Rammstein Announces Riesa Date, New Video Online

Another Rammstein concert for 2005 has been announced:

Feb. 19, 2004 - Riesa, Erdgasarena

Tickets can be obtained within Germany under www.rammsteinshop.de/tickets and the hotline: 01802-323 008 (The hotline is staffed from 10 pm until 5 pm).

On account of production obstructions which have now been lifted, a very small amount of tickets for concerts in the Rammstein Tour 2004 are now available and only online. Only while supplies last!

In other news, Blabbermouth.net reports that the video for the third single from their "Reise, Reise" album, "Ohne Dich", has been posted online at Viva.tv.

The "Ohne Dich" single, which was released earlier this week, does not include any b-sides, but it contains the "beta version" of the title cut, which was originally intended for 2001's "Mutter" and recorded during the sessions for that album. The single also includes a remix from Laibach, among others.

"Reise Reise" sold 26,716 copies in the United States in its first week of release (according to Nielsen SoundScan) to debut at position No. 61 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Also, Mesta.net has uploaded photos taken at Rammstein's gig at Helsinki, Finland's Arena on November 24. Check them out at this location. Pictures from Rammstein's Nov. 11 performance in Barcelona, Spain can be found at AZHeavyMetal.com.

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Megaherz To Release New Album Next Month

Megaherz, the veteran crossover industrial rockers from Munich, will be releasing their fifth studio album, entitled appropriately "Megaherz - 5", on December 6, 2004 via S.A.D. Music. Snippets of all 13 tracks from the album can be heard at this location.

"Megaherz - 5" track listing:

01. Dein Herz Schlägt
02. Göttlich
03. Ja Genau
04. Gott Sein '04
05. Wann Wirst Du Gehn?
06. Mach Dich Frei
07. Eigentlich
08. Zeig Mir Dein Gesicht
09. Ebbe & Flut
10. Komm 'Rüber (Schattenland)
11. Weiter
12. Es Tut Weh
13. Augenblick

The album's first single, "Dein Herz Schlägt", has been serviced to DJs, but is not currently available in stores. A second single, "Ja Genau", may surface before the start of the group's "Dein Herz Schlägt – Tour 2005" in January. A video is planned as well.

For more information, visit www.megaherz.com.

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Aborted To Record "The Archaic Abattoir"

Belgian gorehounds Aborted are about to enter the studio for their 4th full length album, tentatively entitled "The Archaic Abattoir," this December with producer Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Mnemic, In-Quest, etc).

The band claims to be recording their most mature & balanced effort so far, going from the most extreme to the most catchy & varied songs in Aborted history. Among a re-worked version of "Gestated Rabidity" (off the "Haematobic" EP), other songtitles passed around are "The Inertia," "A Cold Logistic Slaughter," "The Archaic Abattoir," "Parturient Homicidal Craving" and more to come along a concept story. A special limited edition is said to be planned as well.

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Theatres Des Vampires Fires Singer

After 10 years of history Theatres des Vampires have split from the singer Alexander. After 3 months of discussions and a formal stop of activities, Theatres des Vampires was forced to stop the collaboration with the singer Alexander. The singer during the last year suffered for a badly and destructive form of jealousy against some members of the band - Scarlet (the well known singer) and Fabian (the keyboard player and main compositor). This caused major problems and a virtually impossible continuing of activities of the band in this kind of situation.
The band fronts 2 options: disband or fire out the one who has been the problem in the last months. And the decision is taken.

Theatres des Vampires, according with the official Management Tim Fraser and the label Plastic Head, decided to stop the collaboration with the singer Alexander and are now searching for a new singer to replace him.

For the moment, all activities of the band are frozen while searching for the new singer. For news and extra information, you can get in touch at info@theatres-des-vampires.com

More recent news and updates about the situation at will be up soon at www.theatres-des-vampires.com or www.theatres-des-vampires.net.

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Hilselinko Seeks Finnish Metal Talent For FME

Hilselinko seeks for the most interesting new metal talent in Finland for the Finnish Metal Expo, which is set to take place in Helsinki, Kaapelitehdas on January 28 and 29 of next year. The Finnish Metal Expo gathers consumers, musicians and businesses under the same roof. International Metal Meeting is a professional event for the industry.

Among the bands announced for live shows are the following:
Tarot
Sonata Arctica
Mnemic (DEN)
Finntroll
Machine Men
Total Devastation
Callisto
Godsplague
Pain Confessor
Purity
Hevein
The Scourger

For more info, visit the official FME website.

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Megadeth Bassist Reports From Vancouver

Megadeth bassist James MacDonough has posted this tour report from Vancouver on the band's official website:

Well it was a rough, long trip through the mountains, alot of snow at certain points but glad to be in somewhat warmer temperatures. I even got tattood today, yes I do have some room left, japanese 'Kanji' lettering.

It's been great having Dave McRobb out for the last few shows, a really great guy, he still seems never to stop working though. His job with this site is amazing and always seems to suprise me with new ideas.

It's what we call the 'countdown' section of the tour now, where there's only a few shows left, and everyones' getting a little down about it. There will be a new tour in a couple of months, so something to look forward to, also playing countries where some of us have never been.

Dave planned a thanksgiving dinner for both bands and all the crew today, it was a very nice spread with all the traditional fixings, a very nice thing for him to do. It was also a plus that it was in Vancouver and the city wasn't shut down for the day.

Happy Holidays again! These last shows will rock like the previous ones I'm sure. I will gather pics from everyone I can that's out with us and post some type of spread for you guys when I'm back home.

Be Loud, Be Safe, and talk to you soon, James.

Megadeth plays a sold-out show tonight at the Commodore Ballroom after an in-store appearance at Scrape Records at 4pm.

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The Ring On Tour With Motorhead And Sepultura

Swedish epic heavy rockers the Ring will support Motorhead and Sepultura on their German dates. Tour dates are as follows:

Dec 1 Osnabruck, Germany, Halle Gartlage
Dec 3 Erfurt, Germany, Thuringenhalle
Dec 4 Magdeburg, Germany, A.M.O.
Dec 5 Wiesbaden, Germany, Schlachthof
Dec 7 Dusseldorf, Germany, Philipshalle
Dec 8 Hannover, Germany, Capitol
Dec 9 Dresden, Germany, Schlachthof
Dec 10 Stuttgart, Germany, Congresscenter

Band: http://www.thering.se
Label: http://www.scarletrecords.it
Distro: http://www.point-music.com

The Ring's debut album Tales From Midgard Distributed in Germany by Point Music.

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