Killwhitneydead, Salt The Wound Tour Dates

Killwhitneydead, Salt the Wound, and The Demonstration will team up for a December tou of the United States. The tour dates include:

12/1 Wilmington, NC @ Luckys Pub
12/2 Richmond, VA @ The Downstairs Lounge
12/3 TBA
12/4 East Pittsburgh, PA @ Giorgios Banquet Hall
12/5 Louisville, KY @ The Bulldog Cafe
12/6 TBA
12/7 Murphysboro, IL @ Amercian Legion Hall
12/8 Nashville, TN @ The Hideaway
12/9 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway
12/10 Alabaster, AL @ Shenaniganz
12/11 Pensacola, FL @ The Red Door
12/12 Tallahassee, FL @ TBA
12/13 Marietta, GA @ Swayzes
12/14 TBA

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Clutch Teams Up With MVD Distribution

For the past 8 weeks, Clutch's first ever DVD "Full Fathom Five, Video Field Recordings," and accompanying CD have been available at the band's legendary live shows, through Merch.com and in about 150 select US, Canadian and UK independent retail outlets chosen by the band's owned and self distributed Weathermaker Music label. This will increase ten-fold, as Weathermaker has teamed up with the MVD Entertainment Group to expand the reach of the "Full Fathom Five" project.

On November 11th, the acclaimed live Clutch DVD and accompanying "Full Fathom Five-Audio Field Recordings" CD will be available in over 1500 new retail outlets such as FYE, Best Buy, Coconuts, Fry's, Hastings and Barnes & Noble.

"This is a fantastic progression for us after only three months as an active label." states Weathermaker Music Label Manager Jon Nardachone. "Originally, our intention was to handle all CD and DVD sales directly through Weathermaker, but having the MVD Distribution team on board for the "Full Fathom Five" project ensures many ecstatic Clutch fans this holiday season."

In other Clutch related news, some of the incredible footage from the "Full Fathom Five" DVD will be featured on Comcast Cable's On Demand "Concert TV" channel starting December 15th, along with classic rock icons Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Black Crowes, Deep Purple, Santana, U2 & Motorhead.

Clutch's live concert footage was produced and directed by Agent Ogden (Primus, Jon Comer, Music With Altitude) in Pittsburgh, Sayerville, Denver and Sydney Austrailia on the band's 2007/2008 "From Beale Street to Oblivion" world tour. The track "Power Player" from that release, as well as "Full Fathom Five," is featured on the Saw V Motion Picture Soundtrack released last week.

Clutch is confirmed along with Thin Lizzy, Black Label Society and Hawkwind to play the Hard Rock Hell Festival on December 6th in North Wales. Upon returning home, they will headline a short run with Viking Skull and Russian Circles as support.

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Flatline's New Album Scheduled For Release

Flatline's new album, "Pave The Way" has been scheduled for an early 2009 retail release on Stand and Deliver Records. The band has had success in 2008 with the digital release of "Pave The Way" through Stand and Deliver Records and digital distribution company The Orchard.

"With the huge success of the digital release, we decided that it was time to put the album into stores" says Matt Polena owner of Stand and Deliver Records. Stand and Deliver has inked a physical distribution deal with Uprising/Red Sony for all of their new releases in 2009.

Flatline recently finished up an East Coast tour with Walls of Jericho, 36 Crazyfists, and It Dies Today, which was a huge success, then joined in on several dates with In This Moment in support of the digital release. Flatline will again be on tour for the physical release on February 3rd 2009.

You can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.

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Footage Of New Morbid Angel Song Posted Online

Live footage of death metal legends Morbid Angel performing a brand new song entitled, "Nevermore" has been posted online. You can check it out below. More...

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Dark Tranquility Announces New Bassist

Swedish death metallers Dark Tranquility has posted the following message online:

"We're proud to announce that Dark Tranquillity again is a six-piece (or sixpack if you will). Daniel Antonsson is now officially our new bass player, and we look forward to starting to work on the next album with such a talented musician in the ranks. Other than that, the tour is going great! Expect a full update in the next couple of days."

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Immortal Explains Screamfest Cancellation

Norwegian black metal legends Immortal has posted the following message online:

"We’re extremely sorry for the disaster that took place in Oslo last night at Screamfest. The venue staff ruined our show in advance, and we let all of you down.

"The feeling of not being able to perform for dedicated fans having travelled in from all over Norway and the rest of the world, is beyond description.

"First of all, the security in the hall was not very good. At first, they wanted us to perform without crash barriers in front of the stage, which could have been an even worse situation because of the pyrotechnics on stage. After that was taken care of, we had the final confirmation that the fire alarm system was disconnected, and we would not face any problems due to this. Our pyrotechnics effects were approved by the fire department, we had invested a lot of money into this show, and really wanted to give our fans a special evening. More...

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Aisling Signs To Rising Records

Rising Records has announced the signing of Italian progressive metal band Aisling. The band's new album "Stone Of Light" will be released in early 2009. In the meantime, you can check out three new songs from the band on their MySpace page.

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The Answer To Perform At NYC Virgin Megastore

THE ANSWER, a four-piece hard rock band from Northern Ireland now touring as the opening act on AC/DC’s Black Ice World Tour, will make an in-store appearance at the Union Square Virgin Megastore in New York City on Tuesday, November 11 at 7PM. The event is in support of that day’s release of their debut North American title "Never Too Late," a limited-edition two-disc set that bundles a four-song EP and a bonus DVD featuring previously unreleased footage.

THE ANSWER will play a short set and sign copies of "Never Too Late" for fans during the November 11 in-store. Everyone who attends their Virgin Megastore (52 East 14th Street, NYC, NY, 10003) performance that evening will be entered into a prize drawing to win a pair of tickets to see THE ANSWER perform as support act for AC/DC at one of their Madison Square Garden concerts on November 12 and 13. The AC/DC tour represents THE ANSWER’s debut tour of America. More...

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Sepultura Reveals "A-Lex" Album Cover

The album artwork for the forthcoming new Sepultura album, "A-Lex" has been posted online. You can check it out below. The album will be another concept record and is based on the infamous novel "A Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess. The title of the album takes its name from the main character in the story but also translates as "no law" in Russian. It will also be the first Sepultura album not to feature a Cavalera brother.

In addition to this, a subtitled version of the Volkswagen commercial featuring Sepultura has been posted online and is available for your viewing pleasure below. More...

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Darkest Hour Announces Tour Dates

Darkest Hour has lined up some tour dates on the East Coast where they will be joined by The Red Chord, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, Skeletonwitch and Rose Funeral.

The tour dates are as follows:

December 18 - Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox (no TRC)
December 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Church
December 20 - Pompton Lakes, NJ @ Mainstage
December 21 - Washington, D.C. 2 9:30 Club

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Tom Fischer Speaks On Celtic Frost Breakup

Triptykon/ex-Celtic Frost frontman Tom Fischer has posted the following blog online:

"Even though the events in question are already many months in the past, I continue to be asked almost daily why Celtic Frost broke apart. It's a question to which I know the answer but which is extremely difficult to explain. It is a question, not least, which I pose to myself all the time as well, regardless. As I probably will for as long as I live.

"What a sorry, damp joke Celtic Frost had become behind the scenes during the last few months of the band's existence. It was impossible to continue, surrounded by one whose perpetual preposterous boasts and insolent tirades bore an ever decreasing relation to reality and one who could no longer be bothered and ultimately belied the commitment he had frequently confirmed to me since we began working together again. But then, I had predicted exactly that to his face on more than one occasion. More...

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Grimus Posts New Song Online

Grimus, the New Jersey based deathcore act, has posted three new songs on their MySpace page from their upcoming EP, "The Progress In Elimination." The EP was engineered by Alan Douches (Black Dahlia Murder, Mastadon, All Shall Perish). The EP is self-released and scheduled to be released before the end of the year.

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Disarmonia Mundi Enters The Studio

Italian melodic death metallers DISARMONIA MUNDI have finished the pre-production of their forthcoming fourth album entitled "The Isolation Game" scheduled for an early spring release.

Some new song titles are as follows: "Perdition Haze," "Stepchild Of Laceration," "Digging The Grave Of Silence," and "Cypher Drone."

The recordings will take place at Ettore Rigotti's "The Metal House" studios in Italy. More...

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The Blackout Argument Announces New Album Details

THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT's follow up to their 2007 Lifeforce Records debut "Decisions" is currently being mastered at West West Music by Alan Douches. The band's new effort entitled "Remedies" will be released in February 2009.

The album will feature a guest appearance by Travis Reilly from THIS IS HELL and artwork will be done by Sons Of Nero. A limited first edition of "Remedies" will be released and will contain a CD version of the band's self-released "Smile Like A Wolf" EP as bonus.

THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT tour dates are as follows:

11/28 - DE – Stuttgart @ Longhorn LKA
11/29 - AT – Kirchberg/ Pielach @ Gasthof zur Post
12/20 - DE – Ilsenburg @ Cafe am Heizhaus
01/31 - DE – Rosenheim @ Lokschuppen w/ Silent Decay

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Mortum Begins Recording Debut Album

New Jersey black metallers, Mortum, have posted a new demo online. The song, "Awakening of the Primordial Spirit," can be heard on their MySpace page. The song is also the title track on their upcoming debut album, which the band began recording today.

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Psyopus Posts New Song and Tour Dates Online

Psyopus have issued the following update:

"Here ya go. We have put up our new song 'The Burning Halo' onto our myspace page. We are happy to announce the offical release date of our next album 'ODD SENSES.' The release date will be Fenuary 17th. We will be doing a small tour to close out the end of 2008 and plan to be having some big plans for 2009."

"If you live near one of these shows listed below and you would be willing to help us by printing up some of these show posters for our shows and tape/tacking them up at your local school, record store, etc... please myspace us or e-mail us at psyopus@hotmail.com your e-mail address and the show you'll be near and we will forward you the poster to download." More...

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Inked In Blood Calls It Quits

Portland, Oregon band Inked In Blood (Facedown Records) has essentially disbanded after cancelling their tour plans recently and being relatively inactive of late. Vocalist Joey Trump has issued the following statement:

"So yeah, as all of you have observed, we haven't been doing anything for a while. There are about a million reasons for this very large 'snag' that we've hit, but the genesis of them all can be traced back to these two: 1. Members that are available to tour 2. A vehicle that we are allowed to use for tour

"Our staggering amound of resistance from the universe, who seems to be an opposing force bent on crushing us to pieces, seems to always be depriving us of one or both of the above *essential* components. It's been going on for a quite a while, but the frequency (ever increasing as it is) has taken its toll. You can't, CAN'T have a band without members. Unless you're Madonna, or Seal (ha, Seal...I wonder what that guy's doing these days?); but I digress...or unless you hire computers to play all the other instruments. Which would look stupid, because by the time we got to your town it would only be Kelly and I on stage with all this other sound coming from no where. And before you even think the words 'fill-in touring member,' just hold that thought. Although some of our fill-ins have been wonderful, and we'll always cherish those great times had with them (you know who you are), the rest seem to have been secret agents sent to chop off whole limbs at a time. And let me tell ya, when that happens...YUK! Soo much blood. But, again, I digress... Also, our traveling problems don't seem to be going away any time soon. Which, for any band, are the kinds of problems that tend to be the most costly. What that means is that we can't come and play for all of you beautiful and wonderful people. Which is heart-wrenching for those of us who would still do that...if it were possible. And as of now, it really seems to be the opposite of possible, and then some. For sure though, if we could...we totally would! More...

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Arch Enemy Launches New E-Card For DVD Release

ARCH ENEMY has posted a brand-new e-card for their new live release "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan," which streets on November 24th, 2008 in Europe and November 25th in North America. You can watch the full "Blood On Your Hands" live clip from the DVD's main show, the promo clip for "I Will Live Again" from the special features section, check out the DVD's menu structure and find out more about this release. Additional advance content will be revealed in the Ecard in the coming days.

Guitarist Michael Amott checks in today as follows: "While I'm out on a reunion tour with Carcass in South America, I am excited to see the release date for the new Arch Enemy live DVD drawing nearer. The feedback on the already launched online snippets has been great, so we can't wait for you to see the whole thing and get your (blood soaked) hands on the excellent packaging that's been assembled for this release. The e-card now shows you a full song, 'Blood On Your Hands', live in Tokyo March 8th, 2008! I just watched the whole DVD again myself last night and it makes me wanna go out and tour with Arch Enemy again right away! I'm looking forward to the 'December Tyranny' dates for sure!"

You can also check out the song "Taking Back My Soul" (the original version appears on 2005's "Doomsday Machine" album) in its uncompromising live intensity and impressing Andy Sneap mix at the band's MySpace page

Recorded in March of 2008 in Tokyo, "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan" is a live document of the "Rise Of The Tyrant" touring cycle and also marks ARCH ENEMY's first internationally available live-album (and second DVD after "Live Apocalypse"). The bonus content includes an in-depth road movie allowing further insight into the ARCH ENEMY-cult phenomenon in Asia as well as several promo clips.

"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: More...

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HOD Completes New Album, "Serpent," Issues Update

San Antonio, Texas-based extreme metal band HOD have completed recording their debut album for IBEX MOON RECORDS, titled "Serpent," and has issued a band update.

In a statement from the band, guitarist Lord Necron posts: "Our debut album is now finished. The album will be titled 'Serpent' as announced earlier. We had Proscriptor of ABSU master the album at his studio Tarot Productions. He did a great job of making it all come together. We expect this album to be out this February on IBEX MOON RECORDS. Cover art was done by the very talented Mark Riddick. We plan to put some new songs on our MySpace page in the coming weeks."

The final track listing for "Serpent" is:

1. Victims
2. Ritual of Vengeance
3. God of Darkness and Winter
4. Nine Days
5. Demoralizer
6. Harbinger of Death
7. The Serpent of the Nightmare Empire

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