FIREWIND bass player Petros Christo was forced to sit out of the band's recently completed North American dates due to a family emergency. Filling in for him at the shows was FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.'s ex-axe partner in NIGHTRAGE, Marios Iliiopoulos. Marios will also be playing with FIREWIND on the upcoming European and Japanese dates before Petros returns to the band in 2011.
FIREWIND's new album, "Days Of Defiance", sold around 700 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 53 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
The European limited-edition mediabook CD version of "Days Of Defiance" doesn't only come with special packaging, alternate cover artwork and expanded booklet features, it also contains three special bonus tracks, a Gus G. / ESP guitar pick as well as a quality FIREWIND sticker.
"Days Of Defiance" was released in North America on October 26 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD's striking cover artwork was designed by the band's longtime partner in all design matters, Gustavo Sazes.
"Days Of Defiance" is described in a press release as "a truly ambitious and dynamic opus featuring some of the most brilliant guitar playing the genre has seen in many years."
Holy Rage's guitarist Chris Johnson has left the band due to health issues. Commented Holy Rage :
"Chris has appeared on three Al Atkins albums and has been friends with Al for many years. He also appears on all tracks on the new HOLY RAGE CD.
Chris himself is fine and having treatment and still likes a beer, so he ain't that bad.
Although Chris will no longer be playing for the foreseeable future, he will still be in charge of all band PR and the more technical side.
We wish him well and a speedy recovery and [we are] sure we will go to a few bars soon."
The group's self-titled debut album is available via Z Records.
The band from Norway Theatre Of Tragedy has released the following statement :
"After nearly 17 years in existence, Theatre Of Tragedy has decided to call it a day and close down.
This has not been an easy decision to make and we have thought about this for a long long time. We finally agreed to this during the production of our latest album, 'Forever Is The World'. Theatre Of Tragedy will come to an end on October 2, 2010, exactly 17 years after we started making music together.
Over the years all of us have strived to combine the THEATRE with everyday life but in the end it has proven more and more difficult.
We have come to appreciate our family lives and jobs, which makes it very hard to continue this life of rock 'n' roll on the road.
We know that some of you will probably be very disappointed, but we also hope you will continue to listen to our music, which all of you learned to appreciate and love so much.
We want to thank everyone of you for all your support over the past 17 years! THEATRE OF TRAGEDY wouldn't have been possible without you!
Be sure to catch us on the last THEATRE OF TRAGEDY shows ever this year!
The final gig will take place on October 2 in Stavanger, where it all began.
Our music will live on... and forever is the world."
The Thrash metal band Nightrage has posted a video clip including footage from the tour of Greece , the country where the video for the track "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" was filmed .
Watch the video footage below .
Rage Against The Machine will play a free gig at London , England's Finsbury Park on June 6 . This show will celebrate the band's victory against "X Factor" : "Killing In The Name" sold 50,000 more copies than "The Climb" the Christmas week to reach No.1 on the U.K chart .
Registration for tickets is now open at TheRageFactor.co.uk and closes at midnight (GMT) on Sunday (February 14) .
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FIREWIND bass player Petros Christo was forced to sit out of the band's recently completed North American dates due to a family emergency. Filling in for him at the shows was FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.'s ex-axe partner in NIGHTRAGE, Marios Iliiopoulos. Marios will also be playing with FIREWIND on the upcoming European and Japanese dates before Petros returns to the band in 2011.
Holy Rage's guitarist Chris Johnson has left the band due to health issues. Commented Holy Rage : 
The band from Norway Theatre Of Tragedy has released the following statement :
The Thrash metal band Nightrage has posted a video clip including footage from the tour of Greece , the country where the video for the track "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" was filmed .
Rage Against The Machine will play a free gig at London , England's Finsbury Park on June 6 . This show will celebrate the band's victory against "X Factor" : "Killing In The Name" sold 50,000 more copies than "The Climb" the Christmas week to reach No.1 on the U.K chart .
