On A Pale Horse Post New Song Online

ON A PALE HORSE, the Des Moines, Iowa-based band featuring guitarist Josh Brainard (ex-SLIPKNOT) and vocalist Aaron Peltz (ex-DOWNTHESUN), is currently streaming a new song, "Release the Smoke", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "A Generation of Vipers", due on March 4 via Corporate Punishment Records.

Commented vocalist Aaron Peltz: "This tune was initially written for the last record and fortunately the way we had it then didn't make the final cut. When we started writing for the new album we came back to this song and retooled it a bit and BAM, it turned out to be my favorite song that we have ever done. It's weird how things work out like that. More...

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Unearth Reveal DVD Title

Massachusetts-based metallers UNEARTH have set "Alive from the Apocalypse" as the title of their upcoming DVD, due on March 18 via Metal Blade. The two-disc set will feature the band's October 9, 2007 concert at the Glass House in Pomona, California along with other live performances shot throughout the band's nine-year career, as well as interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and other random happenings throughout the years.

UNEARTH recently released the video for the song "This Glorious Nightmare". The track comes off the group's new album, "III: In the Eyes of Fire", which was released in August 2006 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at a Seattle studio with producer Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES).

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Moonspell Reveal New Album Title

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL entered Antfarm studios in Denmark earlier this month with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, HALFORD) to begin recording the follow-up to 2006's "Memorial" for a tentative late spring/early summer release via SPV.

Commented vocalist Fernando Ribeiro: "'Night Eternal' will be the title of the new MOONSPELL album. The recording sessions will take place between the 7th and the 31st of January 2008 in Denmark's finest metal studio, Antfarm. Tue Madsen, who worked with the band on the 'Under Satanae' project, will be producing MOONSPELL's new opus."

"The band has revealed some of their song titles already: 'Shadow Sun', 'Night Eternal' (title track), 'At Tragic Heights', 'Scorpion Flower', 'Spring of Rage', 'Hers is the Twilight', among others songs that will take part of this new work. Further into the concept it was disclosed that it refers to the 'wear and the tear of the Earth,' how we are consuming its energy and its vital force and how it will take its revenge upon us." More...

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Today Is The Day Announce Headlining Tour Dates

Today Is The Day will embark upon an extensive headlining tour of the U.S. in March. Several bands, including Mouth Of The Architect and At All Cost, will tag along for select dates. Here are the latest Today Is The Day tour dates:

Today Is The Day with Mouth Of The Architect, Psyopus, Complete Failure
3/14 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
3/15 Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club
3/16 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
3/17 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
3/18 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star
3/20 Albany, NY @ Valentine's
3/21 Boston, MA @ The Church
3/22 Nashua, NH @ American Legion Hall More...

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Heaven And Hell To Begin Writing In April

Artisan News Service has posted a short video interview with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH) in which he confirms that the songwriting sessions for the new album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring Appice alongside vocalist Ronnie James Dio, bassist Geezer Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi — will begin in April 2008. Watch the footage in three parts at this location.

"We're doing another HEAVEN AND HELL, we're going to do a CD album, so we're going to start writing in April-May and I also have a little thing going on with my original band DERRINGER, the first band I played with in 1976. We're doing a little reunion tour. We got all these great offers and we thought we'd do it. So, it'll be a busy year."

Vinny even went on to say that the initial songwriting with HEAVEN AND HELL is going smooth as well.

"It was cool," he said. "Actually it's been over a year now. I went over there, to England in November and we got together and did three songs and it was great. After like five minutes it was like nothing, we were never apart after that, you know. It just went smooth as silk."

So what's it like playing with the legendary guitarist Tony Iommi on one side and the legendary bassist Geezer Butler on the other side?

"Those guys are, like, I mean it doesn't get much heavier than playing with Tony and Geezer," he said. "Tony on this side and Geezer on this side, it's just a wall of sound. And then you got Dio, who manages to sing over all that, it's just totally incredible. I'm in heaven...and hell."

HEAVEN AND HELL played the final show of its U.S. tour with ALICE COOPER and QUEENSRŸCHE on October 6, 2007 at the Verizon Wireless in Irvine, California. Before the encore, Indie 103.1's Full Metal Jackie presented the band with gold plaques on stage to honor U.S. sales in excess of 25,000 copies of the group's "Live at Radio City Music Hall" DVD. Vocalist Ronnie James Dio thanked the fans for their support, then dedicated the encore song ("Neon Knights") to veteran KNAC DJ Tawn Mastrey, who died in early October of liver failure brought on by hepatitis C.

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Video Of COF Frontman On Big Brother Show Posted

CRADLE OF FILTH's controversial frontman Dani Filth appeared on the UK TV show "Big Brother's Big Mouth" to discuss the happenings on the reality TV series "Big Brother Hijack" (where celebrities take on the "Big Brother" role and orchestrate the day-to-day fate of the housemates). Dani's appearance took place this past Friday, January 11 on TV channel E4 (channel 136 on Sky) and can be viewed in two parts below.

CRADLE OF FILTH's "Thornography - Harder Darker Faster" special-edition MVI (Music Video Interactive) is scheduled for release in the U.S. on February 5 (one day earlier internationally) via Roadrunner Records. The album comes as a high-quality DVD Audio with plenty of extra tracks, videos, mobile content, MP3s and plenty of interactive bonus content.

Most of the new songs featured on "Thornography Deluxe – Harder, Darker, Faster" were written during the "Thornography" sessions but were completed at a later date.

Dani Filth recently recorded vocals for the theme song to Dario Argento's latest horror/suspense opus "Mother of Tears: The Third Mother". The song, entitled "(She's) The Mother of Tears" was composed by Claudio Simonetti. Simonetti, a veritable legend among horror film scores, is also noted for penning music to such classics as "Dawn of the Dead", "Suspiria", "Phenomena" and several episodes of the popular series "Masters of Horror". More...

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Kataklysm Confirmed For Bloodstock Open Air

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have been confirmed for this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 15-17, 2008 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:

AT THE GATES
COMMUNIC
DIMMU BORGIR
ELUVEITIE
EVILE
HELLOWEEN
KATAKLYSM
MOONSORROW
OPETH
PRIMAL FEAR
SOILWORK
SWALLOW THE SUN
TÝR

KATAKLYSM will perform at the Rebel Radio "Birthday Bash" alongside TROUBLE on January 27 at The House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. More bands will be announced soon.

KATAKLYSM has recruited producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) to mix the band's new album beginning in early February. "Prevail" will feature several guest appearances to be announced at a later date. The album is scheduled for a late spring/early summer release via Nuclear Blast Records.

KATAKLYSM recently decided to "immortalize" the character that was featured on the cover of their most recent album, "In the Arms of Devastation", and have him re-appear as the main character — dubbed "The Heartbeast" — on their next offering, "Prevail".

Commented vocalist Maurizio Iacono: "We had so [much] killer feedback on the artwork but especially on the character that we decided to keep him as the band's fifth band member... kinda like IRON MAIDEN did with 'Eddie.' We have the perfect concept for the next album art... it will be bad-ass!"

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Threshold Win Awards At Classic Rock Society

UK prog-metallers THRESHOLD have won awards for best singer, best drummer and best album track at the Classic Rock Society Awards in the UK last evening.

Johanne James won the best drummer award for the second consecutive year. Damian Wilson won the best vocalist award after returning to the band for last year's tour. The best album track award was won by Richard West's song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams' from Threshold's latest studio album Dead Reckoning.

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Ensiferum Add New Dates To Tour

As previously reported, ENSIFERUM, TURISAS, TYR and ELUVEITIE will join forces for the Pagan Fest North American tour, running through April and May. Dates have now been announced for El Paso, TX and Hollywood and Long Beach, CA.

Confirmed dates currently include:

April
25 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
26 - Montreal, QC - Medley
27 - Worchester, MA - The Palladium
28 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
29 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s
30 - Detroit, MI - Harpo’s

May
1 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Powerfest
3 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
5 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
6 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
7 - Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
8 - Hollywood, CA - House Of Blues **
10 - Long Beach, CA - The Vault **
11 - Phoenix, AZ - The Cell Block
12 - El Paso, TX - Chics **
14 - Tulsa, OK - Crush Lounge
15 - Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
16 - San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
17 - Houston, TX - Java Jazz
22 - New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club

** new dates

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This Time It's War Cancel Remaining Tour Dates

This Time It's War issue the following update:

"Earlier this week we had to make a decision... continue touring when half the shows were being cancelled, or cut our losses and go home. We decided that the only option was to come home. We're not going to point fingers or blame anyone directly, but we had a serious lack of information from people involved in booking the shows and due to that we often weren't even able to make enough gas money to drive from show to show (and many shows didn't even happen when we arrived). We're deeply sorry to anyone who planned on coming to see us at the remaining 6 or 7 dates in Texas (if the shows even hold up) and the southeast, and we hope to make that up to you later this year. Right now we're back home in Richmond and we're getting back to work on new material. We plan on hitting the studio in the next couple months and we can't wait for you guys to hear the new TTIW. We'll also have news on our new bassist VERY soon."

"Again, if we let anyone down, we couldn't be more sorry. We WILL be back this year. Take care."

"- TTIW"

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Fight Like Hell To Disband In March

Colorado hardcore band Fight Like Hell (Double Or Nothing Records) will be disbanding in March. Here's a statement from the band:

"In the past two years, Fight Like Hell has gone above and beyond any of our expectations. What started out as a fun side project turned into an amazing thing that fulfilled every dream a kid who wanted to be in a DIY band could ever have. But unfortunately, it is time to move on. Yes we are breaking up after one last tour, but we are parting on good terms, and we will resurface from time to time. Some of us are leaving Denver, and we are all going to pursue individual endeavors, musical and otherwise, so don't worry, we're still going to be around. To everybody across the country who supported us and believed in what we said, what we did and how we lived- you guys are the reason that every show, every song we played will always ring out as amazing moments in our lives. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. And to all you Denver kids, what can we say? It's been a blast, start to finish. We did it all for you, and we couldn't have burned as bright as we did without your support. Keep doing what you do, making Denver the best city in this whole nation.

"We are going on one last tour to the West Coast (sorry, Texas), starting mid-February with Steel Nation. Check the Myspace page for specific dates and venues. Our last show will be March 15th, at the Marquis, with Folsom, Lose None, Crooked Ways, Killing Kings, Speak In Vowels and Bitter Truth. Come down and bring the ruckus. Once again, thank you to every one of our fans for all the love you showed us. It will never be forgotten. Who knows when you'll see us again, but never fear, FLH will never die. All love, Fight Like Hell"

Late last year, Fight Like Hell added bassist Joel to their line-up in addition to Jake (of Blood In Blood Out) on second guitar and was planning begin writing a new album for release in 2008.

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With Blood Comes Cleansing, Carnifex Tour Dates

With Blood Comes Cleansing, Carnifex, and A Different Breed of Killer will tour together in February. Here are the tour dates:

2/1 Palmdale, CA @ Palmdale Veterans Hall
2/2 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
2/3 Canoga Park, CA @ Cobalt Cafe
2/4 Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome
2/5 Modesto, CA @ The Rock
2/6 Ventura, CA @ The Ventura Theater
2/7 Orangevale, CA @ Club Retro
2/8 Bend, OR @ The Domino Room
2/9 Spokane, WA @ The BLVD
2/10 Boise, ID @ The Venue
2/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Avalon
2/14 Springfield, MO @ Billiards Blue Room
2/15 St. Louis, MO @ Club UR
2/16 Milwaukee, WI @ Shorewood Legion Hall
2/17 Tinley Park, IL @ Mojoes Rock House
2/18 Buffalo, MN @ The Vault
2/19 Mankato, MN @ What's Up Lounge
2/20 Wichita, KS @ Eagles Lodge
2/21 Denison, TX @ The Crossing
2/22 Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddy's Sound Shack
2/23 Corpus Christi, TX @ The Compound
2/24 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
2/25 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
2/26 Houma, LA @ Mainstream
2/27 Hot Springs, AR @ The Attic
2/28 Tupelo, MS @ Musician's Playground

As previously reported, With Blood Comes Cleansing was forced to drop off of the tour with Canifex and My Children My Bride and also cancelled their tour with A Plea For Purging late last year due to Dean's (their vocalist) persistent sickness and serious throat condition.

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Apocalyptica's Paavo and Mikko Interviewed

Apocalyptica's Paavo and Mikko were interviewed by German webTV-show Rockinvasion.de , when they played in Cologne on the last tour. They talk about their work with guest-musicians and the songwriting-process in general. You can watch the 7-minute-video interview on rockinvasion.de in Episode 6.

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Ex-When Knives Goes Skyward Members Form New Band

Chad Kapper (vocalist of When Knives Go Skyward), Keith Riley (guitarist, ex-Rules For Ransom) and Brian Sankus (bassist of When Knives Go Skyward) are now playing in a new St. Louis, MO band called A Dark Orbit. The group compares their output to "Knut/Will Haven/Pelican/OldManGloom mixed with the abrasivness of WKGS/Engineer/The Minor Times." You can check out their MySpace page, although audio has yet to be uploaded - it his said to be coming soon.

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Pitiful Reign Head Into the Studio

Punishment 18 Records' latest signing, UK thrashers PITIFUL REIGN, are about to go into the studio to record their debut album. Scheduled for release in the early part of this year, "Visual Violence" will feature artwork created by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, MUNICIPAL WASTE) and will be engineered and produced by Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, DEATH, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH) and Juan Urteaga (VILE, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, SADUS).

Commented PITIFUL REIGN's Nev Britton: "To have our debut release engineered by two of our heroes is a great honor. We have already met up with Steve on a recent trip to Milan and we cannot wait to begin working with them both."

"Visual Violence" will be released on Punishment 18 Records in April 2008.

For more information, visitwww.pitifulreign.co.uk.

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Modern Crimes To Hit The Studio In March

MODERN CRIMES issue the following update:

"What are modern crimes?"

"The question is not what, but who are Modern Crimes? With a no holds bared straight edge thrash/punk sound. Modern Crimes are the five original members of A PERFECT MURDER. They are working on their first self-titled album and will be entering Wild Studio in March with producer Pierre Rémillard (MISERY INDEX, ION DISSONANCE, DESPISED ICON, KATAKLYSM). The album will also feature guest vocals by Karl Buechener from EARTH CRISIS, with a tentative release for early June 2008 followed by a Canadian tour."

For more info on Modern Crimes head to this location.

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Zonaria Check In From The Road

Umeå, Sweden-based melodic death metal quartet ZONARIA is currently on the road as part of the Vanitas Balkans 2008 tour alongside MARDUK, IN BATTLE and ARTISIAN. The group has checked in with the following update:

"We are now in Eskisehir, Turkey give you all an update on the tour! Tonight we played our first show on the continent of Asia and it was really great! It is great to see that metal is really thriving everywhere in the world."

"Last night in Istanbul we had a fan from Saudi Arabia come up just to see us:, we were totally happy about that, to say the least. In fact, we have had great shows every night of this tour so far!"

"The MARDUK guys have been great on this tour and we have had a great experience with them thus far." More...

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Update On Canadian Church Arsonist

The Chronicle Journal has issued the following report from Jim Kelly:

A teenager, who felt he had to punish churches for alleged misdeeds committed in the middle ages, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson and a second offence of break and enter while committing mischief and attempted arson.

The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, will be sentenced Feb. 20 in Ontario Court. Crown counsel Alec Hardiejowski said on the night of Oct. 14 the youth took a napalm-type device and used it to torch the Central Evangelical Free Church on Balmoral Street.

This brazen act was committed next to the Thunder Bay Police headquarters. The fire was confined to three back rooms.

The fire and break-in activated an alarm and police and fire department personnel responded to the fire. The youth then broke into the Evangelical Church next door and tried to set a fire there as well.

Police officers heard noises at the church and investigated to find the youth inside who challenged them “to come and get me.” They did and placed him under arrest.

Damage to both churches was estimated at about $117,000.

Defence counsel Chris Watkins said his client was influenced by heavy metal music, especially black metal music.

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Gigantour Meet And Greets Announced

MegaFanClub members will have first crack at some very limited deluxe meet & greet packages for the North American leg of Gigantour 2008. They will be available as of Tuesday, January 15th. Stay tuned for details and official confirmation of tour dates.

As previously reported, a string of tentative dates for Gigantour 2008 North America, the festival trek through Canada and the US featuring MEGADETH, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE - have been revealed.

Suggested tour dates currently include:

April
7 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
8 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre
11 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
12 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
13 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
19 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
20 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
22 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
23 - New York City, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
24 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
26 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavilion
28 - Quebec City - Pavillon de la Jeunesse
29 - Montréal, QC - Bell Centre
30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall

May
1 - London ON - John Labatt Centre
3 - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Center
6 - Chicago, IL - [to be announced]
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
10 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Centre
11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre
14 - Calgary, AB - The Stampede Corral
16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum

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Hollenthon Issue New Album Update

Austrian symphonic black metallers HOLLENTHON have issued the following update:

"After two critically acclaimed albums - Domus Mundi (1999) and With Vilest Of Worms To Dwell (2001) - Hollenthon set the release of a new album to spring 2008. The album is going to be entitled Opus Magnum and is going to be the third release via the Austrian record label Napalm Records. The album is going to feature eight songs and a coverversion, respectively a video. Songtitles revealed so far are 'Son Of Perdition' and 'On The Wings Of A Dove'. Stay tuned for more information!

Having endured a three years live break Hollenthon re-enters stages. So far the newly completed line up performed in Vienna and on Arnhem Metal Meeting in Holland. Check the Pics section for some impressions of these shows. Next shows are scheduled in Latvia, Germany and Belgium as well as on various Summer Festivals including Graspop in Belgium with IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST headlining. More shows are currently being scheduled. Check the Tour Dates for more information."

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Rob Halford Speaks On New Judas Priest Album

Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock have issued a new interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman ROB HALFORD. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Vassil Varbanov:

Q: What should we expect from Judas Priest's Nostradamus? Is it the best record you've ever done?

A: "Yeah, I think it's some of the greatest metal Priest has ever made. It's a wonderful story about this real man that lived 500 years ago in France. A man that was able to look into the future. He had a very complicated life and we're talking about every aspect of it - his prophecies, the difficulties he faced with different people... We're surrounding the entire story with some of the greatest metal Priest has ever made. It's everything you love in Judas Priest. We're mixing it right now and it should be out sometime this year. We're also going on the road doing some massive world tours - probably two. We'll be doing the classic Priest tour, so you'll get to hear all of your favourites like 'Breaking The Law', 'Living After Midnight', 'Electric Eye', 'Metal Gods', etc., and then we'll be doing a Nostradamus Tour where we'll play everything from the album - from the beginning to the end. It's the year of the Priest."

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Cavalera Brothers To Do Artists Q&A

Max and Iggor Cavalera of the CAVALERA CONSPIRACY are participating in the Roadrunner Records Ask The Artist feature, inviting fans to write in with their questions. Go to this location to participate.

As previously reported, Cavalera Conspiracy released the following press release:

“The Cavalera Conspiracy, is about a sense of being unleashed,” says vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA). “You bottle a monster for ten years and then let it out. It’s explosive, and we waited a long time for this beast to be set free.”

It’s true. The wait is over. And the time is now. Many said it would never happen, that Max and Iggor Cavalera (new spelling of his first name), the Brazilian brothers and visionaries that formed the groundbreaking metal band Sepultura in 1983 would reunite to make electrifying music together again. Despite having spent 12 years apart, the inescapable fact remains: Max and Iggor share blood and are musical soulmates. Their time away from each other fostered musical growth leading to the newly inspired metallic magic. Hence, the Cavalera Conspiracy was born. While the Cavalera Conspiracy and their Roadrunner Records debut Inflikted may seem like the closest we’ll get to a Sepultura reunion, make no mistake. The Cavalera Conspiracy is its own maniacal, untamable beast with its own set of rules.

Iggor sums up their musical connection, simply stating, “We don’t need to speak. We look at each other and we know. With one look, we know if we’re going in the right direction.” That’s how clearly they understand one another.

Max continues, “There was over ten years of not seeing or talking to each other at all, which is a long ass time. That’s what made it more special when it did finally happen. While we were working together, I was thinking about how the last time I saw him, I was on a tour bus, after my last show with Sepultura at the Brixton Academy. Fast forward and I’m picking him up at the airport in Phoenix. It was heavy and emotional. Obviously, all those feelings, along with years of musical history, came flooding back, and once the personal relationship was restored, the musical one began to take shape.

The first seeds of the Max/Iggor reunion were planted when the duo played together at the Dana Tribute show, an annual benefit played for Max’s slain stepson. “I was playing with Iggor at a show that was so meaningful,” Max admits. “We got to play ‘Roots’ and ‘Attitude,’ which is a song I wrote with Dana. From that point on, I couldn’t help myself. I knew I wanted to record with him again. I had not done a ‘project’ since NAILBOMB, which was a long time ago. Iggor loved the idea. With no name, I just wrote songs all day long. We had to find musicians, and set the mood so we could just write a kick ass record.” Iggor has similar fond memories of that show and that feeling, “Once we hit the first note, it felt like a bomb had dropped on stage. From that moment on, I knew we needed to do something together musically.”

Iggor continues, “We reunited as a family first. Naturally, music came next. At first, we had no idea we would do music again. I have my own new project, and that takes so much of my time. I had no plans at all of going back and doing a metal project. But at the same time, it was natural to play again with Max.” Max compares the situation to The Godfather Part III, exclaiming, “Just when Al Pacino thought he was out, his family pulled him right back into the shit again! That’s what I did: I pulled him right back.”

The brothers recruited Gojira guitarist Joe Duplantier to play bass. Guitarist Marc Rizzo, who plays guitar in Max’s main band Soulfly, was enlisted to play guitar. The duo purposely chose more up and coming musicians, because they didn’t want to detract from the music. “We didn’t want big names,” Max says. “It was about me and Iggor finding ourselves. This is about the music. We found cool musicians without pretension, who wanted to go into the studio and just kick ass.”'

Once recording commenced, Max brought a bunch of songs he had written. Album opener 'Inflikted' is an urgent, thrashy anthem designed for the most riotous moshpits, while 'Sanctuary' has a classic Beneath The Remains-era Sepultura vibe. Max says, “I brought the tracks to the studio without the fury. Iggor put his ‘thunder drums’ on top of it and it became something else!” Although Iggor exited Sepultura and is working on his electronic music project, that familiar feeling coursed through his veins when he sat down to track drums. “We had no pressure on our backs. The most important thing is that we were happy in the studio; we worked a lot and it was a blast. That translates into the music,” Iggor says.

By the time the record was finished, Max knew that they had recaptured the magic. “My brother makes the drums sound like thunder like no one else. Not many musicians can grab a kit and change the sound and personality of the drums, but he can. It’s fucking scary.” While the Soulfly and Sepultura comparisons will undoubtedly – natch - arise, both brothers contend that the Cavalera Conspiracy is different because their tastes and influences have grown over the years. There’s less of a world vibe on Inflikted, but it’s every bit as dangerous, thanks to its “fuck the world” attitude. “Why do I get goosebumps when listening to this? I don’t want to know,” says Max.

According to Iggor, Inflikted’s balance of the old and the new is what he loves about it and he thinks metalheads across the globe will share the same notion. “When I listen to the album, it sounds old school, but new in its own way,” he says. “It’s a mix of both worlds. We both listened to so much different music during the time apart. Here, we each had our own input, so it came out different than back in the day.”

Summing up their personal chemistry, which is palpable on the booming 'Ultra-Violent', 'Bloodbrawl', and the uber thrash attack 'Terrorize', Max says, “I’m crazy. I used to drink. I talk. He is quiet. He has never drank before. It’s this weird combo that becomes lethal together. You either like it or hate it, but you can’t ignore it. We’re like a bomb.”

Inflikted is currently scheduled for release via Roadrunner Records internationally on March 24th and in North America on March 25th. The tracklist for the album is as follows: 'Inflikted', 'Sanctuary', 'Terrorize', 'Dark Ark', 'Ultra-Violent', 'Hex', 'The Doom Of All Fires', 'Bloodbrawl', 'Hearts Of Darkness', 'Nevertrust', 'Must Kill'.

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Endwell Post New Demo Track Online

Queens, New York-based hardcore act ENDWELL has posted a new demo track, entitled "Revenge is a Healthy Motive", on its MySpace page. The song is the projected title cut of the band's forthcoming album, due later in the year via Victory Records. According to the group, "there is a whole lot more influence on this record from the bands weve toured with, the people who have turned their backs on us… the people who have stood by us through thick and thin and never gave up on us. We're writing this record for ourselves and for people who want something a little different. The past few years have undoubtedly put a damper on the music industry and musical integrity to say the least... This is our chance to take it back."

Other songtitles set to appear on "Revenge is a Healthy Motive" include "Sympathy for all Sufferers", "The Gospel of Giving Up", "Shin Splints" and "Everything is Subject to Change".

ENDWELL's full-length debut, "Homeland Insecurity", came out in 2006 on Victory Records.

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Stormwarrior Reveal New Album Details

Germany's STORMWARRIOR will release its third studio album, "Heading Northe", on February 22 via Dockyard 1. The CD was recorded at the group's own Thunderhall Studios and was mixed with Piet Sielck (SAVAGE CIRCUS, IRON SAVIOR) before it was mastered at Tommy Hansen's (HELLOWEEN, HAMMERFALL, PRETTY MAIDS) Jailhouse Studios in Denmark.

"Heading Northe" track listing:

01. And The Horde Calleth For Oden
02. Heading Northe
03. Metal Legacy
04. The Holy Cross
05. Iron Gods
06. Ragnarök
07. The Revenge Of Asa Lande
08. Remember The Oathe
09. Lion Of The Northe
10. Into The Battle
11. And The Valkyries Ride

Check out the cover artwork at HeavyLaw.com.

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Kalmah To Tour Canada In April

Finnish metallers KALMAH will embark on the Canadian "For The Revolution" tour in April. Tentative dates are as follows (venue details to be announced):

April 23 - Toronto, ON
April 24 - Hamilton, ON
April 25 - Sudbury, ON
April 26 - Rouyn, QC
April 27 - Sag/Lac, QC
April 28 - Quebec, QC
April 29 - Montreal, QC
April 30 - Saint-Hyacinthe, QC More...

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Kiuas Reveal New Album Details

Finnish power metallers KIUAS have issued the following update:

"Alright, the new album is now mastered, and hence the long months of work with it are finally over. The third KIUAS record will be called 'The New Dark Age' and date of release is the 5th of March (in Finland, other countries to be announced)."

"The tracklist is as follows:

01. The Decaying Doctrine
02. Conqueror
03. Kiuas War Anthem
04. The New Dark Age
05. To Excel and Ascend
06. Black Rose Withered
07. After the Storm
08. Of Sacrifice, Loss and Reward
09. The Summoning
10. The Wanderer's Lamentation
Bonus track for Japan release:
11. Towards the Hidden Sanctum" More...

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Mourning Beloveth Announce European Tour Dates

Irish doom titans MOURNING BELOVETH have scheduled the following dates:

Mar. 18 - Denmark, Copenhagen, The Rock,*
Mar. 19 - Finland, Tampere, Hellä **
Mar. 20 - Finland, Turku, Dante's Corner **
Mar. 21 - Finland, Kouvola, Rytmi-Katti, **
Mar. 22 - Finland, Helsinki, Nightlife Rock **
Mar. 23 - Holland, Zaandam, De Kade ***
Mar. 24 - Germany, Eiche, Crailsheim +
Mar. 25 - Czech Rep, Exit Club, Chmelnice +
Mar. 26 - Germany, BC-Studentclub, Thuringe, Ilmenau ++
Mar. 27 - Germany, Twilight-Club Schlüchtern ++
Mar. 28 - Holland, Tilburg, O13 ++
Mar. 29 - Belgium, Vosselaar, Biebob ++

* MOURNING BELOVETH + to be announced
** MORTUARY DRAPE, SECRETS OF THE MOON, MOURNING BELOVETH, URN
*** MOURNING BELOVETH, THE PROPHECY, IN AGE AND SADNESS, MAEL MÓRDHA
**** MOURNING BELOVETH, IN AGE AND SADNESS, to be announced
+ MOURNING BELOVETH, IN AGE AND SADNESS, MAEL MÓRDHA
++ AGALLOCH, MOURNING BELOVETH, IN AGE AND SADNESS

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