Bolt Thrower Album Release Date Pushed Back

The new Bolt Thrower album had to be pushed back for another two weeks. The final release date is now November 14, 2005. The German release date is the November 11, 2005.

The title of the album is "Those Once Loyal", and here's the track list:
At First Light
Entrenched
The Killchain
Granite Wall
Those Once Loyal
Anti-Tank (Dead Armour)
Last Stand Of Humanity
Salvo
When Cannons Fade

There will be a limited digipack edition including the bonus track "A Symbol Of Eight."

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Kataklysm Complete Recording Of New Album

Kataklysm have completed the recording of the band's 8th studio album.

GuitaristpProducer J-F Dagenais comments: "After having spent 2 months behind the production helm for the new Kataklysm album, we have now achieved what we wanted from a to z. I worked extremely hard on this record to get it to sound like no other Kataklysm album and Imust say - when you have the time to work on something, it DOES benefit greatly! I'm really happy with the results we have. Everyone in the band gave 150% and I can't wait for everyone to hear this album. I have to agree with one of Maurizio's previous statements when he said this album at once on a technical side and yet with its blazing tempos, has been the most difficult album for me to record my guitar tracks. Felt like at some point my wrist and fingers were gona give in... but it was well worth the pain!"

The band's 8th studio album "In the Arms of Devastation" will be released Feb. 20th 2006, followed by a massive touring campaign.

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Nominon Confirms Two Gigs In Sweden

Nominon has just confirmed two dates in their homeland of Sweden:

Oct. 21 Gothenburg, SWE - Musikens Hus (Vital Remains)
Oct. 28 Karlstad, SWE- Metal Clüb (w/ The Kristet Utseende)

Nominon will be embarking on a European tour with Vital Remains. Tour dates are as follows:
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Soilwork Finalizes European Tour Dates

Soilwork frontman, Bjorn "Speed" Strid, has revealed the final dates of Soilwork's upcoming European tour:

Oct. 05 Tampere, FIN - Pukkahone
Oct. 06 Yvekylg, FIN - Lutakko
Oct. 07 Oulu, FIN - Theatria
Oct. 08 Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi
Oct. 11 Stockholm, SWE - Klubben
Oct. 12 Malm? - KB
Oct. 13 Hamburg, D - Markthalle
Oct. 14 Essen, D - Zeche Carl
Oct. 15 Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Oct. 16 Vosselaar, B - Biebob
Oct. 18 Manchester, UK - Academy III
Oct. 19 London, UK - Scala
Oct. 20 Paris, FR - La Locomotive
Oct. 22 Vienna, A - Planet Music
Oct. 23 Salzburg, A - Rockhaus

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Contra Post Debut

Contra have made their debut EP, "This Machine Kills", available to listen to in its entirety at the following link: http://www.purevolume.com/contraxhc. "This Machine Kills" was released August 30th

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Burn In Silence Sign to Prosthetic Records

Bostan metal band, Burn In Silence, have signed to Prosthetic Records. After having toured with bands from Shadows Fall and The Haunted to Deicide and Morbid Angel, they will be going into the studio to record their debut album. The album is scheduled for an early 2006 release and the band will be appearing at the Prosthetic Records CMJ showcase September 14th in New York City at SCB, formerly Downtime.

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Beecher Post Video

Beecher have posted their new video, "Function! Function!", which is taken from their upcoming album, "This Elegy, His Autopsy". The video was directed by independent film maker, Adam Mason and is available for viewing at the following site: http://www.earache.com/bands/beecher/function_function/player.html

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Bands Added to Maryland Deathfest

6 more bands have added to the Maryland Deathfest line which is scheduled to take place May 27-28th of next year at The Sonar Baltimore. The bands are as follows:

Demilich(Finland)
Municipal Waste (Virginia)
Yacoepsae (Germany)
Engorged (Oregon)
Cenotaph (Turkey)
Fistfuck (Canada)

The previously announced line-up is as follows:

Necrophagist (Germany)
Machetazo (Spain)
Butcher ABC (Japan)
Sanity's Dawn (Germany)
Frightmare (Oregon)
Gorgasm (Illinois)
Total Fucking Destruction (Pennsylvania)
Beneath the Massacre (Canada)
Electro Quaterstaff (Canada)

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Helmet Tour Dates Announced

Helmet has announced the following dates for their upcoming tour and the band, Fight of Your Life, will be opening:

September 21 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell's
September 22 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's
September 23 - Boston, MA @ Axis
September 25 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
September 26 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
September 27 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
September 28 - New York, NY @ CBGB's
September 30 - Asbury Park, NJ @Stone Pony
October 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
October 2 - Baltimore, MD @ Recher Theater
October 3 - Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre

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Enforsaken Sign New Record Deal

Enforsaken have signed a four- album deal with Crash Music Inc. Enforsaken will start work on the new album in October. The new album will be produced by Chris Djuricic (Jungle Rot) and has a release date set for Januar/Feruary 2006.

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Dying Fetus Continue Work on New Album

Dying Fetus have posted the following message reguarding their new album:

"While DYING FETUS are diligently looking for a drummer, we are also hard at work on our next album, which we intend to complete and begin recording sometime in the Fall to Winter of this year. We currently have six new songs completed, with the help of our computer drum software. Some song titles to expect:

Parasites of Catastrophe
Unadulterated Hatred
Raping The System
The Ancient Rivalry

It has been a productive summer for us, and we're making good progress when we're not busy with our day jobs. We will announce recording dates after we have recruited a new drummer. We look forward to seeing you on the road in 2006!"

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New Strapping Young Lad Video Posted

Strapping Young Lad have a new video for the song, "Imperial", which is off of their latest release, "Alien". The video was shot live at the Penny Arcade in Rochester, NY early this year. The video can be watche at the following website: http://uvtv.info/

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Dream Theater Ticket Packages For Europe Scrapped

Dream Theater have posted the following message in the tour section of their official website:

"Dear Dream Theater Fans,

We regret to inform you that the Platinum and Gold Packages will not be offered for the European portion of our tour. Due to the various production schedules from venue to venue, the logistics have proven difficult to implement the Meet and Greet portion of the Platinum Experience. All customers will still receive their tickets, but will be refunded the difference down to the face value of the ticket, plus a US$12 per ticket fee plus a US$15 shipping and handling fee per order."

The European tour dates are as follows:
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Testament Confirm Upcoming Shows

Tesament have confirmed the following shows featuring the original lineup of Chuck Billy (vocals), Eric Peterson (guitar), Alex Skolnick (guitar), Greg Christian (bass) and Louie Clemente (drums):

September

17 - Kawasaki-ku,Tokyo - Japan Thrash Domination '05

18 - Kawasaki-ku,Tokyo - Japan Thrash Domination '05

19 - Honolulu, Hawaii - U.S.

October

1 - Poughkeepsie, NY - U.S.

2 - Long Island, NY - U.S.

8 - Mexico City, Mexico - Live N Louder Rock Fest

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Live Interview with Guitarist Mark "M.E." Edwards

Overlorde's Flying V slinger will call into HIGH VOLTAGE metal radio show in Oslo, Norway on Sunday, September 11th to talk about RETURN OF THE SNOW GIANT, the band's 20th anniversary, and his Norwegian heritage. While the show itself is in Norwegian, the interview will be in English. The show airs locally on FM 101.1 and can also be heard live over the internet worldwide. So be sure to tune in between 3:00pm and 5:00pm East Coast USA (9:00pm-11:00pm CET) time. http://go.to/High-voltage. Force Recon Pathfinder Curt Sigurdsen will be the host! Note: Try tuning in a day in advance to be sure the stream works OK for you.

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Bury Your Dead Hit The Road

Bury Your Dead will be touring with Terror, Scars Of Tomorrow and August Burns Red beginning in October, here's the dates:

October 20th Fredericksburg, VA - Kc's
October 21st Raleigh, NC - The Brewery
October 22nd Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
October 23rd Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
October 24th Orlando, FL - Backbooth
October 25th Tallahassee, FL - Big Daddy's
October 26th Nashville, TN - The Muse
October 27th Memphis, TN - Complex
October 28th Houston, TX - Mary Jane's
October 29th San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
October 30th Lubbock, TX - Jake's
November 02nd Tempe, AZ - Neckbeards
November 03rd Hollywood, CA - Whiskey A Go Go
November 04th San Diego, CA - Epicenter
November 05th Corona, CA - Showcase Theatre
November 06th San Francisco, CA - The Pound SF
November 08th Seattle, WA - Studio 7
November 09th Boise, ID - The Venue
November 11th Denver, CO - Rock Island
November 12th Kansas City, MO - El Torreon
November 13th Iowa City, IA - Gabes
November 14th Dundee, IL - Clearwater
November 15th Detroit, MI - Alvin's
November 17th Buffalo, NY - The Icon
November 18th Albany, NY - Saratoga Winners
November 19th Portland, ME - The Station

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The Classic Struggle Team Up With Unearth

The Classic Struggle have been added as support to a bunch of Unearth's upcoming dates, here's the schedule:

September 16th Erie, PA - Forward Hall (Feat. Nora, A Life Once Lost)
September 17th Lexington, KY - Short Street Lounge (Feat. Nora, A Life Once Lost)
September 18th Indianapolis, IN - Emerson Theater (Feat. Zao, A Life Once Lost)
October 01st Springfield, MO - The Rockwell (Feat. The Dillinger Escape Plan, Zao, A Life Once Lost)
October 02nd Nashville, TN - The Rockettown (Feat. The Dillinger Escape Plan, Zao, A Life Once Lost)
October 26th Syracuse, NY - Club Tundra (Feat. As I Lay Dying, If Hope Dies)
October 29th Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock (Feat. As I Lay Dying)
The band are touring in support of their recently released new album "Feel Like Hell".

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Arch Enemy Guitarist: US Bands Sound More Swedish

Kyle Jongerden of the Vermont Cynic recently conducted an interview with ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Vermont Cynic: Why do you think heavy metal is becoming so popular in America?

Michael: "I mean, everything seems to go around in circles. Now people seem to be more open. A few years ago it was bands like GODSMACK. That stuff was still pretty heavy, I guess, but it had a certain atmosphere, a 'nu-metal' tag or whatever. I don't really know, I'm not from here so I don't really know what goes on too much. I just know there's an increased interest in what we do, that's always exciting. There are some bands that are doing really well, like KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL. They're doing really well and it's cool. I don't really follow it too closely so I don't know what that is. We've just been doing what we've always been doing.

"When we started out, no one was interested over here. For the first three albums nobody even really bothered to schedule an interview for us over here. There was no interest and we definitely didn't tour. And then suddenly, yeah, things come around and it's like, 'Yeah this band's really cool,' and it's like, 'Oh, yeah, they've got guitar solos,' but it was before anyone was really into us.

"We really haven't changed for this tour [Ozzfest]. We're evolving as a band but we're doing what we're going to do. We don't pay attention to what goes on. We don't know what things are happening. Something that we thought about was that we definitely want to retain our European sound, our European feel. I know that some European bands are trying to sound American, it seems that way when you listen to stuff. Then a lot of Americans are trying to sound like Swedish bands. I definitely want to keep our European metal atmosphere."

Vermont Cynic: If you could create a genre to describe ARCH ENEMY, what would it be?

Michael: "Pure metal (laughs). It's just metal to me. Extreme metal I guess. There are labels and labels you know. I understand heavy metal, I understand thrash metal, I even understand death metal. But now it seems like these boxes are getting smaller and smaller and it's not that fun sitting in a box that small and like, 'This is what we are.' Then you do a song that's different and everybody will say, 'Well that's not what they should be doing, it's a bit weird.' Music is an art form, it's supposed to be creative, you're supposed to have fun with it. Be creative and be an artist."

Read the entire interview at VermontCynic.com.

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Obituary Video Interview Posted Online

A video interview with OBITUARY members Frank Watkins (bass) and Donald Tardy (drums), conducted on Sunday, September 4 prior to the band's performance in Hartford, Connecticut, has been posted online at www.heavymetalsource.com. Watkins and Tardy discuss the recent departure (and subsequent return) of guitarist Allen West, the group's new CD, singer John Tardy's impending fatherhood, and the second leg of the band's North American tour.

OBITUARY's latest CD, "Frozen In Time", was released in July via Roadrunner Records. The group's first collection of new songs since 1997's "Back from the Dead", "Frozen in Time" was self-produced by the band, with Mark Prator and Scott Burns engineering, and was mastered by Tom Morris at Morrisound.

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Headline News

Teen At Heavy Metal Christian Concert Brutalized

Brock Parker of Alabama's WTVM News Leader 9 is reporting that a teenager at a Christian heavy metal concert was brutalized by police this past Saturday night (Sept. 3).

Witnesses at The Breaker Box club in Lanett, Alabama say the teenager was calling home to get a ride when police threw him into a light pole and then onto the ground.

"I saw two Lanett police officers. One of them grabbed a young black male, head-locked him, ran him into this pole, slammed him to the ground, put their knee in his back and cuffed him," John Keith told WTVM News Leader 9.

That's when the lead singer of ONLY AFTER FAITH grabbed his video camera.

"A blow to the back of the head, and a couple of knees to the back. They finally got a little 13 or 15-year-old boy in the car," said Adrian Buice.

The video apparently shows the boy, without handcuffs, refusing to get into the car. The officer uses his nightstick to force him into the back seat.

According to police, they cannot comment on the case until an independent investigator looks into the incident.

"When his investigation is complete, if there's a violation of policy or law, then we'll take steps to address the situation at that time," said Chief Ron Docimo of the Lanett Police Department.

Witnesses say people were being pulled from their cars by the officers after trying to leave the club.

WTVM News Leader 9 asked Docimo if this was standard procedure, if the officers have been suspended, or if police cameras show anything different. He said he is not allowed to comment until after an investigation has been conducted.

For more information on this incident, read these Valley Times-News articles from writer Patrick Sands: Story#1, Story#2.

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Jacknife Post Song Online For Download

Dallas, TX-based JACKNIFE have uploaded the track "Tears Fall Endless" to their MySpace.com page. The song comes off the group's upcoming CD, "Moment of Reckoning", due on September 13 via Zero-Sum Records, the new label founded by DROWNING POOL (Wind-Up), DAMAGEPLAN (Atlantic) and LOSA (Metal Blade) manager Paul Bassman and Chris Paluska, manager of LOSA and former tour manager for DAMAGEPLAN.

JACKNIFE will be on tour with fellow Texas metal band LOSA later this month to support "Moment of Reckoning". More information is available at www.jacknife.net.

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BucketHead Signs To Serj Tankians Label

Buckethead has signed a deal with Serjical Strike Records, the label headed up by System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian. A new album from the man, entitled "Enter The Chicken", will see a release through the label on October 25th and will feature guest appearances from Tankian himself, Maura Davis of Bella Lea/Denali fame and more. Additional info on that can be found here.

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Mastodon Heading Overseas For Next Tour

Mastodon will be heading overseas for some dates in December, here's the schedule:
December 01st Peterborough, UK - The Cresset
December 02nd Glasgow, UK - Garage
December 03rd Camber Sands, UK - Pontins Holiday Camp
December 04th Swindon, UK - The Furnace
December 05th London, UK - Scala
December 06th Nottingham, UK - Rock City/The Rig
December 07th Cardiff, UK - Barfly
December 09th Athens, GRE - Gagarin

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