Abigor have posted a message on their official website announcing that you can find the '3D Blasphemy' (4min edit!), taken from "Fractal Possession" (out in May 2007 through End All Life Productions), online on the Abigor MySpace page at this location. Beside that, you'll find another new song, 'Injection Satan' at this location. An inferno is turning to flesh!

"Fractal Possession" track list:

01. Warning
02. Project: Shadow
03. Cold Void Choir
04. Lairf Of Infinite Deparation
05. 3D Blasphemy
06. The Fire Syndrom
07. Injection Satan
08. Libery Rises A Diagonal Flame
09. Vapourzied Tears
10. Heaven Unveiled

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Source:	infernalhorde.com
Band profile:	Abigor

Norther will embark on a European headlining tour in October/November. Support on the trek will come from Amoral and Drone.

Here the list of upcoming shows:

2007-10-13 Romein, Leeuwarden NL
2007-10-14 Dynamo, Eindhoven NL
2007-10-15 Turock, Essen GER
2007-10-16 Bastard Club, Osnabrück GER
2007-10-17 Markthalle, Hamburg GER
2007-10-18 Musikzentrum, Hannover GER
2007-10-19 Hellraiser, Leipzig GER
2007-10-20 TBA GER
2007-10-21 Nachtleben, Frankfurt GER
2007-10-23 Roxy, Saarbrücken SWI
2007-10-24 Z7, Pratteln SWI
2007-10-25 Die Halle, Reichenbach GER
2007-10-26 Palazzo, Chur SWI
2007-10-27 Halloween Metal Festival, Salzburg AUS
2007-10-28 Planet Music, Wien AUS
2007-10-29 Suplik Club, Prerov CZ
2007-10-30 Backstage, München GER
2007-10-31 Futurum, Praha CZ
2007-11-01 Knaack Club, Berlin GER
2007-11-02 Rider's Cafe, Lübeck GER

Source:	norther.net
Band profile:	Norther
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The following message was posted on Primal Fear's official website:

We've finalized all recordings now incl. the orchestra parts and Ralf recorded lead & backing vocals on his last full song 'The Curse Of Sharon' & 'Drenched In Blood' over the Easter weekend and today, we can reveal the title of the new Primal Fear album: NEW RELIGION

... and even more - here are the songtitles of the recorded tracks:

- New Religion
- Drenched In Blood
- The Curse Of Sharon
- Face The Emptiness
- Too Much Time
- Everytime It Rains
- Burning Bridges
- Psycho
- World On Fire
- The Man (I Don't Know)
- The Darkness
a. Fighting The Darkness
b. Darkness II
c. Reprise

"New Religion" is due on August 31 via Frontiers Records. Guest musicians on the album include Magnus Karlsson (Starbreaker, Allen/Lande), Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween) and Simone Simons (Epica).

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Source:	primalfear.de
Band profile:	Primal Fear

Killswitch Engage are excited to announce that they'll be on the Warped Tour this summer.
Vans Warped Tour 2007 Killswitch Engage dates are as follows:

6/29 Pomona Fairgrounds Pomona, CA
6/30 Seaside Park Ventura, CA
7/01 Shoreline Amphitheater San Francisco, CA
7/03 Thunderbird Stadium at UBC Vancouver, BC
7/05 Race City Motorsport Park Calgary, AB
7/07 Utah State Fairgrounds Salt Lake City, UT
7/08 Invesco Field/Pepsi Center Denver, CO
7/11 Cricket Pavilion Phoneix, AZ
7/12 NMSU Practice Field Las Cruces, NM
7/13 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater San Antonio, TX
7/14 Smirnoff Dallas, TX
7/15 Reliant Center Houston, TX
7/18 HiFi Buys Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
7/19 Equestrian Center Jacksonville, FL
7/20 Vinoy Park St. Petersburg, FL
7/21 Bayfront Park Miami, FL
7/22 Tinker Field Orlando, FL
7/24 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Virginia Beach, VA
7/25 Merriweather Post Pavillion Washington, DC
7/26 Montage Mountain Amphitheater Scranton, PA
7/27 Comercia Park and Street Detroit, MI
7/28 1st Midwest Bank Amphitheater Chicago, IL
7/29 Metrodome Minneapolis, MN
7/31 Marcus Amphitheatre Milwaukee, WI
8/01 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
8/02 Tower City Amphitheater Cleveland, OH
8/03 Tweeter Center @ Waterfront Philadelphia, PA
8/04 Nassau Coliseum New York, NY
8/05 Raceway Park Englishtown, NJ
8/07 Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis, IN
8/08 Post Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
8/09 Tweeter Center Boston, MA
8/10 Darien Lakes Fields Buffalo, NY
8/11 Park Place Toronto, ONT
8/12 Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, QC
8/14 UMB Bank Pavillion St. Louis, MO
8/15 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City, KS
8/17 Idaho Center Boise, ID
8/18 The Gorge Amphitheatre Seattle, WA
8/19 Columbia Meadows Portland, OR
8/22 Selland Arena Fresno, CA
8/23 Sleep Train Amphitheater Sacramento, CA
8/24 Coors Amphitheater San Diego, CA
8/25 Home Depot Center Los Angeles, CA

You can find more information at this location.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Killswitch Engage
Event:	Killswitch Engage: Vans Warped Tour

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

"Belphegor needs a new drummer!...again! The last one didn't work out when it came to worldwide touring, so we're still looking for a talented drummer, for somebody with a professional attitude and focus to be in the band for real. If you think you have a shot, send us a detailed message and hit us up at: belphegor@aon.at

Helmuth comments: First off, please realize that it will have no effect at all on our activities, touring and otherwise. The core is solid and ready to kick some serious ass. Of course it's irritating to always have new drummers, but that allowed us to surpass ourselves every time, through the hiring of better musicians.
I always consider that as a challenge to push the band forward...stagnation means death!"

Source:	belphegor.at
Band profile:	Belphegor

The following message was posted on Black Sabbath's official web site:

"There was a press release issued by Ozzy's offices today with info on his new album, which is due next month. The title of the album is "Black Rain". It is due to be released May 22nd, and that is a worldwide release date - sort of. If you live outside the US/Canada, your specific date will be that week, check with your local stores and shops for a specific date in your region.

Anyway, the band lineup on the album should be familiar.

Ozzy - Vocals
Zakk Wylde - Guitar
Rob Nicholson (Blasko) - Bass
Mike Bordin - Drums

I don't know who is on keyboards on the album. When I asked if Adam Wakeman was still the keyboardist, since he was the keyboardist of record the last time Ozzy's solo band did anything, I was told he was still the touring keyboardist, but didn't give me any info on who is playing on the album.

There was some other info I was able to piece together from the press release (which you can read in full on my Black Rain discography page here was a track listing. I'm unsure if this is the complete track listing, or what order they come in, but these are the tracks listed in the press release:

1. I Don't Wanna Stop (First single)
2. Not Going Away
3. Thank God For The Almighty Dollar
4. Civilize The Universe
5. Black Rain
6. Countdown's Begun
7. Trap Door
8. Here for You
9. Lay Your World Down on Me
10. 11 Silver

As noted above, the first single is the track "I Don't Wanna Stop", and will be released this Friday. The full album will be available at digital retailers such as iTunes, so I would assume that the single will be available there this Friday, but I'm waiting on confirmation of that. Unfortunately, no cover art is available, so I can't post that. I also could not find any online retailer taking pre-orders for Black Rain yet, but when you can do that, I'll post some links.

Also, Ozzy's website has had a recent overhaul to be a "teaser" of sorts - you have to hover a cross over various hidden things to hear song samples from the new album. I'm personally not a fan of site designs that make you "play games" to find the content, but I've been told several people like that. If you like that kind of thing, head to http://www.ozzy.com and have at it. Or you can click these links, which are direct links to the respective sound samples.

Sample 01
Sample 02

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Source:	black-sabbath.com
Band profile:	Ozzy Osbourne

The first song 'Last Purple Sky' from the upcoming album "Moons And Mushrooms" is now available on Lake Of Tears MySpace's page at this location.

The album will be released April 22nd, 2007 in two versions - a normal version with 8 tracks and a limited edition. The limited edition digipack will contain the Status Quo cover 'Is There A Better Way' as a bonus track - played with the energy of a punk rock song.

"Moons And Mushrooms" tracklist:

01. Last Purple Sky
02. You Better Breathe While There's Still Time
03. Waiting Counting
04. Like A Leaf
05. Children Of The Grey
06. Head On Phantom
07. Island Earth
08. Planet Of The Penguins
09. Is There a Better Way (Limited edition bonus track)

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Lake Of Tears

The following dates of October 2007 US Tour Dates were confimed and posted on the Overkill's official web site.

2007-10-04 The Webster Theater Hartford, CT
2007-10-05 Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
2007-10-06 Starland Ballroom Sayerville, NJ
2007-10-07 The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
2007-10-08 Penny Arcade Rochester, NY
2007-10-09 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
2007-10-10 The Muse Nashville, TN
2007-10-11 The Mad Hatter Covington, KY
2007-10-12 Al Rosa Villa Columbus, OH
2007-10-13 Harpo's Concert Theater Detroit, MI
2007-10-14 The Pearl Room Mokena, IL
2007-10-15 The Rock Maplewood, MN
2007-10-16 Reverb Cedar Falls, IO
2007-10-17 Pops Annex Sauget, IL
2007-10-18 Peabody's Cleveland, OH
2007-10-19 The Chance Theater Poughkeepsie, NY
2007-10-20 Mark's Place Bedford, NH
2007-10-21 BB King's New York City, NY

Tickets can be purchased at a reduced price by clicking this link.

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Source:	wreckingcrew.com
Band profile:	Overkill
Event:	Overkill: US Tour Dates

The following message was posted on Australia's Virgin Black's official website:

"Despite inferences to the contrary, it is now confirmed that Virgin Black will appear for only one exclusive show in Europe in support of the release of "Requiem - Mezzo Forte". The band will headline the Elements Of Rock Festival in Zurich, Switzerland, held on the 20th till the 22st of April. This will be the first opportunity to buy the album, as the official European release date is 27th April. The album itself will be released by Massacre Records as a special limited edition digipak with bonus disk.

Requiem - Mezzo Forte
01. Requiem, Kyrie
02. In Death
03. Midnight's Hymn
04. ?And I Am Suffering listen]
05. Domine
06. Lacrimosa (I Am Blind With Weeping)
07. Rest Eternal

Bonus retrospective CD + video
01. Mother of Cripples (Demo)
02. Whispers of Dead Sisters (Trance)
03. Museum of Iscariot (Sombre Romantic)
04. Our Wings Are Burning (Elegant...and Dying)
+ Our Wings Are Burning video clip "

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Source:	virginblack.com
Band profile:	Virgin Black
Event:	Elements Of Rock Festival

Sweden's MeloDeath Metallers Dismember are glad to announce that they will embark on a 9 day tour through Poland in April. The tour will be known as "Schorched Land Tour 2007" and is arranged by Rose Production. Supporting bands will be Iperyt, Infernal War and Vedonist.

Dates of "Schorched Land Tour 2007" with Iperyt, Infernal War and Vedonist:

04/21 Lodz (PL) Music Garden
04/22 Rzeszów (PL) Pod Palma
04/23 Kraków (PL) Loch Ness
04/24 Katowice (PL) Mega Club
04/25 Poznan (PL) Eskulap
04/26 Wroclaw (PL) Madness
04/27 Torun (PL) Od Nowa
04/28 Warszawa (PL) Progresja
04/29 Lublin (PL) Grafitti

Dismember are also already confirmed for some summer festivals during July and August in Slovenia, Germany, Italy and Czech Republic:

07/16 Tolmin (SI) Metalcamp
07/28 Bockmühle (DE) Bockmühlen Open Air
08/04 Naples (IT) South Xtreem Noise
08/09 Jaromer (CZ) Brutal Assault

Source:	dismember.se
Band profile:	Dismember

Norway's Mortiis have teamed up for a European Tour with Deathstars. The tour already took off last monday 2 April.
The list of remaining upcoming dates is as follows:

(Apr. 02 - La Locomotive - Paris, FRA)
(Apr. 03 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK)
(Apr. 04 - Islington Academy - London, UK)
Apr. 05 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
Apr. 06 - The Intake Club - Mansfield, UK
Apr. 07 - Rios - Leeds, UK
Apr. 08 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK
Apr. 09 - Academy 2 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Apr. 10 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
Apr. 11 - Voodoo Lounge - Dublin, IRE
Apr. 12 - Zodiac - Oxford, UK
Apr. 13 - Academy 2 - Liverpool, UK
Apr. 14 - The Sugarmill - Stoke On Trent, UK
Apr. 15 - Teesside University - Middlesbrough, UK
Apr. 17 - Rockhal - Esch/Alzette, LUX
Apr. 18 - Z7 - Pratteln, SWI
Apr. 19 - Katakombe - Karlsrume, DE
Apr. 20 - Matrix - Bochum, GER
Apr. 21 - Oktoberhallen - Wieze, BE
Apr. 22 - Baroeg - Rotterdam, NETH
Apr. 23 - Muzikzentrum - Hannover, DE
Apr. 24 - Copenhagen - The Rock - Denmark
Apr. 25 - Train - Arhus, DK
Apr. 26 - Markthallle - Hamburg, DE
Apr. 27 - Hellraiser - Leipzig, DE
Apr. 28 - Skalica - Brainwashing Fest - Slovakia
Apr. 29 - Futurum Music Club - Prague, CZ
Apr. 30 - Petofi Hall - Budapest, HUN
May 01 - Backstage - Munich, DE
May 02 - Steinbruchtheater - Darmstadt, DE

Source:	mortiis.com
Band profile:	Mortiis
Event:	Mortiis: European Tour

A video of Norther performing the song 'C.U.S.' at the Gloria show in Helsinki (Finland) last month is available at this location .

'C.U.S.' comes off Norther's latest release, the "No Way Back" EP, released on 16 February 2007. A teaser of that EP can be found here.

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Source:	norther.net
Band profile:	Norther

The following message was posted a few days ago on the official website of the German Progressive Death Metal combo Dark Suns:

"Yeehaw, nevertheless it's been taken faster than expected, hasn't it? ;-)

Well, let's become a bit serious: In about four weeks we'll enter our studio to record the new DS album. We're looking forward to miss the whole summerdays again to make out the best of the songs :-) ... It's quite clear that the following working titles won't express anything to you; for us they are probably the most important names during the last two years.

Well, here we go:

01. Leadzappenduster
02. MellowTownsend
03. DeSpace DeMesche
04. Sexy
05. Psychotic Flötenwaltzsong
06. Free Of You
07. Enigma Doom
08. Elektraudich
09. Kasch Miche If You Can Count 11
10. Born To Be Done

The album will definitely be the one after "EXISTENCE", that's for sure!!! :-) If things run well the album will be released at the end of this year; otherwise you'll have to be patient until january '08. Maybe that's not enough for this moment; but sorry... we have to continue with our rehearsals!

Be prepared!
Greetings from Dark Suns"

Source:	darksuns.de
Band profile:	Dark Suns

Italian Symphonic Black Metallers of Stormlord are working on the first DVD of their career!

The following message was posted on their official web site:

"The Battle Of Quebec City: Live In Canada 2006" has been recorded during the band's 15th anniversary canadian tour and will include the complete show of Quebec City, plus 2 bootleg songs from Toronto and Montreal gigs, official videoclips, footage on the road and many more. Details will be announced soon.
We know we have a lot of fans crazy for graphics and we'd like to have one of your artworks as cover of the DVD! So we deicided to make a contest about it: just send us at stormlord @ email.it your cover artwork, the best ones will be published on our website and the best one will be used for the DVD. Let the battle begin!

Source:	stormlord.net
Band profile:	Stormlord

Theatres Des Vampires is going to participate in seven upcoming shows taken place along May, June and August 2007, as part of The Addiction Tour, which ran from 2005 till 2007.

Upcoming shows:

May 5 2007, Rock Club, Ronchi dei Legionari, Italy
May 19 2007, Dark Fest, Modena - San Damaso, Italy
Jun 1 2007, Blà Blà, Matosinhos, Portugal
Jun 2 2007, Culto Club, Lisboa, Portugal
Aug 11 2007, Summer Revolution Festival, Monumenti - Pula, Croatia
Aug 17 2007, More Than Fest, Ruzina, Slovakia
Aug 30 2007, South America Tour 2007, Bogotá, Colombia

Source:	theatres-des-vampires.com
Band profile:	Theatres Des Vampires
Event:	Theatres Des Vampires: The Addiction Tour