South Carolina's THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD has posted a new song, titled "The Manifest", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's third full-length album, "Skepsis", which is scheduled for release on February 2, 2010 via Prosthetic Records. The CD was recorded at Geller Cellar Studios in New York and was mastered by Alan Douches (CONVERGE, MISFITS, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, HATEBREED, MASTODON) at West West Side Music in New Windsor, New York. Like previous THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD releases, it features cover art by Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM).

"Skepsis" is the first THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD album to feature new vocalist Danny Rodriguez, drummer Mike Ranne and guitarist Chris "Hank" Henckel.

Commented guitarist Justin Longshore: "Our new record, 'Skepsis', finally captures the sound we've always envisioned. We really wanted to raise the bar with this one but also keep the consistency that THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD is known for. Overall, everyone has become better at their instruments and it really shows on the record. I have no doubt in my mind that new and old fans of the band will be pleased when they hear it!"

"Skepsis" track listing:

01. Parasite Throne
02. Dementia
03. No Haven
04. Perpetual Defilement
05. Inherit Obscurity
06. The Manifest
07. Defaced Reality
08. Siphonaptera From Within
09. Insomnium
10. Skepsis

Italian extreme metallers NODE will release their new album, "In The End Everything Is A Gag", in January 2010 on Scarlet Records. The CD was mastered by Göran Finnberg (THE HAUNTED, OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, IN FLAMES) at the Mastering Room in Sweden. Artwork duties were handled by Seldon Hunt (NEUROSIS, ISIS, THE OCEAN).

According to a press release, "In The End Everything Is A Gag" can be described as a mix of all the band's influences, with a fresh, modern approach which has drawn comparisons to Sweden's MESHUGGAH.

With the addition of singer Beppe "Rex" Caruso and guitarist Andrea "Attila" Caniato, NODE is now, for the first time, a killer five-piece: more technical, powerful and focused than ever!

NODE's fourth album, "As God Kills", was released in May 2006 via Germany's Massacre Records.

Former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley performed a brand new song, "Watching The Night Sky", on November 30, 2009 on Greece's Antenna TV. Watch video of the performance below.

"Watching The Night Sky" comes off Blaze Bayley's new album, "Promise and Terror", which is scheduled for release on February 1, 2010. The CD is now available to pre-order from Bayley's official web site, with every pre-order signed by the whole band.

"Promise and Terror" track listing:

01. Watching The Night Sky
02. Madness And Sorrow
03. 1633
04. God Of Speed
05. City Of Bones
06. Faceless
07. Time To Dare
08. Surrounded By Sadness
09. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
10. Letting Go Of The World
11. Comfortable In Darkness

Roxx Records has announced plans to release a strictly limited-edition, two-disc, gold-letter edition of "Break The Curse", the classic 1990 album from Australian Christian metallers MORTIFICATION, to celebrate the LP's 20-year anniversary.

Disc one will include the full remastered release of "Break The Curse" as well as eight bonus tracks. The bonus tracks will consist of the sought-after MORTIFICATION release "Noah Sat Down And Listened To The Mortification Live EP While Having A Coffee". Two more specially added bonus tracks will be included that have not been made available since their original release. For the first time ever on a MORTIFICATION disc, the studio version of "Time Crusaders" will be made available, as well as the long-out-of-print version of "Eyes Of Destruction", originally recorded by LIGHTFORCE.

Disc 2 will be a very special DVD release of a show that has never been released in its entirety. This was the very first MORTIFICATION live show ever captured in Melbourne, Australia at the Harvest Centre. Recorded on June 15, 1990, it was completely remastered and restored.

The first 100 copies only will come with what is to be the first in a series for Roxx Records: a limited-edition signature guitar pick.

Full track listing:

Disc 1 - CD: "Break The Curse" 20th-Anniversary Expanded Edition

01. Blood Sacrifice
02. Brutal Warfare
03. Impulsation
04. Turn
05. New Beginnings
06. Break The Curse
07. Illusion Of Life
08. Your Last Breath
09. Journey Of Reconciliation
10. The Majestic Infiltration Of Order
11. Time Crusaders (studio version taken from "Godspeed" Australian Christian metal compilation) (bonus track)
12. Envision A Beginning ("Noah" EP)
13. Buried Into Obscurity ("Noah" EP)
14. Steve Talks ("Noah" EP)
15. Noah Was A Knower ("Noah" EP)
16. Interview With Steve ("Noah" EP)
17. Eyes Of Destruction (1987 LIGHTFORCE recording) (bonus track)

Disc 2 - DVD: Live On June 15, 1990 at the Harvest Centre in Melbourne, Australia:

01. Blood Sacrifice
02. Brutal Warfare
03. Illusion Of Life
04. Break The Curse
05. Journey Of Reconciliation
06. Searching
07. Infectious Growth
08. City Streets
09. Impulsation
10. Bathed In Blood
11. Eyes Of Destruction
12. Your Last Breath
13. New Beginnings
14. The Majestic Infiltration Of Order/Turn

On March 16, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock's most unconventional frontmen, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral interpretation of his critically acclaimed debut solo album "Elect the Dead". The dynamic one-off performance was recorded and filmed in HD by six cameras, and the dramatic result has been captured in "Elect the Dead Symphony" — a CD/DVD that will be released by Serjical Strike/Reprise Records on March 9, 2010.

"Elect the Dead Symphony" will be released as a deluxe CD/DVD 6-panel digi-pack with an eight-page full color booklet, on vinyl in a double gatefold jacket with full color insert, and as a CD-only version in a standard jewel-case with a 12-page full color booklet. Each version of the packaging features unique images not included in the other formats.

DOBERMANN, the band formed by four former members of the Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN, has officially changed its name to THE CROWN and has released audio samples of two brand new songs, both of which can be streamed below.

THE CROWN 2009 is:

* Jonas Stålhammar (GOD MACABRE, MACABRE END, ABHOTH) - Vocals
* Marko Tervonen - Rhythm Guitar
* Marcus Sunesson - Lead Guitar
* Magnus Olsfelt - Bass
* Janne Saarenpää - Drums

"Ascension Chamber", the new video from Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY, can be viewed below.

Commented guitarist Per Nilsson: "A spiritual entity that originates from the sun travels through the solar system, destination: the earth. That's the basic concept of the song 'Ascension Chamber'. So when we decided to do a video for it, we knew we had to set it in space!

"We shot the video on the 25th of October with director Ronny Hemlin, only two days before we went on the Neckbreakers Ball tour. We performed 'Ascension Chamber' every night on tour and it's one of those songs that just works really well live. It's a keeper on the setlist for sure."

"Ascension Chamber" comes off SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions", which was released on October 2 via Nuclear Blast Records.

ALESTORM frontman Christopher Bowes has issued the following update:

"Hey,

Anyone out there in internetland who is awesome at doing band logos? We're looking for a proper one for Alestorm, cos our current one is really starting to suck. Please only bother getting in touch if you're actually good (i.e. no kids with just a copy of MS Paint and a few downloaded pirate fonts). We can pay.

Feel free to pass this on to anyone you might know. Cheers in advance."

Contact the band via their official MySpace page.

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen will release a new album called "High Impact" on December 8 (one day earlier internationally). The set is described as "a mind-boggling, high-paced compilation record" featuring a "surprise" bonus track — Yngwie's never-before-released interpretation of the MICHAEL JACKSON mega-hit classic "Beat It", which contains Malmsteen's own magical touch and ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals.

"High Impact" track listing:

01. Caprici Di Dablo
02. Brothers
03. Blitzkrieg
04. Trilogy Suite
05. Red House
06. Finale
07. Magic City
08. Arpeggios From Hell
09. Far Beyond The Sun
10. Cantabile
11. Blue
12. Overture 1622
13. Fugue
14. Beat It (MICHAEL JACKSON cover)

An audio sample of Yngwie's cover of "Beat It" is available for streaming at the guitarist's MySpace page.

BRAINSTORM frontman Andy B. Franck has checked in with the following update in the waked of their recent European tour supporting PRIMAL FEAR:

"Holy shit, I have no idea where to start...

First of all I'd like to thank you all so much for the great support over the last four weeks. I think we all expected a lot but what what happened was just way beyond our expectations. What a response! Awesome! Thank you so much! Brainiacs...YOU ROCK!

So, as many of you have already seen we have also released a brand new Best Of CD on Metal Blade Records. Just Highs No Lows marks the end of a chapter and is a really cool double CD, featuring tons o' pictures and Todde and me added some liner notes to all our albums so far. For all our die hard fans, it's more than just a compilation. And for the new ones, it's your first ticket to mayhem... followed by the new shit on Memorial Roots. Hahaha!

So, what next? Right now we're talking about many more shows for the spring and summer of 2010. So looks like we'll see us again, huh?

In December I'll start recording the new SYMPHORCE album. Yes, it's true. Many have asked me but here's the final answer: there will be a new album! Oh, and yes, it's the same line up! Same dickheads you know since years: Cede, Markus, Dennis and Steffen! Really lookin' forward to that!

But now Brainstorm's calling.... another tour and festivals in 2010.

See you on the Memorial Roads 2010! Be there!"

Best,
Andy

Taragana is reporting:

BON JOVI fans can now walk all over rocker Richie Sambora - the guitarist has been honoured with his own New Jersey street.

He unveiled Richie Sambora Way in his native Woodbridge on Tuesday, November 24th.

The hitmaker earned the street honour for his community work, which includes launching a fundraising programme to sponsor teenager Kelly Mahon, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2007. Mahon is a student of Sambora’s old school, Woodbridge High.

The new street leads up to his alma matter.

Sambora has also donated $40,000 (?25,000) to the school to pay for a new weight room, which has been named after his father, Adam, who lost his battle with cancer two years ago.

Speaking at the ceremony, he said: “Use it in good health my friends, and win, win, win, win, win.”

In October, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan and BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi were awarded the Orders Of Honor - which were delivered to them by Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan - for the Armenia Grateful To Rock program.

The objective of the program, was to express gratitude to those musicians who 20 years ago participated in the Rock Aid Armenia. In 1989, within the framework of Rock Aid Armenia, the British rock-stars recorded Deep Purple’s classic ‘Smoke On The Water’ and also released a disk called Rock Aid Armenia.

Following the award ceremony, Gillan spoke with Sweden's Dalarnas Tidningar about a number of topics. A few excerpts from the chat (translated from Swedish by BraveWords.com) follow:

Dalarnas Tidningar: Should you not do something more with the Black Sabbath guys?
Gillan: "It was strange that you would mention it because I was in Armenia with Tony Iommi last week and stopped at his house on his way to Manchester to finish writing a song that we started on. It is a charity band that we are thinking of putting together in the future. Tony and I and a few other musicians. But this takes time and sometimes none of it (materializes) in the end."

Dalarnas Tidningar: Born Again is a grossly underestimated disc.
Gillan: "Thank you, I think so too. I like it. It was a one-time thing, sometimes such (collaborations) work and I'm glad I did it."

"Love For The Music", the new video from the Swedish hard rock/metal band OUTSHINE, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in October 2009 in Gothenburg, Sweden by 11Frames. The song comes off the group's second album, "Until We Are Dead", which was released in April. The CD was recorded by Svein Jensen (M.A.N, TRANSPORT LEAGUE, HIDE THE KNIVES, SISTER SIN, TROUBLEMAKERS) and was mastered by Göran Finnberg (THE HAUNTED, OPETH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, IN FLAMES).

According to a press release, "OUTSHINE, with a melancholy and dark approach to their music, is heading in a darker and heavier direction, with bulldozer-heavy sound and influences from the darkest metal to the best melodic rock. Vocals compared with icons as Billy Idol and Vince Neil make OUTSHINE's sound unique and fresh. Beautiful and honest, dark and evil, tough and hard..."

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK are "back together again" and will perform at least one show with a lineup that includes members from the band's first two albums:

Steve Steel (Stefan Westerberg) - Bass, Vocals
John Allan - Guitar
Dennis Westman - Guitar
Andereas de Vera - Drums

STEEL ATTACK will only play material from "Where Mankind Fails" (1999) and "Fall Into Madness" (2001). The group says, "We did our first rehearsal yesterday in 10 years and it sounded like we never been apart!"

According to Kerrang! magazine, LIMP BIZKIT has set "Gold Cobra" as the title of the band's first new studio album with the original lineup since 2000's "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water", due in early 2010 through Interscope/Polydor. "We will slowly be revealing the meaning of the title over the next few weeks," frontman Fred Durst told the magazine. "Cobras are quite venomous. I wish it were a much longer, more ridiculous title, but 'Gold Cobra' is as ridiculous as we're going to get right now."

Durst recently told NME.com, "I'm having a great feeling about going in and doing [the new LIMP BIZKIT CD], more than I have about any of our albums before. It's not going to be a watered-down version of LIMP BIZKIT, it's going to be a more explosive, more addictive, more driven version of LIMP BIZKIT."

The band's first three albums have sold more than 20 million copies in the U.S. alone, and another 13 million in the rest of the world.

UK progsters PORCUPINE TREE have issued the following update:

"Steven Wilson recently played keyboards and mixed the fourth album by Israeli progressive metal band ORPHANED LAND. For those who have never heard the band, they are perhaps best described as what Opeth might sound like if they had come from the Middle East instead of Scandanavia. The music has a similar scope and degree of layered sophistication. But the sound of Orphaned Land is very much inspired by their roots, sung in English, Hebrew and Arabic, and featuring many traditional middle eastern instruments. The album The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR is an ambitious and impressive 75 minute conceptual piece combining heavy music and breathtaking beauty.

It is released by Century Media in several editions on February 9th, 2010 in North America and January 25th in Europe.

The band is preparing to launch a series of introspective webisodes documenting the making of the album and the first album trailer can be viewed now at the band's official YouTube page (see below). This clip features some commentary from Steven Wilson and the band mixed in with live performance footage from Tel Aviv."

JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update:

Back on Black is proud to announce that 2010 will see the release of the original classic Judas Priest albums on vinyl. All albums will be 180gsm heavyweight vinyl and packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeves. The first 1,000 copies of each title will come in limited edition coloured vinyl. All editions will contain bonus tracks as per the Sony Remastered issues."

Go to this location for more details.

As previously reported, in an interview with EPSN, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, who recently lent his voice to the game Brütal Legend, talked about the group’s Nintendo gaming.

“In Judas Priest, we actually play the games in the dressing room,” said the singer. "Generally before a show. Just to get in the mood for the excitement and the energy for what we’re gonna do.

“However, at our stately metal god time of life, we tend to do the Nintendo bowling. And the golfing. If there’s any energy left after the show, we get into the boxing mode.”

Germany's FEAR MY THOUGHTS have issued the following update:

After thirteen solid years of fun, Fear My Thoughts will now come to an end. It seems like number 13 really stands for bad luck, but here’s to prove you wrong: It’s not bad luck or hard feelings or fights that have led to this decision.

We have just simply come to the conclusion that, for us as individuals, it makes little sense to continue under this banner and within this specific formation. In fact, we have grown apart musically, and have not found a way to bring together all our musical influences, desires and ideas to the point where we were contented and satisfied.

To make it plain, there is no dispute and no arguments going on, we just met at a bar one evening and talked about what is going on, and left the building feeling relieved because we were able to talk about everyone’s individual feelings, thoughts and personal perspectives.

We do still hang out together, partying, drinking beer and being good buddies, just like we have been doing all of these years. In a sense then, no big change for us, haha.

For all our fans out there: We WILL be playing a couple of shows in January and February, in the Southwest of Germany and Switzerland. We’ll promise to keep you updated!

The farewell show will be in Lörrach (between Freiburg and Basel) in mid February 2010. Don’t miss this show, as it will build up to a most intensive and emotional finale! Furthermore, keep your eyes peeled for some future and ongoing projects that we are now working on! Norman is currently drumming his way away with CELTIC FROST-successor TRYPTIKON, set to release their killer debut in early 2010.

Norman is also playing with PIGEON TOE, together with Martin. They have written some really crazy stuff, imagine a mix of MR. BUNGLE, MASTODON and KYUSS.

Bart, Patrick and Markus are going to start with some yet untitled projects soon. As you can see, we’ve become older but not wiser and neither lazier, haha.? This was a great part of our lives, and the experiences we were glad to make will never be forgotten.

Thanks to all our fans and all the great people we have met out there and the friends we have made!"

Australian metallers EMPIRES OF EDEN will hit the studio in January to complete the follow-up to their debut, Songs Of War And Vengeance.

The next album will include an international all-star line-up of some of metal’s most powerful singers, building on the original creative force that made the debut a must-hear release of 2009.

The brainchild of ex-DUNGEON guitarist Stu Marshall, Empires Of Eden is a collection of melodic power metal that has garnered unanimous praise worldwide. Incorporating huge melodic hooks, blistering guitar performances and a fresh approach to song writing, the debut was a massive success in Japan, released by Rubicon records in July this year.

The forthcoming opus, with the working title Silence Obscura, is set to deliver an aggressive and orchestrally focused tour de force, involving material that has be individually crafted to bring out the best of each singer’s unique vocal strengths.

The project’s director, Stu Marshall, says: “With the first album I was lucky enough to feature three incredible voices in Louie Gorgievski (CRIMSON FIRE), Mike Zoias (TRANSCENDING MORTALITY) and Chris Ninni (Sydney session vocalist). The act has always had a focus on allowing the singers to compose all of their own lyrical parts and melodies, something that is rare these days when people are involved in projects like these. You do get a sense of what really makes these singers so good and you'll hear a deep range of their talent and soul.

“When formulating this album, I contacted many of the great artists who had influenced and inspired me for the last 20-plus years, and, out of the many I contacted, I was lucky enough to have five confirmed so far. From what I am hearing in these early stages, the concept is showing incredible promise.”

The confirmed guests and all remaining mysteries of the album will be revealed in the future, but for now, the one thing that is no secret is that tracking will commence in January.

After 4 years, Swedish death metal legends HYPOCRISY will finally be back on the road in Europe.

After having the highest chart entry ever in Germany – the new album A Taste Of Extreme Divinity was released October 23rd and landed at # 62 – the band will hit the road alongside SURVIORS ZERO and HATESPHERE on the so-called Long Time, No Death… Europe 2010 Tour.

To really give the fans something special after all those years, the band has decided to let their fans vote their fave songs they wanna hear and see live! The top voted songs will be played on the Hypocrisy Euro tour.

Choose 1 song in every drop down menu and your five fave songs ever of Hypocrisy will be counted. To vote head to this location.

OV HELL, the new black metal project featuring DIMMU BORGIR vocalist Shagrath and ex-GORGOROTH bassist King, has completed work on its debut album, "The Underworld Regime", for a February 2010 release via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded at Earshot Studio and features Shagrath on vocals, King on bass, Frost (SATYRICON) on drums, Ice Dale (ENSLAVED) on guitar and Teloch (NIDINGR, GOD SEED) on guitar. The album was produced by Herbrand Larsen and mastered at the Livingroom studios by Espen Berg and Shagrath in November 2009. King composed all of the music for "The Underworld Regime", while Shagrath wrote all lyrics, with contributions from Silenoz and Sarah Owens.

"The Underworld Regime" track listing:

01. Devil's Harlot
02. Post Modern Sadist
03. Invoker
04. Perpetual Night
05. Ghosting
06. Acts of Sin
07. Krigsatte Faner
08. Hill Norge

Commented Shagrath: "The majestic OV HELL has become a band that reflects our roots — raw, ugly, arrogantly blasphemous — with uncompromising truth from two influential Norwegian musicians needing to express our primitive side, straight out OV HELL."

Added King: "It's been a little hell to actually see this music form into a band, but when I'm now listening to the final result, it has been worth the hard work we have put into this album!"

Two rough-mix sample tracks from "The Underworld Regime" can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update:

"Just got back from the little trek-trippie-trip to Japan and Australia. Had a WONDERFUL time! Japan was awesome!

"We only played two shows, Tokyo and Osaka and both were real nice. We were so jetlagged it was insane; I can't remember ever being that tired.

"Burrn! magazine wanted to have a brief photo session with us right before we stepped onstage in Tokyo. I saw one of those photos and they were quite possibly the worst we've ever looked. Ever! Five faces that just looked like, 'Fuck off, lemme sleep you fucking BITCH!' Insanely funny. To the point where our soundman wanted it signed. I think he's gonna frame it and put it up on his toilet wall. I was also given a prize presented to me by Burrn! magazine as the readers had voted me as the 'Best songwriter of 2008'. Normally I don't care for these type of things, but I couldn't help being happy about that. I actually give a fuck when people like my songs, yes I do.

"Again...a massive 'LOVE YA!' from me to you!

"Japan is such a wonderful, 'strange' place to be.

"I defied my jetlag immediately after landing and went straight out record-shopping with my buddy Koji from Roadrunner Japan. Recofan and Disc Union in Shibuya. Spent...not too much, actually. Turns out the dude who works at Recofan was a fan of the band. So he gave me some records for free even. Got the first, super-rare QUIET RIOT LP (with Randy Rhoads) that was only released in Japan from him.

"Thanks, dude!

"Japanese food is my favourite now, I think.

"We went out with the Roadrunner office as well as the promoters, Creative Man, for some nice Japanese cousine and some sake...of course. Lovely! Hope to go back soon! I've become a tuna sashimi junkie!

"Is it unethical to eat ALL tuna or is the purple fen one that's 'out of bounds?' I wanna be good to my planet....! Yet it tastes so fucking good!!!

"Australia is my favourite country in the world next to Sweden. I could live there!

"We only had three shows this time around, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. All of which went great, especially Sydney was magical! We tried the famous 'seabug' in Brisbane. Tasted a bit like alligator. I'd say. Was amazing!

"After the Sydney show, we were rushed out to go back to the hotel and disappointed a number of fans who wanted pics and autographs. Always feel like shit when that happens. Some of the fans were showing us their 'thumbs down' which hurt, but fuck, I hope we can make it up to you guys next time. There was simply too many people there to take care of everyone and we had other obligations too. Yet I understand you're disappointed....what can I say...sorry?

"I can only be amazed when I think about OPETH and Oz. It's been a love story since the very first time we went there. We've never had to 'work' the country. We've been loved since day one there, and the feeling is mutual, I hope you know!?

"We'll never stop come back and blast your faces off with our metal MIGHT! Haha!

"A little MANOWAR hairball there....

"In Melbourne, Roadrunner had arranged for me to go record shopping and be interviewed doing it....on their expense! They GAVE me money to BUY records for my OWN collection! It happened before once actually and I can't complain. Went to Rare Records in St. Gilda and shopped for around 250 Oz dollars. Found some gems and I'm actually listening to the stuff right now as I'm typing away here....

"I'm in and out of panic attacks here. I think it's because the tour is almost over. We only have two more shows in Greece (Athens and Thessaloniki) and that's it for this year! It's scary, to be honest!

"We're off 'till late March when we'll start a string of shows celebrating 20 years. Will give you the dates on those [as soon as possible], but they will be fucking limited and fucking special, so don't fucking slack when we release them tix. Six shows across the world and that will be IT!"

Misantrof, the label that was founded and headed by CARPATHIAN FOREST bass player Daniel Vrangsinn, and which makes all its releases available for free download, has branched out into films by joining forces with Danish horror filmmaker Kim Sønderholm and Cetus Productions. Misantrof will release three of Sønderholm's films over the coming months, starting on November 22, with "The Horror Vault 1", which comprises "nine tales of human cruelty, nine tales of human depravity, nine tales of true horror." The titles of the nine tales are: "When John Met Julia", "Delusion", "Alone", "Mental Distortion", "Dead To The World", "Disconnected", "Echoes", "The Demon", "Retina", and the film is available to download in its entirety at the.horror.vault.misantrof.net.

The cooperation between Misantrof and the filmmaker began when some of Vrangsinn's music was used in "The Horror Vault", and again in Sønderholm's 2009 release "Rovdrift" (English title: "Bleed With Me"), which debuted at the 13th international Weekend of Fear film festival in Germany. A spokesperson for Misantrof commented: "It's not such a big leap for Misantrof to go into making films available. It was always the intention that Misantrof would eventually be a venue for all forms of artistic expression and we are always interested in seeing how far we will be able to take things. This cooperation with Kim and Cetus Productions has given us the opportunity to expand into the area of film, and we are delighted that a filmmaker of his skill and experience chose to work with us."

Drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, DIO, BLACK SABBATH) will undergo surgery on his right shoulder on Monday, November 30 for an injury sustained during the last HEAVEN & HELL tour.

Commented Vinny: "You can't face the audience and hit drums directly behind you night after night at an extreme volume [referring to his monstrous drum kit that surrounded him with drums — Ed.]"

The surgeon expects Vinny to be back behind the kit in about five months.

HEAVEN & HELL singer Ronnie James Dio was just diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer while the band's guitarist, Tony Iommi, recently underwent stem-cell treatment on an injured hand.

Guitarist/vocalist Joseph Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA has recorded a guest appearance on the forthcoming fourth album from Swiss noise-mongers KRUGER, entitled "For Death, Glory And The End Of The World". According to KRUGER, Duplantier laid down "a few main vocal parts" in the song "Muscle".

"For Death, Glory And The End Of The World" is scheduled for release in February 2010 via Listenable Records. The CD was recorded at Déclanché studio in Yverdon, Switzerland and will be mixed at Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts by Kurt Ballou (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON) between November 28 and December 4.