Arsis Prepares For Thrash And Burn Tour

Determined to complete a tour with no car accidents, illnesses, or other distressing turmoil and ready to brave the road once again for the upcoming Thrash And Burn Tour, ARSIS bassist Noah Martin checks in to bring us up-to-date on tour preparations and the band’s newest addition:

“We’re really pumped about this tour. I don’t think there’s anything that will prevent us from finishing it. [Lead singer/guitarist] Jim [Malone]’s over his pneumonia. He’s been working out and running, and he feels better than ever. We even have new management that’s helping us move forward. They’re AMAZING. Hopefully our tour laminates will come with a lucky rabbit’s foot! [laughter] Right now we’re going over to [Anthrax singer] Dan Nelson’s place to rehearse for about three days before the Thrash And Burn tour starts. Our new drummer is Shawn Priest from Idaho. All the best drummers are coming outta nowhere from the Midwest! We screened him through his video on YouTube, and when we hooked up, he learned ‘We Are The Nightmare’ in a day and a half. We’re REALLY excited about this. We’re gonna have new drum parts in our songs off the new album. It’s gonna be WAY thrashier, more in-your-face. ‘Servants To The Night’ has been added to the set list because of Shawn. We’d like to keep him on as full-time, so we’ll see how he does on this tour. His flight to New York got delayed and he had to sleep in the airport, but he took it like a champ, so he’ll fit right in, putting up with a bunch of bullshit right from the start! [laughter] We’ll see if we can get him to drink boxed wine. First post on Blabbermouth gets a free beer at one of our shows!”

The video to the title track off of We Are The Nightmare recently received an outpouring of fan votes on MTV2's "Your Vote Counts" for inclusion on the next episode of Headbangers Ball. View the trailer to We Are The Nightmare’s bonus DVD here. An ARSIS live show photo gallery can be viewed at the Metal Fanatix website.

The Thrash And Burn North American tour features Darkest Hour (headliner), Parkway Drive, Misery Signals, Winds of Plague, Stick to Your Guns, Arsis, Abigail Williams, Arsonists Get All the Girls and After The Burial. The tour dates are as follows: More...

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So Much Fear's Cover Of "Paranoid" Online

Metal band So Much to Fear has dared to cover the Black Sabbath classic, “Paranoid.” Dark Sky Records
has released this rendition of the classic by the Santa Maria, California band, which was recorded at Montecito Sound in Montecito, California under the direction of Producer Jay Ferguson.

Currently the single can be found at the Dark Sky Records website, and beginning August 6, on ITunes World Wide.

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Don Caballero Posts Second New Song Online

DON CABALLERO recently posted a second new track, "Lord Krepelka," from their brand new full length "Punkgasm" via ILike. "Lord Krepelka" is currently streaming and is available as a free download for a limited time at this location.

"Punkgasm" was recorded at Rust Belt Studios in Michigan with long-time producer / engineer Al Sutton. The album's complete tracklisting is as follows: "Loudest Shop Vac In The World," "The Irrespective Dick Area," "Bulk Eye," "Shit Kids Galore," "Celestial Dusty Groove," "Pour You Into The Rug," "Challenge Jets," "Lord Krepelka," "Why Is The Couch Always Wet?," "Slaughbaugh's Ought Not Own Dog Data," "Dirty Looks," "Who's A Puppy Cat," "Awe Man That's Jive Skip," and "Punkgasm." Punkgasm is set for an August 19th North American release date, August 25th internationally, and is available for pre-order at this location.

DON CABALLERO has also recently announced their first headlining tour in support of Punkgasm's release. This tour will kick-off on August 19th in Arlington, VA, and will include support from PONYTAIL on a number of dates. The latest DON CABALLERO tour dates are as follows: More...

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Chiodos Singer, Craig Owens, Attempts Suicide

Craig Owens, the singer for hardcore band Chiodos is currently in a mental health facility following a suicide attempt at his home in Michigan on July 20, reports Alsolutepunk.net.

According to the site, Owens posted the following message, which has since been removed, on the band’s Web site:

"So, after an attempted overdose early yesterday morning, I found myself awake in the emergency room around 8 - 12 hours later. However, don’t worry about me, I’m fine. I am being checked into a mental clinic beginning tomorrow at 8 a.m." More...

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Made Out Of Babies Wins Fearless TV, Returns Sat.

Winning the show's online poll after their performance last weekend, MADE OUT OF BABIES will be on Fearless Music TV for the second time in as many weeks this Saturday night, July 26, with a live performance of “Grimace” off their latest LP, "The Ruiner." Fearless Music TV airs Saturday nights at 12:30am on Fox 5 in NYC. For those not living in NYC, check out the time and channel listing at the Fearless Music Myspace blog to find out when and where else they air.

Early next month, MADE OUT OF BABIES will hit the road for a brief US tour, followed by a dozen dates across Europe.

Here are the MADE OUT OF BABIES 2008 Fall tour dates: More...

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Staind Gives Update on Tour and Video Progress

Staind co-founder Mike Mushok has posted the following update:

"Hey everybody, how's it going? All is well here - we've been on the road now for just over two weeks and we're playing in the New England area so we get to spend some days at home which is nice. We had a real hectic past week - we were all in New York doing a bunch of press to promote the new record, The Illusion of Progress, which comes out August 19th. It went really well. Aaron was a bit under the weather - he's been fighting a cold since we started touring, so we didn't play anywhere but did a bunch of interviews. He's starting to feel better now though, which is great.

"We also got to see a first cut of the video for the first single "Believe" while we were in NY and it looks awesome! It was a really cool concept... it's about a guy who plays guitar and wants to move to the West Coast. The filming started in Springfield, MA and they took a week and drove across the country filming their experiences along the way. It's kind of like a reality video and it came out really cool. You can head over to AOL to check out the premiere of Believe and see for yourself.

"So, we're just getting rolling on this 3 Doors Down, Hinder tour and the shows have been great. Crowds have been awesome and getting a really good response to "Believe". It's great to catch up with old friends too, touring with 3 Doors Down and Hinder. We have a great time when we're out with those guys.

"Hopefully we get to see you out on the road. Talk to ya soon."

"The Illusion of Progress" will be available August 19th. You can pre-order your copy now and receive a Staind t-shirt and instant "Believe" MP3 download.

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Avenged Sevenfold Announces Fall Tour Dates

Avenged Sevenfold has announced a headlining fall tour beginning September 9th. Co-headlining dates with Buckcherry kick off in mid-September. Avenged Sevenfold and Buckcherry will alternate as headliners, with Shinedown and Saving Abel filling out the rest of the bill.

Here are the latest Avenged Sevenfold tour dates:

A7X Headlining:
Sep. 06 - Huntington, WV - WAMX Festival
Sep. 09 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilon de la Jeunesse
Sep. 10 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
Sep. 11 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
Sep. 13 - Chicago, IL - Q101 Block Party

Co-headlining with Buckcherry:
Sep. 16 - Moline, IL - iWireless Center
Sep. 18 - Sioux Falls, SD - Canaries Stadium
Sep. 19 - Kansas City, MO - Sandstone Amphitheatre
Sep. 22 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium
Sep. 23 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
Sep. 24 - Tulsa, OK - Riverparks
Sep. 26 - Huntsville, AL - Big Spring Jam
Sep. 30 - Clemson, SC - Littlejohn Coliseum
Oct. 04 - Mobile, AL - Bayfest

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Austrian Death Machine Posts Video Teaser Online

Austrian Death Machine's debut album, "Total Brutal," was released this week. In celebration, the band has posted a teaser for the first Austrian Death Machine music video that they're working on. The video for the song "Get To The Choppa" isn't finished shooting yet, but "there is enough footage and ideas going on to give you an idea of where it's going" comments the band. More...

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Kylesa Confirms Headlining Shows, Dates w/ Pinback

Savannah, Georgia’s KYLESA has announced a string of East Coast shows which will also bring the band to parts of the southern US, including a handful of headlining dates and 11 shows with Pinback. These shows are the first for KYLESA since taking part in a co-headlining tour with Germany’s The Ocean earlier this summer, and will be the band’s first after leaving The Jam Room Studio in South Carolina, where they are currently holed up recording the follow-up to the band’s third full-length, "Time Will Fuse Its Worth," which saw a fall 2006 release through Prosthetic Records.

“We've been writing a new record over the past few months,” the band wrote on its blog. “We're excited to record a new album since it's been two years since we recorded ‘Time Will Fuse its Worth.’ It's hard to believe it's been that long! The CD will be released on Prosthetic in early ‘09 and the vinyl version will come out around the same time. Phillip [Cope, guitarist/vocalist] will be producing the record.” Expect several in-studio updates from the band in the meantime.

KYLESA has also made tentative plans to tour Japan for the first time upon release of the Japanese edition of "Time Will Fuse Its Worth," which will be handled by Red Cobalt Industries. Featuring completely redesigned artwork by guitarist/vocalist Laura Pleasants and an exclusive poster and sticker, production on that will begin soon and more details will be available shortly, including release details and overseas tour dates.

Here are the latest KYLESA tour dates: More...

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Tyr, Hollenthon, Alestorm and Svartsot To Tour

Tyr, Hollenthon, Alestorm and Svartsot are planning to tour Europe's larger cities on what has been dubbed the "Aaskereia - The Wild Hunt" touring festival. The tour will begin on the 8th of October until the 26th. Current tour dates are as follows:

Oct 8 2008 @ 8:00P - The Rock @ Copenhagen
Oct 9 2008 @ 8:00P - Markthalle @ Hamburg
Oct 10 2008 @ 8:00P - Romein @ Leeuwarden
Oct 11 2008 @ 8:00P - Helvete @ Oberhausen
Oct 12 2008 @ 8:00P - Biebob @ Vosselaar
Oct 14 2008 @ 8:00P - Z7 @ Pratteln
Oct 15 2008 @ 8:00P - Musicdrome @ Milan
Oct 16 2008 @ 8:00P - Backstage @ München
Oct 17 2008 @ 8:00P - Szene @ Wien
Oct 18 2008 @ 8:00P - Metal Invasion Festival @ Passau
Oct 19 2008 @ 8:00P - Masters of Rock Cafe @ Zlin
Oct 20 2008 @ 8:00P - Ship A38 @ Budapest
Oct 21 2008 @ 8:00P - Arge @ Salzburg
Oct 22 2008 @ 8:00P - Rockfabrik @ Ludwigsburg
Oct 23 2008 @ 8:00P - Batschkapp @ Frankfurt
Oct 24 2008 @ 8:00P - Eisenbahnhalle @ Losheim
Oct 25 2008 @ 8:00P - Hellflame Festival (South Side Of Hell) @ Lichtenfells
Oct 26 2008 @ 8:00P - Luxorlive @ Arnhem

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Sanctification Posts Studio Update and Photos

SANCTIFICATION has been busy in Abyss Studio working on their new album. The music is already recorded with Tommy Tägtgren and the vocals are the only thing that remains. Peter Tägtgren is currently editing the drums and the guitars and it should take another few more weeks before the album is finally complete.

You can view a massive photo gallery from their time at Abyss Studios.

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Carcass Announces More Tour Dates

Carcass have added a few more shows to their North American run this September with Suffocation, 1349, Aborted and Rotten Sound.

The updated tour schedule is as follows:

September 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
September 6 - New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
September 7 - Montreal, QC @ Medley
September 8 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
September 9 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
September 10 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
September 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 Tavern
September 13 - Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
September 15 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
September 19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
September 21 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
September 22 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

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Dagoba Reveals New Album Artwork and Tracklisting

French metallers, DAGOBA, will release their third and upcoming album, "Face the Colossus," (cover) on September 29th. The track listing is as follows:

1. Abyssal
2. Face the Colossus
3. Back from Life
4. Somebody died tonight
5. The World in between
6. Transylvania
7. Orphan of you
8. The Nightfall and all its Mistakes
9. Silence
10. The Crash
11. Sudden Death

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Slipknot To Tour Australia With Machine Head

Slipknot have announced that they will be taking their headlining tour with Machine Head as support to Australia this October. The tour dates are as follows:

October
24 - Brisbane - Riverstage
26 - Sydney - Acer Arena
27 - Melbourne - Rod Laver Arena
28 - Adelaide - Jubilee Pavilion
30 - Perth - Robinson Pavilion

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Ventflow Posts New Recording Diary Online

Unsigned metallers Ventflow have posted their second diary from the recording of their new EP. You can read it below:

"Tracking for the rhythm guitar parts started 9 o'clock sharp Monday morning. First things first were sorting out guitar sounds. We decided to use my line 6 POD X3 Live to record the guitar parts. We had to record direct really because we don't have the luxury of a soundproof studio in which to crank a guitar amp in. All the recording from now on will be done in my room at home. This means we have to keep the volume at sensible levels or risk:

"A: Chavs throwing bricks through the windows or

"B: The council coming round and giving us shit again, like when we got banned from playing at our last practice place!
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Deadlock Issues Studio Update

German metallers, Deadlock, have issued the following studio update:

"Hey people, we are really excited to tell you, that we started with the guitar recording sessions at the mighty Slaughter's Palace Studios."

"The results of the pre-productions are very promising and we can't wait to finish the recordings. One more time we are not taking fright to create some new and fresh musical art with a lot of surprises and specials for you, the keen-eared!"

You can find their studio diary here [German].

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Sol Asunder Finishes Shooting New Video

San Francisco melodic death metal band Sol Asunder has reportedly just wrapped up shooting their latest music video, which should be completed in the next couple weeks. Directed and produced by Nikko DeLuna, the video for "Demodulated," off their new album "Mechanize," was shot by Rob Witt in Antioch, CA.

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My Own Grave Prepares New Album, "Necrology"

Swedish death metallers MY OWN GRAVE are currently preparing the follow-up to their previously successful "Unholy" MCD and the new album will be entitled "Necrology."

Here is an official statement released by the band:

"Finally after many months in the planning we are happy to deliver some news about the upcoming album. The album will be called "Necrology" and the lyrical theme is death and how it has shaped humanity and history.

"We will begin recording the drums on September 1st at Studio Domsaga in Sundsvall and the rest will be recorded at our own studio. Mixing and mastering will be done by Dan Swanö at Unisound. The plan is to be finished with the recording before the end of 2008.

"The album will be released by Pulverised Records approximately before the summer of 2009. We all know how much can go wrong with release dates so that's about as precise as we dare to be.

"We're 95% settled with the cover artist and when that's official we'll post that info too."

You can check out a few songs from the aforementioned "Unholy" MCD on the band's MySpace page.

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Contraband Candy Posts Tuska Special Feature, Pt 1

Contraband Candy has released part 1 of their Tuska Festival program. Here's what they say about it: "We show you Finland’s Tuska Festival in its true beer-and-Jäger-drenched glory, the way a proper Metal festival was meant to be enjoyed. With Korpiklaani’s fantastic song ‘Beer Beer’ as the theme tune, you can just imagine the sort of daft bollocks we got up to this time around!"

In this feature, Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth speaks about their new album, computer games and Viking paraphernalia. René has one too many Jägermeisters before the Primordial interview. Mille of Kreator talks about the pros and cons of Pro-Tools, their up and coming European and US tour in 2009 and their next album. Finally, they sign off this episode by interviewing Lord Of The Rings obsessives, Battlelore.

You can watch Part 1 of Contraband Candy's Tuska special feature on their site or below.

Coming shortly in Part 2: interviews with Entombed, Nile, Horna and Korpiklaani. More...

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