Swedish grindcore mainstays Regurgitate have set an October 17th North American release date (October 23rd internationally) for their new album, "Sickening Bliss".

"Sickening Bliss", the band's fourth for Relapse Records, is a return to form for these goregrind adherents, right down to the explicit lyrics, shocking art and gut-rumbling beats they are notorious for, all of which can be previewed via this "Sickening Bliss" e-card.

You can also preview two full songs here!

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Regurgitate

A new and limited Alexi Laiho ESP guitar will be available this month, which can be described as a mixture of the ESP SV-Standard and the ESP Alexi Laiho Sawtooth. It will be a special edition, which is only available in Finland and only 10 copies of it will be manufactured. Due to the small quantity, the guitar is a collector's item. Guitar specs are:

Neck-thru-body / 25.5"
Body: Alder
Ebony Fingerboard w/Saw tooth inlays
24 Jumbo Frets
Katakana "Alexi" 12-fret inlay
Original Floyd Rose
Pickup: EMG HZ H-2 Pickup + MM04 Active Electronics
Hardware: Gold
Color: Black with yellow pinstripes

Source:	endlesswar.net
Band profile:	Children Of Bodom

As previously reported, Dream Theater will release their new DVD on August, 29th entitled Score via Rhono Records. The band has posted online a video teaser on Amazon.com: click one of the following links to view:

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The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately. Both versions will contain the entire 20th Anniversary World Tour grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006 (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra). The DVD will also contain a one hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band. Also included on the DVD are several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from drummer Mike Portnoy's Archives. Final details as to the complete track list are pending, but the set list on the night the show was recorded was as follows.

Set #1: (Band Only) - 'The Root Of All Evil', 'I Walk Beside You', 'Another Won', 'Afterlife', 'Under A Glass Moon', 'Innocence Faded', 'Raise The Knife', 'The Spirit Carries On'.

Set #2: (Band and Orchestra) - 'Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence', 'Vacant', 'The Answer Lies Within', 'Sacrificed Sons', 'Octavarium'

Encore: (Band and Orchestra): 'Metropolis'

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Source:	dreamtheater.net
Band profile:	Dream Theater

Swedish metallers Entombed have issued the following update:

"The 'When In Sodom' EP was extremely well received, more than any other Entombed record, boosting both interest and sales in Europe, so we thank each and every one who got their hands on a copy.

"'When In Sodom' is yet to be released in Scandinavia,(September 18) and USA, (November 14) to coincide with the west coast dates with Grave and Dismember, 1-16 December. We need to get those extra kicks in to pave the way before we unleash the highly anticipated full length studio album ? 'Serpent Saints'. In the meantime, Entombed will tour Scandinavia and USA on the EP; in November the mighty Masters Of Death tour will pulverize Europe, and then we will launch the masterpiece in February/March 2007. It will be worth the wait!"

In other side, the band's new album was recorded at Soundland studio in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. The CD is the group's first without the contributions of guitarist Uffe Cederlund, who left the band in September 2005.

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Entombed

German Thrashers Sodom have announced more dates for their European tour. They'd already announced some with Folk Metal band Finntroll, but now they will be performing some shows without Finntroll, before those dates.

Here is a complete list of their upcoming shows:

Aug. 26 - Castel Volturno (CE), ITA @ S-Hammer Metal Fest 2006
Sep. 02 - Dublin, IRE @ Mysterious Wounds Festival
Nov. 04 - Perth, SCO @ Ragnarock Festival
Nov. 24 - TUR @ TBA

With Finntroll:
Dec. 26 - Amsterdam, NETH @ Melkweg
Dec. 27 - Osnabrück, GER @ Georgsmarienhütte - Eventcenter B 51
Dec. 28 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche
Dec. 29 - Antwerp, BEL @ Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 30 - Karlsruhe, GER @ Substage
Dec. 31 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z7

Source:	sodomized.info
Band profile:	Sodom

Primal Fear will release a best of collection entitled "Metal is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear". Set to be released on September 29 at Nuclear Blast Records (JVC in Japan). The artwork was created by Stephan Lohrmann, who was responsible for PFs artworks from album one to "Black Sun".

The song list is as follows:

Disc One:
01. Metal Is Forever
02. Chainbreaker
03. Seven Seals
04. Nuclear Fire
05. Final Embrace
06. The Healer
07. Rollercoaster
08. Armageddon
09. Angel In Black
10. Under Your Spell
11. Evil Spell
12. Running In The Dust
13. Suicide And Mania
14. Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove
15. Fear
16. Tears Of Rage

Disc Two:
01. Out In The Fields (Gary Moore & Philip Lynott)
02. Kill The King (Rainbow)
03. Speed King (Deep Purple)
04. Die Young (Black Sabbath)
05. Metal Gods (Judas Priest)
06. Breaker (Accept)
07. Seek And Destroy (Metallica
08. Two Minutes To Midnight (Iron Maiden)
09. The Rover (Led Zeppelin)

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Source:	primalfear.de
Band profile:	Primal Fear

Conny Jarlestal, the official spokesman of Shining posted this on the band's official website:

"There have been many rumours saying that our front-man, founder Kvarforth is dead, we wish these speculations to be put to an end by telling you what we know:

A couple of days ago, we received a letter from a person very close to Kvarforth telling us that Kvaforth had decided to leave this world behind and also introducing as a kind off last will, a new singer to replace him for future events of Shining.

All that we know for 200% is that Kvarforth has been missing for the past 4 weeks and might be dead we don´t really know for us, the band, this come as no surprise as he have been suffering from extreme anxiety and depressions the past 6 months and some truly extreme things, considering his own personal life, occurred dramatically right before he disappeared. However, we wish to send our deepest regrets to our friend and sadistical leader Kvarforth wherever he might be!

Kvarforth did as mentioned, involve a new singer in the band without telling us before he left, his name is Ghoul and will be introduced on the release-show we are holding in December. No one of us, the band members have meet him yet but a contact have been established via letter-exchange, and as this was Kvarforth's own will, we are now officially presenting our newest member, whoever this might be, Ghoul.

It shall also be said that both me and the guys in the band have heard Kvarforths wish that Shining should get a new singer if he died or disappeared but we never thought that it would come to this point! But it has so we welcome Ghoul to this misery."

Source:	shiningangst.se
Band profile:	Shining

MrRock.net recently conducted an interview with Dimmu Borgir frontman Shagrath about his side-project Chrome Division (in which he plays guitar). A few excerpts from the chat:

MrRock.net: As a musician, how important is it for you to show all of your musical sides, and not just be considered a black metal musician?

Shagrath: Do you mean me personally?

MrRock.net: Yes.

Shagrath: Well, you know, I'm satisfied with my role in Dimmu. I create all of the music for Dimmu, which people probably don't know much about — they think that I'm just singing, but I also create a lot of the music for Dimmu Borgir. But a lot of the people don't see it like that. They see me more as a singer, but I've also played guitar for many years, I play keyboards for years.

MrRock.net: As a guitar player, who would you say are your biggest influences? I hear a lot of Ted Nugent in your monster guitar riffs.

Shagrath: I don't think that I take direct inspiration from any specific person, but I like a lot of different styles of music. I like AC/DC, Motörhead, some Black Labe Society, Monster Magnet, and bands like that. I don't try and copy anyone in those bands, but you can hear some similarities between bands like us and, say, a band like Motörhead.

MrRock.net: Is Chrome Division going to be doing any touring?

Shagrath: Well, you know, Dimmu is still my main responsibility and we are in the process of making a new album and writing new songs, so I have to prioritize that. But also, the other people in the band also have day jobs, families, and children. It's very hard to book a full tour. We have gotten some offers, but so far we have only played one show. But, if the timing is right, and everybody is able to do it, we'll try to take as many live jobs as possible. It wouldn't be like a full tour though.

MrRock.net: I know it's still early to tell, but will there be more Chrome Division music coming down the road?

Shagrath: Actually, we meet up once a week, and we already have 3 new songs written, and we're working on song number 4 for the next album.

Read the entire interview here.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Chrome Division

Monday September the 4th the almighty Tivoli in Helsingborg celebrates its 10th aniversary. In the name of metal, Darkane will take the stage toghether with Soilwork, The Defaced and Carmina Burana. By the way, Darkane has just finished the U.S tour in support of their fourth album 'Layers of Lies', you can order your copy via Nuclear Blast.

For further info visit: Tivoli

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Source:	darkane.com
Band profile:	Darkane
Event:	Soilwork + Darkane

Metal Blade Team has posted online an exclusive media player of the upcoming Amon Amarth's album 'With Oden On Our Side', featuring two songs from the new album, here is the link. You can pre-order your copy and find cool features.

The album is set to be released in Europe on September 25 at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden. Here is the cover artwork.

'With Oden On Our Side' track listing:

01. Valhall Awaits Me
02. Runes to My Memory
03. Asator
04. Hermod's Ride to Hel (Lokes Treachery Part 1)
05. Gods of War Arise
06. With Oden On Our Side
07. Cry of the Black Birds
08. Under the Northern Star
09. Prediction of Warfare

Limited Edition 2CD Digipack Disc 2:
01.Where Silent Gods Stand Guard (live at Wacken 2004)
02.Death In Fire (live at Wacken 2004)
03.With Oden On Our Side (demo version)
04.Hermod's Ride to Hel - Lokes Treachery Part 1 (demo version)
05.Once Sent From The Golden Hall (Sunlight Studio Recording 1997)
06.Return Of The Gods (Sunlight Studio Recording 1997 - unreleased song)

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Source:	metalblade.de
Band profile:	Amon Amarth

Candlelight Records today has added 'Carnage' from Entombed's EP 'When In Sodom' set for US release November 14 to the label's official MySpace page. Bring your browser to Candlelight Records on MySpace for your first listen.

Planned just prior to the bands upcoming US dates alongside labelmates/countrymen Dismember, 'When in Sodom' finds its awaited US release before the bands upcoming new full length, 'Serpent Saints', expected early 2007. It is the band's first new material since 2003 with this limited edition EP.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Entombed

Disillusion (a German progressive metal band with a unique combination of black, death, progressive and thrash metal) has just finished recording their new album. It is titled "Gloria" and includes the following tracks:

01. The Black Sea
02. Dread It
03. Don´t Go Any Further
04. Avalanche
05. Gloria
06. Aerophobic
07. The Hole We Are In
08. Save The Past
09. Lava
10. To Many Broken Cease Fires
11. Untiefen

"Gloria" album cover here
The Album is due to be released on October 23rd, 2006, via Metal Blade Records and will be the band's second studio album after their "Back To The Times Of Splendor" release in 2004.

Disillusion Current Line-up
* Vurtox (Andy Schmidt) - vocals, Guitar, Bass guitar and Keyboards
* Rajk Barthel - guitar
* Jens Maluschka - drums

Official Disillusion Web Site : http://www.disillusion.de

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	Disillusion

As Blabbermouth.net exclusively reported earlier today, the surviving members of Dissection have now officially confirmed the death of the band's mainman, Jon Nödtveidt. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows:

"As rumours have started to spread we feel obliged to confirm Jon Nödtveidt's death.

Jon Nödtveidt was a man who lived his life according to his convictions and True Will. A couple of days ago he chose to end his life by his own hands. As a true Satanist he led his life in the way he wanted and ended it when he felt that he had fulfilled his self-created destiny. Not everyone will have understanding or acceptance for his personal path in this life and beyond, but all must respect his choice.

Those of us who have met him in his last days can assure that he was more focussed, happier and stronger than ever. It is our full conviction that he left this world of lies with a scornful laughter, knowing that he had fulfilled everything that he had set up for himself to accomplish. The empty space that he leaves behind will be filled with the dark essence that he manifested through his life and black-magical work. His legacy and Luciferian Fire will live on through those few who truly knew him and appreciated his work for what it really was and still is. As our brother's goal in life and death never was to 'Rest in Peace', we will instead wish him victories in all battles to come, until the Acosmic Destiny has been fulfilled.

For the glory of the Dark Gods and the Wrathful Chaos! 218"

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Dissection

Dissection frontman Jon Nödtveidt has committed suicide. Nödtveidt's death was confirmed by the Swedish distributor Sound Pollution, whose staff has worked with Dissection throughout the band's career. A posting on the Sound Pollution web site, www.soundpollution.se, reads: "RIP Jon Nödtveidt 1975-2006. Condolences from Sound Pollution & Black Lodge."

Nödtveidt formed Dissection in 1989 and released two full-length albums with the group ? "The Somberlain" (1993) and "Storm of the Light's Bane" (1995) ? before he was convicted in Sweden of felony murder of 37-year-old homosexual Algerian Josef Ben Maddour in 1997. He was released from prison in 2004, at which point he restarted Dissection.

Dissection announced in May that it would split up imediately following its final performances in support of its recently released CD, "Reinkaos". The band was subsequently forced to cancel its two previously announced appearances in North America (Sept. 1 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA and Sept. 6 at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City) after Nödtveidt was denied legal entry into the United States as a result of his conviction.

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Dissection

Sepultura's video for "Convicted in Life" has been nominated in four categories at MTV's Video Music Awards Brazil 2006: "Best Editing", "Best Direction", "Best Photography" and "Best Art Direction". The awards show takes place in São Paulo on September 28.

The "Convicted in Life" clip was shot over a two-day period in February in São Paulo, Brazil. The video can be viewed at YouTube.com .

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Sepultura