Machine Head's New Album "Darker, Bleaker"

Roadrunner veterans Machine Head are currently ensconced inside Sharkbite Studios, in Oakland, California, for the recording of their sixth studio album, The Blackening, which will be released worldwide in spring 2007.

Regarding the long awaited follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed Through the Ashes of Empires, vocalist and guitarist Robb Flynn states: "This is the most ambitious thing we have ever attempted. We all challenged ourselves and each other to write a record that pushed the boundaries of complexity and technical structure. The nature of what is happening in the world led to a darker, bleaker album in every sense."

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Light This City Replace If Hope Dies On Tour

Bay Area thrashers LIGHT THIS CITY have joined forces with labelmates Through The Eyes of the Dead and The Acacia Strain along with From A Second Story Window, replacing If Hope Dies on the upcoming Through The Eyes of the Dead headlining tour. Sponsored by Draven Shoes and Decibel magazine, the tour will cross the US from November 16 - December 17 and marks LIGHT THIS CITY's return to the road after the band's two-month stint on the Spreading The Disease tour alongside Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish and Nights Like These and subsequent three-week run alongside Caliban and The Acacia Strain.

"We are more than excited about getting the opportunity to tour with our good friends in Through the Eyes of the Dead and The Acacia Strain," drummer Ben Murray said. "We have toured with both of those bands in the past and can't wait to join forces again! We'll see all of you guys at the shows. It should be a month of good times."

LIGHT THIS CITY continues to support the band's third release, 'Facing The Thousand,' which was released in September through Prosthetic Records. Produced by Zack Ohren and featuring artwork by Robot Plague's Mario Garza, 'Facing The Thousand' was recorded in March of 2006 and is the follow-up to 2005's 'Remains of the Gods.' The record features a guest vocal appearance by The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad on the track "Fear of Heights."

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Cult Of Luna Complete New Video

Swedish art-noise collective CULT OF LUNA have released their video for "Back to Chapel Town", a track that features on their latest album out on Earache records "Somewhere Along the Highway."
Filmed in Umea near where the band are from, the video took 5 days to make and is produced and directed by the band.

The video "Back To Chapel Town" is now finished and you can watch it here.

Look out for Cult of Luna on tour in Europe early 2007.

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Moonsorrow Reveal New Album Artwork

Finnish viking metallers Moonsorrow have posted the cover artwork for their new album, "V: Hävitetty", at this location (artwork created by Travis Smith). The CD is scheduled for release on January 10, 2007 via Spikefarm Records.

Moonsorrow have also announced that a tour for the album will happen sometime next year. More information about the album is said to be released soon.

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Satyricon, Soilwork Confirmed For House Of Metal

Satyricon and Soilwork are the latest inclusions to the list of bands to perform at next year's House Of Metal festival. The festival will take place in Umeå, Sweden on the 16th, 17th February, 2007.

A total of 22 bands will be performing at the festival. The bands announced so far are: Satyricon, Soilwork, Hardcore Superstar, Savage Circus, Heed, Hellfueled, 6th Awakening, Lesra and Assailant. More acts are said to be announced soon.

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Vinnie Paul's New Supergroup Named Hell Yeah

Former Pantera/Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul has confirmed that his new band has been officially dubbed Hell Yeah.

The lineup also features Chad Gray (Mudvayne) on vocals, Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne) on guitar, Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) on guitar, Jerry Montano (Danzig, Nothingface) on bass.

In a recent interview with BW&BK, Paul was tight-lipped about the topic: "I mean, I can't really say what's going on, but I've got some stuff I'm working on right now, some people who've been really, really cool and a lot of fun to work with. And we're just kind of keeping everything under wraps." Expect an album from Hell Yeah to surface early next year via Paul's label, Big Vin Records.

An audio sample from HellYeah is currently streaming at the group's new MySpace page.

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Alice In Chains Possible For Ozzfest 2007

Ozzyhead.com reports that Sharon Osbourne was interviewed by Opie and Anthony on their syndicated radio show. She confirmed that Ozzy will be performing on the 2nd stage again next year at Ozzfest 2007. She also said that they are trying to get Alice In Chains on the bill.

Sharon also made a quick reference to a 40th Anniversary tour for Black Sabbath in 2008.

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At The Throne Of Judgement Signs To Rise Records

Rise Records have signed a deal with Ohio metal act At The Throne Of Judgement. According to a press release, the band should appeal to fans of Job For A Cowboy, Darkest Hour and Between The Buried And Me. The band will be recording their debut album for a 2007 release, but in the meantime, you can check out some material here.

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ex-Chimaira Drummer To Record w/ Lion's Share

Former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand is currently in the studio recording drums for the eagerly awaited comeback album by Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE. You can view photos from the recording session at the band's MySpace page. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Toxication Rave", "Cult Of Denial", "Bloodstained Soil", "Trafficking", and "Emotional Coma".

As previously reported, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has already recorded a guest solo for the song "The Edge of the Razor". The new album will be the group's fifth, with the first four having been released by Century Media and Massacre Records between 1995 and 2001. During this period, the band toured heavily with such acts as DIO, MANOWAR, MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, NEVERMORE, ICED EARTH, U.D.O. etc.

LION'S SHARE's upcoming CD will mark the band's debut with new singer Patrik Johansson (also in ASTRAL DOORS), who replaced Tony Niva in 2005.

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Dead Syndicate Reveal Release Date and Artwork

Dead Syndicate's Black Morning Star Records debut entitled “The Carrion Creed” is scheduled for release on January 13th, 2007. Dead Syndicate begins recording this Friday, November 3rd at Nightsky Studios in Maryland. Drummer Michael Arcane explains, “We’ve been working incredibly hard to pull this entire project together, and we are chomping at the bit to finally record it. The CD is going to be brutal as all hell. The music is going to floor people, and our fans are going to love it. The CD package is chock full of original art…we just hope the album overall is going to blow people away. We want fans to get their money’s worth with this album.”

The cover artwork for "The Carrion Creed" has been posted online here.

The label has also released the track listing for the debut album:

Plague of all Plagues
Kampstoff Lost (Agent H)
Whore of Babylon
Vampyre
Kill Like A God
I, Pilate
Dead Syndicate
The Carrion Creed
Beast Nero

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Dream Evil Announces First U.S. Performance

On December 13, Sweden's DREAM EVIL will make its U.S. live debut when it headlines the Century Family's third annual Christmas Balls show at The Key Club in Hollywood. Tickets are on sale now. More performances will be announced in the coming weeks.

Commented Peter Stalfors (bass): "Ever since we released our first album, 'DragonSlayer', we hoped to have the opportunity to perform in the U.S. Over the years, we received tons of mails from fans all over North America, and now at last we have the opportunity to give at least some of you a chance to see us. We are really excited about this and look forward to see you at the Key Club in Los Angeles, when it's finally time to show the U.S. what we’ve got. We will play songs from our new album, 'United', along with a ton of oldies as well, so we hope you are ready for a full-on metal onslaught."

"United" was recorded at Sweden's famed Studio Fredman with DREAM EVIL guitarist and legendary producer Fredrik Nordström (ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, AT THE GATES). The limited-edition first pressing of "United" includes a bonus second CD containing five exclusive, brand new songs.

DREAM EVIL recently completed a video for the new album's opening track, "Fire! Battle! In Metal!", with renowned director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL).

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Deftones 'Saturday Night Wrist' Headed For Top 20

According to Hits Daily Double, DEFTONES' new album, "Saturday Night Wrist", is poised to sell between 70,000 and 80,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to land in the Top 20 of The Billboard 200 chart. The final first-week numbers will be released on Wednesday, November 8.

DEFTONES began work on the disc with PINK FLOYD, ALICE COOPER and JANE'S ADDICTION producer Bob Ezrin, but that relationship did not pan out and the band parted ways with Ezrin in the midst of recording.

"Saturday Night Wrist" follows DEFTONES' self-titled 2003 album and includes the new single "Hole in the Earth".

The group will be featured on the Family Values Tour 2006 CD and DVD, which are both due out on December 26.

DEFTONES began a headlining U.S. tour last week and plays tonight (November 2) in Seattle. The band recently added new dates in five cities, including a second night in Los Angeles on November 10, a Las Vegas show on November 11, a San Antonio stop on November 18, a Boston gig on December 1 and a New York concert on December 5.

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Incantation Cancel First Two Dates of Tour

The first two dates of Incantation’s tour, which was scheduled to begin November 1, have been cancelled but the remainder of the tour will go on as scheduled.

The two cancelled dates are November 1 in Southgate, Mich., and November 2 in Heath, Ohio.

“We have no reason except that the booking agent said they lost contact with both promoters and the clubs themselves didn’t know about the shows,” said guitarist/vocalist John McEntee.

The death metal legends are touring with Internal Suffering and Year of Desolation in support of their recently-released seventh album, “Primordial Domination.”

“Primordial Domination” was released September 5 on Ibex Moon Records. The record sticks to Incantation’s tried and true recipe for brutal death metal, which has earned the band a reputation as one of the most important bands in the genre.

Dates are as follow:

11/03/06 Fri. Nite Cap Lounge, Chicago, IL
11/04/06 Sat. Just Bill’s Place, Overland, MO
11/05/06 Sun. Static Bar, Topeka, KS
11/06/06 Mon. Hubba’s, Aurora, CO
11/07/06 Tue. Kamikaze’s, Ogden, UT
11/08/06 Wed. Grove Street, Boise, ID
11/09/06 Thu. Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
11/10/06 Fri. Hell’s Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
11/11/06 Sat. Satyricon, Portland, OR
11/12/06 Sun. The Fourteenth Ward, Reno, NV
11/13/06 Mon. Bourbon Street, Concord, CA
11/15/06 Wed. Showcase Theatre, Corona, CA
11/16/06 Thu. Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA
11/17/06 Fri. The Jumping Turtle, San Marcos, CA
11/18/06 Sat. Chic, El Paso, TX
11/19/06 Sun. The White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
11/20/06 Mon. Red Rum, Austin, TX
11/21/06 Tue. The Galaxy Club, Dallas TX
11/22/06 Wed. The Pink Eye, Tulsa, OK
11/24/06 Fri. The Dart Room, Fayetteville, AR
11/25/06 Sat. Nathan P Murphy’s, Springfield, MO

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Blood Red Throne Studio Update

Norwegian death metallers Blood Red Throne have been working in Jailhouse studio for the last 2 days on a pre production for the new album due out on Earache early 2007. 70% of the material is written and the band started pre production to test both the studio and the two new members, Anders Haave (drums) and Vald (vocals). 4 songs have been recorded so far and the band is extremely pleased with both the material and the sound.

"This time, we aim for a more classic Death Metal sound, ala Gorguts "Considered Dead" / Suffocation "Despise the Sun" kind of sound. We have grown tired with the over-produced and fully triggered drum kits that so many bands use today, besides we have taken a slightly new direction with our music and the analog and dynamic sound fits the music better. We have also chosen a different approach to the recording process of the instruments. We are very pleased with the outcome of the 4 songs and cant wait till the actual album recording starts, hopefully sometime in December".

Some working titles of the forthcoming songs: "Rebirth in Blood", "Come Death" and "No New beginning".

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