The Taste Of Blood Shoot Video

The Taste Of Blood shot a video earlier this week in Ventura, CA. Directing the piece was Richie Valdez (Into The Moat). The video will appear on an upcoming Tribunal Records DVD. You can check out a Quicktime teaser for the video and two songs on their MySpace page.

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Thrashtoberfest 2005 To Feature Rigor Mortis

SMNnews.com will be presenting this year's Thrashtoberfest 2005, set to take place at North Six in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, on November 4th. The line-up will feature RIGOR MORTIS, featuring members of MINISTRY and GWAR, Virginian thrashers DECEASED, as well as the first New York appearance by Canada's THINE EYES BLEED, featuring the younger brother of SLAYER frontman Tom Araya, Johnny Araya. SUN DESCENDS, DIMENTIANON and SUNLORD will also be playing the show. Tickets are $15 and doors are 6:30 PM.

The official flyer for the show can be seen here.

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Vader Headlining North American Tour Dates

Poland's Vader are set to invade the US on a headline tour that will precede the release of their new EP, The Art of War. Beginning October 31, the equal part US and Canadian tour will be the band's first headline performance in many years; their most recent visit as direct support for Kreator earlier this year.

Newly signed to Sweden's Regain Records (US partnership with Candlelight Records), Vader recorded their new MCD The Art of War at Hertz Studio. Featuring four new songs and a video, the recording will set up the next full-length album that the band plan to start recording in early 2006.

Confirmed dates for Vader are noted below. More...

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Drowning Pool To Rock The Persian Gulf

DROWNING POOL will be shipping off to the Persian Gulf at the end of October to rock for the troops. Immediately following their Persian Gulf excursion, they will be doing a couple of one-off shows. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Nov. 05 - National Orange Show - San Bernardino, CA (w/ NONPOINT, THE ACCIDENT EXPERIMENT, WU-TANG CLAN)
Nov. 09 - Sullivan Arena - Anchorage, AK (Alaska Fighting Championship)

DROWNING POOL recently recruited former SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs to replace their last vocalist, Jason "Gong" Jones (now in A.M. CONSPIRACY), who left the band in early June. The group are expected to enter the studio in early 2006 to begin recording their third album, tentatively due next spring/summer via Wind-Up Records.

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Think I Care To Record New Album

Massachusetts hardcore band Think I Care will enter Atomic Studios at the end of November with Dean Baltulonis (The Promise, No Warning) to record a new full-length. The album will hit streets in spring 2006 via Bridge Nine Records.

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Behemoth Frontman Gives Tour Update

Frontman Nergal of Polish black/death metallers BEHEMOTH has posted the following message on the band's official website:

"This tour has been great success for us. Every night we play in front of 1000-2000 people which is nothing but awesome! Being the most extreme band on the bill makes it really challenging but all I can say after doing 17 shows is that we definitely managed to conquer most of those crowds."

San Francisco was one of this tour’s highlights for us. Surprisingly every show there is better and better. Cleveland was also the best show we’ve played in this city so far and I’m happy we finally made it up for those who missed us on KING DIAMOND tour there. Ah, yeah…I can’t forget to mention the party with MESHUGGAH and GOD FORBID plus our label mates, that went on few blocks from the venue. It was WILD I can assure you! My body is still suffering from this night though ha ha…By the way, thanx to Sean for hooking us up with sooooo many drinks! Cheers bro!"

Jaxx was probably the best off show on this tour. It looks like we have a great following there. Respect to all those crazy freaks who made this night so memorable! A special hello to those cute bartenders, ha ha…u know why. Montreal was nothing but amazing. I could go one forever with complements on how great the Canadian crowd is…and I really mean it. NYC was a killer show too despite the fact that my amp went dead during the set…"

We are in Providence now. Before the show Orion, Malta and I took a walk downtown and let me tell u something: this is one of the most charming places I’ve visited in this country. I ended up buying some IGGY POP, HANK WILLIAMS III and new DEPECHE MODE cds` in the local record store while Orion got himself a sweet ILSA 3 DVD box set. The concert itself was fun, ha ha. Those who showed up, know what I mean. It was cool watching these surprised faces when we entered the stage. They seemed to be shit scared , but by the end of the show we made them move and go crazy…the whole point of this tour. Fuck yeah."

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Dragonlord Announce US Tour Dates

DRAGONLORD, the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT), Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH), Derrick Ramirez (bass), Lyle Livingstone (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT), have lined up the following U.S. dates during October/November:

Oct. 29 - Jimmy Z's - Everett, WA
Oct. 31 - The Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
Nov. 04 - The Reverb Room – Toronto, ONT
Nov. 05 - Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC
Nov. 06 - Continental – New York, NY
Nov. 09 - Whisky a Go Go - Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 10 – Boardwalk - Sacramento, CA
Nov. 12 - The Pound SF – San Francisco, CA

DRAGONLORD's sophomore album, "Black Wings of Destiny", will be released in the U.S. on October 25 via Escapi Music. The follow-up to 2001's "Rapture" (Spitfire Records) was recorded and mixed by Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.

DRAGONLORD performed on July 23 at the Earthshaker Fest in Geiselwind, Germany, where they showcased some of the new material and filmed footage for an upcoming DVD.

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Rotten Sound and Sayyadina Euro Tour Dates

Rotten Sound and Sayyadina will be touring Europe together early next year. Here's the schedule:

04/1 Turku (FIN) @ Klubi
05/1 Tampere (FIN) @ Klubi
06/1 Jyväskylä (FIN) @ Lutakko
07/1 Helsinki (FIN) @ Tavastia
12/1 Stockholm (SWE) @ Kafé 44
13/1 Gothenburg (SWE) @ Henriksberg
14/1 Rostock (GER) @ Motorship Stubnitz
15/1 Berlin (GER) @ Knaak
16/1 Halle (GER) @ Rockpool
17/1 Prague (CZ) @ Black Pes
18/1 Vienna (AUT) @ Arena
19/1 Munich (GER) @ Sunny Red
20/1 Sursee (CH) @ Kulturwerk 118
21/1 Cremona (ITA) @ C.S.A. Dordoni
22/1 Marseille/Luynes (FRA) @ Le Korgian
23/1 Toulouse/Labège (FRA) @ Salle des fêtes de Labège
24/1 Paris (FRA) @ La Peniché Alternat
25/1 London (UK) @ Underworld
26/1 Gent (BEL) @ Frontline
27/1 Arnheim (NL) @ Goudvishal
28/1 Osnabrück (GER) @ Winternoise Festival

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More Kreator, Napalm Death Tour Dates

More dates have been released for the upcoming KREATOR, NAPALM DEATH, A PERFECT MURDER, and UNDYING tour that will take place early next year:

February 21 - Rouyn-Noranda, QC @ Petit Theatre
February 22 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
February 23 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
February 24 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
February 25 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
February 26 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
February 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under
February 28 - Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
March 2 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
March 3 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
March 4 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
March 7 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
March 8 - Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
March 10 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
March 11 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
March 12 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
March 13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
March 14 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis
March 15 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
March 16 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
March 18 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
March 19 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
March 21 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
March 24 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
March 25 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

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New Evergreen Terrace Video On Alternative Press

The new video from Evergreen Terrace is now available exclusively on Alternative Press’s freshly redesigned website, altpress.com. "New Friend Request" is the featured clip on AP TV, located on the front page of the website. Just hit play and you're good to go.

Shot over two steamy days in July by Scrambled Visual (Anti-Flag, Suicide Machines), Evergreen Terrace’s video for “New Friend Request” is half-performance, half-narrative. “The room [we played in] was ridiculously dirty, with no ventilation or fans,” says guitarist/vocalist Craig Chaney. “By the second hour of the 14-hour shoot, all of our boogers had turned black, and we were soaking with sweat.” The narrative portion includes two ultimate fighters (“which was pretty rad in our book”), a chainsaw and “lots of blood and gore,” he proudly states. When asked to sum the experience up, guitarist Josh James simply says, “It was hot and dirty-just the way we like it.”

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'Masters Of Horror' Soundtrack Listening Party

AOL Music is hosting an online listening party for new two-disc soundtrack for the upcoming Showtime 'Masters Of Horror' series, released today (Tuesday, October 18). The double disc features music from Mudvayne, Funeral For A Friend, Andrew WK, Shadows Fall, Buckethead featuring Serj Tankian, Matchbook Romance, and many more. You can listen to the two albums in full at AOL.com (disc 1 / disc 2).

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Bleed The Sky Announce UK Tour Dates

Bleed The Sky are to tour the UK with Withered and Bridge Of Solace after finishing their US tour with My Ruin and European dates with Hatebreed, Agnostic Front, Napalm Death, and Born From Pain. The tour dates are as follows: More...

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Staind Featured on MTV.com Live

MTV.com Live features a set by Staind, recorded October 7th. You can watch the band perform 'Right Here', 'Everything Changes', and 'It's Been Awhile' here.

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