Mudvayne Featured On Need for Speed Underground 2

Mudvayne's new track "Determined" will be featured on the upcoming Need for Speed Underground 2 video game, which will be released on November 15, 2004 by EA Games for the Playstation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC-CD and Game Boy Advance systems. The in-game soundtrack also includes Ministry, Helmet, Skindred, Snapcase, Queens of the Stone Age and X-zibit, among many others. Check out the complete track-listing and more here.

Check out the November Portfolio of the Month which features photos from the recent "Determined" video shoot in NYC.

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Jens Johansson Featured On Kamelot Song

Jens Johansson will appear as special guest soloist on two new songs for "The Black Halo". Jens' unique style fits perfectly into Kamelot's musical approach. The band once again thanks Jens for stepping in and doing great job on the solos!

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100 Demons And Since The Flood Plan East US Tour

100 Demons and Since The Flood are currently booking an Eastern U.S. tour for February and early-March. If you can help with any of the dates, send an email here. The routing is as follows:

2/15 Virginia
2/16 North Carolina or South Carolina
2/17 Tampa, FL
2/18 Naples, FL
2/19 Miami/West Palm, FL
2/20 Orlando, FL
2/21 Georgia
2/22 Alabama
2/23 Louisiana
2/25 Houston, TX
2/26 Dallas, TX
2/27 Little Rock, AR
2/28 Memphis, TN
3/1 Kentucky/ Indiana
3/2 Illinois
3/3 Michigan
3/4 Ohio
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA
3/6 Philidelphia, PA
3/7 New York/ New Jersey

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Paint The Town Red Signs To Thorp Records

German hardcore band Paint The Town Red has officially joined the Thorp Records roster. Formed in 2001, the group features former My Hero Died Today frontman, Marco Walzel. The group's new album, "Home Is Where The Hate Is," will hit stores in the U.S. on February 15 2005, followed, by a U.S. tour. You can download a song from the album here.

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Decapitated, Hate, Mutilation et al To Tour Poland

Decapitated, Hate, Mutilation, Pyorrhoea, and Abused Majesty will be touring Poland together in late-November and early-December. Here are the tour dates:

26/11 P WARSZAWA @ Progresja
27/11 SOB BIAYSTOK @ Fabryka
28/11 N LUBLIN @ Graffiti
29/11 PON RZESZÓW @ Rejs
30/11 WT KRAKÓW @ Extreme
01/12 ÂR KATOWICE @ Mega Club
02/12 CZ ¸ÓDÊ @ Dekompresja
03/12 P CZ´STOCHOWA @ Utopia
04/12 SOB WROCAW @ Diabolique
05/12 N BYDGOSZCZ @ Kuênia
06/12 PON GDAƒSK @ Parlament
07/12 WT OLSZTYN @ Come In

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An Encounter With Guyanese Metal Band Brutus

Chris Edey wrote a piece in the Univerisity of Waterloo's Imprint Online edition about his encounter with Guyanese metal band Brutus:

Deep in the heartland of Soca, a rock and roll revolution is being planned, the likes of which would bring a tear to the eye of even jaded world-weary ex-hippies. The conspirators: Brutus, Guyana's foremost (and perhaps only) heavy metal ensemble. Theirs is a story of a one-band struggle against apathy, equipment problems, recording nightmares and a local music scene that regards their chosen genre as an oddity at best and an abomination at worst.

Kurt, the lead guitarist, and I got to talking about music, making it big and Guyanese society. He said that Brutus would break out and make a statement to shatter Guyana's political morass and to energize the youth of the nation (does anyone know the way to Woodstock?). But, he has more practical problems, such as organizing a revolution on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Furthermore, the rather haphazard enforcement of copyright laws in Guyana and the paucity of high-quality recording equipment and staff are constant obstacles to aspiring musicians.

Brutus was certainly well on their way to meeting their fans' needs when the challenges of being a heavy metal band in the land of Soca caught up with them. Only two songs into the show they blew out the Sidewalk's sound system in a flurry of sparks and smoking transistors. To add insult to injury, they had been using the café's back-up system, their normal set-up having been rented out to a Soca band that same night.

Read the full article at University Of Waterloo.

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Trent Reznor On George Bush's Re-Election

Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor has commented on the re-election of President George W. Bush via posting on the group's web site. "One step closer to the end of the world," he writes. "The one-two combo of corporate greed and organized religion apparently proved too much for reason, sanity and compassion. It's a sad and shameful day to be an American."

As previously reported, Nine Inch Nails have set "With Teeth" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in March 2005. The follow-up to 1999's "The Fragile", which previously carried the working title of "Bleedthrough", is currently being mixed with Alan Moulder (The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins) and the final track listing is being discussed and determined, according to a posting at the group's official web site.

"With Teeth" was recorded in part at Sound City Studio in Van Nuys, Ca., and features a guest appearance on drums by former NIRVANA drummer/current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl.

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Alice Cooper Interviews Rob Zombie Audio Available

Alice Cooper interviewed Rob Zombie for his "Nights with Alice Cooper" radio show on the Phoenix radio station KDKB on October 24. Download the audio of the 13-minute interview at this location (mp3, 4.6 MB).

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Redemption To Begin Mixing New CD

Sensory Records recording artists Redemption are going to be utilizing the servives of "an amazing producer" during the mixing process for their new album, tentatively titled "The Fullness of Time", according to a posting on their web site. "Got to keep in a secret for a few more weeks but Bernie [Versailles, guitar] and I are getting on a plane to Europe in 9 days to go get it done," Nicolas van Dyk, Redemption's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist, writes. "This is going to be a great-sounding CD and I can't wait for you all to hear it!" An eary 2005 release is expected.

As previously reported, Redemption recently announced that Ray Alder, legendary vocalist of progressive metal icons Fates Warning and of his solo project Engine, has become the group's new vocalist. Alder was a guest musician for one track on Redemption's self-titled debut (released on Sensory in 2003), and he joined the group on-stage at Atlanta's ProgPower festival in September of that year to perform this song. Alder and van Dyk also collaborated previously on a track on the first Engine CD.

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Metal Babies Gets Thrash Acts

Exodus, Testament and Death Angel have all signed deals with Metal Babies, a clothing company that specialises in baby clothing. Each now has one item available: Exodus - 'Bonded By Bib', Testament - 'Into The Crib' and Death Angel - 'The Art Of Crying'.

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Testament: 1989 'Bootleg' Live DVD Now Available

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers Testament are currently offering the second live "bootleg" in DVD format for sale in the "Merch" section of the group's official web site. "Testament - Live at Santa Monica Civic December 16, 1989" was filmed in Santa Monica, CA during the band's tour in support of their third album, "Practice What You Preach".

"Testament - Live at Santa Monica Civic December 16, 1989" track listing:

01. Practice What You Preach
02. Sins of Omission
03. The Haunting
04. The New Order
05. Envy Life
06. Greenhouse Effect
07. Alex Skolnick Guitar Solo
08. Perilous Nations
09. Into the Pit
10. The Ballad
11. Trial by Fire
12. Blessed In Contempt
13. Burnt Offerings
14. Disciples of the Watch

The video is available for $18.00 in the U.S. or $23 overseas (+ $5.00 shipping & handling). For more information, click here.

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Fred Durst Says Limp Bizkit Has Never Been More...

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Deep in the mountains is where we have landed to explore our fears and confront the obstacles that lye [sic] before us. I have separated myself from the over stimulation Los Angeles, or any other populated city, can bring. There are no sounds of traffic, police sirens, and airplanes in the air. There are no chain restaraunts, bars, and clubs around. There are only the mountains and they have their own sounds. These monstrous beings seem to be protecting the silence that lives under the trees and it is very moving in a horrific way. Even though the man made clutter is gone from most of these parts the silence becomes so loud and intense that you realize there is life out here more powerful than you could ever imagine. I grew up in the mountains and through the years I've lost my perspective along the way and ended up in the metropolis of stimulation. I am grateful to have gone full circle at this moment in my life and found myself right back in the enviornment that my life was based upon. It becomes a part of the blood running through your veins and never really leaves. Your mind becomes stimulated by the freedom to explore the forbidden chambers inside and the level of what was once considered sanity is now balanced by useful insanity. A fine line of reference for someone in my shoes having accepted the cards I've been delt. The music coming from this studio is relentless to say the least. It speaks loudly and clearly to the demons inside of me and the rest of the band from the feel of things. The honesty in the music we are making is so raw and pounding that I feel like it demands my attention and challenges me to rationalize with what the truth to me really is today. I am living in the now and can only know what is when it is. Limp Bizkit has, in no way, never been more relentless and in your face until right now. Time to buckle up."

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Crematorium Begin Recording New Album

Los Angeles extreme metallers Crematorium are currently in Los Angeles recording their sophomore album, "The Process of Endtime", with producer DD Erlich (Slipknot). The follow-up to 2002's "For All Our Sins" is scheduled for release in March 2005 via Prosthetic Records.

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Agnostic Front: 'Another Voice' Tracks Revealed

New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front have set a January 25, 2005 North American release date through Nuclear Blast Records for their new album, "Another Voice".

"Another Voice" was produced by Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall) and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) and is said to be the group's "meanest" and "nastiest" offering to date. The enhanced CD will include a "ripping" band performance and a guest appearance by Jasta, captured by acclaimed director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (Fear Factory, Hatebreed, God Forbid, Shadows Fall, Candiria) Other special guest vocal appearances on "Another Voice" include Scott Vogel (Terror) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis, Freya).

01. Still Here
02. All Is Not Forgotten
03. Fall Of The Parasite
04. Pride, Faith, Respect
05. So Pure To Me
06. Dedication
07. Peace
08. Take Me Back
09. Hardcore! (The Definition)
10. Casualty Of The Times
11. I Live It
12. It's For Life
13. Another Voice

As previously reported, Agnostic Front will be shooting their first-ever home DVD here at the legendary CBGBs club in New York City on November 7. The band will be performing two shows starting at 3pm and 5pm for only $5 per show. There will be no openers and the group will be playing two different sets with songs from every one of their releases, including "Another Voice".

Agnostic Front's current lineup consists of Roger Miret (vocals), Vinnie Stigma (guitar), Lenny DiSclafani (guitar), Steve Gallo (drums) and Mike Gallo (bass).

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