New York death metal veterans IMMOLATION have inked a worldwide, multi-album contract with Nuclear Blast Records. The band's eighth studio LP will be released in early 2010.

Commented the group: "We are looking forward to working with Nuclear Blast, a classic label that has become one of the largest driving forces in metal today. We intend to have a new album out for early next year. Expect the new one to have some of the most dark and intense music we've ever put together!"

Jaap Wagemaker, who works for the A&R department at Nuclear Blast's headquarters in Germany, stated: "Nuclear Blast is very proud to announce the signing of IMMOLATION! Few other bands have the ability to embody torment and suffering into their music in the way that IMMOLATION does. By fabricating the essence of agony within their sound, IMMOLATION immerses you into the depths of eternal damnation where you can actually hear them burning within the unquenchable flames. They are the type of band that really put the death back into death metal. We are so stoked to welcome IMMOLATION to the Nuclear family and look forward raising the fires of hell for you once again."

Gerardo Martinez, label manager and A&R representative for Nuclear Blast's USA office, added: "Without sounding nostalgic, 1991's 'Dawn Of Possession' was definitely the soundtrack of my high school years. Very few bands from that era still make great records and are relevant, and that's why IMMOLATION fit right in with our roster. We are very proud to have them on board!"

The upcoming album will be the third consecutive release featuring IMMOLATION's current lineup:

Ross Dolan - Bass, Vocals
Robert Vigna - Guitars
Bill Taylor - Guitars
Steve Shalaty - Drums

Quebec, Canada-based black/thrash metallers THESYRE have issued the following update:

"Our contractual obligations with France's Osmose Productions ended with the release of 'Résistance', our second and last album for them. We're now free agents and shall consider the options for the release of our next album, on which we're already working."

"Résistance" was released on April 14 via Osmose Productions. A song from the CD, "Matérialisme consumériste infectieux", is available for streaming via the ReverbNation widget below.

"Résistance" track listing:

01. Au présent
02. Hymne au mérite
03. Par une froide nuit d'octobre
04. Laïque et souverain
05. De réalisme et de nihilisme actif
06. L'égalitarisme freine l'excellence
07. Matérialisme consumériste infectieux
08. La grande noirceur
09. Pour en finir avec le jugement des dieux
10. Résistance

Vocalist/bassist Eric M. Syre previously stated about the CD: "'Résistance' [is] our first album featuring lyrics fully written in French (we used to have one song in French on past releases). The album also features some additions to our sound, including Theremin and vintage synth. I felt this album needed different layers and textures and we wanted to avoid working with samples and prefrabricated sounds. Both these instruments add an eerie and somewhat oldschool electronic touch to our material. The production is also a little rougher than the one on our previous album 'Exist!' We felt it was important to avoid over-producing our music and to give it a much more natural and real feel to it. We recorded and mixed the album in our home studio and avoided 'over-mastering' it, so to speak. It was out of question to try to get into this loudness war bands are into right now. Everything is kept dynamic and audible while the volume remains at a standard level. No 'deathmagnetism' here... If some of you need to hear it louder, just raise the volume knob on your player."

Swedish black metallers SHINING have issued the following update:

"SHINING has once again entered the Slaughterhouse [studios] to begin work on 'Shining VII'. The seventh album will take a different direction from that taken on the sixth (which incidentally we have been told will be released on the June 30th unless there are any other problems with the printers). Tracklist and samples from 'Shining VII' will follow as soon as we start mixing the album."

SHINING recently inked a deal with Norway's Indie Recordings for the release of two full-length albums and the first-ever DVD from the band.

Commented SHINING frontman and creator Niklas Kvarforth: "SHINING has reached a stage now where we have a considerable following that is growing rapidly all the time, and I believe we have reached a new maturity with our music, expanding beyond what people expect from us, and we expect to go even further. It was, therefore, time to notch things up in respect of labels. We liked what Indie have been doing for their other bands, and we felt that SHINING would be comfortable in a relationship with them."

More musicians have paid tribute to pop music legend Michael Jackson, who died yesterday (Thursday, June 25) at age 50.

CNN.com reports that Michael collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.

Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy would probably be done on the singer later today, with results expected this afternoon.

Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT): "On this tour I have been paying tribute to [Michael Jackson] by wearing his 'Beat It' jacket and rhinestone glove [see photos below]. The irony and timing is shocking. I am very sad. He was truly brilliant and the reason why I love to dance."

Alice Cooper: "Michael Jackson was easily as influential as James Brown, and that's saying a lot. We had Vincent Price in common. I used him first on 'Welcome To My Nightmare' in 1975, and he later used him on 'Thriller'. Nobody moved like Michael, he was truly the King of Pop."

Chris Cornell (who recorded a cover version of "Billie Jean" on his 2007 solo album, "Carry On"): "I was on my way from Poland to Berlin following a show. At 1:00 a.m. I got the news and was immediately saddened. I remembered being 6 years old and seeing the JACKSON 5 on our black-and-white TV. His brothers were cool but he had a halo around him. Superstar at 12. What promise. He had magic! It was by chance that I recorded and rearranged his song 'Billie Jean' and have been amazed at the response it gets when I perform it every night. He was amazingly talented and largely misunderstood. I hope that the media will be kind and celebrate the genius instead of cashing in on the tabloid angles that made him a prisoner. I think he deserves that."

NICK HELLFORT, the solo project of DOMAIN singer Nicolaj Ruhnow, has announced the addition of drummer Simon Mengs to the group's ranks. One of the youngest metal drummers around, Simon joins NICK HELLFORT — which was formed in 2007 — after a long audition process.

Commented Nicolaj: "This guy is 17 years old and plays way better than the most of the so-called professionals in the scene. Just imagine how this guy is gonna kick ass in the next 10 or 20 years! Unbelieveable!" He continued, "We had a very great response from many drummers, also overseas, but our decision [is final]... he blew them all away!"

NICK HELLFORT is:

Nicolaj Ruhnow (DOMAIN, ex-IRONY) - Vocals
Achim Rauscher (ex-IRONY) - Guitar
Jörg Klein (AETERNOM) - Guitar
Arne Lakenmacher - Bass
Simon Mengs - Drums

NICK HELLFORT is currently in pre-production for the band's debut EP, tentatively due before the end of teh year.

"Beneath The Veiled Embrace", the debut album from U.K. gothic power metallers PYTHIA, is scheduled for release in October 2009 on Golden Axe Records. The CD features 10 original tracks by PYTHIA and 10 images by Hayley Madden. It also includes a guest appearance by "the living legend" Brian Blessed. A single, "Sarah (Bury Her)", will precede the full-length CD on August 10. It will incude the title cut plus two bonus tracks and a video.

"Beneath The Veiled Embrace" was mixed and mastered by Danish producer Jacob Hansen, who has previously worked with MERCENARY, VOLBEAT, RAUNCHY and INVOCATOR, among many others.

PYTHIA features the classically trained soprano Emily Alice Ovenden (MEDIEVAL BAEBES, CELTIC LEGEND) alongside current and/or former members of U.K. death thrash band DESCENT, southern-fried metallers HEAD-ON and black metallers ABGOTT.

Vocalist Jape Peratalo of defunct Finnish gothic metallers TO/DIE/FOR has issued the following update:

"I have been talking about things with TO/DIE/FOR original drummer Tonmi Lillman, and also with TO/DIE/FOR bassist Josey [a.k.a. Jarkko Strandman], and it seems like there would be possibility to continue with TO/DIE/FOR and record a sixth album. But it will take some time. If it happens it will happen in 2010 or 2011.

"But it will happen only if Tonmi is with me and Josey. We need him to create unique TO/DIE/FOR sound. We do not know about guitarists yet. First we will create songs together with (just the three of us), and let's see then who's gonna be with us!

"I wrote this to just give some hope for the hardcore TO/DIE/FOR fans. And of course I will continue with SUNDOWN SINDROME [the new project featuring Perätalo and members of the German band DAS SCHEIT] also!"

TO/DIE/FOR's fifth album, "Wounds Wide Open", was released in Finland in October 2006. The follow-up to 2005's "IV" was recorded by Samu Oittinen at Fantom Studios and by Jari-Jukka Nippala at Sonic Image, and was mixed at Sweden's Abyss Studios by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, CELTIC FROST).

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.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Suffocated
02. My Heart Is a Tomb
03. Into the Black Light
04. Lost in a Loop
05. 22:22 - Nihil
06. Architect of New Beginnings
07. Birth
08. Concealed Revulsions
09. Secrets of the Earth
10. A Storm Inside
11. Liar (first edition bonus track)

Check out the cover artwork below.

"We are collectively very proud of this record," stated guitarist Wille. "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."

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."

Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performing a new song, "If You Believe", on June 22, 2009 in Bucharest, Romania can be viewed here.

Tarja Turunen's band for her Summer Storm 2009 Tour consists of the following musicians:

* Tarja Turunen - Vocals
* Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, SAVAGE CIRCUS, ex-RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums
* Maria Ilmoniemi - Keyboards
* Doug Wimbish (LIVING COLOUR, MADONNA, JEFF BECK, THE ROLLING STONES) - Bass
* Kiko Loureiro (ANGRA) - Guitar
* Max Lilja (HEVEIN, ex-APOCALYPTICA) - Cello

According to a posting on Tarja's web site, "all the shows on Summer Storm 2009 Tour were declared 'camera-friendly,' which means that you are welcome to bring your photo camera and take as many pictures as you wish. This is with the exception of gigs in festivals, where you will have to ask to the organization of the festival about their camera policy for we can not exceed the regulations established by them."

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE will release a special mini-album, "Last Look At Eden", on August 10 via Edel Entertainment's rock music record label earMUSIC. The CD will feature five tracks and a promotional video for the song "Last Look At Eden".

The mini-album coincides with EUROPE's headlining appearance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival on August 16 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England and will precede the band's long-awaited studio album, "Last Look At Eden", which will arrive on September 14.

Conceived as a gift to the fans and a way to introduce the new studio album of the same name, the "Last Look At Eden" mini-album will be available as a CD deluxe digipack and digital download.

The "Last Look At Eden" mini-album features two new songs from the forthcoming full-length CD — the title track and first single, "Last Look At Eden", plus "U Devil U" — as well as three never-before-released live tracks, including a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Since I've Been Loving You". The mini-album also includes the promo video for "Last Look At Eden" and is available to pre-order from Townsend-Records.co.uk and Amazon.co.uk.

"Last Look At Eden" mini-album (cover) track listing:

01. Last Look At Eden (new song)
02. U Devil U (new song)
03. Superstitious (live; first time on CD)
04. Start From The Dark (live; first time on CD)
05. Since I've Been Loving You (live; LED ZEPPELIN cover)
06. Last Look At Eden (video clip)

Welsh metallers ANTERIOR have issued the following update:

"We are still writing for the forthcoming album. We will be releasing updates regarding the new album's title, tracklisting etc over the coming months and we are hoping to record in September/October time with the beastly metal producer extroardinaire Mr. Scott Atkins (SYLOSIS, ROMEO MUST DIE, MADMAN IS ABSOLUTE)."

ANTERIOR recently announced the addition of drummer Andrew Cairns to the group's ranks. "Andrew did a great job on our recent U.K. jaunt with ALL THAT REMAINS and THE HAUNTED and has now become a full-time member of ANTERIOR," the band said in a statement. "We are very pleased to have him in the fold and we feel that he is a great addition to the band."

ANTERIOR's Metal Blade debut, "The Age Of Silence", came out in 2007.

Swedish death/thrash metallers CONSTRUCDEAD will release their fourth album, "Endless Echo", on August 21 via via Black Lodge Records. The CD was recorded at Not Quite Studio with producers Klas Ideberg and Peter Wildoer of DARKANE. According to a press release, the 12-song album features "more of everything — blast beats, melodies, chrunching heavy bass and the most extreme vocals from the band so far.

"Endless Echo" track listing:

01. Sedated Morning
02. My Haven
03. Endless Echoes
04. A Goddess Breaches Through Me
05. Disfigured Beauty
06. Mephisto
07. No Exit
08. Transfixed
09. Tragic Kingdom
10. Spiritual Shift
11. The One Beside Me
12. Cataclysm

The limited first edition comes with an exclusive CONSTRUCDEAD patch.

Swedish black metallers VALKYRJA entered Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, DESTRÖYER 666, RAZOR OF OCCAM) in Stockholm on June 22 with producer Tore Stjerna to begin recording their second album.

Commented the band: "The procedure will span throughout the summer and be available in pressed form in late 2009/early 2010 through Metal Blade Records — if no greater harm is done to the schedule. As for now there are no further details available. Nothing more will be written until everything is completed and an entry including all information and alike will follow."

In other news, VALKYRJA's debut album, "The Invocation Of Demise", will be reissued on July 20 via Metal Blade Records with a new booklet and front cover. The LP was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in March/April 2007.

"The Invocation Of Demise" track listing:

01. Origin Reversed!
02. As Everything Rupture
03. Plague Death
04. The Vigil
05. Twilight Revelation
06. On Stillborn Wings
07. Sinister Obsession
08. Purification And Demise
09. Frostland

Female-fronted metallers HOLYHELL have posted audio samples of most of the songs that appear on their debut album, which has just been released via MANOWAR's Magic Circle Music label.

Already prominent players in the metal scene, HOLYHELL's "Apocalypse" EP landed on the German chart after selling over six thousand copies in a matter of weeks by virtue of the band's live performances alone. Motivated by the response from metal fans worldwide, HOLYHELL went back into the studio and committed to delivering the best their multifaceted talents could produce for their first complete album. In addition to "Eclipse", "Apocalypse", "Last Vision" and "Resurrection", it will contain nine new tracks of incredibly powerful music guaranteed to please the most discerning metal fans.

"Holyhell" (cover) track listing:

01. Wings Of Light
02. Prophecy
03. Revelations
04. Eclipse
05. The Fall
06. Angel Of Darkness
07. Holy Water
08. Mephisto
09. Gates Of Hell
10. Resurrection
11. Last Vision
12. Apocalypse
13. Armageddon

Consisting of new female vocal sensation Maria Breon, a classically trained singer possessing a unique and powerful voice; shred lord Joe Stump, an acclaimed heavy metal guitar virtuoso who has already made his mark in the world of power metal; Francisco Palomo, the newest keyboard prodigy on the rock and metal scene; bassist Jay Rigney, one of the Boston area's top studio musicians; and ex-MANOWAR drummer Rhino; HOLYHELL mixes elements of classic metal and hard rock with orchestral arrangements and haunting gothic melodies, making HOLYHELL a tour de force of powerful, heavy music.

French metal/gothic band AD INFERNA, which features SETH mainman/vocalist Arkames, has completed work on its new album, "Trance N Dance", for a September 29 release. The CD was recorded and mixed by Xort (ANOREXIA NERVOSA) at the Drudenhaus Studio.

"Trance N Dance" track listing:

01. Fade to Grey (VISAGE cover)
02. Métamorphose
03. Rédemption
04. SM for SM
05. Suicide Girl
06. Transcender l'Extase
07. Vertige
08. You as my Own Drug
09. Vertige (Beborn Beton RMX)
10. Vertige (Combichrist "Nok" RMX)
11. Transcender l'Extase (Soman RMX)
12. Rédemption (Reaper "Bum Bum" RMX)

AD INFERNA's debut album, "L'Empire des Sens", was released in 2002 via Silverdust Records.

The surviving members of the long-defunct Finnish band SENTENCED have issued a new statement regarding the passing of the group's former guitarist and main songwriter, Miika Tenkula, who was found dead at his home on February 19, 2009. He was 34 years old.

The statement reads as follows: "To stop rumours about Miika Tenkula's cause of death, his family wishes to state the following: Miika had a genetic heart condition and died from a sudden attack at his home on February 18, 2009. For those wondering where Miika is buried, his grave can be found at the Kirkkosaari cemetery in his hometown Muhos, Finland."

"Keelhauled", the new video from the Scottish folk/power metal band ALESTORM, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's latest album, "Black Sails At Midnight", which sold around 600 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 87 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Black Sails At Midnight" track listing:

01. The Quest
02. Leviathan
03. That Famous Ol' Spiced
04. Keelhauled
05. To The End Of Our Days
06. Black Sails at Midnight
07. No Quarter
08. Pirate Song
09. Chronicles of Vengeance
10. Wolves of the Sea

Roadrunner Records has uploaded video footage of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealing and discussing his "top five metal bands of all time." Watch the seven-minute clip below.

Portnoy's top five metal bands of all time are as follows:

01. BLACK SABBATH
02. IRON MAIDEN
03. METALLICA
04. SLAYER
05. OPETH

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, the new album from DREAM THEATER, entitled "Black Clouds & Silver Linings", is on track to sell between 35,000 and 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD will release their new album, "Need To Believe", on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The CD will feature the following track listing:

01. Shangri-La
02. Unspoken Words
03. Need To Believe
04. Unconditional Faith
05. I Don't Mind
06. Break Away
07. Don't Let Me Know
08. Right From Wrong
09. I Know, You Know
10. Rebel Soul
11. Tears To Cry

Additionally, there will be a high-quality box version including a special gimmick and the bonus track "Ain't Enough".

Commented singer Steve Lee: "[The cover artwork, which can be viewed below] shows the philosophy of GOTTHARD: 'Believe in yourself and do your own thing, even if you think it is impossible sometimes. Like it seems impossible to press water out of a stone. 'Need To Believe', because faith is essential."

GOTTHARD will contribute a brand new song to the soundtrack of the upcoming film about the spectacular life of German boxing legend Max Schmeling. The movie will be directed by Uwe Boll ("Postal", "Swords Of The King") and will be in theaters in April 2010.

German boxing star Henry Maske will portray Schmeling in the film.

"A movie like this needs a strong rock song," Uwe Boll explains. "The music by GOTTHARD perfectly fits. When I first heard their songs, I was immediately convinced."

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — has posted the video for its cover version of BOB MARLEY's "Get Up, Stand Up". The clip, which can be viewed here, was shot on June 14 in Gothenburg, Sweden at Redbergsteatern. The band says, "The video is kinda black and it has a good twist. Thanks to the good crowd for great moshing."

M.A.N will enter Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden on September 18 with producer Carlos Sepulveda and engineer Svein Jensen to begin laying down the drum and bass tracks for its third album. The guitars will be recorded at Belly of the Whale studio and vocals at Grand Recordings once again.

The preliminary track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Mock At My Motion
02. Dead Set
03. Logocide
04. Falling
05. Don't Wake Up
06. Apocalypse
07. Identical Abuse
08. Slave Program
09. Last Light Drains
10. Zero Status
11. Vivid

M.A.N's sophomore album, "Peacenemy", was released in Europe in March 2008 (April in North America) via Tief Druck Musik. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen and was mastered by Göran Finnberg at Mastering Room. It features a guest appearance by Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY and ACENSION OF THE WATCHERS on the track "My Own Sickness".

"Death...The Brutal Way", the new video from the reformed Dutch death metal outfit ASPHYX — Martin van Drunen (vocals), Wannes Gubbels (bass/vocals), Paul Baayens (guitar) and Bob Bagchus (drums) — can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Oliver Barth of Visions In Fear.

"Death...The Brutal Way" is the title track of ASPHYX's comeback album, which was released in Europe on June 22 via Century Media Records (September 1 in the U.S. via Ibex Moon Records). The CD 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.

The "Death...The Brutal Way" cover artwork was created by Mick Koopman (HAIL OF BULLETS, DEAD HEAD) and can be viewed below.

The limited-edition version of "Death...The Brutal Way" contains additional slipcase packaging as well as a bonus DVD featuring the band's entire, unforgettable reunion show from 2007's Party.San festival in Bad Berka, Germany.

"Live at Party.San Open Air Festival 2007" bonus DVD track listing:

01. Vermin
02. M.S. Bismarck
03. Serenade In Lead
04. The Sickening Dwell
05. Food For The Ignorant
06. The Krusher
07. Wasteland Of Terror
08. Asphyx (Forgotten War)
09. Pages In Blood
10. The Rack
11. Last One On Earth

"Prey to Anguish", the new video from the German extreme metal outfit NEAERA, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed on May 29 at the band's CD-release show at Sputnikhalle in Münster, Germany. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Omnicide - Creation Unleashed", which recently entered the Media Control chart in the band's home country at position at No. 51. 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 below. 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 limited first edition was released as a double digipack, including an exclusive cover version of CROWBAR's "The Lasting Dose" and a bonus DVD with a band documentary.

Commented the band: "The documentary follows the band from the early beginnings to where we are at now. It includes loads of footage from our private archives as well as live clips from the different stages of our career and statements from the musicians of NEAERA as well as from other bands we're friends with."

"Sail Around The World", a new song from Swedish epic/melodic metallers NARNIA, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the band's sixth album, titled "Course Of A Generation", which is scheduled for a July 24 European release via Massacre Records. The CD will mark the debut of the band's new lead singer, Germán Pascual (MIND'S EYE, MENDEZ), who replaced Christian Liljegren last year. The cover artwork (see below) was created by Carlos Barbosa from Artiside, Brazil and the logo was redesigned by Rainer Mittelstädt of InLine Design in Germany.

"Course Of A Generation" was mixed by Fredrik Nordström and Henrik Udd at Studio Fredman (IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, ARCH ENEMY, DIMMU BORGIR) in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Sail Around The World
02. When The Stars Are Falling
03. Course Of A Generation
04. Scared
05. Kings Will Come
06. Rain
07. Armageddon
08. One Way To Freedom
09. Miles Away
10. Behind The Curtain

Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC made Forbes magazine's list of Top-Earning Musicians list of the year, with MADONNA, CELINE DION and BEYONCÉ taking the top three spots.

Says Forbes: "The Aussie rock band fronted by aging schoolboy Angus Young tied for No. 5 on this year's list of top earners thanks to their seemingly relentless popularity. Their fall 2008 effort, 'Black Ice', was the band's first album in eight years. Sales of 'Ice' combined with international catalog sales made AC/DC the No. 1 catalog artist of 2008. As well, their domestic tour grossed $38 million in 2008."

Forbes Top Earning Musicians list:

01. MADONNA $110 million
02. CELINE DION $100 million
03. BEYONCE KNOWLES $87 million
04. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN $70 million
05. KENNY CHESNEY $65 million
06. (tie) COLDPLAY $60 million
06. (tie) RASCAL FLATTS $60 million
06. (tie) AC/DC $60 million
09. THE EAGLES $55 million
10. TOBY KEITH $52 million
11. BON JOVI $50 million
12. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND $45 million