| 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 6/28/08 - Summer Slaughter Tour - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 10/18/08 - Overkill w/Epicurean & Warbringer - Starland Ballroom - NJ 10/20/08 - Amon Amarth w/ Ensiferum, Belphegor & The Absence - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza - NY 4/24/09 - Amon Amarth w/Goatwhore & Lazarus A.D. - The Starland Ballroom - NJ 5/22/09 - Testament, Unearth, Lazarus A.D. & 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! CRYPTOPSY (GUITARIST CALLS IT A DAY) After a long run with Cryptopsy, Alex Auburn (guitarist) has parted ways with the band. His statement can be read below. "I am announcing my departure of the band Cryptopsy. There are many reasons why i must leave the band, and this has been going on for a while now, so i am quitting. The band and i believe it is better for me to go, so i am moving forward. I want to thank the guys in Cryptopsy for an adventurous and crazy 10 years. It's been a great ride. I will especially miss the fans a great deal and i want to thank all of you for you're awesome support through out those years. Right now i need to take a break for a few months to reflect on my life and my future in music. As far as music goes, i might start my own band next summer but i don't know yet. In the mean time i am open to good offers and to join other forces." Thank you very much / Alex Auburn" Check out CRYPTOPSY on Myspace LAMB OF GOD (ANNOUNCE THE ESCAPE THE PLAGUE CONTEST COINCIDING WITH THE FEBRUARY 24TH RELEASE OF WRATH) On February 24th, to celebrate the release of their fifth studio album Wrath, Lamb of God have created the Escape The Plague contest. The first 100,000 copies of the album will include a card that will direct the fan to Lamb-of-God. com/escapetheplague. Once at the site, the fan will be instructed to enter the code listed on the card and answer three questions. The site will then randomly select 100 winners, who will then be directed to the prize page to select their prize. As each prize is chosen, the site will automatically delete that prize and will do so until all prizes are claimed. The site will go live at midnight, February 23rd, 2009. Escape The Plague prizes include: 2 – Trips for two to see Lamb of God perform at a major UK festival in August 1 – Barbecue at your home hosted by Randy Blythe 2 – Mark Morton Guitars (Courtesy of Jackson guitars) 2 – Willie Adler Guitars (Courtesty of ESP Guitars) 2 – John Campbell Basses (Courtesy of Jackson Guitars) 1 – Chris Adler drum kit w/ an autographed Chris Adler snare (Courtesy of Mapex drums) 5 – Golden laminates, good for entry at any Lamb of God show for a year 10 – Introduce the band onstage in your town 20 – Roadie for a day in your town 7 – Sing on stage at soundcheck with the band 20 - $50 giftcards to the Lamb of God webstore (Courtesy of Bravado) 25 – Autographed super deluxe Wrath packages, including the CD, Vinyl, and UBS stick with bonus tracks 1 – Mark Morton guitar lesson 1 – Willie Adler guitar lesson 1 – John Campbell Bass lesson Lamb of God will commence the North American Wrath tour April 2nd in Phoenix , AZ with special guests As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom, God Forbid, and Municipal Waste. http://www.lamb-of-god.com CANNIBAL CORPSE (1st week numbers for Evisceration Plague announced) First week numbers are finally in for the FL death metal act CANNIBAL CORPSE’s eleventh studio album Evisceration Plague, the highly anticipated follow up to 2006’s KILL. We are pleased to announce that for the third time in the band’s career the mighty CANNIBAL CORPSE have landed on the Billboard Top 200 Chart. Evisceration Plague debuted on the BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART at #66 with 9571 units scanned! BILLBOARD #66 on the Top Current Albums (Top 200) chart #7 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart #22 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart #6 on the Record Label Independent Current albums chart "We are blown away by the amazing response to our new album Evisceration Plague. The chart positions that have been reported for this album are well beyond our expectations and the response from both critics and fans has been overwhelmingly positive. We want to say thank you to everyone at Metal Blade and Channel Zero for the great work they did on this release, and most importantly we want to thank our incredible fans, you are the reason for our great success. Thank you, you guys rule!!!!" - Alex Webster bassist and founding member of Cannibal Corpse In 2006 KILL debuted at #170 with 6049 units scanned and in 1994 Vile debuted at #151 with 6175 units scanned, making Evisceration Plague the highest selling debut in the bands career!!! With a confirmed spot on this summers Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival alongside Slayer, Marilyn Manson, and label mates The Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth, Job for a Cowboy and Whitechapel, 2009 will definitely be the year of death metal! The mighty Corpse didn’t stop in the US though with Evisceration Plague also decimating charts all over the world proving once again to be the leaders of the Worldwide Death Metal scene. On top of all of this the band’s latest DVD release Centuries of Torment has just officially reached Platinum status in Canada! Germany #42 (highest chart entry CANNIBAL CORPSE ever had in Germany!) Austria # 41 Dutch Charts # 105 UK #22 Indie Chart Canadian charts: #38 on Top 200 #3 on Independent Charts #3 on Hard Music Charts Cannibal Corpse final studio reports & Metal Hammer’s all time best death metal song The final two video previews of the “making of” Evisceration Plague are now available to view on youtube.com - Clip #7 & Clip #6. In other news, Hammer Smashed Face has been voted the best death metal song of all time! More than 15,000 votes by the readers of Metal Hammer Germany were counted and Cannibal Corpse landed the #1 spot with a whopping 25% of the votes. Amon Amarth and Behemoth also made the top 10 with Pursuit of the Vikings (Fate of Norns, 2004) and Christians to the Lions (Thelema.6, 2000), respectively. Other Metal Blade acts on the list tha include; Six Feet Under, The Black Dahlia Murder, Neaera, Job for a Cowboy, Hate Eternal, Anima & God Dethroned. Click HERE to see the top 10 and HERE for the full list. http://www.myspace.com/cannibalcorpse MESHUGGAH (FAN FILMED FOOTAGE OF 'BLEED' AVAILABLE) Fan filmed footage to the track 'Bleed' from the recent show on February 3, 2009 at the House of Blues in Hollywood is available for viewing exclusively on the bands MySpace tour video player. To view the footage, simply click on the image to the upper right, then scroll down the bands MySpace page until you reach below the blog section, then click on the 'Shows' tab and click on the fourth box from the left titled: Meshuggah - Bleed - HOB Hollywood. Enjoy! Some photos from the Hollywood show can be viewed HERE. MESHUGGAH and Cynic are opening the tour video player to their fans, and calling on them to send in pictures and footage (camera phone or otherwise) from the shows, documenting their own (fan) experience of the tour. All concert-goers need to do is send their video shots to mctour@kyte.tv, and if accepted, the clips will be available for the entire metal world to see. MESHUGGAH - AUDIO INTERVIEW W/ TOMAS HAAKE AVAILABLE Joel Parent from ABORT Magazine conducted an interview with drummer Tomas Haake of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 8. Listen to the 17-and-a-half-minute chat at THIS LOCATION. Meshuggah MySpace Page THE HAUNTED The Haunted Post "Making-Of " Video Clip for "Trenches " Online Sweden's THE HAUNTED filmed a video for the song "Trenches " (from the band's highly acclaimed "Versus " album) in December 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden with director Daniel Larsson of Addictive Alliance. The video is going to be premiered in the coming weeks and to already wet your appetite for this mini horror-movie ala THE HAUNTED, a highly entertaining behind-the-scenes feature on the making of the video can now be watched by clicking below: Check out the Making-Of Video for "Trenches" DEVILDRIVER (RETURN TO THE STUDIO TO RECORD FOURTH ALBUM, DUE OUT THIS YEAR) DevilDriver have commenced recording their fourth, as-yet untitled album. The band –vocalist Dez Fafara, bassist Jon Miller, guitarists Jeff Kendrick and Mike Spreitzer and drummer John Boecklin—are holed up in Edge of the Earth studios in Los Angeles, working with producer Logan Mader (Five Finger Death Punch, Gojira, Divine Heresy). The fourth album follows DevilDriver, The Fury of Our Maker's Hand and The Last Kind Words, all of which earned the band a fiercely loyal legion of fans across the globe. It also marks the band's re-signing with Roadrunner Records, their longtime label home. Both DevilDriver and Roadrunner are thrilled to continue their successful working relationship. Roadrunner Senior VP of A&R Monte Conner said, “I am thrilled to welcome DevilDriver back to the Roadrunner family. Dez Fafara and Roadrunner have quite a history together and we are happy to be going back into the trenches with him yet again. I’m extremely proud of DevilDriver’s steady ascent over the course of their first three Roadrunner albums. They continue to evolve and grow with each new record and I know this next album will be the best thing DevilDriver have ever made.” Fafara concurs, saying, "I'm proud to say that DevilDriver has resigned with Roadrunner records worldwide. My friend and A&R rep Monte Conner and the entire staff have been like family to me since 1996 and I am looking forward to many, more years of working together and putting out music." AMON AMARTH (Announce US tour with Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch & Lazarus A.D.) Sweden’s Amon Amarth is sailing back to the states to re-conquer cities across the US. They’re bringing Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch and thrash newcomers Lazarus A.D. along for the voyage. Amon Amarth’s latest album, Twilight of the Thunder God, has been heralded by fans and critics as the band’s best work to date and debuted at #48 on the Billboard top 200 charts upon its release on September 30th, 2008. Goatwhore is wrapping up work on their follow up to 2006’s A Haunting Curse. You can check out the band playing one of their new songs, Carving Out the Eyes of God, live from the Ridglea Theatre on 11/21/08 on youtube. com. Lazarus A.D. are set to release their Metal Blade debut, The Onslaught, on March 3rd. The album was mixed and mastered by James Murphy (Death, Testament) and promises to be one of the top metal debuts of the year. http://www.myspace.com/amonamarth SUICIDE SILENCE (ENTER STUDIO, ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TITLE AND PREPARE FOR CARCASS TOUR) There is little doubt in anyone's minds that SUICIDE SILENCE are one of the frontrunners of the new wave of American metal, but make no mistake that this extreme juggernaut are not resting on their laurels and are about to take things up a notch with their highly anticipated sophomore release. The group enter the studio with acclaimed producer Machine (Lamb of God) this week and this new effort, No Time To Bleed, promises to make their debut offering seem like easy listening. SUICIDE SILENCE will also debut some new material on the upcoming Carcass tour this March. The group will be direct support and deliver a blistering 45 minute aural assault. Be sure to check out the bands official Myspace page by clicking below or see below to view their complete touring itinerary. Mitch Lucker (vocals) states: "We're all geared up to record our strongest effort to date. We've all grown quite a bit as musicians over the last few years. The last record was tracked in a live setting over a period of two weeks and this time around we're looking forward to carefully crafting a record on an even larger scale with Machine's services at the helm. This is going to be a huge step in the right direction for us. " A new video for the unrelenting track, "Unanswered, " was recently completed by renowned director Jerry Clubb (As I Lay Dying, Unearth) and is composed of live footage from this past summer's "Rockstar Energy Mayhem " tour. This clip proves just how truly intense and demanding their live performance is as they emerged as one of the fest's breakthrough artists. This group has struck a nerve with fans across the country who are hungry for sheer, unrelenting aggression that pummels the listener with an unabashed mixture of brutality, precision and technicality. Click the link below to check it out by clicking HERE. Check out SUICIDE SILENCE on Myspace! SUFFOCATION (CONFIRM BLOOD APOCALYPSE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR) In celebration of their 20th anniversary, New York’s genre defining extreme metal legends SUFFOCATION are proud to announce the “Blood Apocalypse” tour! The trek will feature support from WHITECHAPEL, DECREPIT BIRTH and VEIL OF MAYA as well as PSYCROPTIC on select dates. Drummer Mike Smith commented: “We are looking forward to this upcoming tour and playing with all the bands involved. It will be the first run on our 20 year celebration in the genre! We thank all our friends and fans in advance for their participation in the upcoming ‘Blood Oath’ sessions across the world. We look forward to the mayhem it will create!” As previously reported, SUFFOCATION, entered the studio to begin recording their Nuclear Blast debut Blood Oath starting January 31st. The follow up to their 2006 self-titled record will once again be recorded with Joe Cincotta, whom they worked with on their previous two releases. Mixing duties will be handled this time around by Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, DECREPIT BIRTH) and cover artwork will once again be brought to life by Jon Zig (DEEDS OF FLESH, DISGORGE, GORGASM). Some tentative song titles so far are "Dismal Dream," "Undeserving," "Confines of Disillusion," "Blood Oath," "Come Hell Or High Priest," "Provoking the Disturbed." Suffocation MySpace Page Decrepit Birth MySpace Page SOILWORK (ROYAL ARTIST CLUB VIDEO TOUR BLOG) Sweden's SOILWORK and Royal Artist Club (powered by Nokia!) have teamed up to bring you, the fans, regular video and picture updates from the road (on the bands current North American tour) exclusively on www.royalartistclub.com/soilwork Tune in regularly to view the bands latest updates from the road! Recorded throughout the recent European AND World Tour with footage from Australia, Japan, Russia and Malaysia (including the Electric Weekend Festival in Madrid with Metallica), the new SOILWORK video clip for "20 More Miles" can be seen on MySpace! The clip, which contains footage provided by the band as well as footage recorded by Olle Carlsson (editing by Olle Carlsson), is the second video made in support of the bands latest album, Sworn To A Great Divide. SOILWORK's North American tour with DARKANE, Daylight Dies (first 10 dates), Warbringer, and Swallow The Sun is currently in full swing! Purchase your concert tickets to the upcoming shows at the bands MySpace Page. (Please scroll to the center left of the page for all purchase links to every night of the tour!) To view the fan chosen setlist for this tour, please click HERE. (Note: Band will play many more songs in addition to the fan chosen list!) Soilwork MySpace Page TESTAMENT ("Live at Eindhoven") Before Wacken, there was Dynamo. For 20 years, the Dynamo Open Air Festival -- originally held in 1986 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Dynamo rock club in Eindhoven, Holland -- was one of metal's most important annual events, peaking in 1995 when 118,000 fans packed the grounds of an abandoned Dutch military airport to see four dozen acts play on three different stages over three June days. In 1987, though, Dynamo was still in its infancy. For that matter, so was the performer who would leave the biggest mark on the event that year -- Bay Area thrashers Testament. After their debut album, "The Legacy," made instant waves worldwide, the group was invited to make their European debut at the second Dynamo festival. After a "warm-up" show at the 300-capacity Dynamo club the night before, Testament took the stage on a rainy June 8 and floored the 14,000 fans in attendance with an aggressive, fiery 45-minute set that showcased much of the material on "The Legacy." Five songs from their performance were captured on the EP "Live at Eindhoven ," which was issued as a cassette and a 12" LP. However, the band's full set was never released officially -- until now. Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the April 14 release of "Live at Eindhoven '87," which for the first time brings you Testament's complete 1987 Dynamo performance. A metal history lesson of the highest order, "Live at Eindhoven '87" sees the group's original lineup -- vocalist Chuck Bill y, guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Louie Clemente -- at their absolute hungriest. Their Dynamo set included the following tracks: 1. Disciples of the Watch 2. The Haunting 3. Apocalyptic City 4. First Strike Is Deadly 5. Burnt Offerings 6. Alex Skolnick guitar solo 7. Over The Wall 8. Do Or Die 9. Curse of the Legion of Death (C.O.T.L.O.D.) 10. Reign of Terror Featuring a stunning remastered sound, new artwork by Carson Slovak (Century, All That Remains, Antagonist) and liner notes by Skolnick, "Live at Eindhoven '87" is a must-have for Testament fans both old and new. Excerpts from the album's liner notes can currently be viewed on Skolnick's "Skolnotes" blog (http://skolnotes. blogspot. com/2008/11/eindhoven. html), while the above-mentioned version of "Disciples of the Watch" can be heard at www.myspace.com/ProstheticReissues. The Prosthetic Webshop (store. prostheticrecords.com) is offering $12 pre-orders. In addition to recently re-releasing Testament's 1997 album "Demonic" -- hailed as "the most evil-sounding album of their career" (AMG) -- and 1999's "The Gathering" (praised by Metal Hammer as the most important metal album of the late '90s), as well as the 2001 re-recordings collection "First Strike Still Deadly," Prosthetic has also just reissued "Demonic" and "The Gathering" on gatefold, etched double-vinyl. Strictly limited to 1,000 copies each, each pressing also includes 100 colored LPs (gold for "The Gathering," red for "Demonic"). Metal Legends Testament Dean Guitars and Dolphin Music bring you! Metal invasion in Liverpool! Eric Peterson, guitarist of Trash metal legends Testament, comes to Dolphin Music Liverpool Thursday, 12th Feb 16:00 till 17:30, for a very special appearance! He'll be meeting the fans and signing autographs also you will get then chance to check out his brand new Dean Eric Peterson “Old Skull” V Guitar!! Dolphin Music will be offering very special discounts on Dean Guitars co coincide with this Metal Event and on sale will be the New Testament Album “The Formation of Damnation” All this is prior to Testament hitting the stage at the Liverpool O2 Academy that very same evening!!! For any further information including directions visit: www. dolphinmusic. co. uk/liverpool/ www. deanguitars. com/eric_peterson. php DEICIDE (ANNOUNCE US TOUR WITH VITAL REMAINS AND ORDER OF ENNEAD) After an extremely successful European tour with Vader, Samael, Devian, Zonaria and The Amenta, DEICIDE is returning stateside to continue their crusade against Christianity. The death metal legends will be teaming up with Vital Remains and Order of Ennead for a brief stint of shows before finishing work on their highly anticipated new album. See below for tour dates. DEICIDE recently announced a new, worldwide contract with CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS. The band has been working on its Century Media debut at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Chimaira) and is looking at a summer release. Glen Benton recently commented: "I want to say it is an honor to be an official CM artist. I look forward to working with the fine folks at CM and providing them with our style of metal. I can assure you that what surfaces will definitely be nothing less than a total bash-your-face-in-from-start-to-finish, bastard. HAIL SATAN!!!!" ENSLAVED (CONFIRM NORTH AMERICAN TOUR W/ OPETH) Recent Norwegian Grammy winners ENSLAVED will be direct support for Opeth on their upcoming North American tour. The 23-show stint will launch on May 1st on Sayreville, New Jersey and end on May 27th in Washington D.C. Ivar Bjørnson, ENSLAVED’s songwriter and guitarist comments: "I am stoked that we are going out with Opeth. We have been admirers of Opeth's work for years, specially the direction of their newer works. This is great news for us to take back to our loyal fans and friends in North America at this point; the reception for our newest album Vertebrae has been fantastic and unforgettable. We can't wait to present the songs live; we promise you won't be let down! Finally, we wish to express our sincere gratitude to Opeth for giving us this opportunity." View the video for "The Watcher" – directed by Norwegian Grammy Award winner Patric Ullaeus (Dimmu Borgir, Keep Of Kalessin, In Flames) - HERE. Watch the behind-the-scenes video HERE. CAULDRON (PLAY DEBUT UK SHOW AT ANVIL MOVIE PREMIERE) Toronto heavy metal heroes CAULDRON have played their first ever UK show - but this was a show unlike any the band had ever played before. Unlike the typical gig in a cramped, sweaty nightclub, the setting for CAULDRON's first show on British soil is a much more spectacular one. The band opened for fellow Canadian legends ANVIL at the top-secret premiere for the new documentary movie, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil", performing at the screening infront of thousands of film critics, industry insiders, and a handful of lucky fans. CAULDRON frontman JASON DECAY, who has a brief appearance in the film, describes the surreal event: "On Sunday we played our first show in London at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, it was big enough to get lost in and we fucken played with ANVIL our old friends which was fucken awesome for our first show in London. "We've played shows with Anvil before in Canada but none of them were as huge as this. The shit hit the fan and the rice exploded all over the place, even in the beer which disappeared. It was one big party, we got rite fucked rite up drunk and we intend to do the same tomorrow in London at our show with Gama Bomb. The show tomorrow will be our first full set on UK soil and it should be great." Check out a photo of CAULDRON together with ANVIL backstage at the premiere at http://earacherecords.com/myspace/CauldronAnvil. jpg CAULDRON's debut album, CHAINED TO THE NITE is due to be released through Earache Records on April 6th, 2009. CAULDRON recently made their Earache label debut on HEAVY METAL KILLERS - a compilation featuring 13 new tracks from the very best bands of the emerging "New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal" scene. HEAVY METAL KILLERS is out now and is available on CD as well as limited edition vinyl LP in black, red, blue and white while stocks last. Order your copy now at http://earacheshop.com/store/newreleases.html For more CAULDRON information and to hear the band's track "Chained Up In Chains" from the upcoming album and HEAVY METAL KILLERS, head to http://www. myspace. com/cauldronmetal CYCLE OF PAIN (ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES) SELF-TITLED DEBUT STREETS APRIL 21 Cycle of Pain, brainchild of journeyman bassist John “J.D.” Deservio, has announced an April 21 street date for their upcoming self-titled debut, as well as upcoming tour dates to support the release. The album will be released on Reform Records/Rock Ridge Music . Cycle of Pain will be playing several local shows in February and will open for Black Label Society later this spring. All tour dates are listed below. John “J.D.” DeServio’s career as a bassist can be defined only as formidable and impressive. His time spent with Black Label Society has taken him around the world and made him a sought after bassist for clinics from Japan to South America and back. But long before he began globetrotting, J.D. started out like most accomplished musicians, in the garage with a band and a bottle of Captain Morgan. Twenty-five years later, that same band has emerged as Cycle of Pain with an intense and diverse self titled hard rock album. At 15 years old, J.D. began practicing his favorite Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, and Scorpions tunes with good friends Joe Taylor (guitar) and Gregg Locascio (drums/vocals). Despite the many high profile moments in their careers (Lita Ford, Vinnie Moore, Drill, Rich Kotzen and many more), the old band has always aspired to record and tour together. Cycle of Pain later added Rich Monica (Tantric) on drums. With J.D. and Taylor ’s prior musical commitments, it took a lot for the old band to come together and record the 13 track album, which has already been lauded by many of Black Label’s biggest fans. Though rooted in metal, the album’s 13 tracks delve into elements of funk, hip-hop, and soul, and they offer enough ammo to rock both in the clubs and on the radio. Cycle of Pain also features many guest performances by such credible names as Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy), Ray Luzier (Korn) Brian Tichy ( Bill y Idol), Sen Dog (Cypress Hill), Russ-T Cobb, Hugo Ferreira (Tantric), Marcus Ratzenboeck (Tantric), Clip Payne (P-funk), Burton (Fear Factory) & Russell Allen (Symphony X). Taylor sees the band as a modern twist on the bands that originated metal. “I think we’re a band that is much needed in the scene today,” Taylor comments. “Cycle of Pain is basically what all of us are missing when we go to a show.” The album will be released on April 21st, 2009, and Cycle of Pain will begin its tour that same day opening for Black Label Society. “We’re part of a family tree that started with Black Sabbath,” adds J.D. “From there came Ozzy with Randy Rhoads, then eventually Ozzy with Zakk. Zakk started the whole Black Label thing, which I became a part of, and we’ve now reached the point where I have my own project in the same line of such huge names as Osbourne and Iommi, Rhoads and Wylde. It’s a good place to be in.” www.myspace.com/cycleofpain PARIA (TO RELEASE THE BAND’S MOST INTRICATE ALBUM TO DATE, ‘THE BARNACLE CORDIOUS,’ ON MARCH 17) The disease that infiltrates the current trend in music has been diagnosed, and the prescribed treatment is upcoming Paria release, “The Barnacle Cordious.” Care, detail, consternation and collective intuition lay the foundation for what will prove to be Paria’s most respected album to date. “Knee jerk reactions are the intention of this record, whether or not anyone agrees that these reactions are good ones, this album stands on its own. I’m fully prepared to defend that notion,” guitarist John Claus said about the effort. Paria is aware of the importance of improvement and honing new skills, and while statements such as these may remain trite, “The Barnacle Cordious” is anything but cliché. “The Barnacle Cordious” track listing: 1. The Barnacle Cordious 2. Circus 3. The Wallabee Dance Machine 4. Pish-Posh 5. Bomb 6. Rabid McFlygrid 7. Thrash 8. Be 9. I've Never Been Here Before in a Long Time Check out an exclusive track from the release, titled “The Wallabee Dance Machine” on the Paria MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/paria Check out Black Market Activities’ webstore for pre-order information: http://www.indiemerchstore.com/blackmarket HATEBREED (SET TO FINALLY RELEASE FOR THE LIONS, ALL NEW COVERS ALBUM, ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009) GUITAR PLAYER SEAN MARTIN EXITS BAND WELCOMES BACK ORIGINAL GUITARIST WAYNE LOZINAK Hardcore metal leaders HATEBREED are set to release their long-awaited new covers album, FOR THE LIONS, on Tuesday May 5th, 2009 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records). This new release is the follow-up to the band’s #1 Billboard charting DVD, LIVE DOMINANCE (released September of 2008) which left fans “Picking their teeth up off the floor” and “sounding immense” according to Outburn. The songs on FOR THE LIONS were carefully selected by HATEBREED to represent a panoramic view of some of their favorite artists and greatest musical inspirations. Having completed the album in 2008, the band felt their work wasn’t done yet and just returned to the studio with original guitar player Wayne Lozinak to record additional tracks for the album. The 4 new covers are among the most bludgeoning the band has yet to record. These include, “Ghosts Of War” (Slayer), “Supertouch/Shitfit (Bad Brains), “Thirsty (Black Flag) and “Suicidal Maniac” (Suicidal Tendencies). FOR THE LIONS was produced, engineered and mixed by long-time band associate Chris "Zeuss" Harris. For a preview of “Suicidal Maniac”, please click on www.myspace.com/hatebreed. In additional HATEBREED news, the band announces the departure of guitar player Sean M. Martin welcoming back to the fold original guitarist Wayne Lozinak Front man Jamey Jasta says, “I speak on behalf of all of us and we support Sean's decision to leave and want him to be happy and successful at everything he does. There are no bad feelings at all and you'll probably see him hanging on stage at some of our local shows. We're family and he will be missed but HATEBREED will forge on.” Sean M. Martin comments "After 10 years, I've decided to leave HATEBREED. This in no way reflects my personal relationship with Jamey, Chris, Matt and Frank, they're four of my closest friends and I'll always love them with all my heart. I want to thank all of the fans as well as the guys in the band and crew, past and present, for giving me some of the best times of my life." HATEBREED will play a special one-off show on May 1st at Toad’s Place in New-Haven, CT , performing songs from the forthcoming covers album and of course, long-time favorites. The complete track listing for FOR THE LIONS is to include the following covers: Slayer – Ghosts of War Cro-Mags - It's The Limit Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Maniac Sepultura - Refuse/Resist Metallica – Escape Bad Brains – Supertouch/Shitfit Misfits – Hatebreeders D.R.I.- Evil Minds Madball - Set It Off Sick Of It All - Shut Me Out Black Flag- Thirsty Negative Approach - Sick Of Talk Crowbar - All I Had I Gave Merauder - Life Is Pain Agnostic Front - Your Mistake Judge - Hear Me Obituary - I'm In Pain Subzero - Boxed In For more on HATEBREED, please visit www.myspace.com/hatebreed or www.hatebreed.com. MUNICIPAL WASTE (TO RECORD NEW ALBUM IN MARCH) EARACHE recording artists, MUNICIPAL WASTE are set to start work on recording their new, yet to be titled album this March at Red Planet Studios in their hometown of Richmond, VA. The album will be produced by Zeuss, who had produced the band's last album, THE ART OF PARTYING. The writing process for the new record is almost complete and the band is excited about bringing new ideas to the table. Frontman Tony Foresta comments: "So far the song writing is coming off a lot more aggressive than our previous efforts." Drummer Dave Witte agrees: "This set of new songs are challenging and super fun to play, we turned up the aggressive and speed knobs while keeping the good time intact." THE ART OF PARTYING was released in 2007 to great reviews and hailed the dawn of of the most intense shows that MUNICIPAL WASTE shows have played throughout World. Looking ahead, Tony Foresta is enthused about the direction that the band's writing has taken them on the new album: "I think it is a definite change from our last 2 albums. Nothing super drastic, but a positive change. The WASTE is still all about having a good time. But I think we all agreed on writing something a bit more pissed off and different with this album, Instead of going ahead and writing the same album all over again. But don't fear were not getting "artistic" or any bullshit like that. We've just been listening to a lot more Poison Idea and NWOBHM and I feel it might show a bit with this next album." The band have announced 3 song titles which promises to entirely new levels of intensity and insanity in a style that is pure WASTE : Massive Aggressive Shredded Offering The Divine Blasphemer The new MUNICIPAL WASTE album is expected to be released worldwide on EARACHE RECORDS in late August 2009. Make sure to catch MUNICIPAL WASTE alongside LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHILDREN OF BODOM and GOD FORBID on the No Fear Energy Music Tour! For more MUNICIPAL WASTE news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/municipalwaste or www.facethewaste.com CARCASS (SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS DELUXE CD/DVD SET OUT NOW IN NORTH AMERICA) After years of waiting, SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS, the second album from British grindcore/death metal legends CARCASS has been reissued and is out now in North America. SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS, CARCASS' breakthrough 1989 album cemented the band's place at the forefront of the emerging grindcore scene, and continued to shock the metal world with its gory imagery. Now available again after years out of print, SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS is the last of the five CARCASS to be reissued and is out now as a limited edition CD/DVD set, housed in a deluxe digipak with extra artwork and the original gore artwork inside. It includes 6 previously unreleased bonus tracks, taken from the SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS demo, along with part 2 of a mini-documentary series entitled THE PATHOLOGIST'S REPORT as bonus video material. Filmed in London and Liverpool at the end of 2007, the documentary consists of interviews with the members of CARCASS - KEN OWEN, BILL STEER, JEFF WALKER and MICHAEL AMOTT - which, when combined with the other four reissued albums, makes up a two and a half hour documentary examining all eras of the band, from their gore-soaked grind beginnings to the more refined, melodic moments of their later output. SYMPHONIES OF SICKNESS is available now in North America from your favorite music retailer, and can also be purchased from the EARACHE U.S. Webstore at: http://earache. com/uswebstore/product_info. php/products_id/419?osCsid=1ae13a41dddd368991d0639383d4d117 For more CARCASS news and info, head to http://www.myspace.com/carcass PSYOPUS Psyopus live footage from St. Petersburg, Russia shows on MetalInjection.net MetalInjection.net is hosting 12 songs from the St. Petersburg, Russia show from their recent tour throughout the country. Head HERE to check out the videos. Metal Injection correspondent, Justina Villanueva, went to Russia with Psyopus and filed a two part report. Part 2 will be posted later in the week. Click HERE to read the hilarious report, complete with photos from the trip. Psyopus’ new album, Odd Senses, will be available everywhere February 17th and is available for pre-order now on www.metalbladestore.com http://www.myspace.com/psyopus THIS ENDING (UPLOAD THIRD SONG FROM “DEAD HARVEST” ON MYSPACE) Swedish death/thrash machine, This Ending, have uploaded the third song of their upcoming new album Dead Harvest on MySpace. Click HERE to hear the title track, Dead Harvest! This Ending’s video for Parasites is currently up on www.myspace.com/metal, so make sure to head over there and check it out. Dead Harvest is available everywhere now! http://www.thisending.com http://www.myspace.com/thisending LAZARUS A.D. Metal Blade offer’s pre-order deals on LAZARUS AD’s The Onslaught! In honor of Kenosha, WI’s LAZARUS AD’s upcoming release The Onslaught (out 3/3/09), Metal Blade is offering fans the chance to pre-order the CD at a special low rate. Fans can also pre-order The Onslaught as part of a bundle package that includes a t-shirt; purchaser can pick between two designs available. Head over to the Metal Blade Online Store HERE to check out the t-shirt designs and place your pre-order. Pre-order deals will end the day before street date (3/2/09). CD Pre-Order: $11.99 2 Different CD/T-Shirt Pre-Order Packages for $19.99 each The Onslaught was originally released by the band and only 1,000 copies were pressed. The Onslaught has since been completely re-mixed and re-mastered by James Murphy and is set to finally see a worldwide release through Metal Blade Records. The future has never been brighter for Lazarus A.D. and a rigorous touring schedule is in the works. Expect to hear their name a lot more in the coming months including some big touring news, and as always, be sure to THRASH OR DIE! Track listing for The Onslaught: 1. Last Breath 2. Thou Shall Not Fear 3. Damnation for the Weak 4. Absolute Power 5. Revolution 6. Rebirth 7. Lust 8. Forged In Blood 9. Every Word Unheard 10. Who I Really Am LAZARUS AD is: Dan Gapen (guitars/vocals) Jeff Paulick (bass/lead vocals) Alex Lackner (guitars) Ryan Shutler (drums ) Catch them on tour in support of Amon Amarth! http://www.myspace.com/lazarus1 ALL SHALL PERISH (PART WAYS WITH GUITARIST) Oakland CA’s extreme metallers ALL SHALL PERISH have parted ways with guitarist Chris Storey. According to the band both sides felt it was time due to many long standing internal issues. ALL SHALL PERISH have issued the following statement: "We WILL be doing all upcoming tours and fests! We have an unbelievable replacement named Jason Richardson. Can't wait to see everyone on the road! We will be doing a small headliner, the Atticus Clothing tour and then a ton of major fests in Europe. We have some surprises in store as well!" All Shall Perish MySpace Page BELPHEGOR (OFFERS UPDATE ON NEW ALBUM) The nine compositions/ arrangements are finished, the Werk is scheduled for a release date in beginning of September via Nuclear Blast Records, worldwide. BELPHEGOR will let you in on the progress being made and give you an insight into the recording processes. Reports will be posted on www.belphegor.at on a regular basis. So stay tuned and keep an eye on the site. View some rehearsal room photos HERE. BELPHEGOR entered producer Andy Classen's STAGE ONE studios three days ago. With Andy at the controls we expect again an absolute massive production. As you're reading this, Mr.Nefastus is already recording the drums. The studio-process will reach out till middle of June 2009 with four sessions, so everything can grow and we can get the best result. Between the sessions BELPHEGOR return on the road and shred Scandinavia, USA and Canada. Belphegor MySpace Page BELIEVER (RELEASE NEW ARTWORK AND TRACK LISTING) Pennsylvania based thrashers BELIEVER has just released the track listing and artwork for the highly anticipated release Gabriel, which will be the band’s Cesspool Recordings /Metal Blade Records debut (Cesspool is Howard Jones’ [Killswitch Engage] imprint label through Metal Blade). Gabriel will be available everywhere March 17th, 2009. “The artwork for Gabriel was born from the talents of Michael Rosner (Roz) and Eye Level Studios. Working with Roz and the Eye Level team has been nothing short of amazing. The talent of these individuals is staggering and we found ourselves residing in the same crazy, pancake eating, warped dimension when it came to visual concepts. We tossed many ideas around with Roz but the main focus was to have the artwork compliment the music and vice-versa. Gabriel has been an artistic collaboration on many levels and the finished product truly highlights the incredible talents of Roz and the Eye Level team. We're not finished yet, so stay tuned for more Believer/Eye Level madness.” Kurt Bachman Gabriel track listing: 1. Medwton 2. A Moment In Prime 3. Stoned 4. Redshift 5. History Of Decline 6. The Need For Conflict 7. Focused Lethality 8. Shut Out The Sun 9. The Brave 10. Nonsense Mediated Decay Formed in the mid eighties, BELIEVER gained worldwide recognition for their boundary-breaking, artistic form of extreme metal as a part of Roadrunner Records prog-metal/thrash campaign “The Breed Beyond” alongside Cynic and Pestilence. After a long hiatus, BELIEVER is back with an intense fury and the band’s new record, Gabriel, once again sees Believer conquering new musical and artistic territory. With an upgraded sound and songwriting that has been alluded to as a “sick, insane cross between Tool, Voivod, NIN, and Destruction”, Believer’s 4th release Gabriel shows a band simply not focused on regurgitating and reliving their past. To this end, Bachman and Daub have surrounded themselves with new creative blood in keyboardist/programmer Jeff King, guitarist Kevin Leaman and bassist/programmer Elton Nestler. Securing a new home with legendary Metal Blade Records, Believer is determined to win over fans of old and new with their brand of ‘Believer-esque’ metal. http://www.myspace.com/believerband HOME |
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