Machinemade God Post New Song Online

German metal heroes, MACHINEMADE GOD, will play their first ever show in Turkey on Saturday, September 8th. They just uploaded a new song from their new album “Masked.” "Place Taken" can be heard at their MySpace page.

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Knockdown Post Two New Songs Online

Korea's very own hybrid of beatdown hardcore fury and death metal brutality, Knockdown, have posted 2 new songs - "Distress of Existence" and "Against the Karma" - from their album "Violence for Violence" on their MySpace.

"Violence for Violence" is Knockdown's first release with Dope Entertainment. Since the released of their newest CD, Knockdown have been already compared with Shattered Realm, Punishment, Terror, and Six Feet Under.

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Ancient Rites Cancel North American Tour

ANCIENT RITES mainman Gunther Theys has issued the following update:

"ANCIENT RITES were approached to tour the USA/Canada during winter. We agreed on the terms. Many dates were booked. The word was spread. The band kept the dates free and prepared for the tour.

"One day we received a mail from the original promoter, who said he would hand the tour over to someone with more contacts. We received this mail from the new promoter who stepped in, terms were changed. Understandable from their point of view:

'The problem is, the promises that John made to you will not be possible, as we will not be receiving enough money from the venues to secure those arrangements. Most bands who tour in the U.S. for the first time will lose money — they pay for their own plane tickets (or get tour support from their label to cover them), and the guarantee money per night is used for vehicle rental and gas.

'I would like ANCIENT RITES to remain a part of this package, and here is what I am able to offer. Most importantly, I cannot pay for plane tickets. There are no booking agents in this country who offer to pay for flights — and generally the labels are responsible for supporting their bands with this cost, otherwise the members pay for their own flights.'

"Since we have no management, and the label doesn't pay tour support and we don't have the money ourselves, we cannot come over.

"That's the tragedy of underground bands. There is no $$$ to support bands like us. We all had taken unpaid leave from work but if we now also must pay to play we cannot afford it. The world belongs to acts with business men behind them who invest cash. That is the reality, also in metal. It won't keep us from fighting, though.

"Sorry to bring you this bad news. We don't point finger at anyone, these are the simple facts. The original promoter was guided by idealism but the plan failed, the second one was realistic. It is a pity our American and Canadian fans now will not have a chance to see us and we regret first steps were taken by the tour agency creating a hope in our minds. That is why I always state that all in this music industry, be it MADONNA or metal, comes down to money. Hopefully one day we can make it but we are not willing to change our style or lyrics to attract business men willing to invest. ANCIENT RITES never has been about that. This battle is lost but the war is never over.

"From the trenches I greet you all, with unbroken spirit."

ANCIENT RITES's latest album, "Rubicon", was released in May 2006 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the watchful eye of veteran ANCIENT RITES producers Oliver Phillips and Christian Moos.

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Dillinger Escape Plan Announce Tracklisting

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has completed work on their long-awaited new full-length album, "Ire Works".

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recorded "Ire Works" with long-time engineer Steve Evetts at his Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The band has unveiled the first preview track and album opener "Fix Your Face" exclusively via its MySpace page.

Here is the "Ire Works" track listing:

01. Fix Your Face
02. Lurch
03. Black Bubblegum
04. Sick On Sunday
05. When Acting As A Particle
06. Nong Eye Gong
07. When Acting As A Wave
08. 82588
09. Milk Lizard
10. Party Smasher
11. Dead As History
12. Horse Hunter
13. Mouth Of Ghosts

"Ire Works" is set for a November 13 North American release (one day earlier internationally).

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has unveiled the details for their first headlining tours in support of "Ire Works". The band will kick things off with a U.S. run during the month of October along with guests A LIFE ONCE LOST, GENGHIS TRON, and BEHOLD…THE ARCTOPUS. A European headlining run will follow in November.

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The Scarlet Hourglass Disband

Unfortunately it seems the promising young British death metal act The Scarlet Hourglass have decided to call it a day. The band were rapidly gaining popularity among the UK scene. Members Greg, Dayve and Gavin had left the band to take part in the reformation of their former band Morbid Remains. Their gig on the 21st at Swindon's Furnace club will obviously no longer feature them (neither as headliners as scheduled or otherwise). Morbid Remains, Democide and In Numbers We Wait are still scheduled to perform on the date.

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Madball Invite Fans To Video Shoot

New York hardcore legends MADBALL will shoot a video for the song "Infiltrate the System" on Wednesday, September 12 at 3:45 p.m. (sharp) on 12th Avenue and 25th Street in New York City. "Anyone and everyone is invited," says the band. "We're looking for people from all walks of life, so wear what you would normally wear... be it a suit, work clothes, or a t-shirt and jeans. Be there!!!"

MADBALL's new album, "Infiltrate the System", was released on August 21 in the U.S. on Ferret Music (in Europe on I Scream, in South America on Liberation, in Australia on Resist). The CD is the follow-up to 2005's "Legacy", a critically acclaimed album that received feature coverage in Revolver, Decibel, and Metal Maniacs.

Formed when Cricien was in his early teens, MADBALL has been one of the driving forces of hardcore in recent years delivering anthemic, touchstone albums such as "Demonstrate My Style" (1996) and "Set It Off" (1994).

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Flyleaf To Play Secret Show In Raleigh

FLYLEAF will play a secret show tomorrow (Wednesday, September 12) at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC. Entrance to the concert is completely free. No word yet if any other bands will be playing.

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Download An MP3 of Mower's "Road Rage"

San Diego based MOWER has posted a free download of the song “Road Rage” online. The track has been picking up steam on Satellite radio and was recently added into rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hard Attack with Jose Mangin.

“As a Hard Attack listener and New Yorker, it’s very cool to hear it getting played on Sirius. We’re an underground band, so it’s great to see people getting dialed in to what we’re doing without massive promotions or festival touring and all that,” says Brian Sheerin, one of MOWER’s two frontmen. “The fact “Not For You” is still finding new fans tells you we’re not the only ones who like more than one style of music. We wanted our album to hold people’s attention with every song and offer the same intensity and transitions we bring to the table live.”

Fans can request MOWER’s “Road Rage” on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Hard Attack here.

MOWER, who just returned from a successful trek with (HED) P.E., shot a video for "Road Rage" with director Dale Resteghini (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) that has received airplay on MTV's "Headbanger's Ball." The video can be viewed online here.

“’Road Rage’ was the one track everyone including the band, producer Mikey Doling (Snot, Soulfly) and our engineer Brad Djumovic (Invitro) felt strongest about right away,” says Sheerin. “People are feeling the song because it gets right to the point of a global phenomenon. Every driver in every city has lost it behind the wheel at one point or another. Traffic turns the nicest people into animals. We get a lot of emails from fans telling us they listen to the song whenever they drive, which probably isn’t helping the situation much.”

Even a year after its release Mower’s sophomore album, “Not For You,” is still winning over new fans. The album was recently nominated for a 2007 San Diego Music Award in the "Best Hard Rock" category.

Mower recently announced the dates for their upcoming tour with Twiztid. The tour will kick off September 25th in Cleveland, OH and will end November 12th in Detroit, MI at St. Andrews Hall.

Here are the latest MOWER tour dates featuring TWIZTID: More...

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Dir En Grey To Return To The U.K. In November

Japanese rock phenomenon DIR EN GREY will return to London to headline a concert at The Shepherds Bush Empire on Friday, November 2.

After two hugely successful shows at London's Islington Academy, DIR EN GREY return to the U.K. to headline this year's Fuse 07 (a unique and innovative gaming and music festival) event. Over 2,000 hardcore music and gaming fans will join a host of stars to pack out the legendary Shepherds Bush Empire to witness the best of the country’s unsigned bands in a genuine festival atmosphere. Fuse 07 is the only event in the world that has successfully melded the worlds of hard rock and hardcore gaming into one festival style event.

The Japanese rockers are looking forward to being a part of such a unique event.

"When we played at the Carling Academy last August it was the first time we were ever in London as a band," the group said in a statement. "Even so, we received an amazing welcome from the fans and we had a great show. We are more than thankful to all our fans and all the people involved for giving us the chance to return to the U.K. in just three months."

“We are honoured to be chosen as the headliner for the Fuse 07 event this year. It is first time for us to perform at an event that has a concept of not only music but also video games, so we are really excited to see the outcome!"

DIR EN GREY will also release a new single, "Dozing Green" in late October (worldwide release date to be confirmed). Previously unreleased, "Dozing Green" will give fans a chance to hear a brand new track with a brand new sound for the band.

"It took us a long session of trial and error before we came to the final version of 'Dozing Green'," the group said. "This track is definitely one that has both the new DIR EN GREY combined with elements that never was in our music. It is difficult to describe the new song in just one word, but I can assure you that this marks the first step towards the creation of our next album."

In other news, DIR EN GREY has been announced as special guests to LINKIN PARK at the following shows:

Nov. 23 – Tokyo, JPN @ Saitama Super Arena
Nov. 24 - Tokyo, JPN @ Saitama Super Arena

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Thine Eyes Bleed Add More Canadian Dates

Canadian thrashers THINE EYES BLEED, who will release their sophomore release on The End Records on March 4th, 2008, have added more tour dates to their upcoming tour of across Canada and the United States.

Says singer Justin Wolfe, "We will be heading out on a small headline run through Canada and parts of the USA for October/November to start things up! We plan to debut our new material and have a good fuckin' time!! We are bringing along some great bands, come on down and here some good ol' heavy metal! Keep checkin' back for more dates."

About the new album, a few of the bandmembers have commented:

"This ain't your one-note-chug-along and dance to-gay-haircut metal. There is thought behind the music and passion behind the musicianship. Metal that isn't compromising or commercial. This is the real deal. All killer and no filler... no singing... no 'breakdowns'. Real metal for real metalers. Keep it brutal and stay heavy." - Johnny Araya, bassist

"We never really discussed the direction. We all just knew it had be honest, unrellenting, abusive, and evil. That is what metal was all about in our opinion. The outcome is violent and makes me smile from begining to end." - Jeff Phillips, guitarist

"We never set any direction for this album, we did it for ourselves... It's a much more focused album than our debut and it's going to show. It's an in your face metal album for the true metalheads out there.. the only way I can describe it is pure evil..." - Justin Wolfe, singer

The band re-released their 2005 debut for The End, entitled 'In The Wake Of Separation', in May of 2006. The CD included the bonus track 'Better off Dead' (previously available only in Japan) and the video for 'Cold Victim'. Also last year, the band took part in the mega-successful North American and European legs of the 2006 Unholy Alliance Tour, which featured SLAYER, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON and LAMB OF GOD.

Upcoming tour dates (with YEAR OF DESOLATION, SONS OF AZRAEL)

September
29 - Call The Office - London, ON
30 - The Metal Bar - Toronto, ON

October
1 - The Underground - Hamilton, ON
3 - Metal Cafe - Trois-Rivieres, QC
4 - TBA
5 - Paramount - Moncton, NB
6 - Speakeasy - Halifax, NS
7 - TBA - Sydney, NS
9 - TBA - St-John's, NL
11 - Velvet - Quebec, QC
12 - TBA
13 - Saphir - Montreal, QC
15 - TBA
17 - Killroy - Thunder Bay, ON
19 - Ozzy's - Winnipeg, MB
20 - TBA - Regina, SK
21 - TBA
22 - TBA
23 - Meadhall - Edmonton, AB
24 - TBA - Prince Georges, BC
26 - Steamers - Victoria, BC
27 - Balmoral - Vancouver, BC

November
10 - The Compound - Corpus Christi, TX
11 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
12 - The Rock Yard - FT Worth, TX
13 - The Dart Room - Fayetteville, AR
14 - Remington's - Springfield, MO
15 - Billiards - Galesburg, IL
16 - Memories - Chicago, IL
17 - Cressmoor Club - Hobart, IN

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Meshuggah Issues Statement About Tour Cancellation

To put their fans at ease, Meshuggah have made the following announcement on ther website (which is back up)

"We regrettably have to inform you that we have been forced to pull out of the November Euro tour with The Dillinger Escape Plan. There are several reasons for this. The main one being the fact that the album recording has taken longer than what was originally planned.

As an effect of that - NB has moved the album release to Jan/Feb of 2008.

In light of this we choose to not do a tour that could compromise the outcome of the album as well as possibly delaying the release even more.

Our intention was to have the album out in November and then do this as the first tour in direct support of the release. With this “album-promotional” aspect of the tour gone, we feel that we should instead focus on the most important thing at hand - the album!

We realize that this is a big disappointment to everyone who didn't have the opportunity to catch us on the European tour last summer but we will be back in 2008 touring the new album. Tourdates will be posted shortly!

Our apologies to the other bands on the bill and to all who already bought their tickets as well as those who were about to do so. The tickets are, of course, refundable.

/Meshuggah "

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The Ghost Inside, Katsumoto US Tour Dates

The Ghost Inside and Katsumoto will embark upon a month-long tour of the West and Midwest later this month. Here are the tour dates:

9/21 Modesto, CA @ The Modesto Underground
9/22 Orangevale, CA @ Club Retro w/ Underminded
9/23 Salem, OR @ Stitch's
9/24 Portland, OR @ Rock n Roll Pizza w/ It Prevails
9/25 Seattle, WA @ West Seattle Legion Hall
9/26 Oak Harbor, WA @ Venue TBA
9/28 Pocatello, ID @ The Eagles Lodge
9/29 Salt Lake City, UT @ Venue TBA
9/30 Evanston, WY @ Half Circle
10/1 Casper, WY @ American Legion Hall
10/2 Cheyenne, WY @ The Warehouse
10/4 Leavenworth , KS @ Groundwork LV
10/5 Lee's Summit, MO @ The Torn Curtain
10/6 Tulsa, OK @ The Pinkeye
10/7 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Factory
10/10 Baton Rouge, LA @ The Dark Room
10/11 Houston, TX @ FBI2
10/12 Corpus Christi, TX @ The Compound
10/13 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
10/14 Midland, TX @ Roadrunner Room
10/15 Clovis, NM @ Absolute Zero
10/16 Tucson, AZ @ The Living Room
10/17 Kingman, AZ @ Body Shop
10/18 Yuma, AZ @ Java Oasis
10/19 Bakersfield, CA @ The Backstage
10/20 Fullerton, CA @ The Alley w/ Final Fight

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Download the Top 21 NIN Remix Contest Entries

Painful Convictions, a Nine Inch Nails collective, has posted the results of the remix contest. Multiple judges seeking to find the best of the best listened to nearly 200 remixes and in the end only 21 came out on top. Taking home the 1st place Hot Topic prize package is Dirty Scarab for his version of My Violent Heart (Prevention; Rejection). The 2nd place runner-up Faction package went to the version of Vessel (Losing Control Remix) by Pushing Reality.

In addition to posting the results, the top 21 songs are available for streaming and download (downloads currently only via torrent; later available by zip as demand dies down) on the site as well.

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Deadly Carnage Announce Two New Shows

Italian black metalers Deadly Carnage have revealed a few new tour dates:

October 13 - deadly carnage + heretical soul + KadavaR live @ Downunder Pub, via Ghiaie di Mezzo 19/b, Noceto, Parma. Ore: 22.30. ingresso: gratuito
November 2 - deadly carnage + abnorma + decadence death live @ al Dylan dog, Viale oliveti 68/a Rimini. ore 21.30 ingresso: gratuito

You can check out some of Deadly Carnage's material on their MySpace page.

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Hear Amorphis' Entire New Album On MP3.com

AMORPHIS' new album, "Silent Waters", is now available for streaming in its entirety at MP3.com. Due in North America September 18th, "Silent Waters" is the second AMORPHIS album to feature singer Tomi Joutsen (SINISTHRA). The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties were handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios.

The "Silent Waters" track listing is as follows:

01. Weaving The Incantation
02. A Servant
03. Silent Waters
04. Towards And Against
05. I Of Crimson Blood
06. Her Alone
07. Enigma
08. Shaman
09. The White Swan
10. Black River
11. Sign (U.S. bonus track)

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Led Zeppelin Reunion To Be One Night Only

According to NME.COM, LED ZEPPELIN will officially announce its reunion gig during a press conference on Wednesday, September 12 at the O2 Arena in London beginning at 4:00 p.m. BST.

Singer Robert Plant reportedly confirmed last week that the rumors about LED ZEPPELIN reforming were in fact true.

He explained that the band had a meeting about show on September 5 and said the reunion will be for one night only.

"There's not a lot to work out as it's only going to be one-off gig," he explained.

According to NME.COM, the show will be held at O2, possibly on November 26, and is a charity gig being organized by legendary promoter Harvey Goldsmith.

There has been talk that tour producers AEG Live and Michael Cohl's CPI (ROLLING STONES, GENESIS) have put in offers on a ZEPPELIN tour featuring founding members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones with late drummer John Bonham's son Jason on drums, according to Billboard.com. But it is also well known in the industry that standing offers have been on the table for a LED ZEPPELIN tour for more than a decade.

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Evanescence Post New Video Online

EVANESCENCE's new video, for the song "Good Enough", has surfaced on YouTube and can be viewed below.

EVANESCENCE debuted its new lineup on May 19 at the Rock on the Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. The touring band now includes guitarist Troy McLawhorn and drummer Will Hunt, both of DARK NEW DAY, who replaced John LeCompt and Rocky Gray.

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee married New York-based therapist Josh Hartzler on May 6.

The singer is also a national spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation's "Out of the Shadows" campaign and has met with teens living with epilepsy while on tour. Lee has a 13-year-old brother afflicted with the disease.

EVANESCENCE recently finished co-headlining the Family Values tour with KORN. More...

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The Scourger Reveal New Album Details

THE SCOURGER, the brute thrash metal force from Helsinki, Finland are about to release their second full length studio album entitled Dark Invitation To Armageddon.

The recording of the album has been finalized and the finishing touches to the mix has been done by Pelle Saether at Studio Underground in Västerås, Sweden. Pelle's previous work includes, among others, such names as CARNAL FORGE and MILLENCOLLIN. During the Tuska Open Air Festival 2007, Pelle visited Finland to watch the band perfom live and this proved to be the start for a creative co-operation for the mixing process. Both band and engineer share the opinion, that the forthcoming disc will be the most brutal sounding thrash metal album that has ever been released by a Finnish metal band. Also some selected representatives of the media share this opinion, as they have been given the opportunity to listen to the album beforehand.

Joe Petagno, the artist behind the Motörhead logo and album art, has designed the cover artwork for The Scourger's new album. Mr Petagno has been very excited about creating artwork for the apocalyptic world that is part of The Scourger's vision. In the finished artwork Joe brought to life the vision of singer Jari Hurskainen like no artist has been able to do before. Joe Petagno's huge back catalogue of amazing artwork inludes such artists as ALICE COOPER, PINK FLOYD and LED ZEPPELIN.

The new single, 'Never Bury The Hatchet', released in Finland during the Tuska festival will now be available for the fans as an exclusive MySpace download during the period of September 10th-October 17th.

Prior to an extensive tour of Finland in support of the album the band will perform at Nosturi in Helsinki on the 5th of October together with BEFORE THE DAWN, PROFANE OMEN and AXEGRESSOR. More tour dates will follow shortly.

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Opeth Pay Tribute To Metal Legends

Swedish metallers OPETH have issued the following update:

"A memorable evening for any OPETH fan took place on September 8th and 9th at the notorious Anchor Bar in central Stockholm, Sweden. Martin Mendez (bass), Axe [Martin Axenrot; drums] and Fredrik Åkesson [guitar] played a full-on heavy metal cover set fronted by Mats Levén [KRUX, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, THERION]." The group's setlist was as follows (in no particular order):

01. Fast As A Shark (ACCEPT)
02. Disturbing The Priest (BLACK SABBATH)
03. Mob Rules (BLACK SABBATH)
04. Hole In The Sky (BLACK SABBATH)
05. Welcome Home (KING DIAMOND)
06. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (METALLICA)
07. Painkiller (JUDAS PRIEST)
08. Victim Of Changes (JUDAS PRIEST)

OPETH's "The Roundhouse Tapes" will be released as a high-definition-filmed DVD in early 2008. This will also feature lots of fan interviews, band interviews, soundcheck footage and live photos, along with exclusive menu music written by mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt and keyboardist Per Wiberg.

The cover artwork for OPETH's upcoming "The Roundhouse Tapes" double CD has been posted at this location. Due on October 22 via Peaceville, "'The Roundhouse Tapes' contains a captivating OPETH performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, UK, on November 9, 2006, and sees the band in scintillating form churning out a selection of classics from their illustrious career," according to a press release. "You know what to expect from OPETH: unrivalled composition; seamless progressive dynamics and boundless atmosphere from the mellow to the incredibly heavy, all sealed with the unmistakable vocal presence of mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt."

Commented Åkerfeldt: "The Roundhouse concert will always be a very memorable gig for us for many reasons, but most importantly it caught the band at the peak of the 'Ghost Reveries' tour. I must say we're quite tight after 18 odd months on the road supporting the record. I'm extremely pleased we got it documented and I hope it will please our beloved fans as well. As an extra bonus we've decided to collaborate with one of our past labels for this release, the legendary Peaceville Records. Here's a toast to Hammy and Lisa for helping us back in the day as well as to the new team for preserving this pleasurable memory for today's music lovers as well as for generations to come."

"The Roundhouse Tapes" tracklisting:

CD1:

01. When
02. Ghost Of Perdition
03. Under The Weeping Moon
04. Bleak
05. Face Of Melinda
06. The Night And The Silent Water

CD2:

01. Windowpane
02. Blackwater Park
03. Demon of the Fall

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Avenged Sevenfold Announce Tour Dates

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has scheduled the following U.S. dates:

Oct. 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Oct. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Nov. 02 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
Nov. 04 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Nov. 05 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Nov. 06 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
Nov. 09 - Detroit, MI @ State Theatre
Nov. 10 - Columbus, OH @ Lifestyles Pavilion
Nov. 12 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's
Nov. 14 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
Nov. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Nov. 17 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues
Nov. 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Nov. 20 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
Nov. 21 - Richmond, VA @ Toad's Place
Nov. 23 - Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
Nov. 24 - Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
Nov. 25 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will reportedly perform on Spike TV's second annual Scream Awards, which will be taped on October 19 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles and air on Tuesday, October 23. Alice Cooper will be presented with a "Rock Immortal Award" at the event, which focuses on the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres in entertainment.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD recently filmed a video for its new single, "Almost Easy". The track comes off the new CD, which arrives on October 30.

The new record will follow up the band's 2005 breakthrough effort, "City of Evil", and marks their first attempt at producing themselves.

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Disney Cancel Another Machine Head Show

The following message has been posted by Machine Head's official Myspace:

"In a not-so-stunning move, The Walt Disney Company have once again pressured promoter Live Nation into canceling Machine Head's performance at a House of Blues venue on Disney property, this time in Orlando, a mere four days after the band's previous announcement called out the corporation for their underhanded tactics regarding the cancellation of Friday's House of Blues Anaheim show on 2 days notice.

While no one is willing to provide evidence that would prove unfavorable to Disney, sources close to events have suggested that once again, vague threats of liability, and now threats on job security may have been levied, successfully resulting in the show being moved off of Disney property.

As a result, the September 17th show has now been relocated to Club Firestone in Orlando, FL (located at 578 N. Orange Ave). All existing tickets will be redeemable for entry at Club Firestone, all Will Call pickups will now be available for pickup at the new venue, and all refund requests will be honored.

As they are not on Disney property and therefore not subject to the corporation's alleged coercionary tactics, the Dallas, New Orleans, Cleveland and Chicago House of Blues shows will go on as scheduled.

On behalf of all four bands on the bill, Machine Head wish to again extend their gratitude to Live Nation and the House of Blues for their poise and tolerance during these absurd developments."

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At All Cost, Dead To Fall Tour Dates

At All Cost, Dead To Fall, Born Of Osiris, and With Dead Hands Rising will hook up in mid-October for a few weeks of touring. Here are the tour dates:

10/16 Pekin, IL @ Bricks
10/17 Mishawaka, IN @ Quest Skate Park
10/18 Rockford, IL @ The Rock Box
10/19 Detroit, MI @ The Hayloft
10/20 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
10/21 Cincinnati, OH @ TBA
10/22 St. Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl
10/23 Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
10/24 Dallas, TX @ Fat Daddy's
10/25 San Antonio, TX @ Rock Bottom
10/26 Corpus Christi, TX @ Underground
10/27 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
10/28 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
10/29 Memphis, TN @ Dregs
10/30 Pensacola, FL @ Legion Post 33
10/31 Sheffield, AL @ The Rave
11/1 Chatanooga, TN @ Club Fathom
11/2 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
11/3 Orlando, FL @ Island Oasis
11/4 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
11/5 Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
11/6 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
11/7 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
11/8 Philadelphia, PA @ Sirens
11/9 Pompton Lakes, NJ @ Mainstage

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The Autumn Offering Replaces Drummer

The Autumn Offering has announced the addition of drummer Allen Royal to their line-up. Here's the official word:

"We are saddened to inform you guys about the loss of our good friend and drummer on our last two albums Nick Gelyon. Nick left on good terms due to some personal issues and the situation is unfortunately out of our control. He was our brother and we will sorely miss him!

Due to the timing of this situation, we enlisted the help of our friend Jon Lee (ex-Death drummer) to track the drums on [our] new album. We want to thank Jon very much for helping us out to get this album done!

We have a new drummer now that we will be touring with, his name is Allen Royal."

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Complete Failure Signs To SuperNova Records

SuperNova Records has announced the signing of Complete Failure.

Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Complete Failure features drummer Mike Rosswog, formerly of Today Is The Day and Circle Of Dead Children. Complete Failure's sound is described as "anthemic crust/hardcore and punishing grindcore, building upon elements of bands such as His Hero is Gone, Terrorizer, Neurosis, Today Is The Day, and Converge."

According to SuperNova Records label owner (and Today Is The Day frontman) Steve Austin, "Complete Failure are the future of grind as we know it. Explosive and undeniable, this band is set to become an instant classic when their new record hits stores in 2008."

Complete Failure will record their debut album this fall at Austin Enterprise in Nashville, TN, with Steve Austin producing. The album will see a 2008 release on SuperNova Records. The band will be touring throughout 2008.

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The Confession Post Tour Diaries of Megadeth Tour

The Confession is on the road now with Megadeth and will be updating their Myspace blog daily with pictures from the road.

Here are the Confession tour dates with Megadeth:

Sep 11 2007 8:00P Warfield w/ Megadeth San Francisco, California
Sep 12 2007 8:00P Grove w/ Megadeth Anaheim, California
Sep 14 2007 8:00P House of Blues w/ Megadeth Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 16 2007 8:00P Ogden w/ Megadeth Denver, Colorado
Sep 17 2007 7:00P The Blue Goat Salina, Kansas
Sep 18 2007 8:00P Pops w/ Megadeth Sauget, Illinois
Sep 19 2007 8:00P Eagles Club w/ Megadeth Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 21 2007 8:00P Egyptian Room w/ Megadeth Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 22 2007 8:00P Newport Music Hall w/ Megadeth Columbus, Ohio
Sep 23 2007 8:00P Orbit Room w/ Megadeth Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sep 24 2007 7:30P Peabody’s Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 25 2007 8:00P Town Ballroom w/ Megadeth Buffalo, New York
Sep 26 2007 8:00P Irving Plaza w/ Megadeth New York, New York
Sep 28 2007 8:00P Lupos Strand Theater w/ Megadeth Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 29 2007 8:00P Hampton Casino w/ Megadeth Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Sep 30 2007 8:00P 930 Club w/ Megadeth Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 1 2007 8:00P Toads Place w/ Megadeth Richmond, Virginia
Oct 3 2007 8:00P Revolution w/ Megadeth Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 4 2007 8:00P House of Blues w/ Megadeth Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Oct 5 2007 8:00P House of Blues w/ Megadeth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Oct 6 2007 8:00P The Norva w/ Megadeth Norfolk, Virginia
Oct 7 2007 8:00P Hooligans w/ In This Moment Jacksonville, North Carolina
Oct 7 2007 8:00P Hooligans w/ In This Moment Jacksonville, North Carolina
Oct 8 2007 8:00P Monkey Bar w/ In This Memory Huntington, Virginia
Oct 9 2007 8:00P Bulldog Cafe / In This Moment Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 11 2007 8:00P Static Bar w/ In This Moment Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 12 2007 8:00P Rampage Studios w/ In This Moment Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 14 2007 8:00P Launch Par w/ In The Moment Albaquerque, New Mexico

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