Noism's First Full-Length Album Sees Release

Crucial Blast is releasing the first official CD release from the Japanese glitch/shred duo Noism, which follows up their appearance on the Relapse Records compilation Drummachinegun from 2006.

Formed by guitarist Yoshiro Hamazaki and programmer Tomoyuki Akiyama in 1999 in Tokyo, Noism focuses on ridiculously complex and spastic death/grind instrumentals using programmed drums that are cut up and spliced back together into impossible rhythms, a million brain-melting riffs and dissonant shredding, all of which is chopped up and processed into abstract death blasts that defy physics. This twelve-song, twenty-one minute disc features a unique, glitched-out chop shop of Planet Mu-esque beats delivered at truly meth'd levels of chaos and fused with sweeping technical death metal guitar insanity. This one is recommended for those fans of extreme, way-out avant-guitar spazz and absurdly technical deathgrind.

"±" hit stores on August 26, 2008 via Crucial Blast Records.

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Black Elk Finishes New Album

Black Elk has just wrapped up their new album, "Always A Six, Never A Nine," scheduled to come out on October 21st.

"Always A Six, Never A Nine" is the second album and the follow up to the 2006 self-titled debut from Portland, OR aggro wreckers Black Elk, whose psychotic brand of crushing, noise-rock influenced heaviosity is a return to the unhinged underground rock force of bands like Jesus Lizard, Melvins, Black Flag and Hammerhead. This new album features ten songs of seething weirdness, with the dissonant, crushing riffage, lunging rhythmic push and awesome freaked out, Yow-esque vocals of singer Tom Glose that made their debut a fave among anyone who remembered the days when Amphetamine Reptile ruled the underground rock scene, but with some interesting new elements (bleak guitar ambience, piano, etc.) that add new shadows to Black Elk's ferocious sound.

"Always A Six, Never A Nine" will be coming out through Crucial Blast on October 21st and will be available as both a CD in deluxe gatefold packaging and digital download, with a West Coast tour to coincide with the release.

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Underoath's Entire New Album and Video Online

You can now listen to Underoath's entire new album, "Lost In The Sound Of Separation," streaming on Underoath's MySpace page. The album is out in stores and online this coming Tuesday, September 2nd. It is also still available for pre-order at Underoathmerch.com, Zambooie, Interpunk and Smartpunk, and now is up over at iTunes.

You can also check out Underoath's new video for the song, "Desperate Times Desperate Measures" off their new album, "Lost In The Sound Of Separation." You can watch it over at the MTV2 Headbangers Blog now.

The video will also premiere Saturday night at 10 PM EST/PST on MTV2's "You Rock The Deuce" and then again the following hour on Headbanger's Ball.

Finally, to celebrate the release of "Lost In The Sound Of Separation," Underoath will be doing a signing at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square at 4PM on September 2nd. The first 500 customers to by the album at the Times Square location only on Tuesday, September 2nd beginning at 9 AM will receive a wristband to attend this very special event at 4PM. Time and space are limited so please arrive early.

1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
(212) 921-1020

Underoath will be hitting the road this fall on a headlining tour with Saosin, The Devil Wears Prada, and in various markets; P.O.S, person L, The Famine. Check out their MySpace page for all the dates and details. Tickets are on sale now.

Here are the latest Underoath tour dates: More...

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Bury Your Dead Parts Ways With Guitarist

Blabbermouth.net reports: Boston-based hardcore/metal band BURY YOUR DEAD has officially parted ways with guitarist Eric Ellis due to "medical reasons and personality differences." His replacement in the group is longtime friend and (for some) former bandmate Chris Towning, who began appearing in Ellis' place at shows in late March.

Commented the band: "When a person's attitude and lifestyle change for the worse, there comes a time to let go and move on. A team is only as strong as its weakest link." More...

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Adagio To Tour With Firewind

French gothic metallers, Adagio, have announced the following tour dates:

09/27 - Switzerland (+ guests: Heavenly + Zekyel)
11/10 - Paris (w/Firewind + Kiuas)
11/12 - Lyon (w/Firewind+ Kiuas)
11/13 - Toulouse (w/Firewind+ Kiuas)
11/18 - Marseille (w/Firewind+ Kiuas)
11/20 - Colmar (w/Firewind+ Kiuas) More...

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Artargatis Announces German Tour Dates

German gothic metallers, ATARGATIS, have announced the following tour dates:

10/18 - B- Brüssel "Metal Female Voices Festival VI"

with Crematory for the "Pray over Germany Tour" 2008:

10/02 D- tbc
10/03 D- Guben "Fabrik"
10/04 D- Neustadt/Orla "Wotufa-Saal"
10/11 D- Andernach "Juz""
10/24 D- Rüsselsheim "Das Rind"
10/25 D- Meiningen "Raw Club"

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On A Pale Horse Calls It Quits

Iowa's On A Pale Horse have decided to call it quits. Their vocalist, Aaron Peltz, provides the following explaination:

"I know an explanation of the upcoming split of On A Pale Horse is overdue so I'll try to explain the best I can. This is going to be from my point of view though and why I wanted to hang up the vocal chords for good. Hopefully everyone else in the band can inform you of what there plans are in the future." More...

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Metallica Posts Entire Album Preview Online

Metallica has posted a thirty second clip for every song from their forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" online. You can check out a video containing all the samples below.

"Death Magnetic" is set to be released worldwide on friday the 12th of September and has already seen success as the albums first single, "The Day That Never Comes" has entered several singles charts including the Hot 100. More...

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Vader Drummer Joins Dimmu Borgir

According to the official Meinl Cymbals website, drummer Daray Brzozowski has left Polish death metal legends Vader and joined Norwegian black metallers Dimmu Borgir. This comes after recent rumours that Brzozowski and guitarist Mauser have left Vader, with Mauser concentrating on his project Unsun. Word has it that former Lost Soul drummer Adam Sierzega will be taking Brzozowski's place and both Jacek Hiro from Sceptic and Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Decapitated are rumoured to be joining as the new guitarist.

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The Romance Calls It Quits

Swedish hardcore band The Romance has officially called it quits. Here's a message from the band:

"The Romance is officially no longer a band. After been on hiatus for well over three months now, we have decided to call it a day. It has been a wonderful ride, and we've made shitload of great memories to be put in our memorial books, and probably some bad too. You'll find this page up for a couple more weeks, so if you still haven't downloaded our record (it's free!) then this is your last chance.

"We'd like to thank André & Anchors Aweigh Records for the faith he put it us, Jealous for taking us on for a really pleasant journey 'round the UK, Dead Swans for madness and scandinavian rage, all our friends, the linköping scene for endless times of support and acceptance.

"Thank you all for these past 5 years. You'll be hearing more from us soon... in the meantime, go check out LIONS DEN, johan & goran's other band."

(Editor's note, the free album download from their MySpace page was not working for me at the time of this posting.)

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Just For Fun

"Hot Lixx" Is First Ever 2-Time Air Guitar Champ

Hot Lixx Hulahan, aka Craig Billmeier was crowned the 2008 and two-time Air Guitar champ last week. The finals were held in Finland and the results were as follows:

1. Craig "Hot Lixx Hulahan" Billmeier (United States) 35.5
2. Andel "John Sniffler" Soree (Netherlands) 34.8
3. Cole "Johnny Utah" Manson (Canada) 34.7
4 Francois-Xavier "Master Peace" Phan (France) 34.4
4. Ichikawa the Rock (Japan) 34.4
6. Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke (Japan) 34.2
7. Christian "Heart Buckboard" Sweep (Denmark) 33.5
8. Clay "Clay Bangers" Connolly (Australia) 33.4
8. Daniel "Midnight Moses" Robertson (United Kingdom) 33.4
10. Simon "Turak" Edwards (United Kingdom) 32.8
11. Ramsey James "Carlos Slazenger" Williamson (Greece) 16.6
11. Maxim "Angel of Death" Andro (Finland) 16.6
13. Daniel "Fahnderstruck" Faranna (Italy)16.5
13. Terje "Lord Fist" Stephansen (Norway) 16.5
15. Aikyu "Super IQ" Kanagawa (Japan) 16.4
16. Dirk "Lord Airness" Lüdi (Switzerland) 16.3
17. Heine "Lord Wolmer" van der Walt (South Africa) 16.1
17. Alexander "Devil Seducer" Gott (Russia) 16.1
19. Oskari "Knucklefinger" Martimo (Finland) 15.4
20. Aivar Meos (Estonia) 15.1

Borrowing a move from "Big Rig" Randy Laymen (regional winner Denver, Aspen, etc.) and "Joseph of Air-imathea" Joe Coleman (Des Moines regional champ), Hot Lixx entered the compulsory round in second place after topping off his act by breaking a bottle over his head.

You can check out some photos from the event here and a video below: More...

Read the full article at US Air Guitar Blog.

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Death Over Threat Signs To Xtreem Music

Spain's new thrash metal sensation DEATH OVER THREAT has signed with XTREEM MUSIC for the release of their imminent debut album "Sangre" (Blood).

The release date for "Sangre" is not set yet, as the album is still in the design and post-production process, but it's expected sometime in late 2008 or early 2009. In the meantime, you can listen to four songs on their official MySpace page.

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Ferox Canorus Posts New Demo, "Dark Knight" Online

New Jersey progressive metal band, Ferox Canorus, have posted a demo song on their MySpace page entitled "Dark Knight."

Ferox Canorus will be playing their first show on September 13th at Vail Levitt Music Hall in Riverhead, New York. Tickets are available through the band.

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Sister Sin Audio and Video Previews Online

VictoryMetal.com is currently featuring photos, audio and video content from Gothenburg, Sweden’s SISTER SIN. You can sample some songs and view behind-the-scenes looks and previews of the video shoot for first single “On Parole.” The band's debut album, entitled "Switchblade Serenades" is due out on October 14th, 2008 via Victory Records.

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Turisas Announces Headlining U.S. Shows

Self-proclaimed Battle metallers Turisas as announced five headlining dates in North America. These will be off dates from the bands tour in support of Dragonforce.

The tour dates are as follows:

November
6 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
9 - Glasshouse - Pomona, CA
24 - Jaxx - West Springfield, WA

December
1 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
8 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI

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Yngwie Malmsteen Announces New Album Release Date

Yngwie Malmsteen has announced that his new album, "Perpetual Flam" will receiver a release date of October 14th. This will mark the first Malmsteen album to feature the vocal talents of ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth singer Tim "Ripper" Owens.

The tracklisting for "Perpetual Flame" is as follows:

1. Death Dealer
2. Damnation Game
3. Live to Fight (Another Day)
4. Red Devil
5. Four Horsemen (Of the Apocalypse)
6. Priest of the Unholy
7. Be Careful What You Wish For
8. Caprici Di Diablo
9. Lament
10. Magic City
11. Eleventh Hour
12. Heavy Heart

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Van Halen Angry With John McCain

TMZ.com reports that John McCain used a VAN HALEN song during his big speech earlier today and the band wants to make to make one thing clear — they're not running with McCain.

VAN HALEN management told TMZ.com that the band had no idea McCain was planning on using "Right Now" during his big entrance in Ohio. "Permission was not sought or granted nor would it have been given," the management said.

George W. Bush reportedly used the same song during a bunch of his campaign speeches back in 2004, but sources close to the band tell TMZ.com, "They're [the bandmembers] not political, they're just rock and roll."

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Impaled Announces Canadian Tour Dates

Impaled has lined up a series of tour dates in Canada where they will be joined by Fuck the Facts and Putrescence.

The tour dates are as follows:

November 5 - Winnipeg, MB @ Royal Albert Arms
November 6 - Regina, SK @ The Exchange
November 7 - Saskatoon, SK @ Walkers
November 8 - Edmonton, AB @ Mead Hall
November 9 - Calgary, AB @ The Underground
November 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
November 11 - Victoria, BC @ Victoria Events Centre

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Mudvayne Posts New Album Teaser Online

Mudvayne has posted a teaser of a brand new, as-yet untitled song on their official website. You can check it out here.

The album currently has no working title but is expected to be released on November 26th via Epic Records.

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Motley Crue To Release Toronto Show On DVD

Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has confirmed that the recent show in Toronto, Ontario has been filmed and the band plans to release it as part of a live DVD. No further details regarding the DVD were confirmed. The show was different from other dates on the tour as no alcohol was served at the gig, somewhat contradicting the rock and roll lifestyle that the band pride themselves on living up to.

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Tygers Of Pan Tang Announces U.K. Tour Dates

NWOBHM veterans Tygers Of Pan Tang has posted the following message online:

"Although we are awaiting some more confirmed dates, we wanted to let you all know as soon as possible about the upcoming UK tour. This will be a three band bill with the Tygers Of Pan Tang as headliners and the fantastic Steve Grimmett of GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT as Special Guest. The main tour support will be CRIMES OF PASSION, who are one of the best new UK Rock bands around so it promises to be a great night of music. Tickets will be very reasonably priced at all venues as we wanted to make this tour great value for money especially due to the economic climate in the UK at the moment. Please check out the individual venues for further details which are listed on MySpace and the website www.tygersofpantang.com.

We hope to see you all on this tour so we could thank you for your support of the Tygers during 2008. The sales of Animal Instinct have passed our own expectations and with the help of Geoff Bartons quote and 8/10 review in Classic Rock magazine we have a lot of older fans returning. Please spread the word and bring along your friends, and be part of the Tygers 2008.

Tygers"

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Grave Digger Finishes Recording New Album

Grave Digger frontman Chris Boltendahl has posted the following message online:

"After 14 days of recording madness, Grave Digger finished the recordings for Ballads Of A Hangman.

The final master will be ready around the 15th of September. We hope that you will like the new album which will be released on January 9th, 2009. Before we will release an EP on November 28th, 2008."

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Velvet Revolver Drummer Checks In

Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum has posted the following update online:

"Hey All,

Well, haven't posted in awhile, as you can see busy as usual Been working on various projects, SorumNoce party went down cool DARLING STILETTOS performed. Then did Rocknight at Le Duex with Stilettos again and killed it. Joined by my friend Jason Bonham in the audience. I get the inside scoop about Zep stuff from him. But sorry can't say here, I promised you know. Also back in the studio next week for more VR demo tracking. Starting to get songs together for when that singer comes along. Big audition next week for singer front person for Stilettos. Have a track in the can and ready to go with that. So that should be fun. Have over a hundred girls that signed up just today. My brother Dave is getting married this weekend in Pennslyvania, so off to the east coast.

"Rock on friends,
Matt"

He has also posted a new episode of his video newsletter which features rock legend Sammy Hagar. You can check it out below. More...

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Testament Announces More Tour Dates

Testament has added some more tour dates on the East Coast as part of their headlining North American run. Support will come from Soilent Green except where noted, where Testament will support Children Of Bodom.

October 1 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
October 3 - Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
October 4 - The Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
October 5 - Lulu's - State College, PA
October 7 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
October 8 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
October 9 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY **
October 10 - Webster Theate - Hartford, CT

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