Listen To H.I.M.'s "Dark Light" At HotTopic.com

H.I.M.'s Dark Light will hit stores internationally Monday the 26th and in the US on Tuesday the 27th, but you can listen to the whole album now at HotTopic.com. Additionally, in the next few days, MTV.com will put up some new exclusive HIM footage on the making of the album. Stay tuned to their page on MTV.com if you're interested.

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Burst Announce UK Tour Dates

Burst will be touring the UK briefly in late-October. Here are the tour dates:

10/24 Manchester, England @ Star and Garter
10/25 Glasgow, England @ Barfly
10/26 Birmingham, England @ Bar Academy
10/27 London, England @ Barfly
10/28 Exeter, England @ Cavern
10/29 Nottingham, England @ Rock City

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Panic Are Back Together And Recording EP

While playing a reunion show at last year's Arnhem Hardcore Meeting, Boston hardcore outfit Panic apparently had a good time and are now writing material for a new CDep/7". The current line-up includes Azy, Gibby, Masek, Damian, and new drummer, Q. According to Azy, "I just want to make clear that we are back out of a desire to shred, not because we have some self-important agenda or egos that need feeding..." The group will record five new songs this winter, and the release will hit streets via Reflections Records in early-2006.

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Nile Announce More Dates With Hypocrisy

More dates have been unleashed for the "Annihilation of the Wicked" tour featuring Nile, Hypocrisy, Soilent Green, Raging Speedhorn, Decapitated and With Passion:

Jan. 12 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Jan. 13 Houston, TX - Engine Room
Jan. 14 Fort Worth, TX - Ridglea Theatre
Jan. 15 San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary
Jan. 17 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Jan. 18 Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA
Jan. 19 Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 20 The Pound at Pier 96 - San Francisco, CA
Jan. 21 The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
Jan. 23 El Carazon - Seattle, WA
Jan. 25 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
Jan. 27 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
Jan. 28 Sauget, IL - Pop's
Jan. 30 Chicago, IL - House of Blues
Jan. 31 Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Feb. 01 Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Feb. 02 Rochester, NY - Penny Arcade
Feb. 03 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
Feb. 04 Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Feb. 06 New York, NY - B.B. King Blues Club
Feb. 08 Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Feb. 09 Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Feb. 10 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Feb. 11 Tampa, FL - The Masquerade
Feb. 12 Culture Club - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Green Carnation To Release Exclusive EP

In accordance with Norway's Green Carnation and Sublife Productions, Profound Lore Records will release an exclusive edition EP in accordance with the band's appearance at this year's Day Of The Equinox festival on Oct 14. Entitled "The Burden Is Mine… Alone," this EP will be an all-acoustic offering that will precede the band's full-length acoustic album that will surface sometime in 2006, and will be offered in a strictly limited edition. If all goes without delay, this exclusive EP will be sold at the Day Of The Equinox festival, and through Profound Lore's website (only in North America). European and overseas customers will be able to obtain their copy of the EP through the band's own production company Sublife Productions (www.sublifeproductions.com). "The Burden Is Mine" will contain four tracks. Two tracks will appear on the upcoming acoustic album and two tracks will be solely exclusive to this EP, said material retracing back to the sound that Green Carnation forged with their monumental Light Of Day, Day Of Darkness opus.

"The Burden Is Mine" tracklisting is as follows:

Burden Is Mine… Alone
Transparent Me
Sweet Leaf
Six Ribbons (Jon English cover)

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Vader Moves Venue In Paris, France

Vader has moved the venue for their upcoming gig in Paris, France on October 3rd from La Maroquinerie to La Boule Noire.

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Nevermore's European Setlist Revealed

For everybody who is still going to see Nevermore on tour in Europe, here is the setlist (as played in Haarlem, September 18):

Intro
Born
Acid Words
Bitter Sweet
Narcosynthesis
The River Dragon has Come
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Beyond Witin
Dreaming Neon Black
7 Tongues of God
The Learning
Sentient 6
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Sound of Silence
The Heart Collector
Final Product
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This Godless Endeavor
Enemies of Reality

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Spinefarm Metal DVD 2 Out Now

Spinefarm Record has released "Spinefarm Metal DVD 2." The contents:

1. Children of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout
2. To/Die/For - Little Deaths
3. Finntroll - Trollhammaren
4. Norther - Mirror of Madness
5. Tarot - Pyre of Gods
6. Entwine - Bitter Sweet
7. Children of Bodom - Sixpounder
8. Turmoin Katilot - Verta Ja Lihaa
9. Nightwish - Bless the Child
10. Ajattara - Haureus
11. Norther - Death Unlimited
12. Ram-Zet - Queen
13. Lowe Motor Corporation - Soul of a Pagan
14. Rotten Sound - Burden
15. Reverend Bizarre - Doom Over the World
16. Amoral - Other Flesh
17. Sonata Arctica - The Cage (Tavistia live)
18. To Separate the Flesh from the Bones - The Final Extinction (Tavastia live)
19. Rotten Sound - Targets (Tuska live)
20. To Separate the Flesh from the Bones - Drowned in Semen (Tavastia live)
21. Sonata Arctica - Kingdom for a Heart (Tavastia live)
22. Ensiferum - Battle Song (Party San live)
23. Children of Bodom - Bodom Beach Terror (Tuska live)

For more information, visit the Spinefarm Records website at www.spinefarm.fi.

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Insomnium Announce Gigs In Finland

Insomnium have announced 5 shows in Finland with Noumena in October. Dates are as follows:

Oct. 14 Mikkeli - Club Zic Zac
Oct. 26 Lahti - Torvi (with Withering)
Oct. 27 Helsinki - Semifinal (with Elenium)
Oct. 28 Turku - Pelimies
Oct. 29 Lappeenranta - Iltatähti

Insomnium are currently busy writing new material for their upcoming album and have now completed 4 to 6 songs. The band writes:

"For our ears the new material sounds a bit more aggressive, heavier and faster than songs in the "Since the Day It All Came Down". Still it's hard to yet tell how the album will eventually turn out. But we promise that it will serve you all the old tricks mixed with some new elements, twists and turns. Time will tell, hope you can wait until then. And by the way we have already booked the Fantom studio for the next spring where the recording of our third strike will take place. More updates will follow..."

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The Ocean Sign With Metal Blade Records

The Ocean is a phenomenal, very unique band that features influences from various styles of hard and also more mellow music. They are famous for their hardcore eruptions as well as their flowing soundscapes that are somewhat reminiscent of American pioneers Neurosis. But in the end they are simply The Ocean, a band that is well known in the German underground, not only for their albums, but also for their excessive live shows.

“It´s great to have The Ocean on the label”, comments Andreas R. of Metal Blade Europe. “This band is so talented – they transport a wide array of emotions through their incredible music. You can´t be more honest as an artist than The Ocean are.”

The Ocean guitarist Robin Staps comments: "After talking to various labels over the course of the past months, we're happy to finally join forces with one of the most important labels for heavy music out there. Out of all the parties we've been talking to, Metal Blade seemed to be the most reasonable about what they can do for us and how they will go about doing it."

After more than a year in the making, their upcoming record "Aeolian", a sequel to 2004's highly acclaimed "Fluxion", is in its final stages of production.

“All the instrumental and vocal tracks have been layed down and we are almost finished with the mix. We have taken a multiple-singer approach this time, with the aim of finding the perfect voice for every part. The result is a number of guest appearances, including Tomas Hallbom of Breach, Nate Newton of Converge/Old Man Gloom and Sean Ingram of Coalesce. Altogether there are 6 singers featured on the album, covering the widest possible range of aggressive vocals, from deep howls to high-pitched shrieking, with our mainman Meta at the low end and laptopist Nico at the high end of the vocal spectrum.”

“Aeolian” will be released on the 25th of November in Germany and on the 28th of November in the rest of Europe. More album details will be revealed soon.

For more information on The Ocean, visit their website at www.theoceancollective.com.

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Edguy Chart Positions & New Album Title Revealed

German metallers Edguy continue ripping up the charts all over the place with their "Superheroes" EP. The EP has reached #10 in Sweden. The EP has entered the German Media Control Single-Charts at #25 and climbed to #52 on the official charts in Switzerland.

In other news, Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet revealed to Greece 's Metal Temple magazine during a phone interview that the band's upcoming full-length album will be titled "Rocket Ride." The follow-up to 2004's "Hellfire Club" is being recorded with producer Sascha Paeth (who also worked with the band on "Superheroes") and is scheduled for release in early 2006.

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First Of Four Machine Head DVD Video Clips Posted

Machine Head's upcoming DVD "Elegies" is confirmed for an October 11th release. That being said, in each of the coming weeks, 4 video clips from the DVD will be posted online, and the first in this series is here. Check out the clip MH performing "Imperium" live, as taken from the Elegies DVD at the following links:

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New Old Man's Child Song Posted Online

Norwegian bombastic Black Metal act Old Man's Child have a brand-new song available at this location. “Enslaved And Condemned” is the crushing opener of the upcoming “Vermin” album which will hit stores via Century Media Records on October 17th. The tracklist for the new grim yet melodic Black Metal opus by multi-instrumentalist and sole songwriter Galder is as follows:

01. Enslaved and Condemned (4:15)
02. The Plague of Sorrow (4:09)
03. War of Fidelity (4:19)
04. In Torment's Orbit (5:04)
05. Lord of Command [Bringer Of Hate] (4:51)
06. The Flames of Deceit (4:39)
07. Black Marvels of Death (4:22)
08. Twilight Damnation (4:42)
09. ...As Evil Descends (1:11)

Like its acclaimed predecessor “In Defiance Of Existence” the new album has been recorded at well-known Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden (recording home of In Flames, Arch Enemy) and is crowned by exceptional visual art by sought-after Greek designer Set who is known for his work with Rotting Christ, Heaven Shall Burn, Paradise Lost. Galder’s musical partners in crime are Reno H. Kiilerich (live drummer of Dimmu Borgir, former member of Exmortem, Vile, Panzerchrist) and also Testament/Dragonlord guitarist Eric Peterson who torments his axe for a solo piece.

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AILD Get Ready For Euro Tour, Shoot New Video

As I Lay Dying have posted this message on their website:

"Well tonight we pack our bags and try to get some sleep before our long flight to Germany tomorrow to start our European tour. The last time we played club shows in Germany was back in November 2004 and the shows were awesome, so we can't wait to get back there. In the meantime we spent most of this past Sunday in an old abandoned meat locker in LA shooting our new video for the song Through Struggle with director Lex Halaby. The shoot went extremely well and we can't wait for you to see the video. In the meantime click here to check out some photos of the shoot. Take care...AILD"

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Maroon To Support Obituary And Samael On Tour

Germany’s metal infused hardcore outfit Maroon will support Obituary and Samael on their forthcoming tour in January 2006. A special guest, who is still TBC, will be added as opener to the package.

“We are extremely happy and very proud to be part of this tour”, says Maroon frontman Andre Moraweck. “Obituary and Samael are some of our most favourite bands and some of the main reasons that got us into music as well as making music. We are really looking forward to sharing stages with both bands. – Don’t miss this awesome package!”

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After Forever Reveal More Signing Session Details

After Forever have announced more details on their signing session at Jake's Music Store in Eindhoven, NL this coming Friday (September 23rd). The band will be siging their new single "Being Everyone" from 1400 to 1500. Later that evening, the band will be the first band to play in the new Effenaar in Eindhoven. The videoclip will also be shown that evening in the Effenaar.

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Rammstein Nominated For Krone Award, Cover Posted

Rammstein are nominated in the category "Best Live Act" for the "Eins Live" Krone-Award. Germany's biggest radio award will be conferred at the Arena Oberhausen on November 24 2005. The ceremony will be broadcasted live by Eins Live radio at 7 pm and on TV it will be broadcasted by the WDR at 10 pm. You can vote for the band at this location.

In other news, the band has posted the cover of their new album "Rosenrot" on their website. Check it out here.

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Marduk Cancel Last 3 European Shows

Marduk has been forced to cancel the three shows of their European tour because their tour bus broke down in Germany. The dates will be rescheduled.

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Ensiferum Replaces Drummer

Ensiferum has posted this message on their website regarding the change of drummers:

"As some of you may have already noticed, there's been a new man behind the drums at the live concerts during the past six months. Janne Parviainen has been substituting for Oliver Fokin and is now a steady member. The main reason for this change in the band was that there were too many differences of interests.

"On a happier note, Metal Hammer magazine's website has included us to it's "Meet & Greet" section, which let's the readers and fans ask questions directly to the band via message board.
Look into it by visiting http://www.hammer-mag.de/Home.html"

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Most Precious Blood 'Merciless' Listening Party

AOL Music is hosting an online listening party for Most Precious Blood's latest effort 'Merciless', released today (September 20). You can listen to the album in full here.

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Vinnie Paul Will Never Be At Peace w/ Dimes Death

The December 2005 issue of Guitar World magazine (web site) contains an exclusive, in-depth interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. In the 10-page cover story (view cover here), Vinnie speaks for the first time about Dimebag's murder, the possibility of a PANTERA reunion prior to Dimebag's death, Vinnie's future plans as a musician, and his favorite memories of Dimebag, among many other topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

Guitar World: Dime had a reputation for hard living and hard drinking, but what's less known is that he had a serious side and could be remarkably focused. What are some instances in which you saw this side of him?

Vinnie Paul: "Throughout his career, he was always really focused on everything. Toward the end, about a year before all this happened, he really started to develop the business side of himself. He was so proud of his new line of guitars with Dean Guitars and his new amp with Krank Amplification. He probably took that stuff more seriously than anything. He didn't want his name on a piece of shit. He wanted it to be on something that was special, so when somebody got it, they went, 'Wow, this is the best guitar I've ever picked up,' or this is the most kick-ass sounding amp I've ever played.' Dime was all over it with both companies, and that was something I was so proud of him for.

"Some people have this misconception that the dude was loaded 24/7, but he wasn't. He'd do it when he felt like he needed to do it, and then he would back off for two or three days. In truth, we never really did that much drinking before we went onstage. We'd do two or three shots, just enough to get loosened up, and then mayne a couple more while we were playing. It was when we were done playing, after we'd kick everybody's fucking ass and given them everything they came for, that's when the booze would really start to flow. That's when it was time to take the roof off the fucking place."

Guitar World: In 1996, PANTERA released their darkest and most underrated album, "The Great Southern Trendkill". What's the story behind that album?

Vinnie Paul: "That was the most difficult record we ever made. We weren't falling apart, but the band was starting to go in different directions. Philip [Anselmo, PANTERA vocalist] had some well-publicized personal issues, and that made for a really dark record. At the same time, LIMP BIZKIT was blowing up and rap metal was coming in. There was a whole new scene, and people were like, 'What's PANTERA gonna do? Are they gonna do rap metal, too?' We just wanted to make the ultimate, abrasive album the industry's ever gotten. That was our response. It was the first record we made that declined in sales, but it's a platinum record today, so you can't say it wasn't successful. When it came out then, it was probably our most misunderstood record, but today I see posts on the Internet all the time saying, ''Trendkill' is my favorite album. Goddamn, that record broke the mold.' Well, too bad it took you nine fucking years to realize what we were trying to accomplish at the time! [laughs]"

Guitar World: Tell me about "Reinventing the Steel", which turned out to be the final PANTERA album.

Vinnie Paul: "I think that, next to 'Vulgar', that's probably the best record we made. By the time we made it, in 2000, everything had totally changed and music was — and still is — in a total shambles. So we wanted to make a straightforward, anthemic metal record. We wanted to keep the songs as fresh as we could, with old-school roots and new-school traits, and I think we did a really good job on it. I mean, 'Revolution Is My Name' is probably one of the best songs we ever wrote. The guitar riffs and parts Dime came up with are fucking phenomenal. There's probably five songs in that one song!"

Guitar World: PANTERA's breakup was instigated in part by the events of 9/11. Explain what happened.

Vinnie Paul: "That was pretty insane. We flew to Ireland out of JFK [International Airport] just 10 to 12 hours before that happened, man. We landed, got off the plane and people had all these terrible looks on their faces and we didn't know what the hell was going on. We just got this really weird vibe. We just felt that the best thing for us to do was cancel our European Tattoo the Earth tour with SLAYER and go home. We didn't know who was going to get attacked next. We were stranded there for, like, 10 days, and when we finally got back to Dallas, we just said, 'Hey, let's take a little break from this.' "

Guitar World: A lot of people in the metal community had been hoping PANTERA would get back together one day.

Vinnie Paul: "Let's make this clear once and for all: for any fan out there that believed any of the bullshit said by certain people, there never was going to be a PANTERA reunion, ever. If you were married to somebody for 15 or 16 years and they treated you the way we got treated, you don't go back to them, and we weren't going to do that. When we put DAMAGEPLAN together, we were done with PANTERA, but we wanted to respect the fans that loved the band. We felt as bad for them as we felt for ourselves, but we had nothing to do with it going sideways, and we gave every effort we could to keep it together."

Guitar World: Dime always insisted that DAMAGEPLAN was the real deal and not just a side project.

Vinnie Paul: "Damn straight. It was hard to let go of PANTERA and say, 'That's it. I'm done with this. I'm moving on.' Shit, that was the only life we'd ever known. After suffering what I call the defeat of PANTERA, being knocked down to nothing and having to get back up and go again when you're not 19 or 20 years old is one hell of a fucking effort, and me and Dime put everything into DAMAGEPLAN. And trust me, it took everything we had, and we dug as deep as we could. We were going for it and nothing was gonna stop us from getting there. It was just like in the early days.

"Before all of this happened, we'd already written and recorded for the second DAMAGEPLAN record. From where I stood, it looked to me like our first record, 'New Found Power', was our 'Cowboys from Hell', and the second record was gonna be our 'Vulgar Display of Power' — the record that pushed us over the top and put us on the same plateau as PANTERA. And that's what people wanted from us. Our record label was 100 percent behind us, but unfortunately we never got to see the light at the end of the tunnel, because of what happened."

Guitar World: Will those DAMAGEPLAN demos ever see the light of day?

Vinnie Paul: "Right now I'm still too flipped out to even go in the studio. I've been down there a time or two and it just wigs me completely out. But I guarantee you at some point I will do something with those tracks. Either I'll have some of Dime's favorite singers sing on 'em and turn them into jams, or maybe Pat [Lachman, DAMAGEPLAN vocalist] will sing on them and it'll be 'Damageplan II'. I don't know yet. Right now they're magic that hopefully someday everybody will get to hear, and as long I'm around, I think eventually they will get heard."

Guitar World: What else can you tell us about the night Dime was killed?

Vinnie Paul: "All I want to say right now is that things like this happen to people and sometimes, after six or eight months go by, people begin to talk and they learn more about what happened. I have a hard time believing that some nut-job just shot the best friend that I ever had for no reason. So I'd like to spread the message to anybody out there, that if you know or hear anything about it, please contact the authorities and let 'em know what you know. I just believe that there's something else out there that motivated this guy to do this. And if there is, I hope they get to the bottom of it, 'cause it's something that should've never, ever happened. It's ruined my life and it's taken away so much joy and happiness from so many people. I guess what I'm trying to find is an answer for why this happened. There has to be an answer somewhere, and I hope it comes out someday. I'll leave it at that.

"We also lost another great brother and a great friend, Mayhem [Jeffrey Thompson, bodyguard], that night. He and Dime were really close, and I know wherever they are they're together still. Also I want to send my condolences and heartfelt sorrow to the families and friends of the other two victims, Nathan Bray and Erin Halk.

"I know that Dime will live on forever, though, just like Jimi Hendrix and Randy Rhoads. It just happened way too goddamned soon. The music we made together will be around forever, but the thing that kills me is that we'll never get to do it again. We had so much more that we were gonna put out, and I know that, wherever he is, Dime's real dissatisfied that he didn't get to finish his mission."

Guitar World: Do you know what you plan to do next as a musician?

Vinnie Paul: "I've got to find the right situation. I'm not going to jump into anything, though, because I'm only just now getting to where I can wake up in the morning and just fucking breathe without having a million thoughts going through my mind. By no means will I ever be at peace with what happened, but at least I'm getting to where I can deal with it."

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Devildriver Will Be Direct Support For Gwar

DEVILDRIVER will be direct support to GWAR on their upcoming North American tour that will also feature A DOZEN FURIES and MENSREA. Beginning on October 7 in Sayreville, NJ and running through November 11 in Seattle, WA, the tour will traverse the United States playing storied venues, including the Palladium in Worcester, MA, the House of Blues in Chicago and Harpo's in Detroit.

"Being on the road is where we like to be," says lead singer Dez Fafara. "Out there, meeting our fans and playing the heaviest music we can is our idea of a good time, and that we get to do this with one of our favorite bands in GWAR is just plain awesome."

DEVILDRIVER is touring in support of their sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand", which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Heatseeker's chart. The band will ramp up for the tour with four warm-up shows from September 25 – October 5. The band most recently toured the states as part of the inaugural Sound of the Underground tour with CLUTCH, LAMB OF GOD and labelmates CHIMAIRA and OPETH. Says Fafara, "Sounds was a summer-long barbecue. The bands were fun and the fans were great."

Released on June 28, "The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand" debuted at No. 117 on Billboard's Top 200 album charts and No. 17 on the Top Hard Rock chart. Additionally the album soared to No. 1 on the Metal/College Radio and Specialty charts while the video for "Hold Back the Day" continues to receive repeated spins on MTV2 and Fuse.

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Disturbed: New Bassist Still To Pay Dues

DISTURBED singer David Draiman and guitarist Dan Donegan have posted separate statements on the group's official web site addressing fan concerns over the fact that the band's new bassist, John Moyer (ex-THE UNION UNDERGROUND), is not being prominently featured in the group's latest video, on the new CD cover or in promotional photos. Their statements follow:

David Draiman (posting dated August 28, 2005): "Many people have inquired as to why John is not seen prevalently in the video or in certain press items. Allow me to explain.

"First and foremost, there is nothing to worry about. We are very happy with John, and all is going exceptionally well. We are all getting along together great, and things are really beginning to jell live.

"John has a long road to travel on before he gets to the point where is a 'full member' of the band. Please understand, we hold him in the highest regard, but until he has withstood several tests of time and has paid some dues with us, he will have a lesser role than the three remaining founding members. We are just being careful, much like someone getting out of a bad relationship and starting anew. We're going to have to 'date for awhile before we put the ring on his finger.' We are excited to have him with us, and look forward to him growing into what we all hope he will become. These things take time. We could not be more proud of his work with us thus far and look forward to a bright future for him in the DISTURBED family.

"I hope that explains some things."

Dan Donegan (posting dated September 17, 2005): "For those of you who have an issue with the decisions we make in this band, that's too bad. [Neither] us nor John have any issues and that is all that matters. We shouldn't have to defend ourselves on how this band operates. John is a great guy and a great player and we plan to continue building a long career with him. We are more open to our fans than any band I know. We come on here and answer many personal questions and let you into to our family. Who else does that? Some of you just feel that it isn't enough. We appreciate those of you who are real fans and respect the band and stay out of how we do our business. Find something new to talk about. This is how it is, so deal with it. Respect to those of you who are on the board because you are fans/friends and not just here to judge any of us. We have a new CD coming out this Tuesday [Sept. 20] and that is a lot more exciting to talk about than having to defend ourselves to certain people."

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Devildriver To Finally Do A Hometown Show

All right, so judging by the posts on the message board, perhaps the news update below could have been worded a bit better...NOT a FINAL hometown show, instead it should have read FINALLY A HOMETOWN SHOW. Big difference, yes. That being said, once again the info for this upcoming hometown show (FINALLY!!!) is as follows:

SUNDAY SEP 25, 2005
VENUE: VELVET JONES (805-637-8148)
423 STATE ST LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA,CA
Playing with Trace Element & friends
Doors @ 7:00 PM
Small venue get there early, only 300 person capacity

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Slipknot Final Tracklist For Live 9.0 Album

The tracklisting for SLIPKNOT's upcoming live album, "Slipknot 9.0: Live", has been released as follows:

Disc One:

1. The Blister Exists
2. (sic)
3. Disasterpiece
4. Before I Forget
5. Left Behind
6. Liberate
7. Vermilion
8. Pulse Of The Maggots
9. Purity
10. Eyeless
11. Drum solo
12. Eyeore

Disc Two:

1. Three Nil
2. The Nameless
3. Skin Ticket
4. Everything Ends
5. Iowa
6. The Heretic Anthem
7. Duality
8. Spit It Out
9. People = Shit
10. Get this
11. Wait And Bleed
12. Surfacing

The album is due out on November 1st through Roadrunner Records.

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XLooking ForwardX and Seventh Star Kick Off Tour

XLOOKING FORWARDX and SEVENTH STAR just kicked off their fall tour, here's the rest of the dates.

Sep 21 - Altoona, PA @ Classic Attitudes
Sep 22 - St. Albans, WV @ The Brickhouse
Sep 23 - Evansville, IN @ 1123
Sep 24 - Dayton, OH @ Gathering Grounds
Sep 25 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Skelletones
Sep 25 - Muskegon, MI @ Sweatfest
Sep 26 - Ft. Wayne, IN @ Anchor Community Church
Sep 28 - Sterling, IL @ Latin American Social Center
Sep 29 - Cedar Falls, IA @ The Phoenix
Sep 30 - St. Louis, MO @ The Creepy Crawl
Oct 1 - Springfield, IL @ The Black Sheep Cafe
Oct 2 - Louisville, KY @ The Bulldog Cafe

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More News On SOAD's Mezmerize/Hypnotize Dualdisc

System Of A Down's upcoming new album has now been officially set for a November 22nd release date via American/Columbia. The album will see a release on both CD and DualDisc, with the latter featuring behind the scenes footage documenting the making of both "Hypnotize" and it's earlier released companion album, "Mezmerize". In addition, both the aforementioned albums are said to have a design that will see them be physically unified together with continuous artwork. The track listing for "Hypnotize" is as follows:
01 - "Attack"
02 - "Dreaming"
03 - "Kill Rock 'N Roll"
04 - "Hypnotize"
05 - "Stealing Society"
06 - "Tentative"
07 - "U-Fig"
08 - "Holy Mountains"
09 - "Vicinity Of Obscenity"
10 - "She's Like Heroin"
11 - "Lonely Day"
12 - "Soldier Side"

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Watch Stretch Arm Strong's New Video Online

Stretch Arm Strong are out with the video to their new single 'The Sound Of Names Dropping', from the album 'Free At Last'. You can watch it online at their official website, stretcharmstrong.net.

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Satyricon To Begin Recording New Album

Satyricon have posted the following album update at their official website:

"Sorry for not keeping touch lately, but we've been busy working! We are in middle of pre-production for our new album and we will start recording October 17th in Puk Studio in Denmark where we did most of "Volcano". We aim to finish the album in January followed by a late spring release. This means we should be ready to do a big festival run throughout the summer and hit the clubs in the fall. Things change and they can change fast too in this industry, but this is what we plan to do as it looks now. We'll keep you posted about this and other projects we are working on too, throughout the fall."

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Corey Taylor Issues Stone Sour Album Update

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has posted the following message at the official Stone Sour website regarding the upcoming album:

"HELLO KIDDIES!!!

Well, it's been nearly 3 years (for obvious reasons), but the wheels are starting to turn slowly on the machine that is Stone Sour! Updates galore and more in store as we begin the pre-production process, so listen up.

- Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence) has signed on to produce our sophomore album.

- Recording is set to start Jan. 25th, 2006 in an undisclosed bunker somewhere in America.

- 30+ songs/demos have been written, with a lot more to follow.

- Hopeful to tour starting April/May '06.

The five of us are really fuckin' stoked to begin. In fact, when I called them, my cohorts were really enthusiastic about talking to me...

Josh: (click)
Shawn: How'd you get this number?
Joel: Who is this again?
Jim: Please, leave me alone Corey, not today...
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New Destruction Video Available

German thrashers Destruction have posted the video for the track "The Alliance Of Hellhoundz" here.

The track comes off the group's latest album, "Inventor Of Evil", and includes guest appearances from Biff Byford (Saxon), Messiah Marcolin (Candlemass), Peavy Wagner (Rage), Doro, Mark Osequeda (Death Angel), Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir), Paul Di Anno (ex-Iron Maiden, Killers), Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy) and Björn "Speed" Strid (Soilwork).

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Second Roadrunner All-Star Track Available

The second track from the Roadrunner United All-Star Sessions is now available.

The track, titled "The End", for which a video has also been shot, comes from captain Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory) and can be found here.

Following is Dino's introduction for the song:

"This song was conceived in 2001 in Germany backstage in a dressing room at a club. My guitar was plugged into a practice amp, listening through my headphones. I was still on tour with Fear Factory, but writing songs for another project because I knew the breakup was inevitable. And this is what I was feeling at the time.

I sent the demo over to Rhys Fulber (producer of Demanufacture and Obsolete). He re-wrote the drum programming and added keyboards and samples. Jason "Gong" Jones sang the original version which landed him the gig as the second vocalist for Drowning Pool.

In 2005 Monte Connor (A&R, Roadrunner) called me and asked if I'd be a team captain (Team Cazares) for the Roadrunner United All Stars. I was honored. He also asked if I would re-record the song. I was hesitant at first because it's more mellow than my usual work, and it's unique because it's not something I would normally write. Monte saw the bigger picture for the song, and him being a good friend I trusted his judgement. So I decided to re-record it.

Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly) on drums.
Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) on bass.
Logan Mader (ex-Machine Head, Soulfly), guitar harmonics.
Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly) on keyboards, programming.

Now that the music was recorded, picking the singer was the hard part. Monte Conner asked what I thought of Matt Heafy possibly singing on this track. My response was, Matt who? I had the Trivium CD, it's killer, but I wasn't familiar with Matt himself, him being a new kid on the block and me being a veteran. I sent Matt the track and he just felt it. He said he had always wanted to sing a song like this. After he recorded the vocals, he sent Monte and me the song. I didn't know what to expect, after all he's only 19. I played the track and my jaw dropped. I was blown away by this kid's talent. Not only can he sing brutal but he has an amazing melodic voice...and I'm honored that Roadrunner picked this track to be the first single and the first video. This song cannot be compared to any of my other work because it's totally different, but in itself it's an amazing song.

- Dino Cazares"

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