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January 10th, 2007	RITUAL STEEL - Knights of steel 7" KILLER METAL RECORDS KMR-S003 released 06. October 2006 The return! Completely new line-up formed by band's masterman Martin Zellmer with the mighty John Cason (USA) on vocals. The band has not much to do with the band you heard up to the "Blitz invasion"-album (2005). 2 brilliant tracks in the typical mideighties Metal vein (non-LP/CD!!!) reminding on early IRON MAIDEN at its best. Great melodies, catching choruses, melody lead guitars, riff attacks!! Appetizer for the coming third full length album "Invincible warriors" soon on CD (Karthago Records) and LP (KILLER METAL RECORDS). This is one of the best singles you will ever hear in your life - if you love the typical HEAVY METAL thing!!! Cover artwork was done by Vicente Feijoo (ZARPA). The single is strictly limited to 600 handnumbered copies as follows: 200 strictly limited copies, handnumbered in greenblue vinyl! w/lyric inlet 7 EUR 400 strictly limited copies, handnumbered in black vinyl! w/lyric inlet 5 EUR prices plus postage! soundfiles: www.ritualsteel.net CHIMAIRA new album and video Cleveland based metallers CHIMAIRA are going to shoot their new video "Resurrection" on the 6th and 7th December around Los Angeles! After signing new deals with Nuclear Blast (Europe) and Ferret Music (North America), the new record is going to be released in early March 2007! "Resurrection" was recorded in October with Jason Suecof and Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, ARCH ENEMY). besides, the band has posted a leftover track from their last record "Chimaira" called "Threnody" - check it out at www.myspace.com/chimaira VOIVOD new videos, new album VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "A video for 'The Getaway' has just been completed and submitted to all national and regional cable outlets such as MTV2, Fuse, etc. The footage was pulled from the 2003 American tours and the 2006 recording sessions of 'Katorz'. Currently we are working on a video for 'Polaroids' with Banger Productions ('Metal: A Headbangers Journey') and then we will follow that up with a video for 'The X-Stream'. The pre-production for the follow-up to 'Katorz' will start this winter. Also, we are still trying to coordinate a tribute show for 2007. AGNOSTIC FRONT new songs The band has posted this update regarding the upcoming tour and the new album: "It has been a while since any news... so here we go. We are getting ready for these upcoming 5 dates here in the North East right after Thanksgiving. Directly after those dates Roger will take out his Disasters for 4 shows premiering his "My Riot" album that was recently released on Sailors Grave Records. Those show begin November 30th - December 3rd and are all in Southern West Coast." "Just so you all know we have been working on a new record and have 10 songs already! We are set to start recording by February but right before that we will be doing 10 shows down the East Coast from Baltimore, MD to Orlando, FL. and look out Japan, Australia and New Zealand here we come! April is dedicated to those 3 countries! We will see Europe by end of 2007 and we will also visit other parts of the US... p.s... somewhere in the mix South America will get concord!!! ... Cheers and happy holidays to all, Agnostic Front!" For any detailed information about the new record or tour schedules check out our homepage or visit www.agnosticfront.com IN FLAMES Live in Dubai! The Desert Rock Festival 2007 will take place March 9-10 in Dubai and IN FLAMES have been recently confirmed! They will perform on the 9th of March together with CHILDREN OF BODOM and THE PRODIGY! Headliners are still need to be announced, besides INCUBUS and PRIME CIRCLE will be on stage on the 10th! New NAHEMAH song "Nothing" posted online! The track "Nothing" from NAHEMAH's upcoming and highly anticipated Lifeforce Records debut album "The Second Philosophy" has been uploaded to the Lifeforce Records MySpace profile here. NAHEMAH "The Second Philosophy" - IN STORES JANUARY 26TH, 2007 (EUROPE) - - IN STORES JANUARY 23RD, 2007 (US/ CANADA) - NAHEMAH's strongest conviction as musicians is to share their art and music with the world, presented in the form of their LIFEFORCE debut full length "The Second Philosophy." Their album encompasses the musical equivalent of rapture and anguish while showcasing their artistic proficiency through ten tracks of thought provoking music. NAHEMAH combine the melancholic overtones ala OPETH with the Swedish metal sounds of DARK TRANQUILLITY and the orchestral sections / melodic rock essence of MOGWAI to bring an amazing musical outing worthy of the world's attention. NAHEMAH 's "The Second Philosophy" embodies the forward thinking sound and ever-evolving musical character that LIFEFORCE RECORDS has been cultivating over the years and will truly captivate the world of heavy music with its unique and honest sound. Please visit our website for a more up to date list of the shows and venues! www.lifeforcerecords.com - www.lifeforce-amerca.com www.myspace.com/lifeforcerecords www.myspace.com/lifeforcerecordsamerica www.myspace.com/nahemahband MORTIIS ISSUES UPDATE ON NEW MATERIAL TRENTON , N.J. - Mortiis has been busy writing and recording new material for a new album, to be released 2007. “The music so far is pretty varied,” said frontman and band namesake Mortiis. “There’s a bunch of really heavy stuff in there, probably the hardest stuff we’ve done so far, really guitar driven shit. Then there’s some really ambient sounding stuff, very drone-y and atmospheric, as well as some more electronic sounding songs too.” Mortiis notes that the songs are still in various stages of completion, leaving them open to many shifts and changes before the follow-up to “The Grudge” is recorded. “It sounds really interesting right now,” Mortiis said. “Some old vibes came back to us on some of the songs, some ‘Smell of Rain’ vibes and some ‘Grudge’ vibes and some new vibes. It’s all totally dysfunctional and fucked up in one way or another. Diseased or hurt minds never really heal up, I guess, and because of that, all in all it’s going to be a really hard, attacking kind of album with the moody stuff in between.” Some of the working titles are: “Zeitgeist,” “Great Deceiver,” “The Ugly Truth,” “Looking Glass,” “Doppelganger,” “Sins of Mine,” “Scolding the Burnt,” “Live Forever,” and “Road to Ruin.” Mortiis also recently completed remixes for Zombie Girl and Dope Stars’ upcoming releases. For instant songs and remixes, visit www.mortiis.com/downloads. www.mortiis.com www.myspace.com/mortiis1 NIGHTMARE UPDATE NEWS !!!!! French power metallers NIGHTMARE have started pre-production for their sixth studio album... After 3 albums produced by Norwegian producer Terje Refsnes, the band have now opted for a new challenge... The recording will start May 7th 2007 at famous Fredman studio in Sweden and the album will be produced by Fredrik Nordström ( DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, HAMMERFALL... etc... )... NIGHTMARE's follow-up to 2005's The Dominion Gate, will be released by Sweden's Regain Records ( www.regainrecords.com ) in fall 2007 followed by full European and U.S tours... The band has also joined forces with international booking agent, MDM Concerts in Germany in cooperation with Blue Steel Agency... ( www.mdm-konzerte.de ; www.bluesteelagency.com )... Stay tuned ! More infos soon at : www.nightmare-metal.com ; www.myspace.com/nightmareofficial updated UNLEASHED North American tour dates --Metal Maniacs and SPV USA present-- UNLEASHED's Midvinterblot North American Tour 2007 --with Krisiun, Belphegor and Hatesphere-- 02/07 Mark's Place, Bedford, NH 02/08 BB Kings Blues Club, New York, NY 02/09 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY 02/10 Peabody's, Cleveland, OH 02/11 The Pearl Room, Molena, ILL 02/12 Station 4, St. Paul, MN 02/15 Studio Seven, Seattle, WA 02/16 Roseland Grill, Portland, OR 02/17 Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA 02/18 Key Club, Los Angeles, CA 02/19 The Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana, CA 02/20 The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ 02/21 Launch Pad, Albuquerque, NM 02/22 House of Rock and Roll, El Paso TX 02/23 Sanctuary, San Antonio. TX 02/24 Rigles Theater, Ft Worth, TX 02/25 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX 02/27 Culture Room, Ft Lauderdale, FL 02/28 The Haven, Winter Park, FL 03/01 The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA 03/02 Jaxx, West Springfield, VA 03/03 The Webster Theater, Hartford, CT 03/04 Fou Founes Electriques, Montreal, QC 03/05 The Opera House, Toronto, ON "Midvinterblot is archetypal Unleashed, the Unleashed who ushered Vikings into death metal, the Unleashed whose every mid-tempo gallop sounds like the hooves of a hundred bloodlusty warriors..." - Metal Maniacs "...Unleashed remain at the front of the pack with the invigorated and uncompromising Midvinterblot." - Exclaim "Brutal and punishing, ‘Midvinterblot shows that Unleashed remain at the top of the death metal heap — and should get extra bonus points for doing it as long as they have." - Billboard.com / All Music Guide "Always among the finest in underground metal, Unleashed contiune their blistering reign and keep the streak alive." - The Aquarian Weekly "If you don't have your horns raised and blood pumping...go get your pulse checked...and quick!" - Sea Of Tranquility "Excellent effort once again from a group of Swedes that consistently do not disappoint." - Pitriff.com WWW.UNLEASHED.SE \|\| WWW.SPVUSA.COM HANDSHAKE MURDERS part of Two-Dollar Brawler tour, new track posted THE TWO DOLLAR BRAWLER TOUR 2007: 22 CITIES in 22 DAYS, 4 KILLER BANDS, for only 2 FUCKIN' DOLLAR$! "Prepare for total annihilation!" w/ Ligeia, Burn In Silence, The Handshake Murders, Apiary 02/09 Dover, NH @ Dover Elks Lodge 02/10 Staten Island, NY @ Dock Street 02/11 Ithaca, NY @ Castaways 02/12 Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterprises 02/13 Danville, VA @ Plan B 02/14 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox LaundroLounge 02/15 Marietta, GA @ Swayze's 02/16 Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G 02/17 Orlando, FL @ AKA Lounge 02/18 Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial 02/19 New Orleans, LA @ The High Ground 02/20 Monroe, LA @ Fleur De Live 02/21 Fayetteville, AR @ The Dart Room 02/22 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves 02/23 Oklahoma, OK @ The Conservatory 02/24 Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck 02/25 Joplin, MO @ The Foundry 02/26 Iowa City, IA @ The Picador 02/27 Toledo, OH @ Howard's Club H 02/28 Romeo, MI @ Static Age 03/01 Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall 03/02 Saratoga Springs, NY @ The SSCC No guest list spots are going to be offered up for this one with such a measly cover. more info at: www.myspace.com/twodollarbrawler Check out the newly posted Handshake Murders track at: www.myspace.com/goodfellowrecords The Handshake Murders new album "Usurper" is set for a February 20th release date in North America. www.thehandshakemurders.com www.myspace.com/thehandshakemurders www.goodfellowrecords.com WINGER ON TOUR FOR 2007 WINGER IV – ON SHRAPNEL RECORDS HOLLYWOOD (December 2, 2006) – Platinum recording artist WINGER has released their first album in over a decade. The founding members of WINGER, Kip Winger (bass/vocals), Reb Beach (guitar), Rod Morgenstein (drums), have reunited for their forth record, which is touted as their finest album ever. WINGER is joined John Roth (guitars/vocals) a WINGER member since 1993’s “PULL” album and new comer Cenk Eroglu (keyboards/vocals). Being the first WINGER album in 14 years it’s not what you would expect. "The new WINGER album" explains Kip, "starts where "Pull" left off and moves into new directions. It mixes some classic Hard Rock like VAN HALEN and early WINGER style, progressive and acoustic elements that may resemble GENESIS, MOTT THE HOOPLE or KING CRIMSON". Now get ready for their 2007 WINGER IV Tour - The following are the first four dates confirmed and where you can see WINGER in New Years Eve – a full tour will be released before the Holidays! TOUR DATES – MORE TO COME FOR THE NEW YEAR 02/01/07 Mulcahy’s Long Island, NY 02/02/07 Harper’s Ferry Boston, MA 02/03/07 Asbury Park, NJ The Stone Pony 02/07/07 Amos’s Southend Charlotte, NC For more information go to www.kipwinger.com or www.myspace.com/kipwingermusic THE HIDDEN HAND announce new album, drummer and upcoming tour Southern Lord recording artists The Hidden Hand have put the finishing touches on their next epic masterpiece entitled "The Resurrection Of Whiskey Foote." “Resurrection”…is the 3rd Hidden Hand full-length (2nd from Southern Lord) and features the lineup that recorded the now sold out/out of print EP from last years: “Devoid Of Color” EP, comprised of Scott WINO Weinrich [Guitars, Vocals], Bruce Falkinburg [Bass] and Evan Tanner [Drums]. ROWF is not necessarily a concept album but it is heavily layered with historical story-based lyricism and themse. Musically there is a subtle southern or classic rock vibe (ala killer slide playing from Wino and even some Harp by Michael Anthony Miller) that creeps into the foundation of their brand of dark, heavy, progressive rock. The album will be released on CD and LP worldwide in February 2007. Shortly after the album was finished Evan Tanner left the band and was replaced by Matt Moulis (Medic, Bison). With this new lineup, the Hidden Hand will hit the road with Kylesa in the USA late Jan. thru Feb. A European tour is being planned for April. www.myspace.com/thehiddenhandmusic www.southernlord.com EMPYRIUM - A Retrospective... new release date: EMPYRIUM "A Retrospective..." to be released 08.12.2006 As the title suggests, "A Retrospective ..." is a look back on the work of Empyrium. Aside from re-mastered songs from all four studio albums, the CD contains two unreleased new tracks, "Der Weiher" and "Am Wolkenstieg", as well as a newly arranged and recorded version of "The Franconian Woods In Winter's Silence" (originally off "A Wintersunset..."). The CD will be released as a lavishly designed, gold-embossed Digibook. Many fans will be particularly interested in the in-depth band biography contained in the sixty-pages booklet of "A Retrospective ...". This text takes a closer look at the history of the band and all its influences music- and content-wise, and it will make transparent the whole artistic aspect of Empyrium and its changes in the course of years. Thus, it will contribute to a substantially deeper understanding of Empyrium. In tandem with the regular release of "A Retrospective...", there will be a six-CD box encompassing the complete works of Empyrium, including the demo "...der wie ein Blitz vom Himmel fiel..." and "A Retrospective...", in an elegant and identical Digibook design. Strictly limited to 500 copies. In addition to this, there will be re-issues of all previous albums in Digibook form, also limited to 500 copies each. http://www.prophecy.cd/ SHADOW DEMON scorching souls with Grimoire of Ruin The music of Shadow Demon combines a neck-wrenching rhythm assault with aggressive, melodic vocals resulting in an intense power thrash metal onslaught. Shadow Demon formed in early 2002, bringing together guitarist Jeff Helm and vocalist Blaine Hammond. After working with other area musicians, bassist James Rinker was brought into the fold. The band released their debut three-song EP in December of 2003. The most recent additions to the band are drummer Jay Davidson (2005) and lead guitarist Ryan Gallagher (2006). Most recently Shadow Demon released their first full-length album entitled 'Grimoire of Ruin' on their own label Darkhaven Records. With outstanding response from the underground metal community via their live shows opening for national acts like Kamelot and Epica, and with a whole local scene behind them full-tilt, the band have big plans for the future and are thirsty to get their metal out to the masses. Check out the site links and if you're drawn in by the thrash riffage that assaults ya' ass. "Hints of Savatage... Testament, and Iced Earth abound here, as the band combines powerful vocals, crushing guitar riffs, forceful rhythms, and a menacing yet melodic attitude." 3.5/5 - Sea of Tranquility "These guys have effectively taken the groundwork laid down by bands of yore such as Hallows Eve, Omen, and Savage Grace, thrown in a heaping spoonful of early 90’s era Iced Earth, and finished things off with a fine glaze of Pharaoh, resulting in a band that creates a very high caliber of modern power/thrash metal." - MetalReview "...not having any ‘wimpy’ songs on their first full length might gain them some of the more close mined fans of the metal community..." - Rock My Monkey "Judged not as a 'local band’s album' but as a legitimate release, this stands up as one of the best albums released this year." - Doomsday Music "I was expecting very little from this, and I’m fucking blown away. This is an album that is sure to put the band on the map." 5/5 - Unbound zine www.shadowdemon.us \| www.myspace.com/shadowdemon The new EXCALION album, "Waterlines", will be released through Limb Music exclusively. EXCALION Melodic Metal from Finland As some of you can to know, we were working on their 2nd album to release during this year but the material on this album showed a potential very higher than we had in mind because we got various licensing proposals for it so, our plans needed to be changed on this point After 3 months in negotiations with two major European labels, we would like to announce that Sound Riot Records have inked a worldwide licensing deal with Limb Music for the release of the new EXCALION album, "Waterlines". Limb Music has scheduled the release to February 2007. In the Japan, we have licensed the album to Stay Gold/Art Union Records again. It shall to out in March 2007 there. If you want to check a new song of this album, see the video of 'Losing Time' at www.excalion.com or www.youtube.com. Please, add this info on your news. Thank you so much!!! Sound Riot Records www.soundriotrecords.com http://www.myspace.com/soundriotrec MISTER BONES: MonsterBurn New CD 2006 New Release on Obskure Sombre Records 2006 Obsk-666-011 Mister Bones: Monster Burn & The Power Seeker CD 80 mins of Pure Evil Rock Whiskey Metal with members from various locations in Ontario Canada check http://www.misterbones.net http://www.myspace.com/misterbones You can pre-order via paypal 16.00$ cdn in Canada 16.00$ US in USA & 16.00 Euro rest of the world CD Postpaid. http://www.obskure-sombre.tk http://www.myspace.com/obskuresombrerecords Metal Camp Holiday The winter is here and the temperatures are starting to fall. To warm you up a bit we are proud to inform you about some new bands that confirmed their appearance at Metalcamp festival- the very first and only metal holidays which will happen between 16th and 22nd of July in a small city of Tolmin, Slovenia: Immortal, Blind Guardian, Sodom, Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Doro, Threshold, Dew-Scented, Graveworm, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, Ars Moriendi ALL YOUR DREAM WILL COME TRUE AT METALCAMP HOLIDAY 16.- 22. JULY TOLMIN SLOVENIA www.metalcamp.com Epicus Records News Greetings ! Epicus Records is a new label started by me, Thomas C.Hansen of the Norwegian Power Metal band Gaia Epicus. My first release will be the new and third album from Gaia Epicus, and this album is called "Victory". This is also the bands best album. The label will first focus on the music of Gaia and other projects that I might be doing, but with time I will sign and release other bands to. Official Label Website www.epicusrecords.com Official Gaia Epicus Website www.gaia-epicus.com Music Samples from the new album MySpace - More music The Label - Epicus Records The Band - Gaia Epicus "Victory" cover picture cover - victory Victory CD Info: Recorded and mixed at: TopRoom Studios during july. 2006. ( Mayhem, Borknagar, Tristania ) Mastered at: Finnvox Studios ( Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica... ) Cover Painting by: J.P Fournier ( Edguy, Avantasia, Dragonforce ) Release Date !!! Friday 26th of January Gaia Epicus - 2006 Thomas C. Hansen - guitar & vocals Joakim Kjelstad - guitar Ole A. Myrholt - drums The band is looking for a new bass player! ANGUISH FORCE NEW EP!!! ANGUISH FORCE NEWS The new EP of the italian Metal Defenders ANGUISH FORCE with the title "Defenders united" is now avaible. For more infos: www.anguishforce.com ANGUISH FORCE THE SHOWDOWN European tour; preview for new album available! US-based sonic border crossers THE SHOWDOWN have been confirmed to tour Europe in early 2007 alongside Norma Jean and He Is Legend, so be prepared for a live delicacy guaranteeing fresh, extreme and intense sounds! In November 2006, Century Media Records reissued THE SHOWDOWN’s 2004 debut album “A Chorus Of Obliteration”, licensed from the band’s US-label Mono Vs. Stereo, featuring an exclusive European bonus track as well as a video enhancement. The album has been well received by press and fans, and THE SHOWDOWN was attested by German Metal Hammer to show “the potential to play in the premier league very soon”. Proof for that is already on the way, as Century Media Records will release the band’s new album “Temptation Come My Way” in February 2007, so stay tuned for that! The title track and “I Victim” can also be checked as appetizers at the band’s Myspace site: www.myspace.com/theshowdown THE SHOWDOWN Live With NORMA JEAN, HE IS LEGEND, Maylene & The Sons Of Desaster 09.01.2007 Boule Noir, Paris (F) 10.01.2007 Die Roehre, Stuttgart (D) 11.01.2007 Underground, Koeln (D) 12.01.2007 Matrix, Bochum (D) 13.01.2007 Helling, Utrecht (NL) 14.01.2007 Biebob, Vosselaar (B) 16.01.2007 Academy 3, Birmingham (UK) 17.01.2007 Academy 3, Manchester (UK) 18.01.2007 Corporation, Sheffield (UK) 19.01.2007 King Tuts Garage, Glasgow (UK) 20.01.2007 Cockpit, Leeds (UK) 21.01.2007 Sugar Mill, Stoke (UK) 22.01.2007 Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK) 23.01.2007 Zodiac, Oxford (UK) 24.01.2007 Islington Academy, London (UK) NAPALM DEATH, KRISIUN & ABORTED NAPALM DEATH: British inventors of grindcore, NAPALM DEATH, currently busy on their US headliner tour, are about to deliver another full dose of intense live shows in Europe early 2007. After a run of shows mainly in Scandinavia in January, NAPALM DEATH will then embark on the “No Mercy Festival Tour 2007” alongside Moonspell, Behemoth, Dew Scented and others. See below for a full list of dates! NAPALM DEATH’s latest masterpiece of sonic violence, “Smear Campaign”, was released via Century Media Records in September 2006 and has been hailed as one the legendary band’s strongest efforts ever! NAPALM DEATH Live: Presented by Ox Fanzine, Slam & Allschools 10.01.2007 Roskilde(DK) @ Gimle 11.01.2007 Hassleholm (S) @ Markan 12.01.2007 Borlange (S) @ Bolanche 13.01.2007 Oslo (NO) @ Garage 14.01.2007 Stockholm (S) @ Debaser 16.01.2007 Helsinki (FI) @ Tavastia 17.01.2007 Turku (FI) @ Klubi 18.01.2007 Tampere (FI) @ tba 19.01.2007 Oulu (FI) @ Teatria 20.01.2007 Jyvaskyla (IS) @ Lutakko 21.01.2007 Tallinn (EE) @ Club Illusion 22.01.2007 Riga (LV) @ Melna Piektdiena Club 23.01.2007 Vilnius (LT) @ Mulen Ruzas Club 25.01.2007 Bucharest (RO) @ Preoteasa Club 26.01.2007 Sofia (BG) @ Hristo Botev 27.01.2007 Thessaloniki (GR) @ Mylos Apothiki 28.01.2007 Athens (GR) @ An Club NO MERCY FESTIVAL TOUR 2007 NAPALM DEATH With Moonspell, Behemoth, Dew-Scented, Wykked Wytch, Root 31.03.2007 Vienna (AT) @ Planet Music 01.04.2007 Glauchau (DE) @ Alte Spinnerei 02.04.2007 Prague (CZ) @ Abaton 03.04.2007 Berlin (DE) @ Postbahnhof 04.04.2007 Hamburg (DE) @ Markthalle 05.04.2007 Frankfurt (DE) @ Batschkapp 06.04.2007 Bielefeld (DE) @ Movie 07.04.2007 Essen (DE) @ Zeche Carl 08.04.2007 Antwerpen (B) @ Hof Ter Lo 09.04.2007 Tilburg (NL) @ O13 10.04.2007 London (UK) @ Koko 11.04.2007 Paris (F) @ La Locomotive 12.04.2007 Lyon (F) @ Transbordeur 13.04.2007 Pratteln (CH) @ Z7 14.04.2007 Lichtenfels (DE) @ Stadthalle 15.04.2007 Munich (DE) @ Backstage Don’t forget to visit NAPALM DEATH’s Ecard for “Smear Campaign” at the following link: Napalm Death Ecard Watch the new NAPALM DEATH video for “When All Is Said And Done” @ Youtube.com: www.youtube.com/user/CenturyMediaEurope www.enemyofthemusicbusiness.com KRISIUN / ABORTED: And there is even more great news for people into really extreme sounds as Brazilian death metal machine KRISIUN will co-headline Europe with Immolation and label mates ABORTED in Summer 2007. "After waiting for more than a year to hit the European stages again KRISIUN is proud to announce its return for a new tour in May and June 2007 alongside death metal legends Immolation.'' Stay tuned for dates. www.krisiun.com.br FU MANCHU - titles new album “We Must Obey”! Orange County fuzz-rock quartet FU MANCHU have set “We Must Obey” as the title of their 10th studio album, which will be released on February 19, 2007 via Century Media Records. The complete track listing is as follows: 1. We Must Obey 2. Knew It All Along 3. Let Me Out 4. Hung Out To Dry 5. Shake It Loose 6. Land Of Giants 7. Between The Lines 8. Lesson 9. Moving In Stereo 10. Didn't Really Try 11. Sensei vs. Sensei Co-produced by the band members themselves, “We Must Obey” was recorded at Hollywood’s Grandmaster Recorders (Tool, Nine Inch Nails, The Black Crowes), while finishing touches were added at Oasis Mastering by Gene Grimaldi (Velvet Revolver, Pennywise, Rev. Horton Heat). “The title “We Must Obey” is a big ‘Fuck you’ to people who like to tell us what we can and can't do,” says founding guitarist/vocalist Scott Hill. “It's not specifically directed at any one person, just at the thought of someone thinking that they know what's best for you, more than you knowing what's best for you. That theme runs through the entire record.” “It's a pissed-off sounding record,” Hill continues. “There are a few ‘quiet’ moments, but those are rare. I grew up on hardcore – punk rock bands from ‘80 to ‘85 – so I definitely think those influences are showing up a little more. There are some straightforward rock riffs on there as well. Overall, it's a very full, heavy and fuzzy-sounding record." In the spirit of such classic FU covers as Blue Oyster Cult’s “Godzilla” and Devo’s “Freedom of Choice”, the album sees the band tackle The Cars’ “Moving In Stereo”, a well-known track from that group’s multi-platinum 1978 debut. The new song “Hung Out To Dry” can currently be heard at the band’s MySpace page, so go to www.myspace.com/fumanchu to get yourself your daily dose of rock! www.fu-manchu.com HIMSA Sign Worldwide Deal With Century Media Records! Century Media is extremely proud to welcome HIMSA to its worldwide family. The Seattle-based metal quintet’s ferocious blend of melodic, unrelenting thrash speed mixed with old-school influences resulted in a savage, unique and uncompromising sound that was welcome, refreshing and undeniable. The group continued to carve out their own unique niche in the scene through relentless touring alongside a wide variety of artists from Danzig and Behemoth to As I Lay Dying and Shadows Fall, helping them win over legions of fans worldwide. HIMSA further describe their feelings over the new partnership: “We are very excited, thrilled and honored to be asked to join the Century Media army. All of us are huge fans and supporters of the label and have always admired CM's continuous drive for releasing great and memorable albums throughout the years. The relationships that have grown and prospered between CM and other bands on their roster shows the honesty, loyalty and sincerity they have as a family. We feel it is the best move for us as individuals and as a band. With Sammi Curr (guitars) rejoining HIMSA and writing new material with Kirby Johnson (guitars), our integrity and passion are at an all-time high with this next step. As soon as the new album is recorded, we will be back on the road destroying your towns.” HIMSA’s debut full-length, “Courting Tragedy and Disaster” (2003), was hailed by Revolver magazine as “a manic 11-song effort that's as speedy and raw as it is technical and melodic,” earning the band a highlight as one of 10 bands labeled as the “future of metal.” However, it was 2006’s “Hail Horror” that began to show what this band was truly capable of, as they let their brutal catchiness naturally coexist alongside musical complexity. The album, produced by the renowned Tue Maden (The Haunted, Mnemic), perfected the formula that has allowed the band to continue building their own niche in the current metal scene and gaining attention from MTV, FUSE, Revolver, Guitar World, Outburn, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and countless other outlets. In other news, HIMSA have been added to the Century Family’s Third Annual Christmas Balls show, which takes place Wednesday, Dec. 13th at The Key Club in Hollywood, CA (USA). The event will also feature the LA based quintet In This Moment and will be headlined by Sweden’s Dream Evil, who will be making their American debut and only U.S. appearance of 2006. In 2007, HIMSA are destined to leave their definitive mark on the genre. Official Website – www.himsa.org Official MySpace Page – www.myspace.com/himsa SENTENCED - Buried Alive: No. 1 & Gold in Finland! Not even a week after its release the DVD “Buried Alive” from SENTENCED is certified Gold in their native Finland and went straight to No. 1 in the official Finnish Charts. Sami Lopakka: “There's nothing like living to witness your own post mortem success.” Make sure you grab a copy of the strictly limited 2DVD+2CD version that comes in a digipak with slipcase. “Buried Alive” is also available as 2DVD (SuperJewel Box King Size) and 2CD (Jewelcase). Visit http://ecard.centurymedia.com/sentenced/ to see a full mock up of the DVD menu to get a taste of “Buried Alive” and a full live-song as well as snippets from all chapters. www.sentenced.org THE HAUNTED - change of tour plans; confirmed to support Killswitch Engage! Sweden’s THE HAUNTED announce a change in their touring schedule for 2007. Instead of doing their previously scheduled headliner tour in Europe, THE HAUNTED have just been confirmed to embark on an extensive run of shows supporting Killswitch Engage, so be prepared for this truly massive modern metal package kicking off early January all over Europe and spread the word: Killswitch Engage & The Haunted Jan. 07 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Jan. 08 - Glasgow, SCO @ Barrowlands Jan. 10 - Dublin, IRE @ Ambassador Theatre Jan. 11 - Manchester, UK @ Academy Jan. 12 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy Jan. 13 - London, UK @ Brixton Academy Jan. 14 - Bristol, UK @ Academy Jan. 16 - Paris, FRA @ Elysee Montmartre Jan. 17 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Jan. 18 - Antwerpen, BEL @ Hof Ter Lo Jan. 19 - Herford, GER @ Club X Jan. 20 - Hamburg, GER @ Große Freiheit 36 Jan. 25 - Berlin, GER @ Postbahnhof Jan. 26 - Chemnitz, GER @ Südbahnhof Jan. 27 - Wiesbaden, GER @ Schlachthof Jan. 28 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall Jan. 29 - Stuttgart, GER @ Longhorn LKA Jan. 31 - München, GER @ Backstage Feb. 01 - Zürich, SWI @ Rohstofflager Feb. 02 - Milan, ITA @ Transilvania Feb. 03 - Linz, AUS @ Posthof The Haunted will return for further own headline activity in Europe later in the year. “The Dead Eye” is getting great praise from press and fans alike and entered the official national charts on position # 14 in their native country Sweden, position # 43 in Finland and just recently climbed to # 32 in the Greek international album charts. “The Dead Eye” is gloomy, intense and courageous: this album grabs you and does not loosen its grip. And this - exactly this - is the most important effect of all. ROCK HARD (D) Stream the brilliant new video for the song “The Flood” taken off “The Dead Eye” at the band’s Century Media Records artist page, just click HERE! More info on THE HAUNTED here: The Haunted E-Card www.the-haunted.com www.myspace.com/thehaunted Watch Century Media Records artists’ videos @ Youtube.com www.youtube.com/user/centurymediaeurope BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE - European tour & E-CARD online! US-based chaos core outfit THE CHARIOT and progressive modern death metal act BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE are teaming up for a powerful tour package predestined to be a set of unforgettable shows hitting Europe in January/February 2007! Check the dates given below and have a look at the very cool e-card specially designed to celebrate this awesome tour package including songs of both bands and more. Click this link: Tour E-card Here are the dates for the upcoming European tour: THE CHARIOT BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE SHAPED BY FATE presented by Rock Hard (Germany), Atticus Clothing, Loserkids.uk.com and Bands On Fire.com 16.01.2007 Germany, Hamburg @ Molotow 17.01.2007 Denmark, Copenhagen @ Lades 18.01.2007 Germany, Berlin @ Magnet 19.01.2007 Germany, Leipzig @ Conne Island 20.01.2007 Holland, Utrecht @ Helling 21.01.2007 Germany, Giessen @ Muk 22.01.2007 Germany, München @ Feierwerk, Orangehouse 23.01.2007 Italy, Roncade @ New Age 24.01.2007 Italy, Bologna @ The Kindergarten 25.01.2007 Austria, Dornbirn @ Café Schlachthaus 26.01.2007 Switzerland, Oberentfelden @ Böröm Pöm Pöm 27.01.2007 Luxemburg, Esch/Belval @ Rockhal 28.01.2007 France, Paris @Batofar 29.01.2007 UK, Swindon @ The Furnace 30.01.2007 UK, Cardiff @ Clwb Ifor Bach 31.01.2007 UK, Nottingham @ Rock City 01.02.2007 UK, Liverpool @ Roadkill 02.02.2007 UK, Milton Keynes @ Pitz Club 03.02.2007 UK, Aberdeen @ Moshulu 04.02.2007 UK, Manchester @ Satans Hollow 05.02.2007 UK, London @ Underworld 06.02.2007 UK, Wolverhampton @ Canal Club 07.02.2007 Belgium, Aarschot @ JC De Klinker 08.02.2007 Germany, Bochum @ Matrix AVOCADO\|BOOKING www.avocado-booking.com Also, watch out for new albums by THE CHARIOT and BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE in Spring 2007, which will be released in Europe via Century Media Records licensed from Solid State Records. BTA is currently in the studio working on their new masterpiece “The Physics of Fire”. Press on BTA’ s last album “Terminate Damnation” (2005): “Who dares to put up with this complex sonic construction plan, is well rewarded with one of the most exciting albums in recent years. Even after ten runs in your player it still guarantees pure, heaviest metal delight, hellaluja! METAL HAMMER (D), Soundcheck position #2 “BECOMING THE ARCETYPE really might become the next big thing…The mix of catchy Edge Of Sanity-style death metal, grinding blast beats, progressive death in the vein of Atheist, the gloom of Opeth, modern thrash, and metalcore-attitude unites the best out of many, many worlds.” ROCK HARD (D), Soundcheck position #6 BORKNAGAR Another new song posted! BORKNAGAR have posted another new song taken off the band’s latest masterpiece - the semi-acoustic “Origin” (released via Century Media Records in October 2006) – at the band’s Century Media Records artist page, just click HERE and stream “Oceans Rise”, which is a new version of the opening track of the band’s classic 1998 album “The Archaic Course”. Just recently awarded the title “Album Of The Month” in Belgium’s Mind View magazine, we can also present you further words of praise on BORKNAGAR’s “Origin”: “a truly special, well thought-out, and with dedication arranged acoustic rock album. …Curious and adventurous people may definitely take a step into this dark forest and be surprised.” LEGACY (D) “alongside space pirates Arcturus, and with a rather unconventional album in the back Borknagar simply remain magical musical voyagers.” METAL HEART (D) www.borknagar.com FEAR MY THOUGHTS New Song “Blankness” online! Update from the band: “Hey there! We exclusively uploaded a new song of our upcoming album "Vulcanus" on our MySpace profile - http://www.myspace.com/fearmythoughts! It’s called "blankness" and a video clip on that song is currently in the works! Look out for “Vulcanus”, which surfaces on January 15th, 2007 on Century Media Records. Also make sure to see us touring Europe with Kataklysm, Neaera and Quo Vadis, in January 07. Enjoy the new song, add it on your profile and bang that head that doesn’t bang.” FEAR MY THOUGHTS Live: The Road To Devastation Tour 2007 with Kataklysm, Neara, Quo Vadis, presented by Metal Hammer 04.01.2007 Arnhem Goudvishal Netherlands 05.01.2007 Vosselaar Biebob Belgium 06.01.2007 Hannover Muzik Zentrum Germany 07.01.2007 Flensburg Roxy Germany 08.01.2007 Essen Zeche Carl Germany 09.01.2007 Berlin K 17 Germany 10.01.2007 Copenhagen Stengade Denmark 11.01.2007 Engelsdorf Hellraiser Germany 12.01.2007 Jena F-Haus Germany 13.01.2007 Munich Backstage Germany 14.01.2007 Budapest Kultiplex Hungary 15.01.2007 Prague Black Pez Czech Republic 16.01.2007 Zagreb Boogaloo Croatia 17.01.2007 Ljubliana Media Park Slovenia 18.01.2007 Adelsheim Live Factory Germany 19.01.2007 Karlsruhe Substage Germany 20.01.2007 Erstfelt Transilvania Live Switzerland 21.01.2007 Frankfurt Nachtleben Germany 22.01.2007 Osnabrueck Bastard Club Germany 23.01.2007 Dornbirn Spielboden Austria 24.01.2007 Martigny Les caves du manoir Switzerland 25.01.2007 Bolzano Bunker Italy 26.01.2007 Salzburg Rockhouse Austria 27.01.2007 Wien Planet Music Austria THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER news update To all of those who don't yet know, Pierre has gone back to Montréal and is no longer playing with the band. He wants to pursue a more secure lifestyle and we all wish him the best of luck with it. Pierre is most definitely the finest drummer any of us has ever played with. In regards to leaving the band, Langlois had this to say... "My trip with Black Dahlia Murder as come to an end. Thanks to everyone who supported me during the last year, I had the best time of my life! And thanks to the coolest dudes BRIAN, JOHN, BART, TREVOR, CHOWDAH and WOODY, I’ll miss you assholes!!!" So here we are again on the hunt for a drummer… fun fun fun!!! We need someone dedicated; who knows for sure that the touring life is for them, and we need them as soon as possible. Relocation is a must, but not necessary immediately. We have an album to finish writing and many tours to go on. Fear not my children, the BDM will ride again. Email us at blackdahliamurder@hotmail.com if you would like to audition. http://www.blackdahliamurder.org/ IMPIOUS announces track listing and album art for new record! Swedish Powerhouse Impious has finished recordings for their forthcoming new album “Holy Murder Masquerade”! “The album was mainly recorded at my own ‘Studio Deadline’”, comments guitarist Valle Adzic. “Only drums were recorded at Studio Mega. Simply because when it was time for recording the drums, my studio wasn’t quite finished.” The new album is different to its predecessor. “We had one goal: To make the songs more simple and memorable. We wanted more songs that people can easily sing along with on concerts. When we were done with the album, we realized we had a little bit more melodies than before, and the average tempo was a bit slower. But it still sounds like Impious… just a little bit more Impious than before.” “Holy Murder Masquerade” is a concept album, a real bloody one indeed. “We hired this Italian guy Andrea Cavaletto who does horror comics for a living. The whole booklet is made like a comic book, with the lyrics inserted in those speech balloons just like in an ordinary comic book. We also hired professional voice actors to bring life to the characters. The story is about this guy, Trent, who is a true servant of God; at least according to his own sick mind. He’s soon to complete his work and the listener/reader gets to follow him as he arrives at his final destination. There are a lot of deaths, violence, blood, etc... It’s a brutal story indeed.” “I actually came up with the comic idea after reading a review where it said the music was very good, but not original. That got me thinking… I didn’t want to change our music, so what was there more to change? Well, the lyrical part! And from that moment everything just came to me. Why not make a concept album where the listener can follow the whole story both sonically, lyrically and even visually?? So we did! It took us thousands and thousands hours of work, but we did it! This way you get a whole new experience, and you definitely miss out on very much if you just download the album on the internet.” “When we recorded the title track “Holy Murder Masquerade” we felt that the song needed some screaming vocals. So we contacted long time friend Thomas Backelin from Lord Belial, and he was happy to do it.” The cover was done by Justin Kamerer who has done work for bands like Slayer, Slipknot, Mudvayne, Black Sabbath, and more. Track listing: 1. The Confession 2. Bound To Bleed (For a Sacred Need) 3. T.P.S. 4. Bloodcraft 5. Holy Murder Masquerade 6. Death on Floor 44 7. Slaughtertown Report 8. Three of One 9. Everlasting Punishment 10. Purified By Fire 11. Dark Closure “Holy Murder Masquerade” in stores January 23rd, 2007! http://www.impious.net VOMITORY begins work on new record! “On Sunday, December 3rd, we will enter Leon Music studios Karlstad, Sweden, to start the recordings of our sixth album, which will be entitled "TERRORIZE BRUTALIZE SODOMIZE". Leon Music's owner/founder Rikard Löfgren is our producer of choice for this album. Ten songs will be recorded during two weeks, then we'll take a break over the holidays, and during the beginning of January we'll finish everything with the mixing and mastering. The artwork is being made by Chaos Media and we can assure you that the title and the artwork will go hand in hand...” "TERRORIZE BRUTALIZE SODOMIZE" is scheduled for a late April release through Metal Blade Records. There will be regular updates and pictures from the studio in our online studio diary, which can be found in the official Vomitory forum at GlobalDomination.se. No registration is required so just go check it out! Go to the Vomitory forum. http://www.vomitory.net SACRED REICH reunion and European tour dates! The original line-up of the long-defunct Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH — Phil Rind (bass, vocals), Wiley Arnett (lead guitar), Jason Rainey (rhythm guitar) and Greg Hall (drums) — will reunite for several shows in Europe next summer, including an appearance at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 4, 2007. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Jul. 29 - Underworld – London, England Aug. 01 - Hof Ter Loo – Antwerp, Belgium Aug. 02 - Dynamo Club – Eindhoven, Holland Aug. 04 - Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany Metal Blade Records Germany will release a SACRED REICH premium box set including “Ignorance”, “Surf Nicaragua” and loads of bonus material as a 3-disc-package in spring of 2007! The box set will only be available in the US as an import. Only limited quantities will be available.

January 9th, 2007	FINNISH METAL EXPO 2007 APPROACHING -Heavy Metal consumers, musicians and businesses will gather again in Helsinki, Finland during 16.-17.2.2007 -Live-performances by Amon Amarth (SWE), Brother Firetribe, Moonsorrow, Suburban Tribe, Coldworker (SWE), Insomnium and more -Finnish Metal Awards Gala on Friday the 16th of February FINNISH METAL EXPO Helsinki, Kaapelitehdas (Cable Factory), 16.-17.2.2007 A lot has happened since the first Finnish Metal Expo in January 2005. Finnish metal has really gone where no one ever thought it would go, both domestically and internationally. Top of the charts, gold records and headline tours. Hell, we even won the Eurovision Song Contest. Well, that’s almost metal. The third annual Finnish Metal Expo once again offers insight to the current state of Finnish metal music. The two previous years have proved that there is great interest towards such an event. The location of Cable Factory has been filled to the rim with metal enthusiasts, with about 5000 visitors attending each year seeking out the latest in band, media, event and merchandise offerings. The dates for the 2007 event are set to be February 16th and 17th. A new addition for this year’s event is a room reserved solely for the purpose of instrument clinics. The clinics frequented by the contemporary axemen and batterists have been hugely popular, therefore we have added a second clinic stage to meet the demand. Again, there are more than 50 exhibitors showcasing their latest and all exhibition stands have been reserved. List of exhibitors can be viewed at www.fme.fi. A crucial part of the Finnish Metal Expo are of course the live shows, this time provided by the likes of Amon Amarth (SWE), Brother Firetribe, Suburban Tribe, Moonsorrow, Turmion Kätilöt, Insomnium, Misery Inc., Before The Dawn, Cyan Velvet Project, Tacere and April. There are several more artists to be added to the bill. A large number of musicians will also be showcasing their talent and equipment on the two clinic stages. On Friday the 16th of February, the Finnish metal media will award their favorites as well as the crowd pleasers at the Finnish Metal Awards. A comprehensive jury consisting of the most relevant and influential metal medias in the country, has chosen nominees for six categories of which the fans will vote the winners. Finnish Metal Expo is a consumer expo, which has been appropriately dubbed “the long-hair-disneyland”. At the same time, it gathers the metal industry people from Finland and abroad. International Metal Meeting, the professional meeting within the Finnish Metal Expo, has established itself as a major annual get-together for the metal music industry. But besides and in addition to all this, Finnish Metal Expo is first and foremost a good party, a place to let your hair hang down. Finnish Metal Expo will take a headstart on Thursday Feb 15 at Tavastia-Club when Tarot takes the stage. Marko Hietala & co. is supported by up-and-coming 80’s metallers, Leverage. Advance tickets at www.tiketti.fi, 12 euros each. See the latest updates at www.fme.fi Tickets for Finnish Metal Expo are now on sale through Tiketti (www.tiketti.fi) and Lippupalvelu (www.lippupalvelu.fi). We sell one day tickets only, 20 euros each for Friday and 22 euros each for Saturday. FME is an all-ages event with bars to those over 18 and feeling the urge for such services. Additional information on everything regarding the Finnish Metal Expo: Outi Alander, outi@fme.fi, +358 40 510 26 71 Niklas Nuppola, niklas@fme.fi, +358 40 552 74 94 Jouni Markkanen, jouni@fme.fi, +358 500 574 636 Finnish Metal Events Oy Fredrikinkatu 61 A 4. krs, 00100 HELSINKI FINLAND Finnish Metal Expo: www.fme.fi Winterland, first album Winterland, french melodic metal band, is proud to announce the release of his first mini-album self-produced, The snow begins to fall. It should be available at the end of December. You can find herewith the cover of this first album. Winterland Tel : 0033603895496 Email : winterland@hotmail.fr Website : http://winterlandband.free.fr \| http://winterland.fr/ Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/winterlandmetal LISTENABLE RECORDS launches YouTube site! That's right, you can now find all your favorite LISTENABLE videos on YouTube! Make your MySpace even more evil by adding videos from your favorite underground label. Check out videos from artists like; GOJIRA, ABORTED, LYZANXIA, TEXTURES, ANGTORIA and many, many more. Sign up on to be a member and get the exclusives before all the posers jump on the bandwagon. Join our ranks by clicking the link HERE Or cut and paste this address into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/user/Listenablerecs Support the invasion! www.listenable.net Sodamned - New release and looking for bassist and guitarist Brazilian death metal band Sodamned is looking for a new bassist and guitarist to replace the musicians Gerson, who is one of the former members, and Nagata, who played with them for one year. The band is looking for musicians in Brazil who wish to make a serious work playing extreme metal. People who have interest should contact them through the e-mail juliano@sodamned.com Their next release will be available in the first half of 2007. More details of it will be published soon in the band's website - www.sodamned.com

January 6th, 2007	DIMMU BORGIR album title revealed! Finally the long-awaited album title for the upcoming DIMMU BORGIR opus has been revealed by guitarist Silenoz: "After what we can call a pretty mellow and relaxed mixing session (at least from a dimmucratic point of view), 'In Sorte Diaboli' is now mixed and ready for mastering! Ooops…happened to mention the album title there. Anyways, mastering duties will be done pretty soon courtesy of Russ Russell at an undisclosed location in the U.K." 'In Sorte Diaboli' will be a concept album with a story located in Medieval Europe. "There's this dude that works as a priest's assistant, and after a while he just discovers that he has nothing to do with Christianity. He just sort of has this awakening and realizes that he has different abilities and different powers and is leaning more to the dark side," explains Silenoz the not exactly Christianity-friendly story concept. THREAT SIGNAL tour videos available! Vocalist Jon Howard of the Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We're back home from the SOILWORK tour now, so I'll have time to put together some video clips for you guys. I've uploaded a live video of 'One Last Breath' recorded at B.B. King in [New York City] November 5. Also, a clip of us onstage with SOILWORK!! It was the last show of the tour, and Speed [SOILWORK frontman Björn 'Speed' Strid] pulled us all up on stage; check that crazy shit out. I'll be putting together various clips from the tour and making them available to watch, so keep checkin' the video section. Watch out for more tour dates early next year!!" Click here for THREAT SIGNAL videos! www.threatsignal.com RAGE new dvd details revealed Mighty RAGE filmed their show in St. Petersburg, Russia earlier this year in front of 15,000 fans for their stunning live DVD "Full Moon in St. Petersburg". The DVD will be released on February 23rd 2007 and is packed with loads of Teutonic Metal goodies! DVD 1 will contain the complete concert in St. Petersburg, including both old classics and new smashers from RAGE´S last album, "Speak Of The Dead". Also, disc one will feature the band's last two promotional videos, Brazilian TV footage, and a live performance at the "Masters of Rock" festival 2006 in the Czech Republic. Meanwhile, DVD2 will consist out of comprehensive bonus material, including a full-length documentary, a detailed documentary recorded on the last European tour, featuring insight into the band's life "on the road" and backstage. In addition, each member of the band has contributed personal footage - which means you can now witness frontman Peavy Wagner discussing his ice age bone collection or join a drum workshop with Mike Terrana!!! The first edition will be available in a special steelbook with two DVDs and an audio CD, but will also be available as a separate DVD or audio CD. The artwork was once again designed by Anthony Clarkson, who was responsible for the cover of the "Speak of the Dead" album. CLAWFINGER working on new songs Swedish crossover pioneers CLAWFINGER are back in the studio, working on new songs for the follow-up album of "Hate Yourself With Style" (released on November 18th 2005). "So Bård is in town since Sunday evening and we've started another round of writing and recording", says singer Zak Tell about the proceeding. Read his full statement here! CLAWFINGER have recently been confirmed to play the German Jägermeister Rock:Liga, click here to get more info. New CASSIUS song "Funeral March" posted online! The track "Funeral March" from CASSIUS' upcoming and highly anticipated debut album "I am Jim Jones" has been uploaded to the Lifeforce Records America MySpace profile here. "I am Jim Jones" was recorded by Chris Dowhan of Red Planet Studios (Scarlet / Twelve Tribes / Black Dahlia Murder.) In addition to this, Cassius will be heading out on the road for a month long tour in January with For The Fallen Dreams in support of their upcoming record's release. "I am Jim Jones" will see a January 23rd 2007 release date. CASSIUS "I Am Jim Jones" - IN STORES JANUARY 23RD, 2007 - Upcoming CASSIUS tour dates w/ For The Fallen Dreams: January 2nd @ Jamestowne Hall in Saginaw, MI January 3rd @ Daily Double in Akron, OH January 4th @ 1123 First Ave in Evansville, IN January 5th @ Shorewood Legion in Milwaukee, WI January 6th @ The Showcase Skatepark & Venue in Rogers, MN January 7th @ TBA in Des Moine, IA January 8th @ TBA in St. Louis, MO OR southern IL January 9th @ TBA in Tulsa, OK January 10th @ Red Blood Club in Dallas, TX January 11th @ Java Jazz in Houston, TX January 12th @ The Darkroom in Baton Rouge, LA January 13th @ The Slaughterhouse in Phoenix City, AL January 14th @ The Family Center in Port Charlotte, FL January 15th @ Thee Imperial in Jacksonville, FL January 16th @ Swayze's in Marietta, GA January 17th @ Venue TBA in Charlotte, NC January 18th @ Venue TBA in Richmond, VA January 19th @ Venue TBA in Montclair, NJ January 20th @ The Buffalo Icon in Buffalo, NY DANCE OR DIE FEST 07'! January 21st @ Club Crannell in Poughkeepsie, NY January 22nd @ Venue TBA in Pittsburgh, PA January 23rd @ Venue TBA in Cincinnati, OH January 24th @ Skunk's Nest in Niles, MI Please visit our website for a more up to date list of the shows and venues! www.lifeforce-america.com www.myspace.com/lifeforcerecordsamerica www.cassiuscult.com www.myspace.com/cassiusva WATAIN and RED HARVEST New Discs. Last week we told you about the brand new signing of Swedish black metallers WATAIN on Season of Mist. We can now announce that the band's debut - which title will be revealed soon - on our label is due next February 19th, along with RED HARVEST's " Greater Darkness" new album. Wait for that double blow ROTTING CHRIST News Due to bureaucratic problems with obtaining visas, the band's announced tour in the USA during November 2006 wa postponed to May 2007. As soon as the first dates are confirmed for this tour, they will be posted on the Rotting Christ website, www.myspace.com/rottingchristabyss and Season of Mist websites. As a teaser for ROTTING CHRIST's upcoming opus "Theogonia", out next January 22nd on Season of Mist, you can download one song from the upcoming album on this website. Check out "Enuma Elish"! Here's the complete tracklisting • 1. The Sign of prime Creation • 2. Keravnos Kivernitos • 3. Enuma Elish • 4. Gaia Tellus • 5. Helios Hyperion • 6. Nemecic • 7. He, the Aethyr • 8. Phobos' Synagogue • 9. Rege Diabolicus • 10. Threnody ROTTING CHRIST + CARPATHIAN FOREST (+ Malevolent Creation + Incantation + Neuraxis + Harm) 14 Feb 07 Berlin (DE) Kato 15 Feb 07 Leipzig (DE) Hellriser 16 Feb 07 Wien (AU) Szene 17 Feb 07 Salzburg (AU) Rockhaus 18 Feb 07 Innsbruck (AU) Hafen 19 Feb 07 Plattern (CH) Z7 20 Feb 07 Strasbourg (FR) Laiterie 21 Feb 07 Paris (FR) Locomotive 22 Feb 07 Eindhoven (NL) Effenaar 23 Feb 07 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob 24 Feb 07 Adelsheim (DE) Live Factory 25 Feb 07 Brno (CZ) Fledo 26 Feb 07 Bratislava (CZ) Randal 27 Feb 07 Este (PD) Sottosopra (IT) Rock Club 28 Feb 07 Munchen (DE) Metropolis 01 Mar 07 Osnabruck (DE) N8 02 Mar 07 Groningen (NL) Vera 03 Mar 07 Essen (DE) Turock 04 Mar 07 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg NEBELKORONA - Reminiszenzen an das Morgenrot / Relikte des Abendrotes DIGI CD'2006 -- out now Out now since 21.11.2006 on IN THE MORNINGSIDE RECORDS ( Spain / TEMPLE005 ) ( info@inthemorningside.com ) NEBELKORONA Reminiszenzen an das Morgenrot / Relikte des Abendrotes DIGI CD'2006 I Verlorene Schritte II Auf Flügeln des Windes III Die Flucht IV Im Kern der Feuer V Schatten der Trübsal VI Das Flüstern der Bäume VII Auf Flügeln des Windes (mpeg) • DIGIPAK-format with slipcase (cardboardbox) • incl. video-clip (mpeg) of “Auf Flügeln des Windes” • mastered by Tom Kvålsvoll at Strype Audio Studio (Oslo/Norway) • 16-pages booklet • 50 min playing time The perfect sound for misty autumn nights - Emotional, illustrious and atmospheric…Mystic sound-landscapes in crystal-clear sound full of thrilling melodies, haunting moods and dark romanticism. www.nebelkorona.com Blown to Pieces 4 Hello metal freaks!! FearSomeRecords is proud to presents BLOWN TO PIECES 4. This compilation is the 6th release by FearSomeRecords. A lot of different brews of styles are on it! The songs on this part are also, perhaps even better than part 3! TRACKLIST 01. DEVIOUS - 'Boundless Domain' - brutal death metal from the Netherlands 02. GILO - 'D.V.W.A.C.M' - power metal from the Netherlands 03. XERPENTOR - 'Compulsion to Kill' - old school death metal from the Netherlands 04. EDGE OF ANGER - 'Hate Charge' - Pounding metal from the Netherlands 05. VARNAS - 'Endless In My Cold Dreams of Pain' - death metal from Italy 06. KYU - 'Nwbgn' (newbegin) - groovy powermetal from the Netherlands 07. THE EMBODIMENT - 'Y2k' - thrash metal from the Netherlands 08. KESTMORG - 'Infective Vultures Receptacle' - avantgarde metal from Italy 09. PERSISTENSE - ' A Good Friend' - metalcore from the Netherlands 10. EXCRETE - 'Fäkal Fatal' - death / thrash metal from Germany 11. WHEN LOVE FINISHES - 'Fast n' Furious' - metalcore from Italy 12. SERIAL BUTCHER - 'Baking up the Neighbours' - death metal from the Belgium 13. WARMASTER - 'Unleashing Devilment' - Old school death metal from the Netherlands 14. RIGHT IN SIGHT - 'White Obsession' - brutal new school hardcore band from turin Italy 15. KORONZON - 'F.T.I.' (Fucking Trendy Idols) - agressive thrash - death metal from Greece 16. DARK REMAINS - 'Misanthropic Rage' - death metal from the Netherlands 17. ROTTEN - 'Butchering of a Body' - death metal from the Netherlands More info check: WWW.FEARSOMERECS.NL.NU Get your copy as soon as possible!! Open Grave Records recording artist End of Destiny announced today the departure of guitarist Patrick Daniels. The band had to say to the following regarding his departure: "We are sad to announce the departure of guitarist Patrick Daniels. Patrick has been with the band since its very begging and we are sad to see him go, but we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors." The band is currently looking for a new guitarist. Anyone who is interested in filling the position is encouraged to email the band via their myspace page. www.myspace.com/endofdestinymusic Anyone who auditions must be willing to tour. End of Destiny's debut album, "The Thoughtless Existence" was released in October via Open Grave Records. "The Thoughtless Existence" is one of the first Open Grave Releases to see nationwide distribution in the US on January 30th through a distribution deal with OarFin Distribution. Their album has also been picked up for UK distribution with Code 7 Music / Plastichead Distribution starting in January as well. http://www.opengraverecords.com Desolate Ways signs with Erpland Records The brazilian doomsters of Desolate Ways finished the recordings of their second album, entitled Tearful, and recently signed with Erpland Records (www.erplandrecords.com) for the release in Brazil, which is scheduled for January of 2007, when the band will also release their new website. Meanwhile, they published the artwork of the new album in the following address: www.desolateways.com/tearful.jpg The release of Tearful in other countries is still being negotiated. Desolate Ways www.desolateways.com Church Of Misery/Deer Creek Split LP from Game Two Records update from Game Two Records: Greetings, Doomers and Rockers! It’s been almost two years since Game Two has sent out a message like this, but we're back in action. Don't bother checking out the website; that hasn't been updated yet, but we're hoping to get it done soon. Anyway, we're proud to announce the newest release from Game Two; the scorching Church Of Misery/Deer Creek Split LP (GT-33). The Japanese lords of serial doom return with a 16+ minute lysergic, effects-laden track, “The Golden Dawn” on Side A. Side B is the recorded debut of Colorado’s Deer Creek, who offer three tracks of bleak and down-tuned Doom heaviness. Limited to 1000 copies on nice, black vinyl, with original artwork by Paul Vismara. Mail Order Price $14 US, $24 Airmail Rest of World 2 Copy Deal: $25 US, $35 Airmail Rest of World Contact gametworecords@hotmail.com for more information. Game Two Records www.gametwo.com Daymares sign with Selfmadegod Records! Warsaw-based newborn hardcore / death'n'roll kingpins have entered into cooperation with Selfmadegod Records on the first days of September. As a result of the agreement, the newfangled four-piece will soon begin recording their debut full-length album for an early 2007 release. Followers of both hardcore / punk rock and death'n'roll of Entombed fame cannot afford to miss it. "We are extremely happy with a possibility to release our debut album on Selfmadegod Records" comments the band. Karol (owner) seems to be really into what we are doing, and the label is definitely most thriving company and HC / punk distributor in the country, hence there was not a matter of debate to start the cooperation." "We are very proud of the fact that such band as Daymares has found its place under protective wings of Selfmadegod Records. This is undoubtedly one of the most promising new groups on the hardcore / metal scene. We are eagerly looking forward to debut album, which will certainly appeal to many fans" predicts labels owner Karol Pienko. Daymares has been around for not much more than 7 months. It started when Arek, Pat and Marcin started to jam together in late winter of 2006 to create the monster that they had thought about doing for a long time. The idea behind the band was to bridge heavy HC, death'n'roll and punk rock. The heaviness and brutality, the anger, the fury, the intensity, and the passion for underground ethics, combined with outspoken lyrical content. Soon, they teamed up with Grzesiek who is, by the way, Marcin's twin brother. He dug the vibe of the band like nobody else and from then on things went really fast. Practicing like crazy all spring they managed to record "Darkness" for an Integrity tribute album on Escapist Artist, then soon after they entered the Serakos Studio to record a 5-track demo, as they did, the summer was upon them. The songs can be found at http://myspace.com/yourdaymares. "We are currently in the midst of writing for what will become our debut album, most likely to complete it by the end of November in order to focus on details later on" specify the band. Daymares are busy writing more songs in order to start playing shows and record a full-length album soon. The as-yet-untitled record is scheduled to be out early 2007. www.myspace.com/yourdaymares www.selfmadegod.com KRUGER SIGN TO LISTENABLE RECORDS LISTENABLE RECORDS are proud to welcome Swiss noisemongers KRUGER. Swiss noisemongers KRUGER have inked a deal with France's Listenable Records. The band's third studio album, Redemption Through Looseness, is being recorded at Belle Fontaine studios in Lausanne, Switzerland and will be mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts. Mastering duties will be handled by Alan Douches in New York.KRUGER's last album, "Cattle Truck", was released in 2005. The band previously played shows across Europe with ISIS, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, GOJIRA and CULT OF LUNA. Fans of MASTODON, CULT OF LUNA, BREACH, ISIS, TOOL and ENTOMBED will find this new piece of sinister and ridiculously loud and massively heavy metal an enjoyable listen!For more information, visit www.kruger.ch www.listenable.net Negura Bunget Gigs: 04 Apr 2007 - Budapest (HU) + Adultery 05 Apr 2007 - TBA + Adultery 06 Apr 2007 - Ostrava (CZ) + Adultery 07 Apr 2007 - Katowice (PL) + Adultery 08 Apr 2007 - Praga (CZ) + Adultery 20-21 jul 2007 - Pößneck (DE) - Hell's Pleasure Festival + Secrets of the Moon HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE lineup update Hammers Of Misfortune has a new line up! First of all, original drummer Chewy has returned to the fold. This is great news and we are thrilled to have him back! As for vocals, we have two new members. Patrick Goodwin (Dirty Power) is playing guitar and assuming duties as our male lead vocalist. Jesse Quattro (Secret Chiefs 3, Carniceria) is our new female vocalist. We're very excited to have Chewy back, and some excellent new voices in the band. We expect this line-up to be our best yet. This line-up is confirmed to debut at the South By South West showcase in Austin TX, in March of '07. There will undoubtedly be shows prior to this, but they are a secret at the moment... Hammers Of Misfortune official line-up: Chewy - drums Ron Nichols - bass John Cobbett - guitar, etc. Sigrid Sheie - piano, organ Patrick Goodwin - voice, guitar Jesse Quattro - voice, etc. Check www.hammersofmisfortune.com and www.cruzdelsurmusic.com for more info.

January 5th, 2007	W:O:A 2007 - confirmed bands! Here's a complete list of all bands confirmed for the W:O:A 2007 (new bands since the last newsletter are signed with a ): AMORPHIS BELPHEGOR THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER BLACK MAJESTY BLIND GUARDIAN CANNIBAL CORPSE COMMUNIC * DISILLUSION * ENSLAVED * GRAVE DIGGER HAGGARD * HEAVEN SHALL BURN * IMMORTAL - Reunion, one and only Open Air Show in Germany 2007 IN FLAMES * J.B.O. KAMPFAR LETZTE INSTANZ * MOONSORROW * MOONSPELL * NAPALM DEATH * NEAERA * RAGE & Lingua Mortis Orchester SAMAEL SAXON - A Night To Remember SCHANDMAUL SONIC SYNDICATE * STORMWARRIOR feat. Kai Hansen STRATOVARIUS - Only Open Air Show in Germany THERION TYR VOLBEAT * and many more! More infos about the bands: Billing / Bands 2007 More infos: www.wacken.com CANDLELIGHT ANNOUNCE NEW SIGNINGS Philadelphia: Candlelight Records USA confirms the recent signing of Throne of Katarsis, Omnium Gatherum, Pantheon I, Manes, Furze, and Sear Bliss. Each will see their label debut's in 2007. Norway's Throne of Katarsis formed in 2003. The black metal duo released Unholy Holocaustwinds (ep and limited 10-inch vinyl) in early 2004. The raw 4-track recording quickly sold out. The band's full-length debut, already recorded at Black Dimension Studios (owned/operated by Stein Sund of Thundra), will see release in early 2007. For more information visit the band's official site, www.throneofkatarsis.com. Finland's Omnium Gatherum come to Candlelight with already a nice worldwide fanbase. The band entered Southeast Studios in Karhula, Finland earlier this month with producer Teemu Aalto. Stuck Here on Snake's Way will see release in April. The album follows their previous recordings - Years in Waste/2005 and Spirits and August Light/2003; both album's released via Nuclear Blast. The band is maintaining a blog during their recording. Visit their official website, www.omniumgatherum.org for details. Oslo-based Pantheon I, featuring vocalist/guitarist Andre Kvebek (1349) and guitarist John Espen Sagstad (Trollfest/Sarkom) are currently working on their Candlelight debut. Combining black, death, and progressive metal, the band will appeal to a broad-range of metal fans. Pre-production recordings of three songs ("Where Angels Burn," "Core of the Soul," "Decent into Darkness," plus the band's recording of Emperor's "Thus Spake the Nightspirit") are available at the band's official website. Visit www.pantheon-i.com and click on the media section for a listen. Norway's Manes are near to completing their debut for Candlelight. How the World Came to an End is expected for an early 2007 release. Together since 1992, the avantgarde band have numerous recordings available (original demos released by Hammerheart, subsequent recordings via Code666). The band has played alongside Isis, Katatonia, Red Harvest, Madder Mortem, Theater of Tragedy, Black Comedy and have made key festival appearances at Norway's Quart, Inferno, and Hole In The Sky. For more information visit the band's official website at www.manes.info. UTD is the label debut from Norwegian extremist Furze. The album features guest drumming from Frost (Satyricon/1349) on two of the album's eight punishing tracks. Earlier this fall, Candlelight UK reissued the band's previously unavailable early recordings, Necromanzee Cogent and Trident Autocrat (originally released in 1999 via Norway's Apocalyptic Empire Records); both available shortly via Candlelight USA's web shop (www.candlelightrecordsusa.com). UTD is planned for a February 20 US release. For more information visit www.furze.net. Hungary's Sear Bliss, recently confirmed to perform at Prague's Winter Assault Festival on December 15, will begin recording of their Candlelight debut in March. The album is expected for release during the summer months. Formed in 1993, the unique black metal band released their debut, Phantoms, in August 1996. Its release was greeted with favorable reviews from essential metal press throughout Europe. The band's most recent record, Glory And Perdition (Red Stream) features a guest appearance by Mayhem’s vocalist Attila Csihar. For more information visit the band's official site at www.searbliss.hu. MANIC Music & Distribution Candlelight Records USA PO Box 707 Plymouth Meeting PA 19462 ph: 610-828-8339 fx: 610-828-3770 our official sites! www.manicmusiconline.com www.candlelightrecordsusa.com OPEN GRAVE RECORDS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR FEAST ETERNAL REISSUE ALONG WITH RELEASING SAMPLES OF 2 NEW BONUS TRACKS. Open Grave Records is pleased to announce the release date of February 27th 2007 for the reissue of Feast Eternal’s, “Prison’s of Flesh”. “Prison’s of Flesh” was originally release independently by the band back in 2000. Copies of the original pressing now sell on ebay for upwards of $30. The reissue along with having all of the tracks from the original album will have 2 new songs as bonus cuts. The two new songs being, “Rage of Angels” and “Serpent’s Proclaim”, which where recorded exclusively for the reissue. Open Grave Records have made downloadable sample clips of these songs available from the Open Grave Records website (http://www.opengraverecords.com). Feast Eternal will soon begin recording their brand new full length album for Open Grave Records which remains untitled at this time. Look for a late August 2007 release date. HIRAX CONFIRMED TO SUPPORT DESTRUCTION ON 8 WEST COAST AND TEXAS DATES LOS ANGELES- HIRAX will play 8 dates of Destruction’s “Thrash ‘Til Death Over North America” tour, beginning on January 21, 2007. “We are psyched to support a band who I consider one of the innovators of European thrash metal,” said vocalist Katon W. De Pena. “Destruction and HIRAX are both forged from the same heavy metal mold and we both share that never-say-die attitude. We’re honored to share the stage with our metal brothers from Germany. It’s going to be a historic tour.” The 12” limited edition vinyl of “Assassins Of War “ will available in late December on Black Devil Records. Two of the five tracks will be available on the compilation “Speed Kills…Again,” to be released in January 2007 on the new label, Heavy Artillery, a subsidiary of Punk Core Records. Tour Dates with HIRAX 01/21/07 Sun. Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA 01/23/07 Tue. Slim’s, San Francisco, CA 01/24/07 Wed. Jumping Turtle, San Diego, CA 02/13/07 Tue. White Rabbit, San Antonio, CA 02/14/07 Wed. Walter’s On Washington, Houston, TX 02/15/07 Thu. Chic’s, El Paso, TX 02/16/07 Fri. Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ 02/17/07 Sat. Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA Destruction’s Complete Itinerary 01/20/07 Sat. The Showbox, Seattle, WA (Seattle Metal Festival w/Destruction, Overkill, God Forbid) 01/21/07 Sun. Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA 01/22/07 Mon. Celebrity Club, Las Vegas, NV 01/23/07 Tue. Slim’s, San Francisco, CA 01/24/07 Wed. Jumping Turtle, San Diego, CA 01/25/07 Thu. The Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM 01/26/07 Fri. Hubba's House Of Rock, Denver, CO 01/27/07 Sat. The Hive, Tulsa, OK 01/28/07 Sun. Sokol, Omaha, NE * 01/29/07 Mon. Joe’s, Chicago, IL * 01/30/07 Tue. Pop’s, Sauget, IL * 01/31/07 Wed. Peabody's , Cleveland, OH * 02/01/07 Thu. The Opera House, Toronto, ONT * 02/02/07 Fri. Petit Theatre du Capital, Quebec City, QUE * 02/03/07 Sat. Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, QUE * 02/04/07 Sun. Middle East, Boston, MA * 02/05/07 Mon. Rebel, New York, NY * 02/06/07 Tue. First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA * 02/07/07 Wed. Sonar, Baltimore, MD * 02/08/07 Thu. Fayetteville, NC * 02/09/07 Fri. Masquerade, Atlanta, GA * 02/10/07 Sat. Ft. Lauderdale, FL * 02/11/07 Sun. Back Booth, Orlando, FL * 02/12/07 Mon. New Orleans, LA 02/13/07 Tue. White Rabbit, San Antonio, CA 02/14/07 Wed. Walter’s On Washington, Houston, TX 02/15/07 Thu. Chic’s, El Paso, TX 02/16/07 Fri. Clubhouse, Phoenix, AZ 02/17/07 Sat. Knitting Factory, Hollywood, CA * with Municipal Waste All dates with Sadus opening except for 1/20 More dates to be announced. www.hirax.org www.blackdevilrecords.com TRANSLATION LOSS RECORDS SIGNS DECLAN DE BARRA Translation Loss Records is extremely overjoyed to announce the signing of our first overseas artist, Ireland's very own singer/songwriter, DECLAN DE BARRA. DECLAN, who has been working as an independent musician since the age of 18, has previously released records and toured the world with his former outfits "Non Intentional Lifeform" and "Clann Zu." His first band "NIL" was released through Roadrunner Records and "Clann Zu" had a number of successful releases released through the politically charged Canadian label G7 Welcoming Committee, home to writers Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn as well as the highly praised "International Noise Consiracy." Song of a Thousand Birds, his Translation Loss Records debut solo record, features some of the best in Irish contemporary musicians including 3 songs that feature contributions by his former Clann Zu band mates. DECLAN (vocals, electric & acoustic guitar & percussion) moves easily between delicate pop songs and grand orchestrated reflections, bringing to mind many of rock's late greats while maintaining his own fresh and original sound. Expect an early 2007 release. You can hear select tracks from Declan de Barra's stunning debut "Song Of A Thousand Birds" here: http://www.myspace.com/translationlossrecords http://www.myspace.com/declandebarra http://www.declandebarra.com/ You can also catch a live performance of the song "Throw your arms around me" from "Song Of A Thousand Birds" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9JnQh2IDhA ::Translation Loss Records:: www.translationloss.com www.myspace.com/translationlossrecords HELL WITHIN album details and new drummer As previously reported HELL WITHIN just recently lost their long time drummer Brian "Bubba" Joyce and filled his position with former TRAUMA CONCEPT drummer Derek Jay. Now the band is back again to reveal some details about the follow up to the band's 2004 Lifeforce Records debut "Asylum Of The Human Predator." The title of HELL WITHIN's second, scheduled for an early 2007 album will be "Shadows Of Vanity." HELL WITHIN guitarist Tony Zimmermann checks in: "For the past 7 months we've been busy writing and getting the new Hell Within album ready to record. Finally at the end of this month we will enter Prism Sound Studios in Acton, Ma to start tracking the album under the direction of John Ellis. This will take us about 3 weeks and then the masters are off to Audio Hammer Studios in Orlando FL for Jason Suecoff to mix the album. We're very excited about working with these engineers and can't wait to get started. I will tell you the material is sick. In most areas the riffs are so bone crushing that they will send you into a frenzy, but then the songs have their tasteful melodic elements that will bring you back to earth and leave you begging for more. The songs are rock'n in some areas and then face shredding in others. More or less it has the signature Hell Within sound but put 2 years of touring and 2 more years of experience under our belts and you will have the new Hell Within album entitled "Shadows Of Vanity." Further information and updates you can find at: www.hellwithin.com www.myspace.com/hellwithin www.lifeforce-america.com www.myspace.com/lifeforceamerica FLESHGORE new track is on line!!! In the nearest future the musicians are about to make the final changes of the sound of their brand new studio work "Wake Up For Freedom". Fresh dose of extreme is promising to expand the creative work of the band more wide then before and characterize the most actual its tendencies. The format and date of the future release are not planned yet. Information will appear on the results of the future conversations with the recording companies. So far full version of the recorded material will be directly spread within the framework of promo distribution. www.fleshgore.com Mp3 links: "Wake Up" from Fleshgore new PROMO 2006/2007 "Wake Up For Freedom" Click Here or Click Here Web Site: http://www.fleshgore.com Booking: info@fleshgore.com Band post address: Lystopad Igor a/c 141 Kiev - 04128 UKRAINE SENTENCED “Buried Alive” check ecard for full DVD menu incl. snippets! On November 27, 2006, the ultimate legacy of dearly missed SENTENCED will hit European shops: Their long-awaited 2DVD and 2CD “Buried Alive”, SENTENCED’s first official live-document that gives their dedicated fans no less than their last ever show, recorded October 1st, 2005. Klaffi Productions from Oulu (who already did the awesome clip for “Ever-Frost” and the brand new live-clip for “Despair-Ridden Hearts“) had filmed and edited the entire event for everybody who couldn’t make it to this very special show and of course also for every single one of you who witnessed the burial of Sentenced. The audio on the DVD is available as stereo and 5.1 mix. In addition you can find a full disc of intimate bonus-material from their last year on the road, behind the scenes, extensive interviews, an animated photo-gallery and all video-clips the band ever did for a total of more than 300 minutes of SENTENCED. Click on the link given below to get straight to the specially designed Ecard for “Buried Alive” to see a full mock up of the DVD menu and get a taste of “Buried Alive”, incl. a full live-song as well as snippets from all chapters: Ecard “Buried Alive” will be released in three different formats: Ltd. 2DVD9+2CD (Digipak) 2DVD9 (SuperJewel Box King Size) 2CD DRINK TO FORGET! www.sentenced.org THE HAUNTED European tour 2007, video tour-diary online & chart entries One of the most interesting and challenging metal outfits of our times, THE HAUNTED, have just released their monster „The Dead Eye“ and are back home from the initial European showcase run for the album, but this was just the beginning of a long live campaign for this outstanding album! THE HAUNTED posted a statement on their myspace home on the just finished European tour, here we go: “Hey! The European shows went great. A special thank you to the people who came out to the shows in Stockholm and Gothenburg. We've never had as big a crowd as this at home and that feels extra special to us, being home and all. We have a special request for all our fans out there... If you have video recordings from any of the show - share it man! Send us a file or a link to the material so we can post it on our youtube-thing etc. and let other folks see it as well. These next couple of days is resting and hanging with the families. Just chillin´ and getting the batteries loaded again. We're posting a little diary film from these last two weeks, a little something the Bergman of the band put together for our entertainment, hope you enjoy...On Thursday we get on the plane and head to Seattle and Blackest Of The Black, and Mr Glen Danzig! We are stoked! Thank you all and we'll see you soon! Peace!/ The Haunted“ Here’s the link the band’s cool tour diary, just click HERE! THE HAUNTED will gather all their energy once again for a full European assault in January-March 2007. Here are the dates: THE HAUNTED European tour 2007: 31.01. NL Tilburg O13 01.02. NL Deventer Burgerweeshuis 02.02. NL Groningen Vera 03.02. UK London Mean Fiddler 04.02. UK Bristol Academy 2 05.02. UK Birmingham Academy 2 06.02. UK Dublin Voodo Lounge 07.02. UK Liverpool Academy 2 08.02. UK Nottingham Rock City 09.02. UK Glasgow Cathouse 10.02. UK Manchester Hope & Grape 11.02. UK Leeds Cockpit 12.02. UK Norwich Waterfront 13.02. B Vosselaar Biebob 14.02. F Rennes UBU 15.02. F Bordeaux Theatre Barbey 16.02. E Barcelona Sala Apolo 17.02. E Madrid Sala Caracol 18.02. E Bilbao Bilbo Rock 20.02. F Lyon Ninkasi Kao 21.02 I Milan Rainbow 22.02. CH Geneva PTR-Usine 23.02. CH Wil Remise 24.02. A Wien Planet Music 25.02. HU Budapest Kultiplex 27.02. CZ Prague Brodo 28.02. PL Wroclaw WZ club 01.03. PL Warsaw Proxima Club 02.03. D Berlin Knaack Klub 04.03. D Aschaffenburg Colo-sal 04.03. D Munich Backstage club 06.03. D Stuttgart Die Röhre 07.03. D Bochum Matrix 08.03. D Hamburg Molotow 09.03. S Malmö KB Additionally, THE HAUNTED are confirmed to start off their 2007 live activities by playing some shows in Finland together with Burst: 10.01. FIN Turku Klubi 11.01. FIN Tampere Klibi 12.01. FIN Jyväskylä Lutakko 13.01. FIN Helsinki Nosturi “The Dead Eye” is getting great praise both from the press and fans and the album entered the official national charts on position # 14 in their native country Sweden and position # 43 in Finland. Congratulations! www.the-haunted.com www.myspace.com/thehaunted BRAND NEW SIN New video launched online & more! Paralleling the release of their highly anticipated next slab of diverse and hard-hitting classic hardrock “Tequila” (European street date: November 20,2006), BRAND NEW SIN premier their new video clip for the song “Motormeth” online @ YouTube, so click HERE to watch it! After recently successfully completing the US Jägermeister Tour 2006 along with Mushroomhead, Soil and Autumn Offering, one of the finest hard rocking bands on the planet presents its critically acclaimed new album “Tequila”, an explosive cocktail of brilliant riffs, whiskey-drenched vocals and outstanding song writing, here some of the press feedback on the new effort by BRAND NEW SIN: “Tequila” fits excellently to Black Label Society, COC, Black Sabbath, 90’s Metallica and of course a beer case, or better five of them… METAL HAMMER (D) That’s the way rousing, up-to-date Southern Rock should sound like today – raw, dirty yet graced with insane hooks! “Tequila” is a drink that definitely gets you addicted! HEAVY (D) …one has to admit that these guys did not lose one inch of ground to the big players in genre like COC or Down! ROCK HARD (D) More info on BRAND NEW SIN can be found at: www.brandnewsin.com BYZANTINE To Hit The Studio; Take A Break To Tour With GOD FORBID West Virginia's forward-thinking metal band BYZANTINE will tentatively enter the studio December 8 to record the follow-up to 2005's '...And They Shall Take Up Serpents' before taking a break from the recording process to support God Forbid for two weeks on a tour package also boasting Goatwhore, Mnemic and Arsis. Upon completion of the tour, BYZANTINE will return to the studio to finish recording. Production this time around will again be handled by Aaron Fisher and BYZANTINE for the yet-untitled full-length, due for a 2007 release through Prosthetic Records. "We have so far 11 songs in the bag and most likely will have 15 penned by the time pre-production starts," vocalist/guitarist OJ Ojeda previously stated. "Normally we write 10 and use 10, but riffs are flowing like mad and all four of us are writing material this time, which has been very interesting. All I can say is if this album doesn't kick our first two albums' asses, something is wrong! Some songs are pure thrash, some songs are off time as hell and some songs are depressing and dark. This album WILL be our finest effort." In other news, Byzantine will appear on the upcoming EyeHateGod tribute record, 'For The Sick: A Tribute to Eyehategod,' performing the track "Shoplift." The record is currently slated for a Feb. 20 release through Season Mist America. BYZANTINE on tour (with God Forbid, Mnemic, Goatwhore, Arsis) 2/02 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade 2/03 Greenville, SC - The Handlebar 2/04 Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial 2/05 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room 2/06 Orlando, FL - Backbooth 2/07 St. Petersburg, FL - The Garage 2/09 Covington, KY - The Mad Hatter 2/10 Nashville, TN - The Muse 2/11 Springfield, VA - Jaxx 2/12 Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall 2/14 Huntington, WV - Huntington Music Hall 2/16 Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance 2/17 Rochester, NY - Penny Arcade Metal Maniacs ICED EARTH Returns With Alive In Athens DVD; New Trailer Online ICED EARTH has returned with Alive In Athens - The DVD, which hit stores last week. Their first and only live album, Alive In Athens, was recorded at two sold-out shows on the nights of January 23rd and January 24th, 1999, at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece. Originally released as a triple CD set in summer 1999, Alive In Athens entered the German charts on #55 and stayed two weeks at #1 in Greece, where it was quickly certified Gold, a feat previously thought unattainable. Click the link below to check out a trailer for this phenomenal DVD. Click Here Seven years after the release of Alive In Athens, a discovery was made when raw footage of the live show itself was discovered in a discontinued archive, and out of curiosity alone the footage was immediately converted to a modern tape format and examined. Although only three cameras were present at the show, the energy and atmosphere of the material was overwhelming, and only three of the 31 live songs ("Slave to the Dark", "A Question of Heaven" and "Iced Earth") were absent or unusable due to videotape changes of the camera team. Not having known that camera footage existed from such a legendary concert, the decision was made to share the material with the world in the form of Alive In Athens - The DVD. The audio files have been re-mastered for 5.1 DTS surround sound to offer the best quality live feeling. While not as slick as the modern 16-camera, quick-cut DVD releases found today, the fact that fans can now share the visual experience of being at the show is one that will surely be rejoiced. Some backstage footage and a Jon Schaffer interview with the German music channel VIVA TV were also unearthed and added as part of this historical performance, leaving it without the standard bells and whistles but nonetheless delivering more than 2 1/2 hours of the best metal ever recorded live. Metal Maniacs QUIET RIOT To Release New Album On November 22nd! Founded in 1975 by Randy Rhodes, Quiet Riot are recognised as contributing to the success of the 1980's Glam Metal scene. Their album "Metal Health" was the first American heavy metal to reach number 1 on the Billboard charts in the USA. Quiet Riot knocked The Police's "Synchronicity from the top spot and helped pave the way for more heavy metal albums to gain the commercial success they deserved. At the same time, they had another first & the first time that a heavy metal band made the Top 5 in the US pop charts. Their cover of Slades' "Cum On Feel The Noize spent 2 weeks at number 5. The new album, "Rehab", was recorded by Kevin DuBrow (vocals), and Frankie Banali (drums), joined by Tony Franklin on Bass, and Neil Citron on the guitar. They are also joined by the voice of rock, Glenn Hughes, who guests on the Spooky Tooth cover "Evil Woman (both as part of the vocal duet, and on bass). Since the recording, both Alex Grossi (guitar) and Chuck Wright (bass) have rejoined the band, and this is the line up that is going to be touring worldwide in support of the album. Over the years, the band has been home to various celebrity members & Rhodes famously went on to play with Ozzy Osbourne, but in addition to that Rudy Sarzo, bass player between 1979 and 1985 (and 1997 - 2003), went on to play with Whitesnake & Dio, Sean Mcnabb (1987 -89) played with Great White, and even Tracii Guns of LA Guns fame was the guitarist, albeit for only 2 weeks! They have also been immortalised on The Simpsons, in an episode entitled "The Father, Son and the Holy Guest star in 2005, where they performed as a religious band called Pious Riot! The new album, "Rehab" is released by Demolition Records on November 22nd. Metal Maniacs SLAYER Announces Winter 2007 Headline Tour; UNEARTH Special Guest On All Dates Los Angeles, CA - SLAYER - Tom Araya/bass, vocals, Kerry King/guitars, Jeff Hanneman/guitars, and Dave Lombardo/drums - the pioneers and undisputed kings of extreme speed/thrash metal - will hit the road on January 24 for a four-week North American tour. The dates are in support of the band's latest album, "Christ Illusion" (August 8, American Recordings) the band's first new studio album since 1990's "Seasons In The Abyss," and its highest-charting album ever (#5 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart). Unearth will open all shows. "Over the past few months, we've had a great time headlining 'Unholy Alliance' in North America and Europe, bringing a killer five-act bill to the fans," said Slayer's King. "But we're looking forward to this next tour, where it's just Slayer and Unearth, playing venues where we can be right in the fans' faces." These North American dates come on the heels of Slayer's uber-successful international tour which, between August and November, took the band to SRO shows in the UK, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Singapore, Japan, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. While in Germany, the band paid a special visit to the U.S. Troops of the 52nd Services Squadron located on the Spangdahlem U.S. Air Force Base. "Christ Illusion" is Slayer's first new studio album in five years, and the first recorded by the original line-up in more than 15 years. The album, which deals with the brutality of war and religious fanaticism and scrutinizes America's role in Iraq and Afghanistan, prompted one media outlet to hail it "...this year's most political album since Neil Young's 'Living with War.'" Overall, the album has received raves: Transworld's Surf called it "one of the band's finest albums to date, ranking right up there with 'Reign In Blood'...", The New York Times wrote that the CD is "the most concentrated, focused Slayer record in 20 years," and Penthouse said, "Slayer has created an album so fast, so loud, and so good that you might think you've sold your soul." Confirmed dates for Slayer's winter 2007 North American tour are as follows: JANUARY 24 Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ 25 House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV 26 TBA 28 Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 30 Great Salt Air, Salt Lake City, UT 31 Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO FEBRUARY 2 Bricktown Events Center, Oklahoma City, OK 3 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS 5 Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN 7 Labatt Center, London, Ontario CANADA 8 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario CANADA 9 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario CANADA 10 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY 12 Lifestyles Pavilion, Columbus, OH 13 Convocation Center, Youngstown, OH 15 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY 16 Lupo's at the Strand Theatre, Providence, Rhode Island 17 House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ 19 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. 20 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. 22 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 23 House of Blues, Orlando, FL 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Metal Maniacs Plastilinovy JiNN (new song from new album) "Plastilinovy JiNN" finishes a studio session for a new album "Mirage" . At this moment process has passed to a stage of mastering. Right now (directly from the furnace) we represent you a song "Mirage": Click Here SAMPLE CLIPS OF DOWNLORD’S “RANDOM DICTIONARY OF THE DAMNED” AVAILABLE TO STREAM DOWNLORD, the Danish death metal band featuring ex-BOLT THROWER/BENEDICTION vocalist Dave Ingram and former members of INIQUITY, DAEMON, and SUPERFICIAL, has released 30 second clips from each track of their debut album, "Random Dictionary Of The Damned", due out January 30th on Open Grave Records. Sound clips are available by visiting: Click Here For a limited time Open Grave Records will be giving away with preorders of the album, the limited edition “Grind Trials” MCD. Part of this added bonus will be that one lucky fan with receive number “666” of this limited edition CD. Number “666” is signed by the entire band. DOWNLORD will team up with NECRODEMON, CLOUDS TURNED BLACK and A DARK TOMORROW for a U.S. tour between March 6, 2007 and April 3, 2007 in support of the new album. Tour dates to be released soon. MESHUGGAH In the studio! MESHUGGAH´s over-the-top record "Nothing" has been released again on the 3rd of November with a new hammering guitar sound and special DVD, but we´ve also got some brandnew and hot news regarding the upcoming MESHUGGAH album! According to MESHUGGAH guitar player Marten, the band´s currently writing some new material and "the plan is to have the album out late spring." Of course, they will announce some tourdates around this time, so watch out! The band hasn´t got a working title or any cover ideas yet, but the whole process is getting closer! More MESHUGGAH news coming soon! www.meshuggah.net CLAWFINGER take part in the jägermeister rock:liga! Sweden's CLAWFINGER have been confirmed to take part in the Jägermeister Rock:Liga along with bands like BLOODHOUND GANG, LENINGRAD COWBOYS, WE and DEICHKIND. For those of you who don't know what exactly the Rock:Liga is, a short introduction: Twelve bands compete against each other, split into four groups à three teams. Each group tours through five German cities, with each band trying to get the best feedback from the audience. Only one band of each group can make it to the finals, where the champion is chosen. CLAWFINGER's playing schedule is as follows: GROUP C / GRUPPE C (CLAWFINGER + LENINGRAD COWBOYS + WE) 07.02.2007 ESSEN - Zeche Karl (D) 08.02.2007 NüRNBERG - Hirsch (D) 09.02.2007 CHEMNITZ - Talschock (D) 11.02.2007 BRAUNSCHWEIG - Jolly (D) 10.07.2007 ROSTOCK - Mau Club (D) You can find more information about the competition here: www.jaegermeister.de COFFIN CASE TEAMS UP WITH DIME HARDWARE COFFIN CASE’S NEW COFFIN BLOOD DRIVE PEDAL @ GUITAR CENTER HOLLYWOOD – Coffin Case has teamed up with Dime Hardware to offer exclusive Dimbag Darrell apparel – coming soon to select Hot Topic stores. Three exclusive Dimebag Darrell designs are scheduled at this time~ Also, Guitar Center is now carrying the first of a series of blood curdling effects pedals by Coffin Case. The Blood Drive features a classic rich analog distortion and warm boost circuit, but with more gain and tonal control for modern sounds as well as your favorite tones from times past! Guitarist extraordinaire John 5 (Rob Zombie) gives it a “5 skull rating.” Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth and Rob Coffin Case is a music products company that brought the underground revolution to musicians with the coffin shaped guitar case. The following years saw a rapid succession of new, innovative, and award-winning products for guitarists, bass players, and drummers, working both on stage and in the studio. Today, Coffin Case continues to introduce more industry “firsts” such the Black Kross Skullplate and receive acclaims from both critics and musicians worldwide. The revolution has begun. Visit www.coffincase.com for more information. TORBEN ENEVOLDSEN’S MELODIC HARD ROCK PROJECT: FATAL FORCE TRENTON, NJ- The ever-busy Danish guitarist Torben Enevoldsen has released a melodic hard rock album under the name Fatal Force, which is now available in the US on Locomotive Records, licensed through MTM Music. After the completion of the second album by his vocal project, Section A, and his third instrumental album, “Flying Solo,” Enevoldsen began writing new material. “My goal was to make a very melodic and straight-forward hard rock album,” said Enevoldsen. ‘I wanted to pay more attention to the melody, and basically get to the point of each song, rather than doing fancy and elaborate arrangements.” Enevoldsen had Mats Levén (At Vance, Therion, Yngwie Malmsteen) in mind for the vocals on the album and Daniel Flores XsavioR and Mind’s Eye) for the drum position. “I really love Mats’ voice,” said Enevoldsen. “He has such a natural rasp and there seems to be no limit to his vocal abilities. I had heard Daniel play on various projects and really liked his approach to drumming. He has got great swing and is able to keep rock hard timing.” Enevoldsen started recording rough tracks in his Denmark home studio, The Lab, and then sent them to Mats and Daniel. They recorded their parts in Stockholm and returned the demos to Enevoldsen, who recorded all of the guitar, bass, and keyboard tracks at The Lab. Tommy Hansen, who has worked with bands such as Helloween, TNT, and Pretty Maids, mixed and mastered the record at Jailhouse Studios. “It was great working with an experienced guy like Tommy and I definitely picked up a few pointers a long the way,” Enevoldsen said www.locomotive.com www.mazurpr.com JAG PANZER Frontman Lays Down Vocals For BATTLE CRY EP Colorado-based power metallers BATTLE CRY have finished recording a song called "The Battle Cry of Freedom" with a special guest appearance by JAG PANZER's Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin. Commented the band: "We have finished 'The Battle Cry of Freedom', which is a very cool civil war song that we 'metalized' with Harry Conklin as guest vocalist. "Working with Harry was an awesome experience, and we're very proud of the outcome. Harry has also agreed to do some Gregorian-style chants for our epic 'The Inquisition', which I am sure will also be remarkable. "I know we said we were shooting for a Halloween time-frame for the [upcoming self-titled debut EP], but that obviously has slipped, so now we're looking at a Christmas/New Year's release. Also, we haven't been able to work out a schedule with Mike Pittman from DISTANT WARNING. Unfortunately, we have to move forward with getting this done, so Tristen Madrid will be the only drummer appearing on this project. We hope to work with Mike in the future." INTERNAL BLEEDING News Four of the original members of Internal Bleeding -- Frank Rini, Chris Pervelis, Brian Hobbie and Bill Tolley -- have gotten together to form a new, as of yet unamed project. This band will be available for limited weekend shows starting in early 2007, provided they have plenty of lead time due to the busy careers of each musician. The music will be in the classic Internal Bleeding vien--straight up, pure heaviness, slam and no-nonsense riffing. A release will be coming in the mid-summer of 2007. EARTH completes new release Southern Lord recording artists Earth have finished the recording and mastering of their latest album tentatively entitled Hibernaculam. The audio material consists of (3) old Earth classics redone in a different, stark and clean tone (ala the "Hex" material) plus the track "A Plague of Angels" which was previously available on a rare tour-only 12". The album will be a special dual CD/DVD "hybrid". With the audio mentioned above on one side, an Earth documentary filmed by Seldon Hunt lies on the other. The documentary features many interviews with Dylan Carlson and live footage from the groups 2006 European tour. Track-listing: CD SIDE: 1. Ouroboros Is Broken 2. Coda Maestoso In F (Flat) Minor 3. Miami Morning Coming Down 4. A Plague of Angels (2006 mix) DVD Side: -Earth Documentary with interviews and live footage (filmed by Seldon Hunt) Personel: Dylan Carlson: Fender Telecaster Adrienne Davies: Drums Jonas Haskins: BassVI & Rickenbacker Steve Moore: Trombone & Wurlitzer Don McGreevy: Fender Bass Hibernaculam will be released on Southern Lord in the first half of 2007; more info coming soon! www.southernlord.com \| www.thronesanddominions.com IAMTHETHORN joins the Goodfellow Roster Debut release You Are the Lamb out on 20 February 2007 Seattle quartet IAMTHETHORN is the newest addition of the Goodfellow Records roster. This new band features an amalgamation of names that will be familiar to those that have followed the Northwest heavy music scene of the past ten years. Featuring Johnny Pettibone (Himsa, Nine Iron Spitfire, Genuine, Undertow) on vocals, Aaron Edge (Grievous, Hauler, Genuine, Harkonen, Himsa, Christ, Hellephant) on guitar and screams, Joe Axler (Skarp, Book of Black Earth, Splatterhouse) drumming and Jerad Shealey (Receder) providing the low end frequencies, the band plays in a frantic, pissed off, down-tuned style of metal that is influenced by bands such as Eyehategod, Crowbar, Integrity and new label-mates CURSED. On February 20th, Goodfellow will release the debut CD by IAMTHETHORN, entitled You Are The Lamb. A five-song EP, the song titles on Lamb are The Hunt And Beyond, Becoming Death, Cutman, As The Night Rises and Crawling Over Them. A video for the track The Hunt And Beyond was recent shot by King of Hearts Production. It can be viewed online now at www.kingofheartsproductions.com/iamthethorn_mv.htm. The track will also be posted later today on the Goodfellow Records myspace page. Before the official release of You Are The Lamb, the band will be doing a short tour in the Northwest US during January. All dates are with Spokane, WA's BEHOLD (www.myspace.com/beholdnw). Thursday, January 18th @ West Seattle Legion Hall (Seattle, WA) w/ Sinking Ships, Shipwreck, Behold, Contingent, Vanguard - 6pm All Ages Friday, January 19th @ Berbatis Pan (Portland, OR) w/ Behold and guests (tba) - 9pm 21+ Saturday, January 20th @ Sons Of Norway Hall (Bremerton, WA) w/Behold and guests (tba) - 7pm All Ages Sunday, January 21st @ club tba (Olympia, WA) w/ Behold and guests (tba) - 7pm All Ages www.myspace.com/iamthethorn www.myspace.com/goodfellowrecords \| www.goodfellowrecords.com

January 4th, 2007	THUNDERSTONE eurovision song contest Our Finnish melodic metal darlings THUNDERSTONE will be part of a rather special event: they are one of a dozen acts that will compete to represent Finland in the 2007 edition of the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST! The contest will take place in May 2007 in Helsinki - and as everybody will remember, this year`s winner were LORDI. Good luck to THUNDERSTONE! SUBWAY TO SALLY premiere of "nackt" a complete success! On last Monday, November 6th, the world premiere of SUBWAY TO SALLY's "Nackt" DVD took place in five UCI KINOWELT movie theatres (Berlin, Gera, Leipzig, Dresden and Vienna). Especially the event in the German capital Berlin turned out to be a fulminant success: Sold out venue, enthusiastic audience – and of course the band also attended the party, giving an exclusive signing session for their fans who, in parts, travelled long distances to enjoy the premiere. Photo from left to right: Simon, Frau Schmitt, Eric Fish, Ingo Hampf, Bodenski, Sugar Ray, B.Deutung (ex-INCHTABOKATABLES, he joined the "Nackt" acoustic tour as cellist), Simon Michael IMPORTANT: Due to delays in delivery, the release of "Nackt" has been pushed back a week; the CD/DVD package will be available on November 17th now! TAROT video "ashes to the stars" online! NIGHTWISH bass player Marco Hietala and his side band TAROT recently locked up in studio to record their new album "Crows Fly Black“. The result of these sessions: very intense and exciting Finnish Heavy Metal songs – not for nothing the band is called "Godfathers of Finnish Heavy Metal“ in their home country. The record has already been released in Finland at the end of October and will finally be available in the rest of Europe starting on January 19th 2007. Thus, it does not take too long for the first glorious highlight in 2007 to arise – TAROT! Check out the new video for 'Ashes To The Stars' on the band homepage www.wingsofdarkness.net In other news the brandnew TAROT album „Crows Fly Black“ will be released on the 19th of january 2007 and since this week, first livedates has been announced for february. Called „Crows Over Germany 2007“, the tour leads the band through 8 german cities and it is proudly presented by METAL HAMMER Magazine! Everybody who wants to see NIGHTWISH bassplayer Marko Hietala playing live in smaller clubs, should get tickets very soon!!! Check the dates below! TAROT - CROWS OVER GERMANY 2007 05.02.2007 BERLIN - Columbia Club (D) 06.02.2007 HAMBURG - Logo (D) 08.02.2007 KöLN - Underground (D) 09.02.2007 BOCHUM - Matrix (D) 10.02.2007 MüNCHEN - Metropolis (D) 12.02.2007 STUTTGART - Röhre (D) 13.02.2007 NüRNBERG - Hirsch (D) 14.02.2007 ASCHAFFENBURG - Colos-Saal (D) Íon "Madre, Protégenos" out November 27 on Equilibrium Music for info/mp3: www.equilibriummusic.com [ EQM009 ] Íon (Ireland) "Madre, Protégenos" Digipak CD 2006, Equilibrium Music Named after the Gaelic word for 'pure', Íon seems to illude strict categorization, and even the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos" comes to reveal. Duncan Patterson's career traces back to the early 90's, when he began his musical incursions as a member of Anathema, a group that would pioneer and remain as forerunners of the unique Doom Metal genre throughout that decade. Patterson would later also become involved with Antimatter, a project which would find him developing his long-standing talent for emotional and atmospheric song-writing into new formats, and which he quit in late 2004 as the early sketches of what would later grow into Íon were drafted. One can arguably class Íon as Patterson's most personal creation to date - a creation which he has fathered on his own, and one through which he taps deeper into his spiritual identity and heritage. This musical entity which Patterson has named after the Gaelic word for 'pure' - a word which accurately pins down the project's mindset - seems to elude strict categorization, and even the apparently all-encompassing definition of World Music falls short in defining the ethereal moods that "Madre, Protégenos", Íon's debut album, comes to reveal. Though fairly minimalist in its overall approach, the album's true wealth stems from its various layered soundscapes and the introspective ambiance that they recreate. These provide the lighter toned and dreamier elements of the album with an ominous and melancholic shade - much like a sense of hopeful longing for piece of mind haunted by memories and nostalgia. Having Irish mysticism and an exotic Mediterranean backdrop as its essential cornerstones, the project has slowly evolved into an international venture, stretching over continents and oceans. "Madre, Protégenos" collects a rich array of influences that come to shape into a unique multi-textured body of work, based around smooth acoustic instrumentation (where acoustic guitar and various percussions take a leading role, alongside occasional harp, flute or viola arrangements), discreet keyboard elements, and remarkable voices. The patterns that fuse into "Madre, Protégenos" come not only from the varied instrumentation that musicians from Greece, Ireland, Mexico or Australia have added to the recordings. The album's unique diversity is equally produced by several female singers from Italy, Greece and Mexico who contributed to the album. Their appearances come to add pieces of each of their country's colours and dialects to the blissful lead interpretation of Russian muse Emily Saaen, in an eclectic musical quest which feeds not only on each of its characters ethnic heritage, but especially on their own spiritual recollections and experiences. Official sites: www.ion.equilibriummusic.com www.myspace.com/duncanpatterson MALEVOLENT CREATION NEWSLETTER AND TOUR DATES!!!! Finally, It's finally about time for an update about what is happening in the world of Malevolent Creation!!! The band has completed the writing and pre production demo's for 13 song's and will begin the recording of they're 10th full length album "DOOMSDAY X" in the coming weeks of November.We're very happy with the direction the music has taken for this new album with song writing credit's by each of the band members,and each song having it's own identity but retaining the classic Malevolent Creation sound.It is truly amazing to have everyone writing for this album and bring's a lot of new idea's to the song's.Fear not,each song is extremely brutal and covers a lot of territory as far as extreme metal is concerned.The album's recording and touring line up is: Jon Rubin - guitars Phil Fasciana - guitars Dave Culross - drums Jason Blachowicz - bass Brett Hoffmann - vocals WE have definitely had some huge obstacles to overcome to get this album written,but we are finally satisfied with all the music and are anxious to start recording. Touring starts in Europe with "The Domination Tour 2007" Rotting Christ + Malevolent Creation + Carpathian Forest + Incantation + Neuraxis + Harm 14.02.07 GER Berlin @ Kato 15.02.07 GER Leipzig @ Hellriser 16.02.07 A Wien @ Szene 17.02.07 A Salzburg @ Rockhaus 18.02.07 A Innsbruck @ Hafen 19.02.07 CH Plattern @ Z7 20.02.07 FR Strasbourg @ Laiterie 21.02.07 FR Paris @ Locomotive 22.02.07 HOL Eindhoven @ Effenaar 23.02.07 BEL Vosselaar @ Biebob 24.02.07 GER Adelsheim @ Live Factory 25.02.07 CZ Brno @ Fledo 26.02.07 SK Bratislava @ Randal 27.02.07 ITA Este (PD) @ Sottosopra Rock Club 28.02.07 GER Munchen @ Metropolis 01.03.07 GER Osnabruck @ N8 02.03.07 HOL Groningen @ Vera 03.03.07 GER Essen @ Turock 04.03.07 HOL Rotterdam @ Baroeg Malevolent Creation then continues throughout Europe headlining shows for the Malevolent Creation- European tour 2007 with: Malevolent Creation + Rotten Sound + Nightrage + Incantation ** + Sardonic * 06.03.07 UK Bradford @ Rio 07.03.07 UK Glasgow @ Soundhaus 08.03.07 IRE Dublin @ Voodoo Lounge 09.03.07 UK Bolton @ Soundhause 10.03.07 UK London @ Elektrowerkz 11.03.07 HOL Arnhem @ Goudvishal 12.03.07 GER tba @ tba * 13.03.07 DEN Kopenhagen @ The Rock * 14.03.07 DEN Aalborg @ Studenterhuset * 15.03.07 SWE Gothenburg @ Musikens Hus * 16.03.07 SWE Stockholm @ Klubben * 17.03.07 SWE Malmoe @ Bodini * 18.03.07 GER tba @ tba * 19.03.07 GER day off * 20.03.07 GER tba @ tba * 21.03.07 GER Trier @ ExHaus * 22.03.07 GER/CH tba @ tba * 23.03.07 ITA Rome @ tba 24.03.07 ITA Colle Val Di'Elsa @ Sonar 25.03.07 FR Marseille @ Le Korigan 26.03.07 SP Barcelona @ Mephisto 27.03.07 SP Madrid @ Ritmo & Compas 28.03.07 SP tba @ tba 29.03.07 SP Almeria @ Sala Genesis 30.03.07 POR Corroios n/Lisbon @ Cine Teatro 31.03.07 POR Mangualde @ CC St.Andre 01.04.07 SP Irun @ Tunk 02.04.07 FR tba @ tba 03.04.07 FR/CH tba @ tba 04.04.07 GER tba @ tba U.S. Tour Dates Will Soon Follow !!!!! www.malevolent-creation.com www.myspace.com/malevolentcreation www.nuclearblast.de www.massive-music.pl QUEENSRYCHE CONQUERS THE PAVEMENT FOR THE VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION: In a ride that traveled throughout twelve states and saw speeds of up to 135 miles per hour, Queensryche singer Geoff Tate and guitarist Mike Stone rode over 2000 miles on their custom Buell Ulysses bikes for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The Rock and Ride Across America occurred at various locations during their current tour with thousands of fans joining Tate and Stone along the way. Those who donated to the cause got a chance to ride with the pack. After the performances in their hometown of Seattle, Queensryche auctioned off both custom Buell motorcycles to the highest bidders. Sure, they squashed a few bugs along the way but the donation was true "road kill" as the band and their fans raised over $80,000 for the Foundation. According to Geoff Tate, "Everyone in the band got their musical start from school music programs. If we hadn't had those opportunities, we wouldn't be where we are today. I felt really lucky to be involved in such a fun set of events for such a worthy cause." "We are so thankful to Queensryche for their support and generosity," said Paul Cothran, Executive Director, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. "Their support will ensure that hundreds of public school students receive the benefits of music education." Queensryche will be on the road -- in support of Operation: Mindcrime II on Rhino Records -- until early December. www.queensryche.com www.vh1savethemusic.com Since it was established in 1997, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation has donated $34 million worth of new musical instruments to 1,400 public schools in 80 cities, improving the lives of more than 800,000 children.