Escapi Music has set a July 28 European release date (August 1 in North America) for the new DISSECTION DVD, entitled "Rebirth of Dissection". With Jon Nödtveidt's release from an eight-year prison sentence on September 6, 2004, he recruited a completely new lineup. First to join the ranks was ex-DARK FUNERAL drummer Tomas Asklund, followed shortly by bass player Brice Leclerq (ex-NIGHTRAGE). After auditioning guitarists in the summer of 2004, ex-ABORYM member Set Teitan finally entered to complete the lineup. Embarking on a vast European march of triumph, supported by Swedish black metallers WATAIN, DISSECTION's "Rebirth of Dissection European Tour 2004" turned out to be a huge success. This DVD includes lots of extras and bonus material recorded from this tour, and shows why the band are again at the top of the black metal genre.

DISSECTION released their long-awaited new album, "Reinkaos", last week on The End Records.

DISSECTION recently announced a one-off "exclusive" European concert on June 24 in Stockholm, Sweden. The performance, dubbed "Midsummer Massacre '06", will be filmed and recorded for a "massive DVD production" and a live album. The band will play a couple of exclusive North American dates later in the year before officially splitting up once again.

On June 27, 2006, DISSECTION's classic "The Somberlain" and "Storm of the Light's Bane" albums will be reissued in the U.S. by The End Records. The remastered CDs will come with multiple bonus tracks, previously unreleased material and new layouts.

STREAM OF PASSION, the new band featuring AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen, have uploaded audio samples from their upcoming live double CD and DVD, entitled "Live in the Real World", at this location. A video trailer for the DVD is available for download here.

"Live in the Real World" is scheduled for release on the following dates:

• Benelux: June 15
  
• Germany: June 16
  
• Rest of Europe: June 19
  
• USA: July 18
  

The live recordings were made on February 17, 2006 at the Lucky & Co. venue in Rijssen, Holland during the band's "Embrace the Storm" tour. The double CD set contains the full concert and a booklet featuring live photos. The DVD contains the full concert shot with seven high-definition cameras and mixed in both 2.0 and 5.1.

"Live in the Real World" DVD/CD (view artwork here) track listing:

1. Intro
   
2. Spellbound
   
3. Passion
   
4. Waracle
   
5. Wherever You Are
   
6. Computer Eyes
   
7. Calliopeia
   
8. Valley Of The Queens
   
9. Haunted
   
10. The Charm of the Seer
    
11. Deceiver / Songs of the Ocean
    
12. Day One: Vigil
    
13. Day Three: Pain
    
14. Nostalgia
    
15. Out in the Real World
    
16. The Castle Hall
    
17. Into The Black Hole
    
18. When The Levee Breaks
    
19. Day Eleven: Love
    

Bonus DVD Features:

* Live in Concert (Dolby 2.0 and 5.1)
* Behind the Scenes
* Photo Gallery
* Video Clip: "Out in the Real World"
* Making of the Video Clip
* Tour Diary

The DVD will be available in both PAL and NTSC (region-free).

STREAM OF PASSION's debut album, "Embrace the Storm", was released in Holland in October via Sony/BMG Benelux. The CD was issued in the rest of Europe and the U.S./Canada via InsideOut Music.

STREAM OF PASSION is:

• Johan van Stratum - Bass guitar
  
• Davy Mickers - Drums
  
• Marcela Bovio - Vocals, Lyrics, Violin
  
• Arjen Lucassen - Guitars, Music
  
• Lori Linstruth - Lead Guitar
  
• Alejandro Millán - Piano
  

Salzburg, Austria-based doom/sludge metal band OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US — now featuring in its ranks Barth (ex-BELPHEGOR) on bass — have chosen to fully provide their album "Jumping Once Too Often Into The Ocean That Had Always Been Our Inspiration" for free download on their web site. The LP was released in April 2005 as a vinyl-only release (white vinyl, 500 hand-numbered pieces) via Austria's Mju.org Records. Because of the increasing demand for a digital release, the complete album is now also available in MP3 format (192 kBps / 44.1 kHz) for free from www.osdou.com/.

"Jumping Once Too Often Into The Ocean That Had Always Been Our Inspiration" (view LP cover here) track listing:

1. Enter the Eye of the Cyclone
   
2. Washing Hands in Innocence
   
3. A Stream that Won't Run Dry
   
4. The Element Beholder
   
5. Breathe
   
6. Ocean of Inspiration
   

OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US's style is being described as "a self-contained mixture of bands like NEUROSIS, BREACH, 16 HORSEPOWER and THE MELVINS."

Norwegian metallers SUSPERIA are scheduled to enter the studio in August to begin recording their new album, tentatively due in early 2007. The follow-up to 2004's "Unlimited" will reportedly contain 10 "very diverse individual songs with a lot of variation." One of the tracks that will appear on the CD, entitled "More", was performed during the band's recent appearance at the Inferno Festival in Oslo, Norway.

SUSPERIA's most recent release was an EP entitled "Devil May Care". The band entered the single chart for the first time in their career in October when the EP made its debut at No. 21 on Norway's official "Hit List."

"Devil May Care" was released in Europe through TABU Recordings as a special-edition CD featuring a combination of original and cover songs that have been drawn from various recording sessions. Tracks appearing on the release are the "Unlimited" album cut "Devil May Care", new song "Venting the Anger" and three covers, "Lack Of Comprehension" (originally recorded by DEATH), "Wild Child" (originally recorded by W.A.S.P.) and a version of "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (a worldwide hit for fellow Norwegians A-HA). As an added bonus, the release contains the promo videos for "Chemistry" and "Devil May Care" as well as screensavers, wallpapers and booklet picture gallery.

Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have announced the addition of drummer Pelle Åkerlind (LEDNOTE, ROCK TOOLS, live session member of BLOODBOUND) to the group's ranks. "We will continue as planed with playing festivals this summer, and a European tour in September," the band write on their web site. "After that we’ll start preparing for the recording of our next album."

MORGANA LEFAY's latest album, "Grand Materia", was released in April 2005 via Black Mark Records. The follow-up to 2000's "SOS" (released under the LEFAY band moniker) is a concept album about Nicholas Flamel, a 14th-century alchemist who supposedly lived on forever.

MORGANA LEFAY performed at the Chicago Powerfest 2006 in early April at Mr. Kelley's Music Box in Chicago Heights, IL.

Video footage of LORDI's press conference that took place shortly after they were named the Eurovision Song Contest winners on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece has been posted online at BBC.co.uk.

According to the BBC News, LORDI have been defended against claims of Satanism by their country's ambassador to the U.K.

"This is entertainment," Jaakko Laajava told BBC Radio 4's "Today" program. "Let's not take this too seriously."

"They have produced an album called "The Devil Is A Loser" and maybe that tells a little bit about this," he continued.

The mask-wearing hard rock band have been accused of promoting Satanism by some conservative Greek organisations.

Their win "shows that people are seeking something to prop themselves on and fill their empty souls," said Archbishop Christodoulos of the Greek Orthodox Church in a sermon on Sunday.

The band's lead singer, also called Lordi, has addressed the complaints, insisting: "We are not Satanists. We are not devil-worshippers. This is entertainment."

Finland has embraced the band since their Eurovision win in Athens on Saturday, despite earlier concerns that they would tarnish the country's reputation.

"We have not been really spectacularly successful in Eurovision before," said Ambassador Laajava, "and we are all very thrilled and encouraged by this."

The ambassador said he was comfortable with the image of Finland being portrayed by the heavy metal "monsters".

"There are other very successful heavy metal bands in Finland [who are] known also here in Britain — NIGHTWISH, H.I.M., THE RASMUS and others.

"So there is some tradition in this area."

Saturday's ceremony marked Finland's first Eurovision victory. The country has finished in last place eight times.

Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED have entered Soundlodge Studios in Germany to begin recoring their new album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The band's guitarist Isaac Delahaye has posted the following studio update on the band's official web site:

"Back with some great news: the recording of our new album is almost finished!
Bass, clean guitars, overdubs, melodies & solo's were added since the last update, and all the pieces start to fit the puzzle. I really can't wait to hear the Serpent King terrorizing the songs with grunts and screams. My job is basically done in the studio, so it's hard to be patient now...

"The wall of rhythm guitars blew us all away, so we spent quite some time to search for the perfect bass sound to match it and to make the overall sound even thicker. But the mission is accomplished! Being in the studio with TWO drummers (producer Jorg Uken also comes from that planet) was definitely a plus. 'Play on the kicks!!'

"Recording extra layers of melodies, clean stuff, etc. went pretty fast, but let me tell you: coming up with good solo stuff took me AGES this time!! The last couple of months I had been practicing new techniques/licks at home, in order to use them while improvising solo's in the studio. I'm not a real fan of worked-out-solos; I always try to create something 'on the spot.' But this time some songs asked for a certain solo/atmosphere, so I just hád to work on it before getting it on tape. But I'm VERY happy about the result! I hope I'll make my mom & dad proud."

GOD DETHRONED's most recent album, "The Lair of the White Worm", was released in November 2004 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Into the Lungs of Hell" was recorded at Berno Studios in Malmö, Sweden by Henrik Larsson and was mastered at Franky's Recording Kitchen by Berthus Westerhuis.

Seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST have uploaded several photos of their current touring lineup rehearsing for their upcoming European dates. Check them out at this location.

Veteran ATHEIST guitarist Rand Burkey has been forced to bow out of the band's forthcoming festival performances due to legal troubles. Filling in for Burkey on the upcoming reunion shows will be veteran guitarist Chris Baker. Baker will be joining core ATHEIST members Kelly Shaefer (vocals), Tony Choy (bass), and Steve Flynn (drums) as well as guitarist Sonny Carson (who will be playing Shaefer's guitar role due to Shaefer's long-running battles with tendonitis and carpal tunnel). Baker and Carson are currently playing with Steve Flynn's new band GNOSTIC.

Commented Shaefer: "In fine ATHEIST tradition, we've been dealt another set of obstacles to overcome. These new problems have made these upcoming shows come very close to not happening but Chris is an extraordinary player, and has done a great job on the very difficult task of dissecting and learning Rand's guitar parts. Not having Rand be able to take part is a disappointment to us, but we have always honored our band commitments, even in the face of unbelievable odds, and this will be no exception. We've been playing these songs for months now, they are sounding great! We simply cannot wait to get it on!"

As previously reported, ATHEIST will be performing the following songs on their upcoming tour:

01. On They Slay
02. Unholy War
03. Piece of Time
04. Unquestionable Presence
05. Retribution
06. Mother Man
07. An Incarnation's Dream
08. And the Psychic Saw
09. I Deny
10. Mineral
11. Air
12. Fire

Israeli atmospheric black metallers BISHOP OF HEXEN will release their long-awaited second album, "The Nightmarish Compositions", on June 23 via the Austrian metal label CCP Records. The upcoming CD will mark the group's first release since 1997's "Archives of an Enchanted Philosophy", which was released through Hammerheart Records.

"The Nightmarish Compositions" (view cover here) track listing:

1. Unveil the Curtain of Sanity
   
2. Eyes Gaze to a Future Foreseen
   
3. A Serpentine Crave
   
4. Sleeping by Nightmares
   
5. Self Loathing Orchestration
   
6. Spiritual Soul Sunset
   
7. The Somber Grounds of Truth
   
8. Stride the Corridors of One's Mind
   
9. Velvet Demise
   
10. Dreaming...Dementia
    

An audio sample of the track "Velvet Demise" is available at the band's official web site.

Blender.com just posted a two-part video interview with DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li. Watch as he pulls off unimaginable sound effects and is interviewed alongside fellow guitar wizard Sam Totman — then read more about the group and their forthcoming Roadrunner album, "Inhuman Rampage", by clicking here.

DRAGONFORCE have been confirmed for the main stage at this year's Ozzest, which is set to kick off June 29 in Auburn, Washington. The band's third album, "Inhuman Rampage", which was issued in Europe four months back, will receive a U.S. release on June 20 via Roadrunner.

A WALTARI two-CD collection, entitled "Early Years", is scheduled for release in Finland on May 31. The double album will include the following:

CD 1:

Remastered re-release of first album "Monk Punk"; special version with additional songs, recorded by the original trio (Jariot, Kärtsy, Sale) during winter 2005/2006.

CD 2:

Remastered re-release of "Pala Leipaa - Ein Stueckchen Brot"; collection of early singles and EP releases and unreleased songs. The package also includes a poster booklet containing lots of information and showing a bunch of old WALTARI photos.

WALTARI's latest CD, "Blood Sample", was issued in Europe on April 24 via Dockyard 1, the new company formed by Dirk Putzke, Christine Stephan (both ex-Sanctuary/Noise Records) and Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR). The album was originally released in Finland last September.

Belgian death metallers FLESHMOULD have uploaded an audio sample of the track "Eternal Shifting Portals" at this location. The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "The Lazarus Breed", due on June 6 via Shiver Records. The recordings took place at the ShumCot Soundlab and the mastering was done at the CCR Studio.

"The Lazarus Breed" (view cover here) track listing:

1. Argus
   
2. God Of Nihil
   
3. Apocalyptus Rexx*
   
4. Structures In Decline
   
5. Eternal Shifting Portals
   
6. Bitter Harvest*
   
7. Havoc
   
8. (I Am Your) Thorn
   

*new and re-recorded version

FLESHMOULD's most recent release was an EP, entitled "Apocalyptus Rexx". The CD — the group's first release to feature guitarist Dave Vanlokeren and singer Sven Houfflijn (ex-ANESTHESY, IMPEDIGON) — was also recorded at Shumcot Soundlab in Aartrijke.

Finnish melodic death/thrash metallers MORS PRINCIPIUM EST will enter the studio in June to begin recording their third album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Listenable Records. The mixing for the follow-up to 2005's "The Unborn" will take place at Astia Studios in Finland in late August while the mastering will be done in September at Helsinki's Finnvox.

MORS PRINCIPIUM EST's debut album, "Inhumanity", was reissued through Listenable, with completely new artwork and with three bonus songs, in February. The band's most recent CD, "The Unborn" was recorded at Tico Tico studio (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED, FOR MY PAIN…, ALTARIA) in Kemi, Finland. Mastering duties were handled at Finnvox studios. The album cover was designed by Mattias Norèn.

A high-quality video of LORDI's winning performance at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday (May 20) in Athens, Greece can be downloaded at this location (75 MB).

At the end of LORDI's performance, right before the file is cut, you can hear one of the hosts (this is taken from French television) saying, "Finland has been participating in the Eurovision contest for the past 44 years and has never won. They're certainly not gonna win with this."

More videos of LORDI's performance at the Eurovision final are available at this location.

The Associated Press is reporting that LORDI scandalized some of their Finnish compatriots when their song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" was chosen to represent the nation. At a press conference, the band's frontman said his plan for the final was to "scream louder and turn the amps up."

"This is a victory for rock music ... and also a victory for open-mindedness," the band's lead singer, Mr. Lordi, said after the win, Finland's first. "We are not Satanists. We are not devil worshipers. This is entertainment."

Combining crunchy guitars, a catchy chorus and mock-demonic imagery, LORDI are reminiscent of U.S. '70s stars KISS, an acknowledged inspiration of Mr. Lordi.

Band members never appear without their elaborate masks and makeup, and do not reveal their true names.

LORDI's latest CD, "The Arockalypse", entered the official Finnish chart at position No. 5 in early March and climbed up to position No. 4 in its second week of release. The album features guest appearances by TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider and guitarist Jay Jay French, as well as former ACCEPT vocalist Udo Dirkschneider and ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick.

Saturday's showdown was broadcast live in 38 countries to a TV audience estimated at 100 million. About 13,000 fans packed the indoor arena used during the 2004 Olympic Games, from Goth supporters of LORDI to cowboy-hatted Germans supporting TEXAS LIGHTNING. About 3,000 police officers were on duty for the event.

Audio and video clips from NIGHTWISH's upcoming live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era", have been posted online at MusicBay.se. Due out June 2, "End of an Era" contains recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21, 2005 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki, Finland. In addition to the live footage, the DVD includes a slideshow of pictures from the Hartwall show and a 55-minute documentary, "A Day Before Tomorrow", featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the band in the 15 days prior to the Hartwall Show. The documentary was edited by Timo Halo, who also edited and directed the "From Wishes To Eternity - Deleted Scenes" and "End of Innocence" movies that were released on previous NIGHTWISH DVDs.

"End of an Era" track listing:

1. Dark Chest Of Wonders
   
2. Planet Hell
   
3. Ever Dream
   
4. Kinslayer
   
5. Phantom Of The Opera
   
6. The Siren
   
7. Sleeping Sun
   
8. High Hopes
   
9. Bless The Child
   
10. Wishmaster
    
11. Slaying The Dreamer
    
12. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
    
13. Nemo
    
14. Ghost Love Score
    
15. Stone People
    
16. Creek Mary's Blood
    
17. Over The Hills and Far Away
    
18. Wish I Had an Angel
    

NIGHTWISH fired Turunen via an "open letter," which was given to the singer immediately following the Helsinki show. The group are currently seeking a replacement vocalist before entering the studio in September 2006 to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Once", tentatively due in mid-2007.

Less than a week after announcing the addition of guitarist Mark Zavon (STEPHEN PEARCY, 40 CYCLE HUM) to the group's ranks following the departure of Darrell Roberts, W.A.S.P. appears to have had a change of heart and have welcomed back axeman Doug Blair.

Born February 11, 1963 as Douglas Blair Lucek, Doug Blair was a member of W.A.S.P. for a short time in 1992, according to Wikipedia. He was also a quick replacement on W.A.S.P.'s Unholy Terror Tour in 2001 on two festival gigs when Chris Holmes left the band.

Blair is known for inventing the innovative instrument the "GuitarCross" which blend five guitar strings with three bass strings (guitar strings sent to one amplifier, bass strings to another) to make a very unique sound. He uses this invention in S2N and also uses a unique 12-string acoustic named "Asia."

Blair is not the only new addition to W.A.S.P. The band also recently acquired drummer Mike Dupke (HAIR OF THE DOG, ERIC SARDINAS) as the replacement for Stet Howland. The group's U.S. tour is scheduled to kick off May 19 in Sacramento, California.

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have uploaded a performance video of the song "Decrowning", recorded live at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland on April 13, 2006, at this location (Windows Media; right-click, "Save Target As").

"Decrowning" is the title track of the band's second album, which was released in the U.S. in March via Candlelight Records USA. The CD is available in Europe on Spikefarm Records.

AMORAL signed a deal with Spikefarm in July 2004 following their split with the U.K.'s Rage of Achilles. The group's debut album, "Wound Creations", was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios in Helsinki.

DRAGONLORD's video for the song "Until the End", directed by Chad Michael Ward, has been posted online at this location.

As previously reported, the "Until the End" clip will be included on the upcoming re-release of DRAGONLORD's latest CD, "Black Wings of Destiny", due later in the year via Escapi Music.

DRAGONLORD — the San Francisco-based black metal band featuring Eric Peterson (guitar, vocals; TESTAMENT), Gian Pyres (guitar; ex-CRADLE OF FILTH), Derrick Ramirez (bass), Lyle Livingstone (keys) and Jon Allen (drums; SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT) — have lined up the following dates during the coming months:

Jun. 23 - Bourbon Street - Concord, CA
Jun. 24 - Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA
Jun. 27 - Iliff Park Saloon - Aurora, CO
Jun. 29 - Mr. Kelly's Music Box - Chicago Heights, ILL
Jun. 30 - I-Rock Nightclub - Detroit, MI
Jul. 01 - Topcat's - Cleveland, OH
Jul. 02 - Vamp's - Toledo, OH
Jul. 03 - Pirate's Cove - Cincinnati, OH
Jul. 06 - Crazy Donkey - Long Island, NY
Jul. 07 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Sep. 16 - Club Citta - Kanagawa, JPN
Sep. 17 - Club Citta - Kanagawa, JPN

"Black Wings of Destiny" was originally released in the U.S. in October 2005 via Escapi Music. The follow-up to 2001's "Rapture" (Spitfire Records) was recorded and mixed by Fredrik Nordström (HAMMERFALL, DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY) at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.

DRAGONLORD performed on July 23, 2005 at the Earthshaker Fest in Geiselwind, Germany, where they showcased some of the new material and filmed footage for an upcoming DVD.

Frontiers Records has announced the details of the European release of FAIR WARNING's reunion album, which has a working title of "Brother's Keeper".

The band, which currently consists of singer Tommy Heart, guitarist Helge Engelke, bassist Ule W. Ritgen and CC Behrens on drums, started working on the new songs in the fall 2005. The new album, according to Ule W. Ritgen, is going to be "the most powerful we have done so far" and even if "we have tried to be heavier this time, we wanted to keep our melodic approach intact. By the first feedbacks we're getting, it worked out really well!"

The album will include the following tracks (in no particular order):

01. All I Wanna Do
02. All Of My Love
03. Don't Keep Me Waiting
04. Generation Jedi
05. In The Dark
06. No Limit
07. The Cry (working title)
08. Once Bitten Twice Shy
09. Push Me On
10. Rainbow Eyes
11. Tell Me Lies
12. The Way
13. Wasted Time

In addition to this highly anticipated CD — scheduled for release in Europe on August 25, 2006 — Frontiers Records has announced the re-release of three back-catalog FAIR WARNING items. On July 9, reissues of FAIR WARNING's first two albums — the self-titled debut and "Rainmaker" — will hit the streets in Europe in their original artwork and track listing.

In addition to these long-out-of-print reissues, Frontiers Records will release the "Call Of The East – Live in Japan" DVD, containing an entire show held at the Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan, on April 18, 1993. This DVD will be released in NTSC region free format and shall include the following tracklisting:

01. Sunset (intro)
02. Out On The Run
03. Longing For Love
04. When Love Fails
05. Eastern Sun
06. Crazy
07. Take Me Up
08. Long Gone
09. Take A Look At The Future
10. Children’s Eyes
11. Hang On
12. The Eyes of Rock
13. One Step Closer
14. A Little More Love

Extra tracks:

15. The Heat of Emotion
16. The Call of The Heart
17. In The Ghetto
18. Sukiyaki
19. Mickey’s Monkey

Finland's TAROT, the group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, have just released their long-awaited new single, "You", in Finland. The single contains two tracks: A straight-forward classic heavy metal song "You", taken from the upcoming full-length TAROT album, and a BLUE ÖYSTER CULT cover, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars". The as-yet-untitled new TAROT album is expected to be released during the fall.

TAROT recently released remastered versions of their first five studio albums along with the "To Live Again" live album previously released in Japan. Each CD includes special bonus track(s).

TAROT feature Hietala on bass/vocals, his brother Zachary on guitar, Janne Tolsa on keyboards, and Pecu Cinnari on drums.

QUEENSRŸCHE's video for the song "The Hands" has been posted online at WindowsMedia.com. The track is the second single off the group's latest CD, "Operation: Mindcrime II", which has sold 83,000 copies in the United States since its April 4 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

As previously reported, Rhino Records has set an August 29, 2006 release date for the reissue of QUEENSRŸCHE's 1999 effort, "Q2K". The new CD will include 3-4 bonus tracks, the details of which will be announced soon. Limited-edition signed copies and a free "Q2K" cap will be included in the new package.

QUEENSRŸCHE's top-selling album by far is 1990's "Empire", which was certified triple-platinum in October 1994 for sales in excess of three million copies in the United States. The original "Operation: Mindcrime" release (1988) attained platinum status in August 1991, while 1994's "Promised Land" reached the same plateau in December 1994.

KATATONIA's video for the track "Deliberation" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The was once again shot and directed by Charlie Granberg, who also worked with the group on their "My Twin" clip. According to a posting on the band's web site, "The direction of the ['Deliberation' video] takes a more abstract turn this time, so be sure to expect a dark mixture of reality and animation."

"Deliberation" is the second single from KATATONIA's new album, "The Great Cold Distance". Released this past Monday (May 15), the single also includes two new exclusive tracks: a complete remake of "In the White", now stripped down with acoustic guitars in a contemporary approach for a true urban lullaby sound; and a previously unreleased song from "The Great Cold Distance" sessions entitled "Code Against the Code".