The house cleaning at Nuclear Blast continues. On October 6th the label will release a two CD compilation featuring the band's 2001 album "The Grave Digger" and the 2003 album "Rheingold".
The Grave Digger / Rheingold tracklisting:

01. Son Of Evil
02. The Grave Digger
03. Raven
04. Scythe Of Time
05. Spirits Of The Dead
06. The House
07. King Pest
08. Sacred Fire
09. Funeral Procession
10. Haunting Palace
11. Silence
12. The Ring (Overture)
13. Rheingold
14. Valhalla
15. Giants
16. Maidens Of War
17. Sword
18. Dragon
19. Liar
20. Murderer
21. Twilights Of The Gods

Grave Digger are now signed to Locomotive and will issue a new album in early 2007. The album will be called "Liberty Or Death".

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Grave Digger

A replacement keyboarder for Power Metal band Dreamtale has been announced. Akseli Kaasalainen will replace departed member Turkka Vuorinen. Dreamtale don't really know what happened to Vuorinen as he dissapeared some time ago.

Here is the band's comment about Kaasalainen:

"He's a young guy (17 years!!) but a really good player and a great guy. We'll add some more info on him later."

In other Dreamtale news, the band have recently been preparing material for their fourth album. The band is just about to go into their second demo session and at the moment about 15 songs are ready. Dreamtale will update with more news about the album soon.

Source:	dreamtale.net
Band profile:	Dreamtale

Doom/Death Metallers My Dying Bride have posted a new video online. The video is of their new song 'Deeper Down' which comes from the band's upcoming album "A Line Of Deathless Kings". Deeper Down was also the first single from the album. The video was directed by Charlie Granberg.

Here is a comment by Granberg about the video:

"The video is about a guy that is so filled with grief and self pity that he sees the world as totally black, even though you get a hint in the beginning of the video that it's summer and all. Then his visions and view of the world takes over. And it just gets darker and darker from there. Is he about to commit suicide or just taking a swim? That's up for you to decide. I have tried working on a subconcious level with a lot of symbolism and metaphors, but still trying to make it somewhat documentary-like and believable."

You can see view the video online at youtube by clicking here.

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	My Dying Bride

German melodic metallers Mob Rules shot a video for the song 'The Last Farewell' late last month in Wilhemshaven, Germany with director Ronald Mattes of Berlin's Team ROAX. The video is the first official forerunner from the band's forthcoming album "Ethnolution A.D.". The video can be seen at the band's MySpace site.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Mob Rules

A brand new Cradle Of Filth track, entitled 'Foetus Of A New Day Kicking', has been posted online here. The song comes off the British extreme metallers' new album, "Thornography", due on October 17 via Roadrunner Records. An e-card for the CD can be accessed here.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth

Deftones' video for their new single 'Hole In The Earth' has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip was reportedly shot in New York with director Brian Lazzaro.

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Gamma Ray have announced two shows, part of their Australian tour fitting in with the "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (and the Finnish keyboarder who didn't want to wear his Donald Duck costume) Live in Montreal" DVD release.

Confirmed tour dates so far :
09.12.2006 - Melbourne (AU) at the Hifi Bar with Vanishing Point.
10.12.2006 - Sydney (AU) at the Gaelic Club with Lord.

Source:	gamma-ray.com
Band profile:	Gamma Ray

After the very successful "Metal Crusaders" - North America tour Destruction will return with a headling performance to the USA and Canada in January 2007!
Confirmed "Thrash Till Death Over North America Tour" dates are as follows:

UPDATED on 20-10-06]
Jan. 20 - Seattle WA @ Showbox
Jan. 21 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theater
Jan. 23 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
Jan. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
Jan. 26 - Denver, CO @ Hubba's House Of Rock
Jan. 27 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Jan. 28 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Jan. 29 - Chicago, IL @ TBA
Jan. 30 - Sauget, IL @ Pop's
Jan. 31 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Feb. 01 - Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
Feb. 02 - Quebec City, QUE @ L' Imperial
Feb. 03 - Montreal, QUE @ Foufounes Electriques
Feb. 04 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
Feb. 05 - New York City, NY @ Rebel
Feb. 06 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Feb. 07 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Feb. 09 - Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Feb. 10 - Ft Lauderdale, FL @ TBA
Feb. 11 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
Feb. 13 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Feb. 14 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
Feb. 15 - El Paso, TX @ Chic's
Feb. 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
Feb. 17 - Hollywood, CA @ Key Club

Source:	destruction.de
Band profile:	Destruction
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Steamhammer/SPV has announced the signing of the American cult band W.A.S.P.
On November 10 in Germany, November 13 in Europe and November 21 in USA, their new offering "Dominator" arrives in the shops, their first studio album since 2004.

"Dominator" track listing :

01. Mercy
02. Burn (Deep Purple cover)
03. Take Me Up
04. Heaven's Blessed
05. Heaven's Hung In Black
06. Long Long Way To Go
07. Teacher
08. Heaven's Hung In Black (Reprise)
09. Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)

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Source:	wasparmy.com
Band profile:	W.A.S.P.

Recent rumour about Blackie Lawless dying in a car accident has proven to be nothing more than someone's sick joke. Apparently, the rumour originates from the fake news website, where you can enter your own text and transform it into a news article.

Blackie Lawless has issued the following statement on the official W.A.S.P. website:
"If I died, I wish someone would have had the common decency to let me know, besides, a car crash is way too mundane, I would have opted for something more spectacular" - Blackie Lawless.

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Source:	waspnation.com
Band profile:	W.A.S.P.

Manowar will release a new DVD "Live At Earthshaker Fest 2005" containing their headlining performance on July 23rd of 2005 at Earthshaker Fest 2005. The DVD will be released on November 10th.
A cover of the DVD can be found here.

Track List:

01. Manowar
02. Brothers Of Metal
03. Call To Arms
04. Sun Of Death
05. Kings Of Metal
06. Sign Of The Hammer
07. Blood Of My Enemies
08. Kill With Power
09. Metal Warriors
10. The Glory Of Achilles
11. Metal Daze
12. Dark Avenger
13. Outlaw
14. House Of Death
15. Herz Aus Stahl
16. Prelude To Act III (Lohengrin)
17. King Of Kings
18. Warriors Of The World United
19. Hail And Kill
20. Black Wind, Fire And Steel
21. Battle Hymn
22. The Crown And The Ring

Earthshaker bonus disc :

23. Fan Convention documentary (long version)
24. The Day The Earth Shook documentary
25. Battle Hymn" - Geiselwind Rehearsal

A new EP called "The Sons Of Odin" will be released on October 6. Manowar's new studio album "Gods Of War" is tentatively scheduled for release in January via the band's own label, Magic Circle

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Source:	manowar.com
Band profile:	Manowar

Century Media Records has revealed more information about the upcoming Iced Earth "Alive In Athens" DVD. The set is believed to contain video footage recorded during the band's 1999 two-night appearance at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece which previously resulted in a two-disc live CD of the same name.
The DVD will be released at the end of October.

"Alive In Athens" DVD , and track listing :

01. Intro
02. Burning Times
03. Vengeance Is Mine
04. Dark Saga
05. Last Laugh
06. Cast In Stone
07. Last December
08. Pure Evil
09. Desert Rain
10. Dante's Inferno
11. The Hunter
12. Melancholy (Holy Martyr)
13. Angels Holocaust
14. Stormrider
15. The Path I Choose
16. Watching Over Me
17. Diary
18. Blessed Are You
19. When The Night Falls
20. My Own Savior
21. Travel In Stygian
22. Violate
23. Stand Alone
24. Brainwashed
25. Disciples Of The Lie
26. I Died For You
27. Prophecy
28. Birth Of The Wicked
29. The Coming Curse
30. Epilog

Bonus:
31. Iced Earth Backstage
32. Jon Schaffer In Athens

For Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer's assessment of the upcoming "Alive In Athens" DVD, read his statement at this location.

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Iced Earth

Dutch death metallers God Dethroned have lined up the following Greek dates in December :

Saturday, December 9th 2006: Athens @ An Club
Sunday, December 10th 2006: Thessaloniki @ Milos Club

The band's comment: 'God Dethroned hasn't played Greece that often in the past, and these shows will be the first we'll play with the new line-up, so we're looking forward to give all of you metalheads overthere an overwhelming performance.'

A full list of God Dethroned tour dates can be found here

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Swedish power metallers Axenstar have uploaded their song 'Edge Of The World' on their MySpace page.
The track comes off the group's fourth album "The Final Requiem" which was released in Europe on September 8 via Germany's Massacre Records (the rest of the world will follow in October).
According to the band, 'it is by far the heaviest release in the history of Axenstar. We are all extremely happy with the result.'

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Axenstar

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has announced plans to post a monthly blog on his official web site and MySpace page. "I've got some pics and stories which I'll post later next month and I'm looking forward to sharing," he said.

On the subject of his current activities, Halford said, "I spent my recent break from the Judas Priest writing sessions looking in on the assembling of the forthcoming Fight and Halford music and film releases. They are f**kin' hot. You all have some great surprises in store."

Halford has laid out an ambitious release schedule for his new company called Metal God Entertainment (MGE). This year, Halford will reissue some of his non-Judas Priest material through MGE, starting with the Halford albums he made in 2000, 2001, and 2002, and he's also planning two DVDs and possibly some other music for next year. Halford told Launch he started MGE so that he could better control how things are released and promoted. "We really are very possessive of what we create, and we nurture it, obviously, from conception to its release," he said. "Most labels do an incredible job, and, and that's always been the case for me, but here's an opportunity now for me to look after things a little bit better, and give me a little bit more peace of mind in that area."

Besides working on MGE projects, Halford is in the midst of writing with Judas Priest. They're making a concept album about the 16-century prophet Nostradamus.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Halford