Anthrax Release Notes and Tour Dates

Fresh off of a successful run on Gigantour, Anthrax continues to blaze a trail on tour with Judas Priest. Anthrax will support Judas Priest on a US/Canadian run this Fall in support their new releases: Anthrology - No Hit Wonders (CD and DVD) and Alive 2 (CD and DVD).

Anthrology - No Hit Wonders is a remastered 2-disc "Best Of" set spanning the band's hits from 1985-1991 with an accompanying DVD collection of the band's Island years videos. Alive 2 (the album) captures the band's explosive June 3rd, 2005 performance at Starland Ballroom while Alive 2 (the DVD) features the Starland Ballroom concert and a documentary chronicling the band's historic reunion.

In addition to the Judas Priest dates, Anthrax will be playing select headline shows across the country. The tour dates are as follows: More...

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Guitarist / Producer Seeking Female Singer

Acclaimed guitarist/producer Waldemar Sorychta (LACUNA COIL, GRIP INC., TIAMAT, MOONSPELL) is seeking a female singer for a professional project in the "gothic rock/metal" vein. A record deal is said to be in the works for the as-yet-unnamed band, which will perform and record music composed by Sorychta.

For more information, write to frontdesk@marblestone.de (Serious inquiries only, please!)

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Necrophobic Hold Competition For Fans

Necrophobic want fans to record their own version of an original Necrophobic song. It can be professional recorded or just recorded directly in your rehearsal room/studio. It doesn't matter, as long as the sound is audible. The rules are:

A recording of an original Necrophobic song (on a CD, mp3 or a regular cassette).
The name of your band or project. (If you have a logo, send it as well.)
The names of all members in the band or project and what instruments they play.
A photo of the band.
Contact address (e-mail or regular mail). Website address, if you have one.

Send your digital material to (like mp3, jpg-photo etc.): info@necrophobic.net.
or send your CD or cassette and regular paper photo to: Joakim Sterner / Necrophobic / Körsbärsvägen 12 / 114 23 Stockholm / Sweden.
Mark your entries, e-mail or regular mail, with "Competition".

Deadline: December 23, 2005

The band will decide on the winner. The winning entry will get Necrophobic t-shirts to all members in the band or project, their entry published as a mp3 here on the website along with the name of the band or project, names of the members and your photo.

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God Forbid Reveal Complete Tour Itinerary

God Forbid has their complete fall tour dates for their upcoming North American tour with Meshuggah and European tour with the Haunted. Tour dates are as follows:

With Meshuggah, The Haunted and Mnemic:

Sept. 28 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Sept. 29 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Sept. 30 Talahassee, FL - Big Daddy's (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Oct. 01 Pinellas Park, FL - Town Square Plaza Park
Oct. 02 Fayateville, NC - Jester's Pub (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Oct. 03 Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Oct. 04 Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Oct. 05 Toronto, ON - The Guvernment
Oct. 06 Montreal, QC - Medley
Oct. 07 New York, NY - B.B. Kings Blues Club
Oct. 08 West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct. 09 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Oct. 10 Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Oct. 11 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Oct. 12 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
Oct. 13 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall (off date w/ Mnemic and Dillinger Escape Plan)
Oct. 14 Detroit, MI - Harpo's Concert Theatre
Oct. 15 Milwaukee, WI - Rave Bar
Oct. 16 Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
Oct. 17 Muskogee, OK - Muskogee Civic Assembly Center (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Oct. 18 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
Oct. 19 San Antonio, TX - Sanctuary
Oct. 20 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Oct. 21 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
Oct. 23 Seatle, WA - El Corazon
Oct. 24 Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Centre
Oct. 25 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
Oct. 26 Chico, CA - Senator Theatre (off dates w/ Mnemic)
Oct. 27 Sparks, NV - New Oasis
Oct. 28 Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk
Oct. 29 San Francisco, CA - The Pound
Oct. 30 Los Angeles, CA - The Key Club
Oct. 31 Santa Ana, CA - The Galaxy Theater
Nov. 01 San Diego, CA - SOMA

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Kamelot Add Keyboardist & Vocalist To Tour

German keyboardist Oliver Palotai (Doro, Uli Jon Roth) will be the keyboardist on Kamelot's upcoming US/Canadian tour. Also planning to make the tour will be soprano vocalist Mari. Mari appeared on both the "Epica" and "The Black Halo" albums and will be singing live with Kamelot.

Upcoming Kamelot tour dates:

Nov. 11 Seminole, FL - Boomerz's Boiler Room
Nov. 17 West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Nov. 19 Toronto, ONT - Lee's Palace
Nov. 20 Quebec City, QC - International Metal Fest
Nov. 21 New York, NY - B.B. King's
Dec. 03 São Paulo, BRA - Via Funchal
Dec. 04 Rio de Janeirom Brazil - Circo Voador

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Draconian To Record 'Bonus' Album This Fall

Swedish gothic doom metal band DRACONIAN have posted the following message on their official web site:

"DRACONIAN is about to record a bonus album this fall. Note that it's NOT the follow up to 'Arcane Rain Fell'. The album will feature three new songs, two or three demo songs in new versions and three covers. As for the new songs; we can promise heavy and truly tearful songs in dark gothic splendor. Prepare to weep! The working title is 'The Burning Halo' and the album will be released through Napalm Records at the end of the year."

DRACONIAN's sophomore album, "Arcane Rain Fell", was released in January 2005 through Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Where Lovers Mourn" was recorded at Studio Underground in V?ster?s, Sweden and contains more than 60 minutes of music, including the 16-minute epic "Death, Come Near Me" (previously released on the 2002 demo "Dark Oceans We Cry").

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Esoteric Seek New Drummer

British doomsters ESOTERIC are currently looking for a new drummer following the recent departure of Andy Semmens. All applicants must be experienced and have an open mind. The band has been in existence for 13 years, and are currently preparing their fifth album. For more information, contact greg@bereft.co.uk or esoteric@bereft.co.uk.

ESOTERIC's most recent album, "Subconscious Dissolution into the Continuum", was released in June 2004 via Season of Mist.

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Shining Reforms w/ New Lineup, Plan Tour and Album

Reactivated Swedish Black Metal'ers SHINING have returned. SHINING are now officially allied with the highly repected French record label Osmose Productions.

SHINING leader Kvarforth last year announced the death of the band due to many unpleasant circumstances which have been prominent the past years, both within the band and around him personally. It was said that their album "IV - The Eerie Cold" (Avantgarde, 2005) would be their last. Shortly after the CD's completion, members Phil A. Cirone and Hellhammer (MAYHEM) left the band. Now SHINING return with a basically entirely new lineup consisting of Ludvig Hvit (SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, FIREBIRD) on drums, John Doe (CRAFT, TWIN EARTH) on guitar, Hallander on bass and Casado on guitar. The reason for this new lineup is simply because there is a need to play live, which never would have worked out in the long run with the previous members considering the distance between them. A new era has begun to take shape.

SHINING recently played their first three shows ever (one in Sweden and two in Norway) and are currently planning on touring until early 2006, when they will comence the recordings of "V - Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni" (Osmose, 2006), the follow-up to 2005's "IV - The Eerie Cold". The group's official web site has been updated after a long time of silence from the SHINING camp. Included are new promo photos and live photos from the three recent live performances.

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New Annihilator Album Tracklisting, Release Dates

Mainman Jeff Waters has posted the tracklisting for the upcoming Annihilator album, "Schizo Deluxe", at the band's official site:

1. Maximum Satan
2. Drive
3. Warbird
4. Plasma Zombies
5. Invite It
6. Like Father, Like Gun
7. Pride
8. Too Far Gone
9. Clare
10. Something Witchy

Three or four bonus tracks may also be on the album depending on the region.

The band's 11th studio album is set to be released on the following dates:

Japan - October 21st via Marquee Inc.

USA - November 8th via Locomotive/Warner

Europe - November 14th via AFM Records

The album cover art can be seen here.

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Judas Priest Live DVD Release Date Confirmed

According to RobHalford.de, the new Judas Priest live DVD, "Rising In The East", is set to be released on November 14th 2005 via Sony BMG.

The band filmed two sold-out shows at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on May 18th and 19th for the DVD.

The setlist from the two shows was as follows:

The Hellion/Electric Eye
Metal Gods
Riding On The Wind
The Ripper
A Touch Of Evil
Judas Rising
Revolution
Hot Rockin
Breaking The Law

I'm A Rocker
Diamonds And Rust (acoustic)
Worth Fighting For
Deal With The Devil
Beyond The Realms Of Death
Turbo Lover
Hellrider
Victim Of Changes
Exciter
Painkiller

Hell Bent For Leather
Living After Midnight
You've Got Another Thing Comin'

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New Blaze Lineup Complete

The following press release from Blaze manager Neil Marklew has been posted at Blazefans.com:

"Hi Metallers,

It gives me great pleasure to make the following announcement as I believe it has been long overdue. As you may be aware, we have not had a 'permanent' band line-up for some time now but I believe we have always had good quality musicians in the line-ups at past Blaze shows and would like to thank Phil Greenhouse, Wayne Banks, Jason Bowld, Dave Knight, Nick Douglas, Dani Loeble and the original four members for all their hard work during their time in the band.

Since the departure of the last two original members (Steve Wray and John Slater) in September 2004, we always knew that 2005 was going to be the year to start to put things back on track, and, we wanted to put together a band again. Now, I believe we have, although due to the commitments that each of 'the new guys' have, we cannot be certain that we will not have to use stand-ins again as they are all in demand. However, every effort will be made to ensure that this is not the case, but, you can be sure that in the event we do a good quality stand-in will be used.
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Black Label Society Part Ways With Guitarist

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY have parted ways with bassist James Lomenzo (ex-WHITE LION, DAVID LEE ROTH, PRIDE & GLORY), informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. A replacement bassist has yet to be announced.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will be embarking on a U.S. tour with BRAND NEW SIN beginning in mid-October. A double-disc compilation, entitled "Kings of Damnation - Era '98-'04", is due on October 4 via Spitfire Records. "Kings of Damnation" is a look at the evolution of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde's progression as a musician, beginning from his solo venture with PRIDE & GLORY and BOOK OF SHADOWS, leading up to his final album for Spitfire, "Hangover Music Volume VI". Disc 2 features unique takes on a number of well-known songs, including PROCOL HARUM's "Whiter Shade of Pale", THE BEATLES' "Come Together", and NEIL YOUNG's "Heart of Gold".

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's latest album, "Mafia", has sold 169,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Disturbed's Frontman To Guest On Coopers Rock Show

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, September 20. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations network. Air times differ, so make sure to check out NightsWithAliceCooper.com for more information.

DISTURBED's new album, "Ten Thousand Fists", arrives in stores on September 20. The band will headline the Jägermeister Music Tour in November/December (with support from CORROSION OF CONFORMITY), followed by the Music As A Weapon III trek in 2006.

DISTURBED will mark their new album's release — and wrap their current six-and-a-half-week North American tour — by performing September 20 at the legendary CBGB in New York City. Tickets for the special event will only be available through the band's official fan web site, www.thedisturbedones.com, and New York's K-ROCK FM, which is sponsoring the show.

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Twisted Method Guitarist Found Dead

Former TWISTED METHOD guitarist Andy Howard was reportedly found dead in his bed Friday afternoon (September 16). He was 23 years old. Howard left TWISTED METHOD back in May, citing his desire to take care of his twin girls at home as the reason for his departure.

According to The News-Press, TWISTED METHOD were one of only two rock acts to originate in Lee County, Florida and go on to sign national recording contracts. The band were signed to MCA in 2002 and released "Escape from Cape Coma" the following year. In 2003, the band were tapped to perform on the second stage at Ozzfest.

Over the past two years, TWISTED METHOD continued to tour and and bring new "inmates" (as they called their fans) to their asylum of sound. Their first show back home after Ozzfest at the defunct Neptune's was sold out and their performance at radio station 99X's X-Fest stole the show from more popular bands such as PUDDLE OF MUDD and TRAPT.

Following TWISTED METHOD's split in June, the group's vocalist, Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett, formed a new project called MAKESHIFT ROMEO with ex-TWISTED METHOD bassist Derek DeSantis (who plays guitar in the new band). The new group also includes ex-MOTOGRATER bassist Jonny Nailz and former SLITHERYN drummer Tom "T-Bone" Burke.

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SiKth Announce Death of A Dead Day as Album Title

SIKTH have announced "Death Of A Dead Day" as the title to their upcoming Bieler Bros. Records debut, which is due out sometime early next year. You can hear the title track to the new album here.

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