Overcast Added To The Rock The Ink Fest

Overcast has been added to the Rock The Ink Festival, which takes place on October 24, 2008 in Providence, RI at Dunkin Donuts Center.

Here are the rest of Overcast's planned tour dates in support of their recently released "Reborn to Kill Again?" album:

11.09.08 Holyoke, MA - The Waterfront Tavern
11.14.08 Portland, ME - Asylum
11.15.08 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
11.16.08 New York, NY - Irving Plaza

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Turmoil Singer Jon Gula Parts with Band

Turmoil and frontman Jon Gula have parted ways. Gula was a founding member of the group, which originally formed in 1992. Last February Turmoil signed with Eulogy Recordings and has slowly been working on a new full-length. With the new album nearing completion, the commitments that go along with it have forced Gula to reevaluate his situation, and he has ultimately chosen to step aside.

Gula said the decision has been extremely difficult for him, lamenting, "Turmoil has been a big part of life for many years, essentially half of my life." A recent career change further weighed on Gula's mind. "I really wish I could, but I just can't devote 100% of myself to Turmoil anymore. I've got too many things to attend to right now, and I didn't think it would be fair to our fans, or to the rest of the band, to delay the inevitable."

Gula isn't sure how the group will proceed in his absence, adding. "I'll understand if they carry on with someone else. I'm not sure if I would call it 'Turmoil,' going forward, but I support whatever decision they make. Obviously, they've got to do what's right for them."

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Genghis Tron Announces More European Tour Dates

GENGHIS TRON, who are currently on tour across Canada as part of the Exclaim Magazine Aggressive Tendencies Tour 2008 alongside label-mates BARONESS, has recently announced more dates for their headlining European tour this fall. This tour will kick-off on October 28th in Berlin, Germany and will include support from BEHOLD...THE ARCTOPUS for the duration.

GENGHIS TRON will also headline two-week's worth of dates in the U.S. immediately following their current Canadian run. This tour will also include YIP YIP as well as CLIPD BEAKS and BLACK COBRA on various dates. A complete listing of GENGHIS TRON tour dates can be found below with more to be announced shortly.

GENGHIS TRON is touring in support of their critically acclaimed Relapse debut, "Board Up The House." The band is currently two volumes in of their five volume 12” remix series of "Board Up The House" tracks. A host of artists ranging from Rob Crow, Justin Broadrick, Scott Hull, Danny Lohner, Dntel, and more have contributed remixes for this limited edition series. For more information and audio samples, visit this MySpace page dedicated to the remix series.

Here are the latest GENGHIS TRON tour dates: More...

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Decrepit Birth Comments on Planetary Duality Tour

Santa Cruz, CA’s brutal tech-death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH will be embarking on a North American tour with THE FACELESS this Fall. Founding guitarist Matt Sotelo commented:

“We are very happy to announce that DECREPIT BIRTH will be on tour with THE FACELESS beginning October 17th through November 22nd, throughout the US and Canada! Along with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, VEIL OF MAYA and NEURAXIS. We are planning on a great tour and we’re happy to be playing some new material from our upcoming album. Look forward to some amazing shows, and we can’t wait to get out there and see our fans again!

"Also, be sure to check for updates on our new album! The band is currently busy writing and we are very happy with the direction of the new material, it will really showcase the evolution of DECREPIT BIRTH. Keep checking our official website for more information!”

Here are the Planetary Duality tour dates, featuring Decrepit Birth, The Faceless, Abigail Williams, Veil of Maya and Neuraxis: More...

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Cessation Of Life Filming New Video

Cessation Of Life is currently filming a video for the song "Everyone and Everything." Expect the video to be released before the end of the year.

August 2008 marked the release of the newest CD from Cessation Of Life. The new 12 song CD, entitled "Path Of Totality" is the first with new guitarist Marty Mostad and is still in line with the band's "High Velocity Speed Metal" style. The new CD is available through CDBaby.com

The band recently had the song “Necropolis” on the US Metal Maniacs Magazine promo disc for September 2008 and has been playing shows in the Los Angeles area.

You can check out some of their material on the band's MySpace page.

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Seregon Forced To Cancel Shows

Bristol, England based thrashers Seregon have been forced to cancel their scheduled shows for the near future due to guitarist Alex Hagues breaking his wrist. It is expected that the injury could take up to ten weeks to heal properly. The band are currently preparing to release a new mini CD entitled "A Future Expired" which contains the songs, "Band Of Brothers" and "Replicators."

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Sylosis Posts Another New Album Trailer Online

British thrashers Sylosis has uploaded a third video trailer for their forthcoming debut album, "Conclusion Of An Age" online. You can check it out below.

The album is expected to be released on October 24th via Nuclear Blast Records. More...

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Metallica Tops Billboard Chart Three Weeks Running

Metallica's new studio album, "Death Magnetic" has once again claimed the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart this week, selling around 132,000 copies for the week ending September 28th. The album has now nearly sold one million copies in the United States.

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Rush Posts New DVD Clip Online

Canadian legends Rush has posted a video online of the band performing the song, "Far Cry" from their forthcoming Snakes and Arrows DVD. You can check it out below.

The DVD is expected to be released on November 25th and will also be available on Blu-Ray. More...

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Judas Priest Announces Irish Shows

Heavy Metal gods Judas Priest has added a show in Northern Ireland and a show in the Republic Of Ireland to their tour schedule which will also include Megadeth and Testament.

The tour dates are as follows:

February
10 - Dublin, Ireland - O2
11 - Belfast, Ireland - Odyssey Arena
13 - Sheffield, UK - Sheffield Arena
14 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
16 - Glasgow, Scotland - SECC Hall 4
17 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena
18 - Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Arena
20 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arena
21 - London, UK - Wembley Arena

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Arch Enemy Guitarist Signs Deal With Dean Guitars

Dean Guitars has announced that guitarist Michael Amott of ARCH ENEMY and CARCASS fame has signed on with Dean guitars. Dean CEO Elliott Rubinson states “I have been a fan of Michael for some time and we are extremely excited that he has decided to make Dean guitars his home. Michael Amott is a very well respected guitarist worldwide and we look forward to working very closely with him to design his dream guitar."

“I contacted Dean guitars," said Amott "as I was looking for the right guitar company and I knew that if people like Michael Schenker, Dave Mustaine, Dimebag and Leslie West have made Dean their home that I needed to check it out. They sent me two V’s to check out and I immediately fell in love with them. I am sure my new signature guitar will meet all of my demands as well as the needs of my fans around the globe."

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Dimmu Borgir Announces Touring Musicians

Due to a recent addition to his family, DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Galder will not be able to do the upcoming North American trek on DANZIG's Blackest Of The Black tour.

States Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz: “We have some new, temporary personnel on this tour. We needed an experienced live guitarist and found him in an old friend of mine and Galder: Cyrus of SUSPERIA. We’re happy he can step in and don’t plan on giving him a hard time on the road.”

Drumming duties on the Blackest Of The Black tour will be handled by Daray (ex-VADER). According to Silenoz, fans can perhaps expect a few surprises when it comes to the set list. Tour dates are below. More...

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Mudvayne Invites Fans To Be Part Of Video Shoot

Mudvayne has announced that they will be filming a music video for the song "The New Game" this Saturday (October 4th) in New Jersey and want their fans to be a part of the shoot too.

Any fans interested must RSVP with full name to casting@bluestreakent.com

Details for the shoot are as follows:

Date: Saturday October 4th
Arrival time: 11:00 AM
Location: Roller Coaster Studios
1 Merry Lane
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
Phone number: 973-428-6009

Please note that all fans are asked to wear white t-shirts with no logos and jeans or dark pants.

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iTunes To Shut Down?

With royalty fees set to receive a substantial 66% increase tomorrow (9 cents > 15 cents), iTunes slash Apple are now threatening to shut down the iTunes Store due to profits potentially turning into substantial losses…

In April 2007 the company’s vice president for iTunes, Eddy Cue, submitted testimony to the Board at the Library of Congress surrounding all these royalty hikes.

“If iTS (iTunes Store) were forced to absorb any increase in the mechanical royalty rates, the result would be to significantly increase the likelihood of the store operating at a financial loss - which is no alternative at all. More...

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Gama Bomb Comments On European Tour

For the past few weeks, Irish thrashers Gama Bomb have been making their way across Europe on the Thrashing Like A Maniac tour with LA shredders Bonded By Blood and UK support act Sworn Amongst, spreading the good word of thrash wherever they go.

The band comments on the tour so far: "So here we are, two weeks into our five-week European tour. We've already come so far and done so much we can't do it justice in a simple, mortal blog, but here goes: we started in Berlin, where we accidentally played to a neo-Nazi biker gang, then we wound through Europe, finding ourselves in the Italian wilderness, high in the Alps and sweltering at the far end of Portugal along the way. It's been very, very hot so far, but we're now encountering a cooler, Northern European leg of the tour."

Along with a night of thrash metal music, Gama Bomb is offering something else to the fans who attend the shows: redemption. Gama Bomb recently announced their Stamp Out Inferior Metal campaign. At each show of the 10,000-mile, eleven-country Thrashing Like A Maniac European tour, Gama Bomb invites and encourages you to bring along the worst of your music collections - the embarrassing, the awkward and the downright rubbish CDs, records and merchandise hidden amongst your better purchases - and to collect them together so both you and Gama Bomb can do what should have been done long ago - ritually shred, stamp and smash the living hell out of them! Bring them to a show, whereupon they will be ceremoniously smashed, stamped on, frisbee'd and generally destroyed as part of the set, live onstage. More...

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SSS Announces Release Of Album "The Dividing Line"

British crossover thrashers SSS have confirmed a string of UK shows with the hardcore punk act Fucked Up. Following on from the band's recent announcement of a UK tour with Doomriders and Tortuga, SSS have also revealed that they will be playing a special show at Zavvi in Manchester on 18th October. This will be a special release gig for the band's new album, "The Dividing Line," and entry is completely free.

Due to be released on October 20th in Europe and November 11th in the USA, "The Dividing Line" is SSS's second full-length album and has the band once again delivering a mixture of classic thrash with a raw punk attitude, with 20 tracks of skate-friendly anthems.

In anticipation of their upcoming new album, "The Dividing Line," SSS recently made another brand new track available for streaming. The new song titled "Can't Burst The Bubble" can be streamed from the band's myspace page.

Fans who purchase "The Dividing Line" from select indie stores across the UK will receive an exclusive free Skate And Destroy 7" vinyl including four non-album tracks. More...

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Unreal City Signs to Double Or Nothing Records

Unreal City has signed to Double Or Nothing Records. Two tracks from their upcoming record, "Ephemeral Subsistence," can be heard on the splash page at Doubleornothingrecords.com. "Ephemeral Subsistence" is due out November 25, 2008.

Unreal City will acompany Steel Nation this fall on a short run down the east coast. More details are expected soon.

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Kingdom Of Sorrow Posts Widget w/ Motorhead Cover

KINGDOM OF SORROW has released a ReverbNation tune widget featuring an exclusive cover of MOTORHEAD's “No Class” as well as a free download of “Lead Into Demise.” The widget also includes the tracks “Begging For The Truth” and “Buried In Black” from the band's debut album. You can access this widget and enter to win a KINGDOM OF SORROW prize package here.

KINGDOM OF SORROW recently kicked off a string of headlining dates on their way to meet up with GWAR and label-mates TOXIC HOLOCAUST for a massive 12-week North American tour. This tour will take the band to over 70 cities all across Canada and the U.S. As previously announced, KINGDOM OF SORROW will be joined by TYPE O NEGATIVE's Kenny Hickey for a portion of the tour dates while KOS's Kirk Windstein tours with DOWN.

Here are the latest KINGDOM OF SORROW tour dates: More...

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Slayer Giving Away New Song On European Tour

A brand-new Slayer album is expected in 2009, but some fans won't have to wait that long to get an early listen to some of the new music. Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" dates (listed below), will receive the new Slayer song via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's line-up - Slayer, Mastodon, Trivium and Amon Amarth. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.

The new Slayer song is being recorded as you read this, as Slayer has just entered a Los Angeles-area studio to begin recording the new album. More info on the free song and new album will be announced shortly. In addition, Trivium's "Kirisute Gomen" from their new album, "Shogun" (released September 30), and "Guardians of Asgaard," a new song from Amon Amarth's "Twilight of the Thunder God" (released September 30), will also be part of the download package. Mastodon opted to do something a little different for their contribution to the tour download - the band will take fans into the recording studio for a first-look and listen to the making of their upcoming album. Plus, a live-in-concert Slayer performance filmed at the band's 2007 San Diego Sports Arena show will be included in the "Unholy Alliance Tour" download package.

The European leg of the mighty "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" kicks off in Manchester, England on October 27 and will play more than two-dozen shows over a five week period. A North American leg is being planned for 2009.

Confirmed dates for the European "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III" are as follows: More...

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More Nonpoint, 12 Stones Tour Dates Announced

New dates have been added to Nonpoint’s upcoming tour with 12 Stones, ANew Revolution and Royal Bliss. The current tour schedule is as follows:

October 15th in Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
October 16th in Goose Creek, SC @ The Dive
October 17th in Spartansburg, SC @ Ground Zero
October 18th in Tampa, FL @ Destination Daytona
October 19th in New Port Richy, FL @ Bourbon Street
October 21st in Hattiesburg, MS @ Rimmingtons (12 Stones headlines)
October 22nd in Starkville, MS @ Rimmingtons (12 Stones headlines)
October 23rd in Jackson, MS @ Club Fire (12 Stones headlines)
October 24th in New Orleans, LA @ House Of Blues (12 Stones headlines)
October 25th in Beaumont, TX @ Scout Bar
October 27th in Lubbock, TX @ Tequila
October 28th in San Antonia, TX @ The Scout Bar
October 29th in Houston, TX @ The Scout Bar
October 31st in Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd’s Music Store
November 7th in Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theater
November 12th in Minneapolis, MN @ The Rock
November 14th in Mokena, MN @ The Pearl Room
November 21st in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s

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Haste The Day Posts New Song, "Mad Man," Online

Haste The Day has posted a new song, "Mad Man," on their MySpace page. Swing by to check it out. The song is up for download on iTunes now.

You can also pre-order the album now over at the Solid State Store with a T-shirt.

Haste The Day's new album, "Dreamer," is out in stores and online October 14th.

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As The Kingdom Falls Announces New Members

In light of their guitarist's recent departure, As The Kingdom Falls has announced two new guitarists. Here's the update from the band:

"Just thought we'd give you all a new update with things going on. First off, yes Mike and ATKF have parted ways. He is now playing guitar in the band Live to Die. We definitely encourage you to check them out!

"Also, in the past few months we have added 2 new guitarists, Chuck from Minus The Head, and our bro Alex. With the addition of these guys we have been working on a brand new set for you all. We trashed all the old material on our myspace. We will be recording a new 3 song demo within the next month.We promise they are heavier and more brutal then the old stuff! Make sure you keep your eyes open for them!"

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Pain Announces New European Tour And Album

Pain, the Swedish band led by Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy) will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the trek will come from Brother Firetribe, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen.

According to Pain, "David Wallin [drums] can’t be a part of this tour because of personal reasons. The name of the stand-in drummer will be announced shortly."

The band has also announced the upcoming release of their new album. "Cynic Paradise" will be released on October 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to "Psalms of Extinction" (which was released in 2007 via Roadrunner) features "eleven gems offering a vast variety of styles and influences which are even new for PAIN," according to a press release. Nightwish singer Anette Olzon makes a guest appearance on two tracks — "Follow Me" and "Feed Us".

The tracklist for the new album is as follows:

01. I'm Going In
02. Monkey Business
03. Follow Me (feat. Anette Olzon)
04. Have A Drink On Me
05. Don't Care
06. Reach Out (And Regret)
07. Generation X
08. No One Knows
09. Live Fast - Die Young
10. Not Your Kind
11. Feed Us (feat. Anette Olzon)

"Cynic Paradise" will be available as a limited-edition digipack including a bonus CD. More...

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