Coliseum Kicks-Off European Tour, Video Interview

COLISEUM kicked-off their European tour alongside CONVERGE and INTEGRITY today in Wiesbaden, Germany. This month-long tour will cover ground throughout Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom. A complete listing of tour dates and cities can be found below.

COLISEUM is also confirmed to perform at this year's Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway on August 8th alongside GRINDERMAN, SONIC YOUTH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, MOGWAI, NO AGE, HEALTH, and many more. For more information on the Oya Festival, please visit this website.

Canada's Exclaim Magazine recently caught up with COLISEUM in Toronto, ON during the band's headlining tour in May for an exclusive video interview. This interview and live footage from that evening's performance can be viewed now at this location.

COLISEUM has been touring almost non-stop since the release of their Relapse debut, "No Salvation," late last year. Audio samples taken from "No Salvation" can be heard now via the band's MySpace page.

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Former Amon Amarth Guitarist Resurfaces

Former Amon Amarth guitarist Anders Hansson has resurfaced as a member of Stockholm-based death metal band Blood Mortized. Anders Hansson was a member of Amon Amarth from 1988 to 1998 and performed on the first two official releases, "Sorrow Throughout The Nine Worlds" (Pulverised Records, 1996) and "Once Sent From The Golden Hall" (Metal Blade Records, 1998). He teamed up with Blood Mortized in April 2008 and the band is currently looking for a label.

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All Shall Perish Posts Two New Songs Online

Oakland CA’s ALL SHALL PERISH has posted two new songs on the band’s Myspace page. The title track and “Never Again” have been taken from the band’s upcoming release, “Awaken the Dreamers.” “Awaken the Dreamers,” the band’s third overall release, will be released on September 5th in Europe and on September 16th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Drummer Matt Kuykendall commented on the new material and the variation to be found within the new album's 12 tracks:

“We have never been a band to write the same record twice and we have never enjoyed records that are 1 single and 11 worse versions of the same song. This record is the most diverse thing we have done to date. Every song is different and brings something new to the overall experience of the CD. When you look back to all the classic records of our time, they are full of all kinds of different songs. ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ just wouldn't be the same without ‘This Love’ and ‘Hollow’. Our record is a breath of fresh air in a scene that is turning stale.”

The recording sessions for the follow-up to "The Price of Existence" once again took place at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, LIGHT THIS CITY).

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Textures Forced To Cancel Metal Camp Appearance

Dutch metal band TEXTURES was forced to cancel their appearance at the Metal Camp festival in Slovenia this past weekend due to Eric Kalsbeek (vocals) suffering throat problems. Here's a statement from the band:

“We regret to announce that we have been forced to cancel our appearance at Metal Camp in Slovenia this Sunday due to our singer Eric Kalsbeek suffering throat problems. After having his throat examined at the hospital, doctors found out that Eric had an abnormal reaction to allergies which has resulted in loss of voice and throat problems. A few weeks of prescribed rest and medication will have him back on his feet before you know it.

"Sorry to everyone who was excited to see us on this year's Metal Camp, we truly hope to make up for it in the near future.”

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Hero Destroyed Prepares Record Release

Pittsburgh, PA’s HERO DESTROYED will see the North American release of their Relapse debut tomorrow, July 8th. This self-titled EP will see its international release next Monday, July 14th.

HERO DESTROYED has lined up a free in-store performance at Eide’s Entertainment in Pittsburgh for this Friday, July 11th to commemorate the EP’s release. HERO DESTROYED will be performing many additional local area shows throughout the Summer in support of their new release.

Here are the latest Hero Destroyed tour dates and gigs:

July 11 - Pittsburgh, PA Eide’s Entertainment (FREE! w/ COMPLETE FAILURE)
July 19 - Carlisle, PA The Circle Pit (w/ SCARS OF HATRED, NINETAIL)
August 3 - Pittsburgh, PA Howler’s (w/ INTRONAUT, MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT, BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS)
August 8 - Wheeling, WV Yesterday’s Draft House (w/ VULTURE)
August 15 - Erie, PA Scully’s (w/ WHO BLEEDS FIRST)
September 19 - Pittsburgh, PA The Smiling Moose (w/ THE CLAW)
October 31 - Morgantown, WV TBA
November 1 - Johnson City, TN The Hideaway

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Rock Against Diabetes Announces Second Event

Rock Against Diabetes has announced a second event featuring the Dimebag Darrell Stage on October 25th, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. The union came from discussions about the events being held for Rock Against Diabetes with Rita Haney-Abbott, Dimebag Darrell’s widow.

Haney-Abbott's very close to this disease in her private life, as her grandmother is diabetic and recently her father, Howell Haney, was diagnosed last year as a diabetic. “Once my father became diabetic that is when I learned that diabetes can kill if not dealt with properly,” states Rita Haney Abbott. “I feel that this is a cause that we want to support. I know Dimebag would have been there to support a cause that can help, for he was very close to my father and would have done anything for him and vice versa. Dime always had a good heart that was unconditional in giving to many, not just his family.”

Rock Against Diabetes is an ongoing concert series and fundraising program with the goal of providing information and support to diabetics and people concerned about the disease worldwide. A main directive is to attempt to avoid asking the public for donations, but to offer great entertainment and unique fundraising experiences through music to raise funds that are needed to provide some new ground breaking support for diabetics.

The Dimebag Darrell stage line-up is yet to be determined and will be announced in the next month along with the sponsors that support this great charity event.

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Just For Fun

Math Metal Covered By IllWillPress.com

Anti-social cartoon rant site IllWillPress.com has a number of funny cartoons up, most relevant (to Metalunderground.com readers) of which would be Math Metal and a rant on CDs.

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Incubus To Go On Hiatus

Billboard.com reports that Incubus is planning to take a break while its members pursue a variety of endeavors. The band has just completed a year-and-a-half-long tour in support of its 2006 album "Light Grenades."

Guitarist Mike Einziger will unveil an orchestral piece in concert at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on August 23 before enrolling in Harvard's music school to study composition next year.

Boyd also plans to enroll in a university art program, and the band's drummer is having a baby.

The band will play the VH1 Rock Honors salute to the Who on July 12 in Los Angeles alongside Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips and Tenacious D. as their final show for the time being.

"I'm of the mind to say it wouldn't be a bad thing to disappear for a year or two years," Boyd says. "A lot of people would say culture moves too fast and you need to remind people, but I would argue there's not any rush. Maybe they'll be a sex scandal or an arrest or something to keep us in the news."

Read the full article at Billboard.com.

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Requiem Announces Summer Tour Dates

Requiem has announced a number of summer tour dates, including a tour with Extreme Noise Terror, Abaddon Incarnate, Coldwar, Memorial and Shadow's Far. The latest Requiem tour dates follow:

23.08.2008 CH-Muotathal (Mountains of Death Openair)
12.09.2008 CH-Thun, The Rock

EXTREME NOISE TERROR, REQUIEM, ABADDON INCARNATE, COLDWAR, MEMORIAL, SHADOW'S FAR
19.09.2008 D-Berlin, K 17
20.09.2008 D-Greifswald, Klex
21.09.2008 NL-Rotterdam, Baroeg
22.09.2008 CH-Winterthur, Salzhaus
23.09.2008 Italy - t.b.a.
24.09.2008 SLO-Ilirska Bistrica, MKNŽ Club
25.09.2008 A-Bad Mitterndorf, Take Five
26.09.2008 A-Innsbruck, Hafen
27.09.2008 D-Giebelstadt, I-Park-Halle (Bringer Of Death Festival)
28.09.2008 D-Werdau, Fabrix

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Fucked Up Finishes Recording New Album, Posts MP3

Toronto's Fucked Up have just finished recording their second album. It will come out on Matador worldwide on October 7. Entitled "The Chemistry Of Common Life," it contains 11 tracks on the CD and 12 tracks on the double vinyl. This sprawling, multi-instrumental epic is "basically about rebirth and the Sun. And lightning," according to guitarist 10,000 Marbles. The sound is incredibly dense, featuring 10-15 guitar tracks on many songs, along with flutes, organs, and French horn, with an elegant clarity and sense of purpose. The record picks up where 2006's "Hidden World" left off, in terms of the band's characteristic monumentality, but injects a newfound urgency and unease which the mystical lyrical concerns only amplify.

Guest performers include Katie Stelmanis and the Vivian Girls on vocals, Max McCabe-Locos on organ (formerly of the Deadly Snakes, also featured on Fucked Up's "Year Of The Pig"), and many others.

The first MP3 from the new album has been released. This immense multi-tracked assemblage, entitled “No Epiphany” can be downloaded here. The 7? will come out this fall and contain two versions of the song entirely different from the album version linked above. The song features backing vocals by Cassie Ramone, Frankie Rose and Kickball Katy.

Fucked Up will be touring Canada and Europe this summer. Here are the latest tour dates: More...

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Turmion Katilot Makes Entire Album Available Free

Industrial metal band TURMION KÄTILÖT released their new album entitled "USCH!" in June. The entire album can now be downloaded free of charge at Raharecords.com. The package also contains the lyrics.

Currently, the band is having issues with their record company, which are about to be solved in court. The new album has raised interest for TURMION KÄTILÖT in Germany, as the country well-known for its industrial metal tradition. The first single, "Minä Määrään," came out on May 21.

Here is the tracklisting of "USCH!":

1. Vuosi 2008
2. U.S.C.H!
3. Pakanamaan Kartta
4. Kuolleitten Laulu
5. Paha Musta Veri
6. Minä Määrään
7. Destination Hades
8. Kuoleman Päivä
9. Arise
10. Shuttle To Venus

"It's going to the hardest summer EVER, so be careful...", threatens the band on Myspace, so stay tuned.

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Rebellion Plans EP Before Full-Length

Massacre Records has revealed that REBELLION plans to release a yet-untitled EP on October 24th. Their next full-length album (the third part of their "History of the Vikings") is scheduled for release on January 9, 2009.

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Laaz Rockit Confirmed For Loud From The South Fest

LAAZ ROCKIT has been confirmed for the Loud From The South Festival on August 30th in Eindhoven, Netherlands. For more info on the festival, visit their official web site.

As previously reported, LAAZ ROCKIT signed with Massacre Records earlier this year and the band's new album, "Left For Dead," will be released through the label on July 25. It will also come in a limited edition digipak with bonus tracks.

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Watch Totimoshi's New Video For "Gnat" Online

Totimoshi releases their new album, "Milagrosa," tomorrow (July 8) but in the meantime, bass player Meg Castellanos has directed the band's first video from the album. "Gnat" focuses on a bug that bites, men who fight, and a classic Buick that tunnels its way under and around the gritty streets of the band's stomping grounds (The East Bay of San Francisco). Featured in the video is a live performance from Totimoshi and a guest appearance by Oxbow's Eugene Robinson.

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Sinner Reveals New Album Details

German metallers, Sinner, have issued the following update:

"The final part of the recording saga of "Crash & Burn" was delivered to the record company over the weekend. The master of the Limited Edition, with two brandnew bonus tracks, the video clip for the song "Revolution" & the digipak desgin."

"The final album contains 11 tracks and here's the tracklist:

1. Crash & Burn (Mat Sinner/Igor Gianloa)
2. Break The Silence (Mat Sinner/Igor Gianola)
3. The Dog (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter)
4. Heart Of Darkness (Mat Sinner/Magnus Karlsson)
5. Revolution (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter)
6. Unbreakable (Mat Sinner/Igor Gianola)
7. Fist To Face (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter)
8. Until It Hurts (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter)
9. Little Head (Butch Walker)
10. Connection (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter)
11. Like A Rock (Mat Sinner/Henny Wolter/Tom Naumann)" More...

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Darzamat Begins Work On New Album

Darzamat has begun the work on the new album, the successor of the released in 2005 "Transkarpatia."

Darzamat's vocalist - Flauros explains the silence of the band for the past few months:

"There've been no signs of life from us during couple of last months, yet the silence was only apparent. There were a few factors contributing to this very silence, yet I can assure that we weren't on holiday during this time. The whole group was engaged in a very hard work on the few projects. Obviously, the most important of them is the new Darzamat's album but the rest is not less interesting. First of all, our keyboard player - Spectre's been very strongly wrapped up in the new fantastic undertaking. He was asked to prepare a film soundtrack for the needs of the Discovery channel! It's a dusky and dismal picture as it presents the serial killers ravaging in Poland. Nera was also engaged in the whole undertaking and she sang there a couple of truly insane musical backgrounds. As far as I know, the film will appear already this year. Therefore, You'll soon be able to get to know for yourself how Darzamat's members ideally composed in this climate," emphasizes Flauros. More...

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Satyricon Mainman Talks About New Album

Satyricon mainman Satyr was recently interviewed by Finland's Hardcoresounds.net at the Nummirock Festival. During which he discusses the new Satyricon album. Check out the interview below: More...

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Metallica Posts More Studio Videos Online

Metallica has posted some more footage from the recording sessions of their forthcoming new album, "Death Magnetic," online. Check them out below:

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