The new MNEMIC album The Audio Injected Soul will contain 3-dimensional sounds using binaural techniques. Binaural recording technology differs from mono, stereo and surround sound and is mostly used in game development. In order to experience the 3D sound you must wear a headset. For a demonstration listen to a sample of the 3D sound here:
http://www.am3d.com/sounds/mp3_256kb/AM3d_introduction_high.mp3

MNEMIC have already shot a video for The Audio Injected Soul, directed by Patric Ulleaus (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Lacuna Coil) who also did the group's last two videos.

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Mnemic

Agnostic Front joins the Nuclear Blast family! NY Hardcore legends AGNOSTIC FRONT have signed a recording deal with Nuclear Blast worldwide with the release for the very anticipated, Another Voice! With Matt Henderson (Madball/AF) on guitars! and Production by Zeuss and Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed), AGNOSTIC FRONT is offering their meanest, nastiest and brutal NYHC Anthems. The enhanced CD will including a ripping band performance and a guest appearance by Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) captured by acclaimed director Dale "Rage" Resteghini (Fear Factory, Hatebreed, God Forbid, Shadows Fall, Candiria). Other special guest vocal appearances on Another Voice will include Scott Vogel (Terror) and Karl Buechner (Earth Crisis).

A live recording of the KING DIAMOND track "Mansion In Darkness" has been posted online in MP3 format at this location:
http://www.metalblade.com/bands/king_diamond/kingd-mansionindarkness.mp3

"Mansion In Darkness" comes off the band's upcoming double live CD, "Deadly Lullabyes Live" (view cover http://www.covenworldwide.org/KingLive.gif), due on September 21 through Metal Blade Records. The album was recorded during the band's last U.S. tour and was mixed at guitarist Andy LaRocque's Los Angered studio outside Gothenburg, Sweden.

Regarding the upcoming live CD, vocalist King Diamond recently stated: "The new double live album simply KICKS ASSSSSSS!!!! Top-notch performance by everyone involved, including our amazing audiences. I don't think I have ever heard the old classic DIAMOND songs performed this well and this close to the originals. I speak for everyone when I say, that we have never had as much fun on stage as we had on this last tour, and it shows when you listen to the album. This is the ultimate KING DIAMOND line-up at work ON STAGE. For my own part, my voice is stronger than ever, and singing old songs like 'Welcome Home' gives me more pleasure today than ever before. It's all there for our fans to hear, a KING DIAMOND show from beginning to end, RAW * IN YOUR FACE * LOUD * MOODY * BRUTAL * HORROR * and AWESOME AUDIENCE SING-ALONGS * it's KING DIAMOND LIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!!"

"Deadly Lullabyes Live" track listing:

01. Funeral
02. A Mansion In Darkness
03. The Family Ghost
04. Black Horsemen
05. Spare This Life
06. Mansion In Sorrow
07. Spirits
08. Sorry Dear
09. Eye Of The Witch
10. Sleepless Nights
11. The Puppet Master
12. Blood To Walk
13. So Sad
14. Living Dead "Outro"
15. Welcome Home
16. The Invisible Guests
17. Burn
18. "Introductions"
19. Halloween
20. No Presents For Christmas

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King Diamond

Time to say hello once again. Our webmaster has vanished from earth it seems, so I have to cope with updating the site on myself.
The most striking news since we started ENID in 1997: Alboîn has left the band last week. After 7 years and 6 releases he decided to part ways with me and with ENID to concentrate on his band EISMALSOTT (www.eismalsott.de); he told me he was slightly disappointed the way underground music and also ENID had developed through the past few years. With the same breath he told me he would leave, Alboîn also asked me to continue with ENID as he doesn't like to be "responsible for the decline of another great band", as he put it. Isn't it ironic?

What to say... there are no concrete plans for the future of ENID at the moment. I won't have the opportunity of recording an album like "Gradwanderer" once again it seems, due to a lack of appropriate sales rates to pay the studio and keep a label alive for example. Thanks to all the true "fans" out there who downloaded the album instead of buying it. Hopefully you're proud of taking part in the ruin of the underground music scene.

There are some ideas for new ENID songs, and so far it seems they gonna sound a lot like the stuff on the first three releases we did. Somehow it feels a lot like "back to the roots". Nevertheless, I've to wait and see if I'll do it all on my own, with Southie on bass or with session musicians. So far I'd prefer the first option.

Maybe I'd have to find a new label to release the next album on as well. Code666 (despise all the great work they did during the last 3 years) won't be able to keep the standard concerning artwork, budget etc. for the next releases. Sad but true: the most idealistic and honest people earn neither respect or money for their input. I don't do it with a smile but I have to say: if somebody is interested to sign ENID, send a mail to mrt.wiesensound@t-online.de please.

Of course I'll keep you up to date (more or less) with what's happening, but for the time being there's not much more than

A WHISPERING OF GOOD-BYE.

Martin

http://www.enid-webrealm.de/

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Enid

The irish doom-death band have sign with Grau Records for a four albums deal, They will star the recording of first album with their new label in october at Studio E in Germany.
Also the band have canceled a performance: "Our proposed appearance at Dutch Doom Day 3 has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances but we will be on the road again early next year."

www.mourningbeloveth.com

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Mourning Beloveth

The line up of the band wasn't sinister enough so a murder of crows decided that help was needed to plague the world and a banshee was hired...

Susanne Fumei - vocals
Arttu Malkii - drums
Melker Ryymin - bass
Morgan Svedlund - guitar
Fredrik Wallin - vocals
Joakim Wassberg - guitar

www.equotg.com

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The Equinox Ov The Gods

Rob Rock's Rage of Creation" band is looking for a drummer for local gigs, and future possible Europe and Japan tours in 2005.

We are interested in finding a drummer now so we can continue gigging about once every month or two while we work on the new album.

Interested Central Florida drummers please email bio and contact information to Rob Rock.
email: rob@robrock.com

http://www.robrock.com/

Here are some news from Herr Morbid :

"UPDATE OF SEPTEMBER, THE 7th: Just popped up around some website a rumour about
a delay in the release of "Love's Burial Ground" album, due to a misprinting in
the cover. That's NOT true, the album is already available since a few days and
you can order it from Adipocere Rec.! If you can't find it yet in your
metal-shop, it will be there before the end of September I guess, 'cause as I
already said it has been just released since a few days. Cheers-"

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Forgotten Tomb

The band is currently working in studio, the working title of the album is "Faces in the Dark".

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Circle II Circle

The Band formed by Kjetil Nordhus (Green Carnation & Trail Of Tears) on vocals, Gøran Bomann (Carpathian Forest) on Guitars, Anders Kobro (Green Carnation, Carpathian Forest & In The Woods) on drums, Kjell Jacobsen on Guitars and Endre Kirkesola on bass/keyboards signed for 2 albums with the Portuguese label Sound Riot Records, these are some words from the band:
"We will start the recording for our first album this year,it will contain 10 songs and one acoustic song!We are pleased to have joined the sound riot company and are looking forward to a good partnership!"

The release is expected to be in early 2005.

The Kovenant are working on their new album to be called "Aria Galactica", they plann to record the album during the winter of 2004, the band describes the album as "the most exiting, surprising, energetic and accomplished Kovenant record so far" and "a very characteristic Kovenant record".

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The Kovenant

The Vocalist/Bassist from Nile Karl Sanders is going to release a solo album this 26/10/2004 through Relapse Records, The track list of "Saurian Meditation" is as follow:

01. Awaiting the Vultures
02. Of the Sleep of Ishtar
03. Luring the Doom Serpent
04. Contemplations of the Endless Abyss
05. The Elder God Shrine
06. Temple of Lunar Ascension
07. Dreaming Through the Eyes of Serpents
08. Whence No Traveller Returns
09. The Forbidden Path Across the Chasm of Self Realisation
10. Beckon the Sick Winds of Pestilence

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Nile

The band formed by Lars Nedland (Borknagar, Solefald, ex Carpathian Forest) on Vocals, Eikind (ex Khold/Tulus) on Bass, Hellhamer (Mayhem, Winds, ex-The Kovenant, ex-Covenant, Jørn, Shining, Mezzerschmitt, Antestor) on Drums, Andy Winter (Winds) on Keyboards, Extand and Kobbergaard (By Pale Light) on Guitars, will be releasing their Debut album "Accelaration" this 4 of october of 2004.

A mp3 is available at:
http://media.theendrecords.com/AgeOfSilence_Acceleration_TheConceptOfHaste.mp3

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Winds

The project of Christian Rivel (Narnia & Divinefire) & Lars Chriss (Lion´s Share) has set a release date for their album at 22/02/2005.

"The album features many great musicians Bruce Kulick (Grand Funk Railroad & Ex. Kiss), Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman & Ex. Yngwie Malmsteen´s Rising Force), Tony Franklin (Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Firm)
Mats Levén (At Vance & Ex. Yngwie Malmsteen´s Rising Force) Mic Michaeli ( Europe) and many more."

http://www.rivelrecords.com

Guitar player Torbjörn Weinesjö (Veni Domine, Thorb) has left the band "Due to musical differencies and the way it has progressed production wise".

He will be concentrated on promoting new Veni Domine album and working with his other band Thorb.