These Are: Recording Material For Split CD w/ TTOS

These Are: has entered the studio to record tracks for an upcoming split CD with The Taste Of Silver. The split CD will feature 2-3 tracks from both bands and a jointly written/performed song. The effort is expected to hit streets this fall.

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The "Never Say Die Tour" To Hit Europe

The latest incarnation of Europe's "Never Say Die! Tour" will hit the road in November and will feature Comeback Kid, The Warriors, Parkway Drive, Cancer Bats, and This Is Hell. Here are the dates:

02/11 Luxemburg Esch @ Rockhal
03/11 Germany Köln @ Essigfabrik
04/11 Belgium Hasselt @ Muziek-o-droom
05/11 UK Brighton @ Concorde 2
06/11 UK London @ The Electric Ballroom
07/11 UK Manchester @ Jillys Rockworld
08/11 UK Glasgow @ King Tuts
09/11 UK Sheffield @ Corporation
10/11 UK Yeovil @ Ski Lodge
11/11 Holland Rotterdam @ Waterfront
13/11 Spain Durango @ Plateruena Kafe Antzoky
14/11 Spain Madrid @ Ritmo Y Compas
15/11 Spain Barcelona @ Apolo 2
16/11 Switzerland Zürich @ Dynamo
17/11 Italy Pinarella Di Cervia @ Rock Planet
18/11 Germany Karlsruhe @ Substage
19/11 Austria Wien @ Arena
20/11 Germany Berlin @ SO36
21/11 Germany Hamburg @ Uebel & Gefährlich
22/11 Germany Schweinfurt @ Alter Stattbahnhof
23/11 Germany Leipzig @ Werk 2
24/11 Germany Münster @ Skaters Palace

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Live To Die Add Gig, Songs w/ New Singer Coming

Live to Die will perform September 11th at The Black Hole in Dundalk, MD for the "All Metal Night" hosted by Christoff of 98 Rock. Tickets are $3 for over 21 and $5 for under 21, and can be purchased through the band on their MySpace page.

Two tracks soon to be added to the Live to Die myspace page are "Break out the Whiskey" and "The Weak and the Wounded" with new vocalist Bryan Neal. Both songs will be included on the bands first album which is still in the works. Live to Die has not yet released a date that for when the songs will be available, but is expected within the next month or two.

Also, new shirts will be sold at all shows and can be previewed at the bands myspace page.

The band's current set of shows now includes the following:

Aug 4 2007 12:00P Brunswick City Park Brunswick, Maryland
Aug 26 2007 8:00P Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
Sep 11 2007 8:00P The Black Hole Dundalk, Maryland
Sep 21 2007 8:00P Strangeland Records Annandale, Virginia
Oct 20 2007 8:00P Krug's Place HALLOWEEN PARTY!!! Frederick, Maryland

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Ratt To Perform On "Motley Cruise"

The reunited RATT has joined the musical lineup of Vince Neil's Motley Cruise. Vince himself will perform, as will SKID ROW, SLAUGHTER and several more artists, to be announced in the coming days and weeks.

Departing from Miami on January 24, 2008, Vince Neil's Motley Cruise will set sail for the Mayan Riviera, stopping by Key West, before making its way to Calica, Mexico! An array of exclusive events, including meet-and-greets with the artists, wet and wild shore excursions in Key West and Cozumel, and the no-limit Texas Hold 'Em charity poker tournament (with big cash prizes) and a one-of-a-kind live charity auction benefitting Vince's Skylar Neil Memorial Foundation, will also be held. All of this takes place on board a world-class Carnival cruise with fine dining and 24-hour room service, full-service casino, beautiful swimming pools, spa, gym and other great amenities. Prices start at only $479 per person (based on double occupancy, subject to availability) with convenient payment plans available!

Call Toll Free: 1-877-883-4682 or email: reservations@motleycruise.org.

For more information, visit www.motleycruise.org.

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Maiden "Live At Abbey Road" To Air On Sundance

IRON MAIDEN will appear on "Live from Abbey Road" on Thursday, July 12 on the Sundance channel.

The last in the series, IRON MAIDEN's performance is a stunning finale to the groundbreaking show. Showcasing the group's new album with an incendiary performance of "Brighter than a Thousand Suns" alongside the classic epic that is "Hallowed be thy Name", IRON MAIDEN shows why it is one of the most popular live bands on the planet right now.

You can grab a sneak peek of "Hallowed be thy Name" in the "Footage" section of the Abbey Road web site. Another preview clip in which members of IRON MAIDEN speak about their work and perform can be found at iFilm.

"Live from Abbey Road" originally aired in the U.K. this past March on Channel 4.

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Gojira Frontman Comments On Playing With Cavaleras

Guitarist/vocalist Joe Duplantier of the French progressive death metallers GOJIRA will play bass on the debut CD from the new project featuring SEPULTURA founding members Max and Igor Cavalera. Recordings for the album began this past weekend in Los Angeles with producers Dirty Icon (Logan Mader [ex-MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY] and Lucas Banker). A late 2007 release via Roadrunner Records is expected.

Commented Duplantier: "Playing with Max and Igor is like living a dream, I've always had so much respect for their musical achievements; it is an incredible personal experience for me."

In a recent interview posted on SOULFLY's official web site, Max stated about his collaboration with Igor, "I think it's sounding like a combination of things I've done with NAILBOMB and SEPULTURA, and even SOULFLY, of course, but these songs are coming to be more live on the spot. I recorded some simple four-tracks for a lot of them, similar to the ones that people may have heard through the SOULFLY MySpace, and I sent out a CD to everybody about a month ago with like 10 songs, but at that time I didn't even know exactly who else I'd be working with in the project. I knew that Igor would be doing drums and percussion, and I'd be doing vocals and guitar. Now Marc Rizzo is going to be playing lead guitar and and the [guitarist] and vocalist from GOJIRA will help us out to give it a bit of a different vibe. I like GOJIRA a lot — they're a fucking kick-ass band. It's a special album for me because it's a very global group of musicians. One from France [from GOJIRA], one from the U.S., and two from Brasil. I think that's going to add something very cool, even trippy, and definitely my style."

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Wednesday 13 And Trashlight Vision To Tour

WEDNESDAY 13 will team up with his former MURDERDOLLS bandmate Acey Slade and Acey's TRASHLIGHT VISION band for a U.S. tour in October.

"I am very excited to be hitting the road with Acey and TRASHLIGHT VISION," stated Wednesday 13. "On our current run, we had a show in New York City and Acey came to hang out. After many hours and many memories relived, we decided we should just get out on the road together. I had planned to take the month of October off, but this rock and roll circus needs to keep on moving! The October run will be very special for us — we will be bringing out all of our monster, Halloween-themed songs and have a new live stage show to match. The tour will consist of four bands. We always want to tour with some friends, but sometimes they can't afford a month-long tour, so we are going to invite some of our friends out to be the opening band and stay on the road for a few days. We are still looking for the perfect second band to share the tour with us and TLV!"

Commented Acey Slade: "A week or so ago, Wed and the gang blew out New York City like a F5 hurricane. At the after party we all talked and drank 'till the dawn. Right before Wed had to crawl back in his coffin he said, 'Hey, Acey, what are you doin' for Halloween? We should do a tour!' And that was that! Be prepared for a Halloween you won't soon forget!"

The tour will hit 20 to 30 markets. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon.

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Mustaine Talks About U.N. And Politics

Shawn Macomber of The American Spectator recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

On the United Nations:

"I'm sure the United Nations does some good stuff. I mean, they've got one of the most beautiful women in the world pushing rice in Darfur. But that's the irony of it all. They'll send those C130s over there full of supplies, drop it off and...the rebels get it. Deliver it all the way if you're going to deliver it. What good is it if it goes to the bad people? Then there are these allegations of women and children being raped by peacekeepers in Africa — the first time that happens it's a crime, the second time it is a travesty."

"Why doesn't Michael Moore do an expose on the UN? When I see Syria on the Security Council [in 2002-2003], am I supposed to feel secure? It's mad....They just rely on UNICEF, this one good thing they're doing, to cover up all the stuff that they're not doing, to put them beyond dissent. I'm not impressed. How long are they going to sit by and watch Hezbollah fire Katyusha rockets into Israel from Lebanon? That's a question I'd like answered."

On musicians making their political views public:

"People say musicians should stay out of politics, and I agree. But I'm a citizen, too. I love my country. When I went to cover the [1992] Democratic National Convention for MTV, I walked around like a respectable American who happened to be in the music business instead of like one of these idiots in a T-shirt that says 'F -- k Our President.'

"In a lot of ways, it doesn't matter. I can't tell you how condescending the look I got from John Kerry was when I walked up to interview him at the 1992 convention or the way Oliver Stone treated me. I was like, 'You know what? Don't let the hair fool you, guys.'"

On MEGADETH's early lyrical approach:

"I had labelmates when I was on Capitol Records like POISON who had songs like 'Talk Dirty to Me'. That never appealed to me. I wanted to do something that was a little bit more profound, even if I didn't really want a bunch of pontificators in the front row."

Read the entire interview at www.spectator.org.

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Celtic Frost Mainman Receives Unexpected Gift

CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted this message on his official blog:

"In the course of the Giger Gang's gathering here in Switzerland on the occasion of the opening of the new H.R. Giger exhibition in Chur in early July, I was given a truly unexpected gift. Unbeknownst to me, the remarkable Eli Livingston, sculptor of Giger's and CELTIC FROST's jewelry amongst other things, had crafted a unique variation of my death mask after I left the United States in May. I am astonished and infinitely grateful."

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Queensryche "Best Of" Tracklisting Announced

In a career that spans nearly 25 years, QUEENSRŸCHE has released 15 albums that have sold more than 20 million units around the world. On August 28, Capitol/EMI will release "Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche" in CD, 2-CD Collectors Edition packages and digitally. The new career-spanning hits collection features 17 of QUEENSRŸCHE's best singles and album tracks, including seven Top 10 mainstream rock hits, packaged in a jewel-case with a sixteen-page booklet featuring custom artwork, a discography, and track notes from the band's singer, Geoff Tate. The Collectors Edition, presented in deluxe digipak packaging, adds a second disc of 15 rare and previously unreleased demos, outtakes, remixes, live recordings, television performance audio, recordings for soundtracks and a new, never-before-heard song making its release debut on this collection.

"In an era that valued style over substance, QUEENSRŸCHE emerged as a contrary force to the happy-go-lucky sounds of hard rock in the late '80s and early '90s," explains Paul Gargano in his "Sign Of The Times" liner notes essay. "In hindsight, one might even go as far as to say that the band succeeded despite themselves. Whether knowingly or not, they zigged when the industry zagged, progressed while the scene regressed, and offered provocation while others opted for escapism. There's a subtle irony, then, that their best-of collection is called 'Sign Of The Times'."

Among "Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche"'s 17 hits and favorites are the #1 smash "Silent Lucidity", "Jet City Woman", "Eyes Of A Stranger", and "Another Rainy Night (Without You)", and more than a dozen other well-known songs. The 15 tracks on the Collectors Edition's rarities disc include three demo recordings by MYTH (lead vocalist Geoff Tate's band prior to QUEENSRŸCHE), three demo recordings from "The Warning", three bonus tracks from the reissued "Empire" album, bonus tracks from the reissued "Promised Land" and "Q2K" albums, an intoxicating live version of "Silent Lucidity", a previously unreleased version of "Della Brown" recorded for "MTV Unplugged", and a new track making its release debut, "Justified", recorded with original QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Chris DeGarmo.

Beginning September 5 in Binghamton, New York, QUEENSRŸCHE and ALICE COOPER will join Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice on the HEAVEN AND HELL Tour for a U.S. trek that is expected to continue through early November.

"Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche" (CD & Digital Album) features the following tracklisting:

01. Queen Of The Reich
02. Warning
03. Walk In The Shadows
04. Take Hold Of The Flame
05. The Lady Wore Black
06. I Don't Believe In Love
07. Eyes Of A Stranger
08. Silent Lucidity
09. Bridge
10. Jet City Woman
11. Another Rainy Night (Without You)
12. Sign Of The Times
13. I Am I
14. Real World
15. Some People Fly
16. Until There Was You
17. All The Promises

"Sign Of The Times: The Best Of Queensrÿche" (2-CD Collectors Edition) (Contains Disc 1 + 2nd Disc of Rarities)

Disc 2:

01. Take Hold Of The Flame (MYTH; Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
02. Walk In The Shadows (MYTH; Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
03. Before The Storm (MYTH; Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
04. Waiting For The Kill (previously unreleased: demo for "The Warning")
05. No Sanctuary (previously unreleased: demo for "The Warning")
06. Prophecy (previously unreleased: demo for "The Warning")
07. I Dream In Infrared (1991 acoustic remix: bonus track from the reissued version of the album "Rage For Order")
08. Dirty Lil Secret (bonus track from the reissued version of the album "Empire")
09. Last Time In Paris (from the soundtrack album "The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane"; also a bonus track from the reissued version of the album "Empire")
10. Scarborough Fair (bonus track from the reissued version of the album "Empire")
11. Della Brown (previously unreleased: "MTV Unplugged," New York, NY 4/27/92)
12. Someone Else? (with full band: bonus track from the reissued version of the album "Promised Land")
13. Silent Lucidity (live at The Astoria Theatre, London 10/20/94: from the "Bridge" CD single)
14. Chasing Blue Sky (bonus track from the reissued album "Hear In The Now Frontier")
15. Justified (new track)

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Sammy Hagar Announces US Tour Dates

Launch Radio Networks reports: Die-hard "Van Hagar" fans can rejoice, as they're about to get a taste of both of their favorites: Sammy Hagar has just announced his U.S. tour dates, which will include opener — and ex-VAN HALEN bandmate — Michael Anthony's MAD ANTHONY EXPRESS.

Hagar's headlining show will consist of three hours of the Cabo Wabo Village vibe that was so successful on last summer's Livin'It Up! tour. MAD ANTHONY EXPRESS will perform both early VAN HALEN songs and various early rock classics; the support act, LOS TRES GUSANOS will play early Sammy Hagar songs; and, finally, Hagar and Anthony will perform as THE OTHER HALF — as in "the other half of VAN HALEN" — to perform Hagar-era VAN HALEN tunes.

SAMMY HAGAR tour dates (subject to change):

Sep. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Beauty of A Bonzer Benefit
Sep. 29 - Novato, CA - Rock 'n Blues By the Lake Benefit
Oct. 19 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
Oct. 20 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
Oct. 23, 24 - Dallas, TX - Lakewood Theater
Oct. 25 - Tulsa, OK - Brady Theater
Oct. 27 - Bloomington, IL - The Theatre at US Cellular Coliseum
Oct. 28 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Oct. 31 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
Nov. 02, 03 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theatre
Nov. 04 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Hall
Nov. 06 - Green Bay, WI - Oneida Casino
Nov. 07 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre
Nov. 09 - Akron, OH - E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall
Nov. 10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
Nov. 11 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
Nov. 13, 14 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
Nov. 16 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Dec. 01 - Anaheim, CA - Private Event - Grove of Anaheim

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Dokken Guitarist "New Album Is Slammin'"

DOKKEN will perform on July 14 at one of the most talked-about music festivals this summer, Rocklahoma. The band is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its upcoming release, "Lightning Strikes Again".

Commented DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin: "We will be performing all of the hits at Rocklahoma on July 14th and perhaps a surprise or two as well. We are all very excited about the event and looking forward to seeing all the fans. Absolutely.

"I notice quite a few young fans in the audience now. Looks like its all coming around again.

"The record is coming along well and we are still aiming for September as a release. I think the fans will be happy with the record. It rocks! It 100% recaptures the DOKKEN sound and more.

"We are beginning the tour in Europe in September and I am looking forward to it. We are doing 25 shows there. After Europe, we will be touring the U.S. in the fall. Time to get excited...

"'Lightning Strikes Again' is slammin'."

"Lightning Strikes Again" will be released via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals), Jon Levin (guitar, ex-WARLOCK), Barry Sparks (bass, TED NUGENT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, MSG) and Mick Brown (drums).

Rhino Records in March revisited DOKKEN's early days with a pair of releases packed with previously unissued material. The first release, a CD entitled "From Conception: Live 1981", captures DOKKEN in an early, previously unseen concert recorded before the band signed with Elektra. The second release is the DVD debut of the band's first home video, the platinum-certified "Unchain the Night", which is expanded with unreleased videos and new extended interviews with the band.

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Dream Theater Drummer Schedules Appearances

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has scheduledthe following in-store appearances:

Aug. 10 - Sam Ash (Lombard Pines Plaza) - Lombard, IL (2 p.m.)
Aug. 11 - Sam Ash - Lyndhurst, OH (2 p.m.)
Aug. 24 - Sam Ash - Edison, NJ (2 p.m.)
Aug. 26 - Sam Ash - Cherry Hill, NJ (2 p.m.)

A 15-minute audio interview with Mike Portnoy, conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) in England the day before the band's appearance at the Download festival, has been posted online at metalexpressradio.com

DREAM THEATER's new album, "Systematic Chaos", has sold 61,000 copies in the United States since its June 5 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

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Oblige and Legacy Of Pain Sign To Stillborn

Stillborn Records recently announced the signing of Oblige and Legacy Of Pain.

Hailing from Riverside, California, Oblige describes themselves as a "metal/death metal/southern rock" outfit. You can check out three songs from their 2006 release,"Expectants."

Meanwhile, Legacy Of Pain is a death metal outfit from Oakland, California. Formed by ex-members of Suffokate in late-2006, the band's debut EP will be released via Stillborn later this year. You can listen to some of their material on their MySpace.

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Metallica Fans Complain To BBC

BBC has revealed that 413 people complained when METALLICA's set was cut short during the Live Earth concert broadcast on Saturday (July 7).

METALLICA played "Sad but True" and "Nothing Else Matters" before Jonathan Ross interrupted them to introduce a recording of "Weather With You" by CROWDED HOUSE from Live Earth in Sydney.

According to EnjoyFrance.com, far less people watched the Live Earth concerts on BBC television than those who tuned in for Concert for Diana.

If all that wasn't bad enough, critics argued the Live Earth gigs themselves added to pollution of the world, and claimed that many of the celebrities involved were bad role models because they flew around the world, often accompanied by their entourages.

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's three-song set as part of the Live Earth concert in London has been posted at YouTube:

"Sad But True": Video
"Nothing Else Matters": Video
"Enter Sandman": Video

The band played three songs instead of the scheduled four; "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was dropped, possibly due to time restrictions.

The Wembley Stadium Live Earth show was part of the 24-hour global series of concerts being held to raise awareness of global warming.

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The Banner, Emmure, The Handshake Murders Tour

The Banner, Emmure, and The Handshake Murders will be on the road together this month. Here are the tour dates:

7/9 Levittown, NY @ Vintage Lounge
7/10 Valatie, NY @ American Legion Post 47
7/11 Rochester, NY @ Water Street
7/12 Cincinnati, OH @ The Poison Room
7/13 Columbus, OH @ High Five
7/14 Jefferson, WI @ Jefferson County Fairgrounds (Rock Fest)
7/15 Jackson, MI @ The Rocket
7/16 Anderson, IN @ Anderson Armory
7/19 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
7/20 Kernersville, NC @ Creation Skatepark
7/21 Wilmington, NC @ Lucky's Pub
7/22 Virginia Beach, VA @ Club Relevant
7/23 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
7/24 Poughkeepsie, NY @ Club Crannel
7/25 Manchester, NH @ American Legion Post 79
7/27 Lexington, KY @ Alondras
7/28 Roseville, MI @ Myspace Internet
7/29 Westland, MI @ VFW Post 6896 (Gorefest)

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Sikth Forced To Cancel Weekend Gigs

SIKTH were forced to cancel this weekend's (July 7-8) shows in London and Brighton. They will be rescheduled and the tickets for the original dates will be honored.

Commented the band's frontman Mikee Goodman: "I have an inflamed throat caused by a throat virus I have had for over a month now. I tried lots of different medication throughout the month, and then booked an appointment in the ear, nose and throat specialist as soon as I could, which was this week. I was told by my doctor not to sing, shout or whisper for a week. I consulted my old vocal tutor and he agreed with the doctor saying that if I sing I will cause permanent damage to my vocal cords. I am so sorry to everyone and to all those who have travelled far to get to these shows. I really wanted to play this weekend. But did not want this to be the last show I ever sing at. Hope you understand and please come to the rest of the dates we are doing. Anyone who has tickets for Brighton or London more news will follow on rescheduled dates."

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Atavist's "II:Ruined" Release Date Pushed Back

The release date has been set for UK extreme doom metal band ATAVIST's latest album, "II:Ruined." The album will be released on September 4 in the US and September 1 in the UK. This is pushed back from a previously announced July release.

As previously reported, the tracklisting for "II:Ruined" is as follows:

The tracklisting for “II:Ruined” is as follows:

1. I (3:04)
2. II (15:19)
3. III (17:40)
4. IV (7:05)
5. V (16:52)
6. VI (6:23)
7. I Hate The Human Race (Grief Cover)

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Megadeth Tour Manager Reports On European Tour

MEGADETH's assistant tour manager Tracey Wiedeman has issued a lengthy report on the band's recent run of dates in Europe. Read it at this location.

MEGADETH's latest CD, "United Abominations", has sold 105,000 copies in the United States since its May 15 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Ticketmaster last week released several dates for MEGADETH's fall 2007 U.S. tour. The shows, none of which have been officially confirmed by the band, are as follows:

Sep. 04 - William a Egan Civic and Convention Center - Anchorage, AK
Sep. 12 - Grove of Anaheim - Anaheim, CA
Sep. 26 - The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Sep. 29 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
Oct. 04 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL
Oct. 05 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC

More dates will be released soon.

Professionally filmed video footage of MEGADETH's June 8, 2007 performance at the Download festival at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England has been posted at YouTube.

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New Cynic Song Available To Download

A brand new song from the reunited progressive metallers CYNIC, entitled "Evolutionary Sleeper", has been made available for download at http://chuckydeath.uw.hu/cynic_-_evolutionary_sleeper.mp3. The track was recorded live during the band's June 29, 2007 appearance at the Hovefestivalen in Arendal, Norway. Professionally filmed video footage of CYNIC's concert at Hovefestivalen has been posted at the NRK P3 web site (choose "Fredag" [Friday] from the pull-down menu in the upper right-hand corner, then click on "Spill" below CYNIC's name).

CYNIC's 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal.

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Headline News

A Perfect Murder Breaks Up

After seven years together, and just a few weeks after the release of a new album, Canadian metal band A Perfect Murder has called it quits. The group has issued the following statement:

"A Perfect Murder is officially breaking up. There are a lot of things that could be discussed about but we don't wanna go that way. We'd like to think about all the good things music has bring to us over the last 7 years. We've met a lot of people, made a lot friends, traveled to places that we thought we would never go.

"1 Demo, 2 Ep's and 4 LPs later we are very proud to say that we, A Perfect Murder, has achieved something truly remarkable. We'd like to thanks the Quebec hardcore/Metal scene for all the support since we've started. This, also goes out to everybody that have supported us and helped us out over the last couple of years. Thank you so much.

"To all the great and not-so-great bands that we have played with. Thank you. Thanks to Mike Gaytan from Premonitions of war. You've done so much for us. Thanks to Mike, Manual and the SF Crew for saving our asses on tour more than once. We'll never forget. Thanks for Bouchard's parent for being a member of this band since the beginning, this would have never happen without your help. Never ending love. There are thousands of other people that we would like to thanks but the list would be too big.

"We also wanna thanks Victory Records for having believed in us since we signed with them. Cuz hate them or not, They are the reason why all of you out there know A Perfect Murder. That was a hell of ride. We are very proud of everything we've done. Even the mistakes. We have learn so much. So thanks to everybody once again and keep metal alive. You'll hear from some of us pretty soon."

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Belay My Last Signs To Mediaskare Records

Mediaskare Records has officially announced the signing of Fullerton, California metal/hardcore outfit Belay My Last. The group's upcoming album, "The Downfall," was produced by Zack Ohren (All Shall Perish) and will hit streets on August 14th. Two tracks from the effort can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

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Urkraft Track Featured In "Eat Shit And Die"

Danish Death-Metal lords Urkraft are to have a track taken from 2006's 'The Inhuman Aberration' featured in an up-coming novella film produced by Danish Director Anders Morgenthaler. The track 'Too Strong For The Strongest Lord' will be used in the animation, inspired by MTV's Jackass, which portrays dangerous stunts and trickery based around the skateboarding and heavy metal culture of three ten year old boys.

The 22 minute long film is due to have its first screening on the Danish TV-channel TV2 in December of this year, and with Urkraft forming part of the soundtrack it looks set to capture a snapshot of alternative youth culture today.
You can listen to the track 'Too Strong For The Strongest Lord' on Urkraft's MySpace page.

You can catch Urkraft live this summer at the Maximum Rock Festival on August 12th.

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