Decapitated Singer Adrian Kowanek Still Recovering

The family of Decapitated singer, Adrian "Covan" Kowanek, who was seriously injured a year ago in a automobile accident while on tour in Eastern Europe, has issued a brief statement regarding Kowanek's condition:

"Adrian is [undergoing] a long and hard recovery, but his state is getting a little and slowly better. Adrian's family would like to thank fans and all the people for their support, donations, patience, and faith."

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Subliminal Crusher Releases New Album Tracklist

Subliminal Crusher has released the artword detals and tracklist information for their new up-and-coming album "Endvolution."

The album, whose drums tracks have been recorded at Lightless Studios in Terni (Italy), have been recorded and mixed by HwK at HwK Industries in Spoleto (PG, Italy) and produced and masterized by Göran Finnberg (In Flames, Opeth, Dimmu Borgir...) at his The Mastering Room AB in Göteborg (Sweden).

Tracklist will be as follows:
01. Preface
02. Just All I Want
03. Bored
04. Later
05. The Visionaire Pt.1: Desert Chains/Liberation
06. The Promise
07. Life Arises
08. Wellness Perfection
09. Endvolution
10. The Visionaire Pt.2: The Darkest Vision

"Endvolution" features a very special guest outstanding solo by Christofer Malmström (Darkane, Non-Human Level, Agretator) in the song "The Visionaire Pt.1".

A plus is represented by the double artwork. The official one, entitled "Evolution" and created by HwK, develops through the whole booklet to join up with the second artwork, entitled "Monkey" and created by Spoon Graphics di Patrick "Pat Splat" Sporrong (F.K.U.).

The album will be available at the merch stand on the Darkane and Subliminal Crusher Italian tour show that will start in Rome next November 20.

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Architects Announce New Tour And Dates

In January ARCHITECTS will tour the UK with very special guests Misery Signals and A Textbook Tragedy. This is just another leg in their string of relentless touring in support of recent releases.

ARCHITECTS, Misery Signals, A Textbook Tragedy The Hollow Crown UK Tour 2009:

10.01.2009 Yeovil - The Orange Box
11.01.2009 Plymouth - White Rabbit
12.01.2009 Exeter - Cavern
13.01.2009 Newport - TJs
14.01.2009 Birmingham - Academy
16.01.2009 Liverpool - Barfly
17.01.2009 Manchester - Academy 3
18.01.2009 Leeds - Rios
19.01.2009 Glasgow - Cathouse
21.01.2009 Edinburgh - Studio 24
22.01.2009 Newcastle upon Tyne - Academy 2
23.01.2009 Sheffield - Corporation
24.01.2009 Stoke On Trent - Sugarmill
25.01.2009 Peterborough - The Park
26.01.2009 Norwich - Waterfront
27.01.2009 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms
29.01.2009 Oxford - Academy
30.01.2009 London - LA2 *
31.01.2009 Brighton - Concorde 2 *
* also w/ Your Demise + Special Guest

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Sahg Forced To Cancel Indian Shows

Norwegian metallers Sahg have been forced to cancel their shows at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (October 25th) and the Great Indian Rock on November 5th in Kolkata.

Sahg's tour schedule is now as follows:

October
30 - New Dehli, India - Turquoise Cottage
31 - Mumbai, India - Great Indian Rock

November
1 - New Dehli, India - Great Indian Rock/Hamsadhvani Open Air Theater
5 - Shilong, India - TBA
7 - Bangalore, India - Great Indian Rock/Palace Grounds
28 - Bergen, Norway - Garage

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P.O.D. To Head To Europe

P.O.D. will be heading to Europe in January long with Filter.

The tour dates are as follows:

January 7 - Lisbon, POR @ Coliseu Lisboa
January 8 - Madrid, ESP @ La Riviera
January 9 - Barcelona, ESP @ Razzmatazz
January 11 - Toulouse, FRA @ Le Bikini
January 13 - Treviso, ITA @ New Age
January 14 - Milan, ITA @ Rolling Stone
January 15 - Zurich, SWI @ Rohrstofflager
January 17 - Munich, GER @ Backstage
January 18 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn
January 20 - Worgl, AUT @ Komma
January 21 - Vienna, AUT @ Gasometer
January 23 - Dresden, GER @ Reithalle
January 25 - Berlin, GER @ Columbiahalle
January 26 - Hannover, GER @ Capitol
January 28 - Stockholm, SWE @ Tyrol
January 29 - Oslo, NOR @ Rockefeller Music Hall
January 31 - Copenhagen, DEN @ Amager Bio
February 1 - Hamburg, GER @ Markthalle
February 3 - Cologne, GER @ Live Music Hall
February 4 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre
February 5 - Darmstadt, GER @ Centralstation
February 7 - Bochum, GER @ Matrix
February 8 - Amsterdam, NET @ Melkweg
February 9 - Brussels, BEL @ Ancienne Belgique
February 11 - Birmingham, UK @ Carling Academy Birmingham
February 13 - Oxford, UK @ Carling Academy Oxford
February 14 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
February 15 - Glasgow, UK @ The Garage
February 17 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
February 18 - London, UK @ The Astoria

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Hate Eternal Announces Florida Show

Tampa, Florida based death metallers Hate Eternal has posted the following message online:

"We are playing a headlining show at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, November 8th. Opening bands will be announced soon. It will be our only headlining show in the area for the rest of the year before we go out with JFAC so hope to see you all out there to hear a lot of old tunes and new songs off of Fury And Flames. Support death metal!!"

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Power Quest Announces U.K. Tour

British metallers Power Quest will be embarking on a full tour of the United Kingdom in December in support of the bands latest album, "Master Of Illusion."

The tour dates are as follows:

December
1 - Birmingham, UK - The Asylum
2 - Wakefield, UK - Strafford Arms
3 - London, UK - The Purple Turtle
4 - St. Albans, UK - The Horn
5 - Colchester, UK - The Twist
6 - Hard Rock Hell Festival - Wales
7 - Southampton, UK - Firehouse

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Marilyn Manson Reveals Details On New Album/Band

After speaking recently with Bloody-Disgusting.com, shock rocker Marilyn Manson revealed that he is "pretty much finished" with his new studio album and that the album "will be more like 'Antichrist Superstar.'" Every song on the disc was written by Manson with bassist Twiggy Ramirez who rejoined the band back in January. He also revealed the former Limp Bizkit/current Black Light Burns guitarist will only be part of Manson's band for touring purposes only. More news on the album will be reported as soon they are revealed.

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Dragonforce To Film New Video Next Month

Frédéric Leclercq of British based metallers Dragonforce has revealed some information about a new music video in a recent interview:

“One music video will be filmed in Los Angeles, and that will be filmed during the beginning of November. We’re not quite sure which track will feature within the video. I think I know which track will feature, though I don’t wish to reveal which. We’re definitely going to film a music video in November though.”

“As it’s very different from the tracks we usually write, I think this upcoming music video will likely feature “The Last Journey Home”.”

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Obituary Frontman Checks In From Japan

Obituary frontman John Tardy has posted the following tour report online:

"What a night! Somewhere around 20,000 people going crazy. This was a long trip for only one show, especially on the heels of our U.S. tour, but it was well worth it! You guys were awesome last night and it looks like we will be coming back to Japan soon. Our EP is apparently selling great here and it is setting it up nicely for us to come back for a complete tour of Japan. We are working on this and I will let you know what happens as soon as I know something. Thanks to all of you for all the support and making it a memorable show for us.

"We need to thank King Lewie and Big Shirt for all their help. We really appreciate all that you guys do for us!!! A big thanks to everyone involve with the Loud Park Festival for making it a really professional show.

"If you guys have some photos of the show please send them to me at fans@obituary.cc and I will put them up. I have some photos that I will get up when we get home, but I did not take near enough. Thanks again Japan and we look forward to getting back soon!!!"

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AC/DC Releases Full Tour Itinerary

Here is the full itinerary for AC/DC's return to North America Tour:

Oct. 28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Nov. 03 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
Nov. 05 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov. 07 - Toronto, ONT - Rogers Centre
Nov. 09 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
Nov. 12-13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
Nov. 15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Nov. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Nov. 19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
Nov. 21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
Nov. 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Nov. 25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
Nov. 28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Nov. 29 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
Nov. 30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
Dec. 02 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Dec. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
Dec. 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Dec. 14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Dec. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Dec. 18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
December 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
December 21 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
January 5 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
January 7 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
January 9 - Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
January 11 - Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
January 13 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
January 15 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
January 17 - Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
January 19 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
January 21 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
January 23 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
January 26 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
January 28 - Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena
January 30 - Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum

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Rudra Completes Recording Of New Album

Singapore's long-running Vedic metallers Rudra have completed work on their forthcoming as-yet-untitled album, which according to that band will be the second installment in the "Brahmavidya" trilogy. The album will be mixed by Joshua and Sean of Black Isle Studios and mastered by the indomitable Alan Douches (Nile, Mastadon, Sepultura, every album ever). The band is aiming for a January 2009 release on Trinity Records Hong Kong. Known for their trailblazing approach to extreme metal (that of combining traditional classical Indian melodies with a potent blend of black metal, thrash and death), Rudra are already hard at work on their next album, the third and final chapter of the trilogy, and promise to deliver a "fusion Vedic metal rock" album.

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Dillinger Escape Plan Releases New Material Update

They hinted at it before, but now Dillinger Escape Plan has confirmed they are working on new stuff, issuing the following update:

"Ben Weinman [guitar] has been holed up like a mad scientist blasting out the furious DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN insanity that will eventually find its way onto our next release. When Ben says that the stuff he's been writing has actually been giving HIM a headache, you know it's gonna be pretty intense.

"We have no touring plans for the immediate future, but you can be sure that we'll take a break from writing at around the halfway point and head out for some quick runs, so that we don't lose our minds (probably too late)."

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Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse Call It Quits

New York grindcore act ASRA (Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse) have broken up. According to the band, one of their number made the tough decision to focus on completing his law degree and holding down a full-time job and as a result, ASRA is no more.

ASRA have been generating quite a buzz in the underground, appearing in publications like Decibel and Metal Maniacs, headlining Filth City Fest (which featured ganj-obsessed death metallers Cannabis Corpse) and contributing three tracks to Relapse/Scott Hull's "This Comp Kills Fascists."

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The Black Dahlia Murder Announces Tour Dates

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have announced a small December tour, and they will be taking out SOILENT GREEN, and MISERY INDEX with them for the following tour dates:

December 1 - Iowa City, IA @ Picador
December 2 - Wichita, KS @ Oz Cafe
December 3 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
December 5 - Boise, ID @ The Venue
December 6 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
December 7 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard on Richards
December 9 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite
December 10 -Calgary, AB @ The Warehouse
December 11 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
December 12 - Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert
December 13 - Thunder Bay, ON @ Killroys
December 15 - Ottawa, ON @ Babylon
December 16 - Quebec City, QC @ LAnti
December 17 - Montreal, QC @ Le National
December 18 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
December 19 - London, ON @ T.B.A.

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Nachtmystium Announces Short US Tour

After unexpectedly dropping off last month's Opeth/High On Fire tour, psychedelic black metallers Nachtmystium are gearing up for a short U.S. tour with Portland's elusive Wolves in the Throne Room. More...

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Gojira Posts New Video "Vacuity" Online

Prog-metal colossus Gojira have finally unleashed the video for "Vacuity," the first single for their skull-crushing new album The Way of All Flesh. Filmed by directors Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin with a RED video camera (the type used by Peter Jackson in the Lord of the Rings series,) "Vacuity" was described by guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier to UK's Rock Sound magazine as being "about the Buddhist meaning of the word which is emptiness not nothingness, the ultimate presence. It was very hard to picture that concept in a video so we told the story of a girl carrying her own casket as the whole album is about facing your death and your pain." More...

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Cradle Of Filth Annoucnces US Tour Dates

CRADLE OF FILTH will be taking out SATYRICON and SEPTICFLESH for a full string of US dates to support their upcoming release, "Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder." Tour Dates are listed below. More...

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Motorhead Guitar Hero:World Tour Trailer Posted

A new trailer for the forthcoming video game, Guitar Hero:World Tour, has been posted online and features rock legends Motorhead. You can check it out below.

The game will be released on October 26th and features the following tracklisting:

311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
30 Seconds To Mars - “The Kill”
Airbourne - “Too Much Too Young”
The Allman Brothers Band - “Ramblin’Man”
Anouk - “Good God”
The Answer - “Never Too Late”
At The Drive-In - “One Armed Scissor”
Beastie Boys - “No Sleep Till Brooklyn”
Beatsteaks - “Hail to the Freaks”
Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell”
Black Label Society - “Stillborn”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Weapon of Choice”
Blink-182 - “Dammit”
Blondie - “One Way or Another”
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - “Hollywood Nights”
Bon Jovi - “Livin’On A Prayer”
Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire”
Coldplay - “Shiver”
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around The Bend”
The Cult - “Love Removal Machine”
Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel The Pain”
The Doors - “Love Me Two Times”
Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under”
The Eagles - “Hotel California”
The Enemy - “Aggro”
Filter - “Hey Man, Nice Shot”
Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
Foo Fighters - “Everlong”
The Guess Who - “American Woman”
Hush Puppies - “You’re Gonna Say Yeah!”
Interpol - “Obstacle 1?
Jane’s Addiction - “Mountain Song”
Jimi Hendrix - “Purple Haze (Live)”
Jimi Hendrix - “The Wind Cries Mary”
Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle”
Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie”
Kent - “Vinternoll2?
Korn - “Freak On A Leash”
Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth”
Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
Linkin Park - “What I’ve Done”
The Living End - “Prisoner of Society”
Los Lobos - “La Bamba”
Lostprophets - “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)”
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama (Live)”
Mars Volta - “L’Via L’Viaquez”
MC5’s Wayne Kramer - “Kick Out The Jams”
Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice”
Michael Jackson - “Beat It”
Modest Mouse - “Float On”
Motorhead - “Overkill”
Muse - “Assassin”
Negramaro - “Nuvole e Lenzuola”
Nirvana - “About a Girl (Unplugged)”
No Doubt - “Spiderwebs”
NOFX - “Soul Doubt”
Oasis - “Some Might Say”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”
Ozzy Osbourne - “Mr. Crowley”
Paramore - “Misery Business”
Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker”
R.E.M. - “The One I Love”
Radio Futura - “Escuela De Calor”
Rise Against - “Re-Education Through Labor”
Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”
Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
Steve Miller Band - “The Joker”
Sting - “Demolition Man (Live)”
The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads”
Stuck In The Sound - “Toy Boy”
Sublime - “Santeria”
Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”
System of a Down - “B.Y.O.B.”
Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”
Tokio Hotel - “Monsoon”
Tool - “Parabola”
Tool - “Schism”
Tool - “Vicarious”
Trust - “Antisocial”
Van Halen - “Hot For Teacher”
Willie Nelson - “On The Road Again”
Wings - “Band on the Run” More...

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Ephel Duath Releases More Album Details

Progressive metal's best Italian trio, the bizarre, jazz heavy, avant-garde experimentalists in EPHEL DUATH , have revealed a release date for their forthcoming followup to Pain Necessary To Know . The band have confirmed a January 26, 2009 release for their long-anticipated fourth studio album, Through My Dog's Eyes , through Earache Records. Over the past couple albums, EPHEL DUATH has progressed through a number of (..pardon the pun..) palettes and have never failed to bring something new to the world of music. From the forward thinking progressive-influenced black metal of their early albums, to the off-time chaos of The Painter's Palette , to the spacecy avant-garde jams of their most recent album, EPHEL DUATH always keeps everyone - including themselves, it often seems - guessing about where they'll take their sound next. Thanks to a profoundly unique vision, it appears that the band's next album will not be an out of line with this trend…

Through My Dog's Eyes is a based around a left-of-center concept, created by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the entire album is written from the perspective of a dog. "I wrote a few short stories and it was really fun for me to imagine myself as a dog and to imagine the world from a dog's perspective," says Tiso. "The challenge was to translate the words into lyrics. Every song is a window into the dog's mind or an event. The album touches on a lot of things, both deep and sometimes silly." And it's not simply the lyrics in Through My Dog's Eyes that are written from the dog's perspective - but rather the entire album, including the arrangement, is based around this concept. "The music in this case is the soundtrack of the thoughts of the dog - at times you can hear the dog running," Tiso elaborates.

The lineup behind EPHEL DUATH has shifted considerably over the past several years, but through it all the foundation has remained solid. Furthermore, their commitment to musical mastery has continued and their ability to experiment with sounds and concepts has expanded. Additionally, both drummer Marco Minneman of NECROPHAGIST and DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN 's guitarist Benjamin Weinman contributed to the album as well. Bandleader Davide Tiso has a clear vision for the future, and even if it is a bit weird, I think we should trust where EPHEL DUATH is about to take us this time and just go along for the "walk". Tiso's description of his album closes, "I see the dog as an animal really full of energy. I imagine this dog, the dog on the album, as a little cantankerous and mischievous."

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Deftones Posts More Studio Footage Online

Sacremento, California based rockers Deftones has posted a new video online, documenting the band working in the studio on their sixth studio album, "Eros." You can check out the video below. More...

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The Eternal Posts New Video Online

Australian metallers The Eternal has posted their new video for the song, "Lost Our Way" online via YouTube. You can check it out below. The song comes off the bands forthcoming album, "Kartika." More...

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Cannibal Corpse Bassist Posts New Studio Update

Cannibal Corpse Bassist Alex Webster has posted the following studip update:

"Hello everyone, Alex from Cannibal Corpse here checking in again from Mana Studios in St. Petersburg Florida. The last time you heard from us Paul had just finished the drum tracking, and we've made a lot of progress since then. Here's a brief rundown:
The rhythm guitar recording was the next part of the session. We spent a lot of time on it, both on attaining a crushing sound, and also on achieving airtight performances. The tracking was a lot of hard work for Pat and Rob, but the end result was well worth the effort. They did an amazing job and I think you'll all be impressed with the results.
Next up was the bass tracking, and again we worked hard to get a great sound and great performances. Producer Erik Rutan oversaw the tracking and made sure he got the best performance I was capable of, just as he did with Rob and Pat on the rhythm guitar. I can say for sure that the bass and rhythm guitar have never been tighter on any Cannibal Corpse album.

"Currently, George is working on tracking the vocals, and he is a little over halfway done. He's had a few parts to sing that were unbelievably fast, but so far he's been more than up to the task. His voice is sounding brutal and holding up well, so we should be done tracking the vocals in the next few days. Pat has already started working on guitar solos as well, but the majority of the solos will be recorded after the vocals are complete.

"So, that's about it for now. We are all extremely excited with how this album is shaping up. We wanted to make an ultra heavy and precise album, and so far that's the way it's been going. Next up is the mix, and we're confident Erik will make this the heaviest sounding Cannibal Corpse album yet. Check back for a final update when the mix is complete."

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