Metal news by C.

British grindcore pioneers Napalm Death have lined up the following tour dates:

Apr. 28 - Barroselas - Metalfest (Portugal)
May 05 - Wuustwezel - Puntpop (Belgium)
Jun. 09 - Reichenbach - Death Best O.A. (Germany)
Jun. 14 - Nottingham - Rock City (Great Britain)
Jun. 15 - Leicester - Charlotte (Great Britain)
Jun. 16 - Colchester - Twist (Great Britain)
Jun. 17 - Norwich - Waterfront (Great Britain)
Jun. 22 - Bournemouth - Old Fire Station (Great Britain)
Jun. 23 - Clisson - Hellfest (France)
Jul. 05 - Frome - Cheese & Grain (Great Britain)
Jul. 06 - Derby - First Floor (Great Britain)
Jul. 07 - Manchester - Academy 3 (Great Britain)
Jul. 08 - Knaresbourough - Daddy Cools (Great Britain)
Jul. 13 - Spitalsemering - Kaltenbach Open Air (Austria)
Jul. 15 - Viveiro - Beach Fest (Spain)
Jul. 19 - Bridgewater - Palace (Great Britain)
Jul. 20 - Playmouth - White Rabbit (Great Britain)
Jul. 21 - Birmingham - Carling Academy 2 (Great Britain)
Jul. 22 - Aberdeen - Leom Three (Great Britain)
Jul. 23 - Glasgow - Barfly (Great Britain)
Aug. 3-5 - Wacken - Wacken Open Air (Germany)
Aug. 23 - Bergen - Hole In The Sky (Norway)

From March 31, Napalm Death is part of the No Mercy Fests through Europe (MS Event Page), together with Moonspell, Behemoth, Dew-Scented, Wykked Wytch and Root.

Napalm Death recently completed a U.S. tour in support of "Smear Campaign", the band's highly acclaimed new album. The disc, produced once again with Russ Russel, is an uncompromising, ferocious assault that continues to address serious social issues that plague today's society.

The Napalm Death video for "When All Is Said and Done" is now available on Century Media's YouTube page. The clip was shot by up-and-coming director Kevin Wildt (Into Eternity). Click here to check it out.

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Napalm Death
Event:	No Mercy Festival

German death metal band Necrophagist has been forced to cancel the first eight dates of its previously announced "Carving Europe's Epitaph Vol. II" tour. The group's official statement reads as follows:

"We are extremely disappointed about having to inform you that due to unforeseen and out-of-our-control circumstances we will not be able to play the first eight dates of our upcoming tour with Misery Index, Origin and Burning Skies. We are very sorry about any problems that this might be causing you and thank you for giving Misery Index and Origin the chance to prove that they are well worthy of taking on our position as the headliner for these dates."

The affected dates are as follows:

Feb. 08 - Trier, GER @ Exhaus
Feb. 09 - Rotterdam, NL @ Baroeg
Feb. 10 - Essen, GER @ Turock, Essen Death Fest
Feb. 11 - Flensburg, GER @ Roxy
Feb. 12 - Aarhus, DEN @ Studenterhuset
Feb. 13 - Oslo, NOR @ Garage
Feb. 14 - Gothenburg, SWE @ Sticky Fingers
Feb. 15 - Malmö, SWE @ KB

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Necrophagist
Event:	Necrophagist: Carving Europe's Epitaph Tour

Swedish Black Metallers Marduk have decided upon "Rom 5:12" as the title of their new album. The cover artwork can be seen here. The CD was recorded at Endarker studio and features guest appearances by Arditi, Joakim Göthberg (ex-Marduk member) on a track entitled "Cold Mouth Prayer", and Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill from Irish band Primordial on the song "Accuser/Opposer".

Marduk wrote and recorded 14 songs for the album, and have decided on a final 10. The tracklist looks like this:

01. The Levelling Dust
02. Cold Mouth Prayer
03. Imago Mortis
04. Through The Belly Of Damnation
05. 1651
06. Limbs Of Worship
07. Accuser/Opposer
08. Vanity Of Vanities
09. Womb Of Perishableness
10. Voices From Avignon

More information is said to be announced soon.

Source:	marduk.nu
Band profile:	Marduk

Metal Blade Records has set an April 17 release date for the new Six Feet Under album, entitled "Commandment". The track listing is as follows:

01. Doomsday [download the song]
02. Thou Shall Kill
03. Zombie Executioner
04. The Edge Of The Hatchet
05. Bled To Death
06. Resurrection Of The Rotten
07. As The Blade Turns
08. The Evil Eye
09. In A Vacant Grave
10. Ghosts Of The Undead

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Six Feet Under

Swedish metallers In Flames has lined up the following dates in Sweden/Norway during March:

Mar. 16 - Trondheim, Norway - Samfundet
Mar. 17 - Haugesund, Norway - Byscenen
Mar. 18 - Bergen, Norway - Verftet
Mar. 19 - Stavanger, Norway - Folken
Mar. 22 - Karlskrona, Sweden - Kino
Mar. 23 - Linköping, Sweden - Cupolen
Mar. 24 - Mariestad, Sweden - Karlsholme
Mar. 26 - Umeå, Sweden - Idun
Mar. 28 - Gävle, Sweden - Gasklockorna
Mar. 30 - Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
Mar. 31 - Ljungby, Sweden - Garvaren

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	In Flames
Event:	In Flames: Norwegian/Swedish Tour

Swedish vikings Amon Amarth will embark on a headlining tour of the U.K. and Ireland for the first time. Also appearing on the bill is Finland's Finntroll. The dates are as follows:

Apr. 14 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Apr. 15 - Dublin, IRE @ Temple Bar
Apr. 16 - Cork, IRE @ An Cruiscin Lan
Apr. 17 - Glasgow, SCO @ Cathouse
Apr. 19 - Manchester, UK @ The Club Academy

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth
Event:	Amon Amarth + Finntroll: UK Tour

The following messages were posted by the band on their official website:

Carpathian Forest announce that the work on the new studio album is in progress. Bearing the working title "Universal Evil", the band aim at recording the new album sometime in 2007.
5 songs have been written already and the band starts rehearsing in the coming weeks.

"Fuck You all!!!!" Has proven to be a massive success and outsold "Defending the Throne of Evil" in just a few months. The limited edition (10 000 ex) FYA!!!! metal box is sold out, so if you find it available somewhere - get it before its too late. The album is also out in Brazil and other license territories so make sure you grab a copy!

We kick off the new year and new website by announcing that bass player Vrangsinn is no longer a part of Carpathian Forest. As a result, the band have cancelled all live plans for the first part of 2007, including the Domination tour and the Rotting Christ tour.

Source:	tnbm.no
Band profile:	Carpathian Forest
Event:	The Domination Tour 2007

Arch Enemy's previously announced South American tour, which was originally set to take place in early January, has been pushed back three weeks. An official statement from the South American promoters explaining the decision reads as follows:

"We want to inform all of Arch Enemy's fans that the South American tour has been postponed three weeks, with the final confirmed dates between January 27 and February 1. This decision was based on two key points - the logistic problems, and the holiday season. All of us - the promoters of the tour - have asked the band and management if they can postpone the tour three weeks. This was possible and kindly accepted from their side so we are happy with this new situation and we all are convinced we can now give the fans the best shows you have seen in a long time. Thank you very much for your understanding."

The rescheduled dates are as follows:

Jan. 27 - Teatro Teleton, Santiago, Chile
Jan. 29 - El Teatro De Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Feb. 01 - Via Funchal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Source:	archenemy.net
Band profile:	Arch Enemy
Event:	Arch Enemy: South American Doomsday Tour

Slayer is hitting the road again, for a US winter tour - with Unearth as support act - that will shatter your eardrums!
See the dates below and check Slayer.net often for updates. Also, for the hardcore fans, there will be a pre-sale for select dates, starting THIS WEDNESDAY, Nov 15th. On select shows, buying a ticket through this presale, will allow you early entrance to the venues! Click this presale link for more details.

24-Jan-07 Tucson, AZ Tucson Convention Center
25-Jan-07 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
28-Jan-07 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Aud.
30-Jan-07 Salt Lake City, UT Great Salt Air
31-Jan-07 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
2-Feb-07 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center
3-Feb-07 Kansas City, KS Memorial Hall
5-Feb-07 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
7-Feb-07 London, ON Labatt Centre
8-Feb-07 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum
9-Feb-07 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
10-Feb-07 Poughkeepsie, NY Mid Hudson Civic Center
12-Feb-07 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion
13-Feb-07 Youngstown, OH Chevrolet Center
15-Feb-07 New York, NY Hammerstein
16-Feb-07 Providence, RI Lupo's at the Strand
17-Feb-07 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
19-Feb-07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
22-Feb-07 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
23-Feb-07 Orlando, FL House Of Blues
24-Feb-07 Ft Lauderdale, FL Revolution

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Slayer
Event:	Slayer: US Tour

Veteran East coast thrashers Overkill, who are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2005 album "Relix IV", have announced the following shows for 2007:

Jan. 19 - Eck's Saloon - Lakewood, CO
Jan. 20 - Showbox - Seattle, WA
Jan. 21 - Whisky A-Go-Go - West Hollywood, CA
Jan. 23 - Good Times Emporium - Somerville, MA
Jan. 24 - Mark's Showplace - Bedford, NH
Jan. 25 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
Jan. 26 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Jan. 27 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
Jan. 28 - BB King's - New York City, NY

Source:	wreckingcrew.com
Band profile:	Overkill
Event:	Overkill: Relix IV Tour

Swedish black metallers Dark Funeral performed an all-instrumental set in Lima, Peru Sunday night (October 8) after the group's vocalist/bassist Emperor Magnus Caligula was taken ill. A near-riot followed the concert, with several irate fans destroying property around the concert venue as a way of registering their dissatisfaction over what they felt was a less than adequate performance.
Watch video footage of Dark Funeral fans engaging in post-concert vandalism:
video no 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEXRWhZBl_g
video no 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_5yzABnoI

The band posted comment on their official myspace website about this incident:

"Finally back home again after a killer tour in Latin America, except for the somewhat chaotic ending in Peru. I guess it's about time to set the record straight and explain what really happened there.

After a killer show in Santiago (Chile), Caligula started to feel sick. And to tell you the truth, it's a real miracle that no one else in the band got sick during this tour. Travel-wise it was the hardest tour in our career. Late shows and very early flights every fucking day, which left us with not more than 1-2 hours sleep per night. Sure, that kind of schedule works a couple of days, or perhaps a week, but after 2+ weeks ? one is pretty much a wreck. Despite this, we still managed to give 110% at every show, except for the last one in Peru, which of course sucks as much for us as for the fans.

Anyway, shortly after the Santiago show, and during the flight over to Peru, Caligula started to feel really sick. And by the time we arrived at the airport in Peru he had high fever and had completely lost his voice. So the very first thing we did when we met up with the local promoter was to ask for a doctor, which was arranged very quickly. Our hope was of course that Caligula would get some medicine so he could at least get back his voice and be able to pull off that one last show. Unfortunately his condition was much worse than what we expected it to be. The doctor literally said that it was of biggest importance that he did not sing during the next 14 days. If he did, he would take a serious risk to get severe problems with his voice in the future. And if someone really believes that he wanted to take that chance and sing that night, you got to be really fucking stupid.

At this point we told the Peruvian promoter that we would unfortunately be forced to cancel the show but that we were ready to do whatever we could from our side to at least give the fans something. I mean, we were, after all, in the country and everyone but Caligula was feeling OK, except for the fact that we were all very fucking tired. The Peruvian promoter said he would not accept any other solution other than that we played. He said if we didn't play, with or without Caligula, all hell would break loose. Well, as we all now know, it happened anyway. Normally, if one of us get sick on tour and can't perform ? we cancel. But trust me, it will take a lot before we go as far as cancelling a show. After a long discussion between the band, the tour manager and the local promoter, who literally were begging us to play with or without Caligula, we decided that it would indeed be the best for everyone, including the fans, that we played after all, and that would have to be without Caligula, who at this point of time couldn't get a word out of his mouth.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Dark Funeral

Dissection frontman Jon Nödtveidt has committed suicide. Nödtveidt's death was confirmed by the Swedish distributor Sound Pollution, whose staff has worked with Dissection throughout the band's career. A posting on the Sound Pollution web site, www.soundpollution.se, reads: "RIP Jon Nödtveidt 1975-2006. Condolences from Sound Pollution & Black Lodge."

Nödtveidt formed Dissection in 1989 and released two full-length albums with the group ? "The Somberlain" (1993) and "Storm of the Light's Bane" (1995) ? before he was convicted in Sweden of felony murder of 37-year-old homosexual Algerian Josef Ben Maddour in 1997. He was released from prison in 2004, at which point he restarted Dissection.

Dissection announced in May that it would split up imediately following its final performances in support of its recently released CD, "Reinkaos". The band was subsequently forced to cancel its two previously announced appearances in North America (Sept. 1 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, CA and Sept. 6 at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City) after Nödtveidt was denied legal entry into the United States as a result of his conviction.

Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Dissection

Death metallers Suffocation have completed work on their "Live In Quebec" CD, to be made available through their online store next week.

The band recently finished recording their new self titled-album, due in early September via Relapse Records. A US tour with Fear Factory, Hypocrisy and Decapitated is to follow afterwards.

Source:	metal-temple.com
Band profile:	Suffocation