Finnish death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have issued the following update:

"We have started to breed new OMNIUM GATHERUM material in the home studios and in the new rehearsal place and so far there's about 5+ song skeletons ready and willing! ...And yeah, of course it's the best material we've ever... blaah blaah...That's for sure! The fourth album is being planned for recording in late spring '08 or somewhere near there and it'll be released via Candlelight Records."

OMNIUM GATHERUM recently parted ways with bassist Janne Markkanen and replaced him with Eerik Purdon (CRYSTAL BLAZE, AMORAL).

Finnish metallers KALMAH have posted the following message on their MySpace page:

"Two years has passed but as we promised there is more to come and now it is about time. Today [Saturday, October 13] we started the recordings of our fifth full-length album. We started to work on new material almost two years ago and since we do not want to hurry it took the time to put every piece of the puzzle together. We have had great time to work with the new material as always. We did a demo a month ago to prepare ourselves for this main session. The demo worked out well and we are very confident about the new material. There is nine new swamp metal songs to record. Janne [Kusmin] has started to work out the drums and today we managed to record drum tracks for three new songs. Tomorrow we continue on working on the drums and we have six KALMAH songs to record plus one cover. Later on we will reveal the title of the album, song names, videos and images, so stay tuned!"

KALMAH's latest CD, "The Black Waltz", entered the Finnish national album chart in March 2006 at position No. 38. The follow-up to 2003's "Swampsong" marked the group's recording debut with keyboardist Marco Sneck (POISONBLACK).

Legendary Swedish metal band AT THE GATES will reunite for several shows next summer. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

Jul. 4-6 - Ruisrock, Finland
Jul. 31 - Aug. 2 - Wacken Open Air, Germany
Aug. 15-17 - Bloodstock, Derby, UK

Commented guitarist Anders Björler (currently in THE HAUNTED): "Well, it felt like the timing was right for once. We have been talking about a possible reunion for years now, but this was the first time everything fell into place. For me personally, it feels like getting closure. The break-up over ten years ago was abrupt and left a bad vibe between us that took years to get over. We have a better relationship today and a more relaxed approach to who we are and what we do. The time is right to get together and play some shows Try to catch us live in the summer 2008. It could be your last chance."

AT THE GATES is:

Tomas Lindberg (DISFEAR, THE CROWN, LOCKUP) - vocals
Anders Björler (THE HAUNTED) - guitar
Martin Larsson - guitar
Jonas Björler (THE HAUNTED) - bass
Adrian Erlandsson (BRUJERIA, CRADLE OF FILTH) - drums

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES have scheduled two dates in Russia in January 2008. The details are as follows:

Jan. 26 - St. Petersburg, RUS - PORT Club
Jan. 27 - Moscow, RUS - B1Maximum

Commented the band: "This is the first time for IN FLAMES in Russia and we are really looking forward to the shows. We have heard from friends in other bands who have recently played there, that is was great so we wanted to try it out and see for ourselves."

IN FLAMES is currently at the band's own IF Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden working on the follow-up to last year's "Come Clarity". All drums have been recorded and most of the bass is done. Rhythm guitars are nearing completion and the group is about to start laying down the solos. This week the vocal-recording sessions will begin and IN FLAMES is receiving assistance from producer Daniel Bergstrand, who previously produced the vocals on "Reroute To Remain", "Soundtrack To Your Escape" and "Come Clarity".

Commented the band: "Everything is going great and we are very happy and excited about the new songs and how they are turning out. We are really looking forward to let all you guys out there hear the new album and come and play live next year in a city near you."

According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenNorway.com, Norwegian video game developer Hybris is working on a new game based on MAIDEN's music and the band's mascot Eddie. The game has been awarded a grant from the Norwegian Film Fund for the first phase of development for this new game which has been given the working title "Play With Madness".

The dramatic setting for this new game is a mix of the Northern mythology gods (Odin, Thor and the others) and MAIDEN's universe. Play With Madness contains a fantastic gallery of characters. The idea is that the Northern Gods reach out to Eddie and the band when Ragnarok (the end of the world) approaches. The action kicks off with Eddie being given an assignment from Odin, and starts his world tour which brings him to a bloody battle between Norwegian Vikings and Japanese Samurai, among other things. The player will be thrown into Ragnarok with the force of heavy metal!

Finnish metal cellists APOCALYPTICA shot a video for the song "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" in Vilnius, Lithuania. The clip features a guest appearance by LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia.

Stated Scabbia: "I did it in a supercrazy location, and it's been so much FUN. The APOCALYPTICA guys (and crew) were so awesome, you have no idea. It's gonna be fucking GREAT! Can't, can't wait to see it!!!"

A three-minute video clip documenting the making of the "S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" video can be viewed here.

"S.O.S. (Anything but Love)" comes off APOCALYPTICA's new album, "Worlds Collide", which entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8. The CD also landed on both the German and Swiss charts at No. 10. In Austria, the album opened at No. 13.

Finnish "progressive death" metallers ELENIUM, whose lineup includes current OMNIUM GATHERUM vocalist Jukka Pelkonen (a.k.a. "J"), have announced the addition of Anssi Hallio (drums), Ville Leppänen (guitar; DISORDEAD) and Lauri Koskenniemi (guitar; CRYSTAL BLAZE, ex-IMPERANON) to the group's ranks.

Commented the band: "Anssi and Lauri will play their debut ELE-gigs next weekend in Pori. Ville already played some shows with us last summer so he knows what to expect. Somebody has to wake up the neighbors!

ELENIUM's second album, "Caught in a Wheel", was released earlier in the year via the new Finnish label Kampas Records. Two songs from the CD — "Human" and the title track — are available for listening on the group's MySpace page.

ELENIUM's full-length debut, "For Giving - For Getting", was released in 2003 through England's Rage Of Achilles Records.

LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY (who are fronted by Liv's husband Alexander Krull) — will film its October 20, 2007 concert at the Metal Female Voices Fest on in Wieze, Belgium for an upcoming DVD. The stage set will feature a Viking ship designed by LEAVES' EYES tech Leebee. A picture of the ship under construction can be viewed at this location. A tentative March 2008 release is expected,

Commented Liv: "In a few days we will be ready for Wieze, Belgium. The last three weeks have been incredibly busy. Yesterday we practiced for the first time on and around the almost completely finished Viking ship. It was amazing to feel and observe how it underlines and fullfills the conceptual and also live ideas of LEAVES' EYES. Stefan Liebhauser, our lighting guy who also constructed the ship, has prepared an amazing video show which will serve as background in our performance. We are going to show you what we recorded in Norway a few weeks ago, and much more. Tomorrow I will drive to Karlsruhe (Germany) to see how my new dress is fitting me. You will see the final result on Saturday. See you at the Metal Female Voices Fest 2007!"

LEAVES' EYES' latest EP, "Legend Land", entered the German chart at position No. 75.

Jeff Maki and Jason Price of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with WITHIN TEMPTATION vocalist Sharon den Adel. A few excerpts from the interview follow:

Live-Metal.net: When you are performing songs on stage does it take you back to when and where you wrote the lyrics? Or at this point in time, having played them repeatedly, is it merely performing the songs?

Sharon: Well, eventually it becomes more performing the songs, but you have certain times when it's better not to always know when to go back to the time you were writing it. Sometimes it's very emotional and if you have that emotional kind of thing, it's sometimes good. It will always be emotional because you will always have emotions attached to it. You have emotions and emotion, of course — heavy emotion. Certain painful memories or beautiful memories. It's like through time, like scars they fade a little bit. So I think on stage sometimes when you are having a certain day, it might come back very heavily. It might be better not to play the song. But most of the times it's just playing the songs and enjoying it. It's also releasing and getting rid of certain negative emotions.

Live-Metal.net: Your lyrics seem pretty personal to me. Are there any songs you just don't want to play live because it does bring you back to those emotions?

Sharon: Yeah, of course, but it's ... "Forgiven" is maybe one of those songs, but I could play them and keep my tears inside. You can restrain it, of course. It depends on the day. Sometimes it's the day when “it” happened like four years ago, so it's better not to play the song because you're gonna be reminded and not be too happy, so yeah, sometimes it's like that.

Live-Metal.net: What's next for you after this tour?

Sharon: Well, we got a lot of shows in Europe. We are going to play on England in the academies, which are lots of nice venues to play in. So we're gonna play there like four or five shows and then we go to Germany. We do a tour in Germany and we have a few big shows, as well. Then in Holland, we do an arena with a real orchestra in February, a classical orchestra. And we're gonna play all our songs with a classical orchestra. Also in November, we're gonna play for 8,000 people in Eindoven, which is also in Holland and we're gonna play this java kind of big show with all kinds of things happening. So they're will be a lot of things, then come back here again.

Live-Metal.net: So you're coming back here soon?

Sharon: I hope so, because we just met our booking agency yesterday and they were like, "Please come back soon again." And we were like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, but when?" So we're gonna see. So hopefully we will again. It will be on short notice — that's how it works probably in America, I don't know. It goes differently in Europe. They have ticket sales in Europe and it's like six months ahead of when you're really going to play. And America it's like — we announced this tour a month ago. And we're like, "Nobody's gonna come. Nobody's gonna know. How can I do this?" But there like that's normal in America — "OK, right."

Live-Metal.net: You mentioned playing with the orchestra. How will that transition? How will that work?

Sharon: It's gonna be different, but not that much different because we have an orchestra on tape, because we can't bring the orchestra to events and stuff like that. They're gonna play more or less the real thing, but of course it will be more organic. The sounds are gonna be different, but it's gonna be live. And we'll probably make a little bit different arrangements here and there. It's not the same orchestra we recorded with and we're gonna do some different things also to make it more special, try some things out. Also to give them some more space for their own interpretation.

Live-Metal.net: Could that be released as a live album like what the SCORPIONS or METALLICA did?

Sharon: I'm not sure. It depends on how it works out. And like I said, we're gonna give them some freedom for their own interpretation and if some songs don't work out then we're gonna skip the song probably. [laughter] But we're not sure how things will work out. But it's not the first time working with a real orchestra. We have done it before in Europe. But to do a whole show with a real orchestra, it is our first time, so it depends on how it's going to look and how it is recorded. We're gonna film everything, of course.

Live-Metal.net: Is there anything else you'd like to add?

Sharon: Well, we start writing again in December probably. That's the first time we have days off again, so we'll probably start writing new songs again. We'll see where we are and how fast we can write a new album. I want to write a new album very quickly. But sometimes when you're touring there is no time or no space to sit down and relax and try some things.

Watch here fan-filmed video footage of WITHIN TEMPTATION performing the song "See Who I Am" on September 21, 2007 at Slim's in San Francisco, California:

The Pulse of Radio reports: LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington apparently broke his arm just four songs into the band's concert in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday night (October 14). Fans attending the show reported at the group's official message board that Bennington injured himself in a fall, although he did manage to complete the set. Co-vocalist Mike Shinoda confirmed the injury in a brief post and said that Bennington did not plan to miss any shows or meet-and-greets with fans.

The band will head to China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan and South Korea after finishing its Australian trek next week.

LINKIN PARK is expected to return for another U.S. tour in February of 2008.

Long-running Swedish death metallers GRAVE have issued the following update:

"We are currently working on material for our upcoming eighth studio album. The writing process has been going very good the past month and we already have some songs in the final stages. Release is scheduled to April/May 2008 on a label that we are very excited to start working with. More news on that soon.

"20th anniversary info: Next year it's already 20 years since GRAVE was formed. In 1988 after replacing some members we changed our name from CORPSE. That year we also recorded our classic first demo 'Sick Disgust Eternal' and continued musically what we started with our previous bands DESTROYER, ANGUISH, CORPSE and PUTREFACTION. We will mark the anniversary with a new album and also massive touring and festival appearances where we will mainly play old stuff from the early days.

"Maryland Deathfest 2008: We are proud to announce that GRAVE is confirmed for next year's edition of the Maryland Deathfest which will take place May 23-25. More festivals and shows are being discussed at the moment and will hopefully be added the coming month."

GRAVE's latest album, "As Rapture Comes", was released in July 2006 via Century Media Records. The artwork for "As Rapture Comes" was designed by the Polish artist Jacek Wisnieswki, who previously worked with GRAVE on their "Back From The Grave" and "Fiendish Regression" albums, in addition to designing artwork for such acts as KRISIUN, VADER and DECAPITATED, among others.

HELLOWEEN's video for the band's new single "As Long As I Fall" can be viewed here. The clip was shot at Munich's AVA studios (who previously worked with the group on the "Light the Universe" clip).

"As Long As I Fall" comes off the German group's twelfth studio album, "Gambling with the Devil", which is scheduled for release on October 23, 2007 (USA), October 26, 2007 (Germany) and October 29, 2007 (rest of Europe) via SPV.

The regular "Gambling with the Devil" album consists of eleven songs (plus an intro, spoken by SAXON's Biff Byford) with a total playing time of 57 minutes and 40 seconds. For their many faithful fans, there will also be a limited first edition (40,000 units in a digipak with an embossed and stamped slipcase to be released in Europe, and 10,000 units in a jewel case in the U.S.) with a bonus CD featuring two extra tracks, the video for the first single "As Long As I Fall", and a "making-of" of the video, including interview sequences. As a special highlight, the first edition includes a scratch ticket with an exciting puzzle, as described in detail on the HELLOWEEN homepage. The solution to the puzzle allows you to register at Helloween.org and take part in a draw with a sensational first prize: The lucky winner will receive a trip for two to a HELLOWEEN show in America — including flight, accommodation at the band hotel, backstage tickets, and, of course, a personal meeting with the band! There are also signed Gibson/Epiphone guitars and great fan packs to be won.

Under the direction of producer Charlie Bauerfeind, HELLOWEEN recorded a total of 16 songs at the Mi Sueno studios in Tenerife. The focal point of this diverse album is a three-part epos consisting of the chapters "The Bells of the Seven Hells", "Falling to Pieces" and "I.M.E.", which represent the ambiguous album title that thematically covers all the songs. "At the end of the day, life is a gamble with the devil," singer Andi Deris explains. The cover artwork was designed by Martin Häusler ("Keeper of the Seven Keys – The Legacy" and "Live on 3 Continents") again.

"Gambling with the Devil" track listing:

CD 1:

01. Crack the Riddle (Intro)
02. Kill It
03. The Saints
04. As Long As I Fall
05. Paint a New World
06. Final Fortune
07. The Bells of the 7 Hells
08. Fallen to Pieces
09. I.M.E.
10. Can Do It
11. Dreambound
12. Heaven Tells No Lies

CD 2 (Bonus Disc – Limited Digipak Edition):

01. Find My Freedom (Bonus)
02. See the Night (Bonus)
03. As Long As I Fall - Video (enhanced)
04. EPK including "Making Of" Video (enhanced)

A new 23-minute audio interview with HELLOWEEN frontman Andi Deris has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 8 MB).

The "Hellish Rock" tour of Europe is scheduled to start in mid-November 2007, supported by top act GAMMA RAY. Apart from a few festival appearances, this will be the first joint tour by HELLOWEEN and GAMMA RAY.

Frontiers Records has set a December 7, 2007 release date for INDIGO DYING's self-titled debut album.

INDIGO DYING features the talents of Gisa Vatcky, a singer who has worked with such renowned artusts as Andrea Bocelli, Enrique Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Melissa Etheridge, Luis Miguel, Perry Farrell and Meat Loaf. The album is Gisa's debut as lead vocalist on an album and is a studio project put together specifically to develop her talents by Frontiers Records President Serafino Perugino and L.A.-based producer Fabrizio Grossi (GLENN HUGHES, STARBREAKER).

According to a press release, the goal was to find "some suitable songs which could encompass a taste for more contemporary hard rock and metal for a female singer as gifted as Gisa is." Guest musicians include Mordechai "Mordy" Hauser (guitar), Fabrizio Grossi (bass, orchestrations, programming, acoustic guitar), John Macaluso (drums; ex-TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RIOT), Jamie Teramo (keyboards, piano), with Tommy Denander on additional guitars. Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske sings a duet with Gisa on "Breathe in Water", while ex-MALMSTEEN/RING OF FIRE vocalist Mark Boals makes an appearance on "Superman" and "Fair Enough".

"Indigo Dying" track listing:

01. All I Never Wanted
02. Hear Me
03. Breathe In Water
04. Better
05. Taken
06. Superman
07. Island
08. Remember (I.O.U.)
09. Real Life Fairytale
10. Far Enough
11. Shattered Life
12. Go

Check out audio samples at this location.

Billboard.com reports that NINE INCH NAILS' "Year Zero" has been remixed track-by-track for "Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D", due November 20 via Interscope. Among the remixers are NEW ORDER's Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, the Faint, Bill Laswell, Ladytron, Fennesz and Saul Williams.

The remix of "My Violent Heart" was made by a fan, under the moniker Pirate Robot Midget. "Remix records can be disposable garbage (of which I myself have been guilty of to some extent) but this collection feels good to me," NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor writes on NIN.com. "I reached out to heroes, friends and strangers. I encouraged those I approached to do anything and insert themselves as much as possible into the track."

"Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D" will be available in a variety of formats: digital download, a triple-vinyl set and a CD/DVD-ROM. The latter will feature the multi-track files for all the tracks on the album that fans can manipulate via programs such as Garageband or Ableton Live.

"Y34RZ3R0R3MIX3D" track listing:

01. "Gunshots by Computer" - Saul Williams
02. "The Great Destroyer" - Modwheelmood
03. "My Violent Heart" - Pirate Robot Midget
04. "The Beginning of the End" - Ladytron
05. "Survivalism" - Saul Williams
06. "Capital G" - Epworth Phones
07. "Vessel" - Bill Laswell
08. "The Warning" - Stefan Goodchild featuring Doudou N'Diaye Rose
09. "Meet Your Master" - the Faint
10. "God Given" - Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert
11. "Me, I'm Not" - Olof Dreijer
12. "Another Version of the Truth" - Kronos & Enrique Gonzalez Müller
13. "In This Twilight" - Fennesz
14. "Zero Sum" - Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert

On November 16, EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet will release two six-track albums — "Lost in Space Part 1" and "Lost in Space Part 2" — from his AVANTASIA project. Apart from the identical title track, both releases will feature completely different, exclusive songs plus videos, a poster, studio reports, a "making-of," a slideshow, and loads of enhanced bonus material, each for the price of a CD single.

The track listing for the two EPs is as follows:

"Lost in Space Part 1":

01. Lost In Space
02. Lay All Your Love On Me
03. Another Angel Down (feat. Jorn Lande)
04. The Story Ain't Over (feat. Bob Catley & Amanda Somerville)
05. Return To Avantasia
06. Ride The Sky (feat. Eric Singer on vocals)
07. Lost In Space (video clip)
08. Lost In Space (making of the video clip)
09. Photo Gallery + Poster

"Lost in Space Part 2":

01. Lost In Space
02. Promised Land (feat. Jorn Lande and Michael Kiske)
03. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
04. Scary Eyes
05. In My Defense
06. Lost In Space (alive at Gate studio, feat. Amanda Somerville)
07. The Road To Avantasia (studio report with interview)
08. Slideshow

According to Tobias, the material on the two EPs is top notch and could have easily made it to the album as well. But because there is so much material they have decided to put out those two releases instead of a regular single or EP.

AVANTASIA's full-story album, "The Scarecrow", will be released at end of January next year via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is expected to feature guest appearances by the following artists:

Alice Cooper (vocals)
Amanda Somerville (vocals)
Bob Catley (MAGNUM; vocals)
Jorn Lande (ex-MASTERPLAN; vocals)
Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY; guitar)
Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN; vocals)
Oliver Hartmann
Roy Khan (KAMELOT; vocals)
Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS; guitar)

"The Scarecrow" track listing:

01. Twisted Mind
02. The Scarecrow
03. Shelter From The Rain
04. Carry Me Over
05. What Kind Of Love
06. Another Angel Down
07. The Toy Master
08. Devil In The Belfry
09. Cry Just A Little
10. I Don't Believe In Your Love
11. Lost In Space

AVANTASIA will perform at next year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are IRON MAIDEN (headliners), CHILDREN OF BODOM and KREATOR.

In a recent interview, Sammet described the music on the new AVANTASIA CD as "diversified, pomp metal with some classic rock elements, Classic orchestrated moments and Celtic stuff, a big timeless production and so on and so forth. It's going to consist of many different elements. Bombastic kick-ass music with a lot of heart and depth."

Check out photos from the recording sessions at this location.

The new AVANTASIA album will be a concept album featuring different singers singing different characters in a story. But the concept itself won't be a sequel to the first two AVANTASIA albums.

AVANTASIA's last release was the two-part epic called "The Metal Opera" (issued in 2001 and 2002), which featured an impressive array of guest vocalists playing the various characters of the opera, including Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN), David DeFeis (VIRGIN STEELE), Sharon Den Adel (WITHIN TEMPTATION), Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY), André Matos (ANGRA, SHAAMAN), Timo Tolkki (STRATOVARIUS), Rob Rock (WARRIOR), and others.

Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED have issued the following update:

"We would like to thank you all for an amazing time during all of the summer festivals this year!!! We had a blast time like so many times before.

"UNLEASHED are now hard at work with the final material for our next album which we plan to release in 2008. More info soon. We are also very much looking forward to the upcoming co-headlining tour with MARDUK starting November 23rd in Stockholm, Sweden."

UNLEASHED's eighth full-length album, "Midvinterblot", was released in the U.S. on October 10, 2006 via SPV Records.

German power metallers RUNNING WILD have updated their official web site with the following message:

"RUNNING WILD is still alive and so is [the group's guitarist/vocalist] Rolf [Kasparek], no need to worry! He's busy and you'll get to know about everything as time is right. But be sure to know that everything is worth waiting for.

"As for some more detailed news, there is to mention that it is rumored that the first few albums which were not yet remastered will be released as completely new versions via Universal Music.

"Your call for more merchandise wasn't unheard as well, thus there will be new shirts and stuff in collaboration with EMP merchandising very soon.

"Be patient for more news...remain wild!"

RUNNING WILD released a "best of" compilation, entitled "Best of Adrian", in November 2006 via G.U.N. Records. The set includes selections covering the previous nine years of the band's recording history (while they've been signed to the G.U.N. label).

RUNNING WILD's last collection of new material, "Rogues En Vogue" (2005), entered the German album charts at position No. 39. The CD was produced by RUNNING WILD mainman Rolf "Rock'n'Rolf" Kasparek and features the lineup of Kasparek (vocals, all guitars), Peter Pichl (bass) and Matthias Liebetruth (drums).

Swedish metallers SATARIEL have finally released their long-awaited new mini-CD, "Chifra", via Pulverised Records. The CD was mixed by Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, MESSHUGGAH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Magnus Alakangas at Dug-Out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden and features artwork and layout by Pär Johansson. Lyrically, the CD is said to be "a sort of ending of the concept which was the basis" for SATARIEL's third album, "Hydra", according to a statement from the band.

"Chifra" track listing:

01. Hogtied Angel
02. Slithering
03. Chifra
04. Flies Halo
05. Hogtied Angel (video)

Check out audio samples at Here

Italian prog-metallers DGM have parted ways with singer Titta Tani due to "personal differences." Tani's final appearance with the band took place on October 6, 2007 at the ProgPower Europe festival in Baarlo, Holland.

DGM is currently seeking a replacement vocalist. Interested parties can contact the group at info@dgmsite.com.

DGM released its fifth album, entitled "Different Shapes", in June via Scarlet Records. The CD was recorded in January-February 2007 at Outer Sound Studio, Vitinia (RM) by Giuseppe Orlando; Fear Studio, Alfonsine (Ravenna), by Simone Mularoni; and Random Music House, Ostia (RM) by Simone Mularoni and Emanuele Casali. The album was mixed at Outer Sound Studio, Vitinia (RM), by Giuseppe Orlando and DGM.

ENEMY OF THE SUN, the German band led by Waldemar Sorychta — former GRIP INC./ DESPAIR guitarist and producer for such bands as LACUNA COIL and MOONSPELL — has inked a European deal with Massacre Records for the release of its debut album. "Shadows" will be issued in Europe on December 7 via Massacre and on January 22 in North America through The End Records.

ENEMY OF THE SUN is:

Waldemar Sorychta - guitar
Jules Naveri - vocals
Daniel Zeman - drums
Alla Fedynitch - bass

Three songs from ENEMY OF THE SUN's upcoming CD are available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

SHATTER MESSIAH, the band featuring former NEVERMORE/ANNIHILATOR guitarist Curran Murphy and ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Robert Falzano, has posted two more tracks from its upcoming second album, "God Burns Like Flesh", due on October 29 via Dockyard 1. You can check out the new full-length song "Pathway" on the band's MySpace page and the track "Buried in Black" at Falzano's personal MySpace.

"God Burns Like Flesh" track listing:

01. Idolater
02. God Burns Like Flesh
03. Pathway
04. Stripped Of Faith
05. Dirge Of The Christ
06. Buried In Black
07. This Is The Day
08. Tomorrow Immortal

Check out the cover artwork at this location.

SHATTER MESSIAH lineup:

Greg Wagner – Vocals
Curran Murphy - Lead Guitar
Dusty Holt - Rhythm Guitar
Robert Falzano – Drums
Jason Chamberlain – Bass

Irish dark metal masters PRIMORDIAL have posted a new song called "Empire Falls" on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's sixth album, "To The Nameless Dead", which will be released in Europe on November 19 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, the group's second CD for Metal Blade "is a timeless statement and an ode to their forefathers which lives and breathes the ancient spirit mixed with anger, pain and despair. . . 'To The Nameless Dead' is defiantly at odds with a modern metal scene that often seems to place banality, mediocrity and safety above passion, honesty and truth."

Harsher and faster than its predecessor, "To The Nameless Dead" wasn't recorded digitally — just analog to keep the sound old school and powerful.