"Beg For It" and "Into Debauchery," the new videos from Swedish sleaze rockers Hardcore Superstar, can be viewed below. The songs are taken from the band's new album "Beg For It" which was released on June 5, 2009 (Europe) and will be released on August 25, 2009 (North America) via Nuclear Blast Records.

"Beg For It" cover art] tracklist:

01. This Worm's For Ennio
02. Beg For It
03. Into Debauchery
04. Shades Of Grey
05. Nervous Breakdown
06. Hope For A Normal Life
07. Bad Behaviour
08. Remove My Brain
09. Spit It Out
10. Illegal Fun
11. Take Them All Out
12. Innocent Boy
13. Welcome To Your Own Death (U.S. Bonus Track)
14. When I Glow (U.S. Bonus Track)

"Beg For It":

"Into Debauchery":


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Devils Of Rome, the new Minneapolis, Minnesota-based band featuring members of Black Flood Diesel, have posted two songs ?"Real Life" and "Human Nature" ? on the group's official MySpace page. The two songs are also available for free download via the group's website.

Formed last year, the group says, "We have been working on about eighteen songs and we are very excited to get this new music out. It gives us a chance to reconnect with fans of Black Flood Diesel and show them what we have been developing with this new entity, Devils Of Rome."

Devils Of Rome will be making their live debut in Minneapolis soon and will be giving away 100 CDs of the 2 song sampler for the first attendees of Black Flood Diesel's show at the Cabooze in Minneapolis on Friday, August 7th.

Devils Of Rome are currently looking for a drummer.

Devils Of Rome line up:

Raymond Breed - Guitar and Programming
Greg Moog - Vocals
Kerry Dalton Hanson - Bass and Programming

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myspace.com

The Northern German Melodic Metal force Mob Rules signed a contract with AFM in late July. The new, sixth album "Radical Peace" will be released in November, prior to this the single "Astral Hand" will be unleashed in October.

"We are happy that we signed with the label of our first choice", states the band. "The well-known professional work of the company and their high-class artist-roster go well with us and our musical direction."

AFM are happy with the signing, too: "With Mob Rules we welcome one of the best and most consistent German Melodic/Power Metal bands. We are convinced that we can support the band on their further way up. Furthermore we can announce one of the Metal highlight of 2009 in "Radical Peace", the band´s heaviest and most diverse album so far. Expect some spectacular surprises!"

Noteworthy for this appraisal is the twenty-minute epic "The Oswald File", which deals with the assassination of John F. Kennedy and brings up the question whether the suspected (and later killed) Harvey Lee Oswald really was the one who shot Kennedy. With this song Mob Rules continue the concept of important political events in world's history that they started on the previous album "Ethnolution A.D.".

This autumn Mob Rules will be present on stage some more times, amongst others at the Wacken Rocks Seaside in Aurich, Germany (August 28th), as headliner of the "Börsencrash Festival" in Wuppertal, Germany (October 16th) and at the big album release concert in the band´s hometown Wilhelmshaven on November 27th, 2009.

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Source:	afm-records.de
Band profile:	Mob Rules

A teaser to "Nachtreisen", Dornenreich's first ever DVD is now online.

After a long production period, Dornenreich's first DVD "Nachtreisen" ("Nocturnal Journeys") will finally be available on Sepember 28, 2009. The DVD's main content is made up of two concert recordings that represent both sides of Dornenreich: live at Summer Breeze 2007 (metal gig) and live at Wave Gotik Treffen 2007 (acoustic performance). The two additional clips "Dornenreich live 2000 - 2002" and "Recording 'Her von welken Nächten'" as well as photo galleries with many unreleased pictures will give you exciting glimpses into Dornenreich 's history. The DVD has a total length of ca. 115 minutes.

In parallel to the "Nachtreisen" DVD, a homonymous double CD with audio versions of both live performances will be released. The WGT recording will also feature a yet unreleased Dornenreich song that's not included on the DVD. Collectors may look forward to a limited deluxe edition of "Nachtreisen" in decorative special packing including both the DVD and the double CD.

"Nachtreisen" cover art] tracklist:

01. Intro
02. Trauerbrandung
03. Eigenwach
04. Wer Hat Angst Vor Einsamkeit?
05. Grell Und Dunkel Strömt Das Leben
06. Schwarz Schaut Tiefsten Lichterglanz
07. Trauerbrandung

08. Intro
09. Flügel In Fels
10. Der Hexe Nächtlich' Ritt
11. Aufbruch
12. Innerwille Ist Mein Docht
13. Meer
14. Mein Publikum - Der Augenblick
15. Drang
16. Der Hexe Flammend' Blick
17. Untitled Bonustrack


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Source:	prophecyproductions.de
Band profile:	Dornenreich

Australian heavy metal band Dreadnaught, have released a new video clip for the song "Buried... ('Til The Day You Die)". The clip is now viewable on the band's MySpace, YouTube and website.

The clip is the second of four clips made of songs from the current self-titled LP CD and coincides with the start of the bands Australian and Japanese tour:

07/08 - Chilli Lounge - Wyong (with Black Asylum and Pergamum)
08/08 - The Bald-Faced Stag - Sydney (with Switchblade, Be'lakor, Darker Half)
14/08 - The Castle - U18-Dandenong (with Liferuiner (Canada), Hiroshima will Burn, As Silence Breaks)
15/08 - The Tote Hotel - Melbourne (with Earth, Downriver and Teramaze)
22/08 - The Barwon Club - Geelong (with Frankenbok, Dawn Of Retribution, Tenth Dan, Teramaze)
04/09 - The Oak - Launceston (with Seperatist, Stand Defiant, Lady Crimson)
05/09 - The Brisbane Hotel - Hobart (with Seperatist, Stand Defiant, Lady Crimson)

21/09 - Clapper - Osaka, Japan (supports TBA)
26/09 - Crescendo - Tokyo, Japan (with Argument Soul)
27/09 - Tightrope - Nagoya, Japan (with Argument Soul)

09/10 - Monstrothic - Brisbane (with Nefaria, Shellfin)

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myspace.com.au

Italian thrash/death metallers Fomento signed with Coroner Records for the release of their debut album entitled "Either Caesars Or Nothing". The album, presented as a no-frills hardcore and straight-to-your-face metal slaughter, is a metaphor of how after thousands of years man still makes the same sad mistakes. The album will be released in October by Coroner Records.

A preview of the new tracks can be heard at the official Fomento MySpace or at Coroner Records MySpace.

For more information about the band click here.

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coronerrecords.net

Angra/Almah vocalist Edu Falaschi is currently producing a young heavy metal band from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), called Still Alive.

Edu has recently joined the band in the studio: "Their debut album will be fantastic, with cool songs and powerful energy! We are working hard at these songs, the evolution is big and the pre-production is getting fantastic!."

Still Alive (formerly known as Ruthless Cry) was established in 2002 and released its first EP "Into The Snakepit" in 2006. According to Edu Falaschi, their first CD is to be released in 2010, possibly at the end of May.

Edu Falaschi started his career as a producer in 1998 with his band Symbols. He also produced both Almah albums, "Almah" (2006/2007) and "Fragile Equality" (2008, together with his band mate Felipe Andreoli). In 2009 Eduardo Falaschi was invited by the band Artemis (Brasília, Brazil) to produce their debut album which is planned to be released at the end of this year. Besides his work as a producer, Edu Falaschi is currently touring with Angra and Almah and is preparing a new material for the next studio album of Almah, Link].

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Angra

Colombian Death/Thrash metal band Agony have released their new album "The Devil's Breath" a few weeks ago, on July 22nd. Now, the enire album is available for free download at this location (free sign-up required). The album contains twelve tracks, which were mixed by Logan Mader (Divine Heresy, Cavalera Conspiracy, Devildriver, Gojira, etc), and also features Cello Dias (ex-Soulfly) on bass.

"The Devil's Breath" cover art] tracklist:

01. Path To Armageddon
02. The Face Behind The Mask
03. The Agonist
04. Faceless Death
05. Lost
06. Spirit Hunter
07. Absolute Power
08. The Devil's Breath
09. Holograms
10. Blood Crusaders
11. Stratagem
12. Mornig Star

More about the band on http://www.myspace.com/agonyreborn.

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Ulterium Records are very proud to announce the signing of the German power metal band Sinbreed to the label. Sinbreed was formerly known as Neoshine, but changed names in 2008 after a legal name-conflict with an American enterprise. The band is currently working on their debut album, which will be released early 2010.

Sinbreed is:

Herbie Langhans Seventh Avenue] - Vocals
Frederik Ehmke Blind Guardian] - Drums
Alexander Schulz - Bass
Flo Laurin - Guitars, Keyboards

Visit the band's MySpace profile to check out some pre-production clips, or YouTube to check out some footage from the studio.

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ulterium-records.com

...In Deviltry - the new band of ex-Theatre Of Tragedy guitarist Tommy Lindal - has issued the following update:

After months of searching and testing to find the "perfect" member, it is with great pleasure that we now can anounce that ...In Deviltry is complete and has started working and writing their own material. "It's been a very long, hard and confusing prosess, but we now feel very comfortable with our full lineup, says mainman Tommy Lindal. I really was loosing my hope to find the right people, but in the last stage of testing, something happened. During the test, everybody was playing, banging and the singing was perfect, the chemistry between everybody was united. This was it, this moment is what I've been waiting for all these months".

The full line up for the band is:

Larisse Katarine - Vocals
Filipe Santos - Vocals
Tommy Lindal - Guitars
David Cantidio - Guitars
Raul Damasceno - Bass
Lourran Antonio - Keyboard
Marcelo Costa - Drums

About two vocals, Tommy explains that the main vocal will be Larisse Katarine, but as the contrast in our music, the male vocals will be an important issue. ...In Deviltry will not be a typical "Beauty and the Beast" band, but will place male vocals strategicaly in some of our songs. A name that probably will be noticed out there, is our drummer Marcelo who is currently playing for the grindcore metaller's "Expose Your Hate" from Natal, RN. He's an exellent drummer and convinced us all that his skills is needed in the band. The sound is yet to be set, but to give you an idea, it will be melodic, obscure, heavy, psycotic with classical elements. The first liveshows and recordings will hopefully appear at the end of this year."

...In Deviltry was formed in august 2008 by Tommy Lindal in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Tommy were one of the founders of the Norwegian band Theatre Of Tragedy in 1993. More info here.

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Metal Blade Records press release

The Gates Of Slumber has completed work on its new studio album, "Hymns Of Blood & Thunder". The album is slated to drop in North America on September 13, 2009 via Rise Above Records.

The band's hotly anticipated new album, "Hymns of Blood & Thunder", drops on the heels of the brightest and busiest year in the respected power trio's history; one that saw The Gates Of Slumber pack clubs during its first U.S. headlining tour and land atop many year-end media polls with "Conqueror", an album that was hailed as "a breath of fresh air within the doom/true metal underground." The record placed at the #5 position in Decibel's "Top 40 Albums of 2008" and made Village Voice Media's "Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008", joining an impressive list of some of the genre's finest including AC/DC, Judas Priest and Metallica.

Recorded in Chicago's Semaphore Studios with producer Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Pelican), The Gates Of Slumber unleashes its holy grail in the formidable "Hymns of Blood & Thunder". A mighty document of both powerful songwriting and instrumental skull-crushing, the album is heavy and chillingly bleak; in an almost unrelenting way that hasn't been heard since Judas Priest's heyday ("Sad Wings of Destiny", "Sin After Sin", etc.). Displaying a powerful focus and direction and demonstrating a very compelling emotional range, The Gates Of Slumber have upped its levels of both technique and melody, resulting in an album that is at once frighteningly dark in its effect, tight in its grooves and unrivaled in its sheer power.

"Just prior to the band's 2008 U.S. headlining tour, I started working on songs for the new record with the goal in mind that it had to be a step forward for us compositionally as well as production wise," The Gates Of Slumber front man/guitarist Karl Simon remarks. "I knew that I personally wanted to work on more integrated and composed solos to allow for different sides of me to come out - sides that are more influenced by Judas Priest and Scorpions, rather than the flurries of hammer-ons that I owe to Tony Iommi and Wino. The songs are more aggressive, more riff-y this time, but they also retain the musical elements that we've explored over the last couple of records. Lyrically it's a continuation of our obsession with war, and death and the fantasy worlds where those things are all so common and cool."

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	The Gates Of Slumber

Petter Karlsson wasn't only taking care of the drums in Therion for over four years. He was also a singer, guitarist, head composer, co-producer and recording engineer on Therion's 13th album "Gothic Kabbalah", by many considered to be the best Therion album.

Over 200 shows later, it was time to create something of his own. He quit Therion and in the year 2008, he started a new exciting project and began composing maybe his best songs ever...

In Petter's own words: "the last year I've received hundreds of mails from fans begging me to come up with something new", and he continues, "this is the first time
ever, I've been able to put 110% effort, commitment, blood and tears into my music without any compromises."

Now it's time to proudly present Holocoaster!

Three songs called "Another Day - Another Victim", "Father Doom" and "Holocoaster" are streaming over at http://www.myspace.com/holocoaster.

The band's very first video clip for "Another Day - Another Victim"- directed and produced by Petter Karlsson himself - can be watched below.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Therion

Brazilian prog power metal band (featuring Angra's members Edu Falaschi and Felipe Andreoli) is currently preparing new material for its third studio album, at the same time promoting its predecessor "Fragile Equality".

Almah's singer Edu Falaschi gave official comments about the present stage of work:

"It's a great pleasure to inform you that very soon we will have a new Almah album in our hands, completely composed. The chemistry of the current line-up is so good and the results we have got with "Fragile Equality" have been so fantastic, that we can't stop working at our new songs. All of them sound with a lot of energy, with modern and heavy passages. Certainly, this third CD is a mix of everything that Almah has done on its first two albums, for sure, besides new approaches, sounds and ideas. Very soon we will launch some videos and photos of our work at pre-production of the album and most probably - some parts of new songs! The studio recording is pre-scheduled for the middle of September and the release of the album is to be in the first half of 2010."

Almah was established by Angra's singer Edu Falaschi in 2006. The last studio album of the band was released in September-October 2008 through AFM Records (Europe, North America), JVC (Asia) and Laser Company (Brazil).

The current line up is the following: Edu Falaschi - vocals (Angra), Felipe Andreoli - bass (Angra), Marcelo Barbosa - guitars (Khallice), Paulo Schroeber - guitars, Marcelo Moreira - drums (Burning In Hell). The band is currently booking a European tour for October 2009.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Almah

Deathstars have announced a small Australian tour in September. Sweden's death-glammers, Deathstars, and their infamous, wild, provocative and dark live sets will be in Australia for the first time in September. Tickets are on sale 9am Thursday 23rd July. First 1,500 tickets purchased come with 3 free Deathstars downloads. For your free Deathstars download of "White Wedding" click here.

24/09 - Manning Bar, Sydney
25/09 - Club 299, Brisbane
26/09 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
27/09 - Capitol, Perth

Tour Trailer:


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Source:	redanttouring.com
Band profile:	Deathstars
Event:	Deathstars: Australian Tour

Guitarist/songwriter Brandon S. Patton checked in from Los Angeles about Echoes Of Eternity's sophomore album:

"Working with Logan Mader on "As Shadows Burn" was amazing. We had a lot of respect for him from the start, given his experience as a professional guitarist with Machine Head in the '90s and the great work he's done as a mixer and producer in recent years, the most recent Gojira album being a prime example.

The difference between our debut album and this second album is night and day! On the first album, the mix was really uneven and the vocals had WAY too much effects on them. On "As Shadows Burn", we captured a much more natural feel as a band. It doesn't sound so fucking processed and stiff. The guitars and drumming are way more aggressive and the band is smokin', with the whole album being slam-packed with killer riffs. The production and mix is a million times better. And Francine delivers an AMAZING vocal performance that is going to make people wake the fuck up. Even if you've made up your mind that you hate female-fronted metal, you are probably going to dig this record because first and foremost, its a KILLER metal record.

The title of the album actually came from a line in the chorus of the song "Veiled Horizon". It was short and evoked strong imagery in our mind. We thought that title would lead to a really cool album cover if we worked with the right artist. And it did. Gustavo Sazes (Old Man's Child, Firewind, God Forbid) really nailed it!

We would love to take this bad boy on the road in 2010. It would be a damned shame if we didn't because we designed this record to fucking kick ass live! We missed a great chance to do a tour at the beginning of next year, so we are hanging tight for the right tour offer so we can get out on the road."

"As Shadows Burn" cover art] tracklist:

01. Ten Of Swords
02. A Veiled Horizon
03. Memories Of Blood And Gold
04. The Scarlet Embrace
05. Descent Of A Blackened Soul
06. Twilight Fires
07. Buried Beneath A Thousand Dreams
08. Letalis Deus
09. Funeral In The Sky

"As Shadows Burn" will be released in North America on September 22, 2009. Three days later the album will hit the shelves in Europe.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Echoes Of Eternity