| DAWN & THE METAL WEB! WERE INVITED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING SHOWS: 4/1/05 - Nuclear Blast & Meshuggah PRIVATE Listening Party - CBGB's - NY 4/3/05 - Kreator, Vader & Death Angel - BB King's - NY 4/14/05 - Overkill - BB King's - NY 4/20/05 - King Diamond, Nile & Black Dahlia Murder - BB King's - NY 4/23/05 - Overkill - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 6/25/05 - Chance Music Label Showcase - Bloomfield Ave. Cafe & Stage - NJ 9/25/05 - The Black Dahlia Murder, Cephalic Carnage, & Into the Moat- Knitting Factory - NY 11/01/05 - Unearth, Slipnot & As I Lay Dying - Nokia Theatre - NY 12/14/05 - Amon Amarth w/ Children of Bodom & Trivium - Irving Plaza - NY 2/20/06 - Overkill w/ Prong - BB King's - NY 3/4/06 - Overkill w/ Prong - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 4/4/06 - The Bronx Casket Co. - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 4/28/06 - The Bronx Casket Co. - Dingbatz - NJ 7/15/06 - Sounds of the Underground Festival - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 9/30/06 - Gigantour - PNC Bank Arts Center - NJ 10/08/06 - Six Feet Under w/ Krisiun, Decapitated, Cattle Decapitation - BB King's - NY 11/11/06 - Skid Row - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 12/17/06 - Amon Amarth & Children Of Bodom - Nokia Theatre - NY 1/28/07 - Overkill, Metal Church & Joey Belladonna - BB King's - NY 2/18/07 - God Forbid & Goatwhore - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 3/18/07 - Powerman 5000 & DTA - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 7/14/07 - Sounds Of The Underground - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 10/6/07 - Overkill, DTA, Epica & others - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 3/14/08 - Iron Maiden - Izod Center - NJ 4/5/08 - Testament & DTA - The Starland Ballroom - NJ MORE SHOWS TO FOLLOW.. PAST CONTEST'S! SIX FEET UNDER, AMON AMARTH, CLASSIC STRUGGLE, SEPULTURA, ANTHRAX, THE BRONX CASKET CO., LAMB OF GOD, WHITESNAKE, TORTURE KILLER, CALLENISH CIRCLE, KING'S X, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DRY KILL LOGIC, EIDOLON, ROB ZOMBIE, PAUL STANLEY, DTA, MANOWAR, POWERMAN 5000, SANCTITY, OVERKILL & IRON MAIDEN WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE! CURRENT CONTEST'S! NONE AT THIS TIME - CHECK BACK OFTEN! TESTAMENT (In Store Signing in Lakewood, California) TESTAMENT will be doing a signing of their brand new record, The Formation of Damnation, coming up on Sunday, May 18th at the HOT TOPIC of LAKEWOOD CENTER MALL. The signing will begin at 3:00pm so get there early! Lakewood Center Mall is located at 317 Lakewood Center in Lakewood, California. HAIL OF BULLETS (Full Album Streaming on MySpace) Starting May, 9th the HAIL OF BULLETS debut album ‘…Of Frost and War’ will receive a full streaming on the bands site at MySpace. Simply click HERE on the 9th and enjoy listening to the best Death Metal debut in ages! The band is also getting front page features on the MySpace music-sites in the Benelux, Sweden and Germany! Check it out if you live in those countries! Hail of Bullets consists of former PESTILENCE and current ASPHYX-singer Martin van Drunen, ex-HOUWITSER bass player Theo van Eekelen, GOREFEST-drummer Ed Warby and both THANATOS-guitarists Paul Baayens (also in ASPHYX) and Stephan Gebédi. Hails of Bullets will appeal to fans of old school death metal like Autopsy, Bolt Thrower, and Death. "When you think there's no hope left for brutal music, where every band sounds the same, HAIL OF BULLETS comes along and just level everything with the ground. Pretenders - move over!" - Silenoz/DIMMU BORGIR ‘…Of Frost and War’ is due for release May, 13. http://www.hailofbullets.com or http://www.myspace.com/hailoffuckenbullets AMON AMARTH (Launch Exclusive Website in Support of New Album) The release of AMON AMARTH’s highly anticipated, yet to be titled, seventh studio album is within sight! The band just entered Fascination Street Studios a week ago and is excited about their new material. To make the wait a bit more entertaining, Metal Blade Records Europe has launched an exclusive website with tons of features! The site will be updated with more info about AMON AMARTH’s new masterpiece due this fall, starting off with an exclusive AMON AMARTH comic strip, brought to you not only by this exclusive website, but also by several print magazines all over Europe! Please surf to www.metalblade.de/amonamarth to get all the info about this stunning piece of comic art! Make sure to bookmark the site and check it on a daily base since the updates will be posted often! http://www.amonamarth.com or http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth CATTLE DECAPITATION (Debut New Songs in June to Live Audiences) After 6 months of hibernating constructing new songs for their upcoming album, due late in the year via Metal Blade Records, CATTLE DECAPITATION will schedule a weeks worth of dates to debut the new material in front of a live audience. These new songs will feature the most recent addition and talent of drummer David McGraw to the song writing process. Vocalist Travis Ryan commented on the new material: “The guys have been writing like crazy, we're already 4 songs in! I've got lyrics to a couple and we'll be playing ‘em at the upcoming shows! All I can say is this new stuff is completely insane. We have reached a new level of intensity that in my opinion completely annihilates anything we've ever done. That goes for the first 2 Cattle records as well! Just too damn intense for words... you gotta come check it out for yourself!” http://www.myspace.com/cattledecapitation THE ABSENCE (Film Video on May 9th in Tampa, FL – Tour Dates Announced) The Absence will be filming the track "Dead and Gone" at the Crowbar in Tampa FL on May 9th for an upcoming music video. Fans attending the show should expect to hear the band run through the song 4-5 times to ensure the director can capture as many angles as possible. The show starts at 7pm and costs $10 to get in. There will be 5 bands opening with The Absence headlining. In other touring news make sure to head out and catch The Absence when they play the State Theater on Thursday May 22nd with Hatebreed and Three Inches of Blood. The Absence is also the headlining act on Metal Blade’s Fresh Metal Tour presented by MetalSucks.net. Joining the band on the road will be Ironclad’s The Destro, and Metal Blade’s Epicurean and Rose Funeral. The Absence will be showcasing their new drummer Justin Reynolds at all of these shows so make sure to come out and show your support. http://www.myspace.com/theabsence AS I LAY DYING As I Lay Dying’s video for Within Destruction to receive exclusive premier on MySpace Music . Grammy nominated San Diego, California metalers AS I LAY DYING’s latest video for the track Within Destruction will be premiered exclusively on MySpace Music for one week starting on Wednesday May 7th. Within Destruction was filmed by director Jerry Clubb at the bands sold out February 1st show at the Slowdown in Omaha, NE and captures AS I LAY DYING’s sheer ferocity as a live act. Head over to MySpace Music to check out the band’s latest video off their current release An Ocean Between Us, which was released August 21st 2007 and entered the Billboard Top 200 Charts at #8 making it the highest rock debut on the chart that week. Also make sure to catch the band as they hit the road this spring with August Burns Red, Misery Signals, and label mates Evergreen Terrace. AS I LAY DYING will also be on the first half of Warped tour this summer as well as hitting some summer festivals. CAVALERA CONSPIRACY (Announce First Ever Headline US Tour) For the first time since 1996, brothers and metal co-conspirators Max and Iggor Cavalera are hitting the road. The duo will tour together as The Cavalera Conspiracy this summer. The Cavalera Conspiracy is the brothers' first collaboration since Max exited the legendary Sepultura over a decade ago. The summer dates, which begin in mid-July and find the band hitting several US and Canadian markets, support their Roadrunner Records debut, Inflikted, which came out in March to much fanfare. Selling over 9,000 copies its first week, the album was lauded by the press, with Max and Iggor appearing on the cover of Metal Edge. The Cavalera Conspiracy will headline the tour, with heavy hitters Dillinger Escape Plan, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead and Incite as support acts, elevating the tour to "can't miss" status in addition to making this one of the most brutastic tours of the summer. Go to theie website for official tour dates: http://www.myspace.com/cavaleraconspiracy Max and Iggor Cavalera started their musical journey with Sepultura, breaking down barriers and opening the doors for metal in their native Brazil. The pair has long been considered torchbearers for aggressive music. And yes, Iggor has changed the spelling of his name and added a second "g." That's not a typo. ARSIS (Animated Music Video Debut) Virginia-based technical death metal outfit ARSIS have debuted the animated video for the title track of their new album, We Are the Nightmare. The video can be viewed here along with a commentary from director David Brodsky on how it was like working with the band and the story behind the animation of the video. Beginning on May 2, ARSIS will jump on tour with The Black Dahlia Murder and A Life Once Lost in the USA. ARSIS will then replace Soilent Green from June 4 to June 13 on the upcoming "In Thrash We Trust" tour, which features DEATH ANGEL, God Forbid and Light This City. We Are The Nightmare was released on April 15 (North America) through Nuclear Blast Records. The package contains a bonus 45-minute DVD that includes the band's time in the studio, off-stage antics, and some general goofing around. For upcoming tour dates, please visit www.myspace.com/arsis Arsis - We Are The Nightmare - Animated Version LAMB OF GOD (Announce New DVD) 2 Years, 17 Countries, Thousands of miles, Millions of fans and One camera MySpace Metal premieres DVD trailer! Heavy metal heroes LAMB OF GOD are proud to announce the release of an all-new, 2-disc DVD on July 1, 2008. ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ is a documentary chronicling every detail in the lives of the biggest band in metal as they completed recording and toured around the world nearly three times over in support of the biggest selling metal album of 2007, the Grammy-nominated, Top 10 charting, Sacrament. Fans can check out an EXCLUSIVE trailer for ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ at www.myspace.com/metal as well as the band’s official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/lambofgod. The ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ two DVD set features over five hours of incredible, all-access footage. Disc 1 contains the highly anticipated feature documentary ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ and multiple live performance extras from across the globe on the Sacrament World Tour. Disc 2 includes the additional full-length feature “Making of Sacrament” plus LAMB OF GOD’s entire, uncut, brutal performance at the Download Festival 2007, where they performed in front of over 72,000 fans. Extras include deleted scenes, live performance videos for various tour stops, the official music video for “Redneck,” and a “Making of Redneck” documentary. “We're on stage for 90 minutes a day,” says drummer Chris Adler. “People want to know what's going on for the other 22 and 1/2 hours. It's not always limousines and champagne. Killadelphia surprised a lot of people and proved that we refuse to censor or hold anything back. True to the high standard that we hold ourselves to, ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ is unlike any music DVD I’ve ever seen. This is an entire new level of documentary taking you on an intense, worldwide journey with us.” ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ features all-access footage from the bus to the stage and everything in between, and like the band’s unrelenting music, never lets up. “Walk With Me In Hell is a very proud moment for us as a band. It’s hard to comprehend the pain and glory when you’re in the middle of it, but looking back over the past two years we can begin to understand how huge this record and touring cycle was,” says Adler. “It shows the blood shed and what it takes to not only hold our own, but succeed in the face of every obstacle in front of us. We have never offered less than our best, our fans expect and deserve it, and this DVD will serve as a landmark for all that follow.” ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ hits streets July 1, 2008 on Epic Records. ‘Walk With Me In Hell’ was directed by Doug Spangenberg , who has also directed the platinum awarded Killadelphia DVD, plus Lamb Of God’s first DVD, Terror and Hubris. KATAKLYSM KATAKLYSM's video for the track "Taking The World By Storm" has premiered exclusively on MySpace Metal: www.myspace.com/metal The clip was shot and directed by David Brodsky (www.mgenyc.com) and comes off the group's upcoming album, Prevail, which is set to be released on May 23 (Europe) and May 27 (North America). KATAKLYSM vocalist Maurizio Iacono states: “It was a true pleasure to work with David on this video, his level of professionalism is outstanding and his vision is great. We had fun filming this video although we froze our fucking balls off for 12 hours! David really captured the energy and apocalyptic feel of the track and the song is definitely one of my favorites on the album. Enjoy!" Director David Brodsky had this to say: “Working with KATAKLYSM was an awesome experience… really, what am I going to say besides that? I mean… they’re fucking KATAKLYSM! But truly, in the middle of the biggest blizzard of 2008 in NY/NJ, KATAKLYSM showed up eager to the location in the ass-end of seedy Newark, NJ and truly nailed it. Twelve grueling hours in a cold, nasty, wreck of a building and not one complaint, only true professionalism. Some of the shit they did had me cheering. KATAKLYSM is an awesome force to behold – they are the performer’s band. They perform with an indefinable swagger and verve. They are all natural showmen… and to be able to spend some time capturing them was a great honor and a great pleasure...besides all that, I can’t get that fucking chorus out of my head!” Kataklysm - Taking The World By Storm Prevail, which was mixed at AudioHammer Studios in Orlando, Florida with producer Jason Suecof is scheduled for release via Nuclear Blast Records on May 23 (Europe) and May 27 (North America). The album features guest solo appearances by Pat O'Brien (CANNIBAL CORPSE), Dave Linsk (OVERKILL) and producer and guitar shredder Jason Suecof himself. Prevail will ALSO include a BONUS DVD with a full performance recorded from a live internet concert stream at DeepRockDrive studios in Las Vegas, NV on December 3, 2007. Bonus DVD track listing: 01. Like Angels Weeping The Dark 02. As I Slither 03. In Shadows & Dust 04. Crippled and Broken 05. The Ambassador of Pain 06. Let Them Burn 07. Manipulator of Souls 08. The Resurrected 09. Face The Face of War 10. Where The Enemy Sleeps 11. The Road To Devastation MESHUGGAH (Bleed - Video Trailer) The time has come for the long awaited sneak peak of the upcoming MESHUGGAH “Bleed” music video! The track is from the bands latest release, obZen, which is available to purchase worldwide! Directed and produced by Mike Pecci and Ian McFarland of Killswitch Productions, a short video trailer can be accessed at this location. Fans are alerted to keep an eye out for the official worldwide debut of the entire music video coming real soon! MESHUGGAH are currently on the last few dates of their North American tour with Ministry. Catch the remaining tour dates here: www.myspace.com/meshuggah MISERY INDEX (Begin Recording New Album) MISERY INDEX (Jason Netherton – bass, vocals / Sparky Voyles – guitar / Adam Jarvis – drums / Mark Kloeppel – guitar, vocals) will enter the studio today to begin recording the follow-up to their Relapse debut, Discordia. This album, tentatively titled Traitors, is being recorded in Salem, MA with Kurt Ballou (DISFEAR, COLISEUM, GENGHIS TRON) at Ballou’s Godcity Studios. Advance song titles include title track “Traitors”, along with “Ghosts of Catalonia”, Thrown Into The Sun”, and “Occupation”. A late Summer, early Fall release is expected. Prior to entering the studio, Jarvis comments; “I have honestly never been so excited about recording an album.” And Voyles adds: “We’re really looking forward to working with Kurt. We’re all big fans of his work and production. We know he will do the songs justice.” MISERY INDEX has recently posted a new song, “The Color Of Blood”, taken from their recent split with MUMAKIL on the band’s official MySpace page: MySpace.com/MiseryIndex. MISERY INDEX has also just been confirmed for the Central Illinois Metalfest happening in July with more tour dates surrounding the fest to be announced shortly. DYING FETUS / ORIGIN (Kick-Off U.S. Tour) DYING FETUS and ORIGIN have teamed up for a run of Eastern U.S. tour dates that kicks-off today in Spartanburg, SC. This tour will also include support from SWORN ENEMY and THY WILL BE DONE. A complete listing of tour dates and cities can be found here. Both DYING FETUS and ORIGIN are touring in support of brand new albums. Well into the touring cycle for each record, DYING FETUS and ORIGIN will also be embarking on European tours immediately following this tour. For a full tour schedule and audio samples, please visit MySpace.com/OfficialDyingFetus and MySpace.com/Origin666. ABYSMAL DAWN ('Programmed To Consume', Out Now) ABYSMAL DAWN unleash a virulent strain of modern death metal on the Los Angeles-based quartet’s Relapse Records debut Programmed to Consume. The band’s metallic assault thunders with all the hallmarks of death metal’s finest traits; power, speed, precision, and intensity. As tracks such as "Grotesque Modern Art", "Walk the Path of Fire", and the title track prove, ABYSMAL DAWN are an explosive new force in American death metal. Programmed To Consume hits store shelves today!! Pick up a copy at your favorite music retailer or order now at Relapse.com. COLDWORKER ('Rotting Paradise', Out Now) Rotting Paradise, the second full-length from COLDWORKER, sees the quintet (led by founding NASUM player Anders Jakobson) evolving into a finely tuned Swedish death metal machine. Rotting Paradise overwhelms with twelve measured beatings, balancing the brutality of modern death metal, ferocious vocal bellows, and distinctly European flourishes of metallic grandeur. Without question, Rotting Paradise is the quintessential Swedish death metal album for a new century of extremity. Pick up your copy of Rotting Paradise in stores now!! Or order directly from Relapse at this location. ARCH ENEMY (Angela Gossow Tour Diary on Metalkult) Pages of sin! Arch Enemy’s Angela Gossow has launched a tour diary in conjunction with Guitar World’s metal site, MetalKult (Click below). Angela has made her first entry, talking about the band’s recent shows in Helsinki, St. Petersburg and Moscow. The journal will be updated throughout Arch’s upcoming U.S. tour. The journal also features candid pictures taken by the band that you won’t see anywhere else. After you read the entry, go pick up tickets for the Tyranny & Bloodshred tour… The power of Michael compels you. Angela Gossow Tour Diary - Click HERE DIVINE HERESY (Checks In With Updates) While Dino Cazares and DIVINE HERESY are currently on a two-week headlining tour with label mates SWORN ENEMY, the run will end just before the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival on April 27th. Of course, we didn't know this until just last week, but this is no coincidence, as the band is now set to play third to last that night at New England, directly before Meshuggah and Ministry. The fest is one of North America's biggest metal-related events so this is definitely a big deal for the guys. "This'll be our biggest gig in America yet," Cazares says. "Soon after, we'll join ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY and FIREWIND for what should be a very memorable tour." To coincide with the touring the band just posted a new commercial online. Head over to Youtube by clicking below and check it out yourself. More instructional video lessons from Cazares and drummer Tim Yeung are on the way and will be posted soon along with new jam sessions. View Divine Heresy's New Commercial on Youtube HERE HOOVES FOOTWEAR TO STREET JUNE 1…LAUNCH PARTY ON MAY 24!!! Producer extraordinaire Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Trivium, Marilyn Manson, Danzig ) has started a new shoe company called HOOVES FOOTWEAR. HOOVES FOOTWEAR has partnered with Gravis Footwear to design to create a premium, limited-edition, core Metal shoe. HOOVES’ first signature shoe, THE BEAST, is limited edition and will be released on June 1. The goal of HOOVES FOOTWEAR is to supply bands and other metalheads with a new shoe that fits the lifestyle, and to promote the metal scene and metal music as a whole. “We wanted to create a show that fit the metal lifestyle,” says Raskulinecz. “We’ve always had to borrow from others when it came to comfortable sneakers. It just wasn’t right. Back in the 80’s it was the black & red Air Jordans. Then there were the Pumas, the Vans, the Converse – I mean, we rocked them, and these brands are all great in their own ways, but nothing had the total package, nothing screamed metal!” THE BEAST is a black leather, bad ass high top that embodies the dark, evil nature of the metal lifestyle to its core. With a deep red pentagram lining, a skeletal blood stained insole and the HOOVES mantra embroidered on the tongue tag, these shoes personify metal. THE BEAST from HOOVES FOOTWEAR is scheduled for delivery in June ’08 at a select group of core retailers and online at HOOVESARMY.COM. HOOVES will be celebrating the release of THE BEAST with a launch party in the LA area on May 24th. ANTHRAX ANNOUNCES A WEEKEND WITH IRON MAIDEN AND A WARM-UP CLUB SHOW Metal legends ANTHRAX have announced a short spring tour, kicking off with a warmup club show at Chicago ’s Double Door on May 28th, 2008. The Chicago warm-up show will be the band’s first live performance with their new singer Dan Nelson. In addition to the band’s classic hits from their 25 year career, ANTHRAX will for the first time ever perform brand new material from their current writing sessions. After the warm-up show, ANTHRAX will then fly to Los Angeles and join Iron Maiden on their “Somewhere Back In Time” world tour. ANTHRAX is direct supporting Iron Maiden at the May 30th and 31st shows at Irvine , CA ’s Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. ANTHRAX’s Charlie Benante says “Playing with Iron Maiden again is such a thrill for us! We can't wait to be a part of these two magical nights.” Guitarist Scott Ian adds, “It is an absolute honor to be asked to open the Irvine shows for the Kings of Metal Iron Maiden. Anthrax’s tours with Iron Maiden are my all time favorites. Up The Irons!!!” Lastly, bassist Frank Bello exclaims, “I saw them 2 weeks ago and sang every word. They’re better than ever!! I can't wait to play with them again!! Good times!!” ANTHRAX is currently writing for their new album. This will be their first studio album since 2003’s “We’ve Come For You All,” and also their first album with Dan Nelson on vocals. ANTHRAX Spring 2008 Tour Dates: May 28 – Chicago – Double Door (warm-up show) May 30 – Irvine , CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (direct support to Iron Maiden) May 31 – Irvine , CA – Verizon Wireless Amphithater (direct support to Iron Maiden) For tickets, please go to: http://www.ticketmaster.com CEPHALIC CARNAGE ('Conforming to Abnormality' in Stores Now) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder + bales of hydroponic pot + demented death-grind assault = Conforming to Abnormality - the debut album from Denver's CEPHALIC CARNAGE. With its 1998 release, Conforming to Abnormality unveiled a style of extreme metal that was completely unique in its makeup: blending mind-melting guitar technicality with inhuman drumming, a wildly schizophrenic vocal attack, smatterings of jazz sensibilities and devastating sub-bass blasts. Long out of print, Conforming to Abnormality is available on again in this deluxe reissue is remixed, remastered, repackaged and comes with 21 (!!) bonus tracks. Conforming to Abnormality hits stores today! Or order directy from Relapse at this location. SOILENT GREEN ('Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction', Out Now) Our friends in SOILENT GREEN have just released their brand-new album Inevitable Collapse In The Presence Of Conviction. Returning with a vengeance, SOILENT GREEN has channeled the unexpected hardships they have faced into the most intensely focused album of their career. Make sure to pick it up HERE and check them out on tour (www.myspace.com/SoilentGreen) with Death Angel and Dethklok all summer. JOB FOR A COWBOY (Play at Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2008 / Metal Blade Nominated in 3 categories) Metal Hammer has just announced their nominations for the Golden Gods 2008 Awards extravaganza along with some of the bands who will be appearing. This year’s bash takes place at The 02 Arena in London on June 16th. After romping home with an award for BEST UNDERGROUND BAND (as voted for by fans), Arizona five piece, JOB FOR A COWBOY, will be joining Bring Me The Horizon for intimate appearances on board the boat, Dixie Queen, as it sails up the Thames to the 02 filled with metal heads. Vote for Metal Blade bands for Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award! The Black Dahlia Murder, As I Lay Dying and Metal Blade have all been nominated for awards at Metal Hammer’s GOLDEN GODS. AS I LAY DYING have their amazing futuristic video NOTHING LEFT nominated for BEST VIDEO. THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER are nominated in the BEST UNDERGROUND BAND section. METAL BLADE RECORDS are nominated in the BEST METAL LABEL category. GO VOTE for these bands and you could win tickets to the Golden Gods 2008. Click HERE for more details! http://www.myspace.com/jobforacowboy SHADOWS FALL (Of One Blood (re-issue) Now Available) Century Media is happy to present the re-mixed and re-mastered version of Of One Blood. Complete with updated art, layout and liner notes, this release is what got Shadows Fall off to a big start years ago in the metalcore scene. Of One Blood is a true statement to this great act and stand the test of time as one of the best metal titles in recent memory. Track Listing: Pain Glass Vision Crushing Belial Of One Blood The First Noble Truth Fleshold Root Bound Apollo Revel In My Loss Montauk To Ashes Serenity $8 @ CM DISTRO ALL SHALL PERISH (Hit The Road) Oakland CA’s very own ALL SHALL PERISH will be taking part in this Summer’s “Sun Your Bunz “ tour featuring headliners THE ACACIA STRAIN. Support will come from THE WARRIORS (May 30th – June 14th), ETERNAL LORD (June 14th – 29th) and SINCE THE FLOOD. Drummer, Matt Kuykendall, commented on being in a yet another cramped space with the same sweaty dudes for another month: "This fucking tour is going to crush! We love the ACACIA STRAIN’s music and the great dudes in the band. THE WARRIORS are added to half the tour as well, so its not only gonna be a mosh nightmare but an awesome time with old friends. We are also going to debut around three new songs so we cant wait! SINCE THE FLOOD has always been awesome hardcore and now with Nate Johnson singing for them they are going to be insane. We get to meet a bunch of Australians in ETERNAL LORD who are pretty much the nicest people on the planet; it’s gonna be a great tour. See you in the pit!" FOR UPCOMING TOUR DATES, PLEASE VISIT ALL SHALL PERISH's MYSPACE PAGE AT: www.myspace.com/allshallperish ALL SHALL PERISH will be entering Castle Ultimate Studios once again with producer/engineer Zack Ohren on April 7th. The band will be recording the follow to up to their highly successful The Price of Existence record, which saw the band touring in support of acts like THE RED CHORD, TERROR, AGNOSTIC FRONT, WALLS OF JERICHO and HATE ETERNAL among others. All Shall Perish MySpace Page All Shall Perish Official Website AGNOSTIC FRONT ('For My Family' Video Debut) The worldwide debut of the new AGNOSTIC FRONT video "For My Family" can now be viewed either on YouTube.com or MTV Headbangers Blog. Taken from AGNOSTIC FRONT’s 2007 release, Warriors, self-financed by the band, and dedicated to New York Hardcore icon Raymond “Raybeez” Barbieri from Warzone and the New York City Hardcore scene. “For My Family” was shot live in New York and Los Angeles by Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci of Killswitch Productions who left no stone unturned to feature guest appearances from: Tim & Lars from Rancid, Toby from H20, Ezac (a.k.a. Danny Diablo) from Skarhead/Crown Of Thorns, Bryan & Frankie from Death Before Dishonor, Mike from Inhuman, Pete & Armand from Sick Of It All, Buddha & Son from Blood For Blood, Jamey Jasta from Hatebreed, Al Barr from the Dropkick Murphys, Hoya & Mitts from Madball, Freddy Madball, Dan Lilker from Brutal Truth/Nuclear Assault/Anthrax, The NYC Rumblers, The Miret Family, SOB from Merauder’s little brother, Craig Setari from Sick Of it All, Wes from Death Threat, Chops from Hold Fast Tattoos in Brooklyn, and other old friends of the band. States lead singer Roger Miret: “This is a very personal letter for my family acknowledging the love, respect, and honor we hold for New York Hardcore and our families today, tomorrow, and forever!” Director/Producer Ian McFarland shares, “When it comes down to it, [co-director] Mike [Pecci] and I don’t pump out videos at the same rate that other directors do, and it is because we just don’t want to put out crap. We take pride in every video we do and love to do videos that not only the bands are proud of, but that we are proud of as well.” Agnostic Front - For My Family - Music Video Agnostic Front MySpace UNEARTH (Alive From The Apocalypse DVD Hits Charts) Unearth’s first ever DVD Alive from the Apocalypse debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top Music Video Chart and #15 on Canada’s Top Video/DVD SoundScan Chart! Alive from the Apocalypse is also officially gold in Canada just after its first week of release! Canada is the first territory to commemorate certified gold status of Alive from the Apocalypse and will not be the last market Unearth’s first DVD hits record breaking numbers. http://www.unearth.tv BEHEMOTH (Returns to the States with Dimmu Borgir) Much like Into Eternity and Arch Enemy, BEHEMOTH will be saying goodbye to their most recent release with a stateside tour that rolled out the red carpet in Toronto last week. They’re direct support to Nuclear Blast’s Dimmu Borgir with Keep of Kalessin opening shows. This will be the third and last time BEHEMOTH will be touring in support of their final album on Century Media, The Apostasy. Nergal (vocals, guitars) had a few words to preview the tour: “This is our third and final run in North America for this record. We toured like hell after Demigod and we’ve also been touring like crazy to support The Apostasy, but it feels like it’s time to slow down and live our lives a little bit. So it’s about time we stay home for awhile, get inspired and write another monstrous record. Anyway, this Dimmu Borgir tour is our top priority now, it seems like U.S. hasn’t witnessed a package this evil in a long time. Rest assured BEHEMOTH is a well oiled machine and ready to prove its might.” Since releasing The Apostasy and touring as a featured act on last year’s groundbreaking (read: free) Ozzfest, BEHEMOTH has been on a roll. MTV2’s Headbangers Ball is airing a series of interviews in the coming weeks to cover this past fall’s Radio Rebellion Tour that the band was a part of along with Job For A Cowboy and Gojira. Tune in to Headbangers Ball the next few Saturdays to catch the feature before it ends. http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=4 DARK TRANQUILLITY (Headlining Dates Announced) The band that can’t seem to slap a negative review out of critics is making its stateside return on the Tyranny and Bloodshred Tour next month, but they’re not stopping at that. No, they’ll be headlining their own set of shows with Divine Heresy and Firewind that will keep them in the U.S. until June 10. This will be the last time the band will tour the states in support of Fiction, so if Tyranny and Bloodshred doesn’t hit your city you should check these DARK TRANQUILLITY headlining dates out to see if the band might make that up to you personally. Either see the tour section or visit the link below to view their complete tour itinerary. http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=11 NIGHTWISH Finnish sensations NIGHTWISH can’t and won’t be stopped. The female-fronted, Euro-metal band returns to the US for their second headlining tour in support of the phenomenally epic new album, Dark Passion Play, which has scanned over 60,000 copies since its September 2007 release. This tour, which crisscrosses the US and Canada, comes hot on the heels of the band’s sold out Fall tour, where they debuted new singer Anette Olzon to their legion of adoring and curious fans. These same fans continue to clamor for another dose of Nightwish’s soaring, symphonic metal and they’re about to get it! Lauded by Outburn as a “damn fine collection of tunes” and by Time Out New York as “utterly compelling,” Dark Passion Play sets the standard for progressive, sweeping and room-filling metal that does anything but paint by numbers. Expect the band to perform plenty of new compositions, as well as “classics” from 2004’s Once. CANDLEMASS On May 19, 2008, Swedish doom metal merchants CANDLEMASS will be ready to make metal history on what is sure to be one of the biggest events of 2008. Their first US tour in 17 years! This is will also mark the bands first time performing in the States with vocalist and Texas native Robert Lowe (of Solitude Aeturnus fame). Bassist and founding member Leif Edling could barley contain his excitment when asked about finally returning to North America: "Last time we were over was in 1991 and that's way too long! We wanna make this tour a very special event for all our fans in the States and all new American fans of doom and metal too. It will be great to meet up and hang out, and play all the classic Candlemass songs for you guys plus some new ones of course. We've been waiting 17 years for this so make sure you don't miss this opportunity to catch the Kings of Doom in your hometown! See ya soon in a city near you!" CANDLEMASS will be touring in support of their latest album, King of The Grey Islands, which was released last year via Nuclear Blast Records. Supporting them on the tour will be Daylight Dies from North Carolina. Candlemass MySpace Page Candlemass Official Website WHITECHAPEL (Update On New Album) “As you may know we’ve currently been in the studio working hard recording our Metal Blade Records debut album. While we’re doing this we figured we could fill you all in on some information about the record. The title of the record will be THIS IS EXILE. This title may be familiar to some of you as we had been playing the title track live on our last tour giving you a taste of the material to come. The effort is being tracked by Jonny Fay (ex-guitarist of The Red Chord) of Backyard Studios in New Hampshire and will be mixed by Zuess (who has produced Ion Dissonance, Emmure, Blood Has Been Shed, Shadows Fall, Hatebreed). With this combination of producers and the new material we have written, we are sure to deliver you one of the heaviest records of 2008. The artwork is being handled by Colin Marks (who has worked with Aborted, The End, Strapping Young Lad, The Red Death). He is doing a phenomenal job and we are extremely pleased with the outcome of his work. He has done a wonderful job of portraying the concept of the record through his artwork. The CD will be released EVERYWHERE this summer, so keep your eyes peeled for a release date. The track listing, album artwork, and a brand new track for you all to enjoy will be released this spring. We love each and every one of you and thank you so much for your continuing support; without all of you we couldn’t be living this dream. Keep it up and let’s make this CD huge!” Make sure to catch Whitechapel on the road all summer long! http://www.myspace.com/whitechapelmetal DARKANE The sixth DARKANE studio diary video blog is available to view by clicking the image to the right! Guitarist Christofer Malmström issued the following update from the recording sessions for the group's new studio album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records: "Here's the sixth video blog. It includes the recording of the bass and some guitar solos. Enjoy! Also, we have now decided to name the album Demonic Art after one of the songs. The lyrics are based on the same theme as on 'Organic Canvas' (from our previous album Layers of Lies), about an individual planning his next exhibition of flesh. Here are a few more song titles: Variations of an Eye Crush (Intro) Still in Progress Leaving Existence Exectution 44 The Killing of I Sole Survivor Absolution Wrong Grave (instrumental) Wrath Connection Demigod Right now Peter [Wildoer, drums] and Klas [Ideberg, guitar] are mixing the new album. We are also rehearsing and preparing for our trip to Chicago and the Chicago Power Fest in a few weeks. You don't wanna miss that if you live in the area! We are gonna play in direct support to TESTAMENT May 3rd. This will also be Jens' [Broman, vocals] debut on American soil!" Darkane Video Diary - Episode Six Darkane MySpace Page GOD FORBID New Jeresy metal titans, GOD FORBID, will kick off their 2008 worldwide touring schedule with a massive co-headlining North American tour, dubbed “In Thrash We Trust,” with Death Angel this spring. The trek, which kicks off on May 1st, also features Soilent Green and Light This City in the support slots. Fans can expect to hear some new GOD FORBID tracks and be sure to visit the link below to view the complete tour itinerary. GOD FORBID are back in black and ready to deliver their career defining statement with their much-anticipated new full-length album, which is set for a late summer release. However, preceding this release will be the group’s first ever DVD, Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression, which is set for a June 10th release. This package features a sold-out performance shot with multi camera angels at the Starland Ballroom in the group’s hometown, all of their promotional videos and an hour documentary composed of historical insight, introspection into each member’s personalities, and some hysterical social commentary. Doc Coyle states: “I am very proud to announce that GOD FORBID will be hitting the road in America on a co-headline tour with the legendary Death Angel. This is our first full U.S. tour in many years, so we feel honored that they would choose to do this with us. We will be splitting the closing of the shows so we can each get a chance to play in front of each others fans, which will be awesome. The rest of the bill is great as well. This is a dynamic and powerful line-up of veterans, legends and new comers. I think fans will really love this package. This tour will give us an opportunity to support our forthcoming DVD, Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression. I don't want to jinx the release date, but everything is pointing to that it will come out around half way through the tour. We also plan to play at least a couple new songs. We hope to see you all soon.” The new effort, once again produced by Eric Rachel (Atreyu, The Dillinger Escape Plan), is the follow up to the group’s most successful offering yet, IV: The Constitution of Treason, and the depth and diversity on this disc is easily going to position the band as of one the most innovative bands within the genre. This is an entirely new GOD FORBID that have matured beyond their years and are now more focused than ever before. http://www.myspace.com/godforbid THE METAL WEB! IS SEEKING THE BEST METAL BANDS WORLDWIDE, NATIONAL OR UNSIGNED, TO BE FEATURED IN OUR "METAL WEB! SPOTLIGHT". AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE BAND'S THAT WE HAVE FEATURED THUS FAR, WE LOVE ALL KINDS OF "METAL"! ONLY ONE THING THAT WE ASK, YOU MUST FALL INTO THE "METAL" GENRE AND OBVIOUSLY HAVE TALENT! SO... IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES - LABELS AND/OR BANDS CAN SEND PRESS KITS TO THE SITE CONTACT ADDRESS. 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