Mental Demise Signs To Xtreem Music

Ukrainian brutal death metallers MENTAL DEMISE have inked a deal with XTREEM MUSIC for the release of their upcoming second album, "Final Step to Future Madness." This new effort features the services of new vocalist Andrey "Sadist" Burovenko, seeing the band showing a faster, more intense and technical style still in the ultra-brutal blasting death metal vein that characterized their previous recordings with influences from bands like CRYPTOPSY, KRONOS, early ABORTED, DEICIDE, and DECAPITATED spiced with some killer old styled Florida's death metal.

The new album was recorded at the famous Polish Hertz Studios (VADER, DECAPITATED, KRONOS, EMETH...), which guarantees a killer top-noch production. This album includes eleven new songs plus three old tunes featuring the new vocalist.

"Final Step to Future Madness" will see the light by the end of summer '08. In the meantime you can hear some advance songs at the band's official MySpace.

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Order Of Ennead Reveals Tracklisting

ORDER OF ENNEAD, the recently-formed Floridian extreme metal band featuring DEICIDE drummer STEVE ASHEIM along with SCOTT PATRICK (bass), KEVIN QUIRION (vocals, guitar) and JOHN LI (guitar), have revealed song titles from their upcoming debut album. Vocalist and guitarist KEVIN QUIRION describes the meanings behind the songs:

"Seeking The Prophets"
There are no prophets, just men who claim to be. In this song, we are searching for "prophets" to have a discussion with and to poke holes in their claims of guidance from deities. Also mentioned is the suggestion that we should not wait for something horrific to happen to someone close to appreciate them. More...

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Stonegard Signs To Indie Recordings

Indie Recordings has announced the signing of Norwegian metallers, Stonegard.

Stonegard has spent their first years in Scandinavia touring heavily and opening for mastodons like Black Sabbath, Korn, Slipknot, Motorhead and System Of A Down. When their debut, "Arrows," came out in 2005, it was by many described as "The best Norwegian metal debut of all times." "Arrows" became a success, selling more than 7,000 copies in Scandinavia alone.

Their second album, "From Dusk Till Doom," has so far reached 5,000 in Scandinavia and for the European release they have upgraded the album with a new mix, re-recorded guitars and bass and brought in none other than Ted Jensen (Slipknot/ Machine Head) for the mastering. Produced and recorded by Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames/Meshuggah), mixed by Stamos Koliousis/Vangelis Labrakis (Mencea/Superpsychics) their new record features nine killer, unique and diverse songs. The album also includes a bonus CD containing previously unreleased material, such as demo-tapes, video-clips, and more.

Come November, Stonegard will embark on a monster-tour as special guests to Enslaved. The VERTEBRAE TOUR 08 will run through all of Europe.

In a press statement the band comments the signing and the upcoming album:

"It's great to finally get signed to Indie Recordings. We have been looking for a way to work together with this label for quite a while now. Their long experience in exporting Norwegian bands is no doubt what we need at this point in our career. Not to mention they are good friends of ours, and we couldn't be happier with the cooperation."

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

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HalfordMusic.com Goes DRM-Free, Stream Fight Album

HalfordMusic.com is now DRM-Free and has discontinued using DRM licensing on its WMA and WMV files and will no longer support these licenses. If you have purchased any WMV or WMA files from HalfordMusic.com, visit halfordmusic.com and log into your account. Visit your download library, and download and replace your WMV and WMA files with the new DRM-free files (the file names have not changed).

For a limited time, you can listen to Fight's "K5 The War Of Words Demos" online in its entirety for FREE with a high quality full-stream at MetalGodShop.com.

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Carpathian Readies New Album, Plans Aussie Tour

Carpathian is readying their new album for release in Australia next week. Preorders have commenced for limited edition coloured vinyl versions of "Isolation." The CD/LP version of "Isolation" will be in stores July 26. A track "Insomnia" from the album is now up on Carpathian's Myspace.

The band is the latest to join the Deathwish/Malfunction roster, who will release "Isolation" in the US and Europe later this year.

Carpathian will be hitting the road this July in support of "Isolation" and will be joined by Break Even and The Broderick. Tickets are on sale now, show details below. More...

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Chronical Diarrhoea Double-Release Announced

Germany's Chronical Diarrhoea was one of the bands that started the commotion in the late 80's in Europe, bringing ultra-fast and ultra-violent music with a specific punk and hardcore twist. "The Last Judgement" is unquestionably their finest work, delivering all the best elements of the crossover genre and simply destroying everything in its way! The album was a big step forward in the group's musical evolution. Fifteen slightly longer tracks presented a lot more variety than on the previous album, joining together thrash and punk riffs, cool intros, groovy drum patterns and even acoustic parts. While their debut album "Solomo Says…" might have been considered a joke, "The Last Judgement" proved that Chronical Diarrhoea can be pretty serious about their music.

Metal Mind Productions presents a double release of Chronical Diarrhoea's albums – "Solomo Says…" (1988) and The Last Judgement" (1990). New digipak edition is limited to 2000 numerated copies, digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc. The release date has been set for 28th July 2008 in Europe and 30th September 2008 in USA (via MVD).

Here is Chronical Diarrhoea's "The Last Judgement / Salomo Says" (remastered + bonus tracks) tracklisting: More...

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Possessed Announces Hollywood Show

Death metal legends Possessed have announced that they will be performing a show at Hollywood's House Of Blues Sunset Strip. Tickets are available at this location.

The band features original vocalist Jeff Becerra and is also comprised of members of Sadistic Intent.

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Lamb Of God Enters Billboard Music DVD Charts

Lamb Of God have entered the Billboard Video Music DVD charts at number two, beaten to the top spot by John Mayer.

The DVD was certified gold in its first week of release, after selling 13,000 copies.

Drummer Chris Adler commented on the initial success of the double DVD: “We are incredibly fortunate to have such dedicated fans and friends across the world. This incredible achievement is a very proud moment for all of us. Our journey over the past 2 years has been nothing short of amazing, and we thank you all for joining us.”

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In Flames To Appear In Madden NFL

In Flames will be featured on the forthcoming Madden NFL 2009 game with their song "The Mirror's Truth." The game is set to be released August 12. Go to this location for more information.

In Flames will also be featured on the official soundtrack. Here is the official press release from EA Sports:

Electronic Arts Inc today unveiled the music tracklisting for Madden NFL 09, set to release August 12TH, 2008. The new soundtrack features 26 songs from a multi-genre roster of superstar acts and soon-to-breakthrough artists, including FRANZ FERDINAND, GOOD CHARLOTTE, AIRBOURNE, FROM FIRST TO LAST, ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, REV THEORY, K'NAAN and KIDZ IN THE HALL.

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Dragonforce's New Video Premieres Online

Dragonforce's video for "Heroes of Our Time," one of the metal speed anthems from the upcoming album "Ultra Beatdown," just premiered on MySpace yesterday, and can now be viewed below.

"Ultra Beatdown" is set for an August 25th release date. The album features eight songs and the tracklisting for the album is as follows:

Heroes Of Our Time
The Fire Still Burns
Reasons To Live
Scars Of Yesterday
Heartbreak Armageddon
The Last Journey Home
Inside The Winter Storm
The Warrior Inside More...

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Interview

Interview With Rachid Of Zebulon Kosted

Musician Rachid, using the name Zebulon Kosted for his solo material, has performed in thirteen different bands and released numerous solo albums on both cassette and CD. Corresponding via e-mail, Rachid explained his views on extreme metal, the inspiration for his music, and his goal to record one hundred separate albums during his life. He is also currently in the process of recording a new album titled "Cavernous Quiet." More...

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Kataklysm Checks In From Summer Slaughter Tour

Currently out on the Summer Slaughter tour, KATAKLYSM frontman Maurizio Iacono checked in with a tour report video (below) for all the fans.

In the video, he discusses the making of the video "Taking The World By Storm," how KATAKLYSM landed their spot in the Summer Slaughter tour, the other bands on the tour, the contract renewal with Nuclear Blast Records, and more.

In addition, Maurizio states:
"In a recent poll that was launched to give fans the choice to vote for the next Kataklysm video, over 2,500 votes were submitted and the track 'Prevail' was the one that took in the most votes! Therefore, KATAKLYSM will use the title track 'Prevail' as the band's second video from their latest masterpiece. The band appreciates everyone's support and would like to thank who gave their input for this. KATAKLYSM will start filming in August for a release later this year, more details to follow.

"KATAKLYSM will also announce some MAJOR news via a press release this FRIDAY..so stay tuned!" More...

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Pandora Signs To Rising Records

UK metal label Rising Records has signed Kent-based metallers Pandora. The band is currently writing material for an upcoming debut album. Until then, a new 5-track EP is planned to be released very soon.

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

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Zonaria Signs To Century Media Records

Swedish death/black hopefuls ZONARIA have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and have just entered the studio to record their second full-length album, which is about to surface later this year. The band comments on its new label home as follows:

"We are extremely happy to announce that we've just been signed by long running extreme metal label Century Media. It is amazing how all this hard work paid off, and we can guarantee you great things this year and beyond. It has been a dream for all of us since we first started listening to metal. We listened to bands like Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, Iced Earth and Dream Evil when we were just around 13-14 years old. If someone would have told us that we are going to be signed to the same label back then I'm pretty sure none of us would have believed it.

"Another equally great thing is that we are about to enter Studio Fredman (!), the studio where almost any great band worth mentioning has recorded their albums, to record our follow up to "Infamy And The Breed". If any recording studio has been an unreachable dream for us so far – it has been this one! So everyone, expect great things!" More...

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Criminal Element Signs To Sevared Records

Sevared Records has announced the signing of Criminal Element, featuring members and former members of Suffocation, Misery Index and Dying Fetus. The band's new album, "Guilty As Charged," will contain 12 tracks and is due out in August 2008.

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

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Fall of Empyrean Posts New Song Online

Arizona death metallers, Fall of Empyrean, have posted a new song on their MySpace page. The song, "A Long Silence," comes off their upcoming full-length album, "A Life Spent Dying." The album is to be released later this year.

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Battlelore Reveals New Album Details

Finnish metallers Battlelore have issued the following album update:

"Battlelore's fifth full length album, titled "The Last Alliance" is finally finished and ready to be presented to the public! The album consists of big, epic and atmospheric songs full of feeling and raging battles, taking you to an unforgettable journey through Middle-earth! As before, there will be a jewel case CD and a digipack with something extra. This time the digipack will include a DVD featuring the energetic live show at Metal Female Voices Festival in Wieze, Belgium 2007." More...

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