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Vinnie Paul Supports SMNnews.com

PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul has given a little plug for SMNnews…the self-styled Cowboys From Hell are taking over this town. While you are at it, why not enter to win a deluxe edition of “Cowboys From Hell” 20th Anniversary Edition, courtesy of SMNnews?

Interested in more PANTERA? We also have a custom “Cowboys From Hell” 20th Anniversary Edition Listening Party available for your listening pleasure.

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS: New MySpace, Video for “With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear”

SLEEPING WITH SIRENS just launched a new MySpace page. Check it out here: www.myspace.com/sleepingwithsirens. The band has also just unveiled the official music video for ‘With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear’. View it here:

MONDO CANE: Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane Announce US Show

MONDO CANE, the jazz experimentalist band led by Mike Patton, will be making their US debut of 2010 in San Francisco later this year. Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane came out on May 4. Check out MONDO CANE performing “Il Cielo In Una Stanza” if you’re interested in what they sound like.

Look for MONDO CANE at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival on October 3…

KATAKLYSM: 2011 South African Tour Dates Announced!

South Africa is getting their dose of heavy metal this year. After ENSIFERUM announced South African tour dates, KATAKLYSM has now announced two shows for May 2011:

Slaughter Camp Open Air Festival Dates

May 6^th – 8^th Johannesburg
May 13^th – 15^th Cape Town

KATAKLYSM recently shot a video clip for the song “Push The Venom”:

FIREWIND: US Tour Dates this November

FIREWIND, the Greek metal band led by OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. has returned with their new effort titled Days of Defiance. An audio snippet of brand new FIREWIND is up on their MySpace: www.myspace.com/firewind.

FIREWIND will now be heading to the US this November for four full tour dates – POWERGLOVE and THE ABSENCE will support:

November 4 – Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
November 5 – West Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
November 6 – New York, NY @ The Gramercy
November 7 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques

3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Official Video for “Silent Killer”

3 INCHES OF BLOOD are debuting their official video for “Silent Killer”. Little known fact, it was banned from MTV for being too graphic! Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting, it is below:

ANBERLIN: New Album Hits Stores, Sale Offered

ANBERLIN’s brand new album, Dark is the Way, Light is a Place, has just hit stores. The Brendan O’Brien (Mastodon, Stone Temple Pilots) produced effort is the Florida band’s second album for Republic Records.

Fans can get the album at $3.99 for a very limited time at Amazon. For more from Anberlin and to buy tickets for their current US tour dates with Crash Kings and Civil Twilight visit: http://www.anberlin.com/

MACHINE HEAD: Robb Flynn Robbed, Appeals for Help

Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area group MACHINE HEAD suffered a severe invasion of personal property yesterday, September 7^th, as thieves broke into his home between 1:15pm and 3:15pm PST.

Robb Flynn and his family were not present during the invasion, and many priceless items were stolen from his home. These items include the guitar that Flynn recorded MACHINE HEAD’s first album, Burn My Eyes, with, a gifted guitar from late PANTERA guitarist Dimebag Darrell, and Flynn’s son Zander’s mini Flying V; a gift he received from his family for Christmas. Other items stolen include Flynn’s wife’s jewelry, laptops, wakeboards, and cash.

“I am offering a $1,000 reward for the return of the black Ibanez Strat along with many stickers, a ‘Designated Drinker’ sticker,” announces Flynn. “Additionally, I am offering a $2,000 reward for the safe return of the blue Washburn Dimebolt prototype.

“An APB has been put out to every Guitar Center in Northern California and the police were able to get several fingerprints off of the two acoustics that the thieves handled, yet bizarrely left behind. Sightings of two suspicious vehicles have been reported, one a green/teal U.S.-make pickup truck, the other a white full-size work van.

“If anyone sees or hears of anything on Craigslist, eBay, at their guitar shop… anything, anywhere, Please contact us at mike@machinehead1.com immediately.”

GWAR: Add US Tour Dates with Infernaeon, The Casualties, and Mobile Death Camp

More dates have been added to GWAR’s US tour. GWAR will be returning to the road for the second leg of the legendary GWAR Bloody Tour of Horror tour, this fall. INFERNAEON, THE CASUALTIES and MOBILE DEATH CAMP will support.

October 2 – Baltimore, MD  @ Sonar
October 4 – Indianapolis, IN  @ The Vogue
October 5 – Knoxville, TN  @ Valarium
October 7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL  @ Revolution
October 8 – Ybor City, FL  @ The Ritz Ybor
October 9 – Orlando, FL  @ Firestone Live
October 10 – Atlanta, GA  @ The Masquerade
October 11 – Charlotte, NC  @ Amos’ Southend
October 12 – Cincinnati, OH  @ Bogarts
October 13 – Cleveland, OH  @ House of Blues
October 14 – Philadelphia, PA  @ Electric Factory
October 15 – Clifton Park, NY  @ Northern Lights
October 16 – Worcester, MA @ Rock and Shock, Palladium
October 17 – Montreal, QC  @ Theatre Telus
October 19 – Moncton, NB  @ Club Oxygen
October 20 – Halifax, NS  @ The New Place
October 22 – Quebec City, QB  @ Theatre Imperial
October 23 – Toronto, ON  @ Opera House
October 24 – Rochester, NY  @ Water Street Music Hall
October 26 – Chicago, IL  @ House of Blues
October 27 – Columbus, OH  @ Newport Music Hall
October 28 – Sauget, IL  @ Pop’s
October 29 – Grand Rapids, MI  @ The Intersection
October 30 – Detroit, MI  @ Harpo’s
October 31 – Milwaukee, WI  @ The Rave
November 2 – Dallas, TX  @ House of Blues
November 3 – Little Rock, AR  @ The Village
November 4 – New Orleans, LA  @ House of Blues
November 5 – Houston, TX  @ House of Blues
November 8 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada
November 9 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
November 10 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
November 11 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theater
November 12 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
November 13 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
November 14 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
November 15 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
November 16 – Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
November 17 – Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
November 18 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
November 19 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
November 20 – Bend, OR @ Midtown Music Hall
November 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
November 22 – Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
November 24 – Magna, UT @ The Great Salt Air
November 26 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
November 27 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
November 28 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
November 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
December 1 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
December 2 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
December 3 – Regina, SK @ Riddell Centre
December 4 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre
December 6 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze

LINKIN PARK: Play ‘Halo: Reach’ with Linkin Park

LINKIN PARK will celebrate the release of their new album A Thousand Suns by playing Xbox LIVE Gold members in Halo: Reach.

Join the session on Tuesday, September 21, starting at 7:00 P.M. ET and meet the band. Send a friend request to the following gamertag and be online half an hour before (6:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts:

• LnknPrk1000Suns

MetalSucks, Metal Injection CMJ SHOWCASE with A Life Once Lost

Pennsylvania metallers A LIFE ONCE LOST are pleased to announce their upcoming headlining performance at the 2010 METALSUCKS / METAL INJECTION CMJ Music Marathon Showcase, taking place on October 20^th, 2010 at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY.

A LIFE ONCE LOST is currently in the process of finishing the follow-up to 2007’s Billboard charting Iron Gag. The band hopes to have the album released before 2011.  Look for a United States tour to follow the album’s release.

THE ABSENCE: Album Stream, Behind-the-Scenes Video for “Enemy Unbound”

THE ABSENCE recently wrapped up filming and will soon be launching their music video for the title track from Enemy Unbound. Until then, fans can satiate their need for more footage of THE ABSENCE with a new behind the scenes video from the video shoot. If you’re interested in what you hear, head over to MetalSucks.net to check out Enemy Unbound in its entirety -- before it hits stores.

BLIND GUARDIAN: Tour Dates for US and Canada this Winter

BLIND GUARDIAN are pleased to announce the western hemisphere’s portion of the Sacred Worlds And Songs Divine 2010 World Tour, commencing on November 19 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and concluding on December 22 in West Springfield, Virginia.  Support acts are California’s Holy Grail and Florida’s Seven Kingdoms.

Blind Guardian Tour Dates

November 19 -  The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
November 20 -  Nokia Theatre – New York, NY
November 21 -  The Palladium – Worcester, MA
November 23 -  Metropolis – Montreal, QC – CANADA
November 25 -  Theatre Capitole – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
November 26 -  Kool Haus – Toronto, ON – CANADA
November 27 -  Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
November 29 -  Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
November 30 -  The Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
December 1 -  The Garrick Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
December 3 -  MacEwan Hall Ballroom – Calgary, AB – CANADA
December 4 -  The Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
December 6 -  Showbox at The Market – Seattle, WA
December 8 -  The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
December 9 -  Henry Fonda Theatre / The Music Box – Los Angeles, CA
December 10 -  Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
December 11 -  Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
December 12 -  Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
December 14 -  Trees – Dallas, TX
December 15 -  Scout Bar – Houston, TX
December 17 -  The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
December 18 -  The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL
December 19 -  The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
December 21 -  Lincoln Theatre -  Raleigh, NC
December 22 -  Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA

Marilyn Manson Turns Into Kenny Powers from Eastbound and Down

Marilyn Manson…or Kenny Powers?

Interview reports that Marilyn Manson is a “diehard” fan of HBO’s Eastbound & Down, the critically worshiped comedy starring Danny McBride as a washed-up former baseball star whose trademark mullet and angry face Marilyn Manson is imitating in this photo.

“Whenever I see Marilyn Manson, he’s repeating entire chunks of dialogue and dressed like Kenny. He just walks around dressed like this and fucks with people on the street. If a waiter or valet tells him, ‘Have a nice day,” he’ll respond, ‘Don’t tell me what to do.’ Stuff like that. He’s even dressed like this when I’m at his house watching Béatrice Dalle films and Hoarders.”

SUICIDAL TENDANCIES: US Tour Dates this October/November

SUICIDAL TENDANCIES will be shipping out this October and November for a set of US tour dates. Confirmed SUICIDAL TENDANCIES tour dates are below:

October 15 – Reno, NV @ Knitting Factory
October 16 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
October 17 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
October 20 – San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
October 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
October 26 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
October 29 – Detroit, MI @ Harpos
October 30 – Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles
October 31 – Cleveland, OH @ Peabodys
November  2 – St. Louis, MO @ Pops
November  4 – Houston, TX @ Meridien
November  6 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Showroom
November  7 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
November  9 – Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
November  10 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone
November  12 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
November  13 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium
November  17 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
November  18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
November  20 – Denver, CO @ Summit
November  21 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre

DANZIG: Official Video for “On A Wicked Night”

Preparing you for the 2010 Blackest of the Black Tour, DANZIG has a new video out for “On A Wicked Night”. Don’t forget, NORTHSIDE KINGS are still undefeated…

OPETH: Live Video Footage of “Dirge For November” from New Opeth DVD

Metal Hammer UK are exclusively premiering “Dirge For November” from OPETH’s forthcoming new live DVD boxset In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall. In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall will be out September 20 via Roadrunner Records.

The release is a Double-DVD set of OPETH’s performance at the legendary Royal Albert Hall, in its entirety. Bonus features include an exclusive interview and the behind-the-scenes documentary, On Tour with Opeth. DVD’s are in 5.1 Dolby surround sound, produced and mixed by Jens Bogren.

AUGUST BURNS RED: CD/DVD Trailer for “Home”, out September 28

AUGUST BURNS RED have a live CD/DVD combo coming out on September 28 through Solid State Records. It is titled Home, and the have a trailer for it all ready for you to watch:

IN THE MIDST OF LIONS: Official Video for “The Machine”

IN THE MIDST OF LIONS have just released a video for “The Machine,” a song from their recent Facedown Records release The Heart of Man.

MESSENGERS: Hardcore Band Signs to Strike First Records, Stream Title Track

Strike First Records has announced the signing of the Texas based hardcore band MESSENGERS. The group’s debut album, Anthems, will be released on November 9. Check out the title track from their upcoming EP Anthems here.

FORBIDDEN: Unveil Album Artwork for “Omega Wave”

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have debuted the artwork to their new studio album, Omega Wave, on their official MySpace page.

FORBIDDEN guitarist / songwriter Craig Locicero checks in about his collaborative process with artist Kent Mathieu, the visual elements that can be found in the album’s artwork, and  his concern for the future of the human race:

“I don’t want to over-explain the actual picture because there is enough symbolism for everyone to interpret everything differently.  That is always a plus, in my book. What I can tell you is that the skull in the center is based upon the crystal skull of Belize.  This skull was found at some of the pyramid ruins in two perfect pieces, jawbone and upper cranium. It was always quite a mystery, but some years later Hewlett Packard scientists did extensive tests on the skull and found many anomalies.

“One of them was that there is no way, even with our most modern technology, that we could cut into the crystal the way this skull was formed.  It would shatter with any instrument we have available, even today. Another thing was the fact that no matter what temperature the skull was placed in, the skull’s temperature would stay almost exactly the same.  Scientists even believe the skull holds information that they could not tap into, like a giant computer chip with an impenetrable code.

“So I got to thinking: Does this skull – and the other ones found throughout the most ancient places on Earth – hold something that we would need to know to possibly save ourselves? This is not an entirely new concept, but it hit me pretty hard.  What could we learn about ourselves that may save us at this all-important juncture for the human race?

MESHUGGAH: “Bleed” Now Available on the RockBand Network

The MESHUGGAH track “Bleed” is now available for purchase from the Rock Band Network’s online store for Playstation 3 & XBOX 360.  The track comes off the band’s release ObZen, which debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in March, 2008.

Add “Bleed” to your RockBand music library by purchasing the song game track here.

Other Nuclear Blast artist tracks available on the Rock Band Network include EXODUS’ “Riot Act,” DEATH ANGEL’s “Dethroned,” TESTAMENT’s “Henchmen Ride,” and “We Are The Nightmare” by ARSIS.  Metal fans are encouraged to submit artist & song requests for Rock Band here.

Rock Band not your thing? View “Bleed”, the official video, in high-definition, or listen to every MESHUGGAH song in 10 seconds.

RISE AGAINST: “Another Station: Another Mile” Outtakes and Easter Eggs

RISE AGAINST have announced the release of their new DVD Another Station: Another Mile on October 5, 2010 on DGC/Interscope Records. The DVD, which will be available worldwide and also digitally through iTunes,  features performances of 14 songs recorded in locations throughout the world. These performances are interspersed with interviews with each band member of the Chicago based band revealing the creative process that goes into making a RISE AGAINST song and the history of each individual band member.

Also this week; “Savior” becomes the longest running song at Alternative radio. The gold plus selling single from the band’s fifth album, 2008’s Appeal To Reason, has spent more than 63 weeks on the Mediabase Alternative chart.

Another Station: Another Mile begins with a statement from the band:

“Since we put together our last DVD, the snowball that is Rise Against is still gathering size and speed.  What you hold in your hands is the continuing story of our band, what it means to us, and what it means to people like you. At our request, all the live footage you see in the DVD is completely unedited; meaning we didn’t go back and fix or re-do anything. We felt it should stand or fall on its own merit, and be embraced for what is, which is live music. Who knows, maybe we’ll feel differently next year. But for now, the moments are captured raw as we make our way to another station: another mile.”

Check out some outtakes below. More info is available at RISE AGAINST:

WITHERED: Announce Release Date for “Dualitas” and Comment On ‘Blackest of the Black Tour’

Atlanta’s WITHERED has announced October 26 as the street date for Dualitas, their third album, and second for Prosthetic Records. Dualitas was recorded by KYLESA’s Phillip Cope at the Jam Room in Columbia, SC.

It was announced over the weekend the band would be participating in DANZIG’s Blackest of the Black Tour, this fall, alongside POSSESSED, MARDUK and TOXIC HOLOCAUST.

Guitarist/vocalist Mike Thompson commented on the tour:

“WITHERED is bringing our brand of extreme music and expression to a new audience this fall. The Blackest of the Black Tour is an opportunity that we just couldn’t pass up. It is also a blessing for us after learning the unfortunate news about Behemoth & Nergal. This turn of events will allow us to offer a glimpse of unique perspective to a fresh crowd as we kick off our third album release. Whether these fans are ready for us or not, we are definitely ready for them and expect to expand their horizons as well as our own on this new path.”

SPOCK’S BEARD: Rare One Off US Show Confirmed

Acclaimed progressive rock band SPOCK’S BEARD will play its one and only American show at the Downey Civic Theater in Downey, Calif., on Sunday, September 12. It’ll cost you $55 bucks to get in though.

Despite being a world-renowned recording act and touring act, SPOCK’S BEARD rarely plays in America due to prohibitive touring costs.  SPOCK’S BEARD is booked for a European tour during the last two weeks in September, which made this one-off show possible.

“Since we’ll all be in LA at the same time doing rehearsals for the Europe tour anyway, we thought we’d try to book one LA date right before we left,”

SPOCK’S BEARD will release its tenth album, X, on September 28 on Music Theories Recordings, a subsidiary of Mascot Records.

• www.spocksbeard.com
• www.myspace.com/spocksbeard