Jourgensen To Join Cheap Trick In Beatles Tribute

Ministry's AL JOURGENSEN has been confirmed to special guest with Cheap Trick when they perform The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" from start to finish in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the landmark album. Jourgensen will join Cheap Trick onstage in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl on August 10 and 11 to perform the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," considered to be one of the most complex songs ever recorded by the Fab Four.

At the specific request of Cheap Trick's Rick Nielson and Robin Zander, the Ministry guitarist/vocalist has re-arranged the song and made it "bent, in the Al Jourgensen way." Ministry/RevCo guitarist Sin Quirin will join Jourgensen and Cheap Trick onstage for the performance.

"'Sgt. Pepper's' is certainly one of the greatest pieces of art ever created, so to be asked to participate in this momentous occasion is a great honor," commented Jourgensen.

Jourgensen will see Ministry's final studio album, "The Last Sucker," released on September 18 (13th Planet/Megaforce). The album is the third in an unrelenting and uber-critical CD trilogy aimed at exposing the plethora of foils, failures and fabrications perpetrated by the George W. Bush Administration.

"The Last Sucker" was produced and recorded this past Spring by Jourgensen at his 13th Planet compound just outside of El Paso, TX, and sees the return of "Rio Grande Blood" musicians "Thomas Victor (Prong) on guitars, Paul Raven (Killing Joke/Prong) on bass, with newcomer guitarist Sin Quirin from The Revolting Cocks 2006 touring line-up. Jourgensen and his engineer John "Bixby" Bilberry handled all the drum programming. In addition, Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory makes a vocal appearance on "Die In A Crash," as well as the album's final two songs, "End of Days" parts One and Two.

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Stream Korn's Entire "Untitled" Album Online

You can now stream Korn's eighth studio album, "Untitled," in its entirety at AOL Music.

"Untitled" was released today, July 31 via Virgin Records. The CD was produced by KORN's "See You On The Other Side" producer Atticus Ross (Ross is also known for his revolutionary work with NIN). The track listing is as follows:

01. Starting Over
02. Bitch We Got a Problem
03. Evolution
04. Do What They Say
05. Innocent Bystander
06. I Will Protect You
07. Hold On
08. Ever Be
09. Hushabye
10. Love and Luxury
11. Killing
12. Kiss

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Minneapolis Doom Metal "Empires" Debuts Album

Midwest ambiental doom act Empires has released "Through Trial & Tribulation Comes Triumph" on the independent Saw Her Ghost label. Several superbly designed shirts are also available on the SHG website and on the band's myspace page.

Empires will be playing Denver Fest at the end of August, which features several face melting underground and independent metal bands. More information on the festival can be found here

Aug 31 2007 8:00P Denver Fest Denver, Colorado
Sep 1 2007 5:00P Denver Fest Denver, Colorado
Sep 2 2007 5:00P Denver Fest Denver, Colorado
Sep 8 2007 8:00P The Club Underground Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 13 2007 5:00P The Triple Rock Social Club w/Constants, Caspian, & Battlefields Minneapolis, Minnesota

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At All Cost Post New E-card Online

AT ALL COST’s new album, Circle Of Demons, is now available. The group have just posted the new track 'Leaving Forever' at their official MySpace page, which also features some older tracks and video clips, so check it out now. Look for a new video for the album’s title cut, 'Circle Of Demons', in the coming weeks.

After just completing a massive six-week US trek with ONE DEAD THREE WOUNDED, At All Cost continues their touring onslaught on August 7th, which keeps them on the road for the next month. See their MySpace page for their complete tour routing.

Click here to check out their new E-Card. More...

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Lake of Tears Explain Tracks On New Album

Johan Oudhuis, LAKE OF TEARS' bass player, spoke with MetalHead.ro about their new album, Moons And Mushrooms, and about every song included on the release, prior to the band's upcoming Romanian gig, scheduled for September 8th.

Even if the name Moons And Mushrooms is not "such a big concept", in the bassist's opinion, still the title gives the band a feeling of agreement and welfare. "I think it consists of something which can be defined as the Lake Of Tears spirit", says Johan.

Johan Oudhuis about the songs included on this album: 'Last Purple Sky' - "This in one of the first songs written for this album, so it is quite old. When we first played it, we thought, 'Well, this will be the first song of the album!'. It's a classical Lake Of Tears. The track is correlated with the production, which emphasizes the guitar work, so the sound is pretty heavy."

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Kult Ov Azazel Announce Canadian Tour Dates

Florida-based black metallers KULT OV AZAZEL have posted the following message on their web site:

"Canadian dates have been [announced]. The band has also made the decision to morph KULT OV AZAZEL back to its original form keeping the core of the band a three-piece while utilizing session members to fill in for live occasions. With this change comes the return of VJS into the band as live session member. Both Necrol and VJS will hold alternating live positions within KULT OV AZAZEL from here on out. The Canadian dates will mark the first live performances with VJS since the 2005 Hellstorm of Unholy Legions Tour."

KULT OV AZAZEL's "Three Dates of Blasphemy: Canadian Desecration" tour dates:

Sep. 14 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada – [to be announced]
Sep. 15 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Metal Bar
Sep. 16 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – [to be announced] More...

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Nightmare Reveal 'Genetic Disorder' Track Listing

French power metallers NIGHTMARE have finzlied the track listing for their new album, "Genetic Disorder", tentatively due late October via Regain Records. The CD was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producers Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd (IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY).

"Genetic Disorder" track listing:

01. Nothing Left Behind
02. Battleground For Suicide
03. Queen Of Love & Pain
04. Conspiracy
05. Leader Of The Masquerade
06. Final Procession
07. The Dominion Gate (Part II)
08. The Winds Of Sin
09. Forsaken Child
10. A Thrill Of Death
11. Wicked White Demon
12. Dawn Of Darkness

NIGHTMARE will embark on a headlining tour of France in November with special guests FREEDOM CALL, HYDROGYN and KRAGENS.

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Zoroaster Complete Work On New Album

Thundering power-doom trio ZOROASTER has completed work on its debut full-length, entitled "Dog Magic". The album is set for a September 11, 2007 release date via Terminal Doom / Battle Kommand Records (by way of Southern Lord).

Summoned by the mighty sludge of MELVINS, the mysticism of CELTIC FROST and the nihilistic blues of EYEHATEGOD, ZOROASTER formed in Atlanta, GA in 2003 out of the need for "sedation by high volumes and low frequencies." In 2005, the band released their first recorded music, which quickly drew the attention of uber-kvlt underground label Battle Kommand Records, which released the tracks as the band's eponymous debut EP soon after. More...

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Narnia Guitarist To Release Solo Album

Swedish guitarist Carl-Johan Grimmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, BEAUTIFUL SIN, SAVIOUR MACHINE, PLANET ALLIANCE, DIVINEFIRE, FLAGSHIP, ESSENCE OF SORROW) will release his first solo album, "Grimmark", on August 31 via Rivel Records. The track listing is as follows:

01. Pray
02. How Many Times
03. Hiding from the Sun
04. Free
05. Resurrection
06. Monkey Man
07. Save our Souls
08. The Kingdom
09. The New Song

Audio samples can be heard at this location. View the cover artwork at StayMetal.net.

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Burn In Silence to Tour the West Coast

BURN IN SILENCE is hitting the road featuring their new line-up. The band is eager to meet up with friends Better Left Unsaid and Legacy of Pain as they march through the West Coast. The BURN IN SILENCE set will feature tracks from the band's debut album Angel Maker, released on Prosthetic Records. Come see their highly energetic live show this summer as BURN IN SILENCE makes their way through your city.

All dates are available here.

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Evoken Preview Art, Tracks for Upcoming Album

The new artwork has been posted for Evoken's upcoming effort "A Caress Of the Void", created by dark mastermind Valentin Mellstrom. The rest of the artwork for the layout is still being finalized.

The new album is nearing completion with mastering, and will be about 62 minutes long, with the tracklisting as follows:

1. A Caress Of the Void
2. Mare Erythraeum
3. Of Purest Absolution
4. Astray In Eternal Night
5. Descend the Lifeless Womb
6. Suffer A Martyr's Trial (Procession At Dusk)
7. Orogeny

To have waves of mindrending doom unleashed upon your soul, visit the band's myspace profile and listen to tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7.

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Atreyu Announce Headlining Dates

Acclaimed metallic rock act ATREYU has announced plans for a headlining tour in support of its upcoming Hollywood Records debut, "Lead Sails Paper Anchor". The much-buzzed-about album arrives in stores on August 28 and the tour begins September 9 at the Big Easy in Boise, ID, with openers HASTE THE DAY, IT DIES TODAY plus a special guest to be announced.

ATREYU, who will grace the October cover (on stands Aug. 21) of Revolver magazine, are currently previewing select songs from the new album while on the Family Values Tour, which sees them third on the bill and sharing the stage alongside the likes of KORN and EVANESCENCE.

Among their new tracks is hard-hitting lead single "Becoming the Bull", currently the No. 1 most added song at Active Rock radio and featured in EA Sports mega-popular new Madden '08 video game. The band recently shot a video for the song with director Kevin Kerslake (GREEN DAY, NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS) and is also confirmed for MTV2's "The Drop" for the week prior to their album release.

ATREYU headlining dates:

Sep. 09 - Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House
Sep. 10 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert Hall
Sep. 12 - Fargo, ND - The Venue @ Playmakers
Sep. 14 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
Sep. 16 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Sep. 18 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Sep. 19 - Buffalo, NY - The Town Ballroom
Sep. 21 - Reading, PA - The Silo
Sep. 22 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
Sep. 24 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
Sep. 25 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
Sep. 28 - Jacksonville, FL - Plush
Sep. 29 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
Sep. 30 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Oct. 04 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre

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Korn Frontman Responds To Devo Comment

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN issues its untitled eighth studio album on Tuesday (July 31), marking the group's first release as a trio. The band has also hinted that the new CD represents a major musical progression for the band, just as 2005's "See You on the Other Side" did. Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer described the record and said where he thought it fits into KORN's catalog. "This record's very musical for KORN," he said. "Very gothic, musical. It's gonna take listeners a little bit of time to let it sink in, but I think they're really gonna love it. In the KORN catalog, I think I would compare it more to, like, our album 'Untouchables'."

"Untouchables", KORN's fifth album, was released in 2002.

The new disc was recorded without original drummer David Silveria, who took a temporary leave of absence from the band last December. Terry Bozzio, Brooks Wackerman and KORN singer Jonathan Davis all contributed drum tracks to the set.

KORN will hold a press conference in New York City's Times Square on Tuesday to announce plans for working with the USO and initiatives to make this summer's Family Values tour more eco-friendly.

The band will perform a free show on Tuesday evening at New York's South Street Seaport to celebrate the release of the new album. More details can be found at jr.com/korn.

The Family Values tour, which also features EVANESCENCE, HELLYEAH, FLYLEAF, ATREYU, TRIVIUM and others in addition to headliners KORN, makes its next stop in Buffalo, New York on Friday (August 3).

Jonathan Davis also responded to DEVO member Jerry Casale's accusation that KORN ripped off DEVO's "de-evolution" concept for a web site called EvolutionDevolution.com that promoted KORN's new "Evolution" video. Davis told RollingStone.com, "KORN never claimed to be the first to expose De-Evolution, our hats are off to DEVO for that...we are glad to see that our efforts have them speaking up again! It's good to have them back."

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Lars Talks About New Album and More In Interview

Britain's Metal Hammer magazine has recently conducted an exlusive interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich about the progress of the recording sessions for the group's new album, among other subjects. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Metal Hammer: You've already recorded the drum, guitar and bass tracks for the new album, with the rest to be added some time in August.

Lars: "The backing tracks are done, yeah. But Rick [Rubin, producer] likes to keep things organic and work in a way that can be described as 'of the moment.' If we continue in August we should be done by October."

Metal Hammer: Rubin isn't known for being to giving with his time. What role has he played in the sessions?

Lars: "He's been there every single day so far. He's all about the big picture. He doesn't analyze things like drum tempos or tell James [Hetfield] to play something in F sharp. He's more about the feel: is everyone playing together? Rick's a vibe guy."

Metal Hammer: And is it okay for Rick to tell you something you've done sucks?

Lars: "Absolutely. And, believe me, he does. There's not a lot of gray with him. He really speaks his mind. Either something's great or something sucks."

Metal Hammer: How easy was it to can Bob Rock?

Lars: [Frowing]: "That's not a term I'd like to use. We'd been making records together for almost 20 years. That's as creative a relationship as you can come up with in music, film...just about anything. But it had got to a point where we would both finish each other's sentences. We needed to look somewhere else for our own sanity, survival and fulfillment."

Metal Hammer: How did you let him know that it was over?

Lars: "We talk on the phone a lot. That's the thing. I've said it many times: Bob has always been primarily a friend, and secondarily a producer. And that friendship hasn't suffered whatsoever."

Metal Hammer: In hiring Rubin, what were you hoping to achieve?

Lars: "To a certain extent, it was to do with wiping the slate clean when it came to the process of making records. I've known Rick for many years but we've never worked together. He brings a whole new energy and dynamic."

Metal Hammer: In keeping with the fact that you've been playing the title track of the "...And Justice for All" album again, Internet gossip suggests that some of these songs will be long ones.

Lars: "I wouldn't say that they're longer than the ones before. We've always written long songs. Most of the new ones clock between six and eight minutes. There's one that's five minutes. We're recording 14 and plan on finishing them all because we love them all. But only nine or ten will appear on the new record".

Metal Hammer: Kirk [Hammett] has said that although this is METALLICA's 11th studio album. It feels like the band's sixth. Does a part of you consider "St. Anger" was a mistake?

Lars: "Not at all. The mistake was the white leather jacket [worn in the drummer's infamous rock star phase, circa a stadiom tour with GUNS N' ROSES in 1992]. The Napster dispute wasn't a mistake, but it caught us off guard. The music has always been pure. It was the right thing to have done in 2003. That said, I listened to it a couple of months ago and it's a difficult record. I can hear that. But when I finished it, it made me do the same kind of backflips as all the other records."

Metal Hammer: You must've known that after the whole "Some Kind of Monster" thing, some people — including Kerry King [of SLAYER] who called you "fragile old men" — would never take the band seriously again.

Lars: "Oh listen, the reason we did that movie was to piss Kerry King off. Being the source of his amusement, that's great!"

Metal Hammer: As fascinating as it looked on screen, wouldn't it have been better to keep those things behind closed doors?

Lars: "There's certainly an argument for that. But right from day one, METALLICA has always been about the relationship with the fans. Unlike bands like LED ZEPPELIN who tried to keep things mystical, we've gone out of our way to be as accesible as possible. Our roots are alot more punk than that. 'Some Kind of Monster' was the logical conclusion of that mindset".

Metal Hammer: Then presumably you disagree with Kerry's ageist comments?

Lars: "Of course I do. If he hated 'Some Kind of Monster' that's the only stamp of approval that I need".

Metal Hammer: Nevertheless, "Some Kind of Monster" raised a lot of questions about your coheisiveness as a band. How are you all faring now?

Lars: "Of course, it asked some important questions. But you've got to remember that it was a moment in time from five years ago. Phil [Towle, therapist] is no longer around and we all get along. And mentioning Phil's name reminds me, he always used to tell us back then that the music we're making wouldn't shine through until the record after 'St. Anger'. I think he was right about that". More...

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Dillinger Escape Plan Add New Guitarist

According to the official THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN MySpace page, the band has added former HEADS WILL ROLL guitarist Jeff Tuttle to its lineup.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts (SAVES THE DAY, EARTH CRISIS, SEPULTURA) to begin recording its new album, "Ire Works", for a late 2007 release via Relapse. The upcoming CD will feature the drumming of STOLEN BABIES' Gil Sharone following the departure of Chris Pennie (he now plays drums with COHEED AND CAMBRIA). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Saigon Whore", "Doll Keeper" and "Party Smasher".

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will embark on a European tour with MESHUGGAH in November.

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Gwar Frontman Writes Advice Column

When thinking of rock stars with hearts of gold, Oderus Urungus of GWAR is certainly at the top of anyone's list. Now, the Scumdog of the Universe will prove it once and for all as he has signed on with AnarchyMusic.net for a six-month stint as the writer of an advice column! No problem is too difficult to solve for the mighty Oderus! The first installment is online now and will continue once a month for the rest of 2007! "Dear Oderus" promises to be the greatest advice column of all time!

Read the first installment of "Dear Oderus" at this location

GWAR is rumored to be the "special guest act" on the upcoming "Rockstar Viva La Bands 2007 Tour" featuring high-energy live rock music and a traveling video show. CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY and VAINS OF JENNA have already been announced for the trek, which is scheduled to kick off late September.

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Final Ministry Release To Be All Covers CD

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has revealed to Germany's Metal Hammer magazine that the group's previously announced "final" album, "The Last Sucker", will be followed by an all-covers release, tentatively due in 2008. According to Jourgensen, the as-yet-untitled effort will contain "a lot of different cover songs from various bands," some of which have already been released on MINISTRY albums over the years.

MINISTRY's upcoming covers album is expected to include the following tracks, among others:

Previously released songs:

"Supernaut" by BLACK SABBATH (from "Supernaut" EP)
"Lay Lady Lay" by BOB DYLAN (from "Filth Pig")
"Roadhouse Blues" by THE DOORS (from "The Last Sucker")
"The Light Pours out of Me" by MAGAZINE (from "Animosity")

New songs:

"I Want You" by THE BEATLES
"Under My Thumb" by THE ROLLING STONES
"Space Trucking" by DEEP PURPLE
"Black Betty" by RAM JAM
"Radar Love" by GOLDEN EARRING

MINISTRY's "The Last Sucker" album will be released on September 18 via 13th Planet/Megaforce. A world tour will follow in 2008.

In addition to being MINISTRY's final studio album, the 11-track "The Last Sucker" is the third in an unrelenting and uber-critical CD trilogy aimed at exposing the plethora of foils, failures and fabrications perpetrated by the George W. Bush administration. "The Last Sucker", which follows "Houses of the Mole" (2004) and "Rio Grande Blood" (2006), is the final nail in the Dubya coffin. To represent the Prez accurately, Jourgensen interspersed snippets of Dubya sound bites and samples throughout "The Last Sucker". "My engineer and I were hunched over a computer for nights on end listening to this fucking idiot until our minds were numb," he said. "I mean, I'm absolutely stupider for listening to his drivel for such concentrated periods of time, but I viewed including these sound bites as a necessary evil."

"The Last Sucker" was produced and recorded this past spring by Jourgensen at his 13th Planet compound just outside of El Paso, TX, and sees the return of "Rio Grande Blood" musicians Thomas Victor (PRONG) on guitars, Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, PRONG) on bass, with newcomer guitarist Sin Quirin from THE REVOLTING COCKS 2006 touring line-up. Jourgensen and his engineer John "Bixby" Bilberry handled all the drum programming. In addition, Burton C. Bell from FEAR FACTORY makes a vocal appearance on "Die In A Crash", as well as the album's final two songs, "End of Days" parts One and Two.

"The Last Sucker" track listing:

01. Let's Go
02. Watch Yourself
03. Life Is Good
04. The Dick Song
05. The Last Sucker
06. No Glory
07. Death and Destruction
08. Roadhouse Blues
09. Die In A Crash
10. End of Days Part One
11. End of Days Part Two

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Watch Bloodjinn's 'Maker' Video Online

North Carolina metallers BLOODJINN have updated the main page of their MySpace page to include their video for the track 'Maker'. Check it out at this location.

'Maker' is featured on the band's This Machine Runs On Empty album, available via Pluto Records.

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Mar de Grises To Record Second Album

Mar de Grises will begin recording their 2nd and yet untitled album for Firebox-Finland in August. They will be untartaking a short trip to Scandinavia early in 2008 and to conclude with an extensive tour of mainland Europe at the end of the summer.

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Ingurgitating Oblivion Announce New Drummer

Northern Germany's death metal masters INGURGITATING OBLIVION finally managed to find a new drummer in Ingo Neugebauer from FETOCIDE, who agreed to handle the drumming duties from now on. According to an official statement of the band, "the cooperation works out great" and one new song ('Burden Of Recurrence') is almost finalized, with another currently being worked on. The chemistry between INGURGITATING and Ingo seems to be perfect as they end the statement with the following note: "We are glad to finally have found a drummer in the person of Ingo who shares our musical vision."

The band will play at the Drachten Deathfest 2007 on November 24 together with CAEDERE, SUFFOCATE BASTARD, CRANIOTOMY, PUTRIDITY, SEPTYCAL GORGE plus more bands to be announced. New INGURGITATING material should be ready be then as well.

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Cryfemal Posts New Tracks Online

Tracks from the upcoming CRYFEMAL album "Apoteosis Oculta" can be checked out on the band's MySpace page. The album will contain 8 tracks, written in Spanish and have a total playing time of approximately 45 minutes.

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WFAHM Release Album and Tour Details

Berlin's upcomers WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH heading out for a small summer tour next week with stops in the UK, Belgium and Germany. The band and label have also revealed some details about the band's upcoming album "Transmetropolitan" to be released on September 21st all over Europe (September 18th in the US).

You can check out the track "Heeey... Let's Start A Band" on WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH's Myspace profile.

Here is the complete tracklist "Transmetropolitan":

1. How To Disconnect From Your Social Surrounding In Half An Hour
2. Heeey... Let's Start A Band
3. The District Attorneys Are Stealing Your Blood
4. Trife Life
5. Fighting Wars With Keyboards
6. Mulder
7. Thousand Complaints, One Answer
8. If You Want To Blame Us For Something Wrong, Please Abuse This Song!
9. Riding Dead Horses Is A Fucking Curse
10. Transmetropolitan
11. And In The Right To Make Mistakes, We May Lose And Start Again

The album was recorded and mixed at Daily Hero Recordings by Florian Nowak, and mixed by Peter Neuber at Mega Wimp Sound. The album artwork was done by Bastian Sobtzick.

The quintet and its fierce sound mixture combine the best of technical mathcore, grindcore, hardcore and a spicy pinch of jazz.

Here are the latest WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH tour dates: More...

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Stemm Vocalist Leaves band

Stemm have issued the following update on their Myspace page regarding rumors about the departure of their vocalist:

"OK everyone, we have some important STEMM news for you that just could not be kept quiet any longer and we feel that all of you deserve to know on OUR TERMS…"

"There have been a few rumors going around about the band that we would like to put to rest."

"Apparently, a rumor has surfaced that vocalist TJ Frost has left STEMM to join…SLAYER…"

"This is not true in any account…I honestly do not know why I am addressing this rumor…I think I just became dumber while trying to put this one to bed…Even TJ laughed when he heard that rumor!"

"The 2nd rumor is that TJ has left the band to move to California."

"This rumor is in fact…TRUE…"

"Two weeks ago, TJ had informed us that he is going to be leaving for California. TJ himself will be issuing a statement to all of you very soon for his reasons." More...

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Powerman 5000 Release More Tour Dates

POWERMAN 5000 has scheduled the following dates during the coming months:

Sep. 08 - Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
Sep. 09 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
Sep. 10 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launch Pad
Sep. 12 - Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
Sep. 13 - Milwaukee, WI @ Vnuks
Sep. 14 - Cedar Falls, IA @ Reverb
Sep. 15 - Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
Sep. 16 - Maplewood, MN @ The Rock
Sep. 18 - Sauget, IL @ Pops
Sep. 19 - Rockford, IL @ Forest Hills Lodge
Sep. 20 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
Sep. 21 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
Sep. 22 - Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
Sep. 23 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Sep. 25 - New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Sep. 26 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
Sep. 27 - Reading, PA @ The Silo
Sep. 28 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
Sep. 29 - Worcester, MA @ Lucky Dog
Sep. 30 - Bedford, NH @ Mark's Place
Oct. 02 - Sommerville, MA @ Goodtimes Emporium
Oct. 03 - Orono, ME @ Ultra Lounge
Oct. 05 - Fayetteville, NV @ Jester's Pub
Oct. 06 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Oct. 07 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Oct. 08 - Columbia, SC @ Headliners
Oct. 09 - Hilton Head, NC @ Monkey Business
Oct. 11 - Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's Cantina Ballroom
Oct. 12 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
Oct. 13 - Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Oct. 14 - Abilene, TX @ Midnite Rodeo
Oct. 15 - Beaumont, TX @ The Vortex
Oct. 16 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's
Nov. 29 - West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky A Go Go

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Hatebreed Vocalist Checks In From Ozzfest

HATEBREED vocalist Jamey Jasta has posted this Ozzfest 2007 road report on the band's MySpace page:

"Whats up! It's been a while since I checked in and I wanted to let everyone know that Ozzfest has been absolutely amazing and we can not thank everyone enough. This is our fifth time on Ozzfest and we all agree that this year is by far the best response we've ever gotten and the most fun we've ever had on tour. We are truly grateful! The second stage is a great mixture of underground and extreme music so make sure you show up early and catch all the bands. We've been hanging hard with our good pals 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and BEHEMOTH every day and on our off day shows with LAMB OF GOD which have been completely UNREAL. LAMB OF GOD tears the roof off of every venue. It's an honor to share the stage with them. Randy (Blythe) has rode on the HATEBREED bus a few nights and raged with us til 6 AM, it's been great! We urge you all to get your ass out to these shows! We're also excited that our pals DEVILDRIVER will be joining us on Ozzfest. It's gonna be killer! Come by the Jager and FYE tents to say hello to us we sign at Jager at 2PM everyday and at FYE right after we play. I will be doing some solo signings at the Monster Energy truck (times TBA) and also at the I.L.V. tent (after STATIC-x plays) so come by and say hi! See you on the road!"

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Interview

Interview With Mikael Nilsson of The Bereaved

Unfortunately, we are living in an age when many metal fans are lamenting the dilution of the Gothenburg sound. Let's face it, Come Clarity is no Whoracle, Stabbing the Drama is no Predator's Portrait, and even Fiction (as awesome as it is) is no Mind's I. Fortunately, there are up-and-coming Swedish bands, like the Bereaved, who bring back the famed Swedish sound that has shaped the face of modern metal.

The Bereaved was formed in 1998 when bassist Mikael Nilsson and lead guitarist Henrik Tranemyr recruited drummer Tobhias Ljung and vocalist Jonny Westerback, adding keyboardist Tony Thorén later on. They released their debut album Darkened Silouhette with Black Lotus Records, before being released from the label last year and subsequently signing with Vic Records. The current incarnation of the Bereaved includes Denny Axelsson taking over vocals for the departed Westerback and Per Berquist on guitar.

Mikael took the time to answer some questions for me. Here is how it went: More...

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