SONIC SYNDICATE unveil "We Rule The Night" tracklist

Sweden's rockstars SONIC SYNDICATE have revealed the tracklist of their upcoming masterpiece called "We Rule The Night", due May 28 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Commented the band: "We Rule the Night is a result of everything that Sonic Syndicate has been and has become. When Nathan joined the band in 2009 a fire ignited and everything just felt truly natural for the first time in many ways. We're having more fun then ever, the music started flowing like water and We Rule the Night is the most exciting album we've recorded to date!"

1. Beauty And The Freak
2. Revolution, Baby
3. Turn It Up
4. My Own Life
5. Burn This City
6. Black And Blue
7. Miles Apart
8. Plans Are For People
9. Leave Me Alone
10. Break Of Day
11. We Rule The Night

SONIC SYNDICATE - New cover artwork unveiled

Swedens No. 1 rock band SONIC SYNDICATE has issued the following statement:

"The time has once again arrived for all of us in Sonic Syndicate to unleash a new album on the world. Just a short time ago we burned down your city and now we're back with full force to announce that WE RULE THE NIGHT. Over the last few months we've been working on the artwork for our new album - coming out on May 28th, 2010 - with our good friend Gustavo Sazes. We asked Gustavo to create a bright cover that was also very dark to fit with the title of out new album. After countless hours of frustration and adjustments an email arrives with what has now become the brightest yet darkest cover we could possibly hope for. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages. We present to you the cover of our new album, SONIC SYNDICATE - WE RULE THE NIGHT!"

REVAMP signs up with Nuclear Blast!

The end of something can become a start for new adventures! For Floor Jansen, the final stop of After Forever didn't mean the end of her career, nor for her cooperation with Nuclear Blast!

After the break of After Forever, singer Floor Jansen soon decided she wanted to start over and present a new band to the public. To accomplish this, she joined forces with two additional songwriters to compose new songs for her new baby called ReVamp. "I am happy to announce this good news! Nuclear Blast has done many great things for After Forever and I am positive they can work their magic on ‘ReVamp' as well! It's heartwarming how they stand behind me and my new band!", says Floor, who did five longplayers with After Forever, whos last, self-titled album entered the Top 10 in their dutch mothercountry.

Together with Waldemar Sorychta and her former After Forever collegue Joost van den Broek, the songwriting team was completed and the work on on the first ReVamp album, which will be released on the 4th of June 2010, started. Click HERE to see ReVamp in the studio

The ReVamp sound will become a unique blend of the personal style we will recognize from these musicians. Combining these individual sounds in one album promises to result in heavy and very metal! Nuclear Blast A&R manager Jaap Wagemaker is very happy about the trust of Floor and ReVamp: „We are stoked to announce that ReVamp, the new band of Floor Jansen,the voice of After Forever has inked a deal with the label. After the split of After Forever, Floor has taken her time to find the right musicians for her new outfit and now she is ready to continue where she left of. After having heard the new material of ReVamp, Nuclear Blast was very impressed to offer Floor a new deal and to keep her in the family. So, for all the fans of Floor's voice , the wait is over!"

For info, tour dates and studio reports check out www.revampmusic.com

KREATOR signs with Nuclear Blast Records!

Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of a real metal legend - mighty German thrash metal titans KREATOR!

Commented guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "We're happy to anounce that KREATOR has just signed a new long-term deal with Nuclear Blast! Based on a friendship with Andy Siry (head of A&R of Nuclear Blast) that lasted for decades we will now finally join forces on a professional level! Becoming a part of the Nuclear Blast family means a lot to us and together with the world's biggest metal label we will conquer the future!"

Added Andy Siry: "For me another 'thrash dream' has come true with the signing of Germany's finest and Europe's leading thrash legends KREATOR!!! I still remember the day when I heard 'Endless Pain' for the first time, I became a huge fan of the band. I have been following KREATOR through their career and I built up a very good friendship with Mille. The last years I have been working very hard to make it possible that KREATOR would join the Nuclear family. Together we are looking into a very bright future in which we will be leading KREATOR onwards to world domination!"

www.myspace.com/kreator

Music Video: OVER KILL - "Bring Me The Night"

New Music Video from Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY!

Music Video: AMORPHIS - "Divinity"

www.myspace.com/amorphis

Sonic Syndicate announce Russia/Japan Tour for April

Sonic Syndicate will be touring Russia and Asia in April, dates include:

April 01st Tallinn, EST – Rock Cafe
April 02nd St. Petersburg, RUS – Orlandina
April 03rd Ekaterinburg, RUS – Tele Club
April 04th Perm, RUS – Black and White
April 06th Chelyabinsk, RUS – DK Iskra
April 07th Kurgan, RUS – Akademia
April 08th Krasnodar, RUS – Strike Arena
April 09th Rostov, RUS – Podzemka
April 10th Moscow, RUS – Plan B
April 11th Nizhny Novgorod, RUS – Rocco Club
April 23rd Napoya, JAP – Apollo Theater
April 24th Osaka, JAP – Sunhall
April 25th Tokyo, JAP – Club Asia

Music Video: ELUVEITIE - "Thousandfold"

www.myspace.com/eluveitie

Music Video: THE 69 EYES - "Dead N' Gone"

Studio Video #2: Keep Of Kalessin

The second studio report for the recording of the new Keep Of Kalessin album due in May 2010.

http://www.kalessin.no/

Nuclear Blast signs all-girl group, INDICA

The Finnish all-girl group INDICA are extremely happy to announce their signing to the German powerhouse Nuclear Blast.

"It is very rare to see such enthusiasm that we have already witnessed with all the Nuclear Blast people about our forthcoming debut album in English. We can´t wait to start to work with all of you, to get the album out and to start touring in Europe! With lots of love, INDICA! We are very proud to welcome this young band from Finland to the Nuclear Blast family. Those five exceptional girls have totally captivated all of us. With their magical and self-contained form of romantic and melancholic rock music we are trying to explore into directions which are new to us and and it will be a big but more than exciting challenge!" - Markus Staiger, Nuclear Blast President

The album was produced by NIGHTWISH mastermind Tuomas Holopainen, who toured Europe with INDICA twice so far:

"Indica has such sights to show you! You will be spellbound for lifetime!" - Tuomas Holopainen

The new INDICA album "A way away" is due in early Summer 2010.

BAND WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/theindicaband

BAND MEMBERS:
Jonsu (vocals, violin)
Heini (bass)
Sirkku (keyboards)
Jenny (guitar)
Laura (drums)

SABATON joins the Nuclear Blast family

"Nuclear Blast is very stoked to announce another great signing: SABATON - one of the most promising upcoming bands in heavy metal these days! Although they have already released four great albums, they are still unknown to the majority of the metal legions - which is a shame! We noticed the band's potential to become one of the leaders of nowadays metal scene - especially by visiting their festival appearances and club shows. Together Nuclear Blast and SABATON are prepared for the next step to bring the band on a much higher level! Watch out for their new album in spring 2010!" - Jaap Wagemaker / A&R of NUCLEAR BLAST

"After ten years as a band and four albums we have decided what the next step in the evolution of SABATON will be. A contract with the biggest Heavy Metal label in the world has been signed and the next album will be released by Nuclear Blast in the spring of 2010. The last album "The Art of War" touched the hearts of thousands and thousands of metalfans around the world, and with their help we are now ready to hit the studio and record our new album. What way could we better end our 10´th year? See you all in 2010 under the Coat of Arms!" - Pär Sundström / SABATON bassist

www.myspace.com/sabaton

Italy's RHAPSODY OF FIRE sign to Nuclear Blast; new album!

Italian metal heroes RHAPSODY OF FIRE return with a fantastic new album that will be released on March 5th, 2010 by their new label NUCLEAR BLAST, which is known for acts like Nightwish, Edguy or Blind Guardian Nightwish, Edguy or Blind Guardian.

Band Statement:

"We are finally proud to announce to the world that Rhapsody Of Fire are stronger than ever and finally ready for their glorious come-back! We just signed a worldwide-level agreement with the legendary label ‘Nuclear Blast', at this time the greatest choice we could have ever done. Wonderful people, a great business vision and the best organization possible, for a relationship that can be anything else but successful for the years to come. In the last months we worked very hard and now all we can say is that a great new album, a real masterpiece of power/speed/symphonic metal, is finally ready! It's title is ‘THE FROZEN TEARS OF ANGELS', it is produced by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli and it was mixed and mastered by our valorous Wolfsburg (Avantasia, Epica and others) This is not just a new album for us, but pure emotion carved in music."

"Lyrically it's based on the 3rd chapter of ‘THE DARK SECRET SAGA' and the long journey of five bravehearts to the frozen northern lands at the unexplored borders of the known world in order to find a way to stop the demonknight's prophecy. This album and its music will underline the feelings, hopes and fear of the main characters in this new epic adventure. All the drama of this new part of the saga will be as always enchanted by the soundtrack oriented orchestral arrangements and the majesty of opera choirs, real trademark of Rhapsody of Fire's music, but surely this album will sound more powerful, speed and guitar oriented than in the recent past, in order to underline the dark and romantic rage of the lyrics too."

"Every song will have its own character, as you will be able to fly with the angels of the crystal realms through the cold skies of the north on the notes of hit-songs like ‘SEA OF FATE' (song written for the first time together by Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli and Fabio Lione), ‘RAGING STARFIRE' or ‘THE FROZEN TEARS OF ANGELS', and at the same time you will have a taste of the angels' holy rage listening to ‘REIGN OF TERROR', real gem of this new production. The energy of more extreme metal applied to positive lyrics hymning to the victory of hope, truth and respect over the inner demons lying in the depths of our conscience for a unique contrast never heard before and that made us really excited while composing this song."

"This new CD will include a great looking cover artwork, created this time by a new and incredibly talented artist able to turn the drama of our fantasy world into a serious, cinematic and realistic representation, and a complete booklet including all the details of the saga's new chapter. The album will be released as a special limited deluxe digipak (first edition) including two bonus tracks and an incredible 32-pages booklet, as well as a standard jewelcase and of course on vinyl. We are looking forward to inviting you to the unexplored snowy and icy majestic landscapes of the north, that mystical dark frozen world where even the tears of our beloved angels can't be anything else but frozen!"

www.myspace.com/RhapsodyOfFireband
www.nuclearblast.de

Studio Video: SONIC SYNDICATE acoustic practice

www.sonicsyndicate.com

MNEMIC REVEAL NEW ALBUM TRACKLIST

Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have just revealed the tracklist for their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Sons Of The System, scheduled for release on January 15, 2010 (Europe) and January 26, 2010 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

Tracklist (North American Version):
01. Sons of The System
02. Diesel Uterus
03. Mnightmare
04. The Erasing
05. Climbning Towards Stars
06. March of The Tripods
07. Fate
08. Hero(in)
09. Elongated Sporadic Bursts
10. Within
11. Orbiting

BONUS TRACKS:
12. Dreamjunkie
13. Orbsons of The System REMIX by LEATHERSTRIP (U.S. Exclusive Bonus Track)
14. Judgement Journey (Digital Bonus Track)

www.myspace.com/mnemic

MUSTASCH signs with Nuclear Blast

Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of legendary Swedish heavy metal hard rockers MUSTASCH! Their self-titled album which was already released in Scandinavia, will be released in the rest of Europe January 8th 2010.

"We are thrilled about signing with Nuclear Blast, they are indeed the right record company for MUSTASCH. We are one of the biggest metal bands in Sweden and now when we have produced the strongest record in our career we did want to find a partner to understand its potential to launch internationally, so within the wide networks of the biggest independent metal label in Europe we definately feel comfort and stability. We are excited to the opportunity of being a part of the Nuclear Blast family", comments the band.

"We knew that we were producing a MUSTASCH masterpiece when entering the studio. When we had recorded the first few tracks we did know that this was the strongest record we've ever done: It of course sounded heavy metal hard rock, but this time we were experiencing a heavy machine we'd never experienced before. It's the hardest record we've done but we've never been this proud. Our main plans after releasing the album successfully in the Nordic countries is to focus on Europe in 2010, we are focusing on extensive touring all over by February until summer to present the machine of MUSTASCH. Heavy Metal Hard Rock!"

www.mustasch.net

Germany's VARG signs with Nuclear Blast Records

VARG are back, stronger than ever! The German viking metal band is setting standards when it comes to toughness and brutality in their genre. Three years have passed since the wolf warriors released their debut album "Wolfszeit" which couldn´t have been more unique, innovative and massive.

Look forward to January 22nd 2010 - the release day of "Blutaar", VARG`s first album for new label NUCLEAR BLAST. "We're proud to be part of the family without having to hide the wolf in sheep`s clothes. Nuclear Blast approached us honestly and have the balls to kick ass together with us. This powerful alliance makes us happy! Let`s fight against nazis and the haters who wanted to see us in the rightwing corner - the wolves are hunting again!"

www.myspace.com/varghorde
www.nuclearblast.de

MNEMIC recording their 4th studio album

Danish metallers MNEMIC have begun mixing their fourth studio album “Sons Of The System”, for a January 18th release via Nuclear Blast Records.

Music Video: SCAR SYMMETRY - "Noumenon And Phenomenon"

www.myspace.com/scarsymmetry

SONIC SYNDICATE to tour Sweden, UK, Germany

Nov 13 2009 4:00P	SPORTHALLEN	SUNDSVALL,SWEDEN
Nov 14 2009 4:00P	IDUN FOLKETS HUS	UMEÅ,SWEDEN
Nov 19 2009 4:00P	SPORTHALLEN	LINKÖPING,SWEDEN
Nov 20 2009 4:00P	NÖJESFABRIKEN	KARLSTAD,SWEDEN
Nov 21 2009 4:00P	CONVENTUM CONGRESS	ÖREBRO,SWEDEN
Nov 26 2009 4:00P	LISEBERGSHALLEN	GÖTEBORG,SWEDEN
Nov 27 2009 4:00P	BALTISKA HALLEN	MALMÖ,SWEDEN
Nov 28 2009 8:00P	HOVET	STOCKHOLM,SWEDEN
Dec 1 2009 6:00P	O2 ACADEMY 2	BRISTOL, UK
Dec 2 2009 6:00P	O2 ACADEMY 2	OXFORD, UK
Dec 3 2009 6:00P	RC BASEMENT/ROCK CITY	NOTTINGHAM,UK
Dec 4 2009 6:00P	ENGINE ROOM	BRIGHTON, UK
Dec 5 2009 6:00P	ISLINGTON ACADEMY	LONDON, UK
Dec 6 2009 6:00P	THE ROADHOUSE	MANCHESTER, UK
Dec 7 2009 6:00P	O2 ACADEMY 3	BIRMINGHAM, UK
Dec 10 2009 6:00P	59 TO 1	MUNICH,GERMANY
Dec 11 2009 6:00P	LUXOR	COLOGNE,GERMANY
Dec 12 2009 6:00P	LIDO	BERLIN,GERMANY
Dec 13 2009 6:00P	LOGO	HAMBURG,GERMANY

www.myspace.com/sonicsyndicate

Music Video: SONIC SYNDICATE - "Burn This City"

SONIC SYNDICATE "Burn This City", the brand new single of the forthcoming album due in April/May 2010 featuring new singer Nathan J. Biggs. The band's EP Burn This City out November 6, 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records!

www.myspace.com/sonicsyndicate

Music Video: EPICA - "Unleashed"

New music video "Unleashed" from EPICA's new album, Design Your Universe, which is due in Europe on October 16, 2009 and in North America on November 3, 2009. The album was recorded at Gate Studio in Wolfsburg, Germany with producer Sascha Paeth.

Design Your Universe tracklist:
01. Samadhi (prelude)
02. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns - Part IV)
03. Unleashed
04. Martyr of the Free Word
05. Our Destiny
06. Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns - Part V)
07. The Price of Freedom (interlude)
08. Burn to a Cinder
09. Tides of Time
10. Deconstruct
11. Semblance of Liberty
12. White Waters
13. Design Your Universe (A New Age Dawns - Part VI)

Tour Video: THREAT SIGNAL

SONATA ARCTICA certified GOLD in Finland

Mighty melodic heavy rockers SONATA ARCTICA have just released their brand new album called, "The Days Of Grays". After the official single "The Last Amazing Grays" hit the Finnish single charts on #4 in its 1st week of release and then climbed up to #3, the album was certified GOLD in Finland on its day of release in excess of 15,000 copies sold!

Their last effort "Unia" (engl. "Dreams") was certified GOLD in Finland back in May 2007 and is about to go PLATINUM for more than 30,000 records sold.

The band is currently touring in the United States and will be back in Europe for a headlining run in November 2009!

www.sonataarctica.info
www.myspace.com/sonataarctica
www.nuclearblast.de
www.myspace.com/nuclearblasteurope

Studio Video: SONIC SYNDICATE (Sweden)

Swedish heavy metal band SONIC SYNDICATE introduce their new singer, Nathan J. Biggs (formerly of The Hollow Earth Theory).



www.myspace.com/sonicsyndicate

Music Video: SONATA ARTICA - "Flag In The Ground"

Finnish metal thrasher, SONATA ARTICA debut new music video! "Flag In The Ground" is a track off the band’s upcoming album, The Days Of Grays, set for European release on September 18, 2009 and a North American release on September 22, 2009. SONATA ARTICA will be touring the U.S. and Canada with Dragonforce and Taking Dawn in September & October. See dates here: www.myspace.com/SonataArtica



www.nuclearblastusa.com

SONATA ARCTICA unveil new artwork & tracklisting

SONATA ARCTICA have unveiled the new artwork, track listing as well as the album title of their forthcoming album.

"THE DAYS OF GRAYS" will see a worldwide release (excluding Asia) through Nuclear Blast Records on September 18th, 2009 (September 16th in Finland and September 22nd in the USA).



Ltd. 2CD-Digipak:
01. Everything Fades To Gray (Instrumental)
02. Deathaura
03. The Last Amazing Grays
04. Flag In The Ground
05. Breathing
06. Zeroes
07. The Dead Skin
08. Juliet
09. No Dream Can Heal A Broken Heart
10. As If The World Wasn't Ending
11. The Truth Is Out There
12. Everything Fades To Gray (full version)
13. In The Dark

Regular CD:
01. Everything Fades To Gray (Instrumental)
02. Deathaura
03. The Last Amazing Grays
04. Flag In The Ground
05. Breathing
06. Zeroes
07. The Dead Skin
08. Juliet
09. No Dream Can Heal A Broken Heart
10. As If The World Wasn't Ending
11. The Truth Is Out There
12. Everything Fades To Gray (full version)

Music Video: PAIN "Monkey Business" (Sweden)

Swedish metal band PAIN release new music video for "Monkey Business" from the new album, Cynic Paradise - available now!



BAND MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/pain
RECORD LABEL: Nuclear Blast Europe

VADER signs with Nuclear Blast Records!

Official Press Release:

Nuclear Blast is very proud to announce the signing of the legendary death metal kings from Poland - VADER! The guys have a history of almost 25 years of releasing death metal highlights and have built up a reputation of being one of the hardest touring bands in the scene! This Summer VADER will release their new album "Necropolis" which will not only be their debut for Nuclear Blast, but also another chapter in the history of the band with a totally renewed line up. Watch out for VADER as they will only return stronger than ever!

A sample of the new album can already be heard on www.myspace.com/vader and www.myspace.com/nuclearblasteurope

Comments Peter/VADER:

"This is absolutely amazing, that VADER is now a part of NUCLEAR BLAST Family!!! Can't find words how proud we are !!! Only great things may happen when traditions meet together... I so much believe that VADER will give one more BLAST to this NUCLEAR history of Metal !!!! Lets start the fire - TOGETHER!!!!"

The second part of VADER's studio report from the recording session of band's upcoming album "Necropolis" is finally ready to be unleashed.

DEATHSTARS "Synthetic Generation"

DEATHSTARS new album "NIGHT ELECTRIC NIGHT" set to release in North America on MAY 19, 2009! Here's an oldie but goodie music video from DEATHSTARS.



BAND MYSPACE: Myspace.com/deathstars

Music Video: ELUVEITIE "Omnos"

The self-proclaimed 'New Wave of Folk Metal', Switzerland's ELUVEITIE premiere their newest music video for the song "Omnos". The 8-piece band's new album, EVOCATION 1: THE ARCANE DOMINION, comes out April 11th on Nuclear Blast Records!



BAND MYSPACE: Myspace.com/ELUVEITIE

Music Video: SONIC SYNDICATE (from Sweden)

BAND MYSPACE: Myspace.com/sonicsyndicate

Music Video: DEATHSTARS "Death Dies Hard"

Peep this dope video from Swedish goth rockers DEATHSTARS from their new album Night Electric Album released January 30, 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records.