Immolation Video Available For Download

Masters of frenzy musical dissonance Immolation have finished editing a video for their new song and album title "Harnessing Ruin" in New York with Dutch company Low Life Media. The video is now available for download here and photos from the video are available here.

"Harnessing Ruin" will be released in February on Listenable records in deluxe limited edition digipack, jewel case CD and limited edition hand numbered vinyl LP. This new album will be the first participation of their new drummer Steve Shalaty.

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Kreator, Death Angel, and If Hope Dies Tour

Kreator, Death Angel, and If Hope Dies are going to do a tour together, dates are as follows:

April 3 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
April 4 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theater
April 5 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
April 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
April 7 - Baltimore, MD @ Thunderdome
April 8 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
April 9 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley
April 10 - Toronto, ONT @ Opera House
April 11 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
April 12 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
April 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Ascot Room @ Quest Club
April 14 - Omaha, NE @ Ranch Bowl
April 15 - Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
April 16 - Denver, CO @ BlueBird Theater
April 17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Lo-Fi Cafe
April 18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Lo-Fi Cafe
April 19 - Seattle, WA @ Graceland
April 20 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 21 - Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
April 22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
April 23 - Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
April 24 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
April 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Mason Jar
April 26 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
April 28 - Alburquerque, NM @ Launchpad
April 29 - San Antonio, TX @ The Sanctuary
April 30 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
May 1 - Nashville, TN @ Exit / In
May 3 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
May 5 - Tampa, FL @ Masquerade
May 6 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
May 7 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pubc
May 8 - West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
May 10 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
May 11 - Farmingdale, NY @ The Downtown

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Thesyre Ready Second Album And Reissue

Québec, Canada extremists THESYRE are set to release their second album via the Swedish label Vicious Recordings. Titled "Duality", the CD features "short, catchy yet truly old-school songs blending in thrash, black and punk influences," according to a press release. The album is scheduled for release late January 2005 on digipak, LP and picture-LP formats. While the CD version will feature a cover of SODOM's "Outbreak of Evil", the LP version will feature a cover of MOTÖRHEAD's "(Dont' Need) Religion". The label will also re-issue THESYRE's self-titled debut on the same formats, this time including a cover of BEHERIT's "The Gate of Nanna" as a bonus.

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Manes Plan New EP, Full-Length Album

MANES, the Norwegian band featuring members of THIRD AND THE MORTAL, ATROX and CHTON, are planning a busy 2005, with the recording of an EP and a new full-length album (working title: "Invention - Or How The World Came To An End And Why We Did It"). The EP, titled "[view]", will include two new tracks, a couple of covers and four remixes.

MANES have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Quart festival, set to be held July 5-9 in Kristiansand, Norway. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include FOO FIGHTERS, GREEN DAY and MADDER MORTEM. Plans also exist for both Norwegian and foreign gigs in early 2005, as well as to shoot a music video.

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Crowbar Confirmed To Support Hatebreed In UK

Crowbar are to support Hatebreed on their upcoming UK/Irish tour. The dates are: Leeds Cockpit March 5, Sheffield Corporation 6, Glasgow Garage 7, Newcastle Northumbria University 8, Manchester University MDH 9, Dublin Whelan’s 10, Cork Nancy Spain’s 11, London Mean Fiddler 13, oxford Zodiac 14, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 15.

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Extol Finish Shooting "Pearl" Video

Extol bassist Tor Magne Glidje has posted the following message on the band's official website:

We're finished shooting the "Pearl" video! It took us two days to get things right,- and it was just like the "24" series! The guys in Helmet Productions didn't sleep for like 48 hours, only working and working to get what they wanted! The locations were awesome,- really dark and spooky... But, it's probably the coldest experiences we've ever had!! It was snowing, and we were only wearing t-shirts... We are used to snow here in Norway, but this was like the Northpole! We had a an actress who stayed in ice-cold water for like 3 hours straight! We hope she didn't get sick!! The video is supposed to be finished in the beginning of January. We'll keep you updated!

Thanks to all the people involved;- Helmet Productions and crew, Silence the foe for letting us sleep on their floor, and all the actors,- especially Beate and Anne!

Have a blessed Christmas and a great new year everyone! This year has been really hectic in the Extol-camp, but we can't wait to see you guys on tour next year! We're so excited...

"Pearl" comes off of Extol's fourth full-length album "Blueprint" due in stores February 21st in Europe.

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Sentenced Tracklisting Revealed

According to Metal-Rules.com, the final running order of the songs for Sentenced's yet unnamed new album to be released in April 2005 is:

1. May Today Become the Day (4.00)
2. Ever-frost (4.19)
3. We Are but Falling Leaves (4.28)
4. Her Last 5 Minutes (5.40)
5. Where Waters Fall Frozen (0.56)
6. Despair-ridden Hearts (3.41)
7. Vengeance Is Mine (4.15)
8. A Long Way to Nowhere (3.27)
9. Consider Us Dead (4.51)
10. Lower the Flags (3.34)
11. Drain Me (4.34)
12. Karu (1.04)
13. End of the Road (5.00)

Total running time: 49.53

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Mob Rules Posts Year-End Wrap-Up

German melodic power metallers Mob Rules have posted this year-end wrap-up on their official website:

This year is approaching its end - exciting, thrilling, busy and successful but straining and frustrating in some moments. This is to wish you a merry Christmas and to all of yours and you have already got the flowery phrases of a happy New Year from everyone around. So we'd like to feed you with a short outline of Past - Present - Future:

Talking about a knotty year would partly meet the matter.

It was in May 2004, when our fourth album has been launched - "Among The Gods" - and attracted great acceptance with press and all of you. The following up release - show at the Pumpwerk in Wilhelmshaven was goose bumping in some parts to all of us and a special great night - Thanks a lot for that!

Summer was that time, when Oliver quitted as our lead guitar player. He had a tough choice - we all know that - and he tore a hole in both ways: as a great musician and a real friend!

Luckily Sven Lüdge fills his part right now. For he was with Murder One before, we knew he would suit the band not by just being a terrific guitar player but having a tremendous person with us.

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Nightwish's "Once" Goes Gold In Sweden

Nightwish's new album, "Once," has been certified gold in Sweden for selling over 30,000 copies.

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Darkane Guitarist Issue Studio Update

Darkane guitarist Christofer Malmström has posted this studio update on the band's official website:

The rhythm guitars has been put to hard drive and Jörgen is right now finishing the bass recording. So far we are happy with the result and it feels like some of the songs are gonna be very good! In the next days we are going to start the recording of the vocals and solo guitars as well.

After the holiday seasons we will put up a new video clip from the guitar recordings..

We have also had a meeting with four video producers about making another video. Two of them are Johan and Per who did Innocence Gone and Chaos vs Order. The other two are graphic designers and will be presented later.

Darkane would like to wish you all a merry christmas and an evil new year! Watch out for the new album coming up in May 2005!

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Stolen Black Sabbath Gold Albums Found In Trash

Gold and platinum albums earned by the classic rock group Black Sabbath that were reported stolen from Ozzy Osbourne's manager have been recovered.

The manager, Patrick Meehan, reported the discs missing last week after burglary of his house in southeast England.

Police got an anonymous tip and found eight award discs in a plastic bag behind trash cans.

Two other discs that had been stolen were returned after being offered for sale on eBay.

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