Veteran thrashers Exciter have ended their search for a new record label. The band is now signed to Massacre Records, who will release their upcoming new album "Thrash, Speed, Burn". The newly announced album will have ten tracks and is the first Exciter release to feature new vocalist Kenny Winter. The album will be released on the 9th November this year.

Here is the full track list for Thrash, Speed, Burn:

01. Thrash Speed Burn
02. Demon's Gate
03. Evil Omen
04. Hangman
05. In Mortal Fear
06. Crucifixion
07. Betrayal
08. The Punisher
09. Massacre Mountain
10. Rot The Devil King

Source:	massacre-records.com
Band profile:	Exciter

DragonForce announced they'll re-release their debut album Valley of the Damned - Remixed & Remastered with a bonus DVD in October 2007. The remixed debut and their second album Sonic Firestorm will also be available for the first time on picture disc vinyl.
You can find an extensive statement from guitarist Herman Li regarding this re-release package at this location.

Valley Of The Damned - REMIXED & REMASTERED
Disc 1 - CD
1. Invocation of the Apocalyptic Evil
2. Valley of the Damned
3. Black Fire
4. Black Winter Night
5. Starfire
6. Disciples of Babylon
7. Revelations
8. Evening Star
9. Heart of a Dragon

Disc 2 - DVD
- Interviews
Interviews with the band members and producer reflecting on the Valley of the Damned period and the remix
- Valley of the Damned Live
Previously unreleased professionally filmed live video recording from their first Japanese tour.
Commentary version from Herman and Vadim
Commentary version from ZP and Karl
- Backstage Footage
DragonForce Home videos. See through the eyes of Sam and ZP in Japan on the day of the show.
- Recording Valley of the Damned
Footage from the drum recording session in Denmark
Commentary version from Herman and Vadim
- Remixing Valley of the Damned
Get technical with Herman, Vadim and producer Karl Groom. See how they remixed the album.

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

Greek Black metal band Rotting Christ will, for the first time, embark on a Canadian tour in November.

The dates are as follows:

Nov. 20 - CAN Mondreal The Saints
Nov. 21 - CAN Quebec L'anti
Nov. 22 - CAN Trois-Riviere Le Maquisart
Nov. 23 - CAN Saint-Hyacinthe Bar le Trash
Nov. 24 - CAN Rouyn Petit Theatre du Vieux - Noranda
Nov. 25 - CAN Sudbury The Jubilee Hall
Nov. 26 - CAN Toronto The Metal Bar
Nov. 27 - CAN Hamilton The Underground
Nov. 28 - CAN Ottawa TBA

Source:	rotting-christ.com
Band profile:	Rotting Christ
Event:	Rotting Christ: Ravaging The East Tour

The Finnish Folk metallers and happy little boozers of Korpiklaani have updated their official website with the following joyful message:

"Hide your booze and lock your daughters, for 'klaani will once again ravage Europe from North to South and from East to West! Check the tour dates for Germany, Italy, France and more."

Confirmed dates are as follows:

16.10.2007 TBA, Berlin Germany
17.10.2007 Firley, Wroclaw Poland
18.10.2007 Zluty Pes, Pardubice Czech Republic
19.10.2007 KD Serikovka, Plzen Czech Republic
20.10.2007 Masters Of Rock Cafe, Zlin Czech Republic
22.10.2007 Kultiplex, Budapest Hungary
23.10.2007 Arena, Vienna Austria
24.10.2007 Gala Hala, Ljubljana Slovenia
25.10.2007 New Age, Treviso Italy
26.10.2007 Transilvania, Milan Italy
27.10.2007 Pagan Fest, Stadthalle, Dietikon Swizerland (with Moonsorrow, Battlelore...)
28.10.2007 Nouveau Casino, Paris France
30.10.2007 The UnderworldCamden, London United Kingdom
31.10.2007 Biebob Belgium
01.11.2007 Melkweg, Amsterdam Netherlands
02.11.2007 Vera, Groningen Netherlands
03.11.2007 Ultima Ratio Festival, Oberhausen Germany
04.11.2007 Treibsand, Lübeck Germany

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Source:	korpiklaani.com
Band profile:	Korpiklaani
Event:	Korpiklaani: European Tour

Hate Eternal have announced their new permanent drummer. Jade Simonetto is now their full member of the band. Jade has been working with the band lately, but has just now been given a full position. In further Hate Eternal news, new details about an upcoming album have been announced.

Vocallist/guitarist Erik Rutan made the following comments on the band's official website: "Jade and I have been working together for six months or so, and his incredible skill and dedication to extreme drumming and groove has made him the perfect drummer for Hate Eternal. We gel on everything from all the old songs to the new and the creativity process has been amazing. Working with Jade on the new songs, there is so much diversity and signature drumming to the melodies and riffs.

We have been in the middle of preproduction right now for weeks and will doing preproduction till the end of August. We will then start recording the drum tracks for our album! I am super excited about the new material and Alex is coming up with some incredible bass lines! This album is covering a lot more ground than we have previously and I am excited about jamming with Jade and Alex, and a surprise in the works! A lot more groove and diversity in an extreme way. We will record and mix between now and October, with an early 2008 release on Metal Blade. I will keep you updated!"

Source:	hateeternal.com
Band profile:	Hate Eternal

Around early November thrashers Megadeth will be hitting the island of Japan for a tour. The band are excited about the tour, and look forward to playing in Japan after their US tour has finished.

Here is a comment from frontman Dave Mustaine: "I really hope to see as many of you as possible on this next leg and as you probably noticed on the Killing Road page, we have added our Japanese dates and we are excited about our returning to The Land Of The Rising Sun."

Here are all the upcoming Japanese tour dates:

October 30 - Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, Tokyo
October 31 - Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, Tokyo
November 1 - Shibuya AX, Tokyo
November 5 - Zepp Nagoya, Nagoya
November 6 - Koseinekin Kaikan, Osaka

Source:	megadeth.com
Band profile:	Megadeth
Event:	Megadeth

Therion, Sirenia and The Vision Bleak are joining forces for a European tour in December dubbed as the "The Theli - Adulruna Rediviva Tour".

Dates are as follows:

07.12.2007 - GER, Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei
08.12.2007 - GER, Memmingen - Kaminwerk
09.12.2007 - SLO, Ljubljana - VPK Mediapark
10.12.2007 - CRO, Zagreb - Boogaloo
11.12.2007 - SER, Belgrad - SKC
12.12.2007 - HUN, Budapest - Petöfi Hall
13.12.2007 - POL, Krakow - Club Studio
14.12.2007 - CZE, Prague - Roxy
15.12.2007 - BEL, Antwerpen - Hof Ter Lo
16.12.2007 - ENG, London - The Fridge
17.12.2007 - NED, Amsterdam - Melkweg
18.12.2007 - FRA, Strasbourg - La Laiterie
19.12.2007 - FRA, Lyon - Transbordeur
20.12.2007 - FRA, Toulouse - Bikini
21.12.2007 - FRA, Rennes - Cité
22.12.2007 - FRA, Paris - Elysée Montmartre

Plausibly, more dates will be announced.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Therion
Event:	Adulruna Rediviva Tour

Austrian Symphonic metal band Edenbridge have updated their official website with the following message;

"Songwriting for Edenbridge´s 6th studio album has just been finished. The band will enter the studio on September 19 to start the recordings. Mix is scheduled for early January and the album will be released in April/May 2008.

Some of the new songs are titled:
"Undying Devotion", "Fallen From Grace", "Place Of Higher Power", "Whale Rider" and "Remember Me".
All in all the album will contain 10 songs plus intro.

More news according to the new album will follow soon!"

Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge

As posted on Soilwork's official website:

"Soilwork are proud to announce that the release for their upcoming album, "Sworn To A Great Divide", has been set for October 19 2007 through Nuclear Blast Records.

"Sworn To A Great Divide" cover] tracklisting:

01. Sworn To A Great Divide
02. Exile
03. Breeding Thorns
04. Your Beloved Scapegoat
05. The Pittsburgh Syndrome
06. I, Vermin
07. Light Discovering Darkness
08. As The Sleeper Awakes
09. Silent Bullet
10. Sick Heart River
11. 20 More Miles

To watch a video statement from guitarist Ola Frenning on the new album, click here.

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Source:	soilwork.org
Band profile:	Soilwork

German Thrash Metal Legends Destruction have posted the following message on their website:

"The show in Wacken this year will feature some special surprise performances:

Beside the "Mad Butcher & his pleasureslaves", all the original and former members will join the band for the finale of the performance. Although the band will perform '"the Alliance of Hellhoundz" with different guest singers!

You can enjoy the 75 minutes "Best of Destruction" set at 6.45PM on the Wacken BLACKSTAGE.

The event will be filmed for the 25th anniversary DVD, that will be released in 2007!"

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction
Event:	Wacken Open Air 2007

Nuclear Blast have issued the following update:

Jim LaMarca has been forced to miss a few shows on the current Sounds Of The Underground tour due to a death in his family. Filling in on bass for the affected dates are Beefcake (Gwar), Paul Romanko (Shadows Fall), Andy Williams (Every Time I Die) and Chimaira frontman Mark Hunter.
Professionally filmed video footage of Chimaira's performance at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which took place June 22-24 in Dessel, Belgium, has been posted at YouTube, here!

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Chimaira

A new track entitled 'Fashioned From Dust' from the upcoming Agent Steel album "Alienigma", has been posted at the band's at the band's official MySpace page.
"Alienigma" will be released in September 2007 via Mascot Records. The artwork was disigned by Dimitri Patelis.

"Alienigma" tracklisting:

01. Fashioned From Dust
02. Wash The Planet Clean
03. Hail To The Chief Listen]
04. Wormwod
05. Liberty Lying Bleeding
06. Hybridized
07. Tiamats Fall
08. WPD
09. Lamb To The Slaughter
10. Extinct

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Agent Steel

On the front page of the official Pagan's Mind website, the following message reads:

"On the night of 24th of July, our dear friend Thorstein passed on.

After a long time of illness, things took a turn for the worse the last weeks.

Thorstein has been a respected member of the local musicenviroment since the mid-eighties, later nationwide and also outside ofnorwegian borders-all well deserved.

Well known for his skills with the guitar as well as his easy going personality - he was the kind of guy who got more and more friends for each gig he did.

Thorstein did two albums while he was in Pagan's Mind; "Infinity Divine" and "Celestial Entrance", and after parting with the band Thorstein quickly moved on and joined Smalltown Rockets.

Smalltown Rockets appeared on the norwegian KISS-tribute; "God's of Thunder", with the track "C'mon and Love Me".

The last couple of years Thorstein has handled the guitar-duties in the Mötley Crüe tribute-band Wild Side.
Wild Side also recorded some of their own material.

This is a sad, sad day and all our thoughts goes out to Ingvild and the rest of Thorsteins family,and also to his big network of friends and fans.

Rest in peace, dear friend.

We will always miss you, and we will never forget you."

Source:	pagansmind.com
Band profile:	Pagan's Mind

The following message was posted on the official website of German Thrash/Power metal band Angel Dust:

The new album will be called " VII", whom is quite obvious. The seventh album will released in 2007. A exact date is not certain yet, the recordings makes very slow progress.

"VII" Tracklisting:

01. Before My Fall
02. Shoot The Needle
03. Marching - Stampeding
04. Alien Man
05. One More Time
06. Street Of Iron Will
07. Consumed
08. Fear No Evil

Current Angel Dust Line-up:

Dirk Assmuth (drums)
Bernd Aufermann (guitar)
Christian Pohlmann (Bass)
Steven Banx (keyboard)
Carsten Kaiser (vocals)

Source:	angel-dust.de
Band profile:	Angel Dust

Italian Gothic Metallers Macbeth have set "Superangelic Hate Bringers" as the title of the forthcoming album. The album was recorded in two different studios including a private studio in Reykjavik, Iceland and New Sins studios in Italy, where the band also mixed and mastered the CD.
The fourth studio album will feature 10 brand new tracks and will be released this autumn via Dragonheart records. The digipack version of "Superangelic Hate Bringers" should include the videoclip for the song "Without You".
More news and details coming very soon.

Source:	macbeth.it
Band profile:	Macbeth