Trail of Tears Completes Work On New Album

Norway's TRAIL OF TEARS has finished recording and mixing its fifth album, "Existentia", at Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes. "At the moment the album is ready to be shipped away for mastering," the band writes in a statement. "10 songs are featured on the album [which] includes contributions from French female singer Emmanuelle Zoldan and Norwegian keyboard master Bernt Moen. Expected European release is November through Napalm Records, followed by other territories shortly thereafter."

In other news, TRAIL OF TEARS will embark on a Mexican tour with THE LEGION OF HETHERIA in November. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.

Also on the TRAIL OF TEARS front, the band has issued the following statement regarding rumors of a possible South American tour in the fall:

"It has come to the band's attention that a Chilean company named South Star Agency presented by Marco Rios is advertising on their website about a TRAIL OF TEARS South American tour to take place in October/November 2006. This is false! This company does not work with TRAIL OF TEARS and have never done so. Do not under any circumstances buy into anything regarding TRAIL OF TEARS in relation with this company. Our one and only partner in this tour is JrJr Music Network located in Mexico City and all inquieries are to be forwarded to them exlusively." More...

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Korn Ask Fans To Shoot Next Video

Ever dream of being a director? Wanna shoot a video? KORN is asking their Chicago and Milwaukee fans that very question.

KORN wants everyone to see the excitement going on out on The Family Values Tour so they are planning on shooting their live video for their latest single, "Politics", during their performance this Saturday, August 26 at the Alpine Valley Ampitheatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.

Along with a traditional camera shoot the band is putting handheld cameras in the hands of TEN lucky members of its fanclub and local area fans who will be given all-access passes to shoot the performance and any behind-the-scenes footage that they choose.

Their footage will be included in the final edit of the video that will be serviced to MTV, MTV2, Fuse, and all other music video outlets.

Send an e-mail with your name, contact information, and some of your ideas to kornvideo@familvalueslive.com and we'll get back to you if you have what it takes.

What whould you shoot during the song? If you have links to videos you have shot send those too!

All participants must have a valid driver's licence or state-issued ID and a second form of ID which could include an ATM card, credit card, or Social Security card. You will be required to leave these with the production while you have the camera checked out.

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Poison Get Into Fight At End Of Show

The Metal Sludge web site has been updated with several fan accounts in regards to POISON's performance last night (Friday, August 25) at The HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia:

Account#1: "Don't know what started it, but right before the encore Bret [Michaels, vocals] and Bobby [Dall, bass] appeared to be in a heated discussion and next thing ya know Bobby slings his bass at Bret. Rikki [Rockett, drums] and the roadies had to come in and separate them. Bret then went on to apologize and say how we may have just witnessed the last POISON concert ever. Bobby later came out and finished the song... guess to give the fans what they paid for. Wish I knew what was said."

Account#2: "Here is the way I saw it from fifth-row center seats.

"The next-to-last song has always been 'Nothing But a Good Time', at least for the last six years that I have seen them. Then they seem to always close with 'Talk Dirty To Me'.

"Well, 'Nothing But a Good Time' was played, the confetti dropped as it has every year, the band comes out and waves and it goes dark. A couple of miniutes pass by and Bobby Dall (the bassist) comes running on stage pics up the mic and starts screaming, 'Do you want some more? I can't hear you!' I mean, screaming the shit. I was weird and unusual....just the whole atmosphere of it seemed strange, the way he was acting. Then the rest of the band comes walking out looking puzzled and Bret tried to get the microphone from Bobby. He shoved Bret and looked seriously pissed off. I mean, he looked like he was ready to throw down. Bret took the boxers stance (you know dukes up and bouncing) and I was just kinda trying to play it off with a smile but Bobby wasn't smiling at all. Then four or five roadies come on stage and pull them off the stage.

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Nevermore Film Seattle Show For DVD

NEVERMORE filmed its headlining performance Friday night (August 25) at the Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington for the band's first-ever DVD, tentatively due in early 2007. The group's setlist for the show was as follows (NOTE: With the exception of the first and last songs, the tracks are not necessarily listed in the exact order in which they were played):

01. Final Product
02. Next In Line
03. Enemies of Reality
04. Matricide
05. What Tomorrow Knows
06. The Garden of Gray
07. Inside Four Walls
08. This Godless Endeavor
09. The River Dragon Has Come
10. I, Voyager
11. Dead Heart in a Dead World
12. Born
13. My Acid Words
14. Narcosynthesis

As previously reported, NEVERMORE's September 12, 2006 concert at the Zeche club in Bochum, Germany will also be filmed for the DVD. The Seattle-based metallers will play a set of about two hours, featuring material spanning their 11-year career. The result will be the main part of their forthcoming home DVD, captured by a seven-camera team, with live recordings (in 5.1 Surround Sound) handled by producer Andy Sneap, who produced the band's latest album, "This Godless Endeavor". The planned double-DVD set will also contain a full NEVERMORE documentary, live footage from throughout the band's career, all of their promotional videos and more extras. Only 666 tickets will be available for the Bochum show.

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Fear Factory Explain South American Cancellations

FEAR FACTORY, who are currently on tour in South America, have released this official statement in response to the rumors of cancellations.

“We would like our fans to know that the band is currently in South America as planned," Fear Factory Manager Christy Priske has posted on the Fear Factory Forums. "Yes, our Valenzuela show has been cancelled but all other performances will be played as scheduled. We are sorry for any conflicting information that may have reached the fans.”

Upcoming Fear Factory South American live dates are as follows:

August
26 - Buenos Aires, Argentina at Estadio De Obras
27 - Santiago, Chile at Teatro Caupolican
31 - Quito, Equador at Agora Casa De La Cultura

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Ed Gein Release Entire Fall Touring Schedule

Ed Gein will be spending the majority of the fall extremely active, first with a short trip alongside Willowtip metal-heads Arsis and then an extensive jaunt with Ferret/Weathermen upstarts Heavy Heavy Low Low & Victory Record's Nights Like These. Though we seriously doubt the Geiners ability to stay still for a prolonged time period, they have hinted that this may be the last lengthy trip before they begin working on new material.

Tour w/ Arsis and Becoming the Archetype
8/25 Brockton , MA Roman's
8/26 Amityville , NY Village Pub South
8/27 Binghamton , NY American Legion Hall
Tour w/ Misery Signals, Dead to Fall and Arsis
9/08 Des Moines , IA House of Bricks
9/09 Topeka , KS The Static Bar
9/10 Denver , CO Marquis Theatre
9/11 Cedar City , UT Night by Night
Tour w/ Heavy Heavy Low Low, Nights Like These and Ligeia
9/15 Roseville , CA The Underground
9/16 San Jose , CA The Cave
9/18 Anaheim , CA Chain Reaction
9/19 San Diego , CA Soma
9/20 Phoenix , AZ Modified Arts
9/21 El Paso , TX Chic's
9/22 Lubbock , TX Winchester Pavilion
9/23 San Antonio , TX The Sanctuary
9/24 Dallas , TX Gypsy Tea Room
9/25 Houston , TX Walter's on Washington
9/26 Wichita Falls , TX OneSixNine
9/27 Memphis , TN The Complex
9/28 Birmingham , AL Cave 9
9/29 Nashville , TN Muse
9/30 Atlanta , GA The Masquerade
10/02 Jacksonville , FL Jack Rabbit's
10/03 West Palm Beach , FL Ray's Downtown Blues
10/04 Orlando , FL Backbooth
10/05 Ybor City , FL The Orpheum
10/06 West Columbia , SC New Brookland Tavern
10/07 Charlotte , NC The Casbah
10/09 Baltimore , MD Sonar
10/10 Lancaster , PA Chameleon
10/11 Huntington , WV Hyamp
10/12 Covington , KY The Madhatter
10/14 Mt Clemens , MI Hayloft Liquor Stand
10/15 Columbus , OH The Basement
10/16 Dekalb , IL The House Café
10/17 Minneapolis , MN Ascot Room
10/18 Iowa City , IA The Picador
10/19 Kansas City , MO The Grand Emporium
10/20 St Louis , MO Creepy Crawl
10/22 Lemont , IL Stage 83
10/23 Grand Rapids , MI Skelletones
10/24 Buffalo , NY Buffalo Icon
10/28 Asbury Park , NJ Asbury Park Convention Hall
10/29 Providence , RI The Living Room
10/31 Louisville , KY Bulldog Cafe

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Brainstorm Surivives Summer Touring

I thought I'd share some long overdue Brainstorm news with you. First of all, really hope you all had an amazing festival summer - we for sure had one of the best festival runs ever and after so many wonderful shows during this summer we have almost reached the end of the summer festival season. One more to go - good times always go fast!

We had a lot of fun headlining the Römerstein Open Air, the Sägfestival and the lovely Eternity of Rock in Italy and definitely had a blast with all you people at the Rock Hard Festival & the Metal Dayz in Switzerland . We enjoyed the nice Rock Am Härtsfeldsee near our home base - it really felt like coming home, dudes; we rocked through and on the muddy fields of the Basin Fire Fest in the Czech Republic and for sure had our part of fun at the Earthshaker Fest. Hugs and kisses go out to all you people on the Sziget Festival in Hungary - it's always a pleasure to play one of the biggest and nicest festivals in the world with its very unique charm and character. You have to go there if you get the chance. Last but not least I for sure don't want to miss to send out a big hello to all you people in Spain and the Metalway Festivals we played end of July. This was without any doubt one of the most intense weekends we had yet. Starting with an amazing show in Gernika, followed by a "Spinal Tap" trip flying via Madrid to the south of Spain with lost instruments, lost luggage, delayed and missed flights followed by a late night show in Jerez and last but not least missing luggage and instruments again in Barcelona and back home as well. Rock 'n' Roll!

Next is the final festival show for this summer: today, on the Deichbrand Festival in Cuxhaven which we are really looking forward to and having said that, there's not much left to say than sending out a big "thanks a lot dudes!" for raising the horns with us on this years' festivals, see you soon either on the Bloodstock Festival in the UK in September or on some more upcoming shows in fall - stay tuned there's more to come.

God bless you all!

Todde & Brainstorm

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Chris Barnes Checks In Following European Tour

Just checking in with you all- especially our European fans, to thank you for your undying dedication. We had an incredible time on our most recent tour of Europe !

First off - Wacken- what a killer festival!! It was completely surreal to stand on that stage in front of the biggest crowd of my career and witness the brutality that took place that afternoon, unfuckingbelievable! Thank you all so very much!!!

And just when we thought it couldn't get any better ...there was Party San, probably the best show we have played in 2 years, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart for making us feel so welcome that night! I would also like to thank Jarne, the festival promoter for all of his help, and hospitality-and for giving us the opportunity of headlining the show -we had a killer time-you rule bro! And while I'm at it I'd like to take the time to thank Michael Trengert and all at Metal Blade Europe for all of their help and hard work, on this tour and over the years, without them we wouldn't be where we are at right now -and we appreciate it fully!! We would also like to give thanks to all of our fans who came out to all of the shows in between the festival dates, we were pleasantly surprised with the turn out and had a great time, and we will see you this December for The X-Mass festivals!!

As for upcoming shows... we are currently getting ready for the onset of the Monsters of Death Tour here in the States with Krisiun, Decapitated, and Abysmal Dawn. We are really stoked to have such a killer line up on this tour and hope all of you U.S. SFU fans get fucking brutal like it was the last death metal concert on the planet- because we are totally ready to KILL!

See you all soon, and thanks again Europe !!! –Barnes

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Cannibal Corpse Comment On SOTU, Upcoming Tour

We have just returned from the Sounds of the Underground tour, and we feel it was a great success. We would like to thank the entire crew on SOTU for doing a great job and for keeping things running smoothly throughout the tour. We also want to say hello and thanks to all of the great bands we shared the stage with during the tour. Many thanks also goes out to our friends at Jagermeister Music for the great BBQ and for the meet and greets they hosted throughout the tour. Most importantly, we'd like to thank the fans who attended. The entire tour was one great audience after another, and we really appreciate that!

Our immediate future plans are a tour in Australia in October, followed by a headlining tour of the USA in November and December. The other bands on the US tour will be: Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, and Unmerciful. We should have dates posted shortly.

We would again like to thank everybody who came out to see us play this summer, and we hope to see the rest of you as the Death Walking Tour continues!

*Live pics of Cannibal Corpse from Sounds of the Underground by Carina HERE

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Unearth To Do In-Store Signing In San Diego

Attention Unearth fans in San Diego, CA! Meet Unearth and get your copy of III: In the Eyes if Fire autographed by the band on Sunday Sept 17th at Blue Meannie Records. See them live later that night at Soma! Tickets for the show are on sale now!

Where:
Blue Meannie Records
1164 North 2nd Street
El Cajon CA , 92021
(619) 442-5034

When:
Sunday Sept 17th from 3-4 pm

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Cellador On Upcoming Trivium Tour

Omaha Power-metallers are proud to announce their addition to the east coast dates of the Trivium U.S. tour!

Cellador guitarist Chris Petersen comments, "We are proud to announce that we have been invited for a swing of East Coast and Canada dates with metal masters Trivium running from the 1st of October through to the 9th. It's an honor and privilege to share the stage with one of the young purveyors of today's modern American metal revitalization, and it is a pleasure to be joining them for the starting leg of their first ever North American headlining tour. We are looking forward to heading back out to the East Coast, where we met some of our most devoted friends and fans during our recently completed summer US tour. The support and energy we felt and received was far beyond anything we could have imagined for our band this early on in our careers, and thus we anxiously await heading back out on the road to meet all our new friends again as well as all the new ones we hope to make as well. We have had many emails and messages from fans and friends in Canada who have been waiting to see us, and we are excited to finally be able to come out and perform for all of you. We have a new variety of merch that will be available exclusively on this tour, so be to stop by our booth and have yourself a look (we're always over there anyway). See you guys soon!"

CELLADOR
Tour w/ Trivium, The Sword and Protest the Hero
10/01 Lake Buena Vista , FL House of Blues Orlando
10/02 Atlanta , GA Masquerade
10/03 Norfolk , VA Norva Theatre
10/04 Baltimore , MD Recher Theatre
10/06 Philadelphia , PA The Trocadero
10/07 Worcester , MA Palladium
10/08 Montreal , QC Medley
10/09 Toronto , ON Phoenix Concert Theatre

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Meet Stone Sour In Canada

Stone Sour will be making an appearance on MuchMusic for an interview at 3PM. Show your support for them at 229 Queen Street West and get a chance to view them 'through glass.'

Feel like breaking through the glass? Then come be a part of the audience for Stone Sour's 4:30PM interview on Edge 102 (located at 228 Younge Street's street level studio).

Finally, get a chance to see Stone Sour do what they do best as they play the Molson Amphitheatre that evening as part of the Family Values Tour. For details on that date and much, much more, click HERE

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Jasta Says Hatebreed Should Tour w/ Metallica

Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta recently spoke to PLANET-LOUD.COM about the new album, Supremacy.

To see why the new album feels like a new beginning, as well as why Jamey thinks Hatebreed would be a perfect fit to tour with Metallica, click HERE.

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Citizen Sign To Relapse Records

Relapse Records has announced the signing of political grindcore guerrillas CITIZEN.

CITIZEN formed in 2004 when Matt Widener (CRETIN), Derrick Psaros, and Mike Mihalik decided to take political grindcore one step further. Widener explains: “Most political bands explore the problems of the world, the crumbling environment, despotic governments…that’s step one for instituting change. But punk and metal rarely go beyond the shock phase. We wanted extreme music to reach the next step—that rally cry, where instead of hopelessness, people are reminded of their power to create change. Music that inspires, is stirring, proud, patriotic…that’s the challenge for CITIZEN.”

CITIZEN’s driving d-beats and anthemic blasts will make their debut on Relapse in 2007 with their as-of-yet untitled official U.S. debut. This record will be a concept album allegorizing the fall of a nation, told in Homeric scope. “We’re writing riffs like leitmotivs,” Widener says, “to symbolize different concepts of freedom and revolution. It’s more nuanced and less on-the-nose this time around. And the music is going even farther into unique CITIZEN territory—more parade marches, war cry-like blasts, the whole thing unabashedly propagandistic. I think we’re stepping away from the bands before us and coming into our own.”

In 2005 CITIZEN released Manifesto For The New Patriot on Code Breaker / Earache, a 15-song compact that married punk-weighted grindcore with revolutionary lyrics culled from guerrilla warfare manuals. Manifesto… mixed the influences of NAPALM DEATH, ASSUCK, DISCHARGE, BRUTAL TRUTH, and TERRORIZER, with fragments of world national anthems, war ballads, and military marches.

CITIZEN tracks can be heard via their official website and MySpace page.

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Ruiner Announce European Tour Dates

Ruiner will be touring Europe in October and November. Here are the tour dates:

20/10 Germany Essen Cafe Nova
21/10 Belgium Kontich Lintfabriek
22/10 UK London Ninja Fest
24/10 UK Stoke on Trent The Glebe
25/10 UK Manchester The Attic
30/10 UK Newport Le Pub
31/10 UK Truro Threemilestone Comunity Center
01/11 UK Birmingham Market Tavern
03/11 Germany Giessen MUK
05/11 Austria Dornbirn Schlachthaus
06/11 Austria Klagenfurt Stereo Club (Backstage)
08/11 Slovenia Ljubljana Orto Bar
14/11 Czech Republic Prague OO7
18/11 Germany Arpke Jugendtreff
19/11 Germany Cottbus Muggefugg

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Sodom Photos Of LA Signing Session, Concert Online

Several high-quality photos of SODOM's signing session at Dark Realm Records in Downey, California on Saturday, August 12, 2006 and the band's live appearance at the Key Club in Hollywood later that same night (along with a short review) have been posted online here.

In addition to their Hollywood appearance, SODOM performed at B.B. Kings Blues Club & Grill in New York City on August 10.

SODOM's self-titled album was issued in the U.S. in May. The CD was recorded and mixed at the premises of an old friend: Andy Brings. The former SODOM guitarist produced the new album at his Midas Twins studios in Hagen, Germany together with sound engineer Haan Hartmann. "Sodom" was mastered by Eroc, drummer with German rock cult band GROBSCHNITT.

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Blitzkrieg To Support Doro In The U.K.

NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends BLITZKRIEG will support German metal queen DORO on her U.K. dates in November.

BLITZKRIEG's most recent album, "Sins and Greed", was released in July 2005 via Metal Nation Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Absolute Power" was recorded at Trinity Heights Studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne (U.K.) and features bass player Paul Brewis, who replaced Andy Galloway in early 2004. In addition, the CD marks Ken Johnson's first studio album following his performance on "Absolutely Live".

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Clouds Turned Black Announce New Drummer

Victorville, California's CLOUDS TURNED BLACK is has announced the addition of drummer Josh Anderson to the group's ranks. "We would like to thank everyone that tried out for us and everyone that showed interest," the band writes in a statement. "And of course everyone who supported our search and that helped us out. We are now looking forward to finishing the work on our debut album 'Transfixion', and moving ahead full speed."

CLOUDS TURNED BLACK's demo, "The Red Seal", is currently available to download at no charge via www.cloudsturnedblack.net. Their debut album, "Transfixion", will be released this winter via Open Grave Records. More...

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After Forever Post New Rehearsal Video Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER is currently writing material for the follow-up to 2005's "Remagine", tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. The band has posted several rehearsal video clips on its official web site offering a glimpse into the songwriting/rehearsal process. Check them out at AfterForever.com.

The follow-up to 2004's "Invisible Circles", "Remagine" was recorded at Excess studio in Rotterdam, Holland and was mixed by Sascha Paeth and Philip Colodetti at the Gate studio in Wolfsburg, Germany. More...

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Fecal Corpse Are Too 'Offensive' For Canada

New York City death metallers FECAL CORPSE were apparently turned away at the Canadian border after attempting to enter the country to play a couple of shows. In its latest MySpace bulletin, the band writes, "So we get to the border and they're denying us entry because we didn't have work visas and tried to get in. So we got threatened with three weeks of jail time per member plus fines. So after six hours of interrogation, they decide to let us go because it's 'not worth the time.' The fucking police said to let us go, the border patrol wanted to press charges. Now, we're all not allowed in Canada for one year's time and our merchandise is BANNED from Canada because it's deemed 'offensive.'"

FECAL CORPSE's full-length debut, "We Gang-Banged Your Mom...Again!" was released earlier in the year via Redrum Records.

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Masterplan Begin Recording New Album

MASTERPLAN members Uli Kusch (drums) and Roland Grapow (guitar; both ex-HELLOWEEN) have started the recordings for the band's third album. According to a posting on Kusch's web site, a replacement for singer Jorn Lande, who announced his departure from the group in early May, will be confirmed soon. The band's final show with Lande took place on August 8 at Lokersefeesten in Belgium. A photo taken during the performance can be found at UliKusch.de.

According to a statement released by the band in May, Lande's departure was caused by increased "musical differences" between the vocalist and the rest of the band. During the songwriting process for the group's third album, it became increasingly apparent that the other members of the band had different visions and plans for the group's musical direction. While Jorn wanted MASTERPLAN to follow a more melodic path, the rest of the band wanted to return to the metallic roots of their debut album. More...

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Down is In Writing Mode

According to DOWN's webmaster, the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) is "in the writing phase" of the group's third album. An early 2007 release is expected.

Brown previously stated in an online posting that DOWN is currently working on two albums' worth of material while planning a tour of the Pacific Rim and South America. In addition, the band will apparently re-release its classic debut, "Nola" (1995), with Brown on bass, and remaster its follow-up, "Down II" (2002), although it is not presently clear when either of those releases might see the light of day. More...

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Interview

Interview With Tom Wylde Of Wylde Metal Radio

Chicago, Illinois is the home to one of the hottest underground radio shows on the net called WYLDE RADIO on the Cygnus Internet station. The host is outspoken and truer to the heavy metal scene than most. His name is Tom Wylde and I wanted to give all of you a chance to learn more about the work that he does, so I tracked him down and got this interview done. More...

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Blanco Diablo Announce East Coast Tour Dates

Charlotte, NC-based threesome Blanco Diablo plans to continue their assault on the Southeast this fall, including multiple dates in their home state, North Carolina, and neighboring South Carolina. The band has planned a residency of sorts in the Charleston, SC, market, with repeated visits on a monthly basis (see tour dates below). In addition to the upcoming residency, Blanco Diablo has been focusing on Charleston a lot lately. Earlier this summer, band guitarist and leader Jamie Ray teamed up with WYBB-FM and a local Guitar Center to offer a Guitar Clinic. Two one-hour sessons were given away: one winner won at the store, and the other was given away on WYBB's local show. The station has been extremely supportive of the band thus far.

Blanco Diablo themselves have also been supportive in their hometown – the band played a benefit concert on August 19th at the Charlotte Neighborhood Theater, sharing the bill with other local bands. They helped raise over $92,000 for a friend of the band who was seriously injured in early July during the Running of the Bulls in Pamploma, Spain. The money raised will go to defray mounting medical costs.

Jamie Ray, who is a recognized and accomplished guitarist, hopes to schedule additional guitar clinics, like the one he did in Charleston, this fall. He is sponsored by Dunlop, and was tapped to try out for Ozzy Osbourne's band at the age of 19. Blanco Diablo released their debut album, Paper Poison Revolution, through Rock Ridge Music on April 25, 2006. Driven by the relentless propulsion of guitarist/singer Jamie Ray's catchy riffs, this North Carolina based trio is rewriting the rock and roll rule book, defining a genre in their own terms. Ray proclaims, "We don't adhere to any formulas, we trust our instincts, and we take pride in cutting our own musical path despite the current musical trends. We've got the best seasoned firewood for a new generation of rock n' rollers looking for heat!!!"

Blanco Diablo is: Jamie Ray (vocal/guitar), Patrick Jason (bass/backing vocals), Jeff Nunnery (drums/backing vocals). They can be found online at blancodiablomusic.com and myspace.com/blancodiablo.

Here are Blanco Diablo's confirmed shows:

8/26 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
9/3 Raleigh, NC @ The Pour House
9/29 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern
9/30 Myrtle Beach, SC @ 007 Hard Rock Tavern
10/6 Beaufort, SC @ The Point
10/21 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern
11/18 Murfreesboro, NC @ Zakk's Coffeehouse
11/25 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ The Village Tavern
12/2 Hickory, NC @ Hickory Underground

More tour dates TBA.

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Hell Hound Looking For New Guitarist

US metallers HELL HOUND are looking for a new guitarist. Says the band: "Do you have the style, flash, and attitude to join the hillbillys from hell in their quest to uneducate the civilized world, WELL, Are you him(her)? If so, you must do the following:
1) live in the Las Vegas, Nevada area or be willing to relocate to Las Vegas
2) Send no more than a three-song demo, a recent picture, and a very short bio to:

Hell Hound Guitar Search
10925 Southern Highlands Pkwy.
Ste. 2176
Las Vegas, NV 89141"

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Re:Ignition Mixing Debut Album

Guitarist Tim Howell of RE:IGNITION has issued the following update on the progress of the recording sessions for the group's debut album, "Empty Heart Loaded Gun", due later in the year via Corporate Punishment Records:

"We are finally done with all the tracking and editing of the record that seemed like would never end. After changing producers and studios and editors, we have hashed out everything and it's in the capable hands of Peter Rutcho (SEEMLESS). We have six songs very close to being mixed and six more on the way. We are so fucking glad to have it out of our hands and almost finished."

"Empty Heart Loaded Gun" will feature guest appearances by guitarist Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD, ex-VIO-LENCE) and vocalist Brock Lindow (36 CRAZYFISTS).

RE:IGNITION is:

Dave Moore (ex-MINDBENDER) - Vocals
Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB, ex-DEFIANCE) - Guitars
Tim Howell (ex-FUELED, SACRILEGE B.C.) - Guitars
Snake (SKINLAB) - Bass
Mark Hernandez (ex-TECHNOCRACY, TORQUE) – Drums

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Blinded Colony Premiere New Track This Wednesday

Sweden's BLINDED COLONY will be posting a brand new track online at their official MySpace page this coming Wednesday (August 30). It will only be made available for 24 hours, and will NOT be downloadable.

As previously reported, BLINDED COLONY has been forced to push back the projected release date of its new album, "Bedtime Prayers" (Pivotal Rockordings), to November 10 from the previously announced October 13. "The reason for this is that we simply couldn't make the deadline: Schuster [vocals] has been screaming his lungs out and therefore got himself a very soar throat, which means delays," guitarist Tobias Olsson previously stated. More...

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Interview

Interview With Christophe From Fall To Grace

Los Angeles, California's FALL TO GRACE has just received word that they are moving into the semi final stage of the National Bodog Battle Of The Bands competition and are to perform the next round of the contest on September 12th at The Roxy club. They are currently at work on their debut LP and still remain unsigned, but it looks very promising for the hard rockin bunch. They have great stage performance and blend the key elements of metal with a literal 'throwback' Rock-style so well that I just don't see them not making it to the top here very soon. I took some time to get more info on the group with their bass player, Christophe. More...

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Dickinson: Sharon "Is Obviously Completely Mad"

In his only interview for Swedish media in support of IRON MAIDEN's new album, "A Matter of Life and Death", vocalist Bruce Dickinson talked candidly to Close-Up magazine about last year's Ozzfest and the infamous egg incident.

Immediately after IRON MAIDEN's triumphant show at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on July 9, 2005, Dickison told Kerrang! magazine, "I'd like to go to America and say 'You're very good, but you're not as loud as 56,000 fucking vikings in a football stadium.'" The following week, the band went to America to play at Ozzfest, but the outspoken vocalist didn't have a lot of nice things to say about it.

"It was my usual love/hate relationship with corporate America," says Dickinson. "Ozzfest is a corporate rock event at which they sell the front 10-12 rows to corporate seats and not to kids. Most of the bands pay a lot of money to be on the Ozzfest, they get paid next to nothing. The whole way it's being portrayed as being some kind of altruistic holiday for all the bands is absolute nonsense, it's complete bullshit. Most of the bands are there because they paid to be there. That's the way it's run. We went out and we were like, 'Okay, why aren't there any people down the front?' Well, because it's restricted seating and because they don't have tickets. 'What?!' That's fucked, so we said so. I said so every night. Some fat cunt with greasy hair sat eating his hamburger with 50 seats empty all around him. Where are all the kids? They're held behind the barrier and they can't get any closer, because that's the way the venue is run. That sucks."

Close-Up: Did you expect Sharon Osbourne to take the measures that she took?

Bruce: "No, I think they were extraordinary, weren't they? Childish and uncalled for, and quite dangerous, really, when you consider there could've been a riot among the rest of the audience. Extraordinary! She is obviously completely mad!"

Close-Up: You kept quiet. Weren't you dying to fight back in the press?

Bruce: "There's no purpose of starting a soap opera. I mean, she IS a soap opera. That's what she does, that's what 'The Osbournes' is, that's what this 'X Factor' and all this reality TV bullshit is. IRON MAIDEN is IRON MAIDEN, we don't participate in that kind of crap. We don't do [MTV show] 'Cribs' or the celebrity garbage that is everywhere, that pervades people's lives and they think is important. We don't do 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here', 'Big Brother', or any of that shit. So doing any more than stating the facts and let people make up their own mind is just playing to the press. It's just gonna create more crap. There was so much stuff on the Internet, there were so many people who saw exactly what happened. Let the people tell the story, we don't need to say anymore than 'Okay, this is what happened. If you don't believe us, you can find out.'"

Close-Up: An hour ago I was surfing the Net and did a search on Google on "IRON MAIDEN + Sharon Osbourne" and this comment from Blabbermouth came up: "I fucking hate IRON MAIDEN, but fuck Sharon Osbourne." You must've loved the aftermath of the egg incident. All of a sudden everyone, even people that weren't into IRON MAIDEN, were rooting for you.

Bruce: "I see what you mean. I think the key is that this was a collision between two completely different worlds. The world that Sharon lives in is a world of... She goes to fashion shows and her daughter is the new face of whatever it was, some make-up bullshit or something you put on your face. Vogue magazine and all that kind of crap. She's put herself in that world and done that by choice. And lots of people do [that] and they're supermodels. All those people have their picture taken on red carpets and appear in fashion magazines. That's not our world, that's not my world. I don't ever go to places like that. I'd rather have all my teeth pulled out and have nails hammered into my gums than go there, to a fashion show and hang out with supermodels!

"What we do is we are a heavy metal band and what we care about is our fans. That's it. So our strength comes from that simplicity. You know, what do I care if I never appear on reality TV? 'Fucking great, thank you! Can I have it in writing?' But in her world, that's really important. In her world, it's really important what you look like. In her world, facelifts are really important. In my world, I don't give a fuck. I get old and I get wrinkly. Who gives a shit?"

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Adema Post Demo Songs From New Album

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