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The all-time classic "Slaughter Of The Soul" from Swedish Death Metallers AT THE GATES is being released as a limited picture LP throughout the UK and Europe on October 16th. This exclusive vinyl release (1500 copies) contains tracks taken from the original 1995 record plus six added tracks, as yet unreleased on vinyl. With original artwork designed by Kristian Wahlin this release is a definite collectors item. The full tracklisting for the LP is as follows: ‘Blinded By Fear’, ‘Slaughter Of The Soul’, ‘Cold’, ‘Under A Serpent Sun’, ‘Into The Dead Sky’, ‘Suicide Nation’, ‘World Of Lies’, ‘Unto Others’, ‘Nausea’, ‘Need’, ‘The Flames Of The End’, ‘Legion’ (SLAUGHTERLORD cover), ‘The Dying’ (unreleased track), ‘Captor Of Sin’ (SLAYER cover), ‘Unto Others’ (’95 Demo), ‘Suicide Nation’ (’95 Demo) and ‘Bister Verklighet’ (NO SECURITY cover). You can check out a picture of the vinyl here. It can also be pre-ordered here.
French INHUMATE have entered the studio to record 4 new tracks. As soon as a premix will be ready, 2 of them will be available on their myspace domain.
Four of the original members of INTERNAL BLEEDING (Frank Rini, Chris Pervelis, Brian Hobbie and Bill Tolley) have gotten together to form a new, as of yet unamed project. This band will be available for limited weekend shows starting in early 2007, provided they have plenty of lead time due to the busy careers of each musician. The music will be in the classic Internal Bleeding vein: straight up, pure heaviness, slam and no-nonsense riffing. A release will be coming in the mid-summer of 2007. For further information, please feel free to contact Chris/IB on myspace or email ibldng@aol.com for more information.
DEW-SCENTED have 12 new songs completed and are working on some cool cover version ideas for the upcoming album which will be released early 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Starting by the end of October, they will record at Soundlodge Studio (God Dethroned, Obscenity, Mandrake, etc.) in Northern Germany, while Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Machine Head, Kreator, Killswitch Engage, etc.) is gonna mix and master the album at his Backstage Studios in England. The album is still not titled, but the band is very much open for any good suggestions. Guitarist Flo Mueller (who wasn’t part of the recordings for "Issue VI" and its first touring leg) is back in the band. Him and Hendrik have been writing some material for the new album. After vocalist Leif had already been featured with guest spots some years ago on the Night In Gales album "Nailwork" and also on Holy Moses’ "Disorder Of The Order", he entered studios with French extreme Death Metallers Benighted to leave some shouts on their "Identisick" album. He also appears on the Lifeforce Records album "Bloodred Salvation" by Fall Of Serenity. Bassplayer Alex has a new album out with his longterm band Obscenity via Armageddon Music ("Where Sinners Bleed") and guitarist Hendrik is appearing with some lead guitar stuff on the second Reckless Tide album "Helleraser", soon to be out on Armageddon Music as well.
New Zealand’s DAWN OF AZAZEL have been confirmed as the main support act for Deicide’s upcoming New Zealand / Australian tour. "We are extremely honoured to be supporting Deicide on this tour", said frontmand Rigel Walshe. "Deicide is one of our strongest influences and one of the key bands that drew us all to the extreme end of metal when we were teenagers, so to be supporting them on this tour definitely is a tremendous accomplishment in our eyes and gives a sense of things coming full circle to be playing to their fans throughout Australia." Prior to supporting Deicide, DAWN OF AZAZEL will play two shows with Skinless in November. The band’s latest album "Sedition" was re-released in September with a video bonus track and distributed through RED / Megaforce Records / MIC via Ibex Moon Records. "Sedition" is also now available for download online through Itunes and mailorder through CD Universe. Since completing a Spring North American tour with Incantation and Vital Remains, Dawn of Azazel has been working on new material for the follow-up to "Sedition". "We have already created four new tracks and we feel confident that this material will easily surpass our previous material in aggression, speed, and originality", said Walshe. "We aim to have another four by the end of January 2007, when we will begin the process of perfecting this material for recording late in 2007."
OSM Records have signed Greece’s SUICIDAL ANGELS. "It is refreshing to see the younger generation bringing it back old school style!", says OSM Records CEO Patrick Ramseier. Suicidal Angels plays fast, technical old school Thrash Metal. A new album is scheduled for Summer 2007.
BLOOD RED THRONE are currently working on material for their forthcoming new album, the band’s fourth studio release. It will feature new vocalist Vlad and drummer Anders Haave and is slated for pre-production in late October, with final recording scheduled for December. During a now infamous tour run with MORTICIAN, BLOOD RED THRONE vocalist Vlad was commissioned to take over for Will Rhamer (MORTICIAN front man) after being arrested mid-tour, and was joined by fellow Earache artist Jason Mendonca from AKERCOCKE.
Displeased Records have signed the Dutch Black Thrash Metal act ZWARTKETTERIJ and the raw pagan folk Black Metal quartet Grimm also from the land beneath the sea. Expect releases from both bands early next year.
ANAL VOMIT‘s second album artwork is finished. You can check out the cover here.
The re-releases of ATROPHY‘s "Socialized Hate" and "Violent By Nature" will be out on November 28th, 2006, TOXIK‘s "World Circus" and "Think This" in the Spring of 2007 via Displeased Records. All CDs will be remastered, include lyrics and biography. The TOXIK CDs also include bonus material.
DECAPITATED are currently touring the US and Canada with SUFFOCATION and are set to embark on a second leg of their US tour in late October with FEAR FACTORY. The band’s ‘Day 69’ music video (a track from "Organic Halucinosis") is now available for viewing at this location. Check here for upcoming tour dates near you.
DEICIDE were practicing in their industrially zoned practice space, surrounded by sonically booming concrete factories, when they were surprisingly bombarded by Florida’s Pasco County Sheriff’s department and asked to leave. DEICIDE, who have been practicing in this legally deemed "industrial" area for quite some time, were immensely shocked and were forced to evacuate the practice space quaintly nestled between a mass of factories that inherently produce bombastic sound. DEICIDE are appalled at the random uprooting and have been forced to find a new practice space, inconveniently coinciding with the impending kick-off of their fall world tour. DEICIDE will be embarking on a world-wide fall headlining tour in support of "The Stench Of Redemption" and are excited to bring a refreshed dose of brutality to the Metal masses.
The new PHAZM CD "Antebellum Death’n Roll" is going to be released on dual disc with a live show from their gig at Nancy on July 14, 2006. You can check out the song ‘How To Become A God’ (feat. Franck Delmasure on harmonica) here.
The new ZARATHUSTRA album "In Hora Mortis" is now available on CD, the LP will follow in October. Two tracks (‘Crown Of Creation’ and ‘Salvation From Being’) are available for streaming at www.myspace.com/zarathustraband, further three samples can be found at www.zarathustra-online.net. M. Ghoul and Desecrator have left the band. Those who are interested in joining should write to headquarter@zarathustra-online.net.
ARES KINGDOM will play a short West Coast tour this November, beginning on Friday, November 3rd in Oakland, CA. It will run from Seattle to Tijuana. Venues will be announced shortly; check out the band’s website www.areskingdom.com for up-to-the-minute information. Full color "Return To Dust" t-shirts as well as a number of original ORDER FROM CHAOS CDs ("An Ending In Fire" and "Stillbirth Machine" / "Crushed Infamy" and "Dawn Bringer") are now available through the website as well. The "Return To Dust" gatefold LPs and Die Hard picture discs are scheduled to ship from NWN! HQ the week of October 2nd. The Die Hard picture disc version will include a bonus 7" featuring the band’s 1998 demo, an embroidered patch and a sticker. Regular and Die Hard editions include a poster.