Meshuggah Writing New Album

Meshuggah is currently writing a new album, which they hope to release in late-spring 2007. The group has issued the following update:

"Right now we are writing material for the new album. After the Nothing re-release, we more-or-less finished working on our studio, so know we're putting together a kind of demo to see where we are at material-wise and basically give the studio, the songs, and us a test-run, heh, heh. We are swimming in dark waters that constitute putting an album together and whatever we find beneath the surface is definitely gonna be... interesting. Suffice to say that we're in a weird but inspirational period right now. It's all gonna be about the writing during November. The demo recording is hopefully happening in December in-between the pinball tournaments here in the studio. Then we'll see where we're at, I guess. In hell, probably. We've got no working title or concrete cover ideas yet, but it's getting there. It's the slow process of coming to terms with the material we've got and hopefully understand what to make of it. The plan is to have the album out late Spring or - if things get fucked up - early Fall. Naturally, the touring will be planned around the album release, so we'll see when we get closer to completing the album."

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Seether To Perform On Carson Daly

Seether will be performing an acoustic version of "Remedy" this Thursday, November 16th and on NBC's Carson Daly. Check your local listings.

Earlier this year Seether returns to a 3-piece band after long time touring guitarist Patrick Callahan departed the band. Later this summer the band took a break from touring when frontman Shaun Morgan entered rehab.

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Farewell To Words Signs w/ Bastardized Recordings

Bastardized Recordings has officially signed German hardcore/metal band Farewell To Words. The band will release their debut MCD, titled "Tear Down This Wall," on January 26th. Here's a statement from the band regarding the deal:

"We are completely stoked to announce that we have signed a deal with the German guys from Bastardized Recordings – home of many fucking cool bands! This is an amazing opportunity to transport our music to a brighter and bigger audience all over Europe and the World."

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Fair To Midland And Dir En Grey US Tour Dates

Fair to Midland and Dir En Grey will hit the road next year for a US Tour. Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

February 1st in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
February 2nd in Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
February 3rd in Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre
February 5th in Baltimore, MD @ Ram?s Head Live
February 6th in Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
February 7th in Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom
February 9th in Toronto, ON @ Guvernment
February 10th in New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
February 12th in Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
February 13th in Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
February 14th in Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Club
February 16th in Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
February 18th in Houston, TX @ Meridian
February 19th in Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
February 21st in Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
February 23rd in Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre

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Label Says "No Indication" Of 2007 Release For GNR

The Guns N' Roses 'Chinese Democracy' saga continues. Axl says it will be out this year (widely rumored as November 21), however a Universal Music Canada spokesperson told the Toronto Sun that they have "no indication that a Guns N' Roses record will be released this year."

Recording of the album originally began in 1994 and has gone through numerous band members and $13 million since.

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I.R.A.T.E. And Project Steiger At The Whisky 11/12

A modern day guitar hero stepped through the legendary doors of The Whisky A Go Go on Hollywood's Sunset Strip on this night and sent a message to everyone in the metal world that he and his band aren't going to put up any longer with the watered down and gimmicky pop rock nonesense that's being marketed to the masses as metal music. The man's name is Ken Steiger, renowned guitar instructor at The Musicians Institute for the past ten years. His band is called PROJECT STEIGER, and they certainly delivered that message loud and clear with one of the most dynamic performances I have seen this year. Consisting of Davd Angel on bass guitar, Todd Graveman on rhythm/lead guitar and Duayne Howard on drums, this progressive metal band started their set off in an absolutely ripping manner with the clearcut rockers "Prince Of Souls", KT Boundary Event" and "Cerebral Vision". Steiger had complete command of the crowd from the moment he took the stage and the fact that this band has no lead singer made it even more impressive that he was able to hold down center court all by himself, much like Stevie Ray Vaughan did back in his days. And yes, unlike most of you, I was fortunate in my life to actually see SRV perform live here in Los Angeles two months before his tragic death in 1990. Steiger invokes that blazing abandon on his fretboard that so many guitar greats like Vai and Satriani have shown , displaying a near effortless approach to his guitar wizardry of one face melting arpeggio run after the next. He even at one point came off the stage and walked among the cheering, beer-pounding crowd in mid-solo as if he was expecting someone to pour a drink into his mouth. The band behind him was in perfect timing with him. I did not hear one bad note or missed beat. They next cranked it up louder with the high speed, ultra-shreddings of "Mega-Jam", "Run 4 Cover" and "Lethal Madness". Duayne Howard next stepped up for his drum solo and let everyone know he's got some talent to spare as well, flashing his sticks in near light speed across the toms toms of his kit and crashing his cymbals and splash very impressively. The crowd was going crazy for this band, roaring in approval and saluting their drinks. There were even chants of "Steiger, Steiger, Steiger" from other impressed onlookers. They ended it with their most explosive songs "Rock-It" and "Child Of The Storm", all along with Steiger delivering more harmonic brilliance and mind-shattering licks than any metaler should be able to handle. These guys are a must see to believe. Just make sure to bring an extra jaw with you, cause yours is going to hit the floor when you do get to see Project Steiger's all-out musical assault of the senses.

Next I.R.A.T.E. came out full force as the headliner. Fronted by the very energetic Erik Ulrich, the band kicked it all off with their own high-charged cover of Oingo Boingo's "DeadMan's Party", followed by "American Pitbulls", which is a really cool track from their next album. The crowd began moshing throughout center floor as I.R.A.T.E. picked up their sonic momentum with "Choices", "Pride" and "Kill Da Bunny". It was a night for underground metal music that had to be witnessed to fully understand the utter beauty of it all. Next up, Ulrich's bandmates Rudy Hewlett on guitar, Eric Buell on bass and Jason Berglund on drums stormed thru the next songs "Traitors", "Socialite", "Suck it up","Cleansing" and "Ganja" with total gusto. I.R.A.T.E really seems to have benefitted from all the touring they have done this year, because they only seem to get stronger with their intensity each time I see them and that suited everyone in attendance just fine. Ulrich literally owned the stage with every spit he took from behind the mic and the crowd was more than eating up his bravado at every turn. They may not be an extreme metal band but I have to be honest in what I saw and that was an extreme reaction from the audience to the likes of which I haven't seen for a very long time. The band is part of Project Independent's new upcoming underground metal compilation CD distributed through Century Media Records and seem positioned right now as the king's of hardcore metal on the west coast. The one thing this critic takes away from all of my observed I.R.A.T.E. performances this year is that they have been simply unrelenting in doing what they orginally set out to do as a metal act and that is to be controversial, more than opinionated and ready to take on anyone who gets in their path to heavy music greatness.

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Evildoer Post New Songs Online

Swedish metal band EVILDOER has posted three new songs on its MySpace page. The tracks "Detonate", "4 years to the Day" and "Like a Fist" are taken from the group's brand new promotional CD, entitled "A New Empire".

EVILDOER has ended its deal with Italy's Scarlet Records, which released the band's debut album, "Terror Audio", last year, and is currently seeking a new label home.

"Terror Audio" was recorded at Berno Studios (THE HAUNTED, DEFLESHED, GOD DETHRONED, AMON AMARTH, KAAMOS) in Malmö, Sweden and featured lead vocals by WITHIN Y frontman Andreas Solveström, who has since left the band.

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Cradle Of Filth Post New Live Video Online

A video clip of CRADLE OF FILTH performing the track "Tonight in Flames" on Sunday, November 12 at at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands has been posted online at the group's official web site.

CRADLE OF FILTH's new album, "Thornography", has sold around 25,000 copies in the United States since its October 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow-up to 2004's "Nymphetamine" was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano (BLEEDING THROUGH, ANTHRAX) and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE).

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Firebird Announce U.K. Tour Dates

FIREBIRD, the British band led by former CARCASS/NAPALM DEATH guitarist Bill Steer, has lined up the following U.K. dates:

Dec. 12 - Underworld - London, UK
Dec. 13 - Fenton - Leeds, UK
Dec. 14 - Independent - Sunderland, UK
Dec. 17 - Monkey Bar - Swansea, UK
Dec. 18 - Old Angel - Nottingham, UK

FIREBIRD released its new album, "Hot Wings", in Europe in early July via Rise Above Records. The CD was issued in Japan on May 31 through Victor Entertainment.

FIREBIRD's current recording lineup includes Bill Steer (vocals, guitar), Al Steer (bass) and Ludwig Witt (drums).

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New This Ending Song Available For Download

A brand new THIS ENDING track, entitled Inside the Machine, has been made available for download at this location. The song is the title cut of the Stockholm, Sweden-based band's debut album, "Inside the Machine", due on on December 4 via Metal Blade Records (December 1 in Germany). The CD was recorded at Offbeat studio in Stockholm with producer Linus Nirbrant. Mastering was done by Peter in de Betou at Tailor Maid.

According to a press release, "The music of THIS ENDING embodies the qualities of technical death/thrash and the catchiness of melodic death metal! A combination that is refreshing to the genre yet still brutal and dark enough to scare your parents. Ushering in a new era of Swedish death metal, THIS ENDING is brutality and darkness, yet melodic and catchy. 'Inside the Machine' features 10 tracks of non stop violence with astonishing musicianship and a new approach to songwriting that leaves you wanting more." More...

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New Kittie Track Available Online

The title track from the forthcoming new KITTIE album, 'Funeral For Yesterday', is available online at this location.

As previously reported, Kittie recently completed work on Funeral For Yesterday, which will be released on February 20th via the band's label, Kiss Of Infamy.

New promo pictures of the band are now available at this location.

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Watch Bleeding Through Perform "Sweet Vampirous"

There is a new live video of Bleeding Through performing their track “Sweet Vampirous” available for viewing at the Underground Video Television website. The footage was taken at The Country Club in Syracuse NY during an Ozzfest off-date over the summer. Bleeding Through is currently on a winter tour with Senses Fail and Saosin.

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Manowar Plan DVD Release Parties In Germany

In Germany, MANOWAR fans can celebrate the release of the upcoming new double- DVD "The Day The Earth Shook - The Absolute Power " with a series of nationwide DVD Release Parties. This is a unique opportunity to re-live the MANOWAR headlining performance at the Earthshaker Fest 2005 and view the DVD together with other fans.

Here are the planned DVD Release parties in Germany:

23.11. Braunschweig, Beatclub
24.11. Erfurt, Phauker
24.11. Mainz, Caveau
24.11. Bielefeld, Ringlokschuppen
25.11. Essen, Turock ( MANOWAR SHOWTRUCK will be present )
25.11. Herford, X
25.11. Bochum, Matrix
25.11. Hameln, Sumpfblume
25.11. Büsum, Jolly Joker
25.11. Hamburg, Ballroom
25.11. Oberhausen, Saint
25.11. Olbernhau, Die Halle
25.11. Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik
02.12. München, Backstage

At the parties you will be able to watch the new DVD and win some goodies. The Manowar Showtruck (where you can buy MANOWAR merch) will be parked in front of the venue at the Turock in Essen.

Here are the release dates for the Double DVD "THE DAY THE EARTH SHOOK - THE ABSOLUTE POWER ":

November 24, 2006 ( Germany )
November 27, 2006 ( Europe )
November 21, 2006 ( USA/Canada )

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Witchfinder General Reform, Plan New Album

Cult '80s metalheads Witchfinder General have re-formed. The band, who were hugely influential on the death and black metal scenes, are planning to record a new album.

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Catamenia DVD Details

Finnish Melodic Black Metal band Catamenia are releasing a DVD entitled "Bringing The Cold To Poland", produced by Metal Mind Productions. The DVD will be released somewhere in November 2006 in Europe and Worldwide early 2007.

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