Icon In Me Post Trailer For "Un-Slaved" Video

As anticipation builds for their third rage-filled release, Head Break Solution, modern melodeath supergroup ICON IN ME (featuring current and former members of Soilwork, Hostile Breed, The Absolute and Transport League) has posted a clip from the video for "Un-Slaved" online at this location. The band's label, Goomba Music, has made a limited edition t-shirt/CD bundle pack available for pre-order. Head Break Solution is set for release on July  12th, 2011 via Goomba Music. For updates and more information, check out www.goobmamusic.com or www.myspace.com/iconinme.  

In today's music "industry," it seems that most bands are compromising their artistic expression for fear of alienating radio program directiors and record company executives. Few recording artists are willing to step up and record what they truly feel. One such recording artist is Icon In Me and they have captured the soul of heavy metal music with the release of their third title, Head Break Solution.

Demonstrating passion few recording artists can, Icon In Me's D. Frans describes the band's emotions while writing for the new album,  "People cannot remain indifferent and apathetic to the situation in the modern world; wars, cataclysms, corruption of governments and many more. People throughout the world are going crazy and are making bad decisions. These are Head Break Solutions. We reflected on the problems in the world today and tried to capture them in song."

Icon In Me has crafted an inspired release, with brilliant performances, outstanding song arrangements and tremendous production. Fantasy is not reflected on Head Break Solution. It captures the harsh realities of the world today. Led by the outstanding vocals of Tony JJ (former member of M.A.N., C-187, ex-Mnemic and Transport League), the dual guitar attack f D. Frans (ex-Hostile Breed) and Artyom (ex-Reign The Absolute) and the pounding rhythm section of Konstantin (bass, ex-Hostile Breed) and Morten (drums, Amaranthe, Mercenary, The Arcane Order, Submission, Soilwork, Hateshpere, Scarve) Head Break Solution will not disappoint even the most critical metal fan. Guest appearances include Glen Drover (Megadeth, King Diamond), Anders Bjorler (The Haunted, At The Gates), Rob Guz (M.A.N., Olof Morck, Nightrage, Amaranthe), Magnus Soderman (In Rage, Slapdash), Andy Solvestrom (Within, Amaranthe, Evildoer and Cypher System) and Oleg Izotov (Trinity, ANJ).

Head Break Solution was produced by Jacob Hansen (Mnemic, Destruction,Mercenary, Maroon Raunchy), recorded at CBS Studio (Denmark), A-Lab (Moscow) and Grand Recordings (Sweden) and was mixed by Ben Schigel (Chimaira, Drowning Pool, Walls Of Jericho) at Spider Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Mastering was done by Major Appelbaum (Halford, Fight, Yngwie Malmsteen, Cynic, Therion.

Suicide World / Intro

Wasted Ways

Face It

The Quest

Un-Slaved

Lost For Nothing

Flood Kills

Nuclear Drama

Tired And Broken

Through The Sites

Aspects Of The Unknown

Solid Child

 Head Break Solution is set for a July 12th release. 

www.myspace.com/iconinme

www.goombamusic.com 

Benedictum's Veronica Freeman Takes over the Airwaves

BENEDICTUM front woman Veronica Freeman will be participating in three radio interviews in two days to discuss this year's heavy metal tour de force Dominion, as well as other matters of metal. Those of you who know Veronica personally, witnessed her stage performance, or interviewed her understand why it is imperative to tune in and pay attention toone, two or all three of these chats.

June 3  -  Mind Over Metal w/ MetalMattLongo   

2:00 p.m. EST /11:00 a.m. PST  

www.mindovermetal.org / www.wruv.org (Live Broadcast) 

                        June 3 - Metal Head Radio w/ DJ Rob   

                        9:30 p.m. EST / 6:30 p.m. PST

                        www.metalheadradio.com  (Live Broadcast)       

  

June 9 - Heavy Metal Buzz w/ Frank Hanley   

8:00 p.m. EST/ 11:00 p.m. PST   

www.heavymetalbuzz.com (Pre-Recorded)

Benedictum Premieres "Bang" on StereoKiler.com

U.S. Heavy Metal powerhouse BENEDICTUM has made "Bang" available for streaming atwww.stereokiller.com/benedictum. Featuring Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot) on bass, "Bang!" is a quintessential anthem of defiance and one hell of a grooving slam. Vocalist Veronica Freeman calls it "my non-Prom song for those of us who didn't make the cut... or even those who did but were totally misunderstood. It's time to rise and not let them define us!" Just one of many monster cuts from BENEDICTUM's third effort Dominion, "Bang" epitomizes what Heavy Metal is supposed to be (but rarely is these days): Loud, proud, and impossible to forget!

"Songs like "At The Gates", "Grind It" (feat. some growls) or the smashing "Bang" prove that there are still some Americans who know how Heavy Metal has to sound!"

- Heavy Metal Cosmos (8/10)

"Superb album!" - Lords of Metal (90/100)

"Benedictum nail it from start to finish." - Sea of Tranquility (4.5/5)

"Dominion is the first blockbuster power metal album of 2011!" - Sleaze Roxx

"Few bands play metal with such convincing prowess and feeling and that's what sets this band above the competition." - Metal-Rules (4/5)

"Go ahead and save a place on the 'best of 2011' list for this one."  

- Hard Rock Haven (8.5/10)

"Rarely is that classic desired dynamic between vocalist and lead guitarist achieved these days; there's a certain panache that's easy to see, yet hard to quantify, and it is so obviously present in Benedictum. Truly, they are as blessed as their name suggests."

- Mind Over Metal (4.5/5)

Surging forward as they are driven by the powerful momentum of founding members -front woman Veronica Freeman and the guitar pyrotechnics of writer and guitarist Pete Wells, the time has come for the world to be on notice. Benedictum is again upon us. Infused with the new influences and talents of Chris Shrum on Bass, Tony Diaz on keyboards and Mikey Pannone on Drums Benedictum intend to bring it! Formed in 2005 and quickly noticed by Dio guitarist Craig Goldy, the wheels were soon set in motion for their debut album Uncreation.

The collaboration of producer Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio, Foreigner) and the musical works of vocalist Veronica Freeman and Pete Wells along with the talent of drummer Blackie Sanchez, bassist Jesse Wright and keyboardist Chris Morgan, Uncreation was released to great reviews. Benedictum was selected as one of the top bands to watch in 2006 by Classic Rock magazine and one of Rock Hard Germany's top 50 albums for that year. Guest appearances included Jeff Pilson, Craig Goldy and Jimmy Bain.

The result of the second collaboration between Jeff Pilson and Benedictum was their 2008 releaseSeasons of Tragedy which evolved them into a Metal force which could not be denied. With Veronicas' raw and powerful vocals, songs with memorable melodies and the magical talent of Pete Wells along with new drummer Paul Courtois and the guidance of Jeff Pilson, Seasons of Tragedy further solidified the fact that there was something quite special at work here.  

Seasons of Tragedy garnered more great reviews and were on many a list for top albums of 2008. Guest appearances again by Jeff Pilson, Craig Goldy and also George Lynch who added his special flare to the track Bare Bones and the cover of Accept's "Balls to the Wall". Their driving music and energetic shows allowed Benedictum to grace the stage of many festivals including: Wacken, Gods of Metal, HRH and a tour with DORO.

Capitalizing on the success of Uncreation and Seasons of Tragedy, Benedictum now offer the world their masterpiece, Dominion. Recently released by Frontiers Records and produced by Grammy Award winner Ryan Greene (NOFX, Megadeth, F5), Dominion is everything you've come to expect from Benedictum...plus a whole lot more. If you don't know Benedictum, then you don't know heavy metal. It's as simple as that.  

Crank it up and become a Victim of Benedictum!

www.benedictum.net 

Bindrune is pleased to announce the signing of Portland, Maine's Falls of Rauros!!

FoR have always been a well honed and eclectic American black metal band, but as they have progressed, their art has taken on an even more impressive and beautiful atmosphere as their songs developed and writing style grown to carry the listener deep into the woods with classical and folk elements. The band's first full-length release for Bindrune Recordings, The Light That Dwells in Rotten Wood, is a stirring collection of majestic melodies and a primordial essence that embraces the staples of the black metal genre, but the spirit and atmosphere of the music goes far beyond the realms of modern man. Expansive soundscapes. Beautiful folk/classical compositions.Organic black metal urgency that awakens the listeners yearning for the forest.

The Light That Dwells in Rotten Wood is off to be mastered by Sacred Sound Studios towards the end of the week and we look forward to unleashing this CD in June. The LP version will surface by the end of the year as Bindrune will be working with Flenser Records to bring this opus to the analog format. More details on that, and a FoR band page will surface on this site in the coming days/months.

www.myspace.com/fallsofrauros 

www.bindrunerecordings.com 

Bindrune Recordings Webshop Update

FOREST OF THE SOUL PRE-ORDERS STILL BEING ACCEPTED!! 

New merch in at the webshop!

Celestiial - Desolate North is available again... on LP!  

NEW CD

Ilsa (US) - Tutti il Colori del Buio CD (Dark Descent Records)

Miasmal (Swe) - S/T (Dark Descent Records)

Panopticon (US) / Lake of Blood (US) - Split CDr (Lundr Records)

Seeds in Barren Fields (Swe) - Sounding the Siren Song in Vain CDr (Lundr Records)

Uncanny (Swe) - Splenium For Nyktophobia MCMXCL-MCMXCIV 2CD  

(Dark Descent Records)

NEW VINYL

Celestiial (US) - Desolate North Gatefold LP (Handmade Birds Records)

Blut Aus Nord (Fra) - Mort Gatefold LP (Handmade Birds)

A few items have also been added to the Bargain Bin!

More titles coming soon!

No postage fees in N. America!

Overseas customers: Order over $100 in merch and receive free shipping!

Thank you for your support!

More titles are in route to the webshop, and news regarding our growing roster of artists shall be materializing soon. Spread the word.... Woodland denizens unite!

www.bindrunerecordings.com

www.bindrunerecordings.com/distro 

HOD Set To Kick Off Tour With MARDUK

San Antonio's masters of blackened death/thrash HOD are gearing up to hit the road with black metal legends MARDUK, along with  AURA NOIR, BLACK ANVIL and PANZERFAUST as part of the Seven Bowls of Wrath Tour. HOD will join MARDUK and the rest of thus unholy crew on May 29th in Montreal and then end their trek with a handful of co-headlining dates with PANZERFAUST. All of this is coming in anticipation of the band's follow up to their critically-acclaimed debut, Serpent, which Zero Tolerance called a "venomous explosion of black, death, and thrash metal fury" and Terrorizer called "non-commercialized, uncompromising and slightly unhinged death metal." The new album, titled Book Of The Worm, is expected to see the light of day in the coming months. HOD guitarist Carl "Lord Necron" Snyder comments, "Just a couple more days until Hod hits the road with Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil and Panzerfaust!  We look forward to all the new places we will be playing.  Make sure to get to the shows early because everyone of these bands will destroy.  A lot of new material will be unleashed so be ready to hear a lot of new material from the upcoming Book of the Worm album."

Serpent is currently available through the Ibex Moon Records Webstore.

HOD Live Dates:

5/29 @The Café Campus w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust  

- Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

5/30 @ The Annex Wreckroom w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust

- Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

5/31 @ Reggie's Rock Club w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust  

-Chicago, IL

6/1 @ I-Rock Nightclub w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust  

- Detroit, MI

6/2 @ Peabody's w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust  

- Cleavland, OH

6/3 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg w/ Marduk, Aura Noir, Black Anvil, Panzerfaust  

- Brooklyn, NY

6/4 @ The Blue Room Behind AJ's w/ Panzerfaust  

- Secausus, NJ

6/5 @ tba w/ Panzerfaust  

- Rochester, NY

6/6 @ tba w/ Panzerfaust  

- Cambridge, CANADA

6/7 @ The Rogue Pizza Company w/ Vore   

- Fayetteville, AR   

6/8 @ Siberia   

- New Orleans, LA

6/25 @ Ten Eleven w/ Spellcaster, Split Heaven, 1 tba  

- San Antonio, TX

11/11 @ Goregrowlers's Ball  

- San Antonio, TX

For those who doubt the sheer ferocity of Hod's live set, check out this video  of the band performing "Apocalyptic Death Whore" live in Houston, TX. 

For more on Hod visit the band's official Myspace page or join them on Facebook.   

www.ibexmoonrecords.com 

THORNAFIRE To Open For SLAYER in Santiago

On June 2nd, 2011, Chilean death metallers THORNAFIRE have the distinct honor of warming up the stage for the almighty SLAYER when the trash titans bring their World Painted Blood Tour to South America. Understandably, the band is marking this occasion as a huge moment in their career as guitarist Victor Mac-Namara reflects in the following statement,  

"We are very happy as musicians and fans to be part in the scenario of a Slayer concert, and opening for them in our city.The truth is that I don´t have many words to talk about it, I can only say that we will unleash our fury and vibe on stage with our sharp axes and drums to evoke the somber cry of death. In short, we hope to leave the stage like shit, but leave at least the electrical system working for Slayer to finally crush this masochistic audience with their classic tyranny."

The announcement of this high-profile gig comes as the band is currently working hard on the anticipated follow up to 2009's Vorex Deconstrucción. In a previously released statement regarding the forthcoming album, Mac-Namara commented, "Currently we are writing music a little different than what we have done in the past. It's a variation, but still true to our underground Death Metal underground roots. I'm drawing concepts for the album artwork. We hope to have this released  by 2012."

In other THORNAFIRE news, the video for "Deconstruccion" can be viewed at this location. The clip was filmed, produced and edited by Daniel Duarte (a member of the fellow Chilean death metal act EXECRATOR) in a professional TV studio in Santiago.

"Deconstruccion" was previously described by THORNAFIRE bassist/vocalist Alexis Munoz as a "futuristic song inspired by the religious and social decline experienced in the current era Eon oh Hourus."

"Deconstruccion" comes off THORNAFIRE's second album, Vorex Deconstrucción, which came out in July 2009 via Ibex Moon Records and is currently available via the label's webstore.

THORNAFIRE's Vorex Deconstrucción was released in July of 2009 on Ibex Moon Records. The band's previous release, Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation, is also available through Ibex Moon. 

The sophomore release for Ibex Moon Records is another step forward in a death metal style that is old school based with a muscular, modern production. Says guitarist Victor Mac-Namara, "The songs that we composed are not in the current way of endless blast beat songs. We do it the old way - memorable music with variety, twisted riffs, and a lot of madness!"

On Vorex Deconstrucción THORNAFIRE has captured the true spirit of a Southern American death metal style that worships at the altar of the ancient ones and takes it cues from the likes Morbid Angel,Krisiun, (early) Sepultura, and Pentagram (Chile), while putting its own unique spin on the genre. The combination of Juan Pablo Donoso's batter and clatter drumming, Mac-Namara's giant array of monster riffs and bassist Alexis Munoz's David-Vincent-meets-Tom-G-Warrior vocals is nothing short of explosive. Combined with occasional synth accents, lyrics sung entirely in Spanish, and guest vocal spots from professional actress Maria Araya, the album establishes THORNAFIRE as one of South America's premier death metal acts.

www.thornafire.cl 

www.myspace.com/thornafire 

www.ibexmoonrecords.com 

Entrenched Streaming "Anesthetic Death" On StereoKiller.com

Jersey-based warmongers ENTRENCHED have paired up with StereoKiller.com to premier the track "Anesthetic Death" from their wholly devastating underground masterpiece Preemptive Strike. Crafted in the tradition of BOLT THROWER, INVASION and HAIL OF BULLETS, Preemptive Strikeoffers memorable songwriting, hellacious grooves, and a world war's worth of firefights.  

Those of you who don't cower at the sound of violence should visit www.stereokiller.com/Entrenched and prepare to get your goddamned head blown off. 

Preemptive Strike Track List:

Intro (Mobilize)

Bred to Kill

ICBM

Landbrecher 666

Frenzied Amputation

Anesthetic Death

Burnt and Destroyed

Tooth and Nail

 Dropping the Tsar Bomb

Entrenched emerged from the trenches of New Jersey when Sean and Charles started jamming together in September 2009. Once songs started being written nonchalance turned into brutality par excellence. Like munitions manufactured in times of war; riff after riff, song after song, Entrenched wrote with skill, passion and precision. The recording campaign of the first full length began in November 2009 and carried on into the spring of 2010. It was recorded in Charles' subterranean command bunker and nothing but perfection was acceptable. After a lengthy recruiting campaign and one conscription, Entrenched enlisted Michael Mullins to perform some additional solos. The album was finished and mixed in August 2010 and was mastered by Alan Douches at WWSM. The first Entrenched record is now prepared for deployment and is ready to be unleashed upon mankind. Look out for Entrenched in the year 2011.