MANOWAR is currently recording a song from its new album in 15 (and counting) different languages. Stay tuned for video clips of each version as they are recorded with an in-depth look at Eric Adams' odyssey into the world of multi-lingual vocals! This song, in its entirety, will debut, along with new tracks from the forthcoming album, at MANOWAR's very own Magic Circle Festival III on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany.

Donnie Hamzik, the original drummer for MANOWAR, will be on tour with the band in 2009.

MANOWAR and special guests HOLYHELL will headline some of Europe's major metal festivals, including Magic Circle.

Released on November 27, 2008, the "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD features two discs packed with never-before-seen footage of songs from the first six MANOWAR albums — including some songs that have never been performed or presented on CD or DVD before. This is the first opportunity to get songs like "Blow Your Speakers", "Death Tone", "Pleasure Slave", "Violence and Bloodshed" and "Kingdom Come" on DVD. This DVD also includes the first-ever live performance of MANOWAR's epic "The Crown and the Ring". The DVD set also includes exclusive footage of MANOWAR's unprecedented record-breaking five-hour-and-10-minute show in Kavarna, Bulgaria, a documentary of the Bulgaria performance and MANOWAR performing the Bulgarian national anthem — "Mila Rodino" — with full orchestra and choir.

Watch a two-minute trailer for "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD here.

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that appear on "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — are available for streaming at the German online record store JPC.de.

The Best Buy-exclusive version of "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will be available as a CD+DVD featuring a bonus disc containing 22 minutes of studio performances, interviews about making the new album, and other behind-the-scenes content.

The video for HATEBREED's cover of the SLAYER classic "Ghosts of War" can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to soem non-U.S. residents). Helmed by "Live Dominance" director Kevin Custer, the clip is the first to feature returning HATEBREED guitarist Wayne Lozinak. The track comes off the band's forthcoming covers album, "For The Lions", which is scheduled for release on May 5, 2009.

"For The Lions", to be released on E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records), is the follow-up to the band's #1 Billboard charting DVD, "Live Dominance" (released September of 2008).

The songs on "For The Lions" were carefully selected by HATEBREED to represent a panoramic view of some of their favorite artists and greatest musical inspirations. Having completed the album in 2008, the band felt their work wasn't done yet and just returned to the studio with original guitar player Wayne Lozinak to record additional tracks for the album. The four new covers are among the most bludgeoning the band has yet to record. They are "Ghosts Of War" (SLAYER), "Supertouch/Shitfit" (BAD BRAINS), "Thirsty" (BLACK FLAG) and "Suicidal Maniac" (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES).

"For The Lions" was produced, engineered and mixed by long-time band associate Chris "Zeuss" Harris.

"For The Lions" track listing:

01. SLAYER - Ghosts of War
02. CRO-MAGS - It's The Limit
03. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES - Suicidal Maniac
04. SEPULTURA - Refuse/Resist
05. METALLICA - Escape
06. BAD BRAINS - Supertouch/Shitfit
07. MISFITS - Hatebreeders
08. D.R.I. - Evil Minds
09. MADBALL - Set It Off
10. SICK OF IT ALL - Shut Me Out
11. BLACK FLAG - Thirsty
12. NEGATIVE APPROACH - Sick Of Talk
13. CROWBAR - All I Had I Gave
14. MERAUDER - Life Is Pain
15. AGNOSTIC FRONT - Your Mistake
16. JUDGE - Hear Me
17. OBITUARY - I'm In Pain
18. SUBZERO - Boxed In

REBELLION, the German band that features in its ranks former GRAVE DIGGER members Uwe Lulis (guitar) and Tomi Göttlich (bass), will release its new full-length album (the third part of the "History of the Vikings" saga), "Arise: From Ragnarök to Ginnungagap - The History of the Vikings Volume III" on July 24 via Massacre Records. A four-song EP will precede the full-length CD in May. It will contain two tracks from the album, a bonus song and a new version of "Rebellion (The Clans Are Marching)", which was originally recorded by GRAVE DIGGER. A new video clip will also be included. The band is also working on a DVD release which will cover the last eight years of its history It will include studio, touring and backstage footage. A fall release is expected.

REBELLION's last album, "Miklagard - The History Of The Vikings - Volume II", came out in 2007 via Massacre/Soulfood.

REBELLION is:

Gerd Lücking - Drums
Tomi Göttlich - Bass
Michael Seifert - Vocals
Simone Wenzel - Guitar
Uwe Lulis - Guitar

LiverpoolEcho.co.uk reports that U.K. atmospheric rock band ANATHEMA had its concert in Tunisia cancelled when authorities believed rumors they were Satanists.

The group was ready to perform a sold-out gig in the capital Tunis in front of 1,000 fans when they were told they could not go ahead.

They hoped to reschedule for a couple of night later but the gig was cancelled a second time.

Guitar technician Darryl Anthony wrote in his blog: "Our promoter informed us that somebody has informed the Tunisian interior ministry that ANATHEMA are Satan worshippers who eat black cats and drink their blood. The ministry have requested song lyrics to peruse over the weekend in order to put their minds at rest."

After the Tunisian show — due to take place in a deconsecrated cathedral — was cancelled last weekend, the band tried to make amends by playing a stripped-down acoustic set for 50 fans at their hotel.

Anthony added to his blog: "It's such a shame for all the Tunisian fans. We don't really know why this happened and who really was to blame — there's been a lot of talk and a lot of silence surrounding the whole affair."

Band member Danny Cavanagh said: "If you read any of our lyrics, you'll see nothing could be further from the truth than what's been said. We don't even swear in our songs, A lot of lyrics are about healing, and light and are very positive. We're just normal lads — the last band you could accuse of Satanism. I think all it was was a rival promoter using any means he could to get the show cancelled and using the magic words 'heavy metal' worked. But there's been a lot of misinformation. It could have been our promoter at that end didn't have the papers in order. This has been big news in Tunisia and a lot of people have been disappointed and we're hoping to go back in June to repay everbody's good faith."

Canadian metal legends VOIVOD have set set "Infini" as the title of their final album, due in North America on June 16 via The End Records and Germany on June 12 through Nuclear Blast (the rest of Europe is expected to receive the CD on June 15).

Regarding the album title, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said, "There were many titles thrown around, but I thought of 'Infini' and everybody liked it. Also, it looks great in sci-fi fonts."

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. God Phones
02. From The Cave
03. Earthache
04. Global Warning
05. A Room With A View
06. Destroy After Reading
07. Treasure Chase
08. Krap Radio
09. In Orbit
10. Deathproof
11. Pyramidome
12. Morpheus
13. Volcano

Total running time: 57:57

"Second Skin", the new video from NEMHAIN — the U.K.-based band featuring AT THE GATES/ex-CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England) — can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in January at a west London studio with Dr. Palser (MY DYING BRIDE, SALVATION, IMMORTAL) and it features Gramdrax of TED MAUL filling in for Peter Dolving of THE HAUNTED, who duets with Morrigan on the track.

"Second Skin" is a cover version of a song by THE GITS, one of the more noteworthy rock outfits to emerge from Seattle in the early '90s.

NEMHAIN will release its debut album, entitled "From the Ashes", in later in the year vai an as-yet-undisclosed record label. The CD was recorded and mixed over a three-week period in April at Studio Fredman in Hyssna, Sweden.

Commented the band: "We've more or less got 'From The Ashes' ready to be released, but we've been in negotiations with a label to do a worldwide release, rather than go it alone. Everything's just being finalized now, so we should be confirming a release date soon."

"From the Ashes" track listing (not final):

01. Ana
02. Clear My Eyes
03. Dirty Weekend
04. From the Ashes
05. Girls Like Honey
06. Heroin Child
07. Jane Doe
08. Mr. Bronson
09. Never Dies
10. Reptile
11. Second Skin
12. Speed Queen
13. The Filth And The Fury

A new track from Chicago's NOVEMBERS DOOM is available for download at this location. The song comes off the band's seventh full-length CD, "Into Night's Requiem Infernal", which is scheduled for release later in the year via The End Records. The CD was recorded at Belle City Sound studio in Racine, Wisconsin with Chris Djuricic (NOVEMBERS DOOM bassist) producing and Dan Swanö mixing at Unisound in Örebro, Sweden.

Commented the band: "We're using the same recording/mixing formula we've used on 'The Pale Haunt Departure' and 'The Novella Reservoir'. In our opinion, the combination of Djuricic and Swanö creates the perfect sound for us, and we've received nothing but stellar reviews of sound quality from this combination in the past.

"Every band hypes their new material, and says it's the best they've done, and the hardest and the heaviest... You can judge that for yourself in time. What we can say is that this is the first time going into a recording the entire band feels confident and believes the material will please fans of the band, as well as turn many new heads in our direction. It's dark, aggressive, and melodic, and compliments the last three releases."

"Into Night's Requiem Infernal" track listing:

01. Into Night's Requiem Infernal
02. Eulogy for the Living Lost
03. Empathy's Greed
04. The Fifth Day of March
05. Lazarus Regret
06. I Hurt Those I Adore
07. The Harlots Lie
08. When Desperation Fills the Void

Check out the cover artwork below.

NOVEMBERS DOOM is:

Paul Kuhr - Vocals
Larry Roberts - Guitar
Vito Marchese - Guitar
Chris Djuricic - Bass
Sasha Horn - Drums

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have tapped Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, TRAPT, AVRIL LAVIGNE, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE VERONICAS, PEARL JAM, TRUST COMPANY, DURAN DURAN, LACUNA COIL) to produce their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The CD is being recorded in London and Wales.

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the songwriting process for the band's next album.

Regarding lyrical themes for the new material, Tuck said, "There's one song that's about not being able to have what you want. Being in the band, it doesn't happen much. When it comes to girls, you can have the pick of the bunch, but you always want what you can't have, y'know… but it's this one chick, man… so it's a song about obsession."

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recently re-released "Scream Aim Fire" with four bonus tracks that were recorded and "canned" before the band decided to write more songs. In the podcast, Matt discusses why they were put aside and how they are, in fact, some of the best songs the band wrote at the time. "It's a shame they'll never shine like some other tracks, because they're just bonus tracks. It doesn't take a genius to spot the difference between my voice on the 'Poison' and 'Scream…'; something was up. So I re-recorded the songs after my voice got better." He added, "I know I could have sung that album much better."

Polish extreme metal veterans VADER have entered Hertz studios in Bialystok, Poland with the Wieslawski Bros. to begin recording their next studio album, "Necropolis", tentatively due in August/September. Tue Madsen, who previously worked with such bands as MOONSPELL, CATARACT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and many more, will mix the CD at his Antfarm Studios in Denmark.

The first in a series of video reports documenting the making of "Necropolis" can be viewed here.

Songtitles set to appear on the new CD include:

* Anger
* Dark Heart
* When We Arrive
* Devilized
* We Are Horde
* Rise Of The Undead
* Impure

Check out photos from the studio at this location.

"Necropolis" will mark the recording debut of VADER's new lineup:

Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek (guitar, vocals)
Reyash (bass)
Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka (DECAPITATED) (guitar)
Pawel Jaroszewicz (SOUL SNATCHER) (drums)

Famous Polish artist Jacek Wisniewski (who created the art for previous VADER albums "Black To The Blind", "Revelations" and "The Beast") will take care of the album artwork and design.

VADER recently made a pre-production/demo version of the song "Impure", available for free download at this location. The track was recorded in December 2008 at Hertz studios.

Commented Piotr "Peter" Wiwczarek: "The title of the album — which is the very first VADER song ever — is chosen not by chance. It will be connected with recordings like 'De Profundis' or 'Litany' with themes of forgotten worlds, mythos or ancient powers still living in humans subconsciousness."

Norwegian death metal tyrants BLOOD RED THRONE have posted a new song, "The Light, The Hate", on their MySpace page. The song comes off the band's fifth album, "Souls Of Damnation", which is scheduled for release on June 1 in Europe and June 30 in the U.S. via Earache Records. The limited-edition first pressing of the CD, which will coincide with the band's 10th anniversary, will include two bonus tracks, plus a special DVD featuring an exclusive new interview with the band, along with an in-depth studio diary documenting the album's recording process.

Guitarist Død comments on the track: "'The Light, The Hate' was one of the first songs I wrote for the new album. It has it all. Fast parts, groovy parts and a nice lead. This will definitely be in our live set!"

"Souls Of Damnation" track listing:

01. The Light, The Hate
02. Harme
03. Your Cold Flesh
04. Human Fraud
05. Demand
06. Throne Of Damnation
07. Prove Yourself Dead
08. Not Turgenjev, But Close
09. Ten Steps Of Purgatory
10. Manifest Of Lies *
11. Affiliated With The Suffering *

* Limited edition bonus tracks

"Evolution Through Revolution", the first full-length album in 10 years from the reunited seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH, is available for streaming in its entirety at EvolutionThroughRevolution.info.

"Evolution Through Revolution" is scheduled for an April 14 North American release (April 20 internationally) via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded at Watchman Studios in Lockport, New York with engineer Doug White (PSYOPUS). Other songtitles set to appear on the album include "Sugardaddy", "Get A Therapist… Spare The World", "Detached", "Global Good Guy", "Lifer", "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs", and "Grind Fidelity".

BRUTAL TRUTH bassist Danny Lilker commented: "BRUTAL TRUTH has worked our asses off to write and arrange some of the sickest, most inhuman grindcore ever created. With Jason PC from BLOOD DUSTER handling the mix, we're positive that the music and production on 'Evolution Through Revolution' will satisfy the cravings of the sickest bastards out there."

Drummer Richard Hoak added: "I think 'Evolution Through Revolution' is the best BRUTAL TRUTH record by far! We are all totally psyched about the songs and the production and can't wait to start bringing our grinding soundtrack to the end of history live and direct to the people! Hell yeah!"

German extreme metal outfit NEAERA will release its fourth album, "Omnicide - Creation Unleashed" on May 25 in Europe via Metal Blade Records (except in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, where it will arrive on May 22). The CD was recorded at the Rape Of Harmonies studio with producer Alexander Dietz. The artwork, which was once again created by Terje Johnsen, can be viewed here. The mixing and mastering was handled by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, WHITECHAPEL).

"Omnicide - Creation Unleashed" track listing:

01. I Loathe
02. Prey to Anguish
03. The Wretched of the Earth
04. Grave New World
05. Age of Hunger
06. Caesura
07. Omnicide
08. In Near Ruins
09. The Nothing Doctrine
10. I am the Rape

The song "I Loathe" is available for free download at this location.

The limited first edition will be released as a double digipack, including an exclusive cover version of CROWBAR's "The Lasting Dose" and a bonus DVD with a band documentary.

After the successful re-release of the AMON AMARTH debut album, "Once Sent From The Golden Hall", Metal Blade Records has announced the details of the band's second reissue of the year. "The Avenger" two-disc deluxe re-release is due in Europe on May 25 (May 22 in Germany).

"The Avenger" will be released again as a double-popup-digipack containing two discs. Disc one features the entire "The Avenger" album remastered plus the bonus track "Thor Arise". Disc two features the live recording of the show AMON AMARTH played on December 29, 2008 in Bochum, Germany where teh band performed the album in its entirety. The order of songs is the same as on disc one (excluding "Thor Arise").

This reissue (and all the other ones to follow up later in the year) will be released as an eight-sided double-digipack with individual pop-up. All four pop-ups attached to each other show a special three-dimensional picture. The reissue also features liner notes by singer Johan Hegg.

"The Avenger" track listing:

01. Bleed For Ancient Gods
02. The Last With Pagan Blood
03. North Sea Storm
04. Avenger
05. God, His Son And Holy Whore
06. Metalwrath
07. Legend Of A Banished Man
08. Thor Arise (bonus track)

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will release their new album, "Last Look At Eden", in August/September. A new single will precede the full-length CD in May/June. More details, including the track listing will be made available soon.

EUROPE has just released its "Almost Unplugged" live album in the U.S.. The CD features a recording of the band's January 26, 2008 concert at Nalen in Stockholm. The band performed songs from its latest album, "Secret Society", along with some of its classic hits. The show was broadcast live over the Internet on the official EUROPE web site.

"Secret Society" was released in the U.S. on November 7, 2006 via Sanctuary Records.

Esa Holopainen comments: “Skyforger is a strong and unified entity. This is without doubt the most musical record we have done so far. It is based on a coherent theme again, so we are continuing along the lines of the previous album.”

Says guitarist Tomi Koivusaari, “The lyrics are pretty much going to be based on Kalevala world again, our own version of the tale of Kalevala, the idea of creating the sky. The same guy who did the Silent Waters lyrics is working now with the text for the next album. The Finnish version is already done, but it still has to be translated. It’s 15 poems and is his version and his view of it. Because he’s very like a shamanic guy; he’s very related to Kalevala world. This guy is really into Kalevala, and he’s also a painter and actor, a kind of - I don’t know what the word is – performance artist. He goes into the street and does his own performances.”

Musically, “there are some great songs,” laughs co-guitarist Esa Holopainen. “There are some things that remind me of the last two albums. There are a couple of really progressive songs, with maybe five or six different parts to one song. It’s going to be one where you have to give time to the album. We have about 18 songs and we can choose to release them all or just ten of them. Normally we have just one or two extra songs. The reason we have so many is that everybody in the band writes nowadays.”

The management of Australian hard rock legends ROSE TATTOO has announced that the band's guitarist and founding member, Mick Cocks, has been diagnosed with liver cancer.

Manager Steve White said, "Mick has asked that I release this information to avoid the rumor mill taking control of information. The situation is that Mick has been diagnosed with liver cancer and is now under the advice of the very best doctors in Sydney. Treatment plans are underway and Mick is in good spirits and ready for a fight."

ROSE TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells passed away in March 2006 after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Audio samples of all 10 tracks that are set to appear on "The Infection", the new album from Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA, are available for streaming on Amazon.co.uk.

"The Infection" will be released in North America on April 21 via Ferret Music and in Europe on April 24 through Nuclear Blast. The CD was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City with Ted Jensen and Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, AGNOSTIC FRONT, TERROR, THE ACACIA STRAIN). "Sonically, this album sounds amazing," vocalist Mark Hunter wrote on the group's web site. "Ben [Schigel, producer], Zeuss [who mixed the CD] and Ted did an amazing job making our vision come to reality. The album has exceeded everyone in this band's expectations."

"The Infection" track listing:

01. The Venom Inside
02. Frozen In Time
03. Coming Alive
04. Secrets Of The Dead
05. The Disappearing Sun
06. Impending Doom
07. On Broken Glass
08. Destroy And Dominate
09. Try To Survive
10. The Heart Of It All

Germany's Viva Hate Records has released the first part of its OPETH box series containing:

* A massive hand-numbered wooden box with printed details on it
* An exclusive box shirt design (first 400 customers only)
* An OPETH logo stencil
* 6 x 180g vinyl (white vinyl limited to 200 copies)
* Alternate artwork containing embossed logo artwork and album details printed on transparent paper

This box contains OPETH's first three albums:

* "The Orchid"
* "Morningrise"
* "My Arms Your Hearse"

For more information, visit www.vivahaterecords.com.

"Shallow Life", the new album from the Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL, can be streamed in its entirety at the group's MySpace page. The stream will be available for one week only.

"Shallow Life" will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: April 17
North America, Spain, Portugal: April 21
Sweden, Finland, Hungary: April 22
U.K., France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest of Europe: April 20

The fourth new track from the Dutch rock outfit THE GATHERING, entitled "No Bird Call", is available for streaming on the band's official webshop. The track comes off the THE GATHERING's long-awaited new album, "The West Pole", which is scheduled for release in North America on June 2 via Season of Mist. The CD will be issued in most of Europe on May 4 via the band's own label, Psychonaut Records. More information is available here.

Dear All Fans in Russia and Ukraine of Holy Moses,

Please only trust dates for tourdates of Holy Moses only on our
official site www.holymoses.net and www.holymoses.de and
www.myspacecom/holymosesgermany

We never got signed contracts, flights or Visa’s for Holy Moses shows
end of April and beginning of May for Russia and Ukraine.

People asking us, why now the 3rd time, Holy Moses shows are cancelled
for Russia? But to let you know – we never cancelled shows, which are
confirmed with us and we had contracts for.

Like you all know in Ukraine – we got contracts for Metal Fest In
Ukraine and we did a great show.

We always need to get confirmed shows 3 month before they will happen,
so that we can start the promotion and the members of the band can get
free time, to do it.

But now, last week, we got information, that shows are booked for
Russia and Ukraine – but those shows where booked without any
contracts between the booking agents. Like we got the news – that in
the end of march, the clubs got booked, but without any contracts.
This is only four (4) weeks, before the shows should happen.

We tried to manage it, because we are waiting a long time to come to
Russia and back to Ukraine, but this time was too short, to get all
members together and we want to present to you the real band – and not
Sabina growling on a Mini-Disc Tape. I think you will understand this.

So, we are talking right now to the booking agent in Russia, to set up
dates for the next month, so that we can prepare and do a good
promotion, so that everybody knows that Holy Moses is coming to Russia
and Ukraine for sure.

Hope to see ya All soon in Russia and Ukraine, and sorry for
misunderstanding between bookers - it is not the fault of the band.

Yours Holy Moses

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have set "Strange Cousins From The West" as the title of their new album, due on July 7 via the group's own label, Weathermaker Music. The CD was recorded at Magpie Cage studio in Baltimore, Maryland with producer J. Robbins (JAWBREAKER) and will feature the following track listing:

01. Motherless Child
02. Struck Down
03. Unstoppable Watts
04. Abraham Lincoln
05. Metroliner Special
06. Minotaur
07. The Amazing Kreskin
08. Witchdoctor
09. Let a Poor Man Be
10. Freakonomics
11. Algo Ha Cambiado
12. Sleestak Lightning

The remastered reissue of the band's "Slow Hole To China" album will arrive in stores on April 28.

"Talking Metal" recently conducted an interview with CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon. Watch the four-minute chat below.

CLUTCH released its first-ever live DVD, "Full Fathom Five: Video Field Recordings", on August 12 via the group's newly launched Weathermaker Music label. The band also released a live companion CD, "Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings", on the same day. All tracks on the DVD and CD were recorded and filmed in late 2007 and early 2008 in New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Denver and Australia.

A brand new project has been formed featuring original FEAR FACTORY members Dino Cazares (guitar) and Burton C. Bell (vocals). The band, which is rumored to also include bassist Byron Stroud (who played on the last two FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT), will play a number of shows this summer as well as record a studio album.

Cazares and Bell were photographed "hanging out" together at the April 6, 2008 MINISTRY concert at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California and have been rebuilding their friendship ever since.

Dino's tenure with FEAR FACTORY ended in March 2002 after Bell announced his departure from the group, allegedly telling his bandmates at the time, "Look, guys, I'm not into it anymore, I don't wanna play in the band anymore, I don't wanna play with you guys, and I especially don't wanna play with you, Dino."

FEAR FACTORY eventually reformed without Dino and released two more studio albums, 2004's "Archetype" and 2005's "Transgression".

In a September 2007 interview with MTV.com, Cazares — who currently heads up a new band called DIVINE HERESY — stated about his former group, "In the long run, I believe I came out the winner, and I feel that they have bastardized the name, and it's a completely different band, different style. I definitely carried the passion in that band, and my riffs, my style, they were very distinctive. I don't regret anything I created in FEAR FACTORY whatsoever. It will be part of my memory for the rest of my life. I believe I am continuing the legacy and keeping this metal torch alive and bringing it back with DIVINE HERESY. You can feel the hunger and passion in DIVINE HERESY, which I believe FEAR FACTORY has been missing, and is still missing to this day."

DIVINE HERESY, whose status is "unaffected" by Dino's involvement with the new project, is currently working on its sophomore album, "Bringer Of Plagues", for a July 28 release via Century Media Records. The band is once again recording with acclaimed producing team Dirty Icon (Logan Mader and Lucas Banker), which has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, GOJIRA, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and DEVILDRIVER. Cazares is also co-producing the new effort.

DIVINE HERESY's follow-up to 2007's "Bleed The Fifth" will be the group's release with new vocalist Travis Neal, who was previously a member of THE BEREAVED and PUSHED.

DIVINE HERESY's debut album, "Bleed the Fifth", has sold more than 30,000 copies in the United States since its August 2007 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD, which has shifted more than 50,000 copies worldwide, was issued in Japan with an exclusive bonus track, "Purity Defiled".

ARKAEA — the new band featuring FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside vocalist Jon Howard (THREAT SIGNAL) and bassist Pat Kavanaugh (THREAT SIGNAL) — recently completed work on its debut album for E1 Music (formerly Koch Records). A new release date for the CD, which was originally due in March, has not yet been announced.