Snapcase To Reunite For Benefit Show

Seminal Buffalo hardcore band Snapcase will reunite for a benefit show in November. The show will take place on Saturday, November 24th at The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York and is being billed as "The Anti-Matter Anthology: A Book Release Concert & Benefit for Callum Robbins." In addition to Snapcase, 108, Triple Threat and several suprise guests will appear.

Callum Robbins is the infant son of producer J. Robbins (also of Jawbox noteriety), who is battling Spinal Muscular Atrophy. To learn more about Callum, check this out.

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Evoken Set Release Date For "Caress Of The Void"

I Hate Records has announced the official release date for Evoken's 5th full length album for October 31st.

As previously reported, the track listing is as follows:

1. A Caress Of the Void
2. Mare Erythraeum
3. Of Purest Absolution
4. Astray In Eternal Night
5. Descend the Lifeless Womb
6. Suffer A Martyr's Trial (Procession At Dusk)
7. Orogeny

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Transmission0 Quits

Dutch doom revolutionaries Transmission0 have announced a mysterious quit in very few words after only 5 short years together. This news comes after a brief hiatus since last year's release of their second albumMemory of a Dream.

The band has released two full length albums, previously with Go Kart Records. No further information has been released on why the group disbanded.

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Panchrysia Signs To Dark Essesnce Records

Dark Essence Records has announced the signing of the Belgian black metal band PANCHRYSIA. The group's third album, "Deathcult Salvation", was mixed and mastered by producer Magnus "Devo" Andersson at Endarker Studios in Sweden and features guest vocals by Mortuus (MARDUK, FUNERAL MIST) and Leen De Haes (BINT). An early 2008 release is expected.

PANCHRYSIA's last full-length release, "Malicious Parasite", came out in April 2004. A split LP with ICONOCLASM followed in June 2006.

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Silent Drive Posts New Song, Adds Guitarist

After more than three years, Silent Drive (featuring members and ex-members of Bane and Drowningman) have posted a new song online. The new track, titled "Mexican Standoff," will be featured on the band's second album for Equal Vision Records. As such, the demo material will be re-recorded for the new album. The drum tracks were recorded in Vermont with drummer Dave Joyal's friend, Mark Lucia. Vocals, guitar, and bass were recorded in Massachusetts with Silent Drive's new second guitar player, Andy Kyte. The band states that the song is one of "the heavier tracks on the record and you can still expect the 'no song sounds the same' style on the next album."

A note from the band regarding the recent addition of Kyte: "Andy has been a friend of ours for years, He actually played second guitar in Silent Drive when the band was formed in early-2003. After we started jamming with Andy, we realized it helped fill out our sound to a degree we had never thought possible in the past. Now we have more room to experiment."

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Episode 13 Confirmed For Hatework Festival

Episode 13 has been confirmed for the Hatework Festival which will take place in Bucharest / Romania on October 12-13. The billing is as follows :

BELPHEGOR
OBSCENITY
EXTREME NOISE TERROR
DESECRATION
COLLAPSE 7
MASS INFECTION
ISACAARUM
INGROWING
INDIAN FALL
HATHOR
EPISODE 13
DAKON
SEPSYS

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Watch Walls of Jericho Perform "All Hail The Dead"

A live video of WALLS OF JERICHO performing their track “All Hail The Dead” is available for viewing at the Underground Video Television (UVTV) website. The footage was taken at Northern Lights in Clifton Park NY earlier this year. Walls Of Jericho is currently on the Hell On Earth Tour in Europe with Born From Pain and Fear My Thoughts that will include a tour stop in Russia.

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Original Devourment Vocalist Passes Away

Original DEVOURMENT vocalist Wayne Knupp passed away last week from multiple organ failure that was caused by years of alcohol abuse. His girlfriend Jessica Gant has released the following statement to Blabbermouth.net:

"First of all, I want to say thank you to everybody who has sent kind words. They are very much appreciated and I told Wayne about everybody who sent him messages.

"Unfortunately the rumors you all heard are true and our dear friend Wayne Knupp has passed away today (September 15) at 2:15 p.m. due to multiple organ failure that was caused by years of alcohol abuse. Wayne spent 2 1/2 weeks in the hospital with a lot of people fighting for him. His family and friends played a big role in supporting him during this difficult time.

"As you all know, Wayne was a major supporter and contributor to the death metal scene for most of his life. He remained loyal to his fans and always stayed brutal till the end. Just yesterday he was throwing up the horns! He never turned anybody away and would give the shirt off his back to help if he could.

"Just to let you all know, he did pass away very peacefully with his close family and friends around his bedside. I held his hand as he took his last breath, and the last thing he heard was that we were all there and he wasn't alone.

"For those of you that could not be there the last couple weeks, do not feel any remorse because he knew you all were thinking of him and that is what kept him fighting 'till the very end.

"For any of you, who have thought about starting a fund or having a benefit, please contact me before anything takes place. It is his family's request that nothing take place without their consent. I will keep you all posted about a memorial service for Wayne that will be held up by Chicago in the near future.

"Thank you all for your love and support. It's very comforting in a time like this."

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Jesu, Fear Falls Burning European Tour Dates

Jesu will tour Europe with Fear Falls Burning in December. Here are the tour dates:

12/03 Paris, France @ La Locomotive
12/04 Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun
12/05 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
12/06 Cologne, Germany @ Werkstatt
12/07 Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
12/08 Dresden, Germany @ Star Club
12/09 Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
12/10 Vienna, Austria @ Arena
12/12 Milan, Italy @ The Garage
12/13 Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie
12/14 Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
12/15 Den Haag, Netherlands @ State-X New Forms Festival
12/16 Reims, France @ La Cartonnerie

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Samael Re-releases Due In October

Part of their classic album re-releases, Century Media will put out a new version of Passage and Eternal on October 1st (US releases will follow later). Both albums come as a 28 pages Mediabook with lyrics, new layout, liner notes and bonus tracks. Here is the complete track list for each album:

"Passage" tracklisting:
1. Rain
2. Shining Kingdom
3. Angel’s Decay
4. My Saviour
5. Jupiterian Vibe
6. The Ones Who Came Before
7. Liquid Soul Dimension
8. Moonskin
9. Born Under Saturn
10. Chosen Race
11. A Man In Your Head
12. Exodus
13. Tribes Of Caïn
14. Son Of Earth (re-recording '96)
15. Winter Solstice
16. Ceremony Of Opposites (re-recording '96)
17. From Malkuth To Kether

"Eternal" tracklisting:
1. Year Zero
2. Ailleurs
3. Together
4. Ways
5. The Cross
6. Us
7. Supra Karma
8. I
9. Nautilus & Zeppelin
10. Infra Galaxia
11. Being
12. Radiant Star
13. Ways (alternative mix)
14. Ailleurs (alternative mix)
15. Infra Galaxia (alternative mix)
16. Us (instrumental)
17. The Cross (instrumental)
18. I (instrumental)
19. Ways (drum'n'bass mix)

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