Monday, October 31, 2011

Music News of October 31, 2011

First and foremost... HAPPY HAUNTING HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!  Hope the weekend was good and  the parties were epic.  Now time to let all the lil ghouls and goblins take to the streets tonight to ransack and plunder! Mwuahahaha...

Anyways, a lot has happened over the last few days in the music world.  We saw on Friday (October 28) a few bands releasing their official music videos, but it didn't end there.  More music videos were released over the weekend:

(John 5 - Welcome To Violence)

(Brian "Head" Welch - Paralyzed)

(In Flames - Where The Dead Ships Dwell)

(Headstones - Been This Way For Years)

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As for other news, here's what has been making [AFGM] headlines:


Rammstein have released the album cover for the upcoming 'Best Of' album:




The album, released on December 6th, 2011, will feature hit songs over the span of their career and added a few bonuses as well, depending on what version you get.

"Made In Germany 1995 - 2011" will be available in three different editions:

Standard Edition: CD Digipak - Best of Album

Special Edition: 2-CD Digipak - Best of Album and Best of Remixes

Super Deluxe Edition: 2-CD (Best of Album and Best of Remixes) as well as 3 DVDs (including the full Rammstein video catalog, all previously available "Making of" and 8 unreleased "Making of" videos) packaged in a steel box complete with a 240-page booklet. Limited to 1200 copies in the U.S.

All songs and videos on "Made In Germany 1995 - 2011" have been remastered for this release.

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Montreal's Slaves On Dope have unveiled their album artwork for their upcoming EP (available digital only) "Careless Coma":


A full length LP "Over The Influence" is set to be in the works and released in the spring of 2012.  "Careless Coma" features three new studio tracks, as well as remixes and a radio edit of the title cut:

01. Careless Coma
02. Careless Coma (Radio Edit)
03. No One to Blame
04. Sicker Than You
05. Careless Coma (FTR Metalstep Remix)
06. Careless Coma (Merederah Soundkilla Remix)
07. Careless Coma (Duke Remix)

(Careless Coma)

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Prince has announced that he will be touring Canada for eleven dates.  The 'Purple Rain' musician has not been through Canada since approximately 2002 and fans are eager to see him once again.  The dates for the  Welcome 2 Canada Tour are as follows:


11/25/11 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
11/26/11 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
11/30/11 - Halifax Metro Centre - Halifax, NS
12/02/11 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QB
12/03/11 - Scotiabank Place - Ottawa, ON
12/05/11 - John Labatt Centre - London, ON
12/08/11 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MB
12/11/11 - Credit Union Centre - Saskatoon, SK
12/13/11 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB
12/16/11 - Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC
12/17/11 - Save on Foods Memorial Centre - Victoria, BC

More information to be released as it comes.

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Two power house metal bands have combined forces for an assault on North America!

"We are very excited about the upcoming North American tour with ICED EARTH. We first met Jon and the guys a few years back and they were really cool. When the idea of a co-headline tour surfaced, we thought it would be awesome. The fans can expect a night of great music from both bands. We look forward to seeing you all real soon!" -Michael Romeo (Symphony X guitarist)

"I'm excited to tour with Symphony X.  They're phenomenal musicians and very cool guys. This co-headliner tour will be a great experience for the fans. It is also way overdue for us to play a proper tour of North America. Get ready!" -Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth guitarist & founder)

Iced Earth & Symphony X will be heading out on a massive US/Canada tour with Warbringer as its direct support.  Here is what we can tell you so far in regards to touring schedule:


More information will come closer to when the tour kicks off.  For now, keep checking Ticketmaster for information on when tickets will be available, door times, prices, etc OR head to Enter The Vault for initial information.

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Lamb of God have announced the newest addiction to their discography.  The five piece American group have dubbed "Resolution" as their newest LP, due in stores on January 20, 2012 via Roadrunner Records.


Track listing is as follows:
1. Straight for the Sun
2. Desolation
3. Ghost Walking
4. Guilty
5. The Undertow
6. The Number Six
7. Barbarosa
8. Invictus
9. Cheated
10. Insurrection
11. Terminally Unique
12. To The End
13. Visitation
14. King Me

More information to be released as it comes in.

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And as always, you can head over to AFGM Facebook for many more articles, photos, videos, etc.  Cheers!




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