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Landmine Marathon announce release date
2010-01-20
Ares Kingdom release new album
2010-01-20
Converge confirmed for Roskilde Festival
2010-01-18
Dark Funeral announce support acts
2010-01-18
Beto Vazquez Infinity musicians revealed
2010-01-18
Abigail Williams forced to cancel tour
2010-01-18
Dommin to tour with HIM
2010-01-14
Lost Soul to support Rotting Christ in Poland
2010-01-14
Gwydion complete new album
2010-01-14
Gotthard receive platinum award
2010-01-13
Evile to meet UK fans
2010-01-13
Shining frontman helps out The Vision Bleak
2010-01-13
In Mourning US release date set
2010-01-13
And Hell Followed With complete album
2010-01-13
Gojira confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air
2010-01-13
Stone Sour enter the studio
2010-01-12
The Acacia Strain set DVD release date
2010-01-12
Unleashed to headline Walpurgis Metal Days
2010-01-12
De Staat sign with Cool Green Recordings
2010-01-12
Soulfly to release new album in May
2010-01-11
Landmine Marathon announce release date
2010-01-20
Phoenix, Arizona's LANDMINE MARATHON have announced March 16th, 2010 as the release date for their upcoming third length, "Sovereign Descent," via PROSTHETIC RECORDS. The album was recorded at guitarist Ryan Butler's Arcane Digital Recording Studios, (Misery Index, Phobia, The Funeral Pyre) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge, Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan). The band will be touring the week of release with label mates, THE FUNERAL PYRE, with a stop in Austin, TX for several shows at South By Southwest.

LANDMINE MARATHON has also released the track listing for "Sovereign Descent."
Exist
Shadows Fed to Tyrants
Foul Revolt
Cruel Policy
Justify the Suffering
Steadfast Hate
Chained by the Same Fate
Flood the Earth
Rise with the Tide

The band commented, "We are beyond stoked and anxiously awaiting the release of Sovereign Descent.We feel this is our strongest material to date both in writing and in performance. We cannot wait for fans new and old to hear this album and see the songs performed live on the road."
Landmine Marathon, whose sound has been compared to early Earache acts such as Bolt Thrower, Carcass, and Napalm Death, released two full lengths on Level Plane, "Wounded" and "Rusted Eyes Awake," the latter which was reissued this year by Prosthetic Records and several split releases. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Tragedy, Kylesa, Saviours, Book of Black Earth, Coliseum and many more.

Ares Kingdom release new album
2010-01-20
Ares Kingdom’s long awaited sophomore album, Incendiary, has been released by Nuclear War Now Productions on CD, LP and picture LP. It was recorded, produced, mixed and mastered at the band’s own Very Metal Sound studio in Kansas City.

As uncompromising defenders of the faith, Ares Kingdom’s music is built on the foundations of classic heavy, thrash and death metal, while at the same time transcending simple categorization.

Lyrically the album’s synthesis of contemporary and historical subjects and ideas represents an inspiring declaration for the Individual against complacency, dogmatism and cloven-hoofed flock ignorance.

Incendiary CDs include a 16-page booklet with a variety of historical artwork reflecting the theme of each song’s lyrics. Regular vinyl versions of Incendiary include a giant 8-page lyric booklet and poster. A special ‘die hard’ edition includes a picture LP, plus the gatefold jacket and inner sleeve from the regular version, as well as a back patch and sticker featuring artwork from the layout.

In October 2009 Ares Kingdom appeared at Calgary’s Noctis III Festival, and NWN’s Fest in Berlin in November. The band recently played in Kansas City and Los Angeles with Order From Chaos and is confirmed to appear at the Destroying Texas Festival on April 3, 2010 with OFC, Inquisition, Averse Safira and Toxodeath. More US dates will be announced shortly.

Converge confirmed for Roskilde Festival
2010-01-18
One of the fiercest and most inventive hardcore bands is gearing up for this summer’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

The Danish Metal Awards took place this Saturday evening. Roskilde Festival supported the show, and they celebrated the event by revealing one of this summer’s festival’s wildest and most uncompromising bands.

CONVERGE (US) has frightened and fascinated a growing audience since 1990. The American four-piece’s starting point is the tortured scream from Black Flag, but Converge has taken the classic hardcore punk and refined the expression by adding math-rock and extreme metal to the equation. Converge’s latest album is Axe to Fall on which they prove that they still manage to speak to both the bespectacled and the tattooed audience.

Dark Funeral announce support acts
2010-01-18
Swedish black metal veterans DARK FUNERAL are proud to announce two (of the three) support acts for their up-coming tour throughout Europe; ZONARIA and CARACH ANGREN. On the UK leg of the tour AKERCOCKE will be joining them too. One more band, a third band that will participate on the whole tour, will be announced shortly, so stay tuned!

Lord Ahriman comments: I can’t wait to hit the road throughout Europe again. It feels like ages ago since we last toured here (2005/2006). And to make up for this rather long absence from our European fans, to support and celebrate the release of our latest masterpiece “Angelus Exuro pro Eternus”, we are going to bring out and offer you our biggest and most professional production yet! And as you perhaps can tell, I’m really excited about this. This will be insane! I’m also glad we have managed to put together a truly strong and musically interesting bill for this tour. And I am totally convinced that this will be a killer tour in all aspects. So raise those Metal Horns high. And we will see you in March/April!!!

Beto Vazquez Infinity musicians revealed
2010-01-18
Beto Vazquez Infinity, the ambitious project led by Argentine musician Beto Vazquez, has announced the guest musicians for their upcoming double album which is to be released later this year. Beto Vazquez has previously collaborated with some of the most well-known singers and musicians from the world of hard rock and power metal such as Fabio Lione (Rhapsody), Tarja Turunen (Nighwish), Jörg Michael (Running Wild, Stratovarius etc.) and Candice Night (Blackmore's Night).

The complete list of guest musicians for the upcoming double album is as follows:

Timo Tolkki | Revolution Renaissance – ex Stratovarius |

RD.Lia Pakis | Mystic Prophecy |

Alfred Romero | DARK MOOR |

Cristian Bertoncelli |RENACER - IMPERIO |

Dario SCHMUNCK | Tenor Argentino| DARIO SCHMUNCK |

Dominique Leurquin | LUCA TURILLI - RHAPSODY |

Dusk | CRYSALYS |

Enrik Garcia | DARK MOOR |

Gaby Koss | GABY KOSS - ex HAGGARD |

Johan Edlund | TIAMAT|

Jason Droguett | Jason Droguett |

Lady Angellyca | Forever Slave |

Melissa Ferlaak | ex -AESMA DAEVA | ex -VISIONS OF ATLANTIS

Mikki Straatsma | VIVEYNNE |

Mik | SO COLD |

Sascha | Dreama |

Simone Christinat | Legenda Aurea |

Slava Popova | Operatika |

Sonya Scarlet | Theatres Des Vampires |

Pablo G Soler | Pablo G Soler |

Patricio Molini | Patricio Molini |

Wata | Matan.S.A |

Marcela Scorca

Beto Vazquez Infinity
Abigail Williams forced to cancel tour
2010-01-18
Due to drummer Ken Meyers' recent injury, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS are forced to cancel their upcoming tour with Nile scheduled to kick off January 15 in Baltimore, Maryland. The tour was planned to support the recent release of a deluxe version of the band’s latest album, In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns (featuring five bonus songs and all new artwork) and the vinyl pressing of the popular record originally released late 2008.

Discussing the enhancements of the deluxe edition in a recent interview, vocalist/guitarist Sorceron reveals: "'In Death Comes The Great Silence' reveals a new direction that the band has been working towards over the last year. 'Infernal Divide' is another new song that I feel again redefines our established sound. This track was recorded quite raw and has a strong black metal influence. 'Waiting For The Rain' is a somber interlude we have been using a bit during live shows. Along with 'I Am (God)' and a demo version of 'Floods,' I felt it was important to include because it captures the vibe of the song better than the album track; perhaps due to the work of original drummer Zack Gibson, the deluxe edition is a pretty cool time capsule of new material to show what we have been creating since we originally recorded the album.

Limited to 2500 units, the deluxe also includes the video for "Into the Ashes." Filmed under the famed London Bridge Sorceron recalls, “we were in this dungeon-like area that they used to store dead bodies in. We felt right at home, minus the smell, of course." The video debuted on Headbangers Ball in early December and saw several plays on the specialty program. MTV called the James Murphy (Testament, Death) produced In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns “one of the finest black metal albums of 2008.”

Recently relocating to the east coast from the band’s original Phoenix base, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS have been committed to touring since their inception in 2005. To date, the band have toured alongside Enslaved, Dark Funeral, Vader, Goatwhore, Daath, Decrepit Birth. All Shall Perish, The Faceless, God Dethroned, Arch Enemy, and Emperor’s 2006 Reunion dates. Currently performing as a five-piece with Sorceron recently adding guitar to his duties, the band will now ready themselves for writing and recording of their second full-length album that they hope to release by year’s end.

Dommin to tour with HIM
2010-01-14
New York, NY: Los Angeles-based alternative rock band DOMMIN, whose Roadrunner debut Love is Gone is due in stores on February 2, are pleased to announce that they will be touring with H.I.M., We Are the Fallen and Drive A this Spring. The tour kicks off on March 26 in Philadelphia and will run through early May. Dommin will appear as the second of four bands on the bill, after Drive A and before We Are the Fallen.

Dommin’s darkly romantic brand of music focuses on things like heartbreak and love lost, set to lush, epic soundscapes. With Love is Gone, heartache has a new soundtrack.

Those who’ve already seen the band perform live last summer were impressed, with ABC News 12 in Flint/Detroit saying, “The band had undeniable charm on its side. And seeing that kind of passion and potential doesn’t happen every night.” Dommin have done various tours in the past year leading up to the album’s release. They’ve hit the road with a variety of acts, including Combichrist, Wednesday 13, select dates on Warped Tour, The Birthday Massacre. Lacuna Coil and The 69 Eyes. The band will have played over 100 shows before the record’s release date.

Outburn called the album “trimmed with synth pop tinkerings” while Ultimate Guitar said “There's certainly a The Crow-like darkness to Dommin, but it’s more inviting and welcoming than it is dangerous and distant,” and “The lyrics also explore topics like fractured relationships, love being a living hell, celebrating dark holidays and other damage that's inflicted on our fragile aortas. If anything, Kristofer Dommin is doing his best to be the voice of the brokenhearted. It's a topic that never goes cold in rock music and Dommin add their own heat to it.”

Fangoria raved that the album is “a blend of haunting and complex melodies” while Rock Scarz claimed Love is Gone “is a solid album covering the topics of love and pain and everything else that goes along with it. It has elements of goth, new wave, punk and metal but still manages to keep a unique sound.”

Tour dates for the band’s trek with H.I.M. are as follows. Pre-sales begin on January 19, with regular on-sales starting January 29. Visit http://tixx1.artistarena.com/him for the pre-sale info and www.heartagram.com for further ticketing info.

March 26 – The Fillmore at TLA – Philadelphia, PA
March 27 – Sonar – Baltimore, MD
March 28 – House of Blues – Boston, MA
March 30 – Metropolis – Montreal, QC
March 31 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON

April 1 – House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
April 2 – Clutch Cargo – Pontiac, MI
April 3 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, OH
April 7 – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
April 9 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
April 10 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
April 13 – McEwan Hall – Calgary, AB
April 14 – Edmonton Events Center – Edmonton, ALB
April 16 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
April 17 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
April 18 – Roseland – Portland, OR
April 20 – Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
April 21 – House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
April 23 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
April 24 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
April 25 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
April 27 – Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO
April 29 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
April 30 – House of Blues – Houston, TX

May 2 – House of Blues – Orlando, FL
May 3 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
May 4 – House of Blues – Myrtle Beach, SC
May 7 – Irving Plaza –New York, NY

Lost Soul to support Rotting Christ in Poland
2010-01-14
On April 15th Rotting Christ will embark on Polish leg of their European tour promoting new album “Aealo” which will be released by Season Of Mist in February. During this 2-week tour mighty Greeks will be joined be special guest – Lost Soul! This is the first time when Jacek Grecki and his bandmates will be fully presenting new songs from their highly acclaimed new album “Immerse In Infinity”. This tour will begin on April 15th in Białystok and will end on April 25th in Poznan.

Here’s the full schedule:

April 15th - Białystok, Gwint
April 16th - Lublin, Graffiti
April 17th - Rzeszów, Pod Palmą
April 18th - Kraków, Loch Ness
April 19th - Katowice, Mega Club
April 20th - Wrocław, Madness
April 21st - Łódź, Dekompresja
April 22nd - Bydgoszcz, Estrada
April 23rd - Szczecin, Słowianin
April 24th - Gdynia, Ucho
April 25th - Poznań, Blue Note

More details about support acts to be announced soon!

Gwydion complete new album
2010-01-14
The Portugese Viking/Folk band GWYDION have completed the work on their new CD and will release the new album, which is titled " Horn Triskelion ", on April 09 via SMP/Trollzorn Records.

" Horn Triskelion " was recorded and produced by Fernando Matias (F.E.V.E.R.) in the Urban Insect Studios in Portugal, and mixed and mastered by Børge Finstad (who has worked together with bands as Arcturus, Mayhem, Borknagar, Enslaved, Ulver, Tristania, Ava Inferi, Theatre of Thragedy, Vintersorg, Shining, Àsmegin among others) at Toproom Studios in Norway. The artwork was created by Jan Yrlund ( Týr, Korpiklaani, Stratovarius, Svarysot, Imperia, Sirenia among others ) and will be revealed shortly.

Gotthard receive platinum award
2010-01-13
GOTTHARD were certified with a platiunum award for the sales of 30.000 copies of their new album «Need To Believe» in Switzerland!

The band received the award last Saturday at the „Swiss Awards 2009", where GOTTHARD also had their TV premiere for their new radio single «Don't let me down», from their current album.

Soon GOTTHARD will head up north and start their scandinavian tour for «Don't let me down» in Stockholm, on the 19th of february.

19.02. SE Stockholm - Fryshuset
20.02. SE Karlshamn - Compagniet
22.02. SE Malmoe - Kulturbolaget
23.02. SE Gothenburg - Brewhouse
25.02. NO Bergen - Garage
26.02. NO Haugesund - Byscenen
27.02. NO Oslo - Rockefeller
01.03. DK Copenhagen - Amager Bio

Evile to meet UK fans
2010-01-13
British thrashers EVILE are set to take time out of their European tour to appear at select PULP stores in the UK, where the band will be chatting with fans and signing merchandise.

EVILE kick off their headlining "Infecting Nations" tour of Europe this Thursday, 14th January, with support from American thrashers WARBRINGER and Israel's THE FADING.

Come along and hang out with EVILE and get your merch signed at the following PULP stores in the UK:

17th January - Glasgow - 1:00pm
Unit 266, St. Enoch's Centre

20th January - Manchester - 5:00pm
Unit 27, Barbirolli Mall,
Manchester Arndale

21st January - Nottingham - 5:00pm
Unit 311, Victoria Centre

Catch EVILE live in Europe on the "Infecting Nations" tour at the following shows:

EVILE w/ WARBRINGER, THE FADING
14.01.10 Cardiff, UK - Barfly
15.01.10 Wrexham, UK - Central Station
16.01.10 York, UK - Fibbers
17.01.10 Glasgow, UK - Cathouse
18.01.10 Newcastle, UK - University
20.01.10 Manchester, UK - Academy 3
21.01.10 Nottingham, UK - Rock City
22.01.10 Leeds, UK - Rios
23.01.10 Bristol, UK - Thekla
24.01.10 London, UK - The Underworld
25.01.10 Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall
27.01.10 Tilburg, Holland - O13
28.01.10 Kerkrade, Holland - Rocktempel
29.01.10 Aarau, Switzerland - KIFF
30.01.10 Prague, Czech Republic - Exit Chmelnice
31.01.10 Saarbrucken, Germany - Garage
01.02.10 Munich, Germany - Backstage
02.02.10 Milan, Italy - Tunnel
04.02.10 Barcelona, Spain - Be Cool
05.02.10 Madrid, Spain - Ritmo & Compas
06.02.10 Lisbon, Portugal - Cine Teatro Corroios
07.02.10 Irun, Spain - Tunk
09.02.10 Luynes, France - Korigan
10.02.10 Paris, France - Glaz'Art
11.02.10 Weinheim, Germany - Cafe Zentral
12.02.10 Osnabruck, Germany - Bastard Club
13.02.10 Chemnitz, Germany - Talschock
14.02.10 Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
16.02.10 Dudingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
17.02.10 Wangen, Germany - Jugendhaus
18.02.10 Nurnberg, Germany - Z-Bau
19.02.10 Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock
20.02.10 Essen, Germany - Turock

Shining frontman helps out The Vision Bleak
2010-01-13
"Set Sail To Mystery", the fourth album from The Vision Bleak, is going to contain the following tracks:

1. A Curse Of The Grandest Kind
2. Descend Into Maelstrom
3. I Dined With The Swans
4. A Romance With The Grave
5. The Outsider
6. Mother Nothingness (The Triumph Of Ubbo Sathla)
7. The Foul Within
8. He Who Paints The Black Of Night

The Vision Bleak will also record an alternative version of 'I Dined With The Swans' entirely sung by Kvarforth (Shining), which fathoms the morbid atmosphere of the track even further. Be prepared for something truly unique!

In Mourning US release date set
2010-01-13
Swedish melancholic metallers IN MOURNING will release their upcoming full-length entitled Monolith via Singapore's Pulverised Records on February 16. Monolith is currently streaming in its entirety at the following location: http://www.inmourning.net/monolith/. The mini-site also includes band bio, photos and videos taken from the Monolith recording sessions.

Monolith was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studio (Scar Symmetry, Carnal Forge, Steel Attack etc.) with Scar Symmetry guitarist/producer Jonas Kjellgren (Carnal Forge, Centinex etc.) and features cover art by Travis Smith (Nevermore, Opeth, Strapping Young Lad, King Diamond etc.).

Monolith Tracklisting
1) "For You To Know"
2) "Debris"
3) "The Poet And The Painter Of Souls"
4) "The Smoke"
5) "A Shade Of Plague"
6) "With You Came Silence"
7) "Pale Eye Revelation"
8) "The Final Solution (Entering The Black Lodge)"

“Sweden have a new contender in the melancholic death metal ring! Monolith is an evolution from the band’s previous release formulating the best elements of Katatonia, Amon Amarth and Hypocrisy to create a musical landscape that is as upsetting as it is uplifting.” – Metal Hammer

“A good mix of growls and clean vocals, some delicate acoustic arrangements ingrained with Scandinavian folk music, and a portion of well-dosed epic-ness.” – Terrorizer

IN MOURNING is:
Tobias Netzell - Vocals/Guitars
Pierre Stam - Bass
Björn Pettersson - Guitars
Tim Nedergård - Guitars
Christian Netzell - Drums

And Hell Followed With complete album
2010-01-13
Detroit death metallers, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH have completed work on their upcoming new album, due out later this year, via EARACHE RECORDS. For the entire month of December 2009, the band made residence at Dreadcore Productions in White Lake, MI. The band recorded the album with producer, Josh Wichman, who made sure to catch the band at their peak over each take. AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH guitarist, Kyle McIlmurray issued this brief statement upon the album's completion:

"We just exited the studio and have begun the mixing process. Josh sent us a quick mix of one of the tracks from the album and we were all blown away by what we have all created with our time in the studio. You're definitely all in for a treat. Expect a new, more mature AHFW. I think every member in the band was given the chance to shine on this album. We all poured our blood, sweat and tears into this to take the bar and raise it higher. Needless to say, we're all stoked beyond belief for the release of this record. The album artwork is being done by the renowned God Machine.. Theres another thing we're way excited about. The list goes on and on.. Basically in a nutshell we have wiped the slate clean as a band and are now ready to continue to fill it with nothing less then stellar characteristics."

Catch AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH on tour with WITHIN THE RUINS:

January 21st - Romeo, Michigan @ The Static Age (No WITHIN THE RUINS)
January 22nd - Southgate, Michigan @ The Modern Exchange (No WITHIN THE RUINS)
January 30th - Charlotte, Michigan @ The Masonic Temple (No WITHIN THE RUINS)
February 12th - Two Rivers, WI @ The Behringer Room (No WITHIN THE RUINS)
February 13th - Buffalo, Minnesota @ The Vault
February 15th - St. Louis, Missouri @ Fubar
February 16th - East Ridge, Tennessee @ The Warehouse
February 17th - Corbin, Kentucky @ Corbin Technology Center
February 18th - Windsor, Ontario @ Warhaus Community Center
February 19th - Southgate, Michigan @ The Modern Exchange
February 20th - Jackson, Michigan @ Club 789
February 21st - Charleroi, Pennsylvania @ Club Octane
February 22nd - Wilmington, Delaware @ Mojo 13
February 23rd - Metuchen, New Jersey @ FA Hall
February 24th - Ashland, Massachussetts @ Ashland VFW
April 17th - Toledo, Ohio @ Headliner's

Gojira confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air
2010-01-13
With CHILDREN OF BODOM and FEAR FACTORY’s co-headline slot announced at the end of last year, BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2010 continues to impress with the addition of GOJIRA to the line up. The French Metal monsters will be making their ONLY UK APPEARANCE OF 2010 at Catton Hall this summer. Having ended last year with a mammoth tour of the USA with Metallica and Lamb Of God, the band previously announced that 2010 would see the band take a time off, but have decided to make an exception to be part of this year’s very special 10th anniversary event. With a reputation for fiercely heavy and perfectly executed live shows, GOJIRA’s set promises to be one of the festival highlights, and your only chance to catch the band on these shores this year.

"We're really looking forward to playing the mighty Bloodstock Festival for the first time! It's a great lineup and we cannot wait to kick your ass, England!- Joe Duplantier, Frontman


LOOK OUT FOR A SPECIAL HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEB 1ST 2010!!!

The BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR METAL FESTIVAL 2010 will take place at Catton Hall, Derbyshire from 13th – 15th August.

Stone Sour enter the studio
2010-01-12
New York, NY – Grammy nominated rock powerhouse Stone Sour announced today the commencement of work on a new album for Roadrunner Records, their first in four years. The band will record their third album in Nashville at Blackbird Studio with Grammy Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Velvet Revolver, Rush, Alice In Chains), who also produced 2006’s gold certified Come What(ever) May. The new album is due out this summer.

Frontman Corey Taylor commented, “I cannot wait to make this Stone Sour album. Everything already feels a million times stronger than anything we've done in the past. Plus getting back together with Nick is going to mean monstrous things. This is the year for Stone Sour.”

Stone Sour’s last album Come What(ever) May and self-titled debut are both RIAA gold certified and approaching platinum status. The albums have a combined 1 million digital singles sales. The band has had three top 3 active rock hits with “Bother,” “Through Glass” and “Silly World,” one top 10 Active Rock hit with “Made of Scars,” and two Modern Rock hits with “Bother” and “Through Glass.” “Through Glass” remained at #1 on the Active Rock charts for a record 7 weeks. MTV, MTV2, VH-1, Fuse and Music Choice have continually offered major support. Stone Sour has to date received three Grammy nominations.

Stone Sour is Corey Taylor, James Root, Josh Rand, Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga.

The Acacia Strain set DVD release date
2010-01-12
Massachusetts based metallic juggernauts, THE ACACIA STRAIN have announced Tuesday, February 16th as the release date of their long anticipated debut DVD, the double disc set "The Most Known Unknown," on PROSTHETIC RECORDS. Disc one documents a sold out show at the Worcester Palladium shot in December 2008, while disc two contains footage of a show at the much smaller and more intimate Waterfront on the band's home turf of Holyoke MA, as well as three music videos, a documentary covering the formative years of the band and a "10 Seconds of Fame" bonus segment, in which select fans were given 10 seconds on camera to do whatever they wanted. "The Most Known Unknown," features cover art by Paul Romano, who also did the cover of the band's album, "Continent," as well as covers for Mastodon, Trivium and many more.

To celebrate the release, the band will be throwing a preview party at 7pm on Friday, February 12th at the Worcester Palladium Upstairs, which will consist of a screening of the DVD as well as a special live performance from the band.
Front man Vincent Bennett commented, "After answering the question 'When does the DVD come out?' countless times with, 'I have no idea,' I can finally tell you THE DVD COMES OUT FEB 16TH! If you think you were anticipating this release you have no idea. We worked our asses off on this DVD. We wanted to give you something worth your money. 2 DVD's with 2 different shows, plus a mini documentary about the band! You've waited this long... Don't forget to pick up a copy!"

THE ACACIA STRAIN's last full length, 2008's "Continent," debuted at number 2 on Billboard's "Heatseekers" Chart and the band won the "Myspace Readers' Choice Award" at 2009's GOLDEN GODS awards. They are gearing up to record a new album for a tentative summer 2010 release.

Unleashed to headline Walpurgis Metal Days
2010-01-12
Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed will be headlining the Walpurgis Metal Days in Hauzenberg, Germany on the 8th of May.

De Staat sign with Cool Green Recordings
2010-01-12
Cool Green Recordings (Mascot Recs sub-label) is proud to announce the signing of Dutch alternative rock outfit De Staat. The band hailing from Nijmegen, The Netherlands actually started as a solo project from guitarist/singer Torre Florim, who entirely recorded “Wait For Evolution” in his home. This debut album brought the band the break through in their home country as the single “The Fantastic Journey Of The Underground Man” hit the airways multiple times every day on the biggest radio and TV stations. “Wait For Evolution” debuted at nr 13 and remained in the Dutch album charts for half a year; an amazing result for a debut album. Now Cool Green Recordings will release "Wait For Evolution" in all countries outside Benelux starting with Europe with a March 29, 2010 release. USA will follow.

De Staat is known for their love of old roots music mixed with modern stoner-style repetitive riffing with a danceable twist to it. Live, the band went down a storm. They were named sensation of the biggest Dutch festivals Pinkpop and Lowlands and at the end of 2009 the band did a sold-out headline tour bringing them to all the big venues.

Ed van Zijl, label manager of Cool Green Recordings (alternative label of Mascot Records) who signed the band, expresses his excitement, saying “From the moment I heard De Staat I was blown away. Their style is recognizable and unique at the same time. It’s old and new coming together. At Lowlands festival 2009 I saw the band with Chris Goss (Masters Of Reality) and we were both amazed by De Staat. Their sound, the vibe and live show are amazing and the band simply has great songs.
De Staat have all the ingredients for international success.”

Frontman Torre Florim weighs in, exclaiming:
“We're excited as hell that we signed to Cool Green Recordings. We are doing really well in our home country The Netherlands and we are very excited to start taking over the rest of the world starting with Europe. We're ready to evolve.”

Soulfly to release new album in May
2010-01-11
New York, NY: Longtime Roadrunner Records recording artist SOULFLY, lead by metal deity Max Cavalera, have just completed a stint at Edge of the Earth Studios in Los Angeles, where they recorded their seventh album. Roadrunner will release album, titled Omen, on May 4. Logan Mader served as co-producer.

Omen follows up 2008’s Conquer, which enjoyed incredible critical reception. Alternative Press awarded the album 4.5 out of a possible 5 stars, deeming it “a furious, sonically adventurous metal disc…awesome” while Kerrang! hailed Conquer as “packed with enough invention, aggression and sheer quality tunes to make most other metal bands blush.”

In the true Soulfly style and tradition, the album will feature notable guest appearances. Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato and Prong’s Tommy Victor will lend their voices to separate songs, while Max’s songs, Zyon and Igor, will also appear on special B-sides, making Omen an album that is truly all in the family!

Of the collaborations, Cavalera said “The first one is a song with Tommy Victor from Prong sharing vocals on a song called ‘Lethal Injection.’ The other is ‘Rise of the Fallen,’ with shared vocals from Greg Puciato, Dillinger Escape Plan's singer. I also recorded two B-sides with both of my sons playing drums. Igor Cavalera plays on Exel's ‘Your Life, My Life,’ and Zyon Cavalera plays on Sepultura's ‘Refuse/Resist’ cover.”

The album’s track listing is as follows:

“Bloodbath & Beyond”
“Rise of the Fallen”
“Counter Sabotage”
“Jeffrey Dahmer”
“Lethal Injection”
“Great Depression”
“Mega-Doom”
“Kingdom”
“Off With Their Heads”
“Vulture Culture”
“Soulfly 7”

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