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August 26th, 2008	New DEATH ANGEL Q&A Posted on MetalKult.com! Guitarist Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar, of the legendary San Francisco Bay Area Thrashers DEATH ANGEL, recently participate in a Q&A session with MetalKult.com. The guitarists get current on all things DEATH ANGEL, including their involvement in the Eighties Bay Area scene with EXODUS and METALLICA, their landmark releases The Ultra-Violence and Act III, the tragic 1990 bus accident that nearly tore the band apart, and the quality musicianship that has always been central to DEATH ANGEL’s music. Check out the interview here http://blogs.guitarworld.com/metalkult/videos/deathangel DEATH ANGEL recently completed their first US tour in first years, their “In Thrash We Trust” tour with GOD FORBID, SOILENT GREEN, ARSIS and LIGHT THIS CITY. A video for the song "Dethroned", directed by Robert Sexton (THE DWARVES, AMEN, MONDO GENERATOR), can be viewed here . The track which comes off the band's latest album, "Killing Season". Released on February 26, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records, “Killing Season” sold approximately 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has previously worked with FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL and STONE SOUR, among other acts. ROCK AGAINST DIABETES and DIMEBAG DARRELL ESTATES Join Forces in the Fight ROCK AGAINST DIABETES presents THE DIMEBAG DARRELL STAGE THE 2ND EVENT SLATED FOR OCTOBER 25TH, 2008 in LAS VEGAS HOLLYWOOD, CA – Rock Against Diabetes is proud to announce a second event featuring the Dimebag Darrell Stage on October 25th, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. The union came from discussions about the events being held for Rock Against Diabetes with Rita Haney-Abbott, Dimebag Darrell’s widow. Haney-Abbotts very close to this disease in her private life as her grandmother is diabetic and recently her father Howell Haney was diagnosed last year as a diabetic. “Once my father became diabetic that is when I learned that diabetes can kill if not dealt with properly,” states Rita Haney Abbott. “I feel that this is a cause that we want to support. I know Dimebag would have been there to support a cause that can help, for he was very close to my father & would have done anything for him & vice versa. Dime always had a good heart that was unconditional in giving to many, not just his family.” Rock Against Diabetes is an ongoing concert series and fundraising program with the goal of providing information and support to diabetics and people concerned about the disease worldwide. A main directive is to attempt to avoid asking the public for donations, but to offer great entertainment and unique fundraising experiences through music to raise funds that are needed to provide some new ground breaking support for diabetics. The Dimebag Darrell stage line-up is yet to be determined and will be announced in the next month along with the sponsors that support this great charity event. For more information on Rock Against Diabetes go to www.rockagainstdiabetes.org Studio Video from Gaia Epicus Hello! Gaia Epicus have posted a little video from the recordings of the new album "Damnation", wich is due out sometime this fall. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug6yf4zwTS0 __M_E_T_A_L__I_S__L_A_W__ Best Metal Regards Thomas www.gaia-epicus.com - my band www.epicusrecords.com - my label www.thomashansen.info - my personal Totimoshi's "Gnat" - first video from Milagrosa features Eugene Robinson of Oxbow Totimoshi release Milagrosa, tomorrow (July 8) but in the meantime, bass player Meg Castellanos has directed the band's first video from the album. "Gnat" focuses on a bug that bites, men who fight, and a classic Buick that tunnels its way under and around the gritty streets of the band's stomping grounds (The East Bay of San Francisco). Featured in the video is a live performance from Totimoshi and a guest appearance by Oxbow's Eugene Robinson. Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xbaPDSR0zM EXODUS HAVE COMPLETED THE RE-RECORDING OF THEIR 1986 MASTERPIECE "BONDED BY BLOOD" For the troops in the trenches, it began in 1982 with a low generation copy of a local band’s three-song demo. For some, it began with their first listen to Combat Records’ version of "Bonded By Blood" in 1986. Regardless of the year EXODUS are the undeniable forefathers of thrash metal. EXODUS gained huge notoriety in the international underground scene as a result of the tape trading community. Their dynamic guitar riffing, adrenaline-inducing drum work, and bloodied live shows made all the difference in the band’s mission to take Bay Area Thrash to a worldwide audience. The immortal, must-have, thrash classic "Bonded By Blood" was released in 1985 via Torrid Records (then re-released in 1986 on Combat Records), and inspired the likes of Testament, Death Angel, Vio-lence and many others. To this day "Bonded By Blood" is inspiring a whole new breed of thrash metal. Gary Holt, songwriter and lead guitarist of EXODUS, has released the following statement about the band's decision to revisit this classic album that began an era in music history. "After many years in the planning and discussion stage, we have finally completed the re-recording of "Bonded By Blood." We have decided to call it "Let There Be Blood" and it is our way of paying homage to [original singer] Paul Baloff by showing how relevant these songs we had written together still are. We aren't trying to replace the original, that's impossible anyway. We are just giving these songs the benefit of modern production. It's something we talked about before Paul's death and it's always been important to us to do. We were super excited about entering the studio once again to record these classics, and now it's back to writing the next studio record!" Produced by Gary Holt, “Let There Be Blood” was recorded at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, JKZ Production Studio in San Rafael, CA with vocal tracks recorded at J. Rod Production Studios in New City, NY. Andy Sneap is currently mixing the finishing product. The tentative release date for "Let There Be Blood” is October 2008 through Zaentz Records which has U.S. and European distribution. Additionally EXODUS are embarking on a rigorous European touring schedule this summer. The confirmed dates are listed below. 7/24/2008 BRANDE-HOERNERKIRCHEN (D) Headbangers Open Air 7/25/2008 ROTTERDAM (NL) Baroeg 7/26/2008 LICHTENVOORDE (NL) Zwarte Cross Festival 7/27/2008 DEINZE (BE) Alcatraz Metal Fest 7/28/2008 TILBURG (NL) 7/30/2008 COPENHAGEN (DK) The Rock 7/31/2008 AARHUS (DK) Voxhall 8/2/2008 WACKEN (D) Wacken Open Air 8/6/2008 Villarreal (Castellon) Spain Salata 8/7/2008 Malaga Spain 8/8/2008 Pavilhao dos Lombos (lisbon) Portugal Alliance Fest 8/9/2008 Vigo Sp Alternavigo festival 8/10/2008 Barakaldo Bizkaia Spain Rock Star Live 8/11/2008 Barcelona SP Apolo 2 8/13/2008 Thrash Till Death Festival Bulgaria 8/14/2008 JAROMER BRUTAL ASSUALT FESTIVAL CZ 8/15/2008 DINKELSBUEHL (D) Summerbreeze Festival 8/16/2008 KOMEN (SLO) Metal Mania Festival 8/17/2008 BUDAPEST (HU) Sziget Festival 8/19/2008 Switzerland Zurich Rohstofflager 8/20/2008 Italy Ravenna Club 8/21/2008 FELDKIRK Satteins/Feldkirch 8/23/2008 Puero De Mazarron Leyendas Del Rock Festival 8/25/2008 Extreme Vision Festival (Ukraine) 8/26/2008 SWEDEN Venuea in Helsingborg 8/27/2008 Maiden Club Oslo 8/28/2008 BERGEN (NOR) Hole In The Sky 8/29/2008 Sticky Fingers Gothenburg 8/30/2008 Klubben Stockholm www.zaentzrecords.com ALL SHALL PERISH Post Two New Songs! Oakland CA’s extreme metal maestros, ALL SHALL PERISH, have posted two new songs on the band’s Myspace page. The title track and “Never Again” have been taken from the band’s upcoming release “Awaken the Dreamers.” “Awaken the Dreamers,” the band’s third overall release, will be released on September 5th in Europe and on September 16th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Drummer Matt Kuykendall commented on the new material and the variation to be found within the new albums 12 tracks: “We have never been a band to write the same record twice and we have never enjoyed records that are 1 single and 11 worse versions of the same song. This record is the most diverse thing we have done to date. Every song is different and brings something new to the overall experience of the CD. When you look back to all the classic records of our time, they are full of all kinds of different songs. ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ just wouldn't be the same without ‘This Love’ and ‘Hollow’. Our record is a breath of fresh air in a scene that is turning stale.” The recording sessions for the follow-up to "The Price of Existence" once again took place at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland with producer Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, LIGHT THIS CITY). "Awaken The Dreamers" track listing: 01. When Life Meant More... 02. Black Gold Reign 03. Never...Again 04. The Ones We Left Behind 05. Awaken The Dreamers 06. Memories Of A Glass Sanctuary 07. Stabbing To Purge Dissimulation 08. Gagged, Bound, Shelved And Forgotten 09. Until The End 10. From So Far Away 11. Misery's Introduction 12. Songs For The Damned ALL SHALL PERISH will embark on a European tour late this summer along with SWORN ENEMY and WARBRINGER and a soon to be announced U.S. tour this Fall. As previously reported, ALL SHALL PERISH's classic debut album, "Hate.Malice.Revenge", will be reissued on September 5 as part of the Nuclear Blast "Reloaded" series. Dear Life Posts Live Video on YouTube Hacienda Heights, CA hardcore quintet Dear Life has just posted a live video for their song "Speaking Volumes" off of their debut album Framework currently available on Uprising Records. For more information on Dear Life visit www.myspace.com/dearlife. The video has been posted on on Youtube.com and can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mHlhUcAj-w. For more information on Dear Life visit www.myspace.com/dearlife. HACKNEYED: New Songs Posted Online! A special MySpace page has been launched for "Death Prevails", the upcoming debut album from south German death metal maniacs HACKNEYED. The page includes more information about the CD as well as two tracks in streaming audio: "Neon Sun" and "Gut Candy". "Death Prevails", which was produced by Roger Grüninger and mastered by Achim Köhler, is due on July 25th (Europe) and September 2nd (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. According to a press release, "These five youngsters are just as convincing as MORBID ANGEL must have been when they released their first album back in the day! Not only is the band already a bright star in the sky of extreme metal but is also the youngest band Nuclear Blast has signed ever since. Probably HACKNEYED are also the youngest death metal act on the planet as the average age of the band members is just 16 years (guitarist Devin being just 14 years old!), but already shredding and grooving as hell — mark these words! "Being founded in early 2007 the band has already achieved to play an amount of successful shows as well as draw attention from several bigger bands and also of Achim Ostertag (organizer of Germany’s Summer Breeze festival and CEO of Silverdust Records) who presented the band to the deeply impressed Nuclear Blast staff that signed them right away!" For more information, visit www.myspace.com/hackneyed. PRO-PAIN NEW ALBUM, TOUR PRO-PAIN will be touring extensively through August and September. Their new album, 'NO END IN SIGHT' is scheduled for an August 22 release. Check out the tourdates below. PRO-PAIN Tour Dates AUGUST 2008 08.08.2008 KNOKKE HEIST (BE) Sunrock Festival 09.08.2008 EVPATORIA CRIMEA (UA) Metal Heads Mission Festival 14.08.2008 ROTTERDAM (NL) Baroeg 15.08.2008 DINKELSBUEHL (DE) Summerbreeze Festival 16.08.2008 KOMEN (SI) Metal Mania Festival 17.08.2008 BUDAPEST (HU) Sziget Festival 19.08.2008 PLZEN (CZ) KD Serikovka 20.08.2008 CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZ) Martys Club 21.08.2008 LOVOSICE (CZ) DK (Culture House) 22.08.2008 USEDOM (DE) Headbangers Weekend Open Air 23.08.2008 HAMELN (DE) Jochenrolfest 24.08.2008 ESSEN (DE) Essen Original Open Air 27.08.2008 ARNHEM (NL) Cafe' The Stage 28.08.2008 TILBURG (NL) Little Devil 29.08.2008 LOSHEIM (DE) Rock Area Festival 30.08.2008 RIJSSEN (NL) Elzrock Festival SEPTEMBER 2008 02.09.2008 ASCHAFFENBURG (DE) Colos-Saal 03.09.2008 KOELN (DE) Werkstatt 04.09.2008 HAMBURG (DE) Logo 05.09.2008 AARHUS (DK) Musikcafeen 06.09.2008 SANDNES (NO) Tribute 07.09.2008 OSLO (NO) Maiden 11.09.2008 COPENHAGEN (DK) The Rock 12.09.2008 FERROPOLIS/GRAEFFENHAINCHEN (DE) OFT Ferropolis Festival 13.09.2008 ERFURT (DE) Centrum 14.09.2008 BERLIN (DE) K17 15.09.2008 HALLE (DE) Rock Station 16.09.2008 OSNABRUCK (DE) Bastard Club 17.09.2008 RUESSELHEIM (DE) Das Rind 18.09.2008 WOERGL (AT) Komm 19.09.2008 MUENCHEN (DE) Backstage Club 20.09.2008 WINTERTUR (CH) Salzhaus 21.09.2008 BULLE (CH) Ebulltion 22.09.2008 PIACENZA (ITA) For Sale Club 25.09.2008 FREIBURG (DE) Atlantik 26.09.2008 SONTHOFEN (DE) Barfly 27.09.2008 BOURG EN BRESSE (FR) La Tannerie 28.09.2008 COLMAR (FR) Le Grillen http://www.pro-pain.com/

August 25th, 2008	INFAUST - Blutbad & Melancholie CD 7 new despairing atrocities by this potent german band, stronger than ever Infaust know for shure how to create an hellish brew of aggressive songs and memorable melodies. Grim, ultra hateful vocals carrying your disease while these riffs hit the spot especially when they ride on a surge of dirge, only to drown back suddenly into the unbearably oppressive mood with no trace. A manifest of lived passion and true devotion, nothing less than supreme black metal, powerfull with melancholic edges ! CD comes with thight booklet on special paper stock ! Available directly from our store Listen here: www.myspace.com/eisenwald www.myspace.com/infaust Stone Lake news Dear StoneLake fans, we've got a new video online for you at www.stonelake.se it is the song "Glory Days" - from the latest album. Enjoy! Best Regards StoneLake www.ump.se www.stonelake.se www.myspace.com/stonelaketheband ProgPower Europe, CYNIC headliner! Dear people, Enclosed the latest information about ProgPower Europe 2008. Feel free to spread the news in any magazine, website, forum, etc. WEBSITE BACK! It has been a while, but we finally have updated the website again. As we mentioned the website was hacked, so we had to rebuild it. Lack of time is the main reason why we were not able to complete the new website. It is still not 100% complete, but the most important information you will find on the website. Check it out! CYNIC HEADLINER! It is with great pleasure to confirm CYNIC as one of the headliners for our 10th anniversary. The US legends will headline on Saturday 4 October. Most likely this will be the only autumn show they will do, the band will play old stuff but also a lot of new material from the upcoming album. So better not miss this opportunity! WOLVERINE WILL PLAY SET OF 1999! Swedish band WOLVERINE will do 2 sets at the 10th anniversary of ProgPower Europe. On Friday they will do a very special show. Because the band opened the first edition of PP Europe back in 1999, WOLVERINE will come back this year to play the same setlist as they have done in 1999. On Sunday 5 October they will do a regular set with more recent material. MYRATH and PURE REASON REVOLUTION confirmed. In the meantime we booked some more bands for ProgPower Europe, 2 of them are Tunesian band MYRATH and the British newcomers of PURE REASON REVOLUTION. MYRATH will play on Saturday 4 October and PRR will play on Sunday 5 October. Check out the website for the line-up so far. If you do not want to receive the ProgPower newsletter again please reply to this email. Soon we will use a different programm to send out the newsletter, than we hope to offer a self subcribe and unsubscribe method. We’ll keep you informed. Thanks for the attention right now, check out the website for all detailed information about ProgPower Europe. We hope to see you, it is definitely gonna be something special. Greetings, Stichting ProgPower WWW.PROGPOWER.EU NAPALM DEATH confirmed for Damnation Festival! UK grindcore legends NAPALM DEATH are the latest addition to the stunning Damnation Festival 2008 line-up. They will join a blisteringly heavy bill which already boasts Carcass, Sigh, The Berzerker and Taint for the event on Saturday, November 22, at Leeds University Union. Festival Director Gavin McInally said: "We've been chasing Napalm Death for four years now but tours and other commitments kept getting in the way, so it's a great pleasure to finally have them to tear our festival apart!" A limited batch of tickets for Damnation Festival are now on sale priced at £29 (subject to booking fee). Available from http://www.leedstickets.com/ and http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ Look out for details of tickets going on sale in record stores and shops in and around Leeds in the near future. For more information visit: www.damnationfestival.co.uk or www.myspace.com/damnationfestival "FREEDOM FIGHTER", THE NEW CD FROM RAVAGE (FEAT IRON MAIDEN cover!!!) IS NOW AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR NORTH AMERICAN ORDERS!!! The new, extremely limited edition 6-song Ravage EP "Freedom Fighter" is now available to the general public in North America . Track listing for RAVAGE - "Freedom Fighter" 1. Freedom Fighter 2. Damn Nation 3. The Shredder 4. Grapes Of Wrath 5. A Captive Of Sin 6. Be Quick Or Be Dead (IRON MAIDEN cover) For just $7.99 (includes shipping!!!) you get 5 new original Ravage songs, plus a bonus cover of the IRON MAIDEN song "Be Quick Or Be Dead"... AND a FREE limited edition 11X17" poster! send $7.99 PAYPAL to swwrproductions@gmail.com to order SPECIAL DEAL #1 - NEW CD + OLD CD - $15 gets you the "Freedom Fighter" EP, Poster, and Ravage's old full-length album "Spectral Rider" from 2005, plus a bumper sticker! shiping included! SPECIAL DEAL #2 - NEW CD and T-shirt- $18 gets you the "Freedom Fighter" EP, Poster, bumper sticker and RAVAGE t-shirt (size availability limited - contact swwrproductions@gmail.com before ordering the shirt deal) The CD will be available internationally through mail orders within a few weeks. "Deals" offered pertain only to North American orders and only to orders through SWWR Productions Samples available @ http://www.myspace.com/swwr RAVAGE will appear at the battle of the bands at THE MAGIC CIRCLE FESTIVAL in Bad Arolsen Germany this July. contact swwrproductions@gmail.com KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI play Ultima Ratio Festival! Finnish Rock’n’Troll stalwarts KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI will play at Ultima Ratio Festival in Oberhausen, Germany on the 1st of November 2008. This household name festival for pagan metal will be the first time KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI will perform songs from their upcoming Century Media Records debut album in Germany. Please check Ultima Ratio’s website for more info: http://www.ultimaratio-festival.de “We hope to meet as many of our European friends as possible at the festival!” says Leeni-Maria Hovila, vocals, who is already excited to play songs of their new album for the very first time in Germany. KIVIMETSÄN DRUIDI are currently recording their debut-album at Noise Camp Studio in Turku for a late October release in Europe. http://www.kivimetsandruidi.com http://www.myspace.com/kivimetsandruidi Also visit: http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope http://www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope Travel With The Devil! @ https://www.rock-voyager.com DESPISED ICON confirmed for European tour with Cephalic Carnage in August 2008 & more! Extreme metal fans take heed! The mighty Canadian deathcore destruction squad DESPISED ICON has been confirmed for a European tour run in August with Cephalic Carnage, see below for the exact dates & get ready for brutal slam pit domination! Furthermore, the band will embark on the Altamont Never Say Die! Tour 2008 in November featuring such prolific acts as Parkway Drive, Unearth, Architects, Protest The Hero & more, so be there! For proper preparation the band’s latest album “The Ills Of Modern Man”, which was released on Century Media Records in May 2007 is highly recommended, so get it now! DESPISED ICON CEPHALIC CARNAGE 14.08.2008 Germany, Dinkelsbühl @ Summer Breeze Fest 15.08.2008 Czech Republic, Jaromer @ Brutal Assault Fest 16.08.2008 Germany, Essen @ Turock 17.08.2008 UK, Hull @ The Welly Club, Horror Fest 18.08.2008 UK, Cardiff @ Clwb ifwr bach 19.08.2008 UK, London @ The Borderline 20.08.2008 Holland, Rotterdam @ Baroeg 21.08.2008 Germany, Hamburg @ Hafenklang 22.08.2008 Germany, Karlsruhe @ Stadtmitte 23.08.2008 Switzerland, Muotathal @ Mountains of Death Fest 25.08.2008 Portugal, Oporto Porto Rio (DI only) 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 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 For more Information go to: http://www.neversaydietour.com http://www.avocado-booking.com http://altamontapparel.com More info on DESPISED ICON can be obtained on the following websites: http://www.myspace.com/despisedicon http://www.despisedicon.com http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope http://www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope Travel With The Devil! @ https://www.rock-voyager.com BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART - Releases “Pedal to the Metal” on Aug. 18th; European tour confirmed; embarks on “Scream The Prayer” US tour this week! Brimming with the balls-out rock n’ roll excess made famous by Motley Crue but possessing the shredtastic spirit of Yngwie Malmsteen, Canada’s BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART are ready to put the cock in cock rock on their European headliner tour with I Am Ghost, Devil’s Gift and Fei Comodo (UK only) running from October ‘til early December with arena rawk anthems so catchy and infectious they’ll be your new guilty pleasure. With the band’s highly anticipated debut album “Pedal To The Metal” set for release all across Europe on August 18th, 2008, these guys are well prepared to make a kick-start scene to the international music scene! BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART, I Am Ghost, Devil’s Gift and Fei Comodo * (UK only) 30.10.2008 (NL) Tilburg - 013 31.10.2008 (B) Antwerp - Biebob 01.11.2008 (NL) Amsterdam - Melkweg 04.11.2008 (D) Hamburg - Logo 05.11.2008 (DK) Aarhus - Voxhall 06.11.2008 (N) Oslo - John Dee 07.11.2008 (SE) Gothenburg - Brewhouse 08.11.2008 (SE) Stockholm - Klubben 09.11.2008 (DK) Copenhagen - Vega Jr. 11.11.2008 (D) Berlin - Kato 12.11.2008 (D) Dresden - Scheune 20.11.2008 (D) Munich - 59 to 1 21.11.2008 (CH) Dietikon - Sounddock 14 22.11.2008 (I) Milan - Zoe Club 24.11.2008 (ES) Barcelona - La2 25.11.2008 (ES) Madrid - Sala Caracol 29.11.2008 (D) Cologne - Underground 30.11.2008 (D) Saarbruecken - Roxy 01.12.2008 (D) Aschaffenburg - Colos-Saal 04.12.2008 (UK) Cardiff - Barfly * 05.12.2008 (UK) London - University Of London * 06.12.2008 (UK) Poole - Mr C's * 07.12.2008 (UK) Wrexham - Central Station * 08.12.2008 (UK) Liverpool - Barfly * 09.12.2008 (UK) Glasgow - Cathouse * 10.12.2008 (UK) Birmingham - Barfly * 11.12.2008 (UK) Nottingham - Rock City * 12.12.2008 (UK) York - Fibbers * 13.12.2008 (UK) Brighton - Concorde 2 * More dates to be confirmed soon! Booking: TKO If you haven’t checked them out already or failed to witness their onstage antics during BLESSED’s tour with Bring Me The Horizon, Architects and Maroon in early ‘08, pay a visit to http://www.myspace.com/blessedbyabrokenheart and rest assured that you will quickly succumb to the band’s irresistible, feel-good ‘80s charm. “Pedal To The Metal” was produced by GGGarth (Nickelback, Rise Against) and boasts the best licks recorded since Michelle Pfeiffer played Catwoman in 1992’s “Batman Returns”. Prior to hitting Europe, the band will also embark on the “Scream The Prayer” US tour w/ Sleeping Giant, Impending Doom, My Children My Bride, War of Ages, Before Their Eyes etc., visit http://www.myspace.com/blessedbyabrokenheart to view the exact dates. Bassist Tyler already looks forward to bringing some live action to the US & Europe and guarantees a hell of a show: “Expect smoke, lasers, fanny packs, hot chicks, teased hair and the kinds of things you’ll be embarrassed to remember the morning after. We wrote killer songs about the art of getting down, dangerous females, school being out and other cool stuff so we’ll be whipping out new material from our upcoming Century Media debut, “Pedal To The Metal”, throughout the tours. We hope to see all y’all at our shows. Don’t be shy to come talk to us cuz we love all our fans and we care about what you have to say.” BBABH’s sound is best described as a modern-day mash-up of Motley Crue and Journey, and guitarist Shred Sean is destined to become one of the most talked about players in the genre with his bombastic shredding techniques. BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART have created a universal soundscape for the masses that knows no limitations. Everyone can relate to these tracks and it is now up to you to let go, give in to your desires and have nothin’ but a good time. Visit: http://www.myspace.com/blessedbyabrokenheart http://www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope http://www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope