Jacknife Pushes Back CD Release Date Again

Jacknife has pushed back their CD release date another week to September 13th due to reasons beyond their control.

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Soilwork Frontman Updates On European Tour

Soilwork singer, Bjorn "Speed" Strid, has posted this update on the official band website:

Hi there!

Just want to update what's going on with the european tour..
We have two dates for the U.K fans: Manchester, Academy III, 18th of october and London, Scala, 19th of october. For those people that feel let down not getting any dates in their country this time around, i want to say i'm sorry but there are plans to make a longer european tour in the beginning of next year. Thanx for your patience!
Ozzfest is running towards the end and we had so much fun everyday, thank you guys for your awesome support!!! Also a big hail to one of our biggest fans out there, Bryan Myrick and his great friends for hooking us up with a satanic barbecue in Phoenix! You guys rule!

We'll see you the day after tomorrow in Dallas!

All my best, Speed

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Iron Maiden Fans Declare War On Sharon Osbourne

According to MSNBC.com, some Iron Maiden fans have declared a heavy metal war on Sharon Osbourne. More than a thousand angry fans have signed a petition they plan to send to Ozzy’s wife, with some signers wishing the former reality-show star bodily harm.

The unpleasantness began at an Ozzfest concert in Devore, California over the weekend. When Iron Maiden took the stage, Black Sabbath fans apparently began chanting for Ozzy to appear, with some hurling eggs, bottles and various other items on stage.

Iron Maiden’s lead singer, Bruce Dickinson, told the crowd to break the arms of the hurlers, according to various fans’ reports, and made a snide comment about heavy-metal singers who appear in reality shows. “Technical difficulties” then erupted in Iron Maiden’s show — with lighting and sound going on the fritz; fans of the band blamed the problem on the organizers of Ozzfest. Some also claim that that Kelly Osbourne was one of the eggers, which the Osbourne camp denies.

Sharon Osbourne took the stage afterwards and had kind words for most members of Iron Maiden but reportedly called Dickinson an obscenity and said that he had been disrespectful of Ozzfest since the beginning of the tour.

That has brought out the wrath of Iron Maiden fans. “Sharon and Kelly’s actions towards Bruce and Iron Maiden are despicable at best,” wrote petitioner Michael Swint, one of the calmer of the signers. “It clearly shows how low they are willing to go to upstage an incredible act that were asked by the Osbournes to co-headline and [yet] Maiden are treated with disrespect.”

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Type O Negative To Release New Album In Early 2006

TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Here's what's going on. Peter [Steele] and Josh [Silver] are currently completing their tracks for the 'Roadrunner All Stars' CD. Hopefully they will be done this week. After that, we go back into rehearsals to work on new songs for the next CD. We're shooting to have the new cd released in early 2006. There will be no tours or shows of any kind until the CD is completed and close to the release date. Other than that, I went to the movies the other night. I've been waiting for my car to get out of the shop for over a month. I washed my truck the other day. I still need to take a shower today. My 26" kick drum finally arrived for my Pearl Masterworks green sparkle kit last week but the color was wrong so I had to send it back and they're making me a new one. My LED ZEPPELIN cover band is playing in Brooklyn this weekend. Peter being dead was a hoax and there is no Easter Bunny. Blah Blah Blah, you get the picture..."

As previously reported, TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele will be joining the cast of the new vampire movie, "Tao of M", this month. Steele will be taking on the role of Viktor Baine, the vampire who sires Midael, another vampire who terrorizes New Orleans, played by Steve Blaze (LILLIAN AXE, NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE). Eric Morris also stars, and members of TWISTED SISTER are slated to portray a group of "false priests" who get on Midael's bad side, according to Fangoria. James L. Bills is directing the hi-def production, produced by Milena Rimassa-Merrill and featuring makeup FX by Matt Green, director of "Vicious".

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

Rimassa-Merrill, President/CEO of Isis Films, took the pre-production trailer for the film, as well as some promotional material, to the the Cannes Film Festival 2005, where it was reportedly well received.

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Zakk Wylde Discusses Problems with Bruce Dickinson

According to ZakkWylde.com, Black Label Society mainman and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde has issued the following statement regarding the ongoing war of words between Iron Maiden and Sharon Osbourne:

"Although I'm a huge fan of the Iron Maiden band and their music, I have a problem with Bruce Dickinson talking shit about America and more personally, about the Godfather of my first born son."

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Ozzy Records A Cover Of John Lennon's 'How'

According to a posting on rock photographer Ross Halfin's web site, OZZY OSBOURNE has recorded a cover of JOHN LENNON's "How", which Ross was lucky enough to hear.

Ozzy was due to release Disc Four, "Under Covers", from the "Prince of Darkness", box set on as a separate CD this summer, featuring additional tracks that were not included on the original box set. Ozzy's current list of "unreleased covers" includes the following:

JOHN LENNON - "How"
JEFF BECK - "Hi Ho Silver Lining"
JOE WALSH - "Rocky Mountain Way"
JOHN LENNON - "Woman"
MOODY BLUES - "Go Now"

Although no official release date has yet been announced for the "Under Covers" CD, Amazon.com is currently listing this item for an October 4, 2005 release.

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New God Forbid Song For Download On Fuse TV

A new GOD FORBID song, entitled "Chains of Humanity", is now available for free download at www.fuse.tv/metal (make sure pop-up blocker is off or just hold the control key). "Chains of Humanity" comes off the group's highly anticipated new album, "IV: Constitution of Treason", due in stores September 20 through Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM) and Eric Rachel (ATREYU, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN).

GOD FORBID is the third band (joining ARCH ENEMY and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME) to sneak-preview their music preview exclusively through Fuse's "Metal Asylum" page on their web site. The ARCH ENEMY track "Nemesis" previously shattered every single download record in the history of songs downloaded from Fuse's web site, including most downloads in a single day, in a week and in a month.

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These Arms Are Snakes Tour Dates

The schedule has been solidified for the upcoming These Arms Are Snakes and Minus The Bear tour. Here are the tour dates:

9/7 Portland, OR @ Berbati's Pan
9/8 Spokane, WA @ Fat Tuesday's
9/9 Boise, ID @ The Venue
9/10 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Venue
9/11 Denver, CO @ Cervantes
9/12 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
9/13 St. Louis, MO @ The Gargoyle Washington University
9/14 Champaign, IL @ Courtyard Cafe
9/15 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
9/16 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
9/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
9/19 Providence, RI @ The Living Room
9/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
9/21 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
9/22 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
9/24 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
9/25 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
9/27 Richmond, VA @ Alleykatz
9/28 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
9/29 Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
9/30 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn

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Dark Funeral Reveal New Album Artwork

Dark Funeral have revealed the artwork for their new album, titled "Attera Totus Sanctus", at their official website.

The cover can be viewed here.

The artwork was done by "Morbid" Daniel Valeriani, who also created the artwork for Dark Funeral's previous album, "Diabolis Interium".

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In Flames Cancel Show Due to Bus Breakdown

Due to a bus breakdown, Sweden's In Flames will be unable to play their (non-Ozzfest) show in Odessa, Texas tonight (August 24) with Mudvayne, Shadows Fall and Trivium.

As previously reported, Nuclear Blast Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new In Flames album, "Come Clarity", to February 2006. No reason was given for the delay.

The follow-up to 2004's "Soundtrack to Your Escape", "Come Clarity" was mixed at Tonteknik studio in Umeå, Sweden and will be "more uptempo" and will feature "more guitar harmonies" than its predecessor, according to In Flames singer Anders Fridén.

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Listen To Jacknife's New Album Online

An ecard for Jacknife's new album "Moment Of Reckoning" has been made available online and can be found here. The effort will see a September 06th release date through Zero-Sum.

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Divinity Destroyed Posts New Song on Myspace

Divinity Destroyed releases an unmastered version of 'Haven,' a track off their upcomming EP on their myspace page.

Listen to it here.

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It Dies Today Added To Trivium Tour

It Dies Today have been added to Trivium's upcoming September 10th-September 28th UK/Ireland run with All That Remains

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Dates For Norma Jean Tour Announced

Dates have been announced for Norma Jean's run with Darkest Hour, Still Remains and The Handshake Murders, here's the schedule:

October 08th Memphis, TN - Complex
October 11th Oklahoma City, OK - Green Door
October 12th Kansas City, MO - El Torreon
October 13th Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall
October 14th Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis
October 15th Milwaukee, WI - Mad Planet
October 16th Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theatre
October 17th Huntington, WV - Hyamp

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Divinity Destroyed Open Today's Gigantour

New Jersey metallers Divinity Destroyed will be opening the Gigantour concert event in Holmdel, NJ on Wednesday, August 24. Divinity Destroyed won the opening slot when they were selected as the top band in 95.9 WRAT's "RatFest" battle of the bands. The band will also be performing with the MISFITS on Saturday, October 29 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

Divinity Destroyed are signed to Screaming Ferret Wreckords and their debut release, "Eden in Ashes", is available now.

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Soulfly Initial Album To Be Re-released

The track listing has been revealed for the bonus disc of the upcoming 2-CD "Roadrunner 25th Anniversary Edition" of Soulfly's "Soulfly", here's how it looks:

01 - "Eye For An Eye" (Live at Roskilde '98)
02 - "No Hope = No Fear" (Live at Roskilde '98)
03 - "Spit" (Live at Roskilde '98)
04 - "Bleed" (Live at Roskilde '98)
05 - "Beneath The Remains" (Live at Roskilde '98)
06 - "Tribe" (Live at Roskilde '98)
07 - "Bumba" (Live at Roskilde '98)
08 - "Refuse-Resist" (Live at Roskilde '98)
09 - "Quilombo" (Live at Roskilde '98)
10 - "Roots Bloody Roots" (Live at Roskilde '98)
11 - "Attitude" (Live at Roskilde '98)
12 - "The Song Remains Insane" (Live at Roskilde '98)
13 - "No" (Live at Roskilde '98)
14 - "Max Cavalera Spoken Word Performance" (Live at Crossing Border Festival)
15 - "Spoken Word Jam" (Live at Crossing Border Festival)
16 - "Eye For An Eye" (4-track Demo Version)

The set will see an August 30th release date through

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