Therapy? are pleased to name Andy Gill as the producer/mixer for their forthcoming album. Andy has worked on a host of diverse projects as a musician, producer, mixer and songwriter (Gang Of Four, Killing Joke, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Futureheads, Young Knives, The Jesus Lizard) etc?

Versions of new songs like "The Head That Tried To Strangle Itself", "Low Winter Sun"," I Told You I Was Ill" and "Mingusisyphus" illustrate the classic mix of intense instrumentation and dark pop that has made Therapy? internationally renowned. Whilst most of their 90's peers have been content to follow the options of rehash/reform/rollover, the UK trio have always carved their own unique musical furrow bolstered by a formidable live reputation and a stream of chart hits.

With the first half of 2008 spent writing and demoing, this exciting collaboration for Therapy?'s 12th album proposes to be a career defining one. The as yet untitled album is due for release on Demolition Records early 2009.

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Source:	therapyquestionmark.co.uk
Band profile:	Therapy?

Amon Amarth have revealed the cover artwork for their new album "Twilight Of The Thunder God" and details regarding the album's several special editions.

The artwork can be seen here.

The CD will be available in the following versions:

1. Jewelcase CD including full album and 24-page booklet.
2. Limited Deluxe Collector's edition three-disc-set in a special DVD-sized book including full album, a bonus CD and a bonus DVD. The "Summer Breeze 2007" CD and DVD have a playing time of 72 minutes each. The DVD features Dolby Surround 5.1 sound and 16:9 format. 40-page book on special offset paper with parchment pages.
3. Gatefold-2-LP on 180g with one side being etched vinyl including full album and a huge poster! Limited to 1,500 copies!
4. Picture Disc - full album - limited to 500 copies!
5. Limited Bubblehead edition including everything that's in the Deluxe Collector's Edition plus bubbleheads of each AMON AMARTH member plus the 36-page-comic book on high-quality paper plus a huge poster. Each bobblehead has a height of 18 cm (7"). This version is limited to 2,000 units worldwide.

An image of the fifth edition of the album can be seen here.

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Source:	amonamarth.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth

The following was posted on Watain's official site regarding a North American tour:

"Hark in woe, infidels! One and a half year after their triumphant display of magic and death upon North America, Watain shall now return to those lands on a headliner tour. Due to the strict prohibitions of anything Satanic and Criminal passing over the border to USA, a lot of compromises had to be made on the last US tour regarding both members and stage-show. This time however, the full artillery shall be brought across the sea, in all it's terrible glory."

This Canadian/USA leg will constitute the final part of Watain's Fuck The World tour. Below is a complete list of dates in North American date format:

10/03/08 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/04/08 - Montreal, QC @ Katacombes
10/07/08 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
10/08/08 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
10/09/08 - Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st St Pub
10/10/08 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
10/11/08 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
10/12/08 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews
10/13/08 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
10/14/08 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/15/08 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
10/16/08 - Portland, OR @ Rotture
10/17/08 - Oakland, CA @ The Metro
10/18/08 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
10/19/08 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
10/20/08 - Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
10/21/08 - Farmington, NM @ Gator's
10/23/08 - Dallas, TX @ Reno's Chop Shop
10/24/08 - Victoria, TX @ Mario's Ballroom w/ Ritual Killer
10/25/08 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 w/ Ritual Killer
10/26/08 - New Orleans, LA @ Red Dragon w/ Ritual Killer
10/28/08 - Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug
10/29/08 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
10/31/08 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
11/01/08 - Allentown, PA @ Sterling Hotel

Source:	templeofwatain.com
Band profile:	Watain

On the 23rd of July Metallica announced the tracklist of the upcoming album Death Magnetic on their official website. Pretty much all of the information about this album is now known so only the music itself is a mystery.

Here are the song titles:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

The title "Audible Minority" is based to the fact that the music on the album has mapped itself into the extreme minority status; something beyond recognition of the musical norms. "Audible Minority" is a stateless, nameless, and label-less manifesto made from all the bitterness and pain. The album that is entirely bleak, gloom and dark.

Almost 2 years in the making, "Audible Minority" has been constructed during various personal events in life. It all began in September 2006, before the release of "The Habit of Fire", and continued to shape itself up until May 2008.

Final Track-Listing:
1. The Vampire Song download the song at Last.fm]
2. Conditional Destiny
3. Against
4. Ceasefire Negative
5. Between Us
6. For The Greater Good and Evil
7. Narrow Avenue watch the video]
8. Virtue of Perseverance
9. Shuffling Biorhythms
10. All That Matters
11. Locust (A-ha cover)

First 8 tracks will be available for FREE DOWNLOAD (yes, no kidding, free download) with the option of paying some small donation. However, the "official", label-released versions (CD and digital) will have all 11 tracks plus some possible extras. After some discussion with the record label who will release the official version (CD and digital), we agree to push the release date to December 2008.

Updates from Jeff (Kekal guitarist/vocalist):

"Audible Minority" is a very difficult album for me, both technically as well as emotionally, because I had to use many different DAW programs, different places and different computers to record as well, even within one session/one song. There are lots of technical challenges and headaches (literal headaches). Emotionally, all those 'drifting' atmopshere made me feel like a nomad; taken-out-of-home and exiled. The good thing is that I didn't set-up any deadline, so let the music finishes itself.

To be honest, I don't see "Audible Minority" as a complete album, I see it as a continuing process, or as a bridge to the future unknown. This is an album which ends with a triple dots, not with a period. It is like snapshots of certain moments within a dark journey, and the journey continues. All of the band members were having their own personal struggles in life when the songwriting started, and it continued as the music shaped itself. Most of the (limited) communications between me and other members at that time were never about discussing the music, but all about sharing our own problems. I had to deal with all the songwriting and recording on my own this time, because of the geographical reasons as I was moving to a different country. There were times I thought that it was impossible to finish the album myself, and even there were times I thought about quitting the band as I was not having a good time working on this album. All I felt was the overwhelming sorrow, but I could not stop doing it. Making music is the only therapeutic way, to ease myself from the pain.

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Source:	kekal.org
Band profile:	Kekal

Ville Friman of the Finnish metal band Insomnium has issued the following update on the Candlelight Records website:

"We are currently rehearsing new material, which will become fourth Insomnium album at some point. At the moment, we have four songs ready and lots of semi-ready material in store just waiting to be trained and arranged properly. We have also booked Fantom studio (where 2006's 'Above the Weeping World' was made) for March 2009 and the new Insomnium album is scheduled for autumn 2009 release. We know that it is long wait but at the moment we do not have any choices if we want to guarantee the quality over quantity.

Reason for such long interval in releasing albums is mainly due to touring and difficulties in getting a proper rehearsing place."

More can also be read here at the band's official blog.

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Source:	candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	Insomnium

Whyzdom has issued the following update:

"We are happy to announce that the recording of our first album is underway. We are now in the studio, recording 11 tracks. Some songs are quite long (up to 9 minutes!) and will probably be divided in several sections.

Here are the titles of the songs:

01. Daughter Of The Night
02. The Witness
03. The Train
04. On The Wings Of Time
05. Escaping The Ghosts Of Reality
06. Freedom
07. The Power And The Glory
08. Everlasting Child
09. The Old Man In The Park
10. Atlantis
11. Revolution

We are finished with Nico's parts and working on the bass guitar now with Tristan . We will record the guitars, the keyboard and the vocals in August. Then the choir and the orchestra parts in September/October. The album will be mixed and mastered in November/December. Our artist friends will normally work on the booklet artwork in September/October with new photos. We're very impatient to have everything ready!!!"

All info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/whyzdomproject.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Whyzdom

Psycroptic have officially announced the title of their follow-up to 2006's Symbols of Failure. Ob(Servant), the band's first album for Nuclear Blast Records and fourth overall, will be released sometime in late 2008. Ob(Servant) was mixed and mastered by former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader and recorded once again by guitarist Joe Haley.

Drummer Dave Haley commented on their upcoming release: "'Ob(Servant)' is definitely our finest hour (well, finest 49 minutes and 49 seconds anyway). It's of course a cliché of every band to say that their newest album is their best and so on, but we are very proud of what we have done on this album. The writing process was a little different for this album, with Joe (guitarist) writing pretty much all the material. This gives the album a very cohesive and flowing feel, and this album is definately our most diverse material thus far. The artwork is also amazing, having been completed by Raymand Swanland (Deeds Of Flesh). Those not familiar with his work should check it out - you will be amazed!"

The cover artwork can be seen here.

He goes on to say: "It's a mixture of everything we have done, as well as adding in new elements to continue the progression we are on as a band. No point releasing the same album twice, right? Like "Symbols of Failure", Joe engineered the album, but this time we enlisted the help of metal guru Logan Mader to mix and master the album...and that was probably the best decision we have ever made. The album sounds huge! Since we are currently on the amazing Summer Slaughter tour in the US at the moment, we had been receiving mixes while on the road. After our LA show Logan took myself and Joe to his Dirty Icon studio and put the finishing touches on the mix. Huge is one word for the sound he achieved."

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Psycroptic

Solefald have posted the following update at their official MySpace:

"Solefald are planning the release of an eight-LP vinyl box including our entire discography and a book about the band's history. This object - if we do it - will probably be the most exclusive item in your collection - and maybe also the most expensive.The price would lie somewhere between 60 and 80 euros including freight, depending on the actual pressing cost - we will press 100 to maximum 300 signed and numbered copies. We need to know if anybody out there is interested? Raise your hands and say ah! Both Laz and me are dying for this project to see the light of day, but, unfortunately, we cannot do it all alone!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Solefald

French metallers Gojira have revealed the cover and the tracklisting for their new album, entitled "The Way Of All Flesh", which is scheduled for release on October 13th in Europe via Listenable Records and on October 14th in the US through Prosthetic Records.
The cover features artwork created by vocalist Joe Duplantier. Joe also drew the artwork for Gojira's previous album "From Mars To Sirius". The new album was tracked in Los Angeles with producer Logan Mader (Cavalera Conspiracy, Soulfly) and at the band's home studio in Bayonne in the south west of France.

As Joseph Duplantier told Total Guitar magazine, the album deals with their vision about life and death.
Gojira will tour as special guests with In Flames in Europe in Sept/October with US tour dates for the fall to be announced shortly.

"The Way Of All Flesh" cover] tracklisting:

01. Oroborus
02. Toxic Garbage Island
03. A Sight To Behold
04. Yama's Messengers
05. The Silver Cord
06. Adoration For None
07. All The Tears
08. The Art Of Dying
09. Esoteric Surgery
10. Vacuity
11. Wolf Down The Earth
12. The Way Of All Flesh

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Gojira

Finnish metallers Battlelore are streaming on their MySpace a preview of their new album, entitled "The Last Alliance". Also you can download this album sampler at this location.

"The Last Alliance" was recorded at Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland, with the ingenious producer Janne Saksa, and mixed and mastered by the legendary Dan Swanö at Unisound Studios, Sweden.

The release dates for the album are:

September 24th 2008 Finland.
September 26th 2008 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Benelux, Italy, France.
September 29th 2008 the rest of Europe.
October 7th 2008 USA/Canada.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Battlelore

Century Media has issued the following update:

"After finishing their highly successful European tour with Suffocation and label mates Warbringer (a tour report/interview with Mitch Harris can now be watched here), British grindcore legend Napalm Death now has entered the studio to record the highly anticipated follow-up to 2006's "Smear Campaign".

Vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway provides more info:
"As always, when trying to decide when we should enter the studio, we threw a dart at a dartboard and, sadly, for all our sanities sakes, it landed on a date which was sooner rather than later. It's all working out good with about 10-12 songs complete thus far. It will be intense, naturally, and like always we'll be looking to move things along a notch production-wise and stylistically. Conceptually, it will, generally speaking, be a tale of analyzing life and stripping it back to the point where I'm asking the question: why are we killing ourselves to get ahead and not appreciating the real simplistic, beautiful things around us. If that sounds hippy-ish, I don't care ha ha. Cheers all!"

Napalm Death will interrupt their studio work only for a few festival shows this summer and will keep you updated on the recording process."

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Source:	www2.centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Napalm Death

Season Of Mist has issued the following update:

"As the almighty progressive death metallers from Cynic are just out of the studio, we can now announce the title of their long-awaited, sophomore album. This 35 minute, 8 song baby is entitled "Traced In Air" and will be released on next October 27th.

To help you wait until then, you can watch a trailer here."

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Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Cynic

Danish Death Metallers Urkraft have posted the following update:

"As promised... and exiting in some way! Urkraft have released a 4.5 minute hard-hitting medley of songs from the new album A Scornful Death.

It's been a while since Urkraft has been motivated to come out with some usable new material, but today you will be able to get an idea of the songs, the riffs, the sound and the energy in the result of the work from the last 6 months.

The album is produced, mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen from Antfarm Studios from material recorded at various locations over the last 4 months. Including our own rehearsal, where most guitar, bass and vocal tracks have been worked with. Drums are recorded and produced by Tue Madsen at the studio of Anders Lundemark (Konkhra) in Copenhagen."

The medley of samples can be heard in the music player of Urkraft's Myspace page.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Urkraft

Cradle Of Filth has set "Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" as the title of its new album. The album is expected to be released in October via Roadrunner Records. The new labum is a 72-minute concept record about a legendary serial killer from the 15th Century, Gilles De Rais, a French nobleman who fought alongside Joan of Arc and accumulated great wealth before becoming a satanist, sexual deviant and a murderer.

"Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder" track listing:

01. In Grandeur And Frankincense Devilment Stirs
02. Shat Out Of Hell
03. The Death Of Love
04. The 13th Caesar
05. Tiffauges
06. Tragic Kingdom
07. Sweetest Maleficia
08. Honey And Sulphur
09. Midnight Shadows Crawl To Darken Counsel With Life
10. Darkness Incarnate
11. Ten Leagues Beneath Contempt
12. Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder
13. Corpseflower

Source:	euro.thegauntlet.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth