Norway's progressive metal act WINDS — comprised of singer Lars Eric Si (KHOLD), guitarist Carl August Tidemann (ARCTURUS), keyboardist Andy Winter (AGE OF SILENCE) and Jan Axel Von Blomberg (ARCTURUS, MAYHEM) — have announced the following guest appearances on their upcoming album:

Agnete M. Kirkevaag (MADDER MORTEM, FRANTIC BLEEP)

Lars A. Nedland (BORKNAGAR, SOLEFALD)

Øystein Moe (ULVER, TRITONUS)

Winter, piano player and main songwriter, comments: "These guys were selected by the four of us based on our deep admiration for their talents, and we are both honored and grateful that they chose (and found in time in their busy schedules) to participate in enhancing our new record with their presence."

WINDS are currently working on completing the remaining recording sessions for their fourth record, the follow-up to the well-received 2004 offering "The Imaginary Direction Of Time". The upcoming album will be mixed and completed during late summer or early fall of 2006 for a late 2006 release on The End Records.

Norway's Puls Music is reporting that TNT frontman Tony Harnell has officially left the band after a 22-year tenure as the group's lead vocalist. Harnell's statement on the matter read as follows:

"It is with a clear mind and a sad heart that I announce my final departure from TNT but I look forward to all the exciting new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It's been an amazing 22 years and we have created some great music together for thousands of faithful fans worldwide. The reasons for me leaving are both personal and professional. It is simply time to open a new chapter in my life in a fresh environment. I wish my former colleagues well in all their future endeavors in life and in music.

"To the fans I wish to express my deepest heartfelt gratitude for your many years of love and support and I hope to take some of you with me on my musical journey forward."

TNT were previously scheduled to record a live DVD at their April 1 gig at club Heineken in Madrid, Spain with director Bernhard Kellerer of the U.K. company iMagic Films Ltd.

TNT played with the Oslo Symphony Orchestra and gospel choir in December 2005 in a performance that was to be recorded and shown on Norway's NRK channel around the holidays. The band reportedly performed the LOUIS ARMSTRONG classic "What A Wonderful World", which appears on the band's latest CD release, "All The Way to the Sun". TNT were named the featured artist at last year's Christmas Special.

TNT's "All the Way to the Sun" entered the official Norwegian album chart at position No. 29 back in mid-November.

Legendary vocalist/bassist GLENN HUGHES (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has finalized the track listing of his new solo album, "Music for the Divine", due on June 9 via Frontiers Records.

Produced by Glenn together with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, the CD was recorded in Chad's house in Los Angeles and again features Chad on drums and longtime Glenn Hughes collaborator JJ Marsh on guitar. Also featured are RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist John Frusciante and Mark Killian, who has provided the string arrangements and keyboards.

"Music for the Divine" track listing:

01. The Valiant Denial
02. Steppin’ On
03. Monkey Man
04. This House
05. You Got Soul
06. Frail
07. Black Light
08. Nights In White Satin
09. Too High
10. This Is How I Feel
11. The Divine

Hughes had previously stated about his decision to call the album "Music for the Divine", "The title is very important to me. When you hear the music, you'll understand the meaning. The title speaks to me, as all the previous ones have. Divine is goodness and is a statement to the fans that really understand my music.

"The album has deep lyrical and spiritual meaning and once again is where I'm at, at the present time. I do not wish to tread into the past and so this album is a major step forward to me. This is my most honest and artistic album. I am very glad to know that things have continued to grow along spiritual lines."

PAIN mainman Peter Tägtgren has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"As most people know, I've been busy with the other band HYPOCRISY and gonna do the Neckbreakers Ball [European] tour in April and a few selected festivals. But at the same time I'm working on the [PAIN] covers and a new full CD, so I will not do any gigs this year with PAIN. The new songs are going more in the direction of the 'Rebirth' area. I'm hoping for a worldwide release in beginning of 2007 and a world tour with that. Hope to have some more concrete news soon."

PAIN's upcoming covers CD will include reworkings of such cuts as BJÖRK's "I Play Dead" and DEPECHE MODE's "Behind the Wheel". The band's latest album, "Dancing with the Dead", debuted at position No. 3 on the Swedish album chart in January 2005. The follow-up to 2002's "Nothing Remains the Same" was released in continental Europe in March 2005.

JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST.

JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on March 31. This was a special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and was a tribute to Tommy Vance (U.K.'s "Friday Rock Show") who passed away last year.

JUDAS PRIEST's "Rising in the East" DVD was recently certified gold in the United States by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 50,000 copies. The DVD was released in the USA and Canada on November 15, 2005. The disc was filmed in May 2005 at the legendary Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The definitive JUDAS PRIEST lineup — vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bass guitarist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis — played two sold-out nights at the venue to promote the early-2005 release of the critically acclaimed studio album "Angel of Retribution", their first new material in 15 years. "Rising in the East" is JUDAS PRIEST's first straight-to-DVD release.

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have completed work on their new CD, "Ad Majorem Satanhas Gloriam". Next week (April 11-12), the band's bassist and songwriter King ov Hell will take off for New York to sit in on a listening session for the new CD and to give interviews. A summer release via Regain Records is expected.

GORGOROTH reportedly recorded several shows on their fall 2005 European tour with 1349 for an upcoming live album, entitled "True Norwegian Black Metal". Scheduled for a late autumn release in 2007, it will mark and celebrate GORGOROTH's 15-year anniversary.

GORGOROTH were most recently signed to Nuclear Blast Records, who released the band's last three efforts: "Twilight of the Idols" (2003), "Incipit Satan" (2000) and "Destroyer" (1998). The band's first three albums — "Pentagram" (1994), "Antichrist" (1996) and "Under the Sign of Hell" (1997) — were re-released last year in a remastered, digipack version via the French label Season of Mist.

Billboard.com is reporting that three vintage RUSH home videos will make their DVD debut as part of the boxed set "Rush Replay X 3", due June 13 via Mercury/UME. The collection will include 1982's "Exit ... Stage Left", 1985's "Grace Under Pressure" and 1991's "A Show of Hands", plus a previously unreleased audio CD version of "Grace Under Pressure". RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson created new stereo mixes for the releases, which are presented in 5.1 Surround Sound. Tour booklets from the three concerts have also been reprinted for the set.

Filmed in 1981 in Montreal, "Exit ... Stage Left" spotlights RUSH in its early career heyday as it performs such tracks as "Red Barchetta", "YYZ", "Tom Sawyer", "Limelight" and "Closer to the Heart".

"Grace Under Pressure" was taped in RUSH's Toronto homebase and blends hits like "New World Man" and "The Spirit of Radio" with more uncommon fare like "Witch Hunt", "The Enemy Within" and "The Weapon". The latter track is accompanied by a video featuring actor Joe Flaherty as his "SCTV" character Count Floyd.

"A Show of Hands" was taped in 1988 in Birmingham, England, and was issued in tandem with a live album of the same name. Peart's nightly drum solo appears here for the first time on an official release. Other highlights include "Turn the Page", "Marathon" and a closing medley of "2112"/"La Villa Strangiato"/"In the Mood".

WHITESNAKE are hoping to start recording songs later in the year for a late spring/early summer 2007 release, according to frontman David Coverdale.

Coverdale recently put the finishing touches on the vocals for the four new songs that the band will be adding to their upcoming double live album, tentatively due later in the year. The set is currently being assembled and the group are preparing to begin the mixing process. If all goes well, WHITESNAKE may even perform one of the songs on their upcoming tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early May in Japan. European dates will follow through early July. At the moment, no U.S. shows have been scheduled.

According to Coverdale, three of the new songs are "balls-to-ze-walls rockers" while one is a "mid-tempo power ballad." Coverdale is also tentatively planning on releasing a video compilation featuring all the WHITESNAKE clips, the COVERDALE/PAGE videos and as-yet-undisclosed "not-so-well-known" footage.

Danish metallers ILLDISPOSED have posted the cover artwork for their new album, "Burn Me Wicked", due in Germany on May 26 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "1-800 Vindication" was recorded at Combi Sound Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Ziggy.

"Burn Me Wicked" (view cover here) final track listing:

01. Shine Crazy
02. Case Of The Late Pig
03. Back To The Street
04. Our Heroin Recess
05. Throw Your Bolts
06. Burn Me Wicked
07. Fear The Gates
08. Slave
09. Nothing To Fear... Do It
10. The Widow Black
11. Illdispunk'd

ILLDISPOSED recently announced the addition of guitarist Martin Thim (EXMORTEM) to the group's ranks.

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will be filming their May 6 show at Medley in Montreal, Quebec for an upcoming double DVD, to be released in September. In addition to the concert, which will be filmed with several cameras, the DVD will contain lots of bonus features, like a road movie, a documentary covering the group's history, behind-the-scenes footage, video clips etc. "Canada is a good place to film a show," says the band's frontman, Kai Hansen. "But we are also bringing a cameraman along for the entire tour to capture all of the back stage and pre-show aspects of the band. We are bringing it back to rock 'n' roll basics.

This will be the first-ever GAMMA RAY video-documentary featuring the current lineup of the band. "The current lineup has been together for 8 years," Hansen states. "It's about time we get a filmed documentary of who the band is."

Having just released their latest effort, "Majestic", on October 11, 2005, GAMMA RAY is preparing to tour North America. The lineup for "Majestic" includes Hansen (guitar, bass), Dirk Schlächter (bass), Henjo Richter (guitar, keyboards) and Daniel Zimmerman (drums), who have been together for the last several releases after a number of lineup changes in the early stages of the band?s career. "Majestic" is the band's first release since 2003's "Skeletons in the Closet".

GAMMA RAY will be playing their first ever U.S. tour this spring. "We're excited because we have only played one U.S. show before," says Hansen. "Finally, after 16 years of GAMMA RAY, we are happy to be able to come to America and we're looking forward to kicking some ass!"

According to a posting on The Official Mekong Delta Thrash Pages, work on new material from the legendary German progressive thrash outfit MEKONG DELTA "is progressing nicely. Five of the eight group songs are completely finished musically. The other three are a little more difficult to complete because of special rhythms used. Ralf [Hubert, bass] and Peter [Sjöberg, guitar; also known as Peter Lake from THEORY IN PRACTICE] concluded they would first finish the eight group songs (and maybe even record them first) before working on the classical adaptation and the two orchestral ones. They have not been together yet because of the great progess on the drums. The three members will probably meet each other in Norway (where Uli [Kusch, drums; MASTERPLAN, ex-HELLOWEEN] lives nowadays) for rehearsals soon."

MEKONG DELTA have yet to find a suitable singer to complete the group's current lineup.

SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE singer Matt Tuck have recorded guest vocals on one of two "new" tracks that are set to appear on APOCALYPTICA's upcoming 10-year anniversary "best of" CD, "Amplified - A Decade of Reinventing the Cello", due on May 26.

Cavalera and Tuck share lead vocals on a song called "Repressed", which will be released as a single on May 12. Also set to be included on the album are the band's instrumental cover version of SLAYER's "Angel of Death", plus the previously released tracks "Enter Sandman", "Harmageddon", "Bittersweet" and "Seemann" (featuring NINA HAGEN). A DVD collection featuring footage from the band's "Life Burns" tour and various other clips will also be made available.

APOCALYPTICA recently signed a worldwide, multi-album recording deal with 20-20 Entertainment, Martin Dodd's New York-based joint venture with Sony BMG International. The band plan to enter the studio later in the year to record their sixth album, which will feature new material with unidentified collaborations.

EMPIRE, the brainchild of German guitarist Rolf Munkes (MAJESTY, RAZORBACK, ex-VANIZE), have finalized the track listing for their third album, "Raven Ride", due on May 12 via AOR Heaven Records.

The follow-up to 2003's "Trading Souls" (Lion Music) features guest appearances by singer Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBATH), drummer Andre Hilgers (AXXIS, SILENT FORCE, RAZORBACK) and bassist Neil Murray (WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH, M3). Martin and Murray had both appeared on "Trading Souls", which featured additional contributions from DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey and current HAMMERFALL/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Anders Johansson. A 90-second audio sample of the "Raven Ride" title track is available at this location.

"Raven Ride" track listing:

01. The Raven Ride
02. Breathe
03. Carbon Based Lifeform
04. Satanic Curses
05. Al Sirat - The Bridge To Paradise
06. What Would I Do?
07. Changing World
08. Maximum
09. I Can't Trust Myself
10. The Devil Speaks, The Sinner Cries

Sundsvall, Sweden-based death metallers IN BATTLE have inked a deal with Nocturnal Art Productions/Candlelight Records for the release of their fourth album, "Kingdom of Fear", tentatively due this fall. The follow-up to 2004's "Welcome to the Battlefield" (Cold/Metal Blade Records) will be recorded late summer.

"Welcome to the Battlefield" was recorded at Courthouse Studio in Östersund, Sweden and at Necromorbus Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. The CD was mixed and mastered at Erik Rutan's (HATE ETERNAL/ex-MORBID ANGEL guitarist) Mana Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida with engineer Shawn Ohtani. Rutan also laid down a guest appearance on lead guitar in the track "Serpents".

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, have inked a deal with Spinefarm Records.

Unashamedly taking a bow to their influences from the '80s — VAN HALEN, JOURNEY and other chartbusters of old — BROTHER FIRETRIBE's sound features "killer vocal harmonies and airy keyboard lines that will stick to your head like a misplaced bubble gum," according to a press release. "The cherries on the pie are Pekka Heino's smooth, dreamy voice and Emppu Vuorinen's guitar work, with his immaculate sense of style, rich tone and trademark sound which can't be mistaken, as the hundreds of thousands of fans of NIGHTWISH can attest."

BROTHER FIRETRIBE are:

Pekka Ansio Heino (LEVERAGE) - vocals
Emppu Vuorinen (NIGHTWISH) - guitar
Jason Flinck - bass, backing vocals
Tomppa Nikulainen - keyboards

"One Single Breath" single track listing:

01. One Single Breath (edit) (3:56)
02. Mighty Wings (4:14)

"False Metal" track listing:

01. Break Out (4:43)
02. Valerie (4:51)
03. I'm On Fire (4:59)
04. Love Goes Down (5:02)
05. Devil’s Daughter (4:12)
06. Midnite Queen (4:26)
07. One Single Breath (4:23)
08. Lover Tonite (3:46)
09. Spanish Eyes (4:47)
10. Kill City Kid (3:38)

For audio samples, check out www.myspace.com/brotherfiretribe.

The cover artwork for LEAVES' EYES new mini-album, entitled "Legend Land", has been posted online at this location.

"Legend Land" will be released for the price of a single at the end of May/beginning of June in connection with the band's upcoming tours, which includes dates througout Europe, USA, Canada, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

"Legend Land" track listing:

01. Legend Land
02. Skraelings
03. Viking's Word
04. The Crossing
05. Lyset
06. Legend Land (Extended Version)

Vocalist Alex Krull explains: "At first we'd planned to release a single from the 'Vinland Saga' album. However, we decided to record a complete EP with brand new and exclusive songs. This is our way of saying thank you to our fans and their great support. The past tours were amazing! As we will tour a lot this year it will take a while until we have finished our next full-length album. These five powerful and atmospheric tracks developed out of a couple of new brilliant ideas."

Vocalist Liv Kristine adds: "The new songs sound fantastic. They are very strong. We had a wonderful time continuing our work with the Viking concept and making further discoveries."

Swedish metallers CLOUDSCAPE will release their sophomore album, "Crimson Skies", in Europe on June 3 via Metal Heaven. Japanese and U.S. release dates for the CD have yet to be announced. "Crimson Skies" was recorded at RoastingHouse studio in Malmö with producers Anders "Theo" Theander and Pontus Lindmark. Artwork for the album is being handled by Mattias Norén.

CLOUDSCAPE frontman Mike Andersson recently finished recording vocals for the Swiss project-band SILENT MEMORIAL's second album. The CD will be mixed and mastered in the RoastingHouse studio sometime in late spring or early summer 2006. Release dates are yet to be confirmed since SILENT MEMORIAL are currently searching for a suitable record label to release the album.

SILENT MEMORIAL released their debut album in 1998 in Asia with Thomas Vikstrom (STORMWIND, BRAZEN ABBOT, ex-CANDLEMASS) on vocals.

Swedish metallers BLINDED COLONY have inked a deal with Pivotal Rockordings. The band will enter Sound Palace Studios later this month to begin the recording process for their sophomore effort. A late 2006 release is expected.

BLINDED COLONY was formed in 2000 by guitarists Johan Blomström and Tobias Olsson, and vocalist Niklas Svensson. In 2003, the band released their debut album, "Divine", through Italy's Scarlet Records. The following year, BLINDED COLONY parted ways with both Scarlet Records and vocalist Niklas Svensson. In 2005 Johan Schuster (Skörda) took over vocal duties and the band cut a demo, which caught Pivotal Rockordings' attention. The tracks "In Here" and "Aaron's Sons" can be heard at the band's web site.

Sanctuary Visual Entertainment has set a June 20 U.S. release date for the three-disc DVD release of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's "Anthology" (view artwork here). This is the definitive Dickinson package, and includes over six hours of videos and live performances, and previously unreleased and archive material.

Bruce says: "It's fantastic to share all of this collection with my fans. These DVDs contain rare material that people either won't know exists or have been unable to buy. The SAMSON video has changed hands for absurd amounts of money, and although we spent loads of time and had and lots and lots of fun making the promos, and because MTV didn't show them many of won't have been seen. It was high time they were all available together in one package."

DVD Disc 1 is a live performance extravaganza boasting 30 show-stopping tracks, recorded during the '90s as Bruce forged ahead with his solo career. "Dive Dive Live" was recorded at the Town and Country Club, Los Angeles on the "Tattooed Millionaire" tour on August 14, 1990. This was Bruce's first outing as a solo artist with a new band made up of Janick Gers (guitar), Andy Carr (bass) and Dickie Fliszar (drums).

"Dive Dive Live" track listing:

01. Riding With The Angels
02. Born In '58
03. Lickin' The Gun
04. Gypsy Road
05. Dive Dive Dive
06. Drum Solo
07. Zulu Zulu
08. The Ballad Of Mutt
09. Son Of A Gun
10. Hell On Wheels
11. All The Young Dudes
12. Tattooed Millionaire
13. No Lies
14. Fog On The Tyne
15. Winds Of Change
16. Sin City
17. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter
18. Black Night

The second live-in-concert performance offered up on Disc 1 was filmed over two sweaty back-to-back dates during the "Skunkworks" tour in Pamplona and Gerona, Spain on May 31 and June 1, 1996. Bruce was fronting a new young band, with a new name, and was joined on stage by Alex Dickson (guitar), Chris Dale (bass) and a certain infamous Italian drummer, Alessandro Elena. Originally created for a four-track video EP release in Japan, this is the hour-long "Skunkworks" concert in full, for the very first time.

"Skunkworks Live" track listing:

01. Space Race
02. Back From The Edge
03. Tattooed Millionaire
04. Inertia
05. Faith
06. Meltdown
07. I Will Not Accept The Truth
08. Laughing In The Hiding Bush
09. Tears Of The Dragon
10. God's Not Coming Back
11. Dreamstate
12. The Prisoner

DVD Disc 2 keeps the live-in-concert experience alive with rare footage of Bruce performing in Sao Paulo, 1999 during the "Chemical Wedding" world tour. Almost two hours in length, "Scream For Me Brazil" represents Bruce's last outing as a true solo artist before rejoining the ranks of MAIDEN shortly afterwards. No official film recording was permitted although this film taken from the crowd screen feeds features highlights of the show which later become a live album of the same name. With a new heavier lineup made up of long time songwriting partner Roy Z (guitar), old MAIDEN partner Adrian Smith and rhythm section of Dave Ingraham (drums) and Eddie Casillas (bass), this "bootleg" documents Bruce at his most intense.

"Scream For Me Brazil" track listing:

01. King In Crimson
02. Gates Of Urizen
03. Killing Floor
04. Book Of Thel
05. Tears Of The Dragon
06. Laughing In The Hiding Bush
07. Accident Of Birth
08. The Tower
09. Darkside Of Aquarius
10. The Road To Hell

DVD Disc 3 is an extensive collection of promotional videos made during Bruce's solo career. From his days at EMI through to his own self-produced videos of recent times, each video is accompanied by a short introduction by Bruce himself, discussing the ideas, concepts and eventual filming behind each of the videos. Each intro provides an interesting insight into Bruce's solo career as it progressed and the highlights and pitfalls of producing your own promotional videos.

Alongside the 14 promotional videos, Disc 3 also includes over an hour's worth of extras. The "Tyranny Of Souls" interview was originally filmed as a general interview for press purposes. This is a track-by-track breakdown of the concept behind the songs on the "Tyranny Of Souls" album, providing more of an in-depth look at the writing methods that Bruce has formed with longtime writing partner Roy Z.

SAMSON – "Biceps Of Steel": Bruce made his video debut fronting SAMSON in this rather curious adaptation of the story of Samson and Delilah, filmed at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Filmed and directed by Julien Temple who perhaps was more famous for the SEX PISTOLS movie "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle", this 15-minute featurette was distributed through-out cinemas as a support feature to Hazel O' Connor's "Breaking Glass" in 1980.

Promotional videos:

01. Tattooed Millionaire
02. All The Young Dudes
03. Dive Dive Dive
04. Born In '58
05. Tears Of The Dragon
06. Shoot All The Clowns
07. Back From The Edge
08. Inertia
09. Accident Of Birth
10. Road To Hell
11. Man Of Sorrows
12. Killing Floor
13. The Tower
14. Abduction

Due to "manufacturing issues," Season of Mist has pushed back the release date of the ARCTURUS DVD, entitled "Shipwrecked in Oslo", to May 22 from the previously announced April 24. The disc contains footage of the band's September 24, 2005 appearance at the Sonic Solstice Festival at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.

Check out the "Shipwrecked in Oslo" cover artwork at this location.

ARCTURUS' current lineup includes DIMMU BORGIR bassist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) on lead vocals. Hestnaes had previously performed vocals on three tracks and written the lyrics for one song on ARCTURUS' 1997 album, "La Masquerade Infernale".

Arlington Heights, Illinois-based death metallers ENFORSAKEN have uploaded their cover of the DEATH classic "Crystal Mountain" on their MySpace.com page at this location. "This cover was recorded in early 2002 and is the last recording featuring drummer Patrick O'Keefe," the band write on their web site. "The [recording] was intended for a DEATH tribute album, but the [CD] was never released. We recorded this song in only two takes, straight through, so try not to be too hard on us. We think it came out pretty cool. It's been sitting in a box for four years. Time to get it out there. Download it! Hope you like it!"

ENFORSAKEN's new album, "Sinner's Intuition", was released on March 7 via Crash Music Inc.. The follow-up to 2004's "Forever Endeavor" (Olympic/Century Media) was recorded at Studio One in Racine, Wisconsin with engineer/owner Chris Djuricic and assistant Aaron Brigman. The album was mastered at The Bolier Room Studios in Chicago, IL with Collin Jordan.

"Sinner's Intuition" features back-up vocals from Swedish multi-instrumentalist/producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, PAN THY MONIUM).

Sweden's KATATONIA have selected the track "Deliberation" as the second single from their new album, "The Great Cold Distance".

Due on May 15, the single will also include two new exclusive tracks: a complete remake of "In the White", now stripped down with acoustic guitars in a contemporary approach for a true urban lullaby sound; and a previously unreleased song from "The Great Cold Distance" sessions entitled "Code Against the Code". Furthermore, a video for "Deliberation" was once again shot and directed by Charlie Granberg and will accompany by the single. According to a posting on the band's web site, "The direction of the clip takes a more abstract turn this time, so be sure to expect a dark mixture of reality and animation."

"Deliberation" single track listing:

01. Deliberation
02. In The White (urban dub)
03. Code Against the Code
04. Deliberation (video)

As previously reported, KATATONIA's video for their new single, "My Twin", has been posted online at this location. It was also included as a bonus feature on the box edition of the group's new full-length album, "The Great Cold Distance".

The follow-up to 2003's "Viva Emptiness", "The Great Cold Distance" was recorded at Fascination Street studios in the outskirts of Örebro, Sweden and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm.

Limb Music Products has set an October 20 European release date for the new album from the German melodic metal band DOMAIN. The 20th anniversary limited-edition version of the CD will be released in digipack format featuring plenty of visual bonus material, including TV show recordings, live performances, backstage footage, plus additional footage taken from the musicians' private archives. The special CD will also include recordings of some of the band's classic anthems as bonus tracks. Fans are invited to send their suggestions for the bonus material to poll@domainband.de. 10 lucky people will receive a copy of this limited-edition CD when it is released.

Roadrunner Records has set a July 3 release date for the new BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album "Shot to Hell". A couple of photos of the band in the studio recording the album with producer Michael Beinhorn (SOUNDGARDEN, OZZY OSBOURNE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) have been posted online at RockConcertFotos.com.

Due this summer, "Shot to Hell" will be BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's first release for Roadrunner. The album is the follow-up to "Mafia", which debuted in March 2005 at #15 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and at #1 on the Top Independent Albums chart. The top rock track "In This River" from "Mafia" will be on the upcoming "MTV2 Headbangers Ball: The Revenge" album, due out April 11. BLS, who were just announced as the Ozzfest second stage headliner, will tour the world extensively in support of the new album. Zakk is currently finishing up the newest from BLS and writing and recording with Ozzy Osbourne for his new album.

German metallers METALIUM have uploaded the cover artwork for their upcoming DVD, "Metalian Attack – Part 2", at this location. The disc includes footage from the band's Sept. 23, 2005 concert at the Jahnhalle in Nordenham, Germany plus material from the group's appearance at the Bloodstock festival in the U.K., where the group reportedly performed for more than 2,000 people. A mid-May release is expected.

METALIUM's fifth studio album, "Demons of Insanity - Chapter Five", was released last year via Armageddon Music (Crash Music, Inc. in the U.S.). The CD was recorded at Jumpower studios in Mallorca and Tornado studios in Hamburg with producer/bassist Lars Ratz. Guesting on the album, once again, was legendary keyboardist Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE).

Swedish metallers CENTINEX have officially called it quits. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows:

"We hereby announce that after 16 years in the business the Swedish death metal act CENTINEX call it quits. This might come as a surprise to many of you, especially after releasing such a strong and critically acclaimed album as 'World Declension'. However, things came to such a point where the only solution was to call it a day. Without going too deep into all the details I can tell you that there are many reasons (personal, musical etc) for this decision and believe me, everything is well thought out. Hereby we stop all band activities and our farewell show will be the already booked appearance in Eskilstuna, Sweden, on May 13th.

"We wanna thank and salute each and everyone out there who have supported us in some way during all these years. Of course, all the members will go on with metal, jointly and individually, in various bands and projects. So you will sure hear from us in the near future."

CENTINEX's last album, "World Declension", was released in North America in September via Candlelight Records USA. The album received a European release in June 2005 through Cold/Regain Records.

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES entered their own Crystal Sounds studio last Wednesday (March 29) with producer Fredrik Nordström to begin recording their new album, "Dead City Dreaming", for a late 2006 release. The recordings will be finished by the summer, and the plan is for Nordström to start mixing the album at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg the first week of September.

According to a posting on the band's web site, the projected title track's lyrics are based upon the short story "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft, which is also being used as an inspiration for the ideas that are currently being tossed around for the cover artwork. The artwork will once again be created by Mattias Norén.

"Dead City Dreaming" tentative track listing (in no particular order):

01. Dawn Dancer
02. Dead City Dreaming
03. Roads of Loneliness
04. The Narrow Mind
05. The Quest Remains
06. Wall of Stars
07. Into the Light
08. Temple of Immortal Shame
09. Battlefield
10. The Halls of Valhalla

CRYSTAL EYES' upcoming CD will be the group's first since the addition of Danish singer Søren Nico Adamsen, who is also a member of STARRATS. The band's fourth full-length album, "Confessions of the Maker", was issued early last year. Their first two albums, "World of Black and Silver" (1999) and "In Silence They March" (2000), were re-released at the same time.