H.I.M. Podcast #10, Preview New Single

On H.I.M.'s podcast (#10) report from Karri, she talks to Gas about his life as drummer, plus the new single "Wings of a Butterfly." A clip of the single debuts in this latest podcast. You can buy the full song at all digital online stores like iTunes starting August 2nd.

Download and listen to the MP3 interviews on your computer, iPod, other portable device and hear the latest report, including comments on:

• Story behind the name "Gas Lipstick"


• Drum Equipment


• iPod- must have accessory on tour


• Gas and Computer games?!


• Mr. Lipstick's iPod playlists


• Gas loves Garth Brooks!


• Fave Songs to play live


• Warming up for shows


• Wear your cap with the bill up


• How to start playing drums in a rock band by Gas Lipstick


• Old School hip hop/rap


• Nothing but love for Slayer since circa '83


• Air drumming to Dark Light


• So many side projects/bands


• "Bend Over"


• "Ripping out the Wings of a Butterfly"


• Songs are like kids?!


• Gas introduces "Ripping out the Wings of a Butterfly"


• Special Heartagram Internet Edition of Dark Light

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PM5K Cancels Davenport And Beaumont Shows

Powerman 5000 has been forced to cancel their shows in Davenport, IA on August 21 and in Beaumont, TX on August 23. Also, August 18 venue has now been moved to Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH.

Here are the upcoming Powerman 5000 tour dates and changes:

Aug. 11 Columbia Heights,MN - Star Central
Aug. 12 Edgerton, WI - Big E's
Aug. 13 Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
Aug. 14 Sauget, IL - Pop's
Aug. 15 Springfield, MO - The Rockwell
Aug. 17 Johnson City ,TN - Sophisticated Otter
Aug. 18 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall - NEW VENUE
Aug. 19 Bellafontaine, OH - Blue Cat
Aug. 20 Battle Creek, MI - Planet Rock
Aug. 21 Davenport, IA - QC Live - CANCELLED
Aug. 23 Beaumont,TX - Fairpark Coliseum - CANCELLED due to city permit issues

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Chevelle Announces Second Leg Of Tour

Chevelle has just announced tour dates for the second leg of their tour:

Sept. 12 Bakersfield, CA - Montgomery Ward Plaza
Sept. 13 Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
Sept. 14 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Sept. 16 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
Sept. 17 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
Sept. 18 Phoenix, AZ - Venue of Scottsdale
Sept. 21 El Paso, TX - The Zone
Sept. 23 San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
Sept. 24 Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street
Sept. 25 Lubbock, TX - South Beach
Sept. 27 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Sept. 30 Portland, OR - Roseland
Oct. 01 Spokane, WA - Big Easy
Oct. 02 Seattle, WA - Showbox
Oct. 03 Boise, ID - Big Easy
Oct. 05 Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
Oct. 06 Fresno, CA - Big Fresno Fair
Oct. 07 Reno, NV - Oasis
Oct. 10 Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza
Oct. 11 Fargo, ND - Playmaker Pavillion
Oct. 13 Carbondale, IL - Southern Illinois University
Oct. 14 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 15 Duluth, MN - Reif Gym - College of Scholastica
Oct. 17 Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Oct. 18 Minneapolis, MN - Quest
Oct. 20 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Oct. 21 Louisville, KY - Jillians
Oct. 22 New Bern, NC - WXNR Radio Show

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SOTU Photos From Vancouver Posted

The photos for the Sounds of the Underground tour in Vancouver have been posted in the photo gallery.

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Underoath To Be On Cover of Alternative Press

Underoath will be the cover story for September's Alternative Press. You can preview the issue here.

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The Esoteric To Join Warped Tour, Every Time I Die

Lawrence, KS' THE ESOTERIC continue their non-stop touring in support of the critically acclaimed With The Sureness Of Sleepwalking with a stint on the east coast run of the Van's Warped Tour. The band will be appearing on the East Coast Independent Stage starting August 4th in Jacksonville, FL. The dates will be followed by an appearance on this years edition of Hellfest and a round of dates supporting Every Time I Die when they will be replacing The Chariot. Their video for Ram-Faced Boy continues to receive solid support from Fuse Metal Asylum and MTV2's Headbanger's Ball programs.

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Slipknot Replica Masks Go On Sale

Fright Catalog, a Halloween mask and accessory dealer who is also a client of Morbid Industries — the company that was reportedly in charge of manufacturing the official SLIPKNOT replica masks — is currently accepting orders for the masks via their official catalog. Check out scans of the catalog pages featuring the official SLIPKNOT replica masks: Page#1, Page#2.

If you're interested in ordering one of the masks or a jumpsuit, give Fright Catalog a call at: 1-888-4-FRIGHT.

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Stampin' Ground To Tour Europe

STAMPIN' GROUND will be embarking on a headlining tour of the UK this September, as part of their first tour on home turf since their outing with ANTHRAX in June, 2004.

September 18 - Camberley, England @ Agincourt Rock Venue,
September 19 - Sheffield, England @ The Corporation
September 20 - Glasgow, England @ King Tuts
September 21- Newcastle, England @ Trillians
September 22 - Milton Keynes, England @ The Pitz
September 23 - Highbury, London, England @ The Garage
September 25 - Bristol, England @ The Fleece & Firkin
September 26 - Cardiff, Wales @ Clwb Ifor
September 27 - Nottingham, England @ Rock City
September 28 - Manchester, England @ Music Box,
September 29 - Stourbridge, England @ The Rock Café

Support will come from BIOMECHANICAL.

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Taproot Invites You To Create The Video For Single

Velvet Hammer Music/Atlantic recording group TAPROOT has unveiled plans for an exciting online video contest to herald the release of its much anticipated third album. The album - dubbed "Blue-Sky Research" -will arrive in stores on August 16th.

The TAPROOT 'Facepeeler Video Contest' invites aspiring film makers, flash artists, and animators from around the globe to compete for exclusive prizes by creating their own unique video for the "Blue-Sky Research" track, 'Facepeeler'. Participants will be able to upload their Quicktime Video submissions at a http://www.taprootvideocontest.com. All entries will be showcased on the site as well, and will be voted on by peers and fans. Hosted by StreetWise Concepts & Culture, the TAPROOT 'Facepeeler Video Contest' is set to launch today, Monday, August 1st. TAPROOT will be appearing on FUSE's "Daily Download" show on Thursday, August 4th to perform as well as discuss the launch of the contest.

Co-presenters of the contest include Sony Media Solutions, Etnies, Ibanez, FUSE, and Quicktime. The grand prize includes a full production suite from Sony Media Solutions, apparel from Etnies, and an Ibanez guitar autographed by the band. Ten voters will also be randomly selected to receive prize packs from Streetwise and Etnies. Full details and contest rules are available at http://www.taprootvideocontest.com.

Singer Steve Richards says, "With all the new technology available today, some of the most exciting video footage and art is coming from people outside of the traditional 'biz.' We're excited to give some of the up and coming talent out there the platform to show off their skills, and we can't wait to see how many interesting ways our song gets interpreted."

Produced by Toby Wright, "Blue-Sky Research"" sees the Ann Arbor-based quartet continuing their musical exploration of hard rock's many textures. The album showcases the band's gift for inventive melodies and thought-provoking lyricism, as is evident in the album's first single, 'Calling'. "Blue-Sky Research" finds the band collaborating with such like-minded artists as Billy Corgan, who shares credit on three of the album's songs: 'Lost In The Woods', 'Violent Seas', and 'Promise'.

TAPROOT is currently on the road, teaming up with CHEVELLE and 30 SECONDS TO MARS.

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Chimaira Has New Video Stolen!

Fans are so rabid for new CHIMAIRA material that one of them "stole" the video to "Nothing Remains", the first single off the self-titled album that will be in stores August 9, and put it up all over the web. The video was stolen from the director's web site after the fan illegally hacked in. Still in its inital editing phase, the video had yet to be seen by the band or executives at Roadrunner Records.

Commented singer Mark Hunter: "It's exciting to see that our fans are itching to get a hold of our new material, and to see that they actually enjoyed the video. However, the video was in its infant stage and while we are extremely proud of where it stands now, we know that it will be much better when it is finished. I can't wait for our fans to see the finished version and as soon as it's done I'll put it up on the web myself."

The follow-up to 2003's "The Impossibility of Reason", "Chimaira" was recorded at Spider Studios in Ohio with producer Ben Schigel, who has described the new material as having "more of an epic kind of vibe. The songs are a lot longer, but we found a way to make them long without being boring. Now that it's coming together, it sounds way more brutal." Mixing duties were handled by Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, NAPALM DEATH).

CHIMAIRA, SIX FEET UNDER, ALL THAT REMAINS and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning on August 3 in Nashville, TN. Confirmed dates are as follows:
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Type O Negative Frontman To Be In Vampire Movie

Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele will be joining the cast of the new vampire movie, "Tao of M", this August. Steele will be taking on the role of Viktor Baine, the vampire who sires Midael. James L. Bills is directing the hi-def production, produced by Milena Rimassa-Merrill and featuring makeup FX by Matt Green, director of "Vicious".

"Tao of M" is reportedly being shot by Velvet Life Productions in a joint venture with Isis Films. Shooting for "Tao of M", which is based on the half-hour indie film "Slayer Zed and the City of the Dead", began in early July, and the moviemakers are aiming for a world premiere this Halloween.

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Kalmah Confirmed For Rantametalli Festival

Kalmah has been confirmed for Finland's Räntämetalli Festival on November 12. The festival will be taking place November 11 and 12. Other bands set to play include Moonsorrow, Rotten Sound, Omnium Gatherum, Stam1na and Swallow the Sun. For more information, visit www.rantametalli.com.

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Vital Remains & Nominon Tour Dates Announced

Vital Remains is set to tour Europe with Nominon. Confirmed tour dates so far:

Sept. 11 Innsbruck (A) – P.M.K.
Sept. 13 Rom (I) – Alpheus
Sept. 14 Italy – tba
Sept. 15 Italy – tba
Sept. 16 Winterthur (Ch) – Gaswerk
Sept. 17 Marseille (Fr) – Le Korigan
Sept. 18 Barcelona (Esp) - Mephisto
Sept. 20 Madrid (Esp) - tba
Sept. 21 Corroios (Por) - Vale Milhaços
Sept. 22 Porto (Por) - Porto Rio
Sept. 23 Irun (Esp) – Tunk
Sept. 24 St. Marcel les Valence (Fr) - Salle des fêtes
Sept. 25 Paris (France) - tba
Sept. 27 Pratteln (Ch) – tba
Sept. 28 Esch s. Alsette (Lux) – tba
Sept. 29 Arnhem (NL) – Goudvishal
Sept. 30 Rotterdam (NL) - Baroeg

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Sentenced's "Ever-Frost" Video Available Online

Sentenced's "Ever-Frost" video has been made available for download again. Check it out at their official website.

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Rammstein Cancels Shows In Asia

Rammstein had to cancel the upcoming shows in Korea and Japan today. During the Rammstein concert in Gothenburg, Sweden last Saturday, a minor stage accident on a rain wet stage unfortunately caused injuries on singer Till's knee so that he won´t be able to participate in a dynamic stage show for the next few weeks. "We are confident that Till will recover soon and the cancellation is much to our regret! We were really looking forward to the concerts in Korea and Japan."

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God Forbid Announce Exclusive London Show

God Forbid has announced that they will be heading over to London for an exclusive show on 13th September.

After receiving a rapturous response on their last UK tour God Forbid decided that the UK fans deserved some thing a little special and so, are coming over in the week prior to release of their devastating new opus ‘IV: Constitution Of Treason’ (19th September 2005) to preview their new songs.

Tuesday 13th September – London Barfly @ The Monarch, Camden

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Listen To New Heaven Shall Burn Track

There will be a presale of the Split CD at this weekends With Full Force Festival, check the Lifeforce-tent to get your copy almost one month before official streetdate, there will also be bradnew HSB merch available. See you in the pit! F***ing IRON MAIDEN is playing!!!!!!!

For all Myspace.com losers, oops - sorry I ment Myspace users: listen to the brandnew HSB track "Unleash Enlightment" on our official site there : www.myspace.com/heavenshallburn

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God Forbid Excited To Play Hellfest

For the first time in 3 years GF will grace the Hellfest stage again, and this time in their homestate of New Jersey. This performance will take place on Friday, August 19th @ the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. Set time should be around 4 pm. Other acts to include Hatebreed, Unearth, Chimaira, Sick of it All, Suffocation and many others.

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More Dates Added To Black Dahlia Murder Tour

More dates for THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER's upcoming headlining tour, which also features BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, and INTO THE MOAT, have been released:

September 23 - Buffalo, NY @ Icon
September 24 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
September 25 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
September 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
September 27 - Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
September 28 - Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz
September 29 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
September 30 - Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
October 1 - Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis
October 2 - Minneapolis, MN @ Ascot Room
October 3 - Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
October 4 - Denver, CO @ Rock Island
October 15 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
October 24 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
October 26 - Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
October 27 - Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall

More dates are expected to be released shortly.

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Unearth Singer Checks In, Claims Huge Announcement

UNEARTH frontman Trevor Phipps has checked in with the following update as the SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND comes to a definitive end.

"The end of the Sounds of the Underground is almost upon us. One more show in Denver and it will be done for 2005. We want to thank everyone who came out and supported this tour in it's first year. There are already rumors of making this a yearly festival, so if that happens you can surely count us in for future SOTU dates.

Like we mentioned before, we will have two HUGE tour announcements in the coming weeks, so keep checking back for details."

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Queensryche: 18 Songs And Counting

Queensryche have posted the following news update on their official web site:

"As the recording of Operation Mindcrime II progresses, word from the studio is that Wilton & Stone are in the midst of laying down guitar tracks with vocals shortly thereafter. So far 18 songs have been completed. Not sure if all 18 will make it to the release or not, but it looks promising. So far we know of 2 tracks: "I'm American" & "Hostage"..."

Queensryche recently signed with Rhino for the sequel to their 1988 concept album, Operation: Mindcrime. The new album is due to be released in early 2006.

Live bootleg-quality recordings of the songs "I'm American" and "Hostage" can be downloaded from Queensryche.com.

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Iced Earth To Do Two-Part Concept Album

On Track Magazine recently conducted an interview with Iced Earth/Demons & Wizards guitarist Jon Schaffer. An excerpt from the chat follows:

Jon: "...I'm very excited about what's comin' up and it's gonna be a while because we're finally gonna do the 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' story on the most awesome concept record that we've ever done. So I'm gonna start writing that very soon and Tim's [Owens, vocals] excited about it and we're just gonna come back with a vengeance, man."

On Track Magazine: Very cool, awesome.

Jon: "Yeah we’re for sure gonna do that, and it wasn’t that it was given to me, but it’s been somethin’ that I’ve been pitchin’ to SPV that I had to have certain commitments from them in order to carry on with it. Believe it or not, after all these years, especially around the writing process for The Glorious Burden, I was thinkin’, ‘Man, you know, I’ve gotta finish the Something Wicked thing one of these days.’ And I wonder if, after all these years, if I’m still gonna be inspired enough to want to do it; to really get into it and to tell the story the way it needs to be told. And I think, because my daughter being born, I’m finally able to…. I don’t know man, I feel psyched, I’m totally pumped and ready to attack this thing. And SPV’s goin’ along with my plan - the decision was made Friday that we’re gonna do it. It’s gonna be two albums: it’s gonna be a Part I and then Part II will probably be released six months later. Part I will come out as we’re finishing up Part II and then we’ll probably kick off the world tour with the release of Part II. So it’s gonna probably be three and a half hours of music and I mean, I’m tellin’ a story that is sci-fi kind of horror, conspiracy theory, but it’s based over twelve thousand years of human history; there’s a lot to tackle in this thing. The trilogy was just a teaser to the whole story and what we’re gonna be gettin’ in to is so much bigger. And that’s actually the big news, I know there have been a lot of people that have been wantin’ that to happen for a long time."
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Sounds Of The Underground Report From Vancouver

On July 26, I got the chance to attend the Sounds of the Underground tour when they stopped in Vancouver, BC. The show was originally scheduled for the Pacific Coliseum but was moved to the PNE Forum, which is a lot smaller. My guess was that the ticket sales didn’t do very well. More...

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