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Six Feet Under announce cover details
2009-11-06
Morbus Chron sign with Pulverised Records
2009-11-06
Eluveitie announce album details
2009-11-06
Be'lakor sign with Kolony Records
2009-11-06
Mustasch sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-11-05
Hypocrisy in the German charts
2009-11-05
Morbid Carnage sign with Pulverised
2009-11-05
Barn Burner sign with Metal Blade
2009-11-05
Anima finish new album
2009-11-05
The Red Chord on Billboard
2009-11-05
Epica in the charts
2009-11-02
Toxic Holocaust in religious controversy
2009-11-01
Revocation announce free shows
2009-11-01
Enemy Reign confirmed for Neurotic Deathfest
2009-11-01
Overkill sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
Varg sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
Throwdown sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
Ceremony of Opposites sign with Painkiller
2009-10-31
The Haunted on tour with Slayer
2009-10-31
Throne of Katarsis announce new line-up
2009-10-31
Six Feet Under announce cover details
2009-11-06
Tampa, FL's kings of groove laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with their 3rd installment of the band's cover series, Graveyard Classics 3, due out on Metal Blade Records January 19th 2010. Graveyard Classics 3 was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, FL, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis, and was produced by Chris Barnes.

Here's what the godfather of gore and death Chris Barnes has to say about the band's latest chapter in the Graveyard Classics chain:

“We went about picking the tracks for this installment of Graveyard Classics by really just trying to search out songs from early on in our musical upbringing, as well as tracks from when we were just fans of heavy music, before we started playing in a band. Once again choosing songs that have really stuck with us over the years, also choosing the songs that we felt would sound interesting when played in the SFU ‘death groove' style.

Through the years of doing covers, many of our fans have inquired about us covering a Slayer or a Metallica song. It was really something we wanted to do for some time, those two bands being our biggest influences, as well as influencing a generation of death metal musicians.

To sum it up…this is a tribute to honor the great teachers that have influenced us as well as the world of metal we all belong to. We hope our fans will enjoy.“

Track listing for Graveyard Classics 3:
1. A Dangerous Meeting- Mercyful Fate
2. Metal On Metal- Anvil
3. The Frayed Ends Of Sanity- Metallica
4. At Dawn They Sleep- Slayer
5. Not Fragile- BTO
6. On Fire-Van Halen
7. Pounding Metal- Exciter
8. Destroyer- Twisted Sister
9. Psychotherapy- The Ramones
10. Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck- Prong

Morbus Chron sign with Pulverised Records
2009-11-06
From the bowels of Stockholm, Sweden comes a band (dead)icated to the early '90s zombie and gore themes that helped make death metal a worldwide phenomenon. Pulverised Records is proud to welcome MORBUS CHRON to their expanding roster of extremity.

Sticking to the tradition of DIY demo cassette tapes, MORBUS CHRON released a self-titled, four-track demo tape earlier this year, which attracted favorable responses throughout the underground metal circuit. The band is now preparing to enter the studio, for what will become their debut full-length. Release date TBA.

Commented Pulverised label manager Roy Yeo: “I was amazed by MORBUS CHRON when I first heard them; it's unbelievable that the band is so young and can capture the essence of the old death metal style. Influences like Autopsy and early Entombed are easily spotted in the songs, but there's just a certain fire and enthusiasm coming from MORBUS CHRON that cannot be described and we are very much looking forward to the debut album!”

States MORBUS CHRON vocalist/guitarist Robert “Robba” Andersson: “We're as excited as we are when robbing graves! Feels fucking great! Like opening a can of ravioli, but even better, dude. What can we say? It'll sound disgusting and putrid with just a tiny dose of grooviness. New songs are on the way and it sounds like Autop... Ehm, MORBUS! If you're into the old way, you’re into our way. Total fuckin' Death!”

In other MORBUS CHRON-related news, the band will make their appearance at the upcoming Resurrected In Festering Slime Festival, happening at the legendary Kafé 44 from the 6th – 7th November 2009.

Eluveitie announce album details
2009-11-06
Swiss pagan metallers ELUVEITIE just revealed the tracklist of their upcoming album „Everything Remains" which is scheduled for an early 2010 release.

Tracklist „Everything Remains"
01. Otherworld
02. Everything Remains As It Never Was
03. Thousandfold
04. Nil
05. The Essence Of Ashes
06. Isara
07. Kingdom Come Undone
08. Quoth The Raven
09. (do)minion
10. Setlon
11. Sempiternal Embers
12. Lugdūnon
13. The Liminal Passage

The band is currently on a headlining run through most parts of north america.

"Everything Remains", the bands fourth full length album is being mixed by legendary Colin Richardson (MACHINE HEAD, SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM & many more) and marks the follow up to 2009`s successful acoustic / folk effort „Evocation I: The Arcane Dominion". Other than its predecessor, „Everything Remains" will feature full scale ELUVEITIE style folk METAL!

Be'lakor sign with Kolony Records
2009-11-06
Australian metallers BE’LAKOR have inked a deal with Italy’s Kolony
Records for the European release of their 2nd album ‘Stone’s Reach’. The
release of the album will be 30.11.2009.

Quickly come to be regarded as one of Australia’s most promising and
creative metal acts, BE’LAKOR has recently ventured across Australia for
the first time, taking in performances in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane &
Sydney.

BE’LAKOR can be described as melancholic and epic melodic death metal done
in right Scandinavian fashion.

Album track listing:
01. Venator
02. From Scythe To Sceptre
03. Outlive The Hand
04. Sun's Delusion
05. Held In Hollows
06. Husks
07. Aspect
08. Countless Skies

Mustasch sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-11-05
Nuclear Blast is proud to announce the signing of legendary Swedish heavy metal hard rockers MUSTASCH! Their self-titled album which was already released in Scandinavia, will be released in the rest of Europe January 8th 2010.

"We are thrilled about signing with Nuclear Blast, they are indeed the right record company for MUSTASCH. We are one of the biggest metal bands in Sweden and now when we have produced the strongest record in our career we did want to find a partner to understand its potential to launch

internationally, so within the wide networks of the biggest independent metal label in Europe we definately feel comfort and stability. We are excited to the opportunity of being a part of the Nuclear Blast family", comments the band. "We knew that we were producing a MUSTASCH masterpiece when entering the studio. When we had recorded the first few tracks we did know that this was the strongest record we've ever done: It of course sounded heavy metal hard rock.

Hypocrisy in the German charts
2009-11-05
Swedish death metal legends HYPOCRISY landed on # 62 at the official German Media Control Charts with their latest effort "A Taste Of Extreme Divinity"!

Morbid Carnage sign with Pulverised
2009-11-05
Pulverised Records is pleased to welcome Hungarian thrashers MORBID CARNAGE to its roster. MORBID CARNAGE recently completed their debut full-length Night Assassins. The record features seven tracks of raw, intense and endlessly catchy oldschool thrash metal. The official Night Assassins street date will be announced soon.

Said Pulverised A&R Manager Calvin Chiang of the recent signing: “MORBID CARNAGE definitely know their thrash metal; all the necessary ingredients to make a good old-fashion thrash song work effectively and the overall vibe on Night Assassins is just totally immense! This is a straight-forward, no-holds-barred pure onslaught of retro-thrash at its finest!"

Added MORBID CARNAGE bassist Janos Horvath (aka Necrofaust): “It is our honor to be signed to Pulverised as the label has some really great bands and most importantly, a very positive attitude. We are sure that Pulverised will spread our first full-length album -- recorded in the summer of this year -- to the oldschool souls of ripping thrash metal maniacs around the world!”

Two brand new songs -- “Warlust” and “Night Assassins” -- taken from Night Assassins can be heard here: http://www.myspace.com/morbidcarnage.

In related news, MORBID CARNAGE will be opening for the mighty Morbosidad on the 17th of November in Budapest. Additional live dates TBA.

Barn Burner sign with Metal Blade
2009-11-05
From the metal loving city of Montreal comes one of the most killer riff machines this side of the 3 headed love child of Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Fu Manchu. BARN BURNER have been cruising around Canada over the past few years spreading their love of the riff, good times and are ready to spread their beard encrusted rock to the rest of the world.

“It's a total honor to be working with such a ruling label; it is one of those crucial goals that you strive for as a band. May our filthy beards and hair grow long together over the years and continue to put out crushing albums!” - Kevin Keegan, Barn Burner

Metal Blade Records will be giving their debut album, Bangers, its official world wide release in 2010. The album has already received tons of praise from press from Canada to the UK from the album's original release via New Romance for Kids Records.

“Up tempo stoner rock like a cross between The Atomic Bitchwax, Fu Manchu and The Fucking Champs…excellent musicianship” Terrorizer Magazine

“If Steve Harris [yes, Iron Maiden's own] moved to Montreal and started eating poutine and joined Corrosion of Conformity I'd imagine it would sound a lot like this. It hasn't left my constant rotation for weeks, and I presume it is there to stay.” AbsoluteUnderground.ca

“Montreal's Barn Burner is one of the most impressive Sabbath-inspired bands we've heard in a long time. The band's newest offering, Bangers (New Romance for Kids), is pure stoney mayhem. Comprised of heavy, minimal riffs, driving drums and major solos, this album will satiate any metal head's yearning for primal rock.” ChronicYouth.com

Their debut record, Bangers, will be given its worldwide debut in early 2010. Keep your eyes peeled for tour dates to follow!

BARN BURNER is:
Kevin Keegan - Guitar/Vocal
Marc Doucette - Guitar
Nick Ball - Bass
Taylor Freund - Drums

Anima finish new album
2009-11-05
German Deathcore brigade ANIMA has finished the recordings for their new, yet untitled album to be due in February of 2010. Here´s an update from the band.

“The good news at first. We almost finished the mix and mastering of the new album. The artwork-process is doing well, too and the final cover, title and release date will be announced shortly. Moreover there are some new partners at our site, such as Perfidy Clothing and Brutal Knack Clothing.

The bad news: As you might have noticed our drummer had an accident. He's unable to play for a couple of weeks. Luckily enough we were able to get a stand-in drummer which is Phillip from Dying Eternity. We had some rehearsals together and things are working out quite well!”

The Red Chord on Billboard
2009-11-05
Boston Massachusetts metalers THE RED CHORD have hit the Billboard Top 200 chart at #180 with the release of their new studio album, Fed Through the Teeth Machine. THE RED CHORD also debuted at #34 on the Billboard Hard Music chart and #6 on the Billboard Heatseeker chart. Fed Through the Teeth Machine cracked the Neilson Sound Scan charts in Canada coming in at #57 on the Independent charts and #70 on the Hard charts. THE RED CHORD has already completed a month's worth of dates on a two and a half month trek with labelmates GWAR and JOB FOR A COWBOY and will continue touring the US and Europe in support of the band's 4th studio album, 3rd for Metal Blade.

Epica in the charts
2009-11-02
Netherlands highly successfull female-fronted masters of symphonic metal EPICA have entered the charts in Germany on position # 37, Switzerland # 27, Netherlands # 8, Portugal # 43 and France on # 37 in the first week after the release of theire new masterpice „Design Your Universe"

Guitarist Mark gave following statment:

"This is certainly an amazing result for epica in germany.
We had good hopes on a high entry ,but # 37 is beyond every expectation!
Now we have to do a lot of touring!"

Toxic Holocaust in religious controversy
2009-11-01
TOXIC HOLOCAUST and tour partners THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER were the topic of a heated debate amongst Nashville, TN’s most conservative residents about the bands’ performances this week at the Christian-run Rocketown venue. A news segment from Nashville’s ABC network affiliate WKRN, Channel 2 chronicling the controversy can be viewed here.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST’s Joel Grind commented on the situation: “Unfortunately, the protesters here don't see the tongue-in-cheek aspect of any of this, and are taking everything at face value. What else is new? Whatever you do don't look into or research anything, and don't, god forbid, think differently. Fuck it, while we're at it, don't think at all.

To clear a few things up, there was a news clip that showed our video "Nuke the Cross" and then directly cut to lyrics for a song called "Hang the Pope". Even though we did record a cover of that song on our first demo, that song is actually by Nuclear Assault. I think that was done intentionally to make the story have more impact and more shock value.

Secondly, I want to thank the people running Rocketown for allowing this show to go on despite the protests. It just proves that being Christian and being closed minded doesn’t have to be synonymous with each other.

Everyone has a right to believe in whatever they want. If it empowers you and doesn't infringe on anyone else, then I'm all for it. Sadly the herd mentality of organized religion doesn't work like that. It's too much of a threat to the very foundation on which it’s based. Let's end organized religion and stop the real evil in this world.”

TOXIC HOLOCAUST are in the middle of their month-long US tour with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. The band will then head to Europe for a three week co-headlining tour with SKELETONWITCH and GOATWHORE. This run of dates kicks-off on November 27th in the Netherlands. A listing of confirmed tour dates and cities can be found here with more to be announced soon.

Revocation announce free shows
2009-11-01
REVOCATION has announced that they will join THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER for two free shows in early December. These Scion presented shows will take place in Atlanta and Los Angeles respectively on December 2nd and 3rd. Complete show details and RSVP information can be found at this location.

Just prior to these shows, REVOCATION will team up with NEURAXIS and THE LAST FELONY for a handful of Canadian dates. A listing of confirmed REVOCATION tour dates can be found here with more to be announced soon.

REVOCATION are touring in support of their recently released Relapse debut Existence Is Futile. Existence is Futile saw its international release in late September and is available digitally at this location. The album is also streaming in its entirety at ExistenceIsFutile.info.

Enemy Reign confirmed for Neurotic Deathfest
2009-11-01
Colorado extreme metallers ENEMY REIGN were recently added to the illustrious Neurotic Deathfest 2010 lineup! The Neurotic Deathfest is Europe's premier indoor death metal event. Originally known as the Rotterdam Deathfest (2004 and 2005), the organizers changed the name to Neurotic Deathfest in 2006 when they decided to move the festivities to a new venue and city.

Also confirmed (in alphabetical order):
Beheaded
Beneath The Massacre
Bolt Thrower
Carcass
Defeated Sanity
Dying Fetus
Dr Doom
Enemy Reign
Insidious Decrepancy
Insision
Human Mincer
Kickback
Lock Up
Napalm Death
Nox
Origin
Revocation
Six Feet Under
Viral Load

ENEMY REIGN features former Skinless vocalist Sherwood Webber alongside drummer Andon Guenther (Deadspeak; creative director, programmer, and co-creator of Sick Drummer Magazine), guitarist Nick Guenther (Becoming The Enemy, Masakado) and bassist Cassie Begay (Throat Culture/Throcult, Deadspeak). The band's self-financed EP, Means To A Dead End -- recorded by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio (Cephalic Carnage, Martriden, Cobalt et al) -- continues to reap considerable praise from the media over a year after its release. The band is currently putting the finishing touches on their debut full-length (label TBA).

Overkill sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
Overkill formally announces alliance with Nuclear Blast!

Overkill have signed to NB for a multi release deal (world excl. North America). The first offering will be available early 2010 titled ‘IRONBOUND' - a true ‘thrasher-piece'!

"Good to be with a label that understands what Overkill are about and what Metal is about in 2010, exciting!"
Bobby Blitz

Nuclear Blast is very stoked to announce the signing of legendary New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL!!

"Growing up with classics such as ‘Feel The Fire', ‘Taking Over' and ‘The Years Of Decay' and seeing the band countless times playing live it is sure to say that one of our favourite bands of all time has finally found their home at the powerhouse that Nuclear Blast is today! We are very much looking forward to start working with OVERKILL and are eager to release their new album ‘Ironbound' to the masses!
A new album on which they have returned to their old school thrash roots!

The band is already working on a new European tour for 2010. Welcome to the Nuclear Family!"
Jaap Wagemaker, A&R

„Ironbound" tracklisting & formats:

01. The Green And Black
02. Ironbound
03. Bring Me The Night
04. The Goal Is Your Soul
05. Give A Little
06. Endless War
07. The Head And Heart
08. In Vain
09. Killing For A Living
10. The SRC

- Ltd. Digipak available
- CD Jewelcase
- LP (180g vinyl) in Gatefold
- LP (180 g green vinyl) in Gatefold - Nuclear Blast Mailorder exclusive
- Strictly Limited Mailorder Edition

Varg sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
VARG are back, stronger than ever! The German viking metal band is setting standards when it comes to toughness and brutality in their genre. Three years have passed since the wolf warriors released their debut album "Wolfszeit" which couldn´t have been more unique, innovative and massive.

Look forward to January 22nd 2010 - the release day of "Blutaar", VARG`s first album for new label NUCLEAR BLAST. "We`re proud to be part of the family without having to hide the wolf in sheep`s clothes. Nuclear Blast approached us honestly and have the balls to kick ass together with us. This powerful alliance makes us happy! Let`s fight against nazis and the haters who wanted to see us in the rightwing corner - the wolves are hunting again!"

Throwdown sign with Nuclear Blast
2009-10-31
U.S. metalcore / thrash act THROWDOWN has inked a deal with Nuclear Blast for all European countries and Russia. Their brand new album "Deatless" which will be released in November in the USA will be available in Europe January 22nd 2010. Welcome to the family!

"I love when bands reinvent themselves, especially into something great. That's exactly what THROWDOWN have done on this release. It's as heavy and catchy as you'd expect with memorable melodies that will stick in your head for a long long time. Their best release so far. "

Mark Hunter / Chimaira

Ceremony of Opposites sign with Painkiller
2009-10-31
Netherlands based PAINKILLER RECORDS has signed fellow countrymen CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES for the release of the band’s second full-length album “Seeds of Resurrection”, which is scheduled to hit the streets in late 2009/early 2010.

Playing Death Metal with shades of Thrash, Viking and Black Metal running through it, CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES is one of the few metal bands to include a female amongst its ranks in the shape of ASJE VAN LOON (bass/backing vox), who, along with PASCAL (guitars/ backing vox) and MARCEL OERLEMANS (lead guitars/lead vox), was one of the original founder members in 2005. Drummer TIM VERHEIJDEN (THE MORGAN AFFAIR, SURMOUNT, ex-NIHILISTIC, ex-FACIAL HUMILIATION), with his boundless energy, is a recent recruit to the band.

Regarding the decision to sign with PAINKILLER RECORDS, guitarist PASCAL commented, "CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES is very proud to sign this deal with Painkiller Records. We had discussions with different labels that wanted to release “Seeds of Resurrection”, but after speaking with Painkiller Records we had a good feeling about it. We play this music because it’s the music we love and we put our hearts and souls into this album. It’s like our baby and you definitely don't want to give your baby to somebody who doesn't care. Painkiller Records believes in us, and we are on the same page. We are given complete creative freedom, combined with worldwide distribution and promotion. We are very much looking forward to going on the road with our new drummer Tim to support the album and we are starting off in style with champagne at the Halloween Metal Meeting in Belgium to celebrate”.

CEREMONY OF OPPOSITES upcoming live dates as follows:
31 Oct: Halloween Metal Meeting, Jagersborg, Maasmechelen, BE
05 Dec: M.a.c.c, de Wieke, Deerlijk, BE
12 Dec, Nederland Drie, Wateringen, NL
09 Jan: Nieuwjaars Beuk, Argus, Alkmaar, NL
30 Jan: MetalManifesto, Hoorn, NL
20 Feb: Wizzfest, Aalter BE

The Haunted on tour with Slayer
2009-10-31
Sweden’s Thrash Metal masters THE HAUNTED have just been confirmed as support act for SLAYER’s full upcoming European club tour in November and December 2009.

THE HAUNTED’s Peter Dolving comments on the tour as follows, "This is great beyond words. Since the very first THE HAUNTED record, we've enjoyed great support from SLAYER and we've talked many times about how cool it would be to support our favorite band in the world. SLAYER are without competition the one band that's inspired and motivated us over the years. I many ways, SLAYER personify the measure by which we live and act as a band, and to finally gut to head out with these dudes is awesome, and fucking beautiful! This is going to be utter complete fucking mayhem!"

This will be SLAYER’s first European tour in support of “World Painted Blood”, the band's first new studio album since 2006's “Christ Illusion”. The 23-date European assault will begin on November 18th in Nottingham , England and it will be the first time SLAYER has toured Europe since they headlined last year's ‘Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III’. THE HAUNTED continue to promote their critically acclaimed latest studio release “Versus”.

Complete dates for the Fall/Winter 2009 European Tour are as follows:


SLAYER + THE HAUNTED – European Tour:
Wed 18.11. Nottingham / England - Rock City
Thu 19.11. Birmingham / England - Academy
Fri 20.11. Manchester / England - Academy
Sun 22.11. Glasgow / Scotland - Barrowland
Mon 23.11. Leeds / England - Academy
Wed 25.11. London / England - Forum
Thu 26.11. London / England - Forum
Sat 28.11. Hamburg / Germany - Docks
Sun 29.11. Wiesbaden / Germany - Schlachthof
Mon 30.11. Tilburg / The Netherlands - 013
Tue 01.12. Tilburg / The Netherlands - 013
Thu 03.12. Munich / Germany - Tonhalle
Fri 04.12. Dresden / Germany - Alter Schlachthof
Sat 05.12. Berlin / Germany - Columbiahalle
Mon 07.12. Vienna / Austria - Gasometer
Tue 08.12. Zurich / Switzerland - Volkshaus
Wed 09.12. Milano / Italy - Alcatraz
Thu 10.12. Milano / Italy - Alcatraz
Sat 12.12. Herford / Germany - X
Sun 13.12. Paris / France - Bataclan
Tue 15.12. Brussels / Belgium - AB
Wed 16.12. Cologne / Germany - Live Music Hall
Thu 17.12. Bochum / Germany - Ruhrcongress

Further THE HAUNTED shows in 2009:
Sat 07.11. Aalborg / Denmark - Studenterhuset / Aalborg Metal Fest
Fri 13.11. Gothenburg / Sweden - Sticky Fingers

In related news, THE HAUNTED’s previously announced headline dates in the UK early November with The Casino Brawl and Romeo Must Die have been cancelled.

Throne of Katarsis announce new line-up
2009-10-31
Norwegian Black Metal cult Throne Of Katarsis (Candlelight Records) have recently expanded their line-up after seven unholy years being a duo. Founding members Infamroth (guitars/vocals) and Vardalv (battery) have now decided to include Sanrabb, known from Gehenna (Indie Recordings), to take care of the bass-guitar permanently in the band. Having been in the Black Metal scene since the early 90's, Sanrabb sure is a solid choice of band-member. Currently writing their next studio-album, all three are already deeply involved in the creative process.

Comment from the band:
"Sanrabb was supposed to become our second session bass-player, but after rehearsal we understood right away that we needed this person in the band. The extreme negative energy he managed to fill the whole room with fitted us perfectly, we managed to use this to create a darker feel to the music and I think you could say we drag each other down, mentally. We have already started creating new tracks for our next album, and so far these seems more progressive than before and far more depressing. Truely more intense and harder-hitting than before!"

This means that former session bass-player Lord Imalas is out after five years on stage with the band:
"This was a natural development for the band, and no personal issues were ever involved. Lord Imalas has been a reliable and very talented bass-player, as well as a great person to deal with on tours. Respect to this man for sticking with us all these years!"

The band is currently looking for a new management for tours and festivals to promote their latest album, "Helvete - Det Iskalde Mørket" (Candlelight 2009).

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