Pantheist have uploaded two brand-new promo songs. Check out "Broken Statue" and "Brighter Days" on the band's MySpace.

Comments the band: "We have recently completed a promo to be sent to record labels and other contacts relevant for the band. Both tracks of this promo can be listened to for a period of time on this myspace site. Please bear in mind that these are raw home recordings and not finished versions. Hope you enjoy them."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Pantheïst

Getting all riled up for the Big Four/Carnage shows? Well, thanks to Noisecreep, here's a small appetizer for Slayer's set, as the band recently filmed a World Painted Blood AOL Session in Los Angeles.

High-quality video footage of Slayer performing "World Painted Blood", "Chemical Warfare/Raining Blood", "Hate Worldwide", and "Mandatory Suicide" has now been made available online. Check out the performance at this location.

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Source:	noisecreep.com
Band profile:	Slayer

Ukraine Black Metallers Balfor has recently released the finalized artwork cover and album tracklisting of the group's debut effort entitled Barbaric Blood. The brooding yet introspect artwork cover and layout for Barbaric Blood was designed by Martin Saavedra at Uruguay's Spina Studio (Aborted, Dååth, Divinity, etc).

States Balfor frontman/guitarist Thorgeir: "It's always a long journey making an album, first it has to be written and rehearsed. Then it has to be recorded and mastered, and that's where most people think it ends. But it doesn't, quite end there. An important factor that everyone forgets about is the artwork, and yet this is often what people notice first. So we are particularly pleased that the artwork for "Barbaric Blood" has been so well executed by Martin of Spina Studio. He has captured both the concept behind the album, and the band itself."

Barbaric Blood was recorded at Blacklight Studio, Ukraine during August 2009, with the effort mixed and mastered by Shaddar. A further update on the official street release date for Barbaric Blood will be announced soon.

Barbaric Blood cover art] tracklist:

01. From The Ashes (...The Beginning)
02. Behold My Hate!
03. Shadow Of My Raven Wings
04. In A Thunder Of Ancient Glory
05. Pure Barbaric
06. Light's Demise
07. Kingdom's Blood
08. Voices Of Wilderness
09. The Perfect Fire

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"Turn So Cold", the new video from US metallers Drowning Pool, can be viewed at this location. The clip was directed by Matt Cooper.

A behind the scenes video can also be viewed at this location.

"Turn So Cold" comes off the band's latest album, Drowning Pool, which was released on April 2010 via Eleven Seven Music.


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As was speculated, I.C.S Vortex (ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Arcturus) has returned to Borknagar after the departure of bassist Tyr just last week. I.C.S Vortex will be handling both bass and vocals duties for Borknagar's upcoming tour.

The band is currently working on touring plans for the future. Due to private commitments vocalist Andreas "Vintersorg" Hedlund (Vintersorg, Cronian) is unfortunately not able to join the band on the road for the moment being. Because of this, I.C.S. Vortex will step in to the fold to handle vocal and bass for upcoming live activities.

Guitarist Øystein G. Brun comments: "As stated in several interviews the last couple of month's it's our firm intention to bring the band's live activities up a notch - in respect for all our fans. There is just no way we can dismiss all the requests we get all over the world. We are currently working on some really interesting touring plans, but unfortunately our brother in music Vintersorg is not able to come along for the moment being due to private commitments. So Vortex being a previous member and always a good friend of the band, it feels great to have him back in the fold in order to execute these plans. Also, I would like to express my deepest admiration for Vintersorg's open minded and supportive attitude, embracing the idea to pull this off with Vortex in his absence- to make this a genuine and worthy solution for Borknagar."
　
Vintersorg comments: "This is just what the band needs at the moment. I'm not leaving the band or anything like that, but my work situation is holding me back for doing these shows. I know I.C.S Vortex will bring all his personality and skills into this to make it perfect! I wish I could be there."
　
I.C.S Vortex comments: "I am looking forward to see all you old school helmet-wearing mo-fos on the road and to spend some quality time once again with my favorite vikings. Let's make this event "a really special BM party come on!"

More information about the concerts will be posted soon.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Borknagar

After the successful release of the latest offering Pentagrammaton, Belgian black metallers Enthroned are now set to tour the world in what they have dubbed as "Pentagrammaton World Tour". Support on the North American chapter will come from Australian black thrashers Deströyer 666. Pentagrammaton, Enthroned's ninth studio offering, was released earlier this year via Regain Records. The following are the dates confirmed:

Aug 04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Europa
Aug 05 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Aug 06 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
Aug 07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
Aug 08 - Tampa, FL @ The Brass Mug
Aug 10 - Houston, TX @ Walter's On Washington
Aug 11 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
Aug 12 - El Paso, TX @ Club 101
Aug 13 - Tempe, AZ @ Club Red
Aug 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Ultra Violet
Aug 15 - Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage
Aug 17 - San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
Aug 18 - Portland, OR @ Satyricon
Aug 19 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
Aug 20 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
Aug 22 - Salt Lake City @ TBA
Aug 23 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Aug 24 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
Aug 25 - Chicago, IL @ Reggie's Rock Club
Aug 26 - Detroit, MI @ Blondie's
Aug 27 - Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Aug 28 - Montreal, QC @ Katacombes
Aug 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Club Polaris

Sep 03 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ TBA
Sep 04 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil @ Lapa Multishow
Sep 05 - Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Carioca Club
Sep 06 - Porto Allegre, Brazil @ Bar Opiniao

Oct 20 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Oct 21 - Osnabrück, Germany - TBA
Oct 22 - Ahrnem, Netherlands - Willemeen
Oct 23 - Best, The Netherlands - JC Todo
Oct 24 - Vosselaar, Belgium - Biebob
Oct 25 - London, England - Underworld
Oct 26 - Paris, France - Glasart
Oct 27 - Frankfurt, Germany - Nachtleben
Oct 28 - Essen, Germany - Turok
Oct 29 - Berlin, Germany - K17
Oct 30 - Bitterfeld, Germany - Festung
Oct 31 - Nürnberg, Germany - Z-bau
Nov 01 - Laibach, Slovenia - Gala Hala
Nov 02 - Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
Nov 03 - Wien, Austria - Scene
Nov 04 - Brno, Czech Republic - Faval
Nov 05 - Bischofswerda, Germany - East Club
Nov 06 - TBA
Nov 07 - Prague, Czech Republic - TBA
Nov 27 - Eschede, Holland - Atak

Dec 08 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - TBA
Dec 09 - San Pedro Sula, Honduras - TBA
Dec 10 - San Salvador, El Salvadore - TBA
Dec 11 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circus Voladera

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Enthroned

Legendary Teutonic Thrashers Destruction have signed a new record deal with Nuclear Blast Records. Here are the obligatory press releases that come with such events.

Comments mainman Schmier: "Sometimes I really hate the business side of my job, we have been thru some very difficult decisions in the last couple of months. Now after some weeks of hard work, I can proudly announce that Destruction is back with Nuclear Blast Records. We really wanna thank AFM Records for the great co-operation in the last years. Cheers for supporting all our craziness, I know it wasn't always easy folks.

Going back to NB feels like coming back home now, working with old friends is one of the biggest achievements you can have in this music business known as a "shark tank". Almost eleven years ago, Markus Staiger and his label made it possible for Destruction to come back in a strong way, those were some of the best years the band ever had. Hopefully this will be the last label change of the band's career, we have returned to our home port again and it feels absolutely fantastic.

We are working on a fast & furious new album that will kick ass in January 2011. Expect the roughest piece of thrash you've heard from Destruction in many years!"

Added Nuclear Blast A&R manager Jaap Wagemaker: "We are very stoked to announce that legendary German thrashers Destruction will be re-joining the Nuclear family again. After a small stint with another label, the band around scene icon Schmier has made the decision to return to the their label home Nuclear Blast. Everybody knows that Nuclear Blast was the label that brought back the band with a bang with their comeback album All Hell Breaks Loose and the following tour they did with Kreator and Sodom. Hell Comes To Your Town! was a huge success for the band as well.

After releasing several more CD's and DVD's the band decided to try something new, but over the years we have stayed in contact with both Schmier and Mike. When the time was right, we decided to sit around the table and realized that the future of both Destruction and Nuclear Blast should be a path we should walk together, and so Destruction is back home.

At the moment Destruction are hard at work to seal this deal with their most thrash sounding album for a long time. The future belongs to Destruction - the mad butcher has returned!"

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Source:	nuclearblast.de
Band profile:	Destruction

UVTV are streaming Soil's entire live concert that was recently filmed at Reggie's Rock Club in Chicago IL. Go to this location to check it out.

The setlist for the show is:

01. Tear it down
02. Redefine
03. True self
04. Let go
05. Picture perfect
06. Surrounded
07. Lesser man
08. Like it is
09. Halo

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Source:	undergroundvideotelevision.com
Band profile:	SOiL

Shroud Eater, South Florida's DIY grunge/stoner rock trio, is offering a free download of their debut self-titled EP, in anticipation of the release of their debut full-length record, ThunderNoise, due out this autumn.

Inspired by all things dark and dirty, including 70's heavy metal, and 90's grunge/stoner rock, the three-song EP can be downloaded at this location.

"We had always seen the EP as a way to distribute our music for free to as many people as possible - it's a basic primer on who Shroud Eater is as a band, and hopefully it left people curious and interested in hearing what we can really bring to the table," states guitarist/vocalist Jeannie Saiz. "For the ThunderNoise sessions, we have some surprises up our sleeves, and are positive that the finished album will rock your ass off."

The EP was recorded last year at Relax, Bro! recording studio, in the band's hometown of Miami, and it was mixed and mastered by Jonathan Nunez. Artwork comes courtesy of Shroud Eater's own Jeannie Saiz.

The EP is also available for streaming on the band's official MySpace, while a music video (directed and edited by Alvarez Bros. Productions) for the record's opening track, "We Are Beasts", can be viewed at this location.

Shroud Eater cover art] tracklist:

01. We Are Beasts
02. Vesuvius
03. Cyclone

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Original news, posted on 09.05.2010

Austrian metallers Edenbridge are streaming the first sample from their forthcoming album, entitled Solitaire. The audio sample for the new song "Higher" can be listened at the band's MySpace page (or here at the band's website).

Solitaire will be released on the following dates:

June 30: Spain
July 2: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy, Sweden
July 5: Rest of Europe
July 13: North America

Solitaire cover artwork] tracklist:

01. Entree Unique
02. Solitaire
03. Higher
04. Skyline's End
05. Bon Voyage Vagabond
06. Come Undone
07. Out Of This World
08. Further Afield
09. A Virtual Dream?
10. Brothers On Diamir
11. Exit Unique

UPDATE

You can now watch the trailer for the new Edenbridge album Solitaire. Enjoy.


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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Edenbridge

After Oblivion, the technical death metal band from Bosnia & Herzegovina, is finalizing its second release with working title Stamina. Mixing and mastering will be done by Stephan Fimmers (Necrophagist) in his Aexxys-Art Studio and first free streaming tracks should be ready first week of July. Check MySpace for further updates.

The band states: "What you can except from Stamina is eight old school driven tech death metal songs, where not much place is left for experimenting and innovations, since death metal is perfect already." According to their site, the band can be described as early nineties influenced technical death metal, pierced by some Balkan's traditional melodies. More info here.

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Polish symphonic folk metallers Illuminandi recently released their new album In Via. Two songs - "W Drodze" and "The Promise" - are now streaming on the band's MySpace, so go check them out. More album details below.

Official press release: "Having gained some recognition with their well-received EP Illumina Tenebras Meas, the seven-piece Polish metal act Illuminandi strikes back with their LP titled In Via . The album comprises 10 songs in which heavy guitar riffs are as prominent as haunting cello and violin melodies.

Although frequently labelled as "folk metal" or "gothic metal", the band's sound does not easily yield to boundaries. Even though Illuminandi appeals to most listeners of melodic metal, their music also contains elements of extreme metal, classical music, European folk music, progressive rock, early music and even hardcore.

The album features guest performances from members of Celtic music band Open Folk (Paweł Iwaszkiewicz - recorders, shawm) and Polish avant-garde folk band Żywiołak (Robert Jaworski - hurdy gurdy) as well as four different vocalists, which definitely adds to the albums diversity. The CD was mastered by Polish mastering legend Grzegorz Piwkowski. In Via was released on Ars Mundi on May 28 2010."

In Via cover art] tracklist:

01. Intro
02. The Promise
03. Poczekalnia
04. Cela
05. Wejdź
06. Interludium
07. Reborn
08. Illumina Tenebras Meas
09. W Drodze
10. ...I O Tym Drugim...
11. A Blessing

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Illuminandi

"On The Brink Of Extinction", the new video from UK metallers Napalm Death, can be viewed at this location. The clip was recorded and edited by Daniel Brand, with animations by Danny Bacchus.

"On The Brink Of Extinction" comes off the band's latest album, Time Waits For No Slave, which was released on January 2009 via Century Media Records.


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Band profile:	Napalm Death

Leaves' Eyes recently announced an August release for the "Special Fan Edition" of the band's latest album Njord. The new release is called At Heaven's End cover art] and it contains the title track, as well as "Angus and the Swan" and the acoustic version of "Irish Rain" - three so far unreleased songs. The special fan edition with a noble matt and glossy foil printed slipcase, which is strictly limited, contains all songs from the Njord era, the Njord Digipak, including two bonus tracks, as well as the brand new bonus CD At Heaven's End, which contains seven non-album tracks, and last but least the video clip "My Destiny". The acoustic version of "Irish Rain" features Liv Kristine's sister Carmen Elise Espenæs (Midnattsol) on vocals.

At Heaven's End is already available in stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The rest of the world can buy this special edition on August 27, while N. American fans will have to wait until 31 August.

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Source:	leavesyes.de
Band profile:	Leaves' Eyes

Malevolent Creation have once again been rejoined by original bassist Jason Blachowicz. Blachowicz initially left on good terms to further his tattoo career, but the death metal sickness still runs deep in his veins.

"Been in hiding, working in tattoo shops for quite some time now but my gut has been aching to do one of the things that I do best... spreading malevolence across the globe with my brothers in metal," commented Blachowicz. "The evil in my blood has motivated me to dust the cobwebs off of my bass and commit to performing blasphemy and anger upon mine and everyone else's ears once again. This is also for one of my inspirations, Peter Steele, and for all of the loyal Malevolent Creation fans who have been supporting us for 23 fucking years! Our 11th album, Invidious Dominion, is going to rip the weak and feeble to shreds."

Malevolent Creation's 11th studio outing was produced and recorded by Erik Rutan at Mana Studios in Florida. The new album, entitled Invidious Dominion, will be released on August 24th in North America via Nuclear Blast.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Malevolent Creation