Check out Artistdirect.com right now to see the premiere of the new video for "Walk With Me In Hell"! All the footage from this new video was taken from the upcoming Lamb Of God double DVD "Walk With Me In Hell" out July 1st everywhere.

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Source:	artistdirect.com
Band profile:	Lamb Of God

Finland's Dark The Suns have posted the following brief update:

"Our drummer Markus has left Dark The Suns. We are going to play summer gigs with session drummer."

Upcoming live dates:

05.07.08 - Lapua, Finland - Välipuistorock
09.07.08 - Oulu, Finland - Hevimesta
03.09.08 - Lahti, Finland - Torvi (with Sinamore)

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Source:	darkthesuns.com
Band profile:	Dark The Suns

Norway's In Vain have issued the following update on their MySpace page:

"The song writing process are done and we're 90% done with the lyrics. Once again we will enter DUB Studio in our hometown Kristiansand and have booked it for two months starting 1 July. All recordings will be done in DUB studio and for the mixing we have different options that will be consulted as the process goes on..

Now, we just hope to get together and practice a little the time that's left before the recording starts.. We aim at a playing time of 55 min, but most likely it will be over 60 min this time as well.. More info on song titles, music, etc to come.. "

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	In Vain

An e-card for Equilibrium's new album entitled "Sagas", is available at this location.

"Sagas" will be released on June 27th via Nuclear Blast.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Equilibrium

Fueled By Fire have posted a rough mix of their brand new song called "Atomic Attack". You can hear the new song at the band's official MySpace.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Fueled By Fire

Raunchy's entire new album entitled "Wasteland Discotheque", is available for streaming at the band's official MySpace.

"Wasteland Discotheque", which was recorded in Jacob Hansen's Studios, will be released on June 16 in Denmark, June 30 in the rest of Europe and July 7 in the U.S. via Lifeforce Records.

01. This Blackout Is Your Apocalypse (Intro)
02. Somewhere Along The Road
03. The Bash
04. Warriors
05. Straight To Hell
06. Welcome The Storm
07. Wasteland Discotheque
08. Somebody's Watching Me
09. A Heavy Burden
10. To The Lighthouse
11. Showdown Recovery
12. The Comfort In Leaving

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Raunchy

Lanfear have posted the followind update:

"It's official now! Our new album is titled "X To The Power Of Ten"! It will be relased on July, 25th in North America and Europe by Locomotive Records. Never before did we work that hard on our songs, the arrangements and the production and never before did we have to fight that many uphill battles to get everything done. Now finally we're in the fortunate position to say it was worth the blood, sweat and tears.

We also signed a contract with Tasmanian Devil Publishing and the guys already work on some pretty interesting things to come. A big sorry to our fans for the long waiting time and thank you for your continued support. We also want to thank our management Intromental for doing a great job. There'll be some earcandies for you within the next few weeks. Currently we're busy with the organization of our release party, more on that soon... "X To The Power Of Ten" is our personal statement to the metal scene in 2008 - be with us!"

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Lanfear

According to a Metal Mind Productions press release:

"Metal Mind Productions presents the complete discography of Acid Drinkers, one of the best metal bands from Poland! A deluxe box entitled "Acid Empire - 1989 - 2008" contains of 13 albums (studio and live): "Are You A Rebel?", "Dirty Money, Dirty Tricks", "Strip Tease", "Vile Vicious Vision", "Fishdick", "Infernal Connection", "The State Of Mind Report", "High Proof Cosmic Milk", "Varran Strikes Back - Alive!!!", "Amazing Atomic Activity", "Broken Head", "Acidofilia", "Rock Is Not Enough" plus 2 DVDs: "15 Screwed Years" and "The Hand That Rocks The Coffin". The box also includes bonus tracks (rare, previously unreleased, demo, live and video), 96 page booklet with biography, discography, lyrics to all songs and a selection of amazing archive photos!

Acid Drinkers are to this day the best and the most spectacular metal band in Poland. During their long and eventful career they played over 1000 concerts, including well remembered gigs at Jarocin Festival, Metalmania, Węgorzewo, Przystanek Woodstock or Odjazdy. They supported Polish gigs of such metal giants as Deep Purple, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Sepultura, Paradise Lost or Slayer. Acid Drinkers won Fryderyk Award (Polish equivalent of Grammy Award) in 1998, 2000 and 2004 for "Best Hard & Heavy Act". They were acclaimed the best five bands of the 90s in a poll published in Teraz Rock, the most important rock magazine in Poland.

"Acid Empire - 1989 - 2008" box will be released on 7th July 2008 in Europe and 2nd September 2008 in USA (via MVD). Special collector's edition is limited edition of 1000 copies!!! Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process."

For a complete tracklisting and all details, check out this location.

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Source:	metalmind.com.pl
Band profile:	Acid Drinkers

Omnium Gatherum have issued the following update:

"Shit happens again and we found ourselves again losing the bass player somewhere out in space. Eerik really surprised us all and decided to left the band this soon. No drama, no fights, no-thing, as we ain´t got a clue really whatta hell happened here! So - all the decent basstard candidates feel free to contact us on this case (ogatherum gmail com)!

However, this won´t affect in any way to our autumn touring and all the booked gigs and the european tour will be made & played..."

Source:	omniumgatherum.org
Band profile:	Omnium Gatherum

Shadows Fall have issued the following update:

"Head on over to myspace.com/metal and check out our latest video for "Forevermore". It's being featured on MySpace so it's the only place you can see the video right now. There's some sick footage from the Red Bull Air Race in there that you have to see. If you don't know what the Red Bull Air Race is then now's a good time to find out. We can definitely consider it a pretty metal sport!"

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Shadows Fall

DragonForce will release their new album "Ultra Beatdown", on August 25 via Roadrunner Records. It will feature the following tracklist:

01. Heroes Of Our Time
02. The Fire Still Burns
03. Reasons To Live
04. Scars Of Yesterday
05. Heartbreak Armageddon
06. The Last Journey Home
07. Inside The Winter Storm
08. The Warrior Inside

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

Theocracy have posted the following update:

"Theocracy is happy to announce that they have signed with Sweden's Ulterium Records for the release of their sophomore album, Mirror of Souls.

"We're very excited to finally get this album out," says band founder Matt Smith. "Ulterium really understands what we're about, and they believe in this record. We're really looking forward to working together."

Ulterium Records owner Emil Westerdahl shares that excitement, saying, "I've been a fan of Theocracy since the release of their debut album, and I'm thrilled about this opportunity to work together with them on "Mirror Of Souls". This album will surely be received very well by both critics and fans, and exciting times are definitely ahead for Theocracy!"

The material on "Mirror Of Souls" expands on the epic, melodic Metal style that Theocracy introduced on the self-titled debut album, and the addition of drummer Shawn Benson and guitarist Jon Hinds has added a new dimension and energy to the sound.

"Mirror Of Souls" is being mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios, and the cover art was designed by Invisible Creature. Look for a full song to be posted online in the coming weeks, and for the album to be released in early fall 2008!"

Source:	theocracymusic.com
Band profile:	Theocracy

An e-card for Scar Symmetry's new album entitled "Holographic Universe", is available at this location.

"Holographic Universe", will be released on June 20 via Nuclear Blast Records.

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Scar Symmetry

Salem have issued the following update:

"Salem Underground's cover] official release date is June 6th, 2008. We will be playing a live show that night in Tel Aviv with Florida's finest, Obituary. The new DVD will be avaiable for the first time at the concert. Worldwide distribution will happen a couple of weeks later, more details about that later."

The new package includes a live DVD (Region free PAL, Stereo) with the following track list:

01. Foreplay (drums solo)
02. Strife
03. The Fading
04. Blood
05. Old Wounds
06. The Edge Of The Void
07. Resentment
08. Slave
09. Eyes To Match A Soul
10. Freezing Moon
11. Deathcrush
12. Amona
13. Flames
14. Blood

Bonus material:

Black and Blue and White.
The history of Salem 1985-2003 (32 min. documentary)
Subtitles: English.

Audio CD with live versions of:

01. Strife
02. Blood
03. Slave (Quartet Intro)
04. Edge Of The Void
05. The Fading
06. Slave 2007
07. Amona
08. Eyes To Match A Soul
09. Old Wounds
10. Flames
11. Foreplay (drums solo)
12. Strife
13. Resentment
14. Deathcrush

12 pages booklet with exclusive band pictures, credits and liner notes.

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Source:	salemband.com
Band profile:	Salem

Following the departure of Guitarist Thorbjørn, Norwegian Viking Metallers Helheim have announced that his replacement will be Syrach guitarist Noralf, who had filled in for his predecessor during the band's recent European tour. Thorbjørn's decision to leave the band was taken after he felt that he wanted to concentrate more on other projects based on 70's Metal/Rock.

Drummer Hrymr made the following statement:

"We are truly sorry that Thorbjørn has decided to leave the band. He has been a central part of Helheim since he joined us in 1999. We owe many fantastic riffs and great ideas to that weird mind of his! Along with Lindheim and others he intends to focus on his project Sinking Sea, and we wish him great success for the future. On a positive note though, we have not had to go through a long process to find his replacement. Noralf is a fantastic guitarist, and he has already played and toured with us, so we know that he is the right person for the band. This will not affect his work with Syrach, and we are very happy he decided to join us permanently; we consider ourselves fortunate to get him".

Helheim caused a stir recently when they launched their sixth album "Kaoskult" in a Norwegian Kindergarten, where they played a shortened acoustic set to the children. Commented Hrymr "We had absolutely no idea when we set out to do it, that it would have been so positively received world-wide. To us it seemed like a great way to launch "Kaoskult" by doing something that would teach the new generation about their Norse heritage. It appears to have struck a chord with many, many people on all levels. From fans who wished their own education systems would allow them to explore different types of music, to people who applauded the idea of teaching children about their heritage, and doing it in a way that made it interesting and fun".

Source:	helheim.com
Band profile:	Helheim