Vocalist Jon Howard from Canadian metal band Threat Signal has posted the following statement:

"So I think its time I should let you know whats going on with the new album. We've been working really hard for almost a year writing and doing pre production for the new album. And I couldnt be more stoked on the songs! If you thought "Under Reprisal" was killer, you need to check this shit out. The album is 95% writen, and we will be hitting the studio in Nov to start recording the real thing. So with that said, we'll be looking at a release date early next year.
I'll have a lot more details for you soon...

You can also catch us in the East Cost on these dates playing new songs from the record"

Threat Signal tour dates:

Sep. 20 - Casbah - Hamilton, ONT
Sep. 22 - Mr. McGills - Utica, NY
Sep. 23 - Knitting Factory - New York, NY
Sep. 24 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Sep. 25 - Club Diablo - Buffalo, NY
Sep. 26 - The Jigsaw - Parma, OH
Sep. 27 - Madame Walker Theater - Metal Fest II - Indianapolis, IN

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Threat Signal

American grindcore metallers Misery Index have posted another new track online, entilted "Ghosts Of Catalonia". You can listen to the song on their MySpace site. The song comes from the band's new forthcoming album "Traitors", which will be released on September 30th in USA and on October 6th in the rest of the world via Relapse Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Misery Index

Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström from Swedish metallers Katatonia has issued the following statement on the bands official site:

"We can hear many questions? "Why is there no new Katatonia album out by now???"

And you might rightfully think so, our eighth album (and the last in the contract with Peaceville) should have been done and put out "ages ago" if things would've gone according to plan? It's crazy how fast time goes by these days and that doesn't help us much when inspiration runs dry. We've been meaning to enter the studio on many occasions already since two years back and I think we ended up canceling booked sessions twice. Although it worked successfully every time in the past, it just got us stressed out and pushed us into a phase of writer's block. From this we learned we better not book anything in advance as it stands, but focus on completing 100% of the material, be perfectly happy with what we got and first then hit the studio.

It seems we might pull things together for maximum devotion this time as all current and previous distractions are now gone. The summer festivals are over and the level of live gigs for the next months are put to a minimum and Bloodbath - our Death Metal side-project's new album is done too (to be released on October 6th, check it out or all our hard work was for nothing hah!).

So what about the music? Bits and pieces have been collected ever since The Great Cold Distance came out. It's just that we've been trying too hard, been thinking too much about the sound and direction. How can we top this and how can we change that. We've been stumbling around off-road looking for the answers and it ended up being a long walk. We don't find it meaningful to trace your own footsteps back from where you came, but we rather find the first nearest exit to the same road up ahead where we're at to get back on the map again.

I wont give away any hints just yet about how it will sound, but we hope to give you more light on the progress of this untitled embryo as we get closer. What's certain is that we've found a good equation to work with now and that my friends is that it's all about the eighth studio album and the autumn. Here comes the Katatonia season?"

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Source:	katatonia.com
Band profile:	Katatonia

Midnattsol have posted the following update:

"It is a great pleasure for us to announce that we have finally found a new guitarist for Midnattsol. We have been having a good feeling about it for a while now, but latest after our gig on the Summer Breeze Festival it was clear:

We welcome Fabian Pospiech in the Midnattsol-familiy!!

We are sure that Fabian is the right new guitarist for Midnattsol, he certainly gives the band a lot through his amazing musical skills and his cheerful personality.

Thanx a lot to everyone who applied for this position, we got so impressed by the fact that guitarists from the whole world were sending us their applications! We are very sorry if we haven't got the chance to thank each of you individually, so on this place: Thank you all so much for your application and your interest in Midnattsol, it means a lot to us!"

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Source:	midnattsol.com
Band profile:	Midnattsol

Swedish metallers Evergrey have made their entire new album "Torn" available for streaming on their MySpace site. The album streaming will be available only for one week (starting Tuesday the 2nd of September).

Evergrey's seventh studio album will be released via Steamhammer/SPV (which is the band's new label) on the following dates:

Germany: September 19
Rest of Europe: September 22
USA/Canada: September 23

"Torn" tracklisting:

01. Broken Wings
02. Soaked
03. Fear
04. When Kingdoms Fall
05. In Confidence
06. Fail
07. Numb
08. Torn
09. Nothing Is Erased
10. Still Walk Alone
11. These Scars

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Evergrey

French metallers Dagoba have posted two new song, entitled "Face The Colossus" and "Back From Life", on their MySpace. The songs are coming from Dagoba's forthcoming album "Face The Colossus", which will be released on September 29th in Europe and on October 14th in North America via Season Of Mist Records. The album was mixed by Tue Madsen (The Haunted, Hatesphere, Mnemic) at Antfarm studios in Århus, Denmark.

The whole tracklist of the album:

01. Abyssal
02. Face the Colossus
03. Back from Life
04. Somebody Died Tonight
05. The World in Between
06. Transylvania
07. Orphan of You
08. The Nightfall and all its Mistakes
09. Silence
10. The Crash
11. Sudden Death

A picture of how the cover art will look like, can be found here.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Dagoba

Chicago's Soil has issued the following update on their MySpace site:

"Hey there you crazy people! We haven't given you an update in a few months, so here ya go! The Mayhem show we did in Chicago (which was amazing btw, thanks again to the fans for going nuts) will be our last till probably next year. We are hard at work on the new album and will be entering the studio by fall. The songs we have so far are coming together great and we are just enjoying the writing process more than ever.

We'll keep you posted on the progress, as well as, get you in studio video footage and all that good stuff. Things have been quiet for now since we are in writing/recording mode, but thanks to you guys for sending all the e-mails and pics to the myspace page. We definitely try and get to all that we can. Be safe, live life to the fullest, and play your music as loud as possible."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	SOiL

Finnish melodic black metallers Catamenia will release their new album, "VIII - The Time Unchained", on October 24 via Massacre Records.
The cover artwork, which was created by Anthony Clarkson, can be viewed here

The band had recently parted ways with singer Olli-Jukka Mustonen. The lead vocals in the band are now being handled by guitarist Ari Nissilä.

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Source:	catamenia.net
Band profile:	Catamenia

Swedish melodic-death metallers Dismember have announced some South American tour dates. Here are the following dates for their South America Burns Tour 2008:

Sep. 25 - Quito, Ecuador - Tribuna Sur
Sep. 26 - Colombia - Sign Session At. Sylphorium Store
Sep. 27 - Bogota, Colombia - Club Gotica (to be confirmed)
Sep. 28 - Caracas, Venezuela - Chapis
Sep. 30 - Lima, Perú -
Oct. 01 - Antofagasta, Chile - Static
Oct. 02 - Santiago, Chile - Galpon Victor Jara
Oct. 03 - Puerto Montt, Chile - Discotheque El Muro
Oct. 04 - Valparaiso, Chile -
Oct. 05 - São Paulo, Brazil - Tribe House

There will be more dates added soon.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Dismember
Event:	Dismember: South America Burns Tour 2008

Posted on the bands official site:

''The recordings of the new album are more or less finished. We will continue the mixing during August/September, and we are currently trying out different mastering studios for the album. Things are going really well, and we can't wait to unleash the album in early 2009. Black, Heavy & Atmospheric are the keywords.

The title of the album has been ready for a while; so we might as well reveal it. The new album will be entitled MILORG. So those of you that know your WW2 history will understand that we continue to pay tribute to the Norwegian resistance during this period. Milorg is the title of one of the songs on the album, while Alarm & Blücher is among the others.''

Source:	vreid.no
Band profile:	Vreid

Audio samples of Iced Earth's new full-length studio album, entitled "The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)", have been posted online on the group's MySpace page.

"The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)" will be released through SPV Records on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: September 5
Rest Of Europe: September 8
USA, Canada: September 9

"The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)" cover] tracklisting:

01. In Sacred Flames
02. Behold The Wicked Child
03. Minions Of The Watch
04. The Revealing
05. A Gift Or A Curse
06. Crown Of The Fallen
07. The Dimension Gauntlet
08. I Walk Among You
09. Harbinger Of Fate
10. Crucify The King
11. Sacrificial Kingdoms
12. Something Wicked (Part 3)
13. Divide And Devour
14. Come What May
15. Epilogue

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Iced Earth

Swedish metallers Skyfire have issued the following update:

"Some good news and some bad...

First, the bad: We expected the recording of this album to take a while, but unfortunately things took longer than we thought. Because we are working with lots of keyboard tracks as well as orchestra and choir samples (this was the big secret we were keeping from everyone, but since things are taking so long it's only fair to let you guys know!), recording this album will obviously take longer than usual.

The month of July was especially tedious for us. As a result of the delays, we had to book the mix for next month, so we will hopefully be able to post some new music in October or November. This also means that the album itself will have to be released later than expected. We don't want to make any promises we can't keep, so we will just say that the new album will come out sometime early next year. We know this might come as a disappointment to many, but if you guys were able to wait since 2004, a few extra months should be nothing.

Now, the good: Because we are just as sad as you are due to the delays, the band and the label have decided to reveal our amazing new artwork, as well as a cool clip from our recording sessions located here. Check them out!

We can also report to you that the music is 100% completed as far as tracking goes. We are just finishing up writing lyrics before we record vocals, which will probably happen within the next few days. As we stated, we will post some new music for you guys almost immediately after we receive the final masters. That's all for now, take care!''

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Source:	revolution-music.dk
Band profile:	Skyfire

Legendary Australian AC/DC have posted the first single, called "Rock 'N' Roll Train", online. The song comes from the bands forthcoming album ''Black Ice'', which will be released on October 20th and it features 15 new tracks. Album was produced by Brendan O'Brien.

The new single can be heard at next locations: http://www.acdcrocks.com/, http://www.myspace.com/acdc and http://www.acdc.com/

The new video for this song has been shoot in London on August 15th and will be premiered next month.

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Source:	acdcrocks.com
Band profile:	AC/DC

The Rotted announced the addition of bassist Reverend Trudgill (Screamin' Daemon) photo] to the group's ranks. Rev. Trudgill has already joined The Rotted on stage in two festivals (Summer Breeze Open Air, Wacken Open Air) and has proven to be perfect for the role, both in terms of commitment and musical direction.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	The Rotted

The Italian Folk Metallers have posted the following update on their official site regarding their new acoustic album:

''...and the acoustic album is finally ready! Everything is done. It's been a hell of a ride, for sure the hardest work was to stay in the deadlines but in the end we reached the goal and we're here. The mix has been done the last days of July in the lands of Germany with Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart studios, and Achim Koehler gave the final touch with the right mastering at Indiscreet Audio.

In the meantime also photo sessions and work on the cover and layout have been done...have we told you that the thing has been handled once again by Gyula Havancsák as for The Winter Wake and The Scythe covers? So you know what to expect.

By the way everything about the acoustic album, from the title to the tracklist, from the cover to the other details, will be revealed on these pages the first week of September, so be sure to check this place often. You can expect something unique, that's for sure! We won't get tired of saying that this album is an experiment for us, a journey in a world that was waiting to be explored. But we'll talk more about this when all details will be announced''.

The band has also announced some tour dates including their first shows of 2009. They are listed below:

04 / Oct /2008 - Nussdorf-Debant - Night of Rock (+ Saint Demon,etc.) - Austria
24 / Oct /2008 - Ronchi dei Legionari (GO) - Rock Club - Italy
08 / Nov /2008 - Camino al Tagliamento (UD) - Whisky a GoGo - Italy
21 / Nov /2008 - Lubeck - Treibsand - Germany
22 / Nov /2008 - Kerkrade - The Rock Temple - Holland
16 / Apr /2009 - Hachenburg - Pit's Kneipe - Germany
17 / Apr /2009 - Paderborn - Metal Inferno Festival (+ Brainstorm, Illdisposed,etc.) - Germany
18 / Apr /2009 - TBA - Belgium

Source:	elvenking.net
Band profile:	Elvenking