Porcupine Tree Release Tour Dates

PORCUPINE TREE have announced the following upcoming North American tour dates:

October 3 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
October 6 - Mexico City, MEX @ Teatro Metropolitan
October 9 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
October 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theater
October 12 - Washington, DC @ State Theater
October 13 - New York, NY @ Beacon Theater
October 15 - Quebec, QC @ Salle Albert-Rousseau
October 16 - Toronto, ON @ Phoneix
October 18 - Albany, NY @ The Egg
October 19 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
October 22 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
October 23 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
October 24 - Kansas City, MS @ Beamount
October 26 - New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Festival
October 27 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
October 28 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
October 29 - Atlanta, GA @ Roxy

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Car Bomb Announce US Tour Dates

CAR BOMB has announced a US tour in support of their brand new album and Relapse debut Centralia.

Car Bomb will begin this month long run of dates on August 5 in Lawrence, KS , working their way through the South and along the East Coast from there. Car Bomb will be joined by LAST CHANCE TO REASON for most of this tour. A listing of confirmed dates can be found below with more to be announced shortly.

Car Bomb drummer Elliot Hoffman will be featured on SickDrummer.com later this month as their featured drummer PodCast interview. Hoffman’s interview will go live on August 27th at 9 PM (EST) at this location.

Additionally, Car Bomb have recently posted their video for Centralia track 'M^6' at their MySpace page. The video was shot in New York with Jeremy Jackson of the Filmcore crew (UNEARTH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, AS I LAY DYING, BRIAN POSEHN). More...

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Ashes of Your Enemy Film 'Surrender' Video

Crash Music has announced that New Jersey Metal act ASHES OF YOUR ENEMY has begin shooting a video for the track "Surrender" in New York with director Frankie Nasso (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED, BURY YOUR DEAD, SWORN ENEMY).

"Surrender" comes off the bands upcoming debut album, "The Undying", due out on October 9. The CD was recorded and produced by Max Illidge (40 BELOW SUMMER) and Micah Havertape (FLAW).

ASHES OF YOUR ENEMY will embark on a U.S. tour with PRIMER 55 and SINGLE BULLET THEORY later in the year.

For more information, visit their Myspace page.

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Chaosfear Reunite With Original Guitar Player

Brazilian thrashers CHAOSFEAR have been rejoined by original guitarist Edu Boccomino.

After quitting SCARS, Boccomino was interested in joining up with his brother Fernando once again. "Everything happened so naturally because we have been friends for such a long time," CHAOSFEAR said in a statement. "We just had a quick talk and started playing again. The band is very excited to have the original lineup back together."

CHAOSFEAR has started writing material for the follow-up to "One Step Behind Anger", tentatively due in 2008 via OSM Records.

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Evile Give Free 7" With Pre-Orders Of New Album

August 27 sees the long-awaited release of "Enter the Grave" from up-and-coming U.K. thrashers EVILE. To mark the release of its debut, the band is giving away an exclusive red seven-inch single with all pre-orders from the Earache webstore, along with a free EVILE poster. Click here to see a picture of the red seven-inch vinyl. The vinyl is limited edition, with only 1,000 copies available and features two unreleased demo tracks entitled "Darkness Shall Bring Death" and "Sacrificial". The seven-inch will also be available with "Enter the Grave" from selected independent retailers. To see a list of these stores, click here.

Mixed by the legendary Flemming Rassmusen (METALLICA) at the Sweet Silence studios, "Enter the Grave" is enveloped with intrigue and looks set to put no-nonsense thrash metal back on the map. Hear three advance tracks from the album at www.myspace.com/evileuk.

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Whorecore Post Two Songs Featuring Aborted Singer

Belgian/Israeli deathcore miscreants WHORECORE have just released two songs from their upcoming "The Mundane Corruption" EP, which was mixed and mastered by Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE) at Smart 'n Hard studios in Denmark. The material marks the recording debut of vocalist Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) with the band and shows a more mature and devastating approach than the group's well-received debut album, "Protection", which came out two years ago.

WHORECORE is currently completing the songwriting process for its upcoming full-length album, which the band expects to record later this year.

For more information and audio samples, visit their Myspace page.

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Impiety To Release 'Diehard' Edition Of New Album

Singapore's very own blackened death metal warmongers IMPIETY have returned with a brand new album, "Formidonis Nex Cultus" (Agonia Records). Through a licensing arrangement with Agonia, Pulverised Records will release this hate-filled album in "diehard" digipak format, available only in Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This "diehard" edition includes two exclusive bonus tracks.

"Formidonis Nex Cultus" marks the return of IMPIETY after a two-year absence.

For more information, visit their Myspace page.

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The Destiny Program Film 'Project Hoax' Video

German hardcore/metal act THE DESTINY PROGRAM (formerly DESTINY) will shoot a video for the song "Project Hoax" this weekend (August 3-5) in Berlin with the True Jokx Videoproduction team.

"Project Hoax" comes off the group's new album, "Subversive Blueprint", due on September 21 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2004's "The Tracy Chapter" (Lifeforce Records) was recorded with producers Anders Fridén (IN FLAMES) and Daniel Bergstrand and was mixed by Tue Madsen at his Antfarm studio in Denmark.

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Deranged To Tour Portugal and Spain In October

Swedish gore death masters DERANGED will embark on a tour of Portugal and Spain in October. The dates are as follows:

Oct. 03 – [to be announced] - Portugal
Oct. 04 - Braga, Panoias, Portugal
Oct. 05 - Valenica, Pa Berse Matao, Spain
Oct. 06 - Barcelona, Martorell, Spain (Martohell Oktober Fest)
Oct. 07 - Valadollid, Náutico, Spain

DERANGED entered a small local recording studio in April to "cut a demo" for all of the songs that will be featured on the band's next full-length album, entitled "The Red Light Murder Case". More...

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Devildriver Announce Ozzfest 'Off' Dates

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER has scheduled the following "off" dates during the Ozzfest 2007 tour:

Aug. 21 - New York City, NY @ Highline Ballroom
Aug. 23 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Aug. 25 - Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
Aug. 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Down Under

Support on all shows will come from Atlanta's DAATH.

Tickets are on sale now through EnterTheVault.com.

DEVILDRIVER has been added to Ozzfest 2007's lineup starting in Dallas, Texas on August 2. They will be playing the second stage at 3:30 p.m. As a result, DEVILDRIVER were forced to cancel its previously announced U.S. headlining dates which were supposed to take place in August. However, the band promises that it will do a full U.S. headlining tour early next year in support of its new album, "The Last Kind Words", which was released in the U.S. on July 31 on Roadrunner Records.

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Epicurean Film 'The Departure' Video

Minneapolis-based symphonic metal band EPICUREAN will film a video for the song "The Departure" with director DJ Cosgrove in Columbus, Ohio. "We're all pretty excited!" says the group.

Formed in early 2004, EPICUREAN quickly gained the attention in the Minneapolis metal scene and developed a reputation for being a powerful and unpredictable live act.

In July 2006, EPICUREAN released its debut CD, "A Consequence of Design", and in February 2007, Metal Blade Records approached EPICUREAN with an offer that they promptly accepted.

EPICUREAN's debut release, "A Consequence of Design", is available exclusively on iTunes, Napster, Music Net, Sony Connect and MusicMatch. Digital records offered via Metal Blade also feature two exclusive bonus tracks.

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No Guns 'N' Roses Reunion To Celebrate Debut

Former GUNS N' ROSES members Izzy Stradlin (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) joined ex-GN'R drummer Steven Adler and his ADLER'S APPETITE band for a couple of "Appetite for Destruction" numbers during ADLER'S APPETITE's headlining appearance at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California Saturday night (July 28). Although Slash did make it to the venue earlier in the night and had every intention of playing with Adler, something reportedly came up that forced him to leave before he could go up on stage and jam with the other guys. As expected, GUNS N' ROSES' lead singer Axl Rose was a no-show at the event , which was meant to celebrate the 20th anniversary of GN'R's classic debut.

Although Rose did not make an appearance at the Key Club gig, Adler recently told GuitarWorld.com that a full reunion will eventually happen. "Axl and I spoke to each other in Las Vegas recently, and I know there's a chance," he said. "It's just too big."

"Whatever the STONES make when they play, we'd triple it. It'd be ridiculous not to do it. He can't be that goofy."

As previously reported, Rolling Stone magazine will honor the twentieth anniversary of "Appetite for Destruction" by looking back at the sex, drugs and Aqua Net that went into the making of GUNS N' ROSES' legendary debut. Click here for an excerpt of Brian Hiatt's cover story, and here for a photo gallery that catches Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler behind the scenes throughout their late-'80s/early-'90s heyday.

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Watch In This Moment Perform "Prayers" Online

There is a new live video of In This Moment performing their track "Prayers" available for viewing at the Underground Video Television (UVTV) website. The clip was filmed during the band’s show at Northern Lights in Albany NY earlier this year during their tour with Kittie, 36 Crazyfists, Walls Of Jericho and Dead To Fall.

In this Moment’s debut album, "Beautiful Tragedy" (Century Media Records), has sold 20,000 copies in the United States since its March 20, 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Yakuza Post Another New Song Online

Chicago's forward-thinking experimetallers YAKUZA have posted another new track from the band's forthcoming release, Transmutations, due out on Prosthetic Records August 7. The track, "Praying For Asteroids," is available alongside "Egocide," another track from Transmutations on the band's MySpace page.

"If anything, Yakuza's the extreme music equivalent of a fleet-fingered DJ with a bottomless crate of...7-inches-ones that soothe and sear, massage and mutilate," Decibel magazine says of Transmutations.

Currently available as a pre-order shipping immediately here, Yakuza will play a record release show in the band's hometown August 11.

YAKUZA on tour:
8/11 Chicago, IL - Subterranean (Record Release Show)

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October File Release "Holy Armour...", Preview Up

October File finally released their long awaited and, in some quarters, highly anticipated second album. Candlelight Records has issued the following press release:
"A raging assault on the senses from start to finish - with Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke adding his dulcet tones.
Musically, October File deliver an even heavier and more direct approach than the highly rated last EP. Dark, aggressive, angular and downright angry are the closest descriptions.
Lyrically the band have the balls to say what’s on their mind, subjects such as climate change, war, corruption and religion all get the treatment, some more than others. “Religion?” for instance deals with the fact that maybe most religions outlook that we should all have to bow to some imaginary god or get beheaded just really isn’t on… the band also cover murder for amusement, rape, human disappointment and day to day drudgery in equally eloquent terms… songs about girls, having fun and how cool summer is just didn’t make the album…

"Holy Armour From The Jaws Of God" will be released 29th October through Candlelight records. To check out a few tracks, visit the band's official website.

August
17 - (UK) The Furnace, Swindon

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Nachtmystium Back Catalog Re-issue On Candlelight

Nachtmystium have been dwelling within the U.S. black metal underground for a period of time in which this enigma have clearly spearheaded themselves as one of North America’s most prominent acts within the scene. Where in the beginning, we witnessed Nachtmystium portray a bleak sound-picture by incorporating the many facets that became synonymous with the brand of traditional, raw and primitive black metal that was surfacing from these shores, it was quite evident that the promise that such an act showed in its early stages, was just a mere warning of what was inevitably to come. Surely though, Nachtmystium have always shown their distinct histrionics on their interpretation on how they liked to portray their black metal art. Through morose and mournful hymns that displayed a scenario where sadness and hatred were the two dominating emotions that bled from band leader Azentrius’ instrument, this vision that he has conjured up many years ago, has reached it’s phoenix with the surfacing of the latest Nachtmystium observation, Instinct:Decay. With “outside” influences such as Pink Floyd (a prominent influential artist consistent within Nachtmystium's repertoire, Earth, and even Sunn0))) (an act with whom Nachtmystium have shared the stage), such influences that have been incorporated within the Nachtmystium sound have helped take this band’s sound to new levels and new perspectives respectively. Overall, Instinct:Decay will solidify Nachtmystium's position within the U.S. black metal elite alongside such black metal artists as Xasthur, Leviathan, Krieg, and Thralldom, artists with whom Nachtmystium share a comradeship, all while re-defining, and re-shaping, the future of black metal.

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Megadeth Guitarist Checks In

MEGADETH guitarist Glen Drover has posted this message on the band's official forum:

"Hello all!

Just wanted to drop all of you a few lines to share some new and exciting news...

My good friends at Dean Guitars are now presently working on a nice new graphic guitar for me, which will have (yes, you guessed it) the front cover artwork for 'United Abominations'! I have seen how this guitar will look and all I can say is...AMAZING!!!! Fans of my older 'Peace Sells' guitar will love this one! Should be ready for the beginning of the U.S. tour in September.

Speaking of gear, there may also be some changes to my live rig, which I cannot expand on right now. Stay tuned for that info.

Aside from that, I have been doing some serious R&R here at home since the end of the last tour; starting to get into shape for the next U.S. run and also looking forward to visiting all of our friends in Alaska!! We are all very excited about this trip!!!!

Stay well and hope you are all Having a great summer!"

Here are the band's upcoming tour dates:

North American Tour Of Duty (w/ IN THIS MOMENT and THE CONFESSION):

Sept. 4 - Anchorage, AK - The Egan Convention Center
Sept. 5 - Fairbanks, AK - The Carlson Center
Sept. 7 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
Sept. 8 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
Sept. 9 - Portland, OR - Roseland
Sept. 11 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
Sept. 12 - Anaheim, CA - Grove
Sept. 14 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
Sept. 16 - Denver, CO - Ogden
Sept. 18 - Sauget, IL - Pops
Sept. 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
Sept. 21 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
Sept. 22 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Sept. 23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
Sept. 25 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Sept. 26 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Sept. 28 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
Sept. 29 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
Sept. 30 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
Oct. 1 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
Oct. 3 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Oct. 4 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
Oct. 5 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
Oct. 6 - Norfolk, VA - Norva

Japanese Tour Of Duty:

Oct. 30 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
Oct. 31 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
Nov. 1 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya AX
Nov. 5 - Nagoya, Japan - Zepp Nagoya
Nov. 6 - Osaka, Japan - Koseinekin Kaikan

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New Nile Album Enters German Chart

Nuclear Blast Records report that NILE's new album, "Ithyphallic", has debuted on the German album charts at #76.

As reported earlier on METALEATER, NILE are currently a part of this summer's Ozzfest and will be touring through Europe with FINNTROLL and BELPHEGOR in late fall. Here are the confirmed dates:

Nov. 29 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z 7
Nov. 30 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Stadthalle
Dec. 1 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
Dec. 2 - Lindau, Germany - Vaudeville
Dec. 3 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
Dec. 4 - Paris, France - Locomotive
Dec. 5 - Saarbruecken, Germany - Garage
Dec. 6 - Innsbruck, Austria - Hafen
Dec. 7 - Vienna, Austria - Planet Music
Dec. 8 - Linz, Austria - Posthof
Dec. 9 - Ludwigsburg, Germany - Rockfabrik
Dec. 10 - Graz, Austria - Orpheum
Dec. 11 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
Dec. 12 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Dec. 13 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
Dec. 14 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
Dec. 15 - Werl, Germany - Stadthalle (Satans Convention)

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Arch Enemy Post New Track Online

Century Media has released this press release:

Great news ARCH ENEMY fans as the band gives you a first insight of their upcoming full-length opus "Rise Of The Tyrant" [view cover], set for release on September 25. The crushing opening track, "Blood On Your Hands", has just been posted on the band's official MySpace page.

ARCH ENEMY mastermind Michael Amott (guitars) states: "I know there is a lot of excitement out there amongst the fans to hear this new album, so we thought it would be cool to give you all a sneak preview. 'Blood On Your Hands' is the opening track on 'Rise Of The Tyrant' and it kicks the album off with a huge bang! It's a full-on, no holds barred slab of classic ARCH ENEMY where the whole band is going for it 110%. The song was a blast to write and record and now we are looking forward to playing it live. To me it captures all aspects of ARCH ENEMY perfectly with just about as much guitar as it's possible to cram into four and a half minutes. Enjoy!"

Here are ARCH ENEMY's upcoming tour dates:

Aug. 17 - London, UK - The Barfly
Aug. 18 - Derby, UK - Bloodstock Festival
Aug. 24 - Gemünden, Germany - Up From The Ground Festival

"The Black Tyranny Tour" with MACHINE HEAD, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY:

Sept. 7 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Sept. 8 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's Las Vegas
Sept. 9 - San Diego, CA - Soma
Sept. 11 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto The-re
Sept. 13 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Sept. 14 - Houston, TX - Meridian
Sept. 15 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
Sept. 17 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
Sept. 18 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Sept. 19 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
Sept. 21 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Sept. 22 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
Sept. 23 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Sept. 24 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
Sept. 26 - Philly, PA - Trocadero
Sept. 27 - Buffalo, NY - Evolution
Sept. 28 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
Sept. 29 - Montreal, QC - Medley
Oct. 1 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
Oct. 2 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Oct. 3 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave.
Oct. 5 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
Oct. 6 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
Oct. 7 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
Oct. 9 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
Oct. 10 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Oct. 12 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
Oct. 13 - Hollywood, CA - Avalon

"The Black Crusade" Australian tour with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM and SHADOWS FALL:

Oct. 28 - Perth, Australia - Robinson Pavilion
Oct. 30 - Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton
Oct. 31 - Melbourne, Australia - Festival Hall
Nov. 1 - Sydney, Australia - Luna Park
Nov. 2 - Sydney, Australia - Luna Park
Nov. 3 - Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage

"The Black Crusade" European tour with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL:

Nov. 20 - Glasgow, UK - SECC
Nov. 21 - Manchester, UK - MEN Arena
Nov. 23 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
Nov. 24 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
Nov. 25 - London, UK - Brixton Academy
Nov. 26 - Cardiff, UK - CIA Arena
Nov. 28 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte
Nov. 29 - Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte
Nov. 30 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
Dec. 1 - Cologne, Germany - The Palladium
Dec. 2 - Stuttgart, Germany - Messe Congress
Dec. 3 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
Dec. 5 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
Dec. 6 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
Dec. 7 - Winterhur, Switzerland - Eulachhalle
Dec. 9 - Wiesbaden, Germany - Schlacthof
Dec. 10 - Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Halle
Dec. 11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan
Dec. 13 - Tampere, Finland - Old Ice Hall
Dec. 14 - Helsinki, Finland - Old Ice Hall

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Killswitch Engage Post Holy Diver Video Online

Killswitch Engage have posted their new video for the cover of Dio's Holy Diver online at this location

The video itself follows very much in the same vein as many Dio videos with swords and medieval frolics all around.

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Within Temptation Prevail Over Slayer's Illusion

Within Temptation's "The Heart of Everything" sold 7,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 106 on The Billboard 200 chart. The Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band's first U.S. release for Roadrunner Records, "The Heart of Everything" has also topped the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

In contrast, Slayer's much-hyped re-release of the "Christ Illusion" album has failed to make a dent, having shifted a little over 2,300 copies since being reissued on July 24 through Columbia Records. This brings the total number of "Christ Illusion" copies sold in the U.S. to approximately 172,000.

Slayer's "Christ Illusion" reissue contains the previously unreleased cut "The Final Six", as well as an alternate version of "Black Serenade". It also boasts a bonus DVD called "Slayer on Tour '07" which includes the "Eyes of the Insane" video; a live rendition of the band's 1988 LP track "South of Heaven" that was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, on last year's "Unholy Alliance" run; and a behind-the-scenes, five-minute documentary-style montage of footage shot earlier this year when the band performed in Florida and Australia.

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Headline News

Threshold Singer Andrew McDermott Quits

Mac has confirmed that he's left Threshold. In a statement he told fans that he knew the timing was bad but thanked them for all their support. He also wished the band all the best and expressed his gratitude to the band's original singer Damian Wilson for standing in for him at last weekend's festivals.

Mac replaced Damian Wilson as Threshold's vocalist in 1998 and recorded five studio albums with the band as well as various live and fan club releases. He was previously lead singer for German band Sargant Fury who released three albums in the 1990's.

Threshold had confirmed that Damian Wilson would once again perform with them at the Subtacto Festival in Oslo, Norway on 4 August, however the Progfest has announced financial difficulties and has cancelled Threshold and Pendragon from the bill.

A statement posted on the Subtacto website explained that "The reason for this is that we as organisers don't have enough funds to see this through. We therefore have to reorganise the event, and that means that we can't afford those two bands."

Threshold are disappointed at the cancellation and expressed their sympathy to all their fans who bought tickets and were hoping to see them perform. The festival is offering full refunds to fans who no longer want to attend. Talks are also in progress to see if Wilson can perform at all of Threshold's remaining 2007 shows.

The band recently released their 8th album "Dead Reckoning" on March 23.

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As I Lay Dying To Guest On Tonight's Tinitus

As I Lay Dying have been propelled onto the scene by their unique blend of metalcore mixed to a splurge of melodic death metal and have shared the stage with illuminaries such as Iron Maiden, Deftones, and Megadeth in their career. Drummer Jordan Mancino waxes lyrical about their rise and struggle within the metal ranks, what the future has in store for them and their new album, 'Aan Ocean Between Us' on tonights Tinitus (about 8pm EST), hosted by Norway's K.T.E. Those of you outside of Europe can check it out here

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Still Remains To Call 500 Fans For New CD Blitz

In collaberation with smartpunk.com, Still Remains will be calling 500 lucky fans that pre-order their August 7 release "The Serpent". The band's second major release demonstrates the culmination of the last two years of Still Remains' efforts and experiences. With a new line-up, they've written their best music to date. While songs like "Stay Captive" and "Dancing With The Enemy" showcase the band's versatility and musical growth, songs like "The Wax Walls Of An Empty Room" confirm their strength within the metal community. To listen to a stream of select tracks from the album, visit the Official Still Remains website.

Still Remains is also currently in the midst of a video contest, from 7/30 through 8/6. Fan-created videos posted to youtube are in the running for a grand opportunity to be featured on the band's official website, myspace, and youtube channel if they can get the most views. For more information, or to check out the videos, click here.

You can catch Still Remains live beginning today in Cincinnati on the Van's Warped Tour.

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Slayer's San Diego Concert To Be Streamed Online

YeboTV, a next generation web-based TV network, announced today that it will stream Slayer's concert at the San Diego Sports Arena on Saturday, August 25 starting just before 8:00 p.m. PDT. This will be a live, real-time stream viewable to fans globally on www.YeboTV.com. In addition, fans can access the broadcast on Slayer.net, HotTop.com, and esp.com.

The San Diego concert is a stop on Slayer's current North American co-headline tour with Manson and is in support of the release of Slayer's "Christ Illusion, Special Limited Edition" CD/DVD (American Recordings) which hit stores on July 24.

"YeboTV is the first of its kind to offer streaming of this magnitude," said Cheryl Shaver, VP of Music Business Development for YeboTV. "With our cutting-edge technology and multiple cameras in-and-around the venue, we can offer Slayer fans the complete experience of being at a live show in real-time."

In addition to viewing the show live, fans will have a virtual all-access pass to the behind-the-scenes locations and activities leading up to the concert. YeboTV.com will have five cameras posted at various locations at the San Diego Sports Arena, and fans can choose if they want to check out catering, watch the stage be set up, or see the members of Slayer arrive, as examples. In addition, YeboTV will have five video chat rooms where fans can converse about the show in real-time. Details for when these exciting features will go live can be found at the YeboTV.com site.

Beginning today, August 1, Slayer fans can access daily video updates from the tour on their YeboTV.com profile pages — including interviews with the band and highlights from the tour leading up to the August 25 webcast.

Features include:

* Stream is viewable globally on multiple sites, including YeboTV.com, Slayer.net, HotTopic.com and esp.com
* Multiple cameras inside and around the venue
* Pre-show interviews
* Backstage footage and stage set up
* 5 chat rooms (only on Yebo.TV.com)

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Throwdown Streams New Album On MySpace 8/2

Throwdown's new release "Venom & Tears" is set to release on August 7th, but fans can get a preview on Thursday night (8/2) by heading over to the band's MySpace page for their online listening party. If you decide you really like it, you will want to pre-order the CD at Newbury Comics in order to get your limited edition autographed CD booklet. Click here for more info on that.

You can catch Throwdown on the road for the Van's Warped Tour starting today in Cincinnati, and beginning Sept 7 in Anaheim in support of Arch Enemy and Machine Head.

Aug 1 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 2 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Tower City Ampitheatre Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 3 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Tweeter Center at the Waterfront Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Nassau Coliseum New York, New York
Aug 5 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Raceway Park Englishtown, New Jersey
Aug 7 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 8 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Post Gazzette Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Tweeter Center Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 10 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Darien Lakes Fields Buffalo, New York
Aug 11 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Venue TBA Barrie, Ontario
Aug 12 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, Quebec
Aug 14 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - UMB Bank Pavilion St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 15 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre Kansas City, Missouri
Aug 17 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Idaho Center Boise, Idaho
Aug 18 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - The Gorge Ampitheatre Seattle, Washington
Aug 19 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Columbia Meadows Portland, Oregon
Aug 20 2007 7:00P
The Boulevard - THROWDOWN HEADLINES w/ STILL REMAINS Spokane, Washington
Aug 22 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Selland Arena Fresno, California
Aug 23 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Sleep Train Ampitheatre Sacramento, California
Aug 24 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Coors Ampitheatre San Diego, California
Aug 25 2007 11:00A
WARPED TOUR - Home Depot Center Los Angeles, California

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Thunderbolt Breaks Up

Paimon from Thunderbolt recently put the following message on the official band's website: "Thunderbolt is dead. There are different circumstances why we quit the band but we felt that's the only right decision and that's it. We'd like to say Hail! to all those who were with us through all these years (you know who you are!) and also a big FUCK OFF to our opponents! This chapter is closed but we'll still be active in this or another way... In Darkness..."

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Isvind and Defixio Members Join Orcrist

Following the departure of three members from underground Black Metal band ORCRIST, their places were virtually immediately filled by Goblin from the Norwegian band ISVIND on vocals, and Mane from DEFIXIO on guitars and bass.

An Italian band with a long history of co-operating with Norwegian musicians, ORCRIST recently released a split 7” with BEASTCRAFT, and is currently collaborating with DESEKRATOR’s Tore Bratseth to release a split with the now legendary band OLD FUNERAL; a band which at various times included Varg Vikerness, Abbath and Demonaz amongst its ranks. Both releases are on the TEMPLE OF DARKNESS label.

Grav, drummer and founder member of ORCRIST had this to say; “I have always made it clear that I wanted Orcrist to remain underground and play real, old-school black metal, raw and dirty, and I believed that the rest of the band wanted that too. But you know how it is, the lure of possible fame and money is too much sometimes and I was being pressurised into producing something more “commercial”. It’s not what I do, and it’s not what I want to do, so I suggested to the others that they might want to play in a different band!"

“Shortly afterwards I was talking to Goblin who was going to do some guest vocals on our new album, and he immediately said he would be prepared to join. Not long after I was talking to Mane who said he would be more than happy to write and do the guitars and fill in on bass. Both are musicians who I greatly admire and for whom I have always had maximum respect, so what was a negative turned into a positive within hours”.

Songs from the split with BEASTCRAFT and other ORCRIST titles can be heard on the band’s MySpace page.

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Galactic Cuntface Issues Update, Tour Dates

Galactic Cuntface has issued the following mock press release: "Australian progressive, break beat, death metal outfit Galactic Cuntface have just been named the greatest band of all time by John Stevens down the end of the street. Fans the world over are rejoicing the news, band leader G.C. Lope said in a press conference today '...Shut Up Hippie Motherfucker' and expressed his gratitude towards John's comments."

In actual band news, Galactic Cuntface's debut album 'Chinese Democracy' is reportedly due to be released in September through The Cunt. However, without a song up on their MySpace, that claim may be as valid as the rumors about the other "Chinese Democracy" release.

Here are the latest Galactic Cuntface tour dates: More...

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Rage To Tour Russia

German power metal band RAGE will embark on the "Metal Firestorm" tour of Russia this November. The dates are as follows:

Nov. 06 - Moscow - Apelsin-Club
Nov. 07 - Nizhniy Novgorod - [to be announced]
Nov. 08 - Vladimir - [to be announced]
Nov. 10 - Ryazan - [to be announced]
Nov. 11 - Tula - [to be announced]
Nov. 12 - Bryansk - [to be announced]
Nov. 14 - St. Petersburg - Roks-Club

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Dark New Day Prepare To Enter Studio

DARK NEW DAY guitarist Clint Lowery, who has spent most of this year fulfilling his touring duties with KORN, has issued the following update:

"I'm so excited about going into the studio with the [DARK NEW DAY] guys. I'm having fun on the KORN tour but my heart is with DARK NEW DAY. The songs you hear on [the DARK NEW DAY MySpace page] that are new are demos we've done. The actual songs well do in September will be amazing. Some of the demo songs you've heard may show up on the record but it's gonna be an amazing record. [Producer] Dave Bendeth is gonna pull out stuff from us we didn't know existed. It's been awhile since we've been been gone but we're coming back with some serious shit to prove. Excuse my French. But we won't walk out of that studio until we have a serious DARK NEW DAY record. Not long now."

In addition to Clint, DARK NEW DAY features Brett Hestla (ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT) on vocals, Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) on drums, Clint's brother Corey Lowery (ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO) on bass, and Troy McLawhorn (EVANESCENCE, ex-DOUBLE DRIVE) on guitar.

DARK NEW DAY released its debut album, "Twelve Year Silence", in June of 2005. The disc featured the single "Brother".

Clint Lowery was arrested on July 5 at the Hodokvas Festival in Piestany, Slovakia after a "wild, drunken night" at the event, which ended with the guitarist trashing his room. Lowery was released the following afternoon from police custody after apologizing and paying for the damages.

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