As announced on the band's website, Blackmore's Night will release "Paris Moon", a long-form concert DVD/CD shot September 20, 2006 at Paris, France's famed Olympia, on November 2 in Germany, November 5 in the rest of Europe and November 6 in the USA. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the release can be viewed at this location.

"Paris Moon" tracklisting cover]:

DVD (Running Time: 128 min.):
01. Introduction
02. Past Times With Good Company
03. Rainbow Blues
04. Play Minstrel Play
05. World Of Stone
06. Under A Violet Moon
07. Soldier Of Fortune
08. Durch Den Wald Zum Bachaus
09. Diamonds & Rust
10. Minstrel Hall
11. Home Again
12. Streets Of London
13. Renaissance Faire
14. Keyboard Solo
15. Ariel
16. Loreley
17. The Clock Ticks On
18. Fires At Midnight
19. St. Theresa
20. The Village Lanterne

CD:
01. Past Times With Good Company/Rainbow Blues
02. Play Minstrel Play
03. World Of Stone
04. Under A Violet Moon
05. Minstrel Hall
06. Home Again
07. Ariel
08. The Clock Ticks On
09. Fires At Midnight
11. The Village Lanterne *
12. All Because of You *
13. The Village Lanterne *

* Bonus tracks

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Source:	blackmoresnight.com
Band profile:	Blackmore's Night

"Metallized - 20 Years Of Metal" is the title of U.D.O.'s upcoming "Best Of" album which will be released in December. The booklet is crammed full of photos from the last 20 years and the story around the band written by Andreas Schoewe. The first 12 tracks are a selection out of the "Top 20" from the "Best Of" voting of the official website. The tracks 13 to 16 include 2 unreleased tracks, an acoustic version of 'Balls To The Wall' and last but not least a live version of 'The Bullet And The Bomb'.

Here is the complete tracklist in detail cover]:

01. Holy
02. Heart Of Gold
03. Animal House
04. Cut Me Out
05. They Want War
06. Cry Soldier Cry
07. In The Darkness
08. Mand And Machine
09. 24/7
10. Trainride To Russia
11. Independence Day
12. Thunderball
13. Shadow Maker
14. Terror In Paradise
15. Balls To The Wall
16. Bullet And The Bomb

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Source:	udo-online.de
Band profile:	U.D.O.

On October 19 To/Die/For have posted the following blog on their MySpace page:

"Today we will travel to Russia Moscow by train. We are on same train with Charon so... it´s gonna be blast and we do not know are we still alive after that trip. Anyway, this is our last confirmed show and we really do not know what will happen for us then?
We still do not have a new label, we haven´t recorded new demos yet etc...
So our future is wide open... maybe we will release sixth album someday maybe we don´t who knows? Now there is gonna be other projects going on... Joonas is recording next malpractice album and there will be other "side-projects"coming too... If we will get a new label which would be ready to do real work for us then we will continue. Otherwise we do not. So let´s put our future this way anything can happen."

A few days later, the following was posted:

"Now we are back in Finland and I noticed here is a lot of worried people and I got a lot of mails. Calm down please, we are not gonna kill To/Die/For. Now we just need a break and we are hunting some inspiration... something new into our little thing called To/Die/For.
"anything can happen" does not mean exactly we are gonna stop making music. But still situation is that we do not know what happens next, when we start make shows again, when next album will see a moonlight... all we know is that we love to make music, we love to travel and make shows. Russia (Moscow) was so great. Metal militia guys handled things as real promoters and finally we felt ok after all those fucking shit tours before in this year! Thank you Russia, thank you metal militia guys and especially our friends Charon! Rock!!!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	To/Die/For

The following update was posted on Within Temptation's official website:

"We can announce some new special tour dates! In January we'll be visiting a lot of countries we have never been before. For example: Slovenia, Croatia and Poland. We hope to see you soon!"

Dates announced so far are as follows:

Jan. 10 - Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
Jan. 11 - Milan, Italy @ Live Club
Jan. 12 - Karlsruhe, Germany @ Europahalle
Jan. 13 - Graz, Austria @ Orpheum
Jan. 14 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture
Jan. 16 - Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
Jan. 17 - Praha, Czech Republic @ Roxy
Jan. 18 - Budapest, Hungary @ Petofi Csarnok
Jan. 19 - Ljubljana, Slovenia @ VPK
Feb. 07 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy

In other news, Within Temptation "are very proud to announce the online premiere of our new video, 'All I Need'. We are curious to hear how you feel about it, please let us know on our forum. You can view the video by going to our Myspace and/or Youtube page."

The "All I Need" single (cover here) will be released in Europe on November 5. The tracklisting for the different formats is as follows:

Five-track digipack:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version)
03. The Last Time (demo version) (new song)
04. Frozen (demo version)
05. Our Solemn Hour (demo version)

Two-track single:
01. All I Need (single version)
02. All I Need (album version)

More details and pre-order here.

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Source:	within-temptation.com
Band profile:	Within Temptation
Event:	Within Temptation: European Tour

Helloween's video for the new single 'As Long As I Fall' was posted on SPVAmerica's YouTube Channel at this location (Or by clicking here for a direct link to the video).

The clip was shot at Munich's AVA studios (who previously worked with the group on the 'Light The Universe' clip).

"As Long As I Fall" comes off the German group's new studio album, "Gambling With The Devil", which is scheduled for release on October 23, 2007 (USA), October 26, 2007 (Germany) and October 29, 2007 (rest of Europe) via SPV.

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Source:	youtube.com
Band profile:	Helloween

The following update was posted on Omnium Gatherum's official website:

"We´re sad to inform that our long-time bass player for 10 years Janne Markkanen has decided to step aside from OG crew due to his lack of time and motivation for this type of music. There´s none bad blood between us and of course we wish him best of luck for whatever he is doing from now on.

Good news are that we have new fresh motivated blood in the crew as Eerik Purdon is our new bassist from now on and he´ll be looking after to create some demonic bottom pulse and groove to our noise. Eerik have been our good friend for some time and he also helped us and played bass on Omnium Gatherum's Summer Blast Fest Spain / Portugal -tour in June 2007 when Janne was unavailable to do the shows and the dude really showed his infernal talents and Omnium Gatherum attitude there! Eerik also plays in Crystal Blaze and he was acting session bassist in Amoral for their latest Finnish shows."

Janne's statement: "Thanks to everybody, Omnium Gatherum-dudes, other bands and fans for great times during these years. I really felt that it was time for me to step aside, and let someone with more enthusiasm to take my place. Eerik is a real bad-ass player and great dude, so be prepared for some major ass-kicking Omnium Gatherum material!"

Source:	omniumgatherum.org
Band profile:	Omnium Gatherum

The following message was posted on Tobias Sammet's website:

"On November 16th the two "Lost In Space" EPs of Tobias Sammet's Avantasia will be released, each for the price of a CD-single!!! According to Tobias "Lost In Space 1 and 2" feature exclusive first class material that could have been on any Avantasia album as well."

The tracklist of the two mini epics read as follows:

Lost In Space - Part 1 cover]:

01. Lost In Space
02. Lay All Your Love On Me
03. Another Angel Down (feat. Jorn Lande)
04. The Story Ain't Over (feat. Bob Catley & Amanda Somerville)
05. Return To Avantasia
06. Ride The Sky (feat. Eric Singer on vocals)
07. Lost In Space (video clip)
08. Lost In Space (making of the video clip)
09. Photo Gallery + Poster

Lost In Space - Part 2 cover]:

01. Lost In Space
02. Promised Land (feat. Jorn Lande & Michael Kiske)
03. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
04. Scary Eyes
05. In My Defense
06. Lost In Space (Alive At Gatestudio, feat. Amanda Somerville)
07. The Road To Avantasia (Studio report with interview)
08. Slideshow

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Source:	tobiassammet.com
Band profile:	Avantasia

The following update was posted on the official website of Italian Progressive Metal band DGM:

"The Prog Power 2007 has been the last show played by Titta Tani as singer of DGM. The band decides to continue their career with another singer due to characterial differences with Titta. DGM are now looking for a new singer, if you are interested in sending material to the band you can contact the following address: info dgmsite com. DGM have now a renewed joy to work on new material for a new album."

Source:	dgmsite.com
Band profile:	DGM

As posted on the official website, before the release of Mystic Prophecy's new CD "Satanic Curses", the band have uploaded a brand new song out of this album. You can check out the songs 'Demon's Blood' and 'Damnation' at the band's MySpace page.

"Satanic Curses" will be released on the 19th October 2007 via Massacre Records.

"Satanic Curses" tracklisting:

01. Back From The Dead
02. Sacrifice Me
03. Dark Forces
04. Satanic Curses
05. Evil Of Destruction
06. Demons Blood
07. Damnation
08. Rock The Night
09. We Will Survive
10. Grave Of Thousand Lies
11. Paranoid
12. We Fly

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Source:	valleyseve.de
Band profile:	Mystic Prophecy

The following update was posted on the Peaceville Records website:

"For this very special release, Sweden's own Candlemass perform at a recent show filmed in Kolingsborg in their home country, as a celebration of 20 years of the band's doomination of the metal world. This set features guest appearances from members of acts such as Therion & Grand Magus, also including Michael Akerfeldt from Opeth who joins the band onstage for a storming rendition of 'At the Gallows End'; all contributing to a set-list spanning the band's career to date.

The show was used as a live unveiling of new member Robert Lowe (from Solitude Aeturnus) - replacement for departing vocalist Messiah Marcolin.
Fans flew in from all over Europe, even as far as Australia to catch this momentous occasion for a night of melodic/heavy doom metal.

Candlemass has built a very long and prosperous career since their classic album, 1986's 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' and are cited as great influences on current leaders of the doom metal genre such as Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride.

The DVD includes band interviews and a whole load of additional footage, coming in at over 3 hours of top doom metal from this most celebrated of acts."

20 Year Anniversary Party tracklisting cover]:

01. The Dying Illusion
02. Dark Are The Veils Of Death
03. Where The Runes Still Speak
04. Ebony Throne
05. Well Of Souls
06. Black Dwarf
07. At The Gallows End
08. Demonia 6
09. Samarithan
10. Mirror Mirror
11. Crystal Ball
12. Demons Gate
13. Under The Oak
14. A Sorcerers Pledge
15. Witches
16. Bullfest
17. Solitude

Extras:
50 minute special with backstage footage & interviews

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Source:	peaceville.com
Band profile:	Candlemass

The following message was posted on Relapse Records' official website:

"Death metal juggernaut Dying Fetus will embark on a month-long tour of the States starting November 1st in support of their brand new album, "War Of Attrition". Joining Dying Fetus for this tour is Cephalic Carnage, Skeletonwitch, Demiricous, and The Absence. A complete listing of the Metal Maniacs, Lambgoat.com, and SickDrummer.com sponsored tour dates can be found in the tour section.

This will be Dying Fetus' first comprehensive U.S. War of Attrition headlining tour. Dying Fetus recently debuted a video for War of Attrition track "Homicidal Retribution" that can be viewed now at the band's MySpace (http://www.MySpace.com/OfficialDyingFetus). A media player for War of Attrition featuring "Homicidal Retribution" as well as "Fate of the Condemned" can be viewed here."

Dates are as follows:

Nov. 01 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
Nov. 02 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Loft
Nov. 03 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
Nov. 07 - Brooklyn, NY - Club Bang
Nov. 08 - Allentown, PA - Sterling Hotel
Nov. 09 - Wilmington, NC - Lucky's Pub
Nov. 10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
Nov. 11 - Jacksonville, FL - Thee Imperial
Nov. 14 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
Nov. 15 - Louisville, KY - Uncle Peasant's
Nov. 16 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Nov. 17 - South Bend, IN - DNA Club
Nov. 19 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
Nov. 20 - Tulsa, OK - The Other Side
Nov. 21 - Fort Worth, TX - The Rockyard
Nov. 23 - Houston, TX - Java Jazz
Nov. 24 - San Antonio, TX - Rock Bottom
Nov. 26 - Tempe, AZ - The Sets
Nov. 27 - Corona, CA - Showcase Theater
Nov. 28 - San Francisco, CA - The DNA Lounge
Nov. 30 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
Dec. 01 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater

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Source:	shop.relapse.com
Band profile:	Dying Fetus
Event:	Dying Fetus: US Tour

The following message was posted on Týr's official website:

"Týr will go into Jacob Hansens Studio in December to record their fourth full-length album, due to be released by Napalm Records in April or May 2008.

Týr's preceeding two albums, "Ragnarok" and "Eric The Red", have been recorded at Jacob Hansens Studio. It is situated in Ribe on the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. Ribe is one of the oldes known large and organized viking settlements in Scandinavia, so it's only very fitting that Týr record their albums there.
The co-operation between Týr and Jacob Hansen have been most appreciated by all parts involved so the decision for Týr to continue recording at Jacob Hansens Studio was not a hard one."

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Source:	tyr.net
Band profile:	Týr

The following message was posted on Ayreon's official website:

"We're now able to reveal the title for the new Ayreon album due out in January 2008. It is called "01011001". You can check all official information such as sound clips and future downloads by visiting the special 01011001 page at this location."

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Source:	ayreon.com
Band profile:	Ayreon

The following update was posted on Soilwork's official website:

"Sworn To A Great Divide" hits stores on October 19th in Europe, and October 23rd in North America! A New e-card is now online and this is your first chance to hear clips from the entire album! Click here to find the e-card.

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Source:	soilwork.org
Band profile:	Soilwork

The following update was posted on Nuclear Blast Records website:

"Britannia´s symphonic War Metal heroes Bal-Sagoth and drummer Dan Mullins have officially parted ways. Mullins is replaced full time by Paul "Wak" Jackson, who also assumed kit duties for Bal-Sagoth during their two most recent live shows. Paul is also the drummer for the bands Extreme Maggot Infestation and Decimation of Truth. Bal-Sagoth released their current and highly acclaimed album "The Chthonic Chronicles" in March 2006."

Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Bal-Sagoth