Pure Metal News: June 2006

June 2006 News: Part 1 To quickly find what you're looking for use the box below. CATARACT seeking new bassplayer  After several discussions, Cataract and bass player Michael decided to part ways. We thank him for everything in the past 8 years and wish him all the best for his future!!! We are now looking for an immediate replacement. We need a dedicated person that is willing to play a lot, take part in regular rehearsals, spend your holidays touring with the coolest bands, take some crazy rides and spend weekends in vans, on stages and in foreign beds.   You should bring talent and experience in bands if possible, and it would be ace if you listen to lots of metal and hardcore. You should be loving this as we do, willing to share a future vision in the band and not being afraid of changes and discussions. Creativity is a must.  We offer all of the above and some nice extras such as an endorsement deal, a record contract, forthcoming touring all over Europe and more. There is a bright future ahead for Cataract. We want you to be part of it. Just send your application to info@cataract.cc. Write everything we would need to know about you. Don´t forget to write down your phone number too! You will get an answer within a few days. Attention - SHOWS CANCELLED: due to the missing link in the band we are forced to call off the shows in Stuttgart/LKH and Berchtesgaden/Kuckucksnest. CATARACT HeadQuarter www.cataract.cc  Metal Blade Records signs Job for a Cowboy!  I am very pleased to announce the addition of AZ metal mayhem quintet Job for a Cowboy to the Metal Blade Records roster. They are currently on the Steers & Beers Tour with From A Second Story Window, Cattle Decapitation, Misery Index, and Animosity which just kicked off on June 10th and is already receiving very positive feedback. Their EP ‘Doom’ is still available for purchase from the band’s site, select stores, and you can get it from the band at their shows. Job For A Cowboy will be going into the studio to record their first full length release at the end of the year and will be out in Spring of 2007.   “We know so many bands that are working so very hard to be signed, and we are extremely grateful that we have gotten this opportunity. We have not taken anything for granted and we love to thank everyone that came to our shows and supported us. And thank you to all the bands that we've made friends with along the way, the promoters that taken so many chances on the band, and everyone who’s been apart of our development." Job For A Cowboy   "We are very excited to welcome Job For A Cowboy to the Metal Blade Family. They have done a tremendous job of promotion through their myspace page and we look forward to continuing their amazing progress." Brian Slagel Owner/CEO Metal Blade Records   Ravi Bhadriraju (guitarist) Jonny Davy (vocals) Bobby Thompson (guitarist) Elliot Sellers (drummer) Brent Riggs (bassist)   http://www.jfacmetal.com/ http://www.purevolume.com/jobforacowboy http://myspace.com/jobforacowboy Interview with Chris Barnes of SIX FEET UNDER now up on the National Hockey League's official website!   A senior writer for NHL.com, the National Hockey League's official website, recently conducted an interview with Chris Barnes of Six Feet Under to talk about his attachment to the Buffalo Sabres, Chris’ hometown hockey team, who are playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs right now.   Here’s an excerpt from the interview that just took place on Wednesday, May 31 st: Chris Barnes, the vocalist from the heavy-metal band Six Feet Under, calls Tampa home these days, but his heart remains in his home town of Buffalo -- and with his beloved Sabres. For that reason, Barnes finds himself in his Tampa house every night Buffalo plays in these Stanley Cup Playoffs, parked in front of the television or listening to the team's radio broadcast through the Internet. The whole time, he lives and dies by the fortunes of a team he has followed since his childhood days in Buffalo . Click the following like to check out the interview in it’s entirety: http://www.nhl.com/cupcrazy/2006/seriesm/barnes060106.html  UNEARTH - More album details!  III: IN THE EYES OF FIRE – OUT 11th / 14th AUGUST 2006  It’s finally done – Massachusetts’ hottest are about to unleash a new album filled with a crushing mixture of the best in Metal/Hardcore around. After recording this piece of groundbreaking heavy music with producer legend Terry Date (PANTERA, DEFTONES, WHITE ZOMBIE, SOUNDGARDEN…) in March 2006 the band will finally release their highly anticipated follow-up to the greatly awarded 2004 effort ‘The Oncoming Storm’ in early August 2006!   ‘III: In The Eyes Of Fire’ will kick you’re a** with it’s dynamite-like metallic hardcore on the 11th of August (G/A/S) / 14th of August (rest of Europe). “III- In the Eyes of Fire is our angriest, fastest, darkest and heaviest album to date. In the past we have always come across better live than on record, but this recording finally captures our live energy and aggression. We can't wait to head back to Europe to play these songs live.” (Trevor Phipps) MENDEED - + Chrome Division + Coldseed release parties NUCLEAR BLAST is proud to announce the release parties for MENDEED, CHROME DIVISION and COLDSEED in the following venues/cities: Releaseparties Mendeed / Chrome Division / Coldseed: 23.06.06 Club - Prag Stuttgart 23.06.06 Rockfabrik - Augsburg 30.06.06 HMC - Ingolstadt 07.07.06 Komm - Bayreuth 07.07.06 Sputnikhalle - Münster 07.07.06 Ringlokschuppen - Bielefeld 08.07.06 Sumpfblume - Hameln   DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - Tour update   Germany's most unique band DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER will embark on an extensive tour in September to promote their new album "Riders On The Storm" (in stores: August 25th). The dates are: DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER - RIDERS ON THE STORM TOUR 2006 +TÝR (Färöer Inseln) + HÄMATOM (D) + MINDCRIME (D) 06.09. Berlin - Kesselhaus 07.09. Rostock - Mauclub 08.09. Erfurt - Club Centrum 09.09. Andernach - JUZ Live Club 10.09. Hannover - Faust 12.09. Bochum - Matrix 13.09. Köln - Underground 14.09. Karlsruhe - Substage 15.09. Kaiserslautern - Kammgarn 16.09. Hamburg - Grünspan 17.09. Frankfurt - Batschkapp 19.09. Bielefeld - Forum 20.09. Nürnberg - Hirsch 21.09. München - Backstage 22.09. A-Wörgl - Komma 23.09. A-Traun - Spinnerei 24.09. A-Wien - Arena 26.09. Stuttgart - die Röhre 27.09. Heidelberg - Schwimmbad Music Club 28.09. Freiburg - Jazzhaus 29.09. CH-Winterthur - Salzhaus 30.09. CH-Bern - Gaskessel 09.12. Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei   BLIND GUARDIAN - Special at Earthshaker   We're pleased to announce that Blind Guardian will be guests at this year's Earthshaker Fest. Due to release their new album "A Twist In The Myth" in the fall (on 01.09. 2006), we'll be premiering some of the band's new songs over the PA for everyone in attendance to hear. The band will also be holding an autograph session on Friday night; stay tuned for details. In any case, we can confirm there will be a massive giveaway for the fans in attendance: 1st Prize - a Meet & Greet session for 10 people with Blind Guardian at the Earthshaker Fest 2006. The winner will receive a big fan package containing a CD, DVD, shirt and a commemorative photo with the band. 2nd Prize - 20 people will have the chance to participate in soccer goal target practice against Blind Guardian. Each person who wins against Blind Guardian will receive a special Earthshaker package that includes a t-shirt, poster and CD sampler. You want to win ? To enter click HERE. Contest closes on July 10th.   HAMMERFALL - Studio news   HAMMERFALL recently entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's “Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken”. The album will be released on October 20th, through Nuclear Blast Records, with a single release on the track “Natural High” available on September, 22nd. Other song titles on the album include "Carved In Stone," "Titan," "Dark Wings, Dark Words," "Shadow Empire," "Rebel Inside," "Threshold, "Howlin' With The Pac," and "The Fire Burns Forever”. Guitar player and main songwriter Oscar Dronjak comments: “Our goal was to get as heavy and energetic production as we had on the previous albums, but to improve it and the performance even more. Musically, we built on the foundation of our previous work and developed the sound, and perhaps brought back some of the speed. Without losing the heaviness and the groove, of course. HammerFall is, and always will be, a Heavy Metal band." Everyone who will visit this years Earthshaker Festival (www.earthshaker-fest.de) will get the chance to listen to one of those new tracks live. Says Oscar: “We will do "The Fire Burns Forever", the song we recorded a video together with the Swedish athletics a couple of weeks back. As far as I know, it will be available for download during August only, so it will be in promotion for that. We're also going to bust out a few songs we haven't done in a while, just for fun.” Don’t miss it! Picture: Oscar, Joacim & Stefan along with Producer Charlie Bauernfeind   AMON AMARTH announce more album details!   Swedish Viking death metal heroes AMON AMARTH have set "With Oden On Our Side" as the title of their sixth full-length album The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren. Track listing "With Oden On Our Side": 01. Valhall Awaits Me 02. Runes to My Memory03. Asator 04. Hermod's Ride to Hel (Lokes Treachery Part 1) 05. Gods of War Arise 06. With Oden On Our Side 07. Cry of the Black Birds 08. Under the Northern Star 09. Prediction of Warfare "With Oden On Our Side" will be released the 22nd (G/A/S) / 25th (Europe) of September on Metal Blade Europe. There will be a limited first edition with a bonus disc. This bonus disc contents the AMON AMARTH gig from 2004´s edition of the infamous Wacken Open Air! AMON AMARTH will be doing a full European headlining tour in October this year!  Hate Eternal complete filming of live DVD  US Death Metal giants Hate Eternal headlined The Garage in London on June 4 and recorded a special set that was filmed for a live DVD release, as yet untitled, and due out October this year. The DVD will include: The full London set (Sunday 4th June) An in depth interview with the band filmed immediately post-gig Documentary on the making of "I, Monarch" On tour footage All of the band's promo videos including "Powers That Be" and "I, Monarch" Hate Eternal continue their tour in Europe until June 10. The band recently completed a US trek in support of Chimaira and Arch Enemy. The band's current album, "I, Monarch" was the last to feature departed drummer Derek Roddy, who was replaced by Reno Kiilerich for the European tour. Anata blown away by US debut at Maryland Deathfest  Swedish tech-death maestros Anata made their US debut appearance at the Maryland Deathfest over the weekend of May 27 and 28, alongside Earache labelmates Severe Torture and Municipal Waste. According to one audience member Anata had a bigger audience than any other band; bigger than Vital Remains, bigger than Dismember and Necrophagist. The place was packed! Vocalist and band mastermind Fredrik Schälin enthused; "The reactions from the crowd was great, both on stage and afterwards. Lots of photos of us were shot and albums signed. A lot of fans told us that we were the main reason for them going to the festival. Even some of the other bands (Neuraxis, Alarum) were thrilled to meet us. But this was of course mutual, both great bands.... ³We were blown away!" The band¹s new album, ŒThe Conductor¹s Departure¹ is due out via Wicked World on June 19. Crowpath European tour  Swedish band Crowpath have announced European dates following their latest album Son of sulphur, (a concept album about an arsonist) They will be setting Europe alight 15/06 Selestat, France @ Zone 51 (w/Hatebreed) 16/06 Verdun, France @ Auberge de Jeunesse (w/Shall not kill, Colera) 17/06 Luzern, Switzerland @ Sedel (w/Cropment, Amok) 19/06 Lyon, France @ the Sonic (w/Amen ra, Geneva) 20/06 Strasbourg, France @ Molodoi 22/06 Hoogeveen, Holland @ Trashfest 23/06 Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin 4 (w/Psalm) 24/06 Reims, France @ CS Turenne (w/Shall not kill) 01/09 Helsingör, Denmark @ Elvaerket (w/Mugshot, MCIP) 02/09 Roskilde, Denmark @ oBscene (w/Mugshot, MCIP) DEICIDE  Deicide will be over in the UK for press and interviews from 5th July until 8th July Email talita@earache.com for interviews or call 07957 687 983 New Deicide album out 21st August 2006.  DEICIDE US DATES  DEICIDE slaughter the Iliff Park Saloon on 6/6/06 and forge forward with more dates for July! Fresh off the heels of a brutally successful 6/6/06 show at the Iliff Park Saloon in Aurora, Colorado, DEICIDE have confirmed a series of July tour dates. Their 6/6/06 show went off with spark and delivered both classic and new materials, satisfying the savagely adoring crowd of loyal fans! DEICIDE have also released a US, UK, and European iTunes EP appropriately named "The Stench Of Redemption (666) EP" featuring 2 tracks from the forthcoming full-length, "The Stench of Redemption" due out on 8/22. DEICIDE are set to bring their ferocity back to the US in full support of "The Stench of Redemption ." Confirmed dates are as follows: July 12th - Corpus Christi, TX July 13th - McAllen, TX July 14th - Laredo, TX July 15th - Austin, TX July 16th - Houston, TX There are no European dates for Deicide scheduled at present, but you can be sure they will be touring in Europe soon following the release of "The stench of redepmtion". Check Earache.com for updated tour and venue information and make sure to download your copy of "The Stench Of Redemption (666) EP" from the iTunes music store NOW! Biomechanical 666 show  On the 06-06-06 Biomechanical made their way to Bournemouth to play a show packed with awesome extreme metal bands! Frontman Jon said "Headliners Akercocke have been fantastic with everybody... it was a night of crushing metal with Malefice, Joda Cema and the Akercocke boys - the place was packed!" Biomechanical hit the stage with "Enemy Within" and "The Empires of the Worlds" both taken from the latest Biomechanical album "The Empires of the Worlds" - out on Earache records. Biomechanical dedicated The Emperial March to the guys from Akercocke who share a huge passion for the Star Wars movies and finished the set with a frantic rendition of Raining Blood. Catch Biomechanical at Uxfest 2006, on Sunday 6th August at Carling Islington Academy.   Anata Uk Tour   ANATA CONFIRM UK DATES Swedish band Anata have confirmed 5 UK dates after the release of their 4th album "The conductor's departure" (Released June 19th on Wicked world) The tech-deathsters will headline the following shows: July 15 2006 ANATA/Callous @ The Brickyard Carlisle, UK Jul 16 2006 ANATA/Callous @ The Engine Room Brighton, UK Jul 17 2006 ANATA/Callous @ The 13th Note Cafe Glasgow, UK Jul 19 2006 ANATA/Callous @ Hostile Manchester, UK Jul 21 2006 ANATA/Callous @ The Red Room Hawick, UK  Lacuna Coil announce UK headline tour  Italian Rock sensations LACUNA COIL have announced they will be heading back to the UK for a headlining tour this fall, in support of their new album "Karmacode".Since the release of "Karmacode" in April of this year LACUNA COIL have already made their mark on the music world, with worldwide critical acclaim for "Karmacode", a sold out US tour with the legendary Rob Zombie, they have graced the covers of over 40 magazines across the world including the UK's Metal Hammer, Terrorizer & Burn with more stunning covers to follow in the coming weeks and months, a top 40 UK single for their debut "Our Truth", a prestigious main stage slot on this years Download Festival, a performance at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards due to be televised across Europe by MTV2.   LACUNA COIL will then head back out to the US to perform on the main stage at this years Ozzfest. The second single to be taken from "Karmacode" is LACUNA COIL's mesmerising version of the classic Depeche Mode track "Enjoy The Silence",which is due to be released on Monday 26th June.Far from merely copying the original, 'Enjoy The Silence' sees Lacuna Coil really explore their own musicality and give a classic pop song a brand new twist.  Cristina and Co will be hitting the road in the UK throughout October for one of the Autumn's hottest tours. Catch them at the following venues:  October 2006 6th Portsmouth Pyramids (tel: 02392 824355) 7th Cardiff Coal Exchange (tel: 020920 488020) 8th Birmingham Academy (tel: 0870 7712000) 10th Glasgow Barrowlands (tel: 0871 220 0260 / www.gigsinscotland.com / doors 7pm) 11th Nottingham Rock City (tel: 0115 958 8484/www.alt-tickets.co.uk / doors 7:30pm/ tickets £15) 12th Manchester Academy (tel: 0161 832 1111) 13th London Astoria (tel: 0870 060 3777) 16th Dublin Olympia (www.mcd.ie/www.ticketmaster.ie / tickets €27.65 inc booking fee / doors 7pm) 17th Sheffield Corporation (tel: 0114 276 0262/ doors 7pm / Tickets £15) Other ticket outlet: : www.getLIVE.co.uk / 0870 400 0688 ( 24hrcc) TICKETS ON SALE FROM MONDAY 12TH JUNE 2006 (Full European dates available www.centurymedia.de  - supports to be announced shortly) www.lacunacoil.it  Conquer Records News June 2006  Conquer Records is extremely proud to announce recent signing of Polish avant-garde black/death metal act - DEVILISH IMPRESSIONS!!! Their latest masterpiece "Plurima Mortis Imago" – will hit the streets at the end of September this year and will prove that not everything has been done in this genre yet!!! The album contains the following tracks: Lunarium, Rebellion of Will Manifesto, Visions of Kingdom to come…, Dracula’s Mechanized Universe, Funeral of God, Alpha & Omega Spaces, Crowned to be crucified, Smell of Death, SataniChaoSymphony. Check out some tracks from the upcoming album at the band’s website: www.devilish-impressions.com  THREAT SIGNAL - On metal TV show   Due to scheduling conflicts, Canuck thrash legends Razor will not be able to perform at the July 8th fundraising show for the Heavy Metal Music Association of Canada at The Marquee (280 Coxwell St) in Toronto, ON. They have been replaced by rising Canadian stars THREAT SIGNAL who have released their debut on Nuclear Blast on May 26th. Also appearing on the bill are TRIPCHORD. This show will be filmed as a pilot for a metal TV show Metal On Metal hosted by HMMAC CEO Ray "Black Metal" Wallace. The show is described as a "Heavy Metal version of Soul Train", based on Canadian acts with audience participation in Metal Mental Meltdown Trivia where fans can win prizes based on answering questions from the Heavy Metal board game of the same name. GOREFEST - + Mendeed confirmed for Earthshaker fest   Two more Nuclear Blast acts have been confirmed for the 2006 edition of the Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 21-22 in Kreuth: Dutch Death Metal legend GOREFEST and UK Metalcore sensation MENDEED have been added to the bill.  The guys are in excellent company: other confirmed Nuclear Blast artists are DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, COMMUNIC, DEATHSTARS, EDGUY, EKTOMORF, HAMMERFALL, KATAKLYSM, KNORKATOR, ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET, RAGE, SCAR SYMMETRY, SOILWORK, and WINTERSUN. In addition, BLIND GUARDIAN will appear at the event as special guests but will not perform. The band will hold a listening session for their upcoming album, "A Twist in the Myth" (due in September), and will also take part in an autograph session on July 21. Finnish metallers Insomnium have completed their third album  Finnish metallers Insomnium have completed their third album. The new release is titled "Above the Weeping World" and contains nine tracks of epic melodic death metal. All the familiar Insomnium ingredients - sorrow and fury, melancholy and anguish – are present but in a meaner and tighter form. Working in the famous Fantom and Finnvox studios has made sure that this time the overall sound is stunningly heavy. The album is released in October 2006 by Candlelight Records.   A Video for the song "Mortal Share" will be launched before the album. "This is by far the best Insomnium album", Says vocalist and bassist Niilo Sevänen. "This is the First time we feel that we really succeeded in studio and all the songs sound just the way they should. This time we also feel that we have nine great tracks on the album – none of the songs are any weaker than the others. Even the video looks really cool. So naturally we are very, very happy with the result " here is a link for a sneak preview of the demo version of the video. http://www.cc.jyu.fi/vifriman/video/videotest.mpg  INSOMNIUM - Above the Weeping World out 09/10/06 1. The Gale 2. Mortal Share 3. Drawn to Black 4. Change of Heart 5. At the Gates of Sleep 6. The Killjoy 7. Last Statement 8. Devoid of Caring 9. In the Groves of Death  Catch the band live at the following shows:  01.7 Tuska Festival, Helsinki, Finland 30.9 Bloodstock Festival, Derby, UK 13.10 Baroeg, Rotterdam, Netherlands 14.10 Dynamo, Eindhoven, Netherlands Arnocorps - The Greatest Band Of All Times UK & Ireland Tour '06   "Action Adventure Hardcore Rock and Roll" heroes are about to embark on a large UK and Ireland tour. See you at the party! -         23-06-2006Club 85, Hitchin - 24-06-2006The Soundhaus, Northampton All dayer w/ The Litmus Kids + Juggernaut Punch + Never So True + 1000 Hertz + Goodbye To The Bad Guy + The Atrocity Exhibit. Starts 4pm. Tickets £5, includes entry to Blastchamber clubnight. - 25-06-2006The Phoenix, Dartford, Kent All dayer w/ The Inbreds + more - 28-06-2006The Cluny, Sunderland - 29-06-2006Junktion 7, Nottingham - 30-06-2006Dublin Castle, Camden, London - 02-07-2006SW Unite Festival, Townhouse, Torquay Headlining second stage, three day festival - click here for more details! - 03-07-2006Flapper & Firkin, Birmingham - 04-07-2006Tom's Bar, Pontypridd, Wales - 06-07-2006Richardson's, Galway, Ireland - 07-07-2006The Bunker @ Lavery's, Belfast, Ireland - 08-07-2006Bohemian's Bar, Dublin, Ireland - 09-07-2006Fred Zeppelin's, Cork, Ireland - 11-07-2006The Soundhaus, Glasgow, Scotland - 13-07-2006Two Pigs, Cheltenham - 14-07-2006Townhouse, Torquay - 15-07-2006The Attic, Oakley Arms, Rushden, Northamptonshire UNEARTH shoot their first video for upcoming album III: In The Eyes Of Fire!   On June 6th, UNEARTH teamed up with Darren Doane (Def Tones, Every Tim e I Die, As I Lay Dying, A Life Once Lost and Poison The Well) to create their first video for ‘Giles’ from their upcoming Metal Blade Records release III: In The Eyes Of Fire The footage was shot at a massive soundstage in Burbank, California to capture the bands raw, pure metal in this performance driven video clip.   Director Darren Doane on UNEARTH and the new Giles video, “Music videos are a tricky thing. To show the band, to show a movie? Or both? In my opinion, a video should do one thing and be an extension of who the band is. As much as I love telling stories, I love bands more. Sometimes I get a song so brutal that I can’t even imagine a storyline. This is what happened when I heard this new Unearth song. Music evokes imagery. How to embrace UNEARTH and add that external extension to the power of the song became the question. To make the biggest performance video we can; was going to be about hundreds and thousands of amps of light. One of my favorite lighting coordinators/Gaffers is a man named Joel Unagnst. He's been involved in some of the biggest and best projects ever. From No Doubt, to Metallica, Van Halen, Motley Crue... So, I begged him to be apart of this video and help me create a world of light, darkness, shadows, lightning, with exploding surges of lights. He agreed and we are off. In the end it will not be about the lights. The lights and lack of light has one job, and that’s to embrace the song and power of the band. If we forget that, we lose. Videos are about the band. This band kicks a**. This video must kick a**.”   **To check out a sneak of the video ‘Giles’ before it airs go to the following link where you can either view or download the trailer. http://www.metalblade.com/unearth/unearth_trailer.html  Don’t miss UNEARTH as they tour on Ozzfest all summer long! http://www.unearth.tv  CELLADOR new video online now!  ”Ok, so some of you may know that our debut album entitled ENTER DECEPTION is coming out here very soon, June 27th in the USA, June 21st in Japan, and June 30th in Europe. We have lots of interesting stuff including a bunch of reviews, interviews, media coverage, starting to take shape for our record, we'll try to post as much of it as we can as they come along for all of ya. As stated in the last update we have released and unveiled the first track off our debut record called "Leaving All Behind" through a number of different sites like myspace.com and through Metal Blade's European, USA, and Japanese websites. A couple weeks after release we found out from Metal Blade that Leaving All Behind actually made the Top 10 most downloaded tracks the first 2 weeks it was released on downloadpunk.com, the website that Metal Blade releases all their band's audio clips from. The song reached as high as #6, which we heard was quite amazing especially for a band's first record and audio clip. This is great because it’s showing us the interest that’s being generated already for our band which is awesome and only has us more pumped for its release.  Also the radio add date for ENTER DECEPTION is June 13th, essentially meaning it goes to all metal and hard rock radio stations in the USA at that time for radio play. Be sure to call in to your station and request CELLADOR if you’re not already hearing it in the coming weeks. Show them there really is a rising US interest in power/speed/true metal, we already see it and know it but some of these out of touch radio guys need to hear it from you!! We did a bunch of radio ID's so you very well may even be hearing us introduce our own song for you guys when it plays. Our video we recorded for the song Leaving All Behind off our debut record is completely finished and can already be viewed at HERE but we are waiting a little bit still before exhibiting it ourselves due to the policy of many potential TV shows that will be playing the video! We played a number of shows these last weeks that were very successful and are very anxious to begin touring for our debut record. Keep checking back in the next weeks to find out all the information on tour dates.” CELLADOR http://www.cellador.com  RED AIM recording new album!  "Yes, it is true. RED AIM are on the verge of a new aera. As reported in the media before, Dr. Rogers and crew have transcended into the realms of the ones who love to love the dead. WE promised you more details from the crypt - and now it´s time to unleash some facts: Some days ago the saartanic five have finished a first studio session for the upcoming album "The Pink Necromantic". The title track (which will be the leading theme for the concept of the album - "the main theme of the necromantic as he rises") and some more catchy tracks have been recorded and will be mixed while these news come to light.   One or two more studio sessions in different studios with different producers are on the schedule for the upcoming months, and the pink necromantic is supposed to see the pale light of a release later this year. The concept of the pink necromantic will be accompanied by a mere philosophical essay based upon the words of some classical philosophers as well as the deeds of some necromantic gentlemen in history." MNEMIC - Begin tracking new album   The Danish Metal Machine MNEMIC have begun recording their yet-to-be-titled third album for Nuclear Blast Records in Los Angeles. Production is being handled by Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory, Threat Signal) as well as new addition Warren Riker (Down, Cathedral, The Fugees) who began tracking the band at Track Record Studios (Kiss, Megadeth, Aerosmith) this past weekend. The band had this to say, "Finally after 2 weeks of rehearsals and pre-production we've started tracking the drums with Warren Riker and Christian Olde Wolbers in North Hollywood. We've been really busy working on 13 brand new songs that kick a**, and along with new singer Guillaume Bideau (ex-Scarve) this marks a new era for the band. Things are sounding great and we are just getting started!" This marks the first time that MNEMIC have done pre-production and recording in America and the second production project of Olde Wolbers for Nuclear Blast as he recently turned the knobs for Threat Signal's debut Under Reprisal (due out August 22nd in North America). He commented recently, "I'm honored to get the opportunity to work with MNEMIC, and I am actually a fan of the band." The follow-up to 2004's "The Audio Injected Soul", MNEMIC's new album is due out in early 2007.  BLEED THE SKY - Guitarist in critical condition   Orange County's BLEED THE SKY have issued the following statement regarding the condition of their guitarist Wayne Miller, who was recently hospitalized in Louisville while the band was on tour with DOPE: "We all went and saw Wayne at the hospital today in Louisville. According to the doctors he has severe pneumonia caused by some sort of viral infection which they haven't pinpointed yet. The infection has caused lots of complications where he's essentially on life support to breathe for him, keep him hydrated and protect against further infection. They thought it was an appendicitis at first, and then a form of strep thoat, but now they're not sure. His condition, they said, is critical but stable. We're going to be here until he gets back on his feet, so any shows as of now, we will not be playing until further notice. Based on what we saw, he doesn't look like he's going to be getting out of that bed any time soon, it's really serious." Get well soon, Wayne! GOREROTTED news update  Sandwiched between a three day mini tour with OBITUARY in June and a more substantial UK tour as main support to CRYPTOPSY in August GOREROTTED's Wilson and Ben are guest DJ's at HELLBOUND at the Mean Fiddler, London on Friday July 21st. HELLBOUND is an earth-shaking Terrorizer sponsored soundclash of the very best new and classic tunes that takes place every third Friday in conjunction with ROCK at the Mean Fiddler in the heart of stinking London. Expect a brutal set of tracks that rock GOREROTTED's sick and twisted world plus Metal Blade giveaways. For more info: www.rocklondon.co.uk http://www.rocklondon.co.uk/  The final dates for the Cryptopsy / Gorerotted are confirmed and tickets are on sale now! The London show on August 19th has now been moved to the Mean Fiddler. The legendary Celtic Frost will be headlining with Cryptopsy, Gorerotted and She Said Destroy supporting. It’s Celtic Frost's first time in the UK for years so expect a packed out show. Doors are at 4.30PM with Gorerotted hitting the stage at 6pm. It’s an early curfew so make sure you get down there in time!  CRYPTOPSY / GOREROTTED / SHE SAID DESTORY / SYLOSIS UK AND IRELAND TOUR  12 August 2006 - Ghostfest Festival (Cockpit) - Leeds, England 13 August 2006 - Rock City - Nottingham, England 14 August 2006 ­Satan¹s Hollow, Manchester, England 15 August 2006 - An Cruiscin Lan - Cork, Ireland 16 August 2006 - Temple Bar Music Venue - Dublin, Ireland 17 August 2006 - Barfly - Glasgow, Scotland 18 August 2006 - TBC 19 August 2006 - Mean Fiddler - London, England (+ CELTIC FROST) 20 August 2006 - The Waterfront - Norwich, England www.gorerotted.com  MACHINEMADE GOD live update  27.06 Rimini, The Velvet (Italy) with Evergreen Terrace, Boy Sets Fire !!!!29.06!!! Frankfurt show cancelled – instead the play in Saarbrücken, Garage w/ Evergreen Terrace, Madball 01.07. Rhauderfehn (Germany), JuKuz 05.07. Augsburg (Germany), Kantine w/Evergreen Terrrace 06.07. Berlin (Germany), Kato w/Evergreen Terrrace 07.07. Bielefeld (Germany), Falkendom w/Evergreen Terrrace 08.07. Burning Season Festival, Unterrohr (Austria) 15.07. Frankfurt (Germany), 025 w/Cataract 22.07. Zabbaduscher Open Air, Urbach (Germany) 05.08. Fredericia Hardcore Fest, (Denmark) 15.09. Oberwil, Destroying Minds Fest, (Switzerland) w/ Fear My Thoughts and more www.machinemadegod.de  The Ocean live update 04.08. Fredericia (DK) Fredericia Hardcore Fest 05.08. Chemnitz, Welcome Goodbye Summer Open Air w/Maroon u.a. 09.08. Cottbus, Gladhouse 10.08. Svojsice u Prelouce (CZ), Brutal Assault Festival w/Napalm Death/Morbid Angel/Fear Factory a.v.a. 12.08. Barcelona (E) Saint Feliu Festival 13.08. Wellin (B) Sortie 23 Festival w/Hatesphere/DeathByStereo u.v.a. 18.08. Dinkelsbühl, Summerbreeze Festival w/ Gojira, Kreator, Heaven Shall Burn u.v.a 26.08. Gent (B) Ieper Fest http://www.theoceancollective.com   ALL SHALL PERISH - Video preview online   Oakland Death Metal band All Shall Perish have released a 30 second teaser from their upcoming video for “Eradication”. The video was shot on a massive sound stage in Ojai, Ca at the Brooks Institute by the up and coming director and skateboarding enthusiast Richie Valdez (The Red Chord, Animosity). The song “Eradication” comes off of the band’s new album “The Price of Existence” which will be released Aug 8th Quicktime High Rez Google Video Low Rez  FU MANCHU - Signed a worldwide recording agreement with The Century Family  Legendary Orange County hard rockers FU MANCHU to release tenth album early next year.  After nine albums, countless world tours and more than a dozen years of leading their scene, FU MANCHU – perhaps the definitive Southern California hard rock band of the last decade – have signed a worldwide recording agreement with The Century Family. Their tenth, as-yet-untitled album will surface in early 2007 on Century Media Records in Europe and on Liquor and Poker Music in America. An Asian release will be confirmed in the coming months.  “FU MANCHU is one of the most influential rock groups of recent times,” says Marco Barbieri, president of The Century Family and Liquor and Poker Music’s “high roller.” “We’re proud and excited to welcome the band to our roster, and we look forward to being part of a new chapter of their impressive history.”  Founded by guitarist/vocalist Scott Hill, FU MANCHU debuted their ‘70s-inspired fuzz rock on 1994’s acclaimed “No One Rides For Free”. Over the next decade, the group received extensive international acclaim for such landmark albums as 1996’s “In Search Of…”, the following year’s “The Action Is Go”, 2000’s “King of the Road” (hailed by Rolling Stone as “the ultimate desert-rock car album”) and “California Crossing” (2001).  Most recently, the group released “Start The Machine” in 2004. Supported by a nationwide tour with Corrosion of Conformity, the album was praised by All Music Guide as proof that “FU MANCHU have actually improved with age: They first stood out simply as one of the first groups to do what they do, and now deservingly stand out as one of the best at what they do.” The band – which for the last four-plus years has featured Hill, drummer Scott Reeder (ex-Smile) and longtime members Bob Balch (guitars) and Brad Davis (bass) – also has several famous alumni: Nebula mainstays Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano, as well as former Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age drummer Brant Bjork.  FU MANCHU will track their new album at Hollywood’s Grandmaster Recorders studios (Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Black Crowes) – where they also recorded “In Search Of…” and “The Action Is Go” – with co-producer Andrew Alekel (Weezer, Rancid, Queens of the Stone Age). The band plans to record 13 new songs and, in classic FU fashion, three cover songs: The Cars’ “Moving In Stereo,” Void’s “Who Are You” and Van Halen’s “D.O.A.”  “We are excited to be working with Liquor and Poker and the entire Century Family,” Hill says. “We feel that they really understand rock bands like us. Our new record is heavier, thicker, fuzzier and more aggressive than anything that we've done for a while. We can’t wait to get this record out and then hit the road to play these songs live. We can only turn up so much at practice, but these songs are meant to be played loud!”  Although recording will take precedence for the immediate future, FU MANCHU will perform live periodically throughout the rest of 2006 and kick off a full world tour early next year.  www.fu-manchu.com  www.liquorandpokermusic.com  Lacuna Coil - Release 'Enjoy The Silence' as 2nd Single  Following on from the chart success of their debut single ‘Our Truth,’ LACUNA COIL’s second single to be taken from the critically acclaimed album ‘Karmacode’. ‘Enjoy The Silence’ is due to be released in the UK next Monday, 26th June 2006  The band have created an intense and mesmerizing reworking of the Depeche Mode classic, adding new arrangements and vocal parts to make it the perfect LACUNA COIL song.  The single is available in 3 different formats (see below) including live versions of “To The Edge” & “Fragile” as well as “Virtual Environment” a previously unreleased track. Also watch out for the Digipak-version that contains an interview enhancement and a free poster as well as a 7” vinyl-single that comes in blue vinyl.  Andrea Ferro (male vocals) checks in with the following report: “Hi everyone, just checking in from home. We are almost done with our round of European festivals, and it’s really been a blast! Some shows, we played in front of some of the biggest crowds we’ve ever seen, and with so many of our favourite bands.”  Right now the band is gearing up for their much-anticipated return to the U.S. on June 29th as part of this year’s Ozzfest main stage line-up. In between they will play a number of high profile off-dates this summer with the likes of Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu and Disturbed, among others.  AN EXCLUSIVE LIVE VERSION OF ‘ENJOY THE SILENCE’ IS AVAILABLE ONLY ON  iTUNES FROM MONDAY 26TH JUNE: Enjoy The Silence will be available in the following formats:  Enjoy The Silence - Vol I (CD Single Digipack + Poster)  Enjoy The Silence  To The Edge (live)  Fragile (live)  Enhanced video interview  Enjoy The Silence - Vol II (CD Single)  Enjoy The Silence  Virtual Environment (previously unreleased)  Enjoy The Silence - Vol III (7” Blue Coloured Vinyl)  Enjoy The Silence  Silence  COMPETITION EXCLUSIVE TO ‘ENJOY THE SILENCE’  Inserting either ‘Enjoy The Silence’ CD into any computer gives fans a chance to win tickets for a Lacuna Coil gig of their choice in October.  Extra dates for the forthcoming headlining October tour are due to be announced soon due to the fantastic ticket sales in the first 2 weeks.  www.lacunacoil.it  Season of Mist News - Ava Inferi - Upcoming Live Dates  Portuguese doom metal band AVA INFERI is more than ever online. The band has become a part of the ever increasing MySpace community, so if you are a member or a surfing visitor, pop by www.myspace.com/avainferi to say "Hi" to Rune, Carmen and Co. Of course, the official www.ava-inferi.com website is still on. Check out their beautiful graphic designs and find news, images, etc.  UPCOMING LIVE DATES  ANCIENT RITES 23-24-25 Jun 06 Dessel (BE) Graspop Metal Meeting 22 Jul 06 Schulen (Herk de Stad) (BE) Parochiezaal  DAGOBA 23 Jun 06 Clisson (44) (FR) Hellfest 22 Jul 06 Saint Amarin (68) (FR) Festival Mix'Thur (ancien stade du Hirschenbach) 02 Sep 06 Charleville Mezieres (08) (FR) Square Bayard - Festival Cabaret Vert 08 Sep 06 Sains-En-Gohelle (62) (FR) Halle des Sports 09-10 Sep 06 Raismes (FR) Raismesfest 22 Sep 06 Genve (CH) L'Usine de Genve - Transit Fest 23 Sep 06 Joeuf (54) (FR) Salle Curel (+ X-Vision) 24 Sep 06 Lyon (69) (FR) CCO (+ The Old Dead Tree) 06 Oct 06 Bourg En Bresse (01) (FR) La Tannerie 25 Oct 06 Chaumont (52) (FR) Centre culturel 28 Oct 06 Nivelles (BE) Winter Octopus Festival  AGRESSOR 24 Jun 06 Cannes (FR) MJC PICAUD  FURIA 30 Jun 06 Montreux (CH) Under The Sky Festival 01 Jul 06 Talange (57) (FR) Salle Jacques Brel (+ Beyon-d-Lusion + Two Tone Club + ...) 12 Jul 06 Macon (71) (FR) Cave Musique (acoustic concert - free entrance)  CARPATHIAN FOREST 14 Jul 06 Spital am Semmering (AT) Kaltenbach Open Air 2006 www.kaltenbach-openair.at  ROTTING CHRIST 15 Jul 06 Neukirchen-Vluyn (DE) Dong Open Air festival, (+ Dragonland + Die Apokalyptischen Reiter + others)  MACABRE 20-22 Jul 06 Urbana, IL (USA) The Canopy Club - Central Illinois Metalfest  MAYHEM 04-05 Aug 06 Hultsfred (SE) Folkets Park - Gates of Metal 10-12 Aug 06 Svojsice u Prelouce (CZ) Brutal Assault Festival www.brutalassault.cz  RED HARVEST 04-05 Aug 06 Hultsfred (SE) Folkets Park - Gates of Metal 06-07 Oct 06 Notodden (NO) Motsty festival  ARCTURUS 19 Aug 06 Gjerstad (NO) Mlla Festival www.mollamusic.com  THE OLD DEAD TREE 24 Sep 06 Lyon (69) (FR) CCO (+ Dagoba)  REMEMBERING NEVER to tour Europe with Shai Hulud in August 2006  South Floridian socio-politico rage-core unit REMEMBERING NEVER are hitting the road for a sting of dates with Shai Hulud and Parkway Drive this August and September.  From a cynical eye towards those who govern in all realms to messages of a vegetarian lifestyle, Remembering Never isn¹t afraid to ruffle feathers. Incorporating metallic speed and ire into their guitars, shards of melody and chaotic arrangements that threaten to collapse their sound is a combination of technical skill and primal aggression.  SHAI HULUD w/ REMEMBERING NEVER, Parkway Drive EUROPEAN TOUR 2006  August 2006  24th     D Leipzig - Conne Island 25th D            Giessen - Muk 500 26th CH            Gränichen - Open Air Gränichen 27th B            Ieper - Ieper Fest 28th UK             Swindon - The Furnace 29th UK             Manchester - Music Box 30th UK             Aberdeen - Moshulu 31st UK             Liverpool - Roadkill  September 2006  1st UK             Newport - TJ`s 2nd UK             London - Underworld 4th D            Trier - Exhaus 5th NL            Tilburg - 013 6th D            Hamburg - Molotow 8th S            Linköping - Dead Fest 10th D            Berlin - Magnet 12th HU            Budapest - Süss Fel Nap 13th A            Vienna - Arena 14th I            Ravena - Rock Planet 15th I            Milano - Transilvania Live 16th D            München - Backstage 17th D            Karlsruhe - Stadtmitte 18th D            Bochum - Matrix  REMEMBERING NEVER released their Zeuss produced ŒGOD SAVE US¹ album on Ferret earlier this year. Check out the video for the album¹s title track at: http://www.ferretstyle.com/godsaveus/video.html  HELL ON EARTH TOUR 2006  One of the highlights in the EUROPEAN SCENE returns as every year, a melting pot of the hottest bands in the metal and hardcore scenes. Besides the PERSISTENCE TOUR the most important celebration of underground music in Europe. M.A.D Tourbooking presents THE HELL ON EARTH TOUR 2006 with partners Metal Blade, Century Media and Alveran Records, and print sponsors we don’t need to promise anything you know what you get  Confirmed bands: HEAVEN SHALL BURN (NOT UK DATES) - CATARACT - MAROON - GOD FORBID - FULL BLOWN CHAOS- PURIFIED IN BLOOD - and special guest ANOTHER PERFECT MURDER and others check the webside for more infos The dates are as follows; 15.09. Haarlem – Patronat (Netherlands) 16.09. London – Mean Fiedler (Great Britain) 17.09. Bournemouth – Opera House (Great Britain) 18.09. Manchester – Rockworld (Great Britain) 20.09. Milton Keynes – Pitts (Great Britain) 21.09. Trier – Es Haus (Germany) 23.09. Berlin – SO 36 (Germany) 24.09. Frankfurt – Batschkapp (Germany) 25.09. Salzburg - Rockhaus (Austria) 26.09. Pnarella Di Cervia – Rockplanet Club (Italy) 27.09. Solotuhrn - Kofmehl (CH) 28.09, Stuttgart - TBC (Germany) 01.10. Hasselt – Music O Drom (Belgium) 02.10. Dresden – Reithalle (Germany) 04.10. Hamburg – Markthalle (Germany) 05.10. Hannover - TBC (D) 06.10. Aalborg – Studebterhus (Denmark) 07.10. Essen – Fun Box Amilie (Germany)  PRESENTED BY M.A.D. TOURBOOKING: www.mad-tourbooking.de HELL ON EARTH TOUR HOMEPAGE: www.hellonearthtour.de Label: www.metalblade.de ; www.centurymedia.net ; www.victoryrecords.com ; www.alveranrecords.com ; www.stillbornrecords.com ; www.centurymedia.com ; Website: www.heavenshallburn.com ; www.godforbid1.com ; www.maroonhate.com ; www.aperfectmurdermusic.com ; www.fullblownchaos.com ; www.xpurifiedinbloodx.com ; My Space: www.myspace.com/heavenshallburn ; www.myspace.com/god4bid ; www.myspace.com/purifiedinblood ; www.myspace.com/fullblownchaos   THE HAUNTED Complete New Album; Post Studio and Video Report  Swedish thrash titans THE HAUNTED have just completed the recording process for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004’s critically acclaimed “rEVOLVEr” album. The new album was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm Studios with renowned producer Tue Madsen (Himsa, Kataklysm) and it looks to be their most accomplished work to date. The group spent months working on the new material pushing themselves to create something unique that combines certain elements of their previous work, while ultimately forging ahead in new, unexplored directions. An announcement in regards to the title of the new album and its release date will follow over the next few weeks.  Peter Dolving (vocals) checks in with the following post studio report: "Oh, the power of the Internet and wireless computers. I'm currently sitting on the john writing this report thinking about all you good folks out there, while my kids are watching cartoons in the living room. We just finished a new album and I gotta say, I'm proud as fu*k. It's bigger, better, madder and thicker. Hell, that's the weird part with the album business - how the hell to describe what you've just done. Anyway, it rocks. Big time. Really. Per (drums) told me at rehearsals a couple of days ago, ‘If I died tomorrow I couldn't be more satisfied so if people don't like it, fu*k them.’ I couldn't agree more. We started writing around Ozzfest last year, bouncing around ideas, recording anything that came to mind without the old ‘more or less metal’-filter, and pretty much knew that we were sick of the whole 900 bpm-chugga-chugga-AAARRRGGGGH-PUKE-end. We wanted to do something we'd just touched upon with our previous four albums. This album is simply more diverse, dynamic and HEAVY AS FU*K. Bands like Trouble, Autopsy, Ganx, Masters Of The Universe, King Crimson and early Metallica have all really had a great influence on us as a band, and I think this album really draws a lot in color from those artists.”  “We just completed the recording process and are now putting the artwork together with Manne Andreasson, a bearded weirdo and dear friend or ours. Working with Tue Madsen's been great. The dude is down-to-earth man, and working with someone who's got his sh*t together like that is a joy. Anders spent six weeks in Denmark getting guitars down while working with Per and Jonas and then helping me out while I was doing vocals. Before we started recording, he was telling us he didn't want to do ANY solos on this record, but in the end we got him to do four really cool pieces. I think we've managed to find an immense sound: the drums are clearer, heavier and less processed, and we've even got acoustic guitars, congas, strings and loads of weird noise manipulations going on. As far as the vocals go, I honestly didn't know I could even sing some of the stuff. I was nervous as fu*k when I got down to Tue's studio, and felt like a complete rookie: ‘Sh*t, how the hell am I going to live up to this.’ Turns out all I had to do was keep running my miles and warm up like when we're on tour. You can look forward to an album we're proud as fu*k of, and we're looking forward to seeing you all again as soon as we head out for tour. It'll be ugly as ever, I'm sure. Stay sick.”  Click the link below to check out the band’s latest video from the studio. http://www.atthegates.se/studioupdateshaunted/2006-05-31/2006-05-31antfarm2.wmv www.the-haunted.com  Metal Blade welcomes THIS ENDING!  Metal Blade Records is proud to announce the signing of THIS ENDING from Stockholm, Sweden! THIS ENDING were formerly known as The Plague, but had to change their name due to legal constraints. THIS ENDING started during the fall of 2005. 13 songs were created, three of which are featured on the downloadable demo (check their homepage or myspace-site – links below) recorded at Offbeat Studio in the winter of 2005. THIS ENDING existed in a previous incarnation as A Canorous Quintet. After several years of absence from the metal scene the guys decided that the time was right for a new era. It was time for the age of the plague. Members of the band are/have been active in the following bands: Amon Amarth, Guidance Of Sin, Niden Div. 187 and Sins Of Omission, among others. "We are very pleased to be working with one of the most dedicated metal labels in the industry. Metal Blade is the first and only label that came to our minds when we were deciding on which label to present our demo with. We felt that they would understand and appreciate our style. We are confident that THIS ENDING and Metal Blade will have a strong future together and look forward to the outcome of this partnership. We will be very proud to bear the Metal Blade logo on our releases." (THIS ENDING) A full length album is due to be recorded during August and September at Off-Beat Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. No release date has been set yet. Expect the best possible dark and evil Death Metal from these high profile musicians! THIS ENDING is: Mårten Hansen - vocals Leo Pignon - guitar Linus Nirbrant - guitar Jesper Löfgren - bass Fredrik Andersson – drums Check out these sites to find out more about THIS ENDING and stream/download their three demo songs! www.thisending.com http://www.myspace.com/lettheworldburn  BLEED THE SKY - Guitarist recovered!   HOSPITALIZED BLEED THE SKY MEMBER RECOVERS; BAND RE-JOINS DOPE TOUR Having recovered from a diagnosis of severe pneumonia compounded by an unknown viral infection, BLEED THE SKY guitarist Wayne Miller is in stable enough condition for his band mates to re-join the Dope tour on June 30th in Philadelphia. They will be performing as a four-piece. Following his June 18th performance in Louisville, Kentucky, Miller was rushed to a nearby hospital with a high fever. Encouraging his bandmates to continue with the tour, Miller stayed behind, but his condition worsened. After his admission into the Intensive Care Unit, family members flew out from California and BLEED THE SKY dropped off the Dope tour two nights later to drive 15 hours to be by his side. It appears this outpouring of moral support greatly aided Miller's recovery. "You're not gonna believe what the second thing was that Wayne said after he got off the respirator," reported BLEED THE SKY bassist Daylen 'Disco' Elsey with relieved laughter. "Well, the first thing he said was, 'I'm really tired.' The second thing he said was, 'So what are we gonna do about the two shows that we missed?' Can you believe that?! [laughter] The guy almost dies and he's worried about the shows he missed!" "We're trying to keep the dying to a minimum on this tour," joked BLEED THE SKY guitarist Kyle Moorman. "We all took shifts watching him," continued Elsey. "He kept trying to take the tubes out of this nose, but we wouldn't let him. For some crazy reason, he thought we were gonna kick him out of the band 'cause he got sick. Yeah, right. We're gonna finish out the tour with Kyle covering all the guitar work 'cause we know he wants us to, but there's no way he's outta the band. He's irreplaceable." With Miller now in stable condition, the four-piece BLEED THE SKY will play the remaining 22 shows on the Jagermeister-sponsored Summer Of Sin Tour headlined by Dope. States the band, "We really wanna thank everyone for their support through this whole situation. The online posts, the text messages, the phone calls. They all helped us stay positive for Wayne." Well-wishers can post comments on BLEED THE SKY's MySpace site, located at this location.

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