Drummer Ricardo Confessori has assembled a new SHAMAN lineup following the group's split last October. Joining Confessori in the new group are guitarist Leo Mancini, vocalist Thiago Bianchi and bassist Fernando Quesada. Check out a photo of the new group at HeavyLaw.com. A song from the revamped band, entitled "One Life", can be downloaded at this location*.

This website seems to be the homepage of the new Shaman. Note that it doesn't seem to be officially open, yet you'll find many information on the new band, and their new album entitled "Immortal." Why the band seems to be able to use the name "Shaman" and not "Shaaman" is still unknown.

*It can also be streamed at the new website.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Shaman

Metal Mind Productions has issued the following press release:

"British Thrash Metal legend Onslaught will release their first live DVD on 11th June via Metal Mind Productions.

After the band's reunion in 2005 and the release of their 4th studio album "Killing Peace" in 2007, the British thrash-metal legend Onslaught takes another step towards establishing their status as one of the greatest acts of that genre.

Their first live DVD "Live Polish Assault 2007" is due to be released on 11th June and will contain more than an hour of veritable thrash mayhem: dirty and furious guitar riffs, powerful rhythm section - all this havoc crowned with Sy Keeler's distinctive devilish shrieks. Filmed during the band's first gig in Poland, the DVD will include a well-balanced mixture of some of the best Onslaught songs performed live! Among other bonus features, the DVD will also include an interview with Nige Rockett and Sy Keeler, bonus live video footage from the band's gigs in Japan and Holland, as also bonus audio tracks from the gig at Bristol Colston Hall, 1987 (featuring Onslaught's very first live performance of "Let There Be Rock")!"

"Live Polish Assault 2007" Tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Let There Be Death
03. Angels Of Death
04. Thermonuclear Devastation Of The Planet Earth
05. Killing Peace
06. Fight With The Beast
07. Metal Forces
08. Twisted Jesus
09. Intro
10. Flame Of The Antichrist
11. Shellshock
12. Demoniac
13. Burn
14. Power From Hell

Bonus video: Live in Japan, September 2006
15. Demoniac
16. Let There Be Death
17. Angels Of Death
18. Power From Hell

Bonus audio: Live at Bristol Colston Hall, 1987
19. Metal Forces
20. Let There Be Rock / Let There Be Death

Also includes:
+ Interview with Nige Rockett and Sy Keeler
+ Photo gallery
+ Biography
+ Discography
+ Desktop images
+ Weblinks

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Source:	metalmind.com.pl
Band profile:	Onslaught

Two new songs 'City Of Echoes' and 'Last Day Of Winter' from the upcomming album "City Of Echoes" werre posted on the official MySpace page of the band. You can listen them here.

"City Of Echoes" tracklist:

01. Bliss In Concrete
02. City Of Echoes
03. Spaceship Broken--Parts Needed
04. Winds With Hands
05. Dead Between The Walls
06. Lost In The Headlights
07. Far From Fields
08. A Delicate Sense Of Balance

And also the following message was also added:

"At our recent show in London on the European tour, we played a special version of Mammoth (Pink Mammoth) with everyone from These Arms Are Snakes, our touring partners, and our friend and booking agent Jodie Cox. So that's nine people on stage! You can witness this for yourself here.

The actual recorded studio version of this song will surface on vinyl later this summer and on the 3CD that will accompany the delayed DVD "After the Ceiling Cracked" - now out this fall".

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Pelican

The following message was posted on Swedish Alternative Death Metal band The Great Deceiver's official website:

"The new The Great Deceiver album "Life Is Wasted On The Living" will be released on Deathwish Records. This is an outtake from http://www.deathwishinc.com:

In 2007, The Great Deceiver will release "Life Is Wasted On The Living", their new album on Deathwish. Produced and engineered by Berno Paulsson (The Haunted), "Life Is Wasted On The Living" takes their trend killing approach to new heights. Combining the intensity of hardcore, the power of metal, and the hook laden repetition of industrial, into a new kind of musical apocalypse".

You can also find the complete headline on Deathwish Records here.

To finish, the band is currently putting the finishing touches on the album. In the meantime, check out the unmastered song "Home To Oblivion" on Deathwish Myspace here

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Source:	thegreatdeceiver.com
Band profile:	The Great Deceiver

Open Grave Records is currently streaming the entire new album from Indonesian Avantgarde Metal band Kekal. This is their sixth album "The Habit Of Fire", which releases in North America, Australia and Japan on May 15th.

Described as "an experimental (but yet accessible) 70-minute epic concept album of urban avantgarde metal, with a liberal use of electronic elements and mix of countless musical sub-genres to accompany their trademark guitar-driven soundscapes," "The Habit Of Fire" features the following track listing:

01. Prelude: Worldhate Chronicle
02. The Gathering Of Ants
03. Isolated I
04. Manipulator Generals (Part I Of Dictatorship)
(1) - Failure Is The System
(2) - The Precaution Of Aftermath
(3) - Decadence And Excess
05. Our Urban Industry Runs Monotonously
06. To Whom It May Concern
07. Free Association
08. Historicity And State Of Mind (Part II Of Dictatorship)
(1) - Repeated Patterns
(2) - Aftermath
09. Postlude: Saat Kemarau
10. A Real Life To Fear About
11. Escapism
(1) - What On Earth Am I Here For?
(2) - The Habit Of Fire
(3) - Subterranean Passageways
(4) - A Road Above, A Road Ahead
(5) - Finding A Way To Stand Up Again

The album is set to stream now through August 21st. Visit http://www.opengraverecords.com to listen.

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Source:	bravewords.com
Band profile:	Kekal

Finnish cello-metallers Apocalyptica have lined up for the following European dates during this fall:

Oct. 08 - Riga Arena - Riga, LAT
Oct. 09 - UPA - Vilnius, LIT
Oct. 10 - Linnahall - Tallinn, EST
Oct. 11 - R-Beat - Turku, FIN
Oct. 12 - Lippupalvelu - Tampere, FIN
Oct. 13 - Sibelius Hall - Laht, FIN
Oct. 17 - Tavastia - Helsinki, FIN
Oct. 19 - Arena - Stockholm, SWE
Oct. 20 - KB - Malmo, SWE
Oct. 21 - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, GER
Oct. 22 - Jolly Joker - Braunschweig, GER
Oct. 23 - Gebläsehalle - Dortmund, GER
Oct. 24 - Ringlokschuppen - Bielefeld, GER
Oct. 25 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden, GER
Oct. 27 - Elserhalle - Munich, GER
Oct. 28 - Alterschlachthof - Dresden, GER
Oct. 29 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, GER
Oct. 30 - E-Werk - Cologne, GER
Oct. 31 - Congresszentrum - Stuttgart, GER
Nov. 01 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig, GER
Nov. 03 - Club Progresja - Warsaw, POL
Nov. 04 - Klub W-Z - Wroclaw, POL
Nov. 05 - Congress Centre - Prague, CZR
Nov. 06 - DK Invest - Pilsen, CZR
Nov. 07 - Petofi Csarnok - Budapest, HUN
Nov. 08 - Gasometer - Vienna, AUT
Nov. 09 - Volkhaus - Zurich, SWI
Nov. 10 - Rainbow - Milan, ITA
Nov. 11 - Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome, ITA
Nov. 29 - Elysee Montmatre - Paris, FRA
Nov. 30 - La Phare - Toulouse, FRA
Dec. 01 - Sala Jam - Bergara, SPA
Dec. 03 - Joy - Madrid, SPA
Dec. 04 - Apollo - Barcelona, SPA
Dec. 07 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, NETH
Dec. 08 - AB - Brussels, BEL
Dec. 09 - Oosterpoort - Groningen, NETH
Dec. 10 - 013 - Tilburg, NETH
Dec. 11 - Mean Fiddler - London, UK
Dec. 12 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
Dec. 13 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
Dec. 14 - Garage - Glasgow, UK

Apocalyptica performed an eight-minute medley during the Eurovision Song Contest on May 12. The show was broadcasted in front of several million TV viewers. To watch bootleg-quality rehearsal footage of that show, go to YouTube.com.
UPDATED:
Higher quality video footage of the Eurovision Song Contest Final the same evening, has been made available online here.

In other news, Apocalyptica will release their new, as yet untitled album; produced by Jacob Hellner (Rammstein), in September. The CD will feature a whole host of guest stars including Corey Taylor (Stone Sour, Slipknot), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Tomoyasu Hotei (Japanese composer, whose credits include the Kill Bill soundtrack), Joe Duplantier (Gojira), Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil) and many more to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Apocalyptica
Event:	Apocalyptica: European Tour

The following tour/studio update was issued on the website of legendary US Death Metal band Obituary:

"We had 4 great shows in Mexico with Sadus and really want to thank all our fans for coming out and supporting us and our crew guys for their hard work! This trip took us through 4 cities and saw the reunion S.O.S. show - Sepultura - Obituary- Sadus! What a blast!!!

4 shows in 4 cities in 4 days was not exactly easy, but it was a lot of fun!

The good news! The studio has been going great and all the music is just about done being tracked. This is some really heavy material and I can't wait to get this released! When we get back from Australia we will start the final mix with Mark Prator at RedRoom Recorders!

The bad news! Anyone that keeps up with this website or our message board knows we usually keep you up to date with what is going on. We have been usually quite about Allen and his absence from these last set of shows. Well, Allen has gotten himself into trouble again and we have been waiting for him to make a statement himself:

"To my friends and fans,
I have gotten into trouble that can only be resolved by my incarceration. I will do this with thoughts of all of you. Soon I will be free again and come back stronger and better. My release is scheduled for February 2008. I will not let this problem kill my spirit and will use it to sharpen my creativity. Hope to see all of you next year. Allen West"

This sucks and there is not much we can do about it but, we will continue to move on and do what Obituary does! We have a lot planned for this new album with Candlelight and look forward to the September release of our new CD! Tomorrow we are off to Australia for our first trip down under and we can't wait to have a few cool ones with our Australian fans!!!!!

After Australia we head to South America for 5 shows! Click HERE for the full Tour Schedule."

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Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

German Symphonic/Gothic Black Metallers Agathodaimon have welcomed two new members to their ranks:

"After lots of auditions with several musicians, we're proud to announce our new line-up. It took us a while to fill the gap that our vocalist Frank "Akaias" Nordmann left, but we've had a bunch of rehearsals until now, and we're sure to have the strongest line-up so far - and are of course we're looking forward to play live again to present you the new members on stage! First gigs will be announced shortly.
So, the current line-up consists of newcomers Jonas Iscariot on vocals and Jan Jansohn on guitar and of course the already known members Sathonys (guitar), Till (bass), Felix (keys) and Matthias (drums)."

A picture of the new line up can be found at Agathodaimon's website.

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Source:	agathodaimon.de
Band profile:	Agathodaimon

A studio clip of the incredible 'Firestorm' (Taken from the new album "Spiritual Apocalypse") is online now at YouTube.

Go and listen to this great song and see the insane drumming of Lee Harrison and the other Monstrosity guys in action by clicking here.

The fifth studio album by this US Death Metal outfit was released on April 5th through Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	Metal Blade Newsletter
Band profile:	Monstrosity

Within Temptation's video for the song "Frozen" has been posted at Youtube. According to a posting on the group's website, the clip's storyline is based on events that take place at the turn of the 20th century, dealing with a pretty heavy subject: violence and abuse within a family.

You can watch the video here.

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Source:	within-temptation.nl
Band profile:	Within Temptation

Exodus guitarist Gary Holt will release his first-ever instructional DVD "A Lesson in Guitar Violence", later this month through Zaentz.

Holt previously stated about the upcoming DVD, "I am planning on focusing on rhythm technique, some lead chops, and going over the correct way to play some of the Exodus riffs. I feel there are enough straight shred things out there, so I want to do something as bit differrent. And of course I will make it funny as hell!"

Zaentz Records is the new label formed by Steven Warner (Exodus' manager) and partner Jonnie Zaentz (son of Saul Zaentz, Fantasy Records co-founder). Zaentz is an independent artist-friendly upstart label that features an in-house, state-of-the-art recording facility.

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Exodus

As posted on the official website:

"Finally we are going to south america! We had lined up shows in other countries than Mexico too, but due to circumstances beyond Satyricon's control, Mexico is the only country we will visit this time. The good thing is that we have three shows in Mexico alone and we are excited as hell! More festivals in Europe confirmed as well and we expect one or two more to surface in the near future."

June 8 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
June 9 - Monterrey, Mexico - Cafe Iguana
June 10 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Venue TBA

Source:	satyricon.no
Band profile:	Satyricon
Event:	Satyricon

The Månegarm website has been updated with the following message:

"A new track from the upcoming album "Vargstenen" posted online at http://www.myspace.com/manegarm. Enjoy!!!

The upcoming album "Vargstenen" will be released 18th of may in Sweden and 25th of may in the rest of Europe! Keep your eyes open!!!"

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Source:	manegarm.com
Band profile:	Månegarm

The following announcement has been psoted on the official Uleashed website:

"Sadly....and just like with a few other tours before ours..... The tour promoter Metallysee fucked up again...!!!
It is with anger in our hearts we have to announce that the european tour has been cancelled for reasons completely beyond our control. Ourselves and our brothers in Belphegor tried in a combined effort to make this tour happen until the very last minute, but in the end there was nothing we could do.

HOWEVER, thanks to the local promoter in Ireland the shows in Dublin and Cork this weekend will happen as planned!
We will also do the headline festivals in Germany:
The Deathcrush fest in Adelsheim on the 26th of May and Hellraizer fest on the 27th in Leipzig.

We are of course extremely disappointed but will not let this bring us down!
We will spend no extra energy on slandering Metallysee, it is far too obvious that this company is not worth mentioning ever again.

Unleashed will reschedule the European tour to later this year, most likely in the autumn."

Metallysee was also responsible for the cancellation of the remaining of the Earthshaker Roadshock Tour (News Story) and the Excess Of Evil tour (News Story).

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Source:	unleashed.se
Band profile:	Unleashed
Event:	Unleashed: Midvinterblot Tour II [CANCELLED]

As posted on the official website:

"Somebody in Greece is making promotion for a Nightwish-show next June. There is even a poster of that "concert". That concert is a hoax, so don't buy tickets for that show! English translation from that poster goes:

"NIGHTWISH launch their world tour, beginning with Greece, and will proudly present their brand new "mystery" singer SONTRA...
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 - Lycabettus Theatre - Doors open at 19:30 - Show starts at 21:30 - Ticket Price: 40 Euros"

So once again: All that text is so called bullshit."

Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish