MSI's "Golden I" DVD Performance Video Online

Mindless Self Indulgence performed 'Golden I' from the upcoming MSI debut DVD, 'Our Pain, Your Gain', in stores September 11th. You can watch the video on YouTube or below. More...

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Crash Music Metal Crusade Tour Dates Announced

Dates for this falls "Crash Music Metal Crusade Tour" with Primer 55, Love Said No, Ashes of Your Enemy and Single Bullet Theory have been announced. The tour dates are as follows:

October 15th in Winter Park, FL @ The Haven Lounge
October 18th in Kansas City, MO @ The Hurricane
October 19th in Sioux City, IA @ Eagles Club
October 20th in Cedar Falls, IA @ The Reverb
October 26th in Mt. Clemens, MI @ The Hayloft
October 27th in Sandusky, OH @ The Underground
October 28th in Toronto, ON @ Kathedral
October 29th in Cleveland, OH @ TBA
November 3rd in Murfreesboro, NC @ TBA
November 4th in Virginia Beach, VA @ Gil's
November 27th in Port St. Lucie, FL @ Mojo Room
November 30th in Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hall
December 1st in Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
December 6th in San Antonio, TX @ Roadhouse Saloon
December 12th in Malibu, CA @ The Malibu Inn
December 15th in Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
December 16th in Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

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Stream Invitro's Entire "When I Was A Planet"

Invitro's debut album "When I Was a Planet" can be streamed in its entirety on their MySpace page (left hand side under the "Band Members" section). The album is due out on September 11th.

Invitro just wrapped up their stint on the second stage of Korn's Family Values Tour.

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Mondo Generator Says Ozzfest "Wasn't Our Scene"

Mark Carras of Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with MONDO GENERATOR frontman Nick Oliveri (also ex-KYUSS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Rock My Monkey: Why did you drop off Ozzfest? Was it a money issue?

Nick Oliveri: You know, it was just many different things. I feel like it was a lot of fun, and we got to do the West Coast. I did Ozzfest with QUEENS in I think it was 2000, or 2002? I think it's 2000. We didn't do the West Coast. We did it on our own. It was actually quite cool to do the West Coast with the band. With it being MONDO it was a lot of fun. It was cool. But, yeah, I think everything was going quite smooth. I think it was there for stronger, metal bands like BEHEMOTH. That really isn't our vibe. And it wasn't that people were hating us, and we weren't hating it, hating them. It was a really good time. But yeah, it seemed like it was maybe not our scene. Maybe if there's metal in MONDO, I don't know if there is, but if there is, there's a different style of metal, then. More on the rock and roll side, maybe MOTÖRHEAD's style than JUDAS PRIEST, or something, I guess you can say. I don't know if that makes sense. I don't know. And there's nothing against that. Whatever floats your boat. I'm down with similar music. I like a lot of metal stuff. But I don't know if they necessarily, if they really got MONDO. Not that we were ran off because of that. I'm saying… I don't know if it was really a fit. I don't know if it really made sense.

Rock My Monkey: So you don't think that the reaction you were getting, the positive response that you were getting from it was worth maybe say the expense of what it took to stay on that tour?

Nick Oliveri: Yes and no. I mean, yeah, it was pretty expensive to stay on that tour. It's a great thing for Ozzy's fans and stuff to have a free gig. It's cool, man. Right on. He's done a lot of cool tours. That's probably the coolest thing that he's done is that he's gone out and played for people for free. That's quite cool, you know? I think a free ticket is a great thing. But for a smaller band, it could be harder. It's harder to go out for free. Not to say like, "Oh, it's about the money." But if you got a band, it costs money. It's a little bit about money.

Rock My Monkey: Right, right, right.

Nick Oliveri: If you're doing it at home with your mom, and you're sixteen, and you got a cool band, you're like. "Let's go on tour, it's rad!" It doesn't matter. You go home and you're broke, but you had a great time and you played music, and you got to do what really matters is go out and rock. But you know, my guys have lives and mortgages and shit like that.

Rock My Monkey: Josh Homme told Kerang! magazine lately that the rift between you and him is tearing him apart, and that he kind of misses you. And you have said that you could have added what was missing from this most recent QUEENS CD. Is that friendship on the way to being mended, and do I smell a reunion anytime soon?

Nick Oliveri: Dude, I had no idea that… I actually said that about "Lullabies". I actually picked up the new record, and it's much different than what I thought it was going to be. And I tripped out when I heard it. I was, "Wow, this is different." And I think that's what's cool about it is that it is very, very different. It sounds weird at times. Some of it's more in a heavy kind of QUEENS kind of vibe, and some of it goes into like new territory for something called QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, or even Josh, you know, doing, if he got it under his own name, like his name, you know? But I think, I think it's, you know, I don't know anything about a reunion. I think reunions are kind of weird. But you know what? It's Josh's band. I always liked playing music with Josh. If it happens, It'd be up to him. You know what I mean? Give me a phone call.

Rock My Monkey: So basically the friendship-

Nick Oliveri: I'd say yeah. Because it's fun to play music with the dude.

Rock My Monkey: So the friendship is definitely on the way to being mended, and if you guys were in the same room it'd be a cool thing?

Nick Oliveri: Yeah.

Rock My Monkey: Right on. Now, what do you think Nick brought to the CD as a co-producer that would not have been there otherwise?

Nick Oliveri: Nick, actually, what's great about Nick is he, the first time they ever did anything over at Studio 606 that was like live takes. I recorded a lot of the music with the guys in the band. Ben Thomas and Ben Perrier with Nick at Studio 606. And it was great. We went to tapes, and we did a bunch of tapes of songs. Not too many where it killed us. But I think, you know, I don't know, man. He kind of just let us do our thing. He brought his feel of tones and shit, and helped me find what I was looking for with tones. I'm pretty simple when it comes to stuff like that. I need more lows, I need more, I need the bass up, and I'm not real good with turning the knobs and stuff. Someone like Nick knows where to go for stuff like that. It's a no brainer. He's quick, and fast, and he's fun to hang out with. I think he brought a cool vibe of mellowness to it, you know, like, you know, relaxed and play the tunes, you know? And I think the more jammy songs came out cooler at Studio 606 than at Donner & Blitzen in Arcadia where I finished the record. I think songs like "Like A Bomb" or stuff like that — I can't think of something off the top of my head. It's been awhile since I listened to the record. Stuff like that actually I think came out cooler at Studio 606 then the studio in Arcadia where I finished the guitars and stuff like that out there.

Rock My Monkey: Do you ever get tired of people asking about any potential KYUSS reunion?

Nick Oliveri: Heh. That's another one up to Josh, bro.

Rock My Monkey: Really? Okay.

Nick Oliveri: Yeah. Well, Josh is, he was there with John [Garcia]. John and him basically did KYUSS for all four full-lengths and the EP on Man's Ruin. Those are the two guys that did all the records. I did the first two. Scott Reeder came in and he is a better bass player, and that's the reason why — he shreds. Okay, fair enough. But he did the last two. But John and Josh and Brant did the first, he did three of them, and then Alfredo did drums on the last one. So it's one of those things for me where it's Josh and John. Without John singing, there's no KYUSS, and without Josh playing guitar and who is the main songwriter for KYUSS, with Brant Bjork the first three, those are the guys. That's, if Josh is involved, it would have to be up to Josh to make that happen.

Read the full article at RockMyMonkey.com.

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RATM/Audioslave Axeman As Boss In Guitar Hero III?

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will reportedly appear as a character in the upcoming video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Although it's not officially confirmed, Morello's participation was apparently cited on some European promotional materials for the game which have surfaced online. The former AUDIOSLAVE axeman will portray a "boss battle rocker" along with VELVET REVOLVER's Slash and others.

In other Guitar Hero III news, ATREYU may have a yet-to-be-announced track included in the game, while PANTERA may also be represented by the song "Revolution Is My Name". Both will join a lineup that includes METALLICA, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, SMASHING PUMPKINS, MUSE, WEEZER, GUNS N' ROSES, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, VELVET REVOLVER, PEARL JAM, AFI and more.

Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock is set for an October 29 release date in North America on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and Playstation 2 platforms.

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Wolves In The Throneroom Album

The brand new Wolves In The Throneroom album is now available directly from Southern Lord. It will be “officially” released in most stores September 25th. Wolves In The Throneroom will also be embarking on a long tour of the USA during the month of October.

The new album: “Two Hunters” was recorded on tape, at London Bridge and Aleph Studios by Randall Dunn (Earth, sunn 0)))/Boris, Kinski) in the Pacific Northwest.. The process of the recording was very organic with very minimal use of any digital manipulation or processed effects. Jessica Kinney (previous collaborations with Eyvind Kang and Asva) provides beautifully dark vocals on “Cleansing” and “I Will Lay Down My Bones Among the Rocks and Roots.” Comes packaged in a 5" mini-gatefold thick cardboard jacket.

Wolves In The Throneroom USA tour Sep./Oct. 2007

Sat 9/22 - Calgary, Alberta - Noctis Valkyrie Fest
Thu 9/27 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe w/Kinski
Sat 9/29 - Portland, OR - Holocene w/Danava, Thrones, The Better to See You With
Sun 9/30 - Eureka, CA - The Vista w/Lord’s Burning Rain
Tue 10/02 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s w/Ludicra, Graves At Sea
Wed 10/03 - Santa Cruz, CA - somewhere in the woods w/Ludicra
Thu 10/04 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
Fri 10/05 - Los Angeles, CA - TBA w/Ludicra, Manslaughter
Sat - 10/06/07 The Sets Tempe AZ w/Jesu
Sun - 10/07/07 Launchpad Albuquerque NM w/Jesu
Tue - 10/09/07 Hailey’s Denton TX w/Jesu
Wed - 10/10/07 The Mohawk Austin TX w/Jesu
Thu - 10/11/07 Walters Houston TX w/Jesu
Fri - 10/12/07 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA w/Jesu
Sat - 10/13/07 Club Downunder Tallahassee FL w/Jesu
Mon - 10/15/07 The Social Orlando FL w/Jesu
Tue - 10/16/07 THE EARL Atlanta GA w/Jesu
Wed - 10/17/07 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro NC w/Jesu
Sat 10/20 - Athens, OH - The Union w/Skeletonwitch
Mon 10/22 - Empty Bottle w/Lair of the Minotaur, Indian
Fri 10/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Broken Record Bar - zombie prom night!
Sun 10/28 - Portland, OR - Ground Kontrol w/Walken, Floating Goat, Dj Nate C

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Soldiers Posts 3-Song E-card For "End Of Days"

Trustkill Records has posted 3 full SOLDIERS tracks from their debut album "End Of Days." You can listen to "Even Worse", "Decide And Conquer" and "Own Up!" via the e-card here.

Featuring current members of THIS IS HELL, these Long Island hardcore bruisers will release their debut album "End Of Days" on October 2, 2007. Check the song "Damage Is Done" on the Trustkill boombox, and "Relentless" on the Soldiers Myspace.

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Arch Enemy To Play China

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have scheduled a stop in Beijing, China on October 24 as a part of their current "World Tyranny" tour campaign.

Commented guitarist Michael Amott: "Well, this is surprise! I never thought we'd get to play China with ARCH ENEMY! Going to new countries and playing for metal fans around the world is a huge thrill for us — we are looking forward to this one very much! We can't wait to see what the Beijing metal scene is like!"

As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY will headline the Scrape Records 10th anniversary bash on October 14 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Support at the gig will come from INFERNAL MAJESTY, SINNED and SOULSCAR. Tickets will go on sale at Scrape on September 7 at 11:00 a.m. for about $25.

For more information, visit www.scraperecords.com.

ARCH ENEMY recently completed an extensive promotional visit to Japan in support of its upcoming album, "Rise of the Tyrant" and headlined Germany's Up From The Ground festival on August 24. Later this week the band will embark on a lengthy co-headlining tour of North America with MACHINE HEAD under the banner "The Black Tyranny Tour". The next touring activity in Europe will begin in November when they join "The Black Crusade Tour" with MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DRAGONFORCE and SHADOWS FALL.

"Rise of the Tyrant" will be released on September 25 via Century Media Records.

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Iced Earth Drummer Talks About Illegal Downloading

Adam Ortiz of Loucifer Speaks recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley. A couple of excerpts from the chatfollow:

Loucifer Speaks: How did you get into ICED EARTH?

Smedley: "How I got into ICED EARTH is a rather interesting story. It goes something like this...I had heard of ICED EARTH and seen an ad for Century Media Records (the band's record label at the time) in a magazine. I sent for a free catalog for Century Media. A few days after the catalog arrived I received a Century Media sampler CD which had one song from most of their top bands on it. I believe it was the second Century Media sampler they made. Anyhow the CD had the song 'Last December' on it. I liked the song so much that I put the intro from it on my answering machine. I was referred to the band by a mutual friend by the name of Steve Woodham from Alabama. So when Jon Schaffer called me to ask me about auditioning he heard his song on my answering machine...I"ll never forget that message. It seemed it was fate for me to play in ICED EARTH. I was the next to the last person to audition, they had me play 'Last December' and 'Dante's Inferno'. The rest, as they say, is history."

Loucifer Speaks: The promo version of "Framing Armageddon" was leaked some time ago. How do you feel about people downloading albums before they are officially released?

Smedley: "As to how I feel about downloading of music. I think it is a crime and a shame that so much theft of music goes on today. If you were a master painter would you give your paintings away? Or a builder, would you build your homes or offices for free? Downloading has reduced the music industry by 20%. I think it is one of the biggest problems facing the music business in modern times."

Loucifer Speaks: Do you have formal training, as in did you study at institutions and clinics?

Smedley: "I took four and a half years of private drum lessons, a year and a half of marimba lessons (a mallet percussion instrument), I played in school band my last 4 years of high school including marching band, symphonic band, percussion ensemble, and jazz band. I also studied music at the University Of North Florida, taking drumset and percussion lessons, and percussion ensemble.

Loucifer Speaks: Do you have any goals that you want to accomplish with the band now?

Smedley: "Goals I wish to accomplish with the band would consist of making the best records we can possibly make, giving the best live shows we can and staying true to ourselves, the music we love to play, and to stay true to the fans."

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Rob Zombie's Halloween #1 Movie In America

The following message has been posted via the official Halloween movie myspace:

"THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FANS, HALLOWEEN IS NOW THE #1 MOVIE IN AMERICA!

HALLOWEEN Scares Up $31 Million Debut
from Yahoo! Movies

HALLOWEEN came early and closed Hollywood's strong summer season with a record-breaking Labor Day weekend debut.

Rob Zombie's new take on John Carpenter's 1978 horror sensation "Halloween" slashed its way to a $31 million haul over the four-day weekend, surpassing the $20.1 million gross for 2005's "Transporter 2," which had held the record for best Labor Day opening.

Released by the Weinstein Co. and MGM, "Halloween" also topped the $29 million Labor Day gross for 1999's "The Sixth Sense," which had been the biggest-grossing movie over the holiday. That blockbuster ghost story was in its fifth weekend when Labor Day came around.

Led by "Halloween," Hollywood set a new overall record for Labor Day, with the top 12 movies taking in $119.6 million, surpassing the previous high of $106.1 million in 2003.

1. "Halloween," $31 million.
2. "Superbad," $15.6 million.
3. "Balls of Fury," $13.8 million.
4. "The Bourne Ultimatum," $13.2 million.
5. "Rush Hour 3," $10.4 million.
6. "Mr. Bean's Holiday," $8.1 million.
7. "The Nanny Diaries," $6.4 million.
8. "Death Sentence," $5.2 million.
9. "War," $5.1 million.
10. "Stardust," $3.9 million."

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Year Long Disaster To Support Turbonegro On Tour

Year Long Disaster have announced that they will be supporting Turbonegro on their upcoming North American "What Is Rock" tour, which also includes Nick Oliveri's Mondo Generator.

Here are the latest Turbonegro, Mondo Generator and Year Long Disaster tour dates:

Sep. 25 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
Sep. 26 - The Black Cat - Washington DC
Sep. 29 - Center Stage (Earthlink Live) - Atlanta, GA
Oct. 1 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
Oct. 2 - Emos - Austin, TX
Oct. 4 - Brickhouse Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 5 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA
Oct. 7 - Henry Fonda Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 8 - Slims - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 10 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
Oct. 11 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Oct. 12 - Roseland Theatre - Portland, OR

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The Knife Trade Recording New Album

The Knife Trade was in the studio last month tracking drums with Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me) for their debut full-length. This fall the band will resume recording with Mark Lewis (Hell Within) at the helm.

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Lords Set To Record New Album

Louisville, Kentucky band Lords will enter the studio on September 7th to record fifteen songs for a new full-length album. The effort is tentatively titled "Fuck All You Motherfuckers" and will hit stores in April of 2008 via Jade Tree Records. Lords is fronted by Chris Owens, noted for his production work with bands such as Breather Resist and Engineer.

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Biomechanical Post New Song Online

British epic metallers Biomechanical have posted a new song entitled "Fallen In Fear" on their official Myspace. The song can be heard at this location.

Biomechanical have recently experienced a complete line up change bar frontman Jon K. The band is currently looking for a new, permanant bassist to complete the new line up.

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Sodom To Tour U.S. In April/May

Long-running German thrashers SODOM are planning on embarking on a short U.S. tour in late April/early May 2008. No further details are currently available.

SODOM played a special 25th anniversary set at Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. The 120-minute performance kicked off with four songs from the band's latest, self-titled album, after which the group was joined by several ex-members for a set of songs that have rarely or never before been played live. SODOM then closed the gig with five more classics.

SODOM's new album, "The Final Sign of Evil", is scheduled for release on September 28 in Germany and October 1 in the rest of Europe via SPV Records. A North American release date has not yet been announced. The CD will feature re-recordings of the material from the German thrashers' classic first EP, "In the Sign of Evil", plus no less than seven bonus tracks, all of which were originally written during the "In the Sign of Evil" era or earlier but were never officially released. As a special bonus, the album will feature return appearances by the group's original drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) and guitarist Josef "Peppi" Dominic (a.k.a. Grave Violator), both of whom were featured on the original 1984 EP.

The band's webmaster Toto, who produced the effort, previously stated about the upcoming CD, "The official name is 'The Final Sign of Evil', and follows the plan to make the 'In the Sign of Evil' a complete album. So the seven additional tracks are not a real bonus, because they fulfill an album, like it should [have done] back in 1984."

"The Final Sign of Evil" track listing:

01. The Sin Of Sodom *
02. Blasphemer **
03. Ashes To Ashes *
04. Witching Metal **
05. Sons Of Hell *
06. Burst Command 'til War **
07. Where Angels Die *
08. Sepulchral Voice **
09. Hatred Of The Gods *
10. Bloody Corpse *
11. Outbreak Of Evil **
12. Defloration *

* bonus tracks
** songs which were on the original version of "In The Sign Of Evil"

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Hatebreed Bassist Launches Clothing Line

HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie has launched a clothing line called Bridgeport Republic.

"Bridgeport Republic is dedicated to reflecting individuality with a universal line of quality apparel which honors and represents an independent yet unified lifestyle rooted in the streets," says Beattie. "We plan to inspire a whole new generation and breathe new life into the way apparel industry."

For more information, visit www.bridgeportrepublic.com.

HATEBREED has just finished pummeling audiences across North America as the headlined of the second stage at Ozzfest 2007.

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Metallica To Do School Benefit Acoustic Show

METALLICA have issued the following update:

"Does two acoustic gigs in our hometown mean that we're sick of the studio again? Nah . . . not really . . . but we are honored that we have been invited to appear at the annual Bridge School Benefit concerts. Held on October 27 and 28, 2007 at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA, this will be our second time participating in the all acoustic shows, and the 21st year that the benefit has been held in the Bay Area.

As usual, the line-up is stellar and we're looking forward to seeing TOM WAITS, Eddie Vedder (with Flea & Jack Irons), JOHN MAYER, of course NEIL YOUNG, and others perform those days. Tickets are on sale this Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 10:00 AM and for more details, please see the official press release below. Met Club members should check www.metclub.com for Clubber pre-sale information.

Started by Neil and Peggy Young, the Bridge School is a non-profit organization assisting individuals with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities and is an internationally recognized leader in the education of children who use augmentative and alternative communication. The annual benefit concerts provide the majority of the funding for the school's operation. For more information, check out www.bridgeschool.org."

Full Press Release: Tickets for the 21st Annual Bridge School Benefit are on sale this Sunday, September 9th at 10am at Livenation.com and all Ticketmaster outlets including Ritmo Latino, select FYE stores and Tix Bay Area in Union Square. Tickets are available with no service charge at the Shoreline Amphitheatre Box Office for the onsale date and on Sundays from 10am to 2pm. Call (415) 421-TIXS, (510) 625-TIXS, (408) 998-TIXS, (925) 685-TIXS, (707) 528-TIXS, (916) 649-TIXS or (209) 551-TIXS to charge by phone. Advance tickets are $150.00 and $75.00 for reserved seating and $39.50 for general admission plus applicable service charges. There is a two ticket limit for reserved seats and eight ticket total purchase limit for these shows.

There are a limited number of lower level reserved seats available via auction at Ticketmaster.com beginning September 9th at 10am. Proceeds from these auction tickets will benefit the Bridge School.

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Lamb Of God DVD Goes Platinum

LAMB OF GOD's website has been updated to include the following press release:

Make no mistake about it, Grammy nominated Lamb Of God are the reigning supreme rulers of American Heavy Metal. Now, Lamb Of God announce Killadelphia DVD goes PLATINUM!!!

The band celebrate receiving the platinum award for Killadelphia DVD while they currently deliver their unruly brand of heavy metal as direct support to OZZY OSBOURNE on the mainstage at OZZFest.

“If you thought METALLICA’s Some Kind Of Monster was candid, wait until you get your metal-loving mitts on Killadelphia.” - Long Island Press.

Lamb Of God’s Killadelphia highlights every facet of the bands unforgiving live performance recorded from two unforgettable "Sold Out" concerts at Philadelphia’s legendary Trocadero. This blistering live documentation features lead singer Randy Blythe’s storming vocals, the buzzsaw guitar slaughter of both Willie Adler and Mark Morton along with the powerhouse rhythm section of Chris Adler (drums) with John Campbell (bass).

Killadelphia boasts live versions of: 'Laid To Rest', 'Hourglass', 'As The Palaces Burn', 'Now You’ve Got Something To Die For', '11th Hour', 'Terror & Hubris', 'Ruin', 'Omerta', 'Pariah', 'The Faded Line', 'Bloodletting', 'The Subtle Art Of Murder & Persuasion', 'Vigil', 'What I’ve Become', and the utterly classic 'Black Label'; which inspires crowds worldwide to part seas for the infamous ‘wall of death’.

Drummer, Chris Adler states “In today's age of gimmicks, lies and faux reality trying to make celebrities out of everyone with a few dollars, it was important for us to not stage or hype up a damn thing - to simply show LAMB OF GOD on the road; the good times, the bad times and one hell of a show- and for that stripped down, no-holds-barred approach to be received this well certainly flatters us, but also continues to make a dent in the industry full of fakes and talentless image. It's nice to know that we didn't have to be anything other than ourselves to achieve such success with this DVD, but the real praise should go to our friends and fans who picked up Killadelphia and in doing so have sent a message to the powers that be that we are sick of the over hyped, fake "real world" being shoved down our throats - we are all ready for the honest, genuine bands and music to take center stage once again.

As a band we are extremely humbled by this achievement - it's rare that a band like ourselves receives this honor. Again, we pass along the thanks and praise to those of you who picked up Killadelphia. This is an accomplishment that we share with all of you. Thank you, congratulations and cheers! See you all soon - Stay Metal 'till then!”

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Exodus Streaming New Track Online

Bay area thrash pioneers EXODUS have updated their MySpace page to stream their track 'Riot Act'. Check it out at this location.

Set to go into production this month, Exodus will be shooting a video for 'Riot Act', off their upcoming new album The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A, slated for release in North America on October 23.

The video director for 'Riot Act' will be none other than Jon Schnepp. Known most recently for his work on Metalocalypse (an animated program about DETHKLOK, the world’s most popular death metal band) on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, the show has been described as 'Spinal Tap meets Scooby Doo meets Norway.' Schnepp is responsible for the character design of the five Dethklok members, directs the majority of the Metalocalypse episodes for each season, and works closely with the show’s co-creators/writers Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha.

Exodus guitarist Gary Holt has this to say about the shoot: “Having the opportunity to work with Jon on our video for ‘Riot Act’ is going to be amazing. Having just recently done our own guest appearance on Metalocalypse, we went out on a limb and asked Jon if he'd shoot our video. When he said yes, we were stoked to say the least. The ideas that he's come up with promise to make this our best video ever! I usually hate making videos, but this time I'm actually excited about it! It will be unique, and of course, it will be heavy!”

Nuclear Blast will release The Atrocity Exhibition: Exhibit A on October 28th in Europe. Produced at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY), it features the following tracks: 'A Call To Arms', 'Riot Act', 'Funeral Hymn', 'Children Of A Worthless God', 'As It Was, As It Soon Shall Be', 'The Atrocity Exhibition', 'Iconoclasm', 'The Garden Of Bleeding', 'Bedlam 123'.

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Otep Signs To Koch Records, Sets Release Date

KOCH Records has announced a new revenue-sharing partnership with OTEP. The deal is a multi-album, worldwide deal.

The first release under this new agreement is the band's highly anticipated new full-length album, "The Ascension," slated for release on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007. The Ascension is their third full-length album, and the band challenged itself to avoid clichés and classifications and find a new landscape of sound and vision. "We said 'genre limits and music fads be damned, let's write music that is important to us and that motivates us," explains Otep Shamaya, the band's namesake and driving force. "I wanted to write songs we believe in and let nothing stop us from building the album we want to make."

Produced by Dave Fortman (Mudvayne, Evanescence), The Ascension is a "heavy duty masterpiece" as Harder Beat calls it. Metal Edge states, "The Ascension finds the band in top-form." And Blender offers, "Otep's third album mostly stays within the realm of four-horsemen drum attacks, wrist twisting riffage and dark-lit industrial eeriness."

Otep Shamaya adds, "We've been called the renegades of art-rock and it's invigorating and empowering to now have the support of a label that understands and embraces the explosive trends of technology and fortifies our mission of breaking the mold of the mundane. This unification of KOCH and OT3P embraces the new business model for an artist/label partnership that destroys the fossilized thinking that has decimated the music industry. I am excited and honored to be partnering with such an amazingly forward thinking label and look forward to the many conquests and creative successes our collective future now holds."

Look for the band to tour soon in support of The Ascension with band members Brian, Aaron and eVil J. The band just completed a National tour with Static-X this past summer and is set to begin touring in support of the album in the very near future.

Bob Frank, President of KOCH Records states, "OTEP are positioned to be the biggest band in metal. This partnership gives us all the ability to truly work together and make it happen. With Otep Shamaya, Zen Media Group and KOCH metal god Scott Givens on point, we have an unbeatable team."

Scott Givens, VP of Metal adds, "We feel we have perfect vehicle for Otep and all her creative visions. From musical to visual to spoken word we could not be happier that she has chosen Koch to be her partner as she continues her already amazing career."

OTEP is managed by the Zen Media Group (HellYeah, Mudvayne, Bloodsimple).

You can check out some previews of Otep's new material on their MySpace page.

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Ministry Frontmans Cover Album To Surface In April

Al Jourgensen's band MINISTRY may be releasing their final studio album — "The Last Sucker" — on September 18 on 13th Planet/Megaforce Records, but that doesn't mean Jourgensen is saying good-bye to the inside of a recording studio. As a matter of fact, Jourgensen plans to spend significantly more time in the studio doing what he loves best — collaborating. And collaboration is at the root of "Cover Up", a soon-to-be-released album of some of Al's personal favorite songs being recorded by MINISTRY & CO-CONSPIRATORS in his El Paso, TX compound, 13th Planet Studios. MINISTRY & CO-CONSPIRATORS' "Cover Up" is expected to street in April 2008.

In addition to core MINISTRY members guitarist Sin Quirin (REVOLTING COCKS) and bassist Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, PRONG, MOB RESEARCH), Jourgensen enlisted an impressive group of co-conspirators for "Cover Up" — FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell (also of ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS) sings on THE ROLLING STONES' "Under My Thumb", Tony Campos (bass) and Wayne Static (vocals) from STATIC-X are on THE BEATLES' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", and PRONG's Tommy Victor (vocals) and MOUNTAIN's Leslie West (guitar) do justice to MOUNTAIN's classic "Mississippi Queen". "Cover Up" will also include MINISTRY's cover of THE DOORS' "Roadhouse Blues" (which can also be found on "The Last Sucker"), as well as RAM JAM's "Black Betty", DEEP PURPLE's "Space Truckin'", LOUIS ARMSTRONG's "Wonderful World" and "Radar Love" by GOLDEN EARRING. Additional featured artists, including CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander (vocals) and Rick Nielsen (guitar), and tracks are in the works.

"It's a work in progress," states Jourgensen, "based on who's on tour and comin' through town. It keeps everything spontaneous. By now, everyone knows if they're droppin' by the studio, I'm gonna put them to work. I've got a few more surprises up my sleeve for this one.

"I'm just waiting on a few more return calls," laughs Jourgensen, "Seems like lately if you visit the 13th Planet compound, you'll end up on 'Cover Up' or I'll end up signing you to my label — or both," sites Jourgensen in reference to 13th Planet Records recent signing of Victor's PRONG and Bell's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS).

After 10 albums and 27 years (including a 2006 Grammy nomination for "Lieslieslies" from the "Rio Grande Blood" album, and a Grammy nod in 2005 for "The Great Satan" from "Rantology", Jourgensen has decided that the MINISTRY garage is ready to close its doors, but the revolving 13th Planet Studio doors remain open for Jourgensen's collaborations and also for upcoming new signings for his 13th Planet imprint. "The Last Sucker" is MINISTRY's 11th — and absolutely final — studio offering. "The Last Sucker" is the third in an unrelenting and uber-critical CD trilogy aimed at exposing the plethora of foils, failures and fabrications perpetrated by the George W. Bush administration.

"The Last Sucker" was produced and recorded this past spring by Jourgensen at his 13th Planet compound and sees the return of "Rio Grande Blood" musicians Victor on guitars, Raven on bass, with newcomer guitarist Quirin. Jourgensen and his engineer John "Bixby" Bilberry handled all the drum programming. In addition, Bell makes a vocal appearance on "Die In A Crash", as well as the album's final two songs, "End of Days" Parts One and Two.

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Assault Charge Against BMTH Singer Dropped

A charge of common assault against BRING ME THE HORIZON frontman Oli Sykes has been dropped by Britain's crown prosecution service on grounds of not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.

The 20-year-old singer was charged with common assault on April 8 this year after a 26-year-old woman he met at Rock City, Nottingham, accused him of splashing urine on her dress while she was present on their tour bus.

The band is currently in the USA, tearing up venues, three weeks into a 10-week tour. They are back in the U.K. for their headline tour beginning November 22. 2008 follows up with a European headline tour in January and a six-week USA headline in February and March.

BRING ME THE HORIZON's first-ever promotional video, for the track "Pray for Plagues", can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "Count Your Blessings", which was released in North America on August 14 via Earache Records.

In the seemingly short span of three years since their formation, BRING ME THE HORIZON has "accomplished more in that time than most bands do in 10," according to a press release. "In 2006, BRING ME THE HORIZON was the recipient of a Kerrang! award for 'Best British Newcomer' and held steady on MySpace's top 100 list of most played bands. BRING ME THE HORIZON was only one of two U.K. acts to chart in the MySpace top 100 (the other being COLDPLAY). In addition, they've toured with bands such as BLEEDING THROUGH and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and performed a show-stealing set at the U.K.'s Download Festival."

BRING ME THE HORIZON was licensed to Earache through the band's U.K. label Visible Noise.

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The Autumn Offering Reveal New Album Tracklisting

Daytona Beach, Florida's THE AUTUMN OFFERING has finalized the track listing for its new album, "Fear Will Cast No Shadow", due on October 30 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded at AudioHammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, BURY YOUR DEAD, DEVILDRIVER) and engineer Mark Lewis. The record is currently being mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New Windsor, New York.

"Fear Will Cast No Shadow" track listing:

01. From Atrophy To Obsession
02. Fear Will Cast No Shadow
03. A Great Distance
04. All That Fall Around Us
05. Castaway
06. You're Time Is Mine
07. Silence And Goodbye
08. The Wolves At Your Door
09. March Of The Clones
10. Crown Yourself A King, Kill Yourself A Queen
11. Dystopiate

THE AUTUMN OFFERING recently announced the addition of HELL WITHIN's Matt McChesney as the group's new lead singer.

THE AUTUMN OFFERING's sophomore CD, "Embrace the Gutter", was released in May 2006 via Victory.

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Mouth Of The Architect Calls It Quits

Ohio's Mouth Of The Architect has apparently disbanded. Though no official statement has been issued thus far, guitarist/vocalist Gregory Lahm announced his departure from the group this weekend (Lahm is now playing with Black Vigils). Formed in 2003, Mouth Of The Architect has put out several releases with Translation Loss Records.

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Rare And Unreleased Stuck Mojo Music Available

Three new CDs containing rare and unreleased STUCK MOJO music will go on sale on Tuesday, September 4 at this location. The details are as follows:

01. STUCK MOJO - "The Rising Demos"

This CD contains all of the recorded material from both of the "Rising" album's demo sessions. Most of the material from these early sessions have never been heard before by the public and are now available for the first time on one CD.

"The Rising Demos" track listing:

Session One (produced, recorded and mixed by Andy Sneap)

01. Throw The Switch
02. Dry
03. No Pride No Respect
04. Enemy Territory
05. Trick
06. Pipebomb
07. Southern Pride

Session Two (instrumental demos recorded and mixed by Rusty Cobb)

01. Crooked Figurehead
02. Hang 'em High
03. Untitled Demo
04. Tears
05. Assassination of a Popstar
06. Rising

02. STUCK MOJO - "Demos 1990-1993 Vol. 1"

This CD contains recorded material from two of the band's classic demo sessions. These demos were recorded very early in the band's career and long before they became a signed act. These rare never-heard-before demo sessions are now available to the public for the first time on one CD.

"Demos 1990-1993 Vol. 1" track listing:

Session One (produced, recorded and mixed by Scott Banks)

01. Hotlanta
02. Love Has No Color
03. Uncle Sam Sham
04. Cake
05. The Beginning of the End
06. Monkey Behind the Wheel
07. Snappin' Necks

Session Two (produced, recorded and mixed by Jozef Nuyens)

01. Propaganda
02. Uncle Sam Sham
03. The Beginning of the End

03. STUCK MOJO - "Declaration of a Headhunter Instrumentals"

These are the original instrumental mixes from the "Declaration of a Headhunter" album. Previous versions of these mixes have been around for a few years, but now these tracks have been mastered from the original stereo mixes (produced, recorded and mixed by Andy Sneap) and the new mastered versions are now available to the public. In addition to the nine studio tracks, two of Rich Ward's original 8-track home demos have been included to this CD.

"Declaration of a Headhunter Instrumentals" track listing:

01. Drawing Blood
02. Feel It Coming Down
03. Walk The Line
04. Give War A Chance
05. Hatebreed
06. Set The Tone
07. The One
08. Evilution
09. Raise The Deadman
10. The Ward Is My Shepard - home demo
11. Set The Tone - home demo

With this package you'll receive a free CD of STUCK MOJO live in San Francisco from the "Rising" tour in 1998. This is a DAT tape recording taken directly from the live mixing desk. At this show MOJO was supporting SEVENDUST, so it was a shorter, opening slot set of eight songs. This newly discovered and never heard before board tape has now been mastered and is available for free, but only through this special package.

The track listing for the free CD is as follows:

01. Violated
02. Trick
03. Rising
04. Enemy Territory
05. Back In The Saddle
06. Crooked Figurehead
07. Not Promised Tomorrow
08. Southern Pride

All four CDs are available for only USD $30 plus shipping and handling. USD $35 total includes shipping. USD $38 outside the U.S. includes shipping.

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Machine Head Drummer Comments On Replacement

As previously reported on September 2, MACHINE HEAD has confirmed that it has recruited Brandon Sigmund from fellow San Francisco Bay Area metal band HOSTILITY to handle the bass parts on the group's upcoming North American tour. Sigmund is the temporary replacement for regular MACHINE HEAD bassist Adam Duce, who was forced to sit out the trek after suffering a broken leg while dirt biking in Redding, CA. Also joining the band onstage to reproduce Adam's backing vocals will be Jared MacEachern of tourmates SANCTITY.

"We're really stoked to have found guys as killer as Brandon and Jared to help us through this situation," MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain said in a statement. "We can't wait to get out there and give our fans in the States the headlining show they've been waiting for, especially with bands like ARCH ENEMY, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY on the bill".

Duce's leg is healing normally and he's currently on track to rejoin the band for the rest of their 2007 tour schedule, starting with their Loudpark 07 date in Japan on October 20.

HOSTILITY's video for the song "None for All" can be viewed below. The clip was filmed late last year at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California with director David Kluger.

"None for All" comes off HOSTILITY's critically acclaimed debut album "Uncompromised" (The Pen/Voltaic Records), which was mixed by producer Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, SEPULTURA). Richardson previously stated about the CD, "If you want ultimate heaviness, BUY THIS ALBUM!" More...

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Gorgoroth Update South American Tour Schedule

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have updated their South American tour schedule as follows:

September
13 - Campinas, Brazil - Hammer Rock Bar
14 - São Paulo, Brazil - Hangar 110
15 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - MG Lapa Multishow
16 - Curitiba, Brazil - Opera 1
17 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Bar Opinião
19 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatrito
20 - Santiago, Chile - Galpon Victor Jara
22 - Colômbia, Bogotá - tba
23 - tba
25 - Equador, Quito - La Cantina

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Nightwish Announce U.K. Dates And Q&A

NIGHTWISH's new Nightmail Q&A featuring keyboardist/founder Tuomas Holopainen is now online. Following is a brief excerpt:

Q: Why did you choose a singer like Anette to replace Tarja? Don't you think that the vocalist of NW should be an opera singer? Don't you think that you're changing the idea of the band this way?

Tuomas: The idea of the band was originally to do just acoustic campfire music. So the idea was already changed 10 years ago. Also, Nightwish quit with the operatic vocals already in the Century Child album, and ever since. People complain that the opera is now gone with Anette in the band, I think it has already been gone for the past five years.

A band should never be a prisoner of a format. This is a change all the members in the band wanted to do. You always need to follow your heart in what you want to do, otherwise you'll end up being a whore. Nightwish is not a music style, it's five people who do the kind of music they want, the way they want, with the tools they have. Selfish, but honest."

In other news, Nightwish have announced the following live dates forthe UK:

March
25 - Astoria - London, UK
29 - Carling Academy - Birmingham, UK
30 - Carling Academy - Newcastle, UK
31 - ABC1 - Glasgow, Scotland

April
2 - Mandela Hall - Belfast, Ireland
3 - Vicar Street - Dublin, Ireland
4 - Academy 2 - Manchester, UK

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Ensiferum Announce Canadian Dates

ENSIFERUM have confirmed their previously announced Canadian tour schedule. It is as follows:

November
6 - Théatre Plaza - Montreal, Quebec
8 - Cabaret du Capitole - Quebec City, Quebec
9 - Trash Bar - Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
10 - The Metal Bar - Toronto, Ontario
11 - The Underground - Hamilton, Ontario
12 - Jubilee Hall - Sudbury, Ontario

OBSCURIS ROMANCIA will be the support act on the tour. PROFUGUS MORTIS will perform at the November 11th show in Sudbury.

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Unholy Alliance DVD Tracklisting Revealed

Hailed as "the heaviest, darkest metal tour of the summer, if not the year," the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" stomped and screamed around the globe last year. On October 30, just in time for Halloween, the Unholy Alliance Tour DVD package will be released (American Recordings) and will feature the tour's lineup - headliner SLAYER, the undisputed kings of speed metal/thrash, and the "future of heavy metal contenders" - LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, CHILDREN OF BODOM and THINE EYES BLEED. The DVD will have an approximate running time of 90 minutes.

The Unholy Alliance Tour DVD was shot at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006, was directed by Adam Rothlein (Speedway Films), and boasts performance footage plus bonus material to include backstage, behind-the-scenes and one-on-one interviews, many of which were conducted by the Unholy Alliance artists themselves.

Unholy Alliance Tour DVD track listing:
Slayer - 'South Of Heaven', 'Silent Scream', 'Blood Red', 'Cult'/'Chemical Warfare', 'Eyes Of The Insane', 'Dead Skin Mask',
'Hell Awaits', 'Antichrist'.
Mastodon -'Crystal Skull', 'Capillarian Crest', 'Blood And Thunder'.
Lamb Of God - 'Vigil'.
Children Of Bodom - 'Angels Don't Kill', 'In Your Face'.
Thine Eyes Bleed - 'Dark White'.

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