Integrity Performing At funfunfunfest

Integrity will be performing at the funfunfunfest in Austin, TX on November 8th along side a ton of great bands including: ALL, Young Widows, Municipal Waste, The Adolescents and more. You can get more information on the funfunfunfest at its website.

Integrity's long awaited new album, "The Blackest Curse," is coming soon on Deathwish Inc.

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Shadow Gallery Vocalist Passes Away

Progressive power metal band Shadow Gallery has announced the passing of their frontman, Michael A. Baker:

"It is with deep sadness and regret that we announce the passing of Shadow Gallery vocalist, Michael A. Baker. Mike, 45 years old, suffered a heart attack, Wednesday afternoon, October 29th, 2008. Mike was a founding member of Shadow Gallery and for the past 16 years helped shape the sound of the band with his magical voice. Additionally, he made many appearances on rock records around the world. Those who knew him best were moved by his gentle spirit, sincere kindness, fun nature and passion for both music and sports. He was a warrior in the studio, a true professional. Mike was our friend, our singer and our brother. We loved him and will miss him enormously, but he will always be remembered in our hearts and through his music."

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Black Tide Launches Animation Series

Black Tide has just launched their Warriors of Time Animation series. The six part series is explained best by the band themselves, "Our Hero, known as The Bastard, is a living embodiment of metal music. We pit him against a robotic legion whose influence spans all of time and space. The song speaks to the urge in everyone to rage and rock out against all outside expectations. It is a call to arms against a mundane existence, and the Bastard is always there to answer in force, slaughtering the robot conformist authority for the sake of youth, rebellion, and the undying spirit of true metal."

You can view the first video in this series below. More...

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Trustkill Posts Podcast w/ 5 Free Songs

Trustkill Records recently posted a new podcast, featuring special guest host Jen Kajzer and the following tracks:

It Dies Today "Thank You For Drinking" [UNRELEASED!]
Adversary "Hedonist" [UNRELEASED!]
Too Pure To Die "Confess" [UNRELEASED!]
Walls Of Jericho "The American Dream"
Bleeding Through "Death Anxiety"

You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or download it as an MP3 here.

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Disembodied Reunion/Book Release Show Planned

Disembodied has announced a reunion show, which also doubles as a release show for the new book, "Burning Fight: The Nineties Hardcore Revolution in Ethics, Politics, Spirit and Sound."

The event will take place on May 2nd and 3rd at The Metro in Chicago. Doors open at noon on both days, and two-day passes are $55. No single day tickets are available. Advance tickets will be on sale on November 6th. Show organizers say that all proceeds after expenses will be directed towards Rock for Reading and PAWS Chicago.

Here's the line-up:

Unbroken
Disembodied
Trial
Mouthpiece
108
Underdog
Guilt
Killing Time
Damnation A.D.
Ringworm
Threadbare
Split Lip
Reach The Sky
Bane
Betrayed
Blacklisted
Have Heart
Soul Control
The Killer
Convicted
Harms Way
Thought Crusade

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Arch Enemy Posts First DVD Trailer Online

ARCH ENEMY's new live release "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" will be out November 24th, 2008 in Europe and November 25th in North America. In the meantime, the band has posted a first look at this live release.

Recorded on March 8th of 2008 in Tokyo, "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" is not only live document of the band's current "Rise Of The Tyrant" touring cycle, but also marks ARCH ENEMY's first internationally available live-album (and second DVD after "Live Apocalypse"). The main live-set demonstrates the amount of quality metal-tracks the band has forged during its 7-studio albums lasting career and the bonus content includes an in-depth road movie allowing further insights into the ARCH ENEMY-cult phenomenon in Asia as well as several promo clips. Guitarist Christopher Amott comments on the DVD as follows:

"This is an opportunity for everyone to see Arch Enemy live on stage in Japan in all its grandeur! The show was just fantastic and fortunately we captured it on film. Basically, a "must have" DVD for any Arch Enemy fan, or any metal fan in general I think!"

Also, you can now check out the song "Taking Back My Soul" (the original studio version appears on 2005's "Doomsday Machine" album) in its uncompromising live intensity and impressive Andy Sneap mix on the band's MySpace page.

"Tyrants Of The Rising Sun" will be available as Deluxe DVD+2CD with special packaging, Standard DVD, Standard 2CD and Ltd. 2LP (with alternate artwork).

Following up the live-album's release, ARCH ENEMY will play a string of European dates in December 2008 as follows: More...

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Soilwork's Classic Albums To Be Re-Released

LISTENABLE RECORDS is set to re-release the classic first albums from Swedish metal band SOILWORK. Both classic "Steelbath Suicide" and "The Chainheart Machine" will be re-released in deluxe super jewelcases with revamped artwork and contain various bonus tracks. Both albums have been out of print for a while.

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Textures Posts New Video For "Awake" Online

Textures has posted their new music video for the song "Awake" online (viewable below).

The video was shot at the beginning of October in the Belgian Ardennes under supervision of director Rob Hodselmans (GEM, Room 11) and producer David Leite from Hazazah. The video has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Dutch TAX funds – an incentive from the Dutch Government to assist up-and-coming Dutch artists with audio/visual output.

The band will be wrapping up 2008 touring their native country the Netherlands, next to an exclusive one off UK performance at the sold out Hard Rock Hell II festival. More...

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Sanctification Posts Third "Making Of Black Reign"

The third part of Sanctification's "The Making Of 'Black Reign'" video is now posted online. In this episode, the band takes a closer look at the guitar recording process of Tomas Elofsson and Marcus Edvardsson. The video also features a short drum recording process with skinsbasher Nils Fjellström (Dark Funeral).

Since the completion of their latest effort, "Black Reign," SANCTIFICATION has decided to showcase the happenings and going-ons behind the closed doors of Sweden's Abyss Studio.

A series of 'SANCTIFICATION Studio Diary' will be shown throughout the next couple of months, taking a close encounter and detailed insight into the process of recording the 'Black Reign' album, with Tommy and Peter Tägtgren guarding the helm at the console desk. More...

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Ihsahn Comments On Latest Album And Emperor Rumors

In a recent interview with Sevenstrings, Ishahn of Emperor fame commented on his latest album and rumors about whether Ross Robinson was slated to produce the fifth Emperor album. Excerpts from the interview are below.

SS: When I first started preparing for this interview it dawned on me that, for a guy who's only in his thirties, you've already achieved an amazing amount as a musician. How does it feel to know that you've recorded albums that have defined a genre and are now regarded as classics?

I: In general, I think I’ve been very lucky having had this as a career since I was 16 when we signed to Candlelight in 1991. Very lucky considering; I’m from Norway (which in itself does not spell out "potential international music-career") and I started my career by playing one of the most infamous and un-commercial forms of music to date. Things are different now, but 1991 was Death Metal era, and Black Metal was close to nothing. Getting back to your question; it is a double-edged sword, I guess. I am of course proud of previous albums and things I’ve achieved. However, with Emperor kind of living a life on it’s own, it is sometimes like being my own little-brother, with all my current work being compared to things I did as a teenager. At 32 I do not feel retired, I am just as passionate about my music as I ever was and I still believe my best is yet to come! More...

Read the full article at Seven Strings.

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The Bulletmonks Sign To Napalm Records

German high flyers The Bulletmonks, who were recently Demo of the Month in Metal Hammer Germany, have signed a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. The band plays high voltage rock and already have shared the stage with names like JBO, etc. An album release is tentatively scheduled for Spring 2009.

The band issued the following statement about the deal on their MySpace page:

Greetings everybody! It's finally done... The Bulletmonks are pleased to announce their new relationship with Napalm Records!! Tyler Voxx:

'We are very hot about signing with Napalm Records! After months of meetings and scouting the label world Napalm Records has really proved to be the best place for us, hopefully for a long and great realationship. It didn't take long to realize their dedication for heavy music and rock 'n' roll and we had a wonderfuly feeling right from the beginning that the people here really know where we want to go and what The Bulletmonks is all about. We thank everybody at the label for this opportunity and promise to deliver you, the fans, your dose of daily mosh 'n' roll very soon!'

What does this mean for our fans? The Bulletmonks' debut album is now due for a worldwide release in spring 2009! So everybody whos been waiting for this - the wait is over!!

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Kampfar Comments On Show Cancellation

Norwegian black metal band Kampfar has issued the following statement about their recent festival cancellation:

"In light of Kampfar's cancellation of the show at the Fireblade Force Festival in Liechtenstein, Germany on October 11, we feel the need to publish this explanation. This show was supposed to be the last show of our Tordenstorm tour. Unfortunately, our tour ended at the side of the road in the alps, only a few hours before we were supposed to hit the stage. Our tour bus was stopped by the Austrian police due to a mechanical problem. The bus was taken to a garage for inspection, and it was not possible to repair the problem at the time. By the time we realized that we could not continue, it was too late to find an alternative solution to take us the remaining distance. Hence, we had to make the difficult decision to call off our show at Fireblade Force. On behalf of Elite, our crew, the festival, and ourselves, we are very sorry that this was the outcome. We have come to an agreement with the organizers of the festival and will be working together in the future."

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