Odroerir To Release New EP

The Pagans metalers Odroerir are going to release a new EP, still with no released date nor title. You can check some sound samples here and the cover art here.

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Lamb Of God Offered To Tour w/ Megadeth

Sin's Metal News has a brand new interview with LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler, that highlights the band's post-OZZFEST 2004 plans, including offers to go out with MEGADETH and CHILDREN OF BODOM, as well as what Adler's management company OuterLoop Management is all about, and much more.

Read the full article at siN's Metal News.

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Bloodstock DVD, 'Pure Blood Vol 1', Details

The first Bloodstock DVD, PURE BLOOD Vol 1, will be released within the next 3-4 weeks and on sale at the show. This DVD will contain promo videos and audio tracks from 12 bands who have appeared at Bloodstock in the past and also appearing this year. The bands are:

BIOMECHANICAL
5TH MAN DOWN
FOURWAYKILL
ILLUMINATUS
INFOBIA
INTENSE
INVEY
LIQUID SKY
MERCURY RAIN
NOWHERE NEAR THE GARDEN
PANIC CELL
THE PROPHECY

Vol 2 is being filmed this year at Bloodstock 2004 with the sets of INFOBIA, ILLUMINATUS, INVEY, PANIC CELL and FOURWAYKILL making up the first Live DVD! So, if you wanna appear on the DVD, "get down the front for each set as they will make your ears bleed!"

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Penance Update

American traditional doomsters PENANCE have issued the following update:

"Just wanted to drop a few quick notes about what is going on in the Penance camp these days....

For starters we have begun writing for the follow-up to 'Spiritualnatural'. So far some very cool riff and ideas have come in so we'll see what transpires going from riffs and song
skeletons to the fully fleshed out versions. I know we're all excited to be creative and try some new things not only in what we write but how we write as well. A few tentative song titles include "To Sleep With Anger", "Man of Sorrows", and "Lives Long Past".

Also wanted to mention a few upcoming gigs - we'll be appearing at the 31st Street Pub, Pittsburgh, PA on August 14th with our amigos in Submachine and Orodruin.
We're also scheduled to play at SHOD 6 which we are all very psyched about. We play on September 5th (Sunday).

We hope to have our web-site updated soon with up to date news, pics and stories from our European tour and some new merch items."

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New Nightwish Single Due In September

On September 20th Spinefarm Records will release NIGHTWISH’s new single, ‘Wish I Had An Angel’ in CD single and DVD single formats. The single will be available for pre-order at the band’s ofiicial website a few days before it’s release. The cover art for the single can be viewed at this location.

‘Wish I Had An Angel’ is lifted from Nightwish’s Once album. As previously reported, 'Once' has just sold double platinum in Finland which means over 60,000 sold albums.

Nightwish recently inked a deal with Roadrunner Records. The label will be releasing 'Once' in the US on October 20th (CD already released in Europe). Nightwish will be starting a Canadian and US tour on August 16th in Toronto, ON.

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Wacken Open Air Streaming For Free

You can watch the last 24 hours of Wacken Open Air 2004 for free. Follow this link. Enjoy!

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Anaal Nathrakh Confirm Release Date For New Album

British Black metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH have announced through their website that their new album, 'Domine Non Es Dignus', will be released on November 2nd through Season Of Mist.

As previously reported, the band recorded the album at Necrodeath Studios. The release will include the tracks 'Revaluation Of All Values', 'To Err Is Human', 'To Dream - Futile' and 'Procreation Of The Wretched', among others.

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Kult Ov Azazel To Open For Deicide

KULT OV AZAZEL have issued the following annnouncement:

"It has been confirmed and sealed in blood; we will open for DEICIDE on September 16th at the Culture Room. So after 2+ years of silence we will once again storm Ft. Lauderdale with unholy vengeance and blasphemous hatred!! We'll be covering a good portion of material from '99 up to the last album, Oculus Infernum, which the legions of South Florida have yet had a proper introduction to. The ritual will begin before Deicide and will most likely be the last local performance for another long period of time. Come and worship!!!"

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Mortiis New Video To Debut This Weekend

Earache Records report that UK fans get their first chance this weekend to see the brand new MORTIIS video for 'The Grudge' when it will be added to Kerrang! TV in the UK from 22.00 CET this Saturday night.

Shot recently in New York by cult Los Angelean director Charlie Deaux (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ZOETROPE), ‘The Grudge’ is the first clip to be taken from the album of the same name and is in many ways prime Mortiis, picking up where 2001's 'The Smell Of Rain' left off, whilst offering tantalising hints of the future that Mortiis Era 3 will hold.

'The Grudge' will also be the first ever single from Mortiis and will be on sale on Monday 16th August for one week only. Kerrang TV will be airing the video all week after 22.00 CET each night.

As earlier reported, Mortiis will be teaming up with SUSPERIA for a double headline package under the banner of The Unlimited Grudge Tour 2004. Starting in the UK on 15th September the tour will run through 19 countries finishing in Belgium on 14th November. Dates on The Unlimited Grudge Tour 2004 are as follows: More...

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Cradle Of Filth To Shoot Video This Week

Roadrunner Records have issued the following update:

Cradle Of Filth's Dani and Dave have been in the RR NY office over the past couple of days doing promo for their upcoming 9/28 release, Nymphetamine (including answering the questions you sent in... answers will be up early next week).

Dani and Dave will be heading back across the Atlantic tomorrow, and the band will be shooting the video for the title track off their upcoming release come Thursday (8/12) in the UK.”

CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Nymphetamine", is due in stores on September 28. Check out Roadrunner's Music Section for an mp3 of 'Gilded Cunt'.

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Slayer Guitarist Speaks To KNAC.com

Long time Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman spoke to KNAC.com recently about his start in Slayer, his musical influences, the band's forthcoming DVD, songwriting and a lot more. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:

KNAC.COM: "You don’t do many interviews, so why don’t we start from the beginning. What brought you into Slayer? What tied you in at the beginning?"

HANNEMAN: "Kerry and I met-- I was hanging out with some friends who played… I don’t know what kind of music it was… more like Robin Trower? Bluesy kind of music; and Kerry for some reason was trying out for that band. Me and Kerry got to talking, and he and I picked up a guitar and we started playing with a drummer after the tryout session was over. We were playing Priest and Maiden songs with a drummer, and so Kerry and I started talking after that and Kerry was like, "Why don’t we start our OWN band?" [Laughs] and I was like, "...Fuck yeah!" [Laughs] Eventually—Dave [Lombardo] lived down the street from Kerry, and approached Kerry because he heard that he had guitars, then next thing you know Dave was in the band. Then Kerry said that he'd played in another band with this singer named Tom [Araya], and soon he was in the band. The rest is history."

KNAC.COM: "So as far as the new album, I read that you’re not actually going in until around January because Rubin has changed distributors again."

HANNEMAN: "Once again. So instead of getting the album done and waiting, having it sit on a shelf, fuckin' we’ll just go tour."

Read the full article at KNAC.com.

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Album Update From Kamelot Guitarist

Kamelot guitarist Thomas Youngblood has posted this studio update at the band's official website:

Hello all,

We are nearing the end of our visit to Germany and we are very, very pleased with the sessions. Khan has once again surpassed himself and the vocals are killer! Guitars are quite killer if I do say so myself ;) We are planning some very special appearances on the album but I cannot reveal anymore details yet. We also had a great meeting with SPV Records in Hannover and the plans for the release and World Tour are right on schedule. Some more titles for ya; 'Pride', and a beautiful piano ballad titled 'Abandoned'. We are planning the orchestral players for this one now.

Back soon! Thomas

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Evergrey To Record Live DVD

Sweden's Evergrey are preparing to record a live DVD. Here is a posting from bassist Michael Hakansson on the band's official website:

Greetings Clan members,

On the 9th of October we will record our first Live DVD here in Gothenburg. We will for sure make this is a night to remember. It will be the most glorious thing in Evergrey history and we feel that we want to have all of you there to help us make this night perfect. So all of you people from outside of Sweden who want to attend at this special night, send an email to me with the subject DVD and you will be put on a special guestlist for the show.

Stay Grey and we'll see you on October 9th!

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The Chasm Complete New Album

Mexican deathcult metal lords The Chasm have completed work on their new album, entitled "The Spell Of Retribution" (view cover). Here is a report from Earache Records' website:

Comprising 10 tracks with a running time of over 66 minutes, "The Spell of Retribution" represents The Chasm's most adventurous and ambitious project to date, and firmly sets them apart from the rest of the current Death Metal scene by incorporating purposely lengthy songs dealing with intricate concepts close to the heart of frontman Daniel Corchado.

Recorded at Soto Sound Studios in Illinois and then mixed by Corchado at Lux Inframundis, the album's recording was not without its problems, including at one point a studio fire that set the schedule back and led to the album taking longer than anticipated to complete.

Commenting on the completion of his band's latest opus, Corchado says:

We are definitely very proud to announce the completion of this new chapter, the 7th, in The Chasm's odyssey, after almost 3 months of hard work in the studio and a schedule full of delays and problems, "The Spell of Retribution" has reached the end of it's creative/constructive journey. Armed with a thick, darkened/heavy production, interwoven with what surely is our most complex and destructive material, "The Spell..." is for sure a lengthy and memorable piece of Darkened Heavy Metal that praises Death and certainly is not a one dimensional album, like so many infecting the scene nowadays.

We can assure the true believers of this Cult of Death, and to any fan and follower of this movement, who still feels the darkened flame of this music, that when you hear "The Spell..." you'll encounter a devastating experience, one full of unexpected turns and musical atmospheres presenting controlled chaos and the intense feeling of revenge and inner victory...

Here is the tracklisting for the album: More...

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Marduk Commence World Tour In December

Swedish black metal kings Marduk have posted this message on their official website:

Marduk is currently in the studio recording the new album. The album will be followed by a massive world tour that will start in december. The tour will proceed under the monicker Deathmarch 2004/2005. The European tour will be divided in 2 parts, the first in december and the 2nd part during spring 2005.

Here are the confirmed dates so far:

Dec. 05 - Paris, FRA - La Locomotive
Dec. 06 - Essen, GER - Zeche Carl
Dec. 07 - Osnabruck, GER - Hyde Park
Dec. 08 - Berlin, GER - Halford
Dec. 09 - Prague, CZR - Lucerna Music
Dec. 10 - Engelsdorf, GER - Hellraiser
Dec. 11 - Wien, AUT - Planet Music
Dec. 12 -Innsbruck, AUT - Hafen
Dec. 13 - Milano, ITA - Transilvania
Dec. 14 - Pratteln, SWI - Z7
Dec. 15 - Ludwigsburg, GER - Rockfabrik
Dec. 16 - Munster (Breitefeld), GER - Live Arena
Dec. 17 - Strasbourg, FRA - La Laiterie
Dec. 18 - Antwerpen, BEL - Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 19 - Tilburg, NETH – 013

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