Helloween Vocalist Speaks On Kai Hansen

Harris Bakopoulos from Greece's Rockpages.gr webzine recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN vocalist Andi Deris during the band's promotional tour for their new album, Gambling With The Devil.

During their chat, Kai Hansen's name came up. Kai played guitar in Helloween on the self-titled debut EP and first four albums: Walls Of Jericho, Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I and II, Live In The UK. After leaving Helloween, Hansen formed GAMMA RAY, who just happen to be hitting the road with Helloween for four months from November '07 to February '08.

Rockpages.gr: The relationship of the band with Kai Hansen seems very healthy nowadays. Helloween has a great and strong lineup which makes clear that there’s no need for a reunion. On the other hand, the fact that Helloween and Gamma Ray are touring together makes some people wonder if the next step is that Kai will return in the band and Helloween continues as a six-member band like IRON MAIDEN did for example. Has this ever crossed your mind and would it ever be possible?

Andi Deris: "First of all, our relationship with Kai Hansen was always healthy. It’s just that now we have the chance to show it to the public. Our rehearsal rooms in Hamburg Germany) are like 15 meters from each other, they even made photos of them and still the fans did not believe it. Now, as far as Kai Hansen returning or not... there’s always room for speculations. Personally, I would say that it will not happen simply because Kai left the band because of too much stress. And I can imagine that Kai will be completely fucked up and stressed out after this tour because he’s playing on nearly every show of the Helloween world tour, so I already know that he will be nearly 'destroyed' after the tour. It’s too much for him, I know that he doesn’t like touring. One of the main reasons for his decision to leave Helloween was too much stress. So, I don’t see him coming back to Helloween in these days when there’s even more stress than during the '80s. Nowadays the world tour is much longer. So, I cannot imagine that this will happen, maybe only as a guest musician and with guest appearances and not as a constant member of a band who’s traveling all around the world again. I know him a little bit..."

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Former Testament Drummer Available For Sessions

Drummer Nick Barker (ex-CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT) is offering his professional drumming services for any serious/working bands out there in the metal universe that require a studio or touring session player in the very near future.

"Now that I'm not involved in the whole TESTAMENT thing anymore, this has left me with a considerable amount of free time on my hands, just sat around at home, practicing on my kit, etc." Barker told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "As a result of all this free time and the overwhelming feeling of 'cabin fever,' I've decided after much thought and consideration to offer my services out there for any bands/musicians who are looking for a session drummer either in the studio or for any upcoming tours that they may have planned. Obviously I don't have a U.S. work visa at this moment in time so that temporary setback rules out any performances on American soil, unfortunately, until the situation is rectified. However, this does not affect me performing anywhere else on planet earth and I hope to be returning to the U.S. very soon."

Serious parties can contact Barker via a special e-mail address set up purely for the sake of aquiring session work at mystic-rhythms@ hotmail.co.uk.

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Kalmah Finish Recording Rhythm Guitars

Finnish metallers KALMAH entered the studio on October 13 to begin recording its fifth full-length album. An early 2008 release is expected.

Commented KALMAH guitarist Antti Kokko: "Rhythm guitars recorded, melodies recorded and some of the solos recorded. I'm very satisfied with the result so far. Sound kicks ass even though it is pure sound and the songs, of course, sound good. Yesterday I recorded all the melodies and some of the solos. Now we have a month break and we continue with bass, keyboard, vocals and rest of the solos in December. Mixing will take place in January. During the pause we will concentrate on the shows here in Finland at the beginning of December."

KALMAH's latest CD, "The Black Waltz", entered the Finnish national album chart in March 2006 at position No. 38. The follow-up to 2003's "Swampsong" marked the group's recording debut with keyboardist Marco Sneck (POISONBLACK).

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Amulance Prepares To Record New Album

Recently reformed metal band AMULANCE will enter the studio in November-December to record a new album. The group wants to share some of the new material with a few fans and get their feedback. If you are interested, contact the band via their MySpace page.

Comments AMULANCE guitarist Bob Luman: "This is two-fold for us: one, it is a way to show some of our loyal fans that we are defiantly back and working; and two, they will let us know their thoughts on this new stuff." Luman continues, "The only real requirement is that after they have listened to the tunes they let us know what they think of it." Vocalist Rik Baez adds, "We are extremely pleased and excited about the new material and we want to share it with a some of the fans that have supported us for so long". More...

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Adler's Appetite Announce More European Tour Dates

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler will be taking his ADLER'S APPETITE band to Europe this November/December to commemorate the 20th anniversary of GNR's classic debut "Appetite for Destruction". The dates are as follows:

Nov. 21 - Peterborough, England - The Park
Nov. 22 - Cheltenham, England - The Nite Owl
Nov. 23 - Dungannon, Ireland - The Fort Bar
Nov. 24 - County Down, N. Ireland - The Square Peg
Nov. 25 - Belfast, Ireland - The Spring & Airbrake
Nov. 26 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo 2
Nov. 28 - Sevilla, Spain - Q Club
Nov. 29 - Las Palma, Spain - Teatro Juan Ramon Jiminez
Nov. 30 - Girona, Spain - La Mirona
Dec. 01 - Santiago De Compostela, Spain - Capitol
Dec. 02 - Nuneaton, England - Queens Hall
Dec. 03 - London, England - Scala
Dec. 04 - Swindon, England - Riffs
Dec. 05 - Sheffield, England - The Corporation
Dec. 06 - Milan, Italy - Zoe Club
Dec. 07 - Ponsacco, Italy - Dress Code
Dec. 08 - Jevnaker, Norway - Untouchables Hard Rock Club
Dec. 09 - Stavern, Norway - Tordenskiold
Dec. 10 - Oslo, Norway - Smuget
Dec. 11 - Bergen, Norway - Madam
Dec. 14 - Husnes, Norway - Vift
Dec. 15 - Aalgaard, Norway - Bukken More...

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Van Halen Announce New St. Louis Date

VAN HALEN's concert in St. Louis, originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Scottrade Center, has been postponed to Sunday, March 30, 2008, according to Live Nation.

All tickets for the postponed date will be honored at the rescheduled performance, Scottrade Center said on its web site. Refunds are also available at the original point of purchase.

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Watch Dethklok Bassist Shredding The Axe Online

A seven-minute video clip of bassist Bryan Beller (STEVE VAI) is performing as William Murderface from DETHKLOK and teaching metal and thrash bass techniques can be viewed here (video courtesy of FPE-TV).

DETHKLOK's "The Dethalbum" CD features several full-length songs from Adult Swim's most metal animated series "Metalocalypse" plus all-new tracks.

"The Dethalbum" sold nearly 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position #21 on The Billboard 200 chart. It also dominated the Loud Rock radio charts, hitting #6 on CMJ, #11 on FMQB, and #1 on Mediaguide metal specialty. The CD was also streamed 45,000 times when it went live on AOL Music during the week of its release.

The September 25 release of "Metalocalypse: Dethklok's The Dethalbum" coincided with the start of Season 2 of "Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim and the release of "Metalocalypse: Season 1" on DVD. The DVD, which hit streets on October 2, sold over 18,000 units in its first two days. More...

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Cellador Guitarist Issues Tour Report

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has issued the following update:

"What the hell was that? Seriously, I've always heard that everybody loves to play in Japan and now I know why!"

"Our show at Loudpark 07 was the first ever in Japan, I couldn't believe how many people were there for us and we were the very first band! According to the promoter, there were 12 thousand people and as far my eye could see, everybody was singing our songs. There was a five-minute changeover between bands and they were there for every single one of them, chanting their names! They were even moshing during our set, something I thought Japanese people didn't do!" More...

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Watch U.D.O. Bordeaux Concert Footage Online

Fan-filmed video footage of U.D.O. — the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider — performing the ACCEPT classic "Metal Heart" on October 23, 2007 in Bordeaux, France can be viewed here.

U.D.O. has set "Metallized - 20 Years Of Metal" as the title of its upcoming "best-of" album, due in December via AFM Records. The CD booklet will be filled with photos from the last 20 years and and will include liner notes written by Metal Hammer journalist Andreas Schöwe. The first 12 songs on the collection were chosen by fans via the official U.D.O. web site, while tracks 13 to 16 will consist of two unreleased songs, an acoustic version of the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall", and a live version of "The Bullet and the Bomb". More...

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Kill The Client Play Texas Grinders Extravaganza

KILL THE CLIENT, INSIDIOUS DECREPANCY, INTESTINAL DISGORGE, SUBTERRANEAN FECAL ROOT, and more will perform at the Texas Grinders Extravaganza, which will take place on February 2nd at Red 7 in Austin, TX. You can find more information online here.

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3 Post New Audio Interview Interview Online

THREE frontman Joey Eppard recently appeared on Quebec City's CKRL 89.1 FM on the metal radio program Démentièllement Vôtre. The audio interview is now available here.

CKRL 89.1 FM is the oldest independent Francophone radio station in North America. The show Démentièllement Vôtre has been airing since 2003 and can be heard every Friday night from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EST. Go to this location to tune in.

In other news, a number of live pictures from Three concert in Quebec City, taken on October 15th have been posted at this location.

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In This Moment Post Footage From Columbus Online

Souther California's IN THIS MOMENT have issued the following brief update:

"This was taken from the YEBOTV webcast of our show with MEGADETH in Columbus... here is 'Next Life'."

"Check out the above mentioned footage at this location."

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Rage Complete New Album

RAGE have completed work on their new album, Carved In Stone. Guitarist Victor Smolski has issued the following update:

"Hi friends, Victor here. The studiojob for the new Rage album Carved In Stone is completed now, and finally I can listen to all tracks of the new CD by my HiFi rack with a quiet conscience, and I can say it has exactly become what we figured out before: STRAIGHT ON THE KISSER! (maybe you have to stop after 2 - 3 songs, getting a cold beer for a rest period...)."

"From the beginning we decided to compose the songs for this CD more straight, concentrating on cool riffs and catchy melodies. Actually, with our new line-up it was easy to realize everything, as we pulled together with André perfectly! All the recordings with our co-producer, sound-engineer and almost fourth bandmember Charly Czajkowski runs perfectly, as well as the final mix with Charlie Bauerfeind. From my point of view I promise you brutal guitar riffs with fancy soli. In one song, I've hidden a modification of a real famous melody - the one who will first recognize this melody will get a present! At 'Open My Grave', my sitar-guitar came into operation, at 'Lord Of The Flies', I've contributed a phat keyboard-arrangement." More...

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Soilwork Confirm Finnish Tour Dates

SOILWORK drummer Dirk Verbeuren has checked in with the following update:

"We're very happy to announce that Soilwork will be coming back to Finland, quite possibly THE European metal country, for five shows in February 2008! Check the tour dates page for more details."

"Also, the limited edition mailorder version in 7" sleeve of Sworn To A Great Divide is now sold out. Thanks to all of you who went out and bought the album upon its release! And remember, it's not too late to grab a copy of the limited edition CD+DVD!"

"Meanwhile, we'll see you all on the road very soon. Keep on checking back for more confirmed tours and shows."

Confirmed Finnish dates are as follows:

February
15 - Turku - Klubi
16 - Helsinki - Cable Factory
17 - Tampere - 2250
18 - Jyväskylä - Lutakko
19 - Mikkeli - Night Vakuna

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Watch Primal Fear Perform As Four-Piece

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update:

"The first part of the European tour [with U.D.O.] is over and we had an unbelievable great time with a fantastic team. Thanks to the fans for giving us such a loud support!"

"In other news, we welcome a new member to the PRIMAL FEAR family! Shortly after the show in Barcelona, Henny [Wolter, guitar] became father for the first time and flew back immediately to Hannover. Congrats to Henny and his girlfriend Nina. That's why Alex Beyrodt had to play as a single guitar player (for the first time in PRIMAL FEAR's history) in Bordeaux [France on October 23, 2007]. Alex executed an awesome job and it was overall a night and party to remember!"

"We're looking forward to the next leg of the tour, starting on November 9th in Antwerp, Belgium!" More...

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Testament Post In Session Recording Photos Online

Several new photos of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT have been taken during the band’s pre-production sessions for their new album have been posted at their MySpace page. In other news, TESTAMENT have recruited ex-SLAYER/EXODUS drummer Paul Bostaph for the recording of the new album, as drummer Nick Barker couldn’t take part in the process due to visa problems.

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Blind Guardian Contribute Song to Fantasy Movie

BLIND GUARDIAN have contributed a song to the new action/fantasy movie In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (directed by Uwe Boll).

In support of the movie’s release, the band will hold a signing session at a special premiere screening on November 29th. This event kicks off at 7pm in the UCI Kinowelt Ruhr Park with a signing session, followed by the film’s premier at 8pm.

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New Interview With Hellyeah Drummer Online

Brian Dukes of FayObserver.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN).

FayObserver.com: What's it like to work with all these talented performers [in HELLYEAH]?

Vinnie Paul: We knew this band was going to be special from the start. It's been great because there's been no ego problems. We're a band, through and through, and we're having fun doing this.

FayObserver.com: Is there any added pressure or unrealistic expectations since you guys are, essentially, a "supergroup?"

Vinnie Paul: Not really. It's actually been refreshing to be a part of something that's not so high-pressure or that comes with high expectations. We're an old-fashioned garage band — just a bunch of guys jamming out and making music.

FayObserver.com: Is this band a creative outlet for you guys?

Vinnie Paul: Hell yeah, absolutely. We're creating things that you wouldn't necessarily find coming from MUDVAYNE or NOTHINGFACE or DAMAGEPLAN. This band stands on its own two feet.

FayObserver.com: What are some of your goals with this band?

Vinnie Paul: We knew that we wanted to accomplish three things: have a good time, create songs that are heavy but groove-oriented and that people could sing along to.

FayObserver.com: Every member of HELLYEAH comes from a different band with different fan bases. How have those fans responded to this collaboration?

Vinnie Paul: They've really embraced us from day one. They really seem to love how we've made fun, re-energized music that's not so serious and over the top — which is something that's been missing from the music scene for a while.

FayObserver.com: Of all the possible names, why HELLYEAH?

Vinnie Paul: It's simple, and it's a phrase we use all the time. It's very affirmative and full of attitude. When your buddy asks if you want to get a beer tonight, you don't just say "yes," you say, "Hell yeah!"

FayObserver.com: How many times have you said "Hellyeah"?

Vinnie Paul: I've lost count.

FayObserver.com: How'd you pick it?

Vinnie Paul: We had a rule. When we were looking for a name, that if you thought of something, you'd write it down and put it on an amp box outside of the studio. Well, someone wrote "Hellyeah," and we all just looked at each other and said, "Hellyeah!"

FayObserver.com: What are your future plans?

Vinnie Paul: Well, people need to know that this is a real band, not just a side project. We're going to take some time after MUDVAYNE gets done touring and promoting their latest album, and then we're going to come back and do this again — only bigger, badder, faster and harder.

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Helloween Post New Album EPK Online

A six-minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for HELLOWEEN's twelfth studio album, "Gambling with the Devil", can be viewed here.

The regular "Gambling with the Devil" album consists of eleven songs (plus an intro, spoken by SAXON's Biff Byford) with a total playing time of 57 minutes and 40 seconds. For their many faithful fans, there is also a limited first edition (40,000 units in a digipak with an embossed and stamped slipcase to be released in Europe, and 10,000 units in a jewel case in the U.S.) with a bonus CD featuring two extra tracks, the video for the first single "As Long As I Fall", and a "making-of" of the video, including interview sequences. As a special highlight, the first edition includes a scratch ticket with an exciting puzzle, as described in detail on the HELLOWEEN homepage. The solution to the puzzle allows you to register at Helloween.org and take part in a draw with a sensational first prize: The lucky winner will receive a trip for two to a HELLOWEEN show in America — including flight, accommodation at the band hotel, backstage tickets, and, of course, a personal meeting with the band! There are also signed Gibson/Epiphone guitars and great fan packs to be won. More...

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Sepultura Frontman Checks In From India

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green has posted the first entry in an ongoing tour diary covering the band's first-ever appearance in India. It reads as follows:

"Our journey is a long voyage starting from Sao Paulo, Brazil with a quick layover in London then straight to New Delhi."

"The expectations are running high for everyone because this will be our first time in India for all of us. I have always had a desire to come to India since I was a young boy so this happens to be a very important trip personally."

"We descend into New Delhi 11:30 at night and the city is covered in a soft blanket of smog. The only images that can be made out are the offset yellow street lights and the glowing white headlights of traffic coming to and leaving the airport." More...

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Kaledon Part Ways With Singer and Seek Replacement

Italian power metallers KALEDON have parted ways with singer Claudio Conti due to "personal differences" and are currently seeking a replacement. The requirements are as follows:

* No older than 35 years
* Must speak perfect English
* Stage presence
* Must be serious
* Must be available to go on tour
* Cannot have any other bands

Submissions should be sent to contact@kaledon.com (subject: "New Singer Audition"). More...

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Ulcerate Searching For New Vocalist

New Zealand’s ULCERATE have posted the following update:

“As of October 07, ULCERATE and vocalist Ben Read have decided to mutually split ways. Ben has been with us for the better part of 2 years now and contributed some killer words and lungs to our attack, but now is the time for us to move on…"

"So ULCERATE is officially looking for a full-time vocalist. Any interested parties can contact us at ulcerate@gmail.com or via our MySpace account. We are after total professionalism in vocal and stage presence and lyrical concepts. We are also in the progress of negotiating international tours, so a will and ability to save to tour internationally is a must.”

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Mastodon Vegoose Performance To Be Webcast

MASTODON's appearance at Vegoose festival in Las Vegas will be webcast in the AT&T blue room today (Saturday, October 27) beginning at 3:00 p.m. PST. The concert will also be available as an archived performance after it has aired live. MASTODON is also scheduled to open for the QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE on Monday, October 29 in Los Angeles.

In other news, MASTODON will be featured with NHL Atlanta Thrashers Exelby and Popovic on "Inside the NHL" on Thursday, November 1 at 6:30 p.m. on HDNet. It will re-air a number of times on HDNet as well as NHL network in U.S. and Canada and NHL.com. More...

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Rotten Sound Post New Song Online

Finland's ROTTEN SOUND has posted a new song, entitled "The Effects", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new full-length album, "Cycles", due on January 9, 2008 via Spinefarm Records. The CD was recorded and mixed with Janne Saksa at Kantola and Sound Supreme studios. Mastering was handled by Pelle Henricsson at Tonteknik Studios.

"Cycles" track listing:

01. The Effects
02. Prai$€ the £ord
03. Blind
04. Units
05. Corponation
06. Colonies
07. Poor
08. Days to Kill
09. Deceit
10. Caste System
11. Alternews
12. Simplicity
13. Enigma
14. Decimate
15. Victims
16. Sold Out
17. Feet First
18. Trust

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Misery Speaks Post New Song Online

German melodic death metal outfit MISERY SPEAKS has posted a new song, entitled "To My Enemies", on the group's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's upcoming sophomore album, "Catalogue of Carnage", due on January 25, 2008 via Drakkar Records. The was recorded at Rape of Harmonies studio with Alexander Dietz, Ralf Müller and Patrick W. Engel and was mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY) at Unisound in Sweden.

MISERY SPEAKS recently parted ways with Alveran Records, which issued the band's self-titled CD in June 2006.

According to posting on MISERY SPEAKS' web site, the group's "debut earned massive critical acclaim, not least because of the great and massive sound by Dan Swanö. The band was voted one of the 12 best newcomers in 2006 by the Rock Hard magazine readers." More...

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Godsmack Reveal Track Listing For 'Greatest Hits'

GODSMACK will release its "greatest hits" album, "Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack" on December 4 via Universal Republic. The 16-track collection is loaded with career-defining milestones and seminal GODSMACK classics. Among the songs included are the band's clarion call "Whatever", their breakthrough #1 rock mainstream smash "Awake", "I Stand Alone" (2002's most played rock radio song of the year), "Speak" (the #1 rock cut from their 2006 album "IV"), and a rare GODSMACK cover of LED ZEPPELIN's classic 1969 debut single "Good Times, Bad Times".

Considered one of the definitive alternative hard rock bands of the modern era, the Boston-based group stormed on to the music scene in 1998 with their masterful self-titled debut album, and have never looked back. The only rock band to have scored 13 Top 10 hits in the Active Rock format, their most recent album, "IV", debuted at #1 on The Billboard 200 chart (their second #1 debut following 2003's "Faceless") and harking back to the thunderous arc of multiplatinum masterpieces like their five-million-selling breakthrough debut album and 2000's "Awake", as well as the more subtle flexing heard on their 2004 acoustic EP "The Other Side".

"Good Times Bad Times....Ten Years of Godsmack" track listing:

01. Good Times Bad Times
02. Whatever
03. Keep Away
04. Voodoo
05. Bad Religion
06. Awake
07. Greed
08. I Stand Alone
09. Straight Out Of Line
10. Serenity
11. Realign
12. Running Blind
13. Touché
14. Speak
15. Shine Down
16. The Enemy

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Nine Inch Nails To Release New Album Online

The Pulse of Radio reports: NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor is releasing the new album from hip-hop poet Saul Williams as a digital release, letting fans either download it for free or pay five dollars. Titled "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggyy Tardust", the record will be available for download starting on November 1. Unlike the recent RADIOHEAD download of the band's new "In Rainbows" album, which was done in a similar fashion, fans who pay the five dollars will get a higher quality audio file. Also unlike RADIOHEAD, everyone who downloads the album will get artwork and lyrics. Reznor said in a statement at NIN.com, "There are obvious similarities in how RADIOHEAD just released their new record and they way we've chosen to. After thinking about this way too much, I feel we've improved upon their idea in a few ways that benefit you, the consumer."

Serj Tankian, a friend of Williams', told The Pulse of Radio that he was aware of the new project and supported this kind of distribution. "You know, I think it's a great thing to be able to drive all of the traffic to your own web site and have that direct communication with your fans and friends, rather than going through a third party ultimately," he said. "I think over the next number of years, you're going to see a lot more established artists doing that." More...

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Stream Monster Magnet's Entire New Album Online

MONSTER MAGNET's new album, "4 Way Diablo", is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page. Due on November 2 via SPV Records, the CD was produced by Matt Hyde and features a cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' "2,000 Light Years from Home".

"4 Way Diablo" track listing:

01. 4 Way Diablo
02. Wall of Fire
03. You're Alive
04. Blow Your Mind
05. Cyclone
06. 2000 Light Years from Home (THE ROLLNG STONES cover)
07. No Vacation
08. I'm Calling You
09. Solid Gold
10. Freeze and Pixillate
11. A Thousand Stars
12. Slap in the Face
13. Little Bag of Gloom More...

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Delian League Issue Studio Update

Delian League issue the follow update from the studio on their Myspace page:

"Hey everyone,"

"This is Joe from the studio with an update on our demo recording. The guitar tracks are taking a long time which we expected and anyone who has done recording like this knows how much work it is. The bad news is that there is still a lot of work left but the good news is that everything so far is sounding way better than our expectations. We are very proud of these tracks and this will start a whole new era for the band."

"Shane is about to begin recording his bass tracks at another location during our guitar recording to save time....then vocals...then mixing. Other than that we have some big news to go along with the demo release so sit tight and we'll have our songs up as soon as possible."

"DL"

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Belphegor Enter Studio Next Month

Austrian extreme metallers BELPHEGOR will enter Andy Classen's Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany on Friday, November 9 to begin recording their new album for an April 11, 2008 European release via Nuclear Blast Records (April 15 in North America). The follow-up to 2006's "Pestapokalypse VI" will be recorded in three separate sessions lasting through the middle of January 2008.

Commented BLEPHEGOR's Helmuth: "Yeah it's true, since six weeks we've been working our asses off in the rehearsal room and we're already in the pre-production phase. I started the songwriting in May 2006 and directly after the Brazilian tour in September I've bunkered myself with Serpenth and session drummer Torturer into our rehearsal room. Since then we're 100% concentrated in the songwriting process, worked night and day extremely hard on the new tracks. Most of the nine compositions/arrangements is almost finished."

He added, "I'm so motivated and it feels extremely good to be creative again. This album is the next logical chapter for the bands development. For me that is not just another moderate CD — I would go into the deepest fire and give my last drop of blood for this Werk. More shredding, more cold melodies, more dynamics, more epic harmonies, more cyper-blastbeat-terror... the freakiest, wildest BELPHEGOR opera concerning guitars. Lemme tell you, the nine soundcollages sound huge, it's fucking TNT... you know it's BELPHEGOR."

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