Finnish Black Metal Awesomeness

Ajattara are a Finnish Black\Dark Metal band who sing in nothing but Finnish (understandably!).

Pasi Koskinen (known as Ruoja in Ajattara) is the ex singer from another amazing Finnish band, Amorphis.

You could call Ajattara a Black Metal band but their music is hard to pinpoint, you need to listen for yourself. Their latest album, Noitumaa which came out 22nd April is an acousitc Bm album, it still has this amazing atmosphere. I'd post a video to it but I cant find anything, so this one here will have to do.



Check out the acoustic album Noitumaa, its brilliant.

Mandatory Metallica Saturday

Fucking Finally

Immortal are finally recording a new album, read on:

We’ve just found out that Norway’s mighty Immortal have begun recording their new album, their first since 2002’s Sons of Northern Darkness. Here’s the (brief) word from their management:
“The band has started to record the upcoming album! They will be working in both Grieghallen and Abyss studios this time.”



Cheers to metalkult.com for the pic and news.

Time Off

For all of those of you who read this, I am just lettng you know I won't be posting for a wee while. I have had a death in the family and I need to be with my family, So I will be back in maybe a weeks time or so. Thank You.

Demigod

The gods of Polish Blackened Death, Behemoth are recording for a new album at the moment, so here is a live video of Demigod to remind us why we all love Behemoth:

1349

1349, Norwegian Black Metallers have a new album out on June 2nd called Revelations of the Black Flame, I know I am looking forward to this. Pretty sweet artwork as well:



2009 is turning out to be a bloody good year for metal, yet again.

Mandatory Metallica Saturday

This should get you all excited

The new album from Death Metal Gods, Suffocation, (please bow before them), is due out July 7th and is entitled Blood Oath. This will rule so mark the day on your calendar.

Super Duper

Finally a God Dethroned album that doesn't put me to sleep. Passiondale is a great return, nice solid aggressive Melo Death. Check it out.

Voivod to release new album

Canadian metal legends VOIVOD have set set "Infini" as the title of their final album, due in North America on June 16 via The End Records and Germany on June 12 through Nuclear Blast (the rest of Europe is expected to receive the CD on June 15).

Regarding the album title, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said, "There were many titles thrown around, but I thought of 'Infini' and everybody liked it. Also, it looks great in sci-fi fonts."

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. God Phones
02. From The Cave
03. Earthache
04. Global Warning
05. A Room With A View
06. Destroy After Reading
07. Treasure Chase
08. Krap Radio
09. In Orbit
10. Deathproof
11. Pyramidome
12. Morpheus
13. Volcano

Total running time: 57:57

The follow-up to 2006's "Katorz" will mark the second album in the band's 20-plus-year career that did not feature founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour working alongside his bandmembers in the studio. "Infini" will also mark the first VOIVOD album to feature Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault on bass since 1991's "Angel Rat" and their first release with D'Amour's replacement Dan Mongrain on guitar.

VOIVOD made its trimphant return to the stage on June 22, 2008 in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was joined by original bass player Jean-Yves Theriault ("Blacky") for the first time in 17 years. Dan Mongrain from the Quebec band MARTYR, a good friend of the band, played guitar. Songs from the early catalogue were the focus for the Heavy MTL set, including VOIVOD's cover of the PINK FLOYD classic "Astronomy Domine", which closed the show before the band took a bow center stage and shared a group hug.