Osmose/The End Records has tentatively set a January 23, 2007 release date for new album from Mesopotamian metallers MELECHESH, entitled "Emissaries". The CD will arrive in Europe on October 30.

"Emissaries", the fourth album from MELECHESH, is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2003's brilliant opus "Sphynx". Easily the band’s top album to date, and debut for new drummer Xul, "Emissaries" is a collection of Sumerian spells, Mesopotamian mysticism and its cosmic connection. The album also features a cover of the song "Gyroscope" by world-renowned Canadian band THE TEA PARTY. THE TEA PARTY gave the ba ...

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TRIVIUM's video for the song "Anthem (We Are The Fire)" has been posted online at this location. The clip was shot on August 11 in Agoura Hills, California and features the band and its loyal fans crashing and taking over "a lame house party...bringing their huge metal show (complete with pyro, flaming swimming pool, and fire cannons) and showing the world how they ROCK."

As previously reported, TRIVIUM has just released a U.K.-only single featuring the song "Anthem (We Are The Fire)" backed by two exclusive non-album cuts: "Broken One" and "Vengeance". Also featured on the ...

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Solitude Aeturnus have revealed the final cover artwork (below) for their upcoming album, Alone. The artwork was once again done by Travis Smith, who did the artwork for their Adagio album.

A slightly different version of the album artwork was previously posted online—the color was blue, not brown. As previously reported,

Texas doomsters Solitude Aeturnus and Massacre Records are eyeing a November release date for Alone, the follow-up to 1998's Adagio. There will be a regular edition and a digipak edition; there ...

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One lucky ARCH ENEMY fan will win the chance to play on stage with the band during the October 6 Gigantour stop in Tampa Bay, Florida. Contest details are as follows:

"Learn the lead guitar solo for the song 'Ravenous' (the solo at 3:00 - 3:12 in the song), show up at the ESP/Line 6 booth immediately after venue doors open at the Tampa Bay, Florida concert on October 6. ARCH ENEMY will pick three finalists, then pick a grand-prize winner who will be a guest on stage and play the lead solo during the song with ARCH ENEMY! Do not bring your own guitar — guitar and amplification will be provided by ESP and Line 6."

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RONNIE JAMES DIO has announced the possibility of further collaborations with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi: "We've already written one (new) song together. The reason for that is that there's a release coming out, it's called Black Sabbath: The Dio Years - they've already done one, of course, Black Sabbath: The Ozzy Years; that was the beginning and, really, the best part of it all - but they've decided to do one, again, Black Sabbath: The Dio Years, and we wanted to make it a little but more special, not just give you things you've not heard from a live perspective. These are two things you'll never hear again - two new songs. We are going to do that. It's been fun already. The one we ...

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Bay Area prog-metallers Zero Hour are gearing up for a short East Coast tour starting in November in support of their upcoming album, Specs Of Pictures Burnt Beyond (view album cover here). The tour shapes up as follows (TBA dates remain unconfirmed):

Nov. 2: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 3: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 4: Orion Studios in Baltimore, MD w/Suspyre
Nov. 5: NJ Prog House in Metuchen, NJ w/Suspyre
Nov. 8: TBA (tentative) w/Odin’s Court
Nov. 9: The Lucky Dog in Wor ...

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Former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) has issued the following update on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS), which also features ex-MARDUK bassist B.War (a.k.a. Roger "Bogge" Svensson):

"First off, we have a lineup change. Our guitarist Jimmy Larsen is no longer in our ranks, which sucks since the guy is awesome, but we all agreed that it was all for the best since he has not enough time to make it work and he rather see us getting somewhere than feeling like a break pad that cannot fully commit. The decision is mutual and we still remain good friends and we wish him all the best for the future.
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Century Media Records has revaled more information about the upcoming ICED EARTH "Alive in Athens" DVD (view cover at this location), which was filmed in 1999.

ICED EARTH's first and only live album, "Alive in Athens", was recorded at two sold-out shows on the nights of January 23 and January 24, 1999, at the Rodon Club in Athens, Greece. Originally released as a triple-CD and five-picture-vinyl set in summer 1999, "Alive in Athens" entered the German charts at No. 55 and stayed at No. 1 in Greece for two weeks, where it w ...

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

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JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"As usual when the band are working on a new album, the website will be very quiet. The guys do not want any information being given out at this time. As soon as they are ready to announce anything, I will do so for them!! They are taking a very short break just now but will continue working on the album next week. It is going incredibly well!! So please, be patient and as I always say... it will be worth waiting for!!!"

In a June 2006 interview with MTV.com, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford said about the group's upcoming ...

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