Fear Factory Puts Track Up For Download

Fear Factory's new track "Moment Of Impact" is online and ready for download, check it out here. The band will issue their new album "Transgression" through Trillion Records/Liquid 8 on August 23rd.

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Chimaira Puts New Album Tracks Online To Sample

All tracks from Chimaira's self-titled new album can be sampled online here. The aforementioned new effort will hit stores this Tuesday, August 09th via Roadrunner.

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Initial Disturbed Tour Photos Posted Online

DISTURBED kicked off a six-week North American tour Wednesday (August 3) in Ventura, California. Check out pictures from Wire Image.

A DISTURBED media player, featuring the group's new single, "Stricken", can be accessed at this location.

"Stricken" is the first single off the group's upcoming third album, "Ten Thousand Fists", due on September 20 via Reprise. The album features the debut of new bassist John Moyer (ex-THE UNION UNDERGROUND).

As previously reported, Todd McFarlane created the album cover for "Ten Thousand Fists". Aside from creating the wildly popular comic book character Spawn, McFarlane also designed the album cover for KORN 's "Follow the Leader" as well as the video for "Freak on a Leash" and PEARL JAM 's "Do the Evolution".

DISTURBED will headline the Jagermeister Music Tour in November, followed by the Music As A Weapon III trek in 2006. A short U.K. trek is scheduled for October.

DISTURBED's debut album, "The Sickness" (2000) has sold 3.4 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Final Schedule For Blackest of Black Tour

The finalized schedule has been released for the upcoming "Blackest of the Black" tour, which features DANZIG w/ DOYLE, CHIMAIRA, BEHEMOTH, HIMSA, MORTIIS, and THE AGONY SCENE: More...

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Ozzfest Organizers: Ozzy Is Not Sick

Ozzfest's official web site, Ozzfest.com, has been updated with the following message:

"Ozzfest organizers have been forced to postpone only this Sunday's (August 7) show in Somerset, WI. Contrary to published reports that Osbourne is sick, the show is being rescheduled under doctors' advisement that he not perform consecutive shows. Osbourne performed a sold-out show [Thursday] night [August 4] in Detroit with BLACK SABBATH and will take the stage again on Saturday at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre. Ticketholders for Sunday's show should hold onto their tickets, as they will be honored for the rescheduled September 10 date."

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The Red Chord Loses Guitarist

The Red Chord guitarist Kevin Rampelberg (aka Big Kev) is no longer with the band. Kevin played his last show with the band at the Palladium in Worcester last week (July 26th). The split was abrupt, but amicable. For the time being, the Red Chord are performing as a 4-piece with Gunface (aka Mike McKenzie) handling all the guitar duties.

On the special occasion side of things, Psyopus guitarist, Chris Arp, is currently out with The Red Chord learning our songs in order to start filling in over the next few days. For those of you confused, Psyopus is supposed to be out with Ion Dissonance and Swarm of the Lotus right now. Unfortunately, according to preliminary reports from the band, they were waiting to leave for the first show of the tour and they received a wild and confusing call from drummer Lee Fisher explaining he would not be able to do the tour. Psyopus contemplated having a drum machine fill in to keep from bailing, but parties involved disagreed with the practicality of the idea.

Psyopus has made other drummer arrangements and will be back on their feet in no time. Look for Psyopus and The Red Chord to be playing together at Day 3 of this year's Hellfest and look for the Arp/Red Chord collaboration to begin in the next few days for the duration of The Red Chord tour with Between the Buried and Me and Acacia Strain.

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Orphaned Land Prepares For ProgPower USA VI

Israel’s Orphaned Land is gearing up for their 2005 ProgPower USA VI appearance where they will be performing an all-acoustic set Thursday, September 15 at ProgPower USA’s pre-party and a metal set for their Friday ProgPower USA VI performance. Sold out for a consecutive four years in a row (this year in 3 days) ProgPower USA has quickly become North America’s most praised festival. In the past the festival has attracted prestigious European metal acts for their initial U.S. performances such as Nightwish, Blind Guardian, and this year Stratovarius.

Orphaned Land vocalist Kobi Farhi sends this message out to the band’s fans:

Hi everyone, after living on the road and completing 40 shows in 21 countries (with Paradise Lost, some mini tours, and festival dates), we are getting ready for the double acoustic / metallic shows we will be playing at ProgPower USA VI. We have never played two different shows like this back to back. It’s going be really exciting, especially as it is our debut U.S. performance. We can't wait to meet you all." Guitarist Matti Svatski commented, “I have never been to the U.S. and it has been a dream of mine since childhood. Playing such a respected festival with such top of the line bands makes the adventure seem that much more extreme.

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Children Of Bodom Cover Poison?

According to Germany's Rock Hard magazine, Children of Bodom laid down a cover version of the Poison hit single "Talk Dirty to Me" during the recording sessions for their new album, "Are You Dead Yet?". The song is expected to surface on the Japanese version of the new CD, which will also contain a special bonus DVD featuring exclusive footage from the making of the album, live videos and rare recordings. The other audio bonus track on the CD is said to be a cover of the Britney Spears hit "Oops I Did It Again" (which also appears on Children of Bodom's "In Your Face" single).

"Are You Dead Yet?" is scheduled for release on September 14 in Finland and September 19 in the rest of the world.

Children of Bodom mastered "Are You Dead Yet?" on June 6 at Finnvox studios in Helsinki following a six-week recording/mixing session with producer Mikko Karmila.

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