Metal news

Kruger have issued the following update on band's MySpace page:

"As we're faithful in love and sex, we're cheating with bass players! The October tour will finally be done along with Tvo, aka Thierry Van Osselt. He was Knut's former bass player (yep, we barely change...). We're still looking for the right guy to help us out on the few other slots, until the only one and original Kruger bassist Blaise comes back from Canada next January. We're looking forward to this 5000 km 'one beer per hundred miles tour', starting next Friday [flyer]. Hope to catch you on the road!"

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Kruger

"Integral Birth", a new track from the reunited progressive metallers Cynic, is available for download at this location. The song comes off the group's new album, "Traced In Air" will be released on October 28 via Season of Mist Records (one day earlier internationally).

Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Cynic

Dutch death metal band God Dethroned has issued the following update:

"We're ready! We finished eight songs for our new album "Passiondale". Those of you who are fans of our "Bloody Blasphemy" and "The Lair Of The White Worm" albums can take a deep breath now and wait out the time until the album comes out. 'Cause this motherfucker brings back all the good things you liked so much. Bringing back Roel [Sanders, drums] to the band after all these years was a good idea. His drumming gave us the right vibe to come up with the stuff we needed for so long. We're really happy about the results and we can't wait to start tracking down those songs. We start recording on October 13th in the Soundlodge Studios in Germany.

"Passiondale" will be a concept album about World War I. Songtitles set to appear on the CD are as follows:

01. Under A Darkening Sky
02. Behind Enemy Lines
03. Drowning in Mud
04. No-Man's Land
05. Passiondale
06. Poison Fog
07. Fallen Empires
08. Artifacts of the Great War

"Passiondale" is to be expected for release in April/May 2009 via Metal Blade Records.

Source:	metalblade.de
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Extreme metallers Brujeria - whose current touring lineup includes Carcass frontman Jeff Walker (a.k.a. El Cynico) on bass, ex-Cradle Of Filth drummer Adrian Erdlandsson (a.k.a. El Podrido), and Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury (a.k.a. Hongo) on guitar - will embark on the No Acceptan Imitaciones North American Tour in November and December.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Nov. 28 - 3 Kings - Denver, CO
Nov. 29 - House Of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 02 - Sunshine Theater - Albuqerque, NM
Dec. 03 - Club 101 - El Paso, TX
Dec. 04 - El Rey - McAllen, TX
Dec. 05 - Riverside Multiplex - Victoria, TX
Dec. 06 - Red 7 - Austin, TX
Dec. 07 - Ridglea Theater - Dallas, TX

Source:	brujeria.com
Band profile:	Brujeria
Event:	Brujeria: No Acceptan Imitaciones Tour

Deicide, Samael, Vader, Devian, Zonaria and guests will appear on our new festival called "Winterfest 2009". Long awaited Deicide's tour in Europe with their charismatic leader Glen Benton handling bass/vocals duties soon will become a reality! That will be also the first opportunity to watch the band on live, performing songs from their latest album "Till Death Do Us Part" (Earache Records) as well as band's classics. Deicide's special guests on that tour will be two well known acts: Samael and Vader! For Vader that will be the first tour in their new line-up- expect death metal hell! The package features also two newcomers from Century Media roster - Devian and Zonaria, both bands will hit the road to promote their newest offerings: "God To The Illfated" and "The Cancer Empire". The tour consisted of 15 shows starts on January 8 and will last until January 22.

The tour schedule is as follows. A flyer of the event can be found here.
More details will follow soon.

08.01.2009 HOL Tilburg / O13
09.01.2009 HOL Haarlem / Patronaat
10.01.2009 BEL Vosselaar / Biebob
11.01.2009 FR Paris / Locomotive
12.01.2009 FR Lyon / CCO Villeurbane
13.01.2009 LU Esch/Alzette / Rockhal
14.01.2009 GER Stuttgart / Ika-Longhorn
15.01.2009 GER Frankfurt / Batschkapp
16.01.2009 GER Bochum / Matrix
17.01.2009 CH Erstfeld / Transilvania Live
18.01.2009 ITA Milan / Rolling Stone
19.01.2009 A Worgl / Komma
20.01.2009 SK Bratislava / DK Dubravka
21.01.2009 POL Katowice / Mega Club
22.01.2009 POL Warsaw / Progresja

Source:	massive-music.pl
Band profile:	Deicide
Event:	Deicide: Winterfest 2009 Tour

The Haunted have confirmed the co-headlining European Tour with All That Remains in January/Feabruary 2009. Here are all the dates of the tour:

Jan. 17 - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Jan. 19 - Birmingham, UK - Academy
Jan. 20 - Glasgow, UK - Garage
Jan. 21 - Manchester, UK - Academy
Jan. 23 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
Jan. 24 - London, UK - London Astoria 2
Jan. 26 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
Jan. 27 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
Jan. 29 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust
Feb. 04 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
Feb. 05 - Berlin, Germany - Magnet
Feb. 06 - Leipzig, Germany - Conne Island
Feb. 07 - Prague, Switzerland - Abaton
Feb. 08 - Wien, Austria - Arena
Feb. 10 - Milan, Italy - Zoe Club
Feb. 11 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Salzhaus
Feb. 12 - Trier, Germany - Exhaus
Feb. 13 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
Feb. 14 - Paris, France - Noveau Casino
Feb. 15 - Brussels, Belgium - AB Box

Feb. 17 - Moscow, Russia - Toschka Club
Feb. 18 - St Petersburg, Russia - Orlandina

Source:	the-haunted.com
Band profile:	The Haunted
Event:	The Haunted + All That Remains: European Tour

Season of Mist is proud to announce the freshly inked deal the label signed with play Slavonic heathen metal band Drudkh. Their cinematic, folk-influenced music focuses on a strong atmosphere with a lot of feeling, and the lyrical contents are about nature mysticism, seasons, philosophy, Ukrainian mythology, legends and history. Many of the band's lyrics are derived from the works of nineteenth and twentieth centuries Ukrainian poets.

Drudkh decided to issue this one public statement only. They will also in future stick to their general rule, which means that Drudkh will not be giving interviews nor make use of any internet platform:

"During all its history, the band followed a 'no photos, no interviews, no website, no gigs' policy, which was nobly accepted by Drudkh's new label Season of Mist. The absence of any comments or information from Drudkh's side gave an opening to a few ignorant internet warrior-fans to spread rumors, that the band embraces some extreme political views. This is absolutely misleading and a total profanation, since there is nothing in Drudkh's music or lyrics that would suggest any political outlook. Drudkh praise individualism, self-improvement and estrangement from modern values."

Drudkh's upcoming album, whose title will be announced shortly, is set to an early 2009 release.

Source:	season-of-mist.com
Band profile:	Drudkh

Moonspell will release their long-awaited new DVD, "Lusitanian Metal" [cover], in Europe on November 21. The complete tracklisting for the double DVD effort will contain:

DVD 1

- Live At The City Of Ravens (Metalmania, Poland 2004)
- Touch Me In The Eyes (video compilation from "Opium" to "I Will See You In My Dreams", including the never seen making of from "Everything Invaded")
- Century Media Years (Discography)
- Knoweldge (Graveyard impressions, exclusive and extensive interview with the band members shot in a Lisbon graveyard)

DVD 2

Small Hours - The Early Days (1992-1994):

Live Rehearsal:

01. Serpent Angel
02. Wolves from the Fog
03. Ancient Winter Goddess

Moonspell's first Show:

04. Intro
05. Goat on Fire
06. Wolves from the Fog
07. Hymn to Lucifer

Supporting Cradle Of Filth:

08. Intro
09. Tenebrarum Oratorium Part 1
10. Goat on Fire
11. Vampiria

Strange Are the Ways of the Wolfhearted Tour (1995-1996)

Supporting Napalm Death:

01. Erotic Alchemy
02. Ataegina
03. Trebaruna

Perverse Almost Religious (1996-1997):

Krakow 1996

01. A Poisoned Gift
02. ...Of Dream and Drama (Midnight Ride)
03. An Erotic Alchemy
04. Love Crimes

Dortmund 1996 (previously unseen):

05. Intro
06. Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)
07. Love Crimes
08. Vampiria
09. ...Of Dream and Drama (Midnight Ride)
10. An Erotic Alchemy
11. For a Taste of Eternity
12. Alma Mater

It's a Sin Tour (1997-1999):

Ermal 1999:

01. Let the Children Cum to Me...
02. Dekadance
03. EuroticA

The Butterfly Effect Tour (2000-2001):

Coliseu 2000:

01. I Am the Eternal Spectator
02. Can't Bee
03. Lustmord

Darkness and Hope Tour (2001-2003):

Release Party for "Darkness and Hope":

01. How We Became Fire
02. Ghostsong

Ermal 2002:

03. Angelizer
04. Mephisto
05. Firewalking

Spreading the Eclipse Tour (2003-2005):

With Full Force - 10th Anniversary:

01. In and Above Men
02. From Lowering Skies
03. Opium
04. A Walk on the Darkside
05. Nocturna
06. Southern Deathstyle

Istanbul 2004:

07. Alma Mater / Vampiria

Athens 2004:

08. The Antidote

Hard Club 2004:

12. I Will See You in My Dreams
13. Tenebrarum Oratorium Part 1

Tejo 2005:

14. Awake!
15. For a Taste of Eternity

Most of material of DVD (disc 2) has been previously unseen.

Read more ››

Source:	infernet.moonspell.com
Band profile:	Moonspell

Waylander have posted the following message on their Myspace page:

"First of all, we are pleased to announce the return of Gareth Murdock on Guitars. We are back to a 6-piece once again and his first show back with us will be in Swansea in October.

We will be embarking on a 3-night UK Tour in a few weeks time with Annwn, Siluria and Ravenage. The venues and dates are as follows:

23rd October - The Milkwood Jam, Swansea (Wales)
24th October - The Porter Butt, Bath (England)
25th October - The Unicorn, London (England) FREE GIG

Also before the end of the year we will be appearing in France for the first time on the 20th December at the Cernunnos Pagan Fest 3 [flyer] in the La Loco Club in Paris. Other bands to appear on the bill will be Obtest, Melechesh and many more.

A month later on the 24th January we are returning to Germany for the Winternoise Festival in the N8 Club in Osnabrück. Other bands to appear on the bill are Moonsorrow, Thyrfing, The Vision Bleak and many more.

Keep tuned as there will be more gig and festival dates appearing in the upcoming weeks."

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Waylander

The new Misery Index album "Traitors" can be streamed in its entirety at Fairtilizer.com, check it out here. "Traitors" was released on September 30th in USA and on October 6th in the rest of the world via Relapse Records.

Fairtilizer is a Do It Yourself Music Club providing tools and services for artists, labels, and media to share, promote, and distribute today's best new music.

"Traitors" [cover] tracklist:

01. We Never Come In Peace
02. Theocracy
03. Partisans Of Grief
04. Traitors
05. Ghosts Of Catalonia
06. Occupation
07. Ruling Class Cancelled
08. The Arbiter
09. American Idolatry
10. Thrown Into The Sun
11. Black Sites

According to a press release, the album is "more a declaration of war than a collection of songs, "Traitors" burns with a desperate roar. Grinding metal powerhouse Misery Index has unleashed the soundtrack to a world gone mad and one of finest platters of extreme metal this year!"

Source:	fairtilizer.com
Band profile:	Misery Index

According to a posting on the band's official MySpace, "Malevolent Creation are very disappointed to announce the unfortunate cancellation of the Death Before Dishonor Tour which was booked for November 2008 in Europe.

The situation was beyond the band's control as they never received the contracts or plane tickets they were promised by the X Factor Booking Agency (which is Metallysee doing operation under new name).

The band is moving forward and looking to reschedule the tour through an agency with a better reputation with Vital Remains for early next year following a devastatingly brutal new CD from this Malevolent Creation!

Malevolent Creation are focusing now on writing a very angry, fast and furious opus to conquer 2009 with."

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Malevolent Creation
Event:	Malevolent Creation: Death Before Dishonor Europe Tour [CANCELLED]

Guitarist Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen of Danish thrash/death metallers Hatesphere has issued the following update:

"We have just wrapped up the song writing for the new album this weekend, so we are more than prepared to enter the studio next week on October 13th. The album will be produced and mixed by Tue Madsen at the Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark. Keep your eyes and ears open for studio blogs and updates on both this page and our MySpace-page - and on this location.

Also, we have been confirmed for this years Aalborg Metal Festival to take place on November 7th in Aalborg, Denmark. Other bands playing are amongst others Opeth. Furthermore we have confirmed a show at the P3 in Purmerend, Holland, on December 5th. We visited Purmerend last time in February on our tour with Dismember, and we are looking forward to seeing all of you guys and girls there again. Support on this show will come from the Danish band, The Psyke Project, which will also support us on December 6th at the Bang your Head Festival in Esch, Luxembourg."

Source:	hatesphere.com
Band profile:	Hatesphere

Civilization One original members, Chitral "Chity" Somapala (vocals) and Pierre-Emmanuel Pélisson (bass) have issued the following statement:

"We are sad to announce that we parted ways with Christian Münzner (guitars), Björn Daigger (guitars) and Holger Rodammer (drums).

With the exception of the very first Civilization One concert at Progpower UK, this line-up has played all the shows following the release of our first album "Revolution Rising". We were looking forward to recording the second album "Calling The Gods" together. However, during the last months and for various reasons, it has proven more and more difficult working all together. In the end, we thought it was best to go on our seperate ways. There are definitely no hard feelings on our side and so we wish Chris, Björn and Holly all the best in their future projects.

As for Civilization One, obviously the schedule for the following months has to be adjusted. We're very sorry that we are forced to cancel the two remaining shows for "Revolution Rising" in France (Rockalies festival in St Martin de Fontenay) and in Germany (Power of metal festival in Paderborn). The recording of "Calling The gods" will also be delayed, until we figure who is going to handle the vacant positions in the band. But please be sure that "Calling The gods" will come out and will more than meet the expectations following the critical success of our debut album.

Civilization One released their first album "Revolution Rising", produced by Markus Teske, in 2007 on Metal Heaven Records."

Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Civilization One

Scar Symmetry have announced some new decisions among the band:

"When things went from bad to worse and we realized that it wasn't going to work out with Christian, we were faced with two options; either calling it quits, or seizing the opportunity to take the next logical step in the evolution of our sound. We chose the latter. We've used both growls and clean vocals in our music since day one, and with each album we've pushed the envelope of what you can do vocally in a metal band to the point where a lot of the songs on "Holographic Universe" would be hard if not impossible to sing live. So the question is: Is it really possible to push the vocals even further and manage to perform everything live?
The answer is YES! Instead of hiring a new singer, we decided - some of you might already have figured it out by now - to recruit TWO singers! The idea of having two vocalists in the band is something that's been in the back of our minds for a long time, and after auditioning and rehearsing with two of Sweden's best vocalists we're thrilled, excited, stoked-beyond-belief!

So let us introduce you to...

Robert Karlsson - lead growl vocals and backing clean vocals
Roberth was our first choice for the growling position. Jonas once called him Sweden's finest growler, which is no overstatement. Roberth has been involved in many bands throughout the years, among others Edge Of Sanity and Facebreaker.

Lars Palmqvist - lead clean vocals and backing growl vocals
Roberth introduced us to his long-time friend Lars, who blew us away with his powerful-yet-beautiful voice. You can imagine our excitement when we learned that he's a fantastic growler as well! Despite his amazing talents he's virtually unknown to the metal public, which just might change as of today!

We are very fortunate to have found these guys. They bring to the band not only their incredible skills but also a positive vibe we haven't had for some time.
We've posted a videoclip from when we auditioned Roberth and Lars, as a little teaser... Yes it might come across as we were drunk the entire time, which probably is very close to the truth. Enjoy!"

Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Scar Symmetry

French metallers Gojira have posted online their new video, for the song "Vacuity", which can be viewed at this location.
The video was helmed by French producers Julien Mokrani and Samuel Bodin of Six Pieds Sous Terre Productions. The location of the shoot was in the Basque country where Gojira resides.

"Vacuity" comes off the band's upcoming album, entitled "The Way Of All Flesh", which will be released on October 13th via Listenable Records.

Source:	vids.myspace.com
Band profile:	Gojira