In October and November, Grind/Death Metallers Napalm Death will be touring Europe. It will be the follow up to their 'Monsters Of Mayhem' tour and will cover a dozen countries. Napalm Death's new album 'Smear Campaign' will be released by then, so some songs from the album are to be expected.

Here are the dates for the tour:

Oct. 18 - University, Newcastle, UK
Oct. 19 - TBA, Southampton, UK
Oct. 20 - Rio, Bradfort, UK
Oct. 21 - TBC, TBC, UK
Oct. 22 - Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands
Oct. 23 - Matrix, Bochum, Germany
Oct. 24 - TBA, Fulda, Germany
Oct. 25 - So 36, Berlin, Germany
Oct. 26 - TBA, Bremen, Germany
Oct. 27 - Roxy, Flensburg, Germany
Oct. 28 - Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany
Oct. 29 - TBA, Prague, Czech Republic
Oct. 30 - TBA, Budapest, Hungary
Oct. 31 - TBA, Zagreb, Croatia
Nov. 01 - TBA, Wien, Austria
Nov. 02 - Backstage, München, Germany
Nov. 03 - Universum, Stuttgart, Germany
Nov. 04 - Coolness Festival, MontdIdier, France
Nov. 05 - TBA, Kontich / Anterpen, Belgium
Nov. 07 - Movie, Bielfeld, Germany
Nov. 10 - Saarbrücken, Germany
Nov. 11 - TBC, Paris or Grenoble, France
Nov. 12 - La Poudriere, Belfort, France
Nov. 13 - TBA, Marseille, France
Nov. 14 - TBA, Euskadi/Asturias/Cantabria, Spain
Nov. 15 - TBA, Madrid, Spain
Nov. 16 - TBA, Barcelona/Valencia, Spain
Nov. 17 - L'ampli, Pau, France
Nov. 18 - TBA, Nantes, France
Nov. 19 - Underworld, London, UK

Source:	enemyofthemusicbusiness.com
Band profile:	Napalm Death

Doom/Death Metallers Novembers Doom will be heading to Europe this November. They will be visiting six countries, and will have label mates Agalloch from the USA and Thurisaz who are from Belgium (The End Records) as support. As well as them, Saturnus who are from Denmark will also be joining the tour.

Here are the tour dates:

November 17th : Netherlands / Plato / Helmond (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
November 18th : Belgium / Biebob / Vosselaar (With Saturnus, Agalloch & Thurisaz)
November 19th : Netherlands (TBC)
November 20th : Denmark / Copenhagen (With Saturnus, Agalloch & Thurisaz)
November 21st : Germany / K17 / Berlin (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
November 22nd : Germany / Steinbruc Theater / Darmstadt (With Agalloch and Thurisaz)
November 23rd : Germany / AAlen (TBC)
November 24th : Germany / backstage / Munich (With Thurisaz and TBA)
November 25th : Italy / Prato (With Thurisaz and TBA)
November 26th : England : London (TBC) (With Thurisaz and TBA)
November 27th : England / Satans Hollow / Manchester (With Thurisaz and TBA)

Source:	novembersdoom.com
Band profile:	Novembers Doom

When Dragonforce tour Europe this October/November, they will have the Greek Power Metal band Firewind with them. Firewind was just recently announced as support, and they will appear at all Dragonforce shows. The band is excited about this and look forward to presenting their "...versatile musicianship, inimitable rousing, with infectious hooks garnered new material to old and new fans onstage."

Here is a comment by guitarist Gus G: "This is gonna be a great tour I think! First of all, we can"t wait to come back and play in the countries we"ve been before but we"re also excited about playing lots of new countries for the first time with Firewind. Dragonforce have been friends of ours for a long time now and we"re very happy that we"ll finally have the chance to share the stage and tour bus with them!"

Here are the upcoming European tour dates:

21.10.2006 Groningen (NL) @ Oosterpoort
22.10.2006 Amsterdam (NL) @ Melkweg
23.10.2006 Cologne (D) @ Underground
25.10.2006 Hamburg (D) @ Logo
26.10.2006 Copenhagen (DK) @ The Rock
27.10.2006 Stockholm (S) @ Arenan
28.10.2006 Oslo (NOR) @ John Dee
30.10.2006 Bochum (D) @ Zeche
31.10.2006 Vienna (D) @ Planet Music
01.11.2006 Salzburg (A) @ Rockhouse
03.11.2006 Trencin (SK) @ Sports Hall
05.11.2006 Treviso (I) @ New Age
06.11.2006 Milan (I) @ Alcatraz
08.11.2006 Munich (D) @ New Backstage
09.11.2006 Pratteln (CH) @ Z7
10.11.2006 Strasbourg (F) @ La Laiterie
11.11.2006 Paris (F) @ La Locomotive
13.11.2006 Lyon (F) @ Transbordeur
14.11.2006 Antwerp (B) @ Hof Ter Lo

Source:	firewind.gr
Band profile:	Firewind

The tour will be the follow up of Opeth's UK tour, which will happen in November. The December tour will start on the second of December in Germany and conclude on the fourteenth in France. No supports have been announced yet.

Here are the dates for the tour:

02nd - Berlin Columbia Club - Germany
03rd - Cologne Live Music Hall - Germany
05th - Paris Elysee Montmartre - France
06th - Lyon Transbordeur - France
07th - Barcelona Sala Apolo - Spain
08th - Madrid Heineken hall - Spain
09th - Lisabon Paradise Garage - Portugal
10th - Porto Hard Club - Portugal
12th - Bilbao Sala Santana - Spain
13th - Montpellier Le Rockstore- France
14th - Strasbourg La Laiterie - France

Source:	opeth.com
Band profile:	Opeth

Norwegian Black Metallers Satyricon will be touring Europe in a few months. The tour will cover quite a few countries, and will start mid-September, finishing mid-October. Satyricon will be touring in support of their recently released 'Now, Diabolical' album. The tour will be the first time Satyricon has gone through Europe in three years, and they will be visiting some never-before-visited countries. Keep Of Kalessin and Insomnium have been announced as supports for Satyricon.

Here are all the tour dates:

Sep. 11 - GER - Hamburg - Knust
Sep. 12 - GER - Frankfurt - Batschkapp
Sep. 13 - GER - Bochum - Zeche
Sep. 15 - UK - Birmingham - Academy
Sep. 16 - UK - London - Islington
Sep. 17 - UK - Manchester - Academy
Sep. 18 - UK - Newcastle - Academy
Sep. 19 - UK - Glasgow - Cathouse
Sep. 20 - UK - Nottingham - Rock city
Sep. 21 - NL - Utrecht - De Helling
Sep. 22 - NL - Rotterdam - Baroeg
Sep. 23 - NL - Amsterdam - Melkweg
Sep. 24 - BEL - Antwerp - Hof ter Loo
Sep. 26 - FR - Paris - Locomotive
Sep. 27 - SP - Barcelona - KGB
Sep. 28 - SP - Madrid - Caracol
Sep. 29 - SP - Bilbao - Bilborock
Sep. 30 - FR - Lyon - CCO
Oct. 01 - CH - Fribourg - Frison
Oct. 03 - IT - Milan - Alcatraz
Oct. 04 - SLO - Ljubljana - VKP Mediapark
Oct. 05 - CRO - Zagreb - Boogaloo
Oct. 06 - HUN - Budapest - A38
Oct. 07 - AT - Wien - Planet Music
Oct. 08 - CZ - Prague - Abarton
Oct. 10 - PL - Wroclaw - WZ Club
Oct. 11 - PL - Warsaw - Proxima Club
Oct. 12 - GER - Berlin - Kato
Oct. 13 - GER - Saarbrucken - Garage
Oct. 14 - GER - Munchen - Kleiner Elserhalle
Oct. 15 - GER - Stuttgart - Röhre

Source:	satyricon.no
Band profile:	Satyricon

The release of the new Tristania album 'Illumination', originally scheduled for September, has been postponed slightly due to technical reasons. The new release date will be announced soon. Also, samples from 'Illumination' will be published online in the near future.

The September tour has been cancelled due to outside issues. Vibeke (vocals) will be finishing her education as a teacher, in addition to which she will be working as a teacher while studying. Thus, this makes it difficult for her to do long tours at the moment. Finishing off her education is something she has postponed for a long time due to her duties with Tristania - and she feels it is finally time to do it.

'Illumination' was recorded at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Waldemar Sorychta (Lacuna Coil, Tiamat). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Sanguine Sky", "Open Ground", "Lotus", "Down" and "Mercyside".

The band had previously stated about the upcoming CD, "True to tradition, we have made an album with a definite and unmistakably Tristanian sound, but which also brings a lot of new and fresh material. The album is another evolutionary step and lets us explore new areas while staying true to our roots. On every track, the moods and elements are plentiful; ranging from doom to industrial, from soothing synthesizer passages to technical metal riffs, from dark ballads to classic goth rock - it's all there. We've used a string quartet on several tracks, which attributed yet another dimension to those songs."

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Tristania

Italian act Lacuna Coil have announced the details of their upcoming European headlining tour. Confirmed dates - so far - are as follows:

Sep. 22 - Treviso, ITA - New Age
Sep. 23 - Cesena, ITA - Vidia
Sep. 24 - Rome, ITA - Palacisalfa
Sep. 25 - Florence, ITA - Auditorium
Sep. 26 - Milan, ITA - Alcatraz
Sep. 28 - Barcelona, SPA - Razzmatazz
Sep. 29 - Madrid, SPA - Arena
Sep. 30 - Bergara, SPA - Jam
Oct. 01 - Bordeux, FRA - Barbey
Oct. 02 - Clermont, FRA - Ferrant Cooperative de Mai
Oct. 03 - Paris, FRA - Olympia
Oct. 06 - Portsmouth, UK - Pyramids
Oct. 07 - Cardiff, UK - Coal Exchange
Oct. 08 - Birmingham, UK - Academy
Oct. 10 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland
Oct. 11 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
Oct. 12 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Oct. 13 - London, UK - Astoria
Oct. 14 - London, UK - Astoria
Oct. 16 - Dublin, IRE - Olympia
Oct. 17 - Sheffield, UK - Corporation
Oct. 18 - Tilburg, NETH - O13
Oct. 19 - Antwerp, BEL - Hof Ter Loo
Oct. 21 - Copenhagen, DEN - Pumpehuset
Oct. 22 - Malmo, SWE - KB
Oct. 23 - Oslo, NOR - Rockefeller
Oct. 25 - Helsinki, FIN - Nosturi
Oct. 26 - Tampere, FIN - Pakkahoune
Oct. 28 - Stockholm, SWE - Klubben
Oct. 29 - Gothenburg, SWE - Tragarn
Oct. 30 - Berlin, GER - Huxleys
Oct. 31 - Hamburg, GER - Docks
Nov. 02 - Muenchen, GER - Georg Elser Halle
Nov. 03 - Vienna, AUT - Planet Music
Nov. 04 - Linz, AUT - Posthof
Nov. 06 - Koeln, GER - Live Music Hall
Nov. 07 - Stuttgart, GER - Longhorn (LKA)
Nov. 08 - Zurich, SWI - Rohstofflager

Source:	metal-temple.com
Band profile:	Lacuna Coil

Guitarist Frank Harthoorn of the reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"We'd been asked to fill in for DEICIDE on the Nummirock festival in Finland two weeks ago, an invite we gladly accepted since we'd never been there before. Nummirock is held at a site somewhere in the Finnish woods, a hot and cramped four-and-a-half-hour drive from Helsinki Airport.

"We got there just in time to see MARDUK coming off stage, which really annoyed me since I've never seen them perform. I know, I really should get out more...

"Anyway, the gig was cool, the food was crap, the people were drunk, the sun set for about half a minute, and then came right back up again. All was well in Finland, and we hope to get back in the near future to do some club shows. You just gotta love a country where moose walk in the mist, where everyone seems to have their own private lake, and where people wander about the highways naked and drunk at four in the morning

"Last weekend saw us hammering in the Waldrock weekend at the pre-party in some disco in Friesland. We had THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT opening for us, and they really brought the place to a boiling point. Which is great, as everyone seemed to be in the right mood for some seriously heavy shit. One of the hottest shows we did since Graspop last year, and I'm not just talking temperatures here. Next day we got to hang out at Waldrock, and watch bands as diverse as AFTER FOREVER, NILE, BORN FROM PAIN, Y&T and MOTÖRHEAD. I thoroughly enjoyed BFP (thanks for the shirts guys!) and MOTÖRHEAD, but totally got off on Y&T. What songs, and Dave Meniketti has got to be one of the coolest guitarists ever.

"Come Sunday, we arrived in Leipzig for the With Full Force festival. Like yesterday, and the day before that, people really seemed to dig our bus. I wonder why?

"Yes, Waltzin' Andre Rieu had been so kind as to let us abuse one of his coaches, and many a Strauss-loving couple had a nasty surprise when we stepped out of the bus at selected gasstations. Remember, if you come across pics of supposedly Rieu behind a coachwindow, flipping the bird, throwing the horns or showing his butt: it ain't us, right?!

"WFF was really cool, if a bit windy on stage. If anyone was waiting for us to play Erase: sorry, we had to skip it because of time regulations! It's too bad SOILWORK had to cancel their show, but we did get to see the quite wonderful ARCH ENEMY from up close — a true feast for the metal senses! Like Waldrock, MOTÖRHEAD was headlining today, and I swear I could hear Lemmy chuckling at our bus when we drove off. You'd think Lemmy would like a German waltz or two…"

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Gorefest

Finntroll will support German thrashers Sodom on the following European dates in December:

Dec. 26 - (NL) Amsterdam - Melkweg
Dec. 27 - (D) Osnabrück-Georgsmarienhütte - Eventcenter B 51
Dec. 28 - (D) Bochum - Zeche
Dec. 29 - (B) Antwerp - Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 30 - (D) Karlsruhe - Substage
Dec. 31 - (CH) Pratteln - Z7

As previously reported, Finntroll is scheduled to enter the studio in late September to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Nattfödd", tentatively due in early 2007. The upcoming CD will mark the band's first release with new singer Vreth, who replaced previous frontman Tapio Wilska this past spring.

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Source:	kissthis.com
Band profile:	Sodom
Event:	Finntroll & Sodom: European Tour

Guitarist Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) will be rejoining Morbid Angel for the band's upcoming European summer festival tour. "This will certainly be an exciting event with the 'Domination' lineup together for the first time in 10 years!" the band write in a statement. "We look forward to seeing you all on tour."

Upcoming Morbid Angel European tour dates:

Aug. 05 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, GER
Aug. 07 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Kavarna, BUL
Aug. 11 - Traun - Spinnerei, AUT
Aug. 12 - Brutal Assault Festival - Svojsice, CZR
Aug. 14 - Planet Music - Vienna, AUT
Aug. 15 - Sziget Festival - Budapest, HUN
Aug. 16 - Skc - Belgrade, SER
Aug. 18 - Summer Breeze Festival - Dinkelsbuehl-Sinbronn, GER
Aug. 19 - CC De Fabriek - Sint-Lievens Houtem, BEL
Aug. 20 - 013 - Tilburg, NETH
Aug. 22 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK
Aug. 24 - Hole In The Sky Festival - Bergen, NOR
Aug. 26 - Up From The Ground Open Air - Gemunden Am Main, GER

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Morbid Angel

August 16 Wermelskirchen (D) AJZ Bahndamm ( w/ Skinless (US), Spawn Of Possession (SWE), Obscura (D))
August 17 Gent (B) Frontline ( w/ Obscura (D), Fleshmould (B) + more)
August 18 Rotterdam (NL) Baroeg (w/ Obscura (D),Dawn Of Disease (D), + support)
August 19 Muotathal (CH) Mountains Of Death Open Air (w/Cephalic Carnage, Disavowed, Wasteform, Fleshless, Obscura and many)
August 20 Munich (D) Metropolis ( w/ Obscura (D), Wasteform (US))
August 21 Vienna (A) Planet Music ( w/ Obscura (D), Wasteform (US), Days Of Loss (A), Dark Deception (A))
August 22 Prague (CZ) Matrix (w/ Obscura (D) + more)
August 23 Hamburg (D) Marx (w/ Obscura (D), Wasteform (US))
August 24 Berlin (D) Knaack (w/ Obscura (D), Wasteform (US))
August 25 Gemuenden/Main, GERMANY Up From The Ground Open Air (w/Obituary, Morbid Angel, Sinister, Gorefest, Dismember, Obscura and many more)
August 26 Rijssel (NL) Els Rock Open Air (w/ Holy Moses (D) and more)

Source:	smnnews.com
Band profile:	Suffocation

Masters of Death tour 2006

In November, Europe will face the most brutal bill that has ever shared the same stage': Grave, Dismember, Entombed, Unleashed will team up to bring a night of the best metal Sweden has ever had to offer. The package is an idea that all four bands has planned and prepared in the past months and finally they are doing it. Dates and more info will be announced shortly.

Source:	grave.se
Band profile:	Grave

Catamenia + Winterhorde + support

More dates will be announced when they are confirmed.

14/10/2006 Maribor, Slovenia
13/10/2006 Zagreb, Croatia
12/10/2006 Osijek, Croatia
11/10/2006 Sofia, Bulgaria
10/10/2006 Bucharest, Romania - Bucharest Metal Night
09/10/2006 Galati, Romania - Hellraiser Metal Meeting # 3
07/10/2006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Maximum Rock Festival

Source:	catamenia.net
Band profile:	Catamenia

Cryptopsy will be touring through Europe starting in August. Here are the gig dates:

11.08.06 - Party Sans Festival, Germany

12.08.06 - The Ghostfest, Leeds, UK
13.08.06 - Nottingham, UK @ RockCity
14.08.06 - Liverpool, UK @ Roadkill 350
15.08.06 - Cork, Ireland @ An Cruiscin Lan
16.08.06 - Dublin, Ireland @ Temple Music Bar
17.08.06 - Glasgow, UK @ Barfly
18.08.06 - Birmingham, UK @ Edward No. 8
19.08.06 - London, UK @ The Underworld
20.08.06 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2

22.08.06 - Bladel n/Eindhoven, HOL @ Pazzop
23.08.06 - Bremen, GER @ SchlachthofMagazinkeller
24.08.06 - GER @ tba
25.08.06 - Malmoe, SWE @ Molle 2
26.08.06 - Linkoping, SWE @ Skylten
27.08.06 - Stockholm, SWE @ Debaser
29.08.06 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi
30.08.06 - Turku, FIN @ Klubi
31.08.06 - Jyvaskyla, FIN @ Lutakko
01.09.06 - Oulu, FIN @ Teatria
02.09.06 - Umea, SWE @ Midnight
03.09.06 - Gavle SWE @ Monster
04.09.06 - Oslo, NOR @ Betong
05.09.06 - Gotheborg, SWE @ Musikens Hus
06.09.06 - Aarhus, DEN @ Train
07.09.06 - Kolding, DEN @ Godset
08.09.06 - Roskilde, DEN @ Gimle
09.09.06 - Kopenhagen, DEN @ The Rock
10.09.06 - Leeuwarden, HOL @ Het Podium

Source:	cryptopsy.net
Band profile:	Cryptopsy

Veteran NWOBH-metallists Saxon have announced an (extensive!) European tour schedule for 2007 and also some for this year, including the Live 'n' Louder Festival (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina).

Here are the 2006 dates:

18.06.2006 - Monsters of Rock - Festival - Zaragoza, Spain
24.06.2006 - Hellfest - Nantes, France
25.06.2006 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belguim
07.07.2006 - Ruisrock - Turku, Finland
08.07.2006 - Rock Sound Festival - Huttwil, Switzerland
16.07.2006 - Evolution Fest - Brescia, Italy
21.07.2006 - Earthshaker Fest - Kreuth, Germany
22.07.2006 - Festival - Villalba, Spain
29.07.2006 - Metalway Festival - Jerez, Spain
04.08.2006 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Varna, Bulgaria
07.10.2006 - Palacio De Los Deportes - Live 'n' Louder Festival - Mexico City, Mexico
12.10.2006 - River Plate Stadium - Live 'n' Louder Festival - Buenos Aires, Argentina
14.10.2006 - Caninde - Live 'n' Louder Festival - Sao Paulo, Brazil
18.11.2006 - Zaal Maeckeblijde - Poperinge, Belgium

And here are 2007 dates:

28.02.2007 - Garage - Glasgow, UK
02.03.2007 - Spring & Airbrake - Belfast, UK
03.03.2007 - Temple Bar Music Centre - Dublin, Ireland
04.03.2007 - Academy 2 - Manchaster, UK
06.03.2007 - Civic Hall - Wolverhampton, UK
07.03.2007 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
08.03.2007 - Coal Exchange - Cardiff, UK
09.03.2007 - Astoria - London, UK
10.03.2007 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerpen, Belguim
11.03.2007 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
13.03.2007 - LMH - Köln, Germany
14.03.2007 - Oberhausen - Turbinenhalle, Germany
15.03.2007 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
16.03.2007 - Huxleys Neue Welt - Berlin, Germany
17.03.2007 - Werk 2 - Leipzig, Germany
18.03.2007 - Stadthalle - Lichtenfels, Germany
20.03.2007 - Longhorn / LKA - Stuttgart, Germany
21.03.2007 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
22.03.2007 - Havana Cafe - Toulouse, France
23.03.2007 - TBA, Spain
24.03.2007 - TBA, Spain
25.03.2007 - TBA, Spain
26.03.2007 - TBA, Spain
27.03.2007 - TBA, Spain
29.03.2007 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
30.03.2007 - Elysee Montmartre - Paris, France
12.04.2007 - Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
13.04.2007 - Stadthalle - Langen, Germany
14.04.2007 - Große Elser Halle - München, Germany
15.04.2007 - Alcatraz - Mailand, Italy
17.04.2007 - Alpheus - Rome, Italy
20.04.2007 - TBA - Athens, Greece
21.04.2007 - Idrogeios - Thessaloniki, Greece
22.04.2007 - TBA - Sofia, Bulgaria
24.04.2007 - SKC - Beograd, Serbia
25.04.2007 - Boogaloo Club - Zagreb, Croatia

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Source:	saxon747.com
Band profile:	Saxon