Metal news on Avenged Sevenfold, Protest The Hero, The Breathing Process and more.

HeavyMetalSource.com daily news update, Metal news on Avenged Sevenfold, Panic Cell, The Breathing Process and more. Hot topics of the week too.

NEWS

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Mike Portnoy to play on Avenged Sevenfold’s new album.

Avenged Sevenfold has recruited Dream Theatre’s Mike Portnoy to play on the band’s new album following the recent passing of the band’s drummer James “The Rev” Sullivan. The band posted the following on the bands website:

“I want our fans to know that with Jimmy in our hearts, our journey to record has officially began. Jimmy helped leave this world an amazing gift and now it’s our job to make sure to deliver that gift to our fans. We asked Jimmy’s all time favorite drummer Mike Portnoy to record on behalf of him. Mike said it would be an honor and without question that’s what Jim would have wanted. Its comforting to us that someone like Mike, who is undoubtedly revered as one of the best drummers in the world, held such respect and adoration for the Rev’s abilities. Even though it will never be the same without our brother by our side, his essence lives in our hearts and through the music he helped create. He was a legend before any of the success or any of that bullshit and we are fucking excited to lay this down for our fans, and especially for Jimmy.”
-Avenged Sevenfold

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Panic Cell new album details.

U.K.-based metallers Panic Cell wil release their third studio album,“Fire It Up”, on April 5 via Undergroove Records. Track listing is below.

“Fire It Up” track listing:

01. Burden Inside
02. Unbroken
03. Lie To Me
04. Splitting Skulls
05. To Die For Love
06. Jaded
07. Down To The Next Time
08. Black Juice
09. Right Here Waiting
10. Forever
11. To Die For Lust

For more information on the band, visit www.paniccell.com.

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Full Metal Texas lineup announced.

Full Metal Texas has announced the initial lineup for one day event taking place on Thursday, March 18^th at Emo’s Main Room and Emo’s Jr. in Austin, TX from 12pm – 6pm.

This year’s lineup will include 12 band’s plus very special guests to be announced. Lineup below:
Fair To Midland, Darkest Hour, Born Of Osiris, Iwrestledabearonce, Iron Age, Karnivool, Naam, Howl, Amarna Reign, Upon A Burning Body and Lions Lions.

For more information, visit www.FullMetalTexas.com

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Omega Crom album details.

Omega Crom gear up to unleash their signature genre of Ripping Metal on the world with their debut album, “Blood, Steel and Fire,”on April 5, via Reversed Records.

The Vancouver-based metal lords have been an integral part of the underground scene for many years, building a solid following thanks to their self-created genre of Ripping Metal: a progressive blend of power metal, aggressive death, shred and thrash.

Produced in collaboration with Juno award-winning engineer Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, Gwar, Darkest Hour, Fattooth). Omega Crom’s debut features their classic, seamless combination of punchy rhythms, melodic guitars, ripping solos, flowing harmonies, intense bass guitar attacks and relentless double kick thrash beats.

For more information on the band, visit this location HERE.

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High on Fire’s new album online.

High On Fire’s new album,“Snakes For The Divine”,can currently be streamed in its entirety here for a limited time. The album will be released February 23rd on E1 Music.

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Jagermeister Snocore tour details.

Protest The Hero will be headlining the upcoming Canadian “Jagermeister Snocore Tour“. The trek will also feature Theset, Hawthorne Heights, Elias and on select dates Abandon All Ships. The tour will kick off in March and a full set of dates are expected soon.

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The Breathing Process album details.

New England based metal band The Breathing Process will release the new album, Odyssey: (Un)Dead,on March 9th via Candlelight Records.

Odyssey: (Un)Dead features 12 tracks and was produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage). Conceptually based on a single person’s journey down the path of exile,the new songs progress in bold, varying movements that emphasize the power and landscapes of the world’s natural elements: Oceans, forests, great plains, glaciers and deserts. These elements are reflected in the songs themselves, almost as if each song is an interpretation of the world’s vastness. Huge, grandiose keyboard flourishes blend with pulverizing riffs and breakneck drumming, topped off by a perfect balance of screamed and sung vocal patterns — it is a treasured listen.

Track Listing

1. “Hours”
2. “Grimoire”
3. “Leveller”
4. “Vulture(s)”
5. “Pantheon Unravelling”
6. “Odyssey : (Un)Dead”
7. “Starless : Eternal”
8. “Metamorphosis”
9. “Hordes”
10. “The Living Forest (Part 1)”
11. “Wind Ritual”
12. Odyssey: (Un)Dead The Opaque Forest”

For more information, visit the band’s Myspace page HERE.

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Xerath post a new cover song.

UK based metal band Xerath have released a new cover of Rush’s instumental,“XYZ” online. Here is what the band had to say about the song:

“Hey guys! We got bored and thought we would record an “Orchestral Groove” cover of an awesome song. We decided on Rush’s epic instrumental “YYZ” and we think it sounds great! We hope you do too. Check it out!”

The track is available on the band’s official MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/xerath

Xerath’s debut album, ‘Xerath – I’, was released on May 24,2009 via Candlelight Records.

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Alexisonfire tour dates.

Alexisonfire, Trash Talk, Therefore I Am, and La Dispute will tour this spring. Dates below.

4/21 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Down Under
4/22 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
4/23 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
4/24 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
4/25 Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Downstairs
4/27 West Palm Beach, FL @ Ground Control
4/28 Orlando, FL @ The Social
4/29 St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
4/30 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
5/1 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
5/3 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
5/4 Dallas, TX @ The Door
5/5 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
5/7 Mesa, AZ @ The Nile
5/8 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
5/9 West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
5/10 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
5/12 Portland, OR @ Peter’s Room
5/13 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
5/14 Boise, ID @ The Venue
5/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue’s Club Sound
5/16 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
5/18 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
5/19 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
5/21 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
5/23 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Upstairs

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Hot topics this week

Bullet For My Valentine reveal new album title, new song surfaces online.

Mychildren Mybride new video for “On Wings of Integrity” online.

The Red Chord new video for “Demoralizer” online.

Trivium new cover of Sepultura’s “Slave New World” online.

Cannibal Corpse announce North American tour.

Exclusive photo’s of Valentines Day Massacre 2010.

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New releases this week

February 16, 2010

The Acacia Strain - The Most Known Unknown DVD (Prosthetic)
Aeternam - Disciples Of The Unseen (Metal Blade)
Barn Burner - Bangers (Metal Blade)
Baroness – Red Album (12?) (Relapse)
Bastard Noise/The Endless Blockade - The Red List Split (20 Buck Spin)
Carnifex - Hell Chose Me (Victory)
Chelsea Grin - Desolation Of Eden (Artery)
Close Your Eyes – We Will Overcome (Victory)
Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos (Mascot)
Heavenly - Carpe Diem (AFM)
In Mourning - Monolith (Pulverised)
Name - Internet Killed The Audiostar (Lifeforce)
Obscura - Retribution Re-Release (Relapse)
Vasaeleth - Crypt Born & Tethered To Ruin (Profound Lore)

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Video of the day

HeavyMetalSource.com filmed Misery Signals performing “The Failsafe” live at The Webster Theatre in Hartford Connecticut.  Live Aug 9 2008.