British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announce that AVENGED SEVENFOLD will join them as special guests at Twickenham Stadium on July 5, Paris Bercy July 2 and 3 and a number of dates in Finland and Scandinavia on their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour".

Comments AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows: "I've seen MAIDEN play countless times and am continually blown away, not just by their live show, but also by the great records they continue to make. We have learned much from IRON MAIDEN and are honored to be sharing the stage with some of the greatest icons in rock music."

MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood comments: "It's a tremendous time for metal fans right now with some fantastic young bands making a real mark for themselves. MAIDEN are delighted to be bringing their fans one of the very best, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, who will be joining them on a number of their European summer shows. It all adds up to an even more memorable night out for the fans! We will now be considering who will play in the slot before AVENGED at Twickenham."

AVENGED SEVENFOLD supporting IRON MAIDEN:

Jun. 27 - ITA, Bologna Parco Nord Gods of Metal
Jun. 29 - BEL, Dessel Graspop Metal Meeting
Jul. 01 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Jul. 02 - FRA, Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
Jul. 05 - UK, London Twickenham
Jul. 16 - SWE, Stockholm Stadium
Jul. 18 - FIN, Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Jul. 19 - FIN, Tampere Ratina Stadium
Jul. 22 - NOR, Trondheim Lerkendal Stadium
Jul. 24 - NOR, Oslo Valle Hovin
Jul. 26 - SWE, Gothenburg Ullevi
Jul. 27 - DEN, Horsens Gods Bane Pladsen

The End Records will reissue two early albums from Chicago's dark metal act NOVEMBERS DOOM this spring, both with new artwork, remastered and with bonus tracks. The LPs being reissued are the 1995 debut "Amid its Hallowed Mirth" and the group's 1999 sophomore effort, "Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers". Also scheduled for release in 2008 is the reissue of 2000's "The Knowing" and the band's first-ever DVD, titled "The Novella Vosselaar: Live in Belgium".

* "Amid its Hallowed Mirth" - Bonus tracks include: "Nothing Earthly Save the Thrill", "Seasons of Frost", and the complete 1990 "Scabs" demo: "Scarification", "Mammaliferous Earth", "Winter Solstice", "Crown of Thorns".

* "Of Sculptured Ivy and Stone Flowers" - Bonus tracks are recently recorded "clean" versions, which include "Serenity Remembered", "For Every Leaf That Falls", "Forever With Unopened Eye".

The band released its latest album, "The Novella Reservoir", in February 2007.

CRADLE OF FILTH's forthcoming "Thornography - Harder Darker Faster" special-edition MVI (Music Video Interactive) comes as a high-quality DVD Audio with tons of extra tracks, videos, mobile content, MP3s and loads of interactive bonus content. It also features two tracks that come in U Myx format which allows you to remix the tracks. The group's guitarist, Paul Allender, has done a custom remix of the track "Under Huntress Moon" using this capability. Go to CRADLE OF FILTH's official web site (scroll down) and check it out.

The new CRADLE OF FILTH song "Devil To The Metal", taken from "Thornography - Harder Darker Faster" special-edition MVI (Music Video Interactive), is available for download at this location.

Due in the U.S. on February 5 (one day earlier internationally), the album comes as a high-quality DVD Audio with plenty of extra tracks, videos, mobile content, MP3s and plenty of interactive bonus content.

"Thornography - Harder Darker Faster" special-edition MVI track listing:

Album (DVD Audio):

01. Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan
02. Dirge Inferno
03. Tonight In Flames
04. Libertina Grimm
05. The Byronic Man
06. I Am The Thorn
07. Cemetery And Sundown
08. Lovesick For Mina
09. The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking
10. Rise Of The Pentagram
11. Under Huntress Moon
12. Temptation

"Harder, Darker, Faster...":

01. Murder In The Thirst
02. The Snake-Eyed and The Venomous
03. Halloween III - Season Of The Bitch (MISFITS cover) (remix)
04. Courting Baphomet
05. Stay (SHAKESPEARS SISTER cover)
06. Devil To The Metal

Videos:

01. Tonight In Flames
02. The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking
03. Temptation

Extra content includes:

* "The Making Of The Video" for "The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking"
* MP3s of entire album (same tracklisting as DVD audio)

The following tracks come in U Myx format which allows you to remix the tracks:

a) Dirge Inferno
b) The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking

* Mobile Content
* Wallpapers, photos and truetones

Italian gothic metal band THEATRES DES VAMPIRES has set "Anima Noir" as the title of its new album, tentatively due this summer. The group will enter Temple of Noise studio in Rome shortly with engineer Christian Ice to begin recording the new CD.

On March 19, 2007, THEATRES DES VAMPIRES released its latest album, "Desire of Damnation" — a double CD featuring live recordings from "The Addiction" tour in 2006 and several new studio songs and remixes.

The name THEATRES DES VAMPIRES was inspired by a fictional location created by gothic fantasy writer Anne Rice of the same name. Rice's Theatres des Vampires is a Parisian theatre in which vampires pretend to be mortal actors, their performances consisting of the feeding on mortals disguised as part of a play and staged in front of human audiences. The location is mentioned in several of Rice's books, including "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat".

THEATRES DES VAMPIRES is:

Sonya Scarlet: Vocals
Fabian Varesi: Keyboards
Zimon Liyoi: Bass
Gabriel Valerio: Drums
Stephan Benfante: Guitars

Atlanta's DAATH will enter the studio on March 1 with producer Jason Suecof (CHIMAIRA, TRIVIUM, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER) to begin recording its new album for a late 2008 release via Roadrunner Records.

DAATH is curently seeking a new vocalist following the recent exit of Sean Farber. The band is looking for a distinctive voice to augment its brutally unique sound and mirror its complex conceptual background. The group is looking for a vocalist with versatility, a touring heart and a fervent love for all DAATH has to offer. "We don't want a one-dimensional singer, we want someone diverse with range and power," says guitarist Eyal Levi. "We like vocalists with signature diversity such as Mikael Åkerfeldt, Vortex, Phil Anselmo and David Vincent."

DAATH completed the U.S. tour with DARK FUNERAL and NAGLFAR with longtime friend Sean Z filling in on vocal duties.

Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL entered Antfarm studios in Denmark earlier this month with producer Tue Madsen (THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY, HALFORD) to begin recording the follow-up to 2006's "Memorial" for a tentative late spring/early summer release via SPV.

MOONSPELL vocalist Fernando Ribeiro has posted the second entry in his online studio diary. A couple of excerpts follow:

"Recording vocals is always demanding. It involves creating, displaying, right tuning, or in my case almost there tuning, screams are always a piece of cake so it seems, and I am not bragging, just miserably acknowledging my vocal condition, and I have to say Tue makes me at ease, is patient and it's great recording like that. So we went to twelve songs, some in a flow, some in painful trial and error, some nailed to the wall, and some like vocal Lego (yet another Danish creation). The most difficult song for me to record was 'Scorpion Flower' but I was rewarded in the end.

"On Sunday the 20th our good friend Niclas from AMORPHIS arrived to record bass for this one. We had already invited him to do it in 'The Antidote' (2003) and after Waldemar [Sorychta] and D. Aires lending us the talent for 'Memorial' and 'Under', we decided to bring back Nico, our old friend, to nail this bastard down as the songs were thirsty for his style of playing. Veni, vedi, vici. He recorded in two half days, allowed vocal world their one song a day and brought us his Finnish warmth, excellent online tips and a great mood, quite a break from seeing the same aging faces every day.

"He arrived just as fast as he left us but the result was quite amazing. We thank him again for the bass, the tips and the great friendship."

Read Ribeiro's entire studio diary at this location.

MOONSPELL's last release was the "Under SatanÆ" CD, which consisted of re-recordings of the band's legendary EP "Under the Moonspell" (1994) as well as their first demo "Anno SatanÆ" and their sole track as MORBID GOD, "Serpent Angel". All songs were re-arranged and revamped in order to "underline their revered distinction as underground classics but now with a mature dark energy and class," according to a press release. The CD was recorded at Antfarm with Tue Madsen and charted in the band's home country, where the group played the album in its entirety at a one-off show at the Lisbon Coliseum in front of 3,500 fans.

UK's Metal Hammer magazine flew to Helsinki to interview Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM recently to get the lowdown on their new album, "Blooddrunk". Frontman Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman were on hand to spill the beans.

1. Hellhounds On My Trail

Alexi: It isn't literally about beasts from the pits of Hell chasing you. It's about stupid things that youve done in the past that come back to haunt you. Whatever. At the end you still don't give a fuck!

Janne: Musically, it has become one of my favourites. In rehearsals you dont really hear his (Alexi) vocals but after everything got put together I became a fan of the first song.

2. Blooddrunk

Alexi: It's about being addicted to spilling your own blood. When I was younger, ten years ago I used to cut myself and all that shit. It's not necessarily just about cutting yourself but about other things you do to yourself and you don't know why. That's the theme of the album.

Janne: It is the first song since our debut album that has that triplet thing, so it feels really fresh musically.

3. LoBodomy

Janne: This is the most difficult to play. It's very aggressive. It's kind of progressive and all that shit.

Alexi: The whole song is super fucking angry. It's got that vibe to it: "These guys are super fucking pissed off!"

4. One Day You Will Cry

Janne: That was one of my favorites from the beginning.

Alexi: Same here. It's very melodic and so forth but it's also like a punch in the face. Especially with this song, I'm really happy with the vocals. It came out like world music! (starts laughing)

Janne: Compared to some of our other stuff, it's almost like pop music! But it's cool.

5. Smile Pretty For The Devil

Janne: It's based on a female character we know and that's all I can say! Is it about sexual perversion? I wish.

6. Tie My Rope (new version)

Janne: We didn't have that much interest in doing this song because we'd already recorded it once for this Bam Margera compilation "Viva La Bands Vol. 2". Even though it's a good song, it feels like there is no challenge left.

Alexi: But I definitely feel that the new version is better.

7. Done With Everything, Die For Nothing

Alexi: It was nothing but trouble this song. We went through a million riffs and a million fucking arrangements and it always sounded like fucking shit no matter what we tried to do. And then we finally got it down but even in the studio it was a fucking drag. It was always missing something. Even after recording it we had to go back to it and change it again. But then finally we got the new chorus and it all fell into place.

Janne: Before that it sounded like a parody of black metal!

8. Banned From Heaven

Alexi: This is my favorite to play. It is our slow song. It's like an old-school death metal ballad! It's very melodic, it's got a lot of rhythm and bass riffs on it.

9. Roadkill Morning

Alexi: We never had any extra songs, we put everything on the album but this time around we did actually have ten songs but we joined two of them together to become "Roadkill Morning" the last song on the album about having a hangover. When you get up and you feel like you've been hit by a truck. Luckily, the two songs had a similar kind of rhythm!

"Blooddrunk" is scheduled for release in Europe on April 7, 2008 via Spinefarm Records (two days later in Finland). The CD was recorded and produced by Mikko Karmila at Petrax and Finnvox studios in Finland during October, November and December 2007, except vocals, which were recorded by Peter Tägtren, and keyboards, which were recorded by Janne Wirman at Petrax studios, Finland, during October, November and December 2007. The CD was mixed at Finnvox by Mikko Karmila in November 2007 and it was mastered at Finnvox by Mika Jussila in December 2007.

MOTÖRHEAD is scheduled to enter the studio this week to begin recording the follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death". A late spring/early summer release is expected.

"Kiss of Death" entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany: #4, Norway: #9, Sweden: #13, Austria: #20, Switzerland: #26, U.K.: #45, Denmark: #53. The CD was recorded at the Paramount studios in Los Angeles with Cameron Webb, who also worked with the group on 2004's "Inferno". The album includes guest appearances by POISON guitarist C.C. Deville and ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez.

Rockster.tv recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee. Watch the 13-minute clip at this location.

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update:

"Didn't stop at all these past holidays, working like crazy to finish my [solo] album [entitled 'Hubris I & II'] and finally now is being mixed. I'm very pleased with the result so far and I'm excited to hear it all done.

"It was a long process, a learning process and a great experience. It's a musical journey trough the influences I had for last 15 years of my life and at the same time it's very different from everything I did so far.

"The release date will depend when the mixing will be done.

"Next Sunday, the 27th, I will be doing a presentation of my projects for 2008. On this show I will be playing some of the material from 'Hubris I & II' and I will be filming the whole thing and I will be posting the stuff [online]."

A two-disc set, "Hubris I & II" is tentatively scheduled for release in April via Holland's Mascot Records. The CD was recorded in part at A Voz do Brasil studio in São Paulo, Brazil.

MISERY INDEX is about to embark on a three-week headlining European tour. The Baltimore, MD quartet will be teamed up with DESPISED ICON and BENEATH THE MASSACRE, with guests MAN MUST DIE in mainland Europe and ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY in the UK.

In other news, MISERY INDEX has been hard at work writing the follow-up to the band's Relapse debut, "Discordia". The group will put the finishing touches on the new material upon returning home from tour before heading to the studio in May to record with Kurt Ballou. The CD will be recorded in Salem, MA at Ballou's Godcity Studios.

MISERY INDEX recently released a split with MUMAKIL on Power It Up Records. Both bands recorded new and exclusive tracks for the split, which is available on CD and 7" vinyl.

Finnish metallers KALMAH entered the studio in October 2007 to begin recording their fifth full-length CD for an April 2 release. According to guitarist Antti Kokko: "Mixing is now done and album is ready for mastering. All in all the process was painless as usual. We recorded 3-4 weeks and mixed 1-2 weeks. Thanks for Ahti and Tico-Tico again! He did a great job as always. We are now figuring out the mastering place and right now we are heading for Sweden but nothing is confirmed. The album layout is on the way as well. We have done the promo shootings and set the basic idea for the cover and booklet."

KALMAH will embark on the Canadian "For The Revolution" tour in April. Support on the shows will come from Montrea's TALAMYUS. The dates are as follows:

Finnish female-fronted metal band AMBERIAN DAWN will release its debut album, "River of Tuoni", on January 30, 2008 via Suomen Musiikki. Another track from the CD, "Valkyries", can currently be streamed on the group's MySpace page.

Commented the band: "Our label, Suomen Musiikki, has defined AMBERIAN DAWN's music as fantasy metal, but as always, the genre borders are very thin and hard to define. Our music has definitely fantasy in its lyrics... but melody and rhythm are the key components."

"River of Tuoni" track listing:

01. River Of Tuoni
02. Wings Are My Eyes
03. Lullaby
04. Valkyries
05. Fate Of Maiden
06. My Only Star
07. Curse
08. Passing Bells
09. Sunrise
10. Evil Inside Me

AMBERIAN DAWN is:

Heidi Parviainen - Vocals
Tuomas Seppälä - Guitar and Keyboards
Kasperi Heikkinen - Rhythm Guitar
Tommi Kuri - Bass
Tom Sagar - Keyboards
Joonas Pykälä-Aho - Drums

LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi has recorded guest vocals for the track "The House Of 1000 Eyes" which will appear on DOMINATION BLACK's "Haunting" mini-CD, due in February 2008 via Violent Journey Records. The song is now available for streaming on DOMINATION BLACK's MySpace page.

"Haunting" (cover artwork by Jarkko Vanhalakka) track listing:

01. The House Of 1000 Eyes (feat. Mr.Lordi)
02. Shadow King
03. No More Again
04. A World Without Heroes (KISS cover)
05. Evil Has Found A Home

DOMINATION BLACK is:

Kari -A- Kilgast - Vocals
Teppo Heiskanen - Guitar
Ville Viren - Guitar
Lauri "Sir" Eerola - Bass
Juuso "Welder" Elminen - Synths
Juha Beck - Drums

DOMINATION BLACK's second album, "Dark Legacy", was released in Scandinavia in November 2006 via Poison Arrow (the rest of the world received the CD in January 2007).

DOMINATION BLACK's mascot, "Fearbringer", was created by Mr. Lordi.

PRIMAL FEAR bassist and SINNER mainman Mat Sinner has issued the following update:

"Well, we can announce one of the rare SINNER shows today and it's already around the corner. The band will appear on March 8th at the Komma, Esslingen/Germany to kick ass at the third Rock For One World Festival, a now traditional and established charity festival, organized by some close friends, including former SINNER drummer Ralf Schulz.

"In other news, the songwriting for SINNER's new album, 'Crash & Burn', is in full swing. A first songwriting session with Henny Wolter was unbelievable creative and we wrote some cool stuff, with a smile on our faces and a great foundation for more forthcoming sessions. Klaus [Sperling, drums] and Christof [Leim, guitar] are writing too at the moment. Next week, my friend Igor Gianola (U.D.O. etc.) is coming to my studio, because we have some cool ideas for the new SINNER album and I'm writing with Ronny Milianowicz and company again. The target is loud and clear — the new SINNER album and the first for AFM Records will be a steaming, rocking and very traditional heavy rock album! We plan to start the recordings in late March for a September 2008 release! Later this month In addition, I will record some bass tracks for Alex Beyrodt's [SILENT FORCE axeman and touring guitarist for PRIMAL FEAR on the last European trek] first solo album!

"And as you think, there's a well-deserved break for PRIMAL FEAR after three months of touring, you're wrong. As promised earlier, we're working hard on our ten-year anniversary tour, called '10 Years Of Metal'. It will be around one week with very special concerts, a special setlist and a big party! As all Metal Commando dudes asked us — yes, there will be a show in Reichenbach again! Stay tuned for more information and updates soon!"

A new MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) song, entitled "I Want You", is available for streaming at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "In the Midst Of Beauty", tentatively due in April. The CD will feature returning MSG singer Gary Barden, drummer Simon Philips (THE WHO, TOTO), bassist Neil Murray (BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE) and keyboardist Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE).

Michael Schenker's UK tour this past summer was cut short due to a "multitude of events beyond the band's control, including Michael's," according to a posting on Schenker's MySpace page.

Schenker's final gig in the UK took place on August 3 in Stourbridge, U.K. when Michael ended up calling off the concert after only a handful of songs.

"The Legacy – 17 Years of Extreme Epic Metal", a double "best-of" collection from the Italian "extreme epic metal" act STORMLORD, will be released on February 22 through Scarlet Records. The first CD contains 13 songs spanning the band's 17-year career as of one of Europe’s most respected metal merchants, including the rare EP "Under the Sign of the Sword", originally released in 1997. The second CD contains a full live show recorded in Montreal on June 14, 2006 during the band's Canadian tour.

"The Legacy – 17 Years of Extreme Epic Metal" track listing:

Disc 1: The Legacy Of Medusa

01. Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be (first version – 1998)
02. I Am Legend
03. Under The Boards (192, M. A.)
04. Dance Of Hecate
05. The Curse Of Medusa (first version – 2000)
06. Wurdulak
07. The Oath Of The Legion
08. Xanadu (A Vision In A Dream)
09. The Gorgon Cult
10. Under The Samnites' Spears
11. Under The Sign Of The Sword
12. Riding The Sunset
13. The Scarlet Kingdom

Disc 2: Live In Quebec City - June 14, 2006

01. The Torchbearer
02. Dance Of Hecate
03. Wurdulak
04. I Am Legend
05. The Oath Of The Legion
06. Under The Boards (195, M.A.)
07. The Gorgon Cult
08. Xanadu (A Vision In A Dream)
09. Where My Spirit Forever Shall Be
10. The Curse Of Medusa
11. Raining Blood
12. Kingdom Of The Shades (live in Rome 2000)

STORMLORD is currently writing material for its fourth album. "What we hold in our hands is the most epic-sounding stuff since our debut, 'Supreme Art of War', even if the references to our most recent albums will not be missed," the band previously stated. "We guess you can label it extreme epic metal at its best."

German progressive dark metallers DARK SUNS will release their fourth album, "Grave Human Genuine", on February 25 via Prophecy Productions. According to a press release, the CD's "unconventional title was chosen with care and purpose, as it represents the three characteristic elements of this work: 'Grave' signifies darkness, the sinister force, and the inevitable fate. 'Human' is synonymous with the music's inherent soul-depth, while 'Genuine' means 'real' or 'authentic' and hence refers to DARK SUNS' uncompromising approach to music."

On the subject of the new album's musical direction, the press release adds, "DARK SUNS don't merely pick up where the successful predecessor, 'Existence' (2005), left off, they present themselves as many-facetted as never before. A clear nod to doom, complex polyrhythms, unusual and diverse instruments and, last but not least, drummer Niko Knappe's characteristic yearning vocals comprise the album's cornerstones. The variety of sounds stretches from angular metal riff attacks via atmospheric ambient soundscapes and techno reminiscences to avant-garde influences — despite this complexity, an accomplished musical mosaic of enormous expressiveness. Exciting nuances are created by the incomparable bass of PAIN OF SALVATION's long-time member Kristoffer Gildenlöw, and DISILLUSION's Schmidt's guest vocals in 'Flies In Amber'."

The album will be released as a limited-edition digipack CD with a bonus track and as a normal jewel-case edition.

"Grave Human Genuine" track listing:

01. Stampede
02. Flies In Amber
03. Thornchild (sample)
04. Rapid Eyes Moment
05. Amphibian Halo
06. The Chameleon Defect (sample)
07. Free Of You
08. Papillon
09. 29 *

* Bonus track on the limited digipack edition

Check out the "Grave Human Genuine" artwork at this location.

Members of TWILIGHTNING, LULLACRY and MALPRACTICE have joined forces in a brand new Finnish band called ROCK. The group will enter Astia studios in Lappeenranta, Finland in February to begin recording its debut album.

According to a press release, "ROCK is at the moment composing and writing killer songs for all of you who like to rock, party and have a blast. To them it is all about the great emotions that make us all feel good. We know you will agree, and if you survive the small shock there will be when you hear them for the first time, then we are gonna definitely have a party where YOU are invited…"

ROCK is:

Heikki Pöyhiä (TWILIGHTNING) - Vocals
Sami Vauhkonen (LULLACRY) - Guitar
Tone Pulkkinen (FORGE) - Guitar
Anssi Kippo (producer for CHILDREN OF BODOM, NORTHER) - Bass
Toni Paananen (MALPRACTICE, REVERSION) - Drums

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the first CRIMSON GLORY albums — the self-titled debut and the follow-up, "Transcendence" — on February 4 in Europe (April 15 in the U.S. via MVD). Each remastered limited-edition digipack title (limited to 2,000 copies) will include a bonus track ("Crimson Glory" will come with the extra cut "Dream Dancer" while "Transcendence" will include a remix of the song "Lonely") and will be made available on golden disc, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology.

As previously reported, former and current CRIMSON GLORY vocalists Midnight and Wade Black will join forces on several upcoming projects.

Black will sing on Midnight's upcoming MIDNIGHT "M2" album. Black has also revealed that Midnight will perform a series of acoustic shows and that he will join Midnight on stage for several songs. They will also perform together with their solo bands, MIDNIGHT and DISASTERPEACE.

Wade Black returned to front CRIMSON GLORY in January 2007 after original singer Midnight was arrested in Sarasota, Florida and charged with "DUI [driving under the influence] with .20 [blood-alcohol level] or higher or having a passenger under 18" years of age, according to a police report.

Black sang on CRIMSON GLORY's 1999 "comeback" CD, "Astronomica".

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal the track listing for the upcoming reissue of DEATH's classic 1995 album "Symbolic", due on April 1 via Roadrunner Records. The remastered LP will include the original album tracks plus several previously unreleased, ultra-rare, mostly instrumental demo recordings that were completed in early 1994 with the lineup of Chuck Schuldiner (guitar), Gene Hoglan (drums) and Steve DiGiorgio (bass). The package will also come with brand new liner notes written by longtime metal journalist Don Kaye.

"Symbolic" reissue track listing:

01. Symbolic
02. Zero Tolerance
03. Empty Words
04. Sacred Serenity
05. 1,000 Eyes
06. Without Judgement
07. Crystal Mountain
08. Misanthrope
09. Perennial Quest

Demo/Pre-Production Recordings:

10. Symbolic Acts (original "Symbolic" title) (instrumental)
11. Zero Tolerance (instrumental)
12. Crystal Mountain (instrumental)
13. Misanthrope (instrumental)
14. Symbolic Acts (original "Symbolic" title) (with vocals)

* Tracks 10-13 recorded March 1994:

Chuck Schuldiner - Guitar
Gene Hoglan - Drum Programming
Steve DiGiorgio - Bass

* Track 14 recorded January 1994:

Chuck Schuldiner - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming

"Symbolic" has sold just under 50,000 copies in the United States in the 12 years since its release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

English progressive doomsters THE PROPHECY have issued the following update:

"THE PROPHECY will be appearing at a number of local shows with Northern Ireland metal heroes HONEY FOR CHRIST. The last show at the Snooty Fox in Wakefield will be played in aid of cancer research so make sure you come along for a top night out!

"The band continue to finalise the tracks for the new CD. The band have provisionally booked in to Priory Studios in Sutton Coalfields."

THE PROPHECY last fall posted a pre-production track from the band's forthcoming album, "Into the Light", on the group's MySpace page. The song, entitled "Dont Forget", was played at dates on their recent European tour.

After a five-year absence, France's CELESTIA returns with its long-awaited sophomore album, entitled "Frigidiis Apotheosia: Abstinencia Genesiis", due out in January via Paragon Records in America, and Apparitia Recordings in Europe. This follow up to 2002's "Apparitia: Sumptuous Spectre" will continue on in CELESTIA's tradition of dark romantic and melancholic black metal. This time enhanced with a more intellectual and personal approach.

"Frigidiis Apotheosia: Abstinencia Genesiis" track listing:

01. She's Dead (Valse Funeste de Decomposition)
02. A Plaintive Cry Merely Echo
03. Admirable Eros Abstraction
04. A Regrettable Misinterpretation of Mournfulness
05. Death of the Lizard Queen (Necro PhaanthasmA)
06. Morbid Romance (ArcanA VI Revisitae)
07. The Seed of Negation (AbnegativiA Rejections)
08. Frigidiis Apotheosia (Dormant rests of Raped NecrosiA)