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Sulphur enter studio
2008-09-05
Sulphur will enter the studio on the 1st of December to record their second album. The album will consist of 10 songs and will be recorded at Conclave Media studios with Bjørnar Nilsen as the producer. Pre-productions of all songs are now finished and we’ve just started the rehearsing process to prepare for the recording session in December. The album title will be announced at a later time.

Osmose Productions
Cathedral announce live shows
2008-09-05
Confirming recent speculation, Cathedral are excited to announce their first live appearances in almost eighteen months! They have just been added to the bill of this years Damnation Festival in Leeds (http://www.damnationfestival.co.uk/frames.html) on Saturday 22nd November. They will also appear the following week at the Gunfest in Oslo, which takes place between 27-29th November. More details to follow.
The band will shortly begin finalising material for their Ninth studio album to be released by Nuclear Blast some time in the New Year.
A deluxe vinyl /CD edition of In Memoriam is to be released shortly through Rise Above.

November
22 - Damnation Festival, Leeds
28 - Gunfest, Oslo

Rise Above Records
Rise Above Records 20th anniversary show
2008-09-05
It is with great delight that we can now officially announce the Rise Above Records 20th anniversary show at London's ULU on Saturday 13th December. The line-up features a very rare headline performance from Electric Wizard (their first UK performance in several years),
who will have an exclusive 12" Vinyl on sale only at this gig. 300 copies will be available on the night and will not be on sale anywhere else.

The current line up is; Electric Wizard, Grand Magus, Taint, Gentleman's Pistols, Diagonal, MOSS, Litmus, Serpencult and Witchsorrow.
There is still the possibility of one or two more bands being added.

It's going to be a great day, so get there early. Doors are 3pm. Tickets are already on sale and selling fast. They are a mere £15.00 (+booking fee) and are available here;

Rise Above Records
Nickelback announce new album
2008-09-05
New York, NY, September 4, 2008 – Roadrunner Records announced today the upcoming new album from multi-platinum rock powerhouse Nickelback. The band is currently recording the follow-up to 2005’s massively successful All The Right Reasons with famed rock producer Mutt Lange (AC/DC, Def Leppard) in their homebase of Vancouver, B.C. The album is set for release on November 18, 2008. The first single, “If Today Was Your Last Day” will impact at all radio formats on September 30th.

Roadrunner and Nickelback have enjoyed unprecedented success during their ten-year partnership. The band has sold upwards of 26 million records worldwide, with All The Right Reasons accounting for 10 million of that total. In addition, the six singles from the album totaled 9.3 million downloads and 5.5 million ringtones. All proceeds of digital single and video sales for the song “If Everyone Cared” between February 1 and July 31, 2007 were donated to charity, equally distributed between Amnesty International and International Childrens’ Awareness Canada. Each of the five videos from All The Right Reasons has reached #1 on VH1’s playlist: “Photograph,” “Savin’ Me,” “Far Away,” “If Everyone Cared” and “Rockstar.” In 2006 Nickelback was awarded a World Music Award for “World’s Best Rock Group,” a Billboard Touring Award for “Breakthrough Artist,” an American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Album” and a People’s Choice Award for “Best Rock Group.”

Both Roadrunner and Nickelback are looking forward to the start of a new album cycle and future success together.

Roadrunner Records
Nonpoint part with guitarist
2008-09-05
Nonpoint is sorry to announce the departure of longtime friend and guitar player, Andrew Goldman. Andy has decided to pursue interests outside the world of music, and the entire band wish him nothing but success and happiness. Nonpoint has lined up a replacement and expect to have him make his debut on their next tour in October. Show dates for that run are expected to surface soon.

Bieler Bros. Records
Oceano book studio time
2008-09-05
Newly signed Chicago, IL deathcore act, OCEANO has confirmed that they will be heading into the studio this October to record their debut album with producer Joey Sturgis (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, MY CHILDREN MY BRIDE) at The Foundation Studios in Connersville, IN.

With an increasing reputation for being a highly aggressive and dangerous live act, OCEANO guitarist, Andrew Mikhail promises to bring all the anger that they possess on stage into the studio and capture it for all time when making their album in October. "We're gonna turn our anger up a few notches for this record. If that means we have to throw chairs at the mixing booth glass and tear the studio to bits to get us there - so be it."

Alongside songs that have long been a part of OCEANO's set like "Samael The Destroyer" and "Inhuman Affliction," the band plans to record many new songs that will surely smash the very limits of what "heavy" is. According to Mikhail, "There's a lot more going on musically with the new material." The imposing OCEANO guitarist promises that new songs like "Disgust For Your Kind" will be "faster, darker and a hell of a lot more heavy." Most importantly, he states that everything will "stay true to the 'OCEANO
sound.'"

OCEANO's debut album is due for release in 2009.

Earache Records
Exilia sign with AFM Records
2008-09-05
The past few years have been quite silent in the camp of the Crossover institution Exila, but now they come up with some sensational news.

The Italian modern metal act has recently signed a new deal with AFM Records and have just finished the recordings of the yet untitled new record. "We can tell you in advance 'it rocks!' We are all very excited and I can tell you, that this album will be the heaviest record so far since the birth of Exilia", says front lady Masha Mismane. "We managed to 'unleash' even more hidden talents of our great guitarist 'Alien' and with the return of our great drummer 'Ale', there is no lack of power! After a lot of hard work on melodies and lyrics over the past year, I'm also very pleased with the outcome of my vocals! There are definitely unique elements within every song. I wanted to give them an edge whilst maintaining the original and true characteristics of 'Exilia'. The mixing of the new album starts this week in LA so as you can imagine we are extremely excited to hear the end results soon. I can honestly say, I can't wait to perform these songs live for you guys to enjoy! Rock On!"

Some of the songs will be produced by Dave Chavarri from Ill Nino, while Christhian Machado is singing on the album along with Masha. Expect the unexpected, the album is scheduled to be released by the end of October.

AFM Records
Shakra in the studio
2008-09-05
The guys from Shakra will enter the swiss "Powerride-Studios" in the beginning of September to start with the recordings of their new album. The working title of the new album will be "Everest". All bass tracks will be recorded by the new Shakra bass player Dominik Pfister.

AFM Records
Doro EP out in October
2008-09-05
The brandnew EP of Doro will be released on October, 31, 2008! The name of the EP will be Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock). It will include 3 versions of the Song "Celebrate" with different guest singers as well as 2 additional non album Tracks.

Here is the Tracklist:

1. Celebrate - feat: Doro + Fans
2. Celebrate - feat: Doro + Biff (Saxon)
3. Celebrate - feat: Doro; Angela (Arch Enemy); Sabina (Holy Moses); Veronica (Benedictum); Liv Kristine (Leaves Eyes); Girlschool; Floor (After Forever)
4. Rescue me (non album version)
5. Night Of the Warlock (single version)

AFM Records
Ross The Boss in the charts
2008-09-05
The "New Metal Leader" has arrived! The debut album of Ross The Boss rushed straight from 0 to position 99 into the German album charts! The band comments: "We are very happy with our new chart position! We look forward to many great days. We want to thank our great label AFM Records and everyone involved! We understand that this is just the beginning and look forward to the future."

AFM Records
Eisbrecher in the charts
2008-09-05
In the first week of its release the new Eisbrecher album "Sünde" (translated: "Sin") reaches a sensational #18 in the official German album charts! The successor "Antikörper" achieved position #85 in 2006. A big thank you goes to all "sinners" and Eisbrecher fans for making this success possible!"

AFM Records
Austrian Death Machine to make live debut
2008-09-03
Austrian Death Machine have just been confirmed to play KUPD’s End of Summer Scorcher taking place Saturday, September 20th at the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, AZ. This all day music festival will feature two stages with performances by Alice In Chains, Deftones, 5 Finger Death Punch, Theory Of A Deadman, RA, Tantric, Black Stone Cherry, Another Black Day, Austrian Death Machine and more. Doors are at 1pm, show starts at 2pm. For more information head over to KUPD’s site located HERE.

“Ahhnold has taken a break from action movies for quite some time spurring much anticipation of his return to brutality. My friends at KUPD have sped up this process with their support for Ahhnold's band Austrian Death Machine every morning. Now Ahhnold will one-up everyone's expectation and return more brutal than ever combining thrash metal with action inducing live fury for the KUPD End of Summer Scorcher. I'm just excited the Governator let me be a part of all this!” comments Tim Lambesis of Austrian Death Machine

Metal Blade Records
Slipknot top Australian charts
2008-09-02
They promised world domination…and now it seems it is firmly in their grasp!

Some have called it a ‘surprise’ but now all know for certain, never to underestimate Slipknot as they snatch their first ever #1 debut in Australia with fourth studio album ‘All Hope Is Gone’.

Today, it’s not Pop, not R&B and not soundtracks but metal that is the most popular genre in the country!

‘All Hope Is Gone’ didn’t just inch over the line but absolutely decimated the competition, outselling their closest rival in the #2 spot 3 to 1.

The band have also hit high on the international charts coming in at #2 in the UK with a number #1 expected in the band’s homeland, USA.

But Slipknot’s attack on the top of the charts is no fluke. As those with a longer memory will attest, Slipknot have debuted twice in the #2 position on the Aria chart in the past: in 2002 with IOWA and again in 2004 with Volume 3:The Subliminal Verses.

With Slipknot arriving to play a string of headline dates with labelmates, Machine Head, this October they look set to create even more of a stir…Slipknot are here, decide how to deal with it!

Napalm Death announce album title
2008-09-01
UK’s legendary grindcore masters NAPALM DEATH have decided to name their upcoming album “Time Waits For No Slave”, which they are currently recording with producer Russ Russell.

Drums have been tracked at Parlour Studios in Kettering and guitars, bass and vocals will be done at Foel Studios in Wales whereas the band is going to return to Parlour for the mix. Expect the new album to surface in early 2009!

NAPALM DEATH will only interrupt their studio work for a few selected shows in autumn 2008, see below for the dates:

03.10. Lichtenfels - WOD Festival (Germany) w/ Benediction, Onslaught, Nominon, Holy Moses
31.10. Chalon Sur Saone – La Peniche (France)
01.11. Nancy – Láutre Canal (France)
02.11. Vitry Le Francois – Orange Bleue (France)
22.11. Leeds – Damnation Festival (Great Britain)

Century Media
Bun Dem Out finish new album
2008-09-01
That's right, Bun Dem Out's new record and Alveran debut "The Few The Deep" is all wrapped up and we are all just waiting for the finished master CD to come in any day now. If everything goes as planned and we can meet all our really tight deadlines we are looking at a late October release. But we will give you more info on that in the next couple of weeks as well as some first songs from that album on myspace. Stay tuned!

Alveran Records
Scale The Summit enter studio
2008-08-30
Houston’s instrumental quartet SCALE THE SUMMIT hit the studio today to begin tracking the band’s Prosthetic Records debut. Due in early 2009, the record will consist of all-new songs and is the follow-up to the band’s 2007 self-released debut, ‘Monument,’ and fans can expect a series of in-studio blog and video updates covering the progress of the recording of SCALE THE SUMMIT’s new music.

"Writing is complete for our next album, and I have to say this is some of the best material we have ever written!” guitarist Chris Letchford says. “We have been working hard on this album for a good six months now and we are really excited to get to work on it in the studio. We are set to enter Nut House Recordings on Aug 29th in New Jersey to start tracking and the title for this nice group of jams will be ‘Carving Desert Canyons.’ Now...you all can be in suspense for studio updates, video, shows, touring, and of course some killer new music!"

SCALE THE SUMMIT has tapped seasoned photographer Tom Kilty to personify the band’s sound through the ‘Carving Desert Canyons’ artwork which promises to be in-depth. For a sample of past SCALE THE SUMMIT designs, fans can visit http://scalethesummit.bigcartel.com. In the meantime, several songs from ‘Monument’ are available on the band’s MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/scalethesummit).

Prosthetic Records
Haggard releases new album
2008-08-30
Finally!! The new Haggard-CD „Tales Of Ithiria“ will be in stores today,
29th of August 2008. Next to the normal CD, of course there will also be one
limited edition that comes with a patch.

Haggard
Yngwie Malmsteen to release new album
2008-08-30
The global rock guitar community will undoubtedly mark October 14, 2008 on their calendars, as this is the exact date that Yngwie Malmsteen will be issuing his latest studio triumph, 'Perpetual Flame.' The album will be the first-ever Yngwie album to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch), while the album also marks the debut on an Yngwie album by ex-Judas Priest/Iced Earth frontman, Tim 'Ripper' Owens.

Twelve tracks of pure six string metallic bliss (which stretches to almost 70 minutes total), the album was produced and engineered by Yngwie himself, and mixed by Roy Z (who has previously worked with Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson, among others). Joining Yngwie and Ripper on the album is keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Patrick Johansson (Yngwie contributed bass, additional keyboards, and vocals, as well), but on tour, Michael Troy will supply keyboards, and Bjorn Englen will be laying down the bass. A supporting tour of the U.S. and Canada is slated to run through all of October.

Single-handedly, Yngwie Malmsteen trailblazed the classical metal movement in the 1980's. During a time when the majority of guitarists were merely copying Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie was one of the few rock guitarists to create his own instantly-identifiable playing style – which has been subsequently mimicked by countless other guitarists. Yngwie is responsible for issuing some of the metal's all-time great guitar classics, especially such releases as 1984's 'Rising Force,' 1985's 'Marching Out,' 1992's 'Fire and Ice,' and most recently, 2005's 'Unleash the Fury.'

In addition to the arrival of 'Perpetual Flame' in October, another career highlight is slated for that same month – Yngwie will be inducted into the Rock Walk on Monday, October 13th in Los Angeles.

Additionally a new Fender/Yngwie Malmsteen custom shop guitar will be unveiled on November 28th (with a limited run of 100 instruments) and there will be a slew of CD reissues of Yngwie classics to soon be announced.
And the accolades continue to pour in - 'Roadie Crew Magazine' organized a poll in which 330 respected rock guitarists were asked to vote for their favorite guitarist of all-time. Yngwie checked in at a lofty number 3, only behind fellow legends Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen. Without question, 2008 is shaping up to be the year of Yngwie.


COMPLETE TRACKLISTING FOR 'PERPETUAL FLAME':

1. Death Dealer
2. Damnation Game
3. Live to Fight (Another Day)
4. Red Devil
5. Four Horsemen (Of the Apocalypse)
6. Priest of the Unholy
7. Be Careful What You Wish For
8. Caprici Di Diablo
9. Lament
10. Magic City
11. Eleventh Hour
12. Heavy Heart


YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 2008 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

SEPTEMBER 28, 2008 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – CENTRO BELLAS ARTES
OCTOBER 4, 2008 SAN ANTONIO, TX – SCOUTBAR
OCTOBER 5, 2008 DALLAS, TX – GRANADA THEATER
OCTOBER 8, 2008 SAN DIEGO, CA – HOUSE OF BLUES
OCTOBER 9, 2008 ANAHEIM, CA – HOUSE OF BLUES
OCTOBER 10, 2008 LAS VEGAS, NV – HOUSE OF BLUES
OCTOBER 11, 2008 VENTURA, CA – MAJESTIC VENTURA THEATER
OCTOBER 12, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA – AVALON
OCTOBER 17, 2008 ROYAL OAK, MI – ROYAL OAK THEATER
OCTOBER 19, 2008 CHICAGO, IL – HOUSE OF BLUES
OCTOBER 21, 2008 WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – CLUB INFINITY
OCTOBER 24, 2008 SAYREVILLE, NJ – STARLAND BALLROOM
OCTOBER 26, 2008 NEW YORK, NY – BLENDER THEATER

Tank guitarist to guest on Chinchilla album
2008-08-30
I thought it would be a good idea to inform you about the work on our new CD "The Prophecy".

I have loaded the pre-production from our song 'Bloody Sacrifice', from our new album 'The Prophecy', down on our www.myspace.com/chinchilla999 side. We will introduce every week another song, partially in shortened form, to afford you an insight into our new musical work. We wish you a lot of fun with the new songs. But don’t forget, this is not the final mix, this is only a pre production by myself. Achim Köhler (Primel Fear, Brainstrom, a.s.o) will start with the mix, in the end of September.

As Guestmusicians:

Cliff "The Riff" Evans (www.myspace.com/cliffhound), lead guitarist with legendary metal bands TANK and KILLERS, has finished his work on the track Bad Guy and we where all full with enthusiasm.

Cliff's opinion about the song Bad Guy:
The Bad Guy track sounds great. It really kicks ass.It's a real honour to be playing on it.I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of the album.

Tom Naumann (Ex Primal Fear, Sinner) has finished his work on the track “Unknown Heroes”.

Tom’s opinion about the new CD:

I feel honoured that I was allowed to contribute to the new Chinchilla album with a few solos. Go buy the CD and go see the band live - but don't forget: be excellent to each other and bang that head that doesn't bang.

All the best Udo

Chinchilla
Cradle To Grave forced to cancel tour
2008-08-28
The members of Cradle To Grave have been forced to cancel their recently announced tour of the West Coast after the group was detained by the US Department of Homeland Security for suspicion of either sneaking drugs in or attempting to seek work illegally, despite the fact that the band had valid working papers in thier possession. The band was detained for more than 5 hours at the Blaine, WA border facilities, where bored security agents strip searched one of the members, and refused to listen to the band members' own account of why they were there.

Singer Greg Cavanagh was held for four hours, then refused entry to the US because of suspicion of "rampant drug use, voluminous encounters with prostitutes and satanism" after the border agents reviewed the band's MySpace page.

At one point, guitarist Denis "Sasquatch" Barthe was held at gun point by 5 officers. He was asked to lay down on the ground, was handcuffed and returned to Canada in a U.S. Border Protection vehicle. After almost five hours of screaming, door-slamming and accusations, the rest of the band was asked to return to Canada.

Last year, Cradle To Grave were refused an entry visa allegedly because the State Department felt their name might "incite violence" and this after they were allowed to tour in 2005. However, in 2002 & 2004 the band were refused entry to the US due to an alleged "lack of artistic merit".

Cavanagh commented: "Contrary to popular belief, the US doesn't welcome all foreign musicians with open arms," he chuckled sarcastically. "We regret to say this, but the tour is over before it even started. Thanks to everyone that worked so hard to bring us down there for the shows we had booked. We'll hopefully have better luck next time and be able to play for all you crazy West Coast metalheads."

Cradle to Grave recently released their new album “Texas Medicine through Year of the Sun Records. The album was mixed and mastered by Devin Townsend (Lamb of God, Darkest Hour, GWAR) and hailed by the Vancouver Straight as "the soundtrack of choice for your trip to the electric chair." The band is currently streaming tracks from the album online at www.myspace.com/cradletograve.

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