air festival, which was held in Bad Berka, Germany) plus tons of backstage material and bonus features.
Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of their upcoming tenth album. The band says, "We are very much looking forward to this new cooperation! The recording of the album is scheduled for October/November this year."
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