The first trailer for the upcoming Pain album "Cynic Paradise" is online. Two more will follow within the next two weeks. Watch the trailer here. The album will come out October, 31st, 2008 and include the following tracks:

01. I'm Going In
02. Monkey Business
03. Follow Me
04. Have A Drink On Me
05. Don't Care
06. Reach Out (And Regret)
07. Generation X
08. No One Knows
09. Live Fast - Die Young
10. Not Your Kind
11. Feed Us

CD 2 - Limited edition:

01. Behind The Wheel (Depeche Mode cover)
02. Here Is The News (Electric Light Orchestra cover)
03. Follow Me (Peter vox version)
04. Clouds Of Ecstasy (bassflow remix)
05. No One Knows (rectifier remix)

Pain will embark on the European tour in January/February 2009. Support on the road will be Brother Firetribe, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring Nightwish guitarist Emppu Vuorinen.

According to Pain, "David Wallin (drums) can't be a part of this tour because of personal reasons. The name of the stand-in drummer will be announced shortly."

The dates are as follows:

Jan. 31 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
Feb. 01 - Berlin, Germany - Knaack
Feb. 02 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Feb. 03 - Bochum, Germany - Riff
Feb. 05 - Köln, Germany - Underground
Feb. 06 - Breda, Netherlands - Mezz
Feb. 08 - Vosselaarm, Belgium - Biebop
Feb. 09 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
Feb. 10 - Stuttgart, Germany - Röhre
Feb. 11 - Wien, Austria - Szene
Feb. 12 - München, Germany - Backstage Club
Feb. 13 - Zürich, Switzerland - Sounddock 14
Feb. 14 - Milano, Italy - Alcatrazz
Feb. 16 - Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao
Feb. 17 - Strasbourg, France - Laiterie Club
Feb. 18 - Paris, France - La Loco
Feb. 19 - Toulouse, France - Havana Cafe
Feb. 21 - Barcelona, Spain - Salamandra 1

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Pain

Prototype have issued the following update:

"Over the last few months we've been working diligently on some new Prototype material and we finally have something to play for you all...

With the addition of drummer Nic Ritter to the fold we've recorded pre-production demos of some new songs, the first of which you can now listen to on the Prototype MySpace page! This song is called "Chosen Ones" and it is part of a larger concept we've put together for our new album, which will hopefully be recorded and released early next year.

There are three more demo tunes we'll be releasing within the next couple of weeks so check back often for more music."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Prototype

Red Harvest have posted the following update:

"Time to break the silence and let you know what has been going on and also tell you a bit about what we are up to.

Good news first: We needed a break this spring, but we are back with charged batteries now. We are working hard on our new album (been doing it for some time already), and we have a great flow. The atmosphere within the band is very good and we have already loads of fucked up stuff rehearsed and recorded. Hopefully we are able to keep this speed and get our new album out during spring next year, maybe earlier. We have great plans for it!

About redharvestplanet.com.: This site was run by our good friend and supporter Colin. Unfortunately he realized he did not have the time to maintain it and update it anymore, and decided to shut it down. Sad but true. Thanx for all help and support Colin! From now on http://www.myspace.com/redharvestplanet is the place to check for news/updates and stuff.

Merch: It is true, we have a deal about merchandise with Razamataz. But since we have not played many gigs/tours/festivals the last months, they haven't made any hoods/T-shirts and stuff. This leads to my next point...

Gigs/tours/festivals: Frankly spoken we have not gotten many any serious offers lately. If the offers are so cheap we can not afford to bring our sound guy, our light guy and our visualizer, we are not playing. Simple as that. We are not greedy! We do not mind that we (the five guys in the band) are not earning any money. But we reserve the right to be able to pay our crew and give our fans what they have paid to see and hear. I know that this sounds harsh, but this is the way it has to be.

Thanx to all of you supporting us and writing us during these "off-months". Will keep you posted with news, pictures, clips and stuff more often from now on."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Red Harvest

As posted on the Brutal Truth website, "Evolution Through Revolution" is the working title for the new Brutal Truth record. The band adds: "We have been writing / grinding the songs live for the last year and are set to record in the fall. New to the writing and recording is guitarist Erik Burke of Sulaco, Kalibas, and countless other Rochester, NY based metal/grind projects. For those who have followed Dan's endeavors, he also plays in Nuclear Assault. So with a new guitar player, the obvious question is... what's it sound like? We have some tracks on the relapse compilation "This Comp Kills Fascists", that could give you a little idea, however, the material for the record is a bit more involved. All the complexities that make Brutal Truth a head fuck are there - an endless bizarre mix of styles and tempos that will entertain even the most experimental grind nerd... so yes, very excited to smash and record. We have a little over thirty minutes written, and of course there will be odds and ends released here and there... either keep in touch here or the brutalfuckintruth.myspace page."

And drummer Rich Hoak announced the following on that brutalfuckintruth.myspace page: "I've been in the basement playing drums for 15-17 hours a day for the last 10 weeks: On October 6, Brutal Truth will begin recording at Watchmen Studios. We've have 24 new songs to choose from: "Grind Fidelity", "Evolution Through Revolution" and "Detached" are a few song titles."

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Source:	brutaltruth.com
Band profile:	Brutal Truth

French progressive metallers Gojira are currently streaming 10 of the 12 songs from the band's forthcoming "The Way Of All Flesh" album on their MySpace page.

According to the band's manager, Richard Gamba of Sphere Management, "we had planned to stream the whole "The Way of All Flesh" album from September 29 up to October 5, but due to unfortunate problems with the brand new MySpace player, we're only able to stream ten songs. We hope that the last two songs - "Oroborus" and "Vacuity" - will be on the player soon. We're sorry for the inconvenience and are hoping it will not affect your listening. Thanks for your understanding."

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Gojira

Swedish Viking metallers Thyrfing have posted a new song online, entilted "Från Stormens Öga". You can listen to the song on the band's MySpace page. The track comes from the band's forthcoming album "Hels Vite", which will be released on October 22th via Regain Records.

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Band profile:	Thyrfing

Evoken have issued the following update:

"It has been quite a awhile since the last update so without further hesitation, I give you the latest news regarding Evoken.

We have just completed our version of "Yet The Watchers Guard" for the upcoming Thergothon tribute on Solitude Productions. We think it is a respectable and authentic tribute to the kings of Lovecraftian DOOM!

We will also be entering the studio this weekend to begin recording a 4 song (3 songs/outro) split CD with Swedish heavyweights Beneath The Frozen Soil. This will be released by I Hate Records. Details are still mostly unclear as of this moment, however more will be posted as soon as I receive it... including the titles, time lengths, release date as well as other important news. So check back here as it will be updated soon."

In a further blog comment, Evoken further revealed: "All but one track is new. We will be redoing "Omniscient" from the 2002 promo. It was actually recorded for the 2005 album "Antithesis Of Light" but was scraped at the last minute due to time restrictions on a single CD."

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Evoken

American metallers Unearth have posted more new songs online, entilted "The March", and "My Will Be Done", "We Are Not Anonymous", which are available for streaming at this location. The tracks come off the new album, "The March", which is scheduled for release on October 14 via Metal Blade Records.

The album was recorded at Massachusetts' System Recording and Zing studios with producer Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Eengage) and is said feature Unearth's "most dynamic material to date," combining strong tension and release, abundant guitar solos and a bulldozing power-groove.

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Band profile:	Unearth

Due to a recent addition to his family, Dimmu Borgir guitarist Galder will not be able to join the upcoming North American trek on Danzig's "Blackest Of The Black Tour.

States Dimmu Borgir guitarist Silenoz: "We have some new, temporary personnel on this tour. We needed an experienced live guitarist and found him in an old friend of mine and Galder: Cyrus of Susperia. We're happy he can step in and don't plan on giving him a hard time on the road."

Drumming duties on the "Blackest Of The Black Tour" will be handled by Daray (ex-Vader). According to Silenoz, "fans can perhaps expect a few surprises when it comes to the set list."

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Band profile:	Dimmu Borgir
Event:	Blackest Of The Black Tour

25-09-2008

Last weekend we recorded the drums for our upcomming fourth studio album.

Production of the new album will be, like with the My new time album, supervised by Arno Krabman, Jochem Jacobs and Bouke Visser of the Graveland Studio and the SplitSecondSound studio, respectively.

We are already very excited about the drum recordings and can't wait to record the bass, guitars, synths and vocals.

More news about the recordings, the contents of the new album and the release of the album will follow soon!

Source:	autumn-band.com
Band profile:	Autumn

Swedish death metal veterans Grave will embark on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in December.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Dec. 04 - Gaelic Theatre - Sydney, AUS
Dec. 05 - The Globe Theatre - Brisbane, AUS
Dec. 07 - Corner Hotel - Melbourne, AUS
Dec. 08 - Fowlers Live - Adelaide, AUS
Dec. 10 - The Kings Arms - Auckland, NZ

Source:	regainrecords.com
Band profile:	Grave
Event:	Grave: Australian + New Zealand Tour

Warbringer just completed a new video for the vicious track, "At The Crack Of Doom," with up-and-coming director Joe Hendrick. The clip is a savage, performance-based video that unleashes a fury of aggression and all-out thrash madness, which further proves how lethal this band is live. Head over to http://www.myspace.com/warbringer now to check it out.

John Laux (guitar) states: "We ended up performing "At The Crack Of Doom" at a very old, evil and torn-up building in the Mojave desert. This video is a performance piece like "Combat Shock," but we also had extras running around in hooded robes carrying torches as part of a post-apocalyptic cult or something. Needless to say, after working on the project we are very excited for its release."

In the meantime, Warbringer is continuing their undying worldwide campaign supporting their highly acclaimed debut offering, "War Without End", The band will hit the road again on October 1 supporting the legendary Overkill for a month-long North American assault. After Warbringer finishes their stint with Overkill, they will wrap-up the songwriting process for their much anticipated sophomore offering and then head into the studio to begin tracking. The band will then join up with Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow The Sun for an extensive tour that will last from January 30th through March 22nd. Feel free to visit http://www.myspace.com/warbringer to view their complete touring itinerary.

John Laux had this to say about the Overkill dates: "We couldn't be more excited to hit the road in support of fucking Overkill. It's been awhile since we've stopped by your town on a real, killer thrash bill. We hope to see all of our friends around the country for some good, violent and bloody old-school mayhem. We've been waiting a long time for this."

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Mekong Delta have announced the addition of vocalist Martin LeMar (Tomorrow's Eve) and drummer Alex Landenburg (At Vance, Annihilator) to the group's ranks.

Posted on the band's official site: "Mekong Delta has found a (permanent) replacement for Leo as vocalist. His name is Martin LeMar and you might know him for his work with Tomorrow's Eve. To give you a little insight to Martin's voice, here's a remake of the track "Epilogue" from Mekong Delta's second album ("The Music of Erich Zann") including Martin's vocals."

Mekong Delta has found a drummer able to play the upcoming live shows. His name is Alex Landenburg. In the video section of the site you can find a video where you can see Alex (and hear most of the rest of the band) rehearsing "Immortal Hate".

Due to some discussions going on on the Mekong Delta forums, founding member and bassist Ralf Hubert wants everyone to know what Mekong Delta stands for with the following statement. He will explain in more detail later, but right now it comes down to this:

"Mekong Delta is, was and will never be bounded to musicians, Mekong Delta is a way of composing and every musician who is able to handle his instrument will be able to play the stuff. Furthermore I like to remember that person cult is something I tried to defend from the beginning, most of you should know that. I have to find a way to respect the wishes of you all in seeing Mekong playing live and the time situation of the musicians and as it seems to be impossible to get both together I have to make a decision for the future as for example I needed 2 1/2 years to get the musicians together for the Kaleidoscope tour. The only way to realise permanent live presence and continuos work on new stuff was to change the line up."

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Source:	mekongdelta.eu
Band profile:	Mekong Delta

Agathodaimon have issued the following update:

"After lots of rehearsals and a long search, we finally can confirm and hereby present our new vocalist Chris "Ashtrael" Bonner Photo].

Amongst the candidates during the past weeks, he was the one that really convinced us with his motivation, attitude and, of course, his awesome voice!

During the next weeks, we'll be working together on the vocal lines for the songs of our upcoming album, entilted "Phoenix", as well as the setlist/rehearsals for the next gigs. We can't wait to enter the stage again! More info about coming gigs soon, but if you're meanwhile interested in getting to know more about Ashtrael,
have a look at his profile on our website."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Agathodaimon

Turisas vocalist Warlord Nygard writes:

"The summer was very busy - after having got used to spending our summers at festivals around Europe for years, we faced an exciting change as this summer with most of the festival shows taking place in our home country Finland. The whole summer was caught on film and the result is our new DVD: the festival performances, the behind the scenes material, and also some interviews and other summer activities around Finland.

We also made a re-recording of the track "Battle Metal" and did a video clip to it based on material our fans had sent us. If you want, you can keep on sending us links to what ever material you come up with and we'll put them up on our site. Or if you want to send us something by snail mail, you can find the postal address on our site.

The brilliant new video for "Battle Metal 2008" has been launched now, HERE. It is high time to finally have an official video-clip for this battle hymn which is also a tribute to the band's dedicated fans (without whom there is obviously no such thing as a crowd favourite)."

The audio version of "Battle Metal 2008" will only be available on the limited edition of Turisas' first ever DVD release "A Finnish Summer With Turisas", which will be
released on the following dates:

Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Benelux / Italy: Friday, October 31, 2008.
UK / FR / GRE / DK / NOR / Rest of Europe: Monday, November 3, 2008.
Spain / Portugal: Tuesday, November 4, 2008.
SWE / FIN / Hungary: Wednesday, November 5, 2008.
N. America: Tuesday, November 25, 2008.

Cover of the DVD can be found here. Details on the specific formats will be disclosed soon as well as a stunning DVD trailer!

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Turisas