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ROUGH SILK - Frontman Ferdy Doernberg Streaming Four Songs From New Solo Album

ROUGH SILK's Ferdy Doernberg has posted four tracks from his forthcoming album, Travelling Light, on his official MySpace page for streaming. Go to this location to check out the songs 'Shed A Tear', 'All The Things You Do', 'May God Save Us From Religion' and 'A No-Haired Hippie Like Me'

SADIST Recording New Album

Italian progressive death metallers SADIST have entered Nadir Music studios in Genova to record their new album, "Season In Silence", for a March 19 release. According to a press release, the new CD promises to be the band's "most technical and extreme" effort to date.

SADIST's "One Thousand Memories" video can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's self-titled comeback album, which was released in 2007 via Beyond Productions.

Formed in 1991, SADIST split up in 2000 after releasing the "Lego" album and later reunited in 2005. Their compositions are said to involve "a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive, jazz and some Eastern influences. Although SADIST are a death metal outfit, the album 'Lego' is a nu metal album with a thrash metal background."

"Sadist" featured a guest appearance by GOBLIN keyboardist Claudio Simonetti, who contributed a special version of the instrumental track "Sadist", which previously appeared on SADIST's 1993 debut album, "Above the Light".

NEGURA BUNGET: First Track From \'Maiastru Sfetnic\' Reinterpretation Posted Online

"Maiestrit", the magical and passionate re-interpretation of NEGURA BUNGET's classic album "Maiastru Sfetnic" from 2000, will be released in North America on April 6 via Prophecy Productions. The CD, which will be made available in Europe on March 15, contains the last studio recordings of the classic NEGURA BUNGET lineup (Hupogrammos, Sol Faur, Negru). The album will be complemented by previously unreleased acoustic versions of "A-vint In Abis" and "Plecaciunea Mortii".

"Maiestrit" track listing:

01. Vremea Locului Sortit
02. In-zvicnirea Apusului
03. A-vint In Abis
04. Al Locului
05. Bruiestru
06. Plecaciunea Mortii
07. A-vint In Abis (acoustic version)
08. Plecaciunea Mortii (acoustic version)

The song "A-vint In Abis" is available for streaming at this location.

The album will be released as a digipak CD and as a deluxe artbook edition (28x28 cm, 56 pages) with plenty of NEGURA BUNGET visuals. The artbook edition will be strictly limited to 1,000 copies.

Commented Negru: "I am happy to see that the last materials we worked on under the original formula of the band are now completed.

"The first idea to re-record the 'Maiastru Sfetnic' album in its entirety we had soon after the original release came out in 1999. It took some years, though, before we finally started doing it, in 2007. After a lot of work, the basic elements were already recorded in April 2009 when NEGURA BUNGET parted ways with Hupogrammos and Sol Faur. It remained their task, though, to complete their work on this material. And now 'Maiestrit' is the final legacy of the NEGURA BUNGET past.

"The live DVD and 2-CD, entitled 'Focul Viu' (English: 'Living Fire'), was recorded in January 2008 at a concert in Bucharest. After a complex process of audio and video mix, the 90-minute concert is soon ready to be released. Beside the actual concert, available in stereo and 5.1 surround mix, you'll find on the DVD a slideshow with concert pictures as well as a newly mixed re-arrangement of all NEGURA BUNGET videos up to date.

"These two materials are the last materials we started working on in the old NEGURA BUNGET lineup that featured Sol Faur and Hupogrammos, and although we completed with them apart from the band, all belong to the same spirit. These two materials mark the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. May it be a meaningful moment for everybody."

Added Hupogrammos: "A chapter is closing in our lives. Sol Faur and I are currently working on the last details of the final episode of a challenging experience that, for 15 years, took us on a path of musical and mystical development.

"Our intention was to re-enbody the purest black metal album we ever made and to do that in an impeccable manner, as black metal requires impeccability. The dream of such high intent was not entirely fulfilled, but the result of our endeavour was materialized as 'Maiestrit'.

"We started to work on this album two years ago, and until the moment the band split we had recorded most of the electric guitars and the drums. Everything else was performed and composed after July 2009 (when we split up) by Sol Faur and myself, including the two bonus tracks that were especially composed and re-shaped for this album.

"In our eyes, the journey of NEGURA BUNGET ends with this last album. Anyone caring about and searching for new forms of expression in music is invited to keep an eye on our two new bands, DORDEDUH and SUNSET IN THE 12TH HOUSE."

ROTTEN SOUND: New EP To Include NAPALM DEATH Covers

Finland's ROTTEN SOUND will release a new EP in March via Relapse Records. Entitled "Napalm", it will feature three brand new tracks in addition to three NAPALM DEATH covers. Additional details, including the track listing, will be revealed shortly.

ROTTEN SOUND will join ABORTED and THE RED CHORD for the "Machines Of Grind" three-week co-headlining European tour. The trek will kick off in mid-April and will include stops at the Neurotic Deathfest and Revolution Fest Open Air.

ROTTEN SOUND (Keijo Niinimaa – vocals, Mika Aalto – guitars, Sami Latva – drums, Toni Pihlaga - bass) formed in 1993 and has released a series of full-lengths and EPs since its formation. The band's latest album, "Cycles", was issued in January of 2008 and debuted at #12 on the Finnish chart.

VALKYRJA: Another Song Available For Streaming

A brand new VALKYRJA track entitled "Solstice In Withdrawal" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Swedish black metallers' second album, "Contamination", which was released this week via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Necromorbus Studios (WATAIN, DESTRÖYER 666, RAZOR OF OCCAM) in Alvik, Sweden in June-July 2009 with producer Tore Stjerna.

"Contamination" track listing:

01. Advent...
02. Oceans To Dust
03. Catharsis (Contaminate The Earth)
04. Solstice In Withdrawal
05. Laments Of The Destroyed
06. Ambience Of The Dead
07. The Womb Of Disease
08. Welcoming Worms
09. A Cursed Seed In The World
10. The Adversarial Incentive Within All

VALKYRJA's debut album, "The Invocation Of Demise", was reissued in July 2009 via Metal Blade Records with a new booklet and front cover. The LP was recorded at Necromorbus Studios in March/April 2007.

SYSTEM DIVIDE Completes Recording Debut Album

SYSTEM DIVIDE, the extreme modern metal act featuring Sven De Caluwé (ABORTED) and Miri Milman (ex-DISTORTED) on vocals, Cole Martinez (ex-YEARS OF FIRE, ANTENORA) and Joseph Spiller (ex-THE BINARY CODE) on guitars, Andrew Lenthe (ANTENORA) on bass, and Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY) on drums, has finished its full-length debut, "The Conscious Sedation", at Conquistador studios in Cleveland, Ohio. The CD will be mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen (ABORTED, MERCENARY, RAUNCHY, HATESPHERE, VOLBEAT) at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark for a tentative June release via Metal Blade Records.

Commented the band: "Expect the album to have 11-12 tunes of heavy extreme metal madness with blazing guitar leads, crazy kick patterns, blasts, grooves and melodies along with our own brand of extreme and clean vocals."

SYSTEM DIVIDE has already completed a video for the song "The Apex Doctrine" off the band's current EP, which will also be on the band's full-length debut. Check out a trailer for the new video below and be sure to head over to SYSTEM DIVIDE's MySpace page to listen to the tracks "The Apex Doctrine" and "(n)Ether". Stay tuned for more information including when and where the video for "The Apex Doctrine" will premiere, track listing and release date of the band's debut full-length album, "The Conscious Sedation", and tour dates.

SYSTEM DIVIDE's "The Collapse" EP was produced and engineered by guitarist Cole Martinez and was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.

"The Apex Doctrine" video was filmed in New York with director Kevin Custer (HATEBREED, TESTAMENT, DYING FETUS, SUFFOCATION).

According to a press release, SYSTEM DIVIDE "unites a myriad of sounds, going from STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, SOILWORK, LACUNA COIL, DIMMU BORGIR, CHIMAIRA to even MORBID ANGEL. Prepare for the unexpected!"

Founded in summer 2008, SYSTEM DIVIDE set out to revolutionize the conventions of the over-saturated melodic death metal genre, proving that extreme metal can have more depth than blast beats, while female vocals do not have to conform to the precepts of the "goth" genre. In mixing many styles, "The Collapse" breaks all the rules of extreme metal and is a landmark release for the young band.

As opposed to interjecting simple, predictable clean choruses into contrived song structures, SYSTEM DIVIDE unites serene female vocals and extreme vocals driven by lyrical themes that confront and seek to break everyday themes of disillusionment, societal materialism, and individual apathy. Musically, the band delivers myriad styles of riffing and grooves, while augmenting the entrancing soundscapes with hard-hitting drums and intricate bass lines. These elements together define the unique, spell binding, hypnotic sound of SYSTEM DIVIDE.

In order to achieve this complex calculus of sounds on "The Collapse", Cole Martinez handled tracking duties at Conquistador. Artwork for "The Collapse" was completed by Colin Marks (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ABORTED, NEVERMORE).

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist Launches CASABLANCA

Former ALICE COOPER guitarist Ryan Roxie has joined forces with four prominent Swedish artists and personalities to form CASABLANCA.

The other members of CASABLANCA all come from other successful Swedish bands such as SAHARA HOTNIGHTS, MELODY CLUB, and SPACE-AGE BABY JANE.

CASABLANCA's first single, "Downtown", has just been released and is currently positioned in the Scandinavian Top 5 iTunes Download Chart.

The band's debut album, produced by Chris Laney, will be released later in the year.

CASABLANCA is:

Anders Ljung - Vocals
Ryan Roxie - Guitar
Erik Stenemo - Guitar
Mats Rubarth - Bass
Josephine Forsman - Drums

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ROTTING CHRIST: New Song Posted Online

"Noctis Era", a brand new song from Greek extreme metallers ROTTING CHRIST, is available for streaming on the Season Of Mist MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Aealo", which is scheduled for release on February 15 in Europe and February 23 in the U.S. via Season Of Mist. The CD was recorded at Lunatach Studios in Katerini, Greece and will feature guest appearances by Greek-American vocalist Diamanda Galas and PRIMORDIAL frontman Alan A. Nemtheanga.

"Aealo" track listing:

01. Aealo
02. Eon Aenaos
03. Demonon Vrosis
04. Noctis Era
05. dub-sag-ta-ke
06. Fire Death and Fear
07. Nekron Iahes...
08. ...Pir Threontai
09. Thou Art Lord
10. Santa Muerte
11. Orders from the Dead

BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, REBELLION Members Join Forces In BRUTAL GODZ

Former/current members of BLIND GUARDIAN, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and REBELLION have joined forces in a brand new Germany-based project called BRUTAL GODZ.

According to a press release, BRUTAL GODZ' "musical concept is based on energy, cruelty in its purest form without any boundaries."

BRUTAL GODZ members:

Uwe Lulis (REBELLION) - Guitar
Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE) - Drums
Oliver Holzwarth (BLIND GUARDIAN) - Bass

BRUTAL GODZ is currently seeking a vocalist to complete the group's lineup. According to the band, "fluent English is a must, country of origin/place of residence does not matter. Of utmost importance is a variable voice able to shout, sing and intonate with a strong feel for rhythm patterns. A dominant stage performance is a must."

Interested parties should send a short bio, photo and sound samples to brutalgodz@web.de.

A "bunch" of songs have already been written and "the band is ready to hit the stage," according to a press release.

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DEVOLVED: \'Fractured\' Video Released

"Fractured", the new video from Australian/American tech-metallers DEVOLVED, can be viewed below. The clip was shot on location at Ramona Mainstage in San Diego, California. It was filmed, directed and edited by David Brodsky, who has worked with such bands as SUICIDE SILENCE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, UNEARTH, ALL THAT REMAINS and SUFFOCATION. Brodsky also won "Best Video Of The Year" on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball".

"Fractured" comes off DEVOLVED's new album, "Calculated", which was released on January 19 via Unique Leader Records. The CD was mixed by famed producer/engineer Neil Kernon (CANNIBAL CORPSE, NILE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE, JUDAS PRIEST) and was mastered by Alan Douches (SEPULTURA, UNEARTH, SHADOWS FALL, HATEBREED, GOD FORBID). The album is the first release to feature vocalist Kyle Zemanek.

"Calculated" track listing:

01. Fractured
02. Hybrid
03. Vex
04. Derivative
05. Synergy
06. Catatonic Ruin
07. Biotics
08. Impute
09. Assimilate
10. Icon
11. Depth Perception
12. Battery (METALLICA cover; bonus track)
13. Vex (Mass Confusion Remix) (bonus track)

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KING DIAMOND: \'At The Graves\' Three-Disc DVD Set Due In March

Massacre Records has set a March 26 European release date for "At The Graves", the long-awaited three-disc DVD set from KING DIAMOND. "This has taken so much longer than expected because of so many technical issues that I won't bore you to death, but we recently acquired a brand new noise-reduction program that we're using to enhance all the footage, and it's amazing how much better everything is beginning to look compared to the original tapes," the band's singer and namesake wrote in an October 2009 online posting.

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NOCTURNAL RITES Hard At Work On New Material

Drummer Owe Lingvall of Swedish power metallers NOCTURNAL RITES told Sweden's Västerbottens Folkblad newspaper earlier this week that the band will enter the studio this spring with an as-yet-undisclosed new guitarist to begin recording its new album for a tentative late 2010 release.

The group, which hasn't played any shows since 2008, spent the past eighteen months focusing on other projects and recharging its batteries, according to Lingvall. A couple of new songs have already been written and there are ideas for another five or six tracks. In addition, NOCTURNAL RITES has been confirmed for this year's ProgPower USA XI festival, set to take place September 8-11 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Nocturnal Rites

ARSIS: \'Forced To Rock\' Video Available

"Forced To Rock", the new video from Virginia-based technical melodic death metallers ARSIS, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed last month with MyGoodEye (THE RED CHORD, GOATWHORE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER).

Commented guitarist/vocalist James Malone: "I don't think I have the vocabulary to properly express how excited I am for the video clip 'Forced To Rock' to be unleashed upon an expecting metal community.

"The video was shot in sub-zero temperatures and we were truly suffering the entire time, but I guess all great art comes from suffering.

"I would like to give Kim Dylla (vocalist of the band THISMEANSYOU) the biggest thank you ever for her participation in our video and for forcing us to rock.

"The video shoot was something I will never forget."

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OCEANO Prepares To Record New Album

A year after completing the recording of their successful 2009 debut, "Depths", Chicago's deathcore heavyweights OCEANO are heading back into the studio to record their follow-up effort. Set for release later this year, the new album will tell a story that promises to open eyes and deliver a more mature experience than many might normally expect. "Expect us to go DEEPER than 'Depths' this time around, and NOT just meaning heavier," says vocalist Adam Warren. "This is more than just our sophomore album. It is a great vision to be accomplished when all of the pieces we've worked so hard to create — art, music, lyrics and overall atmosphere — come together."

In order to make OCEANO's vision a reality, the band has enlisted the help of Chris "Zeuss" Harris to helm the record. Zeuss, one of the most respected producers in metal today, has worked with such acts as MUNICIPAL WASTE, THE ACACIA STRAIN, HATEBREED and SHADOWS FALL. Known for exponentially increasing an act's natural abilities while in the studio, Zeuss is enthusiastic at the chance to take OCEANO to the next level. "I'm really excited to be working on the new OCEANO record," says the Springfield, Massachusetts-based producer. "I see this as a great opportunity to work with one of the truly talented up and coming bands in the metal genre." Knowing how important it is to extend the band's reach from within their already dominant grasp on the deathcore scene, Zeuss adds, "I look forward to pushing the band to their full potential and making them stand above the rest."

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Former MANOWAR And MEGADETH Members Join Forces In ANGELS OF BABYLON

ANGELS OF BABYLON, the new band featuring former MANOWAR drummer Rhino, Arizona based power-metal vocalist David Fefolt, guitarist Ethan Brosh and ex-MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, has inked a deal with Metal Heaven Records for the European release of the group's debut album, "Kingdom of Evil". Due on January 29, the CD contains 10 new original songs, includings cuts like "Conspiracy Theory", "Second Coming" and "Apocalypse 2012". A North American release will follow in May.

"I started compiling these songs many years ago but was patiently waiting for the optimum lineup to record and release an album like this," says Rhino. "I was introduced to Fefolt, Ellefson and Brosh a couple years back, and they provided the inspiration to forge ahead and complete the album. I think we have something really special for our fans with this new record."

The band formed in 2008 when Rhino and Fefolt began writing songs for a new album. They met Ellefson in a recording studio in Phoenix, Arizona. After hearing their material, Ellefson was impressed enough to join forces and create a new vision of heavy metal. Berklee-schooled guitar virtuoso Ethan Brosh had just finished completing a solo album when he was asked to become the final piece of the roc and roll monolith. They recorded 10 stellar tracks over the next year and a half of blistering, melodic heavy metal. The emphasis was put on huge melodies but with a heavy touch. Hammering guitars, pounding drums, driving bass, and soaring vocals are all the hallmark of ANGELS OF BABYLON.

"I think this album will surprise a lot of people due to its classic metal sound but with such majestic arrangements throughout," says Fefolt. "The melodic power on this album is definitely a force to be reckoned with!"

The music runs the gamut between progressive new metal to the roots of classic, old-school heavy metal, with every member of the band at the top of his musical genre.

Angels of Babylon

FATES WARNING: \'Parallels\' Lineup To Reunite For Select Shows

Metal Blade Records has set a tentative March 16 release date for a special-edition of "Parallels", the classic 1991 album from the progressive metal band FATES WARNING. In addition to remastered audio, there will be a second audio disc of live and demo material. The package will also include a DVD with nearly three hours of material, including a complete live show from the 1992 "Parallels" tour and a documentary on the making of "Parallels" which includes live, studio, and current day interview footage with all the band members, Terry Brown (producer) and Brian Slagel (CEO of Metal Blade Records).

"Parallels" special Edition tracklisting:

CD 1 - "Parallels"

01. Leave The Past Behind
02. Life In Still Water (feat. James LaBrie)
03. Eye To Eye
04. The Eleventh Hour
05. Point Of View
06. We Only Say Goodbye
07. Don't Follow Me
08. The Road Goes On Forever

CD 2 - "Parallels" Live In Hollywood, California on January 23, 1992

01. Leave The Past Behind (live)
02. Don't Follow Me (live)
03. Eleventh Hour (live)
04. Point Of View (live)
05. Eye To Eye (live)
06. Nothing Left To Say (live)
07. Quietus (live)
08. Through Different Eyes (live)
09. Leave The Past Behind (demo)
10. Eye To Eye (demo)
11. Eleventh Hour (demo)
12. Point Of View (demo)
13. Don't Follow Me (demo)

DVD

* Filmed live in concert in New Haven, Connecticut on February 13, 1992
* Features current interviews with all band members as well as acclaimed producer Terry Brown and Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel
* Rare and exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the 1992 U.S. tour

To coincide with this release, the "Parallels" lineup of FATES WARNING — Ray Alder (vocals), Jim Matheos (guitar), Frank Aresti (guitar), Joe DiBiase (bass), and Mark Zonder (drums) — is planning to play a few reunion shows. At this time, the only confirmed dates are as follows:

March 26 – Thessaloniki, Greece
March 27 – Athens, Greece

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TEXTURES Singer Quits

Singer Eric Kalsbeek has left Dutch progressive metallers TEXTURES. He says in a statement, "My life changed, priorities shifted. I can't cope with the heavy touring and the time investment anymore. I need to focus on my job and family. I need to take a few steps back.

"I've had six beautiful years with the band, did loads of amazing shows, made tons of new friends and created some mind-blowing music.

"I'm going to miss the guys, and, of course you, the fans. I know TEXTURES will continue to conquer the world and give you all great, heavy and awesome music. I wish my successor all the best.

"I will keep on making music, but something totally different, much more low-profile.

"Maybe we will meet again."

The remaining members of TEXTURES are currently auditioning a possible replacement singer and hope to reveal his identity in the coming months.

Due to Eric's departure, TEXTURES' follow-up to 2008's "Silhouettes" will not surface before early 2011 via Nuclear Blast Records.

"Awake", the most recent video from TEXTURES, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Dutch filmmaker Rob Hodselaar who worked on numerous documentaries as well as videos for Dutch artists as GEM and ROOM ELEVEN. The production was handled by David Leite from Hazazah.

For the video, the band received a generous grant from the Dutch tax videoclip fund which gave the band the opportunity to film a video exactly as they had in mind, with minimal budget restrictions.

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EXODUS: New Album Due In April

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will release their ninth studio album, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", on April 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR).

A brand new song, entitled "Good Riddance", which will appear on

RAMMSTEIN - neuer Ärger Konzerte ebenfalls zensiert?

Nicht nur, dass "Liebe ist für alle da" von RAMMSTEIN auf dem Index gelandet ist, jetzt fordert das Familienministerium Nordrhein-Westfalen, dass die Band auch keine Songs vom neuen Album bei den Konzerten in der Dortmunder Westfalenhalle am 06. und 07. Februar spielen soll.

Es fordert weiterhin, dass die einzelnen Bandmitglieder eine Erklärung unterschreiben, in der sie sich dazu verpflichten, die indizierten Lieder nicht zu spielen. Ansonsten droht ihnen eine saftige Geldstrafe in Höhe von 10.000,- Euro. Und alle RAMMSTEIN Fans unter 18 Jahren aufgepasst: Es sollen bei den Konzerten schärfere Kontrollen durchgeführt werden. Minderjährige werden nur in Begleitung eines Elternteils oder Schutzbefohlenen in die Halle gelassen!

Die beiden Konzerte sind restlos ausverkauft, d. h. mehr als 10.000 Besucher werden vor Ort sein. Wir wünschen den diensthabenden Ordnungs und Securitykräften jetzt schon viel Spaß bei der Einlasskontrolle. Nichtsdestotrotz oder gerade deswegen werden RAMMSTEIN und ihr Support COMBICHRIST sicherlich die Westfalenhalle in Grund und Boden rocken.

EDGE OF FOREVER - \'Another Paradise\' Titel Song online!

Die italienische Melodic Hard Rock Band EDGE OF FOREVER, haben Ihr neues Album "Another Paradise" am 15. Januar 2010 via Spiritual Beast/Universal veröffentlichen und jetzt wurde hier der Titel Song "Another Paradise" zum probehören online gestellt.

Edge of Forever

SEVENDUST: New Album Title Revealed

Drummer Morgan Rose of Atlanta's SEVENDUST revealed to Scotty "Bunz Of" Steele of Spokane, Washington's Rock 94 1/2 radio station earlier today (Wednesday, January 20) that the band's forthcoming album will likely be titled "Cold Day Memory". The CD was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois with producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MACHINE HEAD). The group said, "It came out amazing and we're very proud of it. . . There's all the elements of the original five members. We're completely back to what made us SEVENDUST and we think [the fans will] be pleased."

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NIGHTWISH Singer Performs With MUSTASCH At \'P3 Guld\' Awards; Video Available

NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon and Swedish hard rockers MUSTASCH performed a medley of four or five songs which were in competition for the title of Sweden's "Song Of The Year" during last night's (January 19) "P3 Guld" (Swedish radio's annual music awards) live awards ceremony broadcast from the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Video of the performance can be viewed below.

Olzon previously stated about the event: "The gala is an award gala where our biggest public radio channel, P3, gives away awards to best song, best album, best artist etc.

"I am excited and I look so forward to show myself to the Swedish people.

"We [NIGHTWISH] haven't done so many performances in my own country, even though we have sold gold with [the latest NIGHTWISH album] 'Dark Passion Play', so this is a nice thing for me to do."

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New USURPER Material To Surface This Year

Guitarist/founder Rick Scythe of Chicago's now-defunct band USURPER has issued the following update:

"I am planning on releasing at least one or two (maybe more) new USURPER songs in 2010.

"I have these demos of songs we never put out.

"I used to write everything for USURPER. I would show up to rehearsal with a four-track recording of guitar, drums, bass and vocals, show them to the band, and then everyone would just learn their parts and enhance the basic concept.

"I was thinking of taking some of those tracks and adding perhaps like The General D. Slaughter or another past member to complete the recordings... or possibly record some entirely new USURPER material... or possibly just releasing some of those raw demo tracks... just to fill the void before the USURPER DVD, but not 100% definite right now."

PAIN OF SALVATION: \'Linoleum\' Video Released

"Linoleum", the new video from Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Owe Lingwall of Village Road Film (THE RASMUS, AMORPHIS).

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Pain of Salvation

CANNABIS CORPSE: \'Skull Full Of Bong Hits\' Video Available

"Skull Full Of Bong Hits", the new video from CANNABIS CORPSE — the Richmond, Virginia-based old-school death metal band featuring Philip "Landphil" Hall (bass) from MUNICIPAL WASTE and his brother Josh "HallHammer" Hall (drums) — can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's "The Weeding" EP, which ws released last November on 12", CD, digital and "die-hard pro-stoner" edition from Tankcrimes Records.

Cannabis Corpse

DROWNING POOL: \'Feel Like I Do\' Video Released

"Feel Like I Do", the new videofrom the Texas heavy rock act DROWNING POOL, can be viewed below. The song is the first single from the group's new, self-titled album, which is due in April via Eleven Seven Music.

Commented DROWNING POOL: "After months of lockdown in the recording studio in New Jersey, we are proud to emerge with our most solid and dynamic album yet. All you DROWNING POOL fans will dig the new tunes so crank it up and rock out with us!"

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DEMONICA: \'Demonstrous\' Track Listing Revealed

DEMONICA, the new project featuring MERCYFUL FATE guitarist Hank Shermann, will release its debut album, "Demonstrous", on February 26, 2010 via Massacre Records. The CD, which will be made available in Japan on February 17, was recorded in the Bay Area, the Rocky Mountains and Copenhagen (Denmark), and was mixed at Flatline Audio in Denver, Colorado with Dave Otero (CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MARTRIDEN, COBALT).

"Demonstrous" track listing:

01. Demon Class
02. Ghost Hunt
03. My Tongue
04. Luscious Damned
05. Below Zero
06. Alien Six
07. Palace Of Glass
08. Fast And Furious
09. Summoned
10. Astronomica

INTERMENT: Debut Album Title, Track Listing Revealed

Reactivated Swedish old-school death metallers INTERMENT have set "Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy" as the title of their debut album, tentatively due in April via Pulverised Records. The CD is being recorded at Erebos Studios with Peter Bjärgo (TYRANT, CRYPT OF KERBEROS). According to the band, "All drums, guitars, bass, solos are done, so now it's only the vocals left."

"Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy" will feature the following tracks:

* Torn From The Grave
* Stench Of Flesh
* Sacrificial Torment
* Dreaming In Dead
* The Pestilence
* Eternal Darkness
* Night Of The Undead
* Morbid Death
* Where Death Will Increase
* Torn Apart (CARNAGE cover)

URIAH HEEP - \"We Feel That We Have A Strong Foundation With Which To Build Upon\"

Legendary Britiash rockers URIAH HEEP have issued the following year-end update:

"To Heepsters all over the world. This is to wish you all a fantastic New Year, and we hope that you have a brilliant 2010 that brings you everything that you desire. It will be a great year for Uriah Heep, with lots of exciting tours etc, and I hope that we get to see you all, in your respective countries.

We are very proud of our fans, and your support is wonderful ,and something that we appreciate so very much. After the success of the last European tour of 2009, we feel that we have a strong foundation with which to build upon, and under the guidance of our manager Martin Darvill, who is steering the ship, there is a solid confidence that anything is possible.

Have a drink or two in celebration of the New Year for us, as we will certainly be having one for you all."

In 2009, to celebrate their 40th anniversary, Uriah Heep decided to look back to their past without melancholy or nostalgia with their new album, Celebration.

The band re-recorded twelve of their most successful songs: classis like 'Free Me', 'Gypsy', 'The Wizard', 'Easy Livin'' and of course their all-time smash hit 'Lady In Black'.

In addition to that they have composed and recorded two completely new songs as a special gift to their fans: 'Only Human' and 'Corridors Of Madness', two of their best tracks in years.

Celebration features a DVD with Uriah Heep's outstanding live-show at the legendary Sweden Rock Festival 2009.

The tracklisting:

CD:
'Only Human' (new track)
'Bird Of Prey' (new version)
'Sunrise' (new version)
'Stealin'' (new version)
'Corridors Of Madness' (new track)
'Between Two Worlds' (new version)
'The Wizard' (new version)
'Free Me' (new version)
'Free And Easy' (new version)
'Gypsy' (new version)
'Look At Yourself' (new version)
'July Morning' (new version)
'Easy Livin'' (new version)
'Lady In Black' (new version)

DVD - Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2009:
'Sunrise'
'Stealin''
'Gypsy'
'Look At Yourself'
'July Morning'
'Easy Livin''
'Lady In Black'

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ION DISSONANCE Recording New Album

Montreal extreme metal purists ION DISSONANCE are currently holed up at .357 Productions recording their new album for an early summer release via Century Media Records. The CD is being helmed by the band's guitarist Antoine Lussier, who also produced EMMURE's latest effort. According to a press release, fans can expect "a more refined and streamlined approach that just goes straight for the jugular with a frenetic assault of the band's trademarked mathematic brutality."

Commented vocalist Kevin: "We are currently wrapping up our third week in the studio. The drum tracks have been completed and we are now halfway through recording guitars. Everything is going a hell of a lot better than we could ever expect. As a result, we are all stoked beyond belief at how retarded these new tracks sound.

"Have you ever noticed that every band recording lately tends to release the exact same quote? 'This recording is the best ever put out, and the songs are the best ever written, and blah blah blah.' Well, we want to switch it up a little bit and mention that this recording will be what you make it out to be.

"You have all noticed that ION DISSONANCE has been off the road at home for the last few years. This gave us the opportunity to work out new tracks and take them in a new direction. We wanted to make sure everything was well polished before recording a single note. The end result is astonishing. It's exactly what you would expect from us — a band who is pissed off and ready to take this game to a whole new level.

"'The Breathing Is Irrelevant' [2003] and 'Solace' [2005] albums brought about a solid fanbase of tech heads that whine and complain about 'Minus The Herd' [2007] being too simplistic. What we wanted to do with this new effort is to find the perfect balance between both without being categorized in a single genre. Once that was achieved, we wanted to turn up a notch in terms of extremeness. That's pretty much where we're at. More news to follow soon."

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