Slayer and Mastodon Australian Tour Dates

Slayer will tour Australia and New Zealand in April with support from Mastodon. Here are the tour dates:

4/12 Perth @ Metro
4/14 Adelaide @ Thebarton
4/15 Melbourne @ Vodafone Arena
4/17 Sydney @ Hordern
4/19 Brisbane @ Riverstage
4/21 Auckland NZ @ St James Theatre

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Gaza and Robinson Booking Tour

Gaza and Robinson have announced plans to tour the west coast together in late February. Anyone able to assist with any of the dates should contact either band via MySpace. Here are the tour dates:

2/16 Idaho Falls, ID @ TBA
2/17 Boise, ID @ TBA
2/18 Spokane, WA @ TBA
2/19 Seattle, WA @ TBA
2/20 Tacoma, WA @ TBA
2/21 Portland, OR @ TBA
2/22 Eugene, OR @ TBA
2/23 Chico, CA @ TBA
2/24 Reno, NV @ TBA
2/25 Santa Rosa, CA @ TBA
2/26 Bay Area, CA @ TBA
2/27 Sacramento, CA @ TBA
2/28 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza
3/1 San Diego, CA @ TBA
3/2 Los Angeles, CA @ TBA
3/3 Las Vegas, NV @ TBA

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Interview

Interview With Brandon Sullivan Of Burning Alive

In late August of 2005, six young Southeast Iowa musicians joined together to form BURNING ALIVE. The band cites influences from Children Of Bodom to Slayer to Pantera and Lamb of God. They are putting a new album together and are planning to embark on a multi-state tour this coming summer, reaching as far as Los Angeles, California. They are certainly still in that very raw development stage but I think you'll agree when hearing their music that these guys have serious potential to achieve some great things. And part of what I am here to do is not to only feature those acts that have already made it to that certain higher level in the business but it's also to help foster along the much younger groups that deserve it because they seem to have great work ethic for what they are doing and that limitless passion for expressing themselves in the heavy music format. I got this new Q&A in with their friendly lead vocalist, Brandon Sullivan aka Sully. More...

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Furze Advance Track Online

An advance track from Norwegian death obsessed black metalers FURZE has been posted on Candlelight's Myspace. The track entitled "A Life About My Sabbath" is taken from FURZE's "UTD", their third album. "UTD" will be released on February 5th through Candlelight Records.

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Zyklon Confirmed For Metalmania Festival in Poland

ZYKLON have been confirmed for Metalmania Festival in Katowice, Poland, which will take place on March 24th. Here are their confirmed festival appearances so far:

March 24 - (POL) Metalmania Festival, Katowice
May 26-27 - (USA) Maryland Deathfest, Sonar in Baltimore, MD
July 13-14 - (AT) Kaltenbach Open Air

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Headline News

Murder One Singer Has 'Near Death' Experience

Murder One singer Paul Catten nearly died during routine surgery. The band has issued the following update:

"The future of Murder One continued to be cursed as vocalist Paul Catten recently ended up on a Life Support Machine after routine surgery for his appendix went terribly wrong.

Paul was taken into hospital for suspected appendicitus shortly before xmas. After 24 hours observation it was decided to carry out the normally routine surgery on the Sunday morning. At 12 30pm on the Sunday, Paul was given a full anaesthetic and immediately suffered a severe allergic reaction, which resulted in a cardiac arrest. Once resuscitated and his condition stabilised, the appendix was removed and Paul was put into a drug-induced coma for 24 hours and kept on a Life Support Machine for the duration. He eventually woke at 9 30pm on the Monday. He remained in hospital for several days as to recover from both trauma and surgery.

He is now fully recovered, though still shaken and currently looking forward to the bands tour with Textures in late Feb.

The curse continues.
M1"

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Pantheon I Reveal Tracklisting For New Album

PANTHEON I has set "The Wanderer and His Shadow" as the title of its upcoming CD, due on April 2nd through Candlelight Records. Clocking in at just over 40 minutes, the album was recorded and mixed by Christian Wibe at Nye Losjen studios in Sofiemyr, Norway and features artwork by Kjell Åge Meland, who did the front cover to the band's debut release, "Atrocity Divine".

"The Wanderer and His Shadow" track listing:

01. Origin of Sin
02. The Wanderer and his Shadow
03. Cyanide Storm
04. Coming to an End
05. Shedim
06. Where Angels Burn
07. My Curse
08. Chaos Incarnate

"Coming to an End" features a guest appearance by SOLEFALD vocalist Lazare Nedland, while Nachtgarm from NEGATOR appears on "Chaos Incarnate". Former PANTHEON I member Gunhild contributes her great violin skills on "Where Angels Burn".

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Bleed The Sky Announce New Second Guitarist

As the final addition to their new line-up, BLEED THE SKY has brought in Rob Thornton to take the place of Wayne Miller on guitar. Thornton played alongside current second BLEED THE SKY guitarist Dave Culbert in the metal band Brotherhood based out of San Antonio, Texas. Thornton and Culbert make a lethal duo that will be contributing heavily to the new BLEED THE SKY as-yet-untitled record to be produced by Fear Factory's Christian Olde Wolbers.

One of the unavoidable after-effects of the illness Miller suffered while on BLEED THE SKY's Summer Of Sin tour with Dope in 2006 was significant nerve damage to his left hand. He is currently undergoing physical therapy in Orange County, California, and has been told that he can expect a complete recovery within six to eight months. In the meantime, Miller will be co-managing the band alongside Archetype Management and will still take an active role in BLEED THE SKY-related business decisions and negotiations.

The following is a statement from Wayne Miller:

"Rob Thornton is by far the best pick for BLEED THE SKY. I don't feel that anyone else can fill this position better than him. He is a phenomenal guitar player and a true brother to me and the rest of the guys. The BLEED THE SKY guys are my family and the band is my life, but due to the injuries that I suffered while on the Dope tour, I cannot perform with them right now, so I have to step back and do what is best for the band. In the meantime, I am going to assist in managing them to stay involved with 'the family business.' I am just very fortunate to still be alive."

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Maroon To Tour South America In April

German metalcore band Maroon will be returning to South America to tour in April. Here are the confirmed tour dates:

April 07th Quito, Ecuador (TBC)
April 08th Bogota, Colombia
April 12th Rosario, Argentina, with Nueva Etica
April 13th Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Nueva Etica
April 14th Santiago, Chile, with Nueva Etica
April 15th Sao Paulo, Brazil, with Nueva Etica

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Meshuggah Nearly Half Done Writing New Album

According to Revolver magazine, Meshuggah is nearly halfway through the writing process for their next album. Writing commenced in August and the band has completed (sans vocals) roughly four tracks. Meshuggah hopes to finish the album by March, with a May release planned. Comments drummer Tomas Haake, "We've got some fast, intense songs and hectic, heavy stuff that draws from all the things we've done in the past. It's so great to actually be playing drums again."

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