Hot on the heels of Lacuna Coil announcing their headlining Australian tour, two of Sweden's finest will be making their way to our shores later in the year.
Prog-Metal masters Opeth will return to Australia in September, while the mighty Meshuggah will make their long-anticipated Australian live debut in October.
Tickets for the Meshuggah tour go on sale at 9.00am on Friday, May 23. See the Gigs-Dates section of the site for ticketing information.
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[08-05-2008] Lamb Of God sign with Roadrunner and release new DVD
American Heavy Metal superstars Lamb Of God have signed a deal with Roadrunner Records (excluding the US and Canada).
Their first release on the label will be an all-new, 2-DVD set that will be released on June 30.
The Walk With Me In Hell 2-DVD set features around five hours of all-access footage. Disc 1 contains the highly anticipated feature documentary Walk With Me In Hell and multiple live performance extras from across the globe on the Sacrament World Tour. The documentary chronicles every detail in the lives of Lamb of God as they completed recording and toured around the world nearly three times over in support of the highly praised 2006 album Sacrament. Disc 2 includes an additional full-length Making of Sacrament feature plus LAMB OF GOD's entire, uncut, brutal performance at the Download Festival 2007, where they performed in front of over 72,000 fans.
Extras include deleted scenes, live performance videos for various tour stops, the official music video for Redneck, and a Making of Redneck>/b> documentary.
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[05-05-2008] New Arch Enemy video
Swedish Metal titans Arch Enemy have launched a brand-new video clip for I Will Live Again.
Directed by Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Within Temptation), the song is taken from the band's latest album Rise Of The Tyrant It can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIk7SpldC8
You can also check out more news from Arch Enemy by visiting http://www.myspace.com/archenemy
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[04-05-2008] The Dillinger Escape Plan interview
American Metal/Hardcore quintet The Dillinger Escape Plan will be making their way to Australia this month.
Spiritech recently caught up with bassist Liam Wilson to discuss their latest album Ire Works, the Aussie shows and how close the band came to splitting up during the making of the album.
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[03-05-2008] Soilwork in-store signing
Swedish Metal superstars Soilwork will participate in an in-store appearance on Wednesday, May 14, signing copies of their latest album Sworn To A Great Divide.
The signing will take place at JB HI Fi Galleries Victoria in Pitt Street, Sydney from 2.00pm.
Look for a brand new interview with Soilwork very soon on PyroMusic.
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[01-05-2008] Lacuna Coil tour
Less than a year after they wowed Aussie fans on Gigantour 2007, Italian Metallers Lacuna Coil will return to our shores in June for shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday, May 9.
Look for full details in the Gigs-Dates section of the site.
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[30-04-2008] New Terror track posted online
Hardcore/Metal titans Terror will release their highly anticipated new full-length album The Damned, The Shamed on May 24.
However, the band have posted a brand new track from the album, entitled Relentless Through and Through, which can be streamed on their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/terror
Look for a review of The Damned, The Shamed very soon here on PyroMusic.
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[29-04-2008] Psycroptic tour
Tasmanian Death Metal masters Psycroptic are hitting the road in June before heading overseas for more shows. The band will be performing shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Ballarat, Adelaide and Melbourne. See the Gigs-Dates section of the site for more details.
Psycroptic are currently working on their fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2006's stellar Symbols Of Failure.
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[28-04-2008] Porcupine Tree live review
UK Progressive Rock outfit Porcupine Tree blitzed through three shows over the weekend, dazzling audiences in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Spiritech was on hand to give a report of the Sydney show, which can be read at- http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=gigs_review&review=Porcupine_Tree&id=118
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[27-04-2008] Soilwork support act announced
Swedish Metallers Soilwork will soon arrive in Australia for their headlining tour in May in support of their latest album Sworn To A Great Divide.
Adelaide's Double Dragon have been announced as the support band for all dates except Perth. Perth will have a local band to be announced very shortly.
For more details on the tour, visit the Gigs-Dates section of the site.
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[24-04-2008] Porcupine Tree hit Australia
UK Progressive Rock outfit Porcupine Tree hit our shores this weekend for shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in support of their latest album Fear Of A Blank Planet.
There are still tickets left for all three shows- see the Gigs-Dates section of the site for more information. The support at each show will be Melbourne's Sleep Parade.
Look for a review of the Sydney show very soon here on PyroMusic.
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[22-04-2008] Five band bill tears through Australia
Korn, Biohazard, Chimaira, Throwdown and Bloodsimple hit our shores for a huge five band bill last week. Spiritech was on hand to give everyone the lowdown on the Sydney show.
You can read the review at http://www.pyromusic.net/index.php?p=gigs_review&review=Korn,_Biohazard,_Chimaira,_Throwdown_and_Bloodsimp&id=117
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[21-04-2008] Children Of Bodom tickets selling fast
Tickets for all Children Of Bodom shows are selling fast- promotersJust Say Rock are advising punters in both Brisbane and Adelaide that those shows are close to sold out.
Tickets for all shows across Australia can be purchased via the Just Say Rock website at www.justsayrock.com.au
Just Say Rock is also proud to announce an exclusive competition to mark Children Of Bodom's upcoming Australian tour. Any person that purchases a ticket from the Just Say Rock website to anyone of their Australian tour date shows will go into the running to win the following-
1st Prize: Officially signed tour memorabilia from the band which includes a signed tour shirt and signed tour poster.
2nd Prize: Receive a Child Of Bodom tour shirt and poster.
Winners will be drawn randomly from each state and the winners will be drawn three days before the band's first show in Australia. The winners will be notified via email/telephone and the results will be published on the Just Say Rock website.
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[18-04-2008] Mayhem Australian tour postponed
Due to the recent amendments of the entertainment visa requirements set by the Australian Immigration Department, Norwegian Black Metallers Mayhem will not be able to get their visas approved in time for their scheduled Australian and New Zealand tour dates. As a result, tour promoter Just Say Rock, in conjunction with Mayhem has decided to postpone the tour to later this year. All parties are now working on new dates and the new dates will be released as soon as possible.
You can receive a refund by returning your ticket to the point of sale. However, all current purchased tickets will be valid for the new dates once they are announced.
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[17-04-2008] Carcass reissues
Recently reformed Death Metal/Grindcore icons Carcass will be releasing a special edition of their landmark Necroticism- Descanting The Insalubrious album this month.
The expanded edition features deluxe packaging and exclusive bonus footage, is housed in a deluxe digipak with extra artwork, includes three bonus non-album tracks and the first 5000 copies come with four band member "death scene cards".
The DVD side features a brand new 30-minute documentary, featuring interviews with all key band members - Ken Owen, Bill Steer, Jeff Walker and Mike Amott.
This limited edition version will be in stores late April.
Also, each ofCarcass' five studio albums will reissued in deluxe digipaks with exclusive bonus documentaries throughout 2008.
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