GOTTHARD – Firebirth between ”Wilden Kreatürken“ 06.06.2012
Successful Swiss rockers fired the crowd up for Bülent Ceylan in the “Commerzbank Arena”, Frankfurt.
On Saturday, the successful Swiss rockers fired the crowd up for comedian BÜLENT CEYLAN with their recently released album “Firebirth” in the sold out “Commerzbank Arena” inFrankfurt,Germany. 42.000 people rocked together with Nic Maeder and his band mates and experienced the public live premiere of plenty of new songs.
However, the show in the “Commerzbank Arena” wasn’t only a baptism by fire for GOTTHARD: Bülent Ceylan captured his new program “Wilde Kreatürken” for a DVD. True to his motto “Rock’n’Roll“, BÜLENT was supported musically by GOTTHARD and EDGUY. ”The event was huge and the audience had a great time”, states bass player Marc Lynn. “Simply a superb combination of music and comedy. We all rate Bülent highly! It’s hilarious how he’s able to play many different roles. It was huge fun!“
Back in 2011, BÜLENT CEYLAN was the first comedian ever to perform at the “Wacken Open Air” and he’s known to be a big rock fan. While having a chat backstage, the German comedian of Turkish origin and the Swiss combo noticed that they share quite a few commonalities – but also many differences: ”It’s been a long time that our hair was as long as Bülent’s”, GOTTHARD noted. ”We want to thank him very much for the invitation to his show and the great evening.”
Get your „Firebirth“ copy at the Nuclear Blast Webshop
Videoclip „Starlight“:
More infos under:
www.gotthard.com I www.nuclearblast.de/gotthard
WE CAME AS ROMANS – to headline Impericon Never Say Die Tour in October! 06.06.2012
US shooting stars WE CAME AS ROMANS have just been confirmed for the headlining slot of this year’s installment of the renowned Impericon Never Say Die Tour!
This marks the bands second invasion of Europe in support of their most recent effort „Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be“ which was released by Nuclear Blast in 2011.
Commented guitarist Joshua Moore: „Our first time in Europe was two years ago, opening the Never Say Die tour. To think that our European fans have been so supportive over these past two years to have us back and now headlining, is an amazing feeling. We can’t wait to return and have a great time with all of you, sharing our second Impericon Never Say Die Tour experience!“
For more info surf to Facebook
Check out the videos for
„Mis//Understanding“:
„Just Keep Breathing“:
AVOCADO BOOKING PRESENTS: IMPERICON NEVER SAY DIE TOUR 2012
WE CAME AS ROMANS
BLESS THE FALL
STICK TO YOUR GUNS
FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS
OBEY THE BRAVE
AT THE SKYLINES
THE BROWNING
AT DAWN WE RAGE
12.10.12 Germany Würzburg @ Posthalle
13.10.12 Germany Stuttgart @ Zapata
14.10.12 France Paris @ Le Trabendo
15.10.12 UK Birmingham @ O2 Academy 2
17.10.12 UK Manchester @ Club Academy
18.10.12 UK London @ The Electric Ballroom
19.10.12 Belgium Antwerp @ Trix Zaal
20.10.12 Germany Köln @ Essigfabrik
21.10.12 Germany Berlin @ C-Club
22.10.12 Germany Hamburg @ Markthalle
23.10.12 Sweden Stockholm @ Klubben/Fryshuset
25.10.12 Germany Münster @ Sputnikhalle
26.10.12 Luxemburg Esch @ Kulturfabrik
27.10.12 Switzerland Pratteln @ Z7
28.10.12 Italy Trezzo D’Adda (Milan) @ Live Club
29.10.12 Germany München @ Backstage Werk
30.10.12 Austria Wien @ Arena
01.11.12 Czech Rep Prague @ Futurum
02.11.12 Germany Leipzig @ Werk 2
03.11.12 Holland Den Haag @ Paard
www.wecameasromans.com | www.facebook.com/wecameasromans | www.nuclearblast.de/wecameasromans
NILE – present new lyric video! 06.06.2012
US-based death metal legendsNILE proudly present the official lyric video for the song `The Fiends Who Come To Steal The Magick Of The Deceased´, taken from their upcoming new pitch-black manifesto of damnation “At The Gate Of Sethu” (out on June 29).
Follow this downward path to watch it:
Moreover, the band has recently released a songpier smartphone app plus other great gimmicks and offers the song as a free download via their Nuclear Blast band page at
Don’t miss them on their European tour in November/December!
NILE, KREATOR, MORBID ANGEL & FUELED BY FIRE
01.11. B Antwerpen – Trix
02.11. D Giessen – Hessenhalle
03.11. D Geiselwind – Music Hall
04.11. NL Eindhoven – Effenaar
05.11. F Rennes – L’Etage
06.11. F Paris – Bataclan
22.11. H Budapest – Club 202
23.11 A Wien – Arena
28.11. SK Bratislava – TBA
30.11. D Leipzig – Hellraiser
10.12. S Stockholm – Lilla Arenan
11.12. S Gothenburg – Traedgarn
12.12. DK Copenhagen – Amager Bio
13.12. DK Aarhus – Voxhall
14.12. D Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36
15.12. D Stuttgart – LKA Longhorn
16.12. NL Leeuwarden – Schaaf
19.12. D Saarbrücken – Garage
20.12. D Hannover – Capitol
21.12. D Munich – Backstage
22.12. D Oberhausen – Turbinenhalle
www.nile-catacombs.net | www.facebook.com/nilecatacombs | www.nuclearblast.de/nile
KORPIKLAANI – put lyric videos and songpier online 05.06.2012
Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI proudly present a new song of their upcoming 8th studio album “Manala” (out on the 3rd of August via Nuclear Blast) – that actually exists in two different versions! As announced before, the limited Digipak edition of “Manala” will come to you with a bonus CD, including the whole album with English lyrics. The English counterpart of `Kunnia´ (as the original Finnish song is called) is entitled `Honor´, and both songs can now be enjoyed in the form of two great lyric videos. Feel free to sing along to
KUNNIA:
and
HONOR:
Moreover, the band has just unveiled their very own songpier smartphone app and offers a Soundcloud stream of the new songs plus some other great gimmicks via their official Nuclear Blast band page at
Planning a journey toSouth America? Why don’t you take the chance to see KORPIKLAANI live on stage while you’re there?
KORPIKLAANI South America Tour
06.06. RCH Santiago – Espacio 334
07.06. RA Buenos Aires – Salon Reducci
08.06. BR Belo Horizonte – Music Hall
09.06. BR Sao Paulo – Clash Club
10.06. BR Curitiba – Music Hall
12.06. BR Porto Alegre – Beco 203
13.03. ROU Montevideo – Buzz Live
www.korpiklaani.com | www.myspace.com/korpiklaani | www.facebook.com/korpiklaani | www.nuclearblast.de/korpiklaani
TANKARD – first track-by-track video posted! 05.06.2012
Legendary German alcoholic thrash metallers TANKARD, whose 30-years-anniversary-album “A Girl Called Cerveza” will be released on the 27th of July via Nuclear Blast, have posted the first part of a series of track-by-track videos! Let front man Gerre give you further information on the idea behind the songs „Running On Fumes“ , „A Girl Called Cerveza“ and „Witch Hunt 2.0“:
Stay tuned for part 2 – in the meantime, check out the awesome TANKARD songpier app for your smartphone
www.tankard.info | www.facebook.com/tankardofficial | www.nuclearblast.de/tankard
BULLET: New Single „Full Pull“ will be released on July, 13th 01.06.2012
On July 13th, the new BULLET single „Full Pull“ will be released. The single will be available digitally and on vinyl, with various colours.
Tracklist:
Side A: Full Pull
Side B: Get On
You can order the single HERE
On September 14th, the new BULLET record “Full Pull” will be released worldwide on Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded in “Gutterview Recorders” in Solna/Stockholm, along with Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters a.o.) and Fred Estby (Dismember a.o.)
Bullet on tour 2012:
28.09 D Berlin – Frannz Club
29.09 D Leipzig – Hellraiser
30.09 D Frankfurt – Batschkapp
02.10 A Wien – Arena
03.10 D München – Backstage Halle
04.10 CH Aarau – KiFF
05.10 D Saarbrücken – Garage
06.10 D Köln – Luxor
07.10 B Antwerpen – Trix Club
08.10 D Essen – Turcok
09.10 NL Utrecht – dB´s
10.10 D Hamburg – Logo
11.10 S Malmö – KB
12.10 S Stockholm – Debaser Medis
13.10 S Gothenburg – Pustervik
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ELUVEITIE – join the Metalcamp band chat on the 12th of June 01.06.2012
Just like last year, the popular Metalcamp band chat will available within the weeks until the festival. On the official MC page you can login at „CHAT“ and talk with your favourite bands, ask questions, find out news or secrets and much more…
The chat 2012 will be kicked off by ELUVEITIE´s bass player Kay, who will answer your questions and chat with you on Tuesday, June 12 from 8 – 8.30 pm CET. To take part you only have to sign up and register and off you go.
www.metalcamp.com – CHAT or via direct link
Watch out for further announcements and chat confirmations until the festival!
Swiss folk-metal-maniacs ELUVEITIE started a new, aspiring and flourishing era of heathen metal – “New Wave Of Folk Metal” – with their output “Spirit”, released in 2006, and turned everything upside down within the whole scene. Influenced by Celtic music and mysticism, this pagan circle reached to unite two total different styles. ELUVEITIE play traditional, authentic folk combined with modern melodic death metal in the classical Gothenburg-vein. Nevertheless the band also concentrates on topics and stories behind their songs. With their new chartbreaker album „Helvetios“ the band surely will perform a hell of a show at METALCAMP 2012!
ELUVEITIE video clip
Tickets for the Metalcamp, taking place in Tolmin, Slovenia, from August 5 to August 10, can be purchased via the Nuclear Blast web shop
www.eluveitie.ch | www.myspace.com/eluveitie | www.facebook.de/eluveitie | www.nuclearblast.de/eluveitie
KREATOR – „Phantom Antichrist“ out now, European tour announced! 01.06.2012
The time has come! The brand new album, „Phantom Antichrist“, by Germanys thrash metal export no. 1, KREATOR, is out now on CD, vinyl and as digital download!
„Phantom Antichrist“ is available as a regular jewel case CD, limited edition CD/DVD digipack, the extensive „Ultimate Edition“ box set, 2LP picture vinyl and various coloured 2LP vinyl editions – get your copy at the Nuclear Blast Mailorder: www.nuclearblast.de/shop or surf to www.itunes.com/kreator to download the album digitally.
Currently, the band is touring the Metalfest Open Airs across Europe before heading overseas to destroy the US together with label mates ACCEPT.
A European tour has been confirmed for November/December 2012.
KREATOR 2012
Presented by Rock Hard, Legacy, Virus, Noizeletter, Musix, Piranha, Metalnews.de, BLAST!
KREATOR
MORBID ANGEL
NILE
FUELED BY FIRE
01.11.2012 BE – Antwerp, Trix
02.11.2012 DE – Giessen, Hessenhalle
03.11.2012 DE – Geiselwind, Music Hall
04.11.2012 NL – Eindhoven, Effenaar
05.11.2012 FR – Rennes, L´Etage
06.11.2012 FR – Paris, Bataclan
22.11.2012 HU – Budapest, Club 202
23.11.2012 AT – Wien, Arena
28.11.2012 SK – Bratislava
30.11.2012 DE – Leipzig, Hellraiser
10.12.2012 SE – Stockholm, Lilla Arenan
11.12.2012 SE – Gothenburg, Traedgarn
12.12.2012 DK – Copenhagen, Amager Bio
13.12.2012 DK – Aarhus, Voxhall
14.12.2012 DE – Hamburg, Große Freiheit 36
15.12.2012 DE – Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn
16.12.2012 NL – Leeuwarden, Schaaf
19.12.2012 DE – Saarbrücken, Garage
20.12.2012 DE – Hannover, Capitol
21.12.2012 DE – München, Backstage
22.12.2012 DE – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle
“Brutalized thrash attack with increased attention for great melodies and dark moods. Perfect hybrid of classic heavy metal and idiosyncratic thrash with more contrasts than ever!”
ROCK TRIBUNE (B) | Vera Matthijssens
“Heavy, brutal & melodic! PHANTOM ANTICHRIST combines the best moments of all KREATOR albums!”
METAL HAMMER (GER) | Sebastian Kessler
“I need to change my pants! I think KREATOR just delivered their new signature album! F**K, I LOVE THIS BAND!”
SCREAM (NO) | Hakon Grav
“A strong album that keeps heavy metal very much alive!”
ZILLO (GER) | Christoph Kutzer
“Complex & diverse featuring just the best from all KREATOR eras. Very good.”
HEAVY (GER) | Jürgen Lugerth
Melodic and serious thrashy joy! Enormous amounts of ideas with expert songwriting and superbe performances throughout! If anyone releases a better thrash album in 2012, it’ll take a mammoth effort!
METAL HAMMER (UK) | Tom Dare
“A really solid slab of thrash metal! Quite possibly the thrash album of the year!”
TERRORIZER (UK) | Lee MacBride
„KREATOR’s finest post-millennial album… A truly classy European metal record“.
KERRANG (UK) | KKKK | Jason Arnopp
www.kreator-terrorzone.de | www.facebook.com/kreatorofficial | www.nuclearblast.de/sabaton
SONATA ARCTICA: Worldwide Chart Domination 01.06.2012
With their fantastisc new record “Stones Grow Her Name”, SONATA ARCTCA not only achieved gold status in their homecountry Finland, but also entered charts worldwide.
We´re pround to announce the chart entries so far:
Finland 1
Hungary 13
Switzerland 21
Germany 24
Austria 29
Sweden 37
Norway 39
France 54
Italy 72
Holland 72
Canada 79
Belgium Wallonie 79
Spain 97
Sweden Rock Charts 5
Canada Rock Charts 7
UK Rock Charts 9
Great news also from the US camp:
After hearing that SONATA ARCTICA’s latest album, Stones Grow Her Name, achieved “highest 1st week sales” status in the USA with 2,225 copies sold and has debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, vocalist/songwriter Tony Kakko checked in from his home in Finland with the following message:
„North America! Awesome! Our best ever 1st week sales with Stones Grow Her Name! Thank you so much! Feels good to hear this kind of news from the other side of the great puddle. Especially now, when the times are what they are… You guys rock! Sure hope to get all the tour plans ready as soon as possible, so we can announce out next great North American adventure. See you guys hopefully soon! Miss ya! Cheers!”
SONATA ARCTICA – „Stones Grow Her Name World Tour 2012“
German dates presented by: Rock Hard, MusiX and BLAST! Magazine
03.11.12 PL-Warsaw Progresja
04.11.12 D-Berlin Columbiaclub
06.11.12 D-Hamburg Markthalle
07.11.12 D-Cologne Essigfabrik
08.11.12 B-Antwerpen Trix
09.11.12 NL-Tilburg 013)
11.11.12 D-Bochum Zeche
12.11.12 D-Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
13.11.12 F-Lille Le Splendid
14.11.12 F-Paris Bataclan
16.11.12 E-Madrid La Riviera
17.11.12 E-Barcelona Razzmatazz
19.11.12 F-Lyon Le Transpordeur
20.11.12 D-Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
21.11.12 CH-Pratteln Z7
22.11.12 I-Milano Alcatraz
24.11.12 CZ-Prag Winter Masters of Rock
27.11.12 D-Munich Backstage Halle
Watch the video for “I Have A Right” here
Visit SONATA ARCTICA online at:
www.SONATAARCTICA.info
www.facebook.com/SONATAARCTICA
Twitter.com/SONATAARCTICA
www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica