Cold World Gives Update

Pennsylvania hardcore band Cold World has issued the following update:

"In case you haven't noticed, Cold World does not have any shows booked at the time. Dan, our singer, is about to have a child and we will not be booking any shows or making any moves until the baby is born and all is well and settled in his new family. This does not mean that we are breaking up at all. We will be hitting up the road as much as our schedules permit once all things check out with Dan's baby. In other news, we will be recording a song soon for a split with our friends in Strength For A Reason. The record will be in very limited quantities and feature unreleased songs from each band. Haroun and Nick are gonna have something real interesting comin out pretty soon. I'm sure you'll all know when that one happens.

"We had to cancel a weekend in one of our favorite cities, Boston, in September. Our live drummer situation has been all fucked up lately since Nick got a new job that doesn't let him play out all that often. We will 100% be back up to make up that show before too long. We'll also be out west in 2009, and hopefully to a few other countries we haven't been too in quite awhile."

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Arcane Album Details Emerge

Mysterious Brisbane based proggers Arcane have unveiled a host of new information regarding the concept of their upcoming album Chronicles Of The Waking Dream. Eight individual releases of information have found their way online to the blogs on Acolyte Zero's MySpace page.

These releases are titled after eight disorders in human perception, including synchronicity, pareidolia, religious fanaticism, regret, invisible friends, obsession and a mental disorder called Apophenia, defined as "an obsession with seeking patterns and connectivity in random data and unconnected experience". The entries themselves begin to introduce and develop certain characters from the album.

In a separate press release welcoming new drummer Blake Coulson on board, Arcane also mentioned that they will not be performing again for 2008, and that their first gigs of 2009 will be the Chronicles album launch shows, where they will not only launch the CD but "play the album live, in it's entirety".

Read the full article at Arcane's Blog.

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Monument to Thieves Formed

Keith Barney, formerly of Eighteen Visions and Throwdown, among others, is now part of a new Orange County, California hardcore band called Monument to Thieves. The group also features David Richardson (As Hope Dies, Force Of Change) on vocals and Matt Horwitz (The Agony Scene, Adamantium) on drums.

The group has posted two newly recorded demo tracks on their MySpace page and will play their first show on October 26th at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA.

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Sleigh MSN Releases New Demo Availible Online

SLEIGH MSN, the new band featuring SEMNAI vocalist Denis Hautaniemi and drummer Jari Ketola, has made its first demo, "Demo 2008", available for free download from its official web site. The demo was recorded at Biotech Audio Solutions in Vaasa, Finland between May 12, 2008 and May 15, 2008 and was engineered, mixed and mastered by Sami "Hannnu" Koivisto.

SLEIGH MSN was formed by Hautaniemi and Ketola in March 2008 "because they wanted to play a bit heavier music," according to a press release.

SLEIGH MSN is:

Denis Hautaniemi (vocals)
Marcus Takala (guitar)
Mikko Keränen (bass)
Jari Ketola (drums) More...

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Eternal Teears Of Sorrow Becomes A Six-Piece Band

Finnish melodic death metal band ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW has announced the addition of vocalist Jarmo Kylmänen to the group's ranks. The group says, "Jarmo K has been our 'sixth member' since late 2005, helping us with songs, melodies and his voice on 'Before The Bleeding Sun' and all the gigs after our comeback."

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW recently inked a new recording deal with the Finnish label KHY Suomen Musiikki Oy. The group is currently recording its sixth album, which is tentatively expected in April 2009. As was the case with the band's previous five LPs, the forthcoming effort is being recorded at Tico-Tico Studio in Kemi, Finland. The as-yet-untitled CD has already been licenced to Massacre Records (which will be release the album in Europe excluding Finland) and Marquee/Avalon (which will make the record available in Asia).

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW fans will get a chance to hear some of the band's new material during the group's appearance at the Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki in February 2009.

ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW's current lineup:

Janne Tolsa - Keyboards
Petri Sankala - Drums
Altti Veteläinen - Vocals, Bass
Risto Ruuth - Lead Guitar
Jarmo Puolakanaho - Guitar
Jarmo Kylmänen - Vocals

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Turisas Confirmed For 2009 Bloodstock Open Air

Finnish folk metal overlords TURISAS have been confirmed for next year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, set to take place August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England.

The festival billing is now shaping up as follows:

SABATON
THE HAUNTED
TURISAS
WINTERSUN

Tickets went on sale on September 1 at this year's price of £85.00. As of December 15, the ticket prices will be increasing. The organizers state, "We have decided, as always, for our fans loyalty to offer the early-bird ticket prices for a limited time. This will give you the chance to get next year's tickets at this year's prices!"

For more information, visit www.bloodstock.uk.com.

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Uniklubi Cancels Remaining Tour Dates For The Year

UNIKLUBI has issued the following update:

"Uniklubi has to cancel all the gigs scheduled for the rest of this year because of Jussi's vocal problems. More information will follow later.

At the moment the band is in the studio recording their 4th studio album, which is to be released spring 2009.

Cancelled tourdates are:

01.11.08 / Vaasa, Rewell Center / Finland
07.11.08 / Rovaniemi, Cafe Tivoli - Unplugged (K18) / Finland
08.11.08 / Kokkola, Hotelli Seurahuone - Unplugged (K18) / Finland
12.11.08 / Tampere, Yo-talo - Unplugged (K18) / Finland
22.11.08 / Turku, Klubi - Unplugged (K18) / Finland
28.11.08 / Raahe, Night Club Gina - Unplugged (K18) / Finlan

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Battlelore Frontman To Miss Finnish Fire Tour

BATTLELORE frontman Tomi Mykkänen has issued the following update:

"Hello all!

To my great regret I need to tell you that I am not able to be part of the Finnish Fire tour this autumn due to family reasons. I will take my personal leave from performing with BLore as of today so I will miss also the three Finnish gigs (Juva, Oulu and Kuopio). The reason why I’m missing the Finnish gigs as well is quite easy; we need to have the replacement vocalist trained for the tour and what is better place to train than gigs? Replacement vocalist? Yeah, there is one and he’s Harri (Witch King) from AVATHAR. Who would be a better replacement than other fellow Tolkien freak?!

Harri is an excellent growler with a deep, strong voice, and a great attitude for live shows. He also sings clean vocals, so he is the perfect session front man! The band will sound just as great as always! Hopefully you’ll all make him feel welcomed. Maybe buy him a beer or two…

I will be back in fold for the gig on January 1st 2009. More info on that later.

I feel very bummed for missing the gigs and new countries and lots of new (and old!) fans but sometimes in life happens things that are even more important than touring, drinking and rocking. The things like that are very rare though…Hahah!"

CHEERS!
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Down Posts Trailer For New Album Re-Issue Online

New Orleans rockers Down has uploaded a new trailer for the upcoming re-issue of their latest album, "Down III:Over The Under" online. You can check it out below.

The re-issue is an exclusive to BestBuy and contains a bonus DVD which features over half an hour of live and backstage footage of the bands touring cycle.

Down frontman Phil Anselmo has confirmed that the band has been writing for a new studio album and currently have six songs penned. More...

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Decapitated Posts Update On Singers Condition

Polish extreme metallers has posted an update regarding the condition of lead vocalist Adrian "Covan" Kowanek:

"Adrian is during a long and hard recovery but his state is getting a little and slowly better. Adrian's family would like to thank fans and all the people for their support, donations and faith."

Decapitated were involved in a serious road accident last year which resulted in the tragic death of drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka and left singer Adrian "Covan" Kowanek in critical condition.

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AC/DC Announces More Tour Dates

AC/DC has updated their tour schedule to include more dates on their worldwide trek.

The tour schedule is now as follows:

October
28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

November
1 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
3 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
5 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
7 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre
9 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
12 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
29 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome

December
2 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
6 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
8 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena

February
18 - Oslo, Norway - Telenor Arena
20 - Stockholm, Sweden - The Globe
22 - Stockholm, Sweden - The Globe
25 - Paris, France - Bercy
27 - Paris, France - Bercy

March
1- Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
3- Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
5 - Leipzig, Germany - Halle 1
7 - Dusseldorf, Germany - ISS Dome
9 - Oberhausen, Germany - KoPi Arena
11 - Bremen, Germany - AWD Dome
13 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy
15 - Dortmund, Germany - Westfallenhalle
17 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
19 - Milan, Italy - Datch Forum
23 - Budapest, Hungary - Papp László Budapest Sportarena
25 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
27 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
29 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
31 - Barcelona, Spain - Sant Jordi

April
2 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de los Deportes
14 - London, UK - O2 Arena
18 - Dublin, Ireland - O2 Arena
21 - Manchester, UK - MEN
23 - Birmingham, UK - NEC

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In Flames Wins Russian Award

In Flames has posted the following message online:

"On October 11th, 2008 at The B1 Maximum Club in Moscow, the RAMP (Rock Alternative Music Prize) ceremony took place.

"It is the very first and the only prize winning ceremony in Russia that awards musicians for the achievements in the rock-alternative music. The ceremony was founded by Russian music television A-ONE TV (The First Alternative Music Television) in 2005. Over the last few years, RAMP has become the one of the most prestigious prizes in the Russian music industry.

"People all over the Russian Federation and beyond its territory were watching RAMP 2008 online. More...

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Guillotine Posts "Rebellion" Music Video Online

Swedish thrashers Guillotine has posted their new music video for the song, "Rebellion" online. You can check it out below. The song comes from the bands forthcoming new album, "Blood Money" which is set to be released worldwide on October 27th. The digipak version of the album was originally meant to contain the "Rebellion" music video but changes have been made to the final product meaning that the the digipak will instead come with a Guillotine logo patch.

The track listing for "Blood Money" is as follows

"Insane Oppression," "Rebellion," "Insanity," "Liar," "Die/Live?," "Skeleton City," "Madness (Instrumental)," "Dying World," "Welcome To Dying (Death, Destruction & Pain)," "War," "Our Darkest Day," "Blood Money," "I Hate Society" [Bonus track] More...

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Wolf Posts New Studio Blog Online

Swedish metallers Wolf has posted the following studio blog online:

"Driving 4 hours to Örebro to record is no prob as long as you have plenty of coffea, Ballerina kex and cruise control. I was very excited to put down my leads for Ravenous since i thought i'd done good pre-work. And i did! YEAH! Sure, it's hard work and you get frustrated at points BUT if you get a 'feel' for it it doesn't matter how many takes you do. In the end, it sounds awesome and i hope the rest off the guys do to. I'm laying down my backround vocals aswell as additional vocals.

"We actually had to move from Studio Seven up to Niklas Vipers place since construction was going on and the builders was moving closer to the studio. Right now we're locked in at Viper's place to finnish off the record. Me, Viper, Roy Z and Viper's wife, Malin, who's constantly handing us beers and coffea aswell as rubbing our backs when we're tired. More...

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Tristania Confirmed For Wacken Open Air 2009

A post on the official Wacken Open Air festival website reads as follows:

"Dear Metalheads,

For the 20th anniversary of the W:O:A, gothic metal band Tristania has now been confirmed. The Norwegian band has been successfully touring since October last year with new frontwoman Mariangela Demurtas."

Wacken Open Air 2009 is scheduled to take place from July 30th - August 1st in Wacken, Germany.

Other acts confirmed for the festival are AMON AMARTH, IN EXTREMO, CATHEDRAL, EINHERJER and MACHINE HEAD.

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Metallica Announces European Support Acts

Metallica has revealed who will be supporting them when they head over to Europe next year in support of their latest album, "Death Magnetic."

With Machine Head and The Sword:

Mar 07 - Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
Mar 08 - Stockholm, Sweden - Globen

With Lamb Of God and Mastodon:

Jun 14 - Helsinki, Finland - Hartwell Arena
Jun 15 - Helsinki, Finland - Hartwell Arena
Jun 17 - Oslo, Norway - Spectrum
Jul 13th - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de Deportes
Jul 20 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum
Jul 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum
Jul 23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen Forum

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Avenged Sevenfold Announces Tour Dates

Avenged Sevenfold has announced a North American tour to make up for the shows the band had previously cancelled. Joining them on the bill will be Buckcherry, Shinedown and Saving Abel.

The tour dates are as follows:

November 4 - Casper, WY @ Casper Event Center
November 5 - Billings, MT @ MetraPark Arena
November 6 - Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza
November 8 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
November 9 - Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
November 11 - Bloomington, IL @ US Cellular Coliseum
November 14 - Madison, WI @ Alliant Energy Center
November 15 - Waterloo, IA @ McElroy Auditorium
November 16 - LaCrosse, WI @ LaCrosse Center
November 18 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Deltaplex Arena
November 19 - Evansville, IN @ Roberts Stadium
November 21 - Ypsilanti, MI @ Eastern Michigan University
November 22 - Youngstown, OH @ Chevrolet Centre
November 23 - Augusta, GA @ James Brown Arena
November 25 - Tupelo, MS @ Bancorp South Center
November 26 - Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum
November 29 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
December 2 - Tallahassee, FL @ Tallahassee Leon Civic Center
December 3 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena

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Cradle Of Filth Posts New Song Online

Cradle Of Filth has uploaded another brand new song online from their forthcoming new album, "Godspeed On The Devils Thunder." You can check out the song "Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life" by heading to the bands official Myspace.

"Godspeed On The Devils Thunder" will also be made available in vinyl aswell as a special two disc version which contains demos, live tracks and covers.

The track listing for the two disc version is as follows:

Disc 1: "In Grandeur And Frankincense Devilment Stirs," "Shat Out Of Hell," "The Death Of Love," "The 13th Caesar," "Tiffauges," "Tragic Kingdom," "Sweetest Maleficia," "Honey And Sulphur," "Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life," "Darkness Incarnate", "Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt," "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder," "Corpseflower."

Disc 2: "Balsamic And Anathema," "A Thousand Hands On The Maid Of Ruin," "Into The Crypt Of Rays," "Devil To The Metal," "Courting Baphomet," "The Love Of Death" (Remix), "The Death Of Love" (Demo), "The 13th Caesar" (Demo), "Dirge Inferno" (Live), "Dusk And Her Embrace" (Live)

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GNR's "Chinese Democracy" Tracklisting Revealed

BestBuy.com has revealed the tracklisting for Guns N Roses' long awaited new studio album, "Chinese Democracy."

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. Chinese Democracy
2. Scraped
3. Shackler's Revenge
4. Street Of Dreams
5. If The World
6. Better
7. This I Love
8. There Was A Time
9. Riad N' The Bedovins
10. Sorry
11. I.R.S.
12. Catcher
13. Madagascar
14. Prostitute

Some fans believe the song, "Street Of Dreams" is the song formerly known as "The Blues." The new album will be released exclusively through BestBuy stores in the United States on November 23rd.

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It Dies Today Gives Recording Update For New Album

It Dies Today is currently in their own self-built Buffalo, New York recording studio working on their new album. Singer Jason Wood had the following to say:

"We've actually built a studio in the house that Mike Hatalak (our guitar player, engineer and main writer) and I live in together. It has given us an amazing dynamic to work with for this record. We have limitless resources as well as a phenomenal amount of freedom. It's one of those things as a musician you grow up always wanting to have available in your living situation. A place to record whenever you have an idea or whenever you feel creatively superb, We've never been in a more comfortable or creative atmosphere in our lives!"

Titled "Lividity," the effort is slated to hit stores on January 27th via Trustkill Records.

Wood elaborates: "We're really pumped about this new record! Lividity is a medical term (as I am a huge fan of CSI) that means when you die all your blood in your body settles, so where you're lying is a bruise covering that part of your body. Metaphorically, for example, someone whose life is very stagnant or unmotivated. Now I'm sure everyone who cares has heard the rumors of a heavy record, well it's true! We're writing a lot more 'Caitiff Choir' like riffs and we're working on a more raw and ballsy atmosphere for this record. Expect sincerity, passion, and FUCKING POWER!"

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