As posted on the official website, with regret we have to announce the following official statement from the band:

"Sieges Even are disbanded. Due to internal differences the band decided to split up. Thanks to everybody who helped the band over the years.

Arno and Markus will pursue their new band Subsignal. Alex and Oliver will also attend to their new projects Link] and Link]

Sieges Even, September 2008"

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Source:	siegeseven.com
Band profile:	Sieges Even

Finnish band Poisonblack has announced some new Finnish tour dates. The tour in their home country follows its European tour with Dark Tranquillity and Fear My Thoughts.

Here are the following dates of the tour:

Nov. 19 - Henry's Pub, Kuopio
Nov. 21 - Umpitunneli, Tornio
Nov. 22 - Tivoli, Rovaniemi
Nov. 26 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä
Nov. 27 - Klubi, Tampere
Nov. 28 - Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki
Nov. 29 - Virgin Oil, Helsinki
Dec. 05 - Teatria, Oulu
Dec. 17 - Klubi, Turku
Dec. 18 - Kino, Pori
Dec. 20 - Kellari, Joensuu

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Poisonblack
Event:	Poisonblack: Finnish Tour

"Morphogenesis" is the new video from Swedish melodic death metallers Scar Symmetry. The video can be viewed at this location. The song comes off the group's latest album, "Holographic Universe", which was released on June 20th this year.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Scar Symmetry

In support of Mudvayne's new upcoming album "The New Game", out by November 18 through Epic Records, the band has announced a huge tour across North America, dubbed "The New Game Tour 2008", featuring Mudvayne, 10 Years, and the "reunited" Snot.

"The New Game" tracklisting:

01. Fish Out Of Water
02. Have It Your Way
03. A New Game
04. Dull Boy
05. Do What You Do
06. The Hate In Me
07. Scarlet Letters
08. Same Ol?
09. Never Enough
10. A Cinderella Story
11. We The People

The current dates for "The New Game Tour 2008" are as follows:
(Note: All dates subject to change)

Oct. 28 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum
Oct. 30 - Corpus Christi, TX - The Pavilion At Concrete
Oct. 31 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
Nov. 01 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
Nov. 03 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Nov. 05 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
Nov. 07 - Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Events Center
Nov. 08 - Albuquerque, NM - Albuquerque Convention Center
Nov. 09 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee Theatre
Nov. 11 - Hollywood, CA - Palladium
Nov. 12 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Nov. 14 - San Francisco, CA - The Grand Ballroom
Nov. 15 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
Nov. 17 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
Nov. 19 - Spokane, WA - The Knitting Factory
Nov. 21 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
Nov. 22 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
Nov. 24 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion
Nov. 25 - St Louis, MO - The Pageant
Nov. 26 - East Peoria, IL - East Peoria Event Center
Nov. 28 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
Nov. 29 - Maplewood, MN - The Myth
Dec. 01 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Ballroom
Dec. 02 - Chicago, IL - The Congress Theater
Dec. 05 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
Dec. 06 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Orbit Room
Dec. 08 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
Dec. 09 - Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
Dec. 11 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
Dec. 12 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory
Dec. 13 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Dec. 16 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
Dec. 17 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Dec. 19 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Dec. 20 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues

Source:	mudvayne.com
Band profile:	Mudvayne
Event:	The New Game Tour 2008

French brutal death metallers Carnal Lust have announced some French tour dates to promote their latest released album "Dawn Of The Hatred". The band will tour in September/October 2008 with two other French bands, Asmodee and Reverence.

Here are the latest tour dates:

20 Sept : Paris @ Black Dog / Meet and greet party with the band
21 Sept : Paris @ Espace B / with Foetur and Volturyon

26 Oct : Lyon @ Warmaudio / with Aasmodee and Reverence
28 Oct : Saint Pierre Des Corps @ Atelier de creation experimentale / with Asmodee and Reverence
29 Oct : Nantes @ Floride / with Asmodee and Reverence
30 Oct : Rennes @ Mondo Bizarro / with Asmodee and Reverence

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Carnal Lust

Amon Amarth have posted their new video for the song "Twilight Of The Thunder God", online. The video can be viewed at this location.

The title track comes from the band's upcoming album ''Twilight Of The Thunder God'', which will be released tomorrow, on September 17th via Metal Blade Records.

In the meantime, also the song "Guardians of Asgaard" is available for streaming online at the band's MySpace.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth

The rolling thunder is growing louder and great events are foreshadowed again:

Germany's most eminent thrash metal act, Kreator, are set to release their latest studio album on 16 January 2009 (Europe: 19 January, US: end of January). "Hordes Of Chaos" is a powerhouse featuring rigorous thrash attacks and Kreator's familiarly intelligent lyrics about self-determination and the dangers of contemporary war propaganda. Kreator are also scheduled to embark on another major European tour as early as January 2009.

"Hordes Of Chaos" was recorded at Berlin's Tritonus studios under the direction of producer Moses Schneider. Schneider is renowned for his fresh and exceptionally dynamic working methods with bands and artists such as Beatsteaks and Tocotronic. "We consciously decided on Moses as our producer for the live recording of the basic tracks at the studio," band mastermind Mille Petrozza explains. "This was the first time since "Pleasure To Kill" that we worked in this way. The new album is a 100% realistic reflection of Kreator's live qualities. Instead of exploring every little detail to sterile perfection with the help of computer technology, this time around we wanted to deliver as dynamic a production as possible. There can be no doubt that we've achieved our target in "Hordes Of Chaos"."
The album was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Bullet For My Valentine, Cradle Of Filth, etc.).

The new studio album will be available in three different versions. The jewel case edition includes the ten regular album songs, and the deluxe version features an additional bonus DVD with an atmospheric making-of in super-8 quality courtesy of a Berlin film maker. As a third option, the ultra deluxe version, comes with a t-shirt, a worthwhile photo book and an extended version of the bonus DVD, as well as the CD.

As early as January, Kreator musicians Mille Petrozza (guitar, vocals), drummer Jürgen 'Ventor' Reil, bassist Christian Giesler and guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö will embark on their two-month European tour alongside Caliban and Eluveitie. So you'd better fasten your seatbelts when the "Hordes Of Chaos" steamroll through the country!

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Source:	kreator-terrorzone.de
Band profile:	Kreator

Guitarist Gavin Harper has announced his departure from the Scottish folk/power metallers Alestorm. He commented his decision:

"While I'm a bit shocked that this was announced before the record label knew and anyone in the band had actually talked to me about it... that and after being a founding member, i had to find out about my resignation becoming official from the Myspace page.

In my time in this band, from doing the first ever recording to not appearing on the latest one...I have always strived to make Alestorm my priority and put it ahead of many other things in life that have been more important to me in order to help Alestorm be as big as it is now.

In this time, and in my attempts to keep my band members thriving in the music industry and taking advantage of everything, i have nearly bankrupted myself, been pushing new levels of unhappiness and had countless sleepless nights trying to plan routes for the guys within the budgets we have received.I have been struggling with personal differences with some members for a while and just feel that it is for the best if i make way for someone willing to put up with this.

I have recently taken up residence in a new country and have a lot of new responsibilities as well as a lot of new opportunities and i feel that it is now time to follow what i want rather than constantly struggle and sacrifice that which belongs not only to myself, but to all the loved ones that i have had to borrow from and rely on to keep Alestorm in the music business.

I will be back with new projects, signed or not, it's now time that music becomes fun again and i will be making a lot of music in the near future!"

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Alestorm

God Forbid have uploaded a new song online, called "Empire Of The Gun". The song, which comes from the yet untilted upcoming album, can be heard on the band's MySpace.

A short statement from the band: "We've uploaded a new track. This is the test mix that Jens Bogren did. We're really happy with it and we hope you dig it too. It'll be up till Monday morning, so get your listen on!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	God Forbid

In support of its forthcoming studio album, AC/DC will launch its Black Ice World Tour on Oct. 28 at the Wachovia Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The 24-date North American leg of the arena jaunt is scheduled to wrap Dec. 18 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.

The worldwide trek follows closely behind the Oct. 20 release of "Black Ice," which will be sold exclusively in Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores as well as ACDC.com. AC/DC's first new single in eight years, "Rock'n'Roll Train," rockets 15-5 this week on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.

Tickets for the North American dates will go on sale during the weekend of Sept. 20 via Ticketmaster and ACDC.com. Specific on-sale dates and ticket prices have not yet been announced.

Following the North American run, AC/DC will visit South American, Europe and Asia, with dates to be announced. The Black Ice World Tour will be AC/DC's first outing since 2001.

Here are AC/DC's North American tour dates:

Oct. 28 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
Oct. 30 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Nov. 03 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
Nov. 05 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov. 07 - Toronto, ONT - Rogers Centre
Nov. 09 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
Nov. 12-13 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
Nov. 15 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
Nov. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
Nov. 19 - East Rutherford, NJ - IZOD Center
Nov. 21 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
Nov. 23 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Nov. 25 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
Nov. 28 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
Nov. 29 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena
Nov. 30 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
Dec. 02 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Dec. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ - US Airways Center
Dec. 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Dec. 14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
Dec. 16 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
Dec. 18 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena

Source:	billboard.com
Band profile:	AC/DC
Event:	Black Ice World Tour

Finnish gothic metallers Dark The Suns have parted ways with keyboardist Juha Kokkonen. According to the remaining members of the group, "Juha felt that he doesn't have enough time for band anymore. We thank Juha for the time we spent together and wish all the best for him!"

A replacement is expected to be announced soon.

Source:	darkthesuns.com
Band profile:	Dark The Suns

Santa Cruz, CA's Brain Drill are pleased to announce the addition of Ivan Munguia as the bands new bassist. Ivan has played bass for metal acts such as Carnivorous and Odious Mortem.

"I'm stoked to be playing with such high caliber musicians, in a band as crushing and talented as Brain Drill. Soon, we'll be out on the road laying waste to crowds, and delivering some sick new tunes" comments Ivan.

Brain Drill are currently hard at work rehearsing with Ivan and Joe to get them up to speed on the band's current material and plan to hit the road as soon as they can. Brain Drill are also currently hard at work on new tracks for the follow up to their devastating debut "Apocalyptic Feasting".

Fans can head over to YouTube (here and here) to check out some tryout footage featuring new drummer Joe Bondra playing two tracks from "Apocalyptic Feasting".

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Brain Drill

Finish metal band Children Of Bodom have posted their newest video "Smile Pretty For The Devil" online. The video can be watched on their official MySpace site.
The video was directed by Sandra Marschner for Katapult Filmproduktion. "Smile Pretty For The Devil" is taken from Children Of Bodom's new album, "Blooddrunk", which was released in April this year.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Children Of Bodom

American drone doom metallers Earth have announced the following US tour dates:

9/18 - Portland, Oregon - The Artistry
9/19 - Seattle, Washington - VERA Project
9/20 - Anacortes, Washington - Department Of Safety
9/23 - Seattle, Washington - Showbox Sodo
9/24 - Seattle, Washington - Showbox Sodo
10/11 - Providence, Rhode Island - Brown University
10/12 - Portland, Maine - Time Of Rivers Festival
10/13 - Boston, Massachusetts - Great Scott
10/14 - Brooklyn, New York - Union Pool
10/15 - Allentown, Pennsylvania- The Sterling Hotel
10/16 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - First Unitarian Church (Sanctuary) w/ Sunn O))) and Thou
10/17 - New York, New York - Columbia University
10/18 - New Haven, Connecticut - Wesleyan University
10/19 - New York, New York - Knitting Factory

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Earth
Event:	Earth: USA Tour

The Haunted will be streaming their entire new album "Versus" on their official MySpace page for one week, from September 12 through September 19. A short trailer promoting this clearly monumental event can be watched here.

"Versus" will be released through Century Media Records on the following dates:

Sweden: Wednesday, September 17
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: Friday, September 19
Spain, Portugal: Tuesday, September 23
Finland, Hungary: Wednesday, September 24
UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Rest Of Europe: Monday, September 22
North America: Tuesday, October 14

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Haunted