Acording to the info on the Black Sabbath fan page (that works as the official), there is a tentative release date for a new Geezer album, that Geezer has been working (not constantly) since 1997, the tentative date is 18/01/2005.

www.black-sabbath.com

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Geezer

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has told Launch Radio Networks that they are starting to think about their next project. According to Hetfield, the group has been preparing for each concert in their backstage "jam room," and have started coming up with ideas for new songs. "I'm really excited to do the next record," he said. "I'm also really excited to take some time off and just not have anything on a schedule. Creatively I think things are working really good. We're feeling really good. We're in the jam room coming up with stuff. Creatively, stuff's flowing. It feels so free and open."

Hetfield said he expects Metallica to take some time off when their tour ends in November, and then reconvene in late spring or early summer of 2005 to start working on the next album.

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Metallica

Napalm Death recording new album

British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death are currently preparing to record their forthcoming studio album. Commenting on why the band chose to record in Wales, vocalist Barney Greenway had this to say: "The studio is called Foel Studios in the town of Foel, North Wales (Porcupine Tree, Ozric Tentacles), and is owned by the original bass player in Hawkwind. We decided to record here because it's pretty isolated out in the countryside, so there are minimal distractions. We feel that good use of studio time is pivotal and where as some bands might sit around taking things easy for periods, we really work intensively. In the studio, it's actually better to be slightly stressed and on edge for us because it's a good way to capture that kind of on the edge live vibe, which in turn gives us the extra thrust. Personally, I'm never happy with a verse of vocals if I think that I can squeeze a last drop of rawness out of my voice. Sometimes I probably attack things too much, but intensity is the key for me. I like to think we've done enough trips to the studio now to know what we're doing, yet you can never be entirely prepared for the unexpected where, say, the desk might burst into flames or something. Russ Russell will be producing, as he's a very trustworthy man at the knobs for us now as well as being a mate. We're confident he'll do a great job on the new stuff, which is sounding spectacularly savage ? a good mix of the very best bits from the last two albums."

For more info about the album, look here:
http://www.centurymedia.com/bands/Current/napalmdeath.htm

Source:	blabbermouth.net
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Norwegian black metallers Gorgoroth have recruited drummer Dirge Rep (Orcustus, ex-Enslaved, Gehenna) and guitarist Teloch (Orcustus, Nidingr) as session musicians for their upcoming European and Mexican tours.

Gorgoroth will embark on the "Twilight of the Idols" European headlining tour in early October. Support at all shows will come from 1349, the Norwegian group featuring Satyricon drummer Frost. A Mexican trek will follow in early November.

The complete list of tours can be attended here:
http://www.gorgoroth.org/band/concerts.html

Source:	blabbermouth.net
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Fates Warning has put an MP3 online of their upcoming record FWX, which will be released on October the 5th. The song is called Simple Human, and can be downloaded here:
http://www.metalblade.com/bands/fates_warning/fates_warning-fwx-simhum.mp3

The tracklist of the album will look like this:
01. Left Here
02. Simple Human
03. River Wide Ocean Deep
04. Another Perfect Day
05. Heal Me
06. Sequence # 7
07. Crawl
08. A Handful Of Doubt
09. Stranger (With A Familiar Face)
10. Wish

Source:	roadrun.com
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Deinonychus, the Dutch one-man doom metal project of Marco Kehren (Previously known as Odin), will release a new album which will be called "Insomnia". It will be recorded in The Outer Studio in Rome (as was the previous album) with producer Guiseppe Orlando (better known from the Italian Novembre).

A re-realese of the album Mournament will also occur, which contains bonus video clip of the song "Ascencion - The 40th Day After Easter". This all will be arranged by My Kingdom Music.

Source:

mykingdommusic.net

The American Impaled is done with the recording of their third album Death after Life. The album will be launched at the beginning of 2005 through Century Media en will be the first album released after Mondo Medicale (released in 2002)

Tracklist:
01. Goreverture
02. Mondo Medicale
03. Gutless
04. Theatre of Operations
05. Preservation of Death
06. Wrought In Hell
07. Resurrectionsists
08. Critical Condition
09. The Dead Shall Dead Remain
10. Medical Waste
11. Dead Alive
12. Coda Morte

Keep an eye on the Century Media site for more info:
http://www.centurymedia.de/

While the recordings are finished Behemoth give us a little taste of what will be their new album "Demigod".
A enthusiastic Nergal talks about the new work and about the new sound, he said: "the sound has never been so intense and fresh. Bergstrand brought a lot of new ideas into our music and I'm more than sure that "Demigod" gained new dimension... It's the new beginning for us. "Demigod" with all its might and splendor rises above anything we've done before"... He also describe the album as more extreme: ""Demigod" is a way more extreme record than "ZOS KIA CULTUS" but on the other hand it contains more classic influences"

to listen to the sound clips go here:
http://www.behemoth.metalkings.com/sounds.html

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Behemoth

New material is being written for the next album which will hit the streets around October/November next year on Season Of Mist

http://www.thetruemayhem.com/

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Mayhem

Patrik Mennander is not longer on the band because of time problems, the band and the singer parted ways in a good way, Patrick will be play one last gig at 29 of October. The replacement will be Tomi Mykkänen of Evemaster, but as only as a session vocalist for the forthcoming tours. Also the bassist Miika Kokkola will not join the tour because of "personal reasons", for him will be Timo Honkanen of Elderthrones (and Battlelore's webmaster) also as session player for the tour.

The germans have set the release date for the upcoming album "Never-Ending" to 25/10/2004.

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Mystic Prophecy

The band are currently making recording for their new album, that is plan to be out at early 2005, the new line up of the band is: Cronos on bass and vocals, Antton on the drums and Mykus(ex-Cathedral, and also played in Cronos solo project) on the guitars (that is the new member), to see pics of new line up go here:
http://www.venomslegions.com/venom_mmiv_photos.htm

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Venom

Falconer have found a new bassist, it is Magnus Linhardt, who aparently used to play in the death unsigned band "The Choir of Vengeance". Also the band is working in new material.

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Falconer

The band just completed the recordings of the bass, drums and guitar for the new album. The vocals will be recorded soon, the album (apparently to be out in November / December) will be followed by a World Tour, the "DEATHMARCH2004/2005" tour, which will star on December.

Also a date will be placed at the Headbangers Ballrom-Hamburg, Germany on the 19th of September.

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Marduk

More labels movements, in this case is Morbid Angel that part ways with Earache. They will be checking new offers by the interested labels, they plan to decide about it in the next months because they plan a release for 2005, this are few worlds from Morbid Angel:

"We wish Earache continued success in selling our catalogue and have an obvious professional vested interest in this. We wish to thank all of the Earache employees past and present for their work on Morbid Angel's releases. We are looking forward with excitement to the future."

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Morbid Angel