The following is a posting by Solefald guitarist Cornelius Jakhelln on the band's offical MySpace page:

"I am happy to announce - and this time for real! - that the two first Solefald albums are now scheduled for an imminent re-release on Avantgarde Music. I know it has taken a long time to have those old gems back in the shelves again. Coordinating the new layout and the remastering of the albums has probably been more time-consuming than recording them! The delay should also benefit our listeners, as the albums sound better after a professional remastering at Masterhuset in Oslo. This applies especially to "Neonism". The precise date for the reissues has not been fixed yet. It will happen sometime early in 2007."

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Solefald

Bloodbath' s Breeding Death the sold out classic mini CD from 1999 has now been re-released and comes with a revamped layout, previously unreleased lyrics to all songs, plus two demo recordings of the tracks 'Breeding Death' and 'Omnious Bloodvomit'.

Bloodbath lineup on "Breeding Death":

Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) - Vocals
Anders Nyström (Katatonia) - Guitars/Backing Vocals
Dan Swanö (ex-Edge Of Sanity, NIGHTINGALE) - Guitars
Jonas Renkse (Katatonia) - Bass/Backing Vocals

To order a copy, click here.

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Source:	bloodbath.biz
Band profile:	Bloodbath

Nuclear Blast Records will re-release Kataklysm latest effort, "In The Arms Of Devastation" in North America to coincide with the extensive US touring plans the band has going for 2007. The album is to be reissued in January 2007 with new packaging and will contain the "The End of Serenity: Live in Strassbourg" DVD, which was filmed during the "Serenity in Fire" campaign in France. The CD will also contain all of the band's video clips and will be limited to 5,000 copies.

As officially announced, Kataklysm will team up with Neaera , Fear My Thoughts and Quo Vadis for the "Road To Devastation" European tour, which is scheduled to kick off in January 2007.

Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Kataklysm

The song 'Dis-Organ-Ized' from underground death metal legends Impetigo's classic 1990 album "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" has been put online on this location.
The album will be re-issued on Halloween through Razorback Records. For more information on the release, click here.

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Source:

razorbackrecords.com

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has announced plans to post a monthly blog on his official web site and MySpace page. "I've got some pics and stories which I'll post later next month and I'm looking forward to sharing," he said.

On the subject of his current activities, Halford said, "I spent my recent break from the Judas Priest writing sessions looking in on the assembling of the forthcoming Fight and Halford music and film releases. They are f**kin' hot. You all have some great surprises in store."

Halford has laid out an ambitious release schedule for his new company called Metal God Entertainment (MGE). This year, Halford will reissue some of his non-Judas Priest material through MGE, starting with the Halford albums he made in 2000, 2001, and 2002, and he's also planning two DVDs and possibly some other music for next year. Halford told Launch he started MGE so that he could better control how things are released and promoted. "We really are very possessive of what we create, and we nurture it, obviously, from conception to its release," he said. "Most labels do an incredible job, and, and that's always been the case for me, but here's an opportunity now for me to look after things a little bit better, and give me a little bit more peace of mind in that area."

Besides working on MGE projects, Halford is in the midst of writing with Judas Priest. They're making a concept album about the 16-century prophet Nostradamus.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Halford

Technical metal merchants, Atheist, have posted a lengthy report on the band's appearance at the Hole in the Sky festival via Kellys (frontman) MySpace Page, which took place August 23-26 in Bergen, Norway. Read it.

A video clip of Atheist bassist Tony Choy falling through an unsecured part of the large outdoor stage at at Italy's Evolution Festival on July 16, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Atheist

Revolution Music has just uploaded a new audio interview with Kelly Shaefer of the technical metallers Atheist. The interview talks about the band's European reunion tour, how the music scene has evolved and his upcoming projects. It's all about 13 minutes of chat that can be downloaded here.

Otherwise, a video clip of Atheist bassist Tony Choy falling through an unsecured part of the large outdoor stage at Italy's Evolution Festival on July 16, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com.

Atheist kicked off their summer European tour run July 14 at England's Bloodstock Festival. The band's first live appearances in over 13 years were greeted with rabid enthusiasm as the group blazed through classics like "Unquestionable Presence" and "Piece of Time".

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Atheist

A string of titles from the Uriah Heep back catalog will be remastered and reissued in limited edition paper sleeve editions with bonus tracks (Japan) on June 21st.

Titles to be reissued include:
Very 'Eavy Very 'Umble (1970, + eight bonus tracks)
Salisbury (1971, + seven bonus tracks)
Look At Yourself (1971, + seven bonus tracks)
Demons And Wizards (1972, + five bonus tracks)
The Magicians Birthday (1972, + nine bonus tracks)
Live (1973, + bonus CD)
Sweet Freedom (1973, + six bonus tracks)
WonderWorld (1974, + six bonus tracks).

Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Uriah Heep

Veteran Atheist guitarist Rand Burkey has been forced to bow out of the bands forthcoming festival performances due to legal troubles.

Filling in for Burkey will be veteran guitarist Chris Baker. Baker will be joining core Atheist members Kelly Shaefer, Tony Choy, and Steve Flynn as well as guitarist Sonny Carson (who will be playing Shaefer's guitar role due to Shaefer's long-running battles w/ tendonitis and carpal tunnel.) Baker and Carson are currently playing with Steve Flynn's new band Gnostic.

"In fine Atheist tradition we've been dealt another set of obstacles to overcome. These new problems have made these upcoming shows come very close to not happening but Chris is an extraordinary player, and has done a great job on the very difficult task of dissecting and learning Rand's guitar parts" says Shaefer. "Not having Rand be able to take part is a disappointment to us, but we have always honored our band commitments, even in the face of unbelievable odds, and this will be no exception. We've been playing these songs for months now, they are sounding great! We simply cannot wait to get it on!."

Source:	unheardonline.com
Band profile:	Atheist

Sturmgeist is currently mastering their second album "Über". The album, follow up of their debut released in 2005, is set to be released on 19 June 2006.

The album will contain a cover of Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" in commemoration of the 250 birthday of Mozart, some other track tittles are: "Dobermann", "Party Über Alles", "Grimanic Guerillas", and "Hindenburg".

"Über" was recorded at TopRoom Studios in Norway; it's mixed by Børge Finstad and produced by Cornelius von Jackhelln.

Source:

season-of-mist.com

Earache Records are set to release a CD/DVD combo version of the landmark Death Metal album "Altars of Madness" by Morbid Angel on May, 30th 2006 in the United States.

Considered by many to be a defining moment in the genre, Altars of Madness was first released in 1989 and is still held in reverence by the majority of Death Metal fans.
The DVD portion of the Reissue features the long sought after November 1989 Nottingham Rock City show filmed on the bands first ever European outing, the legendary Grindcrusher Tour (alongside Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower and Carcass), and is the first Morbid Angel material to see an official DVD release.

A free replica ticket of this show is available with the first 5,000 copies pressed.

Source:	Earache Records; US Publicist
Band profile:	Morbid Angel

The following message was posted at Relapse Records website:

Seminal technical metal pioneers Atheist have regrouped for a run of exclusive live performances.

Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer has reassembled what is widely considered the bands classic recording lineup (Shaefer, guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Tony Choy, and drummer Steven Flynn) for two exclusive festival performances; Italy's Evolution Festival and Germany's Wacken Open Air. Shaefer comments, "We're very excited to be able to get back on the stage and play these insane tunes again the proper way with Flynn, Burkey and Choy. It's going to be very exciting and something not to be missed!."

Atheist will take part on Evolution Festival (scheduled for July 16 and 17 in Brescia, Italy) and Wacken Open Air (scheduled for August 3-5 in Schleswig Holstein, Germany). These will be the first in a series of exclusive festival performances announced. Shaefer continues, "We would like to make a great festival run this year and expose as many as possible to the music we lived and died for. Many thanks to the Evolution Festival and Wacken for helping to give many people who never got to see ATHEIST live a chance to see us one last time. This is our chance to make the music we worked so hard to create come alive one last time, and we guarantee that it will not disappoint."

Source:	relapse.com
Band profile:	Atheist

Guitarist Hubi Meisel (Book of Reflections, Maeve of Connacht, ex-Dreamscape) announced the release date for his upcoming solo album "Kailash" that will be an concept album dealing "about the Himalayas & Tibet and ancient myths of the Buddhist/Hindu culture".

The Release of the album will be on 27 of February 2006 via Lion Records.

Source:

hubimeisel.com

Relapse Records has set release dates for the reissues of the three full-length albums (1989's Piece of Time, 1992's Unquestionable Presence, and 1993's Elements) by seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST.

Elements and Unquestionable Presence will be released officially on August 30 (North America) and September 5 (Europe). Piece of Time will follow with a September 13 release (North America) and September 19 (Europe).

Guitarist/vocalist Kelly Shaefer comments on the impending CD reissues; "We could not be more proud of the job done on these reissues by the folks at Relapse. When this ATHEIST re-issue project started unfolding, I wanted them to be treated with the same care as if they were new releases.

Shaefer continues, "Now that they are done I can say 110% that this is the quintessential ATHEIST collection! It includes all the original classics plus tons of bonus tracks, incredible liner notes, and photos even the band has never seen until now. The art is expanded and more vibrant than ever and the sound has been remastered to pristine metal standards! The attention to detail in these reissues is outstanding and even if you had owned the records in their original pressings, you MUST have this in your collection as they are the definitive versions of the ATHEIST records."

Additionally, Unquestionable Presence will be featured in the October issue of Decibel Magazine as part of its ongoing Hall of Fame feature. The Hall of Fame feature highlights influential and pivotal releases in metal history, and Unquestionable Presence will join of ranks of previously profiled classics such as SLAYER's Reign In Blood, SEPULTURA's Roots, and AT THE GATES Slaughter of the Soul among others.

- Relapse Newsletter -

Band profile:

Atheist

Due out on February 8 via Sony, the "Back In Black" DualDisc features AC/DC's "Back In Black" CD album on one side, and the other side is a DVD featuring the entire album in enhanced LPCM Stereo, the film "The Story of Back in Black", featuring interviews with the band, archival footage, and in-studio performances of "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "Shoot to Thrill", and more.

DualDisc is an exciting new double-sided music entertainment product that combines audio and video content on a single disc.

With the first side of every DualDisc containing a full audio album, and the DVD side providing the same album in enhanced sound (such as 5.1 Surround Sound), along with such multimedia features as music videos, documentary footage, photo galleries, web links, and so on, DualDisc was created to bring the fan even closer to the creative artistic process. DualDisc will add an exciting new dimension to the consumer's musical experience. One disc, two experiences.

Suorce: http://www.blabbermouth.net

Band profile:

AC/DC