"End Of The Line", the new video from Swedish female-fronted heavy rockers SISTER SIN, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's third album, "Now And Forever", which will be released on October 23 via Victory Records. The CD was recorded at Standstraight Studios in Stockholm with producer Chris Snyder and was mixed by Cameron Webb (MOTÖRHEAD, SOCIAL DISTORTION, DANZIG).

"Now And Forever" track listing:

01. MMXII
02. End Of The Line
03. Fight Song
04. In It For Life
05. Hearts Of Cold
06. The Chosen Few
07. Hang 'Em High
08. I'm Not You
09. Running Low
10. Shades Of Black
11. Morning After

"End Of The Line" was released on August 7 via all digital platforms worldwide.

Various pre-order options for "Now And Forever" can be found at VictoryRecords.com.

For more information, visit www.sistersin.com.

"End Of The Line" video:

Massacre Records has announced the signing of Poland's LUNA AD NOCTUM. The band's fourth album, "Hypnotic Inferno", will be released in February 2013.

"Lunar Endless Temptation", the band's first demo, was released in 2001, and was followed by the group's debut album, "Dimness' Profound", in 2002. Their second LP, "Sempiternal Consecration", issued in 2004, featured a cover version of SAMAEL's "Into The Pentagram". After the CD's release, LUNA AD NOCTUM played several shows supporting CANNIBAL CORPSE and performed at the Metalmania Festival in Poland. The band's third album, "The Perfect Evil In Mortal", came out in 2006.

LUNA AD NOCTUM is:

AN6 - Vocals, Bass
T.Infamous - Guitars
Blasphemo - Guitars
Dragor - Drums

"Soldiers Of Fortune", a brand new song from German metallers MOB RULES, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's seventh album, "Cannibal Nation", which will be released on October 19 via AFM Records. According to a press release, the CD "is a varied, hook-oriented and energetic record. By building their own studio, a whole lot of new possibilities opened to the band. So the Dwelling Mound studio of guitarist Sven Lüdke became the place for MOB RULES to compose their new material. The result: every song on 'Cannibal Nation' appears sophisticated and right on point. From the prog metal-influenced opening track 'Close My Eyes' to the following 'Lost' with its strong hookline, the first single 'Ice & Fire' (inspired by the story of the abducted Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt), which features atmospheric orchestral parts by Michael 'Miro' Rodenberg (AVANTASIA), to 'Scream For The Sun' (lyrically dealing with the first ascent of Mount Everest) and the album's final song 'Sunrise', every track was arranged with passion and reason. With 'Tele Box Fool' also a song whose lyrics criticize today's dull TV/media culture, can be found on the album."

"Cannibal Nation" track listing:

01. Close My Eyes
02. Lost
03. Tele Box Fool
04. Ice And Fire
05. Soldiers Of Fortune
06. The Sirens
07. Scream For The Sun (May 29th 1953)
08. Cannibal Nation
09. Sunrise
10. Children Of The Flames (live in Atlanta) (digipak bonus track)

MOB RULES' "Ice & Fire" video can be seen below. The clip was filmed with director Ronald Matthes (Roax Media), who previously worked with such bands as AVANTASIA, PRETTY MAIDS and ICED EARTH.

Commented MOB RULES: "We decided to use 'Ice & Fire', an atmospheric track, for the video and the clip will very much reflect a special mood. That's why we were filming outside, on a huge green field. But this bucolic ambience [is] not really in the focus in the end."

MOB RULES will celebrate the release of "Cannibal Nation" with a live release party on October 20 in their hometown of Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

MOB RULES in 2010 parted ways with longtime keyboardist Sascha Onnen and replaced him with Jan Christian Halfbrodt.

MOB RULES is:

Klaus Dirks - Vocals
Matthias Mineur - Guitar
Sven Lüdke - Guitar
Jan Christian Halfbrodt - Keyboards
Markus Brinkmann - Bass
Nikolas Fritz – Drums

MOB RULES's latest album, "Radical Peace", was released in November 2009 via AFM Records.

"Soldiers Of Fortune" audio stream:

During an appearance on this past Friday's (October 12) edition of the "Merrick & The Highway Patrol" show, which airs on Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon was asked about BLACK SABBATH's current status and whether Australian heavy metal fans are going to see the band touring the country anytime soon.

"Of course you are," Sharon replied (see video below). "[BLACK SABBATH are] in the studio right now with [producer] Rick Rubin recording. And they are going to be touring here in the spring of next year. Definitely."

Original BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler performed live together for the first time in seven years on May 19, playing an intimate show at the 3,800-person O2 Academy in SABBATH's hometown of Birmingham, England. The show, which served as a warm-up for the group's appearance at the following month's Download festival, was laced with emotion and drama: it was the first live appearance for Iommi since being diagnosed with cancer, and it was the first with stand-in drummer Tommy Clufetos, making the split official between founding drummer Bill Ward and the rest of SABBATH.

Iommi, Osbourne and Butler discussed their new album in a video interview posted at NME.com. The three musicians are working with producer Rick Rubin on their first recording project together in 34 years, with Osbourne saying, "We've written about 15 songs so far. Whether they all get on the album, I don't know. We just keep on writing." Osbourne also dropped a clue about the set's title, hinting, "Next year, 2013, is a good clue to what we're going to call the album."

As for how Rubin influenced the band's approach to writing together again, Butler explained, "He sat us down, put the first album on and said 'listen to this', imagine it's 1969, you've just done that, what would you do next?"

Iommi added, "It's taken on the flavor of the old stuff in the way we put things together, but with a different look on it."

The project suffered a blow earlier this year when Iommi was diagnosed with cancer, although he said that playing the warm-up show in Birmingham, was a boost to his spirits. "It was great," he said. "Going through what I've gone through over the past year has been like living in a different world — being onstage and to get that (reaction from the fans) is just fantastic, it really boosts you up."

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward announced earlier this year that he was declining to join his former bandmates for its scheduled 2012 dates, as well as the recording of a new album, due to a contractual dispute.

He also allegedly had his lawyers direct SABBATH to remove him from photos of the band posted at the official BLACK SABBATH web site "so as to not give the public the wrong impression about his involvement in the current BLACK SABBATH lineup," according to a statement issued by the band's publicist.

Geezer Butler issued a lengthy retort at his own web site, writing that Ward "hadn't told any one of us he was having contractual problems, and frankly those things are worked out between our representatives, and never between the four of us let alone in public."

Butler added that the band did not expect to make a lot of money from its Download appearance and planned to donate the proceeds from the Birmingham gig, saying, "Apparently, this wasn't acceptable to Bill's representatives, they wanted an amount that was so unrealistic that it seemed to have been a joke."

In addition to Download, the members of SABBATH played at Lollapalooza in early August in Chicago, their only U.S. gig. The rest of the scheduled SABBATH tour dates were played by Ozzy and billed as "Ozzy & Friends."

Superskum.com conducted an interview with guitarist Juha Raivio of Finnish doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN on September 18 at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, California during the band's North American "Teutonic Terror Attack" tour with ACCEPT and KREATOR. You can watch the chat below. Also available is footage of the Englewood performance.

SWALLOW THE SUN's fifth full-length album, "Emerald Forest And The Blackbird", entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 2. Released on February 1 via Spinefarm Records, the CD was recorded during September and October 2011 by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, CHILDREN OF BODOM) at Drumforest Studios in Viitasaari and Sonic Pump 2 in Helsinki, and by Hannu Honkonen at Noisework Studios in Helsinki. The effort was mixed by Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, APOCALYPTICA, AMORPHIS, MOONSPELL) and was mastered by Mika Jussila (NIGHTWISH, AMORPHIS, SENTENCED) at Finnvox Studios. The artwork was once again created by Rami Mursula.

Interview:

Fan-filmed video footage of the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE performing on October 13 at the South Texas Rock Fest at Sunken Garden Amphitheatre in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below.

The setlist for the concert was as follows:

01. Queen Of The Reich
02. Speak
03. Walk In The Shadows
04. The Whisper
05. En Force
06. Child Of Fire
07. Warning
08. The Needle Lies
09. Prophecy
10. Roads To Madness
11. I Don't Believe In Love
12. My Empty Room
13. Eyes Of A Stranger

Encore:

14. Take Hold Of The Flame
15. Jet City Woman
16. Silent Lucidity
17. Empire

Commented La Torre after the San Antonio concert: "I'm a pure metalhead. I headbang, sing with passion and scream with balls. You want choreographed moves, go see a play. We feel the music and do what we feel. QUEENSRŸCHE is a metal band, and now we're looking and performing like one.

"Want killer music played with heart and soul, and raw energy for 90 minutes straight? Come see us now and you too will feel that we do care about this music! These guys are moving like you haven't seen in years, and with smiles on their faces!

"We are writing new material every day and looking forward to the future of QUEENSRŸCHE with all of you! We truly care about each and every one of you. Believe me, we do."

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar), Eddie Jackson (bass), Scott Rockenfield (drums) and Parker Lundgren (guitar) announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup previously played two shows in their home city of Seattle under the name RISING WEST.

As previously reported, female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", will join the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE on stage on October 27 at the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, Washington.

Commented the group: "[Pamela] is considered family to the band, part of QUEENSRŸCHE's legacy and has won the hearts of the amazing QUEENSRŸCHE fans. It is our privilege to share the stage with her once again!"

Tate, who fronted QUEENSRŸCHE for three decades, recently sought to prevent his former bandmates from touring and operating under the QUEENSRŸCHE name without him. While ruling against Tate, the presiding judge determined that there was no legal hurdle in Tate also using the name with an all-new lineup of musicians. "I don't see any reason that Mr. Tate can't have the benefit, if he gets other members, of whatever name he uses of using the brand," Superior Court Judge Carol A. Schapira said during the July 13 court hearing. "I think [doing that would be] inherently confusing, although I'm sure the market can get these things sorted out," she added.

On September 2, Tate announced that he was launching his own version of QUEENSRŸCHE with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer, former QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE bassist Rudy Sarzo and former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover. Also on board in the new group are returning QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Kelly Gray — who played with the band from 1998 until 2001 and also produced several of their albums — and keyboardist Randy Gane, who has toured and recorded with QUEENSRŸCHE and Geoff's solo group in the past.

Fan-filmed video footage of KAMELOT's October 3 performance at The Warfield in San Francisco, California can be seen below.

KAMELOT's new album, "Silverthorn", will be released on October 30 in North America, October 26 in Germany and October 29 in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. The CD will mark the band's first release with new singer Tommy Karevik, the 30-year-old Swede who previously fronted SEVENTH WONDER (a group that he is still a member of).

KAMELOT recently filmed a video for the song "Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)", in Belgrade, Serbia with director Ivan Colic, who has previously worked with MOONSPELL, SOILWORK, HAMMERFALL, TYPE O NEGATIVE and SYMPHONY X, among others. The clip, which features guest appearances by Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (THE AGONIST), is expected to make its online debut in a few weeks. Alissa's cameo was filmed by Von Wong Photography at Studio Newreel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In an interview with the Kamelot France web site, guitarist Thomas Youngblood stated about "Sacrimony", "We have a lot of strong songs on the album, but this one was the first one that we wanted to play [during this summer's European tour]. Ironically, it was one the last song we wrote the music for. I remember sitting with [KAMELOT keyboardist] Oliver [Palotai] in Stuttgart and I had to leave the next day for Florida. I said, 'Let's make one more song, something fast and uptempo.' That was the genesis for 'Sacrimony'. Later, [new KAMELOT singer] Tommy [Karevik] laid down a killer vocal melody and it was pretty much like on the demo. Later, we invited Elize Ryd [KAMELOT touring backing vocalist] to sing on that song."

The "Silverthorn" LP and limited edition will have one version of the cover artwork, while the standard version of "Silverthorn" will have a different but equally exquisite version. The standard version is presented as an Ecolbook. The limited edition contains the Ecolbook, a bonus CD with nearly 60 minutes of music, a 44-page book and an exclusive poster. The double LP version is a gatefold on colored vinyl and includes the CD.

Tommy first appeared as one of the guest singers on KAMELOT's very successful 2011 Pandemonium World Tour.

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell was forced to cancel the band's scheduled concerts in Florida this weekend after he reportedly came down with "an intestinal infection and had to placed on IV and antibiotics." According to posting on the singer's Facebook page, the members of his band made appearances at the venues in Sanford and Jacksonville where JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE was supposed to perform and they played covers with local musicians. The two shows have now been moved to next weekend.

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE is not to be confused with the other touring and recording version of GREAT WHITE, which features Mark Kendall, Scott Snyder (bass), Audie Desbrow (drums), Michael Lardie (guitar, keyboards) and Terry Ilous (lead vocals).

Russell filed a lawsuit against his estranged bandmates in March claiming that they fired him and stole the group's name while he was recovering from surgery to repair a perforated bowel. Named in the complaint were Kendall, Desbrow, Lardie and talent agency Bigg Time Entertainment. Kendall, Desbrow and Lardie responded with a 30-page counterclaim, filed on April 24 in a federal court in Los Angeles, accusing their former frontman of, among other things, "miss[ing] 80 performances in 18 months" before leaving the band; "irreparably damag[ing]" their "market reputation" by putting on performances that "are not up to the standard of GREAT WHITE; and misleading the public by stating that the musicians in Jack's new band "were once full members of GREAT WHITE." They also accuse Russell's new bandmates of "profit[ing] from their wrongful affiliation with the GREAT WHITE brand."

Azorean modern metallers STAMPKASE will release their debut album, Mechanorganism, on November 3rd. The track 'Dodge Fire' is now available for streaming in the band's official Facebook profile here.
The Mechanorganism tracklisting is as follows:
'Dodge Fire'
'Bipolarized'
'Blank Wound'
'Angular Plasma'
'Faded'
'Déjà-Vu'
'Random Shot'
'Stamina'
'Scintilla'
'Mechanorganism'

An album teaser can be found below:
Colin Marks, who created the album artwork, manages the London based studio Rain Song Design working primarily within the music and film industries. He has previously worked with famous acts such as KATAKLYSM, EXODUS, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, JEFF LOOMIS, NEVERMORE, ABORTED, SYLOSIS, SCAR SYMMETRY, THREAT SIGNAL, ALL SHALL PERISH, SUICIDE SILENCE and many more.

Colin ties in some words on Mechanorganism artwork: "The great thing about the album is that every song has a particular individual theme, and thus needed its own independent visual to accompany it, so we have a wide range of artwork running throughout. Each page is a new concept. It's refreshing to alternate the style of the imagery to tie in with the songs and their lyrics rather than keep a running theme as is generally the case.

It's been a pleasure collaborating with the band on this, and on top of that the album sounds awesome from what I've heard so far."

The band thoughts on the artwork great results: "When we reached Colin we were absolutely aware of his potential. However, we must say there was no way of imagining something so amazing, flawless and reliable about everything that goes on in the album, musically and lyrically. Despite our descriptions he digged so perfectly in all the concepts and added his own vision, that we had absolutely nothing to pinpoint during the process. He was right in our mood and came out like our sixth element."

Mechanorganism was recorded separately in Azores and Portugal mainland during the last two years.

Drums were tracked at the renowned Ultrasound Studios (ANGELUS APATRIDA, HEAVENWOOD, W.A.K.O., SWITCHTENSE) in Braga, with sound engineer Pedro Mendes. All other instruments were laid down in their home island with José Miranda and Carlos Rijo. Mixing and mastering duties were handled by Daniel Cardoso (Angelus Apatrida, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN).

Stampkase was formed in 2003 in São Miguel Island, Azores archipelago (Portugal), and have since spread their groove and odd tempos, as well as their sticky melodies, onstage with bands such as MNEMIC, FEAR MY THOUGHTS, DAGOBA, EXILIA, SWITCHTENSE and many others.

German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS performed on Saturday, October 6th, as headliners of ProgPower Europe Festival, which took place in Baarlo, The Netherlands, from October 5th-7th.

Fan-filmed video of the night have been posted and can be seen below:
Vanden Plas are currently performing the music to a Rock-Opera at the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The Opera, entitled Blutnacht, based on the book Die Chronik der Unsterblichen (Chronicles of the Immortals) of renowned Fantasy-author Wolfgang Hohlbein.
(Thanks Night Elves)

Finnish death metallers DEATHMARCHED have announced they will release their debut album Spearhead Of Iron, on December 7th via Violent Journey records.

The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Panu Posti at soundwall and Posti Studios. It was produced by Juha Kujanen. Cover art and layout was created by Juha Vuorma.
Tracklisting is as follows:

‘Eve Of The Battle’ (Intro)
‘Go War’
‘Open Fire!’
'Death Master’
‘In The Gory Fields Of Death’
‘Iron Coffins’
‘Sonderkommando III’
‘Massmurderer’
‘Sniper’
‘The Witch Of Horror’
‘Deathmarched’

One-man, Australian melodic doom/death metal recording project SUBTERRANEAN DISPOSITION, featuring Terry Vainoras (INSOMNIUS DEI, THE ETERNAL, CRYPTAL DARKNESS, ORDER OF CHAOS), has announced that its self-titled debut album is now available for free streaming below and can be purchased for five dollars at this location.

self-titled by Subterranean Disposition

The album is also available to order from Hypnotic Dirge Records, in both digipack and jewel cases formats.
According to a press release: “Originally inspired by and conceived as a follow up to the music Mark Kelson had written for his and Terry’s Collaboration on the Insomnius Dei album Illusions Of Silence, the debut self-titled Subterranean Disposition album explores further the use of dissonance and ambience, lending more dynamics to the long passages of darkness and light, crafted from the influence of early 90’s doom metal and modern sludge with forward thinking embellishments in song writing. Also permeating the record are the use of female vocals courtesy of Pheobe Pinnock, and guest saxophone from D'arcy Molan, both musicians from the Australian scene.”

The video for the track ‘Prolong this Agony’, off the new album, can be seen below:

Drummer MIKE PORTNOY (ADRENALINE MOB, ex-DREAM THEATER) has checked in with the following update:

"Well, the NEAL MORSE Momentum tour (at least this one) is in the books. What a great band and what great music! It was truly inspiring!

Next stop: the PSMS Shred Fest!! Twenty-two shows in 16 countries. Don't miss out on these special gigs, it's gonna be insane!"
Portnoy, bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG), guitarist TONY MACALPINE and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION/ex-Dream Theater) recently announced they will play their only US show date on November 18th at BB King Blues Club And Grill in New York, NY. Tickets for the show are now on sale at this location.

Tickets are $35.00 in advance, $40.00 on the day of show.

The US show will follow the previously announced extended tour of Europe and Asia. The tour schedule was recently been updated with venue information and a few changes for the Asian leg of the tour. Details are available below:

October
17 - Venue TBA - Opole, Poland
18 - Venue TBA - Wroclaw, Poland
20 - Jukebox Club - Bucarest, Romania
21 - Boerderij - Zoetermeer, Holland
25 - Reading 3 - Tel Aviv, Israel
26 - Bingo Club - Kiev, Ukraine
27 - Izvestia Hall - Moscow, Russia
28 - Glav Club - St. Petersburg, Russia

November
1 - Yugong Yishan - Beijing, China
2 - Mao Live House - Shanghai, China
4 - Hwa Sha Auditorium - Taipei, Taiwan
6 - SM Sky Dome - Manila, Philippines
7 - BKK Convention Center- Bangkok, Thailand
10 - TAB Live Music Bar - Orchard, Singapore
11 - Senayan Lapangan D - Jakarta, Indonesia

The virtuoso band will play an all-instrumental set consisting of material from each of their solo records and their previous collaborations as well as classic instrumental covers and extended solo spots. Mike Portnoy formed the lineup to perfom at two drum events at the NAMM show last January (footage below). Due to overwhelming response that band has decided to take their show on tour.

"I knew when assembling this lineup that it would be a magical musical experience that would be a blast for us as well as the fans! I can't wait to play again with these tremendous musicians and share the experience with you all at these special shows!" says Portnoy.





Footage from the October 5th Neal Morse show in Mexico City has surfaced featuring Morse and Portnoy switching places for a cover of THE OSMONDS' 1972 hit 'Crazy Horses'. Check it out below.

WITHIN TEMPTATION have posted their covers of BRUNO MARS' 'Grenade' and GNARLS BARKLEY's 'Crazy'.

Says the band: "This fall, we will reveal a unique cover every week on Q-Music. Heading towards our 15-years-anniversary concert in Sportpaleis Antwerp, we figured this would be a great occasion to do something special for our you. It will be a musical adventure as we are covering songs that are very close to us but also songs that are not close to us at all.

On Fridays you can hear the new cover of the week on Q-Music Belgium, in 'De Ochtendshow' between 7.30 and 8 AM (GMT+1).

On Thursdays you can hear the cover of the week on Q-Music Netherlands, in 'Jeroen van Inkel in de Middag' between 6 and 7 PM (GMT+1)."

Check out the tracks below:
Both tracks are available now via iTunes.

Canadian progressive metal pioneers VOIVOD performed another new song called 'Kluskap Okom' - from the band's new Target Earth album - on October 11 at Loppen, Christiania in Copenhagen, Denmark. Check out fan-filmed footage below:
Voivod have released the first single from their upcoming 13th studio album, Target Earth (due out January 21st in Europe and January 22nd in North America). 'Mechanical Mind' is now available on all digital platforms. The 'Mechanical Mind' 7" vinyl will be available exclusively at CM Distro soon (with the Voivod skull etching by the band's own drummer Away as the "b-side").
The 7" is available in the following colors and quantities:

- 300 black
- 100 red
- 100 blue

'Mechanical Mind' can be heard below:
Voivod has also announced their only US appearance this year: on November 17th, the band will support NEUROSIS in Oakland, CA at the Fox Theater. For more event information click here.

Voivod are currently on the road in Europe, supported by UNKIND on the dates between October 10th and the 20th. The shows in Spain see Voivod supporting their labelmates ARCH ENEMY.

October
13 - Brew House - Gothenburg, Sweden
14 - Hafenklang - Hamburg, Germany
16 - Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany
17 - Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
18 - HooDoo Club - Prague, Czech Republic
19 - Dürer Kert - Budapest, Hungary
20 - Bloom Club - Mezzago (Milan), Italy
21 - Bad Bonn - Düdingen, Switzerland
22 - Le Korigan, Luynes, France
23 - Totem - Pamplona, Spain (+ Arch Enemy)
24 - Cine Teatro - Corroios, Portugal
25 - Capitol - Santiago de Compostela, Spain (+ Arch Enemy)
26 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain (+ Arch Enemy)
27 - Razzmatazz 2 - Barcelona, Spain (+ Arch Enemy)
30 - MILK Club - Moscow, Russia
31 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland

Voivod lineup (from left to right in band pic):

Daniel “Chewy” Mongrain - Guitar
Jean -Yves “Blacky” Theriault - Bass
Michel “Away” Langevin - Drums
Denis “Snake” Belanger - Voice

More on Voivod at this location.

Frankfurt, Germany-based act THE GREEN RIVER BURIAL will release their debut full-length album, Separate & Coalesce, on November 2nd via Bastardized Recordings.

The band has now released the official album teaser trailer. The video was edited by Carlo Oppermann of Ambitious.Films, who will also be working on the band’s upcoming music video.

Watch the trailer below:
The album artwork, created by Coma Graphics, can be seen below:
Separate & Coalesce tracklisting:

'Cold Sweat'
'No Tomorrow, No Regrets'
'Colossus'
'Loose Lips'
'The Big Rip'
'Bullsharks'
'Sink Ships'
'Matriarch / Utopia'
'L'Etranger'
'The, I Am'
'Reinvent The Real'

Spain’s brutal Death metallers DARK CONFESSIONS will release their debut album entitled Insanity in Spain on October 26th in Span and the rest of the world in December.

The album was recorded at UltraSound Studios 2 in Portugal and produced by Daniel Cardoso (NOCTEM, ANGELUS APATRIDA, ANNEKE VANGIERSBERGEN).

The artwork of the cover was designed by Brazil’s Marcelo Vasco (SATYRICON, SLAYER, JOB FOR A COWBOY, NOCTEM, SOULFLY).
Tracklisting is as follows:

‘Frozen Soul’
‘My Turn’
‘Sea Of Oblivion’
‘BioHazard’
‘The voice Of The Apocalypse’
‘Prelude To Tragedy’
‘Scars Of Insanity’
‘Denigration’
‘Inferno Infection’
‘Distorted Reality’
‘Bloodshed’

Maryland-based metallers ODIN’S COURT have announced they will be releasing a new acoustic album entitled Appalachian Court.

According to a press release: “Appalachian Court is a new, all acoustic album from Odin’s Court, firmly rooted in acoustic rock. It has its own, unique, well blended sound featuring aspects of various genres such as rock, progressive, folk, country, bluegrass, reggae, jazz, and more.”

The album contains completely rearranged versions of tracks from three previous Odin's Court albums: Driven by Fate, Deathanity and Human Life In Motion. For the first time, the band is including covers on the release.
The tracklisting is as follows:

‘Paradise Lost: Chapter 1’
‘Animaulic’
‘Blacktop Southbound (Including Adventures in Hoboing)’
‘Round Here’
‘Obesite’
‘Greenline 5:30PM’
‘Manifest Destiny’
‘Wish You Were Here’
‘Red Glow Dreaming’
‘Utopian Rust’
‘Leaving Chicago (Including the Distant City Jam)’
‘Love You To Death’
‘Vastificant’
‘His Dark Materials’

More details to be released soon.

ALLOY 20 – featuring Jeff Grove (OMEGA POINT), Billy Giddings (TENSION), Michael Ricketts (SNYDLY CRUNCH), John Taylor, and Sean Taylor Brown – have announced they will release their new EP entitled Part I: Lost In The Veil Of Darkness on October 20th.
Tracklisting is as follows:

‘Demon Of Destruction’
‘Silent Calls’
‘Veil Of Darkness’
‘More To Give’

The band has also announced they will be joining forces with award-winning documentarian and filmmaker, Rudy Childs (Tension: 25 Years Underground) on upcoming videos.
A lyrics video for the track ‘Silent Calls’ can be viewed below:

Guitarist GLEN DROVER (GEOFF TATE, ex-MEGADETH, ex-KING DIAMOND) announced earlier this week that he and his band had recorded a cover of the SAGA classic 'Careful Where You Step'. Exclusive to Bravewords.com, the track is available for streaming below:

Saga Cover

Following is a message from Drover:

"Well, here it is, the first song from the forth coming GLEN DROVER BAND album. It is tentatively titled Between Sea And Sky, and what you are about to hear is a cover song from the legendary Canadian band Saga called 'Careful Where You Step' that we recorded. We are super happy with the outcome and have to thank all the people involved to make it happen.
Aside from the band, which consists of myself, Jim Gilmour (keys/Saga), Paul Yee (bass) and Nick Davey (drums), we had a little help from original Saga vocalist Mike Sadler doing all lead vocals, as well as some backup vocals by Pat Mulock from EIDOLON, who also sang on the Eidolon albums Coma Nation and Apostles Of Defiance. Everyone did a great job. Thanks again guys!!!

We are approaching the halfway mark of completing the recording for the next CD. Same approach as the last album as far as taking our sweet time to make sure the songs grow on us to try and make the album as strong as we possibly can.

Hope you enjoy this first track from the album as much as we do."

Australia’s DEATH AUDIO are offering up a free song from their new self-titled album due in November. Download the lead-off track 'Down' here now.
Tracklisting for the release is as follows:

‘Down’
‘Black Rose’
‘Fallen Souls’
‘Memories’
‘Reasons’
‘Obstructions’
‘This Moment’
‘Place The Blame’
‘Shadow’
‘The Escape’

Check out a new album trailer below:

Vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) is featured in the new video from U.K. goth rock/industrial metal band SINNERGOD. The track "A Wonderful Life" comes off SINNERGOD's new EP, "Behind Every Corner", which will be released this Halloween.

SINNERGOD performed a collaborative live performance with Blaze at Grand Central in Manchester on August 30 and will support the former IRON MAIDEN singer on his 2013 U.K. tour.

Mark Hampson - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Marc Robinson - Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Dave Jones - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Karl Parker - Bass
Chris Hampson - Drums

Singer TARJA TURUNEN (ex-NIGHTWISH) and Mike Terrana (ex-RAGE), with orchestra and choir, have announced the first dates for their Beauty And The Beat World Tour 2013, taking place in April/May.
Confirmed dates include:

April
6 - Kongresové Centrum - Zlin, Czech Republic
7 - Kongresové Centrum - Prague, Czech Republic
11 - Sala Palatului - Bucharest, Romania
The first Beauty And The Beat concert took place at the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, in September 2011. The setlist included songs from Tarja's solo career, Nightwish covers, and classical pieces.

Video footage can be seen below:
This holiday season, Tarja will return to Finland and Germany with her highly acclaimed Christmas concert tour format.

Tarja, who released her first rock solo CD/DVD Act I in August, will perform ten Christmas concerts in Finland this year, extending the tour for the first time to to Kainuu and Lapland, as well as four concerts in Germany.
Christmas In The Heart / Joulu Sydämissä Tour Dates:

December
3 - Kurfu?rstliches Schloss - Mainz, Germany
4 - Passionskirche - Berlin, Germany
5 - Luise Albertz Halle - Oberhausen, Germany
6 - Peterskirche - Leipzig, Germany
12 - Tuomiokirkko - Savonlinnan, Finland
13 - Haapajärven Kirkko - Haapajärvi, Finland
14 - Kuhmo-Talo - Kuhmo, Finland
15 - Alajärven Kirkko - Alajärvi, Finland
16 - Madetojan Sali - Oulu, Finland
17 - Rovaniemen Kirkko - Rovaniemi, Finland
19 - Keski-Porin Kirkko - Pori, Finland
20 - Mustasaaren Kirkko - Vaasa, Finland
21 - Espoon Kulttuurikeskus - Espoo, Finland
22 - Jämsän Kirkko - Jämsä, Finland

Check out BraveWords.com's review of Tarja's Act 1 at this location.



(Thanks: MetalFromFinland)

Glam gods STEEL PANTHER have issued the following update:

"On the heels of the unprecedented demand in Australia, where the DVD entered the charts at #1, the US, Canada, UK and Europe are increasing their initial expectations for the DVD and as such the release date is being pushed back to allow for manufacturing needs to meet the demand for Steel Panther's The British Invasion."

New release dates:

UK, Europe - October 29th
North America - October 30th
The band previously stated: "We've just received word that The British Invasion is the #1 selling music DVD in Australia! A HUGE thanks to the Australian fanbase for making it happen! Weenie rides for everyone!"

Beginning in March 2010 at the sold-out Brixton Academy in London, England during their highly successful Feel The Steel tour, the DVD feaures some of the band’s most memorable hits including 'Asian Hooker', 'Community Property', 'The Shocker', and 'Stripper Girl' in a way never seen before. Included in the package is a laugh out loud documentary that follows the band backstage and on their tour that is not to be missed. The Deluxe Box set includes 2 DVDs - one with the full show and one with the documentary, deleted scenes and five songs from Download Festival 2012. The packaging also includes a 16-page color book. The DVD will also be available in Blu-Ray at the same time as of October 22nd.

The seventh British Invasion teaser — this one featuring 'Girl From Oklahoma' performed live — can be seen below, in addidtion to all of the previously issued teasers as well as the official trailer:

Venezuela’s sludge/doom act CULTURA TRES have released the video for the track ‘El Sur De La Fe’.

The video was produced and directed by guitarist Juan de Ferrari and guitarist/drummer Alejandro Londoño.

Londoño commented: “In English El Sur De La Fe means something like ‘south of the faith’. For us it refers to two things: the way religion is experienced in the area where we come from and the hidden side of the faith and its illusive benefits. We would like people to reflect on the impact religion has had on the lives of the original inhabitants of the Americas; how the Catholic church and it's covered-up, gold hungry crusade practically exterminated a culture older than Christianity itself.

In this sense, we didn't choose October 12th for the premiere of the video by accident; it is a day to contemplate and condemn the invasion and genocide that followed. Unfortunately, repressive, genocidal and extermination policies are still present in many parts of the world and in 21st century Religion is still married to Politics; and this marriage is still used to instill fear and maintain ignorance, often backed up by one of their most faithful children: War. This is what this clip is about.”

Watch the video below:



‘El Sur De La Fe’ comes off the band’s forthcoming album El Mal Del Bien, which will be released on November 12th via UK label Devouter Records. The song can be downloaded for free from their BandCamp page.



To support the release of El Mal Del Bien, Cultura Tres will play in UK on the following dates:



November
15 – Colchester, UK - The Hole in the Wall
17 – Birmingham, UK - The Asylum
18 – London, UK - The Purple Turtle