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Soundwave ticket presale begins tomorrow
Intending on hitting up the 2011 Soundwave Festival? Well, the pre-sale period for tickets begins tomorrow morning with Brisbane being the first city eligible for member’s pre-sale tickets to next year’s festival. To be eligible for the Soundwave Festival members presale, you must be registered as a member on the Soundwave Festival website (click here and follow the “sign up for member’s pre-sale” link on the homepage). Soundwave Festival pre-sale tickets will be available for each city on the following dates: Tuesday 17 August 9am, Brisbane Wednesday 18 August 9am, Sydney Thursday 19 August 9am, Melbourne Friday 20 August 9am, Adelaide and Perth Tickets cost $150 + booking fees. General Public on sale: Thursday 26 August, 9am through www.soundwavefestival.com, www.oztix.com.au & www.ticketek.com.au 132 849. General public tickets will also be available from various retial outlets, the details of which can be found on the Soundwave website. The first line-up announcement conf...
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Trivium recording new album in October
Trivium will enter Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida the third week of October to begin recording their new album. The band has teamed up with the production/mixing team of Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Bullet For My Valentine, Slipknot, Fear Factory) and Martin "Ginge" Ford for the new album which is expected to be released in early 2011 via Roadrunner records. The album will feature new drummer Nick Augusto, who replaced former Trivium drummer Travis Smith after he was sacked via a phone call from vocalist Matt Heafy. In an interview with WMHB 89.7 FM metal radio show "Metal Mutilation", Trivium guitarist Corey Beaulieu commented on how Augusto has influenced the band’s new material: "I think he fits more of our writing style, 'cause we play a lot of fast, heavier stuff and his drumming is kind of really on the heavier, aggressive side, so, really, just writing the Trivium songs we [normally] do it, his drumming style adds a lot of energy and intensity to the music — ...