Cradle Of Filth's new album will be titled 'Thornography' and will be released September 19th through Roadrunner Records. Song titles include: "Libertina Grim," "Tonight in Flames," "Cemetery and Sundown," "I Am the Thorn," "The Byronic Man," (featuring guest vocals from H.I.M.'s Ville Valo) and "Temptation."

Source : http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com

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Cradle Of Filth

Canada's pioneering metal band Voivod have set July 25 as the North American release date (via The End Records) for their much-anticipated album 'Katorz.'

The legendary band has worked alongside veteran producer Glen Robinson (Voivod's 'Nothingface,' Tea Party') to create an album that will continue the legacy of their fallen friend/bandmember/guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour.

'Katorz' was recorded at Multisons studio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where Robinson and the band - drummer Michael "Away" Langevin, singer Denis "Snake" Belanger and bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted - utilized all of the guitar parts that founding guitarist "Piggy" had recorded for the record on his laptop with ProTools before his death last summer.

Artwork and a full track-listing for the album will be released in the coming weeks.

You can check out the new Voivod track "The X-Stream" found on The End Records sampler 'Alternate Endings' by clicking here

Source : http://www.theendrecords.com

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Crimson Glory sign multiple releases deal with Black Lotus Records

Crimson Glory members Jon Drenning, Jeff Lords and Ben Jackson have finally reunited with their original singer Midnight. There is a wealth of material that the band will release through Black Lotus Records - on this - the bands 20th anniversary.

The debut album of Crimson Glory will be expanded - remastered and have a new title. Crimson Glory - 'Lost Reflections', will feature new artwork, new and previously unseen band photos, lyrics and new liner notes and also the added bonus of the previously unreleased songs - "Love me - kill me" and "Dream Dancer" which was originally only found on the Par cassette release of the album and on some hard to find singles, a new video for the song 'Lost Refection' and a band interview about the first CD.
Apart from the debut, an upgraded version of Transcendence will be released - subtitled Transcendence : Renovatio, featuring new cover art, unpublished band photos, lyrics and new liner notes, new mastering, demo versions of two songs as bonuses, a new video for the song 'Painted Skies' and a band interview about the second CD.

There are plans for a DVD with the tentative title: Phantoms of the Opera. Also an "Astronomica" newly recorded, with Midnight at the helm, a collection with many rare and previously unreleased songs and the band's brand new album in mid 2007.

http://www.crimson-glory.com

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Crimson Glory

The band posted an update on their official website concerning the tours, projects, new releases and more. Read the whole statement at http://www.hydrahead.com/pelican/_news.html

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Pelican

Solitaire's brand new album will be released on Battle Cry Records on 29th May. The new outburst, the band's 3rd in their career, will be titled Invasion Metropolis and it features the following 10 new Solitaire originals:

Soul Restless Soul
Open Season
Wipe-Out
Blue Lights Flashing
The Decade Of Aggression
Invasion Metropolis
Die Tonight
Engage The Power
Potential Hazard To Life
Closing Circle

Source:

solitairemetal.com

Thy Majetie decided to parted ways with singer Giulio Di Gregorio. The band commented: "There are a lot of personal reasons for this choice. But it had to be done.
It will be really difficult to find a replacement here in Sicily, so at the moment Thy Majestie's future is uncertain. We hope to come back soon with good news."

The band doesn't have any requirements more than being professional to fill in the position. "We have posted on our site a .Zip file with some mp3s of our latest album, if you think that you are a professional singer and you would like to join Thy Majestie please download the file from here : MP3s , add your voice and then send back the mp3 to our official address. We will let you know."

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Source:	thymajestie.com
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Keyboard player Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) rejoined the Yngwie Malmsteen touring band according to Malmsteen's website for the upcoming tour. The touring lineup is the following:

Yngwie Malmsteen: Guitars
Dougie White: Vocals
Derek Sherinian: Keyboards
Mick Cervino: Bass
Patrik Johansson: Drums

2006 Yngwie Malmsteen Confirmed Dates:

5/3 - The Handlebar / Greenville, SC

5/4 - The Neighborhood Theatre / Charlotte, NC

5/5 - The Orange Peel / Asheville, NC

5/6 - The State Theatre / Falls Church, VA

5/7 - The Roper Performing Arts Center / Norfolk, VA

5/9 - Webster Theatre / Hartford, CT

5/10 - Crocodile Rock / Allentown, PA

5/11 - Mr. Small's Theatre / Pittsburgh, PA

5/12 - Northern Lights / Clifton Park, NY

5/13 - Imperial / Quebec City, QC

5/14 - Le Medley / Montreal, QC

5/15 - Opera House Concert Venue / Toronto, ON

5/16 - Royal Oak Music Theatre / Royal Oak, MI

5/18 - Newport Music Hall / Columbus, OH

5/19 - Jillian's / Louisville, KY

5/20 - Pop's Nightclub / Sauget, IL

5/21 - Fayetville, AR

5/26 - House of Blues / New Orleans, LA

5/29 - House of Blues / Orlando, FL

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Source:	yngwie.org
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The band has added Tampa, Florida's own J.R. Daniels aka "Kid Gnarly"(ex-Unholy Ghost/Royal Anguish) to its roster! He'll be covering the upcoming tours and is a permanent replacement.

Cattle Decapitation upcoming dates are:

w/Necrophagist/Arsis/Neuraxis/Alarum:
5/10 Reno, NV @ Liquid Lounge
5/11 - Roseville (Sacramento), CA @ The Underground
5/12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound
5/13 - Whittier, CA @ California Metalfest
5/14 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
5/15 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound
5/16 - Tulsa, OK @ The Venue
5/17 - Arlington (Dallas), TX @ Phoenix Music Complex
5/18 - San Antonio, TX @ Graham Central Station
5/19 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
5/20 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom
5/21 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial w/ Into the Moat
5/22 - Orlando (Winter Park), FL @ Wills Pub w/ Into the Moat
5/23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Studio A w/ Into the Moat
5/24 St. Petersburg, FL @ The State Theater
5/25 - Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G
5/26 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
5/28 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
5/29 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's
5/30 Bucksport, ME @ The Kave

w/From A Second Story Window/Misery Index/Animosity/Job For A Cowboy:
5/31 Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterprises
6/01 Bedford, NH @ Marks Place
6/02 Sommerville, MA @ Goodtimes Emporium
6/04 Nashville, TN @ The Muse
6/05 Kansas City, MO @ El Torreon
6/06 Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater
6/08 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
6/10 Newburgh, NY @ Post 973
6/11 Centereach, NY @ Centereach VFW Hall
6/12 Kingston, PA @ Backstage Enterprises
6/13 Revere, MA @ Club Lido
6/14 Hamden, CT @ Hamden Elks Lodge
6/23 Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
6/25 Corpus Christi, TX @ The Ballroom
7/01 Bakersfield, CA @ Jerrys Pizza
7/02 Fresno, CA @ The Belmont
7/05 Orangevale, CA @ The Boardwalk
7/07 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
7/15 Southgate, MI @ The Modern Exchange
8/20 West Hollywood, CA @ Whiskey a Go Go

Source:

myspace.com

Daniel Gildenlöw has posted the following message on the official website :

"The drums have now been recorded for "Scarsick". Me and Johan went down to Orebro and the Fascination Street Studio (previously Studio Kuling) for the recording. As usual, Jens was a true pleasure to work with. And, as usual, Johan pulled everything off with ease. The whole album was done in less than five days."

"I guess we are a bit old school when it comes to music. We still want the album to be played rather than trigged, fixed and quantized. This could slow things up, but on the other hand you are forced to learn to play and in the end you will be more effective after all. If we are to believe Jens, he hasn't been as relaxed and had such confident in a drummer since his school days, and no album recording had apparently focused so much on real playing for at least three years. I allow myself to be a bit cynical when I consider that, by a coincident, that happens to be just about the time when we were there the last time for the "BE" drum recording."

"Now, I am only longing to get the new drum files into my studio computer and start building the real album up. Only bad thing, as usual, is that in the coming process I am going to have to recreate all the mistakes from the demo recording since, by now, I have come to love them and would miss them if they were left out. As usual."

Source and pictures from the recording sessions : http://www.painofsalvation.com

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Pain Of Salvation

A three-minute video clip of Opeth performing at the Close-Up Festival in Stockholm, Sweden on April 16 has been posted online at this location (size: 4.1 MB).

Source : http://www.opeth.com

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You can check out Satyricon's new video for the track "K.I.N.G." here. The song comes off their new album "Now, Diabolical" which will be released in the U.S. on June 13th through Century Media.

Source : http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk

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Guitarist Sathonys of the German black metallers Agathodaimon has issued the following update:

"Our bass player, Darin 'Eddie' Smith, recently left, so we're looking for a replacement and are testing some potential candidates currently.

"If you have a professional attitude and would like to apply for the job (area Mainz/Darmstadt/Frankfurt preferred), send a mail to: management@agathodaimon.de along with further info about you and your musical background.

"Besides, the new website will be relaunched early next month. Meanwhile, check out the new page at myspace: www.myspace.com/agathodaimon and join our friends list if you like. Of course, we're also working on the yet untitled successor 'Serpent's Embrace'. A release date is set to November 24th. More news soon!"

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Agathodaimon

The following message has been delivered via The Gathering newsletter:

Dear all,

Due to illness, the Gathering has unfortunately been forced to cancel all shows in Europe and the Netherlands scheduled between 19 April and 28 May. Anneke van Giersbergen is suffering from an obstinate bronchial and sinus infection, which has taken a turn for the worse over the past few days.
"The band very much regrets having to take this step, but Anneke's health will have to come first. We are consulting with promoters to try to reschedule the concerts to later this year so that tickets would remain valid", declares the band's management.

The latest recording Home was released this past weekend. So this cancellation is very unfortunate for the band as well as for their fans. The Gathering will resume touring starting in June.

We will keep you updated!
TG Webteam

Source:	- The Gathering Newsletter -
Band profile:	The Gathering

Finland's Finntroll have secured the services of Twilight Moon frontman Mathias Lillmåns as the group's new lead singer. Lillmåns is reportedly 23 years old, and like Fintroll's original vocalist, Katla Mathias, is Fenno-Swedish, with Swedish as his mother tongue. Check out pictures of Finntroll performing live with Mathias Lillmåns on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Night Life Rock club in Helsinki at this location.

For more information on Lillmåns' other band, Twilight Moon, click here.

Finntroll parted ways with frontman Tapio Wilska (Sethian, ex-Wizzard, former session vocalist for Nightwish) in January after "reach a situation in which we it impossible to continue Finntroll" with their previous vocalist, according to a statement issued by the group a short time after the split.

Finntroll in January completed a short North American tour with German thrashers Sodom. The band's next live appearance is scheduled for June 4 at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

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The complete track listing has been revealed for the three CDs that will be included in the upcoming Bathory box set, "In Memory of Quorthon", due on June 3 via Black Mark Records. As previously reported, the full package will contain three CDs, one DVD, a book and a poster. Börje "Boss" Forsberg ? owner of Black Mark Records and father of late Bathory mainman Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg ? had previously stated that the package would contain "Quorthon's and Bathory's complete musical history."

"In Memory of Quorthon" track listing:

CD 1:

01. Song to Hall up High
02. Oden's Ride over Nordland
03. Twilight of the Gods
04. Foreverdark Woods
05. A Fine Day to Die
06. The Woodwoman
07. Quorthon - I've Had It Coming My Way
08. Armageddon
09. Born to Die
10. Quorthon - God Save the Queen
11. The Sword
12. For all Those Who Died
13. Call from the Grave
14. Born for Burning
15. Quorthon - Boy

CD 2:

01. One Rode to Asa Bay
02. The Lake
03. The Land
04. Raise the Dead
05. War Pig
06. Enter the Enternal Fire
07. Blood Fire Death
08. Ring of Gold
09. War Machine
10. War
11. Ace of Spades
12. Death and Resurrection of a Northern Son
13. The Ravens

CD 3:

01. The Wheel of Sun
02. Apocalypse
03. Black Diamond
04. Woman of Dark Desires
05. Destroyer of Worlds
06. Sea Wolf
07. Deuce
08. The Return of Darkness And Evil
09. Day of Wrath
10. Quorthon - I'm Only Sleeping
11. Ode
12. Hammerheart
13. Heimfard
14. Outro
15. Quorthon - You Just Got to Live
16. Jennie Tebler - Silverwing
17. Jennie Tebler - Song to Hall up High

The following description of the box set's contents has been released by Black Mark:

"A unique work, exhaustively and respectfully assembled in remembrance of the legendary founder of death metal and viking metal. For an entire year Boss collected and went through so much material that it took months until the project truly began to take shape. Boss used as much of Quorthon's original material as possible ? including his layouts, text and notes taken from the posted and unreleased material he left. The artwork: Painted by Kristian Wåhlin who closely followed Quorthon's concept for a new Bathory album cover ? even if the new album itself was barely outlined at the time. Kristian began working on the new cover in late spring 2004, only weeks before Quorthon unexpectedly passed away. The painting Kristian gave us meant so much to Boss that he decided to use it for the memorial shirts and, of course, as the box sets cover art. The CDs: Boss personally selected the songs for the three CDs, which feature four of the finest hours of Bathory and the great Quorthon. When choosing the tracks, Boss kept in mind Quorthon's favourites, so you can be sure it is a compilation first of Quorthon's favourites, and of Boss ? selected from a very strong and diverse catalogue. In addition, you will hear Bathoryand Quorthon recordings you probably didnt even know existed. All music was remastered especially for the box set. The book - 176 pages. Only in the memory box set. Text written by Quorthon personally appears in italics. Besides lyrics, the book features Bathory's history, discography, background on the first recordings ? with titles, years, studios, covers ? and even a couple of photographs. Nearly all of this is from Quorthon's and Boss' own private archives. By popular demand, the DVD contains the first official commercial release of the legendary 11-minute video for 'One Rode To Asa Bay', as well as the MTV interview Quorthon did in London for the release of 'Hammerheart'. The poster: Quorthon's fire breathing."

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Source:	metalreviews.com
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