The Tour Section of the official Týr website has been updated lately with a lot of upcoming shows:

In early June Týr has a few gigs in Denmark, Germany and Sweden. The Sweden gig is at the one and only Sweden Rock Festival.
Throughout July and early August Týr will play at festivals throughtout Europe, including Wacken, and ending at the Summarfestivalur in the Faeroes.
Then Týr will take a short break before venturing on a headlining "Viking Warrior Raid" this fall throughout Europe, strongly supported by Black Messiah and Odroerir. The "Viking Warrior Raid" will last from late September to early October and it is arranged by "Black Earth Promotion".

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Source:	tyr.net
Band profile:	Týr

Video footage of Swedish Black Metallers Watain performing at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on Monday, May 14th has been posted on YouTube.

Here are the links:

Underneath The Cenotaph
Devil's Blood

After their successful European tour with Celtic Frost and Kreator, Watain are now on the road in North America as part of the "Antichrist Vanguards East Coast Tour 2007", with Angelcorpse and Nachtmystium.

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

The webmaster of the official Rammstein website has posted the following small update:

"After more than a year break the band has returned in good spirits - the gentlemen have started writing new songs! Unfortunately, due to the current album production, Rammstein will not play any shows this year. We are excited to find out what news there are to tell in the near future!"

Source:	rammstein.com
Band profile:	Rammstein

Finland-based Extreme Power Metallers Norther have announced in a short message on their official website they will enter the Astia Studios in Lappeenranta, Finland in August/September to record their next full length album. The follow-up to 2006's "Till Death Unites Us" will be produced by Anssi Kippo.
More info to follow later.

Source:	norther.net
Band profile:	Norther

According to Nightiwsh's news section, the first single from the band's forthcoming studio album "Eva", will be featured on the the Finnish radio station YLex on the day of release (May 30th) beginning at 7:00am local Finnish time (GMT + 2 hours).

UPDATED on May 23, thanks to Etaín:

You can now listen to a short sample of the new Nightwish song "Eva" by clicking here.

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Source:	nightwish.com
Band profile:	Nightwish

Kamelot's guitarist Thomas Youngblood have announced the dates for their Japanese Tour:

10 Oct 2007 | Tokyo - Shibuya O-East
11 Oct 2007 | Osaka - Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
12 Oct 2007 | Nagoya - Bottom Line
14 Oct 2007 | Yokohama - Yokohama Blitz

Greece Power Metallers Firewind will be the special guest in the tour.

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Source:	kamelot.com
Band profile:	Kamelot
Event:	Kamelot + Firewind: Japanese Tour

Birmingham is to have it's own Hollywood style Walk of Fame on Broad Street and local hero and global superstar Ozzy Osbourne will be the first star inducted on July 6th 2007.

The Birmingham Walk of Stars will honour those people who have made a significant contribution in the categories of music, television, film, radio, theatre, sport and literacy.

Ozzy's induction to the Walk of Stars will be on the same day as the rock legend's homecoming concert at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.

A handmade brass paving star will be placed in Broad Street in Ozzy's honour and further stars are planned in the near future. Uniquely, the pavement stars will be placed throughout the area creating a Walk of Stars trail. The exact location of the 'Ozzy Osbourne star' will be revealed closer to the induction event, which the public will be welcome to attend.

Source:	ozzy.com
Band profile:	Ozzy Osbourne

Two new songs 'Suudelda Neidu' and 'Soomusronglase Silmis' were added on official Myspace page of Estonian Black Metal outfit Loits. The two songs come from the upcomming new album "Must Album" wich will be release on 04.06.2007 through Nailboard Records.

Here's the "Must Album" tracklist again:

01. Emaraud
02. Soomusronglase Silmis
03. Suudelda Neidu
04. Kiri Kaevikust
05. Ei Kahetse Midagi
06. Veealune Valss
07. Peegli Ees
08. Surmarestoran
09. Öölaul

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Loits

Thrash Metal Legends Slayer and shock rocker Marilyn Manson are teaming up for a co-headlining summer tour in the USA. The bands are joining forces for a jaunt set to launch in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 25, and will be joined for the 25-city trek by Bleeding Through and another support act to be named later. The tour will crisscross North America, making stops in Atlanta, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Dallas before winding down on September 1 in San Antonio, Texas.

Manson will use the tour to promote his forthcoming album "Eat Me, Drink Me" which is slated for release June 5. Slayer, of course, continue to spread the word about their latest "Christ Illusion" which was released last August. Slayer spent last summer traveling the States with Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Children Of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed as part of the band's Unholy Alliance Tour.

"Satan is alive and well and living on the planet Earth, and now you know exactly where to find him ? this tour." Manson told MTV News in an interview at the beginning of May. "Our differences complement each other, and the uniting element in all of it is the darkness that both bands represent," he added. (The whole interview can be read here.)

Marilyn Manson/Slayer co-headlining dates, according to Slayer's publicist:

7/25 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheatre
7/27 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
7/28 - Atlanta, GA @ Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
7/30 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/31 - Cleveland, OH @ Tower City Amphitheatre
8/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter Center
8/04 - Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
8/05 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/07 - Quebec, QC @ Centre de Foire
8/08 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
8/10 - Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
8/11 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Music Theatre
8/13 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
8/14 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
8/18 - Denver, CO @ Coors Amphitheatre
8/21 - Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
8/23 - Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavilion
8/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/25 - San Diego, CA @ San Diego Sports Arena
8/27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion
8/28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
8/30 - Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theatre
8/31 - Houston, TX @ Reliant Arena
9/01 - San Antonio, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

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Source:	mtv.com
Band profile:	Slayer
Event:	Slayer: N. American Tour

Posted on the offical Manowar Kingdom Of Steel-homepage:

"Joker Media has the utmost pleasure to announce The Loudest Band In The World. Manowar, the undisputed legendary Kings Of Heavy Metal will be staging their first ever concert in Kavarna, Bulgaria on June 30th 2007.

Manowar will appear at the black sea coast city as headliners of this years Kaliakra Rock Fest, which will take place from June 28th to June 30th. The negotiations with Manowar for their premier concert in Bulgaria took more than 3 years, with the band and its management finally expressing their great appreciation that Manowar will finally have the opportunity to meet and perform the ultimate metal concert for their many loyal Bulgarian fans who have waited anxiously for more than 2 decades. All additional info for the upcoming Manowar live performance in Kavarna, Bulgaria will be announced during a special press conference at the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency Press Hall (BTA) attended by Joey De Maio himself, the Manowar management and Kaliakra Rock Fest promoter representatives."

Other confirmed headliners for the festival are Heaven And Hell and Motörhead. More info to follow soon on http://www.kaliakrarockfest.com.

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Source:	manowar.com
Band profile:	Manowar
Event:	Kaliakra Rock Fest

The following album update was posted on the official website and MySpace blog of Polish Extreme Metallers Behemoth:

"The anticipation surrounding Behemoth's new album "The Apostasy", continues to build to epic proportions as its July 17th release date approaches. The disc's striking cover art and track listing can now be viewed on the band's official MySpace page. The band will also post a new track online next week, which perfectly demonstrates just how devastating their new album truly is, so stay tuned.

"The Apostasy" Tracklist:
01. Rome 64 C.E.
02. Slaying The Prophets Ov Isa
03. Prometherion
04. At The Left Hand Ov God
05. Kriegsphilosophie
06. Be Without Fear
07. Arcana Hereticae
08. Libertheme
09. Inner Sanctum
10. Pazuzu
11. Christgrinding Avenue

Behemoth will return to the U.S. this summer on Ozzfest 2007 having landed the direct support, non-rotating slot right before second stage headliners Hatebreed. See below for their complete touring itinerary.

These Polish metal titans recently posted a new video clip on their official YouTube page, which documents their latest photo session.

While most bands struggle to evolve and stay vital within the extreme music genre, Behemoth manages to do so effortlessly. "The Apostasy" is destined to continue the legacy.

"Behemoth will blow you away with their intensity and musicianship."
--Lambgoat

"Behemoth is the maximum combination of extremity and atmosphere."
--Metal Maniacs

"Top notch death metal that effectively combines brutality and intelligence."
--Outburn

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Source:	behemoth.pl
Band profile:	Behemoth

Metallysee Booking Agency, the long-running Belgian company which was recently blamed for a string of European tour cancellations by such bands as Finntroll, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter (Earthshaker Roadshock Tour), Marduk, Enslaved (The Excess Of Evil Tour) and Unleashed (Midvinterblot Tour II) ? has released the following statement to Blabbermouth.net:

"For all of those that have been writing in with their hate mail, let me take a moment now to explain the recent mishaps that have been happening at my company, Metallysee Booking Agency.

"First of all, my name is Johan De Mesmaeker and I am one of the owners of Metallysee. I have had this company for more than 22 years, and during that time I have put many bands on tour in Europe. Many who have gone on to become bigger acts and many that have gone on to other booking agencies.

"During the past year, I had to take a leave from running the day-to-day operations of my company due to personal reasons and in my place was my (former) employee named Henk Mol (of Vain Productions). Together with my business partner Gina, Henk was responsible for putting the tours together and making sure that things functioned as they should. Well, as we know now, things didn't happen exactly this way.

"With my sister not knowing anything about the business (or the bands), Henk was pretty much in control of everything. In the case of the Earthshaker Roadshock tour, he, and HE ALONE, made the cost of this tour so high that it was impossible to continue that tour. Some bands were contracted to be paid more than they should have, while other bands were contracted to be paid when in fact they should have been paying us tour support. The same was the case with the Marduk tour.

"In order to keep my company alive, I had no choice but to cancel these tours to avoid myself going into bankruptcy and to be able to continue in a business that I've been involved in for many years.

"In the case of Henk Mol, on the eve of the Earthshaker tour he conveniently 'quit' his position (and even has the NERVE to go back to some bands on our roster to tell them how he 'left' Metallysee and is in the process of starting his own booking agency and would like to book their tours from now on).

"Now while I don't absolve myself from any responsibility of these recent errors, the fact remains that before I took my leave, I have been doing the No Mercy and X-Mas tours (for example) twice a year for the past nine years that were completely successful. As most of you know, some of these tours had up to 8 and 9 bands and they always went to the and everyone was always paid in full.

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roadrunnerrecords.com

AOL Music is once again streaming full albums, and select exclusive tracks of various bands, online.

To check out Ozzy Osbourne's new album "Black Rain", click here.

You can also find the new album of The Bravery, Young Jeezy, The Used and KRS-One & Marley available for streaming online at the AOL Music website. The new Smashing Pumpkins single "Tarantula" can be found here.

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Source:	music.aol.com
Band profile:	Ozzy Osbourne

Reasonably high quality video footage of KoRn performing Saturday night (May 19) at the "KROQ Weenie Roast y Fiesta" at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, California has been posted at YouTube:

01. Divine (Video)
02. Good God (Video)
03. Here To Stay (Video)
04. Falling Away From Me (Video)
05. Got The Life (Video)
06. Coming Undone (Video)
07. Evolution (Video)
08. Freak On A Leash (Video)
09. Blind (Video)

The band's appearance at the event marked KoRn's live debut with Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, who is filling in for original KoRn skinsman David Silveria while he is taking a hiatus. Former Sevendust guitarist Clint Lowery is also on board as a touring guitarist.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Korn

Norwegian Symphonic Black Metallers Dimmu Borgir have been disqualified from the UK charts for their latest release "In Sorte Diaboli" two weeks ago.

Despite rave reviews, and charting highly in other countries around the globe, the band's album does not qualify for UK chart rating as the packaging breaks the rules set by the The Official UK Charts Company. Attempting to ensure that no release has an unfair advantage or promotional foot-up over any other album, the band's exciting 'mirror' packaging and competition offer inside have duped the metaller's chances to burst into the charts.

"This is not funny," says Yorck Eysel, the label manager for the band's Germany-based record company, Nuclear Blast. "I hope that nobody blames us, but rather blames the almost unbelievably strict rules in England."

Source:	www2.kerrang.com
Band profile:	Dimmu Borgir