News from the world of metal:
-Pestilence has reunited (thank cynic, atheist, oh and carcass!)
There is new line up: founder Patrick Mameli (vocals, guitar), well known Tony Choy (bass) and drummer Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Non-Human Level and others). Patrick is working on new great songs which style he describes as modern fusion of "Testimony..." and "Spheres", but even more technical and more brutal. New album will be recorded by Jacob Hansen and produced by Patrick himself.
-Cynic is working on a new album
CYNIC founding members Paul Masvidal (Guitars / Vocals) and Sean Reinert (Drums), who both gained reputation and praise while performing alongside Chuck Schuldiner and DEATH in the recording and touring line-up for the milestone album “Human”, are currently in Sanford, Florida, working on the mix for three new demo tracks together with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Chimaira, The Black Dahlia Murder, Devildriver, etc.) at his own Audiohammer Studios. The three new tracks are entitled “Integral Birth”, “Evolutionary Sleeper” and “Adam's Murmur” but Masvidal and Reinert have already written a full album’s worth of new material and the band will use the demo to begin talks with record companies about a 2008 release.
-Hellhammer demos to be officially released February 18, 2008 on a double cd set, also a comprehensive history of the band will be released in a book written by Tom Gabriel Fischer entitled, "Only Death is Real - An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and early Celtic Frost"
Exciting stuff! As for what I've been listening to...Noothgrush and Electric Wizard. Also, please check out
http://www.eatdeath.com/shirts/ some really great shirts. The owner used to live in Baltimore, now he's in Philly. I just got an Asphyx and some Boris shirts from there.