Folk Metal masters FINNTROLL have posted a brand-new video interview on YouTube in which vocalist Vreth and guitarist Skrymer talk about their stunning new opus “Nifelvind”. Just head over to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=silHQtC5aqg to watch it!

"Nifelvind" will be released as Ltd. cardboard box with die-cut cover (incl. CD jewel case + exclusive bonus track, beer coaster & poster flag), CD, Ltd. gatefold LP (+ the entire album on CD) & Digital Download on the following dates:

FINLAND: February 17, 2010
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: February 19, 2010
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: February 22, 2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: February 23, 2010
SWEDEN / HUNGARY: February 24, 2010
NORTH AMERICA: March 9th, 2010

Don't miss FINNTROLL headlining the Paganfest Tour in February/March 2010 supported by Eluveitie, Dornenreich and more. See below for the exact dates and be there!

For more info on FINNTROLL, the video clip for “Solsagan” and songs from “Nifelvind” please visit www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll
.

FINNTROLL live:

11.02.2010 - Tel Aviv, Barbi / ISRAEL
18.02.2010 - Helsinki, Nosturi (CD release show) / FINLAND

Paganfest 2010 with Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg, Arkona
19.02.2010 - Pratteln, Z7 / SWITZERLAND
20.02.2010 - Linz, Posthof / AUSTRIA
21.02.2010 - Berlin, Postbahnhof / GERMANY
22.02.2010 - Aarhus, Voxhall / DENMARK
23.02.2010 - Hamburg, Markthalle / GERMANY
24.02.2010 - Saarbrücken, Garage / GERMANY
25.02.2010 - Nürnberg, Hirsch / GERMANY
26.02.2010 - München, Backstage / GERMANY
27.02.2010 - Wien, Gasometer / AUSTRIA
28.02.2010 - Bratislava, Majestic Music Club / SLOVAKIA
01.03.2010 - Graz, Seifenfabrik / AUSTRIA
02.03.2010 - Bologna, Estragon / ITALY
03.03.2010 - Innsbruck, Hafen / AUSTRIA
04.03.2010 - Frankfurt, Batschkapp / GERMANY
05.03.2010 - Leipzig, Hellraiser / GERMANY
06.03.2010 - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn / GERMANY
07.03.2010 - Tilburg, 013 / NETHERLANDS
08.03.2010 - London, 02 Islington Academy / UK
09.03.2010 - Rennes, Antipode / FRANCE
10.03.2010 - Paris, Elysee Montmartre / FRANCE
11.03.2010 - Lyon, Ninkasi Kao / FRANCE
12.03.2010 - Bochum, Ruhrcongress / GERMANY
13.03.2010 - Amsterdam, Melkweg / NETHERLANDS
14.03.2010 - Antwerpen, Hof Ter Lo / BELGIUM
01.04.2010 - Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 - Rocktower, Lübeck / GERMANY

Festivals 2010
31.03.2010 – Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 – Rocktower Festival, Lübeck / GERMANY
18.06.2010 – Hellfest, Clisson / FRANCE

FINNTROLL online:
www.finntroll.net
www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll

It’s the news that metal fans across the UK have been waiting for, for some time now – metal titans ARCH ENEMY are going to headline the UK...and they’re bringing Sabbat & Enslaved with them!

Singer Angela Gossow checked in from the road to say a few words to the UK fans: "We strongly felt its time to visit the shores of The United Kingdom Of Heavy Metal again! We miss you, ladies and gentlemen!!! We only did the Bloodstock Festival in 2009. It was a fantastic gig and reminded us of why we love the Amott brothers' homeland so much. Even better, we are bringing the UK cult thrashers Sabbat with us and the Norwegian Sons Of Darkness, Enslaved! We will cook up a devastating setlist for this run and won't leave any prisoners behind ;-) Get ready for The Metal Hammer Meltdown attack!"

Arch Enemy have teamed up with Metal Hammer Magazine UK and Kilimanjaro for the inaugural Metal Hammer Meltdown UK tour. Metal Hammer Magazine UK’s Editor Alexander Milas comments:

“It's been far too long since these shores were blackened by the ball-hefting brutality of Arch Enemy, so imagine our surprise when we heard they were bringing none other than the classic thrash of the almighty Sabbat and the prog-heavy viking metal of Enslaved in tow. It's an honour to hang our banner on what promise to be a truly neck-snapping series of dates. Mosh ahoy!”

APRIL 2010
27.04.10 Wolverhampton Wulfrun hall
28.04.10 Glasgow O2 Academy
29.04.10 Manchester Academy
30.04.10 London HMV Forum

Arch Enemy, one of the worlds hardest working metal bands are continuing their brutal touring schedule by currently headlining the ‘Tyrants Of Evil’ tour supported by Exodus all across North America. Angela Gossow is blogging for vans.com about the tour, so check out her first report here: http://www.vans.com/musicblog/2010/01/hello-everybody-this-is-angela-checking.html

September 2009 saw the release of Arch Enemy’s high praised ‘The Root Of All Evil’ album which contained a selection of completely re-recorded tracks from the band’s first three albums “Black Earth” (1996), “Stigmata” (1998) and “Burning Bridges” (1999), reenergized and unified by the band’s ultimate line-up! “The Root Of All Evil” presents classic tracks with the insane vocals of Angela Gossow, several completely new bass lines by Sharlee D’Angelo, the ever-present guitar wizardry of the Amott brothers as well as Daniel Erlandsson’s merciless punch. The entire project was approached with the idea of having the possibility to re-add these songs to the bands live set.

Check out the official video clip for ‘The Beast Of Man’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUZj-EMLY4

And also a live-clip of the track ‘Dark Insanity’ off the “Tyrants Of The Rising Sun” DVD release here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxLJ-6guVnA

Here are all other upcoming Arch Enemy shows in Europe confirmed so far for 2010:

Arch Enemy + Samael, No Return & Dylath Leen
27.03.2010 Aeronef @ Lille (France)
28.03.2010 Elysée Montmartre Fest, Paris (France)
30.03.2010 Ninkasi Kao @ Lyon (France)
31.03.2010 La Laiterie, Strasbourg (France)
01.04.2010 Rockhal Club @ Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

Arch Enemy on Festivals 2010:
03.04.2010 Noisegate Festival 3 @ Neue Stadthalle, Langen (Germany)
04.04.2010 Paaspop 2010 @ Schijndel (The Netherlands)
23.04.2010 Karmøygeddon Metal Festival - Haugensund (Norway)
24.04.2010 Glassheim, Jevnaker (Norway)
14.05.2010 Long'I'Rock Festival, Longirod (Switzerland)
18.06.2010 Hellfest, Clisson (France)
31.07.2010 Rockarea Festival, Loreley (Germany)
06.08.2010 Wacken Open Air, Wacken (Germany)
23.10.2010 Metal Female Voice Fest VIII - Wieze (Belgium)

More news and details on Arch Enemy can be found here:
http://www.archenemy.net
http://www.myspace.com/archenemy
http://twitter.com/archenemymetal
http://www.youtube.com/archenemyofficial
http://www.centurymedia.com

Death metal butchers ABORTED are about to return to European stages as part of a vicious 3-bands co-headlining package dubbed Machines Of Grind. The UK leg of the tour inaugurates the newly launched Terrorizer Mag sponsored tour series Terrorizer Tour-Ture and the billing is completed by The Red Chord and Rotten Sound.

You can vote for songs you would like ABORTED to play on the upcoming tour in their MySpace blog, just name your favourites HERE!

In addition to that, the band has just self-released its new EP “Coronary Reconstruction” containing four brand-new brutal tracks plus a cover version of Entombed’s “Left Hand Path”. The Limited Edition of this release is already sold out, so either grab the standard CD version or a special T-Shirt + CD package, just head over to www.indiemerch.com/aborted

“Coronary Reconstruction” will be released digitally and on vinyl through Century Media Records soon!

For new songs and more info on ABORTED please visit www.myspace.com/abortedmetal!

Machines Of Grind - 3-bands co-headline tour
(the bands will rotate every night)
ABORTED
ROTTEN SOUND
THE RED CHORD
+ Opener:
THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH
presented by Rock Hard (D), Legacy (D), Fuze (D), Metal News (D), Allschools (D)

16.04.10 Denmark Copenhagen @ Pumpehuset
17.04.10 Germany Essen @ Turock
23.04.10 France Evreux @ Abordage
24.04.10 France Nantes @ Le Ferrailleur
25.04.10 Spain Durango @ Plateruena
26.04.10 Spain Madrid @ Ritmo & Compas
27.04.10 Spain Barcelona @ Apolo 2
28.04.10 France Luynes / Marseille @ Le Korigan
30.04.10 Holland Tilburg @ Neurotic Death Fest
01.05.10 Germany Leisnig @ Revolution Fest Open Air
02.05.10 Czech Rep Brno @ Faval
03.05.10 Germany München @ Feierwerk
04.05.10 Austria Vienna @ Arena
05.05.10 Slovenia Ljubljana @ Gala Hala
06.05.10 Italy Lonato Del Garda (Brescia) @ Olden Live Club
07.05.10 Switzerland Zizers @ Eventstage
08.05.10 Belgium Durbuy @ Durbuy Rock Fest

TERRORIZER TOUR-TURE
ABORTED
ROTTEN SOUND
THE RED CHORD
+ Opener:
THOSE WHO LIE BENEATH
presented by Terrorizer (UK)

18.04.10 UK London @ Underworld
19.04.10 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy 3
20.04.10 UK Newcastle upon Tyne @ O2 Academy 2
21.04.10 UK Leeds @ Rios
22.04.10 UK Plymouth @ White Rabbit

www.myspace.com/abortedmetal
www.goremageddon.be
www.facebook.com/abortedofficial
www.youtube.com/abortedbelgium
www.ilike.com/artist/aborted
www.twitter.com/abortedmetal

"Eparistera Daimones", the forthcoming debut album by Triptykon, the group founded by former Hellhammer/Celtic Frost singer and guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior, is not only musically a leviathan. Remarkably, the album will also feature the epic artwork by renowned Swiss artist H.R. Giger and New York-based surrealist Vincent Castiglia.

In an exceptionally rare gesture, HR Giger has granted Triptykon the use of his dramatic painting "Vlad Tepes" (work no. 412, 200 x 140 cm, acrylic on paper on wood, 1978). It is the artist's first authorized appearance on an album cover in 17 years, and the second time he collaborates with Warrior (following Celtic Frost's "To Mega Therion" album in 1985).

Vincent Castiglia contributes "Triptykon", a specially created portrait of the members of the group, painted in the artist's own blood (86 x 86 cm, blood/iron oxide on archival paper, 2009). As Castiglia aptly put it, the amalgamation of works by HR Giger, Vincent Castiglia, and Triptykon on "Eparistera Daimones" forms a creative triptych in itself.

HR Giger: I am very proud to work with Triptykon. My art hasn't appeared on an album cover for quite some time, and I feel honored to have been approached by Tom about such a collaboration for Triptykon's very first release.

Vincent Castiglia: It's been a tremendous honor to work with both Triptykon and HR Giger on the forthcoming release of, "Eparistera Daimones". It was a project of enormous depth for me, conceptually as well as visually. I think the resonance between Triptykon's music, Giger's art, and my work is extremely powerful, and it coalesces in quite an amazing, and singular way.

Tom Gabriel Warrior: We feel deeply privileged to be able to adorn our very first album with the work of two artists we respect enormously. To us, their astonishing contributions convey significant symbolism both with respect to our personal frame of mind as well as for this particular album and its history.

It is an immense pleasure to be able to work with HR Giger again. He was one of our most significant mentors during the days of Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost, and he is an extraordinary human being and an artist without equal.

Vincent Castiglia has become a close friend in recent years, and we both sensed that the time had come to create something truly unique together. I am infinitely grateful that he has lent us his incredible talent, not least because I know he incorporates as much passion, darkness, and pain into his work as I do, too.

Triptykon “Eparistera Daimones” Mediabook CD Cover:
http://myspace.centurymedia.com/eu/cover_artworks/triptykon-cd.JPG

Triptykon “Eparistera Daimones” Double LP Cover:
http://myspace.centurymedia.com/eu/cover_artworks/triptykon-lp.JPG

"Eparistera Daimones" will also feature detailed credits, full lyrics and extensive liner notes to all songs and will be released via Century Media Records under exclusive license from Prowling Death Records Ltd. on March 22nd, 2010 (Europe) and March 23rd, 2010 (North America).

Two songs from “Eparistera Daimones” can already be heard at the band’s official MySpace profile: www.myspace.com/triptykonofficial

Upcoming Triptykon live shows:
16.04.2010 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – 013 / Roadburn Festival
30.04.2010 Barroselas (Portugal) – SWR Barroselas Metalfest

www.hrgiger.com
www.hrgigermuseum.com
www.VincentCastiglia.com
www.myspace.com/vincentcastiglia
www.triptykon.net
www.myspace.com/triptykonofficial

Swedish melodic death metal masters DARK TRANQUILLITY are about to return in late February/early March with their highly anticipated ninth studio album, “We Are The Void”, see below for the exact street dates in your territory:

SWEDEN: February 24, 2010
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY / AUSTRALIA: February 26, 2010
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: March 1, 2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: March 2, 2010
FINLAND / HUNGARY: March 3, 2010
NORTH AMERICA: March 9, 2010

To follow the creation of this superb melodic death metal opus none less than Anders Björler (The Haunted, At The Gates) filmed a detailed studio report series and the final part is now online, so watch it at the link below and see vocalist Mikael Stanne screaming for vengeance:

DARK TRANQUILLITY - The Making Of "We Are The Void" (Part 5):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLwf3Hy-_So

The band’s follow-up to 2007’s “Fiction” was recorded at (bassist) Daniel Antonsson's Gothenburg Rock Studios and (keyboardist) Martin Brändström's Rogue Music and mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio in Denmark.

DARK TRANQUILLITY will kick off the touring cycle for their much anticipated new album in February 2010 with a massive US tour with Killswitch Engage and The Devil Wears Prada. See below for the exact dates!

DARK TRANQUILLITY live:
Jan. 29 – Tyrol, Stockholm, Bandit Rock Awards
Aug 19. - Summer Breeze Festival, Dinkelsbühl, Germany

DARK TRANQUILLITY with Killswitch Engage; The Devil Wears Prada
Feb. 04 - House of Blues, Boston, MA
Feb. 05 - House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ
Feb. 06 - NorVa Norfolk, VA
Feb. 08 - House of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Feb. 10 - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
Feb. 11 - Amos' Southend, Charlotte, NC
Feb. 12 - Sonar, Baltimore, MD

Feb. 13 - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH
Feb. 15 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
Feb. 18 - First Avenue Loop Station, MN
Feb. 19 - Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 20 - Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal Oak, MI
Feb. 21 - The Egyptian Room at the Murat Center, Indianapolis, IN
Feb. 23 - Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK

Feb. 24 - Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater, Austin, TX
Feb. 25 - Warehouse, Live Houston, TX
Feb. 26 - Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
Feb. 27 - Concrete Street Amphitheatre Corpus Christi, TX
Mar. 01 - Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
Mar. 03 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 05 - Marquee Theatre, Tempe, AZ

Mar. 06 - The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 07 - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA
Mar. 09 - Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
Mar. 10 - Showbox SoDo, Seattle, WA
Mar. 12 - The Great Salt Air, Magna, UT
Mar. 13 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
Mar. 14 - The Midland by AMC, Kansas City, MO

Mar. 15 - The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
Mar. 16 - Rocket Town, Nashville, TN
Mar. 18 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Mar. 19 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
Mar. 21 - The Dome, Wallingford, CT


DARK TRANQUILLITY online
www.darktranquillity.com
www.myspace.com/dtofficial

German black metal act DARK FORTRESS have just released their brand-new album “Ylem” all over Europe and the band will be spreading utter darkness all across Europe on a headlining tour in February 2010. The band will be supported by doomsters Serpentcult as well as fellow German black metal hopefuls Farsot, so see below for the full list of dates and be there!

Furthermore, the band has just launched a new video clip for the song “Hirudineans” taken from the new album “Ylem”, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x401frOxlAM

More songs from “Ylem” can be heard at http://www.myspace.com/darkfortress


The album’s limited first-pressing CD also includes a special O-card packaging as well as the bonus track “Sycamore Trees”, a cover version of a song originally written by Angelo Badalamenti and sung by Jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. The original version was part of the soundtrack for the movie “Twin Peaks – Fire Walk With Me” by David Lynch.

Press reactions on “Ylem”:

…a collection of incredibly inventive black metal songs. …this ominous work is perfect for the long, bleak winter nights.
KERRANG (UK)

“Ylem” is such a sinister and diverse opus…every open minded metal head with a soft spot for dark sounds should check this out…”
METAL HAMMER (D), soundcheck #8

For quite a while DARK FORTRESS belong to the best German black metal bands and with “Ylem” they deliver first-class material once again.
ROCK HARD (D), 8 out 10 points

LEGACY (D), 15 out of 15 points, soundcheck #2

DARK FORTRESS
SERPENTCULT
FARSOT
SARDONIS
presented by Legacy Magazine (D), Metal.de (D)
12.02.10 Belgium, Hasselt @ Muziekodroom
13.02.10 Germany, Oberhausen @ Helvete
14.02.10 Germany, Landshut @ Rocket Club
15.02.10 Czech Republic, Prague @ Exit Chmelnice
16.02.10 Austria, Wien @ Arena
17.02.10 Switzerland, Zürich @ Dynamo Werk 21
18.02.10 Germany, Aalen @ Rock It
19.02.10 Germany, Bischofswerda @ Eastclub
20.02.10 Belgium, Ostend @ Ostendfest
21.02.10 Holland, Arnhem @ Willemeen
Booking: http://www.avocado-booking.com


DARK FORTRESS online:
http://www.myspace.com/darkfortress
http://www.thetruedarkfortress.com

Folk Metal masters FINNTROLL have posted a brand-new album trailer on YouTube. Make sure to check out the gloomy & mysterious clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1PLjvILmMI

The new album, a storm of old-world-laden, folk-rooted black metal called "Nifelvind", will be available in the following formats:

Ltd. cardboard box with die-cut cover (incl. CD jewel case + exclusive bonus track, beer coaster & poster flag)
Ltd. gatefold LP + the entire album on CD
CD
Digital Download

Nifelvind will be released on the following dates:
FINLAND: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, February 19, 2010
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, February 22, 2010
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
SWEDEN / HUNGARY: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
NORTH AMERICA: Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Don't miss FINNTROLL headlining the Paganfest in February/March 2010 supported by Eluveitie, Dornenreich and more. See below for the exact dates and be there!


FINNTROLL live:

11.02.2010 - Tel Aviv, Barbi / ISRAEL
18.02.2010 - Helsinki, Nosturi (CD release show) / FINLAND

Paganfest 2010 with Eluveitie, Dornenreich, Varg, Arkona
19.02.2010 - Pratteln, Z7 / SWITZERLAND
20.02.2010 - Linz, Posthof / AUSTRIA
21.02.2010 - Berlin, Postbahnhof / GERMANY
22.02.2010 - Aarhus, Voxhall / DENMARK
23.02.2010 - Hamburg, Markthalle / GERMANY
24.02.2010 - Saarbrücken, Garage / GERMANY
25.02.2010 - Nürnberg, Hirsch / GERMANY
26.02.2010 - München, Backstage / GERMANY
27.02.2010 - Wien, Gasometer / AUSTRIA
28.02.2010 - Bratislava, Majestic Music Club / SLOVAKIA
01.03.2010 - Graz, Seifenfabrik / AUSTRIA
02.03.2010 - Bologna, Estragon / ITALY
03.03.2010 - Innsbruck, Hafen / AUSTRIA
04.03.2010 - Frankfurt, Batschkapp / GERMANY
05.03.2010 - Leipzig, Hellraiser / GERMANY
06.03.2010 - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn / GERMANY
07.03.2010 - Tilburg, 013 / NETHERLANDS
08.03.2010 - London, 02 Islington Academy / UK
09.03.2010 - Rennes, Antipode / FRANCE
10.03.2010 - Paris, Elysee Montmartre / FRANCE
11.03.2010 - Lyon, Ninkasi Kao / FRANCE
12.03.2010 - Bochum, Ruhrcongress / GERMANY
13.03.2010 - Amsterdam, Melkweg / NETHERLANDS
14.03.2010 - Antwerpen, Hof Ter Lo / BELGIUM
01.04.2010 - Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 - Rocktower, Lübeck / GERMANY

Festivals 2010
31.03.2010 – Inferno Metal Festival, Oslo / NORWAY
03.04.2010 – Rocktower Festival, Lübeck / GERMANY
18.06.2010 – Hellfest, Clisson / FRANCE


FINNTROLL online:
www.finntroll.net
www.myspace.com/officialfinntroll

Middle Eastern metal is back as ORPHANED LAND’s new album, “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR”, has just been released all over Europe! It will be released on February 9th in the US.

The album was mixed by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Opeth) and in the following clip he comments on his work with ORPHANED LAND, just head over to www.youtube.com/user/OrphanedLandTV
or click HERE to watch it!

“The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR” takes ORPHANED LAND´s unique brand of exotic, heavy music to soaring new heights and the new opus is also available as limited edition Mediabook incl. bonus DVD feat. a detailed band documentary as well the bonus track “Estarabim" (feat. Erkin Koray), so get it now!

Press reactions on “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR”:

“a milestone of progressive metal!“, 10x Dynamite, 9 out of 10 points
ROCK HARD (D)

“Some of the most remarkably powerful and emotive music you will hear in 2010”
METAL HAMMER (UK)

Album of the month, LEGACY (D), 15 out of 15 points

“With “The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR” ORPHANED LAND fortify their position as an exceptional and unique band!”
METALLIAN (F)


Visit www.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace to check out songs from this stunning opus.

See ORPHANED LAND live on the following dates, more shows are currently being worked on so stay tuned for updates!

ORPHANED LAND live:
04.02.2010 Israel, Theatre Club, Tel-Aviv // “The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR” launch party
29.04.2010 Spain, Barcelona, Salamandra 1
30.04.2010 Spain Madrid, Sala El Grito
01.05.2010 Portugal, Lisboa, Santiago Alquimista
02.04.2010 Portugal, Barroselas, SWR Barroselas MetalFest
22.05.2010 UK, London, Underworld
23.05.2010 Germany, Amphitheater, Gelsenkirchen, Rock Hard Festival
05 - 07.08.2010 Germany, Wacken Open Air
20.08.2010 Germany, Dinkelsbuehl, Summer Breeze Open Air
21.08.2010 Belgium, Metal Méan Festival VI, Méan


ORPHANED LAND online:
www.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace
www.orphaned-land.com
www.youtube.com/user/OrphanedLandTV
www.orphaned-disciples.org

On March 22nd, 2010 Finnish gothic metal masters POISONBLACK featuring ex-Sentenced vocalist Ville Laihiala will be releasing their fourth studio album “Of Rust And Bones” via Century Media Records in Europe! The band comments on the recordings of the successor to the chart-winning “A Dead Heavy Day” (2008) with producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Sentenced, Lordi, Amorphis) as follows:

“The main goal was, while recording, to have nothing more or less than 2 guitars, drums, bass and keyboards with vocals on top. Basically, record how we sound as a band. A lot of music was recorded "live” with everyone playing the song instead of Tarmo playing drums with only one guitar and a click track. A couple of songs were played totally naked. It’s amazing how you really get into your instrument and the song when you don’t have any clothes on... Hiili also played a big part in getting us in the right mood for each song. Lyrically the album is dealing with the uncontrollable craving for alcohol and boredom, frustration, hate, love and the fact that eventually everything will go down the drain."

The cover & booklet artwork was created by Teemu Hostikka / www.ntrnz.com and you can view it in a higher resolution at the following link:
http://myspace.centurymedia.com/eu/cover_artworks/poisonblack_of_rust_and_bones.jpg

Fuelled by their typically Finnish view on life, “Of Rust And Bones” offers intense and gloomy yet hard rocking songs that breathe honesty and misery in every single note. Topped off by the unique voice of Ville Laihiala “Of Rust And Bones” invites you all to take comfort in sorrow and drown in its depths…


www.poisonblack.com
www.myspace.com/officialpoisonblack