Neurot Recordings is proud to unleash the latest full-length from "psychedelic, high-volume blues rock" ensemble U.S. Christmas. Entitled Run Thick In The Night, the band's fifth long player was recorded by Sanford Parker at Fahrenheit Studio in Johnson City, Tennessee, mixed by Parker and USX members Nate Hall, Matt Johnson and Josh Holt at Semaphore Studios in Chicago, IL and mastered by Collin Jordan.

One of the new tracks, "Fonta Flora" is streaming on the band's MySpace. Run Thick In The Night will be released via Neurot Recordings on September 20, 2010.

Run Thick In The Night cover art] tracklist:

01. In The Night
02. Wolf On Anareta
03. Fire Is Sleeping
04. Fonta Flora
05. Ephraim In The Stars
06. The Leonids
07. Suzerain
08. Maran
09. The Quena
10. Deep Green
11. Devil's Flower In Mother Winter
12. Mirror Glass
13. The Moon In Flesh And Bone

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Hardcore/Thrash metal band SIC (Faroe Islands) has uploaded a brand new track, titled "Killing Birth", on its official MySpace page. The track comes off the band's newly recorded sophomore album, Fighters They Bleed, which is expected to be released in late 2010. The album was recorded at Denmark's Hansen Studios under Jakob Hansen himself and was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen. Fighters They Bleed is the first album to feature Dennis Buhl (ex-Hatesphere) on drums who replaced Magnus Hansen earlier this year.

A "sing-along" video (containing lyrics) of the song "Killing Birth"can also be found on Youtube at this location.

SIC's debut album, Pandemonium, was released in 2007 via Tutl Records and was recorded at Denmark's Jailhouse Studios together with producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids).

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US death metal act Incantation has been forced to cancel their appearances at this year's Stonehenge and Mass Deathstruction festivals. Incantation frontman John McEntee has issued the following statement, explaining the cancellations:

"It is with great regret we announce that we had to cancel our headlining festival appearance at the Stonehenge Fest in Holland and the Mass Deathstruction Fest in Belgium this weekend. Between us and our booking agent we did all we could to try to make the fest appearance happen, but only after many attempts we had to come to the conclusion that there was just no way to make it happen.

We want apologize both fest organizers for giving us this opportunity. we also want to thank all our supporters that were looking forward to our performances. we know that both promoters are very stand up people, and I'm sure both fest will be a great success."

Incantation is still scheduled to appear at the Hostile City Death Fest in Philadelphia, PA on August 27th as well as the Noctis IV Metal Fest in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on September 24th.

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Band profile:	Incantation

Scars On Broadway, the System Of A Down spin-off featuring guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, have a new song online. The brand new track is called "Fucking" and can be streamed via SoundCloud over at this location. To unlock the free "Fucking" mp3 download, you'll need to share this page with your friends on Facebook or Twitter.

Scars On Broadway returned to the live stage on 2nd of May after a 17-month absence to play a headlining show in West Hollywood, California, where they performed another new song, called "Talkin' Shit". The band will also play in Los Angeles in August. There is however no word on any further new studio material of the band.

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Source:	armageddoncomealive.com
Band profile:	Scars On Broadway

In anticipation of the upcoming new Helloween album 7 Sinners, to be released somewhere around Halloween, the band will release a new single in September - though reportedly in Japan only. The disc will be titled Are You Metal? and will be in Japanese stores on the 22th of September.

Are You Metal? tracklist:

01. Are You Metal?
02. Raise The Noise
03. I'm Free

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Source:	homepage2.nifty.com
Band profile:	Helloween

Technical Death metallers Decrepit Birth have, in conjunction with NoiseCreep.com, uploaded their newest music video for the track "The Resonance" online. The clip can be viewed at this location. The video was directed by former VJ/producer for MTV Norway's Headbangers Ball Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm.

The song comes from the band's latest album Polarity, out now on Nuclear Blast Records. More album details can be retrieved here.

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Band profile:	Decrepit Birth

Official press release

We are the almighty drunkards, Bro Jovi, from the US. Bro Jovi is a rabid alcohol fueled beast, and is comprised of ex- and current members of Abigail Williams (Candlelight Records), Aborted (Century Media Records), and System Divide (Metal Blade Records).

Our debut album, Songs to Crush Beers to Vol. I : Slippery When Blacked, was recorded in late Fall of 2009 and is hot and ready for mass international consumption! The album was tracked and mixed at Conquistador Studios (Cleveland, OH) by producer/engineer Cole Martinez (System Divide, Aborted, Abigail Williams) while all artwork/layout duties were handled by Avernus Studios, otherwise known as the infamous, Sven De Caluwe (Aborted, System Divide).

We have posted three songs to whet your foul appetites and we hope it invokes a reaction of wretching, vomiting, twitching uncontrollably, or worse! Prepare yourselves for armageddon!

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Trail Of Tears guitarist Pål Olsen has parted ways with the band after three years of service. The band issued the following statement:

"Our guitarist, party-hat chief and beer drinker extraordinaire, Paul, has informed the rest of us that he is leaving the band. His decision is based on lack of time and a general wish to concentrate on the band that he co-founded, Guardians Of Time. We think it sucks to lose a talented guitarist as well as a genuinely great guy but this decision is probably for the best both for Paul, as well as for the band and we absolutely respect it and wish Paul much luck and happiness in the times to come. Trail of Tears will not bring a new member into the family as we are very much content with how the situation is at the moment and so the band will continue as a 5-piece.
We also want to make it perfectly clear that this will not affect the upcoming festivals and shows, nor will it affect the writing and pre-production work for the next album, a process that we are well underway with."

Here are a few words from Paul: "Due to my commitment to Guardians Of Time, I can no longer give 100% of myself to Trail of Tears. Anything less than 100% feels wrong for me when it comes to such a great band, and I see no other option than to leave the band. My time in Trail of Tears has been a great run. I have been lucky enough to contribute to one of the band's best albums, Bloodstained Endurance, and we have played a lot of great shows together. My last gig with Trail of Tears at Metal Camp in Slovenia a few weeks ago was a good ending for me. We part ways as good friends, and I wish them the best of luck in the future."

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Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

Metal Blade Records has teamed up with MetalSucks.net to give you a chance to check out Dementia/Dyslexia in its entirety before it's even released. Dementia/Dyslexia is the debut full-length album of experimental death metal act Fleshwrought. Make sure to surf to MetalSucks.net to check out Dementia/Dyslexia - it's pretty sick stuff.

Fleshwrought is the new band of death/grind drummer Navene Kopperweis (known from Animosity and Animals As Leaders) who teamed up with Job For A Cowboy vocalist Jonny Davy.

Dementia/Dyslexia was finished by June 2009 and was recorded at Navene's studio, Death Midi Soundlab, in San Francisco. Navene played all of the instruments, did all the tracking, mixing, and editing, with mastering handled by Dustin Miller at Audio Aggregate Recordings in Des Moines Iowa.

Dementia/Dyslexia cover art] tracklist:

01. Mental Illness
02. Inner Thoughts
03. Programming the Herds
04. Weeping Hallucinations
05. Conceptual Flesh
06. State of Desolation
07. Dyslexic Interlude
08. Self-Destructive Loathing
09. Relevant Intoxication
10. Final Nausea

All info about the band on MySpace.

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Unearthly Trance have posted a brand new track, called "The Horsemen Arrive In The Night" online. The song is taken from the band's forthcoming album V, the follow-up album to 2008's Electrocution. The album will be released on September 28th digitally, on CD and expanded 2xLP gatefold.

V was recorded in New York City, NY at SIR studios with engineering help from Sanford Parker and Rich Tapper. The record was mastered by Collin Jordan at the Boiler Room and mixed by the band's own Jay Newman. Photos from the studio during the recording session can be viewed here.

You can preview the artwork by clicking here.

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Swedish folk metallers Yggdrasil have issued the following update:

"Yggdrasil has been keeping quiet for some time now... but we are finally ready to share some news with you all!

The writing of the new and third Yggdrasil album is complete and the recording will commence in September. Expect nothing but the best! The new album is scheduled for an early 2011 release through Grand Master Music. The release date coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the band and we have something special planned to mark the occasion."

Stay tuned for more info.

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Band profile:	Yggdrasil

Rhapsody Of Fire are going to release an epic monument called: The Cold Embrace Of Fear - A Dark Romantic Symphony.

Guitarist Luca Turilli comments: "For this special CD we composed a unique song of around 35 minutes divided in 7 "acts". Looking at the title you can easily imagine that such long and epic song will show the most cinematic and orchestral side of our band, all our passion for the world of cinema we love so much and that always represented our main influence while composing the Rhapsody's music.

Essentially it is a long huge song, sounding very symphonic, full of orchestral sections very soundtrack oriented, narrations and spoken parts. More than in other cases we tried to create a real movie atmosphere with very dynamic musical results, also thanks to the help of the English actors that gave voice to different charachters. You will just need to close your eyes and explore those new emotional dimensions we wrote the music for."

The lyrics of this monumental, epic symphony are based on the "dark secret saga" and represents a new chapter, directly connected with The Frozen Tears Of Angels.

Luca explains: "After the long journey to the icy frozen northlands at the borders of the known world, while facing concrete natural obstacles and the inner demons lying in the depths of their conscience, the five main charachters reach the ancient gothic fortress of Har-Kuun, a real monument of evil trapped between ice and snow, the mystic place where the Erian's book could be finally found. The Cold Embrace Of Fear tells about the entrance of those bravehearts in the ancestral world of Har-Kuun and the dramatic search for the holy book of the angels, only possible way to understand something more about the dark secret threatening the whole known world. Also in this case I liked to create particular "bridges" connecting the new chapter of the saga with our modern life on the basis of symbolism, ancient wisdom and spiritual evolution. To someone who knows something about modern psychology and the study of the different "self", the hidden geometries and gothic labyrinths of Har-Kuun will reveal themselves very clearly."

Once again Christopher Lee was chosen for the spoken parts as a main narrator. Says the band: "We couldn't imagine to release something like this without his fundamental partecipation. Sir Lee is one member of the Rhapsody Of Fire's family since a lot of time and we love him not only as an actor but also as man. Because of his great and majestic personality he has surely the aura of a king of the ancient times."

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Band profile:	Rhapsody

Montreal based tech-death metal band, Beneath The Massacre, have launched the track, "Black Tide," from the upcoming Marée Noire. This five song EP will be released in North America on September 14th. It will be available as a limited edition red 7" record and on CD. You can check out the track and pre-order details at this location.

Marée Noire EP cover art tracklist:

01. The Casket You Sleep In
02. Black Tide
03. Drill Baby Drill
04. Designed To Strangle
05. Anomic

The band will also do a Canadian tour beginning in late August and wrapping up in early October, sponsored by JagerMusic Canada. They will be playing with Neuraxis, Ion Dissonance and others along the trek. The dates are as follows:

08/26 - Rimouski, QC - Petit Pavillon Agricole (with Ion Dissonance)
08/27 - Moncton, NB - Manhattan (with Ion Dissonance)
08/28 - Halifax, NS - Gus' Pub (with Ion Dissonance)
08/29 - St John, NB - Nickolaj's (with Ion Dissonance)
08/30 - Fredericton, NB - Kinsmen Center (with Ion Dissonance)
09/03 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
09/04 - Sudbury, ON - The Serbian Hall (with Neuraxis)
09/05 - Rouyn-Noranda, QC - Petit Theatre du Vieux-Noranda (FME Festival)
09/10 - Brantford, ON Rehab - Sick Fest metal festival (with Aeternam)
09/11 - Toronto, ON - The Rockpile (with Aeternam)
09/12 - Kingston, ON - The Mansion (Wine Cellar Room) (with Aeternam)
09/16 - Trois Rivieres, QC - Rock Cafe le Stage
09/17 - Quebec, QC - L'Agitee
09/18 - Sherbrooke, QC - bar le Magog
09/23 - St. Catharines, ON - Mikado (with Kraken)
09/24 - Windsor, ON - Chubby Pickle (with Kraken)
09/25 - London, ON - Moon Over Marin (with Kraken)
09/26 - Oshawa, ON - EP Taylors (with Kraken)
09/30 - Chicoutimi, QC - Le Bunker (with Divinity)
10/01 - St-Hyacinthe, QC - Bar le Trash - Trash Metalfest
10/02 - Victoriaville/Warwick, QC - Salle du Canton (with Divinity)

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Band profile:	Beneath The Massacre

Swedish black metallers Marduk have posted the following on their myspace blog:

"Because of misinformation from one of the airlines involved in Marduk's travel to Central America the band got uphold and couldn't get on the connection flight. It was totally the fault of the airline. Marduk had just completed one of the planned three flights to Costa Rica when the problem occurred. There was no time to book new flights to make it in time to do the 3 shows. The band and booking agency are currently checking options to rebook the shows as soon as possible. Marduk feels very unfortunate for the situation as the band is eager and burning with devotion to march across Central America. More news to be posted as soon as possible".

The remaining 3 shows scheduled to be played were as follows:
July 30 - San Salvador, El Salvador
July 31 - San Pedro Sula, Honduras
August 01 - Guatemala City, Guatemala

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Band profile:	Marduk

Decibel Magazine and Stereogum/Haunting The Chapel have teamed up to present the Weltenbrand Tour 2010, featuring the North American debut of Triptykon. 1349 and Yakuza will round out the bill on what is sure to be this fall's heaviest tour.

Vocalist/guitarist Tom Gabriel Warrior describes his emotions of anticipation on this new undertaking as follows: "Ever since my earliest days in Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, I have been extremely fortunate to be able to count on the support, fanaticism, and immense loyalty of the North American metal scene. The recognition my work has received there eclipses anything I have ever encountered in my own native country. Of the 125 concerts performed on the final Celtic Frost tour in 2006 and 2007, for example, a full 71 were played in North America. Some of these performances rank among the most memorable ones in my entire career.

It is thus an immense honor for me to now bring my new group Triptykon to North America for the first time. Triptykon is further pursuing the path I once began with Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, and I am looking forward to continuing to forge this darkest of musical alliances with all of you. We shall all celebrate masses of unleashed heaviness and morbidity. Only death is real!"

The band's debut Eparistera Daimones was released back in March.

Weltenbrand Tour 2010 - featuring Triptykon, 1349 and Yakuza:

10/06 - New York, NY @ The Gramercy Theatre
10/07 - Boston, MA @ The Middle East
10/08 - Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar
10/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Polaris
10/10 - Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electrique
10/11 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
10/13 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/15 - Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
10/16 - Chicago, IL @ The Bottom Lounge
10/17 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
10/19 - Denver, CO @ The Marquis Theatre
10/21 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/22 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
10/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/25 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
10/27 - Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee
10/28 - Fort Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre
10/29 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Outside
10/30 - Houston, TX @ The Warsaw

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Source:	stereogum.com
Band profile:	Triptykon
Event:	Triptykon + 1349: Weltenbrand Tour