Further details about the new upcoming The Haunted album have been posted at the band's Myspace page by vocalist Peter Dolving. He mentions that the new album will be released in September this year and that members of Soilwork and Machine Head have heard and enjoyed the material written so far.

Other details haven't been released yet with a comment from Dolving explaining: "I can't say a hell of a lot more at the moment because it's all record company preparing their stuff for the best way to present what's coming".

In other The Haunted news, the band will also embark on a Scandinavian tour this October. The dates are as follows:

01.10.2008 - KB, Malmö, Sweden
02.10.2008 - Brewhouse, Gothenburg, Sweden
03.10.2008 - Garage, Oslo, Norway
04.10.2008 - Klubb Aska/Kulturhuset, Örebro, Sweden
06.10.2008 - Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	The Haunted
Event:	The Haunted

An exclusive Nightwish gig in Russia has just been announced by the band. It will be the only show Nightwish will be playing in Russia all year. The gig will take place on the 11th October at the Palace Of Sport Luzhniki, Moscow. "Cyber-goth-industrial" band Pain will be Nightwish's support for the night.

Advance tickets will be available soon from www.concert.ru

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Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish
Event:	Nightwish + Pain [CANCELLED]

Nearly a dozen European shows have been confirmed for Denmark's Hatesphere's upcoming tour. The band will cover their own country, but also Switzerland, France, Germany and five dates in Italy with Italian bands Methedras and Neurasthenia as part of the TMF On The Road mini-tour.

Here is the full list of dates:

28/08/08 - Present Aarhus Festival, Ridehuset, Aarhus, Denmark
05/09/08 - Le Grillen, Colmar, France
06/09/08 - Backstage Free and Easy Festival, Backstage, Munich, Germany
17/09/08 - Kulturfabrik Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland
18/09/08 - Music Drome, Milano, Italy
19/09/08 - Rockhouse, Pescara, Italy
20/09/08 - Total Metal Festival, Bari, Italy
21/09/08 - Rock Planet, Ravenna, Italy
15/11/08 - Værtshuset, Næstved, Denmark
28/11/08 - Kulisselageret, Horsens, Denmark
29/11/08 - Bygningen, Vejle, Denmark

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Hatesphere

Australia beckons for British Power Metallers Dragonforce. The sextuplet will be performing five shows across the country. Tickets will be available for purchase from the 11th July. The band will be touring in support of their soon to be released new album "Ultra Beatdown".

Here are the dates for each night:

22nd October - Metropolis Fremantle, Perth
24th October - HQ, Adelaide
25th October - The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
27th October - Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane (all ages)
28th October - The Metro, Sydney

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: Ultra Beatdown Australian Tour

USA Death Metallers Malevolent Creation have decided to cancel their appearance at Central Illinois Metalfest. The band pulled out from headlining the festival due to reasons unknown. Floridian Death Metal band Monstrosity will be now headlining again on the 18th and Misery Index will now play the co-headlining slot.

Other festival lineup changes are - Estuary from Ohio has been added and Deadnight from Illinois has replaced Ebonmortis who had to cancel due to lineup issues.

All other bands that were set to appear at the festival will play as scheduled.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Malevolent Creation
Event:	Central Illinois Metalfest

You can hear the first single "Heroes Of Our Time" from the new DragonForce album "Ultra Beatdown" at the official DragonForce Myspace page.

"Ultra Beatdown" cover art] will be released worldwide on August 25 via Roadrunner Records, and on August 20 in Japan.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

According to their official website, Finnish metallers Turisas are currently working on their 1st DVD which will be out later this year. But not only that: they are currently also re-recording their crowd favourite "Battle Metal". Since it is high time to finally have an official video-clip for the song and also to pay tribute to their dedicated fans (without whom there is obviously no such thing as a crowd favourite) they want YOU, those fans, to take part in their video for "Battle Metal 2008"! Read more about this here.

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Source:	turisas.com
Band profile:	Turisas

You can check out four new songs for the new upcoming Estertor CD "Inner sights" at this location. The album will be released in August on the independent / own label Moonlapse productions. The CD will be in the same vein as the previous album of the Bolivian Melodic Death Metal band, entitled "Between Silence and Light", with more progressive touches, but still with death/doom oriented metal.

All info about the band at http://www.myspace.com/estertormetal.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Estertor

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter will soon be on the road again. The so-called ''Reiterfestspiele 2008'' are opened.

The line up:

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Mustasch (S)
Honigdieb (D)
Marionette (S)

Tour Dates:

22.10. CZ-Prag - Rock Cafe
23.10. Schweinfurt - Stadtbahnhof
24.10. Erfurt - Centrum
25.10. Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei
26.10. Berlin - Kesselhaus
28.10. Hamburg - Grünspan
29.10. Hannover - Musikzentrum
30.10. Köln - Live Music Hall
31.10. Dresden - Schlachthof
01.11. Magdeburg - Factory
02.11. Essen - Zeche Carl
04.11. Frankfurt - Batschkapp
05.11. Nürnberg - Hirsch
06.11. München - Backstage
07.11. A-Henndorf bei Salzburg - Wallerseehalle
08.11. A-Wien - Gasometer
09.11. A-Innsbruck - Hafen
11.11. Stuttgart - LKA
12.11. Freiburg - Jazzhaus
13.11. Karlsruhe - Substage
14.11. Kaiserslautern - Kammgarn
15.11. CH-TBA
16.11. CH-TBA

Eastern Lightstorms 2008:

18.11. Kiev (Ukraine), Club Bingo
20.11. Rostov (Russia), Club Podzemka
21.11. Krasnodar (Russia), Club Kalashnikoff
22.11. Moscow (Russia), Club Tochka
23.11. Sankt Petersburg (Russia), Club Roks

Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Event:	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter: Reiterfestspiele 2008

Suidakra have posted the following update on their website:

"At first big thanks to everybody who attended Chicago Powerfest and one (or even more) of the six Paganfest USA West Coast dates to witness our first live appearance on the North American continent! We knew before that there were some SuidAkrA fans coming to the shows, but we were absolutely, positively surprised at how many people really knew our music. To see people start singing along made each show a big metal party from the minute we started playing ? it was a blast! There were people flying in from Alaska and even Japan to see us and it was a big pleasure to talk with them and a lot of other fans after the shows. Admittedly, there were also a number of people that hadn't heard of SuidAkrA before, but we felt that they also got into it and had a good time nevertheless... Read our tour report with tons of pictures here!

Right after the US tour we started working on new material again. We managed to nearly complete the whole new record musically! In addition we have finalized the vocal arrangements of 4 songs and therefore we can reveal the first song titles: "Scathach", "Gilded Oars", "Shattering Swords", "Isle Of Skye".

We will play some festivals this summer, but there won't be any new shows announced except what's online here already! Maybe we'll meet some of you at WACKEN this year, but for a change, we're not playing -just attending. Haha.

Last but not least there are 2 new guitar tabs for you to download: "Heresy" and "A Menhir's Clay", taken from our Best Of CD!"

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Source:	suidakra.com
Band profile:	Suidakra

Classic Rock reports that, Mel Galley, guitarist of Trapeze and Whitesnake, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus. The Midlands-born musician was a member of Finders Seekers with bassist Glenn Hughes, and together they co-founded Trapeze in 1969. He had just turned 60 years old - the photo with Glenn Hughes Link] was taken at his 60th birthday party.

"Mel was my hero growing up as a kid in Cannock," Hughes tells Classic Rock. "He was four years older than me and along with Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton was one of my guitar gods. He taught me music, and more importantly, how to live. After Cream, Trapeze were the greatest English rock trio." When Hughes reluctantly accepted an offer to join Deep Purple, a far bigger band, in 1973, Trapeze continued with Pete Goalby (later of Uriah Heep) on vocals. Along with brother Tom, Galley helped to guide the Phenomena project, which featured the likes of Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Budgie's John Thomas and current Deep Purple keyboard player Don Airey, before accepting an offer from David Coverdale to join Whitesnake. Though he toured with the band and played on 1984's "Slide It In" album, a freak arm injury seemed to have curtailed Galley's career. However, with the help of a specially developed spring and wire device that was fitted to his hand, affectionately called 'The Claw', he was able to bypass the problematic nerve endings. In 1986 he formed MGM with fellow ex-Whitesnake alumni Bernie Marsden and Neil Murray, then worked on another Phenomena record. However, after a 1991 Trapeze reunion that featured Hughes and drummer Dave Holland, by then a star in his own right with Judas Priest, plus Geoffrey Downes of Asia on keyboards, Galley elected to retire from performing. After a well-publicised fracas with a stalker - curtailed when Galley confronted the individual on the latter's doorstep - he had just begun playing music again when his illness was diagnosed.

In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been very lucky," he wrote at his MySpace site. "I have seen some great bands, played with many great musicians and enjoyed some tremendous experiences. I am thankful that I can say a proper goodbye to all the friends I have made, who are now rallying round me."
Even as his condition worsened, Galley continued to post encouraging, amusing updates. When he was no longer able to go to the pub, "now the pub to me," he joked. "Friends visit me each day, I have drugs in me 24/7, and I have a plentiful supply of gin and tonic by my bedside. I even have my own ice machine! In fact it's just like my Whitesnake days." "What grace and dignity indeed", marvels Glenn Hughes.

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Source:	classicrockmagazine.com
Band profile:	Whitesnake

Root band have posted the following update:

"The new record´s been released right now! Live album "Capturing Sweden - Live in Falkenberg" (Lava Productions) was recorded at 2 Heavy 4 You Open Air in Falkenberg (SWE) - May 2001. After 2LP release (Monsternation Records) it´s time also for CD collectors who can enjoy killer atmosphere and cool playlist of this legendary show. This live album becomes real cult record in worldwide Metal underground... Soon in our e-shop or write e-mail order."

Source:	rootan.net
Band profile:	Root

Finnish doom metallers Ordog have posted the following brief update:

"The new album is under pressing at the moment, but the release date isn't yet decided. Also Aleksi will head to military service but Ordog still keeps posting news about new album and gigs etc. There will be also soon a new lay-out for the pages and Ordog has composed couple of new songs for the future."

Source:	ordogband.com
Band profile:	Ordog

Here´s a little newsflash from the Wuthering Heights camp just to keep you updated on the band´s activities.

"Plans are being laid at the moment to get the busy guys together to rehearse for the ProgPower show in October. Rehearsals will most likely take place late August or early September at Teddy´s place in Uppsala, Sweden. The guys are looking forward to playing again, partying and breaking stuff?!?! The lineup is still intact from the last ProgPower gig and that infamous live album.

And yes, we are working on a new album. The album is more or less planned out, although still in a very rough state. The album will be titled: SALT. Thematically it´s the usual crazy stuff from Erik´s sick mind, some of it with a bit of a "maritime" twist this time, and musically it promises to be a very melodic and very folksy affair. Here are a few tentative song titles:

Away!
The Mad Sailor
The Desperate Poet
Tears
Weather The Storm
The Field
The Last Tribe
Water Of Life
Lost At Sea

All this is still in deed subject to change, of course.

However, we will have to beg for our fans´ patience. Although a good deal of work has been laid down already, things aren´t really moving forward much right now. Erik is suffering from back pains which prevent him from spending those long hours at the computer, demoing and arranging. So unfortunately we´re not able to give any promises as to when the album will be finished. But, we hope things work out soon."

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Source:	wuthering-heights.dk
Band profile:	Wuthering Heights

According to an official press release from Candlelight records:

"Due to unforeseen difficulties with the printing of the new Daylight Dies album "Lost To The Living", Candlelight Records have regretfully had to postpone its UK & European release date until 14th July 2008. This difficult decision has been taken in order to ensure that the band's vision for their stunning new album is preserved, and to make sure it looks as good as it sounds!

"Lost To The Living" features captivatingly dark original artwork from renowned artist Travis Smith, who has worked with the band before and whose other previous collaborations include Opeth, Anathema & Katatonia!

With their new album, Daylight Dies have put forth the most mature and varied release of their career. The lush textures which were introduced with the previous album continue and are greatly expanded upon. Acoustic and clean guitars ride alongside heavy rhythms more prevalently than previously, creating a multi-layered sound saturated in atmosphere and depth. "Lost To The Living" is a mix of beautiful melancholic leads and harsh dissonant rhythms; despair driven hooks and the overall dark atmosphere you've come to expect.

The release date for "Lost To The Living" through sites such as itunes remains unaffected, and the album is available for download since 30th June 2008."

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Source:	candlelightrecords.co.uk
Band profile:	Daylight Dies