Austrian melodic death metallers THIRDMOON have set "Dimorphic Cynosure" as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due in the fall via Maintain Records. According to guitarist/vocalist Wolfgang Rothbauer, the follow-up to 2004's "Sworn Enemy: Heaven" will be "the most aggressive and melancholy" THIRDMOON CD to date. A pre-production/demo version of a new song, entitled "Nothing", is available for streaming on the band's MySpace Page.

THIRDMOON is:

Wolfgang Rothbauer - Vocals, Guitar
Matias Larrede - Guitar
Dominik Hindinger - Guitar
Simon Öller - Bass
Martin Zeller - Drums

DEAD TO THIS WORLD, the speed/thrash/black metal project of former IMMORTAL bassist Iscariah, has issued the following update

"After some rehearsals, myself [Iscariah] and Kvitrafn will enter studio on this coming Thursday [June 14] to record the debut album of DEAD TO THIS WORLD. We feel very confident about this now and we are sure this will break some necks. DEAD TO THIS WORLD takes no responsibility for any external or internal damage to your values. This is done for us. If any criminal acts like murder, arson, suicide, mass rape, cop killings, priest molestings, child abusings, grave desecrations etc. occurs in your area....then don't even consider holding us responsible. We work with powers beyond our control...fuck you! May our children maybe one day forgive us for what we are about to do..."

DEAD TO THIS WORLD's album is being produced by Bjørnar E Nielsen at Nielsen's Conclave Media Studios in Bergen.

Nielsen, who has produced albums by bands such as HELHEIM, SULPHUR, DEATHCON, AMPERA and VULTURE INDUSTRIES (of whom he is also a member), recently built a new studio with ENSLAVED members Herbrand Larsen and Arve Isdal.

DEAD TO THIS WORLD was originally founded by Iscariah (NECROPHAGIA, ex-IMMORTAL) as a solo project, but was expanded to a full lineup, releasing a three-track demo in 2005. Following the departure of their drummer, Iscariah recently announced that former GORGOROTH member Kvitrafn (SIGFADER, WARDRUNA, JOTUNSPOR, ex-SAHG) would be joining the band to record the new album. Tracks from the original demo can be heard on the band's Myspace Page

CADAVERIA, the Italian band featuring former OPERA IX vocalist Cadaveria and ex-OPERA IX drummer/NECRODEATH vocalist Marçelo Santos (a.k.a. Flegias), has posted its video for the song "The Dream" at this location. The track comes off the group's latest album, "In Your Blood", which was released in May via Season of Mist.

CADAVERIA's sophomore album, "Far Away from Conformity", was released in early 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "The Shadows' Madame" was recorded and mixed at Capitan Woofer Studio in Italy and was mastered at the Mastering Room in Sweden.

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: The DEFTONES are still rocking their latest album, "Saturday Night Wrist", around the United States. But they've already started work on its successor, too. Frontman Chino Moreno tells Billboard.com that the Sacramento, Calif.-based quintet has set up a backstage writing room where they're creating new material.

"We're going in there and playing as five of us in the room with just our instruments, no other distractions," he explains. "That's how we started out, basically, when we first started the band — us in the garage, no ProTools or anything to get us ahead of ourselves. We'd just play things over and over again, until we remembered it — that's the rawest way you can do it, and the best, I think."

Greek black metal pioneers NECROMANTIA have inked a deal with Dockyard 1. The group is currently working on its new album, "The Sound of Lucifer Blasting Heaven", for a November release.

Says the band: "Be prepared for a mix of harsh black metal, dark orchestrations and ritualistic parts the NECROMANTIA way! You have been warned!"

Formed in 1989, NECROMANTIA was at the forefront of the second wave of black metal alongside DARKTHRONE, EMPEROR, SAMAEL, ENSLAVED, IMPALED NAZARENE, ROTTING CHRIST and BURZUM, among others. Their unique music style and dedication to the "black arts" established them as one of the leading bands from southern Europe along with their countrymates ROTTING CHRIST.

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has announced via a MySpace bulletin that it has parted ways with Roadrunner Records.

"For all of you Berserkers out there, we would like to inform you that we have parted ways with Roadrunner Records," the band writes. "As we always want to keep you informed, we will let you in on the exciting announcement coming in the near future..."

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's sole release through Roadrunner was last year's "Shot to Hell" album.

"Shot to Hell" sold just under 32,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release last September — less than the 45,000 copies shifted by BLS's "Mafia" (Artemis) back in March 2005 — to land at position No. 21 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Legendary '80s hard rockers RATT return to stores with new DVD and CD releases on July 31: the first-ever DVD release from the band, "Ratt: Videos From The Cellar: The Atlantic Years", and the audio collection "Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt", which features the hard rockers at their studio and live performance peak and includes an unreleased track.

Both of RATT's previously released video collections will be combined and expanded for the DVD release "Ratt: Videos From The Cellar: The Atlantic Years". Featuring singer Stephen Pearcy, guitarists Robbin Crosby and Warren DeMartini, bassist Juan Croucier and drummer Bobby Blotzer, RATT released four consecutive platinum records in the mid-'80s. In addition to compiling some of RATT's most popular videos — "Round And Round", "Lovin' You's A Dirty Job" and "Lay It Down" — the DVD also contains several bonus features, including highlights from the band's triumphant tour of Japan, exclusive new commentary and never before released videos.

The CD "Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt" features standout songs from all seven of the group's albums, including such classics as "Wanted Man", "Back For More", and "Round And Round" from the band's triple platinum-selling Atlantic debut "Out Of The Cellar". "Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt" will also include an unreleased song from the "Reach For The Sky" sessions in addition to tracks from the Sony Portrait release "Ratt" and the independently released "Collage".

Both "Ratt: Videos From The Cellar: The Atlantic Years" and "Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt" were produced in cooperation with RATT and will be available at all retail outlets and at www.rhino.com for suggested list prices of $19.99 for the DVD and $18.98 for the CD, respectively.

"Ratt: Videos From The Cellar: The Atlantic Years" DVD track listing:

01. Wanted Man
02. You Think You're Tough
03. Back For More
04. Round And Round
05. Lay It Down
06. Shame Shame Shame
07. Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
08. I Want A Woman
09. Way Cool Jr.
10. You're In Love*
11. Dance*
12. Body Talk*
13. Slip Of The Lip*

DVD extras include commentary with Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini and Bobby Blotzer.

*Never before released on DVD or VHS.

"Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt" CD track listing:

01. Dangerous But Worth The Risk
02. Back For More
03. Lovin' You's A Dirty Job
04. Nobody Rides For Free
05. Heads I Win, Tales You Lose
06. You're In Love
07. City To City
08. Body Talk
09. Way Cool Jr.
10. Round And Round
11. Lay It Down
12. I Want A Woman
13. Dance
14. Wanted Man
15. Slip Of The Lip
16. Shame Shame Shame
17. Lack Of Communication
18. Over The Edge
19. Steel River
20. No One Can Stop You Now*

*Previously unreleased

Norwegian black/viking metallers HELHEIM have posted the following update on their web site:

"HELHEIM is currently working full-time on the contents for the next album. The album will show a more massive HELHEIM, recontacting their musical roots to the full extent!! In a short while we will present you with some clips of some of the new songs recorded at a recent HELHEIM's rehearsal."

HELHEIM's fifth album, "The Journeys and Experiences of Death", was released last June via Dark Essence Records. The CD features guest appearances by ROOT vocalist Jiri Valter (a.k.a. Big Boss) on two songs and Marius Lynghjem from the Norwegian experimentalists CORVINE.

"The Journeys and Experiences of Death" was released as a double digipack featuring the unreleased "Helsviti" EP from 2001.

A five-minute "teaser soundclip" of THE DUSKFALL's upcoming fourth CD, "The Dying Wonders of the World", containing parts of four different songs has been posted online at this location.

"The Dying Wonders of the World" is scheduled for release later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records. The band entered the studio on April 1 to begin recording the follow-up to "Lifetime Supply of Guilt". You can read the group's studio diary on their official web site.

THE DUSKFALL last year announced the addition of bassist Matte Järnil (ex-21ST IMPACT) to the group's ranks. Järnil replaces former member Marco Eronen, who left THE DUSKFALLin July 2006 to focus on his main band, RAISED FIST.

THE DUSKFALL's third album, "Lifetime Supply of Guilt", was produced by Daniel Bergstrand, who has previously worked with IN FLAMES, MESHUGGAH and STUCK MOJO, among others. Mastering duties were handled at the Cutting Room in Solna, Sweden.

SANDALINAS, the Swedish band featuring Mat Saint (bass; DREAMLAND), Alvaro Svanerö (drums; LOCH VOSTOK), Jordi Sandalinas (guitar) and Rick Altzi (vocals; AT VANCE), has completed work on its new album, "Fly to the Sun". The CD features guest appearances by the following musicians:

Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER) - Keyboards
Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE) - Guitar
Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) - Guitar
Mick Cervino (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Bass
Patrick Johanson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Drums

"Fly to the Sun" was recorded and produced by Andy LaRocque at his Los Angered Recording in Sweden. The track listing is as follows:

01. As the Rain Falls
02. Bad Dreams
03. Never Seen Before
04. Fly to the Sun
05. Ring of Fire
06. Shadows in the Rain
07. No Matter What
08. The Wrong Side of Me
09. The Healer Talks
10. Double Cross
11. Seasons in the Sand

A late 2007 release is expected.

THERION mainman Christofer Johnsson has posted the following message on the band's web site:

"I have some good and some sad news about the classical show. The good news is that the orchestra sounds amazing and the choir is also good. We really managed to take the next step from last time by using a younger and flexible orchestra that have an incredible motivation for the project and use in ear monitors for all of them with click track. It worked so well that they even asked to have what we play in their ears and now we play really nicely together. This time we also have clip on microphones for almost all instruments, so the sound will be a million times better. The sad news is that we will not be able to perform 'Adulruna Rediviva' as planned. Our agreed rehearsal time was shrunk from what I originally based my decision to add the song on and the score I sent (weeks ago) was not given to the choir to practice, so it really was too much rehearsal work left on this song in order to pull it off at all and even further to make it sound good. We tried the song, but didn't get further than half and the the choir (who had their notes for it this morning) was simply completely lost. We risked not only to make a bad version of it, but to totally fuck it up, so I had to take the (of course clearly very unpopular) decision to drop the song from the set list in order to ensure the over all quality of the project. Considering that I spent 10-12 hours a day in one week to make a score from this song and adapt it for live playing (including rewriting all keyboard parts for orchestra) it was a total knife in the heart for me. It's my fave THERION song and all the time work for nothing.... not fun at all. On top on this knowing that many fans was looking forward to this song really made it sad. But if we would have tried to do 'Adulruna', it would in best case have been bad and in worst case total disaster, so there was the only one possible responsible decision to make. Especially since we're recording a DVD with this event. Another sad thing is that I earlier dropped 'Flight Of The Lord Of Flies' and the intros to 'Wondrous World Of Punt' and 'Khlysti Evangelist' to free time to make 'Adulruna'. With the time wasted in vain on 'Adulruna' there was no time left to reinsert those pieces. So the the performance will be around 10 minutes shorter than last time because of this. But all in all I am still pleased. We sound excellent and playing-wise it's not one step better than what we achieved in Romania. Not two either, it's even better than that. So it will be a musical experience to remember and will be nice on the DVD that (in time) will be released with this event. Those of you who were there in Romania for the pioneer evening that was and saw how the seed was planted, will now be able to see the flower that has grown up from it."

The End Records has set a September 4 release date of for the new album from Norway's WINDS, entitled "Prominence and Demise".

The classical/progressive band — consisting of Lars E. Si, Carl August Tidemann, Jan Axel von Blomberg and Andy Winter — is excited with the upcoming release of "Prominence and Demise", the follow-up to the band's well-received 2004 opus "The Imaginary Direction of Time".

Says Winter of the album, "Our latest effort has been an undertaking so extensive that it took three years to fully complete. It's not just a musical performance in and of itself, but also an audiovisual experience, and no less than a profound journey into the universe created by these four unique minds."

The album also features the involvement of four accomplished guests:

Agnete M. Kirkevaag (MADDER MORTEM) - Soprano Voices
Lars Nedland (AGE OF SILENCE, BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD) - Alto Voices
Dan Swanö (Edge OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, SECOND SKY, ex-BLOODBATH) - Tenor Voices
Øystein Moe (ex-TRITONUS, ULVER) - Bass

"Prominence and Demise" features artwork by Travis Smith, who has been a collaborator with the band ever since the first full-length album. The album was recorded in various studios around Norway, mixed at Hipposonic in Vancouver, Canada, and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York. A final tracklisting and artwork for the album will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Finnish metallers OLYMPOS MONS have finalzed the track listing for their new album, "Medievil", due in July via Scarlet Records. The CD was mixed by Janne Saksa at Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. According to a press release, the album is "a big step forward compared to its predecessor, both technically and musically, as people can expect from a group of talented and experienced musicians as OLYMPOS MONS certainly are, with a particular mention for the extraordinary singer Ian E. Highhill."

"Medievil" track listing:

01. One Word
02. Frozen
03. The Emperors Return
04. The Price
05. Wolves
06. A Race Between Two Hearts
07. Fire and Ice
08. Medievil
09. Kingdom of Winter
10. Locked in Chains
11. Dreamer

Check out the cover artwork here

Brazilian power/thrash metal band DARKAGER has tapped new SHAMAN vocalist Thiago Bianchi (also in KARMA) to produce its debut CD. Thiago has previously worked with such well-known Brazilian rock and metal artists as ANGRA, SHAMAN, TUATHA DE DANANN, and Edu Ardanuy (DR. SIN guitarist).

DARKAGER's as-yet-untitled debut is being recorded at Fusão VM&T Studios and will contain ten songs. The CD is expected to be completed in late 2007. In the meantime, fans can check out DARKAGER's demo, "Bells of Doom", which was released last year. To have a listen, go to the band's MySpace Page

Several classic BLACK SABBATH Ozzy Osbourne- and Ronnie James Dio-era concerts are available for streaming at the Wolfgang's Vault website:

* April 6, 1974 - Ontario Motor Speedway - Ontario, CA (65 minutes)
* August 5, 1975 - Convention Hall - Asbury Park, NJ (85 minutes)
* September 2, 1978 - Pittsburgh Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA (64 minutes)
* August 10, 1980 - Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT (86 minutes)

KINGDOM COME's official web site has been updated with the following message:

"As much as we enjoyed our tour through sports halls and theaters in Russia, Ukraine and Kasachstan in November 2006, we had no idea at the time that this tour would leave such an impact! The readers of Russia's biggest rock magazine Classic Rock voted the KINGDOM COME 'Ain't Crying For The Moon' tour the second best tour of the year in the annual readers' poll! DEEP PURPLE was voted the number 1 tour and ROGER WATERS came in right after KINGDOM COME on spot 3! On top of that the listeners of Radio Roks, the main major rock radio station in the St. Petersburg area, made the KINGDOM COME show in their town 'Concert Of The Year'!

"We feel honoured and would not only like thank our Russian fans for their huge support, but also our Russian agent, our record company, the merchandise company, and our crew, who all brought in their share to make this happen.'

KINGDOM COME's latest studio album, "Ain't Crying For The Moon", was released in Europe on October 20, 2006 via Frontiers Records.

"After having done a lot of experimenting with 'Perpetual', I thought it was the time to take out the axe again and rock the house," Lenny Wolf, the mastermind behind KINGDOM COME, said at the time. "The new CD [is] one of my heaviest recordings ever. I was trying to build 'walls of guitars' in combination with that typical KC moody and spacey approach. It does not have the typical 'blues' factor anymore, which many of you may remember from the first records. I have transported my roots into the year 2006."

Danish symphonic black metallers ILLNATH have issued the following update:

"Yeah, the Hellraiser [festival] gig [on May 26, 2007 in Leipzig, Germany] is done, dragons were slain and maidens were lain and all that. Now we're looking forward to the next few gigs in Denmark in August before the European tour with DISMEMBER kicks off. After that we're playing Moscow and St. Petersburg in November and are looking forwards to it like fuck.

"Meanwhile, the [new ILLNATH] album is being mixed and is pretty much done and dusted and ready for a release sometime soon, of course thinking printing and shipping and all that it will take a LITTLE time, but our work is done."

ILLNATH's third album, entitled "Three Nights in the Sewers of Sodom", was recorded at Borsing Studios. Cover artwork will be handled by Wilhelm Steiner. Audio samples of three tracks — "Ravenous Crows", "Burn to Stone" and "One Thousand…" — are available on the band's MySpace page.

"Three Nights in the Sewers of Sodom" is expected to be released via ILLNATH's own label following the band's split with Worldchaos Production (which was supposed to put out the band's long-completed second full-length offering, "Second Skin of Harlequin". "The new material will reflect the new situation we're in — new drummer and new bass player, plus almost three years since the last album was recorded," the group previously said.

On July 16, 2007, SPV will release "Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith", a double live CD recorded at MOTÖRHEAD's 30th-anniversary show on June 16, 2005 at London's Hammersmith Appollo/Odeon. The set will be released in digipak form and is available for pre-order from www.play.com.

"Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith" track listing:

Disc 1

01. Dr. Rock
02. Stay Clean
03. Shoot You In The Back
04. Love Me Like A Reptile
05. Killers
06. Metropolis
07. Love For Sale
08. Over The Top
09. No Class
10. I Got Mine
11. In The Name Of Tragedy
12. Dancing On Your Grave

Disc 2

01. R.A.M.O.N.E.S.
02. Sacrifice
03. Just 'Cos You Got The Power
04. (We Are) The Road Crew
05. Going To Brazil
06. Killed By Death
07. Iron Fist
08. Whorehouse Blues
09. Bomber
10. Ace Of Spades
11. Overkill

SCORPIONS' video for the song "Humanity" has been posted at YouTube.

Greece: #2
Germany: #9
Switzerland: #27
Finland: #29
Austria: #41
Sweden: #41
Italy: #44
Czech Republic: #47
France: #58
Spain: #59
Netherlands: #91

JOURNEY has parted ways with its most recent lead singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). Jeff's first appearance with JOURNEY was July 7, 2006 in Bristow, VA. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the tour shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. Jeff's last performance was May 12, 2007 in Leesburg, VA.

Says guitarist Neal Schon: "We appreciate all of Jeff's hard work and we can't thank him enough for stepping in when Steve Augeri got sick last year. He did a tremendous job for us and we wish him the best. We've just decided to go our separate ways, no pun intended. We're plotting our next move now."

Keyboardist Jonathan Cain adds: "We were lucky to have a friend who was already a JOURNEY fan step in on a moment's notice during the DEF LEPPARD tour to help us out. Jeff was always the consummate professional and we hope that he remains a friend of the band in the future. We just felt it was time to go in a different direction."

JOURNEY — Neal Schon (guitar), Ross Valory (bass), Jonathan Cain (keyboards) and Deen Castronovo (drums) — is taking the rest of 2007 off to spend time with their families, write new songs and map out plans for 2008.

The first photo of the "reunited" RATT lineup — featuring vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and drummer Bobby Blotzer, alongside bassist Robbie Crane and guitarist John Corabi — has been posted online at this location.

After much speculation and anticipation following the airing of their "Behind the Music" episode on VH1 last spring, multiplatinum hard rock act RATT will grace the stage together for the first time since 1999. Plans for not only a U.S. summer tour but a full-fledged comeback are being mapped out now as the band prepares to hit the road with POISON. The band's own tour dates will extend into the fall and may also include shows in Canada, Europe, Japan, South America and Australia. A full itinerary is still being finalized, but POISON and RATT will join forces for a summer trek that is scheduled to begin June 13 at the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, S.C., and wind around the country through early September.

RATT recently aligned with Carl Stubner, CEO of Sanctuary Artist Management (ZZ TOP, Mick Fleetwood/co-manager of FLEETWOOD MAC, Tommy Lee/ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA, PAULINA RUBIO, JACK'S MANNEQUIN) and is booked by Jay Frey at Paradise Artists.

RATT made their mark in the early '80s going "Round and Round" with a string of hit songs, videos and four consecutive multiplatinum albums (over 16 million albums sold worldwide). Their arena-filling live shows set the standard for all bands to follow. Creating anthems for the youth of that era, their music and performances maintain a timeless quality to this day.

The video of the track "While Your Lips Are Still Red", written by NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen as the main theme for the upcoming Finnish feature film "Lieksa!" is now available on YouTube. The song features NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala on vocals, Tuomas on keys and NIGHTWISH's Jukka "Julius" Nevalainen on drums.

Though "While Your Lips Are Still Red" is not exactly a NIGHTWISH composition, it will be included as a bonus track on NIGHTWISH's forthcoming "Amaranth" CD single.

The movie "Lieksa!" directed and written by renowned Finnish movie director Markku Pölönen, will premier in Finland during September 2007.

As previously reported, NIGHTWISH has set "Dark Passion Play" as the title of its new album, due on September 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (most of Europe), September 26 via Spinefarm Records/Universal (Finland) and September 28 via Roadrunner Records (USA).

Metal Mind Productions has set a July 9 European release date (July 31 in the U.S. via MVD) for the live DVD from extreme metallers VITAL REMAINS, entitled "Evil Death Live". The disc includes footage of the band's performance at the Metalmania Festival 2007 in Katowice, Poland as well as an interview with Tony Lazaro (one of the band's founders) and Dave Suzuki, live bootleg material and many other surprises. Also available will be a limited DVD+CD swing case edition, featuring a bonus CD containing songs recorded at the Metalmania gig.

"Evil Death Live" (check out artworkby Graal) track listing:

DVD

01. Intro I - Where Is Your God Now
02. Icons of Evil
03. Scorned
04. Born to Rape the World
05. Hammer Down the Nails
06. Intro II - Let the Killing Begin
07. Dechristianized
08. Infidel
09. Devoured Elysium

Bonus Video:

[To Be Announced]

CD (only available with a limited DVD+CD edition):

01. Intro I - Where Is Your God Now
02. Icons of Evil
03. Scorned
04. Born to Rape the World
05. Hammer Down the Nails
06. Intro II - Let the Killing Begin
07. Dechristianized
08. Infidel
09. Devoured Elysium

Bonus Features:

* Interview with Tony Lazaro and Dave Suzuki
* Photo gallery
* Biography
* Discography
* Desktop images
* Weblinks
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford is offering a special limited-edition digipack version of the "Metal God Essentials – Vol. 1" CD, featuring tracks from his FIGHT and HALFORD solo releases. Limited to 5,000 copies, the deluxe digipack features embossed limited edition numbering. The track listing is as follows:

01. Resurrection
02. Made In Hell
03. Screaming In The Dark
04. Golgotha
05. Silent Screams (1999 Demo)
06. Crystal
07. Into The Pit
08. Nailed To The Gun
09. Slow Down
10. Locked And Loaded
11. Forgotten Generation
12. Drop Out
13. War Of Words
14. Sun
15. Trail Of Tears
16. Hypocrisy (exclusive U.S. mix)

Bonus DVD (HALFORD promotional videos):

01. Resurrection (behind the scenes Rob Halford Vox sessions)
02. Live Insurrection (behind the scenes HALFORD band on tour)
03. Made In Hell (video)
04. Betrayal (Video)
05. In The Morning (video)
06. Silent Screams (Live at Rock In Rio III)
07. Never Satisfied (Live Crucible film)
08. Forgotten Generation (video)

Polish black/death metal band DARZAMAT will release its first-ever live DVD, entitled "Live Profanity (Visiting the Graves of Heretics)" (cover), in Europe on June 25 via Metal Mind Productions (July 31 in the U.S.). The disc was recorded at the 21st edition of the Metalmania Festival, which took place on March 24 in Katowice, Poland, and will contain material comprised mostly of songs from the band's latest album, "Transkarpatia". Also included will be the group's surprise performance of the song "Diabelski Dom" by the cult Polish metal band KAT, featuring a guest appearance by KAT leader Roman Kostrzewski. The DVD will also includes additional footage from the Winternachtstraum Festival, which took place in February 2007 in Arnsberg, Germany, two unreleased tracks, video clips, and an interview with Flauros and Nera.

"Live Profanity (Visiting the Graves of Heretics)" track listing:

Metalmania 2007:

01. Intro
02. Labyrinth of Anxiety
03. The Burning Times
04. Fistful of Ashes
05. Hallucinations
06. Blackward
07. Vampiric Prose
08. The Old Form of Worship
09. Recurring Yell
10. Demise
11. Diabelski Dom cz.II

Winternachtstraum Festival 2007:

01. Intro
02. Blackward
03. Vampiric Prose
04. Era Aggression
05. Labyrinth of Anxiety
06. Hallucinations
07. The Burning Times
08. Fistful of Ashes
09. The Old Form of Worship
10. Storm

Bonus video:

* The Burning Times
* Era Aggression
* In Red Iris

Bonus audio:

* Equinox
* Storm 2005

Also includes:

* Photo gallery
* Band history
* Discography
* Desktop images
* Weblinks
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Long-running Austrian extreme metallers PUNGENT STENCH have finished recording their new album, tentatively due later in the year via an as-yet-undetermined label. The CD, which is currently being mixed by guitarist/vocalist Martin Schirenc (a.k.a. Don Cochino) will feature the following track listing:

01. Opus Dei – Glorified Be Pain!
02. The King Of Smut
03. Devil's Work & Our Contribution
04. Aztec Holiday (Heartless In Tenochtitlán)
05. Planet Of The Dead
06. Persona Non Grata
07. Suicide Bombshell
08. Me, Gonzo
09. Brute
10. I Require Death Sentence (We Must Clean House!)

PUNGENT STENCH's latest album, "Ampeauty", was issued in September 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records.