-- Bloodstock Open Air confirmations

Britain's open air frenzy Bloodstock's line up is shaping one by one. With the addition Norway's Satyricon here is the current confirmed bill for the festival which will take place in August 2009.

CANDLEMASS
DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER
KATATONIA
SABATON
SATYRICON
THE HAUNTED
TURISAS
WINTERSUN


www.bloodstock.uk.com

-- Hordes Of Chaos on january 19

One of the veteran writers of the textbook of thrash's German chapter, Kreator, announced the details of the upcoming album's details. Hordes Of Chaos will be out in Europe via SPV on January 19. Apart from the regular jewel case version the cd will also be out in a deluxe version as usual containing a bonus DVD featuring the "making-of" video footage. Kreator also announced that there will be an "ultra" deluxe version of the Hordes Of Chaos including a t-shirt and a photobook!
On the left you can see the cover artwork of the CD version of Hordes Of Chaos done again by Joachim Luetke who also did the artwork for Kreator's previous full-length Enemy Of God.

-- Dir En Grey's Dozing Green video

taken from Dir En Grey's latest offering Uroboros

-- Kingdom's debut coming out

Indiana's Kingdom is planning to release the debut full-length in December via Bound To Dissonance Records. The Return is the title of the cd and its the follow up to the band's split effort with Rotted Rebirth, Black Prophecy, Funeral Eucharist and Kill Again called "Firestorms Of Armageddon".
click here to check out the samples from The Return!!

-- Evocation's brand new video for "Angel Of Torment"

taken from the 2008 release of this Swedish veterans, Dead Calm Chaos

-- Slayer's new tune Psychopathy Red !!

Slayer performed a brand new track called Psychopathy Red on November 21 in Copenhagen.

Here is the link for live footage of the song shot by a fan recently uploaded to youtube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVwkpA1IEsc

-- Exciter's debut surfaces again with a new artwork

Canadian cult heavy thrashers Exciter's self titled debut album is going to be reissued with a brand new cover artwork via Magnetic Air/MVD on January 20.
here is the new front cover:

-- Sweden Rock confirmations

Here is the first listing of confirmed acts for next year's Sweden Rock Festival!
Amon Amarth
Bullet
Blackfoot
Dream Theater
Enforcer
EUROPE
Forbidden
Foreigner
Hammerfall
Heaven And Hell
In Flames
Lita Ford
Marillion
Motörhead
RIOT
Soilwork
Uriah Heep

-- DRYLL adds a new singer to the line-up

Venom's Mantas has announced the addition of a new singer to his new band Dryll. With Scott Michalel Cavagan's involvement the quintet headed right to the studio to record their debut release. Check out the band's myspace profile to hear a demo recording done with Cavagan.
http://www.myspace.com/metaldryll

-- Born From Pain is the Sons Of A Dying World?

As the new opus from Born From Pain hit the stores on October 31, the band keeps on promoting the album without losing momentum. They just made a new video for Sons Of A Dying World available at their myspace profile.

-- Cipher System recording sessions video footage

Cipher System - Recording session

-- Kult Ov Azazel hails Black Flag

American underground black metal heroes has made a Black Flag cover titled My War available at their website's cover tunes section. Click here to check out My War and other covers done by Kult Ov Azazel.
By the mean time they also finished recording their next full-length due to be released early 2009. A brand new track called Conquer & Decimate from the upcoming cd can heard at the band's myspace page.