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May 11th, 2009	WHITE LION SHARES A MAGICAL MOMENT ON NEW LIVE DVD TRENTON, N.J. – White Lion’s “Bang Your Head Festival 2005” DVD, available in the Unites States via Frontiers Records, captures a momentous and spontaneous moment in the popular melodic metal band’s career. “’White Lion Bang Your Head 2005’ was something that never was meant to be, but somehow happened,” said vocalist/band leader Mike Tramp. The group made history in with two Top 10 singles from its 1987 sophomore album “Pride” and developed a following that would stay with them through two more albums that did not fair as well commercially. White Lion disbanded in 1991. Eight years later, Tramp re-formed White Lion with a new lineup and released two albums. After a 2005 American tour, White Lion made the decision to dissolve the band. Then a call came in that the group could not resist. “I was sitting at home in Melbourne, Australia, and a call came in from Germany, asking me if White Lion wanted to be the surprise guest on the Bang Your Head Festival the following Saturday - only 4 days away,” Tramp said. “The next couple hours I called around the world locating the other boys, talking to travel agents, and what have you. How the hell were we to pull this off? But somehow we did.” The band arrived at the festival – one of Europe’s largest metal festivals - and spent four hours holed up in a dressing room so no one could see them. “We took the stage to a thunderous roar from the massive head-banging crowd, and leapt into our set of classic White Lion favorites,” Tramp said. “The show was a one of kind and we never really understood what was going until many hours later, when we would gather our thoughts and kick back at the hotel. We had accomplished something in four days that usually takes us months to prepare, and we hadn’t even rehearsed or had any of our own crew with us. It was brave but it was also very refreshing.” The band hadn’t known about the video recording of the concerts until months later. When Tramp had a chance to see it, he knew that magical show had to be released. “It took longer to get it done than anticipated, but finally it is here and it hasn't lost any of the magic and power that took place in June 2005 at the BYH festival,” he said. The set list is the same as the concert and the DVD also features bonus tracks from the USA tour and a full length interview with Mike Tramp from the following year’s Bang Your Head festival 2006 where Mike Tramp explains how it all came together. White Lion released a new studio album, “Return of the Pride,” last year on Frontiers. Track listing for Bang Your Head Festival 2005”: “Lights and Thunder” “Hungry” “Lonely Nights” “Broken Heart” “Fight to Survive” “Little Fighter” “Living on the Edge” “Tell Me” “Wait” “Radar Love” Bonus Material: Interview with Mike Tramp Slide Show (“Lady of the Valley”) “Lights and Thunder” “Hungry” “It’s Over” (All live on 2005 US Tour) www.trampswhitelion.com www.myspace.com/returnofthepride www.frontiers.it www.myspace.com/frontiersrecordsusa VADER - SIGNS TO NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS! Polish death metallers VADER have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Commented the band: "We are very glad that after so many years VADER finally joined one of the biggest metal labels in the world. We really believe in their potential, experience and famous German reliability. We are pretty confident that the cooperation will be successful both for the band and the record label. Now VADER is ready to explode! We have been waiting for such a solid record deal for sooo long so it's safe to say that the new era in VADER's career has just begun!" Added guitarist/vocalist Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "This is absolutely amazing, that VADER is now a part of Nuclear Blast family!!! Can't find words how proud we are!!! Only great things may happen when traditions meet together... I so much believe, that VADER will give one more Blast to this Nuclear history of metal!!! Let start the fire — TOGETHER!!!" Jaap Wagemaker, A&R Nuclear Blast, stated: "VADER have a history of almost 25 years of releasing death metal highlights and have built up a reputation of being one of the hardest touring bands in the scene! After many attempts both parties have finally come together and VADER have found a new home at Nuclear Blast! This summer VADER will release their new album Necropolis, which will not only be their debut for Nuclear Blast, but also another chapter in the history of the band with a totally renewed line up! Watch out for the new VADER as they will only return stronger than ever! VADER is still improving after all these years, so it is safe to say that the best of these death metal kings is still to come, so we, at Nuclear Blast are looking forward to start the propaganda machine!" VADER recently entered Hertz studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros. to begin recording their next studio album, Necropolis, tentatively due in late August. Tue Madsen, who previously worked with such bands as MOONSPELL, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and many more, will mix the CD at his Antfarm Studios in Denmark. The first in a series of video reports documenting the making of Necropolis can be viewed here. Songtitles set to appear on the new CD include: Anger Dark Heart When We Arrive Devilized We Are Horde Rise Of The Undead Impure Check out photos from the studio at this location. Necropolis will mark the recording debut of VADER's new lineup:Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals) Reyash (bass) Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (DECAPITATED) (guitar) Pawel Jaroszewicz (SOUL SNATCHER) (drums) Famous Polish artist Jacek Wisniewski (who created the art for previous VADER albums Black To The Blind, Revelations and The Beast) will take care of the album artwork and design. Commented Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "The title of the album — which is the very first VADER song ever — is chosen not by chance. It will be connected with recordings like 'De Profundis' or 'Litany' with themes of forgotten worlds, mythos or ancient powers still living in humans subconsciousness." In early September, VADER will kick off a tour of their home country in support of Necropolis. The Polish leg of the tour will consist of approximately 12-13 shows in some of the country's biggest cities. Every concert will be preceded by a fan meet-and-greet at the EMPik chain of stores. The trek will be a continuation of VADER's Blitzkrieg tour formula from the previous years. At the end of September, VADER will invade the rest of the European continent as part of a two-month tour with Swedish black metallers MARDUK. Vader MySpace Page Vader Official Website DIMMU BORGIR: SILENOZ And GALDER ESP Signature Guitars Unveiled Silenoz and Galder of Norway’s DIMMU BORGIR have worked with ESP Guitars to create the latest additions to the company’s LTD Signature Series line: the LTD Okkultist and the LTD Shadow. Silenoz comments on his signature LTD Okkultist: “We’ve both had our customs for almost 2 years now. We’ve played them on the last couple of tours and they’re fucking awesome. They can withstand the amount of rape the road give them as well, which, of course, is a very important thing! The locations of the inlay, pick-ups, volume knobs and toggle switches, they were to our exact specifications. And I mean exact in every sense of the word. That’s why it was a pleasure to finally play it once it was done… realizing it was exactly what I had asked for and imagined it to be like. The playability, the shape and look, not to mention the sound & response/attack it gives with those bad ass pick-ups and it being a string-through body guitar! My model has a mahogany body, maple neck with an ebony fingerboard, 42 mm standard nut, thin U neck contour, 22 XJ frets, black nickel hardware, ESP locking tuners, Tonepros locking TOM, Seymour Duncan Metal AHB-2 (B) / AHB-1 (N) active pick-ups, and a metallic, deep red burgundy finish. People will know the presence of this monster. Once they try it, it’ll be self explanatory. It’s the arsenal from the abyss!” Galder checks in about his LTD Shadow: “When we decided to [work with ESP], it all went pretty fast and it all happened within a few months. I have different ideas for guitars, so at the end of the day, I had to decide which direction to take spec- and finish-wise, so I got all I wanted. I have a mahogany body and a maple neck with ebony fingerboards. At first I wanted to go crazy with the design, but at the last moment [I] decided to calm it down a bit. I’m very happy about the way it turned out. It’s a proper metal guitar!” The Okkultist and Shadow signature guitars can be viewed here. Both guitars were played during the filming of the band’s latest DVD, The Invaluable Darkness. Silenoz and Galder - Signature Guitars Unveiled Dimmu Borgir Facebook Page HAMMERFALL ALBUM DEBUTS AT #38 ON THE BILLBOARD HEATSEEKERS CHART According to Nielsen SoundScan, the new album from Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL, No Sacrifice, No Victory, has sold over 1,500 copies in the United States and has debuted at no. 38 on the Heatseekers (Top New Artist Albums) chart, which tracks the best selling albums by new and developing artists defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of the Billboard 200. No Sacrifice, No Victory recently achieved gold status in Sweden for sales in excess of 20,000 copies. The album has registered the following first-week chart positions in Europe: no. 2 – Sweden no. 7 – Germany no. 20 – Switzerland no. 21 – U.K. (Indie Albums chart) no. 25 – Austria no. 46 – Norway no. 95 - France Recorded in part at Andy La Rocque's (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden, No Sacrifice, No Victory includes an instrumental written by the group's newest member, guitarist Pontus Norgren, as well as a song entitled "One of a Kind," which was composed as a collaboration between HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak and In Flames axeman Jesper Strömblad (who was a member of HAMMERFALL in the band's earliest incarnation). Cover artwork was created by Sam Didier. The band just finished the first leg of their European tour and will launch the 2nd leg on April 7th in Slovenia. Read guitarist Oscar Dronjak’s tour blog here. Hammerfall MySpace Page Hammerfall Facebook Page GREAT WHITE TOUR DATES ADDED “RISING” on Shrapnel Records April 21st HOLLYWOOD, CA – Multi-Platinum rock band Great White, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band’s inception with the release of BACK TO THE RHYTHM in 2006. The band’s new record RISING is a no holds barred, all original LP that is among their strongest releases to date. The bands new CD is their second studio recording in 10 years and features 11 brilliant new compositions penned by the band. GREAT WHITE TOUR DATES – more dates to be added: Fri 04/24/09 Atlanta, GA Wild Bill's Sat 04/25/09 Leesburg, FL Bike Rally Sat 05/02/09 Laredo, TX Ride & Share Fri 05/15/09 Yucaipa, CA Angels Roadhouse Sat 05/16/09 San Diego, CA 4TH and B Fri 05/22/09 Tempe, AZ Club Red Sat 05/23/09 Parker, AZ Blue Water Resort Sat 05/30/09 Waterloo, IA Waterloo Days Sat 06/06/09 Geuda Springs, KS Mid America Drag Way Sat 06/13/09 Kansas City, MO Crossroads Fri 06/19/09 Elko, NV Rumble in the Rubies Sat 06/19/09 Newtown, ND 4 Bears Casino Sat 06/27/09 Des Moines, IA KGGO Summer Jam Thu 07/02/09 La Crosse, WI Riverfest Sun 07/12/09 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma Fri 07/17/09 Great Falls, MT Club Big House Sat 07/18/09 Idaho Falls, ID Sandy Downs Race Track Sun 07/19/09 Alpine, WY Bull Moose Saloon Fri 07/24/09 Royalton, MN Half Way Jam Sat 08/01/09 Redwood Falls, MN Redwood County Fair Thur 08/13/09 San Juan Capistrano, CA Coach House Fri 08/14/09 Agoura, CA Canyon Club Sat 08/15/09 Lake Elsinore, CA Rockfest 2009 Storm Stadium Thurs 08/20/09 Bristol, VA Food City Family Race Night Fri 08/21/09 Glen Flora, WI Northwood Rock Rally Sat 08/22/09 Algona, IA Rock Gone Wild PRO-PAIN TO BEGIN US TOUR IN SUPPORT OF ‘NO END IN SIGHT’ TRENTON, N.J. – Hardcore/metal stalwarts Pro-Pain will begin their US tour in support of “No End in Sight,” the group’s 11th album, beginning June 13. “It’s been four years since our last US tour, so we are very much looking forward to our upcoming June/July ‘coast to coast’ journey,” said founding bassist/vocalist Gary Meskil. The tour will also feature one of Pro-Pain’s favorite hardcore bands, Sworn Enemy, and thrash metallers Mantic Ritual. The trek will mark the US touring debut of Pro-Pain’s newest members, rhythm guitarist Marshall Stephens and drummer Rick Halverson, who joined the band in December. “No End in Sight,” which was released late last year on Regain Records, is Pro-Pain’s most melodic offering to date while still maintaining a traditional Pro-Pain heaviness. Pro-Pain recently launched an online store at the all-new Pro-Pain.com Tour dates are as follow: June 13 Florida – Ft. Lauderdale @ The Culture Room June 14 Florida - St. Petersburg @ The Garage June 15 Florida - Jacksonville @ Jack Rabbits June 16 Georgia - Atlanta @ The Masquerade June 17 Tennessee - Nashville @ The Muse June 18 Kentucky - Louisville @ Uncle Pleasants June 19 North Carolina - Jacksonville @ Hooligans Music Hall June 20 North Carolina - Raleigh @ Volume 11 June 21 Virginia - Springfield @ Jaxx Nightclub June 22 Maryland - Baltimore @ Sonar June 23 New York - NYC @ The Blender Theatre @ Gramercy June 24 Pennsylvania - Allentown @ Crocodile Rock June 25 Connecticut - Hartford @ Webster Underground June 26 Massachusetts - Worcester @ The Palladium June 27 New York - Long Island @ The Crazy Donkey June 28 New York - Rochester @ Penny Arcade June 29 Ohio - Cleveland @ Peabody's June 30 Illinois - Chicago/Mokena @ The Pearl Room July 1 Minnesota - St. Paul @ Station 4 July 2 Canada - Winnipeg @ Royal Albert Arms July 3 Canada - Regina @ The Distrikt July 4 Canada - Calgary @ The Underground July 6 Canada - Vancouver @ Plaza Club July 7 Washington - Seattle @ El Corazon July 8 Oregon - Portland @ Hawthorne Theatre July 9 California - SF @ Slim's July 10 California - San Diego/San Marcos @ Jumping Turtle July 11 California - Anaheim @ Chain Reaction July 12 California - LA @ Key Club July 13 Arizona - Mesa @ U.B's July 14 Arizona - Tucson @ The Rock July 15 New Mexico - Farmington @ Gator's July 16 Colorado - Denver @ Bluebird Theater July 17 Missouri - KC @ Riot Room July 18 Iowa - Waterloo @ Spicoli's / Reverb Rock July 20 Texas - Dallas/Ft. Worth @ Lola's July 21 Texas - San Antonio @ Scout Bar July 22 Texas - Houston @ Scout Bar www.pro-pain.com www.myspace.com/propainspace www.regainrecords.com MANOWAR Reunites With Original Member! Just announced! Donnie Hamzik, the original drummer for MANOWAR, will be on tour with the band in 2009! MANOWAR and special guests HolyHell will be headlining some of Europe's major metal festivals, including their very own Magic Circle Festival III at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Look for official news and tour dates as they develop on MANOWAR appearances and events via official sites and sources: www.manowar.com, www.magiccirclefestival.com, www.magiccirclemusic.com. Hail and Kill!! Links: MANOWAR Website MANOWAR to headline Metalway Festival 2009 in Spain Hola Brothers and Sisters of Steel! MANOWAR will now be headlining the MetalWay Festival in Zaragoza on June 27, 2009 along with special guests HolyHell! After MANOWAR's metal madness takes control, Spain will never be the same! In fact, neither will Europe as a whole! This summer Europe will experience metal madness in epidemic proportions as MANOWAR headlines HELLFEST in Clisson, France on June 21, 2009. Then on to Spain as MANOWAR appears at the METALWAY FESTICAL in Zaragoza on June 27, 2009. They will also be rocking Romania at the B'ESTFEST AFTERSHOCK in Bucharest on July 5th, 2009. The Nordic gods in Kvindesal hail MANOWAR as the headliner for the NORWAY ROCK FESTIVAL on July 10, 2009. Then MANOWAR's tribute to the fans, Magic Circle Festival III, awakens the wrath of the siren at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany. HolyHell, Metalforce, Crystal Viper and a multitude of bands, yet to be announced, will give fans the audio orgasm of their lives, once again proving that the only cure for metal madness is more metal! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW... BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! Online sales info available via www.magiccirclefestival.com. Links: MANOWAR Website MANOWAR makes metal history again! MANOWAR fans! Another kickass first from the Kings Of Metal! Striving to please the best fans in the world, MANOWAR continues to make history with innovative ways for warriors from all corners of the globe to enjoy metal at its finest! MANOWAR is currently recording a song from their new album in 15 (and counting...) different languages!! Never before has this been attempted by any heavy metal band!! Stay tuned for video clips of each version as they are recorded with an indepth look at Eric Adams' odyssey into the world of multi-lingual vocals! This song in its entirety will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album, at Magic Circle Festival III on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany. Don't miss the chance to be part of metal history!! Get your tickets now, before its too late!! www.magiccirclefestival.com Links: MANOWAR Website SEVENTH VOID HITS THE ROAD Seventh Void Team Up With Static-X For Spring Tour New York, NY – Classic hard rockers, SEVENTH VOID - featuring TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, along with bassist Hank Hell and guitarist Matt Brown - are set to join Los Angeles Industrial rockers - STATIC-X on the road this Spring. The band hits the road in support of their debut album- HEAVEN IS GONE, due out on April 21, 2009 on Big Vin Records, the label formed by drummer Vinnie Paul (HELLYEAH, DAMAGE PLAN, PANTERA). “We’re excited about the upcoming dates with Static X,” says Johnny Kelly. “They did a bunch of shows with Type O Negative years ago and we’ve been friends since. They’re cool guys and we know it will be a great package for the fans.” In celebration of their debut release, the band is offering their fans a chance to purchase a special, limited autographed copy of HEAVEN IS GONE if they pre-order at NewburyComics.com. To pre-order the limited edition album from Seventh Void go here Tour Dates with STATIC-X: May 11 8:00, Expo Park, Great Falls, Montana May 13 8:00, The Rock, Maplewood, Minnesota May 14 8:00, Eagle’s Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 15 8:00, Piere’s, Ft. Wayne, Indiana May 17 8:00, Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan May 19 8:00, Rex Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 20 8:00, Webster Theater, Hartford, Connecticut May 21 8:00, The Chance, Poughkeepsie, New York May 22 8:00, The Chameleon Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania May 23 8:00, NorVa, Norfolk, Virginia May 25 8:00, Orange Peel, Asheville, North Carolina May 26 8:00, Masquerade, Atlanta, Georgia May 28 8:00, The Village, Little Rock, Arkansas May 30 8:00, Dos Amigos, Odessa, Texas For more information on SEVENTH VOID please visit: www.myspace.com/seventhvoid http://www.bigvinrecords.com/ Manowar Rumor Control The only cure for metal madness is more MANOWAR!! The undisputed kings of metal are in demand now more than ever! However, metal madness can sometimes cause hallucinatory rumors to spin out of control and the only way to cure and confirm is via the OFFICIAL MANOWAR and MAGIC CIRCLE websites!! Get tour info for 2009, all the new and exciting developments for appearances and special events, as well as announcements on new releases AND updates on MANOWAR's collaboration with Wolfgang Hohlbein at www.manowar.com, www.magiccirclefestival.com, www.magiccirclemusic.com SPECIAL NOTE: There is no truth to the rumors that MANOWAR will be appearing at Bloodstock Open Air or Download in the UK, Wacken in Germany or at the Evolution Festival in Italy! Simply not true! So, remember to rock on and lock the rumors out by consulting official sources for MANOWAR. Hail and Kill!! Links: MANOWAR Website MANTIC RITUAL RETURN FROM THE ROAD; BEGIN WRITING NEW MATERIAL Adam Haritan, drummer for Pittsburgh’s own MANTIC RITUAL, offers this tour-end wrap-up: “Hey guys and girls! We're finally home after our 5-week stint with Destruction and Krisiun. Throughout the past month, we've been able to travel to new cities, meet tons of new fans, tread snow and sand, read lots of books, eat beans and salad, drink our fair share of beer, listen to the Scorpions discography, and have a blast touring the continent with two legendary bands. We'd like to thank everyone who came out to support us, as well as those who purchased our new album, Executioner. Thanks to you guys, we could actually afford to eat once in a while! Along the way, we also had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with members of Immolation, Suffocation, Into Eternity (they seem to be spread out all over the U.S.), Annihilator, Infernal Majesty, Testament, 3 Inches of Blood, Forbidden, Deicide, Nile, Iced Earth, Morbid Angel, and many others. We also ran into another band, Romantic Ritual, who kind of looks and sounds like us: click here You be the judge, Philip Banks. Anyway, after our last show in New York City, Ben [Mottsman, bassist] and Jeff [Potts, guitarist] hung around for a few days and were able to catch Kreator/Exodus/Belphegor/Warbringer/Epicurean the following night [at the Nokia Theater], while Dan [Wetmore, lead vocalist & guitarist] and I had the pleasure of driving the equipment and merchandise back home. Thanks again to everyone who made the tour as fun as it was. We'll be hitting the road again in June with Pro-Pain and Sworn Enemy, so we hope to see all of you in a few months! Until then, we'll be writing new material and kickin' back watching the [Pittsburgh] Pirates, eating Primanti Brothers sandwiches, and washing it all down with ice cold Iron City beer. Cheers!” Upcoming tour dates with Pro-Pain & Sworn Enemy can be viewed here: www.myspace.com/MANTICRITUAL NUCLEAR BLAST JOINS FORCES WITH SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSS TEAM REDUX BEVERAGES / BRAWNDO HONDA FOR THE 2009 AMA SEASON Nuclear Blast has joined forces with Team Redux Beverages (Brawndo & Cocaine Energy drinks) / Brawndo Honda for the 2009 AMA Supercross and Motocross season. States U.S. label manager Gerardo Martínez: “There are no words to describe the excitement about this partnership. Supercross / Motocross is an extreme and mainstream sport and the fact that we, as an extreme metal label, are part of such thing is simply mind blowing. We plan on bringing as much to the table as possible and are not ruling out any special appearances from some of our bands at some of the stops during the Supercross or Motocross outdoor seasons. In the mean time, if you attend any of these events, please stop by the Team Redux / Brawndo Honda semi at the pits and look for special giveaways courtesy of Nuclear Blast.” Rider/team owner Ryan Clark comments on the partnership: "Partnering with Nuclear Blast is a perfect fit for our team and the moto-lifestyle. What better way to get amped up for your moto than rocking out to a Nuclear Blast artist?" “I am excited about this collaboration between the 3 parties,” says Raymond Herrera, Partner and Worldwide Marketing VP for Redux Beverages. “This will be a great victory for our fans and customers with great cross-promotional opportunities.” Brawndo is a beverage that originated from 20th Century Fox Film Corporation’s Idiocracy movie. Team Redux / Brawndo Honda is comprised of team manager and owner Ryan Clark (#55) riding the 250 cc Lites Class four stroke for the West region, Phillip Nicoletti on the 250 cc (#58) Eastern Region, and Jake Marsack on the 450 main Supercross class (#57). Visit Team Solitaire’s website to view their playlists, check for special events, and see the full 2009 AMA race calendar: www.myspace.com/TEAMSOLITAIRE.

May 6th, 2009	MNEMIC JOINS THE JACKSON FAMILY Jackson Guitar’s Gothenburg-based rep Henric Carlsson reports that MNEMIC guitarists Mircea Gabriel Eftemie and Rune Stigart have officially joined the Jackson Bloodline family. “Danish metal dynamite MNEMIC came into the metal world with a bang in 2003 and has since then released quality album after quality album,” Carlsson said. “They’re now working on their new album, Sons Of The System, with their new Jackson seven-string models. We’re happy to work together with them on their upcoming endeavors.” “I have always loved the slender and elegant look of the Jackson guitars, and can proudly say that I am grateful to be included in the Bloodline family,” Eftemie stated. “Both guitarists in MNEMIC make use of seven-string guitars, and with this said, I hope we will add extra depth of tone, alongside the many other artists to be included in the Bloodline in the future. Be prepared for seven-string hell from Jackson Guitars!” View MNEMIC’s artist page on the Jackson Guitars website here. Visit MNEMIC online at www.MNEMIC.com & www.myspace.com/MNEMIC. UNLEASHING THE EXTREME AUSTRALIAN TOUR May /June 2009 Three of Australia’s highest calibre metal bands on one devastating bill! PSYCROPTIC: Fresh from the annihilating success of their latest US tours in support of Carcass and Suffocation, Pyscroptic return to Australia to headline this formidable tour. With their career continually spiralling higher and higher and with the ‘Observant’ album ticking over great album sales through Nuclear Blast, there is no doubt this band is carving themselves a more than credible name amongst the legion of metal fans worldwide. Psycroptic have now become a universal force. THE AMENTA: Rather than relying on the clichéd shit in which other bands are content to wallow, The Amenta have constructed a sound built on new ideas, new concepts, new sounds and new techniques. Their latest album "n0n" is the fusion of whitenoise, shards of dissonant guitars and dense layers of radio chatter. The Amenta's new album pushes technology to its absolute limits. Fusing the ugliest parts of Extreme Metal, Electronic Noise and Dub with a ferocious and scathing world view, "n0n" is the future of extreme music. RUINS: Hailing from Hobart, Tasmania, RUINS blend an ominous dark-death metal dynamic amidst their powerful, menacing and melancholic, yet eerily seductive black metal style; with a venomous, and summoning vocal presence. March 2008 saw a career highlight when Ruins toured nationally with Norway's Black Metal Pioneers – IMMORTAL. Having just finished working on their next album, "Front the Final Foes" featuring 8 new songs with an expected June 2009 release, RUINS aim to prove to Australian metal fans they are the masters of home grown Black metal. May 28th - Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle* May 29th - The Manning Bar, Sydney (Lic/AA) May 30th - TBC, Wollongong* June 4th - Players Bar, Mandurah* June 5th - YMCA HQ, Leederville (AA) June 6th - The Rosemount Hotel, Perth June 11th - Brannigan’s, Gold Coast* June 12th - Rosie’s, Brisbane June 13th - Sands Tavern, Maroochydoore* June 26th - The National Hotel, Geelong June 27th - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne June 28th - TBC Melbourne (U18) *Door sales only Presales available for these shows: Brisbane – Oztix Perth – Moshtix, 78 Records, Mills Records Melbourne- Moshtix, The Corner Hotel Geelong – Oztix Sydney – Moshtix www.myspace.com/psycroptic www.myspace.com/theamenta www.myspace.com/ruinsblackmetal www.stomp.com.au AMON AMARTH announce deluxe re-issue of “The Avenger"! After the successful re-issue of the Amon Amarth debut album, Once Sent From The Golden Hall, it's time to announce the details for the second re-issue of the year. The second album in the discography of Amon Amarth is The Avenger, and the 2-disc, deluxe re-issue is set for release on May 26th! The Avenger will be released again as a digipak featuring two discs. Disc one features the entire The Avenger album, re-mastered, plus the bonus track Thor Arise! Disc two features the live recording of the show Amon Amarth played on December 29, 2008 in Bochum, Germany where they played the album in its entirety. The order of songs is the same as on disc one (excluding Thor Arise). This re-issue also features new liner notes by singer Johan Hegg and tons of photos. The Avenger track listing: Disc 01 1. Bleed For Ancient Gods 2. The Last With Pagan Blood 3. North Sea Storm 4. Avenger 5. God, His Son And Holy Whore 6. Metalwrath 7. Legend Of A Banished Man 8. Thor Arise (bonus track) Disc 02 (Live) 1. Bleed For Ancient Gods 2. The Last With Pagan Blood 3. North Sea Storm 4. Avenger 5. God, His Son And Holy Whore 6. Metalwrath 7. Legend Of A Banished Man The deluxe re-issue of The Avenger will be available on May 26th! http://www.amonamarth.com http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth METAL BLADE WEBSITE \| METAL BLADE MYSPACE Misguided Aggression Offers Full Album Download For Only $1.99 Misguided Aggression is currently offering a full digital download of their entire debut album “Hatchala” for only $1.99 at www.MisguidedAggression.com for a limited time. The download includes the album cover and DRM-free MP3s that will allow customers to play their music on virtually any device. “We’ve had such great feedback from everyone that’s bought the album so far,” says guitarist Ben Dobson. “The goal when we recorded this record was to share our music with as many people as possible, so we’re offering the full album as a digital download for ridiculously cheap. We just want people to hear it and hopefully they will dig the music enough to come out to a show and throw some horns up.” "We just thought that it was a great idea to offer up one of our new releases in this way," says Year of the Sun owner Chris Benn. "Everyone knows the industry's changing and that times are tough right now so, this was a way for us to offer up something to metal fans everywhere. All the money goes directly to the band to help them out on tour while people can get a killer record for less than a Starbucks. It supports everyone and it's definitely something that we'll consider doing a lot more of in the future." Misguided Aggression recently released their debut album across Canada in conjunction with Year of the Sun Records. The album was recorded at Icehouse Studios by producer Thomas Ireland and mixes bone crushing brutality with head-banging grooves to create the soundtrack to a drunken bar brawl between Lamb of God, Pantera and Meshuggah. Sputnik Music hailed the album as, "One of the neatest records of extreme metal from an upcoming band I’ve heard in quite a while." MISGUIDED AGGRESSION TOUR DATES: Apr 10 - Hamilton, ONT @ Club Absinthe Apr 11 - Woodstock, ONT @ VENUE TBA w/ Aquila May 08 - Windsor, ONT @ Coach & Horses w/ Aquila May 09 - Kitchener, ONT @ The Circus Room w/ Aquila May 22 - Ingersoll, ONT @ Fusion Youth Centre May 30 - Woodstock, ONT @ Shades Of Green w/ Starring Janet Leigh www.MySpace.com/MisguidedAggression BEHEMOTH POST THIRD VIDEO EPISODE ONLINE! Behemoth has posted the third in the series of episodes documenting the making of their new, yet untitled record. The band is currently working in ‘B room” of Radio Gdansk, tracking down solos and vocals with Jan Bryt behind the mixing board. Click HERE to watch. Behemoth's bassist Orion has issued a following update: “We're getting further and further with the work on this new album, the end is near! For bass tracks recording I used tested, verified and proven for years ESP basses and Sansamp preamplifier. Plus quite new in my arsenal – Marbass amp and cabinet. This time, there was less of searching and more of self-confidence, realizing very definite and precise goals in the matter of sound. Resolutely, it's the most efficient and conscious recording session of Behemoth!” Check out brand new pictures from the studio HERE http://www.behemoth.pl http://www.myspace.com/behemoth METAL BLADE WEBSITE \| METAL BLADE MYSPACE OLD MAN'S CHILD reveal artwork and track-listing of "Slaves Of The World" album! Norwegian melodic black metal masters OLD MAN’S CHILD, led by guitarist / vocalist Galder (also in Dimmu Borgir), are about to return to the spotlight with the release of their new album “Slaves Of The World”. The new opus was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg / Sweden with acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, In Flames, etc.), who had previously worked successfully with the band on their "In Defiance Of Existence" (2003) and "Vermin" (2005) albums. For drum duties and sticking to the tradition of bringing in a new exceptional player for each new album, OLD MAN’S CHILD mastermind Galder decided to enlist Peter Wildoer (Darkane, ex-Arch Enemy, Pestilence, etc.) this time around, guaranteeing a mercilessly blasting, yet technically high skilled musical punch from start to finish! This extreme, yet bombastically melodic Black Metal masterpiece is rounded off by devilish artwork by Gustavo Sazes (Firewind, God Forbid, Krisiun, etc.). You can view the cover artwork in a higher resolution at the following link: http://specials.centurymedia.de/myspace/OMC_SlavesOfTheWorld.jpg See below for the album’s exact track-listing: OLD MAN’S CHILD - “Slaves Of The World” 1. Slaves Of The World 2. Saviours Of Doom 3. The Crimson Meadows 4. Unholy Foreign Crusade 5. Path Of Destruction 6. The Spawn Of Lost Creation 7. On The Devil's Throne 8. Ferden Mot Fiendens Land 9. Servants Of Satan's Monastery Check out the new album’s titletrack at www.myspace.com/officialoldmanschild! “Slaves Of The World” will be released in Europe on May 18th, 2009 and in North America on May 19th, 2009 via Century Media Records. The gates of hell have been opened… Also visit: www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope LACUNA COIL Cristina Scabbia Kerrang Magazine Cover Star; listen to the entire “Shallow Life” album NOW! The True Confessions Of A Metal Goddess The wait is over and from Wednesday 8th April you can get hold of the brand new issue of the UK’s prestigious Kerrang Magazine featuring LACUNA COIL’s Cristina Scabbia as this week’s cover star. Not only will you get to see the beautiful new photo shoot Cristina did with renowned photographer Paul Harries, but you’ll get to find out what secrets Cristina revealed when interviewed by Kerrang journalist Ian Winwood – what makes her tick, relationships, what she listens to when doing the vacuuming (!) and of course about LACUNA COIL and performing with the band It is ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 1 WEEK! If you live outside the UK or want to order the issue at a later date, just write an email to: subs@subscription.co.uk Check out www.kerrang.com for a free LACUNA COIL mp3 download and loads of news from the rock & metal world. Furthermore, the entire “Shallow Life” album can be streamed exclusively on MySpace for one week as of NOW! So head over to www.myspace.com/lacunacoil. Their MySpace also offers you a new widget incl. 2 new songs, the “Spellbound” video and a nice photo gallery - so use it to enhance your MySpace profile and spread it among your friends! "Shallow Life" was recorded in September/October at NRG Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Don Gilmore, who has previously worked with Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte, Pearl Jam, Duran Duran, and many more. It will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: April 17, 2009. AUSTRALIA: April 18, 2009. UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: April 20, 2009. NORTH AMERICA / SPAIN / PORTUGAL: April 21, 2009. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: April 22, 2009. The band is currently touring the US on the “Music As A Weapon IV” tour and will return to European stages during this year’s festival season! See below for the dates: 12.-14. June 2009 (UK) Derby - Download Festival 14. June 2009 (I) Milano - Rock in Idro 19. – 21. June 2009 (A) Nickelsdorf - Nova Rock Festival 27. June 2009 (B) Dessel - Graspop Metal Meeting 30. July – 01. August 2009 (D) Wacken - Wacken Open Air For further info on LACUNA COIL visit the following websites: www.lacunacoil.it www.emptyspiral.net Also visit: www.myspace.com/centurymediaeurope www.youtube.com/centurymediaeurope WARBRINGER drummer injured during tour; reveal “Waking Into Nightmares” cover artwork; new European shows confirmed! While WARBRINGER are currently slaying audiences across America alongside Soilwork and Darkane, the band has run into a problem as drummer Nic Ritter faced a major injury recently, breaking his elbow after slipping on ice after a recent show. WARBRINGER has vowed to continue on and states: “Unfortunately this is not an April's Fools joke. Nic fell down the other night loading out of the club and hurt his elbow. We hoped with some ice and rest it would be okay. The next morning we found out it was broken. Regardless, the shows must go on and we rehearsed as a 4-piece with Adam playing drums. This will be the format for the next handful of shows until we hook up with Epicurean, as John Gensmer has agreed to play both sets. We toured together on Overkill and he is a beast. Nic will be out of commission for at least 3 weeks, but will be staying on the road with the band.” WARBRINGER will be releasing their much anticipated sophomore album “Waking Into Nightmares” on May 19, 2009 (US) and May 25, 2009 (Europe) via Century Media Records. This devastating slab of rabid thrash metal was produced by Gary Holt (Exodus) and mixing duties have been handled by Zack Ohren (Suffocation, All Shall Perish). Now, the band is presents you the album’s stunning artwork by the legendary Dan Seagrave (Entombed, Malevolent Creation, Obituary) at their official MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/warbringer You can also view it in higher resolution at the following link: Click Here The band has also confirmed several European shows in June/July, so come to the following shows and thrash your brains out! WARBRINGER live 21.06. London – Scala (Great Britain) / + Sacred Reich 23.06. Pratteln – Z7 (Switzerland) / + Sacred Reich 25.06. Copenhagen – The Rock (Denmark) / + Napalm Death 26.06. Odense – Kansas City Live Festival (Denmark) 27.06. Bilina – Boren Mysteria Open Air (Czech Republic) 28.06. Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting (Belgium) 04.07. Roitzschjora – With Full Force (Germany) 09.07. Weinheim – Café Central (Germany) 11.07. Nijmegen – FortaRock (Netherlands) More dates to follow soon! For WARBRINGER’s complete itinerary, videos, songs and more visit: http://www.myspace.com/warbringer EARTH CRISIS post new song at MySpace; new video interview online & more! Doubtlessly one of the most important hardcore bands of our generation, EARTH CRISIS, are about to return with their long-awaited new album “To The Death” on the following dates: GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, April 17, 2009. UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, April 20, 2009. SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, April 21, 2009. SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, April 22, 2009. USA: Tuesday, May 5th, 2009. EARTH CRISIS now present you another brand-new track, entitled “Against The Current”, at http://www.myspace.com/earthcrisis! Renowned as outspoken defenders of animal rights and activists within the animal liberation and straight-edge movement, EARTH CRISIS have teamed up with PETA to further spread their message. An in-depth interview with vocalist Karl Buechner is going to be launched very soon and you can already watch a highly interesting teaser for that interview at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz1HpkgME1M If you would like to find out more about the new album “To The Death”, the following video interview might be worth a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOTULWSthFw&feature=channel_page The blistering new effort, “To The Death”, was self produced with the acclaimed Tue Madsen (Sick Of It All, The Haunted) handling mixing and mastering duties. Artwork for the effort was handled by Paul Romano (Mastodon, Godflesh). The album will be available as a ltd. edition CD Digipak made of 100% biodegradable and carbon neutral packaging incl. 2 bonus tracks, CD, and Ltd. LP including the entire album in CD format as bonus! With extensive touring plans currently being worked on – the band has already been confirmed for the Hell On Earth tour 2009 - and a new record on the way, EARTH CRISIS are set to remind you what hardcore is all about. HEAVEN SHALL BURN premiere new video clip for “Black Tears” at MySpace! Germany’s most successful modern metal act HEAVEN SHALL BURN presents you its brand-new video clip for the band’s Edge Of Sanity-cover “Black Tears” as exclusive MySpace premiere. Whereas the song was originally released on the band’s latest opus “Iconoclast (Part One: The Final Resistance)” the stunning new video clip for the track now marks the first appetizer for the band’s upcoming first official DVD/live album “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)”. The video also features footage filmed at last year’s Summer Breeze festival and the entire show will be part of the DVD’s live part. Now enjoy the “Black Tears” video clip at http://www.myspace.com/officialheavenshallburn! Besides incredible live material the DVD will also include a comprehensive documentary about HSB and loads of additional content, details will be announced soon. “Bildersturm – Iconoclast II (The Visual Resistance)” will be available in 3 different formats, one of them being a limited and very special edition 3-Disc Box-Set and will be released on Century Media Records on May 25th, 2009 (Europe/UK). See HEAVEN SHALL BURN live: 02.05.2009 Abtsgmünd (D) - Was soll Death Festival 13.05.2009 Brisbane (AU) – The Tivoli / supporting Trivium 14.05.2009 Sydney (AU) - UNSW Roundhouse / supporting Trivium 15.05.2009 Melbourne (AU) - Palace Theatre / supporting Trivium 17.05.2009 Adelaide (AU) - HQ / supporting Trivium 19.05.2009 Perth (AU) – Capitol / supporting Trivium 22.- 23.05.2009 Kreuth (D) / Aurich (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival http://www.wackenrocks.com 30.05.2009 Berlin (D) - Wacken Rocks Festival 12.06.2009 Bergum (NL) - Waldrock Festival 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 22.08.2009 Loreley, St Goarshausen (D) - Rock Area Metal Festival / http://www.rockarea-festival.com For further info visit: http://www.myspace.com/officialheavenshallburn http://www.heavenshallburn.com

May 5th, 2009	SOREPTION Albumtitle, Tracklist and Studio Update Swedish Tech Deathmetallers SOREPTION is now revealing their Debut-Albumtitle and tracklist They follow up the debut-EP "Illuminate The Excessive"-tracklisting 1,2,3 and yes 4 by naming the Album tracks 5-12 !! Albumtitle: Deteriation of Minds Tracklist: 1. 5 2. 6 3. 7 4. 8 5. 9 6. 10 7. 11 8. 12 STUDIO UPDATE: The vocals are now "on tape" and a videocclip is up on youtube from the sessions in Blue Oyster Studios where you can get a glimpse of the album-material http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2qj_91-vnA What now remains is some additional editing and MIX. The Album is recorded and will be mixed by Tommy Rehn (Angtoria, Moahni Moahna) Release dates throughout the world will be announced soon¨... http://www.myspace.com/soreption http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2qj_91-vnA PRONG Worst of The Worst Tour 2009 Can't stop the ass kickin'! Many words have been spoken about Prong since their early beginning in 1986. About Tommy Victor's influential, not to say revolutionary style of guitar playing and their innovative and daring crossed over hardcore industrial sort of metal. It's always hard to be the first at something. You gain respect among the scene and knowing that many young and talented bands follow your path is certainly great, yet reaching out for the masses might be harder. Nevertheless Prong have never given in really and their last album "Power of the Damager", released 2007, brought back everything the band has earned the status "cult" with. Now, in may 2009 "Power of the Damn Mixxxer" comes out, an exciting and brain-twisting remix album of Power of the Damager, featuring contributions of Rob Caggiano (Anthrax), Virus (Dope), DJ? Acucrack, Brian Harrah & Roman Marisak (Professional Murder Music) and many others. This is not the only great news we have for you, since Prong will be touring all over Europe in June 2009! TWISTED TALENT CONCERTS PROUDLY PRESENTS: 29.05.2009 RockHard Festival Gelsenkirchen [DE] 30.05.2009 Logo Hamburg [DE] 31.05.2009 Trix Antwerpen [NL] 01.06.2009 Garage Deluxe München [DE] 02.06.2009 Mascotte Zürich [CH] 03.06.2009 La Scéne Bastille Paris [FR] 04.06.2009 Substage Karlsruhe [DE] 05.06.2009 Sumpfblume Hameln [DE] 06.06.2009 De Pul Uden [NL] 07.06.2009 Melkweg (old hall) Amsterdam [NL] 08.06.2009 Underworld London [UK] 09.06.2009 JB's Dudley [UK] 10.06.2009 Music Box Manchester [UK] 11.06.2009 Cathouse Glasgow [UK] 12.06.2009 Rock City / The Basement Nottingham [UK] 14.06.2009 The Spring And Airbrake Belfast [IE] 15.06.2009 Andrews Lane Theatre Dublin [IE] 18.06.2009 Burgerweeshuis Deventer [NL] 19.06.2009 Paradox Ingolstadt [DE] 20.06.2009 Masters of Rock Cafe Zlin [CZ] 21.06.2009 SKC Belgrade [RS] 23.06.2009 Szene Wien Wien [AT] 24.06.2009 Dürer Kert Budapest [HU] 26.06.2009 Metalway Festival Zaragoza [ES] www.prongmusic.com MySpace TOOTH & NAIL BAND EMERY SET TO RELEASE FIRST SINGLE “CUTTHROAT COLLAPSE” ON ITUNES APRIL 7TH New Album Set To Release Nationwide on June 2nd New York, NY – On April 7th, Tooth & Nail’s forefront leaders of screamo, Emery, will be releasing “Cutthroat Collapse,” on iTunes. “Cutthroat Collapse,” is the first single off of their upcoming album, ... In Shallow Seas We Sail, set to be release on June 2nd. With this single (and album), Emery is sticking to their music roots by picking up where they left off with their recent While Broken Hearts Prevail EP by keeping it heavy, exciting and enticing. Commenting on the single, vocalist / bassist, Toby Morrell states, “I believe this is the heaviest and at the same time the most melodic song Emery has ever written. The heavy parts are super heavy, and the melodic parts are soft and catchy.” Critics are just as excited about the single. One critic, Ryan Ogle of AMP Magazine, says the single has “loads of intensity, honesty and energy all rolled up into one catchy tune. This is the most engaging and ambitious song I've heard from Emery. I'm really looking forward to the album after hearing this.” Morrell goes on to describe “Cutthroat Collapse,” as “about being in a relationship and making it your whole life. It’s almost like putting your relationship on a pedestal. These kinds of relationships usually end up in doom. The protagonist ends up calling his/her significant other and threatening to commit suicide. Such a great thing ends up in tragedy.” Fans can also be on the lookout for special webisodes from the band. More information and up-to-date news on Emery, please visit: www.emerymusic.com or www.myspace.com/emery. MOLOTOV SOLUTION releases track listing and artwork for The Harbinger Los Angeles, CA – In preparation for their upcoming release The Harbinger, Las Vegas metal act MOLOTOV SOLUTION has just released the track listing and album artwork to the Metal Blade Records debut. The Harbinger will contain 11 blistering tracks, which were recorded with Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying), Daniel Castleman, and Kelly Cairns at Lambesis studios in San Diego, CA (Sworn Enemy, Impending Doom, War of Ages). "Working with people like Kelly and Daniel at Lambesis Studio allowed our CD to really come out the way we intended it to simply because the mass amount of time they put into it for us. Jeremy managed to shell out all 11 tracks in about 9 hours which allowed us to focus greatly on vocals and guitars! With at least 12 hours a day for about 3 weeks of constant performing, we honestly feel that the songs could not get any tighter. In The Harbinger we focused more on structured songs rather than part after part as well as changing up the moods from song to song so it doesn't all sound the same. It's definitely the heaviest collection of songs we have written and the most proud we could be about a release! As for the new material goes we will be playing a large portion of it on our upcoming Young Guns Tour with Psyopus, Rose Funeral, and Woe of Tyrants. So come out and bang your fucking head with us!" MOLOTOV SOLUTION 1. Warlords 2. Rule By Secrecy 3. Only The Dead 4. Atrum Inritus 5. Corpus Imperium 6. Monolithic Apparatus 7. The Harbinger 8. Enslaved 9. Awakening 10. Living Proof 11. The Dawn Of Ascendency The Lambesis studio team was pivotal in capturing the intensity of The Harbinger. Mastering duties were left in the more than capable hands of Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Shadows Fall, God Forbid, The Acacia Strain) who put on the final crushing touches. MOLOTOV SOLUTION's The Harbinger, which paints a picture of a dark society and an even darker future, will be in stores and online everywhere June 9th 2009. MOLOTOV SOLUTION is: Robbie Pina - guitar Nick Arthur - vocals Kevin Oakley - bass Jeremy Johnson - drums Sims Collison – guitar MOLOTOV SOLUTION delivers a violent and brooding sound, with a strong politically driven message that this world is only getting worse as each day goes by. Formed in January of 2004, the band has been working diligently on crafting their destructive and pummeling sound that they are known for over the years. MOLOTOV SOLUTION has been seen destroying everything in their path on tour with such acts as Whitechapel, Impending Doom, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Knights of the Abyss, and Elysia just to name a few. 2008 brought the band much success as they solidified their current roster with the strongest line up they have ever seen and gained the attention of renowned metal label, Metal Blade Records. Be sure to catch the band when they come through with Psyopus, Rose Funeral, and Woe of Tyrants as part of the Metal Blade Records Young Guns Tour. Metal Blade Young Guns Tour Psyopus, Rose Funeral, Woe Of Tyrants, Molotov Solution 05/01 Detroit, MI Hayloft 05/02 Buffalo, NY Xtreme Wheels w/ Cattle Decapitation 05/03 New London, CT El N Gee 05/04 Melrose, MA Melrose VFW 05/05 Manchester, NH Rockos 05/06 Yonkers, NY The Haunt 05/07 Fredericksburg, VA The Refuge 05/08 Danville, VA Plan B 05/09 Raleigh, NC The Brewery 05/11 Charleston, SC The Oasis 05/12 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 05/13 Metairie, LA The High Ground 05/14 Waco, TX Art Ambush 05/15 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom 05/16 Albuquerque, NM The Compound 05/17 Tempe, AZ The Sets 05/18 Victorville, CA Karma 05/19 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction 05/20 Fresno, CA The Exit 05/21 Modesto, CA Modesto Virtual 05/22 Portland, OR Satyricon 05/23 Seattle, WA Studio Seven 05/25 Salt Lake City, UT Studio 600 05/26 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre 05/27 Omaha, NE Sokol underground 05/28 Kansas City, KS Riot Room 05/29 Edelstein, IL The Hub 05/30 Sidney, OH 4th Avenue Hall 05/31 Louisville, KY Bulldog Café 06/01 Cleveland, OH Peabodys 06/02 Orland Park, IL Mojoes Coffehouse http://www.myspace.com/molotovsolution METAL BLADE WEBSITE \| METAL BLADE MYSPACE SWEDEN’S DARKANE: WRITING NEW MATERIAL DARKANE guitarist Christofer Malmström has issued the following band update: “We´re back in Sweden from a what we believe was a very successful tour in North America together with Soilwork, Warbringer and Swallow the Sun. Thanks a lot to the other bands, crew, and all the fans that showed up and made us feel welcome. Playing 50 shows in 52 days was kinda tough, but we’re very happy we managed to pull it through without any bigger issues. Now we are focusing on writing new material for the next album but before that, we played a show at The Tivoli in our home town Helsingborg on Saturday April 4th, and then we have the Roskilde and Nuclear Assault festivals booked for this summer, and hopefully more will show up. Next week, [DARKANE drummer] Peter Wildoer will head out on a European tour with Pestilence for three weeks. I am also very proud to announce that I am now officially endorsed by Steve Clayton guitar picks. I have been using Clayton pics (1.26 mm) since the middle of the nineties. Since DARKANE’s music is based on accurate playing I need a pick that feels steady and that I can count on when I hit my strings very hard. With the Clayton picks, I get a very good and reliable grip allowing me to alter between fast and rhythmic playing without having to think about what my right hand is doing. See you out there!” Visit DARKANE online at www.DARKANE.com & www.myspace.com/DARKANE. FRONTIERS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER RELEASE SCHEDULE TRENTON, N.J. – Frontiers Records has announced its US release schedule for the second quarter of 2009. The first four releases via Frontiers’ new North American distribution deal with Super D Independent Distribution (SDID) will arrive in stores on April 7. -JSS, better known as former Yngwie Malmsteen, TSO, and Journey vocalist Jeff Scott Soto, will release his highly acclaimed album “Beautiful Mess” on CD with a bonus DVD. -Jimi Jamison, vocalist for Survivor on the group’s biggest hits (including Rocky IV theme song “Burning Heart,” “High on You,” and others), will release his new solo album, “Crossroads Moment”, written and produced by the other former Survivor member Jim Peterik. -Wetton/Downes Icon, a project made up of Asia founding members John Wetton and Geoff Downes, will release “3.” -Also slated for release is a live DVD from White Lion, “Live at Bang Your Head Festival 2005,” a live release including riveting versions of classic hits like “Hungry,” “Wait,” “Broken Heart,” and more. These releases will be followed by another four on May 19. -Former Magna Carta recording artist Robert Berry (formerly of Three, Ambrosia and GTR) will release “The Dividing Line.” -“Leaving the End Open” will arrive from Hardline, the former band of Journey’s Neal Schon and current home to Axel Rudi Pell singer Johnny Gioeli. -Vocal great Joe Lynn Turner (Deep Purple, Yngwie Malmsteen, Rainbow) will offer up the newest release from his melodic rock project Sunstorm. -The melodic rock project Place Vendome, which features former Helloween vocalist Michael Kiske will release “Streets of Fire.” More releases are already scheduled for June and July and will be soon announced. Frontiers Records is synonymous with quality melodic music in the rock, progressive, and metal genres. With over 400 records under its belt and chart success in all the core markets of Europe and Asia, Frontiers has become the European home of rock music greats such as Journey, Styx, Toto, Night Ranger, Winger, Dokken, White Lion, and many more. With the strategic move to open a US office and ink a direct distribution deal with Super D, Frontiers is now looking to increase the success story that started 12 years ago in a small room in Naples, Italy, under the initiative of the label’s President Serafino Perugino. “We look forward to the fans’ reaction,” said Perugino. “We are releasing new music from some real rock music giants and we are convinced that US is the natural home to their music.” “I am excited to be working with artists whose bands I've been a fan of for so many, many years,” said US Label Manager Bryan Mechutan. Super D Independent Distribution (SDID) is the recipient of the NARM Small Distributor of The Year award. STATIC-X ANNOUNCES HEADLINE TOUR DATES STATIC-X & SALIVA On Tour Now - SNO-CORE 2009 With Burn Halo and The Flood Join In Support CULT OF STATIC to be released March 17th on REPRISE RECORDS HOLLYWOOD, CA– Static-X will continue a summer long tour in support of new album CULT OF STATIC on Reprise Records. Currently on the famed Sno-Core Tour with co-headliners Saliva, Static-X is ripping up the country with charting hit STINGWRAY. SNO-CORE TOUR DATES: 5/06/2009 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom 5/07/2009 Chico, CA Senator Theatre 5/08/2009 Medford, OR Medford Armory 5/09/2009 Reno, NV The New Oasis STATIC-X HEADLINE DATES: 5/11/2009 Great Falls, MT Mansfield Center 5/13/2009 Maplewood, MN The Rock 5/14/2009 Milwaukee, WI Eagle’s Club 5/15/2009 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere’s 5/17/2009 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit 5/19/2009 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theater 5/20/2009 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre 5/21/2009 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance 5/22/2009 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club 5/23/2009 Norfolk, VA The NorVa 5/25/2009 Asheville, NC Orange Peel 5/26/2009 Atlanta, GA Masquerade 5/28/2009 Little Rock, AR The Village 5/29/2009 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre 5/30/2009 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos * Non Sno-Core Shows – Static-X radio shows For More information go to www.myspace.com/staticx or www.static-x.com Metal Breath Production News -Metal Breath Production will release the fifth album of pagan folk metal band CALES called "KRF" in the autumn this year. As you know, Metal Breath Production released the last album "Savage Blood" (still available) of this band, which was completely without any vocals. New album "KRF" will be with the vocals again. You can look forward to weird and dark melodic pagan folk metal with linking to celtic mystique. You can listen to the sample of the new album "KRF" here: bandzone.cz/cales and you can watch official video "From The Bosom Of Oblivion" here: http://metalbreath.cz/en/download/ Official websites: cales.mysteria.cz First names announced for Damnation Festival Northern Irish trio THERAPY? kick-start the line-up for Damnation Festival with a heavy dose of alternative rock. And they'll be joined by Greek black metallers ROTTING CHRIST - who will appear exclusively at the Leeds-based event - and Josh Graham's doom laden post-metal purveyors A STORM OF LIGHT. It's an exciting treble coup for UK's finest metal event but only the start of what will be the festival's biggest and most diverse line-up to date. Festival director Gavin McInally said: "It's a real honour to have Therapy? perform at Damnation Festival, especially in a busy year for band following the release of the excellent Crooked Timber. "Fans have been demanding Therapy? for a while now and we're delighted to finally be able to oblige with a slot on the Jagermeister Stage. "Rotting Christ are another fans' favourite and they've been kind enough to agree to a break from the studio this October to fly over to devastate our Terrorizer Stage. "And following the massive success of our Rock Sound Stage last year, A Storm of Light are the first band announced to push the aural envelope with their eclectic post-metal rumblings." Damnation Festival 2009 will take place on Saturday, October 24 at Leeds University Union, across three stages with doors opening at the earlier time of 1pm through until 3am. Details of tickets will be announced soon. enquiries@damnationfestival.co.uk www.damnationfestival.co.uk www.myspace.com/damnationfestival New album and European tour from Masterstroke! MASTERSTROKE releases its third album "As Days Grow Darker" on May 15th / Germany. Rest of the world got the release already on March 27th. Preceding full-length titled "Sleep" saw the daylight on year 2007. "As Days Grow Darker" represents melodic heavy metal adding new fresh epic hooks on tracks that haven’t been heard on MASTERSTROKE’s music before. Gone are the power metal influences - welcomed are the atmospheric parts similar to Evergrey, Nevermore. European tour: MASTERSTROKE warms-up the benches once again for Floridian ex-Savatage singer's group Jon Oliva's Pain. European tour includes shows for instance in The Netherlands and Germany. The slot in question is main support. Familiarize yourself w/ two new tracks taken from the new record on band's MySpace web pages. As Days Grow Darker track list: 01 Wait For The Fall 02 As Days Grow Darker 03 Walls Of My Temple 04 Unstoppable 05 Another Step Back 06 Purity Fades 07 Stillborn 08 Into Oblivion 09 Inside Myself 10 Old Wounds 11 Truth Revealed Format: CD Barcode: 6430011410460 Cat #: DYN035 Origin: Finland New wave of Finnish Heavy Metal! Masterstroke official \| Masterstroke MySpace MANOWAR Conquers The Loreley Heavy Metal band, MANOWAR, joins forces with metal allies at Germany's legendary open-air venue. On July 18, 2009, two legends will collide: MANOWAR, the undisputed Kings Of Metal, and the Loreley. MANOWAR and a line-up of dynamic metal bands will rock the stage at the Loreley Open Air Stadium. Exclusive to this appearance, MANOWAR will be debuting songs from their forthcoming album while unveiling a unique collaboration with Germany's best-selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein. Pre-Sale Tickets are available now. Saturday, July 18, 2009 is the date for history to be made when metal meets the myth, the magic and the legend of the Loreley. High above the most treacherous part of Germany's Rhine River, MANOWAR will join forces with HolyHell, Metalforce and a full line-up of metal bands soon to be announced. "They can't stop us, let them try, for heavy metal, come to Loreley!" MANOWAR Bassist, Joey DeMaio, happily proclaimed. MANOWAR will use the legendary setting of the Rhine River for a world premiere: the band will exclusively debut songs from their forthcoming album live. The new CD is the product of a unique collaboration with Germany's best-selling fantasy author, Wolfgang Hohlbein. A perfect symbiosis of myth, legend and magic. "The band plans to close the festival with a two hour performance. We will play classic songs and some hidden jewels from our extensive repertoire." said DeMaio. The (inter-)national metal fans will need lots of energy. Festival activities will start on Friday, July 17th when the campgrounds are officially opened. MANOWAR will be on hand to meet and greet their fans, sign autographs and initiate the festival. A warm-up party at the campgrounds on the evening of the 17th will be the perfect starter to put everyone in the perfect mood for the festival on Saturday, the 18th. Pre-Sale Tickets are available now for 75 EUROS at all regular outlets and at CTS (parking inclusive, pre-sale fees will be added). Die-Hard Fans can purchase the "Ultimate Fan Package" for 350 EUROS, complete with exclusive campground sites, photo session, onstage experience during sound check, an elite Meet & Greet and much more all inclusive. For more information visit http://www.magiccirclefestival.com/ JEFF SCOTT SOTO MAKES A ‘BEAUTIFUL MESS’ TRENTON, N.J. – Jeff Scott Soto returns with this first new album in four years, “Beautiful Mess.” Available April 7 in the US on Frontiers Records, “Beautiful Mess” is different direction for the soulful vocalist, who earned a reputation as one of the finest singers in melodic rock/metal through his work with Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Journey. For this record, Soto is using the moniker JSS, the trademark initials his diehard fans associate with him, to separate “Beautiful Mess” from his three previous solo albums. “This is the album I always wanted to make,” he said. “The last one, ‘Lost in the Translation,’ was more rock and in-your-face. ‘Beautiful Mess’ is all about songs and the singer, not guitar solos and big riffs. The songs on ’Beautiful Mess’ are also more soul and R&B laced, as well. I wanted the diversity it has but I didn’t want it to sound confusing to old fans while I am trying to gain new ones.” Soto began gathering material for “Beautiful Mess” in 2005 as the tour for “Lost in the Translation” was winding down. He took a break to record a new Talisman record, then got further sidetracked when Journey came knocking. After touring with the rock legends, Soto managed to get into the studio to record “Beautiful Mess,” then hit the road with Trans-Siberian Orchestra for its 2008 holiday season tour. Soto’s chaotic life and work schedule were the inspiration for the new album’s title. “My life, my career, this album…is a beautiful mess,” he said. “I have recently gone through a divorce, which is always messy, but in the end beautiful things came out of our lives. My career has always been a bit messy - am I a rock singer, pop singer, soul singer? But it is beautiful that I can mix all of them to one. This album has a messy mix of different sounds, but in the end, it fits together beautifully!” Frontiers Records is synonymous with quality melodic music in the rock, progressive, and metal genres. With over 400 records under its belt and chart success in all the core markets of Europe and Asia, Frontiers has become the European home of rock music greats such as Journey, Styx, Toto, Night Ranger, Winger, Dokken, White Lion, and many more. With the strategic move to open a US office and ink a direct distribution deal with Super D, Frontiers is now looking to increase the success story that started 12 years ago in a small room in Naples, Italy, under the initiative of the label’s President Serafino Perugino. Look What I Did announce summer tour with She Rides(stillborn records ex-Bury Your Dead) Look What I Did and She Rides will be hitting the road for an extensive tour in June and July. Dates so far are listed below, more to come! Also, be sure and check out www.myspace.com/lookwhatidid we have added 5 more free songs to the player! Stream at will!: 6/12 Lansing, MI @ Mac's Bar 6/13 Chicago, IL @ The Metal Shaker 6/14 Dubuque, IA @ 180 Main 6/15 Burnsville, MN @ The Garage 6/16 Fargo, ND @ Red Raven 6/17 Rapid City, SD @ Outlaw Venue 6/20 Pocatello, ID @ The Westwood Mall 6/22 Spokane, WA @ Empyrean 6/23 Seattle, WA @ The Funhouse w/ Hunab Ku 6/24 Eugene, OR @ The Samurai Duck 6/25 Stockton, CA @ The Black Water Cafe 6/26 Canoga Park, CA @ The Cobalt Cafe 6/27 Long Beach, CA @ DiPiazza's w/ Shrimp 6/28 Boyle Heights, CA @ The BLVD 6/29 San Diego, CA @ The Radio Room 7/1 Mesa, AZ @ The Badlands 7/4 Amarillo, TX @ The 10th Street Deli 7/6 Little Rock, AR @ Circa 76 Music and Records 7/7 Memphis, TN @ Murphy's 7/15 Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway 7/16 Nashville, TN @ The End related links: www.myspace.com/lookwhatidid www.myspace.com/sheridesmusic METAL RADIO BRACES FOR NEW SACRED OATH SACRED OATH has long been recognized in the heavy metal underground as one of the pioneers of the American power metal movement that began back in 1985. Their debut album, 'A Crystal Vision,' has become a cult-classic, and established the dark, progressive sound of the band that many have imitated. What some fans don't know is that Rob Thorne reformed SACRED OATH in 2007, and released 'Darkness Visible,' putting the band back into full active status and then released the highly acclaimed live album 'Till Death Do Us Part' in 08. Now, the new feast begins with the self titled album for 2009 .SACRED OATH. SACRED OATH, the album, mails to METAL RADIO March 30th. ADD DATE APRIL 14 OFFICIAL STREET DATE MAY 12 Recognizing the album's great potential, digital sales giant iTUNES comes to the party with DISCOVERY DOWNLOAD PICK OF THE WEEK APRIL 7-13 track with the track "COUNTING ZEROS" and anticipate 300,000 free downloads! ITUNES will also EXCLUSIVELY launch a digital sales campaign 5 weeks ahead of actual street date worldwide! ALSO: Video World Premier on MTV'S HEAD BANGERS BLOG APRIL 6-12, BRAVE WORDS BLOODY KNUCKLES KNUCKLETRACKS PLAYER DEBUTS APRIL 6-12! ON TOUR 2009! Program Directors and DJs can download the first single from the new Sacred Oath album FREE from iTunes April 7-13 at the following link: Click Here www.sacredoath.net