Enlow Re-form and Working On New Material

After going on what appeared to be a permanent hiatus in 2004, Oklahoma hardcore band Enlow have reformed and are currently working on a new album. The group will enter the studio in late-September with producer Stephen Egerton (MXPX, Good Riddance) to record the effort, entitled "The Recovery." Blood & Ink Records is expected to release the record late this year.

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H.I.M. Launch New Media Player For "Dark Light"

H.I.M. has unveiled a new media player in celebration of their upcoming new album, “Dark Light”, out on September 27th. You can check it out and preview the new single “Wings of a Butterfly”, watch the video, access all of the HIM podcasts, download buddy icons and more.

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Slipknot's "The Final Volume" Tour Dates Announced

Roadrunner has posted intitial tour dates for Slipknot's "The Final Volume Tour," with support by Unearth and As I Lay Dying and Dillinger Escape Plan splitting dates. Slipknot's complete (known) tour itinerary from this point forward is as follows:

Misc. Upcoming Slipknot Tour Dates:

8/20/2005 Hyundai Pavillion, Devore, CA - OZZFEST 2005
8/21/2005 House of Blues - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - SLIPKNOT headlines, Arch Enemy is direct support.
8/22/2005 House of Blues - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV - SLIPKNOT headlines, DEVILDRIVER is direct support.
9/18/2005 Simon Bolivar Park, Bogota, Columbia
9/20/2005 Poliedor Indoor, Caracas, Venezuela
9/23/2005 Skol Arena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9/29/2005 Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9/30/2005 Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Final Volume Tour: Slipknot headlining w/ support by Unearth and Dillinger Escape Plan: More...

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Exodus Album Artwork & Tracklisting Revealed

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Exodus have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Shovel Headed Kill Machine," due on October 4. Recorded at Trident studios in Pacheco, California and mixed by Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Arch Enemy), the follow-up to 2004's 0"Tempo of the Damned" is the band's first to feature new members Lee Altus (guitar; Heathen, Ex-Die Krupps), Paul Bostaph (drums; Ex-Slayer, Forbidden) and Rob Dukes (vocals).

"Shovel Headed Kill Machine" track listing.

01. Raze
02. Deathamphetamine
03. Kharma's Messenger
04. Shudder To Think
05. I Am Abomination
06. Altered Boy
07. Going Going Gone
08. Now Thy Death Day Come
09. 44 Magnum Opus
10. Shoevel Headed Kill Machine

Check out the album artwork at Rockdetector.com.

Exodus recently parted ways with longtime guitarist Rick Hunolt due to Rick's desire to concentrate on his family life.

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Clawfinger Finalizes New Album Tracklisting

Swedish rap/metal combo Clawfinger have finalized the track listing for their new album, due out Nov 21. It is as follows:

01. The Faggot In You
02. Hate Yourself With Style
03. Dirty Lies
04. The Best & the Worst
05. Breakout (Embrace The Child Inside You)
06. Right To Rape
07. What We’ve Got Is What You’re Getting
08. Sick Of Myself
09. Hypocrite
10. Without A Case
11. God Is Dead

Commented frontman Zak Tell: "I feel like a kid in a candy store and proud as a god as I know how much work we have put into these songs. All the same, they are very raw and basic and less filled up with loops and samples!"

Clawfinger's last album, "Zeros & Heros," was released in May 2003.

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Trivium Featured On Uranium Ozzfest Special

Trivium are currently still on the road with Ozzfest. If you can't make it to one of the shows, you're in luck. They will be featured on Fuse's Uranium Ozzfest special, and word on the street is they will be watching some porn with Juliya. The special airs this Friday at 9PM.

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Fans Attempt To Get Motorhead Into Hall Of Fame

Motörhead fans are signing a petition in an attempt to get the band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The petition text reads as follows:

"Please induct Motörhead into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Motörhead are currently celebrating their 30th Anniversary and it is, quite simply, shocking that they have not received the recognition they deserve.

"Without Motörhead, the hard rock and metal music scenes would look very different today. They have influenced numerous bands over the years, including Metallica, Slayer, Sepultura, Zeke, Slipknot, Anthrax, Tank, Overkill, And Peter Pan Speedrock.

"Despite problems with various record companies trying to limit their creative output and certain sections of the media attacking the band at every opportunity, Motörhead have relentlessly put out strong album after strong album and toured almost constantly all over the world. They have never given up or compromised their principles, no matter what adversity has faced them, making them one of the most exciting, productive, viable live bands around today.

"As there have been several line-up changes over the years, it would be unfair to induct one particular line-up over another; every musician that has been in Motorhead has contributed something great to the band. Therefore, Motörhead are Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister, Philip Campbell, Michael 'Mikkey Dee' Delaouglou, Mick 'Wurzel' Burston, Philip 'Philthy Animal' Taylor, 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, Peter Gill, Brian 'Robbo' Robertson, Larry Wallis, and Lucas Fox. Special merit should be given to the 'classic' Motörhead of Kilmister/Taylor/Clarke and the longest-serving Motörhead of Kilmister/Campbell/Dee.

"By inducting Motörhead into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, you would be acknowledging all they have achieved over the years."

To view and/or sign the petition, click here.

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Ministry's Masterbatour 2006 Dates Announced

Dates for Ministry's upcoming MasterBaTour 2006 scheduled for the United States and Canada from May through to July 2006, featuring Revolting Cocks, has been announced. Tour dates are as follows:

May 06 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station
May 07 Fort Worth, TX Ridglea Theatre
May 08 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
May 10 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
May 12 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
May 13 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
May 14 Salt Lake City, UT The Velvet Room
May 16 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
May 19 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
May 20 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
May 21 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
May 23 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues
May 24 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre
May 26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
May 27 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
May 28 Seattle, WA Showbox
May 30 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
May 31 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Jun 02 Edmonton, AB Red's
Jun 03 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Jun 05 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Th. For Perf. Arts
Jun 07 Kitchener, ON Elements
Jun 08 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
Jun 09 Ottawa, ON Capital Music Hall
Jun 11 Quebec City, QC Le Capitole
Jun 13 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Jun 14 New York, NY B.B. King's Blues Club
Jun 17 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
Jun 18 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero & Balcony Bar
Jun 20 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Jun 21 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Jun 23 Belle Vernon, PA The Ice Garden
Jun 25 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues

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Behemoth Canadian Tour Dates Revealed

Pollstar has revealed the following Behemoth Canadian tour dates:

Nov 01 Vancouver, BC Red Room @ The Drink
Nov 03 Prince George, BC The Generator
Nov 12 Trois-Rivieres, QC Le Maquisart
Nov 19 Halifax, NS Marquee Club
Nov 22 Quebec City, QC Le Capitole
Nov 23 Ottawa, ON Mavericks
Nov 26 Rouyn-Noranda, QC Petit Theatre
Nov 30 Winnipeg, MB Royal Albert Hotel
Dec 01 Saskatoon, SK The Roxy
Dec 05 Kamloops, BC The Max
Dec 06 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub

Behemoth will be joining Danzig, Chimaira, Himsa, Mortiis and the Agony Scene on the Blackest of the Black tour. Tour dates can be found here.

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Necrophobic Back From Sweden, Work On New Album

Necrophobic has posted this message on their official website:

We're back in Stockholm, Sweden again after an intense weekend in Germany at the Party San festival. We would like to thank all staff for taking such good care of us and for great hospitality. BUT most of all, thanks to the great audience! This was our third appearance on Party San and this was clearly the best response. We will most likely come back. Maybe sooner than you think. We also want to send out greetings to all we met during the weekend (fans, press, bands) and extra greetings to all that came to our signing session. Our hands still ache...

Note: Those of you that took photos of us, wherever, whenever...don't forget to send them to us to be published here on the website under the Fanzone section.

Now starts the new beginning for the band. We will now focus on to write the final pieces of music and lyrics for the upcoming recording of our 5th studio album. Most of the material is already written, but needs to be rehearsed. People attending to the Party San festival got the chance to hear one of the new songs, called "Blinded by Light, Enlightened by Darkness" and we can say that most of the new material will be in that way. The recording studio is not decided yet, but most likely, we'll be doing a test recording in an "unknown" studio, for the metal scene, that is.

There are more news to come withing short, so stay "tuned"...

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Morbid Angel Alters Latin American Tour

Morbid Angel has made some changes to their upcoming Master of Chaos Latin American tour.
The tour is now as follows:

Sept 03 Sao Paulo, Brazil - Palmeiras Club
Sept 04 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Circo Voador
Sept 06 Santiago, Chilie - Teatro Teleton
Sept 09 Aguascalientes, Mexico - Teatro del Parque
Sept 10 Tijuana, Mexico - Hard Rock Cafe
Sept 11 Mexico City, Mexico - Hard Rock Live

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COC To Open For Motorhead In Europe

Corrosion of Conformity has announced tour dates for their upcoming European tour. Tour dates are as follows:

UK tour with Witchcraft:

Sept 25 Stoke On Trent - The Sugarmill
Sept 26 Oxford - The Zodiac
Sept 27 Brighton - Concorde 2
Sept 28 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
Sept 29 Nottingham - Rock City
Sept 30 Glasgow - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Oct 01 Birmingham - Birmingham Academy (Carling Academy)
Oct 02 Newport - TJ's
Oct 03 Liverpool - Liverpool Academy 1,2,3,4 (Liverpool Univ.)
Oct 04 Manchester - Manchester Univ (Academy,MDH,Hop&Grape)
Oct 06 London - Carling Academy Islington & Bar Academy

European tour opening for Motörhead: More...

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All That Remains Schedule In-store In Florida

All That Remains will be making an in-store appearance at Uncle Sams Music in Lauderhill, FL on August 28 from 6 to 7pm.

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Vote For Metal Videos On Yahoo Music

This week's theme on Yahoo music's Dig It or Dis It:

METAL MADNESS: Rock 'n' roll history is filled with hallowed headbangers, from Zeppelin to Sabbath, Maiden to Priest, Motley to Metallica, UFO to GNR. Which new-school metal band will take its rightful place alongside these hard-rockin' greats? Pick the next loud legend-in-the-making now.

You can vote for the following videos:
- Arch Enemy, "Nemesis"
- Trivium, "Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr"
- Nevermore, "Final Product"
- Soilwork, "Light the Torch"
- Unearth, "Zombie Autopilot"

Visit Yahoo music to vote.

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Devilinside's Illinois Show Cancelled

Devilinside's show in Illinois at Round Lake on August 27th has been cancelled due to problems at the venue. A rescheduled date will be announced soon.

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Norma Jean Announce Tour Plans

Norma Jean are booking dates for a headlining run with Darkest Hour in tow come October and are also planning to hit the road alongside As I Lay Dying this fall as well. Dates and venues for either trek have yet to be announced

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A Dozen Furies Get Darren Doane For New Video

A Dozen Furies have locked in director Darren Doane (Every Time I Die, Darkest Hour) to film the video for their track "The Cycle" in the Californian desert on August 21st. Doane recently spoke on the treatment for the video, saying:

"This will be by far the most dangerous video i have ever shot. Maybe that anyone has shot. A Dozen Furies is willing to risk it all for the sake of a video that will look like no other."
A Dozen Furies will release their Sanctuary debut, "A Concept From Fire", on September 13th

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Unearth, Re-Release The Oncoming Storm

The long-delayed re-release of Unearth's "The Oncoming Storm" will now arrive in stores through Metal Blade on October 18th. It will come with a bonus DVD that features: "the Original EPK ? Live at Downtown featuring My Heart Bleeds No Longer, The Great Dividers and Black Hearts Now Reign, as well as interview footage, backstage antics, Eye Of The Oncoming Storm, a behind the scenes look at making The Oncoming Storm, plus all of UNEARTH production videos as seen on MTV and FUSE."

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Watch Five Bolt Main's (ex-Flaw) New Video Online

Five Bolt Main (comprised primarily of ex-Flaw members) are out with the video to their new single 'Pathetic', from their forthcoming album 'Venting', due out September 13th. You can watch the video on Yahoo! Music.

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Am I Blood Finally Release New Album, MP3s

Finnish metallers AM I BLOOD have released their long-awaited fourth album, "The Truth Inside the Dying Sun", through the A1Metal label in Finland. Two full-length MP3s from the album ("Gone with You" and "Lies Wrote Mysteries"), plus a non-album cut , "Nothing Realistic", can be downloaded from the group's official web site, amiblood.com.

'The Truth Behind the Dying Sun' was originally slated for release in 2002 through US startup Screaming Banshee, which disolved before releasing the album. The "non album cut" of "Nothing Realistic" for download was originally on that version of the album as well.

Earlier this year, the band had some lineup changes, adding guitarists are Max Karling and Ilves as well as a new drummer, Pekka Sauvolainen, who used to play the band in 1998-99.

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Just For Fun

The Other Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics

It's been a year since Mike of Ruthlessreviews.com posted his famous Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time. He has just recently followed this up with (The Other) Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time. These are humorous must-read pages for any metalhead who can laugh at metal and/or black metal (whether a fan of it or not).

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Neuraxis Plan Fall Tour

Neuraxis will be hitting the road in September for a U.S. tour. If you can help with any of the open dates, send an email to agnosticzac@comcast.net. The routing is as follows:

9/12 Boston, MA @ TBA
9/13 Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion
9/14 New York, NY @ Pyramid Club
9/15 Baltimore, MD @ TBA
9/16 Lynchburg, VA @ TBA
9/17 Atlanta, GA @ @ TBA
9/18 Florida @ TBA
9/19 Florida @ TBA
9/20 Baton Rouge, LA @ TBA
9/21 Houston, TX @ Fat Cats
9/22 Corpus Christi, TX @ Equal Eyes
9/23 Dallas, TX @ Blood room
9/24 Oklahoma/Texas @ TBA
9/25 New Mexico @ TBA
9/26 Phoenix, AZ @ Metal Devastation
9/27 Hollywood, CA @ Studio S
9/28 California @ TBA
9/29 California @ TBA
9/30 Oregon/Washington @ TBA

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