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Battlecross Recruit Kevin Talley For The Summer + War Ensemble Drum-Cam

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:13

Battlecross made a huge impact at Orion Music and More last on June 8th, with appearances at the event's press conference with Metallica, and receiving praise from local and national press at the event. Joining the band for the show was revered metal drummer, Kevin Talley, who has previously performed with Six Feet Under, Chimaira, The Red Chord, Dying Fetus, and more. With less than two weeks to go before the beginning of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest, Battlecross is excited to announce that Kevin Talley will also be performing with them all summer long! Check out the video of Kevin Talley performing "War Ensemble" below!

Yesterday, Battlecross unveiled a brand new track, Flesh and Bone, at www.metalsucks.net! Additionally, the band has posted their second studio video with exclusive, candid footage from their recording sessions at Audio Hammer Studios. The band-filmed clips include guitar tacking, as well as an extended jam by virtuoso bassist, Don Slater. Watch clip #2 at www.metalblade.com/battlecross. At that page, fans can also stream "Force Fed Lies" and pre-order the album.

War of Will releases July 9th, 2013 just after the band heads out on the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Tour with Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Machine Head, Mastodon and more. For tickets and details, head to rockstarmayhemfest.com.

Battlecross:

06/27 Las Vegas, NV Cheyenne Saloon

w/ Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013

06/29 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater

06/30 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

07/01 Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick's w/ Huntress

07/02 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheatre

07/03 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre

07/05 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion

07/06 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheatre

07/07 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre

07/09 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Behemoth, Job for a Cowboy, Huntress

07/10 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

07/12 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion

07/13 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion

07/14 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

07/16 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center

07/17 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront

07/19 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

07/20 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center

07/21 Hartford, CT The Comcast Theatre

07/22 New York, NY Saint Vitus w/ Huntress

07/23 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

07/24 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live

07/26 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center

07/27 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre

07/28 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

07/29 Louisville, KY Expo Five w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Emmure, Motionless In White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Huntress

07/30 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre

07/31 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheatre

08/02 Austin, TX TBA

08/03 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

08/04 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion

End Tour

08/07 Sauget, IL Pop's w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress

08/08 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress

08/09 Cleveland, OH Peabody's w/ Amon Amarth, Children of Bodom, Huntress

http://www.battlecrossmetal.com

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Dave Lombardo To Guest On New Sepultura Album

Monday, 17 June 2013 16:32

Dave Lombardo, former drummer for thrash legends Slayer, will be featured on the upcoming album by Brazilian-American thrashers Sepultura. Lombardo was having some quality-time with his kids and dog at the beach near the studio where Sepultura is recording, when sound guru Ross Robinson asked him if he wanted to guest on the recording.

Commented Kisser: “He came and it was so nice, so special, so awesome! He is one of the nicest guys in business and he enjoyed the idea a lot. Ross and Mike prepared two drum sets on the living room, facing each other, no cymbals, just tribal drums! When the mics were all ready and running Eloy and Dave started playing and the magic was on; so great! The part they recorded will be a special part on the middle of one of the songs. It came out crazy!”

Sepultura have reunited with producer Ross Robinson (korn,) for their upcoming record, which is tentatively due in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The album is currently being tracked at Robinson's studio in Venice, California and is being co-produced by Steve Evetts, who previously worked with Sepultura on their Nation (2001), Revolusongs (2002) and Roorback (2003) albums, in addition to having collaborated with Ross on a number of other projects in the past. The as of yet untitled album is tentatively scheduled for a Fall 2013 release.

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Drummer Inferno Undergoes Surgery - Behemoth Cancels Mayhem Festival Dates

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 12:14

Poland's blackened death metal outfit Behemoth have been forced to cancel their upcoming appearance on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival due to their drummer Inferno taking ill and requiring surgery.

The band's front-man Nergal comments; "This must have been the most difficult decision we were forced to make in recent years. Behemoth is known for not canceling any shows or tours. But this is not something we can do when we are missing our driving force, the man behind the drums - Inferno. Unfortunately, he was hospitalized due to appendix surgery and it's gonna take him few months to fully recover and get back to shape. We are trying to save selected European Festivals with a fill in drummer (Krimh, ex-Decapitated), but we won't be risking doing a full-on prestigious tour like the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival without Inferno. Behemoth is a solid unit and any part of this unit missing makes us weaker, and that is not how we want to present our new material to our fans. Please, accept our apologies and be patient, we shall return to Europe (this fall) and US (early 2014) empowered and motivated as never before!"

Best wishes to Inferno from all of us at Sick Drummer Magazine!

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