Mudvayne Impacts Radio, Plans Concert Webcast

MUDVAYNE has slammed onto the charts with "Do What You Do," the fastest-rising single of their career. Garnering over 75 radio adds out of the box--in the first 36 hours the track became available this week--the song is #1 most added at the Active Rock chart and #2 most added at Modern Rock.

As the band prepare to release "The New Games," their first studio album in three years (due out November 18 via Epic Records), the band is working even harder to get the best possible deal directly to their fans in light of the tough economy by opening up ticket sales of their upcoming tour to all outlets and partnering with Best Buy to add a free live web cast of their concert to fan club members who pre-order the album at bestbuy.com/mudvayne.

"We want fans that cannot afford to see us live or that live outside our tour markets to still get the benefits of our 'The Album Is The TicketTM' program," says singer Chad Gray, "and by adding the live webcast and releasing ticket sales to the general public, we are now able to offer fans even more value and options for their money in this rough financial time."

The concert webcast will be from one of the tour stops (TBA) on the first leg of "The New Game Tour 2008." Meanwhile, all tickets will be released at all outlets by Monday, September 29th. All current "The Album Is The Ticket" members are entitled to a free meet and greet at their selected show.

The current dates for "The New Game Tour 2008" are as follows: More...

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Mortum Posts Another New Demo Song Online

New Jersey black metal band, Mortum, have posted a new demo song on their MySpace page entitled, "Prophesizing the Fall of Mankind." The band will be heading into the studio to recording 8 songs for their debut album, "Awakening of the Primordial Spirit."

Mortum have announced the following shows:
10/12 - Allentown, PA - Croc Rock - 6pm
10/18 - Mahwah, New Jersey - Ramapo College of New Jersey - 2pm

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Scar Symmetry Comments on Singer's Departure

Swedish death metal band, Scar Symmetry, has issued the following comment regarding the departure of vocalist Christian Älvestam:

"We would like to thank each and everyone of you for the support you've given us since we announced Christian's departure from Scar Symmetry. We've read every mail and every comment, not only on MySpace but on tons of other forums as well. It's really cool to know that so many people care about our music! We want to take this opportunity to reply to some of the questions we found out there." More...

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AC/DC Tickets Selling Out In Record Time

Fans of AC/DC have prompted the Aussie rockers to add new shows in America after selling out a string of November and December concerts in record time.

The Vancouver, Canada opening night of the band's first world tour in eight years sold out in just four minutes and all other U.S. dates on the upcoming Black Ice trek are following suit.

Unprecedented fan response has prompted the rockers to add shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland.

Blabbermouth.net reported that Chicago's Allstate Arena concert sold out in minutes on Saturday. A second show was added and that sold out over the weekend too. Both Madison Square Garden concerts in New York sold out in minutes.

Meanwhile, AC/DC fans in San Antonio, Texas bought more tickets in one day for AC/DC than for any other artist in the city's history, and tickets for the band's Rogers Center show in Toronto, Canada sold faster than any stadium concert in the venue's history.

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Dagoba Embarks On Tour, Delays Album

After the successful September 12th release party gig, DAGOBA has started the first leg of their European tour. The "March Of The Colossus" tour dates are as follows:

10 Oct 08 Vaureal (FR) Le Forum
31 Oct 08 Orléans (FR) L'Astrolabe
01 Nov 08 Nancy (FR) L'Autre Canal Festival
02 Nov 08 Bruxelles (BE) Le Botanique Festival
11 Nov 08 Charleroi (BE) Festival
13 Nov 08 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob
14 Nov 08 Weert (NL) Bosuil
15 Nov 08 Purmerend (NL) P3
16 Nov 08 Arnhem (NL) Willem Een
18 Nov 08 Hamburg (DE) Logo
19 Nov 08 Gdynia (PO) Tba
22 Nov 08 Lingby (DK) Templet
23 Nov 08 Den Bosch (NL) W2
25 Nov 08 Stuttgart (DE) Landespavillion
26 Nov 08 Lausanne (CH) Les Docks
28 Nov 08 Lyon (FR) Le CCO
04 Dec 08 Perpignan (FR) Le Griot
05 Dec 08 Toulouse (FR) Le Ramier
06 Dec 08 Montpeller (FR) Rockstore
11 Dec 08 Barcelone (ES) TBA
12 Dec 08 Madrid (ES) Caracol
13 Dec 08 Bilbao (ES) Plateruena Kafe Antzokia
19 Dec 08 Marseille (FR) Espace Julien
17 Jan 09 Lille (FR) MJC St André

Due to manufacturing issues, "Face the Colossus" will be out October 10th instead of September 29th.

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Dance Club Massacre Posts New Song, Cancels Tour

Dance Club Massacre has released the song "Hoosh Hoosh" from the upcoming Nov. 11 release, "Circle of Death." You can check out the song on the band's MySpace page.

The band has also canceled its October tour due to scheduling conflicts.

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Khann and Wetnurse US Tour Dates

Khann will embark on an east coast tour of the U.S. with Wetnurse beginning early October. Here are the tour dates:

10/5 - WILMINGTON, NC @ Soapbox
10/6 - CHARLOTTE, NC @ The Milestone w/ Skeletonwitch,
10/7 - ATLANTA, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
10/8 - ORLANDO, FL @ Black Box Collective
10/9 - MIAMI, FL @ Churchill's w/ Light Yourself on Fire
10/10 - TAMPA, FL @ Transitions Gallery w/ Light Yourself on Fire
10/11 - TALLAHASSEE, FL @ St Mike's w/ Light Yourself on Fire
10/14 - NASHVILLE, TN @ The Five Spot
10/16 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN @ The 1511
10/17 - CHICAGO, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ Plague Bringer
10/18 - DAYTON, OH @ Dayton Dirt Collective
10/19 - PITTSBURGH, PA @ Smiling Moose w/ Complete Failure
10/21 - KINGSTON, NY @ The Basement
10/22 - BURLINGTON, VT @ Wasted City w/ Romans
10/23 - PORTLAND, ME @ Geno's
10/24 - WORCESTER, MA @ Forbes Street
10/26 - DOYLESTOWN, PA @ Moose Lodge w/ No People
11/2 - BROOKLYN, NY @ Europa w/ Harvey Milk

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Amon Amarth, Brainstorm On Summer Breeze 2009

A number of bands have already been confirmed for the Summer Breeze 2009 festival. Those bands are:

AMON AMARTH
BRAINSTORM
CANTUS
BURANUS (Corvus Corax)
J.B.O.
LEGION OF THE DAMNED
SCHANDMAUL
UNHEILIG
VOLBEAT

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Indianapolis Metal Fest II Cancelled

The second day of Indianapolis Metal Fest II has been cancelled. Here's a statement from show organizers:

"Due to issues entirely beyond our control, the Saturday show at 5100 W. 38th Street, Indianapolis has been cancelled. More details will be available on our website soon.

"We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Make-up dates are being considered, and we are certain to file legal action against the parties responsible for this situation.

"Thanks to all who came out to the show on Friday night -- it was a GREAT crowd and the bands were amazing. Though we were unable to give you the show we wanted to give you due to problems and code violations within the venue, I think we all pulled together as best we could and made the Friday night show one hell of a good show.

"Special thanks to Morgan and Mercedes Lander from Kittie for being so exceptionally cool. Extra special thanks to Dino Cazares for invaluable advice and support during the show.

"A major announcement and statement will be made concerning this issue in a day or so."

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The Haunted Announces Tokyo Gig

The Haunted has announced that they will be playing Tokyo on the 17 of November (Monday). Here are the details:

Venue: Shibuya O-EAST
Doors: OPEN 18:00 START 19:00
Price: 6,000YEN (advance drink fee charged @ door)

In other band news, you can now download the song "Sacrifice" through iTunes.

Also, some pictures from the signing session at Media Markt, Göteborg can be viewed in the Gallery section.

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Within The Ruins, Corpus Christi Sign To Victory

Victory Records has announced the signing of both Within The Ruins and Corpus Christi.

Within The Ruins is a progressive metal band from Massachusetts. The group's debut full-length will hit stores in early-2009. You can check out some of their material here.

Meanwhile, Christian metal outfit Corpus Christi hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and was formed from the ashes of Skintrade in late-2006. According to the band, "We have been shopping labels for sometime and are all excited at the relationship we have started with Victory." You can check them out online here.

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Warbringer Posts New Video, Announces Tour Plans

WARBRINGER, who will soon embark on a North American tour with Overkill in support of their debut offering, "War Without End," released their new video for the song "At The Crack of Doom,"

The band heads out on Oct. 1 supporting the legendary Overkill for a month-long North American assault.

After WARBRINGER finishes their stint with Overkill, they will wrap-up the songwriting process for their much anticipated sophomore offering and then head into the studio in to begin tracking. The band will then join up with Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow The Sun for an extensive tour that will last from January 30th through March 22nd.

John Laux (guitar) had this to say about the Overkil dates: "We couldn't be more excited to hit the road in support of fucking Overkill. It's been awhile since we've stopped by your town on a real, killer thrash bill. We hope to see all of our friends around the country for some good, violent and bloody old-school mayhem. We've been waiting a long time for this."

WARBRINGER just completed a new video for "At The Crack of Doom" with up-and-coming director Joe Hendrick. The clip is a performance-based video and can be seen below (after the jump). More...

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Guillotine Completes Video For "Rebellion"

Guillotine, featuring Nils Eriksson and Fredrik Mannberg from Nocturnal Rites, has completed the first video off their new album, "Blood Money." The video is for the song "Rebellion" and here's what the band had to say about it:

"Just informing you that the video clip for the song 'Rebellion' is finished. It turned out really cool. We will post it here very soon, so stay tuned. Also, the first reactions to the album have been nothing short of fantastic! We are very excited, to say the least."

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Austrian Death Machine Show Gets Shut Down

Apparently Austrian Death Machine's first show was shut down prematurely due to a crowd member's actions. Here is a blog post from the band about it:

"So, this news is about a week old for some of you Californians, but I know that not everyone lives in this great state, so I will tell the story to the masses.

"Last week was the first ever Austrian Death Machine show. Everyone but Ahhnold was nervous because we didn't want to let down the great Governator and we only had two days to practice together. Well, four songs into our set we were just starting to get comfortable when T-1000 walked into the venue.

"I couldn't believe it! T-1000 (who kept trying to tell me he was a real California police officer) shut the show down because some idiot in the crowd decided to get too violent. Even though we had nothing to do with this craziness, I still feel there are some people I need to apologize to. Here is the list...

- everyone who paid to see the show and only got to see 4 songs
- our friends that got jumped by some stupid "crew" at the show (sorry to EJ in particular)
- Antagonist who was supposed to play after us
- the rest of the guys in the band who helped me pull of this project live... Mark MacDonald flew in from New Hampshire and Jon "Charn" Rice flew in from Phoenix"

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Moment Factory Posts Nine Inch Nails Tour Video

Moment Factory, the company who provided the unique interactive systems used on the current Nine Inch Nails tour, made a short video detailing some of the video effects and how they work. You can watch the video below (after the jump). More...

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Interview

Interview With Psycroptic Drummer Dave Haley

Out of the isolated realms of Tasmania, Australian tech-death act Psycroptic has made their presence on the scene known with 3 brutal albums of psychotically diverse vocals, unique rhythms and killer speed and technicality. Now with album number four due to be released worldwide on October 14th, Psycroptic is once again set to show the metal world the meaning of the phrase technical death metal. More...

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Ferox Canorus Seeks New Vocalist

New Jersey based progressive metal band, Ferox Canorus, is in search of a singer. They have issued the following message regarding their requirements:

"Our sound has been described as "Iron Maiden meets Symphony X". Right now one of our guitarists and our keyboardist is filling the role of lead vocals (they trade off on certain songs) but what we really want is one person with a serious set of pipes to take over. We've gigged in the past and have several shows lined up for October and November."

"Interested? Check out clips @ our MySpace or email us at FCsingersearch@gmail.com"

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