Written In Torment Sign With None More Black

The final details have been hammered out between WRITTEN IN TORMENT and None More Black Records. According to the band, "the debut release will assault the black metal underground in the fall of 2006. The label hopes to have it in the hands of the fans by October.

Best described as black metal in the vein of old EMPEROR, this release was produced by Jonny Maudling (of BAL-SAGOTH fame) and recorded at Waylands Forge Studio's Sheffield.

Written In Torment was formed in 2002 by sole member Leviathan, writing commenced immediately with tracks being recorded in late 2005 and early 2006. All instruments were played by Leviathan except for a special guest solo by Mark Greenwell of BAL-SAGOTH on the track 'LV-426'.

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She Killed Poetry and Dryline Tour Dates

She Killed Poetry and Dryline will tour the midwest together this month. Here are the tour dates:

9/7 Dallas, TX @ Curtian Club
9/8 Fort Smith, AR @ The Foundation
9/9 Bartlesville, OK @ The Wherehouse
9/10 Tulsa, OK @ Two Bucks
9/11 Manhattan, KS @ PJ's
9/12 TBA
9/13 Kansas City, KS @ Grand Emporium
9/14 Hutchinson, KS @ Trishas
9/15 Joplin, MO @ Cesspool Castle
9/16 Bossier City, LA @ Diver Down
9/17 Westwego, LA @ The MVC
9/18 TBA
9/19 Austin, TX @ Flamingo Cantina
9/20 TBA
9/21 Corpus Christi @ The Underground
9/22 Waco, TX @ The Spur
9/23 Longview, TX @ Cantons

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Martyr Joins Galy Records Roster

Galy Records has announce the signing of Martyr for the release of their highly anticipated third studio album, "Feeding The Abscess." The new album was recorded and mixed by Pierre Rémillard and will be mastered by Alan Douches. A release date is set for October 31st. You can hear some demo tracks and other unreleased tracks (not final version, low quality MP3) on their MySpace page.

Martyr's back catalog will also be reissued through Galy Records. The "Hopeless Hopes" album will be re-released with a stunning new booklet, while both "Hopeless Hopes" and "Warp Zone" will be remastered by Yannick St-Amand and will contain four bonus tracks. Both reissues will be available on September 19th.

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Converge, Mastodon, And The Bronx U.S. Tour Dates

Converge, Mastodon, and The Bronx team up for a massive tour that hits the road on Tuesday. The tour dates follow:

9/6 Baltimore MD @ Ram's Head Live
9/7 Philly PA @ TLA
9/8 NYC NY @ Webster Hall
9/9 Worcester MA @ Palladium
9/10 Montreal QUE @ La Spectrum
9/12 Toronto ONT @ Phoenix Theatre
9/13 Cleveland OH @ House Of Blues
9/14 Chicago IL @ Metro
9/15 Detroit MI @ Majestic Theatre
9/16 Cincinatti OH @ Bogarts
9/18 Lawrence KS @ Granada Theatre
9/19 Denver CO @ Cervantes
9/21 Boise ID @ The Big Easy
9/22 Portland OR @ Roseland Theatre
9/23 Seattle WA @ Showbox Theatre
9/25 San Fransisco @ Slim's
9/26 San Francisco @ Slim's (2nd show added)
9/27 A solo Converge show we can't announce yet that will be in a small place...
9/28 Phoenix AZ @ Marquee
9/29 Los Angeles CA @ Henry Fonda
9/30 San Diego CA @ SOMA

All three bands have new/upcoming albums they are supporting. Mastodon "Blood Mountain" album will be released by Warner this September. Converge "No Heroes" will be released by Epitaph (vinyl on Deathwish) this October. The new album from The Bronx is available everywhere now.

After "No Heroes" hits stores on October 24th, Converge will head out on tour for the month of November w/ Some Girls and Modern Life Is War supporting. Also playing select shows will be Blascklisted, Kylesa, and Gospel. Dates and specifics will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Modern Life is War, Ignite, Strike Anywhere Tour

Modern Life is War are on tour with Strike Anywhere, Ignite, and A Global Threat. Here are the tour dates:

9/1: Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/2: Binghamton, NY @ Mandela Room w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/3: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/4: New York, NY @ CBGB w/ Stirke Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/5: Revere, MA @ Club Lido w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/6: Montreal, QC @ Lambi w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/7: Ottawa, ON @ Babylon w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/8: Toronto, ON @ Reverb w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/9: Hamilton, ON @ The Underground w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/11: London, ON @ Call the Office w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/12: Buffalo, NY @ The Buffalo Icon w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/13: Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/14: Lansing, MI @ Temple Club w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/15: Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/16: Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/17: Milwaukee, WI @ The Miramar Theatre w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/19: Cincinnati, OH @ Top Cat's w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/21: Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/22: Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat
9/23: Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz w/ Strike Anywhere, Ignite, A Global Threat

Non tour shows:
9/24: Blacksburg, VA @ Oasis World Market w/ Claws Out, Mother Night, The Misled
9/26: St. Louis, MO @ Lemp Arts w/ Sweating Bullets
9/27: Iowa City, IA @ The Picador (aka Gabe's)
10/7: Topeka, KS @ Static-Midwest Fest w/ Calico System, Dead City, Destroyer Destroyer and more
10/26: Fargo, ND @ VFW

Modern Life is War's reissue of "My Love. My Way" is out September 19th via Deathwish.

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Blacklisted Announce US Tour Dates

Having rethought their planned break up, Blacklisted has announced a U.S. tour, which will kick off next week. Support for many of the dates comes from Braceway. Here are the tour dates:

9/8 Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn w/ Bracewar
9/9 Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial w/ Bracewar
9/10 Orlando, FL @ Backbooth w/ Bracewar
9/11 Birmingham, AL @ Hotel Bham w/ Bracewar
9/12 Austin, TX @ Emo's w/ Bracewar
9/13 Dallas, TX @ Redblood Club w/ Bracewar
9/15 Phoenix, AZ @ Brickhouse w/ Bracewar
9/16 San Diego, CA @ Che Cafe w/ Bracewar, Ceremony
9/17 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Bracewar, Ceremony
9/18 San Francisco, CA @ The Pound w/ Bracewar, Ceremony
9/19 Sacramento, CA @ The Other Side w/ Life Long Tragedy, Ceremony, Bracewar
9/20 Tacoma, WA @ TBA
9/22 Denver, CO @ Sox Place
9/23 Omaha, NE @ TBA
9/24 St. Louis, MO @ Lemp Arts
9/25 Evansville, IN @ Club 1123
9/26 Chicago, IL @ No Exit
9/27 Detroit, MI @ Static Age Cafe
9/29 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
10/1 Richmond, VA @ Jay Rollin's Funeral

As previously reported, Blacklisted will be touring Europe with Rise and Fall in October and November.

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Tommy Lee Visits 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee visited 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' to promote 'Rock Star: Supernova' on Wednesday night (August 30). Lee also discussed Kimmel's celebrity barbershop quartet, FOX's 'Celebrity Duets', his kids, and rather uncomfortably, his ex-wife Pamela Anderson's recent marriage to Kid Rock. Lee revealed that he wasn't invited to the marriages, and said, "I got a text message from her, which is interesting. 'By the way, I'm getting married'. Thanks for letting me know. That's great." You can read a rough, computer generated transcript of the Tommy Lee portion of the show here.

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Lostprophets' Ian & Jamie Talk With Cool FM

Ian Watkins and Jamie Oliver from Lostprophets were on with Paul Kennedy of Cool FM in Belfast, Northern Ireland to promote their new album 'Liberation Transmission'. Ian talked about the band's rocking shows and gave Jamie a rough time for walking in during the interview, discussed 'Big Brother', the band's upcoming schedule, their new single 'A Town Called Hypocrisy', being honest during interviews, and more. You can download and listen to the laugh-filled interview here.

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These Are: Seeking New Guitarist

Hold True Recording artists These Are: have announced they are seeking a new guitar player to replace Jeff McGowan, who is leaving on good terms to seek out other interests. McGowan will be staying with the band long enough to aid them in the studio for the bands up coming release on Hold True Records.

For additional information, or to try out for These Are: you should read their MySpace blog post or go to HoldTrue.com.

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MSI, DFD, The Esoteric For Halloween Ball

One of the midwest's largest Halloween concert events, the third annual All Freaks Halloween Ball continues this year after last year's great success with Mushroomhead, Living Dead, Crossbreed, and others.

Appearing this year will be Mindless Self Indulgence (Metropolis Records), Living Dead, Dog Fashion Disco (Rotten Records), Dead by 28 (B4 Records), Candy Coated Jesus, The Esoteric (Prosthetic Records), and DJ Darks Choir, with more acts TBA.

You can view the fest's promo image here.

Show details follow:

SAT OCT 28 2006 6:00PM
ALL AGES WELCOME
TICKET PRICE: $30

CLUB BIJOU
209 N. SUPERIOR
TOLEDO, OH 43606

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Pelican, Daughters, Ken Mode Canadian Tour Dates

Pelican, Daughters, and Ken Mode will be touring Canada together this fall as part of the Exclaim! Aggressive Tendencies Tour. Here are the tour dates:

10/1 Vancouver BC @ Lamplighter
10/3 Edmonton AB @ The Starlite
10/4 Calgary AB @ Warehouse Night Club
10/5 Regina SK @ The Exchange
10/6 Winnipeg MB @ Collective Cabaret
10/9 London ON @ Call the Office
10/10 Hamilton ON @ The Underground
10/11 Toronto ON @ The Mod Club
10/12 Ottawa ON @ Babylon
10/13 Quebec City QC @ L'Anti
10/14 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda

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Video And Photos of Kreator's Sydney Performance

Pyromusic.net has uploaded over 40 minutes of video footage from Kreator's sold out Sydney show online. You will also find over 100 photos from the gig on the same page.

They also recently interviewed vocalist/guitarist Miland 'Mille' Petrozza recently. You can check the interview out here.

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Chester Bennington Performs With Metal Skool

Linkin Park member Chester Bennington joined resident heavy rock tribute act Metal Skool onstage at the Key Club in Los Angeles, California on Monday, August 28. You can check out pictures from WENN.

Earlier this year, Metal Skool was joined by Phil Anselmo, Alice guitarist Jerry Cantrell, and Avenged Sevenfold drummer the Rev to perform Pantera's "Walk" at Hollywood's Key Club. Cantrell also joined the band for Alice's "Man in the Box."

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