Music News & Notes

At The Gates Announce Limited Edition Live Album on CD and Vinyl

Swedish death metal pioneers At The Gates recently released "The Flames of the End", a three-disc DVD set including the band's 2008 Wacken performance, through Earache Records. Now, Earache is due to release "Purgatory Unleashed - Live at Wacken", a standalone CD and vinyl LP release of the same iconic Wacken show, on Monday, March 22nd.

The set features 18 live tracks of classic At The Gates songs from the band's legendary performance at the Wacken festival in Germany in 2008. Mixed by TUE MADSEN (VADER, WINDS OF PLAGUE), "Purgatory Unleashed" sees AT THE GATES in possibly their best form yet and bowing out at the top of their game.

The limited edition first pressing of the "Purgatory Unleashed - Live at Wacken" CD includes a free AT THE GATES woven patch, plus a free band member signature guitar plectrum, and comes housed in a special slipcase.

The album is also available on limited edition double vinyl LP, which comes housed in a gatefold sleeve and includes a free AT THE GATES poster. The vinyl version is available in the following, strictly limited colours:

Black and Green mix vinyl - 100 copies
Yellow vinyl - 200 copies
Light Blue vinyl - 300 copies
Black vinyl - 1400 copies

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U2 To Release New Remixes Album

Irish supergroup U2 have unveiled plans for a new album of remixes called ‘Artifical Horizon‘, it is due to be released on May 14th. The limited edition triple-vinyl album features 13 songs remixed by some of today's top DJs and producers, including Influx, Justice and Hot Chip. Even Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor makes an appearance with a new version of 'Vertigo.' The collector's set is similar to 1995's 'Melon: Remixes for Propaganda,' which was a fan club exclusive.The record will feature mixes of three unreleased tracks, which are ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix)’, ‘City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix)‘ and ‘Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix)‘.

Full tracklisting:

‘Elevation (Influx Mix)’
‘Fast Cars (Jacknife Lee Mix)’
‘Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix)’
‘Vertigo (Trent Reznor Remix)’
‘Magnificent (Falke Radio Mix)’
‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix)’
‘Beautiful Day (David Holmes Remix)’
‘Staring At The Sun (Monster Truck Remix)’
‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun (Danny Saber Mix)’
‘Get On Your Boots (Justice Remix)’
‘City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix)’
‘If God Will Send His Angels (Grand Jury Mix)’
‘Staring At The Sun (Brothers in Rhythm Ambient Mix)’

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Ryan Adams To Release Heavy Metal Album

Alt-country singer Ryan Adams has announced plans to release a heavy metal album and end his year-long hiatus in order to issue the record this month. Adams also uploaded "Electrosnake," a taste of the forthcoming full-length LP and asked fans to vote on whether they would consider buying the LP.

He wrote: "We're going to begin pressing Orion - my most legit Metal record - on vinyl next week. Have a listen to the song below and let us know if you'd be interested in purchasing one."

Following over 70,000 votes last weekend from fans affirming that they would buy the album, Adams posted an update on his Facebook page.

He said: "Unreal, 69,567 people want a copy. That's too many, but still... It's so cool getting to figure out what the manufacture numbers are before you go to press. The future, y'all!"

Adams has released two books of poetry and short fiction during his extended break from music.

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fun. Free Download and New Single

New York based three-piece fun. are set to release their double A-side debut single ‘Walking The Dog’ / ‘Be Calm’ as a limited edition 7” vinyl, on March 29th through Friends Vs Records. These two tracks are taken from their forthcoming album 'Aim & Ignite.' 'Aim & Ignite' will be released on Hassle Records with exclusive bonus content on May 31st. Download a preview track from the album at www.hasslerecords.com/free_download/fun/ - ‘At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)’.

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GORGOROTH's 'Quantos Possunt Ad Satanitatem Trahunt' Finally Released On Vinyl

GORGOROTH's latest album, "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt", is now finally available on vinyl, in two different versions! The regular vinyl edition, which includes a poster, is released by Regain Records, whereas the picture disc version is released by Forces of Satan Records. Both versions are strictly limited pressings.

The regular vinyl edition should be available from all major retailers. As for the picture disc, information on how to get hold of this will be posted in due time at this location. http://www.myspace.com/forcesofsatanrecords



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Early Neil Young albums re-released on vinyl

Neil Young's first four albums, "Neil Young" (1969), "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969), "After the Gold Rush" (1970) and "Harvest" (1970), have been re-released in a limited pressing.

Warner Bros. is selling them as a limited-edition box set for $150. Only 3,000 will be sold worldwide, according to a Warner Bros. Records Web site (http://neilyoungseries.warnerbrosrecords.com/), and they are pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Pallas FG/Germany, described by Warner Bros. as the world's premier record pressing plant. Each album and box are individually numbered in gold foil stamp.

Also available for the less costly $85: a gold limited-edition numbered CD box set of the four albums. Only 3,500 of those will be sold, Warner Bros. says.