GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus — who is involved in a legal dispute with his estranged bandmates over the rights to the group's name — has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"Today I have been denied access to the official MySpace profile of GORGOROTH. I am working on it as we speak, but I do not know how long it takes for the MySpace customer support team to deal with this.

"I have registrated a new statement from one or two of my former co-workers, and I will soon come with some more info on how I regard the situation and how it has developed, where I — without intending becoming too personal — will briefly present my plan for the continuation of GORGOROTH, possibly also with reference to some legal papers translated into English and with a photocopy of a document proving King's [bass] attempt to registrate the GORGOROTH name as his personal belonging behind my back in the beginning of last month. I will also elaborate upon the form in which the break-up happened, and show it was also my will to continue doing the upcoming tour first, then deal with the legal issues and the break-up later on, in an more appropriate way.

"For the more slowminded: Both parts want to continue under the name GORGOROTH. As the founder and only original member of the band, I claim the legal rights to the name. I am fully aware of that I can be a difficult person to work with, but it is my sincere opinion that to the degree this was a problem for the other two guys they should have withdrawn from the band and started something new, on their own. My intention is to continue for another 15 years!

"Again, I feel sorry for the friends, co-workers and fans all over the world that now have to withness such a happening taking place."

GORGOROTH recently entered Grieghallen Studios in Norway with producer Pytten (ENSLAVED, TRELLDOM) to begin work on a new live album, "Live in Grieghallen 2007".

SOULFLY members Max Cavalera (guitar/vocals), Joe Nunez (drums), Marc Rizzo (guitar), and Bobby Burns (bass) entered Porch Studio in Florida on September 12 to begin recording the band's sixth studio album for an early summer 2008 release via Roadrunner Records.

After recording up until the end of September, the band was able to complete nearly all of the basic tracking for the recording — including the majority of drum, bass, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar tracks. Working titles for some of the 13 songs which were tracked include "Burndown", "Enemy Ghost", "Axis of Wrath", and "Blood, Fire, War, Hate".

For the time being, SOULFLY has put recording at the Porch with engineer Tim Lau on hold; ever since they left the studio on September 29, Max has been traveling throughout Egypt and Siberia with recording devices, and when he returns he will begin to mold the samples, noises, and music that he collects during his travels into the framework of the songs which he jammed out with Marc, Bobby, and Joe last month. Vocals and percussion have only been completed on a handful of songs, but SOULFLY plans to go back to the Porch before the end of the year to complete tracking. After that, Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD) will be doing the mixing on this one. As of now, you can expect the next album to be ready for release by early summer of 2008.

According to NME.com, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has said that the reunion of the band has made him feel "like Superman."

The singer went on to add that he was overwhelmed by the anticipation.

When asked about how he felt, he said: "I just want to have fun. And if it's fun, it's fun. This is fun. This a big day today. It's one of the biggest days."

Plant told U.S. radio station WNYC: "Having fun in England is having fun. I just hope we all have fun. Let's face it. So many people want to go to the thing. How about if it's fantastic?

"The anticipation is incredibly overwhelming for me. I'm carrying it around like some kind of kryptonite, you know? And all I want to do is have some fun."

The band is set to reform for a one-off show at the O2 Arena in London on November 26.

TOOL will issue a DVD called "Vicarious" on December 18, according to a post at the band's official web site, Toolband.com. Although details on the disc are sketchy, it will include the title video, which was for the first single from the band's 2006 album, "10,000 Days". The post said that the set will contain "an extended cut (of the video), lots of bonus material and, of course, special packaging," although it did not reveal whether any other clips or footage would be featured.

"10,000 Days" has sold more than a million copies since its May 2006 arrival.

THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has issued the following update:

"First of all, thanks so much for all the response we received concerning our upcoming DVD release 'A Noise Severe'. So many people ordered the package on our webshop, really unbelievable! On behalf of all of us: thanks!

"Not so good news; we had some mastering problems which we hope are solved now, and will be on time to send out all orders end of October/beginning of November [people who ordered will receive a notification when products are shipped]. We think the whole recordings, both audio and image, is beyond our expectation. A beautiful ending of a GATHERING chapter which we are proud of.

"If you can't wait and want to see a glimpse; there will be held some GATHERING 'A Noise Severe' DVD release parties in Berlin (November 3rd), Santiago (somewhere end of November) and Mexico city (November 17th). I am sure you will find more info on our own message board.

"What else? What are we doing besides working on the DVD? Well, René is working and playing live with DRIVE BY WIRE and VJ-ing Frank's project GRIMM LIMBO. Frankie is a busy guy with GL, and is currently working on a vinyl release. Marjolein is working a bit, saving money to go travelling the end of this year. I am also working, in a hospital. Refreshing our inner self by doing some other things, wonderful! That doesn't mean THE GATHERING is doing nothing. We do work on some new songs, and we're still busy which direction to take. It's not an easy task, and we don't want to do things in a hurry. Nothing decided yet. So many flavours to choose from, we need our time."

Alternative Press has posted another new THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN song, "Milk Lizard", at this location. The track comes off the group's upcoming album "Ire Works", which is scheduled for a November 13 release in North America, November 5 in the UK, and November 12 in the rest of Europe.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recorded "Ire Works" with longtime engineer Steve Evetts at his Omen Room Studios in Los Angeles, California. The band recently lensed two videos, for "Ire Works" tracks "Black Bubblegum" and "Milk Lizard", with producer/director Ilan Sharone (STOLEN BABIES, ZEBRAHEAD). The first of the two videos, "Black Bubblegum", is expected to see its world premier sometime in November.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will embark on a U.S. tour with A LIFE ONCE LOST, GENGHIS TRON and STOLEN BABIES beginning early December.

Finnish melodic metal band LEVERAGE has completed work on its as-yet-untitled second album for a January 2008 release via Frontiers Records.

"We're very proud of the new album," states guitarist and main composer Tuomas Heikkinen. "We've grown tighter as a band, we're more in touch with what LEVERAGE really is for us, and we sure pushed ourselves writing, rehearsing and recording. The album has 10 melodic songs that include the heaviest, most intense and on the other hand the most intimate moments we've been able to capture so far. We feel 'Tides' was the best thing we could come up with at that time, we believe the second album came out as good as we hoped it would now."

Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Stormchild", "Sentenced" (chosen as the lead radio track for the album, soon to be made available for streaming on the Frontiers Records MySpace site), "Run Down", "Heart of Darkness", "Run Down" and "Shadow In The Rain".

MIDNATTSOL, the German-Norwegian band featuring vocalist Carmen Elise Espenaes (the younger sister of LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine), will enter the studio in November to begin recording its second album, entitled "Nordlys", for a March 2008 release via Napalm Records. The band will utilize the following facilities during the sessions for the forthcoming CD:

* Mastersound Studios (Germany): Vocals will be recorded with producer Alex Krull
* Klangschmiede Studio E (Germany): All instruments will be recorded with Markus Stock (THE VISION BLEAK).
* Antfarm Studios (Denmark): The album will be mixed by Tue Madsen.
* Finnvox Studios (Finland): The mastering will be handled by Mika Jusilla.

MIDNATTSOL's debut album, "Where Twilight Dwells", was released in 2005 via Napalm Records.

Long-running German metallers PARADOX have posted a new song, "Infected", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Electrify", which is due on January 10, 2008 via AFM Records. The CD was produced by guitarist/vocalist Charly Steinhauer and was mixed and mastered at the Hansen Studios in Denmark by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, DESTRUCTION, HATESPHERE). Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Second Over Third By Force", "Monument", "Portrait in Grey", "Hyperspeed Hallucinations", "Bridge to Silence", "Disconnected", "Cyberspace Romance", "Electrify", as well as a cover of BLACKFOOT's "Good Morning". Joining Steinhauer and guitarist Kai Pasemann in the group's current touring lineup are drummer Roland Jahoda (formerly of SOUL DEMISE) and bassist Roland Keller.

On January 12, PARADOX will headline the Deutsche Assault Festival in Athens, Greece alongside ZED YAGO and WIZARD.

Long-running San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL have set "Killing Season" as the title of their new album, due in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD is being recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, VELVET REVOLVER, SHADOWS FALL, STONE SOUR). The group's guitarist Rob Cavestany has posted several photos from the recording studio on his MySpace page (free registration required to view photos).

Swedish gore death masters DERANGED have pushed back the projected release date of their seventh full-length album, "The Redlight Murder Case" (Regain Records), to February 2008 from the previously announced November 26. The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. Watch Me When I Kill
02. Strip Nude For Your Killer
03. Gently Before She Dies
04. Redlight Murderess
05. So Sweet, So Dead
06. The Killer Wore Black Gloves
07. Formula For A Murder
08. Death Walks On High Heels
09. Body Puzzle

DERANGED drummer Rikard Wermén previously stated about the upcoming album, "It is the best musical work we have so far accomplished under the name DERANGED. It's brutal and insane, and will hopefully leave you dead with a broken neck in the pit."

German gothic metallers CREMATORY will release their new album, "Pray", on February 1 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by the band itself at the Kohlekeller Studios with additional assistance from longtime collaborator Christian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner. The track listing for the effort is as follows:

01. When Darkness Falls
02. Left the Ground
03. Alone
04. Pray
05. Sleeping Solution
06. Just Words
07. Burning Bridges
08. Have you Ever
09. Remember
10. Say Goddbye

According to Entertainment Weekly, actress Evan Rachel Wood, best known for her dramatic performances on film ("Thirteen", "The Upside of Anger"), television ("Once and Again"), and as Marilyn Manson's girlfriend (see her starring role in his steamy "Heart-Shaped Glasses" video), is close to signing a recording contract with Interscope Records, which happens to be Manson's label. The deal is "still in negotiations," says an insider. Look for an announcement in the coming weeks.

It seems Wood's performance in "Across the Universe", during which she took on THE BEATLES' "Blackbird", "If I Fell", and "It Won't Be Long", impressed not only movie audiences but label execs. "The general buzz is that she does have a very good voice and genuinely wants to make music," adds another source close to the situation. "You should hear her karaoke!"

World Entertainment News Network reports that HIM frontman Ville Valo was almost forced to cancel his band's first major American tour after his ex-girlfriend beat him up.

The 30-year-old rocker was given a black eye by his former partner and suffered a burst ear drum at the hands of the unnamed woman.

He says, "She was a tough girl and she wasn't afraid to show it. She once punctured my ear-drum by screaming so loudly in my ear that it bled from the inside. If the hole in my ear had have been any bigger, I'd have had to go for surgery and our band would have missed their first major American tour.

"Violence is always pretty bad but it doesn't get any worse than being beaten up by a girl, does it?"

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES are currently at their 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".

German metalcore act MAROON has released the video for its new song "(Reach) The Sun". Watch the clip here. The track comes off the group's new album, "The Cold Heart of the Sun", which is due in Europe on October 22 via Century Media Records. The drums were recorded at the Hansen Studios in Denmark by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, NEAERA, FEAR MY THOUGHTS, VOLBEAT), who also handled the mixing and mastering duties. The other instruments and vocals were laid down at the Rape Of Harmonies studio in Germany with Ralf Müller, Patrick W. Engel and Alexander Dietz (HEAVEN SHALL BURN).

"The Cold Heart of the Sun" track listing:

01. (Reach) The Sun
02. Only The Sleeper Left The World
03. Steelbath Your Heart
04. My Funeral Song
05. Black Halo!
06. The Cold Heart Of The Sun
07. For Those Unseen
08. As Truth Becomes Vain
09. The Iron Council
10. Fear The Most Them Who Protect
11. Some Goodbyes Are Farewells

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH has posted a new fanblog video clip featuring footage from the group's recent rehearsal sessions in Finland and the "secret" concert in Helsinki. Watch it at this location

As previously reported, NIGHTWISH will perform live on Friday, October 19 at New Jersey's legendary independent record store Vintage Vinyl (51 Lafayette Road-Fords, NJ) at 6:00 p.m. (EST). The event is being produced by YeboTV.com and will be offered to fans as a free webcast stream worldwide.

Vintage Vinyl are making available to fans autographed copies of the band's debut Roadrunner Records CD "Dark Passion Play" who are not able to attend the in store performance. Visit www.vvinyl.com for ordering information.

Speaking to YeboTV from New York's Nokia Theatre at Times Square last night, NIGHTWISH's bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala had this to say about the Vintage Vinyl event: "We will be doing a 30-minute full electric set of songs from the new album. We are very much looking forward to the performance and meeting our fans. I really did not have any idea just how big this event has turned out to be until now. I had better not tell the rest of the band the whole world will be watching or they may get nervous (haha)."

NIGHTWISH is currently in the midst of a headlining U.S. tour. Fan response to new lead vocalist Anette Olzon has been positive. Hietala adds, "Tuomas (Holopainen) is feeling a bit under the weather right now but he is getting checked out and we hope to have him back to full health soon. The tour has been going very well so far."

Virginia's ARSIS has completed work on its new album, "We Are The Nightmare". Produced by Zeuss (AGNOSTIC FRONT, HATEBREED, MUNICIPAL WASTE) at Planet Z Studios in Massachussetts and mastered by Alan Douches (KATAKLYSM, UNEARTH, SHADOWS FALL), the CD will feature the following track listing:

01. We Are The Nightmare
02. Shattering The Spell
03. Sightless Wisdom
04. Servants To The Night
05. Failing Winds Of Hopeless Greed
06. Overthrown
07. Progressive Entrapment
08. A Feast For The Liar's Tongue
09. My Oath To Madness
10. Failure's Conquest

An early 2008 release via Nuclear Blast Records is expected.

Commented ARSIS guitarist/vocalist Jim Malone: "I can honestly say that this was the best recording experience that I have had in my years with ARSIS. Not only was Zeuss great to work with, but Ryan [Knight, guitarist], Darren [Cesca, drummer], and Noah [Martin, bassist] all did an outstanding job. We all worked together to create what I feel is the most accomplished ARSIS album to date. It's been a few weeks since we finished recording and I can still listen to the songs; that's a good sign."

GORGOROTH bassist King ov Hell and vocalist Gaahl have issued the following statement regarding the group's current status:

"Gaahl, King and Infernus have decided to part ways.

"GORGOROTH have existed as a three-piece for the past several years but have ceased from this moment on in this incarnation.

"Vocalist Gaahl (lyrics) and King (bassist/composer) will continue the scheduled European tour in November under the name GORGOROTH with a replacement for Infernus.

"King and Gaahl will continue to work together musically, performing their art live and recording in the future.

"This decision was reached by Gaahl and King as they have been the driving force behind GORGOROTH's music for the past eight years.

"Infernus has stated he will take King and Gaahl to court over future use of the name GORGOROTH."

Guitarist Infernus of the Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH recently has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page:

"I am writing to inform you about the fact that there has been taken a decision to split up the band, Infernus on one side, Gaahl [vocals] and King [bass] on the other. We cannot continue working together any longer. What is still not agreed upon is who rightfully get to keep the band's name, as it is both parts will to continue. Since this will be a question of legal affairs, I am afraid this might take time to get sorted out. I am sorry for that."


GORGOROTH recently entered Grieghallen Studios in Norway with producer Pytten (ENSLAVED, TRELLDOM) to begin work on a new live album, "Live in Grieghallen 2007".

As previously reported, GORGOROTH vocalist Gaahl (also of TRELLDOM and GAAHLSKAGG) recently created his official MySpace page where fans are welcome to keep track of his various projects.

GORGOROTH's video for the song "Carving a Giant" has been posted online at this location. The track comes off GORGOROTH's latest CD, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", which was released last year via Sweden's Regain Records.

BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the band featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his fiancée Candice Night, will release "Paris Moon", a long-form concert DVD/CD shot September 20, 2006 at Paris, France's famed Olympia, on November 2 in Germany, November 5 in the rest of Europe and November 6 in the USA. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the release can be viewed at this location.

"Paris Moon" track listing:

DVD (Running Time: 128 min.):

01. Introduction
02. Past Times With Good Company
03. Rainbow Blues
04. Play Minstrel Play
05. World Of Stone
06. Under A Violet Moon
07. Soldier Of Fortune
08. Durch Den Wald Zum Bachaus
09. Diamonds & Rust
10. Minstrel Hall
11. Home Again
12. Streets Of London
13. Renaissance Faire
14. Keyboard Solo
15. Ariel
16. Loreley
17. The Clock Ticks On
18. Fires At Midnight
19. St. Theresa
20. The Village Lanterne

CD

01. Past Times With Good Company/Rainbow Blues
02. Play Minstrel Play
03. World Of Stone
04. Under A Violet Moon
05. Minstrel Hall
06. Home Again
07. Ariel
08. The Clock Ticks On
09. Fires At Midnight

Bonus tracks

01. The Village Lanterne (studio version)
02. All Because of You (radio edit)
03. The Village Lanterne (enhanced video track)

Over the course of five internationally charting studio albums, several live and compilation releases, numerous awards and many sold-out tours around the planet, they have truly perfected their signature blend of music.

Following his global success as DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW's guitarist and main composer, Ritchie Blackmore changed his musical form of expression in the mid-'90s to co-found BLACKMORE'S NIGHT with instrumentalist/lyricist/lead vocalist Candice Night.

Dutch "atmospheric doomsters" OFFICIUM TRISTE have issued the following update:

"Our label, Displeased Records, has decided to re-release our second album (the first we did for Displeased), 'The Pathway' [2001]. This re-release is remastered and contains five bonus tracks: 'Roses On My Grave' and 'Headstone' (CHORUS OF RUIN cover) from] the sold-out 2001 7" EP 'Roses On My Grave'; 'Divinity' of the 'Promo 2000' and two live tracks, 'Pathway (Of Broken Glass)' and 'Roses On My Grave', recorded at 013 Tilburg when we supported CANDLEMASS in 2002. The re-release will be out on October 28th!

In other news, "we have decided to make some live recordings from our past available for download the coming weeks. We have dug up some pretty cool live shows and decided to make them abvailable for download through our forum which is hosted by Doom-Metal.com.

Progressively inclined metal titans DAATH are seeking a new vocalist following the recent exit of Sean Farber. The band is looking for a distinctive voice to augment their brutally unique sound and mirror their complex conceptual background.

With their Roadrunner Records debut "The Hinderers", the band have raised the bar for American metal, garnering praise from critics and fans alike. After a highly successful run on this year's Ozzfest, DAATH are gearing up to hit the studio in early 2008 to construct their second offering, tentatively titled "The Concealers". Once again focusing on each facet of the Tree of Life/Death, "The Concealers" will delve deeper into the various sides of human nature and behavior. The band is looking for a vocalist to set the stage ablaze with distinguishable tenacity and thoughtful finesse.

DAATH are currently on tour with DARK FUNERAL and NAGLFAR, with longtime friend Sean Z filling in on vocal duties. The band 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."

Candidates looking to apply should download vocal-free music from the links below, record their vocals and email tracks back along with full contact information and picture to the e-mail address provided at the bottom of this article. Applicants are also encouraged to complete the tracks via video and upload them to their personal YouTube pages or can submit materials from their own bands or work. DAATH will be considering entries throughout the fall and hope to announce a new vocalist by the end of the year.

Keyboardist Mattias Holmgren (NAGLFAR, EMBRACING, AZURE, TIRED TREE, SUPREME MAJESTY) recently quit Swedish melodic metallers SUPREME MAJESTY in order to focus on his own projects and his company Morningdew Media. "The fact that the band was living so far away from me was getting out of control, and the music was just not my kind of style," Mattias said in a statement.

Regarding his current projects, Holmgren said, "I just signed a deal with another game company (Ice Concept Studios) to make music for their upcoming PC and Xbox 360 game titled Legio. And I've also delivered the last music pieces for the game Furiae (made by Resolution Interactive). We're also working on the third album with EMBRACING and a new solo album with TIRED TREE so there's alot going on at the moment."

Vocalist Tomi Mykkänen of the Finnish "fantasy metal" band BATTLELORE has issued the following update:

"First of all, we have been working on the new songs lately and at the moment we actually have some 10 songs in very good 'skeleton phase.' Looks extremely positive so far. The music is getting a few steps back in our history and a few steps forward to the future.

"At the moment it seems that there will be bigger, more epic parts in the vein of 'Sword's Song' but also more harder, heavier parts in the vein of 'Evernight'. I'm quite sure that you fans won't be disappointed with this one. The album should be out sometime in June/July/August 2008.

"We have some more gigs coming up. For all you cool North Americans I must say that still no good news for you. We would love to come 'over the deep waters' and play for all of you but it's really not up to us. You need to buy more albums and ask from the local organizers for us... maybe someday then.

"Finally we have a few more Finnish gigs coming up. Seems that our homeland is finally starting to get our idea. Our first UK gig in a long time is also confirmed to be in late February 2008 in Swansea, Wales. There is a big possibility for more UK gigs this coming December as we've been talking about a small tour around the middle December and that one should have some five or so UK dates.

Norwegian folk/viking metal band ASMEGIN is currently recording its new CD, "Tusind Tabte Sjæles Kakofoni" (The Cacophony of a Thousand Lost Souls). According to a press release, "this double concept album, to be released in mid-2008 via Napalm Records, delivers ASMEGIN's classic folk elements along with a darker atmosphere and a veil of progressive elements."

ASMEGIN's name comes from Old Norse and means "by the might of the gods." The group's yrics are written in Norwegian as well as some in Old Norse and older Norwegian.

Some of the tracks on the band's debut, "Hin vordende Sod og Sø" (2003), were modeled after the Norwegian play "Peer Gynt" by Henrik Ibsen.

A special edition of "Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, will be issued in Finland on November 14, featuring a live DVD and acoustic versions of two album songs ("Hear My Call" and "Angels Are Calling") as a bonus. The live DVD contains material from Ari's concerts in Helsinki this summer and as well as interview footage. This is the same version of the album that will be issued in Japan on October 24.

"Fuel for the Fire – Double Platinum Edition" (cover artwork) track listing:

01. God Of War
02. Hear My Call
03. Fuel For The Fire
04. Don't Try To Break Me
05. Angels Are Calling
06. I Fly
07. Our Beast
08. Losing My Insanity
09. Stay True
10. Stormwind
11. Heartstealer
12. Hetki lyö (cover version)
Extras:
13. Hear My Call (acoustic version)
14. Angels Are Calling (acoustic version)

Bonus DVD:

Live footage:

01. Intro
01. Don't Try To Break Me
01. Angels Are Calling
01. Our Beast
01. Hetki Lyö
01. I Fly
01. Stormwind
01. God Of War
01. Wasted Years (IRON MAIDEN cover)
+ Documentary, backstage material, interview

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has set "Metallized - 20 Years Of Metal" as the title of its upcoming "best-of" album, due in December via AFM Records. The CD booklet will be filled with photos from the last 20 years and and will include liner notes written by Metal Hammer journalist Andreas Schöwe. The first 12 songs on the collection were chosen by fans via the official U.D.O. web site, while tracks 13 to 16 will consist of two unreleased songs, an acoustic version of the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall", and a live version of "The Bullet and the Bomb".

"Metallized - 20 Years Of Metal" (cover artwork) track listing:

01. Holy
02. Heart of Gold
03. Animal House
04. Cut Me Out
05. They Want War
06. Cry Soldier Cry
07. In the Darkness
08. Man and Machine
09. 24/7
10. Trainride to Russia
11. Independence Day
12. Thunderball
13. Shadow Maker (prev. unreleased song)
14. Terror in Paradise (prev. unreleased song)
15. Balls to the Wall (acoustic version)
16. Bullet and the Bomb (live from St. Petersburg)

Finnish gothic metal band TO/DIE/FOR has posted another message on its MySpace page clarifying its previous statement that "we really do not know what will happen for us then. . . maybe we will release sixth album someday, maybe we don't." The new message reads as follows:

"Now we are back in Finland and I noticed here is a lot of worried people. Calm down, please — we are not gonna kill TO/DIE/FOR. Now we just need a break and we are hunting some inspiration… something new into our little thing called TO/DIE/FOR.

"'Anything can happen' does not mean exactly we are goona stop making music.
But still situation is that we do not know anything about anything… All we know is that we love to make music, we love to travel and make shows…"