A video clip of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society's frontman Zakk Wylde has been posted online via guitarplayertv.com, warming up with his instrument. You can watch it here.

A video clip of Black Label Society performing 'Stillborn' live in paris (France) in 2005 has been posted online here. Also you can find videos of Suicide Messiah and In This River. The three videos come off the band's new DVD,'The European Invasion - Doom Troopin' (August,22 @ Eagle Vision). You can find more informations as a e-card for the release here.

A video clip of Black Label Society frontman talking about the new album, 'Shot To Hell' has been posted online at TheShowBuzz.com (scroll a little bit downwards).

In other news, Black Label Society's 'Shot To Hell' cover is scheduled for release on September 12 through Roadrunner Records. Two songs "Concrete Jungle" and "Black Mass Reverends" from this album are available for streaming, here.

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Black Label Society

A brand new Cradle Of Filthtrack, entitled "Dirge Inferno", is available for streaming here. The song comes off the British extreme metallers' new album, "Thornography", due on October 16 via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Nymphetamine", "Thornography" was recorded at Lincolnshire, England's Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano and was mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap.

"Thornography" track listing:

Under Pregnant Skies She Comes Alive Like Miss Leviathan
Dirge Inferno
Tonight in Flames
Libertina Grimm
Byronic Man
I Am The Thorn
Cemetery And Sundown
Lovesick For Mina
The Foetus Of A New Day Kicking
Rise Of The Pentagram
Under Huntress Moon
Temptation

The narraration for "Thornography" was once again laid down by Doug Bradley (a.k.a. "Hellraiser"'s chief Cenobite, Pinhead), who has previously worked with the group on "Her Ghost in the Fog" and "Swansong for a Raven".

On the subject of the album's musicial direction, Cradle Of Filth guitarist Paul Allender recently told Terrorizer magazine, "There are quite a few guitar solos on this album. To be honest, I've never really classed myself as a lead player as such, but this is the first time I've sat down and seriously practiced lead work. I've been so involved in actually writing new material and coming up with song structures that I haven't had time to practice all the frilly things that go on top of it. Up 'till now, there hasn't really been much room for guitar solos as such. The riffs we write, they're not riffs that are meant to be soloed on top of. They're melodic within themselves. But I'm a great believer than less is definitely more. I love listening to all the shreddy, widdly stuff, but I have no interest in playing it. This new album is quite guitar-orientated. The last album was, but this is definitely more melodic. Dare I say it, there are quite a lot of typical Maiden-esque harmonies in there."

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth

The Gathering will do 18 gigs in various clubs in the Netherlands this upcoming winter to promote their latest album Home. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Dec. 01 - Gigant Apeldoorn
Dec. 02 - het Bolwerk Sneek
Dec. 03 - P3 Purmerend
Dec. 08 - Podium Hardenberg
Dec. 09 - Groene Engel Oss
Dec. 14 - Speakers Delft
Dec. 15 - Mezz Breda
Dec. 16 - Hedon Zwolle
Dec. 22 - de Bosuil Weert
Dec. 23 - Manifeso Hoorn
Dec. 27 - 013 (kleine zaal) Tilburg
Jan. 06 - de Pul Uden
Jan. 07 - P60 Amstelveen
Jan. 12 - de Kade Zaandam
Jan. 19 - Bibelot Dordrecht
Jan. 20 - 't Beest Goes
Jan. 27 - W2 Den Bosch

The Gathering are back on the road in Europe after they had to cancel the first month of their European "Homelands" tour back in April due to vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen suffering an obstinate bronchial and sinus infection. The original tour dates ? April 19, 2006 to May 28, 2006, have been rescheduled for September and October this year.

Source:	gathering.nl
Band profile:	The Gathering

Eccentric jazz-metallers Ephel Duath will be taking to the road in September and October to confound audiences with their self-styled "intentional discomfort." The band will be playing a series of headlining shows in Europe, including a full tour of the U.K., in support of their most recent album, "Pain Necessary to Know". Tourdates are the following:

Sep. 14 - CH Geneve - Piment Rouge
Sep. 15 - CH Düdingen - Bad Bonn
Sep. 16 - FR Colmar - Festival Jazz Off
Sep. 28 - NL Nijmegen - Doornroosje
Sep. 30 - NL Baarlo - ProgPower Europe 2006 festival @ JC Sjiwa
Oct. 01 - NL Baroeg - Baroeg
Oct. 13 - DE Halle/Saale - Rockpool
UK Tour
Oct. 15 - UK Manchester - Jilly's Rockworld Damnation Festival
Oct. 16 - UK Wolverhampton - Little Civic
Oct. 17 - UK London - Underworld
Oct. 20 - UK Bolton - No.Fifteen
Oct. 21 - UK Rushden - Attik
Oct. 22 - UK Bournemouth - Opera House
Oct. 23 - UK Exeter - Cavern
Oct. 24 - UK Southampton - Unit 22
Oct. 26 - UK Middlesbrough - The Crown

Source:	ephelduath.net
Band profile:	Ephel Duath

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers Swallow The Sun will enter the Seawolf Studios in Helsinki on September 11 to record its third, as-yet-untitled album. The album will be released on February 7, 2007 by Spinefarm Records. During the recording of the album the band will hold only selected gigs, but after it's release, they start touring.

Source:	swallowthesun.net
Band profile:	Swallow The Sun

As previously reported, Dream Theater will release their new DVD on August, 29th entitled Score via Rhono Records. The band has posted online a video teaser on Amazon.com: click one of the following links to view:

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The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately. Both versions will contain the entire 20th Anniversary World Tour grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006 (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra). The DVD will also contain a one hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band. Also included on the DVD are several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from drummer Mike Portnoy's Archives. Final details as to the complete track list are pending, but the set list on the night the show was recorded was as follows.

Set #1: (Band Only) - 'The Root Of All Evil', 'I Walk Beside You', 'Another Won', 'Afterlife', 'Under A Glass Moon', 'Innocence Faded', 'Raise The Knife', 'The Spirit Carries On'.

Set #2: (Band and Orchestra) - 'Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence', 'Vacant', 'The Answer Lies Within', 'Sacrificed Sons', 'Octavarium'

Encore: (Band and Orchestra): 'Metropolis'

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Source:	dreamtheater.net
Band profile:	Dream Theater

According to this article written on La Musica, Fear Factory has concelled its previously announced south American tour due to scheduling difficulties.

The trek was slated to kick off tonight (Thursday, August 24) in San Jose, Costa Rica and make stops in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Ecuador. It is not currently confirmed if the band's scheduled dates in Mexico (Sept. 2 in Mexico City and Sept. 3 in Guadalajara) will be affected by the cancellation.

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Fear Factory

Official press release :

Gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost and Century Media Records are proud to announce the band's worldwide signing to the record label. In a career that has spanned over 17 years, Paradise Lost have sold a staggering two million albums worldwide.

European Label Manager Antje Lange commented on the signing, "We feel very honored to welcome Paradise Lost to The Century Family. Paradise Lost are an extremely influential band with the creative potential for a very bright future. As their new record label, we look forward to working to expand their global fan base."

After reviewing several offers, Paradise Lost chose to sign to Century Media worldwide. Vocalist Nick Holmes states, "It's great to be on a label with so many metal bands and such a heritage. This worldwide deal will give us a chance to have a crack at the U.S."

GUN/Sony/BMG in Europe and Abacus Recordings in the U.K. and the U.S released the band's last album "Paradise Lost." Century Media Records will be re-releasing the album in the U.K. and U.S.

Currently in pre-production with producer Rhys Fulber for their as of yet unnamed 11th album, the band will embark on a U.K. tour with Opeth in November. After the live dates, the band is planning to record their new album in Bradford, Lincolnshire and Canada in late November/December with a release tentatively scheduled for spring 2007.

Source:	paradiselost.co.uk
Band profile:	Paradise Lost

The legendary pimps of gore, GUT have posted a new song 'The Nympho Is A G' from their upcoming "Girls On Acid" split with Rompeprop over at their official MySpace page. The limited split 7" is expected to be released on October 7th at the Grotescore Fest in Koblenz, Germany. When it's sold out, it will be pressed as a MCD.

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Death Metallers, Hate Eternal announced they will release they first DVD in their career entitled "The Perilous Fight", on Oct. 16, 2006. The video features artwork from Paul Romano and also includes a blistering live set filmed at The Garage in London on June 4, 2006, with a live audio mix by Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan.

"The Perilous Fight" delves deep into the life of one of death metal's most influential bands, with Erik Rutan, Randy Pir and Reno Kiilerich sharing their thoughts on Hate Eternal so far in an exclusive 20-minute interview filmed immediately following the June 2006 London show.

Here is the tracklisting:

Main Feature:
01. Two Demons
02. Servants Of The Gods
03. The Victorious Reign
04. Dogma Condemned
05. I, Monarch
06. Behold Judas
07. The Obscure Terror
08. To Know Our Enemies
09. Powers That Be
10. By His Own Decree
11. Sons Of Darkness
12. King Of All Kings

Promo Videos:
01. The Powers That Be
02. I, Monarch
03. The Victorious Reign

Bonus Features:
* Hate Eternal interview
* Behind the Scenes at Mana Studios

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Source:	earache.com
Band profile:	Hate Eternal

Swedish metallers Entombed have issued the following update:

"The 'When In Sodom' EP was extremely well received, more than any other Entombed record, boosting both interest and sales in Europe, so we thank each and every one who got their hands on a copy.

"'When In Sodom' is yet to be released in Scandinavia,(September 18) and USA, (November 14) to coincide with the west coast dates with Grave and Dismember, 1-16 December. We need to get those extra kicks in to pave the way before we unleash the highly anticipated full length studio album ? 'Serpent Saints'. In the meantime, Entombed will tour Scandinavia and USA on the EP; in November the mighty Masters Of Death tour will pulverize Europe, and then we will launch the masterpiece in February/March 2007. It will be worth the wait!"

In other side, the band's new album was recorded at Soundland studio in Upplands Väsby, Sweden. The CD is the group's first without the contributions of guitarist Uffe Cederlund, who left the band in September 2005.

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Entombed

Folk Metallers Tyr will be releasing a new album next month. The album will be entitled 'Ragnarok' and will be released on 22nd September (10th October for the US). It was recorded at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. The band has said the the album is a concept album.

Here is the track listing for the album:

01. The Beginning
02. The Hammer Of Thor
03. Envy
04. Brothers Bane
05. The Burning
06. The Ride To Hel
07. Torsteins Kvæði
08. Grímur Á Miðalnesi
09. Wings of Time
10. The Rage Of The Skullgaffer
11. The Hunt
12. Victory
13. Lord of Lies
14. Gjallarhorni
15. Ragnarok
16. The End
17. Valkyries Flight*
18. Valhalla*

*Bonus track available on digipak version

The album cover artwork can be seen here

A sample song from the album can be downloaded (from the Napalm Records site) here

Here is a small comment by Tyr: "We are very pleased with the result and we think that it is our best work to date. Can't wait to release it and to play it live on tour."

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Source:	tyr.net
Band profile:	Týr

German Thrashers Sodom have announced more dates for their European tour. They'd already announced some with Folk Metal band Finntroll, but now they will be performing some shows without Finntroll, before those dates.

Here is a complete list of their upcoming shows:

Aug. 26 - Castel Volturno (CE), ITA @ S-Hammer Metal Fest 2006
Sep. 02 - Dublin, IRE @ Mysterious Wounds Festival
Nov. 04 - Perth, SCO @ Ragnarock Festival
Nov. 24 - TUR @ TBA

With Finntroll:
Dec. 26 - Amsterdam, NETH @ Melkweg
Dec. 27 - Osnabrück, GER @ Georgsmarienhütte - Eventcenter B 51
Dec. 28 - Bochum, GER @ Zeche
Dec. 29 - Antwerp, BEL @ Hof Ter Loo
Dec. 30 - Karlsruhe, GER @ Substage
Dec. 31 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z7

Source:	sodomized.info
Band profile:	Sodom

American Thrashers Metallica have announced that the "The Simpsons" chapter they appear as guests in will air as the Season Premiere on September 10th, 2006 on FOX TV. The band members encourage Metallica fans to check local listings for channel and showtime in their respective areas.

A small taste of how it will look can be seen here.

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Source:	metallica.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Sabaton, have recently announced the following dates in their home country and set to take place the coming months. Tour dates are as follows:

Sep. 29 - Mariestad - Björnes Magasin
Sep. 30 - Karlstad - Nöjesfabriken
Oct. 07 - Örebro - Satin
Oct. 14 - Kalmar
Oct. 28 - Linköping - Skylten
Nov. 01 - Kristianstad - Nöjesmagazinet Scala
Nov. 02 - Gävle - Club Monster
Nov. 03 - Östersund - Gamla Tingshuset
Nov. 18 - Växjö - Växjö Metal Festival II
Nov. 24 - Viking Line - Rock at Sea
Dec. 09 - Emmaboda - Folkets Hus
Dec. 15 - Huskvarna - Folkets Park
Dec. 16 - Göteborg - Musikens Hus

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Sabaton