Cannibal Corpse Plan UK, Ireland Tour Dates

Cannibal Corpse are to play shows in the UK/Ireland from January 18-23 with support coming from Prostitute Disfigurement and Aeon. So far, the confirmed shows are:

January 20 - Cork An Cruiscin Lan
January 21 - Dublin Temple Bar
January 22 - Glasgow Garage

As previously reported, guitarist Rob Barrett has officially rejoined Cannibal Corpse as a permanent replacement for guitarist Jack Owen, who left the band in 2004. Cannibal Corpse recently set "Kill" as the title of their tenth album, due on March 21 via Metal Blade Records.

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Hellacaust Release New Unmastered Track

Indy Nova Scotian "Black War Metal Kings" Hellacaust have posted a yet unmastered version of "Embrace Of Insanity" off their highly anticipated, very soon to be released in 2006 "Inevitable Dementia" follow up to 2002's "Dark Age Descending." The track is available at hellacaust.com, and on their brand new MySpace profile at myspace.com/hellacaust.

There are reportedly also plans of a Hellacaust Canadian tour in the spring.

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My Bitter End East Coast Tour Dates

My Bitter End will be touring the East Coast in January. Here are the tour dates:

1/6 Long Island NY @ TBA
1/7 Staten Island NY @ Dock Street
1/8 Virginia Beach VA @ Sweet Caroline's
1/9 Raleigh NC @ The Brewery
1/11 Summerville SC @ The American Legion
1/12 Georgia @ TBA
1/13 Lakeland FL @ The Mad Hatter
1/14 Pembroke Pines FL @ The Talent Farm
1/15 Augusta GA @ Sector 7g
1/16 Greenville NC @ Score's
1/17 Pulaski VA @ The Hall
1/18 Kingston PA @ Backstage Enterprises
1/19 Albany NY @ TBA
1/20 Waretown NJ @ Waretown Firehall
1/21 Newburgh NY @ Newburgh VFW

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Harlots Tour Dates

Harlots have solidified several weeks of touring. Here are their latest tour dates:

w/ Sean Vandegrift (ex-FASSW) filling in
12/29 Huber Heights OH @ 180 Skatepark
12/30 Kent OH @ the Outpost More...

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Beatallica Post More Live Tracks Online

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA, have posted three brand-new live tracks recorded at the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 4, 2005. You can check out the songs "Sandman", "The Thing That Should Not Let It Be" and "And I'm Evil" here.

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Just For Fun

The Metalizer - Making Pop Songs...Metal

THE METALIZER is taking pop songs, one by one, and turning them into 'metal' tunes (ed. more like glam metal). To hear what all the fuss is about, head to themetalizer.com. Tunes by KYLIE MINOGUE, BRITNEY SPEARS and others have been revamped.

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Ghost Machine Set Release For April 26, 2006

Corporate Punishment Records have announced plans to release GHOST MACHINE's debut album in 2006. GHOST MACHINE, featuring MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan "Ghost" Moody and drummer Chris "Crispy" Binns, will be releasing their Corporate Punishment debut on April 26. You can check them out at this location.

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Final Bands Confirmed for Maryland Deathfest IV

The final 14 bands that have been confirmed for Maryland Deathfest IV. The festival takes place on May 27 and May 28, 2006 at SONAR in Baltimore, MD. Doors will open slightly earlier compared to last year and advance tickets will go on sale through the web site on January 5th. The final 14 bands just confirmed are:

Dismember - SWEDEN
Vital Remains - RHODE ISLAND
Haemorrhage - SPAIN
Pungent Stench - AUSTRIA
Unholy Grave - JAPAN
Disfear - SWEDEN
Severe Torture - NETHERLANDS
Anata - SWEDEN
Skinless - NEW YORK
WTN - SINGAPORE
Mesrine - CANADA
Catheter - COLORADO
Quills - MARYLAND
Embryonic Cryptopathia - MASSACHUSETTS

Bands previously confimed for MDF IV include:

Necrophagist - GERMANY
Demilich - FINLAND
Machetazo - SPAIN
Butcher ABC - JAPAN
Sanity's Dawn - GERMANY
Rompeprop - NETHERLANDS
Cliteater - NETHERLANDS
Gorgasm - ILLINOIS
Embalmer - OHIO
Yacoepsae - GERMANY
Engorged - OREGON
Burnt By The Sun - NEW JERSEY
Municipal Waste - VIRGINIA
Cenotaph - TURKEY
Mucupurulent - GERMANY
Total Fucking Destruction - PESNNSYLVANIA
Beneath The Massacre - CANADA
Electro Quarterstaff - CANADA

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Mastodon Set Tentative Title For New Album

According to the new issue of Resound magazine (the free magazine/mail-order catalog of Relapse Records), MASTODON have set "Blood Mountain" as the tentative title of the follow-up to 2004's "Leviathan", due next summer via Warner Bros.

"We want the whole thing to flow together as one big piece of music, where the end of one song links up with the beginning of the next one," MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor recently told Revolver magazine. "We want the whole experience to be like movements in a symphony."

MASTODON started writing new riffs shortly after completing "Leviathan" and came up with a batch of ideas during various tours. But it was during last summer's Ozzfest that they made their greatest creative progress. "You can't really control when the ideas come," said Dailor. "I always have a dictaphone handy, and [singer] Brent [Hines] and [guitarist] Bill [Kelliher] bring acoustic guitars everywhere, and if they come up with something messing around, we'll record it. We always keep our minds open."

By the time MASTODON started rehearsals in mid-October, they had around 10 songs to evaluate and explore. While it's too early to know exactly what the band's next album will sound like, Dailor says it will likely be more progressive and thrashier. "We've been listening to a lot of newer KING CRIMSON and getting off on that," he explained. "But also, we toured with SLAYER and listened to them every night for three months, and that's gotta have some sort of effect."

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Unchained Go On Indefinite Hiatus

Swedish melodic metallers UNCHAINED have posted the following message on their official web site:

"Our bass player Mattias [Osbeck], decided to leave the band due to family matters. Mattias have come to the point where he feels, he doesn't have the necessary time to put in the band to maintain and take it to the next level. Also he feels the band spirit now is somewhat lost since he joined the band. Mattias will now be focusing on his other band, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, instead which recently released a new album. We separate as brothers and all respect to Mattias and good luck in the future…

"About the lost band feeling… That is something all members agree on. Too much of everything can break most bands apart and we feel no is burning for this at the moment. When Mattias quit the band we also lost our rehearsal room and haven't been able to find something suitable since. None of us wants to split up the band but you know — we just don't do this half-hearted. Therefore UNCHAINED is hibernated until further notice."

UNCHAINED's self-titled debut album was released in January 2005 via Sound Riot Records. The CD was recorded at Pama Studios (KARMAKANIC, THE FLOWER KINGS) in Sweden and mastered at Digital Fabriken (DESTINY, RAUNCHY, TRANSPORT LEAGUE). Artwork was handled by ProgArt (KOTIPELTO, EVERGREY, LOST HORIZON).

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Soulfly Guitarist To Do NAMM Performances

SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo will be performing electric and acoustic instrumental sets from his Shrapnel Records debut, "Colossal Myopia", at the Peavey and Digitech booths at the NAMM convention in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, January 21 and Sunday, January 22. Marc has also announced the following solo instrumental dates:

Dec. 30 - Connections - Clifton, NJ
Jan. 05 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY
Jan. 06 – Vincent's Ear - Wallington, NJ
Jan. 07 - Vincent’s Ear - Wallington, NJ (acoustic performance)
Jan. 21 - NAMM (Digitech & Peavey booths) - Anaheim, CA
Jan. 22 - NAMM (Digitech & Peavey booths) - Anaheim, CA (acoustic performance)

You can listen to four of Marc's solo instrumental tracks and get more information about show dates at this location. Marc will rejoin his SOULFLY bandmates when they embark on their headlining tour of Europe in support of their latest Roadrunner release, "Dark Ages". The tour begins January 28 and lasts at least through the end of March.

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