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Bloodbath: The Masterless Fathomrey

Scott — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:00:09 +0000

Yeah, I’ve been drinking a bit tonight. But not that much, I just thought this album sounded funny that way. Seriously, there is nothing funny about Bloodbath’s latest release The Fathomless Mastery. Aside from Opeth, Mikael Akerfeldt does a sick job in Bloodbath. I think he goes more balls out with the death metal vocals in Bloodbath because he doesn’t have to save his voice for the slower parts like in Opeth. Regardless Bloodbath are an amazing collaboration.

I actually downloaded this on iTunes last Saturday night and kind of forgot about it during the week. What I love about Bloodbath is the balls out (yeah I said it twice), brutality with production quality and melodic arrangements that sound absolutely gut-wrenching yet very well put together and melodic without going overboard with crazy noodling on the guitar as if it’s some stupid talent contest…”Look what I can do…”. Plus as I said there is just something about Akerfeldt vocals that sound horridly awesome. The solos are killer too. You can’t ask for much more in a death metal record than this, I don;t care what anyone says!

If you love the brutal, heavy vocals of Opeth and have never listened to Bloodbath before, I beg you…listen to Bloodbath and bring some tissues to clean yourself up with afterwards, if you know what I mean. (coughorgasmiscough!)

Bloodbath The Fathomless Master is probably THE best death metal album of 2008.

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Darkthrone Launches Mini-Site For Dark Thrones And Black Flags

Scott — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:47:27 +0000

Always leaders of the black metal genre, Darkthrone return with more essential hellish rock & metal with a few surprises along the way. Recorded once again at their own Necrohell 2 studios, this latest slab of titanic riffing is sure to satisfy metalheads worldwide. Posers & fans of plastic sound stay away!

The mini-site features samples of three of the album’s tracks and also offers a free mp3 of the crushing Hiking Metal Punks to anyone who signs up the mailing list.

In addition to this the site also contains video footage of the band in the studio, downloads and the chance to pre-order the album.

Dark Thrones & Black Flags will be available in three formats: a regular edition in super jewel case, a vinyl edition, and a special edition. The special edition comes in a slipcased super jewel case package and features two videos – ‘Fucking Around’ Version 1 and ‘Fucking Around’ Version 2.

http://www.peaceville.com/darkthrone/darkthronesandblackflags/

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Free Downloads From Peaceville Records

Scott — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:08:07 +0000

I mentioned the other day that you can get a few free downloads from Peaceville records by subscribing to their newsletter. Below are the links to each bands download. All you have to do is type in a valid email address and the download is yours! You can also get a free Peaceville 20 year sampler with every order from Peaceville.

Free Bloodbath Download from The Fathomless Mastery

Free Darkthrone Download from Dark Thrones And Black Flags

Free Opeth Download from The Roundhouse Tapes

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Opeth’s The Roundhouse Tapes DVD Mini-Sight Launches.

Scott — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:47:03 +0000

The Roundhouse Tapes, the long awaited new DVD from Opeth is released on Peaceville Records on October 27^th (UK – November 10^th, USA – November 11^th )

The Roundhouse Tapes set contains the critically acclaimed Opeth performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK in 2006 and sees the band in scintillating form playing a selection of classics from their illustrious career.

A mini-site featuring a trailer for the DVD, info on the release, downloads and more is now online at www.peaceville.com/opeth/theroundhousetapes .

1000 copies of the special edition of the DVD, packaged in a deluxe rigid digibook inside a hard slipcase, the set also includes postcards of each band member, an exclusive art booklet featuring the work of Travis Smith (renowned Opeth Sleeve designer) and The Roundhouse Tapes booklet, is also available to pre-order from the mini-site.

‘the Swedes put on a show of spectacular greatness in this legendary venue … an amazing performance by one of Europe’s premier epic metal bands.’ Rocksound

’90 minutes of electrifying music.’ Terrorizer

DVD Track List:

1. When
2. Ghost of Perdition
3. Under The Weeping Moon
4. Bleak
5. Face of Melinda
6. Night and the Silent Water
7. Windowpane
8. Blackwater Park
9. Demon of the Fall

Extras :
- Interview with band
- Fan interviews
- Soundcheck
- Photogallery

The Roundhouse Tapes 2 Disc CD set came out November 20th, 2007.

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Preorder Bloodbath’s The Fathomless Master and Darkthrone’s Dark Thrones & Black Flags

Scott — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:26:14 +0000

Darkthrone return this autumn with their 14th album, a perfect fusion of blackened rock, metal and punk. ‘Dark Thrones & Black Flags’ is a continuation of the Darkthrone sound, style and uncompromising attitude witnessed on the acclaimed 2007 album ‘F.O.A.D’.

Recorded and produced by the band themselves at Necrohell II studios, Norway, ‘Dark Thrones & Black Flags’ is an exercise in pushing the conventions of the narrow perception of what should make black metal, becoming more timeless and faithful to its spirit than most could ever wish for in the process.

Available in three formats: a regular edition in super jewel case, a vinyl edition, and a special edition, in a Slipcased super jewel case package with exclusive new video footage featuring Darkthrone in the studio – ‘F*cking Around’ Version 1 & ‘F*cking Around’ Version 2

Following the brilliant and brutal Unblessing The Purity, Sweden’s finest exponents of Death Metal return with their latest studio opus, The Fathomless Mastery.

Featuring Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and Martin ‘Axe’ Axenrot, Katatonia’s Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse, and Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson (ex-21 Lucifers, ex-Genocrush Ferox), the band’s current line-up represents the elite of the Swedish Metal scene.

‘A slab of storming, top-quality death metal’ – Zero Tolerance
Available as CD or Vinyl. Initial CD copies will be in digibook format.

Preorder Darkthrone: Dark Thrones & Black Flags Here

Preorder Bloodbath: The Fathomless Master Here

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