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Progressive metal band The Ocean are currently in the process of mixing their upcoming album, Anthropocentric, at Studio Mecanique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The album will be mastered on August 25th by Svante Forsbäck in Helsinki. The band has stated that the album sounds heavier than their previous release, Heliocentric. "The sound is more dense and maybe a tad more raw, which suits the songs perfectly, "guitar player Jonathan Nido explains. Only 6 guest musicians are appearing on the album, all classical musicians, most of whom are guesting on the final track of the album. The track listing for Anthropocentric is as follows: 01. Anthropocentric 02. The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov baseness 03. She Was The Universe 04. For He That Wavereth... 05. The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts 06. The Grand Inquisitor III: A Tiny Grain of Faith 07. Sewers Of The Soul 08. Wille Zum Untergang 09. Heaven TV 10. The Almightiness Contradiction 11. The Grand Inquisitor IV: Exclus...

Philadelphia metal outfit A Life Once Lost have posted a new pre-production song, which is set to feature on the group’s upcoming fifth studio album. In addition, the band has uploaded a two-minute video via Metal Injection that documents the recording process.

Live Nation Global Touring and Michael Coppel have today confirmed that U2 will end the year with live dates in New Zealand and Australia. The U2 360° Tour will visit Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and the tour also includes U2's first Perth date since Popmart in 1998. “U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience, and this extraordinary production makes that happen in stadiums, says U2’s manager Paul McGuinness “It was important to the band that we were able to bring the whole 360° production to Australia and New Zealand so fans could experience the latest of U2's legendary productions." The U2 360° Tour kicked off again in Turin, Italy this month and will visit 17 cities, including Moscow and Istanbul, before finishing at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on 8th October. By the time it reaches New Zealand and Australia, U2 360° will have been seen by over 4 million fans. With a cylindrical video system of interlocking LED panels, and a steel structur...

Christian southern metallers The Showdown have debuted a new track online. The Man Named Hell, exclusively premiered on the band’s Purevolume page recently, with the song coming off the band’s new album ‘Blood in the Gears’ due out this week via Solid State.

Prominent English black metal group Cradle of Filth are offering fans a new Mp3 song, which will feature on the band’s upcoming album.

Kicking off on August 27th and throughout September the tour will visit the likes of Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

Finnish metal luminaries Children of Bodom have told fans to expect nothing less than “the perfect storm” for their upcoming seventh studio album. As reported by KYS, the band has entered Finland’s Petrax Studios with producer Matt Hyde (Slayer, Monster Magnet, Hatebreed) to record their as-yet-untitled seventh studio album. The band described the album as “the perfect storm” via their myspace blog. “We’re very excited to let everyone hear what we’re creating with this new record. Everything you love about CHILDREN OF BODOM has been magnified tenfold and we’re pushing ourselves harder than ever before. Expect nothing less than “the perfect storm!” In other COB news, the band has contributed their track “If You Want Peace...Prepare for War” to the upcoming music video game Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. Check out all the songs to feature on the upcoming game here.

Austin, Texas metal band The Sword are streaming their new album, Warp Riders, on their Myspace page. Fans can listen to the new album here. The Sword guitarist/vocalist John "J. D." Cronise recently elaborated on details of the album during an interview with Decibel magazine. "This is what you'd technically call a 'concept album,' though I'd describe it as more of a soundtrack to a story I came up with. All the songs are about aspects of the story, but they don't cover every detail from beginning to end. It's a science fiction story, and it deals heavily with themes of light and dark and perceptions of time. One of the main settings is a planet, which has experienced tidal locking, creating a side of perpetual day and a side of perpetual night. The reason for creating a narrative to base the songs around was essentially to provide interesting and varied lyrical subject matter with a core theme to tie it all together," Cronise told Decibel. The new album is scheduled for release...