Pure Metal News: October 2008

To quickly find what you're looking for use the box below. Use ALT and S on your keyboard to continue searching on a particular keyword Compiled by John Stefanis Part 1 (October 2008) TURISAS & THE HAUNTED CONFIRMED FOR THE BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL 2009 With the 2008 festival season barely over Century Media artists already have summer 2009 in their sights and we very pleased to announce that both Turisas and The Haunted have confirmed they will be playing at next summer's Bloodstock Festival (14-16th August 2009) at Catton Hall in Derbyshire - for more details about the festival and line up additions check out www.bloodstock.uk.com For Turisas this will be their ONLY UK appearance of 2009. Turisas have just completed an extremely successful tour in the UK with Dragonforce and from next week the tour is set to hit the US, before heading back over to Europe early in the new year. The band are also gearing up for the release of their debut DVD 'A Finnish Summer With Turisas' which is due to be released on 3rd November 2008 - for a sneak preview of all things Viking, blood and fur related take a look at the trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6-CBJrRkFI For all updates, full tour routings please have a look at the bands myspace: www.myspace.com/turisasofficial For The Haunted this will be the first UK summer festival for the band and vocalist Peter Dolving had this to say " I just heard, we're playing Bloodstock! Sweet. It will obviously crush. Don't believe me? That's cause you're pseudo-gay and idolize someone with fringes, makeup and tattoes payed by mom and dad. The rest of you; See you in the pit! Next up for us now is Asian shows, Australia and SouthAmerica. Stay sick!" / Pete With the release of the band's brand new, critically acclaimed, album 'Versus' released at the end of September the band are gearing up for a heavy stint of worldwide dates covering South Amercia, Australia, Japan by the end of the year but luckily the UK fans won't have to wait until August next year to see the Swedes "crush" live as they'll be here for a tour with All That Remains in January 2009. Check out the bands myspace for the full tour routings, updates and videos www.myspace.com/thehaunted *** ARCH ENEMY - Launch online track from "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" and unveil format details Extreme metal masters ARCH ENEMY present you a first appetizer for their stunning new live release "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan", which streets on November 24th, 2008 in Europe and November 25th in North America. You can now check out the song "Taking Back My Soul" (the original version appears on 2005's "Doomsday Machine album) in its uncompromising live intensity and impressing Andy Sneap mix at http://www.myspace.com/archenemy Recorded in March of 2008 in Tokyo, "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" is not only a breathtaking live document of the "Rise Of The Tyrant" touring cycle, but also marks ARCH ENEMY's first internationally available live-album (and second DVD after "Live Apocalypse"). The main live-set demonstrates very clearly what an enormous amount of quality metal-tracks the band has forged during its 7-studio albums lasting career and the bonus content includes an in-depth road movie allowing further insights into the ARCH ENEMY-cult phenomenon in Asia as well as several promo clips. Vocalist Angela Gossow comments on the live release as follows: "It is a great reward to make studio songs come alive - and they truly take another shape and form on stage! They turn from being a 'rocking tune' into beasts, full of emotions. The songs suddenly have their own heart beat and their blood runs through thousands of people in the audience - making them a crucial part of the music! Singing along, screaming, shouting, crying, cheering - This huge powerful choir we could never summon in a studio recording. I am very happy we got the opportunity to capture the beauty and the brutality of Arch Enemy live in Japan! Choosing Andy Sneap to mix and master 'Tyrants of The Rising Sun' is the icing on the cake. Now we only got about another 666 countries left we would like to shoot a live video from, haha! Thank you for keeping us alive! Feel the blood, taste the sweat, hear the roar of The Tyrants! The Tyrants of The Rising Sun!" "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun" will be available as Deluxe DVD+2CD with special packaging, Standard DVD, Standard 2CD and Ltd. 2LP (with alternate artwork). See below for an exact content-listing: "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" DVD - Tracklisting: I. Main Live Show (approx. 95 min) 1. Intro / Blood On Your Hands 2. Ravenous 3. Taking Back My Soul 4. Dead Eyes See No Future 5. Dark Insanity 6. The Day You Died 7. Christopher Solo 8. Silverwing 9. Night Falls Fast 10. Daniel Solo 11. Burning Angel 12. Michael Solo (Incl. 'Intermezzo Liberté') 13. Dead Bury Their Dead 14. Vultures 15. Enemy Within 16. Snowbound 17. Shadows And Dust 18. Nemesis 19. We Will Rise 20. Fields Of Desolation / Outro II. "The Road To Japan" (Interviews / Road Movie) (approx. 45 min.) III. "Promo Videos" 1. Revolution Begins (Original Version) (4:24) 2. Revolution Begins (Band Performance Version) (4:14) 3. I Will Live Again (3:34) "Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan" CD - Tracklisting: Track-listing CD 1: 1. Intro / Blood On Your Hands (5:37) 2. Ravenous (3:55) 3. Taking Back My Soul (5:16) 4. Dead Eyes See No Future (4:22) 5. Dark Insanity (3:59) 6. The Day You Died (4:55) 7. Christopher Solo (2:32) 8. Silverwing (5:26) 9. Night Falls Fast (3:37) 10. Daniel Solo (3:30) Track-listing CD 2: 1. Burning Angel (4:40) 2. Michael Solo (Incl. 'Intermezzo Liberté') (3:24) 3. Dead Bury Their Dead (4:57) 4. Vultures (6:51) 5. Enemy Within (4:29) 6. Snowbound (2:14) 7. Shadows And Dust (5:12) 8. Nemesis (5:04) 9. We Will Rise (4:33) 10. Fields Of Desolation / Outro (3:14) Visit ARCH ENEMY online: http://www.archenemy.net http://www.myspace.com/archenemy Also visit: www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope *** TERROR - Post on-tour footage; touring Europe in December & more Old school hardcore purveyors TERROR will turn European venues into merciless moshpits this December during the Persistence tour with label mates Sick Of It All, Heaven Shall Burn and many other high profile metal/hardcore acts. Also, check out www.youtube.com/mamaluketv hosted by Sworn Enemy-guitarist Lorenzo Antonucci as the most recent episode features a really "sophisticated" chat with TERROR's vocalist Scott Vogel! This show is a behind-the-scenes, uncensored look into life of maniacs on the road as Lorenzo asks the questions few are willing to ask. See TERROR live on the following dates: PERSISTENCE TOUR 2008 With Sick Of It All, Heaven Shall Burn, TERROR, Born From Pain, Discipline, H20, War Of Ages 04.12. Neu-Isenburg - Hugenottenhalle (Germany) 05.12. Wien - Gasometer (Austria) 06.12. Dresden - Alter Schlachthof (Germany) 07.12. Torhout - De Mast (Belgium) 08.12. München - Backstage Werk (Germany) 09.12. Paris - Elysee Montmartre (France) 10.12. Tilburg - O13 (Netherlands) 11.12. London - Forum (Great Britain) 12.12. Saarbrücken - Garage (Germany) 13.12. Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle (Germany) 14.12. Hamburg - Docks (Germany) More info: http://www.persistencetour.de/ For the "Never Alone" video, songs from the band's new album "The Damned, The Shamed" and more visit: http://www.myspace.com/terror *** ZONARIA - Confirmed to tour with Satyricon! Studio report part II posted online Busy months lie ahead for Swedish extreme metal hopefuls ZONARIA as they have been confirmed to support Satyricon on their massive European tour kicking off in November. The band will use this fantastic opportunity to further promote its stunning new effort "The Cancer Empire", which will be released on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, October 24, 2008. UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2008. SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, October 28, 2008. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, October 29, 2008. "The Cancer Empire" was produced by Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, At The Gates) at Studio Fredman and mastered by Peter In De Betou at Tailor Maid, the second part of a detailed and entertaining studio report can now be watched at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XtLNhZKo5M Currently ZONARIA are supporting Polish death metal masters Vader on the North European leg of their 25th anniversary tour, after touring with Satyricon the band will return to Europe in early 2009 with Deicide, Vader as well as label mates Devian, see below for their upcoming UK dates: SATYRICON + EVILE + ZONARIA 24.11.2008 UK, Birmingham, Barfly 25.11.2008 UK, Leeds, Rios 26.11.2008 UK, London, ULU Check out the brand-new song "Contra Mundum" and find out more about ZONARIA at www.myspace.com/zonaria! Also visit: www.zonaria.com *** FIREWIND - "Live Premonition" DVD / 2CD details posted; online trailer now available; European headlining tour starts next week Melodic metal sensation FIREWIND is about to unleash their first ever live release as DVD/2CD/Deluxe DVD+2CD in November. Entitled "Live Premonition", it contains a stunning 22-song set filmed earlier this year in the band's hometown Thessaloniki. Check out the brand-new DVD trailer at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTgRS9IFKJk Here is the exact content of the DVD version of "Live Premonition": I. Main Live Show (approx. 100 min) 1. Allegiance 2. Insanity 3. Into The Fire 4. Head Up High 5. Mercenary Man 6. Angels Forgive Me 7. My Loneliness 8. Circle Of Life 9. The Silent Code 10. Life Foreclosed 11. Destination Forever 12. Keyboard Solo 13. Guitar Solo 14. The Fire And The Fury 15. Drum Solo / Dreamchaser 16. Till The End Of Time 17. Deliverance 18. Brother's Keeper 19. Between Heaven And Hell 20. I Am The Anger 21. Falling To Pieces 22. Tyranny II. Extras: a) Documentary / Tales Of The Greek Road Warriors (19:49) b) Promotional Videos: Mercenary Man (3:27) Head Up High (3:46) Falling To Pieces (3:19) Breaking The Silence (4:01) c) Unplugged - MAD TV Sessions: My Loneliness (4:05) Where Do We Go From Here? (3:22) d) Live In Montreal 2008: Head Up High (4:41) The Fire And The Fury (4:43) Till The End Of Time (5:36) The 2CD version of "Live Premonition" consists of the audio part of the main Thessaloniki show on two separate CD's, available for the price of 1. The Deluxe edition of "Live Premonition" contains both the DVD as well as the 2CD-set in special additional Digipak artwork and an O-card. Here are the exact release dates for "Live Premonition" within Europe: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, November 07, 2008. UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, November 10, 2008. SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, November 11, 2008. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, November 12, 2008. FIREWIND's European headlining tour will be kicking off next week and promises a live feast for all metal gourmets. A tour trailer can be watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7UyXp-rafQ "Live Premonition Over Europe Tour 2008" Presented by Rock Hard (Germany), Rock Hard (France), Heavy (Germany), Guitar (Germany), Powermetal.de (Germany), Metal Hammer (Italy), Metal Hammer (Spain), Rock Tribune (BeNeLux) FIREWIND, STORMWARRIOR & KIUAS 04.11.08 DE Hamburg @ Markthalle * 05.11.08 DE Essen @ Turock * 06.11.08 NL Tilburg @ 013 07.11.08 DE Hannover @ Musikzentrum * 08.11.08 BE Belgium @ Biebob 09.11.08 NL Kerkrade @ Rock Club *Exclusive fan-package incl. concert ticket, "The Premonition" T-Shirt and Meet & Greet with FIREWIND's axe-wizard Gus G. in Hamburg, Hannover and Essen available NOW at: www.rock-voyager.com FIREWIND & KIUAS 10.11.08 FR Paris @ Elysée Montmartre (+ HEAVENLY) 12.11.08 FR Lyon @ Marche Gare 13.11.08 FR Toulouse @ Havanna 20.11.08 FR Colmar @ Grillen FIREWIND, VICIOUS RUMORS & KIUAS 14.11.08 ES Bilbao @ Santana 27 15.11.08 ES Vigo @ A 16.11.08 ES Madrid @ Ritmo & Compas 17.11.08 ES Hospitalet/Barcelona @ Salamandra FIREWIND, ELDRITCH & KIUAS 21.11.08 IT Milan @ Zoe Club 22.11.08 IT Rome @ Blackout 23.11.08 IT Treviso @ New Age 24.11.08 CH Pratteln @ Z7 25.11.08 DE München @ Backstage 27.11.08 HU Budapest @ Diesel (Ex-E-Klub) (NEW VENUE!) 28.11.08 AT Vienna @ Viper Room 29.11.08 CZ Zlin @ Winter Masters of Rock Festival FIREWIND 11.12.08 GR Thessaloniki @ Principal Club Theater ** 12.12.08 BUL Sofia @ Blue Box 14.12.08 GR Athens @ Gagarin ** ** Support act: Eldritch FIREWIND @ FESTIVALS 2008: 06.12.08 UK Minehead @ Hard Rock Hell Festival / www.hardrockhell.com to view the band's current video for "Head Up High" and visit the following websites for regular updates on the band's touring schedule and more. Also visit: www.firewind.gr www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope Travel With The Devil! @ www.rock-voyager.com *** DEVIAN - Announce new album title; touring Europe with Deicide and others early 2009 After their much-lauded debut album "Ninewinged Serpent" in 2007 and a comprehensive European tour with Polish death metal overlords Vader, Sweden's blackened death/thrash commando DEVIAN, who feature former Marduk members Legion (vocals) and Emil Dragutinovic (drums) in their ranks, mercilessly return with a second attack: The furious new album "God To The Illfated" will be released in Europe on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX: December 12, 2008. DENMARK / NORWAY: December 15, 2008. SPAIN / PORTUGAL: December 16, 2008. SWEDEN / FINLAND: December 17, 2008. FRANCE: January 05, 2009. ITALY: January 16, 2009. UK / GREECE / REST OF EUROPE: January 19, 2009. DEVIAN anno 2008 offer an increasingly dynamic, vicious and aggressive sound that captivates the listener with massive, thrashing riffs, a heartfelt old school spirit and simply perfectly written songs. Recorded once again at Art Decay Studio with Rickard Kottelin, DEVIAN this time around decided to hook up with Hypocrisy / Pain mastermind Peter Tägtgren for further production duties and the intense mixdown of the album at The Abyss Studio (Immortal, Marduk, Dimmu Borgir, etc.), while mastering was once again taken care of by Peter In De Betou / Tailor Maid Production (Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity, etc.). Frontman Legion comments on the creation of DEVIAN's sophomore album: "'God To The Illfated' is the result of DEVIAN fusing together as its own powerhouse. Having the luxury of making music together with one's best friends made the new songs step up to a whole different league throughout the writing sessions: we all bled everything into the album, everything that we knew was DEVIAN and explored as much new ground as we could. The extensive touring we did last spring showed us what really works for us....jacked up and confident from slaughter on the road we let all the fire from the live-shows translate onto the songs and the recording-sessions 'til we all felt that unbeatable feeling of grand accomplishment. The feeling that we had a really special beast of an album on our hands." DEVIAN have additionally also being confirmed to appear on the "Winterfest" 2009 tour in January with Deicide, Samael, Vader and label mates Zonaria. See below for all upcoming dates: DEVIAN Live 22.11.08 CH - Fully @ White Club / with Mystica, In Quest, Godhate, etc. 29.11.08 GRE - Athens / Texas Necropolis "WINTERFEST TOUR 2009" Deicide, Vader, Samael, DEVIAN, Zonaria & guests 08.01.2009 HOL Tilburg / O13 09.01.2009 HOL Haarlem / Patronaat 10.01.2009 BEL Vosselaar / Biebob 11.01.2009 FR Paris / Locomotive 12.01.2009 FR Lyon / CCO Villeurbane 13.01.2009 LU Esch/Alzette / Rockhal 14.01.2009 GER Stuttgart / Ika-Longhorn 15.01.2009 GER Frankfurt / Batschkapp 16.01.2009 GER Bochum / Matrix 17.01.2009 CH Erstfeld / Transilvania Live 18.01.2009 ITA Milan / Rolling Stone 19.01.2009 A Wörgl / Komma 20.01.2009 SK Bratislava / DK Dubravka 21.01.2009 POL Katowice / Mega Club 22.01.2009 POL Warsaw / Progresja Booking: www.massive-music.pl More news on DEVIAN and further details about "God To The Illfated" coming soon… DEVIAN online: http://www.devian.se http://www.myspace.com/truedevian Also visit: www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope Travel With The Devil! @ www.rock-voyager.com *** ARCHITECTS - Post Stampin Ground cover version; touring Europe in November & more As previously reported, Century Media will share tracks from the label's 20th anniversary compilation "Covering 20 Years Of Extremes" with you in weekly turns. This time around, British modern metal hopefuls ARCHITECTS present you their version of the Stampin Ground classic "Officer Down", check it out now at www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope ARCHITECTS will embark on the Altamont Never Say Die! Tour 2008 in early November and will use this opportunity to already present you a few tracks from their upcoming new album "Hollow Crown", which will be released via Century Media Records in January 2009 and will be accompanied by a massive UK headlining tour, see below for their complete itinerary: Altamont Never Say Die! Tour 2008 Parkway Drive Unearth Despised Icon Architects Protest The Hero Whitechapel Carnifex 07.11.2008 Germany Berlin @ SO36 08.11.2008 Germany Köln @ Essigfabrik 09.11.2008 Belgium Antwerp @ Hof Ter Lo 10.11.2008 UK Yeovil @ Westland 11.11.2008 UK Manchester @ Academy 2 12.11.2008 UK Glasgow @ The Arches 13.11.2008 UK Sheffield @ Corporation 14.11.2008 UK Peterborough @ Cresset 15.11.2008 UK London @ Forum 16.11.2008 Holland Utrecht @ Tivoli 17.11.2008 France Paris @ La Locomotive 18.11.2008 Luxemburg Esch @ Kulturfabrik 19.11.2008 Switzerland Zürich @ Rohstofflager 20.11.2008 Germany München @ Backstage Werk 21.11.2008 Italy Cesena @ Vidia Club 22.11.2008 Hungary Budapest @ A38 (Petoefi Hall) 23.11.2008 Austria Wien @ Arena 24.11.2008 Germany Nürnberg @ Hirsch 25.11.2008 Germany Leipzig @ Werk 2 26.11.2008 Germany Hamburg @ Markthalle 27.11.2008 Denmark Aarhus @ Voxhal 28.11.2008 Germany Münster @ Skaters Palace 29.11.2008 Germany Wiesbaden @ Schlachthof Info: http://www.myspace.com/neversaydiefestivals ARCHITECTS, Misery Signals, A Textbook Tragedy The Hollow Crown UK Tour 2009 10.01.2009 Yeovil - The Orange Box 11.01.2009 Plymouth - White Rabbit 12.01.2009 Exeter - Cavern 13.01.2009 Newport - TJs 14.01.2009 Birmingham - Academy 15.01.2009 Colchester - The Twist 16.01.2009 Liverpool - Barfly 17.01.2009 Manchester - Academy 3 18.01.2009 Leeds - Rios 19.01.2009 Glasgow - Cathouse 21.01.2009 Edinburgh - Studio 24 22.01.2009 Newcastle upon Tyne - Academy 2 23.01.2009 Sheffield - Corporation 24.01.2009 Stoke On Trent - Sugarmill 25.01.2009 Peterborough - The Park 26.01.2009 Norwich - Waterfront 27.01.2009 Portsmouth - Wedgewood Rooms 29.01.2009 Oxford - Academy 30.01.2009 London - LA2 * 31.01.2009 Brighton - Concorde 2 * * also w/ Your Demise + Special Guest Visit ARCHITECTS online: www.myspace.com/architectsuk http://ilovearchitects.blogspot.com/ http://youtube.com/wearearchitects Also visit: www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope *** THE HAUNTED - Exclusive premiere of "Moronic Colossus (live at Wacken 2008)" at MySpace; more touring activities announced As the first promo clip for their much-lauded new album "Versus" (OUT NOW!), Sweden's THE HAUNTED present you "Moronic Colossus (live at Wacken 2008)" exclusively at MySpace TV, the band comments: "We recorded the whole show @ Wacken Open Air this summer and we picked "Moronic Colossus" as the first promo video. You might think releasing a live video as the first promo clip would be odd, but considering "Versus" was recorded live we all felt that this was a pretty natural choice!" After finishing their Scandinavian tour tomorrow, THE HAUNTED will continue their massive worldwide touring activities in support of the "Versus" album, see below for all upcoming dates: THE HAUNTED Live Nov 1 2008 Nordic Rage Festival Boden, Sweden ASIA & AUSTRALIA Tour 2008 Nov 6 - Bangkok, Thailand @ Rock Pub Nov 8 - Brisbane, Australia @ The Arena Nov 9 - Sydney, Australia @ Manning Bar Nov 11 - Melbourne, Australia @ The HiFi Nov 13 - Perth, Australia @ The Capitol Nov 15 - Taipei, Taiwan @ VU Live House Nov 17 - Tokyo, Japan @ O-East (Shibuya) MEXICO / SOUTH AMERICA Tour 2008 Nov 20 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Cafe Iguana Nov 21 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Circo Volador Nov 23 - Bogota, Colombia @ Club Gotica Nov 27 - Lima, Peru @ Club Iguana Rana Nov 28 - Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Novedades Nov 29 - Buenos Aires, Argentina @ The End Nov 30 - Sao Paolo, Brazil @ Hangar 110 IRISH TOUR with Trivium: Dec 04 - Derry (IRE) Nerve Centre Dec 05 - Belfast (IRE) Mandella Hall Dec 06 - Dublin (IRE) Ambassador Dec 07 - Cork (IRE) Savoy Theatre THE HAUNTED co-headlining tour 2009 with ALL THAT REMAINS: 17 Jan UK - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 19 Jan UK - Birmingham, Academy 20 Jan UK - Glasgow, Garage 21 Jan UK - Manchester, Academy 23 Jan UK - Brighton, Concorde 2 24 Jan UK - London, London Astoria 2 26 Jan DE - Stuttgart, Die Röhre 27 Jan DE - Bochum, Matrix 29 Jan DE - Hamburg, Knust 04 Feb DK - Copenhagen, Pumpehuset 05 Feb DE - Berlin, Magnet 06 Feb DE - Leipzig, Conne Island 07 Feb CZ - Prague, Abaton 08 Feb AT - Wien, Arena 10 Feb IT - Milan, Zoe Club 11 Feb CH - Winterthur, Salzhaus 12 Feb DE - Trier, Exhaus 13 Feb NL - Amsterdam, Melkweg 14 Feb FR - Paris, Noveau Casino 15 Feb B - Brussels, AB Box SPAIN MINI-TOUR 2009 Mar 20 Madrid, Spain @ Sala Heineken Mar 21 Bilbao, Spain @ Sala RockStar Live Mar 22 Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo 2 THE HAUNTED @ Bloodstock Open Air Aug 15, Derby, UK Also visit: http://www.the-haunted.com http://www.myspace.com/thehaunted http://ecard.centurymedia.com/thehaunted_versus/ www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope *** SSS CONFIRM TOUR DATES WITH FU*KED UP British crossover thrashers SSS have confirmed a string of UK shows with notorious hardcore punk act FU*KED UP. Following on from the band's recent announcement of a UK tour with DOOMRIDERS and TORTUGA, SSS have also revealed that they will be playing a very special show at Zavvi in Manchester on 18th October. This will be a special release gig for the band's new album, THE DIVIDING LINE, and entry is completely free! Due to be released on October 20th in Europe and November 11th in the USA, THE DIVIDING LINE is SSS's second full-length album and has the band once again delivering a ferocious mixture of classic thrash with a raw punk attitude, with 20 tracks of ripping, skate-friendly anthems. In anticipation of their upcoming new album, THE DIVIDING LINE, SSS recently made another brand new track available for streaming. Check out the new song, titled "Can't Burst The Bubble" at the band's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/shortsharpshockuk Fans who purchase THE DIVIDING LINE from select indie stores across the UK will receive an exclusive free SKATE AND DESTROY 7" vinyl including four non-album tracks. This special freebie will ONLY be available from participating indie stores, as well as from the Earache Records European SSS are due to appear on TOTALROCK radio this Thursday, 2nd October with esteemed journalist MALCOLM DOME to discuss the band's new album THE DIVIDING LINE, their hometown of Liverpool, thrash and their upcoming tour. Catch it online this Thursday at 3pm UK time at http://www.totalrock.com Catch SSS live in the UK at the following shows: SSS w/ HOSPITAL OF DEATH, FRANK SIDEBOTTOM, LIFELESS 18 Oct 2008 - Manchester, UK - Zavvi Arndale SSS w/ DOOMRIDERS, TORTUGA 26 Oct 2008 - Newport, UK - TJs 27 Oct 2008 - Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit 28 Oct 2008 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation 29 Oct 2008 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks 30 Oct 2008 - Manchester, UK - Star And Garter 31 Oct 2008 - London, UK - Bar Academy 01 Nov 2008 - Norwich, UK - The Queen Charlotte SSS w/ FU*KED UP 09 Nov 2008 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly 13 Nov 2008 - Stoke, UK - Sugarmill 16 Nov 2008 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts 17 Nov 2008 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation For more SSS news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/shortsharpshockuk *** GAMA BOMB POST TOUR REPORT For the past few weeks, Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB have been making their way across Europe on the THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour with LA shredders BONDED BY BLOOD and UK support act SWORN AMONGST, spreading the good word of thrash wherever they go. The band comments on the tour so far: "So here we are, two weeks into our five-week European tour. We've already come so far and done so much we can't do it justice in a simple, mortal blog, but here goes: we started in Berlin, where we accidentally played to a neo-Nazi biker gang, then we wound through Europe, finding ourselves in the Italian wilderness, high in the Alps and sweltering at the far end of Portugal along the way. It's been very, very hot so far, but we're now encountering a cooler, Northern European leg of the tour." Find out more about the shows, injuries and things the band have learned by reading the full tour report at http://tinyurl.com/4uvecu Along with a night of face-melting thrash, GAMA BOMB are offering something else to the fans who attend the shows: redemption. If you haven't already heard, GAMA BOMB recently announced their STAMP OUT INFERIOR METAL campaign! At each show of the 10,000-mile, eleven-country THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC European tour, GAMA BOMB invite and encourage you to bring along the worst of your music collections - the embarrassing, the awkward and the downright rubbish CDs, records and merchandise hidden amongst your better purchases - and to collect them together so both you and GAMA BOMB can do what should have been done long ago - ritually shred, stamp and smash the living hell out of them! With the THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour already well underway, it's time to confess your sins! Grab your LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT and ORGY albums, and any other nu-metal, emo or "inferior" metal you have stashed away and bring them out to the THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC European tour, whereupon they will be ceremoniously smashed, stamped on, frisbee'd and generally destroyed as part of the set, live onstage. To start the bandwagon rolling on the STAMP OUT INFERIOR METAL campaign, EARACHE RECORDS have made a very special donation of 1,000 copies of "PLANETS" by ADEMA to this worthy cause! Check out and pass on the official STAMP OUT INFERIOR METAL campaign flyer: http://earacherecords.com/myspace/stampout.jpg Catch GAMA BOMB, BONDED BY BLOOD and SWORN AMONGST and join the STAMP OUT INFERIOR METAL campaign trail at the following remaining shows: 01 Oct 2008 - Gent, Belgium - The Frontline 02 Oct 2008 - Hengelo, Netherlands - Metropool 03 Oct 2008 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Club Booster 04 Oct 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden - Club Blacksmith 06 Oct 2008 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 08 Oct 2008 - Bremen, Germany - Thing! Club 09 Oct 2008 - Arnhem, Netherlands - Willemeen 10 Oct 2008 - Wurzburg, Germany - Posthallen 11 Oct 2008 - Ieper, Belgium - JOC Ieper 13 Oct 2008 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation 14 Oct 2008 - London, UK - The Underworld 15 Oct 2008 - Nottingham, UK - The Old Angel 16 Oct 2008 - Bristol, UK - Bier Keller 17 Oct 2008 - Wolverhampton, UK - The Little Civic 18 Oct 2008 - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish View the killer THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/ThrashingTourEUR.jpg For more GAMA BOMB news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/gamabomb *** EVILE GUITARIST OL DRAKE DISCUSSES INFLUENCES, PLAYS FAVOURITE SOLOS Bands are often asked about their influences, and for OL DRAKE, lead guitarist of UK thrashers EVILE, this is something he's been getting a lot of since EVILE became one of the most talked about modern thrash bands. OL explains: "The one thing people always ask me at shows is 'who is your favourite guitarist?' or 'what's your favourite guitar solo?', so I thought I'd make a few videos to show people my favourites, my influences and me just playing what I like to play when I'm messing around on the axe. "Included is work by Jeff Waters (Annihilator) who was probably the biggest influence to me on guitar, Marty Friedman/Megadeth who made me re-evaluate my approach to playing rhythm and lead, and Kirk Hammett (Metallica) who originally opened me up (ooh matron) to playing lead guitar."Keep checking back for new videos, I always like to take a quick break from writing to play some old classics!" Check out videos of OL playing some of his favourites: "Poison Was the Cure" by MEGADETH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0-gDPSQfw "The Struggle Within" Solo by Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMqwvRMWfK4 "Road to Ruin" Solo by Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWZuVqyr3a8 "Lucretia" Solo by Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxz5GEqYBtM "The Day That Never Comes" Solo by Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZrM4ttAGzY All of these videos and more can be found at OL's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/EvileOL Relive the return of heads-down, no-nonsense thrash metal with the special redux edition of EVILE's FLEMMING RASMUSSEN-produced (METALLICA) debut album, ENTER THE GRAVE, in stores on October 13th in Europe and October 28th in the US. The ENTER THE GRAVE redux celebrates a year since the album's original release - during which time the band have won a series of awards and achievements, including the Metal Hammer Readers Polls "Best New Band 2007", Terrorizer Readers Polls "Best Newcomer 2007", and Metal Hammer's "Get in the Ring" TV special, as well as being listed in the Metal Hammer Top 50 albums of 2007, Classic Rock's Top 50 albums of 2007 and Terrorizer's Top 40 albums of 2007. The limited edition ENTER THE GRAVE redux comes complete with the album housed in a special splipcase, three bonus tracks, an ENTER THE GRAVE patch, a guitar pick, and a 2-hour DVD including the entire album played live in rehearsal, live footage from the band's European tour with MEGADETH, extensive band interviews and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the road! Pre-order your copy now from the Earache Webstore at http://earacheshop.com/store Have a peek at the killer-value ENTER THE GRAVE redux edition at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/EvileReduxAd2.jpg Catch EVILE on their first ever Canadian tour with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 15 Oct 2008 - Prince George, BC - Kinsmen Hall 16 Oct 2008 - Kelowna, BC - The Habitat 17 Oct 2008 - Golden, BC - Roadhouse Tavern 18 Oct 2008 - Medicine Hat, AB - Doghouse Bar & Grill 19 Oct 2008 - Banff, AB - Wild Bill's 20 Oct 2008 - Saskatoon, SA - Roxy 21 Oct 2008 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert 22 Oct 2008 - Regina, SK - The District 23 Oct 2008 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room 26 Oct 2008 - Calgary, AB - Warehouse 27 Oct 2008 - Fernie, BC - Rockin' R Bar, Royal Hotel Catch EVILE on tour in Europe with SATYRICON and GRAVE at the following shows: 19 Nov 2008 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Waterfront 20 Nov 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg 22 Nov 2008 - Rennes, - Antipode 23 Nov 2008 - Paris, France - Loco F 24 Nov 2008 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly 25 Nov 2008 - Leeds, UK - Cockpit 26 Nov 2008 - London, UK - ULU 27 Nov 2008 - Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo 29 Nov 2008 - Lyon, France - CCO 30 Nov 2008 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie 01 Dec 2008 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus 02 Dec 2008 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz 03 Dec 2008 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus 04 Dec 2008 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Media Park 05 Dec 2008 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo 06 Dec 2008 - Wien, Austria - Gasometer 07 Dec 2008 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurm 08 Dec 2008 - Wroclaw, Poland - WZ 09 Dec 2008 - Warzaw, Poland - Progresja 10 Dec 2008 - Berlin, Germany - Kato 12 Dec 2008 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Helling 13 Dec 2008 - Lengerich, Germany - Satan's Convention 14 Dec 2008 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp 16 Dec 2008 - Stuttgart, Germany - Rohre 17 Dec 2008 - Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage 18 Dec 2008 - Munich, Germany - Metropolis 19 Dec 2008 - Halle, Germany - Easy Schorre 20 Dec 2008 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust For more EVILE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk *** ART GALLERY TO EXHIBIT RARE NAPALM DEATH AND GODFLESH ITEMS For too long, the city of Birmingham, UK has failed to celebrate what is rightfully theirs - to claim the city as the home of heavy metal. Now, 40 years after the term "heavy metal" was coined, it's time to start celebrating! The city of Birmingham has spawned arguably some of the most influential bands of all time - bands who defined genres and influenced generations. To celebrate this, art and music promoters CAPSULE are launching a new project named "Home of Metal", with the aim of creating the first digital archive of music, memorabilia and more, to tell the story of this city's unique musical heritage. Along with such legends as BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and LED ZEPPELIN, EARACHE RECORDS' very own early signings NAPALM DEATH and GODFLESH will be featured in this special tribute to metal and the place where it all started. "Home of Metal" will be launching at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on Saturday 25th October, from 10:00am to 4:30pm, where rare artefacts from the early days of NAPALM DEATH's and GODFLESH's careers will be exhibited. Fans are invited to come along with memorabilia and share their personal experiences of the bands, all of which will go towards the new digital archive. Further open days will take place on Thursday 6th November at New Art Gallery in Walsall and Saturday 7th February at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Each open day will be hosted by Kerrang! Radio DJ Johnny Doom, accompanied by special guests from the music industry, and entrance for the events is free! For more information on "Home of Metal", head to http://www.homeofmetal.com *** OCEANO POST STUDIO REPORT, REVEAL ALBUM TRACK LISTING Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO entered the studio on October 3rd to begin recording one of the angriest albums ever. ANDREW MIKHAIL, guitarist for OCEANO - the band who famously had a series of photos BANNED from MySpace for being too gruesome - comments on the band's first week in the studio: "Things have been going great here. Drums are done and we're currently in the process of mixing them, then we begin the rest of the tracking next week. So for now, we're lifting weights, booking tours, and playing N64 while we wait. It's still a little early to give a lot of update, but the album is coming along smoothly and sounding great." And just in case you had any doubts about it, MIKHAIL finishes, "We're most definitely shooting for this CD to be one of the heaviest and darkest CDs around!" DEPTHS, the debut album from OCEANO, is being recorded with producer JOEY STURGIS (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Connersville, Indiana, and will feature artwork from COLIN MARKS (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ABORTED, WHITECHAPEL). Due to be released in early 2009, DEPTHS will contain 13 tracks of the angriest deathcore cuts ever committed to record, alongside a limited edition bonus DVD, and will also be available as a limited edition version with 2 exclusive bonus tracks. The track listing for DEPTHS is as follows: 01. Descent 02. Inhuman Affliction 03. Empathy For Leviathan 04. Plague Campaign 05. Fractured Frames, Scattered Flesh 06. Disgust For Your Kind 07. Depths 08. District Of Misery 09. With Legions 10. Slaughtered Like Swine 11. A Mandatory Sacrifice 12. Samael The Destroyer 13. Abysm Catch OCEANO "Bringin' the Beef" live at the following shows: 31 Oct 2008 - Kenosha, Wisconsin - Halloween Show at The Unity Lodge 07 Nov 2008 - Chicago, Illinois - The Boiler Room 08 Nov 2008 - Jackson, Michigan - The Wesley Hall 09 Nov 2008 - Palos Hills, Illinois - Damaged 14 Nov 2008 - McHenry, Illinois - Just For Fun Roller Rink 15 Nov 2008 - Springfield, Illinois - Blacksheep Cafe For more OCEANO news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/xoceano *** EARACHE ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNING: CAULDRON Earache Records is proud to announce the signing of Toronto, Canada's CAULDRON to a multi-album worldwide deal. The high energy traditional heavy metal three piece have built a steady following while producing a fresh heavy metal sound built out of a passion and love for the genre, and a deep understanding of the elements that go into making memorable straight-up metal music. Having already issued the 'INTO THE CAULDRON' EP to underground acclaim, the band is currently putting the finishing touches to their first full length, due for release in early 2009. The band's sound encompasses all the best elements of classic metal, with nods to old school NWOBHM and a focus on stand out riffs and sung vocals. Commenting on the band's new label home, CAULDRON vocalist/bassist JASON DECAY says: "Its pretty alright. I always thought Earache was the best name for a record label, and as a kid I was actually a little disappointed when I found out that I didn't come up with it! But at least I get to be a part of it after all! Its also nice to be a part of a catalogue that includes some of my favourite records, like Carcass' 'Heartwork' and Cathedral's 'Forest of Equilibrium'. I'm right into it!" CAULDRON's Earache Records debut, 'CHAINED TO THE NITE', is scheduled for an early 2009 release. Check out a video of the band playing their track "Torture Is Too Kind" at the Keep It True festival in Germany in 2007 at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=COtNuh5HP88 Get a taste of CAULDRON at http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal *** UK'S METAL HAMMER GIVES AWAY FREE 'THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC TOUR' BACKSTAGE PASS TO EVERY READER Over the past month, a mighty storm has been tearing its way across Europe. The THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC European tour - featuring Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB, LA shredders BONDED BY BLOOD and UK openers SWORN AMONGST - has been relentlessly hitting cities throughout Europe, leaving a trail of pure thrash Octoberhem in its wake! Now preparing to hit the UK on Monday, fans who attend the shows can now get even more than a killer show featuring the loudest, fastest thrash bands around today. In every UK copy of this months issue of METAL HAMMER magazine, readers can find an exclusive free THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour backstage pass! After paying for entry to any of the upcoming UK shows, fans who flash one of these passes will gain access to a backstage area where they can meet the bands! Check out a picture of the backstage pass at http://tinyurl.com/3wr7dj Run to the shops and purchase this months issue of METAL HAMMER magazine for your free backstage pass to the following shows: 13 Oct 2008 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation 14 Oct 2008 - London, UK - The Underworld 15 Oct 2008 - Nottingham, UK - The Old Angel 16 Oct 2008 - Bristol, UK - Bier Keller 17 Oct 2008 - Wolverhampton, UK - The Little Civic 18 Oct 2008 - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish View the killer THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour flyer at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/ThrashingTourEUR.jpg http://www.myspace.com/gamabomb http://www.myspace.com/bondedbyblood http://www.myspace.com/swornamongst *** ORDER OF ENNEAD SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW Floridian extreme metal act ORDER OF ENNEAD's self-titled debut album is out now in Europe! ORDER OF ENNEAD features DEICIDE drummer STEVE ASHEIM, along with SCOTT PATRICK (bass), KEVIN QUIRION (vocals, guitar) and JOHN LI (guitar). ORDER OF ENNEAD's self-titled debut album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with MARK LEWIS (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, BURY YOUR DEAD), and consists of 11 tracks of blasting death metal intensity, mixed with touches of black metal melodrama. ORDER OF ENNEAD is out now in Europe and is available as a regular edition CD, or as a limited edition CD featuring a bonus DVD with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. It is available now at all good music retailers Check out a video of ORDER OF ENNEAD performing their track "The Culling" recently at the band's show with DEICIDE in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lVIMxISo_B0 Get all the latest ORDER OF ENNEAD news, photos and videos at http://www.myspace.com/orderofennead *** EPHEL DUATH'S NEW ALBUM WRITTEN FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A DOG Italian avant-garde metallers EPHEL DUATH will release their fourth studio album, THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES, in January 2009. EPHEL DUATH has never been one to take the traditional approach to creating music and their latest effort takes this outlook even further. THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES is based on a bizarre concept conjured up by guitarist and founding member DAVIDE TISO, in which the entire album is written from the perspective of a dog. TISO explains: "I wrote a few short stories and it was really fun for me to imagine myself as a dog and to imagine the world from a dog's perspective. The challenge was to translate the words into lyrics." From opening track 'Gift', which TISO describes as being about "A cat that the dog kills for the owner as a gift, and he asks the owner if he is happy with the present", to the thought-provoking 'Promenade', a song about a walk in the park which takes a twist when the owner questions himself as to why he's not as carefree and happy with life as his dog is, the barking mad brilliance runs throughout the course of the whole album. "Every song is a window into the dog's mind or an event," TISO continues, "The album touches on a lot of things, both deep and sometimes silly." It's not only the lyrics in THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES which are written from the dog's perspective - rather the entire album, including the music, is based around this unique and previously unexplored concept. "The music in this case is the soundtrack of the thoughts of the dog - at times you can hear the dog running," TISO elaborates. EPHEL DUATH's musical mastery shows itself through their wide scope of work and their ability to experiment with sounds and concepts. Having worked with both international drumming sensation MARCO MINNEMANN (PAUL GILBERT, NECROPHAGIST) as well as BEN WEINMAN of DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN on THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES, TISO notes the change in direction: "Ephel Duath was previously a complex machine of moods. This time it's not full of different perspectives, just one solid direction." One thing, however, has been steady throughout EPHEL DUATH's career, from black metal to experimental rock - the band have always been dog lovers. "I see the dog as an animal really full of energy," TISO closes, "I imagine this dog, the dog on the album, as a little cantankerous and mischievous." THROUGH MY DOG'S EYES is due to be released through EARACHE RECORDS on January 26th, 2009. For more EPHEL DUATH news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/ephelduath *** LIVERPOOL'S SSS SLAM THEIR HOME CITY AS 'CAPITAL OF CULTURE' Liverpool-based crossover thrash act SSS have built a loyal following in the city after countless gigs at venues across the area. Having released two albums on infamous extreme music label Earache, the band have also ventured further afield, taking their particular brand of punk attitude to audiences across Britain and into Europe. Their career so far has afforded them a wider perspective on how Liverpool is viewed, both from within and without the city. Commenting on the city's current status as the 'European Capital of Culture', bass guitarist Mark Magill explains: "I was made up when Liverpool got European Capital of Culture '08, but it sometimes seems like a missed opportunity. Culture in Liverpool is thriving in spite of, not because, of the council. It is difficult for artists and musicians to get anything done here. There is lack of venues for bands to play in and a fly posting vendetta that completley misses the point of being a cultural mecca. Liverpool brands itself on being capital of music, but should be ashamed of the way it deals with grass roots creative talent. This is the same place that shut down The Cavern AND Erics. Say no more." And responding to an article in 'The Scotsman' which suggested that Northerners might fare better if they left their roots and moved to the South, Magill counters: "Policy Exchange are completely mental. To suggest all us poor Northerners up sticks and move to Oxford and Cambridge is an idea that only something called a Think Tank could come up with. It doesn't take into account that not everyone has aspirations to be upper middle class like them, and I'd rather kill myself than live in their reality. Nothing good will ever come out of their money and petty status driven existence." Views like this, based on a pride in and an exasperation with their home town that informs much of the brand new SSS release, cryptically titled THE DIVIDING LINE. 'Cherry Island' deals with a local shopping centre, while 'Street Leech' is based around the blatant drug problem in the area. 'Unrest in the Northwest' relates to the differences between shows the band play in the North and South of the country. THE DIVIDING LINE is released on October 20. The band play Liverpool Barfly on October 24, and support recent NME cover stars FU*KED UP on their UK tour: Nov 09 Birmingham Barfly Nov 13 Stoke Sugarmill Nov 16 Glasgow King Tuts Nov 17 Sheffield Corporation *** THE DIVIDING LINE, the brand new album from British crossover thrashers SSS is out now in Europe! SSS return with their second full-length album, once again delivering a ferocious mixture of classic thrash with a raw, punky attitude. THE DIVIDING LINE contains 20 tracks of ripping skate-rock anthems, with the limited edition first pressing of the CD including a bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the recording process and touring action. Check out a trailer for THE DIVIDING LINE at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fxu3-MtBR08 Fans who purchase THE DIVIDING LINE from select indie stores across the UK will also receive an exclusive free SKATE AND DESTROY 7" vinyl, including four non-album tracks. This special freebie is only available while stocks last from participating indie stores Check out a picture of this awesome freebie at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/SSS7inchWeb.jpg Catch SSS live in the UK at the following shows: SSS w/ DOOMRIDERS, TORTUGA 26 Oct 2008 - Newport, UK - TJs 27 Oct 2008 - Plymouth, UK - White Rabbit 28 Oct 2008 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation 29 Oct 2008 - Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks 30 Oct 2008 - Manchester, UK - Star And Garter 31 Oct 2008 - London, UK - Bar Academy 01 Nov 2008 - Norwich, UK - The Queen Charlotte SSS w/ FU*KED UP 09 Nov 2008 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly 13 Nov 2008 - Stoke, UK - Sugarmill 16 Nov 2008 - Glasgow, UK - King Tuts 17 Nov 2008 - Sheffield, UK - The Corporation *** OCEANO POSTS VIDEO UPDATE FROM THE STUDIO During a break from recording their February debut, DEPTHS, Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO put together a special video update. Currently in the midst of recording guitars for the upcoming album, OCEANO takes you behind the mixing boards for a candid, yet goofy look at what they've been doing so far with footage from the drum recording sessions and shots of the band hanging out around the studio. It all ends with a special message from OCEANO guitarist, Andrew Mikhail who spills the beans on possible tour plans and much more. Watch the special studio video update here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFfsqGi5KMA ANDREW MIKHAIL, guitarist for OCEANO - the band who famously had a series of photos BANNED from MySpace for being too gruesome - comments on the band's first week in the studio: "Things have been going great here. Drums are done and we're currently in the process of mixing them, then we begin the rest of the tracking next week. So for now, we're lifting weights, booking tours, and playing N64 while we wait. It's still a little early to give a lot of update, but the album is coming along smoothly and sounding great." And just in case you had any doubts about it, MIKHAIL finishes, "We're most definitely shooting for this CD to be one of the heaviest and darkest CDs around!" DEPTHS, the debut album from OCEANO, is being recorded with producer JOEY STURGIS (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Connersville, Indiana, and will feature artwork from COLIN MARKS (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ABORTED, WHITECHAPEL). Due to be released in early 2009, DEPTHS will contain 13 tracks of the angriest deathcore cuts ever committed to record, alongside a limited edition bonus DVD, and will also be available as a limited edition version with 2 exclusive bonus tracks. The track listing for DEPTHS is as follows: 01. Descent 02. Inhuman Affliction 03. Empathy For Leviathan 04. Plague Campaign 05. Fractured Frames, Scattered Flesh 06. Disgust For Your Kind 07. Depths 08. District Of Misery 09. With Legions 10. Slaughtered Like Swine 11. A Mandatory Sacrifice 12. Samael The Destroyer 13. Abysm Catch OCEANO "Bringin' the Beef" live at the following shows: Oct 31 2008 5:00PM HALLOWEEN SHOW/COSTUME PARTY The Unity Lodge Kenosha, Wisconsin For more OCEANO news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/xoceano *** ORDER OF ENNEAD TO PLAY WITH MUNICIPAL WASTE IN 1 OF 2 NEW DATES IN FLORIDA ORDER OF ENNEAD has announced 2 new Florida dates in which they will play alongside some of the biggest fan favorites in metal today, including EARACHE labelmates, MUNICIPAL WASTE. Here are the dates: Nov 3rd @ The Brass Mug Tampa, FL with MUNICIPAL WASTE Nov 8th @ The State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL with HATE ETERNAL ORDER OF ENNEAD's self-titled debut album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with MARK LEWIS (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, BURY YOUR DEAD), and consists of 11 tracks of blasting death metal intensity, mixed with touches of black metal melodrama all wrapped up into one of the most intelligent releases of the year. ORDER OF ENNEAD is out now in Europe and will be available stateside on November 11th. You can find it as both a regular edition CD or as a limited edition CD featuring a bonus DVD with exclusive behind-the- scenes footage. Check out a video of ORDER OF ENNEAD performing their track "The Culling" recently at the band's show with DEICIDE in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lVIMxISo_B0 Get all the latest ORDER OF ENNEAD news, photos and videos at http://www.myspace.com/orderofennead *** NEW CAULDRON INTERVIEW AVAILABLE A brand new interview with Canadian heavy metal act CAULDRON, who recently signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Earache Records, has been posted online. The high-energy, traditional heavy metal three-piece have built a steady following while producing a fresh heavy metal sound built out of a passion and love for the genre, and a deep understanding of the elements that go into making memorable, straight-up metal music. Check out the interview with CAULDRON bassist JASON DECAY, in which he talks about the band's obsession with heavy metal and gives some insight into the band's forthcoming debut album. Read the interview at CAULDRON's Earache CAULDRON's debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE, is due to be released by Earache Records in early 2009. Check out a video of the band playing their track "Torture's Too Kind" at the Keep It True festival in Germany in 2007 at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=COtNuh5HP88 Get a taste of CAULDRON at http://www.myspace.com/cauldronmetal *** MUNICIPAL WASTE - NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED MUNICIPAL WASTE have added a number of dates to their short October/ November U.S. run. In addition to the big dates with labelmates ORDER OF ENNEAD and fellow Virginians, LAMB OF GOD, the masters of the Inebriator are looking to bang some heads at these shows: October 30 The Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia November 1 The Fest! Gainsville, Florida 3 The Brass Mug Tampa, Florida (w/ORDER OF ENNEAD) 5 The Conservatory Oklahoma City 6 Lola's Ft. Worth, Texas 8 TBA Austin, Texas 9 FUN FUN FEST! Austin, Texas 23 Rock and Roll Holtel Washington D.C., Washington DC 24 The National Richmond, Virginia (w/LAMB OF GOD) For the latest dates, news, info and more, FACE THE WASTE at http://myspace.com/municipalwaste Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE at their face-melting best. View the "Sadistic Magician" video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=-RDGLQuBkaE MUNICIPAL WASTE - THE ART OF PARTYING is available NOW from the EARACHE U.S. Webstore: http://www.earachestore.com/store/product21.html http://www.facethewaste.com *** EVILE REPORT FROM CANADIAN TOUR WITH 3 INCHES OF BLOOD UK thrashers EVILE, who are currently thrashing up the West coast of Canada with Canadian metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, have posted a tour report from the last leg of the tour. EVILE lead guitarist OL DRAKE reports from the road: "So we're pretty far into the 3 Inches of Blood tour, and it's been awesome so far. On top of 3IoB being great guys and a great band, the scenery on this tour is mind blowing. We definitely have to come back to Canada. The Canadian fans are mental (in a good way), everyone's going crazy. The first show had one guy's face being bust open, there was blood everywhere (I wonder how many inches of it there were). "Some guy came up to us at the merch stand and said "I downloaded your album, so here's 10 dollars", which was awesome, after we kicked his head in (joking). We played at a venue called the Royal Albert Hotel in Winnipeg. Got to say the Winnipeg crowd were metal as hell. But even better than that was Room 309. Apparently some guy chopped some guy's head and limbs off and disembowelled him. They never found the entrails. Also something about him stealing Susan Sarrandon's jewellery. I dunno. Google it. I have a picture of me in the bath tub where he gutted him. I'm metal/cursed. "Thank you to all our Canadian fans who came to check us out, and all the new fans we've made. We'll definitely be back!" Catch EVILE on their last two Canadian shows with 3 INCHES OF BLOOD: 26 Oct 2008 - Calgary, AB - Warehouse 27 Oct 2008 - Fernie, BC - Rockin' R Bar, Royal Hotel To celebrate a year since its original release, EVILE's ripping debut album ENTER THE GRAVE has been reissued as a special redux edition and is available in Europe now! This limited edition version of EVILE's FLEMMING RASMUSSEN-produced (METALLICA) modern thrash masterpiece features the album housed in a special slipcase and includes three bonus tracks, an ENTER THE GRAVE patch, a guitar pick and a DVD. Clocking in at 2 hours, this exclusive DVD features the band playing the entire ENTER THE GRAVE album live in rehearsal, plus live footage from the band's European tour with MEGADETH, extensive band interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the band on the road! EVILE's ENTER THE GRAVE redux edition is out now in Europe and is available at all good music retailers, or can be purchased from the Earache Records European Webstore at http://earacheshop.com/store/evile.html Check out EVILE's first ever music video for the song "Thrasher" at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=924bRfmiJ20 Catch EVILE on tour in Europe with SATYRICON and GRAVE at the following shows: 12 Nov 2008 - Stavanger, Norway - Folken 13 Nov 2008 - Bergen, Norway - Hulen 14 Nov 2008 - Oslo, Norway - Sentrum 15 Nov 2008 - Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet 19 Nov 2008 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Waterfront 20 Nov 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg 21 Nov 2008 - Nancy, France - Chez Paulette 22 Nov 2008 - Rennes, France - Antipode 23 Nov 2008 - Paris, France - Loco 24 Nov 2008 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly 25 Nov 2008 - Leeds, UK - Rios 26 Nov 2008 - London, UK - ULU 27 Nov 2008 - Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo 29 Nov 2008 - Lyon, France - Epicerie Moderne 30 Nov 2008 - Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie 01 Dec 2008 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus 02 Dec 2008 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz 03 Dec 2008 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus 04 Dec 2008 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Media Park 05 Dec 2008 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo 06 Dec 2008 - Wien, Austria - Gasometer 07 Dec 2008 - Prague, Czech Republic - Futurm 08 Dec 2008 - Wroclaw, Poland - WZ 09 Dec 2008 - Warzaw, Poland - Progresja 10 Dec 2008 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club 12 Dec 2008 - Cottbus, Germany - Gladhouse 13 Dec 2008 - Lengerich, Germany - Satan's Convention 14 Dec 2008 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp 15 Nov 2008 - Lindau, Germany - Vaudeville 16 Dec 2008 - Stuttgart, Germany - Rohre 17 Dec 2008 - Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage 18 Dec 2008 - Munich, Germany - Metropolis 19 Dec 2008 - Halle, Germany - Easy Schorre 20 Dec 2008 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust For more EVILE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/evileuk *** CARCASS 'SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS' DUALDISC OUT NOW IN EUROPE After years of waiting, SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS, the second album from British grindcore/death metal legends CARCASS has been reissued and is out now in Europe. SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS, CARCASS' breakthrough 1989 album cemented the band's place at the forefront of the emerging grindcore scene, and continued to shock the metal world with its gory imagery. Now available again after years out of print, SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS is the last of the five CARCASS to be reissued and is out now as a limited edition DualDisc (combined CD and DVD), housed in a deluxe digipak with extra artwork and the original gore artwork inside. It includes 6 previously unreleased bonus tracks, taken from the SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS demo, along with part 2 of a mini-documentary series entitled THE PATHOLOGIST'S REPORT as bonus video material. Filmed in London and Liverpool at the end of 2007, the documentary consists of interviews with the members of CARCASS - KEN OWEN, BILL STEER, JEFF WALKER and MICHAEL AMOTT - which, when combined with the other four reissued albums, makes up a two and a half hour documentary examining all eras of the band, from their gore-soaked grind beginnings to the more refined, melodic moments of their later output. SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS is available now in Europe from all good music retailers, If you haven't yet experienced the legendary CARCASS live, now could well be your last chance! Make sure you catch the band on tour at the followingshows: 01 Nov 2008 - Bogota, Columbia - Rock Al Parque 02 Nov 2008 - Caracas, Venezuela - Estacionamiento de la Casa del Artista 05 Nov 2008 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolican 07 Nov 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro Flores 08 Nov 2008 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Centro Cultural Lapa Multshow 09 Nov 2008 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Santana Hall 15 Nov 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Danish Metal Awards 22 Nov 2008 - Leeds, UK - Damnation Festival For more CARCASS news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/carcass *** CARCASS - 'REEK OF PUTREFACTION' CD/DVD DELUXE EDITION RELEASED TOMORROW IN U.S. After many years of waiting, REEK OF PUTREFACTION, the seminal gory debut album from British grindcore/death metal legends CARCASS has been reissued and is available again in the U.S.A! The genre-defining 1988 debut album, REEK OF PUTREFACTION shocked the metal world upon its original release, from its controversial cover art to the sickening lyrics. Available once again after many years out of print, REEK OF PUTREFACTION is the fourth of the five CARCASS albums to be reissued and is out now as a limited edition 2 disc CD/DVD set housed in a deluxe digipak with extra artwork. It includes 13 unreleased bonus tracks from the FLESH RIPPING SONIC TORMENT demo, along with part 1 of the mini-documentary series entitled THE PATHOLOGIST'S REPORT as bonus video material, all specially packaged in a white medical bag. The documentary consists of interviews filmed in London and Liverpool at the end of 2007, featuring the members of CARCASS - KEN OWEN, BILL STEER, JEFF WALKER and MICHAEL AMOTT - exploring their humble beginnings and lifting the lid on the controversy that brought the band to a wider audience. *** ORDER OF ENNEAD - THRASH MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS KEVIN QUIRION ORDER OF ENNEAD guitarist/vocalist, Kevin Quirion was recently interviewed by Thrash Magazine about all things regarding the band's explosive self-tittled debut which hits the states on November 11th. Many bases were covered including the roles of each unique personality within ORDER OF ENNEAD, what it was like to work with producer Mark Lewis, their upcoming date with MUNICIPAL WASTE and much more. Kevin Quirion on some of the things that make ORDER OF ENNEAD stand out from most metal bands today: "The lyrical content is definitely different for black metal and death metal. There is no gore or satanic related material which is all over the scene. There is a lot of variety on the album. From the fast black metal of "Conferring With Demons" and "Dismantling An Empire" to the more death metal of "The Culling" to the grooves of "As Long As I Have Myself I Am Not Alone" and "A Cry To The Perilous Sun". There should be something for fans of all metal genres to feast upon." Read Thrash Magazine's interview ORDER OF ENNEAD's Kevin Quirion here: http://www.thrashmag.com/interviews/content.aspx?id=1654 ORDER OF ENNEAD has announced 2 new Florida dates in which they will play alongside some of the biggest fan favorites in metal today, including EARACHE labelmates, MUNICIPAL WASTE. Here are the dates: Nov 3rd @ The Brass Mug Tampa, FL with MUNICIPAL WASTE Nov 8th @ The State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL with HATE ETERNAL ORDER OF ENNEAD's self-titled debut album was recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with MARK LEWIS (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA, BURY YOUR DEAD), and consists of 11 tracks of blasting death metal intensity, mixed with touches of black metal melodrama all wrapped up into one of the most intelligent releases of the year. ORDER OF ENNEAD is out now in Europe and will be available stateside on November 11th. You can find it as both a regular edition CD or as a limited edition CD featuring a bonus DVD with exclusive behind-the- scenes footage. Check out a video of ORDER OF ENNEAD performing their track "The Culling" recently at the band's show with DEICIDE in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lVIMxISo_B0 Get all the latest ORDER OF ENNEAD news, photos and videos at http://www.myspace.com/orderofennead *** GAMA BOMB POST END-OF-TOUR REPORT Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB recently spent over a month storming their way across Europe on the Thrashing Like A Maniac tour along with LA shredders BONDED BY BLOOD and UK openers SWORN AMONGST. After tearing it up in every corner of Europe, the bands are now home and have had some time to recover and to look back at their recent journey. GAMA BOMB frontman PHILLY BYRNE comments on the tour: "We've finally reached the end of our European tour with Bonded By Blood and Sworn Amongst, which took in 34 shows in 11 countries, 40,000 miles on the clock in a tourbus with 18 people aboard, chugging through something like 180 litres of diesel over the course of five weeks and five days. Along the way there were torn ligaments, damaged vocal chords, a suspected broken ass bone, about 12 cases of the common cold, a few outbreaks of alcohol poisoning and more bruises, cuts, scrapes and mysterious injuries than we care to count. "We played in two haunted clubs, complete with a ghost that didn't want us to use the shower, a former Greek restaurant with murals of the Parthenon, a biker-controlled backstreet bar, a black metal meeting house, a classic car workshop, a converted slaughterhouse, dockside pubs, a couple of youth clubs, drug dens, sh*t holes and palaces too. We're not clear on how many guitar strings we used, but it pales in comparison to the amount of beers we drank. Also, we have no idea how many people we played to, but it was excellent all the same, as we're starting to meet people who wear our shirts to the show. Nice." Read the full tour report on GAMA BOMB's MySpace blog at http://tinyurl.com/62bx55 Check out GAMA BOMB stamping out inferior metal and destroying London with their track "Hammer Slammer" at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7nNiK-DYdGs GAMA BOMB will be back on tour in Europe in 2009, but you can keep yourself thrashing through the Winter with the band's Earache Records debut album, CITIZEN BRAIN, available now from all good music retailers, or from the *** BONDED BY BLOOD'S 'THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC' EUROPEAN TOUR WRAP UP As evidenced by BONDED BY BLOOD singer Jose "Aladdin" Barrales' end of tour wrap up, the band's first EVER European tour with GAMA BOMB and SWORN AMONGST was a hangover-fueled, puked-up, broken-necked hell of a time that will no doubt go down as a monumental moment in thrash history for years to come - that is if it can be remembered after all of the beers that were downed: "Hello all my blood brothers and sisters.. Here is a tour recap of all that went down that i can remember on a day to day basis. 34 shows almost all back to back and it was fu*king fun let me take you on a journey you wont forget a tale of a faithful trip its a bone chiller so it is... Sep 9th: I start off the day with a shower a piss and a look at my face and its off to the airport (LAX) with the bandmates to go on our jolly 13 hr airplane ride to London. We get dropped off in Terminal B British Airlines Flight 269. 13 hrs later we arrive at our destination LONDON!!. There is one problem, they dont let us in. Something about a work permit and us being brown. Finally after a hour of sitting there we get through and its off the the tour bus/house. We finally meet the Gama Dudes and they are buying donuts. On our way to Germany long ride so we get drunk and call it a day. Well i was going to go day by day but i will just put pictures up because pics speak louder than words.. I just have 2 list to list.. a fu*k yeah list and a fu*k you list you know the drill... Fu*k yeah to: All the countries we played in Germany Austria Slovenia Italy France Spain Portugal Belgium Netherlands Sweden England To all the beer we drank to all the Tequila and Rum and Jeygi To The GAMA BOMB Dudes for being great fu*king people Morgan the sex machine Martin the tour manager everyone at Earache. Olivia at the Crobar in London dudes in Sworn amongst Black Metal Venues Austrian Accents All the Latinos we met in Europe.(mostly Mexicans, we are everywhere) Italian Pizza Nude Beaches in Barcelona Skinny dipping in Barcelona with Gama Bomb Crazy Moshpits and Crowd surfing backstage showers Portugal Skaters French Maids Belgium Street parties with really hot chicks Belgium Fries or Chips Trenchfoot Eat my Fu*k Swedish Hot Rod clubs Swedish Rockabilly girls Dr Living Dead Weed in the netherlands Dude with the mind pollution tat Red Light districts Porn shops Sploosh Borat Team America All zombie movies watched Porn with dude and his boil Ruben always being drunk Ruben dancing Fu*k You to: Angry Bus drivers People stealing your food Smelling like dick and ass Joe's feet Morgans Anal Attack Getting punched in the balls No Beer Warm Beer Garlic Shots Chili Shots Endless amount of penis and man ass we saw Saggy old lady tits Chris putting robs dick in his mouth No AC for about 2 weeks getting a cold sweaty balls dogs taking sh*ts on ladies salami Fall Out Boy fu*k off you c*nts Alex vomit on my shoes dirty underwear on peoples necks sandwiches on the plane no sex anal intruders jizz on bunks secret wanks cyber sex and much much more thank you europe you were great we will be back soon in 09? RANDOM PICS - YOU CAN FIND MORE ON OUR ALBUM!! now we are off to hibernate" For the latest BONDED BY BLOOD news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/bondedbyblood BONDED BY BLOOD's debut album, FEED THE BEAST is available NOW! Purchase your limited edition 2 CD (includes 2 bonus tracks) copy of FEED THE BEAST at the EARACHE U.S. WEB STORE: http://www.earachestore.com/store/bondedbyblood.html You can also purchase FEED THE BEAST online from Hot Topic (http://tinyurl.com/3fvlrr) and iTunes (http://tinyurl.com/4r9767) today! *** BLOOD RED THRONE WORKING ON NEW ALBUM Norwegian death metallers BLOOD RED THRONE are currently hard at work on their next, as-yet-untitled album. Guitarist Død comments: "We're currently workin' on our fifth studio album, and so far we got 9 killer tracks. Expect some heavy sh*t, some fast and brutal sh*t and for those of you missing solos on previous albums, a lot of cool leads! We're waiting for a green signal and then we'll enter Studio Deadline in Sweden, makin' our best album ever!" BLOOD RED THRONE's follow-up to 2007's COME DEATH is tentatively due to be released in October 2009 through Earache Records. Catch BLOOD RED THRONE live at a couple of shows this Winter: 21 Nov 2008 - Notodden, Norway - Hellion Club 17 Jan 2008 - Bergen, Norway - Garage For more BLOOD RED THRONE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/bloodredthrone666 *** TANKARD NEWSLETTER Tankard just completed the recordings for their new video clip "Stay Thirsty". The track was taken from their upcoming studio album "Thirst" which will be released on December, 19, 2008. You will also find the new Tankard video clip on the forthcoming DVD of the German Rock Hard Magazine. The magazine which will include this DVD will be released in the middle of December 2008. *** BRUCE DICKINSON PLAYS EDEN'S CURSE IN HIS ROCK SHOW ON BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC!!! The living Metal legend that is Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson played Angels & Demons from the forthcoming new Eden's Curse album on his Friday Rock Show show on BBC Radio 6 Music on Friday, October, 3rd. *** SQUEALER: NEW DRUMMER We just received the following news from the Squealer camp: Dear friends, fans and media partners: We have another new family member in: Mr. Eike Thomas (a.o. Cloudburst) on the drums! Besides being a brillant drummer (Eike passed the Professional Program at the famous Modern Music School and worked as a drum teacher in different music schools), Eike commenced to study musicology. Because of being a fanatical Rock and Metal fan, it was pretty easy for Eike to learn and memorize the Squealer material and he impressed the other band members right at the first rehearsal. We are proud to welcome a highly motivated new bandmember and we are looking forward to write the new material and rock the stages together with Eike. The first live gig with Eike on drums will take place at the "Metalfest 2008" in Friedewald (Germany) on October, 25th. *** DEBAUCHERY NEWS A few weeks ago we started a poll for the Debauchery fans to choose the content of the next record. 45% voted for a balanced mix of Rock and brutal Death Metal, 42% like the brutal stuff more and 13% would like to hear more Rock songs. "Back In Blood" has been voted the most popular Debauchery record so far. The new CD will be entitled "Rockers And War". It will be a two part Debauchery split CD based on the poll results. I: The Debauchery part: "WAR" will contain 6 songs of uttermost brutality, blast beat, double bass etc. It will feature Tomasz Janiezewski, (ex-Belphegor) on drums and the new songs will push him to his limits. 280 bpm or more blast beat and the like. II: The Blood God part: "ROCKERS" will contain 5 Hard Rock songs in the vein of AC/DC, Krokus and Guns'N'Roses. No blast beat, no double bass, just pure rock and groove. We will enter the studio at the end of October. Co-Producer is Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69 / Krokus / Angra). Release date is April 2009. Most definitely "Rockers And War" will come as a digi pack with bonus DVD including a "making of" and new video clip. We will keep you updated with a first song online in January and some studio footage soon. Thanks to everybody who submitted their vote and see you on tour! *** SINNER: DOUBLE HEADLINER TOUR WITH ROSS THE BOSS CONFIRMED SINNER will hit the road in November on a Double Headliner Tour with former Manowar guitarist ROSS THE BOSS!!! Please check the tourdates below: SINNER + ROSS THE BOSS: 11.11. ES-Barcelona, Apollo2 12.11. ES-Bilbao, Santana27 14.11. I-Milan, Legend54 15.11. I-Florence, Siddharta 17.11. NL-Kerkrade, Rocktemple 19.11. D-Ludwigsburg, Rockfabrik 20.11. D-München, Metropolis 21.11. D-Memmingen, Kaminwerk 22.11. D-Bochum Matrix 23.11. CH-Pratteln, Z7 *** TANKARD AND PARADOX CONFIRMED FOR HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR 2009 Tankard and Paradox are confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2009. The biggest Heavy Metal garden party will take place from July, 23 to July 25 in Brande (near Elmshorn / Hamburg). The following bands are already confirmed: ANGEL WITCH BULLET DEATHRIDERS JACOBS DREAM JAMESON RAID KILLERS (F) LONEWOLF (F) NIGHTSHADE PARADOX Q5 PORTRAIT TANKARD ZED YAGO *** DORO - Video teaser for Celebrate EP The long waiting has an end, the new Doro EP "Celebrate - The Night Of The Warlock" will be released this Friday. Who would like to get a sneak preview of the high quality new song material can do so by clicking the link below. video teaser for Celebrate EP.3gp video teaser for Celebrate EP.mp4 *** HELLMOUTH SIGN TO FERRET Ferret Music has announced the signing of Michigan's Hellmouth. With nods to bands like Celtic Frost, Black Flag, Venom, Black Sabbath and Disfear, Hellmouth is drawing from its members' past while carving its own disgusting sound. Hellmouth's grim reality could only have been spawned from the likes of Detroit. With the worst economy in the country, corrupt politicians and Ted Nugent, it's no wonder the members band's music turned out this raw and punishing. The band have sold out of their nine song demo released earlier this year and are currently writing for their Ferret debut to be released later this year. Speaking on the signing Alex from the band said "Ferret's a mature label that can really help us out with publicity, shows and most importantly getting our music heard by as many people as possible. On the flipside, I think our diligence as a band will in turn help ferret by pushing Hellmouth into the public as much as possible. and most importantly by recording a fu*king evil monster of an album." *** FERRET BANDS ON TOUR War From A Harlots Mouth + A LIFE ONCE LOST + Sylosis October 2008 9th (UK) PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit 10th (UK) GLASGOW - Ivory Blacks 11th (UK) LEEDS - Rios 12th (UK) YORK - Fibbers 13th (UK) LONDON - Bar Academy 14th (D) BOCHUM - Zwischenfall 15th (D) SCHWEINFURT - Stattbahnhof 16th (A) WIEN - Arena 17th (I) BOLOGNA - Sottotetto Club 18th (CH) OBERENTFELDEN - Borom Pom Pom 19th (D) GIESSEN - MUK TASTE OF CHAOS International featuring: Atreyu, AS I LAY DYING, Story Of The year, MUCC, HORSE THE BAND October 2008 8th (NL) TILBURG - 013 9th (D) HAMBURG - Docks 10th (DK) COPENHAGEN - KB Hall 11th (S) STOCKHOLM - Arenan 12th (SF) HELSINKI - Ice Hall 13th (B) ANTWERPEN - Hof Ter Lo 15th LONDON - Astoria (0871 231 0821) 17th NORWICH - U.E.A. (01603 508 050) 19th CARDIFF - University (029 2078 1458) 20th NOTTINGHAM - Rock City (0871 310 0000) 21st BIRMINGHAM - Academy (0844 477 2000) 22nd LEEDS - Met. University (0113 244 4600) 24th HULL - University (01482 466 264) 25th EDINBURGH - Picturehouse (0844 499 9990) 26th DUNDEE - Fat Sams (0844 499 9990) 27th GLASGOW - ABC (0844 499 9990) 29th LIVERPOOL - Academy 30th MANCHESTER - Academy (0161 832 1111) 31st OXFORD - Academy (0844 477 2000) HORSE THE BAND November 2008 2nd (F) PARIS - Peniche Alternat 3rd (CH) ZURICH - Dynamo 4th (D) BERLIN - Magnet 5th (D) WURZBURG - AKW 6th (NL) HAARLEM - Patronaat 7th (D) TRIER - Ex-Haus 8th (D) ROSSWEIN - Juha 9th (D) WIESBADEN - Schlachthof 10th (D) MUNICH - Feierwerk 11th (CZ) PRAGUE - Futurum 12th (A) VIENNA - Arena 13th (HU) BUDAPEST - Kuplung 14th (D) STUTTGART - Juha West 16th (D) BOCHUM - Matrix 18th (IRE) DUBLIN - Eamonn Dorans The Warriors + THE BANNER + For The Fallen Dreams October 2008 24th (D) ESSEN - Maximum Destruction Festival 25th (B) LANDEN - Amfitheater 26th (UK) LONDON - Running Riot Fest @ Underworld 27th (UK) NEWPORT - TJ's 28th (UK) BRIGHTON - Engine Rooms 30th (UK) NOTTINGHAM - Bunkers Hill 31st (UK) BIRMINGHAM - Barfly November 2008 1st (UK) LEEDS - Rios 3rd (UK) MANCHESTER - Satans Hollow 4th (UK) PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit 5th (UK) NEWPORT - TJ's 6th (NL) HENGELO - Innocent 7th (D) TRIER - Ex-haus 8th (B) RAVELINGEN - Fallout Fest 9th (D) DESSAU - Beatclub 11th (S) LINKOPING - Skylten 12th (D) BRAUNSCHWEIG - B58 13th (D) MUNCHEN - Feierwerk 14th (CH) OBERENTFELDEN - PorömPömPöm 15th (I) BOLOGNA - Rock Circus 16th (I) ROMA - Traffic 17th (SLO) LASKO - SMOCL 19th (A) WIEN - Arena 20th (CZ) PRAGUE - 007 21st (SL) BANSKA BYSTRICIA - Club 77 *** CYNIC - INTEGRAL SONG Upcoming release: "Traced in Air" (CD digibook and strictly limited box set) MP3 - CYNIC - Traced in Air - Integral Birth www.cyniconline.com www.myspace.com/cyniconline The time has come to let you crazy CYNIC fans hear a full track off the prog metallers' upcoming "Traced in Air" album. Download the "Integral Birth" song here and get carried away... Don't forget the special box set edition of "Traced in Air", strictly limited to 1000 copies worldwide, is available exclusively through the Season of Mist mailorder! You can pre-order it here. " "Traced in Air" in acrylic DVD case " compressed t-shirt " USB flash drive " Cynic guitar pick " exclusive book " pull out large full color poster of album cover painting " exclusive stickers with Venosa artwork from the record The book is a one of a kind translucent 20 page journal booklet (magnifying glass included), with personal notes, lyric sketches, rare photos, thoughts and dreams taken directly from CYNIC's universe, mostly consisting of Paul Masvidal's personal journals which tell the story of "Traced in Air" and his own creative process as a songwriter. Equally lucid and esoteric, a true CYNIC fan will cherish the raw beauty of this unique and profound piece of art. To US residents: the box should be sold on your territory via the Century Media and Relapse mailorders, which should help you save on shipping costs. The limited box set edition of DAGOBA's "Face the Colossus" album is also available exclusively through the Season of Mist e-shop. Please keep in mind both box sets won't be shipped before another two weeks, but you can pre-order them right HERE, right NOW! *** SEASON OF MIST - NOVEMBER RELEASES We just asked VIRUS and GONIN-ISH, whose respective albums will be released next November 10th via our label, to drop us a line about their new collaboration with Season of Mist. VIRUS Upcoming release: "The Black Flux" (CD digipak) Release date: November 10th, US November 11th www.myspace.com/czral Czral Michael (guitars, vocals): "Having had bad experiences with record labels throughout our careers, with the different bands and projects we've been involved in, we were delighted when Season of Mist approached us regarding a deal with what was to become our new album "The Black Flux". Season of Mist is one of the very few record labels that haven't got a bad reputation. They are known for their professionalism throughout the metal scene. Both OctoberHEM and RED HARVEST, which are people I know very well, have spoken highly about Season of Mist, and for once I have true faith in our collaboration with a label. It is yet to be seen how our weird music will be received in the metal-world, but the enthusiasm we've met in our label, and the professional approach they obviously have towards what they do, gives us a solid sense of confidence. Cheers to Michael and the crew for having faith in us!" GONIN-ISH Upcoming release: "Naishikyo-Sekai" (CD digipak) Release date: November 10th, US November 11th www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~gonin-ish www.myspace.com/goninish Masashi Momota (keyboards): "Honestly we're still surprised Season of Mist gave us a chance to release our second album, because our vocalist sings in Japanese. Actually we sent a lot of samples to labels after having released our first album in 2000. However, none of them replied except for Season of Mist. In 2005, we contacted SOM again to let them know that "Naishikyo-Sekai" was completed. It was a gate to the world. It took almost three years, but we are very happy that our sound will be delivered over the world. It's amazing! We didn't expect this situation when we started GONIN-ISH. We really appreciate Season of Mist. Thank you very much!!! "I know that our sound is not mainstream. However, I strongly hope this album will create a ripple leading to big waves. We want to be a legendary band such as CYNIC! "To listeners: as I said, our lyrics are in Japanese. We think this is not a disadvantage because we use ancient words, so even Japanese listeners can't understand! How did we get cheers from Japanese listeners? We recommended this way! Close your eyes! Our songs present a most enchanting sight to you. Sometimes it is awe or fear or mystic. You can imagine freely, and each of you can make a story in your minds. That's the way to enjoy our sound! Try this!" *** SEASON OF MIST - NEW SIGNING Season of Mist is proud to announce the freshly inked deal the label signed with play Slavonic heathen metal band DRUDKH. Their cinematic, folk-influenced music focuses on a strong atmosphere with a lot of feeling, and the lyrical contents are about nature mysticism, seasons, philosophy, Ukrainian mythology, legends and history. Many of the band's lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth and twentieth centuries Ukrainian poets. DRUDKH decided to issue this one public statement only. They will also in future stick to their general rule, which means that DRUDKH will not be giving interviews nor make use of any internet platform: "During all its history, the band followed a 'no photos, no interviews, no website, no gigs' policy, which was nobly accepted by DRUDKH's new label Season of Mist. The absence of any comments or information from DRUDKH's side gave an opening to a few ignorant internet warrior-fans to spread rumors, that the band embraces some extreme political views. This is absolutely misleading and a total profanation, since there is nothing in DRUDKH's music or lyrics that would suggest any political outlook. DRUDKH praise individualism, self-improvement and estrangement from modern values." DRUDKH's upcoming album, whose title will be announced shortly, is set to an early 2009 release. *** KLONE LIVE VIDEOS Latest release: "All Seeing Eye" (CD digipak) MP3 - Klone - All seeing Eye - Promises klonosphere.free.fr www.myspace.com/klone If you missed French band KLONE live on tour, here's an opportunity to catch up. Watch two songs off the latest "All Seeing Eye" album recently shot at the Confort Moderne in Poitiers, France: " "All Seeing Eye" " "Empire of Shame" *** OctoberHEM - CHAOS IN SOUTH AMERICA Latest release: "Ordo Ad Chao" MP3 - Octoberem - Ordo Ad Chao - Anti www.thetrueOctoberhem.com www.myspace.com/officialOctoberhem After having deconsecrated Europe last year, legendary black metallers OctoberHEM are about to plunge South America into chaos. Check the dates and make sure not to miss them! 24 Oct 08 Rio de Janeiro (BR) Bar de Tom 25 Oct 08 Sao Paulo (BR) Easy 26 Oct 08 Buenos Aires (AR) El Teatro 29 Oct 08 Santiago (CL) Club Cadillac 30 Oct 08 Lima (PE) TBA 31 Oct 08 Quito (EC) TBA *** DEFILED TOURING ASIA Latest release: "Divination" www.defiled.info www.myspace.com/defiledjapan Long-running Japanese death metallers DEFILED just kicked off their first Asian trek. ASIAN METAL SOLIDIFICATION 2008 07 Oct 08 Beijing (CN) Mao 09 Oct 08 Ho Chi Minh (VN) Trung Tam Ca Nhac Nhe sai Gon 10 Oct 08 Macau (CN) DC9 11 Oct 08 Hongkong (CN) Warehouse 12 Oct 08 Tokyo (JP) Suizokukan The band's upcoming album is expected early 2009. Stay tuned! *** SEASON OF MIST - NEW and UPCOMING releases www.season-of-mist.com www.myspace.com/seasonofmist www.youtube.com/user/SeasonOfMistLabel SEPTICFLESH Latest release: "Communion" (limited edition digipak with alternative artwork) MP3 - SEPTICFLESH - Communion - Lovecraft's Death www.septicflesh.net www.myspace.com/septicfleshband ATROX Latest release: "Binocular" (CD digipak) MP3 - ATROX - Binocular - No Coil for Tesla www.atrox.no www.myspace.com/atroxno KARELIA Latest release: "Restless" (CD digipak) MP3 - KARELIA - Restless - Restless www.karelia.fr www.myspace.com/kareliaband ETHS Latest release: "Tératologie" (CD digipak) MP3 - ETHS - Tératologie - Bulimiarexia www.eths.net www.myspace.com/eths DEAD SHAPE FIGURE Latest release: "The grand Karoshi" (CD digipak) MP3 - DEAD SHAPE FIGURE - The grand Karoshi - Blithering Icon www.deadshapefigure.fi www.myspace.com/deadshapefigure NAER MATARON Latest release: "Praetorians" MP3 - NAER MATARON - Praetorians - Death cast a Shadow over you www.naermataron.com www.myspace.com/naermataron ESOTERIC Latest release: "The maniacal Vale" (double CD) MP3 - ESOTERIC - The Maniacal Vale - Caucus of Mind www.esotericuk.net www.myspace.com/esotericuk ARKAN Latest release: "Hilal" (jakebox digisleeve) MP3 - ARKAN - Hilal - Groans of the Abyss (radio edit) www.arkan.fr www.myspace.com/arkanband PSYKUP Latest release: "We love you all" (CD digipak and limited DCD + DVD digipak) MP3 - PSYKUP - We love you all - Color me Blood red http://psykupreflexion.free.fr/ www.myspace.com/psykup PUNISH YOURSELF Latest release: "Gore Baby Gore" (CD + DVD digipak reissue) Release date: August 25th (France only) http://punishyourself.free.fr// www.myspace.com/punishyourself DAGOBA Upcoming release: "Face the Colossus" (slipcase digipak and strictly limited box set) Release date: October 10th, US October 14th MP3 - DAGOBA - Face The Colossus - Back From Life www.facethecolossus.com www.myspace.com/dagoba SEPTICFLESH Upcoming release: "Sumerian Daemons" (CD jewel case reissue) Release date: October 10th, US November 25th www.myspace.com/septicfleshband JARBOE Upcoming release: "MAHAKALI" (CD digipak) MP3 - JARBOE - MAHAKALI - Mahakali, of Terrifying Countenance www.thelivingjarboe.com www.myspace.com/jarboeliving WATAIN Upcoming release: "Casus Luciferi" (CD digipak reissue) Release date: October 13th, US October 14th www.myspace.com/watainofficial www.templeofwatain.com CYNIC Upcoming release: "Traced in Air" (CD digibook and strictly limited box set) www.cyniconline.com www.myspace.com/cyniconline WATAIN Upcoming release: "Rabid Death's Curse" (CD digipak reissue) Release date: October 27th, US October 28th www.myspace.com/watainofficial www.templeofwatain.com OUTLAW ORDER Upcoming release: "Dragging Down the Enforcer" (limited edition Anarcho-Metal box) Release date: November 10th, US November 11th MP3 - OUTLAW ORDER - Dragging Down the Enforcer - Siege Mentality www.myspace.com/outlaworder VIRUS Upcoming release: "The Black Flux" (CD digipak) Release date: November 10th, US November 11th www.myspace.com/czral GONIN-ISH Upcoming release: "Naishikyo-Sekai" (CD digipak) Release date: November 10th, US November 11th www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~gonin-ish www.myspace.com/goninish *** SEASON OF MIST ARTISTS - UPCOMING LIVE DATES AVA INFERI 08 Oct 08 Tampere (FI) Hellä 09 Oct 08 Helsinki (FI) Tavastia 10 Oct 08 Hamar (NO) Sebs 11 Oct 08 Oslo (NO) Club Maiden 12 Oct 08 Copenhagen (DK) The Rock 31 Jan 09 Lagoa (PT) Algarve em Chamas VII festival 10 Feb 09 Hamburg (DE) Markthalle (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 11 Feb 09 Berlin (DE) Columbia Halle (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 12 Feb 09 Leipzig (DE) Anker (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 13 Feb 09 Warsaw (PO) Progresja (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 14 Feb 09 Krakow (PO) Studio (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 15 Feb 09 Praha (CZ) Abaton (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 17 Feb 09 Budapest (HU) Petofi Hall (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 18 Feb 09 München (DE) Backstage (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 19 Feb 09 Wien (AU) Szene (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 20 Feb 09 Bologna (IT) Estragon (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 21 Feb 09 Pratteln (CH) Z7 (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 22 Feb 09 Lausanne (CH) Docks (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 24 Feb 09 Stuttgart (DE) Die Röhre (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 25 Feb 09 Hasselt (BE) Musicodrome (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 26 Feb 09 Frankfurt (DE) Batschkapp (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 27 Feb 09 Saarbrucken (DE) Garage (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 28 Feb 09 Zoetermeer (NL) Boerderij (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 01 Mar 09 Paris (FR) La Loco (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) 02 Mar 09 London (UK) Electric Ballroom (+ Tiamat + The 69 Eyes + Novembre + Scream Silence) WATAIN 08 Oct 08 New York (US) Knitting Factory 09 Oct 08 Pittsburgh (US) 31st St Pub 10 Oct 08 Cleveland (US) Peabody's 11 Oct 08 Chicago (US) Reggie's Rock Club 12 Oct 08 Des Moines (US) Vaudeville Mews 13 Oct 08 Denver (US) Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom 14 Oct 08 Salt Lake City (US) Urban Lounge 15 Oct 08 Seattle (US) Studio Seven 16 Oct 08 Portland (US) Rotture 17 Oct 08 Oakland (US) The Metro 18 Oct 08 Hollywood (US) Knitting Factory 19 Oct 08 San Marcos (US) Jumping Turtle 20 Oct 08 Tempe (US) The Sets 21 Oct 08 Farmington (US) Gator's 23 Oct 08 Dallas (US) Reno's Chop Shop 24 Oct 08 Houston (US) Walters on Washington 25 Oct 08 Austin (US) Red 7 26 Oct 08 New Orleans (US) Red Dragon 27 Oct 08 Tampa (US) Brass Mug 29 Oct 08 Atlanta (US) Masquerade 30 Oct 08 Raleigh (US) Volume 11 Tavern 31 Oct 08 Springfield (US) Jaxx 01 Nov 08 Allentown (US) Sterling Hotel DEFILED 09 Oct 08 Ho Chi Minh (VN) Trung Tam Ca Nhac Nhe sai Gon 10 Oct 08 Macau (CN) DC9 11 Oct 08 Hongkong (CN) Warehouse 12 Oct 08 Tokyo (JP) Suizokukan DAGOBA 10 Oct 08 Vaureal (FR) Le Forum 31 Oct 08 Orléans (FR) L'Astrolabe 01 Nov 08 Nancy (FR) L'Autre Canal Festival 02 Nov 08 Bruxelles (BE) Le Botanique Festival 11 Nov 08 Charleroi (BE) Festival 13 Nov 08 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob 14 Nov 08 Weert (NL) Bosuil 15 Nov 08 Purmerend (NL) P3 16 Nov 08 Arnhem (NL) Willem Een 18 Nov 08 Hamburg (DE) Logo 19 Nov 08 Gdynia (PO) TBA 22 Nov 08 Lingby (DK) Templet 23 Nov 08 Den Bosch (NL) W2 25 Nov 08 Stuttgart (DE) Landespavillion 26 Nov 08 Lausanne (CH) Les Docks 28 Nov 08 Lyon (FR) Le CCO 04 Dec 08 PERPIGNAN (FR) Le Griot 05 Dec 08 Toulouse (FR) Le Ramier 06 Dec 08 Montpeller (FR) Rockstore 11 Dec 08 Barcelone (ES) TBA 12 Dec 08 Madrid (ES) Caracol 13 Dec 08 Bilbao (ES) Plateruena Kafe Antzokia 19 Dec 08 Marseille (FR) Espace Julien 17 Jan 09 Lille (FR) MJC St André DEAD SHAPE FIGURE 17 Oct 08 Tampere (FI) Nightclub Hellä (+ Pressure Points) 31 Oct 08 Imatra (FI) Woodoo (+ Omnium Gatherum) 13 Nov 08 Jyväskylä (FI) Lutakko (+ Omnium Gatherum) 14 Nov 08 Porvoo (FI) Donington (+ Omnium Gatherum) 15 Nov 08 Kouvola (FI) Donington Rock Club (+ Omnium Gatherum) ASRAI 18 Oct 08 Wieze (BE) Oktoberhallen - Female Voices Fest VI 01 Dec 08 London (UK) Forum (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 02 Dec 08 Paris (FR) Bataclan (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 03 Dec 08 Tilburg (NL) O13 (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 04 Dec 08 Saarbrücken (DE) Garage (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 06 Dec 08 Pratteln (CH) Z7 (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 07 Dec 08 Bologna (IT) Palanord (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 08 Dec 08 Wien (AT) Bank Austria Halle im Gasometer (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 09 Dec 08 Budapest (HU) Petofi Hall (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 11 Dec 08 Dresden (DE) Reithalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 12 Dec 08 Weimar (DE) CCN Weimarhalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 12 Dec 08 Antwerpen (BE) Hof ter Loo (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 14 Dec 08 Berlin (DE) Huxleys (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 16 Dec 08 København (DK) Vega (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 17 Dec 08 Köln (DE) Live Music Hall (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 18 Dec 08 Neu Isenburg (DE) Hugenottenhalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 19 Dec 08 München (DE) Backstage (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) 20 Dec 08 Osnabrück (DE) Hyde Park (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Septicflesh) KARELIA 18 Oct 08 Ensisheim (FR) Caf'Conc 25 Oct 08 Strasbourg (FR) Le Zénith (+ Scorpions) 31 Oct 08 Eloyes (FR) Espace Culturel (Freedom Call) ETHS 19 Oct 08 Wieze (BE) Metal Female Voices Festival 24 Oct 08 Niort (FR) Festival 29 Oct 08 Angers (FR) Le Chabada 30 Oct 08 Rennes (FR) Antipode 31 Oct 08 Paris (FR) Elysée-Montmartre 01 Nov 08 London (UK) The Underworld 06 Nov 08 Clermont Ferrand (FR) La Coopé 07 Nov 08 Nice (FR) Théatre Lino Ventura 08 Nov 08 Marseille (FR) Espace Julien 24 Jan 09 Gosselies (BE) Memento Mori Festival (+ Déviate and Headcharger) 05 Mar 09 Stuttgart (DE) Universum 06 Mar 09 Saarbrücken (DE) Roxy 07 Mar 09 Kerkrade (NL) The Rock Temple 08 Mar 09 Köln (DE) Underground 09 Mar 09 Hamburg (DE) Logo 10 Mar 09 Berlin (DE) Knaack 11 Mar 09 München (DE) Backstage 12 Mar 09 Milano (DE) Zoe Club OctoberHEM 24 Oct 08 Rio de Janeiro (BR) Bar de Tom 25 Oct 08 Sao Paulo (BR) Easy 26 Oct 08 Buenos Aires (AR) El Teatro 29 Oct 08 Santiago (CL) Club Cadillac 30 Oct 08 Lima (PE) TBA 31 Oct 08 Quito (EC) TBA 22 October 09 Baltimore (US) Maryland Deathfest PUNISH YOURSELF 24 Oct 08 EINDHOVEN (NL) Dynamo Club - Festival 25 Oct 08 PONTCEY (FR) Le Moulin 31 Oct 08 SCHWERTE (DE) Rattenloch Club 08 Nov 08 PARIS (FR) Le Divan du Monde 22 Nov 08 WATRELLOS (FR) La Boite à Musique 27 Nov 08 ANNECY (FR) Le Brise Glace 28 Nov 08 BULLE (CH) L'Ébullition 29 Nov 08 GENEVE (CH) L'Usine 12 Dec 08 NIORT (FR) Le Camji 13 Dec 08 CAEN (FR) Le Cargo OUTLAW ORDER 01 Nov 08 New Orleans (US) Howlin Wolf "Raise the Dead" Festival SEPTICFLESH 07 Nov 08 Patra (GR) Stonebar 08 Nov 08 Agrinio (GR) Tba 09 Nov 08 Giannena (GR) Tba 01 Dec 08 London (UK) Forum (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 02 Dec 08 Paris (FR) Le Bataclan (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 03 Dec 08 Tilburg (NL) O13 (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 04 Dec 08 Saarbrücken (DE) Garage (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 06 Dec 08 Pratteln (CH) Z7 (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 07 Dec 08 Bologna (IT) Palanord (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 08 Dec 08 Wien (AT) Bank Austria Halle im Gasometer (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 09 Dec 08 Budapest (HU) Petofi Hall (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 11 Dec 08 Dresden (DE) Reithalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 12 Dec 08 Weimar (DE) CCN Weimarhalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 13 Dec 08 Antwerpen (BE) Hof ter Loo (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 14 Dec 08 Berlin (DE) Huxleys (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 16 Dec 08 København (DK) Vega (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 17 Dec 08 Köln (DE) Live Music Hall (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 18 Dec 08 Neu Isenburg (DE) Hugenottenhalle (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 19 Dec 08 München (DE) Backstage (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 20 Dec 08 Osnabrück (DE) Hyde Park (+ Cradle of Filth + Gorgoroth + Moonspell + Asrai) 15 Jan 09 Sayreville, NJ (US) Starland Ballroom (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 16 Jan 09 Worcester, MA (US) The Palladium (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 23 Jan 09 Detroit, MI (US) Harpo's (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 24 Jan 09 Milwaukee, WI (US) Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 28 Jan 09 Englewood, CO (US) Gothic Theatre (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 02 Feb 09 Vancouver, BC (US) Commodore Ballroom (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 03 Feb 09 Seattle, WA (US) Showbox at the Market (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 10 Feb 09 San Francisco, CA (US) The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 17 Feb 09 Dallas, TX (US) House of Blues (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 18 Feb 09 Houston, TX (US) House of Blues (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 21 Feb 09 Orlando, FL (US) The Club (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) 28 Feb 09 Philadelphia, PA (US) Trocadero (+ Cradle of Filth + Satyricon) ANCIENT RITES 14 Nov 08 St. Paul, MN (US) Heathen Crusade 3 CADAVERIA 15 Nov 08 Cagliari (IT) Titty Twister 16 Jan 09 Toulouse (FR) Havana Café 13 Mar 09 Annecy (FR) Le Brise Glace 14 Mar 09 Lyon (FR) Le Lyon's Hall CYNIC 17 Nov 08 Glasgow (UK) ABC (+ Opeth) 18 Nov 08 Dublin (IE) St. Vicars (+ Opeth) 19 Nov 08 Birmingham (UK) Academy (+ Opeth) 20 Nov 08 London (UK) Sheperd's Bush Empire (+ Opeth) 21 Nov 08 Bristol (UK) Academy (+ Opeth) 22 Nov 08 Nottingham (UK) Rock City (+ Opeth) 23 Nov 08 Manchester (UK) Academy (+ Opeth) 25 Nov 08 Amsterdam (NL) Melkweg (+ Opeth) 26 Nov 08 Brussels (BE) AB (+ Opeth) 27 Nov 08 Paris (FR) Elysee Montmartre (+ Opeth) 28 Nov 08 Toulouse (FR) Havanna Cafe (+ Opeth) 29 Nov 08 Bilbao (ES) Cafe Antzokia (+ Opeth) 30 Nov 08 Madrid (ES) Heineken Club (+ Opeth) 02 Dec 08 Barcelona (ES) Razzmattazz (+ Opeth) 03 Dec 08 Lyon (FR) Transbordeur (+ Opeth) 04 Dec 08 Milano (IT) Alcatraz (+ Opeth) 05 Dec 08 Zürich (CH) Rohstofflager (+ Opeth) 06 Dec 08 München (DE) Backstage Werk (+ Opeth) 07 Dec 08 Wien (AU) Arena (+ Opeth) 09 Dec 08 Stuttgart (DE) Longhorn (+ Opeth) 10 Dec 08 Köln (DE) Live Music Hall (+ Opeth) 11 Dec 08 Berlin (DE) Postbahnhof (+ Opeth) 12 Dec 08 Hamburg (DE) Markthalle (+ Opeth) 13 Dec 08 Göteborg (SE) Brew House (+ Opeth) 15 Dec 08 Helsinki (FI) Cable Factory (+ Opeth) 17 Dec 08 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Medis (+ Opeth) 18 Dec 08 Stockholm (SE) Debaser Medis (+ Opeth) ROTTING CHRIST 06 Jan 09 Raleigh NC (US) Volume 11 07 Jan 09 West Springfield VA (US) Jaxx Nightclub 08 Jan 09 New York NY (US) B.B. King Blues Club Grill 09 Jan 09 Poughkeepsie NY (US) The Chance 10 Jan 09 Worcester MA (US) The Palladium 11 Jan 09 Rochester NY (US) Penny Arcade 12 Jan 09 Toronto ONT (CA) Wreck Room 13 Jan 09 Cleveland OH (US) Peabody's 14 Jan 09 Louisville KY (US) Uncle Pleasants 15 Jan 09 Milwaukee Wis (US) The Rave 16 Jan 09 Chicago Ill (US) Logan Square Auditorium 17 Jan 09 Minneapolis MN (US) 7th Street Entry 18 Jan 09 Winnipeg Manitoba (CA) Royal Albert Arms 19 Jan 09 Regina SK (CA) Exchange 20 Jan 09 Calgary AL (CA) Warehouse 21 Jan 09 Edmonton AL (CA) Starlite Room 22 Jan 09 Prince George BC (CA) Sound Entertainment Soundstage 24 Jan 09 Victoria BC (CA) Sugar Nightclub 25 Jan 09 Seattle WA (US) El Corazon 26 Jan 09 Portland OR (US) Hawthorne Theater 27 Jan 09 Orangevale CA (US) The Boardwalk 28 Jan 09 West Hollywood CA (US) House of Blues Sunset Strip 29 Jan 09 San Marcos CA (US) Jumping Turtle ESOTERIC 31 Jan 09 Derby (UK) The Victoria Inn (+ Heretic and Gift Wrapped Fist) 20 Feb 09 Jyväskylä (FI) Lutakko (+ Skepticism) 21 Feb 09 Helsinki (FI) Dante's Highlight (+ Skepticism) 22 Feb 09 Turku (FI) Klubi (+ Skepticism) MACABRE 11 Jun 09 Hünxe (DE) Death Feast Open Air *** BURNING SKIES forced to cancel all upcoming shows and tours! British grind metalheads BURNING SKIES are forced to cancel all upcoming shows and tours at least until the end of the year. BURNING SKIES singer Merv was attacked on Friday just gone. Whilst on the floor he had his leg twisted 180 degrees and repeatedly stamped on. The doctors said he nearly lost his leg and he could take 6 months to recover. He's in the hospital at the moment and no one's really sure when he'll be able to leave. www.myspace.com/burningskies *** War Of Ages: new album and live at the Persistence Tour Dear all, Please welcome the return of FACEDOWN RECORDS' mighty metallic hardcore heroes WAR OF AGES! WAR OF AGES draws a definitive line in the sand against fear and frailty with "Arise And Conquer", their brand-new album produced by As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis. The band's convictions are as deeply rooted in strength through spirit as their music is based in intensely heavy but melodic and catchy metal and hardcore. WAR OF AGES is as much ministry as heavy music and that spirit shines throughout the new album. New guitarist Branon Bernatowicz adds his spice to main songwriter Steve Brown's already well-known classic metal and New Wave Of Swedish Death Metal-inspired chops, which first came to light on the band's prior Facedown releases "Pride Of The Wicked" and "Fire From The Tomb". Bass player T.J. Alford rounds out the band, helping them deliver a powerful live show that has enthralled audiences on tour with diverse bands like Bleeding Through, Throwdown and Soilwork. Lambesis brought a determined focus to the band's already solid songwriting. After a month of intensive recording in Southern California, the boys who call Erie, Pennsylvania home emerged with an album that has both absorbed and surpassed their previous output. With the kind of mastery that can only be born from fervent passion, Brown weaves melody with might, building a sound framework for Leroy's inspired and crucial storytelling. Only years of collaboration and a thick friendship could produce the command and virtuosity heard on "Arise And Conquer". Do not miss them live! WAR OF AGES live @ PERSISTENCE TOUR with SICK OF IT ALL, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, TERROR, BORN FROM PAIN, H20 and DISCIPLINE! 04.12. Neu-Isenburg Hugenottenhalle (Germany) 05.12. Wien - Gasometer (Austria) 06.12. Dresden - Alter Schlachthof (Germany) 07.12. Torhout - De Mast (Belgium) 08.12. München - Backstage Werk (Germany) 09.12. Paris - Elysee Montmarte (France) 10.12. Tilburg - O13 (Netherlands) 11.12. London - Forum (Great Britain) 12.12. Saarbrücken - Garage (Germany) 13.12. Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle (Germany) + SLAPSHOT + ENERGY 14.12. Hamburg - Docks (Germany) *** Laurens Kusters shuts down Deviate reunion rumors Laurens Kusters shuts down Deviate reunion rumors. December 5, 2003 marked the final Deviate show in the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels, Belgium. After 12 years, numerous tours, seven studio albums and one live-CD, recorded in 1999 in Japan, the band members called it quits. It had been a great ride, but all good things must come to and end. Fast forward to July 2008. Two of the five Deviate band members announce a one off 'reunion' show, set for January 17, 2009. Laurens Kusters: 'Having been one of the 3 original band members, I was left in the dark about the 'reunion' show, let alone was invited to join the band for the one off show. Still, I am the official owner of one third of the 'intellectual rights' of Deviate. Jo and Christian, who both joined the band at a later stage, but completed the most important line-up of Deviate, were not contacted either'. Deviate members Danny & Kirby, who initiated the reunion show, were requested to consult Laurens to ensure the line-up would consist of the 5 principal band members that made up the core of the band. Sadly enough it seems they decided to ignore the advice. Hence we now have no other option then to take legal action. Kusters: 'It's a fact that in the past few years, we've considered the possibility of a reunion show. Jo, Christian and I agreed that this could only be possible if all 5 band members participated. Deviate fans expect and deserve to see the original line-up, not a cover band version of the real band.' 'We truly regret the recent developments, and apologize to our fans, who were looking forward to a reunion', add Jo, Christian and Laurens. We hope this will put a stop to the rumors, and that a real Deviate reunion is not totally out of the picture, although given the circumstances, a compromise/agreement between all band members will need to be in place first. *** DEADLOCK finish video shoot/ confirm record release show! DEADLOCK have just finished the video shoot for the song "The Brave/ Agony Applause", taken from their upcoming album "Manifesto", together with director Philipp Hirsch (Heaven Shall Burn, Amon Amarth, Disillusion). The clip will be premiered by the beginning of November. The band has also confirmed their record release show to be held on November 15th at Gloria (www.gloria-regensburg.de) in Regensburg. Special guests at the evening will be ANIMA and MYRA. www.myspace.com/xdeadlockx *** GEIST join the ranks of Lupus Lounge Four years into the band's existence and following two albums, GEIST, one of the most promising German black metal bands of the moment, have found a new home with Lupus Lounge. "The cooperation with Lupus Lounge fills us with pride," the band's bass player and creative mastermind Alboin says about the contract on five albums. "Not only are we now on a label that does excellent work and shows immaculate taste, but we are also in the company of some of the genre's most expressive bands." This December, the band will enter Studio E to record their third album "Galeere", scheduled for release in spring 2009. Autumn 2009 will also see re-mastered re-releases of their first two records, "Patina" and "Kainsmal". *** SECRETS OF THE MOON: First news on "Privilegivm" | New guitarist SECRETS OF THE MOON's fourth studio album will be entitled "Privilegivm". The band is currently working on its compositions and will enter the studio in early 2009. Major updates, samples, lyrical impressions, artwork as well as images on the evolvement of the record can be found on a special and rising website that will be revealed next week. www.secretsofthemoon.org Additionally the band found a successor for guitarist A.D., who quit the band back in July. "We are proud to announce that K.S.A. has joined SECRETS OF THE MOON as a permanent member. His skills and his exigent nature just feel right for the band and he already contributed some extremely good ideas to what will become the new album." *** DORNENREICH "Nachtreisen" tour March 2009 The time has come: In March 2009 the Austrian Black Metal legend Dornenreich will tour in Metal line-up for the very first time since 2001. To present their DVD "Nachtreisen" (engl.: "Nocturnal Journeys") and as a herald of their forthcoming studio album "Flammentriebe" (engl.: "The Urge of the Flame") Dornenreich will debut songs of this album and they will play numerous songs of their 13-year-history on this much longed for tour with the following line-up: Eviga - voice, electric guitar Inve - violin Gilvan - drums   Dornenreich's friends Agalloch will join this special journey, which will be the only European Tour for Agalloch and their unique Cascadian Dark Metal in 2009. It will be Agalloch's last tour supporting "Ashes Against The Grain". Mely, an Austrian Melodic Metal band, will be a part of this tour as well and they will perform their melancholic hymns passionately. ORKUS, METAL HAMMER (Germany & Italy), ROCK TRIBUNE, HARD ROCK, ZERO TOLERANCE, PROPHECY, GRAU, ESP, AGNER & SIOUXSIE present: DORNENREICH (AUT) & AGALLOCH (USA) & special guest: MELY (AUT) 20.03.2009 DE - Würzburg / Posthallen 21.03.2009 AT - Henndorf bei Salzburg / Wallerseehalle (Spring Metal festival) 22.03.2009 IT - Brescia / Covo Antico 23.03.2009 CZ - Prag / Exit Chmelnice 24.03.2009 DE - Berlin / K17 25.03.2009 FR - Paris / TBA 26.03.2009 UK - London / Purple Turtle 27.03.2009 BE - Vosselaar / Biebob 28.03.2009 DE - Hamm / Alfred-Fischer-Halle (Tomahawk festival) 29.03.2009 NL - Den Bosch / W2 (afternoon show) *** Prophecy Productions Artists - Live Dates Antimatter 04.11.'08 HU - Budapest / After Music Club (plus Íon) 05.11.'08 RO - Bucharest / Becker Brau Live Music Club (plus Íon) 07.11.'08 I - Milan / Blues House (plus Íon) 08.11.'08 I - Bergamo / Caffe' Letterario (plus Íon) 11.11.'08 FI - Jyväskylä / Lutakko (plus Íon) 12.11.'08 FI - Helsinki / Semifinal (plus Íon) 13.11.'08 FI - Turku / Dynamo (plus Íon) 16.11.'08 NL - Tilburg / Little Devil (plus Íon) Dark Suns 23.10.'08 D - Leipzig / Werk 2 (with Haggard) 24.10.'08 D - Witten / Metal For Mercy - Festival 23.01.'09 D - Lübbenau, Brandenburg / Kulturhof 24.01.'09 D - Ostfildern / Burning Winter Dornenreich 20.03.'09 D - Würzburg / Posthallen (with Agalloch & Mely) 21.03.'09 AT - Henndorf bei Salzburg / Wallerseehalle ((Spring Metal-Festival), with Agalloch & Mely) 22.03.'09 IT - Brescia / Covo Antico (with Agalloch & Mely) 23.03.'09 CZ - Prague / Exit Chmelnice (with Agalloch & Mely) 24.03.'09 D - Berlin / K17 (with Agalloch & Mely) 25.03.'09 FR - Paris / tba (with Agalloch & Mely) 26.03.'09 GB - London / Purple Turtle (with Agalloch & Mely) 27.03.'09 BE - Vosselaar / Biebob (with Agalloch & Mely) 28.03.'09 D - Hamm / Alfred-Fischer-Halle ((Tomahawk festival) with Agalloch & Mely) 29.03.'09 NL - Den Bosch / W2 ((afternoon show) with Agalloch & Mely) 17.-18.04.'09 D - Lichtenfels / Stadthalle (Ragnarök festival) Farsot 25.10.'08 FR - Montbéliard / l'atelier des moles (www.myspace.com/ultimatome) 29.11.'08 D - Köln / Bogen 2 26.12.'08 D - Paderborn / Kulturwerkstadt (Dark December V) Klimt 1918 01.11.'08 I - Triora (IM) / Triora Halloween Gothic Fest 2008 26.12.'08 I - Pescara / Monospaziobar Negura Bunget 17.10.'08 CZ - Prague / Exit Chmelnice 18.10.'08 CR - Sisak / Club Skwhat 19.10.'08 IT - Padova / Country Star Pub 20.10.'08 FR - Luynes/Marseille / Le Korigan 21.10.'08 ES - Barcelona / Apolo 2 22.10.'08 ES - Madrid / Ritmo y Compás 23.10.'08 ES - Sevilla / Q 24.10.'08 ES - Salamancer / Irish Rover 25.10.'08 PT - Lisboa/Benavente / B-Side 26.10.'08 PT - Guimaraes / Vimaranes Metallum Fest / Trovadores do Cano 27.10.'08 ES - Vigo / La Fábrica de Chcolate 28.10.'08 ES - Leon / Scanner 29.10.'08 ES - Oviedo / Blade 30.10.'08 ES - Bilbao / Santana 27 31.10.'08 ES - Soria / Play 02.11.'08 FR - Paris / Pena Festayre 03.11.'08 BE - Gent / Frontline 05.11.'08 NL - Hengelo / Metropool 06.11.'08 NL - Rotterdam / Baroeg 07.11.'08 DE - Berlin / K 17 08.11.'08 DE - Bitterfeld / Festung ((www.united-metal-maniacs.de) + Helheim, Vulture Industries, Atrox) 11.11.'08 DE - Hamburg / Marx 12.11.'08 DE - ST-Club / Alte Zuckerfabrik 13.11.'08 DE - Essen / Turock 14.11.'08 DE - Nürnberg / Z-Bau, Roter Salon 16.11.'08 IT - Ravenna / Bronson Club 18.11.'08 DE - München / Titanic City 21.11.'08 GB - Glasgow / Soundhaus 23.11.'08 GB - Manchester / Gekfest / Satan's Hollow 26.11.'08 GB - Exeter / The Hub 27.11.'08 GB - London / The Purple Turtle, Camden 28.11.'08 IR - Cork / An Cruiscin Lan 29.11.'08 IR - Dublin / Fibber Magees 30.11.'08 IR - Belfast / Auntie Annies Secrets of the Moon 01.11.'08 D - Oberhausen / Ultima Ratio Festival The Vision Bleak 24.01.'09 D - Osnabrück / Winternoise Festival - N8 Todesbonden 18.10.'08 USA - Vienna (Virginia) / Jammin Java (concert & release party) *** Emergency Gate: new album and European tour with Kreator Metalheads! Please welcome the latest release from Germany's new Metal label SILVERWOLF PRODUCTIONS (F5, Ivanhoe etc.). One of the priority albums for SILVERWOLF is the new longplayer from EMERGENCY GATE. The seven(!) Germans deliver an angry modern metal masterpiece that will raise some hell in your CD players. And on stage! EMERGENCY GATE will support the mighty KREATOR on their upcoming European tour (scroll down for dates)! LIVE Kreator Caliban Eluveitie EMERGENCY GATE 23.01.2009 (NL) Tilburg, o13 24.01.2009 (NL) Amsterdam, Melkweg 25.01.2009 (BE) Hasselt, Mod Club 26.01.2009 (UK) London, The Koko 27.01.2009 (FR) Paris, Elysee Montmatre 28.01.2009 (FR) Bordeaux, Theatre Barbey 29.01.2009 (ES) Madrid, La Riviera 30.01.2009 (PT) Porto, Teatro Sá da Bandeira 31.01.2009 (ES) Bilbao, Rock Star 01.02.2009 (ES) Barcelona, Razzmatzz 1 02.02.2009 (FR) Marseille, Espace Julien 03.02.2009 (IT) Mailand, Rolling Stone 06.02.2009 (GR) Athen, Toll 56, 254 Pireos str ? Athens, Greece 07.02.2009 (GR) Thessaloniki, Principal Club 08.02.2009 (BG) Sofia, HR Botev Sportshall 09.02.2009 (RO) Bukarest, tba 10.02.2009 (RS) Belgrad, SKC Hall 11.02.2009 (HR) Zagreb, Boogaloo 12.02.2009 (SI) Maribor, Stuk 13.02.2009 (HU) Debrecen, Lovarda 14.02.2009 (AT) Wien, Gasometer 15.02.2009 (CZ) Zlin, Masters Of Rock Cafe 17.02.2009 (SK) Bratislava, PKO 18.02.2009 (PL) Krakau, Klub Studio 19.02.2009 (PL) Warschau, Klub Progresja 20.02.2009 (LT) Vilnius, House of Polish Culture 21.02.2009 (LV) Riga, Melna Piektdiena 22.02.2009 (EE) Tallinn, Rock Cafe 23.02.2009 (FI) Helsinki, Tavastia 24.02.2009 (FI) Tampere, Pakkahuone 26.02.2009 (SE) Stockholm, Klubben 27.02.2009 (NO) Oslo, Betong 28.02.2009 (SE) Göteborg, Brew House 01.03.2009 (DE) Hamburg, Docks 03.03.2009 (DE) Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt 04.03.2009 (DE) Nürnberg, Löwensaal 05.03.2009 (DE) München, Backstage 06.03.2009 (CH) Pratteln, Z 7 07.03.2009 (DE) Kaufbeuren, ALL Kart Halle 08.03.2009 (DE) Losheim, Eisenbahnhalle 10.03.2009 (DE) Stuttgart, Longhorn 11.03.2009 (DE) Wiesbaden, Schlachthof 12.03.2009 (DE) Köln, Live Music Hall 13.03.2009 (DE) Osnabrück, Halle Gartlage 14.03.2009 (DE) Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle *** JAYA THE CAT on tour JAYA THE CAT are going to tour the UK at the beginning of November! JAYA THE CAT * Guadalajara www.iscreamrecords.com www.jayathecat.com 31.10.2008 (UK) Keighley, K2 02.11.2008 (UK) Manchester, Satans Hollow 03.11.2008 (UK) Newcastle, Trillians 04.11.2008 (UK) Glasgow, 13th Note 05.11.2008 (UK) Huddersfield, The Parish 07.11.2008 (UK) St Albans, Horn 08.11.2008 (UK) London, Underworld *** F5 featuring Dave Ellefson and Jimmy de Grasso of Megadeth fame: the new album!? It all started in 2003, David Ellefson had worked with the singer, Dale Steele, as he produced some demo tracks for a band Dale was in in Minnesota. David was also working with a group in AZ that included guitar player Steve Conley and drummer Dave Small. They all stayed in touch and in early 2003 Dave Small asked David if he wanted to come over and do some jamming with him and Steve. They did and within a couple of days they had already written almost half a dozen songs. They demoed them up, sent those to Dale in Minneapolis, he sang on them, sent them back and they just sounded amazing. So Dale moved down to Phoenix, where they continued to write; then they realized they needed to bring in another guitar player, and Steve knew John Davis. Within about three or four months time, F5 was formed. They started sending the music out to record companies and initially JVC in Japan was the first record company to come on board. They continued to write almost 30 songs and went in the studio in the spring (March or April) 2004, to record the album with producer Ryan Greene and Steve Smith as the executive producer. By early July the sessions were completed, they played a few concerts in Arizona and in California after that, the response was really good. The CD "A Drug For All Seasons" came out on JVC in Japan/Asia in July 2005. In August 2005 it was released on Mascot in Europe and finally in North America / US on September 13th 2005. F5 toured the summer of 2006 across the US supporting their debut recording "A Drug For All Seasons". On March 25, 2006 the video for "Dissidence" was on MTV's Headbanger's Ball worldwide. Their DVD "Live For All Seasons" came out November 20th 2006 with footage of them live from the road and some behind the scenes with the guys. October 3 2007 F5 announced they were heading into the studio to start production on their sophomore CD with producer Ryan Greene (who produced their debut CD). The band called in bassist David Ellefson's longtime rhythm section cohort Jimmy DeGrasso to play drums on the recordings which follows the recent departure of original F5 drummer Dave Small. "The Reckoning" will be released through Silverwolf / SPV in Europe and Japan January 23rd 2009. *** SUSPERIA SET FOR CANARIAS HARD AND HEAVY MEETING OSLO, NORWAY- Norwegian thrashers SUSPERIA have issued further details of their previously announced appearance at this years Canarias Hard and Heavy Meeting which takes place at Maspalomas, Gran Canaria in the Canary Isles on 5th and 6th December 2008. The band have been confirmed as headliners on Saturday 6th December 2008. Other acts set to appear at the event include Vicious Art, Infektor and Esclavitud. Canarias Hard and Heavy Meeting is organised by Helvette Magazine and Scream Magazine, both from Norway. It was originally aimed at Scandinavian metal fans as a get-away from their notoriously dark days of winter. However the opportunity to have a metal filed sunshine winter break has been gaining interest from further afield. As a result the magazine is organising vacations to the event, from various countries between 3rd to 10th December. Further information is available at this location. SUSPERIA are currently working on the follow up to their 2007 release 'Cut From Stone'. The band have been working continuously throughout the year and pre-production is now nearing completion on approximately ten songs. Commenting on the work to date, SUSPERIA recently stated that "Our writing sessions have had a good vibe going on, with input coming from all of us. We've disciplined ourselves more this time round and we're happy with the way it's going. It's a mix of hard and fast songs with some nice touches of melody " A tentative release is scheduled for early 2009. SUSPERIA released their fourth studio album, "Cut from Stone", in 2007 through the TABU label in Europe and Candlelight Records in the USA. It entered the Norwegian chart at position No.18 and was the No.1 most added album on the influential CMJ Loud Rock and FMQB radio charts in the U.S.A. 'Cut From Stone' was recorded at Strand Studio, Oslo, Norway during 2006. The mix was completed by Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah, Soilwork) at Dug Out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden, with the production handled by SUSPERIA and Marius Strand. Fan filmed video footage of SUSPERIA performing at the Metal Rock Festival in Lillehammer, Norway on 16th August can be viewed at this location. *** VIKING SKULL TOUR Viking Skull 1 Dec 2008 20:00 Academy 2 Bristol 2 Dec 2008 20:00 Academy 2 Newcastle 3 Dec 2008 20:00 Sugarmill Stoke 4 Dec 2008 20:00 Rock City Nottingham 5 Dec 2008 20:00 Corporation Sheffield 6 Dec 2008 20:00 Hard Rock Hell Festival W/Clutch, Black Label Society, Orange Goblin, The Wildhearts, Hawkwind Prestatyn, North Wales (Uk) 7 Dec 2008 20:00 Music Box Manchester 8 Dec 2008 20:00 Cathouse Glasgow 9 Dec 2008 20:00 Fibbers York 10 Dec 2008 20:00 Queens Hall Nuneaton 11 Dec 2008 20:00 The Park Peterborough 12 Dec 2008 20:00 Borderline London 13 Dec 2008 20:00 Sawyers Kettering 27 Dec 2008 - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville NJ 28 Dec 2008 - Webster Theater, Hartford CT 29 Dec 2008 - 930 Club, Washington DC 30 Dec 2008 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus OH 31 Dec 2008 - Orbit Room, Grand Rapids MI *** RISE ABOVE NEWS OCTOBER 2008 Rise Above Anniversary show update Over 750 tickets have sold so far and there are only 900 available for this event, so we would suggest anyone who is definitely planning to come along should order their tickets now before they're all gone. The confirmed line up is; Electric Wizard, Grand Magus, Taint, Gentleman's Pistols, Diagonal, MOSS, Litmus, Serpencult and Witchsorrow.Tickets are £15.00 + booking fee. Please note that the special Electric Wizard 12" on sale at this gig will ONLY be avaialble at the gig. It will not be available from the Rise Above website or usual distributors. Apologies to anyone who asks us to reserve them a copy but it is strictly a gig souveneir, with event poster and insert included. Diagonal album on sale now! The debut album from this very promising Brighton septet is in the shops now. Please accecpt our apologies for anyone who has ordered the CD from the Rise Above store and had to wait. They only came in today and have now all been packed and sent. The regular and Diehard vinyl versions are up for pre-order now. We have been informed that vinyl versions will be in stock on or around 7th Nov. Catch Diagonal live; October 31-Tapestry Halloween Party @ St Alyosius Socal Club, London November 8-Night Of The Long Swords @ El Pasos London 29-Further w/Polar Bear & Wolf People & Syd Arthur @ Amersham Arms, London 13-ULU Rise Above 20th Anniversary Show More shows to follow. http://www.myspace.com/diagonalband Serpentcult Belgium's heaviest are currently playing a few dates with Grand Magus. Their KILLER debut album is on sale now. We still have a few Die-Hard vinyl copies left but they're going quite fast. October 30-Eddies, Birmingham 31-Metropool, Hengelo November 1-Dynamo, Eindhoven 2-Frontline RELEASE PARTY, Gent 22-Days Of Doom Fest @ FZW, Dortmund December 13-ULU Rise Above 20th Anniversary Show, London. http://www.myspace.com/serpentcult Blood Ceremony Diehard Vinyl few copies back on sale - be quick! Yes, fortunately for anyone who missed out, we undersold this heavy psych gem. We have put the final 30 copies back up for sale. Avoid those scary eBay prices but be quick! Grand Magus on the road October 30-Eddies, Birmingham 31-Metropool Hengelo November 1-Dynamo Eindhoven 2-Frontline Gent 10 - Frankfurt Nachtleben 11 - Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik 12 - Nürnberg Hirsch 13 - Munich Backstage 14 - Cologne Underground 15 - Berlin Knaack 16 - Hamburg Logo 17 - Essen Turock 18 - Osnabrück Bastard Club December 13-ULU Rise Above 20th Anniversary, London www.grandmagus.com Cathedral dates November 22-Damnation UK 29-Gunfest Norway 2009 April 24-Roadburn Holland Jul/Aug Wacken Germany (date of performane tbc) More dates to be added. www.myspace.com/cathedral Gentleman's Pistols November 1-The Faversham Leeds 3-The Yorkshire House Lancaster 13-ULU Rise Above 20th Anniversary, London http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanspistols Taint Live Following their recent trip to Greece, Taint have a few more UK shows remaining; October 30-TJs w/ Art Of Burning Water + more, Newport 31-The Old Angel w/ Art Of Burning Water + Dead In The Woods, Nottingham November 1-The Louisiana w/ Gonga + Art Of Burning Water, Bristol 22-Damnation Festival, University Of Leeds December 13-ULU Rise Above 20th Anniversary Show, London. http://www.myspace.com/taintuk Litmus November 7-The Standard Music Venue, London December 6-Hard Rock Hell II Prestatyn, Wales 13-ULU Rise Above Records 20th Anniversary Show, London. www.litmusmusic.co.uk Witchcraft November 29-MTC, Cologne 30-W2,Den Bosch December 2-Universum, Stuttgart 3-59:1, Munich 4-Arena, Vienna 5-Cheminice, Prague 7-Knaack Klub, Berlin 8-Logo, Hamburg (With Motorhead) 9 -Vega, Copenhagen 10 Scandinavium, Göteborg 12 Löfbergs Lila Arena, Karlstad 13 Hovet, Stockholm 14 Spektrum, Oslo 16 Jaahalli, Helsinki www.myspace.com/witchcraftswe Winters December 5 Mantra at The Fiddlers Elbow, London http://www.myspace.com/winterstheband *** POISON THE WELL stream "Purple Sabbath" track POISON THE WELL are streaming a new song called "PURPLE SABBATH" on their myspace. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming US ONLY 7 inch called "I / III", which is released on November 11th. Check it out at: http://www.myspace.com/poisonthewell POISON THE WELL 7 INCH RELEASES! A week after they announced they'll be stepping into the studio with famed producer J Robbins, Miami's POISON THE WELL have announced the first in a series of three new 7-inch releases leading up the their new full-length (October '09), all brand-new songs taken from the recording of the band's 2007 Versions release. The first 7-inch release, simply titled I / III, will see its official physical and digital release on November 11th, but will also be available as a new pre-order package (special 7-inch related t-shirt, poster, and 7-inch) beginning now through the band's Myspace page ( * fun fact, once they're available, put all three records together to reveal a hidden image! No songs released on any of the three 7-inch records will appear on the band's new 2009 full-length). I / III was produced by Pelle Henricsson and Eskil Loustrom at the Factory, the octagon and Tonteknik recording Umea, Sweden and was mixed and mastered by Pelle Henricsson and Tonteknik recording Umea, Sweden 36 CRAZYFISTS + POISON THE WELL March 2009 5th (UK) WREXHAM - Central Station 6th (UK) OXFORD - Zodiac 7th (UK) COLCHESTER - Arts Centre 8th (UK) NORWICH - Waterfront 9th (UK) WOLVERHAMPTON - Wolfrun Hall 10th (UK) MANCHESTER - Academy 2 11th (UK) GLASGOW - Garage 13th (UK) LONDON - LA2 14th (NL) UTRECHT - Heling 15th (NL) ENSCHEDE - Atack 16th (D) KOLN - Live Music Hall 17th (D) HAMBURG - Grunspan 18th (D) BERLIN - Kato 20th (D) CHEMNITZ - AJZ 21st (D) MUNICH - Backstage Werk 22nd (D) KARLSRURHE - Substage 23rd (D) ASCHAFFENBURG - Colos Saal 24th (D) BOCHUM - Matrix 26th (DK) COPENHAGEN - Pumpehuset 27th (S) MALMO - KB 28th (S) GOTHENBURG - Brewhouse 29th (N) OSLO - John Dee 30th (S) STOCKHOLM - Debaser Medis 'VERSIONS' is available now on Ferret Music OTHER FERRET BANDS ON TOUR IN EUROPE The Warriors + THE BANNER + For The Fallen Dreams November 2008 3rd (UK) MANCHESTER - Satans Hollow 4th (UK) PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit 6th (NL) HENGELO - Innocent 7th (D) TRIER - Ex-haus 8th (B) RAVELINGEN - Fallout Fest 9th (D) DESSAU - Beatclub 10th (D) BERLIN - Wild At Heart 11th (S) LINKOPING - Skylten 12th (D) BRAUNSCHWEIG - B58 13th (D) MUNCHEN - Feierwerk 14th (CH) OBERENTFELDEN - PorömPömPöm 15th (I) BOLOGNA - Rock Circus 16th (I) ROMA - Traffic 17th (SLO) LASKO - SMOCL 18th (H) BUDAPEST - Corvinteto 19th (A) WIEN - Arena 20th (CZ) PRAGUE - 007 21st (SL) BANSKA BYSTRICIA - Club 77 22nd (D) GOTHA - The Londoner HORSE THE BAND November 2008 3rd (CH) ZURICH - Dynamo 4th (D) BERLIN - Magnet 5th (D) WURZBURG - AKW 6th (NL) HAARLEM - Patronaat 7th (D) TRIER - Ex-Haus 8th (D) ROSSWEIN - Juha 9th (D) WIESBADEN - Schlachthof 10th (D) MUNICH - Feierwerk 11th (CZ) PRAGUE - Futurum 12th (A) VIENNA - Arena 13th (HU) BUDAPEST - Kuplung 14th (D) STUTTGART - Juha West 15th (D) RHAUDERFEHN - JuKZ Rhauderfehn 16th (D) BOCHUM - Matrix 17th (D) MARBURG - KFZ 18th (IRE) DUBLIN - Eamonn Dorans HATE ETERNAL + Misery Index + AEON + SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY January 2009 9th (D) WIESBADEN - Schlachthof 10th (DK) AARHUS - Voxhall, Metal Royale Fest 11th (S) TBC 12th (N) TBC 13th (D) HAMBURG - Markthalle 14th (D) BERLIN - K17 15th (CZK) PRAGUE - Chmelnice 16th (D) LEIPZIG - Conne Island 17th (A) VIENNA - Arena 18th (I) ARGELATO (Bologna) - Ke Me Meo Club 19th (D) MUNICH - Feirwerk 20th (CH) AARAU - Kiff 21st (F) LUYNES - Le Korigan 22nd (E) BARCELONA - Sala Mephisto 23rd (E) MADRID - Sala Live 24th (E) BILBAO - Plateruena 25th (F) NANTES - Le Ferrailleur 26th (F) PARIS - La Locomotive 27th (D) TRIER - Exhaus 28th (NL) EINDHOVEN - Dynamo 29th (NL) AMERSFOORT - De Kelder 30th (B) VOSSELAAR - Biebob 31st (D) ESSEN - Turock February 2009 1st (UK) LONDON - Underworld Misery Index + SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY + Burning Skies + Dead Beyond Buried February 2009 2nd (UK) PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit 3rd (UK) CARDIFF - Barfly 4th (UK) BIRMINGHAM - Asylum 5th (UK) SHEFFIELD - Corporation 6th (UK) MILTON KEYNES - The Pitz Club 7th (IRE) DUBLIN - Fibber Magees 8th (UK) MANCHESTER - Music Box 9th (UK) GLASGOW - Ivory Blacks Architects + MISERY SIGNALS + A Textbook Tragedy The Hollow Crown UK Tour 2009 January 2009 10th YEOVIL - The Orange Box 11th PLYMOUTH - White Rabbit 12th EXETER - Cavern 13th NEWPORT - TJ's 14th BIRMINGHAM - Academy 16th LIVERPOOL - Barfly 17th MANCHESTER - Academy 3 18th LEEDS - Rios 19th GLASGOW - Cathouse 21st EDINBURGH - Studio 24 22nd NEWCASTLE - Academy 2 23rd SHEFFIELD - Corporation 24th STOKE ON TRENT - Sugarmill 25th PETERBOROUGH - The Park 26th NORWICH - Waterfront 27th PORTSMOUTH - Wedgewood Rooms 29th OXFORD - Academy 30th LONDON - LA2 w/ Your Demise + Special Guest 31st BRIGHTON - Concorde 2 w/ Your Demise + Special Guest ***

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