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DIMMU BORGIR: Darkess Reborn Tour Dates with Enslaved and Blood Red Throne

DIMMU BORGIR has announced a full-on US and Canada tour in late 2010. Launching the “Darkness Reborn Tour” on Friday, November 5 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Norway’s infamous symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR return to the western hemisphere on a headlining, 32-date run across North America supported by fellow countrymen Enslaved and Blood Red Throne, plus Dawn Of Ashes from Los Angeles.

Dimmu Borgir Tour Dates

November 5 -  The Palladium – Worcester, MA
November 6 -  Northern Lights – Albany, NY
November 7 -  Recher Theater – Towson, MD
November 8 -  Terminal 5 – New York, NY
November 10 -  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
November 12 -  Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA
November 13 -  Royal Oak Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
November 14 -  House of Blues – Chicago, IL
November 15 -  The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
November 16 -  Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
November 18 -  MacEwan Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA
November 19 -  Edmonton Events Center – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
November 21 -  Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA
November 22 -  The Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
November 23 -  Roseland Theatre – Portland, OR
November 24 -  Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
November 26 -  The Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
November 27 -  The Fox Theater – Pomona, CA
November 28 -  The Regency Grand Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
November 30 -  House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
December 1 -  Rialto Theater – Tucson, AZ
December 2 -  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
December 3 -  Sunshine Theatre – Albuquerque, NM
December 4 -  Gothic Theater – Englewood (Denver), CO
December 6 -  House of Blues – Dallas, TX
December 7 -  House of Blues – Houston, TX
December 9 -  Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
December 10 -  Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
December 11 -  Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
December 12 -  Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
December 13 -  Metropolis – Montreal, QC
December 14 -  Imperial – Quebec City, QC

New Lamb of God Album?

The wires are reporting LAMB OF GOD are eying up yet another stint in the studio and are reportedly looking for a mid-2011 release.

IMMORTAL: “All Shall Fall” Official Video

It is IMMORTAL’s first video in 15 years. It is for the epic track “All Shall Fall”. You are going to have to shift over to immortalofficial.com in order to watch…but it could very well be worth the wait.

The video for the title track of IMMORTAL’s reunion album All Shall Fall was shot in Norway by Vardefilm and features the band’s full line-up: Abbath, Apollyon, Horgh, and founding member / lyricist Demonaz.

Visit IMMORTAL online at www.IMMORTALOFFICIAL.com, www.myspace.com/IMMORTALOFFICIAL, and www.facebook.com/IMMORTALOFFICIAL.

ALL THAT REMAINS Turn Soft?

Has ALL THAT REMAINS turned soft? Their debut single from For We Are Many is now online. Listen (and sing along to) “Hold On” below:

Grab ALL THAT REMAINS‘ “For We Are Many” MP3 for free download if you wish to compare other songs from ALL THAT REMAINS‘ new album For We Are Many.

Catch ALL THAT REMAINS on tour with AS I LAY DYING and UNEARTH later this year.

MURDERDOLLS: Insider Pics from “Women and Children Last”

Joey Jordison’s MURDERDOLLS are all done and dusted with Women and Children Last (artwork, streams, etc.). SMNnews‘ very own Stefanie Heminger was scouted out to be part of the photoshoot for the album, and we’re pleased to bring those insider snapshots to you…

• MURDERDOLLS: Streaming New Song, “Pieces of You”
• MURDERDOLLS: Reveal New Lineup
• MURDERDOLLS: “Women and Children Last” Artwork Officially Complete
• MURDERDOLLS: Artwork for “Women and Children Last”
• MURDERDOLLS: MP3 Stream of New Song “My Dark Place Alone”

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: “The Chaos of Rebirth” Stream from ‘Return to Zero’

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, featuring members of Arch Enemy and Opeth have released a track from their new album Return to Zero titled “The Chaos Of Rebirth” – listen http://www.myspace.com/spiritualbeggars.

DEVIN TOWNSEND: Cracking On with “Ghost”

DEVIN TOWNSEND is hard at work on his next opus, titled Ghost. He’s just racked up some video footage of him and his buddies in the studio doing ‘the business’. Have a watch:

So this is record 4 of the dtp, but I’m recording it third, because Deconstruction (3) is a nightmare technically and I wanted to make something lovely before diving into that.

There are a number of guests on the album, but the core is me, Dave Young (Keyboards) Mike St-Jean (Drums) and the fabulous Kat Epple of flute.

I’m about 2 weeks into this one, and I’ve got about a month and a half more work to do if I keep my schnoz to the grindstone.

I’ll keep you posted…

Oh yeah, please remember (and tell your friends…):

THIS IS NOT THE HEAVY ALBUM, that one is next…but they both get released simultaneously so all us misanthropes will have something to vent with before reading a National Geo to Ghost.

pz

dev.

DRAGONFORCE: “Heroes of Our Time” Live from ‘Twilight Dementia’

DRAGONFORCE are set to release their first-ever live album Twilight Dementia on September 14th, but are you ready? We’ve given you a taste of what’s to come with “Through the Fire and the Flames” and “My Spirit Will Go On” live from the Ultra Beatdown world tour so far, and today, to ensure you can handle the full throttle, 2-disc fury of DRAGONFORCE live, we’ve got the opening track “Heroes of Our Time” all cued up and ready to go.

DEFTONES: “Sextape” Video…Ooo La La

It is DEFTONES‘ official video for “Sextape”.

Catch DEFTONES on the BlackDiamondSkye tour. As if we didn’t know what the tour was already. BlackDiamondSkye features Alice in Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon

BLACK TIDE: Inside the Studio with Black Tide

Teen metallers BLACK TIDE are currently in the studio with renowned producer GGGarth (Atreyu, Chevelle, Mudvayne) recording the follow up to their 2008 critically acclaimed debut, Light From Above. The band has just released two studio updates from the recording sessions that can be seen below:

MELECHESH: Third Video Trailer Posted

Mesopotamian thrashing black metal pioneers MELECHESH have issued the third video in a series of album trailers for the bands highly anticipated new album The Epigenesis:

TEXTURES: Offering Guitar Lessons and Riff Tutorials

Budding guitarists, take note. TEXTURES 7-string guitarist Bart Hennephof has launched an “Inside The Songs” online video series explaining “some of the coolest riffs used in the songs by TEXTURES.

Bart Hennephof talks about how they are created and what processes TEXTURES have gone through to come up with rhythms and patterns that challenge us while still keeping it as musical as possible.

First in the series, which was recorded at Final Focus Studio in Tilburg, offers an inside look into playing the song “Stream Of Consciousness” from the band’s second album Drawing Circles from 2006.  View the video here.

For guitar tabs and information on Skype lessons from Bart, e-mail him at: bart@texturesband.com.

PAPA ROACH: Exclusive Interview with Stefanie Heminger

PAPA ROACH’s Jacoby Shaddix and Jerry Horton sat down with SMNnews‘ resident hottie Stefanie Heminger for a nice little chat.

PAPA ROACH talks anal with Santana, new CD time for Annihilation, on the road with BuckCherry, and the hyphy movement.

IMMORTAL: Official Video for “All Shall Fall”

It is IMMORTAL’s first video in 15 years. It is for the epic track “All Shall Fall”.

The video for the title track of IMMORTAL’s reunion album All Shall Fall was shot in Norway by Vardefilm and features the band’s full line-up: Abbath, Apollyon, Horgh, and founding member / lyricist Demonaz.

Visit IMMORTAL online at www.IMMORTALOFFICIAL.com, www.myspace.com/IMMORTALOFFICIAL, and www.facebook.com/IMMORTALOFFICIAL.

EVILE: Working on Brand New Album, Followup to “Infected Nations”

British thrashers EVILE have revealed that they are currently hard at work writing for a brand new studio album.

EVILE, who recently won a coveted Metal Hammer Golden Gods award, are writing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2009 album, Infected Nations.  The band announce that they will once again be working with producer Russ Russell.

EVILE lead guitarist Ol’ Drake comments:

“We’re well on our way into writing the material for Evile’s third album now.  We’ve been playing around with the odd part and riffs since ‘Infected Nations’ came out in 2009.  I have about ten song ideas which are being built on daily, but not going to stop there.  We’re not going to limit ourselves this time to a certain number of songs.  We’re just going to write until it’s time to give up and go into pre-production.  We’ve been sending tracks/recordings/ideas back and forth between ourselves, Russ Russell and our management (Wiseblood) and there’s an excellent vibe going.

“I don’t want this to be a typical ‘new album’ update using the same descriptions and words most bands use to big up an album, so I’ll just say the new stuff is really getting my blood boiling and my heart racing.  We’ve been through a lot over the past year, and it’s being naturally reflected in the music which is coming out.  I’ve never been as passionate as I am now about writing the best material we can.  With Joel in the mix, and him being a die-hard thrash fan since the ’80s, I’m looking forward to see how this will turn out.  Keep an eye on our website for more details, and come catch us on one of the 77 shows in September-December in North America!  (If you don’t see me I’ll be busy riffing for the benefit of your ears.)”

ENCOFFINATION: Streaming Audio from “Ritual Ascension Beyond Flesh”

From the darkest abyss comes US death metal/doom band ENCOFFINATION, whose album entitled Ritual Ascension Beyond Flesh will be released on CD on October 17 through Selfmadegod Records.

You can listen to two songs on the band’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/encoffination.

NIGHT HORSE: Video for “Rollin’ On”

Fast-rising Los Angeles Rock ‘N’ Roll band NIGHT HORSE has just released its sophomore album Perdition Hymns.  Today, the band rolls out the first music video from the record – for the ball of fire track “Rollin’ On” — via AOL Music’s Noisecreep.

DEATH: Studio Albums Available Digitally

Death metal pioneer’s Death released the entire catalog for digital download. Death is the one of the original death metal acts from Southern Florida. Chuck Schuldiner, Death’s songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist, is regarded as “The Father of Death Metal“. Chuck Schuldiner passed away in 2001, due to high grade pontine glioma. You can get the download here.

GUNS N’ ROSES: Bottled Off Stage! lol

GUNS N’ ROSES were bottled off stage in Dublin last night after yet more issues with Axl Rose’s timekeeping. The beleaguered rock band hit the stage more than an hour late at the The O2, much to the chagrin of their expectant fans.

Beginning the set with ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, they stopped shortly into the track after bottles bombarded the stage.

Addressing the angry crowd, Axl Rose said:

“Alright, here’s the deal: one more bottle, we go home. It’s up to you.

“We would like to stay. Do you want us to stay? We want to stay, we want to have some fun. If you don’t want to have fun all you’ve got to do is let us know – we’ve got no problem – and we’ll go on our way.”

But after three more tracks, the band left the stage, after which a member of staff was forced to take to the microphone to calm jeering fans stressing that they were trying to get Rose to return, and pleading:

“I would ask you to refrain from throwing items at him.”

The band also appeared on stage an hour late last weekend at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

ENSLAVED: Launch Fan Video Contest for “Ethica Odini”

Norway’s renowned progressive/psychedelic black metal band ENSLAVED have launched a worldwide fan video contest for the track “Ethica Odini” off their new album, Axioma Ethica Odini, due out in North America on September 28^th.

States guitarist/songwriter Ivar Bjørnson:

“We wanted to do something else for the album video this time around. The track ‘Ethica Odini’ opens the album and stood out as the choice for making a video.  Earlier, we have done videos more or less by ourselves (“Isa”), semi-professionally (“Path To Vanir,” “Essence”), and all-the-way-glossy-pro (“The Watcher”).  Now we are really curious to see what our listeners can conjure up out there: an entire new angle and blank sheets is always a good thing in the ENSLAVED universe!  This is a way to interact directly with our listeners, which feels very right – as we seem to have the most involved listeners in the first place.  We can’t begin to express the appreciation for the support we have been shown through the run-up to this release!  May the best director win!”

Interested fans can obtain details here.  Contest ends Thursday, September 30^th.

FIRST PLACE

• Video will be uploaded to ENSLAVED’s YouTube channel and branded as an “official” video for “Ethica Odini.”
• ENSLAVED will use the video in a live setting.
• Winner will receive all versions of Axioma Ethica Odini, including the limited edition wooden box, autographed by the band.
• Two guest list spots + a Meet & Greet session with ENSLAVED at a live concert nearest to the winner’s city of residence.
• Band merchandise.
• A special “thank you” video from ENSLAVED sent directly to the winner.

SECOND PLACE

• Video will be uploaded to ENSLAVED’s YouTube channel and branded as an “official” video for “Ethica Odini.”
• A special “thank you” video from ENSLAVED sent directly to the winner..
• Two guest list spots + a Meet & Greet session with ENSLAVED at a live concert nearest to the winner’s city of residence.
• Band merchandise.

THIRD PLACE

• Video will be uploaded to ENSLAVED’s YouTube channel and branded as an “official” video for “Ethica Odini.”
• A special “thank you” video from ENSLAVED sent directly to the winner..
• Band merchandise

KORN: “Let the Guilt Go” Video Premiere

It’s the official video for KORN’s “Let the Guilt Go”. KORN recently performed the track live on George Lopez Tonight. “Let the Guilt Go” is taken from Korn III — Remember Who You Are.

TRAP THEM: Entering Studio Next Week, Launch New Website/Blog

On Monday, TRAP THEM will convene in Salem, Mass. at Godcity Studio with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Disfear, Black Breath) to commence recording their Prosthetic Records debut (and third full-length album overall).

This will be their first full-length to feature drummer Chris Maggio, formerly of Coliseum. The band has also launched a new blog where they will be documenting the recording process and, ultimately, the touring cycle around this as-yet-untitled album. Expect new entries, photos and videos regularly at wecraftindarkness.com

Vocalist Ryan McKenny commented:

“Next week, and for the rest of September, we get knee deep in the shit. This record has been a long time coming. It’s the first, what we consider, proper LP as a full, solid band. Brian and Chris have been hard at work sweating bullets down in Louisville, loading them up in a death-punk black talon and preparing to fire at will.

“This will be our fifth visit to Godcity with Kurt Ballou, who was, naturally, the most obvious choice. We’ve always had a great relationship with him, and there is a certain chemistry between our music and his talent as a producer that puts each session at ease.

EXODUS: Same Band, Just Toned Down

In a recent interview with Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Examiner, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt discussed being in EXODUS for 28 years, the band’s 1989 cover version of War’s “Lowrider” on the Fabulous Disaster album, and an idea for a questionably profitable souvenir from the band’s upcoming participation on 70000TONS OF METAL.

Read the entire interview here.

EXODUS are currently on their headlining “March Of Brutality Tour” with Malevolent Creation, Holy Grail, and Bonded By Blood. Here’s Malevolent Creation’s setlist in case you are interested.

RAGE: Confirmed for 70000TONS OF METAL!

RAGE is the latest band confirmed for 70000TONS OF METAL – The World’s Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival!

The confirmed 24 out of 40 bands are:

• Agent Steel
• Amon Amarth
  
• Death Angel
• Ensiferum
• Epica
• Exodus
• Fear Factory
• Finntroll
• Forbidden
• Iced Earth
• Korpiklaani
• Marduk
• Moonspell
• Obituary
• Rage
• Raven
• Saxon
  
• Sodom
  
• Sonata Arctica
• Swashbuckle
• Testament
• Trouble
  
• Uli Jon Roth
  
• Witchburner

70000TONS OF METAL will sail Monday, January 24, 2011 aboard the Royal Caribbean “Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to Cozumel, Mexico and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 28, 2011. 70000tons.com has more.

IPSISSIMUS: Signs Worldwide Deal with Metal Blade Records

New Haven, CT black metal band IPSISSIMUS has inked a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records and will be entering Sonic Environments studio in Bloomfield, CT to record their first full-length album and Metal Blade debut.

IPSISSIMUS began recording in June 2010 and are taking a short break before returning to Sonic Environments studio in early September to finish the record. Their feature full-length will include the band’s EP Three Secrets of Fatima along with three new songs.

Give them a listen over at http://www.myspace.com/ipsissimususbm.