A new video by Thrashers Machine Head has been posted online. The video is of the band playing a new song of theirs at the Sounds Of The Underground tour. The song is called 'Aesthetics Of Hate' and will appear on the band's upcoming album 'The Blackening'. This was the song's live debut, and the whole thing was captured on film and is now available for download.

You can download the low quality version from here.

You can download the high quality version from here.

In other Machine Head news, the band's very first album 'Burn My Eyes' which was released in 1994, is going to be re-released. The re-release was originally going to be released in January next year, but so as to not clash with the release of The Blackening, it now has the date of September 2007. The re-release will contain the original album, plus the band's cover of 'Alan's On Fire', two remixes, two live tracks, as well as some rare demos.

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Source:	machinehead1.com
Band profile:	Machine Head

Doom/Death Metal band Novembers Doom have posted a song from their upcoming album 'The Novella Reservior' online. The song acts as a sample listen to the new album, which won't be due out until 20th February, 2007. The song is entitled 'Drown The Inland Mere'.

You can download the song here.

Details of the upcoming album can be seen here.

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Source:	novembersdoom.com
Band profile:	Novembers Doom

Black Metallers Satyricon and Gothenburg Metal band Soilwork are the latest inclusions to the list of bands to perform at next years House Of Metal festival. The festival will take place in Umeå, Sweden on the 16th, 17th February, 2007.

A total of 22 bands will be performing at the festival. The bands announced so far are: Satyricon, Soilwork, Hardcore Superstar, Savage Circus, Heed, Hellfueled, 6th Awakening, Lesra and Assailant. More acts are said to be announced soon.

Source:	houseofmetal.se
Band profile:	Satyricon
Event:	House Of Metal Fest

The just released DVD by Power/Heavy Metallers Iced Earth now has a trailer available. The DVD 'Alive In Athens - The DVD' is a video recording of the band's 1999 Greek concert and live album 'Alive In Athens'. You can view the trailer in .rm or .wma formats here.

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Source:	centurymedia.com
Band profile:	Iced Earth

Australian Death/Grind Metal band The Berzerker have decided upon a title for their fourth full length release. The album will be called 'Animosity'. It will be released in March 2007 through Earache Records.

"...The Berzerker continue and develop the theme of hate fuelled lyrics and extreme sonic assault seen in 'World Of Lies' that makes The Berzerker one of the worlds most extreme bands".

Source:	earache.com
Band profile:	The Berzerker

The new Gamma Ray DVD with the long title of "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal" has now been finished. The production has just been completed and the band were ready to hand it over to their record company to get it released. But Gamma Ray have been informed that the Sanctuary office in Berlin will be closed by the end of this year which makes it impossible to release the DVD at the moment.

So Gamma Ray are now working with the Santuary office in the UK to get the DVD released. Due to all this, the DVD will now be released around April 2007.

Here is a comment by Gamma Ray: "I know these are sad news for all of you who have waited since month for the release and expected to watch the DVD at the latest under the x-mas tree. But you can be sure that we're also very disappointed with the actual situation and work hard on a solution for the release. As soon as the situation is clarified we will be back with more news.
Thanks for your patience and keep your heads up high".

In other Gamma Ray news, the band is also working on their upcoming album. The songwriting has started and demo versions of new songs are being made. The album will be called 'Land Of The Free II' and Gamma Ray hopes to have it released sometime next year, as well as the DVD.

Source:	gamma-ray.com
Band profile:	Gamma Ray

Power Metal band Primal Fear are now back from their South America tour after playing their last two shows in Brazil, and are already in new album mode. The songwriting and pre-production process has already started and the band is currently in negotiations with engineers and recording studios for the recording of the album.

So far three songs for the album have been completely written and the track names for them have been released. They will be called 'Save Me', 'Torn' and 'Everytime It Rains'. Primal Fear says that the three songs "...sound very very promising". More information about the album will be released soon.

Source:	primalfear.de
Band profile:	Primal Fear

Folk/Black Metallers Ensiferum have made a posting on their official website about the rumour of their performing at next year's 'No Mercy Fest 2007'. The band have confirmed that this is merely a rumour and that the promotional advertising going around at the moment is false, they won't in fact be playing at the festival.

In other Ensiferum news, the release date of a single from the band's upcoming album has been announced. The album will be released in early 2007, and on the 7th February an as yet unamed single will be released.

Source:	ensiferum.com
Band profile:	Ensiferum
Event:	No Mercy Festival

Gothic Metal band Leaves' Eyes have announced that they will be releasing their first ever DVD next year. After the band tours with Blind Guardian, the production for the DVD will start. This will be around the end of December. The DVD will include a complete movie with some background information. Leaves' Eyes are also planning an indoor and an outdoor show with a special stage soon, and show will be recorded exclusively for the DVD. More information about the DVD will be announced soon.

Source:	leaveseyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

Folk Metallers Turisas will be entering Sound Supreme Studios in Hämeenlinna, Finland to record their second album. The band will be doing their UK 'Bringing Back The Balls To Europe' tour with Lordi first, then in November they will start the recording sessions. The band will be taking a break from touring after the tour with Lordi, to mainly focus on making the album.

Source:	turisas.com
Band profile:	Turisas

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 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