Hatebreed – US Set-List Now Available

HATEBREED have been pumping out the following tunes on their current “10 Years” tour across the US:

From “UNDER THE KNIFE”:

Severed
Under The Knife
Smash Your Enemies

From “SATISFACTION IS THE DEATH OF DESIRE”:

Empty Promises
Burn The Lies
Before Dishonor
Puritan
Conceived Through An Act Of Violence
Last Breath
Worlds Apart

From “PERSEVERANCE”:

Proven
Perseverance
You’re Never Alone
I Will Be Heard
A Call For Blood
Hollow Ground

From “THE RISE OF BRUTALITY”:

Tear It Down
Straight To Your Face
Live For This
Doomsayer
+Two New Songs

Misc. songs they did:

Raining Blood [just the opening part] (SLAYER)
Refuse/Resist [full song] (SEPULTURA)

Such A Surge – After 14 Years, 6 Albums, 600+ Gigs – Go “On Hold”

After 14 years, 6 albums and approximately 600 gigs, German crossover veterans SUCH A SURGE have decided to play their last tour next year, before the band will be put on hold indefinitely. For a final list of tourdates, click here.

Motley Crue – To Return to the Road in 2006!

MOTLEY CRUE is taking their “Carnival of Sins Tour” back on the road in 2006. Tour dates and pre-sale information will be announced via Ticketmaster this Monday, November 14th.

Presale begins Tuesday, November 15th @ 7am local time and ends Friday, November 18th @ 6pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, November 19th @ 10am local time.

An official press release is below:

“Coming off the heels of the epic “Red, White and Crue” reunion tour, which turned into one of the biggest concert events of 2005, Motley Crue is poised to continue their assault on North America. Having sold more than 40 million records worldwide and coming off last year’s Pollstar Top 10-grossing extravaganza, expect Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars to continue their domination in the year to come. The brand-new edition of their acclaimed “Carnival of Sins” will be seen by several million people around the country and the world in 2006, as the band performs all its greatest hits, with the spectacular production and pyrotechnics providing that patented Motley mayhem fans have grown to love.”

Within Temptatiopn – DVD 1 Tracklisting and Screenshots

The tracklisting of DVD 1, from WITHIN TEMPTATION‘s “The Silent Force Tour DVD” has been releasd, with DVD 2′s tracklisting expected sometime next week:

Live concert: Java Eiland, Amsterdam

1. Deceiver of Fools
2. Stand My Ground
3. Jillian (I’d Give My Heart)
4. It’s the Fear
5. Forsaken
6. Angels
7. Towards The End
8. Memories
9. Intro
10. See Who I Am
11. Aquarius
12. Pale
13. Jane Doe
14. Caged
15. Mother Earth
16. Candles
17. The Other Half (Of Me)
18. Ice Queen

Live concert: Live 05, Finland, 2005

1. Memories
2. Angels
3. Stand My Ground

Live concert: Werchter, Belgium, 2005

1. Ice Queen
2. See Who I Am
3. Stand My Ground

Music video’s

1. Stand My Ground
2. Memories
3. Angels

You can also check out screenshots from DVD1, by clicking here.

The Black Dahlia Murder – Find Replacement Drummer and Bassist for Korean/Japanese Dates

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has just announced upcoming tour dates in Korea and Japan in support of their highly praised release “Miasma”. Trevor Strnad, Brian Eschbach, and John Kempainen, have announced that Tony Laureano (ex-NILE) will sit in as the drummer and Bart Williams (TODAY I WAIT) will be filling in on bass for these dates. As previously reported, the band will also embark on a European tour starting on January 20 in Essen, Germany with the band LIAR.

Still Remains, Bullet for My Valentine – Sign Up for “K! XXV” January UK Tour

STILL REMAINS have signed up for “K! XXV”, an extra-special tour hitting the UK in January to celebrate Kerrang! magazine’s 25th birthday. They’ll be joined by BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS and AIDEN for an unforgettable event.

“We feel totally honoured and privileged to be part of this bill,” states keyboardist Zach Roth. “I grew up buying Kerrang! magazine from the local record shops. It’s such a huge blessing to be a part of this tour. We’re just a bunch of kids who love music like anybody else, so this is like a dream come true.”

“It has been way too long since we’ve been to the U.K now, so we seriously can’t wait,” adds frontman TJ Miller. “This tour is going to be absolutely incredible. We’re going to bring sweat, buckets and buckets of sweat, so be ready!”

The Distance – Sign to Abacus Recordings

Hailing from Connecticut, THE DISTANCE is a four-piece whose tireless hard work and dedication, with their do-it-yourself ethic, has been making waves in all facets of the hardcore underground scene. This can be seen in their prolific nature featuring an EP with Bridge 9 Records, a three-way split with OUTBREAK and SOME KIND OF HATE, a split CD with WITH HONOR, and most recently a discography of all their vinyl works, including two new songs, for Think Fast! Records. Round everything out by having the band play high profile festivals and national tours with acts like COMEBACK KID WITH HONOR and you have a band whose demand for a full-length couldn’t be greater.

Distinguishing themselves from typical hardcore acts by bringing in newer elements from all across the spectrum, including melodic runs, punk angst and catchy rock hooks, THE DISTANCE keep their hardcore love close at hand while indulging their creative side for high energy music.

Come this January, the band with enter the studio to record their debut full-length with Shep Goodman (HEAD AUTOMATICA, MANDY MOORE) entitled, “The Rise, the Fall, and Everything in Between”. “This year has been really hard for certain members, and the title is based on being at a total high in your life and everything that leads to the downfall,” says bassist John Dobyns. “We chose to work with Shep Goodman because he really understands what we want to do with this record and can help us attain it.

The record is tentatively slated to be released late spring/early summer on Abacus with much touring to come. “It is wonderful to be working with a label that is as excited about us as we are of them,” says bassist John Dobyns. “Abacus shares our vision for upcoming endeavors and it is an honor to be associated with a label that has such an impressive roster.”

In the meantime, THE DISTANCEwill be on tour with MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD, WITH HONOR and others for three weeks starting at the end of November.

Underoath – To Lead “Come And Live” Tour – Proceeds Go to Habitat For Humanity, Invisible Children, Teen Challenge and Samaritans Purse charities

UNDEROATH have announced they’ll team up for the “Come And Live” tour that will feature UNDEROATH, MEWITHOUTYOUR, THE CHARIOT and AS CITIES BURN in December. The tour will benefit the Habitat For Humanity, Invisible Children, Teen Challenge and Samaritans Purse charities. All four bands, who are part of the Tooth and Nail and Solid State family of labels, will donate proceeds generated from the shows to these charities. In addition, Brandon Ebel president/CEO of Tooth and Nail Records will match every dollar raised from the shows.

UNDEROATH guitarist Tim McTague explains, “We’ve all been looking for multiple ways to give back, but since we’ve all been on the road we’ve been unable to make an impact. For these shows, each of us–mewithoutyou, The Chariot, As Cities Burn and Underoath–got together and chose our own charity to donate to. There are so many worthwhile causes out there–we’re glad we can all make a difference to a few that are important to us.”

UNDEROATH‘s CD/DVD reissue of their breakout “They’re Only Chasing Safety” (Tooth and Nail) album recently debuted at #1 on Billboard magazine’s “Top Heatseekers” chart (10/8/05)–and spent two weeks at #1–marking the first #1 debut for the band. The Florida based rock group–known for their “streamlined mix of punk, metal and emo that’s undeniably melodic and catchy” (Tampa Tribune, 5/2005)–are currently on the road with Thrice, The Bled and Veda. In addition, UNDEROATH will headline a one-off show Sunday, November 13 in Chicago, IL for Flower 15 which will benefit the P.L.A.Y. (Possibilities in Life: Art for Youth) organization in Chicago.

In late December, UNDEROATH will head back into the studio to work with producer Matt Goldman (Copeland, Cartel) as well as Adam Dutkiewicz (guitarist for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) and put the finishing touches on their new album, expected summer 2006.

All That Remains – To Hit Studio – New Album Mid-2006

New England’s ALL THAT REMAINS will be previewing a new track called ‘This Calling’ on their upcoming tour with ARCH ENEMY, which kicks off tonight, November 12. ‘This Calling’ is considered to be a song that “covers a lot of musical ground”, according to frontman Philip Labonte. After completing the tour in December, the band plans on continuing to write more material for a new record, the yet-untitled follow-up to 2004′s “This Darkened Heart”, tentatively due out in mid-2006 through Prosthetic Records.

Pain – “Life is Overrated” – Peter Tgtgren DVD To See US Shelf Life

Music Video Distributors and Metal Mind are pleased to announce the home viewing release of “Pain ? Life is Overrated” for US distribution on DVD. This is the first DVD in the discography of PAIN, the brainchild of Peter Tgtgren, famous musician and multi-instrumentalist (PAIN, HYPOCRISY, THE ABYSS). It features two great, energetic shows played at Metalmania 2005 and at Cracow TV Studio, covering PAIN‘s whole discography. It also includes Peter Tgtgren’s unique version of the BEATLES‘ ‘Eleanor Rigby’!

Bonus features include:

Bootleg from Tavastia Club in Helsinki Finland, 7 video clips, interview with Peter, biography, discography, photo gallery, downloadable desktop images, and weblinks.

Track List from Metalmania 2005:

1. Supersonic Bitch
2. End of the Line
3. On Your Knees
4. Dancing with the Dead
5. It’s Only Them
6. Just Hate Me
7. Same Old Song
8. Shut Your Mouth

Bonus Live Video

Krzemionki TV Studio, Kraków:

Greed, Breathing In Breathing Out, Suicide Machine, Nothing, Eleanor Rigby, On and On

Tavastia Club, Helsinki:

Supersonic Bitch
End of the Line

Bonus Video Clips:

End of the Line, Suicide Machine, On & On, Shut Your Mouth, Just Hate Me, Same Old Song, Bye / Die

The Dresden Dolls – Launch New E-Card to Support DVD Release

Roadrunner Records’ THE DRESDEN DOLLS have a new DVD arriving on November 22nd and have an e-card to tell you all about it – it can be found here. You can pre-order the DVD for only $9.95 through Tower Records and have it delivered to you on release date.

Trivium – Land in Yahoo!’s “Who’s Next?” Hot Seat

TRIVIUM are next in the hot seat of bands fighting for the crown at Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next?” competition this month. You can vote for the band right through November 20th at this location. Other artists include 10 YEARS, 30 SECONDS TO MARS and THE FRAY.

Horse the Band – Video for ‘Birdo’ Available

Combat Records’ HORSE THE BAND just posted a new video for “Birdo” It can be viewed at the link below in Quicktime.

http://www.xdxfilmcore.com/videos/horse_trailer.mov

HORSE THE BAND have been receiving praise left and right for their Nintendo-based hardcore music since the release of “The Mechanical Hand” in late September. HORSE THE BAND are currently on the road with DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN.

Voivod – To Make An Album “Piggy Would Be Proud Of”

VOIVOD drummer Away has issued the following update to fans regarding their upcoming album and other projects for 2006:

“Dear Voivodians,

“We will do our best to make a great record that Piggy would be proud of as we worked very hard for the past two years on the new songs. Jasonic has already put down his bass tracks and Glen Robinson and I will edit Piggy’s guitar tracks in December. We will track my drum parts and Snake’s vocals in Montreal in January. Then we’ll mix it, get it mastered and released as soon as possible via The End records in USA, Nuclear Blast in Europe and Hypnotic-Linus/Universal in Canada.”

“In other news, I am still working on my long overdue art book, coming out on Troubleman Unlimited in 2006. Also coming out next year, DVOD-2, our second DVD which will be covering the 90′s line-up with Eric Forrest. Thanks for your patience!”

Away

“P.S. If you get a chance to see the movie “Metal: A Headbanger’s History” it is great and has a short interview with Piggy in it. We saw the Montreal premiere a few weeks ago at the invitation of Sam and Scott the filmmakers and they introduced the movie by dedicating it to Piggy, which was very cool of them.”

Testament – Dragonlord Live Shots from Nov. 9 Online

50 new pics of Eric Pederson of TESTAMENT‘s black metal band DRAGONLORD at The Whiskey in Hollywood on Nov 9th have been made available courtesy of resident photographer Dirt Junior. You can check them out here.

Twelfth Gate – Reveal Tracklisting for Season of Mist Debut

TWELFTH GATE have released the official tracklisting for their Season of Mist debut which will tentatively be released on February 7, 2006:

Loyal
Critical Elements
Inner Core
Delving Too Deep
Human Swine
Black Robe
Branded
Together Divided
Face Within A Face
Come Alive

Angtoria – Feat. Sarah Jezebel Deva – Sign to Listenable Records

Swedish/UK based orchestral metal band ANGTORIA has as a result of their collaboration with Fortress Music And Artist Management teamed up with Listenable Records and signed a record deal. Formed in July 2004, this female fronted band consist of singer Sarah Jezebel Deva (known from CRADLE OF FILTH, THERION, MORTIIS etc.), musician/composer Chris Rehn (ABYSSOS) and musician/composer Tommy Rehn (MOAHNI MOAHNA).

Having already recieved numerous top rated reviews and awards for their demo in magazines all over the world, the collaboration with Listenable Records will reveal their awaited debut album scheduled to be released worldwide in spring 2006.

Fosterchild – ex-Fuel Drummer – New Project to Record with Jeff Glixman

Kevin Miller, the drummer who helped UEL reach superstardom with the multi-platinum hit albums “Sunburn” (Sony/Epic, 1998) and “Something Like Human” (Sony/Epic, 2000), has announced that his new project FOSTERCHILD is entering the studio this month to record its debut album.

FOSTERCHILD is a four-piece rock band that Miller and guitarist Brian Quinn formed shortly after Miller’s departure from FUEL earlier this year. The band is currently in the midst of pre-production and will begin recording with producer du jour Jeff Glixman (KANSAS, BLACK SABBATH) later this month.

The album is slated for an early 2006 release date.

Exclusive: Anthrax, God Forbid – To Kick off Two-Week US Tour in Early 2006

We can reveal that ANTHRAX will be hitting the US in early 2006 with GOD FORBID for a two-week tour that will hit major cities. Dates, venues, and routing is expected to be announced shortly.

Cinder, Kittie – Find New Record Label – Sign to Rock Ridge Music

Former Geffen Records aritsts CINDER and Canadian based KITTIE have both found new homes and inked record deals with Rock Ridge Music (FIVE BOLT MAIN, SINCH).

CINDER, whose first CD was produced by Scott Weiland and Jay Baumgardner was dropped after only a few weeks before their debut release. CINDER‘s new album will hit streets sometime in Spring 2006.

KITTIE will release a digital EP of new tunes and ringtones in early 2006.

A Static Lullaby – Phil Pirrone Benefit Show Announced

The following show, BLING FEST, has been announced to benefit Phil Pirrone from A STATIC LULLABY:

“On November 19, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA @ The Epicentre there will be a skate demo/concert featuring the skating of Eric Koston, Andrew Reynolds, Jamie Thomas, Paul Rodriguez, Tom Penny, and many more. Plus live musical performances by A STATIC LULLABY, LETTER KILLS, TAKE THE CROWN, and many more. Phil Pirrone was recently in a near fatal car accident and his hospital bills are enormous. Proceeds of the event will benefit Phil Pirrone and family.”

For more information, click here.

Paradise Lost – Planning US Tour for 2006

Goth Metal pioneers PARADISE LOST‘s axeman, Gregor Mackintosh, recently spoke to Metal Temple magazine’s Chris Downie about various interesting issues. Among those issues were the band’s switching labels, the evolution of the band’s sound and comparisons between PARADISE LOST‘s older stuff and their latest releases, as well as some touring plans for next year. Here are a few excerpts from the interview:

- Metal Temple: Many long-time fans felt that the decision to move to major label EMI in 1998 was a bad one. Without wanting to start a debate on the merits of major labels, what do you think the band have learned from the overall experience?

- Mackintosh: “[Laughs] Of course it was a mistake, but it’s a mistake that no bands ever learn from. Before we signed to EMI, we used to say ‘better a big fish in a small pond’ and then we went and followed suit. Majors tell you what you want to hear, but bail when the going gets tough.”

- Metal Temple: In comparison, the band’s profile in the UK has dropped, despite the continued loyalty of a small hardcore fanbase. Is this still a source of frustration for you?

- Mackintosh: “It’s not the fans’ fault. I think it’s more of a media thing. There are a handful of press people in the UK, deciding what everybody should and shouldn’t like. At least in the USA, there are numerous and very varied college radio stations which are a good source for reasonably unbiased views. In most of the rest of the world, there seems to be a decent enough magazine and press network that aren’t all controlled by the same people and have enough of a sales base to make a difference.”

- Metal Temple: Having signed a new distribution deal with Century Media Records, which covers the UK and US, do you have any plans to build on the success of the last US tour with Opeth and perhaps return there soon?

- Mackintosh: “I can’t wait. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour with Opeth and we have some great fans over there. From what I hear, we are already looking at a couple of tours of the US early next year.”

You can read the entire interview by clicking here.

Dryline – Zero-Sum Recordings Debut – 1st Track Posted

Dallas, TX based DRYLINE has posted the 1st track, “Last Day To Forget”, from their upcoming Zero-Sum Recordings debut titled “Reach For The Surface” online at this location.

DRYLINE recently completed the recording with producer D. Braxton Henry (JACKNIFE, A DOZEN FURIES) at 379 Productions in Dallas, TX. Their Zero-Sum debut will be released in February/March of 2006. In the meantime DRYLINE will be touring regionally with VENA AMORI and in 2006 with label mates JACKNIFE.

Cryptopsy – Return from North American Tour – Release Statement – Flo Mounier to Conduct Drum Seminar

Montreal’s CRYPTOPSY have returned home after their North American tour supporting their new release “Once Was Not”. After 6-weeks of live performances that were said to have “left jaws permanently affixed to the floor” (Metal Maniacs) drummer Flo Mounier sent the following message to fans, “Good to be back from a long tour, which by the way, went fantastic. Nothing is better then touring with bands that get along so well and that have been friends for years; Despised Icon, Aborted, Vader and Suffocation, thank you all so much. What a brutal metal package, every night was a lesson in punishment. Hope you gals and guys enjoyed yourselves ’cause I saw these bands night after night and it was awesome every time. We’ll be back in 2006 for more pounding tours and to showcase Once Was Not. Till then?”

CRYPTOPSY, whose new album “rages with unparalleled force” (BW&BK), will tour Europe from late January to February before returning for another North American run.

Additionally, Flo Mounier will be conducting the drum clinic “Extreme Drumming 101″ at The Toronto Convention Center (255 Front St. W.) on Nov. 20 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Tickets cost $25.00 (Canadian).

CKY – To Perform on the “Last Call with Carson Daly” Show on November 11

CKY will be performing live on “Last Call with Carson Daly” on Friday, November 11th at 1:35am on NBC. Check your local listings for the appropriate channel.