Burst To Shoot Video For "Where the Wave Broke"

Sweden's Burst are scheduled to shoot a video for "Where the Wave Broke," the lead-off track from the bands forthcoming new record Origo. The shooting will take place with the band and the Harvest Light Production Co., headed up by Kim Peterson and Peter Reinholdsson, this weekend in Stockholm. The video, the first from Origo and the band 's second overall, is scheduled to make it's international debut in early November.

Origo, which is already drawing critical acclaim from some of Europe's leading rock and metal press, will be released in the U.K. and Europe on October 24th and early 2006 in North America.

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Reflux Writing New Material, Tour Dates

Reflux have begun writing material for their next album. The effort will be recorded this winter and should hit streets in spring 2006 via Prosthetic Records. Meanwhile, the group will play a few fall shows (see below) before touring from Washington D.C. to California and back in December.

10/28 Lynchburg, VA w/ Everything Falls Together, more
10/29 Fredericksburg, VA @ KC's w/ Everything Falls Together, more
10/30 Virginia Beach, VA @ TBA
10/31 Harrisonburg, VA @ Crayola House w/ Lex Vegas
11/19 Terre Haute, IN @ The Legacy (Terre Haute Metal Fest)

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El Caco and Insense To Get UK Releases

Black Balloon recording artists El Caco’s ”The Search” and Insense’s ”Soothing Torture” will see UK releases by Plastic Head Distribution on the 21st of November. Both bands also have a few upcoming gigs: More...

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Throne of Katarsis Recording New Full-Length

Throne of Katarsis are in the recording process of their debut full-length, still untitled. The drums are already recorded, however the band has still not found a decent record label willing to release the full-length, so labels are free to contact the band for propositions.

The MC version of Unholy Holocaustwinds is now released by Warfront Production. Pro printed black chrome-II tape, limited to 400 copies. You can order this cult item through Warfront Production.

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Scott Ian Can't Wait To Play Bush-Era Songs

Shawn Macomber of The Nashua Telegraph recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. Several excerpts from the chat follow:

On the different reactions to the reunion of the group's "classic" lineup:

"We're not U2. Everyone doesn't love us all the time. I'm not surprised by any of the reactions. Music comes down to two things: You either like it or you don't, and everybody has an opinion. It's a very volatile thing. If we spent our time listening to people outside of the band about everything we do, ANTHRAX never would have even made our first record. So I have to go with what my heart, my gut and my soul are telling me."

On touring with JUDAS PRIEST:

"The only way I can look at this tour is from the point of view of myself as a 16-year-old kid going to JUDAS PRIEST shows. That's how I feel whenever I'm around these guys, even though I've known them for years. It's a win-win situation for us. The shows are killer, and we get to hang out with our heroes."

On the relationship with his bandmates:

"Well, the only way it’s really progressing is on a personal level. We haven't really tried to move forward musically or creatively in any way. I can honestly say we're in a better place, personally, than ever before. I just basically attribute that to the fact that we've grown up. Things that seemed important 15 years ago definitely aren't as important now."

On the John Bush-era material:

"I absolutely miss those songs from 'Sound of White Noise', 'We've Come for You All' and the other records we did with John Bush. I can't wait to be able to play those songs again."

On the band's future:

"Believe me, it’s as confusing to me as anyone else. I feel like I'm living in this alternate reality where I'm somehow in two different versions of ANTHRAX at the same time. The only thing that's going to define it for me is the music we come up with, and we'll just have to take it from there."

On playing their greatest hits from their 1985-91 halcyon days in their original form rather than the shortened, altered arrangements of recent years:

"I understand why we did what we did to these songs in the '90s because we had this huge catalog to play from, all the old stuff as well as all the records we did with John Bush, so it made sense. Our attitude going into this reunion was 'Let's play these songs note for note how we played and recorded them in the '80s. Truthfully, they're so much better this way."

On the band's early days:

"People so often look back with rose-colored glasses and say those were the good old days, but back when we first signed our record contract in 1985, those really were the good old days. We've seen it go from a business run by music lovers at all these different labels to two or three corporations run by lawyers and accountants.

"In the '80s we had to fight for everything we got. Nobody knew how to market a band like ANTHRAX at Island Records in 1985. We basically learned together and had huge success together. That couldn't happen today. There is no such thing as a label giving bands a few records to develop their careers. If you don’t go gold or platinum on your first record, you're done, over. Next.

"If that had been the case in the '60s, '70s or '80s, every great band everybody loves and listens to today wouldn't exist. They never would have made it."

Read the full article at Nashua Telegraph.

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Into Eternity Wrap Up Fourth 2005 N. American Tour

Canada's progressive death metal band INTO ETERNITY have wrapped up their fourth 2005 North American tour supporting their latest album Buried Into Oblivion . This year the band has been privileged to share the stage with metal veterans Amorphis, Hate Eternal, Krisiun, Incantation, Hammerfall, Edguy and now Stratovarius. Drummer Adam Sagan commented, "The tour is winding down, and we have had a freakin' blast. We've seen old friends, and have made plenty of new ones. It's also been killer seeing a lot of you returning to see us. The Stratovarius guys are great, but since the bands had really different touring schedules (we drove our van and they had a bus) we didn't have a lot of opportunities to get to know them... until we closed down Seattle's Studio Seven drinking together.

"Just when we thought we would be going home and ending the year on a high note with Stratovarius, we were given the honor of playing two weeks with Opeth and Nevermore: truly a dream come true. Personally I could tour with either band and die happy, but touring with both together come on..."

INTO ETERNITY will begin working on Buried In Oblivion's follow up album after finishing the Opeth / Nevermore tour.

Here are the remaining Into Eternity tour dates: More...

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Biohazard Is Done, Frontman Comments

In a recent interview with Britain's Zero Tolerance magazine, BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei confirmed that the band's recently released tenth album, "Means to an End", will also be their last: BIOHAZARD are splitting up.

"It was a natural progression with the band," Billy said. "We've grown in different areas. I have a daughter and I'm focusing now on my other band SUICIDE CITY [also featuring former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo]; Danny [Schuler, drums] has three kids now, so things have really changed for him; Evan [Seinfeld, vocals and bass] is doing his big porno-acting thing now, and that's cool. One of the things about BIOHAZARD is that it's your life, your way. So to each his own.

"I think over the years we just grew apart," Billy continued. "I've come to a stage in my life where I've come full circle and music is only for pleasure now. Don't get me wrong, I always dug it, always enjoyed it, I've had a fucking great time, but I didn't know any better. All I had was music. But my reality now is that I have a family and we've got to pay the bills. I'm no different from you — we've both got to buy the same token to ride a train, you know? So I'm back in the workforce, hanging out with my buddies at the weekend and dealing with the bullshit so I can enjoy the pleasures of life, like making music."

"Means to an End" is available now on SPV Records.

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Curl Up And Die Call It Quits

Curl Up And Die are officially calling it quits. The band recently cancelled their tour with Still Remains. No explanation was provided, other than to say that the group "sends their apologies and apprieciates your understanding." Curl Up And Die's Mike Minnick has now released the following statement:

"After almost seven years of being a band we have decided to call it quits. We want to say to everyone who has ever supported us in any way; thank you, this has truly been an amazing experience."

The group will play three final shows (a Las Vegas show hasn't been scheduled yet):

Saturday, November 12th
@ The Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA
w/ Kylesa, Coliseum, Torche and special guests
Show starts @ 7:30pm
Tickets available at Tickmaster

Sunday, December 11th
@ The Livery Theatre in Ventura, CA
w/ Countervail, Six Different Ways & more TBA
Show starts @ 7pm
Tickets at the door or through ticketweb.com

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In Flames Sign With Ferret Music

Swedish metal outfit In Flames have now inked a deal with Ferret Music. Details have yet to be disclosed, but Ferret will release the band's new album, "Come Clarity," on February 7th. Originally formed in 1990, the group has released a handful of albums with Nuclear Blast Records. Recorded earlier this year, the new album will feature the following track listing:

01. Take This Life
02. Leeches
03. Reflect the Storm
04. Dead End
05. Scream
06. Come Clarity
07. Vacuum
08. Pacing Death's Trail
09. Crawl through Knives
10. End of Things
11. Our Infinite Struggle
12. Vanishing Light
13. Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone

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Will Haven Reform With Original Lineup

California's Will Haven have officially announced their reformation. The group put out several albums with Revelation Records prior to breaking up at the end of 2002. The following statement has been released by the band:

"Will Haven is officially back together and working. The only way we would ever do will haven again was with the original line-up which includes, Grady Avenell (vocals) Jeff Irwin (guitar) Mike Martin (bass) and Mitch Wheeler (drums). So everyone is back on board. We are right now in the process of writing new songs. We are going to put out a 5 song EP and couple of B side songs, which will include 'Sammy.' After the EP is recorded we will infact be doing a reunion show most likely here in Sacramento. If all goes well and there is enough demand we will do some more. Right now we are just focusing on getting some new good music out there."

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Upload Festival To Benefit Hurricane Relief

Upload Festival will be taking place October 22nd in Lafayette, LA at the UL Wesley Center. Bands performing include:

The Showdown
Chasing Victory
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster
The Burning Issue
December Dissilusion
The Passing Lane
Twelve Gauge Valentine
Of Falling And Forgiveness

Proceeds will go to hurricane relief.

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Beatallica Announce US Tour Dates

According to LiveDaily.com, Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, have lined up the following U.S. dates during November/December:

Nov. 28 - Columbus, OH - Little Brothers
Nov. 29 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Dec. 01 - Baltimore, MD – Fletchers
Dec. 02 - Philadelphia, PA – Khyber
Dec. 04 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
Dec. 05 - Boston, MA - Middle East
Dec. 07 - Fort Wayne, IN - Pierre's
Dec. 08 - Detroit, MI – Smalls
Dec. 10 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

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