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July 12th, 2009	RAVENLAND - "Back" EP available on MySpace When waiting for the release of their new album, entitled "...and a Crow Brings Me Back", which shall be available in a few weeks by Free Mind Records, brazilian goth metallers RAVENLAND released "Back" EP, which is now available on MySpace at www.myspace.com/ravenland "Back" was recorded in Studio Fusão/Plug in, with production and drums by Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaman) and it has the following track list: 01 - Soulmoon 02 - End of light 03 - Regret Recently Ravenland launched a new YouTube channel, where is available a video clip for "End of Light". Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlYlfxo59GU Ravenland press@ravenland.net www.ravenland.net www.myspace.com/ravenland DARK CELEBRATION News Brazilian metallers DARK CELEBRATION will release their new album, Phlegeton: The Transcendence of Demon Lords, later this summer via Paragon. DARK CELEBRATION specializes in death metal played in the old ways of early Morbid Angel, Diabolic, Krisiun and hints of The Chasm blended with traditional heavy metal riffing and contagious melodies. http://www.darkcelebration.com.br/ http://www.myspace.com/darkcelebration666 http://paragonrecords.org/ FAUST To Release Album In September Paragon will release FAUST's From Glory To Infinity full-length this September. The band's all-star lineup features: Aleister - Guitars/Vocals [Ancient], Steve DiGiorgio - Bass [Testament, Autopsy, Sadus, Death, Iced Earth etc.], Darek "Daray" Brzozowski - Drums [Dimmu Borgir, Vader, Vesania], Luca Princiotta - Guitar [Doro, Blaze Bayley, Clairvoyants] and Ghiulz - Guitar [Profanatum, Obscurity]. Do not mistake this for a one-time thing. FAUST has been dwelling in the Italian underground since 1992. Sure to be a stand-out release of 2009. Any fan of modern style death metal, but with a true passion for the underground, will be able to sink his/her teeth into this release. A worldwide tour to follow... http://www.deathmetal.it http://www.myspace.com/faustband2 http://paragonrecords.org/ SLAYER at WACKEN ROCKS!!! Dear Metalheads, Are you ready for a superlative announcement? If not - fasten seat belts, please and hold on: The one and only SLAYER will play at WACKEN ROCKS SEASIDE and WACKEN ROCKS SOUTH FESTIVAL!!! Read more All further info about the WACKEN ROCKS Festivals at www.wackenrocks.com For more news please visit our W:O:A homepage: http://www.wacken.com Gaia Epicus plays at Sjonafestivalen 25th of July - Gaia Epicus at Sjonafestivalen (Sjona / north of Norway) 24-25th of July. The band will enter the stage right after Glenn Hughes as last band out of the festival. Some of the bands playing: Glenn Hughes, Gaia Epicus, Black Debbath and more... http://www.sjonafestivalen.no/ - Gaia Epicus is also planning their second UK tour for October. - Gaia Epicus debut album "Satrap" will be re-released monday 29th of June. Featuring a bonus track and new cd booklet. ___________________________ __M_E_T_A_L__I_S__L_A_W__ Best Metal Regards Thomas www.gaia-epicus.com - my band www.epicusrecords.com - my label www.thomashansen.info - my personal www.myspace.com/gaiaepicus www.myspace.com/epicusrecords www.myspace.com/thomas_chr_hansen ___________________________ __P_O_W_E_R__M_E_T_A_L__ EX DEO: Entire Album Available for Streaming! EX DEO, the new Roman themed super group led by Maurizio Iacono (KATAKLYSM), have uploaded their entire debut album on their Myspace page (www.myspace.com/exdeo) for streaming. “Romulus,” features guest appearances by Karl Sanders (NILE), Nergal (BEHEMOTH), Obsidian C. (KEEP OF KALESSIN) as well as the following recording line-up: Maurizio Iacono (KATAKLYSM) - Vocals Stephane Barbe (KATAKLYSM) - Guitars J-F Dagenais (KATAKLYSM) - Guitars Max Duhamel (KATAKLYSM) - Drums Francois Mongrain (MARTYR) - Bass Jonathan Leduc (BLACKGUARD) – Keyboards The video clip for the title track “Romulus” on their Myspace page under the video section. “Romulus” will be released by Nuclear Blast Records on June 19thin Europe and June 30th in North America. Catch the band on tour this September as part of this years installment of Paganfest Europe. RAVAGE's new album will be released AUGUST 18th on METAL BLADE RECORDS! The interminably long wait is nearly over - the countdown to "The End Of Tomorrow" has begun. Ravage's new album will be released by Metal Blade Records on August 18th worldwide! You can read the article on Blabbermouth here Pre-order details (including a package in which you can get a special limited-edition t-shirt with the CD) will be announced soon. Ed Repka's cover art will be revealed soon. Tour dates will be announced soon. Stay tuned! SOILENT GREEN records theme song for Fourth Season of Adult Swim series Squidbillies! New Orleans, Louisiana's sons of Southern grindcore, SOILENT GREEN, are obviously making an impression over at Adult Swim. SOILENT GREEN has not only toured with the notorious masters of animated death metal, Dethklok, but have recently recorded the opening theme song to Squidbillies fourth season, which just kicked off on May 17th on Adult Swim. Vocalist Ben Falgoust comments; “Squidbillies is the best cartoon…excuse me…show on TV/Internet/Cable around! I felt that way before we did the theme tracks and I feel even stronger about it since I've seen the new episodes, despite our involvement with the program, of course. It was an awesome and strange experience to track these theme songs for the Squidbillies. It was pretty shocking when were contacted by them to be involved with this project. I give credit to the rest of the guys in the band for pulling it off from a strange but fun perspective in incorporating Soilent Green's style into the theme song for the show.” New Episodes of Squidbillies Air Sunday nights at midnight (ET, PT), and don't forget to check out SOILENT GREEN's latest release Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction available as CD, limited special edition vinyl, and digital download. In other news, SOILENT GREEN are confirmed to play on the Terrorizer stage at this year's Hellfest in France. http://www.myspace.com/soilentgreen About Squidbillies: America's favorite family of rural cephalopods is back for another season of hoopin' and a hollerin' fun in new episodes of Squidbillies airing on Sundays at midnight (ET, PT). Thanks to years of refinement in the North Georgia Mountains, the squids of yesteryear have adapted into the polished gems known today as the Cuylers. Early and his youngin' Rusty, Granny and their fellow inbreds pack in even more drinking, fighting and gunplay. Squidbillies premiered on Adult Swim in October 2006 and is from creators Dave Willis and Jim Fortier, both Georgia natives. Willis and Fortier worked as writers and producers on Space Ghost Coast to Coast. When Adult Swim launched in 2001, Jim Fortier wrote and produced for The Brak Show, and Dave Willis, co-created Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Soilent Green is available to speak with interested media now. Persons interested in speaking to the band should contact Kelli Malella at Metal Blade Records via any of the means below. Updated news and tour information can be found at www.metalblade.com and www.myspace.com/metalbladerecords METAL BLADE WEBSITE \| METAL BLADE MYSPACE

July 9th, 2009	MOONSPELL and SAMAEL Team Up for N. American Tour! Portugal’s MOONSPELL and Switzerland’s SAMAEL will join forces this Fall for the “Night Eternal Above America” tour. Joining them will be Prosthetic Records recording artists BOOK OF BLACK EARTH and Germany’s SECRETS OF THE MOON. Fernando Ribeiro of MOONSPELL commented: “Call me emotional, but as a southern dark fuck I have the gut feeling that this will be the best and most important tour we have ever done in America! First and foremost, the music from all the bands is great, lively and emotional and sharing the stage with SAMAEL again is an honor we highly regard. And no more 25 minutes sets!!! For sure, we'll party less than on the great ‘Blackest of the Black’ with DANZIG and DIMMU BORGIR, but we'll spend more time in the altar celebrating with you guys and that's what counts! Last, we fear not to be a headliner in a country where we know we are still giving baby steps, and we'll do our best, musically and visually to deliver upon you the ‘Night Eternal,’ the solar and the lunar, in our songs and bodies. Be there for the full moon madness!” Vorph of SAMAEL added: “When we first released ‘Above’ we weren’t sure we would tour for that album, but we’re thrilled this is happening and we’re glad this time America will be the first. We already gave a taste of it in March when we toured with CARCASS but on this upcoming tour it will be the chance to experiment ‘Above’ on a larger scale and see how it meshed with the older material. The billing is totally to our liking and sharing the stage once again with MOONSPELL will be great fun for us and for the people attending those shows. See you back on the road.” Confirmed dates are as follows: 10/14/09 Czar – Tampa, FL 10/15/09 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 10/16/09 Jaxx – Springfield, VA 10/17/09 The Sterling Hotel – Allentown, PA 10/18/09 B.B. Kings Blues Club – New York, NY 10/19/09 Les Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC – CANADA 10/20/09 The Mod Club Theater – Toronto, ON – CANADA 10/21/09 Peabodys – Cleveland, OH 10/22/09 Blondie’s – Detroit, MI 10/23/09 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL 10/24/09 Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO 10/25/09 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom – Denver, CO 10/27/09 The Venue – Vancouver, BC – CANADA 10/28/09 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA 10/29/09 Satyricon – Portland, OR 10/30/09 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA 10/31/09 The Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, CA 11/01/09 The Knitting Factory – Hollywood, CA 11/02/09 The Sets – Tempe, AZ 11/03/09 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM 11/04/09 Marquee – Tulsa, OK 11/05/09 Ridglea Theater – Dallas, TX 11/06/09 Warehouse Music Venue – San Antonio, TX KORPIKLAANI: 'Vodka' Video To Debut "Vodka", the new video from Finnish folk metallers KORPIKLAANI, will make its online debut on Thursday, June 11 via MySpace. The song is currently is available for streaming at this location (www.myspace.com/korpiklaani). KORPIKLAANI will release its sixth album, "Karkelo" (English translation: "Pleasure" or "Party"), on June 26 (Europe) and August 25 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Petrax studio in Hollola, Finland. The track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Vodka 02. Erämaan Ärjyt 03. Isku Pitkästä Ilosta 04. Mettänpeiton Valtiaalle 05. Juodaan Viinaa 06. Uniaika 07. Kultanainen 08. Bring Us Pints Of Beer 09. Huppiaan Aarre 10. Könnin Kuokkamies (bonus track; digipack) 11. Vesaisen Sota 12. Sulasilmä 13. Kohmelo KORPIKLAANI's last CD, "Korven Kuningas", came out on March 21, 2008. The CD entered the album chart in the band's home country at position No. 16. The band recently made their North American debut headlining Paganfest North America 2009. THREAT SIGNAL - UNVEIL COVER ART, TRACK LIST, RELEASE DATE + POST TWO NEW TRACKS! Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL will release their sophomore album, Vigilance, on August 28, 2009 (Europe) and September 8, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records. TRACK LIST: 01. Afterlife 02. Through My Eyes 03. The Beginning Of The End 04. United We Stand 05. Beyond Recognition 06. Another Source Of Light 07. Hate Machine 08. Severed 09. Lost 10. Revision 11. In Repair 12. Escape From Reality 13. To Remember Canada’s THREAT SIGNAL have just kicked off a headlining tour with THE AGONIST, FLATLINE and THY WILL BE DONE this June dubbed the "Road to Revision" tour. The run will be followed by another headlining tour this July with THE AUTUMN OFFERING, THE AGONIST and SYBREED. During this tour THREAT SIGNAL will be debuting material from their upcoming sophomore effort. Vocalist Jon Howard commented: "This tour is really special to us because we will be debuting 5 songs from our new album within an hour long performance. I'm really excited to see how the fans react to the new material. Its a very solid tour package with THE AGONIST, FLATLINE, and THEY WILL BE DONE, so the show is strong from beginning to end. This will be a heavy, brutal tour with lots of drinks and good times! We'll have our camera rolling for a DVD so put on your metal face and come rock out." In a recent interview with Spine Language blog, Jon Howard stated about THREAT SIGNAL's decision to play new, as-yet-unreleased material as part of the band's current live performance: "We feel that we've been playing the same show for too long. We've been playing songs from Under Reprisal for almost five years! The reactions have been amazing so far. Sometimes it feels as if they know the songs already! So with that said we have totally broken the rule. We are playing five songs from the new album, Vigilance, and six from Under Reprisal. So you get a good blend of new and old. I think people are craving new shit, so even if they do stand and nod their head, I don't care, I know they are just taking it all in!!" For tour dates please visit the bands MySpace Page. Canadian metallers THREAT SIGNAL have posted a new song, "The Beginning Of The End," on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's upcoming sophomore album, Vigilance, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. Threat Signal MySpace Page Threat Signal Facebook Page NILE - WORKING ON VERY SPECIAL, BRUTAL AND DYNAMIC NEW ALBUM Guitarist/songwriter Karl Sanders gives us a glimpse into what NILE is doing to ensure upcoming recording sessions at Mana Studios in Florida with Erik Rutan and Neil Kernon are crisis-free: "George [Kollias] is notorious for drumming himself into ill-health during pre-production. He maniacally, slavishly, works at his craft - Extreme Metal Drumming - like a fiend 8 or 10 hours every single day with no breaks for weeks, all the while attempting to subsist on a diet consisting solely of long periods of self-imposed starvation and only occasionally interrupted by coffee, doughnuts, chocolate bars and bargain drive-thru cheeseburgers. So, inevitably (no surprise here), over the course of the pre-production rehearsals, he runs his health completely into the ground every time. Exhaustion, fatigue, and injuries seem to plague him on every album. So what Dallas and I always have to do is just refuse to allow George to rehearse anymore, force-rest him, and nearly tie him down in order to force feed him some steaks, veggies and potatoes. Sheesh. Drummers. I suppose though, that I really appreciate a serious workaholic attitude like George displays - he gives 500% of himself to Metal. He's dedicated, ready, willing and able to work hard, sacrifice and do whatever it takes to play the demanding NILE material. I wouldn't trade him for anybody." Producer Neil Kernon adds: "The more preparation you do prior to recording the better, so as soon as the recording starts, things go smoothly and keep on the schedule you've set. The more thoroughly everyone involved knows what they have to do, the less chance there is of the ball being dropped once we're under way. NILE's work ethic is fantastic. They are one of the hardest working bands I know, and each member of the band is constantly pushing the others to excel in what they do, and to try new things. That attitude keeps everyone striving to do better each time around. This new stuff is absolutely the most intense and challenging material they have thrown at me yet, and I'm loving it! Doing pre-production in the same room together really helps gel the project. We have discussions about drum heads, drum sticks, and guitar and bass strings - making sure we have plenty of all the right types etc. We also get the amps re-tubed if necessary, and the guitars go off to the shop to be cleaned up so that everything is in perfect running order so we hit the ground running. Me learning the material is a very important issue. I like to be as prepared as I can possibly be. It gives everyone an opportunity to go over the material over and over again ‘off the clock’ to make any tweaks or adjustments before we get into the studio itself - that way there's no loss of momentum. Any changes made to the songs are worked in, absorbed and executed with confidence and without uncertainly. I like to feel the momentum pick up when rehearsals are wrapping up, the vans are loaded up, and we all head off on the road trip to the studio. It's like a battalion going off to war, and is a really exciting feeling." From Mana Recording Studios, Erik Rutan checks in with an update on new equipment purchased specifically to record the new NILE album: "An album is like a canvas, and you only have so much space to fit everything. By using various mic pres with different characteristics, you can create more space and have each individual instrument have more of its own vibe and distinct tone. After talking to George [Kollias] and Neil [Kernon] and finding out that George likes to have only acoustic toms rather than sampled toms, I decided to buy a Vintech 473 mic pre, which has 4 channels. This way I would be able to track all six of George's toms through all six of these incredible mic pres. I love the way they sound for toms and guitars. Very warm and rich. I also recently purchased a Great River MP2NV, which sounds amazing for ride and hats, or for overheads. Various mic pres have different colors - so to speak - so everything has its own organic sound and vibe. We’ll be using my Amek Mozart console for the recording, but the biggest assets will be from Neil and myself. I have been playing death metal for 20 years and have been producing for 10 years. Neil has worked on over 500 records and has a great relationship with NILE. This massive amount of collective experience and understanding of the music will really help decipher what exactly Karl, Dallas, and George want out of this album. Their professionalism and talent is impeccable, so there will be a great chemistry in the studio for sure. It is our job to get the best performances out of them, to bring out their vision of what they perceive their album to be, to bring to light their dream of a massive and devastating album with all the nuances that they imagine, to capture the magic that they create. Music lasts for an eternity so it is our goal to make it stand up to the test of time. I feel that all together we are going to make an album that is something very special, brutal, and dynamic!" Nile MySpace Page Nile Facebook Page ENSLAVED - NORWEGIAN EMBASSY STAFFERS ATTEND RECENT SHOW IN D.C. Kiki Ryan and Jeff Dufour of WashingtonExaminer.com report: You can't say the Norwegian Embassy doesn't take seriously its commitment to supporting the country's art. Even when that art happens to be death metal. On Wednesday night, the Norwegian progressive metal band ENSLAVED played the 9:30 Club, its first show in D.C. And, to the crowd's surprise and delight, there were a group of embassy staffers in the VIP section, getting a shout-out from front man Grutle Kjellson. Anne Myklebust, a cultural adviser at the embassy, said she and four of her colleagues went to see the show. But that wasn't by any means the beginning of their support. She said the embassy helped the band out with funding for its U.S. tour. So "they asked if they could see the embassy," and Wednesday afternoon, the band met with Ambassador Wegger Strommen for an hour. Read the entire report from WashingtonExaminer.com. ENSLAVED and Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strømmen: Enslaved MySpace Page Enslaved Facebook Page BELPHEGOR - NEW ALBUM TITLE ANNOUNCED Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR have set, Walpurgis Rites - Hexenwahn, as the title of their eighth full-length studio album, due out later this year via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2008's Bondage Goat Zombie was recorded at Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, KRISIUN, ASPHYX) Stage One Studios in Kassel, Germany. Commented frontman Helmuth: "The title fits perfect to the whole concept, the lyrical themes. It's typical BELPHEGOR, involving symbology and double meanings. I have always been fascinated by the idea and atmosphere surrounding witches, their magic, the insane sabbath/ ceremonies — and all the obscurity that goes with it. With the nine sound collages, the verses, artwork we continue our descent into the depths of musical hell." Check out photos from the recording sessions at this location. Bondage Goat Zombie entered the Austrian album chart at position No. 42 upon its release in early 2008. The CD also landed on the German chart at No. 81. BELPHEGOR's video for the CD's title track can be viewed here. The clip was shot with acclaimed Austrian director Florian Werner. Belphegor MySpace Page Belphegor Facebook Page UNSIGNED BANDS: BEWARE OF LABEL STAFF IMPOSTERS & IMPERSONATORS You’re an unsigned band playing a local show and someone approaches you claiming to represent Nuclear Blast or Metal Blade Records. They say they want to sign you, book studio time for your band, buy you plane tickets, or even put you on Ozzfest, yet no contracts are ever involved. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is. There’s been a rash of imposters in several states claiming all of the above and more. Some try to extort money from bands by claiming they need it to place a deposit on whatever it is they’re promising. Others want free entry into a show, free CDs & band merchandise, or backstage access. Whatever the case, what’s clear is that these imposters have such low-self esteem that they’re willing to lie about who they are. Bands, DO NOT LET YOUR HOPES OF GETTING SIGNED BLINDSIDE YOU. Staff members at Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade: · conduct official business via their official office e-mail & telephone number. · can produce a business card with the label’s logo, official office address, and official telephone number. · NEVER ask unsigned bands for “deposit” money. Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade Records wish to keep their reputations among metal fans & metal musicians in good standing, as we understand how hard bands work to bring their music to the metal community. These imposters are mocking everything we stand for as independent metal labels, as musicians, and as fans. If ANYONE approaches your band claiming to be from a label and asks for money, for free entry into a show, free CDs or merchandise, or backstage access, your FIRST response should be to be skeptical. Call the label asking to verify staff names and positions. Or, take your photo with the imposter/impersonator and send it to the label’s general e-mail address to inform them of what they are promising. Nuclear Blast’s general e-mail address is: mail@nuclearblastusa.com Metal Blade’s general e-mail address is: metalblade@metalblade.com Eternal Descent Comic Book to Feature God Forbid Guitarist Doc Coyle Renowned metal guitarist lands cameo appearance in gothic comic book series Issue #2 London, UK - God Forbid guitarist Doc Coyle appears along side his bandmates in the second issue of the gothic comic book series Eternal Descent, slated for publication this Fall. The issue features a storyline inspired by God Forbid's fourth studio album IV: Constitution of Treason and will be available at comic book stores worldwide, scheduled for release through Diamond Distribution during the 4th quarter of 2009. Llexi Leon, creator of the multi-media concept ETERNAL DESCENT, began approaching ESP artists late last year to create the Eternal Descent comic. The series is inspired by and features cameos from a host of iconic metal musicians. The initial launch issue is slated for late October, 2009 with the God Forbid issue released in November. The bands Atreyu, Firewind, and Static X, among others, are also slated for upcoming cameo appearances in subsequent issues. Coinciding with each guitarist's cameo, interview video footage will also be available on youtube. Visit Doc Coyle's interview on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK1jILQkxFU. Samples of the comic book artwork are available for viewing at the following links: Doc Coyle Eternal Descent Cover Art Doc Coyle art page 1 Doc Coyle art page 2 Byron of God Forbid art Llexi Leon began making noise in London, England in 2005. His highly intricate guitar style exhibits the many influences corralled to create his intense sound - from classical, flamenco, electronica, and ambient genres to the more prominent genres of rock and metal. All of these genres infused to one, Leon has built a cinematic metal fantasia with his music which has branched out to a comic book series. His main aspirations are bringing stories to life through escapism. He utilizes everyday events and his vivid imagination to drive him to create more avenues for his multimedia enterprise. To prove its tangibility, Leon, who is responsible for the basic concept artwork, storyboards, and character design/creation, has assembled a team of artists including: Jason Metcalf: Pencils + Inks on Eternal Descent comics and Phantom single artwork. Talented and versatile artist has worked on Image comics titles such as The Darkness and Magdelena Javier Tartaglia: Eternal Descent colourist, has provided stunning colouring work for many top Marvel comics titles. Reiq: CD cover artwork. Fantasy illustrator and anime artist. 'Blond the colourist' : Comic book colourist, has provided stunning colouring work for many top titles, such as Ghost Rider, X-Men, City of Heroes, and Witchblade Leon also began his own production company Incendium Records to release his first concept album "Losing Faith" and the EP "The Phantom of the Opera". This fulfilled Leon's dream of having all Eternal Descent media developed with the utmost highest standards under one roof. Leon will soon begin recording his third CD release with producer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, KISS) at the helm. Eternal Descent endorses ESP Guitars, Ovation Guitars, Kahler Tremelos, Ernie Ball Strings, and Coffin Case. http://www.eternaldescent.com http://www.myspace.com/eternaldescent QUEENSRYCHE ROCKS THE TROOPS AT FORT BENNING On Monday, May 18, Queensryche -- Geoff Tate, Michael Wilton, Scott Rockenfield, Eddie Jackson and Parker Lundgren -- rocked the troops at Fort Benning, Georgia in between tour dates in support of their new Rhino Records CD, American Soldier. The post welcomed Queensryche with "open arms" as they gave all band members and their crew an exhilarating ride in an M1A1 Abrams tank and an M2 Bradley tank. In addition to that experience, the band dined with the troops earlier in the day and gave a concert performance on Sledgehammer Field, Kelley Hill in the afternoon. To commemorate the day, the band was given a personalized sledgehammer by the 3HBCT / 3 ID Sledgehammer Brigade (3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division). Queensryche will continue to tour throughout the year in support of American Soldier and plan to visit and perform for more troops along the way. For more information, please see the band's official website at www.queensryche.com. TRAILER FOR MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN (TOOL, PUSCIFER, A PERFECT CIRCLE) WINE DOCUMENTARY, “BLOOD INTO WINE,” NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AND DOWNLOAD Directors given unprecedented access into the life of notoriously private musician LOS ANGELES, June 11 – A trailer for “Blood Into Wine,” the widely anticipated documentary that shares the story of Tool/Puscifer front man Maynard James Keenan and his vineyard partner Eric Glomski and their quest to bring the wine industry to Arizona’s Verde Valley is now available as a high resolution download at http://www.twinklecashcompany.com (the site also offers viewers a stream as well as a version for the iPhone). Keenan’s various musical entities (Tool, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle) have sold over 10 million records in the US alone while the man himself has revealed little of his personal life. “Blood Into Wine” gives unprecedented insight into Keenan’s world and his motivations for taking on the arduous task of bringing winemaking to the region’s unforgiving landscape and how winemaking fits into Keenan’s creative trajectory. The film is being co-directed by Ryan Page and Christopher Pomerenke (the filmmakers behind critically acclaimed documentaries Moog and The Heart Is A Drum Machine) and is set to wrap production in September with a limited theatrical release in February and March 2010. With the striking setting playing such an integral role in the shaping of this story, Page and Pomerenke elected to use a Red One camera (one of the highest quality digital cinema cameras available). The film is being shot by Cary Truelick, edited by Rob Beadle, and produced by Ryan Page, Christopher Pomerenke, Chris McDaniel, and Jason Stall. An accompanying soundtrack with original material from Keenan will accompany the release of the documentary with more details to be announced soon. FAUST‘From Glory to Infinity’ CD Out SEPTEMBER 2009 This band features an all star- line up. Including Aleister - Guitars/Vocals [Ancient], Steve DiGiorgio - Bass [Testament, Autopsy, Sadus, Death, Iced Earth, etc...], Darek 'Daray' Brzozowski - Drums [Dimmu Borgir, Vader, Vesania], Luca Princiotta - Guitar [Doro, Blaze Bayley, Clairvoyants], Ghiulz - Guitar [Profanatum, Obscurity]. Do not mistake this for a one-time thing. Faust has been dwelling in the Italian underground since 1992. This is truly going to be a stand-out release of 2009. Any fan of modern style death metal, but with a true passion for the underground, will be able to sink his teeth into this release. A worldwide tour is to follow upon the album’s release. So be prepared for the future of death metal and to enter the abysmal strange world of FAUST! Faust Online : http://www.deathmetal.it CITY OF SHIPS Reveal New Tracks From Upcoming Album Look What God Did To Us; Exclusive Preorder Packages Available Today CITY OF SHIPS posted two new tracks -- “Wraiths In Flight” and “Praise Feeder” -- from their Translation Loss Records/Sound Study Recordings release entitled Look What God Did To Us due July 21st, 2009 to their MySpace Page. Check the tracks out here: http://www.myspace.com/cityofships Look What God Did To Us was recorded at Translator Audio in Brooklyn, NY by Andrew Schneider (Pelican, Made Out of Babies, Unsane) and mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East (Bloodhorse, Battlefields, Pelican). Look What God Did To Us is now available for exclusive preorder w/ package deals only available at the Translation Loss Records and Sound Study Recordings Web-stores! Packages include the CD (digi) w/ exclusive t-shirt designs (two color variations available) only found at the Translation Loss web-store. Sound Study Recordings has the LP version w/ exclusive hand numbered screen print poster and coozie! To Preorder the CD+T-Shirt package (two color variations available) of Look What God Did To Us from Translation Loss Records, click the link below: http://translationloss.com/store/ To Preorder the LP+Poster+Coozie package of Look What God Did To Us from Sound Study Recordings, click the link below: http://soundstudyrecordings.com/shop.html CITY OF SHIPS CURRENT TOUR DATES: 6/11/2009 Pilam - Philadelphia, PA w/Liquid Limbs, Irepress, Junius 6/12/2009 The Charleston - Brooklyn, NY w/Liquid Limbs 6/17/2009 Firlej Club - Wroclaw, PL w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/18/2009 Klub 007 Strahov - Prague, CZ w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/19/2009 An Club - Athens, GR w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/20/2009 Yacht Club - Brno, CZ w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/21/2009 Dürer Kert - Budapest, HU w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/22/2009 Arena Dreiraum - Vienna, AT w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/23/2009 TBA - Munich, DE w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/23/2009 Atari - Leipzig, DE w/Rosetta & Blindead 6/24/2009 JH Eglantier - Berchem, BE w/Rosetta, Blindead, ,Maudlin, Timer 6/25/2009 Offerandum Fest - Knokke-Heist, BE w/Rosetta, Blindead, Maudlin, Sensual Noise 6/26/2009 TBA - Ghent, BE w/Rosetta, Blindead 6/26/2009 Rota Flora - Hamburg, DE w/Rosetta, Blindead 6/28/2009 013 - Tilburg, NL w/Rosetta, Blindead 6/30/2009 Black Fleck - Potsdam, DE w/Braveyoung 7/01/2009 Az Conni - Dresden, DE w/Braveyoung 7/02/2009 Zoro - Leipzig, DE w/Braveyoung 7/03/2009 Elfer Club - Frankfurt, DE w/Braveyoung 7/04/2009 De Rots - Antwerpen, BE w/Braveyoung 7/06/2009 Le Select - Lille, FR w/Braveyoung 7/07/2009 Harry's Bar - Stoke on Trent, UK w/Braveyoung 7/08/2009 Criterion - Leicester, UK w/Braveyoung 7/09/2009 Captain's Rest - Glasgow, UK w/Braveyoung 7/10/2009 Royal Park Cellars - Leeds, UK w/Braveyoung 7/11/2009 Groomfest - Lincoln, UK w/Braveyoung 7/12/2009 Kingstown Cafè - Le Havre, FR w/Braveyoung 7/13/2009 The Secret Place - Montaigu (Nantes), FR w/Braveyoung 7/14/2009 Basement Show - Tulle, FR w/Braveyoung 7/15/2009 Le Pavillon Sauvage - Toulouse, FR w/Braveyoung 7/16/2009 "La Vieja Escuela" Open Air Fest - w/Braveyoung Leon, ES w/Braveyoung 7/17/2009 Altar Cafè Concerto - Porto, PT w/Braveyoung 7/18/2009 tba - Madrid, ES w/Braveyoung 7/19/2009 Estraperlo Club - Badalona, ES w/Braveyoung 7/20/2009 Centre Civic La Fonteta - St. Feliu De Codines, ES w/Braveyoung 7/21/2009 Lyon's Hall - Lyon, FR w/Braveyoung 7/22/2009 Big Rooster - Cittadella (PD), IT w/Braveyoung 7/23/2009 Habitat Skatepark - Arezzo, IT w/Braveyoung 7/24/2009 Sunny Red - Meunchen, DE w/Braveyoung 7/25/2009 Waldmeister Club - Solingen, DE w/Braveyoung 7/26/2009 Lokal - Berlin, DE w/Braveyoung 7/28/2009 AZ - Aachen, DE w/Braveyoung 7/29/2009 Immerhin - w/Braveyoung Wuerzburg, DE w/Braveyoung 7/30/2009 Winston - w/Braveyoung Amsterdam, NL w/Braveyoung 7/31/2009 ACU - Utrecht, NL w/Braveyoung 8/01/2009 Offshore Fest - Blankenberge, BE w/Braveyoung 8/01/2009 La Taverne du Théâtra - La Louvière (Hainaut), BE w/Braveyoung What folks are saying about CITY OF SHIPS: “Pounding bass lines and quirky rhythms and structures that almost have a math metal sort of vibe, but there's also a constant flow of all kinds of incredibly tactful 'post-' influences, from lush clean passages and swirling, spacey effects to noisier layers of intense guitar work. I'm really fuckin' impressed by this material. Excellent.” – Aversionline.com “The group's frenetic energy and obvious emotional stake in the music which they play is simultaneously impressive and inspiring.” – Scenepointblank.com “Amidst the ocean of droney post-rock, post-hardcore clones, there are only a couple bands that catch my attention. City of Ships had me hooked from beginning to end.” - Razorcake “This takes me back to a time of discovering exciting new sounds in the underground scene that really blew minds, from Kerosene 454 to Ethel Meserve — bands unhindered by genre and expressing endless enthusiasm for just playing great music. City of Ships are hard to describe and easy to enjoy, both great things.” - Exclaim Thunder Online! New EP On MP3! "Thunder in the Sky" the new EP from MANOWAR is now available for sale online in high-quality, DMR-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store. Click HERE to buy! The downloadable version of the EP contains the exact same content as the version on sale during the tour: Thunder In The Sky, God Or Man, Let The Gods Decide, Father, Die With Honor, The Crown And The Ring (2008) and versions of "Father "recorded in German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish. Keep posted to your Official MANWAR websites for more information on The Asgard Saga, Magic Circle Festival III and The Death To Infidels Tour! Links: Magic Circle Music Website

July 4th, 2009	GOD FORBID post “War Of Attrition” video online; touring Europe/UK in June/July 2009 GOD FORBID are proud to launch their much anticipated new video “War of Attrition”, which was shot by acclaimed director Ian McFarland (Sick of It All). This clip perfectly captures the band’s frenetic and unrelenting live performance presence and you can now check it out at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41LfmT6bD9E Doc Coyle (guitars, vocals) further comments: “Shooting videos kinda sucks. Especially performance videos. You have to head bang for 10 hours in a row, fake play your songs, and you don't even know if all the work will pay off with an awesome video. With that said, this is by far the best performance video we've ever had and it really captures the intensity of the song. As you can see from the clip, we really put our trust in Ian who was incredible to work with. Ian and his crew were super professional. I can't wait for everyone to see the finished product. And like Dave Chappelle says, ‘Everything looks better in slow motion.’ See you all this summer.” GOD FORBID recently completed a successful trek with Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom and Municipal Waste. The group are now preparing for a multi-festival European run as well as some off-date club shows with Anthrax and Devildriver in support of their highly acclaimed, new album “Earthsblood”, which scored the band their highest US chart debut yet coming in at #110 on the Billboard Top 200. Fans throughout North America get to see the band all summer long on the massive Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival as part of the Jägermeister stage alongside All That Remains and Trivium. Be sure to visit http://www.myspace.com/godforbid to view the band’s complete touring schedule and see below for all upcoming European dates: GOD FORBID live June 12th - Newport, UK - TJ's w/ Devildriver June 14th - Donington Park, UK - Download Festival June 16th - Oxford, UK – Academy 2 w/ Devildriver June 17th - Luxembourg, LU - Rockhal w/ Anthrax & Devildriver June 19th - Cilsson, FR - Hellfest June 20th - Bilboa, ES - Kobetasonik Festival June 23rd - Lucerne, CH - Schuur w/ Anthrax & Devildriver June 24th - Wien, AT – Szene Wien w/ Down & Devildriver June 25th - Budapest, HU - Diesel Club w/ Devildriver June 27th - Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, DE - Serengeti Festival June 28th - Dessel, BE - Graspop Festival June 30th - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg w/ Anthrax, Devildriver & August Burns Red July 01st - Den Haag, NL - Paard w/ Anthrax & Devildriver July 02nd - Hamburg, DE - Knust w/ Devildriver July 03rd - Leipzig, DE - With Full Force Fest Festival July 04th - Munster, DE - Vainstream Festival Press on “Earthsblood”: “"Earthsblood" is another mighty step forward and is hands down the best album they've recorded, not to mention one that will end up one the year's best metal albums, if not the best.” Blabbermouth.net (US) “Re-energised New Jersey metallers return in epic style.” KKKK / KKKKK, Kerrang (UK) “…the strongest GOD FORBID album to date.” 10x dynamite, Rock Hard (D) GOD FORBID online: http://www.myspace.com/godforbid http://www.godforbid1.com HEAVEN SHALL BURN “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)” chart entries! Century Media Records and HEAVEN SHALL BURN are glad to announce a double chart entry in Germany for the band’s first official DVD/live release “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)”! The release entered the German DVD charts at #3 (thus HSB only have been beaten by Iron Maiden and Eric Clapton) and the Austrian DVD charts at #9 as well as the official German album charts at #54, congratulations! The band comments: “For us personally the chart success of a release is not that relevant. What is important to us is the reactions and feedback of our friends and fans. As these reactions are so overwhelmingly positive we are really, really happy at the moment that this release could meet your and our expectations. Of course, that does not mean we give a fuck about charting, not at all! We know it is something special to achieve a chart entry especially with a DVD but – and that’s something many bands tend to forget about – not we but you guys out there who bought this release made this possible. It is awesome that with your support we could give all these poser bands a swift kick in the ass!” “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)” is available in 3 different formats: a luxurious, specially packaged limited edition 3-Disc Box-Set including both DVDs as well as the live CD; 2DVD and CD. Get it now! Media results confirm that “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)” definitely guarantees maximum value for money: Rock Hard (D), DVD of the month! Soundcheck (D), DVD of the month! “With captivating and quickly cut shots the intense atmosphere has been well captured: Circle pits en masse and flat rate-wall of deaths seem to consume the entire audience. Killer!” Metal Hammer (D), 6 out of 7 points “With 300 minutes of playing time this package offers a lot of stuff to be discovered and should not only underline the band’s high status but also lift them onto the next level! A MUST-BUY!!!” Heavy (D) “One of the best music DVDs this year!” Metal.de (D), 10 out of 10 points If you would like to check out some clips and trailers for this stunning release, click on the following links: - DVD trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnQz-egZW4 - “Endzeit (live in Vienna 2008)”: Click Here - “Black Tears” promo clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PtfyRjkn40 HEAVEN SHALL BURN will perform at the following European festivals during the summer time: HEAVEN SHALL BURN live: 19.06.2009 Freiburg (D) - Crash 20.06.2009 Clisson (F) - Hellfest 03.07.2009 Wiesbaden (D) - Vainstream Beastfest 04.07.2009 Münster (D) - Vainstream Rockfest 10.07.2009 Ballenstedt (D) - Rock Harz Festival 12.07.2009 Vizovice (CZ) - Masters Of Rock 18.07.2009 Kiev (UKR) – Kiev Pro Rock Festival 01.08.2009 Wacken (D) – Wacken Open Air 20.08.2009 Loreley (D) - Rock Area Metal Festival 28.08.2009 Aurich / Kreuth (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival 29.08.2009 As (BE) - Vlamrock Festival 30.08.2009 Aurich / Kreuth (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival 19.09.2009 Ruhstorf (D) Metal Invasion Chapter III HEAVEN SHALL BURN online: http://www.myspace.com/officialheavenshallburn http://www.heavenshallburn.com Century Media Records will release the new album "Years In The Darkness" in Europe! Century Media Records proudly announce the European release of ARKAEA’s debut album “Years In The Darkness” in July 2009 under exclusive license from E1 Entertainment. Featuring one of metal's hungriest young singers, Jon Howard from Threat Signal as well as gold-selling Fear Factory guitarist/bassist Christian Olde Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera plus Threat Signal bassist Pat Kavanagh ARKAEA are destined to unleash a whirlwind of modern metallic fury upon the masses! “Years In The Darkness” was produced by Christian Olde Wolbers and ARKAEA, mixed by legendary producer Terry Date (Deftones, Slipknot, White Zombie, Soundgarden, Pantera) and mastered by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound, who also mastered Fear Factory’ s gold album “Obsolete”. On its new cooperation with Century Media Records, Raymond Herrera states: “After being asked by so many European fans about the release of the ARKAEA record, it is a great pleasure to announce the allegiance between ARKAEA and Century Media for the European market. Century Media has a great roster and strong workforce and it is refreshing to see a record label as excited about our album as we are.” In addition to that, vocalist Jon Howard already describes what you can expect of “Years In The Darkness”: “Chris and Ray have been writing together for many years, so the music does have a lot of Fear Factory elements. However, we’ve been open to trying different things. It basically fuses what I have been doing vocally in Threat Signal with driving Fear Factory rhythms, along with some of our own experimentation. The idea behind the project is to be heavy, but maintain melody at the same time. We have crazy riffs, but some grooving choruses as well. It’s a great mix.” The track-listing for “Years In The Darkness” reads as follows: 1. Locust (4:26) 2. Beneath The Shades Of Grey (5:05) 3. Years In The Darkness (4:15) 4. Gone Tomorrow (4:09) 5. Awakening (3:45) 6. Black Ocean (4:11) 7. Break The Silence (5:08) 8. Lucid Dreams (3:44) 9. My Redemption (4:14) 10. War Within (4:16) 11. The World As One (4:16) 12. Rise Today (4:37) 13. Away From The Sun (5:42) 14. Blackened Sky (European bonus track) (4:24) Total running time: 62:12 min The devastating track “Locust” and the album’s cover artwork by Gustavo Sazes (God Forbid, Krisiun, Old Man’s Child) can already be checked out at http://www.myspace.com/arkaeamusic, so head over there now! “Years In The Darkness” will be released in Europe on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, July 17, 2009. UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, July 20, 2009. SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, July 21, 2009. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, July 22, 2009. ARKAEA online: http://www.arkaea.com http://www.myspace.com/arkaeamusic ORPHANED LAND post studio update! Israel’s ORPHANED LAND have posted an update regarding the band’s progress on their highly anticipated new album “ORwarriOR”, vocalist Kobi Farhi states: “Hello to all the orphans, warriors of light out there! We are still in the studio, working hard to give birth to our new album and the warrior of light – “ORwarriOR”. Drums, percussions, bass, all kinds of guitars, violins, piano and oriental instruments (Buzouki, Saz, Cumbus and more) have already been recorded and right now I am recording my vocals which include narrations, clean singing, Arabic chants and growls. Female vocals are being recorded in the coming days, too. Since I sing in so many different ways, this experience is very tough for me and I have to deal with many kinds of atmospheres, styles and languages (including English, Hebrew and Arabic). Last week we took a break from the recordings while Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Opeth) came to visit us in Israel and had a first session with us in the studio. Steve listened with us to the whole album and mentioned that this is easily our best work so far! Steve will do the keyboards and mixing once we have finished recording vocals, which is supposed to happen within the next 2-3 weeks. We are excited to hear the results that will come from Steven's studio and we are sure that together we will be able to deliver a fantastic album for the middle eastern metal scene and one of the most interesting and original albums the worldwide metal scene has ever known! We are looking forward to sharing this album with you and can't wait to hit the road again to play live for you! We send you our greetings from the studio! Forever orphaned - Let there be light. / Kobi Farhi” So, stay tuned to http://www.myspace.com/orphanedmyspace and ultimatemetal.com! for more news from the studio! See ORPHANED LAND live at the following dates: August 6, 2009 Prague (CZ) Brutal Assault Festival September 12, 2009 Atlanta (US), Prog Power Festival USA DAATH announce new worldwide touring plans; post new video teaser online! With its new album “The Concealers” Atlanta based quintet DAATH recently unleashed a straight shot of heavy as f*k extreme metal upon the masses. While receiving massive media acclaim, the band now announces new worldwide touring plans that should please their American and European fans to equal terms! After their US tour with Dragonforce, DAATH will first hit American stages from June to August with Goatwhore, Abigail Williams, SWWAATS and Abysmal Dawn. In September/October 2009 European fans are going to taste the band’s unbridled sonic fury as DAATH will be touring with the mighty Chimaira, Unearth and Throwdown - a great opportunity to present the stunning new album “The Concealers” live! Unfortunately, due to these new touring plans the band has to cancel its European festival appearances, guitarist Eyal Levi comments: “Some unfortunate news in the DAATH camp is that we’ve had to cancel our European Summer Festival appearances. These fests were booked so far apart with no gigs in between that there was no way we could financially afford to stay in Europe all that time without resorting to either begging for change or selling our bodies in the red light districts. While we’d love to take part in the latter none of us are attractive enough to compete with the working girls and therefore we apologize to all the festival organizers, booking agents, and most importantly fans for this. Cancelling is something we hate to do. However much this sucks, a much more realistic European venture has come our way in the form of the Chimaira / Unearth / Throwdown tour which will hit almost all of Europe in September and October! We’re looking forward to touring with some of the best bands metal has to offer as well as sharing the road with our brothers in Unearth yet again! See you guys there!“ Furthermore, DAATH recently shot a video for the song “Day Of Endless Light” with director Robin Fuller (Ghost of a Thousand, Shaped By Fate), a sneak peak into the madness that awaits is now available at the band’s MySpace page as well as their complete touring itinerary, so head over to http://www.myspace.com/daath! DAATH live supporting Chimaira, Unearth, Throwdown September 15th, Vosselaar, BEL - Biebob September 16th, Hamburg, GER - Markthalle September 17th, Kopenhagen, DEN - Pumpehuset September 18th, Oslo, NOR - Betong September 19th, Gothenburg, SWE - Brew House September 20th, Stockholm, SWE - Klubben September 22nd, Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi September 23rd, Tallinn, EST - Rock Cafe September 24th, Riga, LTA - Meina Piektdiena September 25th, Warsaw, POL - Progresia September 26th, Berlin, GER - Colulmbia Club September 27th, Vienna, AUT - Szene September 29th, Frankfurt, GER - Batschkapp September 30th Osnabruck, GER - N8 October 01st, Praha, CZE - Abadon October 02nd, Budapest, HUN - Diesel October 03rd, Munich, GER - Backstage October 04th, Bologna, ITA - Estragon October 06th, Paris, FRA - Locomotive October 07th, Limonges, FRA - Espace de L’Ecluse October 08th, Pratteln, CH - Z7 October 09th, Cologne, GER - Essigfabrik October 10th, Metz, FRA - Tattoo Fest October 11th, Rotterdam, NL - Watt October 12th, London, UK - Electric Ballroom Press on “The Concealers”: “The Concealers” sticks out from the current crop of metal albums in the way that Megadeth’s “Rust In Peace” stuck out almost two decades ago. Blabbermouth.net (US) “The Concealers” sounds like a band that has discovered its sound; it’s lean and it’s focused and it’s just plain old good metal. MetalSucks (US) “The Concealers” is executed proficiently and delivers pretty fierce headbanging moments. Decibel (US) “The Concealers” is powerful, punishing and direct. About.com (US) Visit DAATH online: http://www.myspace.com/daath Innerstrength Records announces the addition of Minneapolis based OF SALT AND SWINE. They are finishing up work on their debut album "Lights Out." We are looking at release date of 9/14/09. OF SALT AND SWINE will begin touring full time in support of "Lights Out" in August. Check out pre production material at www.myspace.com/ofsaltandswineband www.myspace.com/innerstrengthrecords TesseracT and No Made Sense team up for Planet-Loud Sponsored UK Tour Prepare to have your senses blown apart Spearheading the UK Progressive-metal movement, TesseracT and No Made Sense join forces to deliver a tour of killer grooves and dense atmosphere this July. Planet-Loud editor Graham Finney believes this tour shows there is original, intelligent music in the UK extreme music scene and that rehearsal rooms around the UK are not just spewing out an endless stream of generic metalcore. Prepare to have your senses blown apart by this awesome double-bill. No Made Sense tour in support of their highly acclaimed The Epillanic Choragi album (BASICK) released in March. Planet Loud described the album as a sprawling soundscape of mind-bending progressive metal in their 10/10 review while rock sound magazine dubbed the album a "colossal mind fck of a debut album. TesseracT have been building their name as a ferocious live act over the past year, and landed slots at Bloodstock, Offset and most recently Hammerfest as a result. The band will have just finished up a stint in Europe playing dates with Textures, Hacride and Dagoba. Currently juggling touring with the studio TesseracT are recording their debut album, One, due for release in the Autumn. Be sure to check out this unmissable tour at one of the following venues: 9 Jul 2009 Bury St. Edmunds, South 10 Jul 2009 20:00 The Park - w/ No Made Sense Peterborough 11 Jul 2009 20:00 The Hobgoblin w/ No Made Sense Brighton, South 12 Jul 2009 20:00 The Face Bar w/ No Made Sense Reading, South 13 Jul 2009 20:00 Roadmender w/ No Made Sense Northampton 14 Jul 2009 20:00 The Underworld - w/ No Made Sense LONDON 16 Jul 2009 20:00 Blues Loft w/ No Made Sense High Wycombe 17 Jul 2009 20:00 Bullingdon w/ No Made Sense Oxford For more information on Planet Loud visit http://www.planet-loud.com CIRRHA NIVA – For Moments Never Done June 7, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands; Dutch progressive metal band Cirrha Niva announces album title, guest appearances and release date. FOR MOMENTS NEVER DONE On September 3rd Cirrha Niva will release their new album "For Moments Never Done". The album will be released through the band’s own independent record label Parnassus Records. Suburban Distribution will take care of the availability in stores through the Benelux. In the USA/Canada, the End Records will handle the distribution of the album. For Europe & the rest of the world distributors are still wanted. “For Moments Never Done” will be the first band release with new vocalist Legrand and the first release after their 2001 rock opera album "Liaison De La Morte". The band has put their earlier theatrical en gothic influences aside in order to develop into a modern style and sound. In the new songs influences and cross references can be made with names like Faith no More, Psychotic Waltz, Nevermore, Dream Theater or even Iron Maiden and Thin Lizzy. Raw melancholic metal riffs, groovy drums and dark grunts will be enlightened with the powerful clean sometimes almost poppy and soulful, lead vocals of Legrand. ‘Dreamon’ and ‘Framed, two songs of the new album can already be heard on www.cirrhaniva.nl. The album is recorded & produced by producers Jochem Jacobs and Bouke Visser at Split Second Sound Studio (Textures, Autumn, Stream of Passion) & Excess Recording Studio (Ayreon, After Forever, Gorefest). "For Moments Never Done" carries 7 songs with a total playing time of approx 47 minutes. The songs in running order are: ‘The Fooling’, ‘Dreamon’, ‘Framed’, ‘Running From The Source’, ‘Golan Heights’, ‘Spring Before Winter’ and ‘Self Chosen’. On the album Cirrha Niva is supported by the following guest musicians; Manda Ophuis (Nemesea), Joost van den Broek (After Forever), Yuval Kramer (Amaseffer), Robin de Groot (Chiraw) and Bouke Visser. CONCERTS A CD release party including a live concert by the band will be held in Club Plein 79 at 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands on Sunday Sept. 13th 2009. From upon September Cirrha Niva can be found on Dutch stages promoting their new album and sound. PRE ORDER Fans can allready pre-order the album through www.cirrhaniva.nl as we speak. By doing so they will receive the cd and a free collectors T-shirt, before the actual release date. The band can be visited online at: www.cirrhaniva.nl / www.myspace.com/cirrhaniva / www.cirrhanivatheband.hyves.nl / www.last.fm/music/Cirrha+Niva / http://twitter.com/cirrhaniva SUNN 0))) Announce American Live Aktions sunn 0))) will be heading to the Midwest for the first time in quite a while, playing shows in many cities and states they have not been to before. The lineup for these Midwestern sonic rituals will be: Attila Csihar - Invocations \| Steve Moore - trombone, keys \| Stephen O’Malley - Guitar \| Greg Anderson - Bass Joining sunn 0))) on these live aktions will be one of Southern Lord's latest signings, Eagle Twin. West coast dates for sunn 0))) in August and east coast dates for September are in the planning stages and will be announced soon. sunn 0)))'s recently released 7th studio full-length Monoliths & Dimensions is currently being devoured by the media; the band's constant/inherent tonal devastation and atmospheric tension have soared to traumatic new heights on the album. On stage, the band has just recently conquered shows in Japan, Mexico, and have just wrapped up a European tour. You can witness one of sunn 0)))'s recent shows in a massive church in Leuven, Belgium at this location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a0Z2yndlOs.. sunn 0))) w/ special guests: Eagle Twin 7/02/2009 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL 7/05/2009 Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN 7/06/2009 Sokol Auditorium / Underground - Omaha, NE 7/07/2009 The Riot Room - Kansas City, MO 7/08/2009 The Firebird - St. Louis, MO 7/10/2009 House Cafe - Dekalb, IL 7/11/2009 Eagle Theater - Pontiac, MI 7/12/2009 Southgate House - Newport, KY "Sunn’s music has shown an astonishing capacity for expansion and transformation." - Signal To Noise "...inverts all expectations; negative space infuses their pulverizing tendencies, revealing that light is the new heavy." - Spin Magazine "Needless to say, this is not your dad’s heavy metal.... John Cage–inspired sonic experimentation, elements of modern classical music, folk, post-rock, and free jazz are embedded under the crush of ambient feedback. Ozzy it’s not." - New York Magazine "Per Sunn O)))'s long-standing dogma, "Maximum volume [still] yields maximum results." But this time, there's enough musical range and temperance to usher even the most resolute naysayer into this intricate wonderland." - Pitchfork.com "This is an album for people who love their music, not something that can be dropped into a playlist for easier digestion. Monoliths & Dimensions is tremendous in every way." - Brainwashed.com MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS. http://www.ideologic.org http://www.southernlord.com http://blog.southernlord.com http://www.myspace.com/southernlordrecordings NIGHTWARD - NEW VIDEOCLIP ONLINE The new Nightward video "Bond Girls are Forever" is now out! Check it out on YouTube at the following address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmZAvjTPMak The video was shot on location in Italy, on lake Maggiore, by Marco Libretti and Marco Reguzzoni and SAE Institute staff. The song is from Nightward's new album "Adrenaline12", produced by Frank Andiver (Labyrinth) for RisingWorks Records and distributed by Alkemist Fanatix / Self-PHD. http://www.myspace.com/nightward FIREHOUSE GUITARIST BILL LEVERTY GETS BLUESY AND FUNKY ON 'DEEP SOUTH' AVAILABLE NOW FROM AMAZON AND ITUNES With his guitar work as a member of FireHouse, Bill Leverty set the rock world ablaze with his fiery riffs and solos. But Leverty is no one-trick pony, as evidenced by his new solo release, 'Deep South.' Instead of focusing on the arena-ready rockers that his full-time band specializes in, 'Deep South' is steeped in tough blues and southern rock sounds – bringing to mind such legendary names as ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the Allman Brothers. "When you hear the songs in context, you'll hear that this is not a typical hard rock/heavy metal album," explains Leverty. "On this one, I tried to let the music tell ME how to sound, not the other way around. There are so many different instruments on this album that I have never recorded before. This album is a chance for me to stretch out as a musician, singer, producer and engineer." In addition to supplying guitar, Leverty also handles lead vocal duties, as well as incorporating such uncommon instruments as a guitarelele and dobro into the mix. Instead of whipping up a batch of tunes that replicate the sounds of the south, Leverty opted to go right to the source. "Most of these songs have been around for about 100 years," says Leverty. "I have a great new appreciation for the American music of the late 1800's and early 1900's, and I wanted to put my twist on it." Featured is the album-opening "Trouble So Hard" (of which was made popular by Moby, who sampled some of the original in his hit single, "Natural Blues"), as well as the album's first video, "Boll Weevil," the sweet acoustic strum of "Walk Beside Me," the muscular blues rock of "Samson and Delilah," and a finger-snappin' jazzy reading of the Ray Charles classic, "Hit the Road Jack" (which includes some impressive piano playing from Leverty, as well as vocals from his wife, Kris). Additionally, Leverty's grandfather's artwork adjourns the album's front cover. You will find yourself playing this album over and over again. It is destined to become a classic, possibly creating a new musical swath, and the CD belongs in the collection of every person who loves music, especially guitar. The album is very deep, and it seems Leverty has aptly entitled it, 'Deep South.' Confirmed Tracklisting for 'Deep South' Trouble So Hard Run On Boll Weevil Nine Hundred Miles Samson And Delilah Walk Beside Me Hit The Road Jack Rain And Snow Wade In The Water Man Of Constant Sorrow For more information (as well as song samples and ordering info), visit: www.leverty.com ANATHEMA and MANATEES added to Damnation Festival! Atmospheric rock veterans ANATHEMA will add a touch of class to this year's DAMNATION FESTIVAL while UK sludge standard bearers MANATEES will guarantee the bill remains heavier than a skip full of bricks. Liverpool's Anathema - who have just completed a Latin America tour in support of their latest release 'Hindsight' - will make their long-awaited debut at the UK's finest metal event when they take to the Jagermeister Stage in Leeds on Saturday, October 24, 2009. For those less in favour of soothing melodies there's a prospect of Manatees' powerful, raw, progressive sludge to contend with following the release of their jaw-dropping 'Icarus, The Sunclimber' album. Festival Director Gavin McInally said: "Unsurprisingly, Anathema are a much sought-after band and we're delighted that they agreed to play Damnation this year. "With Therapy? already confirmed for the Jagermeister Stage it's a great double-billing for our heavy rock fans who support the event. "While Manatees will bring to the mix their blend of soul-crushing progressive sludge in what is shaping up to be our most eclectic line-up yet." Damnation Festival will take place on Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union. Bands already confirmed for the event are: Therapy? Anathema, Entombed, Rotting Christ, Mistress, This Will Destroy You, A Storm of Light, Extreme Noise Terror, Minsk, Manatees, Stand-Up Guy. Headliners and more bands to be announced. Tickets are priced at £29.50 (stbf) and available from http://www.leedstickets.com/ , http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.seetickets.co.uk/ Tickets are also on sale in Leeds at stores including Crash and Jumbo. For more information visit: http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival Fantasy Becomes Reality! Hail Brothers and Sisters of Steel! Fantasy becomes reality as MANOWAR releases the EP, "Thunder in the Sky." The introduction to The Asgard Saga, MANOWAR'S collaboration with Germany's best-selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein, will feature 6 songs and a Bonus CD with "Father" recorded in 16 versions in 16 different languages. The EP is the prequel to the complete CD "Hammer of the Gods," due to be released at the end of 2009. Destined to be a collector's item, the tour edition of the EP will be available at all the festivals MANOWAR headlines on The Death to Infidels Tour 2009. In addition, the EP will be available for sale online in high-quality, DMR-free, MP3 format only at The Kingdom Of Steel Online Store (http://store.magiccirclemusic.com/). The downloadable version of the EP will contain the exact same content as the version on sale during the tour: Thunder In The Sky, God Or Man, Let The Gods Decide, Father, Die With Honor, The Crown And The Ring (2008) and versions of "Father" recorded in German, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Spanish, French, Greek, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Croatian, Portuguese and Finnish. Keep posted to your official MANOWAR websites for links to sneak previews of the new MANOWAR songs set to be released on the EP. http://www.manowar.com/, http://www.magiccirclemusic.com/, http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/, http://www.asgard-saga.com/. Links: Official MANOWAR Website

July 1st, 2009	IMPIETY End All Life With Latest Album Singapore's almighty maelstrom returns, possibly with their most furious release to date. IMPIETY are one of the world's most notoriously destructive bands, gaining that reputation over the course of their near 20-year existence. The band's incalculably destructive nature amalgamates insanely high-speed blasting, brutally-fast riff structures and relentless guttural torment, resulting in some of the most destructive blackened death metal on the planet. IMPIETY's 6th studio album - appropriately entitled Terroreign: Apocalyptic Armageddon Command - is arguably the band's most hellish bloodstorm of relentless rage to date. Dedicated to and based upon the pitiful scum that humans are, the album presents a grim look at man's final days on Earth. The album presents ten tracks in total, including an Intro and Outro exclusively provided by Holocausto Vengeance of Beherit! Terroreign: Apocalyptic Armageddon Command tracklisting 1. Intro 2. Vientos de Holocausto 3. Atomic Angel Assault 4. Terroreign 5. As Judea Burns 6. Goatfather 7. Bestial to the Bone 8. The Black Fuck 9. My Dark Subconscious 10. Outro http://www.mightyimpiety.com http://www.agoniarecords.com DAMNATION FESTIVAL - Back by popular demand... FANS' favourites ENTOMBED and AKERCOCKE will terrorise Damnation Festival after being voted the top two acts to return to UK's finest metal event. The show will mark a UK Exclusive date for Swedish death 'n' roll titans Entombed who headlined the Terrorizer Stage at the inaugural Damnation Festival in 2005. While the UK's finest progressive death purveyors Akercocke return after topping the same stage in Manchester in 2006. Festival director Gavin McInally said: "It's always a coup to land great bands but when they are the bands the fans have requested time and time again and even voted for, it's all the more satisfying to have them back. "Entombed were phenomenal in our first year and for many Akercocke were the band of the day in 2006 so there's no doubt they'll be sterling additions to the fifth Damnation Festival." Bands already confirmed for Damnation Festival 2009 - which will take place in Leeds University Union on Saturday, October 24 - include: Therapy? Rotting Christ, Mistress, This Will Destroy You, A Storm of Light, Extreme Noise Terror, Minsk and Stand-Up Guy. Tickets are on sale now priced at £29.50 from http://www.leedstickets.com/ , http://www.ticketline.co.uk/ and http://www.seetickets.co.uk/ Tickets are also on sale in Leeds at stores including Crash and Jumbo. Flyer: Click Here For more information visit: http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/damnationfestival