Place of Skulls Tracklisting and Artwork

PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, have finalized the track listing for their third full-length CD, "The Black Is Never Far", due late February in Germany (on Exile On Mainstream Records), followed by the rest of Europe, the U.K., and the U.S. by the end of March.

"The Black Is Never Far" was recorded at Lakeside Studios with producers Travis Wyrick and Mike Dearing, and features Griffin alongside Dennis Cornelius of REVELATION and OVERSOUL fame and drummer extraordinaire Tim Tomaselli. Longtime friend and original PLACE OF SKULLS/DEATH ROW bassist Lee Abney also makes a guest appearance. Touring plans include a European trek in early 2006 with a possible limited run of U.S. dates.

"The Black Is Never Far" (view cover here) track listing:

01. Prisoner's Creed
02. Sense Of Divinity
03. Darkest Hour
04. Interlude
05. Apart From Me
06. The Black Is Never Far
07. We The Unrighteous
08. Interlude
09. Masters Of Jest
10. Interlude
11. Lookin' For A Reason
12. Relentless
13. Changed Heart

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Ignite Finishing Up New Record, Planning Tour

Zoli Teglas of Ignite is currently singing in Maple Sound and Paramont Studios.

Ignite began tracking on November 14, 2005 with Cameron Webb (Social Disortion, Silverstein, Motorhead). This will be their first full-length album since "A Place Called Home" (TVT 2000) and it's scheduled to arrive this Spring. When asked about the ablum, Zoli stated, "This is turning out to be a much darker sounding album than anything that we have put out before."

Ignite is also busy locking down their touring schedule for 2006 which is going to include tours in U.S., Europe, Australia, Japan and Brazil.

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Rotten Sound Embark On European Tour

Finnish grindcore troupe ROTTEN SOUND have kicked off 2006 with a European wide tour; dubbed the "Grind Your Face Off Tour 2006". The tour, in support of the recently reissued grind masterpiece Murderworks (produced by the late Mieszko Talarcyzk), began January 4th in the bands native Finland. The "Grind Your Face Off Tour" extends for four weeks across the bulk of the European mainland. Joining ROTTEN SOUND on the tour will be SAYYADINA (featuring Jon Lindqvuist from NASUM).

Here are the tour dates: More...

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Age Of Ruin European Tour Dates

Dates have been solidified for Age Of Ruin's upcoming European tour. Here are the latest tour dates:

11/01 GER Berlin @ Casiopeia w/ United And Strong
12/01 GER Hamburg @ Hafenklang
13/01 GER Zeitz @ Muggefugg w/ Cold By Winter
14/01 GER Lichtenstein @ Juz Riot w/ Crisis Never Ends
15/01 CZ Most @ Za Vraty w/ Through The Mist Of Tears
16/01 GER Zwiesel @ Juze
17/01 CZ Prag @ 007 w/ Through The Mist Of Tears
18/01 GER Berchtesgarden @ TBA w/ Most Precious Blood
19/01 ITA Milano @ Rainbow w/ Most Precious Blood
20/01 ESP Girona @ c.s. apaga la tele
21/01 ESP Terrassa (Near Barcelona) @ Bar Skorpions
22/01 FRA Toulouse @ Wagon
23/01 FRA Paris @ Peniche alternat
24/01 BEL Tournai @ Bierstube w/ Since The Day
25/01 NL Haarlem @ TBA w/ Since The Day
26/01 GER Köln @ Access All Areas w/ Since The Day
27/01 GER Eisenach @ Sound and Culture w/ Since The Day, A Traitor Like Judas
28/01 GER Bautzen @ Steinhaus w/ Since The Day
29/01 GER Trier @ Exhaus w/ Since The Day, Deadlock, Bleeding Through
30/01 AUT Wien @ Arena w/ Since The Day, Liar, Black Dahlia Murder

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Alchemist's "Embryonics" Set For Feb 21 Release

Alchemist's "Embryonics" is a deluxe, double-disc collection spanning the early work by one of heavy metal's most unique and creative bands. An extensive and exhaustive collection, "Embryonics" features Alchemist classics, band favorites, rare demo tracks, and unreleased recordings alike. "Embryonics" is already up for pre-order at this location.

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Norwegian Metal Label Morningstar Records Is Born

MORNINGSTAR RECORDS is a new Norwegian label started by members of SATYRICON live, NECROPHAGIA, KEEP OF KALESSIN, CHTON, MANES and MAX MIDSUN. The first release on this new label will be BLOODTHORN's "Genocide," which will see a European release in February 2006.

The goal of Morningstar Records is to establish a solid independent label within quality metal and rock as a label run by musicians for musicians. Our intention is not to climb the ladder up through the underground, but to start no-holds-barred from the first release being "Genocide" by the Norwegian death metal-band Bloodthorn, their 4th studio album marking their 10th year from their first release in 1996.

After years of wanting to start a label focusing on the music itself and not on hype and hunt for profit, Morningstar Records was established by Keep of Kalessin mainman Arnt O. Grönbech. Arnt comments: "I was totally blown away when I heard the new Bloodthorn album 'Genocide' during their mixing-session in Godt Selskap studio, and I simply chose to buy the European rights for this crushing album. This is the album that will give the label a flying start, and prove the labels right to life!" Morningstar Records will focus on quality not quantity, and with the Head of Business and two producers from Godt Selskap Studio (known for recordings by bands like Necrophagia, Keep of Kalessin, Griffin, Chton, Manifest etc.) on board, this close co-operation with Godt Selskap gives Morningstar Records an advantage by the possibility to secure a professional recording of their artist. Plastichead is Morningstar Records' world distributor, and will make sure the music can be found in most retail stores, as well as specialist stores, across the globe.

You can view a photo of the MORNINGSTAR Staff here. From left to right, they are:

Kim Tungvåg (Max Midsun, head of business Godt Selskap studio)
Torstein Parelius (Manes, Chton)
Arnt O. Grönbech (Keep of Kalessin, Satyricon live)
Knut V. Prytz (Necrophagia, producer Godt Selskap Studio)
Rune Stavnesli (Max Midsun, producer Godt Selskap studio)

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Vinterriket Signs With Flood The Earth Records

VINTERRIKET'S next studio album Lichtschleier will be released exclusively on Flood the Earth Records this year. The album was recently mastered at Strype Audio Studio in Norway and will feature 6 tracks + 1 video clip of pure darkness, emptiness, coldness and melancholy.

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Kicking K8 Add Two Slots On Jagermeister Tour

SoCal Rockers KICKING K8 have be added to two shows on the sold out Jagermeister Music Tour featuring Disturbed and BloodSimple. The band were offered the Jan 16th Phoenix, Az show as well as hometown show Jan 19th, in San Diego, Ca. Kicking K8 recently finished up recording their debut, which will soon be available for promo in a unique marketing campaign exclusively through Jagermeister promotions. The band starts their tour beginning Jan 16th with dates confirmed through April. Kicking K8's current single, LIAR, was added to numerous modern rock stations beginning 12/27.

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Kataklysm Reveal Dates For North American Tour

VADER, KATAKLYSM, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, SPEED\KILL/HATE, GRAVEWORM and THE ABSENCE will be teaming up for the "Metal Crusaders" beginning in late May. The first confirmed dates are as follows:

May 26 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
May 27 - Bedford, NH @ Marks Place
May 28 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
May 31 - Vernon, NY @ Nothing Fancy Cafe
Jun. 01 - Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Ballroom
Jun. 14 - Houston, TX @ The Ballroom/Wharehouse live
Jun. 17 - Arlington, TX @ The Phoenix Music Complex
Jun. 20 - Denver, CO @ Aztlan Theater
Jun. 28 - Portland, OR @ Rock'n' Roll P.

Many more dates will be announced soon.

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Ajattara Post New Track Online

A brand-new Ajattara track, entitled "Lautuma", has been posted online. The song is taken from the band's upcoming full-length album, "Äpäre", due on March 22, 2006 via Spinefarm Records.

Listen to it here.

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Beyond Twilight Announce New Singer

Only two days after the departure of their former vocalist Kelly "Sundown" Carpenter, Danish progressive metallers Beyond Twilight have announced Björn Jansson of Tears Of Anger as substitution. Comments the band:

"We are proud to announce that our new lead vocalist is Björn Jansson. Coming from Sweden we warmly welcome him as new family member in Beyond Twilight. We are absolutely thrilled about our new reinforcement. Björn is an outstanding vocalist and fits the band perfectly. This also makes it possible for us to finally use our base in Scandinavia bringing back and setting up our camp here. No doubt this is a healthy situation for us as for playing live and touring which we have been dreaming about for a long time. Björn is experienced and you might also know him from his albums with Tears Of Anger and Bob Katsionis Imagenary. When getting in touch with Björn we found out that he had been a Beyond Twilight fan for several years. What better commitment and conditions could we ask for? What really matters to us is that within less than 24 hours Björn showed his commitment by delivering vocal recordings. Not just vocal recordings but fantastic vocals in our own humble opinion. So there you have it!"

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