After a nine-month hiatus, Swedish doom metal masters WORLD BELOW — featuring CARNAL FORGE/CENTINEX guitarist Jonas Kjellgren and CENTINEX drummer Ronnie Bergerståhl — have rejoined forces with bassist/vocalist Mikael Danielsson (ex-SIDEBURNERS) and are preparing to enter Black Lounge studios to begin recording their third full-length album, tentatively due in November 2006 via Austria's Psychedoomelic Records.

Commented the band: "Original vocalist/bassplayer Mike Danielsson is now more doom than ever and back in the band. We have rehearsed for our third album and everything sounds truly amazing. This will be THE WORLD BELOW album, the disc that will blow your tiny speakers to hell!!"

WORLD BELOW is:

• Mike Danielsson - Vocals/Bass
  
• Ronnie Bergerståhl (a.k.a. Ronny Steelmountain) - Drums
  
• Jonas "JP" Kjellgren - Guitar/Vocals
  

For more information, visit www.worldbelow.tk.

DANZIG recently shot a video for the song "Crawl across Your Killing Floor" outside of Los Angeles. The track will be included on the upcoming "Lost Tracks of Danzig" collection, a two-CD set of previously unreleased DANZIG tracks spaning the band's entire career — from the 1988 self-titled debut to the present. A November release is expected.

As previously reported, Glenn Danzig's long-awaited "Black Aria II" CD, the follow-up to the original "Black Aria" (1993), will be available in stores on September 19, 2006. The album, the material for which has apparently been written for five years, is a classical, operatic piece based on Lilith, the mythological first wife of Adam, according to Danzig. "It's different from the first record but similar in a lot of ways," he said. Check out the cover artwork at this location.

DANZIG, the band, will be embarking on its first tour of Australia since 1993 in early September. Glenn is also in the process of shooting his first feature film, "Gerouge", which he has written and will direct. "Gerouge" is based on one of the comic book titles distributed by his Verotik publishing company, and concerns turn-of-the-century New Orleans voodoo.

Finnish melodic death metallers AMORAL have posted the following message on their official web site:

"The studio has been booked for the recording of the third album. Hämeenlinna Rock City awaits us again, as we enter studio Sound Supreme in January 2007. If all goes well (Janne Saksa doesn't throw us out, we don't get carried away with the pinball machine etc.) we should be done by mid-March.

"Now, the question is: what the hell is there to do in Hämeenlinna during wintertime? It's not likely we'll be going for a swim or to throw frisbee in January, so we have no idea how to spend our free time after working hours. Any and all good ideas and suggestions are welcomed to the guestbook!

"No release date has yet been decided on, but expect to hear new music in the summer of '07. New material is coming out great, so we have no worries about making the deadline. We cannot wait to start playing the new shit live! There's some serious gallows pole rock 'n' roll to be unleashed..."

AMORAL's second album, "Decrowning", was released in the U.S. in March via Candlelight Records USA. The CD is available in Europe on Spikefarm Records.

AMORAL signed a deal with Spikefarm in July 2004 following their split with the U.K.'s Rage of Achilles. The group's debut album, "Wound Creations", was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios and was mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox studios in Helsinki.

Swedish melodic metallers NOSTRADAMEUS have posted the following message on their official web site:

"First of all, we want to say how sorry we are of the fact that we've been updating the homepage soo bad. There's been some problems for us concerning the access of the site. Sorry! Well, the recording of the fifth NOSTRADAMEUS album, 'Pathway', is finished. We used the same studio as we did with 'Hellbound'. [At] the moment we are working [on] the cover of the album [with] Derek Gores, also the same guy we used on 'Hellbound'.

"This album is, how we would see it, a development from 'Hellbound' — more METAL. But I'm sure that you guys who like the earlier stuff will find things that please you as well, as long as you like metal.

"As far as we heard, the album will be released by the end of this year or early next year. And our goal is to make as many gigs and tours as possible in the future."

"Pathway" track listing (in no particular order):

01. Wall of Anger
02. No Trace of Madness
03. Not Only Women Bleed
04. MDCC Pt. 1
05. MDCC Pt. 2
06. The Untouchebles
07. Death by My Side
08. Until the End
09. Demon Voices
10. Welcome to Living
11. P.I.R

NOSTRADAMEUS' fourth album, "Hellbound", was released in May 2004 through Germany's AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "The Third Prophecy" was recorded at RoastingHouse studios in Malmö, Sweden.

MANOWAR will release a new single, "The Sons of Odin", in October 2006, followed by a full-length DVD containing the historic Earthshaker Fest 2005 performance in November. Fans can soon expect more details about the release date of the new studio album, entitled "Gods of War".

MANOWAR were forced to reschedule some of their previously announced European dates earlier in the year due to an unfortunate accident involving MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan. "Our first concern was to be sure that Karl was in good condition," MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio said at the time. "As soon as we were certain Karl would be able to play again in the near future, we wanted to give our fans as much information as possible to keep them abreast of plans for the tour."

MANOWAR has sold over eight million records worldwide. The group's last studio album, "Warriors of the World", was a critically acclaimed chart-topper in Europe, reaching gold status in Germany.

The upcoming MANOWAR album will be released on the band's own label, Magic Circle Music.

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA will release their new album, "Caledonia", on November 17 via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Command to Charge" was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp. The album photography is being handled by Axel Jusseit, who previously worked with the group on 2003's "Signs for the Fallen".

According to the band, "'Caledonia' adopts the lyrical concept of ancient Scottish history, which explains song titles such as 'Highland Hills', 'Forth-Clyde' and 'The IXth Legion'."

Finnish band CATAMENIA has set "Bringing the Cold to Poland" as the title of its upcoming live which will be filmed on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw, Poland. Due in November 2006 via Metal Mind Productions, the set will be available in standard DVD edition and DVD+CD limited edition. More information will follow soon.

Formed in 1995, CATAMENIA is said to be one of the "most catchy and commercial" bands in the "black/nordic" metal style.

In addition to CATAMENIA, live performances by OBITUARY, GRAVE and SINISTER on August 24 at the Stodola Club in Warsaw will be filmed for separate DVD releases.

Tickets for the show are priced at 13 euroes and are available at www.metalopolis.pl.

Sweden's LORD BELIAL has entered Los Angered studio (owned by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque) outside Gothenburg to begin recording its seventh full-length album, entitled "Revelation". A late 2006 release via Regain Records is expected.

LORD BELIAL's sixth full-length album, "Nocturnal Beast", was released last November via Regain . The follow-up to 2004's "The Seal of Belial" was recorded at Los Angered.

"The Seal of Belial" received its long-overdue U.S. release on September 20, 2005 via Candlelight Records USA.

Reunited Austrian black metallers ABIGOR have issued the following update:

"The drum work for the new album (10 tracks, proper vinyl release as well!) has been finished. Next are guitars in August. After the vocal, bass and synth recordings, mixdown and mastering is planned for late September/early October."

ABIGOR's current lineup includes mainman Peter Kubik and co-founding member T.T.

A brand new TRIVIUM song, entitled "Detonation", has been made available for download at this location. The track comes off the group's third album, "The Crusade", due on October 10 via Roadrunner Records (one day earlier internationally). The MP3 will only be available until August 21. The band will also release a single called "Anthem (We Are The Fire)" on October 2. The single will include the video, as well as new B-sides from "The Crusade" recording sessions which will not be available on the album.

"The Crusade" was recorded primarily at AudioHammer Studio in Orlando, Florida, with the band's guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy co-producing the disc with AudioHammer owner and previous collaborator Jason Suecof. Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Ignition", "Contempt Breeds Contamination", "And Sadness Will Sear", "Vengeance", "To the Rats" and "Contemporary Plague". "There's one acoustic song, a SKID ROW/MÖTLEY CRÜE-sounding song, a DEF LEPPARD, Southern-rock metal song and then 11 ridiculously technical thrash songs," Heafy had previously said. "It's a solo insanity CD, but in a good way." A European tour with IRON MAIDEN will follow in November/December, with plans for a European headlining trek in the spring.

IMPELLITTERI mainman Chris Impellitteri has posted the following update at his official web site:

"The new music for 'Good and Evil' is officially written, and it is time to start the recording. I am very excited about this material because I challenged myself to push the envelope and grow artistically. The writing process was definitely time-consuming because I wanted these songs to inspire people and excite them. So I knew that this CD had to be better than anything I have done to date. Fortunately, I have all this positive energy and motivation which led to some really amazing riffs and crazy soloing. This music is definately metal with lots of fast shredding guitar solos and screaming vocals. The rhythms are heavy and addictive and the vibe is positive with lots of energy....

"As many of you know, I don't like to interact with the media very often, but if this recording turns out well, I will promote this release heavily and tour extensively. But, first thing is first, so I am headed into the studio with my boys and hope to see all of you soon!!"

IMPELLITTERI's most recent album, "Pedal to the Metal", was released last year via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2002's "System X" marked the recording debut with the group of vocalist Curtis Skelton (ex-SPEAK NO EVIL).

Long-running Italian black/thrash metallers NECRODEATH are currently working on a video for the song "Master of Morphine" from their latest album "100% Hell".

In other news, NECRODEATH has been confirmed to headline the 2006 edition of the "Boat of Metal" festival, a unique one-day cruise through the Venice lagoon and islands (with destination Piazza San Marco), set to take place August 19.

NECRODEATH's sixth studio album, "100% Hate" was recorded at Outer Sound studios in Rome and features a guest appearance by VENOM frontman Conrad" Cronos" Lant. The CD was described in a press release as "the most diverse NECRODEATH album to date, containing 10 furious tracks spanning from the fast thrashing assault of the mid-eighties to the groove-oriented sonic holocaust displayed with the latest efforts."

According to a posting on the CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom, Nuclear Blast Records will issue the "deluxe edition" of the band's "Follow the Reaper" album featuring bonus material. The track listing for the new CD is as follows:

01. Follow the Reaper
02. Bodom after Midnight
03. Children of Decadence
04. Everytime I Die
05. Mask of Sanity
06. Taste of My Scythe
07. Hate Me!
08. Northern Comfort
09. Kissing the Shadows
10. Hellion (W.A.S.P. cover)
11. Aces High (IRON MAIDEN cover)
12. Everytime I Die (video clip)

In other news, Scythes Of Bodom has uploaded the proposed cover art for CHILDREN OF BODOM's forthcoming live DVD, "Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live", due in the U.S. on October 10. The disc is estimated to contain over three hours of non-stop COB action, including a live concert, videos, and a rare documentary on the band from past to present.

Directed by Patric Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company, the DVD will mainly focus on the February 5, 2006 live concert at Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring over 90 minutes of live excitement.

For more information on the "Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live" DVD, click here.

ELIS, the Liechtenstein-based gothic metal band whose singer, Sabine Dünser, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on July 7 during rehearsal and passed away the following day in hospital, has decided to release the already completed recordings for its new album, "Griefshire", as a tribute to their fallen frontwoman. "Sabine denoted 'Griefshire' always as her 'baby' and it would be her biggest wish that the CD will be released," the group writes on its web site.

Dünser was born June 27, 1977 and joined ELIS, then still known as ERBEN DER SCHOPFUNG, in 2001. The follow-up to 2004's "Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky" was completed at Mastersound Studios in Stuttgart with producer Alexander Krull (ATROCITY, LEAVES' EYES). A video for "Der Letzte Tag", taken from the last CD, can be viewed at this location (right-click and "Save Target As" 6.4 MB, Windows Media).

Pacific Northwest band AGALLOCH's long-awaited and much-anticipated new album "Ashes against the Grain" (out August 8 on The End Records) is being streamed in its entirety at MP3.com. The band recently filmed a video for the song "Not unlike the Waves" with director Nicole Phillips and cinematographers Richard Stark and Juan Mosqueda. Over nine hours of footage was shot in three days and the results are said to be "quite stunning." To film aficionados, the style of the video will call to mind the work of Ingmar Bergman, Mario Bava, and the German Expressionist movement.

AGALLOCH will be making their first appearance in Europe in the fall as openers on the NOVEMBERS DOOM headlining tour.

DEICIDE's latest offering, "The Stench of Redemption" (due on August 22), is now available in the Earache webstore to pre-order on four different formats.

01. 10 Track Super-Limited Edition Collector's Box Set

The super-rare collector's edition box set is limited to 4000 worldwide, housed in a sturdy clamshell box it contains:

* 1x 10 track "The Stench of Redemption" CD
* 4x Collectable band member art cards
* 1x Double-sided color poster

02. Limited Edition Collector's Box Set

The collector's edition box set comes in a sturdy clamshell box and contains:

* 1x 9 track "The Stench of Redemption" CD
* 4x Collectable band member art cards
* 1x Double-sided color poster

03. Regular CD Edition

04. 12" Vinyl Picture Disc

For more information, including pre-ordering details, click here.

The follow-up to 2004's "Scars of the Crucifix", "The Stench of Redemption" was recorded at Morrisound in Tampa, Florida and marks the first recording with the new DEICIDE lineup following the departure of the Hoffman brothers. Joining frontman Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim in the new formation are guitarists Jack Owen (ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Ralph Santolla (ex-ICED EARTH, DEATH).

The cover artwork for AMON AMARTH's new album, entitled "With Oden On Our Side", has been posted online at this location. The Swedish viking death metal metallers' sixth full-length album will be released in Europe on September 25 (September 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens Bogren.

"With Oden On Our Side" track listing:

01. Valhall Awaits Me
02. Runes to My Memory
03. Asator
04. Hermod's Ride to Hel (Lokes Treachery Part 1)
05. Gods of War Arise
06. With Oden On Our Side
07. Cry of the Black Birds
08. Under the Northern Star
09. Prediction of Warfare

There will be a limited digipack version containing a bonus disc featuring the following track listing:

01. Where Silent Gods Stand Guard (live at Wacken 2004)
02. Death in Fire (live at Wacken 2004)
03. With Oden on Our Side (demo version)
04. Hermod's Ride to Hel - Lokes Treachery Part 1 (demo version)
05. Once Sent from the Golden Hall (Sunlight Studio recording 1997)
06. Return of the Gods (Sunlight Studio recording 1997 – previously unreleased song)

AMON AMARTH will embark on a full European headlining tour in October. More information will be made available soon.

A new INTO ETERNITY track, "Severe Emotional Distress", from the Canada's progressive metal band's forthcoming album, "The Scattering of Ashes", has been made available at the Gigantour MySpace page.

INTO ETERNITY has been confirmed for this year's Gigantour set to kick off in September. INTO ETERNITY guitarist Tim Roth said of the honor, "We are extremely blown away at the chance to tour with this great festival. When INTO ETERNITY was formed, a tour with MEGADETH was always a goal of mine. I didn't actually think nine years later we would be playing arenas with them. INTO ETERNITY would like to give extra thanks to MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover for going to bat and putting in some good words for us. See you out there!"

INTO ETERNITY's new CD, "The Scattering of Ashes", is scheduled for release on October 3 via Century Media Records. The CD was mixed and mastered by Andy Sneap (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ARCH ENEMY).

INTO ETERNITY's new CD will mark the group's first release with vocalist Stu Block, who was previously a member of Vancouver's OMEGA CROM. The band's third album, "Buried in Oblivion", was released in February 2004 through Century Media Records.

Dutch black metallers SAURON have set "The Channeling Void" as the title of their upcoming third full-length album, tentatively due late 2006/early 2007 via the Swedish label Carnal Records (CRAFT, ARCKANUM, SHAARIMOTH). Eight songs have been written for the CD, which will be recorded at Double Noise studio and mastered at the Necromorbus facility in Sweden. Cover art will be handled by Manuel Tinnemans.

"The Channeling Void" projected track listing

01. Know My Word Is His
02. Crowning the Swarm
03. Secrets Divine
04. Council of the Impious (Vicarius Filii Dei)
05. Deformed Source of Creation
06. The Great Destroyer
07. 7
08. Cognosce Semitas Meas

In other news, the band's video for the song "Anima Mundi" can be viewed at YouTube.com.

SAURON's second full-length album, "For A Dead Race", was released in 2004 via Neurotic Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Universe of Filth" was recorded at Double Noise studio and was described as "more mature, more diverse and most of all more angry" than its predecessor.

EDGE OF SANITY, the acclaimed Swedish band led by producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö, has finalized the track listing for its upcoming double CD collection, "The Best of Edge of Sanity". According to Dan, "one disc will feature the highlights of the more 'normal' studio albums and the mini-album 'Until Eternity Ends' [1994]," while "the second disc will be packed with 'Crimson' [1996] and 'Crimson II' [2003] in slightly edited versions. All songs will be remastered."

"The Best of Edge of Sanity" track listing:

Disc A:

01. Tales…
02. Human Aberration
03. Enigma
04. In The Veins/Darker Than Black
05. Lost
06. The Masque
07. Until Eternity Ends
08. Eternal Eclipse
09. Twilight
10. Black Tears
11. 15:36
12. Hell Is Where The Heart Is
13. Hellwritten
14. Bleed You Dry

Disc B:

Crimson (full album)
Crimson II (full album)

EDGE OF SANITY's last studio album, "Crimson II", was essentially a Dan Swanö solo release with help from various friends.

ALICE COOPER's "The Nightmare Returns" will get an official DVD release on Tuesday, August 1 via Geffen Records (August 28 in Europe). This concert was captured live on MTV on Halloween night, 1986 in front of a sold-out audience of 20,000 at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. This highly theatrical concert tour was in support of ALICE COOPER's 1986 MCA release, "Constrictor", and was said to be one of ALICE's biggest and bloodiest shows. The lineup of Kane Roberts and Devlin 7 on guitars, Kip Winger on bass, Ken Mary on drums, and Paul "Horrorvitz" Taylor on keyboards, along with additional theatrical performers, created an all-new show that included elements of the past while embracing the newer more metallic sound.

"The Nightmare Returns" track listing:

01. Intro tape
02. Welcome To My Nighmare
03. Billion Dollar Babies
04. Years Ago (instrumental excerpt)
05. No More Mister Nice Guy
06. Years Ago (instrumental excerpt)
07. Be My Lover
08. I'm Eighteen
09. The World Needs Guts
10. Give It Up
11. Cold Ethyl
12. Only Women Bleed
13. Go To Hell
14. Ballad Of Dwight Fry
15. Teenage Frankenstein
16. Sick Things
17. I Love The Dead
18. School's Out
19. Elected
20. Under My Wheels

To order a copy, follow these Amazon links: U.S., U.K..

BLIND GUARDIAN's video for the track "Another Stranger Me" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip is the group's first to feature drummer Frederik Ehmke, who replaced Thomen Stauch in 2005.

As previously reported, BLIND GUARDIAN have confirmed "A Twist in the Myth" as the title of their new album, due on September 4 via Nuclear Blast Records (September 1 in Germany).

"A Twist in the Myth" (view cover here) track listing:

01. This Will Never End (5:07)
02. Otherland (5:14)
03. Turn the Page (4:16)
04. Fly (5:43)
05. Carry the Blessed Home (4:03)
06. Another Stranger Me (4:36)
07. Straight through the Mirror (5:48)
08. Lionheart (4:15)
09. Skalds and Shadows (3:13)
10. The Edge (4:27)
11. The New Order (4:49)

BLIND GUARDIAN recently released a single, "Fly", containing two exclusive tracks: an acoustic version of "Skalds and Shadows" and BLIND GUARDIAN's version of the IRON BUTTERFLY classic "In A Gadda Da Vida" (previously covered by SLAYER).

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have posted the following message on their official web site:

"We are looking forward to the Wacken [Open Air] show where we are going to play with our old friends, Michael [Schenker], Uli [Jon Roth] and Hermann [Rarebell]. This is going to be a very special event. If you are surprised that the set list voting for the Wacken show took place on the festival page vs. our official web site this is because we wanted to get a feel for what the audience of the festival wanted to hear. Presumably, the new album will be released in May 2007. We'll keep you posted as details become more clear."

SCORPIONS have reportedly tapped songwriter/producer Desmond Child — who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE TYLER — to produce their next studio album, which they expect to release before the end of 2007. Child, who recently worked with Michael Beinhorn, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman as co-producer on MEAT LOAF's "Bat Out of Hell III: The Last at Bat" CD, has also been mentioned as MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's likely collaborator on Neil's new solo album, which the vocalist was previously said to be planning to record this summer.

SCORPIONS' latest album, "Unbreakable", was released in the U.S. in June 2004 through Sanctuary Records. The CD was recorded at Peppermint Park Studio in Hannover, Germany and was mixed at Wisseloord studios in Hilversum, Holland.

Frontiers Records has announce the completion of KINGDOM COME's new studio album, entitled "Ain't Crying For The Moon", to be released in Europe on October 20, 2006.

"After having done a lot of experimenting with 'Perpetual'," says Lenny Wolf, the mastermind behind KINGDOM COME, "I thought it was the time to take out the axe again and rock the house. The new CD will be 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."

Still the new album keeps on having a very personal and quite recognizable touch, even if KINGDOM COME is an ever-evolving musical reality.

"When we will come to your towns, we will definitely play songs from our early days as well," adds Wolf, who, as a special gift to the fans, decided to include in the new album track listing an exclusive remake of KINGDOM COME's first U.S. hit "Get It On", originally released on the band's debut album in 1988.

"Ain't Crying For The Moon" (view cover here) track listing:

01. Two Legged Sheep
02. Not Here To Be Your Friend
03. Same Old Stars
04. Ain't Crying For The Moon
05. Perfect Citizen
06. This Is My Life
07. Bon Scott
08. Removed The Sting
09. Friends In Spirit
10. Darkroom
11. Look At You
12. Across The Universe
13. Get It On (2006 version)

Check out audio samples at this location.

According to MTV.com, a new DVD series called "Dynamo Classic Concert 1991" will launch this fall via Escapi Music with a performance by METAL CHURCH filmed that year at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, Holland. Other bands that played Dynamo that year include ARMORED SAINT, MORBID ANGEL, EXTREME, OBITUARY, PRIMUS and SAIGON KICK. The METAL CHURCH DVD is scheduled for release October 10.

METAL CHURCH's latest album, "A Light in the Dark", was released in Europe on June 19 (June 27 in the U.S.) via SPV. The CD includes a new version of the classic "Watch the Children Play" as a tribute to vocalist David Wayne, who passed away in May 2005.

METAL CHURCH's current band lineup consists of Vanderhoof (guitar), Ronny Munroe (vocals), Jay Reynolds (guitar), Steve Unger (bass) and Jeff Plate (drums).

Ozzy Osbourne has told Reuters that he is working on two new albums and the first one could be ready by February.

"I don't want to release an album if it's not a great album," Ozzy said. "I primarily write an album for myself, and if the world likes it, great," he said. "I'm just hoping that I can get a good couple of albums out." Osbourne was cautious about when the album would be ready, but his wife, Sharon, who is also his manager, said "hopefully" it would released in February.

The self-proclaimed "Prince of Darkness" said he was working on the two albums with guitarist Zakk Wylde, whose band BLACK LABEL SOCIETY is one of the main acts in Osbourne's annual hard-rock traveling festival, Ozzfest.

"I can't say anything about the songs," Osbourne said at an event in New York to launch a Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt to raise money for his wife's cancer charity.

German melodic black/death metallers SUIDAKRA are finalizing the mixing process for their new album, "Caledonia", tentatively due in October via Armageddon Music. The follow-up to 2005's "Command to Charge" was recorded at Gernhart Records studio in Siegburg, Germany and features artwork by Kris Verwimp. The album photography is being handled by Axel Jusseit, who previously worked with the group on 2003's "Signs for the Fallen".

According to the band, "'Caledonia' adopts the lyrical concept of ancient Scottish history, which explains song titles such as 'Highland Hills', 'Forth-Clyde' and 'The IXth Legion'."

U.S. death metal giants HATE ETERNAL have set "The Perilous Fight" as the title of their upcoming DVD, which was shot at The Garage in London, England on June 4, 2006. Due in October, the set will feature artwork from Paul Romano (TRIVIUM, MASTODON) and will include the following footage:

* The full London set (June 4, 2006)
* An in-depth interview with the band filmed immediately post-gig
* Documentary on the making of "I, Monarch"
* On-tour footage
* All of the band's promo videos, including "Powers That Be" and "I, Monarch"

HATE ETERNAL's current album, "I, Monarch", was the last to feature departed drummer Derek Roddy, who was replaced by Reno Kiilerich for the European tour.