December

SIX RED CARPETS: Download their album for free @: www.sixredcarpets.com or www.myspace.com/sixredcarpets

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SUBMISSION: Danish melodic death/thrash band have signed a worldwide deal with BLISTERING RECORDS.

The band's second album “Code Of Conspiracy” will be released by BLISTERING RECORDS in early 2009.

"Code Of Conspiracy" is "a grand tour de force in highly technical, yet still melodic and aggressive death/thrash played by highly skilled and ass kicking musicians — it's clear that SUBMISSION holds no fear towards colleagues such as MESHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, SOILWORK or TEXTURES whatsoever!"

SUBMISSION's new album marks the debut of new singer Lasse Sivertsen, who replaced Steven Qvist, the man behind the microphone on the band's debut album, "Failure To Perfection" (Listenable Records, 2006).

Commented drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen: "I believe SUBMISSION has its own trademark. Our song structures are not common and there is a huge variety within our songs. The music is kind of technical but still with hit potential. Also, we have a range from very groovy and melodic parts to fast blast beats. In metal 'more is more' and I think SUBMISSION climbs that demand without losing perspective."

Tentative tracklisting is:

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Rebel Of Society
Imaginary Freedom
A Terror Within

In The Eyes Of The Tyranny

An Illusion Of The Perfect Forever

Determent Infiltration

Deservant

Celebrate The Dead

Code Of Conspiracy

The End Of Eternity

Raised Above God (bonus track)

SUBMISSION are:
Lasse Sivertsen - vocals
Christoffer Kjeller Petersen - guitar
Kasper Vincens Kirkegaard - guitar
Boris Tandrup - bass
Morten Løwe Sørensen - drums

DISCOGRAPHY:
Failure To Perfection (2006)        
Code Of Conspiracy (2009)

For more information and updates on the band, please check the following websites:
http://www.blisteringrecords.se

http://shop.blisteringrecords.se

http://www.myspace.com/blisteringrecords

http://www.submission-ragecage.dk

http://www.myspace.com/submissionragecage

SYMPHONY DRACONIS: Vocalist survives stabbing and band is back on stage

 

- Herr Amoth, vocalist of the black metal band SYMPHONY DRACONIS, was stabbed by an unknown person after a festival in Brazil. The musician was severely injured and taken to the hospital in a critical condition and narrowly escaped death. Due to the attack Symphony Draconis stopped its activities until the vocalist was fully recovered.

 

Right now Herr Amoth is fine and rehearsing with the band, which will be back on brazilian stages in December, playing in Garganta do Diabo Festival with local extreme metal bands, and the 3-day festival  IV Orquídea Rock.

 

Formed by veteran members of south american metal scene, Symphony Draconis released earlier this year its first demo, entitled “Inside The Horned Pentagram”. Samples are available on the band's MySpace page at  www.myspace.com/symphonydraconis 

 

 

 

 

 

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Orange Goblin are very pleased to announce their appearance at the 2009 Roadburn Festival. The renowned festival takes place at the 013 Venue in Tilburg, Holland from 23rd to the 26th April 2009. Orange Goblin are scheduled to appear on the main stage on Thursday 23rd April and the whole performance will be recorded for a limited edition, vinyl only live album to be released on Roadburn Records. Other bands already lined up to appear include Mono, Neurosis, Six Organs of Admittance, Cathedral, Orange Goblin, Amon Düül II, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Motorpsycho, The Young Gods, OM, Saint Vitus, Wolves in the Throne Room, Colour Haze, Ufomammut, Akimbo, Steve Von Till, Guapo, Solace, Omega Massif, Skullflower, Negură Bunget, A Storm of Light, Alexander Tucker, Church of Misery, Scott Kelly, Radio Moscow, Firebird, Black Sun, Farflung, Wino, White Hills, Dyse, The Winchester Club, U.S. Christmas, The Devil's Blood, Dragontears, Gomer Pyle, The Outskirts Of Infinity plus many more. Members of the band will also be performing their usual DJ duties at the festival over the course of the weekend. 
www.roadburn.com

Lion's Share: Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE will film a video for the song "Judas Must Die" in Stockholm, Sweden with director Josef Doukkali. LION'S SHARE previously worked with Doukkali on the clip for the track "The Edge Of The Razor", from the "Emotional Coma" album. The band's original decision to work with Doukkali was based in part on the fact that his background was not in music video but in narrative film projects, and that his more cinematic approach would give the video a unique look and feel.

"Judas Must Die" comes off LION'S SHARE 's sixth album, "Dark Hours", which is scheduled for release in March, 2009 via Blistering Records. The CD was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street in Örebro, Sweden by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH etc. The new album features a guest appearance by Michael Romeo of SYMPHONY X.

The band states, “The new songs are simply awesome and everybody that have heard it, think it’s our best album to date. The red thread lyric wise on this album is that all songs are about things that happened in the late sixties; a decade known for many good things. However, we're not describing the happy times of the 60's: We give you the Dark Hours. Musically it’s more straight forward and faster than ever. The songs are filled with energy and great hooks.”

LINKS:
www.lionsshare.org
www.myspace.com/lionsshare
www.blisteringrecords.se

IHSAHN

Progressive solo artist Ihsahn to support Opeth on Norwegian dates
Just thirty three years of age, Ihsahn has traveled far beyond his rural beginnings. In little more than a decade, the largely self-taught musician has amassed a resume that when combined exceeds more than three quarters of a million worldwide album sales. His cumulative professional accolades include a 2001 Spelleman (Norwegian Grammy) Award nomination, 2003 Notodden City Cultural Award, and countless "Best of" class honors in internationally respected metal and rock magazines including Terrorizer, Metal Maniacs, Revolver, Kerrang!, Guitar World and many more. Now with The Adversary and Angl , under his belt the former Emperor vocalist/guitarist steps outside to do his first ever live shows that feature a setlist from both his worldwide acclaimed albums.

Ihsahn had this to say about the live dates.

"I've been getting quite a few live-offers for my solo stuff, but haven't found time to prioritize this until now. I feel this is an opportunity to try out the material live on my home-ground and to travel with a great band like Opeth while doing it."

March
10 - (NO) Oslo, Rockefeller
11 - (NO) Trondheim, Samfundet
12 - (NO) Volda, Rokken
13 - (NO) Sogndal, Meieriet
14 - (NO) Bergen, USF Verftet
15 - (NO) Stavanger, Folken
18 - (NO) Drammen Union Scene

Order "angL" here

» Ihsahn on itunes
» Ihsahn MySpace

EMPEROR

EMPEROR's Live Inferno Confirmed For Worldwide Release
Candlelight Records confirms the completion of the final recordings from black metal legends Emperor. Titled Live Inferno, the special live series features various releases recorded/filmed during the band’s sold out 2005-2007 reunion performances. Several formats will be available including a 2cd/slip case with 16-page booklet, a limited edition box featuring 2 cds & DVD with an enhanced 24 page booklet, a single dvd, and two limited edition double-vinyl gatefold sets. April 16 is set as the European release date for the series with April 21 set as the North American release date.

The audio aspect of the Live Inferno series features exclusive recordings from the band’s headlining performances at Norway’s Inferno Festival and Germany’s Wacken Open Air Festival. Each recording will be pressed as individual double-vinyl sets; the first pressing limited to 1000 on black vinyl with any additional pressings in varied colours selected by the band. A special gold-vinyl seven-inch limited to 2000 titled Thus Spake the Nightspirit (featuring a live rendition of the band’s famed song from the album Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk with a live recording of “Inno A Satana” from the band’s popular In the Nightside Eclipse album on the b-side) will be pressed and released via the label’s official webstores beginning February 16.

The video portion, titled Live at Wacken Open Air 2006 - A Night of Emperial Wrath, has a running time of 70-minutes and includes footage professionally filmed at the Wacken Open Air Festival with additional on-stage and exclusive backstage footage filmed and compiled by the band. “It looks like these releases will be the final nail in the coffin for Emperor,” says guitarist Samoth. “They are a testimony of the live reunion that took Emperor to even new heights; unique events like Wacken where Emperor headlined in front of 60 000 people. We had a great run of shows and feel lucky that we were able to come back even bigger and perform songs from our complete catalogue for a lot of dedicated fans old and new. There will be several cool formats and limited editions coming that should be a nice treat for the fans and a worthy representation of the Emperor legacy. Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor!”

Confirmed track listings include: Disc 1/Inferno: Infinity Burning (medley), Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times, Thus Spake the Nightspirit, An Elegy of Icaros, Curse you all Men!, Wrath of the Tyrant, With Strength I Burn, Towards the Pantheon, The Majesty of the Nightsky, The Loss and Curse of Reverence, In the Wordless Chamber, Inno a Satana, I am the Black Wizards, Ye Entrancemperium, Opus a Satana. Disc 2/Wacken: Infinity Burning (medley), Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times, Thus Spake the Nightspirit, An Elegy of Icaros, Curse you all Men!, With Strength I Burn, Towards the Pantheon, The Majesty of the Nightsky, The Loss and Curse of Reverence, In the Wordless Chamber, I am the Black Wizards, Inno a Satana.

Pre-order Thus Spake the Nightspirit 7" here | Launch Emperor ecard here

» Emperor on itunes
» Emperor MySpace

OMNIUM GATHERUM

OMNIUM GATHERUM: News Flash
Omnium Gatherum is proud to announce the first festival gis that we've confirmed for year 2009; We'll be playing at Metal Bash Open Air at Germany 2nd of May and UK Metalfest at Dudley's, United Kingdom 26th of September. We've been also confimed to play at Helsinki Metal Meeting, the part of The Finnish Metal Expo at Helsinki 12th of February. Waiting more to come, as we're awaiting confirmations for few interesting slots...

The year 2008 is coming to an end and what a great year it was for a camp OG - The new great album "The Redshift" was released and it have accomplished a huge amount of words of praise and cheering among the medias and fans, and the album even reached the Finnish album chart on position #24.! Oh yeah, and also our first two albums were re-released as a cool digipak re-issues. We did tours this year at first with Dark Tranquillity and second with Nile/Grave and have played also many Finnish headlining gigs, so we did almost 50 gigs this year. Looking forward to get back on the road, after a short break. The spirits are high and the boogie is good!

Now at the end of the year and in January, you folks can help us and vote for Omnium Gatherum and "The Redshift" album for example at Finnish Metal Awards

Order "The Redshift" here

» Omnium Gatherum on itunes
» Omnium Gatherum MySpace

PHOBIA

PHOBIA: Album Of The Month In Terrorizer #178!
What can be said about PHOBIA that hasn't already been said? After 18 years of touring, partying and releasing some of the sickest punk infused grid that has ever risen from the state of California, they are once again ready to unleash their latest album! 22 Random Acts Of Violence is a grind lovers dream, a brutal blend of metal ferocity mixed with the attitude of punk and hardcore....this album will be on your top 10 list for 2008 guaranteed!

Order "22 Random Acts Of Violence" here

» Phobia on itunes
» Phobia MySpace

ORANGE GOBLIN

ORANGE GOBLIN Announced For Roadburn 2009 & Live Album Recording
Orange Goblin are very pleased to announce their appearance at the 2009 Roadburn Festival. The renowned festival takes place at the 013 Venue in Tilburg, Holland from 23rd to the 26th April 2009. Orange Goblin are scheduled to appear on the main stage on Thursday 23rd April and the whole performance will be recorded for a limited edition, vinyl only live album to be released on Roadburn Records. Other bands already lined up to appear include Mono, Neurosis, Six Organs of Admittance, Cathedral, Orange Goblin, Amon Düül II, Bohren & der Club of Gore, Motorpsycho, The Young Gods, OM, Saint Vitus, Wolves in the Throne Room, Colour Haze, Ufomammut, Akimbo, Steve Von Till, Guapo, Solace, Omega Massif, Skullflower, Negură Bunget, A Storm of Light, Alexander Tucker, Church of Misery, Scott Kelly, Radio Moscow, Firebird, Black Sun, Farflung, Wino, White Hills, Dyse, The Winchester Club, U.S. Christmas, The Devil's Blood, Dragontears, Gomer Pyle, The Outskirts Of Infinity plus many more. Members of the band will also be performing their usual DJ duties at the festival over the course of the weekend.

» Orange Goblin MySpace

OBITUARY

OBITUARY added to the "Full Of Hate 2009" tour
Obituary will embark on a full European tour in March 2009 with Amon Amarth, Legion Of The Damned and Keep Of Kalessin

March
05 - (NL) Heerhugowaard Waerdse Tempel
06 - (D) Erfurt Stadtgarten/Thüringenhalle
07 - (D) DE Hamburg Große Freiheit
08 - (BE) Antwerpen Hof Ter Loo
09 - (UK) London Forum
11 - (D) Köln Palladium
12 - (D) Saarbrücken Garage
13 - (D) Dessau Hangar
14 - (D) München Tonhalle
16 - (D) Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
17 - (CH) Pratteln Z7
18 - (IT) Bologna Estragon
19 - (AT) Innsbruck Hafen
20 - (AT) Linz Posthof
21 - (AT) Wien Gasometer
22 - (HR) Zagreb Boogaloo
23 - (SI) Maribor Stuk - Big Hall
24 - (CZ) Prague Abaton
25 - (D) Hannover Capitol
26 - (D) Berlin Postbahnhof
27 - (D) Lichtenfels Stadthalle
28 - (D) Oberhausen Turbinenhalle
29 - (NL) Enschede Atak

Order "Xecutioner’s Return" here

» Obituary on itunes
» Obituary MySpace

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Talk Demi Lovato, Jay-Z And Fans Eating Roadkill
Back in late August, Metal File had an opportunity to chat with Demi Lovato, the squeaky-clean 16-year-old star of the Disney Channel's "Camp Rock." Lovato, who some have dubbed "the next Miley Cyrus," got her start in the business at age 7, as one of the tykes on "Barney & Friends." She admitted to the File that, despite her image, she's something of a closet metalhead — she listed Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Lamb of God, Dr. Acula, Underoath, Dimmu Borgir, the Devil Wears Prada and Abigail Williams as some of her favorite metal acts.

At the time, Lovato also confessed that she'd secretly love to make metal music at some point, by providing backing vocals for a song on a metal band's album. Ken Sorceron, who fronts Abigail Williams, said his band would definitely be down with working on some material with the teen star, because, well, selling records is a good thing.

"I read she was a fan, but otherwise, I'd have no idea she existed," Sorceron said. "My mom showed me an article online about her being a metal fan, and I was like, 'What?' I was reading it, and I'm thinking, 'What, are you kidding me?' At the same time, I thought that was kind of badass. She was all talking about how she wants to work with a metal band, and I was like, 'Dude, she should sing on our next CD. We'll sell a sh-- ton of records.' Have her people contact my people."

Unfortunately, a collaboration between the Disney sensation and the symphonic black metallers won't be happening anytime soon, what with Abigail Williams having just released their latest LP, In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns, which was produced by James Murphy of Testament, Cancer, Death and Obituary fame. The album, which is in stores now, may just be one of the band's greatest achievements — replete with orchestral movements, Emperor drummer Trym Torson's punishing double-bass brilliance, sinister guitar riffs and Sorceron's gravely vocals, it's an experimental offering that took the band more than six months to track.

"There were a lot of difficulties we'd experienced during the recording of this one," the singer explained. "My computer crashed, and I had hard drives fail on me, so I lost a lot of material I ended up re-creating; I listen back to the CD now, and I'm realizing I forgot certain parts, but that's fine. It sucked. I wrote most of the songs while we were on hiatus — I used that time to regroup the whole thing and find new people to record with."

Sorceron said he'd always wanted to record with Murphy, whom he'd befriended several years ago — he ended up moving in with Murphy for three months while the two worked on the album. At the moment, Abigail Williams is on tour in the U.S., trying to spread the word about In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns. They'll be on the road with the Faceless, Veil of Maya, Neuraxis and Decrepit Birth through November 22 in San Diego, and the band is lining up tours for early 2009 with Cryptopsy, Mayhem and Marduk.

Order "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns" here

» Abigial Williams on itunes
» Abigial Williams MySpace

TOUR DATES

IHSAHN
March
10 - (NO) Oslo, Rockefeller
11 - (NO) Trondheim, Samfundet
12 - (NO) Volda, Rokken
13 - (NO) Sogndal, Meieriet
14 - (NO) Bergen, USF Verftet
15 - (NO) Stavanger, Folken
18 - (NO) Drammen Union Scene

OBITUARY
March
05 - (NL) Heerhugowaard Waerdse Tempel
06 - (D) Erfurt Stadtgarten/Thüringenhalle
07 - (D) DE Hamburg Große Freiheit
08 - (BE) Antwerpen Hof Ter Loo
09 - (UK) London Forum
11 - (D) Köln Palladium
12 - (D) Saarbrücken Garage
13 - (D) Dessau Hangar
14 - (D) München Tonhalle
16 - (D) Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
17 - (CH) Pratteln Z7
18 - (IT) Bologna Estragon
19 - (AT) Innsbruck Hafen
20 - (AT) Linz Posthof
21 - (AT) Wien Gasometer
22 - (HR) Zagreb Boogaloo
23 - (SI) Maribor Stuk - Big Hall
24 - (CZ) Prague Abaton
25 - (D) Hannover Capitol
26 - (D) Berlin Postbahnhof
27 - (D) Lichtenfels Stadthalle
28 - (D) Oberhausen Turbinenhalle
29 - (NL) Enschede Atak
SOURVIEN
February
02 - (UK) The Rock Attic, London
March
03 - (UK) The Old Angel, Nottingham

DAYLIGHT DIES
January
30 – (US) Penny Arcade, Rochester NY
31 – (US) Harpo’s Concert Theatre, Detroit MI
February
02 – (US) The Muse, Nashville TN
03 – (US) Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville FL
04 – (US) The Garage, St. Petersburg FL
05 – (US) Culture Rom, Ft. Lauderdale FL
06 – (US) Backbooth, Orlando FL
07 – (US) The Masquerade, Atlanta GA
08 – (US) Music Farm, Charleston SC
09 – (US) Amos Southend, Charlotte NC

OMNIUM GATHERUM
February
12 - (FI) - Helsinki / Dante's Highlight
May
02 - (D) - Metal Bash Open Air / Neu Wulmsturf
September
26 - (UK) Metalfest / JB's, Dudle

Candlelight Records - www.candlelightrecords.co.uk
Plastic Head (mail order) - www.plastichead.com
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At War: US war metal legends AT WAR will be entering Pyramid Studios on January 4th 2009 to start recording their first album in 20 years, entitled Infidel. Engineering the album will be Alex Perialas best known for his work during the golden age of thrash by engineering such benchmark albums by Anthrax, Testament, Overkill, Nuclear Assault and SOD amongst others.
Formed in 1983 by guitarist Shawn Helsel, bassist and vocalist Paul Arnold and drummer Dave Stone, AT WAR went on to solidify themselves as one premier metal bands in the American underground. After the reviews and college radio play of their 1985 demo Eat Lead, AT WAR went on to release their albums Ordered to Kill (1986) and Retaliatory Strike (1987) for New Renaissance Records. A follow up to Retaliatory Strike was recorded in 1994 but ultimately scrapped which prompted AT WAR to go on an indefinite hiatus only to have the beast awaken from its slumber in 2006 to begin working the material that would become Infidel. After a succession of triumphant return performances throughout the US and Europe in 2008 AT WAR signed with New York's HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS for the release of Infidel, their first studio album in 20 years.

• (12.21) Control Denied's "The Fragile Art of Existence" has been released on an LP version by Animate records.
  (12.20) The Balck Dahlia Murder welcomes former Arsis guitarist Ryan Knight as the replacement for John Kempainen, who left the band last month.
• (12.20) Slipknot's latest album, "All Hope Is Gone", was officially certified gold on December 9, 2008 for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has shifted 592,000 units in the United States since its release August 26th 2008.
  
• (12.19) Angelcorpse has announced the addition of drummer Warhead (Naer Mataeron, Embrace Of Thorns) into the group's ranks. The band is working on a 4 song EP to be released in early 2009.
  
• (12.18) Go here to watch a clip from the upcoming Despised Icon DVD, that is if you're able to avoid getting a migraine from such swift camera cuts.
• (12.18) Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor says they may start writing a new album next fall. Go here for a video interview.
  
• (12.17) Common Grave have finished recording their new album "Embedded Coding".
• (12.17) Go here to listen to audio previews of all the tracks off the new Cannibal Corpse CD.
  
• (12.16) Between The Buried And Me have started writing material for a new album.
• (12.16) Go here to see the cover artwork to Cannibal Corpse's new album "Evisceration Plague", out Feb 3rd 2009.
  
• (12.14) Job For A Cowboy will enter the studio on February 20th, and the record should be out in July. In related news, guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju left the band to go back to school. Al Glassman (ex-Despised Icon) will replace him.
  
• (12.12) Go here to download the free mp3 from Daath entitled 'Fecal Finger', which is a medley of songs from Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse and Dying Fetus. The song will not be included on their new album.
• (12.12) Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has yet to wake up from his coma (from a car accident in November), and has been moved to a long-term care facility.
  
• (12.11) Go here to listen to audio samples of all the tracks that appear on Sepultura's new album, "A-Lex".
• (12.10) Meshuggah will be touring with Cynic and The Faceless this winter. They will perform in San Francisco Feb 4th at Slim's.
  
• (12.09) Nightrage will enter Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden on February 23, 2009 with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new CD "Wearing a Martyr's Crown" for a June 2009 release via Lifeforce Records.
• (12.06) The new Dies Irae DVD+CD ahs been pushed back till January 12 in Europe (through Metal Mind Productions) and January 20 in the USA (through MVD).
• (12.06) Anthrax's new album is tentatively called "Worship Music" and should be out in May 2009.
  
• (12.04) Napalm Death's new album will be out Feb 10th in the US. Go here to see both the cover artwork and to listen to the new song 'Diktat'. Limited digipack includes a bonus song where members switch their instruments.
  
• (12.04) Ozzy Osbourne turned 60 yesterday.
  
• (12.03) Napalm Death will perform on January 31, 2009 at the Asylum in Hockley, Birmingham, England and will play it's soon-to-be-released new album, "Time Waits For No Slave", in its entirety for the first and only time.
• (12.03) Bassist Erlend Caspersen (Deeds of Flesh, Vile) has joined Spawn of Possession. The band is working on music for a new album.
• (12.03) Pyrexia is working on preproduction for their next cd.
  
• (12.02) Divine Heresy will enter the studio on Feb. 1st with producers Logan Mader and Lucas Banker to record their second album.
  
• (12.02) Go here to listen to two new Sepultura tracks: 'The Treatment' and 'We've Lost You'.

Dark Disciple: This is Maddog of Dark Disciple; I'm sending this out to all the ones who have supported us over the years. Mat Sargent took his life last week. I think the world should know about this fallen hero and he should not be put to the road side of the forgotten. The underground scene deserves this much.










November

October

September

• (09.30) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Dies Irae DVD+CD and it's track listing.
  
• (09.30) Chimaira's new album will be released  on April 28, 2009.
• (09.29) Go here for a surprisingly decent bootleg video of Carcass playing in San Francisco last week (they perform 'Corporal Jigsore Quandary' and 'Carnal Forge').
  
• (09.26) Koldborn hope to have their new album written by the end of the year.
• (09.26) Dutch band Polluted Inheritance has decided to call it quits after 19 years of activity.
• (09.26) Dies Irae, the Polish band featuring former Vader members Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz (guitar) and Marcin "Novy" Nowak, will release a brand new DVD+CD entitled "The Art of an Endless Creation" on October 27 in Europe via Metal Mind Productions and December 9 2008 in the USA through MVD.  The package will contain a DVD featuring a concert the band played in 2005 at the Metalmania Festival in Katowice, Poland as well as bonus video clips for the songs "Lion of Knowledge" and "The Art of an Endless Creation", a bootleg video from a gig the band played as part of Empire Invasion Tour 2004 (at which they were joined by Decapitated drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka), bonus audio (featuring Dies Irae's entire 1996 demo "Fear of God") and more.
• (09.25) "Awaken The Dreamers", the third full-length album from All Shall Perish, sold just under 5,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 126.
• (09.25) Chimaira will use Chris "Zeuss" Harris to mix the band new CD, tentatively due in early 2009 via Ferret Music in the U.S.
• (09.25) Bassist Noah Martin has left Arsis to pursue college.
• (09.25) Malevolent Creation will start work soon on their 11th album, which will include a few cover songs, as well as some re-recorded songs from their third album "Stillborn" (they had planned to do this a few albums ago, but never got around to it).
  
• (09.24) Goatwhore is currently writing material for a new studio album. They plan to enter Mana Studios [in St. Petersburg, Florida] in early February.
• (09.24) Behemoth will release a new EP, "Ezkaton", in North America on November 11 through Metal Blade Records. The EP will feature seven tracks, one brand new song titled "Qadosh", a live recording as well as a new studio version of "Chant For Ezkaton 2000 e.v.". Also included are live versions of "From The Pagan Vastlands" and "Decade Ov Therion" plus covers of The Ramones' "I'm Not Jesus" and the Masters Hammer track "Jama Pekel".
• (09.22) Go here to listen to the new song "Anger" from Exhale. The band has left Emetic records and is searching for a new label, so the new album is likely delayed.
  
• (09.21) The new Nightrage album will be called "Wearing A Martyr's Crown" and should be out next year.
  
• (09.20) Visit the Bloodbath minisite here which will have a new track from their latest CD online every week up until the release of the album Oct 28th in the US.
  
• (09.20) Devildriver is hard at work on their 4th album.
  
• (09.18) Go here to listen to Misery Index's entire new album in streaming form.
  
• (09.17) Bassist Scott Patrick has left Resurrection.
• (09.16) Darcy Mildren (Rhythm Guitar) has left Synthetic Breed on good terms. The band will remain a 4 piece for the foreseeable future. The band is working on material for their second album. For a sneak peak, go here to listen to two demo songs 'Scourge' and 'Molecular Self Assembly'.
• (09.16) Psycroptic have uploaded another new track, 'Ob(Servant)', to their MySpace page.
• (09.12) Guitarist Martin 'Germ' Bermheden has left Visceral Bleeding to focus on his work in The Berzerker. He leaves on good terms. The band is currently seeking a replacement.
• (09.12) Oath To Vanquish's new CD will be called "The Ruinous Fate of the Blind". The band has almost finished writing, and will begin rehearsals soon.
• (09.12) The first single from Prophecy's "Don't Fuckin' Mess With Texas", 'Enter Bliss', will be out soon. The band is finishing writing two more songs for the upcoming CD.
• (09.12) Steve, drummer for Amagortis, has decided to leave the band at the end of this year. He leaves on good terms. The band is currently seeking a replacement.
• (09.12) ExMortem's new album will now be coming out October 27th.
• (09.12) Necrophagist plans to release their new album next summer.
• (09.12) Brain Drill have announced the addition of bassist Ivan Munguia (Carnivorous, Odious Mortem) to the group. They continue to write material for a new CD.
  
• (09.11) Despised Icon are writing music for a new album. They have 3 songs written already.
• (09.11) The UK branch of Roadrunner Records will release a special edition of Machine Head's "The Blackening" on October 27th, which includes 2 CDS and a DVD. Go here to see what's on the album.
• (09.11) Suicide Silence has about half of their next album written, and hope to release it next summer.
  
• (09.11) The Haunted will stream their entire new album, "Versus", for a one-week period beginning September 12 on the band's MySpace page.
• (09.10) Go here to listen to the new track 'Mock The Cross' off the new Bloodbath CD. And go here to listen to the song 'Slaughtering The Will To Live'.
• (09.09) Vader will start preprod on their new album 'Necropolis' this December, and will record it in March. They will then release an EP in May, followed by the album in September.
  
• (09.09) Skinless are finally about to start work on material for a new album that they hope to release in 2009.
  
• (09.07) The Faceless' new album "Planetary Duality" will now be out November 11 on Sumerian Records.
• (09/07) The Haunted's new album will be out Sept 30th.
  
• (09.05) The Red Chord has parted ways with guitarist Mike Keller to become a 4 piece. The reasons for the change are not totally clear.
• (09.05) Go here to watch a clip of "Forsaken" off the new Dream Theater DVD, "Chaos In Motion".
  
• (09.04) Slipknot's fourth album, "All Hope Is Gone", has claimed the coveted #1 debut slot on Billboard's Top 200 chart, after a SoundScan recount. The album was initially announced as a #2 debut, 13 units behind The Game's #1 debut, marking the closest margin in SoundScan history. The chart positions resulted from a reported 238,272 copies of "All Hope Is Gone" its first week in stores, while The Game's "LAX" reported 238,285. Roadrunner Records and WEA requested a recount. SoundScan obliged and chart positions have been reversed, with Slipknot claiming #1 and a new margin of 1134 albums. Final recount numbers are 239,516 for "All Hope Is Gone" and 238,382 for "LAX" sold during first week of release.
• (09.04) The Red Chord will start writing music for a new album next month. They hope to have it out next summer.
  
• (09.04) Go here to see the music video of Austrian Death Machine's 'Get To The Choppa'.
  
• (09.04) You can now listen to the entire new All Shall Perish album streaming at this location.
  
• (09.04) Go here to listen to another new track, 'Ghosts of Catalonia', off the new Misery Index CD.
  
• (09.03) Dauntless have signed a two-album deal with Full Metal Records. The group's new CD will be released in early 2009.
• (09.03) Seance have signed with Pulverised Records. The group's new album, "Awakening of the Gods", is tentatively due before the end of the year.
• (09.02) Brain Drill have announced the addition of drummer Joe Bondra from Pennsylvania to the group's ranks. The band is still looking for a new bassist.

August

• (08.31) Vader drummer Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski and guitarist Maurycy "Mauser" Stefanowicz have left the band. Daray will join the Norwegian black metal group Dummu Borgir while Mauser will reportedly concentrate on his Unsun project. Their rumored replacements are former Lost Soul drummer Adam Sierzega and either Jacek Hiro from Sceptic or Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka from Decapitated on guitar.
• (08.31) 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 former bandmate Chris Towning.
• (08.30) According to Machine Head, the band will tour till the end of 2009, will write a new album in 2010, and release it in 2011.
  
• (08.29) George Kollias, drummer for Nile, has released his first drumming instructional DVD. Go here to order it.
  
• (08.29) Malignant Monster is working on new material.
  
• (08.29) Element are in writing mode on a new album. They hope to be finished writing by November 2008, and start recording in January 2009. Go here to listen to a demo track 'Everchanging'.
• (08.29) Go here to listen to the new song 'Slave' off The Amenta's new album.
  
• (08.29) Go here to listen to the song 'Unearthly Invent' off the new Deeds Of Flesh album.
  
• (08.28) Suffocation have reportedly inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of their new album, entitled "Blood Oath", which should be out in early 2009.
• (08.28) The Rotted welcomes The Reverend Trudgill (Screamin' Daemon) as their new bassist.
• (08.27) Go here to listen to the new Slipknot album, streaming in it's entirety.
  
• (08.26) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Deeds Of Flesh album.
  
• (08.23) Malevolent Creation will release their first DVD through Massacre Records called "Lost Commandments". It will come out August 29, 2008 in Euope. The one-hour, 45-minute disc features two complete shows from the band — Party.San Open Air festival (August 9-11, 2007 in Bad Berka, Germany) and Paris, France (2004). Go here for a track listing and the cover artwork.
  
• (08.22) Behemoth will release their first live album, "At the Arena ov Aion – Live Apostasy", in October 2008 via Regain Records. Go here for a track listing.
  
• (08.22) Cog has reissued their 2002 EPs "Just Visiting" Parts I and II on a single CD, as it was originally intended to be released, which will also include the never previously heard original (long) version of 'Bondi'. The songs have also been remastered.
• (08.22) Grimfist has been rejoined by vocalist Frediablo. The band is currently working on material for for its upcoming full-length album, tentatively titled "A New Breed of Brutality".
• (08.21) The new Napalm Death album will be called "Time Waits For No Slave".
• (08.21) Benediction have posted a previously unreleased track entitled 'Dissembler' on their MySpace page. The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's latest album, "Killing Music", but is not included in the CD's final running order.
• (08.20) Go here to listen to the new Psycroptic track 'Immortal Army of One' off their upcoming album.
• (08.20) Divine Heresy have re-recorded the song 'Bleed The Fifth' with their new vocalist Neal. Listen to it on their myspace page.
  
• (08.20) Go here to listen to Cannibal Corpse's bassist Alex Webster discuss a number of issues, including their new album which will come out in early 2009.
  
• (08.19) Chimaira are tentatively scheduled to enter Audiohammer Studio in Sanford, Florida in October with producer Jason Suecof (AllThe Remains, God Forbid, Trivium, Devildriver). The band has 4 songs written already. The album should be out early 2009.
  
• (08.19) Psycroptic's new album will include a free bonus DVD featuring a studio diary as well as performance footage from a 2006 gig in Amsterdam, Netherlands and 2008 concert in Wellington, New Zealand. The free bonus DVD will run approximately 85 minutes. The album will be out Sept 26th.
  
• (08.16) Go here to listen to an mp3 interview with Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy about their song 'Constant Motion' that's been recently added to the videogame Rockband.
  
• (08.16) Go here to listen to the song 'My Will Be Done' off of the new Unearth CD.
• (08.16) Resurrection will have their 1993 debut album "Embalmed Existence" reissued on December 19 2008 via Massacre Records. The disc will include the original recording, demo recordings prior to "Embalmed", live tracks, and storyteller out-takes. A separate DVD disc will include vintage live footage, interviews, 1993/1994 tour videos and will be a limited-edition two-disc digipack format only.
• (08.15) Divine Heresy now welcomes singer Travis Neal, who's been on tour with the band as a temporary singer, as their new official vocalist.
  
• (08.15) Anthrax will enter the studio this October.
• (08.15) Here's a more official statement with regards to Decapitated's hiatus.
• (08.15) Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has been in talks in with HBO about making a two-season maxi-series out of the storyline to his "Year Zero" album.
  
• (08.15) Go to The Haunted's myspace page to listen to a track off the new album called 'Moronic Colossus'.
• (08.11) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Haunted album.
  
• (08.10) Sepultura's new album will be called "A-Lex" (which stands for "no law" or "without law"). It will be released sometime in November.
  
• (08.08) Ozzy has stated he's working on a new album, and after he's toured for it, wants to make a second album right away.
• (08.08) Go here for an interesting video interview with new Cryptopsy singer Matt McGachy.
• (08.07) Go here to see the artwork from Exmortem's new album. And go here to listen to a new track off the album.
  
• (08.04) Metal Injection has posted a number of live videos of Cryptopsy off their current tour: 'Dinner Time / Worship Your Demons', 'We Bleed', 'Slit Your Gut'.

July

• (07.31) Go here for another 2 new songs off the new All Shall Perish album, 'Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation' and 'When Life Meant More...'.
• (07.31) Here's a recent interview with Decapitated. Says guitarist Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka, vocalist Covan is still recovering, and may take a couple of years to fully recover. He think's it's too early to say if the band will continue on.
  
• (07.31) Austrian Death Machine's new album has sold 3,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 179 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (07.31) Unearth will release their new album, "The March", on October 14 via Metal Blade Records.
• (07.31) Go here to see the cover artwork to Dream Theater's new live CD / DVD set.
  
• (07.30) Krisiun's entire new album is available for streaming here.
• (07.30) The Rotted has parted ways with bassist Wilson, who due to personal commitments can no longer give 100% to the band.
• (07.30) In addition to the standard edition of Slipknot's new album, "All Hope Is Gone", a special edition of the LP will be released featuring three bonus tracks ('Child Of Burning Time', 'Vermilion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix)' and 'Til We Die'), expanded artwork and a bonus DVD containing "Nine: The Making Of All Hope Is Gone", a 35-minute documentary directed by Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan.
• (07.30) Go here to listen to 2 demo clips from Anata's new album. Guitarist Andreas Allenmark, who has been a member of Anata since 1997, has decided to leave the band. He has just lost his desire to play technical music. All guitar duties on the new album will be handled by founder/guitarist/vocalist Fredrik Schälin. The band will seek a replacement after the album is finished.
  
• (07.26) Between The Buried And Me will film its August 2 concert at Rocket Town in Nashville, Tennessee for a forthcoming DVD to be called "Colors Live" (to be released Oct 18th). The band will perform its latest album, "Colors", in its entirety along with a fan-voted "greatest hits" set.
• (07.26) Go here to listen to 4 streaming tracks off the new Krisiun album.
• (07.26) Napalm Death have entered the studio to record their new album.
  
• (07.25) Go here to listen to the track “Occupation” off the new Misery Index album.
  
• (07.24) Go here to listen to a teaser of music off The Amenta's new album.
  
• (07.24) Go here to watch a live performance of a new song from The Faceless called "Xenochrist".
  
• (07.23) Shadows Fall is writing material that they hope to use on a future album.
• (07.23) Ozzy Osbourne is about the start work on a new album.
  
• (07.22) Arsonists Get All The Girls have parted ways with guitarist Derek Yarra and bassist Adam Swan, who have decided that touring life is not for them. Steve Dean (Moria) will fill in on bass and Jaeson Bardoni (Moria) will handle guitar on the band's upcoming tour. The band is working on material for a new album they hope to record this coming December / January.
• (07.21) Devildriver has hired Kevin Talley (Daath, Chimaira, Dying Fetus) to play drums for them for Ozzfest.
• (07.19) Pessimist will release in August a new demos album called "Evolution Unto Evil". It will include 12 rare and previously unreleased tracks, early demos and live studio tracks, and some cover songs. Go here to see the artwork.
• (07.18) Divine Heresy will use 28-year-old singer Travis Neal (Pushed, The Bereaved) for its upcoming tour of Mexico and South America.
• (07.18) Synperium have signed to JSR records.
• (07/18) Nuclear Blast has just released Meshuggah's "Destroy Erase Improve Reloaded", which contains the original classic album, plus the contents of their "Self Caged" EP and 'Aztec Two Step' from the "None" EP as bonus tracks.
  
• (07.18) Go here to see the artwork to the new Bloodbath album.
• (07.18) Go here to watch a 14 minute video interview with Psycroptic.
  
• (07.18) Go here to see a video interview with Cryptopsy (Parts 1 and 2) where they discuss the fan backlash to their new album.
  
• (07.17) Whitechapel's new album "This Is Exile" sold 5,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 117 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (07.16) Obituary's new EP will be out Sept 16th. They have been working on some new songs for an album to be released next year.
• (07.16) Psycroptic's new album will be called "Ob(Servant)". Go here to see the cover artwork.
  
• (07.13) Go here to watch a guitar lesson from Meshuggah guitarists Fredrik Thordendal and Marten Hagstrom.
• (07.13) The Amenta's new album "n0n" will be out October 20th on Listenable Records. Visit their myspace page to see the cover artwork.
  
• (07.13) The Haunted's new album will be called "Versus".
• (07.13) Lupara plans to record 12 songs of pre-production at Mercenary Digital Studios this summer with producer/band-drummer Scott Creekmore. They expect to begin recording the actual album this fall. Their current lineup is Ryan Richards (ex-No Conviction) on vocals, Jeremy Wagner on guitar, Scott Creekmore on drums, Tom Brandner on guitar, and Mike "Lurk" Ruehle (ex-Full Blown Chaos) on bass.
• (07.11) Dream Theater will release a new live DVD set called 'Chaos In Motion 2007/2008'. It will come in 2 forms, a 2 DVD set, and a 5 Disc set with 2 DVDs and 3 CDs, and will be released September 23rd. Go here to read the complete track listing.
  
• (07.11) As of February 2008, Fleshtized has disbanded. Drummer Gary White and guitarist Matt Barnes have formed a new band, Chaos Inception. Go to their myspace page to check the band out, and a demo track of new material.
• (07.11) Divine Heresy is now looking for a new permanent vocalist.
• (07.11) Goratory is officially reuniting in September for two shows, one of them is NRW fest in Germany, the other will be a local show in the boston area.
• (07.10) Exhale's new album has been fully recorded and will be mixed soon. The band also welcomes guitarist Andreas Allenmark (Anata) to the fold.
• (07.10) Five Star Prison Cell are writing a new album, they have 7 WIP songs so far.
  
• (07.10) Common Grave are busy recording their new album entitled "Embedded Coding".
• (07.10) Skinlab will release a digital EP titled "Bloodclot". The EP will include the following tracks: 1) 'Face Of Aggression', 2) 'In For The Kill', 3) 'Bloodclot (demo)', 4) 'Planets Collide (CROWBAR cover)' and 5) 'Wasting Away' (NAILBOMB cover).
• (07.09) Go here to see the final cover artwork to the new Slipknot album.
• (07.09) David Vincent, bassist and vocalist for Morbid Angel, was arrested in Italy yesterday and charged with a weapons offense. The weapon in question was a ammo belt with fake bullets that he wears as a stage prop. He has been released, but will have to return to court at a later date to defend himself. Just goes to show, when it comes to airports, it's the letter of the law, and not the spirit of the law that gets followed.
  
• (07.08) Blood Has Been Shed is writing music for their new album.
  
• (07.08) All Shall Perish has posted two new songs on their MySpace page, 'Never Again' and 'Awaken The Dreamers', both of which are off their new album "Awaken The Dreamers".
• (07.07) Slit founding member Gerald (drums) has left the band on amicable terms. He's been replaced with Steve 'Cannibaal' Miscat (Club Murder, Green Piece, Lynch).
• (07.07) Russ Crosstopherson (Mutilated) has joined Saprogenic playing guitar. The band has started writing music for a new album.
• (07.07) The new Despondency album will be called "Revelation IV". Listen to the new track 'Screams Of The Foresaken' on their myspace page.
• (07.06) The Haunted's new album should be out this September.
  
• (07.04) Cryptopsy have uploaded a track called 'It's Dinner Time' to their myspace page that mocks the people who don't like the singing on their new album.
  
• (07.04) Otep will record some upcoming concerts for a DVD.
  
• (07.02) Psycroptic have finished recording their new album, all that's left is mixing. No title has been announced yet.
  
• (07.02) Cryptopsy keyboardist/samplist Maggy Durand has left the band.
• (07.02) Bloodbath will release a new album, "The Fathomless Mastery", on October 6 via Peaceville Records.
• (07.02) Exmortem will release their new album, "Funeral Phantom", on October 20 release via Mighty Music.
• (07.02) Go here to see Slipknot's new masks.
  
• (07.02) Go to the Benediction myspace page to listen to another new track 'They Must Die Screaming' off their new album.
  
• (07.01) Go here to listen to the new track 'Psychosocial' from the new Slipknot album. Visit the band's myspace page to hear the single 'All Hope Is Gone'.

June

• (06.30) Go here to watch a fan filmed recording of the new Morbid Angel song 'Nevermore' recorded live in France. Go here for the same song performed in London.
  
• (06.30) Go here to listen to the track 'Immaculate Façade' off the new Benediction album.
• (06.30) Chimaira's guitarist Rob Arnold has just released a new 'Metal Guitar' Instructional DVD. Go here for more info.
  
• (06.30) Sepultura have finished recording their new album.
• (06.27) The new All Shall Perish album will be out Sept 5th.
• (06.26) Angelcorpse will record a four-song mini-CD by the end of the year.
• (06.26) The Amenta's new album will be mixed at The Vault Studios in Sydney, Australia this week, with longtime engineer Lachlan Mitchell.
  
• (06.26) All Shall Perish has set "Awaken The Dreamers" as the title of its new album, due later this year via Nuclear Blast Records.
• (06.24) Go here to listen to The Rotted's entire new album in streaming form.
  
• (06.24) Carcass will play the Nokia Theatre in New York City on Saturday, September 6. Support at the gig will come from Suffocation. More U.S. shows will be announced shortly.
• (06.24) The Faceless will release their second album "Planetary Duality" in July. Go to their myspace page to listen to a demo track called 'The Ancient Covenant'. Go here to watch a video of the band talking about the album and life in general.
  
• (06.20) Psycroptic have signed with Nuclear Blast Records.
  
• (06.20) Bassist Sebastien Piché has left Despised Icon. The band says: "We're all sad to see Sebastien go. He's been with us since the very start, dedicating over six years of his life to this band. With his first child on the way, a new house and a real full-time job, Seb decided he could no longer sustain the touring lifestyle. We're all proud of everything he's accomplished and thankful for his contribution to DESPISED ICON. Merci pour tout man!" He will be replaced by Max Lavelle from Goratory.
• (06.20) Misery Index has finished recording their new album, due out in September.
  
• (06.19) Slayer hope to have a new album done by the end of the year.
  
• (06.19) Slipknot will release a brand new track, 'All Hope Is Gone', as a free download single on June 20th. The song will be available for free from the Roadrunner Records web site for a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight EST. After that, you'll need to purchase the single from providers such as iTunes or Napster. Their new album will be named after the single.
  
• (06.19) Despised Icon will release a Deluxe Edition of its "The Ills of Modern Man" album on June 24 featuring a bonus DVD composed of a live set, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The live footage will include the following songs: 'A Fractured Hand', 'Bulletproof Scales', 'Harvesting The Deceased', 'Immaculate', 'Retina', 'The Sunset Will Never Charm Us' and 'In The Arms Of Perdition'.
• (06.18) Devolved are currently recording their new album with Neil Kernon (Cannibal Corpse, Nile) producing. No release daye yet.
  
• (06.18) Nine Inch Nails will release the CD version of their album "The Slip" on July 22nd. The American version will be a limited edition with a bonus DVD of live performances from the band's rehearsals for its upcoming summer tour. The international version will not be a limited edition.
  
• (06.18) Recently reunited band Brutality have once again split up.
• (06.18) According to the Fear Factory myspace page, the band will record a new album in the near future.
  
• (06.18) Unearth have started recording their new album, due this October.
  
• (06.17) Go here to watch an interview with Origin about their tour and new album.
• (06.17) Vader's bassist Novy (Marcin Nowak) has left the band. They have replaced him with a session bassist, Martin (ex-Decapitated) for the upcoming tour.
  
• (06.17) Obituary have finished recording their EP "Left To Die". The EP will contain 4 songs: 2 new ones, a new 2008 studio recording of 'Slowly We Rot', and a cover of Celtic Frost's 'Dethroned Emperior'.
• (06.16) Go here to listen to a quick clip of the new song 'All Hope Is Gone' from the new Slipknot album.
  
• (06.13) Go here for a new track 'Get Dead Or Die Trying' from The Rotted (formerly Gorerotted).
• (06.13) Go here to see very low quality footage of former Carcass drummer Ken Owens appearing at the first Carcass reunion show. Many will remember that Ken suffered a brain hemorrhage that has left him incapable of playing death metal drums. It's so nice to see Ken get a giant round of applause, his work has inspired a whole generation of drummers.
  
• (06.13) Go to Aborted's myspace page to listen to their entire new album in streaming form.
• (06.13) Bolt Thrower has decided to abandon recording their new album. They feel their new material just isn't living up to the Bolt Thrower name. Go here to read their statement.
  
• (06.12) Go here to listen to fan recorded versions of 3 new Anthrax songs from their recent show in Chicago: 'Fight 'Em Till You Can't', 'Revolution Screams', 'Vampyres'.
• (06.11) Misery Index will release their new album "Traitors" On Sept 30th in North America, Oct 8th internationally. In the meantime, check out both amazon.com and ITunes to purchase the digital-only EP, "Dead Sam Walking", which features a post-Discordia collection of vinyl-only material and live tracks.
• (06.10) Go here for a video clip containing an interview with Aborted about their new album, as well as live footage from this year's Neurotic Deathfest in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
• (06.10) Go here to listen to a new track off the new Krisiun album, and to see the cover artwork. The album will be out in Europe on July 21 via Century Media Records.
• (06.10) Benediction's new album will be out August 22nd 2008. Go here to see the cover artwork.
  
• (06.09) Nightrage are writing music for their new album.
  
• (06.09) Go here to listen to a track off the new album from Austrian Death Machine, a side project that incluides 2 members of As I Lay Dying. The project is a tribute to actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It contains brutal music, intros by an Arnold sound-a-like, and silly song titles based off your favorite Arnold's quotes (such as 'Get To The Choppa', 'If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It' and 'Its Not a Tumor'.)
  
• (06.09) Carcass did their first reunion show at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden on June 6th. Go here to watch a trailer for a 30 min documentary with the band that comes with a reissue of the band's album "Swan Song".
  
• (06.06) Angelcorpse have choosen Kelly McLauchlin (Pessimist, Unholy Ghost, Diabolic) as their second guitarist.
• (06.06) Meshuggah's Tomas Haake has been named the #1 drummer in the "Metal" category in Modern Drummer magazine's 2008 Readers' Poll. The other 4 members of the top 5 were: 2) Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall), 3) Chris Adler (Lamb Of God), 4) Derek Roddy (formerly of Hate Eternal, Nile, Divine Empire, Malevolent Creation), and 5) Joey Jordison (Slipknot).
• (06.06) Go to youtube to see some live samples of new Anthrax vocalist Dan Nelson performing with the band. Here's 'Only', 'Caught In A Mosh', 'Madhouse', 'I Am The Law'. He will be doing vocals for their new album. Editorial Note: he sounds almost identical to John Bush, why didn't they just get John back?
  
• (06.05) Prophecy's plan to record their new album last year was scrapped. In January, the band decided to record the album at Origin Studios in Houston, TX. No word on whether the album is done, but they now plan on releasing it this year on Grindethic records.
  
• (06.05) Invocator have been on hiatus for the past year. No word on whether they ever plan on playing again, but go here to see what the members are currently up to in terms of different projects.
  
• (06.05) With guitarist Destructhor (Zyklon, Myrkskog) joining Morbid Angel, a number of people on the Myrkskog myspace page are questioning if this means the end for Myrkskog. I sure hope not, they were a good band, and I'd love to hear their long promised 3rd album.
  
• (06.03) Arsis has parted ways with drummer Darren Cesca, due to personality and direction issues. He leaves on good terms, and wil be replaced with Alex Tomlin.

May

• (05.30) Go here for a new track 'Nothin' But A Nosebleed' from The Rotted (formerly Gorerotted).
  
• (05.29) Go here to listen to the new track 'Darkness Prevails' off the new Neuraxis album. The album should be out July 22nd.
• (05.29) Morbid Angel have stated that they will play some new material from their yet-to-be-released new album on tour this fall. They also state that they have not chosen an album name yet, despite what you have read on the internet.
  
• (05.29) Skinlab have left Crash Music.
  
• (05.28) Aborted's new album will be out June 24th as well.
  
• (05.28) Vader's "XXV" album will be out on June 24th 2008 in North America.
  
• (05.28) Go here for an interesting interview with Origin's guitarist Paul Ryan about their new album, touring, etc.
  
• (05.26) Rob Zombie has written all the music for his next studio album. Everything isn't 100% finalized yet, but it's all well underway.
  
• (05.21) 7th Nemesis will re-release its debut album "Violentia Imperatrix Mundi" in limited digipack format in June. The songs have been completely re-recorded, remixed & remastered and will be released under the album name "Archetype of Natural Violence".
• (05.21) The new Deeds Of Flesh album is now scheduled for a Nov 18th 2008 release date.
  
• (05.21) Benediction's new album is now scheduled for a September release. Go here to listen to a few samples.
• (05.21) Morbid Angel have added guitarist Destructhor (Thor Anders Myhren) from Zyklon to the band as second guitarist.
  
• (05.20) Sepultura have just entered the studio to record a new album. They expect to release it in October.
  
• (05.19) Go here to see a live video of Origin performing the song 'The Aftermath' Live from Jaxx in Springfield, VA 5/16/08 (the video seems to only work in Internet Explorer).
• (05.16) Krisiun will release their new album, "Southern Storm", in Europe on July 21 via Century Media Records.
• (05.16) Bassist Calle Löfgren has officially left Visceral Bleeding. He says he no longer has the time necessary to devote to the band. Martin 'Body' Eklöv, who has been the band's session bass player since Calle decided to take time off to focus on his family, will now step in as a full-time member.
  
• (05.15) Exmortem is busy mixing their new CD, which should be out sometime this summer.
  
• (05.15) Decrepit Birth have signed with Nuclear Blast Records. After they complete more touring in support of their current release, they will begin pre-production for the next album.
• (05.15) Brutus has announced the addition of drummer Yuma van Eekelen to the group. The band has also been rejoined by guitarist Bastaerd.
• (05.13) Looks like Anata have finally been allowed to enter the studio to record their new album.
  
• (05.12) Jake Veredika (Periphery) has joined Divine Heresy as the temporary replacement for former vocalist Tommy Cummings, who was dismissed from the group a few weeks ago.
  
• (05.12) Dream Theater video'd their recent show in Vancouver for an upcoming DVD, which will contain live footage from their last tour.
• (05.09) Go here to listen to a few new tracks off the new Resurrection album. Go here to see the cover artwork by Dan Seagrave. The release of the CD has been pushed back till June 27th.
  
• (05.08) Go here for a pre-production version of the song 'In for the Kill' off the new Skinlab record.
• (05.08) Testament's new album "The Formation of Damnation" sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (05.07) The new The Day Everything Became Nothing album is called "Brutal" and is out now.
  
• (05.07) Cannibal Corpse will release a career retrospective 3-disc DVD, "Centuries of Torment The First 20 Years", on July 8 via Metal Blade. The collection contains a documentary, live and rare footage, interviews with members past and present, and bonus material. Go here for more details.
• (05.06) Cryptopsy's new album "The Unspoken King" will be out in Europe the week of May 23rd - 28th, and the album will be out June 24th in North America.
• (05.06) The new Nine Inch Nails album "The Slip" is available now for free download from the band's website, and will be released in July on CD.
  
• (05.06) Anata is STILL waiting for the ok from Earache to enter the studio to record their new album.
• (05.06) Aborted's new album will be called "Strychnine.213". Go here for the album cover and hear two album samples.
• (05.06) Go here to read Divine Heresy's response to former Vocalist Tommy Cummings' recent video interview about why he left the band.
  
• (05.05) Go here to listen to a new Nine Inch Nails track called 'Echoplex'. Visit the band's website for info on a new album the band intends to release for free, called "The Slip".
• (05.05) Misery Index will release their new album "Traitors" in late September on Relapse. Listen to the track 'Ruling Class Cancelled' here.
• (05.02) Daath is just about finished recording their new album.
• (05.02) Brutus is working on their new album "Murwgebeukt - Total Loss", and hope to have it released before the end of the year.
  
• (05.01) Go here for a video statement from Tommy Cummings about his departure from Divine Heresy.

Stillborn: have finished their works on "Esta Rebelión Es Eterna" CD 

On February and March 2008 the band recorded the stuff for its new album in Screw Factory Studio in Debica. This outsized release consists of covers of bands, which were the precursors of the genre, added to regular thrash/death/black festers of Stillborn. The album is going to be released by Dissonance records.
You can find 2 raw samples, before any sound works, on our myspace's profile.
Tracklist:

1. E.R.E.E.
2. Abandon All Hope
3. Soldiers of Hell (Running Wild)
4. Quickly You Rot
5. Sodomize the Dead (Piledriver)
6. Into the Mouth of Madness
7. The Third of the Storms (Hellhammer)
8. March Again
9. Nightmare (Sarcofago)

The premiere of the album is expected to be on 1 September 2008."

April

OCTAVIA SPERATI: Newborn babies and session musicians for UK dates
"On our last UK tour, Jan-Åge Svendsen and Tom-Erik Svendsen, from the Bergen based band Temple Sleep, joined us due to the fact that our drummer Ivar's girlfriend, and our bass player, Trine, were both pregnant. We are now proud to tell you that both the children are born, in late January and early February, and all is well with both mothers and children! We congratulate the new families!

"But, since it is still early days for the newly borns and their parents, we are bringing the same session musicians for the upcoming UK tour this time as well. Jan-Åge and Tom-Erik did a brilliant job for us last time around, and we are very much looking forward to be playing with them again!"

April
03 - (UK) 12 Bar, Swindon
04 - (UK) Sawyers, Kettering
05 - (UK) Leopard, Doncaster
06 - (UK) Joiners, Southampton
07 - (UK) Freebutt, Brighton
09 - (UK) Barfly, London

An e-card for OCTAVIA SPERATI's latest album, "Grace Submerged", can be accessed at this location.

» Octavia on itunes
» Octavia website
» Octavia MySpace

BLUT AUS NORD

BLUT AUS NORD tracklisting announced.
French Experimental Black Metal masters, BLUT AUS NORD, have set the following as the track listing for their forthcoming album "Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars"

1- Disciple’s Libration (Lost In TheNine Worlds)
2- Antithesis Of The Flesh (...And Then Arises A New Essence)
3- The Alcove Of Angels (Vipassana)
4- ...The Meditant (Dialogue With The Stars)
5- Acceptance (Aske)
6- Translucent Body Of Air (Sutta Anapanasati)
7- The formless sphere (Beyond The Reason)
8- The Cosmic Echoes Of Non-Matter (Immaterial Voices Of The Fathers)
9- Elevation (The Dawn Of The Gods)

» Blut Aus Nord on itunes
» Blut Aus Nord website

OCTOBER FILE

OCTOBER FILE - Tour with Dead Kennedys announced.
October File will be main support to punk legends Dead Kennedys in May.

22 - (UK) Leeds, Rio
23 - (UK) Edinburgh, Liquid Room
24 - (UK) Newcastle, Academy
25 - (UK) Manchester, Academy 2
27 - (UK) Bristol, Academy
28 - (UK) London, Electric Ballroom
29 - (UK) Oxford, Academy

» October File on itunes
» October File website
» October File MySpace

THE FORESHADOWING

THE FORESHADOWING Festivals for May confirmed!
THE FORESHADOWING will play as co-headliner at ADRIA ROCK Festival in Nis, Serbia on Friday 30th of May!
Adria Rock Event is an open air three-day-rock festival held on a city stadium in Nis during May each year. The Headliners in 2008 are The Scorpions, Whitesnake, Sonata Arctica and Hanoi Rocks. For more info check here.

The band will take part of the STONED HAND OF DOOM FESTIVAL 2008 too. The 2008 edition of the STONED HAND OF DOOM - chapter 4 will be on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th of May, as always, in Rome. The festival will have the mighty UK cult band WITCHCRAFT as headliners! For more info check here.

Next live gigs:

May
17 - (IT) Rome, Stoned Hand of Doom Festival (Init)
30 - (SER) Nis, Adria Rock Festival (Main Arena)

» The Foreshadowing on itunes
» The Foreshadowing website
» The Foreshadowing on Myspace

STAROFASH

STAROFASH: New album out now and website launched
Mnemosyne Productions — the company owned/operated since 2003 by partners Ihsahn (Emperor frontman) and wife Ihriel (real name: Heidi S. Tveitan; Peccatum) — are pleased to announce that the new official STAROFASH website is now online. These pages contain general information, visuals and audio samples.
We will do our best to update it regularly with news.

This site is based around the artwork of the new STAROFASH album, “The Thread”. The album will be available in stores through Candlelight Records/PHD from 25th of March 2008.

Artwork and design by Ritxi. For more of his great work, please visit at www.iikki.com

Welcome to www.starofash.com

» Starofash on itunes
» Starofash Website
» Starofash MySpace

OMNIUM GATHERUM

OMNIUM GATHERUM in two categories at Metal From Finland Awards 2007 / Endorsement deal with Jackson Guitars USA secured
OG succeeded in entering the top 10 in two categories at the Metal From Finland Awards 2007!!! "Stuck Here On Snakes Way"album was voted #10 in the top 10 best Finnish albums of 2007, on the same list with bands like HIM, Nightwish, Apocalyptica, Amorphis etc. OG´s Markus was also voted in position #9 on top 10 best Finnish guitarist of 2007. Markus was also asked to join the Jackson Guitars USA endorsed artist roster and so he did - so new axes on the way soon!

You can view the whole list of Metal From Finland awards here.

"In a nutshell, "Snakes Way" album have rocked us very nicely when checking camp-OG happenings retrospectively", says the band - "Snakes Way" album visited the official Finnish album chart at position 31. The album got a huge pile of great reviews all around the world, OG did small tours abroad supporting Caliban and Dark Tranquillity, played german festival, did a headlining tour in UK and toured with Entombed in Finland and did loads of own gigs in Finland.

"So, it´s a good boogie going on here, now when it´s time to head to the studio to record the 4th OG album next week!"

» Omnium Gatherumon on itunes
» Omnium Gatherum website
» Omnium Gatherum MySpace

CRIONICS

CRIONICS announce headlining tour
We’d like to proudly announce that Crionics will play as headliner for the first time in the band’s history - Metal Spirit Resurrection vol.6 tour.
For detailed info see: www.metalspirit.ru | www.myspace.com/msrprod

METAL SPIRIT RESURRECTION vol.6 - Part I – Eastern Resurrection
Crionics, Illidiance, Apokefale, Endless Gloom

April
10 - (RU) Saransk, "Mordovia"
11 - (RU) Tolliati "Generator"
12 - (RU) Magnitogorsk "Cave De"
13 - (RU) Perm' "Crazy club"
15 - (RU) Ioshkar-Ola "Taboo"
16 - (RU) Cheboksari "Yhsaia"
17 - (RU) Nignii Novgorod "Rocco"
18 - (RU) Vologda "Bosiakom"
19 - (RU) Sankt-Petersburg "Belgrad"
20 - (RU) Kalyga "KEMZ"
22 - (RU) Moscow "X.O."

» Crionics on itunes
» Crionics website
» Crionics Myspace

SEAR BLISS

SEAR BLISS: The Arcane Odyssey awarded best Hungarian metal album 2007
Sear Bliss' new album The Arcane Odyssey has been awarded in three categories at the Hungarian Metal Awards (www.hang-suly.hu):

Best Album 2007: No.1
Best studio production 2007: No.2
Best cover artwork: No.3

April
05 – (RO) Irish & Music Pub, Cluj
18 – (H) Avalon Club, Budapest
26 – (B) Hof Ter Lo, Antwerpen
July
05 – (H) Szeged
09 – (H) Rockmaraton Festival, Pecs

» Sear Bliss on itunes
» Sear Bliss website
» Sear Bliss Myspace

IHSAHN

IHSAHN: angL set for release
Candlelight Records today confirms 26th May as the European release date for angL, the second solo album from former Emperor vocalist/guitarist Ihsahn. The album features nine new songs all written and performed by the highly respected musician. The album features guest performances by drummer Asgeir Mickelson, bassist Lars Koppang Norberg (both of the band Spiral Architect) and Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth).

Recorded and mixed by Ihsahn at Symphonique Studios in Notodden, Norway (the studio owned by Ihsahn and partner Heidi Tveitan), additional work was completed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Katatonia, Amon Amarth) at Fascination Street Studios and Borge Finnstad (Mayhem, Borknagar) at Toproom Studios. Commenting about the record’s musical collaborations, “Asgeir (Mickelson) did such a great job on my last album (The Adversary, Candlelight 2006), that while in preproduction for angL I programmed a much more generic drum track to leave more creative license for him. It was on Asgeir’s recommendation that Lars (Koppang Norberg) contribute to the album. They both recorded at Asgeir’s studio (Multimono Studios) and it came together nicely.”

Working with Mikael (Akerfeldt), “Mikael and I go back as friends since the early nineties. We met up when Emperor headlined Wacken in 2006 and had a great time watching bands together. We talked then about doing something together at some point and in spite of busy schedules on both sides this luckily came to happen. Rough mixes of “Unhealer” with lyrics were sent to Mikael with the idea for both clean and growl vocals. He worked on it during his off-time recording the new Opeth album. I could not be any happier with the results.”

Writing for angL began early in 2007 and picked up momentum after the Emperor US performances early last summer. “I knew to a greater extent where I wanted to go with this album, though I feel all albums are a kind of struggle to overcome. Regardless of how many you make, it never gets any easier.” An aggressive schedule to complete the album, in addition to recording projects for Hardingrock (in which Ihsahn also contributes) and Starofash (released February 26), Ihsahn completed album tracking in early December. With mixing and mastering completed early this year, the musician is already starting promotion with for the album; efforts that will take up much of his time over the coming months leading up to album release.

Track listing for angL (not in running order) is: Alchemist, Elevator, Malediction, Misanthrope, Monolith, Morningstar, Scarab, Threnody and Unhealer.

Spellemann (Norwegian Grammy) Award Nominee Ihsahn (born Vegard Tveitan) began playing music at a very early age. As a teenager, his friendship with Tomas Haugen (a.k.a. Samoth) would trigger the start of his music career – one that to date includes over fifty individual recordings, five high-profile Emperor European tours (the band reaching US shores on only 3 occasions) and the respect of fans and peers worldwide.

» Ihsahn on itunes
» Ihsahn website
» Ihsahn MySpace

TOUR DATES

DAYLIGHT DIES
May
31 - (US) Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
June
01 - (US) West Hollywood, CA @ Whisky a Go Go
06 - (US) Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
07 - (US) Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater

TO-MERA
April
26 - (ES) Madrid - Caracol
27 - (ES) Barcelona - Mephisto

THRONE OF KATARSIS
June
10 - (AT) TBA, Graz
12 - (D) TBC, Halle
13 - (D) KuFa, Waltershausen
14 - (D) Helvete, Oberhausen
15 - (NL) Baroeg, Rotterdam

ONSLAUGHT
April
10 - (D) Turock, Essen
11 - (NL) Dynamo, Eindhoven
12 - (NL) Atak, Enschede
13 - (NL) Romein, Leeuwarden
June
21 - (D) Queens Of Metal Festival, Kleinwenkheim
27 - (PT) Lagoa, Burning Live Festival, Estombar
28 - (D) Bang Your Head Festival, Balingen
July
08 - (SL) Metalcamp Festival, Tolmin
27 - (PT) Lagoa, Burning Live Festival, Estombar
August
14 - (D) Summer Breeze Festival, Dinkelsbuhl

DIABLO SWING ORCHESTRA
April
04 - (NL) Dynamo, Eindhoven
05 - (NL) Willemeen, Arnhem
06 - (NL) Baroeg, Rotterdam

NACHTMYSTIUM
May
10 - (UK) Engine Rooms, Brighton
11 - (UK) Joseph’s Well, Leeds
12 - (UK) Trillians, Newcastle
13 - (UK) White Rabbit, Plymouth
14 - (UK) Croft, Bristol
15 - (UK) Islington Bar Academy, London
16 - (BE) TBA, Belgium
17 - (NL) TBA, Holland
18 - (FR) TBA, Paris
19 - (D) Underground, Koln
20 - (D) Cassiopeia, Berlin
21 - (D) Feierwerk, Munich
22 - (IT) Magnolia Club, Milan

CRIONICS
April
10 - (RU) Saransk, "Mordovia"
11 - (RU) Tolliati "Generator"
12 - (RU) Magnitogorsk "Cave De"
13 - (RU) Perm' "Crazy club"
15 - (RU) Ioshkar-Ola "Taboo"
16 - (RU) Cheboksari "Yhsaia"
17 - (RU) Nignii Novgorod "Rocco"
18 - (RU) Vologda "Bosiakom"
19 - (RU) Sankt-Petersburg "Belgrad"
20 - (RU) Kalyga "KEMZ"
22 - (RU) Moscow "X.O."
May
09 - (PL) Łódź @ Dekompresja
10 - (PL) Warszawa @ Progresja
11 - (PL) Białystok @ Gwint
12 - (PL) Lublin @ Graffiti
13 - (PL) Rzeszów @ Pod Palmą
14 - (PL) Kraków @ Krzysztofory
15 - (PL) Wrocław @ Madness
16 - (PL) Poznań @ U Bazyla
17 - (PL) Bydgoszcz @ Estrada

KILLING JOKE
September
11 - (JP) Tokyo, Duo
12 - (JP) Tokyo, Duo
16 - (ES) Madrid, Heineken
18 - (ES) Barcelona, Apollo
19 - (IT) Milan, Rolling Stone
20 - (IT) Milan, Rolling Stone
24 - (DE) Berlin, Columbia Hall
25 - (DE) Berlin, Columbia Hall
26 - (FR) Paris, Trabendo
27 - (FR) Paris, Trabendo
29 - (BE) Brussels, AB Club
30 - (BE) Brussels, AB Club
October
03 - (UK) London, The Forum
04 - (UK) London, The Forum
09 - (US) Los Angeles, House Of Blues
11 - (US) New York, Filmore East / Ex Lrving Plaza
12 - (US) New York, Filmore East / Ex Lrving Plaza
OCTOBER FILE
April
12 - (UK) Bridge House 2 - London
July
04 - (SL) Metalcamp festival, Tolmin
May
22 - (UK) Leeds, Rio
23 - (UK) Edinburgh, Liquid Room
24 - (UK) Newcastle, Academy
25 - (UK) Manchester, Academy 2
27 - (UK) Bristol, Academy
28 - (UK) London, Electric Ballroom
29 - (UK) Oxford, Academy

AVERSE SEFIRA
April
12 - (MEX) Ciudad Juarex, New Rainbow Bar

OBITUARY
June
01 - (GR) Thessaloniki, Ydrogeios club
03 - (IE) Dublin, The Button Factory
06 - (IS) Tel Aviv, Demage Festival/Theatre Club
20 - (AU) Mining am Inn, Summer Nights Festival
21 - (ES) Zaragossa, Monsters Of Rock
22 - (FR) Clisson/Nantes, HellFest
27 - (BE) Dessel, Graspop Festival
28 - (DE) Balingen, Bang Your Head
29 - (IT) Bologna, GOM (Gods of Metal)
July
25 - (LI) Vilnius, Forum Palace
26 - (NL) Lichtenvoorde, Zwarte Cross Festival
27 - (PT) Estombar Lagoa, Lagoa Burning Live Fest
August
01 - (FI) Helsinki, Nosturi club
02 - (DE) Wacken, Wacken Festival
08 - (DK) Cobenhagen, Amager Bio
09 - (DE) Bad Berka, Party-San-Festival

CARNAL FORGE
April
01 - (BG) - Sofia @ Hristo Botev Community Center
02 - (MAC) - Skopje @ Castro Club
03 - (SR) - Belgrade @ SKC
04 - (AUT) - Vienna @ The Viper Room
05 - (IT) - Bologna @ Stottotetto Sound Club
06 - (IT) - Pescara @ Rockhouse
07 - (IT) - Milan @ Musicdrome
08 - (IT) - Padova @ Unvalut
09 - (CH) - Uster @ Rock City
10 - (DE) - Essen @ Turock
11 - (NL) - Eindhoven @ Dynamo
12 - (NL) - Enschede @ Atak
13 - (NL) - Leeuwarden @ Podium Romein
14 - (DE) - Berlin @ K17
15 - (DE) - Prague @ Exit Chmelnice
25 - (PRT) - Barroselas @ SWR Barroselas Metalfest

OCTAVIA SPERATI
April
03 - (UK) 12 Bar, Swindon
04 - (UK) Sawyers, Kettering
05 - (UK) Leopard, Doncaster
06 - (UK) Joiners, Southampton
07 - (UK) Freebutt, Brighton
09 - (UK) Barfly, London

IMPALED
May
31 - (NL) Tilburg, Holland @ Neurotic Death Fest
June
02 - (ES) Durango, Platruena
04 - (ES) Barcelona, Mephisto Club
05 - (FR) Luynes/Marseille, Le Korigan
10 - (D) München, Feierwerk
11 - (D) Berlin, K17
13 - (D) Hünxe, Death Feast Fest
17 - (UK) Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
19 - (UK) Bristol, Bierkeller
20 - (UK) London, Underworld
21 - (D) Trier, Summer Blast Fest

SEAR BLISS
April
05 – (RO) Irish & Music Pub, Cluj
18 – (H) Avalon Club, Budapest
26 – (B) Hof Ter Lo, Antwerpen
July
05 – (H) Szeged
09 – (H) Rockmaraton Festival, Pecs

OMNIUM GATHERUM
April
05 - (FI) Hamina - Jack Up

THE FORESHADOWING
May
17 - (IT) Rome, Stoned Hand of Doom Festival (Init)
30 - (SER) Nis, Adria Rock Festival (Main Arena)

PANTHEON I
May
31 - (NO) molde metal festival
June
07 - (DE) Interregnum fest
August
16 - (FI) Jalometalli Finland

• (04.30) Vocalist Tommy Cummings has been fired from Divine Heresy, after he flew into a rage during a show on April 26 in Poughkeepsie, New York when the other players wouldn't let him end the set early.
• (04.30) Pete Sandoval has said the next Morbid Angel CD will likely be called "Iblis the Great".
• (04.28) Dying Fetus' "Killing On Adrenaline" album will be reissued on June 15 by Displeased Records. The CD will be remastered and will feature upgraded layout plus a bonus DVD containing 100-plus minutes of live footage from 2000.
• (04.28) Bloodbath's live CD/DVD has been pushed back till June 2nd.
  
• (04.25) Benediction have finished recording their new album.
• (04.25) Drummer Romain Goulon (Disavowed) has joined Necrophagist. The band is preparing to start work on a new album.
• (04.24) Metal Mind Productions will re-release Brutality's first 3 albums, so grab em if you don't have these classic death metal albums already, especially their debut "Screams Of Anguish".
  
• (04.24) Drummer Richard Schill has now permanently joined Spawn Of Possession.
  
• (04.23) Gorerotted have changed their name to The Rotted. Go here for more info on why they made the switch. Their new album will be out June 30th in Europe.
  
• (04.22) Unearth will enter the studio this June to record their new album.
  
• (04.21) Synperium is halfway done writing music for their debut album.
• (04.21) Go here to listen to Testament's entire new album streaming.
• (04.21) Go here to listen to the track 'Seizures' off the new Coldworker album.
  
• (04.17) The new Textures album, "Silhouettes", has had its release date pushed back to May 5th from the previously announced April 21st.
• (04.17) Obituary will record a new EP in the coming months.
• (04.17) Bloodbath are now working on their 3rd full length album. The current release date is set at Oct 6th. The album is said to be in the same vein as their recently released EP.
  
• (04.17) Krisiun is currently in Germany finishing the production of their upcoming record which is scheduled to be released around late July or early August 2008.
• (04.16) Go to Skinlab's myspace page to hear the live track 'Slave The Way' off the new live Skinlab album.
• (04.16) Seance have reformed (check out their spectacular "Saltrubbed Eyes" album) and will release a new album called "Awakening of the Gods". Go to their site for some song samples. They're currently looking for a label.
  
• (04.09) Apparently Brain Drill has decided not not split up, despite their recent problems on tour. But the band is looking for a new drummer.
  
• (04.09) Go here to listen to the new track 'The Formation of Damnation' off the new Testament album (its a fast and brutal one).
  
• (04.08) Benediction have started recording their new album, due before the end of the year.
• (04.08) Go here to listen to a new track 'Storm Warning' off the new Textures albu
• (04.04) Visceral Bleeding is working on material for a new album.
• (04.02) Despondency will enter Soundlodge Studios on April 8 to begin recording its new CD. A late summer release via Brutal Bands is expected.
• (04.01) Deranged have broken up. Go here for more details.
  
• (04.01) Go here to listen to the track 'Incarnation' off of the new Vader album "XXV".

March

• (03.28) Metalmind will be rereleasing some classic hard to find Malevolent Creation CDs. Visit here for more info.
  
• (03.28) The Haunted have finished pre-production on their new album, and will enter the studio soon.
• (03.27) Bury Your Dead has sold 4,700 copies in the USA of its new, self-titled album to debut at position No. 176 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (03.27) Visit In Flames' myspace page to listen to their entire new album in streaming form (available for 1 week, so check it out soon).
  
• (03.26) Napalm Death are in the earliest stages of writing music for a new album.
• (03.26) Go here for an interview with Meshuggah guitarist Mårten Hagström.
• (03.26) Monstrosity will use bassist Ben Kuzay for their upcoming tours.
• (03.25) Shadows Fall has denied the rumor that it's leaving Atlantic.
  
• (03.24) Ankla has added vocalist Eddie Macias to the group (replacing Ikaro Stafford). They're in pre-production on their new album.
• (03.24) An audio clip of a rehearsal / demo version of a brand new Anthrax song, entitled 'Fight 'Em 'Till You Can't Fight No More', can be heard on the intro page to the band's official website. Note: Looks like they removed the song.
• (03.21) Brain Drill seems to have split up. A fight has broken up between the band members during their tour, for more information, visit their myspace page, read the first blog, then go to page 4 of the comments to hear the other band member's rebuttal.
• (03.20) Meshuggah's latest album, "obZen" has sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart. Their last album "Catch 33", released in June 2005, sold 7,000 copies in its first week, which landed at No. 170 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• (03.19) Coldworker's new album will be out May 13th in the U.S.
• (03.19) Go here to listen to the new track, 'Worhsip Your Demons' off the new Cryptopsy album "The Unspoken King".
  
• (03.18) Krisiun are about to enter the studio to record their new album.
  
• (03.17) Rumor has it that Shadows Fall may be leaving Atlantic Records. Their last studio album on Atlantic Records, "Threads of Life", has sold 93,000 copies in the United States, a fraction of the 301,000 sales total achieved by its predecessor, "The War Within", which was released by Century Media.
• (03.17) Go here to listen to a demo song 'Wolf At Your Door' from Vile's upcoming album. The band is also searching for a new label.
  
• (03.17) Metal Mind Productions will release a DVD from Decapitated, entitled "Human's Dust", on June 9 in Europe and June 10 in the U.S. The main feature of the DVD consists of the band's October 2002 gig in Krakow. Bonus material includes two live performances recorded during Ozzfest in Poland (May 2002) and Metalmania festival (March 2004), the "Winds of Creation" video clip, plus three interviews recorded at various locations: Kraków in 2002 (Vitek and Vogg); Ozzfest in Katowice, 2002 (Vogg and Sauron); Metalmania in Katowice, 2004 (Sauron and Martin). Go here for the cover artwork. Go here for the full track listing.
• (03.14) Go here to listen to a new track 'Old Days Born Anew' off the new Textures album.
  
• (03.13) Bloodbath will release their live CD/DVD Digipak entitled "The Wacken Carnage" on Peaceville April 21st. Go here to see the cover.
• (03.11) The Skinlab live album will be out April 29th. Go here to see the cover artwork.
  
• (03.11) Gorerotted have enetred the studio to record their new album.
  
• (03.10) Arsis are back on their feet and back on tour, with minimal damages to their equipment.
• (03.10) Go here to listen to a new track, 'More Than Meets The Eye', off the new Testament album.
  
• (03.10) Guitarist Mike Kimball has left Dying Fetus. The band are holding auditions for a replacement.
• (03.10) For a sneak peak at a few surprises in Nile's new live concert setlist, go here.
  
• (03.10) Divine Heresy's debut "Bleed The Fifth!" has sold 20,000 copies in the United States so far.
• (03.06) Arsis' trailer flipped over while traveling in Iowa, but the band is ok. Their equipment is smashed up though, and it may jeopardize the rest of the tour.
• (03.06) The new Neuraxis album will be called "The Thin Line Between".
• (03.03) Rob Zombie has started work on his new studio record.
• (03.03) Cog's new album will now be out April 12th.
• (03.03) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Textures album.
  
• (03.03) Drummer Nils Fjellström has officially rejoined Aeon.
• (03.03) Hate Eternal's new album "Fury & Flames" sold 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. Go here for an mp3 interview with mainman Erik Rutan.
• (03.03) The North American re-release of Devolved's "Technologies" with bonus tracks has been postponed to an undetermined date.

February

• (02.29) Vocalist Sean Z has joined Daath. They will enter the studios March 1st to record their new album, "The Concealers".
• (02.28) Go here to listen to Meshuggah's entire new album in Streaming Form.
  
• (02.27) Slipknot's new album should be out Aug 12th in the US, and the day before in Europe.
  
• (02.27) Aborted is having a contest where listeners get to come up with a song title for one of the tracks off their new album. For more info, go here.
• (02.25) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Coldworker album, "Rotting Paradise", due in May. And go here to listen to a sample track, 'Citizens of the Cyclopean Maze' (Click the media player towards the bottom of the page).
• (02.25) Go here to listen to the new track 'Wombdisease' off the new Bury Your Dead album.
  
• (02.24) Lupara has parted ways with vocalist Noa Brady. A replacement singer has yet to be announced.
• (02.24) All Shall Perish will enter the studio this April to record their new album.
• (02.24) Deftones will enter a Sacramento, California studio at the end of March with producer Terry Date to begin recording its sixth studio album, "Eros", tentatively due before the end of the year.
• (02.23) Hatesphere bassist Mikael Ehlert Hansen has joined Koldborn. They are writing songs for their new album.
• (02.22) Shadows Fall will reissue their Century Media debut, "Of One Blood", on April 15.
• (02.21) Cryptopsy's new album will be called "The Unspoken King", and is in the final stages of recording. They hope to release it this summer.
• (02.21) Century Media will release a bestof Strapping Young Lad album on March 31st. The album will be called "1994-2006 Chaos Years". For more info, visit here.
• (02.20) The new 7th Nemesis CD will be called "Archetype of Natural Violence" and will be out March 8th.
  
• (02.20) Neuraxis will enter the studio February 19 with producer Jef Fortin to record their fifth studio album. The recording process will be completed by late March, and they hope to release the album in July.
• (02.20) Go here to listen to a new track, 'The Aftermath' off the new Origin album.
• (02.19) Go here to see the cover artwork to Testament's new album.
• (02.19) Martyr will release a DVD later this year called "Havoc in Quebec City".
• (02.18) Crionics will be doing a lot of touring this spring in Europe, and work is already underway on a new album, which they hope to have available before the end of the year.
• (02.18) Go here to see the cover artwork to Vader's 25th anniversary album.
  
• (02.17) Go here to listen to a rare track, 'Executioner Returns' from Obituary.
• (02.17) Go here to listen to a new track, 'The Mirror's Truth' off the new In Flames album.
• (02.17) Go here to listen to a new track, 'Sympathy Orchestra' off the new self titled Bury Your Dead album, due out March 18th.
  
• (02.15) Tool has started writing new music for a new album.
• (02.15) Vile has finished writing 7 songs for their new album, and are writing a couple more.
  
• (02.15) Go here to listen to previews off the new Bloodbath EP.
  
• (02.14) Synthetic Breed have signed with Faultline Records. Their debut album will finally be availavle Feb 16th.
  
• (02.14) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Deranged album, out now.
• (02.14) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Arsis album.
• (02.13) Bloodbath will release its new four-song mini-CD, "Unblessing The Purity", on March 10 through Peaceville Records. Go here for the cover artwork.
• (02.13) Go here for an interview with Hate Eternal's Erik Rutan about the new album.
  
• (02.13) Go here to listen to the new track 'Obzen' off of Meshuggah's new album.
• (02.13) The new Suffocation album has the working title "Blood Oath". The album will be recorded by June for a tentative August / September release. Find out this and more in an audio interview with Mike available here.
  
• (02.11) Slayer has won this year's Grammy for best metal performance. This is the second year in a row they've won the award.
  
• (02.08) The new Resurrection album will be called "Mistaken for Dead", and it will be released May 4 via Massacre Records. The album will finish mixing at the end of February, and Dan Seagrave will be doing the cover artwork
  
• (02.08) Sepultura is about the start writing their new album. This time, they state the album will be inspired by the book and film "A Clockwork Orange".
• (02.08) Go here to see the cover artwork to Dream Theater's Greatest Hit album.
  
• (02.07) Aborted had this to say about their new album: "We are putting final touches to the material and are hitting the studio to record from the end of February until mid-March. Eric Rachel will mix this slab of brutality right after and it should see a summer release on Century Media Records."
• (02.07) Go here for an interview with Arsis bassist Noah Martin about the new album.
  
• (02.07) The new Textures album will be called "Silhouettes", and will be released April 21 via Listenable Records.
• (02.07) Slipknot should enter the studio this month to begin working on their new record, which they hope to release in August.
• (02.06) A few words from vocalist Burton C Bell about what Fear Factory is (or is not) to to: "I'll say never say never, but at the moment FEAR FACTORY does not have a record contract with a label, so there's no contractual obligation. I'm not worried about it and I'm focusing all my attention on ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS."
• (02.05) Go here to listen to the new track 'Bleed' off of Meshuggah's new album.
  
• (02.05) All the songs for the new Psycroptic album have been written (9 in total), and the band hopes to go into the studio in March. They hope to have the album finished by May.
  
• (02.02) Origin's new album will be called "Antithesis", and will be released on April 1st. The lineup is the same as their famous "Informis Infinitis Inhumanitis" album. Go here for the cover artwork.
  
• (02.02) Behemoth will film its February 17, 2008 concert at La Locomotive in Paris, France for an upcoming DVD, to be release fall / winter this year.

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January 2008

• (01.31) The new Hanzel Und Gretyl album will be called "2012: Zwanzig Zwolf", ad will be released Feb 5th.
  
• (01.31) Vader's 25th anniversary album "XXV" should be out in May, and will be released in several versions, including a regular edition and a special edition with 3 bonus songs and an extra DVD with rare footage. The band  will start recording a band new album in 2008 temporarily titled "The Book of the Dead". They plan to release the album May 2009.
• (01.31) Dream Theater will release a "Forsaken" digital EP. The title track will be the album version, followed by two live tracks recorded last year in Spain: 'Forsaken (live)' and 'Constant Motion (live)'. The EP will be released March 31st.
  
• (01.31) Lots of Bloodbath news. Vocals have been recorded for a new EP which should be out later this year. A DVD of the band's live performance at the Wacken 2005 festival will be released soon on Peaceville Records. And a new full length CD is in the works, possibly to be recorded this year.
  
• (01.29) Drummer Nils Fjellström may have patched things up with Aeon, and might return to the band fulltime. The band is jamming with him and are deciding whether they want him back.
  
• (01.29) Arsis' new album "We Are The Nightmare" will come out April 15, 2008 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records.
• (01.29) To listen to what may be 2 clips off Meshuggah's new album, watch the following interview with Tomas Haake and Marten Hagstrom. The audio clips are during the opening and ending credits.
  
• (01.29) Go here to see the cover artwork to Zimmer's Hole's new album.
  
• (01.28) Diabolic have signed to Deathgasm Records. The band will release their latest two EPs on one CD called "Chaos In Hell/Possessed By Death" on Feb 29th.
  
• (01.28) All Shall Perish are working on material for a new album to be released later this year.
  
• (01.28) Drummer Lech (As Blood Runs Black) and vocalist Lou Tanius (On Paths Of Torment, Invocation of Nehek) have joined Through The Eyes Of The Dead.
• (01.28) Go here for a pretty interesting video interview with Slayer's Kerry King from this year's NAMM.
  
• (01.25) Vocalist Derek Rydquist has left The Faceless to pursue a college degree. The band is looking for a replacement, and still plans to record a new album this year.
  
• (01.25) Go here to listen to an interview with Severe Torture drummer Seth Van De Loo.
• (01.25) Gorerotted has parted ways with drummer John Rushforth. He will be replaced by Nate Gould of Screamin' Daemon.
• (01.23) Vocalist Nate Johnson has quit Through The Eyes Of The Dead and has joined the hardcore band Since The Flood. As to why he left the band, he states he is no longer interested in doing death metal vocals. He loves the band, but wants to do something a little different.
  
• (01.23) The new Zimmers Hole record will be called "When You Were Shouting At The Devil...We Were In League With Satan". The album is due out on March 11 on Century Media Records. Go here to see the cover artwork and hear the title track.
  
• (01.22) Angelcorpse has added drummer Paul Collier (Ornament Of Disgrace) to the band.
• (01.22) Go here and here to watch a drum solo by Divine Heresy's Tim Yeung performed at the NAMM show, which took place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
• (01.21) Former Obituary guitarist Allen West was released from the Gainesville Correctional Institution in Gainesville, Florida on January 19, 2008 after serving eight months. He was sent to jail after being arrested for his 5th DUI.
• (01.18) The new Skinlab live album has been completed, and will be called "Skinnedalive!"
• (01.17) Here's the bonus track listing for the re-issue of Death's "Symbolic" due out April 1st: 10) 'Symbolic Acts' (original "Symbolic" title) (instrumental), 11) 'Zero Tolerance' (instrumental), 12) 'Crystal Mountain (instrumental)', 13) 'Misanthrope (instrumental)', 14) 'Symbolic Acts' (original "Symbolic" title) (with vocals).
• (01.17) In Flames have inked a deal with Koch Records for the North American release of their new album, "A Sense of Purpose", to be released April 1st.
• (01.17) Rasmus Salskov has rejoined Koldborn as their fulltime drummer. He took a break shortly after their last album for personal reasons.
  
• (01.16) The current working title for Project: Failing Flesh's new album is "Count Back From Ten".
• (01.16) The new Deftones album will be caled "Eros", and is due out later in the year.
• (01.15) Go here to listen to the new track 'Bringer of Storms' off Hate Eternal's new album.
• (01.15) Go here and here to watch a video interview with Gorerotted.
• (01.15) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new In Flames CD.
  
• (01.12) According to their myspace page, Malamor is in pre-production on their new album.
  
• (01.12) Behemoth have just signed with Metalblade Records in the US, and Nuclear Blast in Europe.
• (01.12) Cannibal Corpse hope to enter the studio in September to record a new album for a 2009 release.
  
• (01.12) Arsonists Get All The Girls welcome bass player Adam Swan to the group. He replaces Patrick Jones, who died Nov 30th of last year of unknown causes.
  
• (01.12) Go here to listen to the song 'Watch Me When I Kill' off the new Deranged album due out February 18th.
• (01.12) Coldworker have completed work on their new album. The album will be released this spring, and contains 12 tracks, plus a japanese bonus track which is a cover of Sepultura's 'Necromancer'.
• (01.12) Check here to get the tracklisting to the new Dream Theater Best-of album, which contains a number of remixed tracks exclusive to this double CD set.
  
• (01.11) Nasum will be releasing a live album in March. It will come in two varieties. The first will be the band's live show from 2004 in Japan in a digipak entitled "Doombringer" on Relapse, to be released March 4th. The second will be the same tracks, but on a split album with Napalm Death. Go here to see the "Doombringer" cover artwork. The track listing is as follows: 1) 'Corrosion' 2) 'Doombringer' 3) 'Just Another Hog' 4) 'Inhale/Exhale' 5) 'Scoop' 6) 'Bullshit' 7) 'Relics' 8) 'Löpandebandsprincipen' 9) 'I Hate People' 10) 'Masshypnosis' 11) 'A Welcome Breeze Of Stinking Air' 12) 'Fatal Search' 13) 'This is...' 14) 'The Masked Face' 15) 'The Idiot Parade' 16) 'Den Svarta Fanan'.
• (01.11) Cog's new album "Sharing Space" will be released in Australia on April 12.
• (01.11) In Flames will release a new single, "The Mirror’s Truth", on March 7 via Nuclear Blast Records. The European-only release will contain the following tracks: 1) 'The Mirror's Truth' 2) 'Eraser' 3) 'Tilt' 4) 'Abnegation'. The first track is taken from their new album, due out April 4th, and last 3 are exclusive non-album tracks
  
• (01.10) Daath will enter the studio on March 1st with producer Jason Suecof (Chimaira, The Black Dahlia Murder) to begin recording its new album for a late 2008 release via Roadrunner Records.
• (01.09) Bury Your Dead have announced that Myke Terry, former vocalist of Cassius, will be the band's new permanent vocalist. The band is working on a new album right now.
• (01.09) Terrorust have parted ways with their old vocalist, and have replaced him with Matt Storma. The band plans on re-releasing their debut album with their new vocalist doing all the vocals (the album will also contain new lyrics and artwork). Visit their myspace page to listen to the new track 'Harvesting The Blood'.
  
• (01.09) Go here to see the cover artwokr to the new Hate Eternal album, "Fury and Flames".
• (01.08) Pre-production has begun for Resurrection's new album, and should be released May 4, 2008.
• (01.08) The new In Flames album will be called "A Sense of Purpose", and will be released in Europe on April 4 via Nuclear Blast Records.
• (01.08) Memorial services for late Disgorge bassist Benjamin Lee Marlin will be held on January 17, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in North Escondido, California. Fans of the band are encouraged to attend. For more info, go here.
• (01.07) Go here to see the cover artwork to the new Meshuggah album.
  
• (01.04) The original Pessimist lineup from the first two CDs,  featuring founding members, guitarist Kelly McLauchlin, vocalist Rob Kline, and drummer Chris Pernia, has reunited. Handling bass duties for the group is Kelly Conlon. Plans are underway to begin writing new music for release later in the year. In the meantime, the band will release a rare CD, "Evolution Unto Evil" which features rare and previously unreleased tracks, early demos and live studio songs, plus a few covers. The album will be released March / April 2008, a co-release on Grim Nocturnal Records and Pathos Productions.
• (01.04) Unearth is working on music for a new cd to be released this fall.
  
• (01.03) Disgorge bassist Ben Marlin lost his 18-month battle with Cancer yesterday morning. RIP dude.
  
• (01.03) Rhino Records has set a March 18 release date for a "best-of" double-CD from Dream Theater, entitled "Greatest Hit & 19 Other Pretty Cool Songs".
• (01.02) Go here to read a new interview with drummer Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater, with some new interesting tidbits about the band.
  
• (01.01) See what were yours and my Favorite Albums Of 2007!
• (01.01) Hate's new album will be released Feb 4th.
• (01.01) Visit the Decrepit Birth myspace page to listen to another new track, 'The Living Doorway', from the new album.
• (01.01) MetalKult.com has just posted six MP3 audio files from a 1988 Death rehearsal. These 6 songs eventually got rerecorded for the band's "Leprosy" album.
• (01.01) Deeds Of Flesh have finished recording the drums for their new album.

REVEREND/BYFIST: bassist BRENDON KYLE has enlisted in the US Air Force and to say the least we are very proud of him. Brendon has been sworn in and will become active duty in mid FEB 08. As much as we will miss him, we understand his passion and desire for duty to his country and applaud him all the way. We wish Brendon a safe and rewarding career in the military and hope to see him banging his bass once again down the line. Please feel free to leave comments as I'm sure Brendon would love to hear from you.