Chimaira is currently in the studio with producer Jason Suecof (Trivuim, God Forbid) recording their fourth album titled "Resurrection" at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida .

Last week producer Andy Sneap (Nevermore, Arch Enemy, Killswitch Engage) recorded drum tracks for "Resurrection" in Cleveland with original Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick who is now back (in Chimaira) by popular demand; Andy Sneap will be mixing the album once it is completed. Expect to see this recording in stores Spring 2007 on Ferret Records.

Vocalist Mark Hunter explains, "This is our fourth album and we as a band, are collectively and for the first time ever, in synch and in a 'positive' new headspace; we are all really excited about the new material."

"Resurrection" features 13 songs; of which two of those songs will be added as bonus tracks for a special limited edition simultaneous worldwide release; plus, an added bonus documentary of 'the making of Resurrection' directed by Todd Bell. Todd directed Chimaira's last DVD and at last fans can expect the loose ends from their (DVD The Dehumanizing Process) to be tied together with this special bonus release.

In matching the new Chimaira material which is like the musical equivalent of a sledgehammer to the face; the band announces that their cover art will be done by legendary artist Paul Booth.

Source:

chimaira.com

Legendary New York death metallers Suffocation have confirmed their first-ever visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, set to take place in February 2007.
A small comment from the band goes as follows: "We definitely look forward to this run, Its been a longtime coming. We are positive every show will be Amazing!"
Dates in Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (venue details to be confirmed) are the following:

Feb. 11 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Feb. 13 - Perth, Australia
Feb. 14 - Adelaide, Australia
Feb. 15 - Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 16 - Sydney, Australia
Feb. 17 - Auckland, NZ
Feb. 18 - Wellington, NZ
Feb. 19 - Brisbane, Australia

Source:	suffocation.us
Band profile:	Suffocation
Event:	Suffocation: Indonesian/Australian/New Zealand Tour

Four new Italian dates have been added to Death/Progressive Metallers Opeth's European tour. The tour is in December and currently features dates from France, Portugal, Spain and Germany. Amplifier has also been announced as the support band for the tour, and will play in Italy.

Here are the four dates:

15.12.06 - Live Club, Milan, Italy
16.12.06 - Kojak, Ravenna, Italy
17.12.06 - Alpheus, Rome, Italy
18.12.06 - New Age, Treviso, Italy

Source:	opeth.com
Band profile:	Opeth
Event:	Opeth: European Tour

The title for Viking/Folk Metal band Moonsorrow's upcoming new album has been set. The album will be called 'Viides Luku - Hävitetty'. A release date for the album has also been announced. It will be released on the 12th January 2007 through Spikefarm records. Moonsorrow have also said that a tour for the album will happen sometime next year. More information about the album is said to be released soon

Source:	moonsorrow.com
Band profile:	Moonsorrow

The official Iron Maiden website has been updated to include the band's new video, for their track 'Different World'. Check it out in the following formats: Windows High, Windows Low, Real High, Real Low.

'Different World' is the second single from Iron Maiden's new album, "A Matter Of Life And Death".

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Source:	ironmaiden.com
Band profile:	Iron Maiden

The Pre-Production of Power/Progressive Metal band Adagio's upcoming album is now complete. Four demo songs for 'Archangels In Black' have been written now and their titles have been released. The four tracks so far are: 'Archangels In Black', 'Undead', 'The Fear Circus' and 'Twilight At Dawn'. Adagio will enter the studio in December to commence the recording of the album and it will be released some time next year.

Here is a comment by guitarist Stephan Forté: "This album is a sort of tribute to dark arts, including horror movies and gothic litterature, it's our own musical representation of what Darkness is. I think the song 'Archangels In Black' would be a cool hymn for all those of us who enjoy sinister arts".

Source:	adagio-online.com
Band profile:	Adagio

Veteran Heavy Metallers Running Wild have announced that they will be releasing a best-of compilation album. The album will be callled 'Best Of Adrian' and will be released on the 24th November. The compilation will have songs from Running Wild's last nine years, which is while the band has been with G.U.N. Records.

Running Wild have put the album up at amazon.de for pre-order. You can pre-order it here.

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Source:	running-wild.net
Band profile:	Running Wild

Swedish Metal band Therion have made a posting on their official website regarding a new album. The recording has been going on for the last couple of months and was finished a couple of weeks ago. The mixing process has just been completed as well. The album is set for release on the 12th January next year.

In other Therion news, some of the dates on the band's recently announced 2007 European tour have changed. The Toulouse and the Lyon shows have switched dates. Toulouse is now on the 24th January and the Lyon gig is on the 28th January.

Source:	megatherion.com
Band profile:	Therion

Lacuna Coil's stunning performance from this summer's Kerrang! sponsored Download Festival will make its way to movie theaters across the U.S. as part of a one night screening on Thursday, October 19th. The screening is set to take place in over 80 cites and will also feature other Download performances from such artists as Guns N' Roses, The Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold and Trivium, among others. Plus, viewers will see exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with the artists. Click on the link here for a list of cities and times.

Lacuna Coil's upcoming Blackest Of The Black Tour with Danzig also coincides with the launch of the group's new single for 'Closer', the third single from Karmacode. The radio mix and edit of 'Closer' was done by Brian Malouf (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pearl Jam), and the captivating video for the track, completed by the directorial team Fort Awesome (who also shot the group's acclaimed 'Our Truth' clip), can be viewed by clicking here

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Source:	thekarmacode.com
Band profile:	Lacuna Coil
Event:	Blackest Of The Black Tour

Grindcore outfit Trap Them, AKA Trap Them And Kill Them AKA 77+K7, have officially announced the addition of Nat Coghlan to their line up.
Coghlan previously played with Transistor Transistor and is now a full member of the group.
The band's vinyl-only debut, entitled "Cunt Heir To The Throne," is due out November 21st from Trash Art! with a full-length to follow soon after. Check out a track from the album here.

The whole line up:
Brian Vincent Izzi - guitar
Ryan John McKenney - vocals
Nat Coghlan - bass
Scott Defusco - drums

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Source:

myspace.com

PREPARE FOR THE DARKEST HALLOWEEN EVER......

The Benenux release of Cypher's debut album "Darkday carnival" has been set on the 31st of October 2006. Other countries will follow soon!

Cypher delivers a relentless mix of death and thrash metal in the tradition of Morbid Angel, Slayer and Meshuggah.

DARK
EXTREME
BRUTAL

Available at Rusty Cage website, Cypher website, Stores supplied by Bertus distribution, Displeased records and Metalzone shops.
Check out next issues of Aardschok, Fret and Mindview magazine for ads and interviews with Cypher and Rusty Cage!

More information about Cypher and Rusty Cage records:
P.O. Box 8061
1802 KB Alkmaar
The Netherlands
Mail: info@rustycagerecords.com
Web RCR: http://www.rustycagerecords.com
Web Cypher: http://www.cyphercore.com

Source:

rustycagerecords.com

Iced Earth founder/guitarist Jon Schaffer has issued the following update on his search for a new guitarist:

"Greetings,

The new Iced Earth guitar player is an absolutely fantastic player from the UK named Tim Mills. Tim is the owner/founder/visionary of Bare Knuckle Pickups, which is an incredible company providing state of the art handwound pickups from England, which is how I met him. I highly recommend any and all serious players to check out his website and try a few of his p/ups, they absolutely rule.

As for his playing, it's awesome, very melodic, very tasty and he has great original ideas and songwriting abilities as well. He's here now and we're really inspiring each other and coming up with some great parts together. It's been a very long time since I've felt this kind of chemistry and I'm very psyched about it. It's an ingredient that's been missing for a very long time, so it should bring some very cool results.

It's a good thing I always call Tim Owens 'T'; that will help with the two guys in the band named Tim factor........ ;-)

There's more good news coming soon!

Jon Schaffer"

The search for a new guitarist began last month when Iced Earth axe Ernie Carletti was arrested on charges of rape.

As reported a few days ago (here), old drummer Brent Smedley, (drummer for Iced Earth in the later 90's) has rejoined the band.

Iced Earth current line up goes as follows:
Jon Schaffer - Guitars
Tim 'Ripper' Owens - Vocals
Tim Mills - Guitars
Brent Smedley - Drums

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Source:	icedearth.com
Band profile:	Iced Earth

Epica's first ever North American tour - supporting Kamelot - wrapped up on October 11th in Los Angeles, CA. Epica have posted the following update at their official website:

"We have just returned from our first USA/Canadian tour. It was an experience that we will never forget and we can only hope to return as soon as possible. Our thanks go out to Kamelot, the crew, the promoters, all the other bands we have shared the stage with and of course all of our fans that showed up every night!

Unfortunately, there is also some bad news: Jeroen (Simons) has decided to concentrate on an other musical career and will therefore leave Epica. We want to thank him for everything he has contributed to the band for the last 4 years and want to wish him all the best in his new musical career!

This means we are now looking for a new drummer. For more info contact info@epica.nl."

Epica will enter Gate Studios to begin pre-production for their next studio album on November 2nd.

Source:	epica.nl
Band profile:	Epica

Cradle Of Filth have updated their tour schedule. They will now kick off the tour in Brighton, UK at Concorde 2 on November 11th. In addition, the dates for Spain have been shuffled and will now include a show in Bilbao on November 23rd. And finally, the show scheduled for December 5th in Stuttgart, Germany has been moved to Munich.

The complete schedule is now as follows:

November
11 - Concorde 2 in Brighton, UK (NEW DATE)
12 - 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands
13 - Bataclan in Paris, France
15 - ABBox in Brussels, Belgium
16 - La Laiterie in Strasbourg, France
17 - La Cooperative de Mai Clermont in Ferrand, France
19 - Apolo in Barcelona, Spain (NEW DATE)
20 - Paradise Garage in Lisbon, Portugal
21 - Hard Club in Porto, Portugal
23 - Rockstar in Bilbao, Spain (NEW DATE)
24 - Heineken Hall in Madrid, Spain (NEW DATE)
26 - Alcatraz in Milan, Italy
27 - Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland
29 - Boogaloo in Zagreb, Croatia
30 - Petofi Hall in Budapest, Hungary

December
01 - Planet Music in Vienna, Austria
02 - Novesta Hall in Zlin, Czech Republic
04 - Live Music Hall in Köln, Germany
05 - Georg Eiser Halle in Munich, Germany (NEW DATE)
07 - Alte Reithalle in Dresden, Germany
08 - Progresje in Warsaw, Poland
10 - Markthalle Klosterwall in Hamburg, Germany
11 - Train in Aarhus, Denmark
12 - Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway
13 - Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark
14 - Karen in Gotheborg, Sweden
16 - Antwerp, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo
17 - Manchester, UK at Academy**
18 - Birmingham, UK at Academy**
19 - London, UK at Astoria**
** with Sabbat

Sabbat - featuring vocalist Martin Walkyier (ex-Skyclad) and producer/guitarist Andy Sneap - have reunited to play as support for the three UK dates in December. Deathstarts will suppport Cradle Of Filth for the duration of the tour.

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Source:	cradleoffilth.com
Band profile:	Cradle Of Filth
Event:	Cradle Of Filth: European 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