Sentence Sign To Burning Season Records

Italy's Sentence have signed with Burning Season Records. The band has previously released material with Dark Sun Records and Good Life Recordings and will release a new six-song MCD in early-2006.

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Dimebag Collectible Figure Photos Posted Online

Several pictures of the upcoming Dimebag Darrell sculpture, which is being created by KnuckleBonz, Inc. for the Guitar Hero limited edition collectible figure series, have been posted online at this location.

The Guitar Hero series is a collection of rock's most highly praised guitarists, sculpted in great detail and cast in poly-resin. The series is designed to be a tribute to acclaimed guitarists who have made their indelible mark on music history. All figures in the series are officially licensed. More...

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Amora Savant In Search of Drummer

Milwaukee metal/hardcore band Amora Savant are currently in search of a drummer. The group seeks someone experienced and willing to tour. Interested candidates should send an email to jamiekerwin@yahoo.com. The band will continue to use fill-in Sam Applebaum of Veil of Maya in the interim.

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Cerberus Post Songs Online

Cerberus have posted two songs off their latest album, "The Cage of Exsistance", on their MySpace page which can be viewed at the following loacation: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=3216210&Mytoken=EBB22FB8-4415-4720-92AF62ABA6A75B322683136703.
The songs are entitled "The Cage of Exsistance" and "'Fractured Extraction"

Cerberus is confirmed to co-headline with Crematorium at the Open Grave Music Festival on October 20th at the Whisky A Go Go.

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Fivespeed Set Release for Debut Album

Fivespeed have announced that the release date for their debut album entitled, "Morning Over Midnight", will be on January 24, 2006. The album will be released through their label, Virgin Records. Fivespeed are currently on tour with 10 Years and Classic Case and will be supporting Cold starting November 15th through December 5th

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Opeth Set-List Announced

Opeth have announced their set- list for their current headlining North American tour. The songs that will be played are as follows:

"Baying of the Hounds"
"When"
"Bleak"
"In My Time of Need"
"The Grand Conjuration"
"The Moor"
"Deliverance"
"Blackwater Park"
"Demon of the Fall"

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The Black Dahlia Murder Post Hawaiian Pictures

The Black Dahlia Murder have made pictures available from their Hawaiian themed show that took place at the Troubadour in Hollywood, CA at the following link: http://www.dirtjunior.com/black4.html

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In Flames Post Site Update

In Flames have posted the following on their website reguarding their new record deal with Ferret Records and an upcoming tour with Motorhead:

"Hello folks, it´s been a while since we checked in. Home safe after the Ozzfest adventure we had a couple of weeks off. A lot of exciting things happened in the IN FLAMES camp.

Finally we signed a new deal in the US. It was Ferret Records that got the honour, and we can´t wait for the new disc to hit the stores, and for us to start a new trek around the world to meet all of you wonderful people again. It will be so awesome to finally play some of the new trax live on stage.

Right now we are preparing for the UK Motorhead
Yes, we´re looking forward to a month filled with Stout, Singlemalt and loads of Metal ! Hope to see you there."

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God Forbid to Play Make-Up Shows

God Forbid have booked some dates in November to make up for cancelled dates. The make-up shows are as follows:

November 10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
November 11 - Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Icon
November 12 - Portland, ME @ The Station
November 13 - Manchester, NH @ Bomb Shelter
November 14 - Lemoyne, PA @ Champion Ship

God Foribid will be headlining all shows. Cannae and Agents of Man will be in support.

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More Dillinger Escape Plan Tour Dates, New Single

All tour dates for the Dillinger Escape Plan tour will feature Hella throught November 27th, Between the Buried and Me, The Flashbub, and Horse the Band up to this point are as follows:

November 6 - Ottawa @ Babylon (5 pm show)
November 7 - Hamilton, ON @ The Underground
November 8 - Montreal @ Cabaret Le Tulipe
November 9 - Toronto @ Opera House
November 13 - Edmonton @ Starlite Room
November 14 - Calgary @ MacEwan Hall
November 15 - Vancouver @ The Redroom
November 16 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
November 17 - Portland, OR @ Loveland
November 19 - San Francisco @ 12 Galaxies (5 pm show)
November 20 – Los Angeles @ El Rey Theater
November 21 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
November 25 - Austin @ Emo's
November 26 - Houston @ Engine Room
November 27 - Dallas @ Trees
November 29 - Kansas City @ El Torreon
November 30 - Minneapolis @ Triple Rock (5:30 pm show)
December 1 - Madison, WI @ The Annex
December 2 - Chicago, Il @ Logan Square Auditorium
December 3 - Detroit @ St. Andrews
December 4 - Cleveland @ Grog Shop
December 6 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
December 8 - Philadelphia @ First Unitarian Church
December 9 - New York @ Bowery Ballroom
December 10 - Baltimore @ Sonar

The thrid single from Dillinger Escape Plan's album, "Miss Machine", is "Unretrofied" and should be getting play on Fuse's Uranium, MTV2's Headbangers Ball.

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Jumbo's Killcrane and Weedeater US Tour Dates

Crucial Blast sludge metalers JUMBO'S KILLCRANE will be hitting the U.S. highways this November alongside doomsters WEEDEATER on a month long US tour.

11/16/05 Bourbon Room Fredericksburg VA
11/17/05 Wonderland Richmond VA
11/18/05 Talking Head Club Baltimore MD
11/19/05 Rex's Bar West Chester PA
11/20/05 Northsix Brooklyn NY
11/21/05 O'Briens Allston MA
11/22/05 Bug Jar Rochester NY
11/23/05 High Five Columbus OH
11/24/05 The Note Chicago IL
11/25/05 High Noon Saloon Madison WI
11/26/05 Gabe's Oasis Iowa City IA
11/27/05 Triple Rock Minneapolis MN
11/28/05 Hairy Mary's Des Moines IA
11/29/05 TBA Omaha/Lincoln NE
11/30/05 Larimer Lounge Denver CO
12/02/05 Funhouse Seattle WA
12/03/05 TBA Olympia WA
12/04/05 Sabala's Portland OR
12/05/05 Elbo Room San Francisco CA
12/06/05 TBA Los Angeles CA
12/07/05 TBA Flagstaff AZ
12/08/05 Metal Devastation Phoenix AZ
12/09/05 Burt's Tiki Lounge Albuquerque NM
12/10/05 The Club Las Cruces NM
12/11/05 Atomix San Antonio TX
12/12/05 Emo's Austin TX
12/13/05 The Gypsy Fayetteville AR
12/14/05 Downtown Music Little Rock AR
12/15/05 Replay Lounge Lawrence KS

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Eyehategod Was Jailed On Narcotics Charge

EYEHATEGOD guitarist Jimmy Bower (also of SUPERJOINT RITUAL and DOWN) has revealed to The Gauntlet that the recent arrest of the group's frontman, Michael Williams, was drug-related. "He is basically incarcerated on a narcotics charge, and he was on probation when he got busted," Bower said in a brand-new interview conducted on Friday (Oct. 14). "It just really sucks because he's in a small town, he's got a high bail, he was on probation and it looks like it's going to be fifteen to twenty thousand dollars to get this resolved."

EYEHATEGOD will be releasing a two-disc live set in the coming weeks to help raise funds for Williams' release. "One [disc] will be our set from Tokyo (three songs from this are featured on 'Preaching...'), and the other from our last tour," the band had previously stated in a posting on their web site. "Both recordings sound great. We will release this on the band's 'label,' Press Pause Media/Cassettes, so that ALL of the money, excluding pressing costs, will go toward Mike's defense."

Those that wish to make a donation by mail in order to assist in releasing Williams may send checks or money orders to AmSouth Bank:

EHG K Float / Vince Smith
AmSouth Bank
2141 Veterans Blvd
Kenner, La 70062

Make checks/money orders payable to: Vince Smith / EHG Katrina Float Fund.

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Slipknot Guitarist Breaks Wrist, Tour Continues

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root has reportedly been forced to sit out the early part of the band's current "Subliminal Verses Tour: The Final Volume" after breaking his wrist a couple of days prior to the tour's kick-off on Friday, October 14 in Cincinnati, Ohio. At last night's (Oct. 15) show in Grand Rapids, MI, SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor explained the reason for Root's absence before adding, "We had two options, so we have decided to go on playing without Jim... because there is no fucking way we are going to cancel the show!"

According to one attendee, SLIPKNOT, minus one, again proved they are one of the greatest live acts ever, ripping through classics like "Spit It Out", "Disasterpieces", "People=Shit", and "The Blister Exists". No details were given on when Root would return.

On another note, LAMB OF GOD vocalist Randy Blythe joined openers UNEARTH during their set in Grand Rapids, singing along with UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps.

SLIPKNOT's live album, "9.0: Live" album, is scheduled for release on November 1 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). The band will be signing copies of the CD on Tuesday, November 1 at the Best Buy store in New York City's Times Square (519 5th Ave at 44th Street). This unique first-come-first-served event begins promptly at 5 p.m. so make sure to be there early.

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Monster Magnet European Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been announced for MONSTER MAGNET's upcoming European tour with WITCHCRAFT.

MONSTER MAGNET are currently in Los Angeles in pre-production for their follow-up to 2004's "Monolithic Baby!", tentatively due early next year. The band spent the past few months working on a DVD release as well as reissues of both "Spine of God" (1991) and "Tab" (1992) CDs featuring re-recorded bonus tracks. In addition, MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf is planning on recording his first-ever solo album.

The currently scheduled tour dates are as follows:

Mar. 04 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
Mar. 05 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Mar. 06 - Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 2
Mar. 08 – Glasgow, SCO @ QMU
Mar. 09 – Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
Mar. 10 - Sheffield, UK @ The Corporation
Mar. 12 - London, UK @ Astoria
Mar. 13 - Brusells, BEL @ Ancienne
Mar. 14 – Amsterdam, NETH @ Paradiso
Mar. 16 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013
Mar. 17 – Hamburg, GER @ Grosse Freiheit
Mar. 18 – Gothernburg, SWE @ Tragarn
Mar. 20 – Helsinki, FIN @ Tavastia
Mar. 22 – Stockholm, SWE @ Arenan
Mar. 23 – Oslo, NOR @ Rockefeller Music Hall Norway
Mar. 24 – Malmö, SWE @ KB Sweden
Mar. 26 – Copenhagen, DEN @ Pumpehuset Denmark
Mar. 27 - Arhus, DEN @ Voxhall Denmark
Mar. 28 – Berlin, GER @ Columbiahalle Germany
Mar. 30 - Herford, GER @ Club X Germany
Mar. 31 - Weisbaden, GER @ Schlachthof Germany
Apr. 01 - Leipzig, GER @ Werk 2 Germany
Apr. 03 - Dortmund, GER @ Soundgarden Germany
Apr. 04 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall Germany
Apr. 05 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn Germany
Apr. 07 - Munich, GER @ Tonhalle Germany
Apr. 08 - Linz, GER @ Posthof Germany
Apr. 09 - Vienna, AUT @ Arena Austria
Apr. 11 - Zurich, SWI @ Xtra Switzerland
Apr. 13 - Barcelona, SPA @ Razzmatazz II Spain
Apr. 14 - Madrid, SPA @ Aqualung Spain

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Stand Before The Firing Squad Sign To Hand of Hope

California grind outfit Stand Before The Firing Squad have reportedly signed with Hand Of Hope Records. No official announcement has been made thus far. You can check out some of the group's material here.

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This Week In Metal: Week of October 15, 2005

Things were shaken up a bit on the metal charts this week. Let's take a look:

Top 10 Metal Albums (according to CMJ):

1. 2 3 1 4 Hypocrisy - Virus -- Last week #2 -- Weeks On Chart: 4
2. 1 1 1 7 Opeth - Ghost Reveries -- Last week #1 -- Weeks On Chart: 7
3. 3 2 2 6 Between The Buried And Me - Alaska -- Last week #3 -- Weeks On Chart: 6
4. 5 11 4 3 God Forbid - IV: Constitution Of Treason -- Last week #11 -- Weeks On Chart: 3
5. 7 30 5 3 Soulfly - The Dark Ages -- Last week #7 -- Weeks On Chart: 3
6. 4 4 4 6 Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon -- Last week #4 -- Weeks On Chart: 6
7. 6 6 6 7 Fear Factory - Transgression -- Last week #6 -- Weeks On Chart: 7
8. 26 - 8 2 Cryptopsy - Once Was Not -- Last week #26 -- Weeks On Chart: 2
9. 8 5 1 11 Arch enemy - Doomsday Machine -- Last week #8 -- Weeks On Chart: 11
10. 10 7 1 10 Chimaira - Chimaira -- Last week #10 -- Weeks On Chart: 10

Hyprocrisy has managed to oust Opeth from the number one spot this week, which is even all the more amazing given their extreme sound compared to teh rest of the chart. Cryptopsy, another extreme metal band, has also entered into the top ten at number 8. The other newcomer to the top ten is of course Soulfly, who make a huge jump to number 5. Chimaira and Arch Enemy are still barely hanging on to their positions - both had peaked at #1 and have been on the charts for 10 and 11 weeks respectively - and Fear Factory and Every Time I Die look to be sliding, so expect some new blood next week. Next week we might see Most Precious Blood break into the top ten with "Merciless" which charted strong this week and we could also see Animosity break in as well with "Empire"

Top 10 Metal Singles (according to MusicChoice):

1. God Forbid - "Chains of Humanity" -- Last week n/a -- Weeks On Chart: 1
2. Watch Them Die - "Bastard Son" -- Last week #1 -- Weeks On Chart: 2
3. Roadrunner United (Team Flynn) - "The Dagger" -- Last week n/a -- Weeks On Chart: 1
4. Between the Buried and Me - "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" -- Last week n/a -- Weeks On Chart: 1
5. Every Time I Die - "Guitarred and Feathered" -- Last week #8 -- Weeks On Chart: 4
6. As I Lay Dying - "Confined" -- Last week #9 -- Weeks On Chart: 2
7. Bullet For My Valentine - "Hand of Blood" -- Last week #6 -- Weeks On Chart: 2
8. Byzantine - "Taking up Serpents" -- Last week #10 -- Weeks On Chart: 3
9. Hypocrisy - "Scrutinized" -- Last week #2 -- Weeks On Chart: 2
10. Soulfly - "Babylon." -- Last week #4 -- Weeks On Chart: 2

God Forbid's new single, "Chains of Humanity" is going strong, skyrocketting to #1, knocking Watch Them Die's single "Bastard Son" down to #2. Roadrunner United's "The Dagger" charted strong at #3, which was a surprise to me because I though Heafy's lighter song on that album was officially their first single. But "The Dagger" is probably my favorite song off the album, so it's a well-deserved spot on the charts. Byzantine was looking like they'd drop off with "Taking up Serpents" but managed to gain new ground this week. And Every Time I Die has been hanging around for a fourth week, which is quite uncommon for a singles chart in metal from what I've seen.

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