God Dethroned Announce Tracklisting for New Disc

GOD DETHRONED has revealed the cover artwork for their new album "The Toxic Touch" due out in the US in Fall 2006. The Dutch Deathsters are also gearing up for another Blitzkrieg European tour with VADER and SEVERE TORTURE.

The Toxic Touch is the band's 6th album for Metal Blade Records and was recorded at Soundlodge Studios in Germany with Producer Joerg Uken. Mastering was handled at Wisseloord Studios in Holland .

The track listing is as follows:

1. Faithless
2. Hating Life
3. 2014
4. Falling Down
5. On Wings of Pestilence
6. The Day You Died
7. Away From Emptiness
8. Macabre World
9. Typhoid Mary
10. Fail to Exist

The Japanese edition will have a bonus track called ‘Bleeding Mirrors’. More...

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Gwar and The Red Chord Announce Tour Dates

GWAR, THE RED CHORD, and MUNICIPAL WASTE will be teaming up for a fall tour. The first dates to be released are as follows:

October 16 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
October 20 - Cohoes, NY @ Saratoga Winters
October 23 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House

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Incantation Post New Song Online

A brand new INCANTATION track, entitled "Lead to Desolation", has been posted online at the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the long-standing death metal outfit's upcoming album, "Primordial Domination", due on September 5 via Ibex Moon Records.

The record — the band's seventh — sticks to INCANTATION's tried and true recipe for brutal death metal, complemented with more leads and a crushing production.

"We feel very strong about the new material," said guitar/vocalist/founding member John McEntee. "We never seem to run out of unholy dark metal movements."

"Primordial Domination" was recorded at Mars Recording Compound during the spring with the band's current lineup of McEntee, drummer Kyle Severn, and bassist Joe Lombard. The album was recorded with engineer Bill Korecky, whom the band has worked on its previous five releases.

"These songs are really cool," Korecky said. "The band approached me with a great production idea. They always move forward." More...

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Sordid Release Debut Album

Hailing from Sydney, Sordid have just released their debut full-length album, "Sordid Remains" through Grindhead Records. A couple of songs from the new release, which is reportedly "Crustier than a pregnant crack-whore with a yeast infection", are available for sampling here.

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Petition To Get Trivium To Tour Australia Online

A petition has been posted online asking Trivium to come Down Under for the first time ever and give us a taste of what they can do. If you'd like to see these guys play at a venue near you some time late this year or early next year, sign here and hope.

As previously reported, Trivium's latest studio efforts, entitled "The Crusade", is due for release on the 10th of October through Roadrunner. The announced tracklisting looks like this:

01 - Ignition
02 - Detonation
03 - Entrance Of The Conflagration
04 - Anthem (We Are The Fire)
05 - Unrepentant
06 - And Sadness Will Sear
07 - Becoming The Dragon
08 - To The Rats
09 - This World Can't Tear Us Apart
10 - Tread The Floods
11 - Contempt Breeds Contamination
12 - The Rising
13 - The Crusade

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Trustkill Videos Now On YouTube

Trustkill Records have opened up their own channel at YouTube.com and subsequently uploaded all of their past and present video releases for viewing by the general public. You can also rate the videos, comment on them, and get codes to post them on your own webpage (or MySpace). Check it all out right here.

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Carnivore Post Video Of Wacken Performance Online

Video footage of CARNIVORE performing at this year's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany has been posted online at this location (CARNIVORE appears about 15 minutes into the video).

Check out pictures of CARNIVORE performing at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany at this location. More...

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Machine Head Name New Album and Reveal Details

MACHINE HEAD have issued the following update:

"Bay Area metal titans Machine Head are set to enter Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA on Monday, August 21st to record their newly titled upcoming album, The Blackening.

Vocalist/guitarist Robert Flynn will be returning to the producer's chair for the band's sixth studio album, with Mark Keaton once again handling engineering duties. Longtime Machine Head collaborator Colin Richardson (Machine Head, Cannibal Corpse, Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine) will also be returning to mix the record alongside Flynn this October in London.

"Words can't really describe how excited we are to get into the studio and record this record," exclaims drummer Dave McClain. "The shows that we just played on the Sounds of the Underground tour were as amazing as we'd hoped they'd be, the raw energy and excitement level of our fans right now is just incredible, we're fired up!"

Tentative song titles for The Blackening, set for release in early 2007, currently include 'Clenching The Fists Of Dissent', 'Aesthetics Of Hate', 'Halo', 'The Beautiful Mourning', 'Now I Lay Thee Down', 'Slanderous Love', 'Wolves' and 'A Farewell To Arms'. More...

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Therapy? To Play Exclusive Web Gig

In September, Irish rockers THERAPY? will be recording an exclusive show in a studio, which will be available for download around the end of that month.

From the shortlist at the band's official web site, fans are invited to vote for the three songs they would most like to see performed. The 12 songs with the most votes will then be recorded.

The performance can be downloaded as audio and video. Tracks will be available to buy individually, or as a full set. People buying the full set will receive an exclusive CD/DVD sleeve by post, signed by the band.

To register your votes, select your three favorite songs from the list here and click on the button marked "Submit Your Vote" at the bottom of the list.

You can vote until September 8. The final set list will be published around September 11. More...

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New Mastodon E-Card Available Online

A new MASTODON e-card, featuring live performances of "Crystal Skull", "Capillarian Crest" and "Blood and Thunder" (recorded on the recently completed Unholy Alliance Tour), can be accessed at this location.

MASTODON"Blood Mountain", is scheduled for release on September 12 via the band's new label, Warner Bros. A limited edition seven-inch single containing "Crystal Skull" was released through Relapse Records on Tuesday, August 8. More information can be found at this location. The album's cover artwork can be viewed at this location.

"Blood Mountain" was recorded with Seattle-based producer Matt Bayles (ISIS, HORSE THE BAND). The CD was mixed in New York by Rich Costey (AUDIOSLAVE, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE).

MASTODON will be embark on a headlining tour in September, with CONVERGE and THE BRONX as the support acts. A poster for the tour can be found at this location.

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Death Breath Post New Audio Samples Online

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that will be featured on the debut album from DEATH BREATH — the new Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS) — are available at this location. Entitled "Stinking Up The Night", the CD is scheduled for release in North America on October 17 via Relapse Records (the CD will be issued in Europe on September 22 through Black Lodge).

Inspired by the recent resurgence in the classic old-school death metal sound and the book "Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore", DEATH BREATH is said to be "the ultimate tribute band to all that was rough, raw and wretched in extreme metal."

"Stinking Up The Night" was recorded at Acetone Studio in Stockholm by the band and Michael Borg. The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Death Breath
02. Chopping Spree
03. Heading for Decapitation
04. Dragged Through The Mud
05. Coffins of the Unembalmed Dead
06. A Morbid Mind
07. Reduced to Ashes
08. Christ All Fucking Mighty
09. Flabby Little Things From Beyond
10. Cthulhu Fhtagn! More...

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Down the Drain Sign With Arctic Music

DOWN THE DRAIN, featuring former MALEVOLENT CREATION vocalist Brett Hoffmann, have posted the following update:

"Well, we can finally let everyone know that Down The Drain has signed with Arctic Music Group.

Our debut album, Dying Inside, will be coming out through Arctic with the release date set for the 1st month of the new year... January, 2007!

Should be a great way to start the New Year!"

Stay tuned for more details. Meanwhile, check out the album's title track at www.downthedrainmusic.com.

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Heathen Close To Signing With Mascot Records

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN are close to signing a deal with Mascot Records.

As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987 went on to sell close to 100,000 copies worldwide.

Reborn five years ago, the band are now looking to rise up once more and reclaim the throne of thrash metal.

HEATHEN's entire 2005 demo is available for free download at this location. The tracks featured on the demo are "Empty Nothingness", "Dying Season" and "Arrows of Agony".

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More Burn In Silence Tour Dates

New tour dates have just been added for Burn in Silence, Crematorium and Through the Eyes of the Dead. Be sure to check those out.

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Grave Digger Begin Work On New Album

Grave Digger have entered the studio to record its next album. The band posted the following comments:

"We boarded the Principal Studio on August 14th and started the rehearsals, doing the drum recordings parallel. The Mapex drum loaded with the Paiste cymbals sound just phat!!! We´re thrilled how def the tracks sound played live, that´s gonna be pretty phat. Today on August 16th we´re probably gonna be ready with the drum recordings and then Manni´ll start with the rhythm guitars. Manni´s gonna bring up diverse amps (Fame, Peavy & Marshall) and record the new songs with axes like Dean, KXK and Lag. You´ll see some news from the studio on his page www.mannischmidt.de as well. so long and c ya, the Grave Diggers

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Slipknot Lyrics Found At Site Of Grave Robbery

A grave was found robbed Tuesday morning at the Bonner Springs Cemetery.

Kenneth Brooks, sexton of the cemetery, was working at about 11 a.m. that day when he found evidence of a crime unique in his experience.

"The ground was turned up," Kenneth Brooks said, on the recently laid grave of Justin Manning.

Manning died July 25 in a car wreck on I-70 near the I-435 exit when the pickup truck he was riding in rammed a highway sign pole.

The container with the ashes that had been in the grave was taken.

Manning's mother, Angela Bickham, said, "I don't know what I think now. It's unbelievable -- it's beyond even being able to comprehend how someone can kidnap an urn."

Bickham said she didn't know who could have robbed the grave. There had been some trouble at Manning's funeral, where his friends wanted to bury a hat and some CDs with his urn.

Bickham said she didn't want to name those friends while the police investigation is ongoing.

A note found nearby had lyrics to the song "Surfacing" by the heavy metal band Slipknot.

Brooks said "two or three" other notes had been found nearby when he noticed the dug up grave at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. The notes had blown away by the time Bonner Springs Police had arrived on the scene. Police officers, Brooks and other city staff then searched the cemetery for the other notes, to no avail.

"We've had trouble with this particular grave," Brooks said.

Schubert said ropes, still visible Tuesday morning, had been left earlier on the gravesite tied in nooses, "apparently by friends" of the deceased. A metallic-looking guitar pick was also found on the site, and a flower wrapped in plastic that appeared to have been left recently.

There were also footprints, Schubert said.

Brad Harrington, of Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, which handled funeral arrangements for the deceased, said "the person who did it has no idea the damage they've inflicted. I feel sorry for the family."

At the funeral for the deceased, there had been a disturbance in which some of the attendees were "disrespectful," in Harrington's estimation. Harrington said he couldn't speculate as to whether the incident at the funeral was related to the grave robbery.

The Bonner Springs Police Department asks that anyone with information on the grave robbery call Detective Tim Pierce at 422-7800.

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xDEATHSTARx Kicks Off Tour

Southern California's xDeathstarx kick off a full US tour tomorrow in Cedar City, UT. Check out all of the dates below. The band’s Facedown debut "We Are The Threat" will be released in January of 2007.

Get in touch with me now to set up an interview with this ambitious 8-piece band. (For those of you who have already checked out for the weekend that’s 16 fists of fighting fury all on stage at the same time.)

Aug. 17th - Cedar City, UT @ Grind Coffee House
Aug. 18th - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Aug. 19th - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club w/ With Dead Hands Rising, Death Sentence
Aug. 20th - Indianapolis, IN @ Basement Show
Aug. 23rd - Lewiston, ME @ Confettis
Aug. 25th - Brockton, MA @ Romans
Aug. 26th - Waretown, NJ @ Waretown Fire Hall w/ Nothing Left To Mourn
Aug. 27th - Annapolis, MD @ Knights of Columbus Hall
Aug. 28th - Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
Aug. 29th - Day off to see Gorilla Biscuits in Atlanta!
Aug. 30th - Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse
Aug. 31st - Orlando, FL @ The Back Booth
Sept. 1st - Clearwater, FL @ 688 Skatepark
Sept. 2nd - Atlanta, GA @ The Shop
Sept. 3rd - Nashville, TN @ TBA
Sept. 4th - Memphis, TN @ The Rally Point
Sept. 5th - Oklahoma City, OK @ The Glasnost
Sept. 6th - Dallas, TX @ The Red Blood Club w/ Risky Business
Sept. 7th - Lubbock, TX @ The Way
Sept. 8th - Phoenix, AZ @ TBA

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Hear The New Trustkill Complilation Online

Trustkill Takeover CD Compilation returns! Volume II of this series will be available at all HOT TOPIC stores September 5th. This CD is only $5 and features 16 UNRELEASED songs from the entire Trustkill roster, including Bleeding Through, It Dies Today, Bullet For My Valentine, Throwdown, Hopesfall, and more! Check out 30 second samples of the ENTIRE album here:

http://www.trustkilltakeover.com/

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Pre-Order The New Black Label Society

Calling all Chapters!

Here is your chance to pre-order the new BLS album and be the first Berzerker on your block to own Shot To Hell.

You can also be the first one to own the brand new BLS "Shot To Hell" shirt. You'll be representin' in style when you listen to "Concrete Jungle" the first single from Shot To Hell.

And everyone who pre-orders Shot To Hell will be entered to win a chance to be "Roadie for a Day with BLS". One lucky winner will be part of the "Doom Crew" for a day on Black Label Society's fall tour. Check out the details, click HERE.

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Lacuna Coil Preps For Headlining Tour

LACUNA COIL has just completed a successful run on the main stage at this year’s Ozzfest, which leads them into a massive headlining European tour this fall. The trek, which kicks off Sept. 29th and runs through Nov. 8th, will be the group’s first headlining run in support of Karmacode, which debuted at #28 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. LACUNA COIL will close out the year with a U.S. headlining run this November; more details regarding that tour will be announced soon.

Cristina Scabbia (vocals) is also featured on the cover of this week’s Kerrang! alongside Alex of Atreyu and M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold for the publication’s Ozzfest special. Click the link below to check it out. http://www.centurymedia.com/images/kerrang.jpg

LACUNA COIL’s new single “Enjoy The Silence,” has been added at nearly four dozen commercial radio outlets and is currently breaking onto Active Rock charts everywhere. Currently you can hear "Enjoy The Silence" nationally on XM Satellite Radio (Squizz), Sirius Satellite (Octane), Music Choice (Rock), AOL RADIO (Rock Covers) and more! The single can also be heard on some of the country's biggest rock outlets including WIIL in Chicago, WRIF in Detroit, WBUZ in Nashville, WCCC in Hartford, WLIR on Long Island and WJJO in Madison, with more to follow.

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More Cannibal Corpse Dates Released

More dates have been released for CANNIBAL CORPSE's headlining North American tour with DYING FETUS, NECROPHAGIST, and UNMERCIFUL:

November 10 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
November 11 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
November 14 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
November 16 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
November 21 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
November 24 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
December 6 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

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Seemless Unveil New E-Player

Heralded Massachusetts hard rock quartet SEEMLESS has unveiled an online E-Player featuring two new songs from their forthcoming album, What Have We Become. Joining the rollout single, "Cast No Shadow", on the player is the just-unveiled track "Numb". Both new SEEMLESS songs can be accessed at this location.

What Have We Become will drop on September 5 via Equal Vision Records. SEEMLESS is currently in the midst of a pre-release U.S. tour and are treating fans to advance songs from What Have We Become nightly. A listing of upcoming SEEMLESS tour dates follows this message.

SEEMLESS (Pete Cortese - guitar, Jeff Fultz - bass, Derek Kerswill - drums and Jesse Leach - vocals), whose dynamic, bottom-heavy, "big rock" sound has drawn comparisons to heavy music titans such as SOUNDGARDEN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY and DOWN, recorded What Have We Become at Massachusetts’ legendary Longview Studios (AEROSMITH, THE ROLLING STONES). The album was produced by Peter Rutcho and SEEMLESS and has been described as “a blend of rock ‘n roll soul and heavy metal blues”. What Have We Become also features complex, visually striking artwork from Paul Romano (MASTODON).

The final track listing for What Have We Become is "In My Blood", "Cast No Shadow", "Numb", "Eyes of a Child", "Seven", "Deep Below", "Jaded", "Parody", "Maintain" and "Things Fall Apart".

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More Blood Brothers, AYWKUBTTOTD Dates

Dates have been released for the upcoming tour featuring THE BLOOD BROTHERS and ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD:

October 27 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
October 28 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
October 29 - Saint Louis, MO @ Washington University
October 31 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
November 1 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
November 2 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
November 3 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
November 4 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
November 5 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
November 6 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
November 8 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
November 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
November 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
November 11 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 12 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
November 14 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
November 15 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
November 16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
November 17 - Orlando, FL @ The Club at Firestone
November 18 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
November 20 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
November 21 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
November 22 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
November 23 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
November 24 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
November 25 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's
November 27 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
November 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
November 29 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
November 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box at Fonda
December 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Music Box at Fonda
December 2 - Pomona, CA @ Glass House
December 5 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
December 6 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
December 7 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
December 9 - Victoria, BC @ Sugar Nightclub
December 10 - Vancouver, BC @ Croatian Cultural Center
December 11 - Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
December 12 - Edmonton, AB @ Red's
December 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue

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Children of Bodom To Tour North America

Children Of Bodom are expected to embark on a short North American tour in late November through to mid-December. The tour will be in support of the groups forthcoming DVD effort "Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live", which is due out on October 10th. More details will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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Purified In Blood Post First MP3 Online

Purified In Blood have posted a video for their track "The Ultimate Price" online here.

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Pelican Announce Multiple Releases

Pelican have a number of releases now planned for November, including a remix of their material done by Prefuse 73 which will see a release on a 3-inch CD and a 12". A live DVD that captured a show which took place in London, UK is also being prepped and was mixed by Justin Broadrick of Jesu fame. A 2xLP release featuring the audio of the set captured on the live DVD will also see a release as well. Pelican plan to begin recording new material for their next opus late this year/early next year.

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Cradle Of Filth Announce Tour Is In The Works

Cradle Of Filth are planning to hit North America in January/February for a tour in support of their upcoming new album "Thornography", which is set for an October 17th release date via Roadrunner. More details will be unveiled in the coming months.

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News On At The Gates Dual-Disc Release

The dualdisc CD/DVD reissue of At The Gates's "Slaughter Of The Soul" will now land in North American stores on September 19th through Earache. The effort features a 35 minute documentary on the making of the album itself plus the video for the track "Blinded By Fear".

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Mastodon Posts Another New Video Online

In addition to filming a video for their track "The Wolf Is Loose", Mastodon also recently filmed a video for "Colony Of Birchmen", a song which will serve as the eventual second single from their upcoming new album, "Blood Mountain". Director Jonathan Rej (Further Seems Forever, Stretch Armstrong) helmed both shoots. More info on the videos treatments, plus the bands reaction to the recent leaking of their new album can be found here. "Blood Mountain" is due in stores on September 12th through Warner.

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The Human Abstract Added To God Forbid Tour

The Human Abstract look to have been added to God Forbid and Goatwhore's upcoming run together later this year. In the meantime, The Human Abstract's new album "Nocturne" is due in stores next week on August 22nd through Hopeless.

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Strapping Young Lad Checks In From The Road

Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon recently gave an update on his current happenings as well as that of SYL, here's what he had to say:
"Ozzfest is all over, and wow, what a ride. Again, I'm amazed at the tolerance the fans have shown for being able to withstand the heat and show their fave bands some love. We salute you all, and thanks so much for being there for us all. There are many people to thank, but that's a long list so I'll just say thanks to all and you know who you are. Everyone on the second stage was a pleasure to work with. EVERYONE. There were some very cool people on the main stage too and again, you know who you are and we love ya!
For the last week or two, we had James Macdonough (ex-Iced Earth, Megadeth) playing bass for us filling in for Byron Stroud. He is a real class act, and was a pleasure to have on the tour. Thank you James! It's kinda strange to be in mid-song and look over and see someone other than Byron totally rocking out, but it's awesome that he came out to give us a hand.
We have all made our respective journeys home, and it's nice to be able to relax for a bit. Now we await the arrival of baby Dev. I'm sure he and his wife Tracy will have much on their hands in the coming months, and we wish them the very best. With SYL on hiatus until next year I'm finally going to be getting to work on my 'solo' thing. Solo is not a cool word, but I guess that's what it is. So watch for that next year sometime on Century Media. For those of you who don't know, it's called Tenet, and will be some good old-fashioned metal without those goddamn-fucking keyboards. There is also some rumor that Byron and I will do a new Zimmers Hole album. If we can work it out that would be cool. The other dudes will be busy with their respective side stuff too, Byron with Fear Factory, Gene with Hurt and Punchdrunk and Devin with his new baby. So, we'll all be busy in some way. We came, we ?Stormed With Menace' and now we're home. So good people, you all rock, and we'll see you, in one form or another, soon."

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Underground Metal Scene On The Rise In Egypt

The Associated Press has released an article about heavy metal's second rise in Egypt. Here's an excerpt:

"We are Arab Muslims. We respect our religion. But we only love this music," said Noor, a 23-year-old part-time German language teacher and guitarist for Dark Philosophy, a pioneering Egyptian heavy metal band.

Noor has no illusions that the raucous music is likely to catch on big-time in a society where many young
adults still date with a chaperone.

"The first step is always the hard one," he said. "People are not used to our music and songs yet. People cannot get over all the negativities that happened in the past."

In January 1997, about 100 heavy metal and rock music fans were arrested in Cairo by state security officers on suspicious of satanic worship—a serious allegation in a country where respect for organized religion runs deep.

Egypt's state-controlled media carried stories of clandestine parties with drugs, group sex and bizarre satanic rituals including exhuming corpses and killing cats to drain their blood. Fans were ridiculed as spoiled rich kids seeking to fill empty lives with loud music, sex and drugs.

Egyptian authorities have banned heavy metal concerts. But as police controls eased over time, fans organized discreet gatherings, usually in remote areas around Cairo and Alexandria.

Several hundred fans—guys with goatees and Zodiac tattoos, girls with spiked hair and nose rings—turned out on a recent Friday afternoon in a rented house on the outskirts of Cairo. In shaggy raven black hair and T-shirts with gothic symbols, they came to proclaim "Egypt metal's second wave."

Read the full article at CBS News.

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Threat Signal's "Counterbalance" Video Online

Just days before the release of their debut album Under Reprisal on Nuclear Blast Records, Canadian metal hopefuls THREAT SIGNAL have launched a self-produced video for the song "Counterbalance". The clip features footage of the band on the road, in the studio with producer Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory, snippets from the "Rational Eyes" production video shoot, and plenty of live footage from North American shows as well as the band's recent appearance at Germany's Earthshaker Festival. The new video was shot and put together by the band and their crew themselves and can be seen on YouTube (or below).

Meanwhile THREAT SIGNAL are boiling with excitement about the Under Reprisal North American release this Tuesday, August 22nd and the chance to play Earthshaker. Vocalist Jon Howard speaks from his home in Hamilton, Ontario..."Ever since I was a kid I've dreamed of releasing an album, and next week that dream becomes a reality. Words cannot describe the excitement! Under Reprisal has been released in Europe for a few months now, and has been doing great. However now it is being released on our home turf, and we'll actually get to see our album in stores, our video played, and even hear our music on the radio, it's a trip. Playing the Earthshaker Fest was just completely ridiculous. They treated us like fuckin rock stars. We played on a gigantic stage where we could actually move around, and to thousands of people who most of them knew who we were! Germany rules!"

THREAT SIGNAL will hit the road in October 5th for a five-week North American tour supporting Soilwork, Darkest Hour and Mnemic, sponsored by Decibel Magazine. "I've always been a huge fan of Soilwork, and our band is actually influenced by Soilwork," admits Howard. "I must have seen that band perform at least 5 times last year, and every show I was wishing we could open for them, now we are. Watch out for THREAT SIGNAL boys!"

You can check out Threat Signal's ecard that includes full bio, tour dates, downloads and the entire "Rational Eyes" video here.

The entire list of dates follows: More...

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Deftones' "Saturday Night Wrist" Tracklisting

Billboard.com reports: The Deftones will break a three-year silence on October 31 with fifth studio album, "Saturday Night Wrist." The 12-track set features a guest appearance from System Of A Down vocalist Serj Tankian on "Mein" and Giant Drag frontwoman Annie Hardy on the electronica-tinged "Pink Cellphone."

Deftones drummer Abe Cunningham told Billboard.com in February that the band nearly broke up while soldiering through "Saturday Night Wrist," which he describes as "a very complete record."

"If there was a VH1 'Behind the Music' special on us, it would be the perfect episode with divorces and all kinds of crap," he said. "It was just lack of communication. Thankfully, we've been reattaching our limbs."

The album kicks off with the detuned riff-fest "Hole in the Earth" and is further highlighted by heavy, melodic tracks such as "Cherry Waves," the punishing "Combat" and "Rats," which careens from screamed verses to a less in-your-face chorus. The set also features an instrumental, "Interlude."

The Deftones are in the midst of the Family Values tour with Korn.

Here is the track list for "Saturday Night Wrist":

"Hole in the Earth"
"FM"
"Beware"
"Cherry Waves"
"Mein"
"Interlude"
"Tilde"
"Rats"
"Pink Cellphone"
"Combat"
"The Earth"
"Comanche"

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Resistance Begins Recording New Album

Los Angeles power/thrash metallers RESISTANCE have entered Desert Moon Recording Studios in Anaheim, California to begin recording their new album, "Patents of Control". The follow-up to 2005's "Lies In Black" (Lion Music) is being produced by RESISTANCE and Patrick Miller, with the final mix set to be handled by famed producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE).

"Patents of Control" projected track listing:

01. Inhumanation
02. End Of Today
03. Ashes Of Tomorrow
04. One Nation Under G.O.D. (Group Order Device)
05. Confessions Of The Black Heart
06. Paternal Shift
07. Cerebral Screams
08. I Am Techno Christ
09. The Cleansing
10. The Alpha And The Omega
11. Mirrors Black

A November release through Lion Music is expected.

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Moonspell New Live Videos Posted Online

Four video clips of MOONSPELL performing at the Largo do Centenario in Valongo (near Porto), Portugal on August 11, 2006 have been posted online at AgeOfDawn.com. The four songs featured on the page are as follows: "Alma Mater", "Full Moon Madness", "Nocturna" and "At the Image of Pain". Several photos taken at the same concert can be found at this location.

MOONSPELL's latest album, "Memorial", was released in April via SPV Records. The CD was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, TIAMAT, GRIP INC.). A DVD, entitled "Lunar Still/13 Years of Doom", is expected to surface via Century Media in late 2006 or early 2007.

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The Duskfall Announce New Bassist

Swedish metallers THE DUSKFALL have announced the addition of bassist Matte Järnil (ex-21ST IMPACT) to the group's ranks. Järnil replaces former member Marco Eronen, who left THE DUSKFALLin July 2006 to focus on his main band, RAISED FIST.

THE DUSKFALL's third album, "Lifetime Supply of Guilt", is available now on Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Source" was produced by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH and STUCK MOJO, among others. Mastering duties were handled at the Cutting Room in Solna, Sweden.

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This Week In Metal - August 17th, 2006

A new top album ? Its true, this week Strapping Young Lad takes over the top spot from Shadows Fall. Both of these bands are very deserving, but we crown our second #1 in as many weeks. Last weeks top 7 managed to stay on the chart, but jump around a little bit. While we have 3 brand new albums debuting this week, with one going as high as #6 in Voivod's Katorz. This is quite possibly the best album these guys have released and they are finally getting the notority they deserve. Not far behind them in the new releases is Unearths' III: The Eyes Of Fire, which is amazing considering it hasnt been released in alot of areas yet but the pre-orders are astounding. I see a #1 in the future for these guys, but who can knock off the consistancy SYL is showing. All That Remains also leapfrogged The Shads into the #2 slot and the big jumper was Between The Buried And Me gaining three slots, which is hard to do considering the company they are in. Meanwhile, Cellador dropped from 8th to 11th. Acacia Strain from 9th to 14th and BYD to 12th. New albums already making a storm up the charts are Slayers "Christ Illusion" with pre-ordering alone landing it inside the top 20. Hatebreed's Supremecy is also showing strong and will reach the top 10 next week. Also in responding to the comments I am considering making this, and the singles list a top 15. If you think its a good idea please respond so, or if thats too much tell me to keep it at 10. \m/.

Now for the singles, with a very familiar band to anyone who visits this site, taking over as #1. Lamb of God also stays strong moving up 1 to #2. Shadows Fall and Stone Sour round out the top 4 with a big jumper for the week Celtic Frost's Ground moving up to number 5. Threat Signal holds strong and then we get to three really strong debuts by 3 really strong bands. SYL's new ozzfest anthem boasts the #9 spot as a highlight of the new songs. Roudning out the top 10 is BLS with Concrete Jungle.

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