Metal news

Norwegian metallers Octavia Sperati have issued the following update:

"Dear all.

At our last band meeting, Octavia Sperati decided to put band activities aside/take a break. We have reached a point where we have decided to put more time into other projects both within music, studies and families among other things for a while. We will all continue playing music, but we will take a break from the normal "Octavia life". If there are any news from any of us, we will of course let you know as soon as possible.

We are all looking forward to playing the lovely outdoor festival Lost Weekend near our headquarters Bergen on Friday, August 1st and will take the break after that. We are sorry to say that we will have to cancel the Dames Of Darkness festival in Birmingham in September.

Hope you all have a great great summer!
Cheers.
Octavia Sperati."

Source:	octavia-sperati.com
Band profile:	Octavia Sperati

Swedish metallers Andromeda will release their fourth album, entitled "The Immunity Zone", on September 16th via Nightmare Records.

"The Immunity Zone" [cover] tracklisting:

01. Recognizing Fate
02. Slaves Of The Plethoria Season
03. Ghosts On Retinas
04. Censoring Truth
05. Worst Enemy
06. My Star
07. Another Step
08. Shadow Of Lucent Moon
09. Veil Of Illumination

Also the band adds: "Soon there will be previews to be heard right here on the Andromeda MySpace which is under new management. From now on it will be kept up to date, so check back for updates!"

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Andromeda

Bloodbath's third full-length album has been entitled The Fathomless Mastery and is currently being mixed. The album is due for an October 6th release on Peaceville records. Tracklist:

01. At The Behest Of Their Death
02. Mock The Cross
03. Iesous
04. Wretched Human Mirror
05. Treasonous
06. Devouring The Feeble
07. Hades Rising
08. Slaughtering The Will To Live
09. Earthrot
10. Process Of Disillumination
11. Drink From The Cup Of Heresy

View cover artwork by Dusty Peterson here.

Source:	bloodbath.biz
Band profile:	Bloodbath

Swedish metallers Hearse have issued the following update:

"Finally something to report from the Hearse camp! Yup, the band has begun the recording of the fifth album. So far the drums has been recorded. 12 songs are planned to be recorded and most likely 10 of them will end up on the album. As soon as we get green light from our record label (depending on which one it´ll be) the recording will continue.
More info on the recording to follow. In the meantime check out some pics from the recording here."

Source:	hearse.se
Band profile:	Hearse

"Twilight of the Thunder God" will be released on the 17th of September in Sweden, the 19th of September in D/A/CH/I and the 22nd of September in the rest of Europe. North American release date is September 30.

The final track listing for "Twilight of the Thunder God" is as follows:

01. Twilight Of The Thunder God
02. Free Will Sacrifice
03. Guardians Of Asgaard
04. Where Is Your God?
05. Varyags Of Miklagaard
06. Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags
07. No Fear For The Setting Sun
08. The Hero
09. Live For The Kill
10. Embrace Of The Endless Ocean

"Twilight of the Thunder God" features several high-profile guest appearances including Entombed singer L.G. Petrov (on 'Guardians of Asgaard'), Children Of Bodom guitarist Roope Latvala (who shreds a fierce solo on the track 'Twilight of the Thunder God') and Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica (a guest appearance on 'Live For The Kill').

In Europe "Twilight of the Thunder God" will be released as a limited first edition 3-disc-set including a bonus CD and a bonus DVD. This deluxe collector's edition comes in highly valuable packaging featuring special layout and the Amon Amarth comic which is currently being published in several metal magazines all over Europe. The comic can also be viewed online at this location. The album will also be released as a limited edition gatefold 2-LP on 180g etched vinyl.

Tracklist bonus CD/DVD 'Live at Summer Breeze 2007':

01. Intro
02. Valhall Awaits Me
03. Runes To My Memory
04. Cry Of The Black Birds
05. Asator
06. Pursuit Of Vikings
07. Fate Of Norns
08. Without Fear
09. With Oden On Our Side
10. Where Silent Gods Stand Guard
11. An Ancient Sign Of Coming Storm
12. Victorious March
13. Death In Fire

Source:	amonamarth.com
Band profile:	Amon Amarth

Children Of Bodom have announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album, Blooddrunk. The scheduled four week, 25 city tour will kick off on September 11 in Baltimore, MD and criss-cross the U.S., closing with a bang on October 10 in Worcester, MA.

The Children Of Bodom U.S. headlining tour will feature support from Between The Buried And Me as well as a "very special guest to be announced". The major market trek will represent the influential metal band's first U.S. headlining jaunt in support of Blooddrunk and follows the quintet's red hot summer North American "Gigantour" live dates as hand-picked support for heavy music legends Megadeth.

Advance ticket pre-sales for the Children Of Bodom tour will begin on July 16 via Nokia Ticket Rush with general public on-sales slated to start on July 18 and 19 via http://www.livenation.com. The tour will be produced by Live Nation and presented by sponsors ESP Guitars and Hot Topic and tour supporters Guitar World, Metal Kult, Rock House Method and Spinefarm Records.

September 11 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live!
September 12 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
September 13 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
September 14 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
September 16 Dallas, TX House of Blues
September 18 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
September 19 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern
September 20 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
September 21 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
September 22 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
September 23 Seattle, WA Showbox Market
September 25 Salt Lake City, UT The Great Salt Air
September 26 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
September 27 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
September 28 St. Louis, MO Pop's
September 30 Minneapolis, MN Myth
October 1 Chicago, IL House of Blues
October 2 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
October 3 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
October 4 Detroit, MI Clutch's Cargo
October 6 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
October 7 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
October 8 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
October 9 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
October 10 Worcester, MA Palladium

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Children Of Bodom

The song "Hatelove" from the new Poisonblack album has just been posted at the official MySpace page.

Furthermore, you can now watch part two of a studio report, allowing further insights into very Finnish recording sessions. "Dead Heavy Sessions - Part II": watch it here.

The new Poisonblack album "A Dead Heavy Day" will be released via Century Media Records on the following dates:

27.08 - Finland
29.08 - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy
01.09 - UK, France, Greece, Denmark, Norway, rest of Europe
02.09 - Spain, Portugal
03.09 - Sweden, Hungary

Source:	www2.centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Poisonblack

Slipknot will release their new album "All Hope Is Gone" on 26th of August 2008. The tracklist is:

1. Execute
2. Gematria (The Killing Name)
3. Sulfur
4. Psychosocial
5. Dead Memories
6. Vendetta
7. Butcher's Hook
8. Gehenna
9. This Cold Black
10. Wherein Lies Continue
11. Snuff
12. All Hope Is Gone

Bonus tracks:
13. Child of Burning Time
14. Til We Die
15. Vermillion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix)

The band has released two songs of this album, "All Hope Is Gone" and "Psychosocial", available on YouTube and the official MySpace page.

Slipknot has also changed their masks, you can see the new masks here.

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Source:	slipknot1.com
Band profile:	Slipknot

Alice Cooper's entire new album, entitled "Along Came A Spider", is available for streaming on his MySpace page.

"Along Came A Spider" was co-produced by Danny Saber, Greg Hampton and Alice himself. The album will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland on July 25th (July 28th in the rest of Europe and July 29th in North America) via Steamhammer/SPV.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Alice Cooper

From the band's MySpace blog:

"Death Magnetic," the entire album will be available for Guitar Hero too!

It's a first in both music and gaming - the same day that "Death Magnetic" hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for "Guitar Hero III!" We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release... who knows, maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out.

And for those of you who are anxiously awaiting the next Guitar Hero, "World Tour," we're ready for that too - you will be able to experience "Death Magnetic" for drums, vocals, and guitar when that game emerges this Fall."

The album cover for Metallica's new album ''Death Magnetic'' has been revealed recently. Cover image, wallpapers, icons and more can be found here.

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Metallica

Norwegian metallers Kampfar will release their new album, entitled "Heimgang", on September 26th (October 7th in US and Canada) via Napalm Records.
The album was recorded at Silvertone Studio in Norway.

"Heimgang" [cover] tracklisting:

01. Vantro
02. Inferno
03. Dodens Vee
04. Skogens Dyp
05. Antvort
06. Vansinn
07. Mareham
08. Feigdarvarsel
09. Vettekult
10. Vandring

Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Kampfar

US metallers Intronaut will release their new album, entitled "Prehistoricisms", on September 16 via Century Media Records.
The drums for the album were tracked at Opera Studios in North Hollywood, guitars and bass were laid down at Castle Oaks Studios in Calabasas. Vocals were completed at Clearlake Audio in North Hollywood, and the whole process was engineered by Josh Newell (Jane's Addiction).

"Prehistoricisms" [raw cover] tracklisting:

01. Primordial Soup
02. The Literal Black Cloud
03. Cavernous Den Of Shame
04. Prehistoricisms
05. Any Port
06. Sundial
07. Australopithecus
08. The Reptilian Brain
1 - Sleep
2 - Eat
3 - Shit
4 - Fight
5 - Fuck

The band adds: "We have also posted some footage of us jamming in the practice room."
Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3

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Source:	intronaut.net
Band profile:	Intronaut

Swedish metallers Grave have posted a video for the track "Bloodpath" [url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci9iiVAZxxQ]at this location[/url]. The track comes off the band's new album entitled "[url= http://metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=19638&band_id=303&bandname=Grave]Dominion VIII[/url]" which was released last April. The filming material of the video took 3 days to complete, and it is the band's first music video since 1994. The video was shot in the island of Gotland in Sweden.

Source:	grave.se
Band profile:	Grave

Canadian metallers Into Eternity will release their new album, entitled "The Incurable Tragedy", on August 25th in Europe (August 29th in japan and September 2nd in US) via Century Media.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at Touchwood Studios (Regina, SK), produced and engineered by Grant Hall and Johnny Gasparic, mixed and mastered by Grant Hall (mixing assistant: Justin Bender). The cover artwork was done by Mattias Norén (www.progart.com).

"The Incurable Tragedy" [cover] tracklisting:

01. Prelude To Woe
02. Tides Of Blood
03. Spent Years Of Regret
04. Symptoms
05. Diagnosis Terminal
06. The Incurable Tragedy I [September 21, 2006]
07. Indignation
08. Time Immemorial
09. The Incurable Tragedy II [November 10, 2006]
10. A Black Light Ending
11. One Funeral Hymn For Three
12. The Incurable Tragedy III [December 15, 2006]

As previously stated here, a new song entitled "Diagnosis Terminal" is currently streaming on the band's MySpace page.

Source:	intoeternity.net
Band profile:	Into Eternity

US metallers Helstar have issued the following update:

"Yeah we know, we suck! We haven't kept up with the site, but hey we've been in the studio! That's right we have a new CD completed! The title is "The King Of Hell". The European release date is set for September of this year. The US release should be about 3 months later. Don't ask why, we don't even know. Keep checking back for a sneak peak of some of the new songs and for upcoming European Tour dates!"

"The King Of Hell" [cover] tracklisting:

01. The King Of Hell
02. The Plague Called Man
03. Tormentor
04. When Empires Fall
05. Wicked Disposition
06. Caress Of The Dead
07. Pain Will Be Thy Name
08. In My Darkness
09. The Garden Of Temptation

Source:	helstar.com
Band profile:	Helstar