#shortcircuit# BATTLEWITCH - WESSEX STEEL [2009]

Black Wizard Recordings
2009
[6/10]
www.myspace.com/battlewitch

A fan of the mighty Maiden's first two records with Di'anno on vocals? And have a soft spot for all things the NWOBHM abbreviation stands for? Then now you have a new band to check out. UK's Battlewitch's debut full-length declares their aim to conquer the lands of sword & sorcery, steel & leather even though that means taking the risk of sounding slightly out-of-date on the path to glory.

-- listen "Beast Of Man" now!

Arch Enemy has recently made the re-recorded version of Beast Of Man exclusively available at their myspace page. As you know the track is from the upcoming release The Root Of All Evil, which will be out on September 28th.
click here to listen now!

and here are the confirmed dates for the band's Asian Tour kicking off in October:
17-October-2009 @ Loud Park 09, Tokyo (Japan)

18-October-2009 @ Liberty Square - Taipei (Taiwan)

20-October-2009 @ World Trade Center - Manila (Philippines)

21-October-2009 @ Hitec Auditorium - Kowloon (Hong Kong)

23-October-2009 @ The Star Live House - Beijing (China)

25-October-2009 @ Venue TBA - Seoul (Republic Of Korea)

28-October-2009 @ Senayan Tennis Indoor Stadium - Jakarta (Indonesia)

-- "Come Alive" : new Suicidal Tendencies video

directed by Glen Bennett

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkgMV2GBLKY

-- Contest from Dying Fetus for their fans @ myspace

Dying Fetus announced a contest that they've set for their myspace user fans on the eve of the new record Descend Into Depravity's release.

How to get involved? here is the link for details:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=109077062&blogId=504245464

-- Ready for 72 hours of new Skinlab songs?

Still a month to go to hear Skinlab's brand new record The Scars Between Us, the band is going to make the whole album available for streaming at their myspace page on 12th August.
Here's the band's official statement about the full album stream: blogs.myspace.com/skinlab

So you better be ready to click on this link in a few hours time:
www.myspace.com/skinlab
By the meantime [of violence] adds up the video for In For The Kill taken from The Scars Between Us for your viewing pleasure.

-- Skunk Anansie greatest hits release & tour

Kerrang! magazine's podcast channel at youtube has made Skunk Anansie's previously unreleased song Because Of You's breathtaking video. Because Of You will be also be released as a single on September 14th via One Little Indian. The aforementioned greatest hits album of Skin & Co. will be out in early November.

-- Eulogy Recordings' 19 track digital download sampler!

Eulogy Recordings, one of the most well know labels of the modern times' extreme sounds, collaborated with Double or Nothing Records for a 19 track free download sampler!
click here to hear the digital sampler featuring Kids Like Us, Creatures, Living Hell and more...
for more info about Eulogy's killer roster : www.eulogyrecordings.com

-- KiSS M&M's anyone?

the word is limited edition KiSS M&M's will be on sale in October.
www.kissonline.com

-- a new series of 7'' singles from Genitorturers

As announced at their official website, Florida's shock addicts Genitorturers featuring Morbid Angel's David Vincent on bass guitar started to release a series of 7'' colored vinyl singles in limited quantities, signed and numbered. First one "shockingly" titled (as predicted) Cum Junkie taken from the upcoming album Blackheart Revolution, is released on July 30th. Two track vinyl single can be purchased via Ebay. Click here to check out band's official website for details.

@ myspace: www.myspace.com/genitorturers

-- Powerman 5000's new record out in October

Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere is the title of the Boston based modern metallers Powerman 5000's new record due to be out in early October. The follow up to 2006's Destroy What You Enjoy's tracklist is yet to be confirmed. Though you can have a taste of two digital singles released earlier this year at band's myspace profile: www.myspace.com/powerman5000

DEADMASK - UNDER LUCIFERIAN WINGS [2008]

PsycheDOOMelic Records
2008

[8/10]

www.myspace.com/deadmaskdoom

Deadmask is a duo from Spain. Even though [of violence] is quite aware of the ongoing interest in music biz about this whole male vs. female duo phenomenon, fortunately we have a whole lotta different case here.
Spanish extremists Machetazo’s Dopi and vocalist Nuria blended a fine mixture of proto metal’s production trademarks with doomy riffage and infectiously loud bass & drums. Constructed two timeless sounding Deadmask compositions and four covers- carefully choosen from their “influences to be hailed immediately” textbook. Clocking barely over 18 minutes, Under Luciferian Wings EP features what we all miss in today’s polished-to-the-bone heavy music. Catchy heaviness of first two tracks, Your Other Side and Damned resembles Deadmask is not even an inch behind their equivalents performing the same genre. Nuria’s voice and accent gives the songs a unique touch that only have a resemblence to the late 60s acts. Occult doom pioneers Coven’s Wicked Woman and Sabbath worshipping veterans Pentagram’s You’re Lost, I’m Free can be considered as quite obvious choices for genre’s die-hard fans but Deadmask manages to pull it off, leaving you with nothing but a grim smile on your face. The last track of the EP, a The Coffinshakers cover, is an acoustic cut with chants of “no rest for the wicked”setting up the calmer grande final for this short but pleasing experience.

-- 13 Steps - Against All video premieres today

Hailing from Republic of Korea, sharpening their music with Madball and Pantera influences, 13 Steps will be releasing their sophomore album via GMC Records on August 20th.
The first video is for Against All , a brutal riff frenzy clocking barely about a minute.




for more: www.myspace.com/13steps