The Distance Reveal Tracklisting, Post Songs

THE DISTANCE release their debut full-length album, "The Rise, The Fall And Everything In Between" on Alveran/Abacus Recordings on November 24th. The Album features guestvocals from Bert McCraken from The Used and the tracklisting of the album is as follows:

1. The Set Up (3:25)
2. Inspired By You (3:54)
3. Life At The Crossroads (2:55)
4. Phase Two (3:07)
5. Let It Rain (3:14)
6. At Least I’m Good At Something (4:01)
7. Just For A Couple Hours (2:49)
8. Broken Promises (3:26)
9. Before It’s Gone (2:42)
10. The Stage Between (4:22)

The Distance have posted the tracks “Inspired By You” and “The Setup” on their myspace.

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Nonpoint Post Live "Past It All" Track Online

Nonpoint have posted the live version of their track "Past It All" at this location. The track is featured on their new live CD/DVD, 'Live and Kicking', which is available now.

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Bloodjinn Get He Is Legend Guitarist

Bloodjinn have recently added former He Is Legend guitarist McKenzie Bell to their lineup. McKenzie replaces departing guitarist Hunter McBride. The band have issued this statement:

"McKenzie Bell sucks!! We are only using him for his shredabilities & beard length. If you talk to him, tell him he sucks and we are using him. HAHAHA, had ya for a minute didn't we? Actually, we absolutely love that guy! He's always been one of our best friends from across the great state of North Carolina plus, he's an awesome guitarist. Expect to see him in the Bloodjinn lineup starting 2007. You should really watch our new studio journal video. We're the smartest band alive!"

The aforementioned studio journal video chronicling the band's time spent recording their new album can be seen at http://www.myspace.com/bloodjinn.

Bloodjinn's new album, titled "This Machine Runs On Empty," is now being mixed and is slated for a February 6, 2007 release on Pluto Records.

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Poison The Well Signs With Ferret Music

Poison The Well has signed with Ferret Music. The group is currently in Sweden recording their new album, titled "Versions." The effort is tentatively scheduled for an April release. Meanwhile, Poison The Well is expected to begin touring again in early-2007.

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Bruce Dickinson Banned From His Son's Gigs

Rocker Bruce Dickinson has been banned from watching his 16-year-old son's gigs, because he gets put off when he sees his dad in the audience.

The Iron Maiden frontman has agreed to his son Austin's request, but only because he remembers the embarrassment he felt when his own father used to come and watch him play as a young man.

Dickinson says, "He (Austin) said to me, 'I know you want to come but when you do, I panic.' I understand. I don't want to be a stage dad.

"I remember my dad coming to one of my first gigs and marching to the front in his suit and putting his elbows on the stage. Embarrassing."

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Zonaria Sign With Pivotal Rockordings

Swedish death metal act ZONARIA has inked a deal with Pivotal Rockordings. The band will enter Black Lodge Studios (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX) on November 20 with producer Per Nilsson (SCAR SYMMETRY) to begin the tracking its as-yet-untitled album for a late spring release. The mixing will be handled by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY, CENTINEX, ex-CARNAL FORGE).

Commented guitarist Emil Nyström: "We are really excited about the signing with Pivotal Rockordings. We have been in talks with them for quite a while and it didn't take long before we realized that they were the right label to release our debut album. We've grown really fond of the personnel and the way they work. They are really willing to go 100% for ZONARIA! More...

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Interview

Interview With Crowned By Fire's John The Impaler

Los Angeles, California's newest heavy music sensation CROWNED BY FIRE comes in the form of a group of crazy as bobcats in levis and flannels, beer pounding til dawn rock n roll animals, who, oh - just happen to be led by Zakk Wylde's ex-guitar tech, Justin 'Slush' Manning on lead guitar. We all know what a character Slush is from my previous interview with him. Well, I think we have him beat now with the band's singer, affectionately known as John The Impaler. This dude is about as rocker as they come without it becoming too obscene. Actually, scratch the last statement. This interview does get obscene. I tracked him down for this Q&A somewhere inbetween sheer drunken stupidity and a blackout from too many shots of the black tooth. Getcha pull! More...

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Interview

Interview With Ekotren Band

Cape Coral, Florida's EKOTREN has had one of the most successful year's in recent memory for a metal act made up of all twenty-one year olds. They have been touring the lights out of their Florida area scene in support of their debut EP 'The Tables Have Turned' and are getting ready to enter the studio for the recording of their first full length effort. I had a lot of fun conducting this interview with their band manager, Eddie of The Edge Factory and the entire Ekotren band. They are guitarist Keith Finnell, bassist Sean Fiene, Eric Pottle on drums, DJ/keyboardist Steve Chin and vocalist John Sheldon.
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Interview

Interview With Ninetail's Max Melton

The Central PA music scene has a real heavy metal war machine in its midst with NINETAIL. The band is simply shining like glinting chrome over all other acts in its home scene. They have been touring around from one venue to the next with an increasing army of fans in support of their debut CD entitled 'The Process Of Conversion' from Level Nine Entertainment. I got a chance to get some Q&A done with their drummer, Max Melton. Let's take a deeper look into the brilliance behind these steel-toed musical soldiers. More...

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Betzefer Post 'Early Grave' Video Online

Israeli metallers BETZEFER have posted their video for the song "Early Grave" at this location (Quicktime required). The clip was shot in September with director Noah Shulman.

"Early Grave" comes off the group's debut album, "Down Low", which was released last year via Roadrunner Records. The group's energetic brand of metal is being described as a mixture of SEPULTURA and PANTERA and is said to be "packed with aggression."

Prior to issuing "Down Low" through Roadrunner, BETZEFER released three EPs: "Pitz Aachbar" (2000), "Some Tits, But No Bush" (2001) and "New Hate" (2003).

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Metal In The Charts For The Week of Nov. 15

The Foo Fighter's new live acoustic album, 'Skin and Bones', debuted at No. 21 on The Billboard Top 200 this week with 49,000 copies sold. Hinder fell from No. 11 to 12 and Evanescence fell from No. 12 to 15. The Deftones, who debuted at No. 10 last week, dropped to No. 46 with 23,000 copies of their latest, 'Saturday Night Wrist', sold.

Ill Nino, Nonpoint and 36 Crazyfists failed to make the chart with each band moving less than 4,000 copies of their new releases.

Sales are up 12% from last week and up less than 1% compared to the same week last year. Overall sales for 2006 are down 5% compared to 2005 with 456.2 million units.

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Korn To Release "MTV Unplugged" Album

Korn will release their first acoustic album next year. The group will issue a live "MTV Unplugged" LP via Virgin Records on Monday, Feb. 19th in the UK. A US release date has yet to be announced.

Korn will join a legendary list of artists to release "MTV Unplugged" albums including Nirvana, Neil Young, and Sting. The track listing has yet to be announced.

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Cradle Of Filth Drummer Officially Gone

After months of rumors and speculation, British extreme metallers Cradle Of Filth have officially confirmed the departure of drummer Adrian Erlandsson. According to an official press release, "Erlandsson has found that his two side projects Needleye and Nemhain are taking up more and more of his time and has made the decision to leave Cradle Of Filth so he can concentrate more of his energies on them."

Commented Adrian: "I have enjoyed my time with Cradle but it is now time to move on. I feel I am going out on a high as 'Thornography' is definitely our best album to date." More...

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