Hot News - Cyclone Empire News: Before The Dawn, Solstice, Pentagram, 40 Watt Sun, Onheil and Semlah!

Shortly after returning from their successful tour porting AMORPHIS, Finnish Dark Metal masters BEFORE THE DAWN finished works on a new EP in support of their 10th band-anniversary. ‘Decade Of Darkness’ will hit the stores in Finland and the rest of Scandinavia via Stay Heavy Records on the 31st of March as a 7-song-EP.

The release for the rest of Europe will be made by CYCLONE EMPIRE in September including an exclusive Bonus-DVD “Live at SUMMER BREEZE 2009”!!!

Here´s the EP-tracklist:

1. Decade Of Darkness
2. End Of Days
3. Insomnia
4. Painless (Japan bonus track)
5. Painless (Live)
6. Deadsong (Live)
7. Deadsong (Symphony version)

Additionally the band around mainman Tuomas Saukkonen announced some more tour-dates for Finland, and for the first time China and Japan:

09.04.2010 FIN-Helsinki, Virgin Oil w/ Leafblade (UK), Pressure Points
10.04.2010 FIN-Salo, Drunken Monkey
16.04.2010 FIN-Lahti, 8-sali
23.04.2010 FIN-Vaasa, Circus
24.04.2010 FIN-Seinäjoki, Firebox Metalfest w/ Samael, In Mourning etc.
30.04.2010 FIN-Turku, Vimma All ages.
01.05.2010 FIN-Turku, Klubi w/ Black Sun Aeon
07.05.2010 FIN-Lahti, Hollywood RockHouse
08.05.2010 FIN-Joensuu, Kellari
14.05.2010 FIN-Kouvola, Donington w/ Black Sun Aeon
15.05.2010 FIN-Tampere, Masters Of Metal More info here.
20.05.2010 FIN-Kuopio, Henry's Pub
21.05.2010 FIN-Jyväskylä, Redneck
22.05.2010 FIN-Oulu, Teatria w/ Black Sun Aeon, Chromatic Dark
25.05.2010 CHINA - Beijing
26.05.2010 CHINA - Shanghai
27.05.2010 CHINA - Shanghai, Expo Finland Day
29.05.2010 JAPAN - Tokyo, Finland Fest 2010

http://www.myspace.com/btdofficial

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UK Doomgods SOLSTICE have confirmed their first live appearance after many, many years of silence.

They will play the METAL FORCES FESTIVAL, Germany, on November, 27th 2010.

Joining mastermind Rich Walker will be Paul Britton (Guitar - Ex-SCARAB) and Adrian Miles (vocals), a drummer and a bassist will be worked in in time, rehearsals will start in March.

http://www.myspace.com/solsticeenglander

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Chile's death metal legends PENTAGRAM have completed their first studio recording in over 20 years. During their European tour in the summer of 2009, the band recorded the track "Demented" - which was written in the 80s but didn't make it onto either of PENTAGRAM's groundbreaking demos - at HVR Studios in the UK with producer/engineer Dan Biggin at the helm. The vocals were recorded in Santiago, Chile in December when the band gathered in their hometown to support VENOM in front of 2,000 raging old-school metallers. The track is currently being mixed and should surface on a split 7" (for the ‘IMPERIAL ANTHEMS’-series) later in the year. More details will be announced soon.

In addition, the band has begun writing new material for its first-ever full-length album. Comments bandleader Anton Reisenegger (guitar/vocals):

"When we started writing, the idea was obviously to preserve the spirit of our 80s material, but, to be honest, we didn't have to try very hard. It all started flowing naturally, and it was all there: the dark vibe, the weird time changes, the 'spider' riffs... We are having a great time writing new music, but it's going to take some time to complete an album's worth of material due to the logistical difficulties. But we don't want to rush things anyway, and this way we can make sure what we put out really lives up to the legend that PENTAGRAM represents for so many people."

PENTAGRAM intend to return to Europe this year again for another string of festivals and selected club shows.

http://www.myspace.com/pentagramchileofficial

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40 WATT SUN is the new project of Patrick Walker, the singer, guitarist and songwriter of his previous band, the legendary British doomers WARNING. He is accompanied by drummer Christian Leitch (guitarist and songwriter of THE RIVER) and bass player William Spong.

Their sound is characterised by a melodic, down-tempo song-writing style, sparse arrangements and introspective lyrical themes.
40 WATT SUN´s debut album, ‘The Inside Room’, will be released on Cyclone Empire around June/July 2010.

Here´s the coverartwork:

But first they will be showing up on the weekend of the 9th&10th of April for their debut European show at the mighty DOOM SHALL RISE VII Festival in Göppingen, South Germany!

So be there:

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Besides mighty PARTY.SAN Open Air, our Dutch black metal commando ONHEIL will also attack the cool Belgian Metal Mean festival on the 21st of August!

http://www.myspace.com/onheil

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Swedish old school doomheads SEMLAH will play one of their rare live shows or as Wilbur himself puts it:

"A package of darkness and evil, with a dark warming up by SEMLAH before hell breaks loose in shape of NOMINON (SWE) and GRAVEYARD (SPA)"!

08.05.10 Zaragon Rock Club, Janköping, Sweden

You´ll better be there or be doomed!

Also SEMLAH just finished the recordings of their contribution for our CYCLONE EMPIRE-Split-7”-vinyl-series ‘IMPERIAL ANTHEMS’. Wilbur & Co. chose a coverversion of 70s-classic ‘Black Flame’ by British Prog Rock band RENAISSANCE…expect a truly emotional, deep going and intense song!!! The split-7” will be IMPERIAL ANTHEMS Vol.4 and partners for this are Swedish Doom-colleagues ISOLE. Watch out around May for this!!!

http://www.myspace.com/semlah