Cattle Decapitation Contribute To Two Benefit CDs

Cattle Decapitation will be appearing on 2 different benefit compilations from Koi Records next month... The first being the Friend In Need double 12" vinyl/DVD compilation aiming to increase awareness about cancer and treatments for cancer patients. Featured track is "Reduced To Paste" and the brand new video for the same song appears on the DVD!

The second being the New Orleans SPCA Benefit Compilation. This will feature a live in-studio track recorded at KXLU last year. All proceeds will be directed by the ASPCA to the LA-SPCA in New Orleans. Many pets and other animals were left to wallow in the muck as people are fleeing from Katrina's wrath.

These will be limited edition copies on colored vinyl. You can check out all the info you need including track listings at koirecords.com.

The Cattle Decapitation/Caninus split should be out in a couple weeks.

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The Black Dahlia Murder Head Out On The Road

Even though they’ve only been home for a few short weeks The Black Dahlia Murder is about to head out for their fall headlining tour with Between the Buried and Me, Cephalic Carnage and label mates Into The Moat this Friday. The tour, which kicks off on Sept 23rd in Buffalo, NY, will be making stops across the U.S. until Oct 27th. Here’s what guitarist and madman Brian Eschbach has to say about the upcoming dates:

“We are very excited to remind you again about our upcoming tour with Cephalic Carnage, Between the Buried and Me and Into the Moat. All of these bands are awesome; but you don’t need me to tell you that. We can’t wait to see if you can all let your balls hang low. Also, you will get a free BDM poster if you attend a show in beach attire.

We also have some dates in Canada coming up. It’s going to be a rockin’ good time in Canada this fall. It’s been a year since we’ve done full Canadian tour and we can’t wait to go back.” More...

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Misery Index Part with Nuclear Blast

Baltimore's MISERY INDEX have posted the following message on their official website:

"Thanks to all those we met in Germany and Belgium last week at the fests, it was a great time and cheers for the support....First, we have split on good terms with Nuclear Blast Records, we wish them and all the good people there the best. We are in writing mode at this time, we have 5 songs done now, some titles confirmed are "Conquistador", "Antithesis", "Outsourcing Jehovah", and "Thermidor"....more info on those soon...

In the meantime we are doing a few local shows, so check the show list if you are in the MD, VA, DC area...thanks for the support...MI"

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This Week In Metal: September 22nd, 2005

As a new weekly column here on metalunderground.com, we are going to recap top 10 albums of the week in metal, and the top 10 singles based on radio airplay. We'll be tapping into CMJ's album chart, which is based strictly album sales in the United States, and MusicChoice satellite radio for the top 10 singles chart based on requests of peers listening to the station, times the album or single is played, including local and stateswide regional metal radio stations.

In the comming weeks, we will be discussing previous weeks position, chart jumpers, new debuts, total weeks on the chart and most weeks as #1.

Top 10 Albums

1. Opeth "Ghost Reveries"
2. Between The Buried And Me "Alaska"
3. Arch Enemy "Doomsday Machine"
4. Every Time I Die "Gutter Phenonmenon"
5. Chimaira "Chimaira"
6. Black Dahlia Murder "Miasma"
7. Fear Factory "Transgression"
8. Hypocrisy "Virus"
9. Biohazard "Means To An End"
10. YoB "The Unreal Never Lived"

Top 10 Singles

1. Arch Enemy - Nemesis
2. Soilent Green - Forgive and Regret
3. Every Time I Die - Guitarred and Feathered
4. A Dozen Furies - Awake and Lifeless
5. The Absense - Necropolis
6. Thine Eyes Bleed - Cold Victim
7. Clutch - The Incomparable Mr. Flannery
8. It Dies Today - Severed Ties Leave Severed Heads
9. Darkest Hour - This Will Outlive Us
10. Watch Them Die - Bastard Son

Since metal hardly penetrates the mainstream music charts, we wanted to spread the word of some of the best releases in metal. We would love to hear your feedback on the charts, the bands in them and this new column. Keep The Horns High \m/.

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Lamb of God Takes Break For Euro Shows

LAMB OF GOD have scheduled a brief break in their current writing sessions for their upcoming CD in order to head back to Europe for several select concert appearances. The stint will consist of 16 shows only, all in December of 2005. Support for these appearances will be provided by DEVILDRIVER and THE AGONY SCENE.

"This select run will represent the final concerts of the 'Ashes of the Wake' touring cycle," notes drummer Chris Adler. "It's been an insane year for all of us in the the LAMB OF GOD camp and there is not a better way to end it than to visit Europe again then spend the holidays with our families. We've been writing like crazy since returning home from headlining the Sounds of the Underground Tour and things are coming together very well. I'm not sure if we will be playing any of the new material in Europe, but I won't rule it out. Thanks to everyone who has come out to see us or in any way supported us — we are fortunate to have you on our side and we're looking forward to these upcoming concerts as well as delivering an amazing album in 2006."

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Kirk Hammett To Guest On Santana Album

As most METALLICA fans have heard by now, the group's lead guitarist, Kirk Hammett, was asked by legendary guitarist Carlos Santana to contribute to the multi-Grammy-winning artist's upcoming release, "All That I Am". The CD, which features Kirk on the track the instrumental track "Trinity", will be in stores on November 1. In the meantime, you can listen to the full song "Trinity" — which also boasts harmonized guitars from Carlos Santana and pedal-steel virtuoso Robert Randolph — at this location.

Kirk has previously worked with Carlos in 2001 at a live show benefit in San Francisco. Carlos was also invited into METALLICA's studio in 2002 while the band were recording "St. Anger".

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More Gigantour DVD & Cd Combo Details

Image Entertainment, Inc., a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, today announced it has secured worldwide DVD, CD and broadcast rights to Gigantour, one of the most successful heavy metal concert tours of 2005.

Gigantour kicked-off on July 21 in Fresno, Calif., and hit 39 cities in the U.S. and Canada and ended on September 11 in Portland, Ore. The tour was a seven-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER, featuring ANTHRAX, FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC and BOBAFLEX. Several of the bands performed only at specified cities on the schedule. The tour was the brainchild of MEGADETH frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine, who handpicked the bands for the tour.

"Gigantour is one of the most significant heavy metal events in recent years," said Barry Gordon, senior vice president of worldwide programming of Image Entertainment. "All of these bands have great appeal to the progressive metal crowd, which will give the DVD and CD a tremendous reception at retail."

The DVD and CD will feature highlights from several concert stops, with the DVD also including exclusive backstage video footage. Both are scheduled for release the first half of 2006.

"There are a few very successful tours out each summer and in order to be significant, I knew the first Gigantour had to make an impact with top bands like DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERMORE," said Dave Mustaine. "I wanted to put together a festival that consisted of positive bands that play heavy music in a high energy environment."

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SOiL Inks New Deal

SOiL have signed a deal with DRT Entertainement for their new album, which they will begin recording in Los Angeles, next month with producer Ulrich Wild (Static-X, Breaking Benjamin). A release early next year is planned. An official statement can be found over at www.soil-music.com.

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More Stops Added To Fear Factory Tour

More stops have been announced for Fear Factory's tour with Soilwork, Strapping Young Lad and Darkane, here's the latest:
December 02nd Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk
December 03rd Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
December 04th Seattle, WA - El Corazon
December 05th Vancouver, BC - Croatian Cultural Center

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Staind, P.O.D., and Taproot to tour soon

Staind, P.O.D. and Taproot will be teaming up for the "Fall Brawl Tour" beginning November 11th and running through till December 13th. A full schedule is currently being ironed out and will be announced shortly.

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Zao sets release date for new DVD

Zao have set a November 15th release date through Ferret for their new DVD outing, "Zao: The Lesser Lights Of Heaven". Details on the effort can be found over at www.zaoonline.com.

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Black Sabbath Get Hall of Fame Nomination

Black Sabbath, the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop and Lynyrd Skynyrd are among the latest batch of nominees for induction into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame. The names of those who will be inducted is to be announced in December.

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Maryland Death Fest Loses Two, Adds Five Bands

Two bands have dropped off next year's Maryland Death Fest, scheduled to take place May 27th and 28th 2006 at The Sonar in Baltimore, MD. Those bands are FISTFUCK and FRIGHTMARE. The following explanation has been posted on the Maryland Death Fest website:

"A band member in FISTFUCK had a personal matter come up and won't be able to travel to the US next May. It is not the bands fault, nor is it ours. The band has stated they will play shows in the US as soon as it is possible again.

Also, although FRIGHTMARE was the first band we confirmed for MDF IV, they have canceled. Now they don't want to make their appearance exclusive to MDF and that's the only explanation we can provide you. As frustrating as this for us, that's all we're going to say. "

The following five bands have been added, in addition to replacing FRIGHTMARE and FISTFUCK:

CLITEATER (Netherlands)
ROMPEPROP (Netherlands)
BURNT BY THE SUN (New Jersey)
MUCUPURULENT (Germany)
EMBALMER (Ohio)

They join the following list of previously confirmed bands: More...

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Korn Name New Album

Korn are to call their new record 'See You On The Other Side'. It's their first since signing to EMI/Virgin and will be release in December. The album was produced by Matrix and Atticus Ross, and mixed by Terry Date.

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Apocalyptica Announce Full World Tour Itinerary

Finnish cello metalers APOCALYPTICA have added more dates to their upcoming European tour schedule, including some dates with Bullet For My Valentine toward the end of the year. Here is how their tour schedule now looks:

North American tour with EYES OF FIRE:
September 23 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards
September 24 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
September 25 - Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
September 26 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
September 27 - Los Angeles, CA @ House Of Blues More...

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Bludge Release Entire Album For Free Download

Wordclock Records has just released a new record as a free mp3 download. The record is Bludge's "You Probably Suck," which they describe as Aggro spazzy metalcore. It contains 23 songs in 14 minutes. The album can be downloaded here.

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Mediaskare Records Plans Slayer Tribute

Mediaskare Records is looking to Slayer's fans to name our upcoming tribute compilation to Slayer. A MySpace page has been set up here where fans are encouraged to send their album title suggestions. In addition, video clips of New Dead Radio recording "South Of Heaven" and The Burning Room recording "Mandatory Suicide" have been posted on the MySpace page. Videos are set to be added weekly to the page to document the making of this unique compilation.

Set for an early 2006 release, the compilation is set to have song contributions from the following artists: Death By Stereo, On Broken Wings, Asesino, Scars Of Tomorrow, The Esoteric, Cold War, The Taste Of Blood, New Dead Radio, Silent Civilian, Contra, The Human Abstract, The Burning Room, In This Moment, Suicide Silence, A Different Self, plus more T.B.A.

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Hatesphere Post 'The Sickness Within' Video Online

Hatesphere's video for the title track from their upcoming album, "The Sickness Within", has been posted online at SPV.de.

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