A new song 'Once Upon A Lifetime ' by Israeli Death Metallers Salem, can be streamed at the official MySpace's page at this location. The song comes off the band's upcoming album, "Necessary Evil", due later in the year via France's Season of Mist.
A second song will be made available in the very near future.
According to the group, the new material is "modern, dark, highly unique" and "heavier" than their previous efforts. The follow-up to 2005's "Strings Attached", which may or may not be released as a double album, will include a 27-minute piece entitled "Once Upon a Lifetime Parts I - V".

A video clip of the song 'The Fading' at the Barbie club in Tel Aviv on March 28 has been posted online at YouTube.

Salem has also confirmed their appearance at the Hellfest to promote the release of their new album "Necessary Evil". Hellfest is set to take place June 22-24 in Clisson, France.

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Source:	salemband.com
Band profile:	Salem

A list of upcoming shows was posted on the Isis' official web page. The shows will take place in Ireland, Scotland and England during May and one in July.

5/20/2007 Minehead, UK All Tomorrows Parties
5/21/2007 Cardiff, UK Point
5/22/2007 Nottingham, UK Rock City
5/23/2007 Dublin, IRE Temple Bar Music Centre
5/24/2007 Glasgow, SCT Oran Mor
5/26/2007 Sheffield, UK Corporation
5/27/2007 Bristol, UK Bierkeller
5/28/2007 Birmingham, UK Barfly
5/29/2007 Brighton, UK Concorde 2
7/02/2007 London, UK Koko

Source:	isistheband.com
Band profile:	Isis
Event:	Isis: UK Tour

A brand new song off of Vomitory's upcoming album "Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize", is available for downloading at this location.

"Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize" is due for 20 April 2007.

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Source:	vomitory.net
Band profile:	Vomitory

Taken from The Underground Video Television Newsletter:

A live video of Goatwhore performing the track 'Blood Guilt Eucharist' at Magic City Music Hall in Binghamton, NY last November during the band's tour with Celtic Frost has been posted online at the Underground Video Television website, here.

The two previous UVTV Goatwhore live videos can be found here and here.

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Source:	uvtv.info
Band profile:	Goatwhore

RCR is very glad to announce another great addition to their roster. Obsidian creates technical metal with an awesome sound and vibe, which can be heard on their debut album "Emerging" at the end of May. The vocals on this album, which was self-released in a very small number last year, will be recorded again by new singer Robbe K (also vocalist of the band Disavowed).

The final mixing will be done again by Jochem Jacobs, who you already know for his great job at Cypher's Darkday Carnival and soon on Magnacult's debut album Synore.

Source:

rustycagerecords.com

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metalstorm.ee

The band has posted the following on their homepage:

"Edenbridge and drummer Roland Navratil have decided to go on seperate ways from now on due to personal, musical and financial differences."

More to follow soon.

Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge

A list of shows are so far confirmed for the Porcupine Tree European Tour to promote "Fear Of A Blank Planet".

Here the list of upcoming shows:

17th June - Switzerland, Interlaken - Greenfield Festival
22nd June - German, Cologne - E-Werk
23rd June - Germany, Neuhausen - Southside Festival
24th June - Germany, Scheebel - Hurricane Festival
26th June - Holland, Eindhoven - Effenaar
27th June - Belgium, Antwerp - Hof Ter Lo
28th June - Holland, Amsterdam - Melkweg
30th June - Germany, Offenbach - Capitol
5th July - Germany, Berlin - Columbia Club
6th July - Poland, Warsaw - Club Stodola
7th July - Poland, Krakow - Hala Wisla
8th July - Germany, Lepizig - Parkbehne
10th July - Denmark, Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
11th July - Norway, Oslo - Rockefeller
12th July - Sweden, Gothenburg - Tradgarn
14th July - Finland, Joensuu - Ilosaarirock Festival

Source:	porcupinetree.com
Band profile:	Porcupine Tree
Event:	Porcupine Tree: European Tour

Scorpions have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Humanity - Hour 1", due at the end of May.

The "Humanity - Hour 1" artwork has been posted online at this location. The album was produced by James Michael and co-produced by songwriter/producer Desmond Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, alice Cooper, KISS, Ricky Martin, Cher, Michael Bolton and Bonnie Tyler.

"Humanity - Hour 1" tracklisting:

01. Hour I
02. The Game Of Life
03. We Were Born To Fly
04. The Future Never Dies
05. You're Lovin' Me To Death
06. 321
07. Love Will Keep Us Alive
08. Your Last Song
09. Love Is War
10. Rise Again
11. The Cross
12. Humanity live clip]

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Scorpions

Taken from The Underground Video Television Newsletter:

The first of three live videos of Italy's Lacuna Coil filmed by Underground Video Television is available for viewing at the UVTV website, here.
The footage was shot at The Palladium in Worcester MA last year during Lacuna Coil's tour with In Flames. The band is currently on the Jagermeister Tour with Stone Sour & Shadows Fall and has been confirmed to appear at the Pukkelpop festival in August in Hassell, Belgium.

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Source:	uvtv.info
Band profile:	Lacuna Coil
Event:	Jägermeister Music Tour

The title for the upcoming Cover album will be "Diamonds Unlocked" and will be released by SPV Sept./Oct. this year. The band will be in the studio starting next week on April 2nd.

Also today, Axel Rudi Pell has posted the following message on his official web site:

"We will record 11 songs, 10 cover versions and 1 self written Intro. I saw a few song suggestions from the fans here in the guestbook... but, hey... this will be a record containing songs which hadn't been covered much. Also it is not my intention to record songs from other "real" Metal bands (with 1 or 2 exceptions), because the songs ARE already "metal". We wanna show how songs from other music genres could sound when a Hardrock or Classicrock Band is covering em. That doesn't mean that the record will be strange sounding....no way !!! It will be typically ARPish and you´ll not be disappointed, believe me !!!!"

Source:	axel-rudi-pell.de
Band profile:	Axel Rudi Pell

Australia's "Full Metal Racket" radio show, which airs Tueday nights at 10:00 p.m. on Triple J, has premiered two more tracks from the forthcoming Megadeth album, "United Abominations" (due on May 15). Check out the songs 'Never Walk Alone' and 'Play For Blood' in streaming audio at this location ('Never Walk Alone' starts at the one-hour, nine-minute mark; 'Play For Blood' can be heard at the two-hour, 56-minute mark).

Megadeth's new version of the song 'A Tout Le Monde', now retitled 'A Tout Le Monde (Set Me Free)', is available for streaming in its entirety at this location (Windows Media). The track 'Sleepwalker' is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. A professionally shot video clip of Megadeth performing another new song, entitled 'Washington Is Next!', on October 14, 2006 at the Loud Park '06 festival in Tokyo, Japan has been posted online at YouTube.com. A rough-mix version of 'Gears Of War', is available for download at this location.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Megadeth

As Blabbermouth.net first reported last night, Heaven And Hell ? the band featuring Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice ? will tour the U.K. in November 2007 with support from none other than Lamb Of God and Iced Earth. Tickets for the dates are expected to go on sale at the end of this week. The dates are as follows:

Nov. 04 - UK - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Nov. 06 - UK - SECC, Glasgow
Nov. 07 - UK - Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
Nov. 09 - UK - Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
Nov. 10 - UK - Wembley Arena, London
Nov. 11 - UK - Centre, Brighton
Nov. 13 - UK - NEC, Birmingham
Nov. 14 - UK - International Arena, Cardiff
Nov. 15 - UK - Arena, Nottingham
Nov. 17 - UK - Pavilions, Plymouth
Nov. 18 - UK - BIC, Bournemouth

In other Iced Earth news, the band has parted ways again with guitarist Tim Mills, who joined the band in October last year. More info about his departure can be found at this location.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Iced Earth
Event:	Heaven And Hell + Iced Earth: UK Tour

Paradise Lost have posted a medley of two new tracks, 'The Enemy' and 'Beneath Black Skies,' to their official MySpace page.

The tracks are taken from the band's forthcoming release "In Requiem", which is set for a June 5th US release.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Paradise Lost

Finnish folk metallers Turisas strike back with the frenetically awaited follow-up release to 2004's acclaimed debut "Battle Metal". Titled "The Varangian Way", this opulent and inspired masterpiece was recorded at Sound Supreme Studio and then mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studio

Vocalist and producer Warlord explains the complex ideas behind this stunning new opus: "The album is based on a concept story which is fictional, but strongly tied to real historical persons and events. It's a journey of a group of Northmen, who travel down the East-European river route through the lands of modern day East Europe. The album follows this journey and the songs are events that take place on the road. As much as it is a journey of these men, it is also a journey in a search for self and identity - something which the protagonist is going through throughout the story. The varying surroundings can clearly be heard on the album as it features a lot of influences from the different cultures and people our travellers would have encountered on their journey."

"The Varangian Way" will hit stores in Europe in June and will contain the following new battle hymns:

01. To Holmgard And Beyond
02. A Portage To The Unknown
03. Cursed Be Iron
04. Fields Of Gold
05. In The Court Of Jarisleif
06. Five Hundred And One
07. The Dnieper Rapids
08. Miklagard Overture

Source:	metalunderground.com
Band profile:	Turisas