Intronaut, The Ocean, WFAHM Euro Tour Dates

Intronaut, The Ocean, and War From A Harlots Mouth will tour Europe in November. Here are the tour dates:

17/11 BULLE (CH) Lé Bullition
18/11 WUERZBURG (D) Soundpark Ost
19/11 LILLE (FR) Le Reve d'Herbert
20/11 LONDON (UK) Underworld
21/11 STOKE-ON-TRENT (UK) Sugarmill
22/11 EDINBURGH (UK) The Hive
23/11 PLYMOUTH (UK) The White Rabbit
24/11 DEN BOSCH (NL) W2
25/11 ROTTERDAM (NL) Waterfront
27/11 ARLON (NL) L'entrepot
29/11 COPENHAGEN (DK) Stengade 30

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Cosmosquad Announce Fall Tour Dates

Southern California-based hard fusioneers COSMOSQUAD, featuring acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, UFO) and Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, DIESEL MACHINE), have annouced an exclusive Sunday, September 30 Chicago club date at The Note, 1565 N. Milwaukee Ave., located in the city's Wicker Park area. Tickets are 7 dollars in advance and 10 dollars at the door.

COSMOSQUAD will kick off their 2007 fall tour with a performance at the world-famous Baked Potato, followed by a string of performance clinics in the Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin area. The details are as follows:

Sep. 21 - Baked Potato - Studio City, CA
Sep. 26 - Guzzardo Music - Rockford IL
Sep. 27 - Henri's Music - Green Bay WI
Sep. 28 - White House of Music - West Bend WI
Sep. 29 - Cascio / Interstate Music - New Berlin WI
Sep. 30 - The Note - Chicago, IL
Oct. 18 - Musician's Institute - Hollywood, CA

COSMOSQUAD has just released its fourth album, "Acid Test". It marks the group's first studio effort since 2001's highly regarded "Squadrophenia" which firmly established the trio as one of the premier progressive instrumental acts on the scene. Co-produced by Kollman and Gaalaas at the drummer's Crumb West Studios in Simi Valley, CA, "Acid Test" is the first COSMOSQUAD effort without co-founding member, Barry Sparks, whose bass duties have been filled by a trio of capable, well credentialed players in Paul Shihadeh (SCOTT KINSEY), Kevin Chown (UNCLE CRACKER, EDWIN DARE), and the group's new full-time addition, Christopher Maloney (DWEEZIL ZAPPA, HARDLINE).

You can check out some of the band's material on their MySpace page.

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The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Alesana Tour

The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Alesana, and Idiot Pilot will hit the road in late-October for several weeks. Here are the tour dates:

10/30 Iowa City, IA @ Picador
11/1 Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
11/2 Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock
11/4 Providence, RI @ Living Room
11/5 Syracuse, NY @ New Renaissance Theatre
11/6 Montreal, QC @ Le National
11/7 Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
11/8 Hamilton, ON @ The Casabah
11/9 Grand Rapids, MI @ Skelletones
11/10 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
11/11 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz
11/12 Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery
11/13 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
11/14 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
11/16 St. Petersburg, FL @ State theatre
11/17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
11/18 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
11/19 Birmingham, AL @ First Avenue
11/20 Memphis, TN @ The Dregs
11/21 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's
11/23 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry Music Theatre
11/24 Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddys Sound Shack
11/25 Austin, TX @ Emo's (outdoors)
11/26 Lubbock, TX @ Lonestar Event Center
11/27 El Paso, TX @ Chics Bar
11/28 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
11/29 San Diego, CA @ Soma
11/30 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerry's Pizza
12/1 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk

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Lamb Of God And Throwdown Audio Interviews Posted

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features an interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler. Topics include tattoo artist Paul Booth, the Download festival, Modern Drummer magazine, and being a vegetarian. The episode also features an interview Strigl conducted with THROWDOWN vocalist Dave Peters. The podcast can be downloaded at this location. iTunes users can also subscribe to "Talking Metal" for free at this location.

LAMB OF GOD's "Killadelphia" DVD was recently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

Released in June 2005 via Epic, "Killadelphia" consists primarily of footage filmed during the band's two performances at Philadelphia's Trocadero on October 16-17, 2004. Directing the shoot was Doug Spangenberg of High Roller Studios. Extras include hours of uncensored behind-the-scenes footage taken throughout the "Ashes of Wake" touring cycle.

LAMB OF GOD was nominated in the the "Best Metal Performance" category at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which was held February 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

LAMB OF GOD's latest album, "Sacrament", has sold more than 200,000 copies in the United States since its August 21, 2006 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD was produced by Machine (CLUTCH, KING CRIMSON, PITCHSHIFTER, EIGHTEEN VISIONS, EVERY TIME I DIE).

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Dark Empire Sign To Killzone Records

KillZone Records is extremely proud to announce that it is to sign New Jersey based thrash/prog/metal act Dark Empire for the release of the band's second album 'Humanity Dethroned' for release in North America and European territories. The release of 'Humanity Dethroned' is set for November.

Formed by Matt Moliti (lead and rhythm guitars, death vocals) in 2004, the current band includes Jens Carlsson (Savage Circus, Persuader) lead vocals, Andrew Atwood (lead, rhythm guitar, death vocals) and Samus (Suspyre, Mutiny) drums. Influenced by Symphony X and Rage, Moliti created Dark Empire to be what in his eyes would be the epitome of the perfect metal band: thrashy riffs, blazing solos and aggressive yet melodic vocals, full of energy and emotion.

Dark Empire are no stranger to success this early in their career. The band self released their debut album 'Distant Tides' placed 2 in the year end "best indie release of 2006" list), in BW&BK magazine scoring an impressive 9.5/10 and achieving rave reviews in the industry press and was eventually picked up Rock Machine Records in Brazil. 'Humanity Dethroned will be mastered by Mikka Jussla at Finnvox Studios (Children Of Bodom, Nightwish).

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Mutiny Post Studio Updates/Videos, Plan NYC Show

Mutiny have posted a multitude of studio updates and videos from their summer recording activities at Legacy Recording Studios. You can check out videos of guitars, bass, vocals, and keyboards being tracked at Mutiny's myspace blog. As an added bonus, Mutiny have added a video of their vacation time.

On the live front, Mutiny will be bringing their brand of heavy melody to New York City this coming Monday, September 24th. They'll be playing a 21 and over show at the Lit Lounge in Manhattan. A show time is yet to be determined, but will be announced in advance of the show day. They'll be premiering to brand new songs, and it's only 6 dollars to get in.

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Nine Inch Nails' Current Touring Lineup To Disband

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has told StarBulletin.com that the group's current incarnation will disband after the final show of its current tour on Tuesday (September 18) in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Although Reznor's touring band of drummer Josh Freese, guitarist Aaron North, bassist Jeordie White and keyboardist Alessandro Cortini are excellent support players, "at this point, I want to switch things around a bit," he said. "NINE INCH NAILS as a rock band configuration, we've done it and we've done it again. I see other ways I can present the material in concert, more challenging, something new. I don't want it to go stale."

This group has toured together for two years, he said. "It's a well-rounded concert, a good collection of songs from different records."

Much of the buzz surrounding NINE INCH NAILS' latest album, "Year Zero", was created by an imaginative marketing scheme that exploited the Internet to its fullest. "It's the right medium for the content of this record," Reznor explained. "There are too many limitations that record labels use for artists. It's the old business model. With the Internet, everyone's a publisher, and it's kind of liberating to be able to write on my Web site, uncensored, for better or worse."

Read the full article at Starbulletin.com.

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Sanctuary's Record Label To Close

Reuters reports that the recorded music division of Sanctuary Music Group is to close, its new owner Universal Music said on Wednesday, as it looks to develop the firm's merchandising, catalogue and management businesses instead.

Universal, which bought the struggling music group for 44.5 million pounds in August, said the recorded division, which has artists such as THE CHARLATANS and BRIAN WILSON and in the past featured such metal artists as Megadeth and Iron Maiden, would no longer operate as a standalone front-line label.

The Sanctuary Records U.S. unit will continue to operate as it is for now but this could be reviewed at a later date.

Universal announced its purchase of Sanctuary in June to develop new revenue streams such as merchandising and artist management as traditional income from the sale of CDs and digital music continues to wane.

Read the full article at Scottsman.

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Baksh: "I've Been Playing Metal All Of My Life"

Guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh recently spoke to Canada's Dose.ca about his decision to quit multi-platinum pop-punk act SUM 41 and focus on his "fist-pumping, vocal-grumbling, balls-to-the-walls metal" side project BROWN BRIGADE.

"Honestly, I really did get really thankless and I still feel like and asshole for it," Baksh explains of time he decided to leave SUM 41. "Because you're up there — and no matter what, no matter who you're dealing with, no matter what country you're in — somebody wants to take something from you. If you really let that get to you and not realize that's what your fucking job is, then it is going to get under your skin and reach down into your soul. But I kind of realized after the period I've had off and just at the end of the time that I had with SUM 41 that you can't really just sit there and feel sorry for yourself...You have to make the best time on this Earth that you can."

While Baksh wasn't able to showcase his impressive axe-slaying skills to their full extent while playing in SUM 41, with BROWN BRIGADE, he's able to exploit his nimble solo-shredding skills to their full capacity. The band, which also features Baksh's cousin, Vaughn Lal, on bass, will debut its full-length release, "Record Into the Mouth of Badd(d)ness", on Tuesday (Sept. 18).

"It's weird. I've not only wanted to play metal my entire life — I've been playing metal all of my life," he relates. "Whenever I was practicing off stage [with SUM 41], it would be to heavy metal."

Read the entire interview at Dose.ca.

Read the full article at Dose.ca.

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Danzig Announces East Coast, West Coast Dates

Glenn Danzig will hit the road beginning in late October for a handful of live concert dates on both the East and West coasts. Joining Danzig on these dates will be bassist Steve Zing (Samhain) and guitarist Todd Youth (Danzig, Murphy's Law); former Misfits axe man Doyle Von Frankenstein and his new band Gorgeous Frankenstein, will support on all dates.

Glenn and Doyle have been in the studio recording Doyle's first solo album, "Gorgeous Frankenstein," which Danzig produced and will release on October 16 on his label, evilive. According to Glenn, he and Doyle recorded "eight blood-curdling tracks" that include "Man or Monster," "Devilgirl," "Reverse of God," and "Made In Hell." The two played all instruments on the album.

These Danzig tour dates are also in support of "The Lost Tracks of Danzig," the two-CD set that was released May 29, as well as Glenn's limited edition book "Drukija, Contessa of Blood," loosely based on the legend of 17th century vampire, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, and illustrated by long time collaborator Simon Bisley. "The Lost Tracks" is comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span Danzig's entire career and were originally recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" that began with 1988's "Danzig."

Follows are the confirmed Danzig east and west coast dates. Other than these shows, Danzig has no plans to do any touring in the foreseeable future.

October 23 Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD
October 24 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
October 25 Palladium, Worcester, MA
October 27 Nokia Theatre, New York, NY
October 30 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
October 31 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
November 1 The Grove, Anaheim, CA
November 2 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA

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Poison The Well Preparing DVD Release

Poison The Well is currently in the process of compiling material for a career-spanning DVD. Here's the official word from the band:

"We need your help in putting together a retrospective account of the span of the our career thus far. Please send a copy of any video footage you may have taken at a show. The older the better, but all will be accepted and reviewed. All submissions will be considered, very much appreciated, and may be included in this project. No matter the quality of video or audio, please submit what you have in whatever format available. Please send to:

Patti Her
1425 Santa Cruz Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Thank you very much for your help in making this project possible."

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Skeletonwitch Tour w/ Municipal Waste Finalized

Fresh off a string of dates with underground black metallers Nachtmystium, Athens, OH thrashers SKELETONWITCH have now finalized touring plans alongside Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust and local support. Trekking across the East Coast and through the Midwest, the tour will run through late September and early October before SKELETONWITCH returns home and heading back out on the road.

Currently supporting the forthcoming Prosthetic Records debut, "Beyond The Permafrost," two tracks from the record are available on the band's MySpace page. Featuring artwork from John Baizley (Pig Destroyer, Darkest Hour, Baroness) and recorded with Cory Smoot (GWAR, Municipal Waste), "Beyond The Permafrost" features a handful of new songs alongside a few Skeletonwitch favorites from the band's two self-released records. Slated for an Oct. 2 release, exclusive pre-order packages are being taken right now.

Here are the finalized SKELETONWITCH tour dates with Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust: More...

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The Minor Times Finalizing Tour Plans

Pennsylvania hardcore heavyweights THE MINOR TIMES are currently finalizing fall touring plans with Engineer. Encompassing much of October, the two bands will hit the East Coast before returning home. Continuing to support their latest record, 'Summer of Wolves,' this marks the first major touring stint for the THE MINOR TIMES since the album's release late in June. Recorded with producer Vince Ratti (Bury Your Dead, A Life Once Lost), the album features in-depth artwork and can be previewed in eCard form here.

In other THE MINOR TIMES news: "Relapse records is going to be releasing a limited edition 7" with us and our friends Rosetta," the band says. "The record will feature two brand new tracks from us not available anywhere else. If you're not familiar with Rosetta, head over to their page, those guys are incredible. Needless to say, we're pretty floored to have a record coming out on Prosthetic and a 7" on Relapse with a great band."

Here are the latest THE MINOR TIMES tour dates with with Engineer: More...

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Centralia Post Two Live Videos, Give Update

Trenton metal bashers Centralia posted some live videos from a show in Philadelphia, and gave an update on the recording situation via their myspace blog:

So the summer is gone huh?

Well it has been a productive one for us over here in Centralia. We have been writing all summer and are inching closer to having enough new shit to put together an album.

After a 3 month hibernation from playing we were asked by our good friends in Spur if we would hit up good ol Whiskey Dix in Philly with them. We obliged and those that made it out were treated to 2 new songs!! Our wonderful and hard-working friend Drew was nice enough to take the trip with us and film the whole set. He was then nice enough to put them up on YouTube. Please excuse the subpar sound, but the videos had to be compressed to fit on YouTube therfore sacrificing audio and video quality. The actual uncompressed video of the entire set is planning to be released as part of a future DVD.

Enjoy and we are back in playing mode so we will be seeing you all REAL soon!

To view the videos, click here.

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Gene Hoglan To Drum On 'Apocalypse Plow'

The Atomic Clock himself posted yet another update on his myspace blog:

Howdy everybody!

As some of you may already be aware, my good buddy, Mr. Plow, has enlisted myself and a host of others (Norwood Fisher, Rocky George, Oderus Urungus, et al.) to play on his upcoming disc, "APOCALYPSE PLOW". For those of you who aren't aware, Mr. Plow is a solo acoustic artiste who specializes in a down home pornographic punk-c&w-comedy hybrid that is bound to melt all your little hearts.

He is also currently involved in a "Gong Show"-type contest up in Vancouver, and happens to be trailing in score just behind a woman who is a burlesque stripper. How do you compete with a woman who takes her clothes off? Especially if you're Plow?

Well, that's where we all come in. If I could graciously ask any interested parties to please go to YouTube and check out this URL, and please leave a comment on the YouTube page, good, bad or indifferent.

Any comments left go towards a sort of 'extra credit' portion of the grading, which actually factor in quite importantly to the overall score.
Mr Plow stands to win $20,000 if he wins this thing, and if he does win, he's going to invest every penny into an actual tour with myself, Norwood and Rocky. And as we all know, touring is one expensive proposition, even at it's cheapest and grimiest. And although 'cheap' and 'grimy' are two highly appealing words to all of us, he's still gotta win to even have a prayer of touring this latest disc with his 'All-Star Cast of High-Dollar Buffoons'.

Thanks for your time and effort, people!

-Gene

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Mutiny Seek New Vocalist

Mutiny are on the hunt for a set of quality metal vocals, and posted the following message on their myspace blog:

When we started to track vocals for our new 4-song demo and realized quite quickly that something was missing. We came to the conclusion that Mutiny needs a groundbreaking vocalist with a distinctive scream and a powerful singing voice that can cut through our music and make the listener take notice.

With full support from Melissa Cross and the major labels interested in us, whoever we choose will be in good hands.

If interested, e-mail us at NeoMutiny06@hotmail.com or send us a message through myspace. To hear some of our new material, check out our studio videos at youtube.com/MutinyMetal.

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Serj Tankian Talks About Album Process

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: Since he played almost every instrument on his debut solo album by himself, SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian told The Pulse of Radio that his biggest challenge was making the record, titled "Elect The Dead", sound like there was a band playing on it. "That was the trick really, because usually with bands, you tend to record the drums first and then overlay everything on top of it," he said. "Since I was doing this mostly by myself, I kind of had to go the other route. The arrangement kind of just worked, and when I listened to it at the end I'm like, 'God, it sounds like the drums were there from the beginning. That's neat!'"

"Elect The Dead" arrives on October 23. The first single is "Empty Walls".

Tankian did enlist SYSTEM drummer John Dolmayan and former GUNS N' ROSES and PRIMUS drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia to play on the album. Mantia will also be part of Tankian's touring band.

Tankian begin his first solo tour on October 12 in Chicago, finishing up on October 28 in San Francisco.

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Former Great White Tour Manager To Be Released

The Associated Press reports that the band manager whose pyrotechnics ignited a nightclub fire that killed 100 people is granted parole. The parole board says Daniel Biechele will be released in March after serving less than half of his four-year sentence.

Board chairwoman Lisa Holley says yesterday's decision was unanimous. Biechele pleaded guilty last year to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2003 fire in West Warwick. He was working for the rock band GREAT WHITE when he ignited the blaze.

Holley says the board considered things such as risk of reoffending, plans for life after prison and letters received from victims' families. Some relatives of those killed say they think Biechele deserves to get out early, while others are unhappy with the decision.

Attorney General Patrick Lynch says he disagrees with the parole board, but respects the decision.

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In Flames Finish Bass And Drums For New Album

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES are currently recording their ninth album at the band's own IF Studios in Gothenburg. They have just finished the pre production/rehearsals and are currently recording drums and bass and according to inside sources, "all is indeed going very well and the inspiration is flowing!"

The as-yet-untitled new album is expected to be released in the spring of 2008.

For the recording of the new album, In Flames and www.myspace.com have decided to work together and the entire recording is being documented, from the beginning to the end in the shape of a video diary. This diary features very exclusive footage from the day to day recordings and the shaping of the new album. A new episode will be online every Monday.

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Isis Announce 10th Anniversary Tour Dates

US metallers ISIS check in with the following:

"That's right we've got the official itinerary for our 10 Year Anniversary Shows so head for the oceans - although we're still not quite sure of the set list, it will be sure to include something for kids of all ages...

East Coast:
November
1 - New York, NY at The Fillmore (with Oxbow, 27)
2 - Philadelphia, PA at the Trocadero Theater (with Oxbow, 27)
3 - Cambridge, MA at The Middle East (Downstairs) (with Oxbow, 27)
4 - Cambridge, MA at The Middle East (Downstairs) (with Clouds, 27)

West Coast:
14 - Seattle, WA at Neumo's (with These Arms Are Snakes, 27)
15 - Vancouver, BC at Richards on Richards (with These Arms Are Snakes, 27)
16 - Portland, OR at The Hawthorne Theater (with 27, TBA)
18 - San Francisco, CA at Slim's (with Big Business, 27)
20 - Los Angeles, CA at The Troubadour (with Big Business, 27)

The next day, November 21st, will see the release of the first of two singles from In The Absence Of Truth. 'Holy Tears', the first single, also includes a live version recorded during last fall's tour with TOOL, a video directed by Dominic Hailstone (Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Eel), and a LUSTMORD/ MELVINS remix of 'Not In Rivers, But In Drops'.

The second single, 'Not In Rivers, But In Drops', has a January release date and will also feature a live version, video, and 'Holy Tears' remix."

Stay tuned for further updates.

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Rob Zombie Announces Headlining Dates

In between dates scheduled on his upcoming tour with OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE has scheduled the following headlining dates:

October
23 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
30 - Duluth, MN - Pioneer Hall

November
8 - Great Falls, MT - Expo Park
12 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
13 - Spokane, WA - The Big Easy

As previously reported, dates for the Ozzy Osbourne/Rob Zombie trek (with openers IN THIS MOMENT) include:

October
18 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
20 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place
22 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
24 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
27 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
29 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
31 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

November
2 - Des Moines, IO - Veterans Memorial Auditorium
6 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center

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Burial Chamber Trio To Play First Ever Show In USA

Burial Chamber Trio, featuring Attila Csihar of Mayhem, Greg Anderson of Sunn 0))) and Oren Ambarchi who span Hungary, USA, Australia, will be playing their first and likely only show in North America this year on Sunday, October 21 at Chop Suey in Seattle, WA. Support will be provided by Earth and Lesbian.

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Gwar, The End, Horse The Band Tour Dates

The End and Horse The Band will support Gwar on the road in November. More tour dates will be announced, but the following have been confirmed:

11/4 Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall
11/6 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11/7 Buffalo, NY @ The Town Ballroom
11/9 Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
11/12 Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
11/16 Vancouver BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/17 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDu
11/20 Bend, OR @ Midtown
11/23 Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
11/28 Knoxville, TN @ Blue Cats
11/30 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

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A Different Breed Of Killer Signs To Rise Records

Tennessee metal outfit A Different Breed Of Killer has officially signed with Rise Records. Rise President Craig Ericson had the following to say:

"These guys blew my mind the first time I listened. Halfway through the first song I was messaging them about a record deal. I'm very excited to work with these guys and I think they will turn heads in 2008 when the debut record drops."

The group will enter the studio in January 2008 with Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me) to record their debut full-length. In the meantime, you can check them out here.

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New Megadeth Video To Premiere Sept. 26

Megadeth's new video for the song "Never Walk Alone" will premiere exclusively on the official Megadeth MySpace page this coming Wednesday, September 26. The video was shot on August 22nd at Cheyenne Studios in Castaic, California. More information to follow.

In other news, Megadeth frontman, Dave Mustaine, has been reaching out to fans during their current headlining tour and inviting them to call his cell and share their thoughts. As part of a collaboration with www.saynow.com, fans can call and leave messages for Dave on his cell. At each tour date, Dave makes an announcement from the stage encouraging fans to call and leave him messages and tells them where his cell number is posted at the venue. Dave also sends out group voicemails from the stage at each tour date, letting fans know what city he’s in and invites the local audience to cheer in the background while he’s leaving the message. As part of his outreach to fans, he also leaves messages for people who have contacted him about current Megadeth activities. Anyone who’d like to leave a personal message for Dave and his bandmates can call them at the following numbers:

DAVE MUSTAINE: (619) 717-2000
GLEN DROVER: (818) 237-4680
SHAWN DROVER: (678) 999-2215
JAMES LOMENZO: (661) 349-7208

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Amon Amarth At Sweden Rock To Be Broadcasted

Swedish National Radio show "P3 Live" will be broadcasting Amon Amarth's performance from Sweden Rock Festival on Thursday, September 20th. The broadcast will start at 9:30pm (CET). International fans can listen to the streaming online at www.sr.se.

Amon Amarth will be embarking on a headlining North American tour this winter, with Decapitated, Himsa and Sonic Syndicate. Tour dates are as follows: More...

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Video Interview With Mikael Stanne Posted Online

Mestrock.se conducted an interview with Dark Tranquillity frontman, Mikael Stanne, prior to the band's sold-out show at Trädgårn, Gothenburg on September 5th. The video interview can be viewed at this location. It's in Swedish, but even those not versed in the tongue of the gods can get some enjoyment out of the clip, as it contains lots of live footage.

As previously announced, Dark Tranquillity will play two shows in Greece in November with support coming from Samael. Dates are as follows:

Nov. 03 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Hydrogios
Nov. 04 - Athens, Greece - Gagarin 205

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Vader, Nightwish Accompany "The Witcher" Game

Atari Europe and CD Projekt Sp. z.o.o. announced a host of musical collaborations in support of The Witcher, the highly anticipated fantasy role-playing game for PC from developers CD Projekt based on the universe created by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

Vader have recorded a track entitled ‘Sword of The Witcher’ which will feature on their forthcoming new album and DVD. The track will also form part of CD Projekt’s “Inspired by The Witcher” promotional album which features English language compositions by a host of Polish acts, from rock and folk all the way to electro, all inspired by The Witcher. Read more about Vader at www.vader.pl and watch the video to ‘Sword of The Witcher’ on the game’s official website at thewitcher.com.

“It’s great to be able to take part in an international project such as this, which puts the music we believe in and love in front of so many new people,” said Tomasz Dziubiñski of Vader’s record label Metal Mind Productions. “Vader already have a devoted following, and with The Witcher set to explode globally this can only get bigger.” More...

Read the full article at Imperiumi.net.

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Moonsorrow, Swallow The Sun Set For Bloodstock '08

Moonsorrow and Swallow the Sun have been confirmed to appear at next year's Bloodstock Festival. This will be Moonsorrow's only UK appearance of 2008.

The event will take place at Catton Hall, Derby from August 15th to 17th, 2008.

For more information and tickets, visit www.bloodstock.uk.com.

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H.I.M. Single Fails To Break Into British Top 40

Helsingin Sanomat reports:

Finnish rock act HIM’s latest single release, a track called "The Kiss of Dawn," failed to break into the official British Top 40 chart on the week of its release. The song entered the British chart at 59, outside the official Top 40 list.

"The Kiss of Dawn" is the first HIM single in four years that has not made it to the Top 40 in Britain. So far the love-metal band's highest UK entries have been with "Solitary Man," which went in at number nine in 2004, and "Wings of a Butterfly," which was ranked tenth on its release in 2005.

"The Kiss of Dawn" is a cut from HIM's new album Venus Doom, which was also released at the beginning of this week in most European markets.

On the more specified UK Top 40 Rock Singles Chart, on the other hand, HIM made it to #1. The band took over the top position from another Finnish group, Nightwish, whose "Amaranth" single now slips down to number two.

Read the full article at http://www.hs.fi.

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