A new live DVD by Heavy Metallers Rage will be released next year. It will be a double DVD set, one with live footage and the other with bonus material. The DVD will be entitled 'Full Moon In St. Petersburg' as the concert to be featured on the DVD was the band playing in St. Petersburg, Russia, in front of almost 20,000 viewers in May 2006. The last two video clips on the DVD will be a TV recording in Brazil and parts of the show Rage recorded on "Masters of Rock" festival 2006 in Tschechien.

The second DVD of bonus material contains a documentary of the different days on the Russian tour. Also, there will be more live clips and another documentary, this time detailing Rage's last European tour, with 'on the road' and backstage material. Every band member has some documentaries of their own as well. Victor's racing sport and his solo presentations, Peavy about his ice age bone collection and his newest avocation, the casting of skulls, and Mike has administered a short drum workshop and his latest drum solo.

The first edition will be available in a special steelbook with 2 DVD's + the audio CD of the concert, but also available as a DVD or audio CD seperately.

The cover for the DVD can be seen here. The artwork is again designed by Anthony Clarkson, who was already responsible for the 'Speak Of The Dead' cover.

The DVD is set for a 23rd of February, 2007 release through Nuclear Blast.

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Source:	rage-on.de
Band profile:	Rage

Symphonic metal formation Visions Of Atlantis have updated their MySpace page to include video footage of the band, shot at the Metal Female Voices Festival 4 on October 21st in Wieze, Belgium.

Head to this location to check out footage of the band performing their tracks 'Send Me A Light' and 'State Of Suspense'.

Says the band, "Let us know if you have any live video of the band and we will post it!!! Thanks!"

As previously reported, Visions Of Atlantis will embark on a co-headlining Asian trek with Edenbridge in late December.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Visions Of Atlantis
Event:	Edenbridge: Asian Tour

Former Voivod bassist Jean-Yves "Blacky" Theriault joined Canadian technical death metallers Martyr on stage at their CD release show (November 11 in Montreal, QC at the Medley) to perform 'Brain Scan' (from Voivod's "Dimension Hatröss" album) in front of 900 fans. You can check out the video here.

Blacky also laid down the bass tracks for Martyr's cover of 'Brain Scan', which can be found on their latest album "Feeding The Abscess", which was released via Galy Records on October 31st. The album will be release in the US on February 27th via Lumberjack Mordam Music Group.

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Source:	martyr-canada.com
Band profile:	Martyr

Megadeth fans can check out live video footage of the band performing the new song 'Gears Of War' at their official MySpace page. The footage was originally shot by MTV for a Headbanger's Ball special that focused on the recently released XBox 360 Game, Gears Of War. The game inspired aspects of the song.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Megadeth

Dreamaker, featuring Elisa C. Martin (ex-Dark Moor), have finished their contract with Arise Records, and they're ready to look for a new record label.

The band has finished the recordings of an advance of what will be their third CD.

You can check the official website for Dreamaker to learn more about the band at http://www.dreamaker.net and download a new single from the "Enclosed" album, entitled 'The End Of Your Suicide'.

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Source:	dreamaker.net
Band profile:	Dreamaker

Sepultura check in with the following message:

"We would like to apologize to everyone for our delay for the upcoming US tour . There were visa problems preventing us from starting the tour on time. Our first show will start in Seattle, Washington, November 21st.

The worst feeling for us is to cancel shows and again we sincerely apologize for anyone who purchased tickets for the previous shows.

See all very soon!"

Sepultura were forced to cancel three shows, in Phoenix, AZ (11-16), Long Beach, CA (11-17) and Orangevale, CA (11-18).

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Source:	sepultura.uol.com.br
Band profile:	Sepultura
Event:	Sepultura: US Tour

UPDATED on 27November 2006:
Dec. 9, 2006
Lima, Peru @ Samay Wasi
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Legion Sacra, Nahual, Psicorragia, Black Heaven, Bleed Of Hate, El Viejo, Eternal Exumation and Dehumanizer

Dec. 12, 2006
Skopje, Macedonia @ Club Castro
A Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner

Dec. 15, 2006
Vilnius, Lithuania @ Club Intro
In Memoriam Chuck Schuldiner II with Zalvarinis, Mandragora, Saples, Grol and Renewal

Dec. 16, 2006
Votkinsk, Russia @ Theatre Zvezda
A Tribute To Chuck with Sentiment

Dec. 16, 2006
Iquitos, Peru @ Ex-Pae
Tribute To Chuck Schuldiner with Mortuus, Malignum, La Pleve, Constrictor, Dark Tempest and Legion

Dec. 16, 2006
Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial with Symbolic

Dec. 16, 2006
Misano, Italy @ Boulevard Music Club
Chuck Schuldiner Memorial Night with Zero Tolerance

Dec. 16, 2006
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence V - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Insomnium, Viikate and Deathchain

Jan. 13, 2007
Tampere, Finland @ Klubi
The Fragile Art Of Existence IV - Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner with Diablo, Machine Men, Blake and RYTMIHÄIRIÖ

Schuldiner passed away on December 13, 2001 after a battle with pontine glioma, a rare type of brain tumor. He was 34 years old.

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Source:	emptywords.org
Band profile:	Death

Finnish melodic death/doom metallers Swallow The Sun have uploaded audio samples of three songs from their forthcoming third album, "Hope", due on February 7, 2007 release via Spinefarm Records. Check out the tracks "Hope", "These Hours of Despair" and "Too Cold for Tears" at http://www.070207.com/site/audio.php

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Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	Swallow The Sun

Posted by guitarist Silenoz on the official website:

"After what we can call a pretty mellow and relaxed mixing session (at least from a dimmucratic point of view), In Sorte Diaboli is now mixed and ready for mastering! Ooops?happened to mention the album title there.

"Anyways, mastering duties will be done pretty soon courtesy of Russ Russell at an undisclosed location in the UK.
We'd especially like to thank Fredrik and Patrik for the great work they've done helping us creating such a great sound! Would you really expect anything else? Not only that but also for putting up with our bullshit for over a month, trust me when I say there are just a few out there capable of doing that..."

Meeting Patric Ullaeus and discussing the new video was satisfying as well. There are some really nice ideas brewing at the moment! More about that later?"

Source:	dimmu-borgir.com
Band profile:	Dimmu Borgir

Orphaned Land, Primordial and Naer Mataron have been confirmed for the Metal Healing Festival, set to take place July 20-22 in Greece. The Metal Healing Fest billing is now as follows (alphabetical order):

Destruction
Ektomorf
Firewind
Mystic Prophecy
Naer Mataron
Nightrage
Orphaned Land
Primordial
Rotting Christ
Silent Rage
The Haunted
To/Die/For
Wastefall

Source:	metalbolt.com
Band profile:	Orphaned Land
Event:	Metal Healing Festival

The Danish Metal Awards 2006 were held yesterday (November 18th) in Copenhagen, Denmark at Amager Bio. The winners were as follows:

Metal Album Of The Year: Mercenary - The Hours That Remain
Metal Debut album Of The Year: Submission - Failure To Perfection
International Metal Album Of The Year: Satyricon - Now, Diabolical
Metal Track Of The Year: Submission - Deathride To Escape
Metal Production Of The Year: Raunchy - Death Pop Romance
Metal Artwork Of The Year: Raunchy
Metal Live Band Of The Year: Volbeat
Metal Talent Of The Year: Frameless Scar

The Honor Award was handed out to the legendary Mercyful Fate. - original members Michael Denner (guitar), Hank Shermann (guitar), Timi "Grabber" Hansen (bass) and Kim Ruzz (drums) appeared in public together for the first time in 22 years to accept the award. Vocalist King Diamond was unable to attend the ceremony.

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clonemetal.dk

Vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga from Irish metallers Primordial has issued the following update on the band's official website:

"The song-writing for the new album has been coming along, slowly as usual but gradually happening none the less. To my ears at least it sounds more up tempo then gathering. There is one song which is mainly blast-beats and some more mid-up tempo anthemic sounding tracks. The projection for going into the studio is april/may 2007 but time is most definitely not constant in primordial land so that's completely open to change. as much of a pain for Metal Blade as that will be.

I had planned on doing backing vocals on the new Rotting Christ album and also was asked and duly contributed a lyric for sakis, sadly neither happened. The vocals because of studio money/time constraints and the lyrics because sakis hadn't a track for them! Next time. However the idea has been hatched to do a Primordial/Rotting Christ split 10" or something like that. So we shall see what happens there. Anyone who knows me knows my love of rotting christ and the fact triarchy of the lost lovers is one of my top 5 metal albums ever made...yep read that again !!!!. So i hope we can sort it out. There are plans to do some backing vocals for another rather famous band of panzer commanders later this year but we shall have to wait and see.

I can also say I will be doing all vocals for a new project with members of a band who you won't believe. Total kult. Its going to warp a few perceptions and crush all I can assure you. I cant reveal the name or the band yet but I will be able to very soon.

I nearly forgot, we have a mini tour of Finland confirmed for February with INSOMNIUM and HELLBOX. We will be stuck in the middle. Same set length as Insomnium etc. The last time we played in finland was at Nummirock and we had a complete blast so hopefully this will be mighty indeed.

There are a few other shows confirmed. The Metal Boat trip with disaster in April near Koblenz and a festival in Northern Greece with The Haunted and Rotting Christ and plans are afoot for a small tour in the US in summer 2007. We'll have too see what falls into place."

Source:	primordialweb.com
Band profile:	Primordial
Event:	Primordial: Finnish Dates

Killswitch Engage's new album entitled "As Daylight Dies" due on November 21 via Roadrunner Records, is now made available for streaming at the band's official MySpace Page.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Killswitch Engage

Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge has announced the details of its upcoming Asian tour, together with Visions Of Atlantis. The dates are as follows:

Dec. 29 - Taiwan - Taipei - Armed Forces Cultural Center
Dec. 31 - Hong Kong - Kowloon - HITEC Auditorium
Jan. 02 - China - Guangzhou - (to be announced)
Jan. 04 - China - Shanghai - The Ark
Jan. 06 - China - Beijing - Star Live

Also, Edenbridge recently signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records.

Commented the group: "Napalm Records have been doing a brilliant job for their bands. Since last year they have been making a great effort to sign us and therefore we are extremely happy to work together with them for the next years to bring Edenbridge to the next level together. It's nice to see again that a label has one hundred percent trust and therefore invests into a band. Thank you also to all the other labels who were making offers to the band and showed their big interest, and to Massacre Records for the cooperation in the past years."

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Source:	edenbridge.org
Band profile:	Edenbridge
Event:	Edenbridge: Asian Tour

Online "news" sources have been spreading rumours that Epica vocalist Simone Simons has been in talks with Nightwish about joining the band. Epica has addressed the issue via their official website with the following statement:

"The last few months there have been a lot of rumours about Simone, implying she would leave Epica to join Nightwish as their new vocalist. With this rumour being published in a Finnish celebrity gossip magazine we are again getting a lot of questions whether or not this is true, so once again: Simone is not in contact with Nightwish nor their management and will not be leaving Epica. Don't believe everything you read, specially not in gossip magazines.

Oh and by the way, we are still looking for a new drummer. For more info contact info@epica.nl."

BW&BK can confirm that Epica's statement is not a whitewash, as they recently met up with backing vocalist Amanda Somerville, who began working on pre-production for the next Epica album at the beginning of the month at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany. According to Somerville work on the album is due to continue in January.

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Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica