As well as Arch Enemy appearing in Australian as part of Gigantour, with Megadeth, Soulfly and Caliban, they've announced a couple of dates of their own down under. The Australian shows will be a part of Arch Enemy's 'Doomsday Machine' tour. The band is playing two shows in Perth and Adelaide (the towns they missed last time they were in Australia).

Here are the dates:

October 17 - Capitol, Perth, Australia
October 19 - Fowlers, Adelaide, Australia

Here is a comment by Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott:

"We didn't get to play Perth and Adelaide last year in OZ - so this is only fair, right?! We are very much looking forward to returning and playing to some of coolest Metal fans in the world - see you soon!".

Source:	archenemy.net
Band profile:	Arch Enemy

Power Metal band Celesty have a new album on the way. The album is called 'Mortal Mind Creation' and it's the follow up to their 2004 album 'Legacy Of Hate'. It's the third full length album that Celesty has made. It will be released on the 23rd October this year. The artwork for the album has been posted online, check it out here. Marko Jakobi was the cover artist.

Here is the tracklist for 'Mortal Mind Creation':

01. Lord of mortals
02. Unreality
03. Demon inside
04. War creations
05. Empty room
06. Among the dreams
07. Back in time
08. Arrival
09. Last sacrifice
10. Final pray (Japan Bonus)

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Source:	celesty.net
Band profile:	Celesty

Thrashers Megadeth have announced that anyone who attends Megadeth at a Gigantour show will have the oportunity to pre-order their new album 'United Abominations'. The deal will apply to any show from the 6th September. As well as getting the album, pre-ordering the cd this way will earn you a free United Abominations lithograph.

To view the lithograph, click here.

United Abominations will be released in early 2007.

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Source:	megadeth.com
Band profile:	Megadeth

Australian Metal website pyromusic.net has posted over 40 minutes of video footage and over 150 photos of Kreator playing at their Sydney gig, on their recent Australian tour. The show was at the Gaelic Club on the 25th August. The show was also a sell out.

Click here to view the photos/videos.

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Source:	pyromusic.net
Band profile:	Kreator

Folk Metallers Turisas will be supporting Lordi in the UK on Lordi's 'Bringing Back The Balls To The UK' tour. The tour will occur in October this year. Turisas has just recently gotten a new booking agent: E.G.O. and they've just gotten them the Lordi gig.

Here is a posting on Turisas's official website:

"We are proud to announce our new worldwide booking agent E.G.O. and honoured to be part of their impressive roster. To celebrate the new partnership, Turisas sails out for five shows in the UK together with Eurovision 2006 winners Lordi. You will not want to miss this package!".

Here is the complete list of dates:

October 26th Nottingham - Rock City (UK)
October 27th Birmingham - Academy (UK)
October 29th Manchester - Academy (UK)
October 30th Glasgow - The Carling Academy (UK)
October 31st London - The Forum (UK)

Source:	turisas.com
Band profile:	Turisas

Norway's Zyklon, Australian Metallers Psycroptic and Gorerotted as well as Fuck The Facts (Canada) and Saprogenic (USA) have been confirmed for the fifth Maryland Deathfest Festival. The festival is set to take place over the 26th and 27th of May, 2007. It will take place at Sonar, Baltimore, Maryland. A complete list of all the confirmed bands for the festival can be found at the Maryland Deathfest website (www.marylanddeathfest.com).

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Source:	marylanddeathfest.com
Band profile:	Zyklon

On the 12th September at 11.00pm at the Scrape Records booth at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Power Metallers Dragonforce will be holding a signing session. The signing session will be straight after the band's concert in Canada. The Canadian show is part of Dragonforce's North American tour. The band will also be selling their latest cd 'Inhuman Rampage', as well as their previous two albums at special prices at the signing session.

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	DragonForce

Death Metallers Obituary have commented about their first ever live DVD shoot of their Polish show at the Stodola Club in Warsaw. The show was played on the 24th August. They've also posted some photos from the shooting on their official website. You can view them here.

Here is the comment by Obituary:

"The DVD show in Poland went great! This was our first DVD shoot, so we were a little nervous on how it might go, but our Polish fans really came out and supported us. I think the show was awesome! Thanks to all of you that came out! We still have a lot of work to do to get it done, mixing and editing, but I think it is gonna be sick!".

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Source:	obituary.cc
Band profile:	Obituary

Dark Funeral have announced that they will be compiling a DVD, or even possibly a double DVD soon. The DVD will be of live footage of the band playing on their upcoming tour of Latin America. Dark Funeral have said that they want their shows to be professionally filmed, but they're asking for fans to do it.

Here is a comment by Dark Funeral: "...we call out to all you people who will attain any of the shows during the tour, and to those of you who can, and wants, to film the show(s) for us".

Anyone who wants to do the filming will have to email Dark Funeral at info@darkfuneral.se so that a video/photo pass can be obtained for them.

All the tour dates for the Latin American shows can be seen on Dark Funeral's official website.

Source:	come.to
Band profile:	Dark Funeral

The tribute album 'The Art of Shredding - A Tribute to Dime', a compilation by some Australian bands honouring Pantera guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott has had it's release date pushed back. Originally the project was hoped to be released on 20th August (Dimebag's birthdate), but a few things aren't quite finished yet. However the album is in the final stages of production. The booklet isn't quite complete and some sound adjustments need to be made ("...to sound the way we know you expect great CDs to sound") but the cover artwork has been finalised.

The cover artwork and some more audio samples have been posted at www.myspace.com/theartofshredding. A post on the myspace site says that the album "...will be unleashed very soon".

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Pantera

Mitch Harris, guitarist from Napalm Death, has made a comment about the passing away of ex-Napalm Death/Terrorizer guitarist Jesse Pintado:

"I am very sad and upset about this news. Jesse was like a brother to me and we were very close for many years. For now, I feel the most sadness and compassion for his family, that loved him dearly, and tried with all their heart to help Jesse redirect his future.

I suppose I feel more anger and frustration than anything, as Jesse was gifted with people who loved and cared about him. Jesse was equally blessed with many companions around the world, and I am sure that many people share the same emptiness at this moment.

Now all that I can do is to try and remember the great times we shared together, and hope that Jesse has somehow found peace in his own mind and soul".

Ex-Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris has also commented: "Jesse, I'll always remember you. First choice for Napalm Death".

Source:	enemyofthemusicbusiness.com
Band profile:	Napalm Death

Death Metallers Bolt Thrower have been forced to cancel their US 'Those Still Loyal' tour. The reason being that the band's record label Metal Blade refused to financially back the band (pay for plane flights, etc). Bolt Thrower themselves did try to make the tour happen, but it was to no avail as they simply couldn't finance the tour on their own, and has stopped any further planning.

The band has made the following apology:

"Bolt Thrower apologises to Maurizio & Thunderdome Touring, the promoters/bands who were willing to participate in the tour and their fans in the US who were hoping to finally see them live. Regrettably, it looks like while Bolt Thrower are signed to Metal Blade Records they will be unable to tour the States".

Source:	boltthrower.com
Band profile:	Bolt Thrower

Thrashers Machine Head have completed the drumming parts of their new album. The band has been working on the upcoming album (which has been entitled 'The Blackening') for the last couple of months, but now the drumming is done. Machine Head guitarist Robert Flynn has said that the drums were recorded in quite a short amount of time. He has also said that they've tried to have as little triggered drumming as possible. As well as that, he's said that the vocals and guitar work will be done soon.

Here is a comment by Flynn: "And Dave McClain... is... done!!! He put down 6 out of 8 songs Friday, including two of the 10-minute ... and then the last two Saturday. Had a couple days of studio-technical difficulties after getting drum tones, but then the rocking commenced!".

Source:	machinehead1.com
Band profile:	Machine Head

Vader has posted their cover of Slayer's song 'Raining Blood' on their official website. The song comes from Vader's soon to be released album 'Impressions In Blood'. The song is a bonus track on the Japanese bonus edition of the album, but for those who don't live in Japan, it can be downloaded.

The song can be downloaded from the mp3 downloads section of Vader's official website (along with another new track 'Warlords'').

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Source:	vader.pl
Band profile:	Vader

On October 31st Thrashers Flotsam And Jetsam will be releasing a sp ecial 20th anniversary edition of their first album 'Doomsday For The Deciever'. The special edition will contain the original album (remixed and remastered) and also the band's first two demos as a bonus disc. As well as that, it will contain their Live At Bootleggers '85 cd. The new edition will also contain a DVD with interviews, live shows, etc.

Here is the list of tracks of the bonus material:

Iron Tears demo:
01. Iron Tears
02. I Live You Die

Metal Shock demo:
1. Hammerhead
2. Evil Shiek
3. I Live You Die
4. The Beast Within

The Early Years DVD:
01. High School Interview Take 1 - 1983-84
02. Iron Tears - Live at Palace West, New Year's 1984
03. High School Interview Take 2 - 1983-84
04. Hammerhead - Live in Jason's Apartment - 1985
05. She Took an Axe - Live - 1985

Live at Bootleggers 1985:
01. Iron Tears
02. Fade To Black
03. Metal Shock
04. She Took an Axe
05. Children of the Night (unreleased)
06. The Executioner (unreleased)
07. Those Who Defy (unreleased)
08. On The Attack (unreleased)
09. I Live You Die
10. Hammerhead
11. The Beast Within

Source:	flotsam-and-jetsam.com
Band profile:	Flotsam And Jetsam