King Diamond will tour Europe in October/November. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

17.10.2007 - Voxhall - Aarhus, Denmark
19.10.2007 - KB - Malmö, Sweden
20.10.2007 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark
29.10.2007 - Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden
31.10.2007 - Arenan - Gothenburg, Sweden
02.11.2007 - Metal Massacre III - Linköping, Sweden
03.11.2007 - Betong Screamfest - Oslo, Norway

"Be sure to check in reguarly here] as we will announce more dates soon!"

King Diamond are rumoured to tour North America in the spring of 2008. More details, including other participating bands and exact cities/dates, will be announced soon.

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Source:	covenworldwide.org
Band profile:	King Diamond
Event:

German Power Metal band At Vance will release their upcoming new album "VII" on June 29th via AFM. "VII" was mastered at Finnvox by Miko Jussila and has the following tracklist:

01. Breaking The Night
02. Shiver
03. Cold As Ice
04. Victory
05. Friendly Fire
06. Golden Leaves
07. Answer Me
08. Shine
09. Truth
10. Lost In Your Love

A picture of the cover art can be found here. An official press release reads as follows: "The new At Vance "VII" will be released on June, 29. As the name already says, the band built around fabulous guitarist Olaf Lenk, already releasing its seventh album. So what's different then? Well, in truth not much, but did you really expect that a band who had established its own sound so strongly on the last six releases would break the mould and do away with its very own interpretation on neo-classical Power Metal that crosses elegantly with the true spirit of 80's Hard Rock? No! All they've done is to step ahead again. Listen to the dramatic groove snaking through "Shiver" or the ultra catchy "Cold As Ice" where the new At Vance singer Rick Altzi shows his brilliant range."

In other news, At Vance recently found a new vocalist. His name is Rick Altzi. You can visit Altzi's MySpace page at this location, and his personal website here.

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Source:	afm-records.de
Band profile:	At Vance

Dates have been released for Norwegian Viking Black Metallers Enslaved's North American tour with Arsis and The Agonist:

November 6 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
November 7 - Hartford CT @ Webster Theatre
November 8 - New York City NY @ B.B. King Blues Club
November 9 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx

With The Faceless as additional support act:
November 10 - Bedford, NH @ Mark's Place
November 11 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
November 12 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
November 13 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
November 14 - Cleveland OH @ Peabody's DownUnder
November 15 - Detroit MI @ I-Rock
November 16 - Mokena, IL @ The Pearl Room
November 17 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
November 20 - Portland OR @ Roseland
November 21 - Seattle WA @ El Corazon
November 23 - San Francisco CA @ Slim's
November 24 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
November 25 - West Hollywood CA @ Key Club
November 26 - Tempe AZ @ The Clubhouse
November 27 - Albuquerque NM @ Launch Pad
November 28 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
November 30 - San Antonio TX @ White Rabbit
December 2 - Houston TX @ Meridian
December 4 - Nashville TN @ The Muse

More dates will likely be added in the beginning and the end of the tour. The tour will go on sale exclusively through EnterTheVault.com on May 11. Tickets will become available through regular ticketing channels on June 1.

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Source:	smnnews.com
Band profile:	Enslaved
Event:	Enslaved: N. American Tour

Official press release:

"Since the release of "The Unknown", Attacker has stepped up their live performances with many appearances at the True Metal America Concert Series and are one of very few bands to be asked back to the Keep It True Festival in 2008. Attacker will deliver a very special show by performing the complete "Battle At Helms Deep" saga.

Attacker has enjoyed one of the best comebacks to ever occur in many years. The band has now come, full circle and are back where they belong. The band is in the pre production stages of a new release for 2008. Throughout their career, the band has built an incredible worldwide following, thanks to timeless heavy metal classics such as the aforemetioned "Battle At Helms Deep", "The Second Coming" plus their come back classic "Soul Taker" and now "The Unknown", all to be release digitally via Chavis Records and available at iTunes, Rhapsody, AOL Music, Yahoo Music plus many many more worldwide."

Some Attacker mp3's can be found at this location.

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Source:	chavisrecords.net
Band profile:	Attacker

The following message was posted on Dark Tranquillity's official website a couple of days ago:

"Century Media just published an E-card for "Fiction" - check it out here.

For those who haven't heard the album yet, we've now uploaded another "Fiction" tune to our MySpace page, namely 'Terminus (Where Death Is Most Alive)'. Also check out the video clip of said song from our Australian tour last autumn and see if you can spot the differences".

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Source:	darktranquillity.com
Band profile:	Dark Tranquillity

The following message is derived from Phideaux's official website:

"Work on 'Tempest Of Mutiny', a song to be featured on the upcoming "Pirate Tales" album from Cypherarts, is nearly finished, and you can now stream a near-final mix of 'Tempest Of Mutiny' on Phideaux's Myspace page".

For the new album named "Doomsday Afternoon" is just about finished, and it will hopefully be out in May. You can check out the cover art here on their album page.

And here the tracklist of "Doomsday Afternoon":

Act One
01 Micro Softdeathstar
02 The Doctrine of Eternal Ice (Part One)
03 Candybrain
04 Crumble
05 The Doctrine of Eternal Ice (Part Two)

Act Two
06 Thank You For The Evil
07 A Wasteland Of Memories
08 Crumble
09 Formaldehyde
10 Microdeath Softstar

And the credits:

Rich Hutchins: Drums
Ariel Farber: Violin, Vocals
Valerie Gracious: Piano, Vocals
Mathew Kennedy: Bass Guitar
Gabriel Moffat: Lap Steel Guitar, Handclaps
Linda Ruttan Moldawsky: Vocals
Molly Ruttan: Vocals
Mark Sherkus: Keyboards
Phideaux Xavier: Piano, Guitar, Handclaps, Vocals

with:
Steve Daudin: Flute on 9
Rob Martino: Flute on 3
Johnny Unicorn: Organ, Moog Voyager, Handclaps, Vocals on 3, 10
Joel Weinstein: Guitar Solo on 10

Orchestral sections performed by:
Violin: Mark Baranov, Bing Wang
Viola: Richard Elegino, Jerry Epstein, Dale Silverman, Elizabeth Wilson
Cello: Stefanie Fife, Barry Gold, Jason Lippman
Bass: Dennis Trembly
French Horn: Brian Drake, Bruce Hudson
Trumpet: Boyde Hood, James Wilt
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet: Chris Bleth
Conducted by Paul Rudolph
Copyist: Liz Finch

Steva Daudin appears by courtesy of Molly Bloom

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Source:	bloodfish.com
Band profile:	Phideaux

Samples for all ten tracks featured on the new Symphony X album "Paradise Lost" can now be downloaded at this location.
The band are scheduled to release their new album on June 26th via Inside Out Music. A picture of the cover art can be found here.

"Paradise Lost" tracklist:

01. Oculus Ex Inferni
02. Set The World On Fire (The Lie Of Lies)
03. Domination
04. The Serpent's Kiss
05. Paradise Lost
06. Eve Of Seduction
07. The Walls Of Babylon
08. Seven
09. The Sacrifice
10. Revelation (Divus Pennae Ex Tragoedia)

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Source:	spv.de
Band profile:	Symphony X

The following dates were posted on the Sepultura Army website:

(03.05.07 Monterrey, MX : TBA)
(04.05.07 Torreon, MX : Poliforum)
(05.05.07 Aguascalientes, MX : Auditorio Morelos)
19.05.07 Curitiba, BR : Helloch
20.05.07 Santiago, CL : Estadio Victor Jara
26.05.07 Varginha, BR : Roça In Roll, Fazenda Estrela
02.06.07 Brasilia, BR : Porão do Rock
16.06.07 Caixas do Sul, BR : TBA
28.06.07 Alba, IT : Altro Mondo
29.06.07 Alba, IT : Altro Mondo
30.06.07 Lleida, ES : Parc Municipal de les Basses (Senglar Rock Festival)
01.07.07 Dundee, UK : Fat Sams
02.07.07 Inverness, UK : The Ironworks
03.07.07 Glasgow, UK : ABC 1
04.07.07 Manchester, UK : University Of Manchester Union
06.07.07 Moscow, RU : Plan B
07.07.07 St. Petersburg, RU : Matrix
09.07.07 Woergl, AT : Komma
11.07.07 Belgrade, RS : Studentski Kulturni Centar
12.07.07 Bucharest, RO : Roman Arenas (Sfinx Experience CDA)
13.07.07 Tokaj, HU : Tokaj-Rakamaz Tisza Kemping (Hegyalja Fesztivál)
15.07.07 Vizovice, CZ : Areál Likérky Rudolf Jelínek (Masters Of Rock Festival)
17.07.07 Tolmin, SI : Julisch Alps National Park (Metalcamp Festival)
19.07.07 Rieden, DE : Kreuth bei Amberg (Earthshaker Festival)
20.07.07 Vilnius, LT : Ferrum
21.07.07 Riga, LV : Sapnu Fabrika
22.07.07 Tallin, EE : Rock Cafe
23.07.07 St. Petersburg, RU : TBC
25.07.07 Helsinki, FI : Kaapelitehdas
26.07.07 Turku, FI : TBC
28.07.07 Kuopio, FI : Kuopio RockCock Festival
30.07.07 Warsaw, PL : Klub Proxima
01.08.07 TBC, DE : TBC
02.08.07 Praha, CZ : Rock Café
03.08.07 Salestat, FR : Centre Alsace (Léz'Arts Scéniques Festival)
05.08.07 Utrecht, NL : Tivoli
06.08.07 TBC, BE : TBC
08.08.07 Guadalajara, ES : Campo de Fútbol 'Pedro Escartín' (SepulArmy Party)
09.08.07 Barcelona, ES : Apolo
10.08.07 Madrid, ES : TBC
11.08.07 Murcia, ES : Puerto De Mazarrón (Leyendas Del Rock Festival)
12.08.07 Gernika, ES : Herriko Plaza
13.08.07 Gijon, ES : TBC
15.08.07 Kavarna, BG : Kavarna Festival
16.08.07 TBC, UK : TBC
17.08.07 TBC, UK : TBC
18.08.07 London, UK : Carling Academy Islington

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Source:	sepularmy.net
Band profile:	Sepultura
Event:	Dante XXI World Tour

The following short message has been posted on a fansite of the Norwegian Symphonic Gothic Metallers of The Sins Of Thy Beloved:

"THE BEAST HAS AWAKEN!!! This is something in between a semi-offial and an official statement, and no more can be said at the moment. However, it's not unlikely that more news will be posted before next year."

In a recent interview vocalist Anita Auglend has announced her return to the band and she added that "there is hope for a long term discography". Click here for the complete interview.

The band has been dormant since the departure of three members in 2001, apart from one live gig in 2005 at the Lost Souls Halloween Festival in Kristiansand, Norway.

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Source:	users.skynet.be
Band profile:	The Sins Of Thy Beloved

The following statement was posted on Enslaved's website:

"European May Tour "Excess Of Evil" Tour Cancelled At Last Minute

Enslaved is issuing this statement to regretfully inform that the "Excess of Evil" European tour w/ Marduk, Enslaved, Keep Of Kalessin, Goatwhore, Melechesh & Pantheon I this month (May 2007) is cancelled.

We are not entirely informed and convinced as to why the tour is cancelled - we were promised an immediate statement from the touring agency (Metalysee) several days ago, but nothing has arrived. At this point, with few days left for the intended tour start, we could no longer wait and we are issuing this, to be honest, half-informed statement. We are normally booked through Goldstar Music in Norway, let us stress over and over again that this tour and its demise is not their workings, this was a one-off collaboration with another booking agency.

All we know is that the tour is cancelled and that we feel disappointed, bitter and at the same time vengeful. We are disappointed because we looked forward to performing top notch shows, being part of a high class package and meeting the fans, the friends; the scene. Bitter because we were already stretched to the limit to do this tour - we were ready to go out and do minimalist shows, with a session keyboard player (as Herbrand Larsen couldn't go due to personal reasons. We feel vengeful because we know we will come back and do these shows tenfold stronger. Our booking agent Goldstar has told us they are already working on rescheduling several of the shows this coming autumn.

As always, there will be speculations as to why this happened. Again, we regret to say that this was never really "our" tour so we lack some insight into the "whys" and "whos" and "whens". We can only state that we were ready to go, no injuries, no imprisonment, no primadonna acts; none of the usual industry clichés. We have heard rumours about why the tour was cancelled, but we choose not to repeat them until an official statement is issued from Metalysee/ Marduk. We hope other sources of information (web boards, forums, magazines) will remain equally patient/ respectful for the official version.

We'll be back with more info should it appear, along with any eventual re-bookings of these shows.

A heartfelt thank you to all the people being ready for the shows in France, the UK, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany and Austria- we will return."

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Source:	enslaved.no
Event:	The Excess Of Evil Tour [CANCELLED]

French Technical Death Metallers Scarve have posted a new song, entitled 'The Plundered', on their MySpace page.
This track comes off of the band's new album "The Undercurrent", which was released the 10 April through Listenable Records.
You can find another new song entitled 'Endangered' at the same location.

Here's the tracklisting for "The Undercurrent" again:
01. Endangered
02. Imperceptible Armageddon
03. Senseless
04. The Plundered
05. Assuming Self
06. Fathomless Descent
07. A Few Scraps of Memories
08. Rebirth

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Scarve

Metal Mind Productions' official press release:

"Get ready for an hour of despair with the uncanny doom metallers from Texas! Robert Lowe's haunting vocals, unbelievably heavy and slow riffs, strange melodies and sublime compositions - all this complemented by the band's desperate, insane, theatrical yet profoundly personal appeal.
The tracklist of this very first Solitude Aeturnus DVD entitled "Hour Of Despair" artwork] will be comprised of songs filmed and recorded live during their visit in Poland, including songs from their latest album "Alone" as well as from some of their previous releases (from the classic debut "Into the Depths of Sorrow", from "Through the Darkest Hour", "Downfall", and the cult album "Adagio"). The DVD will also feature an interview with John Perez and Robert Lowe as also " Live at On the Rocks, 1992" and "Live at Joe's Garage, Fall, 1987" bonus video footage.

Also available in a limited swing case edition, including a CD with songs recorded at the concert.

Tracklist:

DVD:
01. Scent Of Death
02. Haunting The Obscure
03. Mental Pictures
04. Destiny Falls To Ruin
05. Sightless
06. 9th Day
07. Phantoms
08. Is There
09. Pawns Of Anger
10. Waiting For The Light
11. Days Of Prayer
12. Tomorrow's Dead

Bonus videos:
Live at On the Rocks, 1992
Live at Joe's Garage fall, 1987

CD (available only with limited edition swing case DVD+CD):
01. Scent Of Death
02. Haunting The Obscure
03. Mental Pictures
04. Destiny Falls To Ruin
05. Sightless
06. 9th Day
07. Phantoms
08. Is There
09. Pawns Of Anger
10. Waiting For The Light
11. Days Of Prayer
12. Tomorrow's Dead

"Hour Of Despair" DVD / DVD+CD will be released in Europe on 11th June via Metal Mind Productions / in US on 26th June via MVD."

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Source:	metalmind.com.pl
Band profile:	Solitude Aeturnus

HammerFall has once again entered Mi Sueno Studios on Tenerife, to record some songs for the "Best of" album coming out in October. Follow their progress online at this location.

And according to a posting on that MySpace blog, "We're celebrating our ten-year anniversary as a record-releasing band in 2007, remember? We spent seven weeks or so here five years ago, recording "Crimson Thunder", and a fortnight for the mix of "Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken", so it was a great pleasure to once again walk into the arms and home of the Deris (Andi - Helloween singer) family."

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Source:	hammerfall.net
Band profile:	HammerFall

According to a short post on Yngwie Malmsteen's website "Yngwie is working hard on a new rock album." More details will be announced "as soon as Yngwie is ready to divulge the details!".

Source:	yngwie.org
Band profile:	Yngwie Malmsteen

The new video for 'Forever War' has been made available for download at the media section of the official Hatesphere website.
The songs comes off the Danish Thrashers' latest effort "Serpent Smiles And Killer Eyes", which was released on April 27.

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Source:	hatesphere.com
Band profile:	Hatesphere