Macbeth Reveal New Album Artwork and Track Listing

The cover artwork for MACBETH's new album, "Superangelic Hate Bringers" has been posted at www.macbeth.it. Due on November 16 via Dragonheart Records, the CD was recorded in two different studios, including a private studio in Reykjavik, Iceland and New Sin studios in Italy, where the band also mixed and mastered the album.

According to a press release, "Superangelic Hate Bringers" is "the brilliant new and ambitious album by MACBETH that features ten pieces which go well beyond the confines of pure gothic metal." The album's first single, "Without You", and "To My Falling Star" are said to "offer a new interpretation of gothic metal" while tracks like "Watch Us Die" and "H.A.T.E." are "evidence of how much more aggressive the new sound is." The digipack version of "Superangelic Hate Bringers" will also include the video clip for the song "Without You" (shot with Italian director Mirco Andreis). More...

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Kingdom Come Part Ways With Guitarist

Veteran German hard rockers KINGDOM COME have parted ways with rhythm guitarist Yenz Leonhardt. According to a posting on the band's web site, "Yenz took on too many jobs which require his time and are in constant conflict with KINGDOM COME's schedule. Therefore, KINGDOM COME decided to part from Yenz, but wishes him all the best in the future. During the [current] European tour [with DOKKEN], [frontman/leader] Lenny [Wolf] is playing the guitar himself."

KINGDOM COME's "Defenders of Rock" European tour with DOKKEN is scheduled to run through October 21, with the final concert taking place in Stockholm, Sweden at the Debaser.

For a list of upcoming KINGDOM COME shows, click here.

KINGDOM COME's latest studio album, "Ain't Crying for the Moon", was released in Europe on October 20, 2006 via Frontiers Records. More...

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Immortal To Headline Rock Hard Festival

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have posted this message on their official website:

"After the 7 Dates Of Blashyrkh, and our return to home shores at the Hole In The Sky Festival, we still have two remaining dates in Norway this fall before we concentrate on the next studio album. Tickets for both the Notodden and Trondheim shows are available now.

We are already preparing for the activities next year, and we can today announce that we will headline next year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival in Germany. The festival takes place May 9-11, 2008 in the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre. This will be the first opportunity to see the band live in Germany in 2008.

Abbath, Horgh, Apollyon, Demonaz"

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Diamond Head To Do Birmingham Guitarfest

UK NWOBHM legends DIAMOND HEAD have announced their participation in this year's Birmingham Guitarfest to be held on October 14th in Birmingham UK. The band will be performing a thirty minute set. Other artists set to appear include, include, Scott Ian (ANTHRAX), BERNIE MARSDEN, CHRIS GEORGE, GMT, MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO and JOHNNY HILAND.

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Celtic Frost Announce First Dates Of 2008

Legendary Swiss metallers CELTIC FROST have confirmed their first set of live dates for 2008. They are as follows:

May
9 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany - Rock Hard Festival

July
5 - Tolmin, Slovenia - Metalcamp

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Bloodsimple's "Red Harvest" Tracklisting Announced

The track listing for bloodsimple's new album has been announced. 'Red Harvest' is set for an October 30th release and will include:

1. Ride With Me
2. Red Harvest
3. Dark Helmet
4. Dead Man Walking
5. Out to Get You
6. Suck It Up
7. Death from Above
8. Whiskey Bent and Hellbound
9. Killing Time
10. Truth
11. Numina Ifuscata

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The Black Dahlia Murder Chart At #72

Detroit, MI’s The Black Dahlia Murder entered the Billboard Top 200 Charts at #72 selling over 9600 copies of their latest release Nocturnal which just came out on 9/18/07. The Black Dahlia Murder landed on a total of four Billboard Charts including #7 Hard Music Albums, #20 Rock Albums, and #6 Independent Albums. The Black Dahlia Murder also entered the Canadian charts this week with Nocturnal: #110 top 200 soundscan, #15 loud charts, #15 other label charts!!!

This past week was one of the biggest weeks that metal took precedence in Canada and The Black Dahlia Murder was the lead band taking it even further! With record numbers in attendance, The Black Dahlia Murder played to packed/crowded venues in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina and Winnipeg as apart of the Metal Blade 25th anniversary tour. The band also participated at an in-store at HMV in Edmonton, AB to over 150 fans who lined up all morning just to get their autograph and picture of the band.

In other news The Black Dahlia Murder is featured on the cover of Decibel Magazine’s November 2007 issue which will be on newsstands October 6th.

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Century Announces New Line-up

Century has an issued update regarding their new line-up and new album:

"Our new line up is complete. Please welcome back the incomparable Mr. Mikey G. For those who don't know, Mike has been Century's guitar player since the beginning of the band and he just recently decided to rejoin after our year-long hiatus, now filling out the bass position. I'm pretty sure I speak for everyone else in the band when I say that I'm incredibly stoked to have him back. Century v3.0's official line up is as follows:

Matthew Smith: drums
George Fava: guitar
Jason Baker: guitar
Mike Giuliano: bass
Carson Slovak: vocals

Thank you to all of the sweet brosephs that got in touch regarding try outs. I'm sorry we never made it that far, but hopefully you dudes can understand that Mike filling the final spot in the band was a no-brainer for us.

In other news, Black Ocean is nearing completion. We will be working with producer and long time friend/mentor Chad Taylor this month on all things vocal. The goal this time around is to create a super-raw, intense vibe, something that Faith and Failure lacked in favor of cleaner production. I am looking forward to experimenting with different ranges and intensities and having members of the band contribute vocals as well. Think Until Your Heart Stops meets Jane Doe, production-wise. No label has been decided upon for the release as of this writing.

We have already started setting up a few shows, which will be posted shortly. As the tentative release for Black Ocean is set for December, we will be organizing a very special record release show. More details on that to follow."

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Alchemist European Tour Dates

Alchemist has lined up a handful of October dates in Europe. Here are the latest tour datesd:

10/5 Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Club
10/6 Baarlo, Netherlands @ Progpower Festival
10/7 Aalst, Belgium @ Negasonic
10/8 Aalst, Belgium @ Negasonic
10/9 Liege, Belgium @ The Factory
10/10 Aathalstr, Switzerland @ Rock City
10/11 Munchen, Germany @ Feierwerk
10/12 Netherlands @ Kink FM
10/13 Leeuwarden, Netherlands @ Poppodium Romein
10/14 Zwolle, Netherlands @ Popfront

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Ebony Ark Signs With Ascendance Records

Ascendance Records, the new label funded by Lee Barrett (founder of Candlelight Records; former member of EXTREME NOISE TERROR, currently in TO-MERA) and A&R'd by Sam Grant (writer, promoter, broadcaster, interviewer for Sonic Cathedral online), has announced the signing of the Madrid, Spain based, female-fronted gothic/progressive metal act EBONY ARK. The group's new album is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2008.

EBONY ARK's first concert outside Spain took place on May 4, 2006, supporting the Dutch band EPICA at Amsterdam's infamous Paradiso venue. In May of that year they started recording the "Decoder 2.0" CD (a revamped version of their 2004 debut, "Decoder") for their new label Transmission Records. Unfortunately Transmission Records went bankrupt before the album could be released and the LP never saw the light of day.

For more information, visit their Myspace page.

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Suicide Silence, ALOL, Walls Of Jericho To Tour

Suicide Silence will headline a tour with support from A Life Once Lost, Walls Of Jericho, and The Agony Scene, ending around Thanksgiving on the West Coast. The following dates have been confirmed thus far:

10/30 Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
11/1 Portland, ME @ The Station
11/2 Long Island, NY @ Fifth Ave
11/3 Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Grange Hall
11/4 Asbury Park, NJ @ Saints n Sinners
11/5 Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
11/6 Louisville, KY @ Uncle Pleasant's
11/7 Covington, KY @ The Madhatter
11/8 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
11/9 Mishawaka, IN @ Quest Skatepark
11/10 Rockford, IL @ The Rock Box
11/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
11/12 Kansas City, MO @ Static Bar
11/13 Tulsa, OK @ The Otherside
11/14 Lewisville, TX @ Fat Daddy's

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Scum Of The Earth Post New Video Online

SCUM OF THE EARTH, the band featuring former longtime ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, has completed filming the music video for its first single from the upcoming "Sleaze Freak" album, entitled "Bombshell from Hell". The clip, which was produced and directed by Ron Najor of The Buzz, can be viewed below.

SCUM OF THE EARTH'd first studio album of all-new material since the critically-acclaimed debut "Blah…Blah…Blah…Love Songs For The New Millennium" (2004), "Sleaze Freak" will contain 13 brand new songs described by Riggs as "heavy-as-hell grinding, stripper-rock." "It's a much more intense collection of material than 'Blah…Blah…Blah…'" said Riggs. "We did everything we wanted to do this time around, which allowed us to really embody the whole red-light-district sleazy vibe into the material."

"Sleaze Freak" is scheduled to be released nationwide at retail stores throughout the U.S. on October 23, 2007. The explicit (PA) version of the album will be available at most retailers containing an added DVD video. The DVD will consist of footage filmed while recording and mixing the album documenting the recording and mixing process and many hijinks of the band around town, in the studio, and on the road. There will also be a clean version for those accounts who are afraid of scary comic-monsters, offensive language, etc.

"Sleaze Freak" track listing:

01. Bombshell from Hell
02. Hate X 13
03. Sleaze Freak
04. Devilscum
05. Death Stomp
06. I Am Monster
07. Love Pig
08. Macabro Expectaculo
09. Corpse Grinders
10. The Devil Made Me Do It 2
11. Scum-O-Rama
12. 13 Freaks
13. Just Like Me More...

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Former Anthrax Singer To Perform At Motorcross

Neil Turbin (DEATHRIDERS, ex-ANTHRAX), Andy Walo (JUNIOR WELLS), Mitch Perry (ex-MSG), Roger Bueno (PHILLIP SAYCE, KENNY ARONOFF), and Michael Leasure (ex-EDGAR WINTER) will perform on Saturday, September 29 at Pomona Fairgrounds at World Championships Freestyle Motorcross, Pomona, California. The band will play a number of short sets of metal covers just for this event.

The nationally televised world championship freestyle motorcross event is scheduled to air on CBS on October 13.

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RATM Guitarist Tom Morello To Support Serj Tankian

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello's alter ego THE NIGHTWATCHMAN will support SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian on several dates in October. THE NIGHTWATCHMAN's schedule is shaping up as follows:

Oct. 11 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In

With Serj Tankian:

Oct. 12 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theater
Oct. 14 - Toronto, ONT - Guvernment
Oct. 15 - Boston, MA - Paradise
Oct. 17 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
Oct. 18 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA
Oct. 20 - Atlanta, GA - The Roxy

Tom Morello recently released a video as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN for a song called "Alone Without You", according to a press release. Morello composed the tune after seeing an early cut of filmmaker Michael Moore's latest documentary, "Sicko", and let Moore use the song over the film's closing credits. The video debuted at MichaelMoore.com and the tune itself was added as a bonus track to Morello's debut album as THE NIGHTWATCHMAN, "One Man Revolution".

Morello said about the song, "'Alone Without You' is a testament to the struggle and loss faced by millions of Americans who are cast aside by a healthcare system that puts profit before people and families."

Morello and Moore recently interviewed each other as part of MySpace's "Artist On Artist" series.

Moore directed the videos for RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's "Sleep Now In The Fire" and "Testify", while THE NIGHTWATCHMAN opened for Moore on a 2004 speaking tour.

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Thor Reveal New Album Details

THOR is ready to shake the very halls of Valhalla itself from the stage of Vnuks in Milwaukee, WI, on Oct. 5. Joining Thor will be CARBELLION and another band TBA. Then, Thor thunders into The Beat Kitchen in Chicago, IL, on Oct. 6. Joining Thor will be I LOVE THE RICH.

"Into The Noise is basically a concept album where the band goes on a journey to the center of the mind, of noise,” said Thor. “They come across all these alternate characters and creatures like The Sound King. It’s a quest. Like in the song ‘Back For More’, it’s about coming back to rise up again and do battle again. Sometimes you have to retreat when you get overwhelmed or defeated, but then you regain your strength and go back in. So we’re heading back Into the Noise.”

The new songs are already getting very positive responses as the band has been playing cuts from the album onstage.

This album will be a digital and CD release through SDR Records. Joe Keithley, famous leader of the band DOA, is the president of the label and is very excited about the new recording saying, “It’s Thor’s best yet!”

In Chicago, 3 veterans from the Chicago rock scene are joining Thor for the midwest leg of his tour: Dave Stepanich (guitar), Phil Vickman (bass), and Brian Grady (drums). As a special bonus, legendary Chicago axeman Steve Gerlach (MOST DANGEROUS RACE, TOMMY KEENE, MYSTERY DRIVER, PHANTOM HELMSMEN, THE BAD EXAMPLES, CANE CORSO, TUFFY UK) will join the band for the October 6th show at Beat Kitchen..

Thor also will continue to promote the albums Devastation Of Musculation, Thor Against The World and the DVD retrospective An-thor-logy released by Smog Veil Records. Thor has long been a champion of environmental causes, before the industry as a whole jumped on the bandwagon with events such as the Live Earth series of concerts. Thor is very proud to be associated with Smog Veil – the label is currently converting to an all-Green, environmentally friendly office for its HQ.

Track listing for Into The Noise includes: 'Warrior's Reprise', 'Into The Noise', 'Evil Twin', 'No Guts, No Glory', 'Escape Or Die', 'Fight For You', 'Sound King', 'If Tomorrow Never Comes', 'Forever & After', 'Back For More'.

“The song 'Forever & After', is from a movie that’s been in the works for a long time,” Thor shared. “I wrote the song back in 2002. It’s an acoustic number – you hear THOR sing acoustically which I don’t usually do. It’s for a movie coming out called ‘Forever & After’. It’s a sci-fi movie.”

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Imagika Fires Guitarist

San Jose-based power metallers IMAGIKA have fired guitarist Noor LaCroix. He will not appear on the new CD, Feast For The Hated. The band is currently looking for a new guitarist. According to a band update, "candidates will have to work out of the San Francisco Bay Area. 7 and 6 string guitar abilities are required as well as attitude, image, pro gear and ability to tour. Interested individuals can contact Imagika at imagika6@gmail.com. Interested parties are being asked to provide the band with a sample of your playing and picture."

Imagika recently returned Sweden and Sonic Train Studio where they mixed their upcoming CD, Feast For The Hated, with (KING DIAMOND guitarist) Andy LaRocque. The new album will feature the following tracklisting: 'Your Creator', 'New Power Rises', 'Thinning Out The Herd', 'Bleed as One... Appease The Gods', 'Feast For the Hated', 'Behind Immoral Eyes', 'The Sick Sense', 'Fear & Doubt', 'Waking A Dead Man', 'Succubus'.

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