Veteran Spanish death metallers AVULSED will release their long-awaited fifth full-length album, "Nullo (The Pleasure Of Self-Mutilation)", in June via Xtreem Music (trades) and Metal Age Productions (wholesale) for the European territory (except Russia and ex-USSR countries, where it will be made available through Coyote Records). Ibex Moon Records (which is owned by John McEntee from INCANTATION) will release the CD in the U.S. in September. According to the group, "the style of the new compositions follows the band's trademarked style — brutal and heavy, yet catchy and somewhat melodic death metal with an even heavier sound this time." The LP's artwork, which is said to be "one of the most bizarre, disturbing and blasphemous covers" the band has ever had, was created by American artist Mike Hrubovcak, who has previously worked with GRAVE, MONSTROSITY, CATTLE DECAPITATION, MORTICIAN and XXX MANIAK, among others.

Three songs from "Nullo" can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

AVULSED last year recorded a brand new track entitled "Breaking Hymens" which was included on the ten-CD mega-compilation box set devoted exclusively to Spanish extreme metal bands. The compilation featured over 150 bands and was released in November through Xtreem Music. The song was an exclusive recording for this compilation although it was re-recorded for AVULSED's upcoming album.

MONSTER MAGNET's Ed Mundell has laid down "ripping guitar tracks" for the upcoming ninth studio album from Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES, tentatively due in September. The CD is currently being tracked with the Grammy-winning producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, MONSTER MAGNET, FU MANCHU). The recording process is taking place both in Helsinki and Los Angeles.

Commented THE 69 EYES drummer Jussi 69 (born Jussi Heikki Tapio Vuori): "We used SLAYER's 'God Hates Us All' for long to wake us up before the shows on tour back then, I guess that's where the name Matt Hyde came into our mind."

THE 69 EYES recently completed a European tour as part of the Hellhounds Fest 2009, also featuring TIAMAT and AVA INFERI.

THE 69 EYES released a box set called "Goth'n'Roll" in Finland on Halloween. The set, which contains three CDs and one DVD, documents THE 69 EYES' period from 1998 to 2003 when the band broke into the mainstream success in Finland and spread their Helsinki vampire bat wings over Europe.

New York hardcore monsters SWORN ENEMY will release their new album, "Total World Domination", on June 16 in North America and June 22 in Europe on Century Media Records. Like its much-lauded predecessor, "Maniacal", the new opus was recorded with producer Tim Lambesis (AS I LAY DYING) and "perfectly blends the band's old-school, beat-you-down hardcore style with a thrash metal infusion resulting in material that will tear your face off," according to a press release.

Guitarist Lorenzo Antonucci states, "[This] is our hardest album yet. It's a good mix of 'As Real As It Gets' and 'Maniacal', but fucking harder. I know everyone says that their new album is the best album yet and the fans are probably sick of hearing that, but I must say this is a pretty fucking ignorant album."

Check out the cover artwork here.

After headlining an European tour earlier this year, SWORN ENEMY is already confirmed to return to European stages from the end of August until late September on the Hell On Earth tour 2009.

Finland's GHOST BRIGADE will release its sophomore album, "Isolation Songs", on August 3 in Europe (August 25 in the U.S.) via Season Of Mist Records.

"We are collectively very proud of this record," guitarist Wille comments. "It was a lot of work to get this album done, it took almost two years to write these songs, but now that it's 100% ready I can only say that I feel privileged to be a member of GHOST BRIGADE. I have a strong feeling we have created something very special with 'Isolation Songs' and it is by far my personal favorite of all recordings I've ever been a part of. I hope people will enjoy these songs as much as we do once they get the chance to hear them. If only August was here already! Be safe!"

GHOST BRIGADE's debut album, "Guided by Fire", was released on September 17, 2007 via Season of Mist. The CD was recorded with the group's "house engineer" Mikko Poikolainen.

Regarding the band's musical direction, GHOST BRIGADE previously stated, "There are so many bands and artists that have influenced us throughout the years that I couldn't just pick a few and say we're a mixture of those. That wouldn't do the listener nor us any justice. We are influenced by anything that sounds good, be it older death metal, melancholic pop music or anything in between. So I guess we just collect little pieces along the way, put it all into a blender and the result is GHOST BRIGADE. To anyone who hasn't heard us, I'd say it's heavy, dynamic and metallic music filled with beautiful melodies and a fine dose of anxiety."

On May 5, Roadrunner Records re-released TYPE O NEGATIVE's classic 1993 "Bloody Kisses" (cover) album as part of its "Top Shelf" reissue series. Disc 1 is the original version of the album, while the eight-song second disc offers various remixes, cover songs, and the great "Suspended In Dusk", which was featured on the original digipack edition of the album.

The complete track listing is as follows:

CD 1 :

01. Machine Screw
02. Christian Woman
03. Black No1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
04. Fay Wray, Come Out To Play
05. Kill All The White People
06. Summer Breeze
07. Set Me On Fire
08. Dark Side Of The Womb
09. We Hate Everyone
10. Bloody Kisses (A Death In The Family)
11. 3.O.I.F.
12. Too Late:Frozen
13. Blood & Fire
14. Can't Lose You

CD 2 :

01. Suspended In Dusk
02. Black Sabbath
03. Black Sabbath (From The Satanic Perspective)
04. Christian Woman (Edit)
05. Christian Woman (Butt-Kissing Sell-Out Version)
06. Black #1 (Edit)
07. Blood & Fire (Out Of The Ashes Remix)
08. Summer Breeze (Rick Rubin Mix)

LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland has responded to Marilyn Manson's scathing attack where the shock-rocker said if he were Borland, he'd "rather set [his] dick on fire than join something that I hated."

Borland was a member of Manson's touring band last summer before leaving to rejoin the reformed LIMP BIZKIT. In an interview in this week's Kerrang! magazine, Manson said, "We almost made the mistake of having Wes play guitar but he rejoined LIMP BIZKIT. That move forever eradicated my feelings on his choices in life as an artist."

When asked why he thinks Borland went back to his old band, Manson said: "That is what I find myself asking when I urinate sometimes. He said he would never go back. If the reason is money, then I'd rather roll up a $5 note and shove it up my urethra. I'd rather set my dick on fire than join something that I hated."

Responding to Manson's comments, Borland told Kerrang! magazine, "I wrote nine songs to be submitted to the Manson record and none of them made it. I was really in hired gun land there, but was sort of being told that I wasn't. So when I figured that whole thing out, I knew I was never going to get an inch into that band.

"I love Manson," he added. "He's definitely one of the wildest personalities I've ever been around and one of the smartest people I've ever met but it's the Marilyn Manson show over there — LIMP BIZKIT is more of a band."

Scotland's MAN MUST DIE has posted a new song, "Kill It, Skin It, Wear It", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "No Tolerance For Imperfection", which is scheduled for release this summer via Relapse Records.

MAN MUST DIE's Danny McNab commented on the new album: "At last we feel MAN MUST DIE have arrived — on all fronts, this is the album which we always knew we had in us, and we are super-happy at the finished article. 'No Tolerance For Imperfection' was recorded with painful precision and effort, we all sweated blood for this CD and can't wait to get this beast out. Every song has its own story and feel, lyrical concepts are as powerful as the music and this album is the first to feature new drummer Matt Holland, who has added some serious spice to the MAN MUST DIE sound. We are super-psyched about getting it out and hitting the road to back it up, and can't wait for you all to hear it."

"No Tolerance For Imperfection" was recorded in January at Grindstone Studios.

Rochester, New York-based tech grindcore/hardcore outfit PSYOPUS has issued the following update:

"Last night [Thursday, May 7], Fredericksburg, Virginia took a trip in the PSYOPUS time machine to visit the ghosts of PSYOPUS past. Our dear friends and former bandmates Mike Horn and Harrison Christie joined us on stage to reconstruct not one, but two former PSYOPUS lineups.

"The 'Odd Senses' lineup jammed out 'Medusa', seemingly closing out the set. But wait! On comes Harrison to perform 'Our Puzzling Encounters Considered' and a pantsless rendition of the PSYOPUS classic 'Bones To Dust'. I mean, really, would you have it any other way?

"Meeting up with old friends on the road is always a treat, and sharing the stage with them once again is a great pleasure. A fun night was certainly had by all (except for the kid in front who was accosted by a pantsless giant screaming bloody murder about his cocaine problem). Thanks, guys. It was a blast."

TRIDENT, the Swedish death metal band formed by guitarist Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER), has posted two new songs — "Slaves To Anguish" and "World Destruction" — on the group's MySpace page. The tracks come off TRIDENT's debut album, "World Destruction", which is due later in the year via Regain Records . The CD was recorded in part at Andy La Rocque's (KING DIAMOND) Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. Other songtitles set to appear on the album include "Jaws of Satan", "Luciferian Call", "Blackened Soul" and "Black Velvet Wings".

La Rocque has described TRIDENT's music as "fucking dark and refreshing!"

TRIDENT was formed when Norman — who had been "away from the scene for a few years — started to sense a strong urge to get back in to it," according to the band's official bio. "The riffs, ideas and musical arrangements in his blackened mind had grown way too powerful to be thrown into oblivion. The true death/black fans all over the world just had to be part of this outburst from below."

TRIDENT is:

Johan Norman (DISSECTION, SOULREAPER) - Guitar
Alexander Friberg (JAGGERNAUT, KARNEYWAR) - Bass
Tobias Sidegård (NECROPHOBIC) - Vocals
Jonas Blom (GRIEF OF EMERALD) - Drums
Ewo Solvelius - Guitar

Danish thrashers HATESPHERE have issued the following update:

"Our new album, 'To The Nines', will be treated to a vinyl release courtesy of the good people at Supreme Chaos Records, Germany. A limited 300 copies will come on transparent white vinyl with black 'splats,' including a poster, a sticker and full-on awesome packaging. Vinyl fans can start to piss their pants right now! The remaining copies will be on black wax, but it'll still blow your mind. So go to the attic, steal your dad's old record player and experience the magic for yourselves. Release date is May 15, and there's more info at www.s-c-r.de.

"We've been confirmed as one of the headliners on the Headbanger's Ball tour, making its way through Denmark in September and early October 2009. The complete lineup and routing will be revealed shortly, but I think it's fair to say that you guys are in for a treat.

"We're playing a warm-up gig at Vershuset in Næstved, Denmark, September 4 2009 to kick things off before starting the Headbanger's Ball tour."

"To The Nines" recently entered the official chart in HATESPHERE's home country at position No. 36. The CD was recorded over a nine-day period at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, MOONSPELL, DARK TRANQUILLITY, GOREFEST).

Norwegian black metallers KOLDBRANN have issued the following update:

"KOLDBRANN has chosen to end the collaboration with its drummer through seven years, Fordervelse, due to internal disagreements. Fordervelse has played drums on all of KOLDBRANN's releases and concerts to this date, and had a significant impact on the development of the band.

"Shortly after this occurred, G. Antonsen stated that he wants to step down from his position as second guitarist of the band, as he no longer feels that he has the necessary capacity to continue with active touring. Antonsen has given his all for KOLDBRANN since 2004, both on stage and recordings.

"The remaining KOLDBRANN are grateful for all the work the two of you have put into the band through the years, and we wish you the very best for the future!

"These changes pose some challenges for KOLDBRANN; however, the creative forces in the band are still intact, and there are no plans to retire whatsoever. We are currently working hard on finding suitable replacements, and we've already found some very promising candidates.

"We will return with an update as soon as the last pieces of the puzzle are in place!"

Fan-filmed video footage of KOLDBRANN perfoming the song "Inkvisitor Renegat", with a special guest appearance by vocalist Niklas Kvarforth of Swedish black metallers SHINING, at this year's Inferno festival on April 11, 2009 in Oslo, Norway can be viewed below.

KOLDBRANN released a mini-CD, "Stigma: På Kant Med Livet", on August 15, 2008 via Twilight-Vertrieb.

ANGRA ended its two-year hiatus by teaming up with fellow Brazilian metallers SEPULTURA for a massive tour of Brazil and the rest of Latin America. The trek, which kicked off on May 5 in Porto Alegre, included a May 9, 2009 stop at Via Funchal in São Paulo where the two bands joined forces on stage to play a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Immigrant Song". Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. Also available is a Brazilian TV report featuring footage of the two bands rehearsing "Immigrant Song" prior to the São Paulo show.

ANGRA's current touring lineup includes returning drummer Ricardo Confessori, who has stepped in for the departed Aquiles Priester.

ANGRA's most recent CD, "Aurora Consurgens", was mixed in 2006 at the House Of Audio studios in Germany under the guidance of longtime producer Dennis Ward. All the tracking took place at the Via Musique Estúdios, in São Paulo with Thiago Bianchi as the assistant producer. Dennis then flew back to Germany and mixed the material, which was mastered by the renowned Finnish producer Mika Jussila.

"A-Lex" — SEPULTURA's first LP to be recorded without either of the founding Cavalera brothers (Max and Igor; on guitar/vocals and drums, respectively) — is available in three versions: in a deluxe digipak with an embossed cover, in a regular jewel case and on a vinyl gatefold LP.

Germany's modern melodic death metallers DARK AGE have inked a worldwide deal with the Hamburg-based label AFM Records. The band states, "We are really looking foreward to work hand in hand with this renowned label, which offers us the best perspectives to continue our way and gain the interest of more and more fans worldwide in the future."

DARK AGE is scheduled to enter the studio today (Friday, May 8) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled sixth album for a fall release. According to the group, "Once again we will enter the Eikey Studio, owned by our vocalist/guitarist Eike Freese, who will produce, mix and master all segments of the album as we are still thrilled from the sound of 'Minus Exitus', our last output from 2008. You can expect the typical DARK AGE melodies and some surprises in our sound as well, mainly because every band member was involved in the songwriting stronger than ever before."

DARK AGE's first DVD, "Live, So Far...", was released in 2006 via Remedy Records.

Tom Cardy of The Dominion Post reports that AC/DC's visit to New Zealand next January/February could be worth $10 million to Wellington.

The top-selling Anglo-Australian rock band, which has sold more than 200 million albums, will play Westpac Stadium on January 30 and Auckland on February 6.

The announcement follows months of speculation that the band, which last played Wellington in 1991, would return, and confirmation by the The Dominion Post that the stadium had been booked in late January for a music act. The scale of AC/DC's show requires 48 semi-trailers to move the equipment.

Wellington City Council events manager John Dawson said because of AC/DC's wide appeal the band had the potential to sell more than 35,000 tickets. Based on concerts at the stadium, including THE ROLLING STONES in 2006, up to 50 percent of ticket buyers would be from outside the region. A Saturday concert meant many fans would stay the weekend. Overall, it could contribute about $10 million to the capital's economy.

A new documentary about AC/DC and their fans, in the style of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot", was filmed from October 24, 2008 to October 26, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania — the site of the band's first show in five years. Dedicated fans travelled from all over the world to be there.

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have issued the following update:

"We have these last couple of months been busy working on the forthcoming NOMINON album. Right now we have five songs written and completed for it, plus lots of other ideas (some really sick ones) for the rest of the songs. The plan is to enter the mighty Necromorbus Studio with Tore Stjerna at the end of September to start the recordings of the fourth album.

"We have decided to work with Deathgasm Records from USA for the CD version of the next one. Simply because we share the same vision when it comes to extreme underground music, yet also because they are THE only label that has been 100% supportive and honest towards NOMINON these last couple of years."

Chicago-based progressive metal hybrid BORN OF OSIRIS will release its new album, "A Higher Place", on July 7 to coincide with the band's second appearance on The Summer Slaughter Tour. The CD was recorded at Planet Z in in Hadley, Massachusetts with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris, who has previously worked with HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, WHITECHAPEL and THE ACACIA STRAIN, among others. Guitarist Lee McKinney commented, "The songs are a much more mature evolution of what we were doing before; with the new album, you can expect longer, more developed material. For the fans who feel like they've been waiting for a long time or feel like they're in the dark on it, it's all for the better. I don't feel that 'A Higher Place' is really what most people are expecting; it will be so much more. This is the best material we've written so far and we're very proud of it."

A new BORN OF OSIRIS track entitled "Now Arise" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

"Love You To Death", the new video from American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Belgrade, Serbia by the team at ICode.

KAMELOT will enter the studio in June to record the follow-up to 2007's "Ghost Opera", tentatively due in late 2009/early 2010. The band will once again work with producers Sascha Paeth and Miro, with the recording/mixing sessions scheduled to take place at studios in Germany, Norway and the USA.

KAMELOT's final concerts of 2009 will take place this summer, including an appearance at the Sonisphere festival in Nijmegen, Netherlands with METALLICA.

SPV/Steamhammer recently released KAMELOT's "Ghost Opera" (2007) and "The Black Halo" (2005) albums as gatefold double LPs. This marks the first vinyl releases for the band.

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have been forced to postpone their debut tour of Latin America due the swine flu pandemic.

"We are obviously not happy as we were all really looking forward to touring Latin America for the first time and were all set to go, but there is nothing we can do about it, this has been forced upon us by government intervention.," said guitarist Herman Li. "Work has already started on rescheduling the shows so any fans who bought tickets should keep them as they will be valid for the new dates. Watch out for announcements in the media or online as we will be playing there in the near future, for sure!"

Reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals), Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals), Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — will release its comeback album, "Death...The Brutal Way", on June 22 via Century Media Records. War Anthem Records will release the LP version of the effort, which was recorded at the Sonic Assault studio and engineered by Frank Klein Douwel (who is also the band's live sound engineer). Mixing duties were handled Dan Swanö (NIGHTINGALE, EDGE OF SANITY and BLOODBATH fame) at Unisound in Sweden.

"Death...The Brutal Way" track listing:

01. Scorbutics
02. The Herald
03. Bloodswamp
04. Death…The Brutal Way
05. Asphyx II (They Died As They Marched)
06. Eisenbahnmörser
07. Black Hole Storm
08. Riflegun Redeemer
09. Cape Horn
10. The Saw, The Torture, The Pain

"Invisible Wounds", the debut album from INMORIA — the new Swedish project featuring Charles Rytkonen (MORGANA LEFAY) on vocals, Christer Andersson (TAD MOROSE) on guitar, Danne Eriksson (ex-TAD MOROSE) on keyboards, Henke Westin (BLAZING SKIES) on bass, and Peter Moren (TAD MOROSE, STEEL ATTACK) on drums — is scheduled for release on June 26 via Germany's Massacre Records.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Come Insanity
02. Alone
03. Fantasy
04. As I Die
05. Misery
06. Circle Of Memories
07. Haunting Shadows
08. Will To Live
09. The Other Side
10. I Close My Eyes

Check out the cover artwork here.

Danne formed INMORIA in April 2008 and recruited each member of the band as he knew his hopes and ideas would be better realized with a full lineup and would be "recorded in their greatest potential," according to a press release.

INMORIA's sound is described as "a mix of dark, brooding music and haunting melodies" which "take you on an emotionally charged journey that will wrap its spindly fingers around your mind, subconsciously pulling you in a direction you may not want to go in, yet you cannot turn away from."

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has opened a recording studio called The Atrium. Located on the entire lower floor of Tommy's Calabasas, California residence, the studio was created specifically to provide an environment that inspires creativity and offer a vibey alternative to traditional, commercial recording studios.

The Atrium Studio is equipped to host all stages of a full-blown music production — writing through mixing. Although the facility is mainly for private use, Tommy often opens the doors to fellow friends and musicians to use for their own projects.

For more information, visit TheAtriumStudio.com.

Legendary American doomsters EVOKEN have issued the following update:

"We're proud to announce that our first MCD 1994 "Shades of Night Descending" is being re-released with bonus material later this spring through Displeased Records.

Additional material will be from our unreleased promo demos of 1996 and 1997, along with a small interview and new layout. More information on a release date should be available shortly."

The last EVOKEN's LP, "A Caress of the Void " was released in November of 2007 via I Hate Records.

CODE — the British/Norwegian black metal project featuring bassist/backing vocalist Viper (a.k.a. Vicotnik from DHG), guitarist/songwriter Aort, drummer Adrian Erlandsson (AT THE GATES, CRADLE OF FILTH) and vocalist Kvohst (DØDHEIMSGARD) — has posted another new song, "Jesus Fever", on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off CODE's second album, "Resplendent Grotesque", which is scheduled for release on June 1.

"Resplendent Grotesque" track listing:

01. Smother The Crones
02. In The Privacy Of Your Own Bones
03. The Rattle Of Black Teeth
04. Possession Is The Medicine
05. Jesus Fever
06. I Hold Your Light
07. A Sutra Of Wounds
08. The Ascendent Grotesque

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based female-fronted hard rockers THE ORDER OF CHAOS will release their debut independent album on June 5. The CD was produced by Kevin Hoskin and co-produced and mixed by Bill Kennedy, who has worked with such acts as MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON and MORBID ANGEL. It is currently being mastered in Los Angeles by Tom Baker, who has previously worked on albums by the likes of JUDAS PRIEST, NINE INCH NAILS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ALICE COOPER and ROB ZOMBIE.

According to a press release, "This very original-sounding album is dominated my the crass and growly vocals of gorgeous frontwoman Amanda Kiernan, and the rhythm section is highly emphasized by the solid and powerfull guitar performances provided by John Simon Fallon and John Saturley. The band would not be complete without the solid backbone provided by Tim Prevost on drums and Sterling Burrows on bass."

Audio samples of all 17 tracks that are set to appear on MOB RESEARCH's forthcoming album, "Holy City Zoo", have been posted on Amazon.com.

"Holy City Zoo" will be released on Code7 in the U.K. and Echozone Records in the rest of Europe and on May 22. A U.S. release will be announced soon.

The band — featuring the late Paul Raven (KILLING JOKE, MINISTRY, PRONG) on bass, Mark Gemini Thwaite (THE MISSION UK, TRICKY, PETER MURPHY) on guitar, Kory Clarke (WARRIOR SOUL, TROUBLE) on vocals and Nick Lucero (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, PETER MURPHY) on drums — has lauched its official web site at www.mobresearchinc.com.

"Holy City Zoo"was executive-produced by Mark Thwaite and Tim Palmer (H.I.M., PEARL JAM, OZZY OSBOURNE, THE MISSION UK) with additional mixing by Hilton Thiessen and Maor Appelbaum, who mastered albums by YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, HALFORD, FIGHT, F5, THERION and TREPONEM PAL (Paul Raven's last recording before he died). The CD features 10 songs plus seven bonus remixes by SinDADDY, Elektrofish, DJ Rob (Sanctuary Radio) and Metalamorphosis.

Track Listing:

01. Tribe
02. Holy City Zoo
03. New Paradigm
04. Wambulance
05. Manufactured Terror
06. Skull And Bones
07. This Ones For You
08. Sky God Worshippers
09. The New Religion
10. Atmosphere

Bonus Tracks:

11. Tribe (remix by Electrofish)
12. Wambulance (Terminator Meltdown remix by Metalmorphosis)
13. Tribe (Blueblood Warpaint Remix by SiNDADDY)
14. Holy City Zoo (Do Not Feed Remix)
15. Skull and Bones (322 Cubed remix by SinDADDY)
16. This Ones For You (Artemis remix)
17. Manufactured Terror (Sanctuary Radio remix)

"Esoteric", a new track from Swedish progressive death metallers SKYFIRE, can be heard on on "The Entropy League" podcast via Metal Injection's podcast network (Note: The song is played between the 10-minute and the 14-minute, 32-second marks). The cut comes off both the band's "Esoteric" full-length album, due out in August/September, and the still-to-be-announced digital EP, which is expected in June/July.

The recording process for "Esoteric" took place at Powernest Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. The follow-up to 2004's "Spectral" was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren (SCAR SYMMETRY) at Black Lounge Studios (SONIC SYNDICATE, SCAR SYMMETRY, THE ABSENCE, ZONARIA). The cover art, which can only be described as "epic," was created by Pär Olofsson, who has previously worked with BRAIN DRILL, PSYCROPTIC, SPAWN OF POSSESSION, and PERSUADER.

Long-running German metallers PARADOX will release their fifth album, "Riot Squad", on October 26, 2009 via AFM Records. Songtitles set to appear on the the follow-up to last year's "Electrify" include:

* "Suburban Riot Squad"
* "Hollow Peace"
* "Timegrain"
* "Evolution Reset"
* "Riptide"
* "Nothingness"
* "Rise In Rank"
* "Psychofficial"
* "Planet Terror"
* "No Place To Survive"
* "Dream Hero"

A demo version of the track "Dream Hero" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page.

"Riot Squad" will be produced by Charly Steinhauer.