"The guys from SONATA ARCTICA have 'Sopranos' fever, and nothing makes them happier than visiting New York City," writes Brian Stillman of Revolver magazine. And so starts the story of how two of Finland's favorite sons stopped in on the Revolver offices, stumbled over a portable recording unit, and recorded "Da Best Song Ever". To read the rest of the adventure, pick up the August 2007 issue and turn to Page 42!

For exclusive, behind-the-scenes shots of the SONATA ARCTICA recording session while at Revolver, click here.

Listen to "Da Best Song Ever" at this location.

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Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA recently finished re-recording their long-awaited new album after encountering technical difficulties which forced them to scrap some of the previously completed early tracks.

Commented guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark: "We are getting very close now. Tue [Madsen, producer/mixer] has sent the first testmix, which was cool, but called for a couple of changes. Tue has to work on another band for the next two weeks, so we have time to change the little details, so we can finish the record in about three weeks. We have also seen the first roughs for the cover, which was absolutely mindblowing. Fabio, who did the 'Reality Check' cover, got the lyrics and basic ideas and within 48 hours we had what will without a doubt be the coolest cover we had grace the packaging of our music."

A new KONKHRA instrumental demo track, which has the working title "Killswitch One", has been posted at the band's MySpace.

KONKHRA released its latest CD, "Reality Check", in May 2003 through Code666 Records. The album was recorded at guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark's own Starstruck Studio and was the group's first since their split with longtime label Diehard Records.

Swiss melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have inked a deal with AFM Records. The group's sixth album, tentatively titled "Secrets", will be produced by Michael Bormann (ex-JADED HEART, BLOODBOUND) and it will be mixed by Achim Köhler (PRIMAL FEAR, BRAINSTORM). An October 26 release is expected.

According to a press release, "the band is describing their new material as a mixture of melody and heaviness. Compared to the 'TimeWalker' album [2005], the new material will go a bit more back to the roots. The new [CD] will contain straight rockers and heavy tracks as well."

CRYSTAL BALL's latest effort, "TimeWalker", entered the Swiss national album chart at position No. 56 in September 2005. The follow-up to 2003's "Hellvetia" was once again produced by Stefan Kaufmann (ACCEPT, U.D.O.) and includes 12 tracks.

CRYSTAL BALL features in its ranks frontman Mark Sweeney, who recently released his first solo album.

The artwork and tracklisting for the upcoming album from Norway's classical/progressive metal supergroup WINDS, titled "Prominence and Demise" (out September 4, 2007 on The End Records), has been revealed.

The Cd Artwork and layout was created by renowned cover artist Travis Smith (OPETH, AMORPHIS, DEVIN TOWNSEND), who has collaborated with WINDS on all of their artwork since their first full-length album.

"Prominence and Demise" track listing:

01. Universal Creation Array
02. Distorted Dimensions
03. The Grand Design
04. When the Dream of Paradise Died
05. Fall and Rise
06. The Darkest Path
07. Convictions and Contradictions
08. Where the Cold Winds Blow
09. The Last Line

"Prominence and Demise", which took the band three years to write and record, is the follow-up to the band's well-received 2004 opus "The Imaginary Direction of Time". It features guest appearances by Agnete M. Kirkevaag (MADDER MORTEM), Lars Nedland (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD), Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, ex-BLOODBATH) and Øystein Moe (ex-TRITONUS, ULVER).

MEHIDA, the Finnish/Swedish melodic metal band featuring former CANDLEMASS/current THERION singer Thomas Vikström, has inked a deal with Napalm Records. The group's debut album, "Blood & Water"] is tentatively scheduled for release on August 22.

"Blood & Water" was recorded and mixed at Fantom Studio, co-produced and mixed by Samu Oittinen (DIABLO, SILENTIUM etc.). The CD contains "over fifty minutes of energetic modern metal," according to a posting on the band's MySpace Page.

MEHIDA is:

Thomas Vikström - Vocals
Jarno Raitio - Bass
Mikko Harkin (ex-SONTATA ARCTICA, KOTILPELTO) - Keys
Jani Stefanovic (ex-AM I BLOOD) - Guitar
Markus Niemispelto - Drums

Night of the Vinyl Dead Records has announced its 16th vinyl release: "M-16" (2001) by SODOM. This classic album, limited to 500 hand numbered copies, comes in a stunning camouflage vinyl with a four-page color booklet. The track listing is as follows:

Side A:

01. Among the Weirdcong
02. I am the War
03. Napalm in the Morning
04. Minejumper
05. Genocide

Side B:

01. Little Boy
02. M-16
03. Lead Injection
04. Cannon Fodder
05. Marines
06. Surfin' Bird

Season of Mist has announce the creation of sub-label Season of Mist - Underground Activists. This division will release only extreme metal, focusing on the underground, extreme media and up-and-coming bands. The first release on Underground Activists will be BESTIAL MOCKERY's new album, "Slaying the Life", to be followed by NAER MATARON's upcoming opus early 2008.

According to a press release, BESTIAL MOCKERY's "Slaying the Life" — which is due late August/early September — "is here to remind people that evil is everywhere and black metal is Satan's hand. Thrashingly evil, bleaker than black and 666% metal, BESTIAL MOCKERY wage musical war on YOU! UNPURE - UNHOLY - UNTIGHT! . . . BESTIAL MOCKERY stand for the ultimate downfall of humanity in all its forms, the mockery of everything sacred and holy."

Germany's SQUEALER A.D. has issued the following update:

"Because of different reasons, we decided to split up with singer Gus Chambers [ex-GRIP INC.]. We split up on amicable terms and we wish Gus all the best for the future. The shows on this year's Rock Harz Open Air and Summer Breeze festivals will NOT be canceled. We are just rehearsing with a new singer who will kick everyone's ass at the festival shows. Be there!"

Locomotive released SQUEALER A.D.'s latest album, "Confrontation Street", in North America on May 22.

Released in Europe last October via AFM Records, "Confrontation Street" is "the hardest album in the band's history," according to a press release — a directional shift which was planned even before the passing of former former SQUEALER singer Andy "Henner" Allendörfer, who died in a car accident in 2005. Chambers and new drummer Martin Buchwalter (drums) "did an amazing job in the studio and brought lots of ideas and energy to the new material."

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report: This week, a Polish anti-sect organization dubbed "The All-Polish Committee for Defense Against Sects" released a list of artist it claims "promote Satanism" or "encourage murder and animal sacrifice" with their music. The group plans to distribute the list to a number of Polish politicians next month, in hopes that the officials will ban said artists from performing in the Central European nation.

The list includes, among others, MARILYN MANSON and SLAYER — who, oddly enough, are touring the U.S. together this summer. Another act making the list is one of Poland's own, blackened death metallers BEHEMOTH — who'll also be touring the U.S. this summer, as part of this year's 11th annual Ozzfest.

Adam "Nergal" Darski, BEHEMOTH's frontman, said he questions the motives of the APCFDAS and thinks the attempt to ban his band from performing in his native land is, well, ridiculous.

"You have these politicians who, for some reason — probably just for self-promotion — want to fight this kind of stuff," he explained. "This is music. This is art. This is some kind of expression, and this is our expression. For some reason, they think it has a negative influence on kids, so they want to stop it. So they made this list that's going to come out next month, and BEHEMOTH is #1. ... I'm not sure if they'll [be able to enforce it], because it's a violation of the most basic democratic rules. It's very extreme and very dangerous."

HEARSE is the Swedish "death 'n' roll" band featuring former ARCH ENEMY singer Johan Liiva and ex-FURBOWL drummer Max Thornell, will release its fourth album, "In These Veins", in North America on September 18, 2007 via Candlelight Records.

The follow-up to 2005's "The Last Ordeal", "In These Veins" was recorded and mixed by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH) and is "definitely the best-sounding HEARSE album so far," according to the band. "Dan had pretty much free hands and gave the recording quite a rough touch even though it sounds much more modern than our earlier albums."

In other news, HEARSE is already making plans to record its fifth CD. "15 songs are pretty much finished and a pre-production has been made in the now legendary Stockholm-situated studio Gubbsjuk," the group writes on its web site. "As soon as we get a recording budget we'll begin recording the album."

Formed by longtime friends Thornell and Liiva, HEARSE recorded a demo before signing with Hammerheart Records. The band released a limited-edition 7-inch single, entitled "Torch", prior to issuing their debut album, "Dominion Reptillian", in 2003. A follow-up effort, "Armageddon Mon Amour", came out in 2004. The group's third CD, "The Last Ordeal", came out in August 2005 through Holland's Karmageddon Media.

The complete track listing has been revealed for KORN's eighth studio album, due on July 31 via Virgin Records. The untitled CD was produced by KORN's "See You On The Other Side" producer Atticus Ross (Ross is also known for his revolutionary work with NIN). In releasing an album with no title singer Jonathan Davis commented, "We didn't want to label this album. It has no boundaries; it has no limits and why not just let our fans call it whatever they wanna call it?" The track listing is as follows:

01. Starting Over
02. Bitch We Got a Problem
03. Evolution
04. Do What They Say
05. Innocent Bystander
06. I Will Protect You
07. Hold On
08. Ever Be
09. Hushabye
10. Love and Luxury
11. Killing
12. Kiss

French goth metal act THE OLD DEAD TREE has set "The Water Fields" as the title of its third album, due before the end of the year via Season of Mist. The band will enter Stage One studio in Germany on July 3 with producer Andy Classen to begin recording the CD. According to a press release, the new album's subject matter "deals with an imaginary place where one finds refuge to escape from pain and everyday doubt. This album is about avoidance, kidding oneself, and the urge we have to hide from reality and to remain passive when we are on tenterhooks."

THE OLD DEAD TREE previously described the new material as "a twisted and schizophrenic blend of evocative riffs and arrangements put together with an overload of sheer emotion. The new songs do widen the previous artistic borders without disavowing the typical musical identity of the band."

THE OLD DEAD TREE's last album, "The Perpetual Motion", was released in 2005 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2003's "The Nameless Disease" was recorded at Stage One studio with Andy Classen.

Germany's SOLEMNITY has parted ways with drummer with Jürgen The Butcher. According to a posting on the group's web site, Jürgen was forced to leave SOLEMNITY "due to serious problems in his private life." The band adds, "We are proud to announce that our long-time friend and professional drummer Harry Reischmann (ex-LIGEIA, MAD MIXX) will record our new stuff together with us."

SOLEMNITY will record its new album, "Lords of the Damned", this summer for a tentative late 2007 release.

SOLEMNITY recently announced the addition of guitarists Robin Fischer (ex-HAGGARD, RED TO GREY) and Frank Pané (ex-VALLEY'S EVE, RED TO GREY, BURN) to the group's ranks.

SOLEMNITY's limited-edition 10-inch vinyl containing a classical version of BATHORY's "One Rode to Asa Bay" backed with a cover of LIZZY BORDEN's "There will be Blood Tonight" was released in January.

SOLEMNITY recorded "One Rode to Asa Bay" with the help of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra at the Ulmer Münster Cathedral in Ulm, Germany, which is said to be the highest Catholic church on earth. "This was the place to call on the ancient Gods and show Quorthon and all the Ases in Valhalla that they triumphed at last," the band said in a statement. "You will hear the original medieval church organ, string quartets, female and male choirs, timpanis, mouthdrums and things you can't imagine. All LIVE from the Ulmer Münster on 64-tracks!!"

SOLEMNITY's third album, "Shockwave of Steel", was released in 2005. An EP, entitled "Another Bloody Sabbath", followed in April 2006.

Finnish extreme metalelrs IMPALED NAZARENE have issued the following update:

"Tuomio [lead guitar] has decided to step aside from IMPALED NAZARENE. His decision is personal and we thank him for everything he did with us the last four years and wish him the best of luck for his future adventures. Tomi UG Ullgren is our new lead guitarist, many of you have already witnessed him with us on stage as he has been a session member of this band since 2000, done various tours with us etc. This change will not affect any of our forthcoming shows.

"We have now finished recording vocals of our new album 'Manifest'. Sounds fucking killer. 'Manifest' will be mixed at Sonic Pump studio by Tapio Pennanen at late July and mastered at Finnvox studio by Mika Jussila mid-August. We also decided with Osmose that 'Manifest' will be put out as double 10" vinyl instead of normal 12". We will now start working on cover and layout with our house artist Ritual."

"Manifest" tentative track listing (in no particular order):

01. Intro: Greater Wrath
02. The Antichrist Files
03. Pandemia
04. Mushroom Truth
05. Die Insane
06. Blueprint For Your Culture's Apocalypse
07. Funeral For Despicable Pigs
08. Goat Justice
09. Dead Return
10. Suicide Song
11. Pathogen
12. The Calling
13. Planet Nazarene
14. You Don't Rock Hard
15. When Violence Commands The Day
16. Original Pig Rig

The band previously stated about the new CD, "This album is definitely the most varied one since 'Suomi Finland Perkele'. Even more than said 'Suomi Finland Perkele'. We have slow shit, fast shit, rocking shit. Shit that will kick your ass. Some surprises for sure. Lyrically, in case you did not guess, this one deals with all possible bullshit we have faced during the last couple of years. You got it, wrath falls upon lots of people. Well, let me rephrase this. Wrath falls upon all sub-humans. You know who you are, choke on bratwurst you pathetic cock-suxxors!!!"

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently entered the studio with producer Steve Evetts (SAVES THE DAY, EARTH CRISIS, SEPULTURA) to begin recording its new album for a late 2007 release. The upcoming CD will feature the drumming of STOLEN BABIES' Gil Sharone following the departure of Chris Pennie (he now plays drums with COHEED AND CAMBRIA).

Commented the band: "Holy shit, Gil is a fucking animal. Seriously, it's ridiculous. There have been so many times when he has been playing and we just laugh because the shit he's doing is so out of control. You know when someone is so good at something you can't do anything but laugh? Well, Gil is cracking us up. This guy is a SAVAGE. Drum tones sound monstrous, Steve Evetts is getting sounds Bonzo would rise from the grave for. We can't wait for you all to hear this."

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will hit the road beginning in September. More information will be made available soon.

AC/DC members Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams, along with legendary hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), will take part in the "Classic Rock Cares" fundraising tour to benefit The John Entwistle Foundation. Also scheduled to appear are Mark Farner (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) and Steve Luongo (THE JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND).

This unique show uses a single backing band comprised of world-class musicians led by drummer Steve Luongo of THE JOHN ENTWISTLE BAND. Doing this allows some of rock's premier voices to walk on stage and sing only their biggest hits.

Joe Lynn Turner will sing the best of DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW. Mark Farner will take the stage to sing and play guitar as he launches into the most memorable GRAND FUNK RAILROAD hits. The final set will features Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams, Steve Luongo and Mark Hitt who perform mega-chart-busting AC/DC hits along with their own new material. After almost two solid hours of non-stop classic rock all of the musicians join together for the encore, "Highway to Hell".

Classic Rock Cares will perform a limited number of shows during the month of July.

The John Entwistle Foundation is a mission devoted to providing free music education and instruments for underprivileged children through the public library system in the United States. In addition to the primary mission of free and easy access to music education, the foundation has also raised significant funds for disaster relief including donations to The Red Cross and The Florida Hurricane Relief Fund. The John Entwistle Foundation is a United States Government-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation.

Norwegian goth-inspired symphonic metal band WHERE ANGELS FALL has posted its video for the song "Female Stigma" at YouTube. Two new demo songs — "Freedom is Finite" and "Path of Sorrow" — are also available for streaming on the group's MySpace.

WHERE ANGELS FALL is currently seeking a new label home following its split with Edgerunner Music last year. The band's full-length debut, "Illuminate", was released in February 2006. The CD was recorded at Toproom Studio and is the follow-up to the band's "Dies Irae" EP, which was issued in 2004.

CHILDREN OF BODOM recorded a brand new song at the end of May for the upcoming "Bam Margera Presents…Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" compilation.

"Bam Margera Presents…Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" is the latest in Bam Margera's unique musical vision shared with his fans. The CD/DVD combo will hit stores on September 4, 2007 and feature unreleased tracks from CLUTCH, IN FLAMES, CKY, CHILDREN OF BODOM, VAINS OF JENNA, and more. The compilation will also bring together a slew of Bam's other favorite artists such as GWAR, DIMMU BORGIR and THE SOUNDS. The DVD component to this rocking release contains 30 minutes of never-before-seen Bam footage — a must-have for the "Jackass generation!"

Margera commented on CHILDREN OF BODOM's involvement by saying: "I've loved these guys since the day I got trashed in a Helsinki alley with them. Blazing guitar solos and a full blown metal assault... This new song is going to fucking rock and I'm psyched to see them on 'Viva La Bands 2'. I'd have it no other way!"

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update:

"Last week, I got infected with the virus of Dengue, an infamous virus that attacks the muscles and brings you down. A lot of pain! Terrible. Getting better now, but it's a shame that Brazil still is unable to resolve and destroy this mosquito so evil for all of us.

"We had a gig last Saturday and I played, still with the virus on my body. The show was great, besides my health. THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

"Getting ready to destroy Europe once more! See you all soon!"

STREAM OF PASSION members Johan van Stratum (bass), Davy Mickers (drums) and Marcela Bovio (vocals, lyrics, violin) have announced the addition of keyboardist Jeffrey Revet to the group's ranks.

STREAM OF PASSION parted ways with founding members Arjen Lucassen (guitar), Lori Linstruth (guitar) and Alejandro Millán (piano), back in March. The band has not yet announced the replacements for Lucassen and Linstruth.

STREAM OF PASSION's debut album, "Embrace the Storm", was released in Holland in October 2005 via Sony/BMG Benelux. The CD was issued in the rest of Europe and the U.S./Canada via InsideOut Music.

Metal Mind Productions will release SOLITUDE AETURNUS' first DVD, entitled "Hour of Despair", in Europe on July 2. MVD will issue the DVD in the U.S. on July 16.

"Hour of Despair" will include concert footage shot on February 12, 2007 at Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. The DVD will also feature an interview with John Perez and Robert Lowe as well as the "Live at On the Rocks 1992" and "Live at Joe's Garage Fall 1987" bonus video footage. A limited swing case edition, featuring a bonus CD containing the audio of the Warsaw concert, will also be made available.

Watch a preview clip of SOLITUDE AETURNUS performing the song "9th Day" at YouTube.

"Hour of Despair" (view artwork at this location) track listing:

DVD:

01. Scent of Death
02. Haunting the Obscure
03. Mental Pictures
04. Destiny Falls to Ruin
05. Sightless
06. 9th Day
07. Phantoms
08. Is There
09. Pawns of Anger
10. Waiting for the Light
11. Days of Prayer
12. Tomorrow's Dead

Bonus videos:
* Live at On the Rocks, 1992
* Live at Joe's Garage fall, 1987

CD (available only with limited edition swing case DVD+CD):

01. Scent of Death
02. Haunting the Obscure
03. Mental Pictures
04. Destiny Falls to Ruin
05. Sightless
06. 9th Day
07. Phantoms
08. Is There
09. Pawns of Anger
10. Waiting for the Light
11. Days of Prayer
12. Tomorrow's Dead

THE ARCANE ORDER, the new Danish band featuring vocalist Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) and guitarist Flemming C. Lund (INVOCATOR, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES), has issued the following update:

"The songwriting process for our yet-to-be-titled follow up to 'The Machinery Of Oblivion' is running along just smoothly. So far we have five new songs and more four songs are in the making. We are very happy about the way the first five songs have turned out. We are trying to vary the new stuff a bit more... we have tried to increase speed, we are varying the songs a lot more bpm-wise, and we seem to have found a new approach to writing riffs which make them come out more extreme and original. We will make some really fast songs and at the same time have a few atmospheric 'breathers' as well.

"Morten [Løwe, drums] returned from his NIGHTRAGE stint on their European tour 10 days ago, and later in June Morten will be joining French extreme metal masters SCARVE, temporarily replacing Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on their two perfomances at Graspop and Hellfest on June 23rd and 24th. After Morten's return we will start rehearsing and intensly prepare for the recordings in September at Jacob Hansen Studios."

THE ARCANE ORDER's debut album, "The Machinery of Oblivion", was released in August 2006 through Metal Blade Records.

THE ARCANE ORDER lineup:

Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) - Vocals
Flemming C. Lund (INVOCATOR, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES) - Rhythm and Lead Guitar
Boris Tandrup (SUBMISSION, SLUGS, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES) - Bass
Morten Løwe Sørensen (SUBMISSION, SLUGS) - Drums
Kasper Kirkegaard (SUBMISSION) - Rhythm Guitar

Long-running German thrashers SODOM are in the process of re-recording the material from their classic first EP, "In the Sign of Evil", for a brand new release, tentatively due late summer via SPV Records. The new CD, which will be called "The Final Sign of Evil", will include no less than seven bonus tracks, all of which were originally written during the "In the Sign of Evil" era or earlier but were never officially released. As a special bonus, the album will feature return appearances by the group's original drummer Chris Dudek (a.k.a. Witchhunter) and guitarist Josef "Peppi" Dominic (a.k.a. Grave Violator), both of whom were featured on the original 1984 EP.

"The Final Sign of Evil" is being produced by SODOM's webmaster Toto, who stated about the upcoming CD, "The official name is 'The Final Sign of Evil', and follows the plan to make the 'In the Sign of Evil' a complete album. So the seven additional tracks are not a real bonus, because they fulfill an album, like it should [have done] back in 1984."

Regarding how he got involved on the production side, Toto said, "Peppi heard a demo I produced with a side project which was founded by me back in 2003. A friend of mine (Frank Hübner, he's with me in the project and his neighbour) gave it to him. And after all they decided not to work with Harris [Johns] or Andy [Sneap], they decided to run a little test with me. So in spring 2006 we started a two and a half week pre-production. They were happy with the sound and after four weeks I got the call: You're the one. Of course, that was a dream! In the following month I started to watch nearly every rehearsal, learned the songs and rehearsed with Chris, when Peppi was on holiday. A real big thing for an old mid-Eighties SODOM fan! But believe me: It's real hard work!"

On the subject of how the re-recordings are turning out, Toto said, "Some of the old songs will sound a little bit different, because Chris decided to change some of the drum parts. But don't mind it, because the classic one will stay as a classic, no matter what we're doing. Some will love it, other may hate it, that's the normal way life goes.

"Peppi and me are working on the guitars and it's a hard job for him. The last time he has been in a studio was for the recordings in 1984 for the 'Sign of Evil'. For Chris it was similar. Chris made his last recordings in 1994 for a project called WITCHHUNTER which never been released. But both [have] done their very best. It's obviously that both had a hard [time] during the recordings."

In a move that will surprise many who bought into the rumours that there is no love lost between the two, current MAYHEM vocalist Attila Csihar has joined former MAYHEM vocalist Maniac to record vocals for a track on the debut album from Maniac's new band SKITLIV. Commented Maniac, "Contrary to what a lot of people either say or believe, Attila and I are actually very good friends, and always find rumors about how we are supposed to resent each other quite amusing."

The track, entitled "Amfetamin", also has SHINING's Niklas Kvarforth on guitar. Kvarforth, a close friend of both vocalists, recently joined SKITLIV as recording guitarist. About the track, Maniac said: "'Amfetamin' started life as a pretty disturbing piece of music to begin with. Once Niklas joined in it became even more so, and now that Attila has added his vocals, it's taken on yet another dimension; his voice is used almost as an instrument."

German metallers WARHEAD, whose original lineup included former REBELLION/current SILVER MAIDEN guitarist Björn Eilen, will release their fourth album, "Captured", on July 20.

The follow-up to 2000's "Beyond Recall", "Captured" will feature the following tracks:

01. Thanx Killing
02. Lies!
03. Captured
04. Battle Royale
05. Deatheater
06. Alive
07. Zombie Ride
08. Phantoms
09. Purple People
10. City Of God

Controversial Norwegian black metallers TAAKE will perform in Milan, Italy on September 15, according to a posting on the group's web site. The band is also planning gigs in Russia, Mexico, USA and the Balkans. TAAKE's lineup for this leg of the tour will be as follows:

Hoest: voice
Skagg: guitar
Dommedag: guitar
V'gandr: bass
Thurzur: battery

TAAKE's third album, "Doedskvad", was released in 2005 via Dark Essence Records. The band had previously released two albums on the Wounded Love label: "Nattestid..." (1999) and "Bjoergvin" (2002). "Doedskvad" is the last installment in this trilogy.