Bindrune Recordings offer "Pay What You Want" Digital Downloads

“Pay what you want” Digital Downloads section added to the Bindrune Recordings site....

Bindrune Recordings is proud to announce our union with Communitas Media, a "pay what you want", digital download service created and maintained by Chris Grigg, the sole visionary behind the ever impressive US black metal band Woe.

The service is currently up and running, for we just uploaded most of our releases for all our loyal supporters who have been wanting Bindrune titles available digitally through services like I-Tunes for a long time. Yes… even the out of print titles are available again through this format! .....

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CD Review: Worwyk - Malignant

Rating: 8/10

Haunting vocals, sometimes raspy, sometimes clear, floating over intricate, progressive influenced metal. Lots of blistering solos, melodic tempo changes and crisp drums all blend together into a tight wall of sound. Jason Russo's voice reaches high and low demonstrating his wide range and talent behind the mic. Worwyk is a studio only project headed by Tom Vitacco. Tom writes all the music and handles all the mixing, mastering and artwork. He also samples all the bass, drums and keyboard sequences. Jason was brought on to fulfill the vocal role after former vocalist, Mike O'Hara, was no longer available.

Each track on this CD showcases....

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IMAGIKA To Enter Studio in September

IMAGIKA will enter Fang Studios in September to record their new CD “Portrait Of A Hanged Man”. Andy LaRocque will again handle the mix at his Sonictrain Studios in Sweden. A partial list of included tracks is.....

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Wodensthrone - "Loss" CD Now Available

Over 1 year has passed since England's Heathen sons, Wodensthrone, returned triumphant from finishing the recording sessions that would become "Loss". After many obstacles, the wait is finally over and England can once again breathe in the pulse of ancient times through brilliantly sculpted music.

"Loss" is a completely stunning display of epic, world building Pagan black metal, burning with the fires of England's ancient culture and antiquity. Brilliantly captured in Romania by Negura Music, the recording sessions reveal an otherworldly tone and rich atmosphere that ....

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Gates Of Slumber debut first song from new record “Hymns Of Blood”; album artwork unveiled

Critically acclaimed “True Heavy Metal” band THE GATES OF SLUMBER has completed work on its new studio album Hymns of Blood & Thunder. The album is slated to drop in North America on September 29, 2009 via Rise Above Records.

Recorded in Chicago’s Semaphore Studios with producer Sanford Parker (Pelican, etc.), THE GATES OF SLUMBER unleashes its holy grail in the formidable Hymns of Blood & Thunder. A mighty document of both powerful songwriting and instrumental skull-crushing, the album is heavy and chillingly bleak; in an almost unrelenting way that hasn't been heard since Judas Priest's heyday (Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin, etc.). Displaying a powerful focus and direction and demonstrating a very compelling emotional range, THE GATES OF SLUMBER have upped its levels of both technique and melody, resulting in an album that is at once frighteningly dark in its effect, tight in its grooves and unrivaled in its sheer power....

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Goatwhore unleash new video for "Apocalyptic Havoc"

Goatwhore has finished filming a video for the first single from Carving Out The Eyes Of God! Apocalyptic Havoc, which has quickly become a fan favorite live song, was recently filmed by acclaimed video director, Dave Brodsky (The Red Chord, Unearth, The Black Dahlia Murder). Check out the video now and make sure to yell along with one of the most “metal” lyrics of all time: “Who needs a god when you’ve got Satan?!?!”...

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Incantation to Headline Manizales Grita Rock ‘09

Death metal icons Incantation will be headlining Manizales Grita Rock ‘09 in Manizales, Columbia on August 16.

Guitarist/vocalist John McEntee had this to say about it:

“A few days ago I got a call from my long time friend Andres Castro (Hateworks Records). He told me that one of the headliners for the Manizales Grita Rock '09 canceled. So Andres offered Incantation the slot. So now we are headlining the Manizales Grita Rock '09! Like always it’s a great honor to return to....

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WEEKEND NACHOS: Debut New Track Off Unforgivable

A brand new WEEKEND NACHOS track, “Nights”, taken from their latest album Unforgivable is available online now via MetalSucks.net. Unforgivable will see its CD and digital release via Relapse Records on September 1st and is available for pre-order now at...

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ABYSMAL DAWN: Announce Regional Dates With 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, VEHEMENCE

Los Angeles, CA’s ABYSMAL DAWN has announced a number of regional tour dates for this fall in support of their Relapse debut Programmed To Consume. These shows will see ABYSMAL DAWN supporting 3 INCHES OF BLOOD in Hollywood, and VEHEMENCE in Tempe and Hollywood. A listing of confirmed dates can be found below.

ABYSMAL DAWN are currently rounding out their massive nine-week North American tour as part of the “Conquer & Curse Tour 2009” alongside.....

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RAGE - recording new album

From August 20th on, RAGE will record a new CD at the German "Twilight Hall Studios" in Grefrath where they also recorded the "Unity" album. In a tried and tested way the man at the buttons will once again be Charlie...

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THE 69 EYES - Release parties in Germany

THE 69 EYES will be releasing their brand new album on August 28! Therefore there´ll be the chance to have a first listen at the official 69 Eyes Releaseparties all over Germany!

Join the vampires and get some cool stuff like singles, shirts, posters, girlies, stickers etc.....

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MNEMIC - producer for new album announced

Mircea Gabriel Eftemie, guitarist and songwriter for Denmark's MNEMIC, just issued the following update: "We have chosen our long time friend and producer....

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SCAR SYMMETRY - announce tracklist, talk album title & cover art

Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY just announced the tracklist of their upcoming masterpiece "Dark Matter Dimensions":

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The band also commented on the choice of the album title and its artwork:.....

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CASTEVET Album Details Begin To Emerge

NYC based trio CASTEVET will commence the recording of their debut album in early September. Renowned engineer Colin Marston (of Behold The Arctopuus, Gorguts, Krallice fame) will record the yet-to-be-named album at PAINcave studios. The album will....

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Forced To Sit Out Remainder Of Tour

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS currently winding down dates for the ongoing Conquered & Cursed Tour have to sit out the final week of dates due to sickness within the band. The nine-week tour has seen the band, alongside Goatwhore, Daath, Abysmal Dawn and S.W.W.A.A.T.S. traveling the country all summer and the flu has battled them the entire way. Several members have had to visit emergency rooms.....

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Austrian Death Machine to release “Double Brutal” this fall

The heaviest metal band in the world (by sheer mass) has finished their follow up to Total Brutal - get ready for Double Brutal! Not satisfied with the limitations offered by putting out a single disc album, Ahhnold demanded two full cds full of muscle pumping metal! When asked why they needed two discs and why he thought that was best, he quickly replied, “Two discs made it heavy and brutal enough to crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and to hear the lamentations of their women!!!”

Double Brutal is packed with more “juice” than a professional athlete. Disc one features....

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Cattle Decapitation announce upcoming tour with Soulfly

An update from Cattle Decapitation front man, Travis Ryan: “It is time to announce a few things that have been going on in the Cattle Decapitation camp. First off, we have officially parted ways with bassist Troy Oftedal due to musical and personal differences. There is no bad blood and we wish him the best of luck. Filling in on upcoming tours will be our friend Rahsaan Davis. You may have seen him on our recent tour as Troy left tour early due to a physical ailment.”

Cattle Decapitation has been keeping busy throughout 2009 supporting what has been unanimously declared by press and fans as their best record, The Harvest Floor. This fall will be no exception. San Diego’s finest death/grind torch bearers have just confirmed an October tour with legendary metal acts, Soulfly and Prong.....

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EMPEROR To Be Included On Brutal Legend Video Game

Norway’s EMPEROR have been added to the impressive list of artists set to be featured on Electronic Arts forthcoming Brutal Legend video game. The action-adventure game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 features Jack Black as the game’s lead character with additional game players featuring the voices of Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford and actor/celebrity Tim Curry.

Brutal Legend creative director Tim Schafer, used his own music experience as inspiration for the game. It is the second game from Schafer’s San Francisco-based Double Fine Productions, a company he launched in 2000 after leaving LucasArts. Electronic Arts’ web-based biography of the game notes it “features the character of Eddie Riggs, a roadie, who is accidentally transported to a fantasy world inspired by the artwork of heavy metal album covers. Eddie becomes the....

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TAKING DAWN tour news with Saliva, Dragonforce, All That Remains, Lacuna Coil

TAKING DAWN TAKE TO THE ROAD
ANNOUNCE FALL TOURING PLANS
LINING UP DATES WITH SALIVA, DRAGONFORCE, ALL THAT REMAINS AND LACUNA COIL

3-SONG EP AVAILABLE NOW

New York, NY: Las Vegas’ TAKING DAWN (formerly 7th Son) may be the busiest band you’ve never heard of… yet. The band is experiencing a flurry of activity and is going to actively exercise its road legs for the rest of 2009, embarking on an extensive spate of dates, which are spread over three separate tours. The band’s first tour, with Saliva, begins next week and runs for two weeks. The band will then hit the road and support its labelmates DragonForce for a month. TAKING DAWN will follow that tour up as part of the second leg of the first-ever, 43-date, “HardDrive” tour, where they will be supporting All That Remains and Lacuna Coil. The tour is sponsored by the nationally syndicated “HardDrive” radio show, which has been blasting on the airwaves since 1996. There are 125 stations broadcasting the show, hosted by Lou Brutus.

A 3-song EP, simply titled Taking Dawn, is currently available at....

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“Metal” Mike Chlasciak and CMM Entertainment launch Metal Heroes Music Academy.

“Metal” Mike Chlasciak, guitarist for Halford and other projects has teamed up with CMM Entertainment and opened a metal themed music academy called "Metal Heroes Music Academy".

“Its always been on my mind – a heavy metal establishment where players can meet, discuss, take classes and learn metal riffs from each other. A real brick and mortar place where you can get better and jam with other people that have the same interests as you. I kept thinking how....

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