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Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY have entered Soundcreation studio in Bollnäs, Sweden to begin recording the follow-up to 2005's "Grand Materia", tentatively due in late 2006/early 2007 via Black Mark Records. A "studio diary" keeping track of the band's progress has been launched on its official forum.

MORGANA LEFAY recently announced the addition of drummer Pelle Åkerlind (LEDNOTE, ROCK TOOLS) to the group's ranks. The band's latest album, "Grand Materia", was a concept CD about Nicholas Flamel, a 14th-century alchemist who supposedly lived on forever.

Reactivated Swedish black metallers SHINING have issued the following statement regarding the widespread rumors that the group's leader, Niklas Kvarforth, has committed suicide:

"There have been many rumours saying that our front-man, founder Kvarforth is dead. We wish these speculations to be put to an end by telling you what we know: A couple of days ago, we received a letter from a person very close to Kvarforth telling us that Kvaforth had decided to leave this world behind and also introducing as a kind off last will, a new singer to replace him for future events of SHINING.

"All that we know for 200% is that Kvarforth has been missing for the past four weeks and might be dead; we don't really know. For us, the band, this comes as no surprise, as he has been suffering from extreme anxiety and depressions the past six months and some truly extreme things, considering his own personal life, occurred dramatically right before he disappeared. However, we wish to send our deepest regrets to our friend and sadistical leader Kvarforth wherever he might be!

"Kvarforth did, as mentioned, involve a new singer in the band without telling us before he left. His name is Ghoul and will be introduced on the release show we are holding in December. No one of us, the band members, have meet him yet but a contact have been established via letter exchange, and as this was Kvarforth's own will, we are now officially presenting our newest member, whoever this might be, Ghoul. It shall also be said that both me and the guys in the band have heard Kvarforth's wish that SHINING should get a new singer if he died or disappeared but we never thought that it would come to this point! But it has so we welcome Ghoul to this misery."

New England metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE have set "As Daylight Dies" as the title of their new album, due on November 21 via Roadrunner Records.

"It's the softest thing we've ever done," bassist Mike D'Antonio joked to MTV.com from a cell phone in England, where this weekend, the Ozzfest veterans will be taking the stages of the Reading and Leeds festivals. "They were calling us metalcore for a long time, and now we're going to have to add another word — like emo metalcore. We'll need to create yet another genre, and people will start wearing dresses after listening to this thing."

"There was really hardly any thought put into it at all," he recalled. "It just came out and we hadn't written in so long that everyone had a lot to contribute. It felt more like the sessions for [2002's] 'Alive or Just Breathing', where everyone was contributing, and everyone had a say. That is more, to me, what the KILLSWITCH style is. But, it is the typical line that everyone gives you — that this is a heavier album — but it kind of is. It's definitely way heavier. There are still the melodic choruses here and there, and there's a lot to latch onto. But it's heavy."

"As Daylight Dies" is the result of more than a month and a half in the studio with KILLSWITCH guitarist and one of metal's "it" producers, Adam Dutkiewicz (UNDEROATH, ALL THAT REMAINS). Dutkiewicz will also be mixing the record, which will feature a dozen songs, including "This Is Absolution", "For You" and the title track.

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen has revealed the track listing for her new Christmas album, entitled "Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" (Breath From Heaven). The complete song list, which includes selections from JOHN LENNON and ABBA, can be found at this location.

"Henkäys Ikuisuudesta" is scheduled for release in Finland, Argentina and through the webshop at Turunen's official web site before the end of the year.

In April 2006, Turunen revealed she had signed a deal with Universal Music for her solo debut, tentatively due in 2007.

Launch Radio Netwokrs reports: After successful tours of Europe, Japan, and North America, it looks like QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have decided to continue their working relationship with some new material.

A message on QUEEN guitarist Brian May's web site reads, "We will be heading into the studio in October... There was an intent there for a while, but we have all been busy picking up our lives in different ways... but now it really looks as if we are on... We will take it gently at first, the priority being to feel good, and put ourselves in the mood to create." More information is forthcoming, and it should be noted that a source close to Rodgers didn't deny May's story.

May also said the October sessions would be held "at a secret location," and, while that location hasn't been announced, it's worth noting that Rodgers and his band, which includes former HEART guitarist Howard Leese, have booked a U.K. tour for October.

There are no plans for May and QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor to join Rodgers onstage. May said, "It will be good to see the Paul Rodgers we all grew up with, doing his own material, from FREE to BAD COMPANY and THE FIRM, plus, I'm sure, a good helping of the pure blues material which is such a main artery of Paul's music."

Groundbreaking Japanese act SIGH entered the studio today in Japan to commence work on its seventh album, titled "Hangman's Hymn", due out in 2007 on The End Records. The band will be working with engineer Takamichi Osada at Studio Moopies and will produce the album themselves.

About the new album, SIGH frontman/leader Mirai Kawashima says, "It'll definitely be by far the best album by us. The album is going to be the fastest, the most violent and the most symphonic ever recorded by SIGH!" He describes the sound as, "thrash-metal-meets-German-symphonies! Fast, heavy, bombastic and majestic!"

The final tracklisting for the album is:

Act 1:

01. Introitus/Kyrie
02. Inked in Blood
03. Me-Devil

Act 2:

04. Dies Irae/The Master Malice
05. The Memories as a Sinner
06. Death with Dishonor
07. In Devil's Arms

Act 3:

08. Overture/Rex Tremendae/I saw the World's End
09. Salvation in Flame/Confutatis
10. Finale: Hangman's Hymn/In Paradisum/Das Ende

Click here to preview a pre-production quality medley of material from the forthcoming album.

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister is among the artists who were interviewed for the "Thunderfingers: A Tribute to the Legendary John Entwistle" DVD, due on October 31 via MVD Visual. This DVD features legendary bass player John Entwistle of THE WHO in a personal and in-depth interview at his home in Quarwood, Cotswolds U.K. — the last before his untimely death. It captures John's charisma, humor and passion for his unique style of playing. He shows his unique collection of rare guitars to interviewer Gordon Giltrap and talks about his special moments with his bandmates during his career. Voted "Bass Player of the Millennium," John's tributes are many as featured in the moving interviews of Lemmy, Rick Wakeman, Bill Curbishley (manager, THE WHO), Philip Spalding, Dave Lambert (THE STRAWBS), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (STEELY DAN) and his family.

For more information, click here.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's classic debut, "Doomsday for the Deceiver", will be reissued as a "Special Edition" by Metal Blade Records on October 31. The original album was produced by Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and is the group's sole release to feature then-bassist Jason Newsted before he joined METALLICA as the replacement for Cliff Burton.

The package will include the "Doomsday for the Deceiver" LP in its original form plus a remixed version of the album. Bonus material will include the following:

"Iron Tears" demo:

01. Iron Tears
02. I Live You Die

"Metal Shock" demo:

1. Hammerhead
2. Evil Shark
3. I Live You Die
4. The Beast Within

The DVD wil include the following:

The Early Years:

01. High School Interview Take 1 - 1983-84
02. Iron Tears - Live at Palace West, New Year's 1984
03. High School Interview Take 2 - 1983-84
04. Hammerhead - Live in Jason's Apartment - 1985
05. She Took an Axe - Live - 1985

Live at Bootleggers 1985:

01. Iron Tears
02. Fade To Black
03. Metal Shock
04. She Took an Axe
05. Children of the Night (unreleased)
06. The Executioner (unreleased)
07. Those Who Defy (unreleased)
08. On The Attack (unreleased)
09. I Live You Die
10. Hammerhead
11. The Beast Within

* Photo history of the band

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's "Live In Japan" DVD was released in February via Crash Music, Inc. The disc was filmed over three shows in Japan in January of 2004.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's latest album, "Dreams of Death", is available now on Crash Music, Inc. The CD was engineered by Tom Giatron and produced by FLOTSAM AND JETSAM and Tom Giatron at Genesis Studios in Phoenix. Travis Smith did the cover art.

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM was formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 by Newsted. The group's current lineup consists of Eric A.K. (vocals), Jason Ward (bass), Ed Carlson (guitar), Craig Nielsen (drums) and Mark Simpson (guitar).

Death metallers HATE ETERNAL will release their first-ever DVD, "The Perilous Fight", on October 16, 2006. The DVD features artwork from Paul Romano (MASTODON, TRIVIUM) and also includes a blistering live set filmed at The Garage in London on June 4, 2006, with a live audio mix by HATE ETERNAL frontman Erik Rutan.

"The Perilous Fight" delves deep into the life of one of death metal's most influential bands, with Erik Rutan, Randy Pir and Reno Kiilerich sharing their thoughts on HATE ETERNAL so far in an exclusive 20-minute interview filmed immediately following the June 2006 London show.

Exhibiting sheer metal mastery, this DVD is overloaded with bonus features including a guided tour of Mana Studios in Florida by Rutan himself and three promotional videos from the band, including the exclusive unreleased "The Victorious Reign", directed by Shane Drake (PANIC! AT THE DISCO, TRIVIUM, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS).

Fans of HATE ETERNAL should be sure to grab their own copy of this unstoppable metal chaos when it is released on October 16. The full track listing of "The Perilous Fight" will run as follows:

Main Feature:

01. Two Demons
02. Servants Of The Gods
03. The Victorious Reign
04. Dogma Condemned
05. I, Monarch
06. Behold Judas
07. The Obscure Terror
08. To Know Our Enemies
09. Powers That Be
10. By His Own Decree
11. Sons Of Darkness
12. King Of All Kings

Promo Videos:

01. The Powers That Be
02. I, Monarch
03. The Victorious Reign

Bonus Features:

* HATE ETERNAL interview
* Behind the Scenes at Mana Studios

Vitamin Records has set an October 10 release date for "Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Metallica's Master of Puppets", an orchestral tribute to METALLICA's classic 1986 album.

"Master of Puppets" came out in the spring of 1986 and was METALLICA's first gold album and mainstream success. It featured staples of the band's live set such as "Battery", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and the title track.

It was also the last METALLICA album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who was killed later that year in a tour bus crash.

A description of "Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Metallica's Master of Puppets" reads as follows: "Vitamin Records celebrates the 20th anniversary of this incredibly influential album. Highlighting and building upon the epic 'Master of Puppets' themes, THE SCORCHED EARTH ORCHESTRA have fleshed out the entire album in this sprawling tribute. The full orchestral sound adds necessary weight while new sounds emerge from between METALLICA's notes. This is a true celebration of 'Master of Puppets' and a welcome addition to any collection."

Check out the cover artwork for "Scorched Earth Orchestra Plays Metallica's Master of Puppets" at this location.

According to a posting on MERCENARY's official web site, Selkirk, New York-based band SOUL INCISION has posted its acoustic version of MERCENARY's "11 Dreams" on the group's official MySpace page. The track is also available for download from MERCENARY's site.

As previously reported, a MERCENARY e-card, featuring tour dates and details of the band's new album, "The Hours That Remain" (including a preview of the bonus DVD that comes along with the CD), can be accessed at this location. The follow-up to 2004's "11 Dreams", which was released in Europe on August 21 via Century Media Records, was produced by Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, COMMUNIC, MAROON, HATESPHERE) and features artwork by Travis Smith (DEATH, KATATONIA, OPETH). Guest musicians on the CD include SOILWORK's Björn "Speed" Strid and HEAVEN SHALL BURN's Marcus Bischoff. The album is available in two different formats: standard jewel case CD and limited-edition CD+DVD containing an exclusive bonus DVD filled with 120 minutes of "Making of" documentary and live footage.

U.K. gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have inked a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. In a career that has spanned over 17 years, PARADISE LOST has sold a staggering two million albums worldwide.

Century Media European Label Manager Antje Lange commented on the signing: "We feel very honored to welcome PARADISE LOST to The Century Family. PARADISE LOST are an extremely influential band with the creative potential for a very bright future. As their new record label, we look forward to working to expand their global fan base."

After reviewing several offers, PARADISE LOST chose to sign to Century Media worldwide. Vocalist Nick Holmes states, "It's great to be on a label with so many metal bands and such a heritage. This worldwide deal will give us a chance to have a crack at the U.S."

GUN/Sony/BMG in Europe and Abacus Recordings in the U.K. and the U.S released the band's last album, "Paradise Lost". Century Media Records will be re-releasing the album in the U.K. and U.S.

Currently in pre-production with producer Rhys Fulber for their as-yet-untitled 11th album, the band will embark on a U.K. tour with OPETH in November. After the live dates, the band is planning to record their new album in Bradford, Lincolnshire and Canada in late November/December with a release tentatively scheduled for spring 2007.

MESS, the Finnish heavy metal band featuring bassist Jari Kainulainen (ex-STRATOVARIUS), drummer Atte Sarkima (AJATTARA, VERENPISARA), vocalist Tommi "Tuple" Salmela (TAROT, CARDIANT) and guitarist Elias Viljainen (E.VIL), is currently working on its first EP, tentatively due before the end of the year.

MESS previously described its music as "very riff-oriented metal, occationally like BLACK SABBATH and PANTERA, but still very unique sounding. With raw vocals occasionally reaching very high notes and screaming guitar leads that will drill a hole in your skull as the drum and bass will continuously keep on that outrageous beat..."

MESS was originally formed in 2001 but went on hiatus the following year after Jari and Atte were unable to find the right singer for the project.

Long-running Swedish metallers ENTOMBED have issued the following update:

"The 'When In Sodom' EP was extremely well received, more than any other Entombed record, boosting both interest and sales in Europe, so we thank each and every one who got their hands on a copy.

"'When In Sodom' is yet to be released in Scandinavia,(September 18) and USA, (November 14) to coincide with the west coast dates with GRAVE and DISMEMBER, 1-16 December. We need to get those extra kicks in to pave the way before we unleash the highly anticipated full length studio album — 'Serpent Saints'. In the meantime, ENTOMBED will tour Scandinavia and USA on the EP; in November the mighty Masters Of Death tour will pulverize Europe, and then we will launch the masterpiece in February/March 2007. It will be worth the wait!"

ENTOMBED's new album was recorded at Soundland studio in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. The CD is the group's first without the contributions of guitarist Uffe Cederlund, who left the band in September 2005.

As previously reported, drummer Peter Stjärnvind left ENTOMBED in order to concentrate on his membership in the Swedish cult act NIFELHEIM. NIFELHEIM guitarist Sebastian Ramstedt (a.k.a. Vengeance from Beyond; also in NECROPHOBIC) told BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "No bad breakup or anything personal between him/us and the guys in ENTOMBED, but heavy touring didn't fit his situation right now." ENTOMBED is currently utilizing the services of drummer Olle Dahlstedt (ALPHA SAFARI, ex-MISERY LOVES CO.) for all of its upcoming European gigs. Stjärnvind and his wife recently welcomed their first child, a daughter.

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers SWALLOW THE SUN will enter the Seawolf Studios in Helsinki on September 11 to record its third, as-yet-untitled album. A February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records is expected.

SWALLOW THE SUN's second album, "Ghosts of Loss", was released last summer via Firebox Records. It entered the official Finnish album chart at position No. 8. Back in April 2005, SWALLOW THE SUN's single "Forgive Her" entered the Finnish single chart at position No. 4. In addition to the nine-minute title track, the single featured a cover version of the CANDLEMASS classic "Solitude", with Magister Albert from REVEREND BIZARRE on vocals.

Faroe Islands metallers TYR will release their third album, "Ragnarok", in Europe on September 25 via Napalm Records (October 10 in the U.S.). The follow-up to 2003's "Eric the Red" was recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark and contains "more of the same, only better," according to the band.

"Ragnarok" (view cover here) track listing:

01. The Beginning
02. The Hammer Of Thor
03. Envy
04. Brothers Bane
05. The Burning
06. The Ride To Hel
07. Torsteins Kvæði
08. Grímur Á Miðalnesi
09. Wings of Time
10. The Rage Of The Skullgaffer
11. The Hunt
12. Victory
13. Lord of Lies
14. Gjallarhorni
15. Ragnarok
16. The End
Bonus tracks (digipack only):
17. Valkyries Flight
18. Valhalla

Download an audio sample of the track "Wings of Time" at this location.

TYR's sophomore album, "Eric the Red", received a "proper" release earlier this year via Napalm Records. The CD was originally issued three years ago via a record company known as Tutl. The new version of the album contains two bonus tracks

DEVILDRIVER's sophomore album, "The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" — which originally came out in June 2005 — will be re-released on Halloween (October 31) as a special edition CD/DVD set. The new package will include three rare studio tracks and three "killer" live songs. The DVD will feature four music videos. A poster advertising the new release can be seen at this location.

"The Fury of Our Maker's Hand" entered Billboard's Heatseeker's chart at No. 1. It also debuted at No. 117 on Billboard's Top 200 album charts and No. 17 on the Top Hard Rock chart. Additionally, the album soared to No. 1 on the Metal/College Radio and Specialty charts. A follow-up effort is expected to be recorded in early 2007 for a tentative summer 2007 release.

Swedish "gothic metallers" BESEECH have hooked up with the Austrian booking agency Rock The Nation Bookings/Management which handles such bands as DEATHSTARS, GRAVEWORM, DISBELIEF, and KATALYSM.

Commented the group: "We hope and think this cooperation will take BESEECH one step further when we talking about touring and to reach every possible country!

In other news, BESEECH will soon record a new demo which they will use to procure a new record contract following their split with Napalm Records. Interested labels can contact the band at robert@beseech.net.

BESEECH's final release for Napalm was their fifth album, "Sunless Days", which came out last September.

The follow-up to 2004's "Drama", "Sunless Days" was recorded at StudioMega in Varberg, Sweden and includes a a cover of the DANZIG track "Devil's Plaything" as well as a re-recording of the song "Manmade Dreams" (on the digipack version only) from BESEECH's second album, "Black Emotions".

Finnish horror metallers DOMINATION BLACK have revealed the final track listing for their sophomore album, "Dark Legacy", due later in the year via Poison Arrow Records.

DOMINATION BLACK frontman "The Sentinel" KILLgast has described the sound of the new album as "melodic thrash-metal-meets-traditional and quite bizarre-metal!'

"Dark Legacy" track listing:

01. Enter The Dark Legacy (instrumental)
02. Follow The Fear
03. Scavenger Of Evil
04. Ghost Of the Nightfall
05. The Cemetary
06. What Lies Beneath
07. Dark Water Dreams
08. Two Faced Devil
09. Phantom Light
10. Nightmare World

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

For more information, visit www.dominationblack.com.

Paragon Records has posted the track "The Shadow Out of Time" from the upcoming EYES OF LIGEIA album "A Fever Which Would Cling to Thee Forever" at this location.

Due on September 19, the cult doom band's fourth full-length album continues where their previous CD, "What the Moon Brings", left off, according to a press release. "Continuing a transformation from a death/doom metal band, to an eerie black metal band with prominant doom parts. A bit of a cross between XASTHUR, THERGOTHON, UNHOLY, and early ANCIENT WISDOM, while giving a nod to the unique and memorable riffing of the first two EYES OF LIGEIA albums. This is an album that promises to be one of the standouts of 2006."

Italian power metal band KALEDON will release their fourth full-length album, "Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods", in Europe on September 29. The CD will be issued in North American on September 12 via Universal Metal Production.

"Chapter 4: Twilight of the Gods" projected track listing:

01. The Holy Water
02. Hell On Earth
03. War Plans
04. Goodbye My Friend
05. Clash Of The Titans
06. Into The Fog
07. Eyes Of Fire
08. The Fury
09. New King Of Kaledon
10. The Prophecy
11. Out Of The Ground

An MP3 of the track "Clash of the Titans" has been made available for download at this location.

On August 3, 1987, British rock band DEF LEPPARD released the album "Hysteria". Already a major force in rock music, "Hysteria" catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for "Hysteria" are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredible success of previous album "Pyromania" (released in 1983) and "Hysteria", DEF LEPPARD are one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10-million-plus-selling albums in the U.S. The others are THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and VAN HALEN. The "Hysteria" album also spawned seven hit singles! Enormous hits such as "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Animal", "Love Bites", "Armageddon It" and "Rocket" are rock staples that still enjoy huge popularity today and have helped make DEF LEPPARD Britain's greatest ever arena rock band. The album remains DEF LEPPARD's best loved.

Mercury Records is set to release the "Hysteria Deluxe Edition" on October 16, 2006. The double album will feature the full album remastered and a host of extras including all the "Hysteria" single b-sides, live b-sides and remixes together for the first time. The deluxe edition will also feature exclusive expanded booklet and artwork (including a forward by Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke).

Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music's hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), DEF LEPPARD's "Hysteria Deluxe Edition" is an album not to miss.

Full track listing for "Hysteria Deluxe Edition" (view cover here) is as follows:

Disc One:

"Hysteria" remastered:

01. Women
02. Rocket
03. Animal
04. Love Bites
05. Pour Some Sugar On Me
06. Armageddon It
07. Gods Of War
08. Don't Shoot Shotgun
09. Run Riot
10. Hysteria
11. Excitable
12. Love And Affection

"Hysteria" B-Sides:

13. Tear It Down
14. Ride Into The Sun (1987 Re-Recording)
15. I Wanna Be Your Hero
16. Ring Of Fire

Disc Two:

"Hysteria" Live B-Sides:

01. Elected (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
02. Love And Affection (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
03. Billy's Got A Gun (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
04. Rock Af Ages (Live In Tilburg, Holland)
05. Women (Live In Denver)

"Hysteria" Remixes:

06. Animal (Extended Version)
07. Pour Some Sugar On Me (Extended Version)
08. Armageddon It (The Nuclear Mix)
09. Excitable (Orgasmic Mix)
10. Rocket (The Lunar Mix)

"Hysteria" B-Sides Continued:

11. Release Me (performed by STUMPUS MAXIMUS & THE GOOD OL' BOYS)

According to a posting at Ozzyhead.com, OZZY OSBOURNE is currently working on two brand new studio albums.

The first album is set for release in February 2007. Most of the music was recorded before Ozzfest in May with Mike Bordin (drums), Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (bass) and Zakk Wylde (guitar). Ozzy is currently working on recording the vocals. Zakk Wylde recently announced that he had to cancel three tour dates in October (Oct. 14 - House Of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC; Oct. 16 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA; Oct. 18 - Rams Head Live, Baltimore, MD) with his band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY to finish up obligations in the studio in connection with the new album. The second album will be the soundtrack to Ozzy's musical about controversial Russian politician Grigory Rasputin. The album will be released first, and then the play will debut on Broadway or as a touring show according to Osbourne. There is no current release date set.

In a recent interview, Ozzy said, "We wrote a song called 'Rasputin' (for the 1995 'Ozzmosis' album), but then it never got used, you know, and then every now and again I'd try to find this tape of songs. We wrote a bunch of songs, and I put this tape on and thought, 'You know what? That would be a great musical.' It kind of grew on its own. It's the traditional 'Fiddler on the Roof'-type of music, plus the kind of BEATLES-y kind of influence. There's this wonderful song that goes, 'How dark it is before the dawn, the day begins, a child is born.' It's beautiful. I'm really happy about it. I hope the rest of the world is. I spent 10 years of my f—king life in this thing."

MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine has told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that the band's upcoming album, entitled "United Abominations", has been pushed back to an early 2007 release through Roadrunner Records.

"We're putting the finishing touches on it," Mustaine told Billboard.com. "We've got a little more work before it's finished, but it should be out some time next year."

The singer/guitarist says the album, which he's producing with Jeff Balding, "has a lot of variation on it. It's got some surprises, but there's a really old-school vein to it, I would say." The group has been careful not to rush the album, either, holding sessions in London, Los Angeles and Nashville since earlier this year.

"We're taking our time with this one," Mustaine says. "It's a great feeling to make a record and not have our feet held to the fire. One of my heroes growing up was KISS, but they really frustrated me 'cause they would put out a record just about every year. I couldn't figure that out. I pretty much have a cycle of about 18 months to 24 months between records. I just can't put them out any quicker than that and feel comfortable about them."

Read more at Billboard.com.

According to an Earache Records press release, U.K. music TV channel Scuzz TV has "banned" DEICIDE's video for the song "Homage for Satan", condemning it for being offensive and derogatory.

In a statement, a Scuzz representative allegedly declared that "the lyrical content is religiously offensive, derogatory, and can be read as improper exploitation of any susceptibilities of the audience."

They further commented, "With regards the imagery itself, the inclusion of a priest or religious figure in any belief system is always a very touchy subject, but the possession of one such person, and the disparaging respect for the Christian Bible is in direct conflict with Ofcom regulations."

Earache Records commented in a statement, "The video, featuring blood-splattered zombies on a rampaging mission to capture a priest forcibly underlies DEICIDE's explicit stance against religion, yet is a representation of death metal at its best. The banning of the video coincides with the eagerly anticipated release of DEICIDE's highly acclaimed album, 'The Stench of Redemption', and effectively removes the chance for extreme music to be represented to a mass audience [in the U.K.] The outright banning of the video marks a worrying trend, as the station declares that they 'generally don't play death/black metal on Scuzz anymore' yet boldly label themselves as a 'rock hard' channel."

To make your own mind up about the video, you can check it out on YouTube at this location.