Gwar To Be First Band On Tom Green Live

GWAR will make rock’n’roll history by being the first band to ever perform on Tom Green Live this Thursday, August 24th. This match made in heaven (or hell depending on your take on the pairing!) will be filmed Live from Tom Green’s house in Hollywood and will be broadcast on tomgreen.com and maniatv.com LIVE at 11pm (EST).

GWAR has recently finished a successful tour on Sounds Of The Underground to a well received audience across the US and Canada.

Their highly anticipated album, "Beyond Hell" will be released just days from now on August 29th. The video for GWAR’s cover of the Alice Cooper classic “School’s Out” made its debut on MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball on Saturday and is currently in rotation.

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"Rock Star: Supernova" Tour Dates Set

LiveDaily.com reports: The winner of the CBS-TV talent-search series "Rock Star: Supernova" will get his or her introduction to big stages during a 27-city tour of the North American arena and theater circuit that opens in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve.

The winning singer--who will front a new band dubbed Supernova that also includes drummer Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), bassist Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) and guitarist Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses)--will have beaten out 15 aspiring rockers vying for the job via the TV show. Of the 15, only six contenders remain: Lukas Rossi, Magni, Patrice Pike, Ryan Star, Dilana, Storm Large and Toby Rand.

In addition to fronting Supernova on tour, the winning vocalist willl also record a new album with the group. The Butch Walker-produced set is due in stores Nov. 21.

The planned Supernova tour dates are as follows: More...

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Dredg To Play Complete "Leitmotif" In CA

Dredg will be playing their 2001 debut Leitmotif in its entirety when they take the stage of the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California, on September 14. The band will also throw in a few cuts from their 2005 release, Catch Without Arms.

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Michael Schenker Group N. American Tour Dates

Michael Schenker Group has announced the following tour dates for USA and Canada:

Wed 09/27/06 New York, NY, USA @ B.B. King's
Thu 09/28/06 Cleveland, OH, USA @ Peabody's Downunder
Fri 09/29/06 Mokena, IL, USA @ The Pearl Room
Sat 09/30/06 Detroit MI, USA @ I-Rock Nightclub
Tue 10/03/06 Columbia Heights, MN @ Star Central
Mon 10/09/06 Orangevale, CA, USA @ The Boardwalk Rocks
Tue 10/10/06 San Francisco, CA, USA @ Slim's
Thu 10/12/06 Las Vegas, NV, USA @ House of Blues
Sat 10/14/06 Hollywood, CA, USA @ House of Blues
Sun 10/15/06 Anaheim, CA, USA @ House of Blues
Mon 10/16/06 Scottsdale, AZ, USA @ Martini Ranch
Thu 10/19/06 Tulsa, OK, USA @ Cain's Ballroom
Sat 10/21/06 Fort Worth, TX, USA @ Ridglea Theater
Tue 10/24/06 St Petersburg, FL, USA @ State Theatre
Wed 10/25/06 Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA @ Culture Room
Fri 10/27/06 Baltimore, MD, USA @ Rams Head Live
Sat 10/28/06 Springfield, VA, USA @ Jaxx Nightclub
Sun 10/29/06 Hartford, CT, USA @ Webster Theatre
Tue 10/31/06 Toronto, ON, CAN @ The Opera House
Thu 11/02/06 Pittsburgh, PA, USA @ Rex Theatre
Sat 11/04/06 Poughkeepsie, NY, USA @ The Chance Theater
Tue 11/07/06 Allentown, PA, USA @ Crocodile Rock
Thu 11/09/06 Wantagh, NY, USA @ Mulcahy's

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This Week In Metal - August 24th, 2006

A third week, and to my surprise Slayer isn't number 1. Strapping Young Lad keeps the #1 spot for the second straight week. Meanwhile Slayer is at their heels and I would bet good money they takeover the top spot next week. Hatebreed's new album Supremecy could be the only thing that comes inbetween all of that but I highly doubt it. All That Remains holds strong as one of 4 bands that have stayed in the top 10 since TWIM was brought back. The second biggest highlight of the chart is the fact that All Shall Perish has broken thru and taken a spot inside the top 10. I've been a fan of these boys for a while and its amazing to see their name share spots with the likes of Shadows Fall and Unearth. And now for the chart courtesy of CMJ :

And now for the tunes, with a drastic change in this weeks chart. Unearth jumps from seven to first, while Slayer's Cult drops from first to tenth. Only six songs stayed on the chart, while we had four really strong debuts from great bands. Hatebreed, Mastodon and the new ATR single. Not to mention the ever-growing popularity of Human Abstract debuts. The singles chart is always shaky as the seeming flavor of the week is always ahead here, and now for the music, courtesy of MusicMatch:

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Wolf Announce Release Date, Video Clip And More

Swedish metallers Wolf have announced an October 3rd North American release date for their fourth album, "The Black Flame", to be released through Prosthetic Records. Artwork for the up-coming effort has been posted here. The band is also preparing the first video clip from the new album, to be done for the opening song, "I Will Kill Again". Wolf had this to say on the subject;

Hi, all. We're at the house (haunted of course) in the town off Umeå in Sweden recording the video for the song I Will Kill Again from the upcoming album. Director Owe R Kill Lingwall (Nocturnal Rites) is doing his very best to make us look evil (that means he's doing nothing, cause we're already evil). Tormentor [bassist Mikael Goding] is happy cause Westham kicked Charltons arse. Axeman [guitarist Johannes Losbäck] is happy cause he likes metal. Hammershark [drummer Tobias Kellgren] is happy cause he's getting paid tomorrow and Viper [vocalist/guitarist Niklas Stållvind] is not happy cause he's being tortured by the Killer. And yes...Celtic Frost rules.

The tracklist for "The Black Flame" looks like this:

01 - I Will Kill Again
02 - At The Graveyard
03 - Black Magic
04 - The Bite
05 - Make Friends With Your Nightmares
06 - Demon
07 - The Dead
08 - Seize The Night
09 - Steelwinged Savage Reaper
10 - Children Of The Black Flame

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Nothingface Vocalist Talks About Side-Project

In a recent interview conducted by Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net, NOTHINGFACE vocalist Matt Holt discussed the new project featuring NOTHINGFACE members Tom Maxwell (guitar) and Jerry Montano (bass), former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul and MUDVAYNE members Chad Gray (vocals) and Greg Tribbett (guitar).

Live-Metal: How is this new band or project or whatever it is with Tom and Jerry and Vinnie Paul and the MUDVAYNE guys going to affect NOTHINGFACE?

Matt Holt: "I don't think it'll affect us at all. First of all, Tom is 100-percent — I mean, NOTHINGFACE is his baby. And Chad and Greg, they're not going to leave MUDVAYNE. It's something that especially Tom and Chad and Jerry had talked about for a very long time, and Vinnie and Greg became part of it over time. I'm happy for those guys to finally do this. If anything, it'll probably help us because if it puts Tom and Jerry in front of mainstream people, it's just gonna bring more attention to us. I'm not looking at it as something that's hindering us or anything else like that. I think it's cool. Actually, I haven't heard it. I haven't gotten a chance to hear any of it yet. I can't even tell you what it sounds like. I've heard it was kinda Southern metal-ish. I can imagine what those guys would put together knowing all those guys so well. But it's gonna be good. People should be excited about it if they are. It's not going to affect NOTHINGFACE at all."

Live-Metal: How did [NOTHINGFACE] get back together again? More...

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Photos Of Dimebag Tribute In Newfoundland

A tribute to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mainman Chuck Schuldiner has been painted on a wall in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Check out photos of the mural at this location.

Abbott was shot to death just moments into a DAMAGEPLAN concert on December 8, 2004 at a Columbus, Ohio club. His killer, a disturbed 25-year-old ex-Marine, was slain by a police officer at the scene.

This past Sunday (August 20) would have Abbott's 40th birthday.

Schuldiner passed away on December 13, 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor.

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New Interview With Alice Cooper Online

Canada.com: Most young rock bands play video games and party backstage. What do old rockers like you do back there?

Alice: The funny thing is I get there before a show and I watch really bad kung fu movies — and I mean really bad ones. I'm not talking about ones that you would ever recognize. Things like "The Seven Golden Vampires vs. The Shaolin Monks", you know. I don't know why that became an idiosyncrasy of mine but I get there about an hour-and-a-half before the show, watch that, get ready, start to put the make-up on, and by the time I am ready to go on, it's got me relaxed and ready.

Canada.com: You're still touring. Do you ever get tired of being on the road?

Alice: I'll tell you what, I would have been tired had I not have quit drinking. I quit drinking 25 years ago. When I was drinking I was getting very tired of the grind. Now it's been 25 years since I have had a drink I do a much higher energy show at the age of 58 then I did when I was 28.

Canada.com: What is one thing that people don't know about Alice Cooper?

Alice: Well, I collect watches. I have about 300 watches and I don't have any idea why. I am very, um, what you would call, um, an addictive personality. I also have 23 TVs in my house. It's just one of those things where, once I get into it… like I play golf six times a week. When I get into something I like, I do it a lot! I think that was part of the reason why I was an alcoholic too, you know — when I found something I liked, I did it to much. So I had to be very careful of what my addictions where.

Canada.com: I'm sure one of those 23 TVs is tuned to "Rock Star: Supernova" or "American Idol".

Alice: I absolutely hate those shows! I hate reality TV with a passion! When it comes to shows like "Survivor"… when they are all on the island, that's when the tsunami should hit. Right then! Take everybody off that island. The only reality show I liked is "The Contender". I like the boxing one because you're going to pick somebody in that fight anyway and then when you get the background on these guys — they've got kids, they've got a mother that's sick, they've got this and that — it turns that boxing match into something different. That's the only one I like. The others seem to be mean-spirited. And there has not been one rock act on "American Idol".

Read the entire interview at Canada.com.

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Evergrace Sign With Ulterium Records

Ulterium Records has announced the signing of the Swedish heavy metal band EVERGRACE. The self-titled debut album is scheduled for a September 30 release. The track listing is as follows:

01. The Escape
02. Life has Just Begun...
03. Enough is Enough
04. Alive
05. Plastic Ideals
06. I Am You
07. Ulterior World
08. World of Nothingness
09. I am Sorry for You – Part I
10. I am Sorry for You – Part II (Hold On)

The album was mixed by Per Ryberg (MORGANA LEFAY, TAD MOROSE, BLOODBOUND, etc.) and all artwork was created by Mattias Norén (EVERGREY, KAMELOT, SABATON etc.). A full-length MP3 of the track "The Escape" can be downloaded at this location.

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It Dies Today To Tour With Silverstein

Buffalo, New York's IT DIES TODAY has announced that it will be heading out on tour this fall with SILVERSTEIN and AIDEN. IT DIES TODAY vocalist Nick Brooks says, "It is thrilling to think that we will be playing to kids who have probably never heard of us. This is such a different tour than what we usually do, we are exposing the album to a group of fans that are totally new."

The band just finished a summer long string of powerful tours, most recently Strhess tour alongside STILL REMAINS, SUFFOCATION, POISON THE WELL, and SHADOWS FALL. "While it was a nightmare as far as travel, with lots of van problems, the shows themselves were awesome," Nick says. "We became really good friends with the guys in SUFFOCATION, and STILL REMAINS and SHADOWS FALL have already been friends of ours."

IT DIES TODAY tour dates with SILVERSTEIN and AIDEN:

Oct. 13 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave
Oct. 14 - Minneapolis, MN - Quest Club
Oct. 15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Oct. 17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
Oct. 18 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Oct. 19 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Oct. 20 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Oct. 21 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Oct. 23 - St. Louis, MN - Pop's
Oct. 25 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theatre
Oct. 27 - Salt Lake City, UT - Avalon
Oct. 28 - Boise, ID - Big Easy
Oct. 29 - Portland, OR - Loveland
Oct. 30 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Nov. 01 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
Nov. 02 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Nov. 03 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse
Nov. 04 - San Diego, CA - SOMA
Nov. 05 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
Nov. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
Nov. 07 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquis Theatre
Nov. 08 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Nov. 10 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
Nov. 11 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
Nov. 12 - Houston, TX - Meridian
Nov. 14 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
Nov. 15 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Nov. 16 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
Nov. 17 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Nov. 18 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Nov. 19 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Nov. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
Nov. 22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Nov. 24 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Nov. 25 - Albany, NY - Northern Lights

More dates will be added.

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Mordichrist Announce New EP Title

MORDICHRIST, the Swedish black metal band featuring DARK FUNERAL guitarist Chaq Mol, has set "Dressed In Menace" as the title of its upcoming limited-edition seven-inch single, due in September via Danza Ipnotica. The single will feature two songs, both of which will appear on the band's full-length CD, due in early 2007 via Regain Records. Check out the tracks "Villainy" and "The Fallen" on the group's MySpace page.

MORDICHRIST previously issued a limited-edition (500 copies) 10-inch mini-LP via Danza Ipnotica.

As previously reported, MORDICHRIST singer Nenia is going lend her diabolical voice to the German black metallers CAEDES on their new CD. No further information is currently available.

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Shining Replace Singer On Possible Suicide Of Last

Swedish black metallers SHINING have posted the following statement regarding frontman Niklas Kvarforth has committed suicide:

"There have been many rumours saying that our front-man, founder Kvarforth is dead, we wish these speculations to be put to an end by telling you what we know: a couple of days ago, we received a letter from a person very close to Kvarforth telling us that Kvaforth had decided to leave this world behind and also introducing as a kind off last will, a new singer to replace him for future events of Shining. All that we know for 200% is that Kvarforth has been missing for the past four weeks and might be dead. We don´t really know for us, the band. This comes as no surprise as he has been suffering from extreme anxiety and depression the past six months and some truly extreme things, considering his own personal life, occurred dramatically right before he disappeared. However, we wish to send our deepest regrets to our friend and sadistical leader Kvarforth wherever he might be! Kvarforth did as mentioned, involve a new singer in the band without telling us before he left. His name is Ghoul and will be introduced on the release-show we are holding in December. No one of us, the band members have meet him yet but a contact have been established via letter-exchange, and as this was Kvarforth’s own will, we are now officially presenting our newest member, whoever this might be, Ghoul. It shall also be said that both me and the guys in the band have heard Kvarforth's wish that Shining should get a new singer if he died or disappeared but we never thought that it would come to this point! But it has so we welcome Ghoul to this misery."

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Hatesphere In Wrting Mode

We are at the moment in the process of writing songs for the new cd, and its going really well. Its always a bitch to get the writing process started, but this time has been pretty smooth, and we already have two songs done.

To everyone in good ol' Germany - remember to watch "Newcomer TV" Sonntagnacht 27.08.06 WDR Fernsehen 3:00 Uhr which will feature a special about the Traffic Jam festival we played a few weeks ago. We will be on there, messing around and drinking beer while trying to do an interview haha - should be good fun.

When we played the amazing Hellfest this year, our concert was filmed for the coming Hellfest 2006 DVD. I just saw the footage and its damn good - check it out, and buy the DVD which features a lot of other great bands who played at the festival too.

Horns up!
/Heinz & Hatesphere

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Brand New Sin Return, Post New Music Online

New York quintet BRAND NEW SIN have returned with a voracious hard rock assault laden with soaring, captivating melodies and crushing anthems that are sure to get anyone’s blood flowing and fists pumping. This highly anticipated new offering, Tequila, will further establish them as one of rock’s premiere tandems, a testament backed perfectly by the track “Motormeth,” which can be streamed at the link below. Tequila is set for an October 3rd release. http://mp3.centurymedia.com/brandnewsin/tequila/brandnewsin_motormeth.mp3

Joe Altier (vocals) further describes what “Motormeth” is all about: “The inspiration behind ‘Motormeth’ was to create a song that hits you in the face and just keeps going. It’s BRAND NEW SIN through and through. The song is based on the people in your life that push you to your absolute brink of anger and then reap what they sow. It fits perfectly on our new album, Tequila, which perfectly captures our raw energy. Hopefully, everyone finds the new tunes as ‘intoxicating’ as we do. We feel that a lot of bands nowadays make things sound too polished, and we have been told for years that our albums are good but our live shows are much better, so that's what we went for. See ya soon.”

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Metal, Rock and Alt. Music Doing Well In Billboard

Below are the Top Billboard 200 Charts for this week's rundown in rock/alternative/metal:

#12 - BREAKING BENJAMIN - Phobia @ 50,208
#19 - HINDER - Extreme Behavior @ 35,452
#27 - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Stadium Arcadium @ 28,841
#28 - STONE SOUR - Come What(ever) May @ 28,124
#30 - THE FRAY - HOW TO SAVE A LIFE @ 26,836
#38 - AFI - Decemberunderground @ 21,049
#41 - BLUE OCTOBER - Foiled @ 19,893
#44 - SLAYER - Christ Illusion @ 17,702
#49 - BUCKCHERRY - 15 @ 15,899
#50 - SNOW PATROL - Eyes Open @ 15,728

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Bloodsimple Confirms New Material, Gives Update

bloodsimple have confirmed that they have been working on their new material with a number of different drummers as of late, including Brendon Cohen of Vision Of Disorder fame. The band are currently on the hunt for a new drummer and also recently began pre-production on their new album with producer Machine (Lamb Of God, Clutch). More on that can be found here.

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Gwar, The Red Chord, Municipal Waste Tour Dates

The first batch of dates for Gwar's upcoming tour with The Red Chord and Municipal Waste has been revealed. Here are the tour dates:

10/13 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/14 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/15 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/16 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/17 Winston-Salem, NC @ Ziggy's
10/20 Latham, NY @ Saratoga Winners
10/22 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
10/23 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
11/1 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/3 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
11/4 Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Th./Church

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Ankla Bassist Hospitalized

Ankla bassist Edgar Gonzalez was recently hospitalized for two days following a seizure he suffered after a show in Mokena, IL this past Saturday, August 19th. He has now returned home to Los Angeles, CA and will be unable to finish the rest of the bands ongoing tour with Nonpoint, Silent Civilian and Seemless. Despite this, the band will continue on with the trek, which winds down on September 30th.

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War Of Ages Post New Track, Update Tour Plans

War Of Ages have made their new track "Aftermath" available online here. The bands new album "Pride Of The Wicked" is currently set for a September 05th release date through Facedown and the band will be playing the following dates with Demise Of Eros and 12 Gauge Valentine in support of it:
September 08th Lexington, KY - Southside Church Of Christ
September 09th Kettering, OH - The Attic Club
September 14th Joplin, MO - The Foundry
September 15th Moline, IL - Caras Studio
September 16th Moorhead, MN - All-Star Bowl
September 19th Wichita, KS - Eagle's Lodge North
September 20th Oklahoma City, OK - The Glasnost
September 23rd Humble, TX - Fuel Cyber Cafe
September 24th Seminole, TX - The Tower
September 28th Madison, AL - The Multiplex
September 30th Jacksonville, FL - Fuel Coffeehouse
October 03rd Monroe, LA - Fleur De Live
October 07th Virginia Beach, VA - Club Relevant
October 08th Woxall, PA - The Burning Bush Cafe
October 09th Davidsonville, MD - RTBC

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Satariel Complete New Mini-CD, "Chifra"

Swedish metallers SATARIEL have completed work on their new mini-CD, entitled "Chifra", for a late summer release in Europe and Asia via Pulverised Records. A U.S. release for the effort has yet to be announced. The CD was mixed by was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESSHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Magnus Alakangas at Dug-Out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden and features artwork and layout by Pär Johansson. Lyrically, the CD is said to be "a sort of ending of the concept which was the basis" for SATARIEL's third album, "Hydra", according to a statement from the band. The mini-CD will also contain a video for the song 'Hogtied Angel'.

"Chifra" track listing:

01. Hogtied Angel
02. Slithering
03. Chifra
04. Flies Halo
05. Hogtied Angel (video)

SATARIEL is still signed to Cold/Regain Records for its next full-length album, which will most likely be recorded sometime in late summer/early autumn.

"Hydra" recently received its long-awaited U.S. release via Candlelight Records. SATARIEL released their sophomore CD, "Phobos & Deimos", in 2002 through the now-defunct Dutch label Hammerheart Records.

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The New Megadeth Album To Get Pushed Back

Megadeth's upcoming new album "United Abominations" has been pushed back to an early 2007 release date through Roadrunner, more on that can be found here.

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Hear "AntiPizza" From Horse The Band

HORSE the band's new track "AntiPizza" is now available online here. The bands new EP "Pizza" will see a September 05th release date through 'Cat Records'.

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Killswitch Engage Set To Release New Album

Killswitch Engage has titled their upcoming album "As Daylight Dies." Produced by Killswitch guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, the effort will hit stores on November 21st via Roadrunner Records. Speaking to MTV.com, bassist Mike D'Antonio had the following to say:

"There was really hardly any thought put into it at all. It just came out and we hadn't written in so long that everyone had a lot to contribute. It felt more like the sessions for Alive Or Just Breathing, where everyone was contributing, and everyone had a say. That is more, to me, what the Killswitch style is. But, it is the typical line that everyone gives you - that this is a heavier album — but it kind of is. It's definitely way heavier. There are still the melodic choruses here and there, and there's a lot to latch onto. But it's heavy."

As previously reported, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, LAMB OF GOD and UNEARTH are joining forces for an Australian tour in October.

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Kaura Added To Tool's Sacremento Show

Berkeley based rock band, Kaura have been added to TOOL's Sacramento show on September 2nd with ISIS at the Sleep Train Amphitheater.

The band recently got back from traveling to India, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali, and Laos collecting instruments to incorporate into their melodic and epic rock sound. They documented the entire trip on video, which was recently released on DVD. A Perfect Circle's Paz Lenchantin played on the bands self-released EP last year and they are about to begin negotiations with record labels for the release of their first album. You can learn more about Kaura and hear their music at their MySpace page.

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Interview With Eternity Black's Ryan McKnight

Former HELSTAR guitarists, Robert Trevino and Larry Barragan, have formed a new metal beast entitled ETERNITY BLACK out of the very proud and legendary underground metal scene of Houston, Texas. These two clearly made an impact with their former band and are now sitting on top of a literal powder keg with the new one. I even venture out to say that they are at the helm of one of the baddest, meanest-sounding unsigned acts in the world. They will not bow down to the corpororate metal way-of-thinking as they move forward, ushering in the truest form of heavy music one can handle. I am really impressed by not only the guitars and percussion going on, but they have got one incredible vocalist in Ryan McKnight, who I shared some Q&A with recently. Getcha pull! More...

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Municipal Waste Prevented From Boarding UK Flight

US crossover thrashers Municipal Waste were yesterday prevented from flying from their hometown in Richmond, Virginia to play a series of festival shows in the UK. The band appeared at the check-in desk for their US AIRWAYS flight US3224, but were stopped from boarding, with the reason given being due to ‘heightened security measures.’

Undeterred, and eager not to disappoint their UK fans at their upcoming Reading and Leeds festival shows, Municipal Waste rescheduled their flight for today and are expected to arrive in the UK on Thursday 24th August and head directly to their first show in Exeter.

The band will greet their British audience with extra-intensity at what are sure to be raw and energy-fuelled performances at this weekend’s Carling Festival, and will air songs from their 2005 Earache release ‘Hazardous Mutation’. They are also due to meet fans at an in-store signing session at 5pm at Exeter’s Solo Records on August 24th.

Municipal Waste will perform at:

24.08.2006 UK EXETER Cavern Club
25.08.2006 UK READING Carling Festival Lock Up Stage, 1.30pm
26.08.2006 UK LEEDS Carling Festival Lock Up Stage, 1.30pm
27.08.2006 UK MANCHESTER Music Box
28.08.2006 UK NEWCASTLE Cumberland Arms
29.08.2006 UK RUSHDEN The Attic

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ETID Bassist Comments, The Chariot Replaces Him

As previously reported, Every Time I Die bassist Chris Byrnes has left the band, playing his final show with ETID this past weekend in Michigan at Dirt Fest. The latest rumors suggest that Keller Harbin, formerly of The Chariot, has subsequently taken his place.

Lambgoat contacted Byrnes yesterday and he confirmed his departure and had the following to say:

"The split was amicable, but something that I had to do. For the sake of not stirring up controversy I won't go into the details. All I can really say is that it was not an easy decision to have to make. I truly wish those dudes well and know that the success that they achieved prior to and during my time with them will only continue."

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Guns N' Roses Add New US Tour Dates

LiveDaily.com repots: Guns N' Roses have added a pair of new cities to their growing itinerary, doubling the number of stops on their upcoming North American tour plans.

New to the group's schedule is a Sept. 27 appearance at Fresno, CA's Save Mart Center and an Oct. 2 show at Sacramento's ARCO Arena. Tickets for both shows are scheduled to go on sale Saturday (8/26). Previously, the band announced concert plans for San Francisco and Las Vegas.

GN'R's most recent major US tour was in 2002. That troubled outing was cut short with more than a dozen shows remaining on its schedule, after frontman Axl Rose failed to show up for two gigs.

Guns N' Roses recently wrapped up a European tour that was fairly uneventful by Rose's standards. However, Rose was arrested following his band's Stockholm, Sweden, stop for allegedly scuffling with a security guard and busting up a hotel lobby; the singer also fell ill near the end of the European tour's final show at London's Wembley Arena. (Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach took over to finish out the set.)

Rose is the only remaining original member of GN'R. The group is currently rounded out by keyboardist Dizzy Reed, bassist Tommy Stinson, keyboardist Chris Pitman, drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia, and guitarists Robin Finck, Richard Fortus and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal.

The band has been working the road in advance of its supposedly soon-to-be-released album, "Chinese Democracy." The disc, which has been in the pipeline for about a decade, and the release of which has been delayed repeatedly over the years, will be the group's first collection of original material since the early '90s. No specific release date has been announced.

Guns N' Roses tour dates:

September 2006
16, 17 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel (on sale now)
20, 21 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield (on sale now)
27 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center (on sale 8/26)

October 2006
2 - Sacramento - ARCO Arena (on sale 8/26)

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Nachtmystium To Join Pelican, Daughters Tour

Supporting their latest full-length Instinct: Decay, US Black Metal act Nachtmystium have picked up a few dates out west this fall with Daughters and Pelican, proving that anything goes these days.

In other news the band will also be directly supporting Deicide on October 20th in Brooklyn, New York with a few other monstrosities, so definitely mark that on your hit-list if you're in the tri-state area.

Nachtmystium with Daughters and Pelican:
9/23 Tempe, AZ - The Sets
9/24 Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction w/ Saviours
9/26 Los Angeles, CA - The Knitting Factory w/ Saviours
9/27 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall w/ Saviours
9/29 Portland, OR - Satyricon
9/30 Seattle, WA - Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading

10/20 Brooklyn, NY - North Six - NYDM Deathtoberfest - Direct support for Deicide also w/ Daath, Embalmer, Desolation, Godless Rising, Dimentianon

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Farasu Release MCD, Post Song Online

Eastern melodic death/thrash metal band Farasu, from Malaysia, has released their "The Blackmoon Eclipse" MCD via Nilai Loudblast Malaysia. You can listen to the new track "Patrasari" on thier MySpace page.

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Win Lamb of God or Threat Signal's Latest CDs

Metalunderground.com is giving away three copies of both Lamb of God's "Sacrament" and Threat Signal's newly released "Under Reprisal" - one of each for three weeks with the first prizes to be awarded on Sunday, August 27, 2006. The deadline for entering is therefore September 10, although you have a greater chance of winning if you enter before the first drawing on August 27th, as your entry will remain active for the subsequent drawings.

To enter to win, all you have to do is send an email to logtscontest@metalunderground.com with your name, email address and mailing address. You do not have to be a site member to enter this giveaway. You are restricted to one entry per person, however. Multiple entries will disqualify you from winning any prizes.

After all winners have been chosen and confirmed, the mailbox containing all of the entries will be deleted, so rest assured that we will never spam you or share your information.

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