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INNER SANCTUM announce all-star guest appearances on ‘Legions Awake’

Bangalore’s Inner Sanctum are really compensating well for the past few years of musical silence. After releasing what was probably the best lyrics video ever made for an Indian metal band and playing at INFERNO Festival in Norway, the band have announced the following names of guest guitar players on their upcoming album Legions Awake:

inner sanctum legions awake guest guitarists

No doubt the band is going all out in creating quite a rumble before what is building up to be a very promising album. This list of star performers is definitely doing its part in upping the ante. Look out for it in late April!

And now Testament to unleash hell upon us

It seems like India is a new favorite destination for the big guns of metal. Especially for the thrash bands. After Kreator, Slayer and Megadeth, not to forget Metallica last October, now the legendary Testament are set to headline Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Bangalore on the 15th of December along with Periphery.

The gig is on the same day as the Indian Metal Festival which features Gojira and Cerebral Bore along with a host of other bands. This is surely gonna leave the fans in a pickle, especially fans of both the headliners. But that does little to take the focus away from the fact that one of the most celebrated and anticipated thrash bands of all time will take the stage and unleash the dark roots of earth.

Testament reveal new album details

Bay-area thrash legends Testament have revealed more details about their upcoming full-length titled Dark Roots Of Earth, including the album cover, tracklist and release date.

The artwork was created by Eliran Kantor, who has worked with such bands as Sodom, Atheist, Sigh. Dark Roots Of Earth was produced, mixed and mastered once again by Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy,Nevermore, Accept, Exodus). Special bonus tracks were recorded, mixed and mastered by Juan Urteaga (Cattle Decapitation, Heathen, Vile, Sadus) at his Trident Studios. The follow-up to their 2008 release The Formation Of Damnation will be released on July 27th (Europe) and July 31st (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

Dark Roots of Earth tracklist

01. Rise Up
02. Native Blood
03. Dark Roots Of Earth
04. True American Hate
05. A Day In The Death
06. Cold Embrace
07. Man Kills Mankind
08. Throne Of Thorns
09. Last Stand For Independence
10. Dragon Attack [Queen cover] [bonus]
11. Animal Magnetism [Scorpions cover] [bonus]
12. Powerslave [Iron Maiden cover] [bonus]
13. Throne Of Thornes [extended version] [bonus]

Gene Hoglan, Chris Adler on new Testament album

Testament has just entered the studio with British producer Andy Sneap (of Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Nevermore and Machine Head fame) to begin recording their new album for a late 2011 release.

Drummer Paul Bostaph will be unable to participate in the recordings due to a “serious injury,” but will rejoin Testament for future touring activities. And here’s the best part. Playing drums on the follow-up to 2008’s ‘The Formation Of Damnation’ will be Gene Hoglan (ex-Dark Angel, Fear Factory, Dethklok) with Lamb of God’s Chris Adler set to make a special guest appearance on a couple of bonus tracks.

Hoglan previously played drums on Testament’s 1997 album, ‘Demonic’, but didn’t stick around long enough to do any touring with the band.

Regarding the musical direction of the new Testament material, the band’s vocalist, Chuck Billy, stated in a 2010 interview, “The new album will most likely be a culmination of ‘The Gathering’ and ‘The Formation of Damnation’, but we’re definitely not going to forget who we are or our roots. I think we’ve found a comfortable spot in our writing style.”

Courtesy: Blabbermouth.net

Slayer, Testament gig cancelled

slayer‘Rock in India’ which was scheduled for October 2010, and which was meant to feature Slayer and Testament, has now been cancelled due to certain reasons we aren’t aware of as yet.
Though this would come as a major disappointment to all metalheads, there’s still a ray of hope. Great Indian Rock has confirmed that TesseracT and Enslaved will headline their festival later this year. And with rumors about a whole array of other bands coming down to India, let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

Testament and Slayer for Rock in India?

TestamentYeah, you read that right. Is it confirmed or not, we’re yet to know. But as of now, we’ve seen the tweet on Testament’s official Twitter page.

To quote, this is what the tweet says:

“Testament confirmed for Rock In India Fest – Bangalore w/ Slayer on 10/30/10: http://www.rockinindia.com

1:24 PM Jun 3rd via web”

The official Rock in India website still has pictures of the Backstreet Boys, but here’s hoping we’ll see some killer metal news on it soon!It sounds totally unbelievable, but let’s keep everything crossed and hope that its true!

Check the link, and see for yourself here:

More updates here, so watch this space.