TMF On The Road: first dates confirmed with Hatesphere
	Added Friday, July 4 Added By: EvilG Recently Vivo Management confirmed its intention to organze a tour fore some bands that will be featured at the Total Metal Festival 2008 to increase the popularity of the festival more and more. Hatesphere have been confirmed for the festival and they will be the headlining band of some dates of the TMF On The Road with two Italian bands more: Methedras and Neurasthenia. The Tour will reach some italian cities and Switzerland too. Here we have some dates of the TMF On The Road confirmed so far: 17 Sept. 2008 - Solothurn (CH) - “Kulturfabrik Kofmehl” 18 Sept. 2008 - Milan (IT) - “Music Drome” 19 Sept. 2008 - Pescara (IT) - “Rock House” + Special Guest Reality Grey 20 Sept. 2008 - Modugno – Bari (IT) - “Total Metal Festival 2008” - “Demodè Disco Club” 21 Sept. 2008 - Pinarella Di Cervia – Ravenna (IT) - “Rock Planet” Soon will be comunicated some other dates of the TMF On The Road that probably will be performed by the Headliner band of the Total Metal Festival that will be confirmed in these days. For more info visit the official website of the organizers: www.vivomanagement.it Source: www.vivomanagement.it

	Earache Records Signs OCEANO
	Added Friday, July 4 Added By: EvilG EARACHE is proud to announce the signing of Chicago death metal titans OCEANO to a multi-album, worldwide recording deal. Conceived in 2006, this talented young band comprises of former members of several Chicago metal outfits, and together are rapidly becoming one of the standouts of the Chicago extreme metal scene. Describing themselves as one of the angriest bands on Earth, OCEANO channel this through their music, creating in the process some of the heaviest, most guttural and all-out brutal music to be found anywhere. Having already completed numerous successful tours in the Midwest playing with the likes of Hatebreed and Suffocation, OCEANO are constantly growing in popularity and with a record deal under their belts, are now ready to spread their path of destruction far and wide, and will be soon levelling a town near you. For more news and info and to check out OCEANO, head to www.myspace.com/xoceano Check out live footage of the band performing their song "Samael the Destroyer" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETNKa8vGRI0 OCEANO will be "Bringin' the Beef" onstage at the following dates: 09 Jul 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana - Lions Club 10 Jul 2008 Alton, Illinois - The Illinoise 11 Jul 2008 Bloomingdale, Illinois - Bloomingdale Park District 12 Jul 2008 Kenosha, Wisconsin - The Unity Lodge 19 Jul 2008 Mokena, Illinois - The Pearl Room (w/ SUFFOCATION) 25 Jul 2008 Lake Station, Indiana - Lake Station Eagles Club (w/ EMMURE) 26 Jul 2008 Mishawaka, Indiana - Mishawaka American Legion (w/ SALT THE WOUND) 31 Jul 2008 Saginaw, Michigan - Olde Jamestowne Hall (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 01 Aug 2008 Muncie, Indiana - Summerslam, The Launching Pad (w/ AMERICAN ME) 03 Aug 2008 Elk Grove Village, Illinois - Elk Grove VFW (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 04 Aug 2008 Des Moines, Iowa - The Vaudeville Mews (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 05 Aug 2008 Buffalo, Minnesota - The Vault (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 06 Aug 2008 Oakwood, Illinois - The Mooselodge (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 07 Aug 2008 Lake Station, Indiana - Lake Station Eagles Club (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) 08 Aug 2008 Toledo, Ohio - Club Bijou (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME, ABACABB) 09 Aug 2008 Louisville, Kentucky - The Bulldog Cafe (w/ FTFD, AMERICAN ME) Source: www.earache.com

	Paindivision - Writing and Preparing For New Album
	Added Friday, July 4 Added By: EvilG "We have been hard at work writing and preparing for the new album. The working title will be called "One Path". Scheduled for a September release. The Japanese tour really developed a darker and more brutal musical leaning within the band. The title "One Path" relates to the fact that there is only one path a man can walk in life. Some choose weakness, others choose honour and strength. While it's possible to change the direction one moves down the path of life, the legacy of the past remains within. Included in the package of this album will be a two hour DVD covering the Japanese tour, Making of the album documentary and breif history of the band. As well, the bonus track will be a cover of the metal classic by Accept "Balls to the wall".... Recently we saw the departure of long time keyboard player Ray Martens, and we have been presented a heavier, guitar driven direction that we are moving on. Some songs already completed for the upcoming album include the epic album intro "The gates of ashens wake". Influenced by the depth and brutality of Japanese Samurai, the intro portrays the warriors decent into hell and warfare. The song "waysted" is a galloping smack to the jaw and a definite mosh pit anthem. We are also excited to be documenting the writing and recording process with film maker "Steven Rangott" to release either with the album or we will add it as an extra download on the new website. The last six months have been busy, with the band joining Helloween on their recent tour and guitarist (Stu) named national endorsee for ESP guitars alongside shred legend (Brett Garsed), and completing a bunch of Shred clinics across the country for ESP guitars / Randall amplification. An east coast and country tour is planned to support the upcoming release. Check out www.paindivision.com and www.myspace.com/paindivision for more information and free downloads. Source: www.paindivision.com

	JEFF LOOMIS - Title and Release Date For Solo Album
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG As a result of his invaluable contributions to Nevermore's trademark sound, JEFF LOOMIS has become one of modern metal's most recognizable guitarists and the source of many of the last decade's best riffs. Taking the classic techniques he learned from listening to legends like Jason Becker and Yngwie Malmsteen as a teen and applying his own ingenuity, he has managed to carve his own niche and create an instantly recognizable style. With the increased visibility, there has been a call by fans to record and release a solo album; an opportunity that has not presented itself with the busy schedule Nevermore has kept. Fortunately for those fans, the band has taken a well deserved break, leaving LOOMIS time to hit the studio himself to record ten blazing, instrumental metal tracks. The much anticipated offering, Zero Order Phase, will see a Sept. 30th release. Robert Lang Studios played host to LOOMIS' first solo venture earlier this year with producer Neil Kernon and drummer Mark Arrington joining the fray. Arrington had been with Nevermore in 1993-94 to play on half of the songs that ended up on the band's self-titled debut, and Kernon recorded the first three Nevermore albums. So while there was a sense of familiarity, the reunion was refreshing and this spirit carried over into the songs themselves. Also contributing to the album are Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower), who splits solos with LOOMIS on "Jato Unit," Pat O'Brien from Cannibal Corpse on "Rage Against Disaster," celebrated Jazz bassist and solo musician Michael Manring on "Cashmere Shiv," and Kernon himself playing a fretless guitar solo on the same track. Check out the Zero Order Phase tracklist below: 1) Shouting Fire At A Funeral 2) Opulent Maelstrom 3) Jato Unit 4) Azure Haze 5) Cashmere Shiv 6) Race Against Disaster 7) Sacristy 8) Devil Theory 9) Miles of Machines 10) Departures Source: www.centurymedia.com

	PRIMORDIAL footage of Hovefestivalen gig
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Professionally filmed video footage of PRIMORDIAL's entire June 25th, 2008 performance at this year's Hovefestivalen on the island of Tromøy, just outside the city of Arendal in Norway can be streamed HERE! PRIMORDIAL will be playing a couple of more summer festivals this year including prestigious events such as With Full Force, Wacken, Summer Breeze, Brutal Assault and Hole In The Sky! To the Nameless Dead is available NOW and can be purchased HERE on (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: www.metalblade.com

	Metal Blade Records to release classic SLAYER albums
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Metal Blade Records to release classic SLAYER albums on colored/blood splattered vinyl! Available for the first time in North America, SLAYER colored vinyl re-issues of the first four official SLAYER albums originally released by METAL BLADE RECORDS. SLAYER continues to be a keystone artist in METAL BLADE RECORDS’ vast catalog. Year in and year out HELL AWAITS and SHOW NO MERCY, in particular, endure as staples in every metalhead’s collection, and now, along with LIVE UNDEAD and HAUNTING THE CHAPEL, are available for the first time in unique “blood” splattered color vinyl! These are a must for all collectors and will be available August 5th 2008. Hell Awaits - gold w/ red splatters Show No Mercy - red w/ black splatters Haunting the Chapel - clear w/ red splatters Live Undead - silver w/ red splatters (Click here to open link) Source: www.metalblade.com

	SMNnews.com to stream THE ROTTED’s upcoming album
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG UK metal/extreme punk outfit THE ROTTED will be streaming their entire new album Get Dead or Die Trying on SMNnews.com starting Thursday July 3rd and ending midnight on Monday July 7th. THE ROTTED’s 3rd Metal Blade Records release (previous releases under the name Gorerotted) Get Dead or Die Trying will be available everywhere on Tuesday July 8th giving metal fans a chance to check out the full album before it’s released. THE ROTTED Get Dead or Die Trying 1) Nothin' But A Nosebleed 2) The Howling 3) A Return To Insolence 4) Kissing You With My Fists 5) Angel Of Meth 6) A Brief Moment Of Regret 7) The Body Tree 8) Get Dead Or Die Trying 9) It's Like There's A Party In My Mouth (And Everyone's Being Sick) 10) Fear And Loathing In Old London Town 11) 28 Days Later Front man Ben McCrow comments on the band’s recent name change: "The motives behind what we were doing with Gorerotted have changed over the years, and as a mark of respect for what we achieved, for previous band members and for fans, we didn't feel it was right to continue under our previous moniker. This album is gonna blow people away, I couldn't even classify it for you if I tried, all I can say is its heavy as fuck, catchy as hell and a piece of work we're all incredibly proud of. People have been affectionately referring to us as THE ROTTED for some time now, so it seemed like a decent change to us." THE ROTTED has a new MySpace site which can be found HERE (Click here to open link) Please add them to your friends list and make sure to spread the word. Be the first to learn about news, exclusive tracks from the new album, tour dates and much more! THE ROTTED’s new album Get Dead or Die Trying is due for release on July 8th 2008. THE ROTTED Tour w/ Ted Maul 07/02 Manchester, UK Music Box 07/03 Glasgow, UK Ivory Blacks 07/04 Nottingham, UK Junktion 7 07/05 London, UK Bar Academy 07/06 Newport, UK TJs End Tour 08/01 Wacken, DE Wacken Open Air 08/13 Dinkelsbuhl, DE Summer Breeze Open Air (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: www.metalblade.com

	METAL BLADE RECORDS at Rockstar Mayhem Festival
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG To celebrate the kick off of the 2008 inaugural ROCKSTAR MAYHEM Festival, METAL BLADE RECORDS will be hitting the road with the MAYHEM FESTIVAL bringing 27 years of the best metal releases directly to the fans! Come visit us at the METAL BLADE RECORDS tent, check our goods, pick up some FREE music on our 2008 SUMMER SAMPLER CD’s and shop METAL BLADE RECORDS’ brand new line of apparel currently ONLY AVAILABLE on the ROCKSTAR MAYHEM Festival! T’s, hats, basketball & bootie shorts, tanks and more all for super low prices. Visit the booth, get your picture taken representing your love of all things METAL BLADE, then visit us at www.METALBLADE.COM to see your pic with all the Metal Blade fans from around North America! (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.metalblade.com/

	AMON AMARTH new album title revealed
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH have set Twilight of the Thunder God as the title of their seventh full-length album! Twilight of the Thunder God will be available everywhere September 30th 2008 Twilight of the Thunder God was recorded at Fascination Street Studio in Örebro, Sweden and will include such song titles as Guardians of Asgaard, Live for the Kill and Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags. (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: www.metalblade.com

	Synastry Announces Cross Canada Tour
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Debut Album “Blind Eyes Bleed” Features Guest Appearances By Johan Liiva (ex- Arch Enemy) and Alissa White Gluz (The Agonist) Montreal based death metal quartet Synastry have announced their upcoming cross Canada summer tour. The tour kicks off in Thunder Bay, Ontario and heads through Western Canada where the band will play Vancouver's Evil Fest 2008. The tour will be capped off with a performance at the Quebec Metalfest. "SYNASTRY is ready to tear across our beautiful nation of Canada in our inaguaral national tour," says frontman Jimmy Anastasopoulos. "We've had such a great reaction from the record so far that we can't wait to get out there and share it with the folks in Sioux Lookout to Vancouver and everywhere in between. Even though this is our first national tour, this will be the first of many as we plan to stay on the road as much as possible." Synastry is touring in support of their Year of the Sun debut, "Blind Eyes Bleed", which was produced by Kevin Jardine (ex-Slaves on Dope). The album's unique mixture of classic death metal and pulsing industrial has earned them the #1 ranked unsigned band in MySpace's Death Metal category prior to signing with Year of the Sun. SYNASTRY TOUR DATES: July 10 2008 THUNDER BAY, ONT @ BLACK PIRATES PUB July 11 2008 SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONT @ SLARC YOUTH CENTER July 12 2008 WINNIPEG, MB @ THE ZOO July 13 2008 HUMBOLDT, SK @ HUMBOLDT UNIPLEX July 14 2008 EDMONTON, AB @ THE RENDEZVOUS July 15 2008 LETHBRIDGE, AB @ TBA July 16 2008 CALGARY, AB @ VERNS July 17 2008 KAMLOOPS, BC @ CHILLIS BAR July 18 2008 VANCOUVER, BC @ THE COBALT July 19 2008 PENTICTON, BC @ VOODOOS July 21 2008 SASKATOON, SK @ THE ROXY July 23 2008 TIMMINS, ONT @ THE VICTORY TAVERN July 24 2008 SUDBURY, ONT @ TBA July 25 2008 TILLSONBURG, ONT @ UNDERGROUND LOUNGE July 26 2008 LONDON, Ontario @ THE WICK ### Band: (Click here to open link) Source: www.kerosenemedia.com

	ORDER OF ENNEAD REVEAL SONG TITLES AND MEANINGS
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG ORDER OF ENNEAD, the recently-formed Floridian extreme metal band featuring DEICIDE drummer STEVE ASHEIM along with SCOTT PATRICK (bass), KEVIN QUIRION (vocals, guitar) and JOHN LI (guitar), have revealed song titles from their upcoming debut album. Vocalist and guitarist KEVIN QUIRION describes the meanings behind the songs: "Seeking The Prophets" There are no prophets, just men who claim to be. In this song, we are searching for "prophets" to have a discussion with and to poke holes in their claims of guidance from deities. Also mentioned is the suggestion that we should not wait for something horrific to happen to someone close to appreciate them. "Reflection, An Endless Endeavor" With this piece we are exploring faith and how willing we are to accept it for the sake of acceptance. Religion is man made and so is the concept of good and evil. The hypocrisy of religious wars and betrayal is also touched upon. "As Long As I Have Myself I Am Not Alone" If you can't trust yourself then can you truly trust someone else? If you don't know who you are can you attempt to know another? Become one with who you are and accept it and you'll never need to rely on others. "The Culling" This one is about getting rid of those who bring you down and ridding yourself of destructive habits. Distancing yourself from negativity and those that are negative. The abolishment of those who are non-supportive. "Introspection And The Loss Of Denial" Here we attempt to identify the negativity and to find balance in life through acceptance of our shortcomings. Destruction of the ego and embracing humility. "Conferring With Demons" These are not physical demons, but ones of an inner nature. Find the deepest core of yourself so you can flourish and not be your own worse enemy. "A Cry To The Perilous Sun" The sun has been worshiped since there has been man. Here we are crying out to the sun, a metaphor for our creator(whatever that may be), for answers as to why we are here and how it has the answers, but refuses to give us an explanation of life and purpose. "As If A Rose I Wither" The exploration of dying and the deterioration of the mind. Looking into a mirror and not recognizing yourself. How no matter what you accomplish the only guarantee we have is death. "Dismantling An Empire" This is the only track that deals with a topic not of an interior nature. The overthrow of a dictator. The praise of those who have died to preserve our freedoms. The ability to look past yourself. ORDER OF ENNEAD's self-titled debut album is being recorded at Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with the help of MARK LEWIS, and is due to be released by EARACHE RECORDS in October, followed by widespread touring. Check out a video of ORDER OF ENNEAD guitarist JOHN LI tracking solos for the album at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkgyCBcyMts For more ORDER OF ENNEAD news and info, head to www.myspace.com/orderofennead Source: www.earache.com

	ICED EARTH - Audio Interview With Jon Schaffer
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG IcedEarth.com caught up with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer on June 16 for an audio interview lasting 15 minutes which is available on the BW&BK KnuckleTracks Audio Player - head to the left-hand-side of BraveWords.com to listen. The interview is also available as a free mp3 download (15.2 MB) here. (Click here to open link) Interview topics include: - The choice of title for the forthcoming release, The Crucible Of Man - Something Wicked Part II - Choir arrangements used during recording, including the vocal arrangments (chants) used at the conclusion of the song, 'The Coming Curse' from 1998's' Something Wicked This Way Comes release - Thoughts on re-recording songs from the back-catalog as acoustic versions - Technical talk about mastering, volume, compression, and dynamic range - Playing live with the new touring lineup Iced Earth recently placed in the upper reaches of the Billboard singles charts following the release of their latest single, 'I Walk Among You'. The single debuted at #2 on the Billboard Maxi Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Top Singles Chart. 'I Walk Among You' marks the long-awaited return of vocalist Matthew Barlow and is the precursor to the forthcoming full-length album The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked Part 2), which is scheduled for release on September 9. The release features the single 'I Walk Alone', along with two re-recorded tracks from Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part 1) which feature Barlow on vocals. 'I Walk Alone' is currently streaming on BW&BK's KnuckleTracks Audio Player - head to the left-hand-side of BraveWords.com to listen. Following a series of European festival dates throughout the summer, Iced Earth will embark on a North American tour in September. Dates include: September 21 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's 22 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre 23 - Montreal, QC - Le Medley 24 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero 25 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club 26 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southbend 27 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage (Prog Power USA IX) 28 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues Orlando 29 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 30 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues October 14 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva 15 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium 16 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater 22 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre 23 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center at The Grand Ballroom 24 - Los Angeles, CA - The Avalon Source: www.bravewords.com

	MOONSPELL Issue Weekend Report
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL check in with the following update: "This weekend Part II... After a quite enjoyable and successful weekend on Graspop and Hunterfest, we are back for some more festivals, which is nothing but great!!! Graspop was simply amazing for us, with a full tent watching and enjoying, I guess around 15,000 saw the show and to have Anneke with us was nothing short than a honor and a quite special moment for all of the souls in the stage and off stage. She has a great presence and a wonderful voice and I have invited her to join Moonspell of course. Let's see if she accepts... Whatever the answer is for sure it wasn't the last time we shared the stage for 'Scorpion Flower'..... Hunterfest was our very first open air in Poland where we have a great history of live shows and in spite of the commotion created by that Christian Fascist Mr. Nowak, the show was great and we got to hang out for a while with our friends in KATATONIA (great show guys!) and to meet again the one and only PAUL DI'ANNO (a killer!). We played 'First Light' for the very first time ever and that was a quite emotional moment..... Friday we return (finally) to Sweden, to Avrika Festival where we play the Apollo Stage from 18.45 on, the set will be 60 minutes. Sunday we will be a part of the Last Supper of WFF Festival in Germany, and will hit the stage at midnight and play for 40 intense minutes. Before that we will be signing autographs at the Rock Hard tent from 20.00 to 20.45. See you there!" Source: Moonspell

	JUDAS PRIEST - Tipton Will Finish Euro Dates
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG JUDAS PRIEST had to cancel two recent shows (in Belgrade and in Zagreb), due to guitarist Glenn Tipton "suffering from a very painful appendix inflammation." Manager Jayne Andrews checks in with the following update: "We are very pleased to tell everyone that Glenn Tipton will be flying back out to Europe today (Thursday, July 3rd) to rejoin the tour and the show in Liberec (Prague) will be going on as scheduled! Glenn has seen a specialist and even though he is still not well and has to have more tests next week he will be finishing off the rest of the European Dates!" Judas Priest's new double-disc concept album, Nostradamus, has hit the following charts around the world: #3 - Croatia #3 - Czech Rep #3 - Finland #4 - Hungary International Chart (#12 overall) #5 - Germany #5 - Sweden #6 - Europe #9 - Canada #11 - USA #12 - Norway #12 - Switzerland #13 - Austria #17 - Australia #17 - Denmark #26 - Italy #26 - Spain #30 - UK #31 - New Zealand #38 - France #50 - Netherlands Source: www.judaspriest.com

	TURISAS Needs Your Help With Their New Video
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Finnish warmongers TURISAS are currently working on their first DVD which will be out later this year - but not only that: They are currently also rerecording their crowd favourite 'Battle Metal'. Since it is high time to finally have an official video-clip for the song and also to pay tribute to their dedicated fans (without whom there is obviously no such thing as a crowd favourite) they want YOU, those fans, to take part in their video for 'Battle Metal 2008'! Read what the Warlord has to say himself on his call to arms: "In the last few years, we have noticed a growing amount of people showing up at our shows wearing war-paint, self-made outfits and other regalia. It is of course very flattering as these people have usually put down a lot of working hours preparing themselves for the shows - something not every band can expect from their fans. It is not something we see only in certain territories, but everywhere we've been whether it's the UK, US, Russia or Spain. This is why we want to give our fans the opportunity to participate on our upcoming DVD and music video, by sending us material of themselves as the red-black legion of Turisas at locations all around the world." Get your video-cameras out and film you and your mates going NUTS. Please understand that just footage that you created on your own will be used, so no “borrowing” from movies, from the internet etc. Turisas want YOU, their fans, in their video! Please use the original tape or copy the footage to a DVD in the best possible quality and send the material on DV-tape or DVD together with a filled out version of a short contract until July 25th. Please go to this location (Click here to open link) to get the mailing address as well as PDF for the aforementioned contract. If the contract is not included Turisas will not be able to use the material. Still, if your material makes it into the video your name will also be mentioned in the booklet of the coming DVD! Also, Turisas opened a mobile blog via Royal Artist Club that can be found here (Click here to open link) This fun tool is a mobile blog where the members of the band send videos and pictures via their mobile phones. You, as their fellow fans, can post comments and even suggest ideas for what you would like to see on their blog. Source: www.centurymedia.com

	CULT OF LUNA - TOTAL ROCK RADIO SHOW AND INTERVIEW
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG JOHANNES PERSSON, guitarist for Swedish art-rockers CULT OF LUNA will be presenting a special half-hour radio show this Thursday, 3rd July at 2:30pm UK time for TOTAL ROCK, with music chosen exclusively by JOHANNES himself. If that's not enough, JOHANNES will also be partaking in an hour-long interview with acclaimed journalist MALCOLM DOME at 5:00pm UK time this Friday, 4th July. To make sure you don't miss out on these exciting and exclusive broadcasts, tune in to TOTAL ROCK online this Thursday and Friday at (Click here to open link) After much anticipation, ETERNAL KINGDOM, the epic new album from CULT OF LUNA is out now in the UK/Europe! Based on an actual journal found in an old mental home, ETERNAL KINGDOM takes listeners on a weird and wonderful journey through the mind of a former patient as he tells the tale of how his wife came to be murdered and of the mythical creatures he claims to have encountered during the time of the harrowing event. ETERNAL KINGDOM is available as limited edition digipak CD, regular edition CD and limited edition gatefold double vinyl LP. Purchase your copy now from the Earache European Webstore at (Click here to open link) ETERNAL KINGDOM will be released in the US on July 8th. Pre-order your copy now at (Click here to open link) Catch CULT OF LUNA on tour near you: 03 July 2008 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 12 July 2008 Joensuu, Finland - Ilosaari Rock 18 July 2008 Skelleftea, Sweden - Trastockfestivalen 02 August 2008 Lulea, Sweden - Luleakalset 13 August 2008 Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock 14 August 2008 Dinkelsbuehl, Germany - Summer Breeze 15 August 2008 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop 16 August 2008 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Merleyn 17 August 2008 Trowbridge, UK - Minifest 18 August 2008 Newcastle, UK - Carling Academy 19 August 2008 Glasgow, UK - Ivory Blacks 20 August 2008 Bodo, Norway - Parkenfestivalen Source: www.earache.com

	GALLHAMMER - RUIN OF A CHURCH DVD OUT NOW
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG 'A heady blend of aggression, attitude and sexiness.' 8/10 Rocksound ImagePeaceville Records presents Ruin of a Church, Gallhammer’s exceptional performance from Colchester UK on September 25th 2007. The venue was a deconsecrated church, and a perfect setting for a night of unsettling intense blackened punk metal from this Japanese all-girl trio from Tokyo currently causing a stir in the metal world with their uniquely raw and emotional approach. The show was recorded on the band’s debut European tour, in autumn 2007. The DVD features a hypnotic and intense set of tracks from the band’s career to date, including songs from newest album and critical hit, Ill Innocence. Extras include an in-depth video interview with the band explaining their history and inspirations, as well as bonus tracks filmed at the London & Oslo legs of the tour. Also includes a photo gallery & promotional video clips for the tracks ‘Hallucination’ & ‘World to be Ashes’. 'What more could you ask for?' Metal Hammer (Click here to open link) Source: www.peaceville.com

	JAVELINA Summer Streetfights
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Philly's sludge-metal badasses hit the road this week on another East Coast tirade, bringing their down-tuned dropkick of depraved doom alongside some hellish other acts, including Sourvein, Monstrosity, Alleged Satanic Ritual Abuse and more. The reviews on this face-fisting debut are spraying through the media like bloodied teeth fragments. "Philadelphia's Javelina are all about the ugly... like Crowbar arm wrestling High on Fire for possession of your soul..." - Outburn "Things go from ugly to uglier in a hurry and you find yourself wondering how the fuck Iron Maiden, Motörhead, early C.O.C. and Celtic Frost... could ever be assembled into something so seamless and crushing." - Decibel "...Javelina's self-titled Translation Loss debut is a motherfucker..." - Pitchfork 07/10/2008 Nara Sushi - Richmond, VA w/Sourvein 07/11/2008 Talking Head - Baltimore, MD w/Sourvein 07/12/2008 M Room - Philadelphia, PA w/Sourvein, Gunna Vahm 07/14/2008 The Knitting Factory - New York, NY w/Demiricous, Monstrosity 07/27/2008 Mill Creek Tavern - Philadelphia, PA w/Skeletonwitch 08/16/2008 The Khyber - Philadelphia, PA w/Gridlink, Hayaino Daisuki, ASRA, The Claw (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: www.earsplitcompound.com

	ROCK AGAINST DIABETES & DIMEBAG DARRELL ESTATES Join Forces
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG ROCK AGAINST DIABETES and DIMEBAG DARRELL ESTATES Join Forces in the Fight ROCK AGAINST DIABETES presents THE DIMEBAG DARRELL STAGE THE 2ND EVENT SLATED FOR OCTOBER 25TH, 2008 in LAS VEGAS HOLLYWOOD, CA (July 3, 2008) – Rock Against Diabetes is proud to announce a second event featuring the Dimebag Darrell Stage on October 25th, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV. The union came from discussions about the events being held for Rock Against Diabetes with Rita Haney-Abbott, Dimebag Darrell’s widow. Haney-Abbotts very close to this disease in her private life as her grandmother is diabetic and recently her father Howell Haney was diagnosed last year as a diabetic. “Once my father became diabetic that is when I learned that diabetes can kill if not dealt with properly,” states Rita Haney Abbott. “I feel that this is a cause that we want to support. I know Dimebag would have been there to support a cause that can help, for he was very close to my father & would have done anything for him & vice versa. Dime always had a good heart that was unconditional in giving to many, not just his family.” Rock Against Diabetes is an ongoing concert series and fundraising program with the goal of providing information and support to diabetics and people concerned about the disease worldwide. A main directive is to attempt to avoid asking the public for donations, but to offer great entertainment and unique fundraising experiences through music to raise funds that are needed to provide some new ground breaking support for diabetics. The Dimebag Darrell stage line-up is yet to be determined and will be announced in the next month along with the sponsors that support this great charity event. For more information on Rock Against Diabetes go to (Click here to open link) Source: vpqr.com

	METALHIT.com Announces Launch of Extreme Metal Mp3 Store
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG METALHIT.com Announces Launch of Extreme Metal Mp3 Store / New Releases / Free Compilation Metalhit.com, the first all-digital extreme metal label, have launched their extensive Mp3 download store featuring over 3,000 songs of high-fidelity, unlimited preview, DRM-free Mp3s. The store features titles from underground labels like Avantgarde, Red Stream Rec., Sevared Rec., Lacerated Enemy Rec., Crematorium Rec., Deathgasm Rec., Hammer of Hate, Negative Existence, Stygian Crypt and more! New Exclusive Releases from Metalhit include: ORTHRUS "Tyrants of Deception" - Debut release of dark and melodic black/thrash metal with epic guitar solos and shredding riffs! WOLFSSCHANZE "Transcend the Flesh" - Oppressive and agonizing black/doom metal. Three hymns of lulling fury and torment. Visitors to Metalhit.com can download a FREE 18 band compilation featuring artists like Mirrorthrone, Zemial, Forefather, Gortuary, Behexen, Diabolic and more! www.metalhit.com Metalhit titles are also available worldwide through all fine digital retailers (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon Mp3, Rhapsody, Napster and more!) Source: http://www.metalhit.com/

	CRYPTOPSY Checks In From Summer Slaughter
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG The unstoppable, Montreal killing machine, CRYPTOPSY, are currently annihilating the masses across North America as part of this year’s, crushing Summer Slaughter package (Click here to open link) This trek marks their first stateside run in support of their career defining release, The Unspoken King, which could quite possibly be their most brutal, yet dynamic offering. The much anticipated new effort is now available. Matt McGachy (vocals) states: “Summer Slaughter has begun and it is like an extreme metal sleep away camp for the damned. We have simply been having an amazing time out here on the road this past week. The line up could not be any more solid, all of the bands have been delivering extreme sets night after night. On top of being amazing musicians all of the bands are very sociable and we are having a great time. I am sure that we will all be leaving as great friends by the end of the tour. The crowds have been extremely responsive and we have witnessed some of the sickest pits since the beginning of The Unspoken King tour. We are very excited to continue our run and are looking forward to seeing what the rest of America has in store.” The ground-breaking Flo Mounier (drums) is also spotlighted in the August issue of Drum! Magazine, which hits stands on July 14th. This article features an in-depth and candid three page interview, along with a breakdown of how to play certain parts of the track “Leach.” Click the link below to check it out. (Click here to open link) CRYPTOPSY recently shot a new video with acclaimed director David Brodsky (GWAR, Soilent Green) for the album’s vicious opening cut “Worship Your Demons.” The clip captures the band’s unrelenting, frenetic stage energy and is sure to catch your attention. Click on the link below to check it out now. (Click here to open link) Reinventing and redefining metal's boundaries, CRYPTOPSY, recognized worldwide for infusing extreme music with awe-inspiring precision, rabidly dynamic rhythms and mouth-foaming viciousness, have earned music fans’ respect inside and outside the metal community. The band's viperous recordings and punishing live performance have confirmed their place in music's elite. In 2008, CRYPTOPSY return to redefine the boundaries of technical extreme metal with an album that is sure to catch the attention of the entire scene. Source: http://www.centurymedia.com/

	LAIR OF THE MNOTAUR video hits Headbangers Ball
	Added Thursday, July 3 Added By: EvilG Lair of the Minotaur’s killing spree continues… Their crushing third full-length War Metal Battle Master continues to reap ravenous praise from all levels of the press and the bloodthirsty public. With several tours already under their belt this year, the band attacks the asphalt again this month with a week and a half of dates with Torche and label mates Boris, a string of shows with acts including Sourvein, Black Cobra and Weedeater, building up to a mini-East Coast tour with legendary hardcore hellions M.O.D. The band is featured on the cover of the August issue of Metal Maniacs which will street the same day Lair join the Boris tour on July 22nd. The video for War Metal Battle Master’s title track has reaped massive response online for the band and is now attacking the world via MTV2s Headbangers Ball this week! Directed by Gary Smithson (High on Fire, Goatwhore, Exodus, Tomahawk) the video is one of the goriest, violent and most METAL videos ever. On the making of the video, LOTM frontman Steve Rathbone comments: "Gary approached us at the Murderfest in LA in March ’07, wanting to direct a video for us. I told him I didn’t want to make a normal video - I hate most videos. But I already had an idea for the track War Metal Battle Master." Filmed outside of Lancaster, CA - about half a mile from the church in Kill Bill where Uma gets shot up -LOTM let the blood flow... "The bloody ladies are Keres; demons that were attracted to blood from battles" Rathbone continues. “They would grab the newly fallen, rip them apart with their teeth, drink their blood and drag the corpses to Hades. We wanted to make something for hardcore horror and metal fans. People have been freaking out about it - I lost count of the people who came up and told me they waited their whole lives to see a metal video like that.” This world debut of this version of the video hits Headbangers Ball this Saturday! Tune in from Midnight - 1 AM for the assault. More info at: (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) LOTM will unleash their first DVD through Southern Lord in the near future, including both the uncensored version and the PG-13 cut of the video, a behind the scenes feature, a shitload of live footage from the bands archives spanning tours from all three albums, interviews and tons more. 2 versions of the video are already online: Headbangers Ball PG-13 version: (Click here to open link) Uncensored balls-out original version: (Click here to open link) Tour of the Minotaur..... LOTM w/Boris, Torche 07/22/2008 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE 07/23/2008 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS 07/25/2008 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO 07/26/2008 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT 07/29/2008 Neumo's - Seattle, WA 07/30/2008 Richard's On Richards - Vancouver, BC 07/31/2008 Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR 08/02/2008 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall 08/03/2008 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex 08/04/2008 Modified Arts - Tempe, AZ 08/07/2008 Red 7 - Austin, TX w/Devildriver, Sourvein 08/08/2008 Hi Ho Lounge - New Orleans, LA w/The Devil And The Sea 08/09/2008 Sluggo's - Pensacola, FL - w/Torche 08/10/2008 Drunken Unicorn - Atlanta, GA w/Withered 08/12/2008 Sonar - Baltimore, MD w/Weedeater, Black Cobra, Misery Index LOTM w/M.O.D., Fueled By Fire 08/13/2008 Knitting Factory - New York, NY 08/14/2008 The M Room - Philadelphia, PA 08/15/2008 Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ 08/16/2008 Peabody's - Cleveland, OH (Free Show!) 08/17/2008 The Buzzbomb - Chicago, IL (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) Source: www.earsplitcompound.com

	MUNICIPAL WASTE - NEW VIDEO TO DEBUT THIS SATURDAY
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Make sure you tune into MTV2's Headbangers Ball THIS SATURDAY at midnight to witness the MTV2 debut of the brand new MUNICIPAL WASTE video, "Sadistic Magician" Filmed at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in Playa del Ray, California, the "Sadistic Magician" video was directed by Jeff Speed of 1134 Films and produced by Carolyn Vye of The Vault LA and features MUNICIPAL WASTE doing what they best - thrashing it up and laying waste to everything around them! Director Jeff Speed comments on the video: "Humor, horror, metal and mayhem have always been a winning combination. It's 80's throwback to the fullest - back when videos were fun and the music was still dangerous. MUNICIPAL WASTE is the perfect band for it because this is exactly who they are - no bullshit." Watch MTV2's Headbangers Ball THIS SATURDAY from Midnight to 1 AM to see MUNICIPAL WASTE destroy all in their path in their new video, "Sadistic Magician." For playlists, artist interviews, videos and more metal than you can handle, go to (Click here to open link) Check out some behind the scenes photos from the "Sadistic Magician" video shoot: (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) (Click here to open link) "Sadistic Magician" comes from MUNICIPAL WASTE's 2007 thrashterpiece, THE ART OF PARTYING. Order it from the EARACHE US WEBSTORE at (Click here to open link) Catch MUNICIPAL WASTE this July as they tour the U.S. with legendary metal innovators AT THE GATES alongside DARKEST HOUR and TOXIC HOLOCAUST. July 9 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza July 10 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza July 11 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium July 12 - Montreal, QC @ Le Medley July 13 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House July 14 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues July 15 - Sauget, IL @ Pop¹s July 17 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live July 18 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit July 21 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom July 23 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon July 24 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre July 25 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore July 26 - Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse July 27 - Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre (Click here to open link) Source: www.earache.com

	SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR ADDS STOP IN LONG BEACH, CA
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR ADDS STOP IN LONG BEACH, CA ON MONDAY JULY 14TH Due to the high pre-sales of the Summer Slaughter show at the House of Blues Hollywood on July 17th, the most extreme tour of the year has just announced another Southern California date! The package featuring THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KATAKLYSM, VADER, CRYPTOPSY, THE FACELESS, DESPISED ICON, ABORTED, BORN OF OSIRIS, PSYCROPTIC and WHITE CHAPEL, can now also been seen on Monday July 14th at The Vault 350 in Long Beach, CA. This is a special show dedicated to the die-hard fans of extreme metal, that will only cost $15 in advance and will include special guests SUICIDE SILENCE! More info is available at (Click here to open link) Be sure to get your tickets in advance as a bill like this is sure to sell out for only $15! Source: www.nuclearblastusa.com

	New DEATH ANGEL Q&A
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Guitarist Rob Cavestany and Ted Aguilar, of the legendary San Francisco Bay Area Thrashers DEATH ANGEL, recently participate in a Q&A session with MetalKult.com. The guitarists get current on all things DEATH ANGEL, including their involvement in the Eighties Bay Area scene with EXODUS and METALLICA, their landmark releases The Ultra-Violence and Act III, the tragic 1990 bus accident that nearly tore the band apart, and the quality musicianship that has always been central to DEATH ANGEL’s music. Check out the interview here (Click here to open link) DEATH ANGEL recently completed their first US tour in first years, their “In Thrash We Trust” tour with GOD FORBID, SOILENT GREEN, ARSIS and LIGHT THIS CITY. A video for the song "Dethroned", directed by Robert Sexton (THE DWARVES, AMEN, MONDO GENERATOR), can be viewed here (Click here to open link) The track comes off the band's latest album, "Killing Season". Released on February 26, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records, “Killing Season” sold approximately 2,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album was recorded at Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has previously worked with FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL and STONE SOUR, among other acts. Source: www.nuclearblastusa.com

	SCAMP - DEBUT ALBUM ON SCARLET RECORDS
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Scarlet Records has signed a deal with danish technical death metallers Scamp, described as a mix between the sonic assault of bands such as Meshuggah, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Gojira and Chimaira incorporated with intense melodic passages that add an atmospheric feel to the music. Scamp have already gained a large following in their country’s underground scene, due to the critically-acclaimed EP ‘The New Groove Complex’ and an intense live activity which allowed them to share the stage with celebrated actes such as Evergrey, Mnemic, Mercenary and Stonegard among others. ‘Mirror Faced Mentality’ is the confirmed title for their first full length album, produced by Ziggy (Illdisposed, Mercenary) and mastered by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Moonspell, Hatesphere), set to be released at the end of August 2008. For more news you can visit www.scampsite.dk, www.myspace.com/scampdk or www.myspace.com/scarletrecords. Source: www.myspace.com/scarletrecords

	Get Set to Rock at Bloodstock
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Get Set to Rock at Bloodstock The UK’s PREMIER Metal Festival, Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire. Fri 16, Sat 17 and Sun 18 August 2008 The METAL HAMMER sponsored Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival takes place at Catton Hall, Walton On Trent, Derbyshire from Friday 16th - Sunday 17th August, and will feature 66 bands, 4 djs & Metal Karaoke across 3 stages Cementing its’ place as the UK’s premier Metal Festival last summer with a crowd of almost 5000 ramming Derbyshire’s Dales, Bloodstock 2008 already promises incredibly to top that achievement. With 10,000 anticipated attendees witnessing exclusive Festival appearances from virtually the whole of the Main Stage line up, this is THE event for all fans of Metal and Hard Rock everywhere. Bloodstock – a Virtual Festival award winner – is renowned for a friendly, safe atmosphere. “We always strive to maintain our roots and to ensure that we are an approachable Festival, keeping the balance between establishing new bands and bringing the cream of the scene to our attendees. Above all it should be fun for organisers, fans, bands and crew. The figures and response shows we’re on the right track and the feedback ensures we stay on that track” – Paul Gregory, Festival Organiser explains. The Festival’s form for discovering “tomorrow’s talent today” with a history of bringing previously unknowns to the UK such as Nightwish, Dragon Force, Children of Bodom, Within Temptation to name but a few remains undiminished with 2 supporting stages dedicated to unsigned bands from all over the UK. Indeed Nightwish return to their UK “parents” and Evile are promoted from a previously unsigned slot to Main Stage for 2008. NIGHTWISH DIMMU BORGIR OPETH HELLOWEEN ICED EARTH OVERKILL AT THE GATES SOILWORK AS I LAY DYING NAPALM DEATH and many more… Please log on to www.bloodstock.uk.com for; • full list of all bands • all unsigned competitions detail • full band descriptions • complete Festival activities and updates • Ticketing options Line Up So Far: Friday 15th AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage SAINT DEAMON EVILE PRAYING MANTIS TYR AKERCOCKE DESTRUCTION PRIMAL FEAR SOULFLY HELLOWEEN OPETH Saturday 16 AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage Unsigned Winner CLOUDSCAPE MOB RULES ELUVEITTIE SWALLOW THE SUN COMMUNIC MOONSORROW NAPALM DEATH SOILWORK ICED EARTH DIMMU BORGIR Sunday 17th AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage CROWNING GLORY ALESTORM GRAND MAGUS TBC KATAKLYSM TBC AS I LAY DYING OVERKILL AT THE GATES NIGHTWISH Bloodstock is sponsored by Metal Hammer (Click here to open link) Source: http://www.bloodstockuk.com

	SOULFLY CONFIRMED FOR BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2008
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that Brazilian metallers SOULFLY have been added to the bill for BOA 2008. The South American juggernaut join a stellar line-up which includes Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, Helloween, Overkill, Iced Earth, At The Gates and over twenty others in what promises to be the biggest and best instalment to date of the UK’s No. 1 Metal Festival. “Soulfly is really looking forward to coming to Bloodstock for the first time ever. We can’t wait to fuck shit up with you guys!” BOA 2008 features three days of diverse international metal bands across three stages, a large selection of merchandise stalls, the infamous metal karaoke, campsites and a wide selection of food, bars and other refreshments. The Bloodstock Open Air website offers full festival details, ticket information and purchasing, festival merchandise, metal news, competitions including Bloodstock Unsigned, forums, heavy metal galleries and tons more metal mayhem! BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2008 - BY FANS FOR THE FANS – BRITAIN’S BEST Line Up So Far: Friday 15th AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage SAINT DEAMON EVILE PRAYING MANTIS TYR AKERCOCKE DESTRUCTION PRIMAL FEAR SOULFLY HELLOWEEN OPETH Saturday 16 AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage Unsigned Winner CLOUDSCAPE MOB RULES ELUVEITTIE SWALLOW THE SUN COMMUNIC MOONSORROW NAPALM DEATH SOILWORK ICED EARTH DIMMU BORGIR Sunday 17th AUGUST 2008 Bloodstock Main Stage CROWNING GLORY ALESTORM GRAND MAGUS TBC KATAKLYSM TBC AS I LAY DYING OVERKILL AT THE GATES NIGHTWISH Source: http://www.bloodstockuk.com

	BONDED BY BLOOD - 3 NEW THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC TOUR DATES
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG 3 new dates have been announced for the THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour featuring BONDED BY BLOOD, MERCILESS DEATH and FUELED BY FIRE. Running full steam since mid-June, the THRASHING LIKE A MANIAC tour has been feeding beasts every night with non-stop thrash from the 3 of the most exciting young bands the genre has to offer. The tour's starting to wind down, but that doesn't give you an excuse not to come out and mosh with the best, especially now with 3 brand new dates being announced! Here's the full schedule: Wed July 2rd Austin, TX Head Hunters *Thu July 3th Surfside TX, Hammer Head Club *Fri July 4th Surfside TX, Hammer Head Club Sat July 5th Baton Rouge, LA The Darkroom *Sun July 6th Dallas, TX Reno's Chop Shop *New Date BONDED BY BLOOD will also be hitting the road with M.O.D; FUELED BY FIRE and NIHILIST later this summer: 8/30 San Marcos, CA @ The Jumping Turtle - Burning Star Festival 8/31 Fresno, CA @ Audie's Olympic Club 9/1 San Francisco, CA @ Annie's Social Club 9/2 Oakland, CA @ The Metro 9/3 San Jose, CA @ Voodoo Lounge 9/4 Hollywood, CA @ The Knitting Factory w/ Agent Steel 9/5 Tempe, AZ @ The Sets For the latest BONDED BY BLOOD news and info, head to (Click here to open link) BONDED BY BLOOD's debut album, FEED THE BEAST is available NOW! Purchase your limited edition 2 CD (includes 2 bonus tracks) copy of FEED THE BEAST at the EARACHE U.S. WEB STORE: (Click here to open link) You can also purchase FEED THE BEAST online from Hot Topic ( (Click here to open link) and iTunes ( (Click here to open link) today! Read About.com's in-depth interview with BONDED BY BLOOD guitarist, Juan Juarez at (Click here to open link) Source: www.earache.com

	EXMORTEM titles new album and reveal tracklist!
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Danish finest, extreme death metallers Exmortem has recently finished the recordings of their forthcoming 5th album. The band has skilfully handled production duties itself, while mixing was done by Jacob Bredahl (HateSphere, Last Mile). The album has been titled ”Funeral Phantom” and will be released worldwide on the 20th of October 2008. Expect a crushing, sludgy, energetic death machine – excellent stuff! The tracklist is as following: 1. Black Opium 2. Souls of Tyrants 3. Fixed in Slime 4. Funeral Phantom 5. The Vultures Gather 6. Anger Trumpet Blow 7. Salvation 8. For the Grave of History 9. Slow Death Regimes 10. View to a Death in the Morning Also, Exmortem recently played their first live gig in 2 years. The show took place in Odense, Denmark and the lucky ones present experienced a ripping, refreshed and bloodthirsty Exmortem. Danishmetal.dk rated the concert 5/6 and wrote: ”Once again Exmortem fully proved that when it comes to extreme black/death metal, there is few in this country that can reach them…excellent executed”. Check out Exmortem at (Click here to open link) Source: www.targetdistribution.dk

	TOTAL METAL FESTIVAL: More Bands Confirmed!
	Added Wednesday, July 2 Added By: EvilG Vivo Management officially announce some of the bands that will take part of the 2008 edition of the Italian metal event called Total Metal Festival on the 20th of September at the New Demodè club in the city of Bari. Still not confirmed is the Headliner, but we can already announce the co-headlining band, one of the most important Metalcore act in Europe: for the very first time in southern Italy… HATESPHERE!!!! The band is going to publish in these days the new album. They play a sort of thrash-death metal that, if at the beginning of their career (they formed in 1993) was pretty traditional, today is definitely more modern and with a bigger impact on the way of bands like Devildriver, The Haunted and In Flames. Their gigs are pure blasting bombs and they already got a lot of fans all around the world! But Hatesphere are not the only surprise of this edition of the TMF, in fact, with them and the still unknown headliner there will be some excellent italian metal bands that brought the power of italian metal alla round the world like the incredible Slowmotion Apocalypse, another “Swedish style” band that conquered a lot of fans everywhere thanks to their amazing powerful sound that reminds bands like At The Gates and In Flames. They are definitely the best Italian Metalcore/swedish metal act! Their last full-length album “Obsidian” feature Mr. Tomas Lindberg from At The Gates! Another prestigious act confirmed is the famous thrash death band Schizo that, with Necrodeath and Death SS, in the 80s gave the first important fundaments of Italian metal scene. Other bands confirmed are Methedras, Neurasthenia, Rosae Crucis, Reality Grey and Plaster Casters. Keep in touch for the next news about the best metal festival in southern Italy! This is the line-up uf the festival at the moment: HEADLINER (t.b.c.) HATESPHERE SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE SCHIZO METHEDRAS NEURASTHENIA REALITY GREY ROSAE CRUCIS PLASTER CASTERS And more… Source: www.vivomanagement.it